Summary
Kinder Morgan, Inc. (KMI) reported its 2016 financial results, highlighting its position as a major energy infrastructure company with extensive pipeline and terminal assets across North America. The company is actively engaged in project expansions and strategic acquisitions, with significant investments noted in natural gas liquefaction and export facilities, as well as pipeline expansions to serve growing energy markets. Key financial aspects include a focus on Distributable Cash Flow (DCF) as a performance metric, and a stated intention to fund significant 2017 expansion projects internally without accessing equity markets. The company continues to manage its substantial debt, reporting a decrease in long-term debt and utilizing proceeds from asset sales to reduce leverage. Despite a volatile commodity price environment, KMI emphasizes that the majority of its cash generation is supported by multi-year fee-based contracts, mitigating direct commodity price exposure except for its CO2 segment.
Financial Highlights
53 data points| Revenue | $13.06B |
| Cost of Revenue | $3.43B |
| Gross Profit | $9.63B |
| Operating Expenses | $9.52B |
| Operating Income | $3.54B |
| Net Income | $708.00M |
| EPS (Basic) | $0.25 |
| EPS (Diluted) | $0.25 |
| Shares Outstanding (Basic) | 2.23B |
| Shares Outstanding (Diluted) | 2.23B |
Key Highlights
- 1Kinder Morgan operates one of North America's largest energy infrastructure networks, encompassing approximately 84,000 miles of pipelines and 155 terminals.
- 2The company is actively investing in expansion projects, with significant capital allocation planned for 2017 across its various segments, primarily funded through internally generated cash flow.
- 3A key strategic development was the sale of a 50% interest in the SNG natural gas pipeline system in September 2016, with proceeds used to reduce debt.
- 4KMI's business model relies heavily on long-term, fee-based contracts, which provide stable revenue streams and limit direct exposure to commodity price volatility for the majority of its operations.
- 5The company's 2017 outlook projects $0.50 per share in dividends and approximately $4.46 billion in distributable cash flow, with $3.2 billion planned for expansion projects.
- 6Despite substantial debt, KMI managed its debt levels, reporting a decrease in long-term debt and indicating a commitment to maintaining a strong balance sheet and returning value to stockholders.
- 7The company is making progress on major projects like the Trans Mountain Expansion Project in Canada, which received federal government approval in December 2016.