Constellation Software Inc.

(A Top Pick Feb 20/19, Up 25%) It is slow and steady. They make good acquisitions and they have never issued new stock. He likes it a lot.

This one had an excellent run. It is one of the two strongest stocks on the TSX over the last 10 years. Their CEO is considered one of the best capital allocators in the world, not just in Canada. This is in his view a forever-hold stock. (Analysts’ price target is $1423.00)

(A Top Pick Dec 28/18, Up 52%) Really likes infotech. CSU is now consolidating, a little choppy, but it remains a core holding. He expects near-time weakness along with the overall market in January.

It’s a surprising story that has gone up. An expensive stock in terms of overall price. However, it is a project-by-project company so as long as the economics of the internet continues to grow, they will be fine. A good acquirer with positive results that will continue to show capital appreciation.

Tremendous managers who acquire well and have a strong business strategy. More acquisitions to come. They deploy capital well at high rates of return. Buy on any weakness. This won't slow down; growth to come. A core long-term holding.

They pulled back today, which happens time to time. Their business is so diverse, so he's not worried. He would buy this on a downturn. They invest their free cash flow well. They've had a great run-up.

A perfect medium term hold and he owns a 2% holding in his portfolio. They acquire software startups and hold them for the long term. They have acquired of 260 startups. Their 10 year return on capital is 32% annually. His price target is $1425.

Constantly acquiring. Great Canadian name. Margins are very strong, but some are concerned with the organic growth. They have cash, and he'd say M&A will pick up next year. Complementary US name is Roper Technologies.

A company that grows by acquisition. A $30B market cap company that grew free cash flow by 42% yoy. 16% increase in sales. Their return on capital is good and we could see 11% upside. (Analysts’ price target is $1423.00)

He really likes it. One of the best management teams. It is pretty steady up and to the right so it looks pretty nice. They acquire 'old' tech companies and share best practices. Then they take the cash flows that those companies spin out and then go and invest that cash. You can sit back and trust management.

Growth by acquisition. Appreciation slows down as acquisitions slow down. Need organic growth to keep the story going. Valuation high. The law of large numbers eventually catches up with you. Other opportunities at better valuations.

An amazing chart. It's still in its uptrend which is consistent while the market has been volatile. CSU is entering seasonality, too. This can go higher. It's "blue sky" and he can't tell when it will stop rising.

Biggest winner in technology in the last 10 years. He shorted this stock in the last week. Harder time finding acquisitions at the right valuation. Getting squeezed. No organic growth.

(A Top Pick Aug 29/18, Up 34%) Very difficult to analyze. They serially acquire companies that have only one family of software that addresses particular vertical need in the market. CSU says there are thousands like this and now own bunches of them. CSU knows how to buy them. Their return on invested capital is terrific. It's still an attractive stock at current prices.