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Q: Hi 5i,
I'll preface my question by saying I'm not well versed in analyzing the ins and and outs of quarterly reports and financial statements.
That said, I hope you can help me understand the great difference in the share price of LSPD and CURA, both of which i own and which I therefore want to understand better.
As i read them, the most recent quarterly reports of the two companies disclose that LSPD had revenue of 116 million to 312 million for CURA. LSPD loss per share was .38 and CURA's was .01. LSPD has 2.2 billion in total assets of which 807 million is cash and 1.266 billion is said to be made up of goodwill. CURA has 3 billion in total assets, of which 333 million is cash and 538 million is goodwill.
According to the metrics in 5i's digest for each, CURA leads in all the profitability ratios and in every management effectiveness category. Price to sales for CURA is 10.93 and price to sales for LSPD is 40.90, while CURA's price to book is marginally better than that of LSPD..
Assuming I have the foregoing stats correct or nearly so, why does LSPD trade for nearly 8 times more per share than CURA, and why is LSPD considered such a good growth prospect? While I recognize they are clearly apples and oranges, given that LSPD seems to have so far to go just to catch up to the numbers a less favored company like CURA has already reached, is it way overpriced?.
Thanks,
Peter
Read Answer Asked by Peter on August 12, 2021
Q: Hello Peter

I sold recently almost 50% of my US stocks:ADBE,AMZN,TEAM,NFLX,MA & MSFT from my unregstr. acct. and I do not want to keep cash and I do not want to buy US stocks.

Please provide me with idea of 5 Canadian stocks that are reasonably safe and be kept for 2 to 3 years, or 2 Canadian stocks very safe with little growth.
Read Answer Asked by Andrzej on August 11, 2021
Q: Am looking at two for a company with good yield and growing dividends. Quick analysis : both have good management ; different sectors, one with oil/ gas issues and the other has risks in the housing market. Would FN follow the banks movement and how close does PKI track the oil/ gas index ? Understand PKI is in one of your models. PKI keeps hitting the $40.00 mark and has difficulty breaking out while FN has declined recently. Your choice ? Thanks. Derek
Read Answer Asked by Derek on August 10, 2021
Q: I am a retired income investor. I bought NTR a few months ago to get some diversity in the materials sector and the dividend. Since then I am down about 6% which is normally an amber symbol for me but it seems to be recovering in the last few days. I am happy to hold it for the long term but I would like your thoughts. I understand it reports next week.
Read Answer Asked by Don on August 09, 2021
Q: I own all 5 of these stocks and they all reported in the last 24 hours. Thoughts on the latest quarter for each ?
Read Answer Asked by Randy on August 09, 2021
Q: HI
one of the articles in the Globe and mail financial page indicated that next year; there would not be enough supply to the used cars for sale
I already own MG and Linamar, I wonder what other stocks would be a buying opportunity based on the above imbalance of the lack of supply for used cars to
consumers, ACQ has gone up alot in a year
thanks
Michael
Read Answer Asked by Michael on August 06, 2021
Q: Dear 5i team,
My TFSA is not well balanced, and I am also trying to get the allocation mix correct in my RRSP too.
I have MX in my TFSA which is $1000 in the red. I have no technology in my TFSA- would it be smart to take the MX loss to take advantage of TOI’s likely growth - while getting to a better balance in sectors at the same time?

Thank you for your thoughts on this possible tactic, appreciated!
Read Answer Asked by Hilary on August 06, 2021
Q: Good afternoon. I hold 2 companies from each major sector of the economy. In the Industrial sector I own shares in CNR and CP.

I am considering selling CP and replacing it with TFII for diversification purposes.

Although the capital gains hit would be large as I have held CP for over a decade would you consider this to be a wise move or a foolish one?

Many thanks in advance.

John
Read Answer Asked by John on July 29, 2021
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