Investment Q&A

Q: Good recent Q&A on this one (revenue projection, valuation, etc.).

If the tech sector were to plunge in a somewhat similar manner as the Tech bust (2000), is there an example of a company with a market cap comparable to NBIS at that time that initially dropped in sympathy, but was able to recover quicker than the over all sector because of good execution?

Do you have faith in the projected revenue growth of NBIS? Do we know how reliable Arkady Volozh's vision is on this company? I suppose his 25 years of leading Yandex counts for something (?)

Q: I need to increas,e my exposure to communication services by 6%. I already own GOOG. What are you suggestions and how strongly do you feel about them?

Also same question for Consumer Defensive holdings.

Take as many question credits as needed.

Q: pCELH seems to be in a good sub-category of consumer discretionary focussed on fitness, weight loss, and wellness.

They seem to have a good advertising and social media strategy: https://www.brandcredential.com/post/unveiling-the-celsius-marketing-strategy

The recent distribution deal with Pepsi-Co should bring new growth opportunities, and all financial metrics look great.

I was really interested in this company until I heard the Celsius management team speak to investors on a recent investor call (Everecore ISI). They did not sound very mature or well prepared.

Putting that aside, would you see any problem to own both monster, and Celsius since they are going after different demographics? Is Celsius the Lululemon of energy drinks - possibly minus the management team?

Q: CELH vs MNST:
If I wish to invest in only one of them, what would be your choice and please explain the reasons for your choice.
Antony

Q: Hi Peter and 5iresearch team:
In your answer to Gerry's question on Feb 16, you mentioned that CSU and ATB have been the best Canadian compounders over the last ten years. You added DOL, BYD, TFII, BN, CLL.B, TRI based on historical performance and you are expecting LMN.V, TVK, HPS.A, TOI, GSY to be potential Canadian compounders in the future.

1. Would YOU still invest in CSU, ATB, DOL, BYD, TFII, BN, CLL.B, TRI with the same conviction and weighting?
2. Could you please provide a similar answer but for the US market? Please provide 10 or so best US compounders based on historical performance that YOU think investors should keep investing in and 5 or so US companies that YOU would buy as potential US compounders in the future.

Thank you for the great service.

Q: In a recent answer, 5i suggested that CELH may be a multi-bagger “ IF, and only IF, it follows MNST’s pattern of market-share gains and profitability. “ Could you please describe MNST’s business model of market gains and profitability? To date, how close has CELH matched MNST’s playbook, accounting for time in the market? What are the key attributes that CELH needs to build/hone/display, in order to match MNST’s playbook?

Q: Please comment on earnings and your thoughts on investing in ABCL and MNST.

Thanking you in advance for your answers and for all the other great work you do. Cheers John

Q: I AM TECH HEAVY AND WANT TO REBALANCE MY PORTFOLIO. WOULD YOU PLEASE SUGGEST TWO CANADIAN AND TWO US STOCKS IN EACH OF THE FOLLOWING SECTORS. CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY, CONSUMER STAPLES, MATERIALS AND COMMUNICATIONS. I HAVE BEEN A MEMBER SINCE DAY ONE OF 5I AND RATE YOU THE BEST OF THE SIX NEWSLETTERS I SUBSCRIBE TOO. THANKS FOR THE GREAT WORK AND TAKE AS MANY CREDITS AS NEEDED.

Q: Can I please have your top 5 US and Cdn consumer non cyclical stock choices ?

Q: Following Celsius for a while now , Many Thanks !
They seem like they have a very popular product with lots of momentum . How does valuation compare vs Monster and Red Bull ?

Greg

Q: On CNBC on Friday Tom Lee disclosed these 20 as his "Epicentre Stock Portfolio" and opined that the bottom is in. He seems to be quite revered and apparently his calls have been more correct than not. Could you list your best seven from this list that you would buy today in order. Any other comment of course welcomed as well - Ken

Q: Hi 5i Team,
Could you please rank the following in terms of growth and then once again in terms of safety. Are any of these companies expected to disproportionately benefit in a post-covid world?
FIVE, GNRC, MNST, QRVO, TMO

Thanks in advance,
Bob

Q: Appreciate your current view and outlook on Monster Beverage MNST.

Q: My advisor has suggested I average down buy these two stocks PEP and K (underwater on both). I'm hesitant to proceed that way and would rather look at consumer discretionary ideas with more growth. What would you suggest? I consider myself an aggressive investor. Looking for a 2-3 year hold.

Thanks, as always for th great advise.

Dave

Q: Hi : What's your view on Monster Beverage? It screens well (based on pre-CoVid data) but I am unsure how its business will be affected by the CoVid situation. Are there other companies in the same space that you like better?

Thanks for your insight,

JohnR

Q: Could I possibly get your opinion on these? How would you rank them among each other?

Q: What is your assesment on this company for a staple growth company? Any specific problem you would see?Is it to expensive? They will be using coca cola's network for expansion.Not very good at beating estimates.Or would an industrial company you could suggest at this time be better ?
Thank you much portfolio on track for very good gains so far.

Q: I'm looking to buy more monster beverage shares due to its drop - how much further do you think it will fall before it recovers? The company was fine before the incident. Your views / past experiences with companies undergoing lawsuits. Thx.

Q: Hi Peter, there seems to be an investigation on management on Monster Beverages. I've made decent returns already so the question is, from your experiences, should I sell as soon as possible or is this lawsuit being blown out of proportion? I haven't dealt with a stock that has been accused of falsifying financial statements until now (thank goodness!).