Arabian American Development Company Reports Operating Results (10-K)

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Mar 18, 2011
Arabian American Development Company (ARSD, Financial) filed Annual Report for the period ended 2010-12-31.

Arabian American Development Company has a market cap of $89.7 million; its shares were traded at around $3.82 with a P/E ratio of 34.7 and P/S ratio of 0.6.

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The Company acquired STTC in exchange for the payment to Mr. Carter of (i) cash of $250,000, (ii) a note payable in the amount of $300,000 and (iii) 232,170 shares of the Company s common stock having a fair value of $775,448.

TCEQ. In 1993 during remediation of a small spill area, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) required South Hampton to drill a well to check for groundwater contamination under the spill area. Two pools of hydrocarbons were discovered to be floating on the groundwater at a depth of approximately 25 feet. One pool is under the site of a former gas processing plant owned and operated by Sinclair, Arco and others before its purchase by South Hampton in 1981. Analysis of the material indicates it entered the ground prior to South Hampton s acquisition of the property. The other pool is under the original South Hampton facility and analysis indicates the material was deposited decades ago. Tests conducted have determined that the hydrocarbons are contained on the property and not migrating in any direction. The recovery process was initiated in June 1998 and approximately $53,000 was spent setting up the system. The recovery is proceeding as planned and is expected to continue for many years until the pools are reduced to acceptable levels. Expenses of recovery and periodic migration testing are being recorded as normal operating expenses. Expenses for future recovery are expected to stabilize and be less per annum than the initial set up cost, although there is no assurance of this effect. The light hydrocarbon recovered from the former gas plant site is compatible with our normal Penhex feedstock and is accumulated and transferred into the Penhex feedstock tank. The material recovered from under the original South Hampton site is accumulated and sold as a by-product. Approximately 150 barrels were recovered during 2010 and 473 barrels during 2009. The recovered material had an economic value of approximately $13,000 during 2010 and $30,000 during 2009. Consulting engineers estimate that as much as 20,000 barrels of recoverable material may be avail

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