RGC Resources, Inc. Second Quarter Financial Results
May 04, 2015 at 05:00 pm EDT
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ROANOKE, Va., May 4, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- RGC Resources, Inc. (Nasdaq:RGCO) announced consolidated Company earnings of $2,779,344 or $0.59 per average share outstanding for the quarter ended March 31, 2015. This compares to consolidated earnings of $2,846,795 or $0.60 per average share outstanding for the quarter ended March 31, 2014. CFO Paul Nester attributed the slight decline in earnings primarily due to lower volumes resulting from warmer weather as compared to the same period last year.
Earnings for the twelve months ending March 31, 2015 were $4,842,577 or $1.03 per share compared to $0.97 per share for the twelve months ended March 31, 2014. Nester attributed the higher year-over-year earnings primarily to improved utility margins and lower interest expense.
RGC Resources, Inc. provides energy and related products and services to customers in Virginia through its operating subsidiaries Roanoke Gas Company, Diversified Energy Company and RGC Ventures of Virginia, Inc.
From time to time, the Company may publish forward-looking statements relating to such matters as anticipated financial performance, business prospects, technological developments, new products, research and development activities and similar matters. The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a safe harbor for forward-looking statements. In order to comply with the terms of the safe harbor, the Company notes that a variety of factors could cause the Company’s actual results and experience to differ materially from the anticipated results or other expectations expressed in the Company’s forward-looking statements.
Net income for the three months ended March 31, 2015 are not indicative of the results to be expected for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015 as quarterly earnings are affected by the highly seasonal nature of the business and weather conditions generally result in greater earnings during the winter months. Past performance is not necessarily a predictor of future results.
Summary financial statements for the second quarter and twelve months are as follows:
RGC Resources, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended March 31,
Twelve Months Ended March 31,
2015
2014
2015
2014
Revenues
$
26,431,729
$
32,699,965
$
69,986,769
$
72,994,595
Cost of sales
16,217,959
22,538,840
40,177,884
44,549,797
Gross margin
10,213,770
10,161,125
29,808,885
28,444,798
Other operating expenses, net
5,341,235
5,085,859
20,275,673
19,166,989
Interest expense
385,162
455,657
1,689,120
1,833,895
Income before income taxes
4,487,373
4,619,609
7,844,092
7,443,914
Income tax expense
1,708,029
1,772,814
3,001,515
2,865,139
Net income
$
2,779,344
$
2,846,795
$
4,842,577
$
4,578,775
Net earnings per share of common stock:
Basic
$
0.59
$
0.60
$
1.03
$
0.97
Diluted
$
0.59
$
0.60
$
1.03
$
0.97
Cash dividends per common share
$
0.1925
$
0.1850
$
0.7550
$
0.7300
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic
4,724,548
4,713,567
4,720,964
4,709,836
Diluted
4,728,697
4,713,983
4,723,796
4,711,348
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Unaudited)
March 31,
Assets
2015
2014
Current assets
$
20,789,027
$
24,084,243
Total property, plant and equipment, net
113,261,232
102,847,991
Other assets
9,588,656
4,510,842
Total Assets
$
143,638,915
$
131,443,076
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Current liabilities
$
19,441,313
$
33,875,514
Long-term debt
30,500,000
11,400,000
Deferred credits and other liabilities
38,555,148
33,364,737
Total Liabilities
88,496,461
78,640,251
Stockholders’ Equity
55,142,454
52,802,825
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
$
143,638,915
$
131,443,076
Paul W. Nester
Vice President and CFO
540-777-3837
RGC Resources, Inc. is an energy services company. It is primarily engaged in the sale and distribution of natural gas to residential, commercial and industrial customers in Roanoke, Virginia, and the surrounding localities, through its subsidiary, Roanoke Gas Company (Roanoke Gas). Roanoke Gas also provides certain unregulated services. Roanoke Gas maintains an integrated natural gas distribution system to deliver natural gas purchased from suppliers to residential, commercial, and industrial users in its service territory. Roanoke Gas owns and operates about six metering stations through, which it measures and regulates the gas being delivered by its suppliers. These stations are located at various points throughout its distribution system. Roanoke Gas owns a liquefied natural gas storage facility located in its service territory that has the capacity to store up to 200,000 dekatherms (DTH) of natural gas. It has approximately 1,168 miles of transmission and distribution pipeline.