Pulse Seismic Inc. Reports Q3 2024 Results and Approves Regular Quarterly Dividend
CALGARY, Alberta, Oct. 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pulse Seismic Inc. (TSX:PSD) (OTCQX:PLSDF) ("Pulse" or the "Company") is pleased to report its financial and operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024. The unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements, accompanying notes and MD&A are being filed on SEDAR (www.sedar.com) and will be available on Pulse's website at www.pulseseismic.com.
Today, Pulse's Board of Directors approved a regular quarterly dividend of $0.015 per common share. The total dividend will be approximately $764,000 based on Pulse's 50,904,663 common shares outstanding as of October 22, 2024, and will be paid on November 28, 2024, to shareholders of record on November 14, 2024. This dividend is designated as an eligible dividend for Canadian income tax purposes. For non-resident shareholders, Pulse's dividends are subject to Canadian withholding tax.
"While Pulse's third quarter sales were not as robust as in 2023, it is common in our business to have significant variances between quarterly and annual results, which is why we focus on keeping costs low and maintaining a strong balance sheet," stated Neal Coleman, Pulse's President and CEO. "Already in October, we have completed another $2.7 million in sales, bringing year to date total revenue to $20.5 million," Coleman continued. "We have consistently generated positive quarterly free cashflow and remain committed to providing a significant return of capital to shareholders. Pulse has declared $0.10875 per share in dividends up to today and bought back nearly 1.7 million shares under the NCIB in the first three quarters of the year. Total capital returned to shareholders is approximately 92% of the shareholder free cashflow generated as of September 30, 2024," he concluded.
HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
A regular quarterly dividend of $0.015 per share and a special dividend of $0.05 per share were declared and paid in the third quarter. For the nine-month period, regular quarterly dividends totalled $0.04375 per share. Regular and special dividends declared and paid in the first three quarters of 2024 totalled $4.8 million;
In the nine-month period ended September 30, 2024, Pulse purchased and cancelled, through its normal course issuer bid, 3.2% of the shares outstanding at December 31, 2023, for a total of 1,686,300 common shares at a total cost of approximately $3.7 million (at an average cost of $2.17 per common share including commissions);
At September 30, 2024, Pulse was debt-free and held cash of $7.5 million;
Shareholder free cash flow(a) was $1.1 million ($0.02 per share basic and diluted) for the third quarter of 2024 compared to $2.8 million ($0.05 per share basic and diluted) for the comparable period in 2023. Shareholder free cash flow was $10.0 million ($0.19 per share basic and diluted) for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, compared to $13.9 million ($0.26 per share basic and diluted) for the nine months ended September 30, 2023;
EBITDA(a) was $1.1 million ($0.02 per share basic and diluted) for the three months ended September 30, 2024, compared to $3.3 million ($0.06 per share basic and diluted) for the three months ended September 30, 2023. EBITDA was $11.7 million ($0.23 per share basic and diluted) for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, compared to $16.8 million ($0.32 per share basic and diluted) for the nine months ended September 30, 2023;
For the three months ended September 30, 2024, there was a net loss of $1.4 million ($0.03 per share basic and diluted) compared to net earnings of $393,000 ($0.01 per share basic and diluted) for the three months ended September 30, 2023. Net earnings for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, was $2.6 million ($0.05 per share basic and diluted) compared to net earnings of $6.7 million ($0.13 per share basic and diluted) for the nine months ended September 30, 2023; and
Total revenue was $2.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024, compared to $5.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023. For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, total revenue was $17.8 million compared to $22.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023.
SELECTED FINANCIAL AND OPERATING INFORMATION
(Thousands of dollars except per share data,
Three months ended September 30,
Nine months ended September 30,
Year ended
numbers of shares and kilometres of seismic data)
2024
2023
2024
2023
December 31,
(Unaudited)
(Unaudited)
2023
Revenue
Data library sales
2,726
5,103
17,803
22,266
39,127
Amortization of seismic data library
2,278
2,273
6,827
6,833
9,103
Net earnings (loss)
(1,405)
393
2,617
6,700
15,007
Per share basic and diluted
(0.03)
0.01
0.05
0.13
0.28
Cash provided by operating activities
2,665
10,564
11,860
16,524
23,524
Per share basic and diluted
0.05
0.20
0.23
0.31
0.44
EBITDA (a)
1,064
3,289
11,711
16,839
30,431
Per share basic and diluted (a)
0.02
0.06
