Investment Q&A

Q: Can I please have your comments and analysis of Constellations recently announced earnings. Thank You.

Q: Good morning team,

Just a few quick questions regarding CSU's guidance for 3Q. Did they comment on it in June and if yes did they increase or decrease it? By how much? And what it the street consensus for 3Q quarter? Given its incredible unusual fall, would you be a buyer today or would you wait until their ER. I am trying to be cute and buy before the possible jump which I think should happen after they beat again.

Q: What is the consensus for Q3 revenue, adjusted EBITDA and adjusted eps?

Q: CSU is currently down 24% from it high - would u consider it a buy now?
Could u give 3 to 5 dividend stocks to buy and hold for the next 5 years?
Thank you.

Q: After recent correction, which 3 companies would you buy/add for long term hold? Thanks!

Q: What is CSU’s forward PE at $900/share? ...and how does this compare to long term average PE

Q: Could you please comment on the acquisition referred to in CSU'S press release this morning? The CEO must have deemed the acquisition material to the company.

Many thanks, Peter

Q: Hi, For several weeks, Constellation Software has been trading in a range $920 -$980.
Even on strong market days, stock is not bale to break out of this range. This is after stock touching a high of $1135 and later trading as low as $897 ( 20% swing). There has been no news. Do you think, the stock is expensive or any other reason of this lackluster performance ? Do you see share price back up in $1100 + range over next 12-18 months, if I need to trim my position ? Thanks

Q: These tech stocks have been under pressure recently. Is a rotation out of the Tech sector underway. Thanks.

Q: Hi 5i
Would you please rank the above stocks for growth in the next 2 years.
Thanks

Q: Hi 5i team:
I am looking to add to my position in the tech sector and would like to ask you to rank the following stocks: ENGH, CSU, OTEX, GIB.A. I already own SHOP, KXS, DSG. Is it a good time to add to my portfolio? Are the opportunities better in the U. S.? Thanks,
Pierre

Q: Hi guys,
I hold one ETF and a mix of equities (selected from your portfolios) in my TFSA, with the following weightings:
COV 5.48
CSU 6.70
GSY 5.42
KXS 4.93
PBH 4.26
PHO 4.50
SHOP 7.57
SIS 6.59
TOY 6.05
TSGI 5.63
VUN 30.35
WEED 12.51
Everything is up from initial purchase (many thanks) but some have grown much faster than others. I am considering rebalancing and/or adding a new position. Is there a notable position that you would add/remove (e.g, VUN in exchange for equities)? I have VXC and VCN in my RRSP so maybe VUN is better located in there.
Thanks for the amazing service and knowledge base that 5i provides.
Mark

Q: Hi, TSGI has been very frustrating within a relatively short period. My TSGI position (down from 3% to 1.7% ,due to price decline) is sitting at a loss of about 40%. Over the past few weeks, nothing seems to have helped to stabilize the stock price. From $45 price level to present $30, what held us from liquidating our position was your supporting comments for this company in response to members' questions. As year end is slowly approaching, would it make sense to switch half the position to CSU ( I know, completely unrelated sector, simply from $$$ perspective), which is also down almost 30% from its high. This will help book some loss ( to offset year's capital gains) and reduce risk of more downside with TSGI in the near term, relative to the risk with CSU. Also, over 12/24 months time from, where do you see better prospects of a reasonable 30-40% bounce back ? Do you see TSGI price to recover a bit over next 2 months, before booking the loss for the year ? Or, this whole excercise is meaningless, in your view ? Thanks

Q: GUD -CSU

Q: Hello Peter and team,
I look after a TFSA for a 25 year old, which currently has about $12,000, divided evenly among 4 stocks: PHO, GOOG, COV, and KWH-UN.
It also has ~$3000 cash to deploy. I am planning to buy CSU on the recent dip, but before I do, I wanted to check whether you would support this move, or perhaps have another suggestion, since the account is already quite tech-heavy. I don't mind being overweight in tech, esp. given the long investment time horizon. Any suggestion either for or against, and any other stocks you would suggest instead of CSU?
Thanks again for your excellent service!

Q: I have been buying
CSU Constellation Software since the recent pullback
Now, it has a smart uptick
Thoughts? and Thanks
JURI

Q: Hey guys,
I am a big believer in a healthy corporate culture being one of the keys to running a successful business long term. Having strong leadership, as well as a desire by employees to come to work and be proud of being part of the company, and a management team that is focused on the long term and not quarterly results or analyst expectations.
Do you know any canadian companies that meet or exceed this criteria?
Thank you

Q: Dear 5i Research,
I enjoy reading your watchlist questions. I am 67 years old, semi retired and enjoy doing my own investing through a discount brokerage over many years. I do have a high risk tolerance. My retirement income is CPP, OAS and my stock portfolio in 7 figures divided amongst 6 stocks. I am a very “concentrated” investor having gone from 30 plus stocks and ETF’s to only 6 stocks – Constellation Software (CSU), Alphabet (GOOG), Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B), Amazon (AMZN), Alibaba (BABA), and Tencent (TCEHY). I follow them all closely. Should I be concerned about my high tech component and rather concentrated portfolio? What type of diversification if any would you recommend?

Q: Yesterday one of your answers to a question was "We would suggest KXS, TOY and PBH for growth".

Eleven days ago my 29 year old son transferred his tfsa from all cash to 85% etfs (VGG, VEE, ZWB at your suggestion) and to 15% equities (csu, sis, pbh per my suggestion and I was looking for growth with his long term horizon).

Given your growth picks of yesterday, do you think it's worth swapping his csu and sis for kxs and toy?

Q: Hi team,
I know this is a difficult, and perhaps speculative question; but what would be your top couple picks today for a growth stock that is capable and in your view, likely, to replicate the long term stellar performance of a stock such as CSU? I am looking for a long term, steady eddy growth that is capable of over years, producing that (000's of % return that CSU for example has done. Would you consider KXS a junior CSU? Or perhaps something such as pho? Give me your best, educated couple picks. Thanks,
Shane