One of his favourites. On the NAV, he thinks this is incredibly cheap. Feels there is a lot of hidden value inside the company in terms of the cell towers, real estate it owns and the valuation that it should have for its cable and wireless divisions. Has terrific pricing power. Doesn’t see any chance of their being a 4th player in the industry meaning good times will continue for these companies.
Since 1974 the compound return on banks has been 17%. A remarkable place to be. There has never been a 10 year period where you have not doubled your money in Canadian banks. They have a license to print money. There is absolutely no competition. Canadian economy is going to grow at 1%-2%, while the US economy is going to grow at 2%-3%.
If you plan to hold this for a couple of years, now would be the time to buy it. If you are concerned with market volatility, then buy a part position. The things he likes about this company are unchanged. Low interest rates mean that people have the ability to buy cars. They benefit from all car sales. They are adding plants around the world. Balance sheet is perfect. Low valuation.
They sell value added lumber products, mainly into the US to homebuilders. Small caps get hammered in a market correction, and this one has taken its lumps. Valuation is extremely cheap. Company has not disappointed on earnings in a long time. They should benefit in the drop of the Cdn$. A small cap, so don’t be aggressive. Maybe Buy part positions.