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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


 

FORM 10-Q

 


 

(Mark one)

x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2004

 

OR

 

¨ 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 1-8590

 


 

MURPHY OIL CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 


 

Delaware   71-0361522

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

200 Peach Street

P. O. Box 7000, El Dorado, Arkansas

  71731-7000
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

(870) 862-6411

(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.    x  Yes    ¨  No

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    x  Yes    ¨  No

 

Number of shares of Common Stock, $1.00 par value, outstanding at September 30, 2004 was 92,008,761.

 



PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Murphy Oil Corporation and Consolidated Subsidiaries

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Thousands of dollars)

 

 

    

(Unaudited)

September 30,
2004


    December 31,
2003


 

ASSETS

              

Current assets

              

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 955,129     252,425  

Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $11,284 in 2004 and $10,735 in 2003

     666,203     450,201  

Inventories, at lower of cost or market

              

Crude oil and blend stocks

     48,942     46,626  

Finished products

     161,861     157,078  

Materials and supplies

     64,502     66,806  

Prepaid expenses

     54,208     44,779  

Deferred income taxes

     32,715     20,940  
    


 

Total current assets

     1,983,560     1,038,855  

Property, plant and equipment, at cost less accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization of $2,810,486 in 2004 and $3,472,133 in 2003

     3,509,374     3,530,800  

Goodwill, net

     41,444     64,873  

Deferred charges and other assets

     67,776     78,119  
    


 

Total assets

   $ 5,602,154     4,712,647  
    


 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

              

Current liabilities

              

Current maturities of long-term debt

   $ 42,561     67,224  

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

     938,561     659,609  

Income taxes

     160,209     83,493  
    


 

Total current liabilities

     1,141,331     810,326  

Notes payable

     1,032,213     1,061,410  

Nonrecourse debt of a subsidiary

     14,854     28,897  

Deferred income taxes

     518,435     421,700  

Asset retirement obligations

     185,443     252,397  

Accrued major repair costs

     37,083     20,513  

Deferred credits and other liabilities

     182,638     166,521  

Stockholders’ equity

              

Cumulative Preferred Stock, par $100, authorized 400,000 shares, none issued

     —       —    

Common Stock, par $1.00, authorized 200,000,000 shares, issued 94,613,379 shares

     94,613     94,613  

Capital in excess of par value

     510,288     504,809  

Retained earnings

     1,867,249     1,357,910  

Accumulated other comprehensive income

     91,402     65,246  

Unamortized restricted stock awards

     (5,407 )   —    

Treasury stock, 2,604,618 shares of Common Stock in 2004 and 2,742,781 shares in 2003, at cost

     (67,988 )   (71,695 )
    


 

Total stockholders’ equity

     2,490,157     1,950,883  
    


 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 5,602,154     4,712,647  
    


 

 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, page 5.

 

The Exhibit Index is on page 26.

 

1


Murphy Oil Corporation and Consolidated Subsidiaries

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (unaudited)

(Thousands of dollars except per share amounts)

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,


    Nine Months Ended
September 30,


 
     2004

    2003*

    2004

    2003*

 

REVENUES

                          

Sales and other operating revenues

   $ 2,262,288     1,251,390     5,987,494     3,684,801  

Gain on sale of assets

     39,100     10,353     69,900     59,651  

Interest and other income (loss)

     (7,933 )   1,238     1,480     3,433  
    


 

 

 

Total revenues

     2,293,455     1,262,981     6,058,874     3,747,885  
    


 

 

 

COSTS AND EXPENSES

                          

Crude oil and product purchases

     1,732,904     898,372     4,428,926     2,646,150  

Operating expenses

     174,385     126,540     522,821     421,035  

Exploration expenses, including undeveloped lease amortization

     70,118     44,644     142,476     88,091  

Selling and general expenses

     33,622     30,169     97,497     86,291  

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

     75,594     67,648     238,504     183,949  

Impairment of long-lived assets

     —       3,488     —       3,488  

Accretion of asset retirement obligations

     2,575     2,364     7,549     7,325  

Interest expense

     13,858     14,455     42,325     42,688  

Interest capitalized

     (6,017 )   (10,027 )   (15,083 )   (29,675 )
    


 

 

 

Total costs and expenses

     2,097,039     1,177,653     5,465,015     3,449,342  
    


 

 

 

Income from continuing operations before income taxes

     196,416     85,328     593,859     298,543  

Income tax expense

     80,643     18,541     229,255     76,544  
    


 

 

 

Income from continuing operations

     115,773     66,787     364,604     221,999  

Income from discontinued operations, net of tax

     2,950     1,950     202,231     20,529  
    


 

 

 

Income before cumulative effect of change in accounting principle

     118,723     68,737     566,835     242,528  

Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle, net of tax

     —       —       —       (6,993 )
    


 

 

 

NET INCOME

   $ 118,723     68,737     566,835     235,535  
    


 

 

 

INCOME (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE – BASIC

                          

Income from continuing operations

   $ 1.26     .73     3.96     2.42  

Income from discontinued operations

     .03     .02     2.20     .22  

Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle

     —       —       —       (.08 )
    


 

 

 

NET INCOME – BASIC

   $ 1.29     .75     6.16     2.56  
    


 

 

 

INCOME (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE – DILUTED

                          

Income from continuing operations

   $ 1.24     .72     3.90     2.40  

Income from discontinued operations

     .03     .02     2.17     .22  

Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle

     —       —       —       (.08 )
    


 

 

 

NET INCOME – DILUTED

   $ 1.27     .74     6.07     2.54  
    


 

 

 

Average common shares outstanding – basic

     92,005,813     91,850,217     91,972,427     91,799,551  

Average common shares outstanding – diluted

     93,568,421     92,848,308     93,365,547     92,612,911  

* Reclassified to conform to 2004 presentation.

 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, page 5.

 

2


Murphy Oil Corporation and Consolidated Subsidiaries

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (unaudited)

(Thousands of dollars)

 

    

Three Months Ended

September 30,


   

Nine Months Ended

September 30,


 
     2004

    2003

    2004

    2003

 

Net income

   $ 118,723     68,737     566,835     235,535  

Other comprehensive income, net of tax

                          

Cash flow hedges

                          

Net derivative gains (losses)

     (411 )   (978 )   3,957     (25,133 )

Reclassification adjustments

     (3,115 )   10,872     (8,589 )   38,010  
    


 

 

 

Total cash flow hedges

     (3,526 )   9,894     (4,632 )   12,877  

Net gain (loss) from foreign currency translation

     44,211     (35,864 )   30,788     107,239  

Minimum pension liability adjustment

     —       —       —       (707 )
    


 

 

 

COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

   $ 159,408     42,767     592,991     354,944  
    


 

 

 

 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, page 5.

 

3


Murphy Oil Corporation and Consolidated Subsidiaries

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (unaudited)

(Thousands of dollars)

 

    

Nine Months Ended

September 30,


 
     2004

    2003*

 

OPERATING ACTIVITIES

              

Income from continuing operations

   $ 364,604     221,999  

Adjustments to reconcile income from continuing operations to net cash provided by operating activities

              

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

     238,504     183,949  

Provisions for major repairs

     22,692     20,687  

Expenditures for major repairs and asset retirement obligations

     (14,700 )   (60,558 )

Dry hole costs

     100,370     48,282  

Amortization of undeveloped leases

     11,705     10,927  

Impairment of long-lived assets

     —       3,488  

Accretion of asset retirement obligations

     7,549     7,325  

Deferred and noncurrent income taxes

     96,765     (5,327 )

Pretax gains from disposition of assets

     (69,900 )   (59,651 )

Net decrease in operating working capital other than cash and cash equivalents

     59,071     43,039  

Other

     (6,817 )   5,416