Littlefield Corporation Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year Results
AUSTIN, Texas. Littlefield Corporation (OTCBB:LTFD) today announced earnings for
the fourth quarter and full year of 2006. Results from operations
continued improvement marking the eleventh consecutive quarter of
year-over-year revenue and operating earnings growth.
The Q4 2006 earnings include approximately $202,000 of notable
items: $175,000 of charges associated with the previously announced
settlement of an outstanding 10-year legal dispute, $14,000 for
non-cash expenses for compensation expense related to stock options
and $13,000 for loss on asset disposals.
The Q4 2005 earnings included approximately $659,000 of
nonrecurring items from legal settlement accruals of $463,000, a
$200,000 adjustment on the prepayment of a note receivable relating to
the sale of assets in South Carolina and other gain of $4,000. Full Year 2006 earnings included approximately $435,000 of notable
charges: $359,000 associated with legal settlements, $110,000 of
non-cash expenses for stock-based compensation offset by an insurance
claim of $34,000. Full Year 2005 earnings included a net gain of $1,025,000 mainly
from a gain on the sale of real property assets in South Carolina of
$996,000, income from the settlement of a promissory note for $544,000
and asset sales of $15,000. These were partially offset by $463,000
for legal settlements and $67,000 of stock-based compensation. Highlights for the quarter and full year compared to the prior
year follow: 1. Total Company Q4 2006 revenue rose $738,744 or 23% to
$4,009,155. Entertainment revenue for the quarter increased 7% and
Hospitality revenue for the quarter increased by 44%. 2. Full year revenue was up 18%, with Entertainment revenue up by
14% and Hospitality revenue up 25% over the prior year. 3. Entertainment (bingo) Q4 2006 gross profit was $681,290 versus
$686,542 in Q4 2005. Entertainment gross profit percent was 36% versus
38% last year. The strongest performance in the quarter came from
Texas bingo. Year-to-date, the Entertainment gross profit percent
increased to 42% compared to 36% in the prior year. 4. Hospitality segment Q4 2006 gross profit was $313,947 compared
to $96,949 in Q4 2005, an increase of $216,998 or 224%. The gross
profit percent expanded to 15% versus 7% last year. For the full year,
Hospitality achieved a gross profit of $45,800 versus a loss of
($221,240) in 2005, an increase of $267,040. 5. Excluding the notable items and non-recurring items described
above, Q4 2006 net income was up 21% to $167,700 compared with
$138,279 in Q4 2005 and full year 2006 net income was $1,219,984
versus $11,485 in 2005. Full year net income for 2006 increased by
$1,208,499 when compared to 2005. Please recall the issuance of a 20% stock dividend in Q2 2006
which has increased the number of shares outstanding. The following report is based upon unaudited financial statements.
We expect to receive the auditor's report and issue audited financial
statements containing any necessary year end adjustments by the
required SEC filing due date at the end of March. REVENUE
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Q4 2006 Q4 2005 Variance % Change
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LTFD Corporation $4,009,155 $3,270,411 $738,744 23%
Entertainment 1,917,771 1,791,183 126,588 7%
Hospitality 2,095,908 1,458,334 637,574 44%
Revenue surpassed the prior year comparable quarter's level by
23%. Texas bingo, Word of Mouth and Premiere Tent & Events were
particularly strong contributors to the increase in revenue. The
improvement in Hospitality is particularly significant given prior
year gains. This trend continues into 2007 given current levels of
activity. This is the highest level of Hospitality revenue in the
history of the Company's ownership of Word of Mouth and Premiere Tents
& Events. The trend of year-over-year revenue increases has been as follows: TREND OF REVENUE INCREASES Q1 2004 Q2 2004 Q3 2004 Q4 2004
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LTFD Corp (6%) (2%) 1% 9%
Entertainment (6%) 1% 15% 11%
Hospitality (6%) (8%) (29%) 6%
TREND OF REVENUE INCREASES Q1 2005 Q2 2005 Q3 2005 Q4 2005
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LTFD Corp 11% 10% 20% 17%
Entertainment 10% 5% (1%) 14%
Hospitality 5% 19% 90% 19%
TREND OF REVENUE INCREASES Q1 2006 Q2 2006 Q3 2006 Q4 2006
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LTFD Corp 17% 21% 11% 23%
Entertainment 21% 18% 12% 7%
Hospitality 10% 25% 8% 44%
The pattern of revenue increases which first became evident in Q4
2004 (absent only Entertainment in Q3 2005) continued with another
recent quarter of double-digit revenue increases. GROSS PROFIT
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Q4 2006 Q4 2005 Variance % Change
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LTFD Corporation $976,200 $796,805 $179,395 23%
Entertainment 681,290 686,542 (5,252) (1%)
Hospitality 313,947 96,949 216,998 224%
Entertainment gross profit percent was 36% to sales. Hospitality
gross profit percent was 15% versus 7% in the prior year quarter
reflecting the favorable affect of higher sales on margins. The
improvement in Hospitality is particularly significant. CORPORATE OVERHEAD
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2006 2005 Variance % Change
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FOURTH QUARTER $658,203 $559,624 ($98,579) (18%)
YTD 1,773,012 1,971,588 198,576 10%
For the quarter, Corporate Overhead expense excluding depreciation
and the noted items was up 18% from the prior year and down 10% YTD.
Corporate overhead does not include depreciation of $29,981 in Q4 2006
and $23,379 in Q4 2005; $111,112 YTD 2006 and $93,505 YTD 2005. This
is consistent with past presentation of this information. The YTD
improvement in Corporate Overhead expense reflected employee additions
offset by significantly lower legal expenses. NET INCOME (LOSS) and BASIC EPS
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2006 2005 Variance
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Q4 Net Income (Loss) ($34,847) ($520,764) 485,917
Q4 Basic Earnings (Loss) per share $0.00 ($0.05) $0.05
Q4 Basic shares outstanding 10,817,941 10,471,997 345,944
2006 2005 Variance
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FY Net Income (Loss) $785,749 $1,036,686 ($250,937)
FY Basic Earnings (Loss) per share $0.07 $0.10 ($0.03)
FY Basic shares outstanding 10,726,972 10,361,910 365,062
These results continue the year-over-year operating improvements,
a trend which has been established and continues. Disregarding the
notable and non-recurring charges and income noted earlier, the
Company's net income for Q4 2006 was up 21% to $167,700 compared with
net income Q4 2005 of $138,279. Q4 2005 basic shares outstanding have
been adjusted to reflect the affect of the Q2 2006 20% stock dividend
for comparison purposes. Basic earnings per share for the full year 2006 were $0.07 versus
$0.10 per share in 2005. Adjusted for the notable and non-recurring
items above, basic earnings per share were $0.11 per share in 2006
versus $0.00 last year excluding the favorable affects of the sale of
assets and settlement of a note receivable in 2005. Jeffrey L. Minch, President and Chief Executive Officer of
Littlefield Corporation, offered the following comments: "Q4-2006 results are excellent with revenue up 23% and
Hospitality revenue up 44%. The improvement in Hospitality in
the quarter is particular noteworthy as this is our busiest
quarter already. I congratulate our entire Hospitality team
for a job well done!
"The full year results reflect a strong operating performance
improvement with revenues up 18% and over a $1 million
increase in earnings, excluding unusual items. Texas has been
a particularly strong performer. We will continue to look for
good things in Texas and already thus far in the first
quarter of 2007, the trend of improvements continues to be
seen.
"The year also marked the resolution of three significant
legal matters which lingered for about a decade. These have
been resolved and funding arranged to spread repayment over
time. This Quarter was impacted by the final settlement of
these long-standing cases.
"I will look forward to discussing these results in the
conference call tomorrow. We have received a greater than
usual number of questions and I will answer all of them
during the conference call."
Earnings will be discussed in a conference call on Thursday, March
1, 2007 at 11:00 AM CST. Interested parties may participate by calling
877-407-9205 and requesting the Littlefield Earnings Conference Call. Investors are always cautioned to be careful in drawing
conclusions from a single press release, the Company's performance in
a single quarter or the individual opinions of any member of the
Company's management in making their individual investment decisions. In accordance with the safe harbor provisions of the Private
Securities Reform Act of 1995: except for historical information
contained herein, certain matters set forth in this press release are
forward-looking statements that are subject to substantial risks and
uncertainties, including government regulation, taxation, competition,
market risks, customer attendance, spending, general economic
conditions and other risks detailed in the Company's Securities and
Exchange Commission filings and reports. |