Torch Energy Royalty Trust NYSE: TRU 1221 Lamar, Ste. 1600 Houston, TX 77010-3039 Ph: 713-753-1548 Fx: 713-753-1537 Torch Energy Royalty Trust is a royalty trust that owns and operates oil and gas properties in Texas, Alabama, and Louisiana. The company holds a 16% working interest in Chalkey Field in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, which has 6 oil wells producing from a depth in excess of 14,000 feet. It holds a 43% working interest in Robinson's Bend Field in the Black Warrior Basin of Alabama, which produces coal seam gas. Torch Energy Royalty Trust holds a 51% working interest in 41 oil wells at 4 fields in the Upper and Lower Cotton Valley formations in Texas. It also holds a 19% working interest in 96 oil wells in the Austin Chalk Fields in central Texas.
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Torch Energy Royalty Trus NYSE : TRU Address: 1100 North Market Financial Links Street ú Company News Wilmington, DE 19890 ú Research Report Phone: (302) 651-8584 ú Latest Stock Price Industry: Misc. Financial ú raw SEC Filings Services Sector: Financial Company's Web Presence Officers: Bruce L. Bisson, VP. ú Home Page ú Search Yahoo! for related links... Business Summary Torch Energy Royalty Trust holds the net profit interest, receives payments from TRC and Velasco, and makes payments to unitholders. For the six months ended 6/30/97, revenues decreased 5% to $8.8 million. Distributable income decreased 5% to $8.4 million. Results suffered from a decline in oil and gas production attributable to the Underlying Properties. Results also reflect lower interest income, and higher S/G/A expenses as a percentage of revenues. Statistics at a Glance -- TRU Last Updated: Nov 28, 1997 Price and Volume (updated Nov 28, 1997) 52-Week Low $7.125 Recent Price $7.125 52-Week High $11.75 Beta 0.31 Daily Volume (3-month avg) 46.3K Share-Related Items Market Capitalization $61.3M Shares Outstanding 8.60M Float 8.10M Dividend Information Annual Dividend (indicated) $1.69 Dividend Yield 23.72% Per-Share Data Management Effectiveness Book Value Return on (mrq) $13.33 Assets (ttm) 13.41% Earnings (ttm) $1.90 Return on 13.43% Sales (ttm) $1.98 Equity (ttm) Cash (mrq) $0.00 Financial Strength Valuation Ratios Current Ratio N/A Price/Book Total (mrq) 0.53 Debt/Equity 0 (mrq) Price/Earnings (ttm) 3.76 Stock Performance Price/Sales [one-year price graph] (ttm) 3.61 Income Statements big chart [3 mo | 1 yr | 2 yr | 5 yr] Net Income (ttm) $16.3M Sales (ttm) $17.0M Profitability Profit Margin (ttm) 96% K = thousands; M = millions; mrq = most-recent quarter; ttm = trailing twelve months through June 30, 1997 |