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EXHIBIT 99.1

November 13, 2013

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

MEXCO ENERGY CORPORATION ANNOUNCES PROFITABLE SECOND QUARTER AND ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF PROPERTIES

MIDLAND, TEXAS, November 13, 2013 – Mexco Energy Corporation (NYSE MKT: MXC) announced net income of $194,051 for the quarter ending September 30, 2013 compared to $763 for the quarter ending September 30, 2012.

Operating revenues in the second quarter of fiscal 2014 were $1,121,446, a 51% increase from $743,601 for the same quarter of fiscal 2013.

The average sales price for the quarter ending September 30, 2013 was $7.84 per Mcfe compared to $5.50 per Mcfe for the quarter ending September 30, 2012, an increase of 43%.  Oil production increased 38% and gas production decreased 4% during the second quarter of fiscal 2014 as compared to the second quarter of fiscal 2013.  

For the six months ended September 30, 2013, the Company reported net income of $210,182, a 437% increase from a net loss of $62,454 for the six months ended September 30, 2012. Operating revenues increased 55% to $2,117,971 for the six months ended September 30, 2013 from $1,370,722 for the same period of fiscal 2013.

The average sales price for the six months ended September 30, 2013 was $7.54 per Mcfe compared to $5.37 per Mcfe for the six months ended September 30, 2012, an increase of 40%.  Oil production increased 36% and gas production increased 1% for the six months ended September 30, 2013 as compared to the same period of fiscal 2013.

In August 2013, a joint venture in which the Company is a working interest partner entered into an agreement for the assignment of a three year term leasehold interest in acreage in Reagan County, Texas.  In September 2013, the Company received payment of $116,299 for its share of the leasehold acreage.  The agreement is also to develop, with ninety day continuous development requirement, the Wolfcamp formation using horizontal drilling and multi-stage fracture stimulation.  Mexco’s working interest in this development is approximately 1.15% (0.87% net revenue interest).

The Company is participating as a working interest owner in a joint venture, multiple well project to development the Atoka/Bend through Spraberry formations on a 640 acre property in Reagan County, Texas.  Using 160 acre spacing, these four deep vertical wells will hold the rights to potentially develop the Wolfcamp formation with horizontal drilling in the future.  Mexco’s working interest in this project is .3146% (.2386% net revenue interest).

Overall, Mexco has various interests in 6 horizontal wells and 278 vertical wells in Reagan County, Texas.  Mexco’s net revenue interests in these wells range from .013% to 1.558% on which there is further potential for horizontal development.

The Company participated in the drilling of seven horizontal wells in the Penn Detrital formation of the F A Hogg Field of Winkler County, Texas.  Five of these wells are now producing with one well currently undergoing completion procedures and one well being drilled.  The last well completed, on a 24-hour test on August 27, 2013, produced 220 barrels of oil, 180 barrels of water and 198,000 cubic feet of natural gas.  The seven units, six operated by OGX Operating, LLC and one operated by Petro-Hunt LLC, contain approximately 2,600 acres.  Mexco’s working interests in these wells range from .2919% to .4167% (.2275% to .3125% net revenue interest).
 
 
 

 
 
The Company also announced the participation in a ninth well in development of the Grayburg and San Andres formations of the Fuhrman-Mascho Field of Andrews County, Texas.  This well, on a 24-hour test on May 13, 2013, produced 45 barrels of oil, 100 barrels of water and 3 mcf of natural gas.  The unit, operated by Cone & Petree Oil & Gas Exploration, Inc., contains 160 gross acres.  The nine wells are all currently producing - four producing oil from the San Andres formation and five producing oil from the Grayburg and San Andres formations.  A tenth well is scheduled to begin drilling on December 2, 2013 leaving six potential drill sites on this 10-acre-spaced 160 acres.  Mexco’s working interest in this project is approximately 16.2% (11.66% net revenue interest).

Mexco Energy Corporation, a Colorado corporation, is an independent oil and gas company located in Midland, Texas engaged in the acquisition, exploration and development of oil and gas properties.  For more information on Mexco Energy Corporation, go to www.mexcoenergy.com.

In accordance with the Safe Harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Mexco Energy Corporation cautions that statements in this press release which are forward-looking and which provide other than historical information involve risks and uncertainties that may impact the Company's actual results of operations. These risks include, but are not limited to, production variance from expectations, volatility of oil and gas prices, the need to develop and replace reserves, exploration risks, uncertainties about estimates of reserves, competition, government regulation, and mechanical and other inherit risks associated with oil and gas production.  A discussion of these and other factors, including risks and uncertainties, is set forth in the Company's Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2013.  Mexco Energy Corporation disclaims any intention or obligation to revise any forward-looking statements.

For additional information, please contact:  Nicholas C. Taylor, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer or Tammy L. McComic, President and Chief Financial Officer, both of Mexco Energy Corporation, (432) 682-1119.
 
 
 

 
 
Mexco Energy Corporation and Subsidiaries
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
 
   
September 30,
   
March 31,
 
   
2013
   
2013
 
   
(Unaudited)
       
ASSETS
           
Current assets
           
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 222,630     $ 166,406  
Accounts receivable:
               
Oil and gas sales
    703,103       538,971  
Trade
    16,240       16,370  
Prepaid costs and expenses
    73,009       19,281  
Total current assets
    1,014,982       741,028  
                 
Property and equipment, at cost
               
Oil and gas properties, using the full cost method
    34,189,576       34,309,328  
Other
    93,257       92,326  
Accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization
    (17,917,213 )     (17,323,692 )
Property and equipment, net
    16,365,620       17,077,962  
                 
Other noncurrent assets
    53,437       116,454  
Total assets
  $ 17,434,039     $ 17,935,444  
                 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
               
Current liabilities
               
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
  $ 326,873     $ 431,848  
Derivative instruments
    50,300       -  
Total current liabilities
    377,173       431,848  
                 
Long-term debt
    2,225,000       2,950,000  
Asset retirement obligations
    795,203       763,412  
Derivative instruments – long term
    6,316       -  
Deferred income tax liabilities
    800,942       853,199  
Total liabilities
    4,204,634       4,998,459  
                 
Commitments and contingencies
               
                 
Stockholders' equity
               
Preferred stock - $1.00 par value;
               
10,000,000 shares authorized; none outstanding
    -       -  
Common stock - $0.50 par value; 40,000,000 shares authorized;
               
2,102,866 shares issued and 2,036,866 shares outstanding
               
as of September 30, 2013 and March 31, 2013, respectively
    1,051,433       1,051,433  
Additional paid-in capital
    6,843,329       6,761,091  
Retained earnings
    5,675,635       5,465,453  
Treasury stock, at cost (66,000 shares)
    (340,992 )     (340,992 )
Total stockholders' equity
    13,229,405       12,936,985  
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
  $ 17,434,039     $ 17,935,444  
 
 
 

 
 
Mexco Energy Corporation and Subsidiaries
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)
 
   
Three Months Ended
   
Six Months Ended
 
   
September 30
   
September 30
 
   
2013
   
2012
   
2013
   
2012
 
Operating revenue:
                       
Oil and gas
  $ 1,108,102     $ 734,313     $ 2,092,371     $ 1,358,183  
Other
    13,344       9,288       25,600       12,539  
Total operating revenues
    1,121,446       743,601       2,117,971       1,370,722  
                                 
Operating expenses:
                               
Production
    312,954       254,513       621,590       470,363  
Accretion of asset retirement obligation
    11,020       9,604       21,937       19,142  
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization
    298,489       259,780       593,522       491,316  
General and administrative
    286,615       236,708       598,085       528,977  
Total operating expenses
    909,078       760,605       1,835,134       1,509,798  
                                 
Operating profit (loss)
    212,368       (17,004 )     282,837       (139,076 )
                                 
Other income (expenses):
                               
Interest income
    105       -       107       130  
Interest expense
    (18,202 )     (10,767 )     (38,332 )     (21,626 )
Loss on derivative instruments
    (59,295 )     -       (86,687 )     -  
Net other expense
    (77,392 )     (10,767 )     (124,912 )     (21,496 )
                                 
Earnings (loss) before provision for income taxes
    134,976       (27,771 )     157,925       (160,572 )
                                 
Income tax benefit:
                               
Current
    -       -       -       -  
Deferred
    (59,075 )     (28,534 )     (52,257 )     (98,118 )
      (59,075 )     (28,534 )     (52,257 )     (98,118 )
                                 
Net income (loss)
  $ 194,051     $ 763     $ 210,182     $ (62,454 )
                                 
                                 
Earnings (loss) per common share:
                               
Basic
  $ 0.10     $ 0.00     $ 0.10     $ (0.03 )
Diluted
  $ 0.10     $ 0.00     $ 0.10     $ (0.03 )
                                 
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
                               
Basic
    2,036,866       2,035,949       2,036,866       2,035,949  
Diluted
    2,039,108       2,038,240       2,038,800       2,035,949