MEXCO ENERGY CORP

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1. Nature of Operations

Mexco Energy Corporation (a Colorado corporation) and its wholly owned subsidiaries, Forman Energy Corporation (a New York corporation), Southwest Texas Disposal Corporation (a Texas corporation) and TBO Oil & Gas, LLC (a Texas limited liability company) (collectively, the “Company”) are engaged in the acquisition, exploration, development and production of crude oil, natural gas, condensate and natural gas liquids (“NGLs”). Most of the Company’s oil and gas interests are centered in West Texas and Southeastern New Mexico; however, the Company owns producing properties and undeveloped acreage in fifteen states. All of the Company’s oil and gas interests are operated by others.

2. Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies

Principles of Consolidation. The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Mexco Energy Corporation and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany balances and transactions associated with the consolidated operations have been eliminated.

Estimates and Assumptions. In preparing financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”), management is required to make informed judgments, estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities as of the date of the consolidated financial statements and affect the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. In addition, significant estimates are used in determining proved oil and gas reserves. Although management believes its estimates and assumptions are reasonable, actual results may differ materially from those estimates. The estimate of the Company’s oil and natural gas reserves, which is used to compute depreciation, depletion, amortization and impairment of oil and gas properties, is the most significant of the estimates and assumptions that affect these reported results.

**Interim Financial Statements.**In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring accruals) necessary to present fairly the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2024, and the results of its operations and cash flows for the interim periods ended December 31, 2024 and 2023. The consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2024 and for the three and nine month periods ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 are unaudited. The consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2024 was derived from the audited balance sheet filed in the Company’s 2024 annual report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The results of operations for the periods presented are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for a full year. The accounting policies followed by the Company are set forth in more detail in Note 2 of the “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” in the Form 10-K. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America have been condensed or omitted in this Form 10-Q pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC. However, the disclosures herein are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. It is suggested that these financial statements be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto included in the Form 10-K.

Oil and Natural Gas Properties. The Company uses the full cost method of accounting for oil and natural gas properties. Under this method, all costs (direct and indirect) associated with acquisition, exploration, and development of oil and natural gas properties are capitalized. Costs capitalized include acquisition costs, geological and geophysical expenditures, lease rentals on undeveloped properties and costs of drilling and equipping productive and non-productive wells. Drilling costs include directly related overhead costs. All of the Company’s capitalized costs are subject to amortization.

In addition, capitalized costs less accumulated depletion and related deferred income taxes are not allowed to exceed an amount (the full cost ceiling) equal to the sum of: 1)the present value of estimated future net revenues discounted at ten percent computed in compliance with SEC guidelines; 2)plus the cost of properties not being amortized; 3)plus the lower of cost or estimated fair value of unproven properties included in the costs being amortized; 4)less income tax effects related to differences between the book and tax basis of the properties.

No impairments on oil and natural gas properties as a result of the ceiling test were recorded for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023.

**Investments.**The Company accounts for investments of less than 3% of any limited liability companies at cost. The Company has no control of the limited liability companies. The cost of the investment is recorded as an asset on the consolidated balance sheets and when income from the investment is received, it is immediately recognized on the consolidated statements of operations.

**Segments.**Based on the Company’s organizational structure, the Company has one operating segment, which is crude oil and natural gas development, exploration and production. In addition, the Company has a single, company-wide management team that allocates capital resources to maximize profitability and measures financial performance as a single enterprise.

3. Asset Retirement Obligations

The Company’s asset retirement obligations (“ARO”) relate to the plugging of wells, the removal of facilities and equipment, and site restoration on oil and gas properties. The fair value of a liability for an ARO is recorded in the period in which it is incurred, discounted to its present value using the credit adjusted risk-free interest rate, and a corresponding amount capitalized by increasing the carrying amount of the related long-lived asset. The liability is accreted each period until the liability is settled or the well is sold, at which time the liability is removed. The related asset retirement cost is capitalized as part of the carrying amount of our oil and natural gas properties. The ARO is included in the consolidated balance sheets with the current portion being included in the accounts payable and other accrued expenses.

The following table provides a rollforward of the AROs for the first nine months of fiscal 2025:

4. Stock-based Compensation

The Company recognized stock-based compensation expense of $51,630 and $58,847 in general and administrative expense in the Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. Stock-based compensation expense recognized for the nine months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 was $155,699 and $172,670, respectively. The total cost related to non-vested awards not yet recognized at December 31, 2024 totals $330,113 which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average of 1.78 years.

During the nine months ended December 31, 2024, no stock options were granted. During the nine months ended December 31, 2023, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors approved and the Company granted 32,000 stock options exercisable at $12.68 per share with an estimated fair value of $279,360. These options are exercisable at a price not less than the fair market value of the stock at the date of grant, have an exercise period often years and generally vest over four years.

Included in the following table is a summary of the grant-date fair value of stock options granted and the related assumptions used in the Binomial models for stock options granted during the nine months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023. All such amounts represent the weighted average amounts.

The following table is a summary of activity of stock options for the nine months ended December 31, 2024:

During the nine months ended December 31, 2024, stock options covering 12,367 shares were exercised with a total intrinsic value of $92,316. The Company received proceeds of $77,641 from these exercises. During the nine months ended December 31, 2023, stock options covering 500 shares were exercised with a total intrinsic value of $2,416. The Company received proceeds of $2,962 from these exercises.

During the nine months ended December 31, 2024,1,875 unvested stock options and 625 vested stock options were forfeited due to the resignation of an employee. There wereno stock options forfeited or expired during the nine months ended December 31, 2023. No forfeiture rate is assumed for stock options granted to directors or employees due to the forfeiture rate history of these types of awards.

Outstanding options at December 31, 2024 expire between September 2028 and April 2033 and have exercise prices ranging from $3.34 to $18.05.

5. Long Term Debt

On December 28, 2018, the Company entered into a loan agreement (the “Agreement”) with West Texas National Bank (“WTNB”), which originally provided for a credit facility of $1,000,000 with a maturity date of December 28, 2021. The Agreement has no monthly commitment reduction and a borrowing base to be evaluated annually.

On February 28, 2020, the Agreement was amended to increase the credit facility to $2,500,000, extend the maturity date to March 28, 2023 and increase the borrowing base to $1,500,000. On March 28, 2023, the Agreement was amended to extend the maturity date to March 28, 2026.

Under the Agreement, interest on the facility accrues at a rate equal to the prime rate as quoted in the Wall Street Journal plus one-half of one percent (0.5%) floating daily. Interest on the outstanding amount under the Agreement is payable monthly. In addition, the Company will pay an unused commitment fee in an amount equal to one-half of one percent (0.5%) times the daily average of the unadvanced amount of the commitment. The unused commitment fee is payable quarterly in arrears on the last day of each calendar quarter. As of December 31, 2024, there was $1,500,000 available for borrowing by the Company on the facility.

No principal payments are anticipated to be required through the maturity date of the credit facility, March 28, 2026. Upon closing the second amendment to the Agreement, the Company paid a loan origination fee of $9,000 plus legal and recording expenses totaling $12,950, which were deferred over the life of the credit facility.

Amounts borrowed under the Agreement are collateralized by the common stock of the Company’s wholly owned subsidiaries and substantially all of the Company’s oil and gas properties.

The Agreement contains customary covenants for credit facilities of this type including limitations on change in control, disposition of assets, mergers and reorganizations. The Company is also obligated to meet certain financial covenants under the Agreement and requires senior debt to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”) ratios (Senior Debt/EBITDA) less than or equal to 4.00 to 1.00 measured with respect to the four trailing quarters and minimum interest coverage ratios (EBITDA/Interest Expense) of 2.00 to 1.00 for each quarter.

In addition, this Agreement prohibits the Company from paying cash dividends on its common stock without written permission of WTNB. The Company obtained written permission from WTNB prior to declaring the special dividend on April 30, 2024 as discussed in Note 10. The Agreement does not permit the Company to enter into hedge agreements covering crude oil and natural gas prices without prior WTNB approval.

There wasno balance outstanding on the line of credit as of December 31, 2024.

**6. Leases **

The Company leases approximately 4,160 rentable square feet of office space from an unaffiliated third party for our corporate office located in Midland, Texas. This includes 702 square feet of office space shared with and paid by our majority shareholder. In June 2024, the Company agreed to re-extend its lease at a flat (unescalated) rate for another 36 months. The amended lease now expires on July 31, 2027.

The Company determines an arrangement is a lease at inception. Operating leases are recorded in operating lease right-of-use asset, operating lease liability, current, and operating lease liability, long-term on the consolidated balance sheets.

Operating lease right-of-use assets represent the Company’s right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent its obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. Operating lease assets and liabilities are recognized at the commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. As the Company’s lease does not provide an implicit rate, the Company uses the incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at commencement date in determining the present value of lease payments. The incremental borrowing rate used at adoption was 9%. Significant judgement is required when determining the incremental borrowing rate. Rent expense for lease payments is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

The balance sheets classification of lease assets and liabilities was as follows:

Future minimum lease payments as of December 31, 2024 under non-cancellable operating leases are as follows:

Net cash paid for our operating lease for the nine months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 was $35,116 and $32,001, respectively. Rent expense, less sublease income of $9,430 is included in general and administrative expenses.

7. Income Taxes

The income tax provision consists of the following for the nine months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023:

The following table summarizes our income tax expense and effective income tax rate for the nine months ended December 31 follows:

Total income tax expense from continuing operations for the nine months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 differed from amounts computed by applying the U.S. federal statutory tax rate to pre-tax income primarily due to state income taxes net of federal benefit and the impact of permanent differences between book and taxable income.

**8. Related Party Transactions **

Related party transactions for the Company primarily relate to shared office expenditures in addition to administrative and operating expenses paid on behalf of the principal stockholder. The total billed to and reimbursed by the stockholder for the three months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 was $16,174 and $3,625, respectively. The total billed to and reimbursed by the stockholder for the nine months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 was $21,462 and $21,619, respectively. The principal stockholder pays for his share of the lease amount for the shared office space directly to the lessor. Amounts paid by the principal stockholder directly to the lessor for the three months ending December 31, 2024 and 2023 were $2,544 and $3,893, respectively. Amounts paid by the principal stockholder directly to the lessor for the nine months ending December 31, 2024 and 2023 were $9,430 and $11,679, respectively.

9. Income Per Common Share

The following is a reconciliation of the number of shares used in the calculation of basic and diluted net income per share for the three and nine month periods ended December 31, 2024 and 2023:

For the three and nine months ended December 31, 2024,60,500 shares relating to stock options were excluded from the computation of diluted net income because their inclusion would be anti-dilutive. Anti-dilutive stock options have a weighted average exercise price of $15.34 at December 31, 2024. For the three and nine months ended December 31, 2023,63,000 shares relating to stock options were excluded from the computation of diluted net income because their inclusion would be anti-dilutive. Anti-dilutive stock options have a weighted average exercise price of $15.32 at December 31, 2023.

**10. Stockholders’ Equity **

In April 2024, the Board of Directors authorized the use of up to $1,000,000 to repurchase shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.50, for the treasury account. This program does not have an expiration date and may be modified, suspended or terminated at any time by the board of directors. Under the repurchase program, shares of common stock may be purchased from time to time through open market purchases or other transactions. The amount and timing of repurchases will be subject to the availability of stock, prevailing market conditions, the trading price of the stock, our financial performance and other conditions. Repurchases may also be made from time-to-time in connection with the settlement of our share-based compensation awards. Repurchases will be funded from cash flow.

During the nine months ended December 31, 2024, the Company repurchased 57,766 shares for the treasury at an aggregate cost of $703,216. During the nine months ended December 31, 2023, the Company repurchased 37,161 shares for the treasury at an aggregate cost of $455,133.

On April 30, 2024, the Board of Directors declared a regular annual dividend of $0.10 per common share. The Company paid the dividend of $209,000 on June 4, 2024 to the stockholders of record at the close of business on May 21, 2024. On April 10, 2023, the Board of Directors declared a special dividend of $0.10 per common share. The Company paid the dividend of $213,600 on May 15, 2023 to the stockholders of record at the close of business on May 1, 2023. The Company can provide no assurance that dividends will be declared in the future or as to the amount of any future dividend.

Dividends declared by the Board and stock repurchased during the period are presented in the Company’s consolidated statements of changes in stockholders’ equity as dividends paid and purchases of treasury stock, respectively. Dividends paid and stock repurchased during the period are presented as cash used in financing activities in the Company’s consolidated statements of cash flows. Stock repurchases are included as treasury stock in the consolidated balance sheets.

11. Acquisitions

During the nine months ended December 31, 2024, the Company incurred approximately $2,000,000 in acquisition costs to acquire various royalty interests in approximately 700 wells located in Adams, Broomfield and Weld Counties, Colorado; DeSoto Parish, Louisiana; Eddy County, New Mexico; Karnes, Live Oak, Reagan, Reeves and Upton Counties, Texas; Laramie County, Wyoming; and multiple counties in Nebraska, North and South Dakota and Montana.

During the nine months ended December 31, 2023, the Company incurred approximately $490,000 in acquisition costs to acquire various royalty interests in approximately 60 producing wells in Crane, Ector, Howard, Midland, Reeves and Upton Counties, Texas.

12. Subsequent Events

In January 2025, the Company expended approximately $70,000 for the drilling of six horizontal wells in the Bone Spring Sand formation of the Delaware Basin in Lea County, New Mexico.

The Company completed a review and analysis of all events that occurred after the consolidated balance sheet date to determine if any such events must be reported and has determined that there are no other subsequent events to be disclosed.