
TSE:WSP
As SNC Lavalin has gone down, WSP has gone up. They ahve an $8 billion project backlog. It's cheap with great cash flow. They made 5 good acquisitions this year. A slow, steady grower with a huge backlog. They hit a new high today. (Analysts’ price target is $82.50)
WSP Global is pretty much the gold standard. They are pretty much 100% consulting, whereas STN-T and SNC-T are not. He has shied away from the whole sector. The problem is the engineering and construction business, which he has never liked. Margins are razor thin. STN-T wants to get away from E&C. He would buy WSP-T on a correction. STN-T might be a buy at some other point. SNC-T he stays way from and has done so for many years.
Sell Rogers to buy WSP? They're completely different companies and sectors. WSP grows by acquisition. Rogers isn't allocating capital wealth well, which has driven their valuation to an 8-year low. Conversely, this makes Rogers attractive. It's probably oversold. Don't sell. WSP: the valuation is too high as they've bought three companies recently, so he won't buy it now.