Mark Jackson, CFA
Fibrek Inc.
FBK-T
DON'T BUY
Nov 04, 2003
Has a one plant operation in Quebec. Have concerns because of the rising Canadian dollar. Have already cut distributions once. May have to cut them again.
Pulp has been battered for the last few years so they had to cut distributions. Recently, we have seen the commodity bottom. Looking for a price increase which will benefit this company. Pulp demand is going up.
A very good mill and a low cost producer. A single asset type of trust with some volatility, so if anything should go wrong with that facility, they won't have cash flow. Demand for pulp has gone up and prices are near their cyclical highs.
A pulp mill in Quebec. Has a couple of issues. 1) Pulp pricing has not been vibrant due to competition out of South America/Asia and 2) Quebec has cut the allowable timber cut.
Has exposure to NBSK (Northern Bleached Softwood Kraft) pulp. Is unhedged, so if you are bullish on the Cdn$, it would be good. Not sure where pulp prices are going, so doesn't own. Also concerned about their input costs on woodchips. If pulp prices improve, he might have a different view.
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