Investment Q&A

Q: Can you please comment on Csh.un & Crr.un earings. Both stocks are down 2%.
Would you consider as buying opportunity.

Q: Hi 5i team,
This REIT's share price fell almost 4% after the financials release on friday. As I believe eastern Canada will do well over the next few years, would you recommend it at this price, or could you propose better alternatives ?

Much thanks

Q: I have $20,000 to invest in a good, steady dividend paying reit with some chance of growth. Other reits we own are MST.UN and AAR.UN. Recommendations, please! - Ted

Q: Gentlemen

I am looking for a company to fill out my Real Estate space in my portfolio. Which of the above do you favour?

I am a conservative investor and with a good quality company be willing to hold for the long term.

Thanks

Q: What are your top recommendations for Canadian residential REITS. I am considering taking profit in Can. Aparts (CAR.UN) and would like to re-invest in the same sector.

Q: Hello team, Has anything change in your outlook for FCR (dated July 29) after their Q2 results?
Thanks,
Silvia

Q: Hi Peter, Ryan, and Team,

Today, would you be a buyer of MST.UN? The RSI chart would indicate that it's close to the "oversold" category. It would be for my RRIF which contains a well-diversified mix of mainly your recommendations. The only other "real estate" holdings are a position in each of FCR and IIP.UN, and no direct participation in the US market.

Thanks, as always.

Q: Hi Guys,

Is ZRE a good buy? 3 to 5 year hold.

thanks,

Jim

Q: I currently hold BPY (up 50% over cost) and H&R in my portfolio 4% and 3% respectively.
I am considering swapping BPY for BEP for the additional income. Your thoughts?

I also plan to crystallize my capital losses and purchase the following ETFs:
Non registered:
ZPW – US Put Write
ZWE – Europe Covered Call hedged to CAD.
ZWH – US covered call
CPD – CAD preferred
XRE – Capped REIT

Registered (RRIF):
PGX:US – Preferred.

Each would constitute 2% - 3% of my portfolio. Diversification is my intention, but risk and surety of income is the primary consideration in all of the above noted.

Again, your thoughts.

Thank you for considering my questions

Gail

Q: Market seems to like the latest quarter. I have some cash to put to work.
I like what this management team has done historically. Sold when 5i did last year.Any comments.

Thx

Q: PLZ.DB.C 7%, 31DEC17
Hello 5i. Recognize this question is outside of small cap equities but would like to know if you will tackle this question.

Despite calling the company, reviewing SEDAR document and even reaching out to Hank Cunningham, I am left not knowing exactly what I own in this debenture. The question I have is in what are the options for company and investor at Dec 31, 2017.
Given these debentures came from take over of KEY REit, I can not follow the trail or find the specific document that identifies the features and options.
I am currently up 4%(capital) trading at $106.12 plus the income payments over a few years.
If this reverts back to PAR(Dec 31,2017) the capital will show a loss (paid $101.97). I would rather sell now and move on instead of waiting for a final income payment but do also realize 7% yield in a company I believe can keep up the payments is a very good investment.

Can you comment and/or offer facts about this debenture?
Thanks
Dave

Q: Hi 5i Team - Big or small having trouble with it all would like a REIt so thought I'd ask you gents who know a whole lot about the street! (sorry it's been a long day and I needed to be poetic).

Q: The distribution yield is ~7 to 8% and the SEC yield at the end of March was 3.9%. The SEC yield is supposed to reflect current performance and yet the distribution appears not to have changed for a while. Since C&S publish the SEC yield I assume this to be the more accurate representation of "real" current yield and the difference is made up from ROC. At 85% fixed rate and 15% variable rate what do you think of its prospects? - I am happy with the real estate basis.
Thanks

Q: I am reviewing my HCG holding and need help with a few metrics. The LTD, while it has come down is still at $41/share ($2.9b/70m). Is this a level of debt that one should be concerned about? Also expected earnings growth of 7%($4.11-4.70) does not seem great over the next 2 years. Finally despite the recent share buy-back, total shares appear to have grown 69 to 70 million. I have taken these numbers from RBC Direct.
Your comments as usual are appreciated.
Mike

Q: How would you rate its stewardship/long term prospects?

Q: Can I get your comments on this small REIT. How does its balance sheet look, what do you think of the management team, including the private equity firm involved, and how do you like (or not) the prospects. I would want it as a 5 year hold for income and some growth. Thanks.

Q: How would you compare INO.UN and Drg.un as far as sustaining the dividend and some growth in Europe ?

Q: Could I get your opinion of the new BIP.UN preferred issue (series 5, reset with floor of 5.35%)? Would you agree with the S&P rating of P-2 low? I already hold both BIP.UN and BEP.UN in the Brookfield group. What would you consider to be the maximum percentage (based on total portfolio value) for BIP.UN + BIP pfd, and would you include BEP.UN in the total or view it as completely different, regardless of ultimate ownership?

Thank-you

Q: I am considering initiating a position in Edgefront. It is a HIGH yield small cap REIT that trades on the Venture. It is an owner operator of commercial real estate properties in Western Canada and Atlantic Canada with a primary focus on industrial properties. I currently own 3500 units of Pure Industrial (AAR). I feel that AAR may be nearing the top end of its market price, so am considering taking some profits and investing them in ED.UN. I would appreciate your thoughts on this potential move.

Q: I bought HCG during it's "glory" days, in Oct. 2014, at $51.10. Currently, I've been patiently waiting for the good days to return for the stock price. I have a 40% capital loss. It seems you like the company and the stock. Since it's in my TFSA, I can either wait for a recovery, or take a loss and deploy what's left of my capital elsewhere. What do you see for the stock in the next 1-2 years?