RE: Possible Dividend ??21 Dec 2023 09:15
I think you should sensibly revaluate your expectations on revenue over the next 12 months:
Can they maintain even the current reduced flow rates ?
It is realistic to use what has been the average over the last month or so as typical, anything more a bonus !!
What price can they achieve ?
You are assuming next years revenue based on revenues to date, which is not taking into consideration:
The much lower winter wholesale prices, Angus were hoping for 125p average, the reality is 35% lower at this time, and summer prices are likely also to be similarly lower.
You are basing your revenues to include the current spot price for everything over the current hedge, this is not going to be the case come Jan, when Trafigura set what will be a new dynamic hedge covering ALL production, and that is likely to also be at a modest discount to the rolling price, especially as Trafigura are also going to have to basically buy out the old hedge and commitments to then merge all production into one hedge, I would not be surprised to see it at 20% discount to an average monthly or quarterly price.
We also do not know how it will affect the "shell" associated to grid pipeline cost, as they become just the carrier not the offtaker.
What JD notes relative to the funds to do what is needed at SLBY over the next year, yes, same as I have also said, the break, and the revenues "should" fund the works and possibly the new well, but it will likely leave nothing on the table to do all that, and therefore kicks the can down the road for retail investors to see anything at all until 2025 at best.
I also expect them to throw in a "possible" placing for anything not SLBY, such as Balcombe, simply because they will be free to do so once they have consolidated, and it is highly unlikely they will burn the SLBY war chest build for other non SLBY requirements.
Just my opinion mind !!!