Bellatrix Exploration Ltd.BXE.TOCOMMENTMay 27, 2015Stock 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.
A gas plant needed to get constructed at their Alder Flats area. This is a bottleneck issue that appears to be close to being resolved. That will probably be a good signal to the market. They have been busy with a variety of joint ventures, and he thinks the joint venture funding is a unique source off balance sheets, none dilutive to the shareholder base, and is a good thing. If they can convince the market that the balance sheet risk is going away, it will probably get a response.