Are shares in Hurricane Energy (HUR) overvalued at 7p,amarket cap of £141 million. On fundamentals, you bet. But…is it a stock to short. I asked the question to the Professional Northerner Bear, Waseem Shakoor whose expertise includes the study of small oil plays. Waseem says:
Hurricane Energy (HUR) is a company that I’ve been following and covering ever since the days before it drilled the Lancaster appraisal well; through the times when it looked like it could be a big AIM success story; and more recently when it was uncertain as to whether it would even survive.
Hurricane Energy (HUR) failed to obtain court sanction of its refinance scheme. When I wrote last week, I identified a likely core matter of timing as being critical to the outcome. The 30 page statement of reasons from the Judge had a theme running through it – is now the right time for an irreversible dramatic change to be imposed on shareholders? The answer was no. I see this as good for shareholders more widely but does not change my bulk order for beer and popcorn as I watch this particular situation play out to the death.
The Hurricane Energy (HUR) sanction hearing court case has been rumbling on for the last few days, as I last commented recently here. It has been fascinating to watch and listen to on and off, not least thanks to some dozy plonker called “Clive” who munched his way through cornflakes with camera and mic on in live court before the Judge! I, of course recommended beer and popcorn to properly enjoy the event - I was not disappointed over the last few days. But I rather think further fun and games will occur and a bulk order of beer and popcorn is required.
The question for the Titanic chefs is asked well after the iceberg has been hit. For Hurricane Energy (HUR) is also a busted flush, a sinking ship. Its assets are so poor that it will probably go bust at some stage whether or not it completes a debt for equity swap which will see shareholders lose 95% of the company. This company is, like the Titanic 109 years ago, holed beneath the waterline. Against this backdrop it has today published a glossy 71 page Environmental Social and Governance report.








