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LNG Carriers: The Best Is yet to Come (25 page report)
As expected, LNG Carrier earnings have fallen since the peak in December. The start of the year is nevertheless the best over the past four years and spot rates are 60% above 2017 YTD. We see continuously rising annualized utilization...
LNG Carrier Sector Update (BUY): Earnings Surge to Three-Year High
The dynamics for LNG carriers have changed and the cyclical inflection point is definitively behind us as spot rates surge towards levels not seen in three years. We see utilization rising steadily towards the end of this decade, with corresponding...
Posted in LNG carriers, shipping
Tagged ALNG, ALNG-NO, Awilco LNG, Flex LNG, FLNG, FLNG-NO, GasLog, GLOG, GLOG-US, LNG, LNG carriers
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ALNG-NO: Initiation (BUY, TP 6.9)
The company is too small for most institutional investors, and we see limited prospects for growth. Despite the share illiquidity and stretched liquidity position on our estimates, we believe there is upside to the share price based on the continued massive discount on steel and our positive sector view. We initiate coverage of Awilco LNG with a BUY recommendation and target price of NOK 6.9 (+7%).
GLOG-US: Initiation (BUY, TP 18)
We initiate coverage of GasLog with a BUY recommendation and target price of USD 18. The company has a fleet of 27 LNG Carriers (including five newbuldings) with a contract coverage of 76% in 2017 and an average minimum back-log per contracted vessel of ~5.5 years. Although the secured cash-flow enables the company to pay dividends even at the trough (current annualized dividend yield at 8%), it also equates to less operational leverage at what we believe to be the expansionary point in the cycle from mid-'17. In addition, GasLog is exploring possibilities within the booming FSRU segment, and has an attractive source of financing trough its MLP (at least in the current environment of low interest rates). We find low risk and great valuation in GasLog and initiate coverage with a BUY recommendation and TP of USD 18.
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Tagged GasLog, GLOG, GLOP, LNG, LNG carriers, LNG tankers, shipping
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