Q: What's the deal with lumine, the added shares and large minus in EPS. The bottom line for me as a shareholder is there going to be a precipitous fall in the shares or are we going to see a consolidation ahead. Too many companies add to their share count and then fall. I want to keep the faith but I've been burned before. So what's the verdict; sell, hold or buy.
5i Research Answer:
Both the increased share count and the loss relate to the conversion of preferred shares by CSU, and the set up was done this way to reduce taxes and faciliate the LMN spin out to shareholders. Both the loss and the share conversion were fully expected and disclosed a year ago, and going forward neither will be an issue at all for the company. We see LMN as one of the best long term buys in Canada. Not risk free, but it has already done very well and its acquisition strategy is working solidly so far.