Investment Q&A

Q: Hello 5i,
As a pensioner who requires dividends for my income, I have been looking at the above names to potentially add over the next year or so. It is my belief (uneducated guess) that it might take that long before we see any solid bottom and subsequent recovery begin.
In that vein, out of the above, how would you rank these based on the following:
1. Safety of company through a one year to 16 month recession.
2. Safety of the dividend through this same period.
3. Confidence in management team
4. Sector vulnerability
5. Value at current levels
6. Any other considerations, warnings or caveats for any of these ??
i.e. some of these have a decent 5i rating (B or higher), but the rating dates back to 2019, some as early as the summer.
And, finally, are there any suggestions you might have that are not on this list that deserve serious consideration in place of any of the above?
I am in no rush for an answer so take as long as you need to consider this question and deduct as many credits as you see fit - I should have enough to cover it. I hope that this question might also prove beneficial to other 5i members who rely on dividends for income.
All the best to everyone in this very trying and uncertain time!!! Be safe above all!!
Thanks to all at 5i!!
Cheers,
Mike

Q: Hello
I hold both stocks and liked them so far. I am considering back some more stocks with both stocks currently down with this market volatility.
With the corona virus fear and probably a recession, how do you see both companies outlook based on their overall earnings and management.
Do you still consider PKI as a good growth stock?
Do you suggest waiting for more downturn before buying them ?
Thank you

Q: I sold both of these to raise cash before the correction. both down over 10%. Is it too soon to buy back in?? thanks Jim

Q: PLC a good buy at these levels? Based on consensus there is 25% upside in the name.

Q: I was surprised to see Park Lawn go down over 5 percent today on the announcement of the ceo's departure. When i looked into it a little closer, i saw that Mr. Clark had taken a small company worth 30 million to one evaluated at over 900 million in just seven years. I see Mr. Paul Smith is filling in as chairman while they search for a new ceo. Is it odd that in that time they did not hire someone and groome them for the post? I can see the importance of leadership! Should we be worried with this transition?

Q: Any news on PLC to account for the drop ?

Q: Ontario Teacher's Pension Fund is increasing it's stake in French funeral firm OGF SA. Does this have any implications for Parklawn in terms of it becoming a takeover target?
Thanks.

Q: can you provide release dates and earnings/ revenue expectations? Thanks.

Q: I was on holidays at Christmas so I put a stop loss on a few stocks. Trade Desk which was trading at a low of $256.00 for quite some time for a split second dropped $10 to $246.00 and took out my stock and was right back up at $256.00 again. Would the market maker have dropped that so some lucky guy could get the stock cheap?
A broker I know told me that since I average at the most 30 trades a quarter, Revenue Canada could classify me as not an investor by making so many trades which could cause me to not qualify for the 50% capital gains rule and I would have to pay tax on 100% gains. I put it on forums but I haven't had a response yet. Hopefully you can enlighten me on this.
Nice call on Park Lawn. I get a lot of emails pertaining to the market and one advised me the other day to buy Park Lawn as it was going to break out above $30.00. I already own Park Lawn so nice call from 5i that I got it a lot cheaper some time ago.
Thanks for making my trading easier. Dennis

Q: Good morning 5i,
Once again thank you for the excellent service and advice that you give so generously. This morning there was a question about putting Boyd into a TFSA. I had been wondering the same thing. But, you mention that you dont really see it as a high growth stock. I imagine I would be better to put Google in, if I want growth. That means another capital gain, however. The beauty of Boyd is that you have to take the cap gain anyway. Getting to be a long story here. But, how would Parklawn compare with Boyd in putting in a TFSA?
thanks

Q: Hi,

I'm sitting with a 15% gain in Parklawn. I believe I bought on advice read hear so thank you. My question is whether it should continue to be held in a balanced portfolio or if you would exit a 5% position because a better opportunity exists elsewhere? To go one step further, I have done well on Medtronic and might like additional exposure to US healthcare. Could you recommend a) whether to sell PLC and b) what you might shift to if you agree with my alternative above?

Q: Your thoughts on their 1/4 please, thanks

Q: expectations for quarter?

Q: I was reviewing my portfolio and looking to reinvest some dividends that have accumulated and was thinking about PLC. Then right before my eyes it dropped 5.87%

Now I am hesitant, What was the reason for the drop?

Thx

Steve

Q: I would appreciate a recommendation on 6 Canadian dividend paying stocks with a growth element to them.

Q: Park Lawn Corp. has been pretty weak lately. You would think that with the amount of space to burry people getting less and less, that that their services would get a premium. Through the media I’ve been hearing about eco friendly ways if disposing of deceased. Things like composting (essentially becoming flowers in your flower bed) to burying people by road side and planting a tree over them. How would such future changes affect The company?

Q: RBC shows fair market value of $41.37...would you concur with this valuation with a pe of 59.6 and pb 1.4x and roe of 2.28 and total debt of 11.38%...but a profit of 5.28% .. eps growth of 92.7% sales growth of 45.16% and income growth of 60.18%...these numbers seem all over the map ...also would you still remain positive on growth at todays price of $25.31...thanks for great service...gene

Q: PLC and KXS - two stocks that you promote have fallen quite rapidly over the last while. This rally we have had over the last few days - they have not participated in. I am thinking of replacing them with stocks which have more upside potential - PIF is one of them with a 7% dividend. What are your thoughts on that? On another note - I was logging into one of the model portfolios and it asked me for a user ID and password which I have not come across before and I wasn't able to get in -- even though I put a user ID and password in, it didn't seem to allow me to go in. Thank you Dennis

Q: I see PLC just released results which fell short of analyst expectations. Had a quick look through the latest financials and noticed increase in revenue and net income, decrease in long term debt levels however this looked to be funded by a share issue. I get that PLC is acquisitive and doesn't have the cash flow to fund all of the acquisitions. But does the constant issuance of shares concern the team at 5i? I guess stock performance to date indicates market is not worried about it. Any concerns with starting a position held in a TFSA?

Q: Thanks for your insights regarding Park Lawn. Just for clarification, you mentioned PLC earned 14 cents per share. I thought they earned 19 cents adjusted.

Thanks again for your help.

John