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InPlay Oil (IPOOF) – Expectations for the Remainder of 2024

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Monday, July 08, 2024

InPlay Oil is a junior oil and gas exploration and production company with operations in Alberta focused on light oil production. The company operates long-lived, low-decline properties with drilling development and enhanced oil recovery potential as well as undeveloped lands with exploration possibilities. The common shares of InPlay trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol IPO and the OTCQX Exchange under the symbol IPOOF.

Mark Reichman, Managing Director, Equity Research Analyst, Natural Resources, Noble Capital Markets, Inc.

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Looking ahead. While first quarter production was 5% lower than the prior year period, we expect a stronger second quarter due to wells that went into production in late March and early April and stronger crude oil prices. InPlay plans to drill and bring new production online in the third quarter of 2024 that is focused on high oil-weighted properties. The oil-weighted production from new wells is expected to benefit from higher realized oil prices forecasted for the balance of the year.

Updating estimates. We have increased our 2024 and 2025 EPS estimates to $0.18 and $0.26, respectively, from $0.16 and $0.23. Our estimates reflect modestly higher production in the second and third quarters of 2024 and higher crude oil prices. We forecast adjusted funds flow of $91.0 million in 2024 and $99.4 million in 2025. Depending on the company’s production profile, we think our estimates may prove conservative.


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Harte Hanks (HHS) – Recent Move Improves Free Cash Flow

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Monday, July 08, 2024

Harte Hanks (NASDAQ: HHS) is a leading global customer experience company whose mission is to partner with clients to provide them with CX strategy, data-driven analytics and actionable insights combined with seamless program execution to better understand, attract, and engage their customers. Using its unparalleled resources and award-winning talent in the areas of Customer Care, Fulfillment and Logistics, and Marketing Services, Harte Hanks has a proven track record of driving results for some of the world’s premier brands including Bank of America, GlaxoSmithKline, Unilever, Pfizer, HBOMax, Volvo, Ford, FedEx, Midea, Sony, and IBM among others. Headquartered in Chelmsford, Massachusetts , Harte Hanks has over 2,500 employees in offices across the Americas, Europe and Asia Pacific .

Michael Kupinski, Director of Research, Equity Research Analyst, Digital, Media & Technology , Noble Capital Markets, Inc.

Jacob Mutchler, Research Associate, Noble Capital Markets, Inc.

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Terminating pension plan 1. On June 25, the company announced it had executed its plan to terminate its Qualified Pension Plan 1. Notably, the company made a one time contribution of $6.1 million to the plan and transferred $71.9 million of plan assets to Nationwide. The company will make payments to plan members until July 31, and will have no further payment obligations beginning on August 1. We view the successful termination of Plan 1 as a favorable development that should positively impact cash flow.

Benefits of termination. With the termination of  Plan 1 the company’s pension liability payment is expected to be approximately $1.2 million annually, which is a significant reduction from previous years. Prior to the termination of Plan 1, the company was contributing $3.0 million – $4.0 million annually to pension liabilities.


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