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Kinder Morgan (KMI) Q2 Earnings Beat on Gathering Volumes
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Kinder Morgan, Inc. (KMI - Free Report) reported second-quarter 2023 adjusted earnings per share of 24 cents, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a penny. The bottom line, however, decreased from the year-ago quarter’s 27 cents per share.
Total quarterly revenues of $3,501 million missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $4,358 million and declined from $5,151 million in the prior-year quarter.
The better-than-expected quarterly earnings were primarily aided by higher gathering and transport volumes. However, lower contributions from Product Pipelines offset the positives.
Kinder Morgan, Inc. Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise
Natural Gas Pipelines: In the June quarter, adjusted earnings before depreciation, depletion and amortization expenses, including the amortization of the excess cost of equity investments (EBDA), rose to $1,201 million from $1,133 million a year ago. The reported figure also beat our estimated EBDA of $1,197.5 million for the business unit. Higher gathering and transport volumes primarily aided the segment.
Product Pipelines: The segment’s EBDA in the second quarter was $286 million, reflecting a decline from $299 million a year ago. It also came lower than our estimated figure of $319.5 million. Lower volumes of gasoline and diesel fuels affected the segment.
Terminals: Through the segment, Kinder Morgan generated quarterly EBDA of $261 million, higher than the year-ago period’s number of $253 million and our estimate of $250 million. Increased average charter rates aided the outperformance.
CO2: The segment’s EBDA was recorded at $175 million, down from the year-ago quarter’s figure of $211 million and our estimate of $220.8 million. The underperformance was caused by a decline in realized natural gas liquids and CO2 prices.
Operational Highlights
Expenses related to operations and maintenance totaled $685 million, up from $663 million a year ago and our estimate of $646 million. Total operating costs expenses and other were down to $2,471 million from $4,145 million and our estimate of $3,484.2 million. Notably, our estimate for total operating costs expenses and other was significantly higher since our projection for the cost of sales for second-quarter 2023 was considerably elevated on account of our higher expectations for revenues.
Distributable Cash Flow (DCF)
Kinder Morgan’s second-quarter DCF was $1,076 million compared with $1,176 million a year ago.
Balance Sheet
As of Jun 30, 2023, Kinder Morgan reported $497 million in cash and cash equivalents. Its long-term debt amounted to $28,536 million at the quarter-end.
Guidance
Kinder Morgan projects its net income for this year at $2.5 billion. For this year, KMI expects DCF to be at $4.8 billion. For 2023, the midstream energy player projects its dividend at $1.13 per share, suggesting a year-over-year increase of 2%.
Through its ownership interests in onshore oil and natural gas properties in the United States, Evolution Petroleum is touted as a key independent energy player.
Oceaneering International is well placed on improving oil prices since it is a leading provider of engineered services and products and robotic solutions to the energy companies working offshore. Higher oil price is supporting increased upstream activities, which, in turn, will improve demand for Oceaneering’s drilling and completions support services.
Ecopetrol is a well-known integrated energy player in the American continent, with Permian – the most prolific basin in the United States – being a prominent growth driver. Ecopetrol is responsible for as high as 60% of hydrocarbon production in Colombia and thus is well-positioned to derive more cashflows from improving oil prices.
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Kinder Morgan (KMI) Q2 Earnings Beat on Gathering Volumes
Kinder Morgan, Inc. (KMI - Free Report) reported second-quarter 2023 adjusted earnings per share of 24 cents, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a penny. The bottom line, however, decreased from the year-ago quarter’s 27 cents per share.
Total quarterly revenues of $3,501 million missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $4,358 million and declined from $5,151 million in the prior-year quarter.
The better-than-expected quarterly earnings were primarily aided by higher gathering and transport volumes. However, lower contributions from Product Pipelines offset the positives.
Kinder Morgan, Inc. Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise
Kinder Morgan, Inc. price-consensus-eps-surprise-chart | Kinder Morgan, Inc. Quote
Segmental Analysis
Natural Gas Pipelines: In the June quarter, adjusted earnings before depreciation, depletion and amortization expenses, including the amortization of the excess cost of equity investments (EBDA), rose to $1,201 million from $1,133 million a year ago. The reported figure also beat our estimated EBDA of $1,197.5 million for the business unit. Higher gathering and transport volumes primarily aided the segment.
Product Pipelines: The segment’s EBDA in the second quarter was $286 million, reflecting a decline from $299 million a year ago. It also came lower than our estimated figure of $319.5 million. Lower volumes of gasoline and diesel fuels affected the segment.
Terminals: Through the segment, Kinder Morgan generated quarterly EBDA of $261 million, higher than the year-ago period’s number of $253 million and our estimate of $250 million. Increased average charter rates aided the outperformance.
CO2: The segment’s EBDA was recorded at $175 million, down from the year-ago quarter’s figure of $211 million and our estimate of $220.8 million. The underperformance was caused by a decline in realized natural gas liquids and CO2 prices.
Operational Highlights
Expenses related to operations and maintenance totaled $685 million, up from $663 million a year ago and our estimate of $646 million. Total operating costs expenses and other were down to $2,471 million from $4,145 million and our estimate of $3,484.2 million. Notably, our estimate for total operating costs expenses and other was significantly higher since our projection for the cost of sales for second-quarter 2023 was considerably elevated on account of our higher expectations for revenues.
Distributable Cash Flow (DCF)
Kinder Morgan’s second-quarter DCF was $1,076 million compared with $1,176 million a year ago.
Balance Sheet
As of Jun 30, 2023, Kinder Morgan reported $497 million in cash and cash equivalents. Its long-term debt amounted to $28,536 million at the quarter-end.
Guidance
Kinder Morgan projects its net income for this year at $2.5 billion. For this year, KMI expects DCF to be at $4.8 billion. For 2023, the midstream energy player projects its dividend at $1.13 per share, suggesting a year-over-year increase of 2%.
Zacks Rank & Stocks to Consider
Kinder Morgan currently carries a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell). Better-ranked players in the energy space include Evolution Petroleum Corporation (EPM - Free Report) , Oceaneering International, Inc. (OII - Free Report) and Ecopetrol S.A. (EC - Free Report) . All the stocks sport a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.
Through its ownership interests in onshore oil and natural gas properties in the United States, Evolution Petroleum is touted as a key independent energy player.
Oceaneering International is well placed on improving oil prices since it is a leading provider of engineered services and products and robotic solutions to the energy companies working offshore. Higher oil price is supporting increased upstream activities, which, in turn, will improve demand for Oceaneering’s drilling and completions support services.
Ecopetrol is a well-known integrated energy player in the American continent, with Permian – the most prolific basin in the United States – being a prominent growth driver. Ecopetrol is responsible for as high as 60% of hydrocarbon production in Colombia and thus is well-positioned to derive more cashflows from improving oil prices.