New West Energy Services Inc. Announces Its Fourth Quarter and Year End Results

CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - Aug. 29, 2016) - New West Energy Services Inc. (TSX VENTURE:NWE) (the "Corporation") is pleased to announce the financial results for the Corporation for its fourth quarter and year ended April 30, 2016.

HIGHLIGHTS

Operational and Financial Results for the fiscal years ended April 30, 2016 and 2015:

• Revenue of $12.09 million (2015 - $21.83 million).
  
  
• Gross margin of $3.19 million (2015 - $4.62 million).
  
  
• Net loss from operations of $1.77 million (2015 - net loss of $3.77 million). Included in the net loss for 2015 was a non-cash item of a loss on goodwill impairment of $1.52 million.
  
  
• Loss per share (basic and diluted) $0.018 (2015 - $0.039).
  
  
• EBITDA was a negative $189,000 (2015 was a negative $31,000). This calculation is a non-IFRS measure.
  
  
• Current liabilities were $2.13 million (2015 - $3.56 million) and long term liabilities were $2.12 million (2015 - $3.09 million).
  
  
• The Corporation continued to reduce debt and operational and overhead costs during the year in response to the prolonged slowdown in the oil and gas industry due to low oil and gas prices.
  
  

Financial Results for the fourth quarters ended April 30, 2016 and 2015:

• Revenue decreased 11% to $2.76 million (2015 - $3.11 million).
  
  
• Gross margin increased to $757K (2015 - $516K).
  
  
• Net loss from operations of $570K before income tax (2015 - net loss of $1 million).
  
  
• A non-cash loss on goodwill impairment of $nil (2015 - $874K).
  
  

Company Developments:

Due to the reduction in Western Canadian drilling activity since November 2014, when oil prices started to decline, the Corporation has initiated and continues to take steps to reduce costs to prepare for a prolonged period of lower activity. Direct and overhead costs have been reduced significantly and continue to be monitored on a monthly basis to stay in line with customer requirements and overall activity levels. Management will continue to review the financial position of the Corporation and will consider various options to support its current and future cash flow requirements.

During the year, the Corporation completed a non-brokered private placement of 20,777,112 common shares issued at a price of $0.03 per share for aggregate gross proceeds of $623,313. Subsequent to year end, an additional 666,667 common shares were issued for aggregate gross proceeds of $20,000. The total proceeds of $643,313 will be used to repay certain bank indebtedness and general working capital.

The Corporation engaged PwC Corporate Finance, which specializes in providing M&A related advisory services, as its exclusive advisor to assist with target identification, valuation analysis, structuring and negotiations. Management believes that now is the time to pursue a strategic acquisition or merger which would add shareholder value and position the Corporation for future growth and diversification when activity levels increase again.

OUTLOOK AND STRATEGY

The Corporation has a solid client base and has been successful in leveraging this client base to include the new diversified services being offered in the production and maintenance sectors of the oil and gas industry. Management will continue to focus on diversification as well as cost reductions through the downturn in the industry and is confident that overall margins will increase in the long term as operating efficiencies are recognized.

OVERVIEW

Through its subsidiaries, the Corporation operates a fleet of straight, combo and hydro vac trucks as well as end dumps, water and tank trucks with bulk transport trailers and environmental services. The Corporation operates throughout Western Canada in the drilling, completions and production sectors of the oil and gas industry with its main service centres located in Beaverlodge and Medicine Hat with its head office in Calgary, Alberta.

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