ONE Gas Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Financial Results
- ONE Gas reported strong financial results for the fourth quarter and full year 2023.
- Net income for full year 2023 was $231.2 million, with $4.14 diluted earnings per share.
- The company settled forward contracts, issued senior notes, and increased dividends for shareholders.
- Operating income for the fourth quarter was $107.1 million, driven by new rates and residential sales growth.
- Despite challenges like lower sales volumes and increased costs, ONE Gas remains dedicated to long-term value creation.
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Insights
ONE Gas, Inc.'s financial results for the fourth quarter and full year 2023 show a consistent increase in net income and earnings per share, indicating a steady financial growth trajectory. The company's ability to deliver results in line with guidance, despite macroeconomic volatility, demonstrates a strong operational strategy and resilience in its business model. The issuance of $300 million in senior notes at 5.10 percent due April 2029 suggests a proactive approach to capital management, potentially aimed at funding capital expenditures or refinancing existing debt. The increase in dividends may signal confidence in future cash flows and a commitment to shareholder returns. However, the higher interest expenses and increased capital expenditures reflect the company's investment in system integrity and service expansion, which could impact short-term liquidity but may enhance long-term value creation.
The performance of ONE Gas, Inc. in the context of the energy sector is particularly noteworthy given the macroeconomic challenges that have impacted the industry, such as fluctuating commodity prices and regulatory changes. The company's focus on system integrity and extending service to new areas aligns with the broader industry trend towards infrastructure modernization and reliability. The approval of the renewable natural gas (RNG) pilot program in Oklahoma and the rate case settlements in Texas highlight the regulatory success that is critical for utilities to ensure cost recovery and return on investment. These developments may enhance ONE Gas's competitive position within the sector and contribute to its long-term sustainability.
ONE Gas's strategy of increasing rates, coupled with net customer growth, has contributed positively to its revenue stream. The company's regulatory activities and updates, including the approval of the RNG Pilot Program and rate case settlements, suggest a favorable regulatory environment that could lead to increased stability and predictability in earnings. Furthermore, the capital expenditure focus on system integrity and expansion into new service areas indicates a forward-looking approach to cater to future demand. Investors should monitor the company's ability to manage the balance between necessary capital investments for growth and maintaining healthy cash reserves to sustain dividend payments and meet debt obligations.
Analysts' call and webcast scheduled tomorrow, Feb. 22 at 11 a.m. EST
"We had another successful year at ONE Gas. The team's execution enabled us to deliver results in line with our guidance despite rapidly changing macroeconomic conditions," said Robert S. McAnnally, president and chief executive officer. "As we celebrate ten years as ONE Gas, we remain dedicated to the safe and reliable delivery of natural gas, focused on supporting our growing service territory and committed to long-term value creation."
2023 FINANCIAL RESULTS & HIGHLIGHTS
- Fourth quarter 2023 net income was
, or$70.7 million per diluted share, compared with$1.27 , or$67.0 million per diluted share, in the fourth quarter 2022;$1.23 - Full year 2023 net income was
, or$231.2 million per diluted share, compared with$4.14 , or$221.7 million per diluted share, last year;$4.08 - On Dec. 28, 2023, the Company settled under forward contracts 1,032,403 shares of its common stock for net proceeds of
;$79.0 million - In December 2023, the Company issued
of 5.10 percent senior notes due April 2029; and$300 million - On Jan. 23, 2024, ONE Gas increased the dividend for the first quarter 2024 by
1 cent to per share ($0.66 annualized), payable on March 8, 2024, to shareholders of record at the close of business on Feb. 23, 2024.$2.64
FOURTH QUARTER 2023 FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
ONE Gas reported operating income of
- an increase of
from new rates; and$15.6 million - an increase of
in residential sales due primarily to net customer growth.$1.9 million
These increases were partially offset by:
- a decrease of
due to lower sales volumes, net of the impact of weather normalization mechanisms;$1.9 million - an increase of
in employee-related costs; and$8.1 million - an increase of
in depreciation expense due to additional capital expenditures being placed in service.$5.4 million
Weather was 12.5 percent warmer than normal for the three months ended Dec. 31, 2023. The impact on operating income was mitigated by weather normalization mechanisms.
Net income for the three months ended Dec. 31, 2023, includes an increase in interest expense of
Income tax expense includes a credit for amortization of the regulatory liability associated with excess deferred income taxes (EDIT) of
Capital expenditures and asset removal costs were
FULL YEAR 2023 FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
Operating income for the twelve-month 2023 period was
- an increase of
from new rates;$61.6 million - an increase of
in residential sales due primarily to net customer growth; and$6.3 million - an increase of
in ad valorem recoveries.$4.9 million
These increases were partially offset by:
- an increase of
in employee-related costs; and$26.5 million - an increase of
in depreciation expense due to additional capital expenditures being placed in service.$19.3 million
For the twelve-month 2023 period, other income, net increased
Income tax expense includes a credit for amortization of the regulatory liability associated with EDIT of
Excluding interest related to KGSS-I bonds, net interest expense increased
Capital expenditures and asset removal costs were
On Dec. 28, 2023, the Company settled under forward contracts 1,032,403 shares of its common stock for net proceeds of
In December 2023, the Company amended the forward sale agreement it entered into in March 2023 to extend the maturity date of 657,000 shares to Dec. 31, 2024 from Dec. 29, 2023. The amended forward sale agreement provides for settlement on a date, or dates, to be specified at management's discretion, but which will occur no later than Dec. 31, 2024, for 1,257,000 shares of common stock.
Had all forward contracts been settled as of Dec. 31, 2023, it would have generated net proceeds of
Settlement Dates | Remaining Shares | Net Proceeds (in thousands) | Forward Price |
December 31, 2024 | 926,465 | $ 74,396 | $ 80.30 |
December 31, 2024 | 1,257,000 | 96,709 | 76.94 |
December 31, 2024 | 1,200,000 | 88,823 | 74.02 |
December 31, 2024 | 180,000 | 13,315 | 73.97 |
Total forward sale agreements | 3,563,465 | $ 273,243 | $ 76.68 |
At Dec. 31, 2023,
REGULATORY ACTIVITIES UPDATE
In December 2022, Oklahoma Natural Gas filed a request for a renewable natural gas (RNG) Pilot Program and Voluntary Tariff. On Nov. 21, 2023, the Oklahoma Corporation Commission issued an order approving the RNG Pilot Program and Voluntary Tariff and customer enrollment began on Dec. 1, 2023. Assessment of the tariff and pilot program will be made in the next rate case.
In August 2023, Kansas Gas Service submitted an application to the Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC) requesting an increase of approximately
In June 2023, Texas Gas Service filed a rate case for all customers in the Rio Grande Valley service area. In November 2023, the parties filed a settlement agreement that included a 9.7 percent return on equity and an overall revenue increase of
In February 2024, Texas Gas Service made Gas Reliability Infrastructure Program filings for all customers in the Central-Gulf service area, requesting a
2024 FINANCIAL GUIDANCE
On Nov. 29, 2023, ONE Gas announced that its 2024 net income is expected to be in the range of
Capital expenditures, including asset removal costs, are expected to be approximately
EARNINGS CONFERENCE CALL AND WEBCAST
The ONE Gas executive management team will host a conference call on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024, at 11 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (10 a.m. Central Standard Time). The call also will be carried live on the ONE Gas website.
To participate in the telephone conference call, dial 833-470-1428, passcode 697055, or log on to www.onegas.com/investors and select Events and Presentations.
If you are unable to participate in the conference call or the webcast, a replay will be available on the ONE Gas website, www.onegas.com, for 30 days. A recording will be available by phone for 30 days. The playback call may be accessed at 866-813-9403, passcode 376469.
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Some of the statements contained and incorporated in this news release are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act. The forward-looking statements relate to our anticipated financial performance, liquidity, management's plans and objectives for our future operations, our business prospects, the outcome of regulatory and legal proceedings, market conditions and other matters. We make these forward-looking statements in reliance on the safe harbor protections provided under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The following discussion is intended to identify important factors that could cause future outcomes to differ materially from those set forth in the forward-looking statements.
Forward-looking statements include the items identified in the preceding paragraph, the information concerning possible or assumed future results of our operations and other statements contained or incorporated in this news release identified by words such as "anticipate," "estimate," "expect," "project," "intend," "plan," "believe," "should," "goal," "forecast," "guidance," "could," "may," "continue," "might," "potential," "scheduled," "likely," and other words and terms of similar meaning.
One should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which are applicable only as of the date of this news release. Known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by forward-looking statements. Those factors may affect our operations, markets, products, services and prices. In addition to any assumptions and other factors referred to specifically in connection with the forward-looking statements, factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those contemplated in any forward-looking statement include, among others, the following:
- our ability to recover costs, income taxes and amounts equivalent to the cost of property, plant and equipment, regulatory assets and our allowed rate of return in our regulated rates or other recovery mechanisms;
- cyber-attacks, which, according to experts, continue to increase in volume and sophistication, or breaches of technology systems that could disrupt our operations or result in the loss or exposure of confidential or sensitive customer, employee, vendor or Company information; further, increased remote working arrangements have required enhancements and modifications to our information technology infrastructure (e.g. Internet, Virtual Private Network, remote collaboration systems, etc.), and any failures of the technologies, including third-party service providers, that facilitate working remotely could limit our ability to conduct ordinary operations or expose us to increased risk or effect of an attack;
- our ability to manage our operations and maintenance costs;
- the concentration of our operations in
Oklahoma ,Kansas andTexas ; - changes in regulation of natural gas distribution services, particularly those in
Oklahoma ,Kansas andTexas ; - the economic climate and, particularly, its effect on the natural gas requirements of our residential and commercial customers;
- the length and severity of a pandemic or other health crisis which could significantly disrupt or prevent us from operating our business in the ordinary course for an extended period;
- competition from alternative forms of energy, including, but not limited to, electricity, solar power, wind power, geothermal energy and biofuels;
- adverse weather conditions and variations in weather, including seasonal effects on demand and/or supply, the occurrence of severe storms in the territories in which we operate, and climate change, and the related effects on supply, demand, and costs;
- indebtedness could make us more vulnerable to general adverse economic and industry conditions, limit our ability to borrow additional funds and/or place us at competitive disadvantage compared with competitors;
- our ability to secure reliable, competitively priced and flexible natural gas transportation and supply, including decisions by natural gas producers to reduce production or shut-in producing natural gas wells and expiration of existing supply and transportation and storage arrangements that are not replaced with contracts with similar terms and pricing;
- our ability to complete necessary or desirable expansion or infrastructure development projects, which may delay or prevent us from serving our customers or expanding our business;
- operational and mechanical hazards or interruptions;
- adverse labor relations;
- the effectiveness of our strategies to reduce earnings lag, revenue protection strategies and risk mitigation strategies, which may be affected by risks beyond our control such as commodity price volatility, counterparty performance or creditworthiness and interest rate risk;
- the capital-intensive nature of our business, and the availability of and access to, in general, funds to meet our debt obligations prior to or when they become due and to fund our operations and capital expenditures, either through (i) cash on hand, (ii) operating cash flow, or (iii) access to the capital markets and other sources of liquidity;
- our ability to obtain capital on commercially reasonable terms, or on terms acceptable to us, or at all;
- limitations on our operating flexibility, earnings and cash flows due to restrictions in our financing arrangements;
- cross-default provisions in our borrowing arrangements, which may lead to our inability to satisfy all of our outstanding obligations in the event of a default on our part;
- changes in the financial markets during the periods covered by the forward-looking statements, particularly those affecting the availability of capital and our ability to refinance existing debt and fund investments and acquisitions to execute our business strategy;
- actions of rating agencies, including the ratings of debt, general corporate ratings and changes in the rating agencies' ratings criteria;
- changes in inflation and interest rates;
- our ability to recover the costs of natural gas purchased for our customers and any related financing required to support our purchase of natural gas supply;
- impact of potential impairment charges;
- volatility and changes in markets for natural gas and our ability to secure additional and sufficient liquidity on reasonable commercial terms to cover costs associated with such volatility;
- possible loss of local distribution company franchises or other adverse effects caused by the actions of municipalities;
- payment and performance by counterparties and customers as contracted and when due, including our counterparties maintaining ordinary course terms of supply and payments;
- changes in existing or the addition of new environmental, safety, tax and other laws to which we and our subsidiaries are subject, including those that may require significant expenditures, significant increases in operating costs or, in the case of noncompliance, substantial fines or penalties;
- the effectiveness of our risk-management policies and procedures, and employees violating our risk- management policies;
- the uncertainty of estimates, including accruals and costs of environmental remediation;
- advances in technology, including technologies that increase efficiency or that improve electricity's competitive position relative to natural gas;
- population growth rates and changes in the demographic patterns of the markets we serve, and economic conditions in these areas' housing markets;
- acts of nature and the potential effects of threatened or actual terrorism and war, including recent events in
Europe and theMiddle East ; - the sufficiency of insurance coverage to cover losses;
- the effects of our strategies to reduce tax payments;
- changes in accounting standards;
- changes in corporate governance standards;
- existence of material weaknesses in our internal controls;
- our ability to comply with all covenants in our indentures and the ONE Gas Credit Agreement, a violation of which, if not cured in a timely manner, could trigger a default of our obligations;
- our ability to attract and retain talented employees, management and directors, and shortage of skilled-labor;
- unexpected increases in the costs of providing health care benefits, along with pension and postemployment health care benefits, as well as declines in the discount rates on, declines in the market value of the debt and equity securities of, and increases in funding requirements for, our defined benefit plans; and
- our ability to successfully complete merger, acquisition or divestiture plans, regulatory or other limitations imposed as a result of a merger, acquisition or divestiture, and the success of the business following a merger, acquisition or divestiture.
These factors are not necessarily all of the important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in any of our forward-looking statements. Other factors could also have material adverse effects on our future results. These and other risks are described in greater detail in Part 1, Item 1A, Risk Factors, in our Annual Report. All forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by these factors. Other than as required under securities laws, we undertake no obligation to update publicly any forward- looking statement whether as a result of new information, subsequent events or change in circumstances, expectations or otherwise.
APPENDIX | ||||
ONE Gas, Inc. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME | ||||
Three Months Ended | Years Ended | |||
2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | |
(Thousands of dollars, except per share amounts) | ||||
Total revenues | $ 605,917 | $ 818,208 | $ 2,578,005 | |
Cost of natural gas | 267,560 | 504,693 | 1,134,510 | 1,459,087 |
Operating expenses Operations and maintenance |
141,478 |
132,759 |
508,399 |
472,265 |
Depreciation and amortization | 72,584 | 61,065 | 279,830 | 228,479 |
General taxes | 17,160 | 16,112 | 71,661 | 68,217 |
Total operating expenses | 231,222 | 209,936 | 859,890 | 768,961 |
Operating income | 107,135 | 103,579 | 377,590 | 349,957 |
Other income (expense), net | 4,666 | 3,152 | 9,476 | (4,183) |
Interest expense, net | (29,778) | (26,040) | (115,339) | (77,506) |
Income before income taxes | 82,023 | 80,691 | 271,727 | 268,268 |
Income taxes | (11,290) | (13,659) | (40,495) | (46,526) |
Net income | $ 70,733 | $ 67,032 | $ 231,232 | $ 221,742 |
Earnings per share | ||||
Basic | $ 1.27 | $ 1.23 | $ 4.16 | $ 4.09 |
Diluted | $ 1.27 | $ 1.23 | $ 4.14 | $ 4.08 |
Average shares (thousands) | ||||
Basic | 55,670 | 54,337 | 55,600 | 54,207 |
Diluted | 55,752 | 54,504 | 55,860 | 54,338 |
Dividends declared per share of stock | $ 0.65 | $ 0.62 | $ 2.60 | $ 2.48 |
ONE Gas, Inc. CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS | ||
December 31, | December 31, | |
Assets | (Thousands of dollars) | |
Property, plant and equipment | ||
Property, plant and equipment | $ 8,468,967 | $ 7,834,557 |
Accumulated depreciation and amortization | 2,333,755 | 2,205,717 |
Net property, plant and equipment | 6,135,212 | 5,628,840 |
Current assets | ||
Cash and cash equivalents | 18,835 | 9,681 |
Restricted cash and cash equivalents | 20,552 | 8,446 |
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents | 39,387 | 18,127 |
Accounts receivable, net | 347,864 | 553,834 |
Materials and supplies | 77,649 | 70,873 |
Natural gas in storage | 187,097 | 269,205 |
Regulatory assets | 75,308 | 275,572 |
Other current assets | 37,899 | 29,997 |
Total current assets | 765,204 | 1,217,608 |
Goodwill and other assets | ||
Regulatory assets | 287,906 | 330,831 |
Securitized intangible asset, net | 293,619 | 323,838 |
Goodwill | 157,953 | 157,953 |
Other assets | 131,100 | 117,326 |
Total goodwill and other assets | 870,578 | 929,948 |
Total assets | $ 7,770,994 | $ 7,776,396 |
ONE Gas, Inc. CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Continued) | ||
December 31, | December 31, | |
Equity and Liabilities | (Thousands of dollars) | |
Equity and long-term debt | ||
Common stock, | ||
authorized 250,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 56,545,924 shares at December 31, 2023; | ||
issued and outstanding 55,349,954 shares at December 31, 2022 | $ 565 | $ 553 |
Paid-in capital | 2,028,755 | 1,932,714 |
Retained earnings | 737,739 | 651,863 |
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (1,182) | (704) |
Total equity | 2,765,877 | 2,584,426 |
Other long-term debt, excluding current maturities, net of issuance costs | 1,877,895 | 2,352,400 |
Securitized utility tariff bonds, excluding current maturities, net of issuance costs | 282,506 | 309,343 |
Total long-term debt, excluding current maturities, net of issuance costs | 2,160,401 | 2,661,743 |
Total equity and long-term debt | 4,926,278 | 5,246,169 |
Current liabilities Current maturities of other long-term debt |
772,984 |
12 |
Current maturities of securitized utility tariff bonds | 27,430 | 20,716 |
Notes payable | 88,500 | 552,000 |
Accounts payable | 278,056 | 360,493 |
Accrued taxes other than income | 68,793 | 78,352 |
Regulatory liabilities | 66,901 | 47,867 |
Customer deposits | 62,187 | 57,854 |
Other current liabilities | 112,370 | 72,125 |
Total current liabilities | 1,477,221 | 1,189,419 |
Deferred credits and other liabilities Deferred income taxes |
752,068 |
698,456 |
Regulatory liabilities | 500,478 | 529,441 |
Employee benefit obligations | 20,265 | 19,587 |
Other deferred credits | 94,684 | 93,324 |
Total deferred credits and other liabilities | 1,367,495 | 1,340,808 |
Commitments and contingencies | ||
Total liabilities and equity | $ 7,770,994 | $ 7,776,396 |
*Updated the consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2022, to disaggregate "current maturities of other long-term debt," which had previously been included in "other current liabilities," to conform to the current-year presentation.
ONE Gas, Inc. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
| ||
Year Ended December 31, | ||
(Unaudited) | 2023 | 2022 |
(Thousands of dollars) | ||
Operating activities | ||
Net income | $ 231,232 | $ 221,742 |
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: | ||
Depreciation and amortization | 279,830 | 228,479 |
Deferred income taxes | 24,773 | (22,034) |
Share-based compensation expense | 12,184 | 10,741 |
Provision for doubtful accounts | 9,698 | 6,003 |
Proceeds from government securitization of winter weather event costs | 197,366 | 1,330,582 |
Changes in assets and liabilities: | ||
Accounts receivable | 196,272 | (213,656) |
Materials and supplies | (6,776) | (15,981) |
Natural gas in storage | 82,108 | (89,559) |
Asset removal costs | (62,023) | (47,032) |
Accounts payable | (90,046) | 85,915 |
Accrued taxes other than income | (9,559) | 11,317 |
Customer deposits | 4,333 | (4,600) |
Regulatory assets and liabilities - current | 7,249 | 52,417 |
Regulatory assets and liabilities - noncurrent | 38,869 | 53,992 |
Other assets and liabilities - current | 26,070 | (23,377) |
Other assets and liabilities - noncurrent | (2,048) | (14,107) |
Cash provided by (used in) operating activities | 939,532 | 1,570,842 |
Investing activities | ||
Capital expenditures | (666,634) | (609,486) |
Other investing expenditures | (8,508) | (8,632) |
Other investing receipts | 5,499 | 4,008 |
Cash used in investing activities | (669,643) | (614,110) |
Financing activities | ||
Borrowings (repayments) of notes payable, net | (463,500) | 58,000 |
Issuance of other long-term debt, net of discounts | 299,583 | 297,591 |
Issuance of securitized utility tariff bonds, net of discounts | — | 335,931 |
Long-term debt financing costs | (2,508) | (8,567) |
Issuance of common stock | 85,259 | 133,711 |
Repayment of other long-term debt | — | (1,627,000) |
Repayment of securitized utility tariff bonds | (20,716) | — |
Dividends paid | (144,094) | (133,954) |
Tax withholdings related to net share settlements of stock compensation | (2,653) | (3,169) |
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities | (248,629) | (947,457) |
Change in cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents | 21,260 | 9,275 |
Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents at beginning of |
18,127 |
8,852 |
Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents at end of period | $ 39,387 | $ 18,127 |
Supplemental cash flow information: | ||
Cash paid for interest, net of amounts capitalized | $ 80,726 | $ 84,871 |
Cash paid (received) for income taxes, net | $ 20,844 | $ 67,421 |
ONE Gas, Inc.
KGSS-I SECURITIZATION
In November 2022, Kansas Gas Service Securitization I, L.L.C. (KGSS-I) issued
Revenues for the three months ended Dec. 31, 2023, include an increase of
The following table summarizes the impact of KGSS-I on the consolidated balance sheets, for the periods indicated:
December 31, | December 31, | |
(Thousands of dollars) | ||
Restricted cash and cash equivalents | $ 20,552 | $ 8,446 |
Accounts receivable | 5,133 | 4,862 |
Securitized intangible asset, net | 293,619 | 323,838 |
Current maturities of securitized utility tariff bonds | 27,430 | 20,716 |
Accounts payable | 394 | 3,204 |
Accrued interest | 7,207 | 2,202 |
Securitized utility tariff bonds, excluding current maturities, net of discounts and issuance costs of | 282,506 | 309,343 |
Equity | 1,768 | 1,681 |
The following table summarizes the impact of KGSS-I on the consolidated statements of income, for the periods indicated:
Year Ended December 31, | ||||
2023 | 2022 | |||
(Thousands of dollars) | ||||
Operating revenues | $ | 48,677 | $ | 5,769 |
Operating expense | (440) | (52) | ||
Amortization expense | (30,219) | (3,521) | ||
Interest income | 696 | 6 | ||
Interest expense | (18,552) | (2,202) | ||
Income before income taxes | $ | 162 | $ | — |
ONE Gas, Inc. INFORMATION AT A GLANCE | ||||
Three Months Ended | Year Ended | |||
(Unaudited) | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 |
(Millions of dollars) | ||||
Natural gas sales | $ 543.4 | $ 769.2 | $ 2,154.0 | $ 2,412.9 |
Transportation revenues | $ 35.9 | $ 33.6 | $ 133.6 | $ 126.5 |
Securitization customer charges | $ 12.9 | $ 5.8 | $ 48.7 | $ 5.8 |
Other revenues | $ 13.7 | $ 9.7 | $ 35.7 | $ 32.8 |
Total revenues | $ 605.9 | $ 818.3 | $ 2,372.0 | $ 2,578.0 |
Cost of natural gas | $ 267.6 | $ 504.7 | $ 1,134.5 | $ 1,459.1 |
Operating costs | $ 158.6 | $ 148.9 | $ 580.1 | $ 540.4 |
Depreciation and amortization | $ 72.6 | $ 61.1 | $ 279.8 | $ 228.5 |
Operating income | $ 107.1 | $ 103.6 | $ 377.6 | $ 350.0 |
Net income | $ 70.7 | $ 67.0 | $ 231.2 | $ 221.7 |
Capital expenditures and asset removal costs | $ 189.6 | $ 209.6 | $ 728.7 | $ 656.5 |
Volumes (Bcf) | ||||
Natural gas sales | ||||
Residential | 38.2 | 43.4 | 114.3 | 125.3 |
Commercial and industrial | 12.6 | 13.4 | 40.6 | 43.2 |
Other | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 2.7 |
Total sales volumes delivered | 50.9 | 57.7 | 156.6 | 171.2 |
Transportation | 58.8 | 58.9 | 227.9 | 230.1 |
Total volumes delivered | 109.7 | 116.6 | 384.5 | 401.3 |
Average number of customers (in thousands) Residential |
2,087 |
2,077 |
2,088 |
2,079 |
Commercial and industrial | 161 | 162 | 162 | 161 |
Other | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Transportation | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Total customers | 2,263 | 2,254 | 2,265 | 2,256 |
Heating Degree Days Actual degree days |
3,334 |
4,002 |
8,800 |
10,350 |
Normal degree days | 3,812 | 3,854 | 9,772 | 9,832 |
Percent colder (warmer) than normal weather | (12.5) % | 3.8 % | (9.9) % | 5.3 % |
Statistics by State Average number of customers (in thousands) |
917 |
913 |
918 |
913 |
Actual degree days | 1,172 | 1,417 | 3,125 | 3,621 |
Normal degree days | 1,318 | 1,318 | 3,346 | 3,346 |
Percent colder (warmer) than normal weather | (11.1) % | 7.5 % | (6.6) % | 8.2 % |
Average number of customers (in thousands) |
647 |
646 |
648 |
648 |
Actual degree days | 1,549 | 1,834 | 4,117 | 4,779 |
Normal degree days | 1,821 | 1,821 | 4,721 | 4,722 |
Percent colder (warmer) than normal weather | (14.9) % | 0.7 % | (12.8) % | 1.2 % |
Average number of customers (in thousands) |
699 |
695 |
699 |
695 |
Actual degree days | 613 | 751 | 1,558 | 1,950 |
Normal degree days | 673 | 715 | 1,705 | 1,764 |
Percent colder (warmer) than normal weather | (8.9) % | 5.0 % | (8.6) % | 10.5 % |
Analyst Contact: | Erin Dailey |
918-947-7411 | |
Media Contact: | Leah Harper |
918-947-7123 |
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