Investment Q&A

Q: I thought I was reasonably patient and comfortable with a reasonable amount of volatility . . . but it is still disconcerting to see a 12% drop in both KXS & SIS in the first two months after adding them to my TFSA! And KXS looks to be even more in free-fall this morning.
They are each only 2.3% of our (my/spouse's) total portfolios, but a significant % of my TFSA.
Please tell to whether to hang in there or what might be at play here?

Q: Kinaxis has just reported. What do you think of the results ? Thanks!

Q: Could you please provide street estimates for Revenue, Adj EBITDA and Adj EPS for these companies for the upcoming quarterly results. Thanks

Q: Looking for growth, I seem to have overdone it in the tech sector which is now near 30% of my portfolio. I assume you will tell me to rebalance, the question is how best to go about it to maintain a growth portfolio while reducing duplicates stocks. My tech names are as follow: itc-t 1%, aaoi-q 2%,amat-q 3%,nvda 1%,shop-t 1%,bkd-x 1%, syz-x 1%,kxs 3%,sq-n 1%,goog-q 3%, fb-q 3%,momo-q 3%,cohr-q 2%,cgnx-q 1%,pho-t 1%,pur-t 2%. Grateful for your suggestions.
Please deduct the number of crédits you deem appropriate.
Jacques

Q: Hello...a current answer please for Tuesday market - What to purchase for pure growth, risk not a factor, 3-5 year time frame - from above list or another suggestion?
Many thanks.

Q: Greetings, 5i.

If you had to pick either Kinaxis (KXS) or Shopify (SHOP) for a long term hold, which would you select, why and what weighting would you give it in a portfolio?

Thanks, again.

John

Q: HI 5iResearch, Kinaxis postponed their Investor Conference call to August 8, 2017 to report 2nd quarter earnings to June 30, 2017. Do you know what the 2nd quarter earnings were, and would the valuation today provide a good opportunity to purchase this stock for 3-5 year hold? What do you think of long term prospects vs competitors and ease of access into supply chain management?

Q: Hi 5iR Team, With both KXS and SHOP you identified these stocks in their early stages, put them on your radar and finally incorporated them in your investor portfolios. They both have been blockbuster stocks and I feel fortunate to have them in my portfolio. Thank you 5iR.
We are all "seeking alpha" seeking potential stocks with upside velocity. Do you have another SHOP on your radar? A stock not yet in your portfolios but ready to be listed. A stock the team just feels, yes, these guys are in the right space, doing the right thing at the right time. We are buyers! I know Peter really likes GUD and I own some but..............Any and all thoughts would be appreciated.
Thanks again for your superlative work...you set a high bar 5iR. Chris

Q: Goodmorning My wife has approximately 50k in cash in her rrsp that she would like to put to work she is looking for 5 investment ideas for a conservative investor be they ETF or individual companies that pay a 3 to 4 % dividend. She is currently well diversified over all sectors
Thks
Marcel

Q: Hello Peter and All,

I look after my daughter’s TFSA and Investment Acct. She is 7% under weight in Tech with holdings of: (OTEX 2.3%), (PUR 1.4%) plus ( QQQ and other ETFs provide 4.3% Tech ), total portfolio, 8% Tech. Money will not be required for about ten years.

To bring her up to 15 % total would you suggest buying KXS plus add to OTEX and PUR, or would you use a different combination such as CLS instead of PUR.
Many thanks.

Q: When does SHOP and KXS report earnings, and what are the expected earnings for the quarter.
Thanks

Q: Hi 5i Team:
What are 5 pure Canadian growth companies that you will recommend for TFSA. Risk is not a factor. No need for dividends. 3 to 5 year horizon. Plan to add future contributions to this list in the next few years. Of course I will be reading your reports to see if there are any sudden changes in these companies and adjust accordingly.

Q: Do the high p/e ratios on these stocks concern you or does their future growth take care of that? Also, are their dividends sustainable over the long term? Morningstar reports a low ROE on BEP and BIP, yet they are ranked as a high quality investment. AQN,BIP-UN and especially BEP-UN also seem to have high debt levels. Are these still good buys? thanks

Q: I'm helping my 65-year-old mother reallocate some funds (mostly diversifying and ditching debilitated oil stocks and mutual funds). Using about 3% of her funds, she would like to make a tech purchase (her first) for a long-term investment (5+ years) aiming at growth for this particular position. Following your recommendations, we are considering (a) Constellation (CSU), (b) Kinaxis (KXS) or (c) a mix of both. These are two great stocks and this is a nice moment to buy tech in general, but which of these three scenarios would be best right now?

Q: I am starting an RESP fund for my new son (initial investment maxed at $5000). I would like to begin with a somewhat aggressive growth-seeking small portfolio, and to then gradually add one or two stocks each year for diversification up to about 8 or 10 stocks in total. For my opening purchase, I am considering three stocks -- Kinaxis (KXS), Constellation (CSU), and Knight Therapeutics (GUD). Two questions: This seems to be a decent time to buy these particular stocks, would you agree? And would you replace any these stocks with any others? (I'm open to anything growthy, but have been considering Shopify (SHOP), Photon Control (PHO), Enghouse (ENGH).) Thanks, and great job.
PS: Should I wait to buy until a few days after the BoC rate decision, or has the market reaction more or less already played out?

Q: per your latest addition to the balanced portfolio, I plan to add CAE to my portfolio. To do this, however, I need to sell one of my other tech stocks. which amongst KXS,CSU,GIB.a,DSG,ENGH,CLS,OTEX would you suggest to sell at this time. All have a 2% weighting.
thanks

Q: Hi Team, One of the reasons I own these stocks is that each of them does a lot of business in the U.S. and I wanted that exposure. However, with the renegotiation of NAFTA I am concerned these companies may face some headwinds maintaining and growing their respective businesses. Trump's "buy american" could certainly force some U.S. companies to start looking for U.S. based partnerships rather than Canadian. What does the staff at 5iR think? Is 5iR recommending any action at this time for these types of Canadian companies? Thanks Team Chris

Q: My tech sector comprises OTEX & KXS.
KXS has done very well this past year whereas OTEX is now back where it was at that time. It seemed to be on a losing trend before it acquired COVS - which only seemed to make it worse. What's your opinion, where do you think it might be heading? Anything positive to say? Your advice very much appreciated.

Q: I currently do not have any tech holdings. I feel like I might be late to the game here. Looking for you to convince me otherwise! I was looking at goog, kxs, orcl or if you have any suggestions as all of these have had big runs lately. thanks.

Q: Is it possible to quantify the impact of the Nissan contract? The news release didn't include any financial details, but one would presume that Nissan's worldwide supply chain is substantial. Nissan's decision may also expose Kinaxis to an even broader international business audience. Nissan also said they "see this as a long term relationship between our two companies." I have a 1/3 position currently, as a much lower price. Also considering the recent pullback, would you step in for another 1/3 or more at this time?