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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, 2004

 

Commission file number 001-16317

 


 

CONTANGO OIL & GAS COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant 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 11, 2005 was 13,177,865.

 



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CONTANGO OIL & GAS COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2004

 

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    PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION     

Item 1.

  Consolidated Financial Statements     
         Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2004 and June 30, 2004    3
         Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and six months ended December 31, 2004 and 2003    5
         Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended December 31, 2004 and 2003    6
         Consolidated Statement of Shareholders’ Equity for the six months ended December 31, 2004 and 2003    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    35

Item 4.

  Controls and Procedures    35
    PART II – OTHER INFORMATION     

Item 1.

  Legal Proceedings    35

Item 2.

  Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds    35

Item 3.

  Defaults Upon Senior Securities    35

Item 4.

  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders    36

Item 5.

  Other Information    36

Item 6.

  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K    36

 

All references in this Form 10-Q to the “Company”, “Contango”, “we”, “us” or “our” are to Contango Oil & Gas Company and its 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.contango.com. Our annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, 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.

 

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CONTANGO OIL & GAS COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

ASSETS

 

     December 31,
2004


   

June 30,

2004


 
     (Unaudited)        

CURRENT ASSETS:

                

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 44,061,770     $ 396,753  

Accounts receivable, net

     1,100,013       4,715,748  

Other

     398,999       139,778  
    


 


Total current assets

     45,560,782       5,252,279  
    


 


PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT:

                

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

                

Proved properties

     3,172,711       54,850,979  

Unproved properties, not being amortized

     5,381,444       7,540,678  

Furniture and equipment

     186,509       184,508  

Accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization

     (711,841 )     (27,282,035 )
    


 


Total property, plant and equipment, net

     8,028,823       35,294,130  
    


 


OTHER ASSETS:

                

Cash and other assets held by affiliates

     1,592,216       779,361  

Investment in Freeport LNG Project

     2,425,116       2,333,333  

Investment in Contango Venture Capital Corporation

     481,636       500,000  

Deferred income tax asset

     4,683,536       1,188,407  

Facility fee

     —         157,579  

Other assets

     5,822       5,822  
    


 


Total other assets

     9,188,326       4,964,502  
    


 


TOTAL ASSETS

   $ 62,777,931     $ 45,510,911  
    


 


 

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

 

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CONTANGO OIL & GAS COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

     December 31,
2004


   

June 30,

2004


 
     (Unaudited)        

CURRENT LIABILITIES:

                

Accounts payable

   $ 512,659     $ 810,360  

Accrued exploration and development

     205,805       950,175  

Income taxes payable

     9,334,501       240,758  

Other accrued liabilities

     847,105       219,282  
    


 


Total current liabilities

     10,900,070       2,220,575  
    


 


LONG-TERM DEBT

     —         7,089,000  

ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATION

     839       84,805  

SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY:

                

Convertible preferred stock, 6%, Series C, $0.04 par value, 4,000 shares authorized, 1,400 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2004, and 1,600 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2004, liquidation preference at $5,000 per share

     56       64  

Common stock, $0.04 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized, 15,700,535 shares issued and 13,125,535 outstanding at December 31, 2004, 14,885,700 shares issued and 12,310,700 outstanding at June 30, 2004

     628,021       595,428  

Additional paid-in capital

     31,179,592       29,979,965  

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

     (6,180,000 )     (6,180,000 )

Retained earnings

     26,249,353       11,721,074  
    


 


Total shareholders’ equity

     51,877,022       36,116,531  
    


 


TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

   $ 62,777,931     $ 45,510,911  
    


 


 

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

 

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CONTANGO OIL & GAS COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

 

    

Three Months Ended

December 31,


   

Six Months Ended

December 31,


 
     2004

    2003

    2004

    2003

 

REVENUES:

                                

Natural gas and oil sales

   $ 1,425,983     $ 18,198     $ 2,005,596     $ 76,917  

Gain (loss) from hedging activities

     —         (24,071 )     —         58,171  
    


 


 


 


Total revenues

     1,425,983       (5,873 )     2,005,596       135,088  
    


 


 


 


EXPENSES:

                                

Operating expenses

     209,123       14,106       252,973       51,029  

Exploration expenses

     944,273       2,153,056       1,732,339       3,276,541  

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

     459,338       6,789       619,622       14,800  

Impairment of natural gas and oil properties

     —         42,995       112,000       42,995  

General and administrative expenses

     1,087,051       768,473       1,899,524       1,145,580  
    


 


 


 


Total expenses

     2,699,785       2,985,419       4,616,458       4,530,945  
    


 


 


 


(LOSS) FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS

     (1,273,802 )     (2,991,292 )     (2,610,862 )     (4,395,857 )

Interest expense

     (22,341 )     (115,235 )     (71,317 )     (279,645 )

Interest income

     15,503       5,250       33,356       19,666  

Gain on sale of marketable securities

     —         65,023       —         710,322  

Gain on sale of assets and other

     (46,313 )     6,243,989       (86,820 )     6,243,989  
    


 


 


 


INCOME (LOSS) FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS BEFORE INCOME TAXES

     (1,326,953 )     3,207,735       (2,735,643 )     2,298,475  

(Provision) benefit for income taxes

     465,790       (1,055,492 )     957,476       (737,250 )
    


 


 


 


INCOME (LOSS) FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS

     (861,163 )     2,152,243       (1,778,167 )     1,561,225  
    


 


 


 


DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS (Note 3)

                                

Discontinued operations, net of income taxes

     14,116,542       2,136,166       16,516,445       5,785,675  
    


 


 


 


NET INCOME

     13,255,379       4,288,409       14,738,278       7,346,900  

Preferred stock dividends

     105,000       176,667       210,000       326,667  
    


 


 


 


NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON STOCK

   $ 13,150,379     $ 4,111,742     $ 14,528,278     $ 7,020,233  
    


 


 


 


NET INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE:

                                

Basic

                                

Continuing operations

   $ (0.07 )   $ 0.21     $ (0.15 )   $ 0.13  

Discontinued operations

     1.08       0.23       1.27       0.62  
    


 


 


 


Total

   $ 1.01     $ 0.44     $ 1.12     $ 0.75  
    


 


 


 


Diluted

                                

Continuing operations

   $ (0.07 )   $ 0.17     $ (0.15 )   $ 0.12  

Discontinued operations

     1.08       0.16       1.27       0.46  
    


 


 


 


Total

   $ 1.01     $ 0.33     $ 1.12     $ 0.58  
    


 


 


 


WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING:

                                

Basic

     13,049,641       9,366,423       12,960,450       9,332,547  
    


 


 


 


Diluted

     13,049,641