Centamin - Chairman buys shares, follow him? Nigel Somerville writes...

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I commented last week that I saw the sell-off in fully-listed Centamin (CEY) shares as a buying opportunity. The drop was due to an announcement from Centamin that movement had been detected and that consequently higher-grade open pit mining had been suspended at the Stage 4 West Wall at Sukari, and Q4 production is expected to come in at just 70,000 oz gold. Now it has been announced Chairman James Rutherford buying shares...

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Now normally I would be very cynical of this, suspecting a spoof. After all, a 20% + drop in the shares would leave the company in a difficult position if, for example, there was a placing on the way. But Centamin is awash with liquid assets: at the last report - the interims to June - it had $367 million, although there was a dividend of $69 million still to come off. But that still leaves around $300 million – hardly a red flag!

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But the bigger point for me is that Mr Rutherford put his hand in his pocket not for a tiddly amount, but for £150,000 worth. That is a large amount regardless of his net wealth. I suggest it is a clear statement that the ground movement issue announced last week is but a temporary affair, and with a life of asset review due by year-end (I suggest next month) which will take the new issue into account, we should see the future production profile return to normal fairly short order.

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As such, although the big divided hike I was hoping for at the full year report is for the fairies, I suspect that a dividend will still be offered – possibly unchanged on the ones paid out so far this year, if Centamin wants to display confidence. More to the point, I see the forecast drop in production as a blip which will be quickly corrected in the new year. I still see a buying opportunity. Follow the man, as they say.

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Filed under: Centamin, Versarien Innovate UK loan, Tesco, Sosandar, Xaar, Kromek

2020-10-07 14:26:51

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