Ramblings14 Dec 2023 08:24
Was going to post this yesterday, sitting by the Thames at Kew but lost all feeling in my
fingers, finished the walk, had a pint and went home.
Anyway, the question is, what could the sp reach when the jv news drops ? Almost impossible to answer given the unknowns.
They have said that in exchange for 50 % of the PSC they will get a free carry of the first year's work programme. Will that programme be as laid out in the August presentation? Unknown.
If we assume it is. That entails 40 million usd Capex in the first year. Syn's share of that Capex would be 20 million usd, so the jv would be paying that for 50 %. So does that mean Syn is worth 20 million ? Well in theory it should be more than that. Syn will have the benefit of the 20 million free ride on the first year. According to the presentation, excluding Capex, Cambay will make 20 million profit in the first year. So will they get 10 million in income? Not sure, as including Capex, Syn's share of a 20 million loss is 10 million. As I have said before I am not an accountant,so not exactly sure how you decide the overall value of Syn based on this possible deal. Somewhere between 20 and 40 million usd? Of course there is no guarantee the free carry will be as much as that.
Then again, you could argue, again based on what is in the presentation that it is worth a lot more than that.They give an NPV for 10 wells of 58 million and say a full field development will be 30+ wells which could equate to nearly 200 million usd. Or more cautiously given the time scale let's say 150 million. So 75 million for Syn in theory.
So overall we have a theoretical range of value of 20 to 75 million usd or £16 million to £60 million.If we assume that at some point the sp exceeds 0.14 there could be 12.7 billion shares. Thus gives an sp range of 0.13 to 0.47p.
Obviously, the market doesn't believe even the lowest possibility. Presumably due to the long drawn out process and the failure to get anywhere near predicted time scales. Also, the deal may not be as good as postulated
Personally I'm not sure what to expect when jv news finally drops. Just have to play it by ear. Could br fantastic or a damp squib.
Overall, yes I think I have a chance of getting my money back and maybe a bit more just on the letter of intent. If not,will have to wait and see.
SS. It may not be possible to get out at the peak on the day but you can get close. In April 2021 some say the peak was 0.5. The most I saw was 0.45 and managed to get out at 0.4. I think Conger did better.
All of this is theoretical and many holes could be picked in it. Feel free to do so.
I have almost convinced myself that it's ridiculously undervalued at this price and am tempted to have a fresh punt but then I remember all the previous failures to deliver.
Hmmm. See what the coming days bring.
Gla.