Investment Q&A

Q: I would appreciate your outlook on the recent acquisition by Chesswood. Does this news justify adding to a partial position. The market seems to approve.

Q: Has your opinion on Garmin changed since your Nov. 20 comment?

Q: What are the possible reasons for the wild price swing of the last few days. Manipulation???

Q: Magna's announcement of a 2 for 1 stock split, indicated that the 2 for 1 stock split would be implemented by way of a stock dividend. I understand the concept of a 2 for 1 stock split, but what does implemented by way of a stock dividend mean. Thanks for you explanation.

Q: Stocks such as SES, TOT, PSI and BDI have moved substantially (admittedly in relative terms only) off their lows, which is a bit of a head scratcher. As far as you know are there one or two of these kinds of companies that stand to benefit should the push for LNG occur? Which is, or are, your preferred names in the sector, and why? Thanks as always.

Q: Good afternoon, at today's stock price is this not a mega opportunity ?

Q: Visa is going to split 4/1. Stock aprox $270. Would it be prudent to buy now or wait for the split. Do the shares normally go down after splitting? Would MA or another stock be preferable.
Do you think LUN Lundin mining is a stock to buy now?\How do you value the Canadian banks now?
Many thanks.
Helen

Q: Further to what John wrote in regards to Scotia iTrade: I agree with his assessment of an improvement in iTrade's services. Regarding their commission-free ETFs, you can buy AND sell them with no commission. Some competitors offer Canadian listed ETFs as commission free for purchases ONLY, so you have to pay their normal commission when you sell the ETF. I prefer the Scotia iTrade model even if their list contains fewer eligible ETFs (50 at the present).

Q: HI,
What are your thoughts regarding the news on Intertain Group? They issued Subscription Receipts in the amount of 483 Million and will be issuing shares at $15 under IT.R. Do you see this as a positive move or does this water down the IT shares?
Thanks

Q: Charlie asked about brokerages and you mentioned TD but did not mention BMO. I have a BMO Invest account and trade unlimited shares for $9.95. BMO also provides top notch reports plus excellent information on any stock I may be considering. I believe BNS has a similar service.

Q: Hi Team. Catamaran CCT announce Record Financial Results for 2014 (BMO site 4 hours ago). Yet the stock is dropping. Is this a good time to buy? I own CXR and XLV.Us with a total weight of 6.25%. Thanks for your time as always!

Q: Looks very good to me, surprised the market is not reacting
Fourth-Quarter Highlights
•Adjusted basic earnings per share(3) of $1.51, up 26.9%,
basic earnings per share of $1.33, up 129.3%
•13.4% operating income margin(1), up 0.5% year-over-year
•CCL Label organic sales growth of 5.9%
•Board approves 25% increase to first quarter 2015 dividend. Annual dividend is $1.50 per class B share for 2015 compared to $1.00 at March 2014


Adjusted basic earnings per share(3) of $6.53, up 47.4%,
basic earnings per share of $6.31, up 107.6%
•Avery delivers $109 million operating income(1)
•CCL Label delivers 6.5% organic sales growth and 21.0% EBITDA margin(2)
•Free cash flow(5) $264 million, 122% earnings conversion
•20% return on equity(6) hurdle reached for the first time

Q: Glentel down 8% in the past month and now off 12% from the 26.50 takeout price. Is the risk increasing that the deal falls apart or is this just the recent weakness in BCE shares and investors moving on to other opportunities? Also, how would one calculate the current arb opportunity? i.e. what is the actual takeout price based on todays closing price of BCE.
Thanks

Q: Dear Team,
for a minor position would either stock be acceptable or would you suggest to wait?
Thank you for your input!

Q: Could you please comment on the results for stn.
Thank you so much for this service.
Heather

PS My email is not working at the moment.

Q: Good morning team, Your comments pls. on the latest results. Good time to add? Thank you!

Silvia

Q: Hi,
Would you have any thoughts on this release:

MacDonald Dettwiler & Associates | MDA-TSX | price C$98.50 | Market Perform - Estimates revised. Maintain C$93.00 target price.
 The Com Sat market remains competitive (pricing pressure) and the stronger US$ makes it worse (MDA’s sats are more expensive vs. European competitors).
 A diversified revenue base and an improved cost structure should however help MDA weather the Com Sat pressures as it did in 2014.
 With MDA trading at 10.8x EBITDA, well above space infrastructure peers at 7.6x, we await a better entry point.
 Our target of $93.00 is based on 10x C2016E EBITDA, at a premium to peers given MDA’s stronger margin profile.

Thanks

Q: Could you give me some history on why & when FNV started dealing in Oil/Gas royalties?? Their present break-down by revenue is 17% oil/gas royalties. Also, are FNV,OR,SSL,RGL valued by Enterprise Value/Free Cash Flow?? Pierre Lassonde says that analysts don't assign any value from the fact that FNV gets a free perpetual option on discoveries made on the land by the operators, and FNV gets a free perpetual option on the price of gold. Do you agree with this?

Q: Good morning. Your comments on MNW earnings this morning.

Thx.

Q: Hi. Could you comment on MDA's earnings?

Thx.