Michael Simpson, CFALassonde Industries Inc.LAS.A.TOTOP PICKSep 15, 2011

Good business. Packaged food and juice. Success in US growing through acquisition. Pressure from input commodity costs. Things seem to have stabilized from Covid margin pressures. Strong balance sheet. Not overly liquid. Fairly reasonable valuation. On his radar; if it pulled back, might take a position.

Stock fell soon after recommending, he sold, now it's recovered. Good company. Supply issues and inflationary pressures have normalized. Pretty good value at 11-11.5x PE. Watches it; could potentially add on a pullback.

Tariffs shouldn't be a problem. Now improving operations and margins. Juice not growing as much as in the past, due to concerns about sugar intake. Not expensive, very well managed. Not a liquid stock. For a long-term value investor.

He's never owned it. Quite acquisitive in the past. Topline has slowed, hard to see how it's going to move the needle for a decent growth rate.

The CEO has been an excellent creator of shareholder wealth. They went through a period of consolidation and have not broken through the 250 day moving average. They are a stead grower. (Analysts’ target: $272.50).

A French Canadian company. The principal Canadian fruit juices, etc. company. Chart looks like it is endlessly going up.