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Exhibit 99.1
MARTIN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS REPORTS
 2011 FIRST QUARTER FINANCIAL RESULTS

KILGORE, Texas, May 4, 2011 (GlobeNewswire) -- Martin Midstream Partners L.P. (Nasdaq: MMLP) announced today its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2011.

Martin Midstream Partners L.P. (“the Partnership”) reported net income for the first quarter of 2011 of $7.1 million, or $0.30 per limited partner unit.  This compared to net income for the first quarter of 2010 of $1.8 million, or $0.04 per limited partner unit.  Revenues for the first quarter of 2011 were $283.0 million compared to $242.7 million for the first quarter of 2010.

For the quarter ended March 31, 2011, net income was negatively impacted by $0.5 million, or $0.02 per limited partner unit, in non-cash derivatives net losses from certain commodity and interest rate hedges that are subject to mark-to-market accounting,

The Partnership’s distributable cash flow for the first quarter of 2011 was $12.5 million. Distributable cash flow is a non-GAAP financial measure which is explained in greater detail below under “Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information.” The Partnership has also included below a table entitled “Distributable Cash Flow” in order to show the components of this non-GAAP financial measure and its reconciliation to the most comparable GAAP measurement.

Included with this press release are the Partnership’s consolidated financial statements as of and for the quarter ended March 31, 2011 and certain prior periods.  These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the information contained in the Partnership’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 4, 2011.

Ruben Martin, President and Chief Executive Officer of Martin Midstream GP LLC, the general partner of Martin Midstream Partners, said, The Partnership’s distributable cash flow coverage as viewed on a trailing twelve-month basis remains healthy.  Further, our outlook is strong given the additional cash flow we anticipate in the coming quarters.  On that basis, our board of directors voted to increase our distribution to unit holders for the second consecutive quarter.  Looking ahead, our new ammonium sulfate plant came on line in mid-March of this year.  Built on a low cost multiple, we expect strong performance from this new asset given the high demand from agricultural sources.  Elsewhere, we have begun to conceptualize logistic chains for customers who expect high future liquid transport needs from Eagle Ford shale production.  We believe we can play a meaningful role given our terminalling assets and marine transportation expertise.
 
Now, let me discuss our first quarter coverage of .84 times.  Although this is below our expectations, we can reconcile the performance back to our forecast and affirm that the Partnership is well-positioned for stronger coverage in coming quarters.  Several factors were present during the quarter that adversely affected our distributable cash flow.  First, our maintenance capital expenditures of approximately $7.3 million in the first quarter reflects nearly half of the anticipated expenditures for 2011.  As previously mentioned, we have forecasted abnormally high maintenance expenditures for the year driven primarily from our marine equipment.  During 2011, our entire off-shore barge fleet has scheduled or completed regulatory dry-docking work-overs.  To date, approximately two-thirds of the marine equipment work-overs have been completed.  Secondly, our terminalling and storage segment experienced a weaker than expected quarter due to higher than expected operating expenses for our specialty terminals. Also, we experienced lower than anticipated through-put volumes at our marine shore base terminals as a result of weaker offshore drilling activity.  Activity levels during the quarter improved due to increases in new deep water offshore permits issued by BOEMER.  Through-put volumes have been stronger during March and April as the overall Gulf of Mexico activity increases coming out of the winter months.

    In conclusion, I am pleased to announce that in mid-April, we successfully closed a new upsized revolving credit facility.  We saw very good demand in the bank market and were able to achieve improved pricing and structure.  We expect the new credit facility will have a positive impact on our distributable cash flow of approximately $2.0 million annualized versus our previous bank facility.  The facility gives MMLP ample liquidity and flexibility for continued growth.”
 
Investors’ Conference Call

An investor’s conference call to review the first quarter results will be held on Thursday, May 5, 2011, at 8:00 a.m. Central Time.  The conference call can be accessed by calling (877) 878-2695.  An audio replay of the conference call will be available by calling (800) 642-1687 from 11:00 a.m. Central Time on May 5, 2011 through 10:59 p.m. Central Time on May 19, 2011.  The access codes for the conference call and the audio replay are as follows:  Conference ID No. 63291052.  The audio replay of the conference call will also be archived on the Partnership’s website at www.martinmidstream.com.

About Martin Midstream Partners

Martin Midstream Partners is a publicly traded limited partnership with a diverse set of operations focused primarily in the United States Gulf Coast region. The Partnership’s primary business lines include: terminalling and storage services for petroleum products and by-products; natural gas gathering, processing and NGL distribution; sulfur and sulfur-based products processing, manufacturing, and distribution; and marine transportation services for petroleum products and by-products.

Forward-Looking Statements

Statements about Martin Midstream Partners’ outlook and all other statements in this release other than historical facts are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  These forward-looking statements and all references to financial estimates rely on a number of assumptions concerning future events and are subject to a number of uncertainties and other factors, many of which are outside its control, which could cause actual results to differ materially from such statements.  While MMLP believes that the assumptions concerning future events are reasonable, it cautions that there are inherent difficulties in anticipating or predicting certain important factors.  A discussion of these factors, including risks and uncertainties, is set forth in the Partnership’s annual and quarterly reports filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  Martin Midstream Partners disclaims any intention or obligation to revise any forward-looking statements, including financial estimates, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.
 
Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information
 
The Partnership reports its financial results in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).  However, from time to time, the Partnership uses certain non-GAAP financial measures such as distributable cash flow because the Partnership’s management believes that this measure may provide users of this financial information with meaningful comparisons between current results and prior reported results and a meaningful measure of Partnership’s cash available to pay distributions.  Distributable cash flow should not be considered an alternative to cash flow from operating activities or any other measure of financial performance in accordance with GAAP.  Distributable cash flow is not intended to represent cash flows for the period, nor is it presented as an alternative to income from continuing operations. Furthermore, it should not be seen as a measure of liquidity or a substitute for comparable metrics prepared in accordance with GAAP. This information may constitute non-GAAP financial measures within the meaning of Regulation G adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Accordingly, the Partnership has presented herein, and will present in other information it publishes that contains this non-GAAP financial measure, a reconciliation of this measure to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure.
 
    The Partnership has included below a table entitled “Distributable Cash Flow” in order to show the components of this non-GAAP financial measure and its reconciliation to the most comparable GAAP measure. The Partnership calculates distributable cash flow as follows: net income (as reported in statements of operations), plus depreciation and amortization, amortization of debt discount and amortization of deferred debt issue costs (as reported in statements of cash flows), less deferred taxes (as reported in statements of cash flows), less payments of installment notes payable and capital lease obligations expenditures (as reported in statements of cash flows), plus distribution equivalents from unconsolidated entities (as described below), less invested cash in unconsolidated entities (as described below), less equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities (as reported in statements of operations), plus non-cash mark-to-market on derivatives (as reported in statements of cash flows), less payments for plant turnaround costs (as reported in statements of cash flows), less maintenance capital expenditures (as reported under the caption “Liquidity and Capital Resources” in the Partnership’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on May 4, 2011), plus unit-based compensation (as reported in statements of changes in capital).
 
    The Partnership’s distribution equivalents from unconsolidated entities is calculated as distributions from unconsolidated entities (as reported in statements of cash flows), plus return of investments from unconsolidated entities (as reported in statements of cash flows), plus distributions in-kind from unconsolidated entities (as reported in statements of cash flows).  For the quarter ended March 31, 2011, the Partnership’s distributions from unconsolidated entities, return of investments from unconsolidated entities and distributions in-kind from equity investments were $0.0 million, $0.1 million and $3.9 million, respectively.
 
    The Partnership’s invested cash in unconsolidated entities is calculated as distributions from (contributions to) unconsolidated entities for operations (as reported in statements of cash flows), plus expansion capital expenditures in unconsolidated entities (as reported under the caption “Liquidity and Capital Resources” in the Partnership’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 2, 2011).  For the quarter ended March 31, 2011, the Partnership’s distributions from (contributions to) unconsolidated entities for operations and expansion capital expenditures in unconsolidated entities were ($3.7) million and $2.2 million, respectively.
 
    Additional information concerning the Partnership is available on the Partnership’s website at www.martinmidstream.com, or

    Joe McCreery,
    Vice President - Finance and Head of Investor Relations,
    Martin Midstream Partners L.P.
    Phone (903) 812-7989
    joe.mccreery@martinmlp.com
 

 
 
 

MARTIN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS L.P.
CONSOLIDATED AND CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
(Dollars in thousands)

 
 
   
 
March 31, 2011
(Unaudited)
December 31, 2010
 (Audited)
 
 
Assets
         
Cash
  $ 10,819     $ 11,380  
Accounts and other receivables, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $2,576 and $2,528, respectively
    94,699       95,276  
Product exchange receivables
    5,254       9,099  
Inventories
    50,296       52,616  
Due from affiliates
    9,229       6,437  
Fair value of derivatives
    2,138       2,142  
Other current assets
    3,245       2,784  
Total current assets
    175,680       179,734  
                   
Property, plant and equipment, at cost
    684,413       632,456  
Accumulated depreciation                                                                                              
    (210,627 )     (200,276 )
Property, plant and equipment, net
    473,786       432,180  
                   
Goodwill
    37,268       37,268  
Investment in unconsolidated entities
    100,236       98,217  
Deferred debt costs
    12,357       13,497  
Other assets, net
    25,851       24,582  
    $ 825,178     $ 785,478  
Liabilities and Partners’ Capital
                 
Current portion of capital lease obligations
  $ 1,148     $ 1,121  
Trade and other accounts payable
    80,504       82,837  
Product exchange payables
    19,703       22,353  
Due to affiliates
    11,271       6,957  
Income taxes payable
    1,037       811  
Fair value of derivatives
    1,093       282  
Other accrued liabilities
    13,333       10,034  
Total current liabilities
    128,089       124,395  
                   
Long-term debt and capital leases, less current maturities
    344,655       372,862  
Deferred income taxes
    8,210       8,213  
Fair value of derivatives
    5,064       4,100  
Other long-term obligations
    1,947       1,102  
Total liabilities
    487,965       510,672  
                   
Partners’ capital
    337,117       273,387  
Accumulated other comprehensive income
    96       1,419  
Total partners’ capital
    337,213       274,806  
Commitments and contingencies
                 
    $ 825,178     $ 785,478  

These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the accompanying notes and other information included in the Partnership’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 4, 2011.

 
 

 
MARTIN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS L.P.
CONSOLIDATED AND CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
 (Unaudited)
 (Dollars in thousands, except per unit amounts)


   
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
Revenues:
           
Terminalling and storage  *
  $ 18,123     $ 16,041  
Marine transportation  *
    19,399       17,877  
Sulfur services
    2,850        
Product sales: *
               
Natural gas services
    167,211       165,229  
Sulfur services
    56,908       34,409  
Terminalling and storage
    18,545       9,120  
      242,664       208,758  
Total revenues
    283,036       242,676  
                 
Costs and expenses:
               
Cost of products sold: (excluding depreciation and amortization)
               
Natural gas services *
    158,204       157,664  
Sulfur services *
    44,442       24,735  
Terminalling and storage
    16,560       8,446  
      219,206       190,845  
Expenses:
               
Operating expenses  *
    34,349       29,195  
Selling, general and administrative  *
    5,028       5,270  
Depreciation and amortization
    11,183       9,905  
Total costs and expenses
    269,766       235,215  
Other operating income
          102  
Operating income
    13,270       7,563  
Other income (expense):
               
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities
    2,376       2,176  
Interest expense
    (8,402 )     (8,003 )
Other, net
    60       60  
Total other income (expense)
    (5,966 )     (5,767 )
Net income before taxes
    7,304       1,796  
Income tax benefit (expense)
    (223 )     (25 )
Net income
  $ 7,081     $ 1,771  
                 
General partner’s interest in net income
  $ 1,224     $ 863  
Limited partners’ interest in net income
  $ 5,580     $ 631  
                 
Net income per limited partner unit – basic and diluted
  $ 0.30     $ 0.04  
                 
Weighted average limited partner units - basic
    18,760,861       17,708,165  
Weighted average limited partner units - diluted
    18,761,611       17,709,027  

These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the accompanying notes and other information included in the Partnership’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 4, 2011.

*Related Party Transactions Included Above
Revenues:
           
Terminalling and storage
  $ 12,938     $ 10,694  
Marine transportation
    6,565       6,060  
Product Sales
    5,399       307  
Costs and expenses:
               
Cost of products sold: (excluding depreciation and amortization)
               
Natural gas services
    23,205       18,706  
Sulfur services
    4,152       3,317  
Expenses:
               
Operating expenses
    12,042       10,633  
Selling, general and administrative
    3,031       1,802  

 
 

 
MARTIN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS L.P.
CONSOLIDATED AND CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CAPITAL
(Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands)


Partners’ Capital
             
     
 
Common
   
 
Subordinated
   
General Partner
   
Accumulated
Comprehensive
Income
       
     
Units
   
Amount
   
Units
   
Amount
   
Amount
   
Amount
   
Total
 
 
(Dollars in thousands)
 
                                                           
Balances – January 1, 2010
      16,057,832     $ 245,683       889,444     $ 16,613     $ 4,731     $ (2,076 )   $ 264,951  
                                                           
Net Income
            908                   863             1,771  
                                                           
Reconigtion of beneficial conversion feature
            (277 )           277                    
                                                           
Follow-on public offering
      1,650,000       50,530                               50,530  
                                                           
General partner contribution                                                  
                              1,089             1,089  
                                                           
Cash distributions
            (12,043 )                 (1,121 )           (13,164 )
                                                           
Unit-based compensation
            27                               27  
                                                           
Adjustment in fair value of derivatives
                                    2,512       2,512  
                                                           
Balances – March 31, 2010
      17,707,832      $ 284,828        889,444     $ 16,890      $ 5,562      $ 436      $ 307,716   
                                                           
Balances – January 1, 2011
      17,707,832     $ 250,785       889,444     $ 17,721     $ 4,881     $ 1,419     $ 274,806  
                                                           
Net Income
            5,857                   1,224             7,081  
                                                           
Recognition of beneficial conversion feature
            (277 )           277                    
                                                           
Follow-on public offering
      1,874,500       70,329                               70,329  
                                                           
General partner contribution
                              1,505             1,505  
                                                           
Cash distributions
            (13,458 )                 (1,416 )           (14,874 )
                                                           
Unit-based compensation
      9,100       36                               36  
                                                           
Purchase of treasury units
      (9,100 )     (347 )                             (347 )
                                                           
Adjustment in fair value of derivatives
                                    (1,323 )     (1,323 )
                                                           
Balances – March 31, 2011
      19,582,332     $ 312,925       889,444     $ 17,998     $ 6,194     $ 96     $ 274,806  


These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the accompanying notes and other information included in the Partnership’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 4, 2011.


 
 

 

MARTIN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS L.P.
CONSOLIDATED AND CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands)
   
Three Months Ended
March 31,
   
   
2011
 
2010
Cash flows from operating activities:
       
Net income
  $ 7,081   $ 1,771  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
               
Depreciation and amortization
    11,183     9,905  
Amortization of deferred debt issuance costs
    1,140     1,467  
Amortization of debt discount
    88     6  
Deferred taxes
    (3 )   (147 )
Gain on sale of property, plant and equipment
        (102 )
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities
    (2,376 )   (2,176 )
Distributions in-kind from equity investments
    3,948     3,741  
Non-cash mark-to-market on derivatives
    456     (3,142 )
Other
    36     27  
Change in current assets and liabilities, excluding effects of acquisitions and dispositions:
               
Accounts and other receivables                                                                                     
    577     3,306  
Product exchange receivables                                                                                     
    3,845     3,871  
Inventories                                                                                     
    2,320     1,560  
Due from affiliates                                                                                     
    (2,792 )   (2,271 )
Other current assets                                                                                     
    (461 )   (1,331 )
Trade and other accounts payable                                                                                     
    (2,333 )   (525 )
Product exchange payables                                                                                     
    (2,649 )   (2,526 )
Due to affiliates                                                                                     
    4,314     (454 )
Income taxes payable                                                                                     
    226     286  
      Other accrued liabilities
    3,299     (1,898 )
Change in other non-current assets and liabilities
    155     (20 )
Net cash provided by operating activities
    28,054     11,348  
Cash flows from investing activities:
               
Payments for property, plant and equipment
    (14,874 )   (3,475 )
Acquisitions
    (36,500 )    
Payments for plant turnaround costs
    (1,995 )   (1,043 )
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment
        625  
Investment in unconsolidated entities
        (20,110 )
Return of investments from unconsolidated entities
    60     115  
Distributions from (contributions to) unconsolidated entities for operations
    (3,651 )   (568 )
Net cash used in investing activities
    (56,960 )   (24,456 )
Cash flows from financing activities:
               
Payments of long-term debt
    (101,500 )   (284,127 )
Payments of notes payable and capital lease obligations
    (268 )    
Proceeds from long-term debt
    73,500     273,093  
Net proceeds from follow on offering
    70,329     50,530  
       Treasury units purchased
    (347 )    
       General partner contribution
    1,505     1,089  
Payments of debt issuance costs
        (6,969 )
Cash distributions paid
    (14,874 )   (13,164 )
Net cash provided by financing activities
    28,345     20,452  
Net increase (decrease) in cash
    (561 )   7,344  
Cash at beginning of period
    11,380     5,956  
Cash at end of period
  $ 10,819   $ 13,300  

These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the accompanying notes and other information included in the Partnership’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 4, 2011.




 
 

 

MARTIN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS L.P.
DISTRIBUTABLE CASH FLOW
Unaudited Non-GAAP Financial Measure
(Dollars in thousands)
   
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2011
 
       
Net income
  $ 7,081  
         
Adjustments to reconcile net income to distributable cash flow:
       
Depreciation and amortization
    11,183  
Amortization of debt discount
    88  
Amortization of deferred debt issuance costs
    1,140  
Deferred taxes
    (3 )
Payments of installment notes payable and capital lease obligations
    (268 )
Distribution equivalents from unconsolidated entities1
    4,008  
Invested cash in unconsolidated entities2
    (1,486 )
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities 
    (2,376 )
Non-cash mark-to-market on derivatives 
    456  
Payments for plant turnaround costs
    (1,995 )
Maintenance capital expenditures
    (5,355 )
Unit-based compensation
    36  
     Distributable cash flow
  $ 12,509  

       
1  Distribution equivalents from unconsolidated entities:
Distributions from unconsolidated entities 
  $  
   Return of investments from unconsolidated entities
    60  
   Distributions in-kind from equity investments 
    3,948  
           Distributions equivalents from unconsolidated entities
  $ 4,008  
         
         
   2  Invested cash in unconsolidated entities:
       
      Distributions from (contributions to) unconsolidated entities for operations
  $ (3,651 )
      Expansion capital expenditures in unconsolidated entities
    2,165  
          Invested cash in unconsolidated entities 
  $ (1,486 )