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Preston Caldwell

Lowering Proppant Companies FVEs on Lowered Frac Sand Midcycle Pricing Forecast

We've lowered our fair value estimates for our covered proppant companies owing chiefly to a lower midcycle frac sand pricing forecast. U.S. Silica has moved to $24.50 per share from $31, Hi-Crush to $11.50 per unit from $13.50, and Smart Sand to $6 per share from $8.25. Additionally, we've updated our valuation for Covia Holdings (formerly Fairmount Santrol) to reflect the 5/1 share conversion and cash payout to former Fairmount shareholders. Our new Covia fair value estimate is $18.50 per shar...
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U.S. Silica Holdings Inc.

U.S. Silica Holdings is a holding company. Through its subsidiaries, the company is a performance materials company and a producer of commercial silica used in industrial applications and in the oil and gas industry. The company is also engaged in the production of products derived from diatomaceous earth, perlite, engineered clays, and non-activated clays. The company's segments include: Oil and Gas Proppants, which serves the oil and gas recovery market by providing and delivering fracturing sand; and Industrial and Specialty Products, which provides products and materials for building and construction products, fillers and extenders, filtration, glassmaking, absorbents, foundry, and sports and recreation.

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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.

We have operations in 27 countries.

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Preston Caldwell

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