$CLMT Reposting why I'm ~100% all in w/ extreme conviction that CLMT should be a $80-$100 equity TODAY
1) We now have hard evidence Calumet core specialties biz (ex Montana Renewables) is annualizing ~$1B FCF @ $5 base oil cracks (structurally supported by Train 2 @ Shell Pearl GTL in Qatar down untill Q2-Q3'27) given the $280M cash outlay required to have redeemed $250M '28s @ 102 + accrued int & $16M of sale & leaseback @ Montana Terminal with cash generated from 7/1 thru 10/14 (*critical to note the $100M redemption on '28s @ 7/8 was NOT drawn on ABL, but generated w/ July cash flow per my convo w/ mgmt)
2) Over the next 12 mo's @ spot $3.50/gal RD index (structurally supported by the looming negative RIN bank come March + EPA stance on SRE's) MRL will do $650M EBITDA @ 87% ownership as SAF ramps 4kbpd --> 10kbpd @ $1/gal contracted premium to RD, less $103M of recently announced self-funded phase 2 growth capex, less $25M maintenance capex, less $35M inter-company loan interest paid to Calumet, less $0 cash interest on PIK'ing DOE loan = ~$500M FCF.
**If spot conditions last another 12 months....that is... $5/gal base oil cracks + $3.50 RD index margins....****
$CLMT will do $1.5B combined FCF on today's $4.3 billion market cap = 35% yield
Uses?
$1B FCF @ parent = organically pay down $175M remaining '28s @ 102 ($184M cash cost) , $200M '29s @ par > Jan 15, $555M '31s @ 104 make whole ($590M cash cost), cuts $90M cash interest.
$500M FCF @ MRL = organically pay down $408M intercompany loan balance + begin to pay down $100M of the $348M outstanding Warburg pref
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Normalized mid-cycle FCF after 12 months of euphoria?
1) Completely de-levered Core specialties biz:
$300M mid-cycle EBITDA ($300M SPS + $50M PB + $20M Asphalt less $70M corporate)
- $75M recurring capex
- $0 cash interest ('28s, '29s, '31s wiped)
- $75M cash taxes after ~$1B federal NOL's expire
= $150M levered FCF
2) Montana Renewables:
$600M mid-cycle EBITDA @ 87% ownership @ $2.25 RD index & $0.35/gal fully loaded site opex & $0.30/gal feedstock transport (split $500M from 13kbpd SAF @ $1 premium+ 1kbpd RD, $15M from high octane naphta byproducts + $75M from LPG off-gas recovery getting normalized D5 RINs)
- $25M recurring maintenance capex
- $45M DOE loan cash interest on $900M balance
= $530M levered FCF
= ~$700M combined normalized 2028 mid-cycle levered FCF
/ 88M fully diluted shares outstanding
= $8 levered FCF per share
@ 12-15x (6-8% yield) = $96 - $120 per share
NPV discounted 2 years @ 10% = $80-$100 per share TODAY
@TheMangoTrader@GavMcCracken I can get a dozen for $1.80
I usually eat 3-4 for dinner (with bread).
I load my freezer with bread when it's bogo at the store.
Average dinner cost is $1.63