Royale Energy Inc. Reports Operating Results (10-Q)

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Aug 13, 2012
Royale Energy Inc. (ROYL, Financial) filed Quarterly Report for the period ended 2012-06-30.

Royale Energy, Inc. has a market cap of $32.1 million; its shares were traded at around $2.85 with and P/S ratio of 2.7.

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For the six months ended June 30, 2012, we had a net loss of $2,263,715 compared to net income of $336,200 during the same period in 2011, a $2,599,915 change. Total revenues for the first six months in 2012 were $1,829,949, a decrease of $4,481,852 or 71.0% from the total revenues of $6,311,801 during the same period in 2011. For the quarter ended June 30, 2012, we had a net loss of $1,074,956 compared to net income of $259,347 during the second quarter in 2011, a $1,334,303 difference. The lower net profits and revenues during the periods were the result of decreases in both natural gas production and price received and lower turnkey drilling revenues due to a decrease in drilling activity during the period in 2012. During the first six months of 2012, revenues from oil and gas production decreased $2,434,230 or 73.7% to $867,844 from the 2011 six month revenues of $3,302,074. This decrease was due to lower natural gas and oil production, stemming from the natural declines of our existing wells and lower commodity prices received during the period in 2012. The net sales volume of natural gas for the six months ended June 30, 2012, was 315,421 Mcf with an average price of $2.49 per Mcf, versus 759,395 Mcf with an average price of $4.20 per Mcf for the period in 2011. This represents a decrease in net sales volume of 443,974 Mcf or 58.5%. For the quarter ended June 30, 2012, revenues from oil and gas production decreased $1,493,565 or 80.1% to $370,950 from the 2011 second quarter revenues of $1,864,515. During the second quarter 2012, we produced 146,050 Mcf with an average price of $2.33 per Mcf versus 417,303 Mcf produced during the same quarter in 2011 with an average price of $4.33 per Mcf, which represents a 271,253 Mcf or 65.0% decrease in net sales volume. The net sales volume for oil and condensate (natural gas liquids) production was 855 barrels with an average price of $94.13 per barrel for the first six months of 2012, compared to 1,233 barrels at an average price of $93.61 per barrel for the first six months in 2011. This represents a decrease in net sales volume of 378 barrels, or 30.7%. For the quarter ended June 30, 2012, oil and condensate production decreased 264 barrels, or 44.6%, from 592 barrels produced during the period in 2011 to 328 barrels produced in the same period in 2012. Oil and natural gas lease operating expenses decreased by $193,720 or 24.2%, to $606,331 for the six months ended June 30, 2012, from $800,051 for the six months in 2011. For the second quarter 2012, lease operating expenses decreased $183,122 or 37.1% from the same period in 2011. These decreases were mainly due to lower plugging and transportation costs during the period in 2012. For the six months ended June 30, 2012, turnkey drilling revenues decreased $1,914,633 or 76.4% to $592,558 from $2,507,191 in the same period in 2011. We also had a $1,235,819 or 86.7% decrease in turnkey drilling and development costs to $190,158 in 2012 from $1,425,977 in 2011. For the second quarter of 2012, turnkey drilling revenues decreased $969,644 or 73.9% while turnkey drilling and development costs also decreased $355,205 or 74.8%. During the first six months of 2012 we did not drill any wells, due to the lower overall natural gas commodity prices, while during the same period in 2011 we drilled three wells in California. The aggregate of supervisory fees and other income was $369,547 for the six months ended June 30, 2012, a decrease of $132,989 or 26.5% from $502,536 during the period in 2011. During the second quarter 2012, supervisory fees decreased $135,947. These decreases were due to lower pipeline and compressor fees as a result of lower natural gas production during the period in 2012. Depreciation, depletion and amortization expense decreased to $737,119 from $1,246,561, a decrease of $509,442 or 40.9% for the six months ended June 30, 2012, as compared to the same period in 2011. This decrease in depletion expense was mainly due to the decrease in our oil and gas assets from our 2011 impairments. General and administrative expenses decreased by $29,943 or 1.5% from $2,041,390 for the six months ended June 30, 2011, to $2,011,447 for the period in 2012. For the second quarter 2012, general and administrative expenses decreased $2,101 when compared to the same period in 2011. These decreases were primarily due to lower share based compensation expense during the period in 2012. Marketing expense for the six months ended June 30, 2012, decreased $99,351, or 23.3%, to $326,141, compared to $425,492 for the same period in 2011. For the second quarter 2012, marketing expenses decreased $72,966 or 29.8% when compared to the second quarter in 2011. Marketing expense varies from period to period according to the number of marketing events attended by personnel and their associated costs.

For the six months ended June 30, 2012, we had a net loss of $2,263,715 compared to net income of $336,200 during the same period in 2011, a $2,599,915 change. Total revenues for the first six months in 2012 were $1,829,949, a decrease of $4,481,852 or 71.0% from the total revenues of $6,311,801 during the same period in 2011. For the quarter ended June 30, 2012, we had a net loss of $1,074,956 compared to net income of $259,347 during the second quarter in 2011, a $1,334,303 difference. The lower net profits and revenues during the periods were the result of decreases in both natural gas production and price received and lower turnkey drilling revenues due to a decrease in drilling activity during the period in 2012.

During the first six months of 2012, revenues from oil and gas production decreased $2,434,230 or 73.7% to $867,844 from the 2011 six month revenues of $3,302,074. This decrease was due to lower natural gas and oil production, stemming from the natural declines of our existing wells and lower commodity prices received during the period in 2012. The net sales volume of natural gas for the six months ended June 30, 2012, was 315,421 Mcf with an average price of $2.49 per Mcf, versus 759,395 Mcf with an average price of $4.20 per Mcf for the period in 2011. This represents a decrease in net sales volume of 443,974 Mcf or 58.5%. For the quarter ended June 30, 2012, revenues from oil and gas production decreased $1,493,565 or 80.1% to $370,950 from the 2011 second quarter revenues of $1,864,515. During the second quarter 2012, we produced 146,050 Mcf with an average price of $2.33 per Mcf versus 417,303 Mcf produced during the same quarter in 2011 with an average price of $4.33 per Mcf, which represents a 271,253 Mcf or 65.0% decrease in net sales volume. The net sales volume for oil and condensate (natural gas liquids) production was 855 barrels with an average price of $94.13 per barrel for the first six months of 2012, compared to 1,233 barrels at an average price of $93.61 per barrel for the first six months in 2011. This represents a decrease in net sales volume of 378 barrels, or 30.7%. For the quarter ended June 30, 2012, oil and condensate production decreased 264 barrels, or 44.6%, from 592 barrels produced during the period in 2011 to 328 barrels produced in the same period in 2012.

For the six months ended June 30, 2012, turnkey drilling revenues decreased $1,914,633 or 76.4% to $592,558 from $2,507,191 in the same period in 2011. We also had a $1,235,819 or 86.7% decrease in turnkey drilling and development costs to $190,158 in 2012 from $1,425,977 in 2011. For the second quarter of 2012, turnkey drilling revenues decreased $969,644 or 73.9% while turnkey drilling and development costs also decreased $355,205 or 74.8%. During the first six months of 2012 we did not drill any wells, due to the lower overall natural gas commodity prices, while during the same period in 2011 we drilled three wells in California.

At June 30, 2012, our accounts receivable totaled $1,522,538, compared to $1,872,067 at December 31, 2011, a $349,529 or 18.7% decrease. This was primarily due to lower oil and gas receivables due to a decline in natural gas production and prices at June 30, 2012 when compared to the year-end December 31, 2011. At June 30, 2012, our accounts payable and accrued expenses totaled $4,434,420, a decrease of $108,321 or 2.4% from the accounts payable at December 31, 2011, of $4,542,741, mainly due to a decrease in revenues payable from the lower oil and gas production and revenues.

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