Stock price when the opinion was issued
Has been very negative on this name. Thematically they have incurred a ton of debt to develop oil sands and when you are the marginal cost barrel in the oil sands and financing it with debt, it is a risky business and it didn’t work out for them. Have gone through a process of management change, selling assets, etc. Still have a lot of challenges ahead.
In the midst of a take-out with Life Labs – an OMERS company. This is the reason for the pop in share price recently. The industry is consolidating. It is time to move on.