ASSETS
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents $ 1,706,000
Accounts receivable 111,000
Other receivables 14,000
Other 2,000
Total current assets 1,833,000
Property and equipment, at cost
Proved oil and gas properties (successful efforts method) 2,139,000
Other 63,000
2,202,000
Less accumulated depreciation, depletion, amortization, and valuation allowance (2,121,000)
Net property and equipment 81,000
Other assets 33,000
$ 1,947,000
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities
Accounts payable $ 7,000
Accrued production costs 31,000
Accrued reclamation, restoration, and dismantlement 1,000
Other accrued expenses 32,000
Total current liabilities 71,000
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Stockholders' equity
Preferred stock, $.01 par value. Authorized 5,000,000 shares, none issued
Common stock, $.01 par value. Authorized 50,000,000 shares, issued 15,717,491 shares 157,000
Additional paid-in capital 14,279,000
Treasury stock, at cost, 156,000 shares at June 30, 2000 (9,000)
Accumulated deficit (12,192,000)
Notes receivable from stockholders (359,000)
1,876,000
$ 1,947,000
See accompanying notes to consolidated, condensed financial statements.
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Three months ended Nine months ended
June 30 June 30
2000 1999 2000 1999
Revenue
Oil and gas sales $ 193,000 94,000 567,000 288,000
Interest income 28,000 23,000 80,000 72,000
Other income -- 1,000 3,000 4,000
221,000 118,000 650,000 364,000
Costs and expenses
Lease operating 66,000 51,000 197,000 184,000
Production taxes 21,000 9,000 63,000 33,000
General and administrative 82,000 85,000 261,000 273,000
Reclamation, restoration, and dismantlement 1,000 -- 16,000 1,000
Depreciation, depletion, amortization, and valuation allowance 5,000 5,000 15,000 54,000
175,000 150,000 552,000 545,000
Net earnings (loss) $ 46,000 (32,000) 98,000 (181,000)
Earnings (loss) per share $ * * 0.01 (0.01)
Weighted average shares outstanding 15,561,433 15,735,491 15,603,702 15,737,414
*Less than $.01 per shareSee accompanying notes to consolidated, condensed financial statements.
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Nine months ended
June 30
2000 1999
Cash flows from operating activities
Net earnings (loss) $ 98,000 (181,000)
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash
provided by operating activities
Depreciation, depletion, amortization, and valuation allowance 15,000 54,000
Decrease (increase) in accounts receivable (40,000) 41,000
Decrease (increase) in other receivables (1,000) 7,000
Decrease in accounts payable (9,000) (8,000)
Increase in accrued production costs 3,000 7,000
Decrease in accrued reclamation, restoration, and dismantlement (3,000) (16,000)
Increase (decrease) in other accrued expenses (3,000) 1,000
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities 60,000 (95,000)
Cash flows from investing activities
Expenditures for oil and gas property development -- (2,000)
Other additions to property and equipment (5,000) --
Net cash used in investing activities (5,000) (2,000)
Cash flows from financing activities
Acquisition of treasury stock (9,000) (3,000)
Net cash used in financing activities (9,000) (3,000)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 46,000 (100,000)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 1,660,000 1,734,000
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $ 1,706,000 1,634,000
See accompanying notes to consolidated, condensed financial statements.
Page 4 of 7Note 1 - Financial Statements. In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited, consolidated, condensed financial statements contain all adjustments necessary to present fairly the financial position of the Company as of June 30, 2000, and the cash flows and results of operations for the three and nine months then ended. Such adjustments consisted only of normal recurring items. Certain reclassifications have been made to the financial statements for the three and nine months ended June 30, 1999, to conform with the classifications used in the financial statements for three and nine months ended June 30, 2000. The results of operations for the periods ended June 30 are not necessarily indicative of the results for the full year. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles have been condensed or omitted. The accounting policies followed by the Company are set forth in Note 1 to the Company’s consolidated financial statements contained in the Company’s 1999 Annual Report on Form 10-KSB, and it is suggested that these consolidated, condensed financial statements be read in conjunction therewith.
Statements that are not historical facts contained in this Form 10-QSB are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ from projected results. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include, among others: general economic conditions; the market prices of oil and natural gas; the risks associated with exploration and production in the Rocky Mountain region; the Company’s ability to find, acquire, and develop new properties and its ability to produce and market its oil and gas reserves; operating hazards attendant to the oil and natural gas business; uncertainties in the estimation of proved reserves and in the projection of future rates of production and timing of development expenditures; the strength and financial resources of the Company’s competitors; the Company’s ability to find and retain skilled personnel; climatic conditions; availability and cost of material and equipment; delays in anticipated start-up dates; environmental risks; the results of financing efforts; and other uncertainties detailed elsewhere herein and in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Information included in this document includes forward-looking statements that can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” or “continue,” or the negative thereof or other variations thereon or comparable terminology. The statements and disclaimers in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB constitute cautionary statements identifying important factors, including risks and uncertainties, with respect to such forward-looking statements that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in such forward-looking statements.
Cash and cash equivalents increased during the nine months ended June 30, 2000, because of net cash provided by operating activities. Accounts receivable increased because of increased sales. The Company is completing the restoration of the area that had contained its East Tisdale Field in Johnson County, Wyoming. The Company recognized $20,000 in reclamation, restoration, and dismantlement expense (“RR&D”) related to the Field in 1998 and expended $16,000 and $3,000 on RR&D activities in the Field during the three months ended December 31, 1998 and 1999, respectively. The Company has removed all equipment from the Field and has recontoured and reseeded virtually all disturbed areas in the Field. Barring unforeseen events, the Company does not believe that the expense associated with any remaining restoration activities in the Field will be material, although this cannot be assured. After its bonds with the State of Wyoming and the Bureau of Land Management are released, the Company does not believe it will have any further liability in connection with the Field, although this cannot be assured. The Company regularly assesses its exposure to both environmental liability and RR&D. The Company does not believe that it currently has any material exposure to environmental liability or to RR&D, net of salvage value, although this cannot be assured.
At July 7, 2000, nominal world oil prices were unusually high. At such oil price levels, all other things being equal, cash flow from operations is likely to be higher than it would have been at lower price levels. However, unless the Company’s production of oil and gas increases as the result of acquisitions of producing oil and gas properties, successful drilling activities, or successful recompletions, the Company is likely to experience negative cash flow from operations in the near future. With the exception of capital expenditures related to production acquisitions or drilling or recompletion activities, none of which are currently planned, the cash flows that could result from such acquisitions or activities, and the current high level of oil prices, the Company knows of no trends, events, or uncertainties that have or are reasonably likely to have a material impact on the Company’s short-term or long-term liquidity. Except for cash generated by the operation of the Company’s producing oil and gas properties, asset sales, or interest income, the Company has no internal or external sources of liquidity other than its working capital. At July 7, 2000, the Company had no material commitments for capital expenditures.
Page 5 of 7As the table below indicates, oil sales increased 97% from $63,000 during the three months ended June 30, 1999 (“Q3FY99”), to $124,000 during the three months ended June 30, 2000 (“Q3FY00”), and 103% from $173,000 during the nine months ended June 30, 1999, to $352,000 during the nine months ended June 30, 2000. Gas sales increased 123% from $31,000 during Q3FY99 to $69,000 during Q3FY00 and 87% from $115,000 during the nine months ended June 30, 1999, to $215,000 during the nine months ended June 30, 2000. Barrels of oil sold decreased 3% from 4,369 during Q3FY99 to 4,249 during Q3FY00 and 10% from 14,173 during the nine months ended June 30, 1999, to 12,808 during the nine months ended June 30, 2000. Thousands of cubic feet (MCFs) of gas sold decreased 22% from 29,427 during Q3FY99 to 22,945 during Q3FY00 and 29% from 108,952 during the nine months ended June 30, 1999, to 77,659 during the nine months ended June 30, 2000. These production decreases were off set by price increases: The average realized price per barrel of oil sold increased 102% from $14.42 during Q3FY99 to $29.18 during Q3FY00 and 125% from $12.21 during the nine months ended June 30, 1999, to $27.48 during the nine months ended June 30, 2000. The average realized price per MCF of gas sold increased 187% from $1.05 during the Q3FY99 to $3.01 during Q3FY00 and 161% from $1.06 during the nine months ended June 30, 1999, to $2.77 during the nine months ended June 30, 2000.
Q1-Q3 Q1-Q3 Change Pct Q3FY00 Q3FY99 Change Pct
FY00 FY99 Change Change
Oil sales $ 352,000 $ 173,000 $ 179,000 103% $ 124,000 $ 63,000 $ 61,000 97%
Gas sales 215,000 115,000 100,000 87% 69,000 31,000 38,000 123%
Total $ 567,000 $ 288,000 $ 279,000 97% $ 193,000 $ 94,000 $ 99,000 105%
Oil sold (Barrels) 12,808 14,173 (1,365) -10% 4,249 4,369 (120) -3%
Gas sold (MCFs) 77,659 108,952 (31,293) -29% 22,945 29,427 (6,482) -22%
Average realized oil price per $ 27.48 $ 12.21 $ 15.27 125% $ 29.18 $ 14.42 $ 14.76 102%
barrel
Average realized gas price per $ 2.77 $ 1.06 $ 1.71 161% $ 3.01 $ 1.05 $ 1.96 187%
Lease operating expense increased from $51,000 during Q3FY99 to $66,000 during Q3FY00 and from $184,000 for the nine months ended June 30, 1999, to $197,000 for the nine months ended June 30, 2000, because of increased repair and maintenance expense. Production taxes increased from $9,000 during Q3FY99 to $21,000 during Q3FY00 and from $33,000 during the nine months ended June 30, 1999, to $63,000 during the nine months ended June 30, 2000, because of increased sales. During Q2FY00 the Company incurred $15,000 in expense associated with the plugging and abandonment of three wells. Included in depreciation, depletion, amortization, and valuation allowance at June 30, 1999, is a valuation allowance of $40,000. Net earnings increased from a net loss of $32,000 during Q3FY99 to net earnings of $46,000 during Q3FY00 and from a net loss of $181,000 during the nine months ended June 30, 1999, to net earnings of $98,000 during the nine months ended June 30, 2000, because of increased sales.
Operating Activities. Cash provided by (used in) operating activities increased from negative $95,000 during the nine months ended June 30, 1999, to positive $60,000 during the nine months ended June 30, 2000, because of increased net earnings.
Investing Activities. During the nine months ended June 30, 1999, the Company expended $2,000 for oil and gas property development, and during the nine months ended June 30, 2000, the Company expended $5,000 for other additions to property and equipment.
Financing Activities. The Company expended $3,000 and $9,000 to repurchase 35,000 and 156,000 of its shares during the nine months ended June 30, 1999 and 2000, respectively.
The Company’s revenues and earnings are functions of the prices of oil, gas, and natural gas liquids and of the level of production expense, all of which are highly variable and beyond the Company’s control. In addition, because the quantity of oil and gas produced from existing wells declines over time, the Company’s sales and net income will decline unless rising prices offset production declines or the Company increases its net production by investing in the drilling of new wells, in successful workovers, or in the acquisition of interests in producing oil or gas properties. At July 7, 2000, nominal world oil prices were unusually high, and both the Company and the oil futures markets expect price levels to decline. Unless prices remain at the current high levels, the Company is unlikely to experience material positive earnings unless it dramatically increases production levels. With the exception of unanticipated variations in production levels, unanticipated RR&D, unanticipated environmental expense, and current high oil price levels, the Company is not aware of any other trends, events, or uncertainties that have had or that are reasonably expected to have a material impact on the net sales or revenues or income from continuing operations.
Page 6 of 7In accordance with the requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Date: July 17, 2000 By: /s/ STEVEN H. CARDIN ---------------- -----------------------Steven H. Cardin
Chief Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer
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