Pulse Seismic Inc. Reports 2016 Results

CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - Mar 7, 2017) - Pulse Seismic Inc. ("Pulse" or "the Company") (PSD.TO)(PLSDF) is pleased to report its financial and operating results for the year ended December 31, 2016. The audited revenues were the same as the preliminary 2016 revenues announced in the Company's news release on February 3, 2017. The audited consolidated financial statements, accompanying notes and MD&A are being filed on SEDAR (www.sedar.com) and will be available on Pulse's website at www.pulseseismic.com.

HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2016

  • Seismic data library sales decreased by 32 percent year-over-year to $14.3 million in 2016 from $21.2 million in 2015;

  • Total seismic revenue of $14.3 million consisted entirely of data library sales in 2016, compared to $24.4 million which included $3.2 million in participation survey revenue in 2015;

  • The net loss increased to $7.5 million or ($0.13) per share basic and diluted for 2016 from a net loss of $5.3 million or ($0.09) per share basic and diluted for 2015;

  • Cash EBITDA(a) was $9.1 million, a 40 percent decrease from $15.1 million in 2015, and a 41 percent decrease on a per-share basis to $0.16 per share basic and diluted from $0.27 per share basic and diluted in 2015;

  • Shareholder free cash flow(a) was $9.0 million, a 39 percent decrease from $14.7 million in 2015, and a 38 percent decrease on a per-share basis to $0.16 per share basic and diluted from $0.26 per share basic and diluted in 2015;

  • Pulse purchased and cancelled, through its normal course issuer bid, a total of 341,272 common shares at a total cost of approximately $786,000 (average cost of $2.30 per common share including commissions);

  • No dividends were paid in 2016 whereas three quarterly dividends of $0.02 per share totalling $3.4 million were paid in 2015. The Company suspended its regular quarterly dividend in November 2015;

  • At December 31, 2016 the Company was debt-free and had a cash balance of $5.8 million, compared to its December 31, 2015 position of owing $222,000 on its operating line of credit, with no long-term debt or cash balance;

  • On January 26, 2016 the Company acquired approximately 107,000 net kilometres of 2D seismic data and 58 net square kilometres of 3D data. The data acquired is spread throughout the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin. The purchase price of $3.65 million was funded through the issuance of 669,643 common shares, plus $2.15 million in cash.

HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2016

  • Seismic data library sales decreased by 52% to $4.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2016, from $8.8 million in the same period of 2015;