Arden report out9 Apr 2019 10:42
Amerisur has released its 2018 results, reporting production of 5.4mbbl/d and end 2018 net cash of US$44.1m in line with our forecasts, though EBITDA of US$34.0m was behind due to slightly higher costs.
We adjust our forecasts for this, but also for a redistribution of expected drilling CAPEX, detailed below. After a number of years of building its portfolio, Amerisur is now moving forward into a period of increasing drilling activity. This should initially comprise appraisal and exploration wells on CPO-5, with more drilling across the portfolio from H2 2019, all supported by the company’s production cash flows, existing balance sheet and the US$93m farm in by Occidental.
Given the funding position and newsflow outlook, we have a Buy and 32p target.