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Stephen Takacsy, B. Eng, MBA
High Liner Foods
HLF-T
TOP PICK
Mar 27, 2023
$15.020
Stock price when the opinion was issued
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Long-term and stable? No. He once owned this and made a pile of money. HLF had made some good acquisitions, but made a disastrous purchase of a shrimp company in southeast Asia. This triggered a long slide in the stock. Now, HLF is marginally profitable, but suffers stagnant or falling sales. A pity. Doesn't see growth.
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(A Top Pick Mar 27/23, Down 7%)
#1 supplier to retail channel in Canada, and #1 in US to food services. Sells under own name and private label. Seafood consumption low in NA, huge potential for growth. Revenue growth stalled with consumers cutting back on higher-priced items. In rally mode again. Huge free cashflow, buying back lots of shares, increased divvie by 30%, paying down debt. Dirt cheap at 8x PE. Insiders own 40%. Feels it will be sold down the road.
Consumer Products
The company is 120 years old and is the leading brand in North America in frozen value added seafood, number 1 in the Canadian retail segment and number 1 in the U.S. food services segment. Eating fish is considered a healthy alternative to eating meats and although Americans are not big fish eaters, there is good growth potential as attitudes may change. It is paying down debt as well as increasing the dividend by 30% and it recently reported record results. Trades at 7X earnings and insiders own 40%, almost unheard of.