Growing concerns from US and European investors and regulators over the sustainability of integrated oil and gas companies’ business models have brought forward their potential impact on the sector’s credit quality to the medium from long term. Scope Ratings says the near-term, 2020 credit outlook for the integrated oil & gas sector remains stable.
Alphavalue | We have lowered the EPS estimates for Repsol (2019 by – 12.2% and 2020 by – 7.63%) after incorporating the results of the last quarter and lower expectations of gas prices in the US.
Morgan Stanley | Global refinery margins have fallen sharply this year and we think we are going to see a rebound in 2020 for a host of reasons: the price of HSFO has fallen to a level where it already competes in power generation, which limits its fall from these levels.
Repsol expects to adjust the accounting value of some assets, with a post-tax accounting charge of approximately 4.8 billion euros in order to achieve net zero emissions by 2050. This adjustment will reduce specific reported income for 2019 but does not alter the company’s cash flow for the year nor the announced proposal to increase shareholder remuneration.
Bankinter | Repsol has published weak results for 3Q19. Principal figures compared with the consensus (Bloomberg): Ebitda 1.597 Bn€ (-21%); adjusted NAP 522 M€ (-11%) vs 529 M€ estimated (Bloomberg); Net Profit 333 M€ (-47%).
Link Securities | Repsol has won a total of four concessions in Brazil’s marine oil and gas exploration blocks in the auction held by the National Petroleum Agency (ANP) of the country.
Spanish oil-and-gas company Repsol SA just created a new subsidiary for its renewable energy business: Repsol Renovables. This new company will be responsible for carrying out the new green energy projects that the oil company has for more than 1Bn investment.
Renta4 | The oil company has returned to the market for the first time since May 2017, closing an issue of 8 year bonds for 750 M€ at a price of 99.684% and fixed annual coupon of 0.25%, whose trading admission will be sought in the Luxembourg stock market.
Repsol (REP) has communicated the timetable foreseen for the capital increase approved by its last Shareholder General Assembly within the framework of the “Repsol Flexible Dividend” Programme
Bankinter | Recomendation Buy and Objective Price 17,4€/share. The rise in oil prices and growth opportunities will drive the share price. Repsol will be driven by exogenous (the sharp increase in oil prices benefits it directly – Brent YTD +39%) indigenous factors.