EX-99.1 2 fins.htm CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

 

 

NXT ENERGY SOLUTIONS INC.

 

 

Consolidated Financial Statements

 

 

For the 3 and 9 month periods ended

September 30, 2016

   
   

 

NXT ENERGY SOLUTIONS INC.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Unaudited - expressed in Canadian dollars)
           
           
           
        September 30th December 31,
        2016 2015
           
Assets        
           
Current assets        
  Cash and cash equivalents     $             464,722 $      7,085,803
  Short-term investments     2,845,053 2,055,478
  Restricted cash     - 75,000
  Accounts receivable     205,413 810,400
  Work-in-progress     - 404,840
  Prepaid expenses and deposits     234,003 260,397
           
        3,749,191 10,691,918
Long term assets        
  Property and equipment     3,472,217 3,678,985
  Intellectual property     23,445,636 24,709,000
           
        $       30,667,044 $    39,079,903
           
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity        
           
Current liabilities        
  Accounts payable and accrued liabilities     $             563,621 $      1,163,783
  Income taxes payable     31 1,253,126
  Deferred revenue (note 9)     - 706,722
  Current portion of capital lease obligation     35,875 34,159
           
        599,527 3,157,790
Long-term liabilities        
  Capital lease obligation     134,341 161,466
  Asset retirement obligation     53,740 51,240
  Deferred charges  (note 8)     86,297 87,756
        274,378 300,462
           
        873,905 3,458,252
Commitments and contingencies (note 8)        
           
           
Shareholders' equity        
  Common shares (note 3): - authorized unlimited        
       Issued:  53,699,009 (2015 - 53,306,109) common shares     85,805,643 85,051,553
  Contributed capital     7,399,200 7,239,089
  Deficit     (64,122,639) (57,379,926)
  Accumulated other comprehensive income     710,935 710,935
           
        29,793,139 35,621,651
           
        $       30,667,044 $    39,079,903
           
           
  Signed "George Liszicasz"   Signed "Mickey Abougoush"    
  Director    Director    
           
           
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

   
   

 

NXT ENERGY SOLUTIONS INC.
Consolidated Statements of Loss and Comprehensive Loss
(Unaudited - expressed in Canadian dollars)
           
           
           
    For the three months For the nine months
    ended September 30 ended September 30
    2016 2015 2016 2015
           
Revenue        
           
  Survey revenue (note 9)  $                    -  $                      - $         1,454,988 $                        -
           
Expenses        
           
  Survey costs, net          200,443                          - 1,147,187 25,668
  General and administrative       1,128,847        1,306,017 4,217,782 3,382,449
  Stock based compensation expense          218,000            169,000 503,000 591,000
  Amortization expense          521,945            146,828 1,556,696 181,183
           
          2,069,235        1,621,845 7,424,665 4,180,300
           
Other expenses (income)        
  Interest income, net             (3,962)                    915 (14,843) (14,516)
  Foreign exchange (gain) loss           (12,211)          (269,956) 280,783 (262,654)
  Intellectual Property and other expenses             23,065              39,628 195,795 516,402
           
                  6,892          (229,413) 461,735 239,232
           
Loss before income taxes     (2,076,127)      (1,392,432) (6,431,412) (4,419,532)
           
Income tax expense             66,707            485,778 311,302 563,841
           
Net loss and comprehensive loss  $ (2,142,834)  $  (1,878,210) $       (6,742,714) $     (4,983,373)
           
           
Loss per share (note 4)        
  Basic  $           (0.04)  $             (0.04) $                  (0.13) $               (0.11)
  Diluted  $           (0.04)  $             (0.04) $                  (0.13) $               (0.11)
           
           
           
           
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
           

 

   
   

 

NXT ENERGY SOLUTIONS INC.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited - expressed in Canadian dollars)
           
           
           
    For the three months For the nine months
    ended September 30 ended September 30
    2016 2015 2016 2015
           
Cash provided by (used in):        
           
Operating activities        
           
Comprehensive loss for the period $ (2,142,834) $  (1,878,210) $       (6,742,714) $     (4,983,373)
Items not affecting cash:        
  Stock based compensation expense 218,000 169,000 503,000 591,000
  Amortization expense 521,945 146,828 1,556,696 181,183
  Other 1,501 89,086 1,042 89,586
           
    741,446 404,914 2,060,738 861,769
    (1,401,388) (1,473,296) (4,681,976) (4,121,604)
Change in non-cash working capital balances (note 7) (600,194) 5,354,966 (1,463,571) 6,468,588
           
Net cash from (used in) operating activities (2,001,582) 3,881,670 (6,145,547) 2,346,984
           
           
Financing activities        
           
Proceeds from exercise of stock options 265,757 240,380 411,201 335,946
Repayment of capital lease obligation (8,588) - (25,409) -
           
Net cash from (used in) financing activities 257,169 240,380 385,792 335,946
           
           
Investing activities        
           
Purchase of property and equipment (9,006) (151,420) (86,564) (576,833)
Decrease (increase) in short-term investments 269,837 716,140 (789,575) 3,628,510
Decrease (increase) in restricted cash 75,000 (2,000) 75,000 (101,000)
Change in non-cash working capital balances (note 7) - (732,199) (60,187) (439,508)
           
Net cash from (used in) investing activities 335,831 (169,479) (861,326) 2,511,169
           
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents (1,408,582) 3,952,571 (6,621,081) 5,194,099
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of the period 1,873,304 1,292,163 7,085,803 50,635
           
Cash and cash equivalents, end of the period $      464,722 $    5,244,734 $             464,722 $      5,244,734
           
           
Supplemental information        
           
  Cash interest (received) (1,325) 915 4,348 (20,093)
  Cash taxes paid $      499,694 $       485,778 $         1,633,152 $          563,841
           
           
           
           
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

   
   

 

NXT ENERGY SOLUTIONS INC.
Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity
(Unaudited - expressed in Canadian dollars)
           
           
           
        For the nine months
        ended September 30
        2016 2015
           
Common Shares        
           
Balance at beginning of the period     $       85,051,553 $    65,792,307
Conversion of preferred shares and        
  acquisition of intellectual property [note 4 (ii)]     - 18,680,600
Issued upon exercise of stock options     411,201 335,946
Transfer from contributed capital upon exercise of stock options   342,889 242,700
           
Balance at end of the period     85,805,643 85,051,553
           
Preferred Shares        
           
Balance at beginning and end of the period     - 232,600
Conversion of preferred shares to common shars [note 4]   - (232,600)
           
Balance at the end of the period       - -
           
Contributed Capital          
           
Balance at beginning of the period     7,239,089 6,400,789
Recognition of stock based compensation expense     503,000 591,000
Contributed capital transferred to common shares        
   upon exercise of stock options     (342,889) (242,700)
           
Balance at end of the period     7,399,200 6,749,089
           
Deficit        
           
Balance at beginning of the period     (57,379,926) (67,920,154)
Net loss and comprehensive loss for the period     (6,742,713) (4,983,373)
           
           
Balance at end of the period     (64,122,639) (72,903,527)
           
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income        
           
Balance at beginning and end of the period     710,935 710,935
           
           
Total Shareholders' Equity at end of the period     $       29,793,139 $    19,608,050
           
           
           
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

   
   

 

NXT ENERGY SOLUTIONS INC.

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

As at and for the three and six month periods ended September 30, 2016

(Unaudited - expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise stated)

1.The Company

NXT Energy Solutions Inc. (the "Company" or "NXT") is a publicly traded company based in Calgary, Canada.

NXT's proprietary Stress Field Detection ("SFD®") technology is an airborne survey system that is used in the oil and natural gas exploration industry to identify areas with hydrocarbon reservoir potential.

While NXT’s existing resources are expected to be sufficient to meet its obligations for the next year, the Company’s ability to meet financial obligations beyond this period are dependent on its ability to attract new client projects and expand its revenue base or raise additional capital. The timing and success of these activities remains uncertain.

 

2.Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of presentation

These interim unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared by management in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles of the United States of America ("US GAAP") and by applying the same accounting policies and methods as used in preparing the consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015.

Future Accounting Policy Changes

Revenue recognition:

In May 2014, the US Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued new guidance on accounting for “Revenue from Contracts with Customers”, which supersedes the current revenue recognition requirements and most industry-specific guidance. This new guidance will require that an entity recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the Company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services.

This new guidance will be effective from January 1, 2018, and early application is not permitted. There will be two methods in which the amendment can be applied: (1) retrospectively to each prior reporting period (which will include NXT’s fiscal years 2015 and 2016) presented, or (2) retrospectively with the cumulative effect recognized at the date of initial application. NXT is evaluating the impact of the adoption of this new guidance and although the review is not yet complete, indications are that there will be no material impact on the financial statements.

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NXT ENERGY SOLUTIONS INC.

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

As at and for the three and six month periods ended September 30, 2016

(Unaudited - expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise stated)

 

Leases:

In February 2016, the FASB issued new guidance on leases. The new guidance requires lessees to recognize most leases, including operating leases, on the balance sheet as lease assets and lease liabilities. In addition, lessees may be required to reassess assumptions associated with existing leases as well as to provide expanded qualitative and quantitative disclosures. The new guidance is effective January 1, 2019. NXT is evaluating the impact of the adoption of this new guidance and has not yet determined the effect on its consolidated financial statements.

 

3.Common shares

The Company is authorized to issue an unlimited number of common shares, of which the following are issued and outstanding:

  For the nine month periods ended
  September 30, 2016 September 30, 2015
  # of shares $ amount # of shares $ amount
As at the beginning of the period 53,306,109 $85,051,553 44,958,843 $ 65,792,307
Shares issued during the period:        
     Exercise of stock options 392,900 411,202 347,266 335,946
     Conversion of preferred shares     8,000,000 232,600
     Value assigned to acquisition of        
     Intellectual property       18,448,000
     Transfer from contributed capital on the        
     exercise of stock options - 342,889   242,700
As at the end of the period 53,699,009 85,805,644 53,306,109 85,051,553

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NXT ENERGY SOLUTIONS INC.

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

As at and for the three and six month periods ended September 30, 2016

(Unaudited - expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise stated)

 

4.Earnings (loss) per share

 

  for the three months for the nine months
  ended September 30 ended September 30
  2016 2015 2016 2015
Comprehensive loss for the period $(2,142,834) $(1,878,210) $(6,742,714) $(4,983,373)
         
Weighted average number of shares outstanding for the period:        
     Basic 53,660,944 47,801,957 53,446,849 45,921,260
     Additional shares related to assumed        
     Exercise of Stock options under the        

Treasury stock method (see (i))

- - -  
         
     Diluted 53,660,944 47,801,957 53,446,849 45,921,260
         
Earnings (loss) per share – Basic $ (0.04) $ (0.04) $ (0.13) $ (0.11)
Earnings (loss) per share – Diluted $ (0.04) $ (0.04) $ (0.13) $ (0.11)

 

(i)In periods in which a loss results, all outstanding stock options and the Preferred Shares are excluded from the fully diluted loss per share calculations as their effect is anti-dilutive.
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NXT ENERGY SOLUTIONS INC.

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

As at and for the three and six month periods ended September 30, 2016

(Unaudited - expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise stated)

 

5.Stock options

The following is a summary of stock options which are outstanding as at September 30, 2016:

      Average remaining
Exercise price # of options # of options contractual
per share outstanding exercisable  life (in years)
$ 0.75 345,000 345,000 0.8
$ 0.76 254,001 254,001 1.3
$ 0.86 537,500 537,500 0.9
$ 1.20 300,000 300,000 0.9
$ 1.35 561,900 245,632 3.3
$ 1.39 37,500 37,500 2.8
$ 1.48 37,500 37,500 4.8
$ 1.49 150,000 - 4.7
$ 1.50 50,000 - 4.8
$ 1.51 150,000 - 5.0
$ 1.55 40,000 26,667 2.4
$ 1.57 30,000 10,000 3.4
$ 1.61 25,000 16,667 2.4
$ 1.67 150,000 50,000 3.1
$ 1.73 92,600 42,600 4.2
$ 1.82 215,000 - 4.1
$ 1.83 45,000 45,000 2.2
$ 2.10 300,000 100,000 4.0
$ 1.30 3,321,001 2,048,067 2.54

 

A continuity of the number of stock options which are outstanding at the end of the current period and as at the prior fiscal year ended December 31, 2015 is as follows:

 

  For the nine months For the year ended
  ended September 30, 2016 December 31, 2015
    weighted   weighted
  # of stock average # of stock average
  options exercise price options exercise price
Options outstanding, start of the period 3,462,835 $ 1.26 2,541,435 $ 1.02
Granted 387,500 $ 1.50 1,268,666 $ 1.66
Exercised (408,222) $ 1.04 (347,266) $ 0.97
Forfeited (121,112) $ 1.50 - -
Expired - - - -
Options outstanding, end of the period 3,321,001 $ 1.30 3,462,835 $ 1.26
Options exercisable, end of the period 2,048,068 $ 1.10 2,004,268 $ 1.01

 

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NXT ENERGY SOLUTIONS INC.

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

As at and for the three and six month periods ended September 30, 2016

(Unaudited - expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise stated)

 

Stock options granted generally expire, if unexercised, five years from the date granted and entitlement to exercise them generally vests at a rate of one-third at the end of each of the first three years following the date of grant.

Stock based compensation expense (“SBCE”) is calculated based on the fair value attributed to grants of stock options using the Black-Scholes valuation model and utilizing the following weighted average assumptions:

Nine months ended September 30 2016 2015
Expected dividends paid per common share Nil Nil
Expected life in years 5.0 5.0
Expected volatility in the price of common shares 86 % 116 %
Risk free interest rate 0.7 % 1.6 %
Weighted average fair market value per share at grant date $ 1.01 $ 1.21
Intrinsic (or "in-the-money") value per share of options exercised $ 0.34 $ 0.96

 

The unamortized portion of SBCE related to the non-vested portion of stock options, all of which will be recognized in future expense over the related remaining (2016 to 2018) vesting periods, is as follows:

      Sept 30, Dec 31,
As at the period ended     2016 2015
Unamortized SBCE related to:        
Stock options     $1,002,974 $ 1,154,000
         
      $1,002,974 $ 1,154,000

 

6.Financial instruments

1) Non-derivative financial instruments:

The Company's non-derivative financial instruments consist of cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments, accounts receivable, and accounts payables and accrued liabilities. The carrying value of these financial instruments approximates their fair values due to their short terms to maturity. NXT is not exposed to significant interest or credit risks arising from these financial instruments. NXT is exposed to foreign exchange risk as a result of periodically holding foreign denominated financial instruments. Any unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arising on such holdings are reflected in earnings at the end of each period.

2) Derivative financial instruments:

As at September 30, 2016, there were no outstanding financial derivative instruments.

 

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NXT ENERGY SOLUTIONS INC.

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

As at and for the three and six month periods ended September 30, 2016

(Unaudited - expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise stated)

 

7.Change in non-cash working capital

The changes in non-cash working capital balances are comprised of:

  For the three months For the nine months
  ended September 30 ended September 30
  2016 2015 2016 2015
Accounts receivable $ (54,347) $ (653,492) $ 604,987 $ (772,227)
Work-in-progress - (2,246,442) 404,840 (4,016,488)
Prepaid expenses and deposits 53,798 (64,596) 26,394 (515,878)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities (235,413) 391,599 (600,162) 968,504
Income Taxes Payable (364,232) - (1,253,095) -
Deferred revenue - 7,066,506 (706,722) 10,365,169
  (614,194) 4,622,767 (1,523,758) 6,029,080
         
Portion attributable to:        
     Operating activities (614,194) 5,354,966 (1,463,571) 6,468,588
     Financing activities - - - -
     Investing activities - (732,199) (60,187) (439,508)
  (614,194) 4,622,767 (1,523,758) 6,029,080

 

8.Commitments and contingencies

Office premises lease

NXT has an operating lease commitment on its Calgary office space for a 10 year term at an initial estimated minimum monthly lease payment of $44,624 (including operating costs). The estimated future minimum annual commitment is as follows as at September 30, 2016:

Fiscal year ending December 31      
2016     $ 133,871
2017     535,485
2018     535,485
2019     535,485
2020     538,460
      2,278,786
Thereafter, 2021 through 2025     2,600,065
      4,878,851

Deferred charges of $86,297 as at September 30, 2016 relates to the valuation of an initial free-rent period received on this lease in 2015. This balance will be amortized as a reduction of general and administrative expense over the 10 year term of the lease commitment.

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NXT ENERGY SOLUTIONS INC.

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

As at and for the three and six month periods ended September 30, 2016

(Unaudited - expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise stated)

 

9.Geographic information

NXT conducts all of its survey operations from its head office in Canada, and occasionally maintains administrative offices in foreign locations such as Colombia (to mid-2014) and currently Bolivia. NXT has no long term assets outside of Canada.

In May 2015, NXT executed a contract to conduct a US $13.4 million (US $12.9 million net of applicable local sales taxes owing) survey project with a new client in Bolivia. This contract was completed and recognized in revenue in NXT’s Q4-2015 period.

A contract amendment for an additional survey project valued at US $1.0 million (net of taxes) was finalized in October, 2015. The results for this project were delivered to the client in January, 2016, and it is recognized as revenue in NXT’s Q1-2016 period. Accordingly, deferred revenue as at December 31, 2015 included US $0.5 million (net of taxes) which had been invoiced as a progress billing for this project.

Revenues by geographic area were generated solely in Bolivia in 2015 and 2016, and were derived almost entirely from a single client in each of the periods.

Revenues for 2015 were derived solely in Bolivia, from a single customer.

10.Other related party transactions

One of the members of NXT’s Board of Directors is a partner in a law firm which provides legal advice to NXT. Legal fees (including costs related to share issuance) incurred with this firm were as follows:

    For the three months For the nine months
    ended September 30 ended September 30
    2016 2015 2016 2015
    $ 9,456 $ 3,841 $ 48,755 $ 40,904

 

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities includes a total of $6,470 ($62,048 as at December 31, 2015) payable to this law firm.

In addition, accounts payable and accrued liabilities includes $1,502 ($34,881 as at December 31, 2015) related to re-imbursement of expenses owing to persons who are Officers of NXT.

 

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