Third Quarter 2020 Highlights: | ||
• | Revenues increased 54% to of | |
• | Funds from Operations increased 78% quarter over quarter to | |
• | Royalty production averaged 18,745 BOE per day (48% liquids) with oil production increasing 9% from Q2 2020. | |
• | Repurchased and cancelled 8.9 million common shares under the normal course issuer bid ("NCIB"), representing 4% of the issued and outstanding shares. | |
• | Declared a third quarter dividend of | |
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
PrairieSky's Q3 2020 results demonstrate the resiliency of our high margin, low cost royalty model with funds from operations of
Exploration and development activity improved throughout the quarter, with 18 rigs working in
PrairieSky’s Q3 2020 total royalty production volumes increased modestly to 18,745 BOE per day, generating royalty production revenue of
Other revenue improved in Q3 2020, totaling
Cash administrative expenses totaled
As we look towards 2021, our organization is working hard on the third PrairieSky Royalty Playbook ahead of our Investor Day in May, as well as our fourth annual ESG report. We expect both of these documents to highlight the unique attributes of our long duration, capital free, high margin business model, which was recently recognized by Sustainalytics as the #1 ranked company in their Oil and Gas ESG Risk Ratings.
The health and safety of our employees and community are our priority and we continue to monitor the situation related to COVID-19 and follow the advice of public health officials. While the majority of the staff have returned to the office environment under stringent health and safety protocols, we continue to support staff who are working remotely away from the office. Our investment in technology and systems over a number of years has allowed us to effectively manage a hybrid workforce through the COVID-19 pandemic without interruption while ensuring the safety and well-being of our staff. We appreciate the continued efforts of our team and we want to thank our shareholders for their ongoing support. Please contact
FINANCIAL AND OPERATIONAL INFORMATION
The following table summarizes select operational and financial information of the Company for the periods noted. All dollar amounts are stated in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted.
A full version of PrairieSky's MD&A and unaudited interim condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto for the fiscal period ended
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(millions, except per share or as otherwise noted) | 2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | ||||||||
FINANCIAL | ||||||||||||
Revenues | $ | 43.5 | $ | 58.8 | $ | 124.4 | $ | 201.3 | ||||
Funds from Operations | 37.9 | 48.8 | 105.7 | 164.6 | ||||||||
Per Share – basic and diluted(1) | 0.16 | 0.21 | 0.46 | 0.70 | ||||||||
Net Earnings | 9.4 | 16.7 | 17.6 | 87.1 | ||||||||
Per Share - basic and diluted(1) | 0.04 | 0.07 | 0.08 | 0.37 | ||||||||
Dividends declared(2) | 13.4 | 45.5 | 72.7 | 136.7 | ||||||||
Per Share | 0.0600 | 0.1950 | 0.3150 | 0.5850 | ||||||||
Common share repurchases | 81.8 | 4.2 | 90.9 | 16.2 | ||||||||
Acquisitions, including non-cash consideration | - | 5.2 | 6.7 | 7.8 | ||||||||
Working Capital (Deficiency) at period end | (66.2 | ) | (7.4 | ) | (66.2 | ) | (7.4 | ) | ||||
Shares Outstanding | ||||||||||||
Shares outstanding at period end | 223.3 | 233.3 | 223.3 | 233.3 | ||||||||
Weighted average – basic | 229.8 | 233.4 | 231.7 | 233.7 | ||||||||
Weighted average – diluted | 230.2 | 233.8 | 232.2 | 234.1 | ||||||||
OPERATIONAL Royalty Production Volumes | ||||||||||||
Crude Oil (bbls/d) | 6,572 | 8,011 | 7,061 | 8,548 | ||||||||
NGL (bbls/d) | 2,473 | 2,334 | 2,667 | 2,536 | ||||||||
Natural Gas (MMcf/d) | 58.2 | 61.0 | 60.7 | 63.1 | ||||||||
Royalty Production (BOE/d)(3) | 18,745 | 20,512 | 19,845 | 21,601 | ||||||||
Realized Pricing | ||||||||||||
Crude Oil ($/bbl) | $ | 41.11 | $ | 59.04 | $ | 36.82 | $ | 60.79 | ||||
NGL ($/bbl) | 21.43 | 20.23 | 21.92 | 28.81 | ||||||||
Natural Gas ($/Mcf) | 1.62 | 0.72 | 1.52 | 1.14 | ||||||||
Total ($/BOE)(3) | $ | 22.27 | $ | 27.50 | $ | 20.71 | $ | 30.78 | ||||
Operating Netback per BOE(4) | $ | 19.54 | $ | 23.31 | $ | 17.90 | $ | 26.73 | ||||
Funds from Operations per BOE | $ | 21.98 | $ | 25.86 | $ | 19.44 | $ | 27.91 | ||||
Oil Price Benchmarks | ||||||||||||
Western Texas Intermediate (WTI) (US$/bbl) | $ | 40.93 | $ | 56.50 | $ | 38.32 | $ | 57.07 | ||||
Edmonton | $ | 49.80 | $ | 68.48 | $ | 43.70 | $ | 69.62 | ||||
Western Canadian Select (WCS) crude oil differential to WTI (US$/bbl) | $ | (9.09 | ) | $ | (12.24 | ) | $ | (13.69 | ) | $ | (11.74 | ) |
Foreign Exchange Rate (US$/CAD$) | 0.7511 | 0.7564 | 0.7393 | 0.7525 | ||||||||
Natural Gas Price Benchmarks | ||||||||||||
AECO monthly index ($/Mcf) | $ | 2.15 | $ | 1.05 | $ | 2.07 | $ | 1.39 | ||||
AECO daily index ($/Mcf) | $ | 2.27 | $ | 0.89 | $ | 2.10 | $ | 1.52 | ||||
(1) Net Earnings and Funds from Operations per Common Share are calculated using the weighted average number of basic and diluted common shares outstanding.
(2) A dividend of
(3) See "Conversions of Natural Gas to BOE".
(4) Operating Netback per BOE is defined under the Non-GAAP Measures section in the MD&A.
CONFERENCE CALL DETAILS
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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This press release includes certain statements regarding PrairieSky's future plans and operations and contains forward-looking statements that we believe allow readers to better understand our business and prospects. The use of any of the words "expect", "anticipate", "continue", "estimate", "objective", "ongoing", "may", "will", "project", "should", "believe", "plans", "intends", "strategy" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking information or statements. Forward-looking statements contained in this press release include estimates regarding our expectations with respect to PrairieSky's business and growth strategy, future growth from PrairieSky's existing royalty asset portfolio, the quality of PrairieSky's existing royalty asset portfolio, the timing of repaying amounts drawn under PrairieSky's existing credit facility, the amount of royalty production shut-in and the timing of when that production will resume, improvement in the business in the near, medium and long term, expectations regarding cash administrative expenses per BOE through the balance of 2020, future collections from compliance activities and future activity on PrairieSky's lands.
With respect to forward-looking statements contained in this press release, we have made several assumptions including those described in detail in our MD&A and the Annual Information Form for the period ended
By their nature, forward-looking statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, some of which are beyond our control, including the impact of general economic conditions, industry conditions, volatility of commodity prices, lack of pipeline capacity, currency fluctuations, imprecision of reserve estimates, competitive factors impacting royalty rates, environmental risks, taxation, regulation, changes in tax or other legislation, competition from other industry participants, the lack of availability of qualified personnel or management, stock market volatility, political and geopolitical instability and our ability to access sufficient capital from internal and external sources. In addition, PrairieSky is subject to numerous risks and uncertainties in relation to acquisitions. These risks and uncertainties include risks relating to the potential for disputes to arise with counterparties, and limited ability to recover indemnification under certain agreements. The foregoing and other risks are described in more detail in PrairieSky's MD&A, and the Annual Information Form for the year ended
Further, any forward-looking statement is made only as of the date of this press release, and PrairieSky undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement or statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which such statement is made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events, except as required by applicable securities laws. New factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for PrairieSky to predict all of these factors or to assess in advance the impact of each such factor on PrairieSky's business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements.
The forward-looking information contained in this document is expressly qualified by this cautionary statement.
CONVERSIONS OF NATURAL GAS TO BOE
To provide a single unit of production for analytical purposes, natural gas production and reserves volumes are converted mathematically to equivalent barrels of oil (BOE). PrairieSky uses the industry-accepted standard conversion of six thousand cubic feet of natural gas to one barrel of oil (6 Mcf = 1 bbl). The 6:1 BOE ratio is based on an energy equivalency conversion method primarily applicable at the burner tip. It does not represent a value equivalency at the wellhead and is not based on either energy content or current prices. While the BOE ratio is useful for comparative measures and observing trends, it does not accurately reflect individual product values and might be misleading, particularly if used in isolation. As well, given that the value ratio, based on the current price of crude oil to natural gas, is significantly different from the 6:1 energy equivalency ratio, using a 6:1 conversion ratio may be misleading as an indication of value.
NON-GAAP MEASURES
Certain measures in this document do not have any standardized meaning as prescribed by International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS") and, therefore, are considered non-GAAP measures. These measures may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other issuers. These measures are commonly used in the crude oil and natural gas industry and by PrairieSky to provide potential investors with additional information regarding the Company’s liquidity and its ability to generate funds to conduct its business. Non-GAAP measures include operating netback per BOE, payout ratio and cash administrative expenses per BOE. Management’s use of these measures is discussed further below. Further information can be found in the Non-GAAP Measures section of PrairieSky’s MD&A.
"Operating Netback per BOE" represents the cash margin for products sold on a BOE basis. Operating netback per BOE is calculated by dividing the operating netback (royalty production revenues less production and mineral taxes and administrative expenses) by the average daily production volumes for the period. Operating netback per BOE is used to assess the cash generating and operating performance per unit of product sold and the comparability of the underlying performance between years. Operating netback per BOE measures are commonly used in the crude oil and natural gas industry to assess performance comparability.
"Payout Ratio" is calculated as dividends declared as a percentage of funds from operations. Payout ratio is used by dividend paying companies to assess dividend levels in relation to the funds generated and used in operating activities.
"Cash Administrative Expenses" represents administrative expenses excluding the volatility and fluctuations in share-based compensation expense for RSUs, PSUs, ODSUs and DSUs and stock options that were not settled in cash in the current period. Cash administrative expenses are calculated as total administrative expenses, adjusting for share-based compensation expense (recovery) in the period, plus any actual cash payments made under the RSU, PSU, ODSU or DSU plans. Management believes cash administrative expenses are a common benchmark used by investors when comparing companies to evaluate operating performance.
"Cash Administrative Expenses per BOE" represents cash administrative expenses on a BOE basis. Cash administrative expenses per BOE is calculated by dividing cash administrative expenses by the average daily production volumes for the period. Cash administrative expenses per BOE assists management and investors in evaluating operating performance on a comparable basis.
Cash Administrative Expenses
The following table presents the computation of Cash Administrative Expenses:
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(millions) | 2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | ||||||||
Total Administrative Expenses | $ | 4.1 | $ | 6.7 | $ | 13.7 | $ | 20.6 | ||||
Share-Based Compensation Expense | (0.6 | ) | (2.0 | ) | (0.9 | ) | (5.6 | ) | ||||
Cash Payments made under RSU and PSU Plans(1) | - | - | 1.7 | 2.2 | ||||||||
Cash Administrative Expenses | $ | 3.5 | $ | 4.7 | $ | 14.5 | $ | 17.2 |
(1) See PrairieSky's MD&A for details on its share-based compensation plans.
ABOUT
PrairieSky is a royalty company, generating royalty production revenues as petroleum and natural gas are produced from its properties. PrairieSky has a diverse portfolio of properties that have a long history of generating funds from operations and that represent the largest and most consolidated independently-owned fee simple mineral title position in
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:
President & Chief Executive Officer
587-293-4005
Vice President, Finance & Chief Financial Officer
587-293-4089
Investor Relations
(587) 293-4000
www.prairiesky.com
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