Martin Midstream Partners Reports 2011 Third Quarter Financial Results


KILGORE, Texas, Nov. 2, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Martin Midstream Partners L.P. (Nasdaq:MMLP) announced today its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2011.

Martin Midstream Partners L.P. ("the Partnership") reported net income for the third quarter of 2011 of $5.4 million, or $0.20 per limited partner unit. This compared to net income for the third quarter of 2010 of $4.6 million, or $0.19 per limited partner unit. Revenues for the third quarter of 2011 were $316.3 million compared to $195.4 million for the third quarter of 2010.

For the quarter ended September 30, 2011, net income was positively impacted by $1.0 million, or $0.05 per limited partner unit, in non-cash derivatives net gains from certain commodity and interest rate hedges that are subject to mark-to-market accounting. Third quarter 2011 net income was also positively impacted by $2.8 million, or $0.15 per limited partner unit, due to payments received for the early extinguishment of interest rate swaps.

The Partnership reported net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 of $21.5 million, or $0.87 per limited partner unit. This compared to net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 of $9.5 million, or $0.33 per limited partner unit. Revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 were $891.6 million compared to $650.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2011, net income was positively impacted by $3.4 million, or $0.18 per limited partner unit, in non-cash derivatives net gains from certain commodity and interest rate hedges that are subject to mark-to-market accounting. For the nine months ended September 30, 2011, net income was also positively impacted by $2.8 million, or $0.15 per limited partner unit, due to payments received for the early extinguishment of interest rate swaps.

The Partnership's distributable cash flow for the third quarter of 2011 was $16.8 million. Distributable cash flow is a non-GAAP financial measure which is explained in greater detail below under "Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information." The Partnership has also included below a table entitled "Distributable Cash Flow" in order to show the components of this non-GAAP financial measure and its reconciliation to the most comparable GAAP measurement.

Included with this press release are the Partnership's consolidated financial statements as of and for the quarter ended September 30, 2011 and certain prior periods. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the information contained in the Partnership's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 7, 2011.

Ruben Martin, President and Chief Executive Officer of Martin Midstream GP LLC, the general partner of Martin Midstream Partners, said," Our Partnership's operating performance improved during the third quarter 2011. Our distributable cash flow (DCF) coverage ratio was 1.02 times. This marks the third consecutive improved quarter in 2011 for our coverage ratio. We expensed $4.8 million for several one-time items during the quarter including costs associated with an unsuccessful acquisition, downtime associated with the plant expansion at Waskom, and expenses from the September fire at our Stanolind terminal. These costs were offset by $2.3 million, net of an expected cash settlement, received upon termination of interest rate swaps.  Notwithstanding these items, our coverage would have been 1.17 times.  

"As we recently announced, we have been diligently working on several low-cost organic growth projects this year. We anticipate these projects will have a significant positive impact on our DCF beginning in 2012. Our organic growth is well-positioned across multiple segments and will allow us to capture incremental fee-based cash flows."

Investors' Conference Call

An investor's conference call to review the third quarter results will be held on Thursday, November 3, 2011, at 8:00 a.m. Central Time. The conference call can be accessed by calling (877) 878-2695. An audio replay of the conference call will be available by calling (855) 859-2056 from 11:00 a.m. Central Time on November 3, 2011 through 10:59 p.m. Central Time on November 17, 2011. The access codes for the conference call and the audio replay are as follows: Conference ID No. 22647806. The audio replay of the conference call will also be archived on the Partnership's website at www.martinmidstream.com.

About Martin Midstream Partners

Martin Midstream Partners is a publicly traded limited partnership with a diverse set of operations focused primarily in the United States Gulf Coast region. The Partnership's primary business lines include: terminalling and storage services for petroleum products and by-products; natural gas gathering, processing and NGL distribution; sulfur and sulfur-based products processing, manufacturing, and distribution; and marine transportation services for petroleum products and by-products.

Forward-Looking Statements

Statements about Martin Midstream Partners' outlook and all other statements in this release other than historical facts are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements and all references to financial estimates rely on a number of assumptions concerning future events and are subject to a number of uncertainties and other factors, many of which are outside its control, which could cause actual results to differ materially from such statements. While MMLP believes that the assumptions concerning future events are reasonable, it cautions that there are inherent difficulties in anticipating or predicting certain important factors. A discussion of these factors, including risks and uncertainties, is set forth in the Partnership's annual and quarterly reports filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Martin Midstream Partners disclaims any intention or obligation to revise any forward-looking statements, including financial estimates, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information

The Partnership reports its financial results in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). However, from time to time, the Partnership uses certain non-GAAP financial measures such as distributable cash flow because the Partnership's management believes that this measure may provide users of this financial information with meaningful comparisons between current results and prior reported results and a meaningful measure of the Partnership's cash available to pay distributions. Distributable cash flow should not be considered an alternative to cash flow from operating activities or any other measure of financial performance in accordance with GAAP. Distributable cash flow is not intended to represent cash flows for the period, nor is it presented as an alternative to income from continuing operations. Furthermore, it should not be seen as a measure of liquidity or a substitute for comparable metrics prepared in accordance with GAAP. This information may constitute non-GAAP financial measures within the meaning of Regulation G adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Accordingly, the Partnership has presented herein, and will present in other information it publishes that contains this non-GAAP financial measure, a reconciliation of this measure to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure.

The Partnership has included below a table entitled "Distributable Cash Flow" in order to show the components of this non-GAAP financial measure and its reconciliation to the most comparable GAAP measure. The Partnership calculates distributable cash flow as follows: net income (as reported in statements of operations), plus depreciation and amortization, gain on sale of property, plant and equipment, plus amortization of debt discount and amortization of deferred debt issue costs (as reported in statements of cash flows), less deferred taxes (as reported in statements of cash flows), less payments of installment notes payable and capital lease obligations expenditures (as reported in statements of cash flows), plus distribution equivalents from unconsolidated entities (as described below), less invested cash in unconsolidated entities (as described below), less equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities (as reported in statements of operations), plus non-cash mark-to-market on derivatives (as reported in statements of cash flows), less payments for plant turnaround costs (as reported in statements of cash flows), less maintenance capital expenditures (as reported under the caption "Liquidity and Capital Resources" in the Partnership's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to be filed with the SEC on November 7, 2011), plus unit-based compensation (as reported in statements of changes in capital).

The Partnership's distribution equivalents from unconsolidated entities is calculated as distributions from unconsolidated entities (as reported in statements of cash flows), plus return of investments from unconsolidated entities (as reported in statements of cash flows), plus distributions in-kind from equity investments (as reported in statements of cash flows). For the quarter ended September 30, 2011, the Partnership's distributions from unconsolidated entities, return of investments from unconsolidated entities and distributions in-kind from equity investments were $0.4 million, $0.0 million and $2.0 million, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2011, the Partnership's distributions from unconsolidated entities, return of investments from unconsolidated entities and distributions in-kind from equity investments were $0.4 million, $1.3 million and $9.0 million, respectively.

The Partnership's invested cash in unconsolidated entities is calculated as distributions from (contributions to) unconsolidated entities for operations (as reported in statements of cash flows), plus expansion capital expenditures in unconsolidated entities (as reported under the caption "Liquidity and Capital Resources" in the Partnership's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 2, 2011). For the quarter ended September 30, 2011, the Partnership's distributions from (contributions to) unconsolidated entities for operations and expansion capital expenditures in unconsolidated entities were ($3.1) million and $4.5 million, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2011, the Partnership's distributions from (contributions to) unconsolidated entities for operations and expansion capital expenditures in unconsolidated entities were ($9.6) million and $8.2 million, respectively.

Additional information concerning the Partnership is available on the Partnership's website at www.martinmidstream.com

MARTIN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS L.P.
CONSOLIDATED AND CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
(Dollars in thousands)
     
     
  September 30, 2011 December 31, 2010
  (Unaudited)  (Audited)
Assets    
Cash   $ 296  $ 11,380
Accounts and other receivables, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $3,592 and $2,528, respectively   99,196  95,276
Product exchange receivables   25,651  9,099
Inventories   80,852  52,616
Due from affiliates   12,279  6,437
Fair value of derivatives   934  2,142
Other current assets   908  2,784
Total current assets   220,116  179,734
     
Property, plant and equipment, at cost   689,905  632,456
Accumulated depreciation   (225,058)  (200,276)
Property, plant and equipment, net   464,847  432,180
     
Goodwill   37,268  37,268
Investment in unconsolidated entities   163,414  98,217
Fair value of derivatives   144  — 
Deferred debt costs   13,850  13,497
Other assets, net   24,239  24,582
   $923,878  $785,478
Liabilities and Partners' Capital    
Current portion of capital lease obligations   $1,201  $1,121
Trade and other accounts payable   94,447  82,837
Product exchange payables   49,702  22,353
Due to affiliates   14,708  6,957
Income taxes payable   789  811
Fair value of derivatives   —   282
Other accrued liabilities   14,261  10,034
Total current liabilities   175,108  124,395
     
Long-term debt and capital leases, less current maturities   439,213  372,862
Deferred income taxes   7,816  8,213
Fair value of derivatives   —   4,100
Other long-term obligations   1,743  1,102
Total liabilities   623,880  510,672
     
Partners' capital   298,621  273,387
Accumulated other comprehensive income   1,377  1,419
Total partners' capital  299,998 274,806
Commitments and contingencies     
  $923,878 $785,478
     
These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the accompanying notes and other information included in the Partnership's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 7, 2011.
MARTIN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS L.P.
CONSOLIDATED AND CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
 (Unaudited)
 (Dollars in thousands, except per unit amounts)
         
         
  Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
  2011 2010 2011 2010
Revenues:        
Terminalling and storage *   $ 19,381  $ 17,357  $ 56,831  $ 50,062
Marine transportation *   20,773  21,468  57,548  57,458
Sulfur services   2,850  —   8,550  — 
Product sales: *        
Natural gas services   188,461  107,842  514,870  397,855
Sulfur services   67,319  36,658  198,310  113,945
Terminalling and storage   17,525  12,062  55,441  30,687
   273,305  156,562  768,621  542,487
Total revenues   316,309  195,387  891,550  650,007
         
Costs and expenses:        
Cost of products sold: (excluding depreciation and amortization)         
Natural gas services *   180,499  102,487  492,120  379,433
Sulfur services *   59,808  30,505  164,142  86,855
Terminalling and storage   15,676  11,363  49,631  28,771
   255,983  144,355  705,893  495,059
Expenses:        
Operating expenses *   35,669  29,017  104,730  86,314
Selling, general and administrative *   6,849  4,542  16,889  14,650
Depreciation and amortization   11,400  10,175  33,651  30,066
Total costs and expenses   309,901  188,089  861,163  626,089
         
Other operating income   1,720  405  1,818  450
Operating income   8,128  7,703  32,205  24,368
         
Other income (expense):        
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities   1,784  2,951  6,953  7,469
Interest expense   (4,297)  (6,051)  (17,102)  (22,248)
Other, net   23  34  127  117
Total other income (expense)   (2,490)  (3,066)  (10,022)  (14,662)
Net income before taxes   5,638  4,637  22,183  9,706
Income tax benefit (expense)   (239)  (1)  (692)  (224)
Net income   $ 5,399  $ 4,636  $ 21,491  $ 9,482
         
General partner's interest in net income   $ 1,348  $ 1,000  $ 3,992  $ 2,832
Limited partners' interest in net income   $ 3,774  $ 3,359  $ 16,668  $ 5,819
         
Net income per limited partner unit - basic and diluted  $0.20 $0.19 $0.87 $0.33
         
Weighted average limited partner units - basic  19,158,334 17,700,875 19,161,403 17,466,200
Weighted average limited partner units - diluted  19,163,128 17,701,719 19,163,066 17,467,514
         
         
These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the accompanying notes and other information included in the Partnership's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 7, 2011.
         
*Related Party Transactions Included Above        
Revenues:        
Terminalling and storage  $14,210 $12,292 $40,045 $34,579
Marine transportation  6,351 7,968 19,223 20,948
Product Sales  2,024 5,265 10,745 8,647
Costs and expenses:        
Cost of products sold: (excluding depreciation and amortization)        
Natural gas services  31,871 16,353 80,829 57,721
Sulfur services  4,762 4,212 13,407 11,448
Expenses:        
Operating expenses  17,223 12,215 42,966 35,986
Selling, general and administrative  3,576 2,704 9,490 8,141
MARTIN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS L.P.
CONSOLIDATED AND CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CAPITAL
(Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands)
Partners' Capital
               
               
               
  Common Subordinated General Partner Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income  
  Units Amount Units Amount Amount (Loss) Total
Balances – January 1, 2010   16,057,832  $ 245,683  889,444  $ 16,613  $ 4,731  $ (2,076)  $ 264,951
               
Net income   —   6,650  —   —   2,832  —   9,482
               
Recognition of beneficial conversion feature  —   (831)  —   831  —   —   — 
               
Follow-on public offering   2,650,000  78,600  —   —   —   —   78,600
               
Redemption of common units   (1,000,000)  (28,070)  —   —   —   —   (28,070)
               
General partner contribution   —   —   —   —   1,089  —   1,089
               
Distributions to parent   —   (4,369)  —   —   —   —   (4,369)
               
Cash distributions   —   (38,605)  —   —   (3,580)  —   (42,185)
               
Unit-based compensation   3,500  66  —   —   —   —   66
               
Purchase of treasury units   (3,500)  (108)  —   —   —   —   (108)
               
Adjustment in fair value of derivatives   —   —   —   —   —   3,906  3,906
               
Balances – September 30, 2010   17,707,832  $ 259,016  889,444  $ 17,444  $ 5,072  $ 1,830  $ 283,362
               
               
Balances – January 1, 2011   17,707,832  $ 250,785  889,444  $ 17,721  $ 4,881  $ 1,419  $ 274,806
               
Net income   —   17,499  —   —   3,992  —   21,491
               
Recognition of beneficial conversion feature  —   (831)  —   831  —   —   — 
               
Follow-on public offering   1,874,500  70,330  —   —   —   —   70,330
               
General partner contribution   —   —   —   —   1,505  —   1,505
               
Cash distributions   —   (43,321)  —   —   (4,635)  —   (47,956)
               
Distribution to parent   —   (19,685)  —   —   —   —   (19,685)
               
Unit-based compensation   15,350  131  —   —   —   —   131
               
Purchase of treasury units   (14,850)  (582)  —   —   —   —   (582)
               
Unit-based compensation grant forfeitures   (500)  —   —   —   —   —   — 
               
Adjustment in fair value of derivatives   —   —   —   —   —   (42)  (42)
               
Balances – September 30, 2011   19,582,332  $ 274,326  889,444  $ 18,552  $ 5,743  $ 1,377  $ 299,998
               
               
These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the accompanying notes and other information included in the Partnership's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 7, 2011.
MARTIN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS L.P.
CONSOLIDATED AND CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands)
  Nine Months Ended September 30,
  2011 2010
Cash flows from operating activities:    
Net income   $ 21,491  $ 9,482
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:    
Depreciation and amortization   33,651  30,066
Amortization of deferred debt issuance costs   3,071  3,676
Amortization of debt discount   262  181
Deferred taxes   2  (474)
(Gain) loss on sale of property, plant and equipment   405  (450)
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities   (6,953)  (7,469)
Distributions from unconsolidated entities   —   — 
Distributions in-kind from equity investments   9,010  7,524
Non-cash mark-to-market on derivatives   (3,360)  (3,592)
Other   131  66
Change in current assets and liabilities, excluding effects of acquisitions and dispositions:    
Accounts and other receivables   (1,516)  16,171
Product exchange receivables   (16,552)  1,372
Inventories   (28,236)  (15,766)
Due from affiliates   (5,842)  (2,217)
Other current assets   1,477  (950)
Trade and other accounts payable   11,610  (5,633)
Product exchange payables   27,350  4,165
Due to affiliates   7,751  467
Income taxes payable   (22)  109
Other accrued liabilities   4,227  9,625
Change in other non-current assets and liabilities   (122)  (3,865)
Net cash provided by operating activities   57,835  42,488
Cash flows from investing activities:    
Payments for property, plant and equipment   (49,634)  (12,616)
Acquisitions   (16,815)  (7,331)
Payments for plant turnaround costs   (2,103)  (1,090)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment   530  1,944
Investment in unconsolidated entities   (59,319)  (20,110)
Return of investments from unconsolidated entities   1,668  2,430
Distributions from (contributions to) unconsolidated entities for operations   (9,603)  628
Net cash used in investing activities   (135,276)  (36,145)
Cash flows from financing activities:    
Payments of long-term debt   (389,000)  (383,100)
Payments of notes payable and capital lease obligations   (831)  (260)
Proceeds from long-term debt   456,000  392,269
Net proceeds from follow on offering   70,330  78,600
Redemption of common units   —   (28,070)
General partner contribution   1,505  1,089
Distribution to parent   (19,685)  (4,369)
Payments of debt issuance costs   (3,424)  (7,425)
Purchase of treasury units   (582)  (108)
Cash distributions paid   (47,956)  (42,185)
Net cash provided by financing activities   66,357  6,441
Net increase (decrease) in cash   (11,084)  12,784
Cash at beginning of period   11,380  5,956
Cash at end of period   $ 296  $ 18,740
     
These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the accompanying notes and other information included in the Partnership's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 7, 2011.
 
MARTIN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS L.P. 
SEGMENT OPERATING INCOME
Unaudited
(Dollars in thousands)
Terminalling and Storage Segment Three Months Ended
September 30,
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
  2011 2010 2011 2010
Revenues:        
 Services $ 20,555 $ 18,433 $ 60,031 $ 53,394
 Products  17,525  12,062  55,461  30,687
 Total revenues 38,080 30,495 115,492 84,081
         
Cost of products sold 16,497 11,363  52,277  28,771
Operating expenses 12,891 10,342  38,145  30,626
Selling, general and administrative expenses 53 122 229 183
Depreciation and amortization  4,829  4,181  14,114  12,337
   3,810  4,487  10,727  12,164
Other operating income  —  348  (577)  348
 Operating income $ 3,810 $ 4,835 $ 10,150 $ 12,512
     
Natural Gas Services Segment Three Months Ended
September 30,
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
  2011 2010 2011 2010
Revenues:        
 NGLs $177,165 $94,119 $ 478,952 $ 358,395
 Natural gas 9,376 12,670 30,312 35,450
 Non-cash mark-to-market adjustment of commodity derivatives 570 (14) 1,389 404
 Gain (loss) on cash settlements of commodity derivatives 98 223  (58) 505
 Other operating fees  1,252  844  4,275  3,101
 Total revenues 188,461 107,842 514,870 397,855
         
Cost of products sold:        
 NGLs 171,967 90,129 463,915 345,443
 Natural gas  8,903  12,636  29,024  34,954
 Total cost of products sold 180,870 102,765 492,939 380,397
         
Operating expenses 2,077 1,771 6,303 5,538
Selling, general and administrative expenses 1,751 1,739 5,385 6,015
Depreciation and amortization  1,523  1,204  4,563  3,593
   2,240  363  5,680  2,312
Other operating income  —  69  —    69
 Operating income (loss) $ 2,240 $ 432 $ 5,680 $ 2,381
         
Sulfur Services Segment Three Months Ended
September 30,
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
  2011 2010 2011 2010
Revenues:        
 Services $ 2,850 $ — $ 8,550 $ —
 Products  67,319  36,658  198,310 113,945
 Total revenues  70,169 36,658 206,860 113,945
         
Cost of products sold 59,899 30,596 164,414 87,127
Operating expenses  4,930  4,447 14,587  12,683
Selling, general and administrative expenses 774 822 2,517 2,596
Depreciation and amortization  1,676  1,554  4,998  4,600
  2,890  (761) 20,344  6,939
Other operating income   1,411  (12)  2,086  (12)
Operating income $ 4,301 $ (773) $ 22,430 $ 6,927
         
Marine Transportation Segment Three Months Ended
September 30,
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
  2011 2010 2011 2010
  (In thousands) (In thousands)
Revenues $22,411 $22,728 $ 63,201 $ 60,926
Operating expenses 17,300 14,424 50,831 43,031
Selling, general and administrative expenses 1,306 274 2,213 1,241
Depreciation and amortization  3,372  3,236  9,976  9,536
   433  4,794  181  7,118
Other operating income (loss)  309  —  309   45
 Operating income (loss) $ 742 $ 4,794 $ 490 $ 7,163 
MARTIN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS L.P.
DISTRIBUTABLE CASH FLOW
Unaudited Non-GAAP Financial Measure
(Dollars in thousands)
     
  Three months Ended September 30, 2011 Nine months Ended September 30, 2011
     
Net income   $ 5,399  $ 21,491
     
Adjustments to reconcile net income to distributable cash flow:    
Depreciation and amortization   11,399  33,651
(Gain) loss on sale of property, plant and equipment   (309)  405
Amortization of debt discount   87  262
Amortization of deferred debt issuance costs   681  3,071
Deferred taxes   35  2
Payments of installment notes payable and capital lease obligations   (288)  (831)
Distribution equivalents from unconsolidated entities1  2,360  10,678
Invested cash in unconsolidated entities2  1,438  (1,385)
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities   (1,784)  (6,953)
Non-cash mark-to-market on derivatives   (1,014)  (3,360)
Non-cash operating lease expense   (2)  70
Payments for plant turnaround costs   (59)  (2,103)
Maintenance capital expenditures   (1,173)  (10,109)
Unit-based compensation   36  131
 Distributable cash flow   $ 16,806  $ 45,020
     
     
 
1 Distribution equivalents from unconsolidated entities:    
Distributions from unconsolidated entities   $ 383  $ 383
 Return of investments from unconsolidated entities   —   1,285
 Distributions in-kind from equity investments   1,977  9,010
 Distributions equivalents from unconsolidated entities   $ 2,360  $ 10,678
     
     
 2 Invested cash in unconsolidated entities:     
 Distributions from (contributions to) unconsolidated entities for operations   $ (3,092)  $ (9,603)
 Expansion capital expenditures in unconsolidated entities   4,530  8,218
 Invested cash in unconsolidated entities   $ 1,438  $ (1,385)


            

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