UNITIL Corp (UTL, Financial) filed Annual Report for the period ended 2010-12-31.
Unitil Corp has a market cap of $245.9 million; its shares were traded at around $22.6 with a P/E ratio of 25.7 and P/S ratio of 0.7. The dividend yield of Unitil Corp stocks is 6.2%.Mutual Fund and Other Gurus that owns UTL: Mario Gabelli of GAMCO Investors, Mario Gabelli of GAMCO Investors.
On December 1, 2008, the Company purchased: (i) all of the outstanding capital stock of Northern Utilities, a natural gas distribution utility serving customers in Maine and New Hampshire, from Bay State Gas Company (Bay State) and (ii) all of the outstanding capital stock of Granite State, an interstate natural gas transmission pipeline company primarily serving the needs of Northern Utilities, from NiSource Inc. (NiSource) pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement (the Acquisitions). Bay State is a wholly-owned subsidiary of NiSource. The aggregate purchase price for the Acquisitions was $160 million in cash, plus an additional working capital adjustment of $49.2 million, including approximately $30.0 million of natural gas storage inventory. To finance the Acquisitions and recapitalize Northern Utilities and Granite State, the Company issued additional equity and debt (see Liquidity, Commitments and Capital Requirements section in Part II, Item 7 below). The regulatory process in both New Hampshire and Maine, in connection with those states approvals of the Acquisitions, included the negotiation and filing of settlement agreements reflecting commitments by Unitil with respect to Northern Utilities rates, customer service and operations. The settlement agreements were separately negotiated and filed in each state but reflect a number of common features (See Note 6 to the accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on these settlement agreements).
On April 15, 2010, Unitil Energy filed for a distribution base rate increase of $10.1 million. The Companys filing also included a proposed long-term rate plan establishing step adjustments for future utility plant investments and enhanced reliability and vegetation management programs. On June 29, 2010, the NHPUC issued an order approving a temporary rate increase for Unitil Energy of $5.2 million effective July 1, 2010. Once permanent rates are approved by the NHPUC, they will be reconciled to the date temporary rates were ordered. The Company is currently engaged in settlement proceedings regarding the permanent rate level and a long-term rate plan. A hearing in this matter is scheduled for early February 2011.
On January 14, 2011, the Companys Massachusetts operating utility, Fitchburg, filed a comprehensive revenue decoupling proposal and a request for distribution rate increases of $7.1 million for its electric division and $4.4 million of its gas division. The Companys filing also includes a rate-impact mitigation alternative for the electric division that would offset the distribution revenue increase through a corresponding decrease in Fitchburgs Transition Charge. The Transition Charge is the means by which Fitchburg recovers its power supply-related stranded costs and other restructuring-related regulatory assets. Any offsetting decrease in the Transition Charge would allow for the recovery of the restructuring related
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Unitil Corp has a market cap of $245.9 million; its shares were traded at around $22.6 with a P/E ratio of 25.7 and P/S ratio of 0.7. The dividend yield of Unitil Corp stocks is 6.2%.Mutual Fund and Other Gurus that owns UTL: Mario Gabelli of GAMCO Investors, Mario Gabelli of GAMCO Investors.
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Unitils distribution utilities had an investment in Net Utility Plant of $476.5 million at December 31, 2010. Unitils total operating revenue was $358.4 million in 2010. Substantially all of Unitils operating revenue is derived from regulated distribution utility operations.On December 1, 2008, the Company purchased: (i) all of the outstanding capital stock of Northern Utilities, a natural gas distribution utility serving customers in Maine and New Hampshire, from Bay State Gas Company (Bay State) and (ii) all of the outstanding capital stock of Granite State, an interstate natural gas transmission pipeline company primarily serving the needs of Northern Utilities, from NiSource Inc. (NiSource) pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement (the Acquisitions). Bay State is a wholly-owned subsidiary of NiSource. The aggregate purchase price for the Acquisitions was $160 million in cash, plus an additional working capital adjustment of $49.2 million, including approximately $30.0 million of natural gas storage inventory. To finance the Acquisitions and recapitalize Northern Utilities and Granite State, the Company issued additional equity and debt (see Liquidity, Commitments and Capital Requirements section in Part II, Item 7 below). The regulatory process in both New Hampshire and Maine, in connection with those states approvals of the Acquisitions, included the negotiation and filing of settlement agreements reflecting commitments by Unitil with respect to Northern Utilities rates, customer service and operations. The settlement agreements were separately negotiated and filed in each state but reflect a number of common features (See Note 6 to the accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on these settlement agreements).
On April 15, 2010, Unitil Energy filed for a distribution base rate increase of $10.1 million. The Companys filing also included a proposed long-term rate plan establishing step adjustments for future utility plant investments and enhanced reliability and vegetation management programs. On June 29, 2010, the NHPUC issued an order approving a temporary rate increase for Unitil Energy of $5.2 million effective July 1, 2010. Once permanent rates are approved by the NHPUC, they will be reconciled to the date temporary rates were ordered. The Company is currently engaged in settlement proceedings regarding the permanent rate level and a long-term rate plan. A hearing in this matter is scheduled for early February 2011.
On January 14, 2011, the Companys Massachusetts operating utility, Fitchburg, filed a comprehensive revenue decoupling proposal and a request for distribution rate increases of $7.1 million for its electric division and $4.4 million of its gas division. The Companys filing also includes a rate-impact mitigation alternative for the electric division that would offset the distribution revenue increase through a corresponding decrease in Fitchburgs Transition Charge. The Transition Charge is the means by which Fitchburg recovers its power supply-related stranded costs and other restructuring-related regulatory assets. Any offsetting decrease in the Transition Charge would allow for the recovery of the restructuring related
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