Investment Q&A

Q: Your thoughts/impressions on tsm's most recent earnings release. Thanks.
Robert

Q: Hi Peter, I am a long time First Capital Reit holder. It is a full position for me. With the announcement of the Acquisition what would you recommend. The share price is $23.64 and the deal is valued at $24.40. I would appreciate your professional opinion. It looks like quite a gap between two prices.

Q: PNG released results this morning. Looks good but not sure if good enough to sustain its strong price movement. Your comments after the call would be helpful. How do you see things progressing price-wise over the next 6-12 months? Still looking like a top performer?

Q: Thoughts on the quarter please, if not already asked.
A prior question on the Q expectations you had indicated...'Revenue expectations are $39.36 mln for the quarter'..... but it looks like the 'Consolidated revenue for the quarter was flat at $28.4 million.'
Is this a concern? Or is there a difference between 'consolidated' and 'revenue'?
The forward guidance without the new acquisition looks good and probably even better with the acquisition (to be announced post completed acquisition).
Do you see any obstacles with the potential acquisition, ie anything that might prevent it?
I have owned the stock since about 18-24 months...and I thank-you for the suggestion!!!

cheers,
Steve

Q: In these uncertain times ,what would be your top two suggestions (regardless of sector) for US small and midcap stocks. Thanks for your calm during these interesting times. Geoff

Q: According to portfolio analytics, I'm seriously underweight in Healthcare, something which I should probably correct. Any of these names herein stick out as great buys in healthcare. US or CAD, no difference to me. Thank you.

Q: Peter; Do you think the high volume and price jump yesterday was just the “risk on ” trade or was there was news? Thanks.
Rod

Q: Hello, gas prices have gone up, fertilizer prices also, so there is a real risk that inflation will pick up at the grocery storemin a few weeks/months. Will chains like Metro or Loblaws gain from this? What happened in 2022-2023 when grocery prices when up quite a bit? Thanks

Q: If tankers head for North America to avoid Middle East uncertainty and this new trend continues for a year or more what stocks could benefit most - would it be oil companies or refiners or pipes or all of the above? If you think there is good reason to invest in this theme what 3 Canadian and 3 US equities would provide a balanced upside in your view?

Q: Please comment on co. and latest Q results.Buy,Sell or Hold.If sell,please provide 2 or 3 replacements.Txs for U usual great services & views

Q: Please comment on Chrd.Have a small postion.Add,Sell or Hold.Txs for u usual great views and services

Q: Between SHOP and AMZN, which would you add to first at today's levels? This is for a 5+ year hold.

Q: This ETF started trading last August along with a number of others launched at the same time by Purpose Investments Inc. It is specific re: Enbridge and attempts to gain a higher yield it seems. Could you please explain how this ETF works, what the target yield is for it, where it might best fit account wise, and whether you feel that it is a safe longer term investment. Thank you for the great advice.

Q: Some are optimistic about Dir.un but how does one feel about the growth going forward?

Q: Any reasonfor the 9.19% drop today after record H of $246.60 on Monday.AddHold or Sell. Txs for u usual great views & services

Q: Is there a problem with TVK. I don't see any news or downgrades anywhere.

Thanks

Q: Which company looks better for a new position for a long term hold?

Appreciate your insight.

Paul F.

Q: Good morning. Can you explain why LBS had a special stock dividend of 10%. Thank you, Peter

Q: Hello,

Microsoft is trading at its lowest valuation in nearly a decade at 23x earnings, despite Azure growing at 39% and overall revenue up 17% last quarter. By comparison, Alphabet trades at 29x earnings despite lower revenue growth than Microsoft since 2023 (31% vs 44%), and lower net margins (33% vs 39% for Microsoft). That said, Google Cloud is growing at 48%, faster than Azure, which could partly justify Alphabet's valuation premium. Given Microsoft's dominant position in enterprise cloud, its AI integration through Copilot with 15 million paid seats, and this valuation divergence with Alphabet, do you see Microsoft's current valuation as a genuine opportunity for long-term investors? Does Google Cloud's faster growth represent a significant competitive risk for Azure over the medium term? And what are the other key risks that could prevent Microsoft from returning to its historical valuation levels?

Thanks

Q: Hello 5i Team,

Following up on your answer to Sandra's question on April 11th re: beaten down U.S. software stocks, could you please rank the top 5 choices in order for a 3+ year hold.

Also, where would CSU rank if it was included as a 6th stock in this list?

Thanks in advance for your always helpful advice!