Investment Q&A

Q: Lost a 450 million army contract today. Looks like favortism towards US company. Thoughts Please?

Q: Greetings, guys.

I have Winpak and Loblaws. I like both names because Loblaws is trading at a roughly 15 p/e and Winpak has no debt and a large cash position. However, eps growth in 2018 is fairly muted in both names.

All things being equal, I was wondering, would you sell Loblaw for WSP Global and Winpak for Cae? I have a small loss on Loblaw in a tax free account and I have a 10% gain on Winpak in a taxable account.

Do you think these changes improve the growth profile of my portfolio, without increasing the volatility? I appreciate your thoughts.

Q: Given CAE's financials in recent quarters, and given EBITA predictions to year end, and given its good growth potential from its SE Asia acquisition, what do you see for this stock in the next year or two?

Q: In a diversified RRSP account I have 10% industrials with positions in XTC, ZCL, NFI, and MG. Have been patient with XTC and can remain so, but do own MG already. The account is more growthy given time to need. Looking for a second opinion on my thought to swap XTC for DOO/CAE/BYD. Would you make the switch? If so to witch name? I don't trade a lot but do watch the names and account fairly closely.

Q: CAE seems to be going thru a rough patch lately, any thoughts? Also looking @ MFC,
what in your opinion would be the best choice between the two?
Thanks: Jerry

Q: Hi 5i Team,

What would be your choice for an investment over the next 3-5 years between CAE and Magna?

Thank you as always,

Jon

Q: As a recent subscriber and investor, I note that several stocks that I own have the option of DRIP. My portfolio is large enough that the quarterly dividends allow for a substantial purchase of new or existing additions to stocks, like CAE or Boyd. As the cost of buying the stocks is not overly impactful to the purchase, is foregoing the drip, and the 5% discount, advisable, in order to allow a choice in selecting stock picks?

Thanks. KC

Q: Hi All at 5i!! Your recommendation for your balanced portfolio was to initiate positions in CAE and BYD.UN. The PE ratios seem to be a little higher in these stocks. Is this a problem? Cheers, Tamara

Q: What does 5i mean when a company has recurring revenue??

Q: reviewing your reports i like to add CAE and CSU to my cash account and CGX to retirement account.
i dont like to add to the number of my holding or the margin.
So i would consider letting go of CJT (recent purchase ) reduce my TD (FROM 300 to 200 units ) ZZZ (reluctantly, t has done well in the short time ). IN MY RET A/C let go of DIV .
Appreciate your feedback

replace DIV with CGX in my retirement account (i am surprised at your A- rating for CJX

Q: per your latest addition to the balanced portfolio, I plan to add CAE to my portfolio. To do this, however, I need to sell one of my other tech stocks. which amongst KXS,CSU,GIB.a,DSG,ENGH,CLS,OTEX would you suggest to sell at this time. All have a 2% weighting.
thanks

Q: Hi there,

Thanks for the monthly updates emails. I will be looking to start positions in both names shortly and was wondering which name would be better suited to a TFSA and which would be better in a Non-reg account?

Thanks!

Q: With "CAE looks well positioned to benefit from underlying secular tailwind" and "with the Company deserving of a higher multiple", it appears a viable growth stock for a TFSA for a long-term position. Would you agree or suggest a regular account?.....Tom

Q: Hi, I want to increase my sector weightings in Manufacturing and Industrial stocks, plus obtain some Income. I currently hold Barrick ($7K); CAE ($37K); CNR ($58K), Intel ($20K); Pfizer($17K)and Wajax ($10K). Looking to invest $40K more in this area, your suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks!

Q: I have a 50% gain on CAE over the last year or so. Would you sell it now before the earnings and purchase ENB for the long term?

Q: Hi,

In light of the Donald's proposed 54 billion dollar budget to increase defence spending, including new aircraft carriers,

Would you suggest buying the rumour ?

From what I gather, chances are this will not pass in its current incarnation.

And if you were inclined to beef up defence in your portfolio, what stocks, mid to large caps would be your preference for a basket of stocks ( I prefer to avoid sector ETFs). Can you rank them ?

Thank you,

Karim

Q: I owned this company a couple of years ago and after a long period of non-performance, I sold it. Last July it took off but now again seems to have gone into neutral - perhaps for another 3 years? This company would appear to have a bright future - global reach, new pilots that require training on new planes and to replace the aging (retiring) pilots and some growth in their medical division. Is this one of those companies that just will never be a great grower or do you think that maybe its time has come? I am already invested in the aeronautics space with a US company (Heico) and EIF so I don't need to buy it but was wondering if you thought there is a compelling case to buy.

Appreciate your insight.

Paul F.

Q: I have small positions (less than 0.5% each) in WEF and CCO, both at losses (20% down on WEF, 62% down on CCO). I am debating whether I cut my losses on each and consolidate this freed capital into increasing my position in CAE (currently at 0.5%: making this move would increase my position to about 1.2%).

In defence of WEF, I know that this is a cyclical company, and with the prospect of more construction in the US (I believe there have been some rumblings about increasing house construction in the US), I am aware that WEF could improve over the next 6-12 months. Also, it pays a 4% dividend to wait, so that would be another case to keep it. As for CCO, I am not aware of any tail winds for uranium in general, but I don't think CCO will head much lower than it already has.

On the other side of the argument, I am aware that hanging onto losing positions in the hopes that they improve is not a successful strategy. I believe that CAE is a company worth investing in, and I do plan to increase my position in it, either by adding capital to my investing account (which I will have to wait on until extra capital becomes available to me for investing), or redeploying my existing investment capital.

My question is whether I act now by selling these companies, or whether I hang onto them and wait until I accrue additional free cash to increase my CAE position. I am unwilling to sell my other positions in my account at this time. Thanks so much for your time, and I await your reply.

Q: Which of the Aerospace/Defense companies do you think is the cheapest with the highest growth potential for next few years from the list.

Q: Hi again 51 team!

I currently hold a position in MAL and am considering switching into CAE. What are the main advantages and disadvantages of the future prospects for these two businesses?

What are the executives (not self-serving analyists!) at CAE forecasting for earnings growth and cash flow over the next year?

I see from previous Q&A that 5i has noted that CAE has been profitable every year since 1991. Do you think the market cap of this company reflects their long term financial performance?

Would the CAE track record and future outlook be compelling to add to the 5i balanced portfolio? Why or why not? If not, what does this company have to do to merit inclusion in such a portfolio?

Many thanks for your insights and opinions 5i team !

SGR