BUY ON WEAKNESS

Blue chip, class 1. Prefers it to CP because of the more extensive footprint of the track. The footprint gives it a natural competitive advantage. Valuation's more attractive, too, but shares have run up, so wait for a pullback. Can re-evaluate once CP acquires KSU. 

WAIT

High quality grocery, plus now a major drugstore operator. Targeted marketing to customers results in a higher spend per basket. Impressive management, impressive returns. Good balance sheet. At 17x, more expensive than the market, so avoid. Instead, try NWC at 13x and a bigger yield at 4.5%.

DON'T BUY

Low profitability, balance sheet stretched. A more expensive multiple than the market, so avoid. Instead, try NWC at 13x and a bigger yield at 4.5%.

BUY

Trades at 13x PE. Offers a bigger yield of 4.5% than the major grocery stocks.

BUY ON WEAKNESS

High quality. International company. A top 3 supplier of auto parts globally. Historically, inexpensive. It has been volatile. Microchip shortages plus higher interest rates impacting sales. Hold. On a pullback to around $75, add to your position. Nice dividend, well managed.

WAIT

Very profitable, around market average. Balance sheet a bit stretched, stable revenue. Beautiful yield of 6.5%. Trades at 19x, a bit pricey. Likes it, but prefers TRP today on price.

TOP PICK

Whatever you need to buy, it's always an option. Management's done a good job moving competition away from online retailers. Impressive profitability of ROE around 18%, well above TSX average. Strong balance sheet. Expects nice capital appreciation. Yield is 4.30%.

(Analysts’ price target is $186.73)
TOP PICK

Distribution for gas and energy, plus owns 7 power plants. Share price down due to material cost overrun, a buying opportunity. Company will get through this temporary issue. Trades at 13x. Plenty of room for stock appreciation. Yield is 6.59%, double that of the TSX, but same valuation as the market.

(Analysts’ price target is $62.98)
TOP PICK

Big success story. Parent company. Focused on compounding capital by investing in high-quality investments. Revenue from real estate, private equity, infrastructure, renewables. Expects the smaller dividend yield, because what he wants is capital appreciation. Global powerhouse. Shares came down last year due to rising interest rates and macro headwinds. Good time to buy for the long term. Yield is 1.56%.

(Analysts’ price target is $64.99)
DON'T BUY

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Re: upcoming mil closures: The closing is expected by 1Q end, but costs may slip into Q2 depending on exact timing of layoffs. Other than severance, a lot of costs will be non-cash. CFX has about 1,300 employees, so close to 25% are being impacted. The charge could be $20M+, but that is still not hugely material compared with average cash flow. 
With its small size, weak liquidity, no dividend and cyclicality, we do think there are better names to look at. 
It also has not created much shareholder value in its existence.  Unlock Premium - Try 5i Free

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TRP came out with a cost estimate to finish the Coastal GasLink projects, and costs have soared. 
Material cost pressures have increased the capex estimate to $14.5B. 
If the project is delayed into 2024, another $1.2B. 
The company has warned on costs before, and now estimates are double the original cost expectation. 
We do not expect this to impair the dividend, and with the drop yield is approaching 7%. 
With the decline already in the price, we would HOLD. Unlock Premium - Try 5i Free

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Rokwell is a $31.9B company that pays a dividend of 1.7%, has grown its sales decently over the past several years, but has shown good margin expansion. 
We like the industry that the company operates in. 
It has been using free cash to repurchase shares and pay down debt, and thereby strengthening its balance sheet position. 
We think that the company is heading in the right direction and we would be comfortable owning this name today. Unlock Premium - Try 5i Free

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Max Drawdown: Expressed as a percentage, measures the absolute worst-case scenario of a particular fund. It calculates, for an investor, the maximum fall in the value of the investment if an investor bought at the absolute peak and sold it at the lowest trough. The metric offers a quantitative estimate indicating the capital preservation quality of a fund, a peak-to-trough loss of investment. Ideally, investors would want the maximum drawdown to be as low as possible. A max drawdown of 0% would indicate that the fund has never declined in value, and on the other hand, a max drawdown of 100% would mean that the fund is now worthless as the entire capital has been lost at least once in the time frame selected. Unlock Premium - Try 5i Free  

COMMENT

Everything Jerome Powell said today was positive. His remarks triggered a rally and positive momentum. Stocks are moving up, so it's a buying opportunity. Those who sold today are living in the past.

DON'T BUY

Why aren't shares higher? They made too much money during Covid, and so is facing a backlash now, and CVS faces a labour shortage.