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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

 

— OR —

 

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

 

Commission File Number 333-108876

 


 

TXU Energy Company LLC

 


 

A Delaware Limited Liability Company   75-2967817
(State of Organization)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
1601 Bryan Street, Dallas TX, 75201-3411   (214) 812-4600
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)(Zip Code)   (Registrant’s Telephone Number)

 


 

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  ¨    No  x

 

As of May 12, 2005, all outstanding common membership interests in TXU Energy Company LLC were held by TXU US Holdings Company.

 

TXU Energy Company LLC meets the conditions set forth in General Instructions (H)(1)(a) and (b) of Form 10-Q and is therefore filing this report with the reduced disclosure format.

 



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GLOSSARY

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PART I.

  FINANCIAL INFORMATION     

Item 1.

  Financial Statements     
    Condensed Statements of Consolidated Income – Three Months Ended March 31, 2005 and 2004    1
    Condensed Statements of Consolidated Comprehensive Income – Three Months Ended March 31, 2005 and 2004    1
    Condensed Statements of Consolidated Cash Flows – Three Months Ended March 31, 2005 and 2004    2
    Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets – March 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004    3
    Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements    4
    Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm    16

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    40

PART II.

  OTHER INFORMATION     

Item 1.

  Legal Proceedings    41

Item 6.

  Exhibits    41
SIGNATURE    42

 

Periodic reports on Form 10-K and Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K that contain financial information of TXU Energy Company LLC and its subsidiaries are made available to the public, free of charge, on the TXU Corp. website at http://www.txucorp.com, shortly after they have been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. TXU Energy Company LLC will provide copies of current reports not posted on the website upon request. The information on TXU Corp.’s website shall not be deemed a part of, or incorporated by reference into, this report on Form 10-Q.

 

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GLOSSARY

 

When the following terms and abbreviations appear in the text of this report, they have the meanings indicated below.

 

1999 Restructuring Legislation    legislation that restructured the electric utility industry in Texas to provide for retail competition
2004 Form 10-K    TXU Energy Company LLC’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004
Bcf    billion cubic feet
Capgemini    Capgemini Energy LP, a subsidiary of Cap Gemini North America Inc. that provides business support services to TXU Energy Holdings
Commission    Public Utility Commission of Texas
EITF    Emerging Issues Task Force
EITF 04-6    EITF Issue No. 04-6, “Accounting for Stripping Costs Incurred during Production in the Mining Industry”
ERCOT    Electric Reliability Council of Texas, the Independent System Operator and the regional reliability coordinator of the various electricity systems within Texas
FASB    Financial Accounting Standards Board, the designated organization in the private sector for establishing standards for financial accounting and reporting
FERC    Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
FIN    Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation
FIN 47    FIN No. 47, “Accounting for Conditional Asset Retirement Obligations – An Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 143”
Fitch    Fitch Ratings, Ltd.
GW    gigawatts
GWh    gigawatt-hours
historical service territory    the territory, largely in north Texas, being served by TXU Corp. as a regulated utility at the time of entering retail competition on January 1, 2002
kWh    kilowatt-hours
Moody’s    Moody’s Investors Services, Inc.
MW    megawatts
MWh    megawatt-hours
NRC    United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission

 

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price-to-beat rate    residential and small business customer electricity rates established by the Commission that (i) were required to be charged in a REP’s historical service territories until the earlier of January 1, 2005 or the date when 40% of the electricity consumed by such customer classes is supplied by competing REPs, adjusted periodically for changes in fuel costs, and (ii) are required to be made available to those customers until January 1, 2007
REP    retail electric provider
S&P    Standard & Poor’s, a division of the McGraw Hill Companies
Sarbanes-Oxley    Sarbanes – Oxley Act of 2002
SEC    United States Securities and Exchange Commission
SFAS    Statement of Financial Accounting Standards issued by the FASB
SFAS 34    SFAS No. 34, “Capitalization of Interest Cost”
SFAS 133    SFAS No. 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities”
SFAS 140    SFAS No. 140, “Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities, a replacement of FASB Statement 125”
SFAS 143    SFAS No. 143, “Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations”
SG&A    selling, general and administrative
TXU Corp.    refers to TXU Corp., a holding company, and/or its consolidated subsidiaries, depending on context
TXU Electric Delivery    refers to TXU Electric Delivery Company, a subsidiary of US Holdings, and/or its consolidated bankruptcy remote financing subsidiary, TXU Electric Delivery Transition Bond Company LLC, depending on context
TXU Energy Holdings    refers to TXU Energy Company LLC, a subsidiary of US Holdings, and/or its consolidated subsidiaries, depending on context
TXU Fuel    TXU Fuel Company, a former subsidiary of TXU Energy Holdings
TXU Gas    TXU Gas Company, a former subsidiary of TXU Corp.
TXU Mining    TXU Mining Company LP, a subsidiary of TXU Energy Holdings
TXU Portfolio Management    TXU Portfolio Management Company LP, a subsidiary of TXU Energy Holdings
US    United States of America
US GAAP    accounting principles generally accepted in the US
US Holdings    TXU US Holdings Company, a subsidiary of TXU Corp. and parent of TXU Energy Holdings and TXU Electric Delivery

 

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

TXU ENERGY COMPANY LLC

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CONSOLIDATED INCOME

(Unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,


 
     2005

    2004

 
     (millions of dollars)  

Operating revenues

   $ 1,803     $ 1,957  

Costs and expenses:

                

Cost of energy sold and delivery fees

     1,056       1,254  

Operating costs

     152       167  

Depreciation and amortization

     79       97  

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     113       148  

Franchise and revenue-based taxes

     26       26  

Other income

     (2 )     (1 )

Other deductions

     1       20  

Interest income

     (9 )     (2 )

Interest expense and related charges

     91       79  
    


 


Total costs and expenses

     1,507       1,788  
    


 


Income from continuing operations before income taxes

     296       169  

Income tax expense

     93       53  
    


 


Income from continuing operations

     203       116  

Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax benefit (Note 2)

     (3 )     (3 )
    


 


Net income

   $ 200     $ 113  
    


 


 

TXU ENERGY COMPANY LLC

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CONSOLIDATED COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(Unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,


 
     2005

    2004

 
     (millions of dollars)  

Components related to continuing operations:

                

Income from continuing operations

   $ 203     $ 116  

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax effects:

                

Cash flow hedges:

                

Net change in fair value of derivatives (net of tax (expense) benefit of $(8) and $31)

     15       (58 )

Amounts realized in earnings during the period (net of tax expense of $10 and $3)

     17       5  
    


 


Total

     32       (53 )
    


 


Comprehensive income from continuing operations

     235       63  

Comprehensive loss from discontinued operations

     (3 )     (3 )
    


 


Comprehensive income

   $ 232     $ 60  
    


 


 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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TXU ENERGY COMPANY LLC

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,


 
     2005

    2004

 
     (millions of dollars)  

Cash flows – operating activities:

                

Income from continuing operations

   $ 203     $ 116  

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

                

Depreciation and amortization

     94       115  

Deferred income taxes and investment tax credits – net

     39       25  

Net effect of unrealized mark-to-market valuations of commodity contracts

     24       18  

Decrease in accrued lease liability for out-of-service assets

     (15 )     —    

Change in regulatory-related liabilities

     (16 )     (17 )

Charge for contract counterparty nonperformance

     12       —    

Net equity loss from unconsolidated affiliates

     2       —    

Stock-based compensation expense

     4       —    

Bad debt expense

     11       26  

Changes in operating assets and liabilities

     (115 )     138  
    


 


Cash provided by operating activities

     243       421  

Cash flows – financing activities:

                

Issuances of long-term debt

     71       —    

Retirements/repurchases of debt

     (1 )     —    

Increase in notes payable to banks

     135       75  

Net change in advances from affiliates

     (175 )     (243 )

Distribution paid to parent

     (175 )     (175 )

Debt premium, discount, financing and reacquisition expenses

     (8 )     —    
    


 


Cash used in financing activities

     (153 )     (343 )

Cash flows – investing activities:

                

Capital expenditures

     (58 )     (35 )

Nuclear fuel

     (26 )     (47 )

Proceeds from sale of assets

     2       —    

Other

     (7 )     10  
    


 


Cash used in investing activities

     (89 )     (72 )

Discontinued Operations

                

Cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     (3 )     4  

Cash used in financing activities

     —         (5 )

Cash used in investing activities

     —         (1 )
    


 


Cash used in discontinued operations

     (3 )     (2 )
    


 


Net change in cash and cash equivalents

     (2 )     4  

Cash and cash equivalents – beginning balance

     70       18  
    


 


Cash and cash equivalents – ending balance

   $ 68     $ 22  
    


 


 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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TXU ENERGY COMPANY LLC

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)

 

     March 31,
2005


    December 31,
2004


 
     (millions of dollars)  
ASSETS                 

Current assets:

                

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 68     $ 70  

Restricted cash

     6       6  

Advances to affiliates

     844       686  

Accounts receivable — trade

     766       1,139  

Inventories

     296       284  

Commodity contract assets

     1,047       546  

Other current assets

     322       233  
    


 


Total current assets

     3,349       2,964  

Investments:

                

Restricted cash

     15       15  

Other investments

     540       538  

Property, plant and equipment — net

     9,909       9,920  

Goodwill

     517       517  

Commodity contract assets

     319       315  

Cash flow hedge and other derivative assets

     35       8  

Assets held for sale (Note 2)

     14       17  

Other noncurrent assets

     218       221  
    


 


Total assets

   $ 14,916     $ 14,515  
    


 


LIABILITIES AND MEMBERSHIP INTERESTS                 

Current liabilities:

                

Notes payable – banks

   $ 345     $ 210  

Long-term debt due currently

     431       31  

Accounts payable – trade:

                

Affiliates (principally TXU Electric Delivery)

     196       191  

All other

     724       861  

Notes or other liabilities due TXU Electric Delivery

     32       49  

Commodity contract liabilities

     810       491  

Accrued taxes

     155       190  

Other current liabilities

     628