COMMENT

Market. He thinks there is too much emphasis on the recent slowing results of some of the monopolistic stocks. He thinks the market should focus on the broader market, which is doing very well right now. Wage inflation should be starting to show at full capacity, but so far companies are not increasing wages and that is why the earnings of the S&P companies is looking so good right now. It is good for workers as there are many more jobs and it is good for companies as their earnings improve.

WEAK BUY

They have great market share in Canada, but people don’t want to go to movies any more. He views it as a hold for income and does not see the recent down turn as being that negative. They have the capacity to do some more acquisitions to go into the full entertainment space in the US – especially play spaces for adults. He sees this as a weak buy right now.

STRONG BUY

This is a good time to buy, he thinks. Growth has been exponential and there is a pristine balance sheet. There is no problems with this company and is a very attractive buy. He thinks the lack of quarterly updates is reasonable as he thinks people should not focus on the last 90 days performance.

BUY

A relatively small company that guided a little bit lower. The long term outlook is good and they just signed a term agreement within China. A good time to buy or add to your position here.

WATCH

It is too early for this sector, the oil rally has not been sustained long enough yet. Any LNG project would help, but has not yet been confirmed. It is not as bad as it was before, just not good enough to enter back into yet.

RISKY

It had a huge ramp up a few years ago based on new orders. Now the need for new orders makes this a relatively high risk investment. It is at attractive valuation now.

WATCH

They sold their position due to the inconsistency of their results. He is watching it again, especially now that the momentum is improving. He is not buying yet, but will keep an eye on it.

WEAK BUY

This company has been competing well through good acquisitions and he thinks it is well managed. Due to a lack of consistency in earnings it tends to keep the valuation multiples pretty low. This last quarter was great and the forecast looks promising. He is watching this closely and thinks it is an acquisition target (but has thought so for 10 years).

DON'T BUY

He would wait on this one -- with changes on the Board and it being a relatively new company. There are other companies in the same space guaranteeing dividend increases going forward. He would look to other utilities instead.

DON'T BUY

He thinks it is fairly well run, but is concerned about the sustainability of the high dividend yield – especially in the cyclical sector of building products. He would like to see the debt reduced first. (Analysts’ price target is $7.90)

WEAK BUY

The momentum may become positive soon. He was previously worried about the massive amount of debt, but they have dramatically improved the balance sheet. You might get a 10-15% appreciation in price over the next 6-12 months.

DON'T BUY

He is pretty skeptical on the number of companies that claim to have an advantage in this space. If the value of cryptocurrency goes down, these companies will be at risk. It has a lot of cash and is well known. It is not a real long term strategy in his mind yet.

HOLD

Earnings recently were very positive. Unfortunately lumber prices have recently collapsed. It is a cyclical company, but is a very good one. With the strength of the US and Canadian economies, he thinks this is one of the best in the sector, and would continue to hold it for the next year.

WATCH

It is developing technology to develop gun detection. Until they get real traction and concrete revenues, it is still speculative. He would prefer to pay more for the stock once it has proven things up.

BUY

Their recent earnings were mixed. Now that the acquisition of WGL is now closed, things should become more transparent. They were sold off with the concerns of rising interest rates. It is looking much better and is a good investment now.