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Pope Resources (Nasdaq:POPEZ) reported net income of $7.8 million, or
$1.63 per diluted ownership unit, on revenues of $16.5 million for the
quarter ended December 31, 2006. This compares to net income of $0.9
million, or 18 cents per diluted ownership unit, on revenues of $8.9
million for the quarter ended December 31, 2005.
Net income for the year ended December 31, 2006, totaled $24.9 million,
or $5.23 per diluted ownership unit, on revenues of $66.3 million. For
the corresponding period in 2005, net income totaled $13.7 million, or
$2.88 per diluted ownership unit, on revenues of $57.0 million.
Earnings before interest, income tax, depreciation, depletion, and
amortization (EBITDDA) for the quarter ended December 31, 2006, were
$8.5 million, compared to $2.9 million for the fourth quarter of 2005.
For the year ended December 31, 2006, EBITDDA was $33.2 million,
compared to $28.4 million in 2005.
“We enjoyed record results in 2006, thanks to
a series of major real estate sales that closed following years of
effort and planning,” said David L. Nunes,
President and CEO. “Over 52% of our profit and
27% of revenue for 2006 resulted from the sale of two real estate
parcels, a 200-acre residential land sale in Bremerton and the sale of a
17-acre commercial property in Gig Harbor.”
Fourth quarter 2006 results for our Fee Timber segment were very modest,
with operating income of $0.8 million, representing half the
corresponding 2005 level of $1.6 million; however, this was expected as
we front-loaded over 90% of our annual harvest volume during the first
three quarters of 2006. Average realized log prices in the current
quarter were $619 per thousand board feet (MBF), up 12% from the
corresponding quarter in 2005, while log volumes decreased from 8
million board feet (MMBF) in 2005 to 4 MMBF in 2006. On a year-to-date
basis, average realized log prices increased 6%, rising from $576 per
MBF in 2005 to $611 per MBF in 2006. Total harvest volume decreased from
74 MMBF in 2005 to 55 MMBF in 2006, based on a planned reduction
following the completion of harvest volume coming from two acquisitions
made in 2004.
Notwithstanding this 27% drop in harvest volume, Fee Timber operating
income declined by only 11%, from $16.3 million in 2005 to $14.6 million
in 2006, as a result of the increase in log price realizations and
because the 2005 segment results were burdened by higher than usual
depletion costs associated with a separate depletion pool from one of
the aforementioned 2004 acquisitions. Nearly 23% of our 2005 log sales
volume and 13% of our 2006 log sales volume related to harvests from a
late-2004 timberland purchase where we created a discrete depletion pool
because this property was stocked primarily with merchantable timber.
For the fourth quarter, our Real Estate segment generated operating
income of $7.9 million on revenues of $13.0 million, compared to a $0.1
million loss for the fourth quarter of 2005 on revenues of $1.1 million.
A majority of the revenue and operating income during the fourth quarter
of 2006 related to the $12 million sale of a 200-acre residential parcel
in Bremerton, Washington; however, a portion of this revenue recognition
was deferred to 2007 pending our completion of certain land
improvements. As a result, $10.7 million of this sale was recognized as
revenue in the fourth quarter of 2006, contributing $7.7 million of the
quarter’s operating income. Full year 2006
results for the Real Estate segment reflect operating income of $13.9
million on revenues of $27.3 million, compared to $1.3 million of
operating income on revenues of $4.8 million for 2005. The full-year
improvement in segment results is driven by the Bremerton residential
property sale together with two closings from our Harbor Hill project in
Gig Harbor, Washington, an 11-acre business park transaction and the
aforementioned 17-acre commercial property transaction.
Fourth quarter operating results for our Timberland Management &
Consulting segment declined from $1.5 million in 2005 to a $100,000 loss
in 2006. For the full year, this segment posted operating income of $1.3
million, compared to $3.5 million for 2005. The decline in operating
income from this segment is the result of fewer assets under management
as well as lower property disposition fees earned in 2006.
The financial schedules attached to this earnings release provide detail
on individual segment results and operating statistics.
About Pope Resources
Pope Resources, a publicly traded limited partnership, and its
subsidiaries Olympic Resource Management and Olympic Property Group, own
or manage 430,000 acres of timberland and development property in
Washington and Oregon. In addition, we provide forestry consulting and
timberland investment management services to third-party owners and
managers of timberland in Washington, Oregon, and California. The
company and its predecessor companies have owned and managed timberlands
and development properties for more than 150 years. Additional
information on the company can be found at www.orm.com.
The contents of our website are not incorporated into this release or
into our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
This press release contains a number of projections and statements about
our expected financial condition, operating results, business plans and
objectives. These statements reflect management's estimates based on
current goals and its expectations about future developments. Because
these statements describe our goals, objectives, and anticipated
performance, they are inherently uncertain, and some or all of these
statements may not come to pass. Accordingly, they should not be
interpreted as promises of future management actions or financial
performance. Our future actions and actual performance will vary from
current expectations and under various circumstances the results of
these variations may be material and adverse. Some of the factors that
may cause actual operating results and financial condition to fall short
of expectations include factors that affect our ability to anticipate
and respond adequately to fluctuations in the market prices for our
products; environmental and land use regulations that limit our ability
to harvest timber and develop property; labor, equipment and
transportation costs that affect our net income; our ability to discover
and accurately to estimate liabilities associated with our properties;
and economic conditions that affect consumer demand for our products and
the prices we receive for them. Other factors are set forth in that part
of our Annual Report on Form 10-K entitled "Risk Factors." Other issues
that may have an adverse and material impact on our business, operating
results, and financial condition include those risks and uncertainties
discussed in our other filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. Forward-looking statements in this release are made only as
of the date shown above, and we cannot undertake to update these
statements.
Management considers earnings (net income or loss) before interest
expense, income taxes, depreciation, depletion and amortization
(EBITDDA) to be an important measure of operating profitability,
particularly when comparing results between different timber-owning
companies because there are varying methods of calculating depletion
expense under GAAP. With different issuers employing various calculation
methodologies, disclosure of EBITDDA can make it easier for the reader
to make meaningful comparisons between the operating results and
cash-generating capabilities of different timber companies.
Pope Resources, A Delaware Limited Partnership
Unaudited
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(all amounts in $000's, except per unit amounts)
Three months ended
December 31,
Twelve months ended
December 31,
2006
2005
2006
2005
Revenues
$
16,533
$
8,907
$
66,250
$
57,006
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales
(4,716)
(2,751)
(25,753)
(24,596)
Operating expenses
(4,235)
(4,264)
(14,592)
(14,931)
Operating income
7,582
1,892
25,905
17,479
Interest, net
16
(539)
(625)
(2,477)
Income before income taxes and minority interest
7,598
1,353
25,280
15,002
Income tax provision
14
(435)
(439)
(997)
Income before minority interest
7,612
918
24,841
14,005
Minority interest
181
(46)
69
(321)
Net income
$
7,793
$
872
$
24,910
$
13,684
Average units outstanding - Basic
4,647
4,621
4,642
4,607
Average units outstanding - Diluted
4,778
4,773
4,762
4,751
Basic net income per unit
$
1.68
$
0.19
$
5.37
$
2.97
Diluted net income per unit
$
1.63
$
0.18
$
5.23
$
2.88
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(all amounts in $000's)
December 31,
2006
2005
Assets:
Cash
$
7,194
$
3,362
Short term investments
25,000
15,000
Other current assets
8,917
5,769
Roads and timber
97,883
53,019
Properties and equipment
39,253
28,543
Other assets
2,035
665
Total
$
180,282
$
106,358
Liabilities and partners' capital:
Current liabilities
$
14,775
$
7,454
Long-term debt, excluding current portion
30,866
32,281
Other long-term liabilities
47,036
218
Total liabilities
92,677
39,953
Partners' capital
87,605
66,405
Total
$
180,282
$
106,358
RECONCILIATION BETWEEN NET INCOME AND EBITDDA
(all amounts in $000's)
Three months ended
December 31,
Twelve months ended
December 31,
2006
2005
2006
2005
Net income
$
7,793
$
872
$
24,910
$
13,684
Added back:
Interest, net
(16)
539
625
2,477
Depletion
522
922
6,492
10,611
Depreciation and amortization
178
159
712
641
Income tax expense
(14)
435
439
997
EBITDDA
$
8,463
$
2,927
$
33,178
$
28,410
RECONCILIATION BETWEEN CASH FROM OPERATIONS AND EBITDDA
(all amounts in $000's)
Three months ended
December 31,
Twelve months ended
December 31,
2006
2005
2006
2005
Cash from operations
$
15,148
$
6,656
$
43,571
$
28,909
Added back:
Change in working capital
3,889
-
5,324
-
Interest
-
539
625
2,477
Deferred revenue
-
-
-
614
Minority interest
143
-
31
-
Deferred taxes
-
435
-
-
Income tax provision
-
-
439
997
Less:
Change in working capital
-
(4,456)
-
(4,075)
Interest
(16)
-
-
-
Deferred revenue
(7,502)
(81)
(8,533)
-
Cost of land sold
(2,981)
(90)
(7,818)
(434)
Deferred taxes
(27)
-
(16)
-
Equity based compensation
(177)
(76)
(444)
(76)
Income tax provision
(14)
-
-
-
Other
-
-
(1)
(2)
EBITDDA
$
8,463
$
2,927
$
33,178
$
28,410
SEGMENT INFORMATION
(all amounts in $000's)
Three months ended
December 31,
Twelve months ended
December 31,
2006
2005
2006
2005
Revenues:
Fee Timber
$
2,973
$
5,194
$
35,260
$
44,424
Timberland Management & Consulting (TM&C)
524
2,641
3,670
7,764
Real Estate
13,036
1,072
27,320
4,818
Total
16,533
8,907
66,250
57,006
EBITDDA:
Fee Timber
1,247
2,544
21,004
27,034
TM&C
(46)
1,508
1,262
3,637
Real Estate
8,274
(10)
14,511
1,448
General & administrative
(1,012)
(1,115)
(3,599)
(3,709)
Total
8,463
2,927
33,178
28,410
Depreciation, depletion and amortization:
Fee Timber
318
950
6,266
10,714
TM&C
19
23
73
97
Real Estate
325
43
647
178
General & administrative
38
65
218
263
Total
700
1,081
7,204
11,252
Operating income/(loss):
Fee Timber
783
1,594
14,592
16,320
TM&C
(100)
1,485
1,266
3,540
Real Estate
7,949
(53)
13,864
1,270
General & administrative
(1,050)
(1,134)
(3,817)
(3,651)
Total
$
7,582
$
1,892
$
25,905
$
17,479
SELECTED STATISTICS
Three months ended
Twelve months ended
31-Dec-06
31-Dec-05
31-Dec-06
31-Dec-05
Log sale volumes (thousand board feet):
Sawlogs
Douglas-fir
2,046
4,923
38,954
43,720
Whitewood
172
1,170
3,800
11,007
Cedar
301
229
1,075
4,447
Hardwood
421
699
3,591
5,143
Pulp
All species
763
1,319
7,113
9,928
Total
3,703
8,340
54,533
74,245
Average price realizations (per thousand board feet):
Sawlogs
Douglas-fir
621
653
669
644
Whitewood
419
446
445
472
Cedar
1,183
908
1,093
942
Hardwood
815
544
681
605
Pulp
All species
328
225
268
213
Overall
619
554
611
576
Owned timber acres
114,000
117,000
114,000
117,000
Acres under management
316,000
439,000
316,000
439,000
Capital expenditures ($000's)
$
3,177
4,132
$
10,508
6,756
Depletion ($000's)
522
922
6,492
10,611
Depreciation ($000's)
178
159
712
641
Debt to total capitalization
27%
34%
27%
34%
QUARTER TO QUARTER COMPARISONS
(Amounts in $000's except per unit data)
Q4 2006 vs. Q4 2005
Q4 2006 vs. Q3 2006
Total
Total
Net income:
4th Quarter 2006
$
7,793
$
7,793
3rd Quarter 2006
8,279
4th Quarter 2005
872
Variance
$
6,921
$
(486)
Detail of earnings variance:
Fee Timber
Log price realizations (A)
$
241
$
(15)
Log volumes (B)
(2,569)
(5,261)
Depletion
667
803
Production costs
823
1,588
Other Fee Timber
28
106
Timberland Management & Consulting
Management fee changes
(624)
46
Disposition fee changes
(1,388)
-
Other Timberland Mgmnt & Consulting
427
(179)
Real Estate
Environmental remediation liability
(56)
(32)
Land sales
9,106
2,838
Other Real Estate
(1,049)
(525)
General & administrative costs
84
(189)
Interest expense
391
115
Other (taxes, minority int., interest inc.)
840
219
Total change in earnings
$
6,921
$
(486)
(A) Price variance calculated by extending the change in average
realized price by current period volume.
(B) Volume variance calculated by extending change in sales volume
by the average log sales price for the comparison period.