Investment Q&A

Q: Good afternoon,

Could you please offer your opinion on the new Mullen Group convertible debenture 5.75%, Nov 30/2026, convertible @ $14.00. Given the decline in the stock is this a good way to participate in growth with income?
Thank you

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Q: I was surprised to hear that their earning estimates have been cut in half as per a previous question. Is that accurate? What is the reason for that? Is it not concerning?

Q: Morningstar Equity Analyst Report dated today (analyst Joe Gemino) rates Enbridge as a buy. Do you agree? It appears to be a comprehensive report and makes good sense both as a "Bear and a Bull". As an impartial organization, could I have your opinion of this report please.

Thanks

Q: Could you please offer an opinion on Skechers,
particularly in the context of recent softness for the likes of Nike and Foot Locker? I'm thinking there's a good match-up (like Dollarama) for a rebounding theme of "thrift", as well as a growing demographic tail-wind provided by an aging
population in much of the world. Anecdotally,
the local outlet store is noticeably busier, with line-ups at the cashier on occasion. Thank you.

Q: I bought NVDA a year ago at a 3% investment. I am now down to 1.5%. Hold, sell, top back up? I do have some cash to do so. This is in my TFSA. I am ok for a 5 year hold.

Q: Does Baylin's opportunity in 5G make the company a good buy today?

Q: Could I have your latest views on this company and the relationship it has with Golden Valley Mines. YTD returns seems to have been descent and wandering if I could start a position as part of a gold portion of my portfolio. Tnx

Q: Hi 5i team,

There are no questions on SGMS (Scientific Games) to date so I'll be the first. :)
Was watching BNN today and a guest talked about Pollard Banknote (PBL) which I have on my watchlist...it is a thin trader so I have to be patient to accumulate. He also indicated PBL has about 20% market share (of instant lottery tickets) but SGMS has about 70% market share. The latter comment got my attention.
Wrt SGMS, from your web site Companies page, the QTR1 and QTR2 estimates have really come down in the last 30-90 day period and thus so has the FY1 (12/19) estimate. Can you explain why these numbers have been reduced so much from 60 days ago? Was their prior quarter a huge miss and thus analysts readjusted their expectations?
The only negatives I could see from their last released Q4 and FY18 report was "Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities decreased to ($9.8) million from $118.1 million in the year ago period, driven primarily by making a $151.5 million payment to resolve the Shuffle Tech legal matter." and "Net loss was $352.4 million compared to a net loss of $242.3 million a year ago, driven by $253.4 million in restructuring and other charges primarily consisting of the $151.5 million payment to resolve the Shuffle Tech legal matter and $27.5 million for contingent consideration associated with the higher-than-expected results from the 2017 acquisition of Spicerack."

There is also now quite an EPS increase expected in 2020, again from the 5i Companies page. Does this seem like a good buying opportunity given the FY2(12/20) expectations vs FY1(12/19)? (I get a mixed message from their key ratios from the 5i Companies page.)
I see the stock popped 8% today (6/3) albeit it has gone from $60 to $20 since May 2018...so quite the drop.
How would you rate SGMS vs PBL within this industry?
Are SGMS's troubles now behind it? Or is it basically a show me story now to get back investors confidence?
Is one a buy vs the other in a diversified portfolio?

Cheers,
Steve in Ottawa

Q: Seems to me that SMU had to accept a very small discount to the trading price of their shares, on this bought deal. Would you agree? Seems positive to me going forward.

Q: Hi team,

Do you think this is a good time to buy? if it were to be broken up will there be much more downside?

Thanks!

Q: I am a "teach me to fish", not "give me fish" kind of person, so I was wondering if there is a simple method of determining the US portion of revenue of a Canadian stock. Going through financial statements don't seem to help. Your service seems to be able to determine this, so I was wondering if you could share your source of this information. Thanks for your great service.

Q: i am a large holder of trz, this mach group offer seems to have a lot of conditions, the main one being the quebec govt put in over a 100 million,trz has not opened yet but do you see air canada going over 14. dollars.
my question is should i hold on. dave

Q: Would you take a position in CGX at these level ? 5 year time horizon. 3% of portfolio.
Is the 7.5% yield correct / safe ? Can you please comment on their payout ratio.
Thank you

Q: Hi, could you please post estimates for the quarterly earnings release expected on June 6, 2019. Thanks

Q: If you were to buy one growth stock in Canada and one in the US. What would they be?

Q: Good morning, if i wanted to buy just one well diversified etf ex-Canada, but cdn dollar denomination fund, for about a five year hold, what would you recommend? Moderate risk.

Q: I have read the most recent comments that you have answered for members on Russel Metals, My question to you is; at what price would you start to recommend this stock if someone is looking for a 10-15% return from purchase price? And, Has Russel Metals ever cut its dividend, for some reason, I think they have.?

Thanks Barry

Q: This is a relatively recent ETF that I took a position in a few weeks ago. Yield looks good, I just wonder about some of its holdings and the ETFs viability in these uncertain markets. I would appreciate your thoughts on the ETF and its holdings. Many thanks for your time and efforts on our behalfs. Mike

Q: Good morning 5i, Could I please have your updated view on NXR after its most recent quarter.
Thanks
Rob

Q: Currently have cash flowing rental property where I've built some cash reserves that I'd like to put to work. Looking for stable, lower risk, higher yield opportunity to put this cash to work in TFSA. Any recommendations?