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Dec 2, 2023·edited Dec 2, 2023Liked by Modern Investing

Good read. Especially the valuation part. Maybe a comparison with other pure oil/gas play would be meaningful. I agree that OKEA is very cheap at a FCF yield of around 60%. , which is the highest I have seen. Petrobras, the most undervalued big company in the world, has a FCF yield of around 30 %.

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Thanks 🙏. The valuation difference between them and Petrobras is the result of OKEA being a small cap in Norway. Not many people look at this market and when they see a stock down 12% on Friday, they are concerned. Therefore this opportunity exists. I own OKEA and Petrobras shares.

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Excellent piece. Intriguing idea.

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Thank you very much 🙏

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Dec 2, 2023Liked by Modern Investing

What’s with the 80% tax rate on Okea though?

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Dec 2, 2023Liked by Modern Investing

After reading up on Norway’s tax on oil and gas, I have to ask. What’s the point of calculating free cash flow or comparing it to Petrobras’ valuation?

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My 2 Billion NOK Cashflow calculation is after taxes. They will probably make 5.2 Billion NOK in operting cashflow this year. Minus 1 Billion in tax and 2 Billion in CAPEX, we arrive at 2.2 Billion NOK after tax cashflow. Let’s say 2 Billion to have clean numbers. I compared the valuation on a flowing barrel basis. Either way the stock is insanely cheap.

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Dec 2, 2023Liked by Modern Investing

I think OKEA provides cash flow numbers after tax is paid, so FCF is a valid metric imo.

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It is. My calculation, which is much more conservative then the one of OKEA, still points out 2 Billion NOK in cash flow after taxes.

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Dec 2, 2023Liked by Modern Investing

thanks for the reply and congratulations on the articles, do the analysis quality ,are you also looking at bw energy?

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Thanks sir 🙏. I had a look and I get that the valuation is cheap. As of now the risk rewears look good and the growth of the company is also interesting. For me it’s just a bit hard to examine their production fields in Africa. maybe I should have a second look. Although my highly valued friend Calvin Froedge has written about them.

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Dec 2, 2023Liked by Modern Investing

If you like VAR Energy, why not consider its main owner Eni, Italy's largest oil company? It trades at ridiculous valuation multiples

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Many people told me to do this. At first glance I think Var is better for dividends, while ENI is more diversified. I think that ENI is a great stock. But for now I remain with VAR.

Thanks for sharing 🙏

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Eni is corretly valued right now

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Yeah, its a solid bet in my opinion.

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what about debt situation?thanks

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Vår is financially stable. Net Interest Bearing Debt is around 3.1 Billion $, with CFFO after taxes of around 4 Billion annually at 80$ Brent. They have credit facilities in place and there is no debt maturing pre 2026. They have a BBB rating from Moodys and Baa3 S&P rating.

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