ALTEX INDUSTRIES INC - Quarter Report: 2018 June (Form 10-Q)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

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

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2018

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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 1-9030

 

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 has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes [ X ] No [  ]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a small 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 ]

Number of shares outstanding of issuer's Common Stock as of July 20, 2018: 12,555,131

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
ALTEX INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Unaudited)
		June 30,				September 30,
		2018				2017
Assets
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents		$	2,287,000			$	2,349,000
Accounts receivable			5,000				-
Other			23,000				17,000
Total current assets			2,315,000				2,366,000
Property and equipment, at cost
Proved oil and gas properties (successful efforts method)			333,000				333,000
Other			-				3,000
Total property and equipment, at cost			333,000				336,000
Less accumulated depreciation, depletion, and amortization			(237,000	)			(227,000	)
Net property and equipment			96,000				109,000
Total assets		$	2,411,000			$	2,475,000
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Current liabilities
Accounts payable		$	3,000			$	4,000
Other accrued expenses			1,078,000				1,080,000
Total current liabilities			1,081,000				1,084,000
Commitments and Contingencies			-				-
Stockholders' equity
Preferred stock, $.01 par value. Authorized 5,000,000 shares, none issued			-				-
Common stock, $.01 par value. Authorized 50,000,000 shares; 12,597,631 shares issued; 12,555,131 and 12,597,631 shares outstanding in June and September, respectively			126,000				126,000
Additional paid-in capital			13,827,000				13,827,000
Accumulated deficit			(12,619,000	)			(12,562,000	)
Treasury stock, at cost, 42,500 shares			(4,000	)			-
Total stockholders' equity			1,330,000				1,391,000
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity		$	2,411,000			$	2,475,000

 

 

See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements

 

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

Note 1 ‑ Basis of Presentation. The accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of September 30, 2017, which was derived from audited financial statements, and the unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP for interim financial information, the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited, consolidated, condensed financial statements contain all adjustments necessary to present fairly the financial position of the Company as of June 30, 2018, and the cash flows and results of operations for the three and nine months then ended. Such adjustments consisted only of normal recurring items. The results of operations for the three and nine months ended June 30 are not necessarily indicative of the results for the full year. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles have been condensed or omitted. The accounting policies followed by the Company are set forth in Note 1 to the Company's consolidated financial statements contained in the Company's 2017 Annual Report on Form 10‑K, and it is suggested that these condensed consolidated financial statements be read in conjunction therewith.

Adoption of New Accounting Standards. We have adopted the following recent accounting pronouncement in these financial statements with no significant impact on reported financial position, results of operations or cash flow:

ASU 2014-09, Revenue - Revenue from Contracts with Customers. The new standard, as amended, requires that we recognize revenue in the amount to which we expect to be entitled for delivery of promised goods and services to our customers. The new standard also resulted in enhanced revenue-related disclosures, including any significant judgments and changes in judgments. Additionally, the new standard requires the deferral of incremental direct selling costs to the period in which the related revenue is recognized.

We adopted the standard as of January 1, 2018 using the modified retrospective approach applied to all contracts that were not completed at adoption based on the contract terms in existence at adoption. No adjustment was required to beginning retained earnings as a result of this adoption and none of the enhanced revenue-related disclosures were required.

Note 2 – Income Taxes. The Company does not anticipate that the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act will have a material effect on the Company.

Statements that are not historical facts contained in this Form 10‑Q are forward‑looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ from projected results. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include, among others: general economic conditions; movements in interest rates; the market price of oil and natural gas; the risks associated with exploration and production of oil and gas; the Company's ability, or the ability of its operating subsidiary, Altex Oil Corporation ("AOC"), to find, acquire, market, develop, and produce new properties; operating hazards attendant to the oil and natural gas business; uncertainties in the estimation of proved reserves and in the projection of future rates of production and timing of development expenditures; the strength and financial resources of the Company's competitors; the Company's ability and AOC's ability to find and retain skilled personnel; climatic conditions; availability and cost of material and equipment; delays in anticipated start‑up dates; environmental risks; the results of financing efforts; and other uncertainties detailed elsewhere herein and in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation.

Financial Condition

Cash balances decreased $62,000 in the nine months ended June 30, 2018. At June 30, 2018, $1,073,000 of other accrued expenses is accrued but unpaid salary (and related accrued payroll tax liability) due to the Company's president that the Company's president has elected to defer. The Company is likely to experience negative cash flow from operations unless and until the Company invests in interests in producing oil and gas wells or in another venture that produces cash flow from operations. With the exception of capital expenditures related to production acquisitions or drilling or recompletion activities or an investment in another venture that produces cash flow from operations, none of which are currently planned, the cash flows that could result from such acquisitions, activities, or investments, the possibility of a change in the interest rates the Company realizes on cash balances, and changes in the price of oil and natural gas, the Company knows of no other trends or any known demands, commitments, events or uncertainties that will result in or that are reasonably likely to result in the Company's liquidity increasing or decreasing in any material way.

Except for cash generated by the operation of the Company's producing oil and gas properties, asset sales, and interest income, the Company has no internal or external sources of liquidity other than its working capital. At July 20, 2018, the Company had no material commitments for capital expenditures.

The Company regularly assesses its exposure to environmental liability and reclamation, restoration, and dismantlement expense ("RR&D"). The Company does not believe that it currently has any material exposure to environmental liability or to RR&D, net of salvage value, although this cannot be assured.

Results of Operations

General and administrative expense decreased from $142,000 for the nine months ended June 30, 2017, to $118,000 for the nine months ended June 30, 2018, principally because of decreased salary and professional expense. Interest income increased from $5,000 and $14,000 for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2017, respectively, to $10,000 and $19,000 for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2018, because of higher realized interest rates earned on cash balances. At the current level of cash balances and at current interest rates, the Company's revenue is unlikely to exceed its expenses. Unless and until the Company invests a substantial portion of its cash balances in interests in producing oil and gas wells or in one or more other ventures that produce revenue and net income, the Company is likely to experience net losses. With the exception of unanticipated RR&D, unanticipated environmental expense, and possible changes in interest rates and oil and gas prices, the Company is not aware of any other known trends or uncertainties that have had or that the Company reasonably expects will have a material favorable or unfavorable impact on net sales or revenues or income from continuing operations.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Operating Activities. The Company used $58,000 and $85,000 cash in operating activities in the nine months ended June 30, 2018, and June 30, 2017, respectively.

Financing Activities. The Company acquired 42,500 shares of its common stock for $4,000 during Q1FY18 and 90,000 shares of its common stock for $8,000 during Q1FY17.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures.

The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the Company's Exchange Act reports is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC's rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company's management, including its Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Management necessarily applied its judgment in assessing the costs and benefits of such controls and procedures which, by their nature, can provide only reasonable assurance regarding management's control objectives.

As of the end of the period covered by the report, the Company carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of the Company's management, including the Company's Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company's disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a‑14. Based upon the foregoing, the Company's Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer concluded that the Company's disclosure controls and procedures are effective in timely alerting them to material information relating to the Company (including its consolidated subsidiary) required to be included in the Company's Exchange Act reports. There have been no significant changes in the Company's internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date the Company carried out its evaluation.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

During the period covered by this Report there has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 6. Exhibits

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

ALTEX INDUSTRIES, INC.