UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549 

FORM 10-Q

For the quarterly period ended SeptemberJune 30, 20202021

Commission File Number 1-31905

CKX Lands, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.     Yes  ☒     No  ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).     Yes  ☒     No  ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).     Yes ☐     No  ☒

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date: 1,942,495 shares of common stock are issued and outstanding as of NovemberAugust 6, 2020.2021.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Note 1:Significant Accounting Policies and Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited interim financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Certain information and footnote disclosures have been omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. In the opinion of management, the accompanying financial statements include normal recurring adjustments that are necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the interim periods presented. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with our audited financial statements and notes thereto for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019 2020 included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K.10-K. The results of operations for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2020 2021 are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the full fiscal year or any other periods.

The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make a number of estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, expenses, and related disclosures. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified for consistency with the current period presentation. These reclassifications had no effect on the reported results of operations.

Risks and Uncertainties

In December 2019, a novel coronavirus disease (“COVID-19”COVID-19”) was reported and in January 2020, the World Health Organization (“WHO”) declared it a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. On February 28, 2020, the WHO raised its assessment of the COVID-19COVID-19 threat from high to very high at a global level due to the continued increase in the number of cases and affected countries, and on March 11, 2020, the WHO characterized COVID-19COVID-19 as a pandemic. While the Company did not incur significant disruptions to its operations during the first nine months of 2020 and in 2021 to date from COVID-19,COVID-19, it is unable at this time to predict the impact that COVID-19COVID-19 will have on its business, financial position and operating results in future periods due to numerous uncertainties and is closely monitoring the impact of the pandemic on all aspects of its business.

Concentration of Credit Risk

The Company maintains its cash balances in seven financial institutions. At times, cash balances may beThe amount on deposit in excess ofeach financial institution is insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s insured limit of $250,000.Corporation up to $250,000. The Company has not experienced any losses in such accounts and management believes the Company is not exposed to any significant credit risk on its cash balances.

Cash Equivalents

Cash equivalents are highly liquid debt instruments with original maturities of three months or less when purchased.

Certificate of Deposits

Certificates of deposit have maturities greater than three months when purchased, in amounts not greater than $250,000. All certificates of deposit are held until maturity and recorded at cost which approximates fair value. Certificates of deposit mature through the 4th quarter of 2020. Certificates of deposit with a maturity of one year or less are classified as short-term. Certificates of deposit with a maturity of more than one year are classified as long-term.

Equity Investment

In January 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-01, “Financial Instruments – Overall (Subtopic 825-10): Recognition of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities,” (ASU 2016-01), which makes targeted amendments to the guidance for recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of financial instruments.  The guidance under ASU 2016-01 requires equity investments, other than equity method investments, to be measured at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in net income.  As of September 30, 2020, and December 31, 2019, the Company classified $502,847 and $500,642, respectively, of mutual funds as equity securities.  The Company invests in ultra-short, high quality U.S. dollar money market funds, foreign funds, and obligations issued by the U.S. Government. The Company did not hold any equity investments until the fourth quarter of 2018, accordingly, there are no effects on the Company’s investments from the adoption of ASU 2016-01.

Accounts Receivable

The Company’s accounts receivable consists of incomes received after quarter-end for royalties produced prior to quarter-end.  When there are royalties that have not been received at the time of the preparation of the financial statements for months in the prior quarter, the Company estimates the amount to be received based on the average of the most recent 12 month’s royalties that were received from that particular well.  The Company does not maintain an allowance for doubtful accounts because other than the accrual for earned but not received royalties, it has no accounts receivable.

Property, Building and Equipment

Property, building, and equipment is stated at cost. Major additions are capitalized. Maintenance and repairs are charged to income as incurred. Depreciation is computed on the straight-line and accelerated methods over the following estimated useful lives of the assets:

Impairment of Long-lived Assets

Long-lived assets, such as land, timber and property, buildings, and equipment, are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. If events or circumstances arise that require a long-lived asset to be tested for potential impairment, the Company first compares undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated by the asset to its carrying value. If the carrying amount of the long-lived asset is not recoverable on an undiscounted cash flow basis, an impairment charge is recognized to the extent that the carrying value exceeds the fair value. Fair value may be determined through various valuation techniques including quoted market prices, third-partythird-party independent appraisals and discounted cash flow models.

On August 27, 2020, Hurricane Laura made landfall in Cameron, Louisiana as a major Category 4 hurricane. The hurricane caused widespread property damage, flooding, power outages, and water and communication service interruptions. The Company holds 13,944 acres of land in Southwest Louisiana across 11 parishes, with 10,522 acres classified as timber lands. Ten of these parishes are included in the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s disaster declaration related to Hurricane Laura. Approximately one-third of the Company’s timber was damaged during the storm. The Company performed an impairment analysis by comparing the undiscounted cash flow of the assets and the carrying value of the fixed assets and determined that the fair value of the timber exceeded the carrying value as of September 30, 2020.  No impairment charges were recorded during the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2020 2021 and 2019.2020.

Revenue Recognition

Effective January 1, 2018, we adopted ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606). Under the new standard, we recognize revenues when the following criteria are met: (i) persuasive evidence of a contract with a customer exists, (ii) identifiable performance obligations under the contract exist, (iii) the transaction price is determinable for each performance obligation, (iv) the transaction price is allocated to each performance obligation, and (v) the performance obligations are satisfied. We derive a majority of our revenues from oil and gas royalties, timber sales, and surface leases. Surface leases are not within the scope of ASC 606. See Note 6 for more detailed information about the Company’s reportable segments.

Oil and Gas

Oil and gas revenue is generated through customer contracts, where we provide the customer access to a designated tract of land upon which the customer performs exploration, extraction, production and ultimate sale of the oil and gas. The Company receives royalties on all oil and gas produced by the customer. The performance obligation identified in oil and gas related contracts is the production of oil and gas on the designated tract of land. The performance obligation is satisfied at a point in time, which is when the customer produces oil and gas. The transaction price is comprised of fixed fees (royalties) on all oil and gas produced. The Company accrues monthly royalty revenues based upon estimates and adjusts to actual as the Company receives payments. Net accrued royalty income was $77,651 and $84,880 as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively. There are no capitalized contract costs associated with oil and gas contracts. The accounting of royalty income remains largely unchanged upon implementation of ASC 606.

Timber

Timber revenue is generated through customer contracts executed as a pay-as-cut arrangement, where the customer acquires the right to harvest specified timber on a designated tract for a set period of time at agreed-upon unit prices. The performance obligation identified in timber related contracts is the severing of a single tree.

We satisfy our performance obligation when timber is severed, at which time revenue is recognized. The transaction price for timber sales is determined using contractual rates applied to harvest volumes. The Company may receive a deposit at the time of entering into a stumpage agreement and this deposit is recorded in unearned revenue and accrued expenses until earned. The Company held stumpage agreement deposits of $137,300 and $87,300 as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively. There are no capitalized contract costs associated with timber contracts. The accounting of timber revenue remains largely unchanged upon implementation of ASC 606. No revenue has been recognized on the stumpage agreements held by the Company and they are still open. The amount deposited by the customer is recognized as revenue against the first timber harvested.  If no timber is harvested by the end of the contract the deposit is retained and recognized as income at contract end.  The accounting of timber revenue remains largely unchanged upon implementation of ASC 606.

Surface

Surface revenue is earned through annual leases for agricultural and hunting activities and the Company records revenues evenly over the term of these leases.  Surface revenues from these sources are recurring on an annual basis.  Unearned surface revenues and accrued expenses were $111,311 and $77,857 as of September 30, 2020, and December 31, 2019, respectively.

Surface revenue is also earned through right of way and related temporary workspace leases, both of which are not usual in occurrence and are not recurring sources of revenue. Generally, a right of way lease relates to either a utility or pipeline right of way that is a permanent servitude or exists for fixed periods of time greater than thirty years. The Company retains ownership of the land and the servitude is limited to the use of the surface. Revenue is recorded at the time of the agreement’s execution date. For income tax purposes, these types of agreements are treated as sales of business assets.

Other sources of surface revenue can be commercial activities leases and sales of surface minerals, such as dirt.

Basic and Diluted Earnings per share

Net earnings per share is provided in accordance with FASB ASC 260-10,260-10, "Earnings per Share". Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing earnings available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted income per share gives effect to all dilutive potential common shares outstanding during the period. Dilutive income per share excludes all potential common shares if their effect is anti-dilutive. As of SeptemberJune 30, 2020, 2021, and 20192020 there were no dilutive shares outstanding.

Note 2:      Certificates of Deposit

The Company has certificates of deposit for investment purposes. Certificates of deposit have maturities greater than three months when purchased, in amounts not greater than $250,000. All certificates of deposit are held until maturity and recorded at cost which approximates fair value. Certificates of deposit mature through the fourth quarter of 2020. Total certificates of deposit were $1,193,604 and $2,697,000 as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively. Purchases of certificates of deposit were $1,985,767 and $1,468,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Proceeds from the maturity of certificates of deposit were $3,489,163 and $2,390,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

Note 3:      Fair Value of Financial Instruments

ASC 820 Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (“ASC 820”), defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and enhances disclosures about fair value measurements. It defines fair value as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. ASC 820 also establishes a fair value hierarchy which requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. The standard describes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:

Level 1: Observable inputs such as quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2: Inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities that are not active; and model-driven valuations whose inputs are observable or whose significant value drivers are observable. Valuations may be obtained from, or corroborated by, third-partythird-party pricing services.

Level 3: Unobservable inputs to measure fair value of assets and liabilities for which there is little, if any market activity at the measurement date, using reasonable inputs and assumptions based upon the best information at the time, to the extent that inputs are available without undue cost and effort.

The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of each class of financial instruments for which it was practical to estimate that value:

The estimated fair value of the Company's financial instruments are as follows:

Note 4:      3:Property and Equipment

Property and equipment consisted of the following:

During the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2020 2021 and 2019,2020, the Company had a gain on sale of land of $295,238$590,265 and $80,876,$253,907, respectively.

Depreciation expense was $1,793$1,010 and $1,517$467 for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2020 2021 and 2019,2020, respectively.

Depletion expense was $683$430 and $288$184 for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2020 2021 and 2019,2020, respectively.

Note 5:      4:Segment Reporting

The Company’s operations are classified into three principal operating segments that are all located in the United States: oil and gas, timber and surface. The Company’s reportable business segments are strategic business units that offer income from different products. They are managed separately due to the unique aspects of each area.

The tables below present financial information for the Company’s three operating business segments:

Note 6:      5:Income Taxes

In accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, the Company has analyzed its filing positions in federal and state income tax returns that remain subject to examination, generally those filed in the last three years. The Company believes that all filing positions are highly certain and that all income tax filing positions and deductions would be sustained upon a taxing jurisdiction’s audit. Therefore, no reserve for uncertain tax positions is required. No interest or penalties have been levied against the Company and none are anticipated.

Note 7:      6:Related Party Transactions

The Company and Stream Wetlands Services, LLC (“Stream Wetlands”) are parties to an option to lease agreement dated April 17, 2017 (the(the “OTL”). The OTL providesprovided Stream Wetlands an option exercisable through February 28, 2021, to lease certain lands from the Company, subject to the negotiation and execution of a mutually acceptable lease form. On February 28, 2021, the Company renewed the OTL for a period of 12 months through February 28, 2022 in exchange for a payment by Stream Wetlands paidof $38,333, and Stream Wetlands may extend the Registrant $38,333 option for one more year through February 28, 2023 upon executionpayment of the OTL, and an additional $38,333 during$38,333. William Gray Stream, the first quarter of each year through 2020. Mr. Stream,President and Treasurer and a director of the Company, and who was appointed as President and Treasurer effective July 15, 2020, is also the president of Stream Wetlands.

The Company’s President and Treasurer is also the President of Matilda Stream Management, Inc. Matilda Stream Management provides administrative and accounting services to the Company for no compensation.

The Company’s immediate past President and current Secretary and director is a partner in Stockwell, Sievert, Viccellio, Clements, LLP (“Stockwell”). Beginning in August 2018, the Company began renting office space from Stockwell. The Company paid Stockwell $750 per month as rent for office space and associated services, $2,000 per month to reimburse the firm for an administrative assistant and reimbursed Stockwell for miscellaneous office supplies and legal expenses. For the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2020, the Company recorded $22,407$16,713 in total of such expense, of which $6,000$4,500 was rent expense. These expenses were paid through JulyAugust 31, 2020 and Stockwell no longer providesceased providing these services to the Company after Julyon August 31, 2020.

Gray Stream is President of Matilda Stream Management (“MSM”). MSM currently provides administrative and accounting services and provides office space to the Company at no charge.

Surface revenue-related party was $9,583 and $28,749$19,166 for each of the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2020, respectively.2021 and 2020. All of this amount was attributable to the OTL with Stream Wetlands described above.

Note 8:      7:Concentrations

Revenue from the Company's five largest customers for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2020 2021 and 2019,2020, respectively were:

Note 9:      Subsequent Events

On October 9, 2020, Hurricane Delta made landfall in Creole, Louisiana as a Category 2 hurricane.  The hurricane caused property damage, flooding, power outages, and water and communication service interruptions.  The Company holds property in four of the parishes included in the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s disaster declaration related to the hurricane.  The Company is currently in the process of assessing any damage to its timber and the effects of any temporary interruption in oil and gas production on its lands, but it currently believes the effects of the hurricane on its assets and operations are minimal.