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Q: What are your thoughts on SIS's premature earnings release with disappointing EBITDA miss and lowered guidance? Also they pointed to less acquisitions and more focusing on getting the house in order. Obviously not good to hear they are struggling in Europe. I have always liked this mgmt and I feel they handled this primarily negative release well and I appreciate their transparency and guidance on how they plan to fix the issues. But what does this mean for a company that has struggled for the last 5 months, are we now looking at another year plus of lowered guidance, less or no acquisitions, restructuring, and beaten down share price? Thanks
Read Answer Asked by Adam on February 20, 2019
Q: Simple question

Does 5i view this deal as significant in any way (from the Globe)

Knight Therapeutics Inc. (GUD-T) announced the closing of a strategic financing agreement in Moksha8 Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on licensing and marketing “innovative and established therapeutics” in Latin America, for up to US$125-million.

Under the agreement, Knight will initially lend Moksha8 up to US$25-million in working capital funding, of which US$10-million will be issued at closing. Knight said it may issue up to an additional US$100-million in funding for M&A and the acquisition of new licenses.
Read Answer Asked by Tim on February 19, 2019
Q: Hi,
could I get your take on the latest quarterly release please for AEM? There were a lot of charges/impairment loses which I find complicates things when trying to determine how the company business is doing.
Fundamentally, was this is positive quarter? Also, what caused such a large impairment loss? I see they reduced the goodwill on 3 mines. Does this mean they paid to much for these in the past?
Thanks,
Dan
Read Answer Asked by Daniel on February 19, 2019
Q: Hi 5i team
I have a 2% position of TECK.B that I did not sell when you adjusted your BE portfolio. I am thinking of selling it but only if you think I could have better performance from one of the following BE stocks...I am missing from the Balanced Equity portfolio AEM, ATD.B, BYD.UN, GC, SU,...I have but could top up CCL.B, MG, PBH, MX. All other BE stocks are at acceptable levels.This is in a RRSP account and I plan to hold for a while. No worries about sector weightings. Thank you, Hope you had a great family day. J
Read Answer Asked by Jeremy on February 19, 2019
Q: Re: your answer on FCR today "The move will lower the company's cost of capital (probably). It makes sense, and most investors have likely been treating like a REIT anyway. It is a real estate company with a portfolio of assets, with a high dividend. Similarities exist already. It will be similar to others, but with a retail focus, but at least anchored by grocery stores and drug stores. It will 'probably' be a taxable conversion, so this may annoy some long term shareholders with embedded gains. "

On your last paragraph saying "will probably be a taxable conversion" that means holding FCR on non register a/c
may get taxable conversion.
I hold 1013 shares in cash a/c and have 28% gain, so should I sell before the conversion?
Thanks as always,
Tak
Read Answer Asked by Tak on February 14, 2019
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