Слайд 1Why Teekay Corporation, California Resources Corp, and Seadrill Partners LLC Were
All Crushed This Week
Слайд 2
The energy industry continues to be pummeled by weak oil prices,
which have renewed their slide in recent weeks. This weakness is really starting to spill over into the credit market, making it tougher for energy companies to get funding. These credit worries are weighing down energy stocks that either rely on debt as a key funding source, or have a lot of it on their balance sheet. That was clear by looking closer at the three most beaten down energy stocks this week, which according to S&P Capital IQ data, were Seadrill Partners (NYSE: SDLP), California Resources Corp (NYSE: CRC), and Teekay Corporation (NYSE: TK).
Слайд 3What:
Deepwater driller Seadrill Partners (NYSE: SDLP) plunged more than 16% this
week.
Слайд 4So What:
Key driver: Seadrill Partners reduced its quarterly distribution by 55%
Yielding
to market pressure, the offshore driller reduced its distribution despite more than adequate coverage
Слайд 5Now What:
The company intends to use the cash to increase its
financial flexibility
Key takeaway: Investors actually cheered the move after it was announced, but even with that rally shares are down substantially over the past few weeks, suggesting its troubles are far from over
Слайд 6What:
Oil and gas producer California Resources (NYSE: CRC) slumped more than
26% this week.
Слайд 7So What:
Key driver: California Resources closed its bond exchange
The company exchanged
$2.8 billion of its old notes for new second lien notes
The exchange reduced its principal amount by $563 million
Слайд 8Now What:
Despite the lower principal, the company’s interest costs will rise
by $21 million due to the higher rate on the new notes
Key takeaway: The company still has a lot of debt left to address, but doesn’t see any more moves this year due to the renewed weakness in commodity prices
Слайд 9What:
Everything Teekay (NYSE: TK) crashed more than 40% this week.
Слайд 10So What:
Key driver: Teekay, Teekay Offshore, and Teekay LNG Partners all
announced significant distribution cuts
The companies said they plan to use the cash to invest in growth projects and reduce debt
Слайд 11Now What:
Adding to the selling pressure were a number of analyst
downgrades
Key takeaway: Investors see the steepness of the cuts suggesting that it was getting difficult for the Teekay companies to get funding by the market
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