Investment Q&A

Q: Please rate goog, msft, fb and amzn.....in terms of upside/downside.
Which would be 1, 2, 3 and 4 on your list if you had to choose between these 4.
Thanks

Q: May I have your opinion of Gatos Silver. It trades on the TSE. Silver seems to be acting better than gold.

Q: Wondering if 5i has any thoughts on this company. I noticed they signed a joint development agreement recently with "an industry leader" but I can't find any news on which chip maker. I'm assuming if this gives one chip maker an edge, others will have to sign on as well?

Q: I am wondering if you can provide your opinion on Teledyne, only 2 questions and the company has been around forever and looks to have done very well... I read I thread on twitter recently (I know that sounds bad) and what perked my interest even more was I noticed Ryan follows them (@sleepwellcap) and I know that doesn't mean he endorses their views etc but here is how they summarize TDY.

High tech industrial with 4 segments: Digital Imaging, Instrumentation, A&D Electronics and Engineered Systems. It’s also a acquisitive, a Berkshire Hathaway of high tech industrials of sorts. Their businesses share a couple of traits: highly engineered, mission critical components that are typically expensive and integrated into a larger system and must be reliable. Customers care more about quality than price. Most products sense, analyze or transmit information. Segment detail: Digital Imaging (60%) — high performance sensors/cameras like X-ray, machine vision, thermal detectors, and everything accross the e/m spectrum; Instrumentation (20%) — test&measurement, monitoring and control instruments for marine, environmental and industrial; A&D electronics (12%) — sophisticated electronic components, subsystems, communication products and interconnect for harsh environments. Used in aviation, satellite, submarines, UAVs etc;Engineered Systems (8%) — similar to A&D, but mostly cost-plus businesses contracts with DoD

Management has a splendid track record of acquisitions and conservative guides and accounting (missed EPS 3 quarters in 20 years) Execs are paid on LT outperformance of the Russell 2000. CEO Al Picelli succeeded Robert Mehrabian in 2019 who is now Chairman but still very involved. Oh, and they just bet the house on their most recent acquisition (pending close) On Jan 4 they announced they were buying FLIR Systems for $8B, that’s 40% of TDY’s marketCap (!!!) Leverage will kick up to 3.5x and go back <2x in 18mo. Paid 17x EBITDA, adds ~$5 FCF/sh and growing. ROIC is around 30% (from low-mid 20s 5 years ago), probably stepping up to mid-30s in next couple of years as they integrate FLIR, work on margin expansion initiatives and pay down debt...
Thanks for your thoughts!

Q: Hello team,

Of the 3 companies above, BEAM has 3 times more shares sold short (18% of the float) but all three have been on a run.
If you could buy only one which one would you choose today as a great company for a long-term hold and which one you would rather avoid? And of course why?

Thanks for making investment accessible for ordinary people.

Q: What is your opinion in MSFT and GOOG ...... Looking for some safe bets with potential for upside over 1-2 year period.... I have some money sitting in a savings account doing nothing, wanted to park that in Safer stocks with potential for some gains.....any other stocks in your opinion which would be good candidates..?

Also what is the difference between GOOG and GOOGL

Q: May I please have your opinion for IDEX? Is this company you would have any interest in at current price 3-5 years hold? Many thanks

Q: I have a small USA portfolio consisting of these darlings which I've held for approx. 3 yrs. It's like watching a snail race. Can you recommend a replacement or two for each? I've done OK with SYK and was in good shape with Vertex until last October. Take as many Q credits as needed.

Q: GEVO Hi Peter and team,
Could you please comment on this company? I would appreciate your opinion. Do you think it is a good investment for 1-2 years term?
Thank you very much!

Q: What is your opinion of Pure Storage. $PSTG.

Q: Hi team , do see a good outlook for this company?
Thx
Javad

Q: Can you please comment on the stock, would you step in at current price?

Thank you,

Q: Any chance this would be a future Zoom and would you recommend a buy now and does it still own jitsi Thank you

Q: In your answer to a question recently asked on Genomics, your suggestion was to buy an ETF such as ARKG or EAGB. You also mentioned that if so inclined you could start adding small amounts in specific stocks which of course be riskier. Would you be able to suggest 3 or 4 of these stocks either US or Canadian, preferably at least one of each.

Q: Just looking for info on htese 2 companies. Thanks!

Q: Can you please suggest any firms in the Air Lease, air transport or private jet space, in general, that have solid financials and decent prospects?

Q: i would appreciate your input? thanks

Q: Hi group what pet related stock do you like best in this environment ?thanks

Q: Immersion Corp (IMMR) and Magnite Inc. (MGNI). It's a good time to buy for long term hold.

Thanks,

Q: GE’s Haliade-X is in the news. Could you tell me what percent of the company the wind turbine business represents. And if your beginning to look at the company once again as a turn around?