Investment Q&A

Q: I own some Couche-Tarde and 5i has said that it is one of its favourite stocks in the consumer sector. With annual cash flow of a little less than US$1 billion and a market cap of US$24 billion, it is trading at 24 times cash flow. This seems very high and appears to be discounting substantial cash flow growth. They have been able to grow significantly in the past. How convinced are you that Couche-tarde can grow cash flow in the future to justify its multipl? Will 5i be writing a report on ATD.b in the future?

Thanks, Gtreat service.

Q: hi
I hold Peyto in a number of non taxable account to back 15 years its been great. In January 2016 I made RRSP contributions in 3 accounts, mine, wife and daughter, I bought pey the stock has gone from 23 to $31 plus I get the Jan divi. I have sold 1/2 smiling at my luck. The question is why the big move up and why gas is still low $2.00 ?

Q: See Exco sold off substantially here on Friday, I guess market didn't like the flat sales once currency was backed out this quarter. Good opportunity to pick up some shares here? Appreciate your insight.

Q: Hi Peter and team,
I recently owned some of St. Andrew's Goldfields taken over by KGI. Nice recent run up for KGI. Based on fundamentals, do you think KGI has much more upside over the next year or even longer term, even if gold stays approx. same level? Currently have very little gold. Should I consider rolling my gains on a small position into a different gold stock? Thank you. Tulio.

Q: On Feb. 3 XTC released what appear to be quite acceptable results, but the stock has since been punished-- today down over 9%. Is there something else out there other than the rising CDN dollar?
Harold.

Q: I currently own Concordia in my TFSA in USD. I'm down 30%. I was thinking about selling and buying Starbucks and then buying Concordia in Cdn dollars with 2016's contributions. I need some Restaurant exposure. Do I have to wait to buy Concordia in the Canadian dollar account? Can I get your thoughts on this strategy?

Q: A recent SeekingAlpha article argued that CLCT will be forced to cut its dividend by about 70% due to poor cash flow. What's your take?
Thanks!

Q: So in mid 2013 I bought 500 shares of this at $18.50 a share. Wanting to protect my gains, I got stopped out of half my position in Jan at $38.50. Of coarse its now over $44 and is a media darling with a Globe investor 5 star rating, a favorite of Gordon Pape's newsletter and yours. I think it is ahead of its self and I want to know if you think its still good value and if further profit taking is prudent or if I should average up here. It's only a 1.25% holding for me now. I am wondering why the PE is showing a whopping 262? Thanks

Q: What is a derivative in the financial world? I have heard that derivative values issued worldwide are enormous, in gold well over 100 times the value of all physical gold existing. Are we facing a bank problem with these entities that will repeat the subprime mess again?
Mark Stewart

Q: Have sold into this ?relief rally ---sitting with $ 100,000 cdn . If the cdn $ is going to go back down to 64-65 range --Would conversion of CDN cash to US cash --at least 1/2 of my position---waitfor the correction to 65 range --then convert back to CDN $
--as long term I feel CDN market will out perform Us --later this year ---? comment

Thanks ---Don

Q: should i sell these at a low or just wait it out . i was a member of a newsletter and have come to the realization that i have been sold on some stocks by a good pumper and know he may have sold these and is pumping some different stocks i have lost a lot of money .what would you recommend for along term hold that has potential to get a bit back. thank you!

Q: In my overall portfolio covering all sectors, I had 4 equally weighted stocks in the industrial sector (BIN, CP, WSP and STN), but recently sold BIN. I'm considering selling CP as well and adding one or two other industrials to go with WSP and STN for a longer term hold. What do you think of this approach, and are there a couple of stocks in this sector you would recommend, in order of preference? Thanks

Q: Your general thoughts on the company (growth prospects, balance sheet, etc.)

Thanks!

Q: Hi Peter!

What broad market and sector specific ETF's that are currency hedged would you recommend for the US market for a 2 year hold?

Ian

Q: Hi Peter & Staff: I purchased this last Nov 18/15 @ $55.58. TD rated the stock a good buy and a positive future. The stock is now $37.51 - down 32%. Is this a dud? Should I sell? Any hope of the stock returning to $55.00 or $60.00? Thanks for your opinion.
Ron Noble

Q: Bonjour, do you recommend this company for capital appreciation and stability?
Merci
Ronald

Q: What is you opinion on this stock? Is it a but here or has most of the upside been realized in the run-up since last fall?

Q: My bank adviser recommended this fund. It has gone from $30 to $50 in the last 2 years. I see a MER of 3.10 and it has back end load.
Can you tell me how this back end load works in general and what you think of this fund? I wonder if there is a little bit of conflict of interest here because the bank sponsors this fund.

Q: Good morning Peter and Team,

I came across a website listing "Canadian Dividend Aristocrats"
http://www.topyields.nl/tsx-canadian-dividend-aristocrats/

Looking at the Payout Ratio column, I see that negative and over 100% payout ratios are shown in orange, and I was surprised to see BYD.UN with a payout ratio of -26. My understanding is that a negative payout ratio means that a company is losing money while still paying a dividend. Surely this isn't the case for Boyd - one of my stellar performers! Could you please clarify? Even ENB shows a payout ratio of -534 (!) which seems absurd. Is it possible that the data on this website should be taken with a grain of salt? Finally, could you please recommend a website that shows (hopefully) accurate payout ratios, if in fact the ones shown on this site are incorrect?

Thanks for your continuing advice, recommendations, and learning opportunities.

Q: In your reply to Bod today re the recent weakness of MG,you indicated hat it maybe due to concern in Europe on banks & economy.Does that apply to Atd.b as it recently made a acquisition in Ireland.Appreciate your usual great views & services.