Q: Has CVE filed to do any pref share buybacks?
As CVE reduces profit, would their prefs be consideration? In what order might they target their debt reduction?
Thank you
As CVE reduces profit, would their prefs be consideration? In what order might they target their debt reduction?
Thank you
5i Research Answer:
We see no preferred share announcements in the past five years. Generally, companies like preferreds because they can be perpetual capital. We would expect CVE to target debt reduction first. It may decide to redeem and re-issue preferreds at some point, but we would only expect that if interest rates were to drop significantly.