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  • 01 Feb 16

JANUARY SYNCRUDE PRODUCTION 296,100 BBL/D

Canadian Oil Sands posted January 2016 Syncrude production results to its website late Monday. Syncrude production averaged 296,100 bbl/d for the month. We had forecast 200,000 bbl/d. Evidently we had been assuming a slower recovery from the Coker 8-2 turnaround that began in December. We suspect January volumes also benefited from flush production that typically occurs at Syncrude in the weeks immediately after a coker turnaround is completed.

Companies: Canadian Oil Sands
  • 25 Jan 16

4Q15e Preview, Liquidity Analysis, & Bitumen Pricing Update

4Q15 results will be ugly, but 1Q16e is obviously shaping up to be much worse. We anticipate further capex budget reductions and have moved capex estimates below current guidance for several companies. Bitumen prices are single digits. If they go negative we suspect some bitumen producing projects could curtail output at least modestly. Liquidity Analysis: futures strip pricing would imply massive debt increases in 2016e-2017e for most names, but most names have sufficient liquidity arranged. We have reduced our ECA target price by US$2.00/share to more appropriately reflect commitments associated with non-core assets.

Companies: CVE HSE IMO SU CNQ ECA ATH MEG PXX COS

  • 19 Jan 16

Suncor Increases Bid for COS

We are changing our COS ranking to Tender, with our new COS target price of $10.65/share based on a SU/COS exchange ratio of 0.28x from Suncor’s bid and our Suncor target price of $38.00/share. On a risk adjusted basis, we believe Suncor’s amended offer is fair to COS shareholders.

Companies: Canadian Oil Sands Suncor Energy

  • 18 Jan 16

COS BOARD AND SEYMOUR SCHULICH AGREE TO INCREASED BID BY SUNCOR

Market Impact: We expect COS shares to trade close to the improved offer's 0.28 (COS/SU) exchange ratio, compared to January 15 closing share prices which implied a ratio of 0.240x. Suncor and COS announced this morning that both boards have agreed to a higher bid of 0.28 SU shares per COS share (previously 0.25 SU shares), with Mr. Seymour Schulich also committed to tendering his shares (~5%).

Companies: Canadian Oil Sands
  • 11 Jan 16

DEMANDS DISCLOSURE OF SU BID TENDER RESULTS

Canadian Oil Sands issued a press release this morning, stating that it believes Suncor has an obligation to disclose the results of the tender process to date, and claiming that results to date were an "overwhelming rejection" of the bid, even though right now only Suncor has the information on the tender results.

Companies: Canadian Oil Sands
  • 10 Jan 16

SUNCOR EXTENDS OFFER TO JANUARY 27TH

We expect the gap between COS's share price and the 0.25 bid ratio to close slightly on Monday morning (the share price ratio was 0.225x as of the close Friday), as Suncor's extension of the bid likely implies that the majority of shares have tendered, and that Suncor believes that getting the required two-thirds of COS shares tendered is within reach.

Companies: Canadian Oil Sands
  • 04 Jan 16

DECEMBER 2015 SYNCRUDE PRODUCTION 238,800 BBL/D

Market Impact: Neutral. COS disclosed during market hours on Monday that Syncrude gross production volumes averaged 238.8 mbbl/d in December, surpassing our expectation of 210 mbbl/d, but given the pending bid from Suncor to acquire COS which is open until this Friday, we do not expect December production results to materially impact COS' stock price. December production was impacted by a previously disclosed unplanned turnaround of Coker 8-2.

Companies: Canadian Oil Sands
  • 04 Jan 16

STRATEGIC ALTERNATIVES PROCESS COMPLETE, BOARD RECOMMENDS INDEPENDENCE

Market Impact: Neutral. The strategic alternatives review failed to yield an alternative that the Board deemed superior to remaining "as is". We expect Suncor to announce the results of the tender offer late this week.

Companies: Canadian Oil Sands
  • 14 Dec 15

Revised Commodity Price Forecasts – Impact on Canadian Integrated Oils, Senior E&Ps, Oilsands

FirstEnergy has reduced its 2016e WTI oil price forecast from US$57.00/bbl to US$49.75/bbl, and also reduced its natural gas price forecasts going forward. We have updated our estimates and target prices, also incorporating this past week’s guidance and news disclosures. Given no significant changes to our oil price forecasts for 2017e+, and the predominance of long life oil producing assets within this group of companies, our target prices have only been reduced modestly, while we have made no changes to rankings, which continue to be biased towards stocks that should benefit the most from a recovery in oil prices.

Companies: CVE HSE IMO SU CNQ ECA ATH COS MEG PXX

  • 08 Dec 15

CANADIAN OIL SANDS LIMITED (COS) - UNPLANNED WINTER TURNAROUND FOR COKER 8-2

Market Impact: Arguably slightly positive as we think this news increases the odds that Suncor's offer gets approved by COS's shareholders. We are reducing our target price to fall in line with Suncor's 0.25 share exchange ratio offer. Relative to our Suncor target price of $39.00/share, this equates to a COS target price of $9.75/share, although based on Suncor's closing price Tuesday, the 0.25 ratio implies $8.74/share for COS.

Companies: Canadian Oil Sands
  • 04 Dec 15

SUNCOR EXTENDS COS BID TO JANUARY 8TH, 2016

Market Impact: Slightly Positive.

Companies: Canadian Oil Sands
  • 02 Dec 15

2016 Budget & Shareholder Rights Plan Update

COS’s 2016e guidance update yielded capex guidance modestly below our prior forecasts. Offsetting this, we have increased our royalty expense forecasts. We expect Suncor to extend its 0.25 share bid to January 4 in response to the ASC’s ruling. We continue to expect this bid will not get the two-thirds shareholder approval required, but that Suncor was planning for this and will raise its offer. We are reducing our COS target price from $12.50 to $11.70/share, to reflect a 0.30 share exchange ratio relative to our Suncor target price (previously based on a 0.32 share exchange ratio).

Companies: Canadian Oil Sands
  • 01 Dec 15

2016E GUIDANCE AND ASC DECISION ON RIGHTS PLAN

Market Impact: Likely negative given heightened risk that Suncor may or may not extend its bid to January 4th. However we fully expect Suncor's interest in acquiring COS will remain, and we expect Suncor to extend its bid. COS's 2016 cost guidance was in line with our forecasts, while capex guidance was lower than consensus.

Companies: Canadian Oil Sands
  • 26 Nov 15

ASC HEARING TODAY - FOUR HAVE SIGNED CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENTS

Market Impact: Likely neutral. We believe the market would expect certain entities to take a hard look at COS, and will not be surprised that four entities have signed confidentiality agreements.

Companies: Canadian Oil Sands
  • 03 Nov 15

3Q15 – Costs Fall

3Q15 financial results were better than expected (realized prices, operating costs). There may be more room to move our cost forecasts lower, if 3Q15 costs are reflective of the go-forward run rate, but for now our figures are relatively consistent with updated 2015 guidance. While our target price has increased by $0.65/share, it continues to reflect our view that Suncor will eventually increase its bid to the same 0.32 share exchange ratio offered to COS’s Board in April.

Companies: Canadian Oil Sands

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30Nov15 22:40 MKW ASC Delivers a Major Win for Canadian Oil Sands Shareholders as It Endorses Need for More Time in Response to Suncor's Unnecessarily Hurried Hostile Bid
25Nov15 23:00 MKW Canadian Oil Sands Posts Documents Filed With the ASC
16Nov15 11:00 MKW Canadian Oil Sands to Announce 2016 Budget
12Nov15 21:40 MKW Canadian Oil Sands Advises Shareholders to Ignore Suncor's Scare Tactics and Attempt to Mask Deficiencies of Substantially Undervalued Bid
29Oct15 20:05 MKW Canadian Oil Sands Reports Over $1 Billion of Cost Savings Achieved at Syncrude Year to Date
19Oct15 11:44 MKW Canadian Oil Sands' Board Unanimously Recommends Shareholders Reject Undervalued, Opportunistic and Exploitive Suncor Offer
07Oct15 21:26 MKW TSX Defers Consideration of Canadian Oil Sands New Shareholder Rights Plan
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  • 18 Jun 19

SP Angel – Oil & Gas View

Hurricane Energy (HUR): Operational Update | Sound Energy (SOU): Placing & Update | Chariot Oil & Gas (CHAR): Feasibility Study | Reabold Resources (RBD): Operational Update

Companies: HUR SOU CHAR RBD

  • 18 Jun 19

SP Angel – Morning View

Anglo Asian Mining* (AAZ LN) BUY, 127p – Exploration Report | Bluejay Mining* (JAY LN) BUY, Target price 21.3p – Focus on delivery of 5,000t, 89% ilmenite grade bulk smelter sample for Rio Tinto | Chaarat Gold* (CGH LN) BUY, 42p – Tulkubash Drilling results | Strandline Resources (STA AU) – Strandline gains US$26m credit approval for mineral sands mine in Tanzania from Nedbank CIB | Virginia Energy Resources (VUI CN) – US Supreme Court upholds Virginia State ban on Uranium | Yellow Cake (YCA LN) – Annual results

Companies: AAZ JAY CGH YCA

  • 19 Jun 19

LIBERUM: Asiamet Resources* - Sell-off overdone, BKM ready for financing & partner value unlock

Asiamet shares have fallen 24% since the release of the BKM Bankable Feasibility Study on Friday on increased capex and opex numbers. We think the move is an over-reaction.

Companies: ASIAMET RESOURCES
  • 21 Jun 19

LIBERUM: CEO Video - Peter Bird, Asiamet

In these four short videos Asiamet's CEO Peter Bird discusses results of the BKM Bankable Feasibility Study, additional exploration work to be undertaken on the KSK license, the anticipated financing for these activities and strategy and next steps in relation to Beutong.

Companies: ASIAMET RESOURCES
  • 19 Jun 19

Prodigious cashflow AND bigger “system” potential

Anglo Asian Mining (AAZ) is a highly cash-generative miner of gold, silver and copper from four mines in Azerbaijan, where it has close ties to the government. In 2018, it produced 83,376 of gold equivalent ounces (GEOs), paid its first dividend and had net cash on its balance sheet. At this stage, we have made the highly conservative assumption of no production beyond 2025. Nevertheless, our DCF valuation of 156p reflects AAZ’s prodigious cash generation and gold/copper stockpiles. Indeed, we estimate that the company’s aggregate underlying free cashflow during 2019-25 will be in excess of its current market capitalisation and the annual free cash yield will average 16.2%.

Companies: Anglo Asian Mining
  • 19 Jun 19

Pan African Resources - Solid push towards year end

In its nine-month operational update, Pan African Resources (PAF) disclosed production that is consistent with its FY19 guidance of 170,000oz. This caused us to reduce our FY19 forecasts fractionally in anticipation of lower production than we previously expected from Barberton offset by higher (but lower-margin) production from Evander underground and the BTRP. More importantly, however, Pan African’s directors approved the development of the Evander 8 Shaft pillar project, with production from as early as August, causing us to increase our forecasts for FY20 and beyond and our ultimate valuation of the company.

Companies: Pan African Resources
  • 23 May 19

LIBERUM: Sirius Minerals* - On the cusp of a major de-risking event

The completion of $825m in equity and convertible financing now puts Sirius on the cusp of finalising the funding package for its WoodSmith mine. The company plans to issue a $500m high yield bond in the coming months which will unlock the remaining $2.5bn credit facility from JP Morgan, needed to complete the project.

Companies: Sirius Minerals
  • 20 Jun 19

Promising AGM Statement

Hydrodec has released an encouraging AGM statement this morning with a number of positive developments which should start to crystallise the upside in the shares, notably the sale of the Australian operations and the potential addition of a complimentary product that could drive higher utilisation earlier than previously expected. The utility focus and market developments are also making progress, justifying the Group’s strategy and the Board remains confident in the outlook for 2019 and beyond. Reiterate buy.

Companies: Hydrodec Group
  • 20 Jun 19

SDX Energy - FY19 management guidance reset

Despite our last published FY19 forecasts reflecting a more conservative production ramp-up than management guidance, SDX’s guidance revisions have resulted in a further downgrade to our short-term cash flow forecasts and NAV. We reduce FY19e production from 4.3kboed to 3.4kboed (-21%) and project more moderate growth in SDX’s Morocco gas demand with an associated RENAV impact of -42%. Key drivers of management’s downgrade include lower Sebou gas demand growth, a higher than anticipated water cut at North West Gemsa and a delay to production ramp-up at South Disouq. Our valuation falls from RENAV 86.5p/share to 49.8p/share (-42%), while our core NAV (producing assets and South Disouq) falls from 70.1p/share to 45.0p/share (-36%). Based on our latest estimates, we expect SDX to end FY19 with c $4.9m of net cash on the balance sheet.

Companies: Sdx Energy
  • 25 Jun 19

SP Angel – Oil & Gas View

Eland Oil & Gas (ELA): OML 40 Operational Update | Genel (GENL): Shareholder Buyback | Exillon Energy (EXI): May Production Report | Mosman Oil & Gas* (MSMN): Operations Update | Cabot Energy* (CAB): AGM Statement | Gulf Keystone (GKP): Dividend Declaration | TOMCO (TOM): Field Test Update

Companies: ELA GENL EXI MSMN CAB GKP TOM

  • 24 Jun 19

SP Angel – Oil & Gas View

Nostrum Oil & Gas (NOG): Strategic Review & Proposed Acquisition | Pantheon Resources (PANR): Partnership

Companies: Nostrum Oil & Gas Pantheon Resources

  • 25 Jun 19

Genel Energy - Share Buyback Programme

Genel has announced a share buyback programme of up to US$10m, over a period from now until 5 July (when the company enters a close period).

Companies: Genel Energy
  • 25 Jun 19

FY2019 results in line with expectations

Cropper’s FY2019 adj. PBT of £4.0m was in line with our forecast as the group achieved £100m of sales for the first time. While all three divisions saw revenue growth, Technical Fibre Products (TFP) was again the major contributor to profits achieving a record £8.9m of EBIT. As anticipated, James Cropper Paper (JCP) delivered an operating loss due to the c.£6.5m impact of higher pulp prices over the last two financial years. Colourform/3DP also made a loss in FY2019 but there has been good progress with contract wins since. We are encouraged that despite the lower profits the dividend was maintained at 13.5p as forecast. We have maintained our adj. PBT forecasts at £5.5m and £7.0m for FY2020 and FY2021 respectively and introduced a forecast of £9.0m for FY2022 as the benefits of the extensive capital investment programme over the next two years start to come through.

Companies: James Cropper
  • 31 Jan 19

Quarterly Research Outlook

The market has not faced quite so many conflicting challenges for a number of years, whether related to global geopolitics, trade wars, ongoing Eurozone issues or the “will they, won’t they” saga of Brexit. In our Best Ideas, we sought to highlight stocks that present investors with interesting opportunities following recent market moves. Those stocks, we believe, warrant investor attention, in many cases for uncorrelated or stockspecific reasons, regardless of the near-to-medium term market direction. These stocks, in general, represent attractive and well-managed businesses or assets, with share price catalysts and where valuations or recent stock performance provide investors with a good entry point.

Companies: 7DIG ABBY AMS ANX ARS ATYM AVON BLVN PIER CGS CAML CALL CSRT TIDE DTG DEMG ELM EMR FPO FST GTLY GENL GRI GEEC HDY HMI HAYD HEAD HILS HTG HUR IBPO IOG INDI JHD JOG KEYS KCT KGH LAM MACF MOD MKLW OXIG PCA PARK PMO RBW RMM REDD RSW RNO RKH RBGP ROR SUS SCPA SHG SOLG TWD TRAK TRI VNET VTC ZTF

  • 11 Apr 19

Quarterly Research Outlook

We’re just over three months in to 2019 and we’ve seen a 10% UK market rally, retracing much of the Q4 decline, such is the nature of fickle market sentiment. That said, many of the issues we wrote about three months ago that were impacting markets remain: notably Brexit, trade wars, geopolitics and global monetary policy. The 2019 rally thus far feels somewhat fragile, with competing forces of optimism on a potential trade deal which could underpin the rally, against the deterioration in underlying economic data that could ultimately undermine the recent market gains. In this context, we look at what the lead indicators and the market are telling us about the industrial cycle and the stocks most exposed to various industrial trends. The Q4 derating in short cycle industrials and autos had been vicious and while these sectors have seen a more solid footing in 2019, with earnings downgrades being priced in, it will likely take a trough in lead indicators before short cycle stocks can start to perform again and re-rate relative to the market.

Companies: ARS CYAN HYR LIT SOM ABBY AMS AMER ANX ATYM AVON BLVN PIER BUR CGS CAML CALL CSRT TIDE DTG DEMG EMR FPO FST GTLY GENL GOR GRI GEEC HDY HMI HAYD HEAD HILS HTG HUR IBPO INDI JHD JOG KEYS KCT KGH LAM LOK MACF MNO MANO MOD MKLW OXIG PCA PANR PARK PGM PHC PMO RBW RMM REDD RSW RNO RKH RBGP ROR SUS SCPA SHG SOLG TRAK TRI VNET VTC ZOO ZTF