Canarc Resource News Release / audited financials / (MD&A).
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March 27, 2009 | |
Canarc Resource News Release | |
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - March 27, 2009) - Canarc Resource Corp. (TSX:CCM)(OTCBB:CRCUF)(DBFrankfurt:CAN) has released its audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2008, and the related management discussion and analysis of financial position, and results of operations (MD&A). The Company reduced its corporate expenses including non-cash items by 35% in 2008 to US$1.12 million compared to 2007. Notwithstanding the reduced expenses, Canarc reported a loss of US$6.96 million in 2008, largely as a result of writing off its investment in the Benzdorp exploration project in Suriname. Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Years ended December 31, (stated in US$000s, except per share amounts) 2008 2007 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Expenses: Amortization $ 2 $ 2 Corporate development 17 65 Employee and director remuneration 350 618 Foreign exchange loss (gain) 77 (198) General and administrative 348 592 Shareholder relations 121 198 Stock-based compensation 203 442 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Loss before the undernoted (1,118) (1,719) Equity loss from investment in affiliated company - - (Loss) gain on disposition of marketable securities (32) 1,152 Gain on disposition of long-term investment 228 - Gain from disposition of subsidiary 221 - Investment and other income 2 28 Accretion of royalty receivable 11 15 Write-down of marketable securities - - Write-off of mineral properties (6,275) - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Loss before income tax (6,963) (524) Future income tax recovery - 2,039 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Net (loss) income for the year (6,963) 1,515 Other comprehensive (loss) income: Unrealized (loss) gain on available-for-sale securities (3) 289 Realized gain on sale of available-for-sale securities 32 (1,152) Foreign exchange on unrealized gain - 68 Foreign exchange on realized gain (1) (70) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Comprehensive (loss) income for the year $ (6,935) $ 650 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Basic and diluted (loss) earnings per share $ (0.10) $ 0.02 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Weighted average number of common shares outstanding 71,793,931 69,907,839 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Canarc Resource Corp. is a growth-oriented, gold exploration company listed on the TSX (CCM) and the OTC-BB (CRCUF). Canarc is currently focused on advancing its New Polaris gold mine project in north-western British Columbia to the feasibility stage, exploring the large Benzdorp gold belt and acquiring attractive gold exploration and mining projects in North America. Barrick Gold Corp. is a shareholder. CANARC RESOURCE CORP. Bradford J. Cooke, Chairman and C.E.O. |