CALGARY, Jan. 31 /CNW/ - CE FRANKLIN LTD. (TSX.CFT, AMEX.CFK) announced its results for the 2007 fourth quarter and year end results.
CE Franklin reported net income of $2.4 million or $0.13 per share (basic) for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2007 as compared to net income of $5.4 million or $0.30 per share for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2006. For 2007, net income was $13.6 million or $0.74 per share (basic) as compared to $22.9 million or $1.27 per share of net income earned in 2006.
Financial Highlights
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(millions of Cdn.$ except Three Months Ended Year Ended
per share data) December 31 December 31
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2007 2006 2007 2006
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(unaudited) (unaudited)
Sales $ 112.3 $ 130.6 $ 466.3 $ 555.2
Gross Profit 20.4 25.0 84.6 103.5
Gross Profit - % of sales 18.2% 19.1% 18.1% 18.6%
EBITDA(1) 5.1 9.6 25.7 40.1
EBITDA(1) as a % of sales 4.5% 7.4% 5.5% 7.2%
Net income $ 2.4 $ 5.4 $ 13.6 $ 22.9
Per share
Basic $ 0.13 $ 0.30 $ 0.74 $ 1.27
Diluted $ 0.13 $ 0.29 $ 0.72 $ 1.22
"Despite significantly reduced oil and gas activity in western Canada in 2007, the Company remained profitable," said Michael West, Chairman, President and CEO. "In December, we advanced our competitive position in the east-central Alberta market through the acquisition of JEN Supply Inc. CE Franklin will continue to invest in its strategies to diversify its products and services in its pursuit to build market share over time."
Sales decreased 14% to $112.3 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2007 as compared to $130.6 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2006. The 14% decrease in sales reflects an overall reduction in industry activity during the fourth quarter compared to the prior year period. The average rig count for the fourth quarter decreased by 19% and well completions (excluding dry and service wells) were down 23% from the prior year period.
EBITDA(1) for the quarter ended December 31, 2007 decreased 47% to $5.1 million compared to $9.6 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2006 due to a similar reduction in gross profit. The decrease in gross profit reflected lower sales levels combined with a reduction in supplier rebates which contributed to the reduction in gross profit margin.
Net income for 2007 was $13.6 million, down $9.3 million (41%) from 2006 levels. Sales declined by 16% due to reduced oil and gas industry capital expenditures in 2007 and gross profit margins declined by 3% due to reduced supplier rebates, resulting in a $18.9 million (18%) decline in gross profit. Selling, general and administrative expenses declined by $5.2 million (8%) due to lower incentive compensation costs, reduced Sarbanes Oxley compliance costs, and lower selling costs resulting from the acquisition of two agent operated branches during the first half of 2007. Lower interest expense associated with reduced average debt levels in 2007 was offset by foreign exchange losses driven by the rapid appreciation in the Canadian dollar during 2007. Income taxes declined by $4.4 million in 2007 due to the reduced level of pre-tax earnings. Net income per share (basic) was $0.74 in 2007, down 42% due principally to the decline in net income combined with a 1% increase in the weighted average number of shares outstanding.
1) EBITDA represents net income before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. EBITDA is a supplemental non-GAAP financial measure used by management, as well as industry analysts, to evaluate operations. Management believes that EBITDA, as presented, represents a useful means of assessing the performance of the Company's ongoing operating activities, as it reflects the Company's earnings trends without showing the impact of certain charges. The use of EBITDA by the Company has certain material limitations because it excludes the recurring expenditures of interest, income tax, and amortization expenses. Interest expense is a necessary component of the Company's expenses because the Company borrows money to finance its working capital and capital expenditures. Income tax expense is a necessary component of the Company's expenses because the Company is required to pay cash income taxes. Amortization expense is a necessary component of the Company's expenses because the Company uses property and equipment to generate sales. Management compensates for these limitations to the use of EBITDA by using EBITDA as only a supplementary measure of profitability. EBITDA is not used by management as an alternative to net income as an indicator of the Company's operating performance, as an alternative to any other measure of performance in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles or as an alternative to cash flow from operating activities as a measure of liquidity. A reconciliation of EBITDA to Net Income is provided within the table on page 3. Not all companies calculate EBITDA in the same manner and EBITDA does not have a standardized meaning prescribed by GAAP. Accordingly, EBITDA, as the term is used herein, is unlikely to be comparable to EBITDA as reported by other entities.
Outlook
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The Company's business is dependent on the level of conventional oil and gas capital expenditures and production activity in western Canada. A combination of events experienced in 2007 including soft natural gas prices, the Alberta government royalty task force review and subsequent decision to increase royalty rates, high drilling and operating costs, and the rapid appreciation of the Canadian dollar, have reduced the competitiveness of the western Canadian sedimentary basin relative to other international oil and gas producing regions. This has resulted in reduced oil and gas industry activity in 2007 in western Canada that is expected to continue through 2008. The Company expects these conditions will contribute to increased consolidation of oil and gas customers, coupled with increased competitive activity amongst oil field equipment distributors. The Company intends to address these conditions by pursuing its strategies while closely managing its costs and net working capital investment levels.
Over the medium to longer term, the Company is optimistic that its strong competitive status will position it favorably to take advantage of available market share when natural gas prices recover to historic energy equivalent price relationships to oil, resulting in renewed conventional industry activity and demand for the Company's products. Effective execution of the Company's oil sands and service diversification strategies provide further opportunities to leverage its supply chain infrastructure.
Conference Call and Webcast Information
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A conference call to review the 2007 fourth quarter and year end results, which is open to the public, will be held on Friday, February 1, 2008 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time (9:00 a.m. Mountain Time).
Participants may join the call by dialing 1-416-644-3414 in Toronto or dialing 1-800-733-7571 at the scheduled time of 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time. For those unable to listen to the live conference call, a replay will be available at approximately 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the same day by calling 1-416-640-1917 in Toronto or dialing 1-877-289-8525 and entering the pass code of 21259515 followed by the pound sign and may be accessed until midnight Friday, February 8, 2008.
The call will also be webcast live at: http://www.newswire.ca/en/webcast/viewEvent.cgi?eventID(equal sign)2137520 and will be available on the Company's website at http://www.cefranklin.com.
Michael West, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer will lead the discussion and will be accompanied by Mark Schweitzer, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. The discussion will be followed by a question and answer period.
OPERATING RESULTS
The following table summarizes CE Franklin's results of operations.
Three Months Ended Years Ended
(in thousands of Cdn. December 31 December 31
dollars and number of ----------------------- -----------------------
shares, except per 2007 2006 2007 2006
share data) ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Sales $ 112,263 $ 130,648 $ 466,275 $ 555,227
Cost of sales 91,871 105,601 381,694 451,733
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Gross profit 20,392 25,047 84,581 103,494
Other expenses (income)
Selling, general and
administrative expenses 15,352 15,281 58,053 63,287
Foreign exchange (gain)
loss and other (35) 192 837 130
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EBITDA 5,075 9,574 25,691 40,077
Amortization 656 766 2,795 2,819
Interest 482 613 2,031 2,661
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Income before income taxes 3,937 8,195 20,865 34,597
Income tax expense 1,510 2,768 7,298 11,658
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Net income 2,427 5,427 13,567 22,939
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Net income per share
Basic $ 0.13 $ 0.30 $ 0.74 $ 1.27
Diluted $ 0.13 $ 0.29 $ 0.72 $ 1.22
Weighted average number
of shares outstanding
Basic 18,393 18,236 18,337 18,099
Diluted 18,863 18,861 18,807 18,724
Industry Activity Levels
The following are selected western Canadian oil and natural gas industry
activity measures:
As at Three months ended Years ended
December 31 December 31(1) December 31(1)
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2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006
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Gas - Cdn. $/gj
(AECO spot) $6.44 $6.00 $6.16 $6.98 $6.47 $6.55
Oil - U.S. $/bbl
(Edmonton Light) $93.35 $67.21 $85.70 $64.90 $76.48 $72.96
Average rig count n/a n/a 386 474 367 498
Well completions:
Gas n/a n/a 3,546 4,470 12,717 15,317
Oil n/a n/a 1,480 2,017 5,443 5,609
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Total well
completions n/a n/a 5,026 6,487 18,160 20,926
Sources: Oil and gas prices - First Energy Capital Corp.; Rig count data
- Hughes Christensen; Well completion data - Daily Oil Bulletin
(1) For the three and twelve months ended December 31, average statistics
are shown except for well completions.
Overall, capital spending by exploration and production companies continues at reduced levels as a result of soft natural gas prices, higher drilling and operating costs and the appreciation of the Canadian dollar which reduces the competitiveness of the western Canadian sedimentary basin relative to other international oil and gas producing regions. Additionally, the Federal government's October 2006 announcement concerning the taxation of oil and gas royalty trusts and the Alberta oil and gas royalty task force report released in late October, have increased fiscal uncertainty and contributed to reduced industry activity.
The Company uses oil and gas well completions and average rig counts as industry activity measures. Oil and gas well completions require the products sold by the Company and therefore are a good general indicator of market activity. Average rig counts also provide a general indication of energy industry activity levels as there may be time lags in reporting well completions that may impact quarterly statistics. For the quarter ended December 31, 2007, the total number of wells completed (excluding dry and service wells) in western Canada decreased 23% to 5,026 wells compared to the prior year period. The average rig count for the quarter ended December 31, 2007, decreased 19% to 386 average rigs as compared to the prior period.
Sales
Sales for the quarter ended December 31, 2007 decreased 14% or $18.3 million to $112.3 million from the quarter ended December 31, 2006. The reduction in sales for the three month period ended December 31, 2007 was principally due to an 18% decrease in sales to exploration and development capital projects due to soft industry activity levels as described previously. Sales for maintenance repair and operating supplies ("MRO") used in customer production activities in the fourth quarter decreased by 9% compared to the prior year period and decreased 9% for twelve months compared to the 2006 comparative period. MRO sales comprised an estimated 43% of total Company sales in the fourth quarter (2006 - 41%) and 42% of sales for the year (2006 - 39%).
In December 2007, the Company completed the acquisition of JEN Supply, an oil field equipment distributor that operated four branches in east-central Alberta. Two of these branches were in existing markets where the Company had operations and are being combined. This will enable the Company to grow its market share in these markets while improving its operating efficiency. JEN Supply's other two branch operations are in new market areas and extend the Company's market reach. The integration of JEN Supply is expected to be completed by the end of the first quarter of 2008.
Gross Profit
Gross profit decreased 19% to $20.4 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2007 from $25.0 million for the prior year period due to the reduction in sales. Gross profit margins declined in the fourth quarter to 18.2% from 19.1% in the prior year period. The decline was primarily due to a reduction in supplier rebates.
Selling, General and Administrative ("SG&A") Costs
SG&A costs remained consistent at $15.3 million for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2007 compared to the prior year period. Lower selling costs associated with the acquisition of two agent operated branch operations in early 2007 were offset by increased base compensation costs related in part to the addition of $1.0 million associated with the Full Tilt and JEN Supply operations. Compared to the third quarter, SG&A costs increased by $1.8 million due to increased compensation costs, allowance for doubtful accounts and the addition of JEN Supply costs.
Other Expenses
Amortization, interest and foreign exchange (gain) loss in the fourth quarter were comparable to the prior year period.
Income Taxes
The Company's effective tax rate for the quarter ended December 31, 2007 was 38%, up marginally from the prior year period rate due primarily to non-deductible items becoming a larger component of pre-tax income in 2007. Substantially all of the company's tax provision is currently payable.
Net Income
Net income for the quarter ended December 31, 2007 was $2.4 million, down $3.0 million (55%) from the prior year period. Net income as a percentage of sales was 2%, down from 4% in the prior year period due to the reduction in sales activity. The weighted average number of shares outstanding increased by 1% over the prior year period due to the exercise of stock options. Net income per share was $0.13, down 57% from the prior year period due to the reduction in net income and the increased number of shares outstanding in 2007.
Summary of Quarterly Financial Data
The selected quarterly financial data presented below is presented in Canadian dollars and in accordance with Canadian GAAP. This information is derived from the Company's unaudited quarterly financial statements.
(in millions of Cdn. Dollars except per share data )
Unaudited Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2006 2006 2006 2006 2007 2007 2007 2007
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Sales 177.0 115.9 131.7 130.6 154.3 82.9 116.8 112.3
Gross profit 32.2 22.5 23.7 25.0 26.3 16.8 21.0 20.4
EBITDA 15.1 7.0 8.4 9.6 11.0 2.2 7.4 5.1
EBITDA as a
% of sales 8.5% 6.0% 6.4% 7.4% 7.1% 2.7% 6.3% 4.5%
Net income 8.9 3.9 4.7 5.4 6.4 0.6 4.1 2.4
Net Income as a
% of sales 5.0% 3.4% 3.6% 4.1% 4.1% 0.7% 3.5% 2.1%
Net income
per share
Basic
(Cdn. $) $ 0.50 $ 0.21 $ 0.26 $ 0.30 $ 0.35 $ 0.03 $ 0.22 $ 0.13
Diluted
(Cdn. $) $ 0.47 $ 0.21 $ 0.25 $ 0.29 $ 0.34 $ 0.03 $ 0.22 $ 0.13
Net working
capital(1) 124.7 117.4 130.6 120.2 127.6 126.8 128.7 134.7
Bank operating
loan(1) 54.1 41.0 49.6 34.0 33.6 36.0 35.4 44.3
(1) Net working capital and bank operating loan amounts are as at
quarter end.
The Company's sales levels are affected by weather conditions. As warm weather returns in the spring each year the winter's frost comes out of the ground rendering many secondary roads incapable of supporting the weight of heavy equipment until they have dried out. As a result, the first and fourth quarters typically represent the busiest time and highest sales activity for the Company. Sales levels drop significantly during the second quarter until such time as the roads have dried and road bans have been lifted. This typically results in a significant reduction in earnings during the second quarter, as the Company does not reduce its SG&A expenses during this period to offset the reduction in sales. Once the road bans have been lifted activity levels start to increase and sales levels increase in the third quarter. Net working capital (defined as current assets less accounts payable, accrued liabilities, income taxes payable and other current liabilities) levels follow the seasonality of sales.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
The Company's primary internal source of liquidity is cash flow from operating activities before net changes in non-cash working capital balances. Cash flow from operating activities and the Company's 364-day bank operating facility are used to finance the Company's working capital, capital expenditures and acquisitions.
As at December 31, 2007, borrowings under the Company's bank operating loan were $44.3 million, an increase of $10.3 million from December 31, 2006. Borrowing levels have increased as cash consideration paid for business acquisitions of $18.0 million and net investments of $2.0 million to maintain property and equipment have been substantially funded by bank borrowings and cash flow from operations of $9.8 million.
Business acquisitions completed during 2007 aggregated $18.0 million and included $12.1 million to acquire JEN Supply in December, $3.4 million to acquire Full Tilt in the third quarter and $2.2 million to acquire two agent operated branches early in 2007. See note 2 to the audited consolidated financial statements for further details.
Net working capital was $134.7 million at December 31, 2007, an increase of $14.5 million from December 31, 2006. Accounts receivable increased by $1.8 million (2.0%) to $89.3 million at December 31, 2007 from December 31, 2006. After adjusting for the acquisition of JEN Supply in December, account's receivable day's sale outstanding increased 12% to 62.0 days for the fourth quarter compared to 55.2 days in the prior year period. Day's sales outstanding is calculated using fourth quarter sales compared to the December 31 accounts receivable balance. Inventory decreased by $10.9 million (11%) from December 31, 2006 due to a reduction in purchasing levels to align with reduced sales levels. After adjusting for the acquisition of JEN Supply in December, inventory turns were 4.3 times, consistent with the prior years fourth quarter. Inventory turns are calculated using fourth quarter cost of goods sold on an annualized basis compared to the December 31 inventory balance. The company will continue to adjust its investment in inventory in order to align with anticipated lower sales levels in order to improve inventory turnover efficiency. Accounts payable and accrued liabilities decreased by $21.9 million (33%) from December 31, 2006 to $44.8 million at December 31, 2007 due to reduced purchasing activity and lower accrued employee incentive compensation.
The Company has a 364 day bank operating loan facility in the amount of $75.0 million (2006 - $75.0 million) arranged with a syndicate of four banks that matures in July 2008. The loan facility bears interest based on floating Canadian bank prime rate and is secured by a general security agreement covering all assets of the Company. The maximum amount available under the facility is subject to a borrowing base formula applied to accounts receivable and inventories, and a covenant restricting the Company's debt to 2.25 times trading twelve months EBITDA. As at December 31, 2007, the Company's debt to EBITDA ratio was 1.7 times (2006 - 1.2 times) which provides a maximum borrowing ability of approximately $60 million under the facility (2006 - $75 million). This facility contains certain other restrictive covenants. As at December 31, 2007, the Company was not in compliance with a covenant under its loan facility agreement which has subsequently been waived and amended by the Company's lenders. As at December 31, 2007, the ratio of the Company's debt to total capitalization (debt plus equity) was comprised of 28% debt (2006 - 26% debt).
Other Items
Additional information relating to CE Franklin, including its Annual Information Form, is available under the Company's profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and at www.cefranklin.com.
Forward Looking Statements
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The information in this press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and other applicable securities legislation. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, that address activities, events, outcomes and other matters that CE Franklin Ltd. ("CE Franklin" or the "Company") plans, expects, intends, assumes, believes, budgets, predicts, forecasts, projects, estimates or anticipates (and other similar expressions) will, should or may occur in the future are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on management's current belief, based on currently available information, as to the outcome and timing of future events. When considering forward-looking statements, you should keep in mind the risk factors and other cautionary statements in this press release.
The Company is exposed to certain business and market risks including risks arising from transactions that are entered into the normal course of business, which are primarily related to interest rate changes and fluctuations in foreign exchange rates. During the reporting period, no events or transactions have occurred that would materially change the information disclosed in the Company's 2006 Form 20F.
Forward-looking statements appear in a number of places and include statements with respect to, among other things:
- forecasted oil and natural gas industry activity levels for 2008;
- planned capital expenditures and working capital and availability
of capital resources to fund capital expenditures and working
capital;
- the Company's future financial condition or results of operations
and future revenues, gross profit margins and expenses;
- the Company's business strategy and other plans and objectives for
future operations;
- fluctuations in worldwide prices and demand for oil and gas; and
- fluctuations in the demand for the Company's products and
services.
Should one or more of the risks or uncertainties described above or elsewhere in this press release, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, the Company's actual results and plans could differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements.
All forward-looking statements expressed or implied, included in this press release and attributable to CE Franklin are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. This cautionary statement should also be considered in connection with any subsequent written or oral forward-looking statements that CE Franklin or persons acting on its behalf might issue. CE Franklin does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of filing this press release except as required by law.
CE Franklin Ltd.
Interim Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Unaudited)
December 31 December 31
(in thousands of Canadian dollars) 2007 2006
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ASSETS
Current assets
Accounts receivable 89,305 87,530
Inventories 86,414 97,275
Other 3,781 2,965
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179,500 187,770
Property and equipment 6,398 5,546
Goodwill 20,523 10,479
Future income taxes (note 7) 1,403 1,160
Other 891 454
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208,715 205,409
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LIABILITIES
Current liabilities
Bank operating loan (note 3) 44,301 34,008
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 44,807 66,744
Income taxes payable - 819
Current portion of long term debt and
obligations under capital lease 805 517
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89,913 102,088
Long term debt and obligations under
capital lease 582 846
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90,495 102,934
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SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Capital stock 24,306 23,586
Contributed surplus 17,671 16,213
Retained earnings 76,243 62,676
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118,220 102,475
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208,715 205,409
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(See notes to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements)
CE Franklin Ltd.
Interim Consolidated Statements of Operations
(Unaudited)
(in thousands of
Canadian dollars, Three Months Ended Twelve Months Ended
except shares -------------------------- --------------------------
and per share December 31 December 31 December 31 December 31
amounts) 2007 2006 2007 2006
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Sales 112,263 130,648 466,275 555,227
Cost of sales 91,871 105,601 381,694 451,733
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Gross profit 20,392 25,047 84,581 103,494
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Other expenses
(income)
Selling, general
and administrative
expenses 15,352 15,281 58,053 63,287
Amortization 656 766 2,795 2,819
Interest expense 482 613 2,031 2,661
Foreign exchange
loss/(gain) and other (35) 192 837 130
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16,455 16,852 63,716 68,897
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Income before income
taxes 3,937 8,195 20,865 34,597
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Income tax expense
(recovery) (note 7)
Current 1,442 3,026 7,541 11,783
Future 68 (258) (243) (125)
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1,510 2,768 7,298 11,658
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Net and Comprehensive
income for the period 2,427 5,427 13,567 22,939
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Net income per share
(note 6)
Basic 0.13 0.30 0.74 1.27
Diluted 0.13 0.29 0.72 1.22
Weighted average number
of shares outstanding
(000's)
Basic 18,393 18,236 18,337 18,099
Diluted 18,863 18,861 18,807 18,724
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(See notes to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements)
CE Franklin Ltd.
Interim Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended Twelve Months Ended
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(in thousands of December 31 December 31 December 31 December 31
Canadian dollars) 2007 2006 2007 2006
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Cash flows from
operating
activities
Net income for
the period 2,427 5,427 13,567 22,939
Items not affecting
cash -
Amortization 656 766 2,795 2,819
Future income tax
expense (recovery) 68 (258) (243) (125)
Stock based
compensation
expense 450 760 1,924 2,232
Other - - - (36)
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3,601 6,695 18,043 27,829
Net change in
non-cash working
capital balances
related to
operations -
Accounts
receivable 4,748 10,808 5,633 8,978
Inventories 1,502 113 12,974 (18,019)
Other current
assets (1,206) (1,051) 79 33
Accounts payable
and accrued
liabilities (4,395) 1,516 (25,214) 1,815
Income taxes
payable (721) (1,317) (1,667) (7,021)
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3,529 16,764 9,848 13,615
Cash flows from
financing activities
Issuance of capital
stock 10 52 579 1,663
Purchase of capital
stock in trust for
Restricted Share
Unit (RSU) Plans (152) (291) (325) (291)
Increase/(decrease)
in bank operating
loan 8,911 (15,636) 10,293 (9,144)
Decrease in
obligations under
capital leases and
long term debt (40) (20) (476) (177)
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8,729 (15,895) 10,071 (7,949)
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Cash flows from
investing activities
Purchase of property
and equipment (119) (869) (1,956) (3,053)
Business
acquisitions
(note 2) (12,139) 0 (17,963) (2,613)
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(12,258) (869) (19,919) (5,666)
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Change in cash and
cash equivalents
during the period - - - -
Cash and cash
equivalents -
Beginning and end
of period - - - -
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Cash paid during the
period for:
Interest on bank
operating loan 474 604 1,999 2,632
Interest on
obligations under
capital leases 8 9 32 29
Income taxes 2,163 4,343 9,375 18,804
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CE Franklin Ltd.
Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
(Tabular amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars)
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Note 1 - Accounting policies
These interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared
following accounting policies applied on a consistent basis with CE
Franklin Ltd.'s (the "Company") annual financial statements for the year
ended December 31, 2006, with exception of policies relating to financial
instruments as noted below. The disclosures provided below are
incremental to those included in the annual audited financial statements.
These interim consolidated financial statements should be read in
conjunction with the annual audited financial statements and the notes
thereto for the year ended December 31, 2006.
Effective January 1, 2007, the Company adopted Section 1530 -
Comprehensive Income, Section 3855 - Financial Instrument Recognition and
Measurement, Section 3861 - Financial Instruments Disclosure and
Presentation, and Section 3865 - Hedges of the Canadian Institute of
Chartered Accountants Handbook in accordance with the transitional
provisions in each respective section. The adoption of Sections 1530,
3855 and 3861 did not have a material impact on the financial statements
of the Company and did not result in any adjustments for the recognition,
de-recognition or measurement of financial instruments as compared to the
financial statements for periods prior to the adoption of these sections.
In addition, since the Company currently does not utilize hedge
accounting, the adoption of Section 3865 currently has no material impact
on the financial statements of the Company.
These unaudited interim consolidated financial statements reflect all
adjustments which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair
presentation of the results for the interim periods presented; all such
adjustments are of a normal recurring nature. Certain comparative figures
have been reclassified to conform to the current year's presentation.
Note 2 - Business Acquisitions
On December 3, 2007, the Company acquired the outstanding shares of Jen
Supply Ltd. ("JEN Supply"), an oil field equipment distributor
operating in east-central Alberta, for consideration of $12.639 million
of which $12.139 million was paid in cash, subject to post closing
adjustments. The remaining $0.5 million is repayable in five years and
bears interest at the bank prime rate. Additional consideration of up to
$2.5 million is contingently payable over a two year period to the extent
that revenues from existing JEN Supply customers exceed specified annual
amounts. Any future contingent payments will be accounted for as
additional consideration as the amounts become payable with a
corresponding increase to goodwill.
On July 1, 2007, the Company purchased the outstanding shares of Full
Tilt Field Services Ltd. (""Full Tilt""), for total consideration of
$3.447 million, subject to post closing adjustments.
On January 31, 2007, the Company purchased the assets of an agent that
operated two of the Company's branch locations, for total consideration
of $2.167 million.
On February 1, 2006, the Company purchased the outstanding shares of an
agent that operated two of the Company's branch locations, for total
consideration of $3.080 million, of which $2.263 million was paid in cash
and $0.817 million over a two year period. In accordance with the
purchase agreement, an additional $210,000 was paid in the first quarter
of 2007 (2006- $350,000). These amounts were contingent on reaching
certain performance conditions and have been accounted for under the
purchase method as an addition to goodwill.
Using the purchase method of accounting for acquisitions, the Company
consolidated the assets and liabilities from the acquisitions and
included earnings as of the closing dates. The consideration paid for
these acquisitions has been allocated as follows:
2007
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Acquisi- Acquisi-
tion tion Acquisi- Contingent
of JEN of Full tion consider- Total
Supply Tilt of Agent ation 2007
Cash Consideration Paid 12,000 3,400 2,167 210 17,777
Transaction Costs 139 47 - - 186
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Total Cash Consideration 12,139 3,447 2,167 210 17,963
Deferred Consideration 500 - - - 500
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Total Consideration 12,639 3,447 2,167 210 18,463
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Accounts Receivable 5,438 1,970 - - 7,408
Inventory 2,596 371 - - 2,967
Other Current Assets 46 14 - - 60
Property, Equipment
and Other 805 292 167 - 1,264
Goodwill 5,724 2,110 2,000 210 10,044
Accounts Payable (1,970) (1,310) - - (3,280)
Future Tax Liability - - - - -
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12,639 3,447 2,167 210 18,463
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2006
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Acquisi- Contingent
tion consider- Total
of Agent ation 2006
Cash Consideration Paid 2,263 350 2,613
Transaction Costs - - -
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Total Cash Consideration 2,263 350 2,613
Deferred Consideration 817 - 817
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Total Consideration 3,080 350 3,430
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Accounts Receivable - - -
Inventory - - -
Other Current Assets - - -
Property, Equipment
and Other 369 - 369
Goodwill 2,714 350 3,064
Accounts Payable - - -
Future Tax Liability (3) - (3)
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3,080 350 3,430
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Note 3 - Bank Operating Loan
The Company has a 364 day bank operating loan facility in the amount of
$75.0 million (2006 - $75.0 million) arranged through a syndicate of four
banks, that matures in July, 2008. Amounts drawn against this facility
bear interest at floating rates based on the Canadian Bank prime rate and
an applicable borrowing margin. The weighted average interest rate as at
December 31, 2007 was 6.23% (2006 - 6.33%). The maximum amount available
under this facility is subject to a borrowing base formula applied to
accounts receivable and inventories and a covenant restricting the
company's debt to 2.25 times trailing 12 months earnings before interest,
amortization and taxes. As at December 31, 2007, the maximum available
under this facility, was approximately $60.0 million (2006 - $75.0
million).
The facility is collateralized by a general security agreement covering
all present and after-acquired property of the Company including accounts
receivable, inventories and property and equipment.
This facility contains certain other restrictive covenants. As at
December 31, 2007, the Company was not in compliance with a covenant
under its loan facility agreement which has been subsequently waived by
the Company's lenders.
Note 4 - Long Term Debt and Obligations Under Capital Leases
2007 2006
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Agent Acquisition(a) 599 860
Obligations under Capital Lease(b) 288 503
JEN Supply deferred consideration(c) 500 -
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Total long-term obligation 1,387 1,363
Less current portion (805) (517)
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Long-term debt and obligation under
capital leases 582 846
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Principal repayments are due as follows:
Current portion 805
Due in 2009 82
Due in 2012 500
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Total 1,387
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a) The loan is unsecured and bears no interest and is repayable in 2008.
The effective interest rate on the loan is 5.65% due to the discount
applied on the initial recording of the loan.
b) Capital leases bear interest at various rates of up to 8% (2006 - 8%)
and are collateralized by the underlying assets.
c) The JEN Supply deferred consideration was issued as part of the
acquisition consideration (see note 2). The deferred consideration is
unsecured and bears interest based on the floating Canadian bank prime
rate and is repayable in 2012.
Note 5 - Contingencies and Commitments
a) The Company leases certain office, warehouse and store facilities and
automobiles under long-term operating leases. Commitments for such
operating leases for the next five years and thereafter are as follows:
Years ending December 31, 2008 5,429
2009 5,653
2010 5,156
2011 4,230
2012 3,856
Thereafter 29,226
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53,550
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b) The Company is involved in various lawsuits, the losses from which, if
any, are not anticipated to be material to the financial statements.
Note 6 - Share Data
At December 31, 2007, the Company had 18,369,817 common shares and
1,261,484 options outstanding to acquire common shares at a weighted
average exercise price of $5.78 per common share, 589,656 of those
options were vested and exercisable at a weighted average exercise price
of $4.12 per common share.
a) Stock Options
A total of 428,808 share options to acquire common shares were granted at
a weighted average strike price of $6.50 in the fourth quarter of 2007.
The fair value of the options granted was $1,215,000. The fair value of
common share options granted was estimated as at the grant date using the
Black-Scholes option pricing model, using the following assumptions:
Dividend yield nil
Risk-free interest rate 3.93%
Expected life 5 years
Expected volatility 50%
Stock Option compensation expense recorded in the three and twelve month
periods ended December 31, 2007 was $149,000 (2006- $133,000) and
$528,000 (2006- $529,000), respectively.
b) Restricted share units
Effective May 2, 2006, the Company adopted the Restricted Share Unit
("RSU") and Deferred Share Unit ("DSU") plans approved by shareholders on
that date. Under these plans, RSU's and DSU's are granted which entitle
the participant, at the Company's option, to receive either a common
share or cash equivalent value in exchange for a vested unit. The vesting
period for RSU's is three years from the grant date. DSU's vest on the
date of grant. Compensation expense related to the units granted is
recognized over the vesting period based on the fair value of the units
at the date of the grant and is recorded to compensation expense and
contributed surplus. The contributed surplus balance is reduced as the
vested units are exchanged for either common shares or cash.
A total of 2,265 RSU's were granted in the fourth quarter of 2007. The
compensation expense recorded in the three and twelve month periods ended
December 31, 2007 was $301,000 (2006- $627,000) and $1,396,000
(2006- $1,703,000) respectively. As at December 31, 2007, there were
178,159 RSU's and 37,388 DSU's outstanding (December 31, 2006, 120,710
RSU units and 12,104 DSU units).
The Company purchases its common shares on the open market to satisfy
performance share unit obligations through an independent trust. The
trust is considered to be a variable interest entity and is consolidated
in the Company's financial statements with the number and cost of shares
held in trust, reported as a reduction of capital stock. During the
fourth quarter, 25,000 common shares were acquired by the trust (2006 -
24,800 common shares) at a cost of $152,000 (2006 - $291,000).
c) Reconciliation of weighted average number of diluted common shares
outstanding (in 000's)
The following table summarizes the common shares used in calculating net
earnings per common share.
Three Months Ended Twelve Months Ended
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December December December December
31 31 31 31
2007 2006 2007 2006
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Weighted average common shares
outstanding - basic 18,393 18,236 18,337 18,099
Effect of Stock options, RSU's
and DSU's 470 625 470 625
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Weighted average common shares
outstanding - diluted 18,863 18,861 18,807 18,724
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Note 7 - Income taxes
a) The difference between the income tax provision recorded and the
provision obtained by applying the combined federal and provincial
statutory rates is as follows:
Three Months Ended
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December 31 December 31
2007 2006
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Income before income taxes 3,937 8,195
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Incomes taxes at expected rates 1,285 32.6% 2,686 32.8%
Non-deductible items 92 2.3% 98 1.2%
Capital and large corporations taxes 22 0.6% 12 0.2%
Adjustments on filing returns & Other 111 2.8% (28) (0.3%)
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1,510 38.4% 2,768 33.8%
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Twelve Months Ended
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December 31 December 31
2007 2006
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Income before income taxes 20,865 34,597
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Incomes taxes at expected rates 6,807 32.6% 11,459 33.1%
Non-deductible items 434 2.1% 410 1.2%
Capital and large corporations taxes 44 0.2% 59 0.2%
Adjustments on filing returns & Other 13 0.1% (270) (0.8%)
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7,298 35.0% 11,658 33.7%
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As at December 31, 2007, included in other current assets are income
taxes receivable of $0.848 million (2006 - Income taxes payable of $0.819
million).
b) Future income taxes reflect the net effects of temporary differences
between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial
reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes.
Significant components of future income tax assets and liabilities are as
follows:
December 31 December 31
2007 2006
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Assets
Financing charges 103 263
Property and equipment 874 610
Other 786 785
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1,763 1,658
Liabilities
Goodwill 360 498
Net future income
tax asset 1,403 1,160
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The Company believes it is more likely than not that all future income
tax assets will be realized.
Note 8 - Related Party Transactions
Smith International Inc. ("Smith") owns approximately 52% of the
Company's outstanding shares. The Company is the exclusive distributor in
Canada of down hole pump production equipment manufactured by Wilson
Supply, a division of Smith. Purchase of such equipment conducted in the
normal course on commercial terms were as follows:
December 31 December 31
2007 2006
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Cost of sales for the Three months ended 2,371 2,386
Cost of sales for the Twelve months ended 9,253 8,943
Inventory 4,295 3,767
Accounts Payable and accrued liabilities 313 1,076
Note 9 - Segmented reporting
The Company distributes oilfield equipment products principally through
its network of 44 branches located in western Canada to oil and gas
industry customers. Accordingly, the Company has determined that it
operates through a single operating segment and geographic jurisdiction.