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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, 2005

 

¨ Transition Report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

For the transition period from              to             

 

Commission File No. 1-13726

 


 

Chesapeake Energy Corporation

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 


 

Oklahoma   73-1395733

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

6100 North Western Avenue

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

  73118
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

(405) 848-8000

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 Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    YES  x    NO  ¨

 

As of May 5, 2005, there were 315,229,911 shares of our $0.01 par value common stock outstanding.

 



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CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

INDEX TO FORM 10-Q FOR THE QUARTER ENDED MARCH 31, 2005

 

          Page

PART I.

    

Financial Information

    

Item 1.

  

Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited):

    
    

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004

   3
    

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2005 and 2004

   4
    

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2005 and 2004

   5
    

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2005 and 2004

   6
    

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

   7

Item 2.

  

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

   17

Item 3.

  

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

   29

Item 4.

  

Controls and Procedures

   33

PART II.

    

Other Information

    

Item 1.

  

Legal Proceedings

   34

Item 2.

  

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

   34

Item 3.

  

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

   34

Item 4.

  

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

   34

Item 5.

  

Other Information

   34

Item 6.

  

Exhibits

   34

 

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CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)

 

     March 31,
2005


    December 31,
2004


 
     ($ in thousands)  
ASSETS                 

CURRENT ASSETS:

                

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ —       $ 6,896  

Accounts receivable:

                

Oil and gas sales

     332,693       347,081  

Joint interest, net of allowances of $4,715,000 and $4,648,000, respectively

     58,948       68,220  

Related parties

     10,341       8,286  

Other

     39,038       35,781  

Deferred income tax asset

     114,596       18,068  

Short-term derivative instruments

     104       51,061  

Inventory and other

     37,221       32,147  
    


 


Total Current Assets

     592,941       567,540  
    


 


PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT:

                

Oil and gas properties, at cost based on full-cost accounting:

                

Evaluated oil and gas properties

     10,474,573       9,451,413  

Unevaluated properties

     928,777       761,785  

Less: accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization of oil and gas properties

     (3,237,454 )     (3,057,742 )
    


 


Total oil and gas properties, at cost based on full-cost accounting

     8,165,896       7,155,456  

Other property and equipment

     373,743       324,495  

Drilling rigs

     60,445       49,375  

Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization of other property and equipment

     (93,427 )     (84,942 )
    


 


Total Property and Equipment

     8,506,657       7,444,384  
    


 


OTHER ASSETS:

                

Investment in Pioneer Drilling

     106,055       65,950  

Other investments

     30,186       26,793  

Long-term derivative instruments

     33,506       44,169  

Other assets

     74,066       95,673  
    


 


Total Other Assets

     243,813       232,585  
    


 


TOTAL ASSETS

   $ 9,343,411     $ 8,244,509  
    


 


LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY                 

CURRENT LIABILITIES:

                

Accounts payable

   $ 446,986     $ 367,176  

Accrued interest

     51,852       66,514  

Short-term derivative instruments

     304,850       91,414  

Other accrued liabilities

     170,769       222,029  

Revenues and royalties due others

     191,384       216,820  
    


 


Total Current Liabilities

     1,165,841       963,953  
    


 


LONG-TERM LIABILITIES:

                

Long-term debt, net

     3,718,679       3,075,109  

Deferred income tax liability

     1,149,372       933,873  

Asset retirement obligation

     78,845       73,718  

Long-term derivative instruments

     25,730       1,296  

Revenues and royalties due others

     19,229       17,007  

Other liabilities

     17,514       16,670  
    


 


Total Long-term Liabilities

     5,009,369       4,117,673  
    


 


CONTINGENCIES AND COMMITMENTS (Note 3)

                

STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:

                

Preferred Stock, $.01 par value, 20,000,000 shares authorized:

                

6.00% cumulative convertible preferred stock, 102,610 and 103,110 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004, respectively, entitled in liquidation to $5,130,500 and $5,155,500

     5,131       5,156  

5.00% cumulative convertible preferred stock, 1,725,000 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004, entitled in liquidation to $172,500,000

     172,500       172,500  

4.125% cumulative convertible preferred stock, 313,250 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004, entitled in liquidation to $313,250,000

     313,250       313,250  

Common Stock, $.01 par value, 500,000,000 shares authorized, 320,432,813 and 316,940,784 shares issued at March 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004, respectively

     3,204       3,169  

Paid-in capital

     2,482,122       2,440,105  

Retained earnings

     368,549       262,987  

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax of $54,059,000 and ($11,489,000), respectively

     (94,048 )     20,425  

Unearned compensation

     (56,416 )     (32,618 )

Less: treasury stock, at cost; 5,329,341 and 5,072,121 common shares as of March 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004, respectively

     (26,091 )     (22,091 )
    


 


Total Stockholders’ Equity

     3,168,201       3,162,883  
    


 


TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

   $ 9,343,411     $ 8,244,509  
    


 


 

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

 

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CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

 

    

Three Months Ended

March 31,


 
     2005

    2004

 
    

($ in thousands, except

per share data)

 

REVENUES:

                

Oil and gas sales

   $ 538,942     $ 419,793  

Oil and gas marketing sales

     244,508       143,336  
    


 


Total Revenues

     783,450       563,129  
    


 


OPERATING COSTS:

                

Production expenses

     69,562       44,803  

Production taxes

     35,958       14,936  

General and administrative expenses:

                

General and administrative (excluding stock-based compensation)

     9,650       8,166  

Stock-based compensation

     2,417       1,869  

Oil and gas marketing expenses

     237,276       139,664  

Oil and gas depreciation, depletion and amortization

     180,968       119,908  

Depreciation and amortization of other assets

     10,082       5,739  
    


 


Total Operating Costs

     545,913       335,085  
    


 


INCOME FROM OPERATIONS

     237,537       228,044  
    


 


OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):

                

Interest and other income

     3,357       1,343  

Interest expense

     (43,128 )     (46,545 )

Loss on repurchases or exchanges of Chesapeake debt

     (900 )     (6,925 )
    


 


Total Other Income (Expense)

     (40,671 )     (52,127 )
    


 


INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES

     196,866       175,917  

INCOME TAX EXPENSE:

                

Current

     —         —    

Deferred

     71,856       63,327  
    


 


Total Income Tax Expense

     71,856       63,327  
    


 


NET INCOME

     125,010       112,590  

PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDENDS

     (5,463 )     (8,168 )
    


 


NET INCOME AVAILABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS

   $ 119,547     $ 104,422  
    


 


EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE:

                

Basic

   $ 0.39     $ 0.44  
    


 


Assuming dilution

   $ 0.36     $ 0.38  
    


 


CASH DIVIDEND DECLARED PER COMMON SHARE

   $ 0.045     $ 0.035  
    


 


WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON AND COMMON EQUIVALENT SHARES OUTSTANDING (in thousands):

                

Basic

     309,857       236,884  
    


 


Assuming dilution

     351,357       299,604  
    


 


 

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

 

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CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

 

 

    

Three Months Ended

March 31,


 
     2005

    2004

 
     ($ in thousands)  

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

                

NET INCOME

   $ 125,010     $ 112,590  

ADJUSTMENTS TO RECONCILE NET INCOME TO CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

                

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

     189,105       124,599  

Unrealized losses on derivatives

     114,083       22,739  

Deferred income taxes

     71,856       63,327  

Amortization of loan costs

     1,945       1,048  

Amortization of bond discount

     1,338       974  

Stock-based compensation

     2,417       1,869  

Income from equity investments

     (1,167 )     (422 )

Loss on repurchases or exchanges of Chesapeake debt

     900       6,925  

Other

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