(Date of report) | February 17, 2016 |
(Date of earliest event reported) | February 17, 2016 |
Oklahoma | 001-36108 | 46-3561936 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction | (Commission | (IRS Employer | ||
of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
Item 2.02 | Results of Operations and Financial Condition | |
On February 17, 2016, we announced our results of operations for the fourth-quarter ended December 31, 2015, and full-year 2015 financial results. The news release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein. | ||
Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure | |
On February 17, 2016, we announced our results of operations for the fourth-quarter ended December 31, 2015, and full-year 2015 financial results. The news release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein. | ||
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits | |
(d) | Exhibits | |
Exhibit Number | Description | |
99.1 | News release issued by ONE Gas, Inc. dated February 17, 2016. |
ONE Gas, Inc. | |||
Date: | February 17, 2016 | By: | /s/ Curtis L. Dinan |
Curtis L. Dinan Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer |
Exhibit Number | Description | |
99.1 | News release issued by ONE Gas, Inc. dated February 17, 2016. |
February 17, 2016 | Analyst Contact: | Andrew Ziola 918-947-7163 | |
Media Contact: | Jennifer Rector 918-947-7571 |
• | Fourth-quarter 2015 net income was $39.2 million, or $0.74 per diluted share, compared with $36.6 million, or $0.69 per diluted share, in the fourth quarter 2014; |
• | Full-year 2015 net income was $119.0 million, or $2.24 per diluted share, compared with $109.8 million, or $2.07 per diluted share, in 2014; |
• | Full-year 2015 capital expenditures were $294.3 million, compared with $297.1 million in 2014. |
• | A $9.5 million increase from new rates primarily in Oklahoma and Texas; |
• | A $0.8 million increase due to higher sales volumes, net of weather normalization; |
• | A $1.2 million decrease due primarily to lower transportation volumes from weather-sensitive customers in Kansas; |
• | A $1.0 million decrease in other revenues; and |
• | A $0.5 million decrease in rider and surcharge recoveries due to a lower ad-valorem surcharge in Kansas and expiration of the take-or-pay rider in Oklahoma, both of which were offset by lower amortization expense. |
• | An $8.2 million increase in employee-related expenses; |
• | A $1.7 million increase in ad valorem taxes; |
• | A $2.5 million decrease in outside service expenses; |
• | A $2.2 million decrease in information technology expenses, which includes $0.9 million of costs associated with the separation from ONEOK (NYSE: OKE); |
• | A $1.1 million decrease in legal and workers' compensation expense; |
• | A $1.1 million decrease in fleet-related expenses; and |
• | A $0.6 million decrease in bad debt expense. |
• | Actual heating degree days across the company’s service areas were 3,124 in the fourth quarter 2015, 21 percent warmer than normal and 19 percent warmer than the same period last year; |
• | Actual heating degree days in the Oklahoma service area were 1,068 in the fourth quarter 2015, 18 percent warmer than normal and 20 percent warmer than the same period last year; |
• | Actual heating degree days in the Kansas service area were 1,440 in the fourth quarter 2015, 24 percent warmer than normal and 22 percent warmer than the same period last year; |
• | Actual heating degree days in the Texas service area were 616 in the fourth quarter 2015, 19 percent warmer than normal and 10 percent warmer than the same period last year; |
• | Residential natural gas sales volumes were 36.5 billion cubic feet (Bcf) in the fourth quarter 2015, down 10 percent compared with the same period last year; |
• | Total natural gas sales volumes were 47.8 Bcf in the fourth quarter 2015, down 10 percent compared with the same period last year; |
• | Natural gas transportation volumes were 54.2 Bcf in the fourth quarter 2015, down 1 percent compared with the same period last year; and |
• | Total natural gas volumes delivered were 102.0 Bcf in the fourth quarter 2015, down 5 percent compared with the same period last year. |
• | A $27.5 million increase from new rates primarily in Texas and Oklahoma; |
• | A $4.8 million increase attributed to residential customer growth primarily in Oklahoma and Texas; |
• | A $6.0 million decrease in line extension revenue, from commercial and industrial customers, and other revenues; |
• | A $4.8 million decrease due to lower sales volumes, net of weather normalization, primarily from warmer weather in 2015 compared with 2014; |
• | A $3.7 million decrease in rider and surcharge recoveries due to a lower ad-valorem surcharge in Kansas and the expiration of the take-or-pay rider in Oklahoma, both of which were offset by lower amortization expense; and |
• | A $3.1 million decrease due primarily to lower transportation volumes from weather-sensitive customers in Kansas. |
• | A $6.8 million decrease in information technology services associated with the separation from ONEOK; |
• | A $6.0 million decrease in outside service expenses; |
• | A $4.1 million decrease in legal and workers' compensation expense; |
• | A $2.7 million increase in bad debt expense; |
• | A $1.4 million decrease in fleet-related expenses; |
• | A $0.9 million decrease in ad valorem taxes; and |
• | An $16.3 million increase in employee-related expenses. |
• | our ability to recover operating costs and amounts equivalent to income taxes, costs of property, plant and equipment and regulatory assets in our regulated rates; |
• | our ability to manage our operations and maintenance costs; |
• | changes in regulation, including the application of market rates by state and local agencies; |
• | the economic climate and, particularly, its effect on the natural gas requirements of our residential and commercial industrial customers; |
• | competition from alternative forms of energy, including, but not limited to, solar power, wind power, geothermal energy and biofuels; |
• | 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 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; |
• | our ability to generate sufficient cash flows to meet all of our cash needs; |
• | 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 purchase and sell assets at attractive prices and on other attractive terms; |
• | 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 LDC 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 regulation of natural gas distribution services, particularly those in Oklahoma, Kansas and Texas; |
• | changes in law resulting from new federal or state energy legislation; |
• | changes in environmental, safety, tax and other laws to which we and our subsidiaries are subject; |
• | advances in technology; |
• | population growth rates and changes in the demographic patterns of the markets we serve; |
• | acts of nature and the potential effects of threatened or actual terrorism, including cyber attacks or breaches of technology systems and war; |
• | 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; |
• | changes in accounting standards and corporate governance; |
• | discovery of material weaknesses in our internal controls; |
• | our ability to attract and retain talented management and directors; |
• | the results of financing efforts, including our ability to obtain financing on favorable terms, which can be affected by various factors, including our credit ratings and general economic conditions; |
• | declines in the market prices of debt and equity securities and resulting funding requirements for our defined benefit pension 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; |
• | the final resolutions or outcomes with respect to our contingent and other corporate liabilities related to the natural gas distribution business and any related actions for indemnification made pursuant to the Separation and Distribution Agreement;and |
• | the costs associated with increased regulation and enhanced disclosure and corporate governance requirements pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and the Consumer Protection Act of 2010. |
ONE Gas, Inc. | ||||||||||||||||
STATEMENTS OF INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
Three Months Ended | Years Ended | |||||||||||||||
December 31, | December 31, | |||||||||||||||
(Unaudited) | 2015 | 2014 | 2015 | 2014 | ||||||||||||
(Thousands of dollars, except per share amounts) | ||||||||||||||||
Revenues | $ | 389,149 | $ | 514,368 | $ | 1,547,692 | $ | 1,818,906 | ||||||||
Cost of natural gas | 157,733 | 290,192 | 705,959 | 991,949 | ||||||||||||
Net margin | 231,416 | 224,176 | 841,733 | 826,957 | ||||||||||||
Operating expenses | ||||||||||||||||
Operations and maintenance | 109,795 | 111,532 | 414,476 | 420,686 | ||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 34,431 | 31,727 | 133,023 | 125,722 | ||||||||||||
General taxes | 13,287 | 10,907 | 55,105 | 55,255 | ||||||||||||
Total operating expenses | 157,513 | 154,166 | 602,604 | 601,663 | ||||||||||||
Operating income | 73,903 | 70,010 | 239,129 | 225,294 | ||||||||||||
Other income | (788 | ) | 620 | 263 | 1,625 | |||||||||||
Other expense | 27 | (1,120 | ) | (2,813 | ) | (2,949 | ) | |||||||||
Interest expense | (10,978 | ) | (9,956 | ) | (44,570 | ) | (45,842 | ) | ||||||||
Income before income taxes | 62,164 | 59,554 | 192,009 | 178,128 | ||||||||||||
Income taxes | (22,962 | ) | (22,947 | ) | (72,979 | ) | (68,338 | ) | ||||||||
Net income | $ | 39,202 | $ | 36,607 | $ | 119,030 | $ | 109,790 | ||||||||
Earnings per share | ||||||||||||||||
Basic | $ | 0.75 | $ | 0.70 | $ | 2.26 | $ | 2.10 | ||||||||
Diluted | $ | 0.74 | $ | 0.69 | $ | 2.24 | $ | 2.07 | ||||||||
Average shares (thousands) | ||||||||||||||||
Basic | 52,431 | 52,398 | 52,578 | 52,364 | ||||||||||||
Diluted | 53,071 | 53,241 | 53,254 | 52,946 | ||||||||||||
Dividends declared per share of stock | $ | 0.30 | $ | 0.28 | $ | 1.20 | $ | 0.84 |
ONE Gas, Inc. | ||||||||
BALANCE SHEETS | ||||||||
December 31, | December 31, | |||||||
(Unaudited) | 2015 | 2014 | ||||||
Assets | (Thousands of dollars) | |||||||
Property, plant and equipment | ||||||||
Property, plant and equipment | $ | 5,132,682 | $ | 4,850,201 | ||||
Accumulated depreciation and amortization | 1,620,771 | 1,556,481 | ||||||
Net property, plant and equipment | 3,511,911 | 3,293,720 | ||||||
Current assets | ||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | 2,433 | 11,943 | ||||||
Accounts receivable, net | 216,343 | 326,749 | ||||||
Materials and supplies | 33,325 | 27,511 | ||||||
Income tax receivable | 38,877 | 43,800 | ||||||
Natural gas in storage | 142,153 | 185,300 | ||||||
Regulatory assets | 32,925 | 50,193 | ||||||
Other current assets | 16,789 | 22,005 | ||||||
Total current assets | 482,845 | 667,501 | ||||||
Goodwill and other assets | ||||||||
Regulatory assets | 435,863 | 478,723 | ||||||
Goodwill | 157,953 | 157,953 | ||||||
Other assets | 55,838 | 51,313 | ||||||
Total goodwill and other assets | 649,654 | 687,989 | ||||||
Total assets | $ | 4,644,410 | $ | 4,649,210 |
ONE Gas, Inc. | ||||||||
BALANCE SHEETS | ||||||||
(Continued) | ||||||||
December 31, | December 31, | |||||||
(Unaudited) | 2015 | 2014 | ||||||
Equity and Liabilities | (Thousands of dollars) | |||||||
Equity and long-term debt | ||||||||
Common stock, $0.01 par value: authorized 250,000,000 shares; issued 52,598,005 shares and outstanding 52,259,224 shares at December 31, 2015; authorized 250,000,000 shares, issued and outstanding 52,083,859 shares at December 31, 2014 | $ | 526 | $ | 521 | ||||
Paid-in capital | 1,764,875 | 1,758,796 | ||||||
Retained earnings | 95,046 | 39,894 | ||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | (4,401 | ) | (5,174 | ) | ||||
Treasury stock, at cost: 338,781 shares at December 31, 2015 and no shares at December 31, 2014 | (14,491 | ) | — | |||||
Total equity | 1,841,555 | 1,794,037 | ||||||
Long-term debt, excluding current maturities | 1,201,305 | 1,201,311 | ||||||
Total equity and long-term debt | 3,042,860 | 2,995,348 | ||||||
Current liabilities | ||||||||
Current maturities of long-term debt | 7 | 6 | ||||||
Notes payable | 12,500 | 42,000 | ||||||
Accounts payable | 107,482 | 159,064 | ||||||
Accrued interest | 18,873 | 18,872 | ||||||
Accrued taxes other than income | 37,249 | 44,742 | ||||||
Accrued liabilities | 31,470 | 26,019 | ||||||
Customer deposits | 60,325 | 60,003 | ||||||
Regulatory liabilities | 24,615 | 32,467 | ||||||
Other current liabilities | 11,700 | 9,260 | ||||||
Total current liabilities | 304,221 | 392,433 | ||||||
Deferred credits and other liabilities | ||||||||
Deferred income taxes | 951,785 | 894,585 | ||||||
Employee benefit obligations | 272,309 | 287,779 | ||||||
Other deferred credits | 73,235 | 79,065 | ||||||
Total deferred credits and other liabilities | 1,297,329 | 1,261,429 | ||||||
Commitments and contingencies | ||||||||
Total liabilities and equity | $ | 4,644,410 | $ | 4,649,210 |
ONE Gas, Inc. | ||||||||
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS | ||||||||
Years Ended December 31, | ||||||||
(Unaudited) | 2015 | 2014 | ||||||
(Thousands of dollars) | ||||||||
Operating activities | ||||||||
Net income | $ | 119,030 | $ | 109,790 | ||||
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: | ||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 133,023 | 125,722 | ||||||
Deferred income taxes | 63,789 | 49,935 | ||||||
Share-based compensation expense | 9,187 | 7,613 | ||||||
Provision for doubtful accounts | 4,520 | 7,195 | ||||||
Changes in assets and liabilities: | ||||||||
Accounts receivable | 105,886 | 23,044 | ||||||
Materials and supplies | (5,814 | ) | 10,868 | |||||
Income tax receivable | 4,923 | (43,800 | ) | |||||
Natural gas in storage | 43,147 | (19,172 | ) | |||||
Asset removal costs | (51,608 | ) | (47,125 | ) | ||||
Accounts payable | (59,635 | ) | (6,881 | ) | ||||
Accrued interest | 1 | 18,743 | ||||||
Accrued taxes other than income | (7,493 | ) | 12,316 | |||||
Accrued liabilities | 5,451 | 21,228 | ||||||
Customer deposits | 322 | 2,643 | ||||||
Regulatory assets and liabilities | 50,658 | 30,067 | ||||||
Employee benefit obligation | (15,033 | ) | (10,102 | ) | ||||
Other assets and liabilities | (6,147 | ) | (45,421 | ) | ||||
Cash provided by operating activities | 394,207 | 246,663 | ||||||
Investing activities | ||||||||
Capital expenditures | (294,320 | ) | (297,103 | ) | ||||
Cash used in investing activities | (294,320 | ) | (297,103 | ) | ||||
Financing activities | ||||||||
Borrowings on notes payable, net | (29,500 | ) | 42,000 | |||||
Repurchase of common stock | (24,122 | ) | — | |||||
Issuance of debt, net of discounts | — | 1,199,994 | ||||||
Long-term debt financing costs | — | (11,087 | ) | |||||
Cash payment to ONEOK upon separation | — | (1,130,000 | ) | |||||
Issuance of common stock | 7,051 | 2,001 | ||||||
Dividends paid | (62,826 | ) | (43,696 | ) | ||||
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities | (109,397 | ) | 59,212 | |||||
Change in cash and cash equivalents | (9,510 | ) | 8,772 | |||||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 11,943 | 3,171 | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | $ | 2,433 | $ | 11,943 | ||||
Supplemental cash flow information: | ||||||||
Cash paid for interest, net of amounts capitalized | $ | 26,246 | $ | 21,066 | ||||
Cash (received) paid for income taxes, net | $ | (5,423 | ) | $ | 44,603 |
ONE Gas, Inc. | ||||||||||||||||
INFORMATION AT A GLANCE | ||||||||||||||||
Three Months Ended | Years Ended | |||||||||||||||
December 31, | December 31, | |||||||||||||||
(Unaudited) | 2015 | 2014 | 2015 | 2014 | ||||||||||||
(Millions of dollars, except as noted) | ||||||||||||||||
Financial | ||||||||||||||||
Net margin | $ | 231.4 | $ | 224.2 | $ | 841.7 | $ | 827.0 | ||||||||
Operating costs | $ | 123.1 | $ | 122.5 | $ | 469.6 | $ | 476.0 | ||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | $ | 34.4 | $ | 31.7 | $ | 133.0 | $ | 125.7 | ||||||||
Operating income | $ | 73.9 | $ | 70.0 | $ | 239.1 | $ | 225.3 | ||||||||
Capital expenditures | $ | 94.6 | $ | 72.5 | $ | 294.3 | $ | 297.1 | ||||||||
Net margin on natural gas sales | $ | 196.4 | $ | 186.8 | $ | 711.9 | $ | 688.2 | ||||||||
Transportation revenues | $ | 25.9 | $ | 27.4 | $ | 98.8 | $ | 102.3 | ||||||||
Net margin, excluding other revenues | $ | 222.3 | $ | 214.2 | $ | 810.7 | $ | 790.5 | ||||||||
Volumes (Bcf) | ||||||||||||||||
Natural gas sales | ||||||||||||||||
Residential | 36.5 | 40.5 | 115.5 | 125.3 | ||||||||||||
Commercial and industrial | 10.4 | 11.7 | 35.9 | 38.6 | ||||||||||||
Wholesale and public authority | 0.9 | 0.9 | 2.6 | 2.5 | ||||||||||||
Total volumes sold | 47.8 | 53.1 | 154.0 | 166.3 | ||||||||||||
Transportation | 54.2 | 54.5 | 204.8 | 213.5 | ||||||||||||
Total volumes delivered | 102.0 | 107.6 | 358.8 | 379.8 | ||||||||||||
Average number of customers (in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||
Residential | 1,963 | 1,953 | 1,968 | 1,955 | ||||||||||||
Commercial and industrial | 156 | 155 | 157 | 156 | ||||||||||||
Wholesale and public authority | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||
Transportation | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | ||||||||||||
Total customers | 2,134 | 2,123 | 2,140 | 2,127 | ||||||||||||
Heating Degree Days | ||||||||||||||||
Actual degree days | 3,124 | 3,875 | 9,114 | 10,615 | ||||||||||||
Normal degree days | 3,964 | 3,948 | 9,962 | 9,965 | ||||||||||||
Percent colder (warmer) than normal weather | (21.2 | )% | (1.8 | )% | (8.5 | )% | 6.5 | % | ||||||||
Statistics by State | ||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma | ||||||||||||||||
Average number of customers (in thousands) | 859 | 853 | 861 | 853 | ||||||||||||
Actual degree days | 1,068 | 1,339 | 3,135 | 3,720 | ||||||||||||
Normal degree days | 1,305 | 1,305 | 3,317 | 3,317 | ||||||||||||
Percent colder (warmer) than normal weather | (18.2 | )% | 2.6 | % | (5.5 | )% | 12.1 | % | ||||||||
Kansas | ||||||||||||||||
Average number of customers (in thousands) | 632 | 631 | 635 | 634 | ||||||||||||
Actual degree days | 1,440 | 1,848 | 4,264 | 5,179 | ||||||||||||
Normal degree days | 1,895 | 1,895 | 4,860 | 4,860 | ||||||||||||
Percent colder (warmer) than normal weather | (24.0 | )% | (2.5 | )% | (12.3 | )% | 6.6 | % | ||||||||
Texas | ||||||||||||||||
Average number of customers (in thousands) | 643 | 639 | 644 | 640 | ||||||||||||
Actual degree days | 616 | 688 | 1,715 | 1,716 | ||||||||||||
Normal degree days | 764 | 748 | 1,785 | 1,788 | ||||||||||||
Percent colder (warmer) than normal weather | (19.4 | )% | (8.0 | )% | (3.9 | )% | (4.0 | )% |
$G\9:#'IJ7WV(+.LQ?RM^[ (QC(]<_A7E?BBRL=.^..EVFEVL-K#'/
M:9CA0*H8MDG [X(KTOXB>-O^$+T..6WB2:^NF*0*_P!U<#+,WJ!QQZD4 =#I
MEG%HNA6EF718K.W2(N1M&%4#/MTS7C_AVYM;G]HBYGTV1)+:5YB'B.5<^5\Q
M![_,#6IIG@3Q%XXMX-2\=:Y<+:3*)4T^#Y?E/(R/NKQ[$^]8?A"PM]+^/LMA
M8Q^7;6SSQQ)DG $7J: +'QMS'XRT6:Z1GLQ ,KCAL297&VO8]-U&QU33XK
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M&9 \E_)4#.0B[F)] .!]2/6O&)_VK?!ZVY-MHVMR38X22.%%)_P!X
M2$_I72_#"'7O%6JW'Q"\6V_V*6\MA:Z3IP+8M;;<&9CGJSD*