Investment Q&A

Q: Very disappointed in yet another 5i pick in the income portfolio down substantially until a final sell recommendation is released.
You state: "With declining equity markets, lower assets under management and increasing competitiveness in the Canadian financial industry, we have decided to sell Gluskin Sheff"
My question is, why did you recommend it in the first place? All the items applied when you decided to add it to the income portfolio. Seems another stock where you were simply chasing yield without dying proper DD.

Q: Hello 5I,
Last summer Peter wrote an article about 5 possible takeover candidates in the Financial Post. Wouls you still consider them potential takeover candidates today and have the rational / $ matrix changed for each of them?
Thank you very much!

Q: Good morning 5i,
I should say right away, thanks very much for the heads up on Jnj. I took your advice and got out in the summer!
but, I unfortunatly do have some that are still in loss territory. I am worried that these are probably down at their lowest point and that there may be a rally in the New Year that I would miss if I sell for tax loss.

I wonder what your thoughts are on that? Also, if you think that there isn't much of a chance of them coming back soon, how would you rate them as a sell, ie which one most likely to stay down for 30 days?
thanks

Q: Investor moving from funds to ETF this tel's me that this stock will struggle to recuperate,we are now close to 2008 bottom at this point we to navigate under water and wander for how long the divi will keep us going till we sink.I'm 75 with and with few ecceptions i match the 5I Income Portfolio.
Thank You
Daniel

Q: I'm 75 and sort of religiously line-up my rrsp based on your income model portfolio,granted i dont expect always 2017 performance and i'm ready to surf the wave but in few case a Tsunami hit few holdings at this point i wonder if GS and FSZ will ever recover or end up like KWH . Mandatory disbursement (wich you are not responsible)and losses could seriously jeopardize my capacity to keep the divi/income in line.
Thank You
Daniel

Q: Using numbers from TD Waterhouse as an example:
GS EPS (TTM) is 1.27 and 2018 EPS expectation consensus (Mean) is 1.09.
SLF EPS (TTM) is 3.52 and 2018 EPS expectation consensus (Mean) is 4.84.
What is the explanation if the TTM is above or below 2018 EPS expectations towards end of reporting year? Will the TTM revert towards the mean consensus? Can I interpret anything from the positive or negative variances?

Q: Just wondering what your rational is for holding GS in your income portfolio. After reading your comments yesterday ?? KWH is behaving at bit better for now.
thanks !

Q: Hello there,
I don't want to beat a dead horse here but doesn't GS look pretty tempting here as it drifts toward $10/share.? It hasn't been this low ( other than the last few weeks) since January 2009 during the worst days of the financial crisis . Certainly the world is in a better place now than it was back then? Also approaching a 10% yield which is either highly enticing or highly dangerous?? I haven't figured out which yet? As a very profitable cheap company with a large cash position is this a buy here? I see no insider buying activity at all in the last few months though, what don't they like here? Any thoughts here would be appreciated.
Thank-you

Q: Seems like these active managers have been so out of favour that they now represent reasonable value. Some of the comments/questions recently have me thinking, I'm not so sure that the DIY investing model is for everyone. (No one could answer that better than 5i!) Since you have been on both sides of the investment industry do you believe that these firms will find their footing or do you think they are doomed?
Are these numbers correct?
AGF.B Yield 6.2% Payout Ratio 33% Debt 400M Market Cap 430M
CIX Yield 3.6% Payout Ratio 59% Debt 2.5B Market Cap 5B
GS Yield 9.14% Payout Ratio 81% Debt 50M Market Cap 350M

Would you please rate them based on total expected return(dividends and appreciation) over 3-5 years?

Thanks!

Q: What's your opinion of Gluskin Sheff Q1FY2019 results. I don't see what is all the whoopla from the market.

Q: Hello 5i,
GS has a CFO of 46 million and pays 74 million in dividends giving a payout ratio of 161%. When using P/E we have 1.00 / 1.21 giving a payout ratio of 83%. This seems to be turning the 5i suggestion of using div / cfo upside down. Do we do just take the formula most expedient or is the dividend in real danger?
Thank you
Stanley

Q: Just read Industrial Alliance is looking to bulk up their investment mgmt. business, could GS be an ideal candidate ? What would be a reasonable price if this happens ? Is the dividend safe while we wait ?

Q: Hi Peter/Ryan
I am in the dog house on listed stocks in my registered accounts (RRSP/TFSA/RESP). For TOY and TSGI , I will wait for your review in Q&A section. As part of cleaning up portfolio would you keep these or if not then replace with which stocks? Money requirement and risk is not an issue.

Value your opinion. Thanks

Q: I am down alot on this position, would it be a good idea to add to the position at this point
Thanks for all your help

Q: Good morning...we own gs and are down but this had a good dividend and we are long term investors but are looking to add fsz for both dividend appreciation and larger company. Would you have an equal allocation to these two or move out of gs which we are down on in a cash account and move that money into fsz...thanks for the great service...Gene

Q: Hi Guys,

I just completed my election of Directors for GS. When voting for directors you had two choices: Vote for a director or withhold a vote for the director. To be ridiculous, let’s say that all shareholders, except one, withheld their votes. The one shareholder votes for the director. Would that director be elected to the Board?

This method is used by many Canadian companies. I want to understand how and why they use this method. It really doesn’t seem like shareholders have a voice in selecting directors if the only vote that counts is a vote for a director.

Thanks for the information.
John

Q: Hi,

I heard a term this morning, "accidental high yielders" which was used to describe companies whose stock price had come down so much that their yield (presumed very safe) was "accidentally" high. The example was British Petroleum who apparently yields 6%.

Gluskin Sheff now yields a whopping 9% which doesn't even include their special dividends. You've said before that they have a good cash position, and that their dividend is safely covered, thus I might argue they are an "accidental high yielder".

Do any others come to your mind that might yield 5%+ after the recent sell off and have very good balance sheets and cash flows?

Cam

Q: The stock price continues to slide. For a holding in an Non-Registered Account used for dividend income, in your opinion, is GS facing too strong a headwind and secondly, might it be a candidate for "Tax Loss" selling?

Q: In a question on GS you referred to a decline of 2.3% in assets. Could you explain what those assets are { I'm guessing customers } the reason attributed to the decline and how GS is planning to address the issue ? My impression is that GS is a wealth management firm and I would like to know why customers have left them and how they plan on getting them back or any other plans they may have to increase business......
Thanks
Garth

Q: I have owned Gluskin Sheff for some time. Could you give me an overview of your thoughts on this company.

Thanks - Brian