KP Tissue Inc (KPT.TO)

The largest branded tissue manufacturer in Canada. Also, sells private label in the US. Trying to increase its private label exposure in the US and hopes to launch another tissue plant. These are all going to take time, money and effort. In the meantime, the stock has done absolutely nothing. On the flipside, you have a terrific dividend of almost 5%. They are investing for the future, which is not a bad thing. You are going to have to be patient. It is cheap on a valuation standpoint, but does have more debt than he would like.

He has been continuing to buy this for new and existing customers. He has now reached the limit of his weighting. Only 15% of the company’s stock has been sold to shareholders. This is a well run product with very strong pricing power and a nice dividend. They are working through a lot of projects including one to get more sales to offices.

Produces personal paper products. A consumers staples name, so a bit on the premium valuation side, but deservedly so, because in a recessionary environment, people look at these types of stocks. Dividend yield of about 5%. He probably wouldn’t own this for anything other than the dividend. Growth is pretty slow.

This has branded tissue and toilet paper in Canada, and manufacture a private label in the US. A wonderful business. Last quarter was very good. They’ve finally been benefiting from raising prices, and pulp prices have held tight.

Finally having a good year. It has been doing fine over time. Things that were headwinds for them are finally going to become tailwinds. The Cdn$ seems to have stabilized. They’ve been able to raise prices on their branded tissue and toilet paper. They are the #1 brand for toilet and tissue paper in Canada. Also sells private label tissue paper into the US through Walmart. The good news is that their private label manufacturing facility is sold out. They are planning to build a new facility, and if they do, they may have to do an equity and debt raise. If that goes through, it may increase the float and make the stock more attractive for institutional investors. Thinks it is worth $20 today and $22 if they get the go-ahead on the new facility.

Tissue products. A slow and steady type of name. Pays about a 5% dividend yield. This is probably just going to grow with GDP over the long-term, kind of a steady Eddie. OK, but not his favourite.

This has underperformed. The biggest branded tissue and toilet paper in Canada. It got hurt by the rise in the US$, which hurt earnings, as well as the rise in commodity prices. Those things have turned around, and the company had a monster of a quarter, but the stock didn’t react as well today as he would have thought. He thinks FV is $16 a share. Pays a fantastic dividend. Smart management which is working on growing the business. Dividend yield of 5%+.

He likes this company. It is a stable business. In a market where you are worried about stock valuation or not too comfortable with volatility, this is a decent name. He would own this more for the 5.3% dividend.

(Market Call Minute.) Everybody likes their products. The problem is that the Krueger family doesn’t treat it like a public company, but treats it like it is still a private company. He likes to be where shareholders are treated better than that.

(Market Call Minute) He likes the products but the family owns lots of other non-public companies and sometimes forget this one is public. He stays away.

When he bought his holdings, it was a much more competitive industry than what he had expected. The company had problems in getting their plant in Memphis Tennessee up and running and being as efficient as he had expected. This is now in that “show me” category. It is a good yield stock even if it doesn’t grow that much. He feels it is undervalued.

The net trend in the last 6 months has clearly been down. He would want to see a break through the trend line at about $11.50 on some volume. At this point, you don’t buy a falling knife.

Has a big holding in this. One reason the stock is down is that they buy a lot of pulp in US$s, which has impacted margins. The company continues to maintain the leading brands of tissue and toilet paper. Absurdly cheap in his opinion. Hopes management initiates a share buyback or something. Feels the dividend is more than fully protected and expects a better year in 2016. It could easily recover to the $14-$15 range. Hopefully, once the US$ starts to tail off and the Cdn$ starts to rise, we will see better stock prices in the future.

He would be very careful. It is thinly traded. It is underperforming the market.

Toilet paper is a necessity. It has a nice yield. They are expanding their capacity. It is a low margin business, but he feels he can do okay with this one.