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Q: In one of my previous questions about Leon's, I referenced the company's profile page where it shows, like it has for months, that there is one analyst covering LNF. In your answer, you indicated there were, in fact, two analysts covering LNF.

Q1 = I have waited quite a while for the 5iR company profile page to be updated by your data provider to reflect the above # analysts (two). Is there a way to reach out to your data provider and request him to update this? Or...is it that the "missing analyst" is from a firm that they do not consider significant enough?

Q2 = While we are on the topic, how many analysts does 5iR currently have in their system that cover LNF now and what is there current target?

Q3 = What is YOUR internal target for Leon's one year out? How much upside to you see?

Thanks for your help...Steve
Read Answer Asked by Stephen on January 14, 2021
Q: Hi 5i,

I own Lightspeed and I am very happy with it, but I struggle to understand the valuation. Closing in on $100 a share which is an $11B market cap. Is the stock getting ahead of itself. Its tough not to take a double in a stock price in 2 months when there's a huge disconnect in valuation. They've made a couple of acquisitions and launched this new supply chain system, but they went from a $4B market cap to $11B in short order and are up 547% since the March lows. I'm itching to sell!! :)

Jason
Read Answer Asked by Jason on January 13, 2021
Q: Hi, my respected 5i team
Similar to my last question, these 3 high teck stocks are Canadian.
What do you think about the valuations here and are they still safe to hold?
Read Answer Asked by Jane on January 13, 2021
Q: Hi 5i team,
Where is the PR group of KXS these days? They are strangely silent on the Blue Yonder complaint in a Texas court on patent infringement. The only item I see is the Dec 14th release saying that KSX will vigorously defend itself against the claims. That’s it. Has it gone to trial? Has KXS set out any defense? Most companies under attack would at least issue some sort of rebuttal. What do you make of this silence?
Thanks again.
Dave
Read Answer Asked by Dave on January 13, 2021
Q: Given the thesis's that has recently been discussed in Seeking Alpha and in the Globe, as well as NFI's high market share/strong relationships, and the guidance provided in today's Investor Presentation, I would think that the stock has the potential to rise greater than the 52 week high of $33.94 in the near future. The main driver is the move to Zero Emission Buses (ZEB), in part aided by infrastructure spending/subsidies, from traditional buses.

NFI had been trading at $59.00 in February of 2018. At that time the Fiscal 2017 Performance was Revenue: US $2.38B, Adjusted EBITDA: US $318.0M and Return on Sales: 13.4%. That was prior to their acquiring Alexander Dennis.

NFI had their "Virtual Investor Day" this morning; which would have been a greater catalyst than the Seeking Alpha article. I watched the investor day video
https://www.nfigroup.com/investor-relations/investor-day-2021/ this evening, during which NFI:
- reaffirmed its financial guidance for 2020, including Adjusted EBITDA of $145 million to $155 million;
- announced its financial guidance for 2021, including Adjusted EBITDA range of $220 million to $240 million, representing a potential improvement of over 50% from 2020 expectations; and
- announced longer-term targets for 2025, including Adjusted EBITDA of $400 million to $450 million and a Return on Invested Capital ("ROIC") target above 12%.

Given the above, as well as the state of today's markets as it relates to renewables and EV's do you think that we might see NFI trading at or near $60 in the next year?

Thanks for the great work you do!!!

Cory
Read Answer Asked by Cory on January 12, 2021
Q: Hi folks, waited for tax loss season and bought full position in Knight for my TFSA . What significance, if any, does..."Signed a new exclusive distribution agreement with Gilead for the continued commercialization of AmBisome in Brazil, effective Jan. 1, 2021.", have for Knight. The potentials with Knight seem pretty good...even if they work at a snail's pace. Overall opinion on company into 2021. Thanks as always, jb Piedmont QC
Read Answer Asked by John on January 11, 2021
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