Investment Q&A

Q: I'm in ECN at $3.75 & it has become 10% of my portfolio so my question is should I sell now or wait for the dividend & keep the shares? Thanks ,as always, for your thoughtful advice
Dave

Q: If I have a synthetic drip established with my broker for ECN, will I be buying an bunch of ECN shares instead of receiving cash from the dividend? If yes, is it worth keeping this in place?

Q: Hi 5i Team - My apologies if this question on ECN overlaps some of the others. I hold shares in both a TFSA and non-registered account and am considering moving the non-registered shares into the TFSA. I have capital losses to declare against the capital gains. First of all what do you think of this strategy. Secondly by what date would I need to do this in order not to lose the dividend since the move will trigger a sale in the non-registered account and a purchase in the TFSA both on the same day.
Thanks.

Q: Not a Q. As I recall with Hudson's interview on BNN he said that the interest rate would be adjusted after the transaction.

Q: You are probably going to be bombarded with questions re ECN in the next few days. Here is mine. According to the information circular , of the $7.50 payout, $4.15 is a return of capital and $3.35 a special dividend. In my non-registered account, if I paid $3.00 per share does that translate that my cost per share is zero?
Thanks

Q: Hi,

Follow up to Earls question (Thanks Earl), but for a non-registered account.

If I buy ECN now at $11. Once I get the $7.50 dividend, say the stock drops by $7.50. Wouldn't it result in a capital loss of $7.50 a share (if I sell it) that I can offset against capital gains? Sounds like it would be smart thing to do. Is this correct or am I missing something?

Thanks

Q: Further to my question re continuing to hold the stock after the $7.50 transaction is done. Is there any way of knowing what the current dividend of $1.08 will do. Will it possibly go up or stay the same after the dust settles.

Q: With regards the question asked by EARL on ECN stock, what would be the result if you own the stock in a TFSA (like I do)with no taxes payable. I am thinking of keeping the stock no matter what and purchasing more stock with the dividend issued. Is this a good idea?

Q: I have done some calculations for me re selling or holding ECN that others may be interested in doing. My ACB for ECN is $3.75/sh and a sale at $11 would result in a $7.25 capital gain/$3.63 taxable and about $1.81/share taxes to be paid.
If I hold, the $7.50 dividend would result in my ACB going to zero (3.75-4.15) and a $0.40 capital gain and a 0.10/share tax liability plus the $3.35 special dividend would likely require about 32% tax payable (AB) or $1.07. So total tax payable by keeping the shares for me is about $1.17/share. Since I want to own the ECN shares after this, it is cheaper for me to hold the shares than to sell and rebuy. Interesting to me that my ACB will be zero after this. I hope this helps others do the math.

Q: I currently own ECN in a TSFA. If part of the special dividend will be ROC ,it appears that will not be a positive result for me, and the loss in stock value after the dividend is paid will possibly take years to recover. Would I just be better off selling today and foregoing the dividend? Thoughts?
Philip

Q: Once we receive the dividend from ECN would you recommend using the funds to purchase the shares of ECN, why or why not?

Thanks for your service!

Q: Can you comment on the tax considerations of the ECN special dividend in a non-registered account? I am up almost $2 currently but will receive a $7.50 dividend. From a tax perspective I feel I am better to sell now and pay the capital gains on the $2 instead of taxes on the $7.50 dividend . I can always buy it back later. Assume I am in a medium to high marginal tax bracket.
Thanks

Q: Please comment on quarterly earnings vs expectations because the business they sold to Truist wasn’t included in the quarterly results. Did the remaining 2 businesses meet or beat expectations of analysts?

Q: What is the case for buying ECN? It hasn't done much since the announcement. You will get a whopping big dividend eventually but that's basically just being chopped off the value of the company so the stock value will plunge by around the same amount. Maybe the new remaining company will be worth more - or maybe not. But you can buy that after the split anyway if things are positive. Am I wrong here? Why should I buy ECN as opposed to something else which has strong momentum and performance?

Q: Do you know (or make an informed guess) the timelines of the ECN asset sale and the subsequent dividend payout? Thanks.

Q: What type of account is best suited for beginning a position in ECN?

Q: I am puzzled by their recent $75m bought deal when they have such a large amount to come in. Any thoughts?

Q: I hold TTD In a growth focused portfolio at a small profit but looking for more torque. Would you swap it out for AT?

Same situation for a position with ECN and adding those funds to small positions of DND and EGLX.

Q: HI 5i, What are your thoughts regarding this company? A couple of months ago this company sold 2billion dollars of shares to another company. With the funds they were going to pay out a special dividend of $7.50 per share to shareholders. I would like to know when I will receive this dividend?
Look forward to hearing from you.
Bob

Q: What three companies in the growth portfolio would you have no qualms of starting a position today?