AMERICAN NOBLE GAS, INC. - Quarter Report: 2006 September (Form 10-Q)
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
þ | QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2006
OR
o | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
Commission File No. 0-17204
INFINITY ENERGY RESOURCES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware | 20-3126427 | |
(State of Incorporation) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
633 Seventeenth Street, Suite 1800, Denver, Colorado 80202
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, Including Zip Code)
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, Including Zip Code)
(720) 932-7800
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
950 Seventeenth Street, Suite 800
Denver, Colorado 80202
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Denver, Colorado 80202
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Common Stock
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
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 þ No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated
filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of accelerated filer and large accelerated
filer in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer o Accelerated filer þ Non-accelerated filer o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of
the Exchange Act). Yes o No þ
As
of November 8, 2006, 16,606,877 shares of the Registrants $0.0001 par value Common Stock
were outstanding.
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PART I Financial Information |
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Item 1. Financial Statements |
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Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 | ||||||||
Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 | ||||||||
Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer | ||||||||
Calculation of the Maximum Notes Balance |
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INFINITY ENERGY RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(UNAUDITED)
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
(UNAUDITED)
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
September 30, | December 31, | |||||||
2006 | 2005 | |||||||
ASSETS |
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Current assets: |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
$ | 465 | $ | 7,942 | ||||
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $154 (2006) and $85 (2005) |
6,529 | 4,748 | ||||||
Inventories |
629 | 453 | ||||||
Prepaid expenses and other |
741 | 422 | ||||||
Total current assets |
8,364 | 13,565 | ||||||
Property and equipment, at cost, net of accumulated depreciation |
12,979 | 11,489 | ||||||
Oil and gas properties, using full cost accounting, net of accumulated depreciation,
depletion and amortization and ceiling write-down: |
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Proved |
35,400 | 43,699 | ||||||
Unproved |
27,267 | 22,849 | ||||||
Intangible assets, at cost, net of accumulated amortization |
213 | 2,514 | ||||||
Other assets, net |
1,538 | 168 | ||||||
Total assets |
$ | 85,761 | $ | 94,284 | ||||
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY |
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Current liabilities: |
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Note payable and current portion of long-term debt, net of discount |
$ | 55,301 | $ | 288 | ||||
Accounts payable |
10,001 | 5,035 | ||||||
Accrued liabilities |
3,782 | 6,314 | ||||||
Current portion of asset retirement obligations |
412 | 284 | ||||||
Total current liabilities |
69,496 | 11,921 | ||||||
Long-term liabilities: |
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Production taxes payable and other |
515 | 401 | ||||||
Asset retirement obligations, less current portion |
1,112 | 1,129 | ||||||
Accrued interest |
| 905 | ||||||
Derivative liabilities |
9,346 | 9,837 | ||||||
Long-term debt, net of discount, less current portion |
| 39,874 | ||||||
Total liabilities |
80,469 | 64,067 | ||||||
Commitments and contingencies |
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Stockholders equity: |
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Preferred stock, par value $.0001 per share; 10,000,000 authorized shares, -0- shares
issued and outstanding |
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Common stock, par value $.0001 per share; 75,000,000 authorized shares, 15,616,350
(2006) and 13,501,988 (2005) shares issued and outstanding |
2 | 1 | ||||||
Additional paid-in-capital |
70,187 | 58,335 | ||||||
Accumulated deficit |
(65,058 | ) | (28,119 | ) | ||||
Accumulated other comprehensive income |
161 | | ||||||
Total stockholders equity |
5,292 | 30,217 | ||||||
Total liabilities and stockholders equity |
$ | 85,761 | $ | 94,284 | ||||
See Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.
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INFINITY
ENERGY RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(UNAUDITED)
(UNAUDITED)
For the Three Months | For the Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
Ended September 30, | September 30, | |||||||||||||||
2006 | 2005 | 2006 | 2005 | |||||||||||||
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts) | ||||||||||||||||
Revenue |
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Oilfield services |
$ | 11,070 | $ | 5,899 | $ | 28,819 | $ | 15,416 | ||||||||
Oil and gas |
3,742 | 2,906 | 9,462 | 6,554 | ||||||||||||
Total revenue |
14,812 | 8,805 | 38,281 | 21,970 | ||||||||||||
Cost of revenue |
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Oilfield services |
5,312 | 3,029 | 13,317 | 7,548 | ||||||||||||
Oil and gas production expenses |
990 | 1,053 | 3,271 | 2,503 | ||||||||||||
Oil and gas production taxes |
166 | 284 | 401 | 653 | ||||||||||||
Total cost of revenue |
6,468 | 4,366 | 16,989 | 10,704 | ||||||||||||
Gross profit |
8,344 | 4,439 | 21,292 | 11,266 | ||||||||||||
General and administrative expenses |
2,513 | 1,496 | 5,852 | 4,132 | ||||||||||||
Depreciation, depletion, amortization and accretion |
3,213 | 2,184 | 7,066 | 5,567 | ||||||||||||
Ceiling write-down of oil and gas properties |
15,000 | | 26,600 | | ||||||||||||
Operating income (loss) |
(12,382 | ) | 759 | (18,226 | ) | 1,567 | ||||||||||
Other income (expense) |
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Financing costs: |
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Interest expense |
(859 | ) | (790 | ) | (2,492 | ) | (1,725 | ) | ||||||||
Amortization of loan discount and costs |
(226 | ) | (265 | ) | (1,207 | ) | (714 | ) | ||||||||
Early extinguishment of debt |
(26,918 | ) | | (27,128 | ) | (1,276 | ) | |||||||||
Change in derivative fair value |
11,889 | 1,059 | 11,733 | (1,842 | ) | |||||||||||
Other |
207 | (117 | ) | 381 | (471 | ) | ||||||||||
Total other income (expense ) |
(15,907 | ) | (113 | ) | (18,713 | ) | (6,028 | ) | ||||||||
Net income (loss) |
$ | (28,289 | ) | $ | 646 | $ | (36,939 | ) | $ | (4,461 | ) | |||||
Net income (loss) per share: |
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Basic |
$ | (1.87 | ) | $ | 0.05 | $ | (2.55 | ) | $ | (0.35 | ) | |||||
Diluted |
$ | (1.87 | ) | $ | 0.00 | $ | (2.55 | ) | $ | (0.35 | ) | |||||
Weighted average shares outstanding: |
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Basic |
15,136,896 | 13,453,246 | 14,463,004 | 12,745,252 | ||||||||||||
Diluted |
15,136,896 | 13,848,656 | 14,463,004 | 12,745,252 | ||||||||||||
See Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.
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INFINITY
ENERGY RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY
(UNAUDITED)
(in thousands, except share amounts)
Accumulated | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Additional | Other | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Common Stock | Paid-In | Accumulated | Comprehensive | Stockholders | ||||||||||||||||||||
Shares | Amount | Capital | Deficit | Loss | Equity | |||||||||||||||||||
Balance, December 31, 2005 |
13,501,988 | $ | 1 | $ | 58,335 | $ | (28,119 | ) | $ | | $ | 30,217 | ||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock
upon conversion of senior
secured notes and
settlement of accrued
interest |
1,964,612 | 1 | 10,657 | | | 10,658 | ||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock
upon the exercise of
options |
144,750 | | 694 | | | 694 | ||||||||||||||||||
Stock-based compensation |
| | 471 | | | 471 | ||||||||||||||||||
Other |
5,000 | | 30 | | | 30 | ||||||||||||||||||
Comprehensive loss: |
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Net loss |
| | | (36,939 | ) | | (36,939 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Unrealized gain on
effective commodity
derivative instruments |
| | | | 161 | 161 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total comprehensive loss |
(36,778 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance, September 30, 2006 |
15,616,350 | $ | 2 | $ | 70,187 | $ | (65,058 | ) | $ | 161 | $ | 5,292 | ||||||||||||
See Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.
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INFINITY
ENERGY RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(UNAUDITED)
(in thousands)
For the Nine Months | ||||||||
Ended September 30, | ||||||||
2006 | 2005 | |||||||
Cash flows from operating activities: |
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Net loss |
$ | (36,939 | ) | $ | (4,461 | ) | ||
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities: |
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Depreciation, depletion, amortization and accretion |
7,066 | 5,567 | ||||||
Ceiling write-down of oil and gas properties |
26,600 | | ||||||
Amortization of loan discount and costs |
1,207 | 714 | ||||||
Non-cash early extinguishment of debt |
27,128 | 1,052 | ||||||
Current interest expense settled by stock issuance, net of amounts capitalized |
1,079 | | ||||||
Interest expense added to principal |
1,357 | | ||||||
Non-cash stock-based compensation expense |
501 | | ||||||
Changes in fair value of derivative instruments |
(11,733 | ) | 1,842 | |||||
Unrealized (gain) loss on commodity derivative instruments |
(73 | ) | 118 | |||||
Impairment of note receivable |
| 396 | ||||||
(Gain) loss on sales of assets |
(267 | ) | 88 | |||||
Change in operating assets and liabilities: |
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Increase in accounts receivable |
(1,781 | ) | (1,271 | ) | ||||
Increase in inventories |
(176 | ) | (238 | ) | ||||
Increase in prepaid expenses and other |
(695 | ) | (105 | ) | ||||
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable and accrued liabilities |
227 | (1,715 | ) | |||||
Net cash provided by operating activities |
13,501 | 1,987 | ||||||
Cash flows from investing activities: |
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Capital expenditures exploration and production |
(23,821 | ) | (26,256 | ) | ||||
Capital expenditures oilfield services |
(4,631 | ) | (2,960 | ) | ||||
Proceeds from sale of fixed assets exploration and production |
149 | 133 | ||||||
Proceeds from sale of fixed assets oilfield services |
5 | 20 | ||||||
Proceeds from sale of fixed assets corporate |
64 | | ||||||
Proceeds from note receivable |
| 1,204 | ||||||
Increase in other assets |
(788 | ) | | |||||
Net cash used in investing activities |
(29,022 | ) | (27,859 | ) | ||||
Cash flows from financing activities: |
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Proceeds from notes payable |
| 434 | ||||||
Proceeds from borrowings on long-term debt |
8,000 | 39,500 | ||||||
Proceeds from issuance of common stock |
694 | 4,707 | ||||||
Debt and equity issuance costs |
(333 | ) | (2,540 | ) | ||||
Repayment of notes payable |
(317 | ) | (255 | ) | ||||
Repayment of long-term debt |
| (9,290 | ) | |||||
Net cash provided by financing activities |
8,044 | 32,556 | ||||||
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents |
(7,477 | ) | 6,684 | |||||
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period |
7,942 | 3,052 | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period |
$ | 465 | $ | 9,736 | ||||
See Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.
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INFINITY
ENERGY RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note 1 Nature of Operations, Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Nature of Operations
Effective September 9, 2005, Infinity, Inc. merged with and into its wholly-owned subsidiary
Infinity Energy Resources, Inc., a Delaware corporation, for the purpose of changing its domicile
from Colorado to Delaware. As a result of the merger, the legal domicile of Infinity, Inc. was
changed to Delaware and its name was changed to Infinity Energy Resources, Inc. At the effective
time of the merger, shares of Infinity, Inc. were converted into an equal number of shares of
common stock of Infinity Energy Resources, Inc.
Infinity Energy Resources, Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively, Infinity or the
Company) are engaged in the acquisition, exploration, development and production of natural gas
and crude oil in the United States and the acquisition and exploration of oil and gas properties in
Nicaragua. In addition, the Company provides oilfield services in the mid-continent region and in
northern Wyoming.
Basis of Presentation
The unaudited consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Infinity Energy
Resources, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, including Consolidated Oil Well Services, Inc.
(Consolidated), Infinity Oil & Gas of Wyoming, Inc., Infinity Oil and Gas of Texas, Inc.,
Infinity Oil & Gas of Kansas, Inc. and CIS Oklahoma, Inc. All significant intercompany balances
and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance
with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for interim financial
information. Accordingly, certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in
financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States have been condensed or omitted in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q pursuant to the
rules and regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). In the
opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered
necessary for a fair presentation have been included. The consolidated results of operations for
the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 are not necessarily indicative of the results
that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2006. The accompanying unaudited consolidated
financial statements should be read in conjunction with Infinitys audited consolidated financial
statements for the year ended December 31, 2005.
The preparation of unaudited consolidated financial statements in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles in the United States requires management to make estimates and
assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent
assets and liabilities at the date of the unaudited consolidated financial statements, and the
reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ
from those estimates. Significant estimates with regard to the unaudited consolidated financial
statements include the estimated carrying value of unproved properties, the estimate of proved oil
and gas reserve volumes and the related present value of estimated future net cash flows and the
ceiling test applied to capitalized oil and gas properties, the estimated cost and timing related
to asset retirement obligations, the estimated fair value of derivative liabilities and stock based
awards and the realizability of deferred tax assets.
Liquidity;
Going Concern
As more fully discussed in Note 4, in October 2006 the Company entered into an amendment to
its senior secured notes facility (Senior Secured Notes
Facility) that establishes a final maturity date of January 15, 2007 for
all remaining Notes, as defined below, (less the aggregate balance of any converted Notes) plus accrued interest, due
in cash. The Company has engaged a financial advisor to assist in the Companys efforts to secure
new debt financing, the proceeds from which would be used to repay all or a portion of the
outstanding Notes. In addition, the Company has engaged a separate financial advisor to assist in
the evaluation of strategic alternatives, which may include the sale of the entire Company or all
or part of the Companys: (i) net developed and undeveloped acres in Texas, Colorado and Wyoming;
(ii) oilfield services subsidiaries or (iii) concessions in the Caribbean Sea offshore Nicaragua.
If the Company were to sell a portion of its assets, proceeds from such a sale would be used to
repay all or a portion of the outstanding Notes. There can be no assurances that the Company will
be able to secure new debt financing on acceptable terms or that the Company will be able to close
on a sale of any assets for sufficient proceeds to repay all of the Notes by January 15, 2007. Due
to the uncertainties related to these matters, there exists substantial doubt about the Companys
ability to continue as a going concern. The financial statements do not include any
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adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of asset carrying amounts or the
amount and classification of liabilities that might result should the Company be unable to continue
as a going concern.
Oil and Gas Properties
The Company follows the full cost method of accounting for oil and gas properties.
Accordingly, all costs associated with property acquisition, exploration, and development of
properties (including costs of surrendered and abandoned leaseholds, delay lease rentals and dry
holes) and the fair value of estimated future costs of site restoration, dismantlement, and
abandonment activities are capitalized. Overhead related to exploration and development activities
is also capitalized. The Company capitalized internal costs of $223,000 and $243,000 during the
three months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively, and $692,000 and $613,000 during the
nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively. Costs associated with production and
general corporate activities are expensed in the period incurred.
Pursuant to full cost accounting rules, the Company performs a ceiling test each quarter. The
ceiling test provides that capitalized costs less related accumulated depletion and deferred income
taxes may not exceed the sum of (1) the present value of future net revenue from estimated
production of proved oil and gas reserves using current prices, including the effects of derivative
instruments designated as cash flow hedges but excluding the future cash outflows associated with
settling asset retirement obligations that have been accrued on the balance sheet, using a discount
factor of 10%; plus (2) the cost of properties not being amortized, if any; plus (3) the lower of
cost or estimated fair value of unproved properties, if any; less (4) income tax effects related to
differences in the book and tax basis of oil and gas properties. If capitalized costs exceed the
ceiling, the excess must be charged to expense and may not be reversed in future periods.
At September 30, 2006, the carrying value of the Companys oil and gas properties exceeded the
full cost ceiling limitation by approximately $24,700,000, based upon a natural gas price of
approximately $4.04 per Mcf and an oil price of approximately $61.55 per barrel in effect at that
date, and including approximately $865,000 of discounted future net revenue related to the effects
of the Companys cash flow hedges. However, based on subsequent pricing of approximately $7.02 per
Mcf of gas and approximately $56.26 per barrel of oil at the November 2, 2006 measurement date and
including approximately $164,000 of discounted net future revenue related to the effects of the
Companys cash flow hedges, the carrying value of the Companys oil and gas properties exceeded the
full cost ceiling limitation by approximately $15,000,000. As a result, in the three and nine
months ended September 30, 2006 the Company recognized ceiling write-downs of $15,000,000 and
$26,600,000, respectively. A decline in prices received for oil and gas sales or an increase in
operating costs subsequent to the measurement date or reductions in estimated economically
recoverable quantities could result in the recognition of an additional ceiling write-down of oil
and gas properties in a future period.
Aggregate capitalized costs relating to the Companys oil and gas producing activities, and
related accumulated depreciation, depletion, amortization and ceiling write-downs are as follows:
As of | ||||||||
September 30, | December 31, | |||||||
2006 | 2005 | |||||||
(in thousands) | ||||||||
Proved oil and gas properties |
$ | 99,726 | $ | 75,484 | ||||
Unproved oil and gas properties |
27,267 | 22,849 | ||||||
Total |
126,993 | 98,333 | ||||||
Less accumulated depreciation, depletion, amortization and ceiling write-downs |
(64,326 | ) | (31,785 | ) | ||||
Net capitalized costs |
$ | 62,667 | $ | 66,548 | ||||
Depletion of proved oil and gas properties is computed on the units-of-production method,
whereby capitalized costs, as adjusted for future development costs, are amortized over total
estimated proved reserves. The costs of wells in progress and unevaluated properties, including any
related capitalized interest, are not amortized. The costs of wells in progress at September 30,
2006 were not significant.
Investments in unproved properties are not depleted pending determination of the existence of
proved reserves. Unproved properties are assessed periodically to determine whether impairment has
occurred. Unproved properties whose costs are individually significant are assessed individually by
considering the primary lease terms of the properties, the holding periods of the properties, and
geographic and geologic data obtained relating to the properties. Where it is not practicable to
assess individually the amount of impairment of properties for which costs are not individually
significant, such properties are grouped for purposes of assessing impairment. The amount of
impairment assessed is added to the costs to be amortized.
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Proceeds from the sales of oil and gas properties are accounted for as adjustments to
capitalized costs with no gain or loss recognized, unless such adjustments would significantly
alter the relationship between capitalized costs and proved reserves of oil and gas, in which case
the gain or loss is recognized in income. Expenditures for maintenance and repairs are charged to
production expense in the period incurred.
Derivative Instruments
The Company accounts for derivative instruments or hedging activities under the provisions of
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments
and Hedging Activities. SFAS No. 133 requires the Company to record derivative instruments at their
fair value. If the derivative is designated as a fair value hedge, the changes in the fair value of
the derivative and of the hedged item attributable to the hedged risk are recognized in earnings.
If the derivative is designated as a cash flow hedge, the effective portions of changes in the fair
value of the derivative are recorded in other comprehensive income (loss) and are recognized in the
statement of operations when the hedged item affects earnings. Ineffective portions of changes in
the fair value of cash flow hedges, if any, are recognized in earnings. Changes in the fair value
of derivatives that do not qualify for hedge treatment are recognized in earnings.
The Company periodically hedges a portion of its oil and gas production through swap and
collar agreements. The purpose of the hedges is to provide a measure of stability to the Companys
cash flows in an environment of volatile oil and gas prices and to manage the exposure to commodity
price risk.
The Companys senior secured notes (see Note 4) include certain terms, conditions and features
that are separately accounted for as embedded derivatives at estimated fair value. In addition, the
related warrants issued with the senior secured notes and non-employee options and warrants are
also separately accounted for as freestanding derivatives at estimated fair value. The
determination of fair value includes significant estimates by management including the remaining
contractual term of the instruments, volatility of the price of the Companys common stock,
interest rates and the probability of conversion, redemption or exercise, among other items. The
fluctuations in estimated fair value may be significant from period to period, which, in turn, may
have a significant impact on the Companys reported financial condition and results of operations.
See Note 5.
Income Taxes
The Company uses the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes. This method
requires the recognition of deferred tax liabilities and assets for the expected future tax
consequences of temporary differences between financial accounting bases and tax bases of assets
and liabilities. The tax benefits of tax loss carryforwards and other deferred taxes are recorded
as an asset to the extent that management assesses the utilization of such assets to be more likely
than not. When the future utilization of some portion of the deferred tax asset is determined not
to be more likely than not, a valuation allowance is provided to reduce the recorded deferred tax
asset. As of September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, the Company had recorded a full valuation
allowance for its net deferred tax asset.
Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Comprehensive income (loss) is composed of net income (loss) and all changes to stockholders
equity, except those due to investments by stockholders, changes in additional paid-in capital and
distributions to stockholders. The only item included in comprehensive loss for the three and nine
months ended September 30, 2006 was the effective portion of the Companys commodity derivative
instruments. There were no components of comprehensive income (loss) during the three and nine
months ended September 30, 2005.
Other Assets, Net
At September 30, 2006, Other assets include approximately $852,000 of cash on deposit at a
bank to secure two letters of credit. The letters of credit were issued to the Instituto
Nicaraguense de Energia in connection with the Companys May 2006 execution of exploration and
production contracts for two oil and gas concessions in the Caribbean Sea of Nicaragua and the
Companys requirement under the contracts to incur capital costs of a similar amount during the
first year of the contracts.
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In addition, at September 30, 2006, Other assets also includes approximately $483,000 related
to estimated production tax refunds. The estimated refunds result from the June 2006 designation of
the Barnett Shale in Erath County, Texas as a tight gas formation eligible for a reduced production
tax rate.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In June 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued FASB Interpretation
Number 48 (FIN 48), Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes an Interpretation of FASB
Statement No. 109. This interpretation clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in an enterprises
financial statements in accordance with SFAS No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes. This statement
prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken
in a tax return. This interpretation also provides guidance on derecognition, classification,
interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition. This
interpretation is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. The Company is
currently evaluating FIN 48 to determine what impact, if any, this interpretation will have on the
Company.
In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements. The standard
provides guidance for using fair value to measure assets and liabilities. Under the standard, fair
value refers to the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability
in an orderly transaction between market participants in the market in which the reporting entity
transacts. The standard clarifies the principle that fair value should be based on the assumptions
market participants would use when pricing the asset or liability. In support of this principle,
the standard establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the information used to develop
those assumptions. The statement is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years
beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company is
currently evaluating the statement to determine what impact, if any, it will have on the Company.
Note 2 Stock Options
Effective January 1, 2006, the Company adopted SFAS No. 123(R), Share-Based Payment, which
requires companies to recognize compensation expense for share-based payments based on the
estimated fair value of the awards. SFAS No. 123(R) also requires tax benefits relating to the
deductibility of increases in the value of equity instruments issued under share-based compensation
arrangements that are not included in costs applicable to sales (excess tax benefits) to be
presented as financing cash inflows in the Statement of Cash Flows. Prior to January 1, 2006, the
Company accounted for share-based payments under the recognition and measurement provisions of APB
Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees, and related Interpretations, as permitted
by SFAS No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation. In accordance with APB No. 25, no
compensation cost was required to be recognized for options granted that had an exercise price
equal to or greater than the market value of the underlying common stock on the date of grant.
The Company adopted SFAS No. 123(R) using the modified prospective transition method. Under
this method, compensation cost recognized subsequent to December 31, 2005 will be based on the
grant-date fair value for all share-based payments granted subsequent to December 31, 2005,
estimated in accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 123(R). All share-based awards outstanding
as of the January 1, 2006 adoption date were fully vested. The results for prior periods have not
been restated.
Options Under Equity Incentive Plans
In May 2006, the Companys stockholders approved the 2006 Equity Incentive Plan (the 2006
Plan), under which both incentive and non-statutory stock options may be granted to employees,
officers, non-employee directors and consultants. An aggregate of 470,000 shares of the Companys
common stock are reserved for issuance under the 2006 Plan. Options granted under the 2006 Plan
allow for the purchase of common stock at prices not less than the fair market value of such stock
at the date of grant, become exercisable immediately or as directed by the Companys Board of
Directors and generally expire ten years after the date of grant. The Company also has other equity
incentive plans with terms similar to the 2006 Plan. As of September 30, 2006, 270,881 shares were
available for future grants under all plans.
The fair value of each option award is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes
option-pricing model, which requires the input of subjective assumptions, including the expected
term of the option award, expected stock price volatility and expected dividends. These estimates
involve inherent uncertainties and the application of management judgment. For purposes of
estimating the expected term of options granted, the Company aggregates option recipients into
groups that have similar option exercise behavioral traits. Expected volatilities used in the
valuation model are based on the expected volatility used by an independent market participant
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in the valuation of certain of the Companys warrants (see Note 5). The risk-free rate for the
expected term of the option is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of
grant. The valuation model assumes no dividends and a 10% forfeiture rate.
The following table summarizes the inputs used in the calculation of fair value of options
granted during the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005:
Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||
2006 | 2005 | |||||||
Expected term (in years) |
5.5 - 10 | 10 | ||||||
Expected stock price volatility |
62 | % | 60% - 70 | % | ||||
Expected dividends |
| | ||||||
Risk-free rate |
4.98% - 5.07 | % | 4.00% - 4.13 | % | ||||
Forfeiture rate |
10 | % | |
The following table summarizes stock option activity as of and for the nine months ended
September 30, 2006:
Weighted Average | Aggregate | Weighted Average | ||||||||||||||
Exercise | Intrinsic Value | Remaining | ||||||||||||||
Number of Options | Price Per Share | (in thousands) | Contractual Term | |||||||||||||
Outstanding at January 1, 2006 |
1,383,250 | $ | 6.52 | |||||||||||||
Granted |
340,000 | 6.48 | ||||||||||||||
Exercised |
(144,750 | ) | 4.79 | |||||||||||||
Forfeited |
(161,500 | ) | 5.03 | |||||||||||||
Outstanding at September 30, 2006 |
1,417,000 | 6.86 | $ | | 7.5 years | |||||||||||
Exercisable at September 30, 2006 |
1,077,000 | 6.97 | $ | | 6.5 years | |||||||||||
The weighted-average grant-date fair value of options granted during the nine months ended
September 30, 2006 and 2005 was $4.14 and $6.64 per share, respectively. During the three and nine
months ended September 30, 2006, the Company recognized compensation expense of approximately
$320,000 and $471,000, respectively, related to stock options. The Company did not capitalize any
stock-based compensation expense during the three or nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005.
The Company did not recognize a tax benefit related to the stock-based compensation recognized
during the three or nine months ended September 30, 2006 as the Company has a fully reserved
deferred tax asset. Because the exercise price of all options granted under the Companys stock
option plans have been equal to or greater than the market value on the date of grant, no
compensation cost was recognized in any period prior to the January 1, 2006 adoption of SFAS No.
123(R). Unrecognized compensation cost of $841,000 as of September 30, 2006, related to unvested
stock options will be recognized ratably over the next 8 months.
The Company received cash proceeds of $694,000 and $957,000 from the exercise of stock options
during the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively. The total intrinsic value
of options exercised during the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005 was approximately
$291,000 and $1,858,000, respectively.
The following table illustrates the effect on net income (loss) and income (loss) per share if
the Company had applied the fair value recognition provisions of SFAS No. 123(R) to options granted
under stock option plans in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005:
Three Months | Nine Months | |||||||
Ended | Ended | |||||||
September 30, | September 30, | |||||||
2005 | 2005 | |||||||
(in thousands, except share amounts) | ||||||||
Net income (loss) as reported |
$ | 646 | $ | (4,461 | ) | |||
Deduct: Total stock-based employee
compensation expense, determined under
fair value based method for all awards |
(1,913 | ) | (3,122 | ) | ||||
Pro forma net income (loss) |
$ | (1,267 | ) | $ | (7,583 | ) | ||
Net income (loss) per share as reported: |
||||||||
Basic |
$ | 0.05 | $ | (0.35 | ) | |||
Diluted |
$ | 0.00 | $ | (0.35 | ) | |||
Pro forma net income (loss) per share: |
||||||||
Basic |
$ | (0.09 | ) | $ | (0.59 | ) | ||
Diluted |
$ | (0.09 | ) | $ | (0.59 | ) |
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Note 3 Asset Retirement Obligations
The Company records estimated future asset retirement obligations pursuant to the provisions
of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 143, Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations
(SFAS No. 143). SFAS No. 143 requires entities to record the fair value of a liability for an
asset retirement obligation in the period in which it is incurred with a corresponding increase in
the carrying amount of the related long-lived asset. Subsequent to initial measurement, the asset
retirement liability is required to be accreted each period to present value. Capitalized costs are
depleted as a component of the full cost pool using the units of production method. The Companys
asset retirement obligations consist of costs related to the plugging of wells, the removal of
facilities and equipment, and site restoration on oil and gas properties.
The following table summarizes the activity for the Companys asset retirement obligations for
the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005:
For the Nine Months Ended | ||||||||
September 30, | ||||||||
2006 | 2005 | |||||||
(in thousands) | ||||||||
Asset retirement obligations at beginning of period |
$ | 1,413 | $ | 635 | ||||
Accretion expense |
81 | 43 | ||||||
Liabilities incurred |
30 | 30 | ||||||
Liabilities settled |
| (199 | ) | |||||
Revisions of estimates |
| 839 | ||||||
Asset retirement obligations at end of period |
1,524 | 1,348 | ||||||
Less: current portion of asset retirement obligations |
(412 | ) | (279 | ) | ||||
Asset retirement obligations, less current portion |
$ | 1,112 | $ | 1,069 | ||||
Note 4 Debt
Debt consists of the following:
As of | ||||||||
September 30, | December 31, | |||||||
2006 | 2005 | |||||||
(in thousands) | ||||||||
Senior secured notes, net of discount of $116 at
September 30, 2006 and $7,417 at December 31, 2005 |
$ | 55,241 | $ | 37,583 | ||||
Note payable to seller (for a 50% interest in an airplane) |
| 2,203 | ||||||
Other, principally capitalized lease obligations |
60 | 376 | ||||||
55,301 | 40,162 | |||||||
Less current portion |
(55,301 | ) | (288 | ) | ||||
Long-term debt, net |
$ | | $ | 39,874 | ||||
Senior Secured Notes Facility
The Company has a senior secured notes facility (the Senior Secured Notes Facility) with a
group of lenders led by Promethean Asset Management, LLC (collectively, the Buyers). Pursuant to
the terms of the Senior Secured Notes Facility, on January 13, 2005, September 7, 2005 and December
9, 2005, the Company sold, and the Buyers purchased, $30.0 million, $9.5 million and $5.5 million,
respectively, principal amount of senior secured notes (the Series A Notes, Series B Notes and
Series C Notes, respectively), and five-year warrants to purchase 924,194 shares & 732,046
shares, 283,051 shares & 224,202 shares, and 191,882 shares & 151,988 shares of the Companys
common stock at exercise prices of $9.09 per share & $11.06 per share, $9.40 per share & $11.44 per
share, and $8.03 per share & $9.77 per share, respectively (the Series A Warrants, Series B
Warrants and Series C Warrants, respectively). Pursuant to a waiver of certain terms of the
Senior Secured Notes Facility, on March 17, 2006, the Company sold, and the Buyers purchased, $8.0
million of additional principal amount of senior secured notes (the Series D Notes and
collectively with the Series A, Series B and Series C Notes, the Notes), and five-year warrants
to purchase 258,960 shares of the Companys common stock at an exercise price of $8.65 per share
and 205,128 shares of the Companys common stock at an exercise price of $10.53 per share
(collectively, the Series D Warrants and together with the Series A, Series B and Series C
Warrants, the Warrants).
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The Notes bear interest at the 3-month LIBOR (London Interbank Offered Rate) plus 675 basis
points, adjusted the first business day of each calendar quarter (12.12% at September 30, 2006).
The Notes are secured by essentially all of the assets of Infinity and its subsidiaries and are
guaranteed by each of Infinitys active subsidiaries.
Under the original terms of the Senior Secured Notes facility, in certain circumstances,
Infinity had the option to repay the Notes with direct issuances of shares of common stock in lieu
of cash at a conversion rate equal to 95% of the weighted average trading price of shares of the
Companys common stock on the trading day preceding the conversion (the Conversion Option).
These provisions were modified in connection with the August and
October 2006 Waiver and Amendments.
In
addition, the Company also had the option to settle accrued interest due under the Notes with
direct issuances of shares of common stock in lieu of cash at a conversion rate equal to 95% of the
weighted average trading price of shares of the Companys common stock on the trading day preceding
the conversion. In January, April and July 2006, the Company elected to settle approximately
$861,000, $1.2 million and $1.4 million, respectively, of accrued interest through the issuance of
126,083 shares, 177,212 shares and 291,589 shares, respectively, of common stock. In addition, in
the first, second and third quarters of 2006, the Company converted $3 million in principal amount
of Notes (along with accrued interest of $37,000) into 382,062 shares of common stock, $2.5 million
in principal amount of Notes (along with accrued interest of $28,000) into 373,156 shares of common
stock and $2.5 million in principal amount of Notes (along with accrued interest of $47,000) into
614,500 shares of common stock, respectively. In connection with the conversions, for the nine
months ended September 30, 2006 the Company reclassified unamortized discount (see discussion below
under Debt Discount) of $1,030,000 related to the converted Notes to additional paid-in-capital,
reclassified Conversion Option derivative liability of $138,000 (see Note 5) to additional
paid-in-capital and wrote off deferred financing costs of $210,000.
As of June 30, 2006, the Company was in violation of certain of the covenants under its Senior
Secured Notes Facility, including the maximum exploration and production related trade payables
balance covenant. As a result, on August 9, 2006 the Company and the Note holders entered into a
waiver and amendment to the Senior Secured Notes Facility that waived the violations
at June 30, 2006, and amended the Notes and Warrants to provide for the following terms:
Ø | repayment or conversion of $2.5 million principal amount of Notes by September 15, 2006 (a total of $2,547,000 of principal and interest was converted into 614,500 shares of common stock by September 15, 2006); | ||
Ø | repayment or conversion of $2.0 million principal amount of Notes per month for the next nine months commencing October 2, 2006; | ||
Ø | repayment in cash of $9.0 million principal amount of Notes on each of January 15, 2007, April 15, 2007 and July 15, 2007; | ||
Ø | re-pricing of the exercise price of the outstanding Warrants from a weighted-average exercise price of $9.81 per share to $5.00 per share and increasing the number of Warrants from approximately 3.0 million to approximately 5.8 million; | ||
Ø | elimination of the Companys ability to sell additional notes or warrants under the Senior Secured Notes Facility. |
The Company was unable to comply with the terms of the amended Senior Secured Notes Facility
and Notes. As such, effective on October 2, 2006, the Company entered into an October 2006 Waiver
and Amendment Agreement which further amends the Senior Secured Notes Facility, the Notes and the
Warrants to provide for the following terms:
Ø | increase in the outstanding principal Notes balance by 20%, or $9 million, plus an additional $1.4 million equal to the interest that would have been due on October 2, 2006, to arrive at a new principal Notes balance of $55.4 million; | ||
Ø | a final maturity date for all remaining Notes, less the aggregate balance of any converted Notes (see below), plus accrued interest, due in cash on January 15, 2007; | ||
Ø | deferral of the January 2, 2007 interest payment to the final maturity of the Notes on January 15, 2007; | ||
Ø | limitation on exploration and production related trade payables in excess of 90 days beyond invoice due date not to exceed $7.5 million and a requirement to reduce exploration and production related trade payables to a maximum not exceeding $6.0 million by January 1, 2007 or at any time thereafter; | ||
Ø | removal of the mandatory prepayment or conversion of $2.0 million of principal on the first business day of each month beginning October 2, 2006, as set forth in the August waiver; | ||
Ø | conversion prior to January 15, 2007 (unless the Notes are repaid prior in full by the Company), at the election of the Note holders, in the following amounts (the Companys option to repay principal and interest with direct issuances of common stock has been eliminated): |
| up to approximately $3.4 million plus accrued interest commencing October 3, 2006 | ||
| up to an additional $2.0 million plus accrued interest commencing November 1, 2006 | ||
| up to an additional $2.0 million plus accrued interest commencing December 1, 2006 |
Ø | Warrant holders may require the Company to redeem their Warrants in connection with a sale of all or substantially all of Infinity to a non-public buyer |
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If the Company is unable to maintain compliance with the terms of the amended Notes, the Note
holders could declare a triggering event, which would entitle the Note holders to a 20% premium on
the increased principal balance of the outstanding Notes, accelerate the due date of the Notes, and
increase the interest rate on the Notes.
Under the provisions of EITF 96-19, Debtors Accounting for a Modification or Exchange of Debt
Instruments, the Company determined that the August and October amendments each resulted in
substantial modifications to the terms of the Notes. As a result, the Company accounted for each
amendment as an extinguishment of debt. Accordingly, the Company recognized approximately $26.9
million of early extinguishment of debt expense consisting of the following (in thousands):
Change in fair value of Warrants upon repricing |
$ | 9,812 | ||
Increase in principal resulting from default |
9,000 | |||
Write off of debt discount |
6,467 | |||
Write off of debt issuance costs and other |
1,639 | |||
$ | 26,918 | |||
Debt Discount
Under the provisions of SFAS No. 133 and EITF 00-19, Accounting for Derivative Financial
Instruments Indexed to, and Potentially Settled in, a Companys Own Stock, the Conversion Option
and the Warrants issued in connection with the Notes qualify as derivatives. As a result, upon the
issuance of each series of Notes, the Company bifurcated the Conversion Option from the Notes and
accounted for it and the related Warrants as derivatives (see Note 5). The initial fair values of
the Conversion Option and Warrants, which aggregated $461,000 and $10,108,000, respectively, for
all four series of Notes issued to date, were recorded as debt discount. The debt discount was
being amortized over the initial maturities of the Notes utilizing the effective interest method.
As noted above, the debt discount was written off in connection with the August and October
amendments of the Notes.
The Company capitalizes amortization of debt discount to oil and gas properties on
expenditures made in connection with exploration and development projects that are not subject to
current depletion. Amortization of debt discount is capitalized only for the period that activities
are in progress to bring these projects to their intended use. Total debt discount amortized during
the three months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005 was $316,000 and $355,000, respectively, of
which $161,000 and $176,000, respectively, was capitalized to oil and gas properties. Total debt
discount amortized during the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005 was $1,578,000 and
$950,000, respectively, of which $750,000 and $549,000, respectively, was capitalized to oil and
gas properties.
Capitalized Interest
The Company capitalizes interest costs to oil and gas properties on expenditures made in
connection with exploration and development projects that are not subject to current depletion.
Interest is capitalized only for the period that activities are in progress to bring these projects
to their intended use. Interest costs (including amortization of deferred financing costs)
capitalized in the three months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005 were $648,000 and $410,000,
respectively. Interest costs (including amortization of deferred financing costs) capitalized in
the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005 were $1,812,000 and $1,229,000, respectively.
Promissory Note to Seller
In connection with the 2003 acquisition of a 50% interest in an aircraft, the Company entered
into a promissory note in favor of the seller. The note and accrued interest were settled in full
in February 2006 in connection with the sale of the aircraft.
Note 5 Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities
The Company accounts for derivative instruments or hedging activities under the provisions of
SFAS No. 133, which requires the Company to record derivative instruments at their fair value. If
the derivative is designated as a fair value hedge, the changes in the fair value of the derivative
and of the hedged item attributable to the hedged risk are recognized in earnings. If the
derivative is designated as a cash flow hedge, the effective portion of changes in the fair value
of the derivative are recorded in other comprehensive income (loss) and are recognized in the
statement of operations when the hedged item affects earnings. Ineffective portions of changes in
the fair value of cash flow hedges, if any, are recognized in earnings. Changes in the fair value
of derivatives that do not qualify for hedge treatment are recognized in earnings.
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Commodity Derivatives
The Company periodically hedges a portion of its oil and gas production through fixed-price
physical contracts and commodity derivative contracts. The purpose of the hedges is to provide a
measure of stability to the Companys cash flows in an environment of volatile oil and gas prices
and to manage the exposure to commodity price risk. As of September 30, 2006 the Company had the
following oil collar derivative arrangements outstanding (all of which have been designated as cash
flow hedges):
NYMEX | NYMEX | |||||||||||
Term of Arrangements | Bbls per Day | Floor Price | Ceiling Price | |||||||||
October 1, 2005 December 31, 2006 |
50 | $ | 52.50 | $ | 74.00 | |||||||
July 1, 2006 March 31, 2007 |
50 | $ | 55.00 | $ | 77.00 | |||||||
January 1, 2007 June 30, 2007 |
50 | $ | 57.50 | $ | 77.50 | |||||||
April 1, 2007 September 30, 2007 |
50 | $ | 60.00 | $ | 85.50 | |||||||
July 1, 2007 December 31, 2007 |
50 | $ | 62.50 | $ | 87.00 | |||||||
October 1, 2007 March 31, 2008 |
50 | $ | 62.00 | $ | 85.60 |
As of September 30, 2006 the Company had the following natural gas derivative collar
arrangements outstanding (all of which have been designated as cash flow hedges):
MMBtu | WAHA | WAHA | ||||||||||
Term of Arrangements | per Day | Floor Price | Ceiling Price | |||||||||
October 1, 2006 December 31, 2006 |
1,000 | $ | 6.00 | $ | 10.55 | |||||||
January 1, 2007 March 31, 2007 |
1,000 | $ | 7.50 | $ | 12.00 | |||||||
April 1, 2007 June 30, 2007 |
1,000 | $ | 6.00 | $ | 10.55 | |||||||
July 1, 2007 September 30, 2007 |
1,000 | $ | 6.50 | $ | 10.20 |
As of September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, the Company had derivative assets
(liabilities) of approximately $207,000 and ($28,000), respectively, which are included in other
assets or accrued liabilities on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheet. During the three
months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005, the Company recognized ineffectiveness of approximately
$198,000 and ($141,000), respectively, under its collar arrangements, which is reflected in Other
expense in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations. During the nine months ended
September 30, 2006 and 2005, the Company recognized ineffectiveness of approximately $74,000 and
($118,000), respectively, under its collar arrangements. The Company paid $31,000 and $0 under its
collar arrangements during the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005.
Other Derivatives
As more fully discussed in Note 4 above, in January 2005, the Company issued Notes and
Warrants. Under the provisions of SFAS No. 133 and EITF 00-19 the Company bifurcated the Conversion
Option associated with the Notes and accounted for it and the Warrants as derivatives. The initial
fair values of the Conversion Option and the Warrants, which totaled $461,000 and $10,108,000,
respectively, were recorded as debt discount. Subsequent changes in the fair value of those
derivatives have been recorded as Change in derivative fair value in the accompanying Consolidated
Statements of Operations. During the three months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005, the Company
recognized credits of $9,524,000 and $362,000, respectively, related to the change in fair value of
the Conversion Option and Warrants. The amount recognized in the three months ended September 30,
2006, includes a charge of $41,000 related to the Conversion Option on the Notes converted during
the period. During the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005, the Company recognized a
credit of $9,283,000 and a charge of $958,000, related to the change in fair value of the
Conversion Option and Warrants. The credit recognized in the nine months ended September 30, 2006,
includes a charge of $97,000 related to the Conversion Option on the Notes converted during the
period.
In addition, as a result of the issuance of the Notes in January 2005, under the provisions of
EITF 00-19, the Company was no longer able to conclude that it has sufficient authorized and
unissued shares available to settle its previously issued non-employee options and warrants (the
Non-employee Options and Warrants) after considering the commitment to potentially issue common
stock under terms of the Notes if ever there is an event of default. As such, effective with the
issuance of the Notes on January 13, 2005, the Company reclassified the fair value of the
Non-employee Options and Warrants out of stockholders equity on the accompanying Consolidated
Balance Sheet and recognized them as a derivative liability of $6,090,000. Changes in the fair
value of the Non-employee Options and Warrants are recorded as Change in derivative fair value in
the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations so long as they continue to not qualify for
equity classification. Non-employee Options and Warrants that are ultimately settled in common
stock will be remeasured based on the intrinsic value prior to settlement and then reclassified
back to stockholders equity; however, any gains or losses previously recognized on those
instruments will remain in earnings. During February and March 2005, in connection with the
exercise of 538,850 Non-employee Options and Warrants, the Company reclassified
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$2,174,000 back to stockholders equity. During the three months ended September 30, 2006 and
2005, the Company recognized credits of $2,364,000 and $698,000, respectively, related to the
change in the fair value of Non-employee Options and Warrants outstanding during those periods.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005, the Company recognized a credit of
$2,449,000 and a charge of $883,000, respectively, related to the change in the fair value of
Non-employee Options and Warrants outstanding during those periods.
Note 6 Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The carrying value of the Companys cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued
liabilities represents the fair value of the accounts. The carrying value of debt at September 30,
2006 is estimated to approximate fair value. See Note 4 for the terms of the Companys debt
obligations.
The fair value of the Companys non-current derivative liabilities, all of which relate to the
Conversion Option, Warrants and Non-employee Options and Warrants, is estimated using various
models and assumptions related to the estimated term of the instruments, volatility of the price of
the Companys common stock, interest rates and the probability of conversion, redemption or
exercise, among other items.
Note 7 Earnings Per Share
Basic income (loss) per common share is computed as net income (loss) divided by the weighted
average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted income (loss) per common
share is computed as net income (loss) divided by the weighted average number of common shares and
potential common shares, using the treasury stock method, outstanding during the period.
For the Three Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2006 | 2005 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net | Per Share | Net | Per Share | |||||||||||||||||||||
Income | Shares | Amount | Income | Shares | Amount | |||||||||||||||||||
Basic EPS: |
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Net income (loss) and share amounts |
$ | (28,289 | ) | 15,136,896 | $ | (1.87 | ) | $ | 646 | 13,453,246 | $ | 0.05 | ||||||||||||
Dilutive Securities: |
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Stock Options and Warrants |
| | (606 | ) | 395,410 | |||||||||||||||||||
Diluted EPS: |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net income (loss) and share amounts |
$ | (28,289 | ) | 15,136,896 | $ | (1.87 | ) | $ | 40 | 13,848,656 | $ | 0.00 | ||||||||||||
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2006 | 2005 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net | Per Share | Net | Per Share | |||||||||||||||||||||
Income | Shares | Amount | Income | Shares | Amount | |||||||||||||||||||
Basic EPS: |
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Net loss and share amounts |
$ | (36,939 | ) | 14,463,004 | $ | (2.55 | ) | $ | (4,461 | ) | 12,745,252 | $ | (0.35 | ) | ||||||||||
Dilutive Securities: |
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Stock Options and Warrants |
| | | | ||||||||||||||||||||
Diluted EPS: |
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Net loss and share amounts |
$ | (36,939 | ) | 14,463,004 | $ | (2.55 | ) | $ | (4,461 | ) | 12,745,252 | $ | (0.35 | ) | ||||||||||
For the three months ended September 30, 2006 and the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and
2005, all common share equivalents were anti-dilutive. Therefore, the computations of diluted EPS
for the three months ended September 30, 2006 and the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and
2005, do not include the impact of 8,862,000 and 5,148,000 common share equivalents outstanding as
of September 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively, because to do so would have been anti-dilutive. The
computation of diluted EPS for the three months ended September 30, 2005 did not include the impact
of 2,363,000 common stock equivalents outstanding as of September 30, 2005 because to do so would
have been anti-dilutive. The number of common stock equivalents excluded from the diluted income
per share calculations does not include any shares that may be issued in the future should the Note
holders elect to convert Notes outstanding under the Senior Secured Notes Facility through direct
issuances of shares of registered common stock in lieu of cash at a conversion rate equal to 95% of
the weighted average trading price of shares of the Companys common stock on the trading day
preceding conversion (see Note 4).
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Note 8 Subsequent Events
Letter of Intent to Sell Oilfield Services Subsidiaries
On October 19, 2006, the Company entered into a non-binding letter of intent with an
undisclosed buyer for the sale of its oilfield services subsidiaries. The parties expect to
negotiate a definitive agreement over the next several weeks. The transaction is expected to close
by the end of November. The net proceeds from the sale will be used to repay existing
indebtedness.
Conversions of Notes
Subsequent to September 30, 2006 and through November 7, 2006, the Note holders have elected
to convert $3,564,000 in principal of Notes (along with accrued interest of $15,000 into 990,527
shares of common stock.
ITEM 2. MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Effective September 9, 2005, Infinity, Inc. merged with and into its wholly-owned subsidiary
Infinity Energy Resources, Inc., a Delaware corporation, for the purpose of changing its domicile
from Colorado to Delaware. As a result of the merger, the legal domicile of Infinity, Inc. was
changed to Delaware and its name was changed to Infinity Energy Resources, Inc. At the effective
time of the merger, shares of Infinity, Inc. were converted into an equal number of shares of
common stock of Infinity Energy Resources, Inc. The reincorporation did not result in any change in
headquarters, business, jobs, location of any facilities, number of employees, assets, liabilities,
or net worth. Management, including all directors and officers, remained the same as prior to the
reincorporation.
The following information should be read in conjunction with the Unaudited Consolidated
Financial Statements and Notes presented elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Infinity
follows the full-cost method of accounting for oil and gas properties. See Nature of Operations
and Basis of Presentation, included in Note 1 to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.
Infinity and its operating subsidiaries (Infinity Oil and Gas of Texas, Inc. (Infinity-Texas),
Infinity Oil & Gas of Wyoming, Inc. (Infinity-Wyoming), and Consolidated Oil Well Services, Inc.
(Consolidated)) are engaged in identifying and acquiring oil and gas acreage, exploring and
developing acquired acreage, oil and gas production, and providing oilfield services. Infinitys
primary focuses are on: (i) the acquisition, exploration and development of and production from its
properties in the Fort Worth Basin of north central Texas and the Greater Green River, Sand Wash
and Piceance Basins of southwest Wyoming and northwest Colorado; and (ii) providing oilfield
services in the mid-continent region and the Powder River and Big Horn Basins of northern Wyoming.
Infinity has also been awarded a 1.4 million acre concession offshore Nicaragua in the Caribbean
Sea which it intends to explore over the next few years subject to the long-term development and
production contract governing such activity.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements as defined in the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The use of any statements containing the words
anticipate, intend, believe, estimate, project, expect, plan, should or similar
expressions are intended to identify such statement. Forward-looking statements include, among
other items:
| expected capital expenditures and cash flow for the remainder of 2006; | ||
| increased activity in the oilfield services business; | ||
| our efforts to refinance the Notes and to evaluate and pursue strategic alternatives; | ||
| our ability to negotiate a definitive sales agreement with respect to the oilfield services subsidiaries on the schedule anticipated or at all and the timing of the closing of such a transaction; | ||
| planned increases in acreage position; | ||
| Infinitys business strategy and anticipated trends in Infinitys business and its future results of operations; | ||
| planned exploration, drilling and completion activities; |
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| the costs and results of dewatering operations, including drilling water disposal wells; | ||
| demand for oilfield services; | ||
| the availability of financing on acceptable terms; | ||
| the impact of governmental regulation; and | ||
| the timing of engineering and environmental impact studies and permitting. |
Forward-looking statements inherently involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual
results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or
contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to the following (and the risks
described under Risk Factors in our Annual Report on Form 10-K):
| fluctuations in oil and natural gas prices and production; | ||
| availability of drilling rigs, completion services and other support equipment; | ||
| incorrect estimates of required capital expenditures; | ||
| uncertainties inherent in estimating quantities of oil and gas reserves and projecting future rates of production and timing thereof; | ||
| delays or difficulties in exploration, exploitation and development activities; | ||
| increases in the cost of oil and gas drilling, completion and production and in materials, fuel and labor costs; | ||
| the availability, conditions and timing of required government approvals and third party financing, including failure to satisfy the maximum notes balance requirements under the senior secured notes facility; | ||
| a decline in demand for Infinitys oil and gas production or oilfield services; | ||
| delays in environmental and permitting factors; and | ||
| changes in general economic conditions; | ||
| inability to sell our oilfield services subsidiaries, refinance the senior notes or consummate other suitable strategic transactions; | ||
| possible inability to repay senior notes in cash; | ||
| inability to comply with provisions of Senior Secured Notes Facility and Notes, as amended, in the future; | ||
| possible action by lenders on future defaults that could result in increased interest, accelerated maturity, foreclosure or bankruptcy. |
Exploration of Strategic Alternatives
On October 3, 2006, Infinity Energy Resources, Inc. announced that its Board of Directors was
exploring strategic alternatives to increase shareholder value, including the possible sale of all
or part of the Company, and had retained an energy investment banking firm as its financial
advisor. The investment banking firm is expected to assist Infinity in coordinating existing
candidates and identifying additional candidates and in the structuring of one or more potential
transactions.
On October 19, 2006, Infinity entered into a non-binding letter of intent with an undisclosed
buyer for the sale of its oilfield services subsidiaries, Consolidated Oil Well Services, Inc. and
CIS-Oklahoma, Inc. The parties expect to negotiate a definitive
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agreement over the next few weeks. The transaction is expected to close by the end of
November 2006. The net proceeds from the sale will be used to repay existing indebtedness.
Separately, Infinity continues to explore its strategic alternatives, including the sale of
all or part of the Companys exploration and production assets, and its debt financing
alternatives, including new reserve-based credit facilities. There can be no assurance that
Infinity will consummate any sale transaction or debt financing.
Overview of Exploration and Production Activity
Infinity, through Infinity-Texas, continued to expand its exploration and production
operations in the Fort Worth Basin of Texas. During the nine months ended September 30, 2006,
Infinity-Texas:
| Drilled ten horizontal wells and four vertical wells targeting the Barnett Shale formation; | ||
| Increased production from the Fort Worth Basin in north central Texas by approximately 215% as compared to the nine months ended December 31, 2005; | ||
| Made capital additions of approximately $26.2 million, including costs for leasehold additions, seismic acquisition and interpretation, and the drilling, completing and equipping of wells. |
Infinity plans to continue to explore, exploit and develop its Fort Worth Basin acreage and
its Rocky Mountain projects and prospects. Infinity expects its Rocky Mountain projects to proceed
more slowly, due in part to governmental and environmental restrictions and regulations. Infinity
raised incremental debt and equity capital to fund its exploration and production operations from
the net proceeds of the Senior Secured Notes Facility and from the proceeds of option and warrant
exercises during the first nine months of 2006. In addition to expected increases in cash flows
from operating activities, Infinity will require external financing
beyond 2006 to fund its exploration and production operations, although the type, timing, cost and
amounts of such financing, if any, will depend upon general energy and capital markets conditions
and the success of Infinitys operations.
The following table provides statistical information for the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2006 and 2005:
For the Three | For the Nine | |||||||||||||||
Months Ended | Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
September 30, | September 30, | |||||||||||||||
2006 | 2005 | 2006 | 2005 | |||||||||||||
Production: |
||||||||||||||||
Natural gas (MMcf) |
357.7 | 249.3 | 846.6 | 680.2 | ||||||||||||
Crude oil (thousands of barrels) |
23.7 | 19.1 | 66.0 | 47.7 | ||||||||||||
Total (MMcfe) |
500.2 | 364.1 | 1,242.5 | 966.6 | ||||||||||||
Financial Data (thousands of dollars): |
||||||||||||||||
Total revenue |
$ | 3,742 | $ | 2,906 | $ | 9,462 | $ | 6,554 | ||||||||
Production expenses |
990 | 1,053 | 3,271 | 2,503 | ||||||||||||
Production taxes |
166 | 284 | 401 | 653 | ||||||||||||
Financial Data per Unit ($ per Mcfe): |
||||||||||||||||
Total revenue |
$ | 7.48 | $ | 7.98 | $ | 7.62 | $ | 6.78 | ||||||||
Production expenses |
1.98 | 2.89 | 2.63 | 2.59 | ||||||||||||
Production taxes |
0.33 | 0.78 | 0.32 | 0.68 |
Under full cost accounting rules, Infinity reviews, on a quarterly basis, the carrying value
of its oil and gas properties. Under these rules, capitalized costs of proved oil and gas
properties may not exceed the present value of estimated future net revenue at the prices in effect
as of the end of each fiscal quarter, and a write-down for accounting purposes is required if the
ceiling is exceeded. At September 30, 2006, the carrying value of the Companys oil and gas
properties exceeded the full cost ceiling limitation by approximately $24,700,000, based upon a
natural gas price of approximately $4.04 per Mcf and an oil price of approximately $61.55 per
barrel in effect at that date, and including approximately $865,000 of discounted future net
revenue related to the effects of the Companys cash flow hedges. However, based on subsequent
pricing of approximately $7.02 per Mcf of gas and approximately $56.26 per barrel of oil at the
November 2, 2006 measurement date and including approximately $164,000 of discounted net future
revenue related to the effects of the Companys cash flow hedges, the carrying value of the
Companys oil and gas properties
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exceeded the full cost ceiling limitation by approximately $15,000,000. As a result, in the
three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 the Company recognized ceiling write-downs of
$15,000,000 and $26,600,000, respectively. A decline in prices received for oil and gas sales or an
increase in operating costs subsequent to the measurement date or reductions in estimated
economically recoverable quantities could result in the recognition of an additional ceiling
write-down of oil and gas properties in a future period.
Overview of Oilfield Service Operations
Consolidated continued to develop its business as the largest oilfield service provider in
eastern Kansas and northeast Oklahoma. The continued strong price of natural gas and crude oil and
the focus on development of the coal bed methane potential of the Cherokee basin in eastern Kansas
and northeast Oklahoma and the Powder River and Big Horn Basins in northern Wyoming contributed to
an overall increase in activity for Consolidated. During the three months ended September 30, 2006,
Consolidated achieved several operational milestones:
| record quarterly revenue of $11.1 million; | ||
| subsidiary level gross profit of approximately $5.7 million; | ||
| provided services to 310 customers; and | ||
| subsidiary level income before taxes of approximately $4.3 million. |
Consolidated has expanded its pressure pumping fleet and expanded its service area through the
fabrication and construction of additional equipment.
The following table details the increase in gross revenue, before discounts, for the periods
shown, based on the number and type of core service jobs performed:
Oilfield Service Statistics
(dollars in thousands)
Three Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2006 | 2005 | Change | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jobs | Revenue | Jobs | Revenue | Jobs | % Chg. In Jobs | Revenue | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Job Type |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cementing |
1,395 | $ | 5,383 | 983 | $ | 2,958 | 412 | 42 | % | $ | 2,425 | |||||||||||||||||
Acidizing |
705 | 1,165 | 487 | 513 | 218 | 45 | % | 652 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fracturing |
635 | 4,722 | 338 | 2,406 | 297 | 88 | % | 2,316 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Other |
425 | 220 | 205 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discounts |
(625 | ) | (198 | ) | (427 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Total |
$ | 11,070 | $ | 5,899 | $ | 5,171 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2006 | 2005 | Change | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jobs | Revenue | Jobs | Revenue | Jobs | % Chg. In Jobs | Revenue | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Job Type |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cementing |
3,578 | $ | 12,237 | 2,503 | $ | 7,078 | 1,075 | 43 | % | $ | 5,159 | |||||||||||||||||
Acidizing |
1,922 | 2,645 | 1,414 | 1,396 | 508 | 36 | % | 1,249 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fracturing |
1,866 | 14,512 | 919 | 6,875 | 947 | 103 | % | 7,637 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Other |
1,042 | 632 | 410 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discounts |
(1,617 | ) | (565 | ) | (1,052 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Total |
$ | 28,819 | $ | 15,416 | $ | 13,403 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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2006 Operational and Financial Objectives
Exploration and Production
Infinity-Texas plans to focus on increasing its production and acreage position in the Fort
Worth Basin of north central Texas. Infinity-Texas anticipates its remaining 2006 capital
expenditures will be less than $1 million to complete one well in progress at September 30, 2006,
conduct additional geological and geophysical analysis on its acreage and acquire additional
acreage. At September 30, 2006, Infinity-Texas had one horizontal well and one vertical well
waiting completion operations. Infinity-Texas may increase its capital expenditures and drilling
activity through an additional drilling rig in early in 2007.
The Companys ability to complete these activities is dependent on a number of factors
including, but not limited to:
| The availability of the capital resources required to fund the activity; | ||
| The availability of third party contractors for drilling rigs and completion services (although the Company has one rig under contract that is expected to be available in 2007); and | ||
| The approval by regulatory agencies of applications for permits to drill in a timely manner. |
Infinity-Wyoming plans to focus on increasing production through development of acreage.
Infinity-Wyoming anticipates remaining 2006 capital expenditures will be less than $1 million to
conduct additional geological and geophysical analysis, and increase its acreage position in the
Sand Wash Basin of northwestern Colorado.
Oilfield Services
Consolidated plans to continue to increase its oilfield service revenue during 2006 as a
result of the expansion of its fleet during 2005 and 2006 and due to the expected increase in the
number of wells to be drilled and completed by property owners in its service areas as compared to
the prior year. Consolidated expects capital expenditures to approximate $1 million for the
remainder of 2006 related to equipment and facilities. Management expects these capital
expenditures to be financed through Consolidateds cash flow from operations and cash on hand.
Corporate Activities
Infinity has completed negotiations of the final development and production agreement with the
Instituto Nicaraguense de Energia for the Perlas and Tyra blocks offshore Nicaragua and has issued
letters of credit totaling approximately $1 million for the initial work on the leases which will
include an environmental study and the development of geological information from reprocessing and
additional evaluation of existing 2-D seismic data to be acquired.
Results of operations for the three months ended September 30, 2006 compared to the three months
ended September 30, 2005
Net Income (Loss)
Infinity reported net loss of $28.3 million, or $1.87 per diluted share, in the three months
ended September 30, 2006 compared to net income of $0.6 million, or $0.00 per diluted share, in the
prior year period. The change between periods was the result of the items discussed below.
Revenue
Infinity achieved total revenue of $14.8 million in the three months ended September 30, 2006
compared to $8.8 million in the prior year period. The $6.0 million, or 68%, increase in revenue
consisted of a $5.2 million increase in oilfield service revenue and a $0.8 million increase in oil
and gas revenue. The increase in oilfield service revenue was attributable to a 51% increase in the
number of jobs completed in the 2006 period compared to the 2005 period and a 24% increase in the
average revenue per job in the 2006 period compared to the 2005 period. The increase in oil and gas
revenue was primarily the result of a 37% increase in equivalent sales volumes. The increase in
sales volumes was due primarily to successful exploratory drilling in the Fort Worth Basin.
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Cost of Revenue
Infinitys cost of revenue increased to $6.5 million for the three months ended September 30,
2006, from $4.4 million in the prior year period. Oilfield service costs increased to $5.3 million
during the three months ended September 30, 2006, from $3.0 million in the prior year period. The
increase was principally attributable to increased materials, maintenance, fuel and labor costs
resulting largely from the increase in the number of jobs performed in the 2006 period compared to
the 2005 period. Oil and gas production expenses decreased slightly to $1.0 million, or $1.98 per
Mcfe, during the three months ended September 30, 2006, from $1.1 million, or $2.89 per Mcfe, in
the prior year period. The decrease in production expenses was primarily attributable to a
reduction in workover activity and the shutting-in of certain high cost wells during the 2006
period, partially offset by increased production from the Companys Fort Worth Basin properties.
Oil and gas production taxes decreased to $0.2 million for the three months ended September 30,
2006, compared to $0.3 million for the 2005 period. The decrease reflects the June 2006
designation of the Barnett Shale in Erath County, Texas as a tight gas formation eligible for a
reduced production tax rate.
Gross Profit
Infinity earned a gross profit of $8.3 million during the three months ended September 30,
2006, a $3.9 million or 88% increase from $4.4 million gross profit in the prior year period. Gross
profit from oilfield services was $5.8 million, or 52% of oilfield services revenue, during the
three months ended September 30, 2006, compared to $2.9 million, or 49% of oilfield services
revenue, in the prior year period. The increase in gross profit as a percentage of oilfield service
revenue was due principally to an increase in higher margin frac jobs and lower than average down
days as a result of better than average weather during the 2006 quarter. Gross profit from oil and
gas operations for the three months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005 increased to $2.6 million
from $1.6 million primarily as a result of increased revenue and decreased production taxes, both
as discussed above.
General and Administrative Expenses
General and administrative expenses increased to $2.5 million for the three months ended
September 30, 2006, from $1.5 million in the prior year period. The increase was largely due to
costs incurred in the Companys efforts to refinance its debt, an increase in personnel and
personnel related costs, stock-based compensation recorded during the 2006 period, and increased
cost of being incorporated in Delaware.
Depreciation, Depletion, Amortization and Accretion
Depreciation, depletion, amortization and accretion (DD&A) expense recognized during the
three months ended September 30, 2006 increased $1.0 million to $3.2 million from $2.2 million in
the prior year period. Increased DD&A in the 2006 period resulted from an increase in
Consolidateds fleet and an increase in the Companys oil and gas properties subject to depletion
as of September 30, 2006, increased production during the quarter and a decrease in proved oil and
gas reserve volumes associated with the Companys exploration and development program.
Ceiling Write-Down
At September 30, 2006, the carrying value of the Companys oil and gas properties exceeded the
full cost ceiling limitation by approximately $24,700,000, based upon a natural gas price of
approximately $4.04 per Mcf and an oil price of approximately $61.55 per barrel in effect at that
date, and including approximately $865,000 of discounted future net revenue related to the effects
of the Companys cash flow hedges. However, based on subsequent pricing of approximately $7.02 per
Mcf of gas and approximately $56.26 per barrel of oil at the November 2, 2006 measurement date and
including approximately $164,000 of discounted net future revenue related to the effects of the
Companys cash flow hedges, the carrying value of the Companys oil and gas properties exceeded the
full cost ceiling limitation by approximately $15,000,000. As a result, in the three months ended
September 30, 2006 the Company recognized a ceiling write-down of $15,000,000. A decline in prices
received for oil and gas sales or an increase in operating costs subsequent to the measurement date
or reductions in estimated economically recoverable quantities could result in the recognition of
an additional ceiling write-down of oil and gas properties in a future period.
Other Income (Expense)
Other expense of $15.9 million in the three months ended September 30, 2006 increased compared
to other expense of $0.1 million in the prior year period. The increase of $15.8 million was
principally due to a $26.9 million charge for early extinguishment of debt recorded in the 2006
period in connection with the August and October amendments to the Companys senior
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secured notes, partially offset by a $10.8 million increase in the credit recognized in the
2006 period compared to the 2005 period for the change in derivative fair value.
Results of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 compared to the nine months
ended September 30, 2005
Net Loss
Infinity reported net loss of $36.9 million, or $2.55 per diluted share, in the nine months
ended September 30, 2006 compared to net loss of $4.5 million, or $0.35 per diluted share, in the
prior year period. The change between periods was the result of the items discussed below.
Revenue
Infinity achieved total revenue of $38.3 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2006
compared to $22.0 million in the prior year period. The $16.3 million, or 74%, increase in revenue
consisted of a $13.4 million increase in oilfield service revenue and a $2.9 million increase in
oil and gas revenue. The increase in oilfield service revenue was attributable to a 52% increase in
the number of jobs completed in the 2006 period compared to the 2005 period and a 23% increase in
the average revenue per job in the 2006 period compared to the 2005 period. The increase in oil and
gas revenue was primarily the result of a 29% increase in equivalent sales volumes combined with
improved price realizations. The increase in sales volumes was due primarily to successful
exploratory drilling in the Fort Worth Basin and developmental drilling in the Sand Wash Basin in
northwest Colorado.
Cost of Revenue
Infinitys cost of revenue increased to $17.0 million for the nine months ended September 30,
2006, from $10.7 million in the prior year period. Oilfield service costs increased to $13.3
million during the nine months ended September 30, 2006, from $7.5 million in the prior year
period. The increase was principally attributable to increased materials, maintenance, fuel and
labor costs resulting largely from the increase in the number of jobs performed in the 2006 period
compared to the 2005 period. Oil and gas production expenses increased to $3.3 million, or $2.63
per Mcfe, during the nine months ended September 30, 2006, from $2.5 million, or $2.59 per Mcfe, in
the prior year period. The increase in production expenses was primarily attributable to increased
production from the Companys Fort Worth Basin properties. Oil and gas production taxes decreased
to $0.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 from $0.7 million in the 2006 period.
Oil and gas production taxes for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 include a credit of
approximately $125,000 recorded in the period to reflect estimated refunds of production taxes paid
in prior periods. The estimated refunds result from the June 2006 designation of the Barnett Shale
in Erath County, Texas as an area eligible for a reduced production tax rate.
Gross Profit
Infinity earned a gross profit of $21.3 million during the nine months ended September 30,
2006, a $10.0 million or 89% increase from $11.3 million gross profit in the prior year period.
Gross profit from oilfield services was $15.5 million, or 54% of oilfield services revenue, during
the nine months ended September 30, 2006, compared to $7.9 million, or 51% of oilfield services
revenue, in the prior year period. The increase in gross profit as a percentage of oilfield service
revenue was due principally to an increase in higher margin frac jobs and lower than average down
days as a result of better than average weather during the 2006 period. Gross profit from oil and
gas operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 increased to $5.8 million from $3.4
million primarily as a result of increased revenue and decreased production taxes, both as
discussed above.
General and Administrative Expenses
General and administrative expenses increased to $5.9 million for the nine months ended
September 30, 2006, from $4.1 million in the prior year period. The increase was largely due to
costs associated with the Companys efforts to refinance its debt in the 2006 period, an increase
in personnel and personnel related costs, stock-based compensation expense recorded during the 2006
period, costs associated with the Companys Sarbanes-Oxley compliance efforts, and increased cost
of being incorporated in Delaware.
Depreciation, Depletion, Amortization and Accretion
Depreciation, depletion, amortization and accretion (DD&A) expense recognized during the
nine months ended September 30, 2006 increased $1.5 million to $7.1 million from $5.6 million in
the prior year period. Increased DD&A in the 2006 period resulted
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from an increase in Consolidateds fleet and an increase in the Companys oil and gas
properties subject to depletion as of September 30, 2006, increased production during the period
and a decrease in proved oil and gas reserve volumes associated with the Companys exploration and
development program.
Ceiling Write-Down
At September 30, 2006, the carrying value of the Companys oil and gas properties exceeded the
full cost ceiling limitation by approximately $24,700,000, based upon a natural gas price of
approximately $4.04 per Mcf and an oil price of approximately $61.55 per barrel in effect at that
date, and including approximately $865,000 of discounted future net revenue related to the effects
of the Companys cash flow hedges. However, based on subsequent pricing of approximately $7.02 per
Mcf of gas and approximately $56.26 per barrel of oil at the November 2, 2006 measurement date and
including approximately $164,000 of discounted net future revenue related to the effects of the
Companys cash flow hedges, the carrying value of the Companys oil and gas properties exceeded the
full cost ceiling limitation by approximately $15,000,000. As a result, in the nine months ended
September 30, 2006 the Company recognized a ceiling write-down of $26,600,000. A decline in prices
received for oil and gas sales or an increase in operating costs subsequent to the measurement date
or reductions in estimated economically recoverable quantities could result in the recognition of
an additional ceiling write-down of oil and gas properties in a future period.
Other Income (Expense)
Other expense of $18.7 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2006 increased compared
to other expense of $6.0 million in the prior year period. The increase of $12.7 million was
principally due to (i) a $25.9 million increase in early extinguishment of debt expense recorded in
the 2006 period in connection with the August and October amendments to the Companys senior
secured notes, (ii) a $0.8 million increase in interest expense resulting from increased debt
balances during the 2006 period, (iii) a $0.5 million increase in amortization costs resulting from
increased loan costs incurred in connection with the Companys senior secured notes facility,
partially offset by a $13.6 million increase in the credit recognized in the 2006 period compared
to the charge recognized in the 2005 period for the change in derivative fair value.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As more fully discussed in Note 4 to the Consolidated Financial Statements, the Company
entered into an amendment to its Senior Secured Notes Facility that establishes a final maturity
date of January 15, 2007 for all remaining Notes (less the aggregate balance of any converted
Notes) plus accrued interest, due in cash. The Company has engaged a financial advisor to assist
in the Companys efforts to secure new debt financing, the proceeds from which would be used to
repay all or a portion of the outstanding Notes. In addition, the Company has engaged a separate
financial advisor to assist in the evaluation of strategic alternatives, which may include the sale
of all or part of the Companys: (i) net developed and undeveloped acres in Texas, Colorado and
Wyoming; (ii) oilfield services subsidiaries or (iii) concessions in the Caribbean Sea offshore
Nicaragua. If the Company were to sell a portion of its assets, proceeds from such a sale would be
used to repay all or a portion of the outstanding Notes. There can be no assurances that the
Company will be able to secure new debt financing on acceptable terms or that the Company will be
able to close on a sale of any assets for sufficient proceeds by January 15, 2007. Due to the
uncertainties related to these matters, there exists substantial doubt about the Companys ability
to continue as a going concern.
Infinitys primary sources of liquidity are cash provided by operations and debt and equity
financing. Infinitys primary needs for cash are for the repayment of existing debt, the operation,
development, production, exploration and acquisition of oil and gas properties, for fulfillment of
working capital obligations, and for the operation and development of the oilfield service
business. As of September 30, 2006, the Company had a working capital deficit of $61.1 million,
compared to working capital of $1.6 million at December 31, 2005. The working capital deficit at
September 30, 2006, reflects the classification of senior secured notes of $55.3 million (net of
$0.1 million discount) as a current liability as a result of the amended maturity date of the
Companys senior secured notes, as further discussed below.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2006, cash provided by operating activities was
$13.7 million, compared to $2.0 million in the prior year period. The increase in cash provided by
operating activities of $11.7 million was primarily due to improved gross profit.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2006, Infinity used $29.2 million in investing
activities, compared to $27.9 million used in the prior year period. The increase in cash used in
investing activities of $1.4 million was primarily attributable to a $1.9 million increase in
oilfield services capital expenditures, partially offset by $0.6 million decrease in exploration
and production
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capital expenditures, which reflects the Companys decision in May 2006 to defer additional
drilling in the Forth Worth Basin to the fourth quarter of 2006 or 2007.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2006, cash provided by financing activities was
$8.0 million, compared to $32.6 million provided by financing activities during the prior year
period. The decrease in cash provided by financing activities of $24.6 million was principally due
to a decrease in net cash proceeds from the sale of Notes and issuance of common
stock, partially offset by a decrease in repayment of long-term debt.
Waivers and Amendments Under Senior Secured Notes Facility
As of June 30, 2006, the Company was in violation of certain of the covenants under its Senior
Secured Notes Facility, including the maximum trade payable balance covenant. As a result, on
August 9, 2006 the Company and the Note holders entered into a waiver and amendment to the Senior
Secured Notes Facility and the Notes that waived the violations at
June 30, 2006, and amended the Notes and Warrants to provide for the following terms:
Ø | repayment or conversion of $2.5 million principal amount of Notes by September 15, 2006 (a total of $2,547,000 of principal and interest was converted into 614,500 shares of common stock by September 15, 2006); | ||
Ø | repayment or conversion of $2.0 million principal amount of Notes per month for the next nine months commencing October 2, 2006; | ||
Ø | repayment in cash of $9.0 million principal amount of Notes on each of January 15, 2007, April 15, 2007 and July 15, 2007; | ||
Ø | re-pricing of the exercise price of the outstanding Warrants from a weighted-average exercise price of $9.81 per share to $5.00 per share and increasing the number of Warrants from approximately 3.0 million to approximately 5.8 million; | ||
Ø | removal of the Companys ability to sell additional notes or warrants under the Senior Secured Notes Facility. |
The Company was unable to comply with the terms of the amended Senior Secured Notes Facility
and Notes. As such, effective on October 2, 2006, the Company
entered into an October 2006 Waiver
and Amendment Agreement which further amends the Senior Secured Notes Facility, the Notes and the
warrants to provide for the following terms:
Ø | increase in the outstanding principal Notes balance by 20%, or $9 million, plus an additional $1.4 million equal to the interest that would have been due on October 2, 2006, to arrive at a new principal Notes balance of $55.4 million; | ||
Ø | a final maturity date for all remaining Notes, less the aggregate balance of any converted Notes (see below), plus accrued interest, due in cash on January 15, 2007; | ||
Ø | deferral of the January 2, 2007 interest payment to the final maturity of the Notes on January 15, 2007; | ||
Ø | limitation on exploration and production related trade payables in excess of 90 days beyond invoice due date not to exceed $7.5 million and a requirement to reduce exploration and production related trade payables to a maximum not exceeding $6.0 million by January 1, 2007 or at any time thereafter; | ||
Ø | removal of the mandatory prepayment or conversion of $2.0 million of principal on the first business day of each month beginning October 2, 2006, as set forth in the August waiver; | ||
Ø | conversion prior to January 15, 2007 (unless the Notes are repaid prior in full by the Company), at the election of the Note holders, in the following amounts (the Companys option to repay principal and interest with direct issuances of common stock has been eliminated): |
| up to approximately $3.4 million plus accrued interest commencing October 3, 2006 | ||
| up to an additional $2.0 million plus accrued interest commencing November 1, 2006 | ||
| up to an additional $2.0 million plus accrued interest commencing December 1, 2006 |
Ø | Warrant holders may require the Company to redeem their Warrants in connection with a sale of all or substantially all of Infinity to a non-public buyer |
If the Company is unable to maintain compliance with the terms of the amended Notes, the Note
holders could declare a triggering event, which would entitle the Note holders to a 20% premium on
the increased principal balance of the outstanding Notes, accelerate the due date of the Notes, and
increase the interest rate on the Notes.
The Company has engaged a financial advisor to assist in the Companys efforts to secure new
debt financing, the proceeds from which would be used to repay all or a portion of the outstanding
Notes. In addition, the Company has engaged a separate financial advisor to assist in the
evaluation of strategic alternatives, which may include the sale of the entire Company or all or
part of the Companys: (i) approximately 162,000 net developed and undeveloped acres in Texas,
Colorado and Wyoming; (ii) oilfield services subsidiaries; or (iii) 1.4 million-acre prospect in
two concessions in the Caribbean Sea offshore Nicaragua. If the Company were to sell a portion of
its assets, proceeds from such a sale would be used to repay all or a portion of the outstanding
Notes. There can be no
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assurances that the Company will be able secure new debt financing on acceptable terms or that
the Company will be able to close on a sale of any assets for sufficient proceeds to repay all of
the Notes by January 15, 2007.
Outlook for 2006
The Board of Directors of Infinity is exploring strategic alternatives to increase shareholder
value, including the possible sale of all or part of the Company and has retained an energy
investment banking firm as its financial advisor. The investment banking firm is expected to
assist Infinity in coordinating existing candidates and identifying additional candidates and in
the structuring of one or more potential transactions.
On October 19, 2006, Infinity entered into a non-binding letter of intent with an undisclosed
buyer for the sale of its oilfield services subsidiaries, Consolidated Oil Well Services, Inc. and
CIS-Oklahoma, Inc. The parties expect to negotiate a definitive agreement over the next few weeks. The
transaction is expected to close by the end of November 2006. The net proceeds from the sale will
be used to repay existing indebtedness. There can be no assurances that a sale transaction will be
finalized.
Infinity has engaged another energy investment banking firm to explore strategic alternatives
with respect to its 1.4 million acre concessions in the Caribbean Sea offshore Nicaragua and to
advise the Company in exploring various partnering arrangements and other ownership structures for
its interests. No formal decision has been made and no agreement has been reached at this time with
respect to any particular ownership structure or with any interested party. There can be no
assurances that any transaction will occur or be finalized, nor what the terms or the timing of any
such transaction may be. If any transaction occurs, the net proceeds, if any, will likely be used
to repay debt and for other general corporate purposes.
Infinity has engaged another energy investment banking firm to explore debt financing
alternatives for the Company. No formal decision has been made and no agreement has been reached at
this time with respect to any particular debt financing alternative or with any interested party.
There can be no assurances that any transaction will occur or be finalized, nor what the terms or
the timing of any such transaction may be. If any transaction occurs, the net proceeds, if any,
will likely be used to repay debt and for other general corporate purposes.
Depending on the availability of capital resources, the availability of third party
contractors for drilling and completion services, and satisfaction of regulatory activities,
Infinity could incur capital expenditures of approximately $2 million during the remainder of 2006.
Approximate capital expenditures by operating segment would be $1 million for the exploration and
production segment and $1 million for the oilfield services segment. There can be no assurances
that Infinity will have sufficient capital resources to fund this level of capital expenditures.
Infinity has no contractual drilling obligations or other capital expenditure commitments during
the remainder of 2006 that have not already been secured by the posting of bonds or letters of
credit.
Depending on the market price for crude oil and natural gas during 2006, stabilized production
levels from wells placed on line during 2006, and continued demand for and acceptance of our
oilfield service operations in the geographic areas we serve, and the timing of any significant
asset sale, Infinity would expect to generate cash flows of between $3 million and $5 million from
operating activities during the remainder of 2006.
During 2005 and the first nine months of 2006, Infinity received approximately $5.0 million
and $0.7 million, respectively, in proceeds from the exercise of options and warrants. Management
expects that it could receive proceeds from additional exercises during 2006, but is unable to
predict the amount or timing of such proceeds.
In summary, Infinity believes that it may have approximately $5 million available to it in the
remainder of 2006 from cash at September 30, 2006 (approximately $0.5 million), cash from operating
activities and proceeds from the exercise of options and warrants, to fund its planned debt
retirement and capital expenditures, prior to the sale of any operating assets or proceeds from the
public or private offering of common or preferred equity or subordinated debt.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Infinitys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005, described the
accounting policies that we believe are critical to the reporting of our financial position and
results of operations and that require managements most difficult, subjective
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or complex judgments. The most significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of
our consolidated financial statements are:
| Remaining proved oil and gas reserves (reserve estimates), | ||
| Timing of our future drilling activities, | ||
| Accruals of operating costs, capital expenditures in progress, and revenue, | ||
| Estimated useful life of equipment utilized in the oilfield service business, | ||
| Estimated timing and cost related to asset retirement obligations, | ||
| Estimated realizability of deferred tax assets, | ||
| Estimated fair value of stock based awards, | ||
| Estimated fair value of derivative instruments. |
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Share-Based Payments
Effective January 1, 2006, the Company adopted SFAS No. 123(R), Share-Based Payment, which
requires companies to recognize compensation expense for share-based payments based on the
estimated fair value of the awards. SFAS No. 123(R) also requires tax benefits relating to the
deductibility of increases in the value of equity instruments issued under share-based compensation
arrangements that are not included in costs applicable to sales (excess tax benefits) to be
presented as financing cash inflows in the Statement of Cash Flows. Prior to January 1, 2006, the
Company accounted for share-based payments under the recognition and measurement provisions of APB
Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees, and related Interpretations, as permitted
by SFAS No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation. In accordance with APB No. 25, no
compensation cost was required to be recognized for options granted that had an exercise price
equal to or greater than the market value of the underlying common stock on the date of grant. The
Company adopted SFAS No. 123(R) using the modified prospective transition method. Under this
method, compensation cost recognized subsequent to December 31, 2005 will be based on the
grant-date fair value for all share-based payments granted subsequent to December 31, 2005,
estimated in accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 123(R). All share-based awards outstanding
as of the January 1, 2006 adoption date were fully vested.
The fair value of each option award is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes
option-pricing model, which requires the input of subjective assumptions, including the expected
term of the option award, expected stock price volatility and expected dividends. These estimates
involve inherent uncertainties and the application of management judgment. For purposes of
estimating the expected term of options granted, the Company aggregates option recipients into
groups that have similar option exercise behavioral traits. Expected volatilities used in the
valuation model are based on the expected volatility used by an independent market participant in
connection with their valuation of certain of the Companys warrants. The Company believes
incorporation of a volatility rate commensurate with that used by an independent market participant
provides the best indication of fair value for its employee stock options. The risk-free rate for
the expected term of the option is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of
grant. The Companys valuation model assumes no dividends and a 10% forfeiture rate. Different
assumptions could materially impact the resulting calculated option value. On May 23, 2006, the
Company granted options to employees and directors to purchase 340,000 shares of the Companys
common stock at $6.48 per share. The options vest one year from the date of grant. The following
table summarizes the inputs used in the calculation of fair value of options granted during the
nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005:
Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||
2006 | 2005 | |||||||
Expected term (in years) |
5.5 - 10 | 10 | ||||||
Expected stock price volatility |
62 | % | 60% - 70 | % | ||||
Expected dividends |
| | ||||||
Risk-free rate |
4.98% - 5.07 | % | 4.00% - 4.13 | % | ||||
Forfeiture rate |
10 | % | |
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The weighted-average grant-date fair value of options granted during the nine months ended
September 30, 2006 and 2005 was $4.14 and $6.64 per share, respectively. During the three and nine
months ended September 30, 2006, the Company recognized compensation expense of approximately
$320,000 and $471,000, respectively, related to stock options. Unrecognized compensation expense of
$841,000 as of September 30, 2006, related to unvested stock options will be recognized ratably
over the next 8 months.
Uncertain Tax Positions
In June 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued FASB Interpretation
Number 48 (FIN 48), Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes an Interpretation of FASB
Statement No. 109. This interpretation clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in an enterprises
financial statements in accordance with FASB Statement No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes. This
statement prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to
be taken in a tax return. This interpretation also provides guidance on derecognition,
classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition.
This interpretation is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. The Company is
currently evaluating FIN 48 to determine what impact, if any, this interpretation will have on the
Company.
Fair Value Measurements
In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements. The standard
provides guidance for using fair value to measure assets and liabilities. Under the standard, fair
value refers to the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability
in an orderly transaction between market participants in the market in which the reporting entity
transacts. The standard clarifies the principle that fair value should be based on the assumptions
market participants would use when pricing the asset or liability. In support of this principle,
the standard establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the information used to develop
those assumptions. The Statement is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years
beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company is
currently evaluating the Statement to determine what impact, if any, it will have on the Company.
ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURE ABOUT MARKET RISK
Commodity Risk
Infinitys major market risk exposure is in the pricing applicable to its oil and gas
production. Realized pricing is primarily driven by the prevailing price for crude oil and natural
gas spot prices applicable to Infinitys United States crude oil and natural gas production.
Historically, prices received for gas production have been volatile and unpredictable. Pricing
volatility is expected to continue. Excluding sales under a fixed price contract of $4.75 per Mcf,
gas price realizations ranged from a low of $3.52 to a high of $8.65 per Mcf during the nine months
ended September 30, 2006. Oil price realizations ranged from a low of $56.44 per barrel to a high
of $73.96 per barrel during that period.
Infinity periodically enters into fixed-price physical contracts and commodity derivative
contracts on a portion of its projected natural gas and crude oil production in accordance with its
Energy Risk Management Policy. These activities are intended to support cash flow at certain levels
by reducing the exposure to oil and gas price fluctuations.
Sales under fixed price contracts are accounted for as normal sales agreements under the
exemption in SFAS No. 133. The effect of Infinity selling a portion of its gas production under a
fixed price contract, compared to if it had sold the gas on the spot market, was a decrease in
revenue of approximately $0.3 million and $0.8 million, for the nine months ended September 30,
2006 and 2005, respectively. The effect of such sales was a decrease in revenue of approximately
$0.4 million, for the three months ended September 30, 2005 (sales under fixed price contracts
ended March 31, 2006).
As of September 30, 2006 the Company had the following oil collar derivative arrangements
outstanding:
NYMEX | NYMEX | |||||||||||
Term of Arrangements | Bbls per Day | Floor Price | Ceiling Price | |||||||||
October 1, 2005 December 31, 2006 |
50 | $ | 52.50 | $ | 74.00 | |||||||
July 1, 2006 March 31, 2007 |
50 | $ | 55.00 | $ | 77.00 | |||||||
January 1, 2007 June 30, 2007 |
50 | $ | 57.50 | $ | 77.50 | |||||||
April 1, 2007 September 30, 2007 |
50 | $ | 60.00 | $ | 85.50 | |||||||
July 1, 2007 December 31, 2007 |
50 | $ | 62.50 | $ | 87.00 | |||||||
October 1, 2007 March 31, 2008 |
50 | $ | 62.00 | $ | 85.60 |
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As of September 30, 2006 the Company had the following natural gas derivative collar
arrangements outstanding:
MMBtu | WAHA | WAHA | ||||||||||
Term of Arrangements | per Day | Floor Price | Ceiling Price | |||||||||
October 1, 2006 December 31, 2006 |
1,000 | $ | 6.00 | $ | 10.55 | |||||||
January 1, 2007 March 31, 2007 |
1,000 | $ | 7.50 | $ | 12.00 | |||||||
April 1, 2007 June 30, 2007 |
1,000 | $ | 6.00 | $ | 10.55 | |||||||
July 1, 2007 September 30, 2007 |
1,000 | $ | 6.50 | $ | 10.20 |
The Securities Purchase Agreement dated as of January 13, 2005 by and among Infinity and the
buyers of the Companys Senior Secured Notes includes a covenant that at each date that is the end
of a quarterly or annual period covered by a quarterly report on Form 10-Q or annual report on Form
10-K (a Determination Date), at least 20% of the Companys estimate of its oil and gas production
for the twelve-month period commencing immediately after such Determination Date shall be protected
from price fluctuations using derivatives, fixed price agreements and/or volumetric production
payments. It is the opinion of management that the Company was in compliance with this hedging
requirement as of September 30, 2006.
Interest Rate Risk
Infinitys exposure to changes in interest rates results from our $55.4 million in floating
rate debt. The result of a 10% fluctuation in the 3 month LIBOR would impact our interest expense,
before capitalization, by approximately $0.2 million per year.
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 reports under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (Exchange Act) are communicated, processed, summarized and reported within the time
periods specified in the SECs rules and forms. At the end of the Companys third quarter of 2006,
as required by Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15 of the Exchange Act, an evaluation was carried out under the
supervision and with the participation of the Companys management, including the Chief Executive
Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of
disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act). Based
upon that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer concluded that
the design and operation of these disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of that
date. No changes in internal controls over financial reporting identified in connection with its
evaluation (as required by Rules 13a-15(d) and 15d-15(d) of the Exchange Act) occurred during the
third quarter of 2006 that materially affected, or were reasonably likely to materially affect, the
Companys internal control over financial reporting.
PART II
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
There are currently no pending material legal proceedings to which we are a party.
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
Except as set forth below, there have been no material changes to our risk factors compared to
those provided in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005.
We have been unable to comply with certain requirements of our Senior Secured Notes Facility and
may not be able to meet our obligations under the Facility in the future or repay the Notes.
We have violated certain provisions and covenants of our Senior Secured Notes Facility and as
a result entered into a Waiver and Amendment with the holders of the Notes on August 9, 2006 (the
August Waiver), as described in Item 2. Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Conditions and Results of Operations Waiver and Amendment Under Senior Secured Notes Facility. We
were subsequently unable to comply with the conditions to the August Waiver prescribing the maximum
allowable level of exploration and production related trade payables. Following our notice of
non-compliance, we entered into an October 2006 Waiver and Amendment Agreement effective October 2,
2006 (the October Waiver) as described in Item 2. Managements
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Discussion and Analysis of Financial Conditions and Results of Operations Waiver and
Amendment Under Senior Secured Notes Facility.
The Warrants as amended in the October Waiver, permit the warrant holders, in the event of a
sale of all or substantially all of Infinity to a buyer that is not publicly traded (other than the
sale of Consolidated prior to January 15, 2007), to require us to redeem the Warrants at a price
which is equal, generally, to the Black-Scholes value of the Warrants, reduced, in certain
circumstances, by the excess of the market price of Infinity common stock over the exercise price
of the Warrant. If any Warrants are exercised during this period, we would have a similar payment
obligation in respect of the exercised Warrants. In addition, in such circumstances, the Warrant
exercise price would be reduced to the trading price of our common stock immediately prior to
announcement of the sale, or, in the case of an equity transaction, to a price equal to the value
of the consideration to be received by stockholders of Infinity in such transaction (if lower).
The continued effectiveness of the waivers is subject to our aggregate trade payables in the
oil and gas exploration and production segment of our business not exceeding $6.0 million as of January 1, 2007 or at any time thereafter; and our aggregate
trade payables in the oil and gas exploration and production segment of our business in excess of
90 days beyond invoice due date not exceeding $7.5 million.
There is no assurance that we will be able to repay the Notes by the maturity date set forth
above. We are exploring a number of alternatives, including a sale of some or all of our assets,
the sale of Infinity as a whole, or a debt refinancing, but such transactions may not be possible
in the time frame we require or, if completed in time to meet the January 15, 2007 maturity, may
not be on acceptable terms. We have entered into a non-binding letter of intent with an undisclosed
buyer for the sale of our oilfield services subsidiaries, but have no definitive agreement
regarding sale of this asset. The sale price of our oilfield services subsidiaries, or of any other
portion of our assets, or of Infinity as a whole, will be affected by market factors, as well as an
assessment of the businesses sold, and there can be no assurance that the sale price will be
sufficient to satisfy our obligations under the Notes.
If we are unable to maintain compliance with the amended terms of the Notes or repay the Notes
at maturity, the holders of the Notes would be entitled to declare a triggering event, which would
entitle the Note holders to a 20% premium on the principal balance of the outstanding Notes,
resulting in a total amount due of approximately $62.2 million plus interest and to accelerate the
repayment. In addition, because substantially all of our assets are collateral for the Notes, if
the holders declare an event of default, they are entitled to foreclose on and take possession of
our assets or cause us to enter into bankruptcy proceedings.
These matters, as well as the other risk factors related to our liquidity and financial
position discussed below, raise substantial doubt as to our ability to continue as a going concern.
The covenants and debt service obligations of our Senior Secured Note Facility may adversely affect
our cash flow and our ability to raise additional capital.
Under the terms of the October Waiver to our Senior Secured Notes Facility, we have agreed to
repay the outstanding principal amount of the Notes (currently $51.8 million plus accrued interest) by
January 15, 2007. The Senior Secured Notes are secured by a pledge of substantially all of our
natural gas and oil properties and oilfield services business assets, are guaranteed by our
subsidiaries and contain covenants that limit additional borrowings, levels of trade payables,
dividends to stockholders, the incurrence of liens, investments, sales or pledges of assets,
changes in control and other matters. The Senior Secured Notes Facility also requires that
specified financial ratios be maintained.
The restrictions of our Senior Secured Notes Facility, including the restrictions imposed by
the August Waiver, as amended by the October Waiver, on the amount of permissible trade payables
and the short period until maturity may have adverse consequences on our operations and financial
results including:
Ø | Additional covenant violations, if any, or violations of the terms of the August Waiver , as amended by the October Waiver, could increase the principal amount of Notes and further accelerate our obligation to repay the Notes. | ||
Ø | We will need to use a portion of our cash flow to reduce trade payables, which will reduce the amount of cash we have available to use in our ongoing operations and to devote to capital projects. As a result of such cash flow constraints, we have released a drilling rig that had been scheduled to resume drilling for us in the Fort Worth Basin of Texas, which will negatively affect oil and natural gas production and earnings in the short run. | ||
Ø | Failure to fulfill our obligations under the Senior Secured Notes Facility could result in foreclosure on our assets or the initiation of bankruptcy proceedings. |
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Ø | The amount of our accrued interest expense may increase because our borrowings are at a variable rate of interest, which, if interest rates increase, would result in higher interest expense. |
We may not be able to sell assets or refinance our debt on acceptable terms or at all,
particularly in the short time frame in which we must complete a transaction. Any amount we obtain
from future asset sales or financings will be used first to repay the amounts outstanding under the
Senior Secured Notes Facility. Our overall level of long-term debt and any difficulty in obtaining
additional debt financing may have adverse consequences on our operations and financial results
including:
Ø | We may have a higher level of debt than many of our competitors, which may place us at a competitive disadvantage. | ||
Ø | We may issue equity securities to repay indebtedness, which issuance could be at a discount to the market price, causing additional dilution to our stockholders. | ||
Ø | We may be more vulnerable to economic downturns and adverse developments in our industry. | ||
Ø | Our flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in our business and the industries in which we operate may be limited. |
Exploration and development of our oil and gas projects will require large amounts of capital which
we may not be able to obtain.
Full exploration and development of our properties could require drilling in excess of 1,000
production wells, 100 disposal wells to handle produced water, and the construction of 100
production facilities. This could require capital expenditures over time of in excess of $1
billion. Currently, our potential sources of financing for these activities are limited to cash
generated by operations and future sales of operating assets, equity or debt securities. Because we
currently have $51.8 million principal amount of Notes outstanding under our existing Senior
Secured Notes Facility which we are required to repay by January 15, 2007, any proceeds from future
sales of assets, equity or debt securities will first be used to repay the Notes and will not be
available for increased capital expenditures. In addition, no further amounts can be borrowed under
our Senior Secured Notes Facility to finance capital expenditures or otherwise.
ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALE OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
Between
July 1, 2006 and September 30, 2006 Infinity issued 749,678 shares of common stock to
existing Note holders. The shares were issued through the conversation of accrued interest and
principal due under the Notes at a conversion rate equal to 95% of the weighted average trading
price of shares on the trading day immediately preceding the conversion. The conversion prices of
the shares issued ranged from $4.09 to $5.32. The shares were exempt from registration under
Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
The Senior Secured Notes Facility include terms and covenants that place limitations on
certain types of activities, including restrictions or requirements with respect to additional
debt, liens, maximum trade payable balances, asset sales, hedging activities, investments,
dividends, mergers, and acquisitions. As of June 30, 2006, the Company was in violation of certain
covenants, including the maximum trade payable balance covenant. As a result, on August 9, 2006,
the Company and the Note holders entered into a waiver and amendment to the Senior Secured Notes
Facility and the Notes that waived the violations at June 30, 2006 and provides for certain revised
terms. The Company was unable to maintain compliance with the revised terms under the August 2006
Waiver and Amendment. As such, the Company and the Note holders entered into a second waiver and
amendment in October 2006 that waived the subsequent violations and provides for certain revised
terms. See ITEM 2. Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations Liquidity and Capital Resources Waiver and Amendment Under Senior Secured Notes
Facility.
ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
There were no matters submitted to a vote of the Companys stockholders during the third
quarter of 2006.
ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION
None.
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ITEM 6. EXHIBITS
(a) Exhibits.
31.1 | Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 | |
31.2 | Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 | |
32 | Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350 (Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act) | |
99.1 | Calculation of the Maximum Notes Balance at September 30, 2006 under the Senior Secured Notes Facility dated January 13, 2005 |
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SIGNATURES
In accordance with the requirements of the Exchange Act, the Registrant caused this report to
be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
Signature | Capacity | Date | ||
/s/ Stanton E. Ross
|
Chief Executive Officer | November 9, 2006 | ||
(Principal Executive Officer) | ||||
/s/ Timothy A. Ficker
|
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer | November 9, 2006 | ||
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |
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Index of Exhibits
31.1 | Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 | |
31.2 | Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 | |
32 | Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350 (Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act) | |
99.1 | Calculation of the Maximum Notes Balance at September 30, 2006 |
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