Today, Jason Del Vicario and Stockchase Insights commented about whether KR-N, PLZ.UN-T, GH-T, MSFT-Q, MFC-T, OTEX-T, MNST-Q, FFH-T, GOOG-Q, CNQ-T, ABNB-Q, TFII-T, ATD.B-T, T-T, CLX-LON, CACC-Q, KKKUF-OTC, EL-N, PAYC-N, EVO-STO are stocks to buy or sell.
Scott based company that builds testing equipment in telecom business. Not recurring revenue - hard on bottom line at times. Founder led/owned - strong management. Has been buying shares on price weakness. Once telecom spending recovers - company share price will appreciate. Good business for long term investors.
Very strong business - founder led & owned. Exception creator of wealth the past ~20 years. Has owned shares since 2014. Very good consolidator of convenience stores. High quality capital allocation skills. Recent 7-Eleven M&A is interesting, but depends on the final price that is settled on. Would recommend holding and/or buying.
Has looked at business. Company is founder led/owned, with light asset requirements. However, company doesn't have history of strong returns on capital. Will take time for business to prove itself. Also, worried about restrictions on business (banned in New York etc.). Good if already own, but would not invest more at this time.
Does not own shares in the business. Natural resource stocks are not asset light - require lots of capital. Also, company is a price "taker" - no control. Oil and gas is also a commodity which makes it hard to determine outlook. In summary, very hard to determine outlook of business - not good for investors. Would rather a high quality business that is predictable.
Business doesn't have opportunity to reinvest earnings. Dividend payout good, but would rather high rate of return on capital. Compared to a high quality business like Constellation Software - not as good a business. Company will benefit from lower interest rates, but believes there better options for investors out there. Also not founder led/owned.
Owns shares in company, and has owned for years. Very good business with low debt, high quality revenues, low capital requirements, sticky products, good tech stack. Overall a great business that would recommend investing in. High amounts of free cash flow with ability to compound earnings (low dividend payout too). Only knock would be that the valuation is very high - would recommend investing at a lower price.
GH has been steadily climbing over the past few years, and it has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Analyst estimates have mostly been rising for the name, and its valuation has mostly contracted over the past few years while its price has grinded higher - a trend that we like to see. Free cash flows are strong, and it boasts a shareholder yield of 11.4%, made up of a 2.2% buyback yield, debt paydown of 5% and a dividend yield of 4.4%. Its recent momentum has been strong, up 20% on the year, but including dividends, it has basically been flat since 2014. Management has done a good job of controlling costs and improving margins. While forward growth is expected to be minimal, at a 10.7X forward earnings valuation and with a strong shareholder yield, we think it looks interesting here.
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PLZ.UN is an open-ended Canadian REIT whose portfolio largely consists of open-air centres and stand-alone small box retail outlets. It pays a distribution yield of 7.1%, sales growth has been improving recently, margins have stabilized, and its free cash flow is sufficient for its distribution payments. It trades at an OK valuation of 12X forward earnings, and it is trading below its book value. We think it is a slightly risky REIT due to its small size and minimal growth rates. We would consider it 'OK' as part of a basket of higher risk income names, but not overly attractive as a single holding.
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Auto loan business that has low capital requirements. Disciplined capital allocation process - willing to buy back shares at correct time. Only willing to under write loans at sensible prices. Not a founder led business, but believes culture at company still strong. Will keep shares in business. Buying on share price weakness.