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The 3rd largest holding in his portfolio. They have seen the mines in Turkey and were impressed. The area is a danger zone with recent fighting and the stock has taken a hit. The mine is far enough away from the fighting so he thinks it will not be impacted. He paid just over $2…

A core holding. Gold should be much higher a year from now, so this will be higher. An amazing story. Beautiful entry point. When the storm hits, this will be an amazing lifeboat and move much higher. Happy to hold and wait. Started a dividend. When gold goes up, there will be increasing revenue, value…

There is no dividend. Sales are up but earnings are less negative rather than positive. Earnings growth forecast for this year is zero.

Doesn’t particularly like the deposit. Very speculative. It’s all over the map. There are safer names out there.

They had a sound model on where the gold was and now they found more. The management team are great. They are in Northern Mexico. He thinks the permit will not be an issue. It is at a very high multiple due to their silver assets.

They just partnered with a private equity group. The company is now 45% owned by private equity. They completed their first pour in the Yukon and are moving towards commercial production. The problem is the private equity partner will have a lot of say in the operations. This will keep him out as an investor.

Good management team. A little expensive at this price, relative to the state of the project. Would nibble away on any weakness. Be patient.

It's a 10 cent stock, when even the big companies aren't doing well. If you like it, sure go ahead. But there's nothing he can add.

They have three gold mines around the world. A huge 13.7% free cash flow yield; FCF grew over 200% YOY to $244 million. Sales were up 63% in the recent quarter. Cash flow is expected to grow in 2021 26%, and the ROE to be 26% in the coming year. Gold has momentum, says the…

He has owned it for a number of years. It is primarily exposed to the gold price. It insulates you to the myriad problems common in the mining industry. You get good diversification by geography and company. He likes to buy on dips.

(A Top Pick Jan 30/19, Up 85%) They have the market's attention. Later this year there is the decision whether they start up an older mine that has been mothballed for a while.

(A Top Pick July 3/15. Down 43.04%.) Sold his holdings at around $5.50, and lost money. Their business continues to grow, and this is one that he continues to watch. There is lots of promise here.

Barbell approach to navigating economic uncertainty over the next 12-18 months. Defensible, resilient cashflows. On the other hand, if the economy takes off, there will be more waste from industry. Best in class management and EBITDA margins, free cashflow. In a good position to do some M&A. Yield is 0.84%. (Analysts’ price target is $145.35)

Billy Kawasaki’s Insights - Billy’s most-liked answers from 5i Research. The company missed on sales by 2% by $558M. All metrics fell YOY. Although covid had an impact, the miss was much worse than expected. 2021 still calls for robust growth. Unlock Premium - Try 5i Free

Recent acquisition will be very good. Not sure how much upside is left after this run. Reasonable that it gets to mid-40s in the next 12-24 months. Extremely well managed over the years. Multiples are getting high. Take profits. No better company in the aerospace sector in Canada.

Killam vs. Crombie REITs Killam holds apartments, an asset class he really likes among REITs. Rent-collection rates are really high for Killam, so no worries about that. All these REITs trade at a 10-15% discount to NAV. Funding costs will drop 1%, because they get funding from CMHC. A hiccup comes from mobile homes which…

A recovery story. Best in class, best assets. Theme of stay at home will wane. There's a more hybrid solution, and its stable of smaller tech and healthcare tenants will benefit. Trades at a 15% discount to NAV. Yield is 4.04%. (Analysts’ price target is $45.23)

Billy Kawasaki’s Insights - Billy’s most-liked answers from 5i Research. In the current environment, industrial or residential REITs are preferable. It is fairly cheap and the distribution is safe. Unlock Premium - Try 5i Free

Likes it and its sector. Trade at a healthy premium. In the right markets. Growth has traditionally been there. Fairly valued today. Look for pullbacks to buy.

Walmart is their anchor tenant, so Smart is rock-solid stable. They collected a high percentage of rents during the pandemic. But prospects are limited. SRU may see only 1-2% rent growth when new space comes to market, far below to peers of 5-10% like Riocan. He prefers grocery-anchored shopping centres, like First Capital REIT.

(A Top Pick Jun 14/18, Up 59%) It is another example of an undervalued tech company in Canada. It was taken out by MS-N just over a month ago.

Thinks very highly of management, likes portfolio exposure. Warehouses in Canada, US, and Europe. Its Magna leases have a lot of upside. Has grown effectively. Warehouse facilities are in demand from e-commerce. Attractive at these levels. Yield is about 4%.

There are other ways to do real estate. He likes Tricon. He thinks there might be a continued setback for student residences. Tricon has housing in the US where there is demand for their houses.

He's generally positive this. They're operated well during the pandemic. About 70% of their portfolio is in Atlantic Canada, which is stable. They've tried growing in Ontario and BC. Their valuation has hung in better than their peers. But he prefers REITs in hard-hit centres like Toronto's and Montreal's business cores Still a good REIT…

It is a subject of a takeover and you might consider holding it until the close of the take out transaction. You could also move to another apartment REIT. Your upside is capped from here with NVU.UN-T.

Billy Kawasaki’s Insights - Billy’s most-liked answers from 5i Research. Fairly small but the payout ratio is at 60%. The industrial sector and recent acquisitions looks good. The company maintained distributions, although it has not raised them. Priced well. Unlock Premium - Try 5i Free

Billy Kawasaki’s Insights - Billy’s most-liked answers from 5i Research. The REIT has stable tenants such as Loblaw and Shoppers. A good income play. Has been collecting rent at a good rate. Payout ratio is near 80% but cash flow is stable. Unlock Premium - Try 5i Free

Involved in nonstandard automobile/motorcycle insurance as well as home insurance. BV of around $14.37 but Tangible Book is $13.50. No debt. Overly capitalized by over $35 million. Stable management. Basically Canadian, but their big driver is Europe. 25%-30% growth. Will probably earn about $1.30 next year. Have an option of putting in a dividend, free…

He doesn't own REITs now, especially in offices and retail. How long will it take for their occupancy to return? In REITs, you pay around 90% earnings so there's little wiggle room for error. He'd rather buy retirement homes like Chartwell and Sienna, which offer better growth.

Bond-like, they're very good at mezzanine and commercial lending. They distribute what they get and are conservatively balanced (balance sheet). They know their markets. It's like a mortgage-lending situation. They earn 7% rates of return, no more or less. A very stable investment, acting like a bond proxy. (Analysts’ price target is $9.96)

They own ambulatory facilities in the US. There was concern about how soon they could get their surgeries up and running again after COVID. There are issues around Medicare and Medicaid paying for procedures. These are always a risk. He still owns it. It seems like things are continuing to improve. You could at least…

It got stuck above $30 and is now building a nice base. He likes this.

MRU-T vs. EMP.A-T. Metro has been his favourite grocery stock for 15 years. Grocery are the stay-at-home stocks but as we exit the pandemic this is not where you want to be. Don’t buy until the rotation is completed.

MRU-T vs. EMP.A-T. Metro has been his favourite grocery stock for 15 years. Grocery are the stay-at-home stocks but as we exit the pandemic this is not where you want to be. Don’t buy until the rotation is completed.

These businesses have been kept alive by Uber-eats. He thinks there will be a pick up in demand after COVID.

An oversold pandemic stock, with a huge runway for growth. One of the fastest growing companies in Canada. Trading at only 1x sales. Market leader in Canada. Building out a grocery business, which competitors are not doing. Pandemic has got people used to ordering online. Great entry point. No dividend. (Analysts’ price target is $12.44)

Pre-COVIC, he saw that tech was going to pop, and now the puck is heading to boring value names, like Quebecor. Has an 11% growth rate and trades at 12.6x 2021. Its a very cheap telco and have a lot of cash to return to shareholders and raise the dividend if they wish. Their wireless…

He thinks there is a good chance the acquisition of Shaw will go through. They could increase their dividend over time. It is a long duration asset. He likes the sector in general. (Analysts’ price target is $70.73)

Best sweet spot of all the telecoms. Good growth in fibre, good deployment in 5G. Best footprint in Canada for wireless. Cost effective, which will help increase dividend. Payout ratio should decline. Good yield of 6%.

Junior company that is basically raising money to explore for uranium. Sometimes takes years to find a deposit. Have to be patient. Some interesting prospects in the Athabascan basin. Pretty strong drill program for the first half of 2008. On negative days, you could pick some up for a short-term trade.(Buy uranium stocks when uranium…

Line 5 closure is a big concern. If it happens, it will have a big impact. A clause in legislation does protect Canada. Risk is already priced in. It will get sorted. Balance sheet is stronger. Not too much risk to the dividend.

The business allows a USB device to reach into a database. Many of the clients were US military and security agencies. A recent acquisition gives them good forward prospects.

They took a hit after the Texas power outage, and they're now litigating some of that. The Texas impact was $80 million or 3-4% impact on this year's EBITDA, so it's not a huge deal. Long-term, INE is an excellent company. It has strong asset base here in Canada and they're growing in the U.S.…

Billy Kawasaki’s Insights - Billy’s most-liked answers from 5i Research. The stock yields 4.3% currently and is trading at around 13.5x forward EBITDA. They are also reducing leverage. The space is seeing lower investor interest in general, which may be why the stock has struggled recently. No reason to sell. Unlock Premium - Try 5i Free

EMA-T vs. FTS-T. Both companies distribute electricity. He has more FTS-T than EMA-T. You are looking at the growth in the size of the pie as well as the configuration. Both get paid a regulated rate of return. FTS-T has a little more exposure than EMA-T. Both stocks have bounced off the bottom this year.…

Debt concerns? BXE took bankruptcy protection when debt became too much. There is no equity value in it any longer. Companies that have debt that matures in 2020 or 2021 will have issues. He sees no issues with BIR or TVE on this topic. The new Federal relief program for large companies may be difficult…

Natural gas? The outlook for natural gas has improved as associated production has impacted by shut in oil production. He is not fond of PEY as they have covenant violations (that should be worked out). He has others he prefers.

Consolidation of the small and mid-cap names is an important theme. There are better names to own in the space.

This had been on his Short List of about 10 companies. There is absolutely nothing wrong with it. He thinks you could get an 8%-10% rate of return. It just didn’t seem to have that key catalyst driver that could make it exciting. (See Top Picks.)

Owned it a few years ago and cut his losses. Now, cut your losses. This business is struggling as an asset manager, specifically to retain and attract new clients. Also, their key managers, including the CEO, have been leaving. They won't generate much in performance fees, which has been an attraction for investors in the…

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”.

On the sidelines until the CEO impresses him; he's having implementation challenges. He's staying on the sidelines for now. Great CEO though.

(Past top pick March 6, 2018, Down 57%) When he bought it, he was interested in their copper play in Mexico. Since then, they had a big investment from Newcrest Mining. AMX has split into two companies, including Azucar. AMX is now the prospect generator. He owns them both. That transaction took a long time…

Been a nice success story. His opinion is that the commodity cycle has really played out here.

A large continental deposit, but there are political problems in Colombia. Are also concerns over cost overruns, can be managed. Worth buying overall.

They discovered dramatic interest in 3D printing in education. These guys specialize in education.

Newmont took a position last year and surprised many at PDAC. Newmont is doing a joint venture on Goldstrike's Plateau property in the Yukon at a 90+% premium. Newmont is active and keen.

They had a lousy quarter. The stock is too cheap now. A small market cap company--caveat. There's a lot of exploration upside. Their earlier quarters beat expectations. They're in the penalty box, but they will recover.

Their deposit in Peru looks very attractive. It's large and has good grade. There is a significant amount of oxide material. A lot of upside potential.

A small, very speculative land holder in Canada. Higher nickel prices may push this stock higher

(A Top Pick Jan 05/18, Down 86%) He sold out of this when it became apparent oil prices were not going to finish above $70 per barrel by year end. He sold out around $6.50. Demand for frac-sand is down and their is greater competition in the US. Spending plans have declined in Canada as…

Great assets, great business. Results have held steady through the pandemic. Afterwards, lots of high margin areas should start growing again. Reasonably priced. Hang on or buy more. If it's taken out by the major shareholder, it will be at a significantly higher price.

He would like to see a couple of good quarters out from them. It is thinly traded. You have to be prepared to watch it quarter by quarter.

Doesn't know this company. Loves the space. Names with a good name, like "green" move well. They produce organic foods, and people are looking to eat healthier. Fancy name. Fancy products.

Payout ratio is 56%. Sales are declining by 25% and earnings have fallen by 67%. He would be cautious and would look elsewhere. Yield 13%

Good company. In some interesting spaces in terms of hormonal stuff. They are on the search for a Viagra for women. The numbers into 2016 are looking pretty good. He wants to see one or 2 more quarters, but if they keep doing things the way they are, it is a name he would be…

In the news a lot, and you never know what's going to come up from the past. Better E&C companies out there, such as WSP Global. It trades at a premium, but there's a reason for that. Better track record, recent acquisition will lead to growth opportunities, leveraged to environmental services that will be a…

Where you talk about a bear or bull ETF that is levered, they have no future. You are supposed to trade them on a day to day basis or possible a weekly basis. They are guaranteed to lose over the long term because of the way the gains are translated over night. These are a…