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Q: Thank you for your answer to my question. Regarding the PE, I cited RBC DIRECT but neglected to mention the 5I profile site which also was about 8. Your answer to my Q mentioned 16x. Which is correct? This kind of discrepancy also shows up on various other sites. How does an investor know which number is correct.

In this instance 16 is still decent but I would be happier knowing I bought it at 8x and expecting even better growth in the years ahead.

Thanks.
Read Answer Asked by Donald on November 03, 2023
Q: I'm an INMD shareholder and like most aspects of the company. The one part I don't love is mgmt's choice to hold so much cash and not buy back shares at these historically prices for the share price. In the recent conf call the CEO was asked again about buybacks and the growing cash hoard. He replied with some very non technical anecdotal examples of him seeing some random companies in the past that bought back shares and the share price never went up. So because of this he feels buybacks are not a good use of capital. He also states they are still looking for m&a. This makes me question the mgmt a bit. It makes me wonder if he's the best steward of capital for the company. Strong mgmt in the companies I own is important to me and something like this makes me wonder if he will end up chasing some m&a deal because they won't look at buybacks at such an opportune time for the company. What are your thoughts on the ceo's comments and do comments like this from mgmt make you second guess their abilities? Thx
Read Answer Asked by Adam on November 03, 2023
Q: Hello 5i
I have been thinking about selling Crox for a tax loss and buying Atz with the proceeds, as Crox won't likely go anywhere soon, whereas Atz might. But, I noticed in the answer to one of the questions that you don't seem to be too warm towards Adz. Do you think it is a wait and see stock, or would this be a reasonable approachÉ

thanks
Read Answer Asked by joseph on November 03, 2023
Q: Except for CTS, ATZ, SHOP and LAC all of these, once darlings, are below where they were 5 years ago and all of them are down sharply from their all-time highs. Can you provide your thoughts on which, if any, of these stocks will be able to get back to their old highs and a guess on when. Also, please identify your top picks (ones that you are sure will survive and thrive in the next 2 to 3 years) and your bottom picks (ones that are destined to struggle for years). They don’t all need to go into those two groups, as the future of some of them may be fuzzy. A sentence or two on why you placed these stocks in these groups would be appreciated. Thanks
Read Answer Asked by Mark on November 03, 2023
Q: Yesterday you said to BEN re DRIPS that you should register shares in your own name directly with the company- did you mean a person would have to call/write the company yourself- and have the physical share certificate from your brokerage? Thanks.rod
Read Answer Asked by Rodney on November 02, 2023
Q: Since early 2023, I de-risked my general asset allocation to 30% equity. 30% ultra-short-term corp bonds, 30% MMF. The rest is mostly physical gold (PHYS), with a tiny bit of silver exposure. I am wondering about starting a small position in oil such as CPG or WCP. My other interest is also Sprott Physical Uranium as I have a tiny position in CCO which also did well. Any thoughts on which one is a better story, Uranium or oil?
Read Answer Asked by Ford on November 02, 2023
Q: At what point do you get concerned about the debt on a company’s balance sheet. Are there any other ratios that you look at besides “Net Debt / EBITDA” and “Net Debt/FCF” to determine if a company’s balance sheet is stretched. What are your thresholds for these 2 ratios as well as any others that you look at?

On another related note, I don’t get why PBH has always been a favourite of yours. The last 12 months data shows net debt of $2.02B, EBITDA of $288M and FCF is $26.7M (ltm numbers) for ratios of 7.04x for net debt/ebitda and 75.7x debt/fcf. Please explain the disconnect as the numbers show the balance sheet extremely!! stretched.

Thanks
Read Answer Asked by Sandy on November 02, 2023
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