UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

Form 10-Q

 

(Mark One)

 

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

 

For the quarterly period ended July 31, 2008

 

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

 

For the transition period from                to               

 

Commission File Number:   0-8877

 

CREDO PETROLEUM CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Colorado

 

84-0772991

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

 

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

 

 

1801 Broadway, Suite 900, Denver, Colorado

 

80202

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

303-297-2200

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

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     No  o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

 

Large accelerated filer o

Accelerated filer  x

Non-accelerated filer o

Smaller reporting company  o

 

 

(Do not check if a smaller
reporting company)

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  Yes    No   x

 

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, net of treasury stock, as of the latest practicable date.

 

Date

 

Class

 

Outstanding

Sept. 15, 2008

 

Common stock, $.10 par value

 

10,507,000

 

 

 



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EXPLANATORY NOTE

 

On September 2, 2008, in connection with preparing its quarterly report for third quarter 2008, management of CREDO Petroleum Corporation (the “company”) and the Audit Committee of its Board of Directors determined that the contemporaneous formal documentation it had historically prepared to support its initial hedge designations in connection with the company’s natural gas hedging program does not meet the technical requirements to qualify for cash flow hedge accounting treatment in accordance with SFAS 133.  The primary reason for this determination was that the formal hedge documentation lacks specificity of the hedged items and therefore, the cash flow designations failed to meet hedge documentation requirements for cash flow hedge accounting treatment.  Consequently, the unrealized gain or loss should have been recorded in the consolidated statements of operations as a component of income before income taxes.  Under the cash flow accounting  treatment used by the company, the fair values of the hedge contracts was recognized in the consolidated balance sheets with the resulting unrealized gain or loss, net of income taxes, recorded initially in accumulated other comprehensive income and later reclassified through earnings when the hedged production affected earnings.

 

The company will restate its consolidated financial statements for fiscal years ended October 31, 2005, 2006, 2007 and the first and second quarters of fiscal year ending October 31, 2008.  There is no effect in any period on overall cash flows, EBITDA, total assets, total liabilities or total stockholders’ equity.  The restatement did not have any impact on any of the Company’s financial covenants under its line of credit.  Details of the effect of the restatement are indicated in Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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CREDO PETROLEUM CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q For the Period Ended July 31, 2008

 

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Page No.

 

 

 

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 1.

Financial Statements

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Balance Sheets

 

 

As of July 31, 2008 (Unaudited) and October 31, 2007

 

4

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Operations

 

 

For the Three and Nine Months Ended July 31, 2008 and 2007 (Unaudited)

 

5

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ Equity and Comprehensive Income

 

 

For the Nine Months Ended July 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

 

6

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

 

 

For the Nine Months Ended July 31, 2008 and 2007 (Unaudited)

 

7

 

 

 

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

8

 

 

 

 

Item 2.

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

 

14

 

 

 

 

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

23

 

 

 

 

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

 

24

 

 

 

 

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

 

24

 

 

 

 

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

 

24

 

 

 

 

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

 

24

 

 

 

 

Item 3.

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

 

24

 

 

 

 

Item 4.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

25

 

 

 

 

Item 5.

Other Information

 

25

 

 

 

 

Item 6.

Exhibits

 

25

 

 

 

 

Signatures

 

26

 

The terms “CREDO”, “Company”, “we”, “our”, and “us” refer to CREDO Petroleum Corporation and its subsidiaries unless the context suggests otherwise.

 

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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

CREDO PETROLEUM CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Balance Sheets

 

 

 

July 31,

 

October 31,

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

(Restated)

 

ASSETS

Current Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

23,795,000

 

$

7,285,000

 

Short-term investments

 

3,595,000

 

6,383,000

 

Receivables:

 

 

 

 

 

Accrued oil and gas sales

 

3,423,000

 

1,647,000

 

Trade

 

580,000

 

602,000

 

Derivative Assets

 

 

443,000

 

Other current assets

 

63,000

 

55,000

 

Total current assets

 

31,456,000

 

16,415,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-term assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Oil and gas properties, at cost, using full cost method:

 

 

 

 

 

Unevaluated oil and gas properties

 

11,427,000

 

7,791,000

 

Evaluated oil and gas properties

 

55,258,000

 

51,691,000

 

Less: accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization of oil and gas properties

 

(24,616,000

)

(22,108,000

)

Net oil and gas properties, at cost, using full cost method

 

42,069,000

 

37,374,000

 

Exclusive license agreement, net of amortization of $553,000 in 2008 and $501,000 in 2007

 

146,000

 

198,000

 

Compressor and tubular inventory to be used in development

 

2,478,000

 

1,090,000

 

Other, net

 

344,000

 

272,000

 

Total assets

 

$

76,493,000

 

$

55,349,000

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

882,000

 

$

1,639,000

 

Revenue distribution payable

 

1,493,000

 

979,000

 

Derivative liabilities

 

673,000

 

 

Other accrued liabilities

 

506,000

 

852,000

 

Income taxes payable

 

472,000

 

434,000

 

Total current liabilities

 

4,026,000

 

3,904,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long Term Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred income taxes, net

 

10,374,000

 

9,204,000

 

Derivative liabilities due in more than one year

 

193,000

 

 

Exclusive license obligation, less current obligations of $77,000 in 2008 and 2007

 

85,000

 

85,000

 

Asset retirement obligation

 

1,118,000

 

1,016,000

 

Total liabilities

 

15,796,000

 

14,209,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ Equity:

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock, no par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized, none issued

 

 

 

Common stock, $.10 par value, 20,000,000 shares authorized, 10,660,000 shares issued in 2008 and 9,510,000 in 2007

 

1,066,000

 

951,000

 

Capital in excess of par value

 

31,174,000

 

15,913,000

 

Treasury stock at cost, 153,000 shares in 2008 and 215,000 in 2007

 

(361,000

)

(506,000

)

Retained earnings

 

28,818,000

 

24,782,000

 

Total stockholders’ equity

 

60,697,000

 

41,140,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

$

76,493,000

 

$

55,349,000

 

 

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

 

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CREDO PETROLEUM CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

July 31,

 

July 31,

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

2008

 

2007

 

 

 

 

 

(Restated)

 

 

 

(Restated)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REVENUES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oil and gas sales

 

$

14,321,000

 

$

11,121,000

 

$

5,646,000

 

$

3,613,000

 

Investment income and other

 

125,000

 

685,000

 

49,000

 

233,000

 

 

 

14,446,000

 

11,806,000

 

5,695,000

 

3,846,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COSTS AND EXPENSES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oil and gas production

 

2,883,000

 

2,546,000

 

1,045,000

 

837,000

 

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

 

2,594,000

 

2,782,000

 

843,000

 

883,000

 

General and administrative

 

1,034,000

 

1,020,000

 

337,000

 

376,000

 

Interest

 

7,000

 

20,000

 

2,000

 

6,000

 

 

 

6,518,000

 

6,368,000

 

2,227,000

 

2,102,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INCOME FROM OPERATIONS

 

7,928,000

 

5,438,000

 

3,468,000

 

1,744,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GAIN (LOSS) ON DERIVATIVE CONTRACTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Realized gains (losses) from derivative contracts

 

(1,024,000

)

1,187,000

 

(1,876,000

)

201,000

 

Unrealized gains (losses) from derivative contracts

 

(1,309,000

)

423,000

 

3,015,000

 

1,466,000

 

 

 

(2,333,000

)

1,610,000

 

1,139,000

 

1,667,000

 

INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES

 

5,595,000

 

7,048,000

 

4,607,000

 

3,411,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INCOME TAXES

 

(1,559,000

)

(2,010,000

)

(1,264,000

)

(964,000

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET INCOME

 

$

4,036,000

 

$

5,038,000

 

$

3,343,000

 

$

2,447,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EARNINGS PER SHARE OF COMMON STOCK BASIC

 

$

.43

 

$

.54

 

$

.35

 

$

.26

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EARNINGS PER SHARE OF COMMON STOCK DILUTED

 

$

.42

 

$

.54

 

$

.34

 

$

.26

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average number of shares of Common Stock and dilutive securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

9,430,000

 

9,268,000

 

9,690,000

 

9,282,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted

 

9,509,000

 

9,402,000

 

9,772,000

 

9,406,000

 

 

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

 

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CREDO PETROLEUM CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Statement of Stockholders’ Equity and Comprehensive Income

(Unaudited)

For the Nine Months Ended July 31, 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital In

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

Common Stock

 

Excess Of

 

Treasury

 

Retained

 

Stockholders’

 

 

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

Par Value

 

Stock

 

Earnings

 

Equity

 

Balance, October 31, 2007 Restated

 

9,510,000

 

$

951,000

 

$

15,913,000

 

$

(506,000

)

$

24,782,000

 

$

41,140,000

 

Comprehensive income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

4,036,000

 

4,036,000

 

Sale of Common Stock

 

1,150,000

 

115,000

 

14,996,000

 

 

 

15,111,000

 

Exercise of common stock options

 

 

 

221,000

 

145,000

 

 

366,000

 

Compensation expense associated with unvested portion of previously granted stock options

 

 

 

44,000

 

 

 

44,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, July 31, 2008

 

10,660,000

 

$

1,066,000

 

$

31,174,000

 

$

(361,000

)

$

28,818,000

 

$

60,697,000

 

 

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

 

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CREDO PETROLEUM CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

July 31,

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

 

 

 

 

(Restated)

 

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

4,036,000

 

$

5,038,000

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

 

2,594,000

 

2,782,000

 

Unrealized (gains) loss on derivative contracts

 

1,309,000

 

(423,000

)

Deferred income taxes

 

1,170,000

 

1,566,000

 

Compensation expense related to stock options granted

 

44,000

 

138,000

 

Other

 

38,000

 

62,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

(Gain) loss on short term investments

 

67,000

 

 

Proceeds from short-term investments

 

2,721,000

 

1,492,000

 

Purchase of short-term investments

 

 

(2,169,000

)

Accrued oil and gas sales

 

(1,776,000

)

180,000

 

Trade receivables

 

22,000

 

371,000

 

Other current assets

 

(8,000

)

(158,000

)

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

(589,000

)

(831,000

)

Income taxes payable

 

38,000

 

226,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES

 

9,666,000

 

8,274,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

Additions to oil and gas properties

 

(8,414,000

)

(6,794,000

)

Proceeds from sale of oil and gas properties

 

1,275,000

 

171,000

 

Changes in other long-term assets

 

(1,494,000

)

202,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES

 

(8,633,000

)

(6,421,000

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

Sale of common stock

 

15,111,000

 

 

Proceeds from exercise of stock options (62,000 options in 2008 and 67,000 options in 2007)

 

366,000

 

272,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET CASH PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES

 

15,477,000

 

272,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

 

16,510,000

 

2,125,000