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Quarterly Performance
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Qtr Ended |
Revenues |
Net Income |
EPS |
| 03 / 2003
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53,673 |
13,715 |
NULL |
| 06 / 2003
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52,726 |
11,267 |
NULL |
| 09 / 2003
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52,455 |
11,321 |
NULL |
| 12 / 2003
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56,529 |
15,411 |
NULL |
| 03 / 2004
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71,714 |
22,408 |
NULL |
| 06 / 2004
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85,978 |
20,775 |
NULL |
| 09 / 2004
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120,981 |
18,872 |
NULL |
| 12 / 2004
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118,863 |
18,733 |
NULL |
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Company Strategy |
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The Company is engaged in the exploration, development and production of natural gas in the Appalachian Basin. |
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The Company produces coalbed methane, or CBM, which is pipeline quality gas that resides in coal seams. Nearly all of the Company’s gas production currently is from operations in Central Appalachia. In this region, the Company operated 1,565.5 net wells, 885 miles of gathering lines and various compression stations at March 31, 2005.
In Northern Appalachia the Company operates 124 wells at March 31, 2005 and its average daily net production for the month of December 2004 was approximately 5 mmcf per day.
The Company has also been developing gas production in the Tennessee area through a 50% joint venture. In this area, the Company’s 50% portion of average daily net production for the month of December 2004 was approximately 0.5 mmcf per day.
The Company drilled 235 development wells in the twelve months ended December 31, 2004, of which 33 wells were in process at December 31, 2004. Nearly all of the Company’s development wells and acreage are located in Central Appalachia. The Company currently plans to drill approximately 188 wells in the twelve-month period ending December 31, 2005. Of these wells, 150 are proposed to be conventional CBM wells drilled into coal seams not yet mined. Of the remaining wells, 36 are to be drilled into mine areas to produce gob gas and two of the projected wells are expected to be conventional gas wells.
The Company’s gas operations in Central Appalachia have built separate gathering systems in their gas fields to deliver gas to market. The first gathering system is a 50-mile, 16-inch gathering system that is capable of transporting 100 mmcf of gas per day. This gathering system has processing and compression facilities and connects with a Columbia pipeline located in Mingo County, West Virginia. The second gathering system is a 30-mile, 20-inch gathering system capable of transporting 150 mmcf of gas per day. This gathering system also connects with a Columbia gathering system in Wyoming County, West Virginia.
The Company markets its gas to third party gas marketers. In Central Appalachia, the Company operates a large gathering system to move its gas from producing wells to third-party interstate transporters. The gathering system has a capacity of 250 mmcf compared with the Company’s 2004 annual average daily gross production of 156 mmcf.
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Investment Analysis |
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Total revenue and other income were $106.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2005, an increase of $34.3 million or 47.9% compared to $71.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2004.
Total cost & expenses were $62.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2005, an increase of $28.0 million or 80.2% compared to $34.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2004.
Depreciation, depletion & amortization was $9.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2005, an increase of $1.3 million or 17.4% compared to $7.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2004.
Net income was $26.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2005, an increase of $4.1 million or 18.4% compared to $22.4 million for the three months ended March 31f, 2003.
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Income Data (Thousand $ Except EPS) |
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Revenues |
Costs |
Oper Income |
Taxes |
Net Income |
EPS |
| 2002
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150,953 |
108,249 |
0.00 |
16,677 |
26,027 |
0.00 |
| 2003
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215,383 |
135,372 |
0.00 |
31,202 |
51,714 |
0.00 |
| 2004
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397,536 |
264,850 |
0.00 |
51,898 |
80,788 |
0.00 |
| 2005
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106,050 |
62,919 |
0.00 |
16,605 |
26,526 |
0.00 |
| *As of period Ended March 31, 2005
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Balance Sheet Data
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Cash |
Acct Recv. |
Inventory |
Total Cur Assets |
Total Cur Liability |
PPE |
Total Assets |
LT Debt |
SH Equity |
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2003 |
4 |
418 |
0.00 |
21,912 |
29,883 |
583,704 |
664,635 |
0.00 |
464,232 |
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2004 |
3 |
700 |
0.00 |
16,324 |
42,093 |
640,876 |
723,290 |
0.00 |
462,556 |
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2005 |
3 |
274 |
0.00 |
21,621 |
37,075 |
645,937 |
729,063 |
0.00 |
457,733 |
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Flow Summary
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Net Cash-Ops |
Net Cash-Inv |
Net Cash-Fin |
Net Change |
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2002 |
88,643 |
-101,472 |
12,831 |
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143,133 |
-90,605 |
-52,526 |
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175,350 |
-93,114 |
-82,237 |
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36,498 |
-10,688 |
-25,810 |
0.00 |
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*As of period Ended March 31, 2005
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