Had thought the deal to acquire Millers/Coors was very positive. Beer sales are not going to be sexy growers going forward. There is lots of competition. This has underperformed and is at a 52-week low, very cheap. If they execute well over the next few quarters, you could easily see the stock at $100.
(A Top Pick June 24/16. Up 60.39%.) This has done an amazing job. It is a poster child for what a network affect is. They have the best hotel listings, they get the most customers, and because they have the most customers booking, they get more hotel listings. The runway for this company is still significant.
(A Top Pick June 24/16. Up 7.15%.) It may be in for a dairy war because of NAFTA issues. In some respects, he thinks it won’t have any impact. It buys milk in Canada and sells milk and products in Canada, and the same in the US. Had a nice run until early 2017, but has been a lousy performer year to date. Has potential for acquisitions. Their balance sheet is in great shape. Valuation is reasonable.
A diversified business, packaging, labels, adhesives. A lot of different stuff and a lot of moving parts. Not the easiest company to figure out. You have to put faith in management, which has done a wonderful job of buying companies, integrating them and improving the margins. There is a very, very large runway of growth for them. He likes this very much and thinks it is going to go a lot higher over the long-term.
He likes this for the simple fact that people are completely addicted to their phones and social media, and you need to have exposure to this. The advertising dollars that are being spent on Facebook is massive, and that is going to continue. Not a cheap stock, but the balance sheet is perfect. They continue to add more products to compete with Snap.
Thinks this is feeling the Amazon (AMZN-Q) affect. Every retailer known to man is at a 52-week low now. It doesn’t matter if you are the most successful retailer like this company or the crummiest one, you are just getting beaten up. There is not enough margin of safety in their evaluation for him to get excited. At 25X earnings, it is certainly a lot cheaper than it has been.
He doesn’t know how to assess how the NAFTA negotiations will affect this company. These companies are making lots of money and are benefiting from global demand for cars. It is clear that US demand has peaked as General Motors and Ford are shutting down plants. Prefers Magna (MG-T) and would buy more on a pullback.
A wonderful business. They built an amazing success story. Makes a lot of money from selling cigarettes at gas stations. It has gotten so large for them to make another acquisition, it would have to be a whopper to move the needle. You can own this going forward, but you just have to be cognizant of the risks.
A lot of dual listed stocks have suffered on the Canadian side. There is nothing wrong with this. Until people get comfortable owning Canadian stocks again, this is the way it is going to be. They are making all the smart moves buying distressed assets in Brazil. The type of business you want to own. It will benefit from a pickup in global growth. Trading at a reasonable value to its NAV.
The US airlines have fundamentally transformed themselves. They used to be carefree and footloose with funds. Over the last 4 years they have consolidated, and there are now only 4 major carriers, and have been enormously profitable. This is buying back stock hand over fist. Raised its dividend, and announced a 50% dividend increase for the next quarter. Trading at about 9X earnings. Dividend yield of 1.5%. (Analysts’ price target is $66.)
An idea based upon a pickup on global growth, and that the US is going to continue showing improvement. They acquired a Canadian company, Progressive Waste Solutions, and are much bigger. They are not done yet. They want to continue to consolidate the industry, which is still extremely fragmented. Not a cheap stock, but has pulled off a little bit here. Dividend yield of 0.8%. (Analysts’ price target is $96.)