One of the darlings of the TSX via growth by acquisition. It is always difficult to reconcile a high multiple stock with low organic growth. It should be able to maintain this multiple if they continue to acquire successfully. It gets harder and harder to move the needle, however. The fundamental business is what you have when the music stops. He is looking at it because it has come down a bit.
A top pick last year. A core position. They have an end to end solution from sports events to any screen available. The NHL was one deal they lost last year to major league baseball. NLN-T has proved they have the best platform out there. They have good margins. They had good results recently. A lot of institutions can’t buy it because it is under a dollar.
(Top Pick Apr 27/15, Up 32.26%) A Play on technology. The seats that move in theatres. They have really blasted off. They announced record results since he talked about it. There were huge announcements including initial rollout with Cinemark, 80 screens. All the US chains will follow suit. It is the beginning of a huge growth phase. CGX-T announced a continued huge rollout. There is a huge market in the industrial sector in training. With virtual reality there is talk of combining VR with motion in the seat. They are making money and have a record backlog. These are early days.
New CRTC rules should not impact Asian television, but may benefit it due to skinny basic packages. Their advertising revenues have held in quite well. Asian television has produced a lot of shows. They are sitting on some valuable content. Growth will resume sometime this year. It is thinly traded and has no analyst coverage. This kind has been some of his best investments. 5% dividend which he expects to be increased. He is one of the biggest shareholders.
It was overvalued in the 80s and 90s. The challenge is that most of their purchases are in US dollars and their hedges are coming off. If the stock broke $70 he would look at it seriously because it is well managed and they will continue to maintain healthy margins. You have to be careful when you are paying a high multiple.
Good management. Management will grow the company. A lot of selling held it down and now it has lifted. They will report clean, transparent results. They are the only ones with a national software platform. Margins are starting to expand. This is one of his top 5 holdings. They are very focused now. A wonderful business and a good growth opportunity in Canada.
Markets. Belgium, Germany, the budget. How will the news affect markets? Tragedies are unfortunate, but he is such a long term investor that it does not affect him. We have lived with terrorism all our lives. HBC has stores in Belgium and Germany. Companies with assets negatively affected in the long run, you have to take action. Real estate will be affected in Europe in specific areas from these events. Since 1987, he has been saying the volatility comes and goes. The federal budget: Effect on renewables: He has been a long term investor in this sector and not because of a particular platform being elected. The liberals want to spend a lot of money.