John Clarke
Gentry Resources Ltd
GNY-T
BUY
Aug 05, 2004
Does not cover the stock. They have been growing production. Stock has been flat for the first half of the year but is beginning to pick up. Has expanded into a full cycle exploration company and have several successful areas.
Did something unique by drilling after the spring break-up when normally companies don't drill. Have had some good success. Drilled 10 wells in the Princess area of Alberta and each one tested over 500 barrels a day. She is now optimistic on this company. Cheap.
It is leveraged and needs high gas prices. His approach is to take a 18 month horizon. If we have a cold winter the win will come faster. Gentry has an acquisition that they paid a lot of money for and needs higher commodity prices to grow. Does not see it as the most attractive of the gas stories.
Have a fantastic management team. This is the cheapest company he could find excluding the gas assets. Consistently growth of business. Little effected by the royalty issues.
Very solid asset base in SE Alberta. They have almost 300,000 net acres of undeveloped land. Valuation is probably about 2X cash flow. Can't foresee any debt problems. Could be a takeover target.
Western sedimentary basin got way out of whack. They have a phenomenal land base. The Alberta tax issue did not affect them at all. Have a fantastic team. This year they will go from 40% oil to 60%. Cheap valuation. Well-run business and conservatively managed.
Natural gas. This one has been troublesome. Missed their numbers even after the acquisition of the Bow Valley’s (BVX-T) assets. Change that the Alberta government has put through is a negative.
Badly missed production numbers recently. Natural gas prices are recovering. Bought out Bow Valley’s western Canadian assets. They have to execute better.
Being acquired by Crew Energy (CR-T). Fantastic asset. The problem is that Crew is priced for perfection and there are other companies he likes better so he sold it.
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