Increased Quarterly Distribution
Completed White Cliffs Pipeline Expansion
TULSA, Okla., Aug. 7, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rose Rock Midstream®, L.P. (NYSE:RRMS) today announced its financial results for the three months ended June 30, 2014.
Rose Rock Midstream reported second quarter 2014 Adjusted EBITDA of $20.6 million, compared to $27.8 million for the first quarter 2014 and $15.4 million for the second quarter 2013, a decrease of approximately 26% over the previous quarter and up 34% year over year. Crude marketing margins decreased $1.7 million resulting from lower marketing volumes following an unusually strong first quarter volumes. Rose Rock posted higher operating and G&A expense for the quarter due to higher employment costs, as well as $1.2 million in one-time costs related to acquisitions and financing transactions.
"Rose Rock's second quarter was all about growth. The lower marketing volumes and increased expenses associated with our growth projects were anticipated and was reflected in our updated Adjusted EBITDA guidance of between $115 and $120 million," said Carlin Conner, chief executive officer of Rose Rock Midstream's general partner. "We grew our business through the acquisitions of the crude oil trucking assets from Chesapeake Energy and of the remaining one-third interest in SemCrude Pipeline, which owns 51% of White Cliffs Pipeline, from SemGroup. These actions support our ability to raise our cash distribution per unit to $0.535, which marks our tenth consecutive quarterly increase since our IPO."
Adjusted gross margin was $33.8 million for the second quarter 2014, down 9% from the first quarter 2014 of $37.0 million and 68% above second quarter 2013 Adjusted gross margin of $20.1 million. Adjusted gross margin and Adjusted EBITDA, which are non-GAAP measures, are reconciled to their most directly comparable GAAP measures below.
Second quarter 2014 net income totaled $15.1 million, compared to $16.2 million for the first quarter 2014 and $9.1 million for the second quarter 2013.
Rose Rock Midstream's distributable cash flow for the three months ended June 30, 2014 was $16.8 million. On July 24, 2014, Rose Rock Midstream increased the partnership's quarterly cash distribution to $0.535 per unit from $0.495 per unit, effective for the second quarter 2014, resulting in an annualized distribution of $2.14 per unit. This is an 8% increase over the first quarter 2014 and up 48% since our initial public offering in December 2011. The distribution will be paid on August 14, 2014 to all unitholders of record on August 4, 2014. Distributable cash flow, which is a non-GAAP measure, is reconciled to its most directly comparable GAAP measure below.
Second Quarter 2014 Highlights
Compared to the First Quarter 2014
2014 Guidance
Rose Rock updated its 2014 Adjusted EBITDA guidance range on June 23, 2014, to between $115 and $120 million compared to the previous $92 to $97 million, reflecting the impact of the recent Chesapeake acquisition as well as higher volumes on its existing business. The partnership anticipates deploying $125 million in capital expenditures, excluding future acquisitions, up from the previous guidance of $75 million. Rose Rock also updated its targeted 2014 distribution growth rate to 25%, on a year-over-year basis, compared to the prior guidance of 15%.
Recent Developments
Earnings Conference Call
Rose Rock Midstream will host a joint conference call with SemGroup® Corporation (NYSE:SEMG) for investors tomorrow, August 8, 2014, at 11 a.m. ET. The call can be accessed live over the telephone by dialing 877.359.3652, or for international callers, 720.545.0014. The pass code for the call is 72312545. Interested parties may also listen to a simultaneous webcast of the conference call by logging onto Rose Rock Midstream's Investor Relations website at ir.rrmidstream.com. A replay of the webcast will also be available for a year following the call at ir.rrmidstream.com on the Calendar of Events-Past Events page. The first quarter 2014 earnings slide deck will be posted under Presentations.
About Rose Rock Midstream
Rose Rock Midstream®, L.P. (NYSE:RRMS) is a growth-oriented Delaware limited partnership formed by SemGroup® Corporation (NYSE:SEMG) to own, operate, develop and acquire a diversified portfolio of midstream energy assets. Headquartered in Tulsa, OK, Rose Rock Midstream provides crude oil gathering, transportation, storage and marketing services with the majority of its assets strategically located in or connected to the Cushing, Oklahoma crude oil marketing hub.
Rose Rock uses its Investor Relations website and social media outlets as channels of distribution of material company information. Such information is routinely posted and accessible on our Investor Relations website at ir.rrmidstream.com, our Twitter account and LinkedIn account.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
This Press Release and the accompanying schedules include the non-GAAP financial measures of Adjusted gross margin, Adjusted EBITDA and distributable cash flow, which may be used periodically by management when discussing our financial results with investors and analysts. The accompanying schedules of this Press Release provide reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable financial measures calculated and presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (GAAP). Adjusted gross margin, Adjusted EBITDA and distributable cash flow are presented as management believes they provide additional information and metrics relative to the performance of our business.
Operating income (loss) is the GAAP measure most directly comparable to Adjusted gross margin, net income (loss) and cash provided by (used in) operating activities are the GAAP measures most directly comparable to Adjusted EBITDA, and net income (loss) is the GAAP measure most directly comparable to distributable cash flow. Our non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered as alternatives to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures. These non-GAAP financial measures have important limitations as analytical tools because they exclude some, but not all, items that affect the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures. You should not consider Adjusted gross margin, Adjusted EBITDA or distributable cash flow in isolation or as substitutes for analysis of our results as reported under GAAP. Because Adjusted gross margin, Adjusted EBITDA and distributable cash flow may be defined differently by other companies in our industry, our definitions of these non-GAAP financial measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies, thereby diminishing their utility.
Management compensates for the limitation of Adjusted gross margin, Adjusted EBITDA and distributable cash flow as analytical tools by reviewing the comparable GAAP measures, understanding the differences between Adjusted gross margin, Adjusted EBITDA and distributable cash flow, on the one hand, and operating income (loss), net income (loss) and net cash provided by (used in) operating activities, on the other hand, and incorporating this knowledge into its decision-making processes. We believe that investors benefit from having access to the same financial measures that our management uses in evaluating our operating results.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain matters contained in this Press Release include "forward-looking statements."
All statements, other than statements of historical fact, included in this Press Release including the prospects of our industry, our anticipated financial performance, including distributable cash flow, cash distributions, management's plans and objectives for future operations, capital investments, 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, insufficient cash from operations following the establishment of cash reserves and payment of fees and expenses to pay the minimum quarterly distribution; any sustained reduction in demand for crude oil in markets served by our midstream assets; our ability to obtain new sources of supply of crude oil; the amount of collateral required to be posted from time to time in our transactions; competition from other midstream energy companies; our ability to comply with the covenants contained in and maintain certain financial ratios required by our credit facility; our ability to access credit and capital markets; our ability to renew or replace expiring storage contracts; the loss of or a material nonpayment or nonperformance by any of our key customers; the overall forward market for crude oil; the possibility that our hedging activities may result in losses or may have a negative impact on our financial results; weather and other natural phenomena; hazards or operating risks incidental to the gathering, transporting or storing of crude oil; our failure to comply with new or existing environmental laws or regulations; the possibility that the construction or acquisition of new assets may not result in the corresponding anticipated revenue increases; 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) | ||
June 30, 2014 |
December 31, 2013 |
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ASSETS | ||
Current assets | $ 672,365 | $ 321,587 |
Property, plant and equipment, net | 336,377 | 311,616 |
Equity method investment | 271,187 | 224,095 |
Other noncurrent assets, net | 68,608 | 39,949 |
Total assets | $ 1,348,537 | $ 897,247 |
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY | ||
Current liabilities | $ 247,677 | $ 293,031 |
Long-term debt | 847,568 | 245,088 |
Total liabilities | 1,095,245 | 538,119 |
Total Rose Rock Midstream, L.P. partners' capital | 253,292 | 280,571 |
Noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiary | — | 78,557 |
Total equity | 253,292 | 359,128 |
Total liabilities and equity | $ 1,348,537 | $ 897,247 |
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income | |||||
(in thousands, except per unit data, unaudited) | |||||
Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | ||||
June 30, | March 31, | June 30, | |||
2014 | 2013 | 2014 | 2014 | 2013 | |
Revenues, including revenues from affiliates: | |||||
Product | $ 267,087 | $ 148,816 | $ 266,290 | $ 533,377 | $ 307,544 |
Service | 23,345 | 12,606 | 24,633 | 47,978 | 25,110 |
Total revenues | 290,432 | 161,422 | 290,923 | 581,355 | 332,654 |
Expenses, including expenses from affiliates: | |||||
Costs of products sold, exclusive of depreciation and amortization | 255,745 | 140,506 | 254,537 | 510,282 | 288,957 |
Operating | 17,006 | 5,807 | 14,878 | 31,884 | 11,225 |
General and administrative | 6,001 | 3,254 | 3,623 | 9,624 | 6,815 |
Depreciation and amortization | 6,267 | 3,690 | 10,534 | 16,801 | 7,197 |
Total expenses | 285,019 | 153,257 | 283,572 | 568,591 | 314,194 |
Earnings from equity method investment | 12,291 | 3,451 | 11,080 | 23,371 | 6,904 |
Operating income | 17,704 | 11,616 | 18,431 | 36,135 | 25,364 |
Other expenses, net: | |||||
Interest expense | 2,595 | 2,494 | 2,272 | 4,867 | 4,248 |
Other income | (21) | (12) | — | (21) | (12) |
Total other expenses, net | 2,574 | 2,482 | 2,272 | 4,846 | 4,236 |
Net income | 15,130 | 9,134 | 16,159 | 31,289 | 21,128 |
Less: net income attributable to noncontrolling interests | 4,082 | — | 3,676 | 7,758 | — |
Net income attributable to Rose Rock Midstream, L.P. | $ 11,048 | $ 9,134 | $ 12,483 | $ 23,531 | $ 21,128 |
Net income allocated to general partner | $ 1,109 | $ 255 | $ 738 | $ 1,847 | $ 535 |
Net income allocated to common unitholders | $ 7,513 | $ 5,208 | $ 8,114 | $ 15,619 | $ 11,975 |
Net income allocated to subordinated unitholders | $ 3,063 | $ 3,674 | $ 3,750 | $ 6,860 | $ 8,447 |
Net income (loss) allocated to Class A unitholders | $ (637) | $ (3) | $ (119) | $ (795) | $ 171 |
Earnings (loss) per limited partner unit: | |||||
Common unit (basic) | $ 0.41 | $ 0.44 | $ 0.45 | $ 0.86 | $ 1.02 |
Common unit (diluted) | $ 0.41 | $ 0.44 | $ 0.45 | $ 0.85 | $ 1.02 |
Subordinated unit (basic and diluted) | $ 0.37 | $ 0.44 | $ 0.45 | $ 0.82 | $ 1.01 |
Class A unit (basic and diluted) | $ (0.25) | $ — | $ (0.05) | $ (0.31) | $ 0.15 |
Basic weighted average number of limited partner units outstanding: | |||||
Common units | 18,336 | 11,894 | 18,149 | 18,243 | 11,680 |
Subordinated units | 8,390 | 8,390 | 8,390 | 8,390 | 8,390 |
Class A units | 2,596 | 1,250 | 2,500 | 2,548 | 1,174 |
Diluted weighted average number of limited partner units outstanding: | |||||
Common units | 18,397 | 11,933 | 18,198 | 18,297 | 11,710 |
Subordinated units | 8,390 | 8,390 | 8,390 | 8,390 | 8,390 |
Class A units | 2,596 | 1,250 | 2,500 | 2,548 | 1,174 |
Non-GAAP Reconciliations | |||||
(in thousands, unaudited) | Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | |||
June 30, | March 31, | June 30, | |||
2014 | 2013 | 2014 | 2014 | 2013 | |
Reconciliation of operating income to Adjusted gross margin: | |||||
Operating income | $ 17,704 | $ 11,616 | $ 18,431 | $ 36,135 | $ 25,364 |
Add: | |||||
Operating expense | 17,006 | 5,807 | 14,878 | 31,884 | 11,225 |
General and administrative expense | 6,001 | 3,254 | 3,623 | 9,624 | 6,815 |
Depreciation and amortization expense | 6,267 | 3,690 | 10,534 | 16,801 | 7,197 |
Less: | |||||
Earnings from equity method investment | 12,291 | 3,451 | 11,080 | 23,371 | 6,904 |
Non-cash unrealized gain (loss) on derivatives, net | 851 | 827 | (606) | 245 | 1,295 |
Adjusted gross margin | $ 33,836 | $ 20,089 | $ 36,992 | $ 70,828 | $ 42,402 |
Reconciliation of net income to Adjusted EBITDA: | |||||
Net income | $ 15,130 | $ 9,134 | $ 16,159 | $ 31,289 | $ 21,128 |
Add: | |||||
Interest expense | 2,595 | 2,494 | 2,272 | 4,867 | 4,248 |
Depreciation and amortization expense | 6,267 | 3,690 | 10,534 | 16,801 | 7,197 |
Cash distributions from equity method investment | 14,467 | 4,168 | 13,585 | 28,052 | 7,060 |
Non-cash equity compensation | 130 | 212 | 260 | 390 | 355 |
Gain on disposal of long-lived assets, net | (27) | — | (34) | (61) | — |
Less: | |||||
Earnings from equity method investment | 12,291 | 3,451 | 11,080 | 23,371 | 6,904 |
White Cliffs cash distributions attributable to noncontrolling interests | 4,822 | — | 4,528 | 9,350 | — |
Impact from derivative instruments: | |||||
Total loss on derivatives, net | (1,942) | (233) | (807) | (2,749) | (777) |
Total realized loss (cash flow) on derivatives, net | 2,793 | 1,060 | 201 | 2,994 | 2,072 |
Non-cash unrealized gain (loss) on derivatives, net | 851 | 827 | (606) | 245 | 1,295 |
Adjusted EBITDA | $ 20,598 | $ 15,420 | $ 27,774 | $ 48,372 | $ 31,789 |
Reconciliation of net cash provided by operating activities to Adjusted EBITDA: | |||||
Net cash provided by operating activities | $ 5,669 | $ 13,394 | $ 18,388 | $ 24,057 | $ 23,309 |
Less: | |||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net | (15,240) | 423 | (9,397) | (24,637) | (4,475) |
White Cliffs cash distributions attributable to noncontrolling interests | 4,822 | — | 4,528 | 9,350 | — |
Add: | |||||
Interest expense, excluding amortization of debt issuance costs | 2,335 | 2,293 | 2,012 | 4,347 | 3,849 |
Distributions from equity method investment in excess of equity in earnings | 2,176 | 156 | 2,505 | 4,681 | 156 |
Adjusted EBITDA | $ 20,598 | $ 15,420 | $ 27,774 | $ 48,372 | $ 31,789 |
Non-GAAP Reconciliations (Continued) | ||||||||
(in thousands, unaudited) | Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | ||||||
June 30, | March 31, | June 30, | ||||||
2014 | 2013 | 2014 | 2014 | 2013 | ||||
Reconciliation of net income to distributable cash flow: | ||||||||
Net income | $ 15,130 | $ 9,134 | $ 16,159 | $ 31,289 | $ 21,128 | |||
Add: | ||||||||
Interest expense | 2,595 | 2,494 | 2,272 | 4,867 | 4,248 | |||
Depreciation and amortization expense | 6,267 | 3,690 | 10,534 | 16,801 | 7,197 | |||
EBITDA | 23,992 | 15,318 | 28,965 | 52,957 | 32,573 | |||
Add: | ||||||||
Gain on disposal of long-lived assets, net | (27) | — | (34) | (61) | — | |||
Cash distributions from equity method investment | 14,467 | 4,168 | 13,585 | 28,052 | 7,060 | |||
Non-cash equity compensation | 130 | 212 | 260 | 390 | 355 | |||
Less: | ||||||||
Earnings from equity method investment | 12,291 | 3,451 | 11,080 | 23,371 | 6,904 | |||
White Cliffs cash distributions attributable to noncontrolling interests | 4,822 | — | 4,528 | 9,350 | — | |||
Non-cash unrealized gain (loss) on derivatives, net | 851 | 827 | (606) | 245 | 1,295 | |||
Adjusted EBITDA | $ 20,598 | $ 15,420 | $ 27,774 | $ 48,372 | $ 31,789 | |||
Less: | ||||||||
Cash interest expense | 2,309 | 2,293 | 1,989 | 4,298 | 3,849 | |||
Maintenance capital expenditures | 1,479 | 511 | 907 | 2,386 | 2,582 | |||
Distributable cash flow | $ 16,810 | $ 12,616 | $ 24,878 | $ 41,688 | $ 25,358 | |||
Distribution declared | $ 16,718 | (1) | $ 9,180 | $ 13,903 | $ 30,621 | $ 18,121 | ||
Distribution coverage ratio | 1.01x | 1.37x | 1.79 x | 1.36x | 1.40x | |||
(1) The distribution declared July 24, 2014 represents $0.535 per unit, or $2.14 per unit on an annualized basis. This is a 8% increase over the prior quarter. |
2014 RRMS Adjusted EBITDA Guidance Reconciliation | ||
(millions, unaudited) | ||
Low | High | |
Net income | $ 58 | $ 60 |
Add: Interest expense | 18 | 20 |
Add: Depreciation and amortization | 30 | 31 |
EBITDA | $ 106 | $ 111 |
Non-Cash Adjustments and Other Adjustments | 9 | 9 |
Adjusted EBITDA | $ 115 | $ 120 |
Non-Cash and Other Adjustments | ||
Earnings from equity method investment | $ (42) | $ (44) |
Distributions from equity method investment(1) | 50 | 52 |
Non-cash equity compensation | 1 | 1 |
Non-Cash and Other Adjustments | $ 9 | $ 9 |
(1) Distributions from equity method investment includes only the cash distributions from White Cliffs attributable to Rose Rock and excludes the distributions attributable to noncontrolling interests from Adjusted EBITDA.