Obsidian EnergyOBE.TOCOMMENTJan 26, 2018Stock price when the opinion was issued
As of Jun 09, 2026. Market Open.
They had over $3 Billion in debt but it is down to $408 Million due to them selling off a lot of assets. They had to hedge to survive and they all come off in the new year. The company loses money quarter after quarter, but that could change. There is huge insider buying. A major property of theirs came in on time and under budget.
It could be sold before the end of the year. Results today were not very good. They are looking to sell some of their properties. They have these hedges in place at $50 and the oil price is much higher now. They still have a fair amount of debt. He is happy to hold it. We will see more pieces coming off. It is still high risk due to the debt. This one might get taken over so he holds it.
When you see little companies trading at these levels, the temptation is to buy them thinking they can turn into something really good. Their balance sheet has greatly improved. He models the 2018-2019 debt to cash flow as 2.3% and 2.2%. Not expensive, and he sees some production growth, 3% over the next couple of years. If he were going into one of the small guys, he would go into Enerplus (ERF-T) which has an incredible balance sheet.