Thursday 26 September 2019

A Canadian Microcap Due For Takeoff

It's been a while since we have had a new pick up on our ValueTrades blog.  This is for good reason as the small cap market has been terrible, particularly in Canada, over the last few months. So it has been wise to stand back. However, we believe that we have found a gem that can move up significantly in price after a very lucrative partial buyout deal. We are up to 864 followers despite not giving out a lot of alerts, a fact that we think is indicative of a successful, diligent and prudent stock picking history. You can follow us on Twitter @StockTradePicks. We have nearly 4,000 followers on Twitter as well.

Condor Petroleum Inc. (CPI.TO) (CNPRF) announced that it sold its Shoba and Taskuduk Oilfields for CA$32.7 Million. This equates to a $0.74 per share price. The initial price action has been very good so far but has potential to move a lot more. The stock shot up 92% on Tuesday to $0.25 on just under a million shares traded. It followed up on Wednesday with a 4% increase to $0.26. Its thinly traded nature means it can to pop huge at any time. The timing of the deal should be considered very opportunistic given the recent hit on Saudi oil fields.

We believe that CPI will continue its run as the next near term catalyst will be receipt of the initial deposit within 10 business days of the deal being signed. This sale represents just one part of CPI's overall business so the stock should be worth more than $0.74, offset by the paying off of debts. The highlights of the release can be read here:

"Condor Petroleum Inc. (“Condor” or the “Company”) (TSX:CPI) is pleased to announce that its wholly owned subsidiary, Falcon Oil & Gas Ltd (“Falcon”) has entered into a binding agreement (“Sales Agreement”) to sell Falcon’s 100% interests in the Shoba and Taskuduk production contracts and associated field equipment for US$24.6 million (“Total Proceeds”) which, at the current exchange rate of 1.33 is equivalent to approximately CA$32.7 million. The Sales Agreement provides for the buyer, a non-listed international oil and gas group (“Buyer”) to pay an initial deposit of US$3.8 million (“Deposit”) within 10 business days of signing the Sales Agreement and the remaining amount is due upon closing the transaction.

The CA$32.7 million equivalent (at current exchange rates) of Total Proceeds equates to: CA$0.74 per outstanding common share of the Company; CA$11.90 per barrel based on the gross Company proved plus probable crude oil reserves as of December 31, 2018 less production to June 30, 2019; and CA$25.11 per barrel based on the gross Company proved crude oil reserves as of December 31, 2018 less production to June 30, 2019. See “Reserves Advisory” below.

The transaction requires various consents from the Government of Kazakhstan and is subject to the satisfaction of certain commercial conditions that are customary for a transaction of this nature. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2020.

The Company intends to use the sale proceeds to: pursue larger value growth opportunities within the region; pay down amounts owing under its existing credit facility; conduct additional activities to increase natural gas production in Turkey; and resume Kazakhstan exploration activities once the 630 day exploration extension is formalized for the Zharkamys Contract."

Disclosure: We are long CPI.TO

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