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Q: This US equity just reported and has corrected. The business model is similar to Couche Tard but it is much smaller. It pays a 10% dividend. If the share price drops under $20 I want to buy but would ask for your analysis on the company, ability to pay the generous yield, debt, guidance, valuation, etc. It seems to have a see-saw long term chart. Appreciate your opinion on a buy here.
Read Answer Asked by Ken on May 14, 2024
Q: I am somewhat confused and mystified....according to 3 sources I look at (including the company profile on 5i), the P/E for FSV is at 75. In an answer in early April you suggested the Forward P/E is 32.5; on April 25, you explained that while Revenue was up 14%, EPS was 67 cents down from 85 cents the prior year. 1. How does the Forward P/E drop by more than half when EPS went down? 2. You describe the results as good overall, yet the stock price continued to slide although it turned a bit at the beginning of this month: at this time do you see FSV as worth holding onto? Many thanks
Read Answer Asked by Leonard on May 14, 2024
Q: If I may add a follow up to your answer to Michael regarding concentration of business. While DRX supplies steel structuring for many different buildings throughout the US, their contracts are with the general contractor/project manager who has been hired been hired by say Eli Lilly to build 12 buildings in Boone County, Indiana. The large contractors (eg Fluor Corp) like to work with companies that have a proven track record of quality and on-time reliability. ADF Group has a terrific reputation and has the most automated steel structure plant in North America. The huge large scale building taking place in the US ( semiconductor plants, battery plants etc) require a company like ADF to meet their demand. If you are good, there is lots of repeat business from the same large contractors.
Read Answer Asked by Murray on May 14, 2024
Q: We had members discussion where we could ask and discuss, my question would be I am charged very high interest by my broker and if any member can help advising me which brokerage would be easy to operate and better margin interest, I know you wont advice me on this issue but can direct me to the source or members blog.
Read Answer Asked by Nizar on May 14, 2024
Q: 5i, As Im heading to retirement in the next 3 months, I'm searching for stocks/etf with good yields, of these stocks/etf in which order would you add, after reviewing "Questions" I get BCE is good to start accumulating now, any other suggestion/advice, please and thanks
Read Answer Asked by Fernando on May 14, 2024
Q: Hi there, can you tell me exactly how much of a discount George Weston is trading at relative to market and book value? I'm interested to know your thoughts on whether the discount can be broken down into any distinct components, and what the prospects are for future break up of the company so that investors can hold the investments in Loblaws, Choice REIT, etc. directly. Thank you.
Read Answer Asked by Menaka on May 14, 2024
Q: Hi team. I have ZWU as my main utilities holding @ 11% and I also have positions in BCE and ENB on their own. ZWU has both BCE and ENB in their top 10 holdings. In your opinion am I participating in "di-worsification" by holding BCE and ENB outside of ZWU. Would you sell both BCE and ENB and fold the funds back into ZWU? I'm ok letting ZWU go to +/- 15% of my portfolio. Appreciate your thoughts. Bill.
Read Answer Asked by William on May 14, 2024
Q: Regarding position sizes of individual stocks, I have a PRIF, RRSP, TFSA and a cash account where I use borrowed $ from HLOC. In the cash account I have HDIV, ZWU, and CLS for some better growth hopefully. The distributions cover the interest expense monthly, I enjoy the tax advantage of interest expense and have done well over the years making some capitol gains, this account is about 18% of my entire portfolio. My question is regarding individual stock position size in the other accounts, seems to me I should not include the cash account holdings, curious to 5i thoughts?
Read Answer Asked by Charles on May 14, 2024