COMMENT

Market. He is cautious right now, especially in Canada, where things get quite illiquid in the summer. He is holding a little more cash than normal. With the World Cup beginning this will only make things worse. This may create some short-term opportunities for buyers looking for opportunities.

COMMENT

Cannabis. His group did the first major financing in the space. There are only 5 or 6 major players. The stocks have had a massive run-up, which caused them to take profit a while ago. He is now looking for opportunities to buy again. He sees the Aurora deal as a pure paper-for-paper deal and is not involved in it.

DON'T BUY

He exited this about 9 months ago after a couple of bad quarters. He thinks the majority owners, who hold over 50%, will likely look to take this private at some time. They have missed several targets lately and he does not like the debt levels as they may trigger covenants in the future.

RISKY

He likes their story for helping companies reduce methane emissions due to flaring operations. He thinks it is a good holding because there is tremendous growth opportunities ahead. The problem for his is that the asset size is just too small for his liking. He likes the management team.

RISKY

He likes this company, but does not own it yet. They have pulled back recently on the share price. Some investors may be a little worried about a gas based business in Turkey, due to the geopolitical situation.

HOLD

He is under water on this stock. They missed a couple of earnings, but the recent report was better. They are providing guidance that they will produce 240 buses this year. This should help improve margins. It does not look cheap due to the recent earnings, but it is a hold for long term investors.

HOLD

He owns this one. He likes it, but is waiting for them to sign another deal. Management just bought back a bunch of their shares, which suggests to him they do not have an imminent deal just yet. He thinks they have a good pipeline for new deal opportunities. Yield 6.9%.

HOLD

He holds a small position and thinks it looks cheaper than the competitors in the space. It should eventually be re-rated and benefit from higher multiples once it reports a few good quarters. Yield 3%.

DON'T BUY

It has been a disappointing stock to him. They have had some hiccups, but likes their asset base. The problem is that synthetic diamonds are taking away from overall demand. They have not been operating as well as they should have been. He might prefer Lucara Diamond (LUC-T).

HOLD

He still owns this. They had some hardware issues for products that offer diabetes monitoring. Their recent earnings have been hinting at weaker operations as they could only recognize 2 months of revenue. It is underfollowed and he thinks there is still great growth opportunity with a long runway. He intends to continue to hold it.

BUY

He owns this since $7. They make lifts for homes and elevators. He likes their acquisitions and sees good organic growth. It is not super cheap here, but he likes the demographic play overall. It is one of the only publically traded companies in the space.

HOLD

The airline business is very competitive. Route expansions and higher oil prices are creating headwinds. He would not recommend buying more right now. They are well managed. It may not be a bad time to enter, but the space is difficult to make this a long term hold.

DON'T BUY

This company makes black boxes for the airlines. They have been around for a while, but the stock has not done well as trials with airlines have not been successful. He has held off buying until they get more traction with sales. They are too small to get into the big airlines.

HOLD

People often rent for a few months, but hold it two or three times longer than planned. He owns it and sees good growth opportunity that will allow the share price to grow into the relatively expensive multiples. If you continue to hold, the earnings growth will grow into the price and the stock will look cheap. Tuck it away and hold on.

DON'T BUY

He does not know this story well and it is a very illiquid stock. For his fund, it is simply too small to hold. He was impressed with the management team.