Back to GetFilings.com




 

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, 2004

 

OR

 

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Commission file number: 001-31470

 

PLAINS EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   33-0430755

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

700 Milam Street, Suite 3100

Houston, Texas 77002

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

 

(832) 239-6000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

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 Exchange Act Rule 12b-2).    Yes  x    No  ¨

 

40.4 million shares of Common Stock, $0.01 par value, issued and outstanding at April 30, 2004.

 



PLAINS EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION COMPANY

 

INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

    

Item 1.  Unaudited Financial Statements:

    

Consolidated Balance Sheets
March 31, 2004 and December 31, 2003

   1

Consolidated Statements of Income
For the three ended March 31, 2004 and 2003

   2

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
For the three ended March 31, 2004 and 2003

   3

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
For the three ended March 31, 2004 and 2003

   4

Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity
For the three ended March 31, 2004 and 2003

   5

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

   6

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

   19

Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

   27

Item 4.  Controls and Procedures

   29

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

   30


PLAINS EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION COMPANY

 

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited)

(in thousands of dollars)

    

March 31,

2004


   

December 31,

2003


 
ASSETS                 

Current Assets

                

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 1,985     $ 1,377  

Accounts receivable—Plains All American Pipeline, L.P.

     25,665       25,344  

Other accounts receivable

     27,976       25,267  

Inventories

     4,359       5,318  

Other current assets

     2,108       3,019  
    


 


       62,093       60,325  
    


 


Property and Equipment, at cost

                

Oil and natural gas properties—full cost method

                

Subject to amortization

     1,088,287       1,074,302  

Not subject to amortization

     57,980       63,658  

Other property and equipment

     4,960       4,939  
    


 


       1,151,227       1,142,899  

Less allowance for depreciation, depletion and amortization

     (201,179 )     (186,004 )
    


 


       950,048       956,895  
    


 


Goodwill

     145,046       147,251  
    


 


Other Assets

     19,497       19,641  
    


 


     $ 1,176,684     $ 1,184,112  
    


 


LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY                 

Current Liabilities

                

Accounts payable

   $ 34,877     $ 41,736  

Commodity hedging contracts

     75,609       55,123  

Royalties payable

     16,879       19,080  

Stock appreciation rights

     21,025       16,049  

Interest payable

     6,296       622  

Other current liabilities

     19,491       22,476  
    


 


       174,177       155,086  
    


 


Long-Term Debt

                

8.75% Senior Subordinated Notes

     276,862       276,906  

Revolving credit facility

     191,000       211,000  
    


 


       467,862       487,906  
    


 


Asset Retirement Obligation

     30,447       33,235  
    


 


Other Long-Term Liabilities

     58,162       32,194  
    


 


Deferred Income Taxes

     108,938       121,435  
    


 


Commitments and Contingencies (Note 6)

                

Stockholders’ Equity

                

Common stock

     403       403  

Additional paid-in capital

     324,563       322,856  

Retained earnings

     81,964       71,566  

Accumulated other comprehensive income

     (69,519 )     (40,439 )

Treasury stock

     (313 )     (130 )
    


 


       337,098       354,256  
    


 


     $ 1,176,684     $ 1,184,112  
    


 


 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

1


PLAINS EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION COMPANY

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (Unaudited)

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

    

Three Months Ended

March 31,


 
     2004

    2003

 

Revenues

                

Oil sales to Plains All American Pipeline, L.P.

   $ 64,267     $ 64,738  

Other oil sales

     4,037        

Oil hedging

     (19,033 )     (17,311 )

Gas sales

     42,386       4,104  

Gas hedging

     1,068        

Other operating revenues

     236       207  
    


 


       92,961       51,738  
    


 


Costs and Expenses

                

Lease operating expenses

     25,680       19,978  

Production and ad valorem taxes

     3,973       1,035  

Gathering and transportation expenses

     1,196        

General and administrative

                

G&A excluding stock appreciation rights

     9,531       4,439  

Stock appreciation rights

     10,561       (1,363 )

Depreciation, depletion, amortization and accretion

     16,567       8,305  
    


 


       67,508       32,394  
    


 


Income from Operations

     25,453       19,344  

Other Income (Expense)

                

Gain (loss) on derivatives

     (1,565 )      

Interest expense

     (6,930 )     (4,856 )

Interest and other income (expense)

     262       33  
    


 


Income Before Income Taxes and Cumulative Effect of Accounting Change

     17,220       14,521  

Income tax expense

                

Current

     (188 )     (1,181 )

Deferred

     (6,634 )     (4,737 )
    


 


Income Before Cumulative Effect of Accounting Change

     10,398       8,603  

Cumulative effect of accounting change, net of tax

           12,324  
    


 


Net Income

   $ 10,398     $ 20,927  
    


 


Earnings Per Share (in dollars)

                

Basic

                

Income before cumulative effect of accounting change

   $ 0.26     $ 0.36  

Cumulative effect of accounting change

           0.51  
    


 


     $ 0.26     $ 0.87  
    


 


Diluted

                

Income before cumulative effect of accounting change

   $ 0.26     $ 0.35  

Cumulative effect of accounting change

           0.51  
    


 


     $ 0.26     $ 0.86  
    


 


Weighted Average Shares Outstanding

                

Basic

     40,247       24,015  

Diluted

     40,488       24,225  

 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

2


PLAINS EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION COMPANY

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited)

(in thousands of dollars)

 

    

Three Months Ended

March 31,


 
     2004

    2003

 

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

                

Net income

   $ 10,398     $ 20,927  

Items not affecting cash flows from operating activities

                

Depreciation, depletion, amortization and accretion

     16,567       8,305  

Deferred income taxes

     6,634       4,737  

Cumulative effect of adoption of accounting change

           (12,324 )

Stock appreciation rights and noncash compensation

     13,071       (1,632 )

Loss on derivatives

     557        

Other noncash items

     (44 )     59  

Change in assets and liabilities from operating activities

                

Accounts receivable and other assets

     (1,300 )     (451 )

Accounts payable and other liabilities

     (15,501 )     (1,594 )
    


 


Net cash provided by operating activities

     30,382       18,027  
    


 


CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES

                

Additions to oil and gas properties

     (32,105 )     (12,768 )

Proceeds from sale of oil and gas properties

     22,732        

Other

     (218 )     (2,372 )
    


 


Net cash used in investing activities

     (9,591 )     (15,140 )
    


 


CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES

                

Revolving credit facility

                

Borrowings

     68,600       63,200  

Repayments

     (88,600 )     (66,500 )

Other

     (183 )     387  
    


 


Net cash used in financing activities

     (20,183 )     (2,913 )
    


 


Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

     608       (26 )

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

     1,377       1,028  
    


 


Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

   $ 1,985     $ 1,002  
    


 


 

 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

3


PLAINS EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION COMPANY

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (Unaudited)

(in thousands of dollars)

 

    

Three Months Ended

March 31,


 
     2004

    2003

 

Net Income

   $ 10,398     $ 20,927  
    


 


Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

                

Commodity hedging contracts, net of tax

                

Change in fair value

     (39,882 )     (12,891 )

Reclassification adjustment for settled contracts

     10,778       10,257  

Other, net of tax

     24       6  
    


 


       (29,080