Brian Prokop
Compton Petroleum
CMT-T
HOLD
Apr 05, 2005
Has an underperform on it. Have a lot of resource plays and a lot of good assets and look to be a takeover candidate. Their outlook is based on a 12 month outlook and from that perspective, they've had a very good run and feels comfortable where they are at. Very large land base and very focused on resource plays. May be a little ahead of themselves.
Doing a lot of the things right. Debt is still high. A little more gas weighted. It has gone from a sell to a hold. A year or more of patients and you will be rewarded.
Not a better stock if you believe in $10 gas. Leverage has been an awful situation. Sold some assets so debt to cash flow is still unbelievably levered. Only catalyst for growth is the price of Natural Gas.
Prefers oil to gas as gas is in for a difficult period. You have to be very selective on the type of companies for gas exposure. Look for ones that are operating in the top quartile. This one doesn't fit those criteria. Carry a lot of debt so he questions the real equity value.
Ran into production and management problems and very much on the gas side. Expect the company will have difficulty surviving. If you own consider for a tax loss.