Eric Nuttall Granite Oil Corp GXO-T COMMENT Aug 25, 2015

Wants stocks that will benefit from a cyclical recovery, which he is expecting, but without breaking the bank while you wait. Located in the Bakken. What is remarkable is that for an oil stock it scores in the top for him against all of their stocks, energy or not. Decent ROE. They make money at these oil prices. Have a lot of running room. The only knock is that they have a fair bit of debt, which gives them leverage to a rising oil price, but also increases the risk. Dividend yield of 4.84% which appears to be sustainable at current prices.

Shares on this have done very well in the last little while. A spin out from DeeThree when they split into 2 companies. Sound balance sheet and a payout ratio of less than 100%, and have been able to increase the dividend. Thinks it will continue to outperform in an environment where most people are talking about dividend cuts instead of dividend increases. If you believe oil prices are going to rebound, then you are probably going to get more out of companies that have underperformed and have cut their dividends. Dividend yield of 5%+.

A very small company that pays about a 6% dividend. A little less than 3000 barrels a day. He likes it because the management team, through a predecessor company called D3, discovered an Alberta Bakken oil pool. They have a commanding presence in this play and own 100% of something like 80 sections of light oil. They have an enhanced recovery scheme, where they are pushing natural gas down into the ground, to bring up the pressure of the reservoir. This could be a good takeover target for a dividend payer at some point.

This has very good concentrated oil plays. Their whole idea over the long-term is to use an enhanced recovery method, such as water flood. This has done quite well compared to the rest of the sector, and will continue to do well as long as the oil price doesn’t collapse back to sub $40. If the price gets above $50-$60, there will be some growth opportunities. A good dividend play with a 7% dividend yield. Good company to hold.

A very small dividend payer, which has probably hurt them right now. The market is looking for a little more torque, and opportunities for future growth in the oil/gas space, so this hasn’t factored into the picture much of late. Put out some well results recently which look pretty encouraging. They are in the Bakken and are essentially re-injecting gas to help keep up the pressure and help push production. She feels they are going to do well in terms of sustaining their dividend. She likes this.

(Top Pick Nov 25/15, Down 42.90%) It was a play on recovering oil. He thought they got the better assets, but they missed on earnings a couple of times. Price to free cash flow is 5 times. It has a yield of 8%. A high yield always concerns him. He sold it.

(A Top Pick July 21/16. Down 23.74%.) This is a product of a split up of D3. A little bit less than 4000 barrels a day. They have a novel gas flood enhanced oil recovery they’ve been trying to get going for several years. A single asset company, very concentrated concept. He sold his holdings.

Hasn’t followed this super closely due to the market cap concern. He is surprised at how quickly production is falling off. Their priority now is to try and pay the dividend and pay down debt as a consequence. He wouldn’t be devoting capital towards this.

A mico-cap that had some major issues. He would not look at this at all.