-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, STwTwP9SEYGcmWlXbasBNfpctcKHkaBBtDIb+VI+3XzRjN75aaZyD1/kLooefr+1 v9d9HrXHpk3tX1PdJADCMg== 0000277595-01-500017.txt : 20010814 0000277595-01-500017.hdr.sgml : 20010814 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000277595-01-500017 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 10-Q PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20010630 FILED AS OF DATE: 20010813 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ENERGEN CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000277595 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: NATURAL GAS DISTRIBUTION [4924] IRS NUMBER: 630757759 STATE OF INCORPORATION: AL FISCAL YEAR END: 0930 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 10-Q SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-07810 FILM NUMBER: 1705800 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 605 21ST STREET NORTH CITY: BIRMINGHAM STATE: AL ZIP: 35203-2707 BUSINESS PHONE: 205-326-2742 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 605 21ST STREET N CITY: BIRMINGHAM STATE: AL ZIP: 35203 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ALAGASCO INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19851002 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ALABAMA GAS CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000003146 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: NATURAL GAS DISTRIBUTION [4924] IRS NUMBER: 630022000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: AL FISCAL YEAR END: 0930 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 10-Q SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 033-70466 FILM NUMBER: 1705801 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2101 SIXTH AVE NORTH CITY: BIRMINGHAM STATE: AL ZIP: 35203 BUSINESS PHONE: 2053262742 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2101 SIXTH AVE NORTH CITY: BIRMINGHAM STATE: AL ZIP: 35203 10-Q 1 tenq601.htm UNITED STATES

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

 

|X| QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE QUARTER ENDED JUNE 30, 2001

OR

|  |  TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM ___ TO ___

 

 

Commission

   

IRS Employer

File

 

State of

Identification

Number

Registrant

Incorporation

Number

       

1-7810

Energen Corporation

Alabama

63-0757759

2-38960

Alabama Gas Corporation

Alabama

63-0022000

 

 

605 Richard Arrington Jr. Boulevard North

Birmingham, Alabama 35203-2707

Telephone Number 205/326-2700

http://www.energen.com

Alabama Gas Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Energen Corporation, meets the conditions set forth in General Instruction H(1)(a) and (b) of Form 10-Q and is therefore filing this Form with reduced disclosure format pursuant to General Instruction H(2).

Indicate by a check mark whether the registrants (1) have filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrants were required to file such reports), and (2) have been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. YES X NO ____

 

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuers' classes of common stock, as of August 10, 2001:

 

Energen Corporation

$0.01 par value

31,015,160 shares

Alabama Gas Corporation

$0.01 par value

  1,972,052 shares

 

 

 

 

 

ENERGEN CORPORATION AND ALABAMA GAS CORPORATION

FORM 10-Q FOR THE QUARTER ENDED JUNE 30, 2001

     

TABLE OF CONTENTS

     
   

Page

 

PART I: FINANCIAL INFORMATION

     
     

Item 1.

Financial Statements

(a) Consolidated Statements of Income of Energen Corporation

 3

(b) Consolidated Balance Sheets of Energen Corporation

 4

(c) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows of Energen Corporation

 6

(d) Statements of Income of Alabama Gas Corporation

 7

(e) Balance Sheets of Alabama Gas Corporation

 8

(f) Statements of Cash Flows of Alabama Gas Corporation

10

(g) Notes to Unaudited Financial Statements

11

Item 2.

Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and

Results of Operations

16

Selected Business Segment Data of Energen Corporation

21

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

22

PART II: OTHER INFORMATION

Item 6.

Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

23

SIGNATURES

24

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

     
       

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

     
       

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

     

ENERGEN CORPORATION

     

(Unaudited)

     
       
 

Three months ended

 

Nine months ended

 

June 30,

 

June 30,

(in thousands, except per share data)

2001

2000

 

2001

2000

Operating Revenues

         

Natural gas distribution

$ 103,779

$ 69,111

 

$ 493,191

$ 313,085

Oil and gas operations

57,933

47,456

 

177,898

139,947

           

     Total operating revenues

161,712

116,567

 

671,089

453,032

           

Operating Expenses

         

Cost of gas

57,310

26,042

 

298,629

133,960

Operations and maintenance

46,471

42,540

 

138,185

126,404

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

21,335

24,210

 

61,825

66,947

Taxes, other than income taxes

13,267

10,617

 

52,685

36,805

           

     Total operating expenses

138,383

103,409

 

551,324

364,116

           

Operating Income

23,329

13,158

 

119,765

88,916

           

Other Income (Expense)

         

Interest expense

(10,508)

(9,368)

 

(31,354)

(28,053)

Other, net

413

365

 

1,421

1,138

           

     Total other expense

(10,095)

(9,003)

 

(29,933)

(26,915)

           

Income Before Income Taxes

13,234

4,155

 

89,832

62,001

Income tax (benefit) expense

2,861

(303)

 

18,748

7,241

           

Net Income

$ 10,373

$ 4,458

 

$ 71,084

$  54,760

           

Diluted Earnings Per Average Common Share

$ 0.33

$      0.15

 

$ 2.29

$      1.81

           

Basic Earnings Per Average Common Share

$ 0.34

$      0.15

 

$ 2.32

$      1.82

           

Dividends Per Common Share

$ 0.17

$    0.165

 

$ 0.51

$   0.495

           

Diluted Average Common Shares Outstanding

31,217

30,346

 

31,005

30,315

           

Basic Average Common Shares Outstanding

30,830

30,081

 

30,651

30,081

 

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

 

 

 

 

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

   

ENERGEN CORPORATION

   
     
     
 

June 30, 2001

September 30, 2000

(in thousands)

(Unaudited)

 
     

ASSETS

   

Current Assets

   

Cash and cash equivalents

$       3,883 

$       3,823 

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful

    accounts of $8,829 at June 30, 2001, and

    $6,681 at September 30, 2000

 

96,624 

 

93,362 

Inventories, at average cost

   

    Storage gas inventory

51,218 

36,437 

    Materials and supplies

11,133 

8,535 

    Liquified natural gas in storage

3,059 

3,267 

Deferred gas costs

3,567 

3,556 

Amounts due from customers

15,937

-

Deferred income taxes

17,015 

17,830 

Prepayments and other

7,606 

88,626 

     

    Total current assets

210,042 

255,436 

     

Property, Plant and Equipment

   

Oil and gas properties, successful efforts method

792,228 

713,766 

Less accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization

197,814 

165,447 

    Oil and gas properties, net

594,414 

548,319 

Utility plant

741,160 

709,004 

Less accumulated depreciation

371,641 

353,997 

    Utility plant, net

369,519 

355,007 

Other property, net

4,623 

4,503 

     

    Total property, plant and equipment, net

968,556 

907,829 

     

Other Assets

   

Deferred income taxes

13,852 

22,782 

Deferred charges and other

19,066 

16,994 

     

    Total other assets

32,918 

39,776 

     

TOTAL ASSETS

$   1,211,516 

$   1,203,041 

 

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

   

ENERGEN CORPORATION

   
     
     
 

June 30, 2001

September 30, 2000

(in thousands, except share data)

(Unaudited)

 
     

CAPITAL AND LIABILITIES

   

Current Liabilities

   

Long-term debt due within one year

$      13,072 

$      18,648 

Notes payable to banks

55,000 

168,000 

Accounts payable

59,758 

133,005 

Accrued taxes

37,242 

25,312 

Customers' deposits

15,572 

15,512 

Amounts due customers

4,187 

14,914 

Accrued wages and benefits

25,611 

24,256 

Other

36,342 

37,702 

     

    Total current liabilities

246,784 

437,349 

     

Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities

   

Other

3,622 

10,900 

     

    Total deferred credits and other liabilities

3,622 

10,900 

     

Commitments and Contingencies

 

 

     

Capitalization

   

Preferred stock, cumulative $0.01 par value, 5,000,000

    shares authorized

Common shareholders' equity

   

    Common stock, $0.01 par value; 75,000,000 shares authorized,

     30,993,360 shares outstanding at June 30, 2001, and

     30,350,802 shares outstanding at September 30, 2000

 

310 

 

304 

    Premium on capital stock

230,046 

213,582 

    Capital surplus

2,802 

2,802 

    Retained earnings

240,970 

185,561 

    Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax

5,338

Deferred compensation on restricted stock

(1,345)

Deferred compensation plan

6,276 

4,965 

Treasury stock, at cost (262,876 shares at June 30, 2001,

    and 239,306 shares at September 30, 2000)

(7,374)

(6,354)

     

    Total common shareholders' equity

477,023 

400,860 

Long-term debt

484,087 

353,932 

     

    Total capitalization

961,110 

754,792 

     

TOTAL CAPITAL AND LIABILITIES

$   1,211,516 

$   1,203,041 

 

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

 

 

 

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

   

ENERGEN CORPORATION

   

(Unaudited)

   
     
     

Nine months ended June 30, (in thousands)

2001

2000

     

Operating Activities

   

Net income

$    71,084 

$    54,760

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash

   

provided by (used in) operating activities:

   

    Depreciation, depletion and amortization

61,825 

66,947

    Deferred income taxes

5,470

(9,173)

    Deferred investment tax credits

(336)

(336)

    Gain on sale of assets

(759)

(1,472)

Net change in:

   

    Accounts receivable

(3,262)

(19,869)

    Inventories

(17,171)

(6,567)

    Deferred gas costs

(11)

(1,163)

    Accounts payable

9,721 

(1,169)

    Other current assets and liabilities

(12,377)

2,108

Other, net

(5,463)

(5,309)

     

    Net cash provided by operating activities

108,721 

78,757 

     

Investing Activities

   

Additions to property, plant and equipment

(127,404)

(81,614)

Proceeds from sale of assets

7,926 

2,600

Other, net

(825)

(807)

     

    Net cash used in investing activities

(120,303)

(79,821)

     

Financing Activities

   

Payment of dividends on common stock

(15,676)

(14,896)

Issuance of common stock

17,859 

6,664

Purchase of treasury stock

(1,098)

(3,231)

Reduction of long-term debt

(24,267)

(1,147)

Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt

147,824

Payment of note payable issued to purchase U.S. Treasury securities

(140,917)

Net change in short-term debt

(113,000)

19,917

     

    Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

11,642 

(133,610)

     

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

60 

(134,674)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

3,823 

145,390 

     

Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period

$     3,883 

$     10,716 

 

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

STATEMENTS OF INCOME

     

ALABAMA GAS CORPORATION

     

(Unaudited)

     
       
 

Three months ended

 

Nine months ended

 

June 30,

 

June 30,

(in thousands)

2001

2000

 

2001

2000

Operating Revenues

$ 103,779

$ 69,111

 

$ 493,191

$ 313,085

           

Operating Expenses

         

Cost of gas

57,907

26,439

 

300,319

135,190

Operations and maintenance

27,204

26,236

 

80,692

77,131

Depreciation

7,825

7,243

 

23,026

21,380

Income taxes

         

    Current

648

1,207

 

18,187

21,946

    Deferred, net

(365)

(743)

 

(889)

(3,869)

    Deferred investment tax credits, net

(112)

(112)

 

(336)

(336)

Taxes, other than income taxes

7,486

5,906

 

32,332

23,535

           

     Total operating expenses

100,593

66,176

 

453,331

274,977

           

Operating Income

3,186

2,935

 

39,860

38,108

           

Other Income (Expense)

         

Allowance for funds used during construction

591

365

 

1,617

681

Other, net

(161)

262

 

(468)

365

     Total other income

430

627

 

1,149

1,046

           

Interest Charges

         

Interest on long-term debt

2,066

2,135

 

6,256

6,406

Other interest expense

972

311

 

2,802

957

           

    Total interest charges

3,038

2,446

 

9,058

7,363

           

Net Income

$ 578

$ 1,116

 

$ 31,951

$ 31,791

 

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BALANCE SHEETS

   

ALABAMA GAS CORPORATION

   
     
     
 

June 30, 2001

September 30, 2000

(in thousands)

(Unaudited)

 
     

ASSETS

   

Property, Plant and Equipment

   

Utility plant

$     741,160 

$     709,004

Less accumulated depreciation

371,641 

353,997

     

    Utility plant, net

369,519 

355,007

     

Other property, net

220 

241

     

Current Assets

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

685 

866

Accounts receivable

   

    Gas

58,330 

48,300

    Merchandise

1,801 

2,192

    Other

1,111 

1,472

    Allowance for doubtful accounts

(8,300)

(5,800)

Inventories, at average cost

   

    Storage gas inventory

51,218 

36,437

    Materials and supplies

5,441 

5,400

    Liquified natural gas in storage

3,059 

3,267

Deferred gas costs

3,567 

3,556

Amounts due from customers

15,937

-

Deferred income taxes

12,311 

12,360

Prepayments and other

1,297 

3,438

     

    Total current assets

146,457 

111,488

     

Deferred Charges and Other Assets

4,390 

4,546

     

TOTAL ASSETS

$   520,586 

$   471,282

 

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BALANCE SHEETS

   

ALABAMA GAS CORPORATION

   
     
     
 

June 30, 2001

September 30, 2000

(in thousands, except share data)

(Unaudited)

 
     

CAPITAL AND LIABILITIES

   

Capitalization

   

Common shareholder's equity

   

    Common stock, $0.01 par value; 3,000,000 shares

        authorized, 1,972,052 shares outstanding at

        June 30, 2001, and September 30, 2000

 

$           20

 

$          20

    Premium on capital stock

31,682

31,682

    Capital surplus

2,802

2,802

    Retained earnings

186,245

164,767

     

    Total common shareholder's equity

220,749

199,271

Cumulative preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 120,000 shares

    authorized, issuable in series-$4.70 Series

Long-term debt

115,000

115,000

     

    Total capitalization

335,749

314,271

     

Current Liabilities

   

Long-term debt due within one year

-

4,650 

Notes payable to banks

45,000

20,500 

Accounts payable

46,479

40,532

Accrued taxes

35,271

21,621 

Customers' deposits

15,572

15,512 

Amounts due customers

4,187

14,914 

Accrued wages and benefits

12,392

9,221 

Other

7,596

10,230 

     

    Total current liabilities

166,497

137,180 

     

Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities

   

Deferred income taxes

15,862

15,938 

Accumulated deferred investment tax credits

1,429

1,765 

Regulatory liability

304

1,352 

Customer advances for construction and other

745

776 

     

     Total deferred credits and other liabilities

18,340

19,831 

     

Commitments and Contingencies

 

 

     

TOTAL CAPITAL AND LIABILITIES

$   520,586

$   471,282 

 

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

   

ALABAMA GAS CORPORATION

   

(Unaudited)

   
     
     

Nine months ended June 30, (in thousands)

2001

2000

     

Operating Activities

   

Net income

$      31,951

$      31,791

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash

   

provided by (used in) operating activities:

   

    Depreciation

23,026

21,380

    Deferred income taxes, net

(889)

(3,869)

    Deferred investment tax credits

(336)

(336)

Net change in:

   

    Accounts receivable

(6,778)

(18,913)

    Inventories

(14,614)

(6,208)

    Deferred gas costs

(11)

(1,163)

    Accounts payable

(5,034)

8,916

    Other current assets and liabilities

(10,134)

4,547

Other, net

(1,821)

(1,077)

     

    Net cash provided by operating activities

15,360

35,068

     

Investing Activities

   

Additions to property, plant and equipment

(35,780)

(40,018)

Other, net

(120)

18

     

    Net cash used in investing activities

(35,900)

(40,000)

     

Financing Activities

   

Reduction of long-term debt

(4,650)

-

Net advances from affiliates

10,981

8,262

Dividends

(10,472)

-

Net change in short-term debt

24,500

-

     

    Net cash provided by financing activities

20,359

8,262

     

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

(181)

3,330

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

866

533

     

Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period

$    685

$     3,863

 

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOTES TO UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

ENERGEN CORPORATION AND ALABAMA GAS CORPORATION

1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION

All adjustments to the unaudited financial statements that are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair statement of the results of operations for the interim periods have been recorded. Such adjustments consisted of normal recurring items. The unaudited financial statements and notes should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto for the years ended September 30, 2000, 1999, and 1998, included in the 2000 Annual Report of Energen Corporation (the Company) and Alabama Gas Corporation (Alagasco) on Form 10-K. Certain reclassifications were made to conform prior years' financial statements to the current-quarter presentation. The Company's natural gas distribution business is seasonal in character and influenced by weather conditions. Results of operations for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the fiscal year.

2. REGULATORY

As an Alabama utility, Alagasco is subject to regulation by the Alabama Public Service Commission (APSC) which, in 1983, established the Rate Stabilization and Equalization (RSE) rate-setting process. RSE was extended with modifications in 1990, 1987 and 1985. On October 7, 1996, RSE was extended, without change through January 1, 2002. Under the terms of that extension, RSE will continue after January 1, 2002, unless, after notice to the Company and a hearing, the Commission votes to either modify or discontinue its operation. Under RSE as extended, the APSC conducts quarterly reviews to determine, based on Alagasco's projections and fiscal year-to-date performance, whether Alagasco's return on average equity for the fiscal year will be within the allowed range of 13.15 percent to 13.65 percent. Reductions in rates can be made quarterly to bring the projected return within the allowed range; increases, however, are allowed only once each fiscal year, effective December 1, and cannot ex ceed 4 percent of prior-year revenues. RSE limits the utility's equity upon which a return is permitted to 60 percent of total capitalization and provides for certain cost control measures designed to monitor Alagasco's operations and maintenance (O&M) expense. If the change in O&M expense per customer falls within 1.25 percentage points above or below the Consumer Price Index For All Urban Customers (index range), no adjustment is required. If the change in O&M expense per customer exceeds the index range, three-quarters of the difference is returned to customers. To the extent the change is less than the index range, the utility benefits by one-half of the difference through future rate adjustments. Under RSE as extended, a $9.1 million and a $4.5 million annual increase in revenues became effective December 1, 2000 and 1999, respectively.

Alagasco calculates a temperature adjustment to customers' bills to remove the effect of departures from normal temperatures on Alagasco's earnings. The calculation is performed monthly, and the adjustments to customers' bills are made in the same billing cycle in which the weather variation occurs. Substantially all the customers to whom the temperature adjustment applies are residential, small commercial and small industrial. Alagasco's rate schedules for natural gas distribution charges contain a Gas Supply Adjustment rider, established in 1993, which permits the pass-through to customers of changes in the cost of gas supply.

The APSC approved an Enhanced Stability Reserve (ESR), beginning fiscal year 1998, to which Alagasco may charge the full amount of: (1) extraordinary O&M expenses resulting from force majeure events such as storms, severe weather, and outages, when one or a combination of two such events results in more than $200,000 of additional O&M expense during a fiscal year; or (2) individual industrial and commercial customer revenue losses that exceed $250,000 during the fiscal year, if such losses cause Alagasco's return on equity to fall below 13.15 percent. The APSC approved the establishment of the ESR in the amount of $3.9 million; the maximum approved funding level is $4 million. Following a year in which a charge against the ESR is made, the APSC provides for accretions to the ESR of no more than $40,000 monthly until the maximum funding level is achieved.

In accordance with APSC-directed regulatory accounting procedures, Alagasco in 1989 began returning to customers excess utility deferred taxes which resulted from a reduction in the federal statutory tax rate from 46 percent to 34 percent using the average rate assumption method. This method provides for the return to ratepayers of excess deferred taxes over the lives of the related assets. In 1993 those excess taxes were reduced as a result of a federal tax rate increase from 34 percent to 35 percent. Remaining excess utility deferred taxes are being returned to ratepayers over approximately 10 years. At June 30, 2001, and September 30, 2000, a regulatory liability related to income taxes of $0.3 million and $1.4 million, respectively, was included in the consolidated financial statements.

As of November 1, 1998, Alagasco offered a Voluntary Early Retirement Program to certain eligible employees. The APSC allowed these costs to be amortized over a three-year period. As of June 30, 2001, and September 30, 2000, a regulatory asset of $0.4 million and $1.2 million, respectively, was included in the consolidated financial statements for costs associated with this early retirement program.

3. DERIVATIVE COMMODITY INSTRUMENTS

The Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (SFAS) No. 133 (subsequently amended by SFAS Nos. 137 and 138), Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, on October 1, 2000. This statement requires all derivatives to be recognized on the balance sheet and measured at fair value. If a derivative is designated as a cash flow hedge, the Company is required to measure the effectiveness of the hedge, or the degree that the gain (loss) for the hedging instrument offsets the loss (gain) on the hedged item, at each reporting period. The effective portion of the gain or loss on the derivative instrument is recognized in other comprehensive income as a component of equity and subsequently reclassified into earnings when the forecasted transaction affects earnings. The ineffective portion of a derivative's change in fair value is required to be recognized in earnings immediately. Derivatives that do not qualify for hedge treatment under SFAS No. 133 must be recorde d at fair value with gains or losses recognized in earnings in the period of change.

Energen Resources Corporation, Energen's oil and gas subsidiary, periodically enters into derivative commodity instruments to hedge its exposure to price fluctuations on oil and gas production. Such instruments include regulated natural gas and crude oil futures contracts traded on the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) and over-the-counter swaps and basis hedges with major energy derivative product specialists. The Company has identified certain oil and gas derivatives which qualify as cash flow hedges under SFAS No. 133.

As of June 30, 2001, $2.6 million, net of tax, of deferred net gains on derivative instruments recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income are expected to be reclassified to earnings during the next twelve-month period. Gains and losses on derivative instruments that are not accounted for as hedge transactions, as well as the ineffective portion of the change in fair value of derivatives accounted for as cash flow hedges, are included in operating revenues in the consolidated financial statements. The Company recorded an after-tax gain of $180,000 for the three-months ended June 30, 2001, and a $2.5 million after-tax loss year-to-date for the ineffective portion of the change in fair value of derivatives accounted for as cash flow hedges. Also, Energen Resources recorded an after-tax gain of $146,000 for the quarter and a $0.5 million after-tax gain year-to-date on contracts which did not meet the definition of cash flow hedges under SFAS No. 133. As of June 30, 2001, the Compan y had 141 MBbl of oil swaps at an average NYMEX price of $28.60 per barrel that did not meet the definition of a cash flow hedge. These derivative instruments are considered by management to be solid economic hedges with any related volatility of interim financial results due to technical compliance with SFAS No. 133. The Company expects to have physical sales to offset these gains or losses during the 2001 fiscal year. As of June 30, 2001, the Company had $3.4 million included in deferred income taxes on the consolidated balance sheet related to other comprehensive income.

As of June 30, 2001, Energen Resources had entered into contracts and swaps for 9.1 Bcf of its remaining fiscal year 2001 gas production at an average NYMEX price of $2.77 per Mcf and 280 MBbl of its oil production at an average NYMEX price of $28.91 per barrel. Energen Resources also had basin-specific hedges in place for 150 MBbl of oil at an average contract price of $23.53 per barrel. In addition, the Company had hedged the basis difference on 6.1 Bcf of its remaining fiscal year 2001 gas production. Realized prices are anticipated to be lower than NYMEX prices due to basis difference and other factors.

For fiscal 2002, Energen Resources had entered into swaps for 9.3 Bcf of its gas production at an average NYMEX price of $3.84 per Mcf and had basin-specific hedges in place for 3.6 Bcf of gas production at an average contract price of $4.30 per Mcf. Energen Resources also had 0.8 Bcf of gas production hedged at a collar price of $4.25 to $6.15 per Mcf. In addition, the Company had hedged the basis difference on 6 Bcf of its fiscal 2002 gas production. Subsequent to June 30, 2001, Energen Resources entered into additional swaps for fiscal year 2002, resulting in a total of 100 MBbl of its oil production at an average NYMEX price of $27.05 per barrel. Production estimates for fiscal year 2002 total 76.4 Bcfe, including 51 Bcf of gas, 2.6 MMBbl of oil and 1.6 MMBbl of natural gas liquids. These estimates include 4.4 Bcfe of production from anticipated acquisitions and exploration activity.

As of June 30, 2001, Energen Resources had entered into basin-specific swaps for 1.9 Bcf of its gas production at an average contract price of $3.77 per Mcf for fiscal year 2003. For fiscal 2004 and 2005, Energen Resources had entered into swaps for 1.8 Bcf and 1.6 Bcf of its gas production at average NYMEX prices of $3.77 per Mcf and $3.75 per Mcf, respectively.

All hedge transactions are subject to the Company's risk management policy, approved by the Board of Directors, which does not permit speculative positions. The Company formally documents all relationships between hedging instruments and hedged items, as well as its risk management objective and strategy for undertaking the hedge. This process includes specific identification of the hedging instrument and the hedge transaction, the nature of the risk being hedged and how the hedging instrument's effectiveness in hedging the exposure to the hedged transaction's variability in cash flows attributable to the hedged risk will be assessed. Both at the inception of the hedge and on an ongoing basis, the Company assesses whether the derivatives that are used in hedging transactions are highly effective in offsetting changes in cash flows of hedged items. The Company discontinues hedge accounting if a derivative is not determined to be highly effective as a hedge or it has ceased to be a highly effective hedge. The maximum term over which Energen Resources is hedging exposures to the variability of cash flows is through September 30, 2005. On December 4, 2000, the APSC authorized Alagasco to engage in energy risk management activities to manage the utility's cost of gas supply. As of June 30, 2001, Alagasco had no outstanding derivative instruments.

4. ACCOUNTING FOR LONG-LIVED ASSETS

SFAS No. 121, Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to be Disposed Of, requires that an impairment loss be recognized when the carrying amount of an asset exceeds the sum of the undiscounted estimated future cash flow of the asset. The Statement also provides that all long-lived assets to be disposed of be reported at the lower of the carrying amount or fair value. Accordingly, during the third quarter of fiscal 2000, Energen Resources recorded a pre-tax writedown of $3.5 million as additional depreciation, depletion and amortization expense as a result of a downward reserve revision in a small oil and gas field, adjusting the carrying amount of the properties to their fair value based upon expected future discounted cash flows.

5. RECENT PRONOUNCEMENTS OF THE FASB

In June 2001, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141, Business Combinations, and SFAS No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets. SFAS No. 141 requires business combinations to be accounted for using the purchase method for all combinations initiated subsequent to June 30, 2001. SFAS No. 142 requires that goodwill and other intangible assets no longer be amortized and be tested for impairment annually. The consolidated financial statements do not include existing goodwill or other intangible assets. The Company is required to adopt this statement for goodwill and intangible assets acquired after June 30, 2001.

In July 2001, the FASB approved issuance of SFAS No. 143, Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations. SFAS No. 143 requires entities to record the fair value of a liability for an asset retirement obligation in the period in which it is incurred. This standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2002. The impact of this pronouncement on the Company currently is being evaluated and is not expected to be material.

 

 

 

 

 

6. SEGMENT INFORMATION

The Company principally is engaged in two business segments: the purchase, distribution and sale of natural gas in central and north Alabama (natural gas distribution) and the acquisition, development, exploration and production of oil and gas in the continental United States (oil and gas operations).

 

Three months ended

 

Nine months ended

June 30,

June 30,

(in thousands)

2001

2000

 

2001

2000

Operating revenues

         

    Natural gas distribution

$ 103,779

$ 69,111

 

$ 493,191

$ 313,085

    Oil and gas operations

57,933

47,456

 

177,898

139,947

        Total

$ 161,712

$ 116,567

 

$ 671,089

$ 453,032

Operating income (loss)

         

    Natural gas distribution

$ 3,357

$ 3,287

 

$ 56,822

$ 55,849

    Oil and gas operations

20,381

10,469

 

64,163

34,279

    Eliminations and corporate expenses

(409)

(598)

 

(1,220)

(1,212)

        Total

$ 23,329

$ 13,158

 

$ 119,765

$ 88,916

(in thousands)

June 30, 2001

 

September 30, 2000

Identifiable assets

     

    Natural gas distribution

$ 520,586

 

$ 471,282

    Oil and gas operations

694,599

738,424

    Eliminations and other

(3,669)

 

(6,665)

        Total

$ 1,211,516

 

$ 1,203,041

7. RECONCILIATION OF EARNINGS PER SHARE

 

 

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Three months ended

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

June 30, 2001

June 30, 2000

     

Per Share

   

Per Share

 

Income

Shares

Amount

Income

Shares

Amount

             

Basic EPS

$  10,373

30,830

$  0.34  

$  4,458

30,081

$  0.15    

Effect of Dilutive Securities

           

Long-range performance shares

 

148

   

134

 

Stock options

229

118

Restricted stock

 

10

   

13

 
             

Diluted EPS

$  10,373

31,217

$  0.33  

$  4,458

30,346

$  0.15  

 

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Nine months ended

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

June 30, 2001

June 30, 2000

     

Per Share

   

Per Share

 

Income

Shares

Amount

Income

Shares

Amount

             

Basic EPS

$  71,084

30,651

$  2.32  

$  54,760

30,081

$  1.82    

Effect of Dilutive Securities

           

Long-range performance shares

 

142

   

129

 

Stock options

 

205

   

92

 

Restricted stock

 

7

   

13

 
             

Diluted EPS

$  71,084

31,005

$  2.29  

$  54,760

30,315

$  1.81  

8. COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

Comprehensive income (loss) consisted of the following:

 

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(in thousands)

June 30, 2001

June 30, 2001

     

Net Income

$    10,373

$    71,084

Other comprehensive income

             

             

    Unrealized gain on cash flow hedges, net of tax of $23.7 million and $3.4 million, respectively

36,996

5,338

     

Comprehensive Income

$   47,369

$    76,422

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) consisted of the following:

 

Accumulated Other

(in thousands)

Comprehensive Income (Loss)

   

Balance September 30, 2000

$            -                  

Transition adjustment on cash flow hedging activities, net of tax of

$35.4 million

(55,416)                

Current period change in fair value of derivative instruments, net of tax of $5.4 million

8,512               

Reclassification adjustment, net of tax of $33.4 million

52,242                 

   

Balance June 30, 2001

$    5,338               

ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS


Energen's net income totaled $10.4 million ($0.33 per diluted share) for the three months ended June 30, 2001, and compared favorably to net income of $4.5 million ($0.15 per diluted share) recorded in the same period last year. Energen Resources Corporation, Energen's oil and gas subsidiary, realized net income of $10 million in the current fiscal quarter as compared with $3.8 million in the same period last year primarily as a result of significantly higher realized commodity prices partially offset by increased lease operating expense. Prior-period earnings included a $2.2 million after-tax writedown under Statement of Financial Account Standards (SFAS) No. 121. Energen's natural gas utility, Alagasco, reported net income of $0.6 million in the third quarter of 2001 as compared to $1.1 million in the same period last year. Negatively affecting the utility's third quarter results was increased bad debt expense as a result of significantly colder weather and higher natural gas prices duri ng the past winter as well as a decline in industrial gas usage due to an economic slow-down.

For the 2001 fiscal year-to-date, Energen's net income totaled $71.1 million ($2.29 per diluted share) compared with $54.8 million ($1.81 per diluted share) for the same period in the prior year. Energen Resources' net income increased significantly during the current period totaling $39.6 million compared with $23.5 million of net income for the first nine months of fiscal 2000. The major factors influencing the year-to-date for Energen Resources were the same as those for the quarter. Alagasco's earnings of $32 million in the current year-to-date remained stable with net income of $31.8 million from the same period in the previous year. This is a result of the utility's ability to earn on an increased level of equity representing investment in utility plant offset by the same factors influencing the third fiscal quarter.

Natural Gas Distribution

Natural gas distribution revenues increased $34.7 million for the quarter and $180.1 million on a year-to-date basis largely due to an increase in the commodity cost of gas as well as to an increase in weather-related sales volumes. Natural gas commodity purchase costs increased 35.8 percent and 136.7 percent for the quarter and year-to-date, respectively. For the quarter, weather that was 40.1 percent colder than the same period last year contributed to a 16.8 percent increase in residential sales volumes and a 12.7 percent increase in small commercial and industrial customer sales volumes. Transportation volumes decreased 29.3 percent primarily due to the prior-year closing of a steel manufacturing plant and reduced consumption resulting from an economic downturn during the current period. For the year-to-date, weather that was 29.9 percent colder than the same period last year contributed to a 21 percent increase in residential sales volumes and a 19 percent increase in small commer cial and industrial customer sales volumes. For the same reasons that influenced the quarter, in addition to price related alternate fuel use, large transportation customers had a 24.3 percent decrease in throughput. Higher commodity gas prices along with increased gas purchase volumes contributed to a 119 percent increase in cost of gas for the quarter and a 122.1 percent increase year-to-date. The GSA rider in Alagasco's rate schedule provides for a pass-through of gas price fluctuations to customers without markup. Alagasco calculates a temperature adjustment to certain customers' bills on a real-time basis to substantially remove the effect of departures from normal temperatures. The customers to whom the temperature adjustment applies primarily are residential, small commercial and small industrial.

As discussed more fully in Note 2, Alagasco is subject to regulation by the Alabama Public Service Commission (APSC). On October 7, 1996, the APSC issued an order extending the Company's current rate-setting mechanism through January 1, 2002. Under the terms of that extension, RSE will continue after January 1, 2002, unless, after notice to the Company and a hearing, the Commission votes to either modify or discontinue its operation.

Operations and maintenance (O&M) expense increased 3.7 percent in the current quarter and 4.6 percent for the year-to-date primarily due to increased bad debt expense, additional weather-related distribution system operating costs and higher insurance costs largely offset by reduced marketing costs. A slight increase in depreciation expense in the current quarter and year-to-date primarily was due to normal growth of the utility's distribution system. Taxes other than income taxes primarily reflected various state and local business taxes as well as payroll-related taxes. State and local business taxes generally are based on gross receipts and fluctuate accordingly.

 

 

Oil and Gas Operations

Revenues from oil and gas operations rose 22.1 percent to $57.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2001, and 27.1 percent to $177.9 million for the year-to-date largely as a result of significantly higher commodity prices. In the third fiscal quarter, realized gas prices increased 25.2 percent to $3.23 per Mcf, while realized oil prices rose 20.9 percent to $24.43 per barrel. Natural gas liquids prices increased 6 percent to an average price of $16.79 per barrel. For the year-to-date, realized gas prices increased 33.2 percent to $3.25 per Mcf, realized oil prices increased 33.8 percent to $23.48 per barrel and natural gas liquids prices increased 27.9 percent to an average price of $19.52 per barrel.

Natural gas production in the third quarter decreased slightly to 11.4 Bcf, while oil volumes increased 7.8 percent to 567 MBbl and natural gas liquids increased 9.9 percent to 376 MBbl. For the year-to-date, natural gas production decreased 5 percent to 34.8 Bcf and oil volumes decreased 6.5 percent to 1,616 MBbl due to normal production declines and certain property acquisition/swap adjustments. Natural gas liquids production increased 3.3 percent to 1,070 MBbl. Natural gas comprised approximately 70 percent of Energen Resources' production for the current quarter and the year-to-date.

Energen Resources enters into derivative commodity instruments to hedge its exposure to the impact of price fluctuations on oil and gas production. Such instruments include regulated natural gas and crude oil futures contracts traded on the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) and over-the-counter swaps and basis hedges with major energy derivative product specialists. All hedge transactions are subject to the Company's risk management policy, approved by the Board of Directors, which does not permit speculative positions. As of June 30, 2001, Energen Resources had entered into contracts and swaps for 9.1 Bcf of its remaining fiscal year 2001 gas production at an average NYMEX price of $2.77 per Mcf and 280 MBbl of its oil production at an average NYMEX price of $28.91 per barrel. Energen Resources also had basin-specific hedges in place for 150 MBbl of oil at an average contract price of $23.53 per barrel. In addition, the Company had hedged the basis difference on 6.1 Bcf of its remain ing fiscal year 2001 gas production. Realized prices are anticipated to be lower than NYMEX prices due to basis difference and other factors.

For fiscal 2002, Energen Resources had entered into swaps for 9.3 Bcf of its gas production at an average NYMEX price of $3.84 per Mcf and had basin-specific hedges in place for 3.6 Bcf of gas production at an average contract price of $4.30 per Mcf. Energen Resources also had 0.8 Bcf of gas production hedged at a collar price of $4.25 to $6.15 per Mcf. In addition, the Company had hedged the basis difference on 6 Bcf of its fiscal 2002 gas production. Subsequent to June 30, 2001, Energen Resources entered into additional swaps for fiscal year 2002, resulting in a total of 100 MBbl of its oil production at an average NYMEX price of $27.05 per barrel. Production estimates for fiscal year 2002 total 76.4 Bcfe, including 51 Bcf of gas, 2.6 MMBbl of oil and 1.6 MMBbl of natural gas liquids. These estimates include 4.4 Bcfe of production from anticipated acquisitions and exploration activity.

As of June 30, 2001, Energen Resources had entered into basin-specific swaps for 1.9 Bcf of its gas production at an average contract price of $3.77 per Mcf for fiscal year 2003. For fiscal 2004 and 2005, Energen Resources had entered into swaps for 1.8 Bcf and 1.6 Bcf of its gas production at average NYMEX prices of $3.77 per Mcf and $3.75 per Mcf, respectively.

In addition to the derivatives described above, the Company has three-way pricing, physical sales contracts in place for 13.4 Bcf of its estimated gas production in fiscal year 2002. These contracts provide for Energen Resources to receive a basin-specific weighted average price between $2.82 and $3.94 per Mcf. If the market price falls between $2.40 and $2.82 per Mcf, Energen Resources will receive $2.82 per Mcf. If the market price falls below $2.40 per Mcf, Energen Resources will receive the market price plus a premium of $0.33-$0.45, depending on the contracts. In fiscal year 2003, the Company has three-way pricing, physical sales contracts in place for 11.9 Bcf of its estimated gas production. These contracts provide for Energen Resources to receive a basin-specific weighted average price between $2.72 and $3.94 per Mcf. If the market price falls between $2.40 and $2.72 per Mcf, Energen Resources will receive $2.72 per Mcf. If the market price falls below $2.40 per Mcf, Energen Resour ces will receive the market price plus a premium of $0.23-$0.35, depending on the contracts.

Energen Resources, in the ordinary course of business, may be involved in the sale of developed and undeveloped non-strategic properties. Gains or losses on the sale of such properties are included in operating revenues. Energen Resources recorded a pre-tax loss of $143,000 for the current fiscal quarter as compared to a pre-tax gain of $743,000 in the prior fiscal quarter on the sale of various properties. Year-to-date, property sales resulted in a pre-tax gain of $716,000 as compared to a pre-tax gain of $1.5 million in the same period last year.

O&M expense increased $3.1 million for the quarter and $8.2 million for the year-to-date. Lease operating expenses increased by $2.6 million for the quarter and $8.7 million for the year-to-date primarily due to higher operational costs. Exploration expense increased by $564,000 due to timing for the quarter but was lower by $726,000 for the year-to-date primarily due to decreased exploratory efforts.

Energen Resources' depreciation, depletion and amortization (DD&A) expense for the quarter declined $3.5 million primarily due to a SFAS No. 121 pre-tax writedown of $3.5 million recorded in the third quarter of the prior year. For the year-to-date, DD&A expense decreased $6.8 million primarily due to the writedown in the previous third quarter, an increase in the reserve base driven by higher commodity prices as well as decreased production as compared to the prior year. Excluding the effect of the prior year writedown, the average depletion rate for the third quarter was $0.77 as compared to $0.79 for the same period last year and for the year-to-date was $0.72 as compared to $0.78 in the prior fiscal period.

Energen Resources' expense for taxes other than income taxes primarily reflected production-related taxes that were $1.4 million higher this quarter and $7.4 million higher for the year-to-date primarily as a result of the significantly increased market prices of natural gas, oil and natural gas liquids.

Non-Operating Items

Interest expense for the Company increased $1.1 million in the quarter and $3.3 million year-to-date. Influencing the increase in interest expense for the current quarter and year-to-date is $150 million of medium-term notes (MTNs) issued in December 2000 to repay borrowings under Energen's short-term credit facilities incurred with the growth at Energen Resources. The increase in short-term debt at Alagasco also contributed to the increase in interest expense for both the quarter and year-to-date.

The Company's effective tax rates are lower than statutory federal tax rates primarily due to the recognition of nonconventional fuels tax credits and the amortization of investment tax credits. Nonconventional fuels tax credits are generated annually on qualified production through December 31, 2002, and are expected to be recognized fully in the financial statements.

Income tax expense increased in quarter comparisons primarily as a result of higher consolidated pre-tax income. In year-to-date comparisons, income tax expense increased as a result of higher consolidated pre-tax income and lower nonconventional fuels tax credits of $2.3 million largely due to the timing of the credit recognition on an interim basis. The estimated effective tax rate utilized in computing year-to-date income tax expense reflects an expected financial recognition of $13.5 million of nonconventional fuels tax credits for fiscal year 2001.

FINANCIAL POSITION AND LIQUIDITY

Cash flow from operations for the current year-to-date was $108.7 million compared to $78.8 million in the same period in the prior year. Operating cash flow in the current year-to-date benefited from significantly higher realized oil, gas and natural gas liquids prices at Energen Resources. Changes in working capital items, which were highly influenced by throughput, colder-than-normal weather, increased gas costs and timing of payments, combined to create the remaining changes.

The Company had a net investment of $120.3 million through the nine months ended June 30, 2001, primarily in additions of property, plant and equipment. Energen Resources invested $91.6 million in capital expenditures year-to-date in the acquisition and development of oil and gas properties, including $30.4 million for a property acquisition in the Permian Basin during the second fiscal quarter of 2001. Utility capital expenditures totaled $37.6 million year-to-date and represented system distribution expansion and support facilities. The Company had cash proceeds of $7.9 million resulting from the sale of certain properties during the fiscal year-to-date.

The Company's financing activities provided $11.6 million year-to-date in net cash flows. In December 2000, the Company issued $150 million of long-term debt redeemable December 15, 2010. The 7.625 percent MTNs were priced at 99.199 percent to yield 7.742 percent. The $147.8 million in proceeds were used to repay borrowings under Energen's short-term credit facilities incurred to finance Energen Resources' acquisition strategy.

FUTURE CAPITAL RESOURCES AND LIQUIDITY


The Company plans to continue to implement its diversified growth strategy that focuses on expanding Energen Resources' oil and gas operations through the acquisition and exploitation of producing properties with development potential while building on the strength of the Company's utility foundation. The primary objective of this strategy, implemented beginning with fiscal year 1996, is to realize average compound EPS growth of 10 percent a year over each rolling five-year period. In the first five fiscal years under this strategy, Energen's EPS grew at an average compound rate of 14.7 percent a year.

To finance Energen Resources' investment program, the Company will continue to utilize its short-term credit facilities to supplement internally generated cash flow, with long-term debt providing permanent financing. In December 2000, the Company issued $150 million of Series B MTNs, the proceeds from which were used to repay short-term debt. Energen has available short-term credit facilities of $250 million to help accommodate its growth plans. Energen's management plans to utilize commodity price-driven increases in cash flows to help finance Energen Resources' acquisition and exploitation strategy and to help reduce Energen's debt-to-total capitalization ratio to 50 percent over the next five years.

In fiscal year 2001, Energen Resources plans to invest approximately $130 million in capital expenditures, including $30.4 million for the property acquisition in the Permian Basin and $96 million in exploitation activities. Energen Resources' exploratory exposure in fiscal 2001 is estimated to be $2 million. Capital investment at Energen Resources in fiscal year 2002 is expected to approximate $175 million for acquisitions, $55 million for exploitation and $10 million for exploration and related development. Energen Resources' capital investment for oil and gas activities over the five-year period ending September 30, 2005, is estimated to range from $950 million to $1 billion. During this period, the Company expects to issue approximately $100 million in additional long-term debt to replace short-term obligations and provide permanent financing for Energen Resources' acquisition strategy. Energen Resources' continued ability to invest in property acquisitions will be influenced significa ntly by industry trends, as the producing property acquisition market historically has been cyclical. From time to time, Energen Resources also may be engaged in negotiations to sell, trade or otherwise dispose of properties.

During fiscal year 2001, Alagasco plans to invest approximately $57 million in utility capital expenditures for normal distribution and support systems including approximately $20 million for revenue-producing facilities and $3 million for remaining replacement costs of its liquifaction equipment. Alagasco also maintains an investment in storage gas which is expected to average approximately $40 million in 2001. During the last fiscal quarter of 2001, Alagasco plans to issue $75 million of long-term debt to replace short-term financing and supplement internally generated cash flow. Alagasco plans to invest approximately $58 million in utility capital expenditures during fiscal year 2002. The utility anticipates funding these capital requirements through internally generated capital and the utilization of short-term credit facilities. Over the Company's five-year planning period ending September 30, 2005, Alagasco anticipates capital investments of approximately $265 million.

The Company expects earnings will range from $2.25 to $2.30 per diluted share in fiscal year 2001. This estimate includes the Company's expectation that Alagasco's earnings will fall below earlier projections due primarily to increased weather-related bad debt expense and reduced consumption by LC&I customers related to alternate fuel use and an economic slowdown. For fiscal year 2001, management expects Alagasco to earn a 12.4 percent return on average equity of approximately $212 million. The Company's earnings estimates for the remainder of fiscal year 2001 also are based on assumptions that Energen Resources' unhedged gas production will receive an average NYMEX price of $3 per Mcf and that its unhedged oil production will receive an average NYMEX price of $26 per barrel. The price for natural gas liquids is assumed to average $17.60 per barrel.

The Company's hedge position for fiscal 2002 will help minimize the earnings impact of weaker natural gas commodity costs. The Company's earnings estimates for fiscal year 2002 of $2.45 to $2.55 per diluted share are based on assumptions that Energen Resources' unhedged gas production will receive an average NYMEX price of $3.50 per Mcf and that its unhedged oil production will receive an average NYMEX price of $25 per barrel. The price for natural gas liquids is assumed to average $16.88 per barrel. In fiscal year 2002, Energen Resources estimates that a $1 per barrel change in oil prices from the $25 per barrel assumption, together with a corresponding change in the price of natural gas liquids, will have an approximate $2 million effect on net income. Similarly, a 10-cents per Mcf change in gas prices from the $3.50 per Mcf assumption, up to $4 per Mcf, is estimated to have a $1.75 million effect on net income, while a 10-cents per Mcf change on gas prices above $4 per Mcf will have a $ 1 million effect on net income for fiscal year 2002. Alagasco expects to earn a 13.4 percent return on average equity in fiscal year 2002.

Forward-Looking Statements and Risks

Certain statements in this report express expectations of future plans, objectives and performance of the Company and its subsidiaries, and constitute forward-looking statements made pursuant to the Safe Harbor provision of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Except as otherwise disclosed, the Company's forward-looking statements do not reflect the impact of possible or pending acquisitions, divestitures or restructurings. We undertake no obligation to correct or update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. All statements based on future expectations rather than on historical facts are forward-looking statements that are dependent on certain events, risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated. Some of these include, but are not limited to, economic and competitive conditions, inflation rates, legislative and regulatory changes, financial market conditions, future business decisions, and other uncertainties, all of which are difficult to predict. There are numerous uncertainties inherent in estimating quantities of proved oil and gas reserves and in projecting future rates of production and timing of development expenditures. The total amount or timing of actual future production may vary significantly from reserve and production estimates. In the event Energen Resources is unable to fully invest its planned acquisition, development and exploratory expenditures, future operating revenues, production, and proved reserves could be negatively affected. The drilling of development and exploratory wells can involve significant risks, including those related to timing, success rates and cost overruns and these risks can be affected by lease and rig availability, complex geology and other factors. Although Energen Resources makes use of futures, swaps and fixed-price contracts to mitigate risk, fluctuations in future oil and gas prices could affect materially the Com pany's financial position and results of operation; furthermore, such risk mitigation activities may cause the Company's financial position and results of operations to be materially different from results that would have been obtained had such risk mitigation activities not occurred. In addition, the Company cannot guarantee the absence of errors in input data, calculations and formulas used in its estimates, assumptions and forecasts.

 

 

 

 

SELECTED BUSINESS SEGMENT DATA

     

ENERGEN CORPORATION

     

(Unaudited)

     
       
 

Three months ended

 

Nine months ended

 

June 30,

 

June 30,

(in thousands, except sales price data)

2001

2000

 

2001

2000

Natural Gas Distribution

         

Operating revenues

         

    Residential

$ 66,933

$ 42,684

 

$ 333,866

$ 205,540

    Commercial and industrial - small

28,403

16,560

 

129,939

74,629

    Transportation

7,460

8,245

 

26,190

28,302

    Other

983

1,622

 

3,196

4,614

        Total

$ 103,779

$ 69,111

 

$ 493,191

$ 313,085

           

Gas delivery volumes (MMcf)

         

    Residential

4,975

4,261

 

29,080

24,028

    Commercial and industrial - small

2,516

2,232

 

12,530

10,531

    Transportation

12,837

18,145

 

39,749

52,493

        Total

20,328

24,638

 

81,359

87,052

           

Other data

         

    Depreciation and amortization

$ 7,825

$ 7,243

 

$ 23,026

$ 21,380

    Capital expenditures

$ 13,363

$ 16,267

 

$ 37,604

$ 40,882

    Operating income

$ 3,357

$ 3,287

 

$ 56,822

$ 55,849

           

Oil and Gas Operations

         

Operating revenues

         

    Natural gas

$ 36,866

$ 29,764

 

$ 113,007

$ 89,332

    Oil

13,841

10,639

 

37,953

30,356

    Natural gas liquids

6,320

5,414

 

20,884

15,808

    Other

906

1,639

 

6,054

4,451

        Total

$ 57,933

$ 47,456

 

$ 177,898

$ 139,947

           

Sales Volumes

         

    Natural gas (MMcf)

11,400

11,521

 

34,813

36,629

    Oil (MBbl)

567

526

 

1,616

1,729

    Natural gas liquids (MBbl)

376

342

 

1,070

1,036

Average sales price

         

    Natural gas (Mcf)

$ 3.23

$ 2.58

 

$ 3.25

$ 2.44

    Oil (barrel)

$ 24.43

$ 20.21

 

$ 23.48

$ 17.55

    Natural gas liquids (barrel)

$ 16.79

$ 15.84

 

$ 19.52

$ 15.26

Other data

         

    Depreciation, depletion and amortization

$ 13,510

$ 16,967

 

$ 38,799

$ 45,567

    Capital expenditures

$ 25,765

$ 14,804

 

$ 91,566

$ 41,291

    Exploration expenditures

$ 1,533

$ 969

 

$ 2,797

$ 3,523

    Operating income

$ 20,381

$ 10,469

 

$ 64,163

$ 34,279

 

 

 

 

 

 

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Energen Resources' major market risk exposure is in the pricing applicable to its oil and gas production. Historically, prices received for oil and gas production have been volatile because of seasonal weather patterns, world and national supply-and-demand factors and general economic conditions. Crude oil prices also are affected by quality differentials, by worldwide political developments and by actions of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries. Basis differentials, like the underlying commodity prices, can be volatile because of regional supply-and-demand factors, including seasonal factors and the availability and price of transportation to consuming areas.

The Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (SFAS) No. 133 (subsequently amended by SFAS Nos. 137 and 138), Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, on October 1, 2000. This statement requires all derivatives to be recognized on the balance sheet and measured at fair value. If a derivative is designated as a cash flow hedge, the Company is required to measure the effectiveness of the hedge, or the degree that the gain (loss) for the hedging instrument offsets the loss (gain) on the hedged item, at each reporting period. The effective portion of the gain or loss on the derivative instrument is recognized in other comprehensive income as a component of equity and subsequently reclassified into earnings when the forecasted transaction affects earnings. The ineffective portion of a derivative's change in fair value is required to be recognized in earnings immediately. Derivatives that do not qualify for hedge treatment under SFAS No. 133 must be record ed at fair value with gains or losses recognized in earnings in the period of change.

Energen Resources Corporation, Energen's oil and gas subsidiary, periodically enters into derivative commodity instruments to hedge its exposure to price fluctuations on oil and gas production. Such instruments include regulated natural gas and crude oil futures contracts traded on the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) and over-the-counter swaps and basis hedges with major energy derivative product specialists. The Company has identified certain oil and gas derivatives which qualify as cash flow hedges under SFAS No. 133.

As of June 30, 2001, $2.6 million, net of tax, of deferred net gains on derivative instruments recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income are expected to be reclassified to earnings during the next twelve-month period. Gains and losses on derivative instruments that are not accounted for as hedge transactions, as well as the ineffective portion of the change in fair value of derivatives accounted for as cash flow hedges, are included in operating revenues in the consolidated financial statements. The Company recorded an after-tax gain of $180,000 for the three-months ended June 30, 2001, and a $2.5 million after-tax loss year-to-date for the ineffective portion of the change in fair value of derivatives accounted for as cash flow hedges. Also, Energen Resources recorded an after-tax gain of $146,000 for the quarter and a $0.5 million after-tax gain year-to-date on contracts which did not meet the definition of cash flow hedges under SFAS No. 133. As of June 30, 2001, the Company ha d 141 MBbl of oil swaps at an average NYMEX price of $28.60 per barrel that did not meet the definition of a cash flow hedge. These derivative instruments are considered by management to be solid economic hedges with any related volatility of interim financial results due to technical compliance with SFAS No. 133. The Company expects to have physical sales to offset these gains or losses during the 2001 fiscal year. As of June 30, 2001, the Company had $3.4 million included in deferred income taxes on the consolidated balance sheet related to other comprehensive income.

All hedge transactions are subject to the Company's risk management policy, approved by the Board of Directors, which does not permit speculative positions. The Company formally documents all relationships between hedging instruments and hedged items, as well as its risk management objective and strategy for undertaking the hedge. This process includes specific identification of the hedging instrument and the hedge transaction, the nature of the risk being hedged and how the hedging instrument's effectiveness in hedging the exposure to the hedged transaction's variability in cash flows attributable to the hedged risk will be assessed. Both at the inception of the hedge and on an ongoing basis, the Company assesses whether the derivatives that are used in hedging transactions are highly effective in offsetting changes in cash flows of hedged items. The Company discontinues hedge accounting if a derivative is not determined to be highly effective as a hedge or it has ceased to be a highly e ffective hedge. The maximum term over which Energen Resources is hedging exposures to the variability of cash flows is through September 30, 2005. On December 4, 2000, the APSC authorized Alagasco to engage in energy risk management activities to manage the utility's cost of gas supply. As of June 30, 2001, Alagasco had no outstanding derivative instruments.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

a. Exhibits

None

b. Reports on Form 8-K

No reports on Form 8-K were filed for the three months ended June 30, 2001.

 

 

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

   

ENERGEN CORPORATION

   

ALABAMA GAS CORPORATION

     

           August 10, 2001

 

By   /s/ Wm. Michael Warren, Jr.        

   

Wm. Michael Warren, Jr.

   

Chairman, President and Chief Executive

   

Officer of Energen, Chairman and Chief

   

Executive Officer of Alabama Gas

   

Corporation

     
     

           August 10, 2001

 

By   /s/ G. C. Ketcham                       

   

G. C. Ketcham

   

Executive Vice President, Chief

   

Financial Officer and Treasurer of

   

Energen and Alabama Gas Corporation

     
     

           August 10, 2001

 

By   /s/ Grace B. Carr                         

   

Grace B. Carr

   

Controller of Energen

     
     

           August 10, 2001

 

By   /s/ Paula H. Rushing                     

   

Paula H. Rushing

   

Vice President-Finance of Alabama Gas

   

Corporation

     
     
     

 

 

 

 

 

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