Stelco Holdings Inc. (STLC-T)

If economic activity is ramping up, this is a place you want to be, but that's not what the market is telling you. Wait till the dust settles; you'll give up some return, but you'll gain stability if there's a downturn. Generates strong earnings in a strong economic cycle.

The chart is improving by taking out a previous high and showing higher lows on the past 2 years. It's probably a mild uptrend. Not a screaming buy but positive.

Current share price presenting a value oriented investment.
Strong business for long term investors.
Steel company that produces large variety of staple products.
Excellent balance sheet with good P/E ratio.

He doesn't own any steel. Company has been dramatically cleaned up. Virtually debt-free. Risk of financial distress almost totally off the table. Difficult earnings comparisons for next 2 years with windfall banner profits in 2021-22. Not likely to reach fresh highs.

Billy Kawasaki’s Insights - Billy’s most-liked answers from 5i Research. The pullback gives an interesting opportunity. The markets are worried about the stimulus bill and China. It is very cheap and is in a new cash position. If there is no reversal in global growth, which is unlikely, the stock has a good chance of decent recovery. Unlock Premium - Try 5i Free

Close to $19 EPS this year. Paying down debt quickly. Pulled back to $43. With the demand for infrastructure plus capital spending, it's hard to see how steel companies won't do very, very well.

Thinks there is a play in steel, although this is no longer early. Would play the steel play through ZMT. Stelco is a good name here although it has already had a good run. 10% range correction is possible. Use the past corrections as a guideline for entry.

He bought it early last year, because they opened a new furnace in Hamilton. Fundamentally, they're basking in higher steel prices, but can they stay high? The new furnace expands their margins a lot. Sell at high-30s/low-40s, because this is a cyclical stock.