Re: Re: More capacity; brown (local TX) sand will do
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Nothing beyond what's in the filings...looks terrible; what do you think?
All WI. High customer concentration. 40x anlzd 1Q17 EBIT, but 30% of rev from unsustainable reservation revenue. Revenues increased 140% y/y while EBIT declined 45%... login to read the rest
"Credit Suisse notes a bifurcation in the world of frac sand as the oil industry in Texas suddenly starts using locally-mined sand for fracking rather than hauling it expensively by train from mines in Wisconsin.... login to read the rest
Industry capacity is coming back online quickly, even while SLCA is still losing money. SLCA plans to add 1-2M tpa by the end of the year, or 8-16% additional capacity. On Feb 23, HCLP announced... login to read the rest
10-Q:
I calculate 3Q proppant sales excluding Sandbox, NBR acquisition, and deferred revenue decline at $66.9m, up 3% from the prior quarter. Likewise volumes up 5%, and ASPs down 2% q/q. Still, I would have expected some
The company lost about the same amount of money as the prior quarter, even though overall volumes increased 11% vs the prior quarter.
In Oil and Gas, price per ton in 3Q was down slightly q/q... login to read the rest
Well, shoot, I don’t want to come across as in love with my view. I think most of you probably know more about this industry than I do, and I enjoy hearing other’s viewpoints. I’ve... login to read the rest
the cost to add brownfield capacity is under $20/ton. the cost to add greenfield capacity is under $60/ton. consensus estimates are assuming $30+/ton in contribution margin in 2018 and capitalizing that at 8-9x ebitda.
I understand it's more complex. You can make anything more complicated than it needs to be too. I started out looking at this company wondering why there was no free cash flow. My conclusion is... login to read the rest
Thanks for the comments. Two things. Fixed costs are very small as a proportion of total costs and variable costs are going up per unit as volume ramps. So you are correct there is obviously... login to read the rest
Thanks for the catch on the market cap. I put in the market cap into VIC at the $24 target price by mistake. The correct market cap using the $48.39 price for the idea is... login to read the rest
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