Investment Q&A

Q: Hi 5i,

Thank you for the great work. Can you please comment on Park Lawn’s release and what’s driving the share price to a new 52-week low?

Thank you in advance.

Q: Is this a good time to pick up some Chartwell for income and long-term?
Or would you prefer Park Lawn?
Thanks!

Q: I was surprised to see Park Lawn go down over 5 percent today on the announcement of the ceo's departure. When i looked into it a little closer, i saw that Mr. Clark had taken a small company worth 30 million to one evaluated at over 900 million in just seven years. I see Mr. Paul Smith is filling in as chairman while they search for a new ceo. Is it odd that in that time they did not hire someone and groome them for the post? I can see the importance of leadership! Should we be worried with this transition?

Q: I was on holidays at Christmas so I put a stop loss on a few stocks. Trade Desk which was trading at a low of $256.00 for quite some time for a split second dropped $10 to $246.00 and took out my stock and was right back up at $256.00 again. Would the market maker have dropped that so some lucky guy could get the stock cheap?
A broker I know told me that since I average at the most 30 trades a quarter, Revenue Canada could classify me as not an investor by making so many trades which could cause me to not qualify for the 50% capital gains rule and I would have to pay tax on 100% gains. I put it on forums but I haven't had a response yet. Hopefully you can enlighten me on this.
Nice call on Park Lawn. I get a lot of emails pertaining to the market and one advised me the other day to buy Park Lawn as it was going to break out above $30.00. I already own Park Lawn so nice call from 5i that I got it a lot cheaper some time ago.
Thanks for making my trading easier. Dennis

Q: Park Lawn Corp. has been pretty weak lately. You would think that with the amount of space to burry people getting less and less, that that their services would get a premium. Through the media I’ve been hearing about eco friendly ways if disposing of deceased. Things like composting (essentially becoming flowers in your flower bed) to burying people by road side and planting a tree over them. How would such future changes affect The company?

Q: Thanks for your insights regarding Park Lawn. Just for clarification, you mentioned PLC earned 14 cents per share. I thought they earned 19 cents adjusted.

Thanks again for your help.

John

Q: What are your thoughts regarding Park Lawn's earnings, growth profile and debt levels?

Thanks again.

John

Q: I have a hard time understanding the valuation for GDI. What am I missing? Would you buy it at the current price?

Q: I have held Park Lawn for a while and it has been a decent performer. However, I note that over the last month it has been very strong, almost, relatively, parabolic and without a “down” day for some while. Ie. from around $25.50 on May 1 to over $29 today. Do you have any information on why this security may be acting so?

Q: What impact will the Ontario Government changes to alcohol and gambling have on Great Canadian Gaming, The Stars Group and Park Lawn Corp?

Q: I hold SIS and also disappointed, but I did purchase at $5.72 so I will watch for now. PLC announced an offering: Park Lawn Corporation Announces $125 Million Bought Deal Offering and Successful Completion of Cress Funeral Service Acquisition. Stock down 6.75%, is this an opportunity to purchase PCL at a discount?
Thanks

Q: Any comment on the Park Lawn stock issue?

Thanks.

Q: I am looking to recession-proof my TFSA with stable companies like Chartwell Retirement Residences and Park Lawn Corp. But my stock chart shows Chartwell collapsing from $14 to $4 in 2008/9, taking until 2016 to recover. Park Lawn doesn't seem to be listed that far back (but I note your report describes it as "recession-proof." Would you recommend Chartwell despite the 08/9 numbers and does your assessment of PLC mean that it would be relatively unaffected by a similar market meltdown?

Q: What sector would you put Park Lawn Corporation? Also, what is an appropriate percentage allocation for each sector

Q: What do you think of Park Lawn at today's levels? P/E seems a little high - but does past and future growth prospects justify it? (TD has it currently at 67.2x). I see they have missed some quarterly estimates - reason to worry? The growth seems solid and I like the story....thanks for your thoughts.

Q: During this pullback I have been adding what I think are high quality Canadian mid to large caps with decent growth profiles and pretty good balance sheets (CAE, TOY, GIB.a, WCN, KXS, X).

I'm thinking now of adding to my existing small cap positions starting with Park Lawn (PLC-ca) and Andrew Peller (ADW.a-ca). How would you view each company's debt levels and growth profile.

Thanks.

John

Q: I'm going to start shifting my holdings toward 5I's income portfolio over the next several months. Which two stocks from that portfolio are the most compelling buys at the moment?

I hold Brookfield Renewable and Enbridge.

Q: Hi can you give me your top 5 dividend paying stocks with a drip I am looking for a 3 to 5 percent discount on the drip thanks

Q: Hi Peter/Ryan
I owned Park Lawn for about a year and did quite well on it before selling. Interested in getting back into it. One reason I got out was bad memories of the Loewen ( https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_Loewen ) group which I am sure you remember. I assume Park Lawn is more conservative with dept? Obviously Service Corporation is much bigger but in terms of valuation how do they compare?

Much thanks

Stuart

Q: https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2018/05/03/premier-calls-allegations-against-nursing-homes-disturbing-and-upsetting.html

Would this type of allegation lead you to cut half the position or perhaps entirely? I have quite a large (overweight position) in SIA and have it as a DRIP for a number of years. I have about 40 percent of my position in free shares and want to continue to build my portfolio around the aging demographic. I have considered selling some SIA and putting a bit more into SIS as well as Park Lawn, but the dividend income being re-invested has done me well and provides a nice safety net on a long term hold. THoughts?