Investment Q&A

Q: Hi, Any comments on recent price action .Why Sylogist continues to make new multi year lows, while Tech sector, in general has gained some traction, over past week or so. There was a mention here of stock's long term support at $6.50 - $6.75 level. Why would retail investors keep selling, despite its solid organic growth prospects/possible acquisitions and very low risk to dividend ? based on its history dividend yield is now flirting with 7.50 - 8% - Is there a concern of a dividend cut ? We beefed up our holding along with 5i recently and like the company. What is the next support level and is it worth buying more now? We have owned it for several years and stock has fallen below our ACB of $6.57 and weight has dropped from 5% to below 2.5%. Thanks

Q: You mentioned that Topicus operates in $USD. Did you mean that they make their acquisitions using this currency, or is it the currency utilized by their operating groups on a day to day basis? Thanks.

Q: Hi Peter

SYZ has declined significantly. I know you have been positive in your recent answers. That’s encouraging.
I wanted to ask why SYZ declined by so much?
They have withstood well in the past 10 year bear markets. What’s different this time that they are on a free fall

Q: Good morning 5i staff,
I am thinking about selling PLC for a tax loss and buying again in 30 days. I know the previous exdividend date was in June but I don't know how to find out when the next one is, as this might affect my decision. Do you see any catalysts that would affect this stock in the next thirty days, or do you think that it will not rise much in that time?
thanks for all your great advice

Q: Would you consider Bam.a sort of similar to a mutual fund in that it’s investments cover a broad geography in many divergent business’s?

Q: Would you be comfortable selling PBH for tax reasons and buying back
in 30 days. Your February report indicates a pullback in dining out and travel as well as increased input costs could materially affect them.

Q: Further to the idea of tax loss harvesting for Leon's, I see they report on Aug 10...within the 30 day buy-back window.
Question 1 = please confirm the Aug 10 reporting date
Q2 = would you wait until after LNF reports, in case there is some news that does result in a spike?
Thanks...Steve

Q: Good day ,
Do u guys plan on doing a report on this name any time soon ..,and in a years time do U expect this story to be much higher then it is today .. certainly tested ones patience owing names like this
Thank u
Mark

Q: A bit of a timely question here but GSY has pulled back a fair bit today. Obviously due to the 100bp rate hikes which directly affects their business. At what point are rate hikes so high that GSY is no longer a good buy? Would you add on this pullback? Thx

Q: What is wrong with this stock? It keeps going down regardless of market direction. Hits 52 weeks low today. Is it time to bail out of this?
Thank you

Q: Now that Savaria stock price has lowered substantially since the beginning of the year, I am considering it for my income portfolio with its 4% yield and some growth. Before I do, I have the following questions:
1. In your opinion, is Savaria a "Capital Intensive" company? -- Capital intensive companies don't perform well during inflation period.
2. What is the dividend payout ratio over cashflow?
3. How do you feel about the debt level compared to its free cash flow? and
4. In your opinion, to what extent will higher interest rates impair their acquisition strategy. If they can't aquire other companies, what is the risk the growth becomes anemic?

Thanks.

Q: Hi, These two companies, which are leaders in the packaging industry ,and enjoy a positive view with 5i, have seen their share prices perform quite differently. Over a 5 years period, RPI has outperformed CCL.b significantly, but during past 12 months and more recently, CCL stock has shown signs of steady comeback, while RPI price continues to languish at 50% below its peak of $85, reached in Oct, 2020. We are aware that two companies operate in different segments of packaging sector and while CCL has a larger geographical reach, RPI's operates in North America, primarily. We used to own CCL.b few years ago, but sold our position and replaced with RPI units, about 3-4 years ago. Could you make a comparison of the two companies, with respect to their size, leverage/debt, business/growth prospects, insider ownership, current valuation and risk to assess, how they compare/rank on these metrics and the reasoning. Also today if you own them, what will be the objective - Income or Growth or Both for each. Thank You

Q: I am participating in an investment challenge at work. We all pick a portfolio of 1 to 15 CAD or US stocks July 18, 2022 and revalue them October 31, 2023. Whichever portfolio grows the most in CAD wins a cash prize. Can you give me any suggestions of stocks poised to "light it up" over this time period. Note that there is no entry fee so I can invest in extremely risky volatile stocks.

Q: followup to my question from yesterday about dnd. you replied
The Link deal would be highly accretive to earnings, and set DND up for very strong market share and growth. That being said, with the long delays, regulatory issues, and the market, we do not think many investors really think this deal is going to close.
has this been your thinking when you have recently rated, on several occasions, dnd as one of your top growth picks? has your view changed with the apparent demise of the link deal?

Q: CAE looks to have a roughly 50% revenue split from civil aviation and defence - would you consider it comparable to Raytheon without having to be exposed to currency conversions via buy/sells? Thanks

Q: can you comment on dnd and acquisition offer being refused but looking for a higher price. how material is the deal to dnd's valuation. what do you see happening.

Q: Finally,Engh started to make acquistions ,and stablizing & moving up. Is it time to buy some? Txs for u usual great services & views

Q: I noticed LSPD is trading three dollars below it's book value. How should an investor take this as far as importance.

Q: Comments on results. Would you add to existing position?

Q: Could you comment on ATZ earnings and future prospects. Thank you.