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Financial, Operating, & Investor Highlights for 1997
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1997
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1996
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Annual
Change
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| Revenues |
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$79,922,202 |
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$60,768,232 |
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32% |
| Oil and Gas Sales |
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$69,015,189 |
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$52,770,672 |
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31% |
| Net Income |
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$22,310,189 |
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$19,025,450 |
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17% |
| Basic Income per Share |
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$1.35 |
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$1.27 |
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6% |
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| Total Assets |
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$339,115,390 |
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$310,375,264 |
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9% |
| Working Capital |
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$1,464,122 |
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$68,703,862 |
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(98)% |
| Current Ratio |
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1.05 |
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3.09 |
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(66)% |
| Long-Term Debt and Bank Borrowings |
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$122,915,000 |
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$115,000,000 |
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7% |
| Shareholders' Equity |
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$159,400,920 |
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$142,761,610 |
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12% |
| Return on Shareholders' Equity |
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15% |
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16% |
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(6)% |
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| Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities |
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$55,255,965 |
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$37,102,578 |
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49% |
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| Weighted Average Shares Outstanding |
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16,492,856 |
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13,637,182 |
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10% |
| Year-End Shares Outstanding |
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16,459,156 |
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15,176,417 |
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8% |
| Market Price of Common Stock at Year End |
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$21.06 |
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$29.88 |
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(22)% |
| Number of Shareholders of Record |
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520 |
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507 |
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3% |
| Number of Shareholders in Street Name |
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5,700 |
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5,300 |
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8% |
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| Natural Gas Production (Mcf) |
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21,359,434 |
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15,696,798 |
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36% |
| Oil & Condensate Production (Bbls) |
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672,385 |
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623,386 |
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8% |
| Total Oil and Natural Gas Production (Mcfe) |
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25,393,744 |
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19,437,114 |
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31% |
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| Average Natural Gas Prices Received ($/Mcf) |
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$2.68 |
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$2.57 |
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4% |
| Average Oil & Condensate Prices Received ($/Bbl) |
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$17.59 |
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$19.82 |
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(11)% |
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| Proved Natural Gas Reserves (Mcf) |
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314,305,669 |
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225,758,201 |
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39% |
| Proved Oil & Condensate Reserves (Bbls) |
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7,858,918 |
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5,484,309 |
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43% |
| Total Proved Reserves (Mcfe) |
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361,459,177 |
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258,664,055 |
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40% |
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| Present Value of Proved Reserves (discounted at 10% per
annum) |
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$350,344,782 |
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$471,184,957 |
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(26)% |
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| Number of Employees |
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194 |
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191 |
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2% |
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