Celestica Inc (CLS.TO)

An electronic manufacturer, they make stuff for other companies. Their biggest customer is Cisco. They have plants around the world. It’s an up and down industry because you are dependant on how other companies do. They are starting to turn around, earnings projections is going up, bought back about 30% of their stock, they have a ton of cash. Raised their guidance. He likes the outlook. Doesn’t pay a dividend. (Analysts' price target $12.34)

They have bought back over 80 million shares over the recent years. They just make a $130 million acquisition, it trades at 10 times earnings, and is debt free – it is great value. Yield 0%. (Analysts’ price target is $12.18 )

It has an interesting pattern. After a correction you can get clues that the downtrend is over by watching for a period of consolidation. Higher lows an higher highs. This is what they are doing so you could see a movement up. Buy it if it breaks the high end of the short term trading range.

This company makes electronic parts for other manufacturers. Their last quarter flow was not good and earnings took a hit. They have a good return on capital and hold a lot of cash, buying back some of their stock recently. The valuation is good here. It does not pay a dividend. Yield 0%. (Analysts’ price target is $14.64)

He is taking his time looking at this one. They have really struggled and earnings over the last couple of quarters have been disappointing. But what he likes is that capital spending will eventually fall into their hands. At some point things will turn.

He does not particularly like it. Investors think it is a technology play, but really it is a contract manufacturer without a lot of pricing power. Margins are low and it is fairly cyclical. The competitive strength is not enough to make him want to have a position.

(A Top Pick Jan 6/17. Down 17%.) Recent earnings have been a disappointment, down 25% on Oct 25. He used a stop loss to sell the stock earlier.

It one of Canada’s largest suppliers of electronic components and they took a hit, so he sold it in wake of the earnings call. He did well on it but nothing lasts forever. It will be a few quarters turning around.

$300 million in cash and less than 9 times earnings. They just can’t get any love. It had a bit better execution in terms of earnings and they could get recognized. They buy back stocks. Leverage on their operations is quite high and it has not performed yet. (Analysts’ target: $14.87).

(Top Pick Jan 6/17, Down 12%) You have some negative earnings. It has negative price momentum. The upcoming earnings are expected to be down for two quarters.

It had a great run, was a cheap stock and still is. Phenomenal balance sheet. They have room to move. Price momentum is the knock against them. They had a bad quarter and then more sellers brought out more sellers.

This is a tough one, because last week it had a negative transit. Even as of yesterday, it is still trying to hold here. It could go down to his EVB line of $12.83, so there could be more downside. His model price is $28.52, a 90% upside. This is cyclical and could go lower. It is worth buying at $12.83.

Canada is phenomenal in areas we don’t think we are. This one is trading at a big discount to its peers. One of the biggest suppliers to the aerospace and defense industry. We may not be the dominant brand, but we are the brains behind the brands. They are a little bit behind on valuation. (Analysts’ target: $15.50).

(A Top Pick Nov 4/16. Up 9.44%.) This does not pay a dividend, but has a significant free cash flow generation. They also own property near the Science Centre which has been re-permitted for multiple use. A low, flat building that has been used for manufacturing, probably the largest chunk of real estate in Toronto. The underlying business is quite good. They are moving away from physical telephones and servers to medical and aeronautical devices giving higher profit margins.

A manufacturer for other manufacturers. When companies get busy, they give their excess runs to this company. Not a bad little company. However, this is a later cycle stock. They have been buying back stock aggressively and the balance sheet is very, very strong. As the market and the economy continues to advance, it becomes a later stage company as well. He likes the Tech sector overall. Earnings leverage is very, very good.