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NEXUS ENERGY LIMITED (NXS)

NEXUS ENERGY LIMITED (NXS)

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General Information
Company Name: Nexus Energy Limited
Stock Code: NXS
Website: www.nexusenergy.com.au
GICS Sub-Industry: Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
Market Cap ($M): 226
Equiv. Shares (M): 1,330

Current Price Data+
Current Price Open High Low Last Close Volume Price Movement
 $ 0.170 $ 0.175 $ 0.180 $ 0.170 $ 0.175 2,464,857 $ -0.005  -2.857 %

Current Broker Consensus Recommendation more
Recommendation: Sell
Recommendation Date: 2nd May 2012
12 Month Target Price (average): $0.193
Brokers Surveyed: 4

Company Overview

Business Description:
Nexus Energy Limited (NXS) is an energy company focusing on exploration, development and production of oil & gas. NXS holds a portfolio of energy assets in two regions, namely, Gippsland Basin, off the south east coast of Victoria; and the Browse Basin, off the northwest coast of Western Australia.

Strategy Analysis:
The Company's long term strategy is to achieve growth through taking assets from the exploration phase through development and into first production. The company aims to achieve cash flow self sufficiency via its developed assets generating sustainable and predictable cash flows. The company's focus is on the Longtom and Crux assets. It is also progressing the appraisal of the Echuca Shoals discovery by negotiating a farm-out transaction. Nexus Energy reported negative cash flow of $20,000 for quarter ended 30 September 2011. Operating cash flow for the period was $2.23m. Payments for exploration and evaluation were $(378,000). Investing cash flow was $780,000. Financing cash flow was $(3.03m). Cash in hand at the end of the quarter was $62.58m. During the quarter, the Company significantly progressed the commercialisation of the Crux liquids projects towards the final investment decision, targeted for the end of this calendar year; the Company sold 6.2 PJ of gas and 57.95 Kbbl of condensate, booking total revenues of $29m at Longtom; and the Department of Mines and Petroleum approved the application for the variation of the Year 6 work program at Echuca Shoals that ends in March 2012.


Financial Summary
Year to Jun NPAT EPS EPS chg (%) PER DPS Yield (%) Franking (%)
2013  F -32.6 -2.4 -- -- -- 0.0 --
2012  F -39.0 -2.9 -- -- -- 0.0 --
2011  A -39.2 -3.7 NaN 0.0 0.0 0.0 --
Source: Aspect actuals / Thomson IBES estimates

Peer Comparison
EPS Growth (%) P/E (%) Dividend Yield (%)
Company Mkt Cap 2011 A 2012 F 2013 F 2011 A 2012 F 2013 F 2011 A 2012 F 2013 F
Beach Energy (BPT) $1,381 M -- 0.4697 -0.6552 18.5185 12.6002 36.5449 0.0157 0.0159 0.0169
Nexus Energy (NXS) $233 M -- -- -- -- -- -- 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
Oil Search (OSH) $9,053 M 0.6203 -0.3491 0.2151 38.8571 59.7015 49.1329 0.0058 0.0059 0.0063
Santos (STO) $11,357 M 0.1340 0.2859 -0.1115 23.4507 18.2375 20.5270 0.0252 0.0252 0.0252
Woodside Petroleum (WPL) $25,632 M 0.1409 0.1682 0.1823 15.1137 12.9372 10.9423 0.0348 0.0379 0.0487

Market Comparison
Earnings P/E Ratio P/B Ratio P/E Growth P/S Ratio
NXS 0.95 -- 0.36 -- 2.64
Market 0.80 12.1 1.33 1.35 1.68
Sector 1.05 19.1 1.30 1.11 11.2

Directors
Name Position Start Date
Mr Lucio Della Martina -- 14 May 2012
Mr Michael P Fowler Non-Executive Chairman 01 April 2000
Mr Michael Norman Arnett Non-Executive Director 28 May 2009
Mr Ian Martyn Boserio Non-Executive Director 18 November 2009
Mr Symon Drake-Brockman Non-Executive Director 18 November 2009
Mr Steven Lowden Non-Executive Director 18 November 2009
Mr John Hartwell Non-Executive Director 31 March 2011

Management
Name Position
Mike Maloney Chief Operating Officer
Susan Robutti Company Secretary
Keith Jackson Exploration Manager
Stuart Jones GM Finance & Investor Relations
John Ah-Cann Longtom Asset Manager & Drilling Manager

Substantial Shareholders
Holding Name
132,329,872 (9.97%) Credit Suisse Holdings (Australia) Limited
190,841,391 (14.38%) M & G Investment Management Limited

Calendar of Events
Date Event
29 April 2013 Report (Quarterly)
29 January 2013 Report (Quarterly)
29 October 2012 Report (Quarterly)
15 October 2012 Report (Annual)
27 July 2012 Report (Quarterly)
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