Report
Preston Caldwell

Covia stands out as the most disadvantaged proppant company because of its resin focus.

The release of first-quarter results for frac sand companies U.S. Silica, Hi-Crush, and Fairmount Santrol (together accounting for about 35% of current U.S. frac sand supply) revealed the impact of sand supply chain bottlenecks on the companies’ financial results as well as the broader U.S. shale landscape. Collectively, the companies’ sand volumes fell about 5% sequentially, despite increasing U.S. shale demand. Based on this as well as widespread customer commentary, we think sand replaced pre...
Underlying
Covia Holdings Corp.

Covia Holdings is a holding company. Through its subsidiaries, the company provides minerals-based and material solutions for the Industrial and Energy markets. The company's Industrial segment provides raw products to the glass, ceramics, coatings, polymers, construction, foundry, filtration, sports and recreation and various other industries. The company's Energy segment provides the oil and gas industry a portfolio of raw frac sand, proppants, well-cementing additives, gravel-packing media and drilling mud additives that meet or exceed the American Petroleum Institute standards. The company's products serve hydraulic fracturing operations in the United States, Canada, Argentina, Mexico, China, and northern Europe.

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Morningstar
Morningstar

Morningstar, Inc. is a leading provider of independent investment research in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The company offer an extensive line of products and services for individual investors, financial advisors, asset managers, and retirement plan providers and sponsors.

Morningstar provides data on approximately 530,000 investment offerings, including stocks, mutual funds, and similar vehicles, along with real-time global market data on more than 18 million equities, indexes, futures, options, commodities, and precious metals, in addition to foreign exchange and Treasury markets. Morningstar also offers investment management services through its investment advisory subsidiaries and had approximately $185 billion in assets under advisement and management as of June 30, 2016.

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Preston Caldwell

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