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Q: I have these stocks in varying amounts in my TFSA . I have decided to sell one, two or three names to fund a purchase. Which three would you sell first? Thanks as always
Read Answer Asked by Frank on April 05, 2021
Q: Good Afternoon and Happy Easter:
I was surprised with your answer to Keith's question (Apr 2) regarding order to dispose stocks. You indicated that after the ETFs, KXS would be the 4th or so stock to sell from the list. This was ahead of AC:CA, WELL:CA and PHO:CA. I thought the recent drop in KXS was primarily due to the general pullback in tech stocks and not the result of any specific company bad news. I also thought that even though the company did well during the lockdown, its business model and market position would also serve it well as the economy recovers, perhaps even better than some of the other stocks listed. Please elaborate on your reasoning especially vis a vis the other 3 named stocks above. Thank you, Ian
Read Answer Asked by Ian on April 05, 2021
Q: Hello, I need to liquidate some of the stocks listed. Disregarding sector diversification, in what order should I do this? Thanks for your help.
Read Answer Asked by Keith on April 02, 2021
Q: Hi Peter and Ryan,

Well continues to drift lower daily. Today it actually ended even (maybe due to the Scotia interview). I see their business mix as both benefiting from the secular tech tailwind and cyclical reopening tailwind.

Today the stock dipped below $7. This is almost 29% lower than the upsized equity offering. Couple questions:

1). How does this effect those large investors that are “holding the bag”? Could the upsizing be at risk?

2) How low can this company continue to drift? At what point if any are you saying this is insane and buy more?

Thank you.
Read Answer Asked by James on March 31, 2021
Q: Could you recommend 2-3 growth stocks traded on CDN exchanges that would be a good fit for a medium term TFSA investment? Thanks.
Read Answer Asked by Ash on March 23, 2021
Q: In your answer to David, you state that WELL had a positive EBITDA, yet when I bring up the profile, the EBITDA MARGIN shows negative -8%. Is the EBITDA reference in the answer to David different from EBITDA MARGIN % ? 5i refers to EBITDA a lot in your answers and I notice BNN guests do also. I notice that, with the exception of AC (Air Canada), all the stocks in the BE PORTFOLIO have positive EBITDA MARGINS. In contrast, some of the US stocks everybody keeps asking you about have a negative EBITDA MARGIN: AFRM, CRWD, U, and PLTR is a whopping -115%. So when you warn this humble subscriber that a stock is risky, how useful is it to look up the EBITDA MARGIN? For example, how should I interpret XBC having an EBITDA MARGIN at +1.8%, or DFLY at -199.5%
Read Answer Asked by Lionel on March 22, 2021
Q: My question is on WELL’s recent earnings report. With a revenue run rate of $300M, doesn’t this give WELL a forward-looking P/S ratio of less than 5? This sounds incredibly cheap for a high-growth, small cap company. What am I missing? Trailing revenue run rate was only $50M. Has the big jump in revenue already been priced in?
Read Answer Asked by Laxmyharan on March 22, 2021
Q: I’m adding to a partially established portfolio (growth-oriented, long-term). I’m interested both in taking advantage of the recent tech downturn (although not too much, as I’m already somewhat tech-heavy) and in further diversifying. Two questions:

1. I own partial positions in the following securities and am looking to add more. Could you rank them in your order of preference for purchasing now? Any you’d avoid buying now?

WELL, SHOP, ATZ, STC, PHO, ENGH, KXS

2. I’m considering buying positions in the following new securities (not easily comparable, I know), with a view to diversity and growth, as well as US exposure. Could you rank them in order of preference for purchasing now? Any you’d avoid buying now?

BNS, SLF, PLC, MG, LAC, REAL, TFII, NVDA.US, ROKU.US, SQ.US

Thanks for your great work and please feel free to dock me for two questions.

Chris
Read Answer Asked by Christopher on March 22, 2021
Q: I have a half position in each of the above stocks.
Would you add to any of them at this level to take them to a full position? Would you sell any of them at this level? I have a five year time frame.
Read Answer Asked by Ric on March 20, 2021
Q: 5i team, can you help me understand how to interpret the numbers associated with some of these high flying growth stocks discussed in this forum on a regular basis?
Let's take WELL as an example of many. Mkt cap 1.3B/Rev.42.9M/EPS -.07/Price-sales 30.6/ Op Mgn -22.3%
So, my question is, what is the path to WELL growing into this market cap, or any of the other key metrics? Or am I asking the wrong question?

Thanks for your help.
Read Answer Asked by Arthur on March 19, 2021
Q: Hi, before you mentioned that we should keep small cap positions to around 3%. Ahead of WELL earnings, my WELL position is closing in on 5%. Is this reasonable or too aggressive? I can handle some volatility and I am a long term growth investor. I see in your growth portfolio WELL is over 5% now. Would you look to trim back to around 3% or maintain the 5% position? Thanks!
Read Answer Asked by Keith on March 18, 2021
Q: Retired, dividend-income investor. I am in the process of trimming my way out of Shaw (held in my TFSA) and looking at where to deploy the funds as they become available over time. I know WELL is not the same risk as SJR, but I am considering it.

However I really focus on asset allocation. I see WELL listed as Healthcare as well as Technology. Is it a hybrid? My tracking system has no problem with splitting it up into either or both sectors. As an example TC Energy, as a pipeline, is categorized as both a Utility as well as Energy. I believe it is a Utility, but because it seems to trade more like Energy stocks. I go 50-50.

I could do the same with WELL. What portion of their business is technology? Is any part of their business related to the Telecom sector? If I was forced to pick one sector, I'd go with Healthcare. Your thoughts?

Thanks....Steve
Read Answer Asked by Stephen on March 17, 2021
Q: Hi, with the announcement of Dialogue's future IPO, can you explain the differences between these 4 companies? Also, do you know the date of Dialogue's IPO?

Thank you
André
Read Answer Asked by André on March 16, 2021
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