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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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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 |
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Friday jobs preview and macro update | 08:36 01-Apr-22 |
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Orbital 3Q21 results and Vodafone 1H22 schedule | 09:09 15-Nov-21 |
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market leverage, Akoustis 2Q21 schedule and Orbital results | 14:15 16-Aug-21 |
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jobs report and Orbital 2Q21 schedule | 09:00 06-Aug-21 |
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Orbital Direct Offering, plus Golar & New Fortress notes | 15:41 21-Jul-21 |
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Orbital solar contract and Lumen video distribution | 12:43 09-Jun-21 |
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Orbital Energy Group 1Q21 results | 09:52 17-May-21 |
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Vuzix 1Q21 results and Orbital schedule | 16:59 10-May-21 |
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Orbital Energy Group 4Q20 results | 10:35 30-Mar-21 |
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Nokia job cuts, Hygo closing & Orbital 4Q20 schedules | 10:11 16-Mar-21 |
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OEG convertible debt amendment | 19:43 16-Feb-21 |
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Orbital files $150M shelf | 16:37 03-Feb-21 |
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OEG dilution, HIMX movement and weekly claims | 16:03 31-Dec-20 |
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Orbital utility contract and more | 09:45 02-Dec-20 |
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OEG convertibles and other transitional news | 17:44 19-Nov-20 |
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Orbital 3Q20 results plus RCEP trade thoughts | 09:05 16-Nov-20 |
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Orbital, BGC, Vodafone and other news from India | 11:52 25-Sep-20 |
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OEG OMIB, new Covanta and other debt | 18:54 24-Aug-20 |
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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 |
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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 |
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CUI Global 3Q19 results | 17:35 12-Nov-19 |
+3 |
CUI divests and Aramco macro | 09:41 11-Nov-19 |
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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 |
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partial CUI Global 2Q19 results | 19:20 14-Aug-19 |
?4 |
FedNow payments plus AMSC, CUI and VUZI schedules | 15:29 05-Aug-19 |
+3 |
CUI deal update | 08:51 11-Jul-19 |
+3 |
CUI OMIB and the safety dance | 19:39 20-May-19 |
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CUI Global 1Q19 results and more | 18:22 15-May-19 |
?4 |
CUI Global schedules 1Q19 report | 11:25 10-May-19 |
?3 |
CUI 4Q18 schedule & Latest Ebix purchase | 10:33 11-Mar-19 |
?3 |
CUI Global 3Q18 results | 09:31 07-Nov-18 |
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CUI Global schedules 3Q18 report and more | 08:57 22-Oct-18 |
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CUI's ICE selected by SAP and Fluence update | 09:27 13-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 |
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CUI Global 2Q18 report | 09:08 06-Aug-18 |
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CUI Global schedules 2Q18 report | 05:52 26-Jul-18 |
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UDC, BGC, LNG, Italy, tariffs and the waiting game | 19:35 29-May-18 |
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new CUI Global order and follow-up | 06:48 08-May-18 |
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CUI Global 4Q17 report | 09:47 14-Mar-18 |
+3 |
another CUI gas win and report preview | 07:38 13-Mar-18 |
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CUI Global schedules 4Q17 report | 10:43 28-Feb-18 |
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CUI Global gets U.S. purchase orders and more on gas | 08:32 20-Feb-18 |
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year end energy update | 08:29 21-Dec-17 |
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SLB, AES and new natural gas picks | 02:25 01-Dec-17 |