DELPHI ENERGY $1.19 - Toronto symbol DEE

DELPHI ENERGY $1.19 (Toronto symbol DEE; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative) (403-265-6171; www.delphienergy.ca; Shares outstanding: 131.2 million; Market cap: $156.1 million; No dividends paid) explores for oil and natural gas in Alberta and B.C. Gas makes up 74% of Delphi’s daily output; the remaining 26% is oil. In the three months ended June 30, 2012, Delphi’s average daily output fell 3.0%, to 8,636 barrels of oil equivalent (including natural gas) from 8,906 barrels a year earlier. Disruptions at third-party processing facilities were the main reason for the decline.

The lower production, plus lower natural gas prices, pushed down Delphi’s cash flow to $0.05 a share from $0.15.

The company’s debt of $134.4 million is a high 86.1% of its market cap. However, Delphi trades at 4.4 times its forecast 2012 cash flow of $0.27 a share, and only 3.1 times the 2012 forecast cash flow of $0.38 a share.

Delphi is a buy for aggressive investors.

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