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Friday, October 8, 2021 STOCKS Source: FactSet (5pm EDT) BEFORE THE OPEN Source: Thomson Reuters Futures for Canada's main stock index were little changed, tracking U.S. stock index futures, ahead of Canadian jobs data for September, as investors waited for cues on the pace of economic recovery against the backdrop of rising inflation. European stocks edged lower as declines in the technology sector offset gains in oil and auto shares while Asian stocks rose, supported by advances in Chinese blue chips as trading resumed after the week-long National Day holiday. The U.S. dollar edged lower while gold prices held steady as COMMODITIES & CURRENCIES Source: FactSet (5pm EDT) investors stayed on the sidelines awaiting the confirmation of a strengthening U.S. labour market. Oil prices rose on signs some industries have begun switching fuel from high-priced gas to oil and on doubts the U.S. government would release oil from its strategic reserves for now. STOCKS IN THE NEWS Source: Thomson Reuters Ford Motor Co. (F): The U.S. automaker will temporarily suspend production from Oct. 11-12 at its Hermosillo plant in Mexico because of a shortage of material, the plant's labor union said on Thursday. Workers will be paid 75% of salaries on those days, the union added in a statement. Ford produces its Bronco Sport SUV at the Hermosillo plant in Sonora. It did not specify which materials were in short GLOBAL INDICES supply. Earlier this month, Ford said it would suspend production at its Flat Rock, Source: FactSet (5pm EDT) Michigan, plant and at parts of its Kansas City plant. Merck and Co Inc. (MRK): Two Indian drugmakers, Aurobindo Pharma and MSN Laboratories, want to discontinue their respective late-stage trials of Merck's experimental antiviral drug molnupiravir in moderate COVID-19 patients. Both the pharmaceutical firms, however, will continue their separate trials in mild COVID-19 patients, according to a statement by the Indian drug regulator's expert committee. TSX SECTORS Source: FactSet (5pm EDT) Tesla Inc. (TSLA): The automaker's Chief Executive, Elon Musk, said on Thursday the electric car maker plans to move its headquarters from Silicon Valley's Palo Alto, California to Austin, Texas, where it is building a massive car and battery manufacturing complex. THINGS TO KNOW Source: Bloomberg Finance L.P. Employers are expected to have added 500,000 positions in September, a number seen as strong enough to keep the Federal Reserve on the path of tapering asset purchases as soon as next month. U.S. Treasuries resumed their selloff in the wake of the agreement to extend the debt limit into December. Speaking of energy problems, the extreme electricity shortage in China caused by soaring coal prices is hitting a huge number of industries. It has been a relatively quiet start to the session today as investors await the payrolls report. NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO THE UNITED STATES. This publication is a general market commentary and is provided for informational purposes only. The author(s) is not a Research Analyst and this communication is not the product of Canaccord Genuity Corp.’s Research Department. It should not be construed as a research report or investment advice. For important information, please see the Important Disclosures beginning on page 9 of this document.
CANADIAN EQUITIES OF INTEREST Listed Alphabetically by Symbol Tilray* (TLRY: $13.80), Net Change: $0.20, Change: 1.47% FQ1/22 first look: Relatively flat quarter as Tilray remains #1 in Cdn adult-use market share • This morning, Tilray reported FQ1/22 financial results (ended Aug/2021) that came in slightly below consensus expectations for the period • Net revenue for FQ1/22 came in at ~US$168.0M, which represented a QoQ increase of ~18.1%, which was a bit shy of consensus expectations of closer to US$174M • Consolidated gross profit came in at US$51.0M (or ~30.4%), which represented incremental margin expansion from ~29.8% in the period quarter when excluding post-merger inventory write-offs booked in FQ4/21 • Further, the company continues to hold one of the leading margin profiles in the Canadian sector with adj. gross margin in its cannabis segment of ~43% US EQUITIES OF INTEREST Listed Alphabetically by Symbol Gatos Silver Inc.* (GATO: $10.79), Net Change: -$0.31, Change: -2.79% Q3 production results – silver grade impacted by mine sequencing • Gatos reported Q3/21 production results for its 70% owned Cerro Los Gatos (CLG) mine, located in Chihuahua, Mexico • Q3 results were impacted by a 20% QoQ reduction in silver grade (256g/t vs 322g/ t), resulting in 1.70Moz of silver produced vs our estimated 2.02Moz (slightly offset by higher recovery, 89% vs 85%) • The lower silver grade for the quarter is attributable to mine sequencing, this the product of lower-than-expected development rates in the Central Zone (due to higher water management requirements) • Management notes that access to these stopes has now been established, and expects to return to higher silver grade production in Q4 RADA Electronic Industries* (RADA: $10.88), Net Change: -$0.17, Change: -1.54% Active protection systems, international sales expand order growth by 36% • RADA Electronic Industries (RADA) announced that the company had received $24M in new orders during Q3/21 • Unsurprisingly, the vast majority of the new order activity continues to come from RADA’s hemispheric (360-degree) tactical radar products • The company announced that RADA’s CHR (compact hemispheric radar) products will be incorporated into the UK’s Modular Integrated Protection System (MIPS) • The other critical announcement in this morning’s release was that the US defense market only accounted for 14% of the new order activity • Management reiterated their >$120M in 2021 revenue guidance, while stating that they expect continued top-line momentum in 2022 Zscaler* (ZS: $269.88), Net Change: $5.63, Change: 2.13% Upbeat management meetings: broader platform adoption driving long-term growth trends • A critical part of our positive investment thesis on Zscaler is its ability to directly secure users, applications, data, and workloads versus the old modus of securing the network • Zscaler’s unique distributed cloud proxy architecture with bi-directional traffic functionality enables its platform to respond to all outbound/inbound requests on behalf of the user and secure passage to the end destination • Management highlighted the Zero Trust Exchange proxy architecture is a fundamental advantage versus competitors, which is difficult to replicate at scale (150 co-located data centers) with the same performance • Management notes there is a distinct degradation in security, performance, scalability, and interoperability caused by virtualizing firewalls and security appliances in the cloud and bolting-on proxy capabilities afterwards Friday, October 8, 2021 Unless otherwise noted, the above commentary is derived from research published by Canaccord Genuity Corp and/or Canaccord Genuity LLC. For more information, please contact your investment advisor. For current disclosures, please visit our Online Disclosure Database at http://disclosures.canaccordgenuity.com/EN/Pages/default.aspx. 2
INDUSTRY UPDATE Oil Market • WTI (November) is up 1.0% to $79.06, Brent (December) is up 0.8% to $82.58 and oil is higher again today, now up six of the past seven sessions and with WTI approaching the $80/barrel mark • If WTI closes higher today it will mark its seventh straight week of gains • Newsflow is fairly thin today; nevertheless, crude is adding to its gains from yesterday, which were helped after the US Energy Department clarified (contra a Wednesday report in FT) that there are no plans to address current high prices through SPR releases or an export ban • There is also continued attention to the global energy crisis, with some analysts looking at the theme of industries switching from natural gas to oil for power generation United States – WSJ/Reuters • The US Coast Guard yesterday boarded the Rotterdam Express containership yesterday, one of eight in the vicinity of the recent pipeline rupture that spilled ~3K barrels on regional beaches • The current theory is considering the possibility the pipeline was damaged by a ship's anchor • Pipeline operator Amplify is alleged to have waited three and a half hours before shutting a pipeline that investigators suggested it could have detected was leaking Canada – Reuters • The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) made a request to the federal government for a tax credit to cover 75% of the cost of building carbon-capture facilities • The carbon emitted from oil and gas operations is less geographically concentrated than in other industries, requiring higher cost per ton to mitigate • While there is no indication of what the Canadian government is considering, a 75% offset would be comparable to the support offered in the US Russia – Platts • Planned sales of Russian oil products are likely to be lower this month as refinery maintenance season continues (though it is expected to wind down in November) • The article notes that smaller refineries are still seen working at full capacity this month after a recent ramp in output against a backdrop of healthy export markets Source: FactSet Friday, October 8, 2021 Unless otherwise noted, the above commentary is derived from research published by Canaccord Genuity Corp and/or Canaccord Genuity LLC. For more information, please contact your investment advisor. For current disclosures, please visit our Online Disclosure Database at http://disclosures.canaccordgenuity.com/EN/Pages/default.aspx. 3
MORNING INK REPORT Insiders buying as Osisko Metals slips to the bottom of its range Source: INK Research As of: Thursday, October 7, 2021 Company Highlight: Osisko Metals (OM) • Today, we return to the business of zinc mining to revisit Osisko Metals (OM), last featured here on June 17, where at the time, we noted that insiders were patiently buying and suggested that eventually their patience may be rewarded • In February of this year, the company started the environmental assessment process for its flagship Pine Point base metals project in the Northwest Territories • The company hopes that the process will take about 18 months followed by another year of construction permitting, and as such, we are not quite 25% of the way through the approvals process • The timeline appears to be weighing on the stock which has moved towards the bottom of its 52-week range of $0.35 to $0.52 • In a September 8 press release, CEO Robert Wares remarked that, based on its 2020 Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) sensitivity tables, the project has an indicated after-tax NPV of $730 million at US$1.35/lb zinc and US$1.05/lb lead, compared to a base case estimate of $500 million • So far, investors have not factored in the potential value bump the project might get from higher commodities prices • In Q1 of next year, the company hopes to release an updated PEA with the objective of incorporating improved capital and operating efficiencies • Since our June 17 report on Osisko Metals (OM), two insiders have spent a combined $743,010 buying shares in the public market • The biggest buyer was CEO Robert Wares (BRW, OII, OSK), as he spent $695,755 adding to his position. • His most recent purchase took place on October 1st when he picked up 22,000 shares at $0.38 and he now holds 35.56 million shares representing 18.6% of all shares outstanding Osisko Metals (OM) Source: INK Research Friday, October 8, 2021 Unless otherwise noted, the above commentary is derived from research published by Canaccord Genuity Corp and/or Canaccord Genuity LLC. For more information, please contact your investment advisor. For current disclosures, please visit our Online Disclosure Database at http://disclosures.canaccordgenuity.com/EN/Pages/default.aspx. 4
MARKET MOVERS Source: FactSet CANADA 52-Week Highs CANADA 52-Week Lows TSE Total 52-Week Highs 18 TSE Total 52-Week Lows 13 TSXV Total 52-Week Highs 5 TSXV Total 52-Week Lows 20 Canadian Natural Resources Limited CNQ 48.82 ABC Technologies Holdings, Inc. ABCT 7.96 Canadian Western Bank CWB 38.23 Apollo Healthcare Corp. Class B AHC 1.62 Cardinal Energy Ltd. CJ 4.37 HEXO Corp. HEXO 2.21 Cenovus Energy Inc. CVE 13.69 New Pacific Metals Corp NUAG 3.74 DREAM Unlimited Corp. Class A DRM 29.01 NexTech AR Solutions Corp. NTAR 1.80 Enbridge Inc. ENB 51.20 Perpetua Resources Corp. PPTA 6.01 Enerplus Corporation ERF 11.02 Real Matters, Inc. REAL 9.36 Freehold Royalties Ltd. FRU 11.28 Kelt Exploration Ltd. KEL 4.93 Pipestone Energy Corp. PIPE 2.75 Summit Industrial Income REIT SMU.U 21.78 Sun Life Financial Inc. SLF 68.30 TransAlta Corporation TA 13.88 TransGlobe Energy Corporation TGL 3.82 Westshore Terminals Investment Corporation WTE 27.49 U.S. 52-Week Highs U.S. 52-Week Lows NASDAQ Total 52-Week Highs 77 NASDAQ Total 52-Week Lows 51 NYSE Total 52-Week Highs 139 NYSE Total 52-Week Lows 11 American International Group, Inc. AIG 57.20 Amgen Inc. AMGN 209.12 Bank of America Corp BAC 44.12 ATAI Life Sciences N.V. ATAI 13.17 Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. ICE 126.40 Aveanna Healthcare Holdings Inc AVAH 7.28 JPMorgan Chase & Co. JPM 170.09 Berkshire Grey, Inc. Class A BGRY 6.11 Marvell Technology, Inc. MRVL 65.15 Compass Inc Class A COMP.EQ 10.87 McDonald's Corporation MCD 248.32 D-MARKET Elektronik Hizmetler ve Ticaret AS Sponsored HEPS ADR 5.54 Netflix, Inc. NFLX 631.85 Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. LW 58.20 Northrop Grumman Corporation NOC 382.70 Latham Group Inc SWIM 13.60 Oracle Corporation ORCL 92.31 MultiPlan Corp Class A MPLN 5.11 Palo Alto Networks, Inc. PANW 493.68 Pinnacle West Capital Corporation PNW 68.19 Paychex, Inc. PAYX 118.64 Relay Therapeutics, Inc. RLAY 26.00 Pioneer Natural Resources Company PXD 184.66 Riskified Ltd. Class A RSKD 20.07 Prudential Financial, Inc. PRU 108.49 Turning Point Therapeutics, Inc. TPTX 46.55 Raytheon Technologies Corporation RTX 90.15 Verizon Communications Inc. VZ 53.90 U.S. Bancorp USB 61.88 Warby Parker, Inc. Class A WRBY 49.87 Friday, October 8, 2021 Unless otherwise noted, the above commentary is derived from research published by Canaccord Genuity Corp and/or Canaccord Genuity LLC. For more information, please contact your investment advisor. For current disclosures, please visit our Online Disclosure Database at http://disclosures.canaccordgenuity.com/EN/Pages/default.aspx. 5
ASSET CLASS PERFORMANCE Source: FactSet *All numbers presented on the table below are based on total return Friday, October 8, 2021 Unless otherwise noted, the above commentary is derived from research published by Canaccord Genuity Corp and/or Canaccord Genuity LLC. For more information, please contact your investment advisor. For current disclosures, please visit our Online Disclosure Database at http://disclosures.canaccordgenuity.com/EN/Pages/default.aspx. 6
MACRO-EVENT SCHEDULE Source: Bloomberg Finance L.P. EARNINGS Source: Yahoo Finance CANADA Company Ticker Exchange Period Time Est.EPS Royal Wins Corp SKLL CSE Q2 2021 - - Bond Resources Inc BJB CSE Q4 2021 - - EGF Theramed Health Corp TMED CSE Q4 2021 - - MTY Food Group Inc MTY TSX Q3 2021 - 0.89 FOBI AI INC FOBI TSXV Q4 2021 - - Reyna Silver Corp RSLV TSXV Q3 2021 - - Rakovina Therapeutics Inc RKV TSXV Q3 2021 - - Mexican Gold Mining Corp MEX TSXV Q4 2021 - - Anquiro Ventures Ltd AQR/P TSXV Q4 2021 - - USA Company Ticker Exchange Period Time Est.EPS Art's-Way Manufacturing Co Inc ARTW NASDAQ Q3 2021 - - Bank of South Carolina Corp BKSC NASDAQ Q3 2021 - - Byrna Technologies Inc BYRN NASDAQ Q3 2021 BO -0.01 Indus Realty Trust Inc INDT NASDAQ Q3 2021 - - JW Mays Inc MAYS NASDAQ Q4 2021 - - US Global Investors Inc GROW NASDAQ Q4 2021 - - Friday, October 8, 2021 Unless otherwise noted, the above commentary is derived from research published by Canaccord Genuity Corp and/or Canaccord Genuity LLC. For more information, please contact your investment advisor. For current disclosures, please visit our Online Disclosure Database at http://disclosures.canaccordgenuity.com/EN/Pages/default.aspx. 7
MOST READ NEWS Source: Bloomberg Finance L.P. 1)A Controversial Tycoon Sits on Adler’s $9 Billion Pile of Debt 2)U.S. Nuclear Sub Hits Mystery Object in South China Sea; 11 Hurt 3)Futures Rise, Stocks Mixed Before U.S. Jobs Data: Markets Wrap 4)Citi Calls $11.6 Billion Lawsuit Extortion From ‘Fantasist’ 5)Vonovia Makes Surprise Move on Rival’s Biggest Shareholder 6)Short-Term Increase in U.S. Debt Ceiling Passes Senate 7)TOPLive Starts: Follow September U.S. Jobs Report in Real Time 8)Evergrande Contagion May Trigger Wave of Defaults for Developers 9)NYC's Waldorf Gets Plush Redo, Becomes Icon of China's Overreach 10)U.S. Added 194,000 Jobs Last Month, Way Below Estimates: TOPLive THE LAST DROP: “The secret of getting ahead is getting started.” - Mark Twain Friday, October 8, 2021 Unless otherwise noted, the above commentary is derived from research published by Canaccord Genuity Corp and/or Canaccord Genuity LLC. For more information, please contact your investment advisor. For current disclosures, please visit our Online Disclosure Database at http://disclosures.canaccordgenuity.com/EN/Pages/default.aspx. 8
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