Magellan Midstream Reports Third-Quarter 2020 Financial Results
Magellan Midstream Partners reported a net income of $211.6 million for Q3 2020, a decline from $273.0 million in Q3 2019, largely due to decreased refined product demand amid COVID-19. Diluted earnings per unit fell to 94 cents, compared to $1.19 last year, though exceeded earlier guidance. Distributable cash flow was $258.8 million, down from $306.8 million a year earlier. Operating margins for refined products decreased by $31.5 million. Management estimates a DCF of $1.025 billion for 2020, maintaining quarterly distributions, targeting a distribution coverage of 1.11 times.
- Diluted net income per unit excluding MTM adjustments was 97 cents, higher than guidance of 75 to 85 cents.
- Management reported lower operating expenses by $8.7 million, aiding overall profitability.
- Quarterly distribution maintained at current levels, with estimated distribution coverage for 2020 at 1.11 times.
- Net income declined by $61.4 million year-over-year due to reduced demand and lower commodity prices.
- Distributable cash flow decreased from $306.8 million in Q3 2019 to $258.8 million in Q3 2020.
- Operating margin for refined products decreased by $31.5 million, primarily driven by lower transportation and terminals revenue.
TULSA, Okla., Oct. 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. (NYSE: MMP) today reported net income of
Diluted net income per common unit was 94 cents in third quarter 2020 and
Distributable cash flow (DCF), a non-GAAP financial measure that represents the amount of cash generated during the period that is available to pay distributions, was
"Magellan continues to generate solid results during a difficult year for both our industry and nation, reinforcing the resilient nature of our business that focuses on the safe and reliable delivery of petroleum products that are essential and beneficial to everyday life," said Michael Mears, chief executive officer. "Magellan is a strong company on firm financial footing, with our investment-grade balance sheet providing strength to weather the current challenging environment and build for the future."
An analysis by segment comparing third quarter 2020 to third quarter 2019 is provided below based on operating margin, a non-GAAP financial measure that reflects operating profit before depreciation, amortization and impairment expense and general and administrative (G&A) expense:
Refined products. Refined products operating margin was
Operating expenses decreased
Earnings of non-controlled entities increased by
Product margin (a non-GAAP measure defined as product sales revenue less cost of product sales) decreased
Crude oil. Crude oil operating margin was
Operating expenses increased
Other items. Depreciation, amortization and impairment expense increased
Gain on disposition of assets was
Net interest expense increased
Financial guidance for 2020
As the nation's reopening efforts progress, travel and economic activity have continued to improve from their spring lows, although the pace of recovery to more historically-normal levels of refined products demand still remains unclear. Assuming recent trends continue for refined products demand for the remainder of the year, management currently estimates annual 2020 DCF to be
Including actual results so far this year, net income per unit is estimated to be
As previously announced, Magellan intends to maintain its quarterly cash distribution at the current level for the remainder of 2020. Based on the current distribution amount and number of units outstanding, distribution coverage for 2020 is expected to be approximately 1.11 times the amount necessary to pay cash distributions for the year, generating excess cash of more than
Continuing its historical approach, Magellan plans to provide guidance specific to 2021 early next year in conjunction with reporting year-end 2020 financial results. However, management currently intends to target cash distributions for 2021 consistent with the current payout level. Further, management continues to target distribution coverage of at least 1.2 times once refined products demand and commodity prices stabilize and return to more historical levels.
Capital allocation
Management remains focused on executing its long-term strategy to maximize value for Magellan's investors. In addition to returning cash to investors via quarterly distributions, Magellan intends to deliver incremental value to its investors by utilizing unit repurchases and investments that meet its disciplined risk/reward profile.
During third quarter 2020, the partnership repurchased nearly 1.4 million of its units for
Based on the progress of projects already under construction, the partnership expects to spend approximately
Earnings call details
Management will discuss third-quarter 2020 financial results and outlook for the remainder of the year during a conference call at 1:00 p.m. Eastern today. Participants are encouraged to listen to the call via the partnership's website at www.magellanlp.com/investors/webcasts.aspx. In addition, a limited number of phone lines will be available at (877) 256-4701, conference code 21969538.
A replay of the audio webcast will be available for at least 30 days at www.magellanlp.com.
Non-GAAP financial measures
Management believes that investors benefit from having access to the same financial measures utilized by the partnership. As a result, this news release and supporting schedules include the non-GAAP financial measures of operating margin, product margin, adjusted EBITDA, DCF and net income per unit excluding MTM commodity-related pricing adjustments, which are important performance measures used by management.
Operating margin reflects operating profit before depreciation, amortization and impairment expense and G&A expense. This measure forms the basis of the partnership's internal financial reporting and is used by management to evaluate the economic performance of the partnership's operations.
Product margin, which is calculated as product sales revenue less cost of product sales, is used by management to evaluate the profitability of the partnership's commodity-related activities.
Adjusted EBITDA is an important measure utilized by management and the investment community to assess the financial results of a company.
DCF is important in determining the amount of cash generated from the partnership's operations that is available for distribution to its unitholders. Management uses this performance measure as a basis for recommending to the board of directors the amount of cash distributions to be paid each period and for determining the payouts for the performance-based awards issued under the partnership's equity-based incentive plan.
Reconciliations of operating margin to operating profit and adjusted EBITDA and DCF to net income accompany this news release.
The partnership uses exchange-traded futures contracts to hedge against price changes of petroleum products associated with its commodity-related activities. Most of these futures contracts do not qualify for hedge accounting treatment. However, because these futures contracts are generally effective at hedging price changes, management believes the partnership's profitability should be evaluated excluding the unrealized gains and losses associated with petroleum products that will be sold in future periods. Further, because the financial guidance provided by management excludes future MTM commodity-related pricing adjustments, a reconciliation of actual results to those excluding these adjustments is provided for comparability to previous financial guidance.
Because the non-GAAP measures presented in this news release include adjustments specific to the partnership, they may not be comparable to similarly-titled measures of other companies.
About Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P.
Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. (NYSE: MMP) is a publicly traded partnership that primarily transports, stores and distributes refined petroleum products and crude oil. The partnership owns the longest refined petroleum products pipeline system in the country, with access to nearly
Forward-Looking Statement Disclaimer
Except for statements of historical fact, this news release constitutes forward-looking statements as defined by federal law. Forward-looking statements can be identified by words such as: plan, guidance, weather, believe, estimate, anticipate, expect, continue, future, target, remain, resilient, intend, long-term, may, will, should and similar references to future periods. Although management believes such statements are based on reasonable assumptions, such statements necessarily involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause actual outcomes to be materially different. Among the key risk factors that may have a direct impact on the partnership's results of operations and financial condition are: impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic; impacts of the oversupply of crude oil and petroleum products; claims for force majeure relief by its customers or vendors; its ability to identify growth projects with acceptable expected returns and to complete projects on time and at expected costs; changes in price or demand for refined petroleum products, crude oil and natural gas liquids, or for transportation, storage, blending or processing of those commodities through its facilities; changes in the partnership's tariff rates or other terms as required by state or federal regulatory authorities; shut-downs or cutbacks at refineries, of hydrocarbon production or at other businesses that use or supply the partnership's services; changes in the throughput or interruption in service on pipelines or other facilities owned and operated by third parties and connected to the partnership's terminals, pipelines or other facilities; the occurrence of operational hazards or unforeseen interruptions; the treatment of the partnership as a corporation for federal or state income tax purposes or the partnership becoming subject to significant forms of other taxation; an increase in the competition the partnership's operations encounter; disruption in the debt and equity markets that negatively impacts the partnership's ability to finance its capital needs; changes in its capital needs, cash flows and availability of cash to fund unit repurchases or distributions; and failure of customers to meet or continue contractual obligations to the partnership. Additional factors that could lead to material changes in performance are described in the partnership's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the partnership's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended Dec. 31, 2019 and subsequent reports on Forms 8-K and 10-Q. You are urged to carefully review and consider the cautionary statements and other disclosures made in those filings, especially under the headings "Risk Factors" and "Forward-Looking Statements." Forward-looking statements made by the partnership in this release are based only on information currently known, and the partnership undertakes no obligation to revise its forward-looking statements to reflect future events or circumstances.
MAGELLAN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS, L.P. | |||||||||||||||
Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | ||||||||||||||
September 30, | September 30, | ||||||||||||||
2019 | 2020 | 2019 | 2020 | ||||||||||||
Transportation and terminals revenue | $ | 506,432 | $ | 473,531 | $ | 1,473,629 | $ | 1,343,741 | |||||||
Product sales revenue | 144,807 | 119,445 | 497,791 | 481,842 | |||||||||||
Affiliate management fee revenue | 5,357 | 5,288 | 15,810 | 15,895 | |||||||||||
Total revenue | 656,596 | 598,264 | 1,987,230 | 1,841,478 | |||||||||||
Costs and expenses: | |||||||||||||||
Operating | 169,387 | 161,982 | 484,341 | 457,597 | |||||||||||
Cost of product sales | 108,757 | 96,119 | 430,727 | 395,864 | |||||||||||
Depreciation, amortization and impairment | 56,627 | 71,822 | 181,028 | 193,896 | |||||||||||
General and administrative | 51,156 | 38,016 | 149,534 | 117,092 | |||||||||||
Total costs and expenses | 385,927 | 367,939 | 1,245,630 | 1,164,449 | |||||||||||
Other operating income (expense) | (379) | (2,863) | 1,538 | 539 | |||||||||||
Earnings of non-controlled entities | 50,189 | 39,135 | 122,229 | 116,484 | |||||||||||
Operating profit | 320,479 | 266,597 | 865,367 | 794,052 | |||||||||||
Interest expense | 53,750 | 54,212 | 165,322 | 179,371 | |||||||||||
Interest capitalized | (5,831) | (1,272) | (14,419) | (10,451) | |||||||||||
Interest income | (648) | (260) | (2,646) | (903) | |||||||||||
Gain on disposition of assets | (2,532) | — | (28,966) | (12,887) | |||||||||||
Other (income) expense | 2,602 | 1,455 | 9,222 | 3,708 | |||||||||||
Income before provision for income taxes | 273,138 | 212,462 | 736,854 | 635,214 | |||||||||||
Provision for income taxes | 100 | 824 | 2,450 | 2,169 | |||||||||||
Net income | $ | 273,038 | $ | 211,638 | $ | 734,404 | $ | 633,045 | |||||||
Basic net income per common unit | $ | 1.19 | $ | 0.94 | $ | 3.21 | $ | 2.80 | |||||||
Diluted net income per common unit | $ | 1.19 | $ | 0.94 | $ | 3.21 | $ | 2.80 | |||||||
Weighted average number of common units outstanding used for basic net income per unit calculation | 228,720 | 225,222 | 228,642 | 226,045 | |||||||||||
Weighted average number of common units outstanding used for diluted net income per unit calculation | 228,754 | 225,222 | 228,667 | 226,045 | |||||||||||
MAGELLAN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS, L.P. | |||||||||||||||
Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | ||||||||||||||
September 30, | September 30, | ||||||||||||||
2019 | 2020 | 2019 | 2020 | ||||||||||||
Refined products: | |||||||||||||||
Transportation revenue per barrel shipped | $ | 1.618 | $ | 1.719 | $ | 1.600 | $ | 1.658 | |||||||
Volume shipped (million barrels): | |||||||||||||||
Gasoline | 74.5 | 71.9 | 207.4 | 199.4 | |||||||||||
Distillates | 47.0 | 42.5 | 138.8 | 127.6 | |||||||||||
Aviation fuel | 11.1 | 4.7 | 29.8 | 16.8 | |||||||||||
Liquefied petroleum gases | 3.8 | 0.1 | 8.9 | 0.5 | |||||||||||
Total volume shipped | 136.4 | 119.2 | 384.9 | 344.3 | |||||||||||
Crude oil: | |||||||||||||||
Magellan | |||||||||||||||
Transportation revenue per barrel shipped | $ | 0.935 | $ | 1.401 | $ | 0.952 | $ | 1.145 | |||||||
Volume shipped (million barrels)(1) | 79.2 | 45.1 | 239.1 | 167.9 | |||||||||||
Terminal average utilization (million barrels per month) | 22.9 | 25.9 | 22.7 | 24.7 | |||||||||||
Select joint venture pipelines: | |||||||||||||||
BridgeTex - volume shipped (million barrels)(2) | 40.8 | 30.6 | 117.3 | 99.9 | |||||||||||
Saddlehorn - volume shipped (million barrels)(3) | 17.0 | 15.1 | 39.4 | 46.5 | |||||||||||
(1) | Volume shipped includes shipments related to the partnership's crude oil marketing activities. Volume shipped in 2020 reflects a change in the way the partnership's customers contract for its services pursuant to which customers are able to utilize crude oil storage capacity at East Houston and dock access at Seabrook. Subsequent to this change, the services the partnership provides no longer include a transportation element. Therefore, revenues related to these services are reflected entirely as terminalling revenues and the related volumes are no longer reflected in the partnership's calculation of transportation volumes. | ||||||||||||||
(2) | These volumes reflect the total shipments for the BridgeTex pipeline, which is owned | ||||||||||||||
(3) | These volumes reflect the total shipments for the Saddlehorn pipeline, which was owned |
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Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
September 30, | September 30, | |||||||||||||||
2019 | 2020 | 2019 | 2020 | |||||||||||||
Refined products: | ||||||||||||||||
Transportation and terminals revenue | $ | 352,611 | $ | 320,809 | $ | 1,009,812 | $ | 914,887 | ||||||||
Affiliate management fee revenue | 1,764 | 1,579 | 5,085 | 4,676 | ||||||||||||
Other operating income (expense) | 3,249 | 193 | 9,648 | 2,223 | ||||||||||||
Earnings of non-controlled entities | 4,142 | 7,134 | 145 | 25,946 | ||||||||||||
Less: Operating expenses | 127,328 | 118,579 | 362,870 | 327,866 | ||||||||||||
Transportation and terminals margin | 234,438 | 211,136 | 661,820 | 619,866 | ||||||||||||
Product sales revenue | 136,464 | 114,252 | 478,441 | 461,701 | ||||||||||||
Less: Cost of product sales | 100,416 | 86,356 | 411,012 | 365,314 | ||||||||||||
Product margin | 36,048 | 27,896 | 67,429 | 96,387 | ||||||||||||
Operating margin | $ | 270,486 | $ | 239,032 | $ | 729,249 | $ | 716,253 | ||||||||
Crude oil: | ||||||||||||||||
Transportation and terminals revenue | $ | 155,377 | $ | 154,652 | $ | 467,652 | $ | 433,947 | ||||||||
Affiliate management fee revenue | 3,593 | 3,709 | 10,725 | 11,219 | ||||||||||||
Other operating income (expense) | (3,628) | (3,056) | (8,110) | (1,684) | ||||||||||||
Earnings of non-controlled entities | 46,047 | 32,001 | 122,084 | 90,538 | ||||||||||||
Less: Operating expenses | 44,961 | 46,956 | 129,431 | 139,645 | ||||||||||||
Transportation and terminals margin | 156,428 | 140,350 | 462,920 | 394,375 | ||||||||||||
Product sales revenue | 8,343 | 5,193 | 19,350 | 20,141 | ||||||||||||
Less: Cost of product sales | 8,341 | 9,763 | 19,715 | 30,550 | ||||||||||||
Product margin | 2 | (4,570) | (365) | (10,409) | ||||||||||||
Operating margin | $ | 156,430 | $ | 135,780 | $ | 462,555 | $ | 383,966 | ||||||||
Segment operating margin | $ | 426,916 | $ | 374,812 | $ | 1,191,804 | $ | 1,100,219 | ||||||||
Add: Allocated corporate depreciation costs | 1,346 | 1,623 | 4,125 | 4,821 | ||||||||||||
Total operating margin | 428,262 | 376,435 | 1,195,929 | 1,105,040 | ||||||||||||
Less: | ||||||||||||||||
Depreciation, amortization and impairment expense | 56,627 | 71,822 | 181,028 | 193,896 | ||||||||||||
General and administrative expense | 51,156 | 38,016 | 149,534 | 117,092 | ||||||||||||
Total operating profit | $ | 320,479 | $ | 266,597 | $ | 865,367 | $ | 794,052 | ||||||||
Note: Amounts may not sum to figures shown on the consolidated statements of income due to intersegment eliminations and allocated corporate depreciation costs. |
MAGELLAN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS, L.P. | ||||||||||||||||||
Three Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||||
September 30, 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net Income | Basic Net | Diluted Net | ||||||||||||||||
As reported | $ | 211,638 | $ | 0.94 | $ | 0.94 | ||||||||||||
Commodity-related adjustments associated with future transactions(1) | 6,633 | |||||||||||||||||
Excluding commodity-related adjustments | $ | 218,271 | $ | 0.97 | $ | 0.97 | ||||||||||||
Weighted average number of common units outstanding used for basic net income per unit calculation | 225,222 | |||||||||||||||||
Weighted average number of common units outstanding used for diluted net income per unit calculation | 225,222 | |||||||||||||||||
(1) | Includes the partnership's net share of commodity-related adjustments for its non-controlled entities. Please see Distributable Cash Flow ("DCF") Reconciliation to Net Income for further descriptions of commodity-related adjustments. |
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Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||||
September 30, | September 30, | 2020 | |||||||||||||||||
2019 | 2020 | 2019 | 2020 | ||||||||||||||||
Net income | $ | 273,038 | $ | 211,638 | $ | 734,404 | $ | 633,045 | $ | 810,000 | |||||||||
Interest expense, net | 47,271 | 52,680 | 148,257 | 168,017 | 221,000 | ||||||||||||||
Depreciation, amortization and impairment(1) | 57,972 | 71,822 | 176,895 | 193,408 | 258,000 | ||||||||||||||
Equity-based incentive compensation(2) | 6,773 | 1,169 | 12,813 | (9,120) | (5,000) | ||||||||||||||
Gain on disposition of assets(3) | — | — | (16,280) | (10,511) | (11,000) | ||||||||||||||
Commodity-related adjustments: | |||||||||||||||||||
Derivative (gains) losses recognized in the period associated with future transactions(4) | (1,720) | 5,839 | 13,669 | 6,741 | |||||||||||||||
Derivative gains (losses) recognized in previous periods associated with transactions completed in the period(4) | (5,454) | 2,889 | 71,214 | (18,915) | |||||||||||||||
Inventory valuation adjustments(5) | (181) | (18,291) | (9,627) | 9,540 | |||||||||||||||
Total commodity-related adjustments | (7,355) | (9,563) | 75,256 | (2,634) | (9,000) | ||||||||||||||
Distributions from operations of non-controlled entities in excess of (less than) earnings | 4,893 | 10,811 | 15,922 | 36,161 | 61,000 | ||||||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA | 382,592 | 338,557 | 1,147,267 | 1,008,366 | 1,325,000 | ||||||||||||||
Interest expense, net, excluding debt issuance cost amortization(6) | (46,441) | (51,933) | (137,500) | (152,392) | (205,000) | ||||||||||||||
Maintenance capital(7) | (29,313) | (27,858) | (70,136) | (81,160) | (95,000) | ||||||||||||||
Distributable cash flow | $ | 306,838 | $ | 258,766 | $ | 939,631 | $ | 774,814 | $ | 1,025,000 | |||||||||
(1) | Depreciation, amortization and impairment expense is excluded from DCF to the extent it represents a non-cash expense. | ||||||||||||||||||
(2) | Because the partnership intends to satisfy vesting of unit awards under its equity-based long-term incentive compensation plan with the issuance of common units, expenses related to this plan generally are deemed non-cash and excluded for DCF purposes. The amounts above have been reduced by cash payments associated with the plan, which are primarily related to tax withholdings. | ||||||||||||||||||
(3) | Gains on disposition of assets are excluded from DCF to the extent they are not related to the partnership's ongoing operations. | ||||||||||||||||||
(4) | Certain derivatives have not been designated as hedges for accounting purposes and the mark-to-market changes of these derivatives are recognized currently in net income. The partnership excludes the net impact of these derivatives from its determination of DCF until the transactions are settled and, where applicable, the related products are sold. In the period in which these transactions are settled and any related products are sold, the net impact of the derivatives is included in DCF. | ||||||||||||||||||
(5) | The partnership adjusts DCF for lower of average cost or net realizable value adjustments related to inventory and firm purchase commitments as well as market valuation of short positions recognized each period as these are non-cash items. In subsequent periods when the partnership physically sells or purchases the related products, it adjusts DCF for the valuation adjustments previously recognized. | ||||||||||||||||||
(6) | Interest expense includes debt prepayment costs of | ||||||||||||||||||
(7) | Maintenance capital expenditures maintain existing assets of the partnership and do not generate incremental DCF (i.e. incremental returns to the unitholders). For this reason, the partnership deducts maintenance capital expenditures to determine DCF. |
Contact:
Paula Farrell
(918) 574-7650
paula.farrell@magellanlp.com
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