Spectrum ASA : 4th Quarter and Full Year 2014 Financial Results


 

Summary      
       
       SPECTRUM GROUP
       Quarter   Quarter   12 months   12 months 
       ended   ended   ended   ended 
       31.12.14   31.12.13   31.12.14   31.12.13 
 (USD 1000)       (Unaudited)   (Unaudited)   (Unaudited)   (Audited) 
             
Gross operating revenue         65 520   47 040   251 972  162 001
             
Net operating revenue       47 864   38 519   183 298   143 023
             
EBIT       16 641   8 315   52 795    41 642
             
Net Profit / (Loss)       11 973   11 238    38 229   29 156
             
Cash flow from operating activities       30 543  13 838   128 170   78 571
             
Investment in Multi-Client library       30 404   13 487   113 280   85 200
             
Multi-Client library Net book value       131 266   112 400   131 266   112 400
             
Cash and cash equivalents        8 364   2 719   8 364   2 719

Q4 Highlights 

- Gross Multi-Client sales in the quarter totaled MUSD 65.2 (2013: MUSD 46.4)

- Revenue share on Multi-Client sales was 27.1%, compared to 18.4% in Q4 2013, giving Net Multi-Client revenue of MUSD 47.5 (2013: MUSD 37.8)

- Gross Multi-Client revenues were comprised of late sales of MUSD 24.6 (2013: MUSD 32.8) and prefunding on Multi-Client investments of MUSD 40.6 (2013: MUSD 13.5)

- Net Multi-Client revenue were comprised of late sales of MUSD 17.5 (2013: MUSD 24.3) and prefunding on Multi-Client investments of MUSD 30.0 (2013: MUSD 13.5)

- EBIT for the quarter was MUSD 16.6 (2013: MUSD 8.3)

- Multi-Client investments were MUSD 30.4 with 98.8% prefunding rate based on costs incurred vs. net prefunding (2013: MUSD 13.5 with 100.1% prefunding) 

- Operational cash flow before Multi-Client investments in Q4 was MUSD 30.5 (2013: MUSD 13.8)

 

12 month Highlights 

- Gross Multi-Client sales totaled MUSD 249.5 (2013: MUSD 159.7)

- Revenue share on Multi-Client sales was 27.5% compared to 11.9% in 2013, giving Multi-Client net revenue of MUSD 180.8 (2013: MUSD 140.7)

- Multi-Client investments were MUSD 113.3 with 97.8% net prefunding (2013: MUSD 85.2 with 54.5% net prefunding)

- EBIT was MUSD 52.8 (2013: MUSD 41.6) 

- Operational cash flow before Multi-Client investments was MUSD 128.2 (2013: MUSD 78.6)

- The Board will propose a dividend of NOK 1.00 per share for the year 2014 (2013: NOK 0.75)

 "Spectrum provides innovative Multi-Client seismic surveys and high-quality
seismic imaging services to the global oil and gas industry from offices in
Norway, the UK, US, Brazil, Egypt, Australia, Indonesia and Singapore.
Spectrum's Multi-Client strategy focuses on both the major, established
hydrocarbon-producing regions of the world as well as key frontier areas
identified by our experienced team of geoscientists. The Spectrum library of
Multi-Client data has projects from many of the foremost oil producing regions
of the world. These include new acquisition, reprocessing and interpretation
reports."

 
This information is subject to the disclosure requirements pursuant to section 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.

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