Stockchase Opinions

Joanne A. Hruska, CFAAlberta Clipper EnergyACN.TOBUYAug 24, 2007

Good management. Was trading at high multiples when it was spun out a couple of years ago. Had a couple of weak wells in January. Just got a rig and will be drilling 5 new wells in the Sylvan Lake area. Expect that some of them will be successful and everyone will be back in buying the stock.
$2.58

Stock price when the opinion was issued

oilgas
It's the ideal tool to help you make quicker, more informed decisions for managing and tracking your investments.

You might be interested:

PAST TOP PICK
(A Top Pick Feb 20/08. On July 30, suggested moving on to others, which was its peak of $2.71 for a gain of 19.6 %.)
SELL
Very attractive asset base but the balance sheet is really heavy. Did a small financing in the 4th quarter but when she looks at their ability to keep their production flat with cash flow it doesn't work.
HOLD
Gas focused. Good company. Has performed very well relatively but there are others he prefers.
PAST TOP PICK
(A Top Pick Feb 20/08. Up 22.5%.) Natural gas had a nice rally but has since come off. Has the potential to go back up to $3 but would be very cautious as it is risky. Would prefer others at this time.
TOP PICK
Thinks this is a company that will be a consolidator. Has morphed itself from a high impact exploration company, primarily focused on the Leduc, to an overall oil/gas company with significant upside potential. Have assembled a land base in the Montney region. Very competent management.
TOP PICK
Alberta/B.C. based company. Hurt last year when the Alberta government imposed royalty changes on the light oil producers. Well run. Trades at a discount to NAV and about 3.5X next year's cash flow.
WEAK BUY
A good oil and gas producer. Have a solid production base. Trades at a reasonable evaluation of cash flow.
BUY
Some amazing potential at Sylvan Lake. Experienced some operational problems, which made the stock price go down quite dramatically over the last couple of years. Very strong management. Multiples are good at 2.5 - 3X cash flow. Just announced a good size well at about 400 barrels a day.
TOP PICK
Wanted to show an energy stock for fun. This was a good example of one that has been declining for a very, very long time. This one has had a very steady decline followed by a bottom and now increasing. He would use a stoploss of about $1.70/$1.75.
BUY
Some of these things can be pretty volatile, but if you have the stomach for it with a long enough time frame, this might be a decent one to Buy and hang onto.
DON'T BUY
A tough stock to own. Likes their Sylvan Lake play. Fabulous results with their Leduc oil wells. Production growth has been lumpy. Hoping that their recent acquisition will give them more targets and will smooth out the production growth profile. On a valuation basis, it is reasonably expensive and balance sheet is a little bit heavier than the peer group. Better valuations elsewhere.
HOLD
Just had a new offering which diluted their shares. Has a number of high potential exploration plays. High risk/high reward.
COMMENT
Trading close to net asset value. A “market perform” at this point in time. Has some good assets and has reasonable management.