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Spark Energy, Inc. Reports Third Quarter 2015 Financial Results

HOUSTON, Nov. 11, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Spark Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:SPKE), a Delaware corporation ("Spark"), today reported financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2015.

For the third quarter of 2015, Adjusted EBITDA was $5.6 million and Retail Gross Margin was $26.7 million on revenue of $91.3 million, compared to Adjusted EBITDA of $(4.4) million and Retail Gross Margin of $14.6 million for the third quarter of 2014.

“We are very pleased with our third quarter results,” said Nathan Kroeker, Spark Energy, Inc.’s President and Chief Executive Officer. “With enhanced margins in our retail electricity and retail natural gas segments and the addition of our Oasis Energy and CenStar Energy acquisitions, we earned $5.6 million of Adjusted EBITDA and $26.7 million of Retail Gross Margin.

“The CenStar Energy and Oasis Energy acquisitions added over 100,000 residential customer equivalents, bringing our total to over 400,000. In addition to these transactions, we also amended and restated our senior credit facility during the quarter to support our continued growth initiatives.”

Third Quarter 2015 Highlights

  • $5.6 million in Adjusted EBITDA and $26.7 million in Retail Gross Margin
  • Closed CenStar Energy and Oasis Energy transactions
  • Amended and restated existing senior credit facility
  • Expanded margins in retail electricity and retail natural gas segments
  • Invested $5.8 million in organic customer acquisitions
  • Paid second quarter dividend of $0.3625 per share of Class A common stock on September 14, 2015
  • Declared third quarter dividend of $0.3625 per share of Class A common stock payable on December 14, 2015


Summary Third Quarter 2015 Financial Results

For the quarter ended September 30, 2015, Spark reported Adjusted EBITDA of $5.6 million on $91.3 million of revenue compared to Adjusted EBITDA of $(4.4) million for the quarter ended September 30, 2014. This increase of $10.0 million is primarily attributable to increased retail gross margin in our electricity segment, decreased customer acquisition costs, and our CenStar Energy and Oasis Energy acquisitions, partially offset by increased general and administrative expenses.

For the quarter ended September 30, 2015, Spark reported Retail Gross Margin of $26.7 million compared to Retail Gross Margin of $14.6 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2014. This increase of $12.1 million is primarily attributable to expanded retail electricity unit margins and increased retail electricity volumes. Favorable supply costs across several of our markets were a key driver of these elevated unit margins in the third quarter.

Net income for the quarter ended September 30, 2015 was $5.9 million, or $0.31 per diluted common share compared to net income of $0.4 million, or $0.03 per diluted common share for the quarter ended September 30, 2014.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

(in thousands) September 30, 2015
Cash and cash equivalents $   7,355  
Senior Credit Facility Working Capital Line Availability (1)    13,300  
Senior Credit Facility Acquisition Line Availability (2)     3,775  
Total Liquidity $   24,430  
(1) Subject to Senior Credit Facility borrowing base restrictions  
(2) Subject to Senior Credit Facility covenant restrictions  

 

Conference Call and Webcast

Spark will host a conference call to discuss third quarter 2015 results on Thursday, November 12, 2015 at 10:00 AM Central Time (11:00 AM Eastern).

A live webcast of the conference call can be accessed from the Events & Presentations page of the Spark Energy Investor Relations website at http://ir.sparkenergy.com/events.cfm. An archived replay of the webcast will be available for twelve months following the live presentation.

About Spark Energy, Inc.

Spark Energy, Inc. is an established and growing independent retail energy services company founded in 1999 that provides residential and commercial customers in competitive markets across the United States with an alternative choice for their natural gas and electricity. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Spark currently operates in 16 states and serves 66 utility territories. Spark offers its customers a variety of product and service choices, including stable and predictable energy costs and green product alternatives.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This earnings release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control. These statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology including “may,” “should,” “likely,” “will,” “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “continue,” “plan,” “intend,” “project,” or other similar words. All statements, other than statements of historical fact included in this release, regarding strategy, future operations, financial position, estimated revenues and losses, projected costs, prospects, plans, objectives and beliefs of management are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements appear in a number of places in this release and may include statements about business strategy and prospects for growth, customer acquisition costs, ability to pay cash dividends, cash flow generation and liquidity, availability of terms of capital, competition and government regulation and general economic conditions. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot give any assurance that such expectations will prove correct.

The forward-looking statements in this report are subject to risks and uncertainties. Important factors which could cause actual results to materially differ from those projected in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to:

  • changes in commodity prices,
  • extreme and unpredictable weather conditions,
  • the sufficiency of risk management and hedging policies,
  • customer concentration,
  • federal, state and local regulation,
  • key license retention,
  • increased regulatory scrutiny and compliance costs,
  • our ability to borrow funds and access credit markets,
  • restrictions in our debt agreements and collateral requirements,
  • credit risk with respect to suppliers and customers,
  • level of indebtedness,
  • changes in costs to acquire customers,
  • actual customer attrition rates,
  • actual bad debt expense in non-POR markets,
  • accuracy of internal billing systems,
  • ability to successfully navigate entry into new markets,
  • whether our majority shareholder or its affiliates offers us acquisition opportunities on terms that are commercially acceptable to us,
  • ability to successfully and efficiently integrate acquisitions into our operations,
  • competition, and
  • other factors discussed in “Risk Factors” in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014, our Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2015 and in our other public filings and press releases.


You should review the risk factors and other factors disclosed throughout our Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014 and the Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2015, both of which are filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which could cause our actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement. All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this release. Unless required by law, we disclaim any obligation to publicly update or revise these statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. It is not possible for us to predict all risks, nor can we assess the impact of all factors on the business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements.


SPARK ENERGY, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2015 AND DECEMBER 31, 2014
 (in thousands)
(unaudited)
 
  September 30, 2015 December 31, 2014
Assets    
Current assets:    
Cash and cash equivalents $ 7,355   $ 4,359  
Restricted cash   -     707  
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $3.0 million and $8.0 million as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014   50,284     63,797  
Accounts receivable—affiliates   1,447     1,231  
Inventory   5,230     8,032  
Fair value of derivative assets   129     216  
Customer acquisition costs, net   15,260     12,369  
Intangible assets—customer acquisitions, net   1,439     486  
Acquired customer intangibles—current, net   5,979     -  
Prepaid assets   420     1,236  
Prepaid assets—affiliates   120     -  
Deposits   6,952     10,569  
Current deferred tax asset   803     -  
Other current assets   4,503     2,987  
Total current assets   99,921     105,989  
Property and equipment, net   4,422     4,221  
Customer acquisition costs   4,618     2,976  
Intangible assets—customer acquisitions   1,971     1,015  
Acquired customer intangibles   5,979     -  
Trademarks   1,226     -  
Deferred tax assets   23,196     24,047  
Goodwill   18,385     -  
Other assets   735     149  
Total assets $ 160,453   $ 138,397  
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity    
Current liabilities:    
Accounts payable $ 28,731   $ 38,210  
Accounts payable—affiliates   1,867     1,017  
Accrued liabilities   10,409     7,195  
Fair value of derivative liabilities   6,437     11,526  
Current portion of Senior Credit Facility   31,306     33,000  
Other current liabilities   834     1,868  
Total current liabilities   79,584     92,816  
Long-term liabilities:    
Fair value of derivative liabilities   873     478  
Payable pursuant to tax receivable agreement—affiliates   20,767     20,767  
Long-term portion of Senior Credit Facility   15,919     -  
Non-current deferred tax liability   824     -  
Convertible subordinated notes to affiliate   6,307     -  
Other long-term liabilities   1,605     219  
Total liabilities   125,879     114,280  
Stockholders' equity:    
Common Stock:    
             
Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share, 120,000,000 shares authorized, 3,097,193 issued and outstanding at September 30, 2015 and 3,000,000 issued and outstanding at December 31, 2014   31     30  
             
Class B common stock, par value $0.01 per share, 60,000,000 shares authorized, 10,750,000 issued and outstanding at September 30, 2015 and 10,750,000 issued and outstanding at December 31, 2014   108     108  
Preferred Stock:    
Preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share, 20,000,000 shares authorized, zero issued and outstanding at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014   -     -  
Additional paid-in capital   11,933     9,296  
Retained deficit   (224 )   (775 )
Total stockholders' equity   11,848     8,659  
Non-controlling interest in Spark HoldCo, LLC   22,726     15,458  
Total equity   34,574     24,117  
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 160,453   $ 138,397  
     

 


 

SPARK ENERGY, INC.
CONDENSED COMBINED AND CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS FOR THE THREE AND 
NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2015 AND 2014
(in thousands, except per share data)
 (unaudited)
 
  Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
    2015     2014     2015 (1)     2014  
Revenues:        
Retail revenues (including retail revenues—affiliates of $0 for both the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively and retail revenues—affiliates of $0 and $2,170 for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively) $ 91,812   $ 68,358   $ 261,996   $ 238,453  
                         
Net asset optimization (expenses) revenues (including asset optimization revenues—affiliates of $263 and $3,208 for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, and asset optimization revenues—affiliates cost of revenues of $3,382 and $6,450 for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively and asset optimization revenues—affiliates of $928 and $10,341 for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, and asset optimization revenues—affiliates cost of revenues of $9,589 and $25,004 for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively)   (545 )   (141 )   1,317     1,681  
Total Revenues   91,267     68,217     263,313     240,134  
Operating Expenses:        
                         
Retail cost of revenues (including retail cost of revenues—affiliates of $0 and $0.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively and retail cost of revenues-affiliates of less than $0.1 million and $0.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively)   60,967     51,863     176,000     192,371  
General and administrative (including general and administrative expense—affiliates of $0 and $0.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively and general and administrative expense—affiliates of $0 and $0.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively)   15,493     10,634     43,909     28,494  
Depreciation and amortization   7,557     4,113     17,873     10,324  
Total Operating Expenses   84,017     66,610     237,782     231,189  
Operating income   7,250     1,607     25,531     8,945  
Other (expense)/income:        
Interest expense   (800 )   (615 )   (1,415 )   (1,150 )
Interest and other income   5     40     326     111  
Total other expenses   (795 )   (575 )   (1,089 )   (1,039 )
Income before income tax expense   6,455     1,032     24,442     7,906  
Income tax expense   580     613     1,599     777  
Net income $ 5,875   $ 419   $ 22,843   $ 7,129  
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests   4,561     (642 )   18,959     6,068  
Net income attributable to Spark Energy, Inc. stockholders $ 1,314   $ 1,061   $ 3,884   $ 1,061  
         
Net income attributable to Spark Energy, Inc. per share of Class A common stock        
Basic $ 0.42   $ 0.35   $ 1.27   $ 0.35  
Diluted $ 0.31   $ 0.03   $ 1.09   $ 0.35  
         
Weighted average shares of Class A common stock outstanding        
Basic   3,097     3,000     3,053     3,000  
Diluted   14,232     13,750     13,948     3,000  
                         
(1) Financial information has been recast to include results attributable to the acquisition of Oasis Power Holdings LLC on May 12, 2015 from an affiliate.  


 

 

SPARK ENERGY, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2015
(in thousands)
(unaudited)
 
  Issued Shares of Class A Common
Stock
Issued Shares of Class B Common
Stock
Issued Shares of Preferred Stock Class A Common Stock Class B Common Stock Additional Paid In Capital Retained Earnings (Deficit) Total Stockholders Equity Non-controlling Interest Total Equity
Balance at December 31, 2014 3,000 10,750 $ -   $ 30   $ 108   $ 9,296   $ (775 ) $ 8,659   $ 15,458   $ 24,117  
Stock based compensation - -   -     -     -     1,366     -     1,366     -     1,366  
Restricted stock unit vesting 97 -   -     1     -     353     -     354     -     354  
Contribution from NuDevco - -   -     -     -     129     -     129     -     129  
Consolidated net income (1) - -   -     -     -     -     3,884     3,884     18,959     22,843  
Beneficial conversion feature - -   -     -     -     789     -     789     -     789  
Distributions paid to Class B non-controlling unit holders - -   -     -     -     -     -     -     (11,691 )   (11,691 )
Dividends paid to Class A common shareholders - -   -     -     -     -     (3,333 )   (3,333 )   -     (3,333 )
Balance at September 30, 2015 3,097 10,750   -   $ 31   $ 108   $ 11,933   $ (224 ) $ 11,848   $ 22,726   $ 34,574  
 
(1) Financial information has been recast to include results attributable to the acquisition of Oasis Power Holdings LLC on May 12, 2015 from an affiliate.




SPARK ENERGY, INC.
CONDENSED COMBINED AND CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2015 AND 2014
(in thousands)
(unaudited)
 
  Nine Months Ended September 30,  
    2015 (1)     2014    
       
Cash flows from operating activities:      
Net income $ 22,843   $ 7,129    
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flows provided by operating activities:      
Depreciation and amortization expense   17,873     10,324    
Deferred income taxes   872     638    
Stock based compensation   1,992     362    
Amortization of deferred financing costs   295     580    
Bad debt expense   6,082     3,973    
Gain (loss) on derivatives, net   6,118     (262 )  
Current period cash settlements on derivatives, net   (15,120 )   7,252    
Accretion of discount to subordinated convertible notes to affiliate   21     -    
Changes in assets and liabilities:      
Decrease in restricted cash   707     -    
Decrease in accounts receivable   18,566     9,741    
Decrease (increase) in accounts receivable—affiliates   (216 )   6,310    
Decrease (increase) in inventory   2,978     (5,338 )  
Increase in customer acquisition costs   (17,725 )   (20,366 )  
Decrease (increase) in prepaid and other current assets   11,110     (4,658 )  
Increase in intangible assets - customer acquisitions   (2,776 )   -    
Increase in other assets   (256 )   (146 )  
Decrease in accounts payable and accrued liabilities   (14,610 )   (5,890 )  
Increase in accounts payable—affiliates   849     851    
Increase (decrease) in other current liabilities   (1,534 )   1,465    
Increase in other non-current liabilities   1,606     -    
Net cash provided by operating activities   39,675     11,965    
Cash flows from investing activities:      
Purchases of property and equipment   (1,255 )   (2,214 )  
Acquisition of CenStar and Oasis net assets   (41,234 )   -    
Investment in eRex joint venture   (330 )   -    
Net cash used in investing activities   (42,819 )   (2,214 )  
Cash flows from financing activities:      
Borrowings on credit facilities   52,225     60,280    
Payments on credit facilities   (38,000 )   (38,280 )  
Member contributions (distributions), net   -     (36,406 )  
Contributions from NuDevco   129     -    
Proceeds from issuance of Class A common stock   -     50,220    
Distributions of proceeds from Offering to affiliate   -     (47,554 )  
Payment of Note Payable to NuDevco   -     (50 )  
Offering costs   -     (2,667 )  
Issuance of convertible subordinated notes to affiliate   7,075     -    
Restricted stock vesting   (265 )   -    
Payment of dividends to Class A common shareholders   (3,333 )   -    
Payment of distributions to Class B unitholders   (11,691 )   -    
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities   6,140     (14,457 )  
Increases (decreases) in cash and cash equivalents   2,996     (4,706 )  
Cash and cash equivalents—beginning of period   4,359     7,189    
Cash and cash equivalents—end of period $ 7,355   $ 2,483    
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information:      
Non cash items:      
Property and equipment purchase accrual $ 11   $ 81    
CenStar Earnout accrual $ 500     -    
Cash paid during the period for:      
Interest $ 1,061   $ 484    
Taxes $ 157   $ 150    
   
(1) Financial information has been recast to include results attributable to the acquisition of Oasis Power Holdings LLC on May 12, 2015 from an affiliate.   



SPARK ENERGY, INC.
OPERATING SEGMENT RESULTS
FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2015 AND 2014
(in thousands, except per unit operating data)
(unaudited)
                           
  Three Months Ended September 30,   Nine Months Ended September 30,  
    2015     2014     2015     2014    
Retail Natural Gas Segment          
Total Revenues $ 14,354   $ 16,469   $ 93,253   $ 102,166    
Retail Cost of Revenues   10,180     10,235     53,136     77,374    
Less: Net Asset Optimization Revenues (Expenses)   (545 )   (141 )   1,317     1,681    
Less: Net Gains (Losses) on non-trading derivatives, net of cash settlements   (3,034 )   (1,475 )   3,241     (2,564 )  
Retail Gross Margin—Gas $ 7,753   $ 7,850   $ 35,559   $ 25,675    
Volume of Gas (MMBtu)   1,672,120     1,779,610     10,527,078     10,892,362    
Retail Gross Margin-Gas ($/MMBtu) $ 4.64   $ 4.41   $ 3.38   $ 2.36    
Retail Electricity Segment          
Total Revenues $ 76,913   $ 51,748   $ 170,060   $ 137,968    
Retail Cost of Revenues   50,787     41,628     122,864     114,997    
Less: Net Gains (Losses) on non-trading derivatives, net of cash settlements   7,201     3,351     3,526     (1,548 )  
Retail Gross Margin—Electricity $ 18,925   $ 6,769   $ 43,670   $ 24,519    
Volume of Electricity (MWh)   719,758     447,729     1,519,011     1,201,345    
Retail Gross Margin—Electricity ($/MWh) $ 26.29   $ 15.12   $ 28.75   $ 20.41    
           


Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Measures

Adjusted EBITDA

We define “Adjusted EBITDA” as EBITDA less (i) customer acquisition costs incurred in the current period, (ii) net gain (loss) on derivative instruments, and (iii) net current period cash settlements on derivative instruments, plus (iv) non-cash compensation expense and (v) other non-cash operating items. EBITDA is defined as net income before provision for income taxes, interest expense and depreciation and amortization. We deduct all current period customer acquisition costs in the Adjusted EBITDA calculation because such costs reflect a cash outlay in the year in which they are incurred, even though we capitalize such costs and amortize them over two years in accordance with our accounting policies. The deduction of current period customer acquisition costs is consistent with how we manage our business, but the comparability of Adjusted EBITDA between periods may be affected by varying levels of customer acquisition costs. We deduct our net gains (losses) on derivative instruments, excluding current period cash settlements, from the Adjusted EBITDA calculation in order to remove the non-cash impact of net gains and losses on derivative instruments. We also deduct non-cash compensation expense as a result of restricted stock units that were issued under our long-term incentive plan.

We believe that the presentation of Adjusted EBITDA provides information useful to investors in assessing our liquidity and financial condition and results of operations and that Adjusted EBITDA is also useful to investors as a financial indicator of a company’s ability to incur and service debt, pay dividends and fund capital expenditures. Adjusted EBITDA is a supplemental financial measure that management and external users of our condensed combined and consolidated financial statements, such as industry analysts, investors, commercial banks and rating agencies, use to assess the following, among other measures:

  • our operating performance as compared to other publicly traded companies in the retail energy industry, without regard to financing methods, capital structure or historical cost basis;
  • the ability of our assets to generate earnings sufficient to support our proposed cash dividends; and
  • our ability to fund capital expenditures (including customer acquisition costs) and incur and service debt.


Retail Gross Margin

We define retail gross margin as operating income plus (i) depreciation and amortization expenses and (ii) general and administrative expenses, less (i) net asset optimization revenues, (ii) net gains (losses) on non-trading derivative instruments, and (iii) net current period cash settlements on non-trading derivative instruments. Retail gross margin is included as a supplemental disclosure because it is a primary performance measure used by our management to determine the performance of our retail natural gas and electricity business by removing the impacts of our asset optimization activities and net non-cash income (loss) impact of our economic hedging activities. As an indicator of our retail energy business’ operating performance, retail gross margin should not be considered an alternative to, or more meaningful than, operating income, its most directly comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP.

The GAAP measures most directly comparable to Adjusted EBITDA are net income and net cash provided by operating activities. The GAAP measure most directly comparable to Retail Gross Margin is operating income. Our non-GAAP financial measures of Adjusted EBITDA and Retail Gross Margin should not be considered as alternatives to net income, net cash provided by operating activities, or operating income. Adjusted EBITDA and Retail Gross Margin are not presentations made in accordance with GAAP and have important limitations as analytical tools. You should not consider Adjusted EBITDA or Retail Gross Margin in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of our results as reported under GAAP. Because Adjusted EBITDA and Retail Gross Margin exclude some, but not all, items that affect net income and net cash provided by operating activities, and are defined differently by different companies in our industry, our definition of Adjusted EBITDA and Retail Gross Margin may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies.

Management compensates for the limitations of Adjusted EBITDA and Retail Gross Margin as analytical tools by reviewing the comparable GAAP measures, understanding the differences between the measures and incorporating these data points into management’s decision-making process.

The following tables present a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to net income and net cash provided by operating activities for each of the periods indicated.


APPENDIX TABLES A-1 AND A-2
ADJUSTED EBITDA RECONCILIATIONS
(in thousands)
(unaudited)
 
  Three Months Ended September 30,   Nine Months Ended September 30,  
    2015     2014     2015     2014    
Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to Net Income:          
Net income $ 5,875   $ 419   $ 22,843   $ 7,129    
Depreciation and amortization   7,557     4,113     17,873     10,324    
Interest expense   800     615     1,415     1,150    
Income tax expense   580     613     1,600     777    
EBITDA   14,812     5,760     43,731     19,380    
Less:          
Net, Gains (losses) on derivative instruments   61     (1,178 )   (6,118 )   262    
Net, Cash settlements on derivative instruments   4,163     3,004     12,887     (7,252 )  
Customer acquisition costs   5,825     8,698     17,725     20,366    
Plus:          
Non-cash compensation expense   838     362     1,374     362    
Adjusted EBITDA $ 5,601   $ (4,402 ) $ 20,611   $ 6,366    
 

 

  Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
    2015     2014     2015     2014  
Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to net cash provided by operating activities:        
Net cash provided by operating activities $   (15,887 ) $   (13,693 ) $   39,675   $   11,965  
Amortization of deferred financing costs     (194 )     (355 )     (295 )     (580 )
Allowance for doubtful accounts and bad debt expense     (1,903 )     (1,946 )     (6,082 )     (3,973 )
Interest expense     800       615       1,415       1,150  
Income tax expense     580       613       1,599       777  
Changes in operating working capital        
Accounts receivable, prepaids, current assets     (3,677 )     2,505       (29,460 )     (11,393 )
Inventory     2,103       5,649       (2,978 )     5,338  
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities     21,690       1,277       13,761       5,039  
Other     2,089       933       2,976       (1,957 )
Adjusted EBITDA $   5,601   $   (4,402 ) $   20,611   $   6,366  

 

 

The following table presents a reconciliation of Retail Gross Margin to operating income for each of the periods indicated.


APPENDIX TABLE A-3
RETAIL GROSS MARGIN RECONCILIATION
(in thousands)
(unaudited)
 
  Three Months Ended September 30,   Nine Months Ended September 30,
    2015     2014     2015     2014  
Reconciliation of Retail Gross Margin to Operating Income:        
Operating income $ 7,250   $ 1,607   $ 25,531   $ 8,945  
Depreciation and amortization   7,557     4,113     17,873     10,324  
General and administrative   15,493     10,634     43,909     28,494  
Less:        
Net asset optimization revenues (expenses)   (545 )   (141 )   1,317     1,681  
Net, Gains (losses) on non-trading derivative instruments   132     (1,163 )   (5,876 )   5,847  
Net, Cash settlements on non-trading derivative instruments   4,035     3,039     12,643     (9,959 )
Retail Gross Margin $ 26,678   $ 14,619   $ 79,229   $ 50,194  
 

 


 


 

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Jenn Korell, 281-833-4151

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