The owner is over 90 years of age now. The Guest sold after 2013. People worry about other forms of media delivery and would they bypass cable. It has the burden of a fairly unpredictable owner. If the owner left, the stock would be revalued upward. There is a big shift going on with cable cutting. The shortage these days is content and sports is important. It is really underperforming DIS-N, which he owns.
(Top Pick Nov 17/14, Up 26.44%) The chip that goes into the iPhone 6 for Apple-pay and the chip in credit cards. US consumers are only just getting to chip cards. There is some risk with their recent acquisition in terms of regulatory risk. They had to spin off a couple of divisions that were giving them too much market share. Great growth prospects and a great management team.
They had a great run and then pulled back. There is a real effort to run the business even better. There is the card business and the receivable business. They buy things in US dollars and sell in Canadian dollars and that is weighing on them. It is supposed to be a warmer winter and that is weighing on them also. It has the potential to be a pretty good story over the next couple of years.
Markets. The risks to global growth are more apparent now. China has been slowing down for 2 years. The investment business does not believe the published figures. He is fairly constructive, however. Emerging markets concern him. Brazil is really struggling. Something bad could happen in emerging markets, but it is probably less than 20%. He hopes the Fed raises rates. It will send the right message to the marketplace. There is not an indication of a recession in the US. He focuses on a two year window and how much cash does a company generate.