PrairieSky Royalty Ltd. ("
PrairieSky" or the
"
Company") (TSX: PSK) is pleased to announce
fourth quarter ("
Q4 2021") and year end operating
and financial results for the period ended December 31, 2021.
PrairieSky is also pleased to announce a 33% increase in its annual
dividend to $0.48 per common share.
Fourth Quarter Highlights:
- Achieved record quarterly funds from operations of $101.8
million ($0.45 per common share basic and diluted), a 148% increase
over Q4 2020 and a 54% increase over Q3 2021.
- Royalty production averaged 20,340 BOE per day with oil royalty
production of 8,311 barrels per day, representing a 14% increase
over Q4 2020 and a 10% increase over Q3 2021 oil royalty
production.
- Total revenues increased to $100.6 million, a 114% increase
over Q4 2020 and a 29% increase over Q3 2021, comprised of royalty
production revenues of $94.2 million and other revenues of $6.4
million.
- Declared a fourth quarter dividend of $21.5 million ($0.09 per
common share), representing a payout ratio of 21%, with remaining
cash flow allocated to acquisitions.
- Completed acquisitions totaling $745.3 million, including the
previously announced Heritage Acquisition(1) effective December 31,
2021 for $728 million.
Annual Highlights:
- Annual funds from operations increased 86% to $273.4 million
($1.22 per common share basic and diluted) driven by strong
commodity pricing and growth in oil royalty production.
- Increased proved and probable reserves by 37% to 66,250 MBOE,
including a 65% increase to oil reserves.
- Declared an annual dividend of $70.5 million ($0.31 per common
share) representing a payout ratio of 26%.
- Completed accretive acquisitions of approximately 3.0 million
acres of primarily fee simple mineral title lands, as well as GORR
Interests and complementary seismic, for $987.1 million.
(1) Production and revenue highlights only include 1 day of
contribution from the Heritage Acquisition (as defined herein)
which was effective December 31, 2021.
President’s Message
Strong commodity pricing drove increased
third-party operator activity on PrairieSky’s Royalty Properties in
the second half of 2021, with 193 wells spud in Q3 2021 and 166
wells spud in Q4 2021. The increase in activity on our lands is
starting to be reflected in PrairieSky’s Q4 2021 royalty production
volumes which increased to 20,340 BOE per day, with oil royalty
production volumes increasing to 8,311 barrels per day, a 10%
increase over Q3 2021. Royalty production growth coupled with
strong benchmark pricing for both oil and natural gas generated
record funds from operations of $101.8 million in Q4 2021, a 148%
increase over Q4 2020 and a 54% increase over Q3 2021.
PrairieSky added approximately 3.0 million acres
of incremental royalty lands and associated production in 2021,
including closing the acquisition of 1.9 million acres of royalty
lands and complementary seismic from Heritage Royalty for cash
consideration of $728 million (the "Heritage
Acquisition"). The Heritage Acquisition was effective
December 31, 2021 and therefore the production and revenue
information for Q4 2021 and annual 2021 only includes one day of
contribution from the acquired assets. At the time of announcement
of the Heritage Acquisition on November 29, 2021, PrairieSky
estimated current royalty production of 2,700 BOE per day (92%
liquids), from which PrairieSky expected to generate approximately
$65 million of royalty revenue in 2022 (assuming a West Texas
Intermediate ("WTI") price of US$68 per barrel
compared to current prices of over US$80 per barrel). Since closing
of the Heritage Acquisition, PrairieSky has been actively leasing
undeveloped land in multiple oil weighted plays. While the full
benefit of the incremental production volumes, associated revenues
and any other revenues from the Heritage Acquisition will first be
included in the Q1 2022 results, PrairieSky’s 2021 annual current
income tax expense was reduced through the use of the acquired
income tax pool deductions resulting in a current income tax
recovery of $12.4 million in Q4 2021.
Our Q4 2021 and 2021 annual results demonstrate
the benefits of our high margin business model. We anticipate 2022
will be an active year in Canadian energy including drilling on
PrairieSky’s Royalty Properties. We expect to benefit from this
activity through strong royalty production volumes without any
incremental capital investment. Effective for the March 31, 2022
record date, PrairieSky will pay an annualized dividend of $0.48
per common share ($0.12 per common share per quarter), an increase
of 33% from the current dividend. Under strip commodity price
assumptions, PrairieSky expects to accelerate debt repayment
including retiring all of the debt used for the Heritage
Acquisition over the next 24 months.
PrairieSky continues to demonstrate leadership
in environmental, social and governance ("ESG")
performance. During 2021, we maintained net zero Scope 1 and Scope
2 greenhouse gas emissions and improved our ratings/rankings with
certain independent ESG research agencies including being ranked #1
out of global oil and gas producers and #68 out of 14,521 global
companies in all industries by Sustainalytics (February 7, 2022).
With this improved ranking, PrairieSky will realize the full
positive pricing adjustment on our sustainability-linked loan
credit facility ("Sustainable Credit
Facility").
2021 was an exceptional year for the business
and we believe we are well positioned for 2022 and beyond. I would
like to thank our shareholders for their continued support as well
as our dedicated staff for their efforts.
Andrew Phillips, President & CEO
Q4 2021 Financial
Highlights
- Funds from operations increased to
$101.8 million driven primarily by strong commodity pricing and
increased oil royalty production, a 148% increase over Q4 2020 and
a 54% increase over Q3 2021.
- Royalty production revenue totaled
$94.2 million, a 116% increase over Q4 2020 and a 24% increase over
Q3 2021, generated from total royalty production volumes of 20,340
BOE per day. A further breakdown is as follows:
- Oil royalty production volumes
averaged 8,311 barrels per day, an increase of 10% over Q3 2021 and
14% over Q4 2020. The increase in oil royalty production from Q3
2021 was due primarily to new wells on stream as well as the
addition of approximately 190 barrels per day of incremental
production from acquisitions.
- Increased oil royalty production
combined with strong WTI pricing of US$77.19 per barrel grew oil
royalty revenue to $61.3 million, 119% above Q4 2020 and 22% above
Q3 2021.
- Natural gas royalty production
volumes averaged 60.0 MMcf per day, up 3% from both Q3 2021 and Q4
2020. The increase in production was due to new wells on stream and
the resumption of production post seasonal turnarounds, partially
offset by cold-weather freeze-offs which continued into January
2022.
- Natural gas royalty revenue
increased to $22.2 million, 122% above Q4 2020 and 42% above Q3
2021 primarily due to the significant increase in natural gas index
pricing.
- Despite increased natural gas
volumes, natural gas liquids ("NGL") volumes
averaged 2,029 barrels per day, down 22% from Q3 2021 and 11% from
Q4 2020 due to higher than anticipated ethane curtailments in late
Q3 2021.
- Despite lower NGL royalty
production volumes, NGL royalty revenue increased to $10.7 million,
91% over Q4 2020 and 6% from Q3 2021, due to strong benchmark
pricing.
- Other revenue totalled $6.4 million
in Q4 2021 which included $2.0 million of lease rentals, $0.5
million in other income and $3.9 million in bonus consideration
earned on entering into 48 new leasing arrangements with 42
different counterparties. New leasing was on both oil and natural
gas plays across Alberta and Saskatchewan. Compliance recoveries
totaled $1.4 million as staff continued their focus on ensuring
timely and accurate royalty payments.
- Cash administrative expenses
totaled $5.4 million or $2.89 per BOE.
- PrairieSky recorded a $12.4 million
current income tax recovery in Q4 2021 due to the use of the
acquired income tax pool deductions from the Heritage
Acquisition.
- At December 31, 2021, PrairieSky’s
long-term bank debt balance totaled $643.4 million, an increase
from $179.9 million at September 30, 2021 as PrairieSky funded
$507.9 million of the Heritage Acquisition using our expanded
Sustainable Credit Facility with the remainder of the purchase
price funded through the net proceeds of $220.1 million from
PrairieSky’s bought deal equity issuance in December 2021.
Annual Financial Highlights
- Funds from operations increased 86%
year over year to $273.4 million driven by strong commodity pricing
and increased oil royalty production.
- Royalty production revenue totaled
$291.8 million, an 87% increase from 2020, generated from total
royalty production volumes of 19,827 BOE per day, up modestly from
2020.
- Other revenue totalled $16.2
million in 2021, and included $6.1 million of lease rentals, $1.8
million in other income and $8.3 million in bonus consideration
earned on entering into 139 new leasing arrangements with 85
different counterparties, an increase compared to $5.8 million in
2020 (85 leasing arrangements with 51 counterparties). Compliance
recoveries totaled $4.2 million in 2021 (2020 - $5.8 million).
- PrairieSky’s cash operating margin,
royalty production revenue less production and mineral taxes and
cash administrative expenses, was 92% in 2021. Cash administrative
expenses totaled $20.2 million or $2.79 per BOE for 2021.
ACTIVITY ON PRAIRIESKY’S ROYALTY
PROPERTIES
2021 was an active year for the upstream oil and
gas industry as strong commodity pricing drove increased capital
spending across the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin and on
PrairieSky’s expansive land base. Capital spending targeted several
plays where PrairieSky has made strategic investments, including
the Clearwater oil play, as well as in plays where PrairieSky has
been actively leasing from its vast inventory of undeveloped fee
simple mineral title land. PrairieSky estimates that $783 million
(net - $37 million) in third-party capital was spent in 2021
drilling and completing wells on PrairieSky Royalty Properties, up
from $476 million (net - $27 million) in 2020.
Third-party operators spud 166 wells (95% oil)
on PrairieSky lands in Q4 2021 with 99 wells spud on our GORR
acreage, 51 wells spud on our Fee Lands and 16 unit wells spud. Oil
wells spud in Q4 2021 included 60 Viking wells, 44 Clearwater
wells, 24 Mannville heavy and light oil wells, 12 Mississippian
light oil wells, 2 Duvernay light oil wells and 15 additional spuds
in the Bakken, Cardium, Charlie Lake and Nisku formations. There
were 9 natural gas wells spud in Q4 2021, including Cardium,
Mannville and Spirit River wells. PrairieSky’s average royalty rate
for wells spud in Q4 2021 was 5.7% (Q4 2020 - 3.5%). Third-party
operators spud 548 wells on PrairieSky lands in 2021 (2020 - 288
wells) with an average net royalty rate of 5.8% (2020 - 6.4%).
ANNUAL DIVIDEND INCREASED 33% TO $0.48
PER SHARE
PrairieSky is pleased to announce a 33% increase
in its annual dividend to $0.48 per common share in 2022, to be
paid on a quarterly basis effective for the March 31, 2022 record
date. The Board of Directors considers a number of factors in
determining the dividend level, including current and projected
activity levels on PrairieSky’s Royalty Properties, the current
commodity price environment, the working capital and long-term debt
balance and net earnings of the Company.
2021 RESERVES INFORMATION
PrairieSky’s proved plus probable reserves
increased 37% to 66,250 MBOE at December 31, 2021 (December 31,
2020 - 48,189 MBOE) and include only developed assets (developed
producing and developed non-producing properties) and do not
include any future development capital on undeveloped lands. Proved
plus probable reserves included 10,502 MBOE (86% liquids) of
reserves from PrairieSky’s 2021 acquisitions with additional
reserve increases from third-party drilling (5,444 MBOE) and
technical additions (4,354 MBOE) which more than offset royalty
production in the year. Economic factors, primarily increased
commodity prices, added another 4,999 MBOE to proved plus probable
reserves. The increase in reserves demonstrates the quality of our
royalty properties and the efficiency of the third-party operators
on our lands. At December 31, 2021, the before-tax net present
value of total proved plus probable reserves, discounted at 10 per
cent, increased 88% to $1.58 billion (2020 - $839
million).
PrairieSky’s year end 2021 reserves were
evaluated by independent reserves evaluators GLJ Ltd.
("GLJ"). The evaluation of PrairieSky’s royalty
properties was done in accordance with the definitions, standards
and procedures contained in the Canadian Oil and Gas Evaluation
Handbook and National Instrument 51-101 – Standards of
Disclosure for Oil and Gas Activities. PrairieSky’s reserves
information is included in the Company’s Annual Information Form
which is available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and
PrairieSky’s website at www.prairiesky.com.
FINANCIAL AND OPERATIONAL
INFORMATION
The following table summarizes select
operational and financial information of the Company for the
periods noted. All dollar amounts are stated in Canadian dollars
unless otherwise noted. A full version of PrairieSky’s management
discussion and analysis ("MD&A") and audited
annual consolidated financial statements and notes thereto for the
fiscal period ended December 31, 2021 is available on SEDAR at
www.sedar.com and PrairieSky’s website at www.prairiesky.com.
|
Three months ended |
Year ended |
(millions, except per share or as otherwise noted) |
December 31, 2021 |
September 30, 2021 |
December 31, 2020 |
December 31, 2021 |
December 31, 2020 |
FINANCIAL |
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues |
$ |
100.6 |
|
$ |
78.1 |
|
$ |
47.0 |
|
$ |
308.0 |
|
$ |
171.4 |
|
Funds from Operations |
|
101.8 |
|
|
66.2 |
|
|
41.1 |
|
|
273.4 |
|
|
146.8 |
|
Per Share - basic and diluted(1) |
|
0.45 |
|
|
0.30 |
|
|
0.18 |
|
|
1.22 |
|
|
0.64 |
|
Net Earnings |
|
43.7 |
|
|
33.7 |
|
|
14.1 |
|
|
123.3 |
|
|
31.7 |
|
Per Share - basic and diluted(1) |
|
0.19 |
|
|
0.15 |
|
|
0.06 |
|
|
0.55 |
|
|
0.14 |
|
Dividends declared(2) |
|
21.5 |
|
|
20.0 |
|
|
13.4 |
|
|
70.5 |
|
|
86.1 |
|
Per Share |
|
0.090 |
|
|
0.090 |
|
|
0.060 |
|
|
0.310 |
|
|
0.375 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Acquisitions |
|
745.3 |
|
|
190.1 |
|
|
2.7 |
|
|
987.1 |
|
|
9.4 |
|
Net debt at period end |
|
635.0 |
|
|
187.7 |
|
|
42.0 |
|
|
635.0 |
|
|
42.0 |
|
Common share repurchases |
|
1.5 |
|
|
8.0 |
|
|
- |
|
|
22.7 |
|
|
90.9 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shares Outstanding |
|
|
|
|
|
Shares outstanding at period end |
|
238.8 |
|
|
221.7 |
|
|
223.3 |
|
|
238.8 |
|
|
223.3 |
|
Weighted average - basic |
|
224.8 |
|
|
222.2 |
|
|
223.3 |
|
|
223.3 |
|
|
229.6 |
|
Weighted average - diluted |
|
225.3 |
|
|
222.6 |
|
|
223.8 |
|
|
223.8 |
|
|
230.1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
OPERATIONALRoyalty Production
Volumes |
|
|
|
|
|
Crude Oil (bbls/d) |
|
8,311 |
|
|
7,535 |
|
|
7,313 |
|
|
7,541 |
|
|
7,124 |
|
NGL (bbls/d) |
|
2,029 |
|
|
2,603 |
|
|
2,285 |
|
|
2,436 |
|
|
2,571 |
|
Natural Gas (MMcf/d) |
|
60.0 |
|
|
58.4 |
|
|
58.1 |
|
|
59.1 |
|
|
60.1 |
|
Royalty Production (BOE/d)(4) |
|
20,340 |
|
|
19,871 |
|
|
19,281 |
|
|
19,827 |
|
|
19,712 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Realized Pricing |
|
|
|
|
|
Crude Oil ($/bbl) |
|
80.13 |
|
|
72.63 |
|
|
41.59 |
|
|
69.38 |
|
|
38.05 |
|
NGL ($/bbl) |
|
57.27 |
|
|
42.03 |
|
|
26.44 |
|
|
41.14 |
|
|
22.93 |
|
Natural Gas ($/Mcf) |
|
4.04 |
|
|
2.90 |
|
|
1.87 |
|
|
2.98 |
|
|
1.61 |
|
Total ($/BOE)(4) |
|
50.34 |
|
|
41.57 |
|
|
24.58 |
|
|
40.32 |
|
|
21.65 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating Netback per BOE(3) |
|
46.76 |
|
|
38.56 |
|
|
22.10 |
|
|
37.03 |
|
|
18.81 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Funds from Operations per BOE |
|
54.40 |
|
|
36.21 |
|
|
23.17 |
|
|
37.78 |
|
|
20.35 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Oil Price Benchmarks |
|
|
|
|
|
Western Texas Intermediate (WTI) (US$/bbl) |
|
77.19 |
|
|
70.56 |
|
|
42.66 |
|
|
67.92 |
|
|
39.40 |
|
Edmonton Light Sweet ($/bbl) |
|
93.30 |
|
|
83.78 |
|
|
50.24 |
|
|
80.23 |
|
|
45.34 |
|
Western Canadian Select (WCS) crude oil differential to WTI
(US$/bbl) |
|
(14.64 |
) |
|
(13.58 |
) |
|
(9.30 |
) |
|
(13.04 |
) |
|
(12.60 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Natural Gas Price Benchmarks |
|
|
|
|
|
AECO monthly index ($/Mcf) |
|
4.94 |
|
|
3.54 |
|
|
2.76 |
|
|
3.56 |
|
|
2.24 |
|
AECO daily index ($/Mcf) |
|
4.66 |
|
|
3.60 |
|
|
2.64 |
|
|
3.62 |
|
|
2.23 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign Exchange Rate (US$/CAD$) |
|
0.7909 |
|
|
0.7939 |
|
|
0.7694 |
|
|
0.7973 |
|
|
0.7468 |
|
|
|
|
|
(1) Net Earnings and Funds from
Operations per Share are calculated using the weighted average
number of basic and diluted common shares
outstanding.(2) A dividend of $0.09 per common
share was declared on December 8, 2021. The dividend was paid on
January 17, 2022 to shareholders of record as at December 31,
2021.(3) Operating Netback per BOE is defined
under the Non-GAAP Measures and Ratios section of this press
release.(4) See "Conversions of Natural Gas to
BOE".
CONFERENCE CALL DETAILS
A conference call to discuss the results will be
held for the investment community on Tuesday, February 8, 2022,
beginning at 6:30 a.m. MDT (8:30 a.m. EDT). To participate in the
conference call, approximately 10 minutes prior to the conference
call, please dial:
(844)
657-2668 (toll free in North
America) (612)
979-9882
(International) Conference
ID: 4471756
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This press release includes certain statements
regarding PrairieSky’s future plans and operations and contains
forward-looking statements that we believe allow readers to better
understand our business and prospects. The use of any of the words
"expect", "anticipate", "continue", "estimate", "objective",
"ongoing", "may", "will", "project", "should", "believe", "plans",
"intends", "strategy" and similar expressions are intended to
identify forward-looking information or statements. Forward-looking
statements contained in this press release include estimates
regarding our expectations with respect to PrairieSky’s business
and growth strategy, future growth from PrairieSky’s existing
royalty asset portfolio, the quality of PrairieSky’s existing
royalty asset portfolio, revenue and production from acquisitions
including the projected revenue and production in 2022 from the
Heritage Acquisition, anticipated leasing and other revenues
associated with the Heritage Acquisition, future collections from
compliance activities, anticipated pricing adjustments under the
Sustainable Credit Facility, the impact of freeze-offs and the
continuation of same into January 2022, estimated capital spending
by industry on a gross and net basis in 2021 and 2020, future
activity on PrairieSky’s lands and repayment of net debt and the
timing thereof including PrairieSky’s expectation that it will
retire all of the debt used in the connection with the Heritage
Acquisition over the next 24 months.
With respect to forward-looking statements
contained in this press release, we have made several assumptions
including those described in detail in our MD&A and the Annual
Information Form for the year ended December 31, 2020. We have
specifically made assumptions regarding future commodity prices and
activity levels on the PrairieSky Royalty Properties in connection
with statements regarding debt repayment, projected revenue and
production and other forward-looking statements which could be
considered "financial outlook" or "FOFI", which is discussed
further below. Readers and investors are cautioned that the
assumptions used in the preparation of such forward-looking
information and statements, although considered reasonable at the
time of preparation, may prove to be imprecise and, as such, undue
reliance should not be placed on forward-looking statements. Our
actual results, performance, or achievements could differ
materially from those expressed in, or implied by, these
forward-looking statements. We can give no assurance that any of
the events anticipated will transpire or occur, or if any of them
do, what benefits we will derive from them.
By their nature, forward-looking statements are
subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, some of which are
beyond our control, including the impact of general economic
conditions, industry conditions, volatility of commodity prices,
lack of pipeline capacity, currency fluctuations, imprecision of
reserve estimates, competitive factors impacting royalty rates,
environmental risks, taxation, regulation, changes in tax or other
legislation, competition from other industry participants, the lack
of availability of qualified personnel or management, stock market
volatility, political and geopolitical instability and our ability
to access sufficient capital from internal and external sources. In
addition, PrairieSky is subject to numerous risks and uncertainties
in relation to acquisitions. These risks and uncertainties include
risks relating to the potential for disputes to arise with
counterparties, and limited ability to recover indemnification
under certain agreements. The foregoing and other risks are
described in more detail in PrairieSky’s MD&A, and the Annual
Information Form for the year ended December 31, 2021 under the
headings "Risk Management" and "Risk Factors", respectively, each
of which is available at www.sedar.com and PrairieSky’s
website at www.prairiesky.com.
Certain statements included in this press
release may be considered "financial outlook" or "FOFI" for
purposes of applicable securities laws, all of which are subject to
the same assumptions, risk factors, limitations and qualifications
as set forth in the above paragraphs. The actual results of
operations of the Company and the resulting financial results will
likely vary from the amounts set forth in this press release and
such variation may be material. The Company and its management
believe that the FOFI has been prepared on a reasonable basis,
reflecting management’s best estimates and judgements. However,
because this information is subjective and subject to numerous
risks, it should not be relied on as necessarily indicative of
future results. FOFI contained in this press release was made as of
the date of this press release and was provided for the purpose of
providing further information about the Company’s anticipated
future business operations. Readers are cautioned that the FOFI
contained in this press release should not be used for purposes
other than for which it is disclosed herein.
Further, any forward-looking statement
is made only as of the date of this press release, and PrairieSky
undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking
statement or statements to reflect events or circumstances after
the date on which such statement is made or to reflect the
occurrence of unanticipated events, except as required by
applicable securities laws. New factors emerge from time to time,
and it is not possible for PrairieSky to predict all of these
factors or to assess in advance the impact of each such factor on
PrairieSky’s business or the extent to which any factor, or
combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ
materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements.
The forward-looking information contained in this document is
expressly qualified by this cautionary statement.
CONVERSIONS OF NATURAL GAS TO
BOE
To provide a single unit of production for
analytical purposes, natural gas production and reserves volumes
are converted mathematically to equivalent barrels of oil (BOE).
PrairieSky uses the industry-accepted standard conversion of six
thousand cubic feet of natural gas to one barrel of oil (6 Mcf = 1
bbl). The 6:1 BOE ratio is based on an energy equivalency
conversion method primarily applicable at the burner tip. It does
not represent a value equivalency at the wellhead and is not based
on either energy content or current prices. While the BOE ratio is
useful for comparative measures and observing trends, it does not
accurately reflect individual product values and might be
misleading, particularly if used in isolation. As well, given that
the value ratio, based on the current price of crude oil to natural
gas, is significantly different from the 6:1 energy equivalency
ratio, using a 6:1 conversion ratio may be misleading as an
indication of value.
NON-GAAP MEASURES AND
RATIOS
Certain measures and ratios in this document do
not have any standardized meaning as prescribed by International
Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS") and, therefore, are
considered non-GAAP measures and ratios. These measures and ratios
may not be comparable to similar measures and ratios presented by
other issuers. These measures and ratios are commonly used in the
crude oil and natural gas industry and by PrairieSky to provide
potential investors with additional information regarding the
Company’s liquidity and its ability to generate funds to conduct
its business. Non-GAAP measures and ratios include operating
netback per BOE, operating margin, payout ratio, cash
administrative expense and cash administrative expenses per BOE.
Management’s use of these measures and ratios is discussed further
below. Further information can be found in the Non-GAAP Measures
and Ratios section of PrairieSky’s MD&A.
"Operating Netback per BOE" represents the cash
margin for products sold on a BOE basis. Operating netback per BOE
is calculated by dividing the operating netback (royalty production
revenues less production and mineral taxes and cash administrative
expenses) by the average daily production volumes for the period.
Operating netback per BOE is used to assess the cash generating and
operating performance per unit of product sold and the
comparability of the underlying performance between years.
Operating netback per BOE measures are commonly used in the crude
oil and natural gas industry to assess performance
comparability.
"Operating Margin" represents operating netback
as a percentage of royalty revenue. Management uses this measure to
demonstrate the comparability between the Company and production
and exploration companies in the crude oil and natural gas industry
as it shows net revenue generation from operations.
"Payout Ratio" is calculated as dividends
declared as a percentage of funds from operations. Payout ratio is
used by dividend paying companies to assess dividend levels in
relation to the funds generated and used in operating
activities.
"Cash Administrative Expenses" represent
administrative expenses excluding the volatility and fluctuations
in share-based compensation expense for RSUs, PSUs, ODSUs and DSUs
and stock options that were not settled in cash in the current
period. Cash administrative expenses are calculated as total
administrative expenses, adjusting for share-based compensation
expense in the period, plus any actual cash payments made under the
RSU, PSU, ODSU or DSU plans. Management believes cash
administrative expenses are a common benchmark used by investors
when comparing companies to evaluate operating
performance.
"Cash Administrative Expenses per BOE"
represents cash administrative expenses on a BOE basis. Cash
administrative expenses per BOE is calculated by dividing cash
administrative expenses by the average daily production volumes for
the period. Cash administrative expenses per BOE assists management
and investors in evaluating operating performance on a comparable
basis.
Cash Administrative
Expenses
The following table presents the computation of
Cash Administrative Expenses:
|
Three Months Ended |
Year Ended |
|
($
millions) |
December 31,2021 |
September 30,2021 |
December 31,2020 |
|
|
December 31, 2021 |
|
|
December 31, 2020 |
|
Total Administrative Expenses |
$ |
9.8 |
|
$ |
4.7 |
|
$ |
4.9 |
|
$ |
32.0 |
|
$ |
18.6 |
|
Share-Based Compensation
Expense |
|
(4.4 |
) |
|
(0.4 |
) |
|
(1.4 |
) |
|
(12.5 |
) |
|
(2.3 |
) |
Cash Payments Made - Share Unit
Award Incentive Plan |
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
0.7 |
|
|
1.7 |
|
Cash Administrative Expenses |
$ |
5.4 |
|
$ |
4.3 |
|
$ |
3.5 |
|
$ |
20.2 |
|
$ |
18.0 |
|
"Net Debt" represents long-term debt less
working capital deficiency (plus working capital deficiency) and
represents the liquidity of the Company including all
classifications of debt.
Net Debt
The following table presents the computation of
Net Debt:
|
Three Months Ended |
Year Ended |
($
millions) |
December 31,2021 |
September 30,2021 |
December 31,2020 |
December 31, 2021 |
December 31, 2020 |
Long-term debt |
$ |
643.4 |
|
$ |
179.9 |
$ |
- |
$ |
643.4 |
|
$ |
- |
(Working Capital) Deficiency |
|
(8.4 |
) |
|
7.8 |
|
42.0 |
|
(8.4 |
) |
|
42.0 |
Net Debt |
$ |
635.0 |
|
$ |
187.7 |
$ |
42.0 |
$ |
635.0 |
|
$ |
42.0 |
ABOUT PRAIRIESKY ROYALTY
LTD.
PrairieSky is a royalty company, generating
royalty production revenues as petroleum and natural gas are
produced from its properties. PrairieSky has a diverse portfolio of
properties that have a long history of generating funds from
operations and that represent the largest and most consolidated
independently-owned fee simple mineral title position in Canada.
PrairieSky's common shares trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange
under the symbol PSK.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE
CONTACT:
Andrew PhillipsPresident & Chief Executive Officer PrairieSky
Royalty Ltd.(587) 293-4005Pamela KazeilVice President, Finance
& Chief Financial OfficerPrairieSky Royalty Ltd.(587)
293-4089Investor Relations(587) 293-4000www.prairiesky.com |
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