Investment Q&A

Q: What are your top 3 software companies that would benefit greatly from AI going forward, please pick 3 CAN & 3 US.
Thank-you for your great service as always!!

Q: I have some cash that I would like to put to work and I have small positions that I would like to reduce. My main objective is growth with a bias towards low beta equities at this time in my work life. I am about 4 years away from my planned retirement.

These are most of my held equities along with weightings. NVDA 13.3% CSU 6.4% BN 6.4% SAN 5.4% SHOP 4.8% CRWD 4.3% TOI 3.8% VRT 3.4% ENB 3.2% BIP-UN 2.6% BEP-UN 2.3%. The following are 1-2% positions 13.5% as group; COST TD ATZ BNS AMZN TTD PANW PRL BRK.B. The rest are< 1%/each approx 10% as group BCE ASML HPS-A TMDX ISRG TMO GSY ASPN DELL SNOW NXT.

I plan on continuing to hold most of these positions including the smaller positions (<2% positions). I would like to reduce the number of these smaller holdings.
Could you please rank these smaller positions with the keepers at one end of the spectrum to goers at the the opposite end of the spectrum.

Thanks for this.

Q: Hello,

Given the anticipated AI growth could you provide some names of companies with the largest short to long term growth potential in the following categories:

1. Chip Design
2. Data Processing
3. Business Application Design
4. Data Centers
5. Power Supply (for the Data Centers)

Thank you!

Q: I'm a long term growth investor. Planning to do a little tax loss selling. I'm down on these 5 names. What do you think of each name from an investment point of view, in what order would you sell, and what, in your view, could be a possible replacement name for each. Thanks.

Q: Can I get a comment on the quarter and outlook?

Q: Previous answer: We think software may be the next area to move, with names like PLTR. There is some consolidation happening but we do not see AI as being 'over' as a theme.

Can you provide your three best ideas outside of Palantir and provide a brief summary of why you see growth? Please present in order from most to least conviction.

Thanks!

Q: Please comment on ESTC most recent earnings. Thank you.

Q: Hi,

What is your opinion of SNOW ? If you like it, is this an entry point as the momentum is against it.

Q: Hi 5I. I hold VRT and am quite happy to do so. The names I have listed may also have big potential in the AI / Data Center explosion. Could you comment on the worthiness of an investment in any of them, please?

Carl

Q: Is it time to sell SNOW and move on to an alternate tech stock? If so, may I have a couple of suggestions?
With appreciation,
Ed

Q: Could you make sense of the quarterly earnings. The street liked the results in the post market last night and then after sleeping on it the price reversed course significantly in the other direction.

Q: Good day your thoughts on SNOW at this current level?

Q: Hi, could I have your updated opinion on CFLT please? I don't see recent questions on it - I have a small position and need to top up or sell. Could you possibly rank compared to DDOG, PATH, SNOW, APP

Q: Hi Everyone at 5i!!
Snow lost some value over the last week due to some sort of legal issue which I am not fully clear on. Do you have any insight to this and is it something you would be concerned about?
Cheers,
Tamara

Q: Buffet likes to invest in companies with a moat and hold long term. He has a position in SNOW. Some analysts are calling into question the moat of SNOW. Do you know if SNOW has a decent moat or are they in what is essentially a commodity type business, in which case their margins will be eroded over time?

Thanks.

Q: Snow has been hit hard recently.Can you provide a current outlook and level of attraction at current price?

Q: Buy more, sell or hold.

Thanks!

Q: These four companies are all AI-predominant companies, all are growing revenues at about 20% per year or so, have similar market caps, and are coming into profitability for the first time either last year or next.
My question is a difficult one: is there any way to tell what operating margins might eventually be for each of these companies say in 3-4 years? Do you know any way to get this projection? And how these may be ranked for eventual margins if so? Thanks.

Q: I'm hoping you can give your thoughts on these as well as rank these potential AI companies for a 5 year hold.

EPAM; GLOB; C3AI; PERI; UPST; PLTR; SNOW; CAN; VRT

Q: What happened to SNOW in late 2021 that caused the downturn and why has it not recovered?
Do you expect it will recover?
Do you still like the stock and what would be a good entry point?

Thanks Joe