Has been dormant for many years, but has been one of the best Canadian compounders. They're not in a high-growth industries, but TVK can make highly accretive acquisitions. Earnings power is high. Have a strong balance sheet and capital to deploy. Are very good at synergizing, but doubts they can be as accretive when buying larger companies. Is a solid hold.
They lack company-specific problems of other banks, which helps performance. Canadian banks will do okay, because they are an oligopoly. RY's capital business is doing well with high returns. Aren't doing acquisitions, so are not paying for mistakes (like its peers). The smart M&A growth rate is paying. Buy on pullbacks. Is a hold at this price. At 15x PE, the upside is limited.
ATD is a tremendous capital allocator over many years. They don't overpay when buying companies. Is confident they can synergize 7-11, which would be their biggest purchase ever. Buy on any pullback. Is not afraid of an equity dilution, because there's a need for it sometimes.