This scores in the top 10% for him. Valuation is great and is in the top 15%. A low volatility stock. ROE is 20%. It is defensive in nature. Pays a small dividend.

(A Top Pick Sept 8/15. Down 4.49%.) More or less flat, but pays a nice dividend yield of just over 9%. A feeder for Air Canada (AC-T). This remains a cheap stock. Solid ROE’s at 20%. 5X EBITDA.

(A Top Pick Sept 8/15. Down 9.87%.) Hasn’t worked out as well, but is still one of his largest holdings in 2 of his funds. Ironically, as markets get harder, auctioneers’ volumes of resales actually pick up. Great balance sheet with no net debt. Score in the top 10% for him on valuation.

(A Top Pick Sept 8/15. Up 9.72%.) Light oil. Pristine balance sheet. Also, has some of the best netbacks in the business. At $30-$35 oil, they can actually increase production. Still a buy. (See Top Picks.)

This has been a beneficiary of the parent Transalta (TA-T) pushing assets down, so they have a built-in growth model. TransAlta probably needs to push more assets into this. Valuation and price momentum are okay, kind of the middle of the pack, but you wouldn’t expect super cheap valuation for a utility. Quite stable and low volatility. Relatively safe and pays a good yield.

Had been Short this. An expensive company and has got pretty lousy price momentum, and given its status as a pseudo-utility, it is pretty poor. High yield of about 7.5%, but has a high payout ratio, which should be questioned. Could be at risk of having a dividend cut. Reasonably low ROE and trading at 26X Free Cash Flow. Not something he would want to hold here.

One of his largest holdings in 2 of his funds. This has always been a stock with good valuation, and they continually beat on earnings. Pristine balance sheet. Fantastic ROE at 55%. Quite a defensive, stable stock.