CCL Industries (B) (CCL.B.TO)

(A Top Pick April 5/17 - Up 10.5%) A good name. Owed it for the past 4 years. They are old economy type of company. They posted incredible earnings just today. Good organic growth. Trading at 19 times earnings with growth of a consistent 19% year.

Grows through acquisition which it integrates well. Growth lost a bit of appeal with people thinking their balance sheet was overlevereged with interest rates rising. True, they have debt, but they are a cash-flow machine. Owns some premier names in the industry like Avery. Good growth story though unrecognized and unloved, so a good buy. (Analysts' price target is $70.75)

There was a big secondary offering as the family decided to sell a chunk of the stock and the market didn’t’ like that. Before that, everybody loved the stock. These guys are excellent acquirers of other companies and improve margins, then rinse and repeat.

Always a good company. Used to earn 8% ROIC then rose to 14%, but now CCL is a little rich. Happy CCL has improved their business in recent years. Would wait for a pullback.

CCL Industries or Intertape? She bought this at the start of 2013, and it has had a phenomenal run, but exited a couple of quarters ago. It seemed that a lot was being priced into this stock. She has another company she likes in packaging, where expectations are a lot more reasonable. (See Top Picks)

The largest label company in the world. Their margins are great. They've done a great job of increasing shareholder value. They are sort of founder run and owned, which is great. Have been serial acquirers with their biggest acquisition being Avery Labels. The stock price is off a bit. It popped in the summer on news that they were going to be included in the S&P 60, and have been trading sideways to down since then. Dividend yield of 0.8%. (Analysts' price target is $67.)

This is off 20% from its high. They are in packaging and Avery. Has a massive client base. It’s down because 1) they had a bit of a hit when some of their property prices (?) spiked because of hurricanes in the US. 2.) Cdn$ strength is not great for them. 3.) The Potash/Agrium merger might have created a lot of movement in materials, and there might be a lot of selling out of CCL. It's missed 2 quarters in a row. Dividend yield of 0.8%. (Analysts' price target is $67.)

Primarily a packaging company and has been a good, long term growth story. It’s had a good run over the last year, but has now come back a bit. He would like to see it come back a little more. It’s a Hold, potentially coming into a Buy area. Dividend yield of 0.8%.

A consumer packaging company, which also prints money. If you own, continue to hold. A relatively well-run company. Very geographically diversified with a lot of operations outside of Canada.

Recently bought this. It is adhesives, labels and printing money. A brilliant management team. They make acquisitions, not when they have to, but when they want to. They can strike any time they want because they make so much free cash flow. It's a business you could hold in your portfolio for a very long time.

A great label maker. A fantastic story over the years. He would never recommend selling it. You also have IPT-T and have been selling weak with all the hurricanes in the last weeks. They create a lot of value but there is better value with IPT-T. He holds this over CCL.B-T because IPT-T are earlier in their life cycle of acquisitions.

It has grown quickly by acquisitions all over the world and may have gotten ahead of itself on price. It has come down a bit. The value here is very strong. Management is very strong. It is a good entry level at this price.

Chart shows it broke out at $55 last February and then touched down on that same amount in September and November. It’s now heading down again, perhaps to that same figure, $55-$57 as the base. At $55, you are certainly going to have some buyers come in. You could take a position at around $55-$56.

This is a company they liked for a long time and they continue to like it. Had their executives in their offices 2 weeks ago to give an update. They are continuing to execute, has been a great compounder for shareholders over the long term. 2017 hasn’t been their best year in their history, but it’s positioned well for 2018. Certainly not a cheap stock, valuation reflects the solid fundamentals ahead, and he thinks it’s a good one to stick with in the long term. Feels comfortable buying at $58, maybe don’t initiate a full position, give yourself room to add more if we do get a broader market sell-off or something specific to CCL Industries.

(Market Call Minute.) She would continue holding. It’s a bit expensive, so she wouldn't buy it.