GUY: Upcoming Catalysts Should Continue to Drive Shares

HAYTHAM HODALY, Salman Partners Inc. (01/08/2010)
"Upcoming catalysts should continue to drive the shares of Guyana Goldfields Over the recent months, the shares of Guyana Goldfields have shown significant strength. We believe that the potential upcoming catalysts should provide further fuel for the company's share price. The company remains on track for permitting to be completed on its flagship Aurora gold project near the end of the first quarter. We are also expecting a feasibility study to be completed on Aurora, and a subsequent positive construction decision on the project, near the middle of this year.

Given the significant number of upcoming catalysts for the company, we have taken the opportunity to update our valuation. This includes the incorporation of our new long-term gold price of Cdn$800/oz (from US$700/oz previously). Based on this, our new net asset value for the company increases to Cdn$6.97 per share from Cdn$4.74 per share previously.

As we value the company based on a take-out scenario, we continue to use a 1.3x multiple to Net Asset Value, to arrive at our new target price of Cdn$9.00 per share (rounded down from Cdn$9.05), up from Cdn$6.15 per share previously.

We continue to expect that, as the company reaches certain development milestones at the Aurora project, including the permitting of the project, investors will be rewarded by an appreciating share price. Thus, we are maintaining our SPECULATIVE BUY rating on the shares of Guyana Goldfields."

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