RE:RE:Long-Term DEBT INCREASED To $ 7,227M From $ 7,108M In Q4 - it is NOT DISAPPOINTING AT ALL since they HAD NO CHOICE
EXCESS FREE FUNDS FLOW:
(C $ million)
832
- of which; $ 165 million went to the NCIB
- the REST, MOSTLY WENT to BUILD UP WORKING CAPITAL (accounts receivables + inventory) due to HIGHER CRUDE OIL PRICES in Q1/2024 versus Q4/2023 and HIGHER COST INVENTORIES and BUILDING UP LINE FILL for TMX {1 million WCS barrels for Cenovus Energy ALONE}
- assuming NO CHANGE in C $ / USD FOREX RATE from 3/31/2024, they ONLY NEED to PAY DOWN ANOTHER C $ 827 million to reach their C $ 4 BILLION NET DEBT TARGET
- Q2/2024 is TURNING OUT TO BE a GREAT QUARTER especially with the SHRINKING WTI/WCS Price Differentials and the JUICY FORWARD PRICING of
USD 1.00 per barrel DISCOUNT to WTI pricing on TMX barrels being EXPORTED to India OBTAINED by CNQ or MEG (?) for their AWB DILUTED BITUMEN BARRELS for DELIBERY in September 2024
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