NGL Energy Partners LP Announces First Quarter Fiscal 2023 Financial Results

TULSA, Okla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–NGL Energy Partners LP (NYSE:NGL) (“NGL,” “our,” “we,” or the “Partnership”) today reported its first quarter Fiscal 2023 financial results. Highlights include:

  • Net income for the first quarter of Fiscal 2023 of $23.1 million, compared to a net loss of $134.5 million for the first quarter of Fiscal 2022
  • Adjusted EBITDA(1) for the first quarter of Fiscal 2023 of $123.9 million, compared to $91.1 million for the first quarter of Fiscal 2022
  • Record Water Solutions quarterly Adjusted EBITDA(1) of $105.0 million, a 28.9% increase compared to the first quarter of Fiscal 2022 and a 16.4% increase from the immediately preceding fiscal quarter
  • Record produced water volumes processed of approximately 2.15 million barrels per day during the first quarter of Fiscal 2023, growing 29.2% from the same period in the prior year and 11.8% over the immediately preceding fiscal quarter
  • Subsequent to the first quarter of Fiscal 2023, the Partnership placed the entire Ambassador Pipeline into propane service by connecting the southern leg from the Wheeler terminal into Marysville storage

“Our Water Solutions segment outperformed during this past quarter, achieving record numbers for both produced water volumes processed and Adjusted EBITDA(1), while managing costs in a challenging supply chain and inflationary macro environment. Due to the positive results of the first fiscal quarter, we are increasing our guidance for the Water Solutions segment to more than $410 million of Adjusted EBITDA(2) for Fiscal 2023. Full year guidance for Adjusted EBITDA(2) is in excess of $600 million,” stated Mike Krimbill, NGL’s CEO. “The Ambassador Pipeline is now fully operational and in service and we expect the additional supply from the pipeline will benefit many of Michigan’s propane customers in one of the largest retail propane markets in the U.S. Fiscal 2023 is starting out well and we look forward to the next three quarters,” Krimbill concluded.

Quarterly Results of Operations

The following table summarizes operating income (loss) and Adjusted EBITDA(1) from continuing operations by reportable segment for the periods indicated:

 

 

Quarter Ended

 

 

June 30, 2022

 

June 30, 2021

 

 

Operating

Income (Loss)

 

Adjusted

EBITDA(1)

 

Operating

Income (Loss)

 

Adjusted

EBITDA(1)

 

 

(in thousands)

Water Solutions

 

$

53,605

 

 

$

105,047

 

 

$

7,583

 

 

$

81,511

 

Crude Oil Logistics

 

 

18,989

 

 

 

15,078

 

 

 

(11,581

)

 

 

13,148

 

Liquids Logistics

 

 

26,640

 

 

 

12,901

 

 

 

(53,409

)

 

 

5,574

 

Corporate and Other

 

 

(11,971

)

 

 

(9,150

)

 

 

(11,927

)

 

 

(9,132

)

Total

 

$

87,263

 

 

$

123,876

 

 

$

(69,334

)

 

$

91,101

 

(1)

See the “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” section of this release for the definition of Adjusted EBITDA (as used herein) and a discussion of this non-GAAP financial measure.

(2)

Certain of the forward-looking financial measures are provided on a non-GAAP basis. A reconciliation of forward-looking financial measures to the most directly comparable financial measures calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP is potentially misleading and not practical given the difficulty of projecting event driven transactional and other non-core operating items in any future period. The magnitude of these items, however, may be significant.

Water Solutions

Operating income for the Water Solutions segment increased $46.0 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2022, compared to the quarter ended June 30, 2021. The Partnership processed approximately 2.15 million barrels of produced water per day during the quarter ended June 30, 2022, a 29.2% increase when compared to approximately 1.67 million barrels of water per day processed during the quarter ended June 30, 2021. This increase was due to higher production volumes (and associated produced water) primarily in the Delaware Basin driven by the recovery in crude oil prices from the prior year. The Partnership also sold approximately 137,000 barrels per day of produced and recycled water for use in our customers’ completion activities.

Revenues from recovered crude oil, including the impact from realized skim oil hedges, totaled $32.9 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2022, an increase of $16.9 million from the prior year period. This increase was due to increased skim oil barrels sold as a result of higher produced water volumes processed, higher skim oil volumes captured per barrel of produced water processed and higher realized crude oil prices received from the sale of skim oil barrels.

Operating expenses in the Water Solutions segment decreased to $0.25 per produced barrel processed compared to $0.26 per produced barrel processed in the comparative quarter last year primarily due to continued efforts to control operating costs per barrel along with higher produced water volumes processed. Three of the Water Solutions segment’s largest variable expenses, utility, royalty and chemical expenses, were not (and are not expected to be) impacted by the rise in inflation due to negotiating long-term utility contracts with fixed rates, royalty contracts with no escalation clauses and a fixed chemical expense per barrel with our chemical provider.

Crude Oil Logistics

Operating income for the quarter ended June 30, 2022 increased $30.6 million compared to the quarter ended June 30, 2021 primarily due to an increase in average commodity prices period over period and a decrease in net derivative losses. Our product margins also continue to benefit due to high crude oil prices, which have a favorable impact on contracted rates with certain producers, as well as increased differentials on certain other sales contracts. During the three months ended June 30, 2022, physical volumes on the Grand Mesa Pipeline averaged approximately 79,000 barrels per day, compared to approximately 77,000 barrels per day for the three months ended June 30, 2021.

Liquids Logistics

Operating income for the Liquids Logistics segment increased $80.0 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2022, compared to the quarter ended June 30, 2021. The prior year included a loss of $60.1 million related to the sale of the Partnership’s membership interest in Sawtooth Caverns, LLC (“Sawtooth”). Butane margins increased compared to the quarter ended June 30, 2021 due primarily to net unrealized gains on derivatives of approximately $6.1 million recognized in the quarter ended June 30, 2022, compared to net unrealized losses on derivatives of $6.5 million recognized in the quarter ended June 30, 2021. Excluding the impact of derivatives, butane product margin was negatively impacted by lower location differentials. The remaining increase in operating income was primarily related to higher product margins on refined products and biodiesel sold due to tighter supply in certain markets as well as favorable supply contracts and inventory positions in a volatile market. These increases were partially offset by lower propane product margin related to the impact of derivatives and decreased service revenue due to the sale of Sawtooth.

Corporate and Other

Corporate and Other expenses remained consistent to the comparable prior year period.

Capitalization and Liquidity

Total liquidity (cash plus available capacity on our asset-based revolving credit facility) was approximately $286.2 million as of June 30, 2022. Borrowings on the Partnership’s revolving credit facility totaled approximately $171.0 million. The increase from March 31, 2022 was primarily due to increases in working capital balances driven by increased inventory volumes and higher net account receivable balances.

The Partnership is in compliance with all of its debt covenants and has no significant debt maturities before November 2023. The Partnership expects to generate operational free cash flow in Fiscal Year 2023, which will be utilized to repay outstanding indebtedness and improve leverage.

First Quarter Conference Call Information

A conference call to discuss NGL’s results of operations is scheduled for 4:00 pm Central Time on Tuesday, August 9, 2022. Analysts, investors, and other interested parties may join the webcast via the event link: https://www.webcaster4.com/Webcast/Page/2808/46286 or by dialing (877) 545-0523 and providing access code: 252394. An archived audio replay of the call will be available for 14 days, which can be accessed by dialing (877) 481-4010 and providing access passcode 46286.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

NGL defines EBITDA as net income (loss) attributable to NGL Energy Partners LP, plus interest expense, income tax expense (benefit), and depreciation and amortization expense. NGL defines Adjusted EBITDA as EBITDA excluding net unrealized gains and losses on derivatives, lower of cost or net realizable value adjustments, gains and losses on disposal or impairment of assets, gains and losses on early extinguishment of liabilities, equity-based compensation expense, acquisition expense, revaluation of liabilities, certain legal settlements and other. NGL also includes in Adjusted EBITDA certain inventory valuation adjustments related to certain refined products businesses within NGL’s Liquids Logistics segment as discussed below. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered as alternatives to net income (loss), income (loss) before income taxes, cash flows from operating activities, or any other measure of financial performance calculated in accordance with GAAP, as those items are used to measure operating performance, liquidity or the ability to service debt obligations. NGL believes that EBITDA provides additional information to investors for evaluating NGL’s ability to make quarterly distributions to NGL’s unitholders and is presented solely as a supplemental measure. NGL believes that Adjusted EBITDA provides additional information to investors for evaluating NGL’s financial performance without regard to NGL’s financing methods, capital structure and historical cost basis. Further, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA, as NGL defines them, may not be comparable to EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, or similarly titled measures used by other entities.

Other than for certain businesses within NGL’s Liquids Logistics segment, for purposes of the Adjusted EBITDA calculation, NGL makes a distinction between realized and unrealized gains and losses on derivatives. During the period when a derivative contract is open, NGL records changes in the fair value of the derivative as an unrealized gain or loss. When a derivative contract matures or is settled, NGL reverses the previously recorded unrealized gain or loss and records a realized gain or loss. NGL does not draw such a distinction between realized and unrealized gains and losses on derivatives of certain businesses within NGL’s Liquids Logistics segment. The primary hedging strategy of these businesses is to hedge against the risk of declines in the value of inventory over the course of the contract cycle, and many of the hedges cover extended periods of time. The “inventory valuation adjustment” row in the reconciliation table reflects the difference between the market value of the inventory of these businesses at the balance sheet date and its cost. NGL includes this in Adjusted EBITDA because the unrealized gains and losses associated with derivative contracts associated with the inventory of this segment, which are intended primarily to hedge inventory holding risk and are included in net income, also affect Adjusted EBITDA. In NGL’s Crude Oil Logistics segment, they purchase certain crude oil barrels using the West Texas Intermediate (“WTI”) calendar month average (“CMA”) price and sell the crude oil barrels using the WTI CMA price plus the Argus CMA Differential Roll Component (“CMA Differential Roll”) per NGL’s contracts. To eliminate the volatility of the CMA Differential Roll, NGL entered into derivative instrument positions in January 2021 to secure a margin of approximately $0.20 per barrel on 1.5 million barrels per month from May 2021 through December 2023. Due to the nature of these positions, the cash flow and earnings recognized on a GAAP basis will differ from period to period depending on the current crude oil price and future estimated crude oil price which are valued utilizing third-party market quoted prices. NGL is recognizing in Adjusted EBITDA the gains and losses from the derivative instrument positions entered into in January 2021 to properly align with the physical margin NGL is hedging each month through the term of this transaction. This representation aligns with management’s evaluation of the transaction.

Distributable Cash Flow is defined as Adjusted EBITDA minus maintenance capital expenditures, income tax expense, cash interest expense, preferred unit distributions and other. Maintenance capital expenditures represent capital expenditures necessary to maintain the Partnership’s operating capacity. For the CMA Differential Roll transaction, as discussed above, we have included an adjustment to Distributable Cash Flow to reflect, in the period for which they relate, the actual cash flows for the positions that settled that are not being recognized in Adjusted EBITDA. Distributable Cash Flow is a performance metric used by senior management to compare cash flows generated by the Partnership (excluding growth capital expenditures and prior to the establishment of any retained cash reserves by the Board of Directors) to the cash distributions expected to be paid to unitholders. Using this metric, management can quickly compute the coverage ratio of estimated cash flows to planned cash distributions. This financial measure also is important to investors as an indicator of whether the Partnership is generating cash flow at a level that can sustain, or support an increase in, quarterly distribution rates. Actual distribution amounts are set by the Board of Directors.

We do not provide a reconciliation for non-GAAP estimates on a forward-looking basis where we are unable to provide a meaningful calculation or estimation of reconciling items and the information is not available without unreasonable effort. This is due to the inherent difficulty of forecasting the timing or amount of various items that would impact the most directly comparable forward-looking U.S. GAAP financial measure that have not yet occurred, are out of the Partnership’s control and/or cannot be reasonably predicted. Forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures provided without the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP financial measures may vary materially from the corresponding U.S. GAAP financial measures.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release includes “forward-looking statements.” All statements other than statements of historical facts included or incorporated herein may constitute forward-looking statements. Actual results could vary significantly from those expressed or implied in such statements and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties. While NGL believes such forward-looking statements are reasonable, NGL cannot assure they will prove to be correct. The forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that affect operations, financial performance, and other factors as discussed in filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Other factors that could impact any forward-looking statements are those risks described in NGL’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and other public filings. You are urged to carefully review and consider the cautionary statements and other disclosures made in those filings, specifically those under the heading “Risk Factors.” NGL undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements except as required by law.

NGL provides Adjusted EBITDA guidance that does not include certain charges and costs, which in future periods are generally expected to be similar to the kinds of charges and costs excluded from Adjusted EBITDA in prior periods, such as income taxes, interest and other non-operating items, depreciation and amortization, net unrealized gains and losses on derivatives, lower of cost or net realizable value adjustments, gains and losses on disposal or impairment of assets, gains and losses on early extinguishment of liabilities, equity-based compensation expense, acquisition expense, revaluation of liabilities and items that are unusual in nature or infrequently occurring. The exclusion of these charges and costs in future periods will have a significant impact on the Partnership’s Adjusted EBITDA, and the Partnership is not able to provide a reconciliation of its Adjusted EBITDA guidance to net income (loss) without unreasonable efforts due to the uncertainty and variability of the nature and amount of these future charges and costs and the Partnership believes that such reconciliation, if possible, would imply a degree of precision that would be potentially confusing or misleading to investors.

About NGL Energy Partners LP

NGL Energy Partners LP, a Delaware limited partnership, is a diversified midstream energy company that transports, stores, markets and provides other logistics services for crude oil, natural gas liquids and other products and transports, treats and disposes of produced water generated as part of the oil and natural gas production process.

For further information, visit the Partnership’s website at www.nglenergypartners.com.

NGL ENERGY PARTNERS LP AND SUBSIDIARIES

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in Thousands, except unit amounts)

 

 

June 30, 2022

 

March 31, 2022

ASSETS

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS:

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

$

816

 

 

$

3,822

 

Accounts receivable-trade, net of allowance for expected credit losses of $2,625 and $2,626, respectively

 

1,304,831

 

 

 

1,123,163

 

Accounts receivable-affiliates

 

9,238

 

 

 

8,591

 

Inventories

 

301,298

 

 

 

251,277

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

133,135

 

 

 

159,486

 

Total current assets

 

1,749,318

 

 

 

1,546,339

 

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, net of accumulated depreciation of $918,150 and $887,006, respectively

 

2,455,580

 

 

 

2,462,390

 

GOODWILL

 

744,439

 

 

 

744,439

 

INTANGIBLE ASSETS, net of accumulated amortization of $527,994 and $507,285, respectively

 

1,116,122

 

 

 

1,135,354

 

INVESTMENTS IN UNCONSOLIDATED ENTITIES

 

22,571

 

 

 

21,897

 

OPERATING LEASE RIGHT-OF-USE ASSETS

 

107,176

 

 

 

114,124

 

OTHER NONCURRENT ASSETS

 

42,352

 

 

 

45,802

 

Total assets

$

6,237,558

 

 

$

6,070,345

 

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

 

 

 

CURRENT LIABILITIES:

 

 

 

Accounts payable-trade

$

1,150,270

 

 

$

1,084,837

 

Accounts payable-affiliates

 

91

 

 

 

73

 

Accrued expenses and other payables

 

179,101

 

 

 

140,719

 

Advance payments received from customers

 

21,819

 

 

 

7,934

 

Current maturities of long-term debt

 

2,430

 

 

 

2,378

 

Operating lease obligations

 

38,667

 

 

 

41,261

 

Total current liabilities

 

1,392,378

 

 

 

1,277,202

 

LONG-TERM DEBT, net of debt issuance costs of $39,938 and $42,988, respectively, and current maturities

 

3,384,571

 

 

 

3,350,463

 

OPERATING LEASE OBLIGATIONS

 

68,963

 

 

 

72,784

 

OTHER NONCURRENT LIABILITIES

 

103,518

 

 

 

104,346

 

 

 

 

 

CLASS D 9.00% PREFERRED UNITS, 600,000 and 600,000 preferred units issued and outstanding, respectively

 

551,097

 

 

 

551,097

 

 

 

 

 

EQUITY:

 

 

 

General partner, representing a 0.1% interest, 130,827 and 130,827 notional units, respectively

 

(52,483

)

 

 

(52,478

)

Limited partners, representing a 99.9% interest, 130,695,970 and 130,695,970 common units issued and outstanding, respectively

 

424,849

 

 

 

401,486

 

Class B preferred limited partners, 12,585,642 and 12,585,642 preferred units issued and outstanding, respectively

 

305,468

 

 

 

305,468

 

Class C preferred limited partners, 1,800,000 and 1,800,000 preferred units issued and outstanding, respectively

 

42,891

 

 

 

42,891

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

(358

)

 

 

(308

)

Noncontrolling interests

 

16,664

 

 

 

17,394

 

Total equity

 

737,031

 

 

 

714,453

 

Total liabilities and equity

$

6,237,558

 

 

$

6,070,345

 

NGL ENERGY PARTNERS LP AND SUBSIDIARIES

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(in Thousands, except unit and per unit amounts)

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

 

2022

 

2021

REVENUES:

 

 

 

 

Water Solutions

 

$

166,079

 

 

$

130,226

 

Crude Oil Logistics

 

 

865,371

 

 

 

553,624

 

Liquids Logistics

 

 

1,465,933

 

 

 

804,805

 

Total Revenues

 

 

2,497,383

 

 

 

1,488,655

 

COST OF SALES:

 

 

 

 

Water Solutions

 

 

10,225

 

 

 

10,338

 

Crude Oil Logistics

 

 

822,370

 

 

 

537,257

 

Liquids Logistics

 

 

1,422,416

 

 

 

777,198

 

Total Cost of Sales

 

 

2,255,011

 

 

 

1,324,793

 

OPERATING COSTS AND EXPENSES:

 

 

 

 

Operating

 

 

71,860

 

 

 

65,784

 

General and administrative

 

 

16,757

 

 

 

15,774

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

66,660

 

 

 

84,102

 

(Gain) loss on disposal or impairment of assets, net

 

 

(168

)

 

 

67,536

 

Operating Income (Loss)

 

 

87,263

 

 

 

(69,334

)

OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):

 

 

 

 

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities

 

 

674

 

 

 

212

 

Interest expense

 

 

(67,311

)

 

 

(67,130

)

Gain on early extinguishment of liabilities, net

 

 

1,662

 

 

 

51

 

Other income, net

 

 

646

 

 

 

1,249

 

Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes

 

 

22,934

 

 

 

(134,952

)

INCOME TAX BENEFIT

 

 

172

 

 

 

450

 

Net Income (Loss)

 

 

23,106

 

 

 

(134,502

)

LESS: NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS

 

 

(245

)

 

 

(438

)

NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO NGL ENERGY PARTNERS LP

 

$

22,861

 

 

$

(134,940

)

NET LOSS ALLOCATED TO COMMON UNITHOLDERS

 

$

(4,679

)

 

$

(159,332

)

BASIC LOSS PER COMMON UNIT

 

$

(0.04

)

 

$

(1.23

)

DILUTED LOSS PER COMMON UNIT

 

$

(0.04

)

 

$

(1.23

)

BASIC WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON UNITS OUTSTANDING

 

 

130,695,970

 

 

 

129,593,939

 

DILUTED WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON UNITS OUTSTANDING

 

 

130,695,970

 

 

 

129,593,939

 

EBITDA, ADJUSTED EBITDA AND DISTRIBUTABLE CASH FLOW RECONCILIATION

(Unaudited)

The following table reconciles NGL’s net income (loss) to NGL’s EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Distributable Cash Flow:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

 

2022

 

2021

 

 

(in thousands)

Net income (loss)

 

$

23,106

 

 

$

(134,502

)

Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

 

(245

)

 

 

(438

)

Net income (loss) attributable to NGL Energy Partners LP

 

 

22,861

 

 

 

(134,940

)

Interest expense

 

 

67,326

 

 

 

67,130

 

Income tax benefit

 

 

(172

)

 

 

(450

)

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

66,614

 

 

 

83,357

 

EBITDA

 

 

156,629

 

 

 

15,097

 

Net unrealized gains on derivatives

 

 

(56,902

)

 

 

(16,264

)

CMA Differential Roll net losses (gains) (1)

 

 

34,620

 

 

 

24,310

 

Inventory valuation adjustment (2)

 

 

(555

)

 

 

1,218

 

Lower of cost or net realizable value adjustments

 

 

(9,286

)

 

 

(3,806

)

(Gain) loss on disposal or impairment of assets, net

 

 

(168

)

 

 

67,538

 

Gain on early extinguishment of liabilities, net

 

 

(1,662

)

 

 

(87

)

Equity-based compensation expense

 

 

497

 

 

 

960

 

Acquisition expense (3)

 

 

 

 

 

67

 

Other (4)

 

 

703

 

 

 

2,068

 

Adjusted EBITDA

 

$

123,876

 

 

$

91,101

 

Less: Cash interest expense (5)

 

 

63,125

 

 

 

63,359

 

Less: Income tax benefit

 

 

(172

)

 

 

(450

)

Less: Maintenance capital expenditures

 

 

15,367

 

 

 

7,745

 

Less: CMA Differential Roll (6)

 

 

18,208

 

 

 

23,932

 

Less: Other (7)

 

 

93

 

 

 

 

Distributable Cash Flow

 

$

27,255

 

 

$

(3,485

)

(1)

Adjustment to align, within Adjusted EBITDA, the net gains and losses of the Partnership’s CMA Differential Roll derivative instruments positions with the physical margin being hedged. See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” section above for a further discussion.

(2)

Amount reflects the difference between the market value of the inventory at the balance sheet date and its cost. See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” section above for a further discussion.

(3)

Amounts represent expenses we incurred related to legal and advisory costs associated with acquisitions.

(4)

Amounts represent non-cash operating expenses related to our Grand Mesa Pipeline, unrealized gains/losses on marketable securities and accretion expense for asset retirement obligations.

(5)

Amounts represent interest expense payable in cash, excluding changes in the accrued interest balance.

(6)

Amount represents the cash portion of the adjustments of the Partnership’s CMA Differential Roll derivative instrument positions, as discussed above, that settled during the period.

(7)

Amounts represents cash paid to settle asset retirement obligations.

Contacts

NGL Energy Partners LP

Linda J. Bridges, 918-481-1119

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

Linda.Bridges@nglep.com
or

David Sullivan, 918-481-1119

Vice President – Finance

David.Sullivan@nglep.com

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