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Long-term Debt and Capital Structure
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2019
Borrowings [Abstract]  
Long-term Debt and Capital Structure

 

13. LONG-TERM DEBT AND CAPITAL STRUCTURE

As at

Notes

 

June 30, 2019

 

 

December 31, 2018

 

Revolving Term Debt (1)

A

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

U.S. Dollar Denominated Unsecured Notes

B

 

 

7,212

 

 

 

9,241

 

Total Debt Principal

 

 

 

7,212

 

 

 

9,241

 

Debt Discounts and Transaction Costs

 

 

 

(60

)

 

 

(77

)

Long-Term Debt

 

 

 

7,152

 

 

 

9,164

 

Less: Current Portion

 

 

 

654

 

 

 

682

 

Long-Term Portion

 

 

 

6,498

 

 

 

8,482

 

(1)

Revolving term debt may include Bankers’ Acceptances, London Interbank Offered Rate based loans, prime rate loans and U.S. base rate loans.  

As at June 30, 2019, the Company is in compliance with all of the terms of its debt agreements.


A) Revolving Term Debt

Cenovus has in place a committed credit facility that consists of a $1.2 billion tranche and a $3.3 billion tranche with maturity dates of November 30, 2021 and November 30, 2022, respectively.

B) Unsecured Notes

On June 4, 2019, the Company announced cash tender offers (“Tender Offers”) to purchase up US$500 million aggregate principal amount of the Company’s outstanding 4.45 percent notes due 2042, 5.20 percent notes due 2043, 3.00 percent notes due 2022, 4.25 percent notes due 2027, 5.25 percent notes due 2037, 5.40 percent notes due 2047 and 3.80 percent notes due 2023. The Tender Offers were fully subscribed and the Company increased the overall principal amount of the repurchase to US$748 million. On June 19, 2019, the Company completed the repurchase of US$748 million in principal of notes due 2042 and 2043, and a gain on the repurchase of C$27 million was recorded in finance costs.

In addition, during the three months ended June 30, 2019, the Company paid US$63 million to repurchase a portion of its unsecured notes with a principal amount of US$66 million and a gain on the repurchase of C$5 million was recorded in finance costs.

In the six months ended June 30, 2019, the Company paid US$1,201 million to repurchase a portion of its unsecured notes with a principal amount of US$1,263 million. A gain on the repurchase of C$64 million was recorded in finance costs.

The remaining principal amounts of the Company’s unsecured notes are:

As at June 30, 2019

US$ Principal Amount

 

5.70% due October 15, 2019

 

500

 

3.00% due August 15, 2022

 

500

 

3.80% due September 15, 2023

 

450

 

4.25% due April 15, 2027

 

962

 

5.25% due June 15, 2037

 

641

 

6.75% due November 15, 2039

 

1,400

 

4.45% due September 15, 2042

 

168

 

5.20% due September 15, 2043

 

58

 

5.40% due June 15, 2047

 

832

 

 

 

5,511

 

C) Capital Structure

Cenovus’s capital structure objectives remain unchanged from previous periods. Cenovus’s capital structure consists of shareholders’ equity plus Net Debt. Net Debt includes the Company’s short-term borrowings, and the current and long-term portions of long-term debt, net of cash and cash equivalents. Cenovus conducts its business and makes decisions consistent with that of an investment grade company. The Company’s objectives when managing its capital structure are to maintain financial flexibility, preserve access to capital markets, ensure its ability to finance internally generated growth and to fund potential acquisitions while maintaining the ability to meet the Company’s financial obligations as they come due.

Cenovus monitors its capital structure and financing requirements using, among other things, non-GAAP financial metrics consisting of Net Debt to Adjusted Earnings Before Interest, Taxes and DD&A (“Adjusted EBITDA”) and Net Debt to Capitalization. These metrics are used to steward Cenovus’s overall debt position as measures of Cenovus’s overall financial strength.

Over the long term, Cenovus targets a Net Debt to Adjusted EBITDA ratio of less than 2.0 times. At different points within the economic cycle, Cenovus expects this ratio may periodically be above the target. Cenovus also manages its Net Debt to Capitalization ratio to ensure compliance with the associated covenant as defined in its committed credit facility agreement.

 


Net Debt to Adjusted EBITDA (1)

As at

 

 

June 30, 2019

 

 

December 31, 2018

 

Current Portion of Long-Term Debt

 

 

 

654

 

 

 

682

 

Long-Term Debt

 

 

 

6,498

 

 

 

8,482

 

Less: Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

 

 

(64

)

 

 

(781

)

Net Debt

 

 

 

7,088

 

 

 

8,383

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Earnings (Loss)

 

 

 

297

 

 

 

(2,669

)

Add (Deduct):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finance Costs

 

 

 

560

 

 

 

628

 

Interest Income

 

 

 

(19

)

 

 

(19

)

Income Tax Expense (Recovery)

 

 

 

(1,694

)

 

 

(920

)

DD&A

 

 

 

2,047

 

 

 

2,131

 

E&E Write-Down

 

 

 

2,126

 

 

 

2,123

 

Unrealized (Gain) Loss on Risk Management

 

 

 

(840

)

 

 

(1,249

)

Foreign Exchange (Gain) Loss, Net

 

 

 

12

 

 

 

854

 

Re-measurement of Contingent Payment

 

 

 

(290

)

 

 

50

 

(Gain) Loss on Discontinuance

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

(301

)

(Gain) Loss on Divestitures of Assets

 

 

 

800

 

 

 

795

 

Other (Income) Loss, Net

 

 

 

(5

)

 

 

(12

)

Adjusted EBITDA (2)

 

 

 

2,999

 

 

 

1,411

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Debt to Adjusted EBITDA

 

 

2.4x

 

 

5.9x

 

(1)

IFRS 16 was adopted January 1, 2019 using the modified retrospective approach; therefore, comparative information has not been restated.

(2)

Calculated on a trailing twelve-month basis. Includes discontinued operations.

Net Debt to Capitalization

As at

 

 

June 30, 2019

 

 

December 31, 2018

 

Net Debt

 

 

 

7,088

 

 

 

8,383

 

Shareholders’ Equity

 

 

 

19,050

 

 

 

17,468

 

 

 

 

 

26,138

 

 

 

25,851

 

Net Debt to Capitalization

 

 

27%

 

 

32%

 

Under the terms of Cenovus’s committed credit facility, the Company is required to maintain a debt to capitalization ratio, as defined in the agreement, not to exceed 65 percent. The Company is well below this limit.