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Primarily natural gas, and has tended to fluctuate with that commodity. It is one of the primary producers and has a great dividend of about 4.7%. Looking out, on a Price to Cash Flow basis, it isn’t too bad, 7X or 8X. They have always been very effective at managing their balance sheet. Good properties and good exposure. Reasonably priced. Dividend yield of 4.8%.
The whole sector has sold off all this year. Feels this one has been punished because of the overall sector selling off, as opposed to anything they may be doing. The company is really well run. They’ve done a great job in a number of different areas. They aren’t buying a lot of land, but seem to be able to continue to drill and find good opportunities on their own properties. Because of that, their development and finding costs are really low, especially compared to a lot of other companies. The company has a really strong hedging policy, and hedge about 50% of their production. If you are a longer-term investor, this is probably one of the best, well-run gas companies in Canada.
Peyto Exploration (PEY-T) or Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ-T)? Two different companies. Apples to oranges. He wouldn’t own either. This one gives you natural gas exposure in Canada. They’ve had some issues with take away capacity in pipelines. The shine has come off the story. It has traded at a significant premium, and he thinks they are going to be losing that relative to some of their peers. Prefers others.
Natural gas. Announced some production results for the 4th quarter. A lot of oil companies tend to announce production results immediately after the end of the quarter, but without the corresponding cash flow and earnings numbers, and the financial report usually comes about a month later. Some of this company’s production numbers were a little below what analysts were looking for. That, combined with a softer natural gas market, took a toll on the stock, and it has been very much an under performer for the last 4-5 weeks. Still one of the few energy companies in Canada with a pretty decent growth profile, and trades at a pretty reasonable multiple in cash flow. Ably managed. He wouldn’t be overly concerned.