Investment Q&A

Q: Gentlemen:
Sorry for another in the string of CXR questions. Early last June, Blackstone and Carlyle dropped their bid for CXR when the shares were selling in the $36.00 range. Considering that the shares have crashed since the acquisition of Amdipharm, can you see a company such as Knight GUD making a bid? They have a strong seasoned management team and have had some financial involvement with the firm. Debt apparently does not come due for another 4 or 5 years.
Thank you

Q: Hi 5i - even with all the problems at Valeant, it looks like it has a higher PE than CXR? For an investor willing to accept risk, is staying in CXR a decent decision? Im looking at the revised guidance and earnings and even with the lower expectations, it is expected to make big earnings and seems to be a very cheap stock. Thanks, Neil

Q: Good morning
I am down 50 p/c on this stock. Is it time to sell? Is there any likelihood of someone purchasing AVO?
Thank you

Q: Gold mining companies have no control over gold prices, but they do have some control over the costs of producing that gold. Those with the lowest cost of production can be expected to make the most profit per ounce of gold produced. Do you know the top 6 - 10 gold producers that have the lowest cost to produce an ounce of gold and what that cost is? Thank Ted

Q: Hi,

I have seen multiple shareholder lawsuits against CXR. What do you think about them and how will they impact the stock going further for those still in it?

Thanks

Q: Well I foolishly falls for the shorts' tree shaking con game of driving down EIF to create a panic and allowed my EIF to be stopped out $32.41 (yes, I kept a bit of profit at this level). I now contemplate about buying it back at around $34! Sell low and buy high, is it not what investing is all about? What more can you say about small retail jittery!

Anyway I would like your opinion on buying EIF back at this price level, and it is wise to do so.

sign - "too embarrassed".

Q: Hello 5i,
This is my third attempt as the two previous attempts oddly went unanswered. I'd like your comments on Imperial Metals latest results and their prospects going forward.
Thanks
Dave

Q: Hi Your thoughts on Ithaca Financials and prospects

Q: Hi team,could you please give a reason why METRO (mru) is down the last
couple of days, is it a buy?
Thx

Q: What are your thoughts on Nyx at these levels?

Q: As hard as I try, I can't find a website that shows daily price changed multiplied by shares outstanding. I find this curious as it would seem to be the metric that one should care most about. Then you could see how much market cap was created and destroyed on any given trading day.
Any thoughts?
I found this one which gives daily volume traded times share price, so we can see the daily $ traded.

http://www.barchart.com/stocks/pricevol.php

Q: Hi Guys, is there a similar ETF for Silver? Many thanks, Austin

Q: I realize these are all in different sectors but,all have 8% plus dividends; for an RSP account. Diversification not an issue.Which in your view do you like the best and has the best up side as well as maintaining its dividend, mid to long term.

Q: BAS-Basic energy service is it a good time to bye with a 5 year timeframe.

Q: I've owned this fund for quite some time. It trades consistently at around 30% below it's NAV. The yield is decent and appears safe/reliable. I was thinking about adding to my position for the yield and "hopefully" some share appreciation or at least limited downside. The price to NAV seems long overdue to improve and the company continues to buy back units. What are your thoughts about this investment going forward and buying at today's valuation?

Thank you

Q: Can you comment on equity raise- how does bal sheet look with this , and what will payout ratio be. Decent for the next year or so?

Q: Can the terms of the recently announced debenture be seen to suggest good things are in store for this company? The deal has a conversion option that is 30% - 40% higher than the current stock price. Given that this stock has shown very little growth over the past five years and you have suggested previously that you feel it is primarily an income stock it seems like a high bar to reach to convert. Since this is a bought deal, I would assume that this means the underwriters think this conversion price is quite attractive. Why would the conversion have been set at such a price? Does this strongly suggest something is in the works from a growth/acquisition point of view? And is the interest rate being paid expensive/cheap?

On a secondary note, is the debt from the previous takeover declining at a reasonable rate?

As always, appreciate your insight. I would also like to add that the changes you instituted several months ago are really working well. I am a long time subscriber and I keep learning more and more every day, so thanks.

Paul F.

Q: Can you comment on the potential takeover news and the impact to ATD and its debt level and the potential to do more acquisitions in the future? What premium do you think will be paid to the current share price of CST? Thanks.

Q: The following is an excerpt from High Liner's website that probably contributed to the steep increase in share price yesterday:

"On August 16, 2016, High Liner Foods entered into a purchase and sale agreement ( the "Agreement") with Blue Harvest Fisheries, whereby Blue Harvest will acquire the assets of High Liner's scallop business, along with its facility in New Bedford, Massachusetts. Under the Agreement, High Liner will receive cash proceeds of $8 million for the business and facility, plus additional amounts for High Liner scallop inventories. Following completion of the transaction, High Liner will continue to offer scallops to its customers through an ongoing supply agreement with Blue Harvest. The transaction is expected to close within the next several weeks. The scallop processing facility was fully operational at the time the Agreement was entered into, but value-added fish operations had ceased at this facility in mid-July 2016, following the transfer of this production to the Company's other manufacturing facilities."

Q: Hi Peter, Ryan, and Team, In today's question from Albert, where would ZLB fit into the mix? I realize that it has a lower yield than PDC, but a better long-term record than it or CDZ. Your thoughts? As always, the advice I receive from 5i is invaluable!