Investment Q&A

Q: Would you consider this a worthy addition to an income portfolio with potential for capital appreciation? Seems like it's trading at a reasonable discount to price targets (for what they're worth) but wonder if there's a reason for that in relation to future prospects? Do you have any concerns regarding the balance sheet/payout ratio, etc.?
Thanks...

Q: CSU just posted quaterly report today. Your thoughts on results and going forward. Thanks.
Robert

Q: Great quarter!

Q: In quarters in which HPS.A does particularly well, executive compensation tends to sink the shares. Earnings are due on March 18. Is this one of the quarters likely to produce significant executive compensation or will comparison to the previous quarter dampen the exec comp and help the shares?

Q: Galaxy had a big jump today. Was this due to Kraken or price of bitcoin and if Kraken can you please explain this? Since delisting from TSX will TD investor services automatically convert shares to US like when Newmont delisted or do we need to call them. Do you know when it will delist?

Q: Hello 5i,

We are nearing our max contribution to our TFSA's by transferring excess RRSP funds. We have never used a non-registered account. Can you suggest 5-10 stocks that should be in a non-reg account and why they are best in a non-reg over a TFSA Would you add GLXY or ETHQ to a non-reg due to volatility?

Thank you

D&J

Q: Could you provide an update on insider buying for Goeasy? In the past they seemed to personally get behind the stock.
Also, what does your gut say about the security of that 5.5% dividend? Are they over-leveraged or is there another key metric that could indicate things are a bit shakey? Thank you

Q: It's been a while since you've been asked about this company specifically.

I don't really want to sell companies hit by the software scare, but I am thinking of opportunity cost and perhaps switching the money in KXS to something in the same sector with more upside potential (eg. CSU).

Can you comment on KSX and, if you would make this move, one or two companies to switch into.

Q: hello 5i:
CPX reported this morning and the results looked very good:
EPS of $1.28 beats by $0.70
| Revenue of $1.08B (26.38% Y/Y) beats by $83.60M
do you agree, and did the conference call add anything that might explain the drop in share price?
thanks
Paul L

Q: CSU bought 10.6 million more SABR shares at about $1.16 each.
• They now own 50.2 million shares, or 12.7% of the company.
• CSU is now Sabre’s second‑largest shareholder.
TD anaylist think CSU wouldn’t buy this much unless they see a big opportunity to create value.
They hint that:
• Software valuations have dropped because of AI fears.
• That makes it a good time for CSU to buy distressed companies cheaply.
TD analysts think CSU may be preparing a recapitalization — basically a financial rescue that could include:
• Debt-for-equity swap (creditors get shares instead of debt)
• Spin-out structure like CSU used for Topicus (TOI) and Lumine (LMN)
• Some new creative structure CSU hasn’t used before
it’s about Sabre being broken, and CSU being one of the few companies skilled enough to fix it.

An Advisor on Bnn actually has CSU as a top pick today.
In view of the events that are occurring would this be a good time to leverage down on CSU in a tax free account.
Thank you for your great help and thanks Rick

Q: Hi team,
I am curious about TRI, yet a bit critical at the same time as a growth stock. I see it is in the growth portfolio. In the last quarterly release, it just put out I see that overall revenue growth is only 3% or so. This number is not so appealing to me in a growth sense. However, the stock has been more than cut in half, and perhaps has good recovery potential with a decent dividend? I am trying to wrap my head around this name and if there is potential here buying it at these levels. What, if any are the catalysts to get the growth rate more than the current 3%? Do you see much upside for the name over the next few years? Would it be on your list as among one of the better buying opportunities out there in today's market? I already own the CSU family, and NOW but TRI seems to be beaten up even worse than most of those.

As a second question if you would be so kind as to touch base on...LMN is continually mentioned as having the most potential as a buy today in the CSU family. Is there any reason for this other than it is the smallest? LMN seems to consistently have the worst earnings numbers out of the 3, specifically in terms of organic growth. Is there a specific reason for choosing LMN over TOI for example in which TOI has superior organic growth numbers? Just trying to understand.

Thanks
Shane.

Q: With the release of the 4th Q are you more or less comfortable with this being a part of your growth portfolio?
If comfortable... would you add, bringing it up to a full position?

Q: I read this morning that Galaxy is being delisted from the TSX. How does one handle this move? Do I sell and re-buy on the Nasdaq, or will the Canadian shares be automatically converted to the US equivalent? And, ... why is this happening?

Q: Terravest recently acquired KBK Industries. Your reaction?

Q: what are your 2 favorite mid cap gold companies for risk and growth as of today.awhile back you gave me aris which i own as well as barrick and iamgold.dave

Q: With the increasing focus on the “space race” and ongoing defense spending innovations I am looking for promising investment candidates to take advantage of those themes.

Could you please provide your assessment of Redwire as an investment option.

Thanks as always,

Dave

Q: Opinion on grid

Q: When I think about the large impact AI has had on these companies I can't help but think some contrarian thoughts:
> Even if AI can replicate some of the activities of the engineering firms, there is a lot of liability on these projects they work on which require human intervention / approval / oversight
> Companies would not have the requisite engineering resources in house to verify if what the AI is doing would be safe/reliable for large construction projects
> Infrastructure as a whole will continue to be needed especially if AI growth continues which reinforces the project pipeline
> AI can be used by WSP, STN in-house to lower costs and become more efficient so they could turn around projects faster or cheaper and reduce labour on projects
> Wouldn't AI also allow them to develop more insights/data which in turn could be used to better manage projects / highlight risks or use data to better quote (which in turn reduces losses) etc

I see AI as an enabler of these companies but not necessarily replacing them - maybe on the low-end side of their business where liability/risk isn't high but on big projects you would think working with an outsource 'expert' will still be required

Am I way off in my thinking?

Q: Thoughts on the TVE quarter please?

Q: Comments please on EQB earnings and outlook.
Thanks!