
TSE:BTE
Heavy oil and a high yielder. This one gets hit when there is a worry about heavy oil/light oil differentials. His problem is that if you put together the dividend and the CapX, it comes out to 140%. He prefers this to be not over 100%. They need to grow into what they are paying. 140% is not a number you can sustain forever. (See Top Picks.)
Produces heavy oil that is drillable and pumpable. Have a very solid land base were they can drill section after section. Right now they are suffering because of the price for heavy oil. Shipping a fair amount by rail, this seems to be the answer. Word is out that there is some pressure on their margins right now but he is holding his position because the yield is reasonable. He wants to see the next quarterly earnings.
Heavy oil producer. Good solid company. Solid balance sheet and solid assets. Problem is the big discount to what they produce. If Keystone XL gets approved and people start to price in the differential coming down, it will be very beneficial for them. Have taken proactive steps to mitigate some of the discount. One of the leaders and pioneers in shipping by rail and have used hedges very aggressively. 6% yield is safe.
(A Top Pick Feb 10/12. Down 17.58%.) The only Canadian oil company that he is holding. Thinks they can continue to grow production in a very accretive way. Has concerns because of all the oil being found in North America, Canadian oils might be in trouble because they can’t ship it. Continuing to increase production. His company has a target of $53.
Only about 30% of their production is affected by the price differential. This is one of the names that international investors like to short. Their CO play is the most economic oil play, be it light or heavy, in Canada. Hedged so he sees no reason why the dividend would be cut.