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United States
Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 10-Q

X

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


         For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2003.

OR

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

        For the transition period from _______________ to _______________.

        Commission File Number 001-31303

Black Hills Corporation
Incorporated in South Dakota                  IRS Identification Number 46-0458824

625 Ninth Street
Rapid City, South Dakota 57701

Registrant’s telephone number (605) 721-1700

Former name, former address, and former fiscal year if changed since last report

NONE

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___

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes   X                   No___

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

                                                                  Class                                                            Outstanding at July 31, 2003

                                                     Common stock, $1.00 par value                                          32,107,619 shares

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                                                                                                TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page
PART 1.      FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.         Financial Statements
        

                     Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income -
  
                       Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2003 and 2002    3  

                     Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets -
  
                        June 30, 2003, December 31, 2002 and June 30, 2002    4  

                     Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows -
  
                        Six Months Ended June 30, 2003 and 2002    5  

                     Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
    6- 30

Item 2.         Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial
                         Condition and Results of Operations
    31- 49

Item 3.         Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
    50  

Item 4.         Controls and Procedures
    51  

PART II.     OTHER INFORMATION
  

Item 1.         Legal Proceedings
    52  

Item 4.         Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
    52  

Item 6.         Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
    53  

                     Signatures
    55  

                    Exhibit Index
    56  

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BLACK HILLS CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(unaudited)

Three Months Ended
June 30
Six Months Ended
June 30
2003
2002
2003
2002
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
Operating revenues     $ 300,044   $ 260,687   $ 599,376   $ 431,322  




Operating expenses:  
     Fuel and purchased power    182,178    169,919    372,040    256,952  
     Operations and maintenance    28,944    18,345    53,000    35,623  
     Administrative and general    21,058    18,054    39,385    30,852  
     Depreciation, depletion and  
       amortization    21,216    17,972    41,726    34,336  
     Taxes, other than income taxes    8,576    5,621    16,385    11,906  




     261,972    229,911    522,536    369,669  




Equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries    4,408    2,118    4,864    3,280  




Operating income    42,480    32,894    81,704    64,933  




Other income (expense):  
     Interest expense    (15,270 )  (10,530 )  (29,352 )  (20,151 )
     Interest income    206    723    379    1,321  
     Other expense    (157 )  (498 )  (289 )  (574 )
     Other income    1,155    1,853    1,470    3,496  




     (14,066 )  (8,452 )  (27,792 )  (15,908 )




Income from continuing operations before minority  
  interest, income taxes and change in accounting  
  principle    28,414    24,442    53,912    49,025  
Minority interest    (1,418 )  (1,836 )  (1,346 )  (4,102 )
Income taxes    (10,336 )  (7,887 )  (19,049 )  (15,311 )




Income from continuing operations before change in  
  accounting principle    16,660    14,719    33,517    29,612  
Loss from discontinued operations,  
  net of taxes    --    (912 )  --    (2,637 )
Change in accounting principles, net of taxes    --    --    (2,680 )  896  




         Net income    16,660    13,807    30,837    27,871  
Preferred stock dividends    (57 )  (56 )  (114 )  (112 )




Net income available for common stock   $ 16,603   $ 13,751   $ 30,723   $ 27,759  




Weighted average common shares outstanding:  
     Basic    30,582    26,804    28,822    26,749  




     Diluted    31,128    27,126    29,295    27,045  




Earnings per share:  
Basic-  
     Continuing operations   $ 0.54   $ 0.55   $ 1.16   $ 1.10  
     Discontinued operations    --    (0.04 )  --    (0.09 )
     Change in accounting principle    --    --    (0.09 )  0.03  




     Total   $ 0.54   $ 0.51   $ 1.07   $ 1.04  




Diluted-  
     Continuing operations   $ 0.54   $ 0.54   $ 1.14   $ 1.09  
     Discontinued operations    --    (0.03 )  --    (0.09 )
     Change in accounting principle    --    --    (0.09 )  0.03  




     Total   $ 0.54   $ 0.51   $ 1.05   $ 1.03  




Dividends paid per share of common stock   $ 0.30   $ 0.29   $ 0.60   $ 0.58  




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

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BLACK HILLS CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(unaudited)

June 30
2003

December 31
2002

June 30
2002

(in thousands, except share amounts)
ASSETS
Current assets:                
     Cash and cash equivalents   $ 79,535   $ 79,811   $ 54,346  
     Restricted cash    1,070    1,070    --  
     Receivables (net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $4,660,  
       $3,860 and $5,145, respectively)    236,423    209,144    151,923  
     Notes receivable    553    35,135    1,950  
     Materials, supplies and fuel    36,437    24,720    25,853  
     Derivative assets    27,955    36,393    50,336  
     Deferred income taxes    566    6,017    --  
     Other assets    5,491    8,020    17,246  
     Assets of discontinued operations    --    --    4,927  



     388,030    400,310    306,581  



Investments    24,612    18,707    19,520  



Property, plant and equipment    1,989,425    1,890,266    1,763,873  
     Less accumulated depreciation and depletion    (446,863 )  (414,003 )  (389,561 )



     1,542,562    1,476,263    1,374,312  



Other assets:  
     Derivative assets    3,146    2,406    1,987  
     Goodwill    33,885    33,685    30,185  
     Intangible assets (net of accumulated amortization  
     of $17,645, $15,535 and $6,715, respectively)    75,979    78,089    93,760  
     Other    27,584    25,709    16,219  



     140,594    139,889    142,151  



    $ 2,095,798   $ 2,035,169   $ 1,842,564  



                LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY  
Current liabilities:  
     Accounts payable   $ 221,486   $ 207,047   $ 127,756  
     Accrued liabilities    82,599    53,753    58,904  
     Current maturities of long-term debt    25,917    23,448    36,457  
     Notes payable    13    340,500    406,109  
     Derivative liabilities    37,873    46,557    53,852  
     Liabilities of discontinued operations    --    --    6,294  



     367,888    671,305    689,372  



Long-term debt, net of current maturities    825,499    618,862    476,024  



Deferred credits and other liabilities:  
     Deferred income taxes    128,840    132,270    77,672  
     Derivative liabilities    12,391    8,419    7,669  
     Other    75,046    62,696    40,202  



     216,277    203,385    125,543  



Minority interest in subsidiaries    7,737    6,454    22,546  



Stockholders' equity:  
    Preferred stock - no par Series 2000-A; 21,500 shares authorized;  
       Issued and Outstanding: 5,177 shares    5,549    5,549    5,549  



    Common stock equity-  
      Common stock $1 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized;  
      Issued 32,264,003, 27,102,351 and 27,026,162 shares,
           respectively
    32,264    27,102    27,026  
      Additional paid-in capital    373,905    246,997    244,739  
      Retained earnings    293,624    280,628    262,741  
      Treasury stock, at cost    (3,698 )  (3,921 )  (3,891 )
      Accumulated other comprehensive loss    (23,247 )  (21,192 )  (7,085 )