BUY

He still likes it. It has been frustrating. It was a pick 6 months ago. There is a bit more fear of capacity increase coming on. Hurricane-created demand has gone down. Brookfield has been selling large blocks of this one. He feels we may be getting closer to the end of the cycle for this one, even if we are not there yet.

BUY

It has caught up with the other telcos. It rolled over just as the Trump trade started up again. It is one of the most stable stocks in the index. The valuation is reasonable. You have 5% yield, PE of 17 and very high return on equity. He holds a small position. They can maintain their dividend in a rising interest rate environment.

STRONG BUY

You have to ignore the noise. It is one of his largest holdings. Price momentum is one of the best. They have repeatedly surprised the street on how much cash they generated and then paid out in dividends including special dividends. 28% ROE and 11 times earnings. The balance sheet is fine.

BUY

They have been masterful in picking the hot toy. Great price momentum. They survived a couple of block sales of stock. It has good valuation despite the run-up. 38% return on equity. They have a good balance sheet and high quality earnings.

PARTIAL SELL

It was a poster child stock last year. They always had an extremely high valuation. No earnings. It is all forward looking. You can’t put a multiple on it. You are relying on continued rapid growth. If it had a bad quarter it could really fall off a cliff. It had gone sideways for about 6 months, so is falling in his ranking. It is a small short for him right now.

DON'T BUY

He held it in the past. It trades at around 0.9 times book ($4.40). They are selling down divisions at or above book. They have a lot of acquisitions but deals are not as cheap as they were. He prefers EFN-T.

BUY

It is a bit small cap for him. It has good price momentum, good valuation, is cheap on a book value basis, and has a good balance sheet. You can buy it for a cyclical recovery.

DON'T BUY

Chinese BAT stocks. They are caught up in a euphoric trade upswing and have over exceeded their valuation metrics. When they start to miss on earnings on the turn of a cycle, say in a year or so, you could really see a move down in these stocks.

PAST TOP PICK

(A Top Pick Nov 3/17, Up 24%) These guys were trading at a pretty good discount to peers and then got bought out. It had a reasonable payout ratio. It had all the things he looks for.

PAST TOP PICK

*Short* (A Top Pick Nov 3/17, Up 11%) It was a combination of an e-coli scare, overvaluation and a growth stock becoming a value play. It is still not a cheap enough stock for him to find any level of support.

TOP PICK

He likes all the auto parts. He has owned this one for 5 years. It has always been cheap but now it also has good price momentum. It scores in the top 3% in terms of valuation. 21% ROE. 10 times PE. They are starting to split out their various divisions when reporting and this makes it easier for analysts. Activist investors might pressure them to spin out some of their dividends. (Analysts’ target: $65.00).

BUY

They weathered all the storms with online shopping and with competitors coming to Canada. They have a decent PE of 16 times, a decent yield. They have good quality earnings with 15% ROE. It has good valuation and the type of stock he looks for.

N/A

Market. The markets are extremely strong. It's a dangerous game, and he is always ready for a correction. US banks ought to be able to stay out of a crisis mode, because they've been there. Commodities are making nice moves. Oil and gas is looking strong. He sees no real problems on the horizon.

COMMENT

An amazing platforming company, helping greenhorns and others in getting into the marketing game. A splendid generation of green Internet usage. There are no earnings, and there is a tendency to say that if you've actually got it, it would probably be prudent to take a 3rd of your holdings out. If you don't have it, you would be speculating. He would prefer something that is not trading this high.

BUY

He bought this at $2, because it was the only thing he could buy in the blockchain sector a year ago. It’s been as high as $18, but is back down to $11.50. This is an understating kind of company. You have to dig into it, and you find that they have got very, very cool leadership, a very strong background in major technology companies who know what they are doing. They’re currently building and expanding a network of platform users. They have strength in Europe and have a UK office. It appears to be stronger than it is even telling us. He would buy more at this point.