AE Adams Resources and Energy Inc

HOUSTON, May 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Adams Resources & Energy, Inc. (NYSE AMERICAN: AE) ("Adams" or the "Company") today announced operational and financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.24 per common share. 

• Reported net earnings of $2.8 million, or $0.66 per diluted common share, on revenues of $325.5 million for the first quarter of 2021, compared to a net loss of $11.4 million, or a loss of $2.69 per diluted common share, on revenues of $353.5 million for the first quarter of 2020. Negatively impacting the Company's financial performance for the first quarter of 2021 was the severe winter storm in Texas during February that resulted in approximately a week's worth of downtime for Adams' collective operations.
• Generated net cash provided by operating activities of $23.0 million for the first quarter of 2021, compared to net cash used in operating activities of $23.8 million for the first quarter of 2020. The increase was primarily driven by changes in working capital due to an increase in the market price of crude oil.
• Reported an adjusted net loss of $2.6 million, or a loss of $0.61 per diluted common share, for the first quarter of 2021, compared to adjusted net earnings of $7.7 million, or $1.81 per diluted common share, for the first quarter of 2020.
• Adjusted cash flow for the first quarter of 2021 was $2.0 million versus $8.9 million for the first quarter of 2020.

Adjusted net (losses) earnings, adjusted (losses) earnings per diluted common share and adjusted cash flow are non-generally accepted accounting principle ("non-GAAP") financial measures that are defined and reconciled in the financial tables below. 

Additional Highlights for Q1 2021

• Maintained strong financial flexibility at March 31, 2021, including $59.0 million in cash and cash equivalents. This represented a 50% increase in cash and cash equivalents from $39.3 million at December 31, 2020.
• Adam's crude oil marketing subsidiary, GulfMark Energy, Inc. ("GulfMark"), marketed approximately 82,889 barrels per day ("bpd") of crude oil during the first quarter of 2021, compared to 109,253 bpd during the first quarter of 2020 and 86,577 bpd during the fourth quarter of 2020. GulfMark held 469,226 barrels of crude oil inventory at March 31, 2021, compared to 421,759 barrels at December 31, 2020.
• The collective fleet of Service Transport Company ("Service Transport"), Adams' liquid chemicals, pressurized gases, asphalt and dry bulk transportation subsidiary, traveled approximately 6.93 million miles during the first quarter of 2021, compared to 5.24 million miles during the first quarter of 2020 and 7.48 million miles during the fourth quarter of 2020. Significantly contributing to the year-over-year increase in miles traveled for the first quarter was the mid-2020 recent purchase of assets from CTL Transportation, which grew the Company's collective fleet of tractors and trailers by more than 50% and expanded its footprint of operations into important markets in Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Missouri and Ohio.

Kevin J. Roycraft, Adams' Chief Executive Officer, commented, "While unexpected downtime from the severe winter storm in February had a negative impact, we were pleased with our overall financial performance for the first quarter of 2021.  During the period, all of our business segments benefited from an improving economic backdrop, and we look forward to further recovery for the remainder of 2021 and into next year.  Supporting this view is the continued rollout of COVID-19 vaccines that will allow the global population to return to the more normal activities they were accustomed to prior to the pandemic." 

Capital Investments and Dividends

During the first quarter of 2021, the Company spent capital of $0.2 million for computer and other field equipment.  In addition, Adams paid dividends of $1.0 million, or $0.24 per common share.    

Adams' Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend for the first quarter of 2021 of $0.24 per common share, payable on June 18, 2021, to shareholders of record as of June 4, 2021.  Adams' has consistently paid a dividend since 1994.    

New Credit Facility

On May 4, 2021, the Company entered into a $40 million credit facility with Wells Fargo Bank, NA.  The credit facility is for three years and provides enhanced financial flexibility for Adams' as it potentially executes on additional opportunities to prudently expand its business.  As part of the $40 million borrowing base, the credit facility allows the Company to issue Letters of Credits totaling up to $20 million, a portion of which is expected to be immediately utilized to release approximately $5 million of currently restricted cash into the Company's operating account for use in the business as necessary.

Outlook

Mr. Roycraft concluded, "As we look to the remainder of 2021, we believe our collective business is well positioned for continued success. Supporting our view are the two strategic M&A transactions we executed in 2020 that significantly enhanced and expanded our service offerings and footprint of operations.

"While our recent expansion initiatives are key milestones, as important to our long-term success is our strong balance sheet. Having financial flexibility is critical, especially in today's environment, and the new credit facility we entered into earlier this week provides us increased liquidity as we look to further grow the business for the benefit of all of our shareholders.  As important, it affords our best-in-class employee team an enhanced ability to remain solely focused on providing our customers unparalleled service quality and reliability."

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This press release and accompanying schedules includes the non-GAAP financial measures of adjusted cash flow, adjusted net (losses) earnings and adjusted (losses) earnings per common share.  The accompanying schedules provide definitions of these non-GAAP financial measures and reconciliations to their most directly comparable financial measures calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP.  Company management believes these measures are useful indicators of the financial performance of our business and uses these measurements as aids in monitoring the Company's ongoing financial performance from quarter to quarter and year to year on a regular basis and for benchmarking against peer companies.  Our non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered as alternatives to GAAP measures such as net income, operating income, net cash flow provided by operating activities, earnings per share or any other measure of financial performance calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP.  Our non-GAAP financial measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies because they may not calculate such measures in the same manner as we do.  The non-GAAP financial measures are defined and reconciled in the financial tables below. 

About Adams Resources & Energy, Inc.

Adams Resources & Energy, Inc. is engaged in crude oil marketing, transportation, terminalling and storage and tank truck transportation of liquid chemicals and dry bulk through its subsidiaries, GulfMark Energy, Inc., Service Transport Company, Victoria Express Pipeline, LLC and GulfMark Terminals, LLC.  For more information, visit www.adamsresources.com.  

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This news release contains forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements relate to future events and anticipated results of operations, business strategies, and other aspects of our operations or operating results. In many cases you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as "anticipate," "intend," "plan," "project," "estimate," "continue," "potential," "should," "could," "may," "will," "objective," "guidance," "outlook," "effort," "expect," "believe," "predict," "budget," "projection," "goal," "forecast," "target" or similar words. Statements may be forward looking even in the absence of these particular words. Where, in any forward-looking statement, the Company expresses an expectation or belief as to future results, such expectation or belief is expressed in good faith and believed to have a reasonable basis. Forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements, and any other risk factors included in Adams' reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  However, there can be no assurance that such expectation or belief will result or be achieved. Unless legally required, Adams undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Contact 
Tracy E. Ohmart
EVP, Chief Financial Officer
tohmart@adamsresources.com
(713) 881-3609

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