UGI Energy Services, LLC and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Thousands of dollars, except where indicated otherwise)
We are also a party to a number of other contracts that have elements of a derivative instrument. These contracts include, among others, binding purchase orders, contracts that provide for the purchase and delivery, or sale, of energy products, and service contracts that require the counterparty to provide commodity storage, transportation or capacity service to meet our normal sales commitments. Although certain of these contracts have the requisite elements of a derivative instrument, these contracts qualify for NPNS exception accounting under GAAP because they provide for the delivery of products or services in quantities that are expected to be used in the normal course of operating our business and the price in the contract is based on an underlying that is directly associated with the price of the product or service being purchased or sold.
Note 12 — Related Party Transactions
Enterprises allocates a portion of its payroll and related benefit costs to Energy Services for employee services provided to the Company. Such allocated expenses, which are included in “Operating and administrative expenses” on the Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income, totaled $1,135 and $896 during Fiscal 2018 and Fiscal 2017, respectively.
UGI provides certain financial and administrative services to the Company. UGI bills the Company monthly for all direct expenses and for an allocated share of indirect corporate expenses incurred or paid on behalf of the Company. The allocation of indirect UGI corporate expenses to the Company utilizes a weighted, three-component formula comprising revenues, operating expenses and net assets employed and considers the Company’s relative percentage of such items to the total of such items for all UGI operating subsidiaries for which general and administrative services were provided. Management believes that this allocation method is reasonable and equitable to the Company. During Fiscal 2018 and Fiscal 2017, such corporate expenses, which are included in “Operating and administrative expenses” on the Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income, totaled $8,649 and $5,289, respectively.
From time to time, Energy Services is a party to Storage Contract Administrative Agreements (“SCAAs”) with UGI Utilities, Inc. (“UGI Utilities”), a wholly owned subsidiary of UGI, which have terms of up to three years. At September 30, 2018, UGI Utilities was a party to four SCAAs with Energy Services, and, during the periods covered by the financial statements, was a party to other SCAAs with Energy Services. Under the SCAAs, UGI Utilities has, among other things, released certain storage and transportation contracts (subject to recall for operational purposes) to Energy Services for the terms of the SCAAs. UGI Utilities also transferred certain associated storage inventories upon the commencement of the SCAAs, receives a transfer of storage inventories at the end of the SCAAs, and makes payments associated with refilling storage inventories during the term of the SCAAs. During Fiscal 2018 and Fiscal 2017, Energy Services received payments from UGI Utilities for storage inventories and pipeline transportation and storage capacity charges associated with the SCAAs, which are included in “Revenues” on the Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income, totaling $19,854 and $21,424, respectively. Energy Services, in turn, provides a firm delivery service and makes certain payments to UGI Utilities for its various obligations under the SCAAs. During Fiscal 2018 and Fiscal 2017, these payments totaled $2,824 and $2,747, respectively. In conjunction with the SCAAs, Energy Services paid UGI Utilities security deposits. At September 30, 2018 and 2017, the amounts of such security deposits, which are included in “Prepaid expenses and other current assets” on the Consolidated Balance Sheets, were $11,040.
Pursuant to gas supply and delivery service agreements with UGI Utilities, the Company provides certain gas supply and related delivery services to UGI Utilities during the heating season months of November through March. During Fiscal 2018 and Fiscal 2017, the aggregate amount of these transactions (exclusive of transactions pursuant to SCAA) totaled $93,577 and $76,010, respectively.
In addition, from time to time, the Company purchases natural gas or pipeline capacity from UGI Utilities. During Fiscal 2018 and Fiscal 2017, such purchases from UGI Utilities, which are included in “Cost of sales” on the Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income, totaled $103,667 and $50,948, respectively. Also from time to time, the Company sells natural gas, pipeline capacity and electricity to UGI Utilities (in addition to those transactions already described above). During Fiscal 2018 and Fiscal 2017, such sales, which are included in “Revenues” on the Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income, totaled $156,794 and $84,402, respectively.
From time to time, Energy Services sells propane on an as needed basis to AmeriGas Propane, L.P. (“AmeriGas”), an affiliate of UGI. The sales price is generally based on market prices at the time of sale. Sales of propane by Energy Services to AmeriGas during Fiscal 2018 were not material. There were no sales of propane by Energy Services to AmeriGas during Fiscal 2017.
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