Category: Oil & Gas

New Concept Energy, Inc. Reports First Quarter 2016 Results

DALLAS -- New Concept Energy, Inc. (NYSE MKT: GBR), (the “Company” or “NCE”), a Dallas-based oil and gas company, today reported a net loss for the three months ended March 31, 2016 of $296,000 or ($0.15) per share, compared to net income of $314,000 or $0.16 per share for the three months ended March 31, 2015.
 
In March 2015 the Company recorded a $738,000 recovery of a note receivable which had been fully reserved in a prior year.
 
For the three months ended March 31, 2016, the Company recorded oil and gas revenues of $219,000 as compared to $172,000 for the comparable period of 2015. The increase in oil and gas revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2016 was $47,000. The increase is due to the production of more gas in 2016 than 2015. During 2016 the Company has reduced the production of oil from wells that were unprofitable due to the market price of oil.
The Company recorded revenues of $677,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2016 from its retirement property compared to $717,000 for the comparable period in 2014. The decrease is due to reduced occupancy at the facility.
 
For the three months ended March 31, 2016, the Company recorded oil and gas operating expenses of $396,000 as compared to $470,000 for the comparable period of 2015. The decrease was due to a specific effort by management to reduce operation costs. The decrease represents a $41,000 reduction in payroll costs and a reduction in general operating expenses of $38,000.
 
For the three months ended March 31, 2016, operating expenses at the retirement property were $348,000, as compared to $394,000 for the comparable period in 2015. The decreases were due
 
             
             
NEW CONCEPT ENERGY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(amounts in thousands)
             
     

March 31,
2016

   

December 31,
2015

      (unaudited)      
Assets            
             
Current assets            
Cash and cash equivalents     $ 547     $ 473
Accounts receivable from oil and gas sales       95       141
Other current assets       48       37
Total current assets       690       651
             
             
Oil and natural gas properties (full cost accounting method)            
Proved developed and undeveloped oil and gas properties, net of depletion       5,779       5,914
             
Property and equipment, net of depreciation            
Land, buildings and equipment - oil and gas operations       777       803
Other       130       134
Total property and equipment       907       937
             
Other assets       1,345       1,328
             
Total assets     $ 8,721     $ 8,830
             
             
NEW CONCEPT ENERGY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - CONTINUED
(amounts in thousands, except share amounts)
             
     

March 31,
2016

   

December 31,
2015

      (unaudited)      
Liabilities and stockholders' equity            
             
Current liabilities            
Accounts payable - (including $348 and $168 due to related parties in 2016 and 2015)     $ 440       $ 241  
Accrued expenses       160         151  

Current portion of long-term debt

      831         831  
Total current liabilities       1,431         1,223  
             
Long-term debt            
Notes payable less current portion       1,145         1,166  
Asset retirement obligation       2,770         2,770  
Total liabilities       5,346         5,159  
             
Stockholders' equity            
Preferred stock, Series B       1         1  
Common stock, $.01 par value; authorized, 100,000,000            
shares; issued and outstanding, 1,946,935 shares            
at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015       20         20  
Additional paid-in capital       58,838         58,838  
Accumulated deficit       (55,484 )       (55,188 )
             
Total shareholders' equity       3,375         3,671  
             
Total liabilities & equity     $ 8,721       $ 8,830  
             
             
NEW CONCEPT ENERGY, INC AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
(unaudited)
(amounts in thousands, except per share data)
             
     

For the Three Months ended
March 31,

      2016     2015
Revenue            
Oil and gas operations, net of royalties     $ 219       $ 172  
Real estate operations       677         717  
Total Revenues       896         889  
             
             
Operating expenses            
Oil and gas operations       396         470  
Real estate operations       361         410  
Real Estate - lease expense       259         245  
Corporate general and administrative       166         154  
Total Operating Expenses       1,182         1,279  
Operating earnings (loss)       (286 )       (390 )
             
Other income (expense)            
Interest income       6         0  
Interest expense       (11 )       (26 )
Recovery of bad debt expense       -         738  
Other income (expense), net       (5 )       (8 )
Expense       (10 )       704  
             
             
Net income (loss) applicable to common shares     $ (296 )     $ 314  
             
Net income (loss) per common share-basic and diluted     $ (0.15 )     $ 0.16  
             
Weighted average common and equivalent shares outstanding - basic       1,947         1,947  

 

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New Concept Energy, Inc.
Gene Bertcher, 800-400-6407
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