Investment Q&A

Q: The time is nigh...
I sold NFI, GSY, and PHO for tax loss harvesting on Nov. 8th, so I can now repurchase them on Monday the 10th. ( I still hold GUD and TSGI)
I already purchased a half position in COV on Friday as I was thinking of it as a replacement for PHO with respect to market cap and potential...however I am not ruling out repurchasing PHO as well.
Should I have any concerns repurchasing a half position or so of NFI, GSY, and PHO this week? Can you rate/order them with regards to risk...including COV.
My time horizon is long term. And diversification is not an issue.
I am also thinking of adding some NFI in my TFSA, as I think it probably has the lowest risk of the bunch. I already have SIS in the TFSA.

Q: I have been looking to buy a bit more Goeasy in a young adult's TFSA, on the current weakness. I tend to buy based on fundamentals, but I sometimes use technicals to time buys and sells. Today my long standing buy order got filled, near the end of a sharply down day. Do you feel that GSY has broken support here and there is more downside to come? And do you think the decline is just general market negativity, or is there more to it, i.e. are the technicals reflecting a fundamental change? I am not too concerned, as this will be a long term hold, but would like your thoughts if you would be comfortable buying GSY at these levels.
With appreciation,
Ed

Q: With much volatility which stocks have become very good buy?

Q: Hi there, it seems like GSY was under huge selling pressure today. Any reason why?

Thanks!

Q: I have a question regarding GSY asked by Stephen on Nov 28 about convertible debentures 5.75% at $ 43.99 a share until July 29,2022 could you explain to me how these work in regards to the following
- how often are you payed
-the tax implications
- how does the share price $ 43.99 come into play
- how is your principle tied up if you needed the money is there a penalty if you had to withdraw it,or if that is even possible
-can these be purchased at any bank online with your discount brokerage
-in your opinion how safe are these and any negatives about them
I realize this is a lot to ask and use as many credits as needed thanks a bunch

Q: Could you comment on Carrick's article about the Connolly report. The prospects for CNR ( I always chicken out on CNR and then it goes higher). Are there similar strategies that appear to predict long term growth that you like ? And perhaps another name you like ?

Thanks for all yoru support,
Mark

Q: What are you 3 favourite stocks in the small cap space today?

Q: Hi there, which of the 2 names would you prefer in the financial space? Which would do you consider to be less risky of the 2? Thanks!

Q: Your outlook on this stock please

Q: Hello,

Are these Debentures convertible? And if so, what are the terms?

Thanks,
Stephen

Q: Hi Team,

I was looking at the GSY price movements for last 20 years and during dot-com and 2008 recession as well as 2011 correction the stock dropped down by almost 40-50%. It seems because of its small size and consumer credit business the stock gets hit hard during market downturns./recessions. The stock jumped from 17 to 53 in last 2 years and has dropped by 1/3 in last 2 months. Would like to get your thoughts..

Thanks
Ninad

Q: I have owned shares of GSY for a number of years. Despite what I thought were very positive quarterly results and a strong outlook, GSY shares have taken a steep drop in the last few weeks. I noticed that insiders have made 35 buys (and no sells) totalling several million dollars in the last two weeks. I would think this is very significant news especially given that the President said on the conference call said that he did not feel that the company had credit quality issues (which seems to be a concern flagged by analysts). In previous conference calls, I have always found the President to be very transparent. Am I missing something here? If management uses their own money to buy millions of dollars of the stock, is this a strong signal that the stock is undervalued?
If you agree, is there any site you can go to which identifies the recent buying by management of the company stock, and presents the information in a table format?
Also, the Globe and Mail often does an article highlighting insider buys. I have not seen the GSY purchases identified, yet, they highlight much lesser insider buys. Any idea why? Is the data on the 5i website more current than other sources?

Thank you again for this wonderful service!

Q: Hello Peter,

First off, great job on BNN yesterday! Your comments helped reinforce on focusing on the long term and not quarterly results. Just to recap your theme, I have listed the companies with let's say "quarterly miss" , however, with a market over reaction to the downside. Can you add or delete other companies that fit in this category?

Thank-you for being in our investment corner.
Angelo

Q: Hi Guys, my above holdings got wacked lately and was wondering if there is anything going on, from the above list should I sell anything besides WEED, are the institutions selling these companies because they think there is more to the downside? These are long term holdings are all up except for COV and KXS which I just bought before the tumble, not one of my best moves.

Thanks
Chicken Little

Q: I'm looking for a straightly growth stock for the next two years. What would be your preference between GSY and SHOP, or you have a even better one (or ones) than these two. Thanks.

Q: desjardins in keeping goeasy as a buy, said it noticed and i quote some credit deterioration in its portfolio, what exactly does that mean, does it mean its loan portfolio is taking on bigger risks that is had previously, i thought gsy customers were always very high risk, thats what makes gsy so profitable and gives it ,its incredible return on capital.and how can desjardins see this, i looked and could not see anything. dave

Q: Goeasy results looked great as usual but the stock is down more than 10% as I write this. What is the market not liking in the latest report? Is this stock a screaming buy now or stay away until it settles down?
Thanks for great service.
Rob

Q: Hi,
In what order would you choose the listed companies to sell for tax loss harvesting.
And would you hesitate to re-purchase any of these in 30 days?
And would now be a good time to sell them? Or would it be better to wait a week or two.
Thanks,
Mike

Q: Why the pullback today on GSY? Thank You.

Q: Your thoughts on GSY recent quarter? This seems to be an extremely well run company...
• 34th consecutive quarter of same store sales growth
• 69th consecutive quarters of positive net income
• Compound annual growth in diluted earnings per share of 37.0% since 2001

Looking at the outlook for 2019 and 2020, revenue growth drops from (26% - 28%) in 2018, to (20% - 22%) in 2019 and (14 - 16%) in 2022 (they do note ROE will increase each year). Is this a concern? or is it just the reality of a company getting older or are they just being conservative. Last years Q3 2017 outlook was (16% ‐ 18% for 2018) (14% ‐ 16% in 2019) and (10% ‐ 12% in 2020) so they certainly beat 2018 expectations and have increased 2019 and 2020 since last years outlook.