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. 

Ben Pirie
  • Ben Pirie

AUAU: Geophysics Defines Drill Targets; Increasing Target Price

What you need to know: • This morning, A2Gold announced preliminary results and the identification of several high-priority drill targets from its property-wide geophysical program at the 100% owned Eastside Project, Nevada. • A2 closed a $10.5M financing, led by Kinross and including Eric Sprott, leaving AUAU cashed up with ~$13M to aggressively advance exploration. • We are increasing our target price from $1.20/share to $1.70/share. This morning, A2Gold Corp. (AUAU:TSXV, AUXXF:OTC) reported...

Ben Pirie
  • Ben Pirie

KRI: Drilling Continues to Increase Footprint at Kossou

What you need to know: • Kobo reported assay results from 12 holes as part of the ongoing drill program at its 100% owned Kossou Project in Côte d’Ivoire. • The 12 holes total 2,755m of drilling, bringing the cumulative diamond drilling at Kossou to 26,267m and total drilling completed to 32,154m. • Today’s results continue to expand Kossou’s mineralized footprint both at the Jagger and Road Cut Zones. • We remind readers that KRI plans to publish an inaugural resource estimate at Kossou in Q1/...

Ben Pirie
  • Ben Pirie

LIO: Ramping Gold Production with Big Exploration Upside

What you need to know: • Lion One is an under-the-radar high-grade gold producer with its Fiji-based Tuvatu mine producing ~14.7Koz in FY25, and production rates are expected to double over the next year. • Tuvatu hosts a high-grade gold resource of 514Koz at 7.89 g/t Au and shows substantial growth potential near existing resources as well as regional exploration. • LIO trades at 0.2x NAV compared to its peers at 0.5x NAV. Lion One Metals Ltd. (LIO:TSXV, LOMLF:OTC) is a Canadian-based gold p...

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  • Nicholas Cortellucci
  • CFA

OGO: 189% YoY Revenue Growth in Q3

What you need to know: • OGO delivered Q3 revenue of $15.1M (+189% YoY), above our $13.5M estimate, marking the Company’s fourth consecutive quarter with >100% YoY revenue growth. • Gross margin was 8.2% and EBITDA was ($0.7M), lower than our estimates, although operating costs continued to scale efficiently. • We recently re-initiated coverage on OGO and conducted an interview with CEO Steve Bromley; see the full report here and interview here. Yesterday, after market close, Organto Foods ...

Ben Pirie
  • Ben Pirie

MTT: Soil Sampling Extends Hughes Lake 1.7km

What you need to know: • MTT extended copper mineralization at the Humbers Hughes Lake Trend by another 1.7km, bringing the total potential strike length to 3.9km. • Rock sampling returned up to 0.545% Cu, with ~30% of the samples >500 ppm Cu, supporting a broad copper footprint at Hughes Lake. • The expanded soil and rock dataset builds on earlier work and highlights a new SW copper target along the now 8km+ Trend. • We recently initiated research coverage on Magna Terra; read here. This m...

Nicholas Cortellucci ... (+2)
  • 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...

Nicholas Cortellucci ... (+2)
  • 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...

Nicholas Cortellucci ... (+2)
  • 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: October Edition

What you need to know: • Gold reached new record highs above $4,300/oz before settling around $4,000/oz, while silver climbed for the sixth consecutive month. • Despite this rise in metal prices, mining equities underperformed, with the GDX down 5.7%, GDXJ down 5.5%, and SILJ down 7.3%, and COPX up 3.1%, compared to the S&P 500 (+2.5%) and TSX (+0.8%). • Geopolitical developments, including the U.S. $5B critical minerals fund, G7 stockpiling alliance, and Trump's new partnerships with Australi...

Ben Pirie
  • Ben Pirie

Mining Monthly: September Edition

What you need to know: • In September, gold rose 10.8% to approach $3,900/oz and silver surged 14.4% toward $46/oz, marking five straight months of gains. • Mining equities strongly outperformed, with GDX, GDXJ, SILJ, and COPX up 20.9%, 23.7%, 23.9%, and 20.1%, respectively, versus the S&P 500 (+3.4%) and TSX (+5.1%). • Sector momentum was reinforced by the Fed rate cut, record financing activity among juniors, and the announcement of the $53B Teck–Anglo American merger, the largest deal in ove...

Ben Pirie
  • Ben Pirie

Mining Monthly: August Edition

What you need to know: • The metals and mining market saw a resurgence in August, reaching record highs, following a subpar couple of previous months. • In August, gold was up 5%, silver was up 7%, and copper was down 2%. The equities massively outperformed the commodities, with the GDX, GDXJ, SIL, and COPX up 22.2%, 24.6%, 22.9%, and 15.8%, respectively. • Sector multiples are beginning to expand as gold firmly holds above $3,000/oz and silver surpasses $40/oz. Sentiment Update The mining se...

Ben Pirie
  • Ben Pirie

Mining Monthly: July Edition

What you need to know: • The metals and mining market settled in July, following a tremendous run over the last six months. • In July, gold was down 1%, silver was up 2%, and copper down 13%. The equities underperformed the commodities, with the GDX, GDXJ, SIL, and COPX down 0.8%, 5.0%, 1.5%, and 4.2%, respectively. • Financings remained elevated during July, with various juniors raising funds as capital continues to trickle down. Sentiment Update The mining sector saw mixed sentiment in July,...

Ben Pirie
  • Ben Pirie

Mining Monthly: June Edition

What you need to know: • The mining sector posted another solid month in June with gold breaking its streak of gains but silver and copper performing well. This was led by increased geopolitical uncertainty, continued government spending, and potential for lower interest rates. • Gold was down 2%, silver was up 4%, and copper was up 5% compared to the GDX up 3%, GDXJ up 4%, SILJ up 12%, and COPX up 10%. • Financings remained strong in June led by a $200M equity raise for the Sprott Physical Uran...

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