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Investment Overview

Why Invest in EnCana?
With the predictability, stability and visible growth of our resource play strategy, EnCana represents a unique investment opportunity. Our business decisions are based on unlocking the value in the company’s unconventional assets, improving capital efficiency and decreasing the risk exposure of our portfolio.

Develop unparalleled asset base; unlock underlying value
  • Sustainable production growth – target 5 percent per year
  • 25 million net acres in North America
  • 18.9 trillion cubic feet equivalent proved reserves
  • Approximately 10-year drilling inventory identified on existing developed lands
Exercise financial discipline and flexibility; respond to market conditions
  • Strong balance sheet
  • Net debt to capitalization of 34 percent
  • Net debt to adjusted EBITDA of 1.2 times
  • Robust project returns – target risk-adjusted internal rate of return greater than 15 percent, after tax
Return value to shareholders; pay dividends and purchase shares
  • Minimum 10 percent free cash flow target
  • Free cash flow supports a growing dividend and share purchase program
  • Doubled dividend in 2007 and 2008
  • Purchased about 270 million shares since 2002

investor briefcase

key dates

  • June 19, 2008
    Investor Day Calgary
  • June 23, 2008
    Investor Day New York
  • July 24, 2008
    Second Quarter 2008 Results
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