3 Reasons to Buy Harbour from MF...17 Apr 2022 13:35
1) Harbour Energy seems to have plenty of oil and gas. The company says its reserves rose from 451m barrels of oil equivalent (boe) to 488m boe last year, despite the impact of a year’s production. There’s a busy work plan for 2022 and I’m confident the company will be able to replace its production again this year.
2) Harbour shares do not look expensive to me, even allowing for Harbour’s steep $2.3bn net debt pile. My sums indicate that even including this debt, Harbour’s business is valued at less than 10 times free cash flow. That’s fairly cheap, in my view. A forecast dividend yield of 4% is another attraction for me.
3) If oil prices stay high this year, Harbour could potentially become debt free in 2023. That’s sooner than expected. My analysis suggests this could open the door to larger shareholder returns, which could provide a significant boost to the share price.