ROANOKE, Va., Feb. 06, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- RGC Resources, Inc. (NASDAQ:RGCO) announced consolidated Company earnings of $2,232,218 or $0.47 per average share outstanding for the quarter ended December 31, 2016. This compares to consolidated earnings of $1,922,790 or $0.40 per average share outstanding for the quarter ended December 31, 2015. CEO John D’Orazio attributed the 16% increase in earnings to improved utility margins associated with the company’s infrastructure replacement programs, increased gas volumes attributed to customer growth, and the investment in the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP).
Earnings for the twelve months ending December 31, 2016 were $6,116,294 or $1.28 per share compared to $5,092,829 or $1.08 per share for the twelve months ended December 31, 2015. D’Orazio attributed the 20% increase in earnings to improved utility margins associated with the company’s infrastructure replacement programs, increased gas volumes attributed to customer growth, and the investment in the MVP.
RGC Resources, Inc. provides energy and related products and services to customers in Virginia through its operating subsidiaries Roanoke Gas Company and RGC Midstream, LLC.
From time to time, the Company may publish forward-looking statements relating to such matters as anticipated financial performance, business prospects, technological developments, new products, research and development activities and similar matters. The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a safe harbor for forward-looking statements. In order to comply with the terms of the safe harbor, the Company notes that a variety of factors could cause the Company’s actual results and experience to differ materially from the anticipated results or other expectations expressed in the Company’s forward-looking statements.
Net income for the three months ended December 31, 2016 is not indicative of the results to be expected for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017 as quarterly earnings are affected by the highly seasonal nature of the business and weather conditions generally result in greater earnings during the winter months. Past performance is not necessarily a predictor of future results.
Summary financial statements for the first quarter and twelve months are as follows:
| RGC Resources, Inc. and Subsidiaries | |||||||||||
| Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income | |||||||||||
| (Unaudited) | |||||||||||
| Three Months Ended | Twelve Months Ended | ||||||||||
| December 31, | December 31, | ||||||||||
| 2016 | 2015 | 2016 | 2015 | ||||||||
| Revenues | $ | 18,788,585 | $ | 16,010,056 | $ | 61,841,820 | $ | 62,949,598 | |||
| Cost of sales | 9,397,680 | 7,271,940 | 29,624,117 | 32,627,192 | |||||||
| Gross margin | 9,390,905 | 8,738,116 | 32,217,703 | 30,322,406 | |||||||
| Equity in earnings of MVP | 84,540 | 21,537 | 215,867 | 21,537 | |||||||
| Other operating expenses, net | 5,412,342 | 5,243,937 | 20,776,812 | 20,559,304 | |||||||
| Interest expense | 458,521 | 408,356 | 1,686,486 | 1,523,708 | |||||||
| Income before income taxes | 3,604,582 | 3,107,360 | 9,970,272 | 8,260,931 | |||||||
| Income tax expense | 1,372,364 | 1,184,570 | 3,853,978 | 3,168,102 | |||||||
| Net income | $ | 2,232,218 | $ | 1,922,790 | $ | 6,116,294 | $ | 5,092,829 | |||
| Net earnings per share of common stock: | |||||||||||
| Basic | $ | 0.47 | $ | 0.40 | $ | 1.28 | $ | 1.08 | |||
| Diluted | $ | 0.46 | $ | 0.40 | $ | 1.28 | $ | 1.07 | |||
| Cash dividends per common share | $ | 0.2175 | $ | 0.2025 | $ | 0.8250 | $ | 0.7800 | |||
| Weighted average number of common shares outstanding: | |||||||||||
| Basic | 4,796,396 | 4,748,279 | 4,778,699 | 4,734,962 | |||||||
| Diluted | 4,807,031 | 4,752,179 | 4,787,124 | 4,738,380 | |||||||
| Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets | |||||||||||
| (Unaudited) | |||||||||||
| December 31, | |||||||||||
| Assets | 2016 | 2015 | |||||||||
| Current assets | $ | 21,606,504 | $ | 21,104,828 | |||||||
| Total property, plant and equipment, net | 135,780,493 | 121,308,922 | |||||||||
| Other assets | 18,574,746 | 12,490,905 | |||||||||
| Total Assets | $ | 175,961,743 | $ | 154,904,655 | |||||||
| Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity | |||||||||||
| Current liabilities | $ | 28,756,950 | $ | 27,614,707 | |||||||
| Long-term debt | 41,135,426 | 31,854,285 | |||||||||
| Deferred credits and other liabilities | 48,788,676 | 41,371,592 | |||||||||
| Total Liabilities | 118,681,052 | 100,840,584 | |||||||||
| Stockholders’ Equity | 57,280,691 | 54,064,071 | |||||||||
| Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity | $ | 175,961,743 | $ | 154,904,655 | |||||||