Input Capital Corp. Adds 124 New Canola Streams in Q3

REGINA, July 11, 2017 /CNW/ - Input Capital Corp. ("Input", or the "Company") (TSX Venture: INP) (US: INPCF), is releasing its quarterly operations update for Q3 of its fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, which provides a summary of capital deployed in the acquisition of new canola streams and a preliminary summary of canola sales during the quarter ended June 30, 2017. The final accounting of quarterly results will be published in Input's financial statements and MD&A when these are finalized and released in due course.

"The whole team at Input is excited about the results of this third quarter," said President & CEO Doug Emsley. "Marketing Streams alone have more than doubled our client count in the last six months and may be a game changer for Input as a company. Last year at this time, Input had 107 active streams, and today we have over 300. And well over half of the new contracts signed in this last quarter have the potential to expand to many times their current size going forward. I want to commend our entire team for their efforts as we look ahead to an exciting future."

Highlights from Q3, ended June 30, 2017:

• Signed 142 streaming contracts for a total of $3.9 million in new capital deployment during the quarter, adding 124 new producers and over 59,000 metric tonnes ("tonnes" or "MT") to canola reserves.
• Recorded $1.1 million of revenue on the sale of 2,294 MT of canola equivalent from streaming during the quarter, at an average price of $498 per MT.
• Completed the previously announced sale of 4,320 acres of farmland which was received as a partial streaming contract buyback in 2016.
• Signed an Agreement for Sale on 5,000 acres of farmland received from a contract terminated in November 2015. Under the Agreement for Sale, Input will retain title to the land until certain closing conditions have been met and payments completed.

While the terms of the farmland sales will not be made public due to commercial and privacy sensitivities in the tight-knit farming community, Input management is pleased to report that both land sales took place at expected values, resulting in neither a gain nor a loss to Input. 

$3.9 Million in New Capital Deployment

During the quarter, Input signed 142 canola streaming contracts. This is the highest number of streaming contracts ever signed by Input in a quarter for quarterly capital deployment of $3.9 million (compared to 21 contracts and $6.1 million in deployment in the same quarter last year).

Deployment in the quarter resulted in the addition of over 59,000 metric tonnes ("tonnes" or "MT") to Input's total active canola reserves bringing total reserves to 455,000 MT.

Of the 142 contracts signed in the quarter, 124 are with new clients in Alberta (33), Saskatchewan (89), and Manitoba (2), and 18 contracts are renewals/expansions with existing clients. This brings Input's streaming portfolio to 303 active streams in Alberta (69), Saskatchewan (225) and Manitoba (9).

For the fiscal year to date, Input has signed 287 canola streaming contracts for total gross upfront payments of $34.8 million. This compares to 77 canola streaming contracts for total upfront payments of $24.0 million during the same nine month period last year, increases of 272% and 45%, respectively.

As of June 30, Input now has 303 active streams, compared to 107 at the same time last year, for a year-over-year increase of 183%. (Note that a "stream" is equal to a farmer, who may have more than one streaming contract with Input.)

A summary of historical capital deployment restated to fit with Input's September year-end is summarized in the table below:

Twelve Months Ending Sept	2013	2014	2015	2016	YTD F17	Total
Deployment ($ millions)	$19.2	$23.7	$54.8	$25.8	$34.8	$158.3
Total Number of Active Streams	10	21	79	112	303	303
% Change (Number Active Streams)		110%	276%	42%	171%
Total Active Canola Reserves (MT)	85,000	176,000	328,000	261,000	455,000	455,000
% Change (Active Canola Reserves)		107%	86%	-20%	74%

$1.1 Million in Quarterly Canola Streaming Sales

Input sold 2,294 metric tonnes ("tonnes" or "MT") of canola equivalent volume from streaming during the quarter at an average price of $498 per MT, for quarterly streaming sales of $1.1 million. This compares to 250 MT sold in the same quarter last year.

Additional canola sales of 2016 crop are planned in Q4 as well as cash receipts from a few outstanding crop insurance payments. These will add to the totals for the F2017 fiscal year.

The following table summarizes canola equivalent sales for the current trailing twelve month period, compared to the previous trailing twelve month period (note that previous year comparisons are skewed by significant carry-in tonnes in FY2016):

TTM Period Ended	Sep 30	Dec 31	Mar 31	Jun 30	TTM Total
June 30, 2016 – Streaming Volume (MT)	18,382	31,889	5,894	250	56,415
Average Net Realized Price	$487	$490	$448	$459	$483
June 30, 2017 – Streaming Volume (MT)	15,916	24,958	18,992	2,293	62,159
Average Net Realized Price	$481	$470	$472	$498	$474
% Change (in Volume)	-14%	-22%	222%	817%	10%

The Company often receives the first revenues from a crop during the last two weeks of its fiscal year, in September. Management believes that these early crop receipts may be negligible this year as a result of seeding delays at the start of this growing season which will push harvest dates further into the fall and crop deliveries into Input's F2018 fiscal year.

Total Active Canola Reserves

The table below shows Input's Total Active Canola Reserves, which is the sum of all contracted canola streaming tonnes for all contract years on all active contracts, less canola streaming tonnes sold to date.

	Tonnes	Avg Crop Payment*
Total Active Canola Reserves (MT)	455,000	$224 / MT

*Avg Crop Payment is calculated based on an assumed $450/MT average realized canola selling price.

Notice Regarding Quarterly Operational Updates

Management would like to inform investors that the quarterly operational update for Q4, which will be published in early October 2017, will be the final such quarterly operational update published by Input. Starting in F2018, deployment and canola sales figures will be released in conjunction with quarterly financials, simplifying reporting cycles and timeframes within the Company.

About Input

Input is an agriculture commodity streaming company with a focus on canola, the largest and most profitable crop in Canadian agriculture. Input enters into multi-year canola streaming contracts with canola farmers in western Canada.  Pursuant to the streaming contract, Input purchases a fixed portion of the canola produced for the duration of the term of the contract.  Input is a non-operating farming company with a diversified portfolio of canola streams, all of which produce canola and revenue for Input within a year of being signed. Input plans to grow and diversify its low cost canola production profile through entering into additional canola streaming contracts with farmers across western Canada. Input is focused on farmers with quality production profiles, excellent upside yield potential, and strong management teams.

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Forward Looking Statements

This release includes forward-looking statements regarding Input and its business. Such statements are based on the current expectations and views of future events of Input's management. In some cases the forward-looking statements can be identified by words or phrases such as "may", "will", "expect", "plan", "anticipate", "intend", "potential", "estimate", "believe" or the negative of these terms, or other similar expressions intended to identify forward-looking statements. The forward-looking events and circumstances discussed in this release may not occur and could differ materially as a result of known and unknown risk factors and uncertainties affecting Input, including risks regarding the agricultural industry, economic factors and the equity markets generally and many other factors beyond the control of Input. No forward-looking statement can be guaranteed. Forward-looking statements and information by their nature are based on assumptions and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause our actual results, performance or achievements, or industry results, to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statement or information. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements or information. Except as required by applicable securities laws, forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made and Input undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

SOURCE Input Capital Corp.

please contact: Doug Emsley, President & CEO, [phone], [email protected]; Brad Farquhar, Executive Vice-President & CFO, [phone], [email protected]

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