Summary
Kinder Morgan, Inc. (KMI) reported its first-quarter 2016 financial results, showing a decrease in net income to $314 million from $419 million in the same period last year. This decline was largely driven by significant impairment charges and project write-offs, particularly in the Natural Gas Pipelines segment related to the Northeast Energy Direct (NED) Market project and the Palmetto project. Despite these charges, the company's core operations continued to generate substantial cash flow, with Distributable Cash Flow (DCF) available to common stockholders at $1,233 million. KMI also completed an acquisition of 15 products terminals from BP for $348 million, contributing to its Terminals segment. The company maintained its full-year 2016 dividend outlook of $0.50 per share, aiming to fund growth capital needs through internally generated cash.
Financial Highlights
52 data points| Revenue | $3.19B |
| Cost of Revenue | $731.00M |
| Gross Profit | $2.46B |
| Operating Expenses | $2.38B |
| Operating Income | $816.00M |
| Net Income | $315.00M |
| EPS (Basic) | $0.12 |
| EPS (Diluted) | $0.12 |
| Shares Outstanding (Basic) | 2.23B |
| Shares Outstanding (Diluted) | 2.23B |
Key Highlights
- 1Net income decreased by 25% year-over-year to $314 million, primarily due to $235 million in impairment charges and project write-offs.
- 2Distributable Cash Flow (DCF) available to common stockholders was $1,233 million, slightly down from $1,242 million in Q1 2015, supporting the declared quarterly dividend of $0.125 per share.
- 3The Natural Gas Pipelines segment saw a revenue decrease of 9% to $1,971 million, with EBDA declining 2% to $992 million, impacted by various factors including contract expirations and lower volumes.
- 4The CO2 segment experienced a significant 45% decrease in EBDA to $186 million, largely due to lower commodity prices and reduced volumes, along with project write-offs.
- 5KMI completed an acquisition of 15 products terminals from BP for $348 million, forming a joint venture for 14 of them, which is expected to bolster the Terminals segment.
- 6Total debt remained substantial at $41.9 billion, with the current portion increasing to $1.7 billion from $0.8 billion at year-end 2015.
- 7The company reduced its 2016 growth capital expenditure forecast to approximately $2.9 billion from an earlier $4.2 billion, aiming to fund these needs internally.