The Week at a Glance
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The Week at a Glance
The Week at a Glance May 1st, 2015 THE WEEK IN NUMBERS (April 27th – May 1st) Last price Change Week % Change Week Dow Jones Industrial 17,931.61 -148.53 -0.82% 0.61% 8.29% 15.5 S&P 500 2,099.87 -17.82 -0.84% 1.99% 11.48% 18.4 Nasdaq Composite 4,963.59 -128.50 -2.52% 4.80% 20.26% 28.7 15,325.83 -82.50 -0.54% 4.74% 4.51% 20.7 3,615.59 -98.37 -2.65% 14.91% 13.03% 21.8 FTSE 100 (UK) 6,985.95 -84.75 -1.20% 6.39% 2.60% 26.4 DAX (Germany) 11,454.38 -356.47 -3.02% 16.82% 19.28% 19.0 Nikkei 225 (Japan) 19,531.63 -488.41 -2.44% 11.92% 34.84% 21.5 Hang Seng 28,133.00 72.02 0.26% 19.18% 27.10% 11.9 MSCI World 1,778.40 -21.46 -1.19% 4.02% 5.21% 18.6 MSCI EAFE 1,918.40 -13.54 -0.70% 8.09% -1.30% 18.4 Last price Change Week % Change Week S&P TSX Consumer Discretionary 1,932 -24.51 -1.25% 2.70% 22.30% 23.9 S&P TSX Consumer Staples 3,785 -79.21 -2.05% 0.50% 34.45% 30.2 S&P TSX Energy 2,818 -45.82 -1.60% 4.79% -15.56% 28.0 S&P TSX Financials 2,333 -11.79 -0.50% 1.70% 8.31% 13.3 S&P TSX Health Care 3,090 108.52 3.64% 52.53% 72.51% 76.6 S&P TSX Industrials 2,381 -36.99 -1.53% -1.32% 13.61% 22.2 S&P TSX Info Tech. 210 -12.00 -5.40% 8.97% 33.35% 33.8 S&P TSX Materials 2,139 64.61 3.11% 8.10% -5.63% 55.7 S&P TSX Telecom Services 1,276 -16.09 -1.25% 0.00% 7.78% 16.4 S&P TSX Utilities 2,008 -54.12 -2.63% 2.26% 4.92% 36.2 COMMODITIES Last price Change Week % Change Week Oil-WTI futures (US$/Barrels) Natural gas futures (US$/mcf) Gold Spot (US$/OZ) CRB Index $59.32 $2.78 $1,173.84 227.35 3.77 0.24 -5.60 3.30 6.79% 9.64% -0.47% 1.47% Curr. Net Change 0.0001 0.0325 -0.0049 -0.0001 % Change Week 0.01% 2.99% -0.32% -1.01% INDEX Private Wealth Management Research Services Contact your Investment S&P/TSX Composite Advisor for more information Dow Jones Euro Stoxx 50 regarding this document. S&P TSX SECTORS CURRENCIES in US$ Cdn$ Euro Pound Yen Source: Bloomberg, NBF Research Last price 0.8210 1.1198 1.5139 0.0083 % Change %Change 1 YTD Year % Change %Change 1 YTD Year % Change %Change 1 YTD Year 11.36% -3.95% -0.93% -1.13% -40.33% -41.20% -8.60% -25.94% % Change %Change 1 YTD Year -4.59% -10.02% -7.44% -19.26% -2.81% -10.38% -0.42% -14.86% Trailing P/E Trailing P/E NBF 2015E $53.25 $2.80 $1,250.00 NA NBF 4Q 2015E 0.79 1.08 1.50 0.008 Approximate time: 11:30 am For NBF Disclosures, please visit URL: http://www.nbcn.ca/contactus/disclosures.html The Week at a Glance THE WEEK IN NUMBERS FIXED INCOME (April 27th – May 1st) NUMBERS CANADIAN YIELD CURVE Change Week Change YTD in bps in bps 0.0 -25 0.4 -26 7.4 -31 15.3 -31 20.2 -14 17.8 -11 Last yield 0.75% 0.65% 0.71% 1.03% 1.64% 2.23% CDA Overnight 3 Month T-Bill 2 Yr Canada Government 5 Yr Canada Government 10 Yr Canada Government 30 Yr Canada Government CANADIAN BOND - TOTAL RETURN DEX Universe Bond Index DEX Short Term Bond Index DEX Mid Term Bond Index DEX Long Term Bond Index Change Week US YIELD CURVE -0.65% -0.10% -0.55% -1.43% Change Week Change YTD in bps in bps 0.0 0 -1.5 -4 9.3 -7 17.0 -17 18.5 -8 19.6 5 Last yield 0.25% 0.00% 0.60% 1.48% 2.09% 2.81% U.S. FED Funds 3 Month T-Bill 2 Yr US Bonds 5 Yr US Bonds 10 Yr US Bonds 30 Yr US Bonds Change One Year in bps -25 -30 -36 -64 -76 -70 Change Y-T-D 2.74% 1.45% 2.98% 4.34% Change One Year in bps 0 -3 19 -19 -55 -65 CURRENT YIELD CURVE 4.50% 4.00% 3.50% yield 3.00% U.S 2.50% 2.00% 1.50% CANADA 1.00% 0.50% 0.00% 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 Term CANADIAN 5YR SPREADS CAD Housing Trust AAA Province Quebec Province Ontario Canada Corp BBB Canada Corp Bank AA CDN & US 10 YR SPREADS Province Quebec Province Ontario Canada Corp BBB US Finance AA US Corp BBB Sources: Bloomberg & PC Bonds Last spread in basis points (bp) 37 43 53 130 81 Last spread in basis points (bp) 66 74 177 78 157 Change Week Change YTD in bps in bps 2.6 1.4 1.9 -4.4 -4.7 4 -5 -4 -15 -9 Change Week Change YTD in bps in bps 0.5 0.2 -5.7 -2.8 -3.2 -23 -17 -5 0 -10 Change One Year in bps 6 -25 2 6 5 Change One Year in bps -27 -11 21 2 32 The Week at a Glance NBF Economic « & Strategy Group WEEKLY ECONOMIC WATCH - WEEK IN REVIEW CANADA – Real GDP was roughly flat in February, after a downwardly revised 0.2% drop in the prior month. Goods producing industries saw a 0.2% drop in output, as declines for construction (-0.2%), manufacturing (-0.8% largely due to autos), and mining/oil&gas support (15.4%), more than offset increases for mining (+3%), oil and gas (+0.1%), agriculture (+1.1%) and utilities (+2.3%). Industrial production fell 0.4% as a result. The services sector's output rose 0.1% as gains in retailing, real estate, education and health more than offset declines in wholesaling and accommodation/food services. All told, the lack of growth in February was partly due to temporary factors such as atypically bad weather and auto plant closures in Ontario. As such, one can expect a rebound in growth soon. Still, given the poor start to the quarter, Q1 GDP growth is likely to be no better than 0.5% annualized, the worst performance in over three years. The Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours (SEPH), a survey of establishments (unlike the Labour Force Survey which surveys households), showed that Canada gained 4K jobs in February. Weekly earnings rose for the third straight month, taking the year-on-year wage growth to 2.7%. Annual wage growth topped the national average in sectors like transportation/warehousing, finance/insurance, mining/oil/gas, utilities, manufacturing, management, real estate, and health care. Sectors including public admin, arts/entertainment, information/culture, construction, and accommodation/food services had annual wage growth below the national average in February. The SEPH has averaged 13K jobs/months over September-February, roughly in line with the LFS whose paid component averaged 15K/month for the same 6-month period. While not stellar, that’s not atrocious either. The SEPH shows hours worked falling slightly in Q1, consistent with a weak GDP print in the quarter. Atypically bad weather and auto plant shutdowns temporarily limited output and hence hours in the first quarter. Wages, however, are on track to grow at an annualized pace of over 5%, the best in several quarters. The Week at a Glance NBF Economic « & Strategy Group UNITED STATES – The Bureau of Economic Analysis’ advance estimate of Q1 GDP growth came in at just +0.2% annualized. Trade was a drag on the economy due to contracting exports. Domestic demand was also very soft with weak consumption growth (the worst since Q1 last year), weak residential investment (also worst since Q1 last year), a sharp contraction of business investment in structures (the worst since Q1 of 2011), and another drag from government. Inventories contributed significantly to growth. So, final sales, i.e. GDP excluding inventories, contracted 0.5%, the worst performance since Q1 last year. Nominal GDP grew at an annualized pace of only 0.1%, the worst since Q1. While disappointing, it’s clear that Q1 results were impacted by temporary factors such as bad weather (which affected consumption and construction) and the port strikes on the West Coast (which hurt exports). As those factors dissipate, expect a rebound. That said, the inventory accumulation in Q1 will put a speed limit on Q2 growth. Personal income was flat while personal spending was up 0.4% in March. With spending rising faster than income, the savings rate fell to 5.3%. In real terms, disposable income was down 0.2% while spending rose 0.3%. The PCE deflator was up 0.2% in March, allowing the year-on-year rate to remain unchanged at 0.3%. The core PCE deflator rose 0.1%, allowing the annual core rate to remain unchanged at 1.3%. Construction spending fell 0.6% in March after a flat print in the prior month (which was previously reported at -0.1%). The residential sector saw a 1.6% decrease while the nonresidential sector was down -0.1%. The 20-city Case-Shiller home price index rose 0.9% on a seasonally-adjusted basis in February, the sixth increase in a row. That helped push the 20-city annual home price inflation rate to 5%. On a three-month annualized basis, the 20-city index is growing at an annualized pace of 11.5%, the highest since late 2013. San Francisco leads the pack with 3-month annualized gains of 24.5%, while Las Vegas is at the bottom of the 20-city list with gains of 4.3% annualized. The Conference Board’s consumer confidence index fell to a four-month low of 95.2 in April, from an upwardly revised print of 101.4 in the prior month. The decline in confidence was due to perceptions about both economic prospects (sub-index dropping to a 7-month low of 87.5) and the present situation (sub-index falling to a 4-month low of 106.8). Consumers were less optimistic than in the prior month about prospects for both employment and income. They were also less enthusiastic than in the prior month about buying autos and major appliances. The ISM manufacturing index was unchanged at 51.5 in April. The new orders and production indices both rose a bit and remain well in expansion mode, while the employment index fell below 50, i.e. contraction territory, for the first time since May 2013. Interestingly, new export orders rose above 50 for the first time in four months. Weekly jobless claims data for the week of April 25th showed initial claims falling to 262K. The more reliable 4-week moving average fell to 284K. Continuing claims for the prior week fell 74K to 2.25 million. The Week at a Glance NBF Economic « & Strategy Group The Fed left monetary policy unchanged at its April meeting. The fed funds rate remains in the 0-0.25% range and the policy of reinvesting principal payments from its holdings was also left unchanged. The Fed acknowledged the weak Q1 GDP results but, not surprisingly, thought this was “in part reflecting transitory factors”. The FOMC still sees risks to the outlook for economic activity and the labor market as nearly balanced and accordingly expects the economy to “expand at a moderate pace” on the back of “appropriate monetary policy”. With regards to inflation, the Fed now more explicitly mentions the impact of the strong USD via import prices. While the Fed expects inflation to remain low over the near term, it still sees it rising toward 2% over the medium term “as the labor market improves further and the transitory effects of declines in energy and import prices dissipate”. There was no dissent within the FOMC with regards to the decision. WORLD - In the Eurozone, the first estimate of April CPI put the annual inflation rate at 0.0%. The annual core inflation rate, i.e. all items excluding energy, food, alcohol and tobacco was unchanged at 0.6%. The zone’s unemployment rate was unchanged at 11.3% in March as declines in Spain, Ireland, the Netherlands offset increases in Italy and Austria. The jobless rate was unchanged in Germany (4.7%) and France (10.6%). The Bank of Japan left monetary policy unchanged with an 8-1 vote in favour of continuing with the ¥80 trillion/year asset purchase programme. March data in Japan showed monthly drops of 1.9% for retail spending and 0.3% for industrial output, while housing starts were up slightly in the month. CPI data, also for March, showed the annual inflation rate, excluding the impact of the sales tax, rising to 0.2%. The Week at a Glance NBF ECONOMIC NEWFOUNDLAND & LABRADOR - BUDGET 2015 & STRATEGY TEAM The mining/oil and gas sector accounts for a larger share of the economy in Newfoundland and Labrador than in any other provincial jurisdiction. It follows that oil’s deep dive has dealt the provincial economy and the government’s finances a heavy blow. Faced with a significant budgetary shortfall, the budget included a number of tough love measures ahead of an expected election this fall. It will take time to work down an outsized deficit, with the return to surplus pushed back to 2019-20. In the meantime, the debt burden is heading higher, with bond investors due to see a notable increase in supply from the province, including a scheduled $2 billion of gross borrowing this fiscal year. HIGHLIGHTS • • • • • • • • The 2014/15 deficit is now pegged at $924 million, little changed from a fall update but much larger than originally planned as oil royalties slumped. The deficit is expected to increase to roughly $1.1 billion in 2015/16. At 3.3% of GDP, Newfoundland and Labrador’s shortfall resides at the high end of the provincial spectrum. A return to surplus has been pushed back to 2019-20, with a three-year cumulative deterioration in the province’s finances amounting to $1.6 billion versus last year’s budget. After a 1.9% contraction in 2014, real GDP is expected to edge 0.3% lower this year. Further declines in real output are projected through 2018. Meanwhile, lower oil prices should pull nominal GDP 6.2% lower in 2015. The budget is based on US$62/bbl Brent crude for 2015/16, with rising Brent prices forecast thereafter (hitting US$90/bbl by 2020-21). A fiscal recovery plan includes incremental taxes for high income earners and a 2%-point hike in the HST, alongside other revenue measures which collectively aim to raise $250 million/year once fully implemented. In general, fiscal targets aim to cap the size of the deficit, the interest bite, the net debt burden and cumulative new borrowings. Meanwhile, the government intends to establish a Generations Fund by setting aside a portion of energy royalties. The ratio of net debt to GDP is projected to hit 35% in 2015/16, topping out at 37.2% two years later. While well shy of the previous peak, the debt-to-GDP profile has increased roughly 10%points relative to last year’s plan. The province plans to borrow $2 billion in 2015/16 in order to make additional investments in Nalcor, finance infrastructure and facilitate pension reform. Cumulative new borrowings over the next four years amount to $4.85 billion. Click here for full report MANITOBA - BUDGET 2015 Focused on building rather than cutting Manitoba is moving to invest in key strategic priorities, including public infrastructure and education/training, in an effort to bolster long-term growth. Although the province’s well-diversified economy is performing admirably, fulfilling the government’s priorities will entail a slower pace of deficit reduction (and by extension incremental net debt) relative to the prior plan. While the debt burden continues to edge higher, the interest bite is non-threatening and net funding requirements (in many cases linked to a hydro development strategy) are viewed as quite manageable. HIGHLIGHTS • Manitoba estimates it ran a $424 million summary accounts deficit in 2014-15 (0.7% of GDP). That’s a deterioration of $67 million versus budget and $30 million compared to the more recent Q3 fiscal update. The Week at a Glance NBF ECONOMIC • & STRATEGY TEAM • • • • • Despite another year of reasonably healthy economic growth, a $422 million deficit in 2015-16 would be little changed year-on-year. At 0.6%, this year’s deficit would be a tad smaller as a share of GDP, however. Beyond 2015-16, fiscal forecasts are limited to core government, as opposed to the broader summary account representation. When it comes to this narrower core government measure, the timeline for a return to surplus has been pushed back to 2018-19—the second time Manitoba has relaxed its deficit elimination target. While the level of net debt came in above plan in 2014-15, the corresponding debt-to-GDP ratio (29.5%) looked a bit better than the original target (29.8%). With net debt rising by $1.65 billion this fiscal year, debt-to-GDP is slated to rise to 30.9%. The province aims to keep the debt burden in line with the provincial average. The interest bite remains relatively modest, as debt charges consume just 5.6% of total revenue. The budget maintained a focus on strategic infrastructure projects, including a record investment of more than $1 billion this year. Education/training was another noted priority. The capital tax on financial institutions is going up, but all told the budget delivered annualized tax relief of nearly $60 million (net) on a full-year basis. Gross borrowing requirements are similar to the prior year at $4.7 billion. That incorporates $2.7 billion of new cash requirements (net of repayments) which are driven by Manitoba Hydro’s development of its generation/transmission capabilities. The provincial economy has performed well, with Manitoba having emerged as a provincial leader in some key categories (including job creation). Real GDP is expected to grow by 2.5% in 2015—matching the prior five-year average. Nominal GDP looks poised to run in and around 4% for a third straight year. While real growth could ease modestly in 2016, firmer prices are expected to translate into faster nominal growth next year (4.6%). Click here for full report The Week at a Glance IN THE NEWS - U.S. and Canadian News th Monday April 27 , 2015 - Teva Said to Take Acquisition Bid Directly to Mylan Shareholders Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., whose $40.1 billion takeover offer for Mylan NV was rejected, is meeting with key shareholders of the target company to win their support. - Central GoldTrust’s largest shareholder backs Sprott takeover Central GoldTrust’s largest shareholder Pekin Singer Strauss Asset Management said it supports an unsolicited bid for the precious metals company launched last week by Sprott Asset Management. th Tuesday April 28 , 2015 - - - - Americans’ Confidence Ebbs, Catching Up With Spending Slowdown The Conference Board’s consumer confidence index dropped to a four-month low of 95.2 in April, weaker than the most pessimistic forecast. Home Prices in 20 U.S. Cities Increase at Faster Pace The S&P/Case-Shiller index of property values increased 5 percent from February 2014, the biggest year-to-year gain since August, after rising 4.5 percent in the year ended in January. The median projection of economists called for a 4.7 percent year-over-year advance. Nationally, prices rose 4.2 percent. Iron Mountain to Buy Recall for $2 Billion After Raising Bid Iron Mountain Inc., a U.S. data-storage company, reached an agreement to buy Australian-U.S. competitor Recall Holdings Ltd. for about A$2.5 billion (US$2 billion) after raising its bid following a rejection of an offer last year. Stephen Poloz explains his use of ‘atrocious’ to describe the Canadian economy Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz defended himself against criticism that his surprise January rate cut unduly shocked markets and for failing to use measured language like his predecessor, current Bank of England chief Mark Carney. - th Thursday April 30 , 2015 - Consumer Spending Ends Sluggish U.S. Quarter on Better Note Purchases rose 0.4 percent, the biggest increase since November, after a 0.2 percent February gain that was larger than previously estimated. The median forecast of economists called for a 0.5 percent increase. Incomes were little changed reflecting a drop in dividend payments. - Worker Pay in U.S. Increased at Faster Pace in First Quarter The 0.7 percent advance in pay followed a 0.6 percent increase in the fourth quarter. Private wages, which exclude those government workers, rose 2.8 percent in the last year, the biggest gain since the third quarter of 2008. The agency’s employment cost index, which also includes benefits, climbed 0.7 percent in the first quarter from the prior three months. - U.S. jobless claims sink to 15-year low Initial jobless claims in the period stretching from April 19 to April 25 fell to a seasonally adjusted 262,000 from a revised 296,000 in the prior week. That’s much bigger than Wall Street expected. - February GDP stalls as retail gains offset oil decline Canada's gross domestic product remained at an annualized $1.65 trillion while the median forecast of economist was for a 0.1 percent contraction. st Friday May 1 , 2015 - - th Wednesday April 29 , 2015 - - U.S. Economy Stalls in the First Quarter Gross domestic product, the volume of all goods and services produced, rose at a 0.2 percent annualized rate after advancing 2.2 percent the prior quarter. The median forecast of economists called for a 1 percent gain. Consumer spending, the biggest part of the economy, rose 1.9 percent, a little better than projected. Pending Sales of Previously Owned U.S. Homes Rose 1.1% in March The index of pending home sales rose 1.1 percent after a revised 3.6 percent jump in February that was the biggest since October 2010. Demand picked up in the South and West. Click on title to view the full story. Fed Says Economy Slowed in Winter as June Liftoff Odds Drop Federal Reserve policy makers said the economy weakened, partly for reasons that will fade, after a sharp slowdown reinforced expectations officials will keep interest rates near zero at their next meeting in June or longer. Perrigo Rejects Mylan’s Increased $32.7 Billion Takeover Bid Perrigo Co. rejected Mylan NV’s increased acquisition offer of $32.7 billion in cash and stock, putting pressure on Mylan to raise the bid further. - - ISM manufacturing index flat in April but hiring turns negative U.S. manufacturers grew slightly in April as new orders rose, but they also scaled back employment to the lowest level since fall 2009. March construction spending down 0.6% Outlays for U.S. construction projects fell 0.6% in March to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $967 billion. Economists had expected a drop of 0.5%, compared with an originally reported decrease of 0.1% in February. April UMich sentiment rises to 95.9 Consumer sentiment rose to a final April reading of 95.9, up from 93 in March and matching the preliminary estimate, according to reports on the University of Michigan gauge. Economists had expected a final April level of 96. Canada manufacturing activity shrinks for third month in April The RBC Canadian Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' index (PMI), a measure of manufacturing business conditions, was nearly unchanged at a seasonally adjusted 49.0 last month from 48.9 in March. The Week at a Glance IN THE NEWS - International News th Monday April 27 , 2015 - - - Greece Just Clipped Varoufakis’s Wings Greece reshuffled its bailout-negotiating team, reining in Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis, after three months of talks with creditors failed to unlock aid and a meeting with his euro-area counterparts ended in acrimony.. Spain to lift its economic growth target for 2015 Spain’s economy is expected to grow 2.9% this year, Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said, touting the improved forecast as a result of his government’s spending curbs and warning against populist alternatives in this year’s elections. Capgemini buys IGATE for $4 billion French computer services and technology company Capgemini said it will buy U.S. peer IGATE for $4 billion, making North America the French company's largest market. th Thursday April 30 , 2015 - Euro Area Ends Flirt With Deflation Prices stagnated in April from a year earlier after falling 0.1 percent in March. The inflation reading was in line with the median estimate. Unemployment held at 11.3 percent in March. - Saudi Arabia Is Burning Through Its Foreign Reserves at a Record Pace The kingdom spent $36 billion of the central bank’s net foreign assets -- about 5 percent of the total -- in February and March, the biggest two-month drop on record. The fall was in part due to King Salman’s order to give government employees and pensioners a two-month bonus after he ascended to the throne of the world’s biggest oil exporter in January. - German retail sales fall in March Retail sales in March fell by 2.3% in real adjusted terms compared with February. This is significantly weaker than the prediction by economists for a 0.4% increase on the month. - Mexico Keeps Key Rate at Record Low 3% as Economy Still Weak Banco de Mexico’s board kept the overnight rate at 3 percent as forecast by economists. After a surprise halfpoint reduction in June, policy makers have kept rates unchanged to boost a $1.26 trillion economy that has missed growth forecasts in eight of the past 11 quarters. th Tuesday April 28 , 2015 - - - - ECB Dominates Greece Saga as Dijsselbloem Rejects Tsipras Charge Dutch Finance Minister Jeroen Dijsselbloem, who chairs meetings of his euro-area counterparts, rebuffed Tsipras’s accusation that he had reneged on his pledge to Greece of access to ECB financing in return for an extension of the country’s bailout agreement. U.K. Growth Weakens in Blow to Cameron in Tight Election Battle The 0.3 percent pace was just half the rate of the previous three months and marked the weakest reading since the fourth quarter of 2012. Economists had forecast growth of 0.5 percent. Negative Rates Halt Payments in European AssetBacked Bonds Bonds backed by loans to Spanish small businesses became the first asset-backed securities to stop making interest payments last week after benchmark rates turned negative. China Said to Consider PBOC Lending Tool to Help Local Debt China’s central bank is considering expanding a new lending tool in an effort to bolster demand for localgovernment bonds, as policy makers seek to develop a municipal debt market and avoid a credit crunch. st Friday May 1 , 2015 - - - th Wednesday April 29 , 2015 - - Greek Banks Get More Funds as ECB Weighs Collateral Discount The European Central Bank raised the amount of emergency liquidity available to Greek banks, while signaling that access to such funds may become more difficult if bailout talks remain deadlocked. Euro-Area Bank Lending Increases for First Time Since 2012 Bank lending increased 0.1 percent in March from a year earlier. Loans had posted annual declines in every month since May 2012. Lending climbed 0.2 percent from February. Click on title to view the full story. Thailand Unexpectedly Cuts Rate After Growth Forecast Cut The Bank of Thailand lowered its one-day bond repurchase rate by a quarter of a percentage point to 1.5 percent on Wednesday, a move predicted by only two of 20 economists in a Bloomberg survey. - U.K. manufacturing PMI falls to seven-month low The Purchasing Managers' Index released Friday by Markit Economics Ltd. fell to 51.9 from 54.0 in March. A reading above 50 means the sector continues to expand, but the slower pace of growth disappointed economists, who had forecast manufacturing to accelerate. China manufacturing activity holds steady China's official manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index stood at 50.1 in April, unchanged from March. The April PMI beat the median 50.0 forecast. China official nonmanufacturing gauge softens China's official nonmanufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index, a gauge of activity outside factory floors, fell to 53.4 in April from 53.7 in March. South Korea exports fall 8.1% in April Exports declined 8.1% from a year earlier to $46.22 billion, following a revised 4.3% drop in March. The April reading compares with the median 6.3% decline forecast. The Week at a Glance S&P/TSX WEEKLY PERFORMERS S&P/TSX weekly best performers 18.81% Sherritt International Corp (S) 0 Lundin Mining Corp (LUN) 0 17.01% Tahoe Resources Inc (THO) 0 16.97% Capstone Mining Corp (CS) 0 15.97% Painted Pony Petroleum Ltd (PPY) 0 15.80% Surge Energy Inc (SGY) 0 15.73% Black Diamond Group Ltd (BDI) 0 11.89% Detour Gold Corp (DGC) 0 11.05% First Quantum Minerals Ltd (FM) 0 10.72% HudBay Minerals Inc (HBM) 0 10.15% 0% 2% 4% 6% 8% 10% 12% 14% 16% 18% 20% S&P/TSX weekly worst performers 0 -4.82% Brookfield Property Partners LP (BPY.un) 0 -4.95% Sierra Wireless Inc. (SW) Descartes Systems Group Inc/The (DSG) -5.40% 0 Intertape Polymer Group Inc. (ITP) -5.52% 0 0 -6.02% Ensign Energy Services Inc (ESI) 0 -7.31% CGI Group Inc (GIB.a) 0 -7.47% RMP Energy Inc (RMP) 0 -8.99% Jean Coutu Group PJC Inc/The (PJC.a) 0 -9.91% Open Text Corp (OTC) -10% 0 -5.74% Canadian Utilities Ltd (CU) -9% -8% -7% -6% -5% -4% -3% -2% -1% 0% The performance is calculated from the close of Friday’s previous week until Friday 11:30 a.m. of this week. Source: Bloomberg, NBF Research The Week at a Glance NBF RATINGS & TARGET PRICE CHANGES Company Symbol AGF Management Ltd. AGF.B Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd AEM AltaGas Ltd. American Hotel Income Properties REIT LP Current Rating Previous Rating Current Target Previous Target Closing Price Sector Perform Sector Perform C$8.50 C$9.00 C$7.72 Outperform Sector Perform C$44.00 C$44.00 C$36.52 ALA Outperform Outperform C$50.00 C$52.00 C$41.00 HOT.UN Outperform Restricted C$12.50 Restricted C$10.73 ARC Resources Ltd. ARX Outperform Outperform C$27.00 C$28.00 C$24.69 ATCO Ltd. ACO.X Sector Perform Sector Perform C$51.00 C$54.00 C$45.73 BCE Inc. BCE Sector Perform Sector Perform C$53.00 C$52.00 C$53.19 Canadian Oil Sands Limited COS Underperform Underperform C$11.00 C$8.00 C$13.11 Canadian Utilities Limited CU Sector Perform Sector Perform C$45.00 C$47.00 C$39.20 Canam Group Inc. CAM Outperform Outperform C$17.00 C$16.50 C$13.72 Choice Properties Real Estate Investment Trust CHP.UN Sector Perform Outperform C$12.00 C$12.00 C$11.20 CI Financial Corp. CIX Sector Perform Sector Perform C$37.00 C$36.00 C$35.46 Constellation Software Inc. CSU Underperform Sector Perform C$450.00 C$450.00 C$473.00 DIRTT Environmental Solutions Ltd. DRT Outperform Outperform C$11.00 C$9.00 C$7.89 Fiera Capital Corp. FSZ Outperform Outperform C$17.00 C$16.00 C$13.72 Genworth MI Canada Inc. MIC Sector Perform Sector Perform C$38.00 C$37.00 C$35.15 Gibson Energy Inc. GEI Outperform Outperform C$35.00 C$34.00 C$27.82 Horizon North Logistics Ltd. HNL Outperform Outperform C$4.00 C$3.75 C$3.35 IGM Financial Inc. IGM Sector Perform Sector Perform C$50.00 C$48.00 C$45.63 Interfor Corp. IFP Outperform Outperform C$21.00 C$22.00 C$17.27 Jean Coutu Group (PJC) Inc., The PJC.A Sector Perform Sector Perform C$26.00 C$27.00 C$23.48 Lundin Mining Corporation LUN Outperform Outperform C$7.00 C$6.50 C$6.00 Midas Gold Corp. MAX Restricted New Gold Inc. NGD Sector Perform Sector Perform C$5.30 C$5.60 C$4.05 NuVista Energy NVA Outperform Restricted C$10.00 Restricted C$8.94 Orezone Gold Corporation ORE Outperform Outperform C$0.85 C$0.95 C$0.41 Penn West Exploration PWT Underperform Underperform C$2.50 C$2.00 C$3.00 Stella-Jones Inc. SJ Outperform Outperform C$48.00 C$42.50 C$43.49 Suncor Energy Inc. SU Sector Perform Sector Perform C$43.00 C$40.00 C$39.29 Surge Energy Inc. SGY Outperform Restricted C$5.00 Restricted C$4.39 Thomson Reuters Corporation TRI Outperform Sector Perform C$56.00 C$50.00 C$49.57 TORC Oil & Gas TOG Restricted TransAlta Corp TA Underperform Underperform C$11.50 C$11.00 C$12.00 Uni-Select Inc UNS Outperform Outperform C$46.00 C$45.00 C$42.00 Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd. WDO Outperform Whitecap Resources Inc. WCP Outperform Restricted C$18.50 Restricted C$14.95 Yamana Gold Inc. YRI Outperform Outperform C$8.00 C$8.25 C$4.61 C$0.43 Restricted C$10.50 Restricted C$1.15 C$1.65 The Week at a Glance NBF ACTION IDEAS BOYD GROUP (BYD.UN) LAST PRICE: $51.51 RATING: OUTPERFORM TARGET PRICE: $58.00 COMPANY PROFILE Boyd Group is one of the largest operators of automotive collision repair service centres in North America, with repair centres in the four Western Canadian provinces and fifteen US states. INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTS NBF reiterated its Outperform rating and $58.00 target price on Boyd Group (BYD.un) given the company’s capacity to finance growth, its recurring and visible cash flows, its balance sheet health, its leading market position, and industry consolidation opportunity. The stock has been a consistent performer and remains amongst the most compelling within NBF’s diversified yield universe. Boyd Group (BYD.un) is scheduled to report Q1 2015 earnings on Tuesday May 12th. NBF is forecasting Q1 revenue of $255 mln (vs. $184 mln Q1/14), adj. EBITDA of $19.7 mln (vs. $15 mln) and DCPU of $0.82 reflecting a 13% payout ratio (vs. $0.56 and 21%). The y/y increase in revenue, adj. EBITDA & DCPU is due to the multilocation acquisitions of Dora, Netcost, Collex, Champ's & Craftmaster (expecting combined $50 mln revenues), new single store developments/acquisitions (projecting ~$9 mln incremental top-line) and organic growth. NBF forecasts +1% y/y Canadian SSSG, in-line with the portfolio's generally flat 2014 performance. For the US we forecast +6% SSSG including FX, down from the 7.5% 2014 average as BYD is facing more difficult comps given Q1/14's extreme weather (particularly the NE) that was not repeated to the same extent this year. FX will still represent a meaningful tailwind for BYD (~85% US operations but C$ reporter). The focal points for Q1 include: 1) profitability, which NBF forecasts will be down 30 bps y/y to 7.9% adj. EBITDA margins, as the lower margin glass franchise represents a larger component of BYD's business; 2) integration of BYD's active LTM acquisitions; and 3) insights into BYD's near-term acquisition strategy, and how aggressive it plans to deploy its >$150 million in available liquidity. NBF’s 2016 forecasts assumes 12-14% growth in top line and EBITDA (to $1.2 bln and $97 mln, respectively), owing to: 1) $60 mln of acquisitions closing throughout 2015 and another $60 mln in 2016 (both single and multistore); 2) 3% SSSG from the U.S. portfolio and 0-1% from Canada; and 3) stable to slightly improving profitability (glass franchise integration and an operating efficiency rollout across the collision repair portfolio). BOYD GROUP VALUATION NBF’s $58.00 price target implies ~11x 2016e EV/EBITDA and ~14x P/CF. The target price implies a ~14% total return. The Week at a Glance NEW FLYER INDUSTRIES (NFI) LAST PRICE: $14.32 RATING: OUTPERFORM TARGET PRICE: $15.50 COMPANY PROFILE Headquartered in Winnipeg, Manitoba, New Flyer Industries (NFI-TSX) is a leading manufacturer of heavy-duty transit buses in North America, as well as a comprehensive provider of aftermarket parts and service. INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTS NBF reiterated its Outperform rating and $15.50 target price on New Flyer Industries (NFI). The target price implies a ~13% total return. NFI shares a number of characteristics consistent with high yield equities that NBF rates Outperform: 1) recurring, visible revenues and transparent cash flows; 2) a defensive service offering; 3) a dominant market position; 4) reasonable financial health; and 5) a high cash flow/low capex model conducive to paying sizeable distributions/dividends. NFI is scheduled to report Q1 2015 earnings on May 6th and will host its conference call on May 7th. NBF is forecasting Q1 revenue of US$353 mln (vs. US$324 mln in Q1/14), adj. EBITDA of US$23.2 mln (vs. US$19.7 mln) and DCPS of US$0.21 reflecting a 57% payout ratio (vs. US$0.17 / 76% last year).Consensus forecasts are in-line with NBF, the Street projectingUS$349 mln top-line and US$26 mln EBITDA. NBF forecasts average bus pricing of US$460k/EU in Q1, up 2% y/y given last quarter’s robust US$495k (favorable sales mix of proportionately more hybrids and articulated units) although down sequentially given seasonal pricing trends. NFI delivered 572 units in Q1, up from 554 last year, contributing to NBF’s manufacturing top-line forecast of US$213 mln (vs. US$203 mln Q1/14) & EBITDA of US$7 mln (vs. US$4.4 mln Q1/14). After years of generally depressed manufacturing profitability, given contracts signed during the economic downturn management believes manufacturing margins can improve y/y 2015 (as reflected with NBF’s Q1 3.3% forecast vs. 2.1% a year ago). Market stabilization, deliveries and pricing are tracking well. Aftermarkets revenue and EBITDA are forecast to be up modestly to US$73 mln & US$11.9 mln, which could prove conservative given ongoing momentum from this portfolio as a result of the CTA midlife overhaul program and ongoing benefits from last year's acquisitions of Orion and NABI. NBF’s 2016 estimates project +9% y/y growth in EBITDA to $121 mln for 2016, reflecting continued improvements in the margin quality of NFI’s bus manufacturing order book as well as steady gains from aftermarkets (CTA contract ends mid-2015 but other opportunities persist). NEW FLYER INDUSTRIES VALUATION NBF’s $15.50 target implies ~8.5x 2016e EV/EBITDA and ~10.5x P/CF, a discount to TSX diversified yield equities NBF expects will continue to narrow as NFI's earnings momentum rebounds. The Week at a Glance THOMSON REUTERS CORP. (TRI) CLOSING PRICE: $49.57 $56.00 RATING: OUTPERFORM TARGET PRICE: COMPANY PROFILE Thomson Reuters is the world’s leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals. With headquarters in NY and major operations in London and Eagan, Minnesota, the company employs more than 50,000 people in 93 countries. Woodbridge Inc. (controlled by the Thomson Family) controls 457.8 million shares (55% of equity). INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTS NBF upgraded Thomson Reuters (TRI) to Outperform and increased its target price to $56.00 (from $50.00) following the recent pullback in the stock price and solid Q1 2015 results. The new target price implies a ~16% total return. NBF reviewed its valuation metrics and saw them as too conservative given peer valuations, the context of TRI’s historical 11.0x forward EBITDA multiple that’s seeing upside, and signs of improving trends after a lengthy retooling process that continues to evolve. In NBF’s view these improving trends and better results ahead will now drive the stock steadily higher. TRI’s Q1 revenue was down 2.7% y/y to $3.044 billion and was below NBF’s $3.076 billion, EBITDA as reported fell 2.1% y/y to $803 million vs. NBF estimate of $821 million. EBITDA ex-charges was -3.3% y/y with margins of 26.4% vs. 26.5%. EPS was $0.44 vs. NBF’s $0.46. FX was a material headwind. Ex-FX, revenue was up 2%, EBITDA was up 2.7% ex-charges last year with margins up 30 bps to 26.8% and adjusted EPS at $0.50. For f2015, NBF decreased its revenue forecast to $12.389 billion (-1.7%) from $12.614 billion, lowered EBITDA to $3.458 billion (+0.3% ex-charges in 2014) from $3.544 billion, and pushed EPS down to $2.00 from $2.10. NBF reduced its f2016 revenue expectation to $12.683 billion (+2.4%) from $12.846 billion, lowered EBITDA to $3.725 billion (+7.7%) vs. $3.765 billion, and decreased EPS to $2.31 from $2.35. NBF’s positive view on TRI is based on the following: Multi-year transformation of company steadily evolving: From an organization that skewed more toward a conglomerate, management is striving to re-orientate the company toward a more streamlined enterprise that has a cohesive strategy, more focused offering to clients, better communication across businesses, and improved leveraging of resources. Improving Trends: F&R won’t see top-line growth this year, especially in the face of rising FX headwinds, while a 30% EBITDA margin may only come by year’s end. Still, signs of improvement are evident in organic trends (positive net sales for the last 4 quarters) and margins ex-FX, with a clear foundation being laid for a better 2016. In Legal, The Westlaw Classic platform will be retired in H2/15 as the migration to WestlawNext gets completed and while organic growth likely hit a high in Q1 for 2015, organic trends are improving and margins should be flat for the year after a Q1 pullback. Tax & Accounting continues to perform at a healthy clip and continues to deliver high single digit gains, with IP&S working through a turnaround. Cost-cutting to drive margins ahead of revenue growth: In the absence of organic revenue growth of late in the face of evolving top-line pressures, especially in Financial & Risk, Thomson Reuters continues to push harder on streamlining operations and improving margins to gain even greater leverage if and when organic growth materializes. After eliminating 2,500 positions in 2013, the company announced accelerated cost reduction actions with Q3/13 reporting with a further headcount reduction of 3,000 expected to produce at least $250 million in run-rate savings by 2015. An extra $400 million in reduced expenses is being targeted through 2017. Growing cash returns to shareholders – dividend & NCIB: With an expected halving of M&A-related spending post-2013 after averaging $1.3 billion in the prior three years, TRI returned $2.1 billion to shareholders in 2014 consisting of $1.0 billion of share repurchases and $1.1 billion of dividends. To accommodate the buyback, TRI increased its target leverage ratio to 2.5x from 2.0x with the reporting of Q3/13 results. At the end of Q1/15, leverage stood at 2.2x. The company has increased its dividend in each of the past 22 years, with the current The Week at a Glance dividend reflecting an 2015E payout of 63%. NBF assumes the company will repurchase 26.8 mln shares in 2015 and 15.0 million shares in 2016. Attractive relative valuation: TRI is trading at EV/EBITDA of 11.7x 2015E and 10.7x 2016E vs. its peers trading at an average EV/EBITDA of 12.7x 2015 consensus estimates and 11.5x 2016 consensus estimates On a P/E basis, TRI trades at 20.6x 2015E and 17.9x 2016E vs. peers at 23.4x and 20.3x, respectively. VALUATION After revisions to NBF’s forecast and adjustments to its NAV where it moved segment multiples higher, NBF raised its target to Cdn$56.00 based on its updated 2016E metric in its NAV still translated at 1.25. The target implies price implies EV/EBITDA of 12.5x 2015E and 11.5x 2016E (was 10.5x) and P/Es of 22.5x and 19.5x. Early gains in 2015 were due to FX. In NBF’s view improving trends and better results ahead will now drive the stock steadily higher. The Week at a Glance STRATEGIC LIST - WEEKLY UPDATE (April 27th – May 1st) No Changes this Week: Comments Consumer Staples (Underweight) Empire Company Ltd. (EMP.A) NBF: Co-op Atlantic’s Board of Directors recommended to its member-owners that the organization divest to Sobeys its food/fuel retail and wholesale assets. The Co-op Atlantic website indicates presence of 99 retail coops (grocery, general merchandise and country stores), as well as three buying clubs and 15 agricultural societies; 33 other associated co-operatives are also members. NBF estimates that Co-op Atlantic’s annual consolidated sales are in excess of $600 million, with food sales of ~$300 million (~$100 million from corporate stores), and energy sales of ~$100 million; other sales make up the balance. At this point, media reports indicate that only 10 food stores (corporate stores) would change hands, which would suggest very modest earnings accretion. If all owner-members sign up with Sobeys (through wholesale supply agreements), it could add $25-$30 million to Empire’s Food Retailing EBITDA and $0.09-$0.12 to EPS. NBF awaits further details before updating its forecasts. NBF rates Empire Outperform with a $102.00 target price. Consumer Discretionary (Underweight) Thomson Reuters Corp. (TRI) NBF: Thomson reported Q1 results. Ongoing revenue was down to $3.044 billion largely due to F&R and was below NBF’s $3.076 billion (consensus $3.051 billion). EBITDA as reported fell 2.1% to $803 million vs. NBF estimate of $821 million (consensus $815 million). EBITDA ex-charges last year was -3.3% with margins of 26.4% vs. 26.5%. EPS was $0.44 vs. NBF’s $0.46 (consensus $0.45). FX was a material headwind. Ex-FX, revenue was up 2%, EBITDA was up 2.7% ex-charges last year with margins up 30 bps to 26.8% and Adj EPS at $0.50. Following revisions to NBF’s forecast and adjustments to its NAV where it moved segment multiples higher, NBF increased its target to Cdn$56 from Cdn$50 based on its updated 2016E metric in its NAV still translated at 1.25. NBF’s target implies EV/EBITDA of 12.5x 2015E and 11.5x 2016E (was 10.5x) and P/Es of 22.5x and 19.5x. Credit Suisse: Thomson reported lighter financial results offset by positive trends in both F&R and Legal organic growth. Highlights: 1) FX impact continues: Thomson saw FX continue to impact results with revenue declining 3% y/y driven by -5% y/y FX impact. FX impacted EPS by $0.06 vs. our $0.02 estimate. 2) Organic growth and net sales: With F&R organic growth roughly flat (vs. our -1% y/y estimate), Thomson is beginning to benefit from positive net sales trends and growth in transaction volumes. We continue to expect organic growth in F&R will be muted in 2015, but should grow in 2016 as Thomson completes the vast majority of its desktop migrations. 3) Legal organic growth: Legal organic growth of 3% y/y was better than our 2.5% estimate as strong growth in solutions offset the increasingly small impact from print declines. Despite some FX headwinds, CS remains constructive on TRI's self-help story given the positive net sales at F&R and organic revenue trends at Legal. We continue to believe that TRI will benefit from improved products, cost savings, and capital allocation to drive double-digit EPS growth. CS reiterated its Outperform rating on TRI and increased its target price to $44 from $43, which reflects slightly stronger long-term F&R margins driven by organic growth. Energy (Overweight) AltaGas Ltd. (ALA) NBF: AltaGas reported normalized EBITDA of $178 mln, in line with NBF estimate and consensus of $174 mln, while increasing its dividend 8.5% to $1.92/sh annually commencing with the June 2015 payment. With the 8.5% dividend increase coming in below its 12% forecast, NBF is once again trimming its annual dividend growth rate assumption to 10%. Based on its revised annual dividend growth rate forecast, NBF’s target declines $2 to $50; however, it continues to highlight a relatively attractive entry point into the name with ALA trading at a 2016e P/AFFO multiple of 11.5x versus its peers at 13.7x – despite a relatively stable cash flow risk profile, low AFFO payout ratio, attractive dividend growth profile and unrisked upside related to west coast export opportunities. As such, NBF maintained its Outperform rating. The Week at a Glance ARC Resources Ltd. (ARX) NBF: ARC reported strong Q1 results ahead of expectations and also announced a further 27% reduction to it 2015 budget to preserve the balance sheet. CFPS of $0.57 beat NBF’s estimate of $0.050/share and consensus of $0.49/shr on record production of 120.3 mboe/d and lower costs across the board. The 2015 budget was cut by a further 27% to $550 mln (from $750 mln) along with a 7% reduction in production guidance to a midpoint of 114.5 mboe/d, with the majority of the remaining capital to be directed to its Montney assets. ARX management are true stewards of capital, and NBF believes this prudent approach will not only preserve the balance sheet but ultimately lead to the best long-term returns for shareholders. NBF maintained its Outperform rating with a lower target of $27.00 (was $28.00). Credit Suisse: ARX reported CFPS of $0.57 for Q1, at the high end of street expectations and CS’ $0.51 estimate, ARX reported lower crude oil operating costs and lower G&A. Volumes and revenues were largely in line with our expectations. Incorporating Q1 results and updated hedging, CS adjusted its EPS/CFPS estimates for 2015/2016 as follows: $0.26/$2.39 to $0.32/$2.42 and $0.75/$3.10 to $0.74/$3.03 respectively. With only modest changes to estimates CS leave its target unchanged at $28.00. Its estimates reflect US$57 WTI/ US$0.80 FX/ US$2.95 NYMEX for 2015 and US$72 WTI/ US$0.86 FX/ US$4.20 NYMEX for 2016. CS continues to favor ARX for exposure to the prolific, low-cost, Montney play, which we believe should manifest in continued strong production and reserves growth over time. Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) NBF: CNQ reports Q1 results before the open on May 7th. NBF is forecasting Q1 production of 903,749 boe/d (+5% q/q) and CFPS of $1.12 (-48% q/q). Consensus CFPS is $1.22. Crescent Point Energy (CPG) NBF: CPG reports Q1 results before the open on May 7th. NBF is forecasting Q1 production of 154,680 boe/d (+1% q/q) and CFPS of $0.97 (-25% q/q). Consensus CFPS is $0.98. Financials (Market Weight) Manulife Financial (MFC) Credit Suisse: For MFC’s Q1 2015 results, Credit Suisse is forecasting core EPS of $0.42, up 15% from $0.37 in the prior year. In Q1 2015, MFC will begin to include $100 million of investment gains per quarter in its core EPS figure, up from $50 million per quarter in 2014. On a reported basis, Credit Suisse is forecasting EPS of $0.55 reflecting the favourable impact of equity markets, corporate spreads and swap rates partly offset by the decline in interest rates. Credit Suisse is forecasting MCCSR to decline to 236% from 248% in Q4 to reflect the recent acquisition of Standard Life Canada. MFC's ratio will decline by a further 10% on or before January 1, 2016 following its recent bancassurance partnership in Asia with DBS. Information Technology (Overweight) CGI Group Inc. (GIB.a) NBF: CGI’s Q2 (March) F2015 Results: Total revenues of $2,601 mln missed NBF $2,673 mln estimate (consensus $2,641 mln). Revenues incurred an FX hit of $7 mln y/y (expected ~$25 mln tailwind). Revenues declined 3.5% y/y at constant currency vs. -6.0% y/y last quarter. Government accounted for 35% of revenues; the highest in 10 quarters. Canada was the weakest segment as some contracts ran off (NBF believes Rio Tinto), and the FinServ and Energy units build a pipeline. Bookings of $2.3 bln = book-to-bill ratio of 87%. European/APAC book-to-bill was 95% offset by weakness in the U.S. (69%). New business accounted for 43% of bookings (highest in five quarters). Operating cash flow was $285 mln ($0.88/sh) and included $26 mln of integration-related disbursements ($53 mln remains). Free cash flow was $227 mln ($0.70/sh). Outstanding debt declined to $2.1 bln from $2.5 bln last quarter. Net debt to EBITDA at 1.00x leaves the company with plenty of room for M&A. NBF remains with Outperform rating; M&A next catalyst. Its DCF-based $58/sh target = P/E of ~16x on its C2015E estimates (vs. Accenture ~20x) and reflects no M&A. Management seemed to push out organic revenue growth by a quarter (explaining the stock weakness). EPS should grow regardless. Credit Suisse: CGI reported results that were lighter than expected as organic revenue headwinds offset roughly in-line EBIT margins. Organic revenue declined -3.5% y/y vs. CS’ estimated -1.7% y/y, driven by The Week at a Glance softness in European growth. The slightly softer earnings were balanced by strong operating cash flow of $360 million (+3% y/y) and with cash flow conversion remaining stable above 100%. Organic revenue trends were softer than expected, but sequentially organic revenue declines of -3.5% y/y improved vs. a -6.0% y/y decline in Q1. Margin expansion continues with CGI reporting EBIT Margin growth of 140 bps (roughly in-line with CS’ 150 bps estimate). U.S. margin expanded 940 bps, driven by the lapping of ACA costs but also from new business in financial services and government verticals. While organic trends were disappointing, the sequential improvement reinforces CS’ view that trends will continue to improve in H2.15. Continued margin momentum in U.S. gives CS confidence that additional expansion is possible beyond the lapping of the ACA impact. CS’ 2016/2017 EPS increases to $3.42/$3.52 from C$3.39/C$3.46 as it updated its model to reflect stronger margins, which offset weaker organic growth. As CS rolls over its valuation, its target price increases to $57.00 (from $54) to reflect these changes. DH Corp. (DH) NBF: DH reported Q1 2015 adjusted revenue of $297 mln (vs. $283 mln est. & $276 mln Q1/14), adj. EBITDA of $87 mln (vs. $84 mln est. & $79 mln Q1/14) and full capex expensed DCPS of $0.47 reflecting a 69% payout (vs. $0.54 / 60% est. & $0.55/58% Q1/14). Results were similarly in line with the Street’s $294 mln top line and $84 mln EBITDA estimates. The $1.6 billion acquisition of Fundtech acquisition to closed this week. NBF maintained its view that as a larger percentage of DH’s contribution comes from fintech there is the potential for its valuation to continue to re-rate higher. This is on account of the differential between these types of companies (U.S. fintech peers typically trading at 13x+ forward EV/EBITDA) versus more traditional comps to DH’s legacy domestic businesses (TSX diversified high yield equities ~9.5x forward EV/EBITDA & U.S. business outsourcing peers ~8x). After adjusting for Q1 takeaways, NBF forecasts are largely unchanged, and it reiterated its Outperform rating and $47 target price. Materials (Market Weight) Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd. (AEM) NBF: AEM Q1 f2015 adj EPS of US$0.15 beat expectations (NBF est. US$0.08; cons. US$0.10). CFPS before working capital adj. of US$0.82 also beat (NBF est. US$0.74 cons. US$0.77). AEM reported Q1/15 sales of 385k oz (NBF est. 386k oz) at total cash costs of US$588/oz Au (NBF est. of US$642/oz). AEM’s beat on financials wa buoyed by strong production and lower cash costs with contributions across AEM’s portfolio, most notably Pinos Altos. NBF’s previously expected back-end loaded year remains in place, though is mitigated somewhat by the Q1/15 performance and read-throughs for a carry over into Q2/15. Production guidance of 1.6 mln oz for the year remains unchanged, though in NBF’s view is somewhat de-risked after the Q1 beat. Amaruq results remain positive as AEM drilling continues. NBF upgraded AEM to Outperform (was Sector Perform) and maintained its $44.00 target price. Credit Suisse: Q1/15 adj. EPS of US$0.15 was above CS estimate of US$0.09, with the variance due to lower than expected costs. AEM sold 19koz less than it produced, which would have added a further ~$0.01 to EPS. AEM’s operations were strong on production and costs: Gold production of 404koz was above CS est. of 391koz. Total cash costs of US$588/oz were below CS est. of US$632/oz. AISC of $804/oz were below CS est. of US$925/oz, benefitting from lower cash cost as well as seasonally lower Q1 capex. AEM reiterated its 2015 guidance, with gold production at 1.60Moz, cash costs of US$610-$630/oz and AISC of US$880-$900/oz. AEM also reiterated capex guidance of US$481 mln, with spending expected to pick up vs. Q1's $82.9 mln. AEM continues to be one of CS’ top picks in the gold space due to strong FCF, exploration focus, good balance sheet, de-risked 2015 outlook and growth in the golds. AEM highlighted positive progress on its organic opportunities at Amaruq, Kittila and Goldex deep, which could extend LOM and add NAV and in CS’ view is not fully reflected in the current valuation. To reflect Q1 results CS raised its 2015-17 EPS estimates to US$0.61/$0.99/$1.10 from US$0.45/$0.93/$1.06, respectively. CS rates AEM Outperform with an unchanged $42.00 target price. Lundin Mining Corp. (LUN) NBF: Lundin Mining released strong Q1/15 financial results, reporting EPS of US$0.10, ahead of NBF Estimate and consensus at US$0.05 and US$0.06, respectively. Operating CFPS of US$0.31 also exceeded NBF forecast of US$0.22 and consensus at US$0.21. NBF notes that the financial results were positively impacted by another solid operational performance, with production across all metals exceeding its expectations, with the exception of zinc. Toward that end, Lundin increased its production guidance for copper and nickel, while reducing its cost projections for Neves-Corvo, Zinkgruvan and Aguablanca. With the potential for further improvements in the company’s operational outlook following the completion of a revised mine plan for The Week at a Glance Candelaria in Q3/15, NBF continues to view Lundin as an operationally lower-risk and financially stable alternative within the base metals sector. NBF maintained its Outperform rating at a revised target price of $7.00 (was $6.50). Credit Suisse: LUN reported adjusted 1Q15 FD EPS of $0.08 vs. CS’ $0.03 on stronger copper sales and lower costs at Candelaria, Neves-Corvo and Eagle mines. 1Q15 attributable copper production (excl. Tenke) of 64Kt was higher vs. our 53Kt with strong performance at Candelaria, Neves-Corvo and Eagle. LUN’s FY15 guidance on copper production remains largely unchanged and nickel production +3%. Average copper cash cost guidance down to US$1.50/lb (from US$1.56/lb) on more favorable F/X assumptions. Average nickel cash cost guidance down to US$2.38/lb (from US$2.57/lb). Capex guidance unchanged at $400 mln. Distributions from Tenke are now expected at $20 mln (from $35 mln). CS continues to view LUN as an attractively valued diversified base metals play, with positive free cash flow, and a conservative balance sheet relative to peers. 3.0x on FY16 EV/EBITDA relative to the peer average of 5.5x. CS revised f2015e EPS of $0.48 (from $0.40) reflect 1Q15 results and updated f2015 guidance. CS maintained its Outperform rating and $7.00 target price. Utilities (Underweight) Canadian Utilities – (CU) NBF: Canadian Utilities Ltd. reported adj. Q1 EPS of $0.67 (excl. one-time regulatory charges of -$0.17), shy of NBF’s estimate of $0.70 and consensus of $0.69 owing largely to lower contributions from its 24.5% interest in ATCO Structures & Logistics. CU is currently pursuing $5.8 bln of organic growth projects through 2017, of which $5.1 bln will be targeted towards its regulated Utilities business. That said, in late Q1 2015, the AUC (Alberta Utilities Commission) released its decision on the GCOC (Generic Cost of Capital) and PBR (Performance Based Regulation) Capital Tracker proceedings – resulting in a retrospective decrease to the allowable ROE to 8.3% (was 8.75%) and a 1% reduction across the board to equity thickness from 2013 to 2015, and will remain in place on an interim basis for 2016 onwards. Reflecting the revised allowable ROE, NBF’s 2016e EPS (FD) and AFFO/sh (FD) declines $0.16 (6%) and $0.24 (5%) to $2.39 and $3.92 – representing an EPS and AFFO payout ratio of 54% and 33%, remaining well below the low-payout group average of 78% and 41%. As such, NBF continues to forecast ample room for continued double-digit dividend growth and continue to call for a 10% increase to $1.30/sh beginning Q1 2016. NBF continues to rate CU Outperform and lowered its target price to $45.00 from $47.00 Credit Suisse: Canadian Utilities reported headline Q1 2015 EPS of $0.61 and an adj. EPS of $0.64/sh, missing CS estimate of $0.68. The miss was primarily due to lower contribution from the Energy and Corporate segments. In the near to medium term, CS continues to believe Mexico will supplement CU's growth from the core Canadian utilities businesses. In the current commodity landscape, CS continues to be comfortable with CU's Alberta centric exposure. With the long-dated nature of most of its coverage universe, CS does not place undue emphasis on quarterly earnings results. CS’ investment thesis is intact: CU is benefitting from large organic growth in its Alberta base regulated utilities segment. CS believes the growth in Alberta will be supplemented by organic growth in Australia and Mexico. CS rates CU Outperform with a $46.00 target price. Source: NBF Research, Veritas Research, Credit Suisse Research, Bloomberg, Thomson One The Week at a Glance NBF STRATEGIC LIST NBF Strategic List (May 1, 2015) WEIGHT* (%) Ticker Consumer Discretionary Gildan Activewear GIL Thomson Reuters Corp. TRI Consumer Staples Empire Company Ltd. EMP'A George Weston Ltd. WN Energy AltaGas Ltd. ALA ARC Resources Ltd. ARX Can. Natural Resources Ltd. CNQ Crescent Point Energy Corp. CPG Enbridge Inc. ENB Inter Pipeline Ltd. IPL Financials Bank of Montreal BMO Cdn. Apartment Properties REITCAR.un Element Financial Corp. EFN H&R REIT HR.un Manulife Financial Corp. MFC Royal Bank of Canada RY Toronto Dominion Bank TD Health Care Industrials TransForce Inc. TFI WestJet Airlines Ltd. WJA Information Technology CGI Group Inc. GIB.A DH Corp. DH Materials Agnico Eagle Resources Ltd. AEM Lundin Mining Corp. LUN Telecom Services Rogers Communications RCI'B TELUS Corp T Utilities Canadian Utilities Ltd. CU Northland Power Inc. NPI ADDITION ADDITION DATE PRICE 21-May-14 $ 27-Feb-14 $ 29.09 38.31 1-Apr-15 31-Jul-12 $ $ 90.80 59.25 30-Oct-13 17-Dec-14 31-Jul-12 3-Oct-12 21-Jan-15 5-Jun-13 $ $ $ $ $ $ 38.19 26.82 27.35 43.00 59.87 23.71 4-Mar-15 11-Feb-15 3-Sep-14 20-Aug-14 26-Mar-14 19-Jun-13 31-Jul-12 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ 76.27 26.97 14.10 23.36 21.42 60.69 39.46 11-Feb-15 $ 22-Oct-14 $ 29.36 30.65 22-Aug-12 $ 4-Feb-15 $ 25.83 38.64 17-Dec-14 $ 17-Dec-14 $ 27.00 5.35 27-Nov-14 $ 31-Jul-12 $ 45.84 31.31 31-Jul-12 8-May-13 35.00 19.43 $ $ LAST YIELD Strategic PRICE (%) BETA List 6.0 EQY_DVD_YLD EQY_BETA $ 38.29 0.8 1.0 3.0 $ 50.05 3.2 0.8 3.0 3.4 $ 86.77 1.2 0.5 1.7 $ 99.87 1.7 0.7 1.7 25.7 $ 40.98 4.7 0.8 4.3 $ 24.70 4.9 1.2 4.3 $ 39.64 2.3 1.6 4.3 $ 31.38 8.8 1.2 4.3 $ 63.38 2.9 0.8 4.3 $ 31.45 4.7 0.8 4.3 35.8 $ 79.26 4.0 0.8 5.1 $ 29.13 4.0 0.6 5.1 $ 17.54 0.0 0.9 5.1 $ 23.19 5.8 0.7 5.1 $ 22.19 2.8 1.4 5.1 $ 80.49 3.8 0.9 5.1 $ 56.13 3.6 0.9 5.1 8.5 $ 27.20 2.5 1.0 4.3 $ 27.70 2.0 0.7 4.3 3.2 $ 51.38 0.0 0.8 1.6 $ 41.80 3.1 0.8 1.6 11.0 $ 39.12 1.0 1.1 5.5 $ 6.33 0.0 2.0 5.5 4.3 $ 43.24 4.4 0.7 2.2 $ 41.86 3.8 0.7 2.2 2.1 $ 38.11 3.1 0.7 1.1 $ 17.11 6.3 0.7 1.1 SPTSX NOTES** 6.3 3.6 22.3 34.6 5.2 8.2 2.5 10.6 4.6 2.2 Source: Bloomberg, Thomson One (Priced May 1, 2015 at 10:52 am EDT) * Individual position weights reflect an adjustment for Health Care. The Health Care weighting has been reallocated to sectors rated "overweight" with any remaining weight reallocated proportionally to the remaining sectors. As such, the individual position weights will exceed the total sector weights and may not sum to 1 **R = Restricted Stocks - Stocks placed under restriction while on The NBF Strategic List will remain on the list, but noted as Restricted in accordance with compliance requirements The Week at a Glance CREDIT SUISSE – U.S. FOCUS LIST CREDIT SUISSE - U.S.FOCUS LIST Energy Devon Energy Corp. Marathon Oil Corp. Materials Sealed Air Corp. Industrials Canadian Pacific Railways United Continental Holdings, Inc. Tesla Motors, Inc. Allison Transmission Consumer Discretionary Marriott International Hanesbrands, Inc. Dunkin' Brands Consumer Staples Procter & Gamble Mondelez Heath Care Aetna Bristol-Myers Squibb Financials Affiliated Managers Goup Boston Properties, Inc. JPMorgan Chase & Co Information Technology Micron Technology Inc. Facebook Inc. Telecomm. Services Utilities Est. total Return Date Added* Ticker Price Target Dividend Yield DVN-US MRO-US $68.23 $30.82 $80.00 $36.00 $0.96 $0.84 1.41% 2.73% 18.7% 19.5% 09/Apr/15 09/Apr/15 SEE-US $46.26 $53.00 $0.52 1.12% 15.7% 03/Jun/13 CP-US UAL-US TSLA-US ALSN-US $191.77 $60.52 $226.31 $30.53 $227.00 $98.00 $290.00 $36.00 $1.16 $0.00 $0.00 $0.60 0.60% 0.00% 0.00% 1.97% 19.0% 61.9% 28.1% 19.9% 27/May/14 09/Oct/14 09/Oct/14 20/Oct/14 MAR-US $80.68 HBI-US $31.21 DNKN-US $52.17 $93.00 $32.50 $58.00 $0.80 $0.40 $1.06 0.99% 1.28% 2.03% 16.3% 5.4% 13.2% 22/Oct/13 09/Oct/14 09/Apr/15 PG-US $79.83 $105.00 MDLZ-US $38.51 $42.00 $2.65 $0.60 3.32% 1.56% 34.9% 10.6% 23/Jan/14 22/Oct/15 AET-US BMY-US $107.50 $124.00 $64.36 $70.00 $1.00 $1.48 0.93% 2.30% 16.3% 11.1% 09/Jan/14 28/Oct/13 AMG-US $227.62 $270.00 BXP-US $133.12 $154.00 JPM-US $63.40 $75.00 $0.00 $2.60 $1.60 0.00% 1.95% 2.52% 18.6% 17.6% 20.8% 26/Aug/14 12/Nov/14 09/Apr/15 MU-US FB-US $0.00 $0.00 0.00% 0.00% 73.4% 31.7% 30/Jun/14 30/Apr/14 1.21% 24.4% $28.83 $50.00 $78.99 $104.00 Average Source: Credit Suisse, Thomson One *Stocks added prior to 2012 have a December 31, 2011 date The Week at a Glance WEEK AHEAD THE ECONOMIC CALENDAR (May 4th – May 8th) U.S. Indicators Date Time Release Period Previous Consensus 4-May 4-May 4-May 09:45 10:00 10:00 ISM New York Factory Orders Factory Orders Ex Trans Apr Mar Mar 50 0.20% 0.80% -2.20% -- 5-May 5-May 5-May 5-May 5-May 08:30 09:45 09:45 10:00 10:00 Trade Balance Markit US Composite PMI Markit US Services PMI IBD/TIPP Economic Optimism ISM Non-Manf. Composite Mar Apr F Apr F May Apr -$35.4B 57.4 57.8 51.3 56.5 -$39.9B ---56.2 6-May 6-May 6-May 6-May 07:00 08:15 08:30 08:30 MBA Mortgage Applications ADP Employment Change Nonfarm Productivity Unit Labor Costs May 1 Apr 1Q P 1Q P -2.30% 189K -2.20% 4.10% -185K -1.50% 3.80% 7-May 7-May 7-May 7-May 7-May 07:30 08:30 08:30 09:45 15:00 Challenger Job Cuts YoY Initial Jobless Claims Continuing Claims Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Consumer Credit Apr May 2 Apr 25 May 3 Mar 6.40% 262K 2253K 44.7 $15.516B ----$15.750B 8-May 8-May 8-May 8-May 8-May 8-May 8-May 8-May 8-May 8-May 8-May 8-May 8-May 08:30 08:30 08:30 08:30 08:30 08:30 08:30 08:30 08:30 08:30 08:30 10:00 10:00 Change in Nonfarm Payrolls Two-Month Payroll Net Revision Change in Private Payrolls Change in Manufact. Payrolls Unemployment Rate Average Hourly Earnings MoM Average Hourly Earnings YoY Average Weekly Hours All Employees Underemployment Rate Change in Household Employment Labor Force Participation Rate Wholesale Inventories MoM Wholesale Trade Sales MoM Apr Apr Apr Apr Apr Apr Apr Apr Apr Apr Apr Mar Mar 126K -129K -1K 5.50% 0.30% 2.10% 34.5 10.90% 34 62.70% 0.30% -0.20% 223K -215K 6K 5.40% 0.20% -34.5 ---0.30% -- Period Previous Consensus May 1 59.9 -- Canadian Indicators Date Time 4-May 10:00 Bloomberg Nanos Confidence 5-May 08:30 Int'l Merchandise Trade Mar -0.98B -- 6-May 10:00 Ivey Purchasing Managers Index SA Apr 47.9 -- 7-May 08:30 Building Permits MoM Mar -0.90% -- 8-May 8-May 8-May 8-May 8-May 8-May 08:15 08:30 08:30 08:30 08:30 08:30 Housing Starts Unemployment Rate Net Change in Employment Full Time Employment Change Part Time Employment Change Participation Rate Apr Apr Apr Apr Apr Apr 189.7K 6.80% 28.7K -28.2 56.8 65.9 ------- Source : Bloomberg Release The Week at a Glance S&P/TSX QUARTERLY EARNINGS CALENDAR th Monday May 4 , 2015 COMPANY* Enbridge Income Fund Holdings Inc Ensign Energy Services Inc MacDonald Dettwiler & Associates Ltd SYMBOL ENF ESI MDA EPS ESTIMATE 0,42 0,105 1,469 SYMBOL BXE REI.un BTE SLF RUS PKI AGU K PSI IMG MRE PPL NAL KEY GEI AVO FTS FCR WJA EPS ESTIMATE -0,105 0,42 0,104 0,768 0,354 0,235 0,332 0,006 0,205 -0,042 0,327 0,255 -0,037 0,439 0,225 0,207 0,617 th Tuesday May 5 , 2015 COMPANY* Bellatrix Exploration Ltd RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust Baytex Energy Corp Sun Life Financial Inc Russel Metals Inc Parkland Fuel Corp Agrium Inc Kinross Gold Corp Pason Systems Inc IAMGOLD Corp Martinrea International Inc Pembina Pipeline Corp Newalta Corp Keyera Corp Gibson Energy Inc Avigilon Corp Fortis Inc/Canada First Capital Realty Inc WestJet Airlines Ltd 1,001 The Week at a Glance th Wednesday May 6 , 2015 COMPANY* Alaris Royalty Corp Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust AuRico Gold Inc Brookfield Asset Management Inc Brookfield Renewable Energy Partners LP/CA Calloway Real Estate Investment Trust Enbridge Inc Enerflex Ltd Finning International Inc Franco-Nevada Corp Granite Real Estate Investment Trust Great Canadian Gaming Corp Home Capital Group Inc Husky Energy Inc Intact Financial Corp Linamar Corp Loblaw Cos Ltd Northern Property Real Estate Investment Trust Primero Mining Corp Trilogy Energy Corp Trinidad Drilling Ltd Veresen Inc SYMBOL AD EPS ESTIMATE 0,53 AP.un AUQ BAM.a 0,532 -0,046 BEP.un CWT.un ENB EFX FTT FNV GRT.un GC HCG HSE IFC LNR L 0,187 0,494 0,591 0,293 0,338 0,164 0,825 0,228 1,033 0,013 1,384 1,453 0,672 NPR.un P TET TDG VSN 0,539 -0,022 -0,213 0,053 0,064 The Week at a Glance th Thursday May 7 , 2015 COMPANY* Alamos Gold Inc Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp Artis Real Estate Investment Trust AutoCanada Inc Black Diamond Group Ltd Bombardier Inc Canadian Natural Resources Ltd Canexus Corp CCL Industries Inc Chartwell Retirement Residences CI Financial Corp Cominar Real Estate Investment Trust Cott Corp Crescent Point Energy Corp Crew Energy Inc Dorel Industries Inc Extendicare Inc First Majestic Silver Corp Great-West Lifeco Inc HudBay Minerals Inc Industrial Alliance Insurance & Financial Services Inc Magna International Inc Manitoba Telecom Services Inc Manulife Financial Corp MEG Energy Corp Pengrowth Energy Corp Quebecor Inc Ritchie Bros Auctioneers Inc Secure Energy Services Inc Sierra Wireless Inc Silver Wheaton Corp SNC-Lavalin Group Inc TELUS Corp Western Forest Products Inc SYMBOL AGI AQN AX.un ACQ BDI BBD.b CNQ CUS CCL.b CSH.un CIX CUF.un BCB CPG CR DII.b EXE FR GWO HBM EPS ESTIMATE -0,015 0,192 0,361 0,153 0,164 0,053 -0,07 -0,013 1,68 0,19 0,495 0,456 -0,171 -0,126 -0,07 0,613 0,03 0,003 0,669 0,035 IAG MG MBT MFC MEG PGF QBR.b RBA SES SW SLW SNC T WEF 0,912 1,105 0,439 0,427 -0,299 -0,004 0,436 0,148 0,067 0,174 0,164 0,412 0,67 0,032 SYMBOL CAR.un CGX ERF FVI IGM VET EPS ESTIMATE 0,394 0,168 0,044 0,032 0,803 -0,063 th Friday May 8 , 2015 COMPANY* Canadian Apartment Properties REIT Cineplex Inc Enerplus Corp Fortuna Silver Mines Inc IGM Financial Inc Vermilion Energy Inc Source: Bloomberg, NBF Research *Companies of the S&P/TSX index expected to report. Stocks from the Strategic List are in Bold. The Week at a Glance S&P500 INDEX QUARTERLY EARNINGS CALENDAR th Monday May 4 , 2015 COMPANY* Anadarko Petroleum Corp Cablevision Systems Corp Cimarex Energy Co Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp Comcast Corp DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc Dominion Resources Inc/VA Dun & Bradstreet Corp/The EOG Resources Inc Henry Schein Inc Loews Corp Sysco Corp Tenet Healthcare Corp Tyson Foods Inc Vornado Realty Trust SYMBOL APC CVC XEC CTSH CMCSA DVA DO D DNB EOG HSIC L SYY THC TSN VNO EPS ESTIMATE -0,647 0,172 -0,379 0,695 0,738 0,896 0,415 0,964 1,231 0,009 1,267 0,705 0,413 0,312 0,723 1,188 SYMBOL ALL ADM AIZ CTL DVN DTV DISCA EA EMR EL FISV FOSL FTR HRS HCA HCP ICE K MNK MYL NFX NWSA NBL OKE PXD SRE VMC DIS WEC ZTS EPS ESTIMATE 1,437 0,711 1,479 0,585 0,252 1,544 0,384 0,257 0,761 0,51 0,862 0,689 0,044 1,247 1,187 0,782 2,957 0,919 1,532 0,708 0,08 0,07 0,026 0,358 0,073 1,318 -0,153 1,098 0,826 0,363 th Tuesday May 5 , 2015 COMPANY* Allstate Corp/The Archer-Daniels-Midland Co Assurant Inc CenturyLink Inc Devon Energy Corp DIRECTV Discovery Communications Inc Electronic Arts Inc Emerson Electric Co Estee Lauder Cos Inc/The Fiserv Inc Fossil Group Inc Frontier Communications Corp Harris Corp HCA Holdings Inc HCP Inc Intercontinental Exchange Inc Kellogg Co Mallinckrodt PLC Mylan NV Newfield Exploration Co News Corp Noble Energy Inc ONEOK Inc Pioneer Natural Resources Co Sempra Energy Vulcan Materials Co Walt Disney Co/The Wisconsin Energy Corp Zoetis Inc The Week at a Glance th Wednesday May 6 , 2015 COMPANY* CF Industries Holdings Inc Chesapeake Energy Corp DENTSPLY International Inc Essex Property Trust Inc Expeditors International of Washington Inc Keurig Green Mountain Inc Kimco Realty Corp Marathon Oil Corp MetLife Inc Motorola Solutions Inc Occidental Petroleum Corp Prudential Financial Inc Spectra Energy Corp Transocean Ltd TripAdvisor Inc Twenty-First Century Fox Inc Whole Foods Market Inc SYMBOL CF CHK XRAY ESS EXPD GMCR KIM MRO MET MSI OXY PRU SE RIG TRIP FOXA WFM EPS ESTIMATE 4,615 0,038 0,573 2,251 0,484 1,049 0,352 -0,457 1,414 0,252 0,043 2,382 0,426 0,587 0,559 0,391 0,426 SYMBOL AEE APA BDX CA CBS CERN MCHP MHK TAP MNST NVDA PPL PCLN REGN SNI SIAL TDC EPS ESTIMATE 0,381 -0,595 1,535 0,498 0,75 0,449 0,662 1,598 0,449 0,684 0,332 0,684 7,7 2,71 0,916 1,081 0,412 SYMBOL HCN NRG EPS ESTIMATE 1,039 0,19 th Thursday May 7 , 2015 COMPANY* Ameren Corp Apache Corp Becton Dickinson and Co CA Inc CBS Corp Cerner Corp Microchip Technology Inc Mohawk Industries Inc Molson Coors Brewing Co Monster Beverage Corp NVIDIA Corp PPL Corp Priceline Group Inc/The Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc Scripps Networks Interactive Inc Sigma-Aldrich Corp Teradata Corp th Friday May 8 , 2015 COMPANY* Health Care REIT Inc NRG Energy Inc Source: Bloomberg, NBF Research * Companies of the S&P500 index expected to report. Stocks from the Credit Suisse U.S. Focus List are in Bold.