Blackhawk Announces Financial Results
CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - May 27, 2014) - Blackhawk
Resource Corp. ("Blackhawk" or the "Corporation") (TSX-VENTURE:BLR)
is pleased to announce its financial results for the quarter ended
March 31, 2014, and to provide and update on its investment
strategy.
HIGHLIGHTS
- On March 3, 2014, Blackhawk received conditional approval to
become an Investment Issuer
- In the three months ended March 31, 2014, Blackhawk had
positive cash flow from operations of $103,000 and in the nine
months ended March 31, 2014 it had positive cash flow of
$228,000
- As at March 31, 2014, Blackhawk held cash and investments at
fair value totalling $3,600,000
- As at March 31, 2014, net asset value per share ("NAV per
share") was $0.14 (See "Use of Non-GAAP or Non-IFRS Financial
Measures" below)
On February 18, 2014, Blackhawk announced it will be pursuing a
change in business. After a thorough evaluation of the
Corporation's existing resources and a review of strategic options
for the Corporation generally, the Corporation determined that to
optimize shareholder value, it would refocus its business
operations from an "oil and gas issuer" to an "investment issuer".
Blackhawk believes that its network of business contacts, the depth
of experience of its management team and its overall
entrepreneurial approach will enable it to identify and capitalize
upon investment opportunities as an "investment issuer".
On March 3, 2014, Blackhawk received conditional approval of the
proposed change of business; the Corporation's primary focus will
be to seek returns through investments in the equity and debt
instruments of other companies and other assets.
Since receiving conditional approval the Corporation has begun
to both evaluate investment opportunities and has made a number of
investments to date. The broad investment strategy of the
Corporation relies on the expertise of the management and board, to
source and evaluate investment opportunities that will provide
above average returns. The goal of this strategy is to develop a
portfolio of investments that will continue to provide positive
cash flow, including equity, debt instruments and direct asset
investments, in certain situations. The Corporation is not
intending to be industry specific, but will review investment
opportunities on the basis of the return and risk profile. In time
Blackhawk hopes to be able to distribute a portion of these
earnings back to its shareholders through a sustainable
dividend.
OVERALL PERFORMACE
Blackhawk intends to invest in each of equity, debt instruments
and direct asset investments as part of its focus as an investment
issuer. Since receiving conditional approval the Corporation has
begun to invest its capital under this mandate.
As at March 31, 2014 Blackhawk has made four investments: one
equity position, two loan positions and its direct investment in
the oil and gas operations. The investments are in varied
industries, including construction, industrial real estate, and oil
and gas.
The Corporation earned total income of $314,280 for the three
month period ended March 31, 2014 compared with $165,261 for the
three month period ended March 31, 2013. Net cash earned in
operating activities before non-cash operating working capital
items was $103,257 (0.01 per share) for the three month period
ended March 31, 2014.
Since March 31, 2014, the Corporation has expanded its
investments, to the extent that it now has allocated more than
$2,300,000, of its approximately $3,600,000 of investable capital,
to active investments. The investments have shown positive returns
to date and all returns have been added to the investable
capital.
CURRENT INVESTMENTS
As at April 30, 2014, the Corporation held investments at fair
value totaling $1,533,000 as compared to $550,000 as at March 31,
2014. The Corporation continues to look for opportunistic
investments with potential growth. The investments have been in a
number of sectors as seen in the table below.
|
|
Sector |
Cost |
Total fair value |
Gain/(Loss) |
Construction and Real Estate |
$ |
550,000 |
$ |
597,505 |
$ |
47,505 |
Infrastructure |
$ |
249,923 |
$ |
255,941 |
$ |
6,018 |
Oil and Gas Producers |
$ |
299,930 |
$ |
308,278 |
$ |
8,348 |
Mining |
$ |
45,000 |
$ |
53,595 |
$ |
8,595 |
Technology |
$ |
100,000 |
$ |
120,000 |
$ |
20,000 |
Oil and Gas Properties |
$ |
245,595 |
$ |
245,595 |
|
- |
Cash and Deposits |
$ |
2,079,388 |
$ |
2,079,388 |
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
$ |
3,569,836 |
$ |
3,660,302 |
$ |
90,466 |
As at April 30, 2014, NAV per share was $0.15 as compared to
$0.14 at March 31, 2014.
Since receipt of conditional approval to become an investment
issuer Blackhawk has earned net cash from operation in excess of
$150,000, based on investable capital of $3,600,000. The
Corporation's strategy is focused on investing in multiple
companies across a variety of sectors across North America.
Blackhawk strives to continue to increase its investable capital
and its growth by investing in equity and debt instruments of
companies and generating positive returns for shareholders.
Additional information is available on our website at
www.blackhawkcorp.ca, included there is an updated corporate
presentation.
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services
Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX
Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or
accuracy of this release.
NON-GAAP OR NON IFRS FINANCIAL MEASURES
This press release includes references to "net asset value
per share ("NAV per share")," a financial measure, that does not
have a standardized meaning prescribed by generally accepted
accounting principles (GAAP) or International IFRS. NAV per share
is calculated as the value of total assets less the value of total
liabilities divided by the total number of common shares
outstanding as at a specific date. Investors are cautioned that
this non-GAAP measure should not be construed as an alternative to
the measurement calculated in accordance with IFRS as, given its
non-standardized meaning; it is unlikely to be comparable to
similar measures presented by other issuers.
Forward-Looking Statements
This news release contains forward-looking statements as
defined under applicable securities laws. Statements other than
statements of historical fact contained in this news release may be
forward-looking statements under applicable securities legislation,
including, without limitation, management's expectations. Many of
these statements can be identified by looking for words such as
"believe", "expects", "will", "intends", "projects", "anticipates",
"estimates", "continues" or similar words or the negative thereof.
To the extent any forward-looking statements herein constitute a
financial outlook, including, without limitation, the estimated
effect on the Corporation's revenues, they were approved by
management as of the date hereof and have been included to assist
readers in understanding management's current expectations
regarding the Corporation's financial performance and are subject
to the same risks and assumptions disclosed herein. There can be no
assurance that the plans, intentions or expectations upon which
these forward-looking statements are based will occur.
Statements containing forward-looking information by their
nature involve numerous assumptions and significant known and
unknown facts and uncertainties of both a general and a specific
nature.
The forward-looking statements contained herein are subject
to numerous known and unknown risks that may cause actual results
to vary from those set forth in the forward-looking statements,
including, but not limited to risks associated with: general
economic conditions and changes in the financial markets; risks
associated with investment Corporation businesses; a material
change in the operations of an investment Corporation or the
industries in which they operate; and key assumptions.
As forward-looking statements are subject to risks,
uncertainties and assumptions and should not be read as guarantees
or assurances of future performance. Accordingly, readers are
cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking
information contained in this news release as a number of factors
could cause actual future results, conditions, actions or events to
differ materially from the targets, expectations, estimates or
intentions expressed in the forward-looking statements. Statements
containing forward-looking information reflect management's current
beliefs and assumptions based on information in its possession on
the date of this news release. Although management believes that
the assumptions reflected in the forward-looking statements
contained herein are reasonable, there can be no assurance that
such expectations will prove to be correct.
The forward-looking statements contained herein are
expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement.
The forward-looking statements included in this news release are
made as of the date of this news release and the Corporation does
not undertake or assume any obligation to update or revise such
statements to reflect new events or circumstances except as
expressly required by applicable securities legislation.
Blackhawk Resource Corp.Dave AntonyCEO(403)
531-1710dantony@blackhawkcorp.cawww.blackhawkcorp.ca
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