Investment Q&A

Q: http://affaires.lapresse.ca/economie/quebec/201506/01/01-4874244-le-pdg-damaya-fait-partie-de-lenquete-de-lamf.php

Mr. Hodson, what do you make of the above article ? To my knowledge, the CEO has done nothing wrong and is acting in full cooperation with AMF, and with the support of its BOD. It would be unfortunate if this affected the impending coming on NASDAQ.

Q: Hi Peter and the gang,

I bought CSU at just under $170 and its trading at over $500 right now with a multiple in the high 60s. Just wondering what your thoughts are going forward and should I take some money off the table.

Regards,
H.S.

Q: I know over the long term that you feel this company will do well. It continues to push upward and I am not sure if it has pushed up to much to quickly.

Is now an okay time, or should I wait for a pull back?

Any good strategies on buying low volume stocks, or just ensure I set some limits?

As always thanks for great guidance.

Q: I am planning on gifting some shares of Amaya gaming to a charitable organization. The shares have a significant capital gain, but I wonder if I should wait until the shares are listed on the NASDAQ exchange June 8. Do you think the shares will further appreciate in value after the NASDAQ listing?
Linda

Q: Hello Gals and Guys -- thank you for your pending reply to my question. Have held both of these equities and made good profit over time. Sense this maybe an opportunity to re enter them. In your opinion, which I grealy respect, which one, recognizing their differnt focus, strengths, and sectors, for a 2-3 year hold. Many thanks, JA

Q: Could you please tell me why Goldcorp has done so poorly the last few months compared to Agnico Eagle Mines.Thank-you

Q: I bought CUS on the run up to the transloading facility. When that didn't work out I held it thinking they would eventually revert just to the original chemical business. It continues to slip a few cents every day. Is it time to sell?

Q: Is FCR breaking down or moving into a buy zone or otherwise?

Q: Can you sensible describe a "crowded trade ". Jerome Hass was wittering on about this on Bnn on Fri. and said that his hedge fund stays away from these type of trades. One of his recommendations then was cxi, and ,if this is not a crowded trade, then what is? Can you lift the fog . thanks

Q: Can I get your opinion on the recent 10%+ SP erosion. Did it get oversold due to the $500 dividend bonus and now buyers are selling off after the Xdate?

Carl

Q: Hello. I bought 50 shares of csu at 190.00 dollars. In my account i have now a csu.rt.a 50 shares at 0.30 cents. Can you explain for me what it is and should i keep or sell this. Thank you

Q: Dear Gentlemen,
In your response to Mr Les, about CCL in Mat'l sector.
CCL is classified in Consumer Cyclical by TMX.
Best Regards

Q: With the additional insight provided by recent bank earnings reports do they present value here considering future prospects?

Q: I have had quite a nice return with Enghouse but how does one decide when its time to lighten up or dispose of a position completely? It still only represents a 5% position of my portfolio but I feel that it must now be fully valued if not overvalued. Notwithstanding its attractive fundamentals (no debt, high growth rate, dividend increases) given its high P/E I'm thinking that there will be little upside over the next 12 -18 months with the possibility of a significant drop if there is a market correction. Your thoughts would be appreciated.

Q: Could I have your views on QST's first quarter earnings. The price of oil seems to hang over the results but they still seem decent considering this. Any thoughts you have are appreciated.

thanks

Q: Mr. Hodson, this stock gets a rather low rating from analysts.
For example, at TD WebBroker, the ratings are Under Perform (2), Hold (5), Buy (1) and Strong Buy (0).
At RBC Direct Investing, the Consensus Recommendation provided by Thomson Reuters is 3.13 (on a scale of 5 to 1, 5 being a Strong Sell). How could analysts have it so wrong, when the stock is clearly a strong performer for quite some time ?

The matter is entirely different when it comes to AYA (Amaya), and presumably rightly so. Amaya is much appreciated by analysts. Why the difference of treatment ?

CSU is a good stock, but is not much appreciated by analysts, while AYA is the darling of analysts. Is this a game for analysts ? Of course AYA has been a star recently, but CSU is clearly a good value stock. Maybe AYA is reaching for the stars, while CSU is only an outstanding performer...

Q: Could you please comment on Descarte's earnings release issue this morning? Thank for your incredible service. Peter

Q: Hi, there has been a decent amount of insider buying reported after recent quarterly earnings release, in past few days. The next quarter is already 2 months in and besides the dividend increase, outlook provided by management was quite positive in the recent MD&A. Do you think, it could be a signal of strong performance by the company/stock price ahead of us? I also noticed in the quarterly report that company had almost 2/3rd of its revenue coming from US operations. What are your comments on this trend? CEO also made a note that they are looking for acquisitions in Canada and US. Thanks

Q: My granddaughter has no financials in her TFSA. She holds Boston Pizza and Brookfield Renewable in eqal valuations. I am considering adding SLF or TD. Which would you recommend or do you have a preferred alternative stock that pays a dividend?
With appreciation.
Ed

Q: Greetings, everyone.

Am I reading/interpreting this correctly? Hormel purchased Applegate Farms for $775 million. Applegate Farms is expected to have sales of $340 million in 2015 (as referenced in yesterday's press release).

High Liner Foods had sales of over 1 billion in 2014 and 310 million in Q1 2015 and has a market cap of $733 million. So, to me, it looks like Hormel purchased Applegate Farms for more than the marketcap of High Liner, and High Liner is trending to generate more than 3x the sales of Applegate.

Am I looking at this correctly?

Thanks, again.

John