Suncor Energy Inc. is an integrated energy company with over 40 years of oil sands experience in Canada and internationally. The presentation recommends a long position in Suncor, arguing it is undervalued with a price target of $43 per share based on its strong correlation with the SPTSEN energy index, strategic acquisitions, and opportunities from growing global energy demand and management's visionary leadership. Key risks include unexpected downtime, international uncertainties, and environmental issues.
2. Overview
Suncor Energy Inc. (NYSE:SU, TSX:SU)
โข Integrated energy company
โข Over 40 years of Oil Sands experience
โข Canada & International: crude oil and natural gas
โข Canada: crude oil, petroleum, and petrochemical products
โข Business units:
โข Oil Sands
โข Natural Gas
โข International and Offshore
โข Refining and Marketing
3. Key Statistics
โข Price $31.44
โข 52 week low $23.97
โข 52 week high $47.27
โข Average daily volume 6.07M
โข Shares outstanding 1.57B
โข Market cap $49.50B
As of November 9, 2011
4. Long Thesis: Suncor Energy Inc.
โข Undervalued; Price target: $43
โข Strong correlation with SPTSEN Index
โ SPTSEN expected to reach 347.6355 by Q2โ 2012
โข Strategic acquisitions
โ Production level expected to reach 1 mboe/d by 2020
โข Opportunities
โ World population (~6 billion) expected to be ~7.6 billion by 2020
โ Libyan stability
โข Management Team
โ Visionary: foresee hidden fortune (first to exploit Oil Sands)
โข Continued expansion of renewable energy projects
โข Target Oil Sands cash costs ~$30 range
โ Exceed production target despit5e maintenance/shut down
7. Investment Highlights
โข Current:
โ Firebag Stage 3: operational and production continuing to ramp up
โ Firebag Stage 4: expansion in offing- to be operational by Q1โ 2013
โ Terra Nova maintenance due completion
โ Technology and innovation
โข Tailings Reduction Operations (TROTM)
โข Recent:
โ Partnership with Total E&P
โข Fort Hills and Joslyn oil sands
โข Restart Voyageur Upgrader (200,000 bpd by 2016)
โข Past(2009):
โ Petro Canada merger
โข Imminent re-entry in Libya
8. Financial Highlights
โข Focus on debt reduction
Q3 2011 Q3 2010
โข Declared 11cents dividend, Nov 7 2011
Revenue $1.28 B $1.22 B
โ Consistent with 10% increase (82โต/share) (78โต/share)
announced in May 2011
CFO $2.72 B $1.63 B
โข 2009: Positive ripples from
Petro Canada acquisition
โ Annual savings of CAD$1.8B
โข Stability of future cash flow
โ โAmerican consumption of oil and gas expected to increase almost 50%
by 2025โ (CEO Richard George)
โ Canadian oil sands production expected to increase at 6% (CAGR) to
3.3m bbl/d by 2025 (Datamonitor)
10. Risk Profile
โข Unexpected downtime and maintenance
โข International
โ Syrian sanctions & Libyan uncertainties
โ European debt crises and slowdown in China
โข EUโs proposed regulation (The Globe and Mail Nov 3, 2011)
โข Keystone XL
โข Environmental issue
โข Foreign exchange rate exposure
Source: Bank of America