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Irwin Michael, B.Com, MBA Geodrill LTD GEO-T HOLD Jan 13, 2012

Contract drilling in West Africa. Management is very motivated and owns over 40% of the company and under promises and over delivers. Biggest problem is not having enough rigs. This is a long-term hold.
$2.230

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Geodrill offers drilling and exploration services with 19% growth expected next year but the growth rate does tend to be volatile year to year. Shares are cheap at 8X forward earnings but the industry can be cyclical so a lower valuation is justified. Sustainable capital holds roughly 12% of shares as of their latest filing valued at 14.9 mln (5.9 mln shares). There could be a number of reasons why they are selling so we won't speculate but we would not view the selling on its own as a signal that there is an issue.
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