TORONTO, ONTARIO -- (Marketwired) -- 08/10/17 -- Dundee Corporation (TSX: DC.A) (the "Corporation" or "Dundee") is reporting its financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017.
During the second quarter of 2017, the Corporation incurred losses of $25.1 million attributable to owners of Dundee Corporation, representing a loss of $0.46 per share on a fully diluted basis. Losses in the current quarter have reduced year-to-date net earnings attributable to owners of Dundee Corporation to $3.9 million, or $0.01 per share. In comparison, losses attributable to owners of Dundee Corporation were $12.7 million or $0.25 per share in the second quarter of 2016, and $18.7 million or a loss of $0.38 per share during the first six months of that year.
Improvements in the performance of operating subsidiaries were offset in the current quarter by depreciation in the market value of investments that are carried in the consolidated financial statements at fair value through profit or loss ("FVTPL"). Market depreciation in these investments was $24.8 million in the second quarter, including $15.3 million relating to the Corporation's investment in Dundee Precious Metals.
"We are encouraged by the continuing trend of improved performance at each of our subsidiaries in the second quarter of 2017," said David Goodman, Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation. "The market performance of our portfolio this quarter overshadowed these positive trends, but we remain committed to supporting these businesses and their management teams. In addition, we are beginning to see our cost containment efforts manifest themselves in lower operating costs and this is a sign of more positive progress for our business."
FINANCIAL RESULTS
-- Market depreciation in our portfolio of investments was $24.8 million in
the second quarter of 2017, reducing year-to-date market appreciation to
$32.6 million. This compares with market appreciation of $52.2 million
in the second quarter of the prior year and $103.3 million during the
first half of 2016.
-- Second quarter consolidated revenues totalled $81.8 million, compared
with revenues of $66.6 million in the second quarter of the prior year.
On a year-to-date basis, revenues increased to $148.0 million during the
first half of 2017, compared with revenues of $127.6 million in the same
period of 2016.
-- On a year-to-date basis, the Corporation generated net earnings, before
non-controlling interests, of $1.7 million in the first half of 2017,
compared with a net loss of $13.9 million in the same period of 2016.
The net loss during the first half of 2016 included $23.4 million of
restructuring costs incurred by the Corporation's real estate segment,
Dundee 360.
-- The Corporation incurred a loss from its equity accounted investments of
$0.7 million in the first half of 2017, compared with earnings of $1.1
million in the same period of the prior year.
-- At the head office level, the Corporation held cash of $46.1 million and
a portfolio of publicly traded securities with a total value of $178
million at the end of the second quarter of 2017. At June 30, 2017, the
Corporation had repaid all amounts owing pursuant to its bank debt
arrangements.
-- The Corporation is reporting a mark-to-market value per share of
approximately $12.24 at June 30, 2017, compared to $12.85 as at March
31, 2017.
OPERATIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS
-- Shareholders of United Hydrocarbon International Corp. ("UHIC") approved
a transaction with
Delonex Energy Ltd. ("Delonex"), originally announced on May 10, 2017,
involving the sale of various UHIC assets to Delonex in the Republic of
Chad. Significant progress towards obtaining required Government of Chad
approvals has been made and the Corporation expects the transaction to
close in the third quarter of 2017.
-- Construction at the Parq Casino project in Vancouver is advancing on
schedule and it remains on track for opening in the fall of 2017.
Subsequent to quarter end, the Corporation invested an additional $5
million in capital to help mitigate against potential construction cost
overruns, to fund certain enhancements and to provide sufficient working
capital required during the initial ramp up of operations.
-- On May 19, 2017 the Corporation announced it had sold 15,536,288 class A
subordinate voting shares of DREAM Unlimited Corp. at a price of $6.85
per share, for aggregate proceeds, net of associated costs of
approximately $106.1 million. The proceeds from the sale of these
securities were used to repay outstanding debt.
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY ON A PER SHARE BASIS
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Carrying Value Market Value
as at as at
30-Jun-17 30-Jun-17
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Operating subsidiaries $ 371,941 $ 357,672
Equity accounted investments 158,262 158,756
Investments carried at fair value
through profit or loss 348,871 348,871
Other net corporate account balances (13,988) (15,927)
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Total shareholders' equity 865,086 849,372
Less: Shareholders' equity attributable
to holders of:
Preference Shares, series 2 (84,053) (86,985)
Preference Shares, series 3 (43,015) (43,015)
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Shareholders' equity attributable to
holders of Class A
Subordinate Voting Shares and Class B
Shares of the Corporation $ 738,018 $ 719,372
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Number of Class A Subordinate Voting
Shares and Class B Shares of the
Corporation issued and outstanding
Class A Subordinate Voting Shares 55,675,994
Class B Shares 3,114,873
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58,790,867
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Shareholders' Equity on a Per Share
Basis $ 12.55 $ 12.24
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SECOND QUARTER 2017 CONFERENCE CALL AND WEBCAST DETAILS
The Corporation's unaudited condensed interim consolidated financial statements, along with the accompanying management's discussion and analysis have been filed on the System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval ("SEDAR") and may be viewed by interested parties under the Corporation's profile at www.sedar.com or the Corporation's website at www.dundeecorp.com.
The Corporation will host a conference call and webcast to discuss its second quarter 2017 financial results. The details for the event are as follows:
Date: Friday, August 11, 2017 Time: 10 a.m. ET Webcast: http://www.dundeecorp.com/ Live Call: 1.888.231.8191 or 1.647.427.7450 Replay: 1.855.859.2056 or 1.416.849.0833 Replay Passcode: 61583704
The conference call will be archived for replay until Friday, August 18, 2017 at midnight. An archive of the audio webcast will also be available at Dundee's website.
ABOUT DUNDEE CORPORATION
Dundee Corporation is a public Canadian independent holding company, listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol "DC.A". Through its operating subsidiaries, Dundee Corporation is engaged in diverse business activities in the areas of investment advisory, corporate finance, energy, resources, agriculture, real estate and infrastructure. Dundee Corporation also holds, directly and indirectly, a portfolio of investments mostly in these key areas, as well as other select investments in both publicly listed and private enterprises.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This press release may contain forward-looking information within the meaning of applicable securities legislation, which reflects Dundee Corporation's current expectations regarding future events. Forward- looking information is based on a number of assumptions and is subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond Dundee Corporation's control, which could cause actual results and events to differ materially from those that are disclosed in or implied by such forward-looking information. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the factors discussed under "Risk Factors" in the 2016 Annual Information Form of Dundee Corporation and subsequent filings made with securities commissions in Canada. Dundee Corporation does not undertake any obligation to update such forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as expressly required by applicable law.
Contacts:
John Vincic
Investor and Media Relations
Dundee Corporation
(647) 402-6375
Lucie Presot
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Dundee Corporation
(416) 365-5157
