Q: ENGH was suggested as a mini CSU many years ago and has turned out to be a mediocre performer. Do you see a chance of being taken private? Please also advise a sell or hold in my RRIF account holding. Thank you. Bill.
Q: I believe insiders have been buying TOI around $70 in late December. Based on this, do you think the current $75 price is worth buying ahead of the Feb 7 Q4 earnings announcement?
Organic revenue growth seems to be down in the past year. Would there be a reason for this, and is it a cause for concern?
TOI is said to be the same size as CSU was in 2013/14. Are there some metrics that compare the valuation of TOI today to CSU then?....perhaps Price to Cashflow, or some better comparison? Or is this an apples to oranges comparison because of geographic operational differences?
Q: I need income. I'm bullish on oil. I'm trying to decide between encc & nrgi. Nrgi holds mostly US stocks which could be a tax problem. I don't mind giving up some upside for a covered call strategy.
Q: Hi 5i Team - With Shopify's recent upward momentum, is it now trading at a high multiple. Also do you think that its growth is slowing. In addition I have read that it is trying to be more like Amazon and therefore has to spend a lot more money. Do you feel this statement has any merit. Thanks.
Q: I have an unregistered account with about 12 CDN blue chip stocks. The purpose of the account is to generate dividend income for the next several decades, while providing slow and steady capital growth.
I have taken the decision to exit ENB, LIF, NTR and TCL.A and to increase holdings in AQN, NPI, PMO205, XTR.
I know timing will never be perfect, but just looking for some timing guidance due to current market conditions and cyclicality of some of these stocks.
Trying to avoid horrible hindsight commentry: that was OBVIOUSLY a poor time to make that change....
Q: Looking to add a name from your income portfolio. Which of ACO, H, QSR and AEM would be your favorite to add right now. Longterm hold in my unregistered account.
Q: I know governments are pushing evs hugely. When you really look into it with rare earth supply, grid and power systems etc couldnt this industry fail bigtime. I know its a hot sector but risk seems to outweigh it. Thoughts?
I was wondering if you ever did this exercise to check if any of the three model portfolios sector allocations match the sector allocations proposed/suggested by the Portfolio Analytics.
For example, does the sector allocations for the Balanced Portfolio match the Balanced or Alpha-Balanced allocations suggested by the Portfolio Analytics?
Perhaps this would be a nice subject for a blog article that could also explain the rationale behind the differences (if any).
Q: Hello, could you provide some guidance around NPI. Seems investors did not like the 2023 guidance provided by the company on Feb 3, 2023. Was the guidance that bad? Adjusted EBITDA dropped from around 1.3 to 1.25 billion while the adjusted free cash flow dropped from $1.85-2.05 to $1.70 to 1.90. Price is close to a 2.5 year low. Thoughts going forward. Thanks.
Q: After NPI put out its guidance for 2023, the stock dropped 3% on Friday and set a new low for the year. I checked analysts estimates for 2023 and found an average drop in earnings of near 30% and a forward p/e of 21. Is that your estimate for 2023? And, if it is, how is it that the same analysts give it a consensus rating of buy to strong buy? Do you consider NPI a buy at its current price.
Q: Can I have your opinion on RS.TO? It appears to be a way to play the Canadian REIT market diversly but I worry about the high yeild. Is it mainly return of capital? But the chart shows a net capital gain over the last two years. Can you add it to your list so I can put it in my watch list?
Thanks
Q: You have mentioned both VIU and VXUS for International exposure in a portfolio. Can you please explain the difference between them? Would one be better than the other as the only International exposure in an ETF portfolio?
Thank you!
Q: The Hindenberg report on the Adani group have hit its stock prices significantly and caused quite a splash in the Indian stock markets. What are your thoughts on this short seller report ? Do they have any credibility? Thanks. Shyam
Q: between these 4 names which one would you think would have a greater gain in 3 to 5 years and safer as well please because it is going in to my rrsp contribution for 2022 tax season. Thank you like alway's