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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. 

Ben Pirie
  • Ben Pirie

OMG: More Positive Drill Results & Expanded Drill Program

What you need to know: • Omai announced assay results from four drill holes totalling 2,157m, two drilled at Wenot and two drilled at the Camp Zone, ~1km west of Wenot. • The highlight hole, drilled beneath the Wenot resource pit, intersected 16.35 g/t Au over 10.5m, including 46.38 g/t Au over 3.5m. • Results are pending for 10 holes at Wenot (Figure 1) as part of the 10,000m 2025 drill program, which has now been expanded to 15,000m. • An updated mineral resource is planned to be released in...

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  • Nicholas Cortellucci
  • CFA

DNG: Closing Off a Record Year; Set Up for Growth Acceleration

What you need to know: • DNG reported Q4 financial results that were mixed relative to our expectations due to lower grades and annual maintenance at its plant. • Q4 revenue was $73.1M compared to our estimate of $60.0M and Q4 OCF (before WC) was $2.8M compared to our estimate of $4.3M. • DNG solidified another great year, supporting its long-term growth CAGRs of ~10%. We believe DNG is entering a period of accelerated growth and the current valuation does not reflect that. Yesterday after mar...

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  • Nicholas Cortellucci
  • CFA

Taking Another Look at Cannabis Stocks

What you need to know: • Sentiment for cannabis stocks remains at all time lows with the MSOS and MJ ETFs down 95% and 93% respectively from their highs. • We believe there are solid names in the sector that have formidable growth and expanding margins albeit the tough pricing environment. • The sector trades at historically low multiples, with the Canadian LPs at 7.3x 2025E EBITDA and MSOs at 6.5x. • We review the regulatory changes over the last few years as well as what is in the pipeline fo...

Ben Pirie
  • Ben Pirie

EDG: Lays out 2025 Exploration Plans; Work Commencing in May

What you need to know: • EDG announced plans for its 2025 exploration campaign which includes up to 7,000 of diamond drilling, amongst several other key initiatives. • Work is expected to commence in early May, well ahead of its peers. • The Company also announced the discovery of a new 500m long soil anomaly ~700m south of the Eagle Zone within the drill permit area. • EDG has successfully been upgraded from the OTC Pink Market to the OTCQB where it will trade under the symbol “ENDGF”. Thi...

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  • Ben Pirie

SCZ: Accelerated Debt Payment Plan with Glencore

What you need to know: • Santacruz announced that it plans to accelerate its debt payments to Glencore, saving $40M and cleaning up the balance sheet. • SCZ paid Glencore $10M yesterday and will making bi-monthly payments of $7.5M to Glencore until it reaches a total of $40M by the end of October 2025. • We recently initiated coverage on SCZ, read the report here. • Despite rallying 80% YTD, SCZ still only trades at 2.8x 2025E OCF. Yesterday afternoon, Santacruz Silver (SCZ:TSXV) announced t...

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  • Nicholas Cortellucci
  • CFA

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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  • Nicholas Cortellucci
  • CFA

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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  • Nicholas Cortellucci
  • CFA

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...

Ben Pirie
  • Ben Pirie

Mining Monthly: February Edition

What you need to know: • After January’s strong gains in the metals and mining markets, February saw further growth across spot prices with the equities lagging due to cautious investor sentiment. • In February, gold hit all-time highs up 3.4%, silver was up 0.8%, and copper up 6.1%. The equities underperformed compared to the metals, with the GDX up 1.9%, GDXJ up 0.5%, and SIL up 0.3%. • British Columbia has launched a fast-track plan for 18 projects worth ~$20B, aiming to accelerate economic ...

Ben Pirie
  • Ben Pirie

Mining Monthly: January Edition

What you need to know: • Following two months of poor returns, the metals and mining market rose sharply in January as tariff uncertainties rose and the treasury yields decreased. • In January, gold was up 6%, silver was up 7%, and copper was up 7%. The equities exhibited leverage to the commodity price increases, with the GDX up 16%, GDXJ up 15%, and SILJ up 10%. • Donald Trump introduced the “Unleashing American Energy” executive order, urging agencies to review regulatory policies for oil, na...

Ben Pirie
  • Ben Pirie

Mining Monthly: December Edition

What you need to know: • Following the poor performance in the mining sector after the election of Donald Trump in November, gold and precious metals continued to struggle with the mining equities particularly struggling. Despite this, gold and silver closed out the year up 27.4% and 22.2%, respectively. • Mining equities performed negatively in December with the GDX down 9.9%, GDXJ down 10.3%, SIL down 12.4%, and COPX down 10.3%. • Financings were elevated in December as companies look to cl...

Ben Pirie
  • Ben Pirie

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 ...

Ben Pirie
  • Ben Pirie

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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