Investment Q&A

Q: Do you have a strong preference between these 2 today?

Thanks.

Q: I have been wanting to start a position in Dollarama, and it just seems to keep going up. With the TSX at an all-time high, would you start a position here? If not at what price is a good entry point?

Q: Hi Peter and the 5i Team,

John Heinzl on June 20 rated EMP.A as a “star” in his Stars and Dogs column in the Globe & Mail. We recently purchased a smallish amount in Empire EMP.A to round out our Consumer Defensive holdings which include COST, DOL, XST, and L.

As far as Metro MRU is concerned, it’s held in XST which also contains some of the other smaller firms in the sector.

Do you believe that the troubled takeover of Safeway by Empire several years ago is now a ‘thing of the past’, making Empire a reasonable investment, given its successful takeover of Farm Boy as well as its 51% share of Longos? Both Farm Boy and Longos are quite busy in our Oakville location.

Thanks as always for your insight. Happy Canada Day to all at 5i as well as my fellow 5i members!

Q: Good morning, These stocks have shown strong returns over the past 5 and 10 years. In your opinion, and looking ahead at the next 3-5+ years, which order might you choose to buy today? Please also indicate if any of these might still be a 'hold' for now.
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Q: April 28th you answered Kevin ranking these stocks in this order, there has been news on some, any changes you'd make to your guess?

Q: BN is sitting at 7.5%, AXON - BKNG are 5% and the rest are 3% positions totaling approx. 83% of my stock assets. I have some 1-2% positions in my cash account (GSY, ATZ, PRL, CLBT, HPS.a, BNS,SU, TMDX, TVK and CNQ. I'm heavy tech, financials and industrials going into H2 2025. Would you add to, remove or change anything is this was your account (assuming you're 52 and plan to retire in 8 years). Not looking for a person allocation but rather if it was you, what might you be looking to adjust, if anything. Note I have no utilities currently. Thanks and have a great weekend.

Q: I am a longterm holder of DOL. They should continue to prosper as long as they continue to execute as they have been doing.

The one concern we hear about is the company debt. I would appreciate your comments on risk going forward as it relates to this company's debt?

Thank you,

Patrick

Q: Is DOL still a good investment opportunity for a longer term investor, even after today's dandy pop?

Q: Your thoughts on Dollarama's results. They seem to have a lot of pathways for growth. Keith

Q: Which names in the Growth and Balanced portfolios respectively do feel best about currently for a 3-5 year hold? Any related sector comments?

With thanks.

Q: Do you have any suggestions for consumer discretionary buys, Canada, US or other, and is now an advisable time to jump in?

Q: Hi 5I,
Just wanted to get your input on supply chain challenges from the tariffs and what impact this might have specifically for Dollarama. It is in my portfolio and has done well but will there come a time where some shelves are bare and successes are challenged. Should we be trimming Dol.ca in anticipation of this event?

Q: What's with the steep dive of DOL of almost $8 in share price in the last five days and high volumes?

Q: What would be a good entry point to start a position, it always seems to trade at a premium ?

Q: Hello Team,

Can you please rank the above Canadian Equities looking for best possible returns over the next 2-3 years. Thanks again!

Q: I have some money to invest. Could you please let me know, in order of best stocks to buy.

Q: Getting very impatient with this story- more downgrades today - understanding that it is a bit apples /oranges - switch to DOL for growth over next 3 -5 yrs?

Q: I need to liquidate a portion of a portfolio holding the 8 stocks listed. Can you please rank them in the order you would sell (first to last) based on potential for total return over the next 3-4 years?

Q: Please rank the following stocks to purchase today for a 20 year hold. Thanks

Q: HI Peter,
Would you continue to dollar cost average into Dollarama at $164+? Or do you think it's fully valued? The investing site I use for company historical data shows the current PE as 38.3 (high) and in between the 38.3 and 20.9 for the last 10 years. The forward PE for the next 2 years as 36.3 and 32.5. We've been slowly DCAing and it's worked out OK thus far. Thanks for stellar advice during these tumultuous times.