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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

Form 10-Q

 

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

 

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2005.

 

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

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.

 

Class

Outstanding at April 30, 2005

 

 

Common stock, $1.00 par value

32,544,957 shares

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

Page

 

 

 

PART 1.

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

Item 1.

Financial Statements

 

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income –

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31, 2005 and 2004

3

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets –

 

 

March 31, 2005, December 31, 2004 and March 31, 2004

4

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows –

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31, 2005 and 2004

5

 

 

 

 

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

6-22

 

 

 

Item 2.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and

 

 

Results of Operations

22-35

 

 

 

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

36-38

 

 

 

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

38

 

 

 

PART II.

OTHER INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

39

 

 

 

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

39

 

 

 

Item 6.

Exhibits

39

 

 

 

 

Signatures

40

 

 

 

 

Exhibit Index

41

 

 

2

 

 

 

BLACK HILLS CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(unaudited)

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

March 31

 

2005

2004

 

(in thousands,

 

except per share amounts)

 

 

 

 

 

Operating revenues

$

305,685

$

274,328

 

 

 

 

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

Fuel and purchased power

 

190,978

 

172,906

Operations and maintenance

 

24,524

 

24,454

Administrative and general

 

23,253

 

17,963

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

 

23,519

 

22,272

Taxes, other than income taxes

 

8,369

 

8,427

 

 

270,643

 

246,022

 

 

 

 

 

Operating income

 

35,042

 

28,306

 

 

 

 

 

Other income (expense):

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

 

(12,769)

 

(14,351)

Interest income

 

390

 

392

Other expense

 

(73)

 

(103)

Other income

 

374

 

373

 

 

(12,078)

 

(13,689)

 

 

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations before equity in earnings (losses)

 

 

 

 

of unconsolidated subsidiaries, minority interest and income taxes

 

22,964

 

14,617

Equity in earnings (losses) of unconsolidated subsidiaries

 

1,475

 

(249)

Minority interest

 

(60)

 

(42)

Income taxes

 

(8,514)

 

(4,332)

 

 

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations

 

15,865

 

9,994

Loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes

 

(125)

 

(208)

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

15,740

 

9,786

Preferred stock dividends

 

(79)

 

(88)

Net income available for common stock

$

15,661

$

9,698

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding:

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

32,444

 

32,291

Diluted

 

33,009

 

32,811

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per share:

 

 

 

 

Basic–

 

 

 

 

Continuing operations

$

0.48

$

0.31

Discontinued operations

 

 

(0.01)

Total

$

0.48

$

0.30

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted–

 

 

 

 

Continuing operations

$

0.48

$

0.30

Discontinued operations

 

 

Total

$

0.48

$

0.30

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends paid per share of common stock

$

0.32

$

0.31

 

 

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

 

3

 

 

 

BLACK HILLS CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(unaudited)

 

March 31

December 31

March 31

 

2005

2004

2004

 

(in thousands, except share amounts)

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

$

67,629

$

64,506

$

191,484

Restricted cash

 

3,769

 

3,069

 

1,070

Receivables (net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $5,720; $4,698 and $7,582, respectively)

 

275,849

 

256,505

 

205,051

Notes receivable

 

 

239

 

239

Materials, supplies and fuel

 

66,873

 

89,732

 

50,980

Derivative assets

 

34,775

 

47,977

 

23,214

Prepaid income taxes

 

1,048

 

3,978

 

Deferred income taxes

 

1,184

 

4,237

 

5,350

Other assets

 

7,625

 

7,005

 

5,678

Assets of discontinued operations

 

3,085

 

3,059

 

4,028

 

 

461,837

 

480,307

 

487,094

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments

 

20,934

 

24,436

 

27,560

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property, plant and equipment

 

2,141,912

 

1,971,119

 

1,897,920

Less accumulated depreciation and depletion

 

(587,110)

 

(525,387)

 

(463,563)

 

 

1,554,802

 

1,445,732