2022 Results vs 202125 May 2022 22:25
As can be seen from the latest published results below, every financial metric has vastly improved over the 2021 results mainly thanks to the higher energy prices, however overall production specifically Romania has almost halved which probably can be attributed to the lack of capital expenditure in 2022, clearly the bod now have to absolutely prioritize increasing production via increased capex.
So the question is, does it warrant a 55% drop in the share price since the 2021 results a year ago, i.e. what's more important better financials or better production?
If it wasn't for the fact that I've already invested here this would be exactly the sort of share I would invest in as a long term hold. As long as the bod get their act together I believe with the right capex production can get back to above 2000 boe/d before this Christmas and therefore the sp back above 30p and hopefully 60p plus in 2023.
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Financial:
· Revenue for the three months ended 31 March 2022 was $13.4 million (31 March 2021 - $7.6 million)
· The Company generated net income of $1.0 million (2021 - $1.0 million loss)
· EBITDA for the three months ended 31 March 2022 was $3.1 million (31 March 2021 - $2.6 million)
· Gross profit for the three months ended 31 March 2022 was $2.9 million (31 March 2021 - $0.7 million)
· The Company realised a net price of $184.57/boe for the three months ended 31 March 2022 (31 March 2021 - $40.16/boe), comprising:
o Realised oil price - $90.13/bbl (31 March 2021 - $54.03/bbl)
o Realised natural gas price - $33.94/Mcf (31 March 2021 - $5.98/Mcf)
· The Group's operating netback remained strong for the three months ended 31 March 2022 and was $148.88/boe (31 March 2021 - $23.90/boe), comprising:
o Romania operating netback - $182.79/boe (31 March 2021 - $26.23/boe)
o Tunisia operating netback - $41.88/boe (31 March 2021 - $18.33/boe)
· Capital expenditures of $1.5 million (2021 - $3.5 million)
· Cash balance as at 31 March 2022 was $6.2 million (31 March 2021 - $5.3 million)
Production:
· Production for the three months ended 31 March 2022 averaged 1,115 boe/d (31 March 2021 - 2,097 boe/d), comprising:
o Romania - 610 boe/d (31 March 2021 - 1,495 boe/d)
o Tunisia - 505 boe/d (31 March 2021 - 602 boe/d)
· The Company performed a lifting in April 2022 of 42,000 bbls of Tunisian crude oil at a price of $104.79/bbl. Revenue will be recognised in the second quarter of 2022