NOTE: On October 1, 2015, In the REGULATORY DISCLOSURES section, added the following disclosure: “In compliance with regulatory requirements, Moody’s de Mexico has been informed that within the two-month period prior to the date hereof, HR Ratings has assigned a rating of HR A-(G) / HR AAA on the same securities referred to in this press release.” Revised release follows.
Mexico, September 21, 2015 -- Moody's de México has assigned A3 global local currency bond and
Aaa.mx national scale ratings to Petroleos Mexicanos' (PEMEX) proposed
issuances of senior unsecured certificados bursatiles (Mexican notes)
with the tickers PEMEX 15 and PEMEX 15U. At the same time,
the company will issue add-on notes to its existing senior unsecured
certificados bursatiles with ticker PEMEX 14-2, rated A3/Aaa.mx.
These add-on notes have no effect on the current ratings.
The issuance of the combined three set of notes will be of up to a maximum
joint amount of MXN 15,000 million. The ratings are on review
for downgrade.
The proposed certificados bursatiles will be issued under PEMEX's five-year
MXN 200 billion certificados bursatiles program registered in June 2014
with Mexico's regulator Comision Nacional Bancaria y de Valores (CNBV).
RATINGS RATIONALE
PEMEX's current A3 and Aaa.mx ratings are on review for downgrade.
The ratings as well as the company's ba1 baseline credit assessment
(BCA), a measure of the company's intrinsic credit risk regardless
of government support, reflect PEMEX's sizable proved hydrocarbon
reserves, which in 2014 amounted to about 13,400 million boe,
equivalent to 10 years of life; its oil production averaging 2,429
mbd in 2014; its dominant role and integrated operations in the energy
industry in Mexico; and its position as a leading crude oil exporter
to the U.S. However, the ratings also factor in the
company's heavy tax burden and increasing financial leverage. PEMEX's
ratings also consider challenges related to production, which has
been gradually falling in the last several years due to the company's
limited ability to invest. In addition, the lack of a clear
financial policy with regards to target debt leverage also constrains
PEMEX's ratings.
The ratings were placed on review for downgrade on August 25, 2015.
The review period should be completed within no more than 90 days from
August 25, according to Moody's usual practices. This
rating action was triggered by Moody's expectation that continued depressed
oil prices will further undercut PEMEX's cash flow generation and result
in rising balance sheet leverage over the next several years. The
company will have much larger borrowing needs to fund negative free cash
flow now that oil prices have fallen more than 60% compared to
a year ago. Unless the government provides substantial injections
of equity capital or reduces taxes and duties in a material way,
Moody's expects PEMEX to have much greater borrowing needs in 2016 and
2017, which will push debt balances far above historic levels at
a time when production is stagnant and profitability and cash flow are
very weak.
Moody's review will consider the degree to which PEMEX can improve its
cost structure and adjust capital spending without significantly affecting
production and reserves. Moody's will also consider if the company
has material funding alternatives other than debt. In addition,
the rating agency will take into consideration the likely mechanisms,
timeliness, and size of support from the government of Mexico (A3
stable), in case of need.
The principal methodology used in these ratings was Global Integrated
Oil & Gas Industry published in April 2014. Other methodologies
used include the Government-Related Issuers methodology published
in October 2014. Please see the Credit Policy page on www.moodys.com.mx
for a copy of these methodologies.
The period of time covered in the financial information used to determine
Petroleos Mexicanos' rating is between 2009 and June 30, 2015.
Moody's National Scale Credit Ratings (NSRs) are intended as relative
measures of creditworthiness among debt issues and issuers within a country,
enabling market participants to better differentiate relative risks.
NSRs differ from Moody's global scale credit ratings in that they are
not globally comparable with the full universe of Moody's rated entities,
but only with NSRs for other rated debt issues and issuers within the
same country. NSRs are designated by a ".nn" country modifier
signifying the relevant country, as in ".za" for South Africa.
For further information on Moody's approach to national scale credit ratings,
please refer to Moody's Credit rating Methodology published in June 2014
entitled "Mapping Moody's National Scale Ratings to Global Scale Ratings".
REGULATORY DISCLOSURES
Information sources used to prepare the rating are the following:
parties involved in the ratings and public information.
The rating has been disclosed to the rated entity prior to public dissemination.
A general listing of the sources of information used in the rating process,
and the structure and voting process for the rating committees responsible
for the assignment and monitoring of ratings can be found in the Disclosure
tab in www.moodys.com.mx.
The date of the last Credit Rating Action was 25/08/2015.
For ratings issued on a program, series or category/class of debt,
this announcement provides certain regulatory disclosures in relation
to each rating of a subsequently issued bond or note of the same series
or category/class of debt or pursuant to a program for which the ratings
are derived exclusively from existing ratings in accordance with Moody's
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to the rating action on the support provider and in relation to each particular
rating action for securities that derive their credit ratings from the
support provider's credit rating. For provisional ratings,
this announcement provides certain regulatory disclosures in relation
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In compliance with regulatory requirements, Moody’s de Mexico has been informed that within the two-month period prior to the date hereof, HR Ratings has assigned a rating of HR A-(G) / HR AAA on the same securities referred to in this press release.
This Rating is subject to upgrade or downgrade based on future changes
in the financial condition of the Issuer/Security, and said modifications
will be made without Moody's de México S.A. de C.V
accepting any liability as a result.
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rating and, if applicable, the related rating outlook or rating
review.
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Nymia C. Almeida
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Moody's assigns A3/Aaa.mx rating to Pemex proposed certificados bursatiles