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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


FORM 8-K


CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

December 15, 2004 (December 15, 2004)
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)


Mitcham Industries, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


         
Texas   000-25142   76-0210849
(State or other jurisdiction   (Commission   (IRS Employer
of incorporation)   File Number)   Identification No.)

8141 SH 75 South, P.O. Box 1175, Huntsville, Texas 77342

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

936-291-2277

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)


Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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o  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))



 


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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
SIGNATURE
EXHIBIT INDEX
Press Release dated December 15, 2004


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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

     On December 15, 2004, Mitcham Industries, Inc. issued a press release announcing earnings for the third quarter ended October 31, 2004. The text of the press release is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

     (c) Exhibits. The following exhibits are filed as a part of this report:

     
Exhibit No.
  Description
99.1
  Mitcham Industries, Inc. press release dated December 15, 2004.

     Pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, information attached as Exhibit 99.1 is being furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 and shall not be deemed to be “filed” under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 


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SIGNATURE

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

         
  MITCHAM INDUSTRIES, INC.
 
 
Date: December 15, 2004  By:   /s/ Christopher C. Siffert    
    Christopher C. Siffert   
    Vice President and Corporate Controller   
 

 


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EXHIBIT INDEX

     
Exhibit No.
  Description
99.1
  Mitcham Industries, Inc. press release dated December 15, 2004.

 

exv99w1
 

Exhibit 99.1

PRESS RELEASE

         
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
  CONTACT:   Christine Reel
      713.629.1316

MITCHAM INDUSTRIES REPORTS THIRD QUARTER RESULTS

HUNTSVILLE, Texas – December 15, 2004 – Mitcham Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: MIND) today reported revenue of $4.7 million for its third quarter ended October 31, 2004, as compared to revenue of $7.3 million in the third quarter last year. For the quarter, the Company recorded a net loss of $823,000, or $(0.09) per share, as compared to net income of $105,000, or $0.01 per diluted share, for the comparable quarter last year.

“While our third quarter loss is disappointing, our core leasing business was in line with last year and we ordered an additional 3,500 channels and associated peripheral seismic equipment from Sercel to satisfy increased demand for the upcoming winter months,” said Billy F. Mitcham, Jr., President and CEO of Mitcham Industries. “Our fourth and first quarters are seasonally our strongest periods and thus far in the fourth quarter we are pleased with the overall level of demand for our equipment and the general tone of the market worldwide.”

“In our business, the timing of equipment sales is difficult to predict,” said Mitcham. “Quarter-over-quarter, our equipment sales comparison reflected an unusually large sale in last year’s third quarter,” Mitcham said. “At quarter’s end, our financial position is strong with working capital increasing to $14.4 million from $7.4 million at the beginning of this fiscal year.”

For the nine months ended October 31, 2004, the Company recorded net income of $702,000, or $0.08 per diluted share, as compared to a net loss (inclusive of discontinued operations) of $5.5 million, or $(0.63) per share, for the prior year period. Revenues totaled $19.3 million as compared to $17.1 million for the comparable nine-month period in the prior year.

Mitcham Industries, Inc., a geophysical equipment supplier, offers for lease or sale, new and “experienced” seismic equipment to the oil and gas industry, seismic contractors, environmental agencies, government agencies and universities. Headquartered in Texas, with sales and services offices in Calgary, Canada, Brisbane, Australia and associates throughout Europe, South America and Asia, Mitcham Industries conducts operations on a global scale and is the largest independent exploration equipment lessor in the industry.

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This press release includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements other than statements of historical facts included herein, including statements regarding potential future demand for the Company’s products and services, the Company’s future financial position and results of operations, business strategy and other plans and objectives for future operations, are forward-looking statements. Actual results may differ materially from such forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include a prolonged and gradual recovery, or no full recovery, of the energy services sector of a depressed oil and gas industry, and thereafter, the inherent volatility of oil and gas prices and the related volatility of demand for the Company’s services; loss of significant customers; significant defaults by customers on amounts due to the Company; international economic and political instability; dependence upon additional lease contracts; the risk of technological obsolescence of the Company’s lease fleet; vulnerability of seismic activity and demand to weather conditions and seasonality of operating results; dependence upon few suppliers; and other factors which are disclosed in the Company’s Securities and Exchange Commission filings, available from the Company without charge.

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MITCHAM INDUSTRIES, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In thousands except share and per share data)
(Unaudited)

                                 
    Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended
    October 31,
  October 31,
    2004
  2003
  2004
  2003
Revenues:
                               
Equipment leasing
  $ 3,948     $ 3,970     $ 12,727     $ 10,574  
Equipment sales
    790       3,305       6,610       6,497  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total revenues
    4,738       7,275       19,337       17,071  
Costs and expenses:
                               
Direct costs – seismic leasing
    450       896       1,350       1,756  
Cost of equipment sales
    557       1,555       3,371       3,300  
General and administrative
    1,471       1,287       5,419       3,818  
Provision for doubtful accounts
    122       25       122       25  
Depreciation and amortization
    2,700       3,336       8,113       10,767  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total costs and expenses
    5,300       7,099       18,375       19,666  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Operating income (loss)
    (562 )     176       962       (2,595 )
Other income (expense) – net
    3       (71 )     (76 )     (91 )
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes
    (559 )     105       886       (2,686 )
Provision for income taxes
    264             264        
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Net income (loss) from continuing operations
    (823 )     105       622       (2,686 )
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes of $0
                80       (2,792 )
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Net income (loss)
  $ (823 )   $ 105     $ 702     $ (5,478 )
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Income (loss) per common share from continuing operations
                               
Basic
  $ (0.09 )   $ 0.01     $ 0.07     $ (0.31 )
Diluted
  $ (0.09 )   $ 0.01     $ 0.07     $ (0.31 )
Income (loss) per common share from discontinued operations
                               
Basic and diluted
  $     $     $ 0.01     $ (0.32 )
Net income (loss) per common share – basic and diluted
  $ (0.09 )   $ 0.01     $ 0.08     $ (0.63 )
Shares used in computing income (loss) per common share:
                               
Basic
    8,880,000       8,795,000       8,824,000       8,763,000  
Dilutive effect of common stock equivalents
          78,000       411,000        
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Diluted
    8,880,000       8,873,000       9,235,000       8,763,000  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 

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MITCHAM INDUSTRIES, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands except share data)

                 
    October 31,   January 31,
    2004
  2004
    (Unaudited)        
ASSETS
               
Current assets:
               
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 12,929     $ 6,834  
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $532 and $847
    5,433       5,635  
Current portion of notes receivable, net of allowance for doubtful notes of $492 and $28
    308       811  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
    676       700  
Current assets of discontinued operations
    389       898  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Total current assets
    19,735       14,878  
Seismic equipment lease pool, property and equipment
    77,063       84,624  
Accumulated depreciation of seismic equipment lease pool, property and equipment
    (58,341 )     (59,265 )
Long-term assets of discontinued operations
    286       491  
Other assets
    8       2  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Total assets
  $ 38,751     $ 40,730  
 
   
 
     
 
 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
               
Current liabilities:
               
Accounts payable
  $ 1,471     $ 1,532  
Current maturities – long-term debt
    2,263       2,203  
Equipment notes payable
          1,296  
Deferred revenue
    291       345  
Income taxes payable
    272        
Wages payable
    543       495  
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
    428       1,245  
Current liabilities of discontinued operations
    23       399  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Total current liabilities
    5,291       7,515  
Long-term debt, net of current maturities
    714       2,418  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Total liabilities
    6,005       9,933  
Commitments and contingencies Shareholders’ equity:
               
Preferred stock, $1.00 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding
           
Common stock, $.01 par value; 20,000,000 shares authorized; 9,824,826 and 9,714,994 shares issued, respectively
    98       97  
Additional paid-in capital
    62,615       61,913  
Treasury stock, at cost (915,000 shares)
    (4,686 )     (4,686 )
Deferred compensation
    (124 )     (83 )
Accumulated deficit
    (27,709 )     (28,411 )
Accumulated other comprehensive income
    2,552       1,967  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Total shareholders’ equity
    32,746       30,797  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
  $ 38,751     $ 40,730  
 
   
 
     
 
 

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