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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


 

FORM 10-Q

 


 

(Mark One)

x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2004.

 

OR

 

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM              TO             .

 

COMMISSION FILE NO. 0-21911

 


 

SYNTROLEUM CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 


 

Delaware   73-1565725

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

4322 South 49th West Ave.

Tulsa, Oklahoma 74107

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (918) 592-7900

 

Not Applicable

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

 


 

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

 

At November 1, 2004, the number of outstanding shares of the issuer’s common stock was 45,799,546.

 



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SYNTROLEUM CORPORATION

INDEX TO QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q

FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2004

 

          Page

     PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION     

Item 1.

   Financial Statements.     
     Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2004 and December 31, 2003    1
     Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2004 and 2003    2
     Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2004    3
     Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2004 and 2003    4
     Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements    5

Item 2.

   Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations    12

Item 3.

   Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk    25

Item 4.

   Controls and Procedures    25
PART II – OTHER INFORMATION     

Item 1.

   Legal Proceedings    26

Item 2.

   Changes in Securities and Use of Proceeds    26

Item 3.

   Defaults Upon Senior Securities    26

Item 4.

   Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders    27

Item 5.

   Other Information    27

Item 6.

   Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K    27

SIGNATURES

   28

 

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q includes forward-looking statements as well as historical facts. These forward-looking statements include statements relating to the Syntroleum Process and related technologies including Synfining, gas-to-liquids (“GTL”) plants based on the Syntroleum Process, including our barge-mounted GTL plants, anticipated costs to design, construct and operate these plants, the timing of commencement and completion of the design and construction of these plants, obtaining required financing for these plants and our other activities, the economic construction and operation of GTL plants, the value and markets for plant products, testing, certification, characteristics and use of plant products, the continued development of the Syntroleum Process (alone or with co-venturers), our sub-quality gas monetization project and the economic production of gas reserves, anticipated capital expenditures, anticipated expense reductions, anticipated cash outflows, anticipated expenses, use of proceeds from our equity offerings, anticipated revenues, availability of catalyst materials, and any other statements regarding future growth, cash needs, capital availability, operations, business plans and financial 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. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ from these forward-looking statements are described in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and under the caption “Risk Factors” in Item 1 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003.

 

As used in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the terms “we,” “our” or “us” mean Syntroleum Corporation, a Delaware corporation, and its predecessors and subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.

 

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Financial Statements.

 

SYNTROLEUM CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

    

September 30,

2004


    December 31,
2003


 
ASSETS                 

CURRENT ASSETS:

                

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 38,456     $ 32,695  

Restricted cash

     465       13,546  

Accounts receivable

     384       1,377  

Catalyst materials

     —         2,898  

Other current assets

     270       1,287  
    


 


Total current assets

     39,575       51,803  

INVESTMENTS

     27       125  

RESTRICTED CASH

     —         10,464  

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, net

     5,017       1,985  

NOTES RECEIVABLE

     1,812       1,833  

OTHER ASSETS, net

     1,152       1,025  
    


 


     $ 47,583     $ 67,235  
    


 


LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY                 

CURRENT LIABILITIES:

                

Accounts payable

   $ 4,146     $ 4,299  

Accrued liabilities

     1,027       1,321  

Current maturities of debt and deferred credit

     —         13,546  

Current portion of convertible debt

     23,862       21,842  
    


 


Total current liabilities

     29,035       41,008  

OTHER NONCURRENT LIABILITIES

     —         78  

DEFERRED REVENUE

     26,550       38,273  

MINORITY INTERESTS

     706       706  

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, 53,466 and 47,212 shares issued in 2004 and 2003 respectively, including shares in treasury

     535       472  

Additional paid-in capital

     221,363       185,835  

Notes receivable from sale of common stock

     —         (100 )

Deferred compensation

     (913 )     —    

Accumulated deficit

     (229,616 )     (198,960 )
    


 


       (8,631 )     (12,753 )

Less-treasury stock, 7,675 shares

     (77 )     (77 )
    


 


Total stockholders’ equity

     (8,708 )     (12,830 )
    


 


     $ 47,583     $ 67,235  
    


 


 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated balance sheets.

 

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SYNTROLEUM CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

     For the Three Months
Ended September 30,


    For the Nine Months
Ended September 30,


 
     2004

    2003

    2004

    2003

 

REVENUES:

                                

Joint development revenue

   $ 215     $ 1,130     $ 612     $ 14,252  

Catalyst materials revenues

     —         975       5,674       1,225  

Other revenues

     —         38       3       56  
    


 


 


 


Total revenues

     215       2,143       6,289       15,533  
    


 


 


 


COST AND EXPENSES:

                                

DOE Catoosa project

     3,764       3,821       10,161       18,209  

Project costs

     770       141       2,943       320  

Pilot plant, engineering and research and development

     2,038       2,009       6,002       6,228  

Cost of catalyst materials sales

     —         1,483       3,033       4,399  

General, administrative and other

     5,226       3,284       14,307       12,162  
    


 


 


 


OPERATING INCOME (LOSS)

     (11,583 )     (8,595 )     (30,157 )     (25,785 )

INVESTMENT AND INTEREST INCOME

     178       338       682       958  

INTEREST EXPENSE

     (454 )     (384 )     (1,338 )     (935 )

OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)

     (200 )     123       (420 )     779  

FOREIGN EXCHANGE GAIN (LOSS)

     (416 )     (31 )     589       (156 )
    


 


 


 


INCOME (LOSS) FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS BEFORE INCOME TAXES

     (12,475 )     (8,549 )     (30,644 )     (25,139 )

INCOME TAXES

     —         (9 )     (12 )     (49 )
    


 


 


 


INCOME (LOSS) FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS

     (12,475 )     (8,558 )     (30,656 )     (25,188 )
    


 


 


 


OPERATIONS OF DISCONTINUED REAL ESTATE BUSINESS:

                                

Income (loss) from discontinued operations

     —         (5 )     —         327  

Minority interest of discontinued operations

     —         (1 )     —         (99 )

Gain on sale of discontinued operations

     —         1,151       —         1,151  
    


 


 


 


INCOME FROM DISCONTINUED REAL ESTATE BUSINESS

     —         1,145       —         1,379  
    


 


 


 


NET INCOME (LOSS)

   $ (12,475 )   $ (7,413 )   $ (30,656 )   $ (23,809 )
    


 


 


 


BASIC AND DILUTED PER SHARE DATA -

                                

Income (loss) from continuing operations

   $ (0.27 )   $ (0.25 )   $ (0.72 )   $ (0.75 )

Income from operations of discontinued real estate business

     0.00       0.03       0.00       0.04  
    


 


 


 


Net income (loss)

   $ (0.27 )   $ (0.22 )   $ (0.72 )   $ (0.71 )
    


 


 


 


WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON SHARES
OUTSTANDING

     45,729       33,771       42,474       33,742  
    


 


 


 


 

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

 

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SYNTROLEUM CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(in thousands)

 

     Common Stock

  

Additional

Paid-In
Capital


   

Note

Receivable
from Sale

of
Common
Stock


    Deferred
Compensation


   

Accumulated
Deficit


    Treasury
Stock


    Total
Stockholders’
Equity


 
     Number
of Shares


    Amount

            

BALANCE, December 31, 2003

   47,212     $ 472    $ 185,835     $ (100 )   $ —       $ (198,960 )   $ (77 )   $ (12,830 )

ISSUANCE OF RESTRICTED COMMON STOCK UNITS

   —         —        2,305       —         (2,305 )     —         —         —    

VESTING OF RESTRICTED COMMON STOCK UNITS

   129       1      (1 )     —         1,392       —         —         1,392  

PURCHASE AND RETIREMENT OF COMMON STOCK

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