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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 March 31, 2003

 

 

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


1-10290

 

Duquesne Light Company


(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Pennsylvania

 

25-0451600


 


(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

 

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

 

 

 

411 Seventh Avenue Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

 

15219


 


(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (412) 393-6000

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 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 is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes   x

No   o

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock as of the latest practicable date:

All 10 shares of Duquesne Light Company Common Stock outstanding as of April 30, 2003 are owned by DQE, Inc.



Part I.          FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.        Financial Statements.

Duquesne Light Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited)

 

 

(Millions of Dollars)

 

 

 


 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 


 

 

 

2003

 

2002

 

 

 



 



 

Operating Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retail sales of electricity

 

$

193.4

 

$

244.2

 

Other

 

 

5.9

 

 

5.2

 

 

 



 



 

Total Operating Revenues

 

 

199.3

 

 

249.4

 

 

 



 



 

Operating Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchased power

 

 

96.4

 

 

98.9

 

Other operating and maintenance

 

 

29.4

 

 

25.5

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

21.5

 

 

74.3

 

Taxes other than income taxes

 

 

13.5

 

 

15.9

 

Income taxes

 

 

9.5

 

 

6.6

 

 

 



 



 

Total Operating Expenses

 

 

170.3

 

 

221.2

 

 

 



 



 

Operating Income

 

 

29.0

 

 

28.2

 

Other Income - Net

 

 

3.4

 

 

7.6

 

 

 



 



 

Income Before Interest and Other Charges

 

 

32.4

 

 

35.8

 

Interest Charges

 

 

12.6

 

 

14.9

 

Company Obligated Mandatorily Redeemable Preferred Securities Dividend Requirements

 

 

3.1

 

 

3.1

 

 

 



 



 

Net Income

 

 

16.7

 

 

17.8

 

Dividends on Preferred and Preference Stock

 

 

0.8

 

 

0.8

 

 

 



 



 

Earnings Available for Common Stock

 

$

15.9

 

$

17.0

 

 

 



 



 

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

2


Duquesne Light Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)

 

 

(Millions of Dollars)

 

 

 


 

 

 

March 31,
2003

 

December 31,
2002

 

 

 



 



 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property, Plant and Equipment:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross property, plant and equipment

 

$

2,027.7

 

$

2,018.9

 

Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization

 

 

(663.4

)

 

(654.0

)

 

 



 



 

Total Property, Plant and Equipment – Net

 

 

1,364.3

 

 

1,364.9

 

 

 



 



 

Long-Term Investments

 

 

19.3

 

 

23.7

 

 

 



 



 

Current Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment in DQE Capital cash pool

 

 

310.4

 

 

345.9

 

Receivables

 

 

356.6

 

 

377.7

 

Other

 

 

62.6

 

 

40.5

 

 

 



 



 

Total Current Assets

 

 

729.6

 

 

764.1

 

 

 



 



 

Other Non-Current Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Regulatory assets

 

 

280.1

 

 

280.3

 

Transition costs

 

 

17.6

 

 

24.1

 

Other

 

 

30.5

 

 

31.1

 

 

 



 



 

Total Other Non-Current Assets

 

 

328.2

 

 

335.5

 

 

 



 



 

Total Assets

 

$

2,441.4

 

$

2,488.2

 

 

 



 



 

LIABILITIES AND CAPITALIZATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capitalization:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock (authorized - 90,000,000 shares, issued and outstanding - 10 shares)

 

$

—  

 

$

—  

 

Capital surplus

 

 

483.3

 

 

483.3

 

Retained earnings

 

 

48.3

 

 

41.4

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

 

(5.9

)

 

(3.7

)

 

 



 



 

Total Common Stockholder’s Equity

 

 

525.7

 

 

521.0

 

 

 



 



 

Company obligated mandatorily redeemable preferred securities

 

 

150.0

 

 

150.0

 

Preferred and preference stock

 

 

69.8

 

 

69.8

 

Long-term debt

 

 

959.5

 

 

959.5

 

 

 



 



 

Total Capitalization

 

 

1,705.0

 

 

1,700.3

 

 

 



 



 

Current Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

 

84.0

 

 

88.6

 

Payable to affiliates

 

 

64.3

 

 

107.4

 

Other

 

 

63.3

 

 

65.4

 

 

 



 



 

Total Current Liabilities

 

 

211.6

 

 

261.4

 

 

 



 



 

Non-Current Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred income taxes – net

 

 

390.5

 

 

389.9

 

Warwick mine liability

 

 

29.6

 

 

30.0

 

Other

 

 

104.7

 

 

106.6

 

 

 



 



 

Total Non-Current Liabilities

 

 

524.8

 

 

526.5

 

 

 



 



 

Commitments and contingencies (Note F)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Capitalization and Liabilities

 

$

2,441.4

 

$

2,488.2

 

 

 



 



 

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

3


Duquesne Light Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)

 

 

(Millions of Dollars)

 

 

 


 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 


 

 

 

2003

 

2002

 

 

 



 



 

Cash Flows From Operating Activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operations

 

$

37.8

 

$

85.0

 

Investment in DQE capital cash pool

 

 

35.5

 

 

(53.9

)

Changes in working capital other than cash

 

 

(34.0

)

 

(0.5

)

Other

 

 

(0.6

)

 

(4.2

)

 

 



 



 

Net Cash Provided By Operating Activities

 

 

38.7

 

 

26.4

 

 

 



 



 

Cash Flows From Investing Activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital expenditures

 

 

(14.0

)

 

(13.9

)

Proceeds from sale of investments

 

 

—  

 

 

1.3

 

Other

 

 

0.3

 

 

(1.7

)

 

 



 



 

Net Cash Used In Investing Activities

 

 

(13.7

)

 

(14.3

)

 

 



 



 

Cash Flows From Financing Activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loan to DQE

 

 

—  

 

 

(98.0

)

Commercial paper borrowings

 

 

—  

 

 

98.0

 

Dividends on capital stock

 

 

(25.0

)

 

(12.8

)

Other

 

 

—  

 

 

0.7

 

 

 



 



 

Net Cash Used In Financing Activities

 

 

(25.0

)

 

(12.1

)

 

 



 



 

Net increase in cash and temporary cash investments

 

 

—  

 

 

—  

 

Cash and temporary cash investments at beginning of period

 

 

—  

 

 

—  

 

 

 



 



 

Cash and Temporary Cash Investments at End of Period

 

$

—  

 

$

—  

 

 

 



 



 

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

Duquesne Light Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Unaudited)

 

 

(Millions of Dollars)

 

 

 


 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 


 

 

 

2003

 

2002

 

 

 



 



 

Net income

 

$

16.7

 

$

17.8

 

Other comprehensive income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized holding (losses) gains arising during the period, net of tax of $(1.5) and $1.2

 

 

(2.2

)

 

1.8

 

 

 



 



 

Comprehensive Income

 

$

14.5

 

$

19.6