RE:RE:At No Point Should Bonterra Ever Pay A Dividend Debt obviously is priority number 1. Bonterra has seemingly been stuck at $160 million net debt for what feels like 3 years now.
All energy companies, especially the small and mid tiers really should be aiming for zero debt and to create a cash reserve. Why a cash reserve? Because when the price of oil and gas crashes, and it always crashes, you can either support your share price with even more buybacks or use your cash for daily operations so you don't have to dip into your 12% credit facility and spend the next 6 years trying to pay it back when the price of oil and gas recovers.