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Q: I own shares in Husky Energy. Today price dropped to $2 per share and Saudi Arabia will be increasing oil production. I expect the price will continue to drop for awhile. At what price would the stock be delisted from the TSX? If it is delisted at some point and the company continues to operate (without going bankrupt), are the shareholders entitled to anything? Thank you for your assistance with this.
Read Answer Asked by Cathy on March 18, 2020
Q: I have a very small position in the above 3 utility companies and want to add more. Can you please rank the companies for estimated best total return over the next 3 years?
Thank you.
Read Answer Asked by Grant on March 17, 2020
Q: I was wondering if it would be possible to get a list of the CDN O & G companies that would be at risk of cutting dividends. Most have high debt levels and if O & G stays low for a long time, they will have to conserve capital and pay back debt.
Read Answer Asked by James on March 17, 2020
Q: Currently hold both (1.5% position) and down a lot despite having good management teams. Thinking of selling for a tax loss as I have some gains taken earlier this year pushed forward from last year. Outlook for both in this depressed market with prospect of $20 oil and whether they can weather their debt levels. Buy, hold or sell?
Read Answer Asked by William Ross on March 17, 2020
Q: Hello 5i. Are the energy royalty companies like FRU and PSK exposed to the same kind of risks as individual energy companies, or are they different? Are they likely to cut their dividends in the current environment? Thanks.
Read Answer Asked by Thomas on March 16, 2020
Q: Canadian pipelines have suffered along with most of the market during this correction. My understanding is that they are protected by take or pay contracts with the producers. In other words you either take the capacity you agreed to or pay for it. The obvious concern here is that the producers opt to do neither, not having the money and facing bankruptcy. My first question is whether this is even true to any extent. Secondly, what would the response of the pipelines likely be? Do they ultimately become owners of non-producing oilfields?

Secondly my understanding is that shipping by pipeline is cheaper than shipping by rail. Given this scenario the remaining product should shift over time from the rail lines to the pipelines, keeping the pipelines full. The loser becomes the rail lines. Do you consider this to be true?
Read Answer Asked by Larry on March 16, 2020
Q: Hello Team

I am not panicking with this correction, even tough I am way way down, this is not my 1st rodeo, been through a few of these, still I am in awe with the hit that energy stocks are taking, mid caps priced like they are going out of business. Anyways my question is bout the pipelines, do they normally charge a flat rate or a percentage of the wti price for shipping the product. I would assume that with the shortage of pipeline capacity they would be going full bore, why are they down so much
Thanks
Read Answer Asked by auftar on March 13, 2020
Q: A few times I've seen replies to member questions about oil companies and their debt to cash flow metric (OXY and OVV ring a bell, and 5X and 3X respectively ring a bell too, if I remember correctly). Are you calculating this? I don't see it in security details in 5i or my broker's site (or on other finance sites). Is it a question of having to read the balance sheet and cash flow statement, and if so what are you comparing? "Total Debt" (rather than "Total Liabilities") to "Total Cash from Operations" for the year ? For OXY the data I get presented (source is Morningstar via online broker) are Cash from/Used by Operating Activities + Cash from/Used by Investing Activities + Cash from/Used by Financing Activities = Increase/Decrease in Cash, however, I'm guessing you just use the first number, which for 2019 is 7.3 billion (so 38.6 debt / 7.3 total cash from operations = 5X)...is that correct? or do you get the ratio from somewhere else? Thanks
Read Answer Asked on March 13, 2020
Q: Hi folks,looking longer term, Whitecap resources wcp/t had fairly decent Q results with Paying down $100M in debt,lowered payout ratio to 72,and there has been lots of recent insider buying at higher levels. Stock currently crushed to 1.30sh level....aside from problems/negativity of world/wti oil....does Whitecap not seem like a reasonable buy here??? thanks as always, jb
Read Answer Asked by John on March 13, 2020
Q: I know you are not a fan of Baytex. I hold it and Vermillion. Can I get your thoughts on their ability to survive this onslaught? I realize you have no way to know where oil prices will land and for how long they will stay depressed, but can BTE and VET take concrete measures to ensure they survive ?
Read Answer Asked by Randy on March 13, 2020
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