Joining the Dots....8 Apr 2019 22:51
OK, so have been having a think tonight about what is going on at Genel at the moment, and here is my prediction... You heard it here first people....
I think we have - or are about to lose / take a serious hit on the gas assets..... Why?
1. Murat being shown the door... I think he has hung his hat on the gas negotiations and I suspect he has fooked them up.
2. Write down of the gas assets... Rather than being a pro active accountant, I think they know a hit is coming and are trying to prepare the market gently for the hit
3. Genels very subdued share price despite apparent strong fundamentals. The city is a dirty, dirty place, anyone who thinks otherwise needs to do some reading... Our "seller" maybe knows that something bad is coming and is offloading as a result... If this bad news lands it will be clear why there has been all of this selling despite GKP rising and the fundamentals supporting a materially higher SP.
4. New CEO now in place who had an operational background and is clear of the gas fook up when all is revealed.. He can then "move the company forward" without being tarnished by the failure of the Gas negotiations....
5. Murat asked to move aside - be an "adviser" and go quietly as a mark of respect as he has "served" the company well... Push before he would be shoved if we do lose, or lose a large part of the assets.....
6. Very muted reaction to maiden dividend.... Is this above why? Is the dividend finally being paid as a way to soften the blow when the gas failure news lands?
Purely speculation on my part... All we can do is look at the information we have and try and work out what is going on.... I cannot believe we are still looking at 200p and I am very very unhappy with the board and their seeming lack of ambition and or diversification outside the KRG....
But are we about to see a dramatic turn of events around the gas story akin to the (now infamous) Taq Taq CPR / performance collapse bombshell? Will lightning strike twice?