Jump to content

AWLCF - Awilco Drilling


DTEJD1997

Recommended Posts

  • 3 weeks later...
  • Replies 546
  • Created
  • Last Reply

Top Posters In This Topic

  • 3 weeks later...

Published: 07:00 CEST 13-08-2014 /GlobeNewswire /Source: Awilco Drilling Plc / : AWDR /ISIN: GB00B5LJSC86

AWDR - Awilco Drilling Reports Q2 2014 Results

 

 

Awilco Drilling PLC reported contract revenue of USD 66.3 million (USD 62.7 million in Q1 2014), EBITDA of USD 42.4 million (USD 44.1 million in Q1 2014) and net profit of USD 25.9 million (USD 34.5 million in Q1 2014).

 

Revenue efficiency was 99.7% during the quarter (97.2% in Q1 2014).

 

Contract backlog at the end of Q2 was approximately USD 642 million (approximately USD 707 million Q1 2014).

 

The Board approved a dividend distribution payable in Q3 2014 of USD 1.15 per share.  The share will trade ex-dividend on 19 August 2014, the record date is 21 August 2014 and the payment date is on or around 19 September 2014.

 

Please see attached for the Q2 2014 report.

 

A quarterly presentation will be held on the 13th of August 2014 at 10:30 CET in Awilhelmsen's offices at Beddingen 8, Aker Brygge, Oslo, Norway.

 

A conference call will be held on the 13th of August 2014 at 13:30 UK time (14:30pm CET / 08:30 EST). The presentation will be available for download on the Investor Relations section (go to "Press Releases") at www.awilcodrilling.com prior to the call. There will be a Q&A session after the presentation.

 

Conference Call Dial-in details:

Standard International Access: +44 (0) 20 3003 2666

UK Toll Free: 0808 109 0700

US Toll Free: 1 866 966 5335

Norway Toll Free: 800 19 457

 

Password: Awilco

 

 

Aberdeen, 13 August 2014

 

 

 

For further information please contact:

 

Jon Oliver Bryce, CEO

Phone: +44 1224 737900

 

Cathrine Haavind, IR Manager

Phone: +47 93 42 84 64

 

 

This information is subject of the disclosure requirements pursuant to section 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

I just want to get this straight - even if drilling activity slows down during the term of the contract, they still pick up the contract revenue....and and hence the cash flow right? If that is the case, shouldn't we expect more cash flow due to lower OpX?

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Contract offshore drilling is at a cyclical top?  That's news to me.  I thought it was in the crapper because of macando and the shale revolution, which timed up perfectly with lots of rigs ordered during that "peak oil" nonsense.  Anyone done much work on RIG or ESV?  RIG seems pretty interesting.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

well rig supply is suposed to be tight, and when I search for dayrates, I see mostly up trending graphs. Day rates are almost twice as high as three years ago. What is stopping new supply coming in within the next 3-5 years? Also it seems this is not a very stable long term industry to be in. So if you are buying at current prices you are basicly saying this is not a concern, but I am not sure why? A cyclical seemingly at or near the top of a cycle at 6x earnings is not very cheap.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

I don't get why this is still cheap. It seems these companies are at cyclical tops, and it is trading 5-6x FCF. How do you know they will still print money with these rigs 8-10 years from now? The rig business looks pretty volatile to me.

How much they will earn 8-10 years from now is not extremely important. In my model the NPV of the first 8 years is roughly twice the NPV of the last 9 years at a 10% discount rate. At a 15% discount rate the NPV of the first 8 years is more than 3 times as big as the NPV of the last 9 years.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Back of the envelope: if Awilco maintains the current dividend you run break-even in ~7 years. And that's ignoring the resale / scrap / take-over value of their rigs. They have 4 rig-years of backlog at nice rates and clients have options for 3 more rig-years so you're pretty much guaranteed to receive your dividend stream the first few years years. Everything after 8 years you basically get for free.

 

But granted, it is not the cheapest stock out there anymore after the run-up and if you have a very strong opinion about the future of the offshore business this is probably not for you.

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Also, I don't know what dayrates you are looking at (I suspect US stuff that plummeted after the Deepwater Horizon accident) but I don't see a 100% squeeze in UK dayrates in the Awilco presentations. I don't really have an opinion either way though.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

I don't think they will be able to maintain the dividend. They have to spend a significant amount of capital on the upgrades and yard stay in 2015 and 2016. They are only able to generate the current dividend with a high revenue efficiency and low capex.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

I like pabrai's principle of investing, finding investments with at least 100% upside in a reasonable case. Not sure I see that here. It looked v good at 14$ though. You have to make pretty aggressive assumptions now to get to a double. Allthough I agree that downside seems v limited too.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

I just want to get this straight - even if drilling activity slows down during the term of the contract, they still pick up the contract revenue....and and hence the cash flow right? If that is the case, shouldn't we expect more cash flow due to lower OpX?

 

Bump...Anyone know the answer?

Link to comment
Share on other sites

I just want to get this straight - even if drilling activity slows down during the term of the contract, they still pick up the contract revenue....and and hence the cash flow right? If that is the case, shouldn't we expect more cash flow due to lower OpX?

 

Bump...Anyone know the answer?

Yes, they will pick up the contract revenue but don't think you should really expect that operating expenses will be significantly lower in that scenario. The main issue is that when drilling activity slows down during the term of the contract that the extension options might not be exercised, or that they will be exercised at a significantly lower day rate. 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now



×
×
  • Create New...