Bellatrix Exploration Ltd.BXE.TORISKYFeb 07, 2017Stock 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.
High risk, high reward is often overused as an expression, but in this case it really applies. The company could go under, but it also has a chance to become a 10 bagger. They’ve dealt with a lot of their debt, so financially they are in better shape. Has a pretty good capital budget going forward and still have some good properties, but they sold a lot of good properties. In danger of losing the New York listing, but just got it approved for it to continue for another 6 months. It is under $1 on the NYSE now, and it wouldn’t surprise him to see a stock consolidation. Those usually really hurt stock prices. A reasonable speculation.