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Q: Reason for drop? "Crius Energy* (KWH.UN : TSX : $9.34), Net Change: -0.24, % Change: -2.51%, Vol: 221,451
WHY SO CRIUS? LET’S PUT A SMILE ON THAT FACE. Canaccord Genuity Industrial Technologies Analyst Raveel Afzaal has marginally downgraded his outlook on shares of Crius Energy after revising his US:CAD exchange rate assumption to $1.25 from $1.30. While he continues to believe his bullish target is achievable within 12 months, Afzaal expects the shares to trade sideways in the near term as Q3/17 consensus forecasts are potentially revised down, and due to the overhang created by expiry of the shares' lock-up period. This may result in temporary weakness in the share price and provide a better entry point. Afzaal has revising down Q3/17 EBITDA forecast from $29M to $19M; consensus at $30M: Crius Energy is expected to report its Q3/17 results in November (exact date not yet released). The company generated $21M in Adj. EBITDA in Q3/16. Afzaal believes mild weather can result in a $5-7M Y/Y EBITDA decline while gross margin compression can result in another $2-3M EBITDA decline. Afzaal expects USG&E to contribute ~$4-5M in Q3/17 (Q3 is seasonally weak due to its large natural gas portfolio). In the regards to the share lock-up, Afzaal expects 3.8M shares associated with the USG&E acquisition and another ~3.8M associated with the 2016 equity financing to come off lock-up during the Nov '17–Jan '18 time frame. At the end of the day, he says the attractive distribution yield and valuation multiple should provide support to the share price."
Read Answer Asked by Kurt W on October 11, 2017
Q: I would like to add to one or two of the above stocks with my gains from Shopify. In a well diversified portfolio I am looking for dividend income with some growth. I hold all of the above just slightly less than a 2% allocation in the portfolio.

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Read Answer Asked by Martin on October 11, 2017
Q: The question of what to do when one is worried about the possibility of a sharp market correction often arises. In the past you have proposed increasing the portfolio allocation to cash. As a complement to that strategy, what about tilting the portfolio more toward low beta (less than 0.5, say) stocks? I’m thinking of stocks like L, ECI, CSH.UN, KBL, SJ, SLF. How much protection - qualitatively speaking -do you think that would provide against the possibility of a sharp correction of, say, 10-15%?
Read Answer Asked by Philip on October 11, 2017
Q: What are your thoughts on Outlook for Savaria, Grande West and Andrew Peller.
I see a Report from last year on Andrew Peller. Where do you see this Company going in the Long Run.
And How would you rate this Companies on Growth Potential.
Read Answer Asked by Barry on October 11, 2017
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