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TXCO Resources Reports Record First-Quarter Earnings,
Updates Current Operations
SAN ANTONIO – May 5, 2008 – TXCO Resources Inc. (Nasdaq:TXCO) today reported financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2008, and provided an operations update. Highlights include record first-quarter:
- Net income, revenues and assets.
- Oil and gas volumes.
- Drilling activity.
First-Quarter Results
Net income attributable to common stock was $3.3 million, equal to $0.09 per share, compared with a net loss of $1.9 million, or $0.06 per share, for first-quarter 2007. Total revenues rose to $32.3 million from $11.2 million in the earlier period. Assets increased to $384.1 million from $354.6 million at year-end 2007.
Ebitda – earnings before income taxes, interest, depreciation, depletion, amortization, impairment and abandonment expense – was a first-quarter record $19.2 million, up from $4.4 million in the 2007 quarter. Ebitdax – Ebitda plus exploration expense – also was a quarterly record, $19.8 million, compared with $4.8 million a year earlier. Net cash used by operating activities was $9.9 million, compared with net cash provided from operations of $1.0 million in the year-earlier period. Before certain changes in operating assets and liabilities, net cash provided by operating activities for the three months was $15.5 million, compared with $9.7 million for the 2007 quarter. The changes include increases or decreases in current receivables, payables and prepaid expenses from the prior year-end balances.
All per-share amounts are on a diluted basis. See the accompanying table for a reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures.
Both crude oil and natural gas volumes rose sharply compared with the 2007 quarter. Oil sales averaged 2,717 bopd, up 61 percent from 1,683 bopd in first-quarter 2007, while gas averaged 7.3 mmcfd, up 192 percent from 2.5 mmcfd a year earlier. The Company’s sales mix was 69 percent oil and 31 percent gas.
TXCO Estimated Quarterly Oil and Gas Sales Volumes* |
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1Q 2008* |
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1Q 2007 |
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% Change |
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4Q 2007 |
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% Change |
| Natural gas/mmcf |
664,828 |
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220,868 |
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+201.0% |
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607,289 |
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+9.5% |
| Oil/Bbls |
247,248 |
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151,460 |
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+63.2% |
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294,809 |
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-16.1% |
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| Natural Gas Equivalent/mmcfe |
2,148 |
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1,130 |
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+90.0% |
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2,376 |
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-9.6% |
| Barrels Oil Equivalent/boe |
358,053 |
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188,271 |
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+90.0% |
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396,024 |
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-9.6% |
*1st Quarter 2008 unaudited.
mmcf=million cubic feet, mmcfe=million cubic feet equivalent, Bbls=barrels, BOE=barrels of oil equivalent
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Operations Update
TXCO has a record CAPEX program of more than $125 million planned for this year with more than 100 wells budgeted. Currently, TXCO has a record 11 rigs operating, including seven on its core Maverick Basin acreage, one in the East Texas Fort Trinidad Field, two in Oklahoma and one offshore Louisiana. In the Maverick Basin, two rigs target the Glen Rose Porosity, three the Pearsall shale gas resource play and two target other formations.
On its Pearsall play, TXCO has drilled the first well horizontally and successfully fractured two of five intervals in the Cage 26-2 (50 percent working interest). The well averaged a little more than 1.1 mmcfd for the first 30 days of production after the fracturing treatment and also is still producing 100 bwpd of fracturing fluid. Management is encouraged with the results in this first attempt at fracturing a horizontal Pearsall well.
A second Pearsall well, the Comanche 34-1 (38% WI) has been drilled horizontally and casing has been run in the lateral. The rig is currently moving to another well, the Meyers 2-683 (50% WI), and should spud shortly. The Briscoe Chupadera Ranch 1 (25% WI), a horizontal re-completion started in late April, and TXCO’s third horizontal Pearsall well, is the first on Anadarko Petroleum Corp. acreage in the Maverick Basin, under an agreement announced by the firms in early April.
Glen Rose Porosity oil sales for the first quarter were 152,532 barrels, or 1,676 bopd, a 24 percent increase from first-quarter 2007. Porosity sales seasonally declined from the fourth quarter, as in past years, due to an annual hunting season drilling moratorium on certain Maverick Basin leases that halts field activity from November into January. For April, production averaged approximately 2,100 bopd as normal drilling operations resumed during the first quarter, offset by a temporary production curtailment of certain non-operated wells due to a discharge permit renewal delay. Schlumberger presented its comprehensive reservoir optimization study in early May and the study is now under review by TXCO’s technical staff with Schlumberger.
On TXCO’s San Miguel oil sands pilot projects, installation is nearing completion on a second, 25 mmBtu steam generator for the Company’s steam-assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) pilot project (50% WI). SAGD steam injection is expected to begin later in May. On the second, fracture-assisted steamflood technology (FAST) pilot (50% WI), drilling is nearly finished on a second horizontal production well. Two, 50 mmBtu steam generators are now scheduled for delivery in June and steam injection is expected to start in the third quarter.
In the East Texas Fort Trinidad Field, TXCO is completing its second Glen Rose well, the Forrest 3H (100% WI). Its first Glen Rose shoal project, the Forrest 2H (100% WI), went on production during the first quarter and in April averaged approximately 535 mmcfd and 35 bcpd as it recovered water lost into the reservoir while drilling. The Company is moving in a second rig to expedite drilling in the field.
Management Perspective
“We had an excellent first quarter,” said CEO James E. Sigmon. “Our increased sales volumes, coupled with record oil and gas prices, created strong financial results during what is usually our weakest quarter each year.
“Meanwhile, our drilling activity currently is at a record pace,” he added. “We’re cautiously optimistic with the results of our initial Pearsall wells as we move ahead in the initial development of this exciting play. Coupled with our continued development of the Glen Rose Porosity play and other targets, I look forward to further growth in shareholder value as TXCO’s production, reserves and profitability climb in what I expect to be a record year.”
Conference Call and Annual Meeting
TXCO has scheduled a conference call for 10 a.m. CDT (11 a.m. EDT) Tuesday, May 6, to discuss first-quarter financial results and current operations. The call will be broadcast live via the Company Web site at http://www.txco.com/concall.html or by telephone at 877-387-9209 in the U.S. and Canada and 706-643-3820 for international callers. Passcode is 44595462. A replay will be available through Thursday, May 8, at 800-642-1687 (U.S./Canada) and 706-645-9291 (international), same passcode, and for 30 days at http://www.txco.com/concall.html.
The 2008 annual meeting has been set for 10 a.m. CDT Friday, May 30, at the San Antonio Petroleum Club. All TXCO stockholders are invited to attend.
About TXCO Resources
TXCO Resources, formerly The Exploration Company, is an independent oil and gas enterprise with interests in the Maverick Basin, the Gulf Coast region and the Marfa Basin of Texas, and the Midcontinent region of western Oklahoma. It has a consistent record of long-term growth in its proved oil and gas reserves, leasehold acreage position, production and cash flow through its established exploration and development programs. TXCO’s business strategy is to build shareholder value by acquiring undeveloped mineral interests and internally developing a multi-year drilling inventory through the use of advanced technologies, such as 3-D seismic and horizontal drilling. It accounts for its oil and gas operations under the successful efforts method of accounting and trades its common stock on Nasdaq’s Global Select Market under the symbol “TXCO.”
Forward-Looking Statements
Statements in this press release that are not historical, including statements regarding TXCO’s or management’s intentions, hopes, beliefs, expectations, representations, projections, estimations, plans or predictions of the future, are forward-looking statements and are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements include those relating to budget and drilling plans, capital expenditures, production levels, the timing, number and cost of wells to be drilled, new projects and expected response, and establishment of reserves. It is important to note that actual results may differ materially from the results predicted in any such forward-looking statements. Investors are cautioned that all forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainty, including without limitation, the costs of exploring and developing new oil and natural gas reserves, the price for which such reserves can be sold, environmental concerns affecting the drilling of oil and natural gas wells, as well as general market conditions, competition and pricing. TXCO undertakes no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements, or to make any other forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. More information about potential factors that could affect the Company’s operating and financial results is included in TXCO’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007. This and all previously filed documents are on file at the Securities and Exchange Commission and can be viewed on TXCO’s Web site at www.txco.com. Copies are available without charge, upon request from the Company.
(Financial Information and Selected Operational Tables Follow)
TXCO RESOURCES INC.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Unaudited)
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($ in thousands) |
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March 31,
2008 |
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Dec. 31,
2007 |
| Assets |
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| Current Assets |
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| Cash and equivalents |
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$1,469 |
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$9,831 |
Accounts receivable, net |
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22,291 |
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17,952 |
Accounts receivable, subscribed stock |
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13,909 |
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- |
| Federal income tax receivable |
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4,974 |
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4,974 |
| Prepaid expenses and other |
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2,720 |
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2,989 |
| Total Current Assets |
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45,363 |
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35,746 |
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Property and Equipment, net - successful efforts method of accounting for oil and gas properties |
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333,760 |
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314,941 |
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| Other Assets |
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| Deferred financing fees |
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3,564 |
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2,613 |
| Other assets |
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1,458 |
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1,307 |
| Total Other Assets |
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5,022 |
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3,920 |
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| Total Assets |
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$384,145 |
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$354,607 |
TXCO RESOURCES INC.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Unaudited)
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($ in thousands) |
March 31,
2008 |
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Dec. 31,
2007 |
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| Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity |
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| Current Liabilities |
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| Accounts payable, trade |
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$12,347 |
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$11,345 |
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| Other payables and accrued liabilities |
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18,510 |
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39,916 |
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| Undistributed revenue |
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2,716 |
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2,401 |
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| Notes payable |
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263 |
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399 |
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| Derivative settlements payable |
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634 |
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475 |
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| Preferred dividends payable |
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1,381 |
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397 |
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| Accrued derivative obligation - short-term |
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7,336 |
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4,725 |
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| Total Current Liabilities |
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43,187 |
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59,658 |
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| Long-Term Liabilities |
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| Long-term debt |
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110,700 |
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100,000 |
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| Deferred income taxes |
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10,328 |
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12,007 |
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| Accrued derivative obligation - long-term |
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5,970 |
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3,993 |
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| Asset retirement obligation |
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4,119 |
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4,233 |
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| Total Long-Term Liabilities |
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131,117 |
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120,233 |
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| Stockholders' Equity |
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Preferred stock: authorized 10,000,000 shares;
Series A & B, -0- shares issued and outstanding
Series C, -0- and 55,000 shares issued and outstanding
Series D, 55,000 and -0- shares issued and outstanding
Series E, 20,000 and -0- shares issued and outstanding |
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1 |
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Common stock, par value $.01 per share; authorized 100,000,000 shares; issued 35,078,090 and 34,269,038 shares, outstanding 34,938,224 and 34,150,619 shares |
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350 |
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343 |
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| Additional paid-in capital |
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198,223 |
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177,030 |
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| Retained earnings |
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6,830 |
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3,561 |
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| Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax |
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(8,782 |
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(5,754 |
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Preferred stock subscribed (payment received April 7, 2008) |
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13,909 |
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- |
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| Less treasury stock, at cost, 139,866 and 118,419 shares |
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(690 |
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(465 |
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| Total Stockholders' Equity |
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209,841 |
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174,716 |
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| Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity |
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$384,145 |
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$354,607 |
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TXCO RESOURCES INC.
Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Operations
(Unaudited)
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Three Months
Ended |
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Three Months
Ended |
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March 31, 2008 |
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March 31, 2007 |
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| Revenues |
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| Oil and gas sales |
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$28,648 |
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$8,725 |
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| Gas gathering operations |
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3,225 |
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2,494 |
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| Other operating income |
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453 |
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1 |
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| Total Revenues |
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32,326 |
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11,220 |
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| Costs and Expenses |
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| Lease operations |
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4,232 |
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2,660 |
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| Drilling operations |
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432 |
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- |
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| Production taxes |
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1,484 |
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494 |
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| Exploration expenses |
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644 |
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375 |
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| Impairment and abandonments |
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255 |
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686 |
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| Gas gathering operations |
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3,387 |
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2,881 |
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| Depreciation, depletion and amortization |
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11,275 |
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4,916 |
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| General and administrative |
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4,031 |
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1,804 |
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Total Costs and Expenses |
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25,740 |
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13,816 |
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| Income (Loss) from Operations |
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6,586 |
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(2,596 |
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| Other Income (Expense) |
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| Interest expense |
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(2,235 |
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(277 |
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| Interest income |
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72 |
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26 |
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| Loan fee amortization |
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(290 |
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(10 |
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| Total Other Income (Expense) |
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(2,453 |
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(261 |
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| Income (loss) before income taxes |
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4,133 |
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(2,857 |
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Income tax (benefit) expense -- |
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current |
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- |
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(5,266 |
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| deferred |
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(119 |
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4,301 |
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| Net Income (Loss) |
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4,252 |
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(1,892 |
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| Preferred dividends |
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984 |
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- |
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| Net Income (Loss) Available to Common Stockholders |
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$3,268 |
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$(1,892 |
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| Earnings (Loss) Per Share |
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| Basic |
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$0.10 |
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$(0.06 |
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| Diluted |
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$0.09 |
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$(0.06 |
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TXCO RESOURCES INC.
Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
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Three Months
Ended |
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Three Months
Ended |
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| (in thousands, except earnings per share data) |
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March 31, 2008 |
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March 31, 2007 |
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| Operating Activities |
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| Net income (loss) |
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$4,252 |
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$(1,892 |
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Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities: |
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| Depreciation, depletion and amortization |
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11,565 |
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4,926 |
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| Impairment, abandonments and dry hole costs |
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255 |
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965 |
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Deferred tax benefit/expense |
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(119 |
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4,301 |
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| Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation |
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(1,453 |
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- |
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| Non-cash compensation expense |
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1,041 |
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226 |
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| Non-cash change in components of OCI |
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- |
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1,143 |
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| Changes in operating assets and liabilities: |
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| Receivables |
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(4,340 |
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(594 |
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| Prepaid expenses and other |
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(1,122 |
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(4,410 |
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| Accounts payable and accrued expenses |
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(19,929 |
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1,615 |
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Current income taxes receivable/payable |
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(1 |
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(5,280 |
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| Net cash (used) provided by operating activities |
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(9,851 |
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1,000 |
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| Investing Activities |
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| Development and purchases of oil and gas properties |
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(26,404 |
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(20,950 |
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| Purchase of other equipment |
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(174 |
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(825 |
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| Net cash used by investing activities |
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(26,578 |
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(21,775 |
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| Financing Activities |
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| Proceeds from bank credit facility |
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10,700 |
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20,500 |
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| Issuance of preferred stock, net of expenses |
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19,139 |
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