Zachary Curry Tourmaline Oil Corp TOU-T PAST TOP PICK Sep 18, 2024

Nice recent production and FCF beats. High-quality company. Diversified marketing portfolio. Are we in the sweet spot for natural gas as TMX starts to come online and Canada starts to export LNG? He thinks the answer is yes. Trading in line with peers, nice production and FCF growth. Balance sheet's in good shape. Nice dividend. Payout ratio is 90%, pretty safe.

Buy when down. Safe to put some $$ in right now.

Natural gas play, and a more stable way to provide energy for data centres.

Harks back to his view that total return is important. Natural gas is up ~50% from a year ago. With LNG Canada coming on, anticipates nat gas prices improving materially through the end of the year. Business fundamentals are best in class. CEO has been buying shares. Not a lot of flash, but they know what they're doing and keep growing earnings per share.

He focuses on the top third of relative price performers in a group. The best companies tend to keep getting better. Good dividend plus dividend growth.

Despite the name, Canada's largest natural gas producer at ~13% of the total. Likes its capital discipline and lean operating efficiency. 21% stake in TPZ. Early mover to secure market access to delivery hubs on US and Canadian West Coasts. Consistently able to get higher pricing than peers. Generates lots of cash.

Cargo shipping from LNG Canada (as soon as this weekend) will benefit the whole sector. Kitimat project has potential to meaningfully shift supply/demand balance of Western Canadian nat gas, due to Asian demand. Yield is 3.10%, and there are special dividends too.

It's actually natural gas ;)  There's an incredibly low gas price, as there's just too much gas in the system. There's an idea that by 2026, there might actually be a tighter gas market for the first time in a long time. Special dividends equivalent to the current yield. Collect your dividends and wait for that catalyst. Incredibly successful Canadian story. 

We're now exporting gas to other countries. Highest-quality company he can find while he waits for the catalyst to kick in. Yield is 3.2%.

Lots of optimism about the future of LNG in both Canadian and US natural gas stocks. Remember though, we're in the middle of July and that's not generally a friendly time of year for these companies. No fundamental issue. Doesn't see gas prices being broken. Give it a bit of space. As we get closer to fall, if you have time, you're probably in good shape.

His firm really likes the producers. Good company. Quite bullish on nat gas, and it should translate to the producers over time (with some lag).

Good time to buy. He bought in last month or so. Very good operator. Secret sauce is that it has the best drilling inventory, many decades worth. Largest nat gas producer in Canada, about 13-14%. Owns much of its own infrastructure, which gives them operational flexibility. Smart about diversifying away from a single access point for delivery. Shareholder friendly. Importantly, CEO is a very large shareholder.

Likes it. Especially likes stocks where the founders are major shareholders, as goals are aligned with other shareholders. Will continue to make money. Lower dividend, but they do a lot of special ones. Worth owning. Now trading at lower end of its historical range.