Investment Q&A

Q: On the supply side, dry gas prices are low and drilling activity has been scaled way back (storage is full to the brim).

On the demand side, the potential for a cold winter on the coasts, increased adoption of EV, conversion of coal to gas, vaccine driven Covid economic recovery, etc.

It looks like there's potential for a pinch in the market on the price of gas. If that was the case (I'd like to hear your thoughts on that), what companies would see the most positive response in share price?

Q: Good morning 5i team,
Which would you buy PEY or BIR ?
Thanks,
George

Q: Can you please comment on recent quarter results and what the future holds for this stock if natural gas prices hold at these levels. tph has a hold and $2.00 price target. cheers and thanks

Q: I have both in my RRIF. BIR has moved very well last 2 weeks and I am making small amount of money. Still down with TOU . Should I keep both for time being, have held them for quite a while. I could put the money in another stock, or top up TOU for dividend.With topaz starting maybe TOU would increase DIV sometime in future. Tks for helping in past

Q: I own all of the above. Natural gas seems to be in favour at the moment and getting a nod for the future by a number of analysts. Which of these three has the best upside ? Thanks

Q: 1. what is your 1-2yr prospect for natural gas price?
2. what are your top 5 suggestions for Canadian publicly listed companies that are pure conventional natural gas plays?

my reasoning for conventional natural gas is we can't rely on unreliable and difficult to store 'green energy' to supply all our needs and there is much less by-product natural gas from fracking for oil. As well, liquid natural gas imports into Canada/US from other countries results in a loss during compression/decompression stage along with difficult transport in specialized tankers - it makes more sense to produce in North America for local consumption doesn't it?

A related queston is what do you speculate the price of natural gas will be for the next 1-5 years?

Q: What would be your top 3 natural gas picks and why?

Q: Seems nat gas has been on an upswing lately. I know you can't buy Canadian equities but would you buy into this trend now you could, and if so, which of the above 3 companies has the most upside. Are there other companies you would recommend?

Q: These are my biggest losers across my accounts. What are their prospects? Are any worth keeping, or is just time to move on? I don’t mind some risk, but don’t want to hold the hopeless ones any longer.
Len

Q: I hold these energy related stocks which are all in the red from 15% to 45%. In what order would you rank them? Would you sell all of them or keep some? If there is no tax loss that can be offset against tax gain, would you still sell some or all of them?

Q: I would like to comment that I think your service is best in class! Question: With Natural Gas near recent all time lows could you suggest 2 or 3 names in this space that could have upside if/when natural gas commodity pricing improves.

Q: Hi Ryan and Peter,

I have held PNE for years and years and have a cost base of $1+. I lost so much money on it that I just sort of tucked it away. Now BMO turns bullish on nat gas, Andrew McCreath says dry gas is the best and PNE has it in spades. Now today the stock is up +20%!

On one hand, it has high debt and they have never turned a profit. On the other, there is large insider ownership and they are still buying.

What is your outlook for the sector? How does this dry gas and your nat gas outlook effect PNE’s projected earnings? Would you average down here?

I was also too chicken to buy birchcliff at 60 cents but should I now get in on this space either averaging down, going with a new company or staying away all together?

Thanks guys! Keep up the great work.

Q: I want to get in natural gas companies because HNU is at present 14% up, what companies would you choose
thanks

Q: Any reason why Birchcliff's stock price dropped by around 12% Friday? I couldn't find any news to support this. Do you still consider Birchcliff to be a decent hold, subject to risks inherent in an energy sector that's in disarray?

Q: Good morning, which is a better buy today for a 3-5 yr hold, BIR or PEY?
Thanks,
George

Q: Given the oil price shock, there are a number of Companies that have seen their share price nosedive to below $1. Some of these of more directly impacted (oil producers), some less impacted (gas producers) and others even less (pipelines). Can you recommend some stocks that are below $1 that have decent balance sheets and good leverage when normalcy returns. Birchcliff comes to mind. Do you like it? Are there others you prefer? This is for a TFSA and a small speculative position.

Thanks,
Jason

Q: In a relatively prolonged and deep recession,for each grouping of companies,please list in order from least likely to most likely to go bankrupt.
Group One:KEL,NVA,BIR
Group Two:STC,QST,WELL,XBC,GRN
Thanks.

Q: Given the abysmal condition of the oil & gas sector and the apparent attempts of Russia and the Saudi's to further roil negative market activity, some long-term opportunities must be in the offing. Which oil & gas producers have the strongest balance sheet, lowest cost of production and are, generally, the most likely to survive these current circumstances?

Q: What is the outlook for above noted companies in terms of :
1. Balance sheet. Which companies can survive this down turn in the oil patch? ie not go bankrupt. Please add comments and list companies in order.
2. Which companies are hedged and how long do their hedges go and at what prices are they hedged at?
3. Would you currently take a position on any of these companies?
4. Any other helpful comments are appreciated.

Q: In light of the likely prospect that the economic effects of the corona virus will get worse, I am looking to reduce my over-weight position in the energy sector... please rank the four companies in terms of financial resilience to a significant drop in the price of oil. I know BIR is mostly natural gas and not sure how it would be affected. Thanks.