Pinetree Capital Ltd. Announces Unaudited Financial Results For The Three And Six Months Ended June 30, 2014
TORONTO, Ontario (July 31, 2014) – Pinetree Capital Ltd. (“Pinetree”) (TSX: PNP) today announces its unaudited interim consolidated financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014. For the three months ended June 30, 2014, Pinetree had a net profit of $2.7 million, as compared to a net loss of $63 million for the same quarter last year. Net profit for the three months ended June 30, 2014 was primarily the result of net investment gains of $7 million, comprised of $55 million in unrealized gains on investments offset by realized losses on dispositions of investments of $48 million. Basic earnings per share was $0.02 for the three months ended June 30, 2014, as compared to basic loss per share of $0.44 for the three months ended June 30, 2013. For the six months ended June 30, 2014, Pinetree had a net profit of $33 million, as compared to a net loss of $110 million for the same quarter last year. Net profit for the six months ended June 30, 2014 was primarily the result of net investment gains of $41 million, comprised of $360 million in unrealized gains on investments offset by realized losses on dispositions of investments of $319 million. Basic earnings per share was $0.21 for the six months ended June 30, 2014, as compared to basic loss per share of $0.77 for the six months ended June 30, 2013. As at June 30, 2014, the fair value of the Company’s total investments was $188 million, as compared to $134 million as at December 31, 2013, an increase of 41%.
Net asset value per share (“NAV”) was $0.78 as at June 30, 2014, a 20% increase from the December 31, 2013 NAV of $0.65.(See “Use of Non-GAAP Measures” below.)
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