On April 17, 2020, Moody´s downgraded PEMEX’s credit ratings from Baa3 to Ba2, maintaining a negative credit outlook, citing PEMEX’s higher liquidity and business risk. This ratings action followed a similar ratings action taken by Moody’s in relation to the United Mexican States.
According to Fitch and Moody’s credit rating scales, the BB- and Ba2 ratings, respectively, are considered non-investment grade. Therefore, PEMEX’s debt instruments are considered speculative, pursuant to these credit rating scales.
On April 21, 2020, Moody´s downgraded PEMEX’s senior unsecured credit ratings of its outstanding notes, as well as credit ratings based on Petróleos Mexicanos’ guarantee to A2.mx/Ba2 from Aa3.mx/Baa3. Moody’s also downgraded Petróleos Mexicanos’ short-term local scale rating to MX-2 from MX-1. This rating action followed a similar ratings action taken by Moody’s Investors Services of withdrawing Petróleos Mexicanos investor rating from Baa3 and assigning it a corporate family rating of Ba2 and maintaining negative credit outlook.
The rapid and growing spread of the Covid-19 virus, combined with the impairment of world economic outlook, the drop in crude oil prices and the decrease in asset prices is creating a severe and extensive credit crisis in several sectors, regions and markets. The effect on credit is without any precedent. The oil and gas sector has been one of the most affected sectors, due to its sensitivity to demand and consumers´ confidence.
These downgrades in PEMEX’s ratings could hinder or make PEMEX’s access to financial markets more difficult.
E. | Recent financing activities |
As of March 31, 2020, the outstanding amount in PMI HHS’ revolving credit lines was U.S. $225,000. Between April 1 to July 3, 2020, PMI HHS obtained U.S. $4,483,000 and repaid U.S. $(4,258,000) in financing from its revolving credit lines. As of July 3, 2020, the outstanding amount under these revolving credit lines was U.S. $450,000
As of July 3, 2020, Petróleos Mexicanos had U.S. $7,450,000 and Ps. 37,000,000 in available revolving credit lines in order to ensure liquidity, with U.S. $4,300,000 and Ps. 8,500,000 remaining available.
F. | Contributions from the Mexican Government to PEMEX |
On April 2, 2020, Petróleos Mexicanos received the payment of the promissory Note No. 4, which was issued by the Mexican Government and matured on March 31, 2020 in the amount of Ps. 4,983,670, related to its pension and retirement plan obligation.
Between May 1, and July 3, 2020, PEMEX received Ps. 20,000,000, in Certificates of Contribution “A” from the Mexican Government to help improve PEMEX’s financial position.
G. | Exchange rates and crude oil prices |
As of July 3, 2020, the Mexican peso-U.S. dollar exchange rate was Ps. 22.8078 per U.S. dollar, which represents a 3.0% appreciation of the value of the peso in U.S. dollar terms as compared to the exchange rate as of March 31, 2020, which was Ps. 23.5122 per U.S. dollar. This decrease in U.S. dollar exchange rate from March 31, 2020 to July 3, 2020 has led to a decrease of Ps. 65,919,336 in PEMEX’s foreign exchange loss as of July 3, 2020.
As of July 3, 2020, the weighted average price of the crude oil exported by PEMEX was U.S. $37.35 per barrel. This represents a price increase of approximately 71.2% as compared to the average price as of March 31, 2020, which was U.S. $10.76 per barrel.
In May 2020, PMI HBV, shareholder of HJ BARRERAS, transferred to Cruise Yacht Yard Co, Ltd, a company belonging to the ship-owner of the ship in construction by HJ BARRERAS, its corporate and economic rights corresponding to its 51% share in HJ BARRERAS (through a usufruct) along with other agreements, in exchange for a total amount of € 5,100 (Ps. 125,504). Hence, PMI HBV no longer controls HJ BARRERAS, and HJ BARRERAS is no longer consolidated in PEMEX’s consolidated financial statements as of May 31, 2020. As of March 31, 2020 and April 30, 2020, HJ BARRERAS’ total assets amounted to Ps. 1,535,527 and Ps. 1,557,974, respectively, total liabilities amounted to Ps. 3,000,997 and Ps. 2,945,294, respectively, and negative equity (of which 49% was non-controlling interest) amounted to Ps. (1,465,470) and Ps. (1,387,320), respectively. The amount of negative equity as of April 30, 2020 includes Ps. 224,528 of losses during the four-month period then ended (of which 49% was non-controlling interest). This transaction resulted in a profit of Ps. 833,038 in PEMEX’s consolidated results of operations.
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