Summary of Significant Accounting Policies | 9 Months Ended |
Sep. 30, 2014 |
Accounting Policies [Abstract] | ' |
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies | ' |
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies |
General |
NYTEX Energy Holdings, Inc. d/b/a Sable Natural Resources (“Sable”) is an energy holding company with principal operations centralized in its wholly-owned subsidiary, NYTEX Petroleum, Inc. which changed its name to Sable Operating Company, Inc. (“Sable Operating”) on July 16, 2014. Sable Operating is an early-stage exploration and production company engaged in the acquisition, development, and production of oil and natural gas reserves from low-risk, high rate-of-return wells in carbonate reservoirs. |
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Basis of Presentation |
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The consolidated financial statements and related notes have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information. These financial statements include the accounts of Sable and entities in which it holds a controlling interest. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Certain prior-period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year classification. |
The interim financial data as of September 30, 2014 and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 is unaudited; in the opinion of management, the interim data includes all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary to a fair statement of the results for the interim periods. The consolidated results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year. |
Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been omitted pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Accordingly, these financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto as filed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013. |
Liquidity |
We cannot be certain that our existing sources of cash will be adequate to meet our liquidity requirements, including cash requirements that may be due under existing debt obligations as well as amounts due to our vendors in the normal course of business. For the nine months ended September 30, 2014, we incurred a net loss of $1,361,347, and have an accumulated deficit totaling $20,534,117, all of which casts substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The Company’s ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon its ability to generate future profitable operations and/or to obtain the necessary financing from shareholders or other sources to meet its obligations and repay its liabilities arising from normal business operations when they come due. |
We intend to seek substantial sources of liquidity. In addition, management has implemented plans to improve liquidity through cash flows generated from development of new business initiatives within the oil & gas industry and improvements to results from existing operations. There can be no assurance that we will be successful with our plans or that our results of operations will materially improve in either the short-term or long-term and accordingly, we may be unable to meet our obligations as they become due. |
A fundamental principle of the preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles is the assumption that an entity will continue in existence as a going concern, which contemplates continuity of operations and the realization of assets and settlement of liabilities occurring in the ordinary course of business. This principle is applicable to all entities except for entities in liquidation or entities for which liquidation appears imminent. In accordance with this requirement, our policy is to prepare our consolidated financial statements on a going concern basis unless we intend to liquidate or have no other alternative but to liquidate. Our consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis and do not reflect any adjustments that might specifically result from the outcome of this uncertainty. |
Restricted cash |
On May 4, 2012, (the “Closing Date”), we entered into an agreement with a third party, FDF Resources Holdings LLC |
(the” Purchaser”), which resulted in the sale of 100% of the outstanding interests of FDF. The total consideration for the sale was $62.5 million. In accordance with the Merger Agreement, $6,250,000 of the total consideration was set aside to be held in escrow and is reported as restricted cash on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. The funds held in escrow are subject to distribution in accordance with terms set forth in the Merger Agreement including final closing date net working capital. As of September 30, 2014 the balance of $3,120,183 remains for redemption of the Series A convertible preferred stock within the next year. |
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Deposits and other |
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Deposits and other at September 30, 2014 includes $968,663 in earnest money paid for the acquisition of property. |
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Due to related party |
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On August 27, 2014 the Company received a loan from Cory R. Hall, President in the amount of $500,000 to secure an extension on the closing date for the acquisition of property until October 15, 2014. The loan will be due when the Company closes the financing of the acquisition and is at zero interest. |
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Loss on disposal of assets |
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On April 30, 2013, the Company elected to cease the operations of its staffing services business, Petro Staffing Group, LLC. We recognized an net after-tax loss of approximately $114,000 from the disposition transaction, which represents the excess of the book value of the assets disposed over our investment in Petro Staffing Group, LLC. |
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Use of Estimates |
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The preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires management to make informed judgments and estimates that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues, and expenses. Management evaluates its estimates and related assumptions regularly, including those related to proved reserves; the value of properties and equipment; goodwill; intangible assets; asset retirement obligations; litigation liabilities; environmental liabilities; pension assets, liabilities, and costs; income taxes; and fair values. Changes in facts and circumstances or additional information may result in revised estimates, and actual results may differ from these estimates. |
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Earnings Per Common Share |
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Basic earnings per share amounts have been computed based on the average number of shares of common stock outstanding for the period. Diluted earnings per share is calculated using the treasury stock method to reflect the potential dilution that could occur if dilutive share-based instruments were exercised. There is no dilution effect on earnings due to the net loss for the period, however the Company has the following potentially dilutive securities outstanding: |
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| September 30, 2014 |
Warrants | 5,376,190 | |
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Stock Options | 40,000 | |
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Restricted Stock | 35,000 | |
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Series A Convertible Preferred Stock | 3,724,004 | |
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Recently Issued Accounting Standards |
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The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2014-08, Reporting Discontinued Operations and Disclosures of Disposals of Components of an Entity. The ASU changes the criteria for reporting discontinued operations and requires additional disclosures, both for discontinued operations and for individually significant dispositions and assets classified as held for sale not qualifying as discontinued operations. The ASU is effective for annual and interim periods beginning in 2015. Early adoption is permitted for disposals or for assets classified as held for sale that have not been reported in previously issued financial statements. Sable elected to early adopt the ASU on a prospective basis for the quarter ended March 31, 2014. The adoption did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements. |
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The FASB issued ASU 2013-11, Presentation of an Unrecognized Tax Benefit When a Net Operating Loss Carryforward, a Similar Tax Loss, or a Tax Credit Carryforward Exists. The ASU requires that an unrecognized tax benefit, or a portion of an unrecognized tax benefit, should be presented in the financial statements as a reduction to a deferred tax asset, except in certain circumstances as described in the ASU. The ASU is effective for annual and interim periods beginning in 2014. See Note 9 —Income Taxes. The adoption did not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements. |