Paul Harris, CFA
Repsol YPF , SA
REPYY-5
PAST TOP PICK
Aug 22, 2006
(A Top Pick Aug 12/05. Down 3.6%.) Previous quarter's numbers showed they had missed estimates but also, their reserves are in unsettled countries so he sold his holdings.
(A Top PIck Sept 13/05. Down 2.25%.) Actually got up tp $35. Thinks that this refinery story is starting to play out. The next couple of years will see a real tightening in global refining and this is the real upside for them. Can see $40 in a couple of years.
At large part of their business is refining. You can have as much oil as you want, but you have to refine it into gasoline. This is a bottleneck. It is difficult to build new refineries because of environmental issues and costs.
(A Top Pick Jan 9/06. Down 9%.) Sold his holdings when they came out with a reduction of 25% rather than 10% in their reserves. Also didn't like the areas where they were going to try to increase their reserves.
Very cheap assets. Took a reserve write-down and they were hit in the South American write off. He was hoping for a positive outcome but couldn't get the answer is he was looking for so they sold their holdings.
Decreased since it was his top pick. Doesn't own it anymore. It's a good company, great refining capacity. Reserves where coming down which is why he sold it. He may re-enter in the low $20s.
It is hard for him to get really excited about any of the integrated oil companies, although he does own Total (TOT-N) more because of its strong downstream.
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