Investment Q&A

Q: Thank you 5i for your excellent service!!!

I have divided up my portfolio into thirds.
One third is a diverse group of ETFs.
One third is cash and a group fluid group of stocks made up primarily from stocks you recommend. SJ, CCL, SIS, KXS... etc.
One third is made up of the seven stocks listed above. Do you have any concerns about any of these being a long term hold. I know Magna is cyclical but is that a concern?
Cheers,
Bryan

Q: I recently purchased shares of Magna on the idea that the sector is simply oversold and given a 5 year time horizon is as close to a sure thing as there is in the markets. When I look at the US markets in particular there are a lot of still beaten down sectors. Automotives is one of them. In Canada I am having greater trouble finding these kinds of bargains, while in the US there are chemicals companies, consumer discretionary companies, oil refiners and even banking which are very cheap and all of which could make some very nice moves akin to the one made in the materials sector these last few months. Do you see any of these unloved sectors here in Canada and/or which of them either here or in the U.S. would you currently favour. Thank-you as always for your answer.

Q: Hello Peter
I am currently down about 30% on MG which is 5% of my portfolio.
I hold 60% of MG in unregistered account & 40% of MG in my TFSA acct.
My concern is would it be wise to sell it now and buy instead NFI or SIS and if so which one would you prefer first NFI or SIS, which one has more "growth" left.

Thanks for great service!

Andrew

Q: I'm considering buying this stock on valuation basis and growth potential. In your answer to a question regarding this company, you also mentioned its 7x pe as cheap. But a principle of buying cyclical stock is when its pe is high compare to historical level because it maybe in trough earnings period. So how should we handle this conflict perspectives?

Many thanks!

Q: I am surprised that there has not been a question about the 15%+ slide by Magna shares in the last 10 days. So here goes! In your view, is this slide solely due to the flight to safety post Brexit or are there other factors in MG being hit particularly hard in this period?

Q: How would you rank these stocks based on expected total return on a 1-2 yr time horizon and why? Thanks.

Q: You have mentioned Magna a couple of times recently. Would it make sense to buy a call for (maybe) Jan. 2018 @ $48 for $5.00? Any guess for a target 1 - 2 years out?

Q: My question is about "peak auto". I have not yet read any reliable source that shows auto sales heading for a slump. In your experience, have you seen "cheap" large caps like Magna fall 40% based on a "guess" that was repeated enough times in the media to convince everyone, a guess that ended up being wrong? It's hard to believe all this selling is based only on a guess about a "top". I am not seeing XTC or LNR executives buy their stock. At 6.5 times earnings, you'd think they would buy if they their EPS was projected to be maintained over the next 3 quarters!

Q: Hi 5i team

Any thoughts on the possibility of Magna working for GOOGL and/or AAPL? I have read a few articles on this. How far down the road might this be?
Also, would it be possible to post the stock price as part of the answer? As an example- Magna MG $44?.... Or too cumbersome ? Thank you

Q: How would you rate Ford and GM against Magna if held within an RRSP account. Magna offers 2.8% Div Yield versus 5% for Ford and 5.6% for GM.

Thanks Antoine

Q: I bought a little Magna on Friday. It got me thinking the tire companies should have steady sales no matter if people buy Ford, GM, Tesla, etc. or even just maintain old cars but they dropped on Friday as well. What are your thoughts. Is there a company you like?

Q: Do you find reasonable to buy the stock now, after this selloff?

Q: to 5i team hello

US stocks:
I am looking to invest 10k in US$ with the following criteria:

-low downside risk
-good div. preferably from Canadian companies
-reasonable sustainable companies
-no banks or telecoms

I own full positions in :
BAC. GE, GM, JPM ,MSFT.

Canadian:
MFCSF - FULL POSITION DOING WELL
WPG.US - 0.5 POSITION
WPTIF.US 0.5 POSITION

1.THINKING OF INCREASING WPG.US OR AND WPTIF, or adding STD.US
2.GETTING SMALL POSITIONS IN BP,RDS.A, CAT
3.might also consider magna MGA:NYSE, as it seems very good value ?
4.WHICH COMPANIES MIGHT YOU RECOMMEND IN LIGHT OF THE ABOVE

Please comment on 1 to 4

thanks as usual
Yossi

Q: I am a retired, conservative, dividend-income investor with a pension, CPP, Insured Annuities and the following securities: AD, AQN, ALA, BCE, BNS, CGX, CJ, FTS, ECI, PBH, RY, TRP, WSP, WCP, WEF, RBC Cdn Equity Inc, Sentry Cdn Income, Sentry REIT, Fisgard Capital, ZLB, XIT.

I am looking to top up my industrial sector holdings. I have WSP, and those contained within AD and Sentry Cdn Income Fund (Progressive, Republic Serv, Transforse, United Parcel, among others).

I am looking for dividend payers and have narrowed it down to DH,MG, TCL.A (filtered using P/E, P/B, P/S, P/CF, Beta, as well as technicals). DH (your rating = B+) looks good due to its FinTech exposure. MG (your rating = B+) is a possible concern due to the car cycle being long in the tooth. TCL.A (not rated) is possibly in an industry that is fading away.

Which would be your top pick for both security of dividend and capital appreciation? Please rank them in order of your preference as well as how they might fit with my other holdings.

Thanks, Steve

Q: Magna and Linamar are down $25,and $33 in one year. Are things that bad? Are they cheap now? Would you think it is time to start buying a 1 percent position in each since they are good companies anti have no idea where the bottom price is or do these prices look close to a bottom?

Q: I hold Husky in an unregistered account. At some point in 2016 I plan to crystallize the capital loss and invest the proceeds in Magna. Would this be an appropriate time to make the switch. HSE has improved some over the last week, whereas MG has remained flat. Is there any reason why that trend might continue?
Thanks
David

Q: Do you think it may be prudent to lighten up on the auto sector in an otherwise balanced portfolio? Given a choice which company would you let go MG or XTC?
Thank you

Q: Peter, I'm looking to invest in one of the three companies above. I won't need to touch the investment for 5 - 10 years, and I would be content with an average annual return of 6 percent (including dividends). Please rank these three in order, based on the combined criteria of capital preservation and the goal of achieving the hoped-for 6% or better. (My portfolio is otherwise diversified.) Thank you.

Q: I checked my Scotia itrade account after reading your answer regarding Canadian companies paying $US dividends. My account states states that MG, OTC, CSU, CXR and BEP.UN are all paying Dividends in $US and then converting it into $CA. I am going to assume that they are charging me for that conversion each time which goes against my strategy to pay as little as possible in fees. What is my best solution to this problem. I do have a US trading account with BMO investorline. Would it be best to buy these stocks in $US to eliminate conversion fees. Any other insights or solutions would be appreciated. Thank you.

Q: Of my Industrial holdings, I currently own WSP, BYD.UN, XTC, and MG. Industrials are about 15% of my portfolio overall, which I think is decent, but am wondering if having BYD.UN, XTC, and MG carries too much exposure in the auto industry. Is there ever such a thing as too little diversity within a section?