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Crescent Point Energy CorpCPG.TOWEAK BUYApr 19, 2016Stock price when the opinion was issued
As of May 14, 2024. Market Open.
The CPG today is not the CPG of old. It used to have a lot of low-grade wells and bought a lot of companies. Now, they have a serious drilling inventory in the Montney and Duvernay, economic ones in the latter. The board is now conservative and respected. they have more than enough . He projects 3.5x free cash flow inventory, 60% returns to shareholders and the rest to the bank to pay off purchases. In a year or so, that ratio should be 80/20. Meanwhile, are buying back shares and continue drilling profitable wells. He targets around $20. It ticks all the boxes.
(Analysts’ price target is $14.63)Very misunderstood and still perceived as management drilling 100 barrel per day wells in SE Saskatchewan. Rather, a lot has changed, repositioned into the Duvernay and Montney regions with two decades of high-quality inventory now, drilling some of the best wells ever. They will return 60% of their free cash flow to investors and are actively buying back shares. Are paying down debt more next year. He targets $19.28. Lots of upside.
(Analysts’ price target is $13.46)Recent M&A not being rewarded by market. Investors would rather return of capital, rather than buying new assets. Out of favor stock. OVerall, demand for energy rising. Strong business with good management team. Current share price very cheap. Good for long term investors who are patient. Generating strong cash flow, with ability to pay down debt.
Hammerhead was a good deal, horrific timing with oil falling overnight. Deal is 11% accretive on free cashflow per share, extended premium inventory life from 15 years to 20. He sees 75% potential upside at $80 oil. Yield is 4.21%.
He's pro-M&A, if it allows a company to pay shareholders more. CEO promised him last week that the company "is done" with M&A.
Never a good sign when your stock issue gets hung up. Timing wasn't ideal, with weaker sentiment on oil below $80. New concerns about acquisition binges. Special dividend was a "teaser". On the sidelines, due to short-term indigestion on the acquisition. May need dispositions to bring debt back down.
Of the key themes in this market is something called beta. Resources and basic materials have been part of that. This stock is really, so far, a retracement of some of the losses over the last 2 years. When you have a bust, things may go down 65%-70%, which oil did, and will very often have as much is a 50% bounce off the bottom, as people go looking for the money they lost on the way down. You have to go through a long period of restructuring in the industry before you ever get a sustainable rally. This company built its business on growth, making acquisitions and growing their production, but they don’t have a balance sheet to make those kinds of accretive acquisitions today, so it is going to be difficult. You’re not going to get hurt too badly right, but he would prefer longer-term to look at a different sector.