Investment Q&A

Q: THI represents 3% of my overall portfolio, and it happens to be in my TFSA. I am up 44%. There are various options available to THI shareholders , in addition to selling the stock now.

From tmx.com
Under the terms of the transaction, which has been unanimously approved by the Board of Directors of both companies, Tim Hortons shareholders will receive C$65.50 in cash and 0.8025 common shares of the new company per Tim Hortons share. Based on Burger King's unaffected closing stock price as of August 22, 2014, this represents total value per Tim Hortons share of C$89.32 and based on Burger King's closing stock price as of August 25, 2014, this represents total value per Tim Hortons share of C$94.05. As an alternative to the default mixed transaction consideration described above, each Tim Hortons shareholder will have the ability to elect to instead receive, for each Tim Hortons share held, either (i) C$88.50 in cash; or (ii) 3.0879 common shares of the new company, in each case subject to pro ration.


THI stock is trading around $89.32 now, but if you take the cash and stock option based on yesterday's closing price of BKW it is supposedly worth $94.05. And if you take shares in the new company it is supposedly worth $100 (according to BNN).

What option is best for an investor in THI? Should I wait for the deal to close later this year, or sell now?

Paul J.

Q: I am looking for a higher dividend paying Financial equity for my income portfolio and would appreciate your comments on FN, MTG, MKP, AGF.B, and CFN. Which one would you prefer for a long-term hold and why? Thanks!

Q: BKW.US: Should I buy this stock now in anticipation of the deal going thru and the new company making big bucks in the years ahead?

Q: Espial group (ESP) Any reason for the big drop in ESP today? Would it have anything to do with the Rogers and Shaw deal? Thanks

Q: EQI.New shareholder,Smoothwater been buying some $322k shares @ $9.45 to $9.50 from Aug 19 to Aug 25 according to Canadian Insider.Please provide your expert advice on whether it is an entry point now CSS.Really confused & disturbed by the instructions In my humble opinion,the instructions should be FOR or AGAINST.Are the brokers biased as there maybe equity financing coming by TFI for the purchase of CSS BNS.The market today reacted unfavourably to its results.Did it make a loss provision for its operations in the Carriben It s bigger than that of CIBC($500k provision in the last Qtr) & Royal(sold its operations at a loss at beginning of the year)Both BNS & TD are the favourities of fund managers.I am waiting for an entry point Thanks a lo

Q: Please give me your medium term outlook on Cargojet (CJT-T)and in particular, the capital cost for the new infrastructure at the Hamilton, ON distribution centre that is proposed. I am somewhat concerned that the company has only a few clients and may not have the diversified client base that a FEDEX has.

Q: AIF reported on August 6th. Were you happy with the results? Given AIF is more than 10% off it's high for the year, would this be a good entry point?

Don

Q: Hi Peter & team, I have shares of Tim Hortons (Canadian dollars) that I bought few years ago for my non-registered account. Should I understand that Tim Hortons will no longer be listed on the TSX? Will it be replaced by shares of Burger King (US dollars)in my account? If so, when will that happen? I prefer to keep US listed companies in my RRSP account. Thanks, Gervais

Q: If the company is familiar to i5research, can you comment on Gogo Inc. (GOGO), as a 5-10 year investment.

Q: Cominar REIT (CUF.UN)

Hi Team,

Thanks for your August 24 review of CUF.UN. Today it announced a sizable deal to buy Ivanhoe Cambridge shopping centre, office portfolio for $1.53-billion. Would you mind sharing your thoughts on this deal?

Many thanks for your great service. Michael

Q: Why has ahf.to gone up so much, about 30% in the last two weeks? Time to buy some more shares or wait till it settles a little? I have a 2% position right now. Thanks

Q: re: Flextronics Int'l Ltd FLEX

Received a good recommendation on Market Call and it was mentioned they recently instituted a dividend. Your opinion please. (wasn't very rosy when last discussed in January of this year)

Thanks for all you do

Gord

Q: In regards to Contrans (CSS) at BMO Nesbitt Burns there are two options. Option #1 take cash (sell shares). Option #99 Do Nothing (Default). Get your broker to select option #99 in this case to have your voice heard that you don't support the deal. Even though it's the default option it still makes sense to have your broker input the data, this will send a strong message other than do nothing becasue doing nothing can be interpreted in different ways.

Q: TFSA I have mishandled my TFSA and am down a stupidly large amount. I recognize that I cannot utilize the losses but is there a way to replenish to the full amount? IE Could I withdraw the entire amount and then replace it with $31K?

Q: As of now you can see North Dakota from space due to the flaring from the oil and gas drillers. There is pressure to reduce the emissions from this area in particular from Government. Are Questor's incinerators (QST) the best option to reduce this flaring? Or am I wrong with this assumption? With only a 4 month ROE on the incinerator...why do you think the O&G producers are not using them as the go to name? I know that they are small client concentration. But I would have thought since 1995 that they would have been able to distribute their technology more effectively. Thanks for your help. Jeremy

Q: Hi Peter and Team, How and when would you invest in the Natural Gas sector before the winter months set in. Thanks for the great service you and the team provide. Good luck in the mountains next month. Carl.....Gibsons

Q: Macro reports Wednesday after hours. Can you give us some guidance on weather to sell after the report.
If I sell on Thursday (as per your suggestion to hold until after the report) what should I buy to recoup some of my losses?
Thanks

Q: Hello 5i: I am seriously considering a full position in Tricon (TCN). Before doing so, I would like to know if you still maintain Tricon a "B" rating and your outlook for the sector.

Thanks Brian

Q: Hi team:

I have hold CFN for awhile and lost some money
did the last quarter results met expectations ?
is the dividend still safe ?
I wonder if I could sell and put my funds in HCG
which I had a very small position
thanks!
Michael

Q: Hello 5i.
We hold small holdings of TD(325 shs) and BNS(230 shs) We also hold XIU and XIC. These ETFs hold TD and BNS in their top 10 holdings. As part of our financial sector we also hold 575 shs. of Gluskin Sheff(GS) My question then, is there any point in holding BNS and TD?