Topic: How To Invest

IMPERIAL OIL $51.60 – Toronto symbol IMO

IMPERIAL OIL $51.60 (Toronto symbol IMO; Shares outstanding: 847.6 million;
Market cap: $44.0 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Average; Div. yield: 1.0%; www.imperialoil.ca) is selling some of its conventional oil and natural gas properties in Alberta and B.C. to Whitecap Resources. These assets produce 15,000 barrels a day, which is equal to 5.1% of the 295,000 barrels a day that Imperial produced in 2013.

The company will receive $855 million when the sale closes in May 2014. That will help it pay for its plan to spend $5.5 billion on its main properties this year, including expanding its Cold Lake and Kearl oil sands developments. These investments should increase Imperial’s daily output by 150,000 barrels in 2015.

Imperial Oil is a buy.

Comments

Tell Us What YOU Think

You must be logged in to post a comment.

Please be respectful with your comments and help us keep this an area that everyone can enjoy. If you believe a comment is abusive or otherwise violates our Terms of Use, please click here to report it to the administrator.