New Fortress Energy Announces Record Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Results
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Insights
The financial results of New Fortress Energy Inc. (NFE) for the fourth quarter and full year of 2023 demonstrate a robust fiscal performance, with significant increases in key metrics such as Adjusted EBITDA, net income and Adjusted EPS. The company's declaration of no profit from Cargo Sales in the latter half of the year suggests a strategic shift towards downstream operations, enhancing the quality of earnings. This pivot is indicative of NFE's adaptability and its potential to leverage operational efficiency for sustainable growth.
The reported growth in Funds from Operations (FFO) per share is particularly noteworthy as it reflects the company's ability to generate cash flow from its core business activities, which is crucial for maintaining liquidity and funding future expansions. The emphasis on a reduction in Gross and Net Capex from 2024 onwards suggests a strategic move towards capital discipline, which could improve the company's financial health and appeal to investors seeking stable and efficient capital management.
NFE's operational milestones, including the completion of terminals in Brazil and power plants in Puerto Rico, are significant developments. The expansion in Brazil, a rapidly growing market for gas and power, positions NFE to capitalize on regional demand dynamics. The high dispatch rate of the newly installed FEMA Power plants in Puerto Rico underscores the company's operational excellence and reliability, which are critical in energy infrastructure.
The initiation of the Fast LNG project and the subsequent financial commitment for a second FLNG project in Mexico demonstrate NFE's strategic investment in LNG infrastructure, aligning with global energy trends favoring cleaner fuel sources. The FLNG technology is a game-changer, offering flexibility and cost advantages over traditional onshore LNG plants. The expected revenue generation from these projects could significantly impact the company's market position and financial performance in the medium to long term.
The company's illustrative goals for the year ending December 31, 2024, suggest aggressive growth targets, nearly doubling EPS and FFO per share from the reported 2023 figures. While these goals demonstrate management's confidence in the company's strategic direction, they also set high expectations for performance that could influence investor sentiment. The announced dividend, although modest, signals a commitment to shareholder returns and could positively impact stock market perception.
As NFE evolves into a fully integrated LNG and power company with a presence in high-growth regions, its peer-leading margins and excess asset capacity are competitive advantages that could lead to accelerating free cash flow. This financial flexibility is essential for pursuing strategic opportunities and could serve as a buffer against industry volatility. The company's proactive approach to refinancing its senior secured notes also indicates a focus on optimizing its capital structure to support sustainable growth.
Summary Highlights
-
Adjusted EBITDA(1) of
$388 million $1.3 billion -
Net income of
$215 million $549 million -
Adjusted EPS(2) of
$1.01 $2.75 -
EPS of
$1.06 $2.65 -
Funds from Operations per share(3) of
$1.36 $3.56
"This year was a record by all of our reported metrics and importantly, during the second half of the year, there was no profit from Cargo Sales recorded. In other words, all of our performance was a result of downstream operating results. This is a major change in the Company’s performance, and a significant and meaningful improvement in both the quality and quantity of our results," said Wes Edens, NFE president and chief executive officer.
Operational Highlights
In
In
In Fast LNG, we successfully placed our first unit into its location and are now expecting first LNG(5) in March and First Cargo(5) in April 2024. We also secured financing commitments of
Financial Highlights
In 2023, we generated significant increases in Funds from Operations per share(2), more than doubling compared to the full year 2022. Our Illustrative Goal is to nearly double these metrics again in the full year 2024.(8)(9)
At the same time, our Gross(10) and Net Capex(11) peaked and are expected to decline significantly from prior years beginning in 2024 and beyond.
(in millions, except per share amounts) |
Year ended December 31, 2021 |
|
Year ended December 31, 2022 |
|
Year ended December 31, 2023 |
|
Illustrative Goals(8)(9)(15)(16)(17) Year ended December 31, 2024 |
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EPS (diluted) |
$ |
0.47 |
|
$ |
0.93 |
|
$ |
2.65 |
|
$ |
~5.00 |
Funds From Operations(3)/share |
$ |
0.97 |
|
$ |
1.61 |
|
$ |
3.56 |
|
$ |
~6.00 |
Gross Capex(10) |
$ |
~600 |
|
$ |
~1,100 |
|
$ |
~2,800 |
|
$ |
~1,500 |
(-) Asset Level Financings |
$ |
~(100) |
|
$ |
~(300) |
|
$ |
~(400) |
|
$ |
~(1,250) |
Net Capex(11) |
$ |
~500 |
|
$ |
~800 |
|
$ |
~2,400 |
|
$ |
~250 |
On February 26, 2024, NFE’s Board of Directors approved a dividend of
Company Overview
The Company is now a fully integrated LNG and power company. We own, operate, or provide natural gas to thirty plants in five countries with total capacity of approximately 8.7 GW.(18)(19) Our downstream assets operate in some of the highest growth regions in the world driven by fuel switching and new power generation. As a result, our business generates peer leading margins, excess asset capacity, and accelerating free cash flow at minimal additional capital.
Financial Detail
|
Three Months Ended |
|
Year Ended |
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(in millions, except per share amounts) |
|
September 30, 2023 |
|
December 31, 2023 |
|
December 31, 2023 |
|||
Revenues |
|
$ |
514.5 |
|
$ |
758.4 |
|
$ |
2,413.3 |
Net income |
|
$ |
62.3 |
|
$ |
214.9 |
|
$ |
548.9 |
Diluted EPS |
|
$ |
0.30 |
|
$ |
1.06 |
|
$ |
2.65 |
Adjusted net income |
|
$ |
53.4 |
|
$ |
206.6 |
|
$ |
566.9 |
Adjusted EPS(13) |
|
$ |
0.26 |
|
$ |
1.01 |
|
$ |
2.75 |
Terminals and Infrastructure Segment Operating Margin(14) |
|
$ |
194.7 |
|
$ |
373.2 |
|
$ |
1,209.5 |
Ships Segment Operating Margin(14) |
|
$ |
54.9 |
|
$ |
54.2 |
|
$ |
242.2 |
Total Segment Operating Margin(14) |
|
$ |
249.7 |
|
$ |
427.4 |
|
$ |
1,451.7 |
Adjusted EBITDA(1) |
|
$ |
208.4 |
|
$ |
387.6 |
|
$ |
1,282.4 |
The Company continues to evaluate opportunities to refinance all or a portion of its
Please refer to our Q4 2023 Investor Presentation (the “Presentation”) for further information about the following terms:
1)“Adjusted EBITDA,” see definition and reconciliation of this non-GAAP measure in the exhibits to this press release.
2) “Adjusted EPS” is not a measurement of financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered in isolation or as an alternative to any measure of performance or liquidity derived in accordance with GAAP. We calculate Adjusted EPS as Adjusted Net Income (Note 13 below) divided by the weighted average shares outstanding on a fully diluted basis for the period indicated. We believe this non-GAAP measure, as we have defined it, offers a useful supplemental view of the overall evaluation of the Company in a manner that is consistent with metrics used for management’s evaluation of the Company’s overall performance. Adjusted EPS does not have a standardized meaning, and different companies may use different definitions. Therefore, this term may not be necessarily comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies.
3) “Funds From Operations per share” means our Net Income attributable to stockholders plus Depreciation and Amortization divided by the weighted average shares outstanding on a fully diluted basis for the period indicated. Management believes that FFO is a helpful measure in evaluating the performance of the Company has and will have significant amounts of Depreciation due to its infrastructure projects. FFO should not be considered as an alternative to net income (determined in accordance with GAAP), nor as the sole indicator of the Company’s financial performance, nor as an alternative to cash flows from operating activities (determined in accordance with GAAP), nor as a measure of the Company’s liquidity, nor is it necessarily indicative of sufficient cash flow to fund all of the Company’s needs. Other companies may define this term in a different manner. We believe that in order to facilitate a clear understanding of the results of the Company, FFO should be examined in connection with net income and cash flows from operating activities in the consolidated financial statements.
4) "Completed", “Placed into service” or similar statuses (either capitalized or lower case) with respect to a particular project means we expect gas to be made available in the near future, gas has been made available to the relevant project, or that the relevant project is in full commercial operations. Where gas is going to be made available or has been made available but full commercial operations have not yet begun, full commercial operations will occur later than, and may occur substantially later than, our reported Operational, Completion or Deployment date, and we may not generate any revenue until full commercial operations have begun. We cannot assure you if or when such projects will reach full commercial operation. Our ability to export liquefied natural gas depends on our ability to obtain export and other permits from governmental and regulatory agencies. No assurance can be given that we will receive required permits, approvals and authorizations from governmental and regulatory agencies in connection with the exportation of liquefied natural gas on a timely basis or at all or that, once received, we will be able to maintain in full force and effect, renew or replace such permits, approvals and authorizations.
5) “First Gas” or “First LNG” or “First Cargo” refers to the date on which (or, for future dates, management's current estimate of the date on which) natural gas, LNG or cargo sales are expected for a project, including a facility in development. Full commercial operation of such project will occur later than, and may occur substantially later than, the date of first gas or first LNG. We cannot assure you if or when such projects will reach the date of delivery of first gas, LNG or Cargo, or full commercial operations
6) The Company has signed a commitment letter to enter into a
7) Lead times and expected development times used in this Presentation indicate our internal evaluations of a project’s expected timeline. They refer to us completing certain stages of projects within a timeframe and within a spectrum of budget parameters that, when taken as a whole, are substantially consistent with our business model. These timeframes include assumptions regarding items that are outside our control, including permitting, weather, supply of equipment and materials, and other potential sources of delay. To the extent that projects have not yet started or are currently under development, we can make no assurance that such projects are on track within the timeline parameters we establish. Additionally, the construction of facilities is inherently subject to the risks of cost overruns and delays. If we are unable to construct, commission, complete and operate any of our facilities as expected, or, when and if constructed, any of them do not accomplish our goals, estimates regarding timelines, budget and savings could be materially and adversely affected.
8) “Illustrative EPS Goal” is not a measurement of financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered in isolation or as an alternative to any measure of performance or liquidity derived in accordance with GAAP. We calculate Illustrative EPS Goal as Illustrative Net Income Goal divided by the weighted average shares outstanding on a fully diluted basis as of today’s date. We believe this non-GAAP measure, as we have defined it, offers a useful supplemental view of the overall evaluation of the Company in a manner that is consistent with metrics used for management’s evaluation of the Company’s overall performance. Illustrative EPS Goal does not have a standardized meaning, and different companies may use different definitions. Therefore, this term may not be necessarily comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies.
9) “Illustrative FFO Goal” means our Illustrative Net Income attributable to stockholders plus Illustrative Depreciation and Amortization for any future period. We believe this non-GAAP measure, as we have defined it, offers a useful supplemental view of the overall evaluation of the Company in a manner that is consistent with metrics used for management’s evaluation of the Company’s overall performance. Illustrative FFO Goal does not have a standardized meaning, and different companies may use different definitions. Therefore, this term may not be necessarily comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies.
10)“Gross capex” includes all cash payments to vendors in such period related to new projects or projects Under Development excluding capitalized interest. Investors are encouraged to review the related GAAP financial measures, and not to rely on any single financial measure to evaluate our business. Capex, gross capex, net capex and capital investment or similar metrics are not measurements under GAAP.
11)“Net capex” includes all cash payments in such period related to new projects or projects Under Development less cash proceeds received by the Company for related asset sales or direct asset financings.
12) The payment of dividends under the dividend policy will be made at the discretion of the Board and will be subject to the Board's final determination based on a number of factors, including, but not limited to, the Company's financial performance, its available cash resources, the terms of its indebtedness, its cash requirements, credit rating impacts, alternative uses of cash that the Board may conclude would represent an opportunity to generate a greater return on investment for the Company, and restrictions and other factors the Board deems relevant at the time it determines to declare such dividends. The dividend policy may be revised, suspended, or cancelled at the discretion of the Board at any time.
13) “Adjusted Net Income” means Net Income attributable to stockholders as presented in the relevant Form 10-K or Form 10-Q for the relevant financial period as adjusted by non-cash impairment charges and gains or losses on disposal of our assets.
14) “Total Segment Operating Margin” is the total of our Terminals and Infrastructure Segment Operating Margin and Ships Segment Operating Margin. "Terminals and Infrastructure Segment Operating Margin" included our effective share of revenue, expenses and operating margin attributable to our
15) Illustrative Gross Capex Goal reflects management’s goal for total expected cash payments to vendors in such period related to new projects or projects Under Development excluding any remaining capex related to FLNG 1 as it has achieved First Gas, the Company’s projects in
16) Represents management’s goal for financings that will be used to fund capital expenditures at new and existing projects. Certain of these financings have not closed and the Company can make no assurance that the financings will be completed.
17) Illustrative Net Capex Goal is calculated by subtracting Illustrative Financings Goal from Illustrative Gross Capex Goal. Investors are encouraged to review the related GAAP financial measures, and not to rely on any single financial measure to evaluate our business.
18) GW means 1 billion watts. 8.7GW is based on management’s estimate of the maximum amount of GW of power that the Company either owns, manages or supplies.
19) Management’s estimate of potential capacity and utilization at the Company’s operating terminals and terminals under development. Actual capacity may be lower, especially for terminals that are not yet fully Operational (Barcarena,
Additional Information
For additional information that management believes to be useful for investors, please refer to the presentation posted on the Investors section of New Fortress Energy’s website, www.newfortressenergy.com, and the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, which is available on the Company’s website. Nothing on our website is included or incorporated by reference herein.
Earnings Conference Call
Management will host a conference call on Thursday, February 29, 2024 at 8:00 A.M. Eastern Time. The conference call may be accessed by dialing (888) 256-1007 (toll free from within the
A simultaneous webcast of the conference call will be available to the public on a listen-only basis at www.newfortressenergy.com under the Investors section under “Events & Presentations.” Please allow time prior to the call to visit the website and download any necessary software required to listen to the internet broadcast. A replay of the conference call will be available at the same website location shortly after the conclusion of the live call.
About New Fortress Energy Inc.
New Fortress Energy Inc. (NASDAQ: NFE) is a global energy infrastructure company founded to help address energy poverty and accelerate the world’s transition to reliable, affordable, and clean energy. The company owns and operates natural gas and liquefied natural gas (LNG) infrastructure and an integrated fleet of ships and logistics assets to rapidly deliver turnkey energy solutions to global markets. Collectively, the company’s assets and operations reinforce global energy security, enable economic growth, enhance environmental stewardship and transform local industries and communities around the world.
Cautionary Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains certain statements and information that may constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements contained in this press release other than historical information are forward-looking statements that involve known and unknown risks and relate to future events, our future financial performance or our projected business results. You can identify these forward-looking statements by the use of forward-looking words such as “expects,” “may,” “will,” “can,” “could,” “should,” “predicts,” “intends,” “plans,” “estimates,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “schedules,” “progress,” “targets,” “budgets,” “outlook,” “trends,” “forecasts,” “projects,” “guidance,” “focus,” “on track,” “goals,” “objectives,” “strategies,” “opportunities,” “poised,” or the negative version of those words or other comparable words. Forward looking statements include: our expectation regarding raising external financing; the successful development, construction, completion, operation and/or deployment of facilities and the timing of first gas or first LNG, including our FLNG,
Exhibits – Financial Statements
Consolidated Statements of Operations For the three months ended September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2023
(Unaudited, in thousands of |
||||||||
|
For the Three Months Ended |
|||||||
|
September 30, 2023 |
|
December 31, 2023 |
|||||
Revenues |
|
|
|
|||||
Operating revenue |
$ |
420,868 |
|
|
$ |
643,037 |
|
|
Vessel charter revenue |
|
67,287 |
|
|
|
67,192 |
|
|
Other revenue |
|
26,307 |
|
|
|
48,129 |
|
|
Total revenues |
|
514,462 |
|
|
|
758,358 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
Operating expenses |
|
|
|
|||||
Cost of sales (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below) |
|
208,260 |
|
|
|
258,485 |
|
|
Vessel operating expenses |
|
11,613 |
|
|
|
9,092 |
|
|
Operations and maintenance |
|
44,479 |
|
|
|
61,938 |
|
|
Selling, general and administrative |
|
49,107 |
|
|
|
48,056 |
|
|
Transaction and integration costs |
|
2,739 |
|
|
|
2,159 |
|
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
48,670 |
|
|
|
62,164 |
|
|
Asset impairment expense |
|
— |
|
|
|
10,958 |
|
|
Gain on sale of assets, net |
|
(7,844 |
) |
|
|
(21,534 |
) |
|
Total operating expenses |
|
357,024 |
|
|
|
431,318 |
|
|
Operating income |
|
157,438 |
|
|
|
327,040 |
|
|
Interest expense |
|
64,822 |
|
|
|
76,951 |
|
|
Other (income) expense, net |
|
5,573 |
|
|
|
(13,586 |
) |
|
Loss on extinguishment of debt, net |
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
Income before income from equity method investments and income taxes |
|
87,043 |
|
|
|
263,675 |
|
|
Income (loss) from equity method investments |
|
489 |
|
|
|
(2,766 |
) |
|
Tax provision |
|
25,194 |
|
|
|
46,037 |
|
|
Net income |
|
62,338 |
|
|
|
214,872 |
|
|
Net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interest |
|
(1,117 |
) |
|
|
2,335 |
|
|
Net income attributable to stockholders |
$ |
61,221 |
|
|
$ |
217,207 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
Net income per share – basic |
$ |
0.30 |
|
|
$ |
1.06 |
|
|
Net income per share – diluted |
$ |
0.30 |
|
|
$ |
1.06 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
Weighted average number of shares outstanding – basic |
|
205,032,928 |
|
|
|
205,032,928 |
|
|
Weighted average number of shares outstanding – diluted |
|
205,032,928 |
|
|
|
205,563,276 |
|
|
Adjusted EBITDA
For the three months and year ended December 31, 2023
(Unaudited, in thousands of
Adjusted EBITDA is not a measurement of financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered in isolation or as an alternative to income from operations, net income, cash flow from operating activities or any other measure of performance or liquidity derived in accordance with GAAP. We believe this non-GAAP measure, as we have defined it, offers a useful supplemental view of the overall operation of our business in evaluating the effectiveness of our ongoing operating performance in a manner that is consistent with metrics used for management’s evaluation of our overall performance and to compensate employees. We believe that Adjusted EBITDA is widely used by investors to measure a company’s operating performance without regard to items such as interest expense, taxes, depreciation, and amortization which vary substantially from company to company depending on capital structure, the method by which assets were acquired and depreciation policies. Further, we exclude certain items from our SG&A not otherwise indicative of ongoing operating performance.
We calculate Adjusted EBITDA as net income, plus transaction and integration costs, contract termination charges and loss on mitigations sales, depreciation and amortization, asset impairment expense, interest expense, net, other (income) expense, net, loss on extinguishment of debt, changes in fair value of non-hedge derivative instruments and contingent consideration, tax expense, and adjusting for certain items from our SG&A not otherwise indicative of ongoing operating performance, including non-cash share-based compensation and severance expense, non-capitalizable development expenses, cost to pursue new business opportunities and expenses associated with changes to our corporate structure, certain non-capitalizable contract acquisition costs plus our pro rata share of Adjusted EBITDA from certain unconsolidated entities, less the impact of equity in earnings (losses) of certain unconsolidated entities and gains from the sale of assets.
Adjusted EBITDA is mathematically equivalent to our Total Segment Operating Margin, as reported in the segment disclosures within our financial statements, minus Core SG&A, including our pro rata share of such expenses of certain unconsolidated entities. Core SG&A is defined as total SG&A adjusted for non-cash share-based compensation and severance expense, non-capitalizable development expenses, cost of exploring new business opportunities and expenses associated with changes to our corporate structure. Core SG&A excludes certain items from our SG&A not otherwise indicative of ongoing operating performance.
The principal limitation of this non-GAAP measure is that it excludes significant expenses and income that are required by GAAP to be recorded in our financial statements. Investors are encouraged to review the related GAAP financial measures and the reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measure to our GAAP net income, and not to rely on any single financial measure to evaluate our business. Adjusted EBITDA does not have a standardized meaning, and different companies may use different Adjusted EBITDA definitions. Therefore, Adjusted EBITDA may not be necessarily comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies. Moreover, our definition of Adjusted EBITDA may not necessarily be the same as those we use for purposes of establishing covenant compliance under our financing agreements or for other purposes. Adjusted EBITDA should not be construed as alternatives to net income and diluted earnings per share attributable to New Fortress Energy, which are determined in accordance with GAAP.
The following table sets forth a reconciliation of net income to Adjusted EBITDA for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2023 and the year ended December 31, 2023:
(in thousands) |
|
Three Months Ended September 30, 2023 |
|
Three Months Ended December 31, 2023 |
|
Year Ended December 31, 2023 |
||||||
Total Segment Operating Margin |
|
$ |
249,687 |
|
|
$ |
427,352 |
|
|
$ |
1,451,690 |
|
Less: Core SG&A (see definition above) |
|
|
41,289 |
|
|
|
39,780 |
|
|
|
169,246 |
|
Less: Pro rata share Core SG&A from unconsolidated entities |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
14 |
|
Adjusted EBITDA (Non-GAAP) |
|
$ |
208,398 |
|
|
$ |
387,572 |
|
|
$ |
1,282,430 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Net income |
|
$ |
62,338 |
|
|
$ |
214,872 |
|
|
$ |
548,876 |
|
Add: Interest expense |
|
|
64,822 |
|
|
|
76,951 |
|
|
|
277,842 |
|
Add: Tax provision |
|
|
25,194 |
|
|
|
46,037 |
|
|
|
115,513 |
|
Add: Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
48,670 |
|
|
|
62,164 |
|
|
|
187,325 |
|
Add: Asset impairment expense |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
10,958 |
|
|
|
10,958 |
|
Add: SG&A items excluded from Core SG&A (see definition above) |
|
|
7,818 |
|
|
|
8,276 |
|
|
|
35,858 |
|
Add: Transaction and integration costs |
|
|
2,739 |
|
|
|
2,159 |
|
|
|
6,946 |
|
Add: Other (income) expense, net |
|
|
5,573 |
|
|
|
(13,586 |
) |
|
|
10,408 |
|
Add: Changes in fair value of non-hedge derivative instruments and contingent consideration |
|
|
(423 |
) |
|
|
(1,491 |
) |
|
|
106,392 |
|
Add: Loss (gain) on sale of assets, net |
|
|
(7,844 |
) |
|
|
(21,534 |
) |
|
|
(29,378 |
) |
Add: Pro rata share of Adjusted EBITDA from unconsolidated entities |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
15,430 |
|
Add: Loss (income) from equity method investments |
|
|
(489 |
) |
|
|
2,766 |
|
|
|
(9,972 |
) |
Add: Contract acquisition cost |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
6,232 |
|
Adjusted EBITDA |
|
$ |
208,398 |
|
|
$ |
387,572 |
|
|
$ |
1,282,430 |
|
Segment Operating Margin
(Unaudited, in thousands of
Performance of our two segments, Terminals and Infrastructure and Ships, is evaluated based on Segment Operating Margin. Segment Operating Margin reconciles to Consolidated Segment Operating Margin as reflected below, which is a non-GAAP measure. We define Consolidated Segment Operating Margin as GAAP net income, adjusted for selling, general and administrative expense, transaction and integration costs, contract termination charges and loss on mitigation sales, depreciation and amortization, asset impairment expense, gains on asset sales, interest expense, other (income) expense, loss on extinguishment of debt, net, (income) loss from equity method investments and tax (benefit) expense. Consolidated Segment Operating Margin is mathematically equivalent to Revenue minus Cost of sales minus Operations and maintenance minus Vessel operating expenses, each as reported in our financial statements.
Year Ended December 31, 2023 |
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(in thousands of $) |
Terminals and Infrastructure (1) |
|
Ships |
|
Total Segment |
|
Consolidation and Other (1) |
|
Consolidated |
||||||||
Segment Operating Margin |
$ |
1,209,472 |
|
$ |
242,218 |
|
$ |
1,451,690 |
|
$ |
(128,069 |
) |
|
$ |
1,323,621 |
|
|
Less: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Selling, general and administrative |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
205,104 |
|
||||||
Transaction and integration costs |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6,946 |
|
||||||
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
187,324 |
|
||||||
Asset impairment expense |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10,958 |
|
||||||
Interest expense |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
277,842 |
|
||||||
Other (income) expense, net |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10,408 |
|
||||||
Gain on sale of assets, net |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(29,378 |
) |
||||||
(Income) from equity method investments |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(9,972 |
) |
||||||
Tax provision |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
115,513 |
|
||||||
Net income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
548,876 |
|
||||||
(1) |
Consolidation and Other also adjusts for the exclusion of the unrealized mark-to-market gain or loss on derivative instruments in our segment measure. |
Three Months Ended December 31, 2023 |
||||||||||||||||
(in thousands of $) |
Terminals and Infrastructure (1) |
|
Ships |
|
Total Segment |
|
Consolidation and Other (1) |
|
Consolidated |
|||||||
Segment Operating Margin |
$ |
373,154 |
|
$ |
54,198 |
|
$ |
427,352 |
|
$ |
1,491 |
|
$ |
428,843 |
|
|
Less: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Selling, general and administrative |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
48,056 |
|
|||||
Transaction and integration costs |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,159 |
|
|||||
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
62,164 |
|
|||||
Asset impairment expense |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10,958 |
|
|||||
Gain on sale of assets, net |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(21,534 |
) |
|||||
Interest expense |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
76,951 |
|
|||||
Other (income), net |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(13,586 |
) |
|||||
Loss from equity method investments |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,766 |
|
|||||
Tax provision (benefit) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
46,037 |
|
|||||
Net income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
214,872 |
|
|||||
(1) |
Consolidation and Other also adjusts for the exclusion of the unrealized mark-to-market gain or loss on derivative instruments in our segment measure. |
Three Months Ended September 30, 2023 |
||||||||||||||||
(in thousands of $) |
Terminals and Infrastructure (1) |
|
Ships |
|
Total Segment |
|
Consolidation and Other (1) |
|
Consolidated |
|||||||
Segment Operating Margin |
$ |
194,743 |
|
$ |
54,944 |
|
$ |
249,687 |
|
$ |
423 |
|
$ |
250,110 |
|
|
Less: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Selling, general and administrative |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
49,107 |
|
|||||
Transaction and integration costs |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,739 |
|
|||||
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
48,670 |
|
|||||
Interest expense |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
64,822 |
|
|||||
Other (income) expense, net |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,573 |
|
|||||
Gain on sale of assets, net |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(7,844 |
) |
|||||
(Income) from equity method investments |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(489 |
) |
|||||
Tax provision |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
25,194 |
|
|||||
Net income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
62,338 |
|
|||||
(1) |
Consolidation and Other also adjusts for the exclusion of the unrealized mark-to-market gain or loss on derivative instruments in our segment measure. |
Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Earnings per Share
(Unaudited, in thousands of
The following table sets forth a reconciliation between net income attributable to stockholders and earnings per share adjusted for non-cash impairment charges and losses on disposals of assets.
|
Three months ended September 30, 2023 |
|
Three months ended December 31, 2023 |
|
Year ended December 31, 2023 |
|
Year ended December 31, 2022 |
||||||||
Net income attributable to stockholders |
$ |
61,221 |
|
|
$ |
217,207 |
|
|
$ |
547,882 |
|
|
$ |
194,479 |
|
Non-cash impairment charges, net of tax |
|
— |
|
|
|
10,958 |
|
|
|
10,958 |
|
|
|
381,302 |
|
Gain on sale of assets |
|
(7,844 |
) |
|
|
(21,534 |
) |
|
|
(29,378 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Loss on disposal of investment in Hilli LLC |
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
37,401 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Adjusted net income |
$ |
53,377 |
|
|
$ |
206,631 |
|
|
$ |
566,863 |
|
|
$ |
575,781 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Weighted-average shares outstanding - diluted |
|
205,032,928 |
|
|
|
205,563,276 |
|
|
|
206,481,977 |
|
|
|
209,854,413 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Adjusted earnings per share |
$ |
0.26 |
|
|
$ |
1.01 |
|
|
$ |
2.75 |
|
|
$ |
2.74 |
|
Funds from Operations
For the three months and year ended December 31, 2023
(Unaudited, in thousands of
The following table sets forth a reconciliation between net income attributable to stockholders and Funds from operations ("FFO") and FFO per share. We have defined FFO as net income attributable to stockholders, adjusted by depreciation and amortization, each as reported in our financial statements.
|
Three months ended December 31, 2023 |
Year ended December 31, 2023 |
Year ended December 31, 2022 |
||||||
Net income attributable to stockholders |
$ |
217,207 |
$ |
547,882 |
$ |
194,479 |
|||
Plus: Depreciation and amortization |
|
62,164 |
|
187,324 |
|
142,640 |
|||
Funds from operations |
$ |
279,371 |
$ |
735,206 |
$ |
337,119 |
|||
Weighted-average shares outstanding - diluted |
|
205,563,276 |
|
206,481,977 |
|
209,854,413 |
|||
Funds from operations / share |
$ |
1.36 |
$ |
3.56 |
$ |
1.61 |
|||
| Consolidated Balance Sheets
As of December 31, 2023 and 2022
(Unaudited, in thousands of |
||||||
|
December 31, 2023 |
|
December 31, 2022 |
|||
Assets |
|
|
|
|||
Current assets |
|
|
|
|||
Cash and cash equivalents |
$ |
155,414 |
|
$ |
675,492 |
|
Restricted cash |
|
155,400 |
|
|
165,396 |
|
Receivables, net of allowances of |
|
342,371 |
|
|
280,313 |
|
Inventory |
|
113,684 |
|
|
39,070 |
|
Prepaid expenses and other current assets, net |
|
213,104 |
|
|
226,883 |
|
Total current assets |
|
979,973 |
|
|
1,387,154 |
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Construction in progress |
|
5,348,294 |
|
|
2,418,608 |
|
Property, plant and equipment, net |
|
2,481,415 |
|
|
2,116,727 |
|
Equity method investments |
|
137,793 |
|
|
392,306 |
|
Right-of-use assets |
|
588,385 |
|
|
377,877 |
|
Intangible assets, net |
|
51,815 |
|
|
85,897 |
|
Goodwill |
|
776,760 |
|
|
776,760 |
|
Deferred tax assets, net |
|
9,907 |
|
|
8,074 |
|
Other non-current assets, net |
|
126,903 |
|
|
141,679 |
|
Total assets |
$ |
10,501,245 |
|
$ |
7,705,082 |
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Liabilities |
|
|
|
|||
Current liabilities |
|
|
|
|||
Current portion of long-term debt and short-term borrowings |
$ |
292,625 |
|
$ |
64,820 |
|
Accounts payable |
|
549,489 |
|
|
80,387 |
|
Accrued liabilities |
|
471,675 |
|
|
1,162,412 |
|
Current lease liabilities |
|
164,548 |
|
|
48,741 |
|
Other current liabilities |
|
227,951 |
|
|
52,878 |
|
Total current liabilities |
|
1,706,288 |
|
|
1,409,238 |
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Long-term debt |
|
6,510,523 |
|
|
4,476,865 |
|
Non-current lease liabilities |
|
406,494 |
|
|
302,121 |
|
Deferred tax liabilities, net |
|
44,444 |
|
|
25,989 |
|
Other long-term liabilities |
|
55,627 |
|
|
49,010 |
|
Total liabilities |
|
8,723,376 |
|
|
6,263,223 |
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Commitments and contingencies |
|
|
|
|||
|
|
|
|
|||
Stockholders’ equity |
|
|
|
|||
Class A common stock, |
|
2,050 |
|
|
2,088 |
|
Additional paid-in capital |
|
1,038,530 |
|
|
1,170,254 |
|
Retained earnings |
|
527,986 |
|
|
62,080 |
|
Accumulated other comprehensive income |
|
71,528 |
|
|
55,398 |
|
Total stockholders' equity attributable to NFE |
|
1,640,094 |
|
|
1,289,820 |
|
Non-controlling interest |
|
137,775 |
|
|
152,039 |
|
Total stockholders' equity |
|
1,777,869 |
|
|
1,441,859 |
|
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity |
$ |
10,501,245 |
|
$ |
7,705,082 |
|
Consolidated Statements of Operations For the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021
(Unaudited, in thousands of |
||||||||||||
|
Year Ended December 31, |
|||||||||||
|
2023 |
|
2022 |
|
2021 |
|||||||
Revenues |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Operating revenue |
$ |
2,060,212 |
|
|
$ |
1,978,645 |
|
|
$ |
930,816 |
|
|
Vessel charter revenue |
|
276,843 |
|
|
|
357,158 |
|
|
|
230,809 |
|
|
Other revenue |
|
76,241 |
|
|
|
32,469 |
|
|
|
161,185 |
|
|
Total revenues |
|
2,413,296 |
|
|
|
2,368,272 |
|
|
|
1,322,810 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Operating expenses |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Cost of sales (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below) |
|
877,451 |
|
|
|
1,010,428 |
|
|
|
616,010 |
|
|
Vessel operating expenses |
|
45,439 |
|
|
|
63,518 |
|
|
|
51,677 |
|
|
Operations and maintenance |
|
166,785 |
|
|
|
105,800 |
|
|
|
73,316 |
|
|
Selling, general and administrative |
|
205,104 |
|
|
|
236,051 |
|
|
|
199,881 |
|
|
Transaction and integration costs |
|
6,946 |
|
|
|
21,796 |
|
|
|
44,671 |
|
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
187,324 |
|
|
|
142,640 |
|
|
|
98,377 |
|
|
Asset impairment expense |
|
10,958 |
|
|
|
50,659 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
Gain on sale of assets, net |
|
(29,378 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
Total operating expenses |
|
1,470,629 |
|
|
|
1,630,892 |
|
|
|
1,083,932 |
|
|
Operating income |
|
942,667 |
|
|
|
737,380 |
|
|
|
238,878 |
|
|
Interest expense |
|
277,842 |
|
|
|
236,861 |
|
|
|
154,324 |
|
|
Other expense (income), net |
|
10,408 |
|
|
|
(48,044 |
) |
|
|
(17,150 |
) |
|
Loss on extinguishment of debt |
|
— |
|
|
|
14,997 |
|
|
|
10,975 |
|
|
Income before income from equity method investments and income taxes |
|
654,417 |
|
|
|
533,566 |
|
|
|
90,729 |
|
|
Income (loss) from equity method investments |
|
9,972 |
|
|
|
(472,219 |
) |
|
|
14,443 |
|
|
Tax provision (benefit) |
|
115,513 |
|
|
|
(123,439 |
) |
|
|
12,461 |
|
|
Net income |
|
548,876 |
|
|
|
184,786 |
|
|
|
92,711 |
|
|
Net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interest |
|
(994 |
) |
|
|
9,693 |
|
|
|
4,393 |
|
|
Net income attributable to stockholders |
$ |
547,882 |
|
|
$ |
194,479 |
|
|
$ |
97,104 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Net income per share – basic |
$ |
2.66 |
|
|
$ |
0.93 |
|
|
$ |
0.49 |
|
|
Net income per share – diluted |
$ |
2.65 |
|
|
$ |
0.93 |
|
|
$ |
0.47 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Weighted average number of shares outstanding – basic |
|
205,942,837 |
|
|
|
209,501,298 |
|
|
|
198,593,042 |
|
|
Weighted average number of shares outstanding – diluted |
|
206,481,977 |
|
|
|
209,854,413 |
|
|
|
201,703,176 |
|
|
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows For the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021
(Unaudited, in thousands of |
||||||||||||
|
Year Ended December 31, |
|||||||||||
|
2023 |
|
2022 |
|
2021 |
|||||||
Cash flows from operating activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Net income |
$ |
548,876 |
|
|
$ |
184,786 |
|
|
$ |
92,711 |
|
|
Adjustments for: |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Amortization of deferred financing costs and debt guarantee, net |
|
6,589 |
|
|
|
2,536 |
|
|
|
14,116 |
|
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
187,324 |
|
|
|
143,589 |
|
|
|
99,544 |
|
|
(Earnings) losses of equity method investees |
|
(9,972 |
) |
|
|
472,219 |
|
|
|
(14,443 |
) |
|
Dividends received from equity method investees |
|
5,830 |
|
|
|
29,372 |
|
|
|
21,365 |
|
|
Change in market value of derivatives |
|
(3,204 |
) |
|
|
(136,811 |
) |
|
|
(8,691 |
) |
|
Deferred taxes |
|
14,938 |
|
|
|
(279,536 |
) |
|
|
(8,825 |
) |
|
Share-based compensation |
|
1,573 |
|
|
|
30,382 |
|
|
|
37,043 |
|
|
Asset impairment expense |
|
10,958 |
|
|
|
50,659 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
Earnings recognized from vessels chartered to third parties transferred to Energos |
|
(156,997 |
) |
|
|
(49,686 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
Loss on the disposal of equity method investment |
|
37,401 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
Gain on asset sales |
|
(29,378 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
Loss on extinguishment of debt |
|
— |
|
|
|
14,997 |
|
|
|
10,975 |
|
|
Loss on sale of net investment in lease |
|
— |
|
|
|
11,592 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
Other |
|
21,438 |
|
|
|
(14,186 |
) |
|
|
(11,177 |
) |
|
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions: |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
(Increase) in receivables |
|
(41,019 |
) |
|
|
(139,938 |
) |
|
|
(123,583 |
) |
|
(Increase) in inventories |
|
(39,790 |
) |
|
|
(7,933 |
) |
|
|
(11,152 |
) |
|
Decrease (increase) in other assets |
|
41,828 |
|
|
|
(30,086 |
) |
|
|
(1,839 |
) |
|
Decrease in right-of-use assets |
|
83,537 |
|
|
|
63,593 |
|
|
|
28,576 |
|
|
Increase in accounts payable/accrued liabilities |
|
78,065 |
|
|
|
67,741 |
|
|
|
17,527 |
|
|
(Decrease) in lease liabilities |
|
(74,576 |
) |
|
|
(63,493 |
) |
|
|
(36,126 |
) |
|
Increase (decrease) in other liabilities |
|
141,335 |
|
|
|
5,314 |
|
|
|
(21,251 |
) |
|
Net cash provided by operating activities |
|
824,756 |
|
|
|
355,111 |
|
|
|
84,770 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Cash flows from investing activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Capital expenditures |
|
(3,029,834 |
) |
|
|
(1,174,008 |
) |
|
|
(669,348 |
) |
|
Cash paid for business combinations, net of cash acquired |
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(1,586,042 |
) |
|
Entities acquired in asset acquisitions, net of cash acquired |
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(8,817 |
) |
|
Proceeds from sale of net investment in lease |
|
— |
|
|
|
593,000 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
Sale of equity method investment |
|
100,000 |
|
|
|
500,076 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
Asset sales |
|
16,464 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
Other investing activities |
|
9,227 |
|
|
|
(1,794 |
) |
|
|
(9,354 |
) |
|
Net cash used in investing activities |
|
(2,904,143 |
) |
|
|
(82,726 |
) |
|
|
(2,273,561 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Cash flows from financing activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Proceeds from borrowings of debt |
|
3,005,387 |
|
|
|
2,032,020 |
|
|
|
2,434,650 |
|
|
Payment of deferred financing costs |
|
(37,806 |
) |
|
|
(17,598 |
) |
|
|
(37,811 |
) |
|
Repayment of debt |
|
(686,508 |
) |
|
|
(1,520,813 |
) |
|
|
(461,015 |
) |
|
Payments related to tax withholdings for share-based compensation |
|
(9,519 |
) |
|
|
(72,602 |
) |
|
|
(30,124 |
) |
|
Payment of dividends |
|
(723,962 |
) |
|
|
(99,050 |
) |
|
|
(88,756 |
) |
|
Other financing activities |
|
(18,642 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
Net cash provided by financing activities |
|
1,528,950 |
|
|
|
321,957 |
|
|
|
1,816,944 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Impact of changes in foreign exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents |
|
6,168 |
|
|
|
(3,289 |
) |
|
|
6,541 |
|
|
Net (decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash |
|
(544,269 |
) |
|
|
591,053 |
|
|
|
(365,306 |
) |
|
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash – beginning of period |
|
855,083 |
|
|
|
264,030 |
|
|
|
629,336 |
|
|
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash – end of period |
$ |
310,814 |
|
|
$ |
855,083 |
|
|
$ |
264,030 |
|
|
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