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FORM 10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

[]     QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2019

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.)

  505 Quarry Park Boulevard S.E. Calgary, Alberta, Canada      T2C 5N1
  (Address of principal executive offices)      (Postal Code)

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

 

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class    Trading symbol   

Name of each exchange on

which registered

None       None

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 90 days.

  YES            NO           

The registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted 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 such files).

  YES            NO          

The registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definition of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer”, “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act of 1934).

 

Large accelerated filer           Smaller reporting company             
Non-accelerated filer               Emerging growth company                                  
Accelerated filer                  

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.         

The registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act of 1934).

  YES              NO       

The number of common shares outstanding, as of March 31, 2019 was 772,588,535.


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PART I.   FINANCIAL INFORMATION

     3  

Item 1.   Financial statements

     3  

Consolidated statement of income

     3  

Consolidated statement of comprehensive income

     4  

Consolidated balance sheet

     5  

Consolidated statement of cash flows

     6  

Notes to the consolidated financial statements

     7  

Item 2.   Management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations

     16  

Item 3.   Quantitative and qualitative disclosures about market risk

     20  

Item 4.   Controls and procedures

     20  

PART II.   OTHER INFORMATION

     21  

Item 2.   Unregistered sales of equity securities and use of proceeds

     21  

Item 6.   Exhibits

     22  

SIGNATURES

     23  

 

 

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, 2018. Note that numbers may not add due to rounding.

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

In this report, unless the context otherwise indicates, reference to “the company” or “Imperial” includes Imperial Oil Limited and its subsidiaries.

 

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PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.   Financial statements

Consolidated statement of income (U.S. GAAP, unaudited)

 

     Three Months
to March 31
 
millions of Canadian dollars    2019       2018  

Revenues and other income

     

Revenues (a)

     7,965         7,900   

Investment and other income (note 4)

     17         34   

Total revenues and other income

     7,982         7,934   

Expenses

     

Exploration

     33          

Purchases of crude oil and products (b)

     4,895         4,780   

Production and manufacturing (c)

     1,595         1,431   

Selling and general (c)

     213         194   

Federal excise tax

     394         397   

Depreciation and depletion

     390         377   

Non-service pension and postretirement benefit

     36         27   

Financing (d) (note 6)

     28         23   

Total expenses

     7,584         7,237   

Income (loss) before income taxes

     398         697   

Income taxes

     105         181   

Net income (loss)

     293         516   

Per share information (Canadian dollars)

     

Net income (loss) per common share - basic (note 11)

     0.38         0.62   

Net income (loss) per common share - diluted (note 11)

     0.38         0.62   

(a)  Amounts from related parties included in revenues.

     1,722         1,373   

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

     728         892   

(c)   Amounts to related parties included in production and manufacturing, and selling and general expenses.

     161         141   

(d)  Amounts to related parties included in financing, (note 6)

     28         20   

The information in the notes to consolidated financial statements is an integral part of these statements.

 

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Consolidated statement of comprehensive income (U.S. GAAP, unaudited)

 

     Three Months
to March 31
 
millions of Canadian dollars    2019      2018   

Net income (loss)

     293        516   

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of income taxes

     

Postretirement benefits liability adjustment (excluding amortization)

     18        (19)  

Amortization of postretirement benefits liability adjustment included in net periodic benefit costs

     27        34   

Total other comprehensive income (loss)

     45        15   
                   

Comprehensive income (loss)

     338        531   

The information in the notes to consolidated financial statements is an integral part of these statements.

 

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Consolidated balance sheet (U.S. GAAP, unaudited)

 

    

As at  

Mar 31  

    

As at  

Dec 31  

 
millions of Canadian dollars    2019        2018    

 

 

Assets

     

Current assets

     

Cash

     1,011          988    

Accounts receivable, less estimated doubtful accounts (a)

     3,233          2,529    

Inventories of crude oil and products

     1,251          1,297    

Materials, supplies and prepaid expenses

     568          541    

 

 

Total current assets

     6,063          5,355    

Investments and long-term receivables (b)

     854          857    

Property, plant and equipment,

     53,878          53,944    

less accumulated depreciation and depletion

     (19,634)         (19,719)   

 

 

Property, plant and equipment, net

     34,244          34,225    

Goodwill

     186          186    

Other assets, including intangibles, net (note 9)

     1,150          833    

 

 

Total assets

     42,497          41,456    

 

 

Liabilities

     

Current liabilities

     

Notes and loans payable (c)

     202          202    

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities (a) (note 9)

     4,713          3,688    

Income taxes payable

     37          65    

 

 

Total current liabilities

     4,952          3,955    

Long-term debt (d) (note 7)

     4,972          4,978    

Other long-term obligations (e) (note 9)

     3,108          2,943    

Deferred income tax liabilities

     5,146          5,091    

 

 

Total liabilities

     18,178          16,967    

 

 

Shareholders’ equity

     

Common shares at stated value (f) (note 11)

     1,427          1,446    

Earnings reinvested (note 12)

     24,364          24,560    

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (note 13)

     (1,472)         (1,517)   

 

 

Total shareholders’ equity

     24,319          24,489    

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

     42,497          41,456    

 

 
(a)

Accounts receivable, less estimated doubtful accounts included net amounts receivable from related parties of $797 million (2018 - $666 million).

(b)

Investments and long-term receivables included amounts from related parties of $200 million (2018 - $146 million).

(c)

Notes and loans payable included amounts to related parties of $75 million (2018 - $75 million).

(d)

Long-term debt included amounts to related parties of $4,447 million (2018 - $4,447 million).

(e)

Other long-term obligations included amounts to related parties of $4 million (2018 - $15 million).

(f)

Number of common shares authorized and outstanding were 1,100 million and 773 million, respectively (2018 - 1,100 million and 783 million, respectively).

The

information in the notes to consolidated financial statements is an integral part of these statements.

 

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Consolidated statement of cash flows (U.S. GAAP, unaudited)

 

Inflow (outflow)    Three Months
to March 31
 
millions of Canadian dollars    2019      2018  

 

 

Operating activities

     

Net income (loss)

     293          516    

Adjustments for non-cash items:

     

Depreciation and depletion

     390          377    

(Gain) loss on asset sales (note 4)

     5          (10)   

Deferred income taxes and other

     (4)         185    

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

     

Accounts receivable

     (704)         427    

Inventories, materials, supplies and prepaid expenses

     19          (217)   

Income taxes payable

     (28)         16    

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

     903          (415)   

All other items - net (a) (b)

     129          106    

 

 

Cash flows from (used in) operating activities

     1,003          985    

 

 

Investing activities

     

Additions to property, plant and equipment (b)

     (431)         (371)   

Proceeds from asset sales (note 4)

     22          12    

Loans to equity company

     (54)         (6)   

 

 

Cash flows from (used in) investing activities

     (463)         (365)   

 

 

Financing activities

     

Reduction in finance lease obligations (note 8)

     (7)         (6)   

Dividends paid

     (149)         (134)   

Common shares purchased (note 11)

     (361)         (250)   

 

 

Cash flows from (used in) financing activities

     (517)         (390)   

 

 

Increase (decrease) in cash

     23          230    

Cash at beginning of period

     988          1,195    

 

 

Cash at end of period (c)

     1,011          1,425    

 

 

(a)  Included contribution to registered pension plans.

     (41)         (44)   
(b)

The impact of carbon emission programs are included in additions to property, plant and equipment, and all other items, net.

(c)

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.

The information in the notes to consolidated financial statements is an integral part of these statements.

 

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Notes to consolidated financial statements (unaudited)

1.  Basis of financial statement preparation

These unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) 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 (SEC) in the company’s 2018 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 three months ended March 31, 2019, are not necessarily indicative of the operations to be expected for the full year.

All amounts are in Canadian dollars unless otherwise indicated.

2.  Accounting changes

Effective January 1, 2019, Imperial adopted the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s standard, Leases (Topic 842), as amended. The standard requires all leases to be recorded on the balance sheet as a right of use asset and a lease liability. The company used a transition method that applies the new lease standard at January 1, 2019. The company applied a policy election to exclude short-term leases from the balance sheet recognition and also elected certain practical expedients at adoption. As permitted, Imperial did not reassess whether existing contracts are or contain leases, the lease classification for any existing leases, initial direct costs for any existing lease and whether existing land easements and right of way, which were not previously accounted for as leases, are or contain a lease. At adoption of the lease accounting change, on January 1, 2019, an operating lease liability of $298 million was recorded and the operating lease right of use asset was $298 million. There was no cumulative earnings effect adjustment.

 

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3.  Business segments

 

Three Months to March 31    Upstream            Downstream           Chemical          
millions of Canadian dollars    2019     2018     2019     2018     2019    2018 

Revenues and other income

                 

Revenues (a)

   2,240     1,989     5,474     5,607     251    304 

Intersegment sales

   948     657     448     362     72    73 

Investment and other income (note 4)

         10     22     -   
     3,188     2,647     5,932     5,991     323    377 

Expenses

                 

Exploration

   33              -   

Purchases of crude oil and products

   1,586     1,374     4,582     4,294     193    202 

Production and manufacturing

   1,156     1,012     381     368     58    51 

Selling and general

         179     173     21    21 

Federal excise tax

         394     397     -   

Depreciation and depletion

   334     318     46     51     4   

Non-service pension and postretirement benefit

               -   

Financing (note 6)

               -   

Total expenses

   3,109     2,712     5,582     5,283     276    277 

Income (loss) before income taxes

   79     (65)    350     708     47    100 

Income taxes

   21     (21)    93     187     13    27 

Net income (loss)

   58     (44)    257     521     34    73 

Cash flows from (used in) operating activities

   280     337     732     590     48    83 

Capital and exploration expenditures (b)

   372     206     129     57     17   

Total assets as at March 31 (c)

   35,235     34,463     5,556     5,034     454    417 
Three Months to March 31    Corporate and other    Eliminations           Consolidated       
millions of Canadian dollars    2019     2018     2019     2018     2019    2018 

Revenues and other income

                 

Revenues (a)

               7,965    7,900 

Intersegment sales

         (1,468)    (1,092)    -   

Investment and other income (note 4)

      11           17    34 
        11     (1,468)    (1,092)    7,982    7,934 

Expenses

                 

Exploration

               33   

Purchases of crude oil and products

         (1,466)    (1,090)    4,895    4,780 

Production and manufacturing

               1,595    1,431 

Selling and general

   15        (2)    (2)    213    194 

Federal excise tax

               394    397 

Depreciation and depletion

               390    377 

Non-service pension and postretirement benefit

   36     27           36    27 

Financing (note 6)

   28     23           28    23 

Total expenses

   85     57     (1,468)    (1,092)    7,584    7,237 

Income (loss) before income taxes

   (78)    (46)          398    697 

Income taxes

   (22)    (12)          105    181 

Net income (loss)

   (56)    (34)          293    516 

Cash flows from (used in) operating activities

   (57)    (25)          1,003    985 

Capital and exploration expenditures (b)

   11              529    274 

Total assets as at March 31 (c)

   1,697     1,934     (445)    (268)    42,497    41,580 

 

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(a)

Included export sales to the United States of $1,664 million (2018 - $1,207 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 acquisitions. CAPEX excludes the purchase of carbon emission credits.

(c)

Effective January 1, 2019, Imperial adopted the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s standard, Leases (Topic 842), as amended. As at March 31, 2019, “Total assets” include right of use assets of $286 million. An election was made not to restate prior periods. See note 8 for additional details.

 

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4.  Investment and other income

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

 

     Three Months
to March 31
 
 millions of Canadian dollars    2019     2018  

 Proceeds from asset sales

     22       12   

 Book value of asset sales

     27        

 Gain (loss) on asset sales, before-tax

     (5     10   

 Gain (loss) on asset sales, after-tax

     (4      

5.  Employee retirement benefits

The components of net benefit cost were as follows:

 

     Three Months
to March 31
 
 millions of Canadian dollars    2019     2018  

 Pension benefits:

    

Current service cost

     57       60  

Interest cost

     81       76  

Expected return on plan assets

     (87     (101

Amortization of prior service cost

     -       1  

Amortization of actuarial loss (gain)

     37       44  

Net periodic benefit cost

     88       80  

 Other postretirement benefits:

    

Current service cost

     4       4  

Interest cost

     5       5  

Amortization of actuarial loss (gain)

     -       2  

Net periodic benefit cost

     9       11  

6.  Financing and additional notes and loans payable information

 

     Three Months
to March 31
 
 millions of Canadian dollars    2019     2018  

 Debt-related interest

     39       30  

 Capitalized interest

     (11     (7

 Net interest expense

     28       23  

 Other interest

     -       -  

 Total financing

     28       23  

7.  Long-term debt

 

     As at
Mar 31
     As at
Dec 31
 
 millions of Canadian dollars    2019      2018  

 Long-term debt

     4,447        4,447  

 Finance leases (a)

     525        531  

 Total long-term debt

     4,972        4,978  
(a)

Maturity analysis of finance lease liabilities is disclosed in note 8.

 

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8.  Leases

The company generally purchases the property, plant and equipment used in operations, but there are situations where assets are leased, primarily rail cars, marine vessels, storage tanks and other moveable equipment. Right of use assets and lease liabilities are established on the balance sheet for leases with an expected term greater than one year, by discounting the amounts fixed in the lease agreement for the duration of the lease which is reasonably certain, considering the probability of exercising any early termination and extension options. The portion of the fixed payment related to service costs for long-term transportation agreements is excluded from the calculation of right of use assets and lease liabilities. Usually, assets are leased only for a portion of their useful lives and are accounted for as operating leases. In limited situations assets are leased for nearly all of their useful lives and are accounted for as finance leases. In general, leases are capitalized using the company’s incremental borrowing rate.

Variable payments under these lease agreements are not significant. Residual value guarantees, restrictions, or covenants related to leases, and transactions with related parties are also not significant. The company’s activities as a lessor are not material.

At adoption of the lease accounting change (see note 2), on January 1, 2019, an operating lease liability of $298 million was recorded and the operating lease right of use asset was $298 million. There was no cumulative earnings effect adjustment.

The table below summarizes the total lease cost incurred:

     Three Months
to March 31
2019
 
 millions of Canadian dollars        Operating
leases
     Finance
leases
 

 Operating lease cost

     37     

 Short-term and other (net of sublease rental income)

     15     

 Amortization of right of use assets

        13  

 Interest on lease liabilities

              10  

 Total lease cost

     52        23  
The following table summarizes the amounts related to operating leases and finance leases recorded on the Consolidated balance sheet:

 

     As at
March 31
2019
 
 millions of Canadian dollars        Operating
leases
     Finance
leases
 

 Right of use assets

     

 Included in Other assets, including intangibles, net

     286     

 Included in Property, plant and equipment, net

              588  

 Total right of use assets

     286        588  

 Lease liability due within one year

     

 Included in Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

     123        45  

 Included in Notes and loans payable

        27  

 Long-term lease liability

     

 Included in Other long-term obligations

     160        4  

 Included in Long-term debt

              525  

 Total lease liability

     283        601  

 

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The maturity analysis of the company’s lease liabilities, weighted average remaining lease term and weighted average discount rates applied are summarized below:

     As at
March 31
2019
 
 millions of Canadian dollars, unless noted      Operating
leases
    Finance
leases
 

 Maturity analysis of lease liabilities

    

2019 remaining months

     101       84  

2020

     90       71  

2021

     45       50  

2022

     15       49  

2023

     13       48  

2024

     12       47  

2025 and beyond

     28       1,086  

 Total lease payments

     304       1,435  

 Discount to present value

     (21     (834

 Total lease liability

     283       601  

 Weighted average remaining lease term (years)

     4       38  

 Weighted average discount rate (percent)

     2.7       7.0  
In addition to the operating lease liabilities in the table immediately above, at March 31, 2019, additional undiscounted commitments for leases not yet commenced totalled $11 million. These unrecorded lease commitments are the primary difference between the operating lease liabilities reflected in the table above and the $291 million disclosed at December 31, 2018, for minimum lease commitments under the prior lease accounting standard.

 

The table below summarizes the cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities and the right of use assets obtained in exchange for new lease liabilities:

 

     Three Months
to March 31
2019
 
millions of Canadian dollars      Operating
leases
    Finance
leases
 

Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities

    

Cash flows from operating activities

     36    

Cash flows from financing activities

       7  

Non-cash right of use assets recorded for lease liabilities

    

For January 1 adoption of Leases (Topic 842)

     298       -  

In exchange for new lease liabilities during the period

     7       -  

 

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At December 31, 2018, the company held non-cancelable operating leases covering primarily storage tanks, rail cars and marine vessels, with minimum undiscounted lease commitments totaling $291 million as indicated in the following table:

 millions of Canadian dollars    As at
Dec 31
2018
 

 Payments due by period

  

2019

     130  

2020

     82  

2021

     43  

2022

     13  

2023

     11  

2024 and beyond

     12  

 Total lease payments under minimum commitments (a)

     291  
(a)

Net rental cost under cancelable and non-cancelable operating leases incurred in 2018 was $221 million (2017 - $206 million, 2016 - $253 million). Related rental income was not material.

9.  Other long-term obligations

 

     As at      As at  
     Mar 31      Dec 31  
 millions of Canadian dollars    2019      2018  

 Employee retirement benefits (a)

     1,172        1,195  

 Asset retirement obligations and other environmental liabilities (b)

     1,444        1,435  

 Share-based incentive compensation liabilities

     88        78  

 Operating lease liability (c)

     160        -  

 Other obligations

     244        235  

 Total other long-term obligations

     3,108        2,943  
(a)

Total recorded employee retirement benefits obligations also included $55 million in current liabilities (2018 - $55 million).

(b)

Total asset retirement obligations and other environmental liabilities also included $118 million in current liabilities (2018 - $118 million).

(c)

Effective January 1, 2019, Imperial adopted the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s standard, Leases (Topic 842), as amended. The standard requires all leases to be recorded on the balance sheet as a right of use asset and liability. The long-term lease liability for operating leases is included in Other long-term obligations (see note 8).

10.  Financial instruments

The fair value of the company’s financial instruments is determined by reference to various market data and other appropriate valuation techniques. There are no material differences between the fair value of the company’s financial instruments and the recorded carrying value. At March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 the fair value of long-term debt ($4,447 million, excluding finance lease obligations) was primarily a level 2 measurement.

 

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11.  Common shares

 

thousands of shares   

As of

Mar 31

2019

    

As of

Dec 31

2018

 

Authorized

     1,100,000        1,100,000    

Common shares outstanding

     772,589        782,565    

The current 12-month normal course issuer bid program came into effect June 27, 2018, under which Imperial will continue its existing share purchase program. The program enables the company to purchase up to a maximum of 40,391,196 common shares (5 percent of the total shares on June 13, 2018) which includes shares purchased under the normal course issuer bid and from Exxon Mobil Corporation concurrent with, but outside of the normal course issuer bid. As in the past, Exxon Mobil Corporation has advised the company that it intends to participate to maintain its ownership percentage at approximately 69.6 percent.

The excess of the purchase cost over the stated value of shares purchased has been recorded as a distribution of earnings reinvested.

The company’s common share activities are summarized below:

     Thousands of
shares
    Millions of
dollars
 

Balance as at December 31, 2017

    831,242       1,536  

Issued under employee share-based awards

    2       -  

Purchases at stated value

    (48,679     (90

Balance as at December 31, 2018

    782,565       1,446  

Issued under employee share-based awards

    -       -  

Purchases at stated value

    (9,976     (19

Balance as at March 31, 2019

    772,589       1,427  

The following table provides the calculation of basic and diluted earnings per common share and the dividends declared by the company on its outstanding common shares:

    Three Months  
to March 31  
 
     2019     2018    

Net income (loss) per common share - basic

   

Net income (loss) (millions of Canadian dollars)

    293       516    

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

    777.5       829.0    

Net income (loss) per common share (dollars)

    0.38       0.62    

Net income (loss) per common share - diluted

   

Net income (loss) (millions of Canadian dollars)

    293       516    

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

    777.5       829.0    

Effect of employee share-based awards (millions of shares)

    2.3       2.5    

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

    779.8       831.5    

Net income (loss) per common share (dollars)

    0.38       0.62    

Dividends per common share - declared (dollars)

    0.19       0.16    

 

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12.  Earnings reinvested

 

    

Three Months

to March 31

 
millions of Canadian dollars    2019      2018  

Earnings reinvested at beginning of period

     24,560        24,714  

Net income (loss) for the period

     293        516  

Share purchases in excess of stated value

     (342      (237

Dividends declared

     (147      (132

Earnings reinvested at end of period

     24,364            24,861  

13.  Other comprehensive income (loss) information

Changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss):

 

millions of Canadian dollars    2019      2018  

Balance at January 1

     (1,517      (1,815

Postretirement benefits liability adjustment:

     

Current period change excluding amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income

     18        (19

Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income

            27               34  

Balance at March 31

     (1,472      (1,800

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

 

     Three Months
to March 31
 
millions of Canadian dollars    2019      2018  

Amortization of postretirement benefits liability adjustment included in net periodic benefit cost (a)

           (37      (46
(a)

This accumulated other comprehensive income component is included in the computation of net periodic benefit cost (note 5).

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

 

     Three Months
to March 31
 
millions of Canadian dollars    2019      2018  
Postretirement benefits liability adjustments:      

Postretirement benefits liability adjustment (excluding amortization)

     7        (7

Amortization of postretirement benefits liability adjustment included in net periodic benefit cost

            10        12  

Total

     17        5  

14.  Recently issued accounting standards

Effective January 1, 2020, Imperial will adopt the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s update, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326), as amended. The standard requires a valuation allowance for credit losses be recognized for certain financial assets that reflects the current expected credit loss over the asset’s contractual life. The valuation allowance considers the risk of loss, even if remote and considers past events, current conditions and expectations of the future. 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

First quarter 2019 vs. first quarter 2018

The company’s net income for the first quarter of 2019 was $293 million or $0.38 per share on a diluted basis, compared to net income of $516 million or $0.62 per share for the same period 2018.

Upstream net income was $58 million in the first quarter, up $102 million from the same period of 2018. Improved results reflect the impact of higher Canadian crude oil realizations of about $160 million and higher Syncrude and Norman Wells volumes of about $80 million. Results were negatively impacted by higher operating expenses of about $120 million and lower Cold Lake volumes of about $50 million.

West Texas Intermediate (WTI) averaged US$54.90 per barrel in the first quarter of 2019, down from US$62.89 per barrel in the same quarter of 2018. Western Canada Select (WCS) averaged US$42.44 per barrel and US$38.67 per barrel for the same periods. The WTI / WCS differential narrowed during the first quarter of 2019 to average approximately US$12 per barrel for the quarter, compared to around US$24 per barrel in the same period of 2018.

The Canadian dollar averaged US$0.75 in the first quarter of 2019, a decrease of US$0.04 from the first quarter of 2018.

Imperial’s average Canadian dollar realizations for bitumen increased in the quarter, supported by an increase in WCS and lower diluent costs. Bitumen realizations averaged $48.85 per barrel for the first quarter of 2019, up from $35.61 per barrel in the first quarter of 2018. The company’s average Canadian dollar realizations for synthetic crude declined generally in line with WTI, adjusted for changes in exchange rates and transportation costs. Synthetic crude realizations averaged $69.34 per barrel, compared to $77.26 per barrel in the same period of 2018.

Gross production of Cold Lake bitumen averaged 145,000 barrels per day in the first quarter, compared to 153,000 barrels per day in the same period last year. Lower production was mainly due to production timing associated with steam management.

Gross production of Kearl bitumen averaged 180,000 barrels per day in the first quarter (127,000 barrels Imperial’s share), compared to 182,000 barrels per day (129,000 barrels Imperial’s share) during the first quarter of 2018.

The company’s share of gross production from Syncrude averaged 78,000 barrels per day, up from 65,000 barrels per day in the first quarter of 2018. Higher production was mainly due to reduced downtime, partially offset by impacts from the Government of Alberta’s production curtailment order.

Downstream net income was $257 million in the first quarter, compared to net income of $521 million in the first quarter of 2018. Earnings decreased mainly due to lower margins of about $180 million and the impact of refinery reliability events of about $60 million.

Refinery throughput averaged 383,000 barrels per day, compared to 408,000 barrels per day in the first quarter of 2018. Capacity utilization was 91 percent, compared to 96 percent in the first quarter of 2018. Reduced throughput was mainly due to reliability events at company facilities.

Petroleum product sales were 477,000 barrels per day, compared to 478,000 barrels per day in the first quarter of 2018.

 

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Chemical net income was $34 million in the first quarter, compared to $73 million from the same quarter of 2018, primarily reflecting lower margins.

Corporate and other expenses were $56 million in the first quarter, compared to $34 million in the same period of 2018.

 

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Liquidity and capital resources

Cash flow generated from operating activities was $1,003 million in the first quarter, up from $985 million in the corresponding period in 2018, reflecting higher working capital effects, partially offset by lower earnings.

Investing activities used net cash of $463 million in the first quarter, compared with $365 million used in the same period of 2018.

Cash used in financing activities was $517 million in the first quarter, compared with $390 million used in the first quarter of 2018. Dividends paid in the first quarter of 2019 were $149 million. The per share dividend paid in the first quarter was $0.19, up from $0.16 in the same period of 2018. During the first quarter, the company, under its share purchase program, purchased about 10 million shares for $361 million, including shares purchased from Exxon Mobil Corporation.

The company’s cash balance was $1,011 million at March 31, 2019, versus $1,425 million at the end of first quarter 2018.

Recently issued accounting standards

Effective January 1, 2020, Imperial will adopt the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s update, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326), as amended. The standard requires a valuation allowance for credit losses be recognized for certain financial assets that reflects the current expected credit loss over the asset’s contractual life. The valuation allowance considers the risk of loss, even if remote and considers past events, current conditions and expectations of the future. Imperial is evaluating the standard and its effect on the company’s financial statements.

 

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Forward-looking statements

Statements of future events or conditions in this report, including projections, targets, expectations, estimates, and business plans are forward-looking statements. Disclosure related to the share purchase program and capital activities constitutes forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on the company’s current expectations, estimates, projections and assumptions at the time the statements are made. Actual future financial and operating results, including expectations and assumptions concerning demand growth and energy source, supply and mix; commodity prices and foreign exchange rates; production rates, growth and mix; applicable laws and government policies; financing sources; and capital and environmental expenditures could differ materially depending on a number of factors. These factors include changes in the supply of and demand for crude oil, natural gas, and petroleum and petrochemical products and resulting price and margin impacts; transportation for accessing markets; political or regulatory events, including changes in law or government policy; environmental risks inherent in oil and gas exploration and production activities; environmental regulation; currency exchange rates; availability and allocation of capital; unanticipated operational disruptions; project management and schedules; operational hazards and risks; cybersecurity incidents; disaster response preparedness; and other factors discussed in Item 1A risk factors and Item 7 management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations of Imperial Oil Limited’s most recent annual report on Form 10-K.

Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve a number of risks and uncertainties, some that are similar to other oil and gas companies and some that are unique to Imperial. Imperial’s actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by its forward-looking statements and readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on them. Imperial undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained herein, except as required by applicable law.

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

 

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Item 3.    Quantitative and qualitative disclosures about market risk

Information about market risks for the three months ended March 31, 2019, does not differ materially from that discussed on page 25 of the company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018.

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 March 31, 2019. 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

 

     Total number of
shares purchased
    

Average price paid
per share

(Canadian dollars)

    

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 (a)
 

 

 

January 2019

     3,540,255        36.07        3,540,255        16,250,960  

(January 1 - January 31)

February 2019

     3,057,193        35.95        3,057,193        13,193,767  

(February 1 - February 28)

March 2019

     3,378,851        36.50        3,378,851        9,814,916   (b) 

(March 1 - March 31)

 

 
(a)

On June 22, 2018, 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 existing share purchase program. The program enables the company to purchase up to a maximum of 40,391,196 common shares during the period June 27, 2018 to June 26, 2019. This maximum includes shares purchased under the normal course issuer bid and from Exxon Mobil Corporation concurrent with, but outside of the normal course issuer bid. As in the past, Exxon Mobil Corporation has advised the company that it intends to participate to maintain its ownership percentage at approximately 69.6 percent. The program will end should the company purchase the maximum allowable number of shares, or on June 26, 2019.

(b)

In its most recent quarterly earnings release, the company stated that it currently anticipates exercising its share purchases uniformly over the duration of the program. Purchase plans may be modified at any time without prior notice.

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

 

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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.

(101) Interactive data files.

 

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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:    May 2, 2019    

/s/ Daniel E. Lyons

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    (Signature)
    Daniel E. Lyons
   

Senior vice-president, finance and

administration, and controller
(Principal accounting officer)

 

Date:    May 2, 2019    

/s/ Cathryn Walker

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    (Signature)
    Cathryn Walker
    Assistant corporate secretary

 

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