Bellatrix Exploration Ltd.BXE.TOTOP PICKDec 14, 2012Stock price when the opinion was issued
As of Nov 08, 2019. Market Open.
Debt concerns? BXE took bankruptcy protection when debt became too much. There is no equity value in it any longer. Companies that have debt that matures in 2020 or 2021 will have issues. He sees no issues with BIR or TVE on this topic. The new Federal relief program for large companies may be difficult for companies to accept as it has provisions for up to 15% of ownership being made available in warrants to the government.
They are more levered towards natural gas. It all comes down to being able to live with the volatility. Anything related to Montney natural gas is betting on LNG, which may not come quickly enough. He would stay away.
Has a debt load higher than he likes but they don’t have to worry about paying anything until May 2013. In the past 12 months, they hit 24 of 24 wells that they own or participate in. Just spent $21 million to buy more land. Likes the management, which has changed in the past 2 years.