VAALCO Energy, Inc. (NYSE:EGY)

good prospects off Africa and smart management

magic formula pick that's a 5 star CAP rating

buying on a dip short term bounce sell

Value, growth. Didnt even cost average into this one, i just backed up the truck last week and stocked up

Bullish MACD crossover on 02/20/13

This stock is trading at a 2014 forward p/e of 5. Seems cheap... really cheap

Honest company with new development.

5 star.

Reason this is a MFI pick is because it has phenomenal earnings BEFORE taxes. All of their operating income right now is from Gabon which has a tax rate of >50%. They have negative profits in all other countries giving them an effective tax rate of >60%. They produced less in Gabon this year compared to last year because the wells are maturing. This stock is cheap and I think it stays cheap for a while. Growth needs to happen outside Gabon for this stock to take off. Buy the dips and sell the rips on this one for a bit. Be sure to read the financials when there is movement in this stock to see if there is growth potential, or if their asset in Gabon is dwindling.

This baby's growing before our very eyes. Target $10 EASY

MFI stats from MagicDiligence.com:

Results for ticker 'EGY' (VAALCO Energy, Inc.):
Earnings Yield: 40.6%
MFI Return on Capital: 74.3%

MagicDiligence Research for 'EGY':

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Instant Diligence:

The Earnings Yield of 40.6% is Suspiciously High (needs additional research).

The MFI Return on Capital of 74.3% is High.

Near-term Financial Health appears to be Excellent. The current ratio is 9.98.

Calculations:

(for quarter ended 2011-03-31)
Market Cap = Stock_Price * Shares
= 5.66 * 58.26
= 329.74

Excess Cash = Cash - MAX(0; (Current Liabilities - Current Assets + Cash))
= 104.00 - MAX(0; (14.70 - 146.77 + 104.00))
= 104.00

Enterprise Value = Market Cap + Total Debt - Excess Cash
= 329.74 + 0.00 - 104.00
= 225.75

MFI Invested Capital = Total Assets - Goodwill - Intangibles - Current Liabilities + Short Term Debt - Excess Cash
= 241.93 - 0.00 - 0.00 - 14.70 + 0.00 - 104.00
= 123.24

Earnings Yield = Operating Earnings / Enterprise Value
= 91.59 / 225.75
= 0.406 (40.6%)

MFI Return on Capital = Operating Earnings / MFI Invested Capital
= 91.59 / 123.24
= 0.743 (74.3%)

EGY at 6 to 7X's 2011 EPS coupled with NO debt & close to 100 Million in Cash & will generate 70 million+ in Cash from operations this year fully funding their expansion/diversification plans seems like EGY is dirt cheap considering small cap oil peers trading at 20X's or more.

This Company has great management

EGY

crude oil and natural gas.. everyone needs it in america.

Oil going up.

VAALCO VAALCO!!

muy dinero!

low debt and low price vs historic prices

EGY never stays below $4 for long, and when it does dip below, it bounces back quickly. Oil has gone up in the last quarter, so look for increased revs and earnings. Sell at $4.50 to $4.60. Posted 6/20/09

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