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DON'T BUY
Trading at 11.5x earnings, close to all-time lows. His concern is that it's a highly discretionary, big-ticket purchase and we're not late in the cycle. They make ski-do's and other big-ticket toys. So, what happens to these products (and their demand) in a weak economy? One good change is that they have installed a new chairman. However, they have some operations in Mexico, which is a risk in this era (Trump's pro-America, anti-Mexico rhetoric),.
Consumer Products
DON'T BUY
He sold it last fall because the auto cycle is maturing (sales have peaked in North America where Magna has one-third of its business), and Magna was having trouble with a joint venture in China where it's hard to enforce contracts. True, the stock has bounced back since he sold last fall, but he'd still be out.
Automotive
BUY
They've grown a lot of acquisition in the past 10 years. The last one was synergistic, but ENB took on too much debt, so they've had to divest some operations. Share price is stagnant, though the dividend continues to grow. After two years of deleveraging--and building the Minnesota pipeline--ENB will be in much better shape. So, buy it now.
oil
gas pipelines
BUY
A great operator, though he prefers QSR-T which is more diversified. What's ignited investors is their plant protein line of burgers. They're doing something right.
food services
TOP PICK
Also a past top pick today. Management has succeeded in shifting its revenue mix from 32% new product and service revenues to more than 50% today to reduce cyclicality. The stock has been a victim of overblown recession fears, and problems in their South American unit, though today they reported that as fixed. They boast 13% ROE and 6% dividend growth rate. (Analysts’ price target is $28.43)
wholesale distributors
