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Exhibit 99.1

  

Pyramid Oil Company  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

 

Pyramid Oil Company Reports Second Quarter Financial Results

 

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. – August 14, 2013 – Pyramid Oil Company (NYSE MKT: PDO) today announced financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2013.

 

Second quarter revenue was $1.2 million versus $1.3 million in the same quarter last year. The decrease was attributable to lower crude sales volumes versus the year-ago second quarter, and lower crude oil prices. Crude prices declined by $9.27 per average barrel of oil equivalent (BOE) to $98.79 from $108.06 per average BOE in the 2012 second quarter.

 

Operating income was $173,000 versus $368,000 in the second quarter last year. Net income was $130,000, or $0.03 per share, versus $289,000, or $0.06 per share, during the same quarter in 2012.

 

For the six-month period, revenue was $2.2 million versus $2.7 million during the same period of 2012. Operating income was $337,000 versus $824,000 in the comparable prior-year period, while net income was $243,000, or $0.05 per share, versus $661,000, or $0.14 per share, in the same period a year ago. Operating cash flow at the mid-year mark was $485,000 compared with $1.3 million during the first six months of last year.

 

At June 30, Pyramid had cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments of $6.3 million, total current assets of $7.3 million, and working capital of $6.7 million. The Company also reported long-term assets in the form of certificates of deposit of $1.1 million. Current liabilities at June 30 were $559,000 and total liabilities were $1.9 million. Stockholders’ equity at the end of the quarter was $10.9 million.

 

John Alexander, president and CEO, said increasing Pyramid’s crude production volumes remains a high priority. “We are focused on advancing our well re-entry program in Santa Maria, California. We are still awaiting associated permits from the State of California, and then will secure a contract drilling rig. We remain optimistic we can commence drilling operations later this year.”

 

About Pyramid Oil Company

Pyramid Oil Company has been in the oil and gas business continuously since incorporating in 1909. Pyramid acquires interests in land and producing properties through acquisition and lease, and then drills and/or operates crude or natural gas wells in an effort to discover or produce oil and/or natural gas. More information about the Company can be found at: http://www.pyramidoil.com.

 

 
 

 

Safe Harbor Statement

Certain statements and information included in this press release constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Federal Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements regarding the completion and testing of wells. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, which may cause the Company's actual results in future periods to differ materially from forecasted results. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to the value of crude oil or the performance of wells.

 

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CONTACTS:

John H. Alexander Geoff High

President and CEO Principal

Pyramid Oil Company Pfeiffer High Investor Relations, Inc.

661-325-1000 303-393-7044

 

 
 

 

PYRAMID OIL COMPANY
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(UNAUDITED)

 

                 
   Three months ended June 30,   Six months ended June 30, 
                 
   2013   2012   2013   2012 
                     
REVENUES:                    
Oil and gas sales  $1,154,409   $1,340,314   $2,162,212   $2,709,372 
                     
COSTS AND EXPENSES:                    
Operating expenses   500,043    459,798    934,481    889,739 
General and administrative   234,862    228,878    457,003    439,894 
Taxes, other than income                    
  and payroll taxes   37,158    36,960    67,555    84,381 
Provision for depletion,                    
  depreciation and amortization   148,817    186,738    261,796    367,894 
Accretion expense   7,932    5,730    18,311    18,817 
Other costs and expenses   52,973    54,669    86,198    84,474 
                     
    981,785    972,773    1,825,344    1,885,199 
                     
OPERATING INCOME   172,624    367,541    336,868    824,173 
                     
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):                    
Interest income   10,004    10,170    20,315    20,860 
Other income   0    250    0    250 
Interest expense   0    -290    0    -716 
                     
    10,004    10,130    20,315    20,394 
INCOME BEFORE INCOME                    
   TAX PROVISION   182,628    377,671    357,183    844,567 
Income tax provision                    
  Current   9,357    34,600    15,126    83,000 
  Deferred   43,200    54,500    99,300    100,900 
    52,557    89,100    114,426    183,900 
                     
NET INCOME  $130,071   $288,571   $242,757   $660,667 
                     
BASIC INCOME                    
  PER COMMON SHARE  $0.03   $0.06   $0.05   $0.14 
                     
DILUTED INCOME                    
  PER COMMON SHARE  $0.03   $0.06   $0.05   $0.14 
                     
Weighted average number of                    
  common shares outstanding   4,688,085    4,683,853    4,688,085    4,683,853 
                     
Diluted average number of                    
  common shares outstanding   4,688,085    4,686,827    4,688,085    4,686,929 

 

 
 

 

PYRAMID OIL COMPANY
BALANCE SHEETS
             
ASSETS

 

         
         
   June 30,   December 31, 
   2013   2012 
   (Unaudited)   (Audited) 
         
CURRENT ASSETS:          
Cash and cash equivalents  $4,152,665   $3,834,097 
Short-term investments   2,138,406    2,135,709 
Trade accounts receivable   467,160    375,090 
Income taxes receivable   41,400    73,069 
Crude oil inventory   83,582    82,180 
Prepaid expenses and other assets   117,566    257,370 
Deferred income taxes   264,400    264,400 
           
       TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS   7,265,179    7,021,915 
           
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, at cost          
Oil and gas properties and equipment          
  (successful efforts method)   20,063,740    20,007,453 
Capitalized asset retirement costs   425,978    425,978 
Drilling and operating equipment   2,058,744    1,966,750 
Land, buildings and improvements   1,098,918    1,098,918 
Automotive, office and other          
  property and equipment   1,202,544    1,202,544 
           
    24,849,924    24,701,643 
Less: accumulated depletion, depreciation,          
    amortization and valuation allowances   -21,215,120    -20,953,324 
           
TOTAL PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT   3,634,804    3,748,319 
           
INVESTMENTS AND OTHER ASSETS          
Long-term investments   1,116,493    1,101,526 
Deferred income taxes   522,500    621,800 
Deposits   250,000    250,000 
Other Assets   17,380    17,380 
           
TOTAL INVESTMENTS OTHER ASSETS   1,906,373    1,990,706 
           
     TOTAL  ASSETS  $12,806,356   $12,760,940 

 

 
 

 

PYRAMID OIL COMPANY
BALANCE SHEETS
         
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
         
         
   June 30,   December 31, 
   2013   2012 
   (Unaudited)   (Audited) 
         
CURRENT LIABILITIES:          
Accounts payable  $177,346   $226,759 
Accrued professional fees   84,604    120,000 
Accrued taxes, other than income taxes   0    70,407 
Accrued payroll and related costs   57,446    58,954 
Accrued royalties payable   226,500    204,509 
Accrued insurance   13,197    94,116 
           
       TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES   559,093    774,745 
           
LONG TERM DEBT, net of current maturites   0    0 
           
LIABILITY FOR ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS   1,346,172    1,327,861 
           
     TOTAL LIABILITIES   1,905,265    2,102,606 
           
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES          
           
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:          
Preferred stock-no par value;          
   10,000,000 authorized shares;          
   no shares issued or outstanding   0    0 
Common stock-no par value;          
   50,000,000 authorized shares;          
   4,688,085 shares issued and          
  outstanding   1,682,971    1,682,971 
Retained earnings   9,218,120    8,975,363 
           
     TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY   10,901,091    10,658,334 
           
           
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY  $12,806,356   $12,760,940