Green Dragon Gas — ODP submission: Green shoots

Green Dragon Gas — ODP submission: Green shoots

2017 is likely to be a critical year for Green Dragon Gas (GDG) as management works to deliver on several milestones that will enable a step-up in activity levels. We were encouraged by the CNPC approval and submission of the GCZ CBM Block overall development plan (ODP) in April. Execution of supplementary agreements and GSS ODP submission would provide an incremental reserve base for GDG to leverage in order to refinance outstanding bonds and fund further drilling activity. With regard to funding GDG states that it has multiple term sheets for mezzanine and RBL funding on hand. Our base case valuation of 227p/share rises to 237p/share assuming GSS ODP approval this year and GCZ developed in-line with ODP, this is offset by a delay in GSS development relative to previous forecasts.

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ODP submission: Green shoots

GCZ ODP submission

Oil & gas

28 April 2017

Price

105p

Market cap

£164m

US$1.3/£

Net debt ($m) at 30 Dec 2016

127.9

Shares in issue

156.1m

Free float

20.4%

Code

GDG

Primary exchange

LSE

Secondary exchange

N/A

Share price performance

%

1m

3m

12m

Abs

4.4

(31.0)

(58.7)

Rel (local)

4.2

(33.0)

(64.4)

52-week high/low

273.0p

102.5p

Business description

Green Dragon Gas is one of the largest independent companies involved in the production and sale of coal bed methane (CBM) gas in China.

Next events

Sale of downstream

2017

Progress Hong Kong Listing

2017

Refinancing USD debt with RMB debt

2017

Analysts

Sanjeev Bahl

+44 (0)20 3077 5742

Green Dragon Gas is a research client of Edison Investment Research Limited

2017 is likely to be a critical year for Green Dragon Gas (GDG) as management works to deliver on several milestones that will enable a step-up in activity levels. We were encouraged by the CNPC approval and submission of the GCZ CBM Block overall development plan (ODP) in April. Execution of supplementary agreements and GSS ODP submission would provide an incremental reserve base for GDG to leverage in order to refinance outstanding bonds and fund further drilling activity. With regard to funding GDG states that it has multiple term sheets for mezzanine and RBL funding on hand. Our base case valuation of 227p/share rises to 237p/share assuming GSS ODP approval this year and GCZ developed in-line with ODP, this is offset by a delay in GSS development relative to previous forecasts.

Year
end

Revenue* ($m)

EBITDA
($m)

PBT**
($m)

Debt
($m)

Net cash/
(debt) ($m)

Capex
($m)

12/15

37.7

20.1

(0.1)

(135.2)

(108.3)

(47.8)

12/16

29.1

10.5

(12.3)

(144.1)

(127.9)

(14.4)

12/17e

31.9

16.1

(4.6)

(164.3)

(145.5)

(7.5)

12/18e

51.3

35.1

7.3

(216.5)

(202.6)

(36.5)

Note: *Including subsidy income. **PBT is normalised, excluding intangible amortisation, exceptional items and share-based payments. The step-up in revenues is contingent on ODP approvals in 2017, access to RBL debt and a significant step-up in GSS drilling activity.

GCZ ODP submission

On 18 April 2017, GDG announced the approval of GCZ ODP by partner, Consultation Centre of China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC). for submission to the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC). To date, 114 wells have been drilled on GCZ and the submitted development plan includes the drilling of an additional 147 production wells over the next two years. Alternatively, GDG may look to finance GCZ capital expenditure through a CNPC cost-carry under the existing PSC.

Potential catalysts for 2017

Notable potential catalysts for GDG in 2017 include approval of the 2014 supplementary agreements for GSS/ODP submission; redemption/refinancing of the company’s Nordic bond ($88m) and consideration of Hong Kong listing. We note that both GCZ and GSS are explicitly mentioned in China’s 13th five-year plan which has potential to facilitate ODP approvals and open up access to domestic RMB-denominated debt.

Valuation: Base case contingent on GSS ODP

Edison published a detailed note on GDG’s valuation on 20 February 2017 outlining three valuation scenarios. In our base case, we derived a core NPV12.5 net of liabilities of 237p/share assuming GSS/GCZ ODP submission in 2017 and access to RBL in order to fund a step-up in LiFaBriC drilling activity. GDG’s ability to attract capital is an important investment consideration and in the absence of funding and ability to reinvest in the company’s asset base, our minimal capex case, GDG would not be able to extract full value from its deep reserve and resource base.

2016 results review

Management describes 2016 as a year of stabilisation and expects more in terms of conclusions and monetisation in 2017. Monetisation of the company’s downstream business has taken longer than envisaged and has remained a drag on earnings in 2016, as regulated gas prices fell and deregulation of the downstream led to increased competition. Underlying upstream net profit stood at $16.5m (2015: $18.6m) generating a net margin of 57%. The year-on-year decrease was largely driven by FX impacts with a 7% decline in the RMB/USD exchange rate year-on-year.

Cash generated from operations was down from $20.1m to $10.5m (company definition) largely driven by lower downstream earnings. GDG ended the year with $7.3m cash, a €50m convertible with maturity extended to 2020 and $88m Nordic bond due in November 2017, which the company is looking to refinance.

Importantly, GDG points towards several catalysts in 2017 that should help shore up the company’s balance sheet and pursue monetisation of gas resource. Management mentions that it has several term sheets on hand for a variety of financing options including mezzanine debt and RBL, which are being considered at board level. This would enable refinancing or early redemption of the company’s Nordic bond and enable capital to be injected in to drilling activity.

As per our 20 February note on GDG, we outlined three valuation scenarios – a minimal capex scenario, which stands at 20p/share and a 237p/share base case valuation contingent on a debt or equity capital injection. Our base case is outlined below.

Our financial forecasts are to a large extent driven by the timing of drilling activity, which is notoriously difficult to forecast. We have pushed back a ramp-up in GSS drilling activity from 2017 to 2018, hence a shift in the point at which revenues start to ramp up. This is reflected in a material reduction in 2017 revenue and profit forecasts; this would be expected for an E&P with a development project that incurs a delay and is a generic sector risk when investing in small/mid-cap E&P.

Base case 237p – contingent on debt access

Valuation – base case

In our base case valuation, we assume GDG receives GSS ODP approval in 2017, opening up access to the RBL debt market. We assume attained RBL debt capacity is in addition to the company’s existing $50m convert (due 2020) and $88m corporate bond due in November 2017, for which we assume a maturity extension. As we discussed in our note (20 February 2017), in the absence of funding and under our minimal capex case, our valuation would be significantly lower than our base case (minimal capex case including GCZ ODP work programme 20p/share). However, if funding was completely unconstrained, drilling ramped up aggressively and 2P and 3P resource recovery was maximised before licence expiry, GDG could be worth significantly in excess of our base case. GDG’s ability to attract funding remains a key investment consideration.

We feel that it is reasonable to assume that GDG will be able to access the RBL debt market for the producing GSS asset post submission of ODP and its 47% interest in GCZ (the bulk of debt capacity resides with GSS). The availability of RBL for Chinese CBM has been demonstrated by AAG Energy receiving a $250m RBL loan for development funding from a consortium of banks including: HSBC, Bank of Communications, Standard Chartered Bank, Société Générale and Credit Agricole in 2015. We see uncertainty around the exact timing of GSS ODP approval but note that there is precedent for Sino-foreign co-operative CBM projects being approved in China – the first such project was AAG’s Panzhuang CBM concession, which was approved for development in 2011 with AAG Energy and CUCBM each holding a 50% stake.

In order to calculate the RBL debt capacity of GDG’s GSS block, we make a number of assumptions in order to determine the borrowing base. Our key assumptions are:

RBL pricing assumptions (8% discount rate, $7/mcf rising to $9.0/mcf by 2020 and then rising to LNG parity).

Based on 2P reserves profile but only including GSS and GCZ.

RBL available after ODP approval – assumed in 2017.

Borrowing base is redetermined annually.

Existing convertible and bond facility available in addition to RBL.

Borrowing base is the minimum amount that satisfies the field life and loan life coverage ratios (we use conventional RBL coverage ratios).

After imposing a maximum drilling rate cap of 100 LiFaBriC wells per year in our analysis, our RBL-funded drilling schedule for GSS is as shown in Exhibit 1. Under this scenario, GDG recovers 100% of its GSS gross 2P reserve base of 788bcf. Our analysis suggests that GDG may require a capital injection in 2017 in order to fund G&A and a limited LiFaBriC well programme ahead of GSS ODP submission and RBL debt access – we understand that the company is in negotiations with a number of lenders with regard to the terms of a bridging facility. In the immediate term, we expect the company to pursue the development of GCZ under the terms of the existing PSC which allows GDG’s share of capex for the ODP work programme for be carried by CNPC.

Exhibit 1: Base case LiFaBriC drilling assumptions

Exhibit 2: Base case funding requirements vs RBL debt capacity

Source: Edison Investment Research

Source: Edison Investment Research

Exhibit 1: Base case LiFaBriC drilling assumptions

Source: Edison Investment Research

Exhibit 2: Base case funding requirements vs RBL debt capacity

Source: Edison Investment Research

In our base case, we see gross GSS sales rising to 60bcf by 2024, with material cash flow (post cost recovery) net to GDG. Cash conversion rises rapidly from 2023, as GDG benefits from a larger LiFaBriC well-stock from which it receives its full 60% of net cash flow and CNOOC fully recovers legacy costs.

Exhibit 3: Growth in GSS gross sales gas and net cash generation post CNOOC cost recovery

Exhibit 4: Group EBITDA and cash conversion

Source: Edison Investment Research

Source: Edison Investment Research

Exhibit 3: Growth in GSS gross sales gas and net cash generation post CNOOC cost recovery

Source: Edison Investment Research

Exhibit 4: Group EBITDA and cash conversion

Source: Edison Investment Research

Net cash flow increases rapidly (cash conversion moves towards 75%) once CNOOC has fully recovered its cost balance; we currently forecast that this will occur in 2024 in our base case.

Exhibit 5: Base case core valuation (assumes minimal GCZ/GSN activity with funds deployed on GSS)

Asset

Country

Diluted WI

Catalyst

CoS

Recoverable reserves/resources

 

Net risked value

Sensitivity to discount rate

 

%

 

%

Gross

Net

NPV/mcf

@12.5% DR

£/share

bcf

bcf

$/mcf

$m

£/share

10.0%

15.0%

17.5%

Net (debt)/cash June 2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-136.7

-0.67

-0.67

-0.67

-0.67

SG&A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-26.7

-0.13

-0.13

-0.13

-0.13

GSS 2P

China

60%*

 

80%

788.1

472.9

1.5

583.9

2.88

3.79

2.20

1.70

GCZ 2P

China

47%

 

80%

61.8

29.0

2.6

61.4

0.30

0.36

0.26

0.22

GSN 2P

China

50%

 

80%

36.0

18.0

0.0

0.0

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

Core NAV

 

 

 

 

885.9

519.9

 

481.9

2.37

3.34

1.66

1.12

Source: Edison Investment Research. Note: *Option to increase GSS WI to 70%.

Key assumptions that we make in our base valuation are as below:

GDG is able to drill LiFaBriC wells in line with RBL borrowing base at a cost of $1.3m gross per well.

GDG is able to refinance its existing corporate bond in 2017 on similar terms, bridging the gap to rising RBL borrowing capacity.

IP rates for new LiFaBriC wells average 250mcfd with a 24m plateau and 10% decline rate.

GDG receives ODP approval for GSS/GCZ in 2017 providing RBL debt access. We assume RBL debt capacity is incremental to GDG’s convertible bond and senior secured Nordic bond.

We assume all available capital is deployed on GSS.

GDG receives a two-year licence extension for GSS to 2035 as per 2014 framework agreement.

Life of field opex costs average $1/mcf.

Gas sales as a percentage of actual gross production (not production capacity) rise to 95%; gas sales to production capacity will be lower in percentage terms.

CNOOC/CUCBM retains cost recovery rights over legacy wells and infrastructure capex spend.

We define sales gas as working interest production volume after utilisation losses, which include gas lost to production, transmission, gathering, compression, power and processing processes.

As can be seen in Exhibit 5 above, our base case NPV12.5 valuation is 237p/share (net of liabilities). Our 12.5% cost of capital is based on the assumption that GDG utilises a combination of high-yield debt (current coupon 10% on convertible), RBL debt, equity and farm-out. We believe 12.5% is a reasonable assumption for through-cycle cost of capital, but we provide a sensitivity to the discount rate in our valuation tables. GDG may be able to access lower-cost domestic debt now that GSS and GCZ are included in the government’s five-year plan and we intend to revise our cost of capital assumptions once GDG has secured additional funds.

Exhibit 6: Base case FCF (post-financing) and net cash evolution

Exhibit 7: GSS gross gas sales and GSS RBL capacity

Source: Edison Investment Research

Source: Edison Investment Research

Exhibit 6: Base case FCF (post-financing) and net cash evolution

Source: Edison Investment Research

Exhibit 7: GSS gross gas sales and GSS RBL capacity

Source: Edison Investment Research


Exhibit 8: Financial summary (base case assumes GSS/GCZ ODP approval in 2017 and access to RBL debt)

 

 

US$m

2015

2016

2017e

2018e

2019e

December

 

 

IFRS

IFRS

IFRS

IFRS

IFRS

PROFIT & LOSS

Revenue*

 

 

37.7

29.1

31.9

51.3

88.7

Cost of Sales

(15.5)

(16.4)

(13.8)

(19.3)

(29.2)

Gross Profit

22.2

12.8

18.1

32.0

59.5

EBITDA

 

 

20.1

10.5

16.1

35.1

68.5

Operating Profit (before amort. and except.)

15.0

4.6

9.6

23.9

9.6

Intangible Amortisation

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Exceptionals

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Other

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Operating Profit

15.0

4.6

9.6

23.9

51.6

Net Interest

(15.1)

(16.9)

(14.2)

(16.6)

(20.6)

Profit Before Tax (norm)

(0.1)

(12.3)

(4.6)

7.3

31.0

Profit Before Tax (FRS 3)

(0.1)

(12.3)

(4.6)

7.3

31.0

Tax

0.2

0.2

(3.7)

(8.0)

(14.9)

Profit After Tax (norm)

0.1

(12.1)

(8.2)

(0.7)

16.1

Profit After Tax (FRS 3)

(41.9)

(53.0)

(8.2)

(0.7)

16.1

Average Number of Shares Outstanding (m)

156.1

156.1

156.1

156.1

156.1

EPS - normalised (c)

 

0.0

(0.0)

(0.0)

(0.0)

0.0

EPS - normalised and fully diluted (c)

0.1

(7.7)

(5.3)

(0.5)

10.3

EPS - (IFRS) (c)

 

(0.0)

(0.0)

(0.0)

(0.0)

0.0

Dividend per share (p)

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Gross Margin (%)

59%

44%

57%

62%

67%

EBITDA Margin (%)

53%

36%

50%

69%

77%

Operating Margin (before GW and except.) (%)

40%

16%

30%

47%

58%

BALANCE SHEET

Fixed Assets

 

1,321.2

1,311.2

1,312.2

1,337.4

1,354.0

Intangible Assets

3.0

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

Tangible Assets

1,315.9

1,306.7

1,307.7

1,333.0

1,349.5

Investments

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

Current Assets

 

51.5

32.3

22.6

21.1

29.0

Stocks

0.1

0.2

0.2

0.2

0.3

Debtors

22.5

22.9

10.4

13.9

21.7

Cash

26.9

7.3

10.0

5.0

5.0

Other

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

Current Liabilities

 

(15.4)

(150.0)

(138.1)

(138.3)

(148.2)

Creditors

(15.4)

(13.9)

(2.2)

(2.2)

(12.0)

Short term borrowings

0.0

(136.1)

(136.1)

(136.1)

(136.1)

Long Term Liabilities

 

(659.8)

(554.5)

(560.1)

(584.4)

(582.9)

Bonds

(86.8)

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Long term debt (RBL or eq.)

0.0

(7.9)

(28.2)

(80.3)

(121.8)

Convertible debt

(48.4)

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Deferred Tax Liabilities

(154.4)

(144.8)

(144.8)

(144.8)

(144.8)

Other long term liabilities

(370.2)

(401.7)

(387.0)

(359.2)

(316.3)

Net Assets

 

 

697.4

639.0

636.6

635.9

652.0

CASH FLOW

Operating Cash Flow

 

12.4

8.5

18.8

23.8

55.5

Net Interest

(12.3)

(12.3)

(14.2)

(16.6)

(20.6)

Capex

(47.8)

(14.4)

(7.5)

(36.5)

(33.4)

Acquisitions/disposals

0.2

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Equity financing and convertible debt

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Dividends

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Other

0.1

0.0

(14.7)

(27.8)

(43.0)

Net Cash Flow

(47.3)

(18.2)

(17.6)

(57.2)

(41.4)

Opening net debt/(cash)

52.3

108.3

127.9

145.5

202.6

Fx

(5.8)

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Other

(2.9)

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Closing net debt/(cash)

 

108.3

127.9

145.5

202.6

244.1

Source: Company accounts, Edison Investment Research. Note: *Revenues including subsidy income.

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Airbus — Q1 turbulence but FY17 ready on the runway

Airbus’s Q117 margin was lower than expected, at 1.8% compared to market consensus of 2.5%, mainly due to weaker pricing of old aircraft and higher costs of production for new ones. The helicopter division also made an unexpected loss. However, management confirmed its FY17 guidance and is confident that the challenging production ramp-up is on track.

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