Is The Detour Gold Case To Be Repeated?
Summary
- In June 2018 John Paulson started an affair targeting Detour Gold, one of the largest gold mining companies.
- As a result, Detour share prices went up significantly, taking the company out of deep undervaluation.
- Detour's case may be repeated and Guyana Goldfields, a mid-cap gold producer, could be the next target.
- In this article I discuss the pros and cons standing behind my thesis.
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Conclusion
Now, is the high time for a final conclusion. My thesis is:
“Due to deep undervaluation, Guyana Goldfields may become a target for activist investors / a gold major company.”
In my opinion, there are a few similarities, discussed above, that support this thesis.
Interestingly, if that is the case it is not particularly important whether an action initiated by activist investors meets it targets. The very action is enough to drive share prices higher. The Detour case supports this thesis – we may be very far from the end of this affair, but Detour's share price has gone up significantly since June, when Paulson sent a letter to the company.
If I am correct, shares of Guyana Goldfields create a short-term speculative, buying opportunity. On the other hand, if I am wrong and no activist investor / a gold major company are interested in these shares, the deep undervaluation of Guyana still creates a buying opportunity - this time a long-term one…