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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended December 31, 2003

 

Commission file number 001-16317

 

CONTANGO OIL & GAS COMPANY

(Exact name of small business issuer as specified in its charter)

 

DELAWARE   95-4079863

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

  (IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

3700 BUFFALO SPEEDWAY, SUITE 960

HOUSTON, TEXAS 77098

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(713) 960-1901

(Issuer’s telephone number)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No ¨

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ¨ No x

 

The total number of shares of common stock, par value $0.04 per share, outstanding as of February 13, 2004 was 12,086,690.

 



CONTANGO OIL & GAS COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2003

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

         Page

PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION     

Item 1.

 

Consolidated Financial Statements

    
   

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2003 and June 30, 2003

   3
   

Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and six months ended December 31, 2003 and 2002

   5
   

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended December 31, 2003 and 2002

   6
   

Consolidated Statement of Shareholders’ Equity for the six months ended December 31, 2003 and 2002

   7
   

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

   8

Item 2.

  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations    16

Item 3.

 

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

   37

Item 4.

 

Controls and Procedures

   37
PART II – OTHER INFORMATION     

Item 1.

 

Legal Proceedings

   37

Item 2.

 

Changes in Securities and Use of Proceeds

   37

Item 3.

 

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

   38

Item 4.

 

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

   38

Item 5.

 

Other Information

   38

Item 6.

 

Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

   38

 

All references in this Form 10-Q to the “Company”, “Contango”, “we”, “us” or “our” are to Contango Oil & Gas Company and Subsidiaries. Unless otherwise noted, all information in this Form 10-Q relating to natural gas and oil reserves and the estimated future net cash flows attributable to those reserves are based on estimates prepared by independent engineers and are net to our interest.

 

WEBSITE ACCESS TO REPORTS

 

General information about us can be found on our Website at www.mcfx.biz. Our annual reports on Form 10-KSB, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, Form 10-QSB and current reports on Form 8-K, as well as any amendments and exhibits to those reports, are available free of charge through our Website as soon as reasonably practicable after we file or furnish them to the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

2


CONTANGO OIL & GAS COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

ASSETS

 

     December 31,
2003


   

June 30,

2003


 
     (Unaudited)        

CURRENT ASSETS:

                

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 1,239,348     $ 219,242  

Accounts receivable, net

     4,076,806       6,039,779  

Marketable equity securities

     —         676,500  

Other

     110,734       96,115  
    


 


Total current assets

     5,426,888       7,031,636  
    


 


PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT:

                

Natural gas and oil properties, successful efforts method of accounting:

                

Proved properties

     53,139,452       55,125,109  

Unproved properties, not being amortized

     3,277,667       3,065,188  

Furniture and equipment

     130,524       126,388  

Accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization

     (24,702,499 )     (21,574,673 )
    


 


Total property, plant and equipment, net

     31,845,144       36,742,012  
    


 


OTHER ASSETS:

                

Cash and other assets held by affiliates

     3,022,001       784,656  

Investment in Freeport LNG Project

     1,450,000       850,000  

Investment in partnership

     —         72,500  

Deferred income tax asset

     1,478,270       568,024  

Facility fee

     146,438       177,500  

Other assets

     82,121       78,612  
    


 


Total other assets

     6,178,830       2,531,292  
    


 


TOTAL ASSETS

   $ 43,450,862     $ 46,304,940  
    


 


 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

3


CONTANGO OIL & GAS COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

     December 31,
2003


   

June 30,

2003


 
     (Unaudited)        

CURRENT LIABILITIES:

                

Accounts payable

   $ 582,243     $ 681,425  

Accrued exploration and development

     1,042,372       1,011,098  

Income taxes payable

     2,719,897       734,312  

Price hedge contracts

     —         58,171  

Short term hedge payable

     —         102,486  

Other accrued liabilities

     411,802       229,937  

Current portion of long-term debt

     —         5,890,000  
    


 


Total current liabilities

     4,756,314       8,707,429  
    


 


LONG-TERM DEBT

     3,606,900       16,460,000  

ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATION

     190,400       191,664  

DEFERRED CREDITS

     —         208,333  

SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY:

                

Convertible preferred stock, 8%, Series A, $0.04 par value, 5,000 shares authorized, 2,500 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2003 and June 30, 2003, liquidation preference of $1,000 per share

     100       100  

Convertible preferred stock, 8%, Series B, $0.04 par value, 10,000 shares authorized, 5,000 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2003 and June 30, 2003, liquidation preference of $1,000 per share

     200       200  

Convertible preferred stock, 6%, Series C, $0.04 par value, 4,000 shares authorized, 1,600 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2003, liquidation preference of $5,000 per share, and 0 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2003

     64       —    

Common stock, $0.04 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized, 12,013,509 shares issued and 9,438,509 outstanding at December 31, 2003, 11,871,076 shares issued and 9,296,076 outstanding at June 30, 2003

     478,299       473,399  

Additional paid-in capital

     28,937,627       21,803,090  

Treasury stock at cost (2,575,000 shares)

     (6,180,000 )     (6,180,000 )

Retained earnings

     11,660,958       4,640,725  
    


 


Total shareholders’ equity

     34,897,248       20,737,514  
    


 


TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

   $ 43,450,862     $ 46,304,940  
    


 


 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

4


CONTANGO OIL & GAS COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

 

    

Three Months Ended

December 31,


   

Six Months Ended

December 31,


 
     2003

    2002

    2003

    2002

 

REVENUES:

                                

Natural gas and oil sales

   $ 5,980,308     $ 7,714,265     $ 14,232,812     $ 14,731,758  

Gain (loss) from hedging activities

     (24,071 )     (192,970 )     58,171       (186,326 )
    


 


 


 


Total revenues

     5,956,237       7,521,295       14,290,983       14,545,432  
    


 


 


 


EXPENSES:

                                

Operating expenses

     916,685       1,671,028       2,568,914       2,730,799  

Exploration expenses

     2,131,885       9,368,212       3,487,998       11,908,144  

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

     1,618,899       2,187,751       3,412,735       4,576,510  

Impairment of natural gas and oil properties

     42,995       —         42,995       —    

General and administrative expenses

     768,473       659,751       1,145,580       1,073,093  
    


 


 


 


Total expenses

     5,478,937       13,886,742       10,658,222       20,288,546  
    


 


 


 


INCOME (LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS

     477,300       (6,365,447 )     3,632,761       (5,743,114 )

Interest expense

     (115,235 )     (169,583 )     (279,645 )     (353,903 )

Interest income

     5,250       9,903       19,666       21,165  

Gain on sale of marketable securities

     65,023       —         710,322       —    

Gain on sale of assets and other

     6,061,805       —         7,116,410       36,150  
    


 


 


 


INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES

     6,494,143       (6,525,127 )     11,199,514       (6,039,702 )

(Provision) benefit for income taxes

     (2,205,734 )     2,230,807       (3,852,614 )     2,112,250  
    


 


 


 


NET INCOME (LOSS)

     4,288,409       (4,294,320 )     7,346,900       (3,927,452 )

Preferred stock dividends

     176,667       150,000       326,667       300,000  
    


 


 


 


NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON STOCK

   $ 4,111,742     $ (4,444,320 )   $ 7,020,233     $ (4,227,452 )
    


 


 


 


NET INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE:

                                

Basic

   $ 0.44     $ (0.49 )   $ 0.75     $ (0.47 )
    


 


 


 


Diluted

   $ 0.33     $ (0.49 )   $ 0.58     $ (0.47 )
    


 


 


 


WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING:

                                

Basic

     9,366,423       9,043,282       9,332,547       9,043,282  
    


 


 


 


Diluted

     12,936,563       9,043,282       12,641,092       9,043,282  
    


 


 


 


 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

5


CONTANGO OIL & GAS COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

 

    

Six Months Ended

December 31,


 
     2003

    2002

 

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

                

Net (loss) income

   $ 7,346,900     $ (3,927,452 )

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:

                

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

     3,412,735       4,576,510  

Impairment of natural gas and oil properties

     42,995       —    

Exploration expenditures

     2,619,443       4,468,481  

Increase in deferred income taxes

     (910,246 )     (3,895,281 )

Gain on sale of assets and other