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Q: Hi, wrt the recent earnings question on DSG, was your answer for Q4 or full year?
(Brian did not ask for which reporting period, so I will. :))

I ask as your answer seemed out of line wrt their 3Q numbers...ie Earnings per share on a diluted basis of $0.10, up 25% from $0.08 in Q3FY18 and compared to $0.11 in Q2FY19 (from their Q3 release).
You indicated EPS=.32 (that's a huge increase from .10!)

Your reply also differed quite a bit from their stated Q4 and full year earnings release of the prior year.
To clarify, can you please give earnings estimates for both Q4 and full year .

Cheers,
Steve
Read Answer Asked by Stephen on March 06, 2019
Q: At the present time I have a full position in Kinaxis, Constellation Software, and Shopify.
All 3 are in a non registered account. CSU and SHOP have done very well but KXS has been falling over the past year and I was wondering about selling it and buying one of the other 4 that I have listed. I am looking only at growth over the next one to two year time period. My risk tolerance is moderate to high. Which one would you suggest and why. Or would you just stay with Kinasix. Please deduct as many credits as you see fit. Thank you, Ian
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Read Answer Asked by Ian on March 05, 2019
Q: At the present I have a full position in SHOP and CSU. I would like to add another full position to my technology sector. Which to the above 5 stocks would you suggest for
growth only for a 1 to 2 year holding. My risk tolerance medium high. Could you please rank them from most growth to lowest growth and your reasons. Please deduct as many credits as you see fit.
Thank you Ian

Read Answer Asked by Ian on March 05, 2019
Q: I was just about to buy CSU when I noticed a good report and it shot up 12%! Is it too late? I'm looking for two long term holds, minimal volatility, for a 2.5 % position each. What two do you like and why?
Read Answer Asked by Graeme on February 15, 2019
Q: I have CSU, KXS, CSCO, QCOM + PHO (small position) IT companies that make 10% of my portfolio. I am planning to increase the IT portion to 15-20% by adding 2-3 more IT companies. Is it OK to increase the IT portion now or wait? Which one should I add, delete or swap (both US and CAN companies)? Can you please rank the above-mentioned companies? I am looking for good companies with top management but not risky small cap companies.
Read Answer Asked by Dev on February 12, 2019
Q: Of the companies listed,SYZ has been declining while the others have been rising.It is now below its’ 150 DayMAvg.Is the price drop due to lower liquidity as SYZ has a much lower volume than the others?
Read Answer Asked by Allen on February 05, 2019
Q: I hold CSU,DSG,ENGH is a non registered account and have done well. OTEX and KXS in a TFSA. In total all of the above are about 6.47% of my holdings. Should I consider reducing to 2 or 3 holdings or hold all five. Comments, thanks
Read Answer Asked by David on January 31, 2019
Q: Hi team,

What is your take on their recent acquisition of Visual Compliance / eCustoms Business? Is it very accretive or just in line with their prior acquisitions? I recall their purchase of Macropoint in 2017 was around $200 mil so this one is a larger acquisition monetary wise I think.
In your opinion, has Macropoint worked out as expected...or are there still better things to come from that integration?
Should we expect similar performance with this new acquisition (over time)?

I have held this company as an overweight position for 10+ years and it has done very well for me...thx! It seems to be a 'steady eddie' type stock for the most part...albeit expensive at times based on PE numbers...but sometimes you have to pay up for those types of companies.

Keep up the great teamwork!!

Cheers,
SteveMc
Read Answer Asked by Stephen on January 29, 2019
Q: I’m looking to add a 3 positions to this list. I was thinking about bns or slf. Can you give me some other suggestions from the balanced portfolio? This account is 20% of my total investments, and is for medium to long term savings. The rest is in well diversified funds. Thanks.
Read Answer Asked by Matthew on January 23, 2019
Q: How would you rate and rank these technology stocks as to growth and investment potential for 3 to 5 years?
Thank you, as always, excellent advice!
Read Answer Asked by Sigrid on January 14, 2019
Q: Hi Peter & 5i team,
These are the current holdings in our grandsons RESP ( age 5). We are adding new money. Could you please give your opinion on our current holdings and what suggestion would you have on acquiring a new stock or alternatively topping up an existing one.
Thank you very much.
Read Answer Asked by john on January 11, 2019
Q: Hi Group - assuming this market stays choppy and unpredictable it appears the the tech sector may be a good start to generating some cash (I have profits in CSU + DSG + a loss in FB - My question is do I sell now hoping to buy back later a lower price - presently I only have 5% cash in a portfolio worth $1.2 million and am feeling very vulnerable to losing more (presently I am down 18% overall. Is it too late to preserve cash or?
Read Answer Asked by Terence on January 07, 2019
Q: Would you buy constellation or kinaxis ? Or share the allocation 50 / 50 between the 2 ? Buy and hold for 10 yrs. Can you please also explain why ?

I have owned Descartes for a few years and did well.... tks to you ! Is it a good time to add ? Or should i just buy more of constellation or kinaxis ? Thank you for your comments and happy holidays to the team !
Read Answer Asked by Pierre on December 27, 2018
Q: As a logistics company largely relying on international trade and the movement of goods, I'm surprised you did not comment specifically on the potential impact of US/China tarrifs on DSG (you did mention changes in global trade).

While obviously negative to DSG, are you able to quantify what the impacts of the tariffs might be?

Thx.
Read Answer Asked by Cameron on November 15, 2018
Q: I am considering adding alaris royalty , Descartes systems or ats to my portofolio, what are your thoughts, I know you have recommended these in the past . brenda
Read Answer Asked by brenda on October 26, 2018
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