Investment Q&A

Q: Yesterday you answered a question about the quarterly results of NWC quoting EPS at 42 cents and expected EPS of 48 cents. My data feed from Waterhouse quotes expected EPS of 47 cents and actually EPS at 45 cents. Do have suggestions as to what is adjusted in these numbers or is it a random adjustment unique to each report? Thanks

Q: Please assess their latest results. Would you continue to hold, for income?
Geoff

Q: My wife and I are retired and are income investors. We are considering reducing our 35% bank exposure. These investments have done very well over the years and we do not want to reduce the quality of our portfolio, but think that perhaps a little more diversification would be desirable.

We are looking for one or two non-large-cap Canadian companies with a growing dividend/distribution preferably greater than 3.5% for a very long-term if not forever hold. We want to avoid more financials, utilities, and retail, office, industrial, and apartment REITs.

Some possible purchases we have identified are: KPT, ITP, CSH, ZCL, AGU, BIP, HLF, BEP, UFS, BPF, AND NWC.

What do you think of reducing our exposure to banks and buying some non-large-cap companies?

What do you think of our list of possibilities? Do you have any other suggestions? If you have two or three good candidate suggestions that would be great.

As always, thanks!

Q: I would like to add to one or two of the above stocks with my gains from Shopify. In a well diversified portfolio I am looking for dividend income with some growth. I hold all of the above just slightly less than a 2% allocation in the portfolio.

Many thanks for your continued support, education, advice and suggestions. I have done well under 5i direction since 2013. Thank you.

Q: Hold NWC in my tfsa but thinking of switching into CCL-B. Also, is Amazon a threat to North West Company?

Would you be ok with the switch?

Q: IS NWC income only or income plus growth? I'm trying to figure out which account to buy it in. TFSA, RRSP or non registered.

Q: 12:32 PM 9/11/2017
Hello 5i
Thank you for your answer to my question this morning about selecting companies with the highest probability of reliable long term income and dividend growth.

Just to follow up, if I am reading between the lines correctly I infer you would clearly choose banks if we didn't already own some. But since we do your suggestion is to buy CSH.UN and NWC.

I am fine with your suggestion but did you make it basically just to provide "diversification" at the cost of buying much much smaller and possibly less stable companies or would it be just as safe to simply overweight on Canadian banks.

Do you really think CSH.UN and NWC are as "safe" as RY and TD? After all if banks go down, so goes everything else. Just how "dangerous" is it to have a 20+% position in the big 5 banks?

Thank you............. Paul K

Q: 9:57 AM 9/10/2017
Hello Peter :
My wife and I are in our 70's and require additional steady dividend income to complement our pensions and bond income. We wish to choose companies that we never need to consider selling and that have reliable dividend growth and little chance of dividend cuts.
We have a 4.5% cash position we want to invest.
We need to decide between two options:
1. Invest the whole 4.5% in RY or TD, [we already own 10% split between BNS and CM], or
2. Add to 2 or more of these existing positions : CSH.UN [3.2%], SIA [3.9%], NWC [2.2%], CSW.A [3.1%], RPI.UN [1.0%], or invest part in new positions in one or more of ET, ZCL, ABT, or ADN.
What choice or choices would you advise us to make for the highest probability of reliable long term income and dividend growth?
Thank you............. Paul K

Q: Hi Peter whats your thinking of taking a position in nwc after todays pull back of 5 plus%?
Kind regards
Stan

Q: Hi there
Love your service. I have held NWC for quite a well and like that it has a rather protected market in geographically isolated places, plus it's dividend and steady price.
I was thinking of adding to my position to bring it up to 5%. I would like your opinion of their recent earnings, prospects going forward and any thoughts on their damage in their Caribbean stores e.g. although some are damaged will their sales ramp up in the rebuild.

Thanks

stuart

Q: Hi 5i,
Recognizing Loblaw is much bigger (but has a small dividend) and more diversified than North West Co (but has a big dividend), but is also more prone to competition from Amazon/Whole Foods, what are the pros and cons of switching from L to NWC from a risk/return perspective for a consumer staple holding a this time?
Thank you, Michael

Q: Good day 5i team, I am thinking of starting a position in North West Co. Have been waiting for a dip for entry but may just get on with it and fill my consumer non cyclical space. Question: I don't see it in the income or balanced portfolio, any compelling reasons for not including it in an income portfolio with some capital gain long term? This will be a longer term hold inside a registered portfolio

Q: Do you have an historic comparison of P/E and B/V ratios for NorthWestCompany at today's price? Or would you have better (preferred) comparison tool? I see a lot of analysts have a hold rating on this stock currently.

Thanks.

Q: Could you please comment on each of these companies with strngths and weaknesses going forward....Also could you comment on a reason for the BIG drop in Loblaw this AM
Thnaks

Q: While sales were up for the Q, net income was about 50%. Management seems to attribute these shocking results to the acquisition of Roadtown Wholesale Trading. It stretches credulity to think that acquisition costs could be so material. Query what integration costs will be? What is your opinion of these results and the impact of Roadtown?

Q: If you could buy one of these 2 stocks for 5 years which one would you choose for a RRSP account? I currently have PBH and want to add another Consumer non cyclical.

Thanks

Q: Is the acquisition a good idea? Or do you think that a grocer should stick to what it knows instead of trying to buy airplanes? According to EIF's new release, it was giving NWC a very competitive price already for they transport services. Does this make NWC still a buy or more a wait and see?

Thanks in advance!

Q: Hi Peter and Team,
What is your thought on North West's earning?

Q: can you give me the reporting date for last quarter& expected earnings do you agree with estimates

Q: Good morning,
If I sell ADW.A (which I am tempted to do) as I am trying to follow the Income Portfolio as well as the Bal. Eq. Portfolio I will need about a 5% ($35000) position in another equity to replenish the Consumer Staples sector. Currently hold ATD.B, DOL, L, and PBH. Thanks as always for your insightful responses.
Ted