Pinetree Capital Ltd. Announces Unaudited Financial Results For The Three Months Ended March 31, 2009
May 13, 2009
During the first quarter of 2009, Pinetree generated net income of $28.6 million, as compared to a net loss of $56.4 million in the same quarter last year. The net income was primarily due to net investment gains of $41.5 million in the quarter, comprised of unrealized gains on investments of $48.0 million offset by realized losses on dispositions of investments of $5.9 million and losses from equity accounted investments of $0.6 million. Earnings per share for the quarter was $0.22, as compared to a loss per share of $0.50 for the three months ended March 31, 2008.
The composition of Pinetree’s investment portfolio (accounted for at fair value) by sector as at March 31, 2009, as compared to December 31, 2008, is outlined in the following table:
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March 31, 2009 |
December 31, 2008 | |||
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Sector |
($’000) |
% of Total |
($’000) |
% of Total |
|
Resources: |
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Precious Metals |
78,387 |
42.7 |
50,540 |
37.7 |
|
Uranium |
45,094 |
24.6 |
26,953 |
20.1 |
|
Base Metals |
25,165 |
13.7 |
23,529 |
17.6 |
|
Oil & Gas |
11,943 |
6.5 |
10,066 |
7.5 |
|
Molybdenum |
4,522 |
2.5 |
3,159 |
2.4 |
|
Potash and Rare Earths |
3,605 |
2.0 |
3,658 |
2.7 |
|
Total Resources |
168,716 |
92.0 |
117,905 |
88.0 |
|
Technology/Other |
8,053 |
4.4 |
8,205 |
6.1 |
|
Biotechnology |
3,930 |
2.1 |
5,493 |
4.1 |
|
Energy Related Technology |
2,757 |
1.5 |
2,366 |
1.8 |
As at March 31, 2009, total investments at fair value stood at $183.5 million, as compared to $134.0 million as at December 31, 2008, and the aggregate number of investments decreased to 426 from 427 at the end of the last year. 375 of the total investments or 88.0% (December 31, 2008 – 87.5%), were in the resource sector, reflecting Pinetree’s continued focus on resources.
Net asset value per share increased to $1.56 as at March 31, 2009, from $1.33 as at December 31, 2008.
“We are pleased with the strength of the market for junior resources stocks in the first quarter which is reflected in our unrealized gains of $48 million”, said Sheldon Inwentash, Chairman and CEO of Pinetree. “We have maintained our positive long term outlook on the commodity space and have used the recent market downturn to take best advantage of investment opportunities.”
About Pinetree
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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.
Investor Relations:
Larry Goldberg,
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Pinetree Capital Ltd.
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5X 1A9
Phone: 416-941-9600
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Web Site: www.pinetreecapital.com