UNITIL Corp (UTL, Financial) filed Quarterly Report for the period ended 2010-06-30.
Unitil Corp has a market cap of $247.4 million; its shares were traded at around $22.78 with a P/E ratio of 21.7 and P/S ratio of 0.7. The dividend yield of Unitil Corp stocks is 6.1%.
On June 29, 2010, Granite filed a proposed base transportation rate increase with the FERC, which is Granites first filing for a rate change since its last general rate case in 1997. If approved as filed, the rate increase would provide for an increase of approximately $3 million in revenue on an annual basis. The rate case filing reflects a rate base of $18.3 million which includes $4.2 million of capital additions to be made through the end of 2010.
The Companys Earnings (Loss) Applicable to Common Shareholders was a net loss of ($2.1) million for the second quarter of 2010, compared to earnings of $0.2 million for the second quarter of 2009. For the six months ended June 30, 2010, the Company reported net income of $4.4 million compared to $9.3 million for the same period of 2009. Results for the second quarter were driven primarily by higher depreciation and interest expense and lower gas sales margins due to warmer regional temperatures.
Earnings (loss) per common share (EPS) were ($0.19) and $0.41 for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2010 compared with $0.03 and $1.10 for the same periods of 2009. The Companys results of operations for 2010 are not directly comparable with 2009 due to the issuance of 5.0 million common shares between December 2008 and June 2009 to complete the financing of the Companys acquisition of Northern Utilities and Granite.
Interest Expense, Net increased $0.8 million and $0.3 million in the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2010, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2009. In March 2010, Unitil Energy and Northern Utilities collectively issued $40 million of long-term debt which is contributing to the higher interest expense in the three and six month periods. Furthermore, net interest expense in 2010 reflects the permanent financing of Northern Utilities and Granite, which was completed in the second quarter of 2009.
All other items increased $0.3 million and $0.5 million in the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2010, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2009, primarily reflecting higher property and payroll taxes.
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Unitil Corp has a market cap of $247.4 million; its shares were traded at around $22.78 with a P/E ratio of 21.7 and P/S ratio of 0.7. The dividend yield of Unitil Corp stocks is 6.1%.
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On June 29, 2010, the NHPUC issued an order approving a temporary rate increase for Unitil Energy. The order provides for a temporary rate increase of $5.2 million (annual) effective July 1, 2010 which will be collected by applying a uniform per kilowatt-hour (kWh) surcharge of $0.00438 to each of Unitil Energys current rate schedules. Of the $5.2 million rate increase, $500,000 of the increase is intended to permit Unitil Energy to annually recover expenses incurred during the December 2008 ice storm and another $500,000 of the increase is intended to fund higher planned vegetation management program expenditures. Once permanent rates are approved by the NHPUC, they will be reconciled to the date temporary rates were ordered, July 1, 2010. Final review and approval by the NHPUC of Unitil Energys permanent base rate increase request is currently scheduled to be completed by February 2011.On June 29, 2010, Granite filed a proposed base transportation rate increase with the FERC, which is Granites first filing for a rate change since its last general rate case in 1997. If approved as filed, the rate increase would provide for an increase of approximately $3 million in revenue on an annual basis. The rate case filing reflects a rate base of $18.3 million which includes $4.2 million of capital additions to be made through the end of 2010.
The Companys Earnings (Loss) Applicable to Common Shareholders was a net loss of ($2.1) million for the second quarter of 2010, compared to earnings of $0.2 million for the second quarter of 2009. For the six months ended June 30, 2010, the Company reported net income of $4.4 million compared to $9.3 million for the same period of 2009. Results for the second quarter were driven primarily by higher depreciation and interest expense and lower gas sales margins due to warmer regional temperatures.
Earnings (loss) per common share (EPS) were ($0.19) and $0.41 for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2010 compared with $0.03 and $1.10 for the same periods of 2009. The Companys results of operations for 2010 are not directly comparable with 2009 due to the issuance of 5.0 million common shares between December 2008 and June 2009 to complete the financing of the Companys acquisition of Northern Utilities and Granite.
Interest Expense, Net increased $0.8 million and $0.3 million in the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2010, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2009. In March 2010, Unitil Energy and Northern Utilities collectively issued $40 million of long-term debt which is contributing to the higher interest expense in the three and six month periods. Furthermore, net interest expense in 2010 reflects the permanent financing of Northern Utilities and Granite, which was completed in the second quarter of 2009.
All other items increased $0.3 million and $0.5 million in the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2010, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2009, primarily reflecting higher property and payroll taxes.
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