Investment Q&A

Q: I've still got my now worthless XBC shares in my trading account. Seems its taking years to finalize the bankrupcy. Is there any benefit to leaving these shares or is it best to get rid of them and claim the loss? What do I ask the brokerage to do to get rid of these shares to produce the loss statement, since I can't sell them on the open market? Thx

Q: Is there any possibility of obtaining any settlement from the class action suit.

Thanks

Q: Received a Class Action Notice from XBC..CA regarding a proposed class action settlement, which reads in part:
"SUMMARY OF THE SETTLEMENT:
On October 19, 2023, the Superior Court of Québec (“Court”) approved the settlement of this class action.
Under the Settlement, CAD $5,000,000 (the “Settlement Amount”) has been paid in full and final settlement of all claims against the Defendants, including Class Counsel’s fees, applicable taxes and expenses, and interest, in exchange for a full release and settlement of the class action."
Number of shares purchased was 800 @$10. Would you know the approximate number of shares that were outstanding at the time (Nov 10 2019 to Mar 24 2021) and In your experience, is it worth it to submit a claim?
Many thanks.

Q: Hi Peter, Hi have listed my big loosers and will appreciate you opinion for clean up purpose. 1. Can go right away 2. There is some hope so hold on 3. add more

Q: Peter and His Wonder Team
Please give me the status of this company. I believe they are in receivership or have gone bankrupt as they have not traded for some time. I trust there is no possibility of them coming back and it is a total tax loss!
Thank you for the clarification.

Q: So, we all make bad buys, some are real big, and we know them in our accounts, so for interest sake, what would you consider to be the 5 worst buys that have been made in the growth portfolio in the last 3 years.
Thanks again

Q: Hi,
I did not need the capital loss in 2022, so I kept the shares. Is there a way to know what is the status of the bankruptcy? Would that be from the site of Deloitte https://www.insolvencies.deloitte.ca/en-ca/pages/Xebec.aspx ?
Can we expect any formal news for the investors in 2023 ? Do XBC patents have any value ? Thanks as usual.

Q: The new additions to the growth portfolio appear very conservative. Especially after past picks such as xbc, qst, and mrs. Has the methodology of the growth portfolio changed? Big bounce potential? STN is near ath.

Q: What can be learned from XBC fall from grace? It was a highly touted stock and went to zero in a flash. Were there any warning signs that in retrospect you should have seen and can you share those with us as a teaching moment for us, your subscribers.

Q: Wondering what has happened with this company. It is now in US funds and no longer halted. Noticed some trading yesterday and today none. Will this be difficult to sell and do you see this trading again. If it does I'm assuming one should sell. Would there be any point in hanging onto it. Also, if no one is buying/selling what is process for getting rid of it to claim a loss? Thank you!

Q: Further to your comment on Xebec. My account shares have been put in US $ under the symbol XEBEQ. Does this make any sense?

Thank you

Q: Hi,

Today XBC is delisted from TSX...I still see the shares in my account. Could you please predict what will happen going forward? Do you see any value in the common shares? Is it okay to claim capital loss for 2022?

thanks,

Q: I am down on these names in my TFSA account
CTS (-44%)
ENGLX (-73%)
QST (-28%)
XBC (100%)

Is it time to throw in the towel on all of these, consolidate into one name or use my next year TFSA contribution limit to dollar cost average down?

I also hold an ETF, VGRO, in this account which is down 13%.

Q: Since XBC is still halted what happens with one's ability to claim a capital loss. Is that still possible or does it have to be publicly sold to claim the loss? Any idea if it will ever trade again?

Q: Hi 5i Team,

Any further new on XBC? Wondering if we will still get a chance to possibly sell or trade our shares?

Thanks,
Jake

Q: Hello Peter,
Is Xebec, basically bankrupt and no hope of turnaround? The company is in the right space green energy so what in the world happened here? They have signed many contracts .. is it bad management or ? Would your advice be to sell the moment it is no longer halted or do you think there is chance here of an upswing? This was a favourite on market call. Are the managers who come on do not really understand companies when they recommend it as this is happening at times when looking at other companies such concordia health etc

Q: Hello
I bought all these stocks believing they were well positioned for the energy revolution. Investors have not been interested in supporting these companies and now we have one of the first to go bankrupt. More to follow as QST has been on the ropes now for five years or more.
Fact is, when the sea if full of escaping methane (pipeline sabotage), who is going to pay a company to collect methane from cow dung?

Any thoughts on.......
What is it going to take from these companies to go broke?
How much more time do they have in public markets?
Any worth the pain of holding through another market crash?

Thanks

Q: My current position is down 95%...and I saw more bad news come today. May I ask why the company filled a credit protection and what will likely to happen from here? Is there still a hope on this name?

thank you,

Q: Hi,

It looks like XBC is filling for Creditor Protection. The stock is down significantly, but they also have good results. What does this mean, is it a time to dump shares before it gets de-listed?

Q: Hello, Any thoughts/insights on the jump in XBC today? I have a huge loss in this stock, bought way too many shares at $4.35. I'm wondering if this might be the time to get out or whether there may be some upside from here? Thank you.