TULSA, Okla., May 3, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Syntroleum Corporation (Nasdaq:SYNM) a renewable and synthetic fuels technology company, today announced financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2012.
Financial Highlights
For the quarter ended March 31, 2012, the Company reported an operating loss of $786 thousand resulting from total revenues of $1.3 million and operating expenses of $2.0 million. Our revenues relate to engineering services provided to Dynamic Fuels and other customers for process design and research support and revenues for royalties from the Dynamic Fuels commercial production of renewable fuels.
For Dynamic Fuels quarter ended December 31, 2011, we reported a loss from Dynamic Fuels of $830 thousand. This compares to a loss of $2.1 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2010. During the quarter ended December 31, 2011 the plant sold 11.0 million gallons of renewable fuels.
We report Dynamic Fuels on a three month lag and the loss reflected in our income statement from Dynamic Fuels represents the loss incurred for the period ending December 31, 2011.
Syntroleum's net loss was $1.9 million or $0.02 per share for the three months ended March 31, 2012, compared with a net loss of $3.9 million or $0.05 per share for the corresponding period in 2011.
As of March 31, 2012 Syntroleum's available cash position was $21.5 million.
Conference Call
The conference call will be held on Thursday, May 3, 2012, at 10:00 a.m. Central time (11:00 a.m. Eastern). A webcast of the call will be available via the Internet by accessing www.syntroleum.com. Listeners should allow a few minutes for registration into the web site. To participate in the teleconference, investors should dial 1-877-317-6789 about 10 minutes before the start time and reference the Syntroleum conference call. International callers should dial 1-412-317-6789. A replay of this conference call will be available on the web site under the Syntroleum Investor Relations tab.
For additional information see the Company's Form 10-Q for the three months ended March 31, 2012, filed with the SEC on Wednesday, May 2, 2012. The 10-Q is available through the Investor Relations section of the Company's Web site, www.syntroleum.com.
About Syntroleum
Syntroleum Corporation owns the Syntroleum® Process for Fischer-Tropsch (FT) conversion of synthesis gas derived from biomass, coal, natural gas and other carbon-based feedstocks into liquid hydrocarbons, the Synfining® Process for upgrading FT liquid hydrocarbons into middle distillate products such as synthetic diesel and jet fuels, and the Bio-Synfining® technology for converting animal fat and vegetable oil feedstocks into middle distillate products such as renewable diesel and jet fuel using inedible fats and greases as feedstock. The 50/50 venture – known as Dynamic Fuels – was formed to construct and operate multiple renewable synthetic fuels facilities, with production on the first site beginning in 2010. The Company plans to use its portfolio of technologies to develop and participate in synthetic and renewable fuel projects. For additional information, visit the Company's web site at www.syntroleum.com
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Forward Looking Statements
This document includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as well as historical facts. These forward‑looking statements may include statements relating to the Syntroleum® Process, the Synfining® Process, our renewable fuels Bio-Synfining ®technology, plans to use the Company's various technologies, operational activities of the Company, commercialization of the Company's technologies, certification of Fischer-Tropsch and renewable fuels, performance and use of Syntroleum's cobalt catalyst, and performance and use of fuels derived from the Syntroleum® Process and technology test results. When used in this document, the words "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "plan," "project," "should" and similar expressions are intended to be among the statements that identify forward‑looking statements. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in these forward‑looking statements are reasonable, these kinds of statements involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results may not be consistent with these forward‑looking statements. Syntroleum undertakes no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements to reflect changed assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events or changes to future operating results over time. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ from these forward-looking statements include the potential that debt or equity financing for anticipated plants may not be available, the schedule for development, construction and operation of proposed plants may not be met, anticipated appropriation and expenditure of federal monies does not occur, commercial-scale plants do not achieve the same results as those demonstrated on a laboratory or pilot basis or that such plants experience technological and mechanical problems, the potential that improvements to Syntroleum's various technologies currently under development may not be successful, the impact on plant economics of operating conditions (including energy prices), construction risks, risks associated with investments and operations in foreign countries, our dependence on strategic relationships with manufacturing and engineering companies, volatility of energy prices, the ability to implement corporate strategies, including the continued availability of adequate working capital, competition, intellectual property risks, our ability to obtain financing and other risks described in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
® "Syntroleum", "Synfining", and "Bio-Synfining" are registered as trademarks and service marks in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
| SYNTROLEUM CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES | ||
| UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS | ||
| (in thousands, except par value) | ||
| March 31, | December 31, | |
| 2012 | 2011 | |
| ASSETS | (Unaudited) | |
| CURRENT ASSETS: | ||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ 21,489 | $ 22,601 |
| Restricted cash | 682 | 1,189 |
| Accounts receivable | 160 | 125 |
| Other current assets | 193 | 277 |
| Total current assets | 22,524 | 24,192 |
| ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE FROM DYNAMIC FUELS, LLC | 3,160 | 2,624 |
| PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT – at cost, net | 74 | 86 |
| INVESTMENT IN AND LOANS TO DYNAMIC FUELS, LLC | 37,813 | 38,643 |
| OTHER ASSETS, net | 1,083 | 1,106 |
| $ 64,654 | $ 66,651 | |
| LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | ||
| CURRENT LIABILITIES: | ||
| Accounts payable | $ 68 | $ 220 |
| Accrued employee costs | 240 | 288 |
| Deposits | 682 | 1,189 |
| Total current liabilities | 990 | 1,697 |
| NONCURRENT LIABILITIES OF DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS | 603 | 603 |
| DEFERRED REVENUE | 24,633 | 24,366 |
| COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES | ||
| STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY: | ||
| Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 5,000 shares authorized, no shares issued | -- | -- |
| Common stock, $0.01 par value, 150,000 shares authorized, 98,443 and | ||
| 97,948 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2012 and December | ||
| 31, 2011, respectively | 984 | 979 |
| Additional paid-in capital | 398,740 | 398,369 |
| Accumulated deficit | (361,296) | (359,363) |
| Total stockholders' equity | 38,428 | 39,985 |
| $ 64,654 | $ 66,651 | |
| SYNTROLEUM CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES | |||||||
| UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS | |||||||
| (in thousands, except per share data) | |||||||
| For the Quarter Ended March 31, | |||||||
| 2012 | 2011 | ||||||
| REVENUES: | |||||||
| Technology | $ 150 | $ 150 | |||||
| Technical services | 481 | 501 | |||||
| Technical services from Dynamic Fuels, LLC | 379 | 198 | |||||
| Royalties from Dynamic Fuels, LLC plant production | 240 | -- | |||||
| Total revenues | 1,250 | 849 | |||||
| COSTS AND EXPENSES: | |||||||
| Engineering | 598 | 556 | |||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 52 | 49 | |||||
|
General, administrative and other (including non-cash equity compensation of $312 and $467 for the quarter ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.) |
1,386 | 1,831 | |||||
| OPERATING LOSS | (786) | (1,587) | |||||
| INTEREST INCOME | 8 | 4 | |||||
| OTHER INCOME | 2 | 2 | |||||
| EQUITY IN LOSS OF DYNAMIC FUELS, LLC | (830) | (2,109) | |||||
| FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE | (317) | (218) | |||||
| LOSS FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS | (1,923) | (3,908) | |||||
| INCOME (LOSS) FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS | (10) | 1 | |||||
| NET LOSS | $ (1,933) | $ (3,907) | |||||
| BASIC NET LOSS PER SHARE: | |||||||
| Loss from continuing operations | $ (0.02) | $ (0.05) | |||||
| Income from discontinued operations | 0.00 | 0.00 | |||||
| Net loss | $ (0.02) | $ (0.05) | |||||
| WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING: | |||||||
| Basic | 98,401 | 81,893 | |||||
| Diluted | 98,401 | 81,893 | |||||
| SYNTROLEUM CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES | |||
| UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS | |||
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(in thousands) |
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| For the Quarter Ended March 31, | |||
| 2012 | 2011 | ||
| CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: | |||
| Net loss | $ (1,933) | $ (3,907) | |
| Income (loss) from discontinued operations | (10) | 1 | |
| Loss from continuing operations | (1,923) | (3,908) | |
| Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) | |||
| operating activities: | |||
| Depreciation and amortization | 52 | 49 | |
| Foreign currency exchange | 317 | 218 | |
| Non-cash compensation expense | 312 | 467 | |
| Non-cash loss in equity method investee | 830 | 2,109 | |
| Changes in assets and liabilities: | |||
| Accounts receivable | (35) | 383 | |
| Accounts receivable from Dynamic Fuels, LLC | (536) | (676) | |
| Other assets | 72 | 56 | |
| Accounts payable | (152) | (905) | |
| Accrued employee costs | (48) | 121 | |
| Deferred revenue | (50) | -- | |
| Net cash used in continuing operations | (1,161) | (2,086) | |
| Net cash provided by (used in) discontinued operations | (9) | 1 | |
| Net cash used in operating activities | (1,170) | (2,085) | |
| CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: | |||
| Purchase of property and equipment | (5) | (22) | |
| Net cash used in investing activities | (5) | (22) | |
| CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: | |||
| Proceeds from option exercises | 63 | -- | |
| Net cash provided by financing activities | 63 | -- | |
| NET CHANGE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS | (1,112) | (2,107) | |
| CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period | 22,601 | 12,513 | |
| CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period | $ 21,489 | $ 10,406 | |