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A Wall Street Journal article from last week reported that Katanga is swimming in $9.2 billion of high-interest debt and that the company will issue $5.6 billion in stock to retire much of its debt. When the equity is actually issued, the stock will likely fall because it will dilute the stakes of current shareholders.
In fact, Katanga stock is already down about 23% from its recent high of about $1.50 per share, which may or may not have something to do with the press release on Monday about the chief operating officer of the company resigning with no explanation of the reason. On Tuesday alone, the stock fell more than 7%.
Should you invest in Katanga?
Now that the stock has come off again, investors may be interested in getting in again. However, please be aware that Katanga is a high-risk investment.
Sure, as Katanga’s website states, “The company has the potential to become Africa’s largest copper producer and the world’s largest cobalt producer.” However, Katanga operates a single-site operation. If the mine were to halt its operations, even temporary, for whatever reason, the stock will certainly drop like a rock.
Take a look at Tahoe Resources Inc. (TSX:THO)(NYSE:TAHO) as an example. The stock fell about 50% when its Escobal mine, one of the largest silver mines in the world, was halted in July 2017. The stock hasn’t moved much for almost a year. Mind you, Tahoe has other mining operations, too. In other words, Katanga is a riskier investment than Tahoe.
Investors who are looking to trade Katanga can consider an entry point between $0.80 and $1 per share. However, if the stock falls below that level, we could see it fall to below $0.60 per share.