Investment Q&A

Q: Hello Peter ! I,am thinking of buying Hydro One stock and have question to you: to which type of portfolio ( balanced, growth, income) would you qualify Hydro One and which one existing Canadian stock is comparable with
Hydro One.
Thanks Andrew B.

Q: I would assume that this company should now be a takeover target given the now cheap stock price, the large amount of cash, and the obvious need for a changeout of mgmt. do you agree?

Q: I own shares in a stock that has been delisted. Is there any way to claim a capital loss on it at tax time?

Q: What do you think of sunlifes latest results.

Q: Please update your views on Telus given its drop in price today. I have been waiting for it to dip below $42 to buy. Many thanks.

Q: Could you provide a comment on Telus' report and future prospects?

Thank-you

Q: Hi Peter Where do think floor support for this stock is It is down another 20% this morning .
Kind Regards Stan

Q: looks like another great quarter. I am thinking of selling the dud Goldcorp and using the proceeds to put into CRJ. Thoughts ???

Q: Why the big hit today,quarterly report looked good.Is it in sympathy with MG.

Q: What is happening to LNR? Dropping like a knife today, even though they just reported an excellent quarter. Thank you!

Q: Hi Peter I am thinking of selling my win and take a position in H however it may be prudent to wait in both cases .A lot of 5I clients from reading the ? were feeling very bad yesterday me included.
On say that I know you and your staff were in all likelihood were feeling just a bad or worse I personally am an investor and win was not my first disappointment and wont be my last.
Any comments on BCE looked good to me.
Kind Regards
Stan

Q: So Mitel reported non GAAP earnings of .12 but GAAP loss of .07.
They congratulated themselves on beating Street estimates of earnings of .08.
Does The Street consider both types of earnings equally valid? Are the self congratulations in order?
Thanks

Q: Please comment on their quarter.

Q: I like AVO's growth but am concerned about AVO's lower reported operating cash flow vs. earnings. In the first nine months of 2015 the company reported $22M of earnings but only $9M of operating cash flow. The difference is due to spending on inventory, which the company is presumably doing to support future growth. However, the Days In Inventory ratio indicates it's taking AVO longer to sell its inventory than it used to. In your experience, is lower reported cash flow vs. earnings a cause for concern for investors? Also, do you think this could be a red flag that AVO is channel stuffing into its integrator network? I'm deciding whether to add a small position (1-2%) in AVO because of its growth potential and what appears to be an attractive valuation on P/E. Thanks

Q: Hello 5i,
Please comment on Magna earnings and outlook.
Thanks.

Q: Thoughts on recent earnings. I noticed the automotive division is doing well but the rubber compounding is showing some weakness if i'm correct.
Still a 5i favourite?
Thanks guys

Q: Which seem to be the better investment between Centrica and SSE?

Centrica and SSE were hit hard by Labour opposition plans to regulate the industry further and although Labour lost the election the stocks never fully recovered. This is especially in the case of Centrica. Centrica owns Direct Energy in Alberta as well as British Gas so at first sight would appearto be less impacted by UK politics.

How do you think the UK utilities compare with those in Canada? They seem to be much cheaper on most metrics and the UK has one if the highest growth rates in the G8. Do you think either SSE or Centrica look better value than your favourite Canadian utility?

Q: Just a general question about the bids on Hydro One. I have level 2 quotes with TD Active Trader. I put an order in for H this morning at $20. The order was accepted and I saw it pop up on the Level 2 quotes but moments later it disappeared. I continued watching and saw dozens of other bids being put in and then disappearing from the bid side of the screen and this happened with all bids below $22.00 Is this the market maker playing games trying to hide all the lower priced bids from showing up or is there some other reason this is taking place?

Q: looks like magna is going to get kicked again today. I was going to add but probablly should wait ?

Q: YTD price is down approx. 30%, fwd PE is 9.7 and yld is 7.3%. Any reason other than cycle and retiring CEO. I like this company and sector long term. Is it screaming buy?