Blueknight Announces Third Quarter 2021 Results
Blueknight Energy Partners (BKEP) reported a robust third quarter 2021, with income from continuing operations reaching $12.6 million, a 34% increase year-over-year. Adjusted EBITDA climbed to $16.9 million (+22%) and Distributable Cash Flow rose to $13.9 million (+21%). The partnership also reported a total leverage ratio of 1.87 times and a distribution coverage ratio of 1.73 times. The company expects to exceed its full-year guidance, driven by strong asphalt terminalling services and improved operational efficiencies.
- Income from continuing operations up 34% year-over-year to $12.6 million.
- Adjusted EBITDA increased 22% to $16.9 million.
- Distributable Cash Flow rose 21% to $13.9 million.
- Leverage ratio improved to 1.87 times, significantly down from 4.06 times in the prior year.
- Distribution coverage ratio at 1.73 times for all distributions and 4.35 times for common unit distributions.
- Total operating expenses increased by 3% to $12.9 million.
- General and administrative expenses remained high despite a year-over-year decrease.
Highlights
- Third quarter 2021 income from continuing operations was
$12.6 million , up34% year-over-year - Third quarter 2021 Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations of
$16.9 million and Distributable Cash Flow from continuing operations of$13.9 million , up22% and21% year-over-year, respectively - Expected to exceed full-year 2021 guidance on key financial targets
- Top-tier financial metrics with third quarter 2021 total leverage ratio of 1.87 times and distribution coverage ratio of 1.73 times on all distributions and 4.35 times on common unit distributions
TULSA, Okla., Nov. 10, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Blueknight Energy Partners, L.P. (“Blueknight” or the “Partnership”) (Nasdaq: BKEP and BKEPP) today reported its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2021. Income from continuing operations was
“Our business continues to outperform our expectations, and we had one of our best quarters to date,” commented Andrew Woodward, Chief Executive Officer. Our income from continuing operations, Adjusted EBITDA, and Distributable Cash Flow were up year-to-date
“Furthermore, last week Congress passed the largest federal investment in infrastructure in more than a decade that includes
QUARTERLY PERFORMANCE
Asphalt terminalling services total operating margin, excluding depreciation and amortization, in the third quarter of 2021 was
Total operating expenses, excluding depreciation and amortization, increased
General and administrative expense in the third quarter of 2021 was
BALANCE SHEET AND CASH FLOW
Third quarter 2021 Distributable Cash Flow was
During the third quarter of 2021, net capital expenditures from continuing operations were
As of September 30, 2021, total debt was
As of November 4, 2021, total debt was
CONFERENCE CALL DETAILS
The Partnership will discuss third quarter 2021 results during a conference call tomorrow, Thursday, November 11, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. CST (11:00 a.m. EST). The conference call will be accessible by telephone at 1-855-327-6837. International participants will be able to access the conference call at 1-631-891-4304. Participants are requested to dial in five to ten minutes before the scheduled start time. An audio replay will be available through the “Investors” section of the Partnership’s website.
Additional information regarding the Partnership’s results of operations will be provided in the Partnership’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended September 30, 2021, to be filed with the SEC on November 12, 2021.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following table summarizes the Partnership’s financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2021 (in thousands, except per unit data):
| Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||
| 2020 | 2021 | 2020 | 2021 | |||||||||||||
| Fixed fee revenue | $ | 23,494 | $ | 24,413 | $ | 67,572 | $ | 73,195 | ||||||||
| Variable cost recovery revenue | 2,870 | 3,126 | 9,736 | 8,658 | ||||||||||||
| Variable throughput and other revenue | 2,631 | 2,800 | 3,128 | 3,320 | ||||||||||||
| Total revenue | 28,995 | 30,339 | 80,436 | 85,173 | ||||||||||||
| Operating expenses, excluding depreciation and amortization | (12,517 | ) | (12,917 | ) | (36,137 | ) | (38,880 | ) | ||||||||
| Total operating margin, excluding depreciation and amortization | 16,478 | 17,422 | 44,299 | 46,293 | ||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 3,054 | 2,919 | 10,324 | 8,919 | ||||||||||||
| General and administrative expense | 3,237 | 2,967 | 10,501 | 9,921 | ||||||||||||
| (Gain)loss on disposal of assets | (324 | ) | 129 | (250 | ) | 129 | ||||||||||
| Operating income | 10,511 | 11,407 | 23,724 | 27,324 | ||||||||||||
| Other income(expenses): | ||||||||||||||||
| Other income | 176 | 2,187 | 969 | 2,529 | ||||||||||||
| Interest expense | (1,302 | ) | (968 | ) | (4,417 | ) | (3,996 | ) | ||||||||
| Provision for income taxes | - | (10 | ) | 1 | (30 | ) | ||||||||||
| Income from continuing operations | 9,385 | 12,616 | 20,277 | 25,827 | ||||||||||||
| Income(loss) from discontinued operations(1) | 5,008 | (20 | ) | (4,533 | ) | 75,705 | ||||||||||
| Net income | $ | 14,393 | $ | 12,596 | $ | 15,744 | $ | 101,532 | ||||||||
| Allocation of net income(loss) for calculation of earnings per unit: | ||||||||||||||||
| General partner interest in net income | $ | 228 | $ | 200 | $ | 249 | $ | 1,608 | ||||||||
| Preferred interest in net income | $ | 6,278 | $ | 6,177 | $ | 18,836 | $ | 18,674 | ||||||||
| Net income(loss) available to limited partners | $ | 7,887 | $ | 6,219 | $ | (3,341 | ) | $ | 81,250 | |||||||
| Basic and diluted net income(loss) from discontinued operations per common unit | $ | 0.12 | $ | - | $ | (0.11 | ) | $ | 1.74 | |||||||
| Basic and diluted net income from continuing operations per common unit | $ | 0.07 | $ | 0.14 | $ | 0.03 | $ | 0.15 | ||||||||
| Basic and diluted net income(loss) per common unit | $ | 0.19 | $ | 0.14 | $ | (0.08 | ) | $ | 1.89 | |||||||
| Weighted average common units outstanding - basic and diluted | 41,166 | 41,514 | 41,072 | 41,471 | ||||||||||||
| (1 | ) | On December 21, 2020, Blueknight announced it had entered into multiple definitive agreements to sell its (i) crude oil terminalling, (ii) crude oil pipeline, and (iii) crude oil trucking segments. The sales of these segments closed in the first quarter of 2021. As such, these segments are presented as discontinued operations in the Partnership’s financial statements. |
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
This press release contains the non-GAAP financial measures of Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations, Distributable Cash Flow from continuing operations, and total operating margin, excluding depreciation and amortization. Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations is defined as earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization, non-cash equity-based compensation, asset impairment charges, gains and losses on asset disposals, and other select items which management feels decreases the comparability of results among periods. Distributable Cash Flow from continuing operations is defined as Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations minus cash paid for interest, cash paid for taxes, and maintenance capital expenditures. Operating margin, excluding depreciation and amortization is defined as revenues from related parties and external customers less operating expenses, excluding depreciation and amortization. The use of Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations, Distributable Cash Flow from continuing operations and operating margin, excluding depreciation and amortization should not be considered as alternatives to GAAP measures such as operating income, net income or cash flows from operating activities. Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations, Distributable Cash Flow from continuing operations and operating margin, excluding depreciation and amortization are presented because the Partnership believes they provide additional information with respect to its business activities and are used as supplemental financial measures by management and external users of the Partnership’s financial statements, such as investors, commercial banks and others to assess, among other things, the Partnership’s operating performance and return on capital as compared to those of other companies in the midstream energy sector, without regard to financing or capital structure. Reconciliations of operating margin, excluding depreciation and amortization to its most directly comparable GAAP measure is included in the results of operations table above.
The following table presents a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations and Distributable Cash Flow from continuing operations to income from continuing operations for the periods shown (in thousands, except ratios):
| Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||
| 2020 | 2021 | 2020 | 2021 | |||||||||||||
| Income from continuing operations | $ | 9,385 | $ | 12,616 | $ | 20,277 | $ | 25,827 | ||||||||
| Interest expense | 1,302 | 968 | 4,417 | 3,996 | ||||||||||||
| Income taxes | - | 10 | (1 | ) | 30 | |||||||||||
| Depreciation and non-cash amortization | 3,048 | 2,916 | 10,305 | 8,909 | ||||||||||||
| Non-cash equity-based compensation | 188 | 214 | 651 | 561 | ||||||||||||
| (Gain)loss on disposal of assets | (324 | ) | 129 | (250 | ) | 129 | ||||||||||
| Other | 160 | - | 697 | 808 | ||||||||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations | $ | 13,759 | $ | 16,853 | $ | 36,096 | $ | 40,260 | ||||||||
| Cash paid for interest | (960 | ) | (619 | ) | (3,647 | ) | (2,671 | ) | ||||||||
| Cash paid for income taxes | (35 | ) | - | (36 | ) | (50 | ) | |||||||||
| Maintenance capital expenditures, net of reimbursable expenditures | (1,266 | ) | (2,372 | ) | (4,966 | ) | (4,927 | ) | ||||||||
| Distributable cash flow from continuing operations | $ | 11,498 | $ | 13,862 | $ | 27,447 | $ | 32,612 | ||||||||
| Less: Distributions declared on preferred units | (6,379 | ) | (6,249 | ) | (19,139 | ) | (18,759 | ) | ||||||||
| Distributable cash flow available for common unit distributions | $ | 5,119 | $ | 7,613 | $ | 8,308 | $ | 13,853 | ||||||||
| Distributions declared on common units | $ | 1,730 | $ | 1,750 | $ | 5,187 | $ | 5,249 | ||||||||
| Distributions declared on preferred units | 6,379 | 6,249 | 19,139 | 18,759 | ||||||||||||
| Total Distributions declared | $ | 8,109 | $ | 7,999 | $ | 24,326 | $ | 24,008 | ||||||||
| Coverage ratio - common unit distributions | 2.96 | 4.35 | 1.60 | 2.64 | ||||||||||||
| Coverage ratio - all distributions | 1.42 | 1.73 | 1.13 | 1.36 | ||||||||||||
Forward-Looking Statements
This release includes forward-looking statements. Statements included in this release that are not historical facts (including, without limitation, any statements about future financial and operating results, guidance, projected or forecasted financial results, objectives, project timing, expectations and intentions and other statements that are not historical facts) are forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties. These risks and uncertainties include, among other things, uncertainties relating to the Partnership’s debt levels and restrictions in its credit agreement, its exposure to the credit risk of our third-party customers, the Partnership’s future cash flows and operations, future market conditions, current and future governmental regulation, future taxation and other factors discussed in the Partnership’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. If any of these risks or uncertainties materializes, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results or outcomes may vary materially from those expected. The Partnership undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
About Blueknight
Blueknight (Nasdaq: BKEP and BKEPP) is a publicly traded master limited partnership that owns the largest independent asphalt terminalling network in the country. Operations include 8.7 million barrels of liquid asphalt storage capacity across 53 terminals and 26 states throughout the U.S. Blueknight is focused on providing integrated terminalling solutions for tomorrow’s infrastructure and transportation end markets. More information is available at www.bkep.com.
Investor Relations Contact:
Matthew Lewis, Chief Financial Officer
(918) 237-4032
investor@bkep.com
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