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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

Form 10-Q

 

x

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

 

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2011

 

 

or

 

 

o

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

 

For the transition period from            to           

 

Commission File Number: 001-35172

 

NGL Energy Partners LP
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

Delaware

 

27-3427920

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or
Organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

 

 

6120 South Yale Avenue
Suite 805
Tulsa, Oklahoma

 

74136

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip code)

 

(918) 481-1119

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x  No o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (Section 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes x No o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer o

 

Accelerated filer o

 

 

 

Non-accelerated filer x

 

Smaller reporting company o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o  No x

 

As of August 12, 2011, there were 8,864,222 common units and 5,919,346 subordinated units issued and outstanding.

 

 

 



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PART I

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 1.

Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2011 and March 31, 2011

 

3

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010

 

4

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss for the three months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010

 

5

 

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Partners’ Equity for the three months ended June 30, 2011

 

6

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010

 

7

 

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

8

 

 

 

 

Item 2.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

25

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

40

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

 

41

 

 

 

 

PART II

 

 

 

 

 

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

 

42

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

 

42

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

 

42

Item 3.

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

 

43

Item 4.

[Removed and Reserved]

 

43

Item 5.

Other Information

 

43

Item 6.

Exhibits

 

43

 

 

 

 

Signatures

 

45

 

 

 

 

Exhibit Index

 

46

 

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Forward-Looking Statements

 

This quarterly report on Form 10-Q contains various forward-looking statements and information that are based on our beliefs and those of our general partner, as well as assumptions made by and information currently available to us. These forward-looking statements are identified as any statement that does not relate strictly to historical or current facts. When used in this quarterly report, words such as “anticipate,” “project,” “expect,” “plan,” “goal,” “forecast,” “estimate,” “intend,” “could,” “believe,” “may,” “will” and similar expressions and statements regarding our plans and objectives for future operations, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Although we and our general partner believe that the expectations on which such forward-looking statements are based are reasonable, neither we nor our general partner can give assurances that such expectations will prove to be correct. Forward-looking statements are subject to a variety of risks, uncertainties and assumptions. If one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or if underlying assumptions prove incorrect, our actual results may vary materially from those anticipated, estimated, projected or expected. Among the key risk factors that may have a direct bearing on our results of operations and financial condition are:

 

·                                          the prices and market demand for propane;

 

·                                          energy prices generally;

 

·                                          the price of propane compared to the price of alternative and competing fuels;

 

·                                          the general level of petroleum product demand and the availability of propane supplies;

 

·                                          the level of domestic oil, propane and natural gas production;

 

·                                          the availability of imported oil and natural gas;

 

·                                          the ability to obtain adequate supplies of propane for retail sale in the event of an interruption in supply or transportation and the availability of capacity to transport propane to market areas;

 

·                                          actions taken by foreign oil and gas producing nations;

 

·                                          the political and economic stability of petroleum producing nations;

 

·                                          the effect of weather conditions on demand for oil, natural gas and propane;

 

·                                          availability of local, intrastate and interstate transportation infrastructure;

 

·                                          availability and marketing of competitive fuels;

 

·                                          the impact of energy conservation efforts;

 

·                                          energy efficiencies and technological trends;

 

·                                          governmental regulation and taxation;

 

·                                          hazards or operating risks incidental to the transporting and distributing of propane that may not be fully covered by insurance;

 

·                                          the maturity of the propane industry and competition from other propane distributors;

 

·                                          loss of key personnel;

 

·                                          the fees we charge and the margins we realize for our terminal services;

 

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·                                          the nonpayment or nonperformance by our customers;

 

·                                          the availability and cost of capital and our ability to access certain capital sources;

 

·                                          a deterioration of the credit and capital markets;

 

·                                          the ability to successfully identify and consummate strategic acquisitions at purchase prices that are accretive to our financial results and to successfully integrate acquired assets and businesses;

 

·                                          changes in laws and regulations to which we are subject, including tax, environmental, transportation and employment regulations or new interpretations by regulatory agencies concerning such laws and regulations; and

 

·                                          the costs and effects of legal and administrative proceedings.

 

You should not put undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this quarterly report. Except as required by state and federal securities laws, we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. When considering forward-looking statements, please review the risks described under “Item 1A — Risk Factors” of this quarterly report and “Item 1A — Risk Factors” in our annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2011.

 

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PART I

 

Item 1.                     Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

NGL ENERGY PARTNERS LP

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

As of June 30, 2011 and March 31, 2011

(U.S. Dollars in Thousands)

 

 

 

June 30,

 

March 31,

 

 

 

2011

 

2011

 

 

 

 

 

(Note 3)

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

8,721

 

$

16,337

 

Accounts receivable - trade, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $190 and $161, respectively

 

48,083

 

44,346

 

Accounts receivable - affiliates

 

295

 

 

Inventories

 

53,121

 

12,697

 

Product exchanges

 

416

 

427

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

2,487

 

3,683

 

Total current assets

 

113,123

 

77,490

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, net of accumulated depreciation of $4,056 and $2,871, respectively

 

65,706

 

66,020

 

GOODWILL

 

8,568

 

8,568

 

INTANGIBLE ASSETS, net of accumulated amortization of $2,292 and $1,558, respectively

 

11,271

 

11,755

 

Total assets

 

$

198,668

 

$

163,833

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

CURRENT LIABILITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

Trade accounts payable

 

$

49,315

 

$

37,244

 

Accrued expenses and other payables

 

5,117

 

3,711

 

Product exchanges

 

7,423

 

1,045

 

Advance payments received from customers

 

15,545

 

7,714

 

Current maturities of long-term debt

 

1,830

 

830

 

Total current liabilities

 

79,230

 

50,544

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LONG-TERM DEBT, net of current maturities

 

10,376

 

65,541

 

OTHER NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES

 

370

 

395

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PARTNERS’ EQUITY, per accompanying statement:

 

 

 

 

 

General Partner — 0.1% interest; 14,799 and 10,945 notional units outstanding, respectively

 

146

 

72

 

Limited Partners — 99.9% interest —

 

 

 

 

 

Common units — 8,864,222 and 10,933,568 units outstanding, respectively

 

86,545

 

47,225

 

Subordinated units — 5,919,346 and no units outstanding, respectively

 

21,940

 

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income —

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency translation

 

61

 

56

 

Total partners’ equity

 

108,692

 

47,353

 

Total liabilities and partners’ equity

 

$

198,668

 

$

163,833

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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NGL ENERGY PARTNERS LP

AND NGL SUPPLY, INC.

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

Three Months Ended June 30, 2011 and 2010

(U.S. Dollars in Thousands, except per unit and per share amounts)

 

 

 

NGL Energy Partners LP

 

NGL Supply, Inc.

 

 

 

Three Months

 

Three Months

 

 

 

Ended

 

Ended

 

 

 

June 30,

 

June 30,

 

 

 

2011

 

2010

 

REVENUES:

 

 

 

 

 

Retail propane

 

$

12,852

 

$

2,142

 

Wholesale supply and marketing

 

177,497

 

157,734

 

Midstream

 

497

 

416

 

Total Revenues

 

190,846

 

160,292

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COST OF SALES:

 

 

 

 

 

Retail propane

 

8,106

 

1,356

 

Wholesale supply and marketing

 

177,769

 

156,766

 

Midstream

 

98

 

93

 

Total Cost of Sales

 

185,973

 

158,215

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross Margin

 

4,873

 

2,077

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OPERATING COSTS AND EXPENSES:

 

 

 

 

 

Operating

 

7,142

 

2,564

 

General and administrative

 

2,036

 

1,105

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

1,377

 

715

 

Operating Loss

 

(5,682

)

(2,307

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income

 

126

 

41

 

Interest expense

 

(1,301

)

(72

)

Other, net

 

85

 

105

 

Loss Before Income Taxes

 

(6,772

)

(2,233

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

INCOME TAX BENEFIT

 

 

790

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Loss

 

(6,772

)

(1,443

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Loss Allocated to General Partner

 

7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Loss Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest

 

 

 

29

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Loss Allocable to Limited Partners or Attributable to Parent Equity

 

$

(6,765

)

$

(1,414

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Common Unit or Share

 

$

(0.53

)

$

(72.60

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and Diluted Earnings per Subordinated Unit

 

$

(0.53

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic Weighted average units outstanding:

 

 

 

 

 

Common

 

9,883,342

 

 

 

Subordinated

 

2,927,149

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding:

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

 

 

19,711

 

Diluted

 

 

 

19,711

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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NGL ENERGY PARTNERS LP

AND NGL SUPPLY, INC.

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss

Three Months Ended June 30, 2011 and 2010

(U.S. Dollars in Thousands)

 

 

 

NGL Energy Partners LP

 

NGL Supply, Inc.

 

 

 

Three Months

 

Three Months

 

 

 

Ended

 

Ended

 

 

 

June 30,

 

June 30,

 

 

 

2011

 

2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$

(6,772

)

$

(1,443

)

Other comprehensive income net of tax:

 

 

 

 

 

Change in foreign currency translation adjustment

 

5

 

17

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comprehensive loss

 

$

(6,767

)

$

(1,426

)

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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NGL ENERGY PARTNERS LP

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Changes in Partners’ Equity

Three Months Ended June 30, 2011

(U.S. Dollars in Thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

Limited

 

Limited

 

Accumulated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Partners

 

Partners

 

Other

 

Total

 

 

 

General

 

Common

 

 

 

Subordinated

 

 

 

Comprehensive

 

Partners’

 

 

 

Partner

 

Units

 

Amount

 

Units

 

Amount

 

Income

 

Equity

 

BALANCES, MARCH 31, 2011

 

$

72

 

10,933,568

 

$

47,225

 

 

$

 

$

56

 

$

47,353

 

Distribution to partners ($0.35 per unit)

 

(4

)

 

(3,846

)

 

 

 

(3,850

)

Conversion of common units to subordinated units

 

 

(5,919,346

)

(23,485

)

5,919,346

 

23,485

 

 

 

Sale of units in public offering, net

 

 

4,025,000

 

75,289

 

 

 

 

75,289

 

Repurchase of common units

 

 

(175,000

)

(3,418

)

 

 

 

(3,418

)

General partner contribution

 

85

 

 

 

 

 

 

85

 

Net loss

 

(7

)

 

(5,220

)

 

(1,545

)

 

(6,772

)

Foreign currency translation adjustment

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

5

 

BALANCES, June 30, 2011

 

$

146

 

8,864,222

 

$

86,545

 

5,919,346

 

$

21,940

 

$

61

 

$

108,692

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of this condensed consolidated financial statement.

 

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NGL ENERGY PARTNERS LP

AND NGL SUPPLY, INC.

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

Three Months Ended June 30, 2011 and 2010

(U.S. Dollars in Thousands)

 

 

 

NGL Energy Partners LP

 

NGL Supply, Inc.

 

 

 

Three Months

 

Three Months

 

 

 

Ended

 

Ended

 

 

 

June 30,

 

June 30,

 

 

 

2011

 

2010

 

OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$

(6,772

)

$

(1,443

)

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

1,930

 

915

 

Deferred income tax benefit

 

 

(790

)

Bad debt provision

 

46

 

2

 

Commodity derivative loss

 

29

 

232

 

Other

 

(7

)

(48

)

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions —

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

(3,783

)

13,538

 

Inventories

 

(40,424

)

(51,369

)

Product exchanges, net

 

6,389

 

25,480

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

408

 

(1,523

)

Accounts payable

 

12,071

 

(5,512

)

Accrued expenses and other payables

 

(61

)

(3,621

)

Advance payments received from customers

 

7,831

 

12,215

 

Net cash used in operating activities

 

(22,343

)

(11,924

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

Purchases of long-lived assets

 

(840

)

(133

)

Cash paid for acquisitions of businesses

 

(70

)

(26

)

Cash flows from commodity derivatives

 

2,217

 

285

 

Proceeds from sales of assets

 

39

 

61

 

Advances to affiliates

 

(204

)

 

Net cash provided by investing activities

 

1,142

 

187

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from sale of common units, net of offering costs

 

75,289

 

 

Repurchase of common units

 

(3,418

)

 

Proceeds from borrowings under revolving credit facility

 

22,500

 

3,100

 

Payments on revolving credit facility

 

(76,500

)

 

Payments on other long-term debt

 

(189

)

(40

)

Debt issuance costs

 

(251

)

 

Distributions to partners ($0.35 per unit)

 

(3,846

)

 

Preferred stock redemption

 

 

(3,000

)

Common stock dividends ($357 per share)

 

 

(7,000

)

Preferred stock dividends

 

 

(17

)

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

 

13,585

 

(6,957

)

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

 

(7,616

)

(18,694

)

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

 

16,337

 

24,238

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

 

$

8,721

 

$

5,544

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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NGL ENERGY PARTNERS LP

AND NGL SUPPLY, INC.

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

As of June 30, 2011 and March 31, 2011, and for the

Three Months Ended June 30, 2011 and 2010

 

Note 1 - Organization and Operations

 

NGL Energy Partners LP (“we” or the “Partnership”) is a Delaware limited partnership formed in September  2010 to own and, through its subsidiaries, operate retail and wholesale propane and other natural gas liquids businesses that historically were owned and operated by NGL Supply, Inc. (“NGL Supply”), Hicks Oils and Hicksgas, Incorporated (“HOH”) and Hicksgas Gifford, Inc. (“Gifford”). We refer to HOH and Gifford collectively as “Hicksgas.” We had no operations prior to September 30, 2010.

 

NGL Supply was determined to be the acquirer in our formation transactions effected in October 2010. NGL Supply was organized on July 1, 1985 as a successor to a company founded in 1967, and was a diversified, vertically integrated provider of propane services including retail propane distribution; wholesale supply and marketing of propane and other natural gas liquids; and midstream operations consisting of propane terminal operations and services. As discussed in Note 3, in October 2010, we also acquired the retail propane businesses of Hicksgas located in Indiana and Illinois.

 

Our retail propane operations sell propane and propane-related products and services to residential, commercial and agricultural customers in Indiana, Illinois, Kansas and Georgia.

 

Our wholesale supply and marketing operations provide propane and other natural gas liquids to customers at open-access terminals throughout the common carrier pipeline systems in the Mid-Continent, Gulf Coast and Northeast regions of the United States. Our wholesale supply and marketing services include shipping and maintaining storage on these pipeline systems and supplying customers through terminals, refineries, third-party and leased tank cars and truck terminals. Our wholesale customers include various refineries, multistate marketers ranging in size from national and regional distribution companies to medium and small independent propane companies located throughout the country.

 

In our midstream segment, we provide propane terminal services to customers through our three proprietary terminals located in East St. Louis, Illinois; Jefferson City, Missouri; and St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada.

 

Note 2 - Significant Accounting Policies

 

Basis of Presentation

 

The condensed consolidated financial statements as of and for the three months ended June 30, 2011 include our accounts and all of our direct and indirect subsidiaries. All significant intercompany transactions and account balances have been eliminated in consolidation. The condensed consolidated financial statements for the three months ended June 30, 2010 represent the financial statements of NGL Supply.

 

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements are unaudited and have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim consolidated financial information and in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The condensed consolidated financial statements include all adjustments that we consider necessary for a fair statement of the financial position and results of operations for the interim periods presented. Such adjustments consist only of normal recurring items, unless otherwise disclosed herein. Accordingly, the condensed consolidated financial statements do not include all the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete annual consolidated financial statements. However, we believe that the disclosures made are adequate to make the information not misleading. These interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with our audited consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2011, included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K. Due to the seasonal nature of our operations, the results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for a full year.

 

Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

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NGL ENERGY PARTNERS LP

AND NGL SUPPLY, INC.

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

As of June 30, 2011 and March 31, 2011, and for the

Three Months Ended June 30, 2011 and 2010

 

Significant Accounting Policies

 

Our significant accounting policies are consistent with those disclosed in Note 2 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in our audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2011 included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 

Revenue Recognition

 

Our revenue is primarily generated by the sale of propane and other natural gas liquids and propane-related parts, fittings and appliances in the United States and by services and rentals provided by our retail propane, wholesale supply and marketing, and terminal operations in the United States and Canada.

 

We accrue our revenues from propane and other natural gas liquids sales and propane-related sales at the time title to the product transfers to the purchaser, which typically occurs upon receipt of the product by the purchaser or installation of the appliance or rental equipment. We record our terminalling, storage and propane service revenues at the time the service is performed and tank and other rentals over the term of the lease. We record product purchases at the time title to the product transfers to us, which typically occurs upon receipt of the product. We present revenue-related taxes collected from customers and remitted to taxing authorities, principally sales and use taxes, on a net basis.

 

We consider two or more legally separate exchange transactions with the same counterparty, including buy/sell transactions, as a single arrangement on a combined basis. Our buy/sell transactions are netted against each other on the consolidated statements of operations with no effect on net income.

 

Fair Value Measurements

 

We apply fair value measurements to certain assets and liabilities, principally our commodity and interest rate derivative instruments and assets and liabilities acquired in a business combination. GAAP defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Fair value should be based upon assumptions that market participants would use when pricing an asset or liability, including assumptions about risk and risks inherent in valuation techniques and inputs to valuations. This includes not only the credit standing of counterparties and credit enhancements but also the impact of our own nonperformance risk on our liabilities. GAAP requires fair value measurements to assume that the transaction occurs in the principal market for the asset or liability or in the absence of a principal market, the most advantageous market for the asset or liability (the market for which the reporting entity would be able to maximize the amount received or minimize the amount paid). We evaluate the need for credit adjustments to our derivative instrument fair values in accordance with the requirements noted above.

 

We use the following fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three broad levels:

 

·                                          Level 1 — Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets and liabilities that we have the ability to access at the measurement date. We did not have any fair value measurements categorized as Level 1 at June 30, 2011 or March 31, 2011.

 

·                                          Level 2 — Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are either directly or indirectly observable for the asset or liability, including quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in inactive markets, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability, and inputs that are derived from observable market data by correlation or other means. Instruments categorized in Level 2 include non-exchange traded derivatives such as over-the-counter commodity price swap and option contracts and interest rate protection agreements. All of our derivative financial instruments and our product exchange assets and liabilities were categorized as Level 2 at June 30, 2011 and March 31, 2011 (see Note 11). We determine the fair value of all our derivative financial instruments utilizing pricing models for significantly similar instruments. Inputs to the pricing models include publicly available prices and forward curves generated from a compilation of data gathered from third parties.

 

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NGL ENERGY PARTNERS LP

AND NGL SUPPLY, INC.

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

As of June 30, 2011 and March 31, 2011, and for the

Three Months Ended June 30, 2011 and 2010

 

·                                          Level 3 — Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability including situations where there is little, if any, market activity for the asset or liability. We did not have any derivative financial instruments or other assets or liabilities categorized as Level 3 at June 30, 2011 or March 31, 2011.

 

The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to quoted prices in active markets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable data (Level 3). In some cases, the inputs to measure fair value might fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. The lowest level input that is significant to a fair value measurement in its entirety determines the applicable level in the fair value hierarchy. Assessing the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires judgment, considering factors specific to the asset or liability.

 

Supplemental Cash Flow Information

 

Supplemental cash flow information is as follows for the periods indicated:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

 

 

2011

 

2010

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW DISCLOSURE:

 

 

 

 

 

Interest paid

 

$

785

 

$

99

 

Income taxes paid

 

$

 

$

 

 

Cash flows from commodity derivative instruments that are not accounted for as hedges are classified as cash flows from investing activities in the consolidated statements of cash flows.

 

Account Details

 

Inventories consist of the following:

 

 

 

June 30, 2011

 

March 31, 2011

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Propane

 

$

49,598

 

$

9,529

 

Other

 

3,523

 

3,168

 

 

 

$

53,121

 

$

12,697

 

 

Recent Accounting Developments

 

In November 2008, the SEC released a proposed roadmap regarding the potential use by U.S. issuers of financial statements prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”). IFRS represent accounting standards published by the International Accounting Standards Board (the “IASB”), which is based in London, England. In February 2010, the SEC expressed its continuing support for a single set of high-quality globally accepted accounting standards and established a general work plan that sets forth areas and factors the SEC will consider before requiring domestic public companies to transition to IFRS. Currently, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) and the IASB are working individually and jointly on a number of accounting standard convergence projects that, if finalized in 2011, would bring about a significant shift in the accounting and financial reporting landscape. These projects include a broad range of topics such as financial statement presentation, accounting for leases, revenue recognition, financial instruments, consolidations and fair value measurements.

 

The SEC expects to make a determination in 2011 regarding the mandatory adoption of IFRS, with the expectation that any decision to adopt IFRS will allow U.S. issuers a number of years to transition from current GAAP. We continue to monitor developments regarding the potential implementation of IFRS and the ongoing convergence projects of the FASB and IASB. We will evaluate the impact that any definitive accounting guidance

 

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NGL ENERGY PARTNERS LP

AND NGL SUPPLY, INC.

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

As of June 30, 2011 and March 31, 2011, and for the

Three Months Ended June 30, 2011 and 2010

 

may have on our financial statements once this information is finalized by the appropriate standard setting organizations, including the SEC.

 

Note 3 — Acquisitions

 

As discussed in Note 1, we purchased the retail propane operations of Hicksgas in October 2010 as part of our formation transactions. The following table presents the final allocation of the acquisition cost to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed, based on their fair values, in the acquisition of the retail propane businesses of Hicksgas described above (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

Estimated

 

 

 

 

 

Final

 

Allocation as of

 

 

 

 

 

Allocation

 

March 31, 2011

 

Revision

 

Accounts receivable

 

$

5,669

 

$

6,156

 

$

(487

)

Inventory

 

6,182

 

6,229

 

(47

)

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

2,600

 

2,604

 

(4

)

 

 

14,451

 

14,989

 

(538

)

Property, plant, and equipment:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Land

 

2,666

 

 

2,666

 

Tanks and other retail propane equipment (15 year life)

 

23,016

 

22,213

 

803

 

Vehicles (5 year life)

 

6,599

 

6,173

 

426

 

Buildings (30 year life)

 

7,053

 

6,241

 

812

 

Office equipment (5 year life)

 

523

 

1,264

 

(741

)

Amortizable intangible assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Customer relationships (15 year life)

 

2,170

 

3,278

 

(1,108

)

Non-compete agreements (5 year life)

 

550

 

868

 

(318

)

Tradenames (indefinite-life intangible asset)

 

830

 

 

830

 

Goodwill (Retail propane segment)

 

3,716

 

7,756

 

(4,040

)

Total assets acquired

 

61,574

 

62,782

 

(1,208

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

1,837

 

2,777

 

(940

)

Customer advances and deposits

 

12,089

 

12,063

 

26

 

Accrued and other current liabilities

 

2,152

 

2,203

 

(51

)

 

 

16,078

 

17,043

 

(965

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-term debt

 

5,768

 

5,768

 

 

Other long-term liabilities

 

274

 

517

 

(243

)

Total liabilities assumed

 

22,120

 

23,328

 

(1,208

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets acquired

 

$

39,454

 

$

39,454

 

$

 

 

The total Hicksgas acquisition cost was allocated based on the estimated fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed, based primarily on an independent appraisal completed in July 2011. The revisions indicated above were recorded during the three months ended June 30, 2011, on a retrospective basis as an adjustment to the March 31, 2011 carrying amounts. The impact of such revisions on net income for prior periods was not significant.

 

Goodwill was warranted because these acquisitions enhance our current retail propane operations. We expect all of the goodwill acquired to be deductible for income tax purposes (see Note 8). We do not believe that the acquired intangible assets have any significant residual value at the end of their useful life.

 

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NGL ENERGY PARTNERS LP

AND NGL SUPPLY, INC.

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

As of June 30, 2011 and March 31, 2011, and for the

Three Months Ended June 30, 2011 and 2010

 

The total acquisition cost was $39.5 million, consisting of cash of approximately $17.2 million and the issuance of 4,154,757 common units valued at approximately $22.3 million. The units issued to the shareholders of HOH in the formation transaction were valued at $5.37 per unit, the price paid for common units issued in our formation.

 

Pro Forma Results of Operations

 

The operations of Hicksgas have been included in our statements of operations since they were acquired in October 2010. The following unaudited pro forma consolidated results of operations for the three months ended June 30, 2010 are presented as if the Hicksgas acquisitions had been made, and our initial public offering, unit split and unit conversion (see Note 10) had been completed, on April 1, 2010. The pro forma earnings per unit are based on the common and subordinated units outstanding as of June 30, 2011.

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

June 30,

 

 

 

2010

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Revenues

 

$

167,524

 

Net loss

 

(5,385

)

Limited partners’ interest in net loss

 

(5,379

)

Basic and diluted earnings per Common Unit

 

(0.36

)

Basic and diluted earnings per Subordinated Unit

 

(0.36

)

 

The pro forma consolidated results of operations include adjustments to give effect to depreciation on the step-up of property, plant and equipment, amortization of intangible assets, use of the proceeds from our offering to pay debt issued to finance the acquisition and certain other adjustments. The pro forma information is not necessarily indicative of the results of operations that would have occurred had the transactions been made at the beginning of the period presented or the future results of the combined operations.

 

Note 4 — Earnings per Common Unit or Common Share

 

Our earnings per common and subordinated unit or per share of common stock for the periods indicated below were computed as follows:

 

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NGL ENERGY PARTNERS LP

AND NGL SUPPLY, INC.

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

As of June 30, 2011 and March 31, 2011, and for the

Three Months Ended June 30, 2011 and 2010

 

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

 

 

2011

 

2010

 

 

 

(dollars in thousands,

 

 

 

except per unit or share amounts)

 

Earnings per Limited Partner Unit or Common Stock:

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss or net loss to the parent equity

 

$

(6,772

)

$

(1,414

)

Loss allocable to general partner

 

7

 

 

 

Preferred stock dividends

 

 

 

(17

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss allocable to limited partners or common shareholders

 

$

(6,765

)

$

(1,431

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average common units or common shares outstanding - Basic and Diluted

 

9,883,342

 

19,711

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average subordinated units outstanding - Basic and Diluted

 

2,927,149

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per common unit or common share - Basic and Diluted

 

$

(0.53

)

$

(72.60

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per subordinated unit - Basic and Diluted

 

$

(0.53

)

 

 

 

In the computation of earnings per common share of NGL Supply for the three months ended June 30, 2010, the impact of the outstanding stock options prior to exercise (approximately 237 shares) has not been included in the diluted earnings per share computation because the effect would be anti-dilutive.

 

Note 5 - Property, Plant and Equipment

 

Our property, plant and equipment, net of depreciation, consists of the following as of the dates indicated:

 

 

 

June 30,

 

March 31,

 

Description and Useful Life

 

2011

 

2011

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Terminal assets (30 years)

 

$

18,948

 

$

18,933

 

Retail propane equipment (5-15 years)

 

30,784

 

30,360

 

Vehicles (5 years)

 

7,867

 

7,666

 

Information technology equipment (3 years)

 

727

 

678

 

Buildings (30 years)

 

7,080

 

7,053

 

Land (nondepreciable) and other (3-7 years)

 

4,356

 

4,201

 

 

 

69,762

 

68,891

 

Less: Accumulated depreciation

 

4,056

 

2,871

 

Net property, plant and equipment

 

$

65,706

 

$

66,020

 

 

Depreciation expense was $1,195,000 and $515,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

 

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NGL ENERGY PARTNERS LP

AND NGL SUPPLY, INC.

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

As of June 30, 2011 and March 31, 2011, and for the

Three Months Ended June 30, 2011 and 2010

 

Note 6 — Goodwill and Intangible Assets

 

The changes in the balance of goodwill during the three months ended June 30, 2011 were as follows (in thousands):

 

Balance, March 31, 2011, as previously reported

 

$

12,608

 

Revision to allocation of Hicksgas acquisition

 

(4,040

)

Balance, March 31, 2011 and June 30, 2011

 

$

8,568

 

 

Goodwill by segment is as follows:

 

 

 

June 30,

 

March 31,

 

 

 

2011

 

2011

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Retail propane

 

$

6,534

 

$

6,534

 

Wholesale supply and marketing

 

2,034

 

2,034

 

 

 

$

8,568

 

$

8,568

 

 

Our intangible assets consist of the following as of the dates indicated:

 

 

 

 

 

June 30, 2011

 

March 31, 2011

 

 

 

 

 

Gross Carrying

 

Accumulated

 

Gross Carrying

 

Accumulated

 

 

 

Useful Lives

 

Amount

 

Amortization

 

Amount

 

Amortization

 

 

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Amortizable —

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supply and storage agreements

 

8 years

 

$

1,802

 

$

600

 

$

1,802

 

$

400

 

Customer lists

 

8-10 years

 

2,033

 

229

 

2,033

 

154

 

Customer relationships

 

15 years

 

2,170

 

108

 

2,170

 

200

 

Non-compete agreements

 

2-6 years

 

1,550

 

438

 

1,550

 

239

 

Debt issuance costs

 

4 years

 

5,178

 

917

 

4,928

 

565

 

Total amortizable

 

 

 

12,733

 

2,292

 

12,483

 

1,558

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-Amortizable —

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trade names

 

Indefinite

 

830

 

 

830

 

 

Total

 

 

 

$

13,563

 

$

2,292

 

$

13,313

 

$

1,558

 

 

Expected amortization of our amortizable intangible assets is as follows (in thousands):

 

Year Ending March 31,

 

 

 

2012 (nine months)

 

$

2,237

 

2013

 

2,527

 

2014

 

1,902

 

2015

 

1,308

 

2016

 

607

 

Thereafter

 

1,860

 

 

 

$

10,441

 

 

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NGL ENERGY PARTNERS LP

AND NGL SUPPLY, INC.

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

As of June 30, 2011 and March 31, 2011, and for the

Three Months Ended June 30, 2011 and 2010

 

Amortization expense was as follows:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

Recorded in

 

2011

 

2010

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Cost of sales

 

$

200

 

$

200

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

182

 

200

 

Interest expense

 

352

 

22

 

 

 

$

734

 

$

422

 

 

Note 7 - Long-Term Debt

 

Our long-term debt consists of the following:

 

 

 

June 30,

 

March 31,

 

 

 

2011

 

2011

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Revolving credit facility —

 

 

 

 

 

Acquisition loans

 

$

 

$

65,000

 

Working capital loans

 

11,000

 

 

Other notes payable

 

1,206

 

1,371

 

 

 

12,206

 

66,371

 

Less - current maturities

 

1,830

 

830

 

Long-term debt

 

$

10,376

 

$

65,541

 

 

Revolving Credit Facility

 

We and our subsidiaries have a $200.0 million credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) with a group of banks. The Credit Agreement provides for a total credit facility of $200.0 million, consisting of a $50.0 million working capital facility and a $150.0 million acquisition facility. Borrowings under the working capital facility are subject to a defined borrowing base. The working capital facility allows for letter of credit advances of up to $50.0 million and swingline loans of up to $5.0 million. Substantially all of our assets are pledged as collateral under the Credit Agreement.

 

Borrowings under the Credit Agreement bear interest at designated interest rates depending on the computed “leverage ratio,” which is the ratio of total indebtedness (as defined) at any determination date to consolidated EBITDA for the period of the four fiscal quarters most recently ended. Interest is payable quarterly. Interest rates vary at LIBOR plus 3% to 3.75% for any LIBOR borrowings (LIBOR plus 3.5% at June 30, 2011) or the bank’s prime rate plus 2% to 2.75% for any base rate borrowings (prime plus 2.5% at June 30, 2011), in each case depending upon the leverage ratio. We are also required to pay a 0.5% commitment fee on the average unused commitment.

 

Our revolving credit facility further indicates that our “leverage ratio” cannot exceed 4.0 to 1.0 at any quarter end. At June 30, 2011, our ratio of total funded debt to consolidated EBITDA was .061 to 1.

 

During the three months ended June 30, 2011, we had a maximum borrowing under our working capital facility of approximately $11.5 million and an average borrowing of $2.5 million. The weighted average interest rate of our working capital facility during the three months ended June 30, 2011 was 5.08% and the interest rate at June 30, 2011 was 5.75%.

 

The Credit Agreement has a final maturity on October 14, 2014. Once a year, between March 31 and September 30, we must prepay the outstanding working capital revolving loans and collateralize outstanding letters of credit in order to reduce the total working capital borrowings to less than $10.0 million for 30 consecutive days. In May 2011, we repaid the $65.0 million advances under our acquisition facility using the proceeds from our initial public offering (see Note 10).

 

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NGL ENERGY PARTNERS LP

AND NGL SUPPLY, INC.

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

As of June 30, 2011 and March 31, 2011, and for the

Three Months Ended June 30, 2011 and 2010

 

Our revolving credit facility includes customary events of default. At June 30, 2011, we were in compliance with all debt covenants to our revolving credit facility. Our revolving credit facility also contains various covenants limiting our ability to (subject to certain exceptions), among other things:

 

·                                          incur other indebtedness (other than permitted debt as defined in the credit facility);

 

·                                          grant or incur liens on our property;

 

·                                          create or incur any contingent obligations;

 

·                                          make investments, loans and acquisitions;

 

·                                          enter into a merger, consolidation or sale of assets;

 

·                                          change the nature of the business or name or place of business of any of the Credit Parties without approval;

 

·                                          pay dividends or make distributions if we are in default under the revolving credit facility or in excess of available cash; and

 

·                                          prepay, redeem, defease or otherwise acquire any permitted subordinated debt or make certain amendments to permitted subordinated debt.

 

Other Notes Payable

 

The other notes payable of approximately $1.2 million mature as follows (in thousands):

 

Year Ending March 31,

 

 

 

2012 (nine months)

 

$

664

 

2013

 

452

 

2014

 

90

 

 

 

$

1,206

 

 

Note 8 - Income Taxes

 

We qualify as a partnership for income taxes. As such, we will not pay any U.S. Federal income tax. Rather, each owner will report their share of our income or loss on their individual tax returns. Accordingly, no income tax provision has been recorded for the three months ended June 30, 2011. The aggregate difference in the basis of our net assets for financial and tax reporting purposes cannot be readily determined as we do not have access to information regarding each partner’s basis in the Partnership.

 

As a publicly-traded partnership, we are allowed to have non-qualifying income only up to a total of 10% of our gross income and not be subject to taxation as a corporation. During the three months ended June 30, 2011, we formed a taxable corporate subsidiary and transferred to such subsidiary certain assets and operations that represent “non-qualifying income” for a partnership. As a result, our taxable subsidiary will be subject to income taxes related to the taxable income generated by its operations.

 

During the three month period ended June 30, 2011, our corporate subsidiary realized a net operating loss of approximately $44,000. We provided a full valuation allowance of $17,000 against the tax benefit of the operating loss carryforward as of June 30, 2011. Based on the operations to date, we believe it is likely that the subsidiary will not have sufficient future taxable income to utilize the operating loss carryforward. We will continue to evaluate whether the valuation allowance is required as we obtain more operating history for the operations contributed to the taxable subsidiary.

 

NGL Supply’s tax provision for the three month period ended June 30, 2010 was computed using the expected annual effective tax rate which differs from the statutory rate due to the effect of state income taxes. The

 

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NGL ENERGY PARTNERS LP

AND NGL SUPPLY, INC.

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

As of June 30, 2011 and March 31, 2011, and for the

Three Months Ended June 30, 2011 and 2010

 

components of the income tax provision of NGL Supply are as follows for the three months ended June 30, 2010 (in thousands):

 

Current expense:

 

 

 

Federal

 

$

 

State

 

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred expense (benefit):

 

 

 

Federal

 

(790

)

State

 

 

Total

 

(790

)

Total income tax expense (benefit)

 

$

(790

)

 

 

 

 

Effective tax rate

 

35.4

%

 

Note 9 - Commitments and Contingencies

 

Litigation

 

We are involved in claims and legal actions arising in the ordinary course of business. We believe that the ultimate disposition of these matters will not have a material adverse effect on our financial position and results of operations.

 

Obligations Under Propane Asset Purchase and Sale Agreement

 

In connection with the purchase of certain propane assets from ConocoPhillips, NGL Supply executed the following agreements in November 2002:

 

Propane Business Operating & Maintenance Agreement. The Propane Business Operating & Maintenance Agreement specifies that ConocoPhillips will continue to operate the propane assets for us and provides for the payment for such services as well as the payment for the utilization of certain common facilities, as defined. The agreement has a primary term of ten years from November 7, 2002, and provides for an extension for a five-year period, to be continued on a year-by-year basis. We have the ability to terminate the agreement with written notice by August 1 of the calendar year preceding the year we would terminate the agreement.

 

We are obligated to pay a fixed monthly operating fee plus a utility service fee which varies based on usage and all direct costs incurred by ConocoPhillips related to the propane assets. The initial monthly operating fee was $25,000, which consisted of a labor charge of $15,000 plus a non-labor charge of $10,000. During the ten-year primary term, the labor charge component increases at a rate of 2.5% per year, and during the five-year extension, the labor charge component is increased at an amount appropriate in the circumstances based on ConocoPhillips’ actual labor and benefit costs. The non-labor component was fixed for a term of two years, but thereafter was to be adjusted for every two-year period based on ConocoPhillips’ actual costs of operating our propane assets. The total operating fee charged to cost of sales on the consolidated statements of operations, including the charge for the utility service fee and propane asset direct charges, was as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

2011

 

2010

 

Three months ended June 30

 

$

87

 

$

86

 

 

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NGL ENERGY PARTNERS LP

AND NGL SUPPLY, INC.

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

As of June 30, 2011 and March 31, 2011, and for the

Three Months Ended June 30, 2011 and 2010

 

The total minimum monthly fee as of June 30, 2011 is approximately $30,000. During the remaining term of the primary ten-year period and the five-year extension, the estimated minimum annual commitments for the Propane Business Operating & Maintenance Agreement for the remainder of the year ending March 2012 and the years ending March 31, 2012 through March 31, 2016 are as follows (in thousands):

 

Year Ending March 31,

 

 

 

2012 (nine months)

 

$

272

 

2013

 

364

 

2014

 

370

 

2015

 

376

 

2016

 

382

 

 

Propane Supply Agreement. This agreement was executed in order to provide us with a constant supply of propane for our business. The agreement is for a primary term of ten years, and may be extended for an additional five-year period, then continuing on a year-by-year basis.

 

The agreement specifies that we may purchase a specified volume of propane per week from ConocoPhillips. The price we will pay is an average of the published daily propane spot price at Conway, Kansas plus a location differential equal to published pipeline tariffs and, for the ten-year primary period, less a specified discount which varies depending upon the location of purchase. The charge for such propane purchases is included in cost of sales on our consolidated statements of operations.

 

Storage Space Lease. NGL Supply executed a propane storage space lease with ConocoPhillips for storage at its Borger, Texas storage facility. The storage agreement provides for a level of up to 850,000 barrels of propane at any one time, and expires on March 31, 2012.

 

The storage agreement requires a specified minimum storage payment which varies by year, plus additional charges to the extent we had more than the designated 850,000 barrels in storage at any time. The total lease charge recorded in cost of sales on our consolidated statements of operations was as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

2011

 

2010

 

Three months ended June 30

 

$

108

 

$

108

 

 

As of June 30, 2011, the monthly storage charge is approximately $36,000. The estimated future annual storage charge will be approximately $0.3 million during the remainder of the year ending March 31, 2012.

 

Other Operating Leases

 

We have executed various noncancelable operating lease agreements for office space, underground propane storage, trucks, real estate, equipment and bulk propane storage tanks. Rental expense relating to operating leases was as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

2011

 

2010

 

Three months ended June 30

 

$

681

 

$

151

 

 

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NGL ENERGY PARTNERS LP

AND NGL SUPPLY, INC.

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

As of June 30, 2011 and March 31, 2011, and for the

Three Months Ended June 30, 2011 and 2010

 

Future minimum lease payments at June 30, 2011, are as follows (in thousands):

 

Year Ending March 31,

 

 

 

2012 (nine months)

 

$

2,045

 

2013

 

2,767

 

2014

 

2,766

 

2015

 

2,698

 

2016

 

2,635

 

 

 

$

12,911

 

 

Sales and Purchase Contracts

 

We have entered into sales and purchase contracts for propane and other natural gas liquids to be delivered in future periods. These contracts require that the parties physically settle the transactions with natural gas liquid inventory. At June 30, 2011, we had fixed-price outstanding sales contracts of approximately $92.6 million (approximately 61.4 million gallons) and fixed-price outstanding purchase contracts of approximately $111.4 million (approximately 78.2 million gallons). These contracts have terms that expire at various dates through March 31, 2013.

 

Note 10 — Equity

 

Partnership Equity

 

The Partnership’s equity consists of a 0.1% general partner equity and a 99.9% limited partner equity. Limited partner equity consists of common and subordinated units. The limited partner units share equally in the allocation of income or loss. The principal difference between common and subordinated units is that in any quarter during the subordination period, holders of the subordinated units are not entitled to receive any distribution until the common units have received the minimum quarterly distribution plus any arrearages in the payment of the minimum quarterly distribution from prior quarters. Subordinated units will not accrue arrearages.

 

When the subordination period ends, all subordinated units will convert into common units on a one-for-one basis and all common units thereafter will no longer be entitled to arrearages.

 

Our general partner is not obligated to make any additional capital contributions or guarantee any of our debts or obligations.

 

Initial Public Offering

 

During May 2011, we sold a total of 4,025,000 common units (including the exercise by the underwriters of their option to purchase additional common units from us) in our initial public offering at $21 per unit. Our proceeds from the sale of 3,850,000 common units of approximately $72.0 million, net of total offering costs of approximately $9.0 million, were used to repay advances under our acquisition credit facility and for general partnership purposes. Proceeds from the sale of 175,000 common units ($3.4 million) from the underwriters’ exercise of their option to purchase additional common units from us were used to redeem 175,000 of the common units outstanding prior to our initial public offering.

 

Unit Split and Conversion of Common Units to Subordinated Units

 

On May 11, 2011, we:

 

·                                          Effected a 3.7219 to one split of our common units. All unit and per-unit information herein has been adjusted to reflect after-split information, and

 

·                                          Converted 5,919,346 of our common units to subordinated units.

 

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NGL ENERGY PARTNERS LP

AND NGL SUPPLY, INC.

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

As of June 30, 2011 and March 31, 2011, and for the

Three Months Ended June 30, 2011 and 2010

 

Distributions

 

Our general partner has adopted a cash distribution policy that will require us to pay a quarterly distribution to the extent we have sufficient cash from operations after establishment of cash reserves and payment of fees and expenses, including payments to the general partner and its affiliates, referred to as “available cash,” in the following manner:

 

·                                          First, 99.9% to the holders of common units and 0.1% to the general partner, until each common unit has received the specified minimum quarterly distribution, plus any arrearages from prior quarters.

 

·                                          Second, 99.9% to the holders of subordinated units and 0.1% to the general partner, until each subordinated unit has received the specified minimum quarterly distribution.

 

·                                          Third, 99.9% to all unitholders, pro rata, and 0.1% to the general partner.

 

The general partner will also receive, in addition to distributions on its 0.1% general partner interest, additional distributions based on the level of distributions to the limited partners. These distributions are referred to as “incentive distributions.”

 

During the three months ended June 30, 2011, we distributed a total of $3.85 million ($0.35 per common and general partner notional unit) to our unitholders of record as of March 31, 2011. Subsequent to June 30, 2011, we declared a distribution of $0.1669 per unit to unitholders of record on August 3, 2011, which was paid on August 12, 2011. This represents a pro rata distribution of our minimum quarterly distribution for the period from the closing date of our initial public offering (May 17, 2011) through June 30, 2011.

 

Note 11 — Fair Value of Financial Instruments

 

Our cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued expenses and other current liabilities (excluding derivative instruments) are carried at amounts which reasonably approximate their fair value due to their short-term nature. The carrying amounts of our variable-rate debt obligations reasonably approximate their fair value due to their variable interest rates on substantially all of the debt and there have been no changes in conditions from the inception of the credit facility indicating that our credit terms were not market terms.

 

The following table presents the estimated fair value measurements of our assets and liabilities carried at fair value in our condensed consolidated financial statements at the dates indicated:

 

 

 

 

 

June 30, 2011

 

March 31, 2011

 

Item

 

Recorded As

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

 

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commodity derivatives

 

Prepaid Expenses

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

783

 

Product exchanges

 

Product Exchanges

 

 

416

 

 

427

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Product exchanges

 

Product Exchanges

 

 

7,423

 

 

1,045

 

Interest rate derivatives

 

Accrued Liabilities

 

 

277

 

 

293

 

Commodity derivatives

 

Accrued Liabilities

 

 

1,422

 

 

 

 

We have entered into an interest rate swap agreement to hedge the risk of interest rate fluctuations on our long term debt. This agreement converts a portion of our revolving credit facility floating rate debt into fixed rate debt on a notional amount of $8.5 million and ends on June 30, 2013. The notional amounts of derivative instruments do not represent actual amounts exchanged between the parties, but instead represent amounts on which

 

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NGL ENERGY PARTNERS LP

AND NGL SUPPLY, INC.

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

As of June 30, 2011 and March 31, 2011, and for the

Three Months Ended June 30, 2011 and 2010

 

the contracts are based. The floating interest rate payments under these swaps are based on three-month LIBOR rates. We do not account for these agreements as hedges.

 

The following table sets forth our open commodity derivative contract positions at June 30, 2011 and March 31, 2011. We do not account for these derivatives as hedges.

 

Underlying Propane Contracts

 

Period

 

Total
Notional

Units

 

Type

 

Price Per
Gallon

 

As of June 30, 2011 -

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OPIS Conway

 

Jan 2011

  -

June 2011

 

25,000 BBL

 

Swap (Sale)

 

$

1.15000

 

OPIS Conway

 

Feb 2011

  -

June 2011

 

75,000 BBL

 

Swap (Sale)

 

1.16000

 

OPIS Conway

 

May 2011

  -

Mar 2012

 

45,000 BBL

 

Swap (Purchase)

 

1.50500

 

OPIS Conway

 

May 2011

  -

Mar 2012

 

75,000 BBL

 

Swap (Purchase)

 

1.43500

 

OPIS Conway

 

May 2011

  -

June 2012

 

60,000 BBL

 

Swap (Sale)

 

1.26000

 

OPIS Conway

 

May 2011

  -

Dec 2012

 

75,000 BBL

 

Swap (Purchase)

 

1.30000

 

OPIS Conway

 

June 2011

  -

Mar 2012

 

47,000 BBL

 

Swap (Purchase)

 

1.43875

 

OPIS Conway

 

June 2011

  -

Sept 2011

 

90,000 BBL

 

Swap (Sale)

 

1.42000

 

OPIS Conway

 

June 2011

  -

Apr 2012

 

100,000 BBL

 

Swap (Sale)

 

1.28000

 

OPIS Conway

 

June 2011

  -

Dec 2012

 

100,000 BBL

 

Swap (Purchase)

 

1.32250

 

OPIS Conway

 

June 2011

  -

Mar 2012

 

15,000 BBL

 

Swap (Purchase)

 

1.36250

 

OPIS Conway

 

June 2011

  -

Mar 2012

 

6,000 BBL

 

Swap (Sale)

 

1.47000

 

OPIS Mt. Belvieu

 

Mar 2011

  -

Sept 2011

 

45,000 BBL

 

Swap (Sale)

 

1.43000

 

OPIS Mt. Belvieu

 

May 2011

  -

Nov 2012

 

5,000 BBL

 

Swap (Purchase)

 

1.35500

 

OPIS Mt. Belvieu

 

June 2011

  -

Dec 2011

 

24,000 BBL

 

Swap (Sale)

 

1.50500

 

OPIS Mt. Belvieu

 

June 2010

  -

Dec 2011

 

4,000 BBL

 

Swap (Purchase)

 

0.98000

 

Janesville - MAP

 

June 2011

  -

Dec 2011

 

11,905 BBL

 

Physical Cap (Sale)

 

1.62780

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of March 31, 2011 -

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OPIS Conway

 

Nov 2010

  -

Apr 2011

 

25,000 BBL

 

Swap (Sale)

 

1.10500

 

OPIS Conway

 

Nov 2010

  -

Oct 2011

 

90,000 BBL

 

Swap (Purchase)

 

1.13500

 

OPIS Conway

 

Dec 2010

  -

June 2011

 

30,000 BBL

 

Swap (Sale)

 

1.12500

 

OPIS Conway

 

Jan 2011

  -

June 2011

 

75,000 BBL

 

Swap (Sale)

 

1.15000

 

OPIS Conway

 

Jan 2011

  -

Dec 2011

 

75,000 BBL

 

Swap (Purchase)

 

1.20500

 

OPIS Conway

 

Jan 2011

  -

Dec 2011

 

225,000 BBL

 

Swap (Purchase)

 

1.21375

 

OPIS Conway

 

Feb 2011

  -

June 2011

 

225,000 BBL

 

Swap (Sale)

 

1.16000

 

OPIS Mt. Belvieu

 

Mar 2011

  -

Sept 2011

 

45,000 BBL

 

Swap (Sale)

 

1.43000

 

OPIS Mt. Belvieu

 

June 2010

  -

Dec 2011

 

4,000 BBL

 

Swap (Purchase)

 

0.98000

 

 

We recorded the following net gains (losses) from our commodity and interest rate derivatives during the periods indicated:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

 

 

2011

 

2010

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Commodity contracts -

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized loss

 

$

(2,246

)

$

(517

)

Realized gain

 

2,217

 

285

 

Interest rate swaps

 

(278

)

 

Total

 

$

(307

)

$

(232

)

 

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NGL ENERGY PARTNERS LP

AND NGL SUPPLY, INC.

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

As of June 30, 2011 and March 31, 2011, and for the

Three Months Ended June 30, 2011 and 2010

 

The commodity contract gains and losses are included in cost of sales of our wholesale supply and marketing segment in the consolidated statements of operations. The gain or loss on the interest rate contracts is recorded in interest expense.

 

Credit Risk

 

We maintain credit policies with regard to our counterparties on the derivative financial instruments that we believe minimize our overall credit risk, including an evaluation of potential counterparties’ financial condition (including credit ratings), collateral requirements under certain circumstances and the use of standardized agreements, which allow for netting of positive and negative exposure associated with a single counterparty.

 

Our counterparties consist primarily of financial institutions and major energy companies. This concentration of counterparties may impact our overall exposure to credit risk, either positively or negatively, in that the counterparties may be similarly affected by changes in economic, regulatory or other conditions. Based on our policies, exposures, credit and other reserves, we do not anticipate a material adverse effect on our financial position or results of operations as a result of counterparty performance.

 

For financial instruments, failure of a counterparty to perform on a contract could result in our inability to realize amounts that have been recorded on our consolidated statements of financial position and recognized in our net income.

 

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NGL ENERGY PARTNERS LP

AND NGL SUPPLY, INC.

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

As of June 30, 2011 and March 31, 2011, and for the

Three Months Ended June 30, 2011 and 2010

 

Note 12 - Segments

 

We have three operating segments, two of which conduct their business exclusively in the United States, while our midstream terminal operations are conducted in the United States and Canada. We evaluate our operating segments’ performance based on gross margin and operating income and EBITDA. Our segments and their respective financial information are as follows:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

 

 

2011

 

2010

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

Retail propane

 

 

 

 

 

Propane sales

 

$

10,194

 

$

1,754

 

Sales of parts and fittings and water-softeners

 

1,440

 

114

 

Propane service and water-softener and tank rental revenues

 

1,218

 

274

 

Wholesale supply and marketing

 

 

 

 

 

Wholesale supply sales

 

184,836

 

159,851

 

Storage revenues

 

317

 

328

 

Midstream

 

497

 

416

 

Elimination of intersegment wholesale supply sales

 

(7,656

)

(2,445

)

Total revenues

 

$

190,846

 

$

160,292

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross Margin:

 

 

 

 

 

Retail propane

 

 

 

 

 

Propane sales

 

$

3,214

 

$

511

 

Sales of parts and fittings and water-softeners

 

314

 

1

 

Propane service and water-softener and tank rental revenues

 

1,218

 

273

 

Wholesale supply and marketing

 

 

 

 

 

Wholesale supply sales

 

(589

)

640

 

Storage revenues

 

317

 

328

 

Midstream

 

399

 

324

 

Total gross margin

 

$

4,873

 

$

2,077

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and Amortization:

 

 

 

 

 

Retail propane

 

$

1,067

 

$

434

 

Wholesale supply and marketing

 

98

 

71

 

Midstream

 

212

 

210

 

Total depreciation and amortization

 

$

1,377

 

$

715

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Income (Loss):

 

 

 

 

 

Retail propane

 

$

(3,194

)

$

(1,517

)

Wholesale supply and marketing

 

(1,693

)

(144

)

Midstream

 

28

 

25

 

General and administrative expenses not allocated to segments

 

(823

)

(671

)

Total operating loss

 

$

(5,682

)

$

(2,307

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other items not allocated by segment:

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income

 

126

 

41

 

Interest expense

 

(1,301

)

(72

)

Other income, net

 

85

 

105

 

Income tax benefit

 

 

790

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$

(6,772

)

$

(1,443

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Geographic Information for our Midstream Segment:

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

United States

 

$

454

 

$

382

 

Canada

 

43

 

34

 

Gross margin:

 

 

 

 

 

United States

 

356

 

289

 

Canada

 

43

 

34

 

Operating income (loss):

 

 

 

 

 

United States

 

97

 

111

 

Canada

 

(69

)

(86

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additions to property, plant and equipment including acquisitions (accrual basis):

 

 

 

 

 

Retail propane

 

$

716

 

$

139

 

Wholesale supply and marketing

 

194

 

 

Total

 

$

910

 

$

139

 

 

 

 

June 30,

 

March 31,

 

 

 

2011

 

2011

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Total assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Retail propane

 

$

73,655

 

$

78,566

 

Wholesale supply and marketing

 

99,067

 

57,507

 

Midstream

 

18,478

 

19,279

 

Corporate

 

7,468

 

8,481

 

Total

 

$

198,668

 

$

163,833

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-lived assets, net:

 

 

 

 

 

Retail propane

 

$

58,608

 

$

58,997

 

Wholesale supply and marketing

 

4,433

 

4,537

 

Midstream

 

18,242

 

18,446

 

Corporate

 

4,262

 

4,363

 

Total

 

$

85,545

 

$

86,343

 

 

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NGL ENERGY PARTNERS LP

AND NGL SUPPLY, INC.

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

As of June 30, 2011 and March 31, 2011, and for the

Three Months Ended June 30, 2011 and 2010

 

Note 13 — Subsequent Events

 

On July 12, 2011, we paid $2.1 million to acquire certain retail propane operations located in Kansas in order to expand our retail propane operations. This transaction will be accounted for as a business combination, and the revenues and expenses will be recognized in our consolidated financial statements beginning on July 12, 2011. The assets acquired and liabilities assumed will be recorded based on their estimated fair values as of the acquisition date. At this time, we have not obtained all the information required to complete the determination of the fair values of the acquired assets and liabilities.

 

On August 12, 2011, we entered into a business combination agreement for retail propane operations in the northeastern United States for our retail propane segment. The agreement is subject to customary closing conditions, including obtaining regulatory approvals.  The combination will be funded with cash of $96 million, the issuance of 4 million new limited partner units, as well as a working capital payment for certain specified working capital items.  The combination is expected to close in early October 2011. The cash payment will be funded with advances under our revolving credit facility.

 

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Item 2.    Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

The following is a discussion of our financial condition and results of operations as of and for the three months ended June 30, 2011. The discussion should be read in conjunction with Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and the historical consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2011.

 

Overview

 

We are a Delaware limited partnership formed in September 2010. We had no operations through September 30, 2010. As part of our formation, in October 2010, we acquired and combined the assets and operations of NGL Supply, primarily a wholesale propane and terminaling business founded in 1967, and Hicksgas, primarily a retail propane business founded in 1940. We do not have our own historical financial statements for periods prior to our formation. The financial statements of NGL Supply became our historical financial statements for all periods prior to October 1, 2010.

 

We own and, through our subsidiaries, operate a vertically integrated propane business with three operating segments: retail propane; wholesale supply and marketing; and midstream. We engage in the following activities through our operating segments:

 

·

our retail propane business sells propane to end users consisting of residential, agricultural, commercial and industrial customers;

 

 

·

our wholesale supply and marketing business supplies propane and other natural gas liquids and provides related storage to retailers, wholesalers and refiners; and

 

 

·

our midstream business, which currently consists of our propane terminaling business, takes delivery of propane from pipelines and trucks at our propane terminals and transfers the propane to third-party transport trucks for delivery to retailers, wholesalers and other customers.

 

Our businesses represent a combination of “margin-based,” “cost-plus” and “fee-based” revenue generating operations. Our retail propane business generates margin-based revenues, meaning our gross margin depends on the difference between our propane sales price and our total propane supply cost.

 

Our wholesale supply and marketing business generates cost-plus revenues. Cost-plus represents our aggregate total propane supply cost plus a margin to cover our replacement cost consisting of cost of capital, storage, transportation, fuel surcharges and an appropriate competitive margin. The margins we realize in our wholesale business are substantially less as a percentage of revenues or on a per gallon basis than our retail propane business. We attempt to reduce our exposure to the impact of price fluctuations by using “back-to-back” contractual agreements and “pre-sale” agreements which essentially allow us to lock in a margin on a percentage of our winter volumes.

 

Our midstream business generates fee-based revenues derived from a cents-per-gallon charge for the transfer of propane volumes, or throughput, at our propane terminals. Our midstream business is impacted primarily by throughput volumes at our three propane terminals. Throughput volumes are impacted by weather, agricultural uses of propane and general economic conditions, all of which are beyond our control. We are able to somewhat mitigate the potential decline in throughput volumes by preselling volumes to customers at our terminals in advance of the demand period through our wholesale supply and marketing segment.

 

Historically, the principal factors affecting each of our businesses have been propane demand and our cost of supply, as well as our ability to maintain or expand our realized margin from our margin-based and cost-plus operations.

 

Seasonality

 

Seasonality has a significant impact on propane demand which impacts all of our segments, but the most significant impact is on our retail propane segment. A large portion of our retail propane operation is in the

 

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residential market where propane is used primarily for heating purposes. Approximately 70 - 75% of our retail propane volume is sold during the peak heating season from October through March. Seasonal volume variations also impact our wholesale supply and marketing and midstream segments. Consequently, our sales, operating profits and positive operating cash flows are generated mostly in the third and fourth quarters of each fiscal year. We have historically realized operating losses and negative operating cash flows during our first and second fiscal quarters. See “—Liquidity, Sources of Capital and Capital Resource Activities — Cash Flows.”

 

Propane Price Fluctuations

 

Fluctuations in the price of propane can have a direct impact on our reported revenues and sales volumes and may affect our gross margins depending on our success of passing cost increases on to our retail propane and wholesale supply and marketing customers. At Conway, Kansas, one of our main pricing hubs, the range of low and high-spot propane prices per gallon for the periods indicated and the prices as of period end were as follows:

 

 

 

Range of Conway, Kansas

 

 

 

 

 

Spot Price

 

Spot Price

 

 

 

Per Gallon

 

Per Gallon

 

For the Three Months Ended June 30:

 

Low

 

High

 

At Period End

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2011

 

$

1.2760

 

$

1.4900

 

$

1.4160

 

2010

 

0.8910

 

1.1260

 

0.8925

 

 

Historically, we have been successful in passing on price increases to our customers. We monitor propane prices daily and adjust our retail prices to maintain expected margins by passing on the wholesale costs to our customers. We believe that volatility in commodity prices will continue, and our ability to adjust to and manage this volatility may impact our financial results.

 

In periods of significant propane price increases we have experienced, and expect to continue to experience conservation of propane used by our customers that could result in a decline in our sales volumes, revenues and gross margins of each of our operating segments. In periods of decreasing costs, we have experienced an increase in our gross margin.

 

Recent Developments

 

The following transactions that occurred during the period since our formation in October 2010 impact the comparability of our results of operations for the three months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010:

 

Acquisition of Hicksgas

 

On October 14, 2010, we purchased the propane-related assets and assumed certain related obligations from Hicksgas for a combination of our limited partner interests and payment of approximately $17.2 million, a total consideration, including assumed liabilities, of approximately $61.6 million. Hicksgas was founded in 1940 as a retail propane operation and significantly increased its retail propane volumes through acquisitions.

 

New Revolving Credit Facility

 

On October 14, 2010, we entered into a revolving credit facility with a group of lenders. The revolving credit facility, as amended in January, Februar