Pinetree Capital Ltd. Announces Unaudited Financial Results For The Three And Six Months Ended June 30, 2008
August 8, 2008
During the second quarter, Pinetree generated net income of $4.8 million, as compared to a net loss of $44.3 million in the same quarter last year. The net income was primarily due to net investment gains of $13.9 million in the quarter, comprised of realized gains on dispositions of investments of $1.2 million, $11.0 million in unrealized gains on investments and $1.7 million in income from an equity accounted investment. Earnings per common share were $0.04 as compared to loss per share of $0.47 in the three months ended June 30, 2007.
For the six months ended June 30, 2008, Pinetree generated a net loss of $51.6 million, as compared to net income of $2.9 million in the same period last year. The net loss was primarily due to net investment losses of $68.2 million in the period, comprised of realized losses on dispositions of investments of $6.8 million, $61.2 million in unrealized losses on investments and $218,000 in loss from an equity accounted investment. Loss per common share was $0.45 as compared to earnings per share of $0.03 in the six months ended June 30, 2007.
The composition of Pinetree’s investment portfolio (accounted for at fair value) by sector as at June 30, 2008, as compared to the end of the prior quarter and last year end is outlined in the following table:
June 30, 2008 |
March 31, 2008 |
December 31, 2007 | ||||
Sector |
($’000) |
% of Total |
($’000) |
% of Total |
($’000) |
% of Total |
Resources: |
||||||
Precious Metals |
157,129 |
32.0 |
190,416 |
35.2 |
240,479 |
40.6 |
Base Metals |
92,422 |
18.8 |
126,450 |
23.4 |
72,874 |
12.3 |
Uranium |
108,610 |
22.1 |
81,174 |
15.0 |
118,384 |
20.0 |
Oil & Gas |
38,204 |
7.8 |
38,187 |
7.1 |
45,543 |
7.7 |
Molybdenum |
28,400 |
5.8 |
32,439 |
6.0 |
50,506 |
8.5 |
Potash and Rare Earths |
19,203 |
3.9 |
18,132 |
3.4 |
17,052 |
2.9 |
Total Resources |
443,968 |
90.4 |
486,798 |
90.1 |
544,838 |
92.0 |
Technology/Other |
28,064 |
5.7 |
29,522 |
5.5 |
23,805 |
4.0 |
Biotechnology |
11,519 |
2.2 |
12,388 |
2.2 |
11,400 |
2.0 |
Energy Related Technology |
8,161 |
1.7 |
12,159 |
2.2 |
11,996 |
2.0 |
Total investments at June 30, 2008, including investments accounted for at fair value stood at $491.7 million as compared to $592.0 million as at December 31, 2007. The number of investments decreased to 429 from 487 at the end of the last year. Of the 429 investments, 373 or 86.9% (December 31, 2007 – 88.7%), were in the resource sector, reflecting Pinetree’s continued focus on resources.
Net asset value per share decreased to $3.79 as at June 30, 2008 from $4.20 as at December 31, 2007.
Sheldon Inwentash, Chairman and CEO of Pinetree stated, “We continue to find ourselves in a period where valuations reflect short-term market sentiments rather than long-term fundamentals in the resource sector. Following our July financing, we continue to have the wherewithal to invest and remain focused on those longer term trends. We remain cautiously optimistic with our many investments in key growth areas and diversification over the entire resource sector.”
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Use of Non-GAAP Measures
“Net asset value per share” is a non-GAAP measure defined as shareholders’ equity divided by the total number of common shares of Pinetree outstanding. The term net asset value per share does not have any standardized meaning according to GAAP and therefore may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other companies. We believe that the measure provides information useful to our shareholders in understanding our performance, facilitates the comparison of the quarterly and year-end results of our ongoing operations and provides a meaningful measure to evaluate our business relative to that of our peers.
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