On strength of safety and service CP reports record Q2 revenues of $2.05 billion
Canadian Pacific Railway reported a record-breaking second quarter for 2021, achieving revenues of $2.05 billion, a 15% increase from the previous year. The diluted earnings per share (EPS) soared to $1.86, a 100% increase, while adjusted diluted EPS rose 27% to $1.03. The operating ratio improved to 55.3%, a record, excluding acquisition-related costs. Notably, safety metrics showed significant improvement, with a 34% decline in personal injuries. Leadership expresses confidence in continued double-digit EPS growth for the full year.
- Record Q2 revenues of $2.05 billion, 15% increase from last year.
- Diluted EPS increased 100% to $1.86.
- Adjusted diluted EPS rose 27% to $1.03.
- Record adjusted operating ratio of 55.3%, excluding acquisition costs.
- 34% decline in federal safety reportable personal injuries.
- Operating ratio increased by 310 basis points to 60.1% when including acquisition costs.
CALGARY, AB, July 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ - Canadian Pacific Railway Limited (TSX: CP) (NYSE: CP) today announced second-quarter operating results, including record Q2 revenues of
"Our industry-leading team of railroaders delivered another record quarter. I am particularly proud of our all-time record safety performance made possible by the collective efforts of the over 12,000-strong CP family," said Keith Creel, CP President and Chief Executive Officer. "The robust base demand environment coupled with our unique growth opportunities has CP extremely well positioned as we head into the second half of the year."
Second-quarter highlights
- Revenues increased by 15 percent to a Q2 record
$2.05 billion , from$1.79 billion last year - Reported diluted EPS was
$1.86 , a 100 percent increase from$0.93 last year - Adjusted diluted EPS was
$1.03 , a 27 percent increase from$0.81 last year - Reported OR, which includes Kansas City Southern ("KCS") acquisition-related costs, increased by 310 basis points to 60.1 percent from 57.0 percent.
- Adjusted OR, which excludes the KCS acquisition-related costs, improved 170 basis points to a Q2 record 55.3 percent
- Federal Railroad Administration ("FRA")-reportable personal injuries declined 34 percent to a record-low 0.77 from 1.16 in Q2 2020, and FRA-reportable train accident frequency decreased 70 percent versus Q2 2020 to a record-low 0.36 from 1.191
"We remain confident in our full-year guidance of double-digit adjusted diluted EPS growth relative to 2020's adjusted diluted EPS of
CP's second-quarter results reflect the five-for-one share split of the outstanding Common Shares that was approved by shareholders on April 21, 2021. All outstanding Common Shares and per share amounts have been retrospectively adjusted to reflect the share split.
Conference call details
CP will discuss its results with the financial community in a conference call beginning at 4:30 p.m. ET (2:30 p.m. MT) today.
Conference call access
Toronto participants dial in number: 1-416-764-8688
Operator assisted toll free dial in number: 1-888-390-0546
Callers should dial in 10 minutes prior to the call.
1Federal Railroad Administration ("FRA") personal injuries per 200,000 employee-hours for the three months ended June 30, 2020, previously reported as 1.12, was restated to 1.16 in this Earnings Release. FRA train accidents per million train-miles for the three months ended June 30, 2020, previously reported as 1.06, was restated to 1.19 in this Earnings Release. These restatements reflect new information available within specified periods stipulated by the FRA but that exceed the Company's financial reporting timeline.
Webcast
We encourage you to access the webcast and presentation material in the Investors section of CP's website at investor.cpr.ca.
A replay of the second-quarter conference call will be available by phone through to Aug. 4, 2021 at 416-764-8677 or toll free 1-888-390-0541, password 047330#.
Access to the webcast and audio file of the presentation will be available at investor.cpr.ca.
Non-GAAP measures
Although CP has provided a forward-looking non-GAAP measure (adjusted diluted EPS), management is unable to reconcile, without unreasonable efforts, the forward-looking adjusted diluted EPS to the most comparable GAAP measure (diluted EPS), due to unknown variables and uncertainty related to future results. These unknown variables may include unpredictable transactions of significant value. In recent years, CP has recognized acquisition-related costs (including legal, consulting and financing fees, and fair value gain or loss on foreign exchange (FX) forward contracts and interest rate hedges), the merger termination fee, changes in income tax rates and a change to an uncertain tax item. These or other similar, large unforeseen transactions affect diluted EPS but may be excluded from CP's adjusted diluted EPS. Additionally, the U.S.-to-Canadian dollar FX rate is unpredictable and can have a significant impact on CP's reported results but may be excluded from CP's adjusted diluted EPS. In particular, CP excludes the FX impact of translating the Company's debt and lease liabilities from adjusted diluted EPS. Please see Note on forward-looking information below for further discussion.
For information regarding non-GAAP measures, including reconciliations to the nearest GAAP measures, see the attached supplementary schedule Non-GAAP Measures.
Note on forward-looking information
This news release may contain certain forward-looking information and forward-looking statements (collectively, "forward-looking information") within the meaning of applicable securities laws. Forward-looking information includes, but is not limited to, statements concerning expectations, beliefs, plans, goals, objectives, assumptions and statements about possible future events, conditions, and results of operations or performance. Forward-looking information may contain statements with words or headings such as "financial expectations", "key assumptions", "anticipate", "believe", "expect", "plan", "will", "outlook", "should" or similar words suggesting future outcomes. This news release contains forward-looking information relating, but not limited to statements concerning 2021 volume including as measured in RTMs, EPS growth and adjusted diluted EPS growth, capital program investments, the U.S.-to-Canadian dollar exchange rate, annualized effective tax rate, other components of net periodic benefit recovery, cost control efforts, the success of our business, our operations, priorities and plans, anticipated financial and operational performance, business prospects and demand for our services and growth opportunities.
The forward-looking information that may be in this news release is based on current expectations, estimates, projections and assumptions, having regard to CP's experience and its perception of historical trends, and includes, but is not limited to, expectations, estimates, projections and assumptions relating to: changes in business strategies; North American and global economic growth; commodity demand growth; sustainable industrial and agricultural production; commodity prices and interest rates; foreign exchange rates (as specified herein); effective tax rates (as specified herein); performance of our assets and equipment; sufficiency of our budgeted capital expenditures in carrying out our business plan; geopolitical conditions, applicable laws, regulations and government policies; the availability and cost of labour, services and infrastructure; the satisfaction by third parties of their obligations to CP; and the anticipated impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on CP businesses, operating results, cash flows and/or financial condition. Although CP believes the expectations, estimates, projections and assumptions reflected in the forward-looking information presented herein are reasonable as of the date hereof, there can be no assurance that they will prove to be correct. Current conditions, economic and otherwise, render assumptions, although reasonable when made, subject to greater uncertainty.
Undue reliance should not be placed on forward-looking information as actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by forward-looking information. By its nature, CP's forward-looking information involves inherent risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward looking information, including, but not limited to, the following factors: changes in business strategies and strategic opportunities; the risk that the Company will not re-engage with KCS or be successful in doing so; North American and global social, economic, political, credit and business conditions; risks associated with agricultural production such as weather conditions and insect populations; the availability and price of energy commodities; the effects of competition and pricing pressures, including competition from other rail carriers, trucking companies and maritime shippers in Canada and the U.S.; industry capacity; shifts in market demand; changes in commodity prices and commodity demand; uncertainty surrounding timing and volumes of commodities being shipped via CP; inflation; geopolitical instability; changes in laws, regulations and government policies, including regulation of rates; changes in taxes and tax rates; potential increases in maintenance and operating costs; changes in fuel prices; disruption in fuel supplies; uncertainties of investigations, proceedings or other types of claims and litigation; compliance with environmental regulations; labour disputes; changes in labour costs and labour difficulties; risks and liabilities arising from derailments; transportation of dangerous goods; timing of completion of capital and maintenance projects; currency and interest rate fluctuations; exchange rates; effects of changes in market conditions and discount rates on the financial position of pension plans and investments; trade restrictions or other changes to international trade arrangements; the effects of current and future multinational trade agreements on the level of trade among Canada and the U.S.; climate change and the market and regulatory responses to climate change; anticipated in-service dates; success of hedging activities; operational performance and reliability; regulatory and legislative decisions and actions; public opinion; various events that could disrupt operations, including severe weather, such as droughts, floods, avalanches and earthquakes, and cybersecurity attacks, as well as security threats and governmental response to them, and technological changes; acts of terrorism, war or other acts of violence or crime or risk of such activities; insurance coverage limitations; material adverse changes in economic and industry conditions, including the availability of short and long-term financing; the pandemic created by the outbreak of COVID-19 and resulting effects on economic conditions, the demand environment for logistics requirements and energy prices, restrictions imposed by public health authorities or governments, fiscal and monetary policy responses by governments and financial institutions, and disruptions to global supply chains; estimated future dividends; financial strength and flexibility; debt and equity market conditions, including the ability to access capital markets on favourable terms or at all; cost of debt and equity capital; and the ability of the management of the Company, its subsidiaries and affiliates to execute key priorities. The foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive. These and other factors are detailed from time to time in reports filed by CP with securities regulators in Canada and the United States. Reference should be made to "Risk Factors" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Forward-Looking Statements" in CP's annual and interim reports on Form 10-K and 10-Q.
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(unaudited)
For the three months ended | For the six months ended | |||||||||
(in millions of Canadian dollars, except share and per share data) | 2021 | 2020 | 2021 | 2020 | ||||||
Revenues (Note 3) | ||||||||||
Freight | $ | 2,008 | $ | 1,752 | $ | 3,926 | $ | 3,752 | ||
Non-freight | 46 | 40 | 87 | 83 | ||||||
Total revenues | 2,054 | 1,792 | 4,013 | 3,835 | ||||||
Operating expenses | ||||||||||
Compensation and benefits | 379 | 347 | 784 | 745 | ||||||
Fuel | 218 | 131 | 424 | 343 | ||||||
Materials | 54 | 50 | 113 | 109 | ||||||
Equipment rents | 28 | 33 | 61 | 69 | ||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 200 | 195 | 402 | 387 | ||||||
Purchased services and other (Note 9, 10) | 355 | 266 | 629 | 578 | ||||||
Total operating expenses | 1,234 | 1,022 | 2,413 | 2,231 | ||||||
Operating income | 820 | 770 | 1,600 | 1,604 | ||||||
Less: | ||||||||||
Other expense (income) (Note 4, 10) | 157 | (86) | 129 | 125 | ||||||
Merger termination fee (Note 10) | (845) | — | (845) | — | ||||||
Other components of net periodic benefit recovery (Note 14) | (96) | (86) | (191) | (171) | ||||||
Net interest expense | 101 | 118 | 211 | 232 | ||||||
Income before income tax expense | 1,503 | 824 | 2,296 | 1,418 | ||||||
Income tax expense (Note 5) | 257 | 189 | 448 | 374 | ||||||
Net income | $ | 1,246 | $ | 635 | $ | 1,848 | $ | 1,044 | ||
Earnings per share (Note 1, 6) | ||||||||||
Basic earnings per share | $ | 1.87 | $ | 0.94 | $ | 2.77 | $ | 1.53 | ||
Diluted earnings per share | $ | 1.86 | $ | 0.93 | $ | 2.76 | $ | 1.53 | ||
Weighted-average number of shares (millions) (Note 1, 6) | ||||||||||
Basic | 666.7 | 678.2 | 666.6 | 680.8 | ||||||
Diluted | 669.9 | 680.5 | 669.8 | 683.1 | ||||||
Dividends declared per share (Note 1) | $ | 0.190 | $ | 0.166 | 0.380 | $ | 0.332 | |||
See Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements.
INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(unaudited)
For the three months | For the six months | |||||||||
(in millions of Canadian dollars) | 2021 | 2020 | 2021 | 2020 | ||||||
Net income | $ | 1,246 | $ | 635 | $ | 1,848 | $ | 1,044 | ||
Net gain (loss) in foreign currency translation adjustments, net of hedging | 10 | 31 | 20 | (34) | ||||||
Change in derivatives designated as cash flow hedges | (97) | 1 | (72) | 3 | ||||||
Change in pension and post-retirement defined benefit plans | 52 | 45 | 105 | 90 | ||||||
Other comprehensive (loss) income before income taxes | (35) | 77 | 53 | 59 | ||||||
Income tax (expense) recovery on above items | — | (47) | (30) | 13 | ||||||
Other comprehensive (loss) income (Note 7) | (35) | 30 | 23 | 72 | ||||||
Comprehensive income | $ | 1,211 | $ | 665 | $ | 1,871 | $ | 1,116 | ||
See Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements.
INTERIM CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS AS AT
(unaudited)
June 30 | December 31 | |||||
(in millions of Canadian dollars) | 2021 | 2020 | ||||
Assets | ||||||
Current assets | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 892 | $ | 147 | ||
Accounts receivable, net (Note 8) | 755 | 825 | ||||
Materials and supplies | 218 | 208 | ||||
Other current assets | 122 | 141 | ||||
1,987 | 1,321 | |||||
Investments | 197 | 199 | ||||
Properties | 20,639 | 20,422 | ||||
Goodwill and intangible assets | 366 | 366 | ||||
Pension asset | 1,119 | 894 | ||||
Other assets | 396 | 438 | ||||
Total assets | $ | 24,704 | $ | 23,640 | ||
Liabilities and shareholders' equity | ||||||
Current liabilities | ||||||
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | $ | 1,945 | $ | 1,467 | ||
Long-term debt maturing within one year (Note 11, 12) | 872 | 1,186 | ||||
2,817 | 2,653 | |||||
Pension and other benefit liabilities | 823 | 832 | ||||
Other long-term liabilities | 525 | 585 | ||||
Long-term debt (Note 11, 12) | 7,850 | 8,585 | ||||
Deferred income taxes | 3,724 | 3,666 | ||||
Total liabilities | 15,739 | 16,321 | ||||
Shareholders' equity | ||||||
Share capital | 2,003 | 1,983 | ||||
Additional paid-in capital | 63 | 55 | ||||
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (Note 7) | (2,791) | (2,814) | ||||
Retained earnings | 9,690 | 8,095 | ||||
8,965 | 7,319 | |||||
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity | $ | 24,704 | $ | 23,640 | ||
See Contingencies (Note 16).
See Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements.
INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited)
For the three months |
For the six months | |||||||
(in millions of Canadian dollars) | 2021 | 2020 | 2021 | 2020 | ||||
Operating activities | ||||||||
Net income | $ | 1,246 | $ | 635 | $ | 1,848 | $ | 1,044 |
Reconciliation of net income to cash provided by operating activities: | ||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 200 | 195 | 402 | 387 | ||||
Deferred income tax expense (Note 5) | 9 | 49 | 60 | 88 | ||||
Pension recovery and funding (Note 14) | (65) | (62) | (126) | (127) | ||||
Foreign exchange (gain) loss on debt and lease liabilities (Note 4) | (52) | (86) | (85) | 129 | ||||
Other operating activities, net | 52 | 27 | (36) | (45) | ||||
Change in non-cash working capital balances related to operations | 564 | 77 | 473 | (152) | ||||
Cash provided by operating activities | 1,954 | 835 | 2,536 | 1,324 | ||||
Investing activities | ||||||||
Additions to properties | (416) | (502) | (739) | (857) | ||||
Investment in Central Maine & Québec Railway | — | 19 | — | 19 | ||||
Proceeds from sale of properties and other assets | 12 | 5 | 49 | 7 | ||||
Other | (1) | 10 | (1) | 1 | ||||
Cash used in investing activities | (405) | (468) | (691) | (830) | ||||
Financing activities | ||||||||
Dividends paid | (126) | (112) | (253) | (226) | ||||
Issuance of CP Common Shares | 8 | 5 | 16 | 29 | ||||
Purchase of CP Common Shares (Note 13) | — | (44) | — | (545) | ||||
Issuance of long-term debt, excluding commercial paper | — | (1) | — | 958 | ||||
Repayment of long-term debt, excluding commercial paper | (10) | (10) | (31) | (25) | ||||
Net repayment of commercial paper (Note 11) | (872) | (20) | (779) | (573) | ||||
Net (decrease) increase in short-term borrowings | — | (140) | — | 5 | ||||
Acquisition-related financing fees (Note 10) | (12) | — | (45) | — | ||||
Other | (4) | — | (4) | 11 | ||||
Cash used in financing activities | (1,016) | (322) | (1,096) | (366) | ||||
Effect of foreign currency fluctuations on U.S. dollar-denominated | (1) | (15) | (4) | 16 | ||||
Cash position | ||||||||
Increase in cash and cash equivalents | 532 | 30 | 745 | 144 | ||||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 360 | 247 | 147 | 133 | ||||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | $ | 892 | $ | 277 | $ | 892 | $ | 277 |
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information: | ||||||||
Income taxes paid | $ | 139 | $ | 5 | $ | 272 | $ | 144 |
Interest paid | $ | 57 | $ | 63 | $ | 212 | $ | 220 |
See Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements.
INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
(unaudited)
For the three months ended June 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||
(in millions of Canadian dollars except per | Common | Share capital | Additional paid-in capital | Accumulated other comprehensive loss | Retained earnings | Total shareholders' equity | ||||||||||||||
Balance at April 1, 2021 | 666.6 | $ | 1,993 | $ | 58 | $ | (2,756) | $ | 8,571 | $ | 7,866 | |||||||||
Net income | — | — | — | — | 1,246 | 1,246 | ||||||||||||||
Other comprehensive loss (Note 7) | — | — | — | (35) | — | (35) | ||||||||||||||
Dividends declared ( | — | — | — | — | (127) | (127) | ||||||||||||||
Effect of stock-based compensation | — | — | 7 | — | — | 7 | ||||||||||||||
Shares issued under stock option plan | 0.2 | 10 | (2) | — | — | 8 | ||||||||||||||
Balance at June 30, 2021 | 666.8 | $ | 2,003 | $ | 63 | $ | (2,791) | $ | 9,690 | $ | 8,965 | |||||||||
Balance at April 1, 2020 | 678.1 | $ | 1,985 | $ | 51 | $ | (2,480) | $ | 7,399 | $ | 6,955 | |||||||||
Net income | — | — | — | — | 635 | 635 | ||||||||||||||
Other comprehensive income (Note 7) | — | — | — | 30 | — | 30 | ||||||||||||||
Dividends declared ( | — | — | — | — | (113) | (113) | ||||||||||||||
Effect of stock-based compensation | — | — | 4 | — | — | 4 | ||||||||||||||
CP Common Shares repurchased (Note 13) | (0.7) | (3) | — | — | (49) | (52) | ||||||||||||||
Shares issued under stock option plan | 0.2 | 8 | (2) | — | — | 6 | ||||||||||||||
Balance at June 30, 2020 | 677.6 | $ | 1,990 | $ | 53 | $ | (2,450) | $ | 7,872 | $ | 7,465 | |||||||||
For the six months ended June 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||
(in millions of Canadian dollars except per | Common | Share capital | Additional paid-in capital | Accumulated other comprehensive loss | Retained earnings | Total shareholders' equity | ||||||||||||||
Balance at January 1, 2021 | 666.3 | $ | 1,983 | $ | 55 | $ | (2,814) | $ | 8,095 | $ | 7,319 | |||||||||
Net income | — | — | — | — | 1,848 | 1,848 | ||||||||||||||
Other comprehensive income (Note 7) | — | — | — | 23 | — | 23 | ||||||||||||||
Dividends declared ( | — | — | — | — | (253) | (253) | ||||||||||||||
Effect of stock-based compensation | — | — | 12 | — | — | 12 | ||||||||||||||
Shares issued under stock option plan | 0.5 | 20 | (4) | — | — | 16 | ||||||||||||||
Balance at June 30, 2021 | 666.8 | $ | 2,003 | $ | 63 | $ | (2,791) | $ | 9,690 | $ | 8,965 | |||||||||
Balance at January 1, 2020 | 685.0 | $ | 1,993 | $ | 48 | $ | (2,522) | $ | 7,549 | $ | 7,068 | |||||||||
Net income | — | — | — | — | 1,044 | 1,044 | ||||||||||||||
Other comprehensive income (Note 7) | — | — | — | 72 | — | 72 | ||||||||||||||
Dividends declared ( | — | — | — | — | (225) | (225) | ||||||||||||||
Effect of stock-based compensation | — | — | 9 | — | — | 9 | ||||||||||||||
CP Common Shares repurchased (Note 13) | (8.4) | (24) | — | — | (496) | (520) | ||||||||||||||
Shares issued under stock option plan | 1.0 | 21 | (4) | — | — | 17 | ||||||||||||||
Balance at June 30, 2020 | 677.6 | $ | 1,990 | $ | 53 | $ | (2,450) | $ | 7,872 | $ | 7,465 | |||||||||
See Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements.
NOTES TO INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
June 30, 2021
(unaudited)
1 Basis of presentation
These unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements ("Interim Consolidated Financial Statements") of Canadian Pacific Railway Limited ("CPRL") and its subsidiaries (collectively, "CP", or "the Company"), expressed in Canadian dollars, reflect management's estimates and assumptions that are necessary for their fair presentation in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America ("GAAP"). They do not include all disclosures required under GAAP for annual financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the 2020 annual Consolidated Financial Statements and notes included in CP's 2020 Annual Report on Form 10-K. The accounting policies used are consistent with the accounting policies used in preparing the 2020 annual Consolidated Financial Statements.
On April 21, 2021, the Company's shareholders approved a five-for-one share split of the Company's issued and outstanding Common Shares. On May 13, 2021, the Company's shareholders of record as of May 5, 2021 received four additional shares for every Common Share held. Ex-distribution trading in the Company's Common Shares on a split-adjusted basis commenced on May 14, 2021. Proportional adjustments were also made to outstanding awards under the Company's stock-based compensation plans in order to reflect the share split. All outstanding Common Shares, stock-based compensation awards, and per share amounts herein have been retrospectively adjusted to reflect the share split.
CP's operations can be affected by seasonal fluctuations such as changes in customer demand and weather-related issues. This seasonality could impact quarter-over-quarter comparisons.
In management's opinion, the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements include all adjustments (consisting of normal and recurring adjustments) necessary to present fairly such information. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of the results expected for the fiscal year.
2 Accounting changes
Accounting pronouncements that became effective during the period covered by the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements did not have a material impact on the Company's Interim Consolidated Balance Sheets, Interim Consolidated Statements of Income, or Interim Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. Likewise, accounting pronouncements issued, but not effective until after June 30, 2021, are not expected to have a material impact on the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets, Consolidated Statements of Income, or Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.
3 Revenues
The following table disaggregates the Company's revenues from contracts with customers by major source:
For the three months | For the six months | |||||||||||
(in millions of Canadian dollars) | 2021 | 2020 | 2021 | 2020 | ||||||||
Freight | ||||||||||||
Grain | $ | 444 | $ | 446 | $ | 892 | $ | 864 | ||||
Coal | 170 | 131 | 333 | 281 | ||||||||
Potash | 134 | 146 | 235 | 258 | ||||||||
Fertilizers and sulphur | 78 | 77 | 155 | 147 | ||||||||
Forest products | 90 | 81 | 170 | 159 | ||||||||
Energy, chemicals and plastics | 369 | 341 | 757 | 832 | ||||||||
Metals, minerals and consumer products | 180 | 133 | 339 | 322 | ||||||||
Automotive | 98 | 34 | 206 | 121 | ||||||||
Intermodal | 445 | 363 | 839 | 768 | ||||||||
Total freight revenues | 2,008 | 1,752 | 3,926 | 3,752 | ||||||||
Non-freight excluding leasing revenues | 26 | 25 | 50 | 54 | ||||||||
Revenues from contracts with customers | 2,034 | 1,777 | 3,976 | 3,806 | ||||||||
Leasing revenues | 20 | 15 | 37 | 29 | ||||||||
Total revenues | $ | 2,054 | $ | 1,792 | $ | 4,013 | $ | 3,835 | ||||
Contract liabilities
Contract liabilities represent payments received for performance obligations not yet satisfied and relate to deferred revenue, and are presented as components of "Accounts payable and accrued liabilities" and "Other long-term liabilities" on the Company's Interim Consolidated Balance Sheets.
The following table summarizes the changes in contract liabilities:
For the three months | For the six months | |||||||||||
(in millions of Canadian dollars) | 2021 | 2020 | 2021 | 2020 | ||||||||
Opening balance | $ | 114 | $ | 112 | $ | 61 | $ | 146 | ||||
Revenue recognized that was included in the contract liability balance at | (19) | (37) | (23) | (73) | ||||||||
Increase due to consideration received, net of revenue recognized | 150 | 4 | 207 | 6 | ||||||||
Closing balance | $ | 245 | $ | 79 | $ | 245 | $ | 79 | ||||
4 Other expense (income)
For the three months | For the six months | ||||||||||
(in millions of Canadian dollars) | 2021 | 2020 | 2021 | 2020 | |||||||
Foreign exchange (gain) loss on debt and lease liabilities | $ | (52) | $ | (86) | $ | (85) | $ | 129 | |||
Other foreign exchange (gains) losses | (3) | 1 | (2) | (4) | |||||||
Acquisition-related costs (Note 10) | 209 | — | 212 | — | |||||||
Other | 3 | (1) | 4 | — | |||||||
Other expense (income) | $ | 157 | $ | (86) | $ | 129 | $ | 125 | |||
5 Income taxes
For the three months | For the six months | |||||||||||
(in millions of Canadian dollars) | 2021 | 2020 | 2021 | 2020 | ||||||||
Current income tax expense | $ | 248 | $ | 140 | $ | 388 | $ | 286 | ||||
Deferred income tax expense | 9 | 49 | 60 | 88 | ||||||||
Income tax expense | $ | 257 | $ | 189 | $ | 448 | $ | 374 | ||||
The effective tax rates including discrete items for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 were
For the three months ended June 30, 2021, the effective tax rate was
For the three months ended June 30, 2020, the effective tax rate was
For the six months ended June 30, 2021, the effective tax rate was
For the six months ended June 30, 2020, the effective tax rate was
6 Earnings per share
Basic earnings per share has been calculated using Net income for the period divided by the weighted-average number of shares outstanding during the period. The number of shares used in the earnings per share calculations are reconciled as follows:
For the three months | For the six months | |||||||
(in millions) | 2021 | 2020 | 2021 | 2020 | ||||
Weighted-average basic shares outstanding | 666.7 | 678.2 | 666.6 | 680.8 | ||||
Dilutive effect of stock options | 3.2 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 2.3 | ||||
Weighted-average diluted shares outstanding | 669.9 | 680.5 | 669.8 | 683.1 | ||||
For the three and six months ended June 30, 2021, there were no options excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share (three and six months June 30, 2020 - 1.1 million and 0.9 million, respectively).
7 Changes in Accumulated other comprehensive loss ("AOCL") by component
For the three months ended June 30 | |||||||||
(in millions of Canadian dollars) | Foreign currency | Derivatives and | Pension and post- | Total(1) | |||||
Opening balance, April 1, 2021 | $ | 112 | $ | (29) | $ | (2,839) | $ | (2,756) | |
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications | (2) | (74) | — | (76) | |||||
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other | — | 2 | 39 | 41 | |||||
Net other comprehensive (loss) income | (2) | (72) | 39 | (35) | |||||
Closing balance, June 30, 2021 | $ | 110 | $ | (101) | $ | (2,800) | $ | (2,791) | |
Opening balance, April 1, 2020 | $ | 119 | $ | (52) | $ | (2,547) | $ | (2,480) | |
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications | (3) | (2) | — | (5) | |||||
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other | — | 2 | 33 | 35 | |||||
Net other comprehensive (loss) income | (3) | — | 33 | 30 | |||||
Closing balance, June 30, 2020 | $ | 116 | $ | (52) | $ | (2,514) | $ | (2,450) | |
(1) Amounts are presented net of tax. |
For the six months ended June 30 | |||||||||
(in millions of Canadian dollars) | Foreign currency | Derivatives and | Pension and post- | Total(1) | |||||
Opening balance, January 1, 2021 | $ | 112 | $ | (48) | $ | (2,878) | $ | (2,814) | |
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications | (2) | (57) | — | (59) | |||||
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other | — | 4 | 78 | 82 | |||||
Net other comprehensive (loss) income | (2) | (53) | 78 | 23 | |||||
Closing balance, June 30, 2021 | $ | 110 | $ | (101) | (2,800) | $ | (2,791) | ||
Opening balance, January 1, 2020 | $ | 112 | $ | (54) | $ | (2,580) | $ | (2,522) | |
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications | 4 | (2) | — | 2 | |||||
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other | — | 4 | 66 | 70 | |||||
Net other comprehensive income | 4 | 2 | 66 | 72 | |||||
Closing balance, June 30, 2020 | $ | 116 | $ | (52) | $ | (2,514) | $ | (2,450) | |
(1) Amounts are presented net of tax. |
Amounts in Pension and post-retirement defined benefit plans reclassified from AOCL are as follows:
For the three months | For the six months | |||||||||
(in millions of Canadian dollars) | 2021 | 2020 | 2021 | 2020 | ||||||
Recognition of net actuarial loss(1) | $ | 52 | $ | 45 | $ | 105 | $ | 90 | ||
Income tax recovery | (13) | (12) | (27) | (24) | ||||||
Total net of income tax | $ | 39 | $ | 33 | $ | 78 | $ | 66 | ||
(1) Impacts "Other components of net periodic benefit recovery" on the Interim Consolidated Statements of Income. |
8 Accounts receivable, net
As at June 30, 2021 | As at December 31, 2020 | |||||||||||
(in millions of Canadian dollars) | Freight | Non- | Total | Freight | Non- | Total | ||||||
Total accounts receivable | $ | 614 | $ | 179 | $ | 793 | $ | 662 | $ | 203 | $ | 865 |
Allowance for credit losses | (23) | (15) | (38) | (25) | (15) | (40) | ||||||
Total accounts receivable, net | $ | 591 | $ | 164 | $ | 755 | $ | 637 | $ | 188 | $ | 825 |
For the three months ended June | For the three months ended June | ||||||||||||
(in millions of Canadian dollars) | Freight | Non- | Total | Freight | Non- | Total | |||||||
Allowance for credit losses, opening balance | $ | (24) | $ | (15) | $ | (39) | $ | (27) | $ | (14) | $ | (41) | |
Current period credit loss provision, net | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | |||||||
Allowance for credit losses, closing balance | $ | (23) | $ | (15) | $ | (38) | $ | (26) | $ | (14) | $ | (40) | |
For the six months ended June 30, | For the six months ended June 30, | |||||||||||
(in millions of Canadian dollars) | Freight | Non- | Total | Freight | Non- | Total | ||||||
Allowance for credit losses, opening balance | $ | (25) | $ | (15) | $ | (40) | $ | (27) | $ | (16) | $ | (43) |
Current period credit loss provision, net | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||
Allowance for credit losses, closing balance | $ | (23) | $ | (15) | $ | (38) | $ | (26) | $ | (14) | $ | (40) |
9 Property sale
Gain on exchange of property and construction easements in Chicago
During the first quarter of 2021, the Company exchanged property and construction easements in Chicago with a government agency for proceeds of
During the second quarter of 2021, the Company recognized
10 Business acquisition
Kansas City Southern Transaction
On March 21, 2021, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement") with Kansas City Southern ("KCS") under which CP agreed to acquire KCS in a stock and cash transaction representing an enterprise value of approximately U.S.
On May 21, 2021, KCS terminated the Merger Agreement in order to enter into a definitive agreement with Canadian National Railway. As a result, and under the terms of the Merger Agreement, KCS concurrently paid a merger termination fee of
During the three and six months ended June 30, 2021, the Company incurred
11 Debt
Shelf prospectus
On June 21, 2021, the Company filed a new base shelf prospectus in each province of Canada and a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") to issue up to U.S.
Credit facilities
During the first quarter of 2021, the Company obtained commitments for a new 364-day senior unsecured facility (the "bridge facility") in the amount of U.S.
Effective May 21, 2021, upon termination of the Merger Agreement with KCS, the bridge facility was terminated.
Commercial paper program
The Company has a commercial paper program which enables it to issue commercial paper up to a maximum aggregate principal amount of U.S.
12 Financial instruments
A. Fair values of financial instruments
The Company categorizes its financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value into a three-level hierarchy established by GAAP that prioritizes those inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value based on the degree to which they are observable. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows: Level 1 inputs are quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities; Level 2 inputs, other than quoted prices included within Level 1, are observable for the asset or liability either directly or indirectly; and Level 3 inputs are not observable in the market.
For non-exchange traded derivatives classified as Level 2, the Company uses standard valuation techniques to calculate fair value. Primary inputs to these techniques include observable market prices (interest, FX, and commodity) and volatility, depending on the type of derivative and nature of the underlying risk. The Company uses inputs and data used by willing market participants when valuing derivatives and considers its own credit default swap spread as well as those of its counterparties in its determination of fair value. All derivatives are classified as Level 2.
The Company's short-term financial instruments include cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued liabilities, and short-term borrowings including commercial paper. The carrying values of short-term financial instruments all approximate their fair values.
The carrying value of the Company's debt and finance lease liabilities does not approximate their fair value. Their estimated fair value has been determined based on market information, where available, or by discounting future payments of principal and interest at estimated interest rates expected to be available to the Company at period end. All measurements are classified as Level 2. The Company's debt and finance lease liabilities, including current maturities, with a carrying value of
B. Financial risk management
FX management
Net investment hedge
The effect of the Company's net investment hedge for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 was an unrealized FX gain of
FX forward contracts
During the first six months of 2021, the Company entered into various FX forward contracts totalling a notional U.S.
Interest rate management
Forward starting swaps
During the first six months of 2021, the Company entered into forward starting floating-to-fixed interest rate swap agreements ("forward starting swaps") with terms of up to 30 years, totalling a notional U.S.
On May 21, 2021, the Merger Agreement with KCS was terminated which resulted in the Company ceasing hedge accounting for the U.S.
As at June 30, 2021, the unrealized fair value loss derived from the forward starting swaps of
Bond locks
During the first six months of 2021, the Company entered into seven-year interest rate bond locks totalling a notional
On May 21, 2021, the Merger Agreement with KCS was terminated which resulted in the Company ceasing hedge accounting for the
As at June 30, 2021, the unrealized fair value loss derived from the bond locks of
13 Shareholders' equity
On January 27, 2021, the Company announced a normal course issuer bid ("NCIB"), commencing January 29, 2021, to purchase up to 16.7 million Common Shares in the open market for cancellation on or before January 28, 2022. As at June 30, 2021, the Company had not purchased any Common Shares under this NCIB.
On December 17, 2019, the Company announced a NCIB, commencing December 20, 2019, to purchase up to 24.0 million Common Shares for cancellation on or before December 19, 2020. Upon expiry of this NCIB, the Company had purchased 21.4 million Common Shares for
All purchases were made in accordance with the respective NCIB at prevailing market prices plus brokerage fees, or such other prices that were permitted by the Toronto Stock Exchange ("TSX"), with consideration allocated to "Share capital" up to the average carrying amount of the shares and any excess allocated to "Retained earnings".
The following table provides activities under the share repurchase programs:
For the three months | For the six months | |||||||||||
2021 | 2020 | 2021 | 2020 | |||||||||
Number of Common Shares repurchased(1) | — | 754,300 | — | 8,033,570 | ||||||||
Weighted-average price per share(2) | $ | — | $ | 68.25 | $ | — | $ | 64.71 | ||||
Amount of repurchase (in millions of Canadian dollars)(2) | $ | — | $ | 52 | $ | — | $ | 520 | ||||
(1) | Includes shares repurchased but not yet cancelled at end of period. |
(2) | Includes brokerage fees. |
14 Pension and other benefits
In the three and six months ended June 30, 2021, the Company made contributions to its defined benefit pension plans of
Net periodic benefit costs for defined benefit pension plans and other benefits included the following components:
For the three months ended June 30 | ||||||||||||
Pensions | Other benefits | |||||||||||
(in millions of Canadian dollars) | 2021 | 2020 | 2021 | 2020 | ||||||||
Current service cost (benefits earned by employees) | $ | 43 | $ | 35 | $ | 3 | $ | 3 | ||||
Other components of net periodic benefit (recovery) cost: | ||||||||||||
Interest cost on benefit obligation | 88 | 101 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||
Expected return on fund assets | (240) | (236) | — | — | ||||||||
Recognized net actuarial loss | 51 | 44 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
Total other components of net periodic benefit (recovery) cost | (101) | (91) | 5 | 5 | ||||||||
Net periodic benefit (recovery) cost | $ | (58) | $ | (56) | $ | 8 | $ | 8 | ||||
For the six months ended June 30 | ||||||||||||
Pensions | Other benefits | |||||||||||
(in millions of Canadian dollars) | 2021 | 2020 | 2021 | 2020 | ||||||||
Current service cost (benefits earned by employees) | $ | 86 | $ | 70 | $ | 6 | $ | 6 | ||||
Other components of net periodic benefit (recovery) cost: | ||||||||||||
Interest cost on benefit obligation | 176 | 203 | 8 | 9 | ||||||||
Expected return on fund assets | (480) | (473) | — | — | ||||||||
Recognized net actuarial loss | 103 | 88 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
Total other components of net periodic benefit (recovery) cost | (201) | (182) | 10 | 11 | ||||||||
Net periodic benefit (recovery) cost | $ | (115) | $ | (112) | $ | 16 | $ | 17 | ||||
15 Stock-based compensation
At June 30, 2021, the Company had several stock-based compensation plans including stock option plans, various cash-settled liability plans, and an employee share purchase plan. These plans resulted in an expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 of
Stock option plan
Options issued prior to the share split described in Note 1 now each provide rights over five shares. For consistency, all number of options presented herein are calculated and shown on the basis of the number of shares subject to the options. In the six months ended June 30, 2021, under CP's stock option plans, the Company issued 1,339,886 options at the weighted-average price of
Under the fair value method, the fair value of the stock options at grant date was approximately
For the six months | |
Expected option life (years)(1) | 4.75 |
Risk-free interest rate(2) | |
Expected share price volatility(3) | |
Expected annual dividends per share(4) | |
Expected forfeiture rate(5) | |
Weighted-average grant date fair value per option granted during the period |
(1) | Represents the period of time that awards are expected to be outstanding. Historical data on exercise behaviour or, when available, specific |
(2) | Based on the implied yield available on zero-coupon government issues with an equivalent term commensurate with the expected term of the option. |
(3) | Based on the historical volatility of the Company's share price over a period commensurate with the expected term of the option. |
(4) | Determined by the current annual dividend at the time of grant. The Company does not employ different dividend yields throughout the contractual term |
(5) | The Company estimates forfeitures based on past experience. This rate is monitored on a periodic basis. |
Performance share unit plans
During the six months ended June 30, 2021, the Company issued 426,402 Performance Share Units ("PSUs") with a grant date fair value of approximately
The performance period for PSUs and PDSUs issued in the six months ended June 30, 2021 is January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2023 and the performance factors are Return on Invested Capital ("ROIC"), Total Shareholder Return ("TSR") compared to the S&P/TSX 60 Index, and TSR compared to Class I railways.
The performance period for PSUs issued in 2018 was January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2020. The performance factors for 626,400 PSUs were ROIC, TSR compared to the S&P/TSX Capped Industrial Index, and TSR compared to the S&P 1500 Road and Rail Index. The resulting payout was
Deferred share unit plan
During the six months ended June 30, 2021, the Company granted 53,391 DSUs with a grant date fair value of approximately
16 Contingencies
In the normal course of its operations, the Company becomes involved in various legal actions, including claims relating to injuries and damage to property. The Company maintains provisions it considers to be adequate for such actions. While the final outcome with respect to actions outstanding or pending at June 30, 2021 cannot be predicted with certainty, it is the opinion of management that their resolution will not have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial position or results of operations.
Legal proceedings related to Lac-Mégantic rail accident
On July 6, 2013, a train carrying petroleum crude oil operated by Montréal Maine and Atlantic Railway ("MMAR") or a subsidiary, Montréal Maine & Atlantic Canada Co. ("MMAC" and collectively the "MMA Group"), derailed in Lac-Mégantic, Québec. The derailment occurred on a section of railway owned and operated by the MMA Group and while the MMA Group exclusively controlled the train.
Following the derailment, MMAC sought court protection in Canada under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act and MMAR filed for bankruptcy in the U.S. Plans of arrangement were approved in both Canada and the U.S. (the "Plans"), providing for the distribution of approximately
A number of legal proceedings, set out below, were commenced in Canada and the U.S. against CP and others:
(1) Québec's Minister of Sustainable Development, Environment, Wildlife and Parks ordered various parties, including CP, to remediate the derailment site (the "Cleanup Order") and served CP with a Notice of Claim for
(2) The AGQ sued CP in the Québec Superior Court claiming
(3) A class action in the Québec Superior Court on behalf of persons and entities residing in, owning or leasing property in, operating a business in, or physically present in Lac-Mégantic at the time of the derailment was certified against CP on May 8, 2015 (the "Class Action"). Other defendants including MMAC and Mr. Thomas Harding ("Harding") were added to the Class Action on January 25, 2017. The Class Action seeks unquantified damages, including for wrongful death, personal injury, property damage, and economic loss.
(4) Eight subrogated insurers sued CP in the Québec Superior Court claiming approximately
On December 11, 2017, the AGQ Action, the Class Action and the Promutuel Action were consolidated. These consolidated claims are currently scheduled for a joint liability trial commencing on or around September 20, 2021, followed by a damages trial, if necessary.
(5) Forty-eight plaintiffs (all individual claims joined in one action) sued CP, MMAC, and Harding in the Québec Superior Court claiming approximately
(6) The MMAR U.S. bankruptcy estate representative commenced an action against CP in November 2014 in the Maine Bankruptcy Court claiming that CP failed to abide by certain regulations and seeking approximately U.S.
(7) The class and mass tort action commenced against CP in June 2015 in Texas (on behalf of Lac-Mégantic residents and wrongful death representatives) and the wrongful death and personal injury actions commenced against CP in June 2015 in Illinois and Maine, were all transferred and consolidated in Federal District Court in Maine (the "Maine Actions"). The Maine Actions allege that CP negligently misclassified and improperly packaged the petroleum crude oil. On CP's motion, the Maine Actions were dismissed. The plaintiffs are appealing the dismissal decision, which is pending.
(8) The trustee for the wrongful death trust commenced Carmack Amendment claims against CP in North Dakota Federal Court, seeking to recover approximately U.S.
At this stage of the proceedings, any potential responsibility and the quantum of potential losses cannot be determined. Nevertheless, CP denies liability and is vigorously defending these proceedings.
Environmental liabilities
Environmental remediation accruals, recorded on an undiscounted basis unless a reliable, determinable estimate as to an amount and timing of costs can be established, cover site-specific remediation programs.
The accruals for environmental remediation represent CP's best estimate of its probable future obligation and include both asserted and unasserted claims, without reduction for anticipated recoveries from third parties. Although the recorded accruals include CP's best estimate of all probable costs, CP's total environmental remediation costs cannot be predicted with certainty. Accruals for environmental remediation may change from time to time as new information about previously untested sites becomes known, and as environmental laws and regulations evolve and advances are made in environmental remediation technology. The accruals may also vary as the courts decide legal proceedings against outside parties responsible for contamination. These potential charges, which cannot be quantified at this time, may materially affect income in the particular period in which a charge is recognized. Costs related to existing, but as yet unknown, or future contamination will be accrued in the period in which they become probable and reasonably estimable.
The expense included in "Purchased services and other" for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 was
Summary of Rail Data
Second Quarter | Year-to-date | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Financial (millions, except per share data) | 2021 | 2020 | Total | % | 2021 | 2020 | Total | % | |||||||||||||||
Revenues | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Freight | $ | 2,008 | $ | 1,752 | $ | 256 | 15 | $ | 3,926 | $ | 3,752 | $ | 174 | 5 | |||||||||
Non-freight | 46 | 40 | 6 | 15 | 87 | 83 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
Total revenues | 2,054 | 1,792 | 262 | 15 | 4,013 | 3,835 | 178 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
Operating expenses | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Compensation and benefits | 379 | 347 | 32 | 9 | 784 | 745 | 39 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
Fuel | 218 | 131 | 87 | 66 | 424 | 343 | 81 | 24 | |||||||||||||||
Materials | 54 | 50 | 4 | 8 | 113 | 109 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
Equipment rents | 28 | 33 | (5) | (15) | 61 | 69 | (8) | (12) | |||||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 200 | 195 | 5 | 3 | 402 | 387 | 15 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
Purchased services and other | 355 | 266 | 89 | 33 | 629 | 578 | 51 | 9 | |||||||||||||||
Total operating expenses | 1,234 | 1,022 | 212 | 21 | 2,413 | 2,231 | 182 | 8 | |||||||||||||||
Operating income | 820 | 770 | 50 | 6 | 1,600 | 1,604 | (4) | — | |||||||||||||||
Less: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Other expense (income) | 157 | (86) | 243 | (283) | 129 | 125 | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
Merger termination fee | (845) | — | (845) | 100 | (845) | — | (845) | 100 | |||||||||||||||
Other components of net periodic benefit recovery | (96) | (86) | (10) | 12 | (191) | (171) | (20) | 12 | |||||||||||||||
Net interest expense | 101 | 118 | (17) | (14) | 211 | 232 | (21) | (9) | |||||||||||||||
Income before income tax expense | 1,503 | 824 | 679 | 82 | 2,296 | 1,418 | 878 | 62 | |||||||||||||||
Income tax expense | 257 | 189 | 68 | 36 | 448 | 374 | 74 | 20 | |||||||||||||||
Net income | $ | 1,246 | $ | 635 | $ | 611 | 96 | $ | 1,848 | $ | 1,044 | $ | 804 | 77 | |||||||||
Operating ratio (%) | 60.1 | 57.0 | 3.1 | 310 bps | 60.1 | 58.2 | 1.9 | 190 bps | |||||||||||||||
Basic earnings per share(1) | $ | 1.87 | $ | 0.94 | $ | 0.93 | 99 | $ | 2.77 | $ | 1.53 | $ | 1.24 | 81 | |||||||||
Diluted earnings per share(1) | $ | 1.86 | $ | 0.93 | $ | 0.93 | 100 | $ | 2.76 | $ | 1.53 | $ | 1.23 | 80 | |||||||||
Shares Outstanding(1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Weighted average number of basic shares | 666.7 | 678.2 | (11.5) | (2) | 666.6 | 680.8 | (14.2) | (2) | |||||||||||||||
Weighted average number of diluted shares | 669.9 | 680.5 | (10.6) | (2) | 669.8 | 683.1 | (13.3) | (2) | |||||||||||||||
Foreign Exchange | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Average foreign exchange rate (U.S.$/Canadian$) | 0.81 | 0.72 | 0.09 | 12 | 0.80 | 0.74 | 0.06 | 8 | |||||||||||||||
Average foreign exchange rate (Canadian$/U.S.$) | 1.23 | 1.39 | (0.16) | (12) | 1.25 | 1.36 | (0.11) | (8) | |||||||||||||||
(1) | As a result of the five-for-one share split of the Company's issued and outstanding Common Shares, which began trading on a post-split basis on May 14, 2021, per share amounts and all outstanding Common Shares for comparative periods of 2020 have been retrospectively adjusted. |
Summary of Rail Data (Continued)
Second Quarter | Year-to-date | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Commodity Data | 2021 | 2020 | Total | % | FX | 2021 | 2020 |
Total |
% | FX | ||||||||||||||
Freight Revenues (millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Grain | $ | 444 | $ | 446 | $ | (2) | — | 4 | $ | 892 | $ | 864 | $ | 28 | 3 | 7 | ||||||||
- Coal | 170 | 131 | 39 | 30 | 32 | 333 | 281 | 52 | 19 | 20 | ||||||||||||||
- Potash | 134 | 146 | (12) | (8) | (3) | 235 | 258 | (23) | (9) | (5) | ||||||||||||||
- Fertilizers and sulphur | 78 | 77 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 155 | 147 | 8 | 5 | 12 | ||||||||||||||
- Forest products | 90 | 81 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 170 | 159 | 11 | 7 | 15 | ||||||||||||||
- Energy, chemicals and plastics | 369 | 341 | 28 | 8 | 16 | 757 | 832 | (75) | (9) | (5) | ||||||||||||||
- Metals, minerals and consumer | 180 | 133 | 47 | 35 | 49 | 339 | 322 | 17 | 5 | 12 | ||||||||||||||
- Automotive | 98 | 34 | 64 | 188 | 216 | 206 | 121 | 85 | 70 | 82 | ||||||||||||||
- Intermodal | 445 | 363 | 82 | 23 | 27 | 839 | 768 | 71 | 9 | 12 | ||||||||||||||
Total Freight Revenues | $ | 2,008 | $ | 1,752 | $ | 256 | 15 | 21 | $ | 3,926 | $ | 3,752 | $ | 174 | 5 | 9 | ||||||||
Freight Revenue per Revenue Ton- | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Grain | 4.41 | 4.39 | 0.02 | — | 5 | 4.28 | 4.50 | (0.22) | (5) | (2) | ||||||||||||||
- Coal | 3.51 | 3.02 | 0.49 | 16 | 18 | 3.29 | 3.20 | 0.09 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
- Potash | 2.69 | 2.66 | 0.03 | 1 | 7 | 2.68 | 2.68 | — | — | 4 | ||||||||||||||
- Fertilizers and sulphur | 6.18 | 6.24 | (0.06) | (1) | 7 | 6.12 | 6.31 | (0.19) | (3) | 3 | ||||||||||||||
- Forest products | 5.97 | 6.14 | (0.17) | (3) | 6 | 5.92 | 6.12 | (0.20) | (3) | 4 | ||||||||||||||
- Energy, chemicals and plastics | 6.30 | 7.56 | (1.26) | (17) | (11) | 5.82 | 6.23 | (0.41) | (7) | (3) | ||||||||||||||
- Metals, minerals and consumer | 6.34 | 7.09 | (0.75) | (11) | (2) | 6.35 | 6.93 | (0.58) | (8) | (2) | ||||||||||||||
- Automotive | 20.99 | 26.15 | (5.16) | (20) | (12) | 21.13 | 26.54 | (5.41) | (20) | (15) | ||||||||||||||
- Intermodal | 6.15 | 5.45 | 0.70 | 13 | 17 | 6.04 | 5.50 | 0.54 | 10 | 12 | ||||||||||||||
Total Freight Revenue per RTM | 5.14 | 4.90 | 0.24 | 5 | 11 | 5.01 | 5.01 | — | — | 4 | ||||||||||||||
Freight Revenue per Carload | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Grain | $ | 3,750 | $ | 3,767 | $ | (17) | — | 4 | $ | 3,799 | $ | 3,945 | $ | (146) | (4) | — | ||||||||
- Coal | 2,157 | 2,205 | (48) | (2) | (1) | 2,208 | 2,281 | (73) | (3) | (2) | ||||||||||||||
- Potash | 3,004 | 3,106 | (102) | (3) | 2 | 2,975 | 3,094 | (119) | (4) | — | ||||||||||||||
- Fertilizers and sulphur | 4,588 | 4,611 | (23) | — | 8 | 4,655 | 4,623 | 32 | 1 | 7 | ||||||||||||||
- Forest products | 4,762 | 4,629 | 133 | 3 | 13 | 4,670 | 4,466 | 204 | 5 | 12 | ||||||||||||||
- Energy, chemicals and plastics | 4,849 | 5,430 | (581) | (11) | (5) | 4,636 | 5,055 | (419) | (8) | (4) | ||||||||||||||
- Metals, minerals and consumer | 2,946 | 2,949 | (3) | — | 10 | 2,902 | 3,117 | (215) | (7) | (1) | ||||||||||||||
- Automotive | 3,415 | 2,857 | 558 | 20 | 31 | 3,317 | 3,017 | 300 | 10 | 18 | ||||||||||||||
- Intermodal | 1,590 | 1,439 | 151 | 10 | 15 | 1,558 | 1,475 | 83 | 6 | 8 | ||||||||||||||
Total Freight Revenue per Carload | $ | 2,775 | $ | 2,777 | $ | (2) | — | 6 | $ | 2,775 | $ | 2,839 | $ | (64) | (2) | 2 | ||||||||
(1) | This earnings measure has no standardized meaning prescribed by GAAP and, therefore, is unlikely to be comparable to similar measures presented by other companies. This measure is defined and reconciled in Non-GAAP Measures of this Earnings Release. |
Summary of Rail Data (Continued)
Second Quarter | Year-to-date | |||||||||||||||||
Commodity Data (Continued) | 2021 | 2020 | Total | % | 2021 | 2020 | Total | % | ||||||||||
Millions of RTM | ||||||||||||||||||
- Grain | 10,076 | 10,169 | (93) | (1) | 20,849 | 19,185 | 1,664 | 9 | ||||||||||
- Coal | 4,837 | 4,337 | 500 | 12 | 10,117 | 8,772 | 1,345 | 15 | ||||||||||
- Potash | 4,978 | 5,490 | (512) | (9) | 8,764 | 9,628 | (864) | (9) | ||||||||||
- Fertilizers and sulphur | 1,263 | 1,233 | 30 | 2 | 2,532 | 2,328 | 204 | 9 | ||||||||||
- Forest products | 1,508 | 1,319 | 189 | 14 | 2,871 | 2,596 | 275 | 11 | ||||||||||
- Energy, chemicals and plastics | 5,856 | 4,512 | 1,344 | 30 | 12,998 | 13,361 | (363) | (3) | ||||||||||
- Metals, minerals and consumer products | 2,837 | 1,877 | 960 | 51 | 5,336 | 4,648 | 688 | 15 | ||||||||||
- Automotive | 467 | 130 | 337 | 259 | 975 | 456 | 519 | 114 | ||||||||||
- Intermodal | 7,239 | 6,660 | 579 | 9 | 13,892 | 13,971 | (79) | (1) | ||||||||||
Total RTMs | 39,061 | 35,727 | 3,334 | 9 | 78,334 | 74,945 | 3,389 | 5 | ||||||||||
Carloads (thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||
- Grain | 118.4 | 118.4 | — | — | 234.8 | 219.0 | 15.8 | 7 | ||||||||||
- Coal | 78.8 | 59.4 | 19.4 | 33 | 150.8 | 123.2 | 27.6 | 22 | ||||||||||
- Potash | 44.6 | 47.0 | (2.4) | (5) | 79.0 | 83.4 | (4.4) | (5) | ||||||||||
- Fertilizers and sulphur | 17.0 | 16.7 | 0.3 | 2 | 33.3 | 31.8 | 1.5 | 5 | ||||||||||
- Forest products | 18.9 | 17.5 | 1.4 | 8 | 36.4 | 35.6 | 0.8 | 2 | ||||||||||
- Energy, chemicals and plastics | 76.1 | 62.8 | 13.3 | 21 | 163.3 | 164.6 | (1.3) | (1) | ||||||||||
- Metals, minerals and consumer products | 61.1 | 45.1 | 16.0 | 35 | 116.8 | 103.3 | 13.5 | 13 | ||||||||||
- Automotive | 28.7 | 11.9 | 16.8 | 141 | 62.1 | 40.1 | 22.0 | 55 | ||||||||||
- Intermodal | 279.9 | 252.2 | 27.7 | 11 | 538.4 | 520.6 | 17.8 | 3 | ||||||||||
Total Carloads | 723.5 | 631.0 | 92.5 | 15 | 1,414.9 | 1,321.6 | 93.3 | 7 | ||||||||||
Second Quarter | Year-to-date | ||||||||||||||||||||
2021 | 2020 |
Total | % | FX | 2021 | 2020 | Total | % | FX | ||||||||||||
Operating Expenses (millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Compensation and benefits | $ | 379 | $ | 347 | $ | 32 | 9 | 13 | $ | 784 | $ | 745 | $ | 39 | 5 | 8 | |||||
Fuel | 218 | 131 | 87 | 66 | 82 | 424 | 343 | 81 | 24 | 31 | |||||||||||
Materials | 54 | 50 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 113 | 109 | 4 | 4 | 7 | |||||||||||
Equipment rents | 28 | 33 | (5) | (15) | (7) | 61 | 69 | (8) | (12) | (5) | |||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 200 | 195 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 402 | 387 | 15 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||
Purchased services and other | 355 | 266 | 89 | 33 | 40 | 629 | 578 | 51 | 9 | 13 | |||||||||||
Total Operating Expenses | $ | 1,234 | $ | 1,022 | $ | 212 | 21 | 27 | $ | 2,413 | $ | 2,231 | $ | 182 | 8 | 12 | |||||
(1) | This earnings measure has no standardized meaning prescribed by GAAP and, therefore, is unlikely to be comparable to similar measures presented by other companies. This measure is defined and reconciled in Non-GAAP Measures of this Earnings Release. |
Summary of Rail Data (Continued)
Second Quarter | Year-to-date | |||||||||||||||||
2021 | 2020 | Total | % | 2021 | 2020 | Total | % | |||||||||||
Operations Performance | ||||||||||||||||||
Gross ton-miles ("GTMs") (millions) | 71,355 | 63,077 | 8,278 | 13 | 142,682 | 134,410 | 8,272 | 6 | ||||||||||
Train miles (thousands) | 7,605 | 6,865 | 740 | 11 | 15,407 | 15,238 | 169 | 1 | ||||||||||
Average train weight - excluding local traffic (tons) | 10,101 | 9,984 | 117 | 1 | 9,945 | 9,544 | 401 | 4 | ||||||||||
Average train length - excluding local traffic (feet) | 8,335 | 8,089 | 246 | 3 | 8,150 | 7,713 | 437 | 6 | ||||||||||
Average terminal dwell (hours) | 6.8 | 6.5 | 0.3 | 5 | 7.1 | 6.4 | 0.7 | 11 | ||||||||||
Average train speed (miles per hour, or "mph")(1) | 21.8 | 22.4 | (0.6) | (3) | 21.3 | 22.0 | (0.7) | (3) | ||||||||||
Locomotive productivity (GTMs / operating horsepower)(2) | 208 | 212 | (4) | (2) | 205 | 206 | (1) | — | ||||||||||
Fuel efficiency(3) | 0.918 | 0.921 | (0.003) | — | 0.938 | 0.947 | (0.009) | (1) | ||||||||||
U.S. gallons of locomotive fuel consumed (millions)(4) | 65.5 | 58.1 | 7.4 | 13 | 133.8 | 127.4 | 6.4 | 5 | ||||||||||
Average fuel price (U.S. dollars per U.S. gallon) | 2.71 | 1.63 | 1.08 | 66 | 2.54 | 1.98 | 0.56 | 28 | ||||||||||
Total Employees and Workforce | ||||||||||||||||||
Total employees (average)(5) | 12,688 | 12,001 | 687 | 6 | 12,375 | 12,244 | 131 | 1 | ||||||||||
Total employees (end of period)(5) | 12,709 | 11,988 | 721 | 6 | 12,709 | 11,988 | 721 | 6 | ||||||||||
Workforce (end of period)(6) | 12,749 | 12,033 | 716 | 6 | 12,749 | 12,033 | 716 | 6 | ||||||||||
Safety Indicators(7) | ||||||||||||||||||
FRA personal injuries per 200,000 employee-hours | 0.77 | 1.16 | (0.39) | (34) | 0.96 | 1.14 | (0.18) | (16) | ||||||||||
FRA train accidents per million train-miles | 0.36 | 1.19 | (0.83) | (70) | 0.88 | 1.02 | (0.14) | (14) | ||||||||||
(1) | Average train speed is defined as a measure of the line-haul movement from origin to destination including terminal dwell hours. It is calculated by dividing the total train miles travelled by the total train hours operated. This calculation does not include delay time related to customers or foreign railroads and excludes the time and distance travelled by: i) trains used in or around CP's yards; ii) passenger trains; and iii) trains used for repairing track. |
(2) | Locomotive productivity is defined as daily GTMs divided by daily average operating horsepower. Operating horsepower excludes units offline, tied up or in storage, or in use on other railways, and includes foreign units online. |
(3) | Fuel efficiency is defined as U.S. gallons of locomotive fuel consumed per 1,000 GTMs. |
(4) | Includes gallons of fuel consumed from freight, yard and commuter service but excludes fuel used in capital projects and other non-freight activities. |
(5) | An employee is defined as an individual currently engaged in full-time, part-time, or seasonal employment with CP. |
(6) | Workforce is defined as total employees plus contractors and consultants. |
(7) | Federal Railroad Administration ("FRA") personal injuries per 200,000 employee-hours for the three months ended June 30, 2020, previously reported as 1.12, was restated to 1.16 in this Earnings Release. FRA train accidents per million train-miles for the three months ended June 30, 2020, previously reported as 1.06, was restated to 1.19 in this Earnings Release. These restatements reflect new information available within specified periods stipulated by the FRA but that exceed the Company's financial reporting timeline. |
Non-GAAP Measures
The Company presents Non-GAAP measures to provide a basis for evaluating underlying earnings and liquidity trends in the Company's business that can be compared with the results of operations in prior periods. In addition, these Non-GAAP measures facilitate a multi-period assessment of long-term profitability, allowing management and other external users of the Company's consolidated financial information to compare profitability on a long-term basis, including assessing future profitability, with that of the Company's peers.
These Non-GAAP measures have no standardized meaning and are not defined by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP") and, therefore, may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other companies. The presentation of these Non-GAAP measures is not intended to be considered in isolation from, as a substitute for, or as superior to the financial information presented in accordance with GAAP.
Non-GAAP Performance Measures
The Company uses adjusted earnings results including Adjusted income, Adjusted diluted earnings per share, Adjusted operating income and Adjusted operating ratio to evaluate the Company's operating performance and for planning and forecasting future business operations and future profitability. These Non-GAAP measures provide meaningful supplemental information regarding operating results because they exclude certain significant items that are not considered indicative of future financial trends either by nature or amount. As a result, these items are excluded for management assessment of operational performance, allocation of resources and preparation of annual budgets. These significant items may include, but are not limited to, restructuring and asset impairment charges, individually significant gains and losses from sales of assets, acquisition-related costs (including legal, consulting, and financing fees and fair value gain or loss on FX forward contracts and interest rate hedges), the merger termination fee, the foreign exchange ("FX") impact of translating the Company's debt and lease liabilities (including borrowings under the credit facility), discrete tax items, changes in income tax rates, changes to an uncertain tax item, and certain items outside the control of management. These items may not be non-recurring. However, excluding these significant items from GAAP results allows for a consistent understanding of the Company's consolidated financial performance when performing a multi-period assessment including assessing the likelihood of future results. Accordingly, these Non-GAAP financial measures may provide insight to investors and other external users of the Company's consolidated financial information.
Significant items that impact reported earnings for the first six months of 2021, the twelve months of 2020, and the last six months of 2019 include:
2021:
- acquisition-related costs of
$344 million in connection with the proposed Kansas City Southern ("KCS") transaction ($263 million after current taxes of$33 million and deferred taxes of$48 million ), including an expense of$132 million recognized in Purchased services and other and$212 million recognized in Other expense (income), that unfavourably impacted Diluted EPS by 38 cents as follows: - in the second quarter, acquisition-related costs of
$308 million ($236 million after current taxes of$25 million and deferred taxes of$47 million ), including an expense of$99 million recognized in Purchased services and other and$209 million recognized in Other expense (income), that unfavourably impacted Diluted EPS by 35 cents; and - in the first quarter, acquisition-related costs of
$36 million ($27 million after current taxes of$8 million and deferred taxes of$1 million ), including an expense of$33 million recognized in Purchased services and other and$3 million recognized in Other expense (income), that unfavourably impacted Diluted EPS by 4 cents. - merger termination fee of
$845 million ($748 million after current taxes) in connection with KCS' termination of the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement") effective May 21, 2021, that favourably impacted Diluted EPS by$1.11 ; and - a non-cash gain of
$85 million ($74 million after deferred tax) due to FX translation of debt and lease liabilities that favourably impacted Diluted EPS by 11 cents as follows: - in the second quarter, a
$52 million gain ($45 million after deferred tax) that favourably impacted Diluted EPS by 7 cents; and - in the first quarter, a
$33 million gain ($29 million after deferred tax) that favourably impacted Diluted EPS by 4 cents.
2020:
- in the fourth quarter, a deferred tax recovery of
$29 million due to a change relating to a tax return filing election for the state of North Dakota that favourably impacted Diluted EPS by 5 cents; and - during the course of the year, a net non-cash gain of
$14 million ($12 million after deferred tax) due to FX translation of debt and lease liabilities that favourably impacted Diluted EPS by 2 cents as follows: - in the fourth quarter, a
$103 million gain ($90 million after deferred tax) that favourably impacted Diluted EPS by 13 cents; - in the third quarter, a
$40 million gain ($38 million after deferred tax) that favourably impacted Diluted EPS by 6 cents; - in the second quarter, an
$86 million gain ($82 million after deferred tax) that favourably impacted Diluted EPS by 12 cents; and - in the first quarter, a
$215 million loss ($198 million after deferred tax) that unfavourably impacted Diluted EPS by 28 cents.
2019:
- in the fourth quarter, a deferred tax expense of
$24 million as a result of a provision for an uncertain tax item of a prior period that unfavourably impacted Diluted EPS by 3 cents; and - a net non-cash gain of
$12 million ($10 million after deferred tax) due to FX translation of debt and lease liabilities that favourably impacted Diluted EPS by 1 cent as follows: - in the fourth quarter, a
$37 million gain ($32 million after deferred tax) that favourably impacted Diluted EPS by 4 cents; and - in the third quarter, a
$25 million loss ($22 million after deferred tax) that unfavourably impacted Diluted EPS by 3 cents.
2021 Outlook
With a 2021 plan that encompasses profitable sustainable growth, CP expects high single-digit RTM growth and double-digit Adjusted diluted EPS growth. CP's expectations for Adjusted diluted EPS growth in 2021 are based on Adjusted diluted EPS of
Although CP has provided a forward-looking Non-GAAP measure (Adjusted diluted EPS), management is unable to reconcile, without unreasonable efforts, the forward-looking Adjusted diluted EPS to the most comparable GAAP measure, due to unknown variables and uncertainty related to future results. These unknown variables may include unpredictable transactions of significant value. In recent years, CP has recognized acquisition-related costs (including legal, consulting, and financing fees and fair value gain or loss on FX forward contracts and interest rate hedges), the merger termination fee, changes in income tax rates and a change to an uncertain tax item. These or other similar, large unforeseen transactions affect diluted EPS but may be excluded from CP's Adjusted diluted EPS. Additionally, the U.S.-to-Canada dollar exchange rate is unpredictable and can have a significant impact on CP's reported results but may be excluded from CP's Adjusted diluted EPS. In particular, CP excludes the FX impact of translating the Company's debt and lease liabilities, the impact from changes in income tax rates and a provision for uncertain tax item from Adjusted diluted EPS. Please see Note on Forward-Looking Information in this Earnings Release for further discussion.
Reconciliation of GAAP Performance Measures to Non-GAAP Performance Measures
The following tables reconcile the most directly comparable measures presented in accordance with GAAP to the Non-GAAP measures:
Adjusted income is calculated as Net income reported on a GAAP basis adjusted for significant items.
For the three months | For the six months | For the twelve months | ||||||||||
(in millions of Canadian dollars) | 2021 | 2020 | 2021 | 2020 | 2020 | |||||||
Net income as reported | $ | 1,246 | $ | 635 | $ | 1,848 | $ | 1,044 | $ | 2,444 | ||
Less significant items (pre-tax): | ||||||||||||
Acquisition-related costs | (308) | — | (344) | — | — | |||||||
Merger termination fee | 845 | — | 845 | — | — | |||||||
Impact of FX translation gain (loss) on debt and lease liabilities | 52 | 86 | 85 | (129) | 14 | |||||||
Add: | ||||||||||||
Tax effect of adjustments(1) | 32 | 4 | 27 | (13) | 2 | |||||||
Income tax rate changes | — | — | — | — | (29) | |||||||
Adjusted income | $ | 689 | $ | 553 | $ | 1,289 | $ | 1,160 | $ | 2,403 | ||
(1) | The tax effect of adjustments was calculated as the pre-tax effect of the adjustments multiplied by the applicable tax rate for the above items of |
Adjusted diluted earnings per share is calculated using Adjusted income, as defined above, divided by the weighted-average diluted number of Common Shares outstanding during the period as determined in accordance with GAAP.
For the three months | For the six months | For the twelve months | ||||||||
2021 | 2020 | 2021 | 2020 | 2020 | ||||||
Diluted earnings per share as reported | $ | 1.86 | $ | 0.93 | $ | 2.76 | $ | 1.53 | $ | 3.59 |
Less significant items (pre-tax): | ||||||||||
Acquisition-related costs | (0.46) | — | (0.51) | — | — | |||||
Merger termination fee | 1.26 | — | 1.26 | — | — | |||||
Impact of FX translation gain (loss) on debt and lease liabilities | 0.08 | 0.13 | 0.13 | (0.19) | 0.02 | |||||
Add: | ||||||||||
Tax effect of adjustments(1) | 0.05 | 0.01 | 0.04 | (0.02) | — | |||||
Income tax rate changes | — | — | — | — | (0.04) | |||||
Adjusted diluted earnings per share | $ | 1.03 | $ | 0.81 | $ | 1.92 | $ | 1.70 | $ | 3.53 |
(1) | The tax effect of adjustments was calculated as the pre-tax effect of the adjustments multiplied by the applicable tax rate for the above items of |
Adjusted operating income is calculated as Operating income reported on a GAAP basis less significant items.
For the three months | For the six months | |||||||
(in millions of Canadian dollars) | 2021 | 2020 | 2021 | 2020 | ||||
Operating income as reported | $ | 820 | $ | 770 | $ | 1,600 | $ | 1,604 |
Less significant item: | ||||||||
Acquisition-related costs | (99) | — | (132) | — | ||||
Adjusted operating income | $ | 919 | $ | 770 | $ | 1,732 | $ | 1,604 |
Adjusted operating ratio excludes those significant items that are reported within operating income.
For the three months | For the six months | ||||||||
2021 | 2020 | 2021 | 2020 | ||||||
Operating ratio as reported | 60.1 % | 60.1 % | 58.2 % | ||||||
Less significant item: | |||||||||
Acquisition-related costs | 4.8 % | —% | 3.3 % | — % | |||||
Adjusted operating ratio | 55.3 % | 56.8 % | 58.2 % | ||||||
Adjusted Return on Invested Capital ("Adjusted ROIC")
Adjusted ROIC is calculated as Adjusted return divided by Adjusted average invested capital. Adjusted return is defined as Net income adjusted for interest expense, tax effected at the Company's adjusted annualized effective tax rate, and significant items in the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements, tax effected at the applicable tax rate. Adjusted average invested capital is defined as the sum of total Shareholders' equity, Long-term debt, and Long-term debt maturing within one year, as presented in the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements, each averaged between the beginning and ending balance over a rolling 12-month period, adjusted for the impact of significant items, tax effected at the applicable tax rate, on closing balances as part of this average. Adjusted ROIC excludes significant items reported in the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements, as these significant items are not considered indicative of future financial trends either by nature or amount, and excludes interest expense, net of tax, to incorporate returns on the Company's overall capitalization. Adjusted ROIC is a performance measure that measures how productively the Company uses its long-term capital investments, representing critical indicators of good operating and investment decisions made by management, and is an important performance criteria in determining certain elements of the Company's long-term incentive plan. Adjusted ROIC is reconciled below from Return on average shareholders' equity, the most comparable measure calculated in accordance with GAAP.
Calculation of Return on average shareholders' equity
For the twelve months ended | |||||
(in millions of Canadian dollars, except for percentages) | 2021 | 2020 | |||
Net income as reported | $ | 3,248 | $ | 2,326 | |
Average shareholders' equity | $ | 8,215 | $ | 7,311 | |
Return on average shareholders' equity | |||||
Reconciliation of Net income to Adjusted return
For the twelve months | ||||
(in millions of Canadian dollars) | 2021 | 2020 | ||
Net income as reported | $ | 3,248 | $ | 2,326 |
Add: | ||||
Net interest expense | 437 | 454 | ||
Tax on interest(1) | (107) | (113) | ||
Significant items (pre-tax): | ||||
Acquisition-related costs | 344 | — | ||
Merger termination fee | (845) | — | ||
Impact of FX translation (gain) loss on debt and lease liabilities | (228) | 117 | ||
Tax on significant items(2) | 42 | (11) | ||
Income tax rate changes | (29) | — | ||
Provision for uncertain tax item | — | 24 | ||
Adjusted return | $ | 2,862 | $ | 2,797 |
(1) | Tax was calculated at the adjusted annualized effective tax rate of |
(2) | Tax was calculated as the pre-tax effect of the adjustments multiplied by the applicable tax rate for the above items of |
Reconciliation of Average shareholders' equity to Adjusted average invested capital
For the twelve months ended | |||||
(in millions of Canadian dollars) | 2021 | 2020 | |||
Average shareholders' equity | $ | 8,215 | $ | 7,311 | |
Average Long-term debt, including long-term debt maturing within one year | 9,135 | 9,044 | |||
$ | 17,350 | $ | 16,355 | ||
Less: | |||||
Significant items (pre-tax): | |||||
Acquisition-related costs | (172) | — | |||
Merger termination fee | 423 | — | |||
Tax on significant items(1) | (9) | — | |||
Income tax rate changes | 15 | — | |||
Provision for uncertain tax item | — | (12) | |||
Adjusted average invested capital | $ | 17,093 | $ | 16,367 | |
(1) | Tax was calculated at the pre-tax effect of the adjustment multiplied by the applicable tax rate of |
Calculation of Adjusted ROIC
For the twelve months | |||||
(in millions of Canadian dollars, except for percentages) | 2021 | 2020 | |||
Adjusted return | $ | 2,862 | $ | 2,797 | |
Adjusted average invested capital | $ | 17,093 | $ | 16,367 | |
Adjusted ROIC | |||||
Free Cash
Free cash is calculated as Cash provided by operating activities, less Cash used in investing activities, adjusted for changes in cash and cash equivalents balances resulting from FX fluctuations, the acquisition-related transaction costs paid in cash related to the proposed KCS transaction, the merger termination fee received in cash related to the proposed KCS transaction and the acquisition of Central Maine & Québec Railway ("CMQ"). Free cash is a measure that management considers to be a valuable indicator of liquidity. Free cash is useful to investors and other external users of the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements as it assists with the evaluation of the Company's ability to generate cash to satisfy debt obligations and discretionary activities such as dividends, share repurchase programs, and other strategic opportunities. The acquisition-related transaction costs paid in cash and the merger termination fee received in cash related to the proposed KCS transaction are not indicative of operating trends and have been excluded from Free cash. The acquisition of CMQ is not indicative of investment trends and has also been excluded from Free cash. Free cash should be considered in addition to, rather than as a substitute for, Cash provided by operating activities.
Reconciliation of Cash Provided by Operating Activities to Free Cash
For the three months | For the six months | |||||||||||
(in millions of Canadian dollars) | 2021 | 2020 | 2021 | 2020 | ||||||||
Cash provided by operating activities | $ | 1,954 | $ | 835 | $ | 2,536 | $ | 1,324 | ||||
Cash used in investing activities | (405) | (468) | (691) | (830) | ||||||||
Effect of foreign currency fluctuations on U.S. dollar-denominated cash | (1) | (15) | (4) | 16 | ||||||||
Less: | ||||||||||||
Acquisition-related costs | (43) | — | (46) | — | ||||||||
Merger termination fee | 845 | — | 845 | — | ||||||||
Investment in Central Maine and Québec Railway | — | 19 | — | 19 | ||||||||
Free cash | $ | 746 | $ | 333 | $ | 1,042 | $ | 491 | ||||
Foreign Exchange Adjusted % Change
FX adjusted % change allows certain financial results to be viewed without the impact of fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, thereby facilitating period-to-period comparisons in the analysis of trends in business performance. Financial result variances at constant currency are obtained by translating the comparable period of the prior year results denominated in U.S. dollars at the foreign exchange rates of the current period.
FX adjusted % changes in revenues are further used in calculating FX adjusted % change in freight revenue per carload and RTM. FX adjusted % changes in revenues are as follows:
For the three months ended June 30 | |||||||||||
(in millions of Canadian dollars) | Reported | Reported | Variance due to FX | FX Adjusted | FX Adjusted % | ||||||
Freight revenues by line of business | |||||||||||
Grain | $ | 444 | $ | 446 | $ | (20) | $ | 426 | 4 | ||
Coal | 170 | 131 | (2) | 129 | 32 | ||||||
Potash | 134 | 146 | (8) | 138 | (3) | ||||||
Fertilizers and sulphur | 78 | 77 | (6) | 71 | 10 | ||||||
Forest products | 90 | 81 | (7) | 74 | 22 | ||||||
Energy, chemicals and plastics | 369 | 341 | (22) | 319 | 16 | ||||||
Metals, minerals and consumer products | 180 | 133 | (12) | 121 | 49 | ||||||
Automotive | 98 | 34 | (3) | 31 | 216 | ||||||
Intermodal | 445 | 363 | (13) | 350 | 27 | ||||||
Freight revenues | 2,008 | 1,752 | (93) | 1,659 | 21 | ||||||
Non-freight revenues | 46 | 40 | (1) | 39 | 18 | ||||||
Total revenues | $ | 2,054 | $ | 1,792 | $ | (94) | $ | 1,698 | 21 | ||
For the six months ended June 30 | |||||||||
(in millions of Canadian dollars) | Reported | Reported | Variance due to FX | FX Adjusted | FX Adjusted % | ||||
Freight revenues by line of business | |||||||||
Grain | $ | 892 | $ | 864 | $ | (30) | $ | 834 | 7 |
Coal | 333 | 281 | (3) | 278 | 20 | ||||
Potash | 235 | 258 | (11) | 247 | (5) | ||||
Fertilizers and sulphur | 155 | 147 | (9) | 138 | 12 | ||||
Forest products | 170 | 159 | (11) | 148 | 15 | ||||
Energy, chemicals and plastics | 757 | 832 | (35) | 797 | (5) | ||||
Metals, minerals and consumer products | 339 | 322 | (20) | 302 | 12 | ||||
Automotive | 206 | 121 | (8) | 113 | 82 | ||||
Intermodal | 839 | 768 | (18) | 750 | 12 | ||||
Freight revenues | 3,926 | 3,752 | (145) | 3,607 | 9 | ||||
Non-freight revenues | 87 | 83 | (1) | 82 | 6 | ||||
Total revenues | $ | 4,013 | $ | 3,835 | $ | (146) | $ | 3,689 | 9 |
FX adjusted % changes in operating expenses are as follows:
For the three months ended June 30 | |||||||||
(in millions of Canadian dollars) | Reported | Reported | Variance due to FX | FX Adjusted | FX Adjusted % | ||||
Compensation and benefits | $ | 379 | $ | 347 | $ | (12) | $ | 335 | 13 |
Fuel | 218 | 131 | (11) | 120 | 82 | ||||
Materials | 54 | 50 | (2) | 48 | 13 | ||||
Equipment rents | 28 | 33 | (3) | 30 | (7) | ||||
Depreciation and amortization | 200 | 195 | (6) | 189 | 6 | ||||
Purchased services and other | 355 | 266 | (13) | 253 | 40 | ||||
Total operating expenses | $ | 1,234 | $ | 1,022 | $ | (47) | $ | 975 | 27 |
For the six months ended June 30 | |||||||||
(in millions of Canadian dollars) | Reported | Reported | Variance due to FX | FX Adjusted | FX Adjusted % | ||||
Compensation and benefits | $ | 784 | $ | 745 | $ | (17) | $ | 728 | 8 |
Fuel | 424 | 343 | (19) | 324 | 31 | ||||
Materials | 113 | 109 | (3) | 106 | 7 | ||||
Equipment rents | 61 | 69 | (5) | 64 | (5) | ||||
Depreciation and amortization | 402 | 387 | (9) | 378 | 6 | ||||
Purchased services and other | 629 | 578 | (21) | 557 | 13 | ||||
Total operating expenses | $ | 2,413 | $ | 2,231 | $ | (74) | $ | 2,157 | 12 |
FX adjusted % change in operating income is as follows:
For the three months ended June 30 | |||||||||||||
(in millions of Canadian dollars) | Reported | Reported | Variance due to FX | FX Adjusted | FX Adjusted % | ||||||||
Operating income | $ | 820 | $ | 770 | $ | (47) | $ | 723 | 13 | ||||
For the six months ended June 30 | |||||||||||||
(in millions of Canadian dollars) | Reported | Reported | Variance due to FX | FX Adjusted | FX Adjusted % | ||||||||
Operating income | $ | 1,600 | $ | 1,604 | $ | (72) | $ | 1,532 | 4 | ||||
Adjusted Net Debt to Adjusted EBITDA Ratio
Adjusted net debt to Adjusted earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization ("EBITDA") ratio is calculated as Adjusted net debt divided by Adjusted EBITDA. The Adjusted net debt to Adjusted EBITDA ratio is a key credit measure used to assess the Company's financial capacity. The ratio provides information on the Company's ability to service its debt and other long-term obligations. The Adjusted net debt to Adjusted EBITDA ratio is reconciled below from the Long-term debt to Net income ratio, the most comparable measure calculated in accordance with GAAP.
Calculation of Long-term Debt to Net Income Ratio
(in millions of Canadian dollars, except for ratios) | 2021 | 2020 | ||
Long-term debt including long-term debt maturing within one year as at June 30 | $ | 8,722 | $ | 9,548 |
Net income for the twelve months ended June 30 | $ | 3,248 | $ | 2,326 |
Long-term debt to Net income ratio | 2.7 | 4.1 | ||
Reconciliation of Long-term Debt to Adjusted Net Debt
Adjusted net debt is defined as Long-term debt, Long-term debt maturing within one year, and Short-term borrowing as reported on the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets adjusted for pension plans deficit, operating lease liabilities recognized on the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets, and Cash and cash equivalents.
(in millions of Canadian dollars) | 2021 | 2020 | ||
Long-term debt including long-term debt maturing within one year as at June 30 | $ | 8,722 | $ | 9,548 |
Add: | ||||
Pension plans deficit(1) | 322 | 294 | ||
Operating lease liabilities | 273 | 343 | ||
Less: | ||||
Cash and cash equivalents | 892 | 277 | ||
Adjusted net debt as at June 30 | $ | 8,425 | $ | 9,908 |
(1) | Pension plans deficit is the total funded status of the Pension plans in deficit only. |
Reconciliation of Net Income to EBIT, Adjusted EBIT and Adjusted EBITDA
Earnings before interest and tax ("EBIT") is calculated as Net income before Net interest expense and Income tax expense. Adjusted EBIT excludes significant items reported in both Operating income and Other expense (income). Adjusted EBITDA is calculated as Adjusted EBIT plus operating lease expense and Depreciation and amortization, less Other components of net periodic benefit recovery.
For the twelve months | ||||||
(in millions of Canadian dollars) | 2021 | 2020 | ||||
Net income as reported | $ | 3,248 | $ | 2,326 | ||
Add: | ||||||
Net interest expense | 437 | 454 | ||||
Income tax expense | 832 | 817 | ||||
EBIT | 4,517 | 3,597 | ||||
Less significant items (pre-tax): | ||||||
Acquisition-related costs | (344) | — | ||||
Merger termination fee | 845 | — | ||||
Impact of FX translation gain (loss) on debt and lease liabilities | 228 | (117) | ||||
Adjusted EBIT | 3,788 | 3,714 | ||||
Add: | ||||||
Operating lease expense | 72 | 80 | ||||
Depreciation and amortization | 794 | 750 | ||||
Less: | ||||||
Other components of net periodic benefit recovery | 362 | 357 | ||||
Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 4,292 | $ | 4,187 | ||
Calculation of Adjusted Net Debt to Adjusted EBITDA Ratio
(in millions of Canadian dollars, except for ratios) | 2021 | 2020 | ||
Adjusted net debt as at June 30 | $ | 8,425 | $ | 9,908 |
Adjusted EBITDA for the twelve months ended June 30 | $ | 4,292 | $ | 4,187 |
Adjusted net debt to Adjusted EBITDA ratio | 2.0 | 2.4 | ||
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SOURCE Canadian Pacific
