Raises 2024 Financial Guidance to Include
Acquisition;
Approves Cash Dividend of $0.2825 Per Share
($1.13 Annualized)
Kinder Morgan, Inc.’s (NYSE: KMI) board of directors today
approved a cash dividend of $0.2825 per share for the fourth
quarter ($1.13 annualized), payable on February 15, 2024, to
stockholders of record as of the close of business on January 31,
2024. This dividend is a 2% increase over the fourth quarter of
2022.
The company is reporting:
- Fourth quarter earnings per share (EPS) of $0.27 and
distributable cash flow (DCF) per share of $0.52, down 10% and 4%,
respectively, compared to the fourth quarter of 2022.
- Net income attributable to KMI of $594 million, compared to
$670 million in the fourth quarter of 2022.
- DCF of $1,171 million compared to $1,217 million in the fourth
quarter of 2022.
- Adjusted Earnings of $633 million for the quarter versus $708
million in the fourth quarter of 2022.
The decreases versus fourth quarter 2022 are largely related to
increased interest expense which was anticipated in the company’s
2023 budget guidance. The company finished the year slightly behind
its budget primarily due to lower commodity prices.
KMI ended the quarter with a Net Debt-to-Adjusted EBITDA ratio
of 4.2, even with its $1.8 billion STX Midstream acquisition
closing just before year end. Our leverage ratio would be lower
with a full-year contribution of Adjusted EBITDA from the acquired
assets.
“As we continue to implement a business model that relies on
stable, fee-based assets in the energy infrastructure space, we
generated substantial cash in 2023, with net income of $2.4 billion
and Adjusted EBITDA of $7.6 billion for the year,” said Executive
Chairman Richard D. Kinder.
“The company consistently exercises disciplined capital
allocation based on conservative assumptions with high return
thresholds while maintaining a strong balance sheet. At the same
time, we are making prudent investments in the energy transition,”
continued Kinder.
“Our commitment to returning value to shareholders is
unwavering, as we have internally funded capital projects and pay a
healthy and growing dividend with robust coverage of $540 million
in the fourth quarter. In 2023, we further returned additional
value to shareholders by repurchasing more than 31.5 million of our
shares for approximately $522 million,” Kinder concluded.
“This quarter we expeditiously closed a major acquisition of STX
Midstream for $1.8 billion. Those assets fit nicely into our
existing Texas Intrastate system serving Gulf Coast and Mexico
demand markets. We also continued to execute on expansion projects
in all of our business segments, most notably our Natural Gas
Pipelines business segment, where four major projects were placed
in service during the quarter and another four are underway,” said
Chief Executive Officer Kim Dang.
“Our Products Pipelines business segment completed two projects
that added 17,500 barrels per day (Bbl/d) of renewable diesel (RD)
throughput capacity in Northern California and an additional
178,000 barrels of RD storage capacity in Southern California. And
our Energy Transition Ventures group put the Prairie View landfill
renewable natural gas (RNG) facility into service, bringing our
total RNG generation capacity to 6.1 billion cubic feet (Bcf) per
year,” Dang said.
“Financial contributions from the Products Pipelines business
segment and our Terminals business segment were up relative to the
fourth quarter of 2022, while the Natural Gas Pipelines and our CO2
business segments were down by a similar amount. EPS and DCF per
share for the quarter were down compared to the fourth quarter of
2022 due to higher interest expense. Both EPS and DCF per share
benefited from share repurchases.
“KMI’s balance sheet is strong, as we ended the year with a Net
Debt-to-Adjusted EBITDA ratio of 4.2 times. This is especially
noteworthy given that we executed approximately $522 million in
unbudgeted, opportunistic share repurchases during the year and
closed on the STX Midstream assets in December,” continued
Dang.
“Our project backlog at the end of the fourth quarter was $3
billion, down from $3.8 billion in the third quarter due to the
completion of multiple large projects including Tennessee Gas
Pipeline’s (TGP) East 300 line upgrade, the Permian Highway
Pipeline (PHP) expansion project and our Texas Intrastates’ Freer
to Sinton project. In calculating backlog Project EBITDA multiples,
we exclude both the capital and EBITDA from the CO2 business
segment and our gathering and processing projects, where the
earnings are more uneven than with our other business segments. To
compensate for those uneven earnings profiles we require higher
return thresholds for those projects. We expect the remaining $1.9
billion of projects in the backlog to generate an average Project
EBITDA multiple of approximately 4.6 times.
“While continuing our strong emphasis on our core businesses, we
are also devoting nearly 80% of our project backlog to lower-carbon
energy investments, including natural gas as a substitute for
higher emitting fuels, RNG, RD, feedstocks associated with RD and
sustainable aviation fuel, and carbon capture and sequestration,”
Dang concluded.
For the full year of 2023, the company reported net income
attributable to KMI of $2,391 million, compared to $2,548 million
for the full year of 2022; and DCF of $4,715 million, down from
$4,970 million for the comparable period in 2022. More than all of
this year-over-year decrease can be explained by higher interest
expense compared to the full year of 2022. DCF was further impacted
by higher sustaining capital expenditures versus 2022.
2024 Outlook
For 2024, KMI’s preliminary budget published on December 4, 2023
forecasted, among other metrics, EPS of $1.21 and DCF per share of
$2.21. It did not include the acquisition of NextEra Energy
Partners’ STX Midstream assets that closed on December 28, 2023.
KMI is updating its budget to incorporate the acquisition of the
STX Midstream assets, which results in a final 2024 budgeted EPS of
$1.22, up 15% versus 2023, DCF per share of $2.26, and Adjusted
EBITDA of $8.16 billion, both up 8% versus 2023 and a year-end 2024
Net Debt-to-Adjusted EBITDA ratio of 3.9 times. KMI’s expectation
to declare dividends of $1.15 per share for 2024 is unchanged.
The preliminary and final budgets assume average annual prices
for West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil and Henry Hub natural
gas of $82 per barrel and $3.50 per million British thermal unit
(MMBtu), respectively, consistent with the forward curve during the
company’s annual budget process.
“While current prices are lower, we did not update commodity
prices in our final guidance given their potential to change over
the next year. However, using our disclosed sensitivities even at
current prices, we would still expect strong growth over 2023,
given our relatively modest commodity exposure. For example, at a
WTI crude oil price of $72 per barrel and Henry Hub natural gas
price of $2.80 per MMBtu, 2024, EPS would grow at 12% versus 2023
and DCF per share would grow at 6%,” said Dang.
This press release includes Adjusted Earnings and DCF, in each
case in the aggregate and per share, Adjusted Segment EBDA,
Adjusted EBITDA, Net Debt, FCF (free cash flow), and Project
EBITDA, all of which are non-GAAP financial measures. For
descriptions of these non-GAAP financial measures and
reconciliations to the most comparable measures prepared in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, please
see “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” and the tables accompanying our
preliminary financial statements.
Overview of Business
Segments
“The Natural Gas Pipelines business segment’s financial
performance was down slightly across most of the network in the
fourth quarter of 2023 relative to the fourth quarter of 2022,
primarily as a result of milder winter weather in 2023,” said KMI
President Tom Martin.
“Natural gas transport volumes were up 5% compared to the fourth
quarter of 2022, primarily due to higher volumes delivered to power
generation, liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities and industrial
customers, as well as the return to service of El Paso Natural Gas
Line 2000. Natural gas gathering volumes were up 27% from the
fourth quarter of 2022, primarily from our Haynesville and Eagle
Ford gathering systems.
“Contributions from the Products Pipelines business
segment were up compared to the fourth quarter of 2022 due to
higher rates on existing assets and contributions from new capital
projects. Total refined products volumes were up slightly compared
to the fourth quarter of 2022. Crude and condensate volumes were
also up 7%,” Martin said. “Gasoline volumes were flat to the fourth
quarter of 2022 while diesel volumes were down 1%. Jet fuel volumes
were up 7% versus the fourth quarter of 2022.
“Terminals business segment earnings were up compared to
the fourth quarter of 2022. Earnings from our Jones Act tanker
business were higher compared to the prior year period on higher
average charter rates. The fleet remains fully contracted under
term charter agreements. Contributions from our liquids terminals
were up versus the prior year period, benefiting from expansion
projects placed in service, improving tank lease rates at our
Carteret, New Jersey facility, contractual rate escalations and
continued strong utilization across our network,” continued Martin.
“Contributions from our bulk terminals were essentially flat versus
the fourth quarter of 2022.
“CO2 business segment earnings were down compared to the
fourth quarter of 2022, primarily due to lower crude oil and CO2
volumes, as well as lower realized natural gas liquids (NGL) and
CO2 prices, partially offset by contributions from the RNG business
in our Energy Transition Ventures group. Our realized weighted
average NGL price for the quarter was down 21% from the fourth
quarter of 2022 at $27.87 per barrel and our realized weighted
average CO2 prices were down $0.08 or 6%,” said Martin. “NGL sales
volumes net to KMI were down 1% versus the fourth quarter of 2022.
CO2 sales volumes were down 13% on a net-to-KMI basis compared to
the fourth quarter of 2022. Crude volumes were down 7% versus the
fourth quarter of 2022. For the year, crude volumes were above
plan, even excluding the Diamond M acquisition, a remarkable
achievement given the impact of an extended outage at SACROC in the
first quarter.”
Other News
Corporate
- During the fourth quarter, KMI repurchased approximately 8.1
million shares for approximately $132 million at an average price
of $16.37 per share. Throughout 2023, KMI repurchased approximately
31.5 million shares for approximately $522 million at an average
price of $16.56 per share, leaving approximately $1.5 billion
remaining in the board approved share repurchase program.
Natural Gas Pipelines
- On December 28, 2023, KMI closed on its $1.815 billion
acquisition of NextEra Energy Partners’ South Texas assets (STX
Midstream), which includes a set of integrated, large diameter high
pressure natural gas pipeline systems that connect the Eagle Ford
basin to growing Mexico and Gulf Coast demand markets. These
pipeline systems include Eagle Ford Midstream, a 90% interest in
the NET Mexico pipeline and a 50% interest in Dos Caminos, LLC. The
portfolio of assets is highly contracted, with an average contract
length of over 8 years. Approximately 75% of the business is
supported by take-or-pay contracts.
- On November 1, 2023, Kinder Morgan Tejas Pipeline (Tejas)
placed in service its project to expand its Eagle Ford natural gas
transportation system to deliver nearly 2 Bcf/d of Eagle Ford
production to Gulf Coast markets. As part of the approximately $232
million project, Tejas constructed an approximately 67-mile,
42-inch pipeline from KMI’s existing Kinder Morgan Texas Pipeline
(KMTP) compressor station near Freer, Texas to the Tejas pipeline
system near Sinton, Texas.
- The PHP Expansion project was placed in service on December 1,
2023, and expanded PHP’s capacity by approximately 550 million
cubic feet per day (MMcf/d) to increase natural gas deliveries from
the Permian to U.S. Gulf Coast markets. PHP is jointly owned by
subsidiaries of KMI, Kinetik Holdings Inc. and Exxon Mobil
Corporation. KMI is the operator of PHP.
- Construction is nearly complete on KMI’s project to expand the
working gas storage capacity at its Markham Storage facility
(Markham) in Matagorda County along the Texas Gulf Coast. The
project involves adding an additional cavern at Markham to provide
more than 6 Bcf of incremental working gas storage capacity and 650
MMcf/d of incremental withdrawal capacity on KMI’s extensive Texas
intrastate system. Shippers have subscribed to most of the
available capacity under long-term agreements. Partial commercial
service began November 1, 2023, with full commercial service
expected in June 2024.
- Construction activities are underway for Tejas’ approximately
$97 million South Texas to Houston Market expansion project. The
project will add compression on Tejas’ mainline to increase natural
gas deliveries by approximately 0.35 Bcf/d to Houston markets. The
target in-service date is the third quarter of 2024.
- Construction has begun on an approximately $180 million
expansion of the KMTP system to provide transportation services,
including treating, for Kimmeridge Texas Gas and other third
parties. The expansion project, supported by a long-term contract,
is designed to deliver up to 500 MMcf/d of Eagle Ford natural gas
supply to markets along the Texas Gulf Coast and Mexico through a
new approximately 30-mile, 30-inch pipeline. The project is
currently expected to be placed in service in November 2024.
- Construction on TGP’s approximately $267 million East 300
Upgrade project was completed. It was placed in partial service on
November 1, with full service available on November 16. TGP has
entered into a long-term, binding agreement with Con Edison for the
115 MMcf/d of capacity.
- Construction is ongoing for TGP’s phase 1 of the Evangeline
Pass project. Construction is expected to begin on TGP’s and
Southern Natural Gas Company’s (SNG) portions of phase 2 in the
first quarter of 2024. The two-phase $672 million project involves
modifications and enhancements to portions of the TGP and SNG
systems in Mississippi and Louisiana, which will result in the
delivery of approximately 2 Bcf/d of natural gas to Venture
Global’s proposed Plaquemines LNG facility. The expected in-service
dates for each phase will be aligned with Venture Global’s
in-service dates.
- The first of two Wyoming Interstate Company egress projects to
access the growing supply from the Bakken formation began
commercial in-service on November 1, 2023. This project added
approximately 92 MMcf/d of Bakken export transportation capacity
from leases on Big Horn Gas Gathering and Fort Union Gas Gathering
(FUGG). The second project will add approximately 300 MMcf/d of
Bakken export transportation capacity from leases on FUGG, Northern
Border Pipeline Company and Bison Pipeline, and is scheduled to be
in service in the first quarter of 2026. All of this capacity is
backed by long-term commitments from creditworthy shippers.
Products Pipelines
- KMI’s Northern California RD hub Phase II capacity project was
placed in commercial operation on January 1, 2024. This project
expands the existing 21,000 Bbl/d of Bay area RD supply by an
additional 17,500 Bbl/d (38,500 Bbl/d total) to the Sacramento, San
Jose and Fresno markets. The project is anchored with customer
commitments and has potential capacity expandability remaining in
subsequent phases. To date, KMI has placed an aggregate of 56,500
Bbl/d of capacity at its Northern and Southern California RD
hubs.
- In late December 2023, KMI completed the second phase of its
Carson Terminal renewables conversion project, which connects
marine supplies of RD coming into its Los Angeles harbor hub to its
truck rack for delivery to local markets and to San Diego and the
Inland Empire markets via pipeline delivery. This project added
178,000 barrels to the terminal’s existing 400,000 barrels of RD
storage capacity at the facility and remains on track to add an
additional 178,000 barrels (third phase) of incremental RD storage
capacity by July 1, 2024. All phases of the Carson Terminal project
are fully subscribed with customer commitments.
Terminals
- Civil and tank foundation work has commenced on KMI’s latest
expansion of the company’s industry-leading RD and sustainable
aviation fuel feedstock storage and logistics offering in its lower
Mississippi River hub. The scope of work at its Geismar River
Terminal in Geismar, Louisiana includes construction of multiple
tanks totaling approximately 250,000 barrels of heated storage
capacity as well as various marine, rail and pipeline
infrastructure improvements. The approximately $54 million Geismar
River Terminal project, which is supported by a long-term
commercial commitment, is expected to be in service by the fourth
quarter of 2024.
- Commissioning is complete on the previously announced vapor
recovery unit (VRU) project at KMI’s refined products terminal hub
along the Houston Ship Channel. The approximately $64 million
investment addresses emissions related to product handling
activities at KMI’s Galena Park and Pasadena terminals and will
generate an attractive return on invested capital. The expected
Scope 1 & 2 CO2 equivalent emissions reduction across the
combined facilities represent a 38% reduction in total facility
greenhouse gas emissions versus 2019 (pre-pandemic) emissions.
Energy Transition Ventures
- The Prairie View landfill RNG facility began commercial
in-service on December 20, 2023. Together with the Twin Bridges and
Liberty landfill RNG facilities completed earlier in the year,
these three projects have added approximately 3.9 Bcf to KMI’s
total annual RNG capacity.
- Construction activities are underway on the previously
announced conversion of the Autumn Hills, Michigan, landfill gas
site to an RNG facility. The site is expected to be placed in
service in the second half of 2024 with a capacity of 0.8 Bcf of
RNG annually. Once complete and in service, this additional
facility will bring KMI’s total RNG generation capacity to 6.9 Bcf
per year.
CO2
- The first phase of KMI’s planned enhanced oil recovery
expansion at our recently acquired Diamond M field was approved in
October 2023. Together with the second phase in the project
backlog, the total expansion is expected to cost approximately $180
million and result in peak oil production of over 5,000 Bbl/d by
late 2026.
Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE: KMI) is one of the largest energy
infrastructure companies in North America. Access to reliable,
affordable energy is a critical component for improving lives
around the world. We are committed to providing energy
transportation and storage services in a safe, efficient and
environmentally responsible manner for the benefit of the people,
communities and businesses we serve. We own an interest in or
operate approximately 82,000 miles of pipelines, 139 terminals, 702
billion cubic feet of working natural gas storage capacity and have
renewable natural gas generation capacity of approximately 6.1 Bcf
per year with an additional 0.8 Bcf in development. Our pipelines
transport natural gas, refined petroleum products, crude oil,
condensate, CO2, renewable fuels and other products, and our
terminals store and handle various commodities including gasoline,
diesel fuel, jet fuel, chemicals, metals, petroleum coke, and
ethanol and other renewable fuels and feedstocks. Learn more about
our work advancing energy solutions on the lower carbon initiatives
page at www.kindermorgan.com.
Please join Kinder Morgan, Inc. at 4:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday,
January 17, at www.kindermorgan.com for a LIVE webcast conference
call on the company’s fourth quarter earnings.
Non-GAAP Financial
Measures
Our non-GAAP financial measures described below should not be
considered alternatives to GAAP net income attributable to Kinder
Morgan, Inc. or other GAAP measures and have important limitations
as analytical tools. Our computations of these non-GAAP financial
measures may differ from similarly titled measures used by others.
You should not consider these non-GAAP financial measures in
isolation or as substitutes for an analysis of our results as
reported under GAAP. Management compensates for the limitations of
our consolidated non-GAAP financial measures by reviewing our
comparable GAAP measures identified in the descriptions of
consolidated non-GAAP measures below, understanding the differences
between the measures and taking this information into account in
its analysis and its decision-making processes.
Certain Items, as adjustments used
to calculate our non-GAAP financial measures, are items that are
required by GAAP to be reflected in net income attributable to
Kinder Morgan, Inc., but typically either (1) do not have a cash
impact (for example, unsettled commodity hedges and asset
impairments), or (2) by their nature are separately identifiable
from our normal business operations and in most cases are likely to
occur only sporadically (for example, certain legal settlements,
enactment of new tax legislation and casualty losses). (See the
accompanying Tables 2, 3, 4, and 6.) We also include adjustments
related to joint ventures (see “Amounts from
Joint Ventures” below).
The following table summarizes our Certain Items for the three
and twelve months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022.
Three Months Ended
December 31,
Year Ended
December 31,
2023
2022
2023
2022
(In millions)
Certain Items
Fair value amortization
$
—
$
(4
)
$
—
$
(15
)
Legal, environmental and other
reserves
—
28
—
51
Change in fair value of derivative
contracts (1)
(33
)
8
(126
)
57
Loss on impairment
—
—
67
—
Income tax Certain Items (2)
27
(2
)
33
(37
)
Other (3)
45
8
45
32
Total Certain Items (4)(5)
$
39
$
38
$
19
$
88
Notes
(1)
Gains or losses are reflected when
realized.
(2)
Represents the income tax provision on
Certain Items plus discrete income tax items. Includes the impact
of KMI’s income tax provision on Certain Items affecting earnings
from equity investments and is separate from the related tax
provision recognized at the investees by the joint ventures which
are also taxable entities.
(3)
Three-month and twelve-month periods of
2023 represent pension cost adjustments related to settlements made
by our pension plans.
(4)
Amounts for the periods ending December
31, 2023 and 2022 include the following amounts reported within
“Earnings from equity investments” on the accompanying Preliminary
Consolidated Statements of Income: (i) $(3) million and $1 million
for the 2022 three-month and twelve-month periods, respectively,
included within “Change in fair value of derivative contracts” and
(ii) $67 million for the 2023 twelve-month period only included
within “Loss on impairment” for a non-cash impairment related to
our investment in Double Eagle Pipeline LLC in our Products
Pipelines business segment.
(5)
Amounts for the periods ending December
31, 2023 and 2022 include, in aggregate, $3 million and $35 million
for the three-month periods, respectively, and $(7) million and
$(11) million for the twelve-month periods, respectively, included
within “Interest, net” on the accompanying Preliminary Consolidated
Statements of Income which consist of (i) $(4) million for the 2022
three-month period and $(15) million for the 2022 twelve-month
period of “Fair value amortization” and (ii) $3 million and $39
million for the three-month periods, respectively, and $(7) million
and $4 million for the twelve-month periods, respectively, of
“Change in fair value of derivative contracts.”
Adjusted Earnings is calculated by
adjusting net income attributable to Kinder Morgan, Inc. for
Certain Items. Adjusted Earnings is used by us, investors and other
external users of our financial statements as a supplemental
measure that provides decision-useful information regarding our
period-over-period performance and ability to generate earnings
that are core to our ongoing operations. We believe the GAAP
measure most directly comparable to Adjusted Earnings is net income
attributable to Kinder Morgan, Inc. Adjusted Earnings per share
uses Adjusted Earnings and applies the same two-class method used
in arriving at basic earnings per share. (See the accompanying
Tables 1 and 2.)
DCF is calculated by adjusting net
income attributable to Kinder Morgan, Inc. for Certain Items, and
further for DD&A and amortization of excess cost of equity
investments, income tax expense, cash taxes, sustaining capital
expenditures and other items. We also adjust amounts from joint
ventures for income taxes, DD&A, cash taxes and sustaining
capital expenditures (see “Amounts from Joint
Ventures” below). DCF is a significant performance measure
used by us, investors and other external users of our financial
statements to evaluate our performance and to measure and estimate
the ability of our assets to generate economic earnings after
paying interest expense, paying cash taxes and expending sustaining
capital. DCF provides additional insight into the specific costs
associated with our assets in the current period and facilitates
period-to-period comparisons of our performance from ongoing
business activities. DCF is also used by us, investors, and other
external users to compare the performance of companies across our
industry. DCF per share serves as the primary financial performance
target for purposes of annual bonuses under our annual incentive
compensation program and for performance-based vesting of equity
compensation grants under our long-term incentive compensation
program. DCF should not be used as an alternative to net cash
provided by operating activities computed under GAAP. We believe
the GAAP measure most directly comparable to DCF is net income
attributable to Kinder Morgan, Inc. DCF per share is DCF divided by
average outstanding shares, including restricted stock awards that
participate in dividends. (See the accompanying Table 2.)
Adjusted Segment EBDA is calculated
by adjusting segment earnings before DD&A and amortization of
excess cost of equity investments, general and administrative
expenses and corporate charges, interest expense, and income taxes
(Segment EBDA) for Certain Items attributable to the segment.
Adjusted Segment EBDA is used by management in its analysis of
segment performance and management of our business. We believe
Adjusted Segment EBDA is a useful performance metric because it
provides management, investors and other external users of our
financial statements additional insight into performance trends
across our business segments, our segments’ relative contributions
to our consolidated performance and the ability of our segments to
generate earnings on an ongoing basis. Adjusted Segment EBDA is
also used as a factor in determining compensation under our annual
incentive compensation program for our business segment presidents
and other business segment employees. We believe it is useful to
investors because it is a measure that management uses to allocate
resources to our segments and assess each segment’s performance.
(See the accompanying Table 4.)
Adjusted EBITDA is calculated by
adjusting net income attributable to Kinder Morgan, Inc. before
interest expense, income taxes, DD&A, and amortization of
excess cost of equity investments (EBITDA) for Certain Items. We
also include amounts from joint ventures for income taxes and
DD&A (see “Amounts from Joint
Ventures” below). Adjusted EBITDA (on a rolling 12-months
basis) is used by management, investors and other external users,
in conjunction with our Net Debt (as described further below), to
evaluate our leverage. Management and external users also use
Adjusted EBITDA as an important metric to compare the valuations of
companies across our industry. Our ratio of Net Debt-to-Adjusted
EBITDA is used as a supplemental performance target for purposes of
our annual incentive compensation program. We believe the GAAP
measure most directly comparable to Adjusted EBITDA is net income
attributable to Kinder Morgan, Inc. (See the accompanying Tables 3
and 6.)
Amounts from Joint Ventures -
Certain Items, DCF and Adjusted EBITDA reflect amounts from
unconsolidated joint ventures (JVs) and consolidated JVs utilizing
the same recognition and measurement methods used to record
“Earnings from equity investments” and “Noncontrolling interests
(NCI),” respectively. The calculations of DCF and Adjusted EBITDA
related to our unconsolidated and consolidated JVs include the same
items (DD&A and income tax expense, and for DCF only, also cash
taxes and sustaining capital expenditures) with respect to the JVs
as those included in the calculations of DCF and Adjusted EBITDA
for our wholly-owned consolidated subsidiaries; further, we remove
the portion of these adjustments attributable to non-controlling
interests. (See Tables 2, 3, and 6.) Although these amounts related
to our unconsolidated JVs are included in the calculations of DCF
and Adjusted EBITDA, such inclusion should not be understood to
imply that we have control over the operations and resulting
revenues, expenses or cash flows of such unconsolidated JVs.
Net Debt is calculated by
subtracting from debt (1) cash and cash equivalents, (2) debt fair
value adjustments, and (3) the foreign exchange impact on
Euro-denominated bonds for which we have entered into currency
swaps. Net Debt, on its own and in conjunction with our Adjusted
EBITDA (on a rolling 12-months basis) as part of a ratio of Net
Debt-to-Adjusted EBITDA, is a non-GAAP financial measure that is
used by management, investors and other external users of our
financial information to evaluate our leverage. Our ratio of Net
Debt-to-Adjusted EBITDA is also used as a supplemental performance
target for purposes of our annual incentive compensation program.
We believe the most comparable measure to Net Debt is total debt as
reconciled in the notes to the accompanying Preliminary
Consolidated Balance Sheets in Table 6.
Project EBITDA is calculated for an
individual capital project as earnings before interest expense,
taxes, DD&A and general and administrative expenses
attributable to such project, or for JV projects, consistent with
the methods described above under “Amounts from Joint Ventures,”
and in conjunction with capital expenditures for the project, is
the basis for our Project EBITDA multiple. Management, investors
and others use Project EBITDA to evaluate our return on investment
for capital projects before expenses that are generally not
controllable by operating managers in our business segments. We
believe the GAAP measure most directly comparable to Project EBITDA
is the portion of net income attributable to a capital project. We
do not provide the portion of budgeted net income attributable to
individual capital projects (the GAAP financial measure most
directly comparable to Project EBITDA) due to the impracticality of
predicting, on a project-by-project basis through the second full
year of operations, certain amounts required by GAAP, such as
projected commodity prices, unrealized gains and losses on
derivatives marked to market, and potential estimates for certain
contingent liabilities associated with the project completion.
FCF is calculated by reducing cash
flow from operations for capital expenditures (sustaining and
expansion), and FCF after dividends is calculated by further
reducing FCF for dividends paid during the period. FCF is used by
management, investors and other external users as an additional
leverage metric, and FCF after dividends provides additional
insight into cash flow generation. Therefore, we believe FCF is
useful to our investors. We believe the GAAP measure most directly
comparable to FCF is cash flow from operations. (See the
accompanying Table 7.)
Important Information Relating to
Forward-Looking Statements
This news release includes forward-looking statements within the
meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Generally the words “expects,” “believes,” “anticipates,” “plans,”
“will,” “shall,” “estimates,” “projects,” and similar expressions
identify forward-looking statements, which are generally not
historical in nature. Forward-looking statements in this news
release include, among others, express or implied statements
pertaining to: the long-term demand for KMI’s assets and services;
energy evolution-related opportunities; KMI’s 2023 expectations;
anticipated dividends; and KMI’s capital projects, including
expected costs, completion timing and benefits of those projects.
Forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties
and are based on the beliefs and assumptions of management, based
on information currently available to them. Although KMI believes
that these forward-looking statements are based on reasonable
assumptions, it can give no assurance as to when or if any such
forward-looking statements will materialize nor their ultimate
impact on our operations or financial condition. Important factors
that could cause actual results to differ materially from those
expressed in or implied by these forward-looking statements
include: the timing and extent of changes in the supply of and
demand for the products we transport and handle; commodity prices;
counterparty financial risk; and the other risks and uncertainties
described in KMI’s reports filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC), including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year-ended December 31, 2022 (under the headings “Risk Factors” and
“Information Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” and elsewhere),
and its subsequent reports, which are available through the SEC’s
EDGAR system at www.sec.gov and on our website at
ir.kindermorgan.com. Forward-looking statements speak only as of
the date they were made, and except to the extent required by law,
KMI undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking
statement because of new information, future events or other
factors. Because of these risks and uncertainties, readers should
not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.
Table 1
Kinder Morgan, Inc. and
Subsidiaries
Preliminary Consolidated
Statements of Income
(In millions, except per share
amounts, unaudited)
Three Months Ended
December 31,
% change
Year Ended
December 31,
% change
2023
2022
2023
2022
Revenues
$
4,038
$
4,579
$
15,334
$
19,200
Operating costs, expenses and other
Costs of sales (exclusive of items shown
separately below)
1,347
1,961
4,938
9,255
Operations and maintenance
745
695
2,807
2,655
Depreciation, depletion and
amortization
567
554
2,250
2,186
General and administrative
171
167
668
637
Taxes, other than income taxes
102
101
421
441
Loss (gain) on divestitures and
impairments, net
1
(2
)
(15
)
(32
)
Other expense (income), net
4
(1
)
2
(7
)
Total operating costs, expenses and
other
2,937
3,475
11,071
15,135
Operating income
1,101
1,104
4,263
4,065
Other income (expense)
Earnings from equity investments
231
239
838
803
Amortization of excess cost of equity
investments
(12
)
(18
)
(66
)
(75
)
Interest, net
(452
)
(426
)
(1,797
)
(1,513
)
Other, net
(44
)
(8
)
(37
)
55
Income before income taxes
824
891
3,201
3,335
Income tax expense
(206
)
(198
)
(715
)
(710
)
Net income
618
693
2,486
2,625
Net income attributable to NCI
(24
)
(23
)
(95
)
(77
)
Net income attributable to Kinder
Morgan, Inc.
$
594
$
670
$
2,391
$
2,548
Class P Shares
Basic and diluted earnings per share
$
0.27
$
0.30
(10
)%
$
1.06
$
1.12
(5
)%
Basic and diluted weighted average shares
outstanding
2,221
2,248
(1
)%
2,234
2,258
(1
)%
Declared dividends per share
$
0.2825
$
0.2775
2
%
$
1.13
$
1.11
2
%
Adjusted Earnings (1)
$
633
$
708
(11
)%
$
2,410
$
2,636
(9
)%
Adjusted Earnings per share (1)
$
0.28
$
0.31
(10
)%
$
1.07
$
1.16
(8
)%
Notes
(1)
Adjusted Earnings is Net income
attributable to Kinder Morgan, Inc. adjusted for Certain Items; see
Table 2 for a reconciliation. Adjusted Earnings per share uses
Adjusted Earnings and applies the same two-class method used in
arriving at basic earnings per share.
Table 2
Kinder Morgan, Inc. and
Subsidiaries
Preliminary Net Income
Attributable to Kinder Morgan, Inc. to Adjusted Earnings and DCF
Reconciliations
(In millions, except per share
amounts, unaudited)
Three Months Ended
December 31,
% change
Year Ended
December 31,
% change
Preliminary Net Income Attributable to
Kinder Morgan, Inc. to Adjusted Earnings
2023
2022
2023
2022
Net income attributable to Kinder
Morgan, Inc.
$
594
$
670
(11
)%
$
2,391
$
2,548
(6
)%
Certain Items (1)
Fair value amortization
—
(4
)
—
(15
)
Legal, environmental and other
reserves
—
28
—
51
Change in fair value of derivative
contracts
(33
)
8
(126
)
57
Loss on impairment
—
—
67
—
Income tax Certain Items
27
(2
)
33
(37
)
Other
45
8
45
32
Total Certain Items
39
38
3
%
19
88
(78
)%
Adjusted Earnings
$
633
$
708
(11
)%
$
2,410
$
2,636
(9
)%
Preliminary Net Income Attributable to
Kinder Morgan, Inc. to DCF
Net income attributable to Kinder
Morgan, Inc.
$
594
$
670
(11
)%
$
2,391
$
2,548
(6
)%
Total Certain Items (2)
39
38
3
%
19
88
(78
)%
DD&A
567
554
2,250
2,186
Amortization of excess cost of equity
investments
12
18
66
75
Income tax expense (3)
179
200
682
747
Cash taxes
(1
)
(1
)
(11
)
(13
)
Sustaining capital expenditures
(275
)
(263
)
(868
)
(761
)
Amounts from joint ventures
Unconsolidated JV DD&A
82
81
323
323
Remove consolidated JV partners'
DD&A
(16
)
(16
)
(63
)
(50
)
Unconsolidated JV income tax expense
(4)(5)
19
21
89
75
Unconsolidated JV cash taxes (4)
(3
)
(19
)
(76
)
(70
)
Unconsolidated JV sustaining capital
expenditures
(45
)
(59
)
(163
)
(148
)
Remove consolidated JV partners'
sustaining capital expenditures
3
2
9
8
Other items (6)
16
(9
)
67
(38
)
DCF
$
1,171
$
1,217
(4
)%
$
4,715
$
4,970
(5
)%
Weighted average shares outstanding for
dividends (7)
2,234
2,261
2,247
2,271
DCF per share
$
0.52
$
0.54
(4
)%
$
2.10
$
2.19
(4
)%
Declared dividends per share
$
0.2825
$
0.2775
$
1.13
$
1.11
Notes
(1)
See table included in “Non-GAAP Financial
Measures—Certain Items.”
(2)
See “Preliminary Net Income Attributable
to Kinder Morgan, Inc. to Adjusted Earnings” above for a detailed
listing.
(3)
To avoid duplication, adjustments for
income tax expense for the periods ended December 31, 2023 and 2022
exclude $27 million and $(2) million for the three-month periods,
respectively, and $33 million and $(37) million for the
twelve-month periods, respectively, which amounts are already
included within “Certain Items.” See table included in “Non-GAAP
Financial Measures—Certain Items.”
(4)
Associated with our Citrus, NGPL and
Products (SE) Pipe Line equity investments.
(5)
Includes the tax provision on Certain
Items recognized by the investees that are taxable entities. The
impact of KMI’s income tax provision on Certain Items affecting
earnings from equity investments is included within “Certain Items”
above. See table included in “Non-GAAP Financial Measures—Certain
Items.”
(6)
Includes non-cash pension expense,
non-cash compensation associated with our restricted stock program
and pension contributions.
(7)
Includes restricted stock awards that
participate in dividends.
Table 3
Kinder Morgan, Inc. and
Subsidiaries
Preliminary Net Income
Attributable to Kinder Morgan, Inc. to Adjusted EBITDA
Reconciliation
(In millions,
unaudited)
Three Months Ended
December 31,
% change
Year Ended
December 31,
% change
2023
2022
2023
2022
Net income attributable to Kinder
Morgan, Inc.
$
594
$
670
(11
)%
$
2,391
$
2,548
(6
)%
Certain Items (1)
Fair value amortization
—
(4
)
—
(15
)
Legal, environmental and other
reserves
—
28
—
51
Change in fair value of derivative
contracts
(33
)
8
(126
)
57
Loss on impairment
—
—
67
—
Income tax Certain Items
27
(2
)
33
(37
)
Other
45
8
45
32
Total Certain Items
39
38
19
88
DD&A
567
554
2,250
2,186
Amortization of excess cost of equity
investments
12
18
66
75
Income tax expense (2)
179
200
682
747
Interest, net (3)
449
391
1,804
1,524
Amounts from joint ventures
Unconsolidated JV DD&A
82
81
323
323
Remove consolidated JV partners'
DD&A
(16
)
(16
)
(63
)
(50
)
Unconsolidated JV income tax expense
(4)
19
21
89
75
Adjusted EBITDA
$
1,925
$
1,957
(2
)%
$
7,561
$
7,516
1
%
Notes
(1)
See table included in “Non-GAAP Financial
Measures—Certain Items.”
(2)
To avoid duplication, adjustments for
income tax expense for the periods ended December 31, 2023 and 2022
exclude $27 million and $(2) million for the three-month periods,
respectively, and $33 million and $(37) million for the
twelve-month periods, respectively, which amounts are already
included within “Certain Items.” See table included in “Non-GAAP
Financial Measures—Certain Items.”
(3)
To avoid duplication, adjustments for
interest, net for the periods ended December 31, 2023 and 2022
exclude $3 million and $35 million for the three-month periods,
respectively, and $(7) million and $(11) million for the
twelve-month periods, respectively, which amounts are already
included within “Certain Items.” See table included in “Non-GAAP
Financial Measures—Certain Items.”
(4)
Includes the tax provision on Certain
Items recognized by the investees that are taxable entities
associated with our Citrus, NGPL and Products (SE) Pipe Line equity
investments. The impact of KMI’s income tax provision on Certain
Items affecting earnings from equity investments is included within
“Certain Items” above.
Table 4
Kinder Morgan, Inc. and
Subsidiaries
Preliminary Reconciliation of
Segment EBDA to Adjusted Segment EBDA
(In millions,
unaudited)
Three Months Ended
December 31,
Year Ended
December 31,
2023
2022
2023
2022
Segment EBDA (1)
Natural Gas Pipelines Segment EBDA
$
1,353
$
1,348
$
5,282
$
4,801
Certain Items (2)
Legal, environmental and other
reserves
—
28
—
51
Change in fair value of derivative
contracts
(23
)
(25
)
(122
)
64
Other
—
2
—
26
Natural Gas Pipelines Adjusted Segment
EBDA
$
1,330
$
1,353
$
5,160
$
4,942
Products Pipelines Segment EBDA
$
282
$
252
$
1,062
$
1,107
Certain Items (2)
Change in fair value of derivative
contracts
(4
)
—
(1
)
—
Loss on impairment
—
—
67
—
Products Pipelines Adjusted Segment
EBDA
$
278
$
252
$
1,128
$
1,107
Terminals Segment EBDA
$
266
$
244
$
1,040
$
975
CO2 Segment EBDA
$
179
$
200
$
689
$
819
Certain Items (2)
Change in fair value of derivative
contracts
(9
)
(6
)
4
(11
)
CO2 Adjusted Segment EBDA
$
170
$
194
$
693
$
808
Notes
(1)
Includes revenues, earnings from equity
investments, operating expenses, loss (gain) on divestitures and
impairments, net, other income, net, and other, net. Operating
expenses include costs of sales, operations and maintenance
expenses, and taxes, other than income taxes. The composition of
Segment EBDA is not addressed nor prescribed by generally accepted
accounting principles.
(2)
See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures—Certain
Items.”
Table 5
Segment Volume and CO2 Segment
Hedges Highlights
(Historical data is pro forma
for acquired and divested assets, JV volumes at KMI share)
Three Months Ended
December 31,
Year Ended
December 31,
2023
2022
2023
2022
Natural Gas Pipelines (1)
Transport volumes (BBtu/d)
41,461
39,572
40,282
38,657
Sales volumes (BBtu/d)
2,466
2,366
2,346
2,482
Gathering volumes (BBtu/d)
3,973
3,132
3,562
2,994
NGLs (MBbl/d)
35
33
34
30
Products Pipelines (MBbl/d)
Gasoline (2)
967
965
980
978
Diesel fuel
358
360
351
367
Jet fuel
288
268
285
264
Total refined product volumes
1,613
1,593
1,616
1,609
Crude and condensate
489
455
483
471
Total delivery volumes (MBbl/d)
2,102
2,048
2,099
2,080
Terminals (1)
Liquids leasable capacity (MMBbl)
78.7
78.2
78.7
78.2
Liquids leased capacity %
93.3
%
92.2
%
93.6
%
91.3
%
Bulk transload tonnage (MMtons)
13.5
13.2
53.3
53.2
CO2 (1)
SACROC oil production (3)
19.42
21.13
20.22
20.29
Yates oil production
6.58
6.52
6.63
6.52
Other
2.16
2.55
2.32
2.75
Total oil production - net (MBbl/d)
(4)
28.16
30.20
29.17
29.56
NGL sales volumes - net (MBbl/d) (4)
9.11
9.20
8.97
9.40
CO2 sales volumes - net (Bcf/d)
0.328
0.377
0.336
0.358
RNG sales volumes (BBtu/d)
7
4
6
3
Realized weighted average oil price ($ per
Bbl)
$
67.22
$
65.06
$
67.42
$
66.78
Realized weighted average NGL price ($ per
Bbl)
$
27.87
$
35.26
$
30.84
$
39.59
CO2 Segment Hedges
2024
2025
2026
2027
2028
Crude Oil (5)
Price ($ per Bbl)
$
65.27
$
63.91
$
65.16
$
64.38
$
61.40
Volume (MBbl/d)
21.00
12.85
8.60
3.60
0.10
NGLs
Price ($ per Bbl)
$
51.58
Volume (MBbl/d)
3.20
Notes
(1)
Volumes for acquired assets are included
for all periods, however, EBDA contributions from acquisitions are
included only for periods subsequent to their acquisition. Volumes
for assets divested, idled and/or held for sale are excluded for
all periods presented.
(2)
Gasoline volumes include ethanol pipeline
volumes.
(3)
Includes volumetric data for Diamond
M.
(4)
Net of royalties and outside working
interests.
(5)
Includes West Texas Intermediate
hedges.
Table 6
Kinder Morgan, Inc. and
Subsidiaries
Preliminary Consolidated
Balance Sheets (1)
(In millions,
unaudited)
December 31,
December 31,
2023
2022
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents
$
83
$
745
Other current assets
2,459
3,058
Property, plant and equipment, net
37,216
35,599
Investments
8,073
7,653
Goodwill
19,971
19,965
Deferred charges and other assets
3,219
3,058
Total assets
$
71,021
$
70,078
Liabilities and Stockholders'
Equity
Short-term debt
$
4,049
$
3,385
Other current liabilities
3,172
3,545
Long-term debt
27,880
28,288
Debt fair value adjustments
187
115
Other
4,003
2,631
Total liabilities
39,291
37,964
Other stockholders' equity
30,523
31,144
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(217
)
(402
)
Total KMI stockholders' equity
30,306
30,742
Noncontrolling interests
1,424
1,372
Total stockholders' equity
31,730
32,114
Total liabilities and stockholders'
equity
$
71,021
$
70,078
Net Debt (2)
$
31,837
$
30,936
Adjusted EBITDA Twelve Months
Ended (3)
Reconciliation of Net Income
Attributable to Kinder Morgan, Inc. to Last Twelve Months Adjusted
EBITDA
December 31,
December 31,
2023
2022
Net income attributable to Kinder
Morgan, Inc.
$
2,391
$
2,548
Total Certain Items (4)
19
88
DD&A
2,250
2,186
Amortization of excess cost of equity
investments
66
75
Income tax expense (5)
682
747
Interest, net (5)
1,804
1,524
Amounts from joint ventures
Unconsolidated JV DD&A
323
323
Less: Consolidated JV partners'
DD&A
(63
)
(50
)
Unconsolidated JV income tax expense
89
75
Adjusted EBITDA
$
7,561
$
7,516
Net Debt-to-Adjusted EBITDA (6)
4.2
4.1
Notes
(1)
The December 31, 2023 Preliminary
Consolidated Balance Sheet reflects a preliminary assessment of
fair values for the assets and liabilities from the STX Midstream
acquisition that closed on December 28, 2023, and as such, the
allocation of the purchase price within our consolidated balance
sheet could be adjusted for the 2023 10-K filing.
(2)
Amounts calculated as total debt, less (i)
cash and cash equivalents; (ii) debt fair value adjustments; and
(ii) the foreign exchange impact on our Euro denominated debt of $9
million and $(8) million as of December 31, 2023 and December 31,
2022, respectively, as we have entered into swaps to convert that
debt to U.S.$.
(3)
Reflects the rolling 12-month amounts for
each period above.
(4)
See table included in “Non-GAAP Financial
Measures—Certain Items.”
(5)
Amounts are adjusted for Certain Items.
See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures—Certain Items” for more
information.
(6)
Year-end 2023 net debt reflects borrowings
to fund the STX Midstream acquisition that closed on December 28,
2023. Including a full year of Adjusted EBITDA from the acquired
assets on a Pro Forma basis, the leverage ratio would have been
4.1x.
Table 7
Kinder Morgan, Inc. and
Subsidiaries
Preliminary Supplemental
Information
(In millions,
unaudited)
Three Months Ended
December 31,
Year Ended
December 31,
2023
2022
2023
2022
KMI FCF
Net income attributable to Kinder Morgan,
Inc.
$
594
$
670
$
2,391
$
2,548
Net income attributable to noncontrolling
interests
24
23
95
77
DD&A
567
554
2,250
2,186
Amortization of excess cost of equity
investments
12
18
66
75
Deferred income taxes
215
193
710
692
Earnings from equity investments
(231
)
(239
)
(838
)
(803
)
Distribution of equity investment earnings
(1)
183
177
755
725
Working capital and other items (2)(3)
958
8
1,062
(533
)
Cash flow from operations
2,322
1,404
6,491
4,967
Capital expenditures (GAAP)
(628
)
(477
)
(2,317
)
(1,621
)
FCF
1,694
927
4,174
3,346
Dividends paid
(631
)
(628
)
(2,529
)
(2,504
)
FCF after dividends
$
1,063
$
299
$
1,645
$
842
Notes
(1)
Periods ended December 31, 2023 and 2022
exclude distributions from equity investments in excess of
cumulative earnings of $62 million and $30 million for the
three-month periods, respectively, and $228 million and $156
million for the twelve-month periods, respectively. These are
included in cash flows from investing activities on our
consolidated statement of cash flows.
(2)
Three-month and twelve-month periods of
2023 include $843 million for cash received related to an agreement
with a customer to prepay certain fixed reservation charges under
long-term transportation and terminaling contracts. The prepayment,
which relates to contracts expiring from 2035 to 2040, was
discounted to present value at a rate that is attractive relative
to our cost of issuing long-term debt.
(3)
Includes non-cash impairments recognized.
See table included in “Non-GAAP Financial Measures—Certain Items”
for more information.
Table 8
Kinder Morgan, Inc. and
Subsidiaries
Reconciliation of Projected
Net Income Attributable to Kinder Morgan, Inc. to Projected
DCF
(In billions,
unaudited)
2024 Revised Budget
Net income attributable to Kinder
Morgan, Inc. (GAAP)
$
2.7
Total Certain Items
—
DD&A and amortization of excess cost
of equity investments
2.4
Income tax expense
0.8
Cash taxes
(0.1
)
Sustaining capital expenditures
(1.0
)
Amounts from joint ventures
Unconsolidated JV DD&A
0.3
Remove consolidated JV partners'
DD&A
—
Unconsolidated JV income tax expense
0.1
Unconsolidated JV cash taxes
(0.1
)
Unconsolidated JV sustaining capital
expenditures
(0.2
)
Remove consolidated JV partners'
sustaining capital expenditures
—
Other items (1)
0.1
DCF
$
5.0
Current commodity price impact to DCF
(2)(3)
(0.1
)
DCF with current commodity price
impact
$
4.9
Table 9
Kinder Morgan, Inc. and
Subsidiaries
Reconciliation of Projected
Net Income Attributable to Kinder Morgan, Inc. to Projected
Adjusted EBITDA
(In billions,
unaudited)
2024 Revised Budget
Net income attributable to Kinder
Morgan, Inc. (GAAP)
$
2.7
Total Certain Items
—
DD&A and amortization of excess cost
of equity investments
2.4
Income tax expense
0.8
Interest, net
1.9
Amounts from joint ventures
Unconsolidated JV DD&A
0.3
Remove consolidated JV partners'
DD&A
—
Unconsolidated JV income tax expense
0.1
Adjusted EBITDA
$
8.2
Notes
(1)
Includes non-cash pension expense,
non-cash compensation associated with our restricted stock program
and pension contributions.
(2)
Includes commodity price impact to Net
income attributable to KMI based on a WTI Crude oil price of $72
per barrel and Henry Hub natural gas price of $2.80 per MMBtu.
(3)
Includes $(0.1) billion adjustment to Net
income attributable to Kinder Morgan, Inc. and less than $(0.1)
billion associated reduction in income tax expense.
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