UNITED
STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
FORM
10-Q
[X]
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT
OF 1934
For the
quarterly period ended June 30,
2008
or
[
] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO
SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the
transition period from _________ to __________
COMMISSION
FILE NUMBER 0-6247
ARABIAN
AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT COMPANY
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE
|
75-1256622
|
(State
or other jurisdiction of
|
(I.R.S.
employer incorporation or
|
organization)
|
identification
no.)
|
10830
NORTH CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY, SUITE 175
|
75231
|
DALLAS,
TEXAS
|
(Zip
code)
|
(Address
of principal executive offices)
|
|
Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code: (214) 692-7872
Former
name, former address and former fiscal year, if
changed
since last report.
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 X No
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting
company. See definition of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated
filer,” “non-accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of
the Exchange Act.
Large
accelerated filer ____ Accelerated filer _X_ Non-accelerated
filer____
Smaller
reporting company ____
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
12b-2 of the Act).
Yes No X_
Number of
shares of the Registrant's Common Stock (par value $0.10 per share), outstanding
at August 7, 2008: 23,471,995.
PART
I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM
1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
ARABIAN
AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEETS
|
|
JUNE
30,
2008
(unaudited)
|
|
|
DECEMBER
31,
2007
|
|
ASSETS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current
Assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash
equivalents
|
|
$ |
3,226,874 |
|
|
$ |
4,789,924 |
|
Trade
Receivables, Net of allowance for doubtful accounts of
$35,000 and $35,000, respectively
|
|
|
17,712,838 |
|
|
|
12,310,561 |
|
Current
portion of notes receivable, net of discount and deferred
gross profit of $93,285 and $101,620, respectively
|
|
|
599,484 |
|
|
|
609,777 |
|
Financial
contracts
|
|
|
4,822,702 |
|
|
|
206,832 |
|
Prepaid
expenses and other assets
|
|
|
689,081 |
|
|
|
648,313 |
|
Inventories
|
|
|
6,364,498 |
|
|
|
2,887,636 |
|
Taxes
receivable
|
|
|
363,650 |
|
|
|
1,070,407 |
|
Total
Current Assets
|
|
|
33,779,127 |
|
|
|
22,523,450 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property,
Pipeline and Equipment
|
|
|
40,468,166 |
|
|
|
32,229,709 |
|
Less:
Accumulated Depreciation
|
|
|
(13,374,237 |
) |
|
|
(12,463,214 |
) |
Net
Property, Pipeline and Equipment
|
|
|
27,093,929 |
|
|
|
19,766,495 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Al
Masane Project
|
|
|
37,760,702 |
|
|
|
37,468,080 |
|
Investment
in ALAK
|
|
|
3,525,000 |
|
|
|
-- |
|
Other
Assets in Saudi Arabia
|
|
|
2,431,248 |
|
|
|
2,431,248 |
|
Mineral
Properties in the United States
|
|
|
1,085,619 |
|
|
|
1,084,617 |
|
Notes
Receivable, net of discount of $21,870 and $70,421,
respectively, net of current portion
|
|
|
647,417 |
|
|
|
935,937 |
|
|
|
|
10,938 |
|
|
|
10,938 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL
ASSETS
|
|
$ |
106,333,980 |
|
|
$ |
84,220,765 |
|
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’
EQUITY
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current
Liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts
payable
|
|
$ |
5,855,540 |
|
|
$ |
4,524,042 |
|
Accrued
interest
|
|
|
94,756 |
|
|
|
85,552 |
|
Accrued
liabilities
|
|
|
1,224,160 |
|
|
|
1,931,822 |
|
Accrued
liabilities in Saudi Arabia
|
|
|
1,416,666 |
|
|
|
1,406,801 |
|
Notes
payable
|
|
|
11,012,000 |
|
|
|
11,012,000 |
|
Current
portion of long-term debt
|
|
|
404,573 |
|
|
|
30,573 |
|
Current
portion of other liabilities
|
|
|
630,731 |
|
|
|
630,731 |
|
Total
Current Liabilities
|
|
|
20,638,426 |
|
|
|
19,621,521 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Long-Term
Debt, net of current portion
|
|
|
19,588,760 |
|
|
|
9,077,737 |
|
Post
Retirement Benefit
|
|
|
823,500 |
|
|
|
441,500 |
|
Other Liabilities,
net of current portion
|
|
|
747,531 |
|
|
|
990,375 |
|
Deferred
Income Taxes
|
|
|
2,513,413 |
|
|
|
677,131 |
|
Minority
Interest in Consolidated Subsidiaries
|
|
|
779,991 |
|
|
|
794,646 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common
Stock-authorized 40,000,000 shares of $.10 par
value; issued and outstanding, 23,171,995 and 22,601,994
shares in
2008 and 2007, respectively
|
|
|
2,317,199 |
|
|
|
2,260,199 |
|
Additional
Paid-in Capital
|
|
|
41,162,707 |
|
|
|
37,183,206 |
|
Retained
Earnings
|
|
|
17,762,453 |
|
|
|
13,174,450 |
|
Total
Stockholders' Equity
|
|
|
61,242,359 |
|
|
|
52,617,855 |
|
|
|
$ |
106,333,980 |
|
|
$ |
84,220,765 |
|
TOTAL
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See notes
to consolidated financial statements.
ARABIAN
AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF INCOME (UNAUDITED)
|
|
THREE
MONTHS ENDED
|
|
|
SIX
MONTHS ENDED
|
|
|
|
JUNE 30
|
|
|
JUNE 30
|
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
REVENUES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Petrochemical
Product Sales
|
|
$ |
33,541,163 |
|
|
$ |
25,751,146 |
|
|
$ |
63,659,884 |
|
|
$ |
48,106,002 |
|
Transloading
Sales
|
|
|
8,044,856 |
|
|
|
-- |
|
|
|
8,044,856 |
|
|
|
-- |
|
Processing
Fees
|
|
|
1,025,147 |
|
|
|
1,389,546 |
|
|
|
2,140,483 |
|
|
|
2,697,380 |
|
|
|
|
42,611,166 |
|
|
|
27,140,692 |
|
|
|
73,845,223 |
|
|
|
50,803,382 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
OPERATING
COSTS AND EXPENSES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost
of Petrochemical Product
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sales
and Processing (including
depreciation of $251,486,
$197,668, $485,805, and
$393,167, respectively)
|
|
|
35,765,551 |
|
|
|
22,170,241 |
|
|
|
62,121,485 |
|
|
|
36,765,296 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
GROSS
PROFIT
|
|
|
6,845,615 |
|
|
|
4,970,451 |
|
|
|
11,723,738 |
|
|
|
14,038,086 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
GENERAL
AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
General
and Administrative
|
|
|
1,965,070 |
|
|
|
1,715,405 |
|
|
|
4,622,980 |
|
|
|
3,842,790 |
|
Depreciation
|
|
|
78,872 |
|
|
|
56,565 |
|
|
|
155,057 |
|
|
|
110,749 |
|
|
|
|
2,043,942 |
|
|
|
1,771,970 |
|
|
|
4,778,037 |
|
|
|
3,953,539 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
OPERATING
INCOME
|
|
|
4,801,673 |
|
|
|
3,198,481 |
|
|
|
6,945,701 |
|
|
|
10,084,547 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
OTHER
INCOME (EXPENSE)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest
Income
|
|
|
44,165 |
|
|
|
86,448 |
|
|
|
108,103 |
|
|
|
149,043 |
|
Interest
Expense
|
|
|
(56,289 |
) |
|
|
(68,173 |
) |
|
|
(90,307 |
) |
|
|
(159,045 |
) |
Minority
Interest
|
|
|
4,649 |
|
|
|
8,276 |
|
|
|
14,655 |
|
|
|
10,349 |
|
Miscellaneous
Income
|
|
|
19,556 |
|
|
|
29,817 |
|
|
|
44,866 |
|
|
|
19,265 |
|
|
|
|
12,081 |
|
|
|
56,368 |
|
|
|
77,317 |
|
|
|
19,612 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
INCOME
BEFORE INCOME TAXES
|
|
|
4,813,754 |
|
|
|
3,254,849 |
|
|
|
7,023,018 |
|
|
|
10,104,159 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
INCOME
TAXES
|
|
|
1,641,668 |
|
|
|
1,082,522 |
|
|
|
2,435,015 |
|
|
|
3,290,369 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NET
INCOME
|
|
$ |
3,172,086 |
|
|
$ |
2,172,327 |
|
|
$ |
4,588,003 |
|
|
$ |
6,813,790 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
Earnings per Common Share
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
Income
|
|
$ |
0.14 |
|
|
$ |
0.10 |
|
|
$ |
0.20 |
|
|
$ |
0.30 |
|
Basic
Weighted Average Number
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
of
Common Shares Outstanding
|
|
|
23,471,995 |
|
|
|
22,901,994 |
|
|
|
23,295,291 |
|
|
|
22,888,794 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted
Earnings per Common Share
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
Income
|
|
$ |
0.13 |
|
|
$ |
0.09 |
|
|
$ |
0.19 |
|
|
$ |
0.29 |
|
Diluted
Weighted Average Number
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
of
Common Shares Outstanding
|
|
|
23,872,854 |
|
|
|
23,301,961 |
|
|
|
23,702,998 |
|
|
|
23,259,361 |
|
See notes
to consolidated financial statements.
ARABIAN
AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (UNAUDITED)
FOR
THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2008
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ADDITIONAL
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
COMMON STOCK
|
|
|
PAID-IN
|
|
|
RETAINED
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SHARES
|
|
|
AMOUNT
|
|
|
CAPITAL
|
|
|
EARNINGS
|
|
|
TOTAL
|
|
DECEMBER
31, 2007
|
|
|
22,601,994 |
|
|
$ |
2,260,199 |
|
|
$ |
37,183,206 |
|
|
$ |
13,174,450 |
|
|
$ |
52,617,855 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investment
in ALAK
|
|
|
500,000 |
|
|
|
50,000 |
|
|
|
3,475,000 |
|
|
|
-- |
|
|
|
3,525,000 |
|
Common
Stock
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Issued
to Directors
|
|
|
30,001 |
|
|
|
3,000 |
|
|
|
226,501 |
|
|
|
-- |
|
|
|
229,501 |
|
Common
Stock
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Issued
to Employees
|
|
|
40,000 |
|
|
|
4,000 |
|
|
|
278,000 |
|
|
|
-- |
|
|
|
282,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
Income
|
|
|
-- |
|
|
|
-- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
4,588,003 |
|
|
|
4,588,003 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
JUNE
30, 2008
|
|
|
23,171,995 |
|
|
$ |
2,317,199 |
|
|
$ |
41,162,707 |
|
|
$ |
17,762,453 |
|
|
$ |
61,242,359 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See notes
to consolidated financial statements.
ARABIAN
AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)
|
|
SIX
MONTHS ENDED
|
|
|
|
JUNE 30,
|
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2007
|
|
OPERATING
ACTIVITIES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
Income
|
|
$ |
4,588,003 |
|
|
$ |
6,813,790 |
|
Adjustments
to Reconcile Net Income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
To
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation
|
|
|
640,862 |
|
|
|
517,056 |
|
Accretion
of notes receivable discounts
|
|
|
(56,886 |
) |
|
|
(79,787 |
) |
Accretion
of unrealized gross profit
|
|
|
-- |
|
|
|
(52,139 |
) |
Unrealized
Gain on Financial Contracts
|
|
|
(4,615,870 |
) |
|
|
(3,931,783 |
) |
Stock
Compensation
|
|
|
282,000 |
|
|
|
99,000 |
|
Deferred
Income Taxes
|
|
|
1,836,282 |
|
|
|
1,248,329 |
|
Postretirement
Obligation
|
|
|
202,000 |
|
|
|
589,455 |
|
Minority
interest
|
|
|
(14,655 |
) |
|
|
(10,349 |
) |
Changes
in Operating Assets and Liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Increase
in Trade Receivables
|
|
|
(5,402,277 |
) |
|
|
(2,570,164 |
) |
Decrease
in Notes Receivable
|
|
|
355,699 |
|
|
|
450,748 |
|
Decrease
in Income Tax Receivable
|
|
|
706,757 |
|
|
|
-- |
|
(Increase)
Decrease in Inventories
|
|
|
(3,476,862 |
) |
|
|
437,224 |
|
Decrease
in Other Assets
|
|
|
-- |
|
|
|
178,192 |
|
Decrease
in Financial Contract Deposits
|
|
|
-- |
|
|
|
1,500,000 |
|
Increase
in Prepaid Expenses
|
|
|
(40,770 |
) |
|
|
(17,112 |
) |
Increase
(Decrease) in Accounts Payable and
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accrued
Liabilities
|
|
|
1,099,909 |
|
|
|
(120,859 |
) |
Increase
in Accrued Interest
|
|
|
9,204 |
|
|
|
651 |
|
Increase
(Decrease) in Accrued Liabilities in Saudi Arabia
|
|
|
9,865 |
|
|
|
(270,472 |
) |
Net
Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities
|
|
|
(3,876,739 |
) |
|
|
4,781,780 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
INVESTING
ACTIVITIES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Additions
to Al Masane Project
|
|
|
(292,622 |
) |
|
|
(226,351 |
) |
Additions
to Property, Pipeline and Equipment
|
|
|
(8,277,710 |
) |
|
|
(3,067,911 |
) |
Additions
to Mineral Properties in the U.S.
|
|
|
(1,002 |
) |
|
|
(44 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
Cash Used in Investing Activities
|
|
|
(8,571,334 |
) |
|
|
(3,294,306 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FINANCING
ACTIVITIES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Additions
to Long-Term Debt
|
|
|
10,900,000 |
|
|
|
-- |
|
Repayment
of Long-Term Debt
|
|
|
(14,977 |
) |
|
|
(2,474,452 |
) |
Repayment
of Note to Stockholders
|
|
|
-- |
|
|
|
(500 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities
|
|
|
10,885,023 |
|
|
|
(2,474,952 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NET
DECREASE IN CASH
|
|
|
(1,563,050 |
) |
|
|
(987,478 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASH
AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD
|
|
|
4,789,924 |
|
|
|
2,939,022 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASH
AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD
|
|
$ |
3,226,874 |
|
|
$ |
1,951,544 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Supplemental
disclosure of cash flow information:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
payments for interest
|
|
$ |
272,411 |
|
|
$ |
158,392 |
|
Cash
payments for taxes
|
|
$ |
152,328 |
|
|
$ |
1,915,000 |
|
Supplemental
disclosure of non-cash items:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capital
expansion amortized to depreciation expense
|
|
$ |
309,414 |
|
|
$ |
219,960 |
|
Investment
in ALAK
|
|
$ |
3,525,000 |
|
|
$ |
-- |
|
Issuance
of common stock for settlement of accrued
directors’
compensation
|
|
$ |
229,501 |
|
|
$ |
-- |
|
See notes
to consolidated financial statements.
ARABIAN AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT COMPANY
AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
1.
BASIS OF PRESENTATION
The
accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance
with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America
(“GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form
10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not
include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete
financial statements, but, in our opinion, all adjustments (consisting of normal
recurring accruals) necessary for a fair presentation of consolidated financial
position, consolidated results of operations, and consolidated cash flows at the
dates and for the periods presented have been included. Interim
period results are not necessarily indicative of the results for the calendar
year. When reading the financial information contained in this quarterly
report, reference should be made to the consolidated financial statements and
footnotes contained in Arabian American Development Company’s Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 2007.
These
consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Arabian American
Development Company (the “Company”) and its wholly-owned subsidiary, American
Shield Refining Company (the “Petrochemical Company” or “ASRC”), which owns all
of the capital stock of Texas Oil and Chemical Company II, Inc. (“TOCCO”). TOCCO
owns all of the capital stock of South Hampton Resources, Inc., formerly known
as South Hampton Refining Co. (“South Hampton”). South Hampton owns
all of the capital stock of Gulf State Pipe Line Company, Inc. (“Gulf State”).
The Company also owns approximately 55% of the capital stock of a Nevada mining
company, Pioche-Ely Valley Mines, Inc. (“Pioche”), which does not conduct any
substantial business activity. The Petrochemical Company and its subsidiaries
constitute the Company’s Specialty Petrochemicals Segment. Pioche and the
Company’s mineral properties in Saudi Arabia constitute its Mining
Segment.
2.
RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
Effective
January 1, 2008, the Company adopted the provisions of Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards No. 157; “Fair Value Measurements” (“SFAS
157”), which did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated
financial statements except for disclosures found in Note 15. SFAS 157
establishes a common definition for fair value, a framework for measuring fair
value under generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, and
enhances disclosures about fair value measurements. In February 2008 the
Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Staff Position
No. 157-2, which delays the effective date of SFAS 157 for all nonrecurring
fair value measurements of non-financial assets and non-financial liabilities
until fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008. The Company is
evaluating the expected impact of SFAS 157 for non-financial assets and
non-financial liabilities on its consolidated financial position and results of
operations.
In
December 2007 FASB issued Statement No. 160, “Non-controlling Interests in
Consolidated Financial Statements – an amendment of ARB No. 51
(Consolidated Financial Statements)” (“SFAS 160”). SFAS 160
establishes accounting and reporting standards for a non-controlling interest in
a subsidiary and for the deconsolidation of a subsidiary. In addition, SFAS 160
requires certain consolidation procedures for consistency with the requirements
of SFAS 141(R), “Business Combinations.” SFAS 160 is effective for fiscal years,
and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning on or after
December 15, 2008, with earlier adoption prohibited. The Company is
currently evaluating the impact adoption of SFAS 160 may have on the
consolidated financial statements.
In
December 2007 FASB issued Statement No. 141(R), “Business Combinations”
(“SFAS 141(R)”). SFAS 141(R) expands the definition of transactions
and events that qualify as business combinations; requires that the acquired
assets and liabilities,
including
contingencies, be recorded at the fair value determined on the acquisition date
and changes thereafter reflected in revenue, not goodwill; changes the
recognition timing for restructuring costs; and requires acquisition costs to be
expensed as incurred. Adoption of SFAS 141(R) is required for combinations
after December 15, 2008. Early adoption and retroactive application of SFAS
141(R) to fiscal years preceding the effective date are not permitted. The
Company is currently evaluating the impact adoption of SFAS 141(R) may have on
the consolidated financial statements.
In March
2008 FASB issued SFAS No. 161, “Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and
Hedging Activities, an amendment of FASB Statement No. 133.” SFAS No. 161
requires enhanced disclosures about an entity’s derivative and hedging
activities. Entities will be required to provide enhanced disclosures about: (a)
how and why an entity uses derivative instruments; (b) how derivative
instruments and related hedge items are accounted for under SFAS No. 133 and its
related interpretations; and (c) how derivative instruments and related hedge
items affect an entity’s financial position, financial performance and cash
flows. The Company is required to adopt SFAS No. 161 beginning in fiscal year
2009. The Company is currently evaluating the impact adoption of SFAS 161 may
have on the consolidated financial statements.
In May 2008 FASB issued Statement No.
162, “The Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles” (“SFAS 162”).
The new standard is intended to improve financial reporting by identifying a
consistent framework, or hierarchy, for selecting accounting principles to be
used in preparing financial statements that are presented in conformity with
GAAP for nongovernmental entities. Prior to the issuance of SFAS 162, GAAP
hierarchy was defined in the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
(AICPA) Statement on Auditing Standards (SAS) No. 69, The Meaning of Present
Fairly in Conformity With Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. SAS 69 has
been criticized because it is directed to the auditor rather than the entity.
SFAS 162 addresses these issues by establishing that GAAP hierarchy should be
directed to entities because it is the entity (not its auditor) that is
responsible for selecting accounting principles for financial statements that
are presented in conformity with GAAP. SFAS 162 is effective 60 days following
the SEC's approval of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board Auditing
amendments to AU Section 411, The Meaning of Present Fairly in Conformity with
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. It is only effective for
nongovernmental entities; therefore, GAAP hierarchy will remain in SAS 69 for
state and local governmental entities and federal governmental entities. The
Company is currently evaluating the impact adoption of SFAS 162 may have on the
consolidated financial statements.
3.
INVENTORIES
Inventories
include the following:
|
|
June 30, 2008
|
|
|
December 31, 2007
|
|
Raw
material
|
|
$ |
5,037,726 |
|
|
$ |
1,377,878 |
|
Petrochemical
products
|
|
|
1,326,772 |
|
|
|
1,509,758 |
|
Total
inventory
|
|
$ |
6,364,498 |
|
|
$ |
2,887,636 |
|
Inventories
are recorded at the lower of cost, determined on the last-in, first-out method
(LIFO), or market. At June 30, 2008, and December 31, 2007, current
cost exceeded LIFO value by approximately $3,876,000 and $1,873,000,
respectively.
Inventories
serving as collateral for the Company’s line of credit with a domestic bank were
$4.13 million and $2.56 million at June 30, 2008, and December 31, 2007,
respectively (see Note 8).
|
4.
PROPERTY, PIPELINE AND EQUIPMENT
|
|
|
June 30,
2008
|
|
|
December 31,
2007
|
|
Platinum
catalyst
|
|
$ |
1,318,068 |
|
|
$ |
1,318,068 |
|
Land
|
|
|
552,705 |
|
|
|
552,705 |
|
Property,
pipeline and equipment
|
|
|
25,667,944 |
|
|
|
23,721,786 |
|
Construction
in progress
|
|
|
12,929,449 |
|
|
|
6,637,150 |
|
Total
property, pipeline and equipment
|
|
|
40,468,166 |
|
|
|
32,229,709 |
|
Less
accumulated depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
(13,374,237 |
) |
|
|
(12,463,214 |
) |
Net
property, pipeline and equipment
|
|
$ |
27,093,929 |
|
|
$ |
19,766,495 |
|
Property,
pipeline, and equipment serve as collateral for a $10.0 million term loan with a
domestic bank as of June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007 (see Note
8).
Interest
capitalized for construction was $191,308 and $53,037 for the six months ending
June 30, 2008, and 2007, respectively.
In August
2007 a contract was entered into for the construction of additional office space
at the South Hampton facility. The total amount of the contract was
approximately $1.0 million. As of June 30, 2008, and December 31,
2007, $843,979 and $245,338 was included in construction in progress in relation
to this contract.
As of
June 30, 2008, and December 31, 2007, approximately $12.0 million and $5.9
million was included in construction in progress due to the expansion of the
petrochemical facility that is expected to be completed in August
2008.
Catalyst
amortization relating to the platinum catalyst is included in cost of
sales. For the six months ending June 30, 2008, and 2007,
amortization was an insignificant amount.
|
5.
NET INCOME PER COMMON SHARE
|
The
following table (in thousands, except per share amounts) sets forth the
computation of basic and diluted net income per share for the three and six
months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively.
|
|
Three
Months Ended
|
|
|
Three
Months Ended
|
|
|
|
June
30, 2008
|
|
|
June
30, 2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Per
Share
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Per
Share
|
|
|
|
Income
|
|
|
Shares
|
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
Income
|
|
|
Shares
|
|
|
Amount
|
|
Basic
Net Income per Share:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
Income
|
|
$ |
3,172 |
|
|
|
23,472 |
|
|
$ |
0.14 |
|
|
$ |
2,172 |
|
|
|
22,902 |
|
|
$ |
0.10 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dilutive
stock options outstanding
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
401 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
400 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted
Net Income per Share:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
Income
|
|
$ |
3,172 |
|
|
|
23,873 |
|
|
$ |
0.13 |
|
|
$ |
2,172 |
|
|
|
23,302 |
|
|
$ |
0.09 |
|
|
|
Six
Months Ended
|
|
|
Six
Months Ended
|
|
|
|
June
30, 2008
|
|
|
June
30, 2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Per
Share
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Per
Share
|
|
|
|
Income
|
|
|
Shares
|
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
Income
|
|
|
Shares
|
|
|
Amount
|
|
Basic
Net Income per Share:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
Income
|
|
$ |
4,588 |
|
|
|
23,295 |
|
|
$ |
0.20 |
|
|
$ |
6,814 |
|
|
|
22,889 |
|
|
$ |
0.30 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dilutive
stock options outstanding
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
408 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
370 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted
Net Income per Share:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
Income
|
|
$ |
4,588 |
|
|
|
23,703 |
|
|
$ |
0.19 |
|
|
$ |
6,814 |
|
|
|
23,259 |
|
|
$ |
0.29 |
|
At June
30, 2008, and 2007, 500,000 potential common stock shares were issuable upon the
exercise of options.
|
As
discussed in Note 1, the Company has two business segments. The Company
measures segment profit or loss as operating income (loss), which
represents income (loss) before interest, minority interest, and
miscellaneous income. Information on the segments is as
follows:
|
Three Months ended June 30,
2008
|
|
Petrochemical
|
|
|
Mining
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue
from external customers
|
|
$ |
42,611,166 |
|
|
$ |
-- |
|
|
$ |
42,611,166 |
|
Depreciation*
|
|
|
330,072 |
|
|
|
286 |
|
|
|
330,358 |
|
Operating
income (loss)
|
|
|
5,065,244 |
|
|
|
(263,571 |
) |
|
|
4,801,673 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
assets
|
|
$ |
61,078,056 |
|
|
$ |
45,255,924 |
|
|
$ |
106,333,980 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months ended June 30,
2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue
from external customers
|
|
$ |
27,140,692 |
|
|
$ |
-- |
|
|
$ |
27,140,692 |
|
Depreciation*
|
|
|
254,154 |
|
|
|
79 |
|
|
|
254,233 |
|
Operating
income (loss)
|
|
|
3,604,361 |
|
|
|
(405,880 |
) |
|
|
3,198,481 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
assets
|
|
$ |
34,757,593 |
|
|
$ |
41,721,531 |
|
|
$ |
76,479,124 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Six Months ended June 30,
2008
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue
from external customers
|
|
$ |
73,845,223 |
|
|
$ |
-- |
|
|
$ |
73,845,223 |
|
Depreciation*
|
|
|
640,291 |
|
|
|
571 |
|
|
|
640,862 |
|
Operating
income (loss)
|
|
|
8,379,727 |
|
|
|
(1,434,026 |
) |
|
|
6,945,701 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Six Months ended June 30,
2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue
from external customers
|
|
$ |
50,803,382 |
|
|
$ |
-- |
|
|
$ |
50,803,382 |
|
Depreciation*
|
|
|
503,759 |
|
|
|
157 |
|
|
|
503,916 |
|
Operating
income (loss)
|
|
|
11,398,508 |
|
|
|
(1,313,961 |
) |
|
|
10,084,547 |
|
|
*Depreciation
includes cost of sales depreciation and is net of amortization of deferred
revenue (other liabilities).
|
Information
regarding foreign operations for the three months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007
follows (in thousands). Revenues are attributed to countries based upon the
origination of the transaction.
|
|
Three
Months Ended
|
|
|
Six
Months Ended
|
|
|
|
June 30,
|
|
|
June 30,
|
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2007
|
|
Revenues
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
United
States
|
|
$ |
42,611 |
|
|
$ |
27,141 |
|
|
$ |
73,845 |
|
|
$ |
50,803 |
|
Saudi
Arabia
|
|
|
-- |
|
|
|
-- |
|
|
|
-- |
|
|
|
-- |
|
|
|
$ |
42,611 |
|
|
$ |
27,141 |
|
|
$ |
73,845 |
|
|
$ |
50,803 |
|
Long-lived Assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
United
States
|
|
$ |
28,180 |
|
|
$ |
14,037 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Saudi
Arabia
|
|
|
43,717 |
|
|
|
39,800 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
71,897 |
|
|
$ |
53,837 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
In August
1997, the Executive Director of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
(TCEQ) filed a preliminary report and petition with TCEQ alleging that South
Hampton violated various TCEQ rules, TCEQ permits issued to South Hampton, a
TCEQ order issued to South Hampton, the Texas Water Code, the Texas Clean Air
Act and the Texas Solid Waste Disposal Act. The Company has
periodically negotiated with TCEQ to resolve the proposed
penalty. The Company had previously revised and/or corrected the
administrative and mechanical items in question. In March 2008
Management and TCEQ reached a tentative agreement for a settlement of $274,433
of which approximately $46,000 had been paid and $229,000 was accrued at June
30, 2008. The
final
approval is subject to review by the TCEQ governing body of Commissioners, which
is expected to be on the agenda in the Company’s third quarter of 2008. Under
the terms of the agreement, 50% of the penalty will be applied to a local
community environmental improvement project which the Company and TCEQ staff
identified as acceptable.
In
September 2007 a lawsuit was filed in Jefferson County, Texas, alleging the
plaintiff was exposed to benzene due to the negligence of South
Hampton. A preliminary review indicates South Hampton had no
connection to the plaintiff, and South Hampton is vigorously defending
itself. Insurance policies are providing the defense on South
Hampton’s behalf.
8. LIABILITIES
AND LONG-TERM DEBT
In
September 2007, South Hampton signed a credit agreement with Bank of America for
a $10.0 million term loan. The interest rate on the loan varies according to
several options and may be based upon LIBOR or a base rate plus a
markup. The agreement expires October 31, 2018. The
proceeds of the credit line are being used to fund the facility
expansion. As of June 30, 2008, a total of $8.0 million in draws had
been made on the credit line.
In May
2006 South Hampton signed a credit agreement with Bank of America for a $12.0
million working capital line of credit secured by accounts receivable and
inventory. The agreement as amended expires June 30, 2010. The
proceeds of the credit line were used to pay the outstanding balance of $1.8
million borrowed from the Catalyst Fund in 2005 for expansion of the tolling
facilities at the petrochemical plant, the credit line with Amegy Bank, and for
feedstock acquisition as necessary. The credit agreement contains a sub-limit of
$3.0 million available to be used in support of the hedging
program. At June 30, 2008, approximately $11.96 million was
outstanding and $0.04 million was unused. In late June 2008 the Company
approached Bank of America regarding an increase in the credit line due to
rising feedstock costs and increased volume of business expected from the
expanded facilities. On July 9, 2008, South Hampton amended its
Credit Agreement with the Bank to increase the “Revolving Committed Amount” from
$12 million to $17 million with the same terms and conditions as were currently
in place.
A
contract was signed on June 1, 2004, between South Hampton and a supplier for
the purchase of 65,000 barrels per month of natural gasoline on open account for
the period from June 1, 2004 through May 31, 2006 and year to year thereafter
with thirty (30) days written notice of termination by either
party. The supplier is currently the sole provider of the facility’s
feedstock supply although other sources are available. The account is
on open status. The Company has an agreement with the same supplier
for construction of a tank and pipeline connection for the handling of
feedstock, which expires seven years from the date of initial
operation. In the event of default, the Company is obligated to
reimburse the supplier for the unamortized portion of the cost of the tank. The
tank was placed in service in July 2007. The tank lease and pipeline
connection agreement replaced a previous lease agreement and pipeline connection
which had been in place since 1985 with a different vendor.
During
the first half of 2007, $310,000 of the liability to the Company’s President and
Chief Executive Officer was paid. In the first half of 2008,
approximately $30,000 of the liability to its President and Chief Executive
Officer was paid, resulting in a balance of approximately $356,000 which remains
due and owing as of June 30, 2008. Approximately $312,000 of that
amount relates to termination benefits due according to Saudi law upon Mr. El
Khalidi’s separation from the Company.
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9. DERIVATIVE
INSTRUMENTS
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Statement
of Financial Accounting Standard (“SFAS”) No. 133, “Accounting for Derivative
Instruments and Hedging Activities,” as amended by SFAS Nos. 138 and 149,
establishes accounting and reporting standards for derivative instruments and
hedging activities. SFAS No. 133 establishes accounting and reporting standards
requiring that every derivative instrument be recorded in the balance sheet as
either an asset or liability measured at its fair value. The statement requires
that changes in the derivative instrument’s fair value be recognized currently
in earnings unless specific hedge accounting criteria are met. Special
accounting for qualifying hedges allows a derivative instrument’s gains and
losses to offset related results on the hedged item in the income statement, to
the extent effective, and requires that a company must formally document,
designate and assess the effectiveness of transactions that receive hedge
accounting treatment.
On
January 30, 1992, the Board of Directors of TOCCO adopted a resolution
authorizing the establishment of a commodities trading account to take advantage
of opportunities to lower the cost of feedstock and natural gas for its
subsidiary, South Hampton, through the use of short term commodity swap and
option contracts. The policy adopted by the Board specifically
prohibits the use of the account for speculative transactions. The
operating guidelines adopted by management generally limit exposures to 50% of
the monthly feedstock volumes of the facility for up to six months forward and
up to 100% of the natural gas requirements. The derivative agreements are not
designated as hedges per SFAS 133, as amended. TOCCO had option and
swap contracts outstanding as of June 30, 2008, covering various natural gas
price movement scenarios through December of 2008 and covering a portion of the
natural gas requirements for each month. As of the same date, TOCCO
had committed to financial swap contracts for a portion of its required monthly
feed stock volume with settlement dates through December of 2008. For
the six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, the net realized gain from the
derivative agreements was approximately $3,087,000 and $1,434,000,
respectively. There was an unrealized gain for the six months ended
June 30, 2008 and 2007 of approximately $4,616,000 and $3,932,000,
respectively. The realized and unrealized gains are recorded in Cost
of Petrochemical Product Sales and Processing for the periods ended June 30,
2008, and 2007. The fair value of the derivative asset at June 30,
2008, totaled $4,822,702 and at December 31, 2007, totaled
$206,832. Unexpired premiums for derivatives at June 30, 2008, were
$35,000 and at December 31, 2007, were $24,000.
On March
21, 2008, South Hampton entered into an interest rate swap agreement with Bank
of America related to the $10.0 million term loan secured by property, pipeline
and equipment. The effective date of the interest rate swap agreement
is August 15, 2008, and terminates on December 15, 2017. As part of
the interest rate swap agreement South Hampton will pay interest based upon
LIBOR or a base rate plus a markup and will receive from Bank of America an
interest rate of 5.83%. South Hampton has designated the transaction
as a cash flow hedge according to Statement of Financial Accounting Standard
(“SFAS”) No. 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging
Activities”, as amended by SFAS Nos. 138 and 149. Beginning on August
15, 2008, the derivative instrument will be reported at fair value with any
changes in fair value reported within other comprehensive income (loss) in the
Company’s Statement of Stockholders’ Equity.
10.
SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION
Common Stock
In March
2008 and 2007 the Company issued 40,000 and 30,000 restricted shares of its
common stock, respectively, to certain employees and executives of the Company
for
services
rendered. Compensation expense recognized in connection with these
issuances was $282,000 and $99,000, respectively.
In
February 2008 the Company issued 30,001 restricted shares of its common stock to
directors of the Company for their services in 2007. The Company
valued the common stock issued based on the fair value of its common stock on
December 31, 2007, which is the date that compensation accrues per the
Directors’ Fees Policy. At June 30, 2008, and December 31, 2007, $0
and $229,500, respectively, was accrued and included in accrued
liabilities.
Stock
Options
A summary
of the status of the Company’s stock option awards is presented
below:
|
|
Number
of Stock Options
|
|
|
Weighted
Average Exercise Price per Share
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding
at January 1, 2008
|
|
|
500,000 |
|
|
$ |
1.20 |
|
Granted
|
|
|
-- |
|
|
|
|
|
Exercised
|
|
|
-- |
|
|
|
|
|
Forfeited
|
|
|
-- |
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding
at June 30, 2008
|
|
|
500,000 |
|
|
$ |
1.20 |
|
Exercisable
at June 30, 2008
|
|
|
500,000 |
|
|
$ |
1.20 |
|
Outstanding
options of 400,000 at June 30, 2008 have an indefinite life. The
remaining outstanding 100,000 options have a remaining contractual life of
14 months.
On April
7, 2008, the Board of Directors of the Company adopted the Stock Option Plan for
Key Employees, as well as, the Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan
(hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Stock Option Plans”), subject to
the approval of Company’s shareholders. Shareholders approved the
Stock Option Plans at the 2008 Annual Meeting of Shareholders on July 10,
2008. The Company is in the process of filing Form S-8 to register
the 1,000,000 shares allocated to the Stock Option Plans.
11.
INCOME TAXES
The
Company files an income tax return in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and Texas.
Tax returns for the years 2004 through 2006 remain open for examination in
various tax jurisdictions in which it operates. The Company adopted the
provisions of FASB Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income
Taxes-An Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109, Accounting for Income
Taxes” (“FIN 48”), on January 1, 2007. As a result of the implementation of
FIN 48, the Company recognized no material adjustment in the liability for
unrecognized income tax benefits. At the adoption date of January 1, 2007, and
at June 30, 2008, there were no unrecognized tax benefits. Interest
and penalties related to uncertain tax positions will be recognized in income
tax expense. As of June 30, 2008, no interest related to uncertain tax positions
had been accrued.
12.
POST RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS
In
January 2007 a retirement agreement was entered into with Jack Crichton,
Chairman of the Board. The agreement provided for $3,000 per month in benefits
to Mr. Crichton for five years after his retirement in addition to a lump
sum of $30,000 that was paid upon signing of the agreement. A
liability of approximately $148,000 was recorded at March 31, 2007, based upon
the present value of the $3,000 payment per
month
using the Company’s borrowing rate of approximately 8%. Due to Mr.
Crichton’s passing in December 2007, as per the agreement, a lump sum amount of
$180,000 was due his estate. The additional $32,000 liability was
accrued in December 2007, and the total amount due was paid to his estate in
March 2008. Therefore, no liability remained at June 30,
2008.
In
February 2007 a retirement agreement was entered into with Hatem El
Khalidi, President of the Company. The agreement provided for $3,000 per month
in benefits to Mr. El Khalidi upon his retirement for the remainder of his
life. Additionally, upon his death $2,000 per month would be paid to his
surviving spouse for the remainder of her life. A health insurance benefit would
also be provided. A long term liability of approximately $440,000
based upon an annuity single premium value contract value was accrued and
outstanding at December 31, 2007, and was included in post retirement
benefits.
In
January 2008 an amended retirement agreement, replacing the February 2007
agreement, was entered into with Hatem El Khalidi, President of the Company. The
amended agreement provides $6,000 per month in benefits to Mr. El Khalidi
upon his retirement for the remainder of his life. Additionally, upon his death
$4,000 per month will be paid to his surviving spouse for the remainder of her
life. A health insurance benefit will also be provided. An additional
$382,000 was accrued in January 2008 for the increase in benefits. A
long term liability of approximately $823,500 based upon an annuity single
premium value contract was outstanding at June 30, 2008, and was included in
post retirement benefits.
13.
INVESTMENT IN AL MASANE AL KOBRA MINING COMPANY (“ALAK”)
The
Company and eight Saudi investors formed a Saudi joint stock company under the
name Al Masane Al Kobra Mining Company (“ALAK”) and received a commercial
license from the Ministry of Commerce in January 2008. The Company's mining
lease will be transferred to ALAK, and ALAK will build the mining and treatment
facilities and operate the mine. The Company and ALAK filed the
application on February 23, 2008, with the Ministry of Petroleum and Minerals in
Saudi Arabia to transfer the lease into ALAK’s name. Subsequently, on
March 3, 2008, the Ministry requested supplemental information regarding ALAK’s
ability to perform. The Company responded promptly on March 15, 2008,
and expects the Ministry to issue approval at any time. The basic
terms of agreement forming ALAK are as follows: (1) the capitalization will be
the amount necessary to develop the project, approximately $120 million, (2) the
Company will own 50% of ALAK with the remainder being held by the
Saudi investors, (3) the Company will contribute the mining assets and mining
lease for a credit of $60 million and the Saudi investors will contribute
$60 million cash, and (4) the remaining capital for the project will be raised
by ALAK by other means which may include application for a loan from the Saudi
Industrial Development Fund, loans from private banks, and/or the inclusion of
other investors which. ALAK will have all powers of administration over the Al
Masane mining project. Subsequent to the above agreement, the cash contribution
was deposited in the accounts for ALAK in September and October of
2007. The Company has four directors representing its interests on an
eight person board of directors with the Chairman of ALAK chosen from the
directors representing the Saudi investors. The original documents are in
Arabic. English translations have been provided to the parties.
The
Company on August 5, 2006, signed a one year Financial and Legal
Services Agreement with a Saudi legal firm and a Saudi management
consultant in Saudi Arabia to facilitate the: (1) formation of ALAK, (2)
transfer of the mining assets and lease into ALAK, and (3) raising of additional
capital. The attorney and consultant are to be paid in stock issued by the
Company and up to one million shares will be issued in increments as each
step is completed. The agreement has been extended on a month to month
basis and remains in effect. As of June 30, 2008, 500,000 shares have
been issued in payment due to the formation of ALAK with a value of $3,525,000
using the closing price on the date of the issuance of the commercial
license.
Based
upon information known to date, the Company believes that the investment in ALAK
should be accounted for under the equity method of accounting.
14.
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
South
Hampton incurred transportation and equipment costs of approximately
$414,000 and $346,000 as of June 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively, with
Silsbee Trading and Transportation Company (“STTC”), which is currently owned by
the President of TOCCO.
On August
1, 2004, South Hampton entered into a $136,876 capital lease with STTC for the
purchase of a diesel powered manlift. The lease bears interest at
6.9% for a 5 year term with monthly payments in the amount of
$3,250. Title transfers to South Hampton at the end of the
term. Gross payments of $19,500 were made as of June 30, 2008, and
2007, respectively.
Legal
fees of approximately $54,000 and $48,000 were paid during the first half of
2008 and 2007 respectively, to the law firm of Germer Gertz, LLP of which
Charles Goehringer is a minority partner. Mr. Goehringer acts as
corporate counsel for the Company and in November 2007 was appointed to the
Board of Directors.
Consulting
fees of $3,000 and directors’ fees of $15,000 were paid during the first half of
2008 to Robert Kennedy,
Board member. Consulting fees of $9,000 were paid during the
first half of 2007. The consulting fee arrangement was terminated in
January 2008. Directors’ fees relate to Mr. Kennedy’s service on the
Board of TOCCO and its subsidiaries.
15.
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
As
discussed in Note 2, “Recent Accounting Pronouncements,” the Company adopted
SFAS 157 effective January 1, 2008, with the exception of the application
to non-financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a nonrecurring
basis (such as other real estate owned and goodwill and other intangible assets
for impairment testing) in accordance with FSP 157-2.
SFAS 157
defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and
expands disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 applies to reported
balances that are required or permitted to be measured at fair value under
existing accounting pronouncements; accordingly, the standard amends numerous
accounting pronouncements but does not require any new fair value measurements
of reported balances. SFAS 157 emphasizes that fair value, among other things,
is based on exit price versus entry price, should include assumptions about risk
such as nonperformance risk in liability fair values, and is a market-based
measurement, not an entity-specific measurement. When considering the
assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or
liability, SFAS 157 establishes a fair value hierarchy that distinguishes
between market participant assumptions based on market data obtained from
sources independent of the reporting entity (observable inputs that are
classified within Levels 1 and 2 of the hierarchy) and the reporting entity’s
own assumptions about market participant assumptions (unobservable inputs
classified within Level 3 of the hierarchy). The fair value hierarchy
prioritizes inputs used to measure fair value into three broad
levels.
|
|
|
Level 1 inputs
|
|
Level
1 inputs utilize quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for
identical assets or liabilities that the Company has the ability to
access.
|
|
|
|
Level 2
inputs
|
|
Level
2 inputs are inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are
observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly.
Level 2 inputs may include quoted prices for similar assets and
liabilities in active markets, as well as inputs that are observable for
the asset or liability (other than quoted prices), such as interest rates,
foreign exchange rates, and yield curves that are observable at commonly
quoted intervals.
|
|
|
|
Level 3
inputs
|
|
Level
3 inputs are unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, which is
typically based on an entity’s own assumptions, as there is little, if
any, related market activity.
|
In
instances where the determination of the fair value measurement is based on
inputs from different levels of the fair value hierarchy, the level in the fair
value hierarchy within which the entire fair value measurement falls is based on
the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its
entirety. The Company’s assessment of the significance of a particular input to
the fair value measurement in its entirety requires judgment, and considers
factors specific to the asset or liability.
Derivative financial
instruments: South Hampton periodically enters into financial instruments
to hedge the cost of natural gasoline, the primary source of feedstock, and
natural gas, used as fuel to operate the plant. South Hampton uses
the financial swaps on feedstock and options on natural gas to limit the effect
of significant fluctuations in price on operating results. The effect
of these agreements is to limit the Company’s exposure by fixing the price of a
portion of its feedstock purchases, and/or its fuel gas costs, over the term of
the agreements. South Hampton has not designated these financial instruments as
hedging transactions under FAS 133.
South
Hampton assesses the fair value of the financial swaps on feedstock using quoted
prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 of fair
value hierarchy). South Hampton assesses the fair value of the
options held to purchase natural gas using a Black-Scholes valuation
model. The Black-Scholes model considers various assumptions,
including quoted forward prices for natural gas, time value, volatility factors
and current market and contractual prices for the underlying instrument, as well
as other relevant economic measures (Level 2 of fair value
hierarchy)
Assets
Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fair
Value Measurements Using
|
|
June
30, 2008
|
|
Level
1
|
|
Level
2
|
|
Level
3
|
|
|
Assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Financial
Swaps on Feedstock
|
|
$
4,395,300
|
$
|
$
4,395,300
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Options
on Natural Gas
|
|
427,402
|
|
-
|
|
|
$
427,402
|
|
|
|
|
|
ITEM
2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS.
GENERAL
Statements
in Part 1, Item 2 as well as elsewhere in, or incorporated by reference in, this
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q regarding the Company's financial position,
business strategy and plans and objectives of the Company's management for
future operations and other statements that are not historical facts, are
"forward-looking statements" as that term is defined under applicable Federal
securities laws. In some cases, "forward-looking statements" can be identified
by terminology such as "may," "will," "should," "expects," "plans,"
"anticipates," "contemplates," "proposes," "believes," "estimates," "predicts,"
"potential" or "continue" or the negative of such terms and other comparable
terminology. Forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and
other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those
expressed or implied by such statements. Such risks, uncertainties and factors
include, but are not limited to, general economic conditions domestically and
internationally; insufficient cash flows from operating activities; difficulties
in obtaining financing; outstanding debt and other financial and legal
obligations; competition; industry cycles; feedstock, specialty petrochemical
product and mineral prices; feedstock availability; technological developments;
regulatory changes; environmental matters; foreign government instability;
foreign legal and political concepts; and foreign currency fluctuations, as well
as other risks detailed in the Company's filings with the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission, including this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, all of which
are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond the Company's
control.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL
RESOURCES
The
Company operates in two business segments, specialty petrochemicals (which is
composed of the entities owned by the Petrochemical Company) and mining. A
discussion of each segment's liquidity and capital resources
follows.
SPECIALTY PETROCHEMICALS
SEGMENT. Since the acquisition of TOCCO and subsidiaries in 1987, this
segment has contributed all of the Company’s internally generated cash flows. As
petroleum markets have fluctuated over the last twenty years, the primary
operating subsidiary, South Hampton, has been able to remain competitive by
raising prices, cutting costs, shifting focus, and/or developing new markets as
necessary. As a smaller niche player in a capital intensive industry
dominated by larger companies, continuing adjustments to the business plan have
been necessary to achieve steady profitability and growth. Product
demand has continued to be strong during the last several years and these
conditions have allowed the Petrochemical segment to report significant earnings
and adapt to continuing volatility of the markets. A project to
double the volume of products available for sale was approved by the Board of
Directors on March 20, 2007. Construction is underway, and the project is
anticipated to be operational in the August 2008. Financing is being provided by
Bank of America on a secured basis. The project will allow the
Company to realize the benefits of increasing market demand domestically and
internationally, and give it the product availability needed to maintain its
present position as the North American market leader. South Hampton
also entered into a new transloading venture during the second quarter of 2008
whereby natural gasoline is purchased via pipeline and then loaded onto railcars
for shipment to Canada.
In late
June 2008 the Company entered negotiations with the Bank of America for an
increase in its line of credit due to the increased cost of feedstock, the
increased volumes being used by the business for the transloading venture, and
the anticipated increased volume required by the process
expansion. In early July the increase of the credit line from $12
million to $17 million was agreed upon with the same terms and conditions as
were currently in place. The Company feels like this limit will
provide sufficient liquidity for it to operate efficiently, barring continued
unusual price changes in the industry.
MINING SEGMENT. This
segment’s most significant asset is the Al Masane mining project in Saudi
Arabia, which is a net user of the Company's available cash and capital
resources. Implementation of the project has taken many years to come to
fruition due to numerous factors such as insufficient world metal prices, lack
of infrastructure nearby, and scarcity of investment capital for mining
projects. As the world economy and metal prices have improved over
the last several years, investment viability has improved and steps are being
taken to take advantage of the very active mining investment
climate.
All lease
payments were fully paid as of February 14, 2008. The next payment is
due January 1, 2009.
The
Company and eight Saudi investors formed a Saudi joint stock company under the
name Al Masane Al Kobra Mining Company (“ALAK”) and received a commercial
license from the Ministry of Commerce in January 2008. The Company's mining
lease will be transferred to ALAK, and ALAK will build the mining and treatment
facilities and operate the mine. The basic terms of agreement forming ALAK
are as follows: (1) the capitalization will be the amount necessary to develop
the project, approximately $120 million, (2) the Company will own 50% of ALAK
with the remainder being held by the Saudi investors, (3) the Company
will contribute the mining assets and mining lease for a credit of $60
million and the Saudi investors will contribute $60 million cash, and (4) the
remaining capital for the project will be raised by ALAK by other means which
may include application for a loan from the Saudi Industrial Development Fund,
loans from private banks, and/or the inclusion of other investors. ALAK will
have all powers of administration over the Al Masane mining project. Subsequent
to the above agreement, the cash contribution was deposited in the accounts for
ALAK in September and October of 2007. The Company has four directors
representing its interests on an eight person board of directors with the
Chairman of ALAK chosen from the directors representing the Saudi investors. The
original documents are in Arabic. English translations have been provided to the
parties. Based upon information known to date, the Company believes
that the investment in ALAK should be accounted for under the equity method of
accounting.
The
Company on August 5, 2006, signed a one year Financial And Legal
Services Agreement with a Saudi legal firm and a Saudi management
consultant in Saudi Arabia to facilitate the: (1) formation of ALAK, (2)
transfer of the mining assets and lease into ALAK, and (3) raising of additional
capital. The attorney and consultant are to be paid in stock issued by the
Company and up to one million shares will be issued in increments as each
step is completed. The agreement has been extended on a month to month
basis and remains in effect. As of June 30, 2008, 500,000 shares were
issued in payment due to the formation of ALAK.
ALAK has
contracted with Nesma & Partners Contracting Company Limited (“NESMA”) and
the China National Geological & Mining Corporation (“CGM”) to build the
processing plant which will concentrate metal from the ore into a form suitable
for shipment to the finishing smelter. NESMA is a major Saudi
construction company and is the primary contractor. Mobilization and
construction is currently underway. The Company and ALAK filed the
application to transfer the lease into ALAK’s name on February 23, 2008, with
the Ministry of Petroleum and Minerals in Saudi Arabia. Subsequently,
on March 3, 2008, the Ministry requested supplemental information regarding
ALAK’s ability to perform. The Company responded promptly on March
15, 2008, and expects the Ministry to issue approval at any time.
The work
plan is estimated to require approximately twenty-two months to complete after
which commercial production will begin. On April 20, 2005, the Company signed an
agreement with SNC-Lavalin Engineering and Construction Company of Toronto,
Canada (“SNC-Lavalin”), to update the fully bankable feasibility
study. The prices of zinc, copper, gold and silver have increased
significantly over the last several years, and the updated study with current
prices was completed in August 2005. The study by SNC-Lavalin also
updated the estimated capital cost and operating expenses of
the
project.
SNC-Lavalin concluded that a capital expenditure of approximately $115 million
is required to bring the mine into production with an additional $6.7 million
for a cyanide leach process for gold recovery. The study was then
turned over to a separate and independent consultant for further analysis and
review of economic feasibility. The consultant, Molinari and Associates, Inc. of
Toronto, Canada, (“Molinari”) concluded that the study by SNC-Lavalin was
conservative, and there were numerous opportunities for cost savings and
improvements in the projections as presented. Molinari, at the
request of the Company, updates the capital cost periodically, and has currently
estimated the total to be approximately $139.0 million which includes $7.0
million to be spent in years 7 and 8 of the project to further
explore areas which could extend the life of the mine.
Metal
prices were at record lows worldwide during the early part of the 21st
century, and consequently, a large number of mining projects were not
economically feasible. Based on recovering metal prices from 2005
through 2007, the project has become economically viable. Using spot
prices as of June 30, 2008, or even a ten year average of prices, the project
becomes economically very attractive. Mining economics, as with other
capital intensive extractive industries such as offshore petroleum exploration,
will vary over time as market prices rise and fall with worldwide economic
performance.
The
following chart illustrates the change from the average prices of 2005 through
2007 to current levels:
|
Average
Price
|
Spot
Price as of
|
|
Percentage
|
|
|
For 2005-2007
|
06/30/08
|
|
Increase/(Decrease)
|
|
Gold
|
$568.67
per ounce
|
$930.25
per ounce
|
|
|
63.60 |
% |
Silver
|
$
10.74 per ounce
|
$
17.17 per ounce
|
|
|
59.87 |
% |
Copper
|
$ 3.10
per pound
|
$ 3.98
per pound
|
|
|
28.39 |
% |
Zinc
|
$ 1.19
per pound
|
$ 0.87
per pound
|
|
|
(26.89 |
%) |
On June
22, 1999, the Company submitted a formal application for a five year exclusive
mineral exploration license for the Greater Al Masane Area of approximately
2,850 square kilometers surrounding the Al Masane mining lease area and
including the Wadi Qatan and Jebel Harr areas. The Company previously worked in
the Greater Al Masane Area after obtaining written authorization from the Saudi
Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, and expended over $2 million in
exploration work. Geophysical, geochemical and geological work and diamond core
drilling in the Greater Al Masane areas revealed mineralization similar to that
discovered at Al Masane. In August 2006 the Ministry notified the
Company that its application for a mineral exploration license did not comply
with requirements of the new Mining Code adopted in 2004. The
Ministry invited the Company to re-apply, taking into consideration the new
requirement that each application be limited to 100 square kilometers in
area. There is no limit on the number of applications, so the Company
intends to re-apply for multiple areas, choosing the areas previously identified
as the highest grade locations. Exploration licenses are being
prepared and will be submitted in the name of ALAK. It is expected
that ALAK will submit the applications when the current issues with the Ministry
are resolved.
Management
is also addressing two other significant financing issues within the Mining
Segment. These issues include: (1) the $11 million note payable to the Saudi
Arabian government and (2) accrued salaries and termination benefits of
approximately $1,060,000 due employees working in Saudi Arabia (this amount does
not include any amounts due the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer
who also primarily works in Saudi Arabia and was owed approximately $356,000 as
of June 30, 2008, and $346,000 at December 31, 2007).
Regarding
the note payable, this loan was originally due in ten annual installments
beginning in 1984. The Company has neither made any repayments nor received any
payment demands or other communications regarding the note payable from the
Saudi government. By memorandum to the King of Saudi Arabia in 1986, the Saudi
Ministry of
Finance
and National Economy recommended that the $11 million note be incorporated into
a loan from the Saudi Industrial Development Fund (“SIDF”) to finance 50% of the
cost of the Al Masane project, repayment of the total amount of which would be
made through a mutually agreed upon repayment schedule from the Company’s share
of the operating cash flows generated by the project. The final resolution of
the $11 million note is undetermined at this time. Management intends
to address the issue once ALAK is established and in operation. In
the event the Saudi government demands immediate repayment of this obligation,
which Management considers unlikely, the Company would have to investigate
options available for refinancing the debt.
With
respect to accrued salaries and termination benefits due employees working in
Saudi Arabia, the Company plans to continue employing these individuals
dependent upon the needs of the mining operation until such time as ALAK
actually takes over the Al Masane mining project. Management believes
it has sufficient resources to manage this severance liability as
necessary.
The
Company’s mineral interests in the United States consist solely of its holdings
in Pioche, which has been inactive for many years. Pioche properties include
forty-eight (48) patented and five (5) unpatented claims totaling approximately
1,500 acres in Lincoln County, Nevada. A claim consists of 22.5
acres. While a “patented” claim typically provides an owner with real
property rights in addition to mineral rights, according to the United States
Bureau of Land Management office in Nevada (“BLM”), that is not always the
case. According to the BLM, ownership of the surface depends on the
specific language contained in the patent. “Unpatented” means an
owner has the right to remove minerals from the land, but does not own the
underlying land and the land remains available for public use activities other
than mining. There are prospects and mines on these claims that
previously produced silver, gold, lead, zinc and copper. There is also a 300
ton/day processing mill on property owned by Pioche; however, the mill is not
currently in use and a significant expenditure would be required in order to put
the mill into continuous operation if commercial mining is to be conducted. In
August 2004 the Company exercised its option to purchase 720,000 shares of the
common stock of Pioche at $0.20 a share for a total amount of $144,000. Pioche
agreed to accept payment for the stock purchase by the cancellation of
$144,000 of debt it owed to the Company. This purchase increased the Company’s
ownership interest in Pioche to approximately 55%. The recent high metal
prices and positive outlook on the metals markets have generated renewed
interest in the properties. Inquiries are evaluated as they appear,
and the Company is investigating the best use of the properties. A
recent review of the property indicates the real estate value may preclude the
practicality of developing mining operations. The Company plans to
retain a surveyor or other real estate professional familiar with patented
mining claims to review the patents and actual parcels of land to determine the
Company’s ownership of the surface and whether there is value above and beyond
the mineral rights.
The
Company’s Management and Board of Directors have many years of experience in the
exploration for, and development of, mineral prospects in various parts of the
world:
Mr. Hatem El Khalidi,
who holds a MSc. Degree in Geology from Michigan State University, is also a
consultant in oil and mineral exploration. He has served as President
of the Company since 1975 and Chief Executive Officer of the Company since
February 1994. Mr. El Khalidi originally discovered the Al Masane
deposits, and development has been under his direct supervision throughout the
life of the project. Mr. El Khalidi’s current term expires in 2010;
Mr. Ghazi Sultan, a
Saudi citizen, holds a MSc. Degree in Geology from the University of
Texas. Mr. Sultan served as the Saudi Deputy Minister of Petroleum
and Mineral Resources 1965-1988 and was responsible for the massive expansion of
the mineral resources section of the Ministry. Mr. Sultan is a member of the
Audit, Nominating, and Compensation Committees of the Company. Mr.
Sultan’s current term expires in 2010;
Mr. Nicholas Carter,
the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, is a
graduate of Lamar University with a BBA Degree in Accounting, is a
CPA,
and has
extensive experience in the management of the Company’s petrochemical
segment. His employment in the petrochemical business predates the
acquisition by the Company in 1987. Mr. Carter was appointed to the Board on
April 27, 2006. Mr. Carter was reelected to a new term at the most
recent shareholder’s meeting and his term will expire in
2011. Mr. Carter also serves as a Director and President of
Pioche;
Mr. Robert E. Kennedy
was appointed to the Board on January 15, 2007 and has extensive experience in
the petrochemical industry including over 30 years service with Gulf Oil and
Chevron Chemical. In 1989 while helping form the International
Business Development Group for Chevron Chemical, he was involved in the
development of a major installation in Saudi Arabia which came on stream in
1999. Mr. Kennedy is a member of the Company’s Audit, Compensation,
and Nominating Committees. Mr. Kennedy’s current term expires in
2009;
Dr. Ibrahim Al Moneef
was appointed to the Board on April 26, 2007. Dr. Al Moneef holds a
PhD in Business Administration from the University of Indiana. He
currently is owner and chief editor of The Manager Monthly Magazine, a Saudi
business journal. He has held key positions with companies doing business in the
Kingdom, including the Mawarid Group, the Ace Group, and the Saudi Consolidated
Electric Company. Dr. Al Moneef serves on the Compensation and Nominating
Committees, and his current term expires in 2009. Dr. Al Moneef was a
member of the Audit Committee until February 21, 2008, when he tendered his
resignation.
Mr. Mohammed O. Al
Omair was appointed to the Board on October 23,
2007. Mr. Al Omair resides in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and until
recently was serving as Senior Vice President & Deputy Chief Executive
Officer for FAL Holdings Arabia Co. Ltd. He holds a BA Degree in
Political Science and a Master of Public Administration from the University of
Washington. Mr. Al Omair served on the Board of ARSD from 1993 until
2005 when he resigned for personal reasons. Mr. Al Omair is a member
of the Audit, Compensation, and Nominating Committees. Mr. Al Omair
was reelected to a new term at the most recent shareholder’s meeting and his
term will expire in 2011.
Mr. Charles W. Goehringer,
Jr. was appointed to the Board on October 23, 2007. Mr. Goehringer is an
attorney with the law firm of Germer Gertz, LLP in Beaumont, Texas with more
than 12 years experience and currently serves as corporate counsel for the
Company. He also worked in industry as an engineer for over 15
years. Mr. Goehringer holds a BS Degree in Mechanical Engineering
from Lamar University, a Master of Business Administration from Colorado
University, and a Doctor of Jurisprudence from South Texas College of
Law. Mr. Goehringer is a member of the Compensation and Nominating
Committees, and he was reelected to a new term at the most recent shareholder’s
meeting. His current term will expire in 2011. Mr.
Goehringer was a member of the Audit Committee until February 20, 2008, when he
tendered his resignation. Mr. Goehringer also serves as a Director
and Vice President of Pioche.
Operating
Activities
Cash used
in Operating Activities was approximately $3,877,000 in the first six months of
2008 compared with cash provided of approximately $4,782,000 in the same period
of 2007. Primary factors leading to the use of cash during the first
half of 2008 as compared to the providing of cash in the same period in 2007 are
as follows: (1)in 2008 trade receivables increased approximately
$5,402,000,(caused by increased sales prices and transloading volumes) while in
2007 the increase was $2,570,000 ( increased sales prices); (2)in 2008 income
tax receivable decreased approximately $707,000 as compared to zero in 2007;
(3)in 2008 other assets did not change as compared to a decrease of about
$178,000 in 2007; (4)in 2008 inventory increased approximately $3,476,000
(primarily due to price increases) as compared to a decrease of $437,000 in 2007
(mostly due to a volume decrease); (5)in 2008 prepaid expenses increased
$41,000, while in 2007 the increase was $17,000; (6)in 2008 accounts payable and
accrued liabilities increased $1,099,000 (due to feedstock price increases)
while in 2007 the same accounts decreased by $121,000; (7) in 2008 financial
contract deposit reported no change, as compared to a decrease of $1,500,000 in
2007 (due to changes in the valuation of outstanding derivatives and the
subsequent return of a previous margin call deposit); and (8)in 2008 accrued
liabilities in Saudi Arabia increased $10,000 while in 2007 there was a decrease
of
$270,000
(related to accrued salaries which were paid). The Company’s net
income period over period decreased by approximately $2,226,000 in 2008 compared
to 2007. Major non-cash items affecting income included an increase in
depreciation of $124,000, an increase in the unrealized gain on financial
contracts of approximately $684,000, an increase in stock compensation of
$183,000, an increase in deferred income taxes of roughly $588,000 and a
decrease in post retirement obligations of about $387,000.
Investing
Activities
Cash used
for investing activities during the first half of 2008 was approximately
$8,571,000, representing an increase of approximately $5,277,000 over the
corresponding period of 2007. This increase relates to additions to
Property, Pipeline and Equipment of approximately
$8,278,000. Approximately $6.1 million of the addition to Property,
Pipeline and Equipment relates to the Penhex Expansion project with another $0.6
million relating to construction of additional office space.
Financing
Activities
Cash
provided for financing activities during the first half of 2008 was
approximately $10,885,000 versus cash used of approximately $2,475,000 used in
the corresponding period of 2007. The additions to long term debt in
the first half of 2008 of $10.9 million were from a $5.9 million draw on the
line of credit and a $5.0 million draw on the term loan. The Company
made principal payments on long-term debt during the first six months of 2008 of
approximately $15,000 on the Company’s capital lease, as compared to, principal
payments on long-term debt during the first six months of 2007 of $2.0 million
on the Company’s revolving line, approximately $14,000 on the capital lease, and
$460,000 toward a vendor payable.
On March
21, 2008 South Hampton entered into an interest rate swap agreement with Bank of
America related to the $10.0 million term loan secured by plant, property and
equipment. The effective date of the interest rate swap agreement is
August 15, 2008 and terminates on December 15, 2017. As part of the
interest rate swap agreement South Hampton will pay an interest rate of 5.83%
and will receive from Bank of America interest based upon LIBOR or a base rate
plus a markup. South Hampton has designated the transaction as a cash flow hedge
according to Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (SFAS) No. 133,
“Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities”, as amended by
SFAS Nos. 138 and 149. Beginning on August 15, 2008 the derivative
instrument will be reported at fair value with any changes in fair value
reported within other comprehensive income (loss) in the Company’s Statement of
Stockholders’ Equity.
RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS
SPECIALTY PETROCHEMICALS
SEGMENT. In the quarter ended June 30, 2008, total petrochemical product
sales increased by $7,790,000, transloading sales increased by $8,045,000, and
toll processing fees decreased by $364,000 for a net increase in revenue of
$15,471,000 or 57.0% over the same quarter of 2007. Sales volume of
petrochemical products for the second quarter of 2008 versus 2007 decreased
approximately 4.3%; however, additional sales volume of approximately 28.1% was
generated by the new transloading venture undertaken by the
Company. During the second quarter of 2008, the cost of petrochemical
sales and processing (including depreciation) increased approximately $13.60
million or 61.3% as compared to the same period in 2007. Consequently, total
gross profit margin on revenue for the second quarter of 2008 increased
approximately $1,875,000 or 37.7% as compared to the same period in 2007. The
increase in gross profit margin for the period was due to the change in the fair
value of derivatives for feedstock purchases and the continual and volatile
increases in the price of feedstock and fuel gas. The derivatives
program as operated by the Company is designed to allow for increased
predictability of pricing for natural gas and feedstock over time, which may
have positive or negative results during the short term when price fluctuations
are significant as they were in the second quarter of 2008. In the second
quarter of 2008, the program worked as
planned
and gave the Company time to increase sales prices as underlying costs increased
rapidly and unpredictably.
Transloading
sales for the second quarter of 2008 of approximately $8,045,000 represents an
increase of approximately $8,045,000 or 100.0% above fees for the same period in
2007 due to a new transloading venture undertaken by the
Company. Starting in April, increasing in May, and finally at full
contracted volume in June, the Company began loading railcars with natural
gasoline for a customer to be shipped to Canada to be used in oil sands
processing. The Company purchases natural gasoline as part of its normal
feedstock acquisition, loads the railcars and charges the customer the cost of
the material plus a markup to cover the expense and profit on the activity. The
feedstock for this operation is purchased, loaded and invoiced to the customer
within the same month based upon monthly average prices for that month, thereby
mitigating risk of price excursions which might harm the economics of the
venture. The Company has a one year contract to provide this service at a fixed
volume and markup.
Toll
processing fee revenue for the second quarter of 2008 of approximately
$1,025,000 represents a decrease of approximately $364,000 or 26.2% below fees
for the same period in 2007. The toll processing customers are active
and remain on long-term contracts. The customers for both tolling operations
chose to run the minimum volumes over the second quarter due to uncertainty in
the markets and other business considerations. While there are some
fluctuations in tolling volumes handled, toll processing has developed into a
stable business and the Company intends to continue to develop opportunities
when available. Toll processing fees are expected to remain flat during the
remainder of 2008.
The cost
of petrochemical product sales and processing and gross profit for the three
months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 includes an unrealized
gain/(loss) of approximately $2,605,000 and ($618,000) respectively, on the
derivative agreements and a realized gain of
approximately $2,817,000 and $1,549,000, respectively.
For the
six month period ending June 30, 2008, total petrochemical product sales,
transloading sales and processing fees increased approximately $23.0 million or
45.4%, while the cost of petrochemical sales and processing, including
depreciation, increased approximately $25.4 million or 69.0% for the same period
in 2007. Consequently, the total gross profit margin on petrochemical product
sales, transloading sales and processing during the first six months of 2008
decreased approximately $2.3 million as compared to the same period in 2007. The
cost of petrochemical product sales and processing and gross profit margin for
the six month period ending June 30, 2008 and 2007, includes an estimated
unrealized gain of approximately $4,616,000 and $3,932,000 respectively, on the
derivative agreements and a realized gain of $3,087,000 and $1,434,000,
respectively.
Growth of
the North American markets served by the Company has generally been 2% to 3%
annually over the past ten (10) years. The Company’s growth in
production has generally matched that trend over the same time period, although
after the March 2005 expansion, the Company’s growth rate in production and
sales exceeded the industry wide growth rate. The Company bases its
marketing philosophy on high quality, consistent products and service to
customers, and believes this is essential to being successful in the specialty
product marketplace. In addition to growth in the North American
market, the Company is actively pursuing export opportunities.
Demand
remained strong for most products through the first half of 2008, and the
process ran at 90.5% of capacity per calendar day, which is close to maximum
capacity when time lost for maintenance, weather interruptions, and mechanical
failures are considered.
Since
2003 the Company has entered into derivative agreements to dampen sudden price
spikes and provide feedstock price protection. Management believes
that if the derivative agreements can moderate rate of change in the overall
cost of feedstock,
product
prices can be adjusted sufficiently as needed. Generally,
approximately 50% of the Company’s monthly feedstock requirements for three to
nine months ahead might be covered at any one time. This ratio
cushions price increases and allows the Company to experience partial benefit
when the price drops. During the first six months of 2008, natural gasoline
derivative agreements had a realized gain of
approximately $2,905,000 and an unrealized gain of
approximately $4,160,000 for a total positive
effect of approximately $7,065,000. The program is designed to be
insurance against unforeseen dramatic price swings rather than a speculative
profit center. The Company primarily employs a “buy and hold”
strategy.
The price
of natural gas (fuel gas), which is the petrochemical operation’s largest single
operating expense, continued to be high during the first half of 2008 as
compared to historical levels. The Company has option contracts in
place for fuel gas through the last quarter of 2008 in order to minimize the
impact of price fluctuations in the market. The Company was also able
to pass through price increases as they occurred. During the first
six months of 2008, natural gas derivative agreements had a realized gain of
approximately $182,000 and an unrealized gain of
approximately $445,000.
While the
volume of feedstock purchased is increasing because of the transloading service
and the expanded capacity, significant price changes in the petroleum markets
have also increased the dollar amount of such purchases. The Company
has absorbed the increased working capital needs through cash flow and the line
of credit. The line of credit provided by the Bank of America was increased from
$12 million to $17 million in July of 2008.
MINING SEGMENT, GENERAL
CORPORATE EXPENSES AND BALANCE SHEET DISCUSSION. None of the
Company's other operations generate operating or other revenues. Minority
Interest reflected on the Statements of Income represents Pioche minority
stockholders’ share of the losses from Pioche operations. Pioche losses are
primarily attributable to the costs of maintaining the Nevada mining
properties.
The Al
Masane mining project requires approximately $60,000 per month of cash outlay to
maintain facilities and advance the development of the project plus the lease
payment of $117,300 per year. During the first six months of 2008,
the Company capitalized approximately $293,000 in development expenditures
and recorded approximately $171,000 as expense. The Company also capitalized its
investment in ALAK of approximately $3.5 million relating to the issuance of
common stock in partial fulfillment of the Financial and Legal Services
Agreement due to the receipt of the commercial license for ALAK. The
$3.5 million financial and legal services fees represent costs of ALAK that were
paid for on behalf of ALAK by the Company. After the Al Masane lease
is transferred to ALAK, ongoing maintenance and operation expense will be paid
within ALAK, and it is anticipated that expenses required to oversee the
Company’s investment will continue but at a reduced rate.
The
Company assesses carrying values of its assets on an ongoing basis. Factors
which may affect carrying values of the mining properties include, but are not
limited to, mineral prices, capital cost estimates, estimated operating costs of
any mines and related processing, ore grade and related metallurgical
characteristics, design of any mines and the timing of mineral production.
Prices currently used to assess the recoverability of the Al Masane project
costs for 2008 are $3.98 per pound for copper and $0.87 per pound for zinc for
the projected life of the mine. Copper and zinc comprise in excess of
80% of the expected value of production. Using these price assumptions, there
were no asset impairments at June 30, 2008. There are no assurances that,
particularly in the event of a prolonged period of depressed mineral prices, the
Company will not be required to take a material write-down of its mineral
properties in the future.
General
and Administrative costs for the second quarter of 2008 increased
approximately $250,000 as compared to the same period in
2007. This increase is primarily attributable to approximately
$80,000 related to an overseas sales
feasibility
study, $40,000 for travel relating to overseas sales, and an increase in
employee related expenses due to an increase in personnel resulting from the
process capability expansion.
Interest
expense for the second quarter of 2008 of approximately $56,000 represents
a decrease of approximately $12,000 for the same period in
2007. Interest expense decreased in 2008 due to the capitalization of
interest of approximately $99,000 for construction in progress and an increase
in interest on higher notes payable balances.
General
and Administrative costs for the first half of 2008 increased
approximately $780,000 as compared to the same period in
2007. This increase is primarily attributable to approximately
$382,000 of expense relating to the amended post-retirement agreement signed in
January of 2008, an increase in officer compensation of approximately $83,000
resulting from the price increase of the Company’s common stock, approximately
$130,000 related to the listing of the Company’s stock on Nasdaq, and an
increase in audit related fees of about $112,000.
Interest
expense for the first half of 2008 of approximately $90,000 represents a
decrease of approximately $69,000 for the same period in
2007. Interest expense decreased in 2008 due to the capitalization of
interest of approximately $191,000 for construction in progress and an increase
in interest on higher notes payable balances.
The
Balance Sheet of the Company includes several noteworthy changes for June 30,
2008 as compared to that published in the Company’s Annual Report for December
31, 2007, primarily attributable to the Petrochemical Segment. Trade receivables
increased during the first six months of 2008 by $5.4 million to $17.7
million. Trade receivables at June 30, 2008 increased due to
increased selling prices and the receivable from the new transloading
venture. The average collection period remains normal for the
business. Inventories increased from December 31, 2007 due to an
increase in the volume of feedstock inventory the Company had on hand at the end
of the period and an increase in cost of feedstock and inventory purchased for
the transloading service. As discussed previously, financial contracts increased
from a current asset of approximately $0.2 million to a current asset of $4.8
million due to changes in fair value of contracts on hand at June 30,
2008. The increase in Property, Pipeline and Equipment of $8.3
million is principally due to the process capability expansion. The
process expansion should be complete during August of 2008.
The
Company adopted the provisions of FASB Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for
Uncertainty in Income Taxes-An Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109,
Accounting for Income Taxes” (“Fin 48”), On January 1, 2007. As a
result of the implementation of FIN 48, the Company recognized no material
adjustment in the liability for unrecognized income tax benefits. At
the adoption date of January 1, 2007, and at June 30, 2008, there were no
unrecognized tax benefits. Interest and penalties related to
uncertain tax positions will be recognized in income tax expense. As
of June 30, 2008, no interest related to uncertain tax positions had been
accrued.
ITEM
3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURE ABOUT MARKET RISK.
There
have been no material changes in the Company’s exposure to market risk from the
disclosure included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
year ended December 31, 2007.
ITEM
4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.
Evaluation
of Disclosure Control and Procedures
Under the
supervision and with the participation of our management, including our
principal executive officer and principal financial officer, we conducted
an
evaluation
of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and
procedures, as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), as of the end of the
period covered by this report (the “Evaluation Date”). Based on this evaluation,
our principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded as of
the Evaluation Date that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective
such that the information relating to us, including our consolidated
subsidiaries, required to be disclosed in our SEC reports (i)is recorded,
processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in SEC
rules and forms and (ii)is accumulated and communicated to our management,
including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as
appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required
disclosure.
Changes
in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There
were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred
during the quarter ended June 30, 2008, that have materially affected, or are
reasonably likely to affect materially, the Company’s internal control over
financial reporting.
PART
II. OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM
1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.
In August
1997, the Executive Director of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
(TCEQ) filed a preliminary report and petition with TCEQ alleging that South
Hampton violated various TCEQ rules, TCEQ permits issued to South Hampton, a
TCEQ order issued to South Hampton, the Texas Water Code, the Texas Clean Air
Act and the Texas Solid Waste Disposal Act. The Company has
periodically negotiated with TCEQ to resolve the proposed
penalty. The Company had previously revised and/or corrected the
administrative and mechanical items in question. In March 2008
Management and TCEQ reached a tentative agreement for a settlement of $274,433
of which approximately $46,000 had been paid and $229,000 was accrued at June
30, 2008. The final approval is subject to review by the TCEQ governing body of
Commissioners, which is expected to be on the agenda in the third quarter of
2008. Under
the terms of the agreement, 50% of the penalty will be applied to a local
community environmental improvement project which the Company and TCEQ have
identified as acceptable.
In
September 2007 a lawsuit was filed in Jefferson County, Texas, alleging the
plaintiff was exposed to benzene due to the negligence of South
Hampton. A preliminary review indicates South Hampton had no
connection to the plaintiff, and South Hampton is vigorously defending
itself. Insurance policies are providing the defense on the South
Hampton’s behalf.
ITEM
1A. RISK FACTORS
There
have been no material changes from the risk factors previously disclosed
in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2007.
ITEM
2. UNREGISTERED SALE OF EQUITY SECURITIES.
NONE.
ITEM
3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES.
The
Company has an $11 million note payable to the Saudi Arabian government that was
originally due in ten annual installments beginning in 1984. The
Company has neither made any repayments nor received any payment demands or
other communications regarding the note payable from the Saudi
government. By memorandum to the King of Saudi Arabia in 1986, the
Saudi Ministry of Finance and National Economy recommended
that the
$11 million note be incorporated into a loan from the Saudi Industrial
Development Fund to finance 50% of the cost of the Al Masane project, repayment
of the total amount of which would be made through a mutually agreed upon
repayment schedule from the Company’s share of the operating cash flows
generated by the project. The Company has not in recent times
approached the Ministry of Finance to explore the options for the handling of
this note and does not intend to do so until ALAK is firmly established and
operating. Any continuing guarantees or liabilities are undetermined
at this time. In the event the Saudi government demands immediate
repayment of this obligation, which management considers unlikely, the Company
would have to investigate options available for refinancing the
debt.
ITEM
4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.
On July
10, 2008, the Company held its annual meeting of stockholders in Houston, Texas.
Nicholas N. Carter, Charles W. Goehringer, Jr. and Mohammed O. Al Omair were
re-elected to serve as directors of the Company. In addition, the
stockholders ratified the selection of Moore Stephens TravisWolff, LLP
(registered as Travis, Wolff & Company, LLP) as the Company’s independent
registered public accounting firm, approved the Stock Option Plan of Arabian
American Development Company for Key Employees and approved the Arabian American
Development Company Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan. Below is
a table containing the number of votes cast for, against or withheld, as well as
the number of abstentions and non-votes, as to each such matter.
|
|
Votes
For
|
|
|
Votes
Against or Withheld
|
|
|
Abstentions
|
|
|
Non-Votes
|
|
Nicholas
N. Carter
|
|
|
13,592,622 |
|
|
|
11,285 |
|
|
|
-- |
|
|
|
-- |
|
Charles
W. Goehringer, Jr.
|
|
|
13,503,069 |
|
|
|
100,838 |
|
|
|
-- |
|
|
|
-- |
|
Mohammed
O. Al Omair
|
|
|
13,566,331 |
|
|
|
37,576 |
|
|
|
-- |
|
|
|
-- |
|
Moore
Stephens TravisWolff, LLP (registered as Travis, Wolff & Company,
LLP)
|
|
|
13,439,313 |
|
|
|
129,882 |
|
|
|
34,712 |
|
|
|
-- |
|
Stock
Option Plan of Arabian American Development Company for Key
Employees
|
|
|
9,778,255 |
|
|
|
488,558 |
|
|
|
36,873 |
|
|
|
3,300,221 |
|
Arabian
American Development Company Non-Employee Director Stock Option
Plan
|
|
|
5,615,361 |
|
|
|
4,638,831 |
|
|
|
49,494 |
|
|
|
3,300,221 |
|
ITEM
5. OTHER INFORMATION.
NONE.
ITEM
6. EXHIBITS.
The
following documents are filed or incorporated by reference as exhibits to this
Report. Exhibits marked with an asterisk (*) are management contracts or a
compensatory plan, contract or arrangement.
Exhibit
Number
|
Description
|
3(i)
|
- Certificate
of Incorporation of the Company as amended through the Certificate of
Amendment filed with the Delaware Secretary of State on July 19, 2000
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(a) to the Company’s Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000 (File No.
0-6247)).
|
3(ii)
|
- Restated
Bylaws of the Company dated April 26, 2007 (incorporated by reference to
Item 5.03 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated April 26, 2007 (File No.
0-6247)).
|
10(a)
|
- Loan
Agreement dated January 24, 1979 between the Company, National Mining
Company and the Government of Saudi Arabia (incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10(b) to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 1999 (File No.
0-6247)).
|
10(b)
|
- Mining
Lease Agreement effective May 22, 1993 by and between the Ministry of
Petroleum and Mineral Resources and the Company (incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10(c) to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 1999 (File No.
0-6247)).
|
10(c)
|
- Equipment
Lease Agreement dated November 14, 2003, between Silsbee Trading and
Transportation Corp. and South Hampton Refining Company (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10(o) to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 2003 (File No. 0-6247)).
|
10(d)
|
- Addendum
to Equipment Lease Agreement dated August 1, 2004, between Silsbee Trading
and Transportation Corp. and South Hampton Refining Company (incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10(q) to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2004 (file No.
0-6247)).
|
10(e)
|
- Partnership
Agreement dated August 6, 2006 between Arabian American Development
Company, Thamarat Najran Company, Qasr Al-Ma’adin Corporation, and Durrat
Al-Masani’ Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(i) to the
Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A for the quarter ended September
30, 2006 (file No. 0-6247)).
|
10(f)
|
- Financial
and Legal Service and Advice Agreement dated August 5, 2006 between
Arabian American Development Company, Nassir Ali Kadasa, and Dr. Ibrahim
Al-Mounif (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(j) to the Company’s
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A for the quarter ended September 30, 2006
(file No. 0-6247)).
|
10(g)*
|
- Retirement
Awards Program dated January 17, 2007 between Arabian American Development
Company and Jack Crichton (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(h) to
the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March
31, 2007(filed No. 0-6247)).
|
10(h)*
|
- Retirement
Awards Program dated January 15, 2008 between Arabian American Development
Company and Hatem El Khalidi (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(h)
to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March
31, 2008(filed No. 0-6247)).
|
10(i)
|
- Waiver
and Second Amendment to Credit Agreement and First Amendment to Borrower
Security Agreement dated September 19, 2007, between South Hampton
Resources, Inc. and Bank of America, N.A (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10(i) to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
quarter ended September 30, 2007 (file No. 0-6247)).
|
10(j)
|
- Waiver
and Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement dated July 9, 2008, between South
Hampton Resources, Inc. and Bank of America, N.A.(incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated July 9, 2008
(file No. 001-33926)).
|
10(k)*
|
- Stock
Option Plan of Arabian American Development Company for Key Employees
adopted April 7, 2008 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit A to the
Company’s Form DEF 14A filed April 30, 2008 (file No.
001-33926)).
|
10(l)*
|
- Arabian
American Development Company Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan
adopted April 7, 2008 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit B to the
Company’s Form DEF 14A filed April 30, 2008 (file No.
001-33926)).
|
31.1
|
- Certification
of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002.
|
31.2
|
- Certification
of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002.
|
32.1
|
- Certification
of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted
pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002.
|
32.2
|
- Certification
of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted
pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002.
|
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto
duly authorized.
DATE: August
8,
2008 ARABIAN AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT
COMPANY
(Registrant)
By: /s/
Connie Cook
Connie
Cook
Treasurer