AE Adams Resources and Energy Inc

HOUSTON, Nov. 5, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Adams Resources & Energy, Inc. (NYSE AMERICAN: AE) ("Adams" or the "Company") today announced operational and financial results for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.24 per common share. 

• Reported net earnings of $3.1 million, or $0.72 per diluted common share, on revenues of $266.9 million for the third quarter of 2020, compared to net earnings of $0.6 million, or $0.15 per diluted common share, on revenues of $450.3 million for the third quarter of 2019.
• Reported net cash used in operating activities of $19.6 million for the third quarter of 2020, compared to net cash provided by operating activities of $9.4 million for the third quarter of 2019. The decrease was primarily driven by changes in working capital due to a reduction in the market price of crude oil.
• Reported adjusted net earnings of $2.5 million, or $0.60 per diluted common share, for the third quarter of 2020, compared to adjusted net earnings of $1.6 million, or $0.38 per diluted common share, for the third quarter of 2019.
• Reported adjusted cash flow of $10.3 million for the third quarter of 2020, versus $6.5 million for the third quarter of 2019.

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 Q3 2020

• Maintained strong financial flexibility at September 30, 2020, including $53.1 million in cash and cash equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents were $70.2 million at June 30, 2020.
• Adam's crude oil marketing subsidiary, GulfMark Energy, Inc. ("GulfMark"), marketed approximately 90,896 barrels per day ("bpd") of crude oil during the third quarter of 2020, compared to 105,801 bpd during the third quarter of 2019 and 81,152 bpd during the second quarter of 2020. GulfMark held 411,380 barrels of crude oil inventory at September 30, 2020, compared to 519,927 barrels at June 30, 2020.
• The collective fleet of Service Transport Company ("Service Transport") traveled approximately 7.625 million miles during the third quarter of 2020, compared to 5.152 million miles during the third quarter of 2019 and 3.890 million miles during the second quarter of 2020.

Kevin J. Roycraft, Adams' Chief Executive Officer, commented, "Our third quarter benefited from a significant uptick in activity levels from this year's second quarter in both of our businesses.  The result was sequential quarterly revenue growth of 75% and, more importantly, a more than five-fold increase in adjusted cash flow.  Our third quarter financial performance is a direct result of the efforts of our employees, and I want to thank them for their continued hard work and dedication as we focus on safely serving the needs of our customers during these challenging times." 

"At GulfMark, we saw improved topline driven by a 12% increase in marketed volumes along with strengthening crude pricing from the second quarter.  GulfMark's third quarter results also benefited from the cost and operational efficiency initiatives we put in place in the first half of the year to help offset the impact of reduced crude oil demand due to the COVID-19 pandemic."          

"Substantially contributing to Service Transport's sequential quarterly revenue growth of almost 80% was the impact of our recent purchase of assets from CTL Transportation.  With the closing of the transaction on June 26, we grew our collective fleet of tractors and trailers by more than 50%, as well as expanded our footprint of operations into important markets in Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Missouri and Ohio." 

Capital Investments and Dividends

During the third quarter of 2020, the Company spent capital of $0.7 million for leasehold improvements and other equipment.  In addition, Adams paid dividends of $1.0 million ($0.24 per common share).    

Adams' Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend for the third quarter of 2020 in the amount of $0.24 per common share, payable on December 18, 2020 to shareholders of record as of December 4, 2020.  Adams' has consistently paid a dividend since 1994, or more than 25 years.    

Outlook

Mr. Roycraft concluded, "As we look to the remainder of the year and into 2021, we believe both of our businesses are well positioned for success despite the continued market volatility as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.  Supporting our view are the two strategic M&A transactions we recently executed that significantly enhance and expand our service offerings and footprint of operations."

"The integration of the assets of CTL Transportation into Service Transport's business has gone very well, and we look forward to leveraging the opportunities provided by our entrance into five new strategic markets.  We are also excited about GulfMark's recently completed acquisition of the VEX Pipeline System, which includes a 90,000 barrel per day capacity crude oil and condensate pipeline that connects the heart of the Eagle Ford Basin to the Gulf Coast waterborne market through two terminals, along with 350,000 barrels of above ground storage and two eight bay truck offload stations.  In addition, the acquisition significantly enhances our position at the Port of Victoria where we now control 450,000 barrels of storage with three docks.  The VEX Pipeline System has been key to GulfMark's crude oil supply and marketing business, and we look forward to leveraging our expanded midstream offerings to better serve our end-user markets along the Gulf Coast." 

"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 affords our first-class group of employees the 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 primarily engaged in the business of crude oil marketing, transportation and storage, tank truck transportation of liquid chemicals and dry bulk through its two subsidiaries, GulfMark Energy, Inc. and Service Transport Company, respectively.  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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