Grand Pete is Cheap

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GRAND PETROLEUM $3.63 (Toronto symbol GPP; SI Rating: Speculative) (403-231- 8400; www.grandpetroleum.com; Shares outstanding: 26.3 million; Market cap: $95.4 million) explores for and develops oil and natural gas in central Alberta. It has also started drilling in southeast Saskatchewan. In the three months ended December 31, 2006, Grand estimates that it generated cash flow per share of $0.22, down by one third from $0.33 a year earlier. The drop was mostly due to lower oil and gas prices. Grand produced an average of 3,274 barrels of oil equivalent per day in the fourth quarter, up 18.8% from 2,755 barrels in the third quarter. Production is weighted 67% toward oil and 33% to natural gas. Grand is down from last year’s highs, along with most other junior oil and gas stocks, although it has moved up recently. The company continues to drill actively, and its shares now trade at a reasonable 4.1 times annual cash flow. Grand Petroleum is still a buy. buy…