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Segment Information
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Segment Information

Note 2: Segment Information

The Company’s Chief Operating Decision Maker (CODM), consists of the Company’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, President and Chief Administrative Officer, Chief Financial Officer, and Chief Accounting Officer. These individuals assess financial performance and make decisions, including the allocation of resources to the various operating segments, based on meeting with the managers of each segment and through their review of reports and analyses that are regularly provided to the CODM. The CODM uses Net Income Applicable to Common Shares for each segment predominantly in the annual budget and forecasting process. The CODM considers budget-to-actual variances on a quarterly basis when making decisions about the allocation of operating and capital resources to each segment. Unitil reports two operating and reportable segments: utility electric operations and utility gas operations.

Unitil’s principal business is the local distribution of electricity in the southeastern seacoast and state capital regions of New Hampshire and the greater Fitchburg area of north central Massachusetts and the local distribution of natural gas in southeastern New Hampshire, portions of southern Maine to the Lewiston-Auburn area and in the greater Fitchburg area of north central Massachusetts. Unitil has three distribution utility subsidiaries, Unitil Energy, which operates in New Hampshire, Fitchburg, which operates in Massachusetts and Northern Utilities, which operates in New Hampshire and Maine. Unitil Energy and the electric division of Fitchburg are included in the electric segment. Northern Utilities and the gas division of Fitchburg

are included in the gas segment. Unitil Energy, Fitchburg and Northern Utilities have a well-diversified customer mix and are not dependent on a single customer, or a few customers, for their electric and natural gas sales. Granite State is an interstate natural gas transmission pipeline company, operating 85 miles of underground gas transmission pipeline primarily located in Maine and New Hampshire. Granite State provides Northern Utilities with interconnection to three major natural gas pipelines and access to domestic natural gas supplies in the south and Canadian natural gas supplies in the north. Granite State derives its revenues principally from the transmission services provided to Northern Utilities and, to a lesser extent, third-party marketers. Granite State is included in the utility gas operations segment.

 

Unitil Corp. (the holding company), and Unitil Resources are included in the “Other” category (ASC 280-10-50-15). The holding company has no operating income of its own. The earnings of the holding company are principally derived from income earned on short-term investments. Unitil Resources is the Company’s wholly-owned non-regulated subsidiary and currently does not have any activity. Unitil Service provides centralized management and administrative services, including information systems management and financial record keeping to support the affiliated Unitil companies. Unitil Realty owns certain real estate, principally the Company’s corporate headquarters in Hampton, New Hampshire and land for future use in Kingston, New Hampshire. Unitil Service’s and Unitil Realty’s costs are allocated to the Electric and Gas segments based on cost allocation factors.

The segments follow the same accounting policies as described in the Summary of Significant Accounting Policies. Intrasegment sales take place at cost and the effects of all intrasegment and/or intercompany transactions are eliminated in the consolidated financial statements. Segment profit or loss is based on Net Income Applicable to Common Shares. Expenses used to determine operating income before taxes are charged directly to each segment or are allocated based on cost allocation factors included in rate applications approved by the FERC, NHPUC, MDPU, and MPUC. Assets allocated to each segment are based upon specific identification of such assets provided by Company records.

 

The following tables provide significant segment financial data for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022 (millions):

 

Year Ended December 31, 2024

 

Electric

 

 

Gas

 

 

Total Reportable Segments

 

 

Other

 

 

Total

 

Total Operating Revenues

 

$

248.3

 

 

$

246.5

 

 

$

494.8

 

 

$

—

 

 

$

494.8

 

Energy Supply Costs

 

 

141.0

 

 

 

79.6

 

 

 

220.6

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

220.6

 

Operation and Maintenance

 

 

34.9

 

 

 

41.7

 

 

 

76.6

 

 

 

1.0

 

 

 

77.6

 

Depreciation and Amortization

 

 

29.3

 

 

 

46.8

 

 

 

76.1

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

76.1

 

Other Segment Expenses (Income)

 

 

12.9

 

 

 

17.3

 

 

 

30.2

 

 

 

(0.1

)

 

 

30.1

 

Interest Income

 

 

(3.6

)

 

 

(4.6

)

 

 

(8.2

)

 

 

(0.2

)

 

 

(8.4

)

Interest Expense

 

 

13.4

 

 

 

23.7

 

 

 

37.1

 

 

 

0.6

 

 

 

37.7

 

Provision for Income Taxes

 

 

3.8

 

 

 

11.2

 

 

 

15.0

 

 

 

(1.0

)

 

 

14.0

 

Net Income Attributable to Commons Shares

 

 

16.6

 

 

 

30.8

 

 

 

47.4

 

 

 

(0.3

)

 

 

47.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Segment Assets

 

 

647.2

 

 

 

1,115.3

 

 

 

1,762.5

 

 

 

32.0

 

 

 

1,794.5

 

Capital Expenditures

 

 

61.8

 

 

 

103.9

 

 

 

165.7

 

 

 

4.2

 

 

 

169.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31, 2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Operating Revenues

 

$

306.5

 

 

$

250.6

 

 

$

557.1

 

 

$

—

 

 

$

557.1

 

Energy Supply Costs

 

 

202.4

 

 

 

96.1

 

 

 

298.5

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

298.5

 

Operation and Maintenance

 

 

34.5

 

 

 

40.7

 

 

 

75.2

 

 

 

0.4

 

 

 

75.6

 

Depreciation & Amortization Expense

 

 

26.0

 

 

 

40.4

 

 

 

66.4

 

 

 

1.0

 

 

 

67.4

 

Other Segment Expenses (Income)

 

 

13.1

 

 

 

16.9

 

 

 

30.0

 

 

 

(1.5

)

 

 

28.5

 

Interest Income

 

 

(2.6

)

 

 

(2.4

)

 

 

(5.0

)

 

 

(1.2

)

 

 

(6.2

)

Interest Expense

 

 

11.2

 

 

 

20.7

 

 

 

31.9

 

 

 

3.0

 

 

 

34.9

 

Provision for Income Taxes

 

 

4.0

 

 

 

9.4

 

 

 

13.4

 

 

 

(0.2

)

 

 

13.2

 

Segment Profit (Loss)

 

 

17.9

 

 

 

28.8

 

 

 

46.7

 

 

 

(1.5

)

 

 

45.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Segment Assets

 

 

612.6

 

 

 

1,031.8

 

 

 

1,644.4

 

 

 

26.0

 

 

 

1,670.4

 

Capital Expenditures

 

 

44.2

 

 

 

92.7

 

 

 

136.9

 

 

 

4.1

 

 

 

141.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31, 2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Operating Revenues

 

$

297.9

 

 

$

265.3

 

 

$

563.2

 

 

$

—

 

 

$

563.2

 

Energy Supply Costs

 

 

199.1

 

 

 

121.4

 

 

 

320.5

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

320.5

 

Operation and Maintenance

 

 

33.5

 

 

 

40.1

 

 

 

73.6

 

 

 

0.1

 

 

 

73.7

 

Depreciation & Amortization Expense

 

 

25.4

 

 

 

36.3

 

 

 

61.7

 

 

 

0.9

 

 

 

62.6

 

Other Segment Expenses (Income)

 

 

12.9

 

 

 

17.0

 

 

 

29.9

 

 

 

(1.6

)

 

 

28.3

 

Interest Income

 

 

(0.9

)

 

 

(1.0

)

 

 

(1.9

)

 

 

(0.9

)

 

 

(2.8

)

Interest Expense

 

 

9.1

 

 

 

16.8

 

 

 

25.9

 

 

 

2.4

 

 

 

28.3

 

Provision for Income Taxes

 

 

3.1

 

 

 

8.2

 

 

 

11.3

 

 

 

(0.1

)

 

 

11.2

 

Segment Profit (Loss)

 

 

15.7

 

 

 

26.5

 

 

 

42.2

 

 

 

(0.8

)

 

 

41.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Segment Assets

 

 

580.9

 

 

 

988.8

 

 

 

1,569.7

 

 

 

20.7

 

 

 

1,590.4

 

Capital Expenditures

 

 

33.8

 

 

 

87.6

 

 

 

121.4

 

 

 

0.7

 

 

 

122.1