Highlights
• | Second quarter 2022 income from continuing operations of $6.3 million, down |
• | Second quarter 2022 Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations of $12.1 million and Distributable Cash Flow from continuing operations of $9.6 million, each in-line with prior year |
• | Second quarter 2022 total leverage ratio of 2.16 times and distribution coverage ratio of 1.79 times on common unit distributions and 1.18 times on all distributions |
QUARTERLY PERFORMANCE
Asphalt terminalling services total operating margin, excluding depreciation and amortization, in the second quarter of 2022 was $14.7 million, in-line with the same period in 2021. Total revenue increased 6% to $29.5 million, with 98% categorized as fixed-fee, take-or-pay revenue after excluding variable cost recovery revenue.
Total operating expenses, excluding depreciation and amortization, increased 13% to $14.8 million in the second quarter of 2022. The year-over-year increase was attributable to higher utility costs, which are recoverable from our customers, and the timing of certain maintenance and repair projects.
General and administrative expense in the second quarter of 2022 was $3.6 million and in-line with the same period in 2021, after excluding non-cash equity-based compensation and non-recurring professional and legal fees.
CASH FLOW AND BALANCE SHEET
Distributable Cash Flow from continuing operations was $9.6 million in the second quarter of 2022, which was
Capital expenditures in the second quarter of 2022 included $1.7 million of expansion capital related to previously announced growth projects and
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QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q
Additional information regarding the Partnership’s results of operations will be provided in Blueknight’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2022, to be filed with the
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following table summarizes the Partnership’s financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2022 (in thousands, except per unit data):
Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | ||||||||||||||
2021 | 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | ||||||||||||
Fixed fee revenue | $ | 24,411 | $ | 25,399 | $ | 48,780 | $ | 50,558 | |||||||
Variable cost recovery revenue | 2,984 | 3,723 | 5,534 | 6,915 | |||||||||||
Variable throughput and other revenue | 364 | 388 | 520 | 497 | |||||||||||
Total revenue | 27,759 | 29,510 | 54,834 | 57,970 | |||||||||||
Operating expenses, excluding depreciation and amortization | (13,116 | ) | (14,819 | ) | (25,963 | ) | (28,998 | ) | |||||||
Total operating margin, excluding depreciation and amortization | 14,643 | 14,691 | 28,871 | 28,972 | |||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 2,967 | 3,482 | 6,000 | 6,879 | |||||||||||
General and administrative expense | 2,972 | 3,558 | 6,954 | 6,929 | |||||||||||
Loss on disposal of assets | - | 223 | - | 247 | |||||||||||
Operating income | 8,704 | 7,428 | 15,917 | 14,917 | |||||||||||
Other income (expenses): | |||||||||||||||
Other income | 109 | 91 | 342 | 218 | |||||||||||
Interest expense | (1,695 | ) | (1,164 | ) | (3,028 | ) | (2,128 | ) | |||||||
Provision for income taxes | (10 | ) | (10 | ) | (20 | ) | (20 | ) | |||||||
Income from continuing operations | 7,108 | 6,345 | 13,211 | 12,987 | |||||||||||
Income from discontinued operations(1) | 175 | - | 75,725 | - | |||||||||||
Net income | $ | 7,283 | $ | 6,345 | $ | 88,936 | $ | 12,987 | |||||||
Allocation of net income for calculation of earnings per unit: | |||||||||||||||
General partner interest in net income | $ | 116 | $ | 101 | $ | 1,408 | $ | 206 | |||||||
Preferred interest in net income | $ | 6,156 | $ | 6,150 | $ | 12,497 | $ | 12,300 | |||||||
Net income available to limited partners | $ | 1,011 | $ | 94 | $ | 75,031 | $ | 481 | |||||||
Basic and diluted net income from discontinued operations per common unit | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 1.74 | $ | - | |||||||
Basic and diluted net income from continuing operations per common unit | $ | 0.02 | $ | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.01 | |||||||||
Basic and diluted net income per common unit | $ | 0.02 | $ | 0.00 | $ | 1.75 | $ | 0.01 | |||||||
Weighted average common units outstanding - basic and diluted | 41,468 | 41,872 | 41,449 | 41,845 |
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Non-GAAP Financial Measures
This press release contains the non-GAAP financial measures of Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations, Distributable Cash Flow from continuing operations, and total operating margin, excluding depreciation and amortization. Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations is defined as earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization, non-cash equity-based compensation, asset impairment charges, gains and losses on asset disposals, and other select items which management feels decreases the comparability of results among periods. Distributable Cash Flow from continuing operations is defined as Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations minus cash paid for interest, cash paid for taxes, and maintenance capital expenditures. Operating margin, excluding depreciation and amortization is defined as revenues from related parties and external customers less operating expenses, excluding depreciation and amortization. The use of Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations, Distributable Cash Flow from continuing operations and operating margin, excluding depreciation and amortization should not be considered as alternatives to GAAP measures such as operating income, net income or cash flows from operating activities. Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations, Distributable Cash Flow from continuing operations and operating margin, excluding depreciation and amortization are presented because the Partnership believes they provide additional information with respect to its business activities and are used as supplemental financial measures by management and external users of the Partnership’s financial statements, such as investors, commercial banks and others to assess, among other things, the Partnership’s operating performance and return on capital as compared to those of other companies in the midstream energy sector, without regard to financing or capital structure. Reconciliations of operating margin, excluding depreciation and amortization to its most directly comparable GAAP measure is included in the results of operations table above. Where references are pro forma, forward-looking, preliminary, or prospective in nature, and not based on historical fact, this press release does not provide a reconciliation. The Partnership could not provide such a reconciliation without unreasonable efforts because such Adjusted EBITDA numbers are estimations, approximations, and/or ranges. In addition, it would be difficult for the Partnership to present a detailed reconciliation due to many unknown variables possibly affecting the reconciliation. For the same reasons, the Partnership is unable to address the probable significance of the unavailable information, which could be material to future results.
The following table presents a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations and Distributable Cash Flow from continuing operations to income from continuing operations for the periods shown (in thousands, except ratios):
Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
2021 | 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | |||||||||||||
Income from continuing operations | $ | 7,108 | $ | 6,345 | $ | 13,211 | $ | 12,987 | ||||||||
Interest expense | 1,695 | 1,164 | 3,028 | 2,128 | ||||||||||||
Income taxes | 10 | 10 | 20 | 20 | ||||||||||||
Depreciation and non-cash amortization | 2,962 | 3,478 | 5,993 | 6,872 | ||||||||||||
Non-cash equity-based compensation | 209 | 347 | 347 | 590 | ||||||||||||
Loss on disposal of assets | - | 223 | - | 247 | ||||||||||||
Other | 45 | 488 | 808 | 755 | ||||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations | $ | 12,029 | $ | 12,055 | $ | 23,407 | $ | 23,599 | ||||||||
Cash paid for interest | (1,104 | ) | (965 | ) | (2,052 | ) | (1,678 | ) | ||||||||
Cash paid for income taxes | (50 | ) | (40 | ) | (50 | ) | (40 | ) | ||||||||
Maintenance capital expenditures, net of reimbursable expenditures | (1,165 | ) | (1,435 | ) | (2,555 | ) | (3,007 | ) | ||||||||
Distributable cash flow from continuing operations | $ | 9,710 | $ | 9,615 | $ | 18,750 | $ | 18,874 | ||||||||
Less: Distributions declared on preferred units | (6,255 | ) | (6,249 | ) | (12,510 | ) | (12,498 | ) | ||||||||
Distributable cash flow available for common unit distributions | $ | 3,455 | $ | 3,366 | $ | 6,240 | $ | 6,376 | ||||||||
Distributions declared on common units | $ | 1,750 | $ | 1,880 | $ | 3,498 | $ | 3,761 | ||||||||
Distributions declared on preferred units | 6,255 | 6,249 | 12,510 | 12,498 | ||||||||||||
Total Distributions declared | $ | 8,005 | $ | 8,129 | $ | 16,008 | $ | 16,259 | ||||||||
Coverage ratio - common unit distributions | 1.97 | 1.79 | 1.78 | 1.70 | ||||||||||||
Coverage ratio - all distributions | 1.21 | 1.18 | 1.17 | 1.16 | ||||||||||||
Forward-Looking Statements
This release includes forward-looking statements. Statements included in this release that are not historical facts (including, without limitation, any statements about future financial and operating results, guidance, projected or forecasted financial results, objectives, project timing, expectations and intentions and other statements that are not historical facts) are forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties. These risks and uncertainties include, among other things, uncertainties relating to the Partnership’s debt levels and restrictions in its credit agreement, its exposure to the credit risk of our third-party customers, the Partnership’s future cash flows and operations, future market conditions, current and future governmental regulation, future taxation and other factors discussed in the Partnership’s filings with the
About Blueknight
Blueknight (Nasdaq: BKEP and BKEPP) is a publicly traded master limited partnership that owns the largest independent asphalt terminalling network in the country. Operations include 9.0 million barrels of liquid asphalt storage capacity across 54 terminals and 26 states throughout the
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