MOLOPO ENERGY LIMITED (MPO)



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General Information
Company Name: Molopo Energy Limited
Stock Code: MPO
Website: www.molopo.com.au
GICS Sub-Industry: Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
Market Cap ($M): 59
Equiv. Shares (M): 246

Current Price Data+
Current Price Open High Low Last Close Volume Price Movement
 $ 0.240 $ 0.240 $ 0.250 $ 0.235 $ 0.250 173,034 $ -0.010  -4.000 %

Current Broker Consensus Recommendation more
Recommendation: Buy
Recommendation Date: 30th Nov 2012
12 Month Target Price (average): $0.85
Brokers Surveyed: 2

Company Overview

Business Description:
Molopo Energy Limited (MPO) is an oil and gas company with a portfolio of unconventional exploration and development projects located in Canada, USA and South Africa. MPO predominantly focuses on the development of its Wolfcamp shale oil resource play in the Permian Basin, Texas, USA. As at June 2012, the 2P gross reserves stood at 1.8Bcf of gas, 887Mbbl of oil and 189Mbbl of NGLs.

Strategy Analysis:
MPO's coal bed methane growth strategy has been to build a diversified portfolio of petroleum assets at the appraisal or advanced exploration stage. This is intended to create a core group of assets that can generate long term cash flow and shareholder value. . Molopo Energy reported positive cash flow of US$16.73m for quarter ended 31 December 2012. Operating cash flow for the period was US$(24.75m). Payments for exploration and evaluation were US$(163,000). Investing cash flow was US$41.48m. Financing cash flow was nil. Cash in hand at the end of the quarter was US$70.98m.


Financial Summary
Year to Jun NPAT EPS EPS chg (%) PER DPS Yield (%) Franking (%)
2012  A -25.6 -10.4 -- 0.0 0.0 0.0 --
2011  A -52.0 -20.3 -- 0.0 0.0 0.0 --
2010  A -9.3 -4.6 -- 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) $1,465 M 0.7828 -0.2483 0.1432 10.9065 14.5101 12.6923 0.0195 0.0195 0.0195
Molopo Energy (MPO) $62 M -- -- -- -- -- -- 0.0000 -- --
Oil Search (OSH) $10,506 M -0.3691 0.0054 0.7775 71.0145 70.6306 39.7364 0.0049 0.0051 0.0051
Santos (STO) $12,199 M -0.1141 0.4031 0.0709 28.0924 20.0222 18.6964 0.0237 0.0237 0.0237
Woodside Petroleum (WPL) $28,697 M 0.1834 0.0137 0.1145 14.2974 14.1041 12.6553 0.0359 0.0570 0.0631

Market Comparison
Earnings P/E Ratio P/B Ratio P/E Growth P/S Ratio
MPO -- -- 0.33 -- --
Market 0.82 14.1 1.19 1.94 1.63
Sector 1.15 16.0 0.69 2.00 4.86

Directors
Name Position Start Date
Mr Glenn Ross Alternate Director 15 February 2011
Mr Steven Cloutier Chief Executive Officer,Managing Director 17 January 2013
Mr Gregory Lewin Non-Executive Chairman 15 February 2011
Mr Garry I Cameron Non-Executive Director 30 March 2011
Mr Brian Straub Non-Executive Director 17 March 2011
Mr Don Engle Non-Executive Director 20 January 2012
Mr Jeffrey E Schwarz Non-Executive Director 15 March 2013

Management
Name Position
Paul Belliveau Chief Financial Officer
Shannon Ouellette Chief Operating Officer
Jessica Huberman Company Secretary
Andrew William Metcalfe Joint Company Secretary
David Horn Vice President Business Development and Land
Cindy Gray Vice President, Capital Markets
Kelly McDonald Vice President, Exploration

Substantial Shareholders
Holding Name
18,109,384 (7.37%) Northcape Capital Pty Ltd

Calendar of Events
Date Event
29 April 2014 Report (Quarterly)
27 March 2014 Report (Annual)
30 January 2014 Report (Quarterly)
30 October 2013 Report (Quarterly)
09 September 2013 Report (Annual)
30 July 2013 Report (Quarterly)
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