This is a tough business to be in as construction and design are low margin businesses.  The last couple of quarters showed some operational hiccups.  He needs to see these issues turn around before investing.  He thinks there are other ways to play the infrastructure wave, such as Brookfield or SNC Lavalin.  

This has been a very good stock. They are situated mostly in the West. Through the last few years, this has done consistently well. At some point, this is going to have a turnaround. Thinks the worst is over for them. If you are a long-term buyer, and you want to be in this space, you are probably good to go.

Just looked at this recently, and it was badly hit. With all the infrastructure planning, you would think that it would do well and hopefully come back. Has admired the company for a long time. They have an excellent track record. Dividend yield of 4.2%.

This has not performed very well. However, there is a tremendous amount of upside potential, particularly because the company was negatively impaired by the slowdown in Western Canada and lower commodity prices. As we hit an inflection point and see CapX budgets increase with a bit of an improvement in the Alberta economy, which should grow 2% this year coupled with federal infrastructure spending, we could see the backlog start to go up and people get more optimistic about margin growth. They recently cut the dividend, so it should be relatively safe. Has about $4.80 in cash per share on their balance sheet. Dividend yield of 4.36%. (Analysts’ price target is $10.)

This is the one he would be looking closely at here.  Their balance sheet is quite good.  Risk reward looks pretty good.  It is great for individuals, but it does not trade a lot so holds him back as an institutional investor.

When you see what the government is planning on doing on infrastructure and building, this company could do well. A smartly run company. Thinks it has a fair bit of upside from here.

Would steer clear of construction/engineering firms. So much depends on 1) winning contracts and 2) completing the contracts at a profit. Historically, in order to win contracts, companies might bid a very finely calculated price, and then get surprises on completion that will hit their profit margins.

Has held in remarkably well given the manufacturing slowdown in Canada. One of his largest holdings in one of his funds. One of the 2 cheapest stocks in the universe that he covers. A really strong ROE at 23%. Trading at 4.5X Price to Free Cash Flow, so is really cheap. Dividend yield of 6.5%. Pristine balance sheet.