Bellatrix Exploration Ltd.BXE.TOTOP PICKJun 11, 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.
This is a mixed oil/gas play. Tried to do an issue of $250 million at $9.75, when the stock was selling at $10.25. That was too much, and the market didn’t like it. Re-priced it at $9.50 down to $150 million, which is where he participated. It takes a while for this to calm down, and he expects that it will be back at $9.75 in 3-4 weeks. Balance sheet is above average, and growth is still high.