Xtreme Drilling Corp. Announces First Quarter 2017 Financial and Operating Results

CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - May 3, 2017) - Xtreme Drilling Corp. ("Xtreme", the "Company") (TSX:XDC) announces its first quarter 2017 financial and operating results. It is anticipated that filing will take place on SEDAR of interim Consolidated Financial Statements as well as Management's Discussion and Analysis for the quarter ended March 31, 2017, by May 5, 2017.

Q1 2017 Highlights

(amounts in Canadian dollars, unless otherwise noted)

  • For the three months ended March 31, 2017, the Company recorded revenue of $12.4 million as compared to $9.9 million in the fourth quarter of 2016. Revenue per day increased to $21,233 from $20,728 in the previous quarter. Adjusted EBITDA was ($0.1) million in the quarter which is essentially flat as compared to the fourth quarter of 2016.

  • Operating days during the three months ended March 31, 2017, increased to 583 from 479 in the fourth quarter of 2016. In the quarter, the Company made the decision to remove the three rigs that are in the process of upgrade to 850XE from the utilization calculation. For the first quarter of 2017, utilization was 36% on the Company's 18 drilling rig fleet. Utilization has increased from a low of 19% for the second quarter of 2016.

  • Operating expenses are tied to operating levels and were $16,800 per operating day for the quarter ended March 31, 2017, as compared to $15,800 per operating day for the previous quarter. The increase in the cost per operating day was primarily attributable to an increase in labor-related expenses and other rig re-activation costs.

  • General and administrative expenses increased slightly from $2.5 million for the three months ended December 31, 2016, to $2.6 million for the first quarter of 2017. The increase is due to the impact of the exchange rate and an increase in legal and professional fees, offset by a decrease in certain personnel-related costs.

  • The Company's USD-revenue and expenses are impacted by the exchange rate between the US dollar ("USD") and Canadian dollar ("CAD"). For the three months ended March 31, 2017, the average exchange rate used to convert the USD-denominated revenues and expenses to CAD was $1.33/$1 USD.

  • Capital expenditures for the first quarter were $18.7 million, which included approximately $15.4 million related to the 850XE upgrade program. Currently the Company has an approved 2017 capital expenditure budget of up to $50.0 million USD for the optimization of the XDR 500 fleet and the 850XE upgrade capital requirements.

  • Xtreme announced the commencement of a Substantial Issuer Bid in the first quarter of 2017. The share repurchase program will be conducted through a modified Dutch Auction process. The Company will purchase up to $25 million of equity from shareholders in a per share price range from $2.40 to $2.80. It is anticipated that the offer will close on June 1, 2017.