Full Year Adjusted EBITDA Increased 52%
2015 Adjusted EBITDA Guidance Initiated at $320 to $360 Million
TULSA, Okla., Feb. 26, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SemGroup ® Corporation (NYSE: SEMG ) today announced its financial results for the three months ended December 31, 2014.
SemGroup's adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (Adjusted EBITDA) was $83.2 million for the fourth quarter 2014, compared to $79.4 million for the third quarter 2014 and $57.8 million for the fourth quarter 2013, an increase of approximately 5% over the previous quarter and up 44% year-over-year. Adjusted EBITDA, which is a non-GAAP measure, is reconciled to net income below.
"SemGroup delivered another quarter of solid results, consecutively increasing financial performance and dividend payout to finish 2014 strong," said Carlin Conner, president and chief executive officer of SemGroup. "We are well positioned for continued growth with a diverse footprint of assets located in some of the most active oil and gas basins in the country. As we move forward in 2015 and beyond, the ability to build and operate significant midstream systems will be a differentiator and our track record speaks for itself."
Fourth Quarter 2014 Adjusted EBITDA Highlights
Compared to the Third Quarter 2014
- Crude Adjusted EBITDA increased $10.2 million
- $11 million increase in marketing margin related to higher volumes and realized gains on derivatives
- $4 million increase in transportation margin as a result of higher volumes
- $4 million decrease due to increased expenses, primarily related to field services operations
- SemGas Adjusted EBITDA increased $1.1 million
- Higher volumes were partially offset by lower commodity price realizations
- SemCAMS Adjusted EBITDA decreased $7.4 million
- $3 million increase in G&A expense
- $2 million decrease related to lower capital fee recoveries
- $2 million decrease related to timing of operating expense recoveries
SemGroup reported revenues for fourth quarter 2014 of $547.2 million with net income attributable to SemGroup of $8.1 million, or $0.18 per diluted share, compared to revenues of $594.2 million with a net income attributable to SemGroup of $25.3 million, or $0.59 per diluted share, for the third quarter 2014. For the fourth quarter 2013, revenues totaled $457.3 million with a net income attributable to SemGroup of $3.3 million, or $0.08 per diluted share.
Full Year 2014 Highlights
- SemGroup invested approximately $356 million in growth projects
- SemGroup dividends increased by 40%
- Expanded SemGroup's U.S. gas processing position in the Mississippi Lime play of Northern Oklahoma and accelerated the implementation of a new 200 mmcf/d plant by nine months to mid-2015
- Major projects remain on time and on budget
- Completed final drop down of White Cliffs Pipeline to Rose Rock Midstream
Adjusted EBITDA for the year ended December 31, 2014, totaled $287.4 million, up 52% from $189.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2013. For the year ended December 31, 2014 SemGroup reported revenues of $2.1 billion with a net income attributable to SemGroup of $29.2 million, or $0.68 per diluted share, compared to revenues of $1.4 billion with a net income attributable to SemGroup of $48.1 million, or $1.13 per diluted share, for the year ended December 31, 2013.
Fourth Quarter 2014 Dividend and Dividend Guidance
The SemGroup board of directors declared a quarterly cash dividend to common shareholders of $0.34 per share, resulting in an annualized distribution of $1.36 per share. This represents a 13% increase from the previous quarterly dividend of $0.30 and a 40% increase year-over-year. The dividend will be paid on March 20, 2015 to all common shareholders of record on March 9, 2015. The company is targeting a dividend growth rate for 2015 of 50% to 60% year-over-year and an annual growth rate of approximately 30% to 40% over the next three years.
2015 Adjusted EBITDA and Capex Guidance
SemGroup anticipates 2015 consolidated Adjusted EBITDA guidance of between $320 and $360 million, an increase of approximately 18% over 2014 results of $287.4 million. The company also expects to deploy more than $775 million in capital investments in 2015, with more than 90% allocated to growth projects.
Recent Updates
- On February 13, 2015, Rose Rock closed on the previously announced agreement to acquire the remaining crude oil assets of SemGroup, which included the Wattenberg Oil Trunkline System and SemGroup's 50% interest in the Glass Mountain Pipeline, for a purchase price of $325 million consisting of cash and 1.75 million Rose Rock Midstream common LP units.
Rose Rock priced 2.3 million common units representing limited partner interest at $40.32 per common unit, which included the underwriters' 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 300,000 common units.
Earnings Conference Call
SemGroup will host a joint conference call with Rose Rock Midstream ® , L.P. (NYSE: RRMS ) for investors tomorrow, February 27, 2015, at 11 a.m. ET. The call can be accessed live over the telephone by dialing 1.888.317.6003, or for international callers, 1.412.317.6061. The pass code for the call is 9662874. Interested parties may also listen to a simultaneous webcast of the conference call by logging onto SemGroup's Investor Relations website at ir.semgroupcorp.com. A replay of the webcast will also be available for a year following the call at ir.semgroupcorp.com on the Calendar of Events-Past Events page. The fourth quarter 2014 earnings slide deck will be posted under Presentations.
About SemGroup
Based in Tulsa, OK, SemGroup ® Corporation (NYSE: SEMG ) is a publicly traded midstream service company providing the energy industry the means to move products from the wellhead to the wholesale marketplace. SemGroup provides diversified services for end-users and consumers of crude oil, natural gas, natural gas liquids, refined products and asphalt. Services include purchasing, selling, processing, transporting, terminalling and storing energy.
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Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Adjusted EBITDA is not a generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) measure and is not intended to be used in lieu of a GAAP presentation of net income/loss. Adjusted EBITDA is presented in this Press Release because SemGroup believes it provides additional information with respect to its performance. Adjusted EBITDA represents earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, adjusted for selected items that SemGroup believes impact the comparability of financial results between reporting periods. Although SemGroup presents selected items that it considers in evaluating its performance, you should also be aware that the items presented do not represent all items that affect comparability between the periods presented. Variations in SemGroup's operating results are also caused by changes in volumes, prices, exchange rates, mechanical interruptions and numerous other factors. These types of variances are not separately identified in this Press Release. Because all companies do not use identical calculations, SemGroup's presentation of Adjusted EBITDA may be different from similarly titled measures of other companies, thereby diminishing its utility. Reconciliations of net income (loss) to Adjusted EBITDA for the periods presented are included in the tables at the end of this Press Release.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain matters contained in this Press Release include "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. We make these forward-looking statements in reliance on the safe harbor protections provided under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
All statements, other than statements of historical fact, included in this Press Release including the prospects of our industry, our anticipated financial performance, our anticipated annual dividend growth rate, management's plans and objectives for future operations, business prospects, outcome of regulatory proceedings, market conditions and other matters, may constitute forward-looking statements. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot assure you that these expectations will prove to be correct. These forward-looking statements are subject to certain known and unknown risks and uncertainties, as well as assumptions that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in these forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause actual results to differ include, but are not limited to, our ability to generate sufficient cash flow from operations to enable us to pay our debt obligations or to fund our other liquidity needs; our ability to comply with the covenants contained in the instruments governing our indebtedness and to maintain certain financial ratios required by our credit facilities; the effect of our debt level on our future financial and operating flexibility, including our ability to obtain additional capital; the ability of our subsidiary, Rose Rock Midstream L.P. (NYSE: RRMS ), to make minimum quarterly distributions; the operations of NGL Energy Partners LP (NYSE: NGL ), which we do not control; any sustained reduction in demand for the petroleum products we gather, transport, process and store; our ability to obtain new sources of supply of petroleum products; our failure to comply with new or existing environmental laws or regulations or cross border laws or regulations; the possibility that the construction or acquisition of new assets may not result in the corresponding anticipated revenue increases; changes in currency exchange rates; cyber attacks involving our information systems and related infrastructure; the risks and uncertainties of doing business outside of the U.S., including political and economic instability and changes in local governmental laws, regulations and policies; and the possibility that our hedging activities may result in losses or may have a negative impact on our financial results; as well as other risk factors discussed from time to time in each of our documents and reports filed with the SEC.
Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements contained in this Press Release, which reflect management's opinions only as of the date hereof. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to revise or publicly release the results of any revision to any forward-looking statements.
| Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (in thousands, unaudited) | ||
| December 31, 2014 | December 31, 2013 | |
| ASSETS | ||
| Current assets | $ 479,280 | $ 534,014 |
| Property, plant and equipment, net | 1,256,825 | 1,105,728 |
| Goodwill and other intangible assets | 231,391 | 236,859 |
| Equity method investments | 577,920 | 565,124 |
| Other noncurrent assets, net | 44,386 | 28,889 |
| Total assets | $ 2,589,802 | $ 2,470,614 |
| LIABILITIES AND OWNERS' EQUITY | ||
| Current liabilities: | ||
| Current portion of long-term debt | $ 40 | $ 37 |
| Other current liabilities | 391,622 | 499,177 |
| Total current liabilities | 391,662 | 499,214 |
| Long-term debt, excluding current portion | 767,092 | 615,088 |
| Other noncurrent liabilities | 211,611 | 142,449 |
| Total liabilities | 1,370,365 | 1,256,751 |
| Total owners' equity | 1,219,437 | 1,213,863 |
| Total liabilities and owners' equity | $ 2,589,802 | $ 2,470,614 |
| Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (in thousands, except per share amounts, unaudited) | |||||
| Three Months Ended | Year Ended | ||||
| December 31, | September 30, | December 31, | |||
| 2014 | 2013 | 2014 | 2014 | 2013 | |
| Revenues | $ 547,237 | $ 457,328 | $ 594,235 | $ 2,122,579 | $ 1,427,016 |
| Expenses: | |||||
| Costs of products sold, exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown below | 411,655 | 339,468 | 458,063 | 1,623,358 | 1,020,100 |
| Operating | 67,034 | 60,772 | 69,377 | 246,613 | 223,585 |
| General and administrative | 23,963 | 23,710 | 23,296 | 87,845 | 78,597 |
| Depreciation and amortization | 27,498 | 24,846 | 25,200 | 98,397 | 66,409 |
| Loss (gain) on disposal of long-lived assets, net | 11,959 | (109) | 1,376 | 32,592 | (239) |
| Total expenses | 542,109 | 448,687 | 577,312 | 2,088,805 | 1,388,452 |
| Earnings from equity method investments | 15,827 | 12,788 | 14,223 | 64,199 | 52,477 |
| Gain on issuance of common units by equity method investee | 2,121 | 26,873 | 18,772 | 29,020 | 26,873 |
| Operating income | 23,076 | 48,302 | 49,918 | 126,993 | 117,914 |
| Other expenses (income), net | (2,196) | 17,646 | (6,368) | 28,422 | 69,415 |
| Income from continuing operations before income taxes | 25,272 | 30,656 | 56,286 | 98,571 | 48,499 |
| Income tax expense (benefit) | 12,569 | 24,051 | 24,090 | 46,513 | (17,254) |
| Income from continuing operations | 12,703 | 6,605 | 32,196 | 52,058 | 65,753 |
| Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes | 4 | (6) | — | (1) | 59 |
| Net income | 12,707 | 6,599 | 32,196 | 52,057 | 65,812 |
| Less: net income attributable to noncontrolling interests | 4,633 | 3,319 | 6,934 | 22,817 | 17,710 |
| Net income attributable to SemGroup Corporation | $ 8,074 | $ 3,280 | $ 25,262 | $ 29,240 | $ 48,102 |
| Net income attributable to SemGroup Corporation | $ 8,074 | $ 3,280 | $ 25,262 | $ 29,240 | $ 48,102 |
| Other comprehensive income (loss), net of income taxes | (17,669) | 2,752 | (10,331) | (24,287) | (1,555) |
| Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to SemGroup Corporation | $ (9,595) | $ 6,032 | $ 14,931 | $ 4,953 | $ 46,547 |
| Net income per common share: | |||||
| Basic | $ 0.19 | $ 0.08 | $ 0.59 | $ 0.69 | $ 1.14 |
| Diluted | $ 0.18 | $ 0.08 | $ 0.59 | $ 0.68 | $ 1.13 |
| Weighted average shares (thousands): | |||||
| Basic | 43,492 | 42,530 | 42,708 | 42,665 | 42,339 |
| Diluted | 43,807 | 42,888 | 43,013 | 42,967 | 42,646 |
| Reconciliation of net income to Adjusted EBITDA: (in thousands, unaudited) | |||||
| Three Months Ended | Year Ended | ||||
| December 31, | September 30, | December 31, | |||
| 2014 | 2013 | 2014 | 2014 | 2013 | |
| Net income | $ 12,707 | $ 6,599 | $ 32,196 | $ 52,057 | $ 65,812 |
| Add: Interest expense | 14,650 | 9,171 | 14,807 | 49,044 | 25,142 |
| Add: Income tax expense (benefit) | 12,569 | 24,051 | 24,090 | 46,513 | (17,254) |
| Add: Depreciation and amortization expense | 27,498 | 24,846 | 25,200 | 98,397 | 66,409 |
| EBITDA | 67,424 | 64,667 | 96,293 | 246,011 | 140,109 |
| Selected Non-Cash Items and Other Items Impacting Comparability | 15,783 | (6,869) | (16,868) | 41,430 | 48,909 |
| Adjusted EBITDA | $ 83,207 | $ 57,798 | $ 79,425 | $ 287,441 | $ 189,018 |
| Selected Non-Cash Items and Other Items Impacting Comparability (in thousands, unaudited) | |||||
| Three Months Ended | Year Ended | ||||
| December 31, | September 30, | December 31, | |||
| 2014 | 2013 | 2014 | 2014 | 2013 | |
| Loss (gain) on disposal of long-lived assets, net | $ 11,959 | $ (109) | $ 1,376 | $ 32,592 | $ (239) |
| Loss (income) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes | (4) | 6 | — | 1 | (59) |
| Foreign currency transaction loss (gain) | 302 | (660) | 128 | (86) | (1,633) |
| Remove NGL equity earnings including gain on issuance of common units | (387) | (26,168) | (14,290) | (31,363) | (33,996) |
| Remove gain on sale of NGL units | (7,463) | — | (26,748) | (34,211) | — |
| NGL cash distribution | 5,942 | 4,952 | 6,450 | 23,404 | 18,321 |
| Inventory valuation adjustments including equity method investees | 7,781 | — | — | 7,781 | — |
| Mid-America Midstream Gas Services acquisition cost | — | — | — | — | 3,600 |
| Employee severance expense | 101 | 29 | 90 | 220 | 38 |
| Unrealized loss (gain) on derivative activities | (1,078) | 785 | (411) | (1,734) | (974) |
| Change in fair value of warrants | (10,076) | 9,406 | 5,550 | 13,423 | 46,434 |
| Depreciation and amortization included within equity earnings | 6,404 | 2,304 | 4,887 | 18,992 | 9,520 |
| Bankruptcy related expenses | 317 | 567 | 116 | 1,310 | 567 |
| Charitable contributions | 81 | — | 3,298 | 3,379 | — |
| Recovery of receivables written off at emergence | — | — | — | (664) | — |
| Non-cash equity compensation | 1,904 | 2,019 | 2,686 | 8,386 | 7,330 |
| Selected Non-Cash Items and Other Items Impacting Comparability | $ 15,783 | $ (6,869) | $ (16,868) | $ 41,430 | $ 48,909 |
| 2015 Adjusted EBITDA Guidance Reconciliation | |
| (in millions, unaudited) | |
| Mid-point | |
| Net income | $ 121.5 |
| Add: Interest expense | 64.0 |
| Add: Income tax expense | 8.0 |
| Add: Depreciation and amortization | 109.0 |
| EBITDA | $ 302.5 |
| Selected Non-Cash and Other Items Impacting Comparability | 37.5 |
| Adjusted EBITDA | $ 340.0 |
| Selected Non-Cash and Other Items Impacting Comparability | |
| Depreciation and amortization included within equity earnings | 25.0 |
| Non-cash equity compensation | 12.5 |
| Selected Non-Cash and Other Items Impacting Comparability | $ 37.5 |
| (1) Guidance is on a cash basis for equity investments in NGL, includes fully consolidated Rose Rock Midstream | |
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