Dutton Associates updates its coverage of Index Oil and Gas (OTCBB: IXOG) maintaining a Speculative Buy rating and a 12-month $1.30 price target. The 12-page report by Dutton senior analyst Richard R. Wolfe, CFA, is available at www.jmdutton.com, and at First Call, Bloomberg, Reuters, Zacks, Knobias, and other leading financial portals.
During the eight-month period since our August 2007 update report, management has consistently pursued its strategies for developing its larger-scale projects along the Gulf Coast in Texas and Louisiana. Although production growth has taken place more slowly than previously anticipated and lease operating expenses have been above projections on a per-unit basis, projected cash-flow remains very attractive and the estimated future reserve base (in 2009 – 2010) now approximates 23 billion cubic feet (approximately 4.0 million barrels of oil equivalent). The recent addition of Ron Bain as Senior Vice President of Exploration and Production should help the Company meet its growth targets, and the recent equity raise of $2.77 million evidences that adequate financial support for management’s program is in place. In addition, prices for crude oil and natural gas are enjoying a very strong rally which should be capable of sustaining a higher long-term price floor for both commodities. We therefore reaffirm our rating of Speculative Buy; however, we have decreased our 12-month price target to $1.30 per share.
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