UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
[X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended December 31, 2000
-----------------
OR
[_] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from _________ to _________
Commission File Number: 33-98490
--------
STAR GAS PARTNERS, L.P.
-----------------------
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 06-1437793
- --------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
2187 Atlantic Street, Stamford, Connecticut 06902
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Address of principal executive office) (Zip Code)
(203) 328-7300
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was
required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days. Yes X No ___________________________
---
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each issuer's classes of common
stock, as of January 31, 2001:
19,724,967 Common Units
2,696,946 Senior Subordinated Units
345,364 Junior Subordinated Units
325,729 General Partner Units
STAR GAS PARTNERS, L.P. AND SUBSIDIARIES
INDEX TO FORM 10-Q
Part I Financial Information
Page
----
Item 1 - Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of
September 30, 2000 and December 31, 2000 3
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the
Three months ended December 31, 1999 and December 31, 2000 4
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the
Three months ended December 31, 1999 and December 31, 2000 5
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Partners' Capital for the three months ended
December 31, 2000 6
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended
December 31, 1999 and December 31, 2000 7
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements 8 - 14
Item 2 - Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results of Operations 15 - 19
Item 3 - Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk 20
Part II Other Information:
Item 6 - Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K 20
Signature 21
2
STAR GAS PARTNERS, L.P. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands)
December 31,
September 30, 2000
2000 (unaudited)
------------ -----------
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 10,910 $ 18,285
Receivables, net of allowance of $1,956 and $3,445 respectively 66,858 153,350
Inventories 34,407 56,375
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 14,815 24,965
----------- -----------
Total current assets 126,990 252,975
----------- -----------
Property and equipment, net 171,300 177,754
Long-term portion of accounts receivable 7,282 7,389
Intangibles and other assets, net 313,404 320,859
----------- -----------
Total assets $ 618,976 $ 758,977
=========== ===========
Liabilities and Partners' Capital
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable $ 27,874 $ 61,456
Working capital facility borrowings 24,400 94,933
Current maturities of long-term debt 16,515 30,029
Accrued expenses 42,410 50,187
Unearned service contract revenue 15,654 18,582
Customer credit balances 37,943 21,981
----------- -----------
Total current liabilities 164,796 277,168
----------- -----------
Long-term debt 310,414 302,834
Other long-term liabilities 4,588 4,760
Partners' Capital:
Common unitholders 134,672 162,766
Subordinated unitholders 6,090 8,861
General partner (1,584) (1,301)
Accumulated other comprehensive income - 3,889
----------- -----------
Total Partners' Capital 139,178 174,215
----------- -----------
Total Liabilities and Partners' Capital $ 618,976 $ 758,977
=========== ===========
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
3
STAR GAS PARTNERS, L.P. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(unaudited)
Three Months Ended December 31,
-------------------------------------
(in thousands, except per unit data) 1999 2000
---------------- -----------------
Sales:
Product $ 160,540 $ 290,591
Installation, service and appliances 26,346 32,913
------------ ----------
Total sales 186,886 323,504
Costs and expenses:
Cost of product 86,546 194,386
Cost of installation, service and appliances 30,885 36,916
Delivery and branch 40,302 49,334
Depreciation and amortization 8,404 9,647
General and administrative 4,681 6,893
TG&E customer acquisition expense - 653
Unit compensation expense - 500
Net gain on sales of assets 12 11
------------ ----------
Operating income 16,080 25,186
Interest expense, net 6,473 8,117
Amortization of debt issuance costs 129 145
------------ ----------
Income before income taxes and cumulative effect of
change in accounting principle 9,478 16,924
Income tax expense 113 716
------------ ----------
Income before cumulative change in accounting principle 9,365 16,208
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle for adoption
of SFAS No. 133, net of income taxes - 1,466
------------ ----------
Net income $ 9,365 $ 17,674
============ ==========
General Partner's interest in net income $ 174 $ 283
------------ ----------
Limited Partners' interest in net income $ 9,191 $ 17,391
============ ==========
Net income per Limited Partner unit:
Basic $ 0.53 $ 0.87
============ ==========
Diluted $ 0.53 $ 0.86
============ ==========
Weighted average number of Limited Partner units outstanding:
Basic 17,200 20,073
============ ==========
Diluted 17,200 20,186
============ ==========
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
4
STAR GAS PARTNERS, L.P. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(unaudited)
Three Months Ended December 31,
--------------------------------
(in thousands) 1999 2000
----------- ------------
Net income $ 9,365 $ 17,674
Other comprehensive income (loss)
Unrealized loss on derivative instruments - (6,305)
---------- -----------
Comprehensive income $ 9,365 $ 11,369
========== ===========
Reconciliation of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
Balance, beginning of period $ - $ -
Cumulative effect of the adoption of SFAS No. 133 - 10,544
Current period reclassification to earnings - (350)
Current period other comprehensive loss - (6,305)
---------- -----------
Balance, end of period $ - $ 3,889
========== ===========
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
5
STAR GAS PARTNERS, L.P. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF PARTNERS' CAPITAL
(unaudited)
(in thousands, except per unit amounts)
Number of Units
---------------------------------------
Other
Compre- Total
Senior Junior General Senior Junior General hensive Partners'
Common Sub. Sub. Partner Common Sub. Sub. Partner Income Capital
------ ---- ---- ------- ------ ---- ---- ------- ------ -------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Balance as of
September 30, 2000 16,045 2,587 345 326 $ 134,672 $ 6,125 $ (35) $ (1,584) $ - $ 139,178
Issuance of Common
Units 1,495 23,364 23,364
Issuance of Senior
Subordinated Units 110 859 859
Net income 14,811 2,279 301 283 17,674
Other comprehensive
income
Net change for
the adoption of
SFAS No 133 3,889 3,889
Distributions:
($0.575 per common
unit) (10,081) (10,081)
($0.25 per senior
subordinated Unit) (668) (668)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Balance as of
December 31, 2000 17,540 2,697 345 326 $ 162,766 $ 8,595 $ 266 $ (1,301) $ 3,889 $ 174,215
=======================================================================================================
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
6
STAR GAS PARTNERS, L.P. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited)
(in thousands) Three Months Ended December 31,
-------------------------------------
1999 2000
------------------ -------------
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income $ 9,365 $ 17,674
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization 8,404 9,647
Amortization of debt issuance cost 129 145
Unit compensation expense - 500
Provision for losses on accounts receivable 430 1,337
Gain on sales of assets (12) (11)
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle for the adoption of SFAS
No. 133 - (1,466)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of amounts acquired:
Increase in receivables (41,376) (86,467)
Increase in inventories (1,679) (16,322)
Decrease (increase) in other assets 2,727 (10,155)
Increase in accounts payable 7,410 33,726
Decrease in other current and long-term liabilities (6,876) (6,067)
---------- ----------
Net cash used in operating activities (21,478) (57,459)
---------- ----------
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures (1,569) (4,118)
Proceeds from sales of fixed assets 135 127
Acquisitions (3,615) (19,621)
---------- ----------
Net cash used in investing activities (5,049) (23,612)
---------- ----------
Cash flows from financing activities:
Working capital facility borrowings 47,600 79,190
Working capital facility repayments (9,425) (8,657)
Acquisition facility borrowings 5,000 11,700
Acquisition facility repayments - (41,800)
Proceeds from issuance of debt - 40,292
Repayment of debt (2,709) (4,258)
Increase in deferred charges - (97)
Proceeds from issuance of Common Units, net - 23,364
Distributions (8,270) (10,749)
Other (251) (539)
---------- ----------
Net cash provided by financing activities 31,945 88,446
---------- ----------
Net increase in cash 5,418 7,375
Cash at beginning of period 4,492 10,910
---------- ----------
Cash at end of period $ 9,910 $ 18,285
========== ==========
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
7
STAR GAS PARTNERS, L.P. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1) Partnership Organization
Star Gas Partners, L.P. ("Star Gas Partners" or the "Partnership") is a
diversified home energy distributor and services provider, specializing in
heating oil, propane, natural gas and electricity. Star Gas Partners is a
Master Limited Partnership who at December 31, 2000 had 17.5 million common
limited partner units (trading symbol "SGU" representing a 83.9% limited
partner interest in Star Gas Partners) and 2.7 million senior subordinated
units (trading symbol "SGH" representing a 12.9% limited partner interest
in Star Gas Partners) are traded on the New York Stock Exchange. Additional
interest in Star Gas Partners are represented by 0.3 million junior
subordinated units (representing a 1.6% limited partner interest in Star
Gas Partners) and 0.3 million general partner units (representing a 1.6%
general partner interest in Star Gas Partners).
Operationally the Partnership is organized as follows:
. Petro Holdings, Inc. ("Petro" or the "heating oil segment"), is the
nation's largest retail distributor of home heating oil and serves
approximately 385,000 customers in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic. Petro
is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Star Gas Propane, L.P.
. Star Gas Propane, L.P., ("Star Gas Propane" or the "propane segment") is
a wholly owned subsidiary of Star Gas Partners. Star Gas Propane markets
and distributes propane gas and related products to more than 210,000
customers in the Midwest and Northeast.
. Total Gas and Electric ("TG&E" or the "natural gas and electric reseller
segment") is an energy reseller that markets natural gas and electricity
to residential homeowners in deregulated energy markets in the Northeast
and Mid-Atlantic states of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and
Maryland and serves approximately 110,000 residential customers. TG&E is
a 72.7% owned subsidiary of Star Gas Partners.
2) Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation
The Consolidated Financial Statements for the period October 1, 1999
through April 6, 2000 include the accounts of Star Gas Partners, L.P., and
subsidiaries, principally Petro and Star Gas Propane. Beginning April 7,
2000, the Consolidated Financial Statements also include the accounts and
results of operations of TG&E and reflects the amounts related to the 23.7%
minority interest holder.
The financial information included herein is unaudited; however, such
information reflects all adjustments (consisting solely of normal recurring
adjustments) which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for the
fair statement of financial condition and results for the interim periods.
The results of operations for the three months ended December 31, 2000 are
not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.
Inventories
Inventories are stated at the lower cost or market and are computed on a
first-in, first-out basis. At the dates indicated, the components of
inventory were as follows:
September 30, 2000 December 31, 2000
------------------ -----------------
(in thousands)
Propane gas $ 6,323 $12,256
Propane appliances and equipment 2,313 2,373
Fuel oil 14,263 24,460
Fuel oil parts and equipment 7,374 7,488
Natural gas 4,134 9,798
------- -------
$34,407 $56,375
======= =======
8
2) Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - (continued)
Accounting Changes
In June 1998, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued
Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 133 "Accounting for
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities" (SFAS No. 133) as amended by
SFAS No. 137 and No. 138. SFAS No. 133 which establishes accounting and
reporting standards for derivative instruments, including certain
derivative instruments embedded in other contracts, and hedging activities.
It requires the recognition of all derivative instruments as assets or
liabilities in the Partnership's balance sheet and measurement of those
instruments at fair value and requires that a company formally document,
designate and assess the effectiveness of transactions that receive hedge
accounting.
The accounting treatment of changes in fair value is dependent upon whether
or not a derivative instrument is designated as a hedge, and if so, the
type of hedge. For derivatives designated as Cash Flow Hedges, changes in
fair value are recognized in other comprehensive income until the hedged
item is recognized in earnings. For derivatives recognized as Fair Value
Hedges, changes in fair value are recognized in the income statement and
are offset by related changes in the fair value of the item hedged. Changes
in the fair value of derivative instruments, which are not designated as
hedges or which do not qualify for hedge accounting are recognized
currently in earnings.
The Partnership periodically hedges a portion of its oil, propane and
natural gas purchases through the use of futures, options, collars and swap
agreements. The purpose of the hedges is to provide a measure of stability
in the volatile market of oil, propane and natural gas prices and to manage
its exposure to commodity price risk under certain existing sales
commitments. The Partnership also has derivative agreements that management
has decided not to treat as hedge transactions for accounting purposes and
as such, mark-to-market adjustments are recognized currently in earnings.
The Partnership adopted SFAS No. 133 on October 1, 2000, and records its
derivatives at fair market value. As a result of adopting the Standard, the
Partnership recognized current assets of $12.0 million, a $1.5 million
increase in net income and a $10.5 million increase in additional other
comprehensive income which were recorded as cumulative effect of a change
in accounting principle. For the three month period ended December 31,
2000, the Partnership recorded a net decrease of $6.3 million to other
comprehensive income for the net change in value of derivative instruments
designated as cash flow hedges, and recorded a net loss of approximately
$0.4 million representing the net change in the fair value of all the
derivative contracts which are no longer outstanding at December 31, 2000.
The fair value of these contracts is recorded in the Partnership's balance
sheets. The estimated net amount of existing gains currently within other
comprehensive income are expected to be reclassified into earnings within
the next six months.
3) Long-term Debt
On October 25, 2000, the heating oil division completed a refinancing of
$40 million of indebtedness incurred under its bank acquisition facility
through the issuance of senior notes. The senior notes bear an average
interest rate of 8.96% per year, have an average life of five and three-
quarter years and are guaranteed by Star Gas Partners. The first maturity
date of the senior notes is November 1, 2004 with a final maturity date of
November 1, 2010.
9
4) Segment Reporting
In accordance with SFAS No. 131, "Disclosures about Segments of an
Enterprise and Related Information," the Partnership has four reportable
segments, as a retail distributor of heating oil, as a retail distributor
of propane, a reseller of natural gas and electricity and as the public
master limited partnership, Star Gas Partners. Management has chosen to
organize the enterprise under these four segments in order to leverage the
expertise it has in each industry, allow each segment to continue to
strengthen its core competencies and provide a clear means for evaluation
of operating results.
The heating oil segment is primarily engaged in the retail distribution of
home heating oil, related equipment services, and equipment sales to
residential and commercial customers. It operates primarily in the
Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states. Home heating oil is principally used by
the Partnership's residential and commercial customers to heat their homes
and buildings, and as a result, weather conditions have a significant
impact on the demand for home heating oil.
The propane segment is primarily engaged in the retail distribution of
propane and related supplies and equipment to residential, commercial,
industrial, agricultural and motor fuel customers, in the Midwest and the
Northeast. Propane is used primarily for space heating, water heating and
cooking by the Partnership's residential and commercial customers and as a
result, weather conditions also have a significant impact on the demand for
propane.
The natural gas and electric reseller segment is primarily engaged in
offering natural gas and electricity to residential consumers in
deregulated energy markets. In deregulated energy markets customers have a
choice in selecting energy suppliers to power and / or heat their homes. As
a result, a significant portion of this segment's revenue is directly
related to weather conditions. TG&E operates in nine markets in the
Northeast/Mid-Atlantic states where competition for energy suppliers range
from independent resellers, like TG&E, to large public utilities.
The public master limited partnership segment includes the office of the
Chief Executive Officer and has the responsibility for maintaining investor
relations and investor reporting for the Partnership.
The following are the statements of operations and balance sheets for each
segment as of and for the periods indicated. The electric and natural gas
reselling segment was added beginning April 7, 2000. There were no inter-
segment sales.
10
4) Segment Reporting - (continued)
(in thousands) Three Months Ended
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
December 31, 1999 December 31, 2000
----------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------
Heating Heating
Statements of Operations Oil Propane Partners Consol. Oil Propane TG&E Partners Consol.
------------------------ --- ------- -------- ------- --- ------- ---- -------- -------
Sales:
Product $123,885 36,655 $ - $160,540 $204,944 $65,649 $ 19,998 $ - $290,591
Installation, service,
and appliance 22,448 3,898 - 26,346 27,119 5,794 - - 32,913
-------- ------- ----- -------- -------- ------- -------- -------- --------
Total sales 146,333 40,553 - 186,886 232,063 71,443 19,998 - 323,504
Costs and expenses:
Cost of product 68,887 17,659 - 86,546 137,094 39,417 17,875 - 194,386
Cost of installation,
service, and appliances 29,512 1,373 - 30,885 34,942 1,974 - - 36,916
Delivery and branch 29,176 11,126 - 40,302 35,677 13,657 - - 49,334
Depreciation and
amortization 5,306 3,098 - 8,404 6,273 3,133 239 2 9,647
General and
administrative 2,586 1,471 624 4,681 2,390 1,670 1,692 1,141 6,893
TG&E customer
acquisition expense - - - - - - 653 - 653
Unit compensation
expense - - - - - - - 500 500
Net gain (loss) on
sales of assets 3 9 - 12 (13) 24 - - 11
-------- ------- ----- -------- -------- ------- -------- -------- --------
Operating income (loss) 10,869 5,835 (624) 16,080 15,674 11,616 (461) (1,643) 25,186
Interest expense (income),
net 4,276 2,199 (2) 6,473 5,164 2,726 526 (299) 8,117
Amortization of debt
issuance costs 84 45 - 129 94 51 - - 145
-------- ------- ----- -------- -------- ------- -------- -------- --------
Income (loss) before
income taxes 6,509 3,591 (622) 9,478 10,416 8,839 (987) (1,344) 16,924
Income tax expense 75 38 - 113 675 41 - - 716
-------- ------- ----- -------- -------- ------- -------- -------- --------
Income (loss) before
cumulative effect of
adoption of
accounting principle 6,434 3,553 (622) 9,365 9,741 8,798 (987) (1,344) 16,208
Cumulative effect of
adoption of
accounting principle - - - - 2,093 (229) (398) - 1,466
-------- ------- ----- -------- -------- ------- -------- -------- --------
Net income (loss) $ 6,434 $ 3,553 $(622) $ 9,365 $ 11,834 $ 8,569 $ (1,385) $ (1,344) $ 17,674
======== ======= ===== ======== ======== ======= ======== ======== ========
Capital expenditures $ 453 $ 1,116 $ - $ 1,569 $ 2,440 $ 1,621 $ 57 $ - $ 4,118
======== ======= ===== ======== ======== ======= ======== ======== ========
11
4) Segment Reporting - (continued)
(in thousands) September 30, 2000 December 31, 2000
---------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------
Heating (1) Heating (1)
Balance Sheets Oil Propane TG&E Partners Consol. Oil Propane TG&E Partners Consol.
-------------- --- ------- ---- -------- ------- --- ------- ---- -------- -------
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash
equivalents $ 6,288 $ 2,765 $ 222 $ 1,635 $ 10,910 $ 5,481 $ 5,557 $ 6,613 $ 634 $ 18,285
Receivables, net 51,475 9,976 5,407 - 66,858 113,587 27,285 12,478 - 153,350
Inventories 21,637 8,636 4,134 - 34,407 31,948 14,629 9,798 - 56,375
Prepaid expenses
and other
current assets 12,502 1,017 2,157 - 14,815 18,608 3,731 3,488 - 24,965
------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Total current
assets 91,902 22,394 11,920 1,635 126,990 169,624 51,202 32,377 634 252,975
Property and
equipment, net 39,026 132,008 266 - 171,300 42,046 135,404 304 - 177,754
Long-term portion
of accounts
receivable 7,282 - - - 7,282 7,389 - - - 7,389
Investment in
subsidiaries - 69,309 - 143,036 - - 85,298 - 179,805 -
Intangibles and
other assets, net 236,069 63,003 14,174 158 313,404 242,938 63,623 14,082 216 320,859
-------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Total assets $374,279 $286,714 $ 26,360 $144,829 $618,976 $461,997 $335,527 $ 46,763 $180,655 $758,977
======== ======== ======== ======== ======== ======== ======== ======== ======== ========
Liabilities and Heating (1) Heating (1)
Partners' Capital Oil Propane TG&E Partners Consol. Oil Propane TG&E Partners Consol.
--- ------- ---- -------- ------- --- ------- ---- -------- -------
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable $ 11,887 $ 7,436 $ 8,551 $ - $ 27,874 $ 27,637 $ 18,114 $ 15,705 $ - $ 61,456
Working capital
facility
borrowings 17,000 800 6,600 - 24,400 72,000 10,640 12,293 - 94,933
Current maturities
of long-term debt 7,669 8,846 - - 16,515 26,806 3,223 - - 30,029
Accrued expenses
and other current
liabilities 36,882 4,006 1,521 - 42,410 36,929 9,300 3,753 205 50,187
Due to affiliate (1,115) (3,674) - 4,789 - (2,278) (2,634) (461) 5,373 -
Unearned service
contract revenue 15,654 - - - 15,654 18,582 - - - 18,582
Customer credit
balances 26,101 9,805 2,037 - 37,943 14,298 4,708 2,975 - 21,981
-------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Total current
liabilities 114,078 27,219 18,709 4,789 164,796 193,974 43,351 34,265 5,578 277,168
Long-term debt 186,397 122,154 1,863 - 310,414 178,154 121,577 3,103 - 302,834
Other long-term
liabilities 4,495 93 - - 4,588 4,571 97 92 - 4,760
Partners' Capital:
Equity Capital 69,309 137,248 5,788 140,040 139,178 85,298 170,502 9,303 175,077 174,215
-------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Total liabilities
and Partners'
Capital $374,279 $286,714 $ 26,360 $144,829 $618,976 $461,997 $335,527 $ 46,763 $180,655 $758,977
======== ======== ======== ======== ======== ======== ======== ======== ======== ========
(1) The consolidated amounts include the necessary entries to eliminate
the investment in Petro Holdings, Star Gas Propane and TG&E.
12
5) Acquisitions
During the three month period ending December 31, 2000, the Partnership
acquired five unaffiliated retail heating oil dealers and three
unaffiliated retail propane dealers. The aggregate consideration for these
acquisitions accounted for by the purchase method of accounting was
approximately $19.6 million. Purchase prices have been allocated to the
acquired assets and liabilities based on their respective fair market
values on the dates of acquisition. The purchase prices in excess of the
fair values of net assets acquired were classified as intangibles in the
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
The following table indicates the allocation of the aggregate purchase
price paid for these acquisitions and the respective periods of
amortization assigned:
(in thousands) Useful Lives
------------
Land $ 751 -
Buildings 362 30 years
Furniture and fixtures 40 10 years
Fleet 1,764 5 - 30 years
Tanks and equipment 3,069 5 - 30 years
Customer lists 7,660 7 - 15 years
Restrictive covenants 1,660 5 years
Goodwill 3,570 25 years
Working capital 745 -
-------
Total $19,621
=======
Sales and net income have been included in the Condensed Consolidated
Statements of Operations from the respective dates of acquisition. The
following pro forma information presents the results of operations for the
three months ending December 31, 2000 of the Partnership and the
acquisitions previously described, as if the acquisitions had taken place
on October 1, 2000.
(in thousands, except per share data)
Sales $325,945
========
Net income $ 17,548
========
General Partner's interest in net income $ 281
========
Limited Partners' interest in net income $ 17,267
========
Basic net income per limited partner unit $ 0.86
========
Diluted net income per limited partner unit $ 0.86
========
6) Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information
(in thousands) Three Months Ended December 31,
--------------------------------
1999 2000
---- ----
Cash paid during the period for:
Income taxes $ 3 $ 16
Interest $ 7,897 $10,187
13
7) Earnings Per Limited Partner Units
Three Months Ended
(in thousands, except per unit data) December 31,
------------
1999 2000
---- ----
Income before cumulative effect of change in accounting principle per
Limited Partner unit
Basic $ 0.53 $ 0.80
Diluted $ 0.53 $ 0.79
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle per Limited Partner unit
Basic $ - $ 0.07
Diluted $ - $ 0.07
Net income per Limited Partner unit
Basic $ 0.53 $ 0.87
Diluted $ 0.53 $ 0.86
Basic Earnings Per Unit:
------------------------
Net income $ 9,365 $17,674
Less: General Partner's interest in net income 174 283
------- -------
Limited Partner's interest in net income $ 9,191 $17,391
======= =======
Common Units 14,378 17,052
Senior Subordinated Units 2,477 2,676
Junior Subordinated Units 345 345
------- -------
Weighted average number of Limited Partner units outstanding 17,200 20,073
======= =======
Basic earnings per unit $ 0.53 $ 0.87
======= =======
Diluted Earnings Per Unit:
--------------------------
Limited Partners' interest in net income $ 9,191 $17,391
======= =======
Weighted average number of Limited Partner units outstanding 17,200 20,073
Senior subordinated units anticipated to be issued under employee incentive plan - 113
------- -------
Diluted number of Limited Partner units 17,200 20,186
======= =======
Diluted earnings per unit $ 0.53 $ 0.86
======= =======
8) Subsequent Events
Cash Distribution
On January 18, 2001, the Partnership announced that it would pay a cash
distribution of $0.575 per Unit on all units for the three months ended
December 31, 2000. The distributions will be paid on February 14, 2001 to
holders of record as of February 5, 2001.
Acquisitions
On January 16, 2001, the Partnership completed the acquisition of certain
assets of a distributor of home heating oil located in New York City, with
annual sales of 35.0 million gallons of heating oil and 13.0 million
gallons of commercial fuels. On February 2, 2001, the Partnership also
completed the acquisition of certain assets of a retail propane
distributor, located in the states of Wisconsin, Minnesota, Florida and
Georgia, with annual sales of 22.0 million gallons of propane.
Equity Offering
On January 25, 2001, the Partnership sold 2.2 million Common Units
(including the exercise of the over-allotment option) of limited partner
interests in a publicly underwritten offering. The offering price was
$17.4375 per unit. A portion of the net proceeds will be used to repay
$12.1 million of the heating oil operations' revolving acquisition line of
credit. The balance of the net proceeds will be used to fund acquisitions,
and for the growth capital expenditures.
14
STAR GAS PARTNERS, L.P. AND SUBSIDIARIES
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Disclosure
This Report includes "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section
27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act which represent
the Partnership's expectations or beliefs concerning future events that involve
risks and uncertainties, including those associated with the effect of weather
conditions on the Partnership's financial performance, the price and supply of
home heating oil, propane, electricity and natural gas and the ability of the
Partnership to obtain new accounts and retain existing accounts. All statements
other than statements of historical facts included in this Report including,
without limitation, the statements under "Management's Discussion and Analysis
of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and elsewhere herein, are
forward-looking statements. Although the Partnership believes that the
expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, it can
give no assurance that such expectations will prove to have been correct.
Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the
Partnership's expectations ("Cautionary Statements") are disclosed in this
Report, including without limitation and in conjunction with the forward-looking
statements included in this report. All subsequent written and oral forward-
looking statements attributable to the Partnership or persons acting on its
behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the Cautionary Statements.
Overview
In analyzing the financial results of the Partnership, the following matters
should be considered.
The Total Gas and Electric (TG&E) acquisition was made on April 7, 2000.
Accordingly, the results of operations for the three month period ended December
31, 2000 include TG&E's results whereas the results for the previous
corresponding quarter do not include TG&E's results.
The primary use for heating oil, propane and natural gas is for space heating in
residential and commercial applications. As a result, weather conditions have a
significant impact on financial performance and should be considered when
analyzing changes in financial performance. In addition, gross margins vary
according to customer mix. For example, sales to residential customers generate
higher profit margins than sales to other customer groups, such as agricultural
customers. Accordingly, a change in customer mix can effect gross margins
without necessarily impacting total sales.
Also, the heating oil, propane and natural gas industries are seasonal in nature
with peak activity occurring during the winter months. Accordingly, results of
operations for the periods presented are not indicative of the results to be
expected for a full year.
15
THREE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2000
COMPARED TO THREE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1999
- ------------------------------------------------
Volume
For the three months ended December 31, 2000, retail volume of home heating oil
and propane increased 38.8 million gallons, or 28.5%, to 174.9 million gallons,
as compared to 136.1 million gallons for the three months ended December 31,
1999. This increase was due to an additional 26.8 million gallons provided by
the heating oil segment and a 12.1 million gallon increase in the propane
segment. Volume increased in the heating oil and propane segments largely due to
the impact of colder temperatures, additional volume provided by acquisitions
and as a result of internal growth. Temperatures in the Partnership's areas of
operations were an average of 25.3% colder than in the prior year's comparable
quarter and 11.0% colder than normal.
Sales
For the three months ended December 31, 2000, sales increased $136.6 million, or
73.1%, to $323.5 million, as compared to $186.9 million for the three months
ended December 31, 1999. This increase was due to an additional $85.7 million
provided by the home heating oil segment, $20.0 million of TG&E sales and a
$30.9 million increase in the propane segment. Sales rose in both the heating
oil and propane segments due to increased selling prices and from increased
retail volume. Selling prices increased versus the prior year's comparable
period in response to higher supply costs. Sales also increased in the heating
oil division by $4.7 million and by $1.9 million in the propane division due to
increases in the sales of rationally related products including heating
equipment installation and service and water softeners.
Cost of Product
For the three months ended December 31, 2000, cost of product increased $107.8
million, or 124.6%, to $194.4 million, as compared to $86.5 million for the
three months ended December 31, 1999. This increase was due to an additional
$68.2 million of cost of product at the home heating segment, $17.9 million of
TG&E cost of product and a $21.8 million increase in the propane segment. The
cost of product for both the heating oil and propane segments increased due to
the impact of higher supply cost and as a result of higher retail volume sales.
While selling prices and supply cost increased on a per gallon basis for both
the heating oil and propane divisions the increase in selling prices was greater
than the increase in supply costs, which resulted in an increase in per gallon
margins.
Cost of Installation, Service and Appliances
For the three months ended December 31, 2000, cost of installation, service and
appliances increased $6.0 million, or 19.5%, to $36.9 million, as compared to
$30.9 million for the three months ended December 31, 1999. This increase was
due to an additional $5.4 million of expenses for the heating oil segment and a
$0.6 million increase in cost for the propane segment. The cost of installation,
service and appliances for both the heating oil and propane segments increased
due to the additional sales of rationally related products and to a lesser
extent as a result of additional service cost due to the colder temperatures.
16
Delivery and Branch Expenses
For the three months ended December 31, 2000, delivery and branch expenses
increased $9.0 million, or 22.4%, to $49.3 million, as compared to $40.3 million
for the three months ended December 31, 1999. This increase was due to an
additional $6.5 million of delivery and branch expenses at the heating oil
segment and a $2.5 million increase in delivery and branch expenses for the
propane segment. Delivery and branch expenses increased both at the heating oil
and propane segments due to additional operating cost associated with higher
retail volume sales, inflation and for additional operating cost of acquired
companies.
Depreciation and Amortization Expenses
For the three months ended December 31, 2000, depreciation and amortization
expenses increased $1.2 million, or 14.8%, to $9.6 million, as compared to $8.4
million for the three months ended December 31, 1999. This increase was
primarily due to $0.2 million of depreciation and amortization expense for TG&E
and additional depreciation and amortization for heating oil and propane
acquisitions.
General and Administrative Expenses
For the three months ended December 31, 2000, general and administrative
expenses increased $2.2 million, or 47.3%, to $6.9 million, as compared to $4.7
million for the three months ended December 31, 1999. The increase was due to
$1.7 million of TG&E general and administrative expenses and a $0.5 million
increase in general and administrative expenses at the Partnership level. The
Partnership level increase was primarily due to an accrual for compensation
earned for unit appreciation rights previously granted and for professional fees
incurred for the recruitment of certain executive positions.
TG&E Customer Acquisition Expense
For the three months ended December 31, 2000, TG&E customer acquisition expense
was $0.7 million. This TG&E segment expense is for the cost of acquiring new
accounts through the services of a third party direct marketing company.
Unit Compensation Expense
For the three months ended December 31, 2000, unit compensation expense was $0.5
million. This expense was incurred under the Partnership's Unit Incentive Plan
whereby certain employees and outside directors were granted senior subordinated
units as an incentive for increased efforts during employment and as an
inducement to remain in the service of the Partnership.
Interest Expense, net
For the three months ended December 31, 2000, net interest expense increased
$1.6 million, or 25.4%, to $8.1 million, as compared to $6.5 million for the
three months ended December 31, 1999. This increase was due to additional
interest expense for higher working capital borrowings necessitated by the
higher cost of product as well as for additional interest expense for the
financing of propane and heating oil acquisitions.
17
Income Tax Expense
For the three months ended December 31, 2000, income tax expense increased $0.6
million to $0.7 million, as compared to $0.1 million for the three months ended
December 31, 1999. This increase was due to additional state income taxes for
higher pretax earnings achieved for the three months ended December 31, 2000.
Cumulative Effect of Adoption of Accounting Principle
For the three months ended December 31, 2000, the Partnership recorded a $1.5
million increase in income arising from the adoption of SFAS No. 133.
Net Income
For the three months ended December 31, 2000, net income increased $8.3 million,
or 88.7%, to $17.7 million, as compared to $9.4 million for the three months
ended December 31, 1999. The increase was due to an additional $5.4 million of
net income at the heating oil segment and a $5.0 million increase in net income
at the propane segment. The improvement in the net income for these segments was
due to colder weather, per gallon improvement in gross profit margins and as a
result of internal growth. Partially offsetting these increases in net income
were $1.4 million of net loss for TG&E and $0.7 million more of net loss at the
Partnership level, largely the result of the increase in unit compensation
expense recorded at the Partnership level.
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, TG&E customer
acquisition expense and unit compensation expense, less net gain (loss) on sales
of assets (EBITDA)
For the three months ended December 31, 2000, earnings before interest, taxes,
depreciation and amortization, TG&E customer acquisition expense and unit
compensation expense, less net gain (loss) on sales of assets (EBITDA) increased
$11.5 million, or 47.0% to $36.0 million as compared to $24.5 million, for the
three months ended December 31, 1999. This increase was due to $5.8 million of
additional EBITDA generated by the heating oil segment, $0.4 million of TG&E
EBITDA, a $5.8 million increase in the propane segment EBITDA partially offset
by $0.5 million of additional expenses at the Partnership level. The increase in
the heating oil and propane segments was due to additional EBITDA provided by
the impact of colder temperatures, acquisitions, higher per gallon gross profit
margins and by internal growth. EBITDA should not be considered as an
alternative to net income (as an indicator of operating performance) or as an
alternative to cash flow (as a measure of liquidity or ability to service debt
obligations), but provides additional information for evaluating the
Partnership's ability to make the Minimum Quarterly Distribution. The definition
of "EBITDA" set forth above may be different from that used by other companies.
18
Liquidity and Capital Resources
During October 2000, the Partnership sold 1.5 million common units (including
0.2 million of overallotment units exercised), the net proceeds of which, net of
underwriter's discount, commission, and offering expenses was $23.4 million.
These funds combined with net cash provided by $40.4 million in net working
capital and acquisition facility borrowings, $40.3 million of long-term debt
borrowings ($40.0 million of senior secured notes and $0.3 million of
acquisition related notes) and $0.1 million in proceeds from the sale of fixed
assets amounted to $104.2 million. Such funds were used for operating activities
of $57.5 million, acquisitions of $19.6 million, distributions of $10.7 million,
debt repayment of $4.3 million, capital expenditures of $4.1 million and other
financing activities of $0.6 million. As a result of the above activity, cash
increased by $7.4 million to $18.3 million.
The $40.0 million of senior secured notes mentioned above were issued to three
institutional lenders by the heating oil segment to complete a refinancing of
$40.0 million of indebtedness incurred under its bank acquisition facility. The
senior notes bear interest at the rate of 8.96% per year and have an average
life of five and three-quarter years with a final maturity date of November 1,
2010.
On January 25, 2001, the Partnership sold 2.2 million Common Units (including
the exercise of the over-allotment option) of limited partner interests in a
publicly underwritten offering. The offering price was $17.4375 per unit. A
portion of the net proceeds will be used to repay $12.1 million of the heating
oil operations' revolving acquisition line of credit. The balance of the net
proceeds will be used to fund acquisitions, and for the growth capital
expenditures.
For the remainder of fiscal 2001, the Partnership anticipates paying interest of
approximately $23 million and anticipates growth and maintenance capital
additions of approximately $11 million. In addition, the Partnership plans to
pay distributions on its units in accordance with the partnership agreement. The
Partnership also plans to pursue strategic acquisitions as part of its business
strategy and to prudently fund such acquisitions through a combination of debt
and equity. Based on its current cash position, bank credit availability and net
cash from operating activities, the Partnership expects to be able to meet all
of its obligations for fiscal 2001.
19
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
----------------------------------------------------------
The Partnership is exposed to interest rate risk primarily through its bank
credit facilities. The Partnership utilizes these borrowings to meet its working
capital needs and also to fund the short-term needs of its acquisition program.
At December 31, 2000, the Partnership had outstanding borrowings of
approximately $105.7 million under its Bank Credit Facilities. In the event that
interest rates associated with these facilities were to increase 100 basis
points, the impact on future cash flows would be a decrease of approximately
$1.1 million annually.
The Partnership also selectively uses derivative financial instruments to manage
its exposure to market risk related to changes in the current and commodity
market price of home heating oil, propane and natural gas. The Partnership does
not hold derivatives for trading purposes. The value of market sensitive
derivative instruments is subject to change as a result of movements in market
prices. Consistent with the nature of hedging activity, associated unrealized
gains and losses would be offset by corresponding decreases or increases in the
purchase price the Partnership would pay for the product being hedged.
Sensitivity analysis is a technique used to evaluate the impact of hypothetical
market value changes. Based on a hypothetical ten percent increase in the cost
of product at December 31, 2000, the potential unrealized gain on the
Partnership's hedging activity would be increased by $3.6 million to an
unrealized gain of $5.3 million; and conversely a hypothetical ten percent
decrease in the cost of product would be a decrease of $3.5 million to an
unrealized loss of $1.8 million.
PART II OTHER INFORMATION
-------------------------
Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
--------------------------------
(a) Exhibits Included Within:
-------------------------
(27) Financial Data Schedule
(b) Reports on Form 8-K:
--------------------
10/25/00 This Form 8-K consists of the following historical press
release: Star Gas Partners, L.P. Reports Significant EBITDA
Improvement in Fiscal 2000 Third Quarter Declares Common
Unit Distribution and Announces Commencement of Senior
Subordinated Unit Distribution (Released July 25, 2000).
10/27/00 This Form 8-K consists of a copy of the underwriting
agreement for a firm commitment public offering of 1,300,000
common units of the registrant that were previously
registered pursuant to a shelf registration statement on
Form S-3 (SEC File No. 333-94031).
20
SIGNATURE
---------
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Partnership has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf of the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized:
Star Gas Partners, L.P.
By: Star Gas LLC (General Partner)
Signature Title Date
- --------- ----- ----
/s/ George Leibowitz Chief Financial Officer February 8, 2001
-------------------------
George Leibowitz Star Gas LLC
(Principal Financial Officer)
/s/ James J. Bottiglieri Vice President February 8, 2001
-------------------------
James J. Bottiglieri Star Gas LLC
21
5
0001002590
STAR GAS PARTNERS, L.P.
1,000
3-MOS
SEP-30-2000
OCT-01-2000
DEC-31-2000
18,285
0
156,795
3,445
56,375
252,975
231,968
54,214
758,977
277,168
302,834
0
0
174,215
0
758,977
290,591
323,504
194,386
231,302
65,824
1,337
8,117
16,924
716
16,208
0
0
1,466
17,674
.87
.86
