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Select Sands Reports First Quarter 2018 Results


Improved Margins Drove Adjusted EBITDA Higher in Q1 2018 by More than 300% from Q4 2017

Recent Logistics Enhancements Increase Q2 2018 Sales Volumes Guidance to 130,000 to 150,000 Tons

Executing on Plans to Expand Production Capacity by 67% to 1 Million Tons Per Year

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 17, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Select Sands Corp. ("Select Sands" or the "Company") (TSXV:SNS) (OTC:SLSDF) today announced operational and financial results for the first quarter of 2018 and the filing of its financial statements and associated management's discussion and analysis on www.sedar.com. As previously announced, the Company's financial statements are presented in U.S. dollars to better reflect Select Sands' operations and to improve investors' ability to compare the Company's financial results with other publicly traded silica sand businesses in the United States. Prior to reporting its fourth quarter and full year results, Select Sands' financial statements were stated in Canadian dollars.

2018 First Quarter and Recent Operational Highlights

2018 First Quarter Financial Highlights

Zig Vitols, President and Chief Executive Officer, commented, "As previously announced, during the first quarter we experienced widely-reported rail associated logistics issues at transload locations as well as extensive flooding on the Mississippi River that impacted our barge loading activities. Despite these headwinds, during the month of March we recorded the second highest level of monthly sales volumes since the start of operations at the beginning of 2017, which was a direct result of the tireless efforts of our operations and marketing teams.  Partially offsetting lower sales volumes for the first quarter was a 14% average increase in pricing that reflected proactive initiatives implemented in late December and throughout the first quarter, as well as further improvements in both our operational and corporate cost structure." 

Sales Volumes

        
  Q1 2018 Q1 2017 Q4 2017 
 Frac sand  92,191   19,968   113,123 
 Industrial sand  24   2,720   -  
 Frac and Industrial sand  92,215   22,688   113,123 
 Other sand & gravel  8,058   6,801   4,288 
    100,273   29,489   117,411 

Expansion Initiatives

Financial Summary

The following table includes summarized financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2018, March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2017:

Select Sands Corp.   
Summarized Consolidated Interim Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) 
(Expressed in United States Dollars)   
(Unaudited)   
     
  For the Three Months Ended
  March 31,March 31,December 31,
  201820172017
     
Revenue$  5,655,410 $  1,101,793 $  6,548,099
Cost of goods sold (excluding depreciation and depletion)  4,331,344  1,334,134  5,342,336
Gross Profit (Loss)$  1,324,066 $  (232,341) $  1,205,763
General and administrative ("G&A") expenses (1)  396,694  2,027,709  906,651
Depreciation and depletion  225,233  91,622  237,954
Interest on long-term debt  32,169  -   61,940
Operating Income (Loss)$  669,970 $  (2,351,672) $  (782)
Interest income  2,783  7,874  2,542
Foreign exchange (loss) gain  (100,866)  129,173  (176,968)
Share of income (loss) in equity investee  2,171  (118,643)  (26,139)
Provision for impairment - Investment in affiliate   -   -   (849,289)
Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes$  574,058 $  (2,333,268) $  (1,050,636)
Deferred income tax recovery  -   -   2,356,000
Net Income (Loss) $  574,058 $  (2,333,268) $  1,305,364
Foreign currency translation adjustment  (4,446)  (233,220)  1,095,486
Comprehensive Income (Loss) $  569,612 $  (2,566,488) $  2,400,850
Basic and Diluted Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share$  0.01 $  (0.03) $  0.02
Weighted average number of shares outstanding  88,313,316  85,484,729  87,784,895
     
Adjusted EBITDA (2)$  830,478 $  (463,826) $  198,089
     
(1)  Includes non-cash share-based compensation of $1,189, $1,659,177 and $73,403 for the first quarter 2018, first quarter 2017 and fourth quarter 2017, respectively. 
      
(2)  Excludes depreciation and depletion, non-cash share-based compensation, interest on long-term debt, share of (income) loss in equity investee, provision for impairment - investment in affiliate and deferred income tax recovery. See table under "Non-IFRS Financial Measures" for reconciliation to net income (loss).
 


Outlook

Mr. Vitols concluded, "The significant progress we made during the first quarter in all facets of the business ideally positions us for further growth through the remainder of the 2018.  During the second quarter, we expect to produce and deliver product at or near our current capacity rate of approximately 600,000 tons per year and will benefit from a full period of pricing increases that were implemented through the first quarter. We are also making important progress on our adjacent Independence Property, including recently securing financing to support construction of an additional 400,000 tons of production capacity ? a 67% increase from current levels. We are now in the process of securing the necessary processing equipment with project completion scheduled for the second half of the year. Our decision to move forward with the expansion is supported by the outlook for continued growing demand for our high-quality silica products and our strategic location within striking distance of key oil and gas basins in the U.S. We look forward to evaluating opportunities for capacity expansion beyond our current plans at the appropriate point in the future."

Elliott A. Mallard, PG of Kleinfelder is the qualified person as per the NI-43-101 and has reviewed and approved the technical contents of this news release.

Conference Call Information

The Company will host a conference call on May 18, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern (EDT) to discuss its first quarter 2018 results. To access the conference call, callers in North America may dial toll free 1-855-669-9657 and callers outside North America may dial 1-412-542-4135. Please call ten minutes ahead of the scheduled start time to ensure a proper connection and ask to be joined into the Select Sands call.

A playback of the conference call will be available in MP3 format by contacting investor relations below.

About Select Sands Corp.

Select Sands Corp. is an industrial Silica Product company developing its 100% owned, 520-acre Northern White, Tier-1, silica sands project located in Arkansas, U.S.A. Select Sands' Arkansas property has a logistical advantage of being significantly closer to oil and gas markets located in Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Colorado and Louisiana than Wisconsin sources. The Tier-1 reference above is a classification of frac sand developed by PropTester, Inc., an independent laboratory specializing in the research and testing of products utilized in hydraulic fracturing & cement operations, following ISO 13503-2:2006/API RP19C:2008 standards.

Select Sands' Sandtown project has NI 43-101 compliant Indicated Mineral Resources of 42.0MM tons (TetraTech Report; February, 2016) and Bell Farm has Inferred Mineral Resources of 49.6MM tons (Kleinfelder Report; April, 2017). Both deposits are considered Northern White finer-grade sand deposits of 40-70 Mesh and 100 Mesh.

Forward-Looking Statements

This news release includes forward-looking information and statements, which may include, but are not limited to, information and statements regarding or inferring the future business, operations, financial performance, prospects, and other plans, intentions, expectations, estimates, and beliefs of the Company.  Information and statements which are not purely historical fact are forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements in this press release relate to enhancements in logistics capabilities, continued growth in frac sand sales volumes, opportunity for increased shipments by barge, and further capacity expansion. Forward-looking information and statements involve and are subject to assumptions and known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors which may cause actual events, results, performance, or achievements of the Company to be materially different from future events, results, performance, and achievements expressed or implied by forward-looking information and statements herein. Although the Company believes that any forward-looking information and statements herein are reasonable, in light of the use of assumptions and the significant risks and uncertainties inherent in such information and statements, there can be no assurance that any such forward-looking information and statements will prove to be accurate, and accordingly readers are advised to rely on their own evaluation of such risks and uncertainties and should not place undue reliance upon such forward-looking information and statements. Any forward-looking information and statements herein are made as of the date hereof, and except as required by applicable laws, the Company assumes no obligation and disclaims any intention to update or revise any forward-looking information and statements herein or to update the reasons that actual events or results could or do differ from those projected in any forward-looking information and statements herein, whether as a result of new information, future events or results, or otherwise, except as required by applicable laws.

Company Contact

Please visit www.selectsandscorp.com  or call:

Zigurds Vitols
President & CEO
Phone: (604) 639-4533

Investor Relations Contact

Arlen Hansen
[email protected]
Phone: (604) 684-6730

Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

Select Sands Corp.  
Consolidated Interim Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss)
(Expressed in United States Dollars)  
(Unaudited)   
    
  For the Three Months Ended
  March 31,March 31,
  20182017
    
Revenue$  5,655,410 $  1,101,793
    
Cost of Goods Sold (excluding depreciation and depletion)  4,331,344  1,334,134
    
Gross Profit (Loss)  1,324,066  (232,341)
    
Operating Expenses  
Compensation and consulting  246,786  200,556
Depreciation and depletion  225,233  91,622
Interest on long-term debt  32,169  - 
Selling, general and administrative  148,719  167,976
Share-based compensation  1,189  1,659,177
Total Operating Expenses  654,096  2,119,331
    
Operating Income (Loss)  669,970  (2,351,672)
    
Other (Expense) Income  
Interest income  2,783  7,874
Foreign exchange (loss) gain  (100,866)  129,173
Share of income (loss) in equity investee  2,171  (118,643)
Total Other (Expense) Income  (95,912)  18,404
    
Net Income (Loss)   574,058  (2,333,268)
    
Other Comprehensive (Loss)  
 Foreign currency translation adjustment  (4,446)  (233,220)
    
Comprehensive Income (Loss) $  569,612 $  (2,566,488)
    
Basic and Diluted Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share$  0.01 $  (0.03)
    
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding  88,313,316  85,484,729
    

 

    
Select Sands Corp.  
Consolidated Interim Statements of Financial Position 
(Expressed in United States Dollars)  
(Unaudited)  
    
    As at
  March 31,December 31,
  20182017
ASSETS  
Current  
 Cash and cash equivalents$  1,171,066 $  2,047,515
 Accounts receivable  4,680,416  3,385,597
 Inventory  2,061,645  1,961,573
 Prepaid expenses  96,740  83,223
Total Current Assets  8,009,867  7,477,908
    
Deposits  364,580  364,580
Deferred income taxes  2,300,270  2,356,000
Investment in Affiliate  1,243,017  1,275,409
Property, Plant and Equipment  13,429,964  13,415,238
    
Total Assets$  25,347,698 $  24,889,135
LIABILITIES  
Current  
 Accounts payable and accrued liabilities$  1,595,895 $  1,418,182
 Short-term loan  200,000  - 
 Current portion of long-term debt  675,600  778,051
Total Current Liabilities  2,471,495  2,196,233
    
Long-term Debt  1,896,596  2,284,096
Total Liabilities  4,368,091  4,480,329
    
EQUITY  
Share Capital  34,717,344  34,717,344
Share-based Payment Reserve  4,875,420  4,874,231
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income  53,092  57,538
Deficit  (18,666,249)  (19,240,307)
Total Equity  20,979,607  20,408,806
    
Total Liabilities and Equity$  25,347,698 $  24,889,135
    
    


Select Sands Corp.  
Consolidated Interim Statements of Cash Flows  
(Expressed in United States Dollars)  
(Unaudited)  
     
   For the Three Months Ended
   March 31,March 31,
   20182017
Operating Activities  
 Net icome (loss) for the period$  574,058 $  (2,333,268)
 Adjustments for non-cash items:  
  Depreciation and depletion  225,233  91,622
  Share-based compensation  1,189  1,659,177
  Foreign exchange  85,847  (232,600)
  Share of (income) loss in equity investee  (2,171)  118,643
  Accretion on finance leases  14,694  - 
 Changes in non-cash operating assets and liabilities:  
  Accounts receivable  (1,294,819)  (980,545)
  Inventory  (100,072)  (605,737)
  Prepaid expenses  (13,517)  (7,843)
  Accounts payable and accrued liabilities  173,561  198,016
  Deferred revenue  -   177,237
Total Cash Used in Operating Activities  (335,997)  (1,915,298)
     
Investing Activities   
 Deposits  -   (181,360)
 Property, plant and equipment  (343,618)  (2,501,289)
Total Cash Used in Investing Activities  (343,618)  (2,682,649)
     
Financing Activities   
 Warrants exercised  -   568,566
 Options exercised  -   294,115
 Proceeds from short-term loan  200,000  - 
 Principal repayments of long-term debt  (500,493)  - 
Total Cash (Used in) Provided by Financing Activities  (300,493)  862,681
     
Effect of Exchange Rate Changes on Cash  103,659  92,681
     
(Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents  (876,449)  (3,642,585)
     
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Beginning of Period  2,047,515  8,770,627
     
Cash and Cash Equivalents, End of Period$  1,171,066 $  5,128,042
     


Non-IFRS Financial Measures

The following information is included for convenience only.  Generally, a non-IFRS financial measure is a numerical measure of a company's performance, cash flows or financial position that either excludes or includes amounts that are not normally excluded or included in the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with IFRS.  Adjusted EBITDA is not a measure of financial performance (nor does it have a standardized meanings) under IFRS.  In evaluating non-IFRS financial measures, investors should consider that the methodology applied in calculating such measures may differ among companies and analysts.

The Company uses both IFRS and certain non-IFRS measures to assess operational performance and as a component of employee remuneration.  Management believes certain non-IFRS measures provide useful supplemental information to investors in order that they may evaluate Select Sands' financial performance using the same measures as management.  Management believes that, as a result, the investor is afforded greater transparency in assessing the financial performance of the Company.  These non-IFRS financial measures should not be considered as a substitute for, nor superior to, measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with IFRS.

Reconciliation of Net (Loss) Income to EBITDA to Adjusted EBITDA:  
     
  For the Three Months Ended
  March 31,March 31,December 31,
  201820172017
     
Net Income (Loss) $  574,058 $  (2,333,268) $  1,305,364
     
Add Back   
 Depreciation and depletion  225,233  91,622  237,954
 Share-based compensation  1,189  1,659,177  73,403
 Interest on long-term debt  32,169  -   61,940
 Deferred income tax recovery  -   -   (2,356,000)
EBITDA$  832,649 $  (582,469) $  (677,339)
     
Add Back   
 Share of (income) loss of equity investee  (2,171)  118,643  26,139
 Provision for impairment in Investment in affiliate  -   -   849,289
Adjusted EBITDA$  830,478 $  (463,826) $  198,089
     
     


The Company defines Adjusted EBITDA as net income (loss) before finance costs, income taxes, depreciation and amortization, non-cash share-based compensation, loss from flooding at its plant, and gain on sale of fixed assets. Select Sands uses Adjusted EBITDA as a supplemental financial measure of its operational performance.  Management believes Adjusted EBITDA to be an important measure as they exclude the effects of items that primarily reflect the impact of long-term investment and financing decisions, rather than the performance of the Company's day-to-day operations.  As compared to net income according to IFRS, this measure is limited in that it does not reflect the periodic costs of certain capitalized tangible and intangible assets used in generating revenues in the Company's business, the charges associated with impairments, termination costs or Proposed Transaction costs.  Management evaluates such items through other financial measures such as capital expenditures and cash flow provided by operating activities.  The Company believes that these measurements are useful to measure a company's ability to service debt and to meet other payment obligations or as a valuation measurement.

Indicated Resources Disclosure

The Company advises that the production decision on the Sandtown deposit (the Company's current "Sand Operations") was not based on a Feasibility Study of mineral reserves, demonstrating economic and technical viability, and, as a result, there may be an increased uncertainty of achieving any level of recovery of minerals or the cost of such recovery, including increased risks associated with developing a commercially mineable deposit.  Historically, such projects have a much higher risk of economic and technical failure.  There is no guarantee that production will occur as anticipated or that anticipated production costs will be achieved.

 


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