Investment Q&A

Q: I have MDT whose shares have been in a muted trading range for more than a year. Understandable reasons— e.g. postponement of elective surgeries &c.). However I then checked the 10-year performance of the medical equipment ETF , IHI.us, with that of MDT. To my surprise, MDT has not outperformed IHI in ANY part of an entire decade (I used charts at Scotia’s FlightDesk for this).

Several analyst shops seems to favor MDT, as do you. Has something changed in recent months to boost the prospects of MDT?

If this is a good time to add to one’s holding in MDT, please comment on whether the following metrics from GuruFocus are correct:
TTM P/E : 42.98 and ROE less than 7%. Further, I see y-y EBITDA Growth Rate % of [gasp] minus -30.10 and PEG of 11.45.
Can this be correct for a well-regarded company ? Kindly give your data for forward P/E , PEG , and please confirm whether cash flow from operations is adequate for operations and to meet debt obligations.

Q: What do you think of this company? Is it a good buy at this price for a risk tolerant small cap position? Thanks

Q: Good day guys:
This stock has went south . Is it now a buying oppurtunity?
Thx
Mark

Q: Do you know of a company that is ready to roll out the 5G technology. Thanks. Ernie

Q: What is your long term view of Converge Technology? Thanks

Q: Hi Team,
Previously (I believe it was sometime in 2020) in your answer to questions on US estate tax payable by Canadians, it was pointed out that the threshold for US estate tax is US$11.2M (to be reduced to US$4 or 5M in 2023?), meaning no US estate tax is payable if value of world-wide assets is under US$11.2M. Amounts in excess of this threshold is subject to US estate tax with some credits allowed as per the Canada-US tax treaty.
Please confirm if your previous statement regarding US estate tax is still applicable.
Cheers,

Q: Hi Peter, Ryan, and Team,
This is a two-part question, so please feel free to deduct enough credits.
(1) In Portfolio Analytics, is it appropriate to enter zero for the cost basis? After all, we didn't pay anything for these shares. (Thank you 5i)
(2) In our combined accounts, prior to the spin-out, we were already overweight in Technology, holding ABST, CSU, ENGH, XIT, and KXS. In order to balance our accounts, what, if anything, would you recommend we do? It would be costly to reduce all the holdings which I'm reluctant to do.
Thanks in advance for your valued advice and opinion.

Q: Good afternoon 5i Team!

I would like to get your opinion on Mitek versus Crowdstrike. If you were to purchase one of these today for a one-year hold, which would you prefer?

Thank you.

Brad

Q: For a long term investment, do you have a preference for Algonquin or Boralex? Do you have other favourites in the renewable energy space?

Q: Hi, is the reason for the downward trend in XGB due only to the fact that there is increased optimism with equities? Are there other factors at play?
What would be the reasons for the downward trend to continue for the XGB fund?
I'm considering ZCM as well which will provide another percentage point return.
Thanks.

Q: I feel the “buy now, pay later” stocks are going to really take off? Any thoughts and recommendations on this?

Q: Good Morning
A report issued today by the Bank of America is bullish on Canadian banks. Can you say the same for the American banks?
I own ZUB and I will appreciate your views on this ETF going forward. Do you advise, at this stage, to switch to the unhedged version which is ZBK ?
Thank you for your insight.
Terry

Q: At one time was up35% in real and am now down 10%. Wondering if I should sell it now as I'll only have about 3-4 years to hold it.
Thanks for your great advice.

Q: Could you please comment on their results and outlook?

Thanks,
Milan

Q: I never own CSU before but with TOI is being published. Would you recommend to own TOI for 10% of the portfolio?

Thank you,

Q: I missed your talk on the money show. Would you be able to provide a link please?

Q: Hi 5i,

I hear lot's of hypes around Solo, last review was Nov 2020 with now support from your group, have your perspective changed?

Q: Do you still consider Enbridge as a long term hold?

Thanks
Paul

Q: Hello 5i team,
Now that TOI is trading: could you compare CSU and TOI valuation in terms of p/e, p/s, debt/equity, p/editda multiple? Are these about right according to your expectations? If not, what would you expect?
Thank you for your collaboration, Eric

Q: Please comment on the quarter reported Feb 4.
An extraordinary charge results in a loss .