Atrium Research Corporation

Atrium Research provides institutional quality issuer paid research on North American public equities using deep fundamental analysis. Our research reports are disseminated through Bloomberg, FactSet, Capital IQ, Reuters and many more, as well as through our social media and email distribution lists. 

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Q4/24 Recap: All Our Research in One Place!

Quarterly Coverage Update As we close out the year, we are pleased to release our Q4/24 recap report, showcasing all the research content we have published over the past three months. This quarter, we introduced short-form company overviews, sharing them across our new TikTok page as well as LinkedIn, YouTube, and X (Twitter) to provide a brief introduction to some of our covered companies. We also proudly hosted Atrium Research’s inaugural Mining Investor Event, which brought together clients,...

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TM: Kombat Mine Acquisition Update

What you need to know: • Trigon provided an update on the previously proposed acquisition of the Kombat Mine by Horizon Corporation. • Subject to final negotiation and approvals, the acquisition will consist of $30M plus between $10-20M in additional payments based on specific operational milestones. • TM also announced it has signed a binding loan agreement with Horizon for up to $5M to allow for the project to continue to advance. Yesterday after market close, Trigon Metals (TM:TSXV) provi...

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EDG: New Deep Zone Found at Imperial; Big Potential

What you need to know: • EDG reported assay results for the deepest drill hole to date, successfully intersecting a new high-grade zone, the ‘Lower Imperial Zone’. • The new zone intersected 7.18 g/t Au over 8.3m within a wider intersection of 4.47 g/t Au over 15.3m, ~210m vertically below Imperial. • The Imperial Zone was also met, extending the zone 185m down dip. • The 2024 drill program is now complete for 7,303m drilled with assays still pending for 10 remaining holes. This morning, End...

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DRX: Solid Q3 Financials; Margins Remain Strong

What you need to know: • ADF reported Q3 financial results that were in line with our expectations on revenue and beat our expectations on EBITDA. • Revenue came in at $80.0M (-3% YoY) vs. our $80.4M and EBITDA came in at $24.0M (+35% YoY) vs. our $19.0M. • While the impact of the Trump victory and tariffs is still uncertain, management remains positive on its end markets and backlog. This morning, ADF Group (DRX:TSX, ADFJF:OTC) reported Q3 financial results (ending October 31st) that were in...

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MOO: 2024 Review & 2025 Outlook

What you need to know: • Moon River provided a review of its 2024 milestones as well as an outlook for an exciting 2025. • 2024 was a busy year for the Company, publishing a PEA on the Davidson Project and acquiring its interest in the Endako Mine. • MOO is setup for an active 2025 with several major catalysts planned, including an updated mineral resource estimate and an updated PEA. • For a detailed breakdown of both the Davidson Project and the Endako Mine, read our initiation report here. ...

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Oilfield Services: Still Way Too Cheap

What you need to know: • We anticipate oil prices to remain within the US$80-$90 range, which will sustain the current uptick in E&P capital expenditure and foster a strong environment for oilfield services firms. • Our peer group continues to trade at deep-value multiples; currently at 4.5x/4.0x 2024E/2025E EBITDA. • We highlight a few of our favourite small-cap names that we believe have significant upside as we move into H2/24. Following our last oilfield services thematic note (published i...

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Energy Storage: The Missing Piece for the Energy Transition

What you need to know: • Due to the fluctuating levels of energy produced on an hourly basis by renewable energy sources, energy storage is required to smooth out supply and demand • The grid is becoming increasingly unstable due to its old age and extreme weather conditions, and is not set up to accommodate a net-zero system • Small and mid-cap players in the space are down over 60% since 2021, making today’s valuations a great entry point Why Do We Need Energy Storage? Intermittent Supply fro...

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Oilfield Services: Another Great Year Ahead

What you need to know: • We expect oilfield service stocks to continue to outperform in 2023 and beyond based on supportive oil price fundamentals, rising capex levels amongst E&Ps, and pricing power leading to margin expansion • Despite the sector’s strong fundamental tailwinds and the probability for a multi-year commodity supercycle, oilfield service companies are still trading at trough-level multiples Investment Thesis Supportive Oil Prices While we will not go in-depth on oil price funda...

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Mining Monthly: November Edition

What you need to know: • Following the election of Donald Trump, gold and precious metals fell sharply alongside the mining equities. Despite the shock drop, the metals began a reassuring rebound in the back half of the month. • Mining equities performed negatively with the GDX down 6.7%, GDXJ down 7.4%, SIL down 6.0%, and COPX down 2.4%. • Despite metals prices falling, there are many benefits to the mining industry under a Trump administration. • Financings were again elevated in November ...

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Mining Monthly: October Edition

What you need to know: • Following strong performance in September, the precious metals again posted excellent returns, with gold being up 3.2% (to ATHs) and silver being up 4.1% (reaching its highest price in 12 years). • The mining equities had mixed performance relative to the metals with the GDX up 1.3%, GDXJ up 5.7%, SIL up 10.2%, and COPX down 7.6%. • Financings picked up massively in October as generalist capital returns to the mining industry, providing much-needed capital to the juni...

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Mining Monthly: September Edition

What you need to know: • September was a big month for the metals space as gold, silver, and copper were all up over 6%. Gold broke to new all-time-highs, peaking at $2,685/oz before closing the month at $2,661/oz (up 46% LTM). • The mining equities lagged the metals slightly but greatly outperformed broader markets with the GDX, GDXJ, SIL, and COPX up 4.8%, 8.2%, 7.9% and 11.0%, respectively. • Battery metals performed well this month and news around the lithium market gets more interesting a...

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Mining Monthly: August Edition

What you need to know: • August was a mixed month for all metals, including the mining equities. • Gold continues to outperform other metals, up 2.3% on the month and up a staggering 29% over the last year. Mining equities performed in line with broader markets, following significant outperformance in July, read our July report here. • Battery metals suffered again this month, and the waiting game continues. • M&A was slow in August but we expect things to ramp up as we enter the fall given the...

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Mining Monthly: July Edition

What you need to know: • July was the second consecutive negative month for all 17 metals in our coverage except for gold, however, mining equities largely outperformed. • As anticipated in our last Mining Monthly, the June sell-off marked a great buying opportunity in the metals equities. • We are excited by the continued outperformance in the mining sector compared to broader markets as we believe this will begin attracting generalist investors to the space. • We notice an interesting trend in...

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