Friday, July 11, 2025

Man, I Keep Missing that One! Core Lab: a Valuable Value

How is value measured? Analysts talk and write about a stock because the company creates value. Does “value” mean “cheap?” Buy low, sell high. That formula is not working with Facebook (ticker: FB) at the moment. That’s more like buy high, short sell, but we recognize that it is early for FB and its “friends.” Yahoo (ticker: YHOO) went public

Equal Energy Reports Q1'12 Results; Strategic Review Underway

Equal Energy Ltd. (TSX, NYSE: EQU) is an exploration and production oil and gas company with producing properties in Alberta and Oklahoma. EQU’s current production stream is comprised of approximately 13% crude oil, 38% NGLs and 49 % natural gas. The company is currently focused on its liquids rich assets in Oklahoma (Hunton and Mississippian plays), but EQU also has

PDC Energy Reports Q1'12 Results; Re-Upping on Horizontal Niobrara/Codell Locations – Wattenberg Field Acquisition Provides Room to Bloom

PDC Energy (NASDAQ: PETD) is an oil and natural gas exploration and production company with operations focused primarily in the Wattenberg Field of Colorado, including the horizontal Niobrara, the Marcellus Shale development in West Virginia and the Utica Shale in Ohio. Company Snapshot (May 4, 2012): Ticker: PETD Market Capitalization: $741 million Enterprise Value: $1.27 billion 2011 Average Production: 130.1

Callon Petroleum Reports Q1'12 Results; Permian Catalysts Stacking Up Through 2012

Callon Petroleum Company (NYSE: CPE), an independent oil and gas exploration & production (E&P) company operating both offshore and onshore in the United States, announced operational and financial results for the Q1’12 period ended March 31, 2012. CPE reported Q1’12 net income of $0.5 million, or $0.01 per share compared to Q1’11 net income of $4.2 million, or earnings per

Energy XXI Reports Fiscal Q3'12 Results; Reinstates Dividend Program

Energy XXI (NASDAQ: EXXI) announced fiscal Q3’12 operating and financial results for period ended March 31, 2012. The company reported fiscal Q3’12 net income of $82.5 million, or earnings per share of $1.04, compared to fiscal Q3’11 net income of $14.0 million, or earnings per share of $0.19, an increase of 487%. Revenues during the quarter totaled $336 million, an

Callon Petroleum Company: The Amphibian Strategy for Growing Oil Production and Value

Callon Petroleum Company (NYSE: CPE) is an independent oil and gas exploration & production (E&P) company operating both offshore and onshore in the United States. The Company generates the majority of its free cash flow from its offshore fields in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, both on the shelf and in the deepwater regions. Callon has a non-operated interest in

Unit Corporation Reports Q1'12 Results; All Three Segments Focused on Oil and Liquids Growth

Unit Corporation (NYSE: UNT) is a diversified oil and gas company engaged in the exploration and production of oil and natural gas, contract drilling of onshore oil and natural gas wells, and the gathering and processing of natural gas. UNT primary areas of operations are located in the Mid-Continent region, including the Anadarko, Arkoma, Permian, Rocky Mountains and Gulf Coast