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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One) | |
ý | Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 |
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2008 | |
OR | |
o | Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 |
Commission File Number: 001-32505
TRANSMONTAIGNE PARTNERS L.P.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 34-2037221 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
1670 Broadway
Suite 3100
Denver, Colorado 80202
(Address, including zip code, of principal executive offices)
(303) 626-8200
(Telephone number, including area code)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ý No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer o | Accelerated filer ý | Non-accelerated filer o (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) | Smaller reporting company o |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act) Yes o No ý
As of April 30, 2008, there were 9,122,300 units of the registrant's Common Limited Partner Units outstanding.
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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Quarterly Report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including the following:
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- certain statements, including possible or assumed future results of operations, in "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations;"
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- any statements contained herein regarding the prospects for our business or any of our services;
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- any statements preceded by, followed by or that include the words "may," "seeks," "believes," "expects," "anticipates," "intends," "continues," "estimates," "plans," "targets," "predicts," "attempts," "is scheduled," or similar expressions; and
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- other statements contained herein regarding matters that are not historical facts.
Our business and results of operations are subject to risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our ability to control or predict. Because of these risks and uncertainties, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by forward-looking statements, and investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such statements, which speak only as of the date thereof. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from our expectations and may adversely affect our business and results of operations, include, but are not limited to those risk factors set forth in this report in Part II. Other Information under the heading "Item 1A. Risk Factors."
Part I. Financial Information
ITEM 1. UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The interim unaudited consolidated financial statements of TransMontaigne Partners L.P. as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2008 are included herein beginning on the following page. The accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and related notes for the year ended December 31, 2007, together with our discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations, included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 10, 2008 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (File No. 001-32505).
TransMontaigne Partners L.P. is a holding company with the following active wholly-owned subsidiaries during the three months ended March 31, 2008:
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- TransMontaigne Operating GP L.L.C.
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- TransMontaigne Operating Company L.P.
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- Coastal Terminals L.L.C.
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- Razorback L.L.C.
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- TPSI Terminals L.L.C.
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- TMOC Corp.
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- TLP Mex L.L.C.
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- Penn Octane de Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V.
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- Termatsal S. de R.L. de C.V.
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- Tergas, S. de R.L.de C.V.
We do not have off-balance-sheet arrangements (other than operating leases) or special-purpose entities.
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Consolidated balance sheets
(In thousands)
| March 31, 2008 | December 31, 2007 | |||||
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ASSETS | |||||||
Current assets: | |||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 8,643 | $ | 1,604 | |||
Trade accounts receivable, net | 5,874 | 4,409 | |||||
Due from TransMontaigne Inc. | — | 1,790 | |||||
Due from Morgan Stanley Capital Group | 2,422 | 918 | |||||
Other current assets | 4,214 | 2,874 | |||||
21,153 | 11,595 | ||||||
Property, plant and equipment, net | 424,763 | 417,827 | |||||
Goodwill | 24,737 | 24,737 | |||||
Other assets, net | 6,983 | 6,659 | |||||
$ | 477,636 | $ | 460,818 | ||||
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY | |||||||
Current liabilities: | |||||||
Trade accounts payable | $ | 14,547 | $ | 2,545 | |||
Due to TransMontaigne Inc. | 795 | — | |||||
Other accrued liabilities | 15,112 | 13,443 | |||||
30,454 | 15,988 | ||||||
Long-term debt | 135,000 | 132,000 | |||||
Total liabilities | 165,454 | 147,988 | |||||
Partners' equity: | |||||||
Common unitholders | 249,952 | 250,351 | |||||
Subordinated unitholders | 58,692 | 58,819 | |||||
General partner interest | 3,538 | 3,660 | |||||
312,182 | 312,830 | ||||||
$ | 477,636 | $ | 460,818 | ||||
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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Consolidated statements of operations
(In thousands, except per unit amounts)
| Three months ended March 31, | ||||||||
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| 2008 | 2007 | |||||||
Revenue: | |||||||||
External customers | $ | 11,815 | $ | 13,953 | |||||
Affiliates | 22,009 | 18,747 | |||||||
33,824 | 32,700 | ||||||||
Costs and expenses: | |||||||||
Direct operating costs and expenses | (15,467 | ) | (13,945 | ) | |||||
Direct general and administrative expenses | (1,073 | ) | (894 | ) | |||||
Allocated general and administrative expenses | (2,507 | ) | (2,456 | ) | |||||
Allocated insurance expense | (713 | ) | (717 | ) | |||||
Reimbursement of bonus awards | (375 | ) | — | ||||||
Depreciation and amortization | (5,733 | ) | (4,965 | ) | |||||
Total costs and expenses | (25,868 | ) | (22,977 | ) | |||||
Operating income | 7,956 | 9,723 | |||||||
Other income (expenses): | |||||||||
Interest income | 23 | 5 | |||||||
Interest expense | (1,626 | ) | (3,787 | ) | |||||
Amortization of deferred financing costs | (151 | ) | (129 | ) | |||||
Total other expenses | (1,754 | ) | (3,911 | ) | |||||
Net earnings | 6,202 | 5,812 | |||||||
Less: | |||||||||
Earnings attributable to predecessor | — | (3,353 | ) | ||||||
General partner interest in net earnings | (204 | ) | (49 | ) | |||||
Net earnings allocable to limited partners | $ | 5,998 | $ | 2,410 | |||||
Net earnings per limited partners' unit—basic | $ | 0.48 | $ | 0.33 | |||||
Net earnings per limited partners' unit—diluted | $ | 0.48 | $ | 0.33 | |||||
Weighted average limited partners' units outstanding—basic | 12,443 | 7,295 | |||||||
Weighted average limited partners' units outstanding—diluted | 12,443 | 7,295 | |||||||
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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Consolidated statements of partners' equity
Year ended December 31, 2007
and three months ended March 31, 2008
(In thousands)
| Predecessor | Common Units | Subordinated Units | General Partner Interest | Total | |||||||||||
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Balance December 31, 2006 | $ | 167,466 | $ | 72,852 | $ | 4,866 | $ | 147 | $ | 245,331 | ||||||
Proceeds from secondary offering of 5,149,800 common units, net of underwriters' discounts and offering expenses of $9,567 | — | 179,946 | — | — | 179,946 | |||||||||||
Contribution of cash by TransMontaigne GP to maintain its 2% general partner interest | — | — | — | 3,867 | 3,867 | |||||||||||
Contribution by TransMontaigne Inc. of capital improvements to the Brownsville and River terminals | — | — | 6,273 | — | 6,273 | |||||||||||
Distributions to unitholders | — | (12,712 | ) | (6,311 | ) | (656 | ) | (19,679 | ) | |||||||
Amortization of deferred equity-based compensation related to restricted common units | — | 66 | — | — | 66 | |||||||||||
Repurchase of 1,680 common units by our long-term incentive plan | — | (54 | ) | — | — | (54 | ) | |||||||||
Acquisition of Southeast terminals from Predecessor in exchange for $118.6 million | (168,047 | ) | — | 49,448 | — | (118,599 | ) | |||||||||
Distributions and repayments, net to Predecessor | (9,463 | ) | — | — | — | (9,463 | ) | |||||||||
Net earnings for year ended December 31, 2007 | 10,044 | 10,253 | 4,543 | 302 | 25,142 | |||||||||||
Balance December 31, 2007 | — | 250,351 | 58,819 | 3,660 | 312,830 | |||||||||||
Distributions to unitholders | — | (4,749 | ) | (1,728 | ) | (326 | ) | (6,803 | ) | |||||||
Amortization of deferred equity-based compensation related to restricted phantom units | — | 18 | — | — | 18 | |||||||||||
Reversal of previously recognized equity-based compensation due to repurchase of unvested restricted phantom units | — | (49 | ) | — | — | (49 | ) | |||||||||
Repurchase of 560 common units by our long-term incentive plan | — | (16 | ) | — | — | (16 | ) | |||||||||
Issuance of 1,000 common units by our long-term incentive plan due to vesting of restricted phantom units | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
Net earnings for the three months ended March 31, 2008 | — | 4,397 | 1,601 | 204 | 6,202 | |||||||||||
Balance March 31, 2008 | $ | — | $ | 249,952 | $ | 58,692 | $ | 3,538 | $ | 312,182 | ||||||
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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Consolidated statements of cash flows
(In thousands)
| Three months ended March 31, | ||||||||||
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| 2008 | 2007 | |||||||||
Cash flows from operating activities: | |||||||||||
Net earnings | $ | 6,202 | $ | 5,812 | |||||||
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities: | |||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 5,733 | 4,965 | |||||||||
Amortization of deferred equity-based compensation | 18 | — | |||||||||
Reversal of previously recognized equity-based compensation | (49 | ) | — | ||||||||
Amortization of deferred financing costs | 151 | 129 | |||||||||
Amounts due under long-term terminaling services agreements | (423 | ) | — | ||||||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisitions: | |||||||||||
Trade accounts receivable, net | (1,465 | ) | (2,683 | ) | |||||||
Due from TransMontaigne Inc. and Morgan Stanley Capital Group | 1,081 | (2,821 | ) | ||||||||
Other current assets | (1,340 | ) | (221 | ) | |||||||
Trade accounts payable | 7,082 | 1,290 | |||||||||
Other accrued liabilities | 1,467 | 1,412 | |||||||||
Net cash provided by operating activities | 18,457 | 7,883 | |||||||||
Cash flows from investing activities: | |||||||||||
Additions to property, plant and equipment—expansion of facilities | (6,634 | ) | (2,927 | ) | |||||||
Additions to property, plant and equipment—maintain existing facilities | (939 | ) | (2,571 | ) | |||||||
Additions to other assets | (26 | ) | (4 | ) | |||||||
Net cash (used in) investing activities | (7,599 | ) | (5,502 | ) | |||||||
Cash flows from financing activities: | |||||||||||
Net borrowings of debt | 3,000 | 79 | |||||||||
Reimbursement of deferred financing costs | — | 27 | |||||||||
Distributions paid to unitholders | (6,803 | ) | (3,201 | ) | |||||||
Repurchase of common units for long-term incentive plan | (16 | ) | — | ||||||||
Net distributions and repayments to TransMontaigne Inc. ("Predecessor") | — | (2,395 | ) | ||||||||
Net cash (used in) financing activities | (3,819 | ) | (5,490 | ) | |||||||
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | 7,039 | (3,109 | ) | ||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 1,604 | 3,462 | |||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | $ | 8,643 | $ | 353 | |||||||
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information: | |||||||||||
Cash paid for interest | $ | 857 | $ | 3,506 | |||||||
Trade accounts payable related to additions to property, plant and equipment | $ | 4,920 | $ | — | |||||||
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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Notes to consolidated financial statements
(1) SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
- (a)
- Nature of business
TransMontaigne Partners L.P. ("Partners") was formed in February 2005 as a Delaware master limited partnership initially to own and operate refined products terminaling and transportation facilities. We conduct our operations in the United States primarily along the Gulf Coast, in the Southeast, in Brownsville, Texas, along the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers, and in the Midwest. We provide integrated terminaling, storage, transportation and related services for companies engaged in the distribution and marketing of refined products, crude oil, chemicals, fertilizers and other liquid products, including TransMontaigne Inc. and Morgan Stanley Capital Group Inc.
We are controlled by our general partner, TransMontaigne GP L.L.C., which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of TransMontaigne Inc. Effective September 1, 2006, Morgan Stanley Capital Group Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Morgan Stanley, purchased all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of TransMontaigne Inc. Morgan Stanley Capital Group is the principal commodities trading arm of Morgan Stanley. As a result of Morgan Stanley's acquisition of TransMontaigne Inc., Morgan Stanley became the indirect owner of our general partner. At March 31, 2008, TransMontaigne Inc. and Morgan Stanley have a significant interest in our partnership through their indirect ownership of a 26.2% limited partner interest, a 2% general partner interest and the incentive distribution rights.
- (b)
- Basis of presentation and use of estimates
The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Accordingly, these statements reflect adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring entries), which in our opinion, are necessary for a fair presentation of the financial results for the interim periods presented. Certain information and notes normally included in annual financial statements have been condensed in or omitted from these interim financial statements pursuant to such rules and regulations. These consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes for the year ended December 31, 2007, together with our discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations, included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 10, 2008.
Our accounting and financial reporting policies conform to accounting principles and practices generally accepted in the United States of America. The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of TransMontaigne Partners L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, and its controlled subsidiaries. All significant inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated in the preparation of the accompanying consolidated financial statements.
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. The following estimates, in management's opinion, are subjective in nature, require the exercise of judgment, and involve complex analyses: allowance for doubtful accounts and accrued environmental obligations. Changes in these estimates and assumptions will occur as a result of the passage of time and the occurrence of future events. Actual results could differ from these estimates.
The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the assets, liabilities and results of operations of certain TransMontaigne Inc. terminal and pipeline operations prior to their acquisition by
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Notes to consolidated financial statements (Continued)
(1) SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)
us from TransMontaigne Inc. The acquired assets and liabilities have been recorded at TransMontaigne Inc.'s carryover basis. At the closing of our initial public offering on May 27, 2005, we acquired from TransMontaigne Inc. seven Florida terminals, including terminals located in Tampa, Port Manatee, Fisher Island, Port Everglades (North), Port Everglades (South), Cape Canaveral, and Jacksonville; and the Razorback Pipeline system, including the terminals located at Mt. Vernon, Missouri and Rogers, Arkansas in exchange for 120,000 common units, 2,872,266 subordinated units, a 2% general partner interest, and a cash payment of approximately $111.5 million. On January 1, 2006, we acquired from TransMontaigne Inc. the Mobile, Alabama terminal in exchange for a cash payment of approximately $17.9 million. On December 29, 2006, we acquired from TransMontaigne Inc. the Brownsville, Texas terminal, twelve terminals along the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers ("River terminals"), and the Baton Rouge, Louisiana dock facility in exchange for a cash payment of approximately $135.0 million (See Note 3 of Notes to consolidated financial statements). On December 31, 2007, we acquired from TransMontaigne Inc. twenty-two terminals along the Colonial and Plantation Pipelines ("Southeast terminals") in exchange for a cash payment of approximately $118.6 million (see Note 3 of Notes to consolidated financial statements). The acquisitions of terminal and pipeline operations from TransMontaigne Inc. have been accounted for as transactions among entities under common control and, accordingly, prior periods include the activity of the acquired terminal and pipeline operations since the date they were purchased by TransMontaigne Inc. for acquisitions made by us prior to September 1, 2006, and since September 1, 2006, (the date of Morgan Stanley Capital Group Inc.'s acquisition of TransMontaigne Inc.) for acquisitions made by us on or after September 1, 2006.
The accompanying consolidated financial statements include allocated general and administrative charges from TransMontaigne Inc. for indirect corporate overhead to cover costs of functions such as legal, accounting, treasury, engineering, environmental safety, information technology, and other corporate services (see Note 2 of Notes to consolidated financial statements). The allocated general and administrative expenses were approximately $2.5 million and $2.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively. The accompanying consolidated financial statements also include allocated insurance charges from TransMontaigne Inc. for insurance premiums to cover costs of insuring activities such as property, casualty, pollution, automobile, directors' and officers' liability, and other insurable risks. The allocated insurance charges were $0.7 million and $0.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively. Management believes that the allocated general and administrative charges and insurance charges are representative of the costs and expenses incurred by TransMontaigne Inc. for managing Partners' operations. The accompanying consolidated financial statements also include reimbursement of bonus awards paid to TransMontaigne Services Inc. towards bonus awards granted by TransMontaigne Services Inc. to certain key officers and employees that vest over future periods. The reimbursement of bonus awards was approximately $0.4 million and $nil for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively.
- (c)
- Accounting for terminal and pipeline operations
In connection with our terminal and pipeline operations, we utilize the accrual method of accounting for revenue and expenses. We generate revenues in our terminal and pipeline operations from throughput fees, storage fees, transportation fees, management fees and cost reimbursements, fees from other ancillary services, and gains from the sale of refined products. Throughput revenue is recognized when the product is delivered to the customer; storage revenue is recognized ratably over the term of the storage contract; transportation revenue is recognized when the product has been delivered to the customer at the specified delivery location; management fee revenue and cost
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Notes to consolidated financial statements (Continued)
(1) SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)
reimbursements are recognized as the services are performed or as the costs are incurred; ancillary service revenue is recognized as the services are performed; and gains from the sale of refined products are recognized when the title to the product is transferred to TransMontaigne Inc. or Morgan Stanley Capital Group.
- (d)
- Cash and cash equivalents
We consider all short-term investments with a remaining maturity of three months or less at the date of purchase to be cash equivalents.
- (e)
- Property, plant and equipment
Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method. Estimated useful lives are 15 to 25 years for plant, which includes buildings, storage tanks, and pipelines, and 3 to 25 years for equipment. All items of property, plant and equipment are carried at cost. Expenditures that increase capacity or extend useful lives are capitalized. Repairs and maintenance are expensed as incurred.
We evaluate long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of an asset may not be recoverable based on expected undiscounted cash flows attributable to that asset. If an asset is impaired, the impairment loss to be recognized is the excess of the carrying amount of the asset over its estimated fair value.
- (f)
- Environmental obligations
We accrue for environmental costs that relate to existing conditions caused by past operations when estimable. Environmental costs include initial site surveys and environmental studies of potentially contaminated sites, costs for remediation and restoration of sites determined to be contaminated and ongoing monitoring costs, as well as fines, damages and other costs, including direct legal costs. Liabilities for environmental costs at a specific site are initially recorded, on an undiscounted basis, when it is probable that we will be liable for such costs, and a reasonable estimate of the associated costs can be made based on available information. Such an estimate includes our share of the liability for each specific site and the sharing of the amounts related to each site that will not be paid by other potentially responsible parties, based on enacted laws and adopted regulations and policies. Adjustments to initial estimates are recorded, from time to time, to reflect changing circumstances and estimates based upon additional information developed in subsequent periods. Estimates of our ultimate liabilities associated with environmental costs are particularly difficult to make with certainty due to the number of variables involved, including the early stage of investigation at certain sites, the lengthy time frames required to complete remediation, technology changes, alternatives available and the evolving nature of environmental laws and regulations. We periodically file claims for insurance recoveries of certain environmental remediation costs with our insurance carriers under our comprehensive liability policies. We recognize our insurance recoveries as a credit to income in the period the insurance recoveries are received.
At March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, we have accrued environmental obligations of approximately $1,055,000 and $1,064,000, respectively, representing our best estimate of our remediation obligations (see Note 9 of Notes to consolidated financial statements). During the three months ended March 31, 2008, we made payments of approximately $9,000 towards our environmental remediation obligations. Changes in our estimates of our future environmental remediation obligations may occur as a result of the passage of time and the occurrence of future events.
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Notes to consolidated financial statements (Continued)
(1) SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)
TransMontaigne Inc. has indemnified us through May 2010 against certain potential environmental claims, losses and expenses associated with the operation of the Florida and Midwest terminal facilities and occurring before May 27, 2005, up to a maximum liability not to exceed $15.0 million for this indemnification obligation (see Note 2 of Notes to consolidated financial statements). TransMontaigne Inc. has indemnified us through December 2008 against certain potential environmental claims, losses and expenses associated with the operation of the Mobile, Alabama terminal and occurring before January 1, 2006, up to a maximum liability not to exceed $2.5 million for this indemnification obligation (see Note 2 of Notes to consolidated financial statements). TransMontaigne Inc. has indemnified us through December 2011 against certain potential environmental claims, losses and expenses associated with the operation of the Brownsville and River terminals and occurring before December 31, 2006, up to a maximum liability not to exceed $15.0 million for this indemnification obligation (see Note 2 of Notes to consolidated financial statements). TransMontaigne Inc. has indemnified us through December 2012 against certain potential environmental claims, losses and expenses associated with the operation of the Southeast terminals and occurring before December 31, 2007, up to a maximum liability not to exceed $15.0 million for this indemnification obligation (see Note 2 of Notes to consolidated financial statements).
- (g)
- Asset retirement obligations
Asset retirement obligations are legal obligations associated with the retirement of long-lived assets that result from the acquisition, construction, development or normal use of the asset. Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 143, "Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations," requires that the fair value of a liability related to the retirement of long-lived assets be recorded at the time a legal obligation is incurred. Once an asset retirement obligation is identified and a liability is recorded, a corresponding asset is recorded, which is depreciated over the remaining useful life of the asset. After the initial measurement, the liability is adjusted to reflect changes in the asset retirement obligation's fair value. If and when it is determined that a legal obligation has been incurred, the fair value of any liability is determined based on estimates and assumptions related to retirement costs, future inflation rates and interest rates. Our long-lived assets consist of above-ground storage facilities and an underground pipeline. We are unable to predict if and when our long-lived assets will become completely obsolete and require dismantlement. Accordingly, we have not recorded an asset retirement obligation, or corresponding asset, because the future dismantlement and removal dates of our long-lived assets, and the amount of any associated costs, are indeterminable. Changes in our estimates and assumptions may occur as a result of the passage of time and the occurrence of future events.
In March 2005, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 47 ("FIN 47"), "Accounting for Conditional Asset Retirement Obligations—an interpretation of SFAS 143," which requires companies to recognize a liability for the fair value of a legal obligation to perform asset-retirement activities that are conditional on a future event, if the amount can be reasonably estimated. We adopted the requirements of FIN 47 on January 1, 2006. The adoption of FIN 47 did not have a significant impact on our combined financial statements.
- (h)
- Equity-based compensation plan
We account for our equity-based compensation awards pursuant to the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123 (R), Share-Based Payment. This Statement requires us to measure the cost of employee services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments based on the grant-date fair value of the award. That cost will be recognized over the period during which an
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Notes to consolidated financial statements (Continued)
(1) SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)
employee is required to provide service in exchange for the award. We are required to estimate the number of equity instruments that are expected to vest in measuring the total compensation cost to be recognized over the related service period. Compensation cost is recognized over the service period on a straight-line basis.
- (i)
- Income taxes
No provision for income taxes has been reflected in the accompanying consolidated financial statements because Partners is treated as a partnership for federal and state income taxes. As a partnership, all income, gains, losses, expenses, deductions and tax credits generated by Partners flow through to the unitholders of the partnership.
- (j)
- Net earnings per limited partner unit
We calculate earnings per unit as if all of the earnings for the period were distributed under the terms of the partnership agreement, without regard to whether the general partner has discretion over the amount of distributions to be made in any particular period, whether those earnings would actually be distributed during a particular period, or whether the general partner has legal or contractual limitations on its ability to pay distributions that would prevent it from distributing all of the earnings for a particular period.
Pursuant to the partnership agreement an increasing portion of our earnings are allocated to our general partner through operation of the incentive distribution rights in periods in which our net earnings per limited partners' unit exceeds $0.44 per quarter (or $1.76 annually). For the three months ended March 31, 2008, our net earnings per limited partners' unit exceeded $0.44, resulting in approximately $80,000 of additional earnings being allocated to our general partner. For the three months ended March 31, 2007, our net earnings per limited partners' unit did not exceed $0.44, and therefore, net earnings allocable to our general partner are limited to 2% of our net earnings.
Basic earnings per limited partner unit are computed by dividing net earnings allocable to limited partners by the weighted average number of limited partnership units outstanding during the period, excluding restricted phantom units. Diluted earnings per limited partner unit are computed by dividing net earnings allocable to limited partners by the weighted average number of limited partnership units outstanding during the period and, when dilutive, restricted phantom units. Net earnings allocable to limited partners are net of the earnings allocable to the general partner.
At its March 26, 2008 meeting, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ratified the consensus reached by the Emerging Issues Task Force on Issue 07-4, "Two-Class EPS Method for Master Limited Partnerships." EITF 07-4 addresses the computation of earnings per limited partnership unit for master-limited-partnerships that consist of publicly traded common units held by limited partners, a general-partner interest, and incentive distribution rights that are accounted for as equity interests. The consensus states that the earnings allocable to the general-partner interest, including the incentive distribution rights, should be based on "available cash" for the period as defined in the partnership agreement. The earnings allocable to the general-partner interest, including the incentive distribution rights, for the period would be limited to the amount of "available cash" distributable to the general-partner interest, including the incentive distribution rights, for the period. The consensus is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008. When adopted, the consensus will be applied retrospectively to all periods presented. TransMontaigne Partners will adopt the consensus reached on EITF 07-4 effective January 1, 2009 with the presentation of net earnings per limited partner unit for
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(1) SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)
the three months ended March 31, 2009. We expect that the adoption of EITF 07-4 will result in an increase to the reported earnings allocable to the general-partner interest, including the incentive distribution rights and, therefore, a reduction in earnings allocable to limited partners and lower reported net earnings per limited partners' unit.
- (k)
- Reclassifications
Certain amounts in the prior periods have been reclassified to conform to the current period's presentation. Net earnings and partners' equity have not been affected by these reclassifications.
(2) TRANSACTIONS WITH TRANSMONTAIGNE INC. AND MORGAN STANLEY CAPITAL GROUP
Omnibus Agreement. We have an omnibus agreement with TransMontaigne Inc. that will expire in December 2014, unless extended. Under the omnibus agreement we pay TransMontaigne Inc. an administrative fee for the provision of various general and administrative services for our benefit. At March 31, 2008, the annual administrative fee payable to TransMontaigne Inc. was approximately $10.0 million. If we acquire or construct additional facilities, TransMontaigne Inc. will propose a revised administrative fee covering the provision of services for such additional facilities. If the conflicts committee of our general partner agrees to the revised administrative fee, TransMontaigne Inc. will provide services for the additional facilities pursuant to the agreement. The administrative fee includes expenses incurred by TransMontaigne Inc. to perform centralized corporate functions, such as legal, accounting, treasury, insurance administration and claims processing, health, safety and environmental, information technology, human resources, credit, payroll, taxes and engineering and other corporate services, to the extent such services are not outsourced by TransMontaigne Inc.
The omnibus agreement further provides that we pay TransMontaigne Inc. an insurance reimbursement for premiums on insurance policies covering our facilities and operations. At March 31, 2008, the annual insurance reimbursement payable to TransMontaigne Inc. was approximately $2.9 million. We also reimburse TransMontaigne Inc. for direct operating costs and expenses that TransMontaigne Inc. incurs on our behalf, such as salaries of operational personnel performing services on-site at our terminals and pipeline and the cost of their employee benefits, including 401(k) and health insurance benefits.
We also agreed to reimburse TransMontaigne Inc. and its affiliates up to $1.5 million for incentive payment grants to key employees of TransMontaigne Inc. and its affiliates under the TransMontaigne Services Inc. savings and retention plan, provided the compensation committee of our general partner determines that an adequate portion of the incentive payment grants are allocated to an investment fund indexed to the performance of our common units.
The omnibus agreement provides us with a right of first refusal to purchase all of TransMontaigne Inc.'s and its subsidiaries' right, title and interest in the Pensacola, Florida refined petroleum products terminal and any assets acquired in an asset exchange transaction that replace the Pensacola assets; provided, that in either case, we agree to pay at least 105% of the purchase price offered by the third party bidder. This right of first refusal is exercisable for a period of two years commencing on the date the terminal is first put into commercial service, which is expected to occur during the second calendar quarter of 2008.
The omnibus agreement also provides TransMontaigne Inc. a right of first refusal to purchase our assets, provided that TransMontaigne Inc. agrees to pay no less than 105% of the purchase price
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offered by the third party bidder. Before we enter into any contract to sell such terminal or pipeline facilities, we must give written notice of all material terms of such proposed sale to TransMontaigne Inc. TransMontaigne Inc. will then have the sole and exclusive option for a period of 45 days following receipt of the notice, to purchase the subject facilities for no less than 105% of the purchase price on the terms specified in the notice.
TransMontaigne Inc. also has a right of first refusal to contract for the use of any petroleum product storage capacity that (i) is put into commercial service after January 1, 2008, or (ii) was subject to a terminaling services agreement that expires or is terminated (excluding a contract renewable solely at the option of our customer), provided that TransMontaigne Inc. agrees to pay 105% of the fees offered by the third party customer.
Environmental Indemnification. TransMontaigne Inc. has agreed to indemnify us through May 2010 against certain potential environmental claims, losses and expenses occurring before May 27, 2005, and associated with the operation of the Florida and Midwest terminal facilities acquired by us on May 27, 2005. TransMontaigne Inc.'s maximum liability for this indemnification obligation is $15.0 million. TransMontaigne Inc. has no obligation to indemnify us for losses until such aggregate losses exceed $250,000. TransMontaigne Inc. has no indemnification obligations with respect to environmental claims made as a result of additions to or modifications of environmental laws promulgated after May 27, 2005.
In connection with our acquisition of the Mobile, Alabama terminal, TransMontaigne Inc. agreed to indemnify us through December 2008, against certain potential environmental liabilities associated with the operation of the Mobile terminal that occurred on or prior to January 1, 2006. Our environmental losses must first exceed $200,000 and TransMontaigne Inc.'s indemnification obligations are capped at $2.5 million. The cap amount does not apply to any environmental liabilities known to exist as of January 1, 2006.
In connection with our acquisition of the Brownsville and River terminals, TransMontaigne Inc. agreed to indemnify us through December 2011, against certain potential environmental liabilities associated with the operation of the Brownsville and River terminals that occurred on or prior to December 31, 2006. Our environmental losses must first exceed $250,000 and TransMontaigne Inc.'s indemnification obligations are capped at $15.0 million. The cap amount does not apply to any environmental liabilities known to exist as of December 31, 2006. TransMontaigne Inc. has no indemnification obligations with respect to environmental claims made as a result of additions to or modifications of environmental laws promulgated after December 31, 2006.
In connection with our acquisition of the Southeast terminals, TransMontaigne Inc. agreed to indemnify us through December 2012, against certain potential environmental liabilities associated with the operation of the Southeast terminals that occurred on or prior to December 31, 2007. Our environmental losses must first exceed $250,000 and TransMontaigne Inc.'s indemnification obligations are capped at $15.0 million. The cap amount does not apply to any environmental liabilities known to exist as of December 31, 2007. TransMontaigne Inc. has no indemnification obligations with respect to environmental claims made as a result of additions to or modifications of environmental laws promulgated after December 31, 2007.
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Terminaling Services Agreement—Florida Terminals and Razorback Pipeline System. Through May 31, 2007, we had a terminaling and transportation services agreement with TransMontaigne Inc. that was scheduled to expire on December 31, 2013. Under this agreement, TransMontaigne Inc. agreed to transport on the Razorback Pipeline and throughput at our Florida, Missouri and Arkansas terminals a volume of refined products that would, at the fee and tariff schedule contained in the agreement, result in minimum revenue to us of $20 million per year through December 31, 2013. In exchange for TransMontaigne Inc.'s minimum revenue commitment, we agreed to provide TransMontaigne Inc. approximately 2.6 million barrels of light oil storage capacity and approximately 1.3 million barrels of heavy oil storage capacity at certain of our Florida terminals.
Effective June 1, 2007, we entered into a terminaling services agreement with Morgan Stanley Capital Group that replaced our terminaling services agreement with TransMontaigne Inc. relating to our Florida, Mt. Vernon, Missouri and Rogers, Arkansas terminals. The initial term expires on May 31, 2014. After the initial term, the terminaling services agreement will automatically renew for subsequent one-year periods, subject to either party's right to terminate with six months' notice prior to the end of the initial term or the then current renewal term. Under this agreement, Morgan Stanley Capital Group agreed to throughput a volume of refined product that will, at the fee schedule contained in the agreement, result in minimum throughput payments to us of approximately $30.3 million for the contract year ending May 31, 2008 (approximately $32.2 million for the contract year ending May 31, 2009); with stipulated annual increases in throughput payments each contract year thereafter. Morgan Stanley Capital Group's minimum annual throughput payment is reduced proportionately for any decrease in storage capacity due to out-of-service tank capacity. Morgan Stanley Capital Group's minimum annual throughput payment also is subject to adjustment in the event that we should fail to complete construction of and place in service certain capital projects on or before September 30, 2009.
In the event of a force majeure event that renders performance impossible with respect to an asset for at least 30 consecutive days, Morgan Stanley Capital Group's obligations would be temporarily suspended with respect to that asset. If a force majeure event continues for 30 consecutive days or more and results in a diminution in the storage capacity we make available to Morgan Stanley Capital Group, Morgan Stanley Capital Group's minimum revenue commitment would be reduced proportionately for the duration of the force majeure event.
Morgan Stanley Capital Group may assign the terminaling services agreement only with the consent of the conflicts committee of our general partner. Upon termination of the agreement, Morgan Stanley Capital Group has a right of first refusal to enter into a new terminaling services agreement with us, provided they pay no less than 105% of the fees offered by any third party.
Revenue Support Agreement—Oklahoma City Terminal. We have a revenue support agreement with TransMontaigne Inc. that provides that in the event any current third-party terminaling agreement should expire, TransMontaigne Inc. agrees to enter into a terminaling services agreement that will expire no earlier than November 1, 2012. The terminaling services agreement will provide that TransMontaigne Inc. agrees to throughput such volume of refined product as may be required to guarantee minimum revenue of $0.8 million per year. If TransMontaigne Inc. fails to meet its minimum revenue commitment in any year, it must pay us the amount of any shortfall within 15 business days following receipt of an invoice from us. In exchange for TransMontaigne Inc.'s minimum revenue commitment, we agreed to provide TransMontaigne Inc. approximately 153,000 barrels of light oil
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storage capacity at our Oklahoma City terminal. TransMontaigne Inc.'s minimum revenue commitment currently is not in effect because a major oil company is under contract for the utilization of the light oil storage capacity at the terminal.
Terminaling Services Agreement—Mobile Terminal. We have a terminaling and transportation services agreement with TransMontaigne Inc. that will expire on December 31, 2012. Under this agreement, TransMontaigne Inc. agreed to throughput at our Mobile terminal a volume of refined products that will, at the fee and tariff schedule contained in the agreement, result in minimum revenue to us of $2.1 million per year. If TransMontaigne Inc. fails to meet its minimum revenue commitment in any year, it must pay us the amount of any shortfall within 15 business days following receipt of an invoice from us. A shortfall payment may be applied as a credit in the following year after TransMontaigne Inc.'s minimum obligations are met. In exchange for TransMontaigne Inc.'s minimum revenue commitment, we agreed to provide TransMontaigne Inc. approximately 46,000 barrels of light oil storage capacity and approximately 84,000 barrels of heavy oil storage capacity at the terminal.
Terminaling Services Agreement—Morgan Stanley Capital Group. We have a terminaling and transportation services agreement with Morgan Stanley Capital Group, relating to our Brownsville, Texas terminal complex that will expire on October 31, 2010. Under this agreement, Morgan Stanley Capital Group agreed to store a specified minimum amount of fuel oils at our terminals that will result in minimum revenue to us of approximately $2.2 million per year. In exchange for its minimum revenue commitment, we agreed to provide Morgan Stanley Capital Group a minimum amount of storage capacity for such fuel oils. On April 1, 2008, we amended the terminaling services agreement with Morgan Stanley Capital Group to reduce Morgan Stanley Capital Group's minimum revenue commitment to approximately $1.5 million per year in exchange for Morgan Stanley Capital Group returning approximately 200,000 barrels of storage capacity.
Terminaling Services Agreement—Brownsville LPG. We have a terminaling and transportation services agreement with TransMontaigne Inc. relating to our Brownsville, Texas facilities that will expire on March 31, 2010. Under this agreement, TransMontaigne Inc. agreed to throughput at our Brownsville facilities certain minimum volumes of natural gas liquids that will result in minimum revenue to us of $1.4 million per year. In exchange for TransMontaigne Inc.'s minimum throughput commitment, we agreed to provide TransMontaigne Inc. approximately 15,000 barrels of storage capacity at our Brownsville facilities. Effective January 1, 2008, we amended the terminaling services agreement with TransMontaigne Inc. to reduce TransMontaigne Inc.'s minimum revenue commitment to $0.7 million per year in exchange for entering into transportation and terminaling agreements to deliver natural gas liquids to Matamoros, Mexico. TransMontaigne Inc.'s minimum revenue commitment will increase to approximately $1.6 million per year when we increase the LPG storage capacity at our Brownsville LPG terminal to approximately 34,000 barrels.
Terminaling Services Agreement—Matamoros LPG. Effective January 1, 2008, we entered into a terminaling services agreement with TransMontaigne Inc. relating to our natural gas liquids storage facility in Matamoros, Mexico that will expire on March 31, 2010. Under this agreement, TransMontaigne Inc. agreed to throughput a volume of natural gas liquids that will, at the fee schedule contained in the agreement, result in minimum throughput payments to us of approximately
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$0.8 million per year. In exchange for TransMontaigne Inc.'s minimum throughput payments, we agreed to provide TransMontaigne Inc. approximately 6,000 barrels of natural gas liquids storage capacity.
Terminaling Services Agreement—Renewable Fuels. We have a terminaling and transportation services agreement with TransMontaigne Inc. relating to certain renewable fuels capacity at our Brownsville and River terminals that will expire on May 31, 2012. Under this agreement, TransMontaigne Inc. agreed to throughput at these terminals certain minimum volumes of renewable fuels that will, at the fee and tariff schedule contained in the agreement, result in minimum revenue to us of approximately $0.6 million per year. In exchange for TransMontaigne Inc.'s minimum throughput commitment, we agreed to provide TransMontaigne Inc. approximately 116,000 barrels of storage capacity at these terminals.
Terminaling Services Agreement—Morgan Stanley Capital Group. We have a terminaling and transportation services agreement with Morgan Stanley Capital Group relating to our Southeast terminals. The terminaling services agreement commenced on January 1, 2008 and has a seven-year term expiring on December 31, 2014, subject to a seven-year renewal option at the election of Morgan Stanley Capital Group. Under this agreement, Morgan Stanley Capital Group agreed to throughput a volume of refined product at our Southeast terminals that will, at the fee and tariff schedule contained in the agreement, result in minimum throughput payments to us of approximately $31.6 million for the contract year ending December 31, 2008; with stipulated annual increases in throughput payments each contract year thereafter. Morgan Stanley Capital Group's minimum annual throughput payment is reduced proportionately for any decrease in storage capacity due to out-of-service tank capacity. In exchange for its minimum throughput commitment, we agreed to provide Morgan Stanley Capital Group approximately 8.6 million barrels of light oil storage capacity at our Southeast terminals.
In the event of a force majeure event that renders performance impossible with respect to an asset for at least 30 consecutive days, Morgan Stanley Capital Group's obligations would be temporarily suspended with respect to that asset. If a force majeure event continues for 30 consecutive days or more and results in a diminution in the storage capacity we make available to Morgan Stanley Capital Group, Morgan Stanley Capital Group's minimum revenue commitment would be reduced proportionately for the duration of the force majeure event.
Morgan Stanley Capital Group may assign the terminaling services agreement only with the consent of the conflicts committee of our general partner.
(3) ACQUISITIONS
Mexican LPG Operations. Effective December 31, 2007, we acquired from Rio Vista Energy Partners L.P. ("Rio Vista") a terminal facility in Matamoros, Mexico, two pipelines from Brownsville, Texas to Matamoros, Mexico, with associated rights of way and easements and 47 acres of land, together with a permit to distribute liquefied petroleum gas ("LPG") to Mexico's state-owned petroleum company for a cash payment of approximately $9.0 million. These LPG assets complement our existing LPG storage facilities in Brownsville, Texas. The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the assets, liabilities and results of operations of the Mexican LPG operations from December 31, 2007.
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(3) ACQUISITIONS (Continued)
The adjusted purchase price was allocated to the assets and liabilities acquired based upon the estimated fair value of the assets and liabilities as of the acquisition date. The adjusted purchase price was allocated as follows (in thousands):
| Mexican LPG operations | ||||
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Cash | $ | 15 | |||
Trade accounts receivable | 61 | ||||
Other current assets | 75 | ||||
Property, plant and equipment | 8,892 | ||||
Goodwill | 1,502 | ||||
Other assets | 101 | ||||
Trade accounts payable | (266 | ) | |||
Other accrued liabilities | (904 | ) | |||
Due to Rio Vista | (500 | ) | |||
Cash paid | $ | 8,976 | |||
Southeast Terminals. Effective December 31, 2007, we acquired from TransMontaigne Inc. 22 refined product terminals along the Colonial and Plantation Pipelines with approximately 9.0 million barrels of aggregate active storage capacity for a cash payment of approximately $118.6 million. The Southeast terminals provide integrated terminaling services principally to Morgan Stanley Capital Group and the United States government. The acquisition of the Southeast terminals from TransMontaigne Inc. has been recorded at carryover basis in a manner similar to a reorganization of entities under common control. As such, prior periods include the assets, liabilities, and results of operations of the Southeast terminals from September 1, 2006, the date of acquisition by Morgan Stanley Capital Group of TransMontaigne Inc. The results of operations of the Southeast terminals for periods prior to its actual sale to us have been allocated to TransMontaigne Inc. ("Predecessor"). The difference between the consideration we paid to TransMontaigne Inc. and the carryover basis of the net assets purchased has been reflected in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet and changes in partners' equity as an increase to partners' equity—subordinated units.
As a condition to our acquisition of the Southeast terminals, we agreed to assume all responsibilities, duties and obligations to complete the construction of and place into service certain projects to repair, maintain or expand the Southeast terminals that had been commenced by TransMontaigne Inc. but were not completed as of the date of closing. As a result, we recognized a liability of approximately $4.9 million as our estimate of the costs to complete and place into service certain projects to repair, maintain or expand the Southeast terminals (see Note 9 of Notes to consolidated financial statements).
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(3) ACQUISITIONS (Continued)
Our basis in the assets and liabilities of the Southeast terminals are as follows (in thousands):
| December 31, 2007 | December 31, 2006 | September 1, 2006 | ||||||||
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Cash | $ | 5 | $ | 5 | $ | 5 | |||||
Trade accounts receivable | — | 2,865 | 2,277 | ||||||||
Other current assets | 973 | 881 | 762 | ||||||||
Property, plant and equipment | 172,526 | 166,540 | 167,931 | ||||||||
Other assets, net | 33 | 33 | 33 | ||||||||
Trade accounts payable | — | (2,585 | ) | (2,197 | ) | ||||||
Due to TransMontaigne Inc. | (221 | ) | — | — | |||||||
Other accrued liabilities | (5,269 | ) | (273 | ) | (373 | ) | |||||
Predecessor equity | $ | 168,047 | $ | 167,466 | $ | 168,438 | |||||
Brownsville and River Terminals. Effective December 29, 2006, we acquired from TransMontaigne Inc. a refined product terminal with approximately 2.1 million barrels of aggregate active storage capacity in Brownsville, Texas, twelve refined product terminals along the Mississippi and Ohio rivers with approximately 2.8 million barrels of aggregate active storage capacity, and the Baton Rouge, Louisiana dock facility for a cash payment of approximately $135.0 million. The Brownsville terminal provides integrated terminaling services to customers, including TransMontaigne Inc. and Morgan Stanley Capital Group, engaged in the distribution and marketing of refined products and natural gas liquids. The River terminals provide integrated terminaling services to third parties engaged in the distribution and marketing of refined products and industrial and commercial end-users. The acquisition of the Brownsville and River terminals from TransMontaigne Inc. has been recorded at carryover basis in a manner similar to a reorganization of entities under common control. As such, prior periods include the assets, liabilities, and results of operations of the Brownsville and River terminals from September 1, 2006, the date of acquisition by Morgan Stanley Capital Group of TransMontaigne Inc. The results of operations of the Brownsville and River terminals for periods prior to its actual sale to us have been allocated to TransMontaigne Inc. ("Predecessor"). The difference between the consideration we paid to TransMontaigne Inc. and the carryover basis of the net assets purchased has been reflected in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet and changes in partners' equity as an increase to partners' equity—subordinated units.
As a condition to our acquisition of the Brownsville and River terminals, TransMontaigne Inc. agreed to fund and construct in the future certain additional capital improvements to these facilities. We recognized the estimated cost of the additional capital improvements of approximately $6.3 million as an increase to property, plant and equipment and a contribution of partners' equity—subordinated units. During the year ended December 31, 2007, TransMontaigne Inc. funded approximately $0.2 million in capital improvements to the terminals and made a cash payment to us of approximately $6.1 million in satisfaction of its obligation to complete additional capital improvements to the terminals.
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(3) ACQUISITIONS (Continued)
Our basis in the assets and liabilities of the Brownsville and River terminals are as follows (in thousands):
| December 29, 2006 | September 1, 2006 | ||||||
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Cash | $ | 15 | $ | 15 | ||||
Trade accounts receivable | — | 2,420 | ||||||
Prepaid expenses and other | 164 | 126 | ||||||
Property, plant and equipment | 111,621 | 108,066 | ||||||
Goodwill | 23,235 | 23,235 | ||||||
Other intangible assets, net | 3,596 | 3,699 | ||||||
Other assets, net | 10 | 3 | ||||||
Trade accounts payable | — | (1,221 | ) | |||||
Other accrued liabilities | (136 | ) | (520 | ) | ||||
Predecessor equity | $ | 138,505 | $ | 135,823 | ||||
(4) CONCENTRATION OF CREDIT RISK AND TRADE ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
Our primary market areas are located along the Gulf Coast, in the Southeast, in Brownsville, Texas, along the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers, and in the Midwest. We have a concentration of trade receivable balances due from companies engaged in the trading, distribution and marketing of refined products, crude oil, chemicals, fertilizers and other liquid products, and the United States government. These concentrations of customers may affect our overall credit risk in that the customers may be similarly affected by changes in economic, regulatory or other factors. Our customers' historical financial and operating information is analyzed prior to extending credit. We manage our exposure to credit risk through credit analysis, credit approvals, credit limits and monitoring procedures, and for certain transactions we may request letters of credit, prepayments or guarantees. We maintain allowances for potentially uncollectible accounts receivable. During the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, we did not increase the allowance for doubtful accounts.
Trade accounts receivable, net consists of the following (in thousands):
| March 31, 2008 | December 31, 2007 | |||||
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Trade accounts receivable | $ | 6,024 | $ | 4,559 | |||
Less allowance for doubtful accounts | (150 | ) | (150 | ) | |||
$ | 5,874 | $ | 4,409 | ||||
The following customers accounted for at least 10% of our consolidated revenue in at least one of the periods presented in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations:
| Three months ended March 31, 2008 | Three months ended March 31, 2007 | |||
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TransMontaigne Inc. and Morgan Stanley Capital Group | 65 | % | 57 | % | |
Valero Supply and Marketing Company | 9 | % | 10 | % |
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(5) OTHER CURRENT ASSETS
Other current assets are as follows (in thousands):
| March 31, 2008 | December 31, 2007 | ||||
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Additive detergent | $ | 1,784 | $ | 1,439 | ||
Reimbursements due from the Federal government | 724 | 724 | ||||
Deposits and other assets | 1,706 | 711 | ||||
$ | 4,214 | $ | 2,874 | |||
�� Reimbursements due from the United States government represent costs we have incurred for the development and installation of terminal security plans and enhancements at our Gulf Coast terminals.
(6) PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET
Property, plant and equipment, net is as follows (in thousands):
| March 31, 2008 | December 31, 2007 | |||||
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Land | $ | 52,228 | $ | 52,228 | |||
Terminals, pipelines and equipment | 418,560 | 406,585 | |||||
Furniture, fixtures and equipment | 1,186 | 1,186 | |||||
Construction in progress | 21,110 | 20,592 | |||||
493,084 | 480,591 | ||||||
Less accumulated depreciation | (68,321 | ) | (62,764 | ) | |||
$ | 424,763 | $ | 417,827 | ||||
(7) GOODWILL
Goodwill is not amortized, but instead tested for impairment on an annual basis during the three months ended December 31. Goodwill is as follows (in thousands):
| March 31, 2008 | December 31, 2007 | ||||
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Brownsville terminal | $ | 14,770 | $ | 14,770 | ||
River terminals | 8,465 | 8,465 | ||||
Mexican LPG operations | 1,502 | 1,502 | ||||
$ | 24,737 | $ | 24,737 | |||
The acquisition of the Brownsville and River terminals from TransMontaigne Inc. has been recorded at TransMontaigne Inc.'s carryover basis in a manner similar to a reorganization of entities under common control (See Note 3 of Notes to consolidated financial statements). TransMontaigne Inc.'s carryover basis in the Brownsville and River terminals is derived from the application of push-down accounting associated with Morgan Stanley Capital Group's acquisition of TransMontaigne Inc. on September 1, 2006. Goodwill represents the excess of Morgan Stanley Capital
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Group's aggregate purchase price over the fair value of the identifiable assets acquired attributable to the Brownsville and River terminals.
The adjusted purchase price for the acquisition of the Mexican LPG operations from Rio Vista Energy Partners L.P. was allocated to the identifiable assets and liabilities acquired based upon the estimated fair value of the assets and liabilities as of the acquisition date. Goodwill of approximately $1.5 million represents the excess of our adjusted purchase price over the fair value of the identifiable assets acquired attributable to the Mexican LPG operations.
(8) OTHER ASSETS, NET
Other assets, net are as follows (in thousands):
| March 31, 2008 | December 31, 2007 | |||||
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Deferred financing costs, net of accumulated amortization of $1,387 and $1,236, respectively | $ | 2,243 | $ | 2,394 | |||
Identifiable intangible assets, net: | |||||||
Customer relationships, net of accumulated amortization of $488 and $411, respectively | 3,211 | 3,288 | |||||
Coastal Fuels trade name, net of accumulated amortization of $2,500 and $2,417, respectively | — | 83 | |||||
Amounts due under long-term terminaling services agreements | 1,349 | 724 | |||||
Deposits and other assets | 180 | 170 | |||||
$ | 6,983 | $ | 6,659 | ||||
Deferred financing costs. Deferred financing costs are amortized using the interest method over the term of the related credit facility (see Note 10 of Notes to consolidated financial statements).
Identifiable intangible assets. Our acquisitions from TransMontaigne Inc. have been recorded at TransMontaigne Inc.'s carryover basis in a manner similar to a reorganization of entities under common control (See Note 3 of Notes to consolidated financial statements). Identifiable intangible assets, net include the carryover basis of certain customer relationships at our Brownsville and River terminals and the right to use the Coastal Fuels trade name at our Florida terminals. The carryover basis of the customer relationships is being amortized on a straight-line basis over twelve years; the carryover basis of the Coastal Fuels trade name is being amortized on a straight-line basis over five years.
Amounts due under long-term terminaling services agreements. We have long-term terminaling services agreements with certain of our customers that provide for minimum payments that increase over the terms of the respective agreements. We recognize as revenue the minimum payments under the long-term terminaling services agreements on a straight-line basis over the term of the respective agreements. At March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, we have recognized revenue in excess of the minimum payments that are due through those respective dates under the long-term terminaling services agreements resulting in a receivable of approximately $1.3 million and $0.7 million, respectively.
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(9) OTHER ACCRUED LIABILITIES
Other accrued liabilities are as follows (in thousands):
| March 31, 2008 | December 31, 2007 | ||||
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Accrued property taxes | $ | 1,064 | $ | 645 | ||
Accrued environmental obligations | 1,055 | 1,064 | ||||
Customer advances and deposits | 6,449 | 3,889 | ||||
Interest payable | 999 | 39 | ||||
Deferred revenue | 337 | 339 | ||||
Advance payments received under long-term terminaling services agreements | 617 | 415 | ||||
Due to Rio Vista | 495 | 500 | ||||
Obligations to repair, maintain or expand Southeast terminals | 2,667 | 4,946 | ||||
Accrued expenses and other | 1,429 | 1,606 | ||||
$ | 15,112 | $ | 13,443 | |||
Customer advances and deposits. We bill certain of our customers one month in advance for terminaling services to be provided in the following month. At March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, we have billed and collected from certain of our customers approximately $6.4 million and $3.9 million, respectively, in advance of the terminaling services being provided.
Advance payments received under long-term terminaling services agreements. We have long-term terminaling services agreements with certain of our customers that provide for minimum payments that decrease over the terms of the respective agreements. We recognize as revenue the minimum payments under the long-term terminaling services agreements on a straight-line basis over the term of the respective agreements. At March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, we have received minimum payments that are due through these respective dates in excess of revenue recognized under certain long-term terminaling services agreements resulting in a liability of approximately $0.6 million and $0.4 million, respectively.
Due to Rio Vista. Effective December 31, 2007, we acquired from Rio Vista certain Mexican LPG operations for a cash payment of approximately $9.0 million (see Note 3 of Notes to consolidated financial statements). At March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, we have a liability of approximately $0.5 million and $0.5 million, respectively, to Rio Vista that is due on December 31, 2008 provided that Rio Vista is in compliance with its representations and warranties contained in the agreement covering our acquisition of the Mexican LPG operations.
Obligations to repair, maintain or expand Southeast terminals. As a condition to our acquisition of the Southeast terminals, we agreed to assume all responsibilities, duties and obligations to complete the construction of and place into service certain projects to repair, maintain or expand the Southeast terminals that had been commenced by TransMontaigne Inc. but were not completed as of the date of closing. At March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, we have recognized a liability of approximately $2.7 million and $4.9 million, respectively, as our estimate of the costs to complete and place into service certain projects to repair, maintain or expand the Southeast terminals (see Note 3 of Notes to consolidated financial statements).
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(10) LONG-TERM DEBT
Senior Secured Credit Facility. At March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, our outstanding borrowings under the Senior Secured Credit Facility were approximately $135.0 million and $132.0 million, respectively. At March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, our outstanding letters of credit were approximately $105,000 and $130,000, respectively.
The Senior Secured Credit Facility provides for a maximum borrowing line of credit equal to the lesser of (i) $200 million and (ii) four times Consolidated EBITDA (as defined: $212.3 million at March 31, 2008). In addition, at our request, the revolving loan commitment can be increased up to an additional $50 million, in the aggregate, without the approval of the lenders, but subject to the approval of the administrative agent and the receipt of additional commitments from one or more lenders. We may elect to have loans under the Senior Secured Credit Facility bear interest either (i) at a rate of LIBOR plus a margin ranging from 1.50% to 2.50% depending on the total leverage ratio then in effect, or (ii) at a base rate (the greater of (a) the federal funds rate plus 0.5% or (b) the prime rate) plus a margin ranging from 0.5% to 1.5% depending on the total leverage ratio then in effect. We also pay a commitment fee ranging from 0.30% to 0.50% per annum, depending on the total leverage ratio then in effect, on the total amount of unused commitments. For the three months ended March 31, 2008, the weighted average interest rate on borrowings under our Senior Secured Credit Facility was approximately 5.3%. Our obligations under the Senior Secured Credit Facility are secured by a first priority security interest in favor of the lenders in our assets, including cash, accounts receivable, inventory, general intangibles, investment property, contract rights and real property. The terms of the Senior Secured Credit Facility include covenants that restrict our ability to make cash distributions and acquisitions. The principal balance of loans and any accrued and unpaid interest will be due and payable in full on the maturity date, December 22, 2011.
The Senior Secured Credit Facility also contains customary representations and warranties (including those relating to organization and authorization, compliance with laws, absence of defaults, material agreements and litigation) and customary events of default (including those relating to monetary defaults, covenant defaults, cross defaults and bankruptcy events). The primary financial covenants contained in the Senior Secured Credit Facility are (i) a total leverage ratio test (not to exceed 4.5 times), (ii) a senior secured leverage ratio test (not to exceed 4.0 times), and (iii) a minimum interest coverage ratio test (not less than 2.75 times).
(11) PARTNERS' EQUITY
The number of units outstanding is as follows:
| Common units | Subordinated units | General partner units | ||||
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Allocation of predecessor equity in exchange for units | 120,000 | 2,872,266 | 148,873 | ||||
Initial public offering of common units | 3,852,500 | — | — | ||||
Private placement of subordinated units | — | 450,000 | — | ||||
Units outstanding at December 31, 2006 and 2005 | 3,972,500 | 3,322,266 | 148,873 | ||||
Secondary public offering of common units | 5,149,800 | — | — | ||||
TransMontaigne GP to maintain its 2% general partner interest | — | — | 105,098 | ||||
Units outstanding at December 31, 2007 and March 31, 2008 | 9,122,300 | 3,322,266 | 253,971 | ||||
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Notes to consolidated financial statements (Continued)
(12) LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
TransMontaigne GP L.L.C. is our general partner and manages our operations and activities. TransMontaigne GP L.L.C. is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of TransMontaigne Inc. TransMontaigne Services Inc. is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of TransMontaigne Inc. TransMontaigne Services Inc. employs the personnel who provide support to TransMontaigne Inc.'s operations, as well as our operations. TransMontaigne Services Inc. adopted a long-term incentive plan for its employees and consultants and non-employee directors of our general partner. The long-term incentive plan currently permits the grant of awards covering an aggregate of 740,681 units, which amount will automatically increase on an annual basis by 2% of the total outstanding common and subordinated units at the end of the preceding fiscal year. As of March 31, 2008, 549,181 units are available for future grant under the long-term incentive plan. Ownership in the awards is subject to forfeiture until the vesting date, but recipients have distribution and voting rights from the date of grant. Pursuant to the terms of the long-term incentive plan, all restricted phantom units and restricted common units vest upon a change in control of TransMontaigne Inc. The long-term incentive plan is administered by the compensation committee of the board of directors of our general partner. On May 7, 2007, we announced a program for the repurchase of outstanding common units for purposes of making subsequent grants of restricted phantom units to non-officer directors of our general partner. TransMontaigne GP, on behalf of the long-term incentive plan, anticipates repurchasing annually up to 10,000 common units for this purpose. As of March 31, 2008, TransMontaigne GP, on behalf of the long-term incentive plan, has repurchased approximately 2,240 common units pursuant to the program.
On March 17, 2008, we purchased a total of 6,000 restricted phantom units from Donald H. Anderson, D. Dale Shaffer and Rex L. Utsler in exchange for their resignation as members of the Board of Directors of our general partner. The aggregate consideration paid to the former directors of approximately $163,000 is included in direct general and administrative expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2008.
On March 31, 2008, TransMontaigne Services Inc. granted 6,000 restricted phantom units to the independent directors of our general partner. On March 31, 2007, TransMontaigne Services Inc. granted 10,000 restricted phantom units to the non-officer directors of our general partner. Over their respective four-year vesting periods, we will recognize deferred equity-based compensation of approximately $0.2 million and $0.4 million associated with the March 2008 and March 2007 grants, respectively. Amortization (reversal) of deferred equity-based compensation of approximately $(31,000) and $nil is included in direct general and administrative expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively.
(13) COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Contract Commitments. At March 31, 2008, we have contractual commitments of approximately $24.2 million for the supply of services, labor and materials related to capital projects that currently are under development.
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Notes to consolidated financial statements (Continued)
(13) COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Continued)
Operating Leases. We lease property and equipment under non-cancelable operating leases that extend through April 2021. At March 31, 2008, future minimum lease payments under these non-cancelable operating leases are as follows (in thousands):
Years ending December 31: | Property and equipment | ||
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2008 (remainder of the year) | $ | 544 | |
2009 | 697 | ||
2010 | 641 | ||
2011 | 259 | ||
2012 | 137 | ||
Thereafter | 1,063 | ||
$ | 3,341 | ||
Rental expense under operating leases was approximately $340,000 and $200,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively.
(14) NET EARNINGS PER LIMITED PARTNER UNIT
The following table reconciles the computation of basic and diluted weighted average units (in thousands):
| Three months ended March 31, 2008 | Three months ended March 31, 2007 | ||
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Basic weighted average units | 12,443 | 7,295 | ||
Dilutive effect of restricted phantom units | — | — | ||
Diluted weighted average units | 12,443 | 7,295 | ||
We exclude potentially dilutive securities from our computation of diluted earnings per limited partner unit when their effect would be anti-dilutive. Approximately 9,000 units of restricted phantom units were excluded from the dilutive earnings per share computation for the three months ended March 31, 2008, as their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive. For the three months ended March 31, 2008, the restricted phantom units were excluded because the unamortized deferred compensation exceeded the average quoted market price of our common units. There were no anti-dilutive securities for the three months ended March 31, 2007.
(15) BUSINESS SEGMENTS
We provide integrated terminaling, storage, transportation and related services to companies engaged in the trading, distribution and marketing of refined petroleum products, crude oil, chemicals, fertilizers and other liquid products. Our chief operating decision maker is our general partner's chief executive officer ("CEO"). Our general partner's CEO reviews the financial performance of our business segments using disaggregated financial information about "net margins" for purposes of making operating decisions and assessing financial performance. "Net margins" is composed of revenues less direct operating costs and expenses. Accordingly, we present "net margins" for each of our business segments: (i) Gulf Coast terminals, (ii) Midwest terminals and pipeline system, (iii) Brownsville terminals (iv) River terminals and (v) Southeast terminals.
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Notes to consolidated financial statements (Continued)
(15) BUSINESS SEGMENTS (Continued)
The financial performance of our business segments is as follows (in thousands):
| Three months ended March 31, 2008 | Three months ended March 31, 2007 | ||||||
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Gulf Coast Terminals: | ||||||||
Throughput and additive injection fees, net | $ | 7,224 | $ | 7,033 | ||||
Storage | 2,243 | 2,822 | ||||||
Other | 2,659 | 937 | ||||||
Revenues | 12,126 | 10,792 | ||||||
Direct operating costs and expenses | (5,865 | ) | (4,359 | ) | ||||
Net margins | 6,261 | 6,433 | ||||||
Midwest Terminals and Pipeline System: | ||||||||
Throughput and additive injection fees, net | 788 | 614 | ||||||
Pipeline transportation fees | 255 | 574 | ||||||
Other | 66 | 563 | ||||||
Revenues | 1,109 | 1,751 | ||||||
Direct operating costs and expenses | (344 | ) | (634 | ) | ||||
Net margins | 765 | 1,117 | ||||||
Brownsville Terminals: | ||||||||
Throughput and additive injection fees, net | 2,250 | 1,501 | ||||||
Storage | 810 | 1,446 | ||||||
Pipeline transportation fees | 883 | — | ||||||
Other | 1,143 | 1,039 | ||||||
Revenues | 5,086 | 3,986 | ||||||
Direct operating costs and expenses | (2,886 | ) | (2,032 | ) | ||||
Net margins | 2,200 | 1,954 | ||||||
River Terminals: | ||||||||
Throughput and additive injection fees, net | 668 | 1,035 | ||||||
Storage | 3,900 | 3,496 | ||||||
Other | 116 | 136 | ||||||
Revenues | 4,684 | 4,667 | ||||||
Direct operating costs and expenses | (1,631 | ) | (1,779 | ) | ||||
Net margins | 3,053 | 2,888 | ||||||
Southeast Terminals: | ||||||||
Throughput and additive injection fees, net | 8,220 | 8,294 | ||||||
Storage | 730 | 1,322 | ||||||
Other | 1,869 | 1,888 | ||||||
Revenues | 10,819 | 11,504 | ||||||
Direct operating costs and expenses | (4,741 | ) | (5,141 | ) | ||||
Net margins | 6,078 | 6,363 | ||||||
Total net margins | $ | 18,357 | $ | 18,755 | ||||
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Notes to consolidated financial statements (Continued)
(15) BUSINESS SEGMENTS (Continued)
Total net margins | $ | 18,357 | $ | 18,755 | ||||
Direct general and administrative expenses | (1,073 | ) | (894 | ) | ||||
Allocated general and administrative expenses | (2,507 | ) | (2,456 | ) | ||||
Allocated insurance expense | (713 | ) | (717 | ) | ||||
Reimbursement of bonus awards | (375 | ) | — | |||||
Depreciation and amortization | (5,733 | ) | (4,965 | ) | ||||
Operating income | 7,956 | 9,723 | ||||||
Other income (expense), net | (1,754 | ) | (3,911 | ) | ||||
Net earnings | $ | 6,202 | $ | 5,812 | ||||
Supplemental information about our business segments is summarized below (in thousands):
| Three months ended March 31, 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Gulf Coast Terminals | Midwest Terminals and Pipeline System | Brownsville Terminal | River Terminals | Southeast Terminals | Total | |||||||||||||
Revenue from external customers | $ | 2,972 | $ | 226 | $ | 3,150 | $ | 4,611 | $ | 856 | $ | 11,815 | |||||||
Revenue from TransMontaigne Inc. and Morgan Stanley Capital Group | 9,154 | 883 | 1,936 | 73 | 9,963 | 22,009 | |||||||||||||
Revenue | $ | 12,126 | $ | 1,109 | $ | 5,086 | $ | 4,684 | $ | 10,819 | $ | 33,824 | |||||||
Identifiable assets | $ | 123,248 | $ | 10,217 | $ | 66,765 | $ | 65,832 | $ | 175,459 | $ | 441,521 | |||||||
Capital expenditures | $ | 3,468 | $ | 373 | $ | 3,090 | $ | 171 | $ | 471 | $ | 7,573 | |||||||
| Three months ended March 31, 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Gulf Coast Terminals | Midwest Terminals and Pipeline System | Brownsville Terminal | River Terminals | Southeast Terminals | Total | |||||||||||||
Revenue from external customers | $ | 3,610 | $ | 237 | $ | 3,042 | $ | 4,667 | $ | 2,397 | $ | 13,953 | |||||||
Revenue from TransMontaigne Inc. and Morgan Stanley Capital Group | 7,182 | 1,514 | 944 | — | 9,107 | 18,747 | |||||||||||||
Revenue | $ | 10,792 | $ | 1,751 | $ | 3,986 | $ | 4,667 | $ | 11,504 | $ | 32,700 | |||||||
Identifiable assets | $ | 116,156 | $ | 10,753 | $ | 49,726 | $ | 67,816 | $ | 168,324 | $ | 412,775 | |||||||
Capital expenditures | $ | 1,900 | $ | 42 | $ | 760 | $ | 48 | $ | 2,748 | $ | 5,498 | |||||||
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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following discussion and analysis of the results of operations and financial condition should be read in conjunction with the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements.
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES
A summary of the significant accounting policies that we have adopted and followed in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements is detailed in our consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2007, included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 10, 2008 (see Note 1 of Notes to the consolidated financial statements). Certain of these accounting policies require the use of estimates. The following estimates, in our opinion, are subjective in nature, require the exercise of judgment, and involve complex analysis: allowance for doubtful accounts and accrued environmental obligations. These estimates are based on our knowledge and understanding of current conditions and actions we may take in the future. Changes in these estimates will occur as a result of the passage of time and the occurrence of future events. Subsequent changes in these estimates may have a significant impact on our financial condition and results of operations.
SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENTS DURING THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2008
On January 7, 2008, we announced changes to the Board of Directors and senior management team of TransMontaigne GP L.L.C., the general partner of the Partnership. The following officer appointments became effective January 1, 2008: Gregory J. Pound as President and Chief Operating Officer of our general partner and operating subsidiaries; Frederick W. Boutin as Chief Financial Officer of our general partner and operating subsidiaries; and Deborah A. Davis as Chief Accounting Officer of our general partner and operating subsidiaries. Randall J. Larson will continue to serve as Chief Executive Officer of our general partner and operating subsidiaries. Also effective January 1, 2008, William S. Dickey resigned as Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and member of the board of directors of the general partner.
On January 18, 2008, we announced a distribution of $0.52 per unit payable on February 5, 2008 to unitholders of record on January 31, 2008.
On March 10, 2008, we announced that additional changes had been made to the Board of Directors of the general partner. Following the March 5, 2008 meeting of the Board of Directors of the general partner, Donald H. Anderson, D. Dale Shaffer and Rex L. Utsler resigned as members of the Board of Directors of the general partner, all to be effective as of March 17, 2008. These changes were requested by representatives of Morgan Stanley Capital Group who serve on the Board of Directors of TransMontaigne Inc., which is the indirect owner of the general partner. To fill certain of the resulting vacancies, the general partner announced the appointment of Stephen R. Munger, Olav N. Refvik and Duke R. Ligon to serve as directors of the general partner, effective as of March 17, 2008. There remains one vacancy on the Board of Directors of the general partner to be filled with an independent director.
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
On April 18, 2008, we announced a distribution of $0.57 per unit payable on May 6, 2008 to unitholders of record on April 30, 2008.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS—THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2008 AND 2007
In reviewing our historical results of operations, you should be aware that the accompanying consolidated financial statements include the assets, liabilities and results of operations of certain
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TransMontaigne Inc. terminal and pipeline transportation operations prior to their acquisition by us from TransMontaigne Inc. The results of operations of TransMontaigne Inc.'s terminals and pipelines prior to being acquired by us are reflected in the accompanying consolidated financial statements as being attributable to TransMontaigne Inc. ("Predecessor"). The acquired assets and liabilities have been recorded at TransMontaigne Inc.'s carryover basis.
At the closing of our initial public offering on May 27, 2005, we acquired from TransMontaigne Inc. seven Florida terminals, including terminals located in Tampa, Port Manatee, Fisher Island, Port Everglades (North), Port Everglades (South), Cape Canaveral, and Jacksonville; and the Razorback Pipeline system, including the terminals located at Mt. Vernon, Missouri and Rogers, Arkansas in exchange for 120,000 common units, 2,872,266 subordinated units, a 2% general partner interest, and a cash payment of approximately $111.5 million. On January 1, 2006, we acquired from TransMontaigne Inc. the Mobile, Alabama terminal in exchange for a cash payment of approximately $17.9 million. On December 29, 2006, we acquired from TransMontaigne Inc. the Brownsville, Texas terminal, twelve terminals along the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers ("River terminals"), and the Baton Rouge, Louisiana dock facility in exchange for a cash payment of approximately $135.0 million (See Note 3 of Notes to consolidated financial statements). On December 31, 2007, we acquired from TransMontaigne Inc. twenty-two terminals along the Colonial and Plantation Pipelines ("Southeast terminals") in exchange for a cash payment of approximately $118.6 million (see Note 3 of Notes to consolidated financial statements). The acquisitions of terminal and pipeline operations from TransMontaigne Inc. have been accounted for as transactions among entities under common control and, accordingly, prior periods include the activity of the acquired terminal and pipeline operations since the date they were purchased by TransMontaigne Inc. for acquisitions made by us prior to September 1, 2006, and since September 1, 2006, (the date of Morgan Stanley Capital Group Inc.'s acquisition of TransMontaigne Inc.) for acquisitions made by us on or after September 1, 2006.
Revenue. We derive revenue from our terminal and pipeline transportation operations by charging fees for providing integrated terminaling, transportation and related services. Our revenue was as follows (in thousands):
| Three months ended March 31, | ||||||
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| 2008 | 2007 | |||||
Throughput and additive injection fees, net | $ | 19,150 | $ | 18,477 | |||
Terminaling storage fees | 7,683 | 9,086 | |||||
Pipeline transportation fees | 1,138 | 574 | |||||
Management fees and reimbursed costs | 450 | 403 | |||||
Other | 5,403 | 4,160 | |||||
Revenue | $ | 33,824 | $ | 32,700 | |||
The revenue of our business segments were as follows (in thousands):
| Three months ended March 31, | ||||||
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| 2008 | 2007 | |||||
Gulf Coast terminals | $ | 12,126 | $ | 10,792 | |||
Midwest terminals and pipeline system | 1,109 | 1,751 | |||||
Brownsville terminals | 5,086 | 3,986 | |||||
River terminals | 4,684 | 4,667 | |||||
Southeast terminals | 10,819 | 11,504 | |||||
Revenue | $ | 33,824 | $ | 32,700 | |||
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Effective December 31, 2007, we acquired from Rio Vista Energy Partners L.P. ("Rio Vista") a terminal facility in Matamoros, Mexico, two pipelines from Brownsville, Texas to Matamoros, Mexico, with associated rights of way and easements and 47 acres of land, together with a permit to distribute liquefied petroleum gas ("LPG") to Mexico's state-owned petroleum company. The results of operations of the Mexican LPG operations are included in our results of operations from December 31, 2007. For the three months ended March 31, 2008, the Mexican LPG operations generated approximately $1.1 million of revenue attributable to our Brownsville terminals.
Throughput and Additive Injection Fees, Net. We earn throughput fees for each barrel of product that is distributed at our terminals by our customers. Terminal throughput fees are based on the volume of product distributed at the facility's truck loading racks, generally at a standard rate per barrel of product. We provide additive injection services in connection with the delivery of product at our terminals. These fees generally are based on the volume of product injected and delivered over the rack at our terminals. The throughput and additive injection fees, net by business segments were as follows (in thousands):
| Three months ended March 31, | ||||||
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| 2008 | 2007 | |||||
Gulf Coast terminals | $ | 7,224 | $ | 7,033 | |||
Midwest terminals and pipeline system | 788 | 614 | |||||
Brownsville terminals | 2,250 | 1,501 | |||||
River terminals | 668 | 1,035 | |||||
Southeast terminals | 8,220 | 8,294 | |||||
Throughput and additive injection fees, net | $ | 19,150 | $ | 18,477 | |||
Effective December 31, 2007, we acquired the Mexican LPG operations from Rio Vista. For the three months ended March 31, 2008, the Mexican LPG operations generated approximately $0.2 million of throughput and additive injection fees, net attributable to our Brownsville terminals.
Included in the terminal throughput fees for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, are fees charged to TransMontaigne Inc. and Morgan Stanley Capital Group of approximately $17.0 and $14.6 million, respectively.
Terminaling Storage Fees. We provide storage capacity at our terminals. Terminaling storage fees generally are based on a rate per barrel of storage capacity per month and vary with the duration of the terminaling services agreement and the type of product. The terminaling storage fees by business segments were as follows (in thousands):
| Three months ended March 31, | ||||||
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| 2008 | 2007 | |||||
Gulf Coast terminals | $ | 2,243 | $ | 2,822 | |||
Midwest terminals and pipeline system | — | — | |||||
Brownsville terminals | 810 | 1,446 | |||||
River terminals | 3,900 | 3,496 | |||||
Southeast terminals | 730 | 1,322 | |||||
Terminaling storage fees | $ | 7,683 | $ | 9,086 | |||
Included in the terminaling storage fees for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, are fees charged to TransMontaigne Inc. and Morgan Stanley Capital Group of approximately $0.1 million and $1.1 million, respectively.
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Pipeline Transportation Fees. We earn pipeline transportation fees at our Razorback Pipeline and Diamondback Pipeline based on the volume of product transported and the distance from the origin point to the delivery point. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission regulates the tariff on the Razorback Pipeline and the Diamondback Pipeline. Effective December 31, 2007, we acquired the Mexican LPG operations, including the Diamondback Pipeline, from Rio Vista. For the three months ended March 31, 2008, the Mexican LPG operations generated approximately $0.9 million of pipeline transportation fees attributable to our Brownsville terminals.
Included in pipeline transportation fees for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, are fees charged to TransMontaigne Inc. and Morgan Stanley Capital Group of approximately $1.1 million and $0.6 million, respectively.
Management Fees and Reimbursed Costs. We manage and operate for a major oil company certain tank capacity at our Port Everglades (South) terminal and receive reimbursement of their proportionate share of operating and maintenance costs. We manage and operate for another major oil company two terminals that are adjacent to our Southeast facilities and receive a reimbursement of their proportionate share of operating and maintenance costs. We also manage and operate for an affiliate of Mexico's state-owned petroleum company a bi-directional products pipeline connected to our Brownsville, Texas terminal facility and receive a management fee and reimbursement of costs. The management fees and reimbursed costs by business segments were as follows (in thousands):
| Three months ended March 31, | ||||||
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| 2008 | 2007 | |||||
Gulf Coast terminals | $ | 30 | $ | 42 | |||
Midwest terminals and pipeline system | — | — | |||||
Brownsville terminals | 355 | 276 | |||||
River terminals | — | — | |||||
Southeast terminals | 65 | 85 | |||||
Management fees and reimbursed costs | $ | 450 | $ | 403 | |||
Other Revenue. We provide ancillary services including heating and mixing of stored products, product transfer services, railcar handling, wharfage fees and vapor recovery fees. We also recognize gains from the sale of product to our affiliates resulting from the excess of product deposited by certain of our customers into our terminals over the amount of product that the customer is contractually permitted to withdraw from those terminals. Other revenue is composed of the following (in thousands):
| Three months ended March 31, | ||||||
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| 2008 | 2007 | |||||
Product gains, including product retained under product gain/loss allowance provisions in certain terminaling services agreements | $ | 3,113 | $ | 2,469 | |||
Steam heating fees | 1,399 | 1,019 | |||||
Product transfer services | 201 | 156 | |||||
Railcar storage | 151 | 158 | |||||
Other | 539 | 358 | |||||
Other revenue | $ | 5,403 | $ | 4,160 | |||
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The other revenue by business segments were as follows (in thousands):
| Three months ended March 31, | ||||||
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| 2008 | 2007 | |||||
Gulf Coast terminals | $ | 2,629 | $ | 895 | |||
Midwest terminals and pipeline system | 66 | 563 | |||||
Brownsville terminals | 788 | 763 | |||||
River terminals | 116 | 136 | |||||
Southeast terminals | 1,804 | 1,803 | |||||
Other revenue | $ | 5,403 | $ | 4,160 | |||
Included in other revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, are amounts charged to TransMontaigne Inc. and Morgan Stanley Capital Group of approximately $3.8 million and $2.5 million, respectively.
Costs and Expenses. The direct operating costs and expenses of our operations include the directly related wages and employee benefits, utilities, communications, maintenance and repairs, property taxes, rent, vehicle expenses, environmental compliance costs, materials and supplies. The direct operating costs and expenses of our operations were as follows (in thousands):
| Three months ended March 31, | |||||||
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| 2008 | 2007 | ||||||
Wages and employee benefits | $ | 5,245 | $ | 4,327 | ||||
Utilities and communication charges | 2,254 | 1,873 | ||||||
Repairs and maintenance | 5,205 | 5,060 | ||||||
Office, rentals and property taxes | 1,643 | 1,300 | ||||||
Vehicles and fuel costs | 427 | 559 | ||||||
Environmental compliance costs | 383 | 658 | ||||||
Other | 310 | 190 | ||||||
Less—property and environmental insurance recoveries | — | (22 | ) | |||||
Direct operating costs and expenses | $ | 15,467 | $ | 13,945 | ||||
The direct operating costs and expenses of our business segments were as follows (in thousands):
| Three months ended March 31, | ||||||
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| 2008 | 2007 | |||||
Gulf Coast terminals | $ | 5,865 | $ | 4,359 | |||
Midwest terminals and pipeline system | 344 | 634 | |||||
Brownsville terminals | 2,886 | 2,032 | |||||
River terminals | 1,631 | 1,779 | |||||
Southeast terminals | 4,741 | 5,141 | |||||
Direct operating costs and expenses | $ | 15,467 | $ | 13,945 | |||
Effective December 31, 2007, we acquired the Mexican LPG operations from Rio Vista. For the three months ended March 31, 2008, the Mexican LPG operations incurred approximately $0.3 million of direct operating costs and expenses attributable to our Brownsville terminals.
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The direct general and administrative expenses of our operations include costs related to operating as a public entity, such as accounting and legal costs associated with annual and quarterly reports and tax return and Schedule K-1 preparation and distribution, independent director fees and amortization of deferred equity-based compensation. Direct general and administrative expenses were as follows (in thousands):
| Three months ended March 31, | ||||||
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| 2008 | 2007 | |||||
Accounting and tax expenses | $ | 668 | $ | 607 | |||
Legal expenses | 123 | 194 | |||||
Independent director fees and investor relations expenses | 233 | 74 | |||||
Amortization (reversal) of deferred equity-based compensation | (31 | ) | — | ||||
Other | 80 | 19 | |||||
Direct general and administrative expenses | $ | 1,073 | $ | 894 | |||
The accompanying consolidated financial statements include allocated general and administrative charges from TransMontaigne Inc. for allocations of indirect corporate overhead to cover costs of centralized corporate functions such as legal, accounting, treasury, insurance administration and claims processing, health, safety and environmental, information technology, human resources, credit, payroll, taxes, engineering and other corporate services. The allocated general and administrative expenses were approximately $2.5 million and $2.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively.
The accompanying consolidated financial statements also include allocated insurance charges from TransMontaigne Inc. for allocations of insurance premiums to cover costs of insuring activities such as property, casualty, pollution, automobile, directors' and officers', and other insurable risks. The allocated insurance expenses were approximately $0.7 million and $0.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively.
The accompanying consolidated financial statements also include amounts paid to TransMontaigne Services Inc. as a partial reimbursement of bonus awards granted by TransMontaigne Services Inc. to certain key officers and employees that vest over future service periods. The reimbursement of bonus awards were approximately $0.4 million and $nil for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively.
For the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, depreciation and amortization expense was approximately $5.7 million and $5.0 million, respectively.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Our primary liquidity needs are to fund our distributions to unitholders, fund our capital expenditures and fund our working capital requirements. Currently, our principal sources of funds to meet our liquidity needs are cash generated by operations, borrowings under our senior secured credit facility and debt and equity offerings.
On May 23, 2007, we issued, pursuant to an underwritten public offering, 4.8 million common units representing limited partner interests at a public offering price of $36.80 per common unit. On June 20, 2007, the underwriters of our secondary offering exercised a portion of their over-allotment option to purchase an additional 349,800 common units representing limited partnership interests at a price of $36.80 per common unit. The net proceeds from the offering were approximately $179.9 million, after deducting underwriting discounts, commissions, and offering expenses of approximately $9.6 million.
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Additionally, TransMontaigne GP L.L.C., our general partner, made a cash contribution of approximately $3.9 million to us to maintain its 2% general partner interest.
Excluding acquisitions, our capital expenditures that were paid in cash for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, were approximately $7.6 million and $5.5 million, respectively, for terminal and pipeline facilities and assets to support these facilities. Excluding acquisitions, capital expenditures during the year ending December 31, 2008, are estimated to range from $45 million to $55 million, which includes approximately $6.3 million of capital expenditures to maintain our existing facilities. The budgeted capital projects include the following:
Terminal | Description of project | Incremental storage capacity | Expected completion | |||
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Brownsville | Increase LPG tank capacity | 19,000 | 1H 2008 | |||
Gulf Coast | Renewable fuels blending functionality | 2H 2008 | ||||
Tampa | Increase light oil tank capacity | 250,000 | 2H 2008 | |||
Improve truck rack capacity and functionality | 2H 2009 | |||||
Port Everglades | Increase light oil and residual oil tank capacity | 975,000 | 2H 2009 | |||
Improve truck rack capacity and functionality | 2H 2009 | |||||
Southeast | Renewable fuels blending functionality | 2H 2009 |
Future capital expenditures will depend on numerous factors, including the availability, economics and cost of appropriate acquisitions which we identify and evaluate; the economics, cost and required regulatory approvals with respect to the expansion and enhancement of existing systems and facilities; customer demand for the services we provide; local, state and federal governmental regulations; environmental compliance requirements; and the availability of debt financing and equity capital on acceptable terms.
Senior Secured Credit Facility. At March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, our outstanding borrowings under the senior secured credit facility were approximately $135.0 million and $132.0 million, respectively. At March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, our outstanding letters of credit were approximately $105,000 and $130,000, respectively.
At March 31, 2008, the senior secured credit facility provides for a maximum borrowing line of credit equal to the lesser of (i) $200 million and (ii) four times Consolidated EBITDA (as defined: $212.3 million at March 31, 2008). In addition, at our request, the revolving loan commitment can be increased up to an additional $50 million, in the aggregate, without the approval of the lenders, but subject to the approval of the administrative agent and the receipt of additional commitments from one or more lenders. We may elect to have loans under the senior secured credit facility bear interest either (i) at a rate of LIBOR plus a margin ranging from 1.50% to 2.50% depending on the total leverage ratio then in effect, or (ii) at a base rate (the greater of (a) the federal funds rate plus 0.5% or (b) the prime rate) plus a margin ranging from 0.5% to 1.5% depending on the total leverage ratio then in effect. We also pay a commitment fee ranging from 0.30% to 0.50% per annum, depending on the total leverage ratio then in effect, on the total amount of unused commitments. Our obligations under the senior secured credit facility are secured by a first priority security interest in favor of the lenders in our assets, including cash, accounts receivable, inventory, general intangibles, investment property, contract rights and real property.
The terms of the senior secured credit facility include covenants that restrict our ability to make cash distributions and acquisitions. We may make distributions of cash to the extent of our "available cash" as defined in our partnership agreement. We may make acquisitions meeting the definition of "permitted acquisitions" which include: acquisitions in which the consideration paid for such acquisition, together with the consideration paid for other acquisitions in the same fiscal year, does not
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exceed $25 million; acquisitions that arise from the exercise of options under the omnibus agreement with TransMontaigne Inc.; and acquisitions in which we have (1) provided the agent prior written documentation in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the agent demonstrating our pro forma compliance with all financial and other covenants contained in the senior secured credit facility after giving effect to such acquisition and (2) satisfied all other conditions precedent to such acquisition which the agent may reasonably require in connection therewith. The principal balance of loans and any accrued and unpaid interest are due and payable in full on the maturity date, December 22, 2011.
The senior secured credit facility also contains customary representations and warranties (including those relating to organization and authorization, compliance with laws, absence of defaults, material agreements and litigation) and customary events of default (including those relating to monetary defaults, covenant defaults, cross defaults and bankruptcy events). The primary financial covenants contained in the senior secured credit facility are (i) a total leverage ratio test (not to exceed 4.5 times), (ii) a senior secured leverage ratio test (not to exceed 4.0 times), and (iii) a minimum interest coverage ratio test not less than 2.75 times). These financial covenants are based on a defined financial performance measure within the senior secured credit facility known as "Consolidated EBITDA."
The calculation of the "total leverage ratio," "senior secured leverage ratio" and "interest coverage ratio" contained in the senior secured credit facility is as follows (in thousands, except ratios):
| Three Months Ended | | ||||||||||||||
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| June 30, 2007 | September 30, 2007 | December 31, 2007 | March 31, 2008 | ||||||||||||
Financial performance debt covenant test: | ||||||||||||||||
Consolidated EBITDA for the total leverage ratio, as stipulated in the credit facility | $ | 12,417 | $ | 13,174 | $ | 13,767 | 13,707 | $ | 53,065 | |||||||
Consolidated funded indebtedness | $ | 135,000 | ||||||||||||||
Total leverage ratio and senior secured leverage ratio | 2.54 | x | ||||||||||||||
Consolidated EBITDA for the interest coverage ratio | $ | 8,183 | $ | 8,940 | $ | 9,533 | 13,707 | $ | 40,363 | |||||||
Consolidated interest expense, as stipulated in the credit facility | $ | 2,377 | $ | 150 | $ | (9 | ) | $ | 1,603 | $ | 4,121 | |||||
Interest coverage ratio | 9.79 | x | ||||||||||||||
Reconciliation of Consolidated EBITDA to cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities: | ||||||||||||||||
Consolidated EBITDA for total leverage ratio | $ | 12,417 | $ | 13,174 | $ | 13,767 | $ | 13,707 | $ | 53,065 | ||||||
Less pro forma adjustments | (4,234 | ) | (4,234 | ) | (4,234 | ) | — | (12,702 | ) | |||||||
Consolidated EBITDA for interest coverage ratio | 8,183 | 8,940 | 9,533 | 13,707 | 40,363 | |||||||||||
Consolidated interest expense | (2,377 | ) | (150 | ) | 9 | (1,603 | ) | (4,121 | ) | |||||||
Effects of our acquisition of Southeast terminals | 4,760 | 4,719 | 3,353 | — | 12,832 | |||||||||||
Reversal of previously recognized equity-based compensation | — | — | — | (49 | ) | (49 | ) | |||||||||
Amounts due under long-term terminaling services agreements | — | — | (724 | ) | (423 | ) | (1,147 | ) | ||||||||
Change in operating assets and liabilities | 725 | 7,558 | 3,994 | 6,825 | 19,102 | |||||||||||
Cash flows provided by operating activities | $ | 11,291 | $ | 21,067 | $ | 16,165 | $ | 18,457 | $ | 66,980 | ||||||
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If we were to fail either financial performance covenant, or any other covenant contained in the senior secured credit facility, we would seek a waiver from our lenders under such facility. If we were unable to obtain a waiver from our lenders and the default remained uncured after any applicable grace period, we would be in breach of the senior secured credit facility, and the lenders would be entitled to declare all outstanding borrowings immediately due and payable.
We believe that our future cash expected to be provided by operating activities, available borrowing capacity under our credit facility, and our relationship with institutional lenders and equity investors should enable us to meet our planned capital and liquidity requirements through at least the maturity date of our senior secured credit facility (December 2011).
ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
The information contained in Item 3 updates, and should be read in conjunction with, information set forth in Part II, Item 7A in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, in addition to the interim unaudited consolidated financial statements, accompanying notes and Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations presented in Part 1, Items 1 and 2 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. There are no material changes in the market risks faced by us from those reported in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007.
Market risk is the risk of loss arising from adverse changes in market rates and prices. The principal market risk to which we are exposed is interest rate risk associated with borrowings under our Senior Secured Credit Facility. Borrowings under our Senior Secured Credit Facility bear interest at a variable rate based on LIBOR or the lender's base rate. We currently do not manage our exposure to interest rates, but we may in the future. At March 31, 2008, we had outstanding borrowings of $135.0 million under our Senior Secured Credit Facility. Based on the outstanding balance of our variable-interest-rate debt at March 31, 2008, and assuming market interest rates increase or decrease by 100 basis points, the potential annual increase or decrease in interest expense is approximately $1.4 million.
We generally do not purchase or market products that we handle or transport and, therefore, we do not have material direct exposure to changes in commodity prices, except for the value of product gains and losses arising from our terminaling services agreements with certain of our customers. We do not use derivative commodity instruments to manage the commodity risk associated with the product we may own at any given time. Generally, to the extent we are entitled to retain product pursuant to terminaling services agreements with certain of our customers, we sell the product to TransMontaigne Inc. and Morgan Stanley Capital Group. As a result, we do not have a material direct exposure to commodity price fluctuations.
ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit to the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified by the Commission's rules and forms, and that information is accumulated and communicated to the management of our general partner, including our general partner's principal executive and principal financial officer (whom we refer to as the Certifying Officers), as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. The management of our general partner evaluated, with the participation of the Certifying Officers, the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of March 31, 2008, pursuant to Rule 13a-15(b) under the Exchange Act. Based upon that evaluation, the Certifying Officers concluded that, as of March 31, 2008, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective. There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during our most recently completed fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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The following risk factors, discussed in more detail in "Item 1A. Risk Factors," in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, filed on March 10, 2008, which risk factors are expressly incorporated into this report by reference, are important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from our expectations and may adversely affect our business and results of operations, include, but are not limited to:
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- a lack of access to new capital would impair our ability to expand our operations;
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- our ability to generate sufficient cash from operations to enable us to pay the minimum quarterly distribution to our unitholders;
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- a reduction in revenue from any of our significant customers upon which we rely for a substantial majority of our revenue;
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- debt levels and restrictions in our debt agreements that may limit our operational flexibility;
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- the impact on our facilities or operations of extreme weather conditions, such as hurricanes, and other events, such as terrorist attacks or war and costs associated with environmental compliance and remediation;
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- failure by any of our significant customers to continue to engage us to provide services after the expiration of existing terminaling services agreements, or our failure to secure comparable alternative arrangements;
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- the continued creditworthiness of, and performance by our significant customers;
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- the availability of acquisition opportunities and successful integration and future performance of acquired facilities;
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- timing, cost and other economic uncertainties related to the construction of new tank capacity or facilities;
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- a decrease in demand for products in areas served by our terminals and pipelines;
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- competition from other terminals and pipelines that may be able to supply our significant customers with terminaling services on a more competitive basis;
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- the failure of our existing and future insurance policies to fully cover all risks incident to our business;
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- the age and condition of many of our pipeline and storage assets may result in increased maintenance and remediation expenditures;
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- conflicts of interest and the limited fiduciary duties of our general partner, which is controlled by TransMontaigne Inc.;
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- the control of our general partner may be transferred to a third party without unitholder consent, which could have an adverse impact on our operations
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- our failure to avoid federal income taxation as a corporation or the imposition of state level taxation; and
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- the impact of current and future laws and governmental regulations, general economic, market or business conditions.
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There have been no material changes from risk factors as previously disclosed in our annual report on Form 10-K filed on March 10, 2008 for the year ended December 31, 2007.
ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SERCURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
Purchases of Securities. The following table covers the purchases of our common units by, or on behalf of, Partners during the three months ended March 31, 2008 covered by this report.
Period | Total Number of Common Units Purchased | Average Price Paid per Common Unit | Total Number of Common Units Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs | Maximum Number of Common Units that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs | |||||
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January | 280 | $ | 29.48 | 280 | 9,720 | ||||
February | — | — | — | 9,720 | |||||
March | 280 | $ | 29.28 | 280 | 9,440 | ||||
560 | $ | 29.38 | 560 | ||||||
All repurchases were made in the open market pursuant to a program announced on May 7, 2007 for the repurchase, from time to time, of our outstanding common units for purposes of making subsequent grants of restricted phantom units under our Long-Term Incentive Plan to non-officer directors of our general partner. Pursuant to the terms of the repurchase plan, we anticipate repurchasing annually up to 10,000 common units. For the three months ended March 31, 2008, we have repurchased 560 common units with approximately $16,453 of aggregate market value for this purpose. There is no guarantee as to the exact number of common units that will be repurchased under the repurchase program, and the repurchase program may be discontinued at any time. Unless we choose to terminate the repurchase program earlier, the repurchase program terminates on the earlier to occur of May 31, 2012; our liquidation, dissolution, bankruptcy or insolvency; the public announcement of a tender or exchange offer for the common units; or a merger, acquisition, recapitalization, business combination or other occurrence of a "Change of Control" under the TransMontaigne Services Inc. Long-Term Incentive Plan.
Exhibits:
3.1 | Second Amendment to the First Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of TransMontaigne Partners L.P. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by TransMontaigne Partners L.P. with the SEC on April 8, 2008). | |
10.1 | Terminaling Services Agreement—Southeast and Collins/Purvis, dated January 1, 2008, between TransMontaigne Partners L.P. and Morgan Stanley Capital Group Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.16 of the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed by TransMontaigne Partners L.P. with the SEC on March 10, 2008).(1) | |
31.1 | Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. | |
31.2 | Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. | |
32.1 | Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
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32.2 | Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
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- Certain provisions of this exhibit have been omitted and filed separately with the Commission pursuant to a request for confidential treatment under Rule 34b-2 as promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
Dated: May 8, 2008 | TRANSMONTAIGNE PARTNERS L.P. (Registrant) | |||
By: | TransMontaigne GP L.L.C., its General Partner | |||
/s/ RANDALL J. LARSON | ||||
By: | Randall J. Larson Chief Executive Officer | |||
/s/ FREDERICK W. BOUTIN | ||||
By: | Frederick W. Boutin Chief Financial Officer |
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Exhibit Number | Description of Exhibits | |
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3.1 | Second Amendment to the First Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of TransMontaigne Partners L.P. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by TransMontaigne Partners L.P. with the SEC on April 8, 2008). | |
10.1 | Terminaling Services Agreement—Southeast and Collins/Purvis, dated January 1, 2008, between TransMontaigne Partners L.P. and Morgan Stanley Capital Group Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.16 of the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed by TransMontaigne Partners L.P. with the SEC on March 10, 2008).(1) | |
31.1 | Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. | |
31.2 | Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. | |
32.1 | Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. | |
32.2 | Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
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- Certain provisions of this exhibit have been omitted and filed separately with the Commission pursuant to a request for confidential treatment under Rule 34b-2 as promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.