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8-K - ADAMS RESOURCES & ENERGY FORM 8-K 2ND QT 2015 - ADAMS RESOURCES & ENERGY, INC.form8-k.htm



FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Rick Abshire (713) 881-3609

ADAMS RESOURCES ANNOUNCES DIVIDEND AND
SECOND QUARTER 2015 EARNINGS

Houston (August 6, 2015)--Adams Resources & Energy, Inc. (NYSE MKT:AE) announced second quarter 2015 unaudited net earnings of $4,340,000 or $1.03 per common share.  Revenues for the quarter totaled $600,558,000. Current period net earnings compare to unaudited second quarter 2014 net earnings of $3,975,000 or $.94 per common share.

Thomas S. Smith, President and Chief Executive Officer, attributed the 2015 earnings improvement to fuel cost saving within the Companies trucking fleet.  The Company operates over 500 trucks hauling crude oil and liquid chemicals with diesel fuel a significant expense, averaging over $20 million per year at current prices.  Recent declines in the market price of crude oil have led to reduced diesel fuel prices with a resultant cost savings to the Company.

 
A summary of operating results is as follows:

   
Second Quarter
 
   
2015
   
2014
 
             
Operating Earnings (Expense)
           
Marketing                                                        
  $ 9,842,000     $ 7,776,000  
Transportation                                                        
    1,169,000       955,000  
Oil and natural gas                                                        
    (1,772,000 )     (508,000 )
Administrative expenses                                                        
    (2,318,000 )     (2,147,000 )
      6,921,000       6,076,000  
Interest income, net                                                                
    95,000       45,000  
Income tax (provision)                                                                
    (2,676,000 )     (2,146,000 )
                 
Net earnings                                                                
  $ 4,340,000     $ 3,975,000  

The Company’s Board of Directors also declared a quarterly cash dividend in the amount of $.22 (twenty-two cents) per common share, payable on September 17, 2015 to shareholders of record as of September 3, 2015.

The Company’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2015 will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 7, 2015 and will be available on the Company’s website at adamsresources.com.
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The information in this release includes certain forward-looking statements that are based on assumptions that in the future may prove not to have been accurate. A number of factors could cause actual results or events to differ materially from those anticipated.  Such factors include, among others, (a) general economic conditions and potential adverse world economic conditions, (b) fluctuations in hydrocarbon commodity prices and margins, (c) variations between commodity contract volumes and actual delivery volumes, (d) unanticipated environmental liabilities or regulatory changes, (e) counterparty credit default, (f) inability to obtain bank and/or trade credit support, (g) availability and cost of insurance, (h) changes in tax laws, (i) the availability and cost of capital, (j) results of current items of litigation, (k) uninsured items of litigation or losses, (l) uncertainty in reserve estimates and cash flows, (n) successful drilling activity and the ability to replace oil and gas reserves, (m) security issues related to drivers and terminal facilities, (o) demand for chemical based trucking operations, (p) financial soundness of customers and suppliers.  These and other risks are described in the Company’s reports that are on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 
 

 


 


UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
 
(In thousands, except per share data)
 
   
   
Six Months Ended
   
Three Months Ended
 
   
June 30,
   
June 30,
 
   
2015
   
2014
   
2015
   
2014
 
                         
Revenues                                                    
  $ 1,156,131     $ 2,109,120     $ 600,558     $ 1,159,931  
                                 
Costs, expenses and other                                                    
    (1,144,124 )     (2,094,545 )     (593,542 )     (1,153,810 )
Income tax (provision)                                                    
    (4,570 )     (5,237 )     (2,676 )     (2,146 )
                                 
Net earnings                                                    
  $ 7,437     $ 9,338     $ 4,340     $ 3,975  
                                 
                                 
Earnings per common share:
                               
    Basic and diluted net earnings
                               
per common share                                               
  $ 1.76     $ 2.21     $ 1.03     $ .94  
                                 
Dividends per common share                                                    
  $ .44     $ .44     $ .22     $ .22  




UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
 
(In thousands)
 
   
June 30,
   
December 31,
 
   
2015
   
2014
 
             
ASSETS
           
Cash                                                                         
  $ 83,980     $ 80,184  
Other current assets                                                                         
    174,342       170,761  
Total current assets                                                                 
    258,322       250,945  
                 
Net property & equipment                                                                               
    75,841       84,871  
Deposits and other assets                                                                               
    5,409       4,998  
    $ 339,572     $ 340,814  
                 
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
               
Total current liabilities                                                                         
  $ 161,207     $ 168,603  
Other long-term liabilities                                                                         
    15,287       14,714  
Shareholders’ equity                                                                         
    163,078       157,497  
    $ 339,572     $ 340,814