CALGARY, April 29, 2020 /CNW/ - Yangarra
Resources Ltd. ("Yangarra" or the
"Company") (TSX:YGR) announces its financial and operating
results for the three months ended March 31,
2020.
Annual General and Special Meeting of Shareholders
The Company's Annual General and Special Meeting of Shareholders
is scheduled for 10:00 AM on Thursday April
30, 2020.
As a precaution due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there will not be
a corporate presentation at the conclusion of the meeting and the
following conference call number will be utilized to allow
registered shareholders to listen to the formal portion of the
meeting:
Toll free (Canada/North
America) dial in is 1-877-385-4099
Participant code is 2618233
The participant will dial in using
the dial in number then they will enter the participant code and
wait to be connected to conference call
First Quarter Highlights
- Average production of 12,122 boe/d (47% liquids) during the
quarter a 1% increase from the same period in
2019
- Oil and gas sales were $27.4
million, a decrease of 31% from the same period in 2019
- Funds flow from operations of $15.3
million ($0.18 per share –
basic), a decrease of 45% from the same period in 2019
- Adjusted EBITDA (which excludes changes in derivative financial
instruments) was $17.1 million
($0.21 per share - basic)
- Net income of $2.8 million
($0.03 per share – basic,
$3.9 million before tax), a decrease
of 76% from the same period in 2019 and represents the 13th
consecutive quarter of net income
- Operating costs were $6.67/boe
(including $1.00/boe of
transportation costs)
- Field operating netbacks were $16.71/boe
- Operating netbacks, which include the impact of commodity
contracts, were $16.76/boe
- Operating margins were 67% and funds flow from operations
margins were 56%
- G&A costs of $0.72/boe
- Royalties were 6% of oil and gas revenue
- All in cash costs were $11.06/boe
- Capital expenditures (including $0.4
million on land) were $25.4
million
- Net Debt to first quarter annualized funds flow from operations
was 3.24 : 1
- Retained earnings of $107
million
- Corporate LMR is 11.0 with decommissioning liabilities of
$16 million (discounted)
- Yangarra drilled six wells and completed five wells in the
first quarter of 2020 leaving four wells drilled and uncompleted at
the end of the quarter. Yangarra elected to reduce first quarter
activity as per the Company's strategy of reducing capital spending
when commodity pricing falls below internal thresholds for rates of
return.
Operations Update
COVID-19 protocols remain in place and all personnel have
remained on salary in both the head office and the field. Yangarra
will qualify for 75% wage coverage from the federal government due
to the significant reduction in revenue from 2019. The wage subsidy
combined with very low G&A and operating costs has allowed the
Company to avoid laying off any staff.
Yangarra did not nominate any sweet oil sales for May due to
very high sweet oil differentials. Field inventory is currently
low, and the company expects to utilize this storage until spot oil
prices are at a more reasonable level. In addition, 30 low volume
wells have been shut in as that production will continue to
accumulate downhole for up to four months. Current production is
approximately 11,000 boe/d.
Financial Summary
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|
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|
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2020
|
2019
|
|
Q1
|
Q4
|
Q1
|
Statements of
Comprehensive Income
|
|
|
|
Petroleum &
natural gas sales
|
$
|
27,435
|
$
|
35,990
|
$
|
39,907
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (before
tax)
|
$
|
3,877
|
$
|
9,405
|
$
|
16,386
|
|
|
|
|
Net income
|
$
|
2,835
|
$
|
7,020
|
$
|
11,514
|
Net income per share
- basic
|
$
|
0.03
|
$
|
0.08
|
$
|
0.13
|
Net income per share
- diluted
|
$
|
0.03
|
$
|
0.08
|
$
|
0.13
|
|
|
|
|
Statements of Cash
Flow
|
|
|
|
Funds flow from
operations
|
$
|
15,293
|
$
|
21,005
|
$
|
27,731
|
Funds flow from
operations per share - basic
|
$
|
0.18
|
$
|
0.25
|
$
|
0.32
|
Funds flow from
operations per share - diluted
|
$
|
0.18
|
$
|
0.25
|
$
|
0.32
|
Cash from operating
activities
|
$
|
15,725
|
$
|
25,469
|
$
|
22,963
|
|
|
|
|
Statements of
Financial Position
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|
|
|
Property and
equipment
|
$
|
558,956
|
$
|
541,799
|
$
|
511,113
|
Total
assets
|
$
|
608,468
|
$
|
592,195
|
$
|
566,081
|
Working capital
deficit (surplus)
|
$
|
9,278
|
$
|
(906)
|
$
|
18,699
|
Adjusted Net
Debt
|
$
|
198,253
|
$
|
187,712
|
$
|
188,063
|
Shareholders
equity
|
$
|
307,265
|
$
|
303,643
|
$
|
268,584
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average
number of shares - basic
|
85,380
|
85,370
|
85,359
|
Weighted average
number of shares - diluted
|
85,524
|
85,708
|
86,772
|
|
|
|
|
Company Netbacks ($/boe)
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|
|
|
|
2020
|
2019
|
|
Q1
|
Q4
|
Q1
|
|
|
|
|
Sales
price
|
$
|
24.87
|
$
|
31.13
|
$
|
37.09
|
Royalty
expense
|
(1.49)
|
(2.49)
|
(2.79)
|
Production costs
|
(5.67)
|
(6.19)
|
(5.87)
|
Transportation costs
|
(1.00)
|
(1.11)
|
(0.96)
|
Field operating
netback
|
16.71
|
21.34
|
27.46
|
Realized gain
(loss) on commodity contract settlement
|
0.05
|
0.25
|
0.16
|
Operating
netback
|
16.76
|
21.59
|
27.62
|
G&A
|
(0.72)
|
(1.17)
|
(0.32)
|
Cash
Finance expenses
|
(2.17)
|
(1.58)
|
(1.53)
|
Depletion and depreciation
|
(8.36)
|
(8.33)
|
(8.48)
|
Non Cash
- Finance expenses
|
(2.11)
|
0.02
|
(0.50)
|
Abandonment
Expenses
|
-
|
(0.75)
|
-
|
Provision for Credit
Losses
|
-
|
(0.57)
|
-
|
Stock-based compensation
|
(0.51)
|
(0.61)
|
(1.18)
|
Unrealized gain (loss) on financial instruments
|
0.57
|
(0.44)
|
(0.39)
|
Deferred
income tax
|
(0.94)
|
(2.06)
|
(4.53)
|
Net Income
netback
|
$
|
2.51
|
$
|
6.09
|
$
|
10.70
|
Business Environment
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|
|
|
|
2020
|
2019
|
|
Q1
|
Q4
|
Q1
|
Realized Pricing
(Including realized commodity contracts)
|
|
|
|
Oil
($/bbl)
|
$
|
52.19
|
$
|
67.06
|
$
|
66.00
|
NGL
($/bbl)
|
$
|
16.64
|
$
|
19.65
|
$
|
38.21
|
Gas
($/mcf)
|
$
|
2.11
|
$
|
2.48
|
$
|
2.56
|
|
|
|
|
Realized Pricing
(Excluding commodity contracts)
|
|
|
|
Oil
($/bbl)
|
$
|
52.05
|
$
|
67.06
|
$
|
66.00
|
NGL
($/bbl)
|
$
|
16.59
|
$
|
18.03
|
$
|
37.18
|
Gas
($/mcf)
|
$
|
2.11
|
$
|
2.48
|
$
|
2.56
|
|
|
|
|
Oil Price
Benchmarks
|
|
|
|
West
Texas Intermediate ("WTI") (US$/bbl)
|
$
|
46.17
|
$
|
56.95
|
$
|
54.90
|
Edmonton
Par (C$/bbl)
|
$
|
51.44
|
$
|
68.05
|
$
|
66.48
|
Edmonton
Par to WTI differential (US$/bbl)
|
$
|
(7.85)
|
$
|
(5.40)
|
$
|
(4.91)
|
|
|
|
|
Natural Gas Price
Benchmarks
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|
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AECO gas
(Cdn$/mcf)
|
$
|
2.03
|
$
|
2.48
|
$
|
1.94
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign
Exchange
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|
|
|
|
|
|
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U.S./Canadian Dollar Exchange
|
0.75
|
0.76
|
0.75
|
Operations Summary
Net petroleum and natural gas production, pricing and revenue
are summarized below:
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2020
|
2019
|
|
Q1
|
Q4
|
Q1
|
|
|
|
|
Daily production
volumes
|
|
|
|
Natural
gas (mcf/d)
|
38,712
|
41,483
|
34,707
|
Oil
(bbl/d)
|
3,550
|
3,712
|
4,343
|
NGL's
(bbl/d)
|
2,120
|
1,942
|
1,829
|
Combined
(boe/d 6:1)
|
12,122
|
12,568
|
11,956
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue
|
|
|
|
Petroleum &
natural gas sales - Gross
|
$
|
27,435
|
$
|
35,990
|
$
|
39,907
|
Realized gain (loss)
on commodity contract settlement
|
53
|
290
|
170
|
Total
sales
|
27,488
|
36,280
|
40,077
|
Royalty
expense
|
(1,640)
|
(2,879)
|
(3,003)
|
Total Revenue - Net
of royalties
|
$
|
25,848
|
$
|
33,401
|
$
|
37,074
|
Working Capital Summary
The following table summarizes the change in working capital
during the months ended March 31,
2020 and December 31,
2019:
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|
|
|
Three months
ended
|
Year ended
|
|
March 31,
2020
|
December 31,
2019
|
Adjusted Net Debt -
beginning of period
|
$
|
(187,711)
|
$
|
(155,882)
|
|
|
|
Funds flow from
operations
|
15,293
|
92,236
|
Additions to
property and equipment
|
(25,008)
|
(115,276)
|
Decommissioning
costs incurred
|
-
|
(966)
|
Additions to
E&E Assets
|
(426)
|
(5,723)
|
Issuance of
shares
|
-
|
41
|
Other
|
(401)
|
(2,141)
|
Adjusted Net
Debt - end of period
|
$
|
(198,253)
|
$
|
(187,711)
|
|
|
|
Credit facility
limit
|
$
|
225,000
|
$
|
225,000
|
Capital Spending
Capital spending is summarized as follows:
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|
|
|
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2020
|
2019
|
Cash
additions
|
Q1
|
Q4
|
Q1
|
|
|
|
|
Land, acquisitions
and lease rentals
|
$
|
104
|
$
|
38
|
$
|
38
|
Drilling and
completion
|
22,563
|
16,997
|
38,908
|
Geological and
geophysical
|
171
|
447
|
237
|
Equipment
|
1,968
|
2,503
|
18,320
|
Other asset
additions
|
201
|
193
|
500
|
|
$
|
25,008
|
$
|
20,178
|
$
|
58,004
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exploration &
evaluation assets
|
$
|
426
|
$
|
480
|
$
|
1,044
|
Quarter End Disclosure
The Company's financial statements, notes to the financial
statements and management's discussion and analysis will be filed
on SEDAR (www.sedar.com) and are available on the Company's website
(www.yangarra.ca).
Forward looking information
Certain information regarding Yangarra set forth in this news
release, management's assessment of future plans, operations
and operational results may constitute forward-looking statements
under applicable securities law and necessarily involve risks
associated with oil and gas exploration, production, marketing and
transportation such as loss of market, volatility of prices,
currency fluctuations, imprecision of reserves estimates,
environmental risks, competition from other producers and ability
to access sufficient capital from internal and external
sources. As a consequence, actual results may differ
materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking
statements. Certain of these risks are set out in more detail
in Yangarra's current Annual Information Form, which is available
on Yangarra's SEDAR profile at www.sedar.com.
Forward-looking statements are based on estimates and
opinions of management of Yangarra at the time the statements are
presented. Yangarra may, as considered necessary in the
circumstances, update or revise such forward-looking statements,
whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise,
but Yangarra undertakes no obligation to update or revise any
forward-looking statements, except as required by applicable
securities laws.
Barrels of Oil Equivalent
Natural gas has been converted to a barrel of oil equivalent
(Boe) using 6,000 cubic feet (6 Mcf) of natural gas equal to one
barrel of oil (6:1), unless otherwise stated. The Boe
conversion ratio of 6 Mcf to 1 Bbl is based on an energy
equivalency conversion method and does not represent a value
equivalency; therefore Boe's may be misleading if used in
isolation. References to natural gas liquids ("NGLs") in this news
release include condensate, propane, butane and ethane and one
barrel of NGLs is considered to be equivalent to one barrel of
crude oil equivalent (Boe). One ("BCF") equals one billion
cubic feet of natural gas. One ("Mmcf") equals one million
cubic feet of natural gas.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
This press release contains references to measures used in
the oil and natural gas industry such as "funds flow from
operations", "operating netback", "adjusted working capital
deficit", and "net debt". These measures do not have
standardized meanings prescribed by generally accepted accounting
principles ("GAAP") and, therefore should not be considered
in isolation. These reported amounts and their underlying
calculations are not necessarily comparable or calculated in an
identical manner to a similarly titled measure of other companies
where similar terminology is used. Where these measures are
used they should be given careful consideration by the
reader. These measures have been described and presented in
this press release in order to provide shareholders and potential
investors with additional information regarding the Company's
liquidity and its ability to generate funds to finance its
operations.
Funds flow from operations should not be considered an
alternative to, or more meaningful than, cash provided by
operating, investing and financing activities or net income as
determined in accordance with GAAP, as an indicator of Yangarra's
performance or liquidity. Funds flow from operations is used
by Yangarra to evaluate operating results and Yangarra's ability to
generate cash flow to fund capital expenditures and repay
indebtedness. Funds flow from operations denotes cash flow
from operating activities as it appears on the Company's Statement
of Cash Flows before decommissioning expenditures and changes in
non-cash operating working capital. Funds flow from operations is
also derived from net income (loss) plus non-cash items including
deferred income tax expense, depletion and depreciation expense,
impairment expense, stock-based compensation expense, accretion
expense, unrealized gains or losses on financial instruments and
gains or losses on asset divestitures. Funds from operations
netback is calculated on a per boe basis and funds from operations
per share is calculated as funds from operations divided by the
weighted average number of basic and diluted common shares
outstanding. Operating netback denotes petroleum and natural
gas revenue and realized gains or losses on financial instruments
less royalty expenses, operating expenses and transportation and
marketing expenses calculated on a per boe basis. Adjusted
working capital deficit includes current assets less current
liabilities excluding the current portion of the amount drawn on
the credit facilities, the current portion of the fair value of
financial instruments and the deferred premium on financial
instruments. Yangarra uses net debt as a measure to assess
its financial position. Net debt includes current assets less
current liabilities excluding the current portion of the fair value
of financial instruments and the deferred premium on financial
instruments, plus the long-term financial obligation.
Readers should also note that adjusted earnings before
interest, taxes, depletion & depreciation, amortization
("Adjusted EBITDA") is a non-GAAP financial measures and do not
have any standardized meaning under GAAP and is therefore unlikely
to be comparable to similar measures presented by other companies.
Yangarra believes that Adjusted EBITDA is a useful supplemental
measure, which provide an indication of the results generated by
the Yangarra's primary business activities prior to consideration
of how those activities are financed, amortized or taxed. Readers
are cautioned, however, that Adjusted EBITDA should not be
construed as an alternative to comprehensive income (loss)
determined in accordance with GAAP as an indicator of Yangarra's
financial performance.
Please refer to the management discussion and analysis for
the three month period ended March 31,
2020 for Non-GAAP financial measure reconciliation
tables.
All reference to $ (funds) are in Canadian dollars.
Neither the TSX nor its Regulation Service Provider (as that
term is defined in the Policies of the TSX) accepts responsibility
for the adequacy and accuracy of this release.
SOURCE Yangarra Resources Ltd.