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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 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, 2015

 

or

 

o         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: 001-35172

 

NGL Energy Partners LP

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

Delaware

 

27-3427920

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or
Organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

 

 

6120 South Yale Avenue
Suite 805
Tulsa, Oklahoma

 

74136

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip code)

 

(918) 481-1119

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

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 o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).  Yes x  No o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer x

 

Accelerated filer o

 

 

 

Non-accelerated filer o
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

 

Smaller reporting company o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  Yes o  No x

 

At February 2, 2016, there were 107,063,269 common units issued and outstanding.

 

 

 



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PART I

 

 

 

Item 1.

Financial Statements (Unaudited)

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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2015

3

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months and nine months ended December 31, 2015 and 2014

4

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the three months and nine months ended December 31, 2015 and 2014

5

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity for the nine months ended December 31, 2015

6

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended December 31, 2015 and 2014

7

 

 

 

 

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

8

 

 

 

Item 2.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

53

 

 

 

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

100

 

 

 

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

101

 

 

 

PART II

 

 

 

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

102

 

 

 

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

102

 

 

 

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

102

 

 

 

Item 3.

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

102

 

 

 

Item 4.

Mine Safety Disclosures

102

 

 

 

Item 5.

Other Information

102

 

 

 

Item 6.

Exhibits

103

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

104

 

 

 

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

105

 

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Forward-Looking Statements

 

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (“Quarterly Report”) contains various forward-looking statements and information that are based on our beliefs and those of our general partner, as well as assumptions made by and information currently available to us. These forward-looking statements are identified as any statement that does not relate strictly to historical or current facts. Certain words in this Quarterly Report such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “forecast,” “goal,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “project,” “will,” and similar expressions and statements regarding our plans and objectives for future operations, identify forward-looking statements. Although we and our general partner believe such forward-looking statements are reasonable, neither we nor our general partner can assure they will prove to be correct. Forward-looking statements are subject to a variety of risks, uncertainties and assumptions. If one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or if underlying assumptions prove incorrect, our actual results may vary materially from those expected. Among the key risk factors that may impact our consolidated financial position and results of operations are:

 

·                  the prices of crude oil, natural gas liquids, refined products, ethanol, and biodiesel;

 

·                  energy prices generally;

 

·                  the general level of crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids production;

 

·                  the general level of demand for crude oil, natural gas liquids, refined products, ethanol, and biodiesel;

 

·                  the availability of supply of crude oil, natural gas liquids, refined products, ethanol, and biodiesel;

 

·                  the level of crude oil and natural gas drilling and production in producing areas where we have water treatment and disposal facilities;

 

·                  the prices of propane and distillates relative to the prices of alternative and competing fuels;

 

·                  the price of gasoline relative to the price of corn, which impacts the price of ethanol;

 

·                  the ability to obtain adequate supplies of products if an interruption in supply or transportation occurs and the availability of capacity to transport products to market areas;

 

·                  actions taken by foreign oil and gas producing nations;

 

·                  the political and economic stability of foreign oil and gas producing nations;

 

·                  the effect of weather conditions on supply and demand for crude oil, natural gas liquids, refined products, ethanol, and biodiesel;

 

·                  the effect of natural disasters, lightning strikes, or other significant weather events;

 

·                  the availability of local, intrastate and interstate transportation infrastructure with respect to our truck, railcar, and barge transportation services;

 

·                  the availability, price, and marketing of competing fuels;

 

·                  the impact of energy conservation efforts on product demand;

 

·                  energy efficiencies and technological trends;

 

·                  governmental regulation and taxation;

 

·                  the impact of legislative and regulatory actions on hydraulic fracturing and on the treatment of flowback and produced water;

 

·                  hazards or operating risks related to transporting and distributing petroleum products that may not be fully covered by insurance;

 

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·                  the maturity of the crude oil, natural gas liquids, and refined products industries and competition from other marketers;

 

·                  loss of key personnel;

 

·                  the ability to hire drivers;

 

·                  the ability to renew contracts with key customers;

 

·                  the ability to maintain or increase the margins we realize for our terminal, barging, trucking, water disposal, recycling, and discharge services;

 

·                  the ability to renew leases for our leased equipment and storage facilities;

 

·                  the nonpayment or nonperformance by our counterparties;

 

·                  the availability and cost of capital and our ability to access certain capital sources;

 

·                  a deterioration of the credit and capital markets;

 

·                  the ability to successfully identify and consummate strategic acquisitions, and integrate acquired assets and businesses;

 

·                  changes in the volume of hydrocarbons recovered during the wastewater treatment process;

 

·                  changes in the financial condition and results of operations of entities in which we own noncontrolling equity interests;

 

·                  changes in applicable laws and regulations, including tax, environmental, transportation and employment regulations, or new interpretations by regulatory agencies concerning such laws and regulations and the impact of such laws and regulations (now existing or in the future) on our business operations;

 

·                  the costs and effects of legal and administrative proceedings;

 

·                  any reduction or the elimination of the federal Renewable Fuel Standard; and

 

·                  changes in the jurisdictional characteristics of, or the applicable regulatory policies with respect to, our pipeline assets.

 

You should not put undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this Quarterly Report. Except as required by state and federal securities laws, we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. When considering forward-looking statements, please review the risks described under Part I, Item 1A—“Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015.

 

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PART I

 

Item 1.   Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

NGL ENERGY PARTNERS LP AND SUBSIDIARIES

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(U.S. Dollars in Thousands, except unit amounts)

 

 

 

December 31,

 

March 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

2015

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

25,179

 

$

41,303

 

Accounts receivable—trade, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $6,270 and $4,367, respectively

 

581,621

 

1,024,226

 

Accounts receivable—affiliates

 

3,812

 

17,198

 

Inventories

 

414,088

 

441,762

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

117,476

 

120,855

 

Assets held for sale

 

87,383

 

 

Total current assets

 

1,229,559

 

1,645,344

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, net of accumulated depreciation of $305,233 and $202,959, respectively

 

1,972,925

 

1,617,389

 

GOODWILL

 

1,522,644

 

1,402,761

 

INTANGIBLE ASSETS, net of accumulated amortization of $305,891 and $220,517, respectively

 

1,242,440

 

1,288,343

 

INVESTMENTS IN UNCONSOLIDATED ENTITIES

 

467,559

 

472,673

 

LOAN RECEIVABLE—AFFILIATE

 

23,258

 

8,154

 

OTHER NONCURRENT ASSETS

 

106,086

 

112,837

 

Total assets

 

$

6,564,471

 

$

6,547,501

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

CURRENT LIABILITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable—trade

 

$

511,309

 

$

833,380

 

Accounts payable—affiliates

 

11,042

 

25,794

 

Accrued expenses and other payables

 

193,295

 

195,116

 

Advance payments received from customers

 

73,662

 

54,234

 

Current maturities of long-term debt

 

7,600

 

4,472

 

Total current liabilities

 

796,908

 

1,112,996

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LONG-TERM DEBT, net of current maturities

 

3,323,492

 

2,745,299

 

OTHER NONCURRENT LIABILITIES

 

13,232

 

16,086

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (NOTE 11)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EQUITY:

 

 

 

 

 

General partner, representing a 0.1% interest, 105,489 and 103,899 notional units, respectively

 

(34,431

)

(37,021

)

Limited partners, representing a 99.9% interest, 105,383,639 and 103,794,870 common units issued and outstanding, respectively

 

1,920,528

 

2,162,924

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

(148

)

(109

)

Noncontrolling interests

 

544,890

 

547,326

 

Total equity

 

2,430,839

 

2,673,120

 

Total liabilities and equity

 

$

6,564,471

 

$

6,547,501

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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NGL ENERGY PARTNERS LP AND SUBSIDIARIES

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(U.S. Dollars in Thousands, except unit and per unit amounts)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended December 31,

 

Nine Months Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

2015

 

2014

 

REVENUES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Crude oil logistics

 

$

519,425

 

$

1,694,881

 

$

2,854,787

 

$

5,735,307

 

Water solutions

 

45,438

 

50,241

 

147,225

 

150,274

 

Liquids

 

353,527

 

685,096

 

861,504

 

1,700,006

 

Retail propane

 

100,145

 

139,765

 

217,798

 

286,025

 

Refined products and renewables

 

1,666,471

 

1,983,444

 

5,335,356

 

5,708,161

 

Other

 

 

(1,281

)

 

1,513

 

Total Revenues

 

2,685,006

 

4,552,146

 

9,416,670

 

13,581,286

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COST OF SALES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Crude oil logistics

 

495,529

 

1,697,374

 

2,770,240

 

5,678,725

 

Water solutions

 

(3,128

)

(29,085

)

(8,088

)

(27,951

)

Liquids

 

300,766

 

657,010

 

754,157

 

1,633,090

 

Retail propane

 

45,974

 

81,172

 

96,417

 

168,590

 

Refined products and renewables

 

1,594,359

 

1,905,021

 

5,149,151

 

5,570,185

 

Other

 

 

176

 

 

2,547

 

Total Cost of Sales

 

2,433,500

 

4,311,668

 

8,761,877

 

13,025,186

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OPERATING COSTS AND EXPENSES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating

 

106,783

 

97,761

 

314,470

 

262,616

 

General and administrative

 

23,035

 

44,230

 

114,814

 

113,742

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

59,180

 

50,335

 

175,772

 

139,809

 

Loss on disposal or impairment of assets, net

 

1,328

 

30,073

 

3,040

 

34,639

 

Operating Income

 

61,180

 

18,079

 

46,697

 

5,294

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities

 

2,858

 

1,242

 

14,008

 

7,504

 

Interest expense

 

(36,176

)

(30,051

)

(98,549

)

(79,196

)

Other income, net

 

2,161

 

3,371

 

2,941

 

2,363

 

Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes

 

30,023

 

(7,359

)

(34,903

)

(64,035

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INCOME TAX (EXPENSE) BENEFIT

 

(402

)

2,090

 

1,846

 

2,977

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income (Loss)

 

29,621

 

(5,269

)

(33,057

)

(61,058

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LESS: NET INCOME ALLOCATED TO GENERAL PARTNER

 

(16,217

)

(11,783

)

(47,742

)

(32,220

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LESS: NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS

 

(6,140

)

(5,649

)

(12,906

)

(9,059

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET INCOME (LOSS) ALLOCATED TO LIMITED PARTNERS

 

$

7,264

 

$

(22,701

)

$

(93,705

)

$

(102,337

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BASIC INCOME (LOSS) PER COMMON UNIT

 

$

0.07

 

$

(0.26

)

$

(0.89

)

$

(1.17

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DILUTED INCOME (LOSS) PER COMMON UNIT

 

$

0.03

 

$

(0.26

)

$

(0.89

)

$

(1.17

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BASIC WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON UNITS OUTSTANDING

 

105,338,200

 

88,545,764

 

104,808,649

 

83,702,571

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DILUTED WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON UNITS OUTSTANDING

 

106,194,547

 

88,545,764

 

104,808,649

 

83,702,571

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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NGL ENERGY PARTNERS LP AND SUBSIDIARIES

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)

(U.S. Dollars in Thousands)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended December 31,

 

Nine Months Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

2015

 

2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

29,621

 

$

(5,269

)

$

(33,057

)

$

(61,058

)

Other comprehensive income (loss)

 

(12

)

(16

)

(39

)

147

 

Comprehensive income (loss)

 

$

29,609

 

$

(5,285

)

$

(33,096

)

$

(60,911

)

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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NGL ENERGY PARTNERS LP AND SUBSIDIARIES

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity

Nine Months Ended December 31, 2015

(U.S. Dollars in Thousands, except unit amounts)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accumulated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Limited Partners

 

Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

General

 

Common

 

 

 

Comprehensive

 

Noncontrolling

 

Total

 

 

 

Partner

 

Units

 

Amount

 

Loss

 

Interests

 

Equity

 

BALANCES AT MARCH 31, 2015

 

$

(37,021

)

103,794,870

 

$

2,162,924

 

$

(109

)

$

547,326

 

$

2,673,120

 

Distributions

 

(45,206

)

 

(193,208

)

 

(26,638

)

(265,052

)

Contributions

 

54

 

 

 

 

10,037

 

10,091

 

Business combinations

 

 

833,454

 

19,098

 

 

 

19,098

 

Equity issued pursuant to incentive compensation plan

 

 

1,153,456

 

33,160

 

 

 

33,160

 

Common unit repurchases

 

 

(398,141

)

(7,707

)

 

 

(7,707

)

Net income (loss)

 

47,742

 

 

(93,705

)

 

12,906

 

(33,057

)

Other comprehensive loss

 

 

 

 

(39

)

 

(39

)

TLP equity-based compensation

 

 

 

 

 

1,301

 

1,301

 

Other

 

 

 

(34

)

 

(42

)

(76

)

BALANCES AT DECEMBER 31, 2015

 

$

(34,431

)

105,383,639

 

$

1,920,528

 

$

(148

)

$

544,890

 

$

2,430,839

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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NGL ENERGY PARTNERS LP AND SUBSIDIARIES

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(U.S. Dollars in Thousands)

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$

(33,057

)

$

(61,058

)

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization, including amortization of debt issuance costs

 

191,081

 

152,228

 

Non-cash equity-based compensation expense

 

50,080

 

13,384

 

Loss on disposal or impairment of assets, net

 

3,040

 

34,639

 

Provision for doubtful accounts

 

3,770

 

2,398

 

Net commodity derivative gain

 

(97,069

)

(240,992

)

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities

 

(14,008

)

(7,504

)

Distributions of earnings from unconsolidated entities

 

15,742

 

9,073

 

Other

 

(40

)

5,275

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, exclusive of acquisitions:

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable—trade

 

441,300

 

(574,658

)

Accounts receivable—affiliates

 

13,386

 

(34,576

)

Inventories

 

29,236

 

154,607

 

Prepaid expenses and other assets

 

19,806

 

(50,510

)

Accounts payable—trade

 

(322,582

)

679,945

 

Accounts payable—affiliates

 

(14,752

)

(64,149

)

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

 

(10,064

)

24,314

 

Advance payments received from customers

 

17,265

 

39,424

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

293,134

 

81,840

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

Purchases of long-lived assets

 

(497,147

)

(135,435

)

Acquisitions of businesses, including acquired working capital, net of cash acquired

 

(187,356

)

(1,114,045

)

Cash flows from commodity derivatives

 

92,216

 

190,455

 

Proceeds from sales of assets

 

4,981

 

15,236

 

Investments in unconsolidated entities

 

(8,373

)

(33,528

)

Distributions of capital from unconsolidated entities

 

14,043

 

8,736

 

Loan for natural gas liquids facility

 

(3,913

)

(45,855

)

Payments on loan for natural gas liquids facility

 

5,552

 

 

Loan to affiliate

 

(15,621

)

 

Payments on loan to affiliate

 

517

 

 

Other

 

 

(66

)

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(595,101

)

(1,114,502

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from borrowings under revolving credit facilities

 

2,042,100

 

3,096,700

 

Payments on revolving credit facilities

 

(1,514,100

)

(2,604,700

)

Issuance of notes

 

 

400,000

 

Proceeds from borrowings under other long-term debt

 

53,223

 

 

Payments on other long-term debt

 

(3,649

)

(5,476

)

Debt issuance costs

 

(9,684

)

(10,826

)

Contributions from general partner

 

54

 

408

 

Contributions from noncontrolling interest owners

 

10,037

 

 

Distributions to partners

 

(238,414

)

(176,051

)

Distributions to noncontrolling interest owners

 

(26,638

)

(17,497

)

Taxes paid on behalf of equity incentive plan participants

 

(19,303

)

 

Common unit repurchases

 

(7,707

)

 

Proceeds from sale of common units, net of offering costs

 

 

370,376

 

Other

 

(76

)

(156

)

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

285,843

 

1,052,778

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

 

(16,124

)

20,116

 

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

 

41,303

 

10,440

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

 

$

25,179

 

$

30,556

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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NGL ENERGY PARTNERS LP AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

At December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2015, and for the

Three Months and Nine Months Ended December 31, 2015 and 2014

 

Note 1—Organization and Operations

 

NGL Energy Partners LP (“we,” “us,” “our,” or the “Partnership”) is a Delaware limited partnership. NGL Energy Holdings LLC serves as our general partner. At December 31, 2015, our operations include:

 

·                  Our crude oil logistics segment, the assets of which include owned and leased crude oil storage terminals and pipeline injection stations, a fleet of owned trucks and trailers, a fleet of owned and leased railcars, barges, and towboats, and interests in two crude oil pipelines. Our crude oil logistics segment purchases crude oil from producers and transports it for resale at owned and leased pipeline injection stations, storage terminals, barge loading facilities, rail facilities, refineries, and other trade hubs.

 

·                  Our water solutions segment, the assets of which include water pipelines, water treatment and disposal facilities, washout facilities, and solid waste disposal facilities. Our water solutions segment generates revenues from the treatment and disposal of wastewater generated from crude oil and natural gas production, from the sale of recycled water and recovered hydrocarbons, and from the disposal of solids such as tank bottoms and drilling fluids, as well as truck and frac tank washouts.

 

·                  Our liquids segment, which supplies natural gas liquids to retailers, wholesalers, refiners, and petrochemical plants throughout the United States and in Canada, and which provides natural gas liquids terminaling and storage services through its 19 owned terminals throughout the United States, its salt dome storage facility in Utah, and its leased storage and railcar transportation services through its fleet of leased railcars.

 

·                  Our retail propane segment, which sells propane, distillates, and equipment and supplies to end users consisting of residential, agricultural, commercial, and industrial customers and to certain resellers in 25 states and the District of Columbia.

 

·                  Our refined products and renewables segment conducts gasoline, diesel, ethanol, and biodiesel marketing operations. We also own the 2% general partner interest and a 19.6% limited partner interest in TransMontaigne Partners L.P. (“TLP”), which conducts refined products terminaling, storage, and transportation operations. See Note 17 for a discussion of the sale of the 2% general partner interest in TLP.

 

Note 2—Significant Accounting Policies

 

Basis of Presentation

 

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include our accounts and those of our controlled subsidiaries. All significant intercompany transactions and account balances have been eliminated in consolidation. Investments we cannot control, but can exercise significant influence over, are accounted for using the equity method of accounting. We also own an undivided interest in a crude oil pipeline (see Note 4). We will include our proportionate share of assets, liabilities, and expenses related to this pipeline in our consolidated financial statements.

 

Our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) for interim consolidated financial information in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Accordingly, the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements exclude certain information and notes required by GAAP for complete annual consolidated financial statements. However, we believe that the disclosures made are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include all adjustments that we consider necessary for a fair presentation of our consolidated financial position and results of operations for the interim periods presented. Such adjustments consist only of normal recurring items, unless otherwise disclosed in this Quarterly Report. The unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet at March 31, 2015 is derived from our audited consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015 included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K (“Annual Report”).

 

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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements — Continued

At December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2015, and for the

Three Months and Nine Months Ended December 31, 2015 and 2014

 

We have reclassified certain prior period financial statement information to be consistent with the classification methods used in the current fiscal year. These reclassifications did not impact previously reported amounts of equity, net income, or cash flows.

 

These interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with our audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in our Annual Report. Due to the seasonal nature of certain of our operations and other factors, the results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations to be expected for future periods or for the full fiscal year ending March 31, 2016.

 

Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amount of assets and liabilities reported at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the amount of revenues and expenses reported during the periods presented.

 

Critical estimates we make in the preparation of our condensed consolidated financial statements include determining the fair value of assets and liabilities acquired in business combinations, the collectability of accounts receivable, the recoverability of inventories, useful lives and recoverability of property, plant and equipment and amortizable intangible assets, the impairment of assets, the fair value of asset retirement obligations, the value of equity-based compensation, and accruals for various commitments and contingencies, among others. Although we believe these estimates are reasonable, actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Significant Accounting Policies

 

Our significant accounting policies are consistent with those disclosed in Note 2 of our audited consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report.

 

Fair Value Measurements

 

We record our commodity derivative instruments and assets and liabilities acquired in business combinations at fair value. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Fair value is based upon assumptions that market participants would use when pricing an asset or liability. We use the following fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes valuation technique inputs used to measure fair value into three broad levels:

 

·                  Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities that we have the ability to access at the measurement date.

 

·                  Level 2—Inputs (other than quoted prices included within Level 1) that are either directly or indirectly observable for the asset or liability, including (i) quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, (ii) quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in inactive markets, (iii) inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability, and (iv) inputs that are derived from observable market data by correlation or other means. Instruments categorized in Level 2 include non-exchange traded derivatives such as over-the-counter commodity price swap and option contracts. We determine the fair value of all of our derivative financial instruments utilizing pricing models for similar instruments. Inputs to the pricing models include publicly available prices and forward curves generated from a compilation of data gathered from third parties.

 

·                  Level 3—Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability including situations where there is little, if any, market activity for the asset or liability.

 

The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to quoted prices in active markets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable data (Level 3). In some cases, the inputs used to measure fair value might fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. The lowest level input that is significant to a fair value measurement determines the applicable level in the fair value hierarchy. Assessing the significance of a particular input to a fair value measurement requires judgment, considering factors specific to the asset or liability.

 

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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements — Continued

At December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2015, and for the

Three Months and Nine Months Ended December 31, 2015 and 2014

 

Revenue Recognition

 

We record product sales revenues when title to the product transfers to the purchaser, which typically occurs when the purchaser receives the product. We record terminaling, transportation, storage, and service revenues when the service is performed, and we record tank and other rental revenues over the lease term. Several of our terminaling service agreements with throughput customers allow us to receive the product volume gained resulting from differences between the measurement of product volumes received and distributed at our terminaling facilities. Such differences are due to the inherent variances in measurement devices and methodology. We record revenues for the net proceeds from the sale of the product gained. Revenues for our water solutions segment are recognized when we obtain the wastewater at our treatment and disposal facilities.

 

We report taxes collected from customers and remitted to taxing authorities, such as sales and use taxes, on a net basis. We include amounts billed to customers for shipping and handling costs in revenues in our condensed consolidated statements of operations.

 

We enter into certain contracts whereby we agree to purchase product from a counterparty and sell the same volume of product to the same counterparty at a different location or time. When such agreements are entered into at the same time and in contemplation of each other, we record the revenues for these transactions net of cost of sales.

 

Revenues during the three months and nine months ended December 31, 2015 include $1.5 million and $4.4 million, respectively, associated with the amortization of a liability recorded in the acquisition accounting for an acquired business related to certain out-of-market revenue contracts.

 

Supplemental Cash Flow Information

 

Supplemental cash flow information is as follows for the periods indicated:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended December 31,

 

Nine Months Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

2015

 

2014

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Interest paid, exclusive of debt issuance costs and letter of credit fees

 

$

32,722

 

$

28,927

 

$

90,217

 

$

65,356

 

Income taxes paid (net of income tax refunds)

 

$

(2,838

)

$

303

 

$

1,778

 

$

2,549

 

 

Cash flows from settlements of commodity derivative instruments are classified as cash flows from investing activities in our condensed consolidated statements of cash flows, and adjustments to the fair value of commodity derivative instruments are included in operating activities.

 

Inventories

 

We value our inventories at the lower of cost or market, with cost determined using either the weighted-average cost or the first in, first out (FIFO) methods, including the cost of transportation and storage. Market is determined based on estimated replacement cost using prices at the end of the reporting period. In performing this analysis, we consider fixed-price forward commitments and the opportunity to transfer propane inventory from our wholesale liquids business to our retail propane business to sell the inventory in retail markets.

 

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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements — Continued

At December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2015, and for the

Three Months and Nine Months Ended December 31, 2015 and 2014

 

Inventories consist of the following at the dates indicated:

 

 

 

December 31,

 

March 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

2015

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Crude oil

 

$

81,723

 

$

145,412

 

Natural gas liquids—

 

 

 

 

 

Propane

 

65,962

 

44,535

 

Butane

 

15,014

 

8,668

 

Other

 

11,300

 

3,874

 

Refined products—

 

 

 

 

 

Gasoline

 

112,131

 

128,092

 

Diesel

 

78,082

 

59,097

 

Renewables

 

39,388

 

44,668

 

Other

 

10,488

 

7,416

 

Total

 

$

414,088

 

$

441,762

 

 

Investments in Unconsolidated Entities

 

We own noncontrolling interests in certain entities. We account for these investments using the equity method of accounting. Under the equity method, we do not report the individual assets and liabilities of these entities on our condensed consolidated balance sheets; instead, our ownership interests are reported within investments in unconsolidated entities on our condensed consolidated balance sheets. Under the equity method, the investment is recorded at acquisition cost, increased by our proportionate share of any earnings and additional capital contributions and decreased by our proportionate share of any losses, distributions paid, and amortization of any excess investment. Excess investment is the amount by which our total investment exceeds our proportionate share of the historical net book value of the net assets of the investee.

 

Our investments in unconsolidated entities consist of the following at the dates indicated:

 

 

 

 

 

Ownership

 

Date Acquired

 

December 31,

 

March 31,

 

Entity

 

Segment

 

Interest

 

or Formed

 

2015

 

2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Glass Mountain (1)

 

Crude oil logistics

 

50.0%

 

December 2013

 

$181,479

 

$187,590

 

BOSTCO (2)

 

Refined products and renewables

 

42.5%

 

July 2014

 

236,922

 

238,146

 

Frontera (2)

 

Refined products and renewables

 

50.0%

 

July 2014

 

17,595

 

16,927

 

Water supply company

 

Water solutions

 

35.0%

 

June 2014

 

16,102

 

16,471

 

Water treatment and disposal facility

 

Water solutions

 

50.0%

 

August 2015

 

2,290

 

 

Ethanol production facility

 

Refined products and renewables

 

19.0%

 

December 2013

 

12,507

 

13,539

 

Retail propane company

 

Retail propane

 

50.0%

 

April 2015

 

664

 

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$467,559

 

$472,673

 

 


(1)         When we acquired Gavilon, LLC, (“Gavilon Energy”), we recorded the investment in Glass Mountain Pipeline, LLC (“Glass Mountain”), which owns a crude oil pipeline in Oklahoma, at fair value. Our investment in Glass Mountain exceeds our proportionate share of the historical net book value of Glass Mountain’s net assets by $75.1 million at December 31, 2015. This difference relates primarily to goodwill and customer relationships.

 

(2)         When we acquired TransMontaigne Inc. (“TransMontaigne”), we recorded the investments in Battleground Oil Specialty Terminal Company LLC (“BOSTCO”), which owns a refined products storage facility, and Frontera Brownsville LLC (“Frontera”) at fair value. On a combined basis, our investments in BOSTCO and Frontera exceed our proportionate share of the historical net book value of BOSTCO’s and Frontera’s net assets by $15.6 million at December 31, 2015. This difference relates primarily to goodwill.

 

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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements — Continued

At December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2015, and for the

Three Months and Nine Months Ended December 31, 2015 and 2014

 

Other Noncurrent Assets

 

Other noncurrent assets consist of the following at the dates indicated:

 

 

 

December 31,

 

March 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

2015

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Loan receivable (1)

 

$

52,154

 

$

58,050

 

Linefill (2)

 

35,060

 

35,060

 

Other

 

18,872

 

19,727

 

Total

 

$

106,086

 

$

112,837

 

 


(1)         Represents a loan receivable associated with our financing of the construction of a natural gas liquids facility being used by a third party.

 

(2)         Represents minimum volumes of crude oil we are required to leave on certain third-party owned pipelines under long-term shipment commitments. At December 31, 2015, linefill consisted of 487,104 barrels of crude oil.

 

Accrued Expenses and Other Payables

 

Accrued expenses and other payables consist of the following at the dates indicated:

 

 

 

December 31,

 

March 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

2015

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Accrued compensation and benefits

 

$

41,425

 

$

52,078

 

Excise and other tax liabilities

 

49,217

 

43,847

 

Derivative liabilities

 

30,739

 

27,950

 

Accrued interest

 

19,730

 

23,065

 

Product exchange liabilities

 

21,317

 

15,480

 

Other

 

30,867

 

32,696

 

Total

 

$

193,295

 

$

195,116

 

 

Noncontrolling Interests

 

We have certain consolidated subsidiaries in which outside parties own interests. The noncontrolling interest shown in our condensed consolidated financial statements reflects the other owners’ interests in these entities.

 

As part of our acquisition of TransMontaigne on July 1, 2014, we acquired a 2% general partner interest and a 19.7% limited partner interest in TLP. We attribute net earnings allocable to TLP’s limited partners to the controlling and noncontrolling interests based on the relative ownership interests in TLP. Earnings allocable to TLP’s limited partners are net of the earnings allocable to TLP’s general partner interest. The earnings allocable to TLP’s general partner interest include the distributions of cash attributable to the period to TLP’s general partner interest and incentive distribution rights, net of adjustments for TLP’s general partner’s proportionate share of undistributed earnings. Undistributed earnings are allocated to TLP’s limited partners and TLP’s general partner interest based on their ownership percentages of 98% and 2%, respectively. See Note 17 for a discussion of the sale of the 2% general partner interest in TLP.

 

Business Combination Measurement Period

 

We record the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a business combination at their acquisition date fair values. Pursuant to GAAP, an entity is allowed no more than one year to obtain the information necessary to identify and measure the fair values of the

 

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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements — Continued

At December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2015, and for the

Three Months and Nine Months Ended December 31, 2015 and 2014

 

assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a business combination. As described in Note 5, certain acquisitions are still within this measurement period, and as a result, the acquisition date fair values we have recorded for the assets acquired and liabilities assumed are subject to change.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

In July 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2015—11, “Simplifying the Measurement of Inventory.” The ASU requires that inventory within the scope of the guidance be measured at the lower of cost or net realizable value. The ASU is effective for the Partnership beginning April 1, 2017, although early adoption is permitted. We do not expect the adoption of this ASU to have a material impact on our consolidated financial position or results of operations.

 

In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015—03, “Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs.” The ASU requires that debt issuance costs (excluding costs associated with revolving debt arrangements) be presented in the balance sheet as a reduction to the carrying amount of the debt. We plan to adopt this ASU effective March 31, 2016, when we will begin presenting debt issuance costs as a reduction to long-term debt, rather than as an intangible asset. At December 31, 2015, intangible assets on our condensed consolidated balance sheet include $17.4 million of debt issuance costs associated with our senior notes that, upon adoption of this ASU, would be reclassified as a reduction to long-term debt. The ASU requires retrospective application for all prior periods presented. At March 31, 2015, intangible assets on our condensed consolidated balance sheet include $17.8 million of debt issuance costs associated with our senior notes that, upon adoption of this ASU, will be reclassified as a reduction to long-term debt.

 

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014—09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers.” The ASU will replace most existing revenue recognition guidance in GAAP. The core principle of this ASU is that an entity should recognize revenue for the transfer of goods or services equal to the amount that it expects to be entitled to receive for those goods or services. The ASU is effective for the Partnership beginning April 1, 2018, and allows for both full retrospective and modified retrospective (with cumulative effect) methods of adoption. We are in the process of determining the method of adoption and assessing the impact of this ASU on our consolidated financial statements.

 

Note 3—Income (Loss) Per Common Unit

 

Our income (loss) per common unit is as follows for the periods indicated:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended December 31,

 

Nine Months Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

2015

 

2014

 

 

 

(in thousands, except unit and per unit amounts)

 

Net income (loss) attributable to parent equity

 

$

23,481

 

$

(10,918

)

$

(45,963

)

$

(70,117

)

Less: Net income allocated to general partner (1)

 

(16,217

)

(11,783

)

(47,742

)

(32,220

)

Less: Net loss allocated to subordinated unitholders (2)

 

 

 

 

4,013

 

Net income (loss) attributable to common unitholders (basic)

 

7,264

 

(22,701

)

(93,705

)

(98,324

)

Effect of dilutive securities (restricted units)

 

(3,967

)

 

 

 

Net income (loss) attributable to common unitholders (diluted)

 

$

3,297

 

$

(22,701

)

$

(93,705

)

$

(98,324

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic income (loss) per common unit

 

$

0.07

 

$

(0.26

)

$

(0.89

)

$

(1.17

)

Diluted income (loss) per common unit

 

$

0.03

 

$

(0.26

)

$

(0.89

)

$

(1.17

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic weighted average common units outstanding

 

105,338,200

 

88,545,764

 

104,808,649

 

83,702,571

 

Diluted weighted average common units outstanding

 

106,194,547

 

88,545,764

 

104,808,649

 

83,702,571

 

 


(1)         Net income allocated to the general partner includes distributions to which it is entitled as the holder of incentive distribution rights, which are described in Note 12.

 

(2)         All outstanding subordinated units converted to common units in August 2014. Since the subordinated units did not share in the distribution of cash generated after June 30, 2014, we did not allocate any income or loss after that date to the subordinated unitholders. During the three months ended June 30, 2014, 5,919,346 subordinated units were outstanding and the loss per subordinated unit was $(0.68).

 

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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements — Continued

At December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2015, and for the

Three Months and Nine Months Ended December 31, 2015 and 2014

 

The diluted weighted average common units outstanding for the three months ended December 31, 2015 included 856,347 restricted units (as described in Note 12) that were considered dilutive for the period.  For the nine months ended December 31, 2015 and the three months and nine months ended December 31, 2014, the restricted units were considered antidilutive.

 

Note 4—Grand Mesa Pipeline

 

In October 2014, we completed a successful open season in which we received the requisite support, in the form of ship-or-pay volume commitments from multiple shippers, to begin construction of Grand Mesa Pipeline, which was planned to originate in Colorado and terminate in Cushing, Oklahoma. In November 2015, we combined the Grand Mesa Pipeline project and entered into an agreement with Saddlehorn Pipeline Company, LLC (“Saddlehorn”), under which we acquired a 37.5% undivided interest in a crude oil pipeline currently under construction (the “Joint Pipeline”). The Joint Pipeline will have several points of origin in Colorado and will terminate in Cushing, Oklahoma. We will have the right to utilize 150,000 barrels per day of capacity on the Joint Pipeline. Operating costs will be allocated to us based on our proportionate ownership interest and throughput. We expect the Joint Pipeline to be operational beginning in the fourth quarter of calendar year 2016.

 

Through our undivided interest in the Joint Pipeline, Grand Mesa will have expanded capacity, sufficient to service our customer contracts at the same origin and termination points with the ability to accept additional volume commitments. We will retain ownership of our previously-acquired easements for the potential future development of transportation projects involving petroleum commodities other than crude oil and condensate. With the consent and participation of Saddlehorn, we and Saddlehorn may consider future opportunities using these easements for projects involving the transportation of crude oil and condensate.

 

We paid $125 million towards the construction of the pipeline during the three months ended December 31, 2015.

 

Prior to reaching the agreement with Saddlehorn, we purchased $87.4 million of pipe that we expected to use for the Grand Mesa Pipeline. During the three months ended December 31, 2015, we reclassified this pipe to assets held for sale. To determine the value of the pipe at December 31, 2015, we inquired of a third party manufacturer as to the current cost of similar pipe.  Based on the information we received, the fair value of the pipe approximated our carrying value.  To facilitate the sale of this pipe, we notified potential buyers at the end of December 2015 that we would be accepting bids for the pipe through February 15, 2016.  Initial discussions held in January 2016 with potential buyers indicated to us that we would probably need to sell the pipe at an amount less than the carrying value as of December 31, 2015.  Based on these indications, we expect to record a loss on the sale of these assets during the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2016. In addition, we reclassified $47.0 million of costs to acquire land, rights-of-way, and easements on the originally-planned Grand Mesa Pipeline route as intangible assets in our condensed consolidated balance sheet.

 

Note 5—Acquisitions

 

Year Ending March 31, 2016

 

Delaware Basin Water Solutions Facilities

 

On August 24, 2015, we acquired four saltwater disposal facilities and a 50% interest in an additional saltwater disposal facility in the Delaware Basin of the Permian Basin in Texas for $50.0 million of cash. We are in the process of identifying and determining the fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in this business combination, and as a result, the estimates of fair value at December 31, 2015 are subject to change. We expect to complete this process before we issue our financial statements for the three months ending June 30, 2016. The following table summarizes the preliminary estimates of the fair values of the assets acquired (and useful lives) and liabilities assumed (in thousands):

 

Property, plant and equipment:

 

 

 

Water treatment facilities and equipment (3—30 years)

 

$

18,650

 

Land

 

400

 

Goodwill

 

12,776

 

Intangible asset:

 

 

 

Customer relationships (6 years)

 

16,000

 

Investments in unconsolidated entities

 

2,290

 

Accrued expenses and other payables

 

(116

)

Fair value of net assets acquired

 

$

50,000

 

 

Goodwill represents the excess of the consideration paid for the acquired business over the fair value of the individual assets acquired, net of liabilities assumed. Goodwill primarily represents the value of synergies between the acquired business and the

 

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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements — Continued

At December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2015, and for the

Three Months and Nine Months Ended December 31, 2015 and 2014

 

Partnership and the opportunity to use the acquired business as a platform for growth. We estimate that all of the goodwill will be deductible for federal income tax purposes.

 

Water Solutions Facilities

 

We are party to a development agreement that requires us to purchase water solutions facilities developed by the other party to the agreement. During the nine months ended December 31, 2015, we purchased 12 water treatment and disposal facilities under this development agreement. We also purchased one additional water treatment and disposal facility in December 2015 from a different seller. On a combined basis, we paid $120.0 million of cash and issued 781,255 common units, valued at $18.1 million, in exchange for these facilities.

 

During the nine months ended December 31, 2015, we completed the acquisition accounting for six of these water treatment and disposal facilities. The following table summarizes the final calculation of the fair values of the assets acquired (and useful lives) and liabilities assumed for these water treatment and disposal facilities:

 

Property, plant and equipment:

 

 

 

Water treatment facilities and equipment (3—30 years)

 

$

25,099

 

Buildings and leasehold improvements (7—30 years)

 

6,495

 

Land

 

1,070

 

Other (5 years)

 

32

 

Goodwill

 

43,252

 

Accrued expenses and other payables

 

(102

)

Other noncurrent liabilities

 

(174

)

Fair value of net assets acquired

 

$

75,672

 

 

We are in the process of identifying and determining the fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed for the other seven water treatment and disposal facilities, and as a result, the estimates of fair value at December 31, 2015 are subject to change. We expect to complete this process before we issue our financial statements for the three months ending September 30, 2016. The following table summarizes the preliminary estimates of the fair values of the assets acquired (and useful lives) and liabilities assumed (in thousands):

 

Property, plant and equipment:

 

 

 

Water treatment facilities and equipment (3—30 years)

 

$

32,776

 

Buildings and leasehold improvements (7—30 years)

 

4,802

 

Land

 

544

 

Other (5 years)

 

20

 

Goodwill

 

28,484

 

Accrued expenses and other payables

 

(4,000

)

Other noncurrent liabilities

 

(198

)

Fair value of net assets acquired

 

$

62,428

 

 

Goodwill represents the excess of the consideration paid for the acquired business over the fair value of the individual assets acquired, net of liabilities assumed. Goodwill primarily represents the value of synergies between the acquired business and the Partnership and the opportunity to use the acquired business as a platform for growth. We estimate that all of the goodwill will be deductible for federal income tax purposes.

 

Retail Propane Businesses

 

During the nine months ended December 31, 2015, we acquired five retail propane businesses. On a combined basis, we paid $17.4 million of cash and issued 52,199 common units, valued at $1.0 million, in exchange for these assets and operations. The agreements for these acquisitions contemplate post-closing payments for certain working capital items. We are in the process of identifying and determining the fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in these business combinations, and as a

 

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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements — Continued

At December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2015, and for the

Three Months and Nine Months Ended December 31, 2015 and 2014

 

result, the estimates of fair value at December 31, 2015 are subject to change. We expect to complete this process before we issue our financial statements for the three months ending September 30, 2016.

 

Year Ended March 31, 2015

 

As described in Note 2, pursuant to GAAP, an entity is allowed no more than one year to obtain the information necessary to identify and measure the fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a business combination. The changes we made during the nine months ended December 31, 2015 to the estimated acquisition date fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed in these business combinations are described below. We have not retrospectively adjusted previously issued financial statements for these changes, as we do not believe the changes are material.

 

Natural Gas Liquids Storage Facility

 

In February 2015, we acquired Sawtooth NGL Caverns, LLC (“Sawtooth”), which owns a natural gas liquids salt dome storage facility in Utah with rail and truck access to western United States markets and entered into a construction agreement to expand the storage capacity of the facility. We paid $97.6 million of cash, net of cash acquired, and issued 7,396,973 common units, valued at $218.5 million, in exchange for these assets and operations. During the nine months ended December 31, 2015, we completed the acquisition accounting for this business combination. The following table summarizes the final calculation of the fair values of the assets acquired (and useful lives) and liabilities assumed for this acquisition:

 

 

 

 

 

Estimated At

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

 

 

 

Final

 

2015

 

Change

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Accounts receivable—trade

 

$

42

 

$

42

 

$

 

Inventories

 

 

263

 

 

 

 

263

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

843

 

600

 

243

 

Property, plant and equipment:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Natural gas liquids terminal and storage assets (2—30 years)

 

61,130

 

62,205

 

(1,075

)

Vehicles and railcars (3—25 years)

 

78

 

75

 

3

 

Land

 

69

 

68

 

1

 

Other

 

17

 

32

 

(15

)

Construction in progress

 

19,525

 

19,525

 

 

Goodwill

 

183,096

 

151,853

 

31,243

 

Intangible assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Customer relationships (15 years)

 

61,500

 

85,000

 

(23,500

)

Non-compete agreements (10 years)

 

5,100

 

12,000

 

(6,900

)

Accounts payable—trade

 

(931

)

(931

)

 

Accrued expenses and other payables

 

(6,774

)

(6,511

)

(263

)

Advance payments received from customers

 

(1,015

)

(1,015

)

 

Other noncurrent liabilities

 

(6,817

)

(6,817

)

 

Fair value of net assets acquired

 

$

316,126

 

$

316,126

 

$

 

 

Goodwill represents the excess of the consideration paid for the acquired business over the fair value of the individual assets acquired, net of liabilities assumed. Goodwill primarily represents the value of synergies between the acquired business and the Partnership, the opportunity to use the acquired business as a platform for growth, and the acquired assembled workforce. We estimate that all of the goodwill will be deductible for federal income tax purposes.

 

We estimated the value of the customer relationship intangible asset using the income approach, which uses valuation techniques to convert future amounts (for example, cash flows or earnings) to a single present amount (discounted). The measurement is based on the value indicated by current market expectations about those future amounts.

 

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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements — Continued

At December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2015, and for the

Three Months and Nine Months Ended December 31, 2015 and 2014

 

The acquisition method of accounting requires that executory contracts with unfavorable terms relative to market conditions at the acquisition date be recorded as assets or liabilities in the acquisition accounting. Since certain storage leases were at unfavorable terms relative to acquisition date market conditions, we recorded a liability of $12.8 million related to these leases in the acquisition accounting, a portion of which we recorded to accrued expenses and other payables and a portion of which we recorded to other noncurrent liabilities. We amortized $4.4 million of this balance as an increase to revenues during the nine months ended December 31, 2015. We will amortize the remainder of this liability over the terms of the leases. The following table summarizes the future amortization of this liability (in thousands):

 

Year Ending March 31,

 

 

 

2016 (three months)

 

$

1,452

 

2017

 

4,905

 

2018

 

1,306

 

2019

 

88

 

 

Bakken Water Solutions Facilities

 

On November 21, 2014, we acquired two saltwater disposal facilities in the Bakken shale play in North Dakota for $34.6 million of cash. During the six months ended September 30, 2015, we completed the acquisition accounting for these water treatment and disposal facilities. The following table summarizes the final calculation of the fair values of the assets acquired (and useful lives) and liabilities assumed for these water treatment and disposal facilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Estimated At

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

 

 

 

Final

 

2015

 

Change

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Property, plant and equipment:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vehicles (10 years)

 

$

63

 

$

63

 

$

 

Water treatment facilities and equipment (3—30 years)

 

5,815

 

5,815

 

 

Buildings and leasehold improvements (7—30 years)

 

130

 

130

 

 

Land

 

100

 

100

 

 

Goodwill

 

4,421

 

6,560

 

(2,139

)

Intangible asset:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Customer relationships (7 years)

 

24,300

 

22,000

 

2,300

 

Other noncurrent assets

 

75

 

 

75

 

Other noncurrent liabilities

 

(304

)

(68

)

(236

)

Fair value of net assets acquired

 

$

34,600

 

$

34,600

 

$

 

 

Goodwill represents the excess of the consideration paid for the acquired business over the fair value of the individual assets acquired, net of liabilities assumed. Goodwill primarily represents the value of synergies between the acquired business and the Partnership and the opportunity to use the acquired business as a platform for growth. We estimate that all of the goodwill will be deductible for federal income tax purposes.

 

We estimated the value of the customer relationship intangible asset using the income approach, which uses valuation techniques to convert future amounts (for example, cash flows or earnings) to a single present amount (discounted). The measurement is based on the value indicated by current market expectations about those future amounts.

 

TransMontaigne Inc.

 

On July 1, 2014, we acquired TransMontaigne for $200.3 million of cash, net of cash acquired (including $174.1 million paid at closing and $26.2 million paid upon completion of the working capital settlement). As part of this transaction, we also purchased $380.4 million of inventory from the previous owner of TransMontaigne (including $346.9 million paid at closing and $33.5 million subsequently paid as the working capital settlement process progressed). The operations of TransMontaigne include the marketing of refined products. As part of this transaction, we acquired the 2.0% general partner interest, the incentive distribution rights, a 19.7%

 

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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements — Continued

At December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2015, and for the

Three Months and Nine Months Ended December 31, 2015 and 2014

 

limited partner interest in TLP, and assumed certain terminaling service agreements with TLP from an affiliate of the previous owner of TransMontaigne.

 

During the three months ended June 30, 2015, we completed the acquisition accounting for this business combination. The following table summarizes the final calculation of the fair values of the assets acquired (and useful lives) and liabilities assumed for this acquisition:

 

 

 

 

 

Estimated At

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

 

 

 

Final

 

2015

 

Change

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

1,469

 

$

1,469

 

$

 

Accounts receivable—trade

 

199,366

 

197,829

 

1,537

 

Accounts receivable—affiliates

 

528

 

528

 

 

Inventories

 

373,870

 

373,870

 

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

15,110

 

15,001

 

109

 

Property, plant and equipment:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Refined products terminal assets and equipment (20 years)

 

415,317

 

399,323

 

15,994

 

Vehicles

 

1,696

 

1,698

 

(2

)

Crude oil tanks and related equipment (20 years)

 

1,085

 

1,058

 

27

 

Information technology equipment

 

7,253

 

7,253

 

 

Buildings and leasehold improvements (20 years)

 

15,323

 

14,770

 

553

 

Land

 

61,329

 

70,529

 

(9,200

)

Tank bottoms (indefinite life)

 

46,900

 

46,900

 

 

Other

 

15,536

 

15,534

 

2

 

Construction in progress

 

4,487

 

4,487

 

 

Goodwill

 

30,169

 

28,074

 

2,095

 

Intangible assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Customer relationships (15 years)

 

66,000

 

76,100

 

(10,100

)

Pipeline capacity rights (30 years)

 

87,618

 

87,618

 

 

Investments in unconsolidated entities

 

240,583

 

240,583

 

 

Other noncurrent assets

 

3,911

 

3,911

 

 

Accounts payable—trade

 

(113,103

)

(113,066

)

(37

)

Accounts payable—affiliates

 

(69

)

(69

)

 

Accrued expenses and other payables

 

(79,405

)

(78,427

)

(978

)

Advance payments received from customers

 

(1,919

)

(1,919

)

 

Long-term debt

 

(234,000

)

(234,000

)

 

Other noncurrent liabilities

 

(33,227

)

(33,227

)

 

Noncontrolling interests

 

(545,120

)

(545,120

)

 

Fair value of net assets acquired

 

$

580,707

 

$

580,707

 

$

 

 

Goodwill represents the excess of the consideration paid for the acquired business over the fair value of the individual assets acquired, net of liabilities assumed. Goodwill primarily represents the value of synergies between the acquired business and the Partnership, the opportunity to use the acquired business as a platform for growth, and the acquired assembled workforce. We estimate that all of the goodwill will be deductible for federal income tax purposes.

 

We estimated the value of the customer relationship intangible asset using the income approach, which uses valuation techniques to convert future amounts (for example, cash flows or earnings) to a single present amount (discounted). The measurement is based on the value indicated by current market expectations about those future amounts.

 

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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements — Continued

At December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2015, and for the

Three Months and Nine Months Ended December 31, 2015 and 2014

 

The intangible asset for pipeline capacity rights relates to capacity allocations on a third-party refined products pipeline. Demand for use of this pipeline exceeds the pipeline’s capacity, and the limited capacity is allocated based on a shipper’s historical shipment volumes.

 

The fair value of the noncontrolling interests was calculated by multiplying the closing price of TLP’s common units on the acquisition date by the number of TLP common units held by parties other than us, adjusted for a lack-of-control discount.

 

See Note 17 for a discussion of the sale of the 2% general partner interest in TLP.

 

Water Solutions Facilities

 

We are party to a development agreement that requires us to purchase water solutions facilities developed by the other party to the agreement. During the year ended March 31, 2015, we purchased 16 water treatment and disposal facilities under this development agreement. We also purchased a 75% interest in one additional water treatment and disposal facility in July 2014 from a different seller. On a combined basis, we paid $190.0 million of cash and issued 1,322,032 common units, valued at $37.8 million, in exchange for these 17 facilities.

 

During the nine months ended December 31, 2015, we completed the acquisition accounting for all of these water treatment and disposal facilities. The following table summarizes the final calculation of the fair values of the assets acquired (and useful lives) and liabilities assumed for these water treatment and disposal facilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Estimated At

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

 

 

 

Final

 

2015

 

Change

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Accounts receivable—trade

 

$

939

 

$

939

 

$

 

Inventories

 

253

 

253

 

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

62

 

62

 

 

Property, plant and equipment:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Water treatment facilities and equipment (3–30 years)

 

79,982

 

79,706

 

276

 

Buildings and leasehold improvements (7–30 years)

 

10,690

 

10,250

 

440

 

Land

 

3,127

 

3,109

 

18

 

Other (5 years)

 

132

 

129

 

3

 

Goodwill

 

132,033

 

132,770

 

(737

)

Intangible asset:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Customer relationships (4 years)

 

10,000

 

10,000

 

 

Other noncurrent assets

 

50

 

50

 

 

Accounts payable—trade

 

(58

)

(58

)

 

Accrued expenses and other payables

 

(3,092

)

(3,092

)

 

Other noncurrent liabilities

 

(582

)

(582

)

 

Noncontrolling interest

 

(5,775

)

(5,775

)

 

Fair value of net assets acquired

 

$

227,761

 

$

227,761

 

$

 

 

Goodwill represents the excess of the consideration paid for the acquired business over the fair value of the individual assets acquired, net of liabilities assumed. Goodwill primarily represents the value of synergies between the acquired business and the Partnership and the opportunity to use the acquired business as a platform for growth. We estimate that all of the goodwill will be deductible for federal income tax purposes.

 

Retail Propane Businesses

 

During the year ended March 31, 2015, we acquired eight retail propane businesses. On a combined basis, we paid $39.1 million of cash and issued 132,100 common units, valued at $3.7 million, in exchange for these assets and operations.

 

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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements — Continued

At December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2015, and for the

Three Months and Nine Months Ended December 31, 2015 and 2014

 

During the six months ended September 30, 2015, we completed the acquisition accounting for all of these business combinations. The following table summarizes the final calculation of the fair values of the assets acquired (and useful lives) and liabilities assumed for these acquisitions:

 

 

 

 

 

Estimated At

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

 

 

 

Final

 

2015

 

Change

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Accounts receivable—trade

 

$

2,237

 

$

2,237

 

$

 

Inventories

 

771

 

771

 

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

110

 

110

 

 

Property, plant and equipment:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retail propane equipment (15–20 years)

 

13,177

 

13,177

 

 

Vehicles and railcars (5–7 years)

 

2,332

 

2,332

 

 

Buildings and leasehold improvements (30 years)

 

534

 

784

 

(250

)

Land

 

505

 

655

 

(150

)

Other (5–7 years)

 

118

 

116

 

2

 

Goodwill

 

8,097

 

8,097

 

 

Intangible assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Customer relationships (10–15 years)

 

17,563

 

17,563

 

 

Non-compete agreements (5–7 years)

 

500

 

500

 

 

Trade names (3–12 years)

 

950

 

950

 

 

Accounts payable—trade

 

(1,523

)

(1,921

)

398

 

Advance payments received from customers

 

(1,750

)

(1,750

)

 

Current maturities of long-term debt

 

(78

)

(78

)

 

Long-term debt, net of current maturities

 

(760

)

(760

)

 

Fair value of net assets acquired

 

$

42,783

 

$

42,783

 

$

 

 

We estimated the value of the customer relationship intangible asset using the income approach, which uses valuation techniques to convert future amounts (for example, cash flows or earnings) to a single present amount (discounted). The measurement is based on the value indicated by current market expectations about those future amounts.

 

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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements — Continued

At December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2015, and for the

Three Months and Nine Months Ended December 31, 2015 and 2014

 

Note 6—Property, Plant and Equipment

 

Our property, plant and equipment consists of the following at the dates indicated:

 

 

 

Estimated

 

December 31,

 

March 31,

 

Description

 

Useful Lives

 

2015

 

2015

 

 

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Natural gas liquids terminal and storage assets

 

2–30 years

 

$

125,579

 

$

132,851

 

Refined products terminal assets and equipment

 

20 years

 

444,087

 

403,609

 

Retail propane equipment

 

2–30 years

 

195,604

 

181,140

 

Vehicles and railcars

 

3–25 years

 

192,394

 

180,679

 

Water treatment facilities and equipment

 

3–30 years

 

453,345

 

317,317

 

Crude oil tanks and related equipment

 

2–40 years

 

131,159

 

109,909

 

Barges and towboats

 

5–40 years

 

79,113

 

59,848

 

Information technology equipment

 

3–7 years

 

42,082

 

34,915

 

Buildings and leasehold improvements

 

3–40 years

 

125,580

 

98,989

 

Land

 

 

 

104,059

 

107,098

 

Tank bottoms

 

 

 

63,566

 

62,656

 

Other

 

3–30 years

 

25,851

 

34,415

 

Construction in progress

 

 

 

295,739

 

96,922

 

 

 

 

 

2,278,158

 

1,820,348

 

Accumulated depreciation

 

 

 

(305,233

)

(202,959

)

Net property, plant and equipment

 

 

 

$

1,972,925

 

$

1,617,389

 

 

The following table summarizes depreciation expense for the periods indicated:

 

Three Months Ended December 31,

 

Nine Months Ended December 31,

 

2015

 

2014

 

2015

 

2014

 

(in thousands)

 

$

 35,443

 

$

29,723

 

$

105,707

 

$

76,593

 

 

Tank bottoms, which are product volumes required for the operation of storage tanks, are recorded at historical cost. We recover tank bottoms when the storage tanks are removed from service. The following table summarizes the tank bottoms included in the table above at the dates indicated:

 

 

 

December 31, 2015

 

March 31, 2015

 

 

 

Volume

 

 

 

Volume

 

 

 

Product

 

(in barrels)

 

Value

 

(in barrels)

 

Value

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Gasoline

 

230

 

$

26,906

 

219

 

$

25,710

 

Crude oil

 

231

 

19,349

 

184

 

16,835

 

Diesel

 

113

 

13,697

 

124

 

15,153

 

Renewables

 

28

 

2,906

 

41

 

4,220

 

Other

 

12

 

708

 

12

 

738

 

Total

 

 

 

$

63,566

 

 

 

$

62,656

 

 

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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements — Continued

At December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2015, and for the

Three Months and Nine Months Ended December 31, 2015 and 2014

 

Note 7—Goodwill

 

The following table summarizes changes in goodwill by segment for the nine months ended December 31, 2015:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Refined

 

 

 

 

 

Crude Oil

 

Water

 

 

 

Retail

 

Products and

 

 

 

 

 

Logistics

 

Solutions

 

Liquids

 

Propane

 

Renewables

 

Total

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Balances at March 31, 2015

 

$

579,846

 

$

401,656

 

$

234,803

 

$

122,382

 

$

64,074

 

$

1,402,761

 

Revisions to acquisition accounting (Note 5)

 

 

(2,876

)

31,243

 

 

2,095

 

30,462

 

Acquisitions (Note 5)

 

 

84,512

 

 

4,909

 

 

89,421

 

Balances at December 31, 2015

 

$

579,846

 

$

483,292

 

$

266,046

 

$

127,291

 

$

66,169

 

$

1,522,644

 

 

Note 8—Intangible Assets

 

Our intangible assets consist of the following at the dates indicated:

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2015

 

March 31, 2015

 

 

 

Estimated

 

Gross Carrying

 

Accumulated

 

Gross Carrying

 

Accumulated

 

Description

 

Useful Lives

 

Amount

 

Amortization

 

Amount

 

Amortization

 

 

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Amortizable—

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Customer relationships

 

3–20 years

 

$

910,618

 

$

220,422

 

$

921,418

 

$

159,215

 

Pipeline capacity rights

 

30 years

 

119,636

 

5,562

 

119,636

 

2,571

 

Water facility development agreement

 

5 years

 

14,000

 

7,000

 

14,000

 

4,900

 

Executory contracts and other agreements

 

2–10 years

 

23,920

 

20,471

 

23,920

 

18,387

 

Non-compete agreements

 

2–10 years

 

20,253

 

13,152

 

26,662

 

10,408

 

Trade names

 

2–12 years

 

15,439

 

11,610

 

15,439

 

7,569

 

Debt issuance costs

 

1–10 years

 

64,849

 

27,674

 

55,165

 

17,467

 

Total amortizable

 

 

 

1,168,715

 

305,891

 

1,176,240

 

220,517

 

Non-amortizable—

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Customer commitments

 

 

 

310,000

 

 

310,000

 

 

Rights-of-way and easements (1)

 

 

 

46,996

 

 

 

 

Trade names

 

 

 

22,620

 

 

22,620

 

 

Total non-amortizable

 

 

 

379,616

 

 

332,620

 

 

Total

 

 

 

$

1,548,331

 

$

305,891

 

$

1,508,860

 

$

220,517

 

 


(1)         As described in Note 4, we acquired land, rights-of-way, and easements along a planned pipeline route. We later acquired an undivided interest in a different crude oil pipeline with the same origin and destination points as those of our originally-planned route. We will retain the land, rights-of-way, and easements along the originally-planned route for potential future development.

 

The weighted-average remaining amortization period for intangible assets is approximately 12 years.

 

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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements — Continued

At December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2015, and for the

Three Months and Nine Months Ended December 31, 2015 and 2014

 

Amortization expense is as follows for the periods indicated:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended December 31,

 

Nine Months Ended December 31,

 

Recorded In

 

2015

 

2014

 

2015

 

2014

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

$

23,737

 

$

20,612

 

$

70,065

 

$

63,216

 

Cost of sales

 

1,701

 

1,818

 

5,102

 

5,939

 

Interest expense

 

5,649

 

2,451

 

10,207

 

6,480

 

Total

 

$

31,087

 

$

24,881

 

$

85,374

 

$

75,635

 

 

Expected amortization of our intangible assets, exclusive of assets that are not yet amortizable, is as follows (in thousands):

 

Year Ending March 31,

 

 

 

2016 (three months)

 

$

26,679

 

2017

 

103,418

 

2018

 

99,320

 

2019

 

89,360

 

2020

 

81,980

 

Thereafter

 

462,067

 

Total

 

$

862,824

 

 

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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements — Continued

At December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2015, and for the

Three Months and Nine Months Ended December 31, 2015 and 2014

 

Note 9—Long-Term Debt

 

Our long-term debt consists of the following at the dates indicated:

 

 

 

December 31,

 

March 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

2015

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Revolving credit facility—

 

 

 

 

 

Expansion capital borrowings

 

$

1,317,000

 

$

702,500

 

Working capital borrowings

 

603,500

 

688,000

 

5.125% Notes due 2019

 

400,000

 

400,000

 

6.875% Notes due 2021

 

450,000

 

450,000

 

6.650% Notes due 2022

 

250,000

 

250,000

 

TLP credit facility

 

248,000

 

250,000

 

Other long-term debt

 

62,592

 

9,271

 

 

 

3,331,092

 

2,749,771

 

Less: Current maturities

 

7,600

 

4,472

 

Long-term debt

 

$

3,323,492

 

$

2,745,299

 

 

Credit Agreement

 

We have entered into a credit agreement (as amended, the “Credit Agreement”) with a syndicate of banks. The Credit Agreement includes a revolving credit facility to fund working capital needs (the “Working Capital Facility”) and a revolving credit facility to fund acquisitions and expansion projects (the “Expansion Capital Facility,” and together with the Working Capital Facility, the “Revolving Credit Facility”). At December 31, 2015, our Revolving Credit Facility had a total capacity of $2.474 billion. Our Revolving Credit Facility has an “accordion” feature that allows us to increase the capacity by $150.0 million if new lenders wish to join the syndicate or if current lenders wish to increase their commitments.

 

The Expansion Capital Facility had a total capacity of $1.436 billion for cash borrowings at December 31, 2015. At that date, we had outstanding borrowings of $1.317 billion on the Expansion Capital Facility. The Working Capital Facility had a total capacity of $1.038 billion for cash borrowings and letters of credit at December 31, 2015. At that date, we had outstanding borrowings of $603.5 million and outstanding letters of credit of $117.1 million on the Working Capital Facility. Amounts outstanding for letters of credit are not recorded as long-term debt on our condensed consolidated balance sheets, although they decrease our borrowing capacity under the Working Capital Facility. The capacity available under the Working Capital Facility may be limited by a “borrowing base” (as defined in the Credit Agreement), which is calculated based on the value of certain working capital items at any point in time.

 

The commitments under the Credit Agreement mature on November 5, 2018. We have the right to prepay outstanding borrowings under the Credit Agreement without incurring any penalties, and prepayments of principal may be required if we enter into certain transactions to sell assets or obtain new borrowings.

 

All borrowings under the Credit Agreement bear interest, at our option, at either (i) an alternate base rate plus a margin of 0.50% to 1.50% per year or (ii) an adjusted LIBOR rate plus a margin of 1.50% to 2.50% per year. The applicable margin is determined based on our consolidated leverage ratio (as defined in the Credit Agreement). At December 31, 2015, the borrowings under the Credit Agreement were LIBOR borrowings with an interest rate at December 31, 2015 of 2.68%, calculated as the LIBOR rate of 0.43% plus a margin of 2.25%. At December 31, 2015, the interest rate in effect on letters of credit was 2.50%. Commitment fees are charged at a rate ranging from 0.38% to 0.50% on any unused capacity.

 

The Credit Agreement is secured by substantially all of our assets. In December 2015, we entered into an agreement with the banks to increase our maximum leverage ratio to 4.50 to 1 at any quarter end. The leverage coverage ratio in our Credit Agreement excludes TLP’s debt. At December 31, 2015, our leverage ratio was approximately 4.0 to 1. The Credit Agreement also specifies that our interest coverage ratio (as defined in the Credit Agreement) cannot be less than 2.75 to 1 at any quarter end. At December 31, 2015, our interest coverage ratio was approximately 5.6 to 1.

 

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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements — Continued

At December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2015, and for the

Three Months and Nine Months Ended December 31, 2015 and 2014

 

The Credit Agreement contains various customary representations, warranties, and additional covenants, including, without limitation, limitations on fundamental changes and limitations on indebtedness and liens. Our obligations under the Credit Agreement may be accelerated following certain events of default (subject to applicable cure periods), including, without limitation, (i) the failure to pay principal or interest when due, (ii) a breach by the Partnership or its subsidiaries of any material representation or warranty or any covenant made in the Credit Agreement, or (iii) certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency.

 

At December 31, 2015, we were in compliance with the covenants under the Credit Agreement.

 

2019 Notes

 

On July 9, 2014, we issued $400.0 million of 5.125% Senior Notes Due 2019 (the “2019 Notes”). The 2019 Notes mature on July 15, 2019. Interest is payable on January 15 and July 15 of each year. We have the right to redeem the 2019 Notes before the maturity date, although we would be required to pay a premium for early redemption.

 

The Partnership and NGL Energy Finance Corp. are co-issuers of the 2019 Notes, and the obligations under the 2019 Notes are guaranteed by certain of our existing and future restricted subsidiaries that incur or guarantee indebtedness under certain of our other indebtedness, including the Revolving Credit Facility. The indenture governing the 2019 Notes contains various customary covenants, including, without limitation, limitations on fundamental changes and limitations on indebtedness and liens. Our obligations under the indenture may be accelerated following certain events of default (subject to applicable cure periods), including, without limitation, (i) the failure to pay principal or interest when due, (ii) experiencing an event of default on certain other debt agreements, or (iii) certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency.

 

At December 31, 2015, we were in compliance with the covenants under the indenture governing the 2019 Notes.

 

2021 Notes

 

On October 16, 2013, we issued $450.0 million of 6.875% Senior Notes Due 2021 (the “2021 Notes”). The 2021 Notes mature on October 15, 2021. Interest is payable on April 15 and October 15 of each year. We have the right to redeem the 2021 Notes before the maturity date, although we would be required to pay a premium for early redemption.

 

The Partnership and NGL Energy Finance Corp. are co-issuers of the 2021 Notes, and the obligations under the 2021 Notes are guaranteed by certain of our existing and future restricted subsidiaries that incur or guarantee indebtedness under certain of our other indebtedness, including the Revolving Credit Facility. The indenture governing the 2021 Notes contains various customary covenants, including, without limitation, limitations on fundamental changes and limitations on indebtedness and liens. Our obligations under the indenture may be accelerated following certain events of default (subject to applicable cure periods), including, without limitation, (i) the failure to pay principal or interest when due, (ii) experiencing an event of default on certain other debt agreements, or (iii) certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency.

 

At December 31, 2015, we were in compliance with the covenants under the indenture governing the 2021 Notes.

 

2022 Notes

 

On June 19, 2012, we entered into a Note Purchase Agreement (as amended, the “Note Purchase Agreement”) whereby we issued $250.0 million of Senior Notes in a private placement (the “2022 Notes”). The 2022 Notes bear interest at a fixed rate of 6.65%, which is payable quarterly. The 2022 Notes are required to be repaid in semi-annual installments of $25.0 million beginning on December 19, 2017 and ending on the maturity date of June 19, 2022. We have the option to prepay outstanding principal, although we would incur a prepayment penalty. The 2022 Notes are secured by substantially all of our assets and rank equal in priority with borrowings under the Credit Agreement.

 

The Note Purchase Agreement contains various customary representations, warranties, and additional covenants that, among other things, limit our ability to (subject to certain exceptions): (i) incur additional debt, (ii) pay dividends and make other restricted payments, (iii) create or permit certain liens, (iv) create or permit restrictions on the ability of certain of our subsidiaries to pay dividends or make other distributions to us, (v) enter into transactions with affiliates, (vi) enter into sale and leaseback transactions and (vii) consolidate, merge, or sell all or substantially all or any portion of our assets. In addition, the Note Purchase Agreement contains similar leverage ratio and interest coverage ratio requirements to those of our Credit Agreement described above. In December 2015, we amended the Note Purchase Agreement to change the covenants to mirror the changes made to the covenants in our Credit Agreement.  In addition, we agreed to pay an additional 0.5% per year in interest if our leverage ratio exceeds 4.25 to 1.

 

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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements — Continued

At December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2015, and for the

Three Months and Nine Months Ended December 31, 2015 and 2014

 

The Note Purchase Agreement provides for customary events of default that include, among other things (subject to customary grace and cure periods in certain cases): (i) failure to pay principal or interest when due, (ii) breach of certain covenants contained in the Note Purchase Agreement or the 2022 Notes, (iii) failure to pay certain other indebtedness or the acceleration of certain other indebtedness before maturity if the total amount of such indebtedness unpaid or accelerated exceeds $10.0 million, (iv) the rendering of a judgment for the payment of money in excess of $10.0 million, (v) the failure of the Note Purchase Agreement, the 2022 Notes, or the guarantees by the subsidiary guarantors to be in full force and effect in all material respects and (vi) certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency. Generally, if an event of default occurs (subject to certain exceptions), the trustee or the holders of at least 51% in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding 2022 Notes may declare all of the 2022 Notes to be due and payable immediately.

 

At December 31, 2015, we were in compliance with the covenants under the Note Purchase Agreement.

 

TLP Credit Facility

 

TLP is party to a credit agreement with a syndicate of banks that provides for a revolving credit facility (the “TLP Credit Facility”). The TLP Credit Facility provides for a maximum borrowing line of credit equal to the lesser of (i) $400 million or (ii) 4.75 times Consolidated EBITDA (as defined in the TLP Credit Facility). The terms of the TLP Credit Facility include covenants that restrict TLP’s ability to make cash distributions, acquisitions and investments, including investments in joint ventures. TLP may make distributions of cash to the extent of TLP’s “available cash” (as defined in TLP’s partnership agreement). TLP may make acquisitions and investments that meet the definition of “permitted acquisitions,” “other investments” which may not exceed 5% of “consolidated net tangible assets,” and additional future “permitted JV investments” up to $125 million, which may include additional investments in BOSTCO. The commitments under the TLP Credit Facility mature on July 31, 2018.

 

TLP may elect to have loans under the TLP Credit Facility bear interest at either (i) a rate of LIBOR plus a margin ranging from 2% to 3% depending on the total leverage ratio then in effect, or (ii) the base rate plus a margin ranging from 1% to 2% depending on the total leverage ratio then in effect. TLP also pays commitment fees on any unused capacity, ranging from 0.375% to 0.5% per year, depending on the total leverage ratio then in effect. For the three months ended December 31, 2015, the weighted-average interest rate on borrowings under the TLP Credit Facility was approximately 2.9%. TLP’s obligations under the TLP Credit Facility are secured by a first priority security interest in favor of the lenders in the majority of TLP’s assets, including TLP’s investments in unconsolidated entities. At December 31, 2015, TLP had outstanding borrowings under the TLP Credit Facility of $248.0 million and no outstanding letters of credit.

 

The TLP Credit Facility also contains customary representations and warranties (including those relating to organization and authorization, compliance with laws, absence of defaults, material agreements and litigation) and customary events of default (including those relating to monetary defaults, covenant defaults, cross defaults and bankruptcy events). The primary financial covenants contained in the TLP Credit Facility are (i) a total leverage ratio test (not to exceed 4.75 times), (ii) a senior secured leverage ratio test (not to exceed 3.75 times) if TLP issues senior unsecured notes, and (iii) a minimum interest coverage ratio test (not less than 3.0 times). These financial covenants are based on “Consolidated EBITDA” (as defined in the TLP Credit Facility). The TLP Credit Facility is non-recourse to the Partnership. At December 31, 2015, TLP was in compliance with the covenants under the TLP Credit Facility.

 

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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements — Continued

At December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2015, and for the

Three Months and Nine Months Ended December 31, 2015 and 2014

 

The following table summarizes our basis in the assets and liabilities of TLP at December 31, 2015, inclusive of the impact of our acquisition accounting for the business combination with TransMontaigne (in thousands):

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

 681

 

Accounts receivable—trade

 

5,974

 

Accounts receivable—affiliates

 

515

 

Inventories

 

1,411

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

999

 

Property, plant and equipment, net

 

474,331

 

Goodwill

 

30,169

 

Intangible assets, net

 

60,409

 

Investments in unconsolidated entities

 

254,516

 

Other noncurrent assets

 

674

 

Accounts payable—trade

 

(7,895

)

Accounts payable—affiliates

 

(153

)

Net intercompany payable

 

(1,632

)

Accrued expenses and other payables

 

(8,584

)

Advanced payments received from customers

 

(151

)

Long-term debt

 

(248,000

)

Other noncurrent liabilities

 

(2,731

)

Net assets

 

$

560,533

 

 

Other Long-Term Debt

 

We have executed various noninterest bearing notes payable, primarily related to non-compete agreements entered into in connection with acquisitions of businesses. We also have certain notes payable related to equipment financing. These instruments have a combined principal balance of $62.6 million at December 31, 2015, and the interest rates on these instruments range from 2.06% to 8.60% per year.

 

Debt Maturity Schedule

 

The scheduled maturities of our long-term debt are as follows at December 31, 2015:

 

 

 

Revolving

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TLP

 

Other

 

 

 

 

 

Credit

 

2019

 

2021

 

2022

 

Credit

 

Long-Term

 

 

 

Year Ending March 31,

 

Facility

 

Notes

 

Notes

 

Notes

 

Facility

 

Debt

 

Total

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

2016 (three months)

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

1,016

 

$

1,016

 

2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,263

 

7,263

 

2018

 

 

 

 

25,000

 

 

7,056

 

32,056

 

2019

 

1,920,500

 

 

 

50,000

 

248,000

 

6,581

 

2,225,081

 

2020

 

 

400,000

 

 

50,000

 

 

5,959

 

455,959

 

Thereafter

 

 

 

450,000

 

125,000

 

 

34,717

 

609,717

 

Total

 

$

1,920,500

 

$

400,000

 

$

450,000

 

$

250,000

 

$

248,000

 

$

62,592

 

$

3,331,092

 

 

Note 10—Income Taxes

 

We qualify as a partnership for income tax purposes. As such, we generally do not pay United States federal income tax. Rather, each owner reports his or her proportionate share of our income or loss on his or her individual tax return. The aggregate difference in the basis of our net assets for financial and tax reporting purposes cannot be readily determined, as we do not have access to information regarding each partner’s basis in the Partnership.

 

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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements — Continued

At December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2015, and for the

Three Months and Nine Months Ended December 31, 2015 and 2014

 

We have certain taxable corporate subsidiaries in the United States and in Canada, and our operations in Texas are subject to a state franchise tax that is calculated based on revenues net of cost of sales. Our fiscal years 2012 to 2015 generally remain subject to examination by federal, state, and Canadian tax authorities. We use the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply in the years in which these temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. Changes in tax rates are recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date.

 

A publicly traded partnership is required to generate at least 90% of its gross income (as defined for federal income tax purposes) from certain qualifying sources. Income generated by our taxable corporate subsidiaries is excluded from this qualifying income calculation. Although we routinely generate income outside of our corporate subsidiaries that is non-qualifying, we believe that at least 90% of our gross income has been qualifying income for each of the calendar years since our initial public offering.

 

We evaluate uncertain tax positions for recognition and measurement in the consolidated financial statements. To recognize a tax position, we determine whether it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained upon examination, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation, based on the technical merits of the position. A tax position that meets the more likely than not threshold is measured to determine the amount of benefit to be recognized in the consolidated financial statements. We had no material uncertain tax positions that required recognition in our condensed consolidated financial statements at December 31, 2015 or March 31, 2015.

 

Note 11—Commitments and Contingencies

 

Legal Contingencies

 

We are party to various claims, legal actions, and complaints arising in the ordinary course of business. In the opinion of our management, the ultimate resolution of these claims, legal actions, and complaints, after consideration of amounts accrued, insurance coverage, and other arrangements, is not expected to have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows. However, the outcome of such matters is inherently uncertain, and estimates of our liabilities may change materially as circumstances develop.

 

Environmental Matters

 

Our condensed consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2015 includes a liability of $3.6 million related to environmental matters, which is reported within accrued expenses and other payables. Our operations are subject to extensive federal, state, and local environmental laws and regulations. Although we believe our operations are in substantial compliance with applicable environmental laws and regulations, risks of additional costs and liabilities are inherent in our business, and there can be no assurance that we will not incur significant costs. Moreover, it is possible that other developments, such as increasingly stringent environmental laws, regulations and enforcement policies thereunder, and claims for damages to property or persons resulting from the operations, could result in substantial costs. Accordingly, we have adopted policies, practices, and procedures in the areas of pollution control, product safety, occupational health, and the handling, storage, use, and disposal of hazardous materials designed to prevent material environmental or other damage, and to limit the financial liability that could result from such events. However, some risk of environmental or other damage is inherent in our business.

 

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) has informed NGL Crude Logistics, LLC (“NGL Crude”; formerly known as Gavilon Energy prior to its acquisition by us in December 2013) of alleged violations in 2011 by Gavilon Energy of the Clean Air Act’s renewable fuel standards regulations. The EPA’s allegations relate to transactions between Gavilon Energy and one of its suppliers and the generation of biodiesel renewable identification numbers sold by such supplier to Gavilon Energy in 2011.  We have vigorously denied the allegations.  In an effort to resolve this matter, the parties have recently commenced settlement negotiations, which are ongoing.

 

At this time, we are unable to ascertain whether the settlement discussions will produce a resolution satisfactory to us or whether the EPA will seek resolution of the matter through an enforcement action. As a result, we are also unable to determine the likely terms of any resolution or their significance to us.  Although we believe we have legal defenses, it is reasonably possible that we may agree to pay the EPA some amount to settle the matter.

 

Asset Retirement Obligations

 

Our condensed consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2015 includes a liability of $5.0 million related to asset retirement obligations, which is reported within other noncurrent liabilities. This liability is related to contractual and regulatory obligations at certain facilities for which we have to perform remediation, dismantlement, or removal activities when the assets are retired. Our liability for asset retirement obligations is discounted to present value. To calculate the liability, we make estimates and assumptions about the retirement cost and the timing of retirement. Changes in our assumptions and estimates may occur as a result of the passage of time and the occurrence of future events.

 

In addition to the obligations described above, we may be required to remove facilities or perform other remediation upon retirement of certain other assets. We believe the present value of these asset retirement obligations, under current laws and

 

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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements — Continued

At December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2015, and for the

Three Months and Nine Months Ended December 31, 2015 and 2014

 

regulations, after considering the estimated lives of our facilities, is not material to our consolidated financial position or results of operations.

 

Operating Leases

 

We have executed various noncancelable operating lease agreements for product storage, office space, vehicles, real estate, railcars, and equipment. The following table summarizes future minimum lease payments under these agreements at December 31, 2015 (in thousands):

 

Year Ending March 31,

 

 

 

2016 (three months)

 

$

28,264

 

2017

 

100,606

 

2018

 

85,570

 

2019

 

61,645

 

2020

 

52,043

 

Thereafter

 

115,311

 

Total

 

$

443,439

 

 

The following table summarizes rental expense for operating leases for the periods indicated:

 

Three Months Ended December 31,

 

Nine Months Ended December 31,

 

2015

 

2014

 

2015

 

2014

 

(in thousands)

 

$

25,548

 

$

36,767

 

$

92,623

 

$

91,400

 

 

Pipeline Capacity Agreements

 

We have executed noncancelable agreements with crude oil and refined products pipeline operators, which guarantee us minimum monthly shipping capacity on the pipelines. As a result, we are required to pay the minimum shipping fees if actual shipments are less than our allotted capacity. The following table summarizes future minimum throughput payments under these agreements at December 31, 2015 (in thousands):

 

Year Ending March 31,

 

 

 

2016 (three months)

 

$

14,156

 

2017

 

56,684

 

2018

 

56,770

 

2019

 

55,978

 

2020

 

46,146

 

Thereafter

 

90,972

 

Total

 

$

320,706

 

 

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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements — Continued

At December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2015, and for the

Three Months and Nine Months Ended December 31, 2015 and 2014

 

Sales and Purchase Contracts

 

We have entered into product sales and purchase contracts for which we expect the parties to physically settle and deliver the inventory in future periods. The following table summarizes such commitments at December 31, 2015:

 

 

 

Volume

 

Value

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Purchase commitments:

 

 

 

 

 

Natural gas liquids fixed-price (gallons)

 

25,653

 

$

14,506

 

Natural gas liquids index-price (gallons)

 

406,147

 

167,396

 

Crude oil fixed-price (barrels)

 

1,075

 

46,195

 

Crude oil index-price (barrels)

 

21,371

 

546,299

 

Sale commitments:

 

 

 

 

 

Natural gas liquids fixed-price (gallons)

 

146,488

 

102,610

 

Natural gas liquids index-price (gallons)

 

267,468

 

175,650

 

Crude oil fixed-price (barrels)

 

2,093

 

95,902

 

Crude oil index-price (barrels)

 

21,331

 

658,906

 

 

We account for the contracts shown in the table above as normal purchases and normal sales. Under this accounting policy election, we do not record the contracts at fair value at each balance sheet date; instead, we record the purchase or sale at the contracted value once the delivery occurs. Contracts in the table above may have offsetting derivative contracts (see Note 13) or inventory positions (see Note 2).

 

Certain other forward purchase and sale contracts do not qualify for the normal purchase and normal sale election. These contracts are recorded at fair value in our condensed consolidated balance sheet and are not included in the table above. These contracts are included in the derivative disclosures in Note 13, and represent $41.3 million of our prepaid expenses and other current assets and $30.0 million of our accrued expenses and other payables at December 31, 2015.

 

Note 12—Equity

 

Partnership Equity

 

The Partnership’s equity consists of a 0.1% general partner interest and a 99.9% limited partner interest, which consists of common units. Our general partner is not required to make any additional capital contributions or to guarantee or pay any of our debts and obligations.

 

Common Units Issued in Business Combinations

 

During the nine months ended December 31, 2015, we issued 833,454 common units, valued at $19.1 million, as consideration for certain business combinations.

 

Common Unit Repurchase Program

 

On September 10, 2015, the Board of Directors of our general partner authorized a common unit repurchase program, under which we may repurchase up to $45 million of our outstanding common units through March 31, 2016. We may repurchase common units from time to time in the open market or in other privately negotiated transactions. The common unit repurchase program authorization does not obligate us to repurchase any dollar amount or number of our common units. During the nine months ended December 31, 2015, we repurchased 398,141 common units for an aggregate price of $7.7 million.

 

Our Distribution Policy

 

Our general partner has adopted a cash distribution policy that requires us to pay a quarterly distribution to unitholders as of the record date to the extent we have sufficient cash from operations after establishment of cash reserves and payment of fees and expenses, including payments to the general partner and its affiliates, referred to as “available cash.” The general partner will also

 

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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements — Continued

At December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2015, and for the

Three Months and Nine Months Ended December 31, 2015 and 2014

 

receive, in addition to distributions on its 0.1% general partner interest, additional distributions based on the level of distributions to the limited partners. These distributions are referred to as “incentive distributions” or “IDRs.” Our general partner currently holds the IDRs, but may transfer these rights separately from its general partner interest, subject to restrictions in our partnership agreement.

 

The following table illustrates the percentage allocations of available cash from operating surplus between our limited partners and our general partner based on the specified target distribution levels. The amounts set forth under “Marginal Percentage Interest In Distributions” are the percentage interests of our general partner and our limited partners in any available cash from operating surplus we distribute up to and including the corresponding amount in the column “Total Quarterly Distribution Per Common Unit,” until available cash from operating surplus we distribute reaches the next target distribution level, if any. The percentage interests shown for our limited partners and our general partner for the minimum quarterly distribution are also applicable to quarterly distribution amounts that are less than the minimum quarterly distribution. The percentage interests set forth below for our general partner include its 0.1% general partner interest, and assume that our general partner has contributed any additional capital necessary to maintain its 0.1% general partner interest and has not transferred its IDRs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marginal Percentage Interest In

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions

 

 

 

Total Quarterly Distribution Per Common Unit

 

Limited Partners

 

General Partner

 

Minimum quarterly distribution

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

0.337500

 

99.9

%

0.1

%

First target distribution

 

above

 

$

0.337500

 

up to

 

$

0.388125

 

99.9

%

0.1

%

Second target distribution

 

above

 

$

0.388125

 

up to

 

$

0.421875

 

86.9

%

13.1

%

Third target distribution

 

above

 

$

0.421875

 

up to

 

$

0.506250

 

76.9

%

23.1

%

Thereafter

 

above

 

$

0.506250

 

 

 

 

 

51.9

%

48.1

%

 

In January 2016, we declared a distribution of $0.64 per common unit, to be paid on February 15, 2016 to unitholders of record on February 3, 2016. This distribution is expected to be $83.6 million, including amounts to be paid on common and general partner notional units as well as an incentive distribution.

 

TLP’s Distribution Policy

 

TLP’s partnership agreement requires it to pay a quarterly distribution to unitholders as of the record date to the extent TLP has sufficient cash from operations after establishment of cash reserves and payment of fees and expenses, including payments to TLP’s general partner and its affiliates, referred to as “available cash.” TLP’s general partner will also receive, in addition to distributions on its 2.0% general partner interest, additional distributions based on the level of distributions to the limited partners. These distributions are referred to as “incentive distributions” or “IDRs.” TLP’s general partner currently holds the IDRs, but may transfer these rights separately from its general partner interest, subject to restrictions in TLP’s partnership agreement.

 

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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements — Continued

At December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2015, and for the

Three Months and Nine Months Ended December 31, 2015 and 2014

 

The following table illustrates the percentage allocations of available cash from operating surplus between TLP’s limited partners and TLP’s general partner based on the specified target distribution levels. The amounts set forth under “Marginal Percentage Interest In Distributions” are the percentage interests of TLP’s general partner and TLP’s limited partners in any available cash from operating surplus TLP distributes up to and including the corresponding amount in the column “Total Quarterly Distribution Per Common Unit,” until available cash from operating surplus TLP distributes reaches the next target distribution level, if any. The percentage interests shown for TLP’s limited partners and TLP’s general partner for the minimum quarterly distribution are also applicable to quarterly distribution amounts that are less than the minimum quarterly distribution. The percentage interests set forth below for TLP’s general partner include its 2.0% general partner interest, and assume that TLP’s general partner has contributed any additional capital necessary to maintain its 2.0% general partner interest and has not transferred its IDRs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marginal Percentage Interest In

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions

 

 

 

Total Quarterly Distribution Per Common Unit

 

Limited Partners

 

General Partner

 

Minimum quarterly distribution

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

0.40

 

98

%

2

%

First target distribution

 

above

 

$

0.40

 

up to

 

$

0.44

 

98

%

2

%

Second target distribution

 

above

 

$

0.44

 

up to

 

$

0.50

 

85

%

15

%

Third target distribution

 

above

 

$

0.50

 

up to

 

$

0.60

 

75

%

25

%

Thereafter

 

above

 

$

0.60

 

 

 

 

 

50

%

50

%

 

In January 2016, TLP declared a distribution of $0.67 per common unit, which was paid on February 8, 2016. We received a total of $4.1 million from this distribution on our general partner interest, IDRs, and limited partner interest. The noncontrolling interest owners received a total of $8.7 million from this distribution.

 

Equity-Based Incentive Compensation

 

Our general partner has adopted a long-term incentive plant (“LTIP”), which allows for the issuance of equity-based incentive compensation.  Awards granted under the LTIP include restricted units that vest contingent on the continued service of the recipients through the vesting date (the “Service Awards”).  Awards also include restricted units that are contingent upon both the continued service of the recipients through the vesting date and also on the performance of our common units relative to other entities in the Alerian MLP Index (the “Index”) over specified periods of time (the “Performance Awards”).  The awards may also vest in the event of a change of control, at the discretion of the board of directors.  No distributions accrue to or are paid on the restricted units during the vesting period.

 

The following table summarizes the Service Award activity during the nine months ended December 31, 2015:

 

Unvested Service Award units at March 31, 2015

 

2,260,400

 

Units granted

 

787,562

 

Units vested and issued

 

(833,029

)

Units withheld for employee taxes

 

(455,651

)

Units forfeited

 

(91,000

)

Unvested Service Award units at December 31, 2015

 

1,668,282

 

 

The following table summarizes the scheduled vesting of our unvested Service Award units:

 

Year Ending March 31,

 

Number of Units

 

2016 (three months)

 

20,000

 

2017

 

807,141

 

2018

 

734,141

 

Thereafter

 

107,000

 

Unvested Service Award units at December 31, 2015

 

1,668,282

 

 

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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements — Continued

At December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2015, and for the

Three Months and Nine Months Ended December 31, 2015 and 2014

 

We record the expense for the first tranche of each Service Award on a straight-line basis over the period beginning with the grant date of the awards and ending with the vesting date of the tranche. We record the expense for succeeding tranches over the period beginning with the vesting date of the previous tranche and ending with the vesting date of the tranche. At each balance sheet date, we adjust the cumulative expense recorded using the estimated fair value of the awards at the balance sheet date. We calculate the fair value of the awards using the closing price of our common units on the New York Stock Exchange on the balance sheet date, adjusted to reflect the fact that the holders of the unvested units are not entitled to distributions during the vesting period. We estimate the impact of the lack of distribution rights during the vesting period using the value of the most recent distribution and assumptions that a market participant might make about future distribution growth. The following table summarizes expense related to Service Award units for the periods indicated:

 

Three Months Ended December 31,

 

Nine Months Ended December 31,

 

2015

 

2014

 

2015

 

2014

 

(in thousands)

 

$

 403

 

$

1,600

 

$

33,765

 

$

23,300

 

 

Of the restricted units granted and vested during the nine months ended December 31, 2015, 465,239 units were granted as a bonus for performance during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015. We accrued expense of $10.0 million during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015 as an estimate of the value of such bonus units that would be granted. During the nine months ended December 31, 2015, we recorded an additional $1.8 million of expense to true-up the estimate to the $11.8 million of actual expense associated with these bonuses. Since the units were not formally granted until July 2015, the full $11.8 million value is reflected in the expense during the nine months ended December 31, 2015 in the table above.

 

The following table summarizes the estimated future expense we expect to record on the unvested Service Award units at December 31, 2015 (in thousands), after taking into consideration estimated forfeitures of approximately 164,000 units. For purposes of this calculation, we used the closing price of our common units on December 31, 2015, which was $11.04.

 

Year Ending March 31,

 

 

 

2016 (three months)

 

$

2,413

 

2017

 

7,634

 

2018

 

2,435

 

Thereafter

 

588

 

Total

 

$

13,070

 

 

The following table is a rollforward of the liability related to the Service Award units, which is reported within accrued expenses and other payables in our condensed consolidated balance sheets (in thousands):

 

Balance at March 31, 2015

 

$

6,154

 

Expense recorded

 

33,765

 

Value of units vested and issued

 

(23,502

)

Taxes paid on behalf of participants

 

(12,883

)

Balance at December 31, 2015

 

$

3,534

 

 

The weighted-average fair value of the Service Award units at December 31, 2015 was $8.24 per common unit, which was calculated as the closing price of our common units on December 31, 2015, adjusted to reflect the fact that the restricted units are not entitled to distributions during the vesting period. The impact of the lack of distribution rights during the vesting period was estimated using the value of the most recent distribution.

 

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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements — Continued

At December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2015, and for the

Three Months and Nine Months Ended December 31, 2015 and 2014

 

During April 2015, our general partner granted Performance Award units to certain employees. The following table summarizes the maximum number of units that could vest on these Performance Awards for each vesting tranche, taking into consideration any Performance Awards that have been forfeited since the grant date:

 

 

 

Maximum Performance

 

Vesting Date of Tranche

 

Award Units

 

July 1, 2016

 

665,382

 

July 1, 2017

 

657,382

 

Total

 

1,322,764

 

 

The number of Performance Award units that will vest is contingent on the performance of our common units relative to the performance of the other entities in the Index. Performance will be calculated based on the return on our common units (including changes in the market price of the common units and distributions paid during the performance period) relative to the returns on the common units of the other entities in the Index. Performance will be measured over the following periods:

 

Vesting Date of Tranche

 

Performance Period for Tranche

 

July 1, 2016

 

July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2016

 

July 1, 2017

 

July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2017

 

 

The following table summarizes the percentage of the maximum Performance Award units that will vest depending on the percentage of entities in the Index that NGL outperforms:

 

Percentage of Entities in the

 

Percentage of Maximum

 

Index that NGL Outperforms

 

Performance Award Units to Vest

 

Less than 50%

 

0

%

50%–75%

 

25%–50

%

75%–90%

 

50%–100

%

Greater than 90%

 

100

%

 

The April 2015 Performance Award grants included a tranche that vested on July 1, 2015. During the July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2015 performance period, the return on our common units exceeded the return on 83% of our peer companies in the Index. As a result, the July 1, 2015 tranche of the Performance Awards vested at 76% of the maximum number of awards, and 530,564 common units vested on July 1, 2015. Of these units, recipients elected for us to withhold 210,137 common units for employee taxes, valued at $6.4 million. We issued the remaining 320,427 common units, valued at $9.7 million, on July 1, 2015.

 

The following table summarizes the estimated fair value for each unvested tranche at December 31, 2015 (without consideration of estimated forfeitures):

 

 

 

Fair Value of

 

Vesting Date of Tranche

 

Unvested Awards

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

July 1, 2016

 

$

266

 

July 1, 2017

 

303

 

Total

 

$

569

 

 

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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements — Continued

At December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2015, and for the

Three Months and Nine Months Ended December 31, 2015 and 2014

 

We record the expense for each of the tranches of the Performance Awards on a straight-line basis over the period beginning with the grant date and ending with the vesting date of the tranche. At each balance sheet date, we adjust the cumulative expense recorded using the estimated fair value of the awards at the balance sheet date. We calculate the fair value of the awards using a Monte Carlo simulation. The following table summarizes the expense (benefit) recorded for each vesting tranche during the periods indicated:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

Vesting Date of Tranche

 

June 30, 2015

 

September 30, 2015

 

December 31, 2015

 

Total

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

July 1, 2015

 

$

15,469

 

$

609

 

$

 

$

16,078

 

July 1, 2016

 

1,720

 

(220

)

(1,352

)

148

 

July 1, 2017

 

602

 

(60

)

(453

)

89

 

Total

 

$

17,791

 

$

329

 

$

(1,805

)

$

16,315

 

 

The following table summarizes the estimated future expense we expect to record on the unvested Performance Award units at December 31, 2015 (in thousands), after taking into consideration estimated forfeitures. For purposes of this calculation, we used the December 31, 2015 fair value of the Performance Awards.

 

Year Ending March 31,

 

 

 

2016 (three months)

 

$

84

 

2017

 

180

 

2018

 

32

 

Total

 

$

296

 

 

The following table is a rollforward of the liability related to the Performance Award units, which is reported within accrued expenses and other payables in our condensed consolidated balance sheets (in thousands):

 

Balance at March 31, 2015

 

$

 

Expense recorded

 

16,315

 

Value of units vested and issued

 

(9,658

)

Taxes paid on behalf of participants

 

(6,420

)

Balance at December 31, 2015

 

$

237

 

 

The number of common units that may be delivered pursuant to awards under the LTIP is limited to 10% of the issued and outstanding common units. The maximum number of units deliverable under the LTIP plan automatically increases to 10% of the issued and outstanding common units immediately after each issuance of common units, unless the plan administrator determines to increase the maximum number of units deliverable by a lesser amount. Units withheld to satisfy tax withholding obligations are not considered to be delivered under the LTIP. In addition, when an award is forfeited, canceled, exercised, paid or otherwise terminates or expires without the delivery of units, the units subject to such award are again available for new awards under the LTIP. At December 31, 2015, approximately 5.3 million common units remain available for issuance under the LTIP.

 

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At December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2015, and for the

Three Months and Nine Months Ended December 31, 2015 and 2014

 

Note 13—Fair Value of Financial Instruments

 

Our cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable, accrued expenses, and other current assets and liabilities (excluding derivative instruments) are carried at amounts which reasonably approximate their fair values due to their short-term nature.

 

Commodity Derivatives

 

The following table summarizes the estimated fair values of our commodity derivative assets and liabilities reported in our condensed consolidated balance sheet at the dates indicated:

 

 

 

December 31, 2015

 

March 31, 2015

 

 

 

Derivative

 

Derivative

 

Derivative

 

Derivative

 

 

 

Assets

 

Liabilities

 

Assets

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Level 1 measurements

 

$

65,865

 

$

(2,965

)

$

83,779

 

$

(3,969

)

Level 2 measurements

 

44,843

 

(31,198

)

34,963

 

(28,764

)

 

 

110,708

 

(34,163

)

118,742

 

(32,733

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Netting of counterparty contracts (1)

 

(1,215

)

1,215

 

(1,804

)

1,804

 

Net cash collateral provided (held)

 

(41,573

)

2,209

 

(56,660

)

2,979

 

Commodity derivatives in condensed consolidated balance sheet

 

$

67,920

 

$

(30,739

)

$

60,278

 

$

(27,950

)

 


(1)         Relates to commodity derivative assets and liabilities that are expected to be net settled on an exchange or through a netting arrangement with the counterparty.

 

The following table summarizes the accounts that include our commodity derivative assets and liabilities in our condensed consolidated balance sheets:

 

 

 

December 31,

 

March 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

2015

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

$

67,920

 

$

60,278

 

Accrued expenses and other payables

 

(30,739

)

(27,950

)

Net commodity derivative asset

 

$

37,181

 

$

32,328

 

 

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At December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2015, and for the

Three Months and Nine Months Ended December 31, 2015 and 2014

 

The following table summarizes our open commodity derivative contract positions at the dates indicated. We do not account for these derivatives as hedges.

 

 

 

 

 

Net Long (Short)

 

Fair Value

 

 

 

 

 

Notional

 

of

 

 

 

 

 

Units

 

Net Assets

 

Contracts

 

Settlement Period

 

(Barrels)

 

(Liabilities)

 

 

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

At December 31, 2015—

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cross-commodity (1)

 

January 2016–March 2017

 

284

 

$

1,684

 

Crude oil fixed-price (2)

 

January 2016–March 2016

 

(1,048

)

3,603

 

Propane fixed-price (2)

 

January 2016–December 2017

 

425

 

(2,265

)

Refined products fixed-price (2)

 

January 2016–February 2017

 

(6,520

)

69,448

 

Other

 

January 2016–December 2016

 

(220

)

4,075

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

76,545

 

Net cash collateral held

 

 

 

 

 

(39,364

)

Net commodity derivatives in condensed consolidated balance sheet

 

 

 

 

 

$

37,181

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At March 31, 2015—

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cross-commodity (1)

 

April 2015–March 2016

 

98

 

$

(105

)

Crude oil fixed-price (2)

 

April 2015–June 2015

 

(1,113

)

(171

)

Crude oil index-price (3)

 

April 2015–July 2015

 

751

 

1,835

 

Propane fixed-price (2)

 

April 2015–December 2016

 

193

 

(2,842

)

Refined products fixed-price (2)

 

April 2015–December 2015

 

(3,005

)

84,996

 

Other

 

April 2015–December 2015

 

 

 

2,296

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

86,009

 

Net cash collateral held

 

 

 

 

 

(53,681

)

Net commodity derivatives in condensed consolidated balance sheet

 

 

 

 

 

$

32,328

 

 


(1)         Cross-commodity—We may purchase or sell a physical commodity where the underlying contract pricing mechanisms are tied to different commodity price indices. These contracts are derivatives we have entered into as an economic hedge against the risk of one commodity price moving relative to another commodity price.

 

(2)         Commodity fixed-price—We may have fixed price physical purchases, including inventory, offset by floating price physical sales or floating price physical purchases offset by fixed price physical sales. These contracts are derivatives we have entered into as an economic hedge against the risk of mismatches between fixed and floating price physical obligations.

 

(3)         Commodity index-price—We may purchase or sell a physical commodity where the underlying contract pricing mechanisms are tied to different indices. These indices may vary in the commodity grade or location, or in the timing of delivery within a given month. These contracts are derivatives we have entered into as an economic hedge against the risk of one index moving relative to another index.

 

The following table summarizes the net gains recorded from our commodity derivatives to cost of sales for the periods indicated:

 

Three Months Ended December 31,

 

Nine Months Ended December 31,

 

2015

 

2014

 

2015

 

2014

 

(in thousands)

 

$

 52,535

 

$

202,496

 

$

97,069

 

$

240,992

 

 

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At December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2015, and for the

Three Months and Nine Months Ended December 31, 2015 and 2014

 

Credit Risk

 

We have credit policies that we believe minimize our overall credit risk, including an evaluation of potential counterparties’ financial condition (including credit ratings), collateral requirements under certain circumstances, and the use of industry standard master netting agreements, which allow for offsetting counterparty receivable and payable balances for certain transactions. At December 31, 2015, our primary counterparties were retailers, resellers, energy marketers, producers, refiners, and dealers. This concentration of counterparties may impact our overall exposure to credit risk, either positively or negatively, as the counterparties may be similarly affected by changes in economic, regulatory or other conditions. If a counterparty does not perform on a contract, we may not realize amounts that have been recorded in our condensed consolidated balance sheets and recognized in our net income.

 

Interest Rate Risk

 

Our Revolving Credit Facility is variable-rate debt with interest rates that are generally indexed to bank prime or LIBOR interest rates. At December 31, 2015, we had $1.92 billion of outstanding borrowings under our Revolving Credit Facility at a rate of 2.68%.

 

The TLP Credit Facility is variable-rate debt with interest rates that are generally indexed to bank prime or LIBOR interest rates. At December 31, 2015, TLP had $248.0 million of outstanding borrowings under the TLP Credit Facility at a rate of 2.72%.

 

Fair Value of Fixed-Rate Notes

 

The following table provides fair value estimates of our fixed-rate notes at December 31, 2015 (in thousands):

 

5.125% Notes due 2019

 

$

328,000

 

6.875% Notes due 2021

 

337,500

 

6.650% Notes due 2022

 

200,500

 

 

For the 2019 Notes and the 2021 Notes, the fair value estimates were developed based on publicly traded quotes and would be classified as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. For the 2022 Notes, the fair value estimate was developed using observed yields on publicly traded notes issued by us, adjusted for differences in the key terms of those notes and the key terms of our notes (examples include differences in the tenor of the debt, credit standing of the issuer, whether the notes are publicly traded, and whether the notes are secured or unsecured). This fair value estimate would be classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

 

Note 14—Segments

 

The following table summarizes certain financial data related to our segments. Transactions between segments are recorded based on prices negotiated between the segments.

 

Our liquids and retail propane segments each consist of two divisions, which are organized based on the location of the operations. The “corporate and other” category consists primarily of certain corporate expenses that are not allocated to the reportable segments.

 

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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements — Continued

At December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2015, and for the

Three Months and Nine Months Ended December 31, 2015 and 2014

 

 

 

Three Months Ended December 31,

 

Nine Months Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

2015

 

2014

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Crude oil logistics—

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Crude oil sales

 

$

508,863

 

$

1,689,106

 

$

2,818,752

 

$

5,727,779

 

Crude oil transportation and other

 

12,423

 

12,143

 

44,118

 

33,727

 

Water solutions—

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service fees

 

35,138

 

30,870

 

107,079

 

72,809

 

Recovered hydrocarbons

 

8,414

 

19,355

 

34,978

 

66,704

 

Water transportation

 

 

16

 

 

10,761

 

Other revenues

 

1,886

 

 

5,168

 

 

Liquids—

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Propane sales

 

188,930

 

396,248

 

393,442

 

859,984

 

Other product sales

 

180,620

 

329,943

 

488,967

 

925,018

 

Other revenues

 

8,161

 

8,674

 

27,531

 

20,256

 

Retail propane—

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Propane sales

 

68,880

 

99,859

 

148,184

 

200,437

 

Distillate sales

 

19,133

 

29,102

 

39,758

 

59,327

 

Other revenues

 

12,132

 

10,804

 

29,856

 

26,261

 

Refined products and renewables—

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Refined products sales

 

1,532,928

 

1,831,243

 

4,946,136

 

5,283,855

 

Renewables sales

 

101,414

 

126,812

 

300,756

 

374,911

 

Service fees

 

32,381

 

25,993

 

89,193

 

49,999

 

Corporate and other

 

 

(1,281

)

 

1,513

 

Elimination of intersegment sales

 

(26,297

)

(56,741

)

(57,248

)

(132,055

)

Total revenues

 

$

2,685,006

 

$

4,552,146

 

$

9,416,670

 

$

13,581,286

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and Amortization:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Crude oil logistics

 

$

10,041

 

$

10,630

 

$

30,096

 

$

29,601

 

Water solutions

 

23,644

 

17,807

 

66,906

 

52,472

 

Liquids

 

3,537

 

2,838

 

11,286

 

9,423

 

Retail propane

 

9,096

 

7,949

 

26,711

 

23,204

 

Refined products and renewables

 

11,493

 

9,788

 

36,820

 

22,549

 

Corporate and other

 

1,369

 

1,323

 

3,953

 

2,560

 

Total depreciation and amortization

 

$

59,180

 

$

50,335

 

$

175,772

 

$

139,809

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Income (Loss):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Crude oil logistics

 

$

804

 

$

(26,814

)

$

12,689

 

$

(25,313

)

Water solutions

 

(5,778

)

34,505

 

(8,645

)

48,390

 

Liquids

 

32,921

 

(14,048

)

52,820

 

(4,032

)

Retail propane

 

14,450

 

21,477

 

11,985

 

16,829

 

Refined products and renewables

 

31,702

 

28,958

 

59,478

 

36,525

 

Corporate and other

 

(12,919

)

(25,999

)

(81,630

)

(67,105

)

Total operating income

 

$

61,180

 

$

18,079

 

$

46,697

 

$

5,294

 

 


(1)         During the six months ended September 30, 2015, we made certain changes in the way we attribute revenues to the categories shown in the table above. These changes did not impact total revenues. We have retrospectively adjusted previously reported amounts to conform to the current presentation.

 

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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements — Continued

At December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2015, and for the

Three Months and Nine Months Ended December 31, 2015 and 2014

 

The following table summarizes additions to property, plant and equipment by segment. This information has been prepared on the accrual basis, and includes property, plant and equipment acquired in acquisitions.

 

 

 

Three Months Ended December 31,

 

Nine Months Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

2015

 

2014

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Additions to property, plant and equipment:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Crude oil logistics

 

$

214,114

 

$

16,517

 

$

321,137

 

$

97,930

 

Water solutions

 

55,517

 

69,137

 

172,537

 

117,209

 

Liquids

 

5,824

 

1,096

 

41,888

 

4,166

 

Retail propane

 

9,716

 

12,097

 

29,359

 

24,508

 

Refined products and renewables

 

5,416

 

21,330

 

28,699

 

533,611

 

Corporate and other

 

11,655

 

616

 

12,824

 

3,878

 

Total

 

$

302,242

 

$

120,793

 

$

606,444

 

$

781,302

 

 

The following tables summarize long-lived assets (consisting of property, plant and equipment, intangible assets, and goodwill) and total assets by segment:

 

 

 

December 31,

 

March 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

2015

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Long-lived assets, net:

 

 

 

 

 

Crude oil logistics

 

$

1,524,723

 

$

1,327,538

 

Water solutions

 

1,323,828

 

1,119,794

 

Liquids

 

564,783

 

534,560

 

Retail propane

 

479,240

 

467,652

 

Refined products and renewables

 

787,798

 

808,757

 

Corporate and other

 

57,637

 

50,192

 

Total

 

$

4,738,009

 

$

4,308,493

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Crude oil logistics

 

$

2,198,205

 

$

2,337,188

 

Water solutions

 

1,413,274

 

1,185,929

 

Liquids

 

761,916

 

713,547

 

Retail propane

 

540,268

 

542,476

 

Refined products and renewables

 

1,512,911

 

1,668,836

 

Corporate and other

 

137,897

 

99,525

 

Total

 

$

6,564,471

 

$

6,547,501

 

 

Note 15—Goodwill Impairment

 

We test goodwill for impairment on January 1 of each year, or more often if circumstances warrant. Crude oil prices began declining in July 2014 and continued to decline during calendar year 2015. Low crude oil prices have had an unfavorable impact on our water solutions business, as the volume of water we process is driven in part by the level of crude oil production, and the lower crude oil prices have given producers less incentive to expand production. In addition, a portion of the revenues of our water solutions business are generated from the sale of crude oil that we recover in the process of treating the wastewater, and low crude oil prices have had an adverse impact on these revenues.

 

Due to the decline in crude oil prices and the crude oil production, we tested the goodwill within our water solutions business for impairment as of December 31, 2015.  We calculated fair value for our water solutions business by discounting the forecasted cash flows.  Significant inputs to the valuation of the water solutions business includes estimates of (i) future cash flows, including revenues, expenses and capital expenditures, (ii) timing of cash flow, (iii) useful lives of the assets, (iv) forward crude oil prices, adjusted for estimated location differential and (v) a discount rate.  Our calculation of estimated fair value exceeded the carrying value of our water solutions business.  Due to the continuing volatility within the crude oil market we believe that it is reasonably possible that our estimate of fair value could change and result in us impairing a portion of the goodwill for our water solutions business.  We plan to review our assumptions and inputs used in our calculation during the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2016.

 

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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements — Continued

At December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2015, and for the

Three Months and Nine Months Ended December 31, 2015 and 2014

 

Note 16—Transactions with Affiliates

 

SemGroup Corporation (“SemGroup”) holds ownership interests in our general partner. We sell product to and purchase product from SemGroup, and these transactions are included within revenues and cost of sales, respectively, in our condensed consolidated statements of operations. We also lease crude oil storage from SemGroup.

 

We purchase ethanol from one of our equity method investees. These transactions are reported within cost of sales in our condensed consolidated statements of operations.

 

Certain members of our management and members of their families own interests in entities from which we have purchased products and services and to which we have sold products and services. During the nine months ended December 31, 2015, $29.5 million of these transactions were capital expenditures and were recorded as increases to property, plant and equipment.

 

The following table summarizes these related party transactions:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended December 31,

 

Nine Months Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

2015

 

2014

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Sales to SemGroup

 

$

67

 

$

21,781

 

$

42,098

 

$

85,364

 

Purchases from SemGroup

 

5,052

 

31,247

 

50,355

 

116,931

 

Sales to equity method investees

 

1,676

 

2,382

 

4,762

 

11,512

 

Purchases from equity method investees

 

27,153

 

44,580

 

82,917

 

115,546

 

Sales to entities affiliated with management

 

91

 

186

 

289

 

2,040

 

Purchases from entities affiliated with management

 

6,709

 

10,446

 

30,103

 

17,430

 

 

Accounts receivable from affiliates consist of the following at the dates indicated:

 

 

 

December 31,

 

March 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

2015

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Receivables from SemGroup

 

$

3,091

 

$

13,443

 

Receivables from equity method investees

 

693

 

652

 

Receivables from entities affiliated with management

 

28

 

3,103

 

Total

 

$

3,812

 

$

17,198

 

 

Accounts payable to affiliates consist of the following at the dates indicated:

 

 

 

December 31,

 

March 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

2015

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Payables to SemGroup

 

$

5,101

 

$

11,546

 

Payables to equity method investees

 

3,453

 

6,788

 

Payables to entities affiliated with management

 

2,488

 

7,460

 

Total

 

$

11,042

 

$

25,794

 

 

We also have a loan receivable of $23.3 million at December 31, 2015 from one of our equity method investees. During the three months ended December 31, 2015, we received a loan payment of $0.5 million from our investee in accordance with the loan agreement. The investee makes loan payments from time to time in accordance with the loan agreement and is required to make monthly principal payments beginning on June 1, 2018 with the remaining principal balance due on May 31, 2020.

 

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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements — Continued

At December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2015, and for the

Three Months and Nine Months Ended December 31, 2015 and 2014

 

Note 17—Subsequent Events

 

Water Pipeline Company

 

On January 7, 2016, we paid cash of $12.3 million in exchange for a 57.125% interest in an existing produced water pipeline company operating in the Delaware Basin portion of West Texas.

 

Sale of General Partner Interest in TLP

 

On February 1, 2016, we completed the sale of our general partner interest in TLP to an affiliate of ArcLight Capital Partners (“AcrLight”) for $350 million in cash.  We also granted to ArcLight an option to purchase up to 800,000 of the approximately 3.2 million TLP common units we own. We will remain the long-term exclusive tenant in the TLP Southeast terminal system. We will retain TransMontaigne’s marketing business, which is a significant part of our refined products and renewables business, and TransMontaigne Products Services, LLC, its customer contracts and its line space on the Colonial and Plantation pipelines.

 

Note 18—Condensed Consolidating Guarantor and Non-Guarantor Financial Information

 

Certain of our wholly owned subsidiaries have, jointly and severally, fully and unconditionally guaranteed the 2019 Notes and 2021 Notes (see Note 9). Pursuant to Rule 3-10 of Regulation S-X, we have presented in columnar format the condensed consolidating financial information for NGL Energy Partners LP, NGL Energy Finance Corp. (which, along with NGL Energy Partners LP, is a co-issuer of the 2019 Notes and 2021 Notes), the guarantor subsidiaries on a combined basis, and the non-guarantor subsidiaries on a combined basis in the tables below.

 

There are no significant restrictions that prevent the parent or any of the guarantor subsidiaries from obtaining funds from their respective subsidiaries by dividend or loan, other than restrictions contained in TLP’s Credit Facility. None of the assets of the guarantor subsidiaries (other than the investments in non-guarantor subsidiaries) are restricted net assets pursuant to Rule 4-08(e)(3) of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

For purposes of the tables below, (i) the condensed consolidating financial information is presented on a legal entity basis, (ii) investments in consolidated subsidiaries are accounted for as equity method investments, and (iii) contributions, distributions, and advances to (from) consolidated entities are reported on a net basis within net changes in advances with consolidated entities in the condensed consolidating statement of cash flow tables below.

 

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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements — Continued

At December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2015, and for the

Three Months and Nine Months Ended December 31, 2015 and 2014

 

NGL ENERGY PARTNERS LP AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet

(U.S. Dollars in Thousands)

 

 

 

December 31, 2015

 

 

 

NGL Energy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Partners LP

 

NGL Energy

 

Guarantor

 

Non-Guarantor

 

Consolidating

 

 

 

 

 

(Parent) (1)

 

Finance Corp. (1)

 

Subsidiaries

 

Subsidiaries

 

Adjustments

 

Consolidated

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

21,430

 

$

 

$

2,249

 

$

1,500

 

$

 

$

25,179

 

Accounts receivable—trade, net of allowance for doubtful accounts

 

 

 

569,304

 

12,317

 

 

581,621

 

Accounts receivable—affiliates

 

 

 

3,297

 

515

 

 

3,812

 

Inventories

 

 

 

411,981

 

2,107

 

 

414,088

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

 

 

115,673

 

1,803

 

 

117,476

 

Assets held for sale

 

 

 

87,383

 

 

 

87,383

 

Total current assets

 

21,430

 

 

1,189,887

 

18,242

 

 

1,229,559

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, net of accumulated depreciation

 

 

 

1,415,391

 

557,534

 

 

1,972,925

 

GOODWILL

 

 

 

1,490,283

 

32,361

 

 

1,522,644

 

INTANGIBLE ASSETS, net of accumulated amortization

 

17,428

 

 

1,161,941

 

63,071

 

 

1,242,440

 

INVESTMENTS IN UNCONSOLIDATED ENTITIES

 

 

 

213,043

 

254,516

 

 

467,559

 

NET INTERCOMPANY RECEIVABLES (PAYABLES)

 

1,470,296

 

 

(1,454,047

)

(16,249

)

 

 

INVESTMENTS IN CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES

 

1,493,420

 

 

83,048

 

 

(1,576,468

)

 

LOAN RECEIVABLE—AFFILIATE

 

 

 

23,258

 

 

 

23,258

 

OTHER NONCURRENT ASSETS

 

 

 

104,942

 

1,144

 

 

106,086

 

Total assets

 

$

3,002,574

 

$

 

$

4,227,746

 

$

910,619

 

$

(1,576,468

)

$

6,564,471

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CURRENT LIABILITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable—trade

 

$

 

$

 

$

498,378

 

$

12,931

 

$

 

$

511,309

 

Accounts payable—affiliates

 

1

 

 

10,888

 

153

 

 

11,042

 

Accrued expenses and other payables

 

16,624

 

 

167,131

 

9,540

 

 

193,295

 

Advance payments received from customers

 

 

 

72,786

 

876

 

 

73,662

 

Current maturities of long-term debt

 

 

 

6,804

 

796

 

 

7,600

 

Total current liabilities

 

16,625

 

 

755,987

 

24,296

 

 

796,908

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LONG-TERM DEBT, net of current maturities

 

1,100,000

 

 

1,968,302

 

255,190

 

 

3,323,492

 

OTHER NONCURRENT LIABILITIES

 

 

 

10,037

 

3,195

 

 

13,232

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EQUITY:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Partners’ equity

 

1,885,949

 

 

1,493,420

 

628,086

 

(2,121,358

)

1,886,097

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

 

 

 

(148

)

 

(148

)

Noncontrolling interests

 

 

 

 

 

544,890

 

544,890

 

Total equity

 

1,885,949

 

 

1,493,420

 

627,938

 

(1,576,468

)

2,430,839

 

Total liabilities and equity

 

$

3,002,574

 

$

 

$

4,227,746

 

$

910,619

 

$

(1,576,468

)

$

6,564,471

 

 


(1)             The parent and NGL Energy Finance Corp. are co-issuers of the 2019 Notes and 2021 Notes. Since the parent received the proceeds from the issuance of the 2019 Notes and 2021 Notes, all activity has been reflected in the parent column.

 

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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements — Continued

At December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2015, and for the

Three Months and Nine Months Ended December 31, 2015 and 2014

 

NGL ENERGY PARTNERS LP AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet

(U.S. Dollars in Thousands)

 

 

 

March 31, 2015

 

 

 

NGL Energy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Partners LP

 

NGL Energy

 

Guarantor

 

Non-Guarantor

 

Consolidating

 

 

 

 

 

(Parent) (1)

 

Finance Corp. (1)

 

Subsidiaries

 

Subsidiaries

 

Adjustments

 

Consolidated

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

29,115

 

$

 

$

9,757

 

$

2,431

 

$

 

$

41,303

 

Accounts receivable—trade, net of allowance for doubtful accounts

 

 

 

1,007,001

 

17,225

 

 

1,024,226

 

Accounts receivable—affiliates

 

5

 

 

16,610

 

583

 

 

17,198

 

Inventories

 

 

 

440,026

 

1,736

 

 

441,762

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

 

 

104,528

 

16,327

 

 

120,855

 

Total current assets

 

29,120

 

 

1,577,922

 

38,302

 

 

1,645,344

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, net of accumulated depreciation

 

 

 

1,093,018

 

524,371

 

 

1,617,389

 

GOODWILL

 

 

 

1,372,690

 

30,071

 

 

1,402,761

 

INTANGIBLE ASSETS, net of accumulated amortization

 

17,834

 

 

1,195,896

 

74,613

 

 

1,288,343

 

INVESTMENTS IN UNCONSOLIDATED ENTITIES

 

 

 

217,600

 

255,073

 

 

472,673

 

NET INTERCOMPANY RECEIVABLES (PAYABLES)

 

1,363,792

 

 

(1,319,724

)

(44,068

)

 

 

INVESTMENTS IN CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES

 

1,834,738

 

 

56,690

 

 

(1,891,428

)

 

LOAN RECEIVABLE—AFFILIATE

 

 

 

8,154

 

 

 

8,154

 

OTHER NONCURRENT ASSETS

 

 

 

110,120

 

2,717

 

 

112,837

 

Total assets

 

$

3,245,484

 

$

 

$

4,312,366

 

$

881,079

 

$

(1,891,428

)

$

6,547,501

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CURRENT LIABILITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable—trade

 

$

 

$

 

$

820,441

 

$

12,939

 

$

 

$

833,380

 

Accounts payable—affiliates

 

 

 

25,690

 

104

 

 

25,794

 

Accrued expenses and other payables

 

19,690

 

 

165,819

 

9,607

 

 

195,116

 

Advance payments received from customers

 

 

 

53,903

 

331

 

 

54,234

 

Current maturities of long-term debt

 

 

 

4,413

 

59

 

 

4,472

 

Total current liabilities

 

19,690

 

 

1,070,266

 

23,040

 

 

1,112,996

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LONG-TERM DEBT, net of current maturities

 

1,100,000

 

 

1,395,100

 

250,199

 

 

2,745,299

 

OTHER NONCURRENT LIABILITIES

 

 

 

12,262

 

3,824

 

 

16,086

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EQUITY:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Partners’ equity

 

2,125,794

 

 

1,834,738

 

604,125

 

(2,438,754

)

2,125,903

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

 

 

 

(109

)

 

(109

)

Noncontrolling interests

 

 

 

 

 

547,326

 

547,326

 

Total equity

 

2,125,794

 

 

1,834,738

 

604,016

 

(1,891,428

)

2,673,120

 

Total liabilities and equity

 

$

3,245,484

 

$

 

$

4,312,366

 

$

881,079

 

$

(1,891,428

)

$

6,547,501

 

 


(1)             The parent and NGL Energy Finance Corp. are co-issuers of the 2019 Notes and 2021 Notes. Since the parent received the proceeds from the issuance of the 2019 Notes and 2021 Notes, all activity has been reflected in the parent column.

 

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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements — Continued

At December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2015, and for the

Three Months and Nine Months Ended December 31, 2015 and 2014

 

NGL ENERGY PARTNERS LP AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations

(U.S. Dollars in Thousands)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended December 31, 2015

 

 

 

NGL Energy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Partners LP

 

NGL Energy

 

Guarantor

 

Non-Guarantor

 

Consolidating

 

 

 

 

 

(Parent) (1)

 

Finance Corp. (1)

 

Subsidiaries

 

Subsidiaries

 

Adjustments

 

Consolidated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REVENUES

 

$

 

$

 

$

2,639,958

 

$

54,756

 

$

(9,708

)

$

2,685,006

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COST OF SALES

 

 

 

2,436,088

 

7,065

 

(9,653

)

2,433,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OPERATING COSTS AND EXPENSES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating

 

 

 

84,823

 

22,015

 

(55

)

106,783

 

General and administrative

 

 

 

17,814

 

5,221

 

 

23,035

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

 

46,663

 

12,517

 

 

59,180

 

Loss (gain) on disposal or impairment of assets, net

 

 

 

1,484

 

(156

)

 

1,328

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Income

 

 

 

53,086

 

8,094

 

 

61,180

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities

 

 

 

412

 

2,446

 

 

2,858

 

Interest expense

 

(17,830

)

 

(16,768

)

(1,662

)

84

 

(36,176

)

Other income, net

 

 

 

2,141

 

104

 

(84

)

2,161

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes

 

(17,830

)

 

38,871

 

8,982

 

 

30,023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INCOME TAX EXPENSE

 

 

 

(371

)

(31

)

 

(402

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EQUITY IN NET INCOME OF CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES

 

41,311

 

 

2,811

 

 

(44,122

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income

 

23,481

 

 

41,311

 

8,951

 

(44,122

)

29,621

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LESS: NET INCOME ALLOCATED TO GENERAL PARTNER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(16,217

)

(16,217

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LESS: NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(6,140

)

(6,140

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET INCOME ALLOCATED TO LIMITED PARTNERS

 

$

23,481

 

$

 

$

41,311

 

$

8,951

 

$

(66,479

)

$

7,264

 

 


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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements — Continued

At December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2015, and for the

Three Months and Nine Months Ended December 31, 2015 and 2014

 

NGL ENERGY PARTNERS LP AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations

(U.S. Dollars in Thousands)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended December 31, 2014

 

 

 

NGL Energy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Partners LP

 

NGL Energy

 

Guarantor

 

Non-Guarantor

 

Consolidating

 

 

 

 

 

(Parent) (1)

 

Finance Corp. (1)

 

Subsidiaries

 

Subsidiaries

 

Adjustments

 

Consolidated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REVENUES

 

$

 

$

 

$

4,519,060

 

$

58,058

 

$

(24,972

)

$

4,552,146

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COST OF SALES

 

 

 

4,322,892

 

13,748

 

(24,972

)

4,311,668

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OPERATING COSTS AND EXPENSES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating

 

 

 

76,599

 

21,162

 

 

97,761

 

General and administrative

 

 

 

38,233

 

5,997

 

 

44,230

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

 

43,064

 

7,271

 

 

50,335

 

Loss on disposal or impairment of assets, net

 

 

 

179

 

29,894

 

 

30,073

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Income (Loss)

 

 

 

38,093

 

(20,014

)

 

18,079

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities

 

 

 

4

 

1,238

 

 

1,242

 

Interest expense

 

(18,067

)

 

(10,108

)

(1,887

)

11

 

(30,051

)

Other income, net

 

 

 

3,314

 

68

 

(11

)

3,371

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes

 

(18,067

)

 

31,303

 

(20,595

)

 

(7,359

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INCOME TAX (EXPENSE) BENEFIT

 

 

 

2,117

 

(27

)

 

2,090

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EQUITY IN NET INCOME (LOSS) OF CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES

 

7,149

 

 

(26,271

)

 

19,122

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income (Loss)

 

(10,918

)

 

7,149

 

(20,622

)

19,122

 

(5,269

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LESS: NET INCOME ALLOCATED TO GENERAL PARTNER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(11,783

)

(11,783

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LESS: NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(5,649

)

(5,649

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET INCOME (LOSS) ALLOCATED TO LIMITED PARTNERS

 

$

(10,918

)

$

 

$

7,149

 

$

(20,622

)

$

1,690

 

$

(22,701

)

 


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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements — Continued

At December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2015, and for the

Three Months and Nine Months Ended December 31, 2015 and 2014

 

NGL ENERGY PARTNERS LP AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations

(U.S. Dollars in Thousands)

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended December 31, 2015

 

 

 

NGL Energy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Partners LP

 

NGL Energy

 

Guarantor

 

Non-Guarantor

 

Consolidating

 

 

 

 

 

(Parent) (1)

 

Finance Corp. (1)

 

Subsidiaries

 

Subsidiaries

 

Adjustments

 

Consolidated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REVENUES

 

$

 

$

 

$

9,290,209

 

$

155,377

 

$

(28,916

)

$

9,416,670

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COST OF SALES

 

 

 

8,769,526

 

21,087

 

(28,736

)

8,761,877

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OPERATING COSTS AND EXPENSES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating

 

 

 

249,613

 

65,037

 

(180

)

314,470

 

General and administrative

 

 

 

99,022

 

15,792

 

 

114,814

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

 

137,208

 

38,564

 

 

175,772

 

Loss (gain) on disposal or impairment of assets, net

 

 

 

3,199

 

(159

)

 

3,040

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Income

 

 

 

31,641

 

15,056

 

 

46,697

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities

 

 

 

3,284

 

10,724

 

 

14,008

 

Interest expense

 

(53,544

)

 

(39,112

)

(6,125

)

232

 

(98,549

)

Other income, net

 

 

 

2,832

 

341

 

(232

)

2,941

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes

 

(53,544

)

 

(1,355

)

19,996

 

 

(34,903

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INCOME TAX (EXPENSE) BENEFIT

 

 

 

1,915

 

(69

)

 

1,846

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EQUITY IN NET INCOME OF CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES

 

7,581

 

 

7,021

 

 

(14,602

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income (Loss)

 

(45,963

)

 

7,581

 

19,927

 

(14,602

)

(33,057

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LESS: NET INCOME ALLOCATED TO GENERAL PARTNER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(47,742

)

(47,742

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LESS: NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(12,906

)

(12,906

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET INCOME (LOSS) ALLOCATED TO LIMITED PARTNERS

 

$

(45,963

)

$

 

$

7,581

 

$

19,927

 

$

(75,250

)

$

(93,705

)

 


(1)             The parent and NGL Energy Finance Corp. are co-issuers of the 2019 Notes and 2021 Notes.

 

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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements — Continued

At December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2015, and for the

Three Months and Nine Months Ended December 31, 2015 and 2014

 

NGL ENERGY PARTNERS LP AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations

(U.S. Dollars in Thousands)

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended December 31, 2014

 

 

 

NGL Energy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Partners LP

 

NGL Energy

 

Guarantor

 

Non-Guarantor

 

Consolidating

 

 

 

 

 

(Parent) (1)

 

Finance Corp. (1)

 

Subsidiaries

 

Subsidiaries

 

Adjustments

 

Consolidated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REVENUES

 

$

 

$

 

$

13,471,832

 

$

134,479

 

$

(25,025

)

$

13,581,286

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COST OF SALES

 

 

 

12,999,773

 

50,438

 

(25,025

)

13,025,186

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OPERATING COSTS AND EXPENSES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating

 

 

 

222,744

 

39,872

 

 

262,616

 

General and administrative

 

 

 

102,357

 

11,385

 

 

113,742

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

 

120,609

 

19,200

 

 

139,809

 

Loss on disposal or impairment of assets, net

 

 

 

4,953

 

29,686

 

 

34,639

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Income (Loss)

 

 

 

21,396

 

(16,102

)

 

5,294

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities

 

 

 

4,879

 

2,625

 

 

7,504

 

Interest expense

 

(47,660

)

 

(28,166

)

(3,404

)

34

 

(79,196

)

Other income, net

 

 

 

2,258

 

139

 

(34

)

2,363

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes

 

(47,660

)

 

367

 

(16,742

)

 

(64,035

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INCOME TAX (EXPENSE) BENEFIT

 

 

 

3,110

 

(133

)

 

2,977

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EQUITY IN NET LOSS OF CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES

 

(22,457

)

 

(25,934

)

 

48,391

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Loss

 

(70,117

)

 

(22,457

)

(16,875

)

48,391

 

(61,058

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LESS: NET INCOME ALLOCATED TO GENERAL PARTNER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(32,220

)

(32,220

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LESS: NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(9,059

)

(9,059

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET LOSS ALLOCATED TO LIMITED PARTNERS

 

$

(70,117

)

$

 

$

(22,457

)

$

(16,875

)

$

7,112

 

$

(102,337

)

 


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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements — Continued

At December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2015, and for the

Three Months and Nine Months Ended December 31, 2015 and 2014

 

NGL ENERGY PARTNERS LP AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)

(U.S. Dollars in Thousands)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended December 31, 2015

 

 

 

NGL Energy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Partners LP

 

NGL Energy

 

Guarantor

 

Non-Guarantor

 

Consolidating

 

 

 

 

 

(Parent) (1)

 

Finance Corp. (1)

 

Subsidiaries

 

Subsidiaries

 

Adjustments

 

Consolidated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

23,481

 

$

 

$

41,311

 

$

8,951

 

$

(44,122

)

$

29,621

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other comprehensive loss

 

 

 

 

(12

)

 

(12

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comprehensive income

 

$

23,481

 

$

 

$

41,311

 

$

8,939

 

$

(44,122

)

$

29,609

 

 


(1)             The parent and NGL Energy Finance Corp. are co-issuers of the 2019 Notes and 2021 Notes.

 

 

 

Three Months Ended December 31, 2014

 

 

 

NGL Energy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Partners LP

 

NGL Energy

 

Guarantor

 

Non-Guarantor

 

Consolidating

 

 

 

 

 

(Parent) (2)

 

Finance Corp. (2)

 

Subsidiaries

 

Subsidiaries

 

Adjustments

 

Consolidated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

(10,918

)

$

 

$

7,149

 

$

(20,622

)

$

19,122

 

$

(5,269

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other comprehensive loss

 

 

 

 

(16

)

 

(16

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comprehensive income (loss)

 

$

(10,918

)

$

 

$

7,149

 

$

(20,638

)

$

19,122

 

$

(5,285

)

 


(2)             The parent and NGL Energy Finance Corp. are co-issuers of the 2019 Notes and 2021 Notes.

 

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NGL ENERGY PARTNERS LP AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements — Continued

At December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2015, and for the

Three Months and Nine Months Ended December 31, 2015 and 2014

 

NGL ENERGY PARTNERS LP AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)

(U.S. Dollars in Thousands)

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended December 31, 2015

 

 

 

NGL Energy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Partners LP

 

NGL Energy

 

Guarantor

 

Non-Guarantor

 

Consolidating

 

 

 

 

 

(Parent) (1)

 

Finance Corp. (1)

 

Subsidiaries

 

Subsidiaries

 

Adjustments

 

Consolidated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

(45,963

)

$

 

$

7,581

 

$

19,927

 

$

(14,602

)

$

(33,057

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other comprehensive loss

 

 

 

 

(39

)

 

(39

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comprehensive income (loss)

 

$

(45,963

)

$

 

$

7,581

 

$

19,888

 

$

(14,602

)

$

(33,096

)

 


(1)             The parent and NGL Energy Finance Corp. are co-issuers of the 2019 Notes and 2021 Notes.

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended December 31, 2014

 

 

 

NGL Energy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Partners LP

 

NGL Energy

 

Guarantor

 

Non-Guarantor

 

Consolidating

 

 

 

 

 

(Parent) (2)

 

Finance Corp. (2)

 

Subsidiaries

 

Subsidiaries

 

Adjustments

 

Consolidated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$

(70,117

)

$

 

$

(22,457

)

$

(16,875

)

$

48,391

 

$

(61,058

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income (loss)

 

 

 

189

 

(42

)

 

147

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comprehensive loss

 

$

(70,117

)

$

 

$

(22,268

)

$

(16,917

)

$

48,391

 

$

(60,911

)

 


(2)             The parent and NGL Energy Finance Corp. are co-issuers of the 2019 Notes and 2021 Notes.

 

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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements — Continued

At December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2015, and for the

Three Months and Nine Months Ended December 31, 2015 and 2014

 

NGL ENERGY PARTNERS LP AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows

(U.S. Dollars in Thousands)

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended December 31, 2015

 

 

 

NGL Energy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Partners LP

 

NGL Energy

 

Guarantor

 

Non-Guarantor

 

 

 

 

 

(Parent) (1)

 

Finance Corp. (1)

 

Subsidiaries

 

Subsidiaries

 

Consolidated

 

OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

 

$

(52,989

)

$

 

$

276,244

 

$

69,879

 

$

293,134

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchases of long-lived assets

 

 

 

(439,476

)

(57,671

)

(497,147

)

Acquisitions of businesses, including acquired working capital, net of cash acquired

 

(624

)

 

(184,852

)

(1,880

)

(187,356

)

Cash flows from commodity derivatives

 

 

 

92,216

 

 

92,216

 

Proceeds from sales of assets

 

 

 

4,979

 

2

 

4,981

 

Investments in unconsolidated entities

 

 

 

(3,647

)

(4,726

)

(8,373

)

Distributions of capital from unconsolidated entities

 

 

 

8,761

 

5,282

 

14,043

 

Loan for natural gas liquids facility

 

 

 

(3,913

)

 

(3,913

)

Payments on loan for natural gas liquids facility

 

 

 

5,552

 

 

5,552

 

Loan to affiliate

 

 

 

(15,621

)

 

(15,621

)

Payments on loan to affiliate

 

 

 

517

 

 

517

 

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(624

)

 

(535,484

)

(58,993

)

(595,101

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from borrowings under revolving credit facilities

 

 

 

1,961,000

 

81,100

 

2,042,100

 

Payments on revolving credit facilities

 

 

 

(1,431,000

)

(83,100

)

(1,514,100

)

Proceedings from borrowings under other long-term debt

 

 

 

45,873

 

7,350

 

53,223

 

Payments on other long-term debt

 

 

 

(3,579

)

(70

)

(3,649

)

Debt issuance costs

 

(3,209

)

 

(5,226

)

(1,249

)

(9,684

)

Contributions from general partner

 

54

 

 

 

 

54

 

Contributions from noncontrolling interest owners

 

 

 

 

10,037

 

10,037

 

Distributions to partners

 

(238,414

)

 

 

 

(238,414

)

Distributions to noncontrolling interest owners

 

 

 

 

(26,638

)

(26,638

)

Taxes paid on behalf of equity incentive plan participants

 

 

 

(19,303

)

 

(19,303

)

Common unit repurchases

 

(7,707

)

 

 

 

(7,707

)

Net changes in advances with consolidated entities

 

295,204

 

 

(295,999

)

795

 

 

Other

 

 

 

(34

)

(42

)

(76

)

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

 

45,928

 

 

251,732

 

(11,817

)

285,843

 

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

 

(7,685

)

 

(7,508

)

(931

)

(16,124

)

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

 

29,115

 

 

9,757

 

2,431

 

41,303

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

 

$

21,430

 

$

 

$

2,249

 

$

1,500

 

$

25,179

 

 


(1)             The parent and NGL Energy Finance Corp. are co-issuers of the 2019 Notes and 2021 Notes.

 

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NGL ENERGY PARTNERS LP AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements — Continued

At December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2015, and for the

Three Months and Nine Months Ended December 31, 2015 and 2014

 

NGL ENERGY PARTNERS LP AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows

(U.S. Dollars in Thousands)

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended December 31, 2014

 

 

 

NGL Energy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Partners LP

 

NGL Energy

 

Guarantor

 

Non-Guarantor

 

 

 

 

 

(Parent) (1)

 

Finance Corp. (1)

 

Subsidiaries

 

Subsidiaries

 

Consolidated

 

OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

 

$

(43,114

)

$

 

$

86,074

 

$

38,880

 

$

81,840

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchases of long-lived assets

 

 

 

(130,522

)

(4,913

)

(135,435

)

Acquisitions of businesses, including acquired working capital, net of cash acquired

 

 

 

(1,108,646

)

(5,399

)

(1,114,045

)

Cash flows from commodity derivatives

 

 

 

190,455

 

 

190,455

 

Proceeds from sales of assets

 

 

 

1,230

 

14,006

 

15,236

 

Investments in unconsolidated entities

 

 

 

(13,244

)

(20,284

)

(33,528

)

Distributions of capital from unconsolidated entities

 

 

 

3,396

 

5,340

 

8,736

 

Loan for natural gas liquids facility

 

 

 

(45,855

)

 

(45,855

)

Other

 

 

 

 

(66

)

(66

)

Net cash used in investing activities

 

 

 

(1,103,186

)

(11,316

)

(1,114,502

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from borrowings under revolving credit facilities

 

 

 

3,016,000

 

80,700

 

3,096,700

 

Payments on revolving credit facilities

 

 

 

(2,542,000

)

(62,700

)

(2,604,700

)

Issuance of notes

 

400,000

 

 

 

 

400,000

 

Payments on other long-term debt

 

 

 

(5,454

)

(22

)

(5,476

)

Debt issuance costs

 

(8,003

)

 

(2,823

)

 

(10,826

)

Contributions from general partner

 

408

 

 

 

 

408

 

Distributions to partners

 

(176,051

)

 

 

 

(176,051

)

Distributions to noncontrolling interest owners

 

 

 

 

(17,497

)

(17,497

)

Proceeds from sale of common units, net of offering costs

 

370,376

 

 

 

 

370,376

 

Net changes in advances with consolidated entities

 

(541,510

)

 

566,390

 

(24,880

)

 

Other

 

 

 

(156

)

 

(156

)

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

 

45,220

 

 

1,031,957

 

(24,399

)

1,052,778

 

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

 

2,106

 

 

14,845

 

3,165

 

20,116

 

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

 

1,181

 

 

8,728

 

531

 

10,440

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

 

$

3,287

 

$

 

$

23,573

 

$

3,696

 

$

30,556

 

 


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Item 2.   Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

The following is a discussion of NGL Energy Partners LP’s (“we,” “us,” “our,” or the “Partnership”) financial condition and results of operations as of and for the three months and nine months ended December 31, 2015. The discussion should be read in conjunction with Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015 (“Annual Report”).

 

Overview

 

We are a Delaware limited partnership. NGL Energy Holdings LLC serves as our general partner. At December 31, 2015, our operations include:

 

·                  Our crude oil logistics segment, the assets of which include owned and leased crude oil storage terminals and pipeline injection stations, a fleet of owned trucks and trailers, a fleet of owned and leased railcars, barges, and towboats, and interests in two crude oil pipelines. Our crude oil logistics segment purchases crude oil from producers and transports it for resale at owned and leased pipeline injection stations, storage terminals, barge loading facilities, rail facilities, refineries, and other trade hubs.

 

·                  Our water solutions segment, the assets of which include water pipelines, water treatment and disposal facilities, washout facilities, and solid waste disposal facilities. Our water solutions segment generates revenues from the treatment and disposal of wastewater generated from crude oil and natural gas production, from the sale of recycled water and recovered hydrocarbons, and from the disposal of solids such as tank bottoms and drilling fluids, as well as truck and frac tank washouts.

 

·                  Our liquids segment, which supplies natural gas liquids to retailers, wholesalers, refiners, and petrochemical plants throughout the United States and in Canada, and which provides natural gas liquids terminaling and storage services through its 19 owned terminals throughout the United States, its salt dome storage facility in Utah, and its leased storage and railcar transportation services through its fleet of leased railcars.

 

·                  Our retail propane segment, which sells propane, distillates, and equipment and supplies to end users consisting of residential, agricultural, commercial, and industrial customers and to certain resellers in 25 states and the District of Columbia.

 

·                  Our refined products and renewables segment conducts gasoline, diesel, ethanol, and biodiesel marketing operations. We also own the 2% general partner interest and a 19.6% limited partner interest in TransMontaigne Partners L.P. (“TLP”), which conducts refined products terminaling, storage, and transportation operations. See “Recent Developments” below for a discussion of the sale of the 2% general partner interest in TLP.

 

Crude Oil Logistics

 

Our crude oil logistics segment purchases crude oil from producers and transports it for resale at owned and leased pipeline injection stations, storage terminals, barge loading facilities, rail facilities, refineries, and other trade hubs. We attempt to reduce our exposure to price fluctuations by using back-to-back physical contracts whenever possible. When back-to-back physical contracts are not optimal, we enter into financially settled derivative contracts as economic hedges of our physical inventory, physical sales and physical purchase contracts.

 

Most of our contracts to purchase or sell crude oil are at floating prices that are indexed to published rates in active markets such as Cushing, Oklahoma. We seek to manage exposure to price fluctuations by entering into purchase and sale contracts of similar volumes based on similar indexes and by hedging exposure due to fluctuations in actual volumes and scheduled volumes. We use our transportation assets to move crude oil from the wellhead to the highest value market. Spreads between crude oil prices in different markets can fluctuate, which may expand or limit our opportunity to generate margins by transporting crude oil to different markets.

 

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The following table summarizes the range of low and high spot crude oil prices per barrel of NYMEX West Texas Intermediate Crude Oil at Cushing, Oklahoma for the periods indicated and the prices at period end:

 

 

 

Spot Price Per Barrel

 

 

 

Low

 

High

 

At Period End

 

Three Months Ended December 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2015

 

$

34.73

 

$

49.63

 

$

37.04

 

2014

 

53.27

 

91.01

 

53.27

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended December 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2015

 

$

34.73

 

$

61.43

 

$

37.04

 

2014

 

53.27

 

107.26

 

53.27

 

 

We believe volatility in commodity prices will continue, and our ability to adjust to and manage this volatility may impact our financial results.

 

Water Solutions

 

Our water solutions segment generates revenues from the treatment and disposal of wastewater generated from crude oil and natural gas production, from the sale of recycled water and recovered hydrocarbons, and from the disposal of solids such as tank bottoms and drilling fluids, as well as truck and frac tank washouts. Our water processing facilities are strategically located near areas of high crude oil and natural gas production. A significant factor affecting the profitability of our water solutions segment is the extent of exploration and production in the areas near our facilities, which is generally based upon producers’ expectations about the profitability of drilling new wells. The primary customers of our Wyoming facility have committed to deliver a specified minimum volume of water to our facility under long-term contracts. The primary customers of our Colorado facilities have committed to deliver all wastewater produced at wells in a designated area to our facilities. One customer in Texas has committed to deliver at least 50,000 barrels of wastewater per day to our facilities. Most customers of our other facilities are not under volume commitments, although certain of our facilities are connected to producer locations by pipeline.

 

Liquids

 

Our liquids segment purchases propane, butane, and other products from refiners, processing plants, producers, and other parties, and sells the products to retailers, wholesalers, refiners, and petrochemical plants. Our liquids segment owns 19 terminals and a salt dome storage facility, operates a fleet of leased railcars, and leases underground storage capacity. We attempt to reduce our exposure to price fluctuations by using back-to-back contracts and pre-sale agreements that allow us to lock in a margin on a percentage of our winter volumes. We also enter into financially settled derivative contracts as economic hedges of our physical inventory, physical sales and physical purchase contracts.

 

Our wholesale liquids business is a “cost-plus” business that can be affected by both price fluctuations and volume variations. We establish our selling price based on a pass-through of our product supply, transportation, handling, storage, and capital costs plus an acceptable margin. The margin we realize in our wholesale liquids business is substantially less on a per gallon basis than the margin we realize in our retail propane business.

 

Weather conditions and gasoline blending can have a significant impact on the demand for propane and butane, and sales volumes and prices are typically higher during the colder months of the year. Consequently, our revenues, operating profits, and operating cash flows are typically lower in the first and second quarters of each fiscal year.

 

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The following table summarizes the range of low and high spot propane prices per gallon at Conway, Kansas, and Mt. Belvieu, Texas, two of our main pricing hubs, for the periods indicated and the prices at period end:

 

 

 

Conway, Kansas

 

Mt. Belvieu, Texas

 

 

 

Spot Price Per Gallon

 

Spot Price Per Gallon

 

 

 

Low

 

High

 

At Period End

 

Low

 

High

 

At Period End

 

Three Months Ended December 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2015

 

$

0.29

 

$

0.46

 

$

0.33

 

$

0.35

 

$

0.50

 

$

0.38

 

2014

 

0.42

 

1.09

 

0.42

 

0.48

 

1.06

 

0.48

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended December 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2015

 

$

0.28

 

$

0.51

 

$

0.33

 

$

0.32

 

$

0.57

 

$

0.38

 

2014

 

0.42

 

1.13

 

0.42

 

0.48

 

1.13

 

0.48

 

 

The following table summarizes the range of low and high spot butane prices per gallon at Mt. Belvieu, Texas for the periods indicated and the prices at period end:

 

 

 

Spot Price Per Gallon

 

 

 

Low

 

High

 

At Period End

 

Three Months Ended December 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2015

 

$

0.51

 

$

0.68

 

$

0.56

 

2014

 

0.66

 

1.24

 

0.66

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended December 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2015

 

$

0.46

 

$

0.68

 

$

0.56

 

2014

 

0.66

 

1.30

 

0.66

 

 

We believe volatility in commodity prices will continue, and our ability to adjust to and manage this volatility may impact our financial results.

 

Retail Propane

 

Our retail propane segment is a “cost-plus” business that sells propane, distillates, and equipment and supplies to end users consisting of residential, agricultural, commercial, and industrial customers. Our retail propane segment purchases the majority of its propane from our liquids segment. Our retail propane segment generates margins based on the difference between the wholesale cost of product and the selling price of the product in the retail markets. These margins fluctuate over time due to supply and demand conditions. Weather conditions can have a significant impact on our sales volumes and prices, as a large portion of our sales are to residential customers who purchase propane and distillates for home heating purposes.

 

A significant factor affecting the profitability of our retail propane segment is our ability to maintain our product margin. Product margin is the difference between our sales prices and our total product costs, including transportation and storage. We monitor wholesale propane prices daily and adjust our retail prices accordingly. We believe volatility in commodity prices will continue, and our ability to adjust to and manage this volatility may impact our financial results.

 

The retail propane business is both weather-sensitive and subject to seasonal volume variations due to propane’s primary use as a heating source in residential and commercial buildings and for agricultural purposes. Consequently, our revenues, operating profits, and operating cash flows are typically lower in the first and second quarters of each fiscal year.

 

Refined Products and Renewables

 

Our refined products and renewables segment conducts gasoline, diesel, ethanol, and biodiesel marketing operations. We purchase refined petroleum products primarily in the Gulf Coast, Southeast, and Midwest regions of the United States and schedule them for delivery primarily on the Colonial, Plantation, and Magellan pipelines. We sell our products to commercial and industrial end users, independent retailers, distributors, marketers, government entities, and other wholesalers of refined petroleum products. We sell our products at TLP’s terminals and at terminals owned by third parties.

 

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The following table summarizes the range of low and high spot gasoline prices per barrel using NYMEX gasoline prompt-month futures for the periods indicated and the prices at period end:

 

 

 

Spot Price Per Barrel

 

 

 

Low

 

High

 

At Period End

 

Three Months Ended December 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2015

 

$

49.35

 

$

60.71

 

$

53.22

 

2014

 

60.48

 

102.90

 

60.48

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended December 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2015

 

$

49.35

 

$

90.15

 

$

53.22

 

2014

 

60.48

 

131.46

 

60.48

 

 

The following table summarizes the range of low and high spot diesel prices per barrel using NYMEX ULSD prompt-month futures for the periods indicated and the prices at period end:

 

 

 

Spot Price Per Barrel

 

 

 

Low

 

High

 

At Period End

 

Three Months Ended December 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2015

 

$

45.32

 

$

67.68

 

$

46.23

 

2014

 

77.70

 

111.72

 

77.70

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended December 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2015

 

$

45.32

 

$

84.68

 

$

46.23

 

2014

 

77.70

 

128.10

 

77.70

 

 

Recent Developments

 

Grand Mesa Pipeline

 

In October 2014, we completed a successful open season in which we received the requisite support, in the form of ship-or-pay volume commitments from multiple shippers, to begin construction of Grand Mesa Pipeline, which was planned to originate in Colorado and terminate in Cushing, Oklahoma.  In November 2015, we combined the Grand Mesa Pipeline project and entered into an agreement with Saddlehorn Pipeline Company, LLC (“Saddlehorn”), under which we acquired a 37.5% undivided interest in a crude oil pipeline currently under construction (the “Joint Pipeline”). The Joint Pipeline will have several points of origin in Colorado and will terminate in Cushing, Oklahoma. We will have the right to utilize 150,000 barrels per day of capacity on the Joint Pipeline. Operating costs will be allocated to us based on our proportionate ownership interest and throughput. We expect the Joint Pipeline to be operational beginning in the fourth quarter of calendar year 2016.

 

Through our undivided interest in the Joint Pipeline, Grand Mesa will have expanded capacity, sufficient to service our customer contracts at the same origin and termination points with the ability to accept additional volume commitments. We will retain ownership of our previously-acquired easements for the potential future development of transportation projects involving petroleum commodities other than crude oil and condensate. With the consent and participation of Saddlehorn, we and Saddlehorn may consider future opportunities using these easements for projects involving the transportation of crude oil and condensate.

 

We estimate that our share of the cost to construct the Joint Pipeline will be $250 million. We paid $125 million towards the construction of the pipeline during the three months ended December 31, 2015, and we expect to pay the remaining amount during the calendar year ending December 31, 2016.

 

Prior to reaching the agreement with Saddlehorn, we purchased $87.4 million of pipe that we expected to use for the Grand Mesa Pipeline.  During the three months ended December 31, 2015, we reclassified this pipe to assets held for sale.  To determine the value of the pipe at December 31, 2015, we inquired of a third party manufacturer as to the current cost of similar pipe.  Based on the information we received, the fair value of the pipe approximated our carrying value.  To facilitate the sale of this pipe, we notified potential buyers at the end of December 2015 that we would be accepting bids for the pipe through February 15, 2016.  Initial discussions held in January 2016 with potential buyers indicated to us that we would probably need to sell the pipe at an amount less than the carrying value at December 31, 2015.  Based on these indications, we expect to record a loss on the sale of these assets during the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2016.  In addition, we reclassified $47.0 million of costs to acquire land, rights-of-way and easements on the originally-planned Grand Mesa Pipeline route as intangible assets in our condensed consolidated balance sheet.

 

Sale of General Partner Interest in TLP

 

On February 1, 2016, we completed the sale of our general partner interest in TLP to an affiliate of ArcLight Capital Partners (“ArcLight”) for $350 million in cash. We also granted to ArcLight an option to purchase up to 800,000 of the approximately 3.2 million TLP common units that we own. We will remain the long-term exclusive tenant in the TLP Southeast terminal system.  We will retain TransMontaigne’s marketing business, which is a significant part of our refined products and renewables business, and TransMontaigne Product Services, LLC, its customer contracts and its line space on the Colonial and Plantation pipelines.

 

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Acquisitions

 

As described below, we completed numerous acquisitions during the year ended March 31, 2015 and the nine months ended December 31, 2015. These acquisitions impact the comparability of our results of operations between our current and prior fiscal years.

 

Year Ending March 31, 2016

 

·                  In August 2015, we acquired four saltwater disposal facilities and a 50% interest in an additional saltwater disposal facility in the Delaware Basin of the Permian Basin in Texas.

 

·                  We are party to a development agreement that requires us to purchase water solutions facilities developed by the other party to the agreement. During the nine months ended December 31, 2015, we purchased 12 water treatment and disposal facilities under this development agreement.

 

·                  During the nine months ended December 31, 2015, we acquired five retail propane businesses.

 

Year Ended March 31, 2015

 

·                  In February 2015, we acquired Sawtooth NGL Caverns, LLC (“Sawtooth”), which owns a natural gas liquids salt dome storage facility in Utah with rail and truck access to western United States markets and entered into a construction agreement to expand the storage capacity of the facility.

 

·                  In November 2014, we acquired two saltwater disposal facilities in the Bakken shale play in North Dakota.

 

·                  In July 2014, we acquired TransMontaigne Inc. (“TransMontaigne”). As part of this transaction, we also purchased inventory from the previous owner of TransMontaigne. The operations of TransMontaigne include the marketing of refined products. As part of this transaction, we acquired the 2.0% general partner interest, the incentive distribution rights, a 19.7% limited partner interest in TLP, and assumed certain terminaling service agreements with TLP from an affiliate of the previous owner of TransMontaigne.

 

·                  We are party to a development agreement that requires us to purchase water solutions facilities developed by the other party to the agreement. During the year ended March 31, 2015, we purchased 16 water treatment and disposal facilities under this development agreement.

 

·                  During the year ended March 31, 2015, we acquired eight retail propane businesses.

 

Summary Discussion of Operating Results for the Three Months Ended December 31, 2015

 

We generated operating income of $61.2 million during the three months ended December 31, 2015, compared to $18.1 million during the three months ended December 31, 2014.

 

Our crude oil logistics segment generated operating income of $0.8 million during the three months ended December 31, 2015, compared to an operating loss of $26.8 million during the three months ended December 31, 2014. Per-barrel product margins were higher during the three months ended December 31, 2015 than during the three months ended December 31, 2014 due primarily to a lower of cost or market adjustment of $20.0 million recorded at December 31, 2014, partially offset by lower crude oil prices, which resulted in increased market pressure. The decrease in operating loss was also due in part to $1.5 million of expense recorded during the three months ended December 31, 2014 related to certain employee retention and severance costs associated with the Gavilon, LLC (“Gavilon Energy”) and TransMontaigne acquisitions.

 

Our water solutions segment generated an operating loss of $5.8 million during the three months ended December 31, 2015, compared to operating income of $34.5 million during the three months ended December 31, 2014. The increase in operating loss was due primarily to lower volumes and a decrease in revenues from the sale of recovered hydrocarbons resulting from lower crude oil prices, which were partially offset by the acquisition and development of new facilities. We have historically entered into derivatives to protect against the risk of a decline in the price of crude oil we expect to recover in the process of treating the wastewater. During the three months ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, cost of sales was reduced by $2.9 million and $29.1 million, respectively, of net gains on derivatives.

 

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Our liquids segment generated operating income of $32.9 million during the three months ended December 31, 2015, compared to an operating loss of $14.0 million during the three months ended December 31, 2014. Product margins for propane were $21.9 million higher during the three months ended December 31, 2015 than during the three months ended December 31, 2014, as a sharp decrease in propane prices during the three months ended December 31, 2014 had an adverse impact on margins during that period. Operating income during the three months ended December 31, 2014 was also reduced by a loss of $29.9 million on the sale of a natural gas liquids terminal. Additionally, Sawtooth, which we acquired in February 2015, generated $2.5 million of operating income during the three months ended December 31, 2015.

 

Our retail propane segment generated operating income of $14.5 million during the three months ended December 31, 2015, compared to operating income of $21.5 million during the three months ended December 31, 2014. Volumes were lower during the three months ended December 31, 2015 due to warmer weather conditions.

 

Our refined products and renewables segment generated operating income of $31.7 million during the three months ended December 31, 2015, compared to operating income of $29.0 million during the three months ended December 31, 2014. The increase in operating income resulted from lower operating and general administrative expenses, partially offset by lower margins. Operating expenses during the three months ended December 31, 2015 were reduced by the receipt of insurance proceeds for certain environmental remediation matters. General and administrative expenses during the three months ended December 31, 2014 included $6.0 million of compensation expense related to the termination of certain TransMontaigne employees. A significant portion of our refined product purchases and sales are priced based on a Gulf Coast index plus a specified differential. We use futures contracts with New York Harbor pricing to hedge the risk of price changes on our inventory valuation. Changes in the spreads between Gulf Coast and New York Harbor prices can impact the effectiveness of these futures contracts as hedges. During the three months ended December 31, 2015, Gulf Coast prices declined more than New York Harbor prices, and as a result, the futures contracts were less effective as hedges of our inventory valuation, which had an unfavorable impact on our product margins. We generally expect the spreads between the Gulf Coast and New York Harbor prices to be more consistent over the course of a year than during any individual quarter within the year. The tenor of these futures contracts, which are typically six months to one year in duration at inception, can also contribute to volatility in earnings among individual quarters within a fiscal year.

 

We recorded earnings from our equity method investments of $2.9 million during the three months ended December 31, 2015, compared to $1.2 million during the three months ended December 31, 2014. The increase was due primarily to an increase of $2.4 million in earnings from our investments in Glass Mountain Pipeline, LLC (“Glass Mountain”), Battleground Oil Specialty Terminal Company LLC (“BOSTCO”), and Frontera Brownsville LLC (“Frontera”), partially offset by a decrease of $0.7 million in earnings from our investments in an ethanol production facility and a water supply company.

 

We incurred interest expense of $36.2 million during the three months ended December 31, 2015, compared to $30.1 million during the three months ended December 31, 2014. The increase was due primarily to borrowings to finance acquisitions and capital expenditures.

 

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Consolidated Results of Operations

 

The following table summarizes our unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations for the periods indicated:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended December 31,

 

Nine Months Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

2015

 

2014

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Total revenues

 

$

2,685,006

 

$

4,552,146

 

$

9,416,670

 

$

13,581,286

 

Total cost of sales

 

2,433,500

 

4,311,668

 

8,761,877

 

13,025,186

 

Operating expenses

 

106,783

 

97,761

 

314,470

 

262,616

 

General and administrative expenses

 

23,035

 

44,230

 

114,814

 

113,742

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

59,180

 

50,335

 

175,772

 

139,809

 

Loss on disposal or impairment of assets, net

 

1,328

 

30,073

 

3,040

 

34,639

 

Operating income

 

61,180

 

18,079

 

46,697

 

5,294

 

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities

 

2,858

 

1,242

 

14,008

 

7,504

 

Interest expense

 

(36,176

)

(30,051

)

(98,549

)

(79,196

)

Other income, net

 

2,161

 

3,371

 

2,941

 

2,363

 

Income (loss) before income taxes

 

30,023

 

(7,359

)

(34,903

)

(64,035

)

Income tax (expense) benefit

 

(402

)

2,090

 

1,846

 

2,977

 

Net income (loss)

 

29,621

 

(5,269

)

(33,057

)

(61,058

)

Less: Net income allocated to general partner

 

(16,217

)

(11,783

)

(47,742

)

(32,220

)

Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

(6,140

)

(5,649

)

(12,906

)

(9,059

)

Net income (loss) allocated to limited partners

 

$

7,264

 

$

(22,701

)

$

(93,705

)

$

(102,337

)

 

See the detailed discussion of revenues, cost of sales, operating expenses, general and administrative expenses, and depreciation and amortization expense by segment below. The acquisitions described above under “Acquisitions” impact the comparability of our results of operations between our current and prior fiscal years.

 

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

 

In addition to financial results reported in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”), we have provided the non-GAAP financial measures of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA. These non-GAAP financial measures are not intended to be a substitute for those reported in accordance with GAAP. These measures may be different from non-GAAP financial measures used by other entities, even when similar terms are used to identify such measures.

 

We define EBITDA as net income (loss) attributable to parent equity, plus interest expense, income tax expense (benefit), and depreciation and amortization expense. We define Adjusted EBITDA as EBITDA excluding net unrealized gains and losses on derivatives, lower of cost or market adjustments, gains and losses on disposal or impairment of assets, and equity-based compensation expense. We also include in Adjusted EBITDA certain inventory valuation adjustments related to our refined products and renewables segment, as described below. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered alternatives to net income, income 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. We believe that EBITDA provides additional information to investors for evaluating our ability to make quarterly distributions to our unitholders and is presented solely as a supplemental measure. We believe that Adjusted EBITDA provides additional information to investors for evaluating our financial performance without regard to our financing methods, capital structure and historical cost basis. Further, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA, as we define them, may not be comparable to EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, or similarly titled measures used by other entities.

 

Other than for our refined products and renewables segment, for purposes of our Adjusted EBITDA calculation, we make a distinction between realized and unrealized gains and losses on derivatives. During the period when a derivative contract is open, we record changes in the fair value of the derivative as an unrealized gain or loss. When a derivative contract matures or is settled, we reverse the previously recorded unrealized gain or loss and record a realized gain or loss. We do not draw such a distinction between realized and unrealized gains and losses on derivatives of our refined products and renewables segment. The primary hedging strategy of our refined products and renewables segment 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 are six months to one year in duration at inception. The “inventory valuation adjustment” row in the table below reflects the difference between the market value of the inventory of our refined products and renewables segment at the

 

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balance sheet date and its cost. We include this in Adjusted EBITDA because the gains and losses associated with derivative contracts of this segment, which are intended primarily to hedge inventory holding risk, also impact Adjusted EBITDA.

 

The following table reconciles net income (loss) to our EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended December 31,

 

Nine Months Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

2015

 

2014

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

29,621

 

$

(5,269

)

$

(33,057

)

$

(61,058

)

Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

(6,140

)

(5,649

)

(12,906

)

(9,059

)

Net income (loss) attributable to parent equity

 

23,481

 

(10,918

)

(45,963

)

(70,117

)

Interest expense

 

34,740

 

28,892

 

92,908

 

77,338

 

Income tax expense (benefit)

 

384

 

(2,099

)

(1,900

)

(2,997

)

Depreciation and amortization

 

55,261

 

51,065

 

162,728

 

143,781

 

EBITDA

 

113,866

 

66,940

 

207,773

 

148,005

 

Net unrealized gains on derivatives

 

(1,748

)

(4,724

)

(4,494

)

(13,414

)

Inventory valuation adjustment

 

(16,524

)

 

2,831

 

 

Lower of cost or market adjustments

 

13,251

 

29,399

 

7,325

 

32,236

 

Loss on disposal or impairment of assets, net

 

1,343

 

30,072

 

3,056

 

34,680

 

Equity-based compensation expense (1)

 

3,032

 

14,870

 

52,712

 

36,529

 

Adjusted EBITDA

 

$

113,220

 

$

136,557

 

$

269,203

 

$

238,036

 

 


 

(1)         Equity-based compensation expense in the table above may differ from equity-based compensation expense reported in Note 12 to our condensed consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (“Quarterly Report”). Amounts reported in the table above include expense accruals for bonuses expected to be paid in common units, whereas the amounts reported in Note 12 to our condensed consolidated financial statements only include expenses associated with equity-based awards that have been formally granted.

 

The following tables reconcile depreciation and amortization amounts per the EBITDA table above to depreciation and amortization amounts reported in our condensed consolidated statements of operations and condensed consolidated statements of cash flows for the periods indicated:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended December 31,

 

Nine Months Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

2015

 

2014

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Reconciliation to condensed consolidated statements of operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization per EBITDA table

 

$

55,261

 

$

51,065

 

$

162,728

 

$

143,781

 

Intangible asset amortization recorded to cost of sales

 

(1,701

)

(1,818

)

(5,102

)

(5,939

)

Depreciation and amortization of unconsolidated entities

 

(5,096

)

(5,485

)

(15,221

)

(14,100

)

Depreciation and amortization attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

10,716

 

6,573

 

33,367

 

16,067

 

Depreciation and amortization per condensed consolidated statements of operations

 

$

59,180

 

$

50,335

 

$

175,772

 

$

139,809

 

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended December 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

Reconciliation to condensed consolidated statements of cash flows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization per EBITDA table

 

$

162,728

 

$

143,781

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization of debt issuance costs recorded to interest expense

 

10,207

 

6,480

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization of unconsolidated entities

 

(15,221

)

(14,100

)

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

33,367

 

16,067

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization per condensed consolidated statements of cash flows

 

$

191,081

 

$

152,228

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The following table reconciles interest expense per the EBITDA table above to interest expense reported in our condensed consolidated statements of operations for the periods indicated:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended December 31,

 

Nine Months Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

2015

 

2014

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Interest expense per EBITDA table

 

$

34,740

 

$

28,892

 

$

92,908

 

$

77,338

 

Interest expense attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

1,165

 

1,139

 

4,502

 

1,761

 

Gain on extinguishment of debt of unconsolidated entities

 

 

 

693

 

 

Other

 

271

 

20

 

446

 

97

 

Interest expense per condensed consolidated statements of operations

 

$

36,176

 

$

30,051

 

$

98,549

 

$

79,196

 

 

The following table summarizes expansion and maintenance capital expenditures for the periods indicated. This information has been prepared on the accrual basis, and excludes property, plant and equipment acquired in acquisitions.

 

 

 

Capital Expenditures

 

 

 

Expansion (1)

 

Maintenance (2)

 

Total

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Three Months Ended December 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2015

 

$

258,609

 

$

13,140

 

$

271,749

 

2014

 

42,426

 

11,280

 

53,706

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended December 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2015

 

$

459,141

 

$

39,146

 

$

498,287

 

2014

 

108,101

 

28,456

 

136,557

 

 

 

 

 

(1)         Includes expansion capital expenditures for TLP of $1.1 million and $2.7 million during the three months ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, and $10.4 million and $3.7 million during the nine months ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

 

(2)         Includes maintenance capital expenditures for TLP of $4.3 million and $1.9 million during the three months ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, and $11.4 million and $2.0 million during the nine months ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

 

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The following tables reconcile Adjusted EBITDA to operating income (loss) for each of our reportable segments for the periods indicated:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended December 31, 2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Refined

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Products

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Crude Oil

 

Water

 

 

 

Retail

 

and

 

Corporate

 

 

 

 

 

Logistics

 

Solutions

 

Liquids

 

Propane

 

Renewables

 

and Other

 

Consolidated

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Operating income (loss)

 

$

804

 

$

(5,778

)

$

32,921

 

$

14,450

 

$

31,702

 

$

(12,919

)

$

61,180

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

10,041

 

23,644

 

3,537

 

9,096

 

11,493

 

1,369

 

59,180

 

Amortization recorded to cost of sales

 

62

 

 

261

 

 

1,378

 

 

1,701

 

Net unrealized (gains) losses on derivatives

 

(3,928

)

3,732

 

(1,423

)

(129

)

 

 

(1,748

)

Equity-based compensation expense

 

 

 

 

 

277

 

2,973

 

3,250

 

Inventory valuation adjustment

 

 

 

 

 

(16,524

)

 

(16,524

)

Lower of cost or market adjustments

 

 

 

 

 

13,251

 

 

13,251

 

Loss (gain) on disposal or impairment of assets, net

 

1,115

 

213

 

5

 

(5

)

 

 

1,328

 

Equity in earnings (losses) of unconsolidated entities

 

624

 

(381

)

 

(177

)

2,792

 

 

2,858

 

Other income (expense), net

 

(672

)

569

 

70

 

186

 

(20

)

2,028

 

2,161

 

Depreciation and amortization of unconsolidated entities

 

2,478

 

304

 

 

 

2,314

 

 

5,096

 

Adjusted EBITDA attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

 

(746

)

 

(403

)

(17,364

)

 

(18,513

)

Adjusted EBITDA

 

$

10,524

 

$

21,557

 

$

35,371

 

$

23,018

 

$

29,299

 

$

(6,549

)

$

113,220

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended December 31, 2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Refined

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Products

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Crude Oil

 

Water

 

 

 

Retail

 

and

 

Corporate

 

 

 

 

 

Logistics

 

Solutions

 

Liquids

 

Propane

 

Renewables

 

and Other

 

Consolidated

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Operating income (loss)

 

$

(26,814

)

$

34,505

 

$

(14,048

)

$

21,477

 

$

28,958

 

$

(25,999

)

$

18,079

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

10,630

 

17,807

 

2,838

 

7,949

 

9,788

 

1,323

 

50,335

 

Amortization recorded to cost of sales

 

109

 

 

471

 

 

1,211

 

27

 

1,818

 

Net unrealized (gains) losses on derivatives

 

7,040

 

(5,479

)

6,541

 

(682

)

(12,144

)

 

(4,724

)

Equity-based compensation expense

 

 

 

 

 

23

 

14,863

 

14,886

 

Lower of cost or market adjustments

 

17,379

 

 

390

 

 

11,630

 

 

29,399

 

Loss on disposal or impairment of assets, net

 

98

 

38

 

29,886

 

50

 

1

 

 

30,073

 

Equity in earnings (losses) of unconsolidated entities

 

(613

)

 (26

)

 

 

1,881

 

 

1,242

 

Other income (expense), net

 

(689

)

141

 

35

 

258

 

5

 

3,621

 

3,371

 

Depreciation and amortization of unconsolidated entities

 

2,496

 

417

 

 

 

2,572

 

 

5,485

 

Adjusted EBITDA attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

 

(515

)

 

(404

)

(12,488

)

 

(13,407

)

Adjusted EBITDA

 

$

9,636

 

$

46,888

 

$

26,113

 

$

28,648

 

$

31,437

 

$

(6,165

)

$

136,557

 

 

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Nine Months Ended December 31, 2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Refined

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Products

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Crude Oil

 

Water

 

 

 

Retail

 

and

 

Corporate

 

 

 

 

 

Logistics

 

Solutions

 

Liquids

 

Propane

 

Renewables

 

and Other

 

Consolidated

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Operating income (loss)

 

$

12,689

 

$

(8,645

)

$

52,820

 

$

11,985

 

$

59,478

 

$

(81,630

)

$

46,697

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

30,096

 

66,906

 

11,286

 

26,711

 

36,820

 

3,953

 

175,772

 

Amortization recorded to cost of sales

 

187

 

 

783

 

 

4,132

 

 

5,102

 

Net unrealized (gains) losses on derivatives

 

(3,214

)

1,274

 

(2,163

)

(391

)

 

 

(4,494

)

Equity-based compensation expense

 

 

 

 

 

862

 

52,529

 

53,391

 

Inventory valuation adjustment

 

 

 

 

 

2,831

 

 

2,831

 

Lower of cost or market adjustments

 

(1,211

)

 

 

 

8,536

 

 

7,325

 

Loss (gain) on disposal or impairment of assets, net

 

2,115

 

923

 

(185

)

108

 

79

 

 

3,040

 

Equity in earnings (losses) of unconsolidated entities

 

2,951

 

(369

)

 

(336

)

11,762

 

 

14,008

 

Other income (expense), net

 

(6,432

)

1,352

 

278

 

812

 

236

 

6,695

 

2,941

 

Depreciation and amortization of unconsolidated entities

 

7,443

 

924

 

 

 

6,854

 

 

15,221

 

Adjusted EBITDA attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

 

(2,570

)

 

(528

)

(49,533

)

 

(52,631

)

Adjusted EBITDA

 

$

44,624

 

$

59,795

 

$

62,819

 

$

38,361

 

$

82,057

 

$

(18,453

)

$

269,203

 

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended December 31, 2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Refined

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Products

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Crude Oil

 

Water

 

 

 

Retail

 

and

 

Corporate

 

 

 

 

 

Logistics

 

Solutions

 

Liquids

 

Propane

 

Renewables

 

and Other

 

Consolidated

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Operating income (loss)

 

$

(25,313

)

$

48,390

 

$

(4,032

)

$

16,829

 

$

36,525

 

$

(67,105

)

$

5,294

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

29,601

 

52,472

 

9,423

 

23,204

 

22,549

 

2,560

 

139,809

 

Amortization recorded to cost of sales

 

(7

)

 

1,459

 

 

2,825

 

1,662

 

5,939

 

Net unrealized (gains) losses on derivatives

 

3,980

 

(12,050

)

7,681

 

(881

)

(12,144

)

 

(13,414

)

Equity-based compensation expense

 

 

 

 

 

23

 

36,522

 

36,545

 

Lower of cost or market adjustments

 

20,000

 

 

606

 

 

11,630

 

 

32,236

 

Loss (gain) on disposal or impairment of assets, net

 

293

 

4,385

 

29,768

 

350

 

(19

)

(138

)

34,639

 

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities

 

2,420

 

 

 

 

5,084

 

 

7,504

 

Other income (expense), net

 

(2,796

)

158

 

24

 

1,185

 

(26

)

3,818

 

2,363

 

Depreciation and amortization of unconsolidated entities

 

7,675

 

645

 

 

 

5,780

 

 

14,100

 

Adjusted EBITDA attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

 

(728

)

 

(312

)

(25,939

)

 

(26,979

)

Adjusted EBITDA

 

$

35,853

 

$

93,272

 

$

44,929

 

$

40,375

 

$

46,288

 

$

(22,681

)

$

238,036

 

 

Segment Operating Results for the Three Months Ended December 31, 2015 and 2014

 

Items Impacting the Comparability of Our Financial Results

 

Our current and future results of operations may not be comparable to our historical results of operations for the periods presented, due to business combinations. We have expanded our water solutions business considerably through numerous acquisitions of water treatment and disposal facilities. We expanded our liquids business through the February 2015 acquisition of Sawtooth. We expanded our retail propane business through numerous acquisitions of retail propane businesses. The results of operations of our liquids and retail propane businesses are impacted by seasonality, due primarily to the increase in volumes sold during the peak heating season from October through March. In addition, product price fluctuations can have a significant impact on our sales volumes and revenues. For these and other reasons, our results of operations for the three months ended December 31, 2015 are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations to be expected for future periods or for the full fiscal year ending March 31, 2016.

 

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Volumes

 

The following table summarizes the volume of product sold and water received for the periods indicated. Volumes shown in the following table include intersegment sales.

 

 

 

Three Months Ended December 31,

 

 

 

Segment

 

2015

 

2014

 

Change

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Crude oil logistics

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Crude oil sold (barrels)

 

10,824

 

22,658

 

(11,834

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Water solutions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Water received (barrels)

 

55,648

 

47,063

 

8,585

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liquids

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Propane sold (gallons)

 

348,511

 

380,528

 

(32,017

)

Other products sold (gallons)

 

225,695

 

230,312

 

(4,617

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retail propane

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Propane sold (gallons)

 

42,436

 

48,324

 

(5,888

)

Distillates sold (gallons)

 

9,102

 

9,381

 

(279

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Refined products and renewables

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Refined products sold (barrels)

 

26,134

 

19,953

 

6,181

 

Renewable products sold (barrels)

 

1,461

 

1,448

 

13

 

 

Revenues and Cost of Sales by Segment

 

The following table summarizes our revenues and cost of sales by segment for the periods indicated:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of

 

Product

 

 

 

Cost of

 

Product

 

 

 

Revenues

 

Sales

 

Margin

 

Revenues

 

Sales

 

Margin

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Crude oil logistics

 

$

521,286

 

$

497,390

 

$

23,896

 

$

1,701,249

 

$

1,703,738

 

$

(2,489

)

Water solutions

 

45,438

 

(3,128

)

48,566

 

50,241

 

(29,085

)

79,326

 

Liquids

 

377,711

 

324,950

 

52,761

 

734,865

 

706,779

 

28,086

 

Retail propane

 

100,145

 

45,974

 

54,171

 

139,765

 

81,172

 

58,593

 

Refined products and renewables

 

1,666,723

 

1,594,611

 

72,112

 

1,984,048

 

1,905,625

 

78,423

 

Corporate and other

 

 

 

 

(1,281

)

176

 

(1,457

)

Eliminations

 

(26,297

)

(26,297

)

 

(56,741

)

(56,737

)

(4

)

Total

 

$

2,685,006

 

$

2,433,500

 

$

251,506

 

$

4,552,146

 

$

4,311,668

 

$

240,478

 

 

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Operating Income (Loss) by Segment

 

The following table summarizes our operating income (loss) by segment for the periods indicated:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended December 31,

 

 

 

Segment

 

2015

 

2014

 

Change

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Crude oil logistics

 

$

804

 

$

(26,814

)

$

27,618

 

Water solutions

 

(5,778

)

34,505

 

(40,283

)

Liquids

 

32,921

 

(14,048

)

46,969

 

Retail propane

 

14,450

 

21,477

 

(7,027

)

Refined products and renewables

 

31,702

 

28,958

 

2,744

 

Corporate and other

 

(12,919

)

(25,999

)

13,080

 

Operating income

 

$

61,180

 

$

18,079

 

$

43,101

 

 

Crude Oil Logistics

 

The following table summarizes the operating results of our crude oil logistics segment for the periods indicated:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended December 31,

 

 

 

 

 

2015

 

2014 (1)

 

Change

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Crude oil sales

 

$

508,863

 

$

1,689,106

 

$

(1,180,243

)

Crude oil transportation and other

 

12,423

 

12,143

 

280

 

Total revenues (2)

 

521,286

 

1,701,249

 

(1,179,963

)

Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of sales

 

497,390

 

1,703,738

 

(1,206,348

)

Operating expenses

 

10,936

 

10,070

 

866

 

General and administrative expenses

 

2,115

 

3,625

 

(1,510

)

Depreciation and amortization expense

 

10,041

 

10,630

 

(589

)

Total expenses

 

520,482

 

1,728,063

 

(1,207,581

)

Segment operating income (loss)

 

$

804

 

$

(26,814

)

$

27,618

 

 


(1)         During the three months ended September 30, 2015, we made certain changes in the way we attribute revenues to the categories shown in the table above. These changes did not impact total revenues. We have retrospectively adjusted previously reported amounts to conform to the current presentation.

 

(2)         Revenues include $1.9 million and $6.4 million of intersegment sales during the three months ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, that are eliminated in our condensed consolidated statements of operations.

 

Revenues. Our crude oil logistics segment generated $508.9 million of revenue from crude oil sales during the three months ended December 31, 2015, selling 10.8 million barrels at an average price of $47.01 per barrel. During the three months ended December 31, 2014, our crude oil logistics segment generated $1.7 billion of revenue from crude oil sales, selling 22.7 million barrels at an average price of $74.55 per barrel. The decrease in revenue per barrel was due primarily to the sharp decline in crude oil prices after September 30, 2014. The decrease in our sales volumes was due primarily to a slowdown in crude oil production and new drilling of crude oil in the current crude oil price environment.

 

Crude oil transportation and other revenues were $12.4 million during the three months ended December 31, 2015, compared to $12.1 million during the three months ended December 31, 2014.

 

Cost of Sales. Our cost of crude oil sold was $497.4 million during the three months ended December 31, 2015, as we sold 10.8 million barrels at an average cost of $45.95 per barrel. Our cost of sales during the three months ended December 31, 2015 was reduced by $3.9 million of net unrealized gains on derivatives and $4.0 million of net realized gains on derivatives. During the three

 

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months ended December 31, 2014, our cost of crude oil sold was $1.7 billion, as we sold 22.7 million barrels at an average cost of $75.19 per barrel. Our cost of sales during the three months ended December 31, 2014 was increased by $7.0 million of net unrealized losses on derivatives and was reduced by $30.8 million of net realized gains on derivatives. The following table summarizes our product margin (loss) for crude oil sales (in thousands, except per barrel amounts) for the periods indicated:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Crude oil sales revenues

 

$

508,863

 

$

1,689,106

 

Crude oil cost of sales

 

(497,390

)

(1,703,738

)

Crude oil product margin (loss)

 

$

11,473

 

$

(14,632

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Crude oil sold (barrels)

 

10,824

 

22,658

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Product margin (loss) per barrel

 

$

1.060

 

$

(0.646

)

 

Per-barrel product margins were higher during the three months ended December 31, 2015 than during the three months ended December 31, 2014 due primarily to a lower of cost or market adjustment of $20.0 million recorded at December 31, 2014, partially offset by lower crude oil prices, which resulted in increased market pressure.

 

The decrease in volumes during the three months December 31, 2015, as compared to the three months ended December 31, 2014, is due primarily to lower physical barrels being sold due to reduced production as a result of lower prices.  Also, we had an increase in buy/sell transactions during the three months ended December 31, 2015, as we took advantage of the contango market.  These are transactions in which we transact to purchase product from a counterparty and sell the same volumes of product to the same counterparty at a different location or time.  As the revenues and costs of sales are netted for these transaction, so are the volumes.

 

Operating Expenses. Our crude oil logistics segment incurred operating expenses of $10.9 million during the three months ended December 31, 2015, compared to $10.1 million during the three months ended December 31, 2014. The increase was due primarily to a shift in the recording of incentive compensation expense related to bonuses from the crude oil logistics segment to “corporate and other” during the three months ended December 31, 2014.  See further discussion within the “Corporate and Other” section below.  For the three months ended December 31, 2015, operating expenses included costs related to storage and handling of assets classified as held for sale (see Note 4 to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements).

 

General and Administrative Expenses. Our crude oil logistics segment incurred general and administrative expenses of $2.1 million during the three months ended December 31, 2015, compared to $3.6 million during the three months ended December 31, 2014. General and administrative expenses during the three months ended December 31, 2014 included $1.4 million of compensation expense related to bonuses that the previous owners of Gavilon Energy granted to employees, contingent upon successful completion of the sale of the business. These bonuses were paid in December 2014. General and administrative expenses during the three months ended December 31, 2014 also included $0.1 million of compensation expense related to termination benefits for certain TransMontaigne employees.

 

Depreciation and Amortization Expense. Our crude oil logistics segment incurred depreciation and amortization expense of $10.0 million during the three months ended December 31, 2015, compared to $10.6 million during the three months ended December 31, 2014.

 

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Water Solutions

 

The following table summarizes the operating results of our water solutions segment for the periods indicated:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended December 31,

 

 

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

Change

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service fees

 

$

35,138

 

$

30,870

 

$

4,268

 

Recovered hydrocarbons

 

8,414

 

19,355

 

(10,941

)

Water transportation

 

 

16

 

(16

)

Other revenues

 

1,886

 

 

1,886

 

Total revenues

 

45,438

 

50,241

 

(4,803

)

Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of sales—derivative gain (1)

 

(2,887

)

(29,137

)

26,250

 

Cost of sales—other

 

(241

)

52

 

(293

)

Operating expenses

 

30,009

 

26,373

 

3,636

 

General and administrative expenses

 

691

 

641

 

50

 

Depreciation and amortization expense

 

23,644

 

17,807

 

5,837

 

Total expenses

 

51,216

 

15,736

 

35,480

 

Segment operating income (loss)

 

$

(5,778

)

$

34,505

 

$

(40,283

)

 


(1)         Includes realized and unrealized (gains) losses.

 

The following tables summarize activity separated between the following categories:

 

·                  facilities we owned before September 30, 2014, which we refer to below as “existing facilities”; and

 

·                  facilities we acquired or developed after September 30, 2014, which we refer to below as “recently acquired or developed facilities”.

 

Service Fee Revenues. The following table summarizes our service fee revenues (in thousands, except per barrel amounts) for the periods indicated:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

 

 

 

 

Water

 

Fees Per

 

 

 

Water

 

Fees Per

 

 

 

Service

 

Barrels

 

Water Barrel

 

Service

 

Barrels

 

Water Barrel

 

 

 

Fees

 

Processed

 

Processed

 

Fees

 

Processed

 

Processed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Existing facilities

 

$

21,978

 

30,486

 

$

0.72

 

$

29,507

 

45,097

 

$

0.65

 

Recently acquired or developed facilities

 

13,160

 

25,162

 

0.52

 

1,363

 

1,966

 

0.69

 

Total

 

$

35,138

 

55,648

 

0.63

 

$

30,870

 

47,063

 

0.66

 

 

The decrease in the volume processed at our existing facilities during the three months ended December 31, 2015 compared to the three months ended December 31, 2014 was due primarily to a slowdown in customer production as a result of the lower crude oil prices, and was also due in part to migration of volumes from existing facilities to recently developed or acquired facilities due to the location of the facilities.

 

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Recovered Hydrocarbon Revenues. The following table summarizes our recovered hydrocarbon revenues (in thousands, except per barrel amounts) for the periods indicated:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

 

 

Recovered

 

Water

 

Revenue Per

 

Recovered

 

Water

 

Revenue Per

 

 

 

Hydrocarbon

 

Barrels

 

Water Barrel

 

Hydrocarbon

 

Barrels

 

Water Barrel

 

 

 

Revenue

 

Processed

 

Processed

 

Revenue

 

Processed

 

Processed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Existing facilities

 

$

5,331

 

30,486

 

$

0.17

 

$

18,442

 

45,097

 

$

0.41

 

Recently acquired or developed facilities

 

3,083

 

25,162

 

0.12

 

913

 

1,966

 

 

0.46

 

Total

 

$

8,414

 

55,648

 

0.15

 

$

19,355

 

47,063

 

 

0.41

 

 

The decrease in revenue per barrel associated with recovered hydrocarbons was due primarily to the sharp decline in crude oil prices after September 30, 2014 and a decrease in the volume of hydrocarbons recovered per barrel of water processed.

 

Water Transportation Revenues. Our water solutions segment generated less than $0.1 million of water transportation revenue during the three months ended December 31, 2014. These revenues related to our water transportation business, which we sold during September 2014.

 

Other Revenues. Our water solutions segment generated $1.9 million of other revenues during the three months ended December 31, 2015 relating to the disposal of solids.

 

Cost of Sales. We enter into derivatives in our water solutions segment to protect against the risk of a decline in the market price of the hydrocarbons we expect to recover when processing the wastewater. Our cost of sales during the three months ended December 31, 2015 was reduced by $6.6 million of net realized gains on derivatives and was increased by $3.7 million of net unrealized losses on derivatives. Our cost of sales during the three months ended December 31, 2014 was reduced by $5.5 million of net unrealized gains on derivatives and $23.6 million of net realized gains on derivatives. In December 2014, we settled derivative contracts that had scheduled settlement dates from April 2015 through September 2015, in order to lock in the gains on those derivatives.

 

Operating Expenses. The following table summarizes our operating expenses for the periods indicated:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended December 31,

 

 

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

Change

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Existing facilities

 

$

19,844

 

$

25,399

 

$

(5,555

)

Recently acquired or developed facilities

 

10,165

 

974

 

9,191

 

Total

 

$

30,009

 

$

26,373

 

$

3,636

 

 

The decrease in operating expenses for existing facilities was due primarily to lower operating costs of water disposal wells at existing facilities due to lower volumes processed.

 

General and Administrative Expenses. Our water solutions segment incurred general and administrative expenses of $0.7 million during the three months ended December 31, 2015, compared to $0.6 million during the three months ended December 31, 2014.

 

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Depreciation and Amortization Expense. Our water solutions segment incurred depreciation and amortization expense of $23.6 million during the three months ended December 31, 2015, compared to $17.8 million during the three months ended December 31, 2014. Of the increase, $3.7 million related to recently acquired or developed facilities.

 

Liquids

 

The following table summarizes the operating results of our liquids segment for the periods indicated:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended December 31,

 

 

 

 

 

2015

 

2014 (1)

 

Change

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Propane sales

 

$

188,930

 

$

396,248

 

$

(207,318

)

Other product sales

 

180,620

 

329,943

 

(149,323

)

Other revenues

 

8,161

 

8,674

 

(513

)

Total revenues (2)

 

377,711

 

734,865

 

(357,154

)

Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of sales—propane

 

170,558

 

399,783

 

(229,225

)

Cost of sales—other products

 

150,203

 

301,609

 

(151,406

)

Cost of sales—other

 

4,189

 

5,387

 

(1,198

)

Operating expenses

 

14,617

 

7,348

 

7,269

 

Loss on disposal or impairment of assets, net

 

5

 

29,886

 

(29,881

)

General and administrative expenses

 

1,681

 

2,062

 

(381

)

Depreciation and amortization expense

 

3,537

 

2,838

 

699

 

Total expenses

 

344,790

 

748,913

 

(404,123

)

Segment operating income (loss)

 

$

32,921

 

$

(14,048

)

$

46,969

 

 


(1)         During the three months ended December 31, 2015, we made certain changes in the way we attribute revenues and railcar cost of sales to the categories shown in the table above. These changes did not impact total revenues or total cost of sales. We have retrospectively adjusted previously reported amounts to conform to the current presentation.

 

(2)         Revenues include $24.2 million and $49.8 million of intersegment sales during the three months ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, that are eliminated in our condensed consolidated statements of operations.

 

Revenues. Our liquids segment generated $188.9 million of wholesale propane sales revenue during the three months ended December 31, 2015, selling 348.5 million gallons at an average price of $0.54 per gallon. During the three months ended December 31, 2014, our liquids segment generated $396.2 million of wholesale propane sales revenue, selling 380.5 million gallons at an average price of $1.04 per gallon. The decrease in the volume of propane sales was due to significantly warm temperatures throughout our primary trade territories and competitive pressures resulting from high levels of supply in certain markets.

 

Our liquids segment generated $180.6 million of other wholesale products sales revenue during the three months ended December 31, 2015, selling 225.7 million gallons at an average price of $0.80 per gallon. During the three months ended December 31, 2014, our liquids segment generated $329.9 million of other wholesale products sales revenue, selling 230.3 million gallons at an average price of $1.43 per gallon. The decrease in the volume of other wholesale products sold was due in part to the loss of a butane customer.

 

Our liquids segment generated $8.2 million of other revenues during the three months ended December 31, 2015, compared to $8.7 million during the three months ended December 31, 2014. This revenue includes storage, terminaling and transportation services income. The decrease was due primarily to lower hauling revenues due to declining market conditions, partially offset by revenues related to Sawtooth, which we acquired in February 2015.

 

Cost of Sales. Our cost of wholesale propane sales was $170.6 million during the three months ended December 31, 2015, as we sold 348.5 million gallons at an average cost of $0.49 per gallon. Our cost of wholesale propane sales during the three months ended December 31, 2015 was decreased by $1.7 million of net unrealized gains on derivatives. During the three months ended December 31, 2014, our cost of wholesale propane sales was $399.8 million, as we sold 380.5 million gallons at an average cost of $1.05 per gallon.

 

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Our cost of wholesale propane sales during the three months ended December 31, 2014 was increased by $6.5 million of net unrealized losses on derivatives. The following table summarizes our product margin (loss) for propane sales (in thousands, except per gallon amounts) for the periods indicated:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Propane revenues

 

$

188,930

 

$

396,248

 

Propane cost of sales

 

(170,558

)

(399,783

)

Propane product margin (loss)

 

$

18,372

 

$

(3,535

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Propane sold (gallons)

 

348,511

 

380,528

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Product margin per gallon (loss)

 

$

0.053

 

$

(0.009

)

 

Propane product margins per gallon of propane sold were higher during the three months ended December 31, 2015 than during the three months ended December 31, 2014.  Prices declined during the three months ended December 31, 2015, but not as sharply as they declined during the three months ended December 31, 2014.  Declining propane prices typically have an adverse affect on our margins.

 

We use a weighted-average inventory costing method for our wholesale propane inventory, with the costing pools segregated based on the location of the inventory. One of our business strategies is to purchase and store inventory during the warmer months for sale during the winter months. We seek to lock in a margin on inventory held in storage through back-to-back purchases and sales, fixed-price forward sale commitments, and financial derivatives. We also have contracts whereby we have committed to purchase ratable volumes each month at index prices. We seek to manage the price risk associated with these contracts primarily by selling the inventory immediately after it is received. When we sell product, we record the cost of the sale at the average cost of all inventory at that location, which may include inventory stored for sale in the future. During periods of rising prices, this can result in greater margins on these sales. During periods of declining prices, this can result in lower margins on these sales. We would generally expect the impact of these two different strategies being in the same inventory costing pools to even out over the course of a full fiscal year.

 

Our cost of sales of other products was $150.2 million during the three months ended December 31, 2015, as we sold 225.7 million gallons at an average cost of $0.67 per gallon. Our cost of sales of other products during the three months ended December 31, 2015 was increased by $0.2 million of net unrealized losses on derivatives. During the three months ended December 31, 2014, our cost of sales of other products was $301.6 million, as we sold 230.3 million gallons at an average cost of $1.31 per gallon. Our cost of sales of other products during the three months ended December 31, 2014 was increased by $0.3 million of net unrealized losses on derivatives. The following table summarizes our per gallon product margin (in thousands, except per gallon amounts) for the periods indicated:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other products revenues

 

$

180,620

 

$

329,943

 

Other products cost of sales

 

(150,203

)

(301,609

)

Other products product margin

 

$

30,417

 

$

28,334

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other products sold (gallons)

 

225,695

 

230,312

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Product margin per gallon

 

$

0.135

 

$

0.123

 

 

Product margins during the three months ended December 31, 2015 benefitted from a high level of butane supply in the market, which lowered our product cost.

 

Operating Expenses. Our liquids segment incurred operating expenses of $14.6 million during the three months ended December 31, 2015, compared to $7.3 million during the three months ended December 31, 2014. The increase was partially due to $1.2 million of expenses related to Sawtooth, which we acquired in February 2015, and an increase in compensation expense due primarily to a shift in the recording of incentive compensation expense related to bonuses from the liquids segment to “corporate and other” during the three months ended December 31, 2014.  See further discussion within the “Corporate and Other” section below.

 

Loss on Disposal or Impairment of Assets, Net. Our liquids segment recorded losses on disposal of assets of $29.9 million during the three months ended December 31, 2014, which related primarily to the sale of a natural gas liquids terminal.

 

General and Administrative Expenses. Our liquids segment incurred general and administrative expenses of $1.7 million during the three months ended December 31, 2015, compared to $2.1 million during the three months ended December 31, 2014.

 

Depreciation and Amortization Expense. Our liquids segment incurred depreciation and amortization expense of $3.5 million during the three months ended December 31, 2015, compared to $2.8 million during the three months ended December 31, 2014. This increase was due primarily to $1.1 million of depreciation and amortization expense related to Sawtooth.

 

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Retail Propane

 

The following table summarizes the operating results of our retail propane segment for the periods indicated:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended December 31,

 

 

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

Change

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Propane sales

 

$

68,880

 

$

99,859

 

$

(30,979

)

Distillate sales

 

19,133

 

29,102

 

(9,969

)

Other revenues

 

12,132

 

10,804

 

1,328

 

Total revenues

 

100,145

 

139,765

 

(39,620

)

Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of sales—propane

 

27,471

 

54,712

 

(27,241

)

Cost of sales—distillates

 

14,198

 

23,015

 

(8,817

)

Cost of sales—other

 

4,305

 

3,445

 

860

 

Operating expenses

 

27,645

 

26,059

 

1,586

 

General and administrative expenses

 

2,980

 

3,108

 

(128

)

Depreciation and amortization expense

 

9,096

 

7,949

 

1,147

 

Total expenses

 

85,695

 

118,288

 

(32,593

)

Segment operating income

 

$

14,450

 

$

21,477

 

$

(7,027

)

 

Revenues. Our retail propane segment generated revenue of $68.9 million from propane sales during the three months ended December 31, 2015, selling 42.4 million gallons at an average price of $1.62 per gallon. During the three months ended December 31, 2014, our retail propane segment generated $99.9 million of revenue from propane sales, selling 48.3 million gallons at an average price of $2.07 per gallon. The decrease in volumes was due to significantly warmer temperatures during the quarter.

 

Our retail propane segment generated revenue of $19.1 million from distillate sales during the three months ended December 31, 2015, selling 9.1 million gallons at an average price of $2.10 per gallon. During the three months ended December 31, 2014, our retail propane segment generated $29.1 million of revenue from distillate sales, selling 9.4 million gallons at an average price of $3.10 per gallon. Distillate volumes were also adversely affected by the significantly warmer weather.

 

Cost of Sales. Our cost of retail propane sales was $27.5 million during the three months ended December 31, 2015, as we sold 42.4 million gallons at an average cost of $0.65 per gallon. During the three months ended December 31, 2014, our cost of retail propane sales was $54.7 million, as we sold 48.3 million gallons at an average cost of $1.13 per gallon. The following table summarizes our product margin for retail propane sales (in thousands, except per gallon amounts) for the periods indicated:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Propane revenues

 

$

68,880

 

$

99,859

 

Propane cost of sales

 

(27,471

)

(54,712

)

Propane product margin

 

$

41,409

 

$

45,147

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Propane sold (gallons)

 

42,436

 

48,324

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Product margin per gallon

 

$

0.976

 

$

0.934

 

 

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Our cost of distillate sales was $14.2 million during the three months ended December 31, 2015, as we sold 9.1 million gallons at an average cost of $1.56 per gallon. During the three months ended December 31, 2014, our cost of distillate sales was $23.0 million, as we sold 9.4 million gallons at an average cost of $2.45 per gallon. The following table summarizes our product margin for distillate sales (in thousands, except per gallon amounts) for the periods indicated:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distillate revenues

 

$

19,133

 

$

29,102

 

Distillate cost of sales

 

(14,198

)

(23,015

)

Distillate product margin

 

$

4,935

 

$

6,087

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distillate sold (gallons)

 

9,102

 

9,381

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Product margin per gallon

 

$

0.542

 

$

0.649

 

 

Operating Expenses. Our retail propane segment incurred operating expenses of $27.6 million during the three months ended December 31, 2015, compared to $26.1 million during the three months ended December 31, 2014. The increase was due primarily to increased compensation associated with acquisitions of retail propane businesses.

 

General and Administrative Expenses. Our retail propane segment incurred general and administrative expenses of $3.0 million during the three months ended December 31, 2015, compared to $3.1 million during the three months ended December 31, 2014.

 

Depreciation and Amortization Expense. Our retail propane segment incurred depreciation and amortization expense of $9.1 million during the three months ended December 31, 2015, compared to $7.9 million during the three months ended December 31, 2014. The increase was due primarily to acquisitions of retail propane businesses.

 

Refined Products and Renewables

 

The following table summarizes the operating results of our refined products and renewables segment for the periods indicated:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended December 31,

 

 

 

 

 

2015

 

2014 (1)

 

Change

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Refined products sales (2)

 

$

1,532,928

 

$

1,831,243

 

$

(298,315

)

Renewables sales

 

101,414

 

126,812

 

(25,398

)

Service fees

 

32,381

 

25,993

 

6,388

 

Total revenues

 

1,666,723

 

1,984,048

 

(317,325

)

Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of sales—refined products

 

1,503,358

 

1,788,100

 

(284,742

)

Cost of sales—renewables

 

91,253

 

117,525

 

(26,272

)

Operating expenses

 

24,887

 

27,985

 

(3,098

)

General and administrative expenses

 

4,030

 

11,692

 

(7,662

)

Depreciation and amortization expense

 

11,493

 

9,788

 

1,705

 

Total expenses

 

1,635,021

 

1,955,090

 

(320,069

)

Segment operating income

 

$

31,702

 

$

28,958

 

$

2,744

 

 


(1)         During the three months ended September 30, 2015, we made certain changes in the way we attribute revenues and cost of sales to the categories shown in the table above. These changes did not impact total revenues or total cost of sales. We have retrospectively adjusted previously reported amounts to conform to the current presentation.

 

(2)         Revenues include $0.2 million and $0.6 million of intersegment sales during the three months ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, that are eliminated in our condensed consolidated statement of operations.

 

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Revenues. Our refined products sales revenue was $1.5 billion during the three months ended December 31, 2015, selling 26.1 million barrels at an average price of $58.66 per barrel. Our refined products sales revenue was $1.8 billion during the three months ended December 31, 2014, selling 20.0 million barrels at an average price of $91.78 per barrel. The decrease in revenues was due primarily to a sharp decline in product prices, partially offset by higher sales volumes. The increase in volumes was due primarily to the purchase of certain pipeline capacity allocations from other shippers during the second half of the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015 and to expanded operations.

 

Our renewables sales revenue was $101.4 million during the three months ended December 31, 2015, selling 1.5 million barrels at an average price of $69.41 per barrel. Our renewables sales revenue was $126.8 million during the three months ended December 31, 2014, selling 1.4 million barrels at an average price of $87.58 per barrel.

 

Our refined products and renewables segment generated $32.4 million of service fee revenue during the three months ended December 31, 2015, compared to $26.0 million during the three months ended December 31, 2014. The increase was due primarily to the fact that one of TLP’s terminal facilities returned to service in November 2014, a one-time early asphalt contract termination settlement at various Gulf Coast terminals in November 2015, and the transfer of a contract obligation from NGL to a third party during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015.

 

Cost of Sales. Our cost of refined products sales was $1.5 billion during the three months ended December 31, 2015, as we sold 26.1 million barrels at an average cost of $57.52 per barrel. Our cost of refined products sales was $1.8 billion during the three months ended December 31, 2014, as we sold 20.0 million barrels at an average cost of $89.62 per barrel. The following table summarizes our refined product margin (in thousands, except per barrel and per gallon amounts) for the periods indicated:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Refined products revenues

 

$

1,532,928

 

$

1,831,243

 

Refined products cost of sales

 

(1,503,358

)

(1,788,100

)

Refined products product margin

 

$

29,570

 

$

43,143

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Refined products sold (barrels)

 

26,134

 

19,953

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Product margin per barrel

 

$

1.131

 

$

2.162

 

Product margin per gallon

 

$

0.027

 

$

0.051

 

 

A significant portion of our refined product purchases and sales are priced based on a Gulf Coast index plus a specified differential. We use futures contracts with New York Harbor pricing to hedge the risk of price changes on our inventory valuation. Changes in the spreads between Gulf Coast and New York Harbor prices can impact the effectiveness of these futures contracts as hedges. During the three months ended December 31, 2015, Gulf Coast prices declined more than New York Harbor prices, and as a result, the futures contracts were less effective as hedges of our inventory valuation, which had an unfavorable impact on our product margins. We generally expect the spreads between the Gulf Coast and New York Harbor prices to be more consistent over the course of a year than during any individual quarter within the year. The tenor of these futures contracts, which are typically six months to one year in duration at inception, can also contribute to volatility in earnings among individual quarters within a fiscal year.

 

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Our cost of renewables sales was $91.3 million during the three months ended December 31, 2015, as we sold 1.5 million barrels at an average cost of $62.46 per barrel. Our cost of renewables sales was $117.5 million during the three months ended December 31, 2014, as we sold 1.4 million barrels at an average cost of $81.16 per barrel. The following table summarizes our renewables product margin (in thousands, except per barrel and per gallon amounts) for the periods indicated:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Renewables revenues

 

$

101,414

 

$

126,812

 

Renewables cost of sales

 

(91,253

)

(117,525

)

Renewables product margin

 

$

10,161

 

$

9,287

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Renewable products sold (barrels)

 

1,461

 

1,448

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Product margin per barrel

 

$

6.955

 

$

6.414

 

Product margin per gallon

 

$

0.166

 

$

0.153

 

 

Per-barrel product margins were higher during the three months ended December 31, 2015 than during the three months ended December 31, 2014 due primarily to an increase in the amount we can claim for certain biodiesel tax credits from $5.8 million for transactions during calendar year 2014 to $6.2 million for transactions in calendar year 2015.

 

Operating Expenses. Our refined products and renewables segment incurred operating expenses of $24.9 million during the three months ended December 31, 2015, compared to $28.0 million during the three months ended December 31, 2014. The decrease was due primarily to insurance proceeds received during the three months ended December 31, 2015 for certain environmental remediation matters.

 

General and Administrative Expenses. Our refined products and renewables segment incurred general and administrative expenses of $4.0 million during the three months ended December 31, 2015, compared to $11.7 million during the three months ended December 31, 2014. General and administrative expenses during the three months ended December 31, 2014 were increased by $6.0 million of compensation expense related to termination benefits for certain TransMontaigne employees.

 

Depreciation and Amortization Expense. Our refined products and renewables segment incurred depreciation and amortization expense of $11.5 million during the three months ended December 31, 2015, compared to $9.8 million during the three months ended December 31, 2014.

 

Corporate and Other

 

The operating loss within “corporate and other” includes the following components for the periods indicated:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended December 31,

 

 

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

Change

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Incentive compensation expense

 

$

(2,994

)

$

(14,879

)

$

11,885

 

Acquisition expenses

 

(233

)

(665

)

432

 

Other corporate expenses

 

(9,692

)

(10,455

)

763

 

Total

 

$

(12,919

)

$

(25,999

)

$

13,080

 

 

The expenses shown in the table above for incentive compensation include cash-based and equity-based compensation. Such incentive compensation expenses were lower during the three months ended December 31, 2015 than during the three months ended December 31, 2014, due primarily to two factors described below.

 

As part of its review of our executive compensation program, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors approved a new type of equity-based compensation award in April 2015, under which the number of common units that vest is contingent upon the performance of our common units relative to the performance of other entities in the Alerian MLP Index. We re-value the unvested Performance Awards at each quarter end using a Monte Carlo simulation and adjust the amount of expense accordingly. As a result of a decline in the market value of our common units during the three months ended December 31, 2015, the fair value of the unvested

 

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Performance Awards has declined. During the three months ended December 31, 2015, we recorded a $1.8 million reduction to expense related to the Performance Awards.

 

We have also granted certain Service Awards, which vest contingent only on the continued service of the recipients. The expense associated with these Service Awards (exclusive of accruals of annual bonuses paid or expected to be paid in common units) was $0.4 million during the three months ended December 31, 2015, compared to $1.6 million during the three months ended December 31, 2014. We adjust our expense accruals for unvested Service Awards at each quarter end based on the market price of our common units, and the decline in the market value of our common units during the three months ended December 31, 2015 resulted in lower expense accruals for the Service Awards.

 

The expense associated with annual bonuses (a portion of which were paid or are expected to be paid in common units) was $4.4 million during the three months ended December  31, 2015, compared to $13.3 million during the three months ended December 31, 2014. The decrease in compensation expense was due to a shift in the recording bonus expenses from the individual business segments to “corporate and other” during the three months ended December 31, 2014.  This shift in the recording of the bonus expense was due to an expectation that a portion of the bonuses would be paid in common units rather than cash.  We record compensation expense related to common units within “corporate and other”, while compensation expense paid in cash is recorded within the individual business segments.

 

The expenses shown in the table above for acquisitions relate primarily to legal and advisory costs.

 

Segment Operating Results for the Nine Months Ended December 31, 2015 and 2014

 

Items Impacting the Comparability of Our Financial Results

 

Our current and future results of operations may not be comparable to our historical results of operations for the periods presented, due to business combinations. We have expanded our water solutions business considerably through numerous acquisitions of water treatment and disposal facilities. We expanded our liquids business through the February 2015 acquisition of Sawtooth. We expanded our retail propane business through numerous acquisitions of retail propane businesses. Our refined products and renewables businesses were significantly expanded with our July 2014 acquisition of TransMontaigne. The results of operations of our liquids and retail propane businesses are impacted by seasonality, due primarily to the increase in volumes sold during the peak heating season from October through March. In addition, product price fluctuations can have a significant impact on our sales volumes and revenues. For these and other reasons, our results of operations for the nine months ended December 31, 2015 are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations to be expected for future periods or for the full fiscal year ending March 31, 2016.

 

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Volumes

 

The following table summarizes the volume of product sold and water received for the periods indicated. Volumes shown in the following table include intersegment sales.

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended December 31,

 

 

 

Segment

 

2015

 

2014

 

Change

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Crude oil logistics

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Crude oil sold (barrels)

 

55,911

 

63,295

 

(7,384

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Water solutions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Water received (barrels)

 

164,843

 

112,752

 

52,091

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liquids

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Propane sold (gallons)

 

820,127

 

804,520

 

15,607

 

Other products sold (gallons)

 

649,909

 

614,546

 

35,363

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retail propane

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Propane sold (gallons)

 

89,938

 

95,466

 

(5,528

)

Distillates sold (gallons)

 

17,745

 

18,093

 

(348

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Refined products and renewables

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Refined products sold (barrels)

 

71,209

 

49,047

 

22,162

 

Renewable products sold (barrels)

 

4,144

 

3,938

 

206

 

 

Revenues and Cost of Sales by Segment

 

The following table summarizes our revenues and cost of sales by segment for the periods indicated:

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of

 

Product

 

 

 

Cost of

 

Product

 

 

 

Revenues

 

Sales

 

Margin

 

Revenues

 

Sales

 

Margin

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Crude oil logistics

 

$

2,862,870

 

$

2,778,323

 

$

84,547

 

$

5,761,506

 

$

5,704,896

 

$

56,610

 

Water solutions

 

147,225

 

(8,088

)

155,313

 

150,274

 

(27,951

)

178,225

 

Liquids

 

909,940

 

802,593

 

107,347

 

1,805,258

 

1,738,342

 

66,916

 

Retail propane

 

217,798

 

96,417

 

121,381

 

286,025

 

168,590

 

117,435

 

Refined products and renewables

 

5,336,085

 

5,149,867

 

186,218

 

5,708,765

 

5,570,789

 

137,976

 

Corporate and other

 

 

 

 

1,513

 

2,547

 

(1,034

)

Eliminations

 

(57,248

)

(57,235

)

(13

)

(132,055

)

(132,027

)

(28

)

Total

 

$

9,416,670

 

$

8,761,877

 

$

654,793

 

$

13,581,286

 

$

13,025,186

 

$

556,100

 

 

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Operating Income (Loss) by Segment

 

The following table summarizes our operating income (loss) by segment for the periods indicated:

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended December 31,

 

 

 

Segment

 

2015

 

2014

 

Change

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Crude oil logistics

 

$

12,689

 

$

(25,313

)

$

38,002

 

Water solutions

 

(8,645

)

48,390

 

(57,035

)

Liquids

 

52,820

 

(4,032

)

56,852

 

Retail propane

 

11,985

 

16,829

 

(4,844

)

Refined products and renewables

 

59,478

 

36,525

 

22,953

 

Corporate and other

 

(81,630

)

(67,105

)

(14,525

)

Operating income

 

$

46,697

 

$

5,294

 

$

41,403

 

 

Crude Oil Logistics

 

The following table summarizes the operating results of our crude oil logistics segment for the periods indicated:

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended December 31,

 

 

 

 

 

2015

 

2014 (1)

 

Change

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Crude oil sales

 

$

2,818,752

 

$

5,727,779

 

$

(2,909,027

)

Crude oil transportation and other

 

44,118

 

33,727

 

10,391

 

Total revenues (2)

 

2,862,870

 

5,761,506

 

(2,898,636

)

Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of sales

 

2,778,323

 

5,704,896

 

(2,926,573

)

Operating expenses

 

35,537

 

38,487

 

(2,950

)

General and administrative expenses

 

6,225

 

13,835

 

(7,610

)

Depreciation and amortization expense

 

30,096

 

29,601

 

495

 

Total expenses

 

2,850,181

 

5,786,819

 

(2,936,638

)

Segment operating income (loss)

 

$

12,689

 

$

(25,313

)

$

38,002

 

 


(1)         During the six months ended September 30, 2015, we made certain changes in the way we attribute revenues to the categories shown in the table above. These changes did not impact total revenues. We have retrospectively adjusted previously reported amounts to conform to the current presentation.

 

(2)         Revenues include $8.1 million and $26.2 million of intersegment sales during the nine months ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, that are eliminated in our condensed consolidated statements of operations.

 

Revenues. Our crude oil logistics segment generated $2.8 billion of revenue from crude oil sales during the nine months ended December 31, 2015, selling 55.9 million barrels at an average price of $50.41 per barrel. During the nine months ended December 31, 2014, our crude oil logistics segment generated $5.7 billion of revenue from crude oil sales, selling 63.3 million barrels at an average price of $90.49 per barrel. The decrease in revenue per barrel was due primarily to the sharp decline in crude oil prices after September 30, 2014. The decrease in our sales volumes was due primarily to a slowdown in crude oil production and new drilling of crude oil in the current crude oil price environment.

 

Crude oil transportation and other revenues were $44.1 million during the nine months ended December 31, 2015, compared to $33.7 million during the nine months ended December 31, 2014. The increase was due primarily to crude oil markets being in contango during the nine months ended December 31, 2015 (a condition in which forward crude prices are greater than spot prices), which allowed us to generate revenue from leasing our owned storage and subleasing our leased storage.

 

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Cost of Sales. Our cost of crude oil sold was $2.8 billion during the nine months ended December 31, 2015, as we sold 55.9 million barrels at an average cost of $49.69 per barrel. Our cost of sales during the nine months ended December 31, 2015 was reduced by $3.2 million of net unrealized gains on derivatives and $6.1 million of net realized gains on derivatives. During the nine months ended December 31, 2014, our cost of crude oil sold was $5.7 billion, as we sold 63.3 million barrels at an average cost of $90.13 per barrel. Our cost of sales during the nine months ended December 31, 2014 was increased by $4.0 million of net unrealized losses on derivatives and was reduced by $26.8 million of net realized gains on derivatives. The following table summarizes our product margin for crude oil sales (in thousands, except per barrel amounts) for the periods indicated:

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Crude oil sales revenues

 

$

2,818,752

 

$

5,727,779

 

Crude oil cost of sales

 

(2,778,323

)

(5,704,896

)

Crude oil product margin

 

$

40,429

 

$

22,883

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Crude oil sold (barrels)

 

55,911

 

63,295

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Product margin per barrel

 

$

0.723

 

$

0.362

 

 

Per-barrel product margins were higher during the nine months ended December 31, 2015 than during the nine months ended December 31, 2014 due primarily to a lower of cost or market adjustment of $20.0 million recorded at December 31, 2014, partially offset by lower crude oil prices, which resulted in increased market pressure.

 

Operating Expenses. Our crude oil logistics segment incurred operating expenses of $35.5 million during the nine months ended December 31, 2015, compared to $38.5 million during the nine months ended December 31, 2014. The decrease was due primarily to lower incentive compensation expense.

 

General and Administrative Expenses. Our crude oil logistics segment incurred general and administrative expenses of $6.2 million during the nine months ended December 31, 2015, compared to $13.8 million during the nine months ended December 31, 2014. General and administrative expenses during the nine months ended December 31, 2014 included $5.6 million of compensation expense related to bonuses that the previous owners of Gavilon Energy granted to employees, contingent upon successful completion of the sale of the business. These bonuses were paid in December 2014. General and administrative expenses during the nine months ended December 31, 2014 were also increased by $1.3 million of compensation expense related to termination benefits for certain TransMontaigne employees.

 

Depreciation and Amortization Expense. Our crude oil logistics segment incurred depreciation and amortization expense of $30.1 million during the nine months ended December 31, 2015, compared to $29.6 million during the nine months ended December 31, 2014.

 

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Water Solutions

 

The following table summarizes the operating results of our water solutions segment for the periods indicated:

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended December 31,

 

 

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

Change

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service fees

 

$

107,079

 

$

72,809

 

$

34,270

 

Recovered hydrocarbons

 

34,978

 

66,704

 

(31,726

)

Water transportation

 

 

10,761

 

(10,761

)

Other revenues

 

5,168

 

 

5,168

 

Total revenues

 

147,225

 

150,274

 

(3,049

)

Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of sales—derivative gain (1)

 

(7,847

)

(34,207

)

26,360

 

Cost of sales—other

 

(241

)

6,256

 

(6,497

)

Operating expenses

 

94,035

 

70,736

 

23,299

 

Loss on disposal or impairment of assets, net

 

923

 

4,385

 

(3,462

)

General and administrative expenses

 

2,094

 

2,242

 

(148

)

Depreciation and amortization expense

 

66,906

 

52,472

 

14,434

 

Total expenses

 

155,870

 

101,884

 

53,986

 

Segment operating income (loss)

 

$

(8,645

)

$

48,390

 

$

(57,035

)

 


(1)         Includes realized and unrealized (gains) losses.

 

The following tables summarize activity separated between the following categories:

 

·                  facilities we owned before March 31, 2014, which we refer to below as “existing facilities”; and

 

·                  facilities we acquired or developed after March 31, 2014, which we refer to below as “recently acquired or developed facilities”.

 

Service Fee Revenues. The following table summarizes our service fee revenues (in thousands, except per barrel amounts) for the periods indicated:

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

 

 

 

 

Water

 

Fees Per

 

 

 

Water

 

Fees Per

 

 

 

Service

 

Barrels

 

Water Barrel

 

Service

 

Barrels

 

Water Barrel

 

 

 

Fees

 

Processed

 

Processed

 

Fees

 

Processed

 

Processed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Existing facilities

 

$

57,396

 

72,945

 

$

0.79

 

$

60,378

 

93,230

 

$

0.65

 

Recently acquired or developed facilities

 

49,683

 

91,898

 

0.54

 

12,431

 

19,522

 

0.64

 

Total

 

$

107,079

 

164,843

 

0.65

 

$

72,809

 

112,752

 

0.65

 

 

The decrease in the volume processed at our existing facilities during the nine months ended December 31, 2015 compared to the nine months ended December 31, 2014 was due primarily to a slowdown in customer production as a result of the lower crude oil prices, and was also due in part to migration of volumes from existing facilities to recently developed or acquired facilities due to the location of the facilities.

 

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Recovered Hydrocarbon Revenues. The following table summarizes our recovered hydrocarbon revenues (in thousands, except per barrel amounts) for the periods indicated:

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

 

 

Recovered

 

Water

 

Revenue Per

 

Recovered

 

Water

 

Revenue Per

 

 

 

Hydrocarbon

 

Barrels

 

Water Barrel

 

Hydrocarbon

 

Barrels

 

Water Barrel

 

 

 

Revenue

 

Processed

 

Processed

 

Revenue

 

Processed

 

Processed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Existing facilities

 

$

19,675

 

72,945

 

$

0.27

 

$

61,119

 

93,230

 

$

0.66

 

Recently acquired or developed facilities

 

15,303

 

91,898

 

0.17

 

5,585

 

19,522

 

0.29

 

Total

 

$

34,978

 

164,843

 

0.21

 

$

66,704

 

112,752

 

0.59

 

 

The decrease in revenue per barrel associated with recovered hydrocarbons was due primarily to the sharp decline in crude oil prices after September 30, 2014 and a decrease in the volume of hydrocarbons recovered per barrel of water processed.

 

Water Transportation Revenues. Our water solutions segment generated $10.8 million of water transportation revenue during the nine months ended December 31, 2014. These revenues related to our water transportation business, which we sold during September 2014.

 

Other Revenues. Our water solutions segment generated $5.2 million of other revenues during the nine months ended December 31, 2015 relating to the disposal of solids.

 

Cost of Sales. We enter into derivatives in our water solutions segment to protect against the risk of a decline in the market price of the hydrocarbons we expected to recover when processing the wastewater. Our cost of sales during the nine months ended December 31, 2015 was reduced by $9.1 million of net realized gains on derivatives and was increased by $1.3 million of net unrealized losses on derivatives. Our cost of sales during the nine months ended December 31, 2014 was reduced by $12.1 million of net unrealized gains on derivatives and $22.1 million of net realized gains on derivatives. In December 2014, we settled derivative contracts that had scheduled settlement dates from April 2015 through September 2015, in order to lock in the gains on those derivatives.

 

Our other cost of sales was $6.3 million during the nine months ended December 31, 2014. These costs related primarily to our water transportation business, which we sold during September 2014.

 

Operating Expenses. The following table summarizes our operating expenses for the periods indicated:

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended December 31,

 

 

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

Change

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Existing facilities

 

$

53,334

 

$

58,102

 

$

(4,768

)

Recently acquired or developed facilities

 

40,701

 

12,634

 

28,067

 

Total

 

$

94,035

 

$

70,736

 

$

23,299

 

 

The decrease in operating expenses for existing facilities was due primarily to lower operating costs of water disposal wells at existing facilities due to lower volumes processed.

 

Loss on Disposal or Impairment of Assets, Net.  Our water solutions segment recorded $0.9 million of losses on disposal or impairment of assets during the nine months ended December 31, 2015 and recorded a loss of $4.4 million on disposal or impairment of assets during the nine months ended December 31, 2014. The loss recorded during the nine months ended December 31, 2014 was due primarily to a loss of $4.0 million related to the sale of our water transportation business during September 2014.

 

General and Administrative Expenses. Our water solutions segment incurred general and administrative expenses of $2.1 million during the nine months ended December 31, 2015, compared to $2.2 million during the nine months ended December 31, 2014.

 

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Depreciation and Amortization Expense. Our water solutions segment incurred depreciation and amortization expense of $66.9 million during the nine months ended December 31, 2015, compared to $52.5 million during the nine months ended December 31, 2014. Of the increase, $12.6 million related to recently acquired or developed facilities.

 

Liquids

 

The following table summarizes the operating results of our liquids segment for the periods indicated:

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended December 31,

 

 

 

 

 

2015

 

2014 (1)

 

Change

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Propane sales

 

$

393,442

 

$

859,984

 

$

(466,542

)

Other product sales

 

488,967

 

925,018

 

(436,051

)

Other revenues

 

27,531

 

20,256

 

7,275

 

Total revenues (2)

 

909,940

 

1,805,258

 

(895,318

)

Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of sales—propane

 

375,831

 

854,421

 

(478,590

)

Cost of sales—other products

 

415,550

 

870,249

 

(454,699

)

Cost of sales—other

 

11,212

 

13,672

 

(2,460

)

Operating expenses

 

37,108

 

25,714

 

11,394

 

Loss (gain) on disposal or impairment of assets, net

 

(185

)

29,768

 

(29,953

)

General and administrative expenses

 

6,318

 

6,043

 

275

 

Depreciation and amortization expense

 

11,286

 

9,423

 

1,863

 

Total expenses

 

857,120

 

1,809,290

 

(952,170

)

Segment operating income (loss)

 

$

52,820

 

$

(4,032

)

$

56,852

 

 


(1)         During the six months ended September 30, 2015, we made certain changes in the way we attribute revenues and railcar cost of sales to the categories shown in the table above. These changes did not impact total revenues or total cost of sales. We have retrospectively adjusted previously reported amounts to conform to the current presentation.

 

(2)         Revenues include $48.4 million and $105.3 million of intersegment sales during the nine months ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, that are eliminated in our condensed consolidated statements of operations.

 

Revenues. Our liquids segment generated $393.4 million of wholesale propane sales revenue during the nine months ended December 31, 2015, selling 820.1 million gallons at an average price of $0.48 per gallon. During the nine months ended December 31, 2014, our liquids segment generated $860.0 million of wholesale propane sales revenue, selling 804.5 million gallons at an average price of $1.07 per gallon. The increase in the volume sold was due primarily to the expansion of an agreement under which we market the majority of the production from a fractionation facility.

 

Our liquids segment generated $489.0 million of other wholesale products sales revenue during the nine months ended December 31 , 2015, selling 649.9 million gallons at an average price of $0.75 per gallon. During the nine months ended December 31, 2014, our liquids segment generated $925.0 million of other wholesale products sales revenue, selling 614.5 million gallons at an average price of $1.51 per gallon. The increase in the volume of other wholesale products sold was due to expanded operations.

 

Our liquids segment generated $27.5 million of other revenues during the nine months ended December 31, 2015, compared to $20.3 million during the nine months ended December 31, 2014. This revenue includes storage, terminaling and transportation services income. The increase was due primarily to $15.5 million of revenue related to Sawtooth, which we acquired in February 2015, partially offset by a $4.8 million decrease in hauling revenues due to declining market conditions.

 

Cost of Sales. Our cost of wholesale propane sales was $375.8 million during the nine months ended December 31, 2015, as we sold 820.1 million gallons at an average cost of $0.46 per gallon. Our cost of wholesale propane sales during the nine months ended December 31, 2015 was decreased by $0.6 million of net unrealized gains on derivatives. During the nine months ended December 31, 2014, our cost of wholesale propane sales was $854.4 million, as we sold 804.5 million gallons at an average cost of

 

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$1.06 per gallon. Our cost of wholesale propane sales during the nine months ended December 31, 2014 was increased by $8.1 million of net unrealized losses on derivatives. The following table summarizes our product margin for propane sales (in thousands, except per gallon amounts) for the periods indicated:

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Propane revenues

 

$

393,442

 

$

859,984

 

Propane cost of sales

 

(375,831

)

(854,421

)

Propane product margin

 

$

17,611

 

$

5,563

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Propane sold (gallons)

 

820,127

 

804,520

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Product margin per gallon

 

$

0.021

 

$

0.007

 

 

Propane product margins per gallon of propane sold were higher during the nine months ended December 31, 2015 than during the nine months ended December 31, 2014.  Prices declined during the nine months ended December 31, 2015, but not as sharply as they declined during the nine months ended December 31, 2014.  Declining propane prices typically have an adverse affect on our margins.

 

We use a weighted-average inventory costing method for our wholesale propane inventory, with the costing pools segregated based on the location of the inventory.  One of our business strategies is to purchase and store inventory during the warmer months for sale during the winter months. We seek to lock in a margin on inventory held in storage through back-to-back purchases and sales, fixed-price forward sale commitments, and financial derivatives. We also have contracts whereby we have committed to purchase ratable volumes each month at index prices. We seek to manage the price risk associated with these contracts primarily by selling the inventory immediately after it is received. When we sell product, we record the cost of the sale at the average cost of all inventory at that location, which may include inventory stored for sale in the future. During periods of rising prices, this can result in greater margins on these sales. During periods of declining prices, this can result in lower margins on these sales. We would generally expect the impact of these two different strategies being in the same inventory costing pools to even out over the course of a full fiscal year.

 

Our cost of sales of other products was $415.6 million during the nine months ended December 31, 2015, as we sold 649.9 million gallons at an average cost of $0.64 per gallon. Our cost of sales of other products during the nine months ended December 31, 2015 was reduced by $1.6 million of net unrealized gains on derivatives. During the nine months ended December 31, 2014, our cost of sales of other products was $870.2 million, as we sold 614.5 million gallons at an average cost of $1.42 per gallon. Our cost of sales of other products during the nine months ended December 31, 2014 was reduced by $0.5 million of net unrealized gains on derivatives. The following table summarizes our per gallon product margin (in thousands, except per gallon amounts) for the periods indicated:

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other products revenues

 

$

488,967

 

$

925,018

 

Other products cost of sales

 

(415,550

)

(870,249

)

Other products product margin

 

$

73,417

 

$

54,769

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other products sold (gallons)

 

649,909

 

614,546

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Product margin per gallon

 

$

0.113

 

$

0.089

 

 

Product margins during the nine months ended December 31, 2015 benefitted from a high level of butane supply in the market, which lowered our product cost.

 

Operating Expenses. Our liquids segment incurred operating expenses of $37.1 million during the nine months ended December 31, 2015, compared to $25.7 million during the nine months ended December 31, 2014. The increase was due primarily to $3.4 million of expenses related to Sawtooth, which we acquired in February 2015, as well as a shift in the recording of incentive compensation expense related to bonuses from the liquids segment to “corporate and other” during the nine months ended December 31, 2014.  See further discussion within the “Corporate and Other” section below.

 

Loss on Disposal or Impairment of Assets, Net. Our liquids segment incurred losses on disposal of assets of $29.8 million during the nine months ended December 31, 2014, which related primarily to the sale of a natural gas liquids terminal.

 

General and Administrative Expenses. Our liquids segment incurred general and administrative expenses of $6.3 million during the nine months ended December 31, 2015, compared to $6.0 million during the nine months ended December 31, 2014. The increase was due primarily to $1.0 million of expenses related to Sawtooth, which we acquired in February 2015.

 

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Depreciation and Amortization Expense. Our liquids segment incurred depreciation and amortization expense of $11.3 million during the nine months ended December 31, 2015, compared to $9.4 million during the nine months ended December 31, 2014. The increase was due to $3.8 million of expense during the nine months ended December 31, 2015 related to Sawtooth, which we acquired in February 2015, partially offset by $1.0 million of expense we recorded during the nine months ended December 31, 2014 related to a natural gas liquids terminal that we sold in December 2014.

 

Retail Propane

 

The following table summarizes the operating results of our retail propane segment for the periods indicated:

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended December 31,

 

 

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

Change

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Propane sales

 

$

148,184

 

$

200,437

 

$

(52,253

)

Distillate sales

 

39,758

 

59,327

 

(19,569

)

Other revenues

 

29,856

 

26,261

 

3,595

 

Total revenues

 

217,798

 

286,025

 

(68,227

)

Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of sales—propane

 

55,703

 

111,433

 

(55,730

)

Cost of sales—distillates

 

30,173

 

48,891

 

(18,718

)

Cost of sales—other

 

10,541

 

8,266

 

2,275

 

Operating expenses

 

73,901

 

68,746

 

5,155

 

General and administrative expenses

 

8,784

 

8,656

 

128

 

Depreciation and amortization expense

 

26,711

 

23,204

 

3,507

 

Total expenses

 

205,813

 

269,196

 

(63,383

)

Segment operating income

 

$

11,985

 

$

16,829

 

$

(4,844

)

 

Revenues. Our retail propane segment generated revenue of $148.2 million from propane sales during the nine months ended December 31, 2015, selling 89.9 million gallons at an average price of $1.65 per gallon. During the nine months ended December 31, 2014, our retail propane segment generated $200.4 million of revenue from propane sales, selling 95.5 million gallons at an average price of $2.10 per gallon. The decrease in volumes was due to significantly warmer temperatures and the decrease in selling price was due to lower commodity prices.

 

Our retail propane segment generated revenue of $39.8 million from distillate sales during the nine months ended December 31, 2015, selling 17.7 million gallons at an average price of $2.24 per gallon. During the nine months ended December 31, 2014, our retail propane segment generated $59.3 million of revenue from distillate sales, selling 18.1 million gallons at an average price of $3.28 per gallon.

 

Cost of Sales. Our cost of retail propane sales was $55.7 million during the nine months ended December 31, 2015, as we sold 89.9 million gallons at an average cost of $0.62 per gallon. During the nine months ended December 31, 2014, our cost of retail propane sales was $111.4 million, as we sold 95.5 million gallons at an average cost of $1.17 per gallon. The following table summarizes our product margin for retail propane sales (in thousands, except per gallon amounts) for the periods:

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Propane revenues

 

$

148,184

 

$

200,437

 

Propane cost of sales

 

(55,703

)

(111,433

)

Propane product margin

 

$

92,481

 

$

89,004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Propane sold (gallons)

 

89,938

 

95,466

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Product margin per gallon

 

$

1.028

 

$

0.932

 

 

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Our cost of distillate sales was $30.2 million during the nine months ended December 31, 2015, as we sold 17.7 million gallons at an average cost of $1.70 per gallon. During the nine months ended December 31, 2014, our cost of distillate sales was $48.9 million, as we sold 18.1 million gallons at an average cost of $2.70 per gallon. The following table summarizes our product margin for distillate sales (in thousands, except per gallon amounts) for the periods indicated:

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distillate revenues

 

$

39,758

 

$

59,327

 

Distillate cost of sales

 

(30,173

)

(48,891

)

Distillate product margin

 

$

9,585

 

$

10,436

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distillate sold (gallons)

 

17,745

 

18,093

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Product margin per gallon

 

$

0.540

 

$

0.577

 

 

Operating Expenses. Our retail propane segment incurred operating expenses of $73.9 million during the nine months ended December 31, 2015, compared to $68.7 million during the nine months ended December 31, 2014. The increase was due primarily to increased compensation associated with acquisitions of retail propane businesses.

 

General and Administrative Expenses. Our retail propane segment incurred general and administrative expenses of $8.8 million during the nine months ended December 31, 2015, compared to $8.7 million during the nine months ended December 31, 2014.

 

Depreciation and Amortization Expense. Our retail propane segment incurred depreciation and amortization expense of $26.7 million during the nine months ended December 31, 2015, compared to $23.2 million during the nine months ended December 31, 2014. The increase was due primarily to acquisitions of retail propane businesses.

 

Refined Products and Renewables

 

The following table summarizes the operating results of our refined products and renewables segment for the periods indicated. Our refined products and renewables segment was significantly expanded with our July 2014 acquisition of TransMontaigne. The resultant increase in revenues and cost of sales was offset by a sharp decline in product prices.

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended December 31,

 

 

 

 

 

2015

 

2014 (1)

 

Change

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Refined products sales (2)

 

$

4,946,136

 

$

5,283,855

 

$

(337,719

)

Renewables sales

 

300,756

 

374,911

 

(74,155

)

Service fees

 

89,193

 

49,999

 

39,194

 

Total revenues

 

5,336,085

 

5,708,765

 

(372,680

)

Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of sales—refined products

 

4,859,519

 

5,207,580

 

(348,061

)

Cost of sales—renewables

 

290,348

 

363,209

 

(72,861

)

Operating expenses

 

76,288

 

59,447

 

16,841

 

General and administrative expenses

 

13,632

 

19,455

 

(5,823

)

Depreciation and amortization expense

 

36,820

 

22,549

 

14,271

 

Total expenses

 

5,276,607

 

5,672,240

 

(395,633

)

Segment operating income

 

$

59,478

 

$

36,525

 

$

22,953

 

 


(1)         During the six months ended September 30, 2015, we made certain changes in the way we attribute revenues and cost of sales to the categories shown in the table above. These changes did not impact total revenues or total cost of sales. We have retrospectively adjusted previously reported amounts to conform to the current presentation.

 

(2)         Revenues include $0.7 million and $0.6 million of intersegment sales during the nine months ended December 31, 2015, and 2014, respectively, that are eliminated in our condensed consolidated statement of operations.

 

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Revenues. Our refined products sales revenue was $4.9 billion during the nine months ended December 31, 2015, selling 71.2 million barrels at an average price of $69.46 per barrel. Our refined products sales revenue was $5.3 billion during the nine months ended December 31, 2014, selling 49.0 million barrels at an average price of $107.73 per barrel.

 

Our renewables sales revenue was $300.8 million during the nine months ended December 31, 2015, selling 4.1 million barrels at an average price of $72.58 per barrel. Our renewables sales revenue was $374.9 million during the nine months ended December 31, 2014, selling 3.9 million barrels at an average price of $95.20 per barrel.

 

Our refined products and renewables segment generated $89.2 million of service fee revenues during the nine months ended December 31, 2015, compared to $50.0 million during the nine months ended December 31, 2014. The increase was due primarily to the inclusion of TransMontaigne in the full nine months of the current fiscal year, compared to six months of the prior fiscal year.

 

Cost of Sales. Our cost of refined products sales was $4.9 billion during the nine months ended December 31, 2015, as we sold 71.2 million barrels at an average cost of $68.24 per barrel. Our cost of refined products sales was $5.2 billion during the nine months ended December 31, 2014, as we sold 49.0 million barrels at an average cost of $106.18 per barrel. The following table summarizes our refined product margin (in thousands, except per barrel and per gallon amounts) for the periods indicated:

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Refined products revenues

 

$

4,946,136

 

$

5,283,855

 

Refined products cost of sales

 

(4,859,519

)

(5,207,580

)

Refined products product margin

 

$

86,617

 

$

76,275

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Refined products sold (barrels)

 

71,209

 

49,047

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Product margin per barrel

 

$

1.216

 

$

1.555

 

Product margin per gallon

 

$

0.029

 

$

0.037

 

 

Our cost of renewables sales was $290.3 million during the nine months ended December 31, 2015, as we sold 4.1 million barrels at an average cost of $70.06 per barrel. Our cost of renewables sales was $363.2 million during the nine months ended December 31, 2014, as we sold 3.9 million barrels at an average cost of $92.23 per barrel. The following table summarizes our renewables product margin (in thousands, except per barrel and per gallon amounts) for the periods indicated:

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Renewables revenues

 

$

300,756

 

$

374,911

 

Renewables cost of sales

 

(290,348

)

(363,209

)

Renewables product margin

 

$

10,408

 

$

11,702

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Renewable products sold (barrels)

 

4,144

 

3,938

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Product margin per barrel

 

$

2.512

 

$

2.972

 

Product margin per gallon

 

$

0.060

 

$

0.071

 

 

Per-barrel product margins were lower during the nine months ended December 31, 2015 than during the nine months ended December 31, 2014 due primarily to lower renewables prices caused by increased import activity, partially offset by

 

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an increase in the amount we can claim for certain biodiesel tax credits from $5.8 million for transactions during calendar year 2014 to $6.2 million for transactions in calendar year 2015.

 

Operating Expenses. Our refined products and renewables segment incurred operating expenses of $76.3 million during the nine months ended December 31, 2015, compared to $59.4 million during the nine months ended December 31, 2014. The increase was due primarily to the inclusion of TransMontaigne in the full nine months of the current fiscal year, compared to six months of the prior fiscal year.

 

General and Administrative Expenses. Our refined products and renewables segment incurred general and administrative expenses of $13.6 million during the nine months ended December 31, 2015, compared to $19.5 million during the nine months ended December 31, 2014. General and administrative expenses during the nine months ended December 31, 2014 were increased by $7.5 million of compensation expense related to termination benefits for certain TransMontaigne employees. This decrease was partially offset by the inclusion of TransMontaigne in the full nine months of the current fiscal year, compared to six months of the prior fiscal year.

 

Depreciation and Amortization Expense. Our refined products and renewables segment incurred depreciation and amortization expense of $36.8 million during the nine months ended December 31, 2015, compared to $22.5 million during the nine months ended December 31, 2014. The increase was due primarily to depreciation on TLP’s terminal assets and amortization of customer relationship intangible assets acquired in the business combination with TransMontaigne. TLP accounted for $34.1 million and $16.7 million of depreciation and amortization expense during the nine months ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

 

Corporate and Other

 

The operating loss within “corporate and other” includes the following components for the periods indicated:

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended December 31,

 

 

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

Change

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Incentive compensation expense

 

$

(54,286

)

$

(37,089

)

$

(17,197

)

Acquisition expenses

 

(864

)

(4,993

)

4,129

 

Other corporate expenses

 

(26,480

)

(25,023

)

(1,457

)

Total

 

$

(81,630

)

$

(67,105

)

$

(14,525

)

 

The expenses shown in the table above for incentive compensation include cash-based and equity-based compensation. Such incentive compensation expenses were higher during the nine months ended December 31, 2015 than during the nine months ended December 31, 2014, due primarily to two factors described below.

 

As part of its review of our executive compensation program, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors approved a new type of equity-based compensation award, under which the number of common units that vest is contingent upon the performance of our common units relative to the performance of other entities in the Alerian MLP Index. During the nine months ended December 31, 2015, three tranches of these Performance Awards were granted, with vesting dates of July 1, 2015, July 1, 2016, and July 1, 2017, respectively. We recorded $16.3 million of expense related to the Performance Awards during the nine months ended December 31, 2015, $16.1 million of which related to awards that vested on July 1, 2015.

 

We have also granted certain Service Awards, which vest contingent only on the continued service of the recipients. The number of outstanding Service Awards was higher at December 31, 2015 than at December 31, 2014. This was due in part to the addition of new employees as our business has expanded, and was due in part to increases in the number of Service Awards granted to certain employees following the Compensation Committee’s review of our compensation program. The expense associated with these Service Awards (exclusive of accruals of annual bonuses paid or expected to be paid in common units) was $22.0 million during the nine months ended December 31, 2015, compared to $12.8 million during the nine months ended December 31, 2014.

 

The expense associated with annual bonuses (a portion of which were paid or are expected to be paid in common units) was $16.0 million during the nine months ended December  31, 2015, compared to $24.3 million during the nine months ended December 31, 2014. We record compensation expense related to common units within “corporate and other”, while compensation expense paid in cash is recorded within the individual business segments.

 

The expenses shown in the table above for acquisitions relate primarily to legal and advisory costs. We incurred $3.7 million of such expenses during the nine months ended December 31, 2014 related to our acquisition of TransMontaigne.

 

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Equity in Earnings of Unconsolidated Entities

 

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities was $2.9 million during the three months ended December 31, 2015, compared to $1.2 million during the three months ended December 31, 2014. The increase was due primarily to an increase of $2.4 million in earnings from our investments in Glass Mountain, BOSTCO, and Frontera, partially offset by a decrease of $0.7 million in earnings from our investments in an ethanol production facility and a water supply company.

 

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities was $14.0 million during the nine months ended December 31, 2015, compared to $7.5 million during the nine months ended December 31, 2014. The increase was due primarily to an increase of $8.1 million of earnings from BOSTCO and Frontera that we acquired as part of our July 2014 acquisition of TransMontaigne, partially offset by a decrease of $1.8 million in earnings from our investments in an ethanol production facility and a water supply company.

 

Interest Expense

 

Interest expense includes interest expense on our revolving credit facilities and senior notes, amortization of debt issuance costs, letter of credit fees, interest on equipment financing notes, and accretion of interest on noninterest bearing debt obligations. Interest expense was $36.2 million during the three months ended December 31, 2015, compared to $30.1 million during the three months ended December 31, 2014. The increase in interest expense was due primarily to the increased level of debt outstanding on our Revolving Credit Facility (hereinafter defined) (the average balance outstanding on our Revolving Credit Facility was $1.9 billion during the three months ended December 31, 2015, compared to $1.3 billion during three months ended December 31, 2014), primarily to finance acquisitions and capital expenditures.

 

Interest expense was $98.5 million during the nine months ended December 31, 2015, compared to $79.2 million during the nine months ended December 31, 2014. The increase in interest expense was due primarily to (i) the increased level of debt outstanding on our Revolving Credit Facility (the average balance outstanding on our Revolving Credit Facility was $1.7 billion during the nine months ended December 31, 2015, compared to $1.1 billion during nine months ended December 31, 2014), primarily to finance acquisitions and capital expenditures; (ii) the issuance of $400.0 million of fixed-rate notes during July 2014, which bear a higher interest rate than our Revolving Credit Facility; and (iii) increased interest expense related to TLP’s credit facility (our interest in TLP was acquired in July 2014).

 

Other Income, Net

 

The following table summarizes the components of other income, net for the periods indicated:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended December 31,

 

Nine Months Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

2015

 

2014

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Interest income (1)

 

$

2,722

 

$

1,547

 

$

9,422

 

$

2,771

 

Crude oil marketing arrangement (2)

 

(551

)

(704

)

(6,386

)

(4,451

)

Other (3)

 

(10

)

2,528

 

(95

)

4,043

 

Other income, net

 

$

2,161

 

$

3,371

 

$

2,941

 

$

2,363

 

 


(1)         Relates primarily to a loan receivable associated with our financing of the construction of a natural gas liquids facility being used by a third party and to a loan receivable from an equity method investee.

 

(2)         Represents another party’s share of the profits generated from a joint crude oil marketing arrangement.

 

(3)         Includes $2.5 million of income related to the settlement of a contractual dispute during the three and nine months ended December 31, 2014.

 

Income Tax Expense (Benefit)

 

We qualify as a partnership for income tax purposes. As such, we generally do not pay United States federal income tax. Rather, each owner reports his or her proportionate share of our income or loss on his or her individual tax return. The aggregate

 

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difference in the basis of our net assets for financial and tax reporting purposes cannot be readily determined, as we do not have access to information regarding each partner’s basis in the Partnership.

 

We have certain taxable corporate subsidiaries in the United States and in Canada, and our operations in Texas are subject to a state franchise tax that is calculated based on revenues net of cost of sales. Our fiscal years 2012 to 2015 generally remain subject to examination by federal, state, and Canadian tax authorities. We use the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply in the years in which these temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. Changes in tax rates are recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date.

 

Income tax expense was $0.4 million during the three months ended December 31, 2015, compared to an income tax benefit of $2.1 million during the three months ended December 31, 2014. TransMontaigne was a taxable subsidiary from July 1, 2014 (the date we acquired TransMontaigne) to December 30, 2014 (the date we converted TransMontaigne to a non-taxable entity). Income tax benefit during the three months ended December 31, 2014 was attributable primarily to TransMontaigne.

 

Income tax benefit was $1.8 million during the nine months ended December 31, 2015, compared to $3.0 million during the nine months ended December 31, 2014. TransMontaigne was a taxable subsidiary from July 1, 2014 (the date we acquired TransMontaigne) to December 30, 2014 (the date we converted TransMontaigne to a non-taxable entity). Income tax benefit during the nine months ended December 31, 2015 includes a benefit of $3.6 million related to a change in estimate of the income tax obligation payable related to TransMontaigne. Income tax benefit during the nine months ended December 31, 2014 was attributable primarily to TransMontaigne.

 

Noncontrolling Interests

 

We have certain consolidated subsidiaries in which outside parties own interests. The noncontrolling interest shown in our condensed consolidated financial statements reflects the other owners’ interests in these entities.

 

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests was $6.1 million during the three months ended December 31, 2015, compared to $5.6 million during the three months ended December 31, 2014.

 

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests was $12.9 million during the nine months ended December 31, 2015, compared to $9.1 million during the nine months ended December 31, 2014. The increase was due primarily to the July 2014 acquisition of TransMontaigne, in which we acquired a 2% general partner interest and a 19.7% limited partner interest in TLP.

 

Seasonality

 

Seasonality impacts our liquids and retail propane segments. A large portion of our retail propane business is in the residential market where propane is used primarily for home heating purposes. Consequently, for these two segments, revenues, operating profits and operating cash flows are generated mostly in the third and fourth quarters of each fiscal year. See “—Liquidity, Sources of Capital and Capital Resource Activities—Cash Flows.”

 

Liquidity, Sources of Capital and Capital Resource Activities

 

Our principal sources of liquidity and capital are the cash flows from our operations and borrowings under our Revolving Credit Facility. Our cash flows from operations are discussed below.

 

Our borrowing needs vary during the year due in part to the seasonal nature of our liquids business. Our greatest working capital borrowing needs generally occur during the period of June through December, when we are building our natural gas liquids inventories in anticipation of the heating season. Our working capital borrowing needs generally decline during the period of January through March, when the cash flows from our retail propane and liquids segments are the greatest.

 

Our partnership agreement requires that, within 45 days after the end of each quarter, we distribute all of our available cash (as defined in our partnership agreement) to unitholders as of the record date. Available cash for any quarter generally consists of all cash on hand at the end of that quarter, less the amount of cash reserves established by our general partner, to (i) provide for the proper conduct of our business, (ii) comply with applicable law, any of our debt instruments or other agreements, and (iii) provide funds for distributions to our unitholders and to our general partner for any one or more of the next four quarters. TLP’s partnership agreement also requires that, within 45 days after the end of each quarter, it distribute all of its available cash (as defined in its partnership agreement) to its unitholders as of the record date.

 

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We believe that our anticipated cash flows from operations and the borrowing capacity under our Revolving Credit Facility are sufficient to meet our liquidity needs. If our plans or assumptions change or are inaccurate, or if we make acquisitions, we may need to raise additional capital or sell assets. Our ability to raise additional capital, if necessary, depends on various factors and conditions, including market conditions. We cannot give any assurances that we can raise additional capital to meet these needs. Commitments or expenditures, if any, we may make toward any acquisition projects are at our discretion.

 

We have historically pursued a strategy of growth through acquisitions. Under current market conditions, the cost of capital is much higher than it has been in recent years; prospective lenders seek much higher interest rates than they have sought in the past, and at our current distribution level the yield on our common units is much higher than it has been in the past. Under these market conditions, we are much less likely to pursue acquisitions than we have been in the past. We continue to undertake certain capital expansion projects, including the construction of the Grand Mesa Pipeline and the continued development of Sawtooth natural gas liquids storage caverns, among others. We expect to be able to finance these projects through available capacity on our Revolving Credit Facility, asset sales or other forms of financing. We intend to continue to pay a quarterly distribution at the current level of $0.64 per quarter, although we do not expect to increase the amount of the quarterly distribution in the near term.

 

Credit Agreement

 

We have entered into a credit agreement (as amended, the “Credit Agreement”) with a syndicate of banks. The Credit Agreement includes a revolving credit facility to fund working capital needs (the “Working Capital Facility”) and a revolving credit facility to fund acquisitions and expansion projects (the “Expansion Capital Facility,” and together with the Working Capital Facility, the “Revolving Credit Facility”). At December 31, 2015, our Revolving Credit Facility had a total capacity of $2.474 billion. Our Revolving Credit Facility has an “accordion” feature that allows us to increase the capacity by $150.0 million if new lenders wish to join the syndicate or if current lenders wish to increase their commitments.

 

The Expansion Capital Facility had a total capacity of $1.436 billion for cash borrowings at December 31, 2015. At that date, we had outstanding borrowings of $1.317 billion on the Expansion Capital Facility. The Working Capital Facility had a total capacity of $1.038 billion for cash borrowings and letters of credit at December 31, 2015. At that date, we had outstanding borrowings of $603.5 million and outstanding letters of credit of $117.1 million on the Working Capital Facility. Amounts outstanding for letters of credit are not recorded as long-term debt on our condensed consolidated balance sheets, although they decrease our borrowing capacity under the Working Capital Facility. The capacity available under the Working Capital Facility may be limited by a “borrowing base” (as defined in the Credit Agreement), which is calculated based on the value of certain working capital items at any point in time.

 

The commitments under the Credit Agreement mature on November 5, 2018. We have the right to prepay outstanding borrowings under the Credit Agreement without incurring any penalties, and prepayments of principal may be required if we enter into certain transactions to sell assets or obtain new borrowings.

 

All borrowings under the Credit Agreement bear interest, at our option, at either (i) an alternate base rate plus a margin of 0.50% to 1.50% per year or (ii) an adjusted LIBOR rate plus a margin of 1.50% to 2.50% per year. The applicable margin is determined based on our consolidated leverage ratio (as defined in the Credit Agreement). At December 31, 2015, the borrowings under the Credit Agreement were LIBOR borrowings with an interest rate at December 31, 2015 of 2.68%, calculated as the LIBOR rate of 0.43% plus a margin of 2.25%. At December 31, 2015, the interest rate in effect on letters of credit was 2.50%. Commitment fees are charged at a rate ranging from 0.38% to 0.50% on any unused capacity.

 

The Credit Agreement is secured by substantially all of our assets. In December 2015, we entered into an agreement with the banks to increase our maximum leverage ratio to 4.50 to 1 at any quarter end. The leverage coverage ratio in our Credit Agreement excludes TLP’s debt. At December 31, 2015, our leverage ratio was approximately 4.0 to 1. The Credit Agreement also specifies that our interest coverage ratio (as defined in the Credit Agreement) cannot be less than 2.75 to 1 at any quarter end. At December 31, 2015, our interest coverage ratio was approximately 5.6 to 1.

 

The Credit Agreement contains various customary representations, warranties, and additional covenants, including, without limitation, limitations on fundamental changes and limitations on indebtedness and liens. Our obligations under the Credit Agreement may be accelerated following certain events of default (subject to applicable cure periods), including, without limitation, (i) the failure to pay principal or interest when due, (ii) a breach by the Partnership or its subsidiaries of any material representation or warranty or any covenant made in the Credit Agreement, or (iii) certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency.

 

At December 31, 2015, we were in compliance with the covenants under the Credit Agreement.

 

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2019 Notes

 

On July 9, 2014, we issued $400.0 million of 5.125% Senior Notes Due 2019 (the “2019 Notes”). The 2019 Notes mature on July 15, 2019. Interest is payable on January 15 and July 15 of each year. We have the right to redeem the 2019 Notes before the maturity date, although we would be required to pay a premium for early redemption.

 

The Partnership and NGL Energy Finance Corp. are co-issuers of the 2019 Notes, and the obligations under the 2019 Notes are guaranteed by certain of our existing and future restricted subsidiaries that incur or guarantee indebtedness under certain of our other indebtedness, including the Revolving Credit Facility. The indenture governing the 2019 Notes contains various customary covenants, including, without limitation, limitations on fundamental changes and limitations on indebtedness and liens. Our obligations under the indenture may be accelerated following certain events of default (subject to applicable cure periods), including, without limitation, (i) the failure to pay principal or interest when due, (ii) experiencing an event of default on certain other debt agreements, or (iii) certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency.

 

At December 31, 2015, we were in compliance with the covenants under the indenture governing the 2019 Notes.

 

2021 Notes

 

On October 16, 2013, we issued $450.0 million of 6.875% Senior Notes Due 2021 (the “2021 Notes”). The 2021 Notes mature on October 15, 2021. Interest is payable on April 15 and October 15 of each year. We have the right to redeem the 2021 Notes before the maturity date, although we would be required to pay a premium for early redemption.

 

The Partnership and NGL Energy Finance Corp. are co-issuers of the 2021 Notes, and the obligations under the 2021 Notes are guaranteed by certain of our existing and future restricted subsidiaries that incur or guarantee indebtedness under certain of our other indebtedness, including the Revolving Credit Facility. The indenture governing the 2021 Notes contains various customary covenants, including, without limitation, limitations on fundamental changes and limitations on indebtedness and liens. Our obligations under the indenture may be accelerated following certain events of default (subject to applicable cure periods), including, without limitation, (i) the failure to pay principal or interest when due, (ii) experiencing an event of default on certain other debt agreements, or (iii) certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency.

 

At December 31, 2015, we were in compliance with the covenants under the indenture governing the 2021 Notes.

 

2022 Notes

 

On June 19, 2012, we entered into a Note Purchase Agreement (as amended, the “Note Purchase Agreement”) whereby we issued $250.0 million of Senior Notes in a private placement (the “2022 Notes”). The 2022 Notes bear interest at a fixed rate of 6.65%, which is payable quarterly. The 2022 Notes are required to be repaid in semi-annual installments of $25.0 million beginning on December 19, 2017 and ending on the maturity date of June 19, 2022. We have the option to prepay outstanding principal, although we would incur a prepayment penalty. The 2022 Notes are secured by substantially all of our assets and rank equal in priority with borrowings under the Credit Agreement.

 

The Note Purchase Agreement contains various customary representations, warranties, and additional covenants that, among other things, limit our ability to (subject to certain exceptions): (i) incur additional debt, (ii) pay dividends and make other restricted payments, (iii) create or permit certain liens, (iv) create or permit restrictions on the ability of certain of our subsidiaries to pay dividends or make other distributions to us, (v) enter into transactions with affiliates, (vi) enter into sale and leaseback transactions and (vii) consolidate, merge, or sell all or substantially all or any portion of our assets. In addition, the Note Purchase Agreement contains similar leverage ratio and interest coverage ratio requirements to those of our Credit Agreement described above. In December 2015, we amended the Note Purchase Agreement to change the covenants to mirror the changes made to the covenants in our Credit Agreement.  In addition, we agreed to pay an additional 0.5% per year in interest if our leverage ratio exceeds 4.25 to 1.

 

The Note Purchase Agreement provides for customary events of default that include, among other things (subject to customary grace and cure periods in certain cases): (i) failure to pay principal or interest when due, (ii) breach of certain covenants contained in the Note Purchase Agreement or the 2022 Notes, (iii) failure to pay certain other indebtedness or the acceleration of certain other indebtedness before maturity if the total amount of such indebtedness unpaid or accelerated exceeds $10.0 million, (iv) the rendering of a judgment for the payment of money in excess of $10.0 million, (v) the failure of the Note Purchase Agreement, the 2022 Notes, or the guarantees by the subsidiary guarantors to be in full force and effect in all material respects and (vi) certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency. Generally, if an event of default occurs (subject to certain exceptions), the trustee or the holders of at least 51% in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding 2022 Notes may declare all of the 2022 Notes to be due and payable immediately.

 

At December 31, 2015, we were in compliance with the covenants under the Note Purchase Agreement.

 

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TLP Credit Facility

 

TLP is party to a credit agreement with a syndicate of banks that provides for a revolving credit facility (the “TLP Credit Facility”). The TLP Credit Facility provides for a maximum borrowing line of credit equal to the lesser of (i) $400 million or (ii) 4.75 times Consolidated EBITDA (as defined in the TLP Credit Facility). The terms of the TLP Credit Facility include covenants that restrict TLP’s ability to make cash distributions, acquisitions and investments, including investments in joint ventures. TLP may make distributions of cash to the extent of TLP’s “available cash” (as defined in TLP’s partnership agreement). TLP may make acquisitions and investments that meet the definition of “permitted acquisitions,” “other investments” which may not exceed 5% of “consolidated net tangible assets,” and additional future “permitted JV investments” up to $125 million, which may include additional investments in BOSTCO. The commitments under the TLP Credit Facility mature on July 31, 2018.

 

TLP may elect to have loans under the TLP Credit Facility bear interest at either (i) a rate of LIBOR plus a margin ranging from 2% to 3% depending on the total leverage ratio then in effect, or (ii) the base rate plus a margin ranging from 1% to 2% depending on the total leverage ratio then in effect. TLP also pays commitment fees on any unused capacity, ranging from 0.375% to 0.5% per year, depending on the total leverage ratio then in effect. For the three months ended December 31, 2015, the weighted-average interest rate on borrowings under the TLP Credit Facility was approximately 2.9%. TLP’s obligations under the TLP Credit Facility are secured by a first priority security interest in favor of the lenders in the majority of TLP’s assets, including TLP’s investments in unconsolidated entities. At December 31, 2015, TLP had outstanding borrowings under the TLP Credit Facility of $248.0 million and no outstanding letters of credit.

 

The TLP Credit Facility also contains customary representations and warranties (including those relating to organization and authorization, compliance with laws, absence of defaults, material agreements and litigation) and customary events of default (including those relating to monetary defaults, covenant defaults, cross defaults and bankruptcy events). The primary financial covenants contained in the TLP Credit Facility are (i) a total leverage ratio test (not to exceed 4.75 times), (ii) a senior secured leverage ratio test (not to exceed 3.75 times) if TLP issues senior unsecured notes, and (iii) a minimum interest coverage ratio test (not less than 3.0 times). These financial covenants are based on “Consolidated EBITDA” (as defined in the TLP Credit Facility). The TLP Credit Facility is non-recourse to the Partnership. At December 31, 2015, TLP was in compliance with the covenants under the TLP Credit Facility.

 

The following table summarizes our basis in the assets and liabilities of TLP at December 31, 2015, inclusive of the impact of our acquisition accounting for the business combination with TransMontaigne (in thousands):

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

681

 

Accounts receivable—trade

 

5,974

 

Accounts receivable—affiliates

 

515

 

Inventories

 

1,411

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

999

 

Property, plant and equipment, net

 

474,331

 

Goodwill

 

30,169

 

Intangible assets, net

 

60,409

 

Investments in unconsolidated entities

 

254,516

 

Other noncurrent assets

 

674

 

Accounts payable—trade

 

(7,895

)

Accounts payable—affiliates

 

(153

)

Net intercompany payable

 

(1,632

)

Accrued expenses and other payables

 

(8,584

)

Advanced payments received from customers

 

(151

)

Long-term debt

 

(248,000

)

Other noncurrent liabilities

 

(2,731

)

Net assets

 

$

560,533

 

 

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Revolving Credit Balances

 

The following table summarizes our revolving credit facility borrowings for the periods indicated:

 

 

 

Average

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Daily

 

Lowest

 

Highest

 

 

 

Outstanding

 

Balance

 

Balance

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Nine Months Ended December 31, 2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expansion capital borrowings

 

$

1,012,918

 

$

739,500

 

$

1,380,000

 

Working capital borrowings

 

651,096

 

546,000

 

756,000

 

TLP credit facility borrowings

 

253,593

 

244,000

 

263,400

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended December 31, 2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expansion capital borrowings

 

$

350,284

 

$

114,000

 

$

620,000

 

Working capital borrowings

 

732,340

 

339,500

 

1,046,000

 

TLP credit facility borrowings

 

249,060

 

228,000

 

259,700

 

 

Cash Flows

 

The following table summarizes the sources (uses) of our cash flows for the periods indicated:

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended December 31,

 

Cash Flows Provided by (Used in)

 

2015

 

2014

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Operating activities, before changes in operating assets and liabilities

 

$

119,539

 

$

(92,557

)

Changes in operating assets and liabilities

 

173,595

 

174,397

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating activities

 

$

293,134

 

$

81,840

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investing activities

 

(595,101

)

(1,114,502

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financing activities

 

285,843

 

1,052,778

 

 

Operating Activities. The seasonality of our natural gas liquids businesses has a significant effect on our cash flows from operating activities. Increases in natural gas liquids prices typically reduce our operating cash flows due to higher cash requirements to fund increases in inventories, and decreases in natural gas liquids prices typically increase our operating cash flows due to lower cash requirements to fund increases in inventories.

 

In general, our operating cash flows are at their lowest levels during our first and second fiscal quarters, or the six months ending September 30, when we experience operating losses or lower operating income as a result of lower volumes of natural gas liquids sales and when we are building our inventory levels for the upcoming heating season. Our operating cash flows are generally greatest during our third and fourth fiscal quarters, or the six months ending March 31, when our operating income levels are highest and customers pay for natural gas liquids consumed during the heating season months. We borrow under our Revolving Credit Facility to supplement our operating cash flows as necessary during our first and second fiscal quarters.

 

Investing Activities. Net cash used in investing activities was $595.1 million during the nine months ended December 31, 2015, compared to $1.1 billion during the nine months ended December 31, 2014. The decrease in net cash used in investing activities was due primarily to a $926.7 million decrease in cash paid for acquisitions during the nine months ended December 31, 2015 as cash paid for acquisitions during the nine months ended December 31, 2014 included $580.7 million for the acquisition of TransMontaigne. This decrease was partially offset by:

 

·                  an increase in capital expenditures from $135.4 million during the nine months ended December 31, 2014, $106.9 million of which was expansion capital (of this expansion capital, $3.7 million related to TLP) and $28.5 million of which was maintenance capital (of this maintenance capital, $2.0 million related to TLP), to $372.1 million during the nine months ended December 31, 2015, $333.0 million of which was expansion capital (of this expansion capital, $10.4

 

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million related to TLP) and $39.1 million of which was maintenance capital (of this maintenance capital, $11.4 million related to TLP);

 

·                  a $125.0 million increase due to the purchase of a 37.5% undivided interest in a crude oil pipeline from Colorado to Oklahoma (see “Recent Developments”) during the nine months ended December 31, 2015; and

 

·                  a $98.2 million decrease in cash flows from derivatives.

 

Financing Activities. Net cash provided by financing activities was $285.8 million during the nine months ended December 31, 2015, compared to $1.1 billion during the nine months ended December 31, 2014. The decrease in net cash provided by financing activities was due primarily to:

 

·                  $400.0 million in proceeds received from the issuance of the 2019 Notes during the nine months ended December 31, 2014;

 

·                  $370.4 million in proceeds received from the sale of our common units during the nine months ended December 31, 2014; and

 

·                  a $71.5 million increase in distributions paid to our partners and noncontrolling interest owners during the nine months ended December 31, 2015.

 

The following table summarizes distributions declared during our current and prior fiscal years:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount

 

Amount Paid To

 

Amount Paid To

 

Date Declared

 

Record Date

 

Date Paid

 

Per Unit

 

Limited Partners

 

General Partner

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

(in thousands)

 

April 24, 2014

 

May 5, 2014

 

May 15, 2014

 

$

0.5513

 

$

43,737

 

$

5,754

 

July 24, 2014

 

August 4, 2014

 

August 14, 2014

 

0.5888

 

52,036

 

9,481

 

October 24, 2014

 

November 4, 2014

 

November 14, 2014

 

0.6088

 

53,902

 

11,141

 

January 26, 2015

 

February 6, 2015

 

February 13, 2015

 

0.6175

 

54,684

 

11,860

 

April 24, 2015

 

May 5, 2015

 

May 15, 2015

 

0.6250

 

59,651

 

13,446

 

July 23, 2015

 

August 3, 2015

 

August 14, 2015

 

0.6325

 

66,244

 

15,483

 

October 22, 2015

 

November 3, 2015

 

November 13, 2015

 

0.6400

 

67,313

 

16,277

 

January 21, 2016

 

February 3, 2016

 

February 15, 2016

 

0.6400

 

67,303

 

16,277

 

 

The following table summarizes distributions declared by TLP after our acquisition of general and limited partner interests in TLP (exclusive of the distribution declared in July 2014, the proceeds of which we remitted to the former owners of TransMontaigne, pursuant to agreements entered into at the time of the business combination):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount Paid To

 

Date Declared

 

Record Date

 

Date Paid

 

Amount
Per Unit

 

Amount Paid
To NGL

 

Noncontrolling
Interest Owners

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

(in thousands)

 

October 13, 2014

 

October 31, 2014

 

November 7, 2014

 

$

0.6650

 

$

4,010

 

$

8,614

 

January 8, 2015

 

January 30, 2015

 

February 6, 2015

 

0.6650

 

4,010

 

8,614

 

April 13, 2015

 

April 30, 2015

 

May 7, 2015

 

0.6650

 

4,007

 

8,617

 

July 13, 2015

 

July 31, 2015

 

August 7, 2015

 

0.6650

 

4,007

 

8,617

 

October 12, 2015

 

October 30, 2015

 

November 6, 2015

 

0.6650

 

4,007

 

8,617

 

January 19, 2016

 

January 29, 2016

 

February 8, 2016

 

0.6700

 

4,104

 

8,681

 

 

Common Unit Repurchase Program

 

On September 10, 2015, the Board of Directors of our general partner authorized a common unit repurchase program, under which we may repurchase up to $45 million of our outstanding common units through March 31, 2016. We may repurchase common units from time to time in the open market or in other privately negotiated transactions. The common unit repurchase program authorization does not obligate us to repurchase any dollar amount or number of our common units. During the nine months ended December 31, 2015, we repurchased 398,141 common units for an aggregate price of $7.7 million.

 

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Contractual Obligations

 

The following table summarizes our contractual obligations at December 31, 2015 for our fiscal years ending thereafter:

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ending

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31,

 

Year Ending March 31,

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

2016

 

2017

 

2018

 

2019

 

2020

 

Thereafter

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Principal payments on long-term debt—

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expansion capital borrowings

 

$

1,317,000

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

1,317,000

 

$

 

$

 

Working capital borrowings

 

603,500

 

 

 

 

603,500

 

 

 

2019 Notes

 

400,000

 

 

 

 

 

400,000

 

 

2021 Notes

 

450,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

450,000

 

2022 Notes

 

250,000

 

 

 

25,000

 

50,000

 

50,000

 

125,000

 

TLP Credit Facility

 

248,000

 

 

 

 

248,000

 

 

 

Other long-term debt

 

62,592

 

1,016

 

7,263

 

7,056

 

6,581

 

5,959

 

34,717

 

Interest payments on long-term debt—

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revolving Credit Facility (1)

 

156,928

 

13,697

 

55,089

 

55,089

 

33,053

 

 

 

2019 Notes

 

82,000

 

10,250

 

20,500

 

20,500

 

20,500

 

10,250

 

 

2021 Notes

 

185,625

 

 

30,938

 

30,938

 

30,938

 

30,938

 

61,873

 

2022 Notes

 

70,656

 

4,156

 

16,625

 

16,209

 

13,300

 

9,975

 

10,391

 

TLP Credit Facility

 

17,996

 

2,249

 

6,746

 

6,746

 

2,255

 

 

 

Other long-term debt

 

14,945

 

733

 

3,725

 

3,311

 

2,899

 

2,515

 

1,762

 

Letters of credit

 

117,117

 

 

 

 

117,117

 

 

 

Future minimum lease payments under noncancelable operating leases

 

443,439

 

28,264

 

100,606

 

85,570

 

61,645

 

52,043

 

115,311

 

Future minimum throughput payments under noncancelable agreements (2)

 

320,706

 

14,156

 

56,684

 

56,770

 

55,978

 

46,146

 

90,972

 

Construction commitments (3)

 

135,659

 

94,177

 

41,482

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed-price commodity purchase commitments (4)

 

60,701

 

57,276

 

3,425

 

 

 

 

 

Index-price commodity purchase commitments (5)

 

713,695

 

648,101

 

65,594

 

 

 

 

 

Total contractual obligations

 

$

5,650,559

 

$

874,075

 

$

408,677

 

$

307,189

 

$

2,562,766

 

$

607,826

 

$

890,026

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase commitments (thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Natural gas liquids fixed-price (gallons) (6)

 

25,653

 

18,695

 

6,958

 

 

 

 

 

Natural gas liquids index-price (gallons) (6)

 

406,147

 

261,117

 

145,030

 

 

 

 

 

Crude oil fixed-price (barrels) (6)

 

1,075

 

1,075

 

 

 

 

 

 

Crude oil index-price (barrels) (6)

 

21,371

 

21,371

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


(1)          The estimated interest payments on our Revolving Credit Facility are based on principal and letters of credit outstanding at December 31, 2015. See Note 9 to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report for additional information on our Credit Agreement.

 

(2)          At December 31, 2015, we had agreements with crude oil and refined products pipeline operators obligating us to minimum throughput payments in exchange for pipeline capacity commitments.

 

(3)          At December 31, 2015, we had the following construction commitments:

 

·                   In November 2015, we reached an agreement with Saddlehorn to jointly construct, own and operate a crude oil pipeline. At December 31, 2015, our share of the remaining total construction costs for this pipeline is approximately $125 million. Construction of the joint pipeline is expected to be completed in August 2016, with service beginning during the fourth quarter of calendar year 2016.

 

·                   In February 2015, we acquired Sawtooth, which owns a natural gas liquids salt dome storage facility in Utah with rail and truck access to western United States markets. As part of this acquisition, we also entered into a construction agreement to expand the storage capacity of the facility. We anticipate this project will be completed by the end of

 

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the second calendar quarter of 2016. At December 31, 2015, the construction commitments for this project were $10.7 million.

 

(4)   At December 31, 2015, we had the following purchase commitments (in thousands):

 

Natural gas liquids fixed-price

 

$

14,506

 

Crude oil fixed-price

 

46,195

 

 

(5)   At December 31, 2015, we had the following purchase commitments (in thousands):

 

Natural gas liquids index-price

 

$

167,396

 

Crude oil index-price

 

546,299

 

 

Index prices are based on a forward price curve at December 31, 2015. A theoretical change of $0.10 per gallon in the underlying commodity price at December 31, 2015 would result in a change of $40.6 million in the value of our index-price natural gas liquids purchase commitments. A theoretical change of $1.00 per barrel in the underlying commodity price at December 31, 2015 would result in a change of $21.4 million in the value of our index-price crude oil purchase commitments.

 

(6)   At December 31, 2015, we had the following sales contract volumes (in thousands):

 

Natural gas liquids fixed-price (gallons)

 

146,488

 

Natural gas liquids index-price (gallons)

 

267,468

 

Crude oil fixed-price (barrels)

 

2,093

 

Crude oil index-price (barrels)

 

21,331

 

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

We do not have any off balance sheet arrangements other than the operating leases described in Note 11 to our condensed consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report.

 

Environmental Legislation

 

Please see our Annual Report for a discussion of proposed environmental legislation and regulations that, if enacted, could result in increased compliance and operating costs. However, at this time we cannot predict the structure or outcome of any future legislation or regulations or the eventual cost we could incur in compliance.

 

Trends

 

Crude oil prices can fluctuate widely based on changes in supply and demand conditions. The opportunity to generate revenues in our crude oil logistics business is heavily influenced by the volume of crude oil being produced. Crude oil prices declined sharply during the period from July 2014 through December 2015 (the spot price for NYMEX West Texas Intermediate crude oil at Cushing, Oklahoma declined from $105.34 per barrel at July 1, 2014 to $37.04 per barrel at December 31, 2015). While crude oil production in the United States has been strong in recent years, the sharp decline in crude oil prices has reduced the incentive for producers to expand production. If crude oil prices remain low, resultant declines in crude oil production may adversely impact volumes in our crude oil logistics business.

 

Since January 2015, crude oil markets have been in contango (a condition in which the forward crude price is higher that the spot price).  Our crude oil logistics business benefits when the market is in contango, as higher forward prices result in inventory holding gains between the time we financially hedge a barrel in inventory and physically sell the same barrel.  In addition, we are able to better use our storage assets when crude oil markets are in contango.

 

Our opportunity to generate revenues in our water solutions business is based on the level of production of natural gas and crude oil in the areas where our facilities are located. As described above, crude oil prices declined sharply during the year ended March 31, 2015. At current market prices, producers may reduce drilling activity, which could have an adverse impact on the volumes of our water solutions business. A portion of the revenues of our water solutions business is generated from the sale of hydrocarbons

 

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that we recover when processing the wastewater. Because of this, lower crude oil prices result in lower per-barrel revenues for our water solutions business.

 

An important element of our refined products and renewables segment relates to the marketing of refined products in the Southeast and East Coast regions. We purchase product in the Gulf Coast, transport the product on third party pipelines, and sell the product primarily at TLP’s refined products terminals. Most of the contracts with these customers are one year in duration, with pricing indexed to prices in the Gulf Coast at the date of sale plus a specified differential. To operate this business we maintain inventory in transit on the third party pipelines and at the destination terminals where we sell the product. The value of this inventory will increase or decrease as market prices change. In order to mitigate this risk, we enter into futures contracts, which are only available based on New York Harbor pricing. Because our contracts are indexed to Gulf Coast prices and our futures contracts are based on New York Harbor prices, the futures contracts are not a perfect hedge against our inventory holding risk. During any given quarter, spreads between prices in the Gulf Coast and New York Harbor could narrow or widen, which could reduce the effectiveness of the futures contracts as a hedge of the inventory holding risk. The tenor of these futures contracts, which are typically six months to one year in duration at inception, can also contribute to volatility in earnings among individual quarters within a fiscal year.

 

During the three months ended December 31, 2015, prices for refined products declined. Gulf Coast prices, on which our sales contracts are based, declined more than the New York Harbor prices, on which our futures contracts are based, which had an adverse impact on our weighted-average cost of sales. Based on historical experience, we generally expect the spreads between Gulf Coast and New York Harbor prices to be more consistent over the course of a contract year than during any individual quarter within the year, and that we should expect more volatility in weighted-average cost of sales among quarters within a fiscal year than we would expect during a full fiscal year.

 

The decline in crude oil prices has had an adverse impact on many participants in the energy markets, and the inherent risk of customer or counterparty nonperformance is higher when crude oil prices are low or in decline.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

In July 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2015—11, “Simplifying the Measurement of Inventory.” The ASU requires that inventory within the scope of the guidance be measured at the lower of cost or net realizable value. The ASU is effective for the Partnership beginning April 1, 2017, although early adoption is permitted. We do not expect the adoption of this ASU to have a material impact on our consolidated financial position or results of operation.

 

In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015—03, “Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs.” The ASU requires that debt issuance costs (excluding costs associated with revolving debt arrangements) be presented in the balance sheet as a reduction to the carrying amount of the debt. We plan to adopt this ASU effective March 31, 2016, when we will begin presenting debt issuance costs as a reduction to long-term debt, rather than as an intangible asset. At December 31, 2015, intangible assets on our condensed consolidated balance sheet include $17.4 million of debt issuance costs associated with our senior notes that, upon adoption of this ASU, would be reclassified as a reduction to long-term debt. The ASU requires retrospective application for all prior periods presented. At March 31, 2015, intangible assets on our condensed consolidated balance sheet include $17.8 million of debt issuance costs associated with our senior notes that, upon adoption of this ASU, will be reclassified as a reduction to long-term debt.

 

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014—09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers.” The ASU will replace most existing revenue recognition guidance in GAAP. The core principle of this ASU is that an entity should recognize revenue for the transfer of goods or services equal to the amount that it expects to be entitled to receive for those goods or services. The ASU is effective for the Partnership beginning April 1, 2018, and allows for both full retrospective and modified retrospective (with cumulative effect) methods of adoption. We are in the process of determining the method of adoption and assessing the impact of this ASU on our consolidated financial statements.

 

Critical Accounting Policies

 

The preparation of financial statements and related disclosures in conformity with GAAP requires the selection and application of appropriate accounting principles to the relevant facts and circumstances of the Partnership’s operations and the use of estimates made by management. We have identified the following accounting policies that are most important to the portrayal of our financial condition and results of operations. The application of these accounting policies, which requires subjective or complex judgments regarding estimates and projected outcomes of future events, and changes in these accounting policies, could have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements.

 

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Revenue Recognition

 

We record product sales revenues when title to the product transfers to the purchaser, which typically occurs when the purchaser receives the product. We record terminaling, transportation, storage, and service revenues when the service is performed, and we record tank and other rental revenues over the lease term. Several of our terminaling service agreements with throughput customers allow us to receive the product volume gained resulting from differences between the measurement of product volumes received and distributed at our terminaling facilities. Such differences are due to the inherent variances in measurement devices and methodology. We record revenues for the net proceeds from the sale of the product gained. Revenues for our water solutions segment are recognized when we obtain the wastewater at our treatment and disposal facilities.

 

We report taxes collected from customers and remitted to taxing authorities, such as sales and use taxes, on a net basis. We include amounts billed to customers for shipping and handling costs in revenues in our condensed consolidated statements of operations.

 

We enter into certain contracts whereby we agree to purchase product from a counterparty and sell the same volume of product to the same counterparty at a different location or time. When such agreements are entered into at the same time and in contemplation of each other, we record the revenues for these transactions net of cost of sales.

 

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

 

Goodwill is subject to at least an annual assessment for impairment. We perform our annual assessment of impairment during the fourth quarter of our fiscal year, and more frequently if circumstances warrant. To perform this assessment, we consider qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of each reporting unit exceeds its carrying amount. The assessment of the value of our reporting units requires us to make certain assumptions relating to future operations. When evaluating operating performance, various factors are considered, such as current and changing economic conditions and the commodity price environment, among others. If the growth assumptions embodied in the current year impairment testing prove inaccurate, we could incur an impairment charge.

 

Crude oil prices began declining in July 2014 and continued to decline during calendar year 2015. Low crude oil prices have had an unfavorable impact on our water solutions business, as the volume of water we process is driven in part by the level of crude oil production, and the lower crude oil prices have given producers less incentive to expand production. In addition, a portion of the revenues of our water solutions business are generated from the sale of crude oil that we recover in the process of treating the wastewater, and low crude oil prices have an adverse impact on these revenues.

 

Due to the decline in crude oil prices and the crude oil production, we tested the goodwill within our water solutions business for impairment as of December 31, 2015.  We calculated fair value for our water solutions business by discounting the forecasted cash flows.  Significant inputs to the valuation of the water solutions business includes estimates of (i) future cash flows, including revenues, expenses and capital expenditures, (ii) timing of cash flow, (iii) useful lives of the assets, (iv) forward crude oil prices, adjusted for estimated location differential and (v) a discount rate.  Our calculation of estimated fair value exceeded the carrying value of our water solutions business.  Due to the continuing volatility within the crude oil market we believe that it is reasonably possible that our estimate of fair value could change and result in us impairing a portion of the goodwill for our water solutions business.   We plan to review our assumptions and inputs used in our calculation during the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2016.

 

We evaluate property, plant and equipment and amortizable intangible assets for potential impairment when events and circumstances warrant such a review. A long-lived asset group is considered impaired when the anticipated undiscounted future cash flows from the use and eventual disposition of the asset group is less than its carrying value.

 

We evaluate equity method investments for impairment when we believe the current fair value may be less than the carrying amount. We record impairments of equity method investments if we believe the decline in value is other than temporary.

 

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Asset Retirement Obligations

 

We are required to recognize the fair value of a liability for an asset retirement obligation if a reasonable estimate of fair value can be made. In order to determine the fair value of such a liability, we must make certain estimates and assumptions including, among other things, projected cash flows, the estimated timing of retirement, a credit-adjusted risk-free interest rate, and an assessment of market conditions, which could significantly impact the estimated fair value of the asset retirement obligation. These estimates and assumptions are very subjective and can vary over time. Our condensed consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2015 includes a liability of $5.0 million related to asset retirement obligations, which is reported within other noncurrent liabilities. This liability is related to contractual and regulatory obligations at certain facilities for which we have to perform remediation, dismantlement, or removal activities when the assets are retired. Our liability for asset retirement obligations is discounted to present value. To calculate the liability, we make estimates and assumptions about the retirement cost and the timing of retirement. Changes in our assumptions and estimates may occur as a result of the passage of time and the occurrence of future events.

 

In addition to the obligations described above, we may be required to remove facilities or perform other remediation upon retirement of certain other assets. We believe the present value of these asset retirement obligations, under current laws and regulations, after considering the estimated lives of our facilities, is not material to our consolidated financial position or results of operations.

 

Depreciation Methods and Estimated Useful Lives of Property, Plant and Equipment

 

Depreciation expense is the systematic write-off of the cost of our property, plant and equipment, net of residual or salvage value (if any), to the results of operations for the quarterly and annual periods during which the assets are used. We depreciate the majority of our property, plant and equipment using the straight-line method, which results in us recording depreciation expense evenly over the estimated life of the individual asset. The estimate of depreciation expense requires us to make assumptions regarding the useful economic lives and residual values of our assets. When we acquire and place our property, plant and equipment in service, we develop assumptions about the useful economic lives and residual values of such assets that we believe to be reasonable; however, circumstances may develop that could require us to change these assumptions in future periods, which would change our depreciation expense prospectively. Examples of such circumstances include changes in laws and regulations that limit the estimated economic life of an asset, changes in technology that render an asset obsolete, or changes in expected salvage values.

 

Amortization of Intangible Assets

 

Amortization expense is the systematic write-off of the cost of our amortizable intangible assets to the results of operations for the quarterly and annual periods during which the assets are used. We amortize the majority of these intangible assets using the straight-line method, which results in us recording amortization expense evenly over the estimated life of the individual asset. The estimate of amortization expense requires us to make assumptions regarding the useful economic lives of our assets. When we acquire intangible assets, we develop assumptions about the useful economic lives of such assets that we believe to be reasonable; however, circumstances may develop that could require us to change these assumptions in future periods, which would change our amortization expense prospectively. Examples of such circumstances include changes in customer attrition rates and changes in laws and regulations that could limit the estimated economic life of an asset.

 

Tank Bottoms

 

Tank bottoms, which are product volumes required for the operation of storage tanks, are recorded at historical cost within property, plant and equipment on our condensed consolidated balance sheets. We recover tank bottoms when the storage tanks are removed from service. The following table summarizes the tank bottoms reported in our condensed consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2015:

 

 

 

Volume

 

 

 

Product

 

(in barrels)

 

Value

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Gasoline

 

230

 

$

26,906

 

Crude oil

 

231

 

19,349

 

Diesel

 

113

 

13,697

 

Renewables

 

28

 

2,906

 

Other

 

12

 

708

 

Total

 

 

 

$

63,566

 

 

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Linefill

 

We have entered into long-term commitments to ship specified minimum volumes of crude oil on certain third-party owned pipelines. These agreements require that we maintain a certain minimum amount of crude oil in the pipeline to serve as linefill over the duration of the agreement. We report such linefill at historical cost within other noncurrent assets on our condensed consolidated balance sheets. At December 31, 2015, linefill was $35.1 million and consisted of 487,104 barrels of crude oil.

 

Business Combinations

 

We record business combinations using the “acquisition method,” in which the assets acquired and liabilities assumed are recorded at their acquisition date fair values. Fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed are based upon available information and may involve engaging an independent third party to perform an appraisal. Estimating fair values can be complex and subject to significant business judgment. We must also identify and include in the allocation all acquired tangible and intangible assets that meet certain criteria, including assets that were not previously recorded by the acquired entity. The estimates most commonly involve property, plant and equipment and intangible assets, including those with indefinite lives. The estimates also include the fair value of contracts including commodity purchase and sale agreements, storage contracts, and transportation contracts. The excess of the purchase price over the net fair value of acquired assets and assumed liabilities is recorded as goodwill, which is not amortized but is reviewed annually for impairment. Pursuant to GAAP, an entity is allowed no more than one year to obtain the information necessary to identify and measure the fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a business combination. The impact of subsequent changes to the identification of assets and liabilities may require retrospective adjustments to our previously reported consolidated financial position and results of operations.

 

Inventories

 

Our inventories consist primarily of crude oil, natural gas liquids, refined products, ethanol, and biodiesel. The market values of these commodities change on a daily basis as supply and demand conditions change. We value our inventories at the lower of cost or market, with cost determined using either the weighted-average cost or the first in, first out (FIFO) methods, including the cost of transportation and storage. Market is determined based on estimated replacement cost using prices at the end of the reporting period. At the end of each fiscal year, we also perform a “lower of cost or market” analysis; if the cost basis of the inventories would not be recoverable based on market prices at the end of the year, we reduce the book value of the inventories to the recoverable amount. In performing this analysis, we consider fixed-price forward commitments and the opportunity to transfer propane inventory from our wholesale liquids business to our retail propane business to sell the inventory in retail markets. When performing this analysis during interim periods within a fiscal year, accounting standards do not require us to record a lower of cost or market write-down if we expect the market values to recover by our fiscal year end. We are unable to control changes in the market value of these commodities and are unable to determine whether write-downs will be required in future periods. In addition, write-downs at interim periods could be required if we cannot conclude that market values will recover sufficiently by our fiscal year end.

 

Equity-Based Compensation

 

Our general partner has granted certain restricted units to employees and directors under a long-term incentive plan. Awards granted under the long-term incentive plan include restricted units that vest contingent on the continued service of the recipients through the vesting date (the “Service Awards”). Awards also include restricted units that are contingent upon both the continued service of the recipients through the vesting date and also on the performance of our common units relative to other entities in the Alerian MLP Index over specified periods of time (the “Performance Awards”). The awards may also vest in the event of a change in control, at the discretion of the board of directors.

 

We record the expense for the first tranche of each Service Award on a straight-line basis over the period beginning with the grant date of the awards and ending with the vesting date of the tranche. We record the expense for succeeding tranches over the period beginning with the vesting date of the previous tranche and ending with the vesting date of the tranche. At each balance sheet date, we adjust the cumulative expense recorded using the estimated fair value of the awards at the balance sheet date. We calculate the fair value of the awards using the closing price of our common units on the New York Stock Exchange on the balance sheet date, adjusted to reflect the fact that the holders of the unvested units are not entitled to distributions during the vesting period. We estimate the impact of the lack of distribution rights during the vesting period using the value of the most recent distribution and assumptions that a market participant might make about future distribution growth.

 

We record the expense for each of the tranches of the Performance Awards on a straight-line basis over the period beginning with the grant date and ending with the vesting date of the tranche. At each balance sheet date, we adjust the cumulative expense

 

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recorded using the estimated fair value of the awards at the balance sheet date. We calculate the fair value of the awards using a Monte Carlo simulation.

 

We report unvested units as liabilities in our condensed consolidated balance sheets. When units vest and are issued, we record an increase to equity.

 

Item 3.                   Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

Interest Rate Risk

 

A significant portion of our long-term debt is variable-rate debt. Changes in interest rates impact the interest payments of our variable-rate debt but generally do not impact the fair value of the liability. Conversely, changes in interest rates impact the fair value of the fixed-rate debt but do not impact its cash flows.

 

Our Revolving Credit Facility is variable-rate debt with interest rates that are generally indexed to bank prime or LIBOR interest rates. At December 31, 2015, we had $1.92 billion of outstanding borrowings under our Revolving Credit Facility at a rate of 2.68%. A change in interest rates of 0.125% would result in an increase or decrease of our annual interest expense of $2.4 million, based on borrowings outstanding at December 31, 2015.

 

The TLP Credit Facility is variable-rate debt with interest rates that are generally indexed to bank prime or LIBOR interest rates. At December 31, 2015, TLP had $248.0 million of outstanding borrowings under the TLP Credit Facility at a rate of 2.72%. A change in interest rates of 0.125% would result in an increase or decrease in TLP’s annual interest expense of $0.3 million, based on borrowings outstanding at December 31, 2015.

 

Commodity Price and Credit Risk

 

Our operations are subject to certain business risks, including commodity price risk and credit risk. Commodity price risk is the risk that the market value of crude oil, natural gas liquids, and refined products will change, either favorably or unfavorably, in response to changing market conditions. Credit risk is the risk of loss from nonperformance by suppliers, customers or financial counterparties to a contract.

 

Procedures and limits for managing commodity price risks and credit risks are specified in our market risk policy and credit risk policy, respectively. Open commodity positions and market price changes are monitored daily and are reported to senior management and to marketing operations personnel. Credit risk is monitored daily and exposure is minimized through customer deposits, restrictions on product liftings, letters of credit, and entering into master netting agreements that allow for offsetting counterparty receivable and payable balances for certain transactions. At December 31, 2015, our primary counterparties were retailers, resellers, energy marketers, producers, refiners, and dealers.

 

The crude oil, natural gas liquids, and refined products industries are “margin-based” and “cost-plus” businesses in which gross profits depend on the differential of sales prices over supply costs. We have no control over market conditions. As a result, our profitability may be impacted by sudden and significant changes in the price of crude oil, natural gas liquids, and refined products.

 

We engage in various types of forward contracts and financial derivative transactions to reduce the effect of price volatility on our product costs, to protect the value of our inventory positions, and to help ensure the availability of product during periods of short supply. We attempt to balance our contractual portfolio by purchasing volumes when we have a matching purchase commitment from our wholesale and retail customers. We may experience net unbalanced positions from time to time. In addition to our ongoing policy to maintain a balanced position, for accounting purposes we are required, on an ongoing basis, to track and report the market value of our derivative portfolio.

 

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Although we use financial derivative instruments to reduce the market price risk associated with forecasted transactions, we do not account for financial derivative transactions as hedges. We record the changes in fair value of these financial derivative transactions within cost of sales. The following table summarizes the hypothetical impact on the December 31, 2015 fair value of our commodity derivatives of an increase of 10% in the value of the underlying commodity (in thousands):

 

 

 

Increase

 

 

 

(Decrease)

 

 

 

To Fair Value

 

Crude oil (crude oil logistics segment)

 

$

(4,707

)

Crude oil (water solutions segment)

 

(1,049

)

Propane (liquids segment)

 

657

 

Other products (liquids segment)

 

(195

)

Refined products (refined products and renewables segment)

 

(15,276

)

Renewables (refined products and renewables segment)

 

(8,869

)

Other Canadian dollars (liquids segment)

 

894

 

 

Fair Value

 

We use observable market values for determining the fair value of our derivative instruments. In cases where actively quoted prices are not available, other external sources are used which incorporate information about commodity prices in actively quoted markets, quoted prices in less active markets and other market fundamental analysis.

 

Item 4.                   Controls and Procedures

 

We maintain disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13(a)—15(e) and 15(d)—15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) that are designed to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in our filings and submissions under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the periods specified in the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including the principal executive officer and principal financial officer of our general partner, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

We completed an evaluation under the supervision and with participation of our management, including the principal executive officer and principal financial officer of our general partner, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures at December 31, 2015. Based on this evaluation, the principal executive officer and principal financial officer of our general partner have concluded that as of December 31, 2015, such disclosure controls and procedures were effective to provide the reasonable assurance described above.

 

Other than changes that have resulted or may result from our acquisition of TransMontaigne, as discussed below, there have been no changes in our internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13(a)—15(f) of the Exchange Act) during the three months ended December 31, 2015 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal controls over financial reporting.

 

We acquired TransMontaigne and certain related operations in July 2014, as described in Note 5 to our condensed consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report. At this time, we continue to evaluate the business and internal controls and processes associated with TransMontaigne and are making various changes to its operating and organizational structure based on our business plan. We are in the process of implementing our internal control structure over this acquired business. We expect that our evaluation and integration efforts related to these operations will continue into future fiscal quarters.

 

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PART II

 

Item 1.                   Legal Proceedings

 

For information related to legal proceedings, please see the discussion under the caption “Legal Contingencies” in Note 11 to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in Part I, Item 1, of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, which information is incorporated by reference into this Item 1.

 

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) has informed NGL Crude Logistics, LLC (“NGL Crude”; formerly known as Gavilon, LLC (“Gavilon Energy”) prior to its acquisition by us in December 2013) of alleged violations in 2011 by Gavilon Energy of the Clean Air Act’s renewable fuel standards regulations. The EPA’s allegations relate to transactions between Gavilon Energy and one of its suppliers and the generation of biodiesel renewable identification numbers sold by such supplier to Gavilon Energy in 2011.  We have vigorously denied the allegations.  In an effort to resolve this matter, the parties have recently commenced settlement negotiations, which are ongoing.

 

At this time, we are unable to ascertain whether the settlement discussions will produce a resolution satisfactory to us or whether the EPA will seek resolution of the matter through an enforcement action. As a result, we are also unable to determine the likely terms of any resolution or their significance to us.  Although we believe we have legal defenses, it is reasonably possible that we may agree to pay the EPA some amount to settle the matter.

 

Item 1A.          Risk Factors

 

There have been no material changes in the risk factors previously disclosed in Part I, Item 1A—“Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2015.

 

Item 2.         Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

 

Common Unit Repurchase Program

 

On September 10, 2015, the Board of Directors of our general partner authorized a common unit repurchase program, under which we may repurchase up to $45 million of our outstanding common units through March 31, 2016. We may repurchase common units from time to time in the open market or in other privately negotiated transactions. The common unit repurchase program authorization does not obligate us to repurchase any dollar amount or number of our common units. The following table summarizes the repurchase of common units during the three months ended December 31, 2015.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Number of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Units

 

Approximate Dollar Value

 

 

 

Total Number of

 

Average Price

 

Purchased as Part

 

of Common Units

 

 

 

Common Units

 

Paid Per

 

of Publicly Announced

 

that May Yet Be Purchased

 

Period

 

Purchased

 

Common Unit

 

Program

 

Under the Program

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

October 1–31, 2015

 

 

$

 

 

$

41,349,748

 

November 1–30, 2015

 

78,321

 

17.93

 

66,333

 

40,175,794

 

December 1–31, 2015

 

174,182

 

16.67

 

174,182

 

37,272,180

 

Total

 

252,503

 

$

17.09

 

240,515

 

$

37,272,180

 

 

The common units not repurchased under the publicly announced program were surrendered by employees to pay tax withholding in connection with the vesting of restricted common units. As a result, we are including the common units surrendered in the “Total Number of Common Units Purchased” column.

 

Item 3.         Defaults Upon Senior Securities

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 4.         Mine Safety Disclosures

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 5.         Other Information

 

On February 4, 2016, H. Michael Krimbill was appointed to serve as the Interim Chief Financial Officer of NGL Energy Holdings LLC (the “General Partner”), our general partner, until a replacement for Atanas Atanasov, who resigned on January 27, 2016, is appointed.

 

Mr. Krimbill, 62, has served as our Chief Executive Officer since October 2010 and as a member of the board of directors of our general partner since its formation in September 2010.  He will continue serving in this role while serving as Interim Chief Financial Officer.

 

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Item 6.         Exhibits

 

Exhibit Number

 

Exhibit

 

 

 

 

4.1

*

 

Amendment No. 9 to Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 23, 2015, among the Partnership and the purchasers named therein

10.1

*

 

Facility Increase Agreement, dated October 7, 2015, among NGL Energy Operating LLC, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas and the other financial institutions party thereto

10.2

*

 

Amendment No. 11 to Credit Agreement, dated as of December 23, 2015 and effective as of December 23, 2015, among NGL Energy Operating LLC, the Partnership, the subsidiary borrowers party thereto, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas and the other financial institutions party thereto

12.1

*

 

Computation of ratios of earnings to fixed charges

31.1

*

 

Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

32.1

*

 

Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

101.INS

**

 

XBRL Instance Document

101.SCH

**

 

XBRL Schema Document

101.CAL

**

 

XBRL Calculation Linkbase Document

101.DEF

**

 

XBRL Definition Linkbase Document

101.LAB

**

 

XBRL Label Linkbase Document

101.PRE

**

 

XBRL Presentation Linkbase Document

 


 

*

 

Exhibits filed with this report.

 

 

 

 

 

**

 

The following documents are formatted in XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2015, (ii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months and nine months ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, (iii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the three months and nine months ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, (iv) Condensed Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity for the nine months ended December 31, 2015, (v) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, and (vi) Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

NGL ENERGY PARTNERS LP

 

 

 

 

By:

NGL Energy Holdings LLC, its general partner

 

 

 

Date: February 9, 2016

 

By:

/s/ H. Michael Krimbill

 

 

 

H. Michael Krimbill

 

 

 

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

Date: February 9, 2016

 

By:

/s/ Lawrence J. Thuillier

 

 

 

Lawrence J. Thuillier

 

 

 

Chief Accounting Officer

 

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit Number

 

Exhibit

 

 

 

 

4.1

*

 

Amendment No. 9 to Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 23, 2015, among the Partnership and the purchasers named therein

10.1

*

 

Facility Increase Agreement, dated October 7, 2015, among NGL Energy Operating LLC, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas and the other financial institutions party thereto

10.2

*

 

Amendment No. 11 to Credit Agreement, dated as of December 23, 2015 and effective as of December 23, 2015, among NGL Energy Operating LLC, the Partnership, the subsidiary borrowers party thereto, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas and the other financial institutions party thereto

12.1

*

 

Computation of ratios of earnings to fixed charges

31.1

*

 

Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

32.1

*

 

Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

101.INS

**

 

XBRL Instance Document

101.SCH

**

 

XBRL Schema Document

101.CAL

**

 

XBRL Calculation Linkbase Document

101.DEF

**

 

XBRL Definition Linkbase Document

101.LAB

**

 

XBRL Label Linkbase Document

101.PRE

**

 

XBRL Presentation Linkbase Document

 


 

*

 

Exhibits filed with this report.

 

 

 

 

 

**

 

The following documents are formatted in XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2015, (ii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months and nine months ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, (iii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the three months and nine months ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, (iv) Condensed Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity for the nine months ended December 31, 2015, (v) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, and (vi) Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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