Investment Q&A

Q: Descartes just reported Q2 earnings. They have made 85 cents (US) for the 1st half of the year. Given that earnings are creeping up, maybe they make $1.75 or $1.80 this year. That would be about $2.40, $2.45 Cdn, something like that. The stock price is about 55 times that, giving it a very high p/e. I know it has always had a very high p/e. Earnings growth for the 1st half is only about 6%. I know DSG is a highly regarded business, they are pretty consistent, etc. but I am finding it hard to see the value of holding this stock with such sluggish growth compared to the very high p/e ratio. Seems it would be tough to see much price appreciation when the p/e is already so high and the growth is minimal. Is there reason to think the growth might be high enough in the next 2 -3 years to justify not only the current stock price, but a significantly higher price? I'm finding it difficult to justify continuing to hold a stock with a PEG ratio of about 9.

Q: What's your opinion on ESTC Elastic these days for a buy or not?

Thank you.

Q: Hello,

Could you elaborate on what makes IREN attractive other than cheap hydro-electric power?

Given the numerous embedded, and well financed, co's in this sector, carving out a defensible niche or moat seems quite difficult.

Thank you

Q: I am considering selling my nvda and using funds to add to my google . Would you consider this to be a good move in light of the recent court ruling re Chrome.?

Cheers Doug

Q: What are your thoughts/comments about market concentration in the Mag 7 stocks?

Seems to be around 32% of the total market cap of the S&P500 are in just those 7 stocks, which is around levels last seen in the .com bubble. While these companies have real revenues and profits, valuations are high (relative to historical averages), and it certainly seems somewhat concerning. I would appreciate your thoughts. Thanks.

Q: Hello 5i

Kxs has been pretending to be a growth stock now for five years…..trading sideways with price move failures at or below $200.

I do not have the luxury of holding since lows so really been watching dead money in a long term portfolio.

What valuation metric are investors waiting for Kxs to grow into?
Analysts have indicated lower prices ahead and have been right on this name again.

What’s it going to take?
Or is this finally a sell despite positive comments about recent earnings?

Thanks
Dave

Q: please indicate buy .hold or sell on them and why. I also have zdc, png, ksi, aidx and mcb. thanks

Q: Trump tariffs... impact on e commerce with non US countries. I see US analysts starting to reduce profit targets. I do hold the stock and I see 5i staff also hold the stock. What is your recommended course of action at this point... should I reduce my exposure? What would you do if you owned the stock? I do own GOOG and MSFT considering reducing my AMZN position and allocating it to MFST. Your thoughts would be appreciated. Thank you.

Q: Is good to buy some to hold 2-3 years? Thank you.

Q: Given recent weakness, what entry price would you recommend to initiate a position?

Thank you.

Q: Hi team,
In your opinion is it a good day to add to CLS being its down 8% at the moment? Or is it looking like some pain ahead after the nvda earnings sell off and sept coming?

Shane

Q: Hello, could you comment on most recent Affirms Holdings earnings please?
Thank you

Q: Your thoughts please on the Marvell earnings after hours Thursday? If it could be bought for $70 tomorrow would it be an add for you in a hypothetical portfolio with a 12 month window? Please provide a high level analysis and whether you rate it as a buy, sell or hold based on the results.

Q: Based on your last comments on SNOW, you said "...expensive and volatile, and expectations are very high. Thus, they perhaps need 'perfect' numbers to see substantial gains."

SNOW nWhat is your take on the earnings I'm assuming you're fine with it from what I'm reading all over the internet.

Can you explain more about the data modernization theme in software and the long term growth (Compound Annual Growth Rate) for Snowflake and has the hype from it's IPO days remained the same, ramp upped or been less muted ..... is this a future 10 bagger, will it be as successful as a Nvidia or Microsoft?

Who are its competitors? and should SNOW be worried about them longer term?

What has to keep working for this stock for it to keep growing in the next decade and what might stop it from rising?

oh and ps....what is the insider ownership looking like and is that a metric I should be looking at for this particular stock?

Thanks again, please take as many credits off as needed to answer.

Q: do you recommend these 3 and in order of preference

thank you

Q: Box seems to have reinvented itself. Doing lots of promo of it's role in readying a company's data and security so that it can use A I effectively. Count MS among clients. Can you assess the new version please?

Q: Everyone, I understand that you do not invest in Canadian stocks, but if could give one Canadian stock to your grandchild what would it be? Clayton

Q: Please ignore if other have asked. Your thoughts on NVDA's earnings and conference call. Thank-you.

Q: I have a total of 27% in technology and wonder if best to decrease this as I do not have consumer staples or consumer cyclical stocks. I am thinking of selling of GIB.A and CLBT. Would you sell these 2 stocks to bring the weight down or best to just trim some off the stocks listed. This is for a RRSP and I am more growth oriented.

Q: I note that Sail is now a significant holding in BUG, which seems a vote of faith. Burning cash, but less so than in the past, I gather and earning more. I believe it has no debt currently. Could you please evaluate its prospects and whether it looks buyable here?