RNS Number:2041Q
Quest Capital Corporation
17 March 2008
March 17, 2008 TSX: QC
AMEX/AIM: QCC
QUEST REPORTS ITS FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR 2007
AND ANNOUNCES 2008 DIVIDEND POLICY
Vancouver, British Columbia - Quest Capital Corp. ("Quest" or the "Company")
today reported its financial results for the year ended December 31, 2007 and
announced its 2008 dividend policy.
2007 FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
* Total loans arranged in 2007 amounted to $328.0 million, of which the
Company funded $250.1 million, as compared to $279.2 million arranged in 2006,
of which the Company funded $255.4 million. Total loans arranged in 2007
increased $48.8 million or 17% over the previous year;
* Interest and related fee revenue from the Company's loan portfolio
increased $9.5 million to $42.1 million in 2007, a 29% increase over 2006;
* The Company realized no loan losses in 2007;
* Earnings before income taxes remained relatively consistent at $36.0
million in 2007 as compared to $37.0 million in 2006, despite Quest experiencing
approximately $2.0 million of expenses in 2007 which may be considered
non-recurring; and
* Net earnings decreased $20.0 million or 46% to $23.7 million in 2007
from $43.7 million in 2006, primarily as a result of accounting for taxes, a
largely non-cash item.
As a mortgage investment corporation ("MIC"), Quest will be subject to special
Canadian tax treatment. The dividends it pays to shareholders reduce its taxable
income and, if sufficient dividends are paid, the Company will not pay any
Canadian taxes.
A. Murray Sinclair, Quest's Co-Chair, commented:
We are particularly pleased with our ability to have transformed the Company
into a MIC by its 2007 year-end. This provides our shareholders with clarity
with respect to our goals - to become (i) Canada's largest MIC in terms of the
amount of loans generated and (ii) the country's most profitable publicly traded
MIC. Quest performed well in 2007 despite both the volatile credit market and
the transition to a MIC being quite costly. One time charges related to the MIC
conversion and other regulatory items amounted to approximately $2.0 million in
2007.
Quest's dividend policy for 2008 is outlined in detail in our MD&A. The
Company's dividend policy going forward will be to pay sufficient dividends to
shareholders to reduce Quest's taxable income to a negligible amount, after
first deducting any non-capital losses or other deductions carried forward from
2007. This should translate into a significant yield increase for our
shareholders in 2008 and beyond.
Another positive message is the increase in depth of financial services
experience in our management team, led by Stephen Coffey, our recently appointed
President and new Chief Executive Officer, effective today's date.
Mr. Stephen Coffey, Quest's President & CEO, commented:
Our objectives for 2008 are clear. As well as increasing shareholder dividend
yield, we will focus on safe, profitable growth in Quest's mortgage portfolio
without shareholder dilution. Our increased bank lines should give us the
leverage for this growth in 2008 without the need for additional capital.
We are very optimistic about the Company's opportunities. Despite the malaise in
the credit markets, it is a great time for Quest Capital Corp.
Quest also reports herein that the Company's CFO, Narinder Nagra will be leaving
Quest to pursue other opportunities. Mr. Nagra has been a valuable member of the
management team and we wish him success in his future endeavours. Mr. Jim
Grosdanis, CA will be appointed our new CFO effective after the certification of
our 2008 first quarter results. With his previous employer, Mr. Grosdanis was
involved in the successful application for a Schedule I Bank licence.
About Quest
Quest's expertise is in providing financing for the real estate sector with
emphasis on residentially oriented mortgages primarily in Western Canada.
For more information about Quest, please visit our website
(www.questcapcorp.com) or SEDAR (www.sedar.com) or contact:
Contact in Canada Contacts in London
A. Murray Sinclair, Co-Chairman AIM NOMAD:
(P): (604) 68-QUEST Canaccord Adams Limited
(604) 687-8378 Ryan Gaffney or Robert Finlay:
Toll free: (800) 318-3094 011.44.20.7050.6500
Stephen Coffey, President & CEO
(P): (416) 367-8383
(F): (416) 367-4624
Forward Looking Statements
This press release includes certain statements that constitute "forward-looking
statements", and "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable
securities laws ("forward-looking statements" and "forward-looking information"
are collectively referred to as "forward-looking statements", unless otherwise
stated). Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and
uncertainties that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to
be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements
expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking
statements may relate to the Company's future outlook and anticipated events or
results and may include statements regarding the Company's future financial
position, business strategy, budgets, litigation, projected costs, financial
results, taxes, plans and objectives. We have based these forward-looking
statements largely on our current expectations and projections about future
events and financial trends affecting the financial condition of our business.
These forward-looking statements were derived utilizing numerous assumptions
regarding expected growth, results of operations, performance and business
prospects and opportunities that could cause our actual results to differ
materially from those in the forward-looking statements. While the Company
considers these assumptions to be reasonable, based on information currently
available, they may prove to be incorrect. Forward-looking statements should not
be read as a guarantee of future performance or results. Forward-looking
statements are based on information available at the time those statements are
made and/or management's good faith belief as of that time with respect to
future events, and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause
actual performance or results to differ materially from those expressed in or
suggested by the forward-looking statements. To the extent any forward-looking
statements constitute future-oriented financial information or financial
outlooks, as those terms are defined under applicable Canadian securities laws,
such statements are being provided to describe the current potential of the
Company and readers are cautioned that these statements may not be appropriate
for any other purpose, including investment decisions. Forward-looking
statements speak only as of the date those statements are made. Except as
required by applicable law, we assume no obligation to update or to publicly
announce the results of any change to any forward-looking statement contained or
incorporated by reference herein to reflect actual results, future events or
developments, changes in assumptions or changes in other factors affecting the
forward-looking statements. If we update any one or more forward-looking
statements, no inference should be drawn that we will make additional updates
with respect to those or other forward-looking statements. You should not place
undue importance on forward-looking statements and should not rely upon these
statements as of any other date. All forward-looking statements contained in
this press release are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary
statement.
Quest Capital Corp.
Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2007 and 2006
(expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars)
Management's Responsibility for Financial Reporting
The accompanying consolidated financial statements of the Company have been
prepared by management in accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting
principles and reconciled to United States generally accepted accounting
principles. These consolidated financial statements contain estimates based on
management's judgement. Management maintains an appropriate system of internal
controls to provide reasonable assurance that transactions are authorized,
assets safeguarded, and proper records maintained and that financial information
is accurate and reliable.
The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors, which is composed of independent
directors, reviews the results of the annual audit and the consolidated
financial statements prior to submitting the consolidated financial statements
to the Board for approval.
The Company's auditors, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, are appointed by the
shareholders to conduct an audit and their report follows.
"Brian E. Bayley" "Narinder Nagra"
Chief Executive Officer Chief Financial Officer
Vancouver, BC, Canada
March 14, 2008
Management's Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
The Company's management is responsible for establishing and maintaining
adequate internal control over financial reporting. Management assessed the
effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting as of
December 31, 2007. Management used the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of
the Treadway Commission (COSO) framework to assess the effectiveness of the
Company's internal control over financial reporting. Based on that assessment,
management concluded that the Company's internal control over financial
reporting was effective as of December 31, 2007.
Based on management's assessment, there were no material weaknesses in the
Company's internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2007.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent auditors, who have audited and issued a
report on the consolidated financial statements of the Company for the year
ended December 31, 2007, have also issued an attestation report on management's
assessment of the Company's internal control over financial reporting. This
attestation report follows.
"Brian E. Bayley" "Narinder Nagra"
Chief Executive Officer Chief Financial Officer
Vancouver, BC, Canada
March 14, 2008
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PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Chartered Accounts
PricewaterhouseCoopers Place
250 Howe Street, Suite 700
Vancouver, B.C.
Canada V6C 3S7
Telephone +1 604 806 7000
Facsimile +1 604 806 7806
Independent Auditors' Report
To the Shareholders of Quest Capital Corp.
We have completed an integrated audit of Quest Capital Corp.'s 2007 consolidated
financial statements and of its internal control over financial reporting as of
December 31, 2007, and the audits of Quest Capital Corp.'s consolidated
financial statements for 2006 and 2005. Our opinions, based on our audits, are
presented below.
Consolidated Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Quest Capital
Corp. as at December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006, and the related
consolidated statements of earnings, retained earnings and cash flows for each
of the years in the three years period ended December 31, 2007. We have also
audited the statement of comprehensive income and accumulated other
comprehensive income for the year ended December 31, 2007. These financial
statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our
responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on
our audits.
We conducted our audits of the Company's financial statements in accordance with
Canadian generally accepted auditing standards and the standards of the Public
Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that
we plan and perform an audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the
financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit of financial
statements includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts
and disclosures in the financial statements. A financial statement audit also
includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made
by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We
believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present
fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of
December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006 and the results of its operations and
its cash flows for each of the years in the three year period ended December 31,
2007 in accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles.
Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
We have also audited Quest Capital Corp.'s internal control over financial
reporting as at December 31, 2007, based on criteria established in Internal
Control - Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring
Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). The Company's management is
responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting
and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial
reporting, included in the accompanying Management's Responsibility for
Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the
effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting based
on our audit.
We conducted our audit of internal control over financial reporting in
accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board
(United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to
obtain reasonable assurance as to whether effective internal control over
financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. An audit of
internal control over financial reporting includes obtaining an understanding of
internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material
weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating
effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk, and performing
such other procedures as we consider necessary in the circumstances. We believe
that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
A company's internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to
provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting
and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles. A company's internal control over
financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (i) pertain to
the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly
reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (ii)
provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to
permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are
being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of
the company; and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or
timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the
Company's assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting
may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of
effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become
inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance
with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
In our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective
internal control over financial reporting as at December 31, 2007 based on
criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework issued by the
COSO.
"PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP"
Chartered Accountants
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Quest Capital Corp.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
As at December 31, 2007 and 2006
(expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars)
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2007 2006
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Assets
Cash and cash equivalents $ 30,484 $ 9,506
Marketable securities (note 5) - 1,865
Loans (note 6) 277,710 264,902
Investments (note 5) - 9,980
Future income taxes (note 11) 3,916 14,500
Restricted cash (note 7) 12,452 2,568
Prepaid and other receivables 155 686
Resource and capital assets 841 477
Other assets (note 5 and 12) 186 1,253
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$ 325,744 $ 305,737
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Liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities (note 12) $ 7,081 $ 4,290
Income taxes payable 188 2,981
Future income taxes (note 11) 904 1,326
Asset retirement obligation (note 9) 572 1,011
Debt payable (notes 5 and 8) 26,365 22,000
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35,110 31,608
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Shareholders' equity
Share capital (note 10) 207,161 202,513
Contributed capital (note 10) 6,934 6,479
Retained earnings 76,539 65,137
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290,634 274,129
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$ 325,744 $ 305,737
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Contingencies and commitments (notes 6(c) and 13)
Approved by the Board of Directors
"Brian E. Bayley" Director "A. Murray Sinclair" Director
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Brian E. Bayley A. Murray Sinclair
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
Quest Capital Corp.
Consolidated Statements of Retained Earnings
For the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005
(expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars)
2007 2006 2005
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Retained earnings - beginning of year $ 65,137 $ 28,645 $ 8,612
Adoption of financial instruments standards 1,591 - -
(note 2)
Net earnings for the year 23,667 43,701 23,551
Dividends (13,856) (7,209) (3,518)
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Retained earnings - end of year $ 76,539 $ 65,137 $ 28,645
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
Quest Capital Corp.
Consolidated Statements of Earnings
For the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005
(expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars, except per share amounts)
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2007 2006 2005
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Interest and related fees (note 12) $ 42,114 $ 32,591 $ 17,410
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Non-interest income
Management and finder's fees (note 12) 2,445 3,993 4,204
Marketable securities and other assets 1,475 5,616 743
trading gains (note 12)
Realized gains on sale of investments, 7,079 8,876 4,171
net (note 12)
Other income (note 12) 51 14 372
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11,050 18,499 9,490
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Total interest and non-interest income 53,164 51,090 26,900
Interest on debt (666) (1,380) (63)
Provision for loan losses - (238) -
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Net interest and non-interest income 52,498 49,472 26,837
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Non-interest expense
Salaries and benefits 5,042 2,889 2,108
Bonuses 4,056 5,525 2,000
Stock-based compensation 1,085 521 2,142
Office and other 2,271 970 935
Legal and professional services 2,904 1,908 820
Regulatory and shareholder relations 579 478 522
Directors' fees 224 280 218
Sales tax 306 - -
Foreign exchange loss (gain) (18) 59 96
Losses (gains) and other expenses 61 (142) 828
relating to resource assets
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16,510 12,488 9,669
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Earnings before income taxes 35,988 36,984 17,168
Provision for (recovery of) income 12,321 (6,717) (6,315)
taxes (note 11)
Non-controlling interest in a - - (68)
subsidiary (note 4)
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Net earnings for the year $ 23,667 $ 43,701 $ 23,551
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Weighted average number of shares
outstanding
Basic 145,698,793 137,713,931 100,923,801
Diluted 148,792,349 140,826,503 103,563,223
Earnings per share
Basic $ 0.16 $ 0.32 $ 0.23
Diluted $ 0.16 $ 0.31 $ 0.23
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
Quest Capital Corp.
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income and Accumulated Other
Comprehensive Income
For the year ended December 31, 2007
(expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars)
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2007
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Net earnings for the year $ 23,667
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Other comprehensive income (loss)
Reclassification adjustment for gains recorded included in net (2,232)
earnings (net of income tax of $1,156)
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Other comprehensive income (loss) (2,232)
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Comprehensive income $ 21,435
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Accumulated other comprehensive income - beginning of year $ -
Adoption of financial instruments standards (note 2), (net of 2,232
income tax of $1,156)
Other comprehensive income (loss) for the year (2,232)
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Accumulated other comprehensive income - end of year $ -
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
Quest Capital Corp.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
For the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005
(expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars)
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2007 2006 2005
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Cash flows from operating activities
Net earnings for the year $ 23,667 $ 43,701 $ 23,551
Adjustments to determine net cash flows
relating to operating items
Future income taxes 11,656 (8,012) (6,488)
Stock-based compensation 1,085 521 2,142
Provision for loan losses - 386 -
Amortization of deferred interest and loan (8,855) (5,539) (4,568)
fees
Marketable securities and other asset trading (1,443) (5,616) (743)
gains
Realized gains on sale of investments (7,079) (8,876) (4,171)
Other assets and investments received as (638) (862) (1,245)
finder's fees
Gains (losses) and other expenses relating to 50 (178) 737
resource assets
Foreign exchange gain related to investment in (236) - -
foreign subsidiary
Other 185 162 216
Deferred interest and loan fees received 1,348 6,428 3,083
Activity in marketable securities held for
trading
Purchases (4,221) (4,356) (215)
Proceeds on sales 11,648 12,327 2,259
Expenditures for reclamation and closure (352) (934) (2,498)
Changes in prepaid and other receivables 567 50 34
Changes in accounts payable and accrued 2,909 555 (1,784)
liabilities
Changes in income taxes payable (2,522) 552 -
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27,769 30,309 10,310
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Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from shares issued 4,018 62,807 56,025
Dividend payment (13,856) (10,727) -
Proceeds from debt 93,865 99,931 -
Repayment of debt (89,500) (77,931) -
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(5,473) 74,080 56,025
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Cash flows from investing activities
Activity in loans
Net increase in loans (8,187) (145,357) (54,869)
Net decrease in convertible debenture - - 2,030
Activity in investments
Proceeds on sales 18,181 124,909 13,865
Purchases (488) (107,752) (4,794)
Net proceeds on dilution of subsidiary - - 592
Change in restricted cash (10,249) (304) 7,655
Cash transferred to purchaser of resource - - (2,500)
property
Proceeds on sale of resource and capital - 356 210
assets
Expenditures on resource and capital assets (563) (77) (368)
Net other assets acquired - (425) (281)
Net proceeds on sale and windup of 106 - (678)
subsidiaries
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(1,200) (128,650) (39,138)
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Foreign exchange loss on cash held in a (118) 28 (65)
foreign subsidiary
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Increase (decrease) in cash and cash 20,978 (24,233) 27,132
equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of year 9,506 33,739 6,607
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Cash and cash equivalents - end of year $ 30,484 $ 9,506 $ 33,739
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Supplemental cash flow information (note 16)
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
Quest Capital Corp.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2007 and 2006
(expressed in Canadian dollars; tables in thousands, except share capital
information)
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1 Nature of operations
Quest Capital Corp.'s ("Quest" or the "Company") focus is to provide mortgage
financings. Throughout 2007, the Company also provided a range of services
including the raising of capital, consulting, management and administrative
services through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Quest Management Corp. and Quest
Securities Corporation.
In December 2007, Quest reorganized its business, operations and assets in order
to qualify as a mortgage investment corporation ("MIC") for Canadian income tax
purposes. A MIC is a special-purpose corporation defined under Section 130.1 of
the Income Tax Act (Canada). A MIC does not pay corporate-level taxes when all
taxable income is distributed to shareholders as dividends during a taxation
year and within 90 days of its year end. Taxable Canadian shareholders will have
dividend payments subject to Canadian tax as interest income. As of January 1,
2008, the Company must continually meet the following criteria to maintain MIC
eligibility: (i) at least 50% of its assets must consist of residentially
oriented mortgages and/or cash; (ii) it must not directly hold any foreign
assets, including investments secured by real property located outside of
Canada; (iii) it must not engage in operational activities outside of the
business of lending and investing of funds; and (iv) no person may own more than
25% of the issued and outstanding shares.
In establishing its status as a MIC, Quest was required to divest itself of
assets deployed in operational activities outside of the business of real estate
lending and investments in Canada. These divestitures included the sale of loans
collateralized by properties outside of Canada, and the disposition of the
Company's marketable securities and investment portfolios. The Company also
disposed of two wholly-owned subsidiaries, Quest Management Corp. and Quest
Securities Corporation (note 4(a)).
2 Change in accounting policies
Effective January 1, 2007, the Company adopted the Canadian Institute of
Chartered Accountants (CICA) Handbook Section 3855 "Financial Instruments -
Recognition and Measurement", Section 3865 "Hedges" and Section 1530
"Comprehensive Income" (the "Financial Instrument Standards"). As the Company
has not undertaken any hedging activities, adoption of Section 3865 had no
impact on the Company. Prior to January 1, 2007, the principal accounting
policies affecting the Company's financial instruments were as follows:
marketable securities were valued at the lower of average cost and market value;
investments were valued at cost or at cost less amounts written off to reflect
any impairment in value considered to be other than temporary; loans were stated
net of an allowance for credit losses on impaired loans; and other assets were
valued at lower of cost and net realizable value.
The adoption of the Financial Instrument Standards requires the presentation of
a separate consolidated statement of comprehensive income, which is comprised of
net income, and changes in unrealized gains or losses related to
available-for-sale securities.
Loans are recorded at amortized cost, subject to impairment reviews. Fees
received for originating the loans are netted against the loans' cost and are
recognized in net earnings using the effective interest rate method. Investments
and marketable securities are recorded at fair value. Fair value is determined
directly by reference to quoted market prices in an active market. Changes in
fair value of marketable securities are recorded in earnings and changes in the
fair value of investments are reported in other comprehensive income.
The transitional adjustments in respect of these standards have been made to
opening marketable securities, investments and loan balances and adjusted
through retained earnings and accumulated other comprehensive income as at
January 1, 2007. As a consequence of adopting the Financial Instrument Standards
at January 1, 2007, retained earnings increased by $1.6 million. Accumulated
other comprehensive income increased by $2.2 million (net of income taxes of
$1.1 million). These adjustments represent the net gain on measuring the fair
value of held for trading and available for sale investments, which had not been
recognized on a fair value basis prior to January 1, 2007. Additional
consequences were an increase of $0.4 million in marketable securities, $3.4
million increase in investments, a decrease in deferred interest and loan fees
of $4.6 million and a decrease in loans of $4.6 million.
3 Significant accounting policies
Generally accepted accounting principles
These consolidated financial statements have been prepared using accounting
principles generally accepted in Canada. Significant differences between
Canadian and United States generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") as
they relate to these financial statements are described in note 17.
Basis of presentation
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and
its subsidiaries. As at December 31, 2007, the Company's subsidiaries include QC
Services Inc., Viceroy Capital Corp., Viceroy Gold Corporation and its 75%
proportionate joint venture interest in the Castle Mountain property.
Certain comparative figures have been reclassified to conform to the current
period's presentation, including a reclassification of $2.1 million between
retained earnings and cumulative translation adjustment to reflect the
correction of an error preceding 2005.
Use of estimates
The preparation of these consolidated financial statements requires management
to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets and
liabilities and disclosure of contingent liabilities at the date of the
consolidated financial statements and the reported amount of revenues and
expenses during the period. While management believes that these estimates and
assumptions are reasonable, actual results may differ. Financial statement items
subject to significant management judgement include the Company's loan loss
provision, investment carrying values, fair value of non-cash fees and
stock-based compensation, asset retirement obligations and future income tax
assets.
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents include cash balances with a major Canadian chartered
bank and short-term deposits and investments having maturity terms of 90 days or
less at the time of acquisition. Financial instruments included in cash and cash
equivalents are classified as held for trading and are carried at fair value.
Marketable securities
Marketable securities are designated as held for trading and, effective January
1, 2007, are recorded in the consolidated balance sheet at fair value based on
quoted bid prices and consideration of other available information. Changes in
the fair value of marketable securities since January 1, 2007 are recorded in
non-interest income in the statements of earnings.
Loans
Effective January 1, 2007, loans are recorded at amortized cost, subject to
impairment reviews. Fees received for originating the loans are netted against
the loans' cost and are recognized in net earnings using the effective interest
rate method. Costs include loan origination fees and other direct and
incremental costs.
Loans are classified as impaired when the principal is past due or interest is
90 days in arrears, and when there is no longer reasonable assurance of the
timely collection of principal and interest. A provision for losses incurred on
impaired loans is recorded to reduce the carrying amount to the estimated
realizable amount.
Investments
Investments are designated as available for sale and, effective January 1, 2007,
are measured at fair value based on quoted bid prices and consideration of other
available information. When neither an active market nor independent prices are
available, the Company uses other methods of valuation to establish fair value.
Changes in the fair value of investments are reported in comprehensive income,
until the investment is disposed of or becomes other than temporarily impaired,
at which time it will be recognized in the statements of earnings.
Provision for asset retirement obligations
The Company recognizes a liability for asset retirement obligations associated
with the retirement of long-lived assets when the liability is incurred. A
liability is recognized initially at fair value if a reasonable estimate of the
fair value can be made and the resulting amount would be capitalized as part of
the asset. The liability is accreted over time through periodic charges to
earnings. In subsequent periods, the Company adjusts the carrying amounts of the
liability for changes in estimates of the amount or timing of underlying future
cash flows. Any adjustments are accounted for in earnings in the period in which
the adjustment is made.
It is possible that the Company's estimates of its ultimate reclamation and site
restoration liability could change as a result of changes in regulations or cost
estimates.
Translation of foreign currencies
Self-sustaining foreign operations are translated using the current rate method.
Under this method, assets and liabilities are translated at the exchange rates
prevailing at the balance sheet date and revenues and expenses at the average
exchange rate during the period. The net effect of foreign currency translation
is deferred and shown as a currency translation adjustment in shareholders'
equity until charged against earnings when the net investment in the operation
is reduced.
Revenue recognition
Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis except on loans classified as
impaired. When a loan is classified as impaired, interest income is recognized
on a cash basis only, after specific provisions or write??offs have been
recovered and provided there is no further doubt about the collectability of
remaining principal balances. Loan syndication fees are included in income as
earned over the life of the loan. Loan commitment, origination, restructuring
and renegotiation fees, and interest collected in advance, are netted against
the loan receivable balance and recognized in income over the life of the loan.
Finder's fees received as compensation for corporate finance business activities
are recorded when performance is complete and the cash or non-monetary
consideration is received or is reasonably assured to be received. Non-monetary
consideration includes shares, broker warrants and/or options and has been
valued using the trading price of the shares at the time they are received and
the Black Scholes option pricing model for warrants and options. Adjustments are
made to the trading price for hold periods and other resale restrictions.
Trading revenue and the sale of investments are recognized on a settlement
basis.
Income taxes
Income taxes are calculated using the asset and liability method of accounting
for income taxes. Accordingly, future tax assets and liabilities are recognized
for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the
financial statement carrying amounts and the tax bases of existing assets and
liabilities. Future tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted or
substantively enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years
in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled.
The effect on future taxes of a change in tax rates will be recognized in
earnings in the period that includes the date of substantive enactment. In
addition, future tax assets are recognized to the extent their realization is
more likely than not.
Stock-based compensation
The Company recognizes compensation expense for stock option grants based on the
fair value of the stock options issued. The fair value of awards granted is
estimated at the date of grant and recognized as employee compensation expense
on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period with the offsetting
credit to contributed capital. For awards with service conditions, the total
amount of compensation cost to be recognized is based on the number of awards
expected to vest and is adjusted to reflect those awards that do ultimately
vest.
Earnings per share
Basic earnings per share are calculated using the weighted average number of
common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share are
calculated by dividing net earnings available to common shareholders for the
period by the diluted weighted average number of common shares outstanding
during the period. Diluted earnings per share reflects the potential dilution
from common shares issuable through stock options using the treasury stock
method.
Future accounting changes
a) Financial Instruments
Effective January 1, 2008, the Company is required to adopt CICA Handbook
Sections 3862 "Financial Instruments - Disclosure" and 3863 "Financial
Instruments - Presentation", which replaces section 3861 "Financial Instruments
- Disclosures and Presentation". These new standards revise and enhance the
disclosure requirements, and carry forward, substantially unchanged, the
presentation requirements. Sections 3862 and 3863 require disclosure that would
emphasize the significance of financial instruments on the Company's financial
position and performance, the nature and extent of the risks arising from
financial instruments, and how these risks are managed. These new Sections
relate to disclosure and presentation only and do not impact the Company's
financial results.
b) Capital Disclosures
Effective January 1, 2008, the Company is required to adopt CICA Handbook
Section 1535 "Capital Disclosures". Section 1535 specifies the disclosure (i)
of the Company's objectives, policies, and processes for managing capital; (ii)
of quantitative data regarding items considered as capital; (iii) of whether the
Company has complied with any capital requirements; and (iv) of it has not
complied, the consequences of such non-compliance. This new Section relates to
disclosure only and does not impact the Company's financial results.
c) Goodwill and Intangible Assets
In February 2008, the CICA issued Handbook Section 3064 "Goodwill and Intangible
Assets". This Section, which replaces Section 3062 "Goodwill and Other
Intangible Assets, and Section 3450 "Research and Development Costs",
establishes standards for the recognition, measurement and disclosure of
goodwill and intangible assets. The provisions relating to the definition and
initial recognition of intangible assets, including internally generated
intangible assets, are equivalent to the corresponding provisions of
International Financial Reporting Standard IAS 38, "Intangible Assets." The
Section will apply to interim and annual financial statements relating to fiscal
years beginning on or after October 1, 2008.
4 Divestitures
a) Quest Securities Corporation and Quest Management Corp.
In December 2007, the Company disposed of its wholly-owned subsidiaries Quest
Securities Corporation and Quest Management Corp. The shares of these
subsidiaries were sold to parties related by virtue of having certain directors
and officers in common for cash proceeds of $375,000, representing fair value at
the time of disposition, resulting in a net loss of $12,000.
The following is a breakdown of the subsidiaries' combined net assets disposed
of during 2007:
Assets
Cash $ 269
Marketable securities 52
Capital assets 25
Other assets 192
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$ 538
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Liabilities
Accounts payable $ 59
Income taxes payable 92
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$ 151
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Net Assets $ 387
========
b) Lara Exploration Ltd.
In November 2005, Lara Exploration Ltd. ("Lara"), in which the Company
previously held a 66% interest, agreed to acquire a private Brazilian company.
In return for the assignment of the shares of the private Brazilian company to
Lara, the Company agreed to transfer its 3,000,000 escrowed shares of Lara to
the shareholders of the private Brazilian company for nominal consideration. In
February 2006, the transaction was completed and a concurrent private placement
was done by Lara. The Company owned less than 10% of the outstanding shares of
Lara after the transaction. The Company's remaining investment was accounted for
using the cost method, and the following is a breakdown of the net assets
disposed of during 2006:
Assets
Cash $ 678
Resource assets 373
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$ 1,051
=========
Liabilities
Accounts payable $ 32
Minority interest 355
Provision for loss on disposition 343
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$ 730
==========
Net Assets $ 321
==========
The Company's remaining investment in Lara was disposed of in 2007 for cash
proceeds of $1,005,000, resulting in a net gain of $681,000.
5 Financial instruments
The carrying values of other receivables, accounts payable and debt payable
approximate their fair values due to the short-term nature of these instruments.
The fair value of the Company's remaining financial assets and liabilities is as
follows:
2007 2006
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Carrying Fair Carrying Fair
value value value
Cash $ 30,484 30,484 9,506 $ 9,506
Restricted cash 12,452 12,452 2,568 2,568
Marketable securities - - 1,865 2,301
Loans 277,710 277,710 264,902 264,902
Investments - - 9,980 13,368
Other assets - - 646 646
Marketable securities and investments represent shares in publicly traded
companies. The fair value at December 31, 2006 represented the quoted trading
price of the shares. Marketable securities and investments were sold during the
year to related parties as disclosed in note 12(a). The fair value of the
convertible debenture at December 31, 2006 is estimated to be approximately
equal to the equivalent carrying value as the loan loss provision applied to the
convertible debenture resulted in a carrying value of $nil (note 6). There was
no convertible debenture as of December 31, 2007. At December 31, 2007, there
are no financial instruments included in other assets. At December 31, 2006,
financial instruments included in other assets included warrants and investments
in capital pool companies, which were restricted from trading and were carried
at cost.
6 Loans
a) Generally loans are repayable over terms of 6 to 24 months, and bear
interest at rates of between 10% and 14% per annum before commitment and other
fees. Real property, real estate, and/or corporate or personal guarantees are
generally pledged as security. The loan portfolio can be broken down as follows:
2007 2006
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Real estate mortgages 94% 87%
Resource sector loans 5% 12%
Other sectors loans 1% 1%
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Total 100% 100%
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2007 2006
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British Columbia 58% 48%
Alberta 34% 37%
Ontario 6% 13%
Other 2% 2%
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Total 100% 100%
==============
2007 2006
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First mortgages 93% 80%
Second mortgages 7% 20%
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Total 100% 100%
==============
As at December 31, 2007, 73% of the Company's loan portfolio was due within a
year. The Company had approximately $7.5 million of loans impaired as at
December 31, 2007. The Company's provision for loan losses is $nil. The Company
monitors the repayment ability of borrowers and the value of underlying
security. In determining the provision for possible loan losses, management
considers the length of time the loans or convertible debenture has been in
arrears, the overall financial strength of borrowers and the residual value of
security pledged. The Company expects to collect the full carrying value of its
loan portfolio.
Loans (including convertible debenture) outstanding as at December 31, 2007 and
2006 were as follows:
2007
----------------------------------------------------
# Loans Term Specific Carrying
loans allowance amount
Unimpaired loans 54 $ 270,210 $ - $ 270,210
Impaired loans 1 7,500 - 7,500
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55 $ 277,710 $ - $ 277,710
===================================================
2006
----------------------------------------------------
# Loans Term Specific Carrying
loans allowance amount
---------------------------------------------------
Unimpaired loans 50 $ 256,357 $ - $ 251,737
Impaired loans 4 13,165 - 13,165
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54 $ 269,522 $ - $ 264,902
Convertible debenture 586 586 -
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$ 270,108 $ 586 $ 264,902
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b) The Company has recorded an allowance for losses as follows:
2007 2006 2005
----------------------------------------
Balance - Beginning of year $ 586 $ 537 $ 537
Add:
Specific provision for the - 386 -
year
Less:
Loan provision applied (586) (337) -
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Balance - End of year $ - $ 586 $ 537
===========================================
c) At December 31, 2007, the Company had entered into agreements to
advance funds of $22.4 million. Advances under these agreements are subject to
the completion of due diligence, no material adverse change in the assets,
business or ownership of the borrower and other terms. In addition, at December
31, 2007, the Company had committed to future advances, primarily construction
loans, of up to $75.9 million.
7 Restricted cash
2007 2006
--------------------------
Castle Mountain $ 1,999 $ 2,568
Cash held for loans 10,453 -
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Total $ 12,452 $ 2,568
==========================
a) Castle Mountain
Pursuant to an agreement among the partners of the Castle Mountain property, the
Company is required to set aside restricted cash of US$2,016,000 ($1,999,000) as
at December 31, 2007 (2006 - US$2,204,000 or $2,568,000) in a fund to fulfill
reclamation and closure obligations at the Castle Mountain property.
b) Cash held for loans
Certain of the Company's loan agreements permit the Company to withhold a
portion of the total loan amount in trust as interest reserves. These amounts
are drawn down as interest payments are due. Amounts held in trust relating to
unearned interest are recorded as restricted cash.
8 Debt payable
In March 2007, the Company entered into a revolving debt facility with a major
Canadian chartered bank for up to $25 million. In January 2008, the Company
completed the refinancing of this credit facility, with the new facility
syndicated among three major Canadian chartered banks. As a result of this
refinancing, subsequent to December 31, 2007, the Company's access to debt
financing increased from $25 million to $88 million. The facility bears interest
at prime or bankers acceptance rates plus 1.25% per annum and is collateralized
by the Company's loan portfolio. As at December 31, 2007, $25.0 million was
outstanding under the original facility.
In addition to the revolving debt facility, the Company had entered into a
short-term unsecured debt facility. The facility bears interest at prime plus 2%
and is payable on demand. As at December 31, 2006, $22 million was outstanding
on this facility and was repaid in 2007. As at December 31, 2007, $1.4 million
is outstanding on this facility.
9 Asset retirement obligation
The Company's asset retirement obligation relates to closure obligations at its
Castle Mountain property.
A reconciliation of the asset retirement obligation is as follows:
2007 2006 2005
---------------------------------
Balance - beginning of year $ 1,011 $ 1,884 $ 5,366
Liabilities settled during the year (352) (935) (2,498)
Liabilities disposed of during the year - (2,078)
Accretion expense 50 75 155
Revisions in estimated cash flows - - 943
Currency translation adjustment (137) (13) (4)
---------------------------------
Balance - end of year $ 572 $ 1,011 $ 1,884
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10 Share capital
a) Authorized
Unlimited First and Second Preferred Shares
Unlimited common shares without par value
Previously the Company had Class A Voting Shares and Class B Voting Shares.
Effective April 19, 2005, the Class B Shares were cancelled and the designation
of the Class A Shares was changed to common shares.
b) Shares issued and outstanding
2007 2006 2005
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Number of Amount Number of Amount Number of Amount
shares shares shares
------------------------------------------------------------------
Common Shares
Opening 144,842,628 $202,513 119,265,568 $ 138,891 - $ -
balance
Issued for - - 15,625,000 50,000 24,300,000 51,890
cash
Share issue - (2,684) - (3,587)
costs
Issued on 883,333 1,571 1,094,500 2,135 - -
exercise of
stock options
Issued on - - 8,833,335 13,300 4,500,000 7,200
exercise of
warrants
Issued on 1,063,750 2,447 24,225 56 - -
exercise of
compensation
options
Fair value of - 630 - 815 - -
options
exercised
Exchanged for - - - - 90,465,568 83,388
Class A
Shares
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Closing 146,789,711 $207,161 144,842,628 $202,513 119,265,568 $138,891
==================================================================
2007 2006 2005
--------------------------------------------------------------
Number Amount Number of Amount Number of Amount
of shares shares
shares
---------------------------------------------------------------
Class A Shares
Opening - - - - 90,465,568 83,388
balance
Exchanged for - - - - (90,465,568) (83,388)
common shares ------------------------------------------------------------------
Closing - - - - - -
balance
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Total share
capital $207,161 $ 202,513 $ 138,891
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In April 2006, the Company completed a public offering of 15,625,000 shares of
the Company at a price of $3.20 per share for aggregate proceeds of $50,000,000.
Net proceeds from the equity offering after expenses were $47,316,000.
In August 2005, the Company completed a public offering of 18,500,000 shares of
the Company at a price of $2.30 per share for aggregate proceeds of $42,550,000.
The Company also granted the underwriters an over-allotment option exercisable
to October 23, 2005 to purchase up to an additional 2,775,000 shares at a price
of $2.30 per share, of which the underwriters acquired 800,000 shares. In
addition, the underwriters were granted 1,158,000 compensation options expiring
August 23, 2007 and October 26, 2007. Each compensation option was exercisable
at $2.30 per common share. Net proceeds from the equity offering and over
allotment after expenses were $40,803,000.
In May 2005, the Company completed a private placement of 5,000,000 shares at a
price of $1.50 per share for aggregate proceeds of $7,500,000.
c) Warrants issued and outstanding
Number of Exercise Expiry date
warrants price per
share
----------------------------------------------
Class A Shares
Opening balance - January 1, 13,333,335
2005
Exercised (4,500,000) $1.60 October 20,2008
------------
Closing balance - December 31, 8,833,335
2005
Exercised (8,333,335) 1.50 June 30, 2008
Exercised (500,000) 1.60 October 20, 2008
------------
Closing balance - December 31, -
2006 and 2007
=============
d) Compensation options issued and outstanding
Number of Exercise Expiry date
options price per
share
------------------------------------------------
Common shares
Opening balance - January 1, -
2005
Issued pursuant to a public 1,110,000 $2.30 August 23, 2007
Issued pursuant to a public 48,000 2.30 October 26, 2007
offering ------------
Closing balance - December 1,158,000
31, 2005
Exercised (24,225) 2.30 August 23,2007
---------------
Closing balance - December 1,133,775
31, 2006
Exercised (1,015,750) 2.30 August 23, 2007
Exercised (48,000) 2.30 October 26, 2007
Expired (70,025) 2.30 August 23, 2007
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Closing balance - December -
31, 2007 ===============
e) Stock options outstanding
The Company has a stock option plan under which the Company may grant options to
its directors, employees and consultants for up to 10% of the issued and
outstanding common shares. The exercise price of each option is required to be
equal to or higher than the market price of the Company's common shares on the
day of grant. Vesting and terms of the option agreement are at the discretion of
the Board of Directors.
During the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, the changes in stock
options outstanding are as follows:
2007 2006 2005
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Number of Weighted Number of Weighted Number of Weighted
shares average shares average shares average
share share share
price price price
------------------------------------------------------------------
Common shares
Opening 8,981,333 $ 2.02 9,563,333 $ 1.97 - $ -
balance
Granted 2,855,000 3.05 550,000 2.79 2,350,000 2.14
Exercised (883,333) 1.78 (1,094,500) 1.95 - -
Expired (400,000) 3.04 - - (160,415) 1.89
Cancelled - - (37,500) 2.30 - -
Exchanged for
Class A share
options - - - - 7,373,748 1.91
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Closing 10,553,000 $ 2.28 8,981,333 $ 2.02 9,563,333 $ 1.97
balance ===============================================================
Options
exercisable at
year-end 8,794,480 $ 2.13 8,151,630 $ 1.98 8,096,146 $ 1.93
=================================================================
The following table summarizes information about stock options outstanding and
exercisable at December 31, 2007:
Options outstanding Options exercisable
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Range of Options Weighted Weighted Options Weighted
exercise outstanding average average exercisable average
prices remaining exercise exercise
contracted price price
life
(years)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
$ 1.51 223,000 1.64 $ 1.51 223,000 $ 1.51
$ 1.52 to 1.95 6,150,000 1.14 1.95 6,150,000 1.95
$ 1.96 to 2.31 1,150,000 2.96 2.30 1,150,000 2.30
$ 2.32 to 3.24 3,030,000 4.07 3.00 1,271,480 2.93
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10,553,000 2.19 $ 2.28 8,794,480 $ 2.13
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f) Contributed capital
2007 2006 2005
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Opening balance $ 6,479 $ 6,772 $ 4,198
Fair value of options exercised (630) (814) -
Stock??based compensation 1,085 521 2,142
Other - - (90)
Compensation options - - 522
----------------------------------------------
Ending balance $ 6,934 $ 6,479 $ 6,772
==============================================
The fair values of options for 2007, 2006 and 2005 have been estimated using an
option pricing model. Assumptions used in the pricing model are as follows:
2007 2006 2005
--------------------------------------------
Risk-free interest rate 4.10% 3.73% 3.18%
Expected life of options 3.0 years 2.5 years 2.3 years
Expected stock price volatility 35% 33% 33%
Expected dividend yield 2.74% 2.81% 0%
Weighted average fair value of options $ 0.72 $ 0.62 $ 0.42
11 Income taxes
a) The provision for (recovery of) income taxes consist of the following:
2007 2006 2005
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Current
Canada $ 489 $ 1,184 $ 488
United States 176 111 (315)
Total current expenses 665 1,295 173
Future
Canada 11,898 (8,012) (6,488)
United States (242)
Total future expenses (recoveries) 11,656 (8,012) (6,488)
---------------------------------
Total provision for (recovery of) income $ 12,321 $ (6,717) $ (6,315)
taxes ==================================
b) The reconciliation of the statutory income tax rates to the effective
tax rates on the earnings (loss) before income taxes is as follows:
2007 2006 2005
--------------------------------
Income taxes at statutory rates $ 12,278 $ 14,925 $ 5,985
Increase (decrease) in taxes from:
Non-deductible differences 4,709 (193) 938
Difference in foreign tax rates 4 (173) (92)
Change in enacted tax rates 3,502 - -
Benefits of timing differences not previously (2,091) (2,162) (426)
recognized
Recognition of prior year tax losses (6,081) (19,114) (12,720)
--------------------------------
$ 12,321 $ (6,717) $ (6,315)
================================
c) The Company has non-capital losses to reduce future taxable income in
Canada of approximately $6,729,000. These losses expire in 2015.
d) The significant components of the future income tax assets and
liabilities are as at December 31, 2007 are as follows:
2007 2006
--------------------------
Loss carryforwards $ 2,116 $ 8,524
Capital losses 9,186 16,669
Resource and capital assets 1,133 7,071
Investments and marketable - 1,071
securities
Other 2,168 3,029
------------------------
14,603 36,364
Valuation allowance (10,687) (21,864)
------------------------
Future income tax asset $ 3,916 $ 14,500
=========================
Deferred gain and other $ 904 $ 1,326
------------------------
Future tax liability $ 904 $ 1,326
========================
12 Related party transactions
Other than as reported elsewhere in these statements, related party transactions
are as follows:
a) Marketable securities and investments as at December 31, 2007 include
$nil (2006 - $9,143,000) of shares held in publicly traded companies related by
virtue of having certain directors and officers in common. For the year ended
December 31, 2007, the Company recorded a gain on disposal of securities and
investments of $3,604,000 (2006 - $10,627,000, 2005 - $3,854,000) in companies
related by virtue of having certain directors and officers in common. These
transactions were recorded at the exchange amount which management believes to
be a fair approximation of fair value. Included in the above gain is $0.5
million (2006 - $nil, 2005 - $nil) related to marketable securities and
investments sold to certain directors and officers. For the year ended December
31, 2007, the Company recorded a write-down of investments of $nil (2006 -
$1,207,000, 2005 - $nil) in companies related by virtue of having certain
directors in common.
b) For the year ended December 31, 2007, the Company borrowed and repaid
$nil (2006 - $20,000,000, 2005 - $nil) from related parties. Interest paid on
these borrowings totalled $nil (2006 - $110,000, 2005 - $nil).
c) Included in accounts payable is $4,620,000 (2006 - $3,170,000) due to
employees and officers for bonuses payable.
d) For the year ended December 31, 2007, the Company received $807,000 (
2006 - $1,507,000, 2005 - $1,614,000) in management and finder's fees from
parties related by virtue of having certain directors and officers in common.
Other assets as at December 31, 2007 includes $nil (2006 - $245,000) of
non-transferable securities held in either private or publicly traded companies
related by virtue of having certain directors and officers in common. For the
year ended December 31, 2007, the Company recorded a write-down of other assets
of $37,000 (2006 - $74,000, 2005 - $nil) in parties related by virtue of having
certain directors in common.
e) During the year ended December 31, 2007, the Company received $98,000
(2006 - $607,000, 2005 - $2,111,000) in interest and fees from related parties
by virtue of having certain directors and officers in common. During the year
ended December 31, 2007, the Company has made $nil in additional provision for
losses on loans and convertible debenture (2006 - $386,000, 2005 - $nil) from a
party related by virtue of having a director in common.
f) For the year ended December 31, 2007, the Company received $41,000
(2006 - $24,000, 2005 - $128,000) in syndication loan administration fees from
related parties.
13 Contingencies and commitments
a) Surety bond guarantees totalling US$2,405,000 have been provided by
Castle Mountain Joint Venture for compliance with reclamation and other
environmental agreements.
b) On March 22, 2002, Quest Investment Corporation, a predecessor
corporation, and other parties were named as defendants in a lawsuit filed in
the Supreme Court of British Columbia. The plaintiff has claimed approximately
$410,000 plus interest due for consulting services. Management intends to fully
defend this claim. Accordingly, no provision has been made for this claim in the
consolidated financial statements. The ultimate outcome of this claim is not
determinable at the time of issue of these consolidated financial statements and
the costs, if any, will be charged to earnings in the period(s) in which they
are finally determined.
c) The Company has entered into operating leases for office premises.
Minimum annual lease payments required are approximately as follows:
2008 $ 625
2009 625
2010 548
2011 395
2012 395
d) Other commitments and contingencies are disclosed elsewhere in these
consolidated financial statements and notes.
14 Risk management
The primary goals of the Company's risk management are to ensure that the
outcomes of activities involving elements of risk are consistent with the
Company's objectives and risk tolerance, and to maintain an appropriate risk/
reward balance while protecting the Company's balance sheet from events that
have the potential to materially impair its financial strength. Balancing risk
and reward is achieved through aligning risk appetite with business strategy,
diversifying risk, pricing appropriately for risk, mitigating risk through
preventative controls and transferring risk to third parties.
The Company is exposed to potential loss from various risks, including interest
rate risk and credit risk.
Interest Rate Risk
Fluctuations in interest rates have a direct impact on the market valuation of
the Company's loan portfolio. Generally, the Company's interest income will be
reduced during sustained periods of lower interest rates as higher yielding
loans mature and the proceeds are invested in loans with lower rates. During
periods of rising interest rates, the market value of the Company's existing
loan portfolio will generally decline.
Credit Risk
Credit risk is the risk that one party to a financial instrument fails to
discharge an obligation and causes financial loss to another party. The Company
is exposed to credit risk concentrated in its loan portfolio.
The Company's risk management strategy is to lend money to high net worth
borrowers and to limit the amount of credit exposure with respect to any one
borrower. The Company attempts to limit credit exposure by considering credit
quality.
15 Segmented information
The Company has primarily one operating segment, which is to provide mortgage
financings. The Company's geographic location is Canada.
16 Supplemental cash flow information
a) Cash received or paid
2007 2006 2005
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Interest received (non-loan) $ 680 $ 1,380 $ 543
Interest paid 493 1,081 33
Income tax instalments 696 - -
Income taxes paid, related to 2,718 - -
previous years
b) Non-cash financing and investing activities
2007 2006 2005
----------------------------------------
Marketable securities and investments $ 3,964 $ 2,157 $ 2,005
received as loan fees
Investment purchases funded by - (30,899) -
brokerage margin account
Investment proceeds funded by brokerage - 30,899 -
margin account
Property and other assets received as - - 121
loan fees
Loans and debenture settled with shares - - 4,516
Shares received as consideration for - - 1,800
sale of resource property
17 United States generally accepted accounting principles
The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") in Canada which differ, in
certain respects, from GAAP in the United States of America. Material
measurement differences related to these consolidated financial statements are
as follows:
a) Reduction of stated capital
At the Company's Annual General Meeting in June 2003, shareholders approved a
reduction of stated capital. This practice is allowed under Canadian GAAP. Under
United States GAAP, companies are not allowed to record a reduction of stated
capital in these circumstances. This GAAP difference has no net impact on total
shareholders' equity reported.
b) Unrealized holding gains (losses)
Under United States GAAP, securities are classified as held-for-trading assets
and investments are classified as available??for??sale assets. Unrealized
holding gains and losses for trading securities are included in earnings.
Unrealized holding gains and losses for long-term available??for??sale
investments are excluded from earnings and reported as a net amount in a
separate component of shareholders' equity until realized.
Prior to January 1, 2007, marketable securities were recorded at the lower of
average cost and market value under Canadian GAAP and investments were valued at
cost or at cost less amounts written off to reflect any impairment in value
considered to be other than temporary under Canadian GAAP. These differences
were eliminated as a result of the adoption of the Financial Instruments
Standards under Canadian GAAP, as described in Note 2.
c) Fair value of conversion option
For United States GAAP purposes, the conversion option of a debenture into
shares is considered an embedded derivative to the holder of the debenture and
changes in the fair value of such derivative is reported in the statements of
earnings.
Prior to January 1, 2007, derivatives embedded within hybrid instruments
generally were not separately accounted for under Canadian GAAP. This difference
was eliminated as a result of the adoption of the Financial Instruments
Standards under Canadian GAAP, as described in Note 2.
d) Dilution gains
Under Canadian GAAP, the Company recognizes a gain or loss on the dilution of
its interests in subsidiaries upon the issue of new shares by the subsidiary to
third parties. Under United States. GAAP, such gains related to development
stage subsidiaries are accounted for as an equity transaction.
e) Shareholders' equity
Under United States GAAP, accumulated other comprehensive income is recorded as
a separate component of shareholder's equity. Prior to January 1, 2007, Canadian
GAAP did not permit presentation of other comprehensive income. This difference
was eliminated as a result of the change in accounting principles under Canadian
GAAP, as described in Note 2.
f) Reconciliation to United States GAAP
The application of the above described United States GAAP differences would have
the following effect on earnings and comprehensive income (loss), earnings per
share, marketable securities, investments, and total shareholders' equity for
United States GAAP purposes:
2007 2006 2005
----------------------------------
Earnings
As reported in accordance with Canadian $ 23,667 $ 43,701 $ 23,551
GAAP
Adjustment for unrealized (loss) gain on - 213 (38)
trading securities
Gain on dilution of shares - - (252)
Fair value adjustment for derivatives - - (250)
Net earnings under United States GAAP 23,667 43,914 23,011
Other comprehensive income
Adjustment for unrealized holding gains - (2,545) 1,233
(losses)
------------------------------------
Comprehensive income $ 23,667 $ 41,369 $ 24,496
===================================
Earnings per share under United States GAAP
Basic $ 0.16 $ 0.30 $ 0.24
Diluted $ 0.16 $ 0.29 $ 0.24
Marketable securities
Under Canadian GAAP $ - $ 1,865 $ 945
Adjusted for fair market value (note 17(b)) - 436 223
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Under United States GAAP $ - $ 2,301 $ 1,168
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Investments
Under Canadian GAAP $ - $ 9,980 $ 17,117
Adjusted for fair market value (note 17(b)) - 3,388 7,313
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Under United States GAAP $ - $ 13,368 $ 24,430
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Total shareholders' equity
Share capital
Under Canadian GAAP $ 207,161 $ 202,513 $ 138,891
Adjusted for reduction of stated capital 185,584 185,584 185,584
(note 17(a))
Under United States GAAP $ 392,745 $ 388,097 $ 324,475
Warrants and options
Under Canadian and United States GAAP $ 6,934 $ 6,479 $ 6,772
Retained earnings (deficit)
Under Canadian GAAP $ 76,539 $ 65,137 $ 26,645
Cumulative adjustments to deficit (185,584) (185,148) (185,361)
------------------------------------
Under United States GAAP $ (109,045) $ (120,011) $ (156,716)
====================================
Cumulative other comprehensive income
Under Canadian GAAP $ - $ - $ -
Adjusted for fair value of investments - 2,232 4,777
Under United States GAAP $ - $ 2,232 $ 4,777
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Total shareholders' equity under $ 290,634 $ 276,797 $ 179,308
United States GAAP ====================================
Statement of Cash Flows From
Operating activities under Canadian and $ 27,769 $ 30,309 $ 10,310
United States GAAP
Financing activities under Canadian and $ (5,473) $ 74,080 $ 56,025
United States GAAP
Investing activities under Canadian and $ (1,200) $ (128,650) $ (39,138)
United States GAAP
g) Significant accounting changes
In July 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board "FASB" issued
Interpretation No. 48 "FIN 48", "Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes".
FIN 48 was issued to address financial statement recognition and measurement by
an enterprise of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return.
The Company adopted this standard on January 1, 2007. This new standard did not
have any impact on its consolidated financial statements.
h) Impact of recently issued accounting standards
(i) In September 2006, FASB issued SFAS No. 157 "Fair Value
Measurements" ("SFAS No. 157"), effective for periods beginning after November
15, 2007. SFAS No. 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for
measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles, and expands
disclosures about fair value measurements. In December 2007, FASB issued SFAS
157-b, which provided for a one-year deferral of the implementation of SFAS No.
157 for financial assets and liabilities. However, SFAS No. 157 is still
required to be adopted effective January 1, 2008, for financial assets and
liabilities that are carried at fair value. The Company is currently evaluating
the impact of the adoption of this standard on its consolidated financial
statements.
(ii) In February 2007, FASB issued FASB Statement No. 159, The Fair
Value for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities Including an amendment of
FASB No. 115, which provides an option to elect to treat certain financial
assets and liabilities on a fair value basis. This standard is effective for the
Company's 2008 financial statements. The Company is currently evaluating the
impact of the adoption of this standard on its consolidated financial
statements.
(iii) In December 2007, FASB issued SFAS 141(R) "Business Combinations"
and SFAS 160 "Non-controlling Interest in Consolidated Financial Statements"
which are both effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008.
SFAS 141(R) which will replace FAS 141, is applicable to business combinations
consummated after the effective date of December 15, 2008. The Company is
currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of this standard on its
consolidated financial statements.
i) Adjustment to comparative figures
Comparative figures have been adjusted due to prior period disclosure errors
relating to cumulative translation adjustment and other comprehensive income.
QUEST CAPITAL CORP.
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2007
INTRODUCTION
The following information, prepared as of March 12, 2008, should be read in
conjunction with the audited annual consolidated financial statements of Quest
Capital Corp. ("Quest" or the "Company") as at December 31, 2007 and 2006 and
for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005 and related notes attached
thereto, which were prepared in accordance with Canadian generally accepted
accounting principles ("GAAP"). All amounts are expressed in Canadian dollars
unless otherwise indicated.
Additional information relating to the Company, including the Company's Annual
Information Form, is available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
BUSINESS PROFILE AND STRATEGY
In December 2007, Quest reorganized its business, operations and assets in order
to qualify as a mortgage investment corporation ("MIC") for Canadian income tax
purposes. A MIC is a special-purpose corporation defined under Section 130.1 of
the Income Tax Act (Canada) (the "Tax Act"). A MIC does not pay corporate-level
taxes when all taxable income is distributed to shareholders as dividends during
a taxation year and within 90 days of its year end. Taxable Canadian
shareholders will have dividend payments subject to Canadian tax as interest
income. As of January 1, 2008, the Company must continually meet the following
criteria to maintain MIC eligibility: (i) at least 50% of its assets must
consist of residentially oriented mortgages and/or cash; (ii) it must not
directly hold any foreign assets, including investments secured by real property
located outside of Canada; (iii) it must not engage in operational activities
outside of the business of lending and investing of funds; and (iv) no person
may own more than 25% of the issued and outstanding shares.
These steps represent the culmination of Quest's evolution into a mortgage
lender, concentrating on residentially oriented properties in Canada. Whereas in
the past, Quest had engaged in bridge loan financings to resource companies,
corporate finance transactions and had made investments outside of Canada, as at
December 31, 2007, the Company has streamlined and simplified its operations to
conform to the MIC qualification rules under the Tax Act.
The Company's primary lending activities are hereafter anticipated to be in
first mortgages on Canadian real estate, concentrating on residentially oriented
loans. In general, a loan is residentially oriented if, at the time the loan is
made, greater than 80% of the real estate by which the loan is secured, is, or
is intended to be, devoted to residential purposes. This includes developing or
financing single family, apartment, condominium, social housing and nursing/
retirement residences.
The strategy of the Company is to produce a significant dividend yield for
shareholders, while at the same time profitably growing the mortgage portfolio.
To this end, Quest completed a financing in early January 2008 which provides it
with an $88.0 million revolving debt facility to be used to increase its
mortgage portfolio. This is considered to be growth through leverage. The
Company plans to pursue other avenues for increasing leverage in the future.
NON-GAAP MEASURES
Basic earnings per share ("EPS") before taxes, return on equity before taxes,
return on assets before taxes and payout ratio on earnings before taxes do not
have standardized meanings prescribed by GAAP and, therefore, may not be
comparable to similar measures presented by other companies. The fact that tax
expense is for the most part a non-cash item is the major reason the Company
calculates and highlights various ratios on a before tax basis. Non-GAAP
measures used in this management's discussion and analysis ("MD&A") are
calculated as follows:
* basic earnings per share before taxes - earnings before taxes divided
by number of common shares outstanding for basic EPS purposes;
* return on equity before taxes - earnings before taxes divided by
average shareholders' equity;
* return on assets before taxes - earnings before taxes divided by
average total assets; and
* payout ratio on earnings before taxes - dividends paid divided by
earnings before taxes.
Readers are cautioned not to view non-GAAP measures as alternatives to financial
measures calculated in accordance with GAAP.
2007 FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
Among the major financial highlights for 2007 was Quest's ability to increase
its lending capacity in terms of human capital, credit adjudication and funding
processes. The Company's systems and processes have been developed to allow for
a significant increase in its mortgage lending operations. At the end of 2007,
Quest completed its transformation into a MIC. To do this, it shed itself of
certain of its previous operating activities in its management and corporate
services areas, as well as its investments in other public companies. The
decrease in non-interest income in 2007 from that in 2006 reflects this decrease
in activity. As well, the Company invested heavily in professional services for
legal and taxation advice and a great deal of resources were devoted to
complying with the Sarbanes-Oxley ("SOX") regulations of the United States
("US") securities regulators and with the ongoing corporate governance and
disclosure requirements of the Canadian securities regulatory authorities. These
significant non-recurring expenses inflated the Company's non-compensation
expenses above normal levels; details of this are included in the "results of
operations" section of this MD&A.
The Company recorded significant tax expenses in 2007 as a result of drawing
down on future tax assets set up in prior years. In the Company's case, taxes
are non-cash items for the most part; however, the reversal of tax assets set up
in prior years has caused a significant increase in tax expense and a decrease
in the Company's 2007 net earnings from those of 2006. The fact that tax expense
is for the most part a non-cash item is the major reason the Company calculates
and highlights various ratios on a before tax basis.
The following table highlights certain aspects of Quest's 2007 financial
performance and should be read in conjunction with the "Results of Operations"
section of this MD&A.
FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
Table 1 - Selected Annual Financial Information
(2)
($ thousands, except per share
amounts)
2007 2006 2005 Change from 2006
$ %
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Key Performance Indicators
Interest and related fees 42,114 32,591 17,410 9,523 29%
Non-interest income 11,050 18,499 9,490 (7,449) (40%)
Net interest and 52,498 49,472 26,837 3,026 6%
non-interest income
Earnings before income 35,988 36,984 17,168 (996) (3%)
taxes
Earnings per share before 0.25 0.27 0.17 (0.02) (7%)
taxes(1)
Net earnings 23,667 43,701 23,551 (20,034) (46%)
Earnings per share - basic 0.16 0.32 0.23 (0.16) (49%)
Earnings per share - 0.16 0.31 0.23 (0.15) (49%)
diluted
Return on equity before 13% 16% 13%
taxes(1)
Return on assets before 11% 15% 11%
taxes(1)
Dividends per share 0.095 0.050 0.030
Payout ratio on earnings 38% 19% 18%
before taxes(1)
Total assets 325,744 305,737 187,918 20,007 7%
Total liabilities 35,110 31,608 13,624 3,502 11%
Shareholders' equity 290,634 274,129 174,294 16,505 6%
Book value per share 1.98 1.89 1.46
1. See page 2 for a discussion on non-GAAP measures.
2. The amounts presented reflect the adoption of financial instruments
standards on a retroactively without restatement, refer to note 2 to the
Company's financial statements.
DIVIDEND POLICY FOR 2008
Dividend payments reduce the taxable income of a MIC. These dividends are taxed
as interest in the hands of shareholders. Consistent with its MIC status for
taxation purposes, Quest's dividend policy is to distribute sufficient dividends
to shareholders throughout 2008 and within 90 days after the end of 2008 to
reduce its taxable income to a negligible amount, after first deducting all
available loss carry forwards and other deductions against 2008 taxable income.
It is expected that this will result in a significant increase in dividends
above 2007 levels.
OUTLOOK
Quest's primary focus for 2008 is twofold. The first is to utilize its tax
status as a MIC to pay negligible income taxes and in the process enhance the
dividend yield for shareholders. The second is to grow its mortgage portfolio
profitably and safely using leverage, that is, through using its revolving debt
facility rather than through earnings retained in the business. The Company
expects to be able to decrease certain of its general and administrative
expenses. Staff growth will be contained as the human resources platform at the
end of 2007 is expected to be sufficient to manage the expected growth in the
loan portfolio. Non-interest income will be negligible in 2008 as the Company
divested itself of the operations producing this income at the end of 2007 as
part of its process to become MIC eligible.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Table 3 - Condensed Income Statement
($ thousands)
2007 2006 2005
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$ % $ % $ %
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Income net of interest expense and
provisions
Interest and related fees 42,114 80 32,591 66 17,410 65
Non-interest income 11,050 21 18,499 37 9,490 35
Interest on debt (666) (1) (1,380) (3) (63) -
Provision for loan losses - - (238) - - -
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52,498 100 49,472 100 26,837 100
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Expenses
Salaries 5,042 30 2,889 23 2,108 22
Bonuses 4,056 24 5,525 44 2,000 21
Stock-based compensation 1,085 7 521 4 2,142 22
Legal and professional services 2,904 18 1,908 16 820 9
Other 3,423 21 1,645 13 2,531 26
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16,510 100 12,488 100 9,601 100
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Earnings before income taxes 35,988 36,984 17,236
Income taxes (recovery) 12,321 (6,717) (6,315)
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Net earnings 23,667 43,701 23,551
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Interest and related fees
Interest and related fees increased $9.5 million or 29% to $42.1 million for
2007 as compared to $32.6 million in 2006 and $17.4 million in 2005. This
increase was largely due to greater average loan balances in 2007 as compared to
2006 resulting from an increase in Quest's market penetration related to the
hiring of two additional loan originators. Measured on a quarterly basis, the
average outstanding loan portfolio was $260.3 million in 2007, a $47.9 million
or 23% increase over the $212.4 million average balance outstanding in 2006.
Based on these average outstanding portfolio balances, interest and related fee
yields were 16.2% in 2007 compared to 15.3% in 2006.
Non-interest income
The Company's non-interest income largely relates to its marketable securities
and investments, and to its management and corporate finance services
operations. As explained elsewhere in this MD&A, the Company divested itself of
these operations during 2007 in part to attain MIC eligibility. Consequently,
revenues from these activities in 2007 decreased $7.4 million or 40% to $11.1
million from $18.5 million in 2006 and $9.5 million in 2005.
Interest expense and provision for loan losses
Interest expense relates to interest on Quest's revolving debt facility and
other debt and is intermittent in nature. The Company plans to utilize its
revolving debt facility to a greater extent in future periods. There was no
provision for loan losses in 2007 compared to a provision on one loan for $0.6
million in 2006.
Salaries and bonuses
Salaries and benefits increased $2.2 million or 75% to $5.0 million in 2007
compared to $2.9 million in 2006 and $2.1 million in 2005 as a result of the
addition of new employees to manage the increase in the average portfolio
outstanding and to meet regulatory and more sophisticated procedural demands.
Total head count, in Quest's lending business, as at December 31, 2007 was 21
compared to 13 as at December 31, 2006. At the time Quest Management Corp. and
Quest Securities Corporation were disposed of in December 2007, all 10 employees
engaged in management and corporate finance services were terminated. A total of
$0.6 million in severance charges have been recorded in 2007 compared to $nil in
2006 and 2005.
Bonuses for the year ended December 31, 2007 were $4.1 million, a decrease of
$1.5 million or 27% from $5.5 million in 2006 and $2.0 million in 2005,
primarily due to a decrease in bonuses paid to employees in the corporate
finance operations. Bonuses represent amounts under the Company's incentive
plans paid to officers and employees of the Company. The Company's incentive
plans include discretionary and non-discretionary components. Discretionary
payments and allocations are subject to the approval of the Compensation
Committee and the Board of Directors.
Stock based compensation
Stock based compensation increased $0.6 million or 108% in 2007 to $1.1 million
as compared to $0.5 million in 2006 and $2.1 million in 2005 as a result of a
greater number of options being granted to employees and directors. In 2007,
2,855,000 options were granted to employees and directors, in 2006 the number of
options granted was 550,000. The expense related to options is recorded on a
straight line basis over the expected vesting term of the option (usually three
years), therefore the 2007 expense relates to options vesting over a three year
period.
Legal and professional fees
Legal and professional fees increased $1.0 million or 52% to $2.9 million in
2007 as compared to $1.9 million in 2006 and $0.8 million in 2005, primarily due
to several non-recurring advisory expenses in 2007 related to the following:
$0.4 million in tax planning and advisory fees relating to the Company's
conversion to a MIC; $0.8 million in advisory services related to SOX
compliance, including the provision of an internal audit function by external
consultants; $0.2 million in tax compliance fees related to the re-filing of
prior year's US tax returns.
Other expenses
Other expenses include general and office expenses, directors' remuneration,
regulatory and other miscellaneous expenses. These expenses have increased $1.8
million or 108% to $3.4 million in 2007 from $1.6 million in 2006 and $2.5
million in 2005. The 2007 increase is largely a result of costs associated with
increased staff levels and loan activities during 2007. Also included in 2007
other expenses is a $0.3 million non-recurring charge related to sales tax.
Provision for income taxes
For fiscal years 2005 and 2006, the Company recognized a future tax asset based
on the likely realization of tax losses which were to be utilized against future
taxable earnings. In 2005, a future tax asset (and a reduction in income tax
expense) of $6.5 million was recognized and in 2006 an additional $8.0 million
was recognized. As a result of the recognition of these future tax assets in
2005 and 2006, net earnings increased by $6.5 million and $8.0 million,
respectively.
In 2007, net earnings were reduced through the recording of a tax provision as a
result of the utilization of the future tax assets set up in 2006 and 2005. The
tax assets are comprised of losses carried forward and other tax deductions (see
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates - Future Tax Asset). In 2007, tax
assets were reduced and transferred to the provision for taxes on the statements
of earnings in the amount of $11.9 million. The balance of the 2007 provision
represents current tax expenses related to the Company's subsidiaries. In 2008,
the future tax asset will be further utilized to reduce taxable income. The set
up and utilization of these tax assets are non-cash items.
Net earnings
For the year ended December 31, 2007, the Company had consolidated net earnings
of $23.7 million (or $0.16 basic EPS) compared to consolidated net earnings of
$43.7 million (or $0.32 basic EPS) in 2006 and $23.6 million (or $0.23 basic
EPS) in 2005. As discussed in the above section on income taxes, much of the
decrease in net earnings is attributable to the manner by which income taxes, a
non-cash item for the most part, has been accounted for.
Comprehensive income
At December 31, 2007, the Company has no available for sale assets or
liabilities whose fair values differ from their original carrying value. As a
result, there is no accumulated other comprehensive income to report as at
December 31, 2007. The transition adjustment of $2.2 million at January 1, 2007
relating to investments was reversed due to dispositions of all of these assets
during 2007, resulting in comprehensive income of $21.4 million.
FINANCIAL POSITION
Table 4 - Asset Components
($ thousands)
2007 2006 2005
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Asset mix $ % $ % $ %
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Cash and cash equivalents 30,484 9% 9,506 3% 33,739 18%
Marketable securities and - - 11,845 4% 18,062 9%
investments
Loans 277,710 85% 264,902 87% 124,551 66%
Future tax asset 3,916 1% 14,500 5% 6,488 3%
Other 13,634 5% 4,984 1% 6,763 4%
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325,744 100% 305,737 100% 189,603 100%
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Cash, marketable securities and investments
The Company's cash resources at December 31, 2007 were $30.5 million as compared
to $9.5 million as at December 31, 2006. Cash and cash equivalents include cash
balances with a major Canadian chartered bank, and do not include any
investments in commercial paper.
As the Company's focus is to provide loans, its cash balances will vary
depending on the timing of loans advanced and repaid.
As explained elsewhere in this MD&A, the Company disposed of its marketable
securities and investments during 2007 in order to attain MIC eligibility.
Loans
The Company's loan portfolio continued to grow in 2007 to $277.7 million at year
end representing a 5% increase over the previous year's portfolio balance. As at
December 31, 2007, 94% of the Company's loan portfolio was comprised of
mortgages on real estate, compared to 87% as at December 31, 2006.
As at December 31, 2007, Quest's loan portfolio consisted of 55 loans of which
49 were mortgages secured by real estate and 6 were bridge loans secured by
various mining and energy related assets. The following table highlights the
evolution of the portfolio by asset type over the last three years:
Table 5 - Loan Portfolio
($ thousands)
2007 2006 2005
--------------- --------------- ---------------
$ % $ % $ %
Principal Outstanding
Mortgages
Land under development 151,607 52% 138,181 49% 61,337 49%
Real estate - residential 22,752 8% 5,600 2% 5,091 4%
Real estate - commercial 51,123 18% 80,678 29% 36,152 29%
Construction 54,162 18% 15,590 6% 10,045 8%
--------------- --------------- ---------------
Total mortgages 279,644 96% 240,049 86% 112,625 90%
Bridge loans 10,549 4% 38,824 14% 13,278 10%
--------------- --------------- ---------------
Total principal 290,193 100% 278,873 100% 125,903 100%
outstanding ======= ======= =======
Prepaid and accrued (8,877) (9,391) (981)
interest
Deferred loan fees and (3,606) (4,580) (371)
other ------- ------- -------
As recorded on balance 277,710 264,902 124,551
sheet ======= ======= =======
On a gross basis (including loans syndicated), the Company funded $328.0 million
in loans in 2007, an increase of $48.8 million or 17% over the gross loans
funded of $279.2 million in 2006. The Company funded (net of syndications)
$250.1 million of loans during 2007 compared to a net of $255.4 million funded
during 2006. As mentioned above, the Company will syndicate a loan, in certain
instances, if it does not have sufficient cash resources to fund the entire loan
itself or if it wishes to reduce its exposure to a borrower.
The following table illustrates loan continuity on a net basis. The increase in
repayments and other in 2007 to $238.8 million from $102.4 million in 2006 is
due to the short terms of loans offered to borrowers. The Company charges
commitment fees each time a loan is funded or renewed, hence the shorter the
loan term, the greater the capacity to fund new loans and earn commitment fees.
Table 6 - Loan Principal Continuity
($ thousands)
2007 2006 2005
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$ $ $
Principal balance, beginning 278,873 125,903 76,179
of year
Loans funded (net) 250,123 255,373 116,884
Loans repaid and other (net) (238,803) (102,403) (67,160)
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Principal balance, end of year 290,193 278,873 125,903
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As at December 31, 2007 the portfolio was comprised of 93% first mortgages and
7% second mortgages. In the case of second mortgages, the overall loan to value
including Quest's second and others' prior first charges generally do not exceed
75%. The following table outlines Quest's continuing evolution towards
concentrating on first mortgages:
Table 7 - Priority of Mortgage Security Charges(1)
($ thousands)
2007 2006 2005
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Principal secured by: $ % $ % $ %
1st charges 259,344 93% 193,144 80% 75,923 67%
2nd charges 20,300 7% 46,905 20% 36,702 33%
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Total mortgages 279,644 100% 240,049 100% 112,625 100%
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1. Includes mortgage portion of loan portfolio only.
As at December 31, 2007, the mortgage portfolio is concentrated in western
Canada, orientated with loans in British Columbia representing 58% of the
portfolio, 34% in Alberta and 8% in Ontario and other. The Company expects that
the portfolio will continue to be weighted in favour of western Canada for the
near term reflecting in part the economic strength of the region.
The following table indicates the geographical concentrationof the Company's
mortgages at the stated year ends.
Table 8 - Geographic Location of
Mortgages(1)
($ thousands)
2007 2006 2005
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Principal outstanding $ % $ % $ %
British Columbia 160,986 58% 115,111 48% 56,602 50%
Alberta 94,440 34% 88,913 37% 30,995 28%
Ontario 17,500 6% 31,140 13% 20,198 18%
Other 6,718 2% 4,885 2% 4,830 4%
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Total mortgages 279,644 100% 240,049 100% 112,625 100%
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1. Includes mortgage portion of loan portfolio only.
Management reviews the loan portfolio's geographical portfolio composition on a
regular basis and adjusts its targets to reflect market conditions and company
requirements.
Credit quality and impaired loans
As part of the Company's security, full corporate and/or personal guarantees may
be required from the borrower. Where in Quest's opinion the real estate security
alone is not as strong as management may require, additional collateral is
obtained by way of collateral charges on other real estate owned by the borrower
or by letters of credit. Management reviews the portfolio on a regular basis to
confirm whether the quality of the underlying security is maintained and that,
if credit conditions have deteriorated, suitable action is taken.
As at December 31, 2007, the Company had one non-performing loan in the amount
of $7.5 million on which remedial action has been undertaken. In management's
estimate, the underlying security on this loan is of sufficient value to ensure
recovery of the Company's investment.
Quest has no exposure to US sub-prime mortgages or to any structured investment
vehicles. Quest also has no derivative instruments.
Future income taxes and other assets
The Company has recognized a future tax asset based on the likely realization of
tax losses to be utilized against future taxable income. In 2007, the provision
for income taxes on the statements of earnings was charged for the amount of
this asset, as represented by tax losses carried forward, required to reduce
taxable income to nil and transferred the amount of $11.9 million from future
income tax asset to current year tax expense. The Company has also recognized a
future tax liability related to its former U.S. based operations.
Other assets at December 31, 2007 include $12.5 million of restricted cash, of
which $10.5 million was held in trust to fund borrower's future interest
payments.
Liabilities
Total liabilities at December 31, 2007 were $35.1 million as compared to $31.6
million, as at December 31, 2006 representing an 11% increase. The largest
component of total liabilities was the Company's revolving debt facility. At
year end, the Company had a $25.0 million revolving debt facility, which the
Company had fully drawn upon. In January 2008, this facility was increased to
$88.0 million. This facility is used to fund loans, as well as to bridge any gap
between loan advances and loan repayments.
Capital management
Quest's shareholders' equity as at December 31, 2007 of $290.6 million is $16.5
million or 6% greater than that as at December 31, 2006. During 2007, the
Company paid out $13.9 million in dividends, approximately 39% of its earnings
before taxes. As discussed above, as a MIC, the Company intends to pay out
sufficient dividends in 2008 to reduce taxable income to a negligible amount,
after first deducting available losses and other tax deductions carried forward
from 2007. The Company's current strategy is to grow through use of leverage and
not through further accumulation of earnings. To this effect, as stated above,
it has negotiated an increase in its revolving debt facility to $88 million in
early January 2008.
Contractual obligations
The Company has contractual obligations for its leased office space in Vancouver
and Toronto. The Company's Calgary office is leased on a month to month basis.
The total minimum lease payments for the years 2008 - 2012 are $2.6 million. As
well, the Company has committed to fund loan principal as at December 31, 2007
in the amount of $98.3 million. The following table illustrates these
obligations by period due:
Table 9 - Contractual
obligations
Obligation due by period
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($ thousands)
Type of Contractual Total Less than 1 - 3 3 - 5 More
Obligation 1 Year Years Years than 5
Years
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Office Leases $2,588 $625 $1,173 $790 -
Loan Commitments 98,300 98,300 - - -
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Total $100,888 $98,925 $1,173 $790 -
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OFF BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS
The Company has no off balance sheet arrangements.
SUMMARY OF QUARTERLY AND FOURTH QUARTER results
Table 10 - Summary Of Quarterly Results
($ thousands, except per share amounts)
Fourth Third Second First Fourth Third Second First
Qtr Qtr Qtr Qtr Qtr Qtr Qtr Qtr
2007 2007 2007 2007 2006 2006 2006 2006
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$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $
Interest and 11,091 10,110 10,106 10,807 10,597 8,781 7,415 5,798
related fees
Non-interest 2,187 1,966 4,014 2,883 1,265 3,368 7,905 5,961
income
Earnings 8,156 7,782 10,735 9,315 7,918 9,087 11,664 8,315
before taxes
Net earnings 3,648 5,264 7,366 7,389 16,021 8,770 10,882 8,028
Basic 0.02 0.04 0.05 0.05 0.12 0.06 0.08 0.06
Earnings Per
Share
Total Assets 325,744 304,294 295,798 244,025 301,117 280,784 265,614 205,614
Total
Liabilities 35,110 13,125 7,487 6,999 36,228 25,036 20,264 11,445
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The Company's interest and related fees have generally continued to increase for
the past eight quarters as the Company's loan portfolio has grown.
Non-interest income varies by quarter depending on the amount of management,
advisory, and finder's fees received, marketable securities' trading gains/
(losses) and realized gains and write-down of investments. During the second
quarter of 2006 and fourth quarter of 2006, net earnings were positively
impacted by the recognition of a future tax asset of $0.8 million and $7.7
million, respectively, as a result of the likely realization of unused tax
losses from future earnings.
Fourth Quarter
Interest and related fees increased $0.5 million or 5% to $11.1 million during
the fourth quarter of 2007 as compared to $10.6 million in the fourth quarter of
2006.
Non-interest income increased $0.9 million or 73% to $2.2 million during the
fourth quarter of 2007 as compared to $1.3 million in the fourth quarter of
2006. This increase was due to the sale of all of the Company's marketable
securities and investments to enable Quest to become MIC eligible.
Earnings before taxes increased $0.2 million or 3% to $8.2 million during the
fourth quarter of 2007 as compared to $7.9 million in the fourth quarter of
2006.
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES
The Company's accounting policies are described in Note 3 of its audited
consolidated financial statements as at December 31, 2007 and 2006 and for the
years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005. Management considers the following
policies to be the most critical in understanding the judgments and estimates
that are involved in the preparation of its consolidated financial statements
and the uncertainties which could materially impact its results, financial
condition and cash flows. Management continually evaluates its assumptions and
estimates; however, actual results could differ materially from these
assumptions and estimates.
Provision for Loan Losses
Loans are stated net of an allowance for credit losses, where required, on
impaired loans. Such allowances reflect management's best estimate of the credit
losses in the Company's loan portfolio and judgments about economic conditions.
This evaluation process involves estimates and judgments, which could change in
the near term, and result in a significant change to a recognized allowance.
The Company's Credit Committee reviews its loan portfolio on at least a
quarterly basis and specific provisions are established where required on a
loan-by-loan basis. In determining the provision for possible loan losses, the
Company considers the following:
* the nature and quality of collateral and, if applicable, any
guarantee;
* secondary market value of the loan and the related collateral;
* the overall financial strength of the borrower;
* the length of time that the loan has been in arrears; and
* the borrower's plan, if any, with respect to restructuring the loan.
Future Tax Assets and Liabilities
The Company has recognized a future tax asset based on its likely realization of
tax losses to be utilized against future earnings. The Company will reassess at
each balance sheet date its existing future income tax assets, as well as
potential future income tax assets that have not been previously recognized. In
determining whether an additional future income tax asset is to be recognized,
the Company will assess its ability to continue to generate future earnings
based on its current loan portfolio, expected rate of return, the quality of the
collateral security and ability to reinvest funds. If an asset has been recorded
and the Company assesses that the realization of the asset is no longer viable,
the asset will be written down. Conversely, if the Company determines that there
is an unrecognized future income tax asset which is more-likely-than-not to be
realized, it will be recorded in the balance sheet and statement of earnings.
The Company has also recognized a future tax liability related to its former
U.S. based operations.
CHANGES IN ACCOUNTING POLICIES INCLUDING INITIAL ADOPTION
Effective January 1, 2007, the Company adopted the Canadian Institute of
Chartered Accountants (CICA) Handbook Section 3855 Financial Instruments -
Recognition and Measurement, Section 3865 Hedges and Section 1530 Comprehensive
Income. As a result of adopting these new standards, a separate consolidated
statement of comprehensive income is presented in the Company's financial
statements, comprised of net earnings and changes in unrealized gains or losses
related to available-for-sale investments.
The Company will be adopting four new accounting of pronouncements, namely,
Section 3862 "Financial Instruments - Disclosure", Section 3863 "Financial
Instruments - Presentation", Section 1535 "Capital Disclosures" and Section 3064
"Goodwill and intangible assets". For further details, refer to Note 3 of the
Company's audited consolidated financial statements as at December 31, 2007 and
2006, and for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006, and 2005.
TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES
The Company's related party transactions are described in Notes 4 and 12 of its
audited consolidated financial statements as at December 31, 2007 and 2006 and
for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005. Historically, certain
directors or officers of Quest joined the boards of companies in which Quest had
invested or to which Quest had provided bridge loan financing to ensure Quest's
interests were represented. This strategy resulted in related party
transactions. As mentioned above, Quest Securities Corporation and Quest
Management Corp. were sold to certain officers and directors of Quest. These
transactions were reviewed and approved by a valuation committee of the Board,
comprised of three independent directors.
DISCLOSURE OF OUTSTANDING SHARE DATA
As at March 12, 2008, the Company had the following common shares and stock
options outstanding:
Common shares 146,789,711
Stock options 11,753,000
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Fully diluted shares outstanding 158,542,711
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RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES
Additional risk factors are disclosed under "Risk Factors" in the Annual
Information Form filed on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
Risk Management
The success of Quest is dependent upon its ability to assess and manage all
forms of risk that affect its operations. Like other financial institutions,
Quest is exposed to many factors that could adversely affect its business,
financial conditions or operating results. Developing policies and procedures to
identify risk and the implementation of appropriate risk management policies and
procedures is the responsibility of senior management and the Board of
Directors. The Board directly, or through its committees, reviews and approves
these policies and procedures, and monitors their compliance with them through
ongoing reporting requirements.
Credit Risk Management
Credit risk is the risk that a borrower will not honour its commitments and a
loss to the Company may result. Senior management is committed to several
processes to ensure that this risk is appropriately mitigated. These include:
* the employment of qualified and experienced loan originators and
underwriters;
* the investigation of the creditworthiness of all borrowers;
* the engagement of qualified independent consultants such as lawyers,
quantity surveyors, real estate appraisers and insurance consultants
dedicated to protecting the Company's interests;
* the segregation of duties to ensure that a qualified funding manager is
satisfied with all due diligence requirements prior to funding; and
* the prompt initiation of recovery procedures for all overdue loans.
The Board of Directors has the responsibility of ensuring that credit risk
management is adequate. The Board has delegated much of this responsibility to
its Credit Committee, which is comprised of three independent directors. They
are provided monthly with a detailed portfolio analysis including a report on
all overdue and impaired loans, and meet on a quarterly basis, to review and
assess the risk profile of the loan portfolio. The Credit Committee is required
to approve all loan applications between $15 million and $25 million, and any
loan application for amounts greater than $25 million must be approved by the
Board. The Board has delegated approval authority for all loans less than $15
million to an approval committee comprised of senior management. In addition,
the Company does not allow any one loan to exceed 10% of the Company's loan
portfolio and restricts lending to any one borrower to 20% or less of the
Company's loan portfolio. As at December 31, 2007, the largest loan in the
Company's loan portfolio was $24.1 million (8% of the Company's loan portfolio);
this was also the largest aggregate amount owing by any one borrower. The
Company continually reviews its policies regarding its lending limits and
expects to reduce the aggregate limit available to any one borrower in the view
of the expected growth of its loan portfolio.
Liquidity Risk
Liquidity risk is the risk that the Company will not have sufficient cash to
meet its obligations as they become due. This risk arises from fluctuations in
cash flows from making loan advances and receiving loan repayments. The goal of
liquidity management is to ensure that adequate cash is available to honour all
future loan commitments. As well, effective liquidity management involves
determining the timing of such commitments to ensure cash resources are
optimally utilized. Quest manages its liquidity risk by monitoring scheduled
mortgage fundings and repayments, and whenever necessary, accessing its debt
facility to bridge any gaps in loan maturities and funding obligations.
Market Risk
Market risk arises as a result of changes in conditions which affect real estate
values. These market changes may be regional or national in nature or may
revolve around a specific product type. Risk is incurred if the value of real
estate securing the Company's loans falls to a level approaching the loan
amounts. Quest is subject to risks in its construction lending business if
borrowers are not able to absorb rising costs of labour and materials. In
addition, the Company has loaned funds to a number of companies, which funds are
used for development including the re-zoning in respect of the relevant project.
Any decrease in real estate values may delay the development process and will
adversely affect the value of the Company's security. To manage these risks,
management ensures that its mortgage origination team is aware of the market
conditions that affect each mortgage application and the impact that any changes
may have on security for a particular loan. Management and the Board monitor
changes in the market on an ongoing basis and adjust the Company's lending
practices and policies when necessary to reduce the impact of the above risks.
Interest Rate Risk
Interest rate risk is the risk that a lender's earnings are exposed to
volatility as a result of sudden changes in interest rates. This occurs, in most
circumstances, when there is a mismatch between the maturity (or re-pricing
characteristics) of loans and the liabilities or resources used to fund the
loans. Quest has traditionally used equity to fund its loans and therefore has
not been exposed to interest rate risk. With the advent of funding loans using
its debt facility priced off the bank prime rate, the Company will incur
interest rate risk. The Company manages this risk through matching of its
lending rate and its borrowing rate and the pricing of certain loans is based
upon bank prime rate. The Company is also exposed to changes in the value of a
loan when that loan's interest rate is at a rate other than current market rate.
Quest currently mitigates this risk by lending for short terms, with terms at
the inception of the loan varying from six months to two years. The average
remaining term of the Company's loan portfolio at December 31, 2007 is less than
one year.
INTERNAL DISCLOSURE CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Internal Disclosure Controls and Procedures
The Chief Executive Officer ("CEO") and Chief Financial Officer ("CFO") are
responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate disclosure controls and
procedures. Disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that
information required to be disclosed in the Company's filings under applicable
securities legislation is properly accumulated and communicated to management,
including the CEO and CFO as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding
public disclosure. They are designed to provide reasonable assurance that all
information required to be disclosed in these filings is recorded, processed,
summarized and reported within the time periods specified in securities
legislation. The Company reviews its disclosure controls and procedures;
however, it cannot provide an absolute level of assurance because of the
inherent limitations in control systems to prevent or detect all misstatements
due to error or fraud.
During the preparation of Note 17(f) "Reconciliation to US GAAP" of the
Company's 2007 consolidated financial statements, management identified
disclosure errors in the calculation of cumulative other comprehensive income.
Adjustments were made to comparative figures, specifically relating to
cumulative translation adjustment and adjusted fair value of investments. As a
result of these findings, the CEO and CFO have concluded that the Company's
disclosure controls and procedures were not wholly effective for the 2006 and
2005 comparative years included in the December 31, 2007 consolidated financial
statements.
Throughout 2007, the Company's management has taken appropriate action to
remediate disclosure control deficiencies, and as at December 31, 2007,
management, including the CEO and CFO, performed an evaluation of the design and
operating effectiveness of the Company's disclosure controls and procedures.
Based on this evaluation, the CEO and CFO were of the view that the Company's
disclosure controls and procedures were effective to provide reasonable
assurance that the information required to be disclosed by the Company is
recorded, processed, summarized and reported using the appropriate forms and
within the appropriate time periods.
Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal
control over financial reporting to provide reasonable assurance regarding the
reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements
for external purposes in accordance with GAAP. Internal control over financial
reporting includes those policies and procedures that: (1) pertain to the
maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect
the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the Company, (2) provide
reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit
preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP, and that receipts
and expenditures of the Company are being made only in accordance with
authorizations of management and directors of the Company, and (3) provide
reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized
acquisition, use or disposition of the Company's assets that could have a
material effect on the financial statements.
Management recognizes that the effectiveness of internal controls over financial
reporting were not wholly effective in previous years, due to disclosure errors
in US GAAP reconciling items. However, due to initiatives taken by management to
improve its internal control over financial reporting during 2007, the CEO and
CFO have concluded that internal control over financial reporting was effective
as at December 31, 2007.
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
Canada's credit markets have entered one of the most uncertain times in recent
memory. Interest rates are expected to fall, while credit spreads widen. Global
credit markets are in disarray. At the same time, Canada's Western provinces are
expected to weather the economic storms better than the Central provinces. These
factors are viewed as opportunities by the Company given what management
believes is its ability to extend credit quickly and efficiently in its'
predominately British Columbia and Alberta niche markets. Quest recognizes,
however, that uncertainty can evolve into a rapidly deteriorating credit climate
regardless as to the health of underlying economic fundamentals and has resolved
to increase its vigilance as to the credit quality of its loans.
The current credit difficulties which large lending institutions are
experiencing may lead to more loan applications being presented to Quest for its
consideration. This in turn should allow the Company to be more selective about
the loans that it chooses to fund. The Company expects to be able to expand its
mortgage portfolio, in 2008, through the utilization of its revolving debt
facility, with loans which meet the Company's credit and yield criteria.
FORWARD LOOKING INFORMATION
This MD&A includes certain statements that constitute "forward-looking
statements", and "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable
securities laws ("forward-looking statements" and "forward-looking information"
are collectively referred to as "forward-looking statements", unless otherwise
stated). These statements appear in a number of places in this MD&A and include
statements regarding our intent, beliefs or current expectations of our officers
and directors. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks
and uncertainties that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements
to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements
expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. When used in this MD&A,
words such as "believe", "anticipate", "estimate", "project", "intend",
"expect", "may", "will", "plan", "should", "would", "contemplate", "possible",
"attempts", "seeks" and similar expressions are intended to identify these
forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements may relate to the
Company's future outlook and anticipated events or results and may include
statements regarding the Company's future financial position, business strategy,
budgets, litigation, projected costs, financial results, taxes, plans and
objectives. We have based these forward-looking statements largely on our
current expectations and projections about future events and financial trends
affecting the financial condition of our business. These forward-looking
statements were derived utilizing numerous assumptions regarding expected
growth, results of operations, performance and business prospects and
opportunities that could cause our actual results to differ materially from
those in the forward-looking statements. While the Company considers these
assumptions to be reasonable, based on information currently available, they may
prove to be incorrect. Forward-looking statements should not be read as a
guarantee of future performance or results. Forward-looking statements are based
on information available at the time those statements are made and/or
management's good faith belief as of that time with respect to future events,
and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual performance
or results to differ materially from those expressed in or suggested by the
forward-looking statements. To the extent any forward-looking statements
constitute future-oriented financial information or financial outlooks, as those
terms are defined under applicable Canadian securities laws, such statements are
being provided to describe the current potential of the Company and readers are
cautioned that these statements may not be appropriate for any other purpose,
including investment decisions. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the
date those statements are made. Except as required by applicable law, we assume
no obligation to update or to publicly announce the results of any change to any
forward-looking statement contained or incorporated by reference herein to
reflect actual results, future events or developments, changes in assumptions or
changes in other factors affecting the forward-looking statements. If we update
any one or more forward-looking statements, no inference should be drawn that we
will make additional updates with respect to those or other forward-looking
statements. You should not place undue importance on forward-looking statements
and should not rely upon these statements as of any other date. All
forward-looking statements contained in this MD&A are expressly qualified in
their entirety by this cautionary statement.
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