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- Linus Sigurdson
The weekly navigator
From the past week, we highlight: 1) we raised our target price on Latour to SEK285 (280), but reiterated our HOLD; 2) Kinnevik-owned Lunar raised SEK282m of new capital; and 3) we will host an investor lunch with Latour’s CEO Johan Hjertonsson at our Stockholm office next week.
- Martin Huseby Karlsen
Consensus back in focus and tier-2 deepwater risk
With the start of the Q1 reporting season for Offshore Drilling, we sense increased investor attention on the risk to consensus. Although we like the investment case for its valuation in the out-years (2026), our estimates remain below consensus. We see potential for share price volatility as near-term consensus is revised lower, while investors gradually underwrite 2026 valuations. We also believe the gaps between contracts and increased idle-time risk for tier-2 deepwater rigs are not properly...
- Linus Sigurdson
The weekly navigator
The key takeaways from this week are: 1) we raised our target price on Investor to SEK290 (260) as we see continued outperformance characteristics; 2) we cut our target price on Kinnevik to SEK135 (140) but reiterated our BUY, as we see continuously declining writedown risk in a more concentrated growth portfolio; and 3) VNV Global reported an unchanged Q1 NAV QOQ in USD terms.
- Martin Huseby Karlsen
- Linus Sigurdson
The weekly navigator
The key takeaways from the past week are: 1) we raised our target price on VEF to SEK3.5 (3.4) and reiterated our BUY; 2) Kinnevik lowered the value of its unlisted portfolio by 5% QOQ in Q1 and proposed a SEK23/share cash distribution; and 3) Patricia Industries reported a strong Q1 in Johan Forssell’s last quarterly report as Investor’s CEO.
- Martin Huseby Karlsen
- Martin Huseby Karlsen
- Martin Huseby Karlsen
Limited change in EP spending
After reviewing oil companies’ most recent spending plans, we estimate offshore spending growth of c7% YOY for 2024, in line with our November update. Growth is concentrated, with Petrobras being the key driver, favouring service companies with Brazil exposure. Looking ahead, further spending growth is likely to be partly limited by total spending already being on a par with operating cash flow. Delayed energy transition spending is seen as positive for oil services, while recent E&P consolidati...
SOC SUBSEA 7 S.A.
SDRL SEADRILL LTD
ARCHERO ARCHER
AKER AKER ASA CLASS A
TGS TGS-NOPEC GEOPHYSICAL COMPANY ASA
ODL ODFJELL DRILLING
AKSOO AKER SOLUTIONS ASA
DO DIAMOND OFFSHORE DRILLING INC.
RIGN TRANSOCEAN LTD.
BWO BW OFFSHORE LIMITED
CGG CGG
BORR BORR DRILLING
MSEIS MAGSEIS FAIRFIELD
PRS PROSAFE
SHLF SHELF DRILLING LTD.
VAL VALARIS LTD
NE NOBLE CORP NEW
OTL ODFJELL TECHNOLOGY LTD
SDNS SHELF DRILLING NORTH SEA
DDRIL DOLPHIN DRILLING
DOFG DOF GROUP ASA
- Linus Sigurdson
The weekly navigator
Our key takeaways from the past week are: 1) we reiterated our HOLD on Industrivärden, but raised our target price to SEK380 (340); 2) VEF portfolio company TransferGo raised USD10m in an up round; and 3) we have higher conviction in Kinnevik’s NAV, following recent strength in VC fundraising.
- Martin Huseby Karlsen
- Martin Huseby Karlsen
Focus shifting to entry points
Aramco’s rig suspensions came as a negative surprise for many, but we now sense a shift in focus among investors from concern to entry points for jackup names. As many suspended rigs are likely to aggressively look for work elsewhere, we expect mixed news flow to mean still-volatile share prices. Still, we believe current levels in our coverage universe represent a good entry point for long-term investors seeking jackup exposure.
- Linus Sigurdson
The weekly navigator
Our key takeaways from this week are: 1) Walgreens made a USD5.8bn impairment charge in its Q2 report related to its VillageMD holding; 2) Henrik Tjärnström joined the board of Creaspac; 3) we expect a neutral to slightly positive NAV trend in VEF’s Q1 report; and 4) Industrivärden is due to kick off the Q1 reporting season on 8 April.
- Martin Huseby Karlsen
Local Middle East contractors confirm Aramco suspensions
This morning local contractors ADES and ADC confirmed the suspension of rigs contracted with Aramco for 5 and 3 jackups, respectively. This brings the total confirmed suspensions to 16 jackups, while we believe a scenario with a total of 20–25 jackups being affected (of c90 contracted with Aramco) may unfold. Looking ahead, the key for the wider jackup market relates to how these rigs are marketed for work elsewhere, as it appears rigs are becoming available on short notice. Over time, we believ...
- Martin Huseby Karlsen
- Linus Sigurdson
- Martin Huseby Karlsen
Reflections on dayrates ahead
As per our most recent sector updates, we believe deepwater datapoints could surprise on the upside in the comings months, potentially breaking the USD500k barrier after being rangebound at USD450k–490k for c12 months. Still, dayrate bifurcation among deepwater rigs is still there, but we are encouraged by the disciplined behaviour for tier-1 rigs. We see similar trends for harsh semis. Within the jackup segment, bifurcation between local and international contractors could be more pronounced as...
- Martin Huseby Karlsen
- Martin Huseby Karlsen
Cycle duration narrative intact with dayrate risk skewed to the upside
As sell-side consensus awareness of 2024 challenges now (finally) looks to be properly understood, we see all capital markets stakeholders being ready to focus on the (in our view) attractive 2026e valuation of the offshore drillers. In the coming months, we expect to see further evidence of cycle duration through long-term tenders and awards. For high-spec deepwater rigs, we also see the opportunity to push dayrates higher, potentially breaking the USD500k barrier after being rangebound at USD4...
- Martin Huseby Karlsen
- Linus Sigurdson
The weekly navigator
Our key takeaways from this week are: 1) we initiated regular coverage of VEF with a SEK3.4 target price, highlighting its structural growth and re-rating potential; 2) Kinnevik hosted an informative session about its software strategy; 3) VNV Global participated in Voi’s USD25m capital raise. The weekly navigator will be off next week and return the following week.
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