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Our view:
Klondex has the potential to create significant value at the two recent acquisitions although this does present added execution risk. The risk/reward appears attractive following the recent pullback and we maintain our Outperform Spec Risk rating.
Key points: Strong production growth profile through two recent acquisitions
- Need to deliver at Hollister: We view the Hollister mine in Nevada (acquired last year) as the key to the story this year. We model grades of 25g/t at the mine; however, if grades were 30g/t (the mined grade in 2010 and 2011 was 33g/t) it would add $1.00 to our $5.07 NAVPS. A drill program is starting within a few months and combined with an updated resource and mine plan expected in Q2 should provide a much better sense for the future production profile.
- Strong growth profile: We model gold equivalent production growing to 218koz in 2017 and over 300koz by 2019 from 159 produced in 2016 as Hollister and True North ramp up.
- We calculate a $10 upside case if grades and ounces are higher than our assumptions at Hollister and if True North produces 80koz/year vs. our base case of 63koz/year, on the other hand we calculate a downside case of $4 if costs are higher at both of the new operations.
- At a premium on P/NAV, discount on CFPS: Klondex is currently trading at 1.1x our NAVPS estimate which is above Tier 3 peers at 0.9x but at 4.6x 2018E CFPS vs. peers at 5.7x. As with many of the stocks trading at a premium to NAV, we believe there is potential to increase the NAV through exploration and demonstrating the potential of the two recently acquired assets.
Aggressive costs at True North?
Klondex is guiding to production of 41-45koz with cash costs of
$725-750/oz at the True North mine in Manitoba. Initial production in Q4
was 8.4koz with $1,686/oz creating some worry around the ability to
meet the guided costs. We believe it is too early to draw any
conclusions but we will get more data points in the coming quarters.
Management noted on the conference call that recent high grade
intersections underground and the continuity of the deposit give them
confidence in their ability to deliver on guidance.
Q1 could be softer with a pick up in Q2:
The Midas mill was offline for 2 weeks in Q1 for maintenance so Q1
would likely be a lower production quarter and catching up in Q2 as the
stockpiles at the mill are processed.
Price target to $7.50:
We have tweaked our 2017 estimates to align with guidance which takes
our price target to $7.50 from $8.00. We continue to use 1.2x NAV and
12x Adjusted CFPS which are inline with peers.
Valuation:
Our $7.50 price target is based on the average of 1.2x our 2017E NAVPS of
$5.07 at 7% and a $1,300/oz gold price, and 12.0x our 12-month forward
Adj CFPS estimate. These multiples are in line with Tier III peers'
target multiples. Our price target supports our Outperform rating. We
assign a Speculative risk qualifier given the early-stage nature of the
projects.
Risks to rating and price target:
- Potential variability of grades/production: All four mines are narrow, nuggety deposits, which could cause variability of production and cash costs.
- HIgher than expected capital costs: We believe there is potential for higher than expected capital costs as True North and Hollister are brought back into production.
- Uncertainty around Hollister: There is fairly limited information on Hollister until Klondex can complete additional drilling and publish an updated resource.