Investment Q&A

Q: I have held CIX for a couple years, and am about even on the stock price. It was bought for income, and has served OK in that regard, but looking at either BNS or CM, either could give me a dividend boost with perhaps a more positive outlook (?). Would you view this as a worthwhile trade, and if so, do you have preference between BNS and CM? Is there any catalyst on the horizon that would prompt you to hold CIX over a major bank?

Thank-you

Q: Thought I was cute buying some at $42 once the dividend rose above 4%. Pretty much brought my telecom weighting up to 5% of my portfolio (I also hold BCE with a fairly small amount of VOD and VZ). Kicking myself for not holding off on my original purchase of Telus. One of my best investments was buying BCE when it got pummeled due to the income trust changes a few years ago. Wondering if this is a similar opportunity to add more Telus?

Q: Hi Guys,
What do you think of the proposed exchange of debentures into common shares? And is Anderson a survivor? At less than a penny per share doesn't look good, but appears insiders still own a boat load.
Thank-you

Q: Been thinking of adding some Hudbay at close to 52 week lows, Nov 5 you said " not yet". Would you still wait?

Q: Peter and Team,

I often hear Kevin O'Leary talk on BNN about buying short duration bonds (36 months, for example) and even 90-day floating rate debt and getting a yield of 3.5 - 4.5%. When I look at the fixed income section on my webbroker, I do see the 0-5 year corporate bonds but I don't see 90-day floating rate debt with a yield anywhere close to 3.5% - 4.5%.

Can a retail investor access that kind of debt for investment? If so, do you know what I need to do? Do I need to engage a person at some institution or can I do this myself?

Q: In a recent interview the concept of a smaller "window" for new release films was discussed. Smaller window being new releases lives on the big screen is getting shorter. Is this a concern for CGX and do they have a strategy to counteract this if it is a concern?

Q: Hi Peter and Team,
Can you please provide your opinion on CBL at this juncture? There is significant buybacks, CEO Glassman just purchased 500,000 shares on the open market, and the company continues to deliver good operational results.

Q: The last question to 5i regarding PANW is listed July 2014. What is your assessment of this company based on an additional 18 months of history and would you recommend it as a buy? Thank yoi for your great service.

Q: I hold ENB in my non-registered account (much larger than my RRSP in terms of total dollars). What is the precise difference between ENB & ENF in terms of operation and assets: both have said they are going to incr. dividends by up to 10% until 2020. You say that ENF is much risker than ENB - why? And, secondly does it make any sense to have ENF in my RRSP at it's current depressed price?

Q: In your opinion would this attack still have happened had IT not joined the OTC. It seems odd the attack happens just after IT join the American exchange. Should investors be cautious if other companies plan to do the same move?

Q: Hello,
In an earlier question I asked about selling Sgy for a tax loss and buying Whitecap. It should be the other way around. Selling Whitecap and buying, perhaps SGY? A good idea? Or, would you suggest another name? thanks

Q: There is a new short report posted today:

http://www.sprucepointcap.com/it-the-intertain-group-ltd/

Thoughts on the report?

Q: apparently a short report from spruce point. should we have any concerns ,thanks

Q: Hello team, What happened? It suddenly dropped over 14%!
Thank you.

Q: any reason for the drop.

Q: Hi!
What would be the best non hedged ETF to follow the US market that is traded in Can$. Would that be VUN-T?

Q: The MD&A provides an explanation for the decrease in revenue.

"Revenue for the Q1 2016 was $15,276,822 a decrease of $4,407,391 or 22.4% from $19,684,213 as
recorded in the first quarter of fiscal 2015. When compared to the three months ending July 31, 2015,
revenue increased by $1,325,387 or 9.5% from $13,951,435. There are a number of factors impacting
revenues between Q1 2016 vs. Q1 2015:
- The revenue growth at TIO and its subsidiaries.
- One-time revenues related to the Company’s kiosk program, which included sales of kiosks to
an existing biller customer and a removal fee charged to another biller customer for the
removal of low transacting kiosks.
- The strengthening of the US dollar from quarter averages of 1.0927 in Q1 2015 to 1.3163 in Q1
2016
- The change in revenue resulting from the migration of TIO’s largest biller’s entire customer
base from one billing platform to another
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This migration affects the Company in the following ways:
1- Historically, the vast majority of transactions processed by the Company for this biller carried
a front-end consumer funded convenience fee of $3.00. The Company historically has
recognized this fee as its revenue and shared the proceeds of this fee with both the retail
partner and the biller itself. Once migrated from the CDMA to the GSM platform, the
customer no longer is required to pay such a fee. The Company’s margin is now paid as a
back-end fee directly by the Biller and in the same amount ensuring that the Company’s per
unit economics are not affected as it relates to gross profit generated per transaction.
2- In Q1 FY 2016, an immaterial amount (approximately $10K) of this billing partner’s bill
payment transactions for its branded retail channel (which excludes 3rd party locations)
resulted in the Company collecting a $3.00 front-end fee. As noted in Q4 2015 virtually all of
its gross transaction revenues from this billing partner is earned through back-end fees. A
typical back-end fee from this partner is expected to generate 1/12th the revenue of a typical
front-end fee, however at a significantly higher gross margin percentage. During August 31,
2015, we had less than 3k monthly bill payment transactions with a front-end fee for the
branded retail channel; the legacy CDMA service was disabled at the end of August. This
transition has significantly reduced the recognized gross revenue while having no impact on
gross profit on a per transaction basis as our largest billing partner’s transaction volume
reached the maximum discount level allowed in the tiered pricing structure. This zero
consumer fee structure may also incentivize more customers to pay using the Company’s
services.
3- As a result of this revenue model transition, TIO experienced a decline in transaction revenues
generated by its largest billing partner from Q4 FY 2014 through to Q1 FY 2016. However, at
the same time the gross margin percentage of the revenues generated by this partner
increased significantly to a range of 90-95%. Due to this billers growth, TIO saw transactions
and total gross profit dollars generated by its largest billing increase despite the significant
reduction in gross transaction revenues. Throughout this transition, investors and analysts
were reminded to monitor the total transactions, gross margin percentage and absolute gross
profit generated by TIO as the best indicators of growth in TIO’s business."

Q: Nearly 6% pull back today alone. Is this the Shaw purchase? Does this seem a little drastic?

Q: Peter, I have virtually no investment in oil and gas. But what goes down, must go up. (I think...maybe) If I was to start a minor position now in an energy company and add to it over time on the dips, which name would you recommend?

Q: could you please explain the sudden drop of over 15% since last Friday?