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Q: Hi, TOY is a constituent of 5i Portfolios for a long time and it would also be fair to believe that this company is owned by a large number of 5i members. Recent bankruptcy of Toys r' us us cast a gloomy shadow on all toy manufactures and caused a huge uncertainty as to what is the near and long term impact and how each company is handling it. Your recent comments have addressed members' concerns to a good extent. But, is it possible for your team to do an analysis of the situation with specific reference to TOY, covering issues like, non-receipt of receivables, loss of sales, alternate marketing channels and company's relationship and past experience with them, near and long term anticipated impact on profitability. Also how is it likely to influence the growth projections in Canada, US and international markets. If it is possible to seek some clarity from the company, it would be really helpful. Toys r'us Canadian operations, reportedly have been agreed to be bought by a group. How does it impact ( positive or no impact) Spin Master.

Also based on your analysis and T/A, do you see more pressure on stock in near term and at what level you consider it to be a Screaming Buy. Thank you so much !!!
Read Answer Asked by rajeev on March 19, 2018
Q: An earlier question on TOY mentioned the downgrade (BMO) as being a possible factor in the decline in stock price. Just to balance the ledger and as can be seen below, while there was one downgrade, there were in fact 6 upgrades. This is why last week's decline seems to be pretty irrational, especially given how quickly TOY recovered following the initial Toys R Us negative news from a couple of months ago.
As always, keep up the great work.

3/9/2018 Raymond James Financial Boost Price Target Outperform C$57.00 -> C$65.00
3/9/2018 CIBC Boost Price Target C$58.00 -> C$63.00
3/9/2018 Royal Bank of Canada Boost Price Target Outperform C$61.00 -> C$66.00
3/9/2018 TD Securities Boost Price Target Buy C$61.00 -> C$69.00
3/9/2018 BMO Capital Markets Downgrade Outperform -> Market Perform
3/8/2018 National Bank Financial Boost Price Target Outperform C$63.00 -> C$65.00
3/6/2018 Canaccord Genuity Boost Price Target C$53.00 -> C$63.00

Read Answer Asked by karl on March 19, 2018
Q: In your reply to Jeff you said that TOY did not quantify exposure to Toy R Us,& yet it said no carryover impact into 2019.In my humble opinion,Toy must know the potential loss.I wonder what is the impact on its share price,which has already dropped from $61.76(new high) to current $54.34.When is a good entry point? Thanks for u usual great services & views.
Read Answer Asked by Peter on March 16, 2018
Q: Hi 5iR, This is not a question just a comment on TOY. 5iR I think you need to adjust your thinking on TOY. An increasing number of kids today do not play with toys. They play with their devices. As a grandparent I watch my grandchildren spend hours on their devices, not toys....it drives me nuts...... Since TOY is not in the software business, I would be a seller of TOY not a buyer. Cheers, Chris
Read Answer Asked by Chris on March 16, 2018
Q: I read the news release and liked their last Quarter also. However the outlook has me considering selling this stock on valuation versus go-forward growth potential.

From the outlook: "they expect gross product sales to be in the mid to high single digits in the next year ". So they now expect growth going forward to be less than 10%? This is a company that has been growing revenues of over 30% and I expected that they still had enough new regions to grow into to keep revenue growth high.

So if they now expect growth to be less than 10% per annum, can we assume they are transitioning from a growth company to a more stable income generating company? Nothing wrong with this of course, but it does then bring into question the current valuation: at about $1/share in earnings the current PE is about 60. If growth is 10% wouldn't a PEG of 6 be considered very high, even for a high quality company?
Read Answer Asked by Kel on March 09, 2018
Q: What stocks would you recommend for a person in their early 20s, who is starting a TFSA, with about $30000 to deploy? Thanks
Read Answer Asked by Dave on March 07, 2018
Q: Over early morning java, I read in the TO Star that TOY is acquiring GUND. The share price for TOY is like stable, aka no dramatic move, up or down. The purchase of GUND from a private entity seems to be viewed by the street as a yawn. What is your take of this buy of GUND by a favourite position of mine, TOY (thanks to 5iR)? ....Tom
Read Answer Asked by Tom on March 05, 2018
Q: Hi 5i, 2018 is off to a intereting start!
Thanks for your great service and guidence in these uncharterted times, it is much appreciated!
I have 100,000. to invest in my RRSP acct looking for 7 etf' or stocks, am intereted in CSU however with the high $ run do you think it is still a buy.
Thanks PS
Read Answer Asked by Paulette on March 05, 2018
Q: Hi 5i out of Toy and Pbh and SHop & ccl.b which do you see having more growth for 2018 at current prices thanks Kim
Read Answer Asked by Kim on March 05, 2018
Q: Hi 5i,
I have aprox. 20k in cash in my RRSP. I am trying to decide in what to invest it in. I am turning 37 years old this year. Should I be leaning towards a growth portfolio like I am doing with my TFSA?

What would be your top 5 stocks you would start your RRSP US or CDN with $20k cash?

I also have aprox $160k in a LIRA right now. How should i go about investing this money? Can you recomend me specific stocks or ETF's?

Thanks so much for your insight.
Read Answer Asked by D on February 28, 2018
Q: What are your favourite 3-4 high growth companies right now?
Read Answer Asked by Arthur on February 16, 2018
Q: Perhaps you can help solve a small dilemna in our family. My wife believes I should invest in spinmaster and I believe Brp would be better. This is for a TFSA
Which one do you prefer for a long term hold
Please deduct 2 questions one for your answer the other for counselling
Marcel

Read Answer Asked by Marcel on February 14, 2018
Q: Uber-guru Warren Buffett once said something along the lines of "Better to buy a great company at a fair price than to buy an average company at a great price". After the market pull-back of the last few days, there may be some great companies available at fair or even better prices. Can you name a few?
Read Answer Asked by Bryan on February 08, 2018