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Joe Mazumdar AltiusMinerals Corp ALS-T DON'T BUY Oct 16, 2019

An excellently managed royalty with diversified metals -- mostly base metals, coal and potash along with gold. It is down about 16% since August as it was impacted by lower copper prices and some reductions in production. They carry about $95 million in debt, costing about $2 million per quarter. There may be some short term financing risk.
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Continues to be very Long and a very strong holder. World-class Canadian allocators of capital and world-class land spread. Perfect practitioners of the joint venture business model, and great merchant bankers in the mining business. An absolute “must own” in a junior portfolio. The knocks against the company will be that they have a lot of coal revenues, as well as their leverage to potash.

TOP PICK

Brian Dalton runs this and has had a remarkable long-term success and patience with the company, which is in diversified base metals. His royalties in the 1st year, which was only $3 million, is now $60 million. Dividend yield of 1.1%. (Analysts' price target is $16.)

PAST TOP PICK

(A Top Pick March 2/17, Up 8.5%) A high-quality Canadian company. A brilliant team that's generated substantial free cash.

TOP PICK

Superb team. He's a founding shareholder. Generates $45 million a year in EBIT. Has great royalty income. Their allocation of capital sets them apart from other mining companies. Active in Canada and worldwide in many commodities. (Analysts’ price target is $16.42)

BUY
A big holding for him. Management has histoorically found big mining projects and done great job adding value by selling them or harvesting the cash flow. With the China-US trade war, base metals are out of favour, though. But he still sees value in base metals and commodities, so ALS is a reasonable buy here.
PAST TOP PICK
(A Top Pick Mar 05/18, Down 1%) Superb company. A cornerstone of his junior portfolio. Great free cash flow. Well financed.
BUY
He's owned this for two decades. ALS has been weak lately because a lot of its cash from royalties from coal mines. Alberta suspects coal gets backed out by natural gas, which means ALS's free cash flow from that gas will decline in the next five years. This stock is still very cheap based on free cash flow and is in great financial shape. A lot of cash is smart in this volatile market
BUY

Billy Kawasaki’s Insights - Billy’s most-liked answers from 5i Research. Growth has been good and the balance sheet is decent. The royalty properties are solid. They have some potential to grow dividends. Valuation is high at 29x earnings for a small company. Management has done a good job and the sector remains good. Unlock Premium - Try 5i Free

BUY

Ranked as a 4 in his system, which is high praise. Holds management team in high regard. Wonderful asset allocators and patient investors. Recently entered into royalties for renewable energy.