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MEO AUSTRALIA LIMITED (MEO)


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General Information
Company Name: MEO Australia Limited
Stock Code: MEO
Website: www.meoaustralia.com.au
GICS Sub-Industry: Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
Market Cap ($M): 44
Equiv. Shares (M): 627

Current Price Data+
Current Price Open High Low Last Close Volume Price Movement
$ 0.070 $ 0.070 $ 0.070 $ 0.070 $ 0.070 25,000 0%

Company Overview

Business Description:
MEO Australia Limited (MEO) is an oil and gas company focusing on Australian and international E&P business services in Asian energy markets. MEO has a portfolio of exploration and development projects in Australia, Indonesia and Thailand.

Strategy Analysis:
MEO aims to complete a successful farm-out of an interest in NT/P68 which should lead to exploration drilling in 2011. With cash in hand and other companies seeking to relinquish interests in Timor Sea gas resources, MEO are actively looking for the right opportunity to secure a gas supply to enable the Tassie Shoal projects to progress. MEO Australia reported negative cash flow of $6.24m for quarter ended 31 December 2012. Operating cash flow for the period was $(25.07m). Payments for exploration and evaluation were $(23.78m). Investing cash flow was $(7,000). Financing cash flow was $18.84m. Cash in hand at the end of the quarter was $42.38m.

Financial Summary
Year to Jun NPAT EPS EPS chg (%) PER DPS Yield (%) Franking (%)
2012  A -5.7 -1.1 -- 0.0 0.0 0.0 --
2011  A -15.9 -3.1 -- 0.0 0.0 0.0 --
2010  A -4.8 -1.1 -- 0.0 0.0 0.0 --
Source: Aspect actuals / Thomson IBES estimates

Peer Comparison
EPS Growth (%) P/E (%) Dividend Yield (%)
Company Mkt Cap 2010 A 2011 F 2012 F 2010 A 2011 F 2012 F 2010 A 2011 F 2012 F
Beach Energy (BPT) $1,534 M 0.7828 -0.2483 0.1432 11.4259 15.2010 13.2967 0.0186 0.0186 0.0186
MEO Australia (MEO) $44 M -- -- -- -- -- -- 0.0000 -- --
Oil Search (OSH) $10,841 M -0.3691 0.0607 1.8198 73.2790 69.0863 24.5003 0.0048 0.0050 0.0050
Santos (STO) $12,401 M -0.1141 0.3991 0.2473 28.5587 20.4127 16.3655 0.0233 0.0233 0.0233
Woodside Petroleum (WPL) $30,872 M 0.1834 0.0140 0.1160 15.3811 15.1682 13.5914 0.0334 0.0530 0.0588

Market Comparison
Earnings P/E Ratio P/B Ratio P/E Growth P/S Ratio
MEO -- -- 0.18 -- --
Market 0.83 14.4 1.22 1.88 1.72
Sector 1.36 15.1 0.77 2.18 5.20

Directors
Name Position Start Date
Mr Jurgen Hendrich Chief Executive Officer,Managing Director 25 July 2008
Mr Nicholas Moubray Heath Non-Executive Chairman 12 May 2008
Mr Gregory Allen Short Non-Executive Director 14 July 2008
Mr Michael J F Sweeney Non-Executive Director 01 October 2008
Mr Stephen Hopley Non-Executive Director 01 October 2008

Management
Name Position
Colin Naylor Chief Financial Officer,Company Secretary
R J D Gard Commercial Manager
R Zammit Executive Manager Business Development
D Maughan Exploration Manager
K Hendrick Implementation Manager

Substantial Shareholders
Holding Name
39,755,000 (7.36%) Raydale Holdings Pty Ltd

Calendar of Events
Date Event
23 April 2014 Report (Quarterly)
30 January 2014 Report (Quarterly)
11 October 2013 Report (Annual)
19 July 2013 Report (Quarterly)
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