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IMPERIAL OIL LTD - Quarter Report: 2015 September (Form 10-Q)

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FORM 10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

 

x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2015

OR

 

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from                      to                     

Commission file number 0-12014

 

 

IMPERIAL OIL LIMITED

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

CANADA   98-0017682

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

237 Fourth Avenue S.W.

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

  T2P 3M9
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Postal Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 1-800-567-3776

 

 

The registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 91 days.    YES  x    NO  ¨

The registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    YES  x    NO  ¨

The registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer (see definition of “accelerated filer” and “large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934).

 

Large accelerated filer   x    Accelerated filer   ¨
Non-accelerated filer   ¨    Smaller reporting company   ¨

The registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934).    YES  ¨    NO  x

The number of common shares outstanding, as of September 30, 2015, was 847,599,011.

 

 

 

 

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IMPERIAL OIL LIMITED

 

 

INDEX

 

     PAGE  

PART I - Financial Information

  

Item 1 - Financial Statements.

  

Consolidated Statement of Income - Nine Months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014

     3   

Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income - Nine Months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014

     4   

Consolidated Balance Sheet - as at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014

     5   

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows - Nine Months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014

     6   

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

     7   

Item 2 - Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

     14   

Item 3 - Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.

     17   

Item 4 - Controls and Procedures.

     17   

PART II - Other Information

  

Item 2 - Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

     18   

Item 6 - Exhibits.

     18   

SIGNATURES

     19   

 

 

In this report all dollar amounts are expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise stated. This report should be read in conjunction with the company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014.

The term “project” as used in this release can refer to a variety of different activities and does not necessarily have the same meaning as under government payment transparency reports.

 

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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Financial Statements.

IMPERIAL OIL LIMITED

 

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME

(U.S. GAAP, unaudited)

 

     Third Quarter     Nine Months
to September 30
 

millions of Canadian dollars

   2015      2014     2015      2014  

REVENUES AND OTHER INCOME

          

Operating revenues (a) (b)

       7,111           9,641        20,553         28,237   

Investment and other income (note 3)

     44         17        106         696   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL REVENUES AND OTHER INCOME

     7,155         9,658        20,659         28,933   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

EXPENSES

          

Exploration

     19         14        52         52   

Purchases of crude oil and products (c)

     4,053         6,100        11,653         17,677   

Production and manufacturing (d)

     1,351         1,358        4,105         4,224   

Selling and general

     267         254        803         825   

Federal excise tax (a)

     416         412        1,180         1,165   

Depreciation and depletion

     400         276        1,052         836   

Financing costs (note 5)

     12         (1     20         3   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL EXPENSES

     6,518         8,413        18,865         24,782   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES

     637         1,245        1,794         4,151   

INCOME TAXES

     158         309        774         1,037   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET INCOME

     479         936        1,020         3,114   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

PER SHARE INFORMATION (Canadian dollars)

          

Net income per common share - basic (note 8)

     0.56         1.10        1.20         3.67   

Net income per common share - diluted (note 8)

     0.56         1.10        1.20         3.66   

Dividends per common share

     0.14         0.13        0.40         0.39   

(a)    Federal excise tax included in operating revenues

     416         412        1,180         1,165   

(b)    Amounts from related parties included in operating revenues

     944         1,201        2,599         2,759   

(c)    Amounts to related parties included in purchases of crude oil and products

     867         1,111        2,520         2,939   

(d)    Amounts to related parties included in production and manufacturing expenses

     106         93        333         268   

The information in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements is an integral part of these statements.

 

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IMPERIAL OIL LIMITED

 

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(U.S. GAAP, unaudited)

 

     Third Quarter      Nine Months
to September 30
 

millions of Canadian dollars

   2015      2014      2015     2014  

Net income

         479             936           1,020          3,114   

Other comprehensive income, net of income taxes

          

Post-retirement benefit liability adjustment (excluding amortization)

     —           —           (176     (38

Amortization of post-retirement benefit liability adjustment included in net periodic benefit costs

     42         34         126        109   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total other comprehensive income/(loss)

     42         34         (50     71   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
          
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Comprehensive income

     521         970         970        3,185   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

The information in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements is an integral part of these statements.

 

 

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IMPERIAL OIL LIMITED

 

 

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET

(U.S. GAAP, unaudited)

 

     As at
Sept 30
    As at
Dec 31
 

millions of Canadian dollars

   2015     2014  

ASSETS

    

Current assets

    

Cash

     366        215   

Accounts receivable, less estimated doubtful accounts (a)

     1,702        1,539   

Inventories of crude oil and products

     1,223        1,121   

Materials, supplies and prepaid expenses

     506        380   

Deferred income tax assets

     316        314   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     4,113        3,569   

Long-term receivables, investments and other long-term assets

     1,484        1,406   

Property, plant and equipment,

     53,615        50,911   

less accumulated depreciation and depletion

     (16,050     (15,337
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Property, plant and equipment, net

     37,565        35,574   

Goodwill

     224        224   

Other intangible assets, net

     66        57   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSETS

     43,452        40,830   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

    

Current liabilities

    

Notes and loans payable (b)

     1,953        1,978   

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities (a) (note 7)

     3,393        3,969   

Income taxes payable

     424        34   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     5,770        5,981   

Long-term debt (c) (note 6)

     6,473        4,913   

Other long-term obligations (d) (note 7)

     3,900        3,565   

Deferred income tax liabilities

     4,148        3,841   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES

     20,291        18,300   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

    

Common shares at stated value (e)

     1,566        1,566   

Earnings reinvested

     23,704        23,023   

Accumulated other comprehensive income (note 9)

     (2,109     (2,059
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

     23,161        22,530   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

     43,452        40,830   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) Accounts receivable, less estimated doubtful accounts included amounts receivable from related parties of $107 million (2014 - accounts payable and accrued liabilities included amounts payable to related parties of $174 million)
(b) Notes and loans payable included amounts to related parties of $75 million (2014 - $75 million)
(c) Long-term debt included amounts to related parties of $5,852 million (2014 - $4,746 million)
(d) Other long-term obligations include amounts to related parties of $231 million (2014 - $96 million)
(e) Number of common shares authorized and outstanding were 1,100 million and 848 million, respectively (2014 - 1,100 million and 848 million, respectively)

The information in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements is an integral part of these statements.

 

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IMPERIAL OIL LIMITED

 

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

(U.S. GAAP, unaudited)

inflow/(outflow)

 

                 Nine Months  
     Third Quarter     to September 30  

millions of Canadian dollars

   2015     2014     2015     2014  

OPERATING ACTIVITIES

        

Net income

     479        936        1,020        3,114   

Adjustments for non-cash items:

        

Depreciation and depletion

     400        276        1,052        836   

(Gain)/loss on asset sales (note 3)

     (29     (4     (80     (664

Deferred income taxes and other

     86        185        358        411   

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

        

Accounts receivable

     403        104        (163     (217

Inventories, materials, supplies and prepaid expenses

     (65     42        (228     (131

Income taxes payable

     58        (12     390        (29

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

     (271     (216     (634     (20

All other items - net (a)

     43        (81     47        14   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM (USED IN) OPERATING ACTIVITIES

     1,104        1,230        1,762        3,314   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

INVESTING ACTIVITIES

        

Additions to property, plant and equipment

     (647     (1,351     (2,431     (3,852

Proceeds from asset sales (note 3)

     28        7        118        814   

Additional investments

     —          (35     (32     (79
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM (USED IN) INVESTING ACTIVITIES

     (619     (1,379     (2,345     (3,117
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

FINANCING ACTIVITIES

        

Short-term debt - net

     (30     135        (29     (88

Long-term debt issued

     —          —          1,106        —     

Reduction in capitalized lease obligations

     (7     (3     (13     (7

Dividends paid

     (110     (111     (330     (331
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM (USED IN) FINANCING ACTIVITIES

     (147     21        734        (426
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH

     338        (128     151        (229

CASH AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD

     28        171        215        272   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

CASH AT END OF PERIOD (b)

     366        43        366        43   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(a)    Included contribution to registered pension plans

     (46     (95     (178     (267
(b) Cash is composed of cash in bank and cash equivalents at cost. Cash equivalents are all highly liquid securities with maturity of three months or less when purchased

NON-CASH TRANSACTIONS

A capital lease of approximately $480 million was not included in “Additions to property, plant and equipment” or “Long-term debt issued” lines on the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows.

The information in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements is an integral part of these statements.

 

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IMPERIAL OIL LIMITED

 

 

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)

 

 

 

1. Basis of financial statement preparation

These unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles of the United States of America and follow the same accounting policies and methods of computation as, and should be read in conjunction with, the most recent annual consolidated financial statements filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in the company’s 2014 Annual Report on Form 10-K. In the opinion of the company, the information furnished herein reflects all known accruals and adjustments necessary for a fair statement of the results for the periods reported herein. All such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature. The company’s exploration and production activities are accounted for under the “successful efforts” method.

The results for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, are not necessarily indicative of the operations to be expected for the full year.

All amounts are in Canadian dollars unless otherwise indicated.

 

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IMPERIAL OIL LIMITED

 

 

 

2. Business segments

 

Third Quarter    Upstream     Downstream     Chemical  

millions of dollars

   2015     2014     2015     2014     2015      2014  

REVENUES AND OTHER INCOME

             

Operating revenues (a)

     1,467        2,365        5,344        6,912        300         364   

Intersegment sales

     610        1,077        239        318        60         93   

Investment and other income

     4        2        40        14        —           —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
     2,081        3,444        5,623        7,244        360         457   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

EXPENSES

             

Exploration

     19        14        —          —          —           —     

Purchases of crude oil and products

     879        1,590        3,906        5,701        176         296   

Production and manufacturing

     923        917        377        389        51         52   

Selling and general

     1        (1     256        234        23         17   

Federal excise tax

     —          —          416        412        —           —     

Depreciation and depletion

     333        219        61        52        3         3   

Financing costs

     2        (1     —          —          —           —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL EXPENSES

     2,157        2,738        5,016        6,788        253         368   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES

     (76     706        607        456        107         89   

INCOME TAXES

     (24     174        153        113        29         23   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET INCOME

     (52     532        454        343        78         66   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Cash flows from (used in) operating activities

     696        1,072        313        114        109         77   

CAPEX (b) 

     1,050        1,280       55        127       17         7   
Third Quarter    Corporate and Other     Eliminations     Consolidated  

millions of dollars

   2015     2014     2015     2014     2015      2014  

REVENUES AND OTHER INCOME

             

Operating revenues (a)

     —          —          —          —          7,111         9,641   

Intersegment sales

     —          —          (909     (1,488     —           —     

Investment and other income

     —          1        —          —          44         17   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
     —          1        (909     (1,488     7,155         9,658   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

EXPENSES

             

Exploration

     —          —          —          —          19         14   

Purchases of crude oil and products

     —          —          (908     (1,487     4,053         6,100   

Production and manufacturing

     —          —          —          —          1,351         1,358   

Selling and general

     (12     5        (1     (1     267         254   

Federal excise tax

     —          —          —          —          416         412   

Depreciation and depletion

     3        2        —          —          400         276   

Financing costs

     10        —          —          —          12         (1
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL EXPENSES

     1        7        (909     (1,488     6,518         8,413   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES

     (1     (6     —          —          637         1,245   

INCOME TAXES

     —          (1     —          —          158         309   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET INCOME

     (1     (5     —          —          479         936   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Cash flows from (used in) operating activities

     (14     (33     —          —          1,104         1,230   

CAPEX (b)

     20        20       —          —          1,142         1,434   

 

(a) Included export sales to the United States of $1,168 million (2014 - $2,092 million). Export sales to the United States were recorded in all operating segments, with the largest effects in the Upstream segment
(b) Capital and exploration expenditures (CAPEX) include exploration expenses, additions to property, plant and equipment, additions to capital leases, additional investments and acquisition

 

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IMPERIAL OIL LIMITED

 

 

 

Nine Months to September 30

millions of dollars

   Upstream     Downstream     Chemical  
   2015     2014     2015     2014     2015      2014  

REVENUES AND OTHER INCOME

             

Operating revenues (a)

     4,462        6,671       15,191        20,458       900         1,108   

Intersegment sales

     1,926        3,188       763        1,118       182         310   

Investment and other income

     22        658       83        34       —           —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
     6,410        10,517       16,037        21,610       1,082         1,418   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

EXPENSES

             

Exploration

     52        52       —          —          —           —     

Purchases of crude oil and products

     2,787        4,425       11,172        16,898       563         966   

Production and manufacturing

     2,826        2,933       1,125        1,125       154         166   

Selling and general

     —          2       720        658       65         53   

Federal excise tax

     —          —          1,180        1,165       —           —     

Depreciation and depletion

     865        657       169        162       8         9   

Financing costs

     5        3       —          —          —           —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL EXPENSES

     6,535        8,072       14,366        20,008       790         1,194   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES

     (125     2,445       1,671        1,602       292         224   

INCOME TAXES

     290        604       437        405       79         58   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET INCOME

     (415     1,841       1,234        1,197       213         166   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Cash flows from (used in) operating activities

     181        2,062       1,368        1,074       269         154   

CAPEX (b)

     2,644        3,680       276        310       33         15   

Total assets as at September 30

     36,817        33,799       5,645        6,027       386         381   

Nine Months to September 30

millions of dollars

   Corporate and Other     Eliminations     Consolidated  
   2015     2014     2015     2014     2015      2014  

REVENUES AND OTHER INCOME

             

Operating revenues (a)

     —          —          —          —          20,553         28,237   

Intersegment sales

     —          —          (2,871     (4,616 )     —           —     

Investment and other income

     1        4       —          —          106         696   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
     1        4       (2,871     (4,616 )     20,659         28,933   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

EXPENSES

             

Exploration

     —          —          —          —          52         52   

Purchases of crude oil and products

     —          —          (2,869     (4,612 )     11,653         17,677   

Production and manufacturing

     —          —          —          —          4,105         4,224   

Selling and general

     20        116       (2     (4 )     803         825   

Federal excise tax

     —          —          —          —          1,180         1,165   

Depreciation and depletion

     10        8       —          —          1,052         836   

Financing costs

     15        —          —          —          20         3   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL EXPENSES

     45        124       (2,871     (4,616 )     18,865         24,782   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES

     (44     (120 )     —          —          1,794         4,151   

INCOME TAXES

     (32     (30 )     —          —          774         1,037   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET INCOME

     (12     (90 )     —          —          1,020         3,114   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Cash flows from (used in) operating activities

     (56     24       —          —          1,762         3,314   

CAPEX (b)

     58        61       —          —          3,011         4,066   

Total assets as at September 30

     777        426       (173     (391 )     43,452         40,242   

 

(a) Included export sales to the United States of $3,331 million (2014 - $4,888 million). Export sales to the United States were recorded in all operating segments, with the largest effects in the Upstream segment
(b) Capital and exploration expenditures (CAPEX) include exploration expenses, additions to property, plant and equipment, additions to capital leases, additional investments and acquisition

 

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3. Investment and other income

Investment and other income included gains and losses on asset sales as follows:

 

     Third Quarter     

Nine Months

to September 30

 

millions of dollars

   2015     2014      2015      2014  

Proceeds from asset sales

           28              7        118         814   

Book value of assets sold (a)

     (1     3         38         150   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Gain/(loss) on asset sales, before tax

     29        4         80         664   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Gain/(loss) on asset sales, after tax

     26        2         65         498   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) The third quarter ended September 2015 included a post close adjustment relating to conventional assets divested in 2014

 

4. Employee retirement benefits

The components of net benefit cost were as follows:

 

     Third Quarter    

Nine Months

to September 30

 

millions of dollars

   2015     2014     2015     2014  

Pension benefits:

        

Current service cost

           56              37        158        114   

Interest cost

     77        82        231        241   

Expected return on plan assets

     (101     (95     (294     (277

Amortization of prior service cost

     4        6        12        17   

Amortization of actuarial loss

     50        39        149        125   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net benefit cost

     86        69        256        220   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other post-retirement benefits:

        

Current service cost

     4        3        12        8   

Interest cost

     7        7        19        19   

Amortization of actuarial loss

     3        1        9        5   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net benefit cost

     14        11        40        32   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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5. Financing costs and additional notes and loans payable information

 

     Third Quarter     Nine Months
to September 30
 

millions of dollars

   2015     2014     2015     2014  

Debt-related interest

         30            20            73            61   

Capitalized interest

     (20     (20     (58     (61
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net interest expense

     10        —          15        —     

Other interest

     2        (1     5        3   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total financing costs

     12        (1     20        3   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

In the first quarter of 2015, the company extended the maturity date of its existing $500 million 364-day short-term unsecured committed bank credit facility to March 2016. The company has not drawn on the facility

 

6. Long-term debt

 

millions of dollars

   As at
Sept 30
2015
     As at
Dec 31
2014
 

Long-term debt

     5,852         4,746   

Capital leases

     621         167   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total long-term debt

     6,473         4,913   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

In the nine months ended September 30, 2015, the company increased its long-term debt by $1,106 million by drawing on an existing facility with an affiliated company of Exxon Mobil Corporation. The increased debt was used to finance normal operations and capital projects

In July 2015, the company increased the capacity of its existing floating rate loan facility with an affiliated company of ExxonMobil from $6.25 billion to $7.75 billion. All terms and conditions of the agreement remained unchanged

In July 2015, the company entered into a long-term capital lease related to the Woodland pipeline for approximately $480 million. A commitment related to this obligation was previously reported as a firm capital commitment in the company’s 2014 Form 10-K

 

7. Other long-term obligations

 

millions of dollars

   As at
Sept 30
2015
     As at
Dec 31
2014
 

Employee retirement benefits (a)

     1,832         1,739   

Asset retirement obligations and other environmental liabilities (b)

     1,531         1,325   

Share-based incentive compensation liabilities

     170         154   

Other obligations

     367         347   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total other long-term obligations

     3,900         3,565   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) Total recorded employee retirement benefits obligations also included $58 million in current liabilities (2014 - $58 million)
(b) Total asset retirement obligations and other environmental liabilities also included $143 million in current liabilities (2014 - $143 million)

 

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8. Net income per share

 

                   Nine Months  
     Third Quarter      to September 30  
     2015      2014      2015      2014  

Net income per common share - basic

           

Net income (millions of dollars)

     479         936         1,020         3,114   

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding (millions of shares)

     847.6         847.6         847.6         847.6   

Net income per common share (dollars)

     0.56         1.10         1.20         3.67   

Net income per common share - diluted

           

Net income (millions of dollars)

     479         936         1,020         3,114   

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding (millions of shares)

     847.6         847.6         847.6         847.6   

Effect of share-based awards (millions of shares)

     3.3         3.3         3.1         3.1   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding,
assuming dilution (millions of shares)

     850.9         850.9         850.7         850.7   

Net income per common share (dollars)

     0.56         1.10         1.20         3.66   

 

9. Other comprehensive income information

Changes in accumulated other comprehensive income:

 

millions of dollars

   2015     2014  

Balance at January 1

     (2,059     (1,721

Post-retirement benefits liability adjustment:

    

Current period change excluding amounts reclassified
from accumulated other comprehensive income

     (176     (38

Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income

     126        109   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at September 30

     (2,109     (1,650
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income - before-tax income/(expense):

 

                   Nine Months  
     Third Quarter      to September 30  

millions of dollars

   2015      2014      2015      2014  

Amortization of post-retirement benefits liability adjustment
included in net periodic benefit cost (a)

           (57)               (46)             (170)             (147)   

 

(a) This accumulated other comprehensive income component is included in the computation of net periodic benefit cost (note 4)

Income tax expense/(credit) for components of other comprehensive income:

 

    

Third Quarter

    

Nine Months

to September 30

 

millions of dollars

   2015      2014      2015     2014  

Post-retirement benefits liability adjustments:

          

Post-retirement benefits liability adjustment (excluding amortization)

     —           —           (61     (13

Amortization of post-retirement benefits liability adjustment
included in net periodic benefit cost

     15         12         44        38   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
           15               12             (17         25   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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10. Recently Issued Accounting Standards

In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued a new standard, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. The standard establishes a single revenue recognition model for all contracts with customers, eliminates industry specific requirements and expands disclosure requirements. The standard will be adopted beginning January 1, 2018. Imperial is evaluating the standard and its effect on the company’s financial statements.

 

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

OPERATING RESULTS

Third quarter 2015 vs. third quarter 2014

The company’s net income for the third quarter of 2015 was $479 million or $0.56 per share on a diluted basis compared with $936 million or $1.10 per share for the same period last year.

Upstream recorded a net loss in the third quarter of $52 million, compared to net income of $532 million in the same period of 2014. Earnings in the third quarter of 2015 reflected lower crude oil and gas realizations of about $1,250 million and higher depreciation expense of about $80 million. These factors were partially offset by higher Kearl and Cold Lake volumes of about $280 million, the favourable impact of a weaker Canadian dollar of about $270 million and lower royalties of about $230 million.

West Texas Intermediate (WTI), the main U.S. dollar benchmark crude for North America, decreased by 52 percent compared to the same quarter in 2014. The company’s average Canadian dollar realizations for synthetic crude oil and bitumen decreased about 40 and 56 percent in the third quarter of 2015 to $61.21 and $32.61 per barrel respectively, as the decline in the benchmark crude and increased light-heavy differentials were partially offset by the weaker Canadian dollar. The company’s average realizations on sales of natural gas of $1.75 per thousand cubic feet in the third quarter of 2015, were lower by $1.83 per thousand cubic feet, versus the same period in 2014.

Gross production of Cold Lake bitumen averaged 166,000 barrels per day in the third quarter, up from 149,000 barrels in the same period last year, primarily due to the continued ramp-up of Nabiye production.

Gross production of Kearl bitumen averaged 181,000 barrels per day in the third quarter (128,000 barrels Imperial’s share) up from 78,000 barrels per day (55,000 barrels Imperial’s share) during the third quarter of 2014, reflecting the strong start-up of the Kearl expansion project.

The company’s share of gross production from Syncrude averaged 59,000 barrels per day, compared to 61,000 barrels in the third quarter of 2014.

Gross production of conventional crude oil averaged 12,000 barrels per day in the third quarter, down from 16,000 barrels in the corresponding period in 2014. The lower production volume was primarily due to planned maintenance activity and natural reservoir decline.

Gross production of natural gas during the third quarter of 2015 was 116 million cubic feet per day, down from 149 million cubic feet in the same period last year.

Downstream net income was $454 million in the third quarter, $111 million higher than the third quarter of 2014. Earnings increased mainly due to the favourable impact of a weaker Canadian dollar of about $160 million, partially offset by higher refinery planned maintenance and operating costs, mainly associated with the Edmonton Rail Terminal, of about $70 million.

Chemical net income was $78 million in the third quarter, the highest quarterly earnings on record, up 18 percent from $66 million in the same quarter in 2014.

 

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Net income effects from Corporate and Other were negative $1 million in the third quarter, compared to negative $5 million in the same period of 2014.

 

 

Nine months 2015 vs. nine months 2014

Net income in the first nine months of 2015 was $1,020 million, or $1.20 per share on a diluted basis and reflected a net charge, largely non-cash, of $320 million associated with the enacted Alberta corporate income tax rate increase, versus $3,114 million or $3.66 per share for the first nine months of 2014, which included a $478 million gain on the sale of conventional upstream producing assets.

Upstream recorded a net loss of $415 million for the first nine months of 2015, compared to net income of $1,841 million in the same period of 2014. Earnings in 2015 reflected lower crude oil and gas realizations of about $3,000 million, a net charge of $327 million associated with increased Alberta corporate income taxes and higher depreciation expense of about $130 million. Earnings in 2014 included a gain of $478 million from the divestment of conventional upstream producing assets. These factors were partially offset by the favourable impact of a weaker Canadian dollar of about $590 million, lower royalties of about $560 million, higher liquid volumes of about $490 million, primarily Kearl and Cold Lake, and lower energy costs of about $90 million.

WTI, the main U.S. dollar benchmark crude for North America, decreased by 49 percent compared to the same period in 2014. The company’s average Canadian dollar realizations for synthetic crude oil and bitumen decreased about 41 and 49 percent in the first nine months of 2015 to $63.03 and $36.48 per barrel respectively, as the decline in benchmark crude and increased light-heavy differentials were partially offset by the weaker Canadian dollar. The company’s average realizations on sales of natural gas of $2.44 per thousand cubic feet in 2015, were lower by $2.53 per thousand cubic feet, versus the same period in 2014.

Gross production of Cold Lake bitumen averaged 160,000 barrels per day in the first nine months, up from 145,000 barrels from the same period last year, primarily due to Nabiye production.

Gross production of Kearl bitumen averaged 136,000 barrels per day in the first nine months of 2015 (96,000 barrels Imperial’s share) up from 73,000 barrels per day (52,000 barrels Imperial’s share), reflecting early start-up of the Kearl expansion project and improved reliability of the initial development.

During the first nine months of 2015, the company’s share of gross production from Syncrude averaged 61,000 barrels per day, compared to 62,000 barrels from the same period of 2014.

Gross production of conventional crude oil averaged 14,000 barrels per day in the first nine months of 2015, compared to 18,000 barrels during the same period of 2014. The lower production volume was primarily due to the impact of properties divested during the first half of 2014.

Gross production of natural gas during the first nine months of 2015 was 132 million cubic feet per day, down from 171 million cubic feet in the same period last year, reflecting the impact of divested properties.

 

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Downstream net income was $1,234 million, up $37 million in the same period of 2014. Earnings increased due to the favourable impact of a weaker Canadian dollar of about $360 million, higher fuels marketing margins and volumes of about $70 million, lower energy costs of $70 million and a 2015 gain of $17 million from the sale of assets. These factors were partially offset by the impacts of lower refining margins of about $280 million, higher refinery planned maintenance and operating costs, mainly associated with the Edmonton Rail Terminal, of about $220 million.

Chemical net income was $213 million for the first nine months of 2015, an increase of $47 million over the same period in 2014.

For the first nine months of 2015, net income effects from Corporate & Other were negative $12 million, compared to negative $90 million in 2014, primarily due to lower share-based compensation charges and the impact of the Alberta corporate income tax rate increase.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Cash flow generated from operating activities was $1,104 million in the third quarter, versus $1,230 million in the corresponding period in 2014. Lower cash flow was due to lower earnings and was partially offset by favourable working capital effects.

Investing activities used net cash of $619 million in the third quarter, compared with $1,379 million in the same period of 2014, reflecting the decline in additions to property, plant and equipment to $647 million during the third quarter, compared with $1,351 million during the same quarter in 2014. Expenditures during the quarter were primarily in support of completion of upstream growth projects.

Cash used in financing activities was $147 million in the third quarter, compared with cash from financing activities of $21 million in the third quarter of 2014. Dividends paid in the third quarter of 2015 were $110 million. Per-share dividend paid in the third quarter was $0.13, consistent with the same period of 2014.

The company’s cash balance was $366 million as at September 30, 2015, versus $43 million at the end of the third quarter of 2014.

In July 2015, the company increased the capacity of its existing floating rate loan facility with an affiliated company of ExxonMobil from $6.25 billion to $7.75 billion. Also, the company entered into a long-term capital lease related to the Woodland pipeline for approximately $480 million. A commitment related to this obligation was previously reported as a firm capital commitment in the company’s 2014 Form 10-K.

RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING STANDARDS

In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued a new standard, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. The standard establishes a single revenue recognition model for all contracts with customers, eliminates industry specific requirements and expands disclosure requirements. The standard will be adopted beginning January 1, 2018. Imperial is evaluating the standard and its effect on the company’s financial statements.

 

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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Statements in this report regarding future events or conditions are forward-looking statements. Actual results could differ materially due to the impact of market conditions, changes in law or governmental policy, changes in operating conditions and costs, changes in project schedules, operating performance, demand for oil and gas, commercial negotiations or other technical and economic factors.

 

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.

Information about market risks for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 does not differ materially from that discussed on page 22 in the company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014 and Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2015 and June 30, 2015 except for the following:

 

Earnings sensitivity

millions of dollars after tax

    

Four dollars (U.S.) per barrel change in crude oil prices

   + (-)        314

The sensitivity of net income to changes in crude oil prices increased from the second quarter of 2015 by about $9 million (after tax) a year for each one U.S. dollar change. The increase was primarily the result of lower royalty costs due to lower crude oil prices.

 

Item 4. Controls and Procedures.

As indicated in the certifications in Exhibit 31 of this report, the company’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have evaluated the company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of September 30, 2015. Based on that evaluation, these officers have concluded that the company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective in ensuring that information required to be disclosed by the company in the reports that it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is accumulated and communicated to them in a manner that allows for timely decisions regarding required disclosures and are effective in ensuring that such information is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms.

There has not been any change in the company’s internal control over financial reporting during the last fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the company’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities (a)

 

Period   

Total number

of shares
purchased

    

Average price

paid per share

    

Total number

of shares purchased
as part of publicly
announced plans
or programs

    

Maximum
number of shares
that may yet be
purchased

under the plans
or programs

 

July 2015

(July 1 – July 31)

     0         0         0         1,000,000   

August 2015

(Aug 1 – Aug 31)

     0         0         0         1,000,000   

September 2015

(Sept 1 – Sept 30)

     0         0         0         1,000,000   

 

  (a) On June 22, 2015, the company announced by news release that it had received final approval from the Toronto Stock Exchange for a new normal course issuer bid and will continue its share repurchase program. The new program enables the company to repurchase up to a maximum of 1,000,000 common shares during the period June 25, 2015 to June 24, 2016. The program will end when the company has purchased the maximum allowable number of shares, or on June 24, 2016.

The company will continue to evaluate its share purchase program in the context of its overall capital activities.

 

Item 6. Exhibits.

(31.1) Certification by the principal executive officer of the company pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a).

(31.2) Certification by the principal financial officer of the company pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a).

(32.1) Certification by the chief executive officer of the company pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.

(32.2) Certification by the chief financial officer of the company pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

   

IMPERIAL OIL LIMITED

(Registrant)

Date: November 3, 2015    

/s/ Beverley A. Babcock

    (Signature)
    Beverley A. Babcock
    Senior Vice-President, Finance and
Administration and Controller
    (Principal Accounting Officer)
Date: November 3, 2015    

/s/ Cathryn Walker

    (Signature)
    Cathryn Walker
    Assistant Corporate Secretary

 

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