
TSE:SCL
Global piping coating company but it is in their universe. Just reported a record quarter. Just collapsed their share structure. She is waiting for an active shareholder to be bought out, perhaps at a discount and she might want to participate. It is a buy today for the retail investor. She is a Bull on Energy Infrastructure.
Not the time to be stepping into the energy sector right now. It does have a seasonal trend that comes up in July that runs into September. This one is a little bit different as it is into pipe coating. Currently, it is quite positive and is in a consolidation pattern. Watch out as the chart shows a lower high. If it keeps going in this pattern and breaks through the $38 level, that would mean it is a negative
(A Top Pick March 19/13. Up 1.03%.) Did a reorganization and went from a multiple class of shares down to a single class and gave a $1 special dividend. Have a couple of years of backlog. Great franchise of coating pipelines globally. Strong free cash flow and a cheap multiple. We could go into a pipeline super cycle here because of all the energy assets that are being discovered.
Shaw family put their stake up for sale in Dec/12 and the share price took off. There wasn’t a bidder with an attractive price so the company decided to buy the shares at a premium. This didn’t go over well with some institutional investors. Dual Class share structure is now eliminated, which he likes. Largest pipe coating manufacturer globally. A lot of pipelines are 50-60 years old so this is a great structural play. Just bought the number 2 competitor in the offshore space so expects margins to increase dramatically. Feels it could breach $50 in 12 months.
There is a renaissance going on in energy production through shale in North America and internationally with some major finds. The need for pipelines is entering into a super cycle and now there are a lot of new places where new pipelines have to be built. The best way to play this is through the guys that are leveraged to build the pipelines. Still room for growth in the backlog and margins could possibly expand.
Can’t see any reason why this wouldn’t do well. We are going to see a lot of pipelines get built and a lot more infrastructure built. They are getting a good return on equity.