Press Release• | Q2 GAAP EPS of $1.07 and adjusted EPS of $1.56 per diluted share compared to GAAP EPS of $1.38 and adjusted EPS of $1.43 per diluted share in the prior-year period. |
• | Year-to-date GAAP EPS of $2.08 and adjusted EPS of $2.73 per diluted share represent a 20% increase in GAAP EPS and a 22% increase in adjusted EPS compared to the prior year. |
• | Q2 Reportable segments earnings before interest expense and income taxes of $527.4 million compared to $550.5 million in the prior-year period. |
• | Significantly warmer-than-normal weather in all of UGI's service territories. |
• | On April 21, 2020, UGI's Board of Directors approved an increase to its quarterly dividend to $0.33 per share marking the 33rd consecutive year of annual dividend increases. |
• | As of March 31, 2020, UGI Corporation had available liquidity of $1.2 billion. |
• | Decreased capital expenditures guidance to $730 million from $850 million for fiscal 2020 as a result of delays related to COVID-19. These projects are expected to be executed in fiscal 2021. The updated timing of the projects supports free cash flow in fiscal 2020. |
• | Updated fiscal year 2020 adjusted EPS guidance to a range of $2.45 - $2.55 per share prior to the COVID-19 impact, and anticipate that the pandemic could negatively impact earnings by an additional $0.20 - $0.30 per share. |
• | AmeriGas: Retail volume decreased 11.4% on weather that was 12.9% warmer than the prior year; Cylinder Exchange volumes increased 17.7% while National Accounts volumes decreased 2.7% compared to the prior-year period; lower operating and administrative expenses due to disciplined expense management |
• | UGI International: Retail volume decreased 10.9% largely a result of weather that was 5.8% warmer than the prior year and from the termination of a low margin autogas contract in Italy; volume loss was partially offset by higher average LPG unit margins due to effective margin management and higher margins from energy marketing; lower operating and administrative expenses due to disciplined expense management |
• | Midstream & Marketing: Higher natural gas gathering margin attributable to UGI Appalachia; higher peaking margin due to higher LNG trucking volume and additional peaking contracts compared to the prior-year period |
• | UGI Utilities: Core market volumes decreased 17.4% due to weather that was 18.9% warmer than the prior-year period; despite lower volumes, total margin only decreased slightly due to the increase in base rates |
For the fiscal quarter ended March 31, | 2020 | 2019 | Increase (Decrease) | ||||||||||||
Revenues | $ | 802.0 | $ | 971.6 | $ | (169.6 | ) | (17.5 | )% | ||||||
Total margin (a) | $ | 476.4 | $ | 536.4 | $ | (60.0 | ) | (11.2 | )% | ||||||
Operating and administrative expenses | $ | 230.2 | $ | 250.2 | $ | (20.0 | ) | (8.0 | )% | ||||||
Operating income/earnings before interest expense and income taxes | $ | 206.0 | $ | 247.3 | $ | (41.3 | ) | (16.7 | )% | ||||||
Retail gallons sold (millions) | 340.0 | 383.6 | (43.6 | ) | (11.4 | )% | |||||||||
Heating degree days - % (warmer) colder than normal | (9.1 | )% | 4.4 | % | |||||||||||
Capital expenditures | $ | 35.9 | $ | 25.8 | $ | 10.1 | 39.1 | % | |||||||
• | Retail gallons sold decreased 11.4%, principally due to temperatures that were 9.1% warmer-than-normal and 12.9% warmer than the prior-year period. |
• | Total margin decreased $60.0 million compared to the prior-year period principally due to the decrease in retail volumes sold ($54.8 million) and lower average retail unit margins ($4.1 million). |
• | Operating and administrative expenses decreased $20.0 million primarily due to lower compensation and benefits costs ($12.1 million), decreased vehicle and equipment operating and maintenance expenses ($5.1 million), and lower business travel expense ($1.2 million). |
• | Earnings before interest expense and income taxes decreased $41.3 million largely reflecting the lower total margin partially offset by the decreased operating and administrative expenses. |
For the fiscal quarter ended March 31, | 2020 | 2019 | Increase (Decrease) | ||||||||||||
Revenues | $ | 703.4 | $ | 783.2 | $ | (79.8 | ) | (10.2 | )% | ||||||
Total margin (a) | $ | 301.8 | $ | 322.3 | $ | (20.5 | ) | (6.4 | )% | ||||||
Operating and administrative expenses (a) | $ | 154.9 | $ | 165.1 | $ | (10.2 | ) | (6.2 | )% | ||||||
Operating income | $ | 116.8 | $ | 126.9 | $ | (10.1 | ) | (8.0 | )% | ||||||
Earnings before interest expense and income taxes | $ | 126.2 | $ | 130.1 | $ | (3.9 | ) | (3.0 | )% | ||||||
LPG retail gallons sold (millions) | 230.4 | 258.7 | (28.3 | ) | (10.9 | )% | |||||||||
Heating degree days - % (warmer) than normal | (12.9 | )% | (7.5 | )% | |||||||||||
Capital expenditures | $ | 21.6 | $ | 22.1 | $ | (0.5 | ) | (2.3 | )% | ||||||
• | Retail volume decreased 10.9% principally due to weather that was 12.9% warmer than normal and from the termination of a low-margin autogas contract in Italy. |
• | Average propane wholesale selling prices in northwest Europe were approximately 21% lower than the prior-year period. |
• | Total margin decreased $20.5 million compared to the prior-year period reflecting the decrease in total volumes and the translation effects of the weaker euro (approximately $9 million). The effects of these factors were partially offset by higher average LPG unit margins including margin management efforts and, to a much lesser extent, higher margins from energy marketing. |
• | The decrease in operating and administrative expenses largely reflects the translation effects of the weaker euro (approximately $5 million), decreased distribution costs attributable to the lower volumes, and lower outside services costs. |
• | Operating income decreased $10.1 million compared to the prior-year period primarily due to the decrease in total margin partially offset by lower operating and administrative expenses. |
• | Earnings before interest expense and income taxes decreased $3.9 million compared to the prior-year period due to the lower operating income partially offset by higher pre-tax realized gains on foreign currency exchange contracts entered into in order to reduce volatility in UGI International net income resulting from the translation effects of changes in foreign currency exchange rates ($6 million). |
For the fiscal quarter ended March 31, | 2020 | 2019 | Increase (Decrease) | ||||||||||||
Revenues | $ | 422.2 | $ | 542.4 | $ | (120.2 | ) | (22.2 | )% | ||||||
Total margin (a) | $ | 123.9 | $ | 93.1 | $ | 30.8 | 33.1 | % | |||||||
Operating and administrative expenses | $ | 33.8 | $ | 31.5 | $ | 2.3 | 7.3 | % | |||||||
Operating income | $ | 71.3 | $ | 51.3 | $ | 20.0 | 39.0 | % | |||||||
Earnings before interest expense and income taxes | $ | 79.2 | $ | 52.8 | $ | 26.4 | 50.0 | % | |||||||
Heating degree days - % (warmer) than normal | (19.2 | )% | (0.7 | )% | |||||||||||
Capital expenditures | $ | 23.5 | $ | 32.3 | $ | (8.8 | ) | (27.2 | )% | ||||||
• | Temperatures were 19.2% warmer than normal and 18.6% warmer than the prior-year period. |
• | Total margin increased $30.8 million reflecting higher natural gas gathering margin ($25.7 million) largely attributable to incremental margins from UGI Appalachia and, to a much lesser extent, higher peaking ($4.5 million) and a refund received in connection with pipeline contract rates ($3.0 million). The effect of these increases was partially offset by lower electric generation margin ($1.6 million) largely attributable to lower volumes at the Hunlock generation facility. |
• | Operating and administrative expenses increased $2.3 million largely due to UGI Appalachia. |
• | Operating income increased due to the higher total margin partially offset by higher depreciation and amortization expense ($7.5 million) and the increased operating and administrative expenses largely attributable to UGI Appalachia. |
• | Earnings before interest expense and income taxes increased due to the higher operating income and equity income from the Pennant system which was acquired as part of the UGI Appalachia Acquisition. |
For the fiscal quarter ended March 31, | 2020 | 2019 | Increase (Decrease) | ||||||||||||
Revenues | $ | 392.6 | $ | 429.6 | $ | (37.0 | ) | (8.6 | )% | ||||||
Total margin (a) | $ | 207.3 | $ | 210.2 | $ | (2.9 | ) | (1.4 | )% | ||||||
Operating and administrative expenses | $ | 65.3 | $ | 67.7 | $ | (2.4 | ) | (3.5 | )% | ||||||
Operating income | $ | 116.0 | $ | 119.9 | $ | (3.9 | ) | (3.3 | )% | ||||||
Earnings before interest expense and income taxes | $ | 116.0 | $ | 120.3 | $ | (4.3 | ) | (3.6 | )% | ||||||
Gas Utility system throughput - billions of cubic feet | |||||||||||||||
Core market | 33.2 | 40.2 | (7.0 | ) | (17.4 | )% | |||||||||
Total | 97.9 | 96.6 | 1.3 | 1.3 | % | ||||||||||
Gas Utility heating degree days - %(warmer) than normal | (20.5 | )% | (0.8 | )% | |||||||||||
Capital expenditures | $ | 78.0 | $ | 70.8 | $ | 7.2 | 10.2 | % | |||||||
• | Gas Utility service territory experienced temperatures that were 20.5% warmer than normal and 18.9% warmer than the prior-year period. |
• | Core market volumes decreased due to the warmer weather, partially offset by customer growth and higher average use per customer. |
• | Total Gas Utility distribution throughput increased reflecting higher interruptible delivery service volumes (5.9 bcf) and higher large firm delivery service volumes (2.4 bcf), partially offset by lower core market volumes (7.0 bcf). |
• | Total margin decreased $2.9 million reflecting lower total margin from Gas Utility core market customers ($9.7 million) due to lower volumes partially offset by the impact of the increase in base rates which became effective October 11, 2019. The margin decrease was partially offset by an unallocated negative surcharge revenue reduction ($10.5 million) in the 2019 three-month period as a result of a PAPUC Order related to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. |
• | Operating and administrative expenses decreased $2.4 million reflecting, among other things, decreases in contractor expenses and allocated corporate expenses. |
• | Earnings before interest expense and income taxes decreased reflecting the lower total margin and greater depreciation expense ($3.5 million) attributable to continued IT and distribution system capital expenditure activity. These effects were partially offset by the lower operating and administrative expenses. |
(a) | Total margin represents total revenue less total cost of sales and excludes pre-tax gains and losses on commodity derivative instruments not associated with current period transactions. In the case of UGI Utilities, total margin is reduced by revenue-related tax expenses (which have been excluded from UGI Utilities' operating and administrative expenses presented). In the case of UGI International, total margin represents revenues less cost of sales and, in the 2019 three-month period, French energy certificate costs of $16.2 million. For financial statement purposes, French energy certificate costs in the March 2019 period are included in "Operating and administrative expenses" on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (but excluded from operating and administrative expenses presented above). For financial statement purposes, French energy certificate costs in the March 2020 period are included in Cost of Sales. |
Three Months Ended March 31, | Six Months Ended March 31, | Twelve Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||
2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||
Revenues: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
AmeriGas Propane | $ | 802.0 | $ | 971.6 | $ | 1,532.4 | $ | 1,791.8 | $ | 2,422.6 | $ | 2,787.2 | |||||||||||
UGI International | 703.4 | 783.2 | 1,354.8 | 1,493.9 | 2,233.1 | 2,483.9 | |||||||||||||||||
Midstream & Marketing | 422.2 | 542.4 | 794.7 | 1,001.8 | 1,308.6 | 1,530.3 | |||||||||||||||||
UGI Utilities | 392.6 | 429.6 | 721.9 | 752.3 | 1,018.2 | 1,038.3 | |||||||||||||||||
Corporate & Other (a) | (91.3 | ) | (120.7 | ) | (168.3 | ) | (233.5 | ) | (232.9 | ) | (319.4 | ) | |||||||||||
Total revenues | $ | 2,228.9 | $ | 2,606.1 | $ | 4,235.5 | $ | 4,806.3 | $ | 6,749.6 | $ | 7,520.3 | |||||||||||
Earnings (loss) before interest expense and income taxes: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
AmeriGas Propane | $ | 206.0 | $ | 247.3 | $ | 371.3 | $ | 413.9 | $ | 361.4 | $ | 421.6 | |||||||||||
UGI International | 126.2 | 130.1 | 226.4 | 189.1 | 271.6 | 205.4 | |||||||||||||||||
Midstream & Marketing | 79.2 | 52.8 | 140.8 | 95.4 | 159.5 | 112.3 | |||||||||||||||||
UGI Utilities | 116.0 | 120.3 | 207.6 | 197.7 | 235.6 | 203.8 | |||||||||||||||||
Total reportable segments | 527.4 | 550.5 | 946.1 | 896.1 | 1,028.1 | 943.1 | |||||||||||||||||
Corporate & Other (a) | (145.8 | ) | (2.2 | ) | (192.3 | ) | (175.7 | ) | (336.4 | ) | (105.3 | ) | |||||||||||
Total earnings before interest expense and income taxes | 381.6 | 548.3 | 753.8 | 720.4 | 691.7 | 837.8 | |||||||||||||||||
Interest expense: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
AmeriGas Propane | (41.2 | ) | (42.2 | ) | (83.7 | ) | (84.6 | ) | (166.5 | ) | (166.1 | ) | |||||||||||
UGI International | (7.7 | ) | (6.1 | ) | (15.3 | ) | (11.5 | ) | (28.8 | ) | (21.8 | ) | |||||||||||
Midstream & Marketing | (11.4 | ) | (0.5 | ) | (22.9 | ) | (1.0 | ) | (30.9 | ) | (1.8 | ) | |||||||||||
UGI Utilities | (13.5 | ) | (12.2 | ) | (27.1 | ) | (23.9 | ) | (52.8 | ) | (44.8 | ) | |||||||||||
Corporate & Other, net (a) | (8.6 | ) | — | (17.5 | ) | (0.2 | ) | (24.1 | ) | (0.5 | ) | ||||||||||||
Total interest expense | (82.4 | ) | (61.0 | ) | (166.5 | ) | (121.2 | ) | (303.1 | ) | (235.0 | ) | |||||||||||
Income before income taxes | 299.2 | 487.3 | 587.3 | 599.2 | 388.6 | 602.8 | |||||||||||||||||
Income tax expense | (73.6 | ) | (90.6 | ) | (149.7 | ) | (114.0 | ) | (128.3 | ) | (137.1 | ) | |||||||||||
Net income including noncontrolling interests | 225.6 | 396.7 | 437.6 | 485.2 | 260.3 | 465.7 | |||||||||||||||||
(Deduct net income) add net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests, principally in AmeriGas Partners, L.P. | (0.1 | ) | (151.3 | ) | (0.1 | ) | (175.6 | ) | 123.8 | (79.3 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net income attributable to UGI Corporation | $ | 225.5 | $ | 245.4 | $ | 437.5 | $ | 309.6 | $ | 384.1 | $ | 386.4 | |||||||||||
Earnings per share attributable to UGI shareholders: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Basic | $ | 1.08 | $ | 1.41 | $ | 2.09 | $ | 1.77 | $ | 1.96 | $ | 2.22 | |||||||||||
Diluted | $ | 1.07 | $ | 1.38 | $ | 2.08 | $ | 1.74 | $ | 1.94 | $ | 2.18 | |||||||||||
Weighted Average common shares outstanding (thousands) (b): | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Basic | 208,941 | 174,501 | 209,151 | 174,461 | 195,716 | 174,331 | |||||||||||||||||
Diluted | 209,808 | 177,318 | 210,494 | 177,446 | 197,589 | 177,306 | |||||||||||||||||
Supplemental information: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Net income (loss) attributable to UGI Corporation: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
AmeriGas Propane | $ | 121.5 | $ | 47.7 | $ | 212.6 | $ | 78.3 | $ | 245.9 | $ | 76.3 | |||||||||||
UGI International | 75.6 | 89.7 | 148.3 | 126.4 | 169.1 | 137.5 | |||||||||||||||||
Midstream & Marketing | 50.0 | 38.1 | 86.0 | 69.1 | 113.6 | 81.5 | |||||||||||||||||
UGI Utilities | 82.4 | 82.8 | 143.2 | 132.7 | 143.7 | 124.2 | |||||||||||||||||
Total reportable segments | 329.5 | 258.3 | 590.1 | 406.5 | 672.3 | 419.5 | |||||||||||||||||
Corporate & Other (a) | (104.0 | ) | (12.9 | ) | (152.6 | ) | (96.9 | ) | (288.2 | ) | (33.1 | ) | |||||||||||
Total net income attributable to UGI Corporation | $ | 225.5 | $ | 245.4 | $ | 437.5 | $ | 309.6 | $ | 384.1 | $ | 386.4 | |||||||||||
(a) | Corporate & Other includes specific items attributable to our reportable segments that are not included in profit measures used by our chief operating decision maker in assessing our reportable segments' performance or allocating resources. These specific items are shown in the section titled "Non-GAAP Financial Measures - Adjusted Net Income Attributable to UGI and Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share" below. Corporate & Other also includes the elimination of certain intercompany transactions. |
(b) | The three, six and twelve months ended March 31, 2020, reflects the August 2019 issuance of 34.6 million shares of UGI Common Stock in connection with the AmeriGas Merger. |
Three Months Ended March 31, | Six Months Ended March 31, | Twelve Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||
Adjusted net income attributable to UGI Corporation (millions): | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net income attributable to UGI Corporation | $ | 225.5 | $ | 245.4 | $ | 437.5 | $ | 309.6 | $ | 384.1 | $ | 386.4 | ||||||||||||
Net losses on commodity derivative instruments not associated with current-period transactions (net of tax of $(40.2), $(0.9), $(41.6), $(36.4), $(64.7) and $(3.7), respectively) | 89.5 | 11.5 | 99.7 | 92.7 | 154.4 | 13.5 | ||||||||||||||||||
Unrealized (gains) losses on foreign currency derivative instruments (net of tax of $0.6, $1.4, $(3.8), $3.7, $1.8 and $13.7, respectively) | (1.8 | ) | (3.2 | ) | 9.5 | (9.0 | ) | (4.4 | ) | (30.0 | ) | |||||||||||||
Acquisition and integration expenses associated with the CMG Acquisition (net of tax of $(0.3), $0, $(0.5), $0, $(5.0) and $0, respectively) | 0.7 | — | 1.2 | — | 12.4 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
LPG business transformation expenses(net of tax of $(5.8), $0, $(10.3), $0, $(15.4) and $0, respectively) | 13.7 | — | 25.9 | — | 41.5 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
Loss on extinguishments of debt (net of tax of $0, $0, $0, $(1.9), $0 and $(1.9), respectively) | — | — | — | 4.2 | — | 4.2 | ||||||||||||||||||
AmeriGas Merger expenses (net of tax of $0, $(0.1) $0, $(0.1), $(0.3) and $(0.1), respectively) | — | 0.2 | — | 0.2 | 1.0 | 0.2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Impairment of Partnership tradenames and trademarks (net of tax of $0, $0, $0, $0, $0 and $(5.8), respectively) | — | — | — | — | — | 14.5 | ||||||||||||||||||
Integration expenses associated with Finagaz (net of tax of $0, $0, $0, $0, $0 and $(6.8), respectively) | — | — | — | — | — | 10.5 | ||||||||||||||||||
Impact of change in French tax rate | — | — | — | — | — | 5.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Remeasurement impact from TCJA | — | — | — | — | — | 1.5 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total adjustments (1) (2) | 102.1 | 8.5 | 136.3 | 88.1 | 204.9 | 19.4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Adjusted net income attributable to UGI Corporation | $ | 327.6 | $ | 253.9 | $ | 573.8 | $ | 397.7 | $ | 589.0 | $ | 405.8 | ||||||||||||
Adjusted diluted earnings per share: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
UGI Corporation earnings per share — diluted (3) | $ | 1.07 | $ | 1.38 | $ | 2.08 | $ | 1.74 | $ | 1.94 | $ | 2.18 | ||||||||||||
Net losses on commodity derivative instruments not associated with current-period transactions (4) | 0.43 | 0.07 | 0.47 | 0.53 | 0.78 | 0.08 | ||||||||||||||||||
Unrealized (gains) losses on foreign currency derivative instruments | (0.01 | ) | (0.02 | ) | 0.05 | (0.05 | ) | (0.02 | ) | (0.17 | ) | |||||||||||||
Acquisition and integration expenses associated with the CMG Acquisition | — | — | 0.01 | — | 0.06 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
LPG business transformation expenses | 0.07 | — | 0.12 | — | 0.21 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
Loss on extinguishments of debt | — | — | — | 0.02 | — | 0.02 | ||||||||||||||||||
AmeriGas Merger expenses | — | — | — | — | 0.01 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
Impairment of Partnership tradenames and trademarks | — | — | — | — | — | 0.08 | ||||||||||||||||||
Integration expenses associated with Finagaz | — | — | — | — | — | 0.06 | ||||||||||||||||||
Impact of change in French tax rate | — | — | — | — | — | 0.03 | ||||||||||||||||||
Remeasurement impact from TCJA | — | — | — | — | — | 0.01 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total adjustments (1) (3) | 0.49 | 0.05 | 0.65 | 0.50 | 1.04 | 0.11 | ||||||||||||||||||
Adjusted diluted earnings per share (3) | $ | 1.56 | $ | 1.43 | $ | 2.73 | $ | 2.24 | $ | 2.98 | $ | 2.29 | ||||||||||||
(1) | Corporate & Other includes certain adjustments made to our reporting segments in arriving at net income attributable to UGI Corporation, including the impact of the anticipated tax benefits resulting from the carryback of a NOL for Fiscal 2020 pursuant to the provisions of the CARES Act. These adjustments have been excluded from the segment results to align with the measure used by our chief operating decision maker in assessing segment performance and allocating resources. |
(3) | The three, six and twelve months ended March 31, 2020, include the impact from the August 2019 issuance of 34.6 million shares of UGI Common Stock in connection with the AmeriGas Merger. |
(4) | Includes the effects of rounding. |