Peel Hunt's Review4 Jul 2023 13:41
Research Analyst Oil & Gas at Peel Hunt recent site visit gives his view.
What impressed you the most during the site visit?
Employees (shareholders) exrtremely motivated to maximise value for DEC.
How does Diversified’s Smarter Asset Management (SAM) program maximise value from its asset base?
SAM is low cost, quick returns. Paybacks around 2 months.
Is Diversified on track to meet Greenhouse gas (GHG) emission targets? Reduced by 25% and 2030 target of 50% .
In what way do undeveloped locations, act as material catalysts for the business? They are organic catalysts which can add material value to DEC and may be monetised via sales/third party drilling.
With that in mind, what’s your view on the US$40m non-core asset sale? Shrewd piece of business. Paid for its Oklahoma and Texas acquisitions.
Finally, what’s your view on Diversified’s recent share buyback?
Given the current disconnect between the share price and the intrinsic value of the company, in our view the share buyback programme is a very sensible use of capital which will be highly value accretive to shareholders.