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My interest in Orbital began when it was CUI Global and was
primarily concerned with its disruptive natural gas monitoring and
testing solutions based on its GasPT
sensors. However, after being delayed to the brink of bankruptcy
by the U.K. and Italy, and making to herculean efforts to avoid
diluting shareholders, management transferred
control to new CEO James O'Neil, who aims to transform the
businesses into a diversified energy & telecommunication
services company. This
involved the sale of the data center power and gas
businesses, followed by the acquisition
of Reach Construction and many other dilutive transactions. In
the process the company name changed to Orbital Energy Group
(symbol OEG) and then Orbital Infrastructure Group (symbol OIG).
This section has become public since the original investment
thesis is long gone and my own investments long ago transitioned
to other natural gas companies, like GLNG
and NFE, both of which are covered on the private
subscriber side and have proven fabulously profitable.
Orbital stands as an example of how good companies and rational
strategic moves don't always make good investments, and I think my
analysis was appropriately cautious every step of the way.
Updates: |
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Orbital denouement | 11:49 05-Oct-23 |
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pre-expiration news and trading notes | 17:05 19-Aug-22 |
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Amsc 1Q22 schedule and more | 09:47 29-Jul-22 |
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Kinetik 1Q22 results | 09:43 11-May-22 |
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Google & other tangential earnings and other follow ups | 14:09 29-Apr-22 |
?2 |
New Fortress Gulf application complete & MACom DoD contract | 09:17 26-Apr-22 |
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market notes, ABB 1Q22 results, Westport & Nokia schedules | 10:28 21-Apr-22 |
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New Fortress, Himax, MACom 1Q22 schedules and more | 09:34 13-Apr-22 |
?3 |
Friday jobs preview and macro update | 08:36 01-Apr-22 |
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Yield considerations in a transitional market | 19:50 28-Mar-22 |
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Magnachip & PPL 4Q21 schedules, plus gas & India notes | 16:29 31-Jan-22 |
?2 |
look ahead on a short week | 11:44 26-Nov-21 |
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market leverage and other news | 12:03 19-Nov-21 |
-3 |
Orbital 3Q21 results and Vodafone 1H22 schedule | 09:09 15-Nov-21 |
?2 |
currencies and weekly wrap | 10:17 12-Nov-21 |
+2 |
New Fortress 3Q21 results and more | 08:41 03-Nov-21 |
?2 |
BGC Corant closing, Telus 3Q21 and Amdocs schedules plus follow-up and look ahead | 21:55 01-Nov-21 |
?2 |
Nokia 3Q21 results, Orbital Full Moon terms, Intel OMIBs & trading notes | 01:40 28-Oct-21 |
?2 |
WFS 3Q21 schedule and plausible deniability | 09:29 26-Oct-21 |
?2 |
Golar financing, potential new utility addition and more | 15:45 30-Sep-21 |
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market leverage, Akoustis 2Q21 schedule and Orbital results | 14:15 16-Aug-21 |
?3 |
jobs report and Orbital 2Q21 schedule | 09:00 06-Aug-21 |
-3 |
Orbital Direct Offering, plus Golar & New Fortress notes | 15:41 21-Jul-21 |
+2 |
adding AKTS, Resonant WaveX software and pricing notes | 09:30 22-Jun-21 |
+3 |
Orbital solar contract and Lumen video distribution | 12:43 09-Jun-21 |
+2 |
Himax dividend, plus networking & macro thoughts | 09:29 03-Jun-21 |
-3 |
Orbital Energy Group 1Q21 results | 09:52 17-May-21 |
?3 |
Vuzix 1Q21 results and Orbital schedule | 16:59 10-May-21 |
?2 |
PPL news and market update | 15:40 22-Apr-21 |
?3 |
Orbital Energy Group 4Q20 results | 10:35 30-Mar-21 |
+2 |
gas, macro and new pick | 09:25 29-Mar-21 |
?3 |
Nokia job cuts, Hygo closing & Orbital 4Q20 schedules | 10:11 16-Mar-21 |
+3 |
OEG convertible debt amendment | 19:43 16-Feb-21 |
-3 |
Orbital files $150M shelf | 16:37 03-Feb-21 |
+2 |
AES 4Q20 schedule, Virtu Analytics APIs and more | 09:53 25-Jan-21 |
-2 |
MACom 1Q21 schedule and OEG placement | 09:27 13-Jan-21 |
?2 |
Himax 4Q20 schedule and more | 10:39 12-Jan-21 |
?4 |
OEG dilution, HIMX movement and weekly claims | 16:03 31-Dec-20 |
+3 |
Orbital utility contract and more | 09:45 02-Dec-20 |
-3 |
OEG convertibles and other transitional news | 17:44 19-Nov-20 |
-3 |
Orbital 3Q20 results plus RCEP trade thoughts | 09:05 16-Nov-20 |
?2 |
election implications, GRoDT schedules & news, plus Q&A | 09:45 09-Nov-20 |
?3 |
Orbital, BGC, Vodafone and other news from India | 11:52 25-Sep-20 |
?3 |
OEG OMIB, new Covanta and other debt | 18:54 24-Aug-20 |
?3 |
renewable natural gas website changes | 22:26 11-Jun-20 |
?3 |
CUI Reach final, CWEN 1Q20 schedule, plus CVA & COVID thoughts | 08:47 07-Apr-20 |
?3 |
CUI 4Q19 Results plus other hydrocarbon news | 21:18 30-Mar-20 |
?3 |
CUI acquisition, jobs, ABB dividend & Vodafone towers official & more | 09:06 26-Mar-20 |
?2 |
Golar Sergipe COD & CUI 4Q19 schedule | 19:58 24-Mar-20 |
+2 |
CUI compliance and more | 20:37 17-Dec-19 |
-3 |
CUI Global 3Q19 results | 17:35 12-Nov-19 |
+3 |
CUI divests and Aramco macro | 09:41 11-Nov-19 |
?3 |
CUI Global 3Q19 schedule and Energy Recovery CEO departure | 08:46 05-Nov-19 |
?3 |
CUI Global sells electromechanical components business | 15:54 01-Oct-19 |
-3 |
partial CUI Global 2Q19 results | 19:20 14-Aug-19 |
?4 |
FedNow payments plus AMSC, CUI and VUZI schedules | 15:29 05-Aug-19 |
+2 |
CUI Global service contract and macro thoughts | 09:32 22-Jul-19 |
+3 |
CUI deal update | 08:51 11-Jul-19 |
+3 |
CUI OMIB and the safety dance | 19:39 20-May-19 |
?5 |
CUI Global 1Q19 results and more | 18:22 15-May-19 |
?4 |
CUI Global schedules 1Q19 report | 11:25 10-May-19 |
+2 |
CUI Global introduces VIRTU & other hydrocarbon news | 10:50 03-Apr-19 |
-2 |
CUI Global 4Q18 results | 17:13 18-Mar-19 |
?3 |
CUI 4Q18 schedule & Latest Ebix purchase | 10:33 11-Mar-19 |
+2 |
CUI $3.3M Purchase Order & AMSC settlement complete | 09:53 27-Dec-18 |
+2 |
CUI HQ sales and leaseback, Cantor lawsuit and more | 09:05 26-Dec-18 |
+2 |
energy markets, CUI and global trading | 10:17 07-Dec-18 |
?3 |
CUI Global 3Q18 results | 09:31 07-Nov-18 |
?3 |
CUI Global schedules 3Q18 report and more | 08:57 22-Oct-18 |
?2 |
more on energy and trade | 12:51 02-Oct-18 |
+2 |
CUI Samson agreement, OMIB and more macro | 09:37 20-Sep-18 |
+3 |
CUI's ICE selected by SAP and Fluence update | 09:27 13-Sep-18 |
+2 |
CUI Global OMIB and oil/gas markets | 18:48 10-Sep-18 |
+4 |
CUI Global wins $1.5M services contract and more | 09:21 13-Aug-18 |
+3 |
new CUI agreement, eMagin 2Q18 results, previews & follow-ups | 09:20 09-Aug-18 |
+4 |
CUI CEO OMIB | 17:54 08-Aug-18 |
-3 |
CUI Global 2Q18 report | 09:08 06-Aug-18 |
?3 |
CUI Global schedules 2Q18 report | 05:52 26-Jul-18 |
+2 |
ephemeral opportunity in AT&T and more | 10:31 25-Jul-18 |
+2 |
politics, energy, communications and trade | 08:57 01-Jun-18 |
+2 |
natural gas stock pricing follow-up | 11:57 30-May-18 |
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UDC, BGC, LNG, Italy, tariffs and the waiting game | 19:35 29-May-18 |
+2 |
CQH fold-in and other natural gas and telecom follow-ups | 16:15 17-May-18 |
+2 |
CUI OMIB and Italian government | 19:09 14-May-18 |
+3 |
new CUI Global order and follow-up | 06:48 08-May-18 |
?2 |
CUI Global schedules 1Q18 report and macro | 08:47 23-Apr-18 |
?3 |
CUI Global 4Q17 report | 09:47 14-Mar-18 |
+3 |
another CUI gas win and report preview | 07:38 13-Mar-18 |
?3 |
CUI Global schedules 4Q17 report | 10:43 28-Feb-18 |
+3 |
CUI Global gets U.S. purchase orders and more on gas | 08:32 20-Feb-18 |
+2 |
CUI OMIB and Westport MoU | 10:00 22-Dec-17 |
?3 |
year end energy update | 08:29 21-Dec-17 |
?3 |
SLB, AES and new natural gas picks | 02:25 01-Dec-17 |