Most Anticipated Earnings: BLDP-T, BOS-T and more Canadian Companies Reporting Earnings this Week (May 06-10)

Opinion about FTT-T: Repeatedly compares this to TIH, and TIH always comes out on top in terms of ROIC and dividend growth.

Opinion about ECO-T: He is one of the largest shareholders in this. They now have 2 commercial mills up and running with their DuraBind products. They make the binding that goes into IKEA-like furniture. Not into IKEA yet, but there is a good chance they will be. IKEA has announced that they want all their…

Opinion about BLDP-T: Renewables at lower cost rates don't work; you need the subsidies. But what does work are large-scale hydrogren projected. Not sure about small-scale like Ballard.

Opinion about EFX-T: Great-looking chart. Had a long base of 2-3 years, which was ripe for swing trading. But now it's broken out, and that's good news. Parabolic move in a very short time, from $7.50 to $12.50, and it will take a break. When it does, that would be another great entry point as…

Opinion about CHR-T: Owns shares in company. Has done well the past year. Expecting further upside going forward. Dividend is expected sometime soon. Subcontracting business from Air Canada very good for reliable revenues. Price multiple not as high as it should be. 

Opinion about CKI-T: Trevor Rose’s Insights - Trevor’s most-liked answers from 5i Research The stock has really jumped over the last month and the most recent news we see is relating to CKI renewing its NCIB (share buyback plan). CKI plans to buyback 5% of outstanding shares over the next year. Results vary significantly period-to-period…

Opinion about WEF-T: Trevor Rose’s Insights - Trevor’s most-liked answers from 5i Research WEF has rallied with interest rates, which help the sector, but is still down 26% for the year and 37% over 52 weeks. Note the dividend was cancelled in November 2023 and none is paid currently. This week WEF announced it would…

Opinion about CFF-T: Forestry space He owns no names. The stocks are okay but face trade disputes and an economic slowdown that will hit housing stocks. The stocks have been beaten up.

Opinion about NTR-T: World's largest crop-nutrient business. Upstream production is vertically integrated with downstream retail. Gamechanger for him is that commodity price has bottomed for potash, nitrogen, and phosphate. Cash crop commodity prices are also slowly improving. Management changes. Operational changes to improve profitability. Trading at 1.1x book. Good luck tariffing potash, as the US produces…

Opinion about WSP-T: High-quality company in a high-quality part of the value chain. Valuation is the only sticking point. Expect them to buy more of their competitors and integrate them well. Good core, long-term holding. Pick your spots.

Opinion about CCL.B-T: Its businesses depend on consumers, so some growth might be capped. Pullback could be a time to look at it, but has already done pretty well over the medium term. Steady-eddy with potentially high valuation. Keep an eye on.

Opinion about SJ-T: Trevor Rose’s Insights - Trevor’s most-liked answers from 5i Research EPS of 93c beat estimates of 71c; revenue of $730M beat estimates of $693M. EBITDA of $115M beat estimates by 6%. Sales rose 6.1% but EBITDA fell 4.2%. Railway ties showed strength, up 17%. Guidance was affirmed. Commentary was much more positive…

Opinion about GTII-CSE: Trevor Rose’s Insights - Trevor’s most-liked answers from 5i Research With continued negative stock momentum, some debt, and not a lot of growth expected (estimated EPS this year less than 2021) it is hard to get too excited about GTII. There has been some insider buying which is a good sign, but…

Opinion about LNR-T: Classic value stock. Buying back stock. $10 EPS, so it's selling at 4.5x earnings. Everything they make is under USMCA. No one can make what they do. High-end, specialized agricultural products. Agriculture and autos are both down; autos are about to turn up, and agricultural should too. Yield is 2.09%. (Analysts’ price…

Opinion about ADN-T: Trevor Rose’s Insights - Trevor’s most-liked answers from 5i Research ADN may be better positioned to navigate trade tensions between Canada and the US. It mostly focuses on timberland ownership, and it does not own processing facilities. We could see the name being slightly negatively impacted by any tariffs, but overall, we…

Opinion about DE-X: He was in on the IPO a few years ago. Wood-burning stoves is a large business for them, plus agriculture and some industrial. They acquire and integrate small businesses in order to lead the market. It pays a high dividend. During Covid, business in some parts spiked, but after Covid, their YOY…

Opinion about BOS-T: Company performing very well. Rubber products very profitable. US growth continues with defensive spending. Management team performing well with good strategic review. Expecting company to focus on traditional rubber compounding business - will increase cash flows. 

Opinion about SXP-T: Trevor Rose’s Insights - Trevor’s most-liked answers from 5i Research EPS of 9c missed estimates of 17.5c; revenue of $72M missed estimates by 2%. EBITDA missed by 11%. SXP is down significantly over the last twelve months by ~42% and recent earnings pointed towards declining profits and revenues. Revenue fell $6M. Earnings…

Opinion about CRP-T: (A Top Pick April 3/14. Down 12%.) A fully integrated agricultural company with a railroad to their elevators along with production of legumes and wheat. Thinks it should deliver quite nicely this summer because of what is going on in California. Feels drought is going to haunt us from a food inflation…

Opinion about CVX-X: Specialized, more durable concrete. Story makes sense, but the numbers aren't there. Company's been around a long time, but sales haven't grown that much. If the product is revolutionary, why aren't more people using it? Companies with sub-$100M market caps have to be really, really good to justify an investment.

Opinion about CWEB-T: Wellness drives CBD demand and there's more competition entering this space. The CBD market continues to expand into drinks and food. He used to own this, but sees better opportunities. But CWEB is one of the U.S. leaders in this crowded space, so it's okay. You want to be in this space.

Opinion about SWP-T: He sold his shares a few years ago, because SWP would need a lot of capital to move their plant (to meet higher demand). The results have been pretty good, but the prices have also risen. Also, they face competition and need more capital to complete further expansion. So, they have taken…

Opinion about PPL-T: Retiree wants income and less volatility. Canadian infrastructure name. She owns for income in client portfolios. Robust business model. Often has long-term, take-or-pay contracts; visible cashflow stream. Guided that it can grow EBITDA (cashflows) by single digits over next few years. She'd expect dividend increases to reflect that. Stock's pulled back with underlying…

Opinion about CURA-CSE: Large issue with the company is legalizing the products(marijuana). Another worry is the over supply of products in the market. Federal laws against marijuana in USA make it hard to deal with expenses that are not deductible (100% tax rate). Could be a good investment if US legislation changes. In the meantime,…

Opinion about LAS.A-T: (A Top Pick Oct 26/21, Up 15%) 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.

Opinion about CAS-T: Huge new facility is coming onstream, and fundamentals in containerboard are more solid than in the very competitive tissue market. Facility over budget, so will take a while to get a return. Focused on debt reduction.

Opinion about IFP-T: It has a higher level of production in the U.S. so would be less affected by tariffs than other Canadian lumber companies. The U.S. needs Canadian lumber and one quarter of production from B.C. goes to the U.S., -  but lumber is still needed for B.C.

Opinion about DBM-T: Supplier to HD. Has gone down on recessionary fears. One of the big holdings in his income fund. Canada and US need to build more houses. Well run. Not a risky business. Big fat dividend yield of almost 9%.

Opinion about TWM-T: Frustrating the last year. In 2023, they were spinning off assets and paying down debt, which was good, but the new CEO has since been building new projects, triggering a sell-off. Meanwhile, they can't sell their renewable assets because US companies are offloading their carbon credits here in Canada. Tons of uncertainty…

Opinion about LCFS-T: Flagship renewable diesel project coming online next year.

Opinion about IFOS-X: Billy Kawasaki’s Insights - Billy’s most-liked answers from 5i Research. They have been growing their top-line quickly over the last quarters. Net profit margins are improving. Although debt is quite elevated, they have cash balances and equity positions that are decent. Valuation is cheap and future growth estimates are good.A smaller size…

Opinion about GFP-X: (A Top Pick Sep 07/21, Down 15%) Today it's cheap, versus long-term expectations. Trading in line with peers. Lumber companies have been trading sideways at best on fears of major slowdown in housing. They're discounting Armageddon, and he doesn't see that happening. IFP bought 16%, and they're not done.

Opinion about KLS-T: He's look at this many times, but never bought it. Pipelines still need to be approved, despite more talk about them. Co, crude-by-oil will endure, and everyone wants to make this safer. KLS has the technology to do this though their tech hasn't been mass-adopted. He'd like to see accelerated growth and…

Opinion about DII.A-T: They had huge writeoffs in 2018 and more could be coming. They got hit by the 25% tariffs. They have diversified into car seats, bicycles and furniture. The dividend has been eliminated. He is watching it, but too early to buy.

Opinion about DII.B-T: It's never done anything and has disappointed shareholders. He owned shares 10 years and sold it because he got fed up with its lack of progress.

Opinion about ANRG-T: Trevor Rose’s Insights - Trevor’s most-liked answers from 5i Research The restructuring brought in $40.8M, but now one investment entity owns 60% of the company. It gives the company money to survive, but it may be a while before it prospers. Of course, issuing 102 million new shares (at least, with 20…

Opinion about CRT.UN-T: Over 90% of rents come from Canadian Tire, secure cashflow. Over 99% occupancy. Internal growth has contracted, but this is short-term. Perhaps only 2% capital growth, but a safe distribution. Yield is 6.5%.

Opinion about DHT.UN-T: Applied similar royalty approach from mining sector to pharmaceutical business. Allows for new development in pharmaceutical business. Capital light business. Second listing in the world of this nature. Very cheap valuation, trading ~1.3x book value. Excellent long term prospects. 

Opinion about TF-T: (A Top Pick Sep 08/23, Up 14%) Last year was hard on this company with interest rates having moved way up so quickly. It is in the short term mortgage market business. Property prices are coming down. It still pays a 9% dividend and is trading at a 10% discount to its…

Opinion about KBL-T: Be patient with it. Has good, long-term fundamentals. Likes the managers for being focused. Could be taken out. They are executing, but sort of fly under the radar.

Opinion about BTB.UN-T: Most exposure is in Quebec. Lots of office space exposure. But could see a business turnaround. Would recommend buying and holding. 

Opinion about IFC-T: (A Top Pick May 15/24, Up 34%) Executing so well. High catastrophic losses, but ROE still at 16.5%. Underwriting beat. Strong Q4. Canadian and US commercial beat. Firing on all cylinders, resilient in this environment. Trading ~17.5x 2026, growing ~16%. Not a bad buy, but don't chase -- can probably get at…

Opinion about EFN-T: Company based on effective management of auto fleets for corporate accounts. New apps and technology is allowing for better management of business. Recent share price strength good for long term investors - but would wait to buy on weakness. Overall a strong business. 

Opinion about REI.UN-T: Trevor Rose’s Insights - Trevor’s most-liked answers from 5i Research Cash flow per unit of 49c beat estimates of 45c; leasing spreads improved and same property net operating income rose. But it did take a $209M writedown on Hudson Bay and trimmed its guidance because of it (by 4c per unit). This…

Opinion about TCN-T: The market has punished it too much. It is in the residential rental sector in the U.S., especially in the sun belt. The rentals are affordable and appeal especially to the 35 to 44 year old demographic who want to rent good homes rather than buy. The share price is at a…

Opinion about BEI.UN-T: Affordable + non-regulated. So when inflation hurts its operating expenses, it can raise rents. Alberta's enjoying above-average population growth. Market's overly concerned about economic impact on Albertans. Yield is 2.44%. (Analysts’ price target is $81.15)

Opinion about DIR.UN-T: Trevor Rose’s Insights - Trevor’s most-liked answers from 5i Research Cash flow per unit was 26c, matching estimates. Revenue $121.4M, slightly better than estimates. EBITDA of $91.5M, 7% ahead of estimates. Cash flow per unit increased 5.8% year over year. NOI rose 3.1%. Net rental income increased 6.8%. Total assets were stable…

Opinion about GSY-T: (A Top Pick Apr 08/24, Down 2%) Still likes it. Now expanding into credit cards. Over last 10 years, EPS has gone from $2 to $20. Returned 25% annually to investors over time, including dividends. One of the best-performing stocks in Canada. Volatile name, and you have to have the stomach to…

Opinion about EIF-T: Extremely well managed. Trying to buy a company in Australia that does search & rescue there. Likes it, in his income fund. Profitable businesses that are protected, with opportunities to grow.

Opinion about FRU-T: Trevor Rose’s Insights - Trevor’s most-liked answers from 5i Research Manulife was a large seller last year, but this year we do not see significant transactions. The sector has bounced around this year, and FRU is down 13% YTD. The last quarter was fine, but estimates have been ticking down over the…

Opinion about KMP.UN-T: Reports on November 5. Now trading at an interesting level, over 15% discount to NAV. Fallen perhaps because of announcement on immigration being curtailed. 60% of portfolio in Atlantic Canada, actively diversifying in Ontario and BC. Likes that 44% of assets are not subject to rent control. Expecting results to be good.…

Opinion about MEQ-T: Likes it here. Stock's gone quiet in terms of price, but operationally the company is doing extremely well. Last couple of quarters have been excellent. Founder-CEO still owns half the company, and he loves that structure. Strong growth in rents, very low vacancies. Now at a discount to NAV of ~$253. Sleep…

Opinion about MI.UN-T: The sector's been acting quite well. He's been picking up some of this name, one of his favourite smaller names in Canada.

Opinion about MKP-T: Lending in real estate finance. Very interest-rate sensitive. If you think interest rates are going to rise, as in 2022, then it will underperform significantly. Will do better if rates fall. Thinks the BOC has a bit more to go on that, so there could be a bit more upside.But the stock's…

Opinion about ISC-T: Monopoly-type business. 30-year contract on Saskatchewan land registry services. Trades at ~8x EBITDA. Generates about 11% free cashflow yield. Yield is 3.5%. (Analysts’ price target is $34.00)

Opinion about FC-T: Trevor Rose’s Insights - Trevor’s most-liked answers from 5i Research FC is a relatively small mortgage lender. The stock is cheap at 10X earnings, and it mostly trades for its 9.4% yield. The dividend has not been raised for at least 10 years, but it does pay fairly regular small special dividends…

Opinion about REAL-T: Trevor Rose’s Insights - Trevor’s most-liked answers from 5i Research REAL is in recovery mode; it has a solid Q2 with a 27% 'beat' on earnings. It also has good positive leverage to lower interest rates (now occurring) and the real estate market. Earnings in the next two years will still be…

Opinion about MHC.U-T: Top income pick, newest holding. Provides mobile and manufactured housing parks in US. Growth through acquisition, improves services and trappings of those acquisitions. Low monthly rental fee, increased a bit every year. Strong balance sheet. Yield is 4%, payout ratio only 40%.Provides affordable home ownership when real estate is still expensive.

Opinion about HOT.UN-T: They own U.S. hotels, a high-risk, high-reward stock. He's bearish on hotels, which is struggling with labour costs and keeping labour. HOT.UN has done a good job restoring vacancies, in the low-70s, though their peak was in the 80s. However, they've made up the balance on their hotel rates. Their balance sheet…

Opinion about INO.UN-T: Difficult to own. Commercial real estate in Europe. Strategy of owning secondary assets was not the best. Cut distribution. Unless you have a high risk tolerance, don't add to your portfolio.

Opinion about MFC-T: Why doesn't it get more traction? The insurance business, in general, is not expanding dramatically. You get the nice dividend, which means they're not investing in the business. And they don't invest in the business because there's really nowhere to put their money for a high ROIC. Highly regulated, higher interest rates…

Opinion about POW-T: Preferred shares -- when rates go down. With rates going down, you could consider a fixed-rate preferred. He's been buying POW.PR.D, yielding about 6.1%. Beauty of it is that it doesn't reset, it's perpetual. So if the BOC moves rates lower, these preferred shares won't reset to a lower level. Gets more…

Opinion about CAR.UN-T: Owns it for income. Despite stock slide, demand for rental housing still outstrips supply. Government announced decreased immigration and international student numbers. Lots of condos coming onto the market, condo market's been very weak, and this is causing rental rates to soften. But CAR.UN tends to be outside urban areas and have…

Opinion about GRT.UN-T: (A Top Pick Apr 16/24, Down 6%) 26% of net operating income is from MG, so being impacted by tariffs. He calls this a second-derivative target of tariffs. Shares are trading as though MG is going to move its operations to the US, but he doesn't think it's equipped to do so.

Opinion about SRU.UN-T: Very defensive income profile. Main anchor is WMT, and the flipside of that stability means internal rent growth is quite low. Not a lot of earnings growth. Attractive yield in low 7% range, but high payout ratio. Better retail opportunities elsewhere.

Opinion about CRR.UN-T: Looks quite good. Probably a good place to step in. The $13.50 level has had a lot of touches and a lot of support. Buy part now, see what happens. If it starts to accelerate from $13.50, buy more -- it's acceptable to pay more for something.

Opinion about LIF-T: He'd consider owning. People are on the sidelines because iron ore is used to make steel, and tariffs have been slapped on. Tremendous compounder over 2 decades; high teens total shareholder return, mostly from dividends. Dividend is highly variable, though reliable, current yield is ~6.7%. To get a sense of the actual…

Opinion about SII-T: Most investors need some help investing in natural resources. Sprott is a brand name for natural resources, in physical trusts and in equities management. You get the same diversification as a mutual fund, except they pay you a dividend instead of you paying them a fee. That's pretty good math 😉  Yield…

Opinion about TVK-T: Has followed it a long time and should have bought it. They compound their capital extremely well. Management executes. A great business.

Opinion about FSZ-T: Trevor Rose’s Insights - Trevor’s most-liked answers from 5i Research The $4B withdrawal is fairly serious, though FSZ does have $166B, and it continues a trend of some assets leaving the company (including money that earlier flowed out to Pinestone following Nadim Risk's departure in 2021). On the plus side, it is…

Opinion about AI-T: It is in the short term mortgage lending business, mostly residential. It is trading at a slight discount to NAV with an 8% yield. It is not widely followed.         Buy 2  Hold 0  Sell 0 (Analysts’ price target is $12.96)

Opinion about PAY-T: (A Top Pick Jan 15/24, Down 41%) Probably his worst pick ever on the show 🙁  Big disappointment. Lost biggest customer, which made up ~60% of revenue, and he'd underestimated the likelihood of that happening. Company sold at a good price to FISV.

Opinion about PRV.UN-T: Yield at ~9% is excellent for income investors. High quality business despite small size. Well managed with stable payout ratio that is not at risk. Would recommend holding. 

Opinion about KEG.UN-T: Trevor Rose’s Insights - Trevor’s most-liked answers from 5i Research The Keg Royalties Income Fund (KEG.UN) is a $240M fund that invests in the Keg Rights Limited Partnership in connection with the operation and franchising of Keg steakhouse restaurants. It has a distribution yield of around 8%. Sales growth has mostly been…

Opinion about DRR.UN-T: Focused on assets in US. Has never traded above its IPO price. Pursuing strategic alternatives; if you own it, see how those go.

Opinion about DC.A-T: (A Top Pick May 31/24, Up 42%) A better choice for those investors who like to be in the juniors, but who do insufficient due diligence. Buying this lets you participate in the process of merchant banking for natural resources. It's like owning a mutual fund that pays you a dividend, instead…

Opinion about MR.UN-T: Concentrated in Alberta. His reservation is that most assets are in retail and office, with only 5-6% industrial warehouse. These are two very tough sectors. Will take a long time to recover. Discount to NAV, but not many catalysts to close the gap. Instead, look at the apartment sector.

Opinion about HOM.UN-T: Performed well, but up against a lot of new construction in their markets. Difficult to raise rents in 2024. Trades at discount to NAV. If you like a stock levered to the US economy and US dollar, not a bad name. If you own it, hold. Earnings won't necessarily inflect materially this…

Opinion about SLF-T: Chart looks great. Above 200-day and 200-week MAs, which are both moving higher. Not explosive growth, but steady eddy instead. 11-12x forward PE. Pretty decent dividend of 4%.

Opinion about IAG-T: (A Top Pick Nov 13/20, Up 33%) Has started buying back shares and paying dividends. Financials should do well as the yield curve steepens. Valuation is not as compelling as before. Middle of the pack. Has moved to US banks and non-financial banks in Canada.

Opinion about DFY-T: Strong balance sheet, buying smaller businesses. Has an opportunity in front of them that the likes of MFC do not. 

Opinion about ELF-T: Good company, but institutional coverage not picking it up. Very good business with strong dividend. Thinly traded shares, but good for retail investors. Revenues continue to rise with excellent profits. 

Opinion about CSH.UN-T: They're the best Canadian operator in this space, but there are many sophisticated private ones as well. The competition is fierce. Also, it will get harder to staff these places. Thirdly, there's the uncertainty over interest rates. He looked at during the pandemic and knew it would do well after the pandemic,…

Opinion about IIP.UN-T: Owns shares in business. Current share price a very good time to buy. Would recommend being patient, and holding for the long term. 

Opinion about GCG.A-T: (A Top Pick Jul 14/22, Up 43%) Sold off one division for lots of money. Significantly undervalued, worth $60. One of the big banks could come calling. Amazing management. Share buybacks. Huge, regular dividend increases.

Opinion about GDI-T: Trevor Rose’s Insights - Trevor’s most-liked answers from 5i Research. Consecutive quarterly revenue growth. Industry leader in out- sourced facility service. Non-cyclical market with tremendous pricing power. Continues to be acquisitive. Unlock Premium - Try 5i Free

Opinion about AD.UN-T: Good track record, meaningful insider ownership. Didn't like that it pays out most profit in distributions. Rather than retaining capital to grow, raises equity to do acquisitions. He likes companies being self-financed.

Opinion about ECN-T: Trevor Rose’s Insights - Trevor’s most-liked answers from 5i Research ECN is, at least, up 58% in the past year (down 16% YTD). Considering its economic exposure and small size, its decline is not really out of line with others. That being said, it is hard to be too bullish here. Consumers…

Opinion about DIV-T: Royalty models do better in bear markets. Costs are nil, so it's a stable business. Well run. Mr. Lube over time has taken market share. Stock's pretty illiquid, make sure it's covering the dividend. Hold or buy. Yield around 8%.

Opinion about OLY-T: (A Top Pick Mar 21/24, Down 3.9%)Stockchase Research Editor: Michael O'Reilly Our PAST TOP PICK with OLY has triggered its stop at $98.  To remain disciplined, we recommend covering the position at this time.  

Opinion about SYZ-T: (A Top Pick Oct 26/21, Down 13%) Stock's started to recover under the new CEO. Now focused more on faster growth. Margins have pulled back because expenses have increased, but still a high-margin business long term.

Opinion about ONEX-T: (A Top Pick Dec 31/24, Down 4.4%)Stockchase Research Editor: Michael O’Reilly Our PAST TOP PICK with ONEX has triggered its stop at $108.  To remain disciplined, we recommend covering the position at this time.  When combined with our previous guidance, this will result in a net investment gain of 6%.

Opinion about CIX-T: (A Top Pick Sep 11/24, Up 81%) Taken out at $32.

Opinion about PLZ.UN-T: CEO retired, but Andrew still thinks highly of management team. Primarily in Eastern and Atlantic Canada. Fits his grocery-anchored profile. Attractive 7+% distribution, and high implied cap rate. Discount to NAV, though not the greatest, and decent upside.

Opinion about SRV.UN-T: (A Top Pick Dec 14/23, Down 11%)Stockchase Research Editor: Michael O’Reilly Our PAST TOP PICK with SRV.UN has triggered its stop at $14.50.  To remain disciplined, we recommend covering the position at this time.  

Opinion about NVA-T: Offers near-term leverage to a bullish outlook for natural gas, plus long-term exposure to a very bullish outlook on oil. 60% gas, 40% condensates. Very deep resource base. Growing production over next 5 years by ~50%. Also buying back 30-50% of shares at $60-70 oil.Once production targets are met, its plants will…

Opinion about MEG-T: Very defendable business in current oil price environment. Massive resource depth. US shale is in its twilight, which means they'll eventually have to come to Canada. Very healthy FCF yield. Buying back lots of stock. At least 35 years of stay-flat inventory. Superbly high-quality asset. Good balance sheet. Sold off on tariff concerns.…

Opinion about ESI-T: He likes snakes and ladders but there are no ladders here. There is uncertainty with tariffs but this is oversold with the general market. It claims to have paid down $400 million of debt and is ahead of the plan.

Opinion about SOIL-T: Trevor Rose’s Insights - Trevor’s most-liked answers from 5i Research We think it is a high risk growth company with nearly $800M in net debt at a market cap of $551M. The stock is extremely cheap at 2x forward earnings and it has recently made an acquisition which should help it continue…

Opinion about SU-T: He likes the big integrated names, but doesn't own any oil producers now. His team deemed that group as having first-derivative vulnerability to tariffs on volumes and profitability. Premium brand in the space. He's waiting out some of the volatility on the price of oil before getting back in. Nice dividend.

Opinion about OVV-T: They refocused operations on the Montney and are pushing strong into the US (Utah, the Permian Basis). It's been rangebound like all energy stocks since 2022, but the free cash-flow yield is a high 15%. They have quality assets, but are in no-man's land (changing the company name and pushing in the…

Opinion about IPCO-T: Also a Lundin Group company. Consistent in buying back shares. Stock's substantially undervalued. Heavy oil producer. Potential beneficiary of de-bottlenecking Keystone. No dividend. (Analysts’ price target is $20.27)

Opinion about CFW-T: Oilfield services firm that has big fracturing technology presence. Horizontal drilling and shale boom not as strong. Very dependent on energy prices. Lots of assets that must be carried on the books. Not investing at this time. 

Opinion about JOY-T: They brought in a partner this summer to help develop the East Duvernay. They still have too much debt. She is watching it but not recommending it. Not everything is cheap in this sector, still have to selective.

Opinion about BNE-T: Their debt has always been an issue. Trading at in-line levels for their multiple. Does not check his boxes in his fund.

Opinion about PXT-T: Yield is 13%. Dividend not sustainable. Great candidate for tax-loss selling, and buy another high yielder (such as WCP) with the proceeds. WCP has meaningfully better assets, reliable management, with no Colombian geopolitical risk. 

Opinion about TVE-T: He's been adding; he remains a top shareholder in this. He likes that most of their production is exposed to the Clearwater. Super economical: their payback period on a well is 10-11 months. All companies benefit from a weak loonie, because they sell in USD and bring back that money to Canada.…

Opinion about CEU-T: He's tempted, but difficult to see a near-term catalyst. Extremely strong balance sheet, very competent management. Gaining market share. Niche player. Closest competitor is not as good. Spending environment not good for service companies. Stock will struggle. He'd prefer pure-play oil yielding 9-10% or natural gas.

Opinion about FEC-T: (A Top Pick Jun 15/23, Down 16.7%)Michael O’Reilly Our PAST TOP PICK with FEC has triggered its stop at $10.  To remain disciplined, we recommend covering the position at this time. This will result in a net investment loss of 18%, when combined with previous recommendations. 

Opinion about SGY-T: Trevor Rose’s Insights - Trevor’s most-liked answers from 5i Research SGY is quite small at $510M, but the stock is very cheap. With a 10% dividend, a buyer (or privatization) could eliminate the dividend and use internal cash flow to pay for the whole company in about three years. But, that doesn't…

Opinion about PNE-T: Nothing wrong with the assets or management. It's just the market cap. Current environment is not conducive to meaningful outperformance by small caps. Small-cap model in Canada is essentially obsolete, they just can't afford to drill. Consider taking the tax loss. See his Top Picks.

Opinion about STEP-T: Trevor Rose’s Insights - Trevor’s most-liked answers from 5i Research. STEP is down 35% this year, but up 59% in 52-weeks. Profit taking is probably part of the issue here. It did beat estimates in the 4Q, but the sector has been quite weak, and the company has recently seen two downgrades by…

Opinion about IPO-T: Trevor Rose’s Insights - Trevor’s most-liked answers from 5i Research IPO is a small cap oil and gas company. It is down about 10% over the last year, but has been trending up year-to-date. IPO also pays out a high yield at 7.7% and is cheap on a forward price-to-earnings basis at…

Opinion about ALV-X: This was a spin out from a deal that Petrorubiales did about 6 months ago. Often these spin outs get dumped because people want to own the larger company. This is trading below cash and some nice prospects. Likelihood of success by the drill bit is pretty high.

Opinion about QEC-T: Trevor Rose’s Insights - Trevor’s most-liked answers from 5i Research QEC is a very small oil and gas company with market cap at $94.27M. QEC had a flat year in terms of price in 2023 but did display some volatility. Both revenues and net income margins had negative growth in Q3. The…

Opinion about BTE-T: (A Top Pick Apr 02/24, Down 56%) Drawdown 100% connected to price of oil. More debt than average. Risk-off market. Totally fine on liquidity. Deep value, but needs oil at $65-70 to really start humming.

Opinion about ATH-T: Valuation is compelling, but offset by weak sector sentiment involving global macro economic concerns, tariffs, possible downturns. Trades at a very cheap 3x enterprise value over EBITDA, with 12% FCF yield. Watch the technicals and the macro trends for a turnaround.

Opinion about HWX-T: Small-cap yielding 8%, sustainable in low $50s. Wouldn't be surprised if it dialed back capex, which makes the dividend even more sustainable. Almost a pure play to Clearwater, an exceptional resource. Owns in his income fund, on his list to add to the main fund. Inexpensive. Respected management.

Opinion about EFR-T: Not that familiar with the company, but knows the uranium industry really well. Issue with uranium is building the mines. In Saskatchewan, CCO owns all the infrastructure and decides what mines are going to be developed. Focus on a quality uranium play instead.

Opinion about KEL-T: Has deep assets, which they won't sell for 9-12 months, as they add others. He can't own every midcap, though this is good.

Opinion about AOI-T: Selling at a 50% discount to his assumed NAV. Primarily operates in Nigeria, second in Namibia. Likes Lundin family management (wonderful track record), and he's done business with them for almost 50 years. Aggressively returns cash to shareholders via dividends and share buybacks. Strengthening its balance sheet, reinvesting in the business. Yield…

Opinion about CJ-T: Bought at $8.50, now at $6.64. Sentiment remains challenged in the space (a common theme today), even though the Energy Index is up about 20% YTD. People are hiding in large caps, with few funds coming to small- or mid-caps. Hard to see it outperforming. Yield is 10.7%, pretty hard to replace.…

Opinion about CR-T: Some people own it for M&A takeover potential. He doesn't like to do that. It's a market where interest in small caps remains very low. Not hitting enough radar screens currently. Pursuing growth, so more modest cashflow. 

Opinion about CET-T: (A Top Pick Feb 19/19, Down 67%) He took it off the buy list a while ago. They have paid down their debt load, but their revenues from drilling in the Permian are dropping. He hopes a new management team will help. A high risk - high reward scenario. He will continue…

Opinion about SHLE-T: One of his favourites. Has come off with rest of energy services names. Came off on tariff concerns, has applied for an exemption. Extremely cheap at 2x EBITDA. Strategic and highly profitable asset, could be takeover target.

Opinion about CNE-T: A Colombian natural gas producer which enjoys a favourable U.S. price of US$3.60. Production will rise as more customers and pipeline capacity are found. There's a shortage of natural gas in the country. It pays a nice dividend of 5.6%. He has a $5 target. Buy below $3.40. (Analysts’ price target is…

Opinion about PRQ-T: They have two plays. It is pressured because of debt load. Production came down in the third quarter and should now increase. They should knock debt down with the sale of two non-core assets next year. It needs a catalyst before the market will revisit this story.

Opinion about TXP-T: Trevor Rose’s Insights - Trevor’s most-liked answers from 5i Research Q1 production was 7,015 b/d (80% gas), up 80% from the prior year period. Production fell 18% largely due to natural depletion. Cash flow was $6.1M vs $10.5M on the production decline but also due to lower prices. Debt fell, but is…

Opinion about RBY-T: Doesn't believe in quality of assets. Company too new to determine whether a good investment. Good management, but not buying shares. Exploration oriented company.

Opinion about HWO-T: Trevor Rose’s Insights - Trevor’s most-liked answers from 5i Research Splitting the company into two to separate the PNG business makes sense to us. The return of capital could be as much as 76c per share. This all sounds attractive...BUT....it is already a very small company. With less capital, and a split,…

Opinion about ENB-T: Great income investment with its great dividend yield. Plans to expand main line and continue capex. Returning $$ to shareholders. Has become more US-based. Great story, continues to execute well, plans in place for future.

Opinion about CPG-T: Great company. Looking at the chart, big wall of resistance it just couldn't get through. Then it broke out. If you own it, hold. If it pulls back to the neckline, he'd be all over it.

Opinion about TOT-T: Well-run company. Always trades at a bit of a discount to the sector because of the nature of the business. Not a bad one to get into.

Opinion about E-T: Very high margins, using nat gas instead of diesel for generators in its power division. Power division is growing quickly. Chart is beautiful, more room to run. Anticipates a $4-5 stock.

Opinion about MCB-T: A week or two ago, stock popped on excitement over a new product that will lead to some recurring revenue, cut costs, and improve safety. 2025 will be a good year, but product is still being tested and rolled out. Pivotal year will be 2026. Trades at only 6x PE, profitable, great…

Opinion about HUT-T: Stockchase Research Editor: Michael O'Reilly HUT operates energy infrastructure platforms for the development of data centres and bitcoin mining in North America.  It recently announced it has created "American Bitcoin" in conjunction with Eric Trump.  It trades at 4x earnings, 1.3x book and supports a 45% ROE.  We recommend setting a stop-loss…

Opinion about NVEI-T: Has lagged the Canadian tech sector. Used to own, wouldn't be back in soon. On its recent partnership with ADBE, he tends to own the big payment systems like MA and Visa, big beneficiaries of the resurgence in the economy. 

Opinion about SHOP-T: Look at the 5-year chart. The peak in 2021 concerns him on valuation. Not surprising that it came into resistance when it entered a similar window earlier this year. Likes buying dips, don't chase here.

Opinion about KXS-T: An excellent tech company, one of the few tech stocks up this year because their products are in demand now. Margins are already improving. Will announce a new CEO soon which will be another catalyst. They have the best technology but sales execution was weak, but they can fix this. Is a…

Opinion about DND-T: Trevor Rose’s Insights - Trevor’s most-liked answers from 5i Research Under activists' pressure, the CEO has decided to step down, which was likely because the company decided it was going to lose anyway in the upcoming special shareholders' meeting. DND says it has received expressions of interest from ''inbound parties', at 'attractive…

Opinion about KSI-X: Trevor Rose’s Insights - Trevor’s most-liked answers from 5i Research We like KSI, and we even covered the name in one of our latest podcast episodes (link to our discussion on KSI can be found here). KSI is a $630M healthcare SaaS company that provides solutions for data and document management. Good sales…

Opinion about DRT-T: Customized, prefabricated environmental office interior solutions. High net cash position. Significant upside because of their flexible business model. Surge in office reconfiguration taking place across North America. Top management. No dividend. (Analysts’ price target is $3.46)

Opinion about TIXT-T: IT services and support style business model. Company not performing well in the markets. Debt also a concern. Would not recommend investing. 

Opinion about DCBO-T: Trevor Rose’s Insights - Trevor’s most-liked answers from 5i Research EPS of 28c beat estimates of 24c; revenue of $57M beat estimates of $56.1M. EBITDA of $9.5M beat estimates by 3%. But guidance came in light at $57M, vs estimates of $58.7M. Expected F/x headwinds really hurt guidance. Sales rose 16%. EPS…

Opinion about MDA-T: Friday saw NASA cut funding for a lot of space programs, significant impact on MDA. On his radar. Really impressive contract wins, revenue growing pretty quickly, sector's been hot. He's invested in companies that depend on government and has been burned before. Be careful.

Opinion about CTS-T: It is not getting it done with a lot of execution not happening now. It is cheap but needs a private equity group to take it out and have new management. There is already anticipation of a takeout so it is risky.

Opinion about CPLF-T: Large infrastructure & utilities technology.Optimization software that replaces spreadsheets.Large organizations that create recurring revenues.SAP partnership helps create new opportunities. Under the radar - not widely followed in the markets. 

Opinion about TC-T: Sold because its ROIC returns started to get a bit wonky. In fact in last 3 years, ROIC has been negative. Satellite internet access has eaten the lunch of fibre. Hard to form a moat around its domain business. Wait for ROIC to be in excess of 20% for at least 3…

Opinion about QTRH-T: They dominate US market share in electronic toll roads, and lead in weight-in-motion in trucks. This space is getting more technology driven. They had low-margin contracts a few years ago, but those are turning around, so we will see wider margins. Recent quarters are guiding towards that under new management. They have…

Opinion about Y-T: (A Top Pick Nov 22/18, Up 12%)Convertible 8% 2022 bonds He owned the Yellow senior bonds, but then moved into these convertibles. Most of their revenues are in digital, but that has struggled. New management has cut costs a lot until free cash flow now stands around $100 million this year. Their…

Opinion about ART-X: 3D holograms. A year ago, it was 12-14 cents. Fallen off the radar, such a shame. Cutting edge. Product is pricey. Lots of pharma companies use it.

Opinion about CSU-T: Why do fund managers continually ignore the nosebleed PE? Claim to fame, and with tremendous success, has been to buy stable and cash-growing assets at the right price. One potential negative is whether it's hitting the law of large numbers? Now it needs larger deals to run the same playbook, and at…

Opinion about VNP-T: Based in Montreal. Supply specialty semiconductors and performance materials. Customers such as a manufacturer of solar panels. FSLR in the US, one of VNP's biggest customer, guided down. Stock dipped. Need to get a handle on tariff impact. Not growthy enough for him.

Opinion about K-T: Whole bunch of decent assets, including a new one in Ontario. Stock will either go up of its own volition, or get taken over. Stock's performed well due to good cost containment. Good production growth and pipeline. Firing on all cylinders.

Opinion about BTO-T: Longtime shareholder and friend of founder/CEO. Behind schedule and over budget on mine in northern Canada. Very remote location, logistically challenged. If that can get resolved, expects stock to be much higher. Stock's extremely cheap from a sum-of-the-parts point of view, but there is completion risk (which, ironically, you can't quantify until…

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Opinion about FVI-T: Oversold. Expanding an operation, and it's having teething problems. Appears that West African operations are firing on all cylinders, but concern with global investors about political instability. 

Opinion about DPM-T: Dundee is nowhere as large as Barrick, Franco Nevada or Agnico Eagle, which comprise a third of the Canadian materials sector, but it has outperformed it so far in 2024. Dundee shares have rallied 8.5% in this time period while Barrick is down over 16%. Also, Dundee holds more potential upside. Consensus…

Opinion about ODV-X: It's time will likely come, but he has a hard time understanding the geology of the project. He doesn't own stocks where he doesn't understand the geology. He holds OR instead. 

Opinion about AMX-X: $45 million market cap. It has a gold project in western Quebec and hitting some high-grade at less than a meter, 600+grams/tonne. Their issue is continuity: will this grade continue? Now, it is an interesting play. Brent Cook: It's a narrow, high-grade vein but could be diluted which is a concern.

Opinion about LUG-T: Highly ranked stock acting extremely well. RSI doing well. Stock's currently in an uptrend, and gold is trending upward. Gold is consolidating around $3000. 

Opinion about OR-T: Not to be confused with Osisko Mining, OR-T is a pure-play royalies streamer in precious metals, and minerals have been hot on the TSX so far this year. OR-T is up nearly 19% or three-fold the Toronto index's performance. As gold makes new highs almost every day, OR continues to shine. It…

Opinion about FR-T: Laggard. Attractive entry point. Silver as a commodity is seeing higher highs and higher lows. Really likes the potential of silver longer term, especially for a Santa Claus rally.

Opinion about DML-T: Focused on uranium, where seasonality is strong from September-January. Lots of volatility. Performed well, then pulled back, did well. Doing better than others in the space. Favourable in medium- and long-term.Lots of positive announcements in the sector, but the stocks have not responded because all the focus is still on tech, not…

Opinion about PAAS-T: Sold off aggressively after acquisition. Reasonably good job paying down debt. Guatemalan assets will probably restart in 2024. He notes that he's a close personal friend of the CEO.

Opinion about STLC-T: In the middle of a long-term range. Yesterday's news looked very positive. Good, solid support around $38. Potential to get to $50 before it stalls out, in a 3-6 month timeframe. Get out if drops below $40.

Opinion about TXG-T: Trevor Rose’s Insights - Trevor’s most-liked answers from 5i Research TXG is a small-cap gold producer with assets located in Mexico. TXG has generated decent cash flow over the last few years with strong organic growth. The company has been reinvesting heavily back into the business through capital investment. Therefore, TXG does…

Opinion about WDO-T: Stockchase Research Editor: Michael O'Reilly WDO is a high-grade gold miner operating facilities in Ontario and Quebec.  Production in Quebec is ramping up as deep zone work is exploited -- creating a near doubling of production there.  Strong cash flow is allowing the company to aggressively retire debt while still seeing cash…

Opinion about SSRM-T: One of the most senior producers of silver. Silver is better than gold, as the bulk of silver production comes from copper mines. Silver just crossed $24, and there's lots of upside. SSRM has a $28 price target. He wants something that will benefit once inflation is realized.

Opinion about ALS-T: Ranked as a 4 in his system, which is high praise. Holds management team in high regard. Wonderful asset allocators and patient investors. Recently entered into royalties for renewable energy.

Opinion about URE-T: Uranium Stocks. Of the Juniors he likes this one and it has the most potential and the least risk in terms of balance sheet. Bringing a couple of assets into commercial production. He would not jump in after today’s run but otherwise it looks good.

Opinion about GGD-T: Current share price presenting buying opportunity. Waiting on results for size of gold mine. Political risk in Mexico is concern. Very good management team. Risky stock, but good for risk tolerant investors.

Opinion about ARG-T: Trevor Rose’s Insights - Trevor’s most-liked answers from 5i Research We think ARG is doing the right things. Debt was an issue in prior cycles, and it has cut/eliminated its dividend in the past. Now, it is in strong financial shape and very cheap at 8X earnings. It has been cash flow…

Opinion about S-T: Trevor Rose’s Insights - Trevor’s most-liked answers from 5i Research It is certainly not beyond possibility. Bloomberg default ratio is 7.36%, which is very high for that indicator. Cash flow was negative in the last quarter, yet 12-month interest expenses were $36.1M net. With its small size and Cuban and other issues,…

Opinion about ASM-T: Challenges with cartels in Mexico.Long history of development in Province.Socialist orientation of Mexican President a worry.Does not own shares at this time.Concerned about inventory & reserves.Drilling results have been fairly strong.Would prefer companies with larger reserves.

Opinion about MPVD-T: Sees no change to the dividend theory. The 3 Irish business millionaires actually control the company and are holding it long-term for the dividends. The company has some costs going on disadvantaging it. The diamond sector itself has not produced really stellar performance. This is a “wait and see”.

Opinion about WPM-T: This pick is for the person who doesn't currently own anything in the space, or who is a more conservative long-term investor. By far the strongest theme in the market. He believes we're the first year into a multi-year bull market in gold, with pullbacks. In safe jurisdictions, collecting royalty fees. Great dividend…

Opinion about IMG-T: The question was on Iamgold and Teck Resources. IMG has declared some good news from its Quebec mine and Teck has more copper production with gold as an add-on. However both operate in some places that are less politically agreeable. He likes the gold sector but prefers bigger and more diversified companies…

Opinion about EDR-T: Silver has disappointed investors over the last 3 years; all are in the penalty box. He's attracted to silver. Portfolio comprised mainly of second-tier mines, and he prefers larger mines at the lower end of the cost curve. When the market turns around, and it will, EDR will participate.

Opinion about SKE-X: People are concerned about the deleterious elements in the ore. Thinks the grade is so high that people will be willing to accept the smelter penalty. When people realize they can still make money, either share price goes up or it gets taken out.Superb relationship with host First Nations -- both royalty…

Opinion about ITH-T: Primary asset is an Alaskan property Livengood. Have been in the process over the last 3-4 years of proving it reserves. Interesting way to play gold because of volatility of a junior so be careful what you allocate to it. High potential development and pretty well developed infrastructure setting. Obvious takeover target…

Opinion about LUC-T: The company has suspended its dividend. They operate diamond mines in South Africa. They are looking into underground, from open pit. The cost is more expensive than thought. The price of diamonds has been reduced, though retail prices won’t change.

Opinion about ERD-T: The fact that TECK.B is a shareholder speaks well for it, and he should pay attention to that. Explores and develops copper and gold in Mongolia.

Opinion about FDY-T: Looks like an interesting exploration/development company.Will watch company to see how results pan out.Financial certainty a concern.Might buy shares down the road.

Opinion about LGD-T: Likes management. Note that there is nothing immediately happening. It’s not something to chase, but just accumulate over the summer. Turkey is not bad at all, it is a democratic system. Their mining code is working. He thinks they have permitted 10 mines in 10 years. This company is technically very, very…

Opinion about LIO-X: Fiji is an interesting place. They have raised $85 Million last year when it was tough. If they get this thing going it will build up confidence. They are putting a relatively small scale gold mine into production while doing exploration. They should eventually get bought out.

Opinion about WM-T: (A Top Pick Mar 03/20, Down 28%) It operates in Quebec called Fenelon. The resource is there and they are very well-finance (Eric Sprott owns over 20%). Also, Kirkland Lake's CEO sits on the board and owns shares. Perhaps, the market is impatient, which has pressured shares, but WM is careful in…

Opinion about GENM-T: A palladium-copper developer in northwestern Ontario. Rates of return are just below 30%. This will be hard to finance, though they scored funding from Export Development Canada. Can they get equity financing. That's the key question.

Opinion about TI-T: They have had a fantastic track record on the exploration front. They bought a shut in zinc mine and then the price of zinc dropped. He would stay away from it until they delineate new zones they can extract ore from.

Opinion about DIAM-T: They have option agreements with major partner Rio Tinto, but these have been under dispute for the past year. It's worth tens of millions of dollars. The stock has fallen because of this battle; investors have lost patience. He owned this before the legal battle and didn't want to wait for it…

Opinion about AMM-T: (Market Call Minute.) In a big gold system and he likes it.

Opinion about MGM-X: Doesn't like the sole risk exploration. If the story develops the people behind the company have the financial connections. The terrain is legendary gold ground. he can not make the data work for hi to buy it.

Opinion about EXN-T: It's the US's largest transmission distribution utility, focused on the mid-Atlantic. It reported a solid beat on Wednesday with bullish full-year guidance. Pays a 4.2% dividend.

Opinion about KRN-T: (Market Call Minute.) Feels the potash market is oversupplied.

Opinion about NCP-T: A small, very speculative land holder in Canada. Higher nickel prices may push this stock higher

Opinion about AYA-T: Hoping to bring a second silver mine into production in Morocco, which has boosted investor-friendly fiscal regimes. Spectacular recent drilling results, not that the market has cared. He needs more results and more consistency to model the deposit. No country is without political risk, and he compares the reward to the (political)…

Opinion about MTA-X: To manage risk, he sets up his portfolios starting with the biggest, which is FNV. More diversified than OR. He also owns OSK proper.

Opinion about NEO-T: Trevor Rose’s Insights - Trevor’s most-liked answers from 5i Research We think it is somewhat attractive. The balance sheet is fine. The dividend is nice. Good earnings growth is expected and its industry positioning seems secure with China restricting some metals. We would like a better valuation than 24X earnings, but otherwise…

Opinion about TLO-T: Trevor Rose’s Insights - Trevor’s most-liked answers from 5i Research Recent news has been generally positive, with the commencement of a draft guideline supporting domestic nickel preference and strong enforcement mechanisms implementing IRA Foreign Entity of Concern requirements. It also struck a $115M deal for a nickel ore processing plant that will…

Opinion about LGO-T: One of the few companies in the world that's cashflow positive in the vanadium business. Worldwide growth in specialty steels. He keeps holding because he loves out-of-favour commodities.

Opinion about ELR-T: Shut down production recently. This type of situation is what usually happens at the bottom of a cycle, although this one may not be around to enjoy the upside of the cycle.

Opinion about TVA.B-T: A cash cow, owning many TV channels and make movies. But shares are down, because it's a small cap and there's pressure on TV ad revenues. Still cheap. Quebecor owns 70% and could easily privatize it around $5-6, which he thinks will happen one day. Generates a lot of cash. For patient…

Opinion about WN-T: Owns the majority percentage of Loblaw, so does well when Loblaw does well. Defensive. No longer that cheap. Good name to hold in this type of environment, but wait for a pullback.

Opinion about TOY-T: A definite series of lower highs and lower lows. Continues to languish, downtrend remains in place. Value trap. Unless something changes, just avoid. So many other good places to put your $$ to work.

Opinion about PET-T: (A Top Pick Nov 12/24, Up 17.8%)Stockchase Research Editor: Michael O'Reilly Our PAST TOP PICK with PET is progressing well.  To remain disciplined, we recommend trailing up the stop (from $23) to $26 at this time.  

Opinion about ZZZ-T: A great one to buy at the height of Covid. This has come back with a vengeance. Amazing Q4 report and the housing market is on fire. Factors lined up for ZZZ. They've managed debt well. It's a one-product business, though, so keep that in mind and don't pay a big PE.…

Opinion about DCM-T: Small player in packaging, did large acquisition last year. Growing quickly. Very cheap. If you need to own something in the space, look at this name.

Opinion about STN-T: Attractive name. Global. Pure design, before projects are even built.

Opinion about LNF-T: How do you feel about the consumer? This name is based on sentiment and consumer's comfort with buying big-ticket items. Dominant player in Canada. He wants companies that can grow 20+% a year, and he struggles with being able to sell 20% more couches, etc. Conservative choice. Don't buy right now.Just because…

Opinion about SIS-T: (A Top Pick May 24/24, Up 5%) It was much better last October before US tariffs happened. He doesn't expect SIS will suffer much or any tariff impact, because they are covered under USMCA and are considered medical products for the elderly. He likes the demographic trend of aging at home, especially…

Opinion about PBL-T: Global tri-opoloy. High barriers to entry. Stable industry that's grown ~6% a year for 30 years, never a down year. New growth avenue of iLottery, which is very high margin with a different demographic base. Well managed, insider ownership strong, margins improving. Low valuation for high-quality company. Yield is 0.8%. (Analysts’ price…

Opinion about SOY-T: Trevor Rose’s Insights - Trevor’s most-liked answers from 5i Research We think investors can wait. With a highly leveraged balance sheet, very weak momentum, economic concerns and a history of mixed results and losses, we do not think it is the type of stock to own in the current market environment, especially…

Opinion about LEV-N: He sees it as a short. The stock has moved down for two years. The revenue growth has been impressive but not even close to profitable.

Opinion about GH-T: Trevor Rose’s Insights - Trevor’s most-liked answers from 5i Research GH has been steadily climbing over the past few years, and it has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Analyst estimates have mostly been rising for the name, and its valuation has mostly contracted over the past few years while its price has…

Opinion about TGO-T: (A Top Pick Mar 26/18, Up 97%) They smartly bought some spectrum rights a few years ago, and now they're on the fringe of the 5G spectrum. So the value of their spectrum rights will be realized later this year. He took profits, and would be lightening up on this now as…

Opinion about BYL-T: Notoriously volatile. BYL has had a rough ride in recent years, but has fixed their balance sheet after selling their money-losing mobile business based in Korea. Are now focused on embedded antennas, infrastructure and satcom. They just announced a big stadium deal in South American for their wireless antennas, in which they…

Opinion about FP-X: Thinks the newspaper business is going to have some fundamental issues going forward that are going to be fixable. None of the younger generation take newspapers.

Opinion about T-T: Below 200-day MA; also moving below 200-week MA, which is trending lower. Need interest rates to come down for this sector to do well. Yield is 7.64%, and that dividend could ease going forward. Tough space.

Opinion about CTC-T: Traditional bricks and mortar business that will face competition from eCommerce. Undifferentiated shopping experience that is not enjoyable. Discretionary product offering makes it difficult to retain customers. Would not recommend investing at this time. Housing slowdown in Canada will also be hard on the business. 

Opinion about CTC.A-T: Can't tell what the impact of a trade war will be; they receive a lot of Asian goods. Also, this is consumer-dependent which is a risk. They are selling Helly Hanson at a profit and will reinvest funds in tech. They're buying back shares. Not a bad business and are profitable, but…

Opinion about QBR.A-T: It's cheap, and surprised shares haven't moved higher. They will buy wireless assets from Shaw to become the #4 player in Canadian telcos. Valuation is lower than its peers.

Opinion about QBR.B-T: (A Top Pick Jan 23/24, Up 3%) Benefiting from the Freedom Mobile purchase. Able to expand in Ontario and Western Canada without deploying too much capex. Very high ROE and free cashflow, allowing them to lower debt and obtain investment-grade rating on bonds. Aggressively buying back shares. Best-performing telecom stock this year.

Opinion about PRMW-T: Trevor Rose’s Insights - Trevor’s most-liked answers from 5i Research. Pure-play water exposure; sustainability trend. Strong position globally; renewed water focus. Attractive valuation; good dividend. Debt recently lowered but still high. Unlock Premium - Try 5i Free

Opinion about CGX-T: It was a darling, a great business years ago that generated tons of free cash flow. He once owned it. Then, it was supposed to be bought, but bad luck saw Covid hit and the deal died. Great management and still a good business that generates cash, but times have changed--there are…

Opinion about VCM-T: It is a well run company. He got out of it. They paid out a lot of special dividends and the stock did well, but he got out because most of the catalysts are out of it.

Opinion about PZA-T: Monthly dividend of 7.75 cents. Pretty range-bound, between $12-15, for a couple of years. Looks as though it's pulled back into the middle. Steady stock, steady and mature business. More of a yield play. Yield is 7%.

Opinion about CSW.A-T: Ace Beverage acquisition got him interested. Some really nice growth coming, but not all segments are growing. So it's not going to give him the consistent 10-15% growth rate of a great company. Last quarter showed 9%.

Opinion about CSW.B-T: He doesn’t know the seasonality on this, but the technicals show that it has been in an upward trend for quite a period of time. During the last little while, it has been in a trading range between around $19 and $22. It is not unusual for a lot of stocks in…

Opinion about GVC-T: (A Top Pick Feb 27/08. Down 3.8%. BNN misquoted as a 30% gain.) Recently suffered from the malaise in the newspaper industry. The unique thing about this one is that it is mostly exposed to Western Canadian publications and to local community advertising. Generates a significant amount of new cash flow.

Opinion about TSAT-T: (A Top Pick Dec 14/23, Down 21.5%)Stockchase Research Editor: Michael O'Reilly Our PAST TOP PICK with TSAT has triggered its stop at $11.  To remain disciplined, we recommend covering the position at this time.  

Opinion about ICE-T: This hardly trades at all. Insiders own a very big chunk of it, about 75%. They own ice rinks and an adult hockey league. Revenue has been mostly flat for the past 5 years. There is about $45 million in net debt on a $50-$60 million market cap company. Pays a 2%…

Opinion about INE-T: This is how he'd play the renewable energy trade. Thinks rates will go higher next year, which makes him cautious. If that's the case for rates, a lot of the bond proxies like utilities and REITs are going to come under pressure. A bit more upside potential, but for a trade.

Opinion about BLX-T: (A Top Pick Mar 28/24, Up 11%) Canada's leading renewable energy company. Are strong in Quebec, US and France in wind, but solar and energy storage are growing. Recommended it because all utilities were beaten down. It hit $36 before Trump was elected. However, energy demand is increasing. BLX has fine free…

Opinion about KEC-T: Trevor Rose’s Insights - Trevor’s most-liked answers from 5i Research Trading is thin, despite its $480M market cap. Sales had a big drop, to $114M from $159.5M, as prices declined. EPS fell more than half to $1.09 vs $2.57. Production of 24,707 fell slightly. With lower prices, the only way to improve…

Opinion about GRN-T: Likes the sector, lots of runway. Renewable natural gas. Governments are increasing demand. On his radar. Will look at again when risk appetite in the market returns.

Opinion about AQN-T: Trevor Rose’s Insights - Trevor’s most-liked answers from 5i Research Estimates are 9.7c EPS and $651.8M revenue. The company has missed five of the past eight quarters. The stock is up 16% this year, as investors have shifted to safety and dividends. Valuation is still on the high side at 18X earnings.…

Opinion about AEZS-T: Rather bad couple of days. Was down substantially, outside of a range. Consolidated. It broke down and is more likely to go down. $1.50 on the downside.

Opinion about CRRX-T: (A Top Pick Nov 09/21, Down 51%) The largest provider of pharmaceutical services in Canada. Growing organically and by acquisition. Has higher labour costs - margins should be compressed short term but not longer term. Good management.

Opinion about TRUL-CN: It's a vertically integrated medical marijuana company that is dominant in Florida with a growing presence in the US northeast. They grow, process and sell at their own stores. They just opened their 73rd this week. They've been turning a profit since 2017 and keep posting good numbers. Too bad it trades…

Opinion about CRON-T: It got stuck above $30 and is now building a nice base. He likes this.

Opinion about JWEL-T: Good business, decent ROIC. Multiple's not inexpensive. Lots of retailers are available under 13x with great ROIC. He continues to meet with management.

Opinion about SIA-T: Demographics is a huge tailwind. LTC component is a steady business and government-controlled; transitioning a bit away from this. Canada-only. The 85+ demographic is expected to triple in the next 25 years. Yield is 5.6%. (Analysts’ price target is $18.58)

Opinion about WELL-T: Disconnect with analysts' price targets. Expectations have been high since the beginning; founder's previous success was attributed to this name. Business has changed over time. Good job growing business. Revenue growth is there, profitability is not. Good investment banking client, as they raise money quite often, and so the analysts are favourable…

Opinion about GUD-T: Numbers are OK, but not fantastic. Better names in the sector. Lot of respect for management. May not be able to recapture the glory days of buying rights to distribute older drugs.

Opinion about DR-T: Has pulled back a lot. It holds US medical property. It has suffered inflationary pressures, but will diminish in 2023 and the stock will recover. Don't sell it in the current Dutch auction.

Opinion about CPH-T: It could become the next Paladin. It has great management and ownership along with a good outlook. It made a big acquisition in the U.S. and if the first two quarters go well the stock could go up.

Opinion about ONC-T: The technicals do not look good at all – with a decline lasting over the past two months. He would not touch this one at all. A 50 day moving average would be a buy signal if it can trade back above it.

Opinion about MBX-T: Very positive on the stock price, the company, and the partnerships they're announcing. Technicals indicate the stock may head toward 90 cents, but he says higher. Just won a contract from the Ontario government. Covid testing isn't going away. Sales should triple in the next 12 months.

Opinion about NLH-X: Doesn't know much about this. Shied away from it for now, because it doesn't trade much. Has the potential to be a bigger small-cap healthcare company, an area that he likes.

Opinion about DNTL-T: Now has ~3-4% market share in Canada. Lots of opportunity to expand, as Canadian market is more fragmented than, say, the US. Entirely domestic, not exposed to tariffs. Essential service, most patients have insurance. Market didn't love its equity issue; stock's down 20%, so he's been adding. Good insider ownership.

Opinion about EDT-T: There is nothing more powerful than a base breakout, and this had one in February of this year. This one is on a trend line right now and there is absolutely nothing wrong with the chart.

Opinion about WLLW-T: Figured out a way to use an agent to produce CBD in a lab, which will make it cheaper and more consistent. Still rolling it out into the commercial space. The future.