SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
F O R M 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT
TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of
September 2023
Commission File Number 001-36258
Crescent Point Energy Corp.
(Name of Registrant)
Suite 2000,
585-8th Avenue S.W.
Calgary, Alberta, T2P 1G1
(Address of Principal Executive Office)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or
will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form
20-F ☐ Form
40-F ☒
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DOCUMENTS FILED AS PART OF THIS FORM 6-K:
Exhibit No.
99.1 |
Description
News Release dated September 11, 2023 |
SIGNATURE
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.
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Crescent Point Energy Corp. |
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(Registrant) |
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/s/ Ken Lamont |
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Ken Lamont |
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Chief Financial Officer |
Date: September 11, 2023
EXHIBITS
Exhibit 99.1
Crescent Point Provides Preliminary 2024 Budget
and Updated Five-Year Outlook
CALGARY, AB, Sept. 11, 2023 /CNW/ - Crescent Point
Energy Corp. ("Crescent Point" or the "Company") (TSX: CPG) (NYSE: CPG) is pleased to provide its preliminary 2024
budget and an updated five-year outlook.
KEY HIGHLIGHTS
- Annual production of 145,000
to 151,000 boe/d in 2024 based on development capital expenditures of $1.05 to $1.15 billion.
- Generating significant excess
cash flow of over $1.0 billion in 2024 at US$80/bbl WTI.
- Increasing proportion of capital
allocated to Kaybob Duvernay and Alberta Montney, which represent 70 percent of 2024 budget.
- Enhancing balance sheet strength
with expected net debt of $1.7 billion, or 0.7 times funds flow, at year-end 2024.
- Disciplined growth of five percent
per year within longer-term outlook with production increasing to 180,000 boe/d by 2028.
- Significant cumulative after-tax
excess cash flow of over $4.3 billion expected in the updated five-year plan at US$75/bbl WTI.
- Returning approximately 60 percent of excess cash flow to shareholders
through dividends and share repurchases.
"Throughout 2023, our strong results and outperformance
have demonstrated the benefits of our improved asset base alongside our ongoing operational execution", said Craig Bryksa, President
and CEO of Crescent Point. "This inflection we are seeing in our business is a direct result of our strategy, which is focused on
maintaining a resilient portfolio of high-return short- and long-cycle assets. Our disciplined approach is expected to generate sustainable
returns and significant excess cash flow for shareholders."
PRELIMINARY 2024 BUDGET
Based on its initial budgeting process and the current
commodity price outlook, Crescent Point expects to generate annual average production of 145,000 to 151,000 boe/d in 2024 with development
capital expenditures of $1.05 to $1.15 billion. This preliminary production and development capital expenditures guidance incorporates
the impact of the Company's recently announced disposition of its North Dakota assets, which is expected to close in fourth quarter 2023.
Approximately 70 percent of Crescent Point's 2024
budget is expected to be allocated to its Kaybob Duvernay and Alberta Montney plays, which provide the Company with top quartile returns,
scalability and quick well payouts. Year-over-year production from these Alberta assets is expected to grow by approximately 10 percent
by the end of 2024, with continued growth reflected in Crescent Point's five-year plan.
The remaining capital budget will be allocated to
the Company's long-cycle assets in Saskatchewan. This area provides Crescent Point with a combination of high-return locations and low-decline
production that generates significant excess cash flow.
The Company's 2024 preliminary budget includes allocating
approximately three to five percent of its spending to environmental stewardship projects, consistent with its capital allocation framework.
Crescent Point expects to generate significant excess
cash flow of over $1.0 billion at US$80/bbl WTI under its preliminary 2024 budget. As part of the Company's return of capital
framework, approximately 60 percent of excess cash flow is expected to be returned to shareholders through dividends and share repurchases.
Crescent Point's net debt is expected to total approximately $1.7 billion, or 0.7 times adjusted funds flow, at year-end 2024.
The Company will retain flexibility in its overall
capital allocation as it finalizes its budget, which is expected to be released toward the end of the year. Additional details within
Crescent Point's formal guidance will be provided at that time.
UPDATED FIVE-YEAR OUTLOOK
Crescent Point's strategy is centered around creating
sustainable long-term returns for shareholders through a combination of per-share growth, return of capital and balance sheet strength,
as reflected within the Company's longer-term outlook.
Crescent Point is targeting production of approximately
180,000 boe/d by 2028 under its updated five-year plan, which equates to a compounded annual growth rate of five percent. This growth
is expected to be driven from each of the Company's Kaybob Duvernay and Alberta Montney assets, which are expected to generate over 70
percent of Crescent Point's total production by 2028.
This disciplined growth is in addition to cumulative
after-tax excess cash flow generation of over $4.3 billion ($8.15 per share) through 2028, at US$75/bbl WTI. Crescent Point's updated
five-year plan is expected to generate significant return of capital for shareholders and a strong balance sheet with net debt improving
to approximately $500 million, or 0.2 times adjusted funds flow, in 2028.
2024 PRELIMINARY GUIDANCE
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Total Annual Average Production (boe/d) (1) |
145,000 - 151,000 |
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Capital Expenditures |
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Development capital expenditures ($ millions) |
$1,050 - $1,150 |
Capitalized administration ($ millions) |
$40 |
Total ($ millions) (2) |
$1,090 - $1,190 |
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1) The total annual average production (boe/d) is comprised of approximately 70% Oil, Condensate & NGLs and 30% Natural Gas |
2) Land expenditures and net property acquisitions and dispositions are not included. Development capital expenditures is allocated as follows: approximately 90% drilling & development and 10% facilities & seismic |
RETURN OF CAPITAL OUTLOOK
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Base Dividend |
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Current quarterly base dividend per share
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$0.10
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Total Return of Capital (1) |
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% of excess cash flow |
~60% |
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1) Total return of capital is based on a framework that targets to return to shareholders the base dividend plus up to 50% of discretionary excess cash flow |
Specified Financial Measures
Throughout this press release, the Company uses the
terms "excess cash flow", "excess cash flow per share", "net debt", "net debt to adjusted funds flow"
and "base dividends". These terms do not have any standardized meaning as prescribed by IFRS and, therefore, may not be comparable
with the calculation of similar measures presented by other issuers. For information on the composition of these measures and how the
Company uses these measures, refer to the Specified Financial Measures section of the Company's MD&A for the quarter ended June 30,
2023, which section is incorporated herein by reference, and available on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.com and on EDGAR at www.sec.gov/edgar.
The most directly comparable financial measure for
net debt disclosed in the Company's financial statements is long-term debt, which for the period ended June 30, 2023, was $2.98 billion.
The most directly comparable financial measure for excess cash flow disclosed in the Company's financial statements is cash flow from
operating activities, which, for the three months ended June 30, 2023, was $462.1 million. The most directly comparable financial measure
for base dividends disclosed in the Company's financial statements is dividends declared, which for the three months ended June 30, 2023
was $54.8 million.
Excess cash flow forecasted for 2024 to 2028 is a
forward-looking non-GAAP measure and is calculated consistently with the measure disclosed in the Company's MD&A. Refer to the Specified
Financial Measures section of the Company's MD&A for the quarter ended June 30, 2023.
Excess cash flow per share is a non-GAAP ratio and
is calculated as excess cash flow divided by the number of shares outstanding. Excess cash flow per share presents a measure of financial
performance to assess the ability of the Company to finance dividends, potential share repurchases, debt repayments and returns-based
growth. This measure is based on current shares outstanding.
Management believes the presentation of the specified
financial measures above provide useful information to investors and shareholders as the measures provide increased transparency and the
ability to better analyze performance against prior periods on a comparable basis.
Forward-Looking Statements
Any "financial outlook" or "future
oriented financial information" in this press release, as defined by applicable securities legislation has been approved by management
of Crescent Point. Such financial outlook or future oriented financial information is provided for the purpose of providing information
about management's current expectations and plans relating to the future. Readers are cautioned that reliance on such information may
not be appropriate for other purposes.
Certain statements contained in this press release
constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and section 21E of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and "forward-looking information" for the purposes of Canadian securities regulation (collectively,
"forward-looking statements"). The Company has tried to identify such forward-looking statements by use of such words as "could",
"should", "can", "anticipate", "expect", "believe", "will", "may",
"intend", "projected", "sustain", "continues", "strategy", "potential", "projects",
"grow", "take advantage", "estimate", "well-positioned" and other similar expressions, but these
words are not the exclusive means of identifying such statements.
In particular, this press release contains forward-looking
statements pertaining, among other things, to the following; annual production of 145,000 - 151,000 boe/d in 2024 based on development
capital expenditures of $1.05 - $1.15 billion; generating excess cash flow of over $1.0 billion in 2024 at US$80 WTI; proportion of capital
allocated to Kaybob Duvernay and Alberta Montney assets and portion of annual budget; enhancing balance sheet strength; expected net debt
and multiple of funds flow, at year-end 2024; disciplined growth of five percent per year within longer-term outlook with production increasing
to 180,000 boe/d by 2028; significant cumulative after-tax excess cash flow of over $4.3 billion expected in the updated five-year plan
at US$75 WTI and per-share numbers; returning approximately 60 percent of excess cash flow to shareholders through dividends and share
repurchases; portfolio strategy; benefits of disciplined approach; timing for closing of the Company's North Dakota disposition; expected
benefits of the Company's Alberta assets; year-over-year production from the Company's Alberta assets and continued growth thereof in
the Company's five-year plan; capital expenditures allocated to the Company's long-cycle assets in Saskatchewan; expected benefits of
the Company's long-cycle assets in Saskatchewan; preliminary budget includes allocating approximately three to five percent of spending
to environmental stewardship projects; retaining flexibility in its overall capital allocation; 2024 budget expected to be released toward
the end of 2023, with additional details within Crescent Point's formal guidance provided; the components of Crescent Point's strategy
and longer-term outlook; growth expected to be driven from each of the Company's Kaybob Duvernay and Alberta Montney assets, which are
expected to increase to over 70 percent of Crescent Point's total production by 2028; five-year plan generating significant return of
capital for shareholders and a strong balance sheet with net debt improving to approximately $500 million, or 0.2 times adjusted funds
flow, in 2028; Crescent Point's 2024 production and development capital expenditures guidance; other information for Crescent Point's
2023 guidance, including capitalized administration as well as expected product types; and return of capital outlook, including expected
percentage of excess cash flow returned; base dividend, and the additional return of capital targeted as a percentage of discretionary
excess cash flow.
All forward-looking statements are based on Crescent
Point's beliefs and assumptions based on information available at the time the assumption was made. Crescent Point believes that the expectations
reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, but no assurance can be given that these expectations will prove to be correct
and such forward-looking statements included in this report should not be unduly relied upon. By their nature, such forward-looking statements
are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions, which could cause actual results or other expectations to differ materially
from those anticipated, expressed or implied by such statements, including those material risks discussed in the Company's Annual Information
Form for the year ended December 31, 2022 under "Risk Factors" and our Management's Discussion and Analysis for the year ended
December 31, 2022, and for the quarter ended June 30, 2023, under the headings "Risk Factors" and "Forward-Looking Information".
The material assumptions are disclosed in the Management's Discussion and Analysis for the three months ended June 30, 2023, under the
headings "Overview", "Commodity Derivatives", "Liquidity and Capital Resources", "Guidance", "Royalties"
and "Operating Expenses" and herein. In addition, risk factors include: financial risk of marketing reserves at an acceptable
price given market conditions; volatility in market prices for oil and natural gas, decisions or actions of OPEC and non-OPEC countries
in respect of supplies of oil and gas; delays in business operations or delivery of services due to pipeline restrictions, rail blockades,
outbreaks, blowouts and business closures; the risk of carrying out operations with minimal environmental impact; industry conditions
including changes in laws and regulations including the adoption of new environmental laws and regulations and changes in how they are
interpreted and enforced; uncertainties associated with estimating oil and natural gas reserves; risks and uncertainties related to oil
and gas interests and operations on Indigenous lands; economic risk of finding and producing reserves at a reasonable cost; uncertainties
associated with partner plans and approvals; operational matters related to non-operated properties; increased competition for, among
other things, capital, acquisitions of reserves and undeveloped lands; competition for and availability of qualified personnel or management;
incorrect assessments of the value and likelihood of acquisitions and dispositions, and exploration and development programs; unexpected
geological, technical, drilling, construction, processing and transportation problems; the impact of severe weather events and climate
change; availability of insurance; fluctuations in foreign exchange and interest rates; stock market volatility; general economic, market
and business conditions, including uncertainty in the demand for oil and gas and economic activity in general and as a result of the COVID-19
pandemic; changes in interest rates and inflation; uncertainties associated with regulatory approvals; geopolitical conflicts, including
the Russian invasion of Ukraine; uncertainty of government policy changes; uncertainty regarding the benefits and costs of dispositions;
failure to complete acquisitions and dispositions; uncertainties associated with credit facilities and counterparty credit risk; changes
in income tax laws, tax laws, crown royalty rates and incentive programs relating to the oil and gas industry; the wide-ranging impacts
of the COVID-19 pandemic, including on demand, health and supply chain; and other factors, many of which are outside the control of the
Company. The impact of any one risk, uncertainty or factor on a particular forward-looking statement is not determinable with certainty
as these are interdependent and Crescent Point's future course of action depends on management's assessment of all information available
at the relevant time.
Included in this press release are Crescent Point's
2024 preliminary guidance in respect of capital expenditures and average annual production; five-year outlook; five-year plan expectations,
including but not limited to excess cash flow generation, net debt, production and other components which are based on various assumptions
as to production levels, commodity prices and other assumptions and are provided for illustration only and are based on budgets and forecasts
that have not been finalized and are subject to a variety of contingencies including prior years' results. The Company's return of capital
framework is based on certain facts, expectations and assumptions that may change and, therefore, this framework may be amended as circumstances
necessitate or require. To the extent such estimates constitute a "financial outlook" or "future oriented financial information"
in this press release, as defined by applicable securities legislation, such information has been approved by management of Crescent Point.
Such financial outlook or future oriented financial information is provided for the purpose of providing information about management's
current expectations and plans relating to the future. Readers are cautioned that reliance on such information may not be appropriate
for other purposes.
Additional information on these and other factors
that could affect Crescent Point's operations or financial results are included in Crescent Point's reports on file with Canadian and
U.S. securities regulatory authorities. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on this forward-looking information, which is
given as of the date it is expressed herein or otherwise. Crescent Point undertakes no obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking
statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, unless required to do so pursuant to applicable law. All
subsequent forward-looking statements, whether written or oral, attributable to Crescent Point or persons acting on the Company's behalf
are expressly qualified in their entirety by these cautionary statements.
Reserves and Drilling Data
Where applicable, a barrels of oil equivalent ("boe")
conversion rate of six thousand cubic feet of natural gas to one barrel of oil equivalent (6Mcf:1bbl) has been used based on an energy
equivalent conversion method primarily applicable at the burner tip and does not represent a value equivalency at the wellhead. Given
that the value ratio based on the current price of crude oil as compared to natural gas is significantly different than the energy equivalency
of the 6:1 conversion ratio, utilizing the 6:1 conversion ratio may be misleading as an indication of value.
There are numerous uncertainties inherent in estimating
quantities of crude oil, natural gas and NGL reserves and the future cash flows attributed to such reserves. The reserve and associated
cash flow information set forth above are estimates only. In general, estimates of economically recoverable crude oil, natural gas and
NGL reserves and the future net cash flows therefrom are based upon a number of variable factors and assumptions, such as historical production
from the properties, production rates, ultimate reserve recovery, timing and amount of capital expenditures, marketability of oil and
natural gas, royalty rates, the assumed effects of regulation by governmental agencies and future operating costs, all of which may vary
materially. For these reasons, estimates of the economically recoverable crude oil, NGL and natural gas reserves attributable to any particular
group of properties, classification of such reserves based on risk of recovery and estimates of future net revenues associated with reserves
prepared by different engineers, or by the same engineers at different times, may vary. The Company's actual production, revenues, taxes
and development and operating expenditures with respect to its reserves will vary from estimates thereof and such variations could be
material.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON CRESCENT POINT ENERGY,
PLEASE CONTACT:
Shant Madian, Vice President, Capital Markets,
or
Sarfraz Somani, Manager, Investor Relations
Telephone: (403) 693-0020 Toll-free (US and Canada): 888-693-0020 Fax: (403) 693-0070
Address: Crescent Point Energy Corp. Suite 2000, 585 - 8th Avenue S.W. Calgary AB T2P 1G1
www.crescentpointenergy.com
Crescent Point shares are traded on the Toronto Stock
Exchange and New York Stock Exchange under the symbol CPG.
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