Investment Q&A

Q: Peter; SH just announced a company is going to be using their app to allow deliveries- and the stock drops $2.30- was there any other " good" news to account for this? Thanks. Rod

Q: These three make up my tech sector which always seems to take the biggest hit when the market tanks like Fri. I am thinking of cutting one out. Which one would you consider to be the one prone to drop the most when the overall market behaves like this? I thought OTC would be the safest but it took the biggest hit Fri.

Q: Hi 5i Research team, I have a long term horizon, and more of a growth oriented investor profile. I prefer to well understand the companies I invest in. The technology sector represents a challenge for me in terms of software products, competition, rapidly changing conditions, obsolescence, variety of software portfolio, etc. So I would like to built a sector exposure based on a few companies instead of using an ETF. Based on reading 5i Research, I am thinking a combination of CSU, KXS, GIB.A, OTC, ESL, DSG, TCS, SYZ,SH. Do you agree with this strategy? Would you include some other companies in this list or replace some? In what order would you rank them in terms of total return potential over long term and overall quality? How many of them would be enough? Would you suggest another weighting than equal weight (2% each)? I also need criteria to manage this group since my understanding won't be up to par. How will I know when to sell, or when to over or underweight in some companies? I would not want to react too strongly to short term events (quarterly results). How would you suggest I implement this strategy (buying strategy)? Thank you, Eric

Q: Being a victim of success, for which 5 I is to blame, I have a question about allocation. I'm sure you've been accused of worse things than making people money!

I started a 3% position with Savaria, which has now grown to 4.5%. I started a 2.5% position in Shopify (the US equivalent) which has also grown to just under 4.5%.

The question is, do you suggest trimming these back, or are they strong enough to continue unchecked for a while? I have a portfolio that is just under 500K and don't know if it's a wise bet to place an almost full position in two relatively newer entities in a portfolio of this size. Thanks, as ever, for your help.

Q: Is SH still a good bargain to enter for TFSA short- medium term investment?
Thanks

Q: HI guys,
I own shares in ESL which is down 25% this year so far. I am debating adding to this sector by purchasing SH or selling ESL. What are your expectations for SH for 2016-2017?
I also own MST.UN through a non registered personal account and am looking to buy D.UN-they are giving a 9.2% return. Would you consider this a good acquisition given the low real estate environment in Alberta? Do you think keeping this in a personal non- registered account is a good move with respect to taxes?
Also I plan to buy shares in Suncor and then doing closed calls. I have never done this before and am nervous about it because I don't really understand it. I also don't know which website to use to research calls and sells on a daily basis. Any suggestions?
Thanks for all your help,
Rob

Q: Shopify is going up everyday since the announcement of the equity issue. Which is a better buy between the two companies KXS and SH.

Also do you know anything about the company Data Communications Management Corp (DMC). Is this company safe to invest in?

Q: Hello 5i, Can you comment on shopify offering of shares. Do you think this dilution of value is going to affect the share price.Or is this for an acquisition? I thought the share price would drop after this offering but it seems pretty strong. Thanks. Shyam

Q: What is your take about Bessemer and some management selling shares today?

Sheldon

Q: Hi Team,

I heard this morning Shopify is selling 7.5M shares. Do you have any information about this (11% dilution I believe) and any idea what they want the cash for? Thank you.

Michael

Q: I had bought AVO @29. Is it a good idea to sell and buy Shopify instead? Or would it be the case of selling low and buying high?

Q: Hello, I have attempted to submit several times however this hasn't worked due to a glitch? My question is regarding fast rising stocks like Shopify. I purchased PHM
without a Stop & lost a lot of $'s. Do you think a Stop is appropriate ? I paid $36. & it's $51. approx.now.

Q: I notice sometimes you suggest selling after a security rises quickly and sharply, but for the most part suggest selling related to fundamental changes or portfolio weighting.

For shopify my weighting is fine, but has risen $36 to $51 quickly. With limited info that it's around 3.5% of a diversified portfolio, is this one to take a little off the table or let ride given fundamentals & weighting?

Q: your take on earnings, the revenue number seems great, but the losing money part seems worrisome even though they forecast it. dave

Q: Hi Guys

Could you give tell me what it means when they file a preliminary base shelf prospectus and registration with yahoo finance

Thanks Mike B.

Q: Could you give your insight into the growth profile for Shopify wrt revenue, margins, balance sheet, etc. Who are or could be their customers? What is their biggest risk? What are some companies, current ones and already successful ones, that you might compare Shopify to? And if you did rate it, what letter grade would you give it?
Thanks for your continuous assessment of so many different companies. Tis very informative.

Q: Hello Peter,
Yesterday the markets were cautious, today they seem exuberant. The stocks that I want your opinion on, have snapped back from the Friday of the referendum and near their high. Trading is thin that adds to the volatility too.
My portfolio adjustments involve exiting a position in IGM and buying KXS, SH NFI and PKI. Would you buy now or is there a probability of a better opportunity when the market adjusts to the snapback? Is there any of the ones mentioned above where you would be cautious of initiating a new position at today’s prices? And if now is as good a time as any which ones would you start with and which would you wait for a better entry point? I have not been very convincing to myself about replacing IGM with PKI and trusting your professional expertise. Could you tell me why PKI is better? As always, appreciate your viewpoint.
Regards.

Q: CSU vs SH for 5 year+ hold

Q: i own both kxs and sh, they both have been getting hit because of the brexit vote but up until thursday nite they were both flying especially kxs, so my question what do these 2 stocks have to do with great britain or is it just they have gone up a lot , raise cash and sell the winners. dave

Q: Hi there, I know the two names have very little in common, but which of the two would you own if you had to pick one as being the overall better of the two - which would it be?

Thanks!