MEQ continues to chug along, producing fairly steady EPS growth.
With a 16% YTD gain, the stock is somewhat expensive for the sector, at 22X earnings.
It is likely getting more attention as market cap has breached $1B, and there are few non-REIT real estate plays in Canada.
There is no dividend but three analysts cover it.
Insiders own 50% and are certainly committed.
Revenue rose 13% last year and vacancies improved.
Debt is quite high, but shares have done very well: up more than 6-fold since 2016.
We would consider it expensive, but otherwise pretty good for a real estate stock.
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BBU.UN's Adjusted 2022 EBITDA increased by 3% to a record $2.3 billion and Adjusted Free Cash Flow increased to a record $3.40 per unit.
EBITDA across operating segments including Business Services, Infrastructure, and Industrials improved compared to 2021.
BBU.UN is now trading at 8x times annualized EBITDA.
Weaker capital markets are a possible short-term headwind for the company, as it is harder for the company to recycle capital into new deals.
BBU has been repurchasing shares over the last twelve months, indicating management believes shares are undervalued. The balance sheet is quite leveraged, with total borrowings of $15.1B.
Total debt is around 6.5x times the trailing twelve-month EBITDA of $2.3B. Based on consensus estimates, BBU.UN business performance is expected to improve in the near future as capital market conditions improve.
Overall, we think these prices offer an attractive entry point for BBU.UN, provided that investors are comfortable with the leveraged balance sheet.
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He has faith that Jay Powell will engineer a soft landing for the economy. Don't sell now, or else you will buy back those shares later for more. Bulls say that wages have barely budged, there are major layoffs happening, Friday's unemployment number was an anomaly, China and Europe are bouncing back, and Powell learned his lesson of Dec. 2018. Bears say that Powell created this inflationary pressure, wages will rise regardless, layoffs are confined to tech, the unemployment number is correct, and a bouceback in China and Euro could fuel inflation.
Oct. 7 saw a confluence of five Fibonacci cycles (potential reversals in the stock market). The week ending Feb. 24 points to a confluence--and a pullback. That pullback is not guaranteed and may not happen, but be prepared so you protext your profits. 4,192 is the current ceiling of the S&P, which the index just touched. The S&P could struggle to break past that. There are signs that this current rally is running out of steam. He thinks that even rallies like this need to take a breather.
We're doing fine without a recession so we don't need one. Inflation is down, job growth is stunning. Tech firms are laying off workers but they are small portions especially in light of the huge numbers that had been hired over the past few years. Google is even hiring in some areas while laying off staff in other areas. Rates could probably go a little higher but it pays to be optimistic and bullish as opposed to bearish. Technically we had a recession in 2022. Actual returns in recessions are hard to know and a normal recession usually doesn't hurt the market too badly. However the ones we've been having lately aren't normal. He feels that a lot of things have peaked in terms of worries, inflation, and interest rates so he will stick with stocks.
On several metrics, DOL trades close to the upper end of its 3-year valuation range.
The range is pretty tight to begin with, with forward P/E ratios in the 24x and 29x range, excluding the pandemic crash ratios.
Price to-sales ratio has ranged from 3.4x to 4.7x.
The current multiples are 26.0x forward earnings and 4.2x forward sales.
Debt is high, no doubt, but debt servicing capabilities are high. EBIT to interest expense stands at 69.6x.
Having said that we would be okay with some profit-taking.
We still like it a lot, but if other sectors start performing it could see some selling rotation.
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