RE: Hangover19 Mar 2026 11:13
I like the bullishness but in my view I'll be happy with the base case , though indeed the longer this goes on the better for HBR
I think the framework you post makes sense, but a lot of the upside comes from stacking quite bullish assumptions at the same time. Brent at $95 and gas at $20 are both above current forward curves( haven't checked this morning ) , and applying sensitivities linearly likely overstates the impact, especially with hedging still in place. I’d also be cautious about adding the extra $300m from production and including the $400m one-off in distributable FCF.
Even adjusting for those, the story still looks strong on cash generation and deleveraging, but the ~$3.6bn FCF and ~25% yield feel closer to a bull case than a base case.