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Q: Here is another take on WELL:

Adjusted gross margin 43.7 % down from 51.3%

Adjusted net income $52.4 million down from
$ 53.7 million

Adjusted free cash flow $42.4 million down from $ 48.9 million.

I am in the camp of Warren Buffet and Charlie Munger who dismiss EBITDA. If you’re going to give a financial number before interest , for instance, you may as well exclude salaries ( or anything else for that matter ) as well.

I own WELL but will keep a closer eye on it. Please shot holes in my thoughts. Thanks. Derek



Read Answer Asked by Derek on March 22, 2024
Q: Federal budget is April 16th. and the NDP is proposing the capital gains percentage to change from 50 % to 75%.Since the NDP seem to be running the government these days and Liberals always looking for more money to spend, what would your guess this may happen ?
Read Answer Asked by Allen on March 22, 2024
Q: Wealthsimple approached me with an 0.5% cash offer on the totality of my investments if i moved my accounts with them. The accounts - Cash non reg, + TFSA + RRSP are being transferred in kind. They tell me that they ELASTIC N V ORDINARY SHARES (in my RRSP) cannot be held at wealthsimple. I either have to liquidate the shares and maintain the transfer, or leave the shares in my RRSP at my current institution (investorline)

The ESTC shares are down 20% in my RRSP. so can't harvest a loss.

How would you proceed? If you decide to sell the shares, what would you move into? I am very tech heavy, but enjoy the risk and the rich rewards that come with being tech heavy,

If replacing, i was looking at some securities that took big hits recently AMD, LULU.

Any compelling ideas? Please advise, Thank you.
Read Answer Asked by Karim on March 22, 2024
Q: Swiss Water announce their Q results a few days ago and the stock has responded nicely and volume has picked up. Although you lost confidence in the company awhile ago, I did not heed your advice. I kept my holdings as I was always intrigued by their decaffination process and thought it would eventually resonante with the growing health concious consumer and hoped that the long awaited 2nd line would materially increase growth. Can you please
1) analyze their most recent Q
2) comment on their future prospects, expected growth estimates and if they are a buy sell or hold.
3) what is a fair price for the stock
I wanted to keep the stock long enough to see if the second line (which took way too loing in my opinion) refueled their growth and market interest. I need an objective 3rd party to tell me if my faith has been misplaced or soon to be rewarded.

Love your service and balanced advice

Many Thanks
Scott
Read Answer Asked by Scott on March 21, 2024
Q: At what price would Canadian Utilities be a good point to buy the stock for dividend income? If there are better companies in the utilities market, please comment on that. I am looking for a company with good dividend prospects for the next 5 years.

And is CU a good bet for capital growth in the next 5 years? If not, what are better options?

Thank you for your valuable input and have a great day!
Read Answer Asked by Cathy on March 21, 2024
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