Investment Q&A

Q: Could I get your view on the earnings. They have increased profit but seems the top line has stalled. Also a significant share buy back... What will shareholders be most focused on here?

Q: Hi...Bill Harris on BNN today said that Avenue is no longer in Leon's. They had bought, believing in the pandemic impact that would cause people to stay home and buy a TV & sofa. Now, with the potential reopening post-Covid, people may soon prefer to go out to a baseball game and have a beer & hotdog (I'm paraphrasing). The result = Leon's may feel the impact. I am a happy owner of LNF...just curious on your thoughts?

Thanks....Steve

Q: Which of the 5i portfolio companies have had the highest level of insider buying recently?
Thanks

Q: This is a follow-up to our question from last week (see: https://www.5iresearch.ca/questions/140708).

Based on your response that nothing in the list gives you much cause for concern, we would understand this to imply none of the 30 stocks would be considered a "sell" today.

Please divide the 30 stocks into a pair of ranked (best to worst) lists, one of "buys" and the other of "holds". As well, for each of the "holds" indicate the principal rationale for caution.

Q: About 1 year ago we created an equal-weighted 'balanced' portfolio of 30 Canadian companies in a non-registered account. Most were chosen from companies either covered by a 5i research report or included in a 5i model portfolio. The remainder were chosen, based on the 5i Q&A section, from what appear to be 5i sector favourites. All purchases are made with the intent to be long-term holds (10+ years). As well, we intend to increase our investments over the next 2-3 years, and then adjust over time as needed. Currently the amount invested represents ~40% of the eventual total.

Although a goal is to keep the portfolio roughly equal weighted, of the 30 companies, the following 14 were acquired in 3 purchases (full position) and currently have weights in the 2.31% (SHOP) to 5.00% (ATA) range for an average of 3.71%: CSU, MG, GSY, WSP, LNF, ATD, ATA, SLF, BAM.A, BIPC, FTS, DOO, SHOP and TFII. The remainder were acquired in 2 purchases (2/3 position) and currently have weights in the 1.98% (BEPC) to 3.17% (TCN) range for an average of 2.56%. So, overall, the weightings currently range from ~2% to ~5%.

Over the next 6 months we will invest another ~25% of the eventual total. As we make additional purchases, we need to strike a balance between keeping the weights roughly equal while taking advantage of market opportunities. Please provide some broad guidance/wisdom.

Of the 30 companies in the portfolio, which 10 would you have the highest conviction in today? Please rank them.

Are there any of the 30 that you might consider as candidates to be replaced because there are better options, and if so, what replacements would you suggest and why (disregard tax considerations)?

What additional 3 Canadian companies might you consider adding to the portfolio and why?

As always, thanks for the great service!

Q: Hello Peter and Team

I have above stocks in my TFSA account. I am down CAE 10%, NVEI 47%, ENGH 17%, KXS 24%, LSPD 12%, QIPT 18%.

Normally I will consider all of them as good growth stocks but with the rotation now hapening in the market, I am wondering if I should keep them for the next 12 months or I should switch to more value stocks.

I value you opinion

Raouf

Q: looking to start purchasing the income portfolio in preparation for my retirement, which company from the income portfolio would you invest new money in?

Thanks

Sylvain

Q: I want to initiate positions in my unregistered investment account, but if I buy all 8 above stocks, each position would be extremely small. (But that is still an option.) Considering thoughts on inflation and interest rates, could you put these in order of priority for purchase now. These positions would primarily be for safety, with a bit of income, which is non-essential, and some growth, which is also not essential. Just looking for your confidence level of these as companies for the longish term.

Q: Hello, bit confuse about this sort-of buyback 3 to 4 options , any clues ?

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO A GOOD TEAM

DAN

Q: Hello 5i

In the overall context of the market right now and also in its own particular context is LNF very attractive right now?

Thank you

Q: Hello 5i Team, Leon's announced earlier this year their intention to repurchase up to $200M in value of common shares. I received paperwork today from my brokerage that states I have until Dec 23rd to decide if I want to exercise my option to sell back shares. I'm wondering if you could provide general guidance on the Leon's buyback opportunity via the "modified Dutch auction" approach.

I think it would be advantageous for me, personally, to hold onto my shares but I've not been in this situation before so curious about any considerations that could be broadly applicable to all shareholders when something like this happens.

Any advice/information is greatly appreciated!

Q: Greetings 5i team,
From the list of (diverse) companies can you please: 1. List them in the order in which you might start a position today and 2. List them in order of highest to lowest risk.
Thank you as always for your awesomeness (sp?)
SP

Q: Greetings 5i team.

As follow-up to Grants Q of Nov 17, please go into more detail re: the substantial issuer bid LNF announced. It appears to put a floor on the downside through Dec 30th at 24.30 and caps the upside at 25.05. Is this correct? Are they doing this based on actual shares traded that we see, or do they intend to buy most of this through block transactions? The average daily traded shares do not appear to add up to the number they are trying to purchase.

Many thanks for your help.

Q: I want to add LNF to my portfolio, With the shipping bottlenecks potentially causing increased delivery cost and time, do you think now is a good time to start a position?

Q: Hello,
I have relatively small positions in these names. Would you add to all 3 names (ignoring sectors and sizes) or which name would you add to if not all 3? Long term investment. Thank you for the great service!

Q: Hi 5i,

From all three of the model portfolios, which consumer cyclical defensive stocks are under valued?

Tks.

Q: I would like to add to 5 of the above positions in my TFSA. Based on the current environment, which 5 positions would benefit the most from a larger base. Thank you.

Q: After your positive report as well as my portfolio analytics suggesting I buy more consumer cyclicals, I was enthusiastic to buy Aritzia.

After a sudden share price jump last week and your answer to Harry's question on Oct 18 about possible headwinds, I'm wondering whether LNF would be a better choice at this time.

Q: Looking to add exposure to consumer cyclical for an income portfolio, already hold NWC for consumer defensive in the retail space. Secure and growing dividend and low risk are key criteria, would you recommend one of these as a strong buy today and why? Or split the difference and buy both?

Q: Retired, dividend-income investor, who usually follows a fully invested, buy-and-hold strategy for the long term but trims-adds around core positions to achieve the targeted asset allocation. I currently have <4% cash in the combined family portfolio.

Question #1 = for new monies into my wife's account as they become available, please rank the order in which you would invest into BCE, LNF, NWC....and why? I'm looking at where is the most Total Return upside over the foreseeable future. Ignore asset allocation, I've got that covered.

Q#2 = ditto for my account, please rank for new money investment into LIFE, ZRE, BNS, WSP...and why?

2 questions...please deduct 2 credits.

Thanks for your help, much appreciated.....Steve