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NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO U.S. NEWSWIRE SERVICES OR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE U.S. Canadian Energy Services L.P. ("Canadian Energy Services", "CES" or the "Partnership") (TSX:CEU.UN) is pleased to report on its financial and operating results for the three months ended September 30, 2009. The Partnership generated gross revenue of $19.2 million during the third quarter of 2009, compared to $40.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2008, a decrease of $21.6 million or 53.0% on a year-over-year basis. Year-to-date, gross revenue totalled $62.2 million compared to $83.7 million last year representing a decline of $21.5 million or 25.7% on a year-over-year basis. During Q3 2009, gross revenue on a per unit basis was $1.70 per unit compared to $3.64 per unit for Q3 2008, a decrease of 53.2%. CES' estimated market share in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin ("WCSB") increased to 27% for the three months ended September 30, 2009, up from 23% for the three months ended September 30, 2008. Year-to-date, the Partnership's estimated market share in the WCSB averaged 23% as compared to 21% during 2008. The year-over-year market share increases are reflective of CES' solutions which are focused on the major resource plays along with the Partnership's service and execution. CES' operating days in the WCSB were estimated to be 4,924 for the three month period ended September 30, 2009, a decrease of 50% from the 9,844 operating days during the third quarter of 2008. Year-to-date, operating days in the WCSB were estimated to total 13,617 compared to 22,584 during same period last year, representing a decline of 40%. Overall industry activity dropped approximately 56.3% from an average monthly rig count in the third quarter of 2008 of 403 to 176 during the second quarter of 2009 based on Canadian Association of Oilwell Drilling Contractors ("CAODC") published monthly data for Western Canada. Year-to-date, the CAODC average monthly rig count for Western Canada has averaged 196 as compared to 357 in 2008 representing a year-over-year decline of 45.0%. Revenue from drilling fluids related sales of products and services in the WCSB was $15.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2009, compared to $33.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2008, representing a decrease of $18.0 million or 53.7%. For the nine month period ended September 30, 2009, revenue from drilling fluids related sales of products and services in the WCSB was $48.4 million as compared to $72.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2008, representing a decrease of $23.9 million or 33.1%. For the three months ended September 30, 2009, revenue generated in the United States ("US") from drilling fluid sales of products and services was $0.7 million with an estimated 191 operating days as compared to last year's revenue of $1.7 million with an estimated 212 operating days during the same period. Year-to-date, revenue generated in the US totalled $2.9 million as compared to $3.5 million in the previous year. During the third quarter of 2009, revenue from trucking operations totalled $1.7 million, an increase of $0.2 million from $1.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2008. For the year-to-date period, revenue from trucking operations totalled $4.7 million as compared to $3.1 million during 2008 representing an increase of $1.6 million. Clear Environmental Solutions ("Clear"), which was acquired by CES on June 12, 2008, generated $1.3 million of revenue for the three month period ended September 30, 2009 as compared to $4.2 million during the prior year. Revenue from Clear for the nine month period ended September 30, 2009 totalled $6.2 million. In 2008, Clear revenue from the date of acquisition (June 12, 2008) through to September 30, 2009 totalled $4.8 million. The core business of CES is to design and implement drilling fluid systems for oil and natural gas producers. CES operates in the WCSB and the US, with an emphasis on servicing the ongoing major resource plays. The drilling of those major resources plays includes wells drilled vertically, directionally, and with increasing frequency, horizontally. Horizontal drilling is a technique utilized in tight formations like shale gas, shale oil, heavy oil, and in the oil sands. The designed drilling fluid encompasses the functions of cleaning the hole, stabilizing the rock drilled, controlling subsurface pressures, enhancing drilling rates and protecting potential production zones while conserving the environment in the surrounding surface and subsurface area. The Partnership's drilling fluid systems are designed to be adaptable to a broad range of complex and varied drilling scenarios, to help clients eliminate inefficiencies in the drilling process and to assist them in meeting operational objectives and environmental compliance obligations. The Partnership markets its technical expertise and services to oil and natural gas exploration and production entities by emphasizing the historical success of both its patented and proprietary drilling fluid systems and the technical expertise and experience of its personnel. Clear provides environmental and drilling fluids waste disposal services primarily to oil and gas producers active in the WCSB. The business of Clear involves determining the appropriate processes for disposing of or recycling fluids produced by drilling operations and to carry out various related services necessary to dispose of drilling fluids. The Partnership's head office and the sales and services headquarters are located in Calgary, Alberta and its stock point facilities and other operations are located throughout Alberta, British Columbia, and Saskatchewan. The Partnership's indirect wholly-owned subsidiary, AES Drilling Fluids, LLC ("AES"), conducts operations in the US from its head office in Denver with stock point facilities currently located in both Oklahoma and Utah. Financial Highlights Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended September 30, September 30, ---------------------------------------- Financial Results 2009 2008 2009 2008 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ($000's except per unit amounts) Revenue 19,219 40,850 62,151 83,684 Gross margin (3) 6,085 12,188 17,552 24,716 Net earnings before income taxes 788 6,273 1,883 10,566 per unit basic and diluted (1) 0.07 0.56 0.17 1.04 Net earnings 718 6,244 1,658 10,471 per unit basic and diluted (1) 0.06 0.56 0.15 1.03 EBITDAC (3) (4) 2,004 7,630 5,572 14,067 Funds flow from operations (3) (4) 1,922 7,518 5,298 13,709 per unit basic and diluted (1) 0.17 0.67 0.47 1.35 Distributable funds (3) (4) 1,885 7,224 5,253 13,237 Distributions declared 2,683 2,653 7,972 7,253 per Class A Unit 0.2376 0.2376 0.7128 0.7128 per Subordinated Class B Unit - 0.2376 0.2376 0.7128 Financial Position September 30, 2009 December 31, 2008 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ($000's) Net working capital 11,470 15,825 Total assets 94,685 125,261 Long-term financial liabilities (2) 2,589 3,474 Unitholders' equity 72,907 76,978 Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended September 30, September 30, Partnership Units -------------------------------------------------- Outstanding (1) 2009 2008 2009 2008 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of period 11,378,055 11,166,870 11,378,055 11,166,870 Weighted average - basic 11,224,912 11,166,513 11,163,521 10,129,716 - diluted 11,297,312 11,230,889 11,183,493 10,129,716 Notes: (1) Includes Class A Units and Subordinated Class B Units. (2) Vehicle financing loans and term loan excluding current portions. (3) The Partnership uses certain performance measures that are not recognizable under Canadian generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"). These performance measures include, earnings before interest, taxes, amortization, goodwill impairment, unit-based compensation ("EBITDAC"), gross margin, funds flow from operations and distributable funds. Management believes that these measures provide supplemental financial information that is useful in the evaluation of the Partnership's operations. Readers should be cautioned, however, that these measures should not be construed as alternatives to measures determined in accordance with GAAP as an indicator of CES' performance. CES' method of calculating these measures may differ from that of other organizations and, accordingly, these may not be comparable. Please refer to the Non-GAAP measures section of the Partnership's MD&A for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009. (4) Prior year balances recomputed to conform to current year financial statement presentation. Additional highlights for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2009 in comparison to the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2008 for CES are as follows: - For the three month period ended September 30, 2009, gross margin of $6.1 million or 31.7% of revenue was generated, compared to gross margin of $12.2 million or 29.8% of revenue generated in the same period last year. Year-over-year, Q3 margins were higher primarily due to lower overall invert sales as a percentage of revenue. Invert has a lower gross margin as compared to other product margins of the Partnership. Year-to-date, the Partnership achieved a gross margin of $17.6 million or 28.2% of revenue compared to $24.7 million or 29.5% of revenue last year. Year-over-year, margins have declined on a year to date basis primarily due to decreased margins on some products, lower operating margins on US generated revenue, and an increase in revenue attributable to lower margin activities including trucking. - For the three month period ended September 30, 2009, selling, general, and administrative costs were $4.1 million as compared to $4.5 million for the same period in 2008. Year-over-year, third quarter selling, general, and administrative costs have declined as a result of cost reductions made by the Partnership. For the nine month period ended September 30, 2009, selling, general, and administrative costs were $12.0 million as compared to $10.6 million for the same period in 2008. Selling, general, and administrative costs for the year-to-date period are higher on a year-over-year comparison as a result of the Clear business unit's inclusion for the full nine month period in the current year balances. Selling, general, and administrative costs increased by $0.6 million or 17% in Q3 2009 to $4.1 million from $3.5 million in Q2 2009 primarily as a result of higher overall sales volumes during the quarter. CES continues to monitor selling, general, and administrative costs in light of prevailing market conditions. - EBITDAC for the three months ended September 30, 2009 was $2.0 million as compared to $7.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2008 representing a decrease of $5.6 million or 73.7%. For the nine month period ended September 30, 2009, EBTIDAC totalled $5.6 million as compared to $14.1 million in 2008 representing a decrease of $8.5 million or 60.4%. - The Partnership recorded a net profit of $0.7 million for the three month period ended September 30, 2009 as compared to a net profit of $6.2 million in the prior year. The Partnership recorded net earnings per unit was $0.06 for the three months ended September 30, 2009 versus net earnings per unit of $0.56 in 2008. For the nine month period ended September 30, 2009, the Partnership recorded net earnings of $1.7 million, a decrease of 84.2% from the $10.5 million generated for the same period last year. For the nine month period, net earnings per unit were $0.15 for 2009, as compared with $1.03 per unit for the same period in 2008, representing a decrease of $0.88 or 85.4% on a per unit basis. For the quarter, net earnings were lower primarily as a result of lower overall revenues and higher non-cash expenses relating to amortization. For the year-to-date period, the decline in earnings per unit is due to a combination of lower net earnings for the period and additional units outstanding during the period as compared to 2008. - Despite the weak market conditions, CES continued to maintain a strong balance sheet at September 30, 2009 with net working capital of $11.5 million (December 31, 2008 - $15.8 million). At September 30, 2009, CES had drawn $3.0 million on its operating facility (December 31, 2008 - $12.7 million). The maximum available draw on the $30.0 million facility at September 30, 2009, based on accounts receivable and inventory balances, was $12.5 million. - In August, 223,054 Class A Units of the Partnership were issued as partial settlement of the earn-out liability pursuant to the Partnership's acquisition of the business assets of Clear on June 26, 2008. This represents a settlement of $1.8 million of the $2.0 million earn-out payable. The remaining $0.2 million is payable in cash contingent upon the collection of selected accounts receivable balances prior to December 31, 2009. To date, $0.038 million of the selected outstanding accounts receivable balances have been collected resulting in a confirmed minimum earn-out payable of $0.15 million of December 31, 2009. - The Partnership has continued to maintain its monthly distributions throughout the first nine months of 2009 at its target level of $0.0792 per Class A Unit per month. A total aggregate distribution of $0.2376 per Class A Unit was paid during the third quarter. During the third quarter, the payout ratio averaged 142.3% as compared to 36.7% last year. Year-to-date, the payout ratio has averaged 151.8% as compared to 54.8% during 2008. Since the Partnership's inception in 2006, the Partnership has maintained its distribution at $0.0792 per Class A Unit per month resulting in an inception to date payout ratio of 83%. The determination of the payout ratio does not take into account changes in non-cash operating working capital items. Management and the Board of Directors review the appropriateness of distributions on a monthly basis taking into account industry conditions, growth opportunities requiring expansion capital, and management's forecast of distributable funds. Although at this time the Partnership intends to continue to make cash distributions to unitholders, these distributions are not guaranteed. Outlook Although crude oil prices have rebounded off their lows in early 2009 and have stabilized during the last two quarters, natural gas prices continue to remain relatively weak compared to recent years. Overall drilling activity in both the WCSB and the US has dropped considerably on a year-over-year basis and despite improved market share statistics in the WCSB, the Partnership has also experienced a significant decline in overall activity levels compared to last year. Industry forecasts for drilling activity for the upcoming winter drilling season continue to remain relatively weak compared to recent history and expected to remain weak during the first half of 2010 in both the WCSB and the United States. The lower drilling activity has and will continue to result in a decrease in the Partnership's overall activity levels through the remainder of 2009 and into the first half of 2010 which will negatively impact the Partnership's earnings and resulting cash flows over that term. Low industry activity levels, weakness in natural gas prices, uncertainty with global economic growth, and continuity uncertainty and reduced access to the debt and equity markets, increases the importance of maintaining strong financial flexibility. As a result, the Partnership intends to closely manage its distribution levels and capital expenditures in order to minimize increases in debt levels and preserve its balance sheet strength and liquidity position. Despite the uncertain times facing the North American drilling market, CES' exposure the key resource plays and to the growth in the number of horizontal wells being drilled bodes well for the Partnership. These wells require complex drilling fluids to best manage down hole dynamics, drilling times and costs and our unique products like Seal-AX(TM) and Liquidrill(TM)/Tarbreak, combined with our concerted focus on providing superior service, positions CES well in this environment. CES believes that its value proposition in the horizontal drilling, oil sands drilling, and deeper natural gas drilling, will continue to position it as the premium independent drilling fluids provider in the market. Management believes that CES' technologies have global application and the Partnership will continue to pursue opportunities that align our service offerings with the needs of our customers. We are confident that our technologies will be embraced as we build out our operations. In particular management believes CES's presence in the Rockies and Mid-Continent regions of the US offer significant growth opportunities. These markets present us with potential incremental growth and future access into other basins in the United States, as we see increased potential in the Marcellus shale play in the Northeast US. Our strategy remains to utilize our patented and proprietary technologies and local personnel to create market share in the US market. The Clear Environmental Solutions and EQUAL Transport divisions continue to complement CES' core drilling fluids business. During 2009, the Environmental Services has been negatively impacted as a result of the significant decline in shallow natural gas focused drilling in the WCSB. The Environmental Services division has focused on expanding its operational base and is pursuing opportunities in the oil sands and horizontal drilling. In addition, CES will continue to invest in research and development and technology advancements in the drilling fluids market. CES will also provide integrated business solutions to drive margins and remain competitive for our customers. CANADIAN ENERGY SERVICES L.P. CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (stated in thousands of dollars) As at ------------------------------ September 30, December 31, 2009 2008 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASSETS Current assets Accounts receivable 20,400 47,286 Inventory 7,663 10,903 Prepaid expenses 366 441 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 28,429 58,630 Property and equipment (note 4) 12,969 12,519 Intangible assets 3,374 4,199 Goodwill 49,913 49,913 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 94,685 125,261 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- LIABILITIES AND UNITHOLDERS' EQUITY Current liabilities Bank indebtedness 2,991 12,702 Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 11,795 25,578 Financial derivative liability 15 - Earn-out payable 207 2,000 Distributions payable 901 1,225 Current portion of long-term debt 1,050 1,300 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 16,959 42,805 Long-term debt 2,589 3,474 Future income tax liability 2,230 2,004 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 21,778 48,283 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unitholders' equity Class A Units 107,551 84,352 Subordinated Class B Units - 21,514 Contributed surplus 2,089 1,531 Deficit (36,733) (30,419) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 72,907 76,978 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 94,685 125,261 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CANADIAN ENERGY SERVICES L.P. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS, COMPREHENSIVE EARNINGS AND DEFICIT (stated in thousands of dollars except per unit amounts) Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended September 30, September 30, --------------------------------------- 2009 2008 2009 2008 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Revenue 19,219 40,850 62,151 83,684 Cost of sales 13,134 28,662 44,599 58,968 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gross margin 6,085 12,188 17,552 24,716 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Expenses Selling, general, and administrative expenses 4,079 4,525 11,981 10,587 Amortization 840 740 2,600 1,515 Unit-based compensation 147 509 703 1,605 Interest expense 82 112 274 358 Foreign exchange loss 94 12 27 60 Financial derivative loss 53 - 15 - Loss on disposal of assets 2 17 69 25 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5,297 5,915 15,669 14,150 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Net earnings before taxes 788 6,273 1,883 10,566 Future income tax expense 70 29 225 95 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Net earnings and comprehensive earnings 718 6,244 1,658 10,471 Deficit, beginning of period (34,768) (36,072) (30,419) (35,699) Unitholders' distributions declared (2,683) (2,653) (7,972) (7,253) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Deficit, end of period (36,733) (32,481) (36,733) (32,481) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Net earnings per unit Basic and diluted 0.06 0.56 0.15 1.03 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CANADIAN ENERGY SERVICES L.P. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOW (stated in thousands of dollars) Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended September 30, September 30, ---------------------------------------- 2009 2008 2009 2008 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN): OPERATING ACTIVITIES: Net earnings for the period 718 6,244 1,658 10,471 Items not involving cash: Amortization 840 740 2,600 1,515 Unit-based compensation 147 509 703 1,605 Future income tax expense 70 29 225 95 Loss on disposal of assets 2 17 69 25 Unrealized foreign exchange (gain) loss 98 (21) 34 (2) Unrealized financial derivative loss 47 - 9 - Change in non-cash operating working capital (2,719) (13,972) 16,182 (15,258) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- (797) (6,454) 21,480 (1,549) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- FINANCING ACTIVITIES: Repayment of long-term debt (276) (314) (1,238) (1,659) Issuance of long-term debt - - - 2,550 Issuance of Class A Units, net of issuance costs 96 4 96 11,908 Increase (decrease) in bank indebtedness 2,991 12,461 (9,711) 7,913 Distributions to unitholders (2,683) (2,512) (8,315) (6,971) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 128 9,639 (19,168) 13,741 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- INVESTING ACTIVITIES: Investment in property and equipment (1,462) (3,425) (2,818) (4,511) Investment in intangible assets (3) (35) (45) (62) Acquisition of Clear Environmental Solutions - - - (7,529) Proceeds on disposal of fixed assets 9 38 407 72 Change in non-cash investing working capital 32 (6) 144 (162) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1,424) (3,428) (2,312) (12,192) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHANGE IN CASH (2,093) (243) - - Cash, beginning of period 2,093 243 - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cash, end of period - - - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Partnership has filed its 2009 Q3 consolidated financial statements and notes thereto as at and for the period ended September 30, 2009 and accompanying management's discussion and analysis in accordance with National Instrument 51-102 - Continuous Disclosure Obligations adopted by the Canadian securities regulatory authorities. Additional information related to the Partnership can be found on the System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval (SEDAR) at www.sedar.com. Information is also accessible on the Partnership's web site at www.CanadianEnergyServices.com. CES is organized in accordance with the terms and conditions of a limited partnership agreement which provides that only persons who are resident in Canada, or, if partnerships, are Canadian partnerships, in each case for purposes of the Income Tax Act (Canada) (the "Tax Act"), may own units of the Partnership. Units may not be purchased as a "tax shelter investment" for the purposes of the Tax Act or by any entity an interest in which is a tax shelter investment. Except for the historical and present factual information contained herein, the matters set forth in this news release, including words such as "expects", "projects", "plans" and similar expressions, are forward-looking information that represents management of Canadian Energy Services' internal projections, expectations or beliefs concerning, among other things, future operating results and various components thereof or the economic performance of Canadian Energy Services. The projections, estimates and beliefs contained in such forward-looking information necessarily involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, which may cause Canadian Energy Services' actual performance and financial results in future periods to differ materially from any projections of future performance or results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, among other things, those described in Canadian Energy Services' filings with the Canadian securities authorities. Accordingly, holders of Canadian Energy Services Class A Common limited partnership units and potential investors are cautioned that events or circumstances could cause results to differ materially from those predicted. In particular, this press release contains forward-looking information pertaining to the following: future estimates as to distribution levels; capital expenditure programs for oil and natural gas drilling, including with respect to heavy oil and SAGD projects; supply and demand for the Partnership's products and services; industry activity levels; commodity prices; treatment under governmental regulatory and taxation regimes; dependence on equipment suppliers; dependence on suppliers of inventory and product inputs; equipment improvements; dependence on personnel; collection of accounts receivable; operating risk liability; expectations regarding market prices and costs; expansion of services in Canada, the United States and internationally; development of new technology; expected performance of the environmental and transportation operations; investments in research and development and technology advancements; access to debt and capital markets; and competitive conditions. The Partnership's actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking information as a result of the following factors: general economic conditions in Canada, the US and internationally; demand for oilfield services for drilling and completion of oil and natural gas wells; volatility in market prices for oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids and the effect of this volatility on the demand for oilfield services generally; competition; liabilities and risks, including environmental liabilities and risks, inherent in oil and natural gas operations; sourcing, pricing and availability of raw materials, consumables, component parts, equipment, suppliers, facilities, and skilled management, technical and field personnel; ability to integrate technological advances and match advances of competitors; availability of capital; uncertainties in weather and temperature affecting the duration of the oilfield service periods and the activities that can be completed; changes in legislation and the regulatory environment, including uncertainties with respect to programs to reduce greenhouse gas and other emissions, taxation of trusts, public partnerships and other flow-through entities, and changes to the royalty regimes applicable to entities operating in the WCSB and the US; access to capital and the liquidity of debt markets; fluctuations in foreign exchange and interest rates and the other factors considered under "Risk Factors" in the Partnership's Annual Information Form for the year ended December 31, 2008 and "Risks and Uncertainties" in the Partnership's MD&A for the year ended December 31, 2008. Without limiting the foregoing, the forward-looking information contained in this press release is expressly qualified by this cautionary statement.
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