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OTC: ESIV |
Stock Report Launch
July. 15th, 2008
OTC Symbol: ESIV
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Energy |
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Sub-Industry: |
GeoExchange |
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Yes |
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| Summary:
The company is active in the field of providing geothermal heat
exchange solutions for residential, commercial clients |
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| Price at Research
Launch: |
$0.02 |
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52-Week Range: |
$0.04-$0.15 |
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Prepared by: Ludlow Capital Research
(Equity Research Analyst - Mark Blackwell) |
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| Business Summary |
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Essential Innovations Technology Corp. provides
cutting-edge Geoexchange solutions for residential, commercial and
industrial applications as both a manufacturer of proprietary
geothermal heat pump technology and as a Geoexchange energy service
company. The Company was incorporated in April 2001, and it has four
wholly owned subsidiaries located in British Columbia, Canada and in
Hong Kong, SAR, China. For more information, go to
www.eitechcorp.com.
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| Stock Performance |
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- In the past 30 trading days, we
have seen some good volume being traded in the stock.
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Quantitative Evaluations |
| Ludlow Capital
Rating: B+ |
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| Volatility: High |
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| Technical Rating:
NEUTRAL |
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| Relative Stock
Strength: 51 |
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Key Stock Statistics
As of July 24, 2008 |
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Market cap. (M) |
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Avg. daily vol. (K) |
Float |
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Value of $10,000 invested 1 year ago: N/A |
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Dividend Data
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| No dividends have been paid on the common stock. |
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Revenues/Earnings Data
Fiscal year ending December 31 |
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Revenues (thousands $)
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1Q |
$221K |
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UR |
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2Q
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$227K |
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UR
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3Q |
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4Q
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Yr. |
N/A |
$881K |
$2.3M |
$227K |
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Earnings per Share ($)
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1Q |
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2Q
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(0.02)
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3Q |
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4Q
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| Source: Company Press Release, and
filings with SEC. |
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Ludlow
Energy Ventures Upgrades Research Opinion on
Essential Innovations Technology Corp.
Last Updated:
July 18, 2008 - 11:27am EST
(NEW YORK)-- New York based Ludlow Energy Ventures, Inc initiates research coverage on
Essential Innovation Technology Corp., (OTC: ESIV), a Canadian Geoexchange company
based out of Surrey B.C, with a 'speculative' B+ equity rating.
SUMMARY
Essential Innovations is Western
Canada's only geoexchange manufacturer with its unique and cutting edge
geothermal heat pump system - the EI Elemental Series - which are high
efficiency systems that have the capacity to produce heating,
cooling, dehumidification as well as domestic hot water. To date,
the company has invested a cumulative $15 million in to the
development of this Geoexchange technology as well as distribution
and channel market infrastructure to ensure the successful launch of
its product line and completion
of the companies over 700 geoexchange projects.
Furthermore, ESIV is currently altering it's corporate strategy to
focus more resources on the manufacturing side of the business. At
current capacity the company only has the capabilities of producing
up to 10 units / day in Canada. However the ESIV leadership team
recently signed a Letter of Commitment in Vietnam to allow for
increased production through
the 'Vietnam Joint Venture Group' between Essential Innovations Asia
Limited, and Tien Thanh and Ekistics Management Inc. Inc.
This move will allow ESIV to reduce
production cost and increase output to become a more competitive
player in this growing market.
Based
upon the company's hopeful manufacturing facility to be built in
Vietnam, projected sales and net income are as follows:
Note: Scenario A is projected unit sales, Scenario B is 75% of
Scenario A projections and Scenario C is 125% of Scenario A
projections. To date, the company has yet to make any major
releases on finalized sales contracts, but it is expected within the
next 2 quarters that contracts should be coming in to fill.
Note: Under the JV Agreement,
Essential Innovations Technology Corp. has a 75%
stake in the manufacturing venture and a 60% stake in Geoexchange
sales the venture. Due to a conservative estimate of a 25% reduction
in materials cost and labour reduction of 97.5%, made by ESIV, under
Scenario A expected results would yield a ~$7M net income by
2014. Scenario B is equal to 75% of the expected net income of
Scenario A, while Scenario C is equal to 125% the expected net
income of Scenario A.
The company also operates as a Geoexchange
Energy Service Company which utilizes proprietary geoexchange
systems. This division of the company looks at existing and new
projects and assists clients in designing, engineering,
manufacturing and even managing geoexchange energy solutions. The
company therefore is compensated for its services, either on a
standard up-front purchase contract, or through a financing or
lease-to own value proposition. The reason they have done this is to
allow for the end user to reduce open-front capital costs associated
with installation and allow for a customer to tailor to pay back
through a long term Operating Lease Agreement. The company currently
is developing and working on a project based out of British
Columbia.
Diamondview Project Highlights:
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The
company has been given exclusive rights to provide geoexchange
heating and cooling systems and ongoing geothermal services to each of
the residential properties on the development.
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Expansion
program is taking place in the project as the project developers have
recently applied for district permitting to allow for an additional 225 townhome/condominium units
to be built
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Projected building out of the project is
expected for late 2013 with almost 40% of properties already sold.
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This contract is structured as a 25-year operating lease
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The company
estimates that the Phase I cash-flow from operations, over the duration
of the geothermal loop-lease will yield a revenue stream of $4-6MM.
QUARTERLY REVIEW
In last
quarter results the company experienced a decrease in both revenue
and costs of revenue, compared to the same quarter last year, which
the company says is a result of ESIV putting a special focus on manufacturing activities and
altering the companies effort for the design and installation
services over the past year. In addition this, the company
incurred a net loss of $1,107,557, or $0.02 per share which is
a reduction of net loss by ~56%, compared to the same quarter in
2007 due to a $2.0 million
impairment loss charge incurred.
The company also, as of April 2008, had accounts receivable totaling
$161,229 that were in disputes at which the company has filed legal
claims to attempt to recover that amount, which is almost double the
allowance for doubtful accounts.
EARTH SOURCE ENERGY INC.
Subsidiary Highlights:
Earth Source Energy is a wholly owned subsidiary of ESIV and
a leader in geothermal installation within the North American market. To date
the company has installed more that 700 Geoexchange systems for a multiplicity
of building and is a true asset to Essential's long-term growth strategy of
providing it customers with additional services and expertise in combination
with their manufacturing division.
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Earth Source Energy been responsible for the design and
installation of some of the largest and most advanced geothermal energy
systems in North America.
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They have completed more than 500,000 metres of holes
drilled through every kind of soil. ESE’s immense experience is setting the
standard for quality innovative Geoexchange system installations.
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Developed the geothermal applications for a major
structure in downtown Vancouver with more than 8,000 meters of geothermal
loop and an advanced thermal management system.
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Is now collaborating with a large development Company in
Seattle with plans to develop over the course of years on a 20-block project
on Lake Union in Seattle, Washington, that they purchased, a series of
“green”, eco-sustainable buildings.
TECHNOLOGY OVERVIEW
The EI Elemental geoexchange technology,
which the company is seeking a potential patent on, harnesses the
thermal energy in the earth below the surface or in large bodies of water for
purposes of heating, cooling, domestic hot water, and/or dehumidification.
Some of the main competitive advantages over its competitors is that the
company's technology is designed for
R410 refrigerant and integrates the an
integrated proprietary control package, Although ESIV has being recognized a
leader in this area, the company is ensuring that their technology is to the
latest standards and will therefore will be upgrading its control package,
which is expected to take approx. 6-9 months. Another distinctive feature
with the El Elemental geoexchange technology is
the LCD interface. This special feature allows the user to view current and past
data and was specifically designed to provide up to date notifications that
will let the users know of any alternations in the installed system. The LCD
interface and can also be attached to personal computer that will display
information that can be modified to the users preferences.
RESEARCH OPINION
Mark Blackwell, Research
Analyst with Ludlow Energy Ventures commented, "Although
Essential Innovations Technology only has a market cap of $1.44 million and
incurred a net loss of $1,107,557 last quarter, of which a large amount was
non-cash, the company has a strong and sustained stream of revenue, it has
redefined its efforts to focus more on manufacturing activities and it is
now establishing a quality JV partnership in Vietnam to increase such
manufacturing capacity. This joint venture is going to give the company an
extreme competitive advantage due to the reduction of labor costs by ~97.5%
and material cost reduction by ~25%.
If the company moves forward
and continues to secure on-going private placement equity as it has in the
past, I am extremely confident that the management team of Essential will
allocate the resources effectively to execute on the company's strategy of
increasing revenue and growth from the manufacturing division.
In
my opinion, the stock is heavily undervalued, and when compared to competitors
on the market it has a strong competitive advantage that will allow the company
to grow and differentiate itself against competitors. Furthermore, when looking
at the two major players in this distinctive market, LSB Industries
(“ClimateMaster”) and WaterFurnace Renewable Energy Inc. (“WaterFurnace”), these
two companies are trading at a multiplier of 30 - 35 times EPS.
Thus,
Ludlow Energy Ventures has commenced research coverage on ESIV, with a
'speculative' B+ rating and, pending that the company is able to move
forward with the manufacturing facility in the Vietnam."
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