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MIC Reports Second Quarter 2017 Financial Results, Announces Acquisition and Investment, Increases Quarterly Cash Dividend
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NEW YORK, Aug. 2, 2017
NEW YORK, Aug. 2, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Macquarie Infrastructure Corporation (NYSE: MIC) today reported financial results for the second quarter of 2017.
"MIC's performance overall continued to be at levels consistent with our expectations for the full year and we have been able to improve our prospects with the attractive transactions announced today," said James Hooke, chief executive officer of MIC. "The improved cash generation by our existing operations supported an increase in MIC's quarterly cash distribution of 10.4%, consistent with our expectations and guidance. We continue to expect to increase cash generation in 2017 by between 10% and 15%, per share, and to grow our cash dividend by 10%."
MIC reported a 23.5% increase in net income compared with the second quarter of 2016. The Company reported net income of $26.0 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2017. For the first six months of the year, MIC's net income increased 42.2% to $58.7 million.
The Company reported cash generated by operating activities of $120.6 million and $249.2 million in the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2017, respectively, compared with $129.4 million and $277.9 million reported in the prior comparable periods. The decrease in cash from operations reflects primarily the absence of insurance proceeds, higher state taxes and changes in working capital related to higher inventory costs and the timing of payments in 2017 compared with 2016. The impact of these was partially offset by improved operating results and contributions from acquired businesses.
MIC's businesses produced an aggregate $141.1 million and $288.0 million of Adjusted Free Cash Flow in the second quarter and year to date periods ended June 30, 2017, respectively, up 11.7% and 10.9% from the amounts generated in the prior corresponding periods. The Company defines Adjusted Free Cash Flow as cash from operating activities (including from its proportionate interest in businesses in which it has a less than 100% equity interest), less maintenance capital expenditures, less changes in working capital, adjusted for certain one-time items. (See Summary Financial Information below)
The implementation of MIC's previously announced shared services initiative resulted in a reduction in the rate of increase in general and administrative expenses. As anticipated, the savings were offset by expenses including primarily severance payments and consulting fees totaling $3.1 million and $5.4 million in the June quarter and year to date periods, respectively, and incremental expenses associated with acquisitions completed in 2016. The Company does not expect to incur shared services implementation costs in 2018 and has excluded those incurred in 2017 from its presentation of both Adjusted EBITDA excluding non-cash items and Adjusted Free Cash Flow in an effort to provide clarity with respect to the recurring cash flows being generated by its businesses.
MIC expects to realize annual general and administrative and procurement cost savings of between $12.0 million and $15.0 million in 2018, compared with its 2016 baseline, as a result of the shared services initiative. The expected savings will not be spread evenly, or even proportionately, across MIC's businesses and some businesses may simply benefit from an improvement in service levels. Shared services provides business support functions including Accounting, Human Resource, Tax, Information Technology and Risk Management support to each of MIC's operating entities.
As a result of a heightened level of activity associated with the evaluation of various investment and acquisition opportunities, MIC incurred approximately $4.9 million of transaction related expenses during the second quarter. These costs have been recorded as an expense in the Corporate and Other segment of its financial statements and have been excluded from the Company's presentation of both Adjusted EBITDA excluding non-cash items and Adjusted Free Cash Flow in an effort to provide clarity with respect to the recurring cash flows being generated by its businesses.
The MIC board of directors authorized a cash dividend of $1.38 per share, or $5.52 annualized, for the second quarter of 2017. The dividend will be payable August 17, 2017 to shareholders of record on August 14, 2017. The payment represents a 10.4% increase over the dividend paid for the second quarter of 2016 and is consistent with MIC's guidance for a 10% increase in its annual dividend in 2017 over 2016.
In June, MIC increased its guidance with respect to growth capital deployment in 2017 to approximately $500.0 million from $400.0 million. Assuming the transactions announced today are successfully concluded, MIC will have deployed more than $450.0 million of growth capital in 2017 and has increased its full-year capital deployment target to between $600.0 million and $650.0 million.
"Earlier in the year we highlighted an increase in the number and size of investment opportunities that we were reviewing and a further increase in our growth capital deployment target for this year reflects our capitalizing on those opportunities," said Hooke. "In addition to increasing planned growth investments within our four existing segments, we continue to pursue opportunities outside of these, some of which could be transformative for the Company."
Acquisition and Investment Announced
On July 28, 2017, IMTT entered into an agreement to acquire Epic Midstream (Epic) from affiliates of White Deer Energy and Blue Water Energy for $171.5 million, not including working capital adjustments. The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of 2017 and be accretive to MIC's Free Cash Flow in 2018. Closing is subject to customary regulatory approvals and satisfaction of other conditions precedent.
The purchase price reflects a multiple of Epic's full year 2018 Pro-Forma EBITDA (Earnings before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization) of approximately 11.0x. MIC expects to fund the acquisition with the issuance of $125.0 million in new MIC shares to the sellers and $46.5 million in cash, including with drawings on IMTT's revolving credit facility. The new shares will be issued at a 1.5% discount to the 30-day volume weighted average price of MIC's shares, as reported by the New York Stock Exchange, at the end of the second day prior to closing of the transaction.
Epic will continue to operate a portfolio of seven bulk liquid terminals in the U.S. Southeast and Southwest, with principal operations in the Port of Savannah, Georgia. Its facilities comprise more than 3.1 million barrels of storage capacity, a significant portion of which is in service for jet fuel. Revenue produced by the Epic business is generated pursuant to take-or-pay contracts similar to those at MIC's IMTT business. Customers include an affiliate of the U.S. Department of Defense that has been an Epic customer for more than 20 years.
"The addition of the Epic terminals will expand IMTT's operations into important new markets, including Savannah, and materially expand its jet fuel handling capability — something we had been seeking to do for some time," noted Hooke.
On July 10, 2017, MIC formed a new joint venture with Intersect Power, a developer of renewable power generation and storage projects across the U.S., to fund and potentially acquire Intersect projects. Founded in 2016, Intersect Power is in the early stages of development of approximately 700MW of power in California and Texas and anticipates pursuing projects in Hawaii as well. MIC expects to invest up to $135.0 million of equity, contingent equity, and credit facilities that will be used to fund Intersect Power's operations and project development pipeline.
"The arrangement we have with Intersect Power is expected to provide MIC with access to a flow of high quality renewable energy projects beginning in 2019," said Hooke. "Including Intersect, we now expect to have access to opportunities in both wind and solar generation and power storage and are even better positioned to grow the size of our existing portfolio of approximately 350MW of generation without having to compete in costly auction processes."
Quarterly Segment Highlights
Utilization rates at IMTT decreased to historically normal levels of 94.0% and 95.2% in the quarter and six month periods ended June 30, 2017, respectively, from what had been elevated rates in the mid-96% range. An improved top line result that included deferred revenue resulting from termination of a construction project by a biodiesel customer was partially offset by higher repair and maintenance expenses in the quarter. Near term, the focus for the business remains on effective deployment of growth capital.
Continued strong growth in general aviation flight activity supported improvement in the financial performance of Atlantic Aviation. General aviation flight activity increased by approximately 3.7% in the second quarter, based on data reported by the Federal Aviation Administration. Activity levels across the Atlantic network, along with effective upselling of fuel, effective margin management and the operational leverage inherent in the business, resulted in growth in EBITDA and Free Cash Flow at multiples of the rate of increase in flight activity. Completing attractive bolt-on acquisition opportunities remains a priority for the business.
The renewable facilities in MIC's Contracted Power (CP) segment enjoyed improved wind and solar resources in the second quarter. Resources were at or slightly above long-term average levels. Contributions from facilities acquired in 2016 added to segment results. The formation of a new joint venture with a developer of renewable projects positions the segment for continued growth.
The Bayonne Energy Center (BEC), the thermal power generation facility in MIC's CP segment, underperformed as a result of previously announced lower capacity prices in NYISO Zone J and a reduction in utilization. The completion of construction projects, including a recent interconnection with a second pipeline serving BEC, is expected to improve utilization of the facility beginning in the third quarter.
Hawaii Gas, the largest component of the MIC Hawaii segment, benefitted from increased gas sales versus the same period last year. A portion of the increased contribution was offset at the segment level by costs associated with acquisitions completed in 2016. Following the quarter end, Hawaii Gas filed a general rate case seeking a $15.0 million annual increase in regulated utility revenue. To the extent new rates are approved by regulators, the Company expects that an interim increase, if any, could take effect in mid-2018.
Summary Financial Information
| | | Quarter Ended | | Change | | Six Months Ended | | Change | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| | | 2017 | | 2016 | | $ | | % | | 2017 | | 2016 | | $ | | % | |||||||||||||||
| | | ($ In Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Data) (Unaudited) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GAAP Metrics | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Net income | | $ | 26,025 | | | $ | 21,081 | | | | 4,944 | | | | 23.5 | | | $ | 58,663 | | | $ | 41,257 | | | | 17,406 | | | | 42.2 |
| Weighted average number of shares outstanding: basic | | | 82,430,324 | | | | 80,369,575 | | | | 2,060,749 | | | | 2.6 | | | | 82,285,053 | | | | 80,241,293 | | | | 2,043,760 | | | | 2.5 |
| Net income per share attributable to MIC | | $ | 0.32 | | | $ | 0.24 | | | | 0.08 | | | | 33.3 | | | $ | 0.75 | | | $ | 0.52 | | | | 0.23 | | | | 44.2 |
| Cash provided by operating activities | | | 120,636 | | | | 129,352 | | | | (8,716) | | | | (6.7) | | | | 249,204 | | | | 277,918 | | | | (28,714) | | | | (10.3) |
| MIC Non-GAAP Metrics | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| EBITDA excluding non-cash items(1) | | $ | 170,924 | | | $ | 166,784 | | | | 4,140 | | | | 2.5 | | | $ | 351,239 | | | $ | 342,759 | | | | 8,480 | | | | 2.5 |
| Shared service implementation costs | | | 3,091 | | | | — Werbung Mehr Nachrichten zur Macquarie Infrastructure Company Aktie kostenlos abonnieren
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