Business
Amen Properties Reports Results for Fourth Quarter of 2020 and Announces Dividend
Amen Properties Reports Results for Fourth Quarter of 2020 and Announces Dividend.
About this update from Amen Properties, Inc.
[{"type":"text","content":"\nAmen Properties, Inc. (Pink Sheets: AMEN) today announced financial results for its fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2020. The Company posted quarterly revenue of $415 thousand and net income of $1.1 million. These results compare to revenue of $576 thousand and net income of $136 thousand for the same quarter last year. The Company’s decline in revenue for the quarter was driven by decreases in oil and gas production and commodity prices while the improvement in profitability was caused by the correction of excess depletion recorded in prior periods for some of the Company’s working interests.\n\nFor the full year 2020, Amen reported revenue of $1.1 million, a decrease of 57% from 2019 also driven by decreases in oil and gas production and commodity prices. The Company’s net income for 2020 was a loss of $(469) thousand compared to income of $27 thousand in 2019, a decline caused by the factors described above as well as a loss recognized in connection with the devaluation of certain marketable securities.\n\nAmen also announced that the Company’s Board of Directors has approved the payment of a quarterly dividend of $7.50 per share, to be paid on March 31, 2021 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on March 24, 2021.\n\nFinally, Amen reiterated that its Board has approved a plan whereby the Company will no longer hedge the revenue stream associated with its oil and gas royalties. “Shareholders of Amen need to understand that they hold an un-hedged long oil and gas position and should pursue their own hedging strategy if they are uncomfortable with that risk,” said Kris Oliver, Amen’s Chief Financial Officer.\n\nThe Company’s 2020 fourth quarter report is available for viewing or download from the company’s web site – www.amenproperties.com.\n\nAbout Amen Properties:\n\nAmen Properties owns a portfolio of cash-producing properties including real estate and oil and gas interests.\n\nCautionary Statement:\n\nThis document contains forward-looking statements, which involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those reflected in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements can be identified by use of the words \"expect,\" \"project,\" \"may,\" \"might,\" potential,\" and similar t...