Investment Q&A

Q: Reading through my Enghouse 2013 Annual report. EPS of 0.94 which is up 15% over 2012. This implies a P/E of 33.85/.94 = 36 times. With duplicate growth in 2014 of 15% this implies a P/E of 33.85/.94 X 1.15 = 31 times. QUESTION - Does 31 times not seem a little rich for forward earnings?
Glad you put a limit on questions. Although occasionally insightful your time spent on company analysis is much more valuable. Thank you.

Q: Shud I take a break from ENB. Re-entered on a dip 14 yrs ago - a US site claims I rec'd 22.2% APR ignoring trimming - G&M still rates it "strong buy" but INK/TD says insiders have sold $45+M thru-out last year (CFO $24+M)?

Q: Hello Peter and 5i staff,
My wife and I are retired with sufficient pension income to live on with no debt. Our portfolio ( 5 accounts total ) leans toward dividends and I'm not really sure we need (fixed) income in our portfolio.
Our financial advisor has convinced me to buy several issues of convertible debentures in our RSP accounts which I am not totally comfortable with. The issue that really stands out is Atlantic Power 6% due Dec 2019 currently trading?? at $58. Will we ever see the return of our investment or should we attempt to extricate ourselves from this, take the loss, and move on?
Thanks for any suggestions,
Larry

Q: Hi Peter, Is it true that CNL has 500 Mill cash in their account, I was planning to add one or two solid mid cap names cnl and bto but they both have gone much higher in last ten days. Please advise me which two solid names to be added in my rrsp for 2014. I have $8000 to invest. Thanks

Q: goodday, I would like to make use of my margin account (20000)but there are so many good 5i stocks, I don't know which ones to buy. any suggestions? or should I leave this leverage alone. tkx pat

Q: Hello 5I,
What is your view on Horizon North (HNL)? They have recently made 2 announcements. There is obviously bad feelings over events of the last month but as a longer term hold and a play on oil sands & LNG are they a good company too own?

Cheers,
Bob Ahearn

Q: WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORITE GOLD STOCKS FOR 2014. WHICH ONES DO YOU THINK HAVE THE MOST TORQUE, GOOD MGM & SUFFICIENT FUNDING TO MINE SUCCESSFULLY. OF COURSE I WOULD LIKE AS MANY NAMES AS YOU CARE TO PROVIDE BUT I REALIZE THAT YOU MAY HAVE LIMITS. APPRECIATE WHATEVER NAMES YOU WILL PROVIDE. THANKS. Maureen

Q: I read this news headline yesterday: "New York Fed Awards Primary Dealership to Toronto-Dominion". Is this particularly good news for TD?
Thank you.

Q: Hi 5i,

I was looking to tidy up our portfolios and am stumped about how to proceed with some of them. Any chance you can offer some insight? I am retired and am primarily interested in the safety/income paradigm. Here are my problems:
1. SLW @ 1.82% of portfolios, down $1800 and in TFSA
2. XRB @ 1.75% of portfolios, up $500 and in TFSA
4. WIN @ 0.26 of portfolio, down $200 Non-registered acct.
(awaiting some clarity on this one)
5. YRI @ 0.74% of portfolio, down $38.00, Non-registered acct.
6. JE (300 shares)@1.71% of portfolio, down $850.00, TFSA

Time is not an issue, I can wait before acting where required. I have started to acquire 5i B+ and better names and hold many to which I can add.
Some notes: SLW and YRI are the only materials I hold. There might be some exposure in XTR which comprises about 8.6% of the portfolios, TFSA's. XTR is our highest single weighting; next highest would be IPL @ 6.7% and CGX @ 6.10%.
Any thoughts? Please feel free to make any points that might benefit the membership in general in terms of tweaking a porfolio - or how to avoid screwing one up in the first place.....
Thanks!
Cheers,
Mike

Q: Hello,
Can I get your opinion on element financial as a growth stock with a 6 month to 2 year time horizon?

Q: Hi peter, i just got my membership week ago and asked you very important feed back regarding PSD week ago and did not find answer in the column. I own 3000 shares and down by $3000 in a about 3 to 4 week time but it did came back to $3.90 from very low of $3.70. Please guide me should I keep them, sell them or add more. These shares are in RESP account and have good five years to wait.thanks

Q: I have been a member for a year or so and this is my first question. I know you do not usually cover US stocks but I have US cash to invest and would appreciate your recommendation for a couple of ideas, possibly in the Info Tech sector or any other sector you think will do well in 2014. Thanks so much.

Q: Re the question asked re enterprise, entrec and macro, did not understand your answer. Which is your favorite, which is the most risky or do you like all three. You keep getting asked questions on these 3 so a clear answer would be appreciated. Dave

Q: Just read your comments to someone else regarding Aberdeen Asia [FAP]. I have held this for several years, and continue to hold as they are still kicking out a good dividend. I'm underwater on the share price of course. Would you recommend holding on, or is there a danger that dividend would be cut, further driving down the price of the shares?

Q: Do you think PLT.UN (Parallel) can sustain it's dividends? Tx

Q: I own AAPL and BA in the US market and I recently reduced my position in Boeing (BA on NYSE) and would to invest the cash in another US stock US stock of the same calibre as AAPL and BA. Any recommendations?

Q: 3:21 PM 2/11/2014
Hello Peter
The Northwest Company NWC has been dropping but I am still up 13.4% and I am wondering if it would be prudent to just sell and take my profits.
Sadly my Liquor Stores LIQ is down 28% from my purchase price. Should I just cut my losses here and move on?
I am down $23K on LIQ and up $6K on NWC so the gain is more than offset by the loss.
I do think consumer stocks will continue to fare badly and other market sectors seem to me to have much more promise.
I am inclined to buy some of PZA, T, MIC, RUS, AFN, WCP with the proceeds if I sell either or both.
Regards and thanks....... Paul

Q: I am looking to move $120k from bonds currently managed by a large discretionary money manager into some higher income dividend stocks that I will manage (with your guidance!). My goal is to increase my after tax income stream and grow the capital (or at a minimum preserve capital). My current manager shies away from smaller companies.

I have prepared a list of 10 funds that I am considering buying, spreading the money equally: CHE.UN, CPG, IPL, SGY, WCP, RUS, WJX, AW.UN, BPF.UN, VSN. There was no magic in choosing ten, it just seem like a number that allows me to diversify by company and industry and perhaps hold my greed in check!

Is 10 too many (or not enough) for what I want to accomplish? I am fairly comfortable with the risk in terms of the dividends continuing and I do want to grow the principal.

Eagerly looking forward to you comments. Thank you as always.

Paul F.

Q: Hi Peter and team My question relates to Alta Gas (ALA). RBC has a sector perform rating while NBF has an outperform. In looking over their reports I see virtually identical estimates of dividend increases for 2014 but NBF goes further with a projection of a 15% increase for 2015. RBC says it is fully valued at the current price while NBF maintains it sells at a discount to the "high payout group" with 2015 estimates P/AFFO of 10.4 cf. with group average of 12. I would like to know your opinion.

Thanks

Ross

Q: My question is on CXI. Can you give us your updated comments on this stock? Revenues and cashflow are starting to grow but NI was flat. This little company looks to have good growth prospects especially in the US and has applied for bank status in Canada. The balance sheet looks decent. Any chance you'll do a report on it for us?

Thanks!