Parex Resources Inc. (PXT.TO)

To like this, you have to have some confidence that oil prices will not collapse. Even at $40 oil prices, the company will be able to maintain production, maybe not show growth, but keep a good balance sheet. Anything above $40 the company could grow 10% plus year, and be debt free in the next 12-18 months. They have a great track record. Primarily exposed to Colombia light oil. (Analysts’ price target is $22.50.)

(A Top Pick May 12/16. Up 22%.) He really likes management. Started out, 5-6 years ago, with 5000 BOE of production. In the recent quarter, they produced 32,500 and their NETBACKS increased quite a bit. There have been 8 consecutive quarters where their transportation costs have gone down. It is one of the only oil/gas companies that has cash on the balance sheet. They increase their production through cash flows, which is a great indication of how they’ve been able to build the NAV. He still likes this.

(A Top Pick March 14/17. Up 8%.) He still loves this. It has been great despite the pretty ugly oil market. A Columbian exploration/production company with a fantastic balance sheet and fantastic assets. Best management team of the internationals.

An oil company in Colombia. Colombia has been one of the hidden gems in South America. The last couple of Colombian presidents have really brought stability to the country. Very friendly to oil exploration. This company has a great track record with previous companies. Good exploration and growing their reserves and production, and it is cheap. With higher oil prices, this will do very well. (Analysts’ price target is $22.)

This is probably his favourite oil company at the moment. It is a mid-cap, Colombian focused producer, and should average 34,000-35,000 barrels a day this year. There is net cash on the balance sheet and no debt. They generate free cash flow at these oil prices. Great management and great assets. This would be a forever hold, or wait for a takeover hold. (Analysts’ price target is $23.)

(A Top Pick Jan 27/16. Up 65%.) This grew tremendously on new fields and new production. In spite of the big move over the last year, it is off about 20% from its high.

Off about 20% from its highs in early December. They announced some drill results on a field in Colombia, and on the surface they were less than some of the prior results out of this area. However, the company was not at all concerned. This was more of a well-structured delineation of the well, and the well keeps growing. The potential on this well and some of the other wells remains huge. Still trading at about 6X this year’s cash flow, 4.5X next year’s, and they have no debt. At these levels, this is a real table pounding Buy. (Analysts’ price target is $19.96.)

(Top Pick Feb12/16, Up 70.92%) There was no bankruptcy risk. It is up. The balance sheet is still in great shape. The cash flow has not increased to support the new price level of the stock. He would shift out of it.

A company that has built up production and has no debt on the books. They are continuing to expand in areas that nobody else wanted to go into for years. Politics in Colombia are changing for the better.

(Top Pick May 12/16, Up 28.05%) It is a premier oil and gas play, in Columbia. It is one of the only ones that is not levered so you don’t get as much torque. He loves the story and it is his second largest holding. Now is the time to hold it because they have a lot of drilling results coming out. He expects production to continue to grow.

(A Top Pick July 21/16. Up 30.82%.) Views this as the gold standard in terms of Canadian listed International stocks. An oil producer in Colombia. They have an absolutely stellar track record of creating shareholder value. Basically has no debt. Feels they can cover the cash costs of their production down into the low $30s, and if they run a $50 Brent crude budget, they match their capital expenditures to their cash flow. Should be able to deliver 15%-22% of growth in production.

(Market Call Minute.) Great company, but it is too popular for him. Trades at a pretty high multiple.

Putting this out as his favourite international name. It is a Colombian focused, light oil portfolio. This is grown from nothing to 30,000 barrels a day. Their exploration success has been excellent. They have a business plan that works at $30 a barrel as much is it works at $60. There is no debt on the balance sheet.

They’ve done nothing but exceed his expectations. Have had 15 quarters in a row of production growth. Started at about 5000 barrels’ equivalent a day, and are now at 29,000. They have a target to get to 50,000 over the next couple of years. Pristine balance sheet.

This is unique in that they have always remained focused on their core Colombian territory. They’ve demonstrated that they can grow the company, create value for shareholders, and deliver above average performance. Has no debt. Expect they will be taking advantage of this downtrend in the next 6-12 months.