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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
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Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 |
For the period ended June 30, 2008
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Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 |
For the transition period from to
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Commission File Number
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001-31759 |
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PANHANDLE OIL AND GAS INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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OKLAHOMA
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73-1055775 |
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(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.) |
Grand Centre Suite 300, 5400 N Grand Blvd., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73112
(Address of principal executive offices)
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Registrants telephone number including area code
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(405) 948-1560 |
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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.
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated
filer, or a non-accelerated filer.
See definition of accelerated filer and large accelerated filer in Rule 12b-2 of the
Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer o Accelerated filer þ Non-accelerated filer o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of
the Exchange Act).
Outstanding shares of Class A Common stock (voting) at August 5, 2008: 8,375,688
PART 1 FINANCIAL INFORMATION
PANHANDLE OIL AND GAS INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Information at June 30, 2008 is unaudited)
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June 30, 2008 |
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September 30, 2007 |
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Assets |
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Current assets: |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
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$ |
650,661 |
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$ |
989,360 |
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Oil and gas sales receivables |
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17,462,297 |
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8,103,250 |
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Fair value of natural gas collar contracts |
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106,916 |
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Other |
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1,336,497 |
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112,882 |
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Total current assets |
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19,449,455 |
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9,312,408 |
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Properties and equipment, at cost, based on |
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successful efforts accounting: |
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Producing oil and gas properties |
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153,094,794 |
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125,634,251 |
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Non-producing oil and gas properties |
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10,693,152 |
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10,697,854 |
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Other |
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491,659 |
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625,455 |
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164,279,605 |
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136,957,560 |
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Less accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization |
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81,335,348 |
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68,424,645 |
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Net properties and equipment |
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82,944,257 |
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68,532,915 |
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Investments |
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628,403 |
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690,011 |
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Other |
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258,535 |
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4,463 |
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Total assets |
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$ |
103,280,650 |
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$ |
78,539,797 |
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Liabilities and Stockholders Equity |
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Current liabilities: |
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Accounts payable |
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$ |
3,772,164 |
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$ |
1,773,255 |
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Fair value of natural gas collar contracts |
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3,506,500 |
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Accrued liabilities |
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671,033 |
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348,042 |
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Total current liabilities |
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7,949,697 |
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2,121,297 |
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Long-term debt |
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10,018,862 |
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4,661,471 |
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Deferred income taxes |
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21,102,750 |
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16,827,750 |
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Asset retirement obligations |
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1,247,908 |
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1,247,908 |
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Stockholders equity: |
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Class A voting common stock, $.0166 par value; |
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24,000,000 shares authorized, 8,431,502
issued at June 30, 2008 and at
September 30, 2007 |
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140,524 |
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140,524 |
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Capital in excess of par value |
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2,146,071 |
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2,146,071 |
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Deferred directors compensation |
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1,584,743 |
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1,358,778 |
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Retained earnings |
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61,045,856 |
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50,035,998 |
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64,917,194 |
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53,681,371 |
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Less treasury stock, at cost; 54,514 shares at June 30, |
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2008 and no shares at September 30, 2007 |
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(1,955,761 |
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Total stockholders equity |
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62,961,433 |
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53,681,371 |
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Total liabilities and stockholders equity |
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$ |
103,280,650 |
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$ |
78,539,797 |
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(1)
PANHANDLE OIL AND GAS INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(Unaudited)
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Three Months Ended June 30, |
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Nine Months Ended June 30, |
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2008 |
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2007 |
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2008 |
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2007 |
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Revenues: |
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Oil and gas sales |
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$ |
20,551,865 |
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$ |
10,181,501 |
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$ |
48,687,560 |
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$ |
26,718,087 |
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Lease bonuses and rentals |
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32,154 |
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22,560 |
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110,464 |
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193,317 |
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Gains (losses) on natural gas collar contracts |
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(2,286,789 |
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560,972 |
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(4,391,316 |
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588,181 |
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Gain on asset sales, interest and other |
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105,963 |
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96,388 |
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190,718 |
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274,768 |
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Income of partnerships |
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50,013 |
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126,925 |
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306,805 |
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289,621 |
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18,453,206 |
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10,988,346 |
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44,904,231 |
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28,063,974 |
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Costs and expenses: |
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Lease operating expenses |
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2,178,732 |
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888,049 |
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4,977,151 |
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2,621,608 |
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Production taxes |
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675,206 |
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721,927 |
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2,431,165 |
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1,764,164 |
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Exploration costs |
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35,394 |
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224,078 |
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397,125 |
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943,489 |
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Depreciation, depletion, and amortization |
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4,671,193 |
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3,644,062 |
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13,376,346 |
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10,504,001 |
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Provision for impairment |
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37,666 |
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398,033 |
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385,672 |
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2,027,866 |
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Loss on asset sales |
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203,387 |
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(1,522 |
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203,387 |
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254,395 |
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General and administrative |
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1,164,743 |
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913,077 |
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3,991,566 |
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3,055,791 |
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Interest expense |
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24,064 |
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44,346 |
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110,541 |
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8,966,321 |
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6,811,768 |
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25,806,758 |
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21,281,855 |
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Income before provision for income taxes |
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9,486,885 |
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4,176,578 |
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19,097,473 |
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6,782,119 |
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Provision for income taxes |
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3,018,000 |
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1,272,500 |
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6,317,000 |
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2,113,293 |
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Net income |
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$ |
6,468,885 |
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$ |
2,904,078 |
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$ |
12,780,473 |
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$ |
4,668,826 |
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Earnings per common share (Note 4) |
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$ |
0.76 |
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$ |
0.34 |
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$ |
1.50 |
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$ |
0.55 |
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Weighted average shares outstanding: |
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Common shares |
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8,423,067 |
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8,422,529 |
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8,428,701 |
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8,422,529 |
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Unissued, vested directors shares |
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85,909 |
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77,119 |
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84,911 |
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76,339 |
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8,508,976 |
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8,499,648 |
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8,513,612 |
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8,498,868 |
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Dividends declared per share of
common stock and paid in period |
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$ |
0.07 |
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$ |
0.07 |
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$ |
0.21 |
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$ |
0.18 |
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(2)
PANHANDLE OIL AND GAS INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY
(Information at and for the nine months ended June 30, 2008 is unaudited)
Nine Months Ended June 30, 2008
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Class A voting |
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Capital in |
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Deferred |
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Common Stock |
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Excess of |
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Directors |
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Retained |
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Treasury |
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Treasury |
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Shares |
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Amount |
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Par Value |
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Compensation |
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Earnings |
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Shares |
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Stock |
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Total |
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Balances at September 30, 2007 |
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8,431,502 |
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$ |
140,524 |
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$ |
2,146,071 |
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$ |
1,358,778 |
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$ |
50,035,998 |
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$ |
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$ |
53,681,371 |
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Net income |
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12,780,473 |
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12,780,473 |
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Dividends ($.21 per share) |
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(1,770,615 |
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(1,770,615 |
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Purchase of treasury stock |
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(54,514 |
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(1,955,761 |
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(1,955,761 |
) |
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Increase in deferred directors
compensation charged to expense |
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225,965 |
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225,965 |
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Balances at March 31, 2008 |
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8,431,502 |
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$ |
140,524 |
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$ |
2,146,071 |
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$ |
1,584,743 |
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$ |
61,045,856 |
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(54,514 |
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$ |
(1,955,761 |
) |
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$ |
62,961,433 |
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(3)
PANHANDLE OIL AND GAS INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
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Nine months ended June 30, |
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2008 |
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2007 |
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Operating Activities |
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Net income |
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$ |
12,780,473 |
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$ |
4,668,826 |
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Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided
by operating activities: |
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Depreciation, depletion, amortization |
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13,376,346 |
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10,504,001 |
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Provision for impairment |
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385,672 |
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2,027,866 |
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Deferred income taxes |
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4,275,000 |
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1,747,000 |
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Lease bonus income |
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(42,019 |
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Exploration costs |
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397,125 |
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943,489 |
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Loss, net, on asset sales |
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83,986 |
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51,818 |
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Income of partnerships |
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(306,805 |
) |
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(289,621 |
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Distributions received from partnerships |
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368,413 |
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351,229 |
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Directors deferred compensation expense |
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225,965 |
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133,820 |
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Cash provided by changes in assets and liabilities: |
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Oil and gas sales receivables |
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(9,359,047 |
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(2,032,209 |
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Other current assets |
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(819,020 |
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1,244,628 |
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Accounts payable |
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130,477 |
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(1,339,695 |
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Fair value of natural gas collar contracts |
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3,613,416 |
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(446,581 |
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Accrued liabilities |
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322,991 |
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51,172 |
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Total adjustments |
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12,694,519 |
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12,904,898 |
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Net cash provided by operating activities |
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25,474,992 |
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17,573,724 |
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Investing Activities |
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Capital expenditures, including dry hole costs |
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(27,757,275 |
) |
|
|
(17,052,261 |
) |
Proceeds from leasing of fee mineral acreage |
|
|
131,449 |
|
|
|
174,338 |
|
Investments in partnerships |
|
|
|
|
|
|
11,280 |
|
Proceeds from asset sales |
|
|
181,120 |
|
|
|
510,378 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash used in investing activities |
|
|
(27,444,706 |
) |
|
|
(16,356,265 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Financing Activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Borrowings under credit facility |
|
|
40,058,723 |
|
|
|
8,984,560 |
|
Payments on credit facility |
|
|
(34,701,332 |
) |
|
|
(8,621,300 |
) |
Purchase of treasury stock |
|
|
(1,955,761 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Payments of dividends |
|
|
(1,770,615 |
) |
|
|
(1,516,055 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities |
|
|
1,631,015 |
|
|
|
(1,152,795 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents |
|
|
(338,699 |
) |
|
|
64,664 |
|
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period |
|
|
989,360 |
|
|
|
434,353 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period |
|
$ |
650,661 |
|
|
$ |
499,017 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Supplemental Schedule of Noncash Investing and Financing Activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Receivable from asset sales |
|
$ |
658,668 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Additions and revisions, net, to asset retirement obligations |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
197,697 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Additions to properties and equipment included in accounts payable |
|
$ |
(1,868,432 |
) |
|
$ |
(2,690,288 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(See accompanying notes)
(4)
PANHANDLE OIL AND GAS INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
NOTE 1: Accounting Principles and Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in
accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q as prescribed by the Securities and Exchange
Commission, and include the Companys wholly owned subsidiary, Wood Oil Company (Wood). Management
of Panhandle Oil and Gas Inc. (formerly Panhandle Royalty Company) believes that all adjustments
necessary for a fair presentation of the consolidated financial position and results of operations
for the periods have been included. All such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature. The
consolidated results are not necessarily indicative of those to be expected for the full year. The
Companys fiscal year runs from October 1 through September 30.
Certain amounts and disclosures have been condensed or omitted from these consolidated
financial statements pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC. Therefore, these condensed
consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial
statements and related notes thereto included in the Companys 2007 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
NOTE 2: Income Taxes
The Companys provision for income taxes is reflective of excess percentage depletion,
reducing the Companys effective tax rate from the federal statutory rate.
On October 1, 2007, the Company adopted the provisions of FIN No. 48, Accounting for
Uncertainty in Income Taxes an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109 (FIN 48). FIN 48
clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in a companys financial
statements in accordance with SFAS No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes (SFAS 109). FIN 48
prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement
recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. The
Company and its subsidiary file income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and various
state jurisdictions. Subject to statutory exceptions that allow for a possible extension of the
assessment period, the Company is no longer subject to U.S. federal, state, and local income tax
examinations
for fiscal years prior to 2004.
The Company has performed its evaluation of tax positions and has determined that the adoption
of FIN 48 did not have a material impact on the Companys financial condition, results of
operations, or cash flows. This evaluation included a review of the appropriate recognition
threshold for each tax position recognized in the Companys financial statements. Based
on this evaluation, the Company did not identify any tax positions that did not meet the highly
certain positions threshold. As a result, no additional tax expense, interest, or penalties have
been accrued as a result of the review.
The Company includes interest assessed by the taxing authorities in Interest expense and
penalties related to income taxes in General and administrative expense on its Consolidated
Statements of Income. For the nine months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, the Company recorded no
interest or penalties on uncertain tax positions.
NOTE 3: Stock Repurchase Program
ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
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|
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|
|
|
Total Number of |
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|
Approximate Dollar |
|
|
|
Total Number |
|
|
Average |
|
|
Shares Purchased |
|
|
Value of Shares that |
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|
|
of Shares |
|
|
Price Paid |
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|
as Part of Publicly |
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|
May Yet Be Purchased |
|
Period |
|
Purchased |
|
|
per Share |
|
|
Announced Program |
|
|
Under the Program |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4/1 - 4/30/08 |
|
|
0 |
|
|
$ |
0.00 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
$ |
0 |
|
5/1 - 5/31/08 |
|
|
0 |
|
|
$ |
0.00 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
$ |
0 |
|
6/1 - 6/30/08 |
|
|
54,514 |
|
|
$ |
35.88 |
|
|
|
54,514 |
|
|
$ |
44,239 |
|
On May 28, 2008 the Company announced that its Board of Directors had approved a stock
repurchase program to purchase up to $2,000,000 of the Companys common stock. As of June
30, 2008, the Company had repurchased 54,514 shares at a total cost of $1,955,761 under the
program. The shares are to be held in treasury and are accounted for using the cost method.
NOTE 4: Earnings per Share
Earnings per share is calculated using net income divided by the weighted average number of
voting common shares outstanding, including unissued, vested directors shares during the period.
(5)
NOTE 5: Long-term Debt
The Company has a revolving credit facility with Bank of Oklahoma (BOK) in the amount of
$50,000,000 which is subject to a semi-annual borrowing base determination. The current borrowing
base is $15,000,000. The facility matures on October 31, 2010. Borrowings under the facility are
due at maturity. The facility bears interest at the national prime rate minus from 1.375% to
.750%, or 30 day LIBOR plus from 1.375% to 2.000%. The interest rate charged will be based on the
percent of the value advanced of the calculated loan value of Panhandles oil and gas reserves.
The interest rate spread from LIBOR or prime increases as a larger percent of the loan value of
Panhandles oil and gas properties is advanced. At June 30, 2008 the interest rate for the
facility was 3.838%.
NOTE 6: Dividends
On May 21, 2008, the Companys Board of Directors approved payment of a $.07 per share
dividend that was paid on June 13, 2008 to shareholders of record on June 2, 2008.
NOTE 7: Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors
The Company has a deferred compensation plan for non-employee directors (the Plan). The Plan
provides that each eligible director can individually elect to receive shares of Company stock
rather than cash for board and committee chair retainers, board meeting fees and board committee
meeting fees. These shares are unissued and vest as earned. The shares are credited to each
directors deferred fee account at the closing market price of the stock on the date earned. Upon
retirement, termination or death of the director or upon a change in control of the Company, the
shares accrued under the Plan will be issued to the director.
NOTE 8: Capitalized Costs
Oil and gas properties include costs of $177,029 on exploratory wells which were drilling
and/or testing at June 30, 2008.
NOTE 9: Derivatives
The Company periodically utilizes certain derivative contracts, costless collars, to reduce
its exposure to unfavorable changes in natural gas prices. Volumes under such contracts do not
exceed expected production. The Companys collars contain a fixed floor price and a fixed ceiling
price. If market prices exceed the ceiling price or fall below the floor, then the Company will
receive the difference between the floor and market price or pay the difference between the ceiling
and market price. If market prices are between the ceiling and the floor, then no payments or
receipts related to the collars are required.
The Company accounts for its derivative contracts under Financial Accounting Standards Board
Statement No. 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, as amended, (SFAS
No. 133). Under the provision of SFAS No. 133, the Company is required to recognize all derivative
instruments as either assets or liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet at fair value. The
accounting for changes in the fair value of a derivative depends on the intended use of the
derivative and resulting designation. For derivatives designated as cash flow hedges and meeting
the effectiveness guidelines of SFAS No. 133, changes in fair value are recognized in other
comprehensive income (loss) until the hedged item is recognized in earnings. Hedge effectiveness is
required to be measured at least quarterly based on relative changes in fair value between the
derivative contract and hedged item during the period of hedge designation. The ineffective portion
of a derivatives change in fair value is recognized in current earnings. For derivative
instruments not designated as hedging instruments, the change in fair value is recognized in
earnings during the period of change as a change in derivative fair value.
Beginning in fiscal year 2007, the Company has entered in costless collar arrangements
intended to reduce the Companys exposure to short-term fluctuations in the price of natural gas.
Collar contracts set a minimum price, or floor and provide for payments to the Company if the basis
adjusted price falls below the floor or require payments by the Company if the basis adjusted price
rises above the ceiling. These arrangements cover only a portion of the Companys production and
provide only partial price protection against declines in natural gas prices. These economic
hedging arrangements may expose the Company to risk of financial loss and limit the benefit of
future increases in prices. The derivative instruments will settle based on the prices below which
are tied to indexes for certain pipelines in Oklahoma.
(6)
Derivative contracts in place as of 6/30/08
(prices below reflect the Companys net price from Oklahoma pipelines)
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Production volume |
|
|
Floor price range |
|
|
Ceiling price range |
|
Contract period |
|
covered per month |
|
|
(per mmbtu) |
|
|
(per mmbtu) |
|
April September, 2008 |
|
120,000 mmbtu |
|
$ |
6.15 to $6.40 |
|
|
$ |
8.05 to $8.60 |
|
April September, 2008 |
|
90,000 mmbtu |
|
$ |
6.60 to $6.85 |
|
|
$ |
7.50 to $7.80 |
|
April September, 2008 |
|
30,000 mmbtu |
|
$ |
7.20 to $7.45 |
|
|
$ |
8.15 to $8.45 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
October December, 2008 |
|
120,000 mmbtu |
|
$ |
6.50 to $6.90 |
|
|
$ |
8.75 to $9.15 |
|
While the Company believes that its derivative contracts are effective in achieving the risk
management objective for which they were intended, the Company has elected not to complete all of
the documentation requirements necessary under SFAS No. 133 to permit these derivative contracts to
be accounted for as cash flow hedges. The Companys fair value of derivative contracts was
($3,506,500) as of June 30, 2008 and $106,916 as of September 30, 2007. Realized and unrealized
gains and losses for the periods ending June 30, 2008 and June 30, 2007 are scheduled below:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gains (losses) on |
|
Three months ended |
|
|
Nine months ended |
|
derivative contracts |
|
6/30/08 |
|
|
6/30/07 |
|
|
6/30/08 |
|
|
6/30/07 |
|
Realized |
|
|
($878,900 |
) |
|
$ |
92,400 |
|
|
|
($777,900 |
) |
|
$ |
141,600 |
|
Unrealized |
|
|
($1,407,889 |
) |
|
$ |
468,572 |
|
|
|
($3,613,416 |
) |
|
$ |
446,581 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
|
($2,286,789 |
) |
|
$ |
560,972 |
|
|
|
($4,391,316 |
) |
|
$ |
588,181 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NOTE 10: Exploration Costs
Certain non-producing leases which have expired or which have no future plans of development
(aggregate carrying value of $406,528) were fully impaired and charged to exploration costs in
fiscal 2008, slightly offset by small credits on previously recorded exploratory dry holes. In
fiscal 2007, $493,776 was charged to exploration costs on one exploratory dry hole and $440,627 was
also charged to exploration costs on non-producing leases which had expired or which had no future
plans of development.
NOTE 11: Purchaser Bankruptcy
The Company has a potential exposure from oil and natural gas sales for the months of June and
July 2008 that its operators made to SemCrude, L.P. (SemCrude) and SemGas L.P. (SemGas),
subsidiaries of SemGroup, L.P. (SemGroup). On July 21, 2008, SemGroup, including SemCrude and
SemGas, filed a voluntary petition for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code under
Case Number 08-11525 (BLS) in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.
As of June 30, 2008, the Company estimates that its operators (principally JMA Energy Company,
LLC) had receivables, net to the Companys interest, of approximately $325,000 from SemCrude and
SemGas. Including sales of oil and natural gas production to SemCrude and SemGas during the period
July 1 21, 2008, the Company estimates the current receivable balance, net to the Companys
interest, to be approximately $550,000. The Companys operators are pursuing various legal remedies
to protect their interests. The Company is currently unable to quantify the amount of the
receivable balance, if any, that is uncollectible. However, the Company believes that ultimate
disposition of this matter will not have a material adverse affect on its liquidity or overall
financial position.
NOTE 12: New Accounting Pronouncements
In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements. This statement
defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted
accounting principles (GAAP), and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. This
statement is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November
15, 2007. The Company is still assessing the impact of this statement, but the adoption of this
statement is not expected to have a material effect on the Companys financial position, results of
operations or cash flows.
In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and
Financial Liabilities. This statement permits entities to choose to measure many financial
instruments and certain other items at fair value. This statement is effective for financial
statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. The adoption of this
statement is not expected to have a material effect on the Companys financial position, results of
operations or cash flows.
(7)
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|
|
ITEM 2 |
|
MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND |
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS AND RISK FACTORS
Forward-Looking Statements for fiscal 2008 and later periods are made in this document. Such
statements represent estimates by management based on the Companys historical operating trends,
its proved oil and gas reserves and other information currently available to management. The
Company cautions that the forward-looking statements provided herein are subject to all the risks
and uncertainties incident to the acquisition, development and marketing of, and exploration for
oil and gas reserves. These risks include, but are not limited to, oil and natural gas price risk,
natural gas price hedging risk, drilling and equipment cost risk, field services cost risk,
environmental risks, drilling risk, reserve quantity risk and operations and production risk. For
all the above reasons, actual results may vary materially from the forward-looking statements and
there is no assurance that the assumptions used are necessarily the most likely to occur.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
At June 30, 2008, the Company had positive working capital of $11,499,758, as compared to
positive working capital of $7,191,111 at September 30, 2007. Increased working capital is the
result of increases in oil and gas sales receivables partially offset by increases in the accrued
liability on the fair value of derivative contracts and accounts payable. Oil and gas sales
receivables increased as a result of increased oil and gas sales resulting from increases in oil
and gas production and sales prices. The increase in oil and gas sales prices, both current and
future, has also caused the increase in the accrued liability on
the fair value of derivative contracts. Accounts payable increased as the Company continues
capital spending for oil and gas activities at a high level.
Operating cash flow remains strong. Additions to properties and equipment for oil and gas
activities for the 2008 nine-month period amounted to $29,625,707. Management currently expects
additions to properties and equipment for oil and gas activities of approximately $42,000,000 for
fiscal 2008. Managements strategy to participate with larger working interests in new wells
combined with high drilling activity has resulted in continued increases in capital expenditures.
Drilling in the Woodford Shale and Fayetteville Shale unconventional resource plays in southeast
Oklahoma and Arkansas, respectively, and in the Dill City play in western Oklahoma will continue to
be a large component of expected capital additions for the next several years. As drilling
activity remains high, costs for drilling rigs, well equipment and services remain high, and are
expected to remain so for the remainder of fiscal 2008 and into fiscal 2009. Any acquisitions of
oil and gas properties would further increase the capital addition amount.
The Company funds capital additions, overhead costs, stock repurchases and dividend payments
primarily from operating cash flow. However, due primarily to the sharp increase in Company
drilling activity, the Company also utilizes its revolving line-of-credit facility to help fund
these expenditures. Further increases in the Companys drilling activity will likely result in
increased borrowings under the Companys credit facility. With the uncertainty of natural gas
prices, and their effect on cash flow, some amounts have been and will be in the next several
quarters borrowed under the Companys credit facility. However, the Company has entered into
natural gas collar contracts (discussed in Note 9 above) to help guard against potential negative
price fluctuations which would reduce available capital. The Company has substantial availability
under its bank debt facility and the availability could be increased, if needed.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2008 COMPARED TO THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2007
Overview:
The Company recorded a third quarter 2008 net income of $6,468,885, or $.76 per share, as
compared to a net income of $2,904,078 or $.34 per share in the 2007 quarter.
(8)
Revenues:
Total revenues increased $7,464,860 or 68% for the 2008 quarter. The increase was the result
of a $10,370,364 increase in oil and gas sales resulting from a 44% increase in gas sales volumes,
a 41% increase in gas sales price, a 2% increase in oil sales volumes and a 95% increase in oil
sales price. Losses on natural gas collar contracts resulted in a revenue decrease of $2,847,761.
The table below outlines the Companys production and average sales prices for oil and natural gas
for the three month periods of fiscal 2008 and 2007:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
BARRELS |
|
AVERAGE |
|
MCF |
|
AVERAGE |
|
MCFE |
|
|
SOLD |
|
PRICE |
|
SOLD |
|
PRICE |
|
SOLD |
Three months ended 6/30/08
|
|
|
31,907 |
|
|
$ |
120.92 |
|
|
|
1,788,462 |
|
|
$ |
9.33 |
|
|
|
1,979,904 |
|
Three months ended 6/30/07
|
|
|
31,223 |
|
|
$ |
62.15 |
|
|
|
1,244,685 |
|
|
$ |
6.62 |
|
|
|
1,432,023 |
|
The Companys applied strategy of increasing its working interests in new wells drilled
combined with increased drilling activity and the associated increase in drilling expenditures
continues to result in increased production volumes for both gas and oil, as compared to the fiscal
2007 quarter. Increased production is principally attributable to increased production from the
western Oklahoma Dill City area (gas and oil), southeast Oklahoma Woodford Shale area (gas only),
the Fayetteville Shale area in Arkansas (gas only) and the Yellowstone Southeast field (oil only)
in Woods County, Oklahoma. The Companys drilling continues to be concentrated on gas production,
although the Dill City area and the Yellowstone Southeast field have yielded oil production that is
significant to the Company. New wells coming on line are continuing to replace the decline in
production of older wells, and the Company anticipates additional new production coming on line in
future periods.
Production for the last five quarters was as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Quarter ended |
|
Barrels Sold |
|
|
MCF Sold |
|
|
MCFE |
|
6/30/08 |
|
|
31,907 |
|
|
|
1,788,462 |
|
|
|
1,979,904 |
|
3/31/08 |
|
|
32,399 |
|
|
|
1,533,363 |
|
|
|
1,727,757 |
|
12/31/07 |
|
|
36,721 |
|
|
|
1,610,880 |
|
|
|
1,831,206 |
|
9/30/07 |
|
|
31,677 |
|
|
|
1,529,924 |
|
|
|
1,719,986 |
|
6/30/07 |
|
|
31,223 |
|
|
|
1,244,685 |
|
|
|
1,432,023 |
|
Losses on Natural Gas Collar Contracts:
The Companys fair value of derivative contracts was ($3,506,500) as of June 30, 2008 and
($2,098,611) as of March 31, 2008, resulting in a loss of $2,286,789 (including $878,900 of
realized losses) in the three months ended June 30, 2008 compared to a gain of $560,972 for the
three months ended June 30, 2007. The Company made cash payments under the contracts of $878,900
for the three months ended June 30, 2008 and received cash payments of $92,400 for the three months
ended June 30, 2007.
Lease Operating Expenses (LOE):
LOE increased $1,290,683 or 145% in the 2008 quarter to $1.10 per mcfe, as compared to $.62
per mcfe in the 2007 quarter. The $.48 per mcfe increase is due to sharp increases in charges for
transportation, compression, dehydration, gathering systems and fuel gas related to treating
natural gas produced and delivering it to market. The Company is experiencing these higher
operating costs on wells located particularly in the southeast Oklahoma Woodford Shale and the
western Oklahoma Dill City areas. LOE costs for other than the treating and delivery to market of
natural gas produced increased approximately $251,000 in the 2008 quarter as compared to the 2007
quarter, mostly a result of new wells put on production.
Production Taxes:
Production taxes decreased $46,721 or 7% in the 2008 quarter. The decline in production tax
expense is the result of production tax credits of approximately $283,000 on horizontal wells
drilled in the southeast Oklahoma Woodford Shale. The state of Oklahoma offers a refund on
horizontally drilled wells of nearly all production taxes paid for the first four years of
production or until well payout occurs, whichever comes first. The decrease also relates to the
increasing number of Arkansas Fayetteville Shale wells coming on line as compared to a year ago
which carry an extremely low production tax rate of only $.012 per mcf produced. The combined
result is a decrease in the severance tax rate as a percentage of oil and gas sales from 7.1% in
the 2007 quarter to 3.3% in the 2008 quarter.
Exploration Costs:
These costs decreased $188,684 in the 2008 quarter. Leasehold expiration and abandonment
costs were $35,399 for the 2008 quarter as compared to $216,776 for the 2007 quarter. There were
no exploratory dry holes drilled in either the 2008 or the 2007 quarter.
(9)
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization (DD&A):
DD&A increased $1,027,131 or 28% in the 2008 quarter. DD&A in the 2008 quarter was $2.36 per
mcfe as compared to $2.54 per mcfe in the 2007 quarter. The overall increase is the result of
increased production volumes in the 2008 quarter over the 2007 quarter. The decrease in the DD&A
rate per mcfe is due to higher than normal DD&A per mcfe in the 2007 quarter as a result of
downward reserve revisions on approximately fifty of the Companys working interest wells in 2007,
resulting in significant additional DD&A charges on those wells totaling approximately $500,000.
Provision for Impairment:
The provision for impairment decreased $360,367 in the 2008 quarter. In the 2008 quarter one
smaller field was impaired $37,666 as compared to the 2007 quarter in which impairment on two
fields totaled $398,033.
General and Administrative Costs (G&A):
G&A costs increased $251,666 or 28% in the 2008 quarter principally due to increased personnel
related costs of approximately $141,000 and increased stock exchange and other fees of
approximately $68,000.
Income Taxes:
The provision for income taxes for the 2008 quarter increased $1,745,500 due to an increase in
income before provision for income taxes of $5,310,307 in the 2008 quarter as compared to the 2007
quarter. The effective tax rate in the 2008 quarter was 32%. The Company utilizes excess
percentage depletion to reduce its effective tax rate from the federal statutory rate.
NINE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2008 COMPARED TO NINE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2007
Overview:
The Company recorded a nine month period 2008 net income of $12,780,473, or $1.50 per share,
as compared to a net income of $4,668,826 or $.55 per share in the 2007 period.
Revenues:
Total revenues increased $16,840,257 or 60% for the 2008 period. The increase was primarily
the result of a $21,969,473 increase in oil and gas sales offset by a decrease in the value of
natural gas collar contracts of $4,979,497. The oil and gas sales increase resulted from a 36%
increase in gas sales volumes, a 27% increase in gas sales price, a 34% increase in oil sales
volumes and a 71% increase in oil sales price for the 2008 quarter. The decrease in the value of
natural gas collar contracts is the result of losses incurred during the 2008 period of $4,391,316
as compared to gains during the 2007 period of $588,181. The table below outlines the Companys
production and average sales prices for oil and natural gas for the nine month periods of fiscal
2008 and 2007:
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Nine months ended 6/30/08 |
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100.12 |
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As the Company continues increasing its drilling activities and increasing its working
interests in new wells drilled, expectations are continuing increases in production volumes of
natural gas in fiscal 2008 as compared to fiscal 2007. New drilling continues to be concentrated
on gas production; however, the drilling and completion of wells targeting oil production and
several gas wells with associated oil production has recently increased. During the last year, new
wells coming on line have more than replaced the decline in production of older wells. The Company
expects to continue to have additional production come on line in future periods.
Losses on Natural Gas Collar Contracts:
The Companys fair value of derivative contracts was ($3,506,500) as of June 30, 2008 and
$106,916 as of September 30, 2007, resulting in a loss of $4,391,316 (including $777,900 of
realized losses) in the nine months ended June 30, 2008 compared to a gain of $588,181 for the nine
months ended June 30, 2007. The Company made cash payments of $777,900 (realized losses) for the
2008 period and received cash payments of $141,600 (realized gains) in the 2007 period.
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Lease Operating Expenses (LOE):
LOE increased $2,355,543 or 90% in the 2008 period to $.90 per mcfe, as compared to $.64 per
mcfe in the 2007 period. The per mcfe increase is due to sharp increases in charges for
transportation, compression, dehydration, gathering systems and fuel gas related to treating
natural gas produced and delivering it to market. The Company is experiencing these higher
operating costs on wells located particularly in the southeast Oklahoma Woodford Shale and the
western Oklahoma Dill City areas. LOE costs for other than the treating and delivery to market of
natural gas produced increased approximately $554,000 in the 2008 period compared to the 2007
period, mostly a result of new wells put on production.
Production Taxes:
Production taxes increased $667,001 or 38% in the 2008 period. The increase in production tax
expense is the result of increased oil and gas sales as production taxes are largely paid as a
percentage of oil and gas sales. Production taxes as a percentage of oil and gas sales for the
2008 period are 5.0% as compared to 6.6% for the 2007 period. This decrease is attributable to
production tax credits of approximately $283,000 on horizontal wells drilled in the southeast
Oklahoma Woodford Shale. The state of Oklahoma offers a refund on horizontally drilled wells of
nearly all production taxes paid for the
first four years of production or until well payout occurs, whichever comes first. The decrease
also relates to the increasing number of Arkansas Fayetteville Shale wells coming on line as
compared to a year ago which carry an extremely low production tax rate of only $.012 per mcf
produced.
Exploration Costs:
These costs decreased $546,364 in the 2008 period. This decrease is principally the result of
one exploratory dry hole drilled in the 2007 period in the Mystic Bayou prospect in Louisiana.
There were no dry holes in the 2008 period.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization (DD&A):
DD&A increased $2,872,345 or 27% in the 2008 period. DD&A was $2.41 per mcfe in the 2008
period as compared to $2.58 per mcfe in the 2007 period. The overall increase is the result of
increased production volumes in the 2008 period over the 2007 period. The decrease in the DD&A
rate per mcfe is due to higher than normal DD&A per mcfe in 2007 as a result of downward reserve
revisions on approximately fifty of the Companys working interest wells resulting in significant
additional DD&A charges on those wells totaling approximately $2,000,000.
Provision for Impairment:
The provision for impairment decreased $1,642,194 in the 2008 period. In the 2008 period six
fields were impaired $379,147 as compared to the 2007 period in which impairment on eight fields
totaled $1,967,955. In the 2007 period approximately $1,300,000 of the impairment provision
related to one field in western Oklahoma. Declining production caused lower reserve estimates
which then resulted in significant impairment of the field. The 2007 period also included
impairment of one New Mexico field of approximately $390,000.
General and Administrative Costs (G&A):
G&A costs increased $935,775 or 31% in the 2008 period. The increase is primarily due to
increased personnel costs of approximately $634,000, increased director fees of $91,000, increased
stock exchange and other fees of approximately $61,000 and increased professional fees of
approximately $59,000.
Income Taxes:
The 2008 period provision for income taxes increased $4,203,707 due to increased income before
provision for income taxes of $12,315,354. The effective tax rate was 33% for the 2008 period and
31% for the 2007 period. The Company utilizes excess percentage depletion to reduce its effective
tax rate from the federal statutory rate.
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates, judgments and assumptions that
affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and the disclosure of
contingent assets and liabilities. However, the accounting principles used by the Company
generally do not change the Companys reported cash flows or liquidity. Generally, accounting
rules do not involve a selection among alternatives, but involve a selection of the appropriate
policies for applying the basic principles. Interpretation of the existing rules must be done and
judgments made on how the specifics of a given rule apply to the Company.
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The more significant reporting areas impacted by managements judgments and estimates are
crude oil and natural gas reserve estimation, impairment of assets, oil and gas sales revenue
accruals and provision for income tax. Managements judgments and estimates in these areas are
based on information available from both internal and external sources, including engineers,
geologists, consultants and historical experience in similar matters. Actual results could differ
from the estimates as additional information becomes known. The oil and gas sales revenue accrual
is particularly subject to estimates due to the Companys status as a non-operator on all of its
properties. Production information obtained from well operators is substantially delayed. This
causes the estimation of recent production, used in the oil and gas revenue accrual, to be subject
to some variations.
Oil and Gas Reserves
Management considers the estimation of crude oil and natural gas reserves to be the most
significant of its judgments and estimates. These estimates affect the unaudited standardized
measure disclosures, as well as DD&A and impairment calculations. Changes in crude oil and natural
gas reserve estimates affect the Companys calculation of depreciation,
depletion and amortization, provision for abandonment and assessment of the need for asset
impairments. On an annual basis, with a semi-annual update, the Companys consulting engineer,
with assistance from Company geologists, prepares estimates of crude oil and natural gas reserves
based on available geologic and seismic data, reservoir pressure data, core analysis reports, well
logs, analogous reservoir performance history, production data and other available sources of
engineering, geological and geophysical information. As required by the guidelines and definitions
established by the SEC, these estimates are based on current crude oil and natural gas pricing.
Crude oil and natural gas prices are volatile and largely affected by worldwide production and
consumption and are outside the control of management. Projected future crude oil and natural gas
pricing assumptions are used by management to prepare estimates of crude oil and natural gas
reserves used in formulating managements overall operating decisions in the exploration and
production segment.
Successful Efforts Method of Accounting
The Company has elected to utilize the successful efforts method of accounting for its oil and
gas exploration and development activities. Exploration expenses, including geological and
geophysical costs, rentals and exploratory dry holes, are charged against income as incurred.
Costs of successful wells and related production equipment and developmental dry holes are
capitalized and amortized by property using the unit-of-production method as oil and gas is
produced. This accounting method may yield significantly different operating results than the full
cost method.
Impairment of Assets
All long-lived assets, principally oil and gas properties, are monitored for potential
impairment when circumstances indicate that the carrying value of the asset may be greater than its
estimated future net cash flows. The evaluations involve significant judgment since the results
are based on estimated future events, such as inflation rates, future sales prices for oil and gas,
future production costs, estimates of future oil and gas reserves to be recovered and the timing
thereof, the economic and regulatory climates and other factors. The need to test a property for
impairment may result from significant declines in sales prices or unfavorable adjustments to oil
and gas reserves. Any assets held for sale are reviewed for impairment when the Company approves
the plan to sell. Estimates of anticipated sales prices are highly judgmental and subject to
material revision in future periods. Because of the uncertainty inherent in these factors, the
Company cannot predict when or if future impairment charges will be recorded.
Oil and Gas Sales Revenue Accrual
The Company does not operate any of its oil and gas properties. Drilling in the last two
years has resulted in adding numerous wells with significantly larger interests, thus increasing
the Companys production and revenue. On many of these wells the most current available production
data is gathered from the appropriate operators and oil and gas index prices local to each well are
used to more accurately estimate the accrual of revenue on these wells. Timely obtaining
production data on all other wells from the operators is not feasible; therefore, the Company
utilizes past production receipts and estimated sales price information to estimate its accrual of
revenue on all other wells each quarter. The oil and gas sales revenue accrual can be impacted by
many variables including rapid production decline rates, production curtailments by operators, the
shut-in of wells with mechanical problems and rapidly changing market prices for oil and natural
gas. These variables could lead to an over or under accrual of oil and gas sales at the end of any
particular quarter. Based on past history, the Companys estimated accrual has been materially
accurate.
Income Taxes
The estimation of the amounts of income tax to be recorded by the Company involves
interpretation of complex tax laws and regulations as well as the completion of complex
calculations, including the determination of the Companys
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percentage depletion deduction.
Although the Companys management believes its tax accruals are adequate, differences may occur in
the future depending on the resolution of pending and new tax matters.
The above description of the Companys critical accounting policies is not intended to be an
all-inclusive discussion of the uncertainties considered and estimates made by management in
applying accounting principles and policies. Results may vary significantly if different policies
were used or required and if new or different information becomes known to management.
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The Companys results of operations and operating cash flows can be significantly impacted by
changes in market prices for oil and gas. Based on the Companys 2007 production, a $.10 per mcf
change in the price received for natural gas production would result in a corresponding $515,000
annual change in pre-tax operating cash flow. A $1.00 per barrel change in the price received for
oil production would result in a corresponding $107,000 annual change in pre-tax operating cash
flow.
Cash flows could also be impacted, to a lesser extent, by changes in the market interest rates
related to the revolving credit facility which bears interest at an annual variable interest rate
equal to the national prime rate minus from 1.375% to .750% or 30 day LIBOR plus from 1.375% to
2.000%. At June 30, 2008, the Company had $10,018,862 outstanding under this facility. Based on
total debt outstanding at June 30, 2008 a .5% change in interest rates would result in a $50,100
annual change in pre-tax operating cash flow.
The Company periodically utilizes certain derivative contracts, costless collars, to reduce
its exposure to unfavorable changes in natural gas prices. Volumes under such contracts do not
exceed expected production. The Companys collars contain a fixed floor price and a fixed ceiling
price. If market prices exceed the ceiling price or fall below the floor, then the Company will
receive the difference between the floor and market price or pay the difference between the ceiling
and market price. If market prices are between the ceiling and the floor, then no payments or
receipts related to the collars are required. The Company had not, through fiscal 2006, entered
into derivative instruments to hedge the price risk on its oil or gas production. Beginning in
fiscal year 2007, the Company has entered in costless collar arrangements intended to reduce the
Companys exposure to short-term fluctuations in the price of natural gas. Collar contracts set a
minimum price, or floor and provide for payments to the Company if the basis adjusted price falls
below the floor or require payments by the Company if the basis adjusted price rises above the
ceiling. These arrangements cover only a portion of the Companys production and provide only
partial price protection against declines in natural gas prices. These economic hedging
arrangements may expose the Company to risk of financial loss and limit the benefit of future
increases in prices.
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The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures, as such term is defined in Rules
13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act, that are designed to ensure that information
required to be disclosed in reports the Company files or submits under the Exchange Act is
recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in SEC rules and
forms, and that such information is collected and communicated to management, including the
Companys President/Chief Executive Officer and Vice President/Chief Financial Officer, as
appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In designing and evaluating
its disclosure controls and procedures, management recognized that no matter how well conceived and
operated, disclosure controls and procedures can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance
that the objectives of the disclosure controls and procedures are met. The Companys disclosure
controls and procedures have been designed to meet, and management believes that they do meet,
reasonable assurance standards. Based on their evaluation as of the end of the fiscal period
covered by this report, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded
that, subject to the limitations noted above, the Companys disclosure controls and procedures were
effective to ensure that material information relating to the Company, including its consolidated
subsidiary, is made known to them. There were no changes in the Companys internal control over
financial reporting that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect,
the Companys internal control over financial reporting made during the fiscal quarter or
subsequent to the date the assessment was completed.
PART II OTHER INFORMATION
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(a) EXHIBITS
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Exhibit 31.1 and 31.2 Certification under Section 302 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
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Exhibit 32.1 and 32.2 Certification under Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
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PANHANDLE OIL AND GAS INC.
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August 6, 2008 |
/s/ Michael C. Coffman
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Michael C. Coffman, President and
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Chief Executive Officer |
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August 6, 2008 |
/s/ Lonnie J. Lowry
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Lonnie J. Lowry, Vice President
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