Investment Q&A

Q: Looking to add a full position in your balanced equity portfolio ( which I am slow adopting). Currently overweight financial and energy so those are off the table. Could more or less add any other class and be ok for weighting. Recently added OTEX and ENGH as tech stocks so those are off the table along with MG, wsp. Which havew the best buying opportunity right now....wish I had picked up MX earlier this week when it tanked 4% on weak earnings...

Q: Is Stella Jones affected by the recent tariffs on softwood lumber? Thanks.

Q: Any idea why it is recovering so nicely? i thought this years outlook wasn't great.

Q: Hello 5i
what is stella-jones overall market share?
Thank you,
Andrew

Q: I am holding smaller positions in all three in a fairly well balanced RSP but I need to convert to a RIF in a couple of years.
Is it time to let these go into some more conservative dividend growers or would you suggest I maintain a balance in my RIF similar to your income and balanced portfolios??
Thanks as always,
Peter

Q: I am starting a TFSA for my wife, who is 5 years from retirement with an adequate pension. The stocks in question will be of equal weight. Your opinion on selection or other suggestion would be appreciated.
Thanks

Q: Is SJ a good buy at $39? Is its current growth slow-down only temporary? Do you still rate it an "A " ? Thank you.

Q: I have found myself sector heavy in some areas and need to increase my positions in both Health Care and Basic Materials. I am looking at CRH for health care and would like to add one more. Suggestions?

For basic materials do you additional suggestions in addition to SJ and MX

Thx


Steve

Q: What is Stella Jones' North American market share in 1) sale of poles, and 2) sale of railway ties ? Thank you.

Q: Hello Peter and Team
I need to build the material sector of my PF and would appreciate your rating, in order, of Agrium, Stella and Methanex based on today's prices. Looking for long term growth and dividend growth. Thanks for all you do.
Gary

Q: If you had to decide between SJ and MX (for a 2 - 5 year hold in a RIFF), which would you choose?
Thanks for this terrific service!

Q: Hello there! Is today's pull back on SJ a good opportunity to add to my position? I currently have about half a position at around 45ish. Thank you!

Q: I have a question about ZCL Composites and Stella Jones.
I'm thinking of selling SJ and replacing it with ZCL. Other than the significant size difference, and assuming a balanced portfolio, is there a reason not to do this given the better momentum and dividend for ZCL?

Thanks.

Q: Comments on earnings please thanks

Q: Hi, Could you please provide street estimates of Revenue, EBITDA and Adj EPS for upcoming quarterly results, this week. Thanks

Q: Greetings 5i Team:

If you had to choose one of these companies to add new money to without regard to anything but expected growth over a 3-5 year time frame which would you choose and if you could please provide a brief rationale?

Thank you

Q: Hi Guys,

Please rank these in order for selling.

thanks,

Jim

Q: On 1/26 you stated that railway ties & utility poles demand are cyclical,but steady demand remain over the long term.Since its big drop in mid Jan,these are comments from 4 guests on BNN.1)strong support @ $38 2)A model price of $57.25 3)Echoing 5I's view,strong demand for railway ties & utility poles over long term.Poles in USA are past their useful life,so going to be constant demand, 4)Value managers had been doing work & finding there is value.5) Strong management 6)One guest bought on the drop.One nibbled away @ the position.Note that it has since stablised Is there any update since 1/26 & when it is reporting.Have 5I spoken to management recently.Is it within 5I's policy to contact management of companies.Appreciate u usual great services & views

Q: CN Rail announced their capital spending for next year and it seems that they will continue to spend on infrastructure improvements. I assume that SJ would get some of that business. My question is when SJ announced previously that revenue would be soft in 2017 would that have been based on CN decreasing their spending or is there really no way of assessing that? The stock currently has reacted much so I am thinking CN's announcement wasn't material (please excuse the pun) to SJ.

Paul F.

Q: I am just about to set up my portfolio. I am following your balanced equity portfolio. Most will be put into TFSA. I have to select about 6 to go in non registered. Obviously these would be the ones I would expect lower returns. Which ones should I select? I plan to keep not touch these investments for 8 years.
T Steve