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Two years ago, Alaris had two problem investments. Pays an 8% dividend. AD is turning things around with a few more investments, and they have reset their royalty rates. Things are definitely looking better. A 98% payout ratio, but that will be threatened if there's another problem investment. Cheap now. Give it one more quarter to see if things continue to do well, but you can pick away at it now.
A high-risk company in an interesting space. Healthcare providers and governments want to keep people out of hospitals, so Reliq benefits. Reliq's technology can monitor people recovering from home. They're signing contracts in Texas. They target $26 million annual recurring revenue. They've had a few product missteps, so they need to deliver that $26 million target. They're also in the process of signing contracts in Canada and Australia. This could be a big business one day, but there's a lot of risk here.
They've done very well with a new CEO following a legal fight with a subsidiary a few years ago. A good growth play on semiconductors. Has a good balance sheet and growth potential by branching into other semicondutor components. Keep a 3-year time frame on this and expect some volatility.
Slashed their sales growth forecast today. He likes it, but high-valuation companies like this get hit if they slip in a report. They have a long runways in organic growth just through price increases over time. It could drift a bit lower, so wait a bit, but it's fine to have long term. A shareholder-friendly company that regularly buys back shares.
Likes it and has owned it for a long time. They do beef jerky and other specialty foods. They buy smaller companies. Strong management. It will drift from time to time, like now. High valuation name. Be patient with this. Growth by
acquisition. They buyback shares and increase dividends. Good to own. Buy on this pullback.
He doesn't follow this closely, because it's a pre-revenue company that isn't generating positive cash flow yet, so it's too early for him to consider. It's in the drone delivery space, an interesting space. The big problem is that he doesn't know the future of drone delivery or if this company can execute. He would wait before looking at it.
A de-caffeinated coffee company which is growing faster than the caffeinated coffee market. Driven by health trends. Over the last years they've been building a new production facility which will open up their capacity, so the company will grow. They're gaining market share and launching a sales force in Europe. They're setting themselves up for growth. Cheap shares, nice 4% yield. May have to be patient until the facility opens in Q3 2019.
(Past Top Pick, Nov. 14, 2017, Up 34%) One of the strongest tech companies in Canada. They do logistics and machine learning. They "land and expand" by landing a client, then grow the contract value as the client becomes used to their services. They have global customers including Toyota. Valuation is high because it's a high-growth company. Still likes it.
