/EINPresswire.com/ -- KING CITY, ONTARIO -- (Marketwired) -- 11/05/15 -- TWC ENTERPRISES LIMITED (TSX: TWC) -

Consolidated Financial Highlights

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(in thousands of dollars
 except per share amounts)        Three months ended       Nine months ended
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                               September   September   September   September
                                     30,         30,         30,         30,
                                    2015        2014        2015        2014
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Operating revenue                 96,352      87,695     185,095     171,137
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Net operating income(1)           38,390      33,321      57,131      49,440
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Net membership fee income(1)       2,621       2,766       7,299       8,239
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Earnings before other items
 and income taxes(1)              41,011      36,087      64,430      57,679
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Net earnings                      17,749      14,440      15,031      11,568
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Basic and diluted earnings
 per share                         $0.66       $0.54       $0.56       $0.43
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Cash flow from operations(1)      34,866      28,679      40,924      32,465
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Basic and diluted cash flow
 from operations per
 share(1)                          $1.29       $1.07       $1.52       $1.21
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Weighted average shares
 outstanding (000's)              26,961      26,846      26,974      26,846
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Operating Data

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                               September   September   September   September
ClubLink One Membership More         30,         30,         30,         30,
 Golf                               2015        2014        2015        2014
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Championship rounds - Canada     554,000     521,000     898,000     846,000
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18-hole equivalent
 championship golf courses -
 Canada                             42.5        43.5        42.5        43.5
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Championship rounds - U.S.        59,000      58,000     298,000     279,000
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18-hole equivalent
 championship golf courses -
 U.S.                               12.0        12.0        12.0        12.0
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White Pass and Yukon Route
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Rail passengers                  248,000     256,000     402,000     410,000
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Port passengers from cruise
 ships                           505,000     523,000     816,000     820,000
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Cruise ship dockings                 232         249         378         396
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Third Quarter 2015 Consolidated Operating Highlights

The exchange rate used for translating US denominated earnings has increased 20.2% to 1.3094 for the three months ended September 30, 2015 from 1.0893 for the three month period ended September 30, 2014 due to the declining Canadian dollar.

Consolidated operating revenue increased 9.9% to $96,352,000 for the three month period ended September 30, 2015 from $87,695,000 in 2014, due to higher operating revenues from all three business units in addition to the foreign exchange impact on translating US denominated revenue.

Consolidated operating expenses increased 6.6% to $57,962,000 for the three month period ended September 30, 2015 from $54,374,000 in 2014, due to the impact on the translation of the US denominated expenses.

Net operating income for the Canadian golf club operations segment increased 13.2% to $18,101,000 in 2015 from $15,989,000 in 2014 due to higher operating revenue generated by hosting the RBC Canadian Open and improved results at our Daily Fee properties. Championship golf rounds improved 6.1% for the three month period ended September 30, 2015.

Net operating loss for US golf club operations segment decreased slightly to US $741,000 in 2015 from US $826,000 in 2014.

Net operating income for the rail and port operations decreased 2.3% to US $16,854,000 from US $17,257,000 in 2014 due to a 3.4% decrease in port passengers. On August 18, 2015 there were 3 ships that could not dock due to high winds - resulting in lost revenue of approximately US $400,000.

Net membership fee income decreased 5.2% to $2,621,000 for the three month period ended September 30, 2015 from $2,766,000 in 2014 primarily due to the completion of amortization of membership fee revenue for the Canadian members that joined in 2002.

Earnings before other items and income taxes increased 13.6% to $41,011,000 for the three month period ended September 30, 2015 from $36,087,000 in 2014.

Interest, net decreased 4.5% to $4,853,000 for the three month period ended September 30, 2015 from $5,080,000 in 2014 primarily due to a lower cost of borrowing in 2015 (5.33% compared to 5.53%) and a 3.9% decline in borrowings.

Net earnings increased to $17,749,000 for the three month period ended September 30, 2015 from $14,440,000 in 2014 primarily due to the increase in net operating income.

Eligible Dividend

Today, TWC Enterprises Limited announced an eligible stock dividend of 7.5 cents per share to be distributed on December 15, 2015 to shareholders of record on November 30, 2015.

The number of TWC common shares to be distributed on December 15, 2015 will be the number of TWC common shares held by each shareholder on November 30, 2015 times 7.5 cents divided by the average closing market price of TWC shares traded between November 17, 2015 and December 14, 2015. Fractional shares will be paid in cash at the average closing market price of TWC shares.

Other

On October 23, 2015, ClubLink filed a pre-consultation request with the Town of Oakville regarding redevelopment of Glen Abbey Golf Club.

Corporate Profile

TWC is engaged in golf club operations under the trademark, "ClubLink One Membership More Golf." TWC is Canada's largest owner and operator of golf clubs with 54.5 18-hole equivalent championship and four 18-hole equivalent academy courses at 42 locations in Ontario, Quebec and Florida.

TWC is also engaged in rail and port operations based in Skagway, Alaska, which operate under the trade name "White Pass & Yukon Route." The railway stretches approximately 177 kilometres (110 miles) from Skagway, Alaska, to Whitehorse, Yukon. Presently, approximately 110 kilometres (67.5 miles) of the railway is in active service from Skagway, Alaska, to Carcross, Yukon. In addition, White Pass operates three docks, primarily for cruise ships.

(1) Net operating income, net membership fee income, earnings before other items and income taxes, cash flow from operations and basic and diluted cash flow from operations per share are not recognized performance measures under International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS"). Management believes that in addition to net earnings, these measures are useful supplemental information to provide investors with an indication of the Company's performance. Investors should be cautioned, however, that these measures should not be construed as an alternative to net earnings determined in accordance with IFRS as an indicator of the Company's performance or to cash flows from operating, investing and financing activities as a measure of liquidity and cash flows. ClubLink's method of calculating these measures is consistent from year to year, but may be different than those used by other companies (See "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" for detailed calculations).

Management's discussion and analysis, financial statements and other disclosure information relating to the Company is available through SEDAR and at www.sedar.com and on the Company website at www.twcenterprises.ca.

Contacts:
TWC Enterprises Limited
Andrew Tamlin
Chief Financial Officer
905-841-5372
905-841-8488 (FAX)
atamlin@clublink.ca
www.twcenterprises.ca

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