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Q: Hello Peter & Team, I read in the newspaper this morning that Canada Goose will soon go public in Toronto and New York. According to the article, they have business in 34 countries, and they plan to expand their business. Will that be a good investment? Do they have debt? Do you know the exact date the stock will be available on the TSX? Regards, Gervais
Read Answer Asked by Gervais on February 16, 2017
Q: so the vp and head of rbc investing finally returned my call. he said there were 474 expressions of interest for freshii, rbc investing received a very small number of shares for freshii and as he explained only the first 10 expressions of interest got some fill, i was 47.53,64,65,abd 74. my next question was why they did not close the freshii ipo right away, he said they discussed this forever in meetings, and decided to leave it open, my reply is giving false hope is disgusting, he agreed and indicated they will not do it anymore.
i agree with peter paying more than 13.50 is probably a dumb move, personally i am a big health nut so my emotion better not get the better of me.
on another note i often trade long dated options 1 and 2 years out, example facebook trading at 130. 2 years out the 130 are at 20 bucks, a number easier to deal with, the fees from rbc are astronomical on each trade. i spoke to the vp about this and he agreed but they have no facility to offset something like this for large traders.
for my stock trades i pay 6.95, i know there are far less expensive sites but with 15 accounts and my banking at rbc the hassle to change is huge.he offered me a small consolation which i accepted. dave
Read Answer Asked by david on January 30, 2017
Q: fyi, i use rbc investing and rbc capital markets is lead underwriter for freshii ipo, i placed expression of interest for 10,000 shares, price quoted is 10.00-11.50, i also called head of rbc investing who i know to see if i can get some, will keep you posted.the point is freshii ipo still says open, i expect tomorrow it will say closed.
last time i did all this was for shopify and i got nada, bought it on the open market, still a huge shareholder.
i am a big believer in freshii , have never eaten at one i live in mont tremblant , closest is in montreal where i never go , but i think these guys have got it right. dave
Read Answer Asked by david on January 23, 2017
Q: Hi 5i, I’m trying to understand the price setting dynamics when expressions of interest are sought for an IPO and a price range is indicated instead of a fixed price. E.g. the current Freshii offering indicates a price in the range of $8.50-10.00. What determines the actual price? Why wouldn’t the company and the bankers just pick the top end every time if that is in their best interest? Thanks!
Read Answer Asked by Lance on January 11, 2017
Q: Hi 5i,

Do you have any data on Aritzia such as EPS, yearly revenue, debt, cash on hand, etc. Since IPO's tend to be very volatile, which means they sometimes go from very expensive to ridiculously cheap. If it does become cheap due to plain old volatility and not because of deteriorating fundamentals, I just might be tempted to buy in!
Read Answer Asked by SHANE on October 07, 2016
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