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Q: Can you comment on Brian Madden's recent comments about Shopify the last few times he's been on BNN. He likes the company but says their disclosure is a bit manipulative in that it is excluding stock based compensation and that compensation is about 10% of revenue. He feels they are intentionally leaving that out to make their numbers look better while lining their pockets while the company is still not profitable. He's the first i've heard bring this up, thoughts?
Read Answer Asked by Adam on February 10, 2020
Q: I am looking to add to my tech holdings ie CSU, DSG, ENGH, OTEX, SHOP, LSPD, STC, which would you add to first (KXS is already at a full position)?
Thank you for your service
Read Answer Asked by Ozzie on January 30, 2020
Q: I own CSU, DSG, ENGH, OTEX, SHOP, LSPD, KXS and STS and was thinking of adding GIB.A once the stock settles down a bit. I'm looking to increase my tech sector . Would you add to the existing holdings or would you recommend adding GIB.A to take advantage of the recent pullback?
Thanks for your service.
Read Answer Asked by Ozzie on January 30, 2020
Q: Hi, I am looking to deploy some US dollars I have in cash. My thinking is to focus on US tech - in particular the software, internet and semiconductor industries. Could you recommend names in each industry you feel would be a good choice, considering solid companies with growth prospects that could be held longer term?
Thank you for all your hard work!
Dawn
Read Answer Asked by Dawn on January 27, 2020
Q: It looks to me that SHOP is a bubble. I have no doubt that it has a great potential, but I do not see how I can justify the actual valuation. If I assume a 30 % annual sales growth, a 30 % net profit in the future and a valuation at 30 times the EPS, it would take 7 years to justify the actual valuation. Please correct me if I am off the track. Thanks.
Read Answer Asked by Jean-Pierre on January 27, 2020
Q: Are the EPS estimates on the 5i company profile pages accurate? I noticed a significant difference between the SHOP EPS estimates provided in answers and the EPS estimates on the 5i company profile page for SHOP.

Here's the example:
Question Asked by Kerri on January 22, 2020
5I RESEARCH ANSWER:
SHOP Feb 12; $0.24 EPS; $481M revenue.

I'm guessing this is the estimate for QTR1 (12/19)

5i Company profile page for SHOP
Current Estimate
QTR1 (12/19) -0.21,
QTR2 (03/20) -0.30
FY1 (12/19) -1.24

Why so different?
Read Answer Asked by Robert on January 23, 2020
Q: I will admit to being mildly nervous about SHOPs rate of growth over the past couple of months. I'm now more than 300% over my PP. As it recently broke through $500 CAD/share ... and now, $600 CAD/share ... I'm feeling pressured to keep trimming to 5% of my portfolio. Is this merely an analogue of the CSU "story" (whose stock price, incidentally, appears to be moving into "new territory")? I'm curious to know your thoughts about these developments. Thanks.
Read Answer Asked by RANDALL on January 23, 2020
Q: I started following the 5i balanced equity portfolio in my LIRA a couple of months ago, but to change it up I am thinking about taking a 5% portfolio position in one of these companies. I have a 25-year investment time horizon for my LIRA. If I wanted to replace one of the 5i balanced equity portfolio funds with one of SHOP, APPL, TSLA, GOOG or AMZN, what would you recommend (both the one I would sell and the one to replace it with)?
Read Answer Asked by Keith on January 21, 2020
Q: Seems to me you like companies with excellent momentum. I would like to add some companies to my TFSA and would appreciate it if you could provide a list of 6 companies that you respect the leadership of, are currently showing strong momentum and you believe can maintain that strength throughout 2020.

Read Answer Asked by Les on January 17, 2020
Q: I am assuming that a company with lots of cash can withstand a major pullback better that a company carrying a lot of debt. could you give me 5 or 6 companies any sector with lots of cash that could withstand a market correction with less impact to their share value?.

thanks Dave
Read Answer Asked by Dave on January 14, 2020
Q: I am now over 7% with SHOP, thinking of trimming back to 4% or so (not the first time I have trimmed back, thanks 5I!) and buying more ROKU to which I am currently at 2.5%. I am heavy in tech and a little low in communication as is although I am not too concerned with the sector balance at this point. I also do not mind holding to 8%
Read Answer Asked by Scott on January 14, 2020
Q: Both these companies shares seem to me, based on fundamentals - choose any - seem way over priced. SHOP especially is in the stratosphere in terms of valuation. What the heck am I missing? Do you have an in depth explanation that can convince me that I should own either using XIT ETF?
Read Answer Asked by James on January 10, 2020
Q: Could you rate your Tech sector holdings for future growth from the model growth portfolio, this would be for a TFSA.
Read Answer Asked by Regan on January 08, 2020
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