Investment Q&A

Q: Royal seems to continuously march forward. Does the valuation seem a little stretched at this point? I'm seeing a P/E of 14.55. I think I have read that the banks typically trade at a 8.5 to 12 PE.

If the Canadian consumer is likely to to be challenged over the next 24 months and US banks (like JP Morgan) trade at 12.2 PE there seems to be a disconnect. I'm not sure what their revenue is in Canada Vs US.

Thoughts?

Q: Greetings 5i Tm,
I came across recent question (10 July 24) concerning Telcos and found your answer to be very helpful. It was specific to BCE, T and RCI.B but how you structured your answer was of the most interest to me:
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'Telcos have been a tough industry to be in in the last few years due to the intense competitive landscape, capital intensity and limited pricing power. That being said, for investors that seek exposure to the telcos industry, we think the metrics to evaluate should be dividend growth, balance sheet strength, and track record of
operational efficiency (organic growth, margin, etc.).........'
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Here you identified the general environment faced by Telcos and how best to assess this particular industry as well.
It strikes me that this high level view could be helpful for all industries (TSX) and that it might form the basis for one of your periodic articles.
For consideration.
Steve P

Q: Through the Spring and early summer, there appeared to be a lot of positive views about small caps. IJR is one of many ETFs mentioned during this period. With all the volatility and turmoil in the last few weeks, at his juncture and in the midst of the "broadening out" of the market, what is your view of small caps? Is it a sector you still see as prospectively positive? Are there other areas that you see as having more potential? Many thanks for your excellent service.

Q: Thank you for your service. With your September 5th reply to Rob about cls, if somebody was sitting on some cash right now, would you recommend they go for cls, or into the other areas you suggested in Rob's reply?

Q: This stock has traded in the 30 plus dollar range this year until recently where it has taken a huge drop to19-20. Im not even sure if it may continue to slide. What's confusing is that it was undervalued in the thirties and now a big drop after a solid q2. Also the short position has recently increased to 29 percent. The shorts got what they wanted. Shouldn't they be covering. I want to buy but feel they might know something with such a huge number. Lastly they just came out with a release saying the price isn't reflected in the value and they will start buying back 43 million dollars worth of shares. Is this a great buying opportunity.

Q: what is the difference between these companies

Q: Hi 5i!
Thanks for all your great work, I appreciate it very much,
What are your top Dividend growing growth stocks? 5 US and 5 Canadian?
Thanks,
Murray

Q: Good Morning. I need to trim my holdings portfolio down to a more manageable number. My portfolio is pretty well balanced. From the list of NTR,PBH, DIS,RCI.B, ADN,GE, FCX,WMB,GS,CVX, CAT,LYB and APO how would you rank them with 1 being the best and 5 the least favoured. Please take as many credits as you need. Thanks Peter

Q: why is L'Oreal (LRLCY) share price not hit as hard as Estee Lauder (EL) these days. what is your outlook for the cosmetics leader and 235B dollar company L'oreal over near term 2024/2025

Q: CVX has been dropping since 2022. Is there a problem here? XOM and SU (I hold all three) have been increasing. Should I drop CVX? I have at least a five year window, 78 year value investor who can wait for a turn around.

Q: Hi! Could you explain the sharp dip in price for TMDX recently?

Also, I am down almost 20% HPS.A and keep waiting for it to get better. It tries, then falls, rinse and repeat. What's going on here? Is there good reason to be patient?

Thanks so much.

Q: Hi, Can you let me know what High interest ETF (highest yield?) you recommend - in US and CDN $.
I also believe there is one High interest ETF, that does not pay interest, but accumulates capital gains, what is it's name and what do you think of it.
Thanks.

Q: Good morning 5i,
Following MDI's Q1 release yesterday ,looks like the market is overreacting to the results.Looks like a value company for those with patience, looking at one to two years out.Looks like an undervalued ,value situation.What are your thoughts?
Many thanks,
Jean

Q: I did not intend to make my previous question private. You can make it public. As you have said, growth has been acquisition driven, do you think there are opportunities for this company to continue to grow by acquisition?

Q: Hi — Appreciate the service.

Question about FPR-T, purchased in ~2018 at $21.09 as fixed-income/yield instrument at a time of low interest rates.

Need to generate some cash and am considering selling this achieved-its-purpose stock.

Question: on a scale of 1 - 10, how much (more) upside could I be missing out on if I sell now?

Thank you.

Q: I am wondering if Anaergia is getting past their problems,
I thought this company was finished. They have made a few positive announcements but are they meaningful? What are your thoughts is this worth buying?

Q: FTS has surged to near the top end of analyst 1-year targets (low $60's). Please comment on the current valuation in terms of its own history and peers.

Q: Can I please get your analysis of Paymentus?

Q: I currently do my investment trades thru National Bank Direct Brokerage. I is a very good platform but does not keep a real time update on Capital gains and losses for the year. Do you know of any sites that can do this? Thanks

Q: I am a long term owner of AAPL and have done well by it. I am wondering if a switch into GOOG for its projected growth is a better long term holding in your opinion. How would you compare the two? Perhaps the obvious solution is to sell half of AAPL for a GOOG purchase. My other tech names include MSFT, CSU, SHOP, LMN, NVDA and VRT with tech making up 25% of my overall portfolio. Many thanks.