Bellatrix Exploration Ltd.BXE.TOPARTIAL BUYMay 12, 2014Stock 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 done very well in the last little while by developing their exploration opportunities with Cardium plays and a couple of other resource plays. The issue has been they were short of capital development, but have successfully been able to get some joint ventures using third-party money to accelerate growth. Probably due for a bit of a pull back here. They look pretty set for the next 2-3 years. Not a bad time to start picking away at this one.