
TSE:DOL
A very shareholder friendly company. Last year they repurchased 5% of their shares. Since 2012, they've repurchased about 24%. Meanwhile the stock went up about 400% over the same period. Feels they have a long-term organic revenue growth stream behind them. They are also looking at purchasing on online bulk sales, giving them a discount. Dividend yield of 0.3%. (Analysts' price target is $160.50.)
Investors have considered this as ridiculously expensive for 10 years now. Everyone talks about the valuation, and meanwhile they continue to grow and continue to execute well. They continue to increase their market share and continue to make investors money. He likes it quite a lot and has just added it to one of his portfolios. At some point they will hit the saturation limit in Canada, and are starting to make inroads into other countries. At some point, a larger entity will probably come in, in order to take over the Canadian dollar market, and guess who they are going to buy. A really good opportunity over the next 3-4 years. As a growth story, this is one of the best in Canada.
Wished he had owned this. Had thought this was only for certain demographics, but the reality is that people of every demographic go to the stores. They are delivering incredible same-store sales growth in a lousy retail environment, because what they sell you wouldn’t buy through Amazon (AMZN-Q). Selling at a hefty valuation, and nothing ever stays cheap forever and nothing ever stays expensive forever.
An equity which has a tendency to do well when resource stocks in Canada are not. Has done well because they it is perhaps the 1 out of 10 Canadian companies which is actually a good company. It’s always on his Watch List. They are producing very attractive returns and in some areas, are best in class.
One that got away from him. He likes companies that are good and getting better, and this is one of them. The price chart seems to gap higher about every 3 months. He’s been very cautious on retail, but this has been a really good foil against the group. It tends to rally around the earnings period and then consolidates after. In the short run, it’s a little extended and a little stretched away from the 50-day moving average, so there is a little risk. A good company. As a long-term hold, this is good.
Your classic momentum stock. One of the few companies in Canada that has continuous earning beats. Has a good business that continues to grow. It is a really expensive stock. There is a world of investable opportunities out there, and a lot of great companies like this that he would like to own at some point, but you are paying many, many, many future years of profits now at these valuation levels.
An amazing Canadian success stories where many people didn’t realize that people from every income strata would be running into their stores. Not a cheap stock and he wouldn’t buy it here. Revenue growth has slowed, and there is a limit to how many Dollarama’s you can keep on opening. The company is using its free cash to buy back shares.
He likes to see a little higher dividend yield, and this company has always had a low dividend yield, so you are trusting the stock price to really give you the rest of your total return. You can't argue with the performance of the company or the stock. The multiple is now sky high and the growth has to slow at some point. You will get another opportunity to buy this down the road.