Investment Q&A

Q: What to do you think of SVI's acquisition of properties. Market seems to like it. Is it too close for comfort ? Will they have to do an equity issue ? Bob

Q: Can you belief a stock can drop that fast and still no news WOW you got love those stock promoters, still can't see any news except no material change, thank god for the advise and the service you provide.

Q: Trican is taking over FRC. What is your assessment of the deal?

Q: A recent guest on BNN recommended SBLK prior to it's recent drop in share price. It was presented as a previously unloved, recent turnaround with good balance sheet.

I prefer buying on momentum; Can you give me your thoughts please.

Thanks,
Raymond

Q: Can you comment re large acquisition today Thanks

Q: Do these reported results differ markedly from yours on Bloomberg?

March 22 (Reuters) - Canada's Amaya Inc , owner of online gambling sites PokerStars and Full Tilt, reported fourth-quarter profit ahead of estimates as it added more customers and cut costs.

Amaya said it expects adjusted profit of $1.94-$2.13 per share in 2017, higher than the $1.88 per share it earned last year.

Customer registrations increased by 2.6 million to about 108 million in the quarter ended Dec. 31, the company said on Wednesday.

Amaya's financial expenses fell nearly 28 percent to $36.6 million.

The company's net income from continuing operations was about $45 million, or 23 cents per share, compared with a loss of $15.2 million, or 11 cents per share, a year earlier.

Excluding items, Amaya reported a profit of 53 cents per share, higher than analysts' average estimate of 50 cents per share, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.

Amaya's revenue rose nearly 6 percent to $310.4 million.

Q: Any news on PZA that would account for today's drop? I'm thinking of adding a little to my existing position.

Q: Please rank the following stocks in order of preference focusing on value/growth with 3-5 year time frame?
Itc
Sis
Pho
Ecn

Q: Hi Guys

I have 28% of my portfolio in Consumer Cyclical sector (20% Cdn, 8% U.S.), I know it's about 10% higher than it should be HOWEVER I do like them all.
Please rank best to worst for a long term hold. BYD.UN 3%, GIL 2%, AW.UN 2%, AYA 1%, CCL.B 4%, MG 2%, NFI 3%, TOY 3% and the U.S. ones are DIS 4%and HD 4%.
thanks,
Jim

Q: Hi Peter, I am looking to put some new money to work for a 3-5 year time horizon. Could you please provide 5 quality small cap companies (not in the resource sector)that you believe are undervalued. Thanks

Q: Why the sudden DROP? Many Thanks!

Q: Hi Peter,

I have the following stocks in my RRSP portfolio with the sector weightings below. What are a few stocks would you suggest buying now for a 5-10+ hold that are medium to high risk to help balance my sector weighings? Thanks for all your help and advice!!

SJ, GSY, ATD.B, PBH, TOY, RRX.TO, SLF, BNS, GUD, CSH-UN, CRH, SIS, CSU, SHOP, PHO

Technology: 31.35%
Healthcare: 20.07%
Consumer Non-Cyclicals: 17.39%
Financial 15.01%
Consumer Cyclicals: 6.16%
Basic Materials: 4.44%
Industrial: 3.60%
Energy: 1.97%

Q: I've been thinking of adding Sleep Country to my portfolio. I'm hesitating a bit based on the current PE valuation. Do you think the potential growth for the company justifies the current valuation or is it better to wait for a pull back?

Thank you.

Q: The CEO just made a large purchase of shares. Do you think this is a vote of confidence in the company?

Q: Why the drop in Freshii? Is this just because of the Subway blurp or is there more to it? Do you still feel $13 is a good entry point?
Thanks,
Paul

Q: Thoughts on ER? Thanks.

Q: RMP reported yesterday Earnings of .10/share vs forecast loss of .02. Revenue of $12 vs $13.8 forecast. Stock is down today as am I on it. Should I hang in for a bit longer or cut my losses & invest in something that might actually have a better outlook. Unfortunately it is in my TFSA.

Thanks for your great service!!!!

Peter

Q: Hello 5i, what do you think of K92 Mining? Thanks.

Q: T.CNZ Do you have an opinion on this stock?

Q: Following-up on a question about Blackberry debentures: if my broker matches my bid with an in-house ask, does the TSX find out about the trade? I'm wondering because, according to tmxmoney.com, the debentures haven't changed hands since Jan 25, nor do quotes show any ask. If they're this tightly-held, then there doesn't seem to be much point adding to the bid unless there's unreported in-house trading going on.

Of course, I could set my bid farther above par, but with the debs at 3.75% and the share price stagnant for the past three years, it seems as likely that I'd lose money. I understand that some debt is, essentially, privately-held; fine - I'm just trying to understand what's possible.