
April 27, 2020 | Analyst Contact: | Brandon Lohse 918-947-7472 | |
Media Contact: | Leah Harper 918-947-7123 | ||
• | First quarter 2020 net income was $91.7 million, or $1.72 per diluted share, compared with $93.7 million, or $1.76 per diluted share, in the first quarter 2019; |
• | Actual heating degree days across the company's service areas were 4,714 in the first quarter 2020, 10% warmer than normal and 19% warmer than the same period last year; |
• | Delivered natural gas sales volumes for the first quarter 2020 were 16% lower compared with the first quarter 2019, primarily as a result of the warmer weather; |
• | The company ended the quarter with $474.7 million of commercial paper and $1.2 million in letters of credit outstanding, leaving $224.1 million available in its commercial paper program; |
• | In February 2020, the company initiated an at-the-market equity program with an aggregate offering price up to $250 million. As of March 31, 2020, no shares have been issued or sold under the program; |
• | In April 2020, the company entered into a $250 million, 364-day revolving credit agreement; and |
• | The board of directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.54 per share, or $2.16 per share on an annualized basis, payable on June 1, 2020, to shareholders of record at the close of business on May 13, 2020. |
• | A $7.9 million increase from new rates primarily in Kansas and Texas; |
• | A $2.5 million increase attributed to net residential customer growth; and |
• | A $0.9 million increase in rider and surcharge recoveries due to a higher ad-valorem surcharge in Kansas; offset by |
• | A $3.9 million decrease due to lower sales volumes, net of weather normalization, primarily in Kansas and Oklahoma from warmer weather in 2020 compared with the same period in 2019. For the first quarter 2020, heating degree days in Kansas and Oklahoma were 19% and 21% lower, respectively, compared with the same period in 2019; and |
• | A $1.1 million decrease due to lower transportation volumes in Kansas. |
• | A $2.0 million decrease in legal-related costs; and |
• | A $1.6 million decrease in employee-related costs, which reflects a $4.3 million decrease in the expense associated with the change in the value of the liabilities for nonqualified employee benefit plans and a $1.2 million increase in labor costs; offset by |
• | A $0.8 million increase in bad debt expense. |
• | Actual heating degree days across the company’s service areas were 4,714 in the first quarter 2020, 10% warmer than normal and 19% warmer than the same period last year; |
• | Actual heating degree days in the Oklahoma service area were 1,636 in the first quarter 2020, 8% warmer than normal and 21% warmer than the same period last year; |
• | Actual heating degree days in the Kansas service area were 2,222 in the first quarter 2020, 10% warmer than normal and 19% warmer than the same period last year; |
• | Actual heating degree days in the Texas service area were 856 in the first quarter 2020, 15% warmer than normal and 15% warmer than the same period last year; |
• | Residential natural gas sales volumes were 55.2 billion cubic feet (Bcf) in the first quarter 2020, down 16% compared with the same period last year; |
• | Total natural gas sales volumes were 72.6 Bcf in the first quarter 2020, down 16% compared with the same period last year; |
• | Natural gas transportation volumes were 65.4 Bcf in the first quarter 2020, relatively unchanged compared with the same period last year; and |
• | Total natural gas volumes delivered were 138.0 Bcf in the first quarter 2020, down 9% compared with the same period last year. |
• | our ability to recover operating costs, income taxes and amounts equivalent to the cost of property, plant and equipment, regulatory assets and our allowed rate of return in our regulated rates; |
• | our ability to manage our operations and maintenance costs; |
• | changes in regulation of natural gas distribution services, particularly those in Oklahoma, Kansas and Texas; |
• | the economic climate and, particularly, its effect on the natural gas requirements of our residential and commercial customers; |
• | the length and severity of a pandemic or other health crisis, such as the recent outbreak of COVID-19, including its impacts to our operations, customers and employees, and the measures that international, federal, state and local governments, agencies, law enforcement and/or health authorities implement to address it, which may (as with COVID-19) precipitate or exacerbate one or more of the above-mentioned and/or other risks, and significantly disrupt or prevent us from operating our business in the ordinary course for an extended period; |
• | competition from alternative forms of energy, including, but not limited to, electricity, solar power, wind power, geothermal energy and biofuels; |
• | conservation and energy storage efforts of our customers; |
• | variations in weather, including seasonal effects on demand, the occurrence of storms and disasters, and climate change; |
• | indebtedness could make us more vulnerable to general adverse economic and industry conditions, limit our ability to borrow additional funds and/or place us at competitive disadvantage compared with competitors; |
• | our ability to secure reliable, competitively priced and flexible natural gas transportation and supply, including decisions by natural gas producers to reduce production or shut-in producing natural gas wells and expiration of existing supply and transportation and storage arrangements that are not replaced with contracts with similar terms and pricing; |
• | the mechanical integrity of facilities operated; |
• | operational hazards and unforeseen operational interruptions; |
• | adverse labor relations; |
• | the effectiveness of our strategies to reduce earnings lag, margin protection strategies and risk mitigation strategies, which may be affected by risks beyond our control such as commodity price volatility and counterparty creditworthiness; |
• | the availability of and access to, in general, funds to meet our debt obligations prior to or when they become due and to fund our operations and capital expenditures, either through (i) cash on hand, (ii) operating cash flow, or (iii) access to the capital markets; |
• | changes in the financial markets during the periods covered by the forward-looking statements, particularly those affecting the availability of capital and our ability to refinance existing debt and fund investments and acquisitions; |
• | actions of rating agencies, including the ratings of debt, general corporate ratings and changes in the rating agencies’ ratings criteria; |
• | changes in inflation and interest rates; |
• | our ability to recover the costs of natural gas purchased for our customers; |
• | impact of potential impairment charges; |
• | volatility and changes in markets for natural gas; |
• | possible loss of local distribution company franchises or other adverse effects caused by the actions of municipalities; |
• | payment and performance by counterparties and customers as contracted and when due; |
• | changes in existing or the addition of new environmental, safety, tax and other laws to which we and our subsidiaries are subject; |
• | the uncertainty of estimates, including accruals and costs of environmental remediation; |
• | advances in technology, including technologies that increase efficiency or that improve electricity’s competitive position relative to natural gas; |
• | population growth rates and changes in the demographic patterns of the markets we serve, and conditions in these areas’ housing markets; |
• | acts of nature and the potential effects of threatened or actual terrorism and war; |
• | cyber-attacks or breaches of technology systems that could disrupt our operations or result in the loss or exposure of confidential or sensitive customer, employee or company information; |
• | the sufficiency of insurance coverage to cover losses; |
• | the effects of our strategies to reduce tax payments; |
• | the effects of litigation and regulatory investigations, proceedings, including our rate cases, or inquiries and the requirements of our regulators as a result of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017; |
• | changes in accounting standards; |
• | changes in corporate governance standards; |
• | discovery of material weaknesses in our internal controls; |
• | our ability to comply with all covenants in our indentures, the ONE Gas Credit Agreement and the ONE Gas 364-day Credit Agreement, a violation of which, if not cured in a timely manner, could trigger a default of our obligations; |
• | our ability to attract and retain talented employees, management and directors; |
• | unexpected increases in the costs of providing health care benefits, along with pension and postretirement health care benefits, as well as declines in the discount rates on, declines in the market value of the debt and equity securities of, and increases in funding requirements for, our defined benefit plans; |
• | the ability to successfully complete merger, acquisition or divestiture plans, regulatory or other limitations imposed as a result of a merger, acquisition or divestiture, and the success of the business following a merger, acquisition or divestiture; and |
• | the costs associated with increased regulation and enhanced disclosure and corporate governance requirements pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010. |
ONE Gas, Inc. | ||||||||
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME | ||||||||
Three Months Ended | ||||||||
March 31, | ||||||||
(Unaudited) | 2020 | 2019 | ||||||
(Thousands of dollars, except per share amounts) | ||||||||
Total revenues | $ | 528,168 | $ | 661,000 | ||||
Cost of natural gas | 226,139 | 365,076 | ||||||
Operating expenses | ||||||||
Operations and maintenance | 104,839 | 108,275 | ||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 47,513 | 43,846 | ||||||
General taxes | 16,473 | 16,184 | ||||||
Total operating expenses | 168,825 | 168,305 | ||||||
Operating income | 133,204 | 127,619 | ||||||
Other income (expense), net | (5,788 | ) | 429 | |||||
Interest expense, net | (15,693 | ) | (15,786 | ) | ||||
Income before income taxes | 111,723 | 112,262 | ||||||
Income taxes | (20,046 | ) | (18,602 | ) | ||||
Net income | $ | 91,677 | $ | 93,660 | ||||
Earnings per share | ||||||||
Basic | $ | 1.73 | $ | 1.77 | ||||
Diluted | $ | 1.72 | $ | 1.76 | ||||
Average shares (thousands) | ||||||||
Basic | 53,007 | 52,825 | ||||||
Diluted | 53,268 | 53,206 | ||||||
Dividends declared per share of stock | $ | 0.54 | $ | 0.50 | ||||
ONE Gas, Inc. | ||||||||
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS | ||||||||
March 31, | December 31, | |||||||
(Unaudited) | 2020 | 2019 | ||||||
Assets | (Thousands of dollars) | |||||||
Property, plant and equipment | ||||||||
Property, plant and equipment | $ | 6,536,625 | $ | 6,433,119 | ||||
Accumulated depreciation and amortization | 1,901,738 | 1,867,893 | ||||||
Net property, plant and equipment | 4,634,887 | 4,565,226 | ||||||
Current assets | ||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | 11,069 | 17,853 | ||||||
Accounts receivable, net | 234,327 | 260,012 | ||||||
Materials and supplies | 53,390 | 55,732 | ||||||
Natural gas in storage | 48,032 | 104,259 | ||||||
Regulatory assets | 39,808 | 47,440 | ||||||
Other current assets | 21,041 | 20,906 | ||||||
Total current assets | 407,667 | 506,202 | ||||||
Goodwill and other assets | ||||||||
Regulatory assets | 380,686 | 391,036 | ||||||
Goodwill | 157,953 | 157,953 | ||||||
Other assets | 93,712 | 87,883 | ||||||
Total goodwill and other assets | 632,351 | 636,872 | ||||||
Total assets | $ | 5,674,905 | $ | 5,708,300 | ||||
ONE Gas, Inc. | ||||||||
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS | ||||||||
(Continued) | ||||||||
March 31, | December 31, | |||||||
(Unaudited) | 2020 | 2019 | ||||||
Equity and Liabilities | (Thousands of dollars) | |||||||
Equity and long-term debt | ||||||||
Common stock, $0.01 par value: authorized 250,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 52,860,808 shares at March 31, 2020; issued and outstanding 52,771,749 shares at December 31, 2019 | $ | 529 | $ | 528 | ||||
Paid-in capital | 1,729,587 | 1,733,092 | ||||||
Retained earnings | 465,411 | 402,509 | ||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (6,515 | ) | (6,739 | ) | ||||
Total equity | 2,189,012 | 2,129,390 | ||||||
Long-term debt, excluding current maturities, and net of issuance costs of $10,823 and $10,936, respectively | 1,286,193 | 1,286,064 | ||||||
Total equity and long-term debt | 3,475,205 | 3,415,454 | ||||||
Current liabilities | ||||||||
Notes payable | 474,695 | 516,500 | ||||||
Accounts payable | 82,088 | 120,490 | ||||||
Accrued taxes other than income | 46,774 | 47,956 | ||||||
Regulatory liabilities | 33,649 | 45,201 | ||||||
Customer deposits | 58,272 | 57,987 | ||||||
Other current liabilities | 80,675 | 84,603 | ||||||
Total current liabilities | 776,153 | 872,737 | ||||||
Deferred credits and other liabilities | ||||||||
Deferred income taxes | 698,877 | 682,632 | ||||||
Regulatory liabilities | 494,210 | 503,518 | ||||||
Employee benefit obligations | 109,865 | 115,657 | ||||||
Other deferred credits | 120,595 | 118,302 | ||||||
Total deferred credits and other liabilities | 1,423,547 | 1,420,109 | ||||||
Commitments and contingencies | ||||||||
Total liabilities and equity | $ | 5,674,905 | $ | 5,708,300 | ||||
ONE Gas, Inc. | ||||||||
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS | ||||||||
Three Months Ended | ||||||||
March 31, | ||||||||
(Unaudited) | 2020 | 2019 | ||||||
(Thousands of dollars) | ||||||||
Operating activities | ||||||||
Net income | $ | 91,677 | $ | 93,660 | ||||
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: | ||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 47,513 | 43,846 | ||||||
Deferred income taxes | 6,856 | 4,828 | ||||||
Share-based compensation expense | 2,261 | 1,954 | ||||||
Provision for doubtful accounts | 3,077 | 2,263 | ||||||
Changes in assets and liabilities: | ||||||||
Accounts receivable | 22,608 | (44,924 | ) | |||||
Materials and supplies | 2,342 | (2,562 | ) | |||||
Natural gas in storage | 56,227 | 55,820 | ||||||
Asset removal costs | (9,888 | ) | (11,169 | ) | ||||
Accounts payable | (34,227 | ) | (53,172 | ) | ||||
Accrued taxes other than income | (1,182 | ) | 4,263 | |||||
Customer deposits | 285 | 1,218 | ||||||
Regulatory assets and liabilities | 4,932 | 29,090 | ||||||
Other assets and liabilities | (9,748 | ) | (2,824 | ) | ||||
Cash provided by operating activities | 182,733 | 122,291 | ||||||
Investing activities | ||||||||
Capital expenditures | (113,517 | ) | (83,303 | ) | ||||
Other investing expenditures | (314 | ) | (3,351 | ) | ||||
Other investing receipts | 650 | 311 | ||||||
Cash used in investing activities | (113,181 | ) | (86,343 | ) | ||||
Financing activities | ||||||||
Repayments on notes payable, net | (41,805 | ) | (4,000 | ) | ||||
Dividends paid | (28,543 | ) | (26,343 | ) | ||||
Tax withholdings related to net share settlements of stock compensation | (5,988 | ) | (7,300 | ) | ||||
Cash used in financing activities | (76,336 | ) | (37,643 | ) | ||||
Change in cash and cash equivalents | (6,784 | ) | (1,695 | ) | ||||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 17,853 | 21,323 | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | $ | 11,069 | $ | 19,628 | ||||
ONE Gas, Inc. | |||||||
INFORMATION AT A GLANCE | |||||||
Three Months Ended | |||||||
March 31, | |||||||
(Unaudited) | 2020 | 2019 | |||||
Financial (in millions) | |||||||
Net margin | $ | 302.1 | $ | 295.9 | |||
Operating costs | $ | 121.4 | $ | 124.5 | |||
Depreciation and amortization | $ | 47.5 | $ | 43.8 | |||
Operating income | $ | 133.2 | $ | 127.6 | |||
Capital expenditures and asset removal costs | $ | 123.4 | $ | 94.4 | |||
Net margin on natural gas sales | $ | 260.7 | $ | 253.5 | |||
Transportation revenues | $ | 34.2 | $ | 35.0 | |||
Other revenues | $ | 7.2 | $ | 7.4 | |||
Volumes (Bcf) | |||||||
Natural gas sales | |||||||
Residential | 55.2 | 65.7 | |||||
Commercial and industrial | 16.3 | 19.3 | |||||
Other | 1.0 | 1.1 | |||||
Total sales volumes delivered | 72.6 | 86.1 | |||||
Transportation | 65.4 | 65.6 | |||||
Total volumes delivered | 138.0 | 151.7 | |||||
Average number of customers (in thousands) | |||||||
Residential | 2,043 | 2,027 | |||||
Commercial and industrial | 163 | 162 | |||||
Other | 3 | 3 | |||||
Transportation | 12 | 12 | |||||
Total customers | 2,221 | 2,204 | |||||
Heating Degree Days | |||||||
Actual degree days | 4,714 | 5,831 | |||||
Normal degree days | 5,246 | 5,309 | |||||
Percent colder (warmer) than normal weather | (10.1 | )% | 9.8 | % | |||
Statistics by State | |||||||
Oklahoma | |||||||
Average number of customers (in thousands) | 895 | 889 | |||||
Actual degree days | 1,636 | 2,077 | |||||
Normal degree days | 1,775 | 1,775 | |||||
Percent colder (warmer) than normal weather | (7.8 | )% | 17.0 | % | |||
Kansas | |||||||
Average number of customers (in thousands) | 648 | 647 | |||||
Actual degree days | 2,222 | 2,751 | |||||
Normal degree days | 2,461 | 2,528 | |||||
Percent colder (warmer) than normal weather | (9.7 | )% | 8.8 | % | |||
Texas | |||||||
Average number of customers (in thousands) | 678 | 668 | |||||
Actual degree days | 856 | 1,003 | |||||
Normal degree days | 1,010 | 1,006 | |||||
Percent colder (warmer) than normal weather | (15.2 | )% | (0.3 | )% | |||
RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURE | ||||||||
Reconciliation of total revenues to net margin (non-GAAP) | ||||||||
Three Months Ended | ||||||||
March 31, | ||||||||
(Unaudited) | 2020 | 2019 | ||||||
(Thousands of dollars) | ||||||||
Total revenues | $ | 528,168 | $ | 661,000 | ||||
Cost of natural gas | 226,139 | 365,076 | ||||||
Net margin | $ | 302,029 | $ | 295,924 | ||||