For the second quarter of 2009, Methanex (TSX: MX)(NASDAQ:
MEOH)(SANTIAGO: Methanex) reported Adjusted EBITDA(1) of $24.8
million and a net loss of $5.7 million ($0.06 per share on a
diluted basis). This compares with Adjusted EBITDA of $13.1 million
and a net loss of $18.4 million ($0.20 per share on a diluted
basis) for the first quarter of 2009.
Bruce Aitken, President and CEO of Methanex, commented, "Despite
lower produced sales volumes and a slightly lower methanol sales
price, we realized improved earnings in the second quarter compared
to the first quarter, as our cost structure continued to decline.
Natural gas costs were lower in second quarter compared to the
first quarter and our cost reduction plan also had a positive
impact."
Mr. Aitken added, "Primarily as a result of strong demand in
Asia, particularly in China, global methanol demand improved in the
second quarter, which has supported a strengthening methanol price
environment as we enter the third quarter and this should provide
further upward momentum for our earnings. In July, our average
non-discounted price is about $235 per tonne, up from our Q2-09
price of $211 per tonne."
Mr. Aitken concluded, "With US$278 million of cash on hand at
the end of the quarter, a strong balance sheet, no near term
refinancing requirements, an undrawn credit facility, and the new
low-cost Egypt project on track for start-up in the first half of
next year, we are well positioned to meet our financial commitments
through this period of uncertainty and continue to invest to grow
the Company."
A conference call is scheduled for July 29, 2009 at 11:00 am ET
(8:00 am PT) to review these second quarter results. To access the
call, dial the Telus Conferencing operator ten minutes prior to the
start of the call at (416) 883-7132, or toll free at (888)
205-4499. The passcode for the call is 45654. A playback version of
the conference call will be available for fourteen days at (877)
245-4531. The reservation number for the playback version is
668312. There will be a simultaneous audio-only webcast of the
conference call, which can be accessed from our website at
www.methanex.com. In addition, an audio recording of the conference
call can be downloaded from our website for three weeks after the
call.
Methanex is a Vancouver-based, publicly traded company and is
the world's largest supplier of methanol to major international
markets. Methanex shares are listed for trading on the Toronto
Stock Exchange in Canada under the trading symbol "MX", on the
NASDAQ Global Market in the United States under the trading symbol
"MEOH", and on the foreign securities market of the Santiago Stock
Exchange in Chile under the trading symbol "Methanex". Methanex can
be visited online at www.methanex.com.
FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION WARNING
This Second Quarter 2009 press release contains forward-looking
statements with respect to us and the chemical industry. Refer to
Forward-Looking Information Warning in the attached Second Quarter
2009 Management's Discussion and Analysis for more information.
(1) Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP measure that does not have any
standardized meaning prescribed by Canadian generally accepted
accounting principles (GAAP) and therefore is unlikely to be
comparable to similar measures presented by other companies. Refer
to Additional Information - Supplemental Non-GAAP Measures in the
attached Second Quarter 2009 Management's Discussion and Analysis
for a description of each supplemental non-GAAP measure and a
reconciliation to the most comparable GAAP measure.
Interim Report For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2009
At July 28, 2009 the Company had 92,041,242 common shares issued
and outstanding and stock options exercisable for 2,763,052
additional common shares.
Share Information
Methanex Corporation's common shares are listed for trading on
the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol MX, on the Nasdaq
Global Market under the symbol MEOH and on the foreign securities
market of the Santiago Stock Exchange in Chile under the trading
symbol Methanex.
Transfer Agents & Registrars
CIBC Mellon Trust Company
320 Bay Street
Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5H 4A6
Toll free in North America: 1-800-387-0825
Investor Information
All financial reports, news releases and corporate information can be
accessed on our website at www.methanex.com.
Contact Information
Methanex Investor Relations
1800 - 200 Burrard Street
Vancouver, BC Canada V6C 3M1
E-mail: invest@methanex.com
Methanex Toll-Free: 1-800-661-8851
SECOND QUARTER MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
Except where otherwise noted, all currency amounts are stated in
United States dollars.
This Second Quarter 2009 Management's Discussion and Analysis
dated July 28, 2009 should be read in conjunction with the 2008
Annual Consolidated Financial Statements and the Management's
Discussion and Analysis included in the Methanex 2008 Annual
Report. The Methanex 2008 Annual Report and additional information
relating to Methanex is available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and on
EDGAR at www.sec.gov.
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
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($ millions, except Jun 30 Mar 31 Jun 30 Jun 30 Jun 30
where noted) 2009 2009 2008 2009 2008
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Sales volumes
(thousands of tonnes)
Produced methanol 941 1,000 910 1,941 1,588
Purchased methanol 329 270 541 599 1,210
Commission sales (1) 161 131 168 292 311
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Total sales volumes 1,431 1,401 1,619 2,832 3,109
Methanex average
non-discounted posted
price ($ per tonne) (2) 211 216 489 213 595
Average realized price
($ per tonne) (3) 192 199 412 196 476
Adjusted EBITDA (4) 24.8 13.1 78.0 37.9 204.2
Cash flows from
operating activities 14.0 67.9 32.8 81.9 141.9
Cash flows from
operating activities
before changes
in non-cash working
capital (4) 17.7 4.8 67.1 22.5 167.9
Operating income
(loss) (4) (4.0) (15.8) 51.6 (19.8) 154.7
Net income (loss) (5.7) (18.4) 38.1 (24.1) 102.7
Basic net income
(loss) per common
share (0.06) (0.20) 0.40 (0.26) 1.07
Diluted net income
(loss) per common
share (0.06) (0.20) 0.40 (0.26) 1.07
Common share
information (millions
of shares):
Weighted average
number of common
shares 92.0 92.0 94.5 92.0 95.8
Diluted weighted
average number of
common shares 92.0 92.0 95.1 92.0 96.3
Number of common
shares outstanding,
end of period 92.0 92.0 94.0 92.0 94.0
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(1) Commission sales represent volumes marketed on a commission basis.
Commission income is included in revenue when earned.
(2) Methanex average non-discounted posted price represents the average
of our non-discounted posted prices in North America, Europe and Asia
Pacific weighted by sales volume. Current and historical pricing
information is available at www.methanex.com.
(3) Average realized price is calculated as revenue, net of commissions
earned, divided by the total sales volumes of produced and purchased
methanol.
(4) These items are non-GAAP measures that do not have any standardized
meaning prescribed by Canadian generally accepted accounting principles
(GAAP) and therefore are unlikely to be comparable to similar measures
presented by other companies. Refer to Additional Information -
Supplemental Non-GAAP Measures for a description of each non-GAAP
measure and a reconciliation to the most comparable GAAP measure.
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PRODUCTION SUMMARY
YTD Q2 YTD Q2
Q2 2009 Q1 2009 Q2 2008 2009 2008
(thousands Capacity Produ- Produ- Produ- Produ- Produ-
of tonnes) (1) ction ction ction ction ction
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Chile I,
II, III
and IV 960 252 228 261 480 570
Titan 213 165 223 229 388 446
Atlas
(63.1%
interest) 268 275 204 288 479 581
New
Zealand (2) 350 203 194 124 397 244
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1,791 895 849 902 1,744 1,841
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(1) The production capacities for our Trinidad plants are stated at
original nameplate capacity. These facilities are able to operate above
original nameplate capacity as a result of efficiencies gained through
improvements and experience at these plants. The production capacity
for our facilities in Chile and New Zealand may be higher than original
nameplate capacity as, over time, these figures have been adjusted to
reflect ongoing operating efficiencies at these facilities.
(2) In October 2008, we restarted one of our two idled 900,000 tonne per
year facilities at our Motunui site in New Zealand and we idled our
530,000 tonne per year Waitara Valley facility. We have the flexibility
to operate the Motunui plant or the Waitara Valley plant or both
depending on methanol supply and demand dynamics and the availability
of natural gas on commercially acceptable terms and accordingly, we
have included both of these facilities in the production capacity for
New Zealand. We have excluded the second Motunui facility from
production capacity in New Zealand as we currently do not intend to
restart this facility.
Chile
Our methanol facilities in Chile produced 252,000 tonnes during
the second quarter of 2009 compared with 228,000 tonnes during the
first quarter of 2009. Production from our Chile facilities for the
second quarter of 2009 was higher compared with the first quarter
of 2009 primarily due to an unplanned outage in the first quarter
of 2009 which resulted in lost production of approximately 35,000
tonnes.
We are currently operating our methanol facilities in Chile at
approximately 30% of capacity primarily due to curtailments of our
natural gas supply from Argentina - refer to the Management's
Discussion and Analysis included in our 2008 Annual Report for more
information.
Our goal is ultimately to return to operating all four of our
plants in Chile with natural gas from suppliers in Chile. We are
pursuing investment opportunities with the state-owned energy
company Empresa Nacional del Petroleo (ENAP), GeoPark Chile Limited
(GeoPark) and others to help accelerate natural gas exploration and
development in southern Chile. During 2007, we signed an agreement
with GeoPark under which we provided $40 million in financing to
support and accelerate GeoPark's natural gas exploration and
development activities in the Fell block in southern Chile. GeoPark
has agreed to supply us with all natural gas sourced from the Fell
block under a ten-year exclusive supply arrangement. GeoPark has
continued to increase deliveries to our plants in Chile and for the
second quarter of 2009 approximately 40% of total production at our
Chilean facilities was produced with natural gas from the Fell
block. In May 2008, we signed an agreement with ENAP to accelerate
natural gas exploration and development in the Dorado Riquelme
exploration block in southern Chile and to supply natural gas to
our production facilities in Chile. Final government approvals are
expected in the third quarter of 2009. Under the arrangement, we
fund a 50% participation in the block and as at June 30, 2009, we
had contributed $53 million. During the second quarter of 2009
approximately 13% of total production at our Chilean facilities was
produced with natural gas from the Dorado Riquelme block. We expect
natural gas supply from this block to further increase during 2009.
The remaining methanol production at our Chilean facilities during
the second quarter of 2009 was sourced from ENAP's existing natural
gas fields.
There continue to be other investment activities supporting the
acceleration of natural gas exploration and development in areas of
southern Chile. In late 2007, the government of Chile completed an
international bidding round to assign oil and natural gas
exploration areas that lie close to our production facilities and
announced the participation of five international oil and gas
companies. Under the terms of the agreements from the bidding round
there are minimum investment commitments. Planning and exploration
activities have commenced. In July 2008, we announced that under
the international bidding round, the Otway exploration block in
southern Chile was awarded to a consortium that includes
Wintershall, GeoPark, and Methanex. Wintershall and GeoPark each
own a 42% interest in the consortium and we own a 16% interest.
Exploration work is expected to commence by the end of this year.
The minimum exploration investment committed in the Otway block by
the consortium for the first phase is $11 million over the next
three years.
We cannot provide assurance that ENAP, GeoPark or others will be
successful in the exploration and development of natural gas or
that we will obtain any additional natural gas from suppliers in
Chile on commercially acceptable terms.
Trinidad
Our Atlas and Titan methanol facilities in Trinidad represent
over 2.0 million tonnes of competitive cost annual capacity. Our
methanol facilities in Trinidad produced a total of 440,000 tonnes
during the second quarter of 2009 compared with 427,000 tonnes
during the first quarter of 2009. We completed planned turnaround
activities for the Titan facility in June and early July 2009 and
for the Atlas facility in January 2009.
New Zealand
Our New Zealand facilities produced 203,000 tonnes during the
second quarter of 2009 compared with 194,000 tonnes during first
quarter of 2009.
In early October 2008, we restarted one of our two idled 900,000
tonne per year facilities at our Motunui site in New Zealand and we
idled our smaller scale 530,000 tonne Waitara Valley facility. We
have the flexibility to operate the Motunui plant or the Waitara
Valley plant or both depending on methanol supply and demand
dynamics and the availability of natural gas on commercially
acceptable terms.
EARNINGS ANALYSIS
Our operations consist of a single operating segment-- the
production and sale of methanol. In addition to the methanol that
we produce at our facilities, we also purchase and re-sell methanol
produced by others and we sell methanol on a commission basis. We
analyze the results of all methanol sales together. The key drivers
of changes in our Adjusted EBITDA for methanol sales are average
realized price, sales volume and cash costs.
For a further discussion of the definitions and calculations
used in our Adjusted EBITDA analysis, refer to How We Analyze Our
Business.
For the second quarter of 2009, we recorded Adjusted EBITDA of
$24.8 million and a net loss of $5.7 million ($0.06 per share on a
diluted basis). This compares with Adjusted EBITDA of $13.1 million
and a net loss of $18.4 million ($0.20 per share on a diluted
basis) for the first quarter of 2009 and Adjusted EBITDA of $78.0
million and net income of $38.1 million ($0.40 per share on a
diluted basis) for the second quarter of 2008.
For the six months ended June 30, 2009, we recorded Adjusted
EBITDA of $37.9 million and a net loss of $24.1 million ($0.26 per
share on a diluted basis). This compares with Adjusted EBITDA of
$204.2 million and net income of $102.7 million ($1.07 per share on
a diluted basis) during the same period in 2008.
Adjusted EBITDA
The increase (decrease) in Adjusted EBITDA resulted from changes
in the following:
YTD
Q2 2009 Q2 2009 Q2 2009
compared compared compared
with with with
($ millions) Q1 2009 Q2 2008 YTD Q2 2008
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Average realized price $ (8) $ (279) $ (714)
Sales volumes - (15) (24)
Total cash costs 20 241 572
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$ 12 $ (53) $ (166)
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Average realized price
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
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($ per tonne, except Jun 30 Mar 31 Jun 30 Jun 30 Jun 30
where noted) 2009 2009 2008 2009 2008
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Methanex average
non-discounted
posted price (1) 211 216 489 213 595
Methanex average
realized price 192 199 412 196 476
Average discount 9% 8% 16% 8% 20%
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(1) Methanex average non-discounted posted price represents the average of
our non-discounted posted prices in North America, Europe and Asia
Pacific weighted by sales volume. Current and historical pricing
information is available at www.methanex.com.
The global economic slowdown in the latter part of 2008 led to a
sudden and significant reduction in global methanol demand and an
increase in global inventories. This resulted in a decrease in
contract methanol pricing during the fourth quarter of 2008 and
into 2009. Our average non-discounted posted price for the second
quarter of 2009 was $211 per tonne compared with $216 per tonne for
the first quarter of 2009 and $489 per tonne for the second quarter
of 2008. Our average realized price for the second quarter of 2009
was $192 per tonne compared with $199 per tonne for the first
quarter of 2009 and $412 per tonne for the second quarter of 2008.
The decrease in our average realized price for the second quarter
of 2009 compared with these periods decreased our Adjusted EBITDA
by $8 million and $279 million, respectively. Our average realized
price for the six months ended June 30, 2009 was $196 per tonne
compared with $476 per tonne for the same period in 2008 and this
decreased our Adjusted EBITDA by $714 million.
For the second quarter of 2009 our average realized price was
approximately 9% lower than our average non-discounted posted
price. This compares with approximately 8% lower for the first
quarter of 2009 and 16% lower for the second quarter of 2008. We
have entered into long-term contracts for a portion of our
production volume with certain global customers where prices are
either fixed or linked to our costs plus a margin and accordingly,
the discount from our average non-discounted posted prices in 2009
is lower than the comparable periods in 2008 as a result of lower
methanol pricing.
Sales volumes
Total methanol sales volumes excluding commission sales volumes
for the second quarter of 2009 were the same as first quarter of
2009. Total methanol sales volumes excluding commission sales
volumes for the second quarter of 2009 and six months ended June
30, 2009 were lower than comparable periods in 2008 by 181,000
tonnes and 258,000 tonnes, respectively. This resulted in lower
Adjusted EBITDA for the second quarter of 2009 and six months ended
June 30, 2009 compared with the same periods in 2008 by $15 million
and $24 million, respectively.
Total cash costs
The primary driver of changes in our total cash costs are
changes in the cost of methanol we produce at our facilities and
changes in the cost of methanol we purchase from others. Our
production facilities are underpinned by natural gas purchase
agreements with pricing terms that include base and variable price
components. The variable component is adjusted in relation to
changes in methanol prices above pre-determined prices at the time
of production. We supplement our production with methanol produced
by others through methanol offtake contracts and on the spot market
to meet customer needs and support our marketing efforts within the
major global markets. We have adopted the first-in, first-out
method of accounting for inventories and it generally takes between
30 and 60 days to sell the methanol we produce or purchase.
Accordingly, the changes in Adjusted EBITDA as a result of changes
in natural gas costs and purchased methanol costs will depend on
changes in methanol pricing and the timing of inventory flows.
Total cash costs for the second quarter of 2009 were lower
compared with the first quarter of 2009 by $20 million. Natural gas
costs on sales of produced methanol were lower during the second
quarter of 2009 compared with the first quarter of 2009 by $13
million primarily as a result of the impact of lower methanol
pricing. Purchased methanol costs were also lower as a result of
the impact of lower methanol pricing during the second quarter of
2009 compared with the first quarter of 2009 and this resulted in
lower cash costs by $3 million. During the first quarter of 2009,
we made the decision to reduce the work force for our Chilean
operations by approximately 15%, or 37 employees. As a result, we
accrued approximately $4 million in severance and termination costs
during the first quarter of 2009.
Total cash costs for the second quarter of 2009 and six months
ended June 30, 2009 were lower than comparable periods in 2008 by
$241 million and $572 million, respectively. Natural gas costs on
sales of produced methanol and other costs were lower during the
second quarter of 2009 and six months ended June 30, 2009 than
comparable periods in 2008 by $79 million and $162 million
primarily as a result of the impact of lower methanol pricing.
Purchased methanol costs were also lower as a result of the impact
of lower methanol pricing during the second quarter of 2009 and six
months ended June 30, 2009 compared with the same periods in 2008
and this resulted in lower cash costs by $106 million and $225
million, respectively. Purchased methanol represented a lower
proportion of our overall sales volumes during the second quarter
of 2009 and six months ended June 30, 2009 compared with the same
periods in 2008 and this resulted in lower cash costs by
approximately $43 million and $166 million, respectively. Selling,
general and administrative expenses were also lower for the second
quarter of 2009 and six months ended June 30, 2009 compared with
the same periods in 2008 by $10 million and $16 million,
respectively, primarily due to lower stock-based compensation
expense as a result of the impact of changes in our share price as
well as lower costs resulting from cost reduction initiatives.
Ocean freight and other logistics costs were lower for the second
quarter of 2009 and six months ended June 30, 2009 compared with
the same periods in 2008 by $3 million and $3 million,
respectively, primarily as a result of lower fuel costs.
Depreciation and Amortization
Depreciation and amortization was $29 million for the second
quarter of 2009 compared with $29 million for the first quarter of
2009 and $26 million for the second quarter of 2008.
Interest Expense
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
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Jun 30 Mar 31 Jun 30 Jun 30 Jun 30
($ millions) 2009 2009 2008 2009 2008
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Interest expense
before capitalized
interest $ 12 $ 14 $ 13 $ 26 $ 26
Less capitalized
interest (5) (6) (3) (11) (6)
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Interest expense $ 7 $ 8 $ 10 $ 15 $ 20
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Interest expense before capitalized interest for the second
quarter of 2009 was $12 million compared with $14 million for the
first quarter of 2009 and $13 million for the second quarter of
2008. We have limited recourse debt of $530 million for our joint
venture project to construct a 1.3 million tonne per year methanol
facility in Egypt. Interest costs related to this project are
capitalized.
Interest and Other Income (Expense)
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
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Jun 30 Mar 31 Jun 30 Jun 30 Jun 30
($ millions) 2009 2009 2008 2009 2008
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Interest and other
income (expense) $ 2 $ (4) $ 13 $ (2) $ 12
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Interest and other income (expense) for the second quarter of
2009 was income of $2 million compared with an expense of $4
million for the first quarter of 2009 and income of $13 million for
the second quarter of 2008. The increase in interest and other
income (expense) during the second quarter of 2009 compared with
the first quarter of 2009 was primarily due to the impact of
changes in foreign exchange rates. The decrease in interest and
other income (expense) during the second quarter of 2009 compared
with the second quarter of 2008 was primarily due to a $5 million
gain on sale of ammonia production assets during the second quarter
of 2008, the impact of changes in foreign exchange rates, and lower
interest income earned on cash balances in 2009.
Income Taxes
The effective tax rate for the second quarter of 2009 was 36%
compared with 32% for the first quarter of 2009 and 30% for the
second quarter of 2008.
The statutory tax rate in Chile and Trinidad, where we earn a
substantial portion of our pre-tax earnings, is 35%. Our Atlas
facility in Trinidad has partial relief from corporation income tax
until 2014. In Chile the tax rate consists of a first tier tax that
is payable when income is earned and a second tier tax that is due
when earnings are distributed from Chile. The second tier tax is
initially recorded as future income tax expense and is subsequently
reclassified to current income tax expense when earnings are
distributed.
SUPPLY/DEMAND FUNDAMENTALS
During the fourth quarter of 2008, the global financial crisis
and weak economic environment led to a sharp reduction in global
demand for most traditional methanol derivatives (which represent
approximately 70% of global methanol demand) while demand for
methanol into energy related derivatives has remained relatively
stable. Methanol blending into gasoline in China has been
particularly strong and we believe that future growth in this
application is supported by recent regulatory changes in that
country. Overall, we estimate global methanol demand declined by
about 15% in the fourth quarter of 2008, or to approximately 36
million tonnes measured on an annualized basis, compared to the
third quarter of 2008. During the first half of 2009, global
methanol demand has improved, but remains below the third quarter
of 2008 levels. The improvement in demand is primarily as a result
of stronger demand in Asia, particularly in China, while demand in
other regions has remained relatively stable. In reaction to this
decrease in demand from third quarter of 2008 levels, many high
cost methanol plants have been operating at lower rates or have
shut down, particularly in China, where we estimate approximately 6
million tonnes of high cost methanol production capacity shut down
during the fourth quarter of 2008 and has largely remained shut
down during the first half of 2009. Net imports into China have
increased significantly to replace domestic production that has
been shut down.
Methanex Non-Discounted Regional Posted Prices (1)
Jul Jun May Apr
(US$ per tonne) 2009 2009 2009 2009
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United States 226 200 200 200
Europe (2) 224 193 193 193
Asia 250 230 230 230
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(1) Discounts from our posted prices are offered to customers based on
various factors.
(2) EUR159 for Q3 2009 (Q2 2009 - EUR146.5) converted to United States
dollars.
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In reaction to this decrease in global demand, there was a
significant decrease in spot and contract methanol pricing during
the fourth quarter of 2008 and at the beginning of the first
quarter of 2009. During the first half of 2009, pricing stabilized
and our average non-discounted posted pricing in the second quarter
of 2009 was approximately $211 per tonne. Entering the third
quarter of 2009, spot and contract methanol prices have increased
and our average non-discounted posted pricing for July is
approximately $235 per tonne.
The next increment of world scale capacity outside of China is a
1.7 million tonne per year plant in Iran which we understand is in
the startup phase. We expect product from this plant to be
available to the market in the second half of 2009. In addition,
there are four plants with capacity totaling 4.0 million tonnes
under construction outside of China, including our own 1.3 million
tonne per year plant in Egypt, and we expect product from these
plants could be available to the market in 2010.
The uncertain economic environment poses risks for our business
and the future demand for methanol. Methanol demand into
traditional derivatives is correlated to industrial production and
we believe that methanol demand into traditional derivatives should
improve when the macro economic environment improves. Over the past
two years, high energy prices have driven demand for methanol into
energy applications such as gasoline blending and DME, primarily in
China. Recent regulatory changes have improved the demand outlook
for methanol gasoline blending in China and we believe demand
potential into these energy derivatives will be stronger in a
higher energy price environment.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Cash flows from operating activities in the second quarter of
2009 were $14 million compared with $33 million for the same period
in 2008. The change in cash flows for the second quarter of 2009
compared with the second quarter of 2008 is primarily a result of
lower earnings and the changes in net working capital position.
During the second quarter of 2009, we paid a quarterly dividend
of US$0.155 per share, or $14 million.
We are constructing a 1.3 million tonne per year methanol
facility in Egypt. We expect the methanol facility to begin
operations in the first half of 2010. We own 60% of Egyptian
Methanex Methanol Company S.A.E. ("EMethanex") which is the company
that is developing the project and we will sell 100% of the
methanol from the facility. We account for our investment in
EMethanex using consolidation accounting. This results in 100% of
the assets and liabilities of EMethanex being included in our
financial statements. The other investors' interest in the project
is presented as "non-controlling interest". During the second
quarter of 2009, total plant and equipment construction costs
related to our project in Egypt were $91 million. EMethanex has
limited recourse debt facilities of $530 million. As at June 30,
2009, a total of $426 million of this limited recourse debt has
been drawn with $60 million being drawn during the second quarter
of 2009. The total estimated future costs to complete the project,
excluding financing costs and working capital, are expected to be
approximately $185 million. Our 60% share of future equity
contributions, excluding financing costs and working capital, is
estimated to be approximately $48 million and we expect to fund
these expenditures from cash generated from operations and cash on
hand.
We have an agreement with ENAP to accelerate natural gas
exploration and development in the Dorado Riquelme hydrocarbon
exploration block in southern Chile. Under the arrangement, we fund
a 50% participation in the block for which we have contributed $53
million to date and we expect to contribute approximately $100
million in further capital over the next three years.
We operate in a highly competitive commodity industry and
believe it is appropriate to maintain a conservative balance sheet
and to retain financial flexibility. This is particularly important
in the current uncertain economic environment and the current
difficult credit markets. We have excellent financial capacity and
flexibility. Our cash balance at June 30, 2009 was $278 million and
we have a strong balance sheet, no near term re-financing
requirements, and an undrawn $250 million credit facility provided
by highly rated financial institutions that expires in mid-2010. We
invest our cash only in highly rated instruments that have
maturities of three months or less to ensure preservation of
capital and appropriate liquidity. Our planned capital maintenance
expenditure program directed towards major maintenance, turnarounds
and catalyst changes for current operations, is currently estimated
to total approximately $80 million for the period to the end of
2011.
We believe we are well positioned to meet our financial
commitments in this time of economic uncertainty and continue to
invest to grow the Company.
The credit ratings for our unsecured notes at June 30, 2009 were as follows:
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Standard & Poor's Rating Services BBB- (stable)
Moody's Investor Services Ba1 (stable)
Fitch Ratings BBB- (stable)
Credit ratings are not recommendations to purchase, hold or sell securities
and do not comment on market price or suitability for a particular investor.
There is no assurance that any rating will remain in effect for any given
period of time or that any rating will not be revised or withdrawn entirely
by a rating agency in the future.
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SHORT-TERM OUTLOOK
Although we have seen some improvement in the global economy,
particularly in China, there continues to be uncertainty caused by
the global economic slowdown. The slowdown in the global economy
that began in the fourth quarter of 2008 has persisted into 2009
and it is uncertain how long the current weak economic environment
will last. These global economic conditions materially affect both
the supply and demand for methanol and the price at which methanol
is sold. The degree to which our business is impacted is dependent
upon the duration and severity of these economic conditions.
In July 2009, our average non-discounted price across all of the
major regions is approximately $235 per tonne and we currently
believe that methanol prices should remain relatively stable during
the third quarter. However, the methanol price will ultimately
depend on industry operating rates, global energy prices, the rate
of industry restructuring and the strength of global demand. We
believe that our excellent financial position and financial
flexibility, outstanding global supply network and low cost
position will provide a sound basis for Methanex to continue to be
the leader in the methanol industry and invest to grow the
Company.
CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
For the three months ended June 30, 2009, no changes were made
in our internal control over financial reporting that have
materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect,
our internal control over financial reporting.
CHANGES IN ACCOUNTING POLICIES
On January 1, 2009, we adopted the CICA issued Handbook Section
3064, Goodwill and Intangible Assets. This new accounting standard,
replaces Section 3062, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets.
Section 3064 expands on the standards for recognition, measurement
and disclosure of intangible assets. The impact of the retroactive
adoption of this standard on our consolidated financial statements
at January 1, 2009 is approximately $13 million recorded as a
reduction to opening retained earnings and property plant and
equipment. The amount relates to certain pre-operating expenditures
that have been capitalized to property, plant and equipment at
December 31, 2008 that would have been required to be expensed
under this new standard. The impact for the three and six month
periods ended June 30, 2009 was an increase to selling, general and
administrative expenses of approximately $1.4 million (2008 - $0.9
million) and $2.6 million (2008 - $1.8 million), respectively.
TRANSITION TO INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL REPORTING STANDARDS
(IFRS)
In February 2008, the Canadian Accounting Standards Board
confirmed January 1, 2011 as the changeover date for Canadian
publicly accountable enterprises to start using International
Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as issued by the International
Accounting Standards Board (IASB). IFRS uses a conceptual framework
similar to Canadian GAAP, but there are significant differences in
recognition, measurement and disclosures.
As a result of the IFRS transition, changes in accounting
policies are likely and may materially impact our consolidated
financial statements. The IASB will also continue to issue new
accounting standards during the conversion period, and as a result,
the final impact of IFRS on our consolidated financial statements
will only be measured once all the IFRS applicable at the
conversion date are known.
We have established a working team to manage the transition to
IFRS. Additionally, we have established an IFRS steering committee
to monitor progress and review and approve recommendations from the
working team for the transition to IFRS. The working team provides
regular updates to the IFRS steering committee and to the Audit,
Finance & Risk Committee of the Board.
We have developed a plan to convert our consolidated financial
statements to IFRS at the changeover date of January 1, 2011 with
comparative financial results for 2010. The IFRS transition plan
addresses the impact of IFRS on accounting policies and
implementation decisions, infrastructure, business activities, and
control activities.
During the latter half of 2008 we commenced the accounting
policy selection phase and are addressing, on a priority basis,
those areas which we believe may cause the most significant impact
to our consolidated financial statements. In conjunction with the
accounting policy selection phase, we are identifying the impact of
IFRS on infrastructure (including financial reporting expertise and
information technology and data systems), business activities
(including financial covenants and compensation arrangements), and
control activities (including internal control over financial
reporting and disclosure controls and procedures). During the
second quarter of 2009, we have continued to focus our efforts in
researching and documenting significant impact areas and continue
to progress the accounting policy selection phase.
We will continue to provide updates on the status of key
activities for this convergence project in our quarterly and annual
Management's Discussion and Analysis throughout the convergence
period to January 1, 2011.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION - SUPPLEMENTAL NON-GAAP MEASURES
In addition to providing measures prepared in accordance with
Canadian generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), we
present certain supplemental non-GAAP measures. These are Adjusted
EBITDA, operating income and cash flows from operating activities
before changes in non-cash working capital. These measures do not
have any standardized meaning prescribed by Canadian GAAP and
therefore are unlikely to be comparable to similar measures
presented by other companies. We believe these measures are useful
in evaluating the operating performance and liquidity of the
Company's ongoing business. These measures should be considered in
addition to, and not as a substitute for, net income, cash flows
and other measures of financial performance and liquidity reported
in accordance with Canadian GAAP.
Adjusted EBITDA
This supplemental non-GAAP measure is provided to assist readers
in determining our ability to generate cash from operations. We
believe this measure is useful in assessing performance and
highlighting trends on an overall basis. We also believe Adjusted
EBITDA is frequently used by securities analysts and investors when
comparing our results with those of other companies. Adjusted
EBITDA differs from the most comparable GAAP measure, cash flows
from operating activities, primarily because it does not include
changes in non-cash working capital, other cash payments related to
operating activities, stock-based compensation expense, other
non-cash items, interest expense, interest and other income
(expense), and current income taxes.
The following table shows a reconciliation of cash flows from
operating activities to Adjusted EBITDA:
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
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Jun 30 Mar 31 Jun 30 Jun 30 Jun 30
($ thousands) 2009 2009 2008 2009 2008
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Cash flows from
operating activities $ 14,037 $ 67,853 $ 32,766 $ 81,890 $ 141,899
Add (deduct):
Changes in non-cash
working capital 3,685 (63,036) 34,294 (59,351) 26,027
Other cash payments 4,477 1,290 1,801 5,767 2,121
Stock-based
compensation expense (1,453) (1,874) (5,207) (3,327) (9,835)
Other non-cash items (2,169) (2,149) 1,946 (4,318) (3,913)
Interest expense 6,972 7,559 9,630 14,531 20,320
Interest and other
income (expense) (1,903) 3,581 (12,671) 1,678 (11,834)
Current income taxes 1,135 (95) 15,441 1,040 39,401
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Adjusted EBITDA $ 24,781 $ 13,129 $ 78,000 $ 37,910 $ 204,186
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Operating Income and Cash Flows from Operating Activities before
Non-Cash Working Capital
Operating income and cash flows from operating activities before
changes in non-cash working capital are reconciled to Canadian GAAP
measures in our consolidated statements of income and consolidated
statements of cash flows, respectively.
QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA (UNAUDITED)
A summary of selected financial information for the prior eight
quarters is as follows:
Three Months Ended
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($ thousands, except per share Jun 30 Mar 31 Dec 31 Sep 30
amounts) 2009 2009 2008 2008
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Revenue $ 245,501 $ 254,007 $ 408,384 $ 569,876
Net income (loss) (5,743) (18,406) (3,949) 70,045
Basic net income (loss) per
common share (0.06) (0.20) (0.04) 0.75
Diluted net income (loss) per
common share (0.06) (0.20) (0.04) 0.74
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Three Months Ended
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($ thousands, except per share Jun 30 Mar 31 Dec 31 Sep 30
amounts) 2008 2008 2007 2007
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Revenue $ 600,025 $ 735,934 $ 731,057 $ 395,118
Net income 38,059 64,598 171,697 23,610
Basic net income per common
share 0.40 0.66 1.74 0.24
Diluted net income per common
share 0.40 0.66 1.72 0.24
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FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION WARNING
This Second Quarter 2009 Management's Discussion and Analysis
("MD&A") contains forward-looking statements with respect to us
and the chemical industry. Statements that include the words
"believes", "expects", "may", "will", "should", "seeks", "intends",
"plans", "estimates", "anticipates", or the negative version of
those words or other comparable terminology and similar statements
of a future or forward-looking nature identify forward-looking
statements.
More particularly and without limitation, any statements
regarding the following are forward looking statements:
- expected demand for methanol and its derivatives,
- expected new methanol supply and timing for start-up of
same,
- expected timing of shut down (either temporary or permanent)
or re-start of existing methanol supply (including our own
facilities), including, without limitation, timing of planned
maintenance outages,
- expected prices of methanol,
- anticipated production rates of our plants,
- expected levels of natural gas supply to our plants,
- capital committed by third parties towards future natural gas
exploration in Chile, anticipated results of natural gas
exploration in Chile and timing of same,
- receipt of third party consent or approvals, including
governmental approval, of natural gas exploration rights or other
rights or projects,
- expected operating costs, including natural gas feedstock
costs and logistics costs,
- expected capital expenditures and future sources of funding
for such capital expenditures,
- expected tax rates,
- expected cash flows and earnings capability,
- anticipated completion date of, and cost to complete, our
methanol project in Egypt,
- availability of committed credit facilities and other
financing,
- shareholder distribution strategy and anticipated
distributions to shareholders,
- commercial viability of, or ability to execute, future
projects or capacity expansions,
- financial strength and ability to meet future financial
commitments,
- expected global or regional economic activity (including
industrial production levels) and expected timing for recovery from
the current economic recession, and
- expected actions of third parties, including governments, gas
suppliers, courts and tribunals.
We believe that we have a reasonable basis for making such
forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements in this
document are based on our experience, our perception of trends,
current conditions and expected future developments as well as
other factors. Certain material factors or assumptions were applied
in drawing the conclusions or making the forecasts or projections
that are included in these forward-looking statements, including,
without limitation, future expectations and assumptions concerning
the following:
- supply of, demand for, and price of, methanol, methanol
derivatives, natural gas, oil and oil derivatives,
- production rates of our facilities,
- success of natural gas exploration in Chile and New
Zealand,
- receipt of third party consents or approvals, including
without limitation, governmental approvals related to natural gas
exploration rights and other rights and projects,
- operating costs including natural gas feedstock and logistics
costs, capital costs, tax rates, cash flows, foreign exchange rates
and interest rates,
- completion date and cost of our methanol project in Egypt,
- availability of committed credit facilities,
- global and regional economic activity (including industrial
production levels),
- absence of major natural disasters or global pandemics,
- absence of material changes in laws or regulations, and
- performance of contractual obligations by customers, suppliers
and other third parties.
However, forward-looking statements, by their nature, involve
risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking
statements. The risks and uncertainties primarily include those
attendant with producing and marketing methanol and successfully
carrying out major capital expenditure projects in various
jurisdictions, including without limitation:
- conditions in the methanol and other industries, including
fluctuations in supply, demand and price for methanol and its
derivatives, including demand for methanol for energy uses,
- the price of natural gas, oil and oil derivatives,
- the success of natural gas exploration and development
activities in southern Chile and New Zealand and our ability to
obtain any additional gas in those regions or other regions on
commercially acceptable terms,
- the on-time and on-budget completion of our new methanol joint
venture project in Egypt,
- the ability to successfully carry out corporate initiatives
and strategies,
- actions of competitors and suppliers,
- actions of governments and governmental authorities including
implementation of policies or other measures by the Chinese
government or other governments that could impact the demand for
methanol,
- changes in laws or regulations,
- import or export restrictions, anti-dumping measures,
increases in duties, taxes and government royalties, and other
actions by governments that may adversely affect our
operations,
- world-wide economic conditions, and
- other risks described in our 2008 Management's Discussion and
Analysis and this Second Quarter 2009 Management's Discussion and
Analysis.
In addition to the foregoing risk factors, the current global
financial crisis and its impact on global economies has added
additional risks and uncertainties including changes in capital
markets and corresponding effects on the company's investments, our
ability to access existing or future credit and defaults by
customers, suppliers or insurers.
Having in mind these and other factors, investors and other
readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on
forward-looking statements. They are not a substitute for the
exercise of one's own due diligence and judgment. The outcomes
anticipated in forward-looking statements may not occur and we do
not undertake to update forward-looking statements except as
required by applicable securities laws.
HOW WE ANALYZE OUR BUSINESS
Our operations consist of a single operating segment - the
production and sale of methanol. We review our results of
operations by analyzing changes in the components of our Adjusted
EBITDA (refer to Supplemental Non-GAAP Measures for a
reconciliation to the most comparable GAAP measure), depreciation
and amortization, interest expense, interest and other income, and
income taxes. In addition to the methanol that we produce at our
facilities, we also purchase and re-sell methanol produced by
others and we sell methanol on a commission basis. We analyze the
results of all methanol sales together. The key drivers of changes
in our Adjusted EBITDA for methanol sales are average realized
price, sales volume and cash costs. The price, cash cost and volume
variances included in our Adjusted EBITDA analysis are defined and
calculated as follows:
PRICE The change in Adjusted EBITDA as a result of changes in average
realized price is calculated as the difference from period to
period in the selling price of methanol multiplied by the current
period total methanol sales volume excluding commission sales
volume plus the difference from period to period in commission
revenue.
COST The change in our Adjusted EBITDA as a result of changes in cash
costs is calculated as the difference from period to period in
cash costs per tonne multiplied by the current period total
methanol sales volume excluding commission sales volume in the
current period plus the change in unabsorbed fixed cash costs,
the change in consolidated selling, general and administrative
expenses and the change in fixed storage and handling costs.
VOLUME The change in Adjusted EBITDA as a result of changes in sales
volumes is calculated as the difference from period to period in
total methanol sales volume excluding commission sales volume
multiplied by the margin per tonne for the prior period. The
margin per tonne is calculated as the selling price per tonne of
methanol less absorbed fixed cash costs per tonne and variable
cash costs per tonne.
Methanex Corporation
Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss) (unaudited)
(thousands of U.S. dollars, except number of common shares and per
share amounts)
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
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Jun 30 Jun 30 Jun 30 Jun 30
2009 2008 2009 2008
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(As (As
adjusted adjusted
- note 2) - note 2)
Revenue $ 245,501 $ 600,025 $ 499,508 $ 1,335,960
Cost of sales and
operating expenses 220,720 522,025 461,598 1,131,774
Depreciation and
amortization 28,752 26,396 57,673 49,509
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Operating income
(loss) before
undernoted items (3,971) 51,604 (19,763) 154,677
Interest expense
(note 7) (6,972) (9,630) (14,531) (20,320)
Interest and other
income (expense) 1,903 12,671 (1,678) 11,834
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Income (loss) before
income taxes (9,040) 54,645 (35,972) 146,191
Income tax (expense)
recovery:
Current (1,135) (15,441) (1,040) (39,401)
Future 4,432 (1,145) 12,863 (4,133)
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3,297 (16,586) 11,823 (43,534)
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Net income (loss) $ (5,743) $ 38,059 $ (24,149) $ 102,657
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Net income (loss)
per common share:
Basic $ (0.06) $ 0.40 $ (0.26) $ 1.07
Diluted $ (0.06) $ 0.40 $ (0.26) $ 1.07
Weighted average
number of common
shares outstanding:
Basic 92,040,569 94,520,011 92,031,933 95,837,568
Diluted 92,040,569 95,149,888 92,031,933 96,341,992
Number of common
shares outstanding
at period end 92,041,242 94,037,242 92,041,242 94,037,242
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
Methanex Corporation
Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited)
(thousands of U.S. dollars)
Jun 30 Dec 31
2009 2008
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(As
adjusted
- note 2)
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 277,600 $ 328,430
Receivables 171,058 213,419
Inventories 102,953 177,637
Prepaid expenses 24,240 16,840
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575,851 736,326
Property, plant and equipment (note 4) 2,057,622 1,899,059
Other assets 173,426 168,988
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$ 2,806,899 $ 2,804,373
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LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities $ 180,088 $ 235,369
Current maturities on long-term debt (note 6) 15,282 15,282
Current maturities on other long-term liabilities 7,730 8,048
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203,100 258,699
Long-term debt (note 6) 870,006 772,021
Other long-term liabilities 84,615 97,441
Future income tax liabilities 286,329 299,192
Non-controlling interest 120,113 88,604
Shareholders' equity:
Capital stock 427,366 427,265
Contributed surplus 25,640 22,669
Retained earnings 809,825 862,507
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (20,095) (24,025)
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1,242,736 1,288,416
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$ 2,806,899 $ 2,804,373
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See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
Methanex Corporation
Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity (unaudited)
(thousands of U.S. dollars, except number of common shares)
Accumu-
lated
Other Total
Number of Contri- Compre- Share-
Common Capital buted Retained hensive holders'
Shares Stock Surplus Earnings Loss Equity
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Balance,
December
31, 2007,
as
previously
reported 98,310,254 $ 451,640 $ 16,021 $ 876,348 $ (8,655) $1,335,354
Adjustments
for
retroactive
adoption
of new
accounting
policies:
Goodwill
and
intangibles
3064 (note 2) - - - (7,790) - (7,790)
Non-controlling
interest
proportionate
share
(note 2) - - - 1,858 3,462 5,320
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Balance,
December
31, 2007,
as
adjusted 98,310,254 451,640 16,021 870,416 (5,193) 1,332,884
Net income
and other
comprehensive
loss, as
previously
reported - - - 172,298 (31,363) 140,935
Adjustments
for
retroactive
adoption
of new
accounting
policies:
Goodwill
and
intangibles
3064 (note 2) - - - (5,818) - (5,818)
Non-controlling
interest
proportionate
share
(note 2) - - - 2,273 12,531 14,804
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Net income
and other
comprehensive
loss, as
adjusted 168,753 (18,832) 149,921
Compensation
expense
recorded
for stock
options - - 8,225 - - 8,225
Issue of
shares on
exercise
of stock
options 224,016 4,075 - - - 4,075
Reclassifi-
cation of
grant date
fair value
on exercise
of stock
options - 1,577 (1,577) - - -
Payments
for shares
repurchased (6,502,878) (30,027) - (119,829) - (149,856)
Dividend
payments - - - (56,833) - (56,833)
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Balance,
December
31, 2008 92,031,392 427,265 22,669 862,507 (24,025) 1,288,416
Net loss - - - (18,406) - (18,406)
Compensation
expense
recorded
for stock
options - - 2,235 - - 2,235
Issue of
shares on
exercise
of stock
options 8,100 38 - - - 38
Reclassifi-
cation of
grant date
fair value
on exercise
of stock
options - 42 (42) - - -
Dividend
payments - - - (14,267) - (14,267)
Other
comprehensive
income - - - - 1,112 1,112
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Balance,
March 31,
2009 92,039,492 427,345 24,862 829,834 (22,913) 1,259,128
Net loss - - - (5,743) - (5,743)
Compensation
expense
recorded
for stock
options - - 783 - - 783
Issue of
shares on
exercise
of stock
options 1,750 16 - - - 16
Reclassifi-
cation of
grant date
fair value
on exercise
of stock
options - 5 (5) - - -
Dividend
payments - - - (14,266) - (14,266)
Other
comprehensive
income - - - - 2,818 2,818
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Balance,
June 30,
2009 92,041,242 $ 427,366 $ 25,640 $ 809,825 $(20,095) $1,242,736
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See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) (unaudited)
(thousands of U.S. dollars)
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
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Jun 30 Jun 30 Jun 30 Jun 30
2009 2008 2009 2,008
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Net income (loss) $ (5,743) $ 38,059 $ (24,149) $ 102,657
Other comprehensive income
(loss), net of tax:
Change in fair value of
forward exchange contracts
(note 12) (220) 325 (178) 60
Change in fair value of
interest rate swap
contracts (note 12) 3,038 11,972 4,108 76
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2,818 12,297 3,930 136
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Comprehensive income (loss) $ (2,925) $ 50,356 $ (20,219) $ 102,793
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See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
Methanex Corporation
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited)
(thousands of U.S. dollars)
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
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Jun 30 Jun 30 Jun 30 Jun 30
2009 2008 2009 2008
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(As (As
adjusted adjusted
- note 2) - note 2)
CASH FLOWS FROM
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income (loss) $ (5,743) $ 38,059 $ (24,149) $ 102,657
Add (deduct)
non-cash items:
Depreciation and
amortization 28,752 26,396 57,673 49,509
Future income taxes (4,432) 1,145 (12,863) 4,133
Stock-based
compensation expense 1,453 5,207 3,327 9,835
Other 2,169 (1,946) 4,318 3,913
Other cash payments,
including
stock-based
compensation (4,477) (1,801) (5,767) (2,121)
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Cash flows from
operating activities
before undernoted 17,722 67,060 22,539 167,926
Changes in non-cash
working capital
(note 11) (3,685) (34,294) 59,351 (26,027)
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14,037 32,766 81,890 141,899
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CASH FLOWS FROM
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Dividend payments (14,266) (14,583) (28,533) (28,047)
Proceeds from
limited recourse
debt (note 6) 60,000 49,000 105,000 88,000
Equity contribution
by non-controlling
interest 14,403 15,897 30,463 29,497
Repayment of limited
recourse debt (7,328) (7,328) (7,641) (7,640)
Payments for shares
repurchased - (43,489) - (117,565)
Proceeds on issue of
shares on exercise
of stock options 16 1,508 54 3,900
Repayment of other
long-term
liabilities (1,271) (1,089) (8,912) (6,087)
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51,554 (84) 90,431 (37,942)
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CASH FLOWS FROM
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Property, plant and
equipment (14,528) (30,103) (31,427) (38,254)
Egypt plant under
construction (90,507) (82,686) (176,859) (177,443)
Dorado Riquelme
investment (note 13) (3,111) (32,850) (11,200) (32,850)
GeoPark financing - - - (11,390)
Changes in project
debt reserve
accounts (2,556) (1,995) 5,044 (1,995)
Other assets (43) (163) (2,454) 142
Changes in non-cash
working capital
(note 11) 9,860 (5,524) (6,255) 14,134
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(100,885) (153,321) (223,151) (247,656)
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Decrease in cash and
cash equivalents (35,294) (120,639) (50,830) (143,699)
Cash and cash
equivalents,
beginning of period 312,894 465,164 328,430 488,224
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Cash and cash
equivalents, end of
period $ 277,600 $ 344,525 $ 277,600 $ 344,525
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SUPPLEMENTARY CASH
FLOW INFORMATION
Interest paid $ 4,305 $ 6,913 $ 24,663 $ 23,902
Income taxes paid,
net of amounts
refunded $ 1,955 $ 31,969 $ 7,719 $ 63,083
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
Methanex Corporation
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
Except where otherwise noted, tabular dollar amounts are stated
in thousands of U.S. dollars.
1. Basis of presentation:
These interim consolidated financial statements are prepared in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in Canada
on a basis consistent with those followed in the most recent annual
consolidated financial statements, except as described in Note 2
below. These accounting principles are different in some respects
from those generally accepted in the United States and the
significant differences are described and reconciled in Note 14.
These interim consolidated financial statements do not include all
note disclosures required by Canadian generally accepted accounting
principles for annual financial statements, and therefore should be
read in conjunction with the annual consolidated financial
statements included in the Methanex Corporation 2008 Annual Report.
Certain prior period comparatives have been reclassified to conform
with the current year presentation.
2. Changes to Canadian generally accepted accounting principles
and reclassifications:
On January 1, 2009, the Company adopted the CICA issued Handbook
Section 3064, Goodwill and Intangible Assets. This new accounting
standard, replaces Section 3062, Goodwill and Other Intangible
Assets. Section 3064 expands on the standards for recognition,
measurement and disclosure of intangible assets. The impact of the
retroactive adoption of this standard on the Company's consolidated
balance sheet at January 1, 2009 is approximately $13 million
recorded as a reduction to opening retained earnings and property
plant and equipment. The amount relates to certain pre-operating
expenditures that have been capitalized to property, plant and
equipment at December 31, 2008 that would have been required to be
expensed under this new standard. The impact for the three and six
month periods ended June 30, 2009 was an increase to selling,
general and administrative expenses of approximately $1.4 million
(2008 - $0.9 million) and $2.6 million (2008 - $1.8 million),
respectively.
As a portion of these pre-operating expenditures were incurred
in a non-wholly-owned subsidiary, the Company has also adjusted the
opening non-controlling interest (NCI) and retained earnings
balances at December 31, 2008 for the NCI's proportionate share of
approximately $4 million. In addition, the Company has
retrospectively reclassified approximately $16 million from
accumulated other comprehensive loss to NCI, representing the NCI's
share of accumulated other comprehensive loss to December 31,
2008.
3. Inventories:
Inventories are valued at the lower of cost, determined on a
first-in first-out basis, and estimated net realizable value. The
amount of inventories included in cost of sales and operating
expense and depreciation and amortization during the three and six
month periods ended June 30, 2009 was $208 million (2008 - $491
million) and $439 million (2008 - $1,067 million),
respectively.
4. Property, plant and equipment:
Accumu-
lated Net
Deprec- Book
Cost iation Value
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June 30, 2009
Plant and equipment $ 2,567,550 $ 1,337,406 $ 1,230,144
Egypt plant under construction 767,444 - 767,444
Other 123,842 63,808 60,034
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$ 3,458,836 $ 1,401,214 $ 2,057,622
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December 31, 2008
Plant and equipment $ 2,544,163 $ 1,299,296 $ 1,244,867
Egypt plant under construction 590,585 - 590,585
Other 127,731 64,124 63,607
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$ 3,262,479 $ 1,363,420 $ 1,899,059
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5. Interest in Atlas joint venture:
The Company has a 63.1% joint venture interest in Atlas Methanol
Company (Atlas). Atlas owns a 1.7 million tonne per year methanol
production facility in Trinidad. Included in the consolidated
financial statements are the following amounts representing the
Company's proportionate interest in Atlas:
Jun 30 Dec 31
Consolidated Balance Sheets 2009 2008
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Cash and cash equivalents $ 11,556 $ 35,749
Other current assets 39,082 57,374
Property, plant and equipment 249,047 249,609
Other assets 13,105 18,149
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 20,675 19,927
Long-term debt, including current maturities
(note 6) 99,891 106,592
Future income tax liabilities 14,309 17,942
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Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
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Consolidated Statements of Jun 30 Jun 30 Jun 30 Jun 30
Income 2009 2008 2009 2008
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Revenue $ 43,239 $ 76,455 $ 81,100 $ 158,532
Expenses (37,360) (72,101) (72,035) (146,735)
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Income before income taxes 5,879 4,354 9,065 11,797
Income tax expense (748) (1,049) (1,490) (2,951)
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Net income $ 5,131 $ 3,305 $ 7,575 $ 8,846
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Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
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Consolidated Statements of Cash Jun 30 Jun 30 Jun 30 Jun 30
Flows 2009 2008 2009 2008
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Cash inflows (outflows) from
operating activities $ 14,845 $ (10,466) $ 32,167 $ (14,088)
Cash outflows from financing
activities (7,016) (9,010) (7,016) (9,010)
Cash outflows from investing
activities (2,347) (444) (3,280) (610)
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6. Long-term debt:
Jun 30 Dec 31
2009 2008
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Unsecured notes
8.75% due August 15, 2012 $ 198,400 $ 198,182
6.00% due August 15, 2015 148,610 148,518
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347,010 346,700
Atlas limited recourse debt facilities 99,891 106,592
Egypt limited recourse debt facilities 425,574 320,574
Other limited recourse debt facilities 12,813 13,437
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885,288 787,303
Less current maturities (15,282) (15,282)
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$ 870,006 $ 772,021
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7. Interest expense:
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
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Jun 30 Jun 30 Jun 30 Jun 30
2009 2008 2009 2008
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Interest expense before
capitalized interest 12,406 12,447 26,117 26,302
Less: capitalized interest
related to Egypt project (5,434) (2,817) (11,586) (5,982)
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Interest expense 6,972 9,630 14,531 20,320
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The Company has limited recourse debt facilities of $530 million
for its joint venture project to construct a 1.3 million tonne per
year methanol facility in Egypt. For the three and six month
periods ended June 30, 2009, interest costs related to this project
of $5.4 million were capitalized (2008 - $2.8 million) and $11.6
million (2008 - $6.0 million), respectively.
8. Net income (loss) per common share:
A reconciliation of the weighted average number of common shares
outstanding is as follows:
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
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Jun 30 Jun 30 Jun 30 Jun 30
2009 2008 2009 2008
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Denominator for basic net
income per common share 92,040,569 94,520,011 92,031,933 95,837,568
Effect of dilutive stock
options - 629,877 - 504,424
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Denominator for diluted net
income per common share 92,040,569 95,149,888 92,031,933 96,341,992
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9. Stock-based compensation:
a) Stock options:
(i) Incentive stock options:
Common shares reserved for outstanding incentive stock options
at June 30, 2009:
Options Options
Denominated in CAD Denominated in USD
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Number Weighted Number Weighted
of Average of Average
Stock Exercise Stock Exercise
Options Price Options Price
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Outstanding at December 31, 2008 76,450 $ 6.95 3,743,117 $ 23.27
Granted - - 1,361,130 6.33
Exercised (8,100) 5.85 - -
Cancelled (1,000) 5.85 (5,325) 25.27
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Outstanding at March 31, 2009 67,350 $ 7.09 5,098,922 $ 18.75
Granted - - - -
Exercised - - (1,750) 9.23
Cancelled - - (26,105) 22.25
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Outstanding at June 30, 2009 67,350 $ 7.09 5,071,067 $ 18.73
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Information regarding the incentive stock options outstanding at
June 30, 2009 is as follows:
Options Outstanding at Options Exercisable at
June 30, 2009 June 30, 2009
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Weighted
Average
Remaining Number of Weighted Number of Weighted
Contractual Stock Average Stock Average
Range of Life Options Exercise Options Exercise
Exercise Prices (Years) Outstanding Price Exercisable Price
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Options denominated
in CAD
$3.29 to 9.56 1.3 67,350 $ 7.09 67,350 $ 7.09
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Options denominated
in USD
$6.33 to 11.56 6.3 1,543,630 $ 6.60 185,800 $ 8.57
$17.85 to 22.52 3.5 1,458,650 20.27 1,458,650 20.27
$23.92 to 28.43 5.2 2,068,787 26.71 1,016,252 26.14
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5.0 5,071,067 $ 18.73 2,660,702 $ 21.69
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(ii) Performance stock options:
As at June 30, 2009, there were 35,000 shares (December 31, 2008
- 35,000 shares) reserved for performance stock options with an
exercise price of CAD $4.47. All outstanding performance stock
options have vested and are exercisable.
(iii) Compensation expense related to stock options:
For the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2009,
compensation expense related to stock options included in cost of
sales and operating expenses was $0.8 million (2008 - $1.7 million)
and $3.0 million (2008 - $4.6 million), respectively. The fair
value of the 2009 stock option grant was estimated on the date of
grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the
following assumptions:
2009
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Risk-free interest rate 1.8%
Dividend yield 2%
Expected life 5 years
Volatility 44%
Forfeiture rate 5%
Weighted average fair value of options granted (USD per share) $ 2.06
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b) Deferred, restricted and performance share units:
Deferred, restricted and performance share units outstanding at
June 30, 2009 are as follows:
Number of Number of Number of
Deferred Share Restricted Share Performance
Units Units Share Units
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Outstanding at
December 31, 2008 411,395 12,523 1,057,648
Granted 112,131 15,200 396,470
Granted in-lieu
of dividends 10,187 606 22,913
Redeemed - - (395,420)
Cancelled - - (11,039)
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Outstanding at
March 31, 2009 533,713 28,329 1,070,572
Granted 4,729 - -
Granted in-lieu
of dividends 6,093 339 12,778
Redeemed (56,620) - -
Cancelled - - (2,632)
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Outstanding at
June 30, 2009 487,915 28,668 1,080,718
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Compensation expense for deferred, restricted and performance
share units is initially measured at fair value based on the market
value of the Company's common shares and is recognized over the
related service period. Changes in fair value are recognized in
earnings for the proportion of the service that has been rendered
at each reporting date. The fair value of deferred, restricted and
performance share units at June 30, 2009 was $16.6 million compared
with the recorded liability of $13.8 million. The difference
between the fair value and the recorded liability of $2.8 million
will be recognized over the weighted average remaining service
period of approximately 1.9 years.
For the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2009,
compensation expense related to deferred, restricted and
performance share units included in cost of sales and operating
expenses was $0.7 million (2008 - $3.5 million) and $0.3 million
(2008 - $5.2 million), respectively. This included a recovery of
$0.9 million (2008 - expense of $0.9 million) and a recovery of
$4.0 million (2008 - recovery of $0.8 million), respectively,
related to the effect of the change in the Company's share
price.
10. Retirement plans:
Total net pension expense for the Company's defined benefit and
defined contribution pension plans during the three and six month
periods ended June 30, 2009 was $2.0 million (2008 - $2.0 million)
and $5.5 million (2008 - $3.9 million), respectively.
11. Changes in non-cash working capital:
The change in cash flows related to changes in non-cash working
capital for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2009
were as follows:
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
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Jun 30 Jun 30 Jun 30 Jun 30
2009 2008 2009 2008
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Decrease (increase) in
non-cash working capital:
Receivables $ (20,304) $ (3,033) $ 42,361 $ 99,298
Inventories 23,830 101,565 74,684 65,376
Prepaid expenses (3,774) 2,148 (7,400) (14,469)
Accounts payable and accrued
liabilities 5,304 (143,565) (55,281) (170,948)
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5,056 (42,885) 54,364 (20,743)
Adjustments for items not
having a cash effect 1,119 3,067 (1,268) 8,850
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Changes in non-cash working
capital having a cash effect $ 6,175 $ (39,818) $ 53,096 $ (11,893)
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These changes relate to the
following activities:
Operating $ (3,685) $ (34,294) $ 59,351 $ (26,027)
Investing 9,860 (5,524) (6,255) 14,134
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Changes in non-cash working
capital $ 6,175 $ (39,818) $ 53,096 $ (11,893)
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12. Financial instruments:
The following table provides the carrying value of each category
of financial assets and liabilities and the related balance sheet
item:
Jun 30 Dec 31
2009 2008
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Financial assets:
Held for trading financial assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 277,600 $ 328,430
Project debt reserve accounts included in other
assets 13,105 18,149
Loans and receivables:
Receivables 164,194 207,419
Dorado Riquelme investment included in other
assets (note 13) 53,445 42,123
GeoPark financing, including current portion 33,633 36,616
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$ 541,977 $ 632,737
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Financial liabilities:
Other financial liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities $ 180,088 $ 235,369
Long-term debt, including current portion 885,288 787,303
Capital lease obligation included in other
long-term liabilities, including
current portion 18,398 20,742
Held for trading financial liabilities:
Derivative instruments designated as cash flow
hedges 30,441 38,100
Derivative instruments 345 1,771
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$ 1,114,560 $ 1,083,285
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At June 30, 2009, all of the Company's financial instruments are
recorded on the balance sheet at amortized cost with the exception
of cash and cash equivalents, derivative financial instruments and
reserve accounts included in other assets which are recorded at
fair value.
The Egypt limited recourse debt facilities bear interest at
LIBOR plus a spread. The Company has entered into interest rate
swap contracts to swap the LIBOR-based interest payments for an
average aggregated fixed rate of 4.8% plus a spread on
approximately 75% of the Egypt limited recourse debt facilities for
the period September 28, 2007 to March 31, 2015.
The Company has designated as cash flow hedges these interest
rate swap contracts to swap the variable-based interest payments
for a fixed rate. These interest rate swaps had outstanding
notional amounts of $316 million as at June 30, 2009. Under the
interest rate swap contracts the maximum notional amount during the
term is $368 million. The notional amount increases over the period
of expected draw-downs on the Egypt limited recourse debt and
decreases over the expected repayment period. At June 30, 2009,
these interest rate swap contracts had a negative fair value of
$29.9 million (December 31, 2008 - negative $38.1 million) recorded
in other long-term liabilities. The fair value of these interest
rate swap contracts will fluctuate until maturity. The Company also
designates as cash flow hedges forward exchange contracts to sell
euro at a fixed USD exchange rate. At June 30, 2009, the Company
had outstanding forward exchange contracts designated as cash flow
hedges to sell a notional amount of 6.6 million euro in exchange
for US dollars and these euro contracts had a negative fair value
of $0.5 million (December 31, 2008 - fair value of nil). Changes in
fair value of derivative financial instruments designated as cash
flow hedges have been recorded in other comprehensive income.
At June 30, 2009, the Company's derivative financial instruments
that have not been designated as cash flow hedges include forward
exchange contracts to purchase $1.5 million New Zealand dollars at
an exchange rate of $0.6383 with a fair value of nil (December 31,
2008 - negative fair value of $1.1 million) and a
floating-for-fixed interest rate swap contract with a negative fair
value of $0.3 million (December 31, 2008 - negative $0.6 million)
recorded in other long-term liabilities. For the three and six
month periods ended June 30, 2009, the total change in fair value
of these derivative financial instruments was $0.3 million (2008 -
$0.4 million) and $1.4 million (2008 - $0.1 million),
respectively.
13. Dorado Riquelme investment:
On May 5, 2008, the Company signed an agreement with Empresa
Nacional del Petroleo (ENAP), the Chilean state-owned oil and gas
company to accelerate gas exploration and development in the Dorado
Riquelme exploration block and supply new Chilean-sourced natural
gas to the Company's production facilities in Chile. Under the
arrangement, we fund a 50% participation in the block. As of June
30, 2009 we have contributed $53.4 million (December 31, 2008 -
$42.1 million) for the Dorado Riquelme block and this amount has
been recorded in others assets. We expect to contribute
approximately $100 million in further capital over the next three
years. The arrangement is subject to receiving final government
approvals which are expected during the third quarter of 2009.
14. United States generally accepted accounting principles:
The Company follows generally accepted accounting principles in
Canada ("Canadian GAAP") which are different in some respects from
those applicable in the United States and from practices prescribed
by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission ("U.S.
GAAP").
The significant differences between Canadian GAAP and U.S. GAAP
with respect to the Company's consolidated statements of income
(loss) for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2009 and
2008 are as follows:
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
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Jun 30 Jun 30 Jun 30 Jun 30
2009 2008 2009 2008
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Net income (loss) in
accordance with
Canadian GAAP $ (5,743) $ 38,059 $ (24,149) $ 102,657
Add (deduct)
adjustments for:
Depreciation and
amortization (a) (478) (478) (956) (956)
Stock-based
compensation (b) (78) (41) (23) (28)
Uncertainty in income
taxes (c) (192) 1,046 (606) 631
Income tax effect of above
adjustments (d) 167 167 334 334
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Net income (loss) in
accordance with U.S. GAAP $ (6,324) $ 38,753 $ (25,400) $ 102,638
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Per share information in
accordance with U.S. GAAP:
Basic net income (loss)
per share $ (0.07) $ 0.41 $ (0.28) $ 1.07
Diluted net income
(loss) per share $ (0.07) $ 0.41 $ (0.28) $ 1.07
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The significant differences between Canadian GAAP and U.S. GAAP
with respect to the Company's consolidated statements of
comprehensive income (loss) for the three and six month periods
ended June 30, 2009 and 2008 are as follows:
Three Months Ended
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June 30,
June 30, 2009 2008
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Canadian
GAAP Adjustments U.S. GAAP U.S. GAAP
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Net income (loss) $ (5,743) $ (581) $ (6,324) $ 38,753
Change in fair value
of forward exchange
contracts, net of tax (220) - (220) 325
Change in fair value
of interest rate
swap, net of tax 3,038 - 3,038 11,972
Change related to
pension, net of tax (e) - 376 376 236
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Comprehensive income (loss) $ (2,925) $ (205) $ (3,130) $ 51,286
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Six Months Ended
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June 30,
June 30, 2009 2008
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Canadian
GAAP Adjustments U.S. GAAP U.S. GAAP
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Net income (loss) $ (24,149) $ (1,251) $ (25,400) $ 102,638
Change in fair value
of forward exchange
contracts, net of tax (178) - (178) 60
Change in fair value
of interest rate swap,
net of tax 4,108 - 4,108 76
Change related to
pension, net of tax (e) - 730 730 477
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Comprehensive income (loss) $ (20,219) $ (521) $ (20,740) $ 103,251
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a) Business combination:
Effective January 1, 1993, the Company combined its business
with a methanol business located in New Zealand and Chile. Under
Canadian GAAP, the business combination was accounted for using the
pooling-of-interest method. Under U.S. GAAP, the business
combination would have been accounted for as a purchase with the
Company identified as the acquirer. In accordance with U.S. GAAP,
an increase to depreciation expense by $0.5 million (2008 - $0.5
million) and $1.0 million (2008 - $1.0 million), was recorded for
the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2009,
respectively.
b) Stock-based compensation:
The Company has 22,350 stock options that are accounted for as
variable plan options under U.S. GAAP because the exercise price of
the stock options is denominated in a currency other than the
Company's functional currency or the currency in which the optionee
is normally compensated. For Canadian GAAP purposes, no
compensation expense has been recorded as these options were
granted in 2001 which is prior to the effective implementation date
for fair value accounting under Canadian GAAP.
c) Accounting for uncertainty in income taxes:
Effective January 1, 2007, the Company adopted Financial
Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Interpretation No. 48, Accounting
for Uncertainty in Income Taxes - An Interpretation of FASB
Statement No. 109 (FIN 48). FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for
income taxes recognized in a Company's financial statements in
accordance with FASB Statement No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes
(SFAS 109). FIN 48 prescribes a recognition threshold and
measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and
measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a
tax return. In accordance with FIN 48, an income tax expense of
$0.2 million (2008 - a recovery of $1.0 million) and $0.6 million
(2008 - a recovery of $0.6 million) was recorded for the three and
six month periods ended June 30, 2009, respectively.
d) Income tax accounting:
The income tax differences include the income tax effect of the
adjustments related to accounting differences between Canadian and
U.S. GAAP. In accordance with U.S. GAAP, an increase to net income
of $0.2 million (2008 - $0.2 million) and $0.3 million (2008 - $0.3
million) was recorded for the three and six month periods ended
June 30, 2009, respectively.
e) Defined benefit pension plans:
Effective January 1, 2006, U.S. GAAP requires the Company to
measure the funded status of a defined benefit pension plan at its
balance sheet reporting date and recognize the unrecorded
overfunded or underfunded status as an asset or liability with the
change in that unrecorded funded status recorded to other
comprehensive income. Under U.S. GAAP, all deferred pension amounts
from Canadian GAAP are reclassified to accumulated other
comprehensive income. In accordance with U.S. GAAP, an increase to
other comprehensive income of $0.4 million (2008 - $0.2 million)
and $0.7 million (2008 - $0.5 million) was recorded for the three
and six month periods ended June 30, 2009, respectively.
f) Interest in Atlas joint venture:
U.S. GAAP requires interests in joint ventures to be accounted
for using the equity method. Canadian GAAP requires proportionate
consolidation of interests in joint ventures. The Company has not
made an adjustment in this reconciliation for this difference in
accounting principles because the impact of applying the equity
method of accounting does not result in any change to net income or
shareholders' equity. This departure from U.S. GAAP is acceptable
for foreign private issuers under the practices prescribed by the
United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
g) Non-controlling interests:
Effective January 1, 2009, the FASB issued FAS No. 160,
Non-controlling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements-an
amendment of ARB No. 51. FAS No. 160 requires the ownership
interests in subsidiaries held by parties other than the parent be
clearly identified, labelled, and presented in the consolidated
statement of financial position within equity, but separate from
the parent's equity. Under this standard, the Company would be
required to reclassify non-controlling interest on the consolidated
balance sheet into shareholders' equity. The Company has not made
an adjustment in this reconciliation for this difference in
accounting principles because it results in a balance sheet
reclassification and does not impact net income or comprehensive
income as disclosed in the reconciliation.
Methanex Corporation
Quarterly History (unaudited)
YTD
2009 Q2 Q1 2008 Q4 Q3 Q2 Q1
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METHANOL SALES
VOLUMES
(thousands
of tonnes)
Company
produced 1,941 941 1,000 3,363 829 946 910 678
Purchased
methanol 599 329 270 2,074 435 429 541 669
Commission
sales (1) 292 161 131 617 134 172 168 143
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2,832 1,431 1,401 6,054 1,398 1,547 1,619 1,490
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METHANOL
PRODUCTION
(thousands
of tonnes)
Chile 480 252 228 1,088 272 246 261 309
Titan,
Trinidad 388 165 223 871 225 200 229 217
Atlas,
Trinidad
(63.1%) 479 275 204 1,134 269 284 288 293
New Zealand 397 203 194 570 200 126 124 120
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1,744 895 849 3,663 966 856 902 939
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AVERAGE
REALIZED
METHANOL
PRICE (2)
($/tonne) 196 192 199 424 321 413 412 545
($/gallon) 0.59 0.58 0.60 1.28 0.97 1.24 1.24 1.64
PER SHARE
INFORMATION
($ per share)
Basic net
income
(loss) $ (0.26) (0.06) (0.20) 1.79 (0.04) 0.75 0.40 0.66
Diluted net
income
(loss) $ (0.26) (0.06) (0.20) 1.78 (0.04) 0.74 0.40 0.66
YTD
2007 Q4 Q3 Q2 Q1
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METHANOL SALES
VOLUMES
(thousands
of tonnes)
Company
produced 4,569 997 1,073 1,360 1,139
Purchased
methanol 1,453 421 387 269 376
Commission
sales (1) 590 195 168 89 138
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6,612 1,613 1,628 1,718 1,653
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METHANOL
PRODUCTION
(thousands
of tonnes)
Chile 1,841 288 233 569 751
Titan,
Trinidad 861 220 191 225 225
Atlas,
Trinidad
(63.1%) 982 278 290 234 180
New Zealand 435 75 122 120 118
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4,119 861 836 1,148 1,274
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AVERAGE
REALIZED
METHANOL
PRICE (2)
($/tonne) 375 514 270 286 444
($/gallon) 1.13 1.55 0.81 0.86 1.34
PER SHARE
INFORMATION
($ per share)
Basic net
income
(loss) $ 3.69 1.74 0.24 0.35 1.38
Diluted net
income
(loss) $ 3.68 1.72 0.24 0.35 1.37
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(1) Commission sales represent volumes marketed on a commission basis.
Commission income is included in revenue when earned.
(2) Average realized price is calculated as revenue, net of commissions
earned, divided by the total sales volumes of produced and purchased
methanol.
Contacts: Jason Chesko Director, Investor Relations Methanex
Corporation 604 661 2600 or Toll Free: 1 800 661 8851
www.methanex.com
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