CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust, Inc. (“CorEnergy” or the
“Company”) today announced financial results for the second
quarter, ended June 30, 2018.
Second Quarter Performance Summary
Second quarter financial highlights are as follows:
For the Three Months Ended June 30,
2018 Per Share Total Basic
Diluted Net Income (Attributable to Common
Stockholders)1 $ 5,413,974 $ 0.45 $ 0.45 NAREIT Funds from
Operations (NAREIT FFO)1 $ 11,553,145 $ 0.97 $ 0.89 Funds From
Operations (FFO)1 $ 12,213,745 $ 1.02 $ 0.94 Adjusted Funds From
Operations (AFFO)1 $ 12,348,559 $ 1.04 $ 0.93 Dividends Declared to
Common Stockholders $ 0.75
1 Management uses AFFO as a measure of long-term sustainable
operational performance. NAREIT FFO, FFO, and AFFO are non-GAAP
measures. Reconciliations of NAREIT FFO, FFO and AFFO, as
presented, to Net Income Attributable to CorEnergy Stockholders are
included at the end of this press release. See Note 1 for
additional information.
Recent Developments
- Maintained
dividend: Declared common stock dividend of $0.75 per share
for the second quarter 2018, in line with the previous eleven
quarterly dividends
- Pinedale LGS
participating rents: Continued receipt of participating
rents on the Pinedale LGS
- Grand Isle
Gathering System: Tenant, Energy XXI Gulf Coast, announced
acquisition by Cox Oil
- MoGas
Pipeline: Filed its FERC rate case on May 31, 2018
- Repurchase
Program: The Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of
up to $10 million of preferred stock over a period of 12 months,
effective August 6, 2018. Any such repurchase will be subject to
the covenants under our Credit Facility.
"The CorEnergy team was focused on portfolio management
activities during the second quarter. We filed a general rate case
with the FERC for our MoGas Pipeline and engaged in the evaluation
of prospects for the Grand Isle Gathering System,” said CorEnergy
President and CEO Dave Schulte. "Success of our stewardship is
exhibited in the $1.1 million of participating rents CorEnergy
received in the second quarter from the utilization of our Pinedale
Liquids Gathering System. We expect to use excess cash flows such
as these to reduce our leverage profile, and plan to implement
repurchases of preferred shares to accomplish that goal.”
Portfolio Update
Grand Isle Gathering System: On
June 18, 2018, the tenant of our GIGS asset, Energy XXI Gulf Coast,
announced a definitive agreement to be acquired by the privately
held Gulf of Mexico operator, Cox Oil, for approximately $322
million. The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter
2018 and is subject to stockholder approval. Since the announcement
of the acquisition, the Company and EGC have had no further
discussions about CorEnergy assisting EGC in its efforts to
generate adequate liquidity to fund further development.
Pinedale LGS: Despite actual and
forward Rockies gas prices pressuring Ultra Petroleum's earnings
and market capitalization, UPL continues to see promising results
from its horizontal drilling program in the Pinedale field. The
company plans to temporarily pause vertical well development and
focus drilling on horizontal wells, due to their superior economic
returns, and anticipates the development and drilling of 25 to 30
wells in 2018. Success in production resulted in utilization of the
Pinedale LGS at levels which resulted in $1.1 million of
participating rents in the second quarter.
MoGas Pipeline: On May 31, 2018,
MoGas filed a general rate case before the FERC. The proposed
change in rates seeks to recover increases in capital, operating
and maintenance expenditures incurred, mitigate decreased revenues
from certain customer contracts and reflect changes in the
corporate tax rate. The case is progressing as expected. MoGas
anticipates the proposed revenue requirements would be
approximately $20 million annually, and that the requested rates
will go into effect on December 1, 2018, subject to a refund upon
final ruling.
Outlook
CorEnergy regularly assesses its ability to pay and grow its
dividend to common stockholders above the current level of $0.75
per quarter. The Company targets long-term revenue growth of 1-3%
annually from existing contracts, through inflation-based and
participating rent adjustments, and additional growth from
acquisitions. There can be no assurance that any potential
acquisition opportunities will result in consummated
transactions.
Dividend Declaration
Common Stock: A second quarter 2018
dividend of $0.75 per share was declared for CorEnergy's common
stock. The dividend is payable on August 31, 2018, to stockholders
of record on August 17, 2018.
Preferred Stock: For the Company's
7.375% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, a cash
dividend of $0.4609375 per depositary share was declared. The
preferred stock dividend, which equates to an annual dividend
payment of $1.84375 per depositary share, is payable on August 31,
2018, to stockholders of record on August 17, 2018.
Second Quarter Earnings Call
CorEnergy will host a conference call on Thursday, August
2, 2018, at 1:00 p.m. Central Time to discuss its
financial results. Please dial into the call at 877-407-8035 (for
international, 1-201-689-8035) approximately five to ten minutes
prior to the scheduled start time. The call will also be webcast in
a listen-only format. A link to the webcast will be accessible at
corenergy.reit.
A replay of the call will be available until 1:00 p.m.
Central Time on November 2, 2018 by dialing 877-481-4010 (for
international, 1-919-882-2331). The Conference ID is 34308. A
replay of the conference call will also be available on the
Company’s website.
About CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust, Inc.
CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust, Inc. (NYSE: CORR, CORRPrA), is a
real estate investment trust (REIT) that owns essential energy
assets, such as pipelines, storage terminals, and transmission and
distribution assets. We receive long-term contracted revenue from
operators of our assets, primarily under triple-net participating
leases. For more information, please visit corenergy.reit.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains certain statements that may include
"forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of
the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934. All statements, other than statements of
historical fact, included herein are "forward-looking statements."
Although CorEnergy believes that the expectations reflected in
these forward-looking statements are reasonable, they do involve
assumptions, risks and uncertainties, and these expectations may
prove to be incorrect. Actual results could differ materially from
those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result
of a variety of factors, including those discussed in CorEnergy’s
reports that are filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking
statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release.
Other than as required by law, CorEnergy does not assume a duty to
update any forward-looking statement. In particular, any
distribution paid in the future to our stockholders will depend on
the actual performance of CorEnergy, its costs of leverage and
other operating expenses and will be subject to the approval of
CorEnergy’s Board of Directors and compliance with leverage
covenants.
Notes
1NAREIT FFO represents net income (computed in accordance with
GAAP), excluding gains (or losses) from sales of depreciable
operating property, impairment losses of depreciable properties,
real estate-related depreciation and amortization (excluding
amortization of deferred financing costs or loan origination costs)
and other adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and
non-controlling interests. Adjustments for non-controlling
interests are calculated on the same basis. FFO as we have
presented it here, is derived by further adjusting NAREIT FFO for
distributions received from investment securities, income tax
expense (benefit) from investment securities, net distributions and
dividend income and net realized and unrealized gain or loss on
other equity securities. CorEnergy defines AFFO as FFO Adjusted for
Securities Investment plus (gain) loss on extinguishment of debt,
provision for loan losses, net of tax, transaction costs,
amortization of debt issuance costs, amortization of deferred lease
costs, accretion of asset retirement obligation, income tax expense
(benefit) unrelated to securities investments, non-cash costs
associated with derivative instruments, and certain costs of a
nonrecurring nature, less maintenance, capital expenditures (if
any), amortization of debt premium, and other adjustments as deemed
appropriate by Management. Reconciliations of NAREIT FFO, FFO
Adjusted for Securities Investments and AFFO to Net Income
Attributable to CorEnergy Stockholders are included in the
additional financial information attached to this press
release.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
June 30, 2018 December 31, 2017 Assets
(Unaudited) Leased property, net of accumulated depreciation of
$82,749,089 and $72,155,753 $ 455,363,130 $ 465,956,467 Property
and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $14,312,665 and
$12,643,636 111,514,726 113,158,872 Financing notes and related
accrued interest receivable, net of reserve of $4,600,000 and
$4,100,000 1,000,000 1,500,000 Other equity securities, at fair
value 2,091,181 2,958,315 Cash and cash equivalents 14,175,860
15,787,069 Deferred rent receivable 25,769,989 22,060,787 Accounts
and other receivables 3,373,602 3,786,036 Deferred costs, net of
accumulated amortization of $956,999 and $623,764 3,171,680
3,504,916 Prepaid expenses and other assets 1,068,526 742,154
Deferred tax asset, net 4,115,834 2,244,629 Goodwill 1,718,868
1,718,868
Total Assets $ 623,363,396 $
633,418,113
Liabilities and Equity Secured credit
facilities, net of debt issuance costs of $237,302 and $254,646 $
38,998,698 $ 40,745,354 Unsecured convertible senior notes, net of
discount and debt issuance costs of $1,574,323 and $1,967,917
112,425,677 112,032,083 Asset retirement obligation 9,426,350
9,170,493 Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities 2,512,598
2,333,782 Management fees payable 1,814,105 1,748,426 Income tax
liability 36,971 2,204,626 Unearned revenue 5,321,069
3,397,717
Total Liabilities $ 170,535,468 $
171,632,481
Equity Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred
Stock 7.375%, $130,000,000 liquidation preference ($2,500 per
share, $0.001 par value), 10,000,000 authorized; 52,000 issued and
outstanding at June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 $ 130,000,000 $
130,000,000 Capital stock, non-convertible, $0.001 par value;
11,933,774 and 11,915,830 shares issued and outstanding at June 30,
2018 and December 31, 2017 (100,000,000 shares authorized) 11,934
11,916 Additional paid-in capital 322,815,994 331,773,716
Total Equity 452,827,928 461,785,632
Total
Liabilities and Equity $ 623,363,396 $ 633,418,113
Consolidated Statements of Income and
Comprehensive Income (Unaudited)
For the Three Months Ended
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2018 June 30,
2017 June 30, 2018 June 30, 2017 Revenue
Lease revenue $ 18,275,859 $ 17,050,092 $ 35,867,718 $ 34,116,618
Transportation and distribution revenue 3,874,157 4,775,780
7,827,136 9,786,370
Total Revenue
22,150,016 21,825,872 43,694,854 43,902,988
Expenses Transportation and distribution expenses
1,534,524 1,362,980 3,107,420 2,698,550 General and administrative
3,107,776 2,558,339 5,834,833 5,619,579 Depreciation, amortization
and ARO accretion expense 6,290,082 6,005,995 12,579,412 12,011,903
Provision for loan losses — — 500,000 —
Total Expenses 10,932,382 9,927,314 22,021,665
20,330,032
Operating Income $ 11,217,634
$ 11,898,558 $ 21,673,189 $ 23,572,956
Other Income (Expense) Net distributions and dividend income
$ 55,714 $ 221,440 $ 59,665 $ 264,902 Net realized and unrealized
gain (loss) on other equity securities (881,100 ) 614,634 (867,134
) 70,426 Interest expense (3,196,248 ) (3,202,837 ) (6,406,838 )
(6,657,234 )
Total Other Expense (4,021,634 ) (2,366,763 )
(7,214,307 ) (6,321,906 )
Income before income taxes
7,196,000 9,531,795 14,458,882 17,251,050
Taxes Current tax expense (benefit) (10,785 ) 57,651
(46,334 ) 23,891 Deferred tax expense (benefit) (604,064 ) 38,084
(1,013,341 ) (260,762 )
Income tax expense (benefit),
net (614,849 ) 95,735 (1,059,675 ) (236,871 )
Net
Income 7,810,849 9,436,060 15,518,557 17,487,921 Less: Net
Income attributable to non-controlling interest — 435,888
— 818,271
Net Income attributable to
CorEnergy Stockholders $ 7,810,849 $ 9,000,172 $ 15,518,557 $
16,669,650 Preferred dividend requirements 2,396,875
2,123,129 4,793,750 3,160,238
Net Income
attributable to Common Stockholders $ 5,413,974 $
6,877,043 $ 10,724,807 $ 13,509,412 Net
Income $ 7,810,849 $ 9,436,060 $ 15,518,557 $ 17,487,921 Other
comprehensive income: Changes in fair value of qualifying hedges /
AOCI attributable to CorEnergy stockholders — 3,006 — 5,978 Changes
in fair value of qualifying hedges / AOCI attributable to
non-controlling interest — 702 — 1,396
Net Change in Other Comprehensive Income $ — $ 3,708
$ — $ 7,374
Total Comprehensive Income
7,810,849 9,439,768 15,518,557 17,495,295 Less: Comprehensive
income attributable to non-controlling interest — 436,590
— 819,667
Comprehensive Income attributable
to CorEnergy Stockholders $ 7,810,849 $ 9,003,178
$ 15,518,557 $ 16,675,628 Earnings Per Common Share:
Basic $ 0.45 $ 0.58 $ 0.90 $ 1.14 Diluted $ 0.45 $ 0.58 $ 0.90 $
1.14 Weighted Average Shares of Common Stock Outstanding: Basic
11,928,297 11,896,616 11,923,627 11,892,670 Diluted 11,928,297
11,896,616 11,923,627 11,892,670 Dividends declared per share $
0.750 $ 0.750 $ 1.500 $ 1.500
Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2018 June
30, 2017 Operating Activities Net Income $ 15,518,557 $
17,487,921 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided
by operating activities: Deferred income tax, net (1,013,341 )
(260,762 ) Depreciation, amortization and ARO accretion 13,286,595
12,949,644 Provision for loan losses 500,000 — Non-cash settlement
of accounts payable — (171,609 ) Gain on sale of equipment (3,724 )
— Net distributions and dividend income, including
recharacterization of income — 148,649 Net realized and unrealized
(gain) loss on other equity securities 867,134 (70,426 ) Unrealized
gain on derivative contract — (16,453 ) Common stock issued under
directors compensation plan 37,500 30,000 Changes in assets and
liabilities: Increase in deferred rent receivable (3,709,202 )
(3,588,136 ) Decrease in accounts and other receivables 412,434
1,162,548 (Increase) decrease in prepaid expenses and other assets
(326,372 ) 134,023 Increase in management fee payable 65,679 10,301
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable and other accrued
liabilities 433,853 (53,621 ) Decrease in current income tax
liability (2,167,655 ) — Increase (decrease) in unearned revenue
(1,383,757 ) 29,695 Net cash provided by operating
activities $ 22,517,701 $ 27,791,774
Investing
Activities Purchases of property and equipment (47,883 )
(13,745 ) Proceeds from sale of property and equipment 11,499 —
Return of capital on distributions received — 61,828
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities $ (36,384 ) $
48,083
Financing Activities Debt financing costs
(264,010 ) (2,512 ) Net offering proceeds on Series A preferred
stock — 71,170,611 Dividends paid on Series A preferred stock
(4,793,750 ) (3,433,984 ) Dividends paid on common stock
(17,270,766 ) (17,318,618 ) Distributions to non-controlling
interest — (480,488 ) Payments on revolving line of credit —
(44,000,000 ) Principal payments on secured credit facilities
(1,764,000 ) (4,389,261 ) Net cash (used in) provided by financing
activities $ (24,092,526 ) $ 1,545,748 Net Change in Cash
and Cash Equivalents $ (1,611,209 ) $ 29,385,605 Cash and Cash
Equivalents at beginning of period 15,787,069 7,895,084
Cash and Cash Equivalents at end of period $ 14,175,860
$ 37,280,689
Supplemental Disclosure of
Cash Flow Information Interest paid $ 5,546,660 $ 5,777,328
Income taxes paid (net of refunds) 2,121,321 132,202
Non-Cash Financing Activities Change in accounts payable and
accrued expenses related to debt financing costs $ (255,037 ) $ —
Reinvestment of distributions by common stockholders in additional
common shares 610,219 516,565
NAREIT FFO, FFO
Adjusted for Securities Investment and AFFO Reconciliation
(Unaudited) For the Three Months Ended
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2018
June 30, 2017 June 30, 2018
June 30, 2017 Net Income attributable to
CorEnergy Stockholders $ 7,810,849 $ 9,000,172 $ 15,518,557 $
16,669,650 Less: Preferred Dividend Requirements 2,396,875
2,123,129 4,793,750 3,160,238
Net Income
attributable to Common Stockholders $ 5,413,974 $ 6,877,043 $
10,724,807 $ 13,509,412 Add: Depreciation 6,139,171 5,822,383
12,277,590 11,644,679 Less: Non-Controlling Interest attributable
to NAREIT FFO reconciling items (1) — 411,455 —
822,910
NAREIT funds from operations (NAREIT
FFO) $ 11,553,145 $ 12,287,971 $ 23,002,397 $ 24,331,181 Add:
Distributions received from investment securities 55,714 252,213
59,665 475,379 Less: Net distributions and dividend income 55,714
221,440 59,665 264,902 Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on
other equity securities (881,100 ) 614,634 (867,134 ) 70,426 Income
tax (expense) benefit from investment securities 220,500
(310,622 ) 241,987 (114,862 )
Funds from operations
adjusted for securities investments (FFO) $ 12,213,745 $
12,014,732 $ 23,627,544 $ 24,586,094 Add: Provision for loan
losses, net of tax — — 500,000 — Transaction costs 24,615 211,269
56,896 470,051 Amortization of debt issuance costs 353,637 468,871
707,181 937,742 Amortization of deferred lease costs 22,983 22,983
45,966 45,966 Accretion of asset retirement obligation 127,928
160,629 255,856 321,258 Less: Non-cash settlement of accounts
payable — 171,609 — 171,609 Non-cash gain (loss) associated with
derivative instruments — (10,619 ) — 16,453 Income tax benefit
394,349 214,887 817,688 351,733 Non-Controlling Interest
attributable to AFFO reconciling items (1) — 3,358 —
6,709
Adjusted funds from operations (AFFO) $
12,348,559 $ 12,499,249 $ 24,375,755 $
25,814,607 Weighted Average Shares of Common Stock
Outstanding: Basic 11,928,297 11,896,616 11,923,627 11,892,670
Diluted 15,382,843 15,351,161 15,378,172 15,347,215
NAREIT FFO
attributable to Common Stockholders Basic $ 0.97 $ 1.03 $ 1.93
$ 2.05 Diluted (2) $ 0.89 $ 0.94 $ 1.78 $ 1.87
FFO attributable
to Common Stockholders Basic $ 1.02 $ 1.01 $ 1.98 $ 2.07
Diluted (2) $ 0.94 $ 0.93 $ 1.82 $ 1.89
AFFO attributable to
Common Stockholders Basic $ 1.04 $ 1.05 $ 2.04 $ 2.17 Diluted
(3) $ 0.93 $ 0.94 $ 1.84 $ 1.94
(1)
There is no noncontrolling interest
outstanding for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018.
(2)
Diluted per share calculations include
dilutive adjustments for convertible note interest expense,
discount amortization and deferred debt issuance amortization.
(3)
Diluted per share calculations include a
dilutive adjustment for convertible note interest expense.
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