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Q: I was in Halifax this summer and for the first time and saw a payment machine called Clover at several restaurants since that time I have seen them in more and more places around Ottawa. Can you tell me anything about the company that owns these machines Worth investing ?
Thanks Terry
Read Answer Asked by Terry on November 08, 2019
Q: Commentators often talk about a company’s yield in reference to its “dividend”. Many companies have “yield” to which the dividend tax credit does not apply. Is there a website out there that lists the TSX companies that have dividends that attract the credit? Thank you. Bill
Read Answer Asked by Bill on November 08, 2019
Q: I've been looking at your Key Ratios for company profiles and I see a lot of numbers but how can I tell whether these numbers are good or bad. For example Liquidity ratio, Total Debt to Equity is 1.00 good or bad. Leverage ratio of 5 , good or bad. Same goes for Price To Comparisons, Efficiency Ratio, Profitability Ratio etc.
Could you write a Blog on this?
Read Answer Asked by Paul on November 07, 2019
Q: My take on ALC's 3rd quarter numbers are a sort of a "muted positive". They seem be doing better but not really enough to move the needle. They have added new ships and freight rates seem to be increasing so organic growth is better. The dividend was increased and they continue to buy back shares but this is double edged sword for a company with poor liquidity. They have raised expectations for the 4th quarter which will be a millstone if they don't post good numbers in January. The stock appears to be range bound and will likely stay so until they either post better numbers or make a good acquisition. They did increase their ownership in the "Ocean Self-Unloader Pool" so they haven't been totally quiet on acquisition front. Management style seems to be cautious and careful. Any comments you have would be appreciated.
Regards,
Jim
Read Answer Asked by James on November 07, 2019
Q: So, results released and not pretty. I took a small position in this April 2018 (1.75% of Non-Reg Acc) and have been watching slow decline ever since. With today's bad news stock is down to new 52-week low. Question is, should I hold on, bail, or "double-down"? The Board seems to taking corrective action; the dividend has been cut and is now quarterly. I can afford to wait in the area of 5 years. But, I'm not getting as paid as much to wait today as I was yesterday. Thoughts?
Thank you, as always. Michael
Read Answer Asked by Michael on November 07, 2019
Q: I would appreciate your comments on CGI's recently announced earnings. I have held this stock for a long time and am very happy with it's long term results. Recently Gordon Pape expressed caution with the stock going forward. He seemed to be concerned with a shrinking backlog. Your thoughts and comments would be appreciated. Thank You.
Read Answer Asked by Brian on November 07, 2019
Q: What are your thoughts on Avalara? Is this a 5+ year hold? My investment thesis is over the long term online cross border shopping and digital currencies will require sophisticated taxation software. Governments will eventually require sale tax filings at point of sale which this software can accommodate. Thanks!
Read Answer Asked by John on November 07, 2019
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