Investment Q&A

Q: As BCE is hitting 12 month lows and the dividend is approaching 8% what is the likelihood of the dividend being cut?

Thanks

Sheldon

Q: Hello, I own both these stocks, down substantially, I am down 22% on BNS and 16% with BCE. All things remaining equal, would you be comfortable averaging down on the these stocks ?

Q: In a world where indebted dividend-payers are being stressed by higher rates, how would you rank the following Canadian companies in terms of the sustainability of their dividend?

RY, TD, BMO, BNS, SRU.UN, FCR.UN, BCE, Telus, FTS, EMA, BEP.UN, BIP.UN, ALA, ENB, TRP, PPL, GEI

Q: About 15 months ago I bought Telus in a none registered account. Sell it and take tax loss. Buy BCE or ENB or do nothing

Q: Hi Peter & team: Long time member- Great service - Thank You!
With regards to Hans' question about Brian Acker's views on Market call- I took it as more of an issue about when cash dividends in $ paid out per share are greater than EPS. Brian used BCE and ENB as examples of an early sign of trouble and one should avoid such situations. You have handled this in the past (very well) Can you provide us a refresher on the opposing view ? If I remember correctly the net is basically "dividends out greater than EPS is OK, but not forever " Thanks in advance.

Q: Hi Peter and 5i,
Would you please rank the companies for the sustainability of their dividend going forward?
Would you also rank them in the order that you would purchase for yield and dividend?
Thanks so much for your input.

Q: I am considering adding to a number of these Income Generating names. I know you are generally not a fan of averaging down but is there an entry point that you would add to these names in the current market.

Thanks
Tim

Q: I own CP, CNR, ENB, BCE, in my Rif account and was thinking about selling these to buy UMAX to increase income and keep me in these sectors. They are about 17% of that portfolio and I don't think I am adding risk by doing this but I will be increasing income significantly. Does this move make sense? Thanks, James

Q: Hey 5i ream: Currently down about 14% on tellus.Do not really need a tax loss for this year. Any need to swap for BCE . Proceeds of 2000 shares of tell us would buy me about 800 of BCE but dividend from BCE would give me About 200$ more income. Your take much appreciated.Thanks Larry

Q: Thinking of buying BCE at these levels to go along with Telus holdings for a long term hold, thoughts. Is the payout ratio or ongoing business a concern ?

Q: Hi 5i,
I've owned BCE in my RSP for a little over 2 years. In that time the dividend return has been roughly twice the capital loss, meaning that my return is about 1/2 of what it would have been if the share price had merely held its own.
Although I'm not down, the return from this 'blue chip' name is not what I had hoped for after 2+ years of ownership, and based on what I've been reading about it I don't feel optimistic that the next 2 years will be much if any better.
Do you agree that BCE is unlikely to provide a better overall return in the next couple of years than it has for the past couple?
If so, could you please provide me with a few names that I could replace BCE with that will have similar dividend returns but likely more in the way of capital appreciation - but not in O&G, pipelines, financial or tech as I'm well stocked in those sectors.
I realize this might be a tough order, and I look forward to your thoughts.
Thanks,
Peter

Q: Is BCE a buying opportunity at the current price and dividend yield over 6.5%. I assume the dividend is secure?

Q: Any concerns with BCE’s payout ratio being over 100%? TD’s analyst downgraded the stock last week as he noted that the Street has overlooked BCE’s cash costs related to the payment and servicing of capital losses. As a result, they lowered the FCF estimate by $550M which dramatically increases the payout ratio for 2023E to 148%, versus 119% previously. They note they see no near- to medium-term prospect for the payout ratio to get below 100% if BCE keeps raising the dividend 5% per year.

Q: I believe you have recently switched from Telus to BCE as favourite telco, however does the asset investment in TV concern you? With the numbers of people fleeing cablevision in favour of streaming will BCE be caught in a double whammy, losing on owning TV stations and on cablevision subscribers? Will this not impact revenue streams and potentially the dividend?

Q: Lately,I note that U prefer BCE over T(was a previous favourite in theTel comm sector).Tixt is a current drag on T. So is BCE is the number one in the sector. In light of the high interest rate,is it timely to buy Bce? Txs for U usual great services & views

Q: Retired, dividend-income investor. I have funds available over time to invest in / top-up some of my positions to meet long term asset allocation targets. I plan on continuing to invest these funds over a number of months...as I have been over the past 8 months.

The question is = in what order do I buy the following = XST, XIT (several BNN-ers say to avoid adding to technology at this point), BCE, BNS, LIFE, ZUT.

One method is to wait for these securities to hit my price targets (based on hitting a combination of fundamental and technical targets (a little bit is kind of bottom-feeding).

A 2nd method is looking at setting the order of buying, based on where one thinks each security is relative to their historic value.

Ignore asset allocation...these are smaller amounts and the AA is reasonably good right now.

My suggested order, subject to where each security's price is at (please shoot holes in my plan):
Sept = BNS,
Oct = XST-#1 (in 2 tranches-spread out),
Nov = ZUT-#1 (ditto),
Dec = XIT-#1 (ditto),
Jan = XST-#2,
Feb = ZUT-#2,
Mar = XIT-#2,
As each hits their price target (minor adds) = BCE, LIFE.

Please state your order and why.
Thanks...much appreciated...Steve

Q: If you had $20,000 to invest today for and Income with some growth investor in an otherwise well diversified portfolio, what would you pick or just add to?

Q: Dear 5i team.

Does it make sense to just buy equal amounts of the big three in Canada, or is there an ETF that provides good exposure to these, along with other adjacent companies?Thanks for your help.

Q: I bought BCE and ENB at the wrong time and down around 13% on each. I had bought them as what I thought were "safe-ish" holdings that pay a nice dividend while I wait for other opportunities. Dumb move in hindsight.
Should I bite the bullet and move on or do you see a rebound in the next few months?
They are in a margin account so I would benefit from the tax loss if I sell.
Thanks

Q: Peter; What could be the downside to buying BCE when it yields 7% ? Do you ever recall it being this high? Thanks.
Rod