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They provide back-end software in hundreds of millions of cars, plus they have a strong cybersecurity business. They aren't growing that quickly. Trading at 30x PE. Still not super cheap.

Billy Kawasaki’s Insights - Billy’s most-liked answers from 5i Research. Backlog reported looks better with $4-5M in revenue expected in the second half of this year. They have received a large new order from China. They also secured a $5M in equity financing. Risks are high with market cap at $28M and low volume. However,…

Trevor Rose’s Insights - Trevor’s most-liked answers from 5i Research The stock is now flat for the week; the white paper outlines the opportunity in low power IOT technology, but this is not really new news. Following the stock's big rally in the past year, we would consider it a HOLD. With its small size…

They are doing distinctive infrastructure, where they are digging trenches to get that last mile to the home. They are doing this in the UK, and have a large contract with one company. He really likes the story, but is waiting to see some revenues and earnings drop to the bottom line over the next…

(A Top Pick May 20/15. Down 93.21%.) The company had some technology that allowed for compliance and payment processing technology. They started in the Bitcoin area, which didn’t work out very well. They then moved on to high risk areas, which would be considered gaming. Recently announced a strategic review of the company, so are…

Spiked up on the close last week. Everything looks really good about this for the long term, everything says you should own some. RSI against S&P since 2022 has been really good, up and to the right. Buy some today with a partial position, then add a second component on a further breakout, and a third.…

(A Top Pick Jan 07/25, Down 9.1%)Stockchase Research Editor: Michael O’Reilly Our PAST TOP PICK with BDI has triggered its stop at $8.50.  To remain disciplined, we recommend covering the position at this time.  This will result in a net investment loss of 8%, when combined with our previous guidance.  

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. 

It is a liquids rich player with very high liquids content. The problem is that the market cap is below the radar, and the debt is high. It was a $4 plus stock when we had decent gas prices. They are looking to bring their debt down. He thinks the company will survive. They've been…

It is quite a small company. It is hugely volatile. There a lot of problems over the years with the pricing of data coming from India regarding a 10% stake in another company. They have too much debt. The price of the gas they sell has been negotiated. A tough name to predict.

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.

(A Top Pick Nov 20/21, Up 69%) Liked it for assets. Ultimately sold to Whitecap.

The company is very cheap in terms of price to book. Their book value was $4 at the end of June. However, they have a debt problem: $211 million of debt compared to an equity value of $369 million. He sees this as a takeover candidate especially now because he is seeing consolidation in the…

Problem with the chart is that it's arcing up, making a sharp angle up. Sharp angles up almost always correct, by a little bit or a lot. The trend's been in place long enough that it will probably correct just to the trendline, around $35 or so. As long as it didn't crack $35, he'd…

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…

He sold it and did well. His interest in energy service stocks is low, because he doesn't see the US rig count increasing. Gas production growth will happen not until latter this year and into 2026. Pure play natural gas and/or oil will do better. Offshore is a potentially new market for them. Free cash…

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. 

Just beat earnings and have increased production. Cheap valuation compared to peers. But it's getting more expensive heading into 2021. There's no growth here, but that goes with the entire oil patch. The real issue is will they survive. Their balance sheet is getting better, but still high for a blue-chip name. You'll be saved…

One of the largest fleets of generation 3 and 4 deeper coil tubing. Two businesses: coil tubing and tools. Both are being run efficiently. Margin pressure in the sector. Great little story that will be a big beneficiary of LNG drilling. No debt. 5-year bull market target of $3. 2023 will be a pivotal year…

Bottoming phase in early ’09 then a rally. Profit taking at end of summer. $0.40 is support level; If it breaks through $0.67 level he would see a dollar.

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.

Betwixt and between, which makes it hard to call. Right up against quite strong technical resistance, and right at FMV. Good things have to happen, such as earnings and visibility of earnings. Unless you can see those, be very cautious about taking a position.If it could bust through $46, that would be good, particularly if…

In his aggressive fund. Choppy pattern, which he likes for swing trading. Support ~$10, resistance ~$14-15. Could drop a bit more from here. 

(A Top Pick Apr 02/24, Down 32%) He exited at a profit. Services have been selling off when gas/oil was recently weak. The problem is that drillers have gotten too efficient. That said, this is looking tempting, trading at 3x EBITDA and 32% free cash flow yield.

Trevor Rose’s Insights - Trevor’s most-liked answers from 5i Research EPS of 39c slightly beat estimates; revenue of $310M was 1% short of estimates. EBITDA of $502M was much higher than expected. Capex is still seen at $450M to $500M. Production of 133,426 b/d beat estimates of 132,943 b/d. Production rose 11%. Consensus calls for…

Companies with challenged balance sheets (high debt in this case) face difficulty in banks continuing to finance growth. He would not own this one.

Sold assets, which crystallized massive value. This is their forte. Some of that windfall will make its way back to shareholders. You have to believe in their vision. He sold too early.

Excellent company. Trades at 18x cashflow. FRU is cheaper at about 9x.

Last year was a complete disaster. They wasted hundreds of millions in Colombia that turned out to be non-productive. They are deeply in the penalty box in a risk-off market. It's a value trap.

Trevor Rose’s Insights - Trevor’s most-liked answers from 5i Research At 8X forward earnings and with investors/analyst attention seeming to increase, we don't think much has to change here. As always, we would use prudent portfolio principles around trimming/re-balancing to limit a single company becoming too much of a portfolio but do not think it…

Waste remediation, metals recycling. Recurring revenue. Cashflow conversion rate to free cashflow extremely high in the 50% range. Growing by acquisition and organically. Allocating a lot of capital to buybacks, and Chairman recently added a big share. Industry is not too cyclical, not too hurt by tariffs. Valuation inexpensive. Yield is 2.91%. (Analysts’ price target…

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 brokers. EPS is supposed…

Has held up well at 8x PE, even with nat gas prices low. Pristine balance sheet, using it to invest in equipment that reduces carbon footprint, which gives it a marketing advantage. One of the more volatile among the service companies. Yield is 3-4%.

Cold winter weather has been good for nat gas prices. Wild card is AI demand -- what's the sustainable fuel that can keep data centres running 24/7? It's natural gas. Over the next few years, a fortune will be spent building data centres. Hopefully, with new administration in Canada, this name can benefit from the…

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. They trade at…

(A Top Pick Feb 09/21, Up 9%) Continues to hold.

Here, he can look at support on the chart and know that it's real because we know about tariffs and the merger with VRN. He needs a bounce off support; if it doesn't bounce, and goes below support, then you have a problem and don't want to own. If it does bounce, then you have…

BBI-X is the old ticker. The merger involves a 10 for 1 split. PIPE-X shows a couple of weeks of trading and that is what to go by. They are coming on with new production facilities soon. By the end of the year, they will go to 10 times that. He thinks it is cheap…

Why the selloff? Probably pulled back because of the 10-year treasury rising. Just increased dividend, that should continue. Coming out of a long turnaround. Core holding in his income fund. At $14, he'd probably trim; at $17-18, would probably exit. Yield is 6.4%.

It is in the metal fabrication business. They just raised their dividend this year and have dramatically changed their balance sheet for the better, so it is in much better shape than in past cycles. They also have a U.S. operation and have done a great job managing their working capital. Tariffs could hurt them…

It has a great management team and the Yukon is a friendly place to develop. Infrastructure is the issue. Smaller mining operations can deal with this, but lack of power and transportation are challenging. Where copper prices are, this is still too levered -- you need copper prices to go higher.

It seems the hole went right down the throat of what looked like a structural intersection. Also, it was reverse circulation, and the recovery wasn’t that good. An interesting deposit and in the part of Peru that is very dry, which is part of the issue of getting diamond drilling there.

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

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

He is a geological advisor to them. Consulted on a project in Italy, but it was not what he thought it would be.

Would recommend buying on weakness. EV business will be strong. Expect volatility. Strong for the long term investor. Owns shares. Valuation and story is compelling.  

One of his recent “Bottom Fish” that he has put a little bit of tension on. They have the Cheechoo project, about 15 km south east of Eleonore, which is now in production, almost meeting its 300 ounce per year over put. The Cheechoo is a low grade system, but have been discovering that there…

Expecting company to be bought. Would recommend holding.  

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.

Wallbridge Mining to buy Balmoral It depends on your timeframe--some will take the premium in Balmoral and grab the profit. He expects in two years that the deal will benefit shareholders with lower costs. The Abitibi is a great gold district. If he owned this, he'd hang onto it.

Homebuilding stocks in the US have been going straight up, but Canadian forestry stocks have been going the other way. WFG has done the best in holding its share price.IFP and CFP have really started to bottom on the charts. He hasn't done enough digging to know who has a better earnings profile. But looking…

Just completed an expansion. A bit more debt leveraged. Fortunes rise and fall with copper, especially with a recession scenario. China's problems aren't helping. Should be back to $3 in next 3-6 months, $4 in a year. Operational issues in Q1. Second half should improve. Sit tight. You could dip your toe in Q4.

It is not a mining company, but a project generator. The CEO has done this for 25 years. He then sells off projects to companies that try to turn them into mines. He gets stock and a royalty in exchange. He has about a 160 properties. Some day the CEO will want to sell the…

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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.

Hold until sale to Equinox, or buy more? He holds both to benefit from long-term effects of inflation. He thinks the takeout is great. EQX is well run, a buy, with a $12 price target.

(A Top Pick Dec 15/20, Up 12%) Taken over. He got out when the deal was announced, as the acquirer wasn't somewhere he wanted to put his money.

(A Top Pick Oct 24/24, Up 9.5%)Stockchase Research Editor: Michael O'Reilly Our PAST TOP PICK with SHLE has triggered its stop at $13.  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 14%.  

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 than we would…

Trevor Rose’s Insights - Trevor’s most-liked answers from 5i Research USA hit a 52-week high today. It is moving with the sector but also good growth and lower losses are expected. The recent consolidation of assets and financing have brought further interest to the company. We would be OK letting momentum ride here for a…

Agnico-Eagle (AEM-T) came in a while ago and made a 9.9% stake in this company. The stock went up, but it really hasn’t done much since then. Then Barrick (ABX-T) came in and said they really liked the deposit and wanted to do a joint venture. This is a much better approach that is better…

Likes the managers, but concerned with the topography. A decent-sized gold project. A good speculation.

A good story. Good management. Have a major gold discovery and process near the Galore Creek project where NovaGold (NG-T) halted their development. This knocked them back and they are very undervalued at this point. The road they built goes past Romios property, which helps them.

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.

Used to own it and would like to again this spring or summer. Knows the management team and where they're mining, Nevada, very well.

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.

(A Top Pick Jan 23/25, Down 12.7%)Stockchase Research Editor: Michael O’Reilly Our PAST TOP PICK with DOO has triggered its stop at $67.  To remain disciplined, we recommend covering the position at this time.

They face the US tariff risk. The PE looks cheap, but look at the balance sheet. Lots of debt. Growth is declining.

Is fairly illiquid, but profitable and pays a 6.6% dividend. Price targets are high, so there's a runway ahead. But two-thirds of the business is concentrated in Canada, and a big risk is if song royalties rise. It's profitable though. He's watching it.

Very good operators and acquirers. Post-pandemic funk, excess inventory had to be marked down. It'll take time for things to normalize. Murky construction and renovation outlook in US. More housing activity may be a good time to step back in.

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.

It is unbelievable where this stock is trading at. Acquisitions this year are worth less than half what they paid for them. It was trading at less than half what it was worth. They are trading below the amount of cash they have. It shocks him how far it continues to go down.

This has been a very difficult stock. Recently reported a very bad quarter. He would stay away from this one. Inventory has gone up a lot and their margins have fallen. Cut the dividend totally. Thinks they are in a bit of trouble.

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.

A micro-cap. He holds debt securities and have been collecting those coupons. SPP is interesting, but highly speculative. They run little coffee shops. The coffee and food are really good. He wouldn't buy it for that reason, but it's okay in a portfolio.

Disappointing. Slowdown in farm division last year, and management anticipates continued challenges. Management keeps cutting guidance, so its credibility has taken a hit. Better use for capital elsewhere over the next year or so.

Not his cup of tea. Doesn't own the actual real estate; instead long-term leases, but CGX has to spend the capital. Very capital intensive, and it's not even in control of its own destiny. He and his wife usually just stream content happily at home.

Trevor Rose’s Insights - Trevor’s most-liked answers from 5i Research. No longer backed by Aurora. Multiple attempts to redesign stores. Multiple products sold at steep discounts. Deteriorating margins.

It's illiquid. They've good managers, though, and the stock has moved up, maybe overextended. He likes the story, but it's too illiquid for him. Recent quarters have not been strong. This space had to become good operators when lumber prices went down, and is starting to find momentum with more housing starts.

So richly priced. Valuation is north of 30x PE because value proposition is so strong and consumers are pinched so hard.

Right now, interest rates are coming down and the yield curve is flattening. There is a risk off attitude. Thinks will go back to rising interest rates, but the rates have pushed this ETF down. Interest rates will probably go up less than prior to the conflict in Ukraine.

Likes this holding, because Canadian and US investors are going to have to start looking somewhere else to diversify a little more.

Not interested at current pricing. Waiting for interest rates to rise. Not a good time to buy.

HPB Energy Bull+ ETF. Immediate leverage to oil price moves. If you have a very good near-term bet that you want to make on oil this would be the way to go but if you are looking for an investment in the oil patch that has a long-term investment implications, then you should go to…

Preferred share market is risky - not a good place for average investor.Not much upside with lots of downside risk.Income oriented investors have better options.Canadian Dividend Index a better product. 

Investing in India. He uses ETFs. Good one-stop way to get at the India 30, which has done well over the last couple of years. Over the next 30 years, India will be where China was. Very exciting area, investors should own.

Preferred shares act like equities during bear markets. Preferred shares are a challenging asset class - many are callable as rates go higher. He prefers to keep it simple with laddered preferred shares such as with BMO

This is hedged, so there's no currency exchange risk. He predicts int he next five years that international stocks will succeed. ZDM is perfect for this. Really likes it. Hold 10-15% of your portfolio internationally. This is a big cap ETF.

The caller's question was on which of these ETF's to buy for a start-up portfolio for his 20-year-old daughter. He prefers more sectors to be covered in this situation so he suggested XEI. There are more multi-asset solutions as well. He also suggested lowering the risk tolerance for a beginner investor.

(A Top Pick Jul 25/23, Down 5.4%)Stockchase Research Editor: Michael O'Reilly Our PAST TOP PICK with ZPR has triggered its stop at $8.40.  To remain disciplined, we recommend covering the position at this time.  This will result in a net investment loss of 9%, when combined with our previous recommendations.  

ZUB vs. ZUE US banks have been on fire, though valuations are higher. Interest rate margins are good. Do you expect banks to outperform? He suggests holding 25% in ZUB and 75% in the diversified S&P. It depends on how confident you are about the US banks.

The U.S. is often the leader in what's going on in the world. He would wait before investing in a European ETF.

He owns both this and Manulife. Rates going up have helped a lot. They are working on improving the U.S. side which wasn't going well. The Canadian side is doing well.

LBS vs. FTN An interesting structure, but they have their own at his shop. One is a play on ENB. Very optimistic about the potential for ENB to continue raising its dividend. He also has a real estate split with a mix of long-term value REITs and industrial exposure to access the e-commerce trend.

As a value investor, not growth, he didn't like SLF when markets were ripping higher late last year. However, if this falls down to its trend line of $70, he would buy.

Great management and great Board of Directors. They just finished a raise. Doesn’t think there are any headwinds anymore. With a fully loaded balance sheet, they’ve got a great growth in their client base, having gone from zero to 42 with 17,500 payers in the last year. Just signed on an ERP Vendor news cycle,…

Used to have a habit of running into sharp objects, but CEO has turned this around. Warrants consideration. Great domestic personal and commercial business, capital markets, and wealth management. Modest presence in US, and has stayed out of trouble there.If you already own NA and RY, consider TD or BMO before this one. But if…

Bought into the arbitrage. Upon closing will own NA, which is a really good bet for the long term.

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…

(A Top Pick Sep 27/24, Up 6%) (Note the short timeframe.)His target was $31, and it hit that. He got about 60% of his holding offloaded at that level. His only bank with about a 1% position. Holding for the nice dividend, expecting an eventual bounce off $28 level.

(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%.

Terrific FMV. Stock's at a point where it has to break out technically, but it's a story unfolding on the back of more engaged management. Big discount to book value, lots of upside. Could probably survive a Trump walloping. Nice dividend of 4.5%. (Analysts’ price target is $53.50)

(A Top Pick Dec 04/19, Up 13%) He'd buy it again. Nice value stock. Nice yield. Trading at discount to book. Would benefit from rising interest rates, which he expects. Cheaper than all the banks.

Trevor Rose’s Insights - Trevor’s most-liked answers from 5i Research It is not looking good, considering more than $900M in debt and cash flow of only $37M in the last 12 months. Interest expenses were $73M, nearly twice cash flow. It does of course have assets, but it is not a seller's market right now,…

In the construction space his favorite is WSP Global. SOX is similar and he thinks they may be a value trap as there is some concerns about the dividend, the strength of the balance sheet and their ties to the energy sector.

Suffered from exposure to commercial office space. More secondary markets. Suspended distribution entirely, in favour of buying back stock. Consolidated shares. Uphill battle.

Trevor Rose’s Insights - Trevor’s most-liked answers from 5i Research Hut 8 is traditionally a bitcoin mining company which now has a few main operating segments; digital assets mining, managed services (infrastructure development), and high-performance computing (AI cloud computing). The majority of its revenue is from bitcoin mining (59%), 18% is from managed services, and…

It is a company that invests in cannabis opportunities. The most recent is in Australia where it is one of the few companies that is licensed there. They also announced a deal in Jamaica where production is coming on line. It is a reasonably diverse way to participate in the space, but he thinks there…

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. 

He's been adding. Their downturn lat year started with a seat supplier, then tariff worries hit. Eventually, shares will bounce. They have almost no competition in transit buses in the US. We'll see.

(A Top Pick Mar 01/18, Down 22%) This was disappointing. They were trying to grow at the expense of the bottomline. Their growth plans did not come to fruition. The CFO left. He does not see a lot of reason to be involved in this name at this point.

Recently added a small, 2%, position. Likes the dividend yield. Believes the industrial economy will pick up, though Canada may be slower than the US. Exposed to the Canadian industrial economy right across the country. Yield is 6.7%.His strategy is to ride the stock up. As it does, the yield drops. So if the yield…

Trevor Rose’s Insights - Trevor’s most-liked answers from 5i Research. Buses may be electric, CNG, or clean diesel and electric buses are offered by the company. Over the past five years, sales have shrunk by a compounded annual growth rate of 14.5%, while EBITDA and Net income have grown at a CAGR of more than 100%…

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. 

Repeatedly compares this to TIH, and TIH always comes out on top in terms of ROIC and dividend growth.

Prefers Linamar to Magna for its much lower EV of 6x, and they have diverse businesses, like agricultural equipment.

This has been an extremely good performance year for long-term-care REITs. Not sure there's much more in terms of capital gains from where we are now. Unless substantial pullback, wouldn't buy now.

This is another company in the cannabis space. This is not a cannabis producer, it is a company that adds value in that space. They are mapping cannabinoids, looking for different formulations to treat different diseases.It is highly speculative, but he thinks there is opportunity for this type of company. He likes the management. In…

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.

Just announced a discovery in Columbia. Flow tested over 2000 barrels per day. This well could produce up to 5000 when brought into production. A very well distributed stock so it might not jump too fast. Company could get taken out.

Not a lot of love for cannabis or for small caps. Phenomenal execution by management. Sales of chocolates and gummies are doing well. Great growth, strong market share, across the country. Hopes investors will recognize its value once tax-loss selling is done.

Heard good things about their brand, quality production. Small player, so would hope they can do a joint venture with someone. Branding will be tough with regulations from Ottawa, so strong brand now could pay off.

It formed a nice base. It has a strong yield. It is coming out the last few days. We are getting close to a break out.