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Q: Hi 5i, I would appreciate some more info in relation to your recent comments on Callidus (CBL), which I still hold. I don’t want to take issue with them; I just want to get clearer on whether and how they should impact my own view. I took the company’s report last summer (along with management’s comments) to indicate that improvements were needed to both loan portfolio growth and the balance sheet in order to motivate sufficient interest for the company to be taken private. I interpreted the company’s report last fall as confirming that view. At the time of the last report it seemed to me unlikely that CBL would be able to show much improvement on either aspect before their next report (March 31?) or possibly the following one. Accordingly, I determined to hang on to the shares for the next couple of reporting periods (subject to new information), to see whether there were emerging signs of the required improvements. Since then, this is what I am wondering about, I have seen no news reflecting on the company’s business performance. I can understand people becoming fatigued with the stock and its treatment by the market and I can understand the passage of time eroding peoples’ confidence in the prospect for a profitable go-private transaction. But that aside, is there any fundamental business information you are aware of, which has come available since their last report and reflects negatively on CBL’s business and its related prospects? Thanks.
Read Answer Asked by Lance on March 16, 2018
Q: Good day Ryan, I'm still trying to wrap my head around the latest earnings release. Their fourth quarter and annual net income benefited from a one time recovery of 9.4 million and going forward they benefit from an estimated 3 million annual net income due to lower U.S. corporate tax rate. So if you take away the one time 9.4 mill is the 3 million enough to increase their growth going forward? Will they be able to increase their dividend or pay a special dividend? A couple questions here thanks much AEO
Read Answer Asked by Alan on March 16, 2018
Q: Hi. In the Financial sector, I own BNS (5%), TD (5%), GSY(3.2%), ECN(3.3%) and Visa (2.4%). Is the banking sector too high? If I need to sell, which one should go first? Is GSY and ECN very similar in nature? Should I own both? Thanks
Read Answer Asked by Esther on March 15, 2018
Q: Hi 5i,

I received a notice of a tender offer for ECN shares. The offer advises that existing shareholders can participate by specifying a price between $3.49 to $3.90 per share as a Dutch auction. Can you clarify how this sort of thing typically works, versus just buying at the market price? I'm wondering if this is a good deal for existing shareholders. As of me writing this, the share price is $3.71.

Thanks!




Read Answer Asked by Elliott on March 13, 2018
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