Investment Q&A

Q: I note that while you and others have highlighted pressures on NFI (pre mid Dec) the news flow of orders appears to have improved of late and there has been a concurrent effort by NFI to maintain a professional approach to their business prospects. I guess the question is does the hesitancy with respect to their prospects, and particularly their share price, still apply and are the new orders significant or already factored in. Thanks.

Q: CSU has seemed to have taken a hit the last few trading days. Is there any information on the company that would cause this? Thanks.

Q: Hello 5I: Just a miscellaneous query. BYD.UN has recently reorganized and has become BYD. Someone here threw out the idea that this company might want to list in the USA and you answered saying there are no such plans known. But if they ever did want to list in the USA, what would they trade under....there already is a USA company with that ticker, "BYD", (Boyd Gaming Corp). Would they have to use a different ticker there? would that cause confusion?
Thank you for your excellent service.

Q: The stock has been down the last 2 days on slightly higher volume.
With oil price moving up, this should be a positive but stock not acting well.
Anything the I am missing here? Thanks

Q: I currently hold TFII in my portfolio and am considering a switch to SIS for a long term hold. Which of the these two look best over the next 2 or 3 years to you? Is it worth a change?

Q: This stock had a great run in 2019. I missed buying it then although it was a great recommendation back around March. Given the appreciation in the stock would you still recommend to Initiate a position at these levels. Has the p/e expanded a lot in the last 12 months

Q: Happy new Year.

I always thought CCL paid their dividends in US dollars but it is not on your list of companies. Can you confirm the currency they pay in?

Thanks

Q: Your thoughts about Methanex?
How safe is the dividend and do insiders own shares?
Would you be a buyer here?

Q: I was thinking of buying into A&W consistently over the next 3 to 5 years. What do you think about having good old A&W as a very long term holding?
They keep raising the dividend and adding new stores to the Royalty Pool every year. I also personally love their food. I do not want to trade a lot. Looking more so to buy and hold.
It is 2020 now and I can see A&W lasting for at least another 15-years with positive SSSG. Was hoping on owning this company until 2060.
Would love to hear your thoughts.

Q: I'm an owner of the Balanced Equity portfolio. I had to turn over a lot of the portfolio in the second half of last year due to some transactions I was doing. I'm now back to having my cash and looking to rebuild the part of the BE portfolio I'm missing.

How do you see GIL for new purchases today? Any key BE names other than this one I should focus on now given market conditions today?

Q: It’s been a couple years since NWC’s acquisition of North Star Air. How is that acquisition working out - is this entity profitable? Sounds like they’ve had a few accidents recently. Any risk that they may lose their operating certificate?

Q: after today's drop Dec 26, is a good moment to stock up further?
Art

Q: Can you expand on the Barrons article mention?

Q: Is January 2nd the first day that it will trade under a new symbol?
If we have BYD.UN, will it will be about a week that we see
it in our accounts. I think it take about a week for the shares to enter our account with
the new symbol?

Q: Seasons Greetings to all at 5i,
Can you tell me what Shopify’s expected earnings are for 2020 vs 2019?
Thank you
Dave

Q: Happy Holidays. If FedEx and SHOP merged, do you think SHOP shares would drop?

Q: Why is CSU down significantly today. Would you add a small position or wait.
Thanks

Q: Hi, I have owned/followed this company for years but not sure how the stores ended up being Circle K instead of Mac's? See very few Mac's anymore?
Happy Holidays to all! Lavern

Q: Thank you for your email yesterday on the potential investment opportunity in Real Matters. I think I’m missing something concerning the company’s supposed added value. In most instances, people who are seeking to buy a property, whether residential or commercial, will contact a loan officer at a local lending institution who would then assign local professionals (brokers, notaries, appraisers, attorneys, etc.) with whom they’ve done business satisfactorily in the past. Each professional would perform his or her services as required by the lender and the mortgage would then be granted.
In situations like the above, which I presume is what occurs most often, what added value would Real Matters bring to the process? Even in a case where a buyer is looking to purchase a property at a distant location, wouldn’t it be to her advantage to seek out a mortgage from a local lender who has a close working relationship with local professionals who have an intimate knowledge of the territory? In what way would the lender benefit from searching for professionals via the Real Matters platform?

Q: Not a question, just info. CIBC iniciated coverage of MMX on Dec. 18 with outperform rating and target of $7.75