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Eric Nuttall Pengrowth Energy PGF-T DON'T BUY Oct 19, 2018

Although he is an oil bull, selling assets to clean up the balance sheet has limited the ability to improve financially despite the rise in oil prices. There are better companies to choose from.

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HOLD

They are trapped by their hedges at this time. They come off next year and that should help. He is happy to hold it. Next year we could see better results. He would not buy during tax loss selling.

DON'T BUY

They have done a Herculean job to try to turn things around. Still very indebted.

RISKY
He would bet against any company getting taken out in the next 6 months. He lost a lot of money on this one. He is happy to still own it although they could go bankrupt. They paired own the debt by selling off assets. They have to watch what is going on in the oil price. They have done quite a bit of hedging but will be free of it during next year and the stock will depend more on resource prices. It is a huge risk to own it.
DON'T BUY
The balance sheet is a bit of a problem but the management team has a way to grow this company going forward. It is a thermal player. He needs to see pipe going in the ground.
WEAK BUY
The company is a decent sized company in the thermal oil side. Cash flow is only 6 cents. He has it going up to 11 cents. They will spend CAP-X on expansion. They have to service their debt. Book value is about 45 cents. It takes a long term perspective on this one. There is a lot of value in the ground. You want to have this for the long term but see his top picks for shorter term ideas.
WATCH
If you believe price of oil is not going over $60-70, and if you believe no egress in takeaway capacity, the bear side comes through. A major shareholder just bought more stock. On the value of barrels in the ground, this is like a lottery ticket on oil if it goes to $100. He sees $100 oil on a consistent basis in next few years, but until then the stock will languish.
PAST TOP PICK
(A Top Pick Jun 21/17, Down 42%) The company has still had issues with its debt -- albeit the debt is lower today. He didn't take into account that the revenues could also fall, while the debt was declining. He continues to hold as he personally has it in his RRSP. Very high risk today.
DON'T BUY
He prefers other positions. They are going through hiring a senior investing banking group to find new investors. $1.25 is his target. Their issue is their debt. They have to find the right long term investor.
DON'T BUY
Companies with challenged balance sheets (high debt in this case) face difficulty in banks continuing to finance growth. He would not own this one.