They made an acquisition about a month ago. It was in BC and is a long term investment. They want to start a vineyard there. They can double the capacity of their retail store there. Their business might accelerate under Ford now. They expanded their plant capacity with imports. They have been treading water recently but recent crops have been good. Now is a good time to get in. He owns 9,9% of the company.
He is not sure why the stock is doing so poorly except that money is being sucked out for other sectors. A lot of these companies have never been better valued. They had a great quarter last quarter. They announced a lot of new systems post-quarter. They are reinvesting in sales and marketing. The sales have never been better. He is holding on. It needs a large announcement with a large US chain.
(A Top Pick Sep 25/17, Up 6%) It is the largest such company in Canada. It has tripled its subscriber base recently. They are in Eastern AND Western Canada. They are a disruptor. There is no inventory or wastage as people order exactly what they need. It goes straight from the distribution center to your door. He thinks this will make a very attractive target for a Canadian grocer.
Market. He is not a resource stock fan and avoids them like the plague. The money you have to raise for exploration and permitting is too much. The price of the commodity would have to cooperate over the long term and you can’t control that. You end up with an enormous hole in the ground and return little to shareholders. These are huge disconnects between the US market and the rest of the world. There are the trade wars between the US ad everyone including China. The US market is extremely highly valued and vulnerable. Tariffs are causing products imported to us to be more highly priced and to be a problem for US producers.