UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
_________________________
FORM 10-Q
_________________________
x | QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2014
OR
¨ | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the transition period from to
Commission file: number 001-34028
_________________________
AMERICAN WATER WORKS COMPANY, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
_________________________
Delaware |
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51-0063696 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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1025 Laurel Oak Road, Voorhees, NJ |
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08043 |
(Address of principal executive offices) |
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(Zip Code) |
(856) 346-8200
(Registrant’s 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. x Yes ¨ No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). x Yes ¨ No
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 |
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x |
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Accelerated filer |
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¨ |
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Non-accelerated filer |
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¨ |
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Smaller reporting company |
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¨ |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.). ¨ Yes x No
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.
Class |
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Outstanding at May 1, 2014 |
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share |
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179,018,709 shares |
TABLE OF CONTENTS
AMERICAN WATER WORKS COMPANY, INC.
REPORT ON FORM 10-Q
FOR THE QUARTER ENDED March 31, 2014
INDEX
2 |
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2 |
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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS |
21 |
ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK |
32 |
32 |
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34 |
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34 |
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35 |
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ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS |
35 |
35 |
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35 |
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35 |
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36 |
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37 |
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EXHIBIT 10.1 |
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EXHIBIT 10.2 |
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EXHIBIT 10.3 |
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EXHIBIT 10.3A |
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EXHIBIT 10.4 |
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EXHIBIT 10.4A |
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EXHIBIT 10.5 |
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EXHIBIT 10.5A |
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EXHIBIT 10.6 |
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EXHIBIT 10.6A |
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EXHIBIT 10.7 |
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EXHIBIT 10.8 |
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EXHIBIT 10.9 |
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EXHIBIT 10.10 |
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EXHIBIT 31.1 |
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EXHIBIT 31.2 |
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EXHIBIT 32.1 |
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EXHIBIT 32.2 |
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EXHIBIT 101 |
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American Water Works Company, Inc. and Subsidiary Companies
Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)
(In thousands, except per share data)
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March 31, 2014 |
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December 31, 2013 |
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ASSETS |
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Property plant and equipment |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Utility plant—at original cost, net of accumulated depreciation of $3,956,852 at March 31 and $3,894,326 at December 31 |
$ |
12,328,427 |
|
|
$ |
12,244,359 |
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Nonutility property, net of accumulated depreciation of $233,997 at March 31 and $228,465 at December 31 |
|
141,554 |
|
|
|
146,803 |
|
Total property, plant and equipment |
|
12,469,981 |
|
|
|
12,391,162 |
|
Current assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
|
30,755 |
|
|
|
26,964 |
|
Restricted funds |
|
28,585 |
|
|
|
28,505 |
|
Accounts receivable |
|
259,306 |
|
|
|
244,568 |
|
Allowance for uncollectible accounts |
|
(35,700 |
) |
|
|
(33,953 |
) |
Unbilled revenues |
|
193,269 |
|
|
|
217,147 |
|
Income taxes receivable |
|
10,100 |
|
|
|
5,778 |
|
Materials and supplies |
|
35,242 |
|
|
|
32,973 |
|
Deferred income taxes |
|
134,833 |
|
|
|
18,609 |
|
Other |
|
31,604 |
|
|
|
28,408 |
|
Total current assets |
|
687,994 |
|
|
|
568,999 |
|
Regulatory and other long-term assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Regulatory assets |
|
847,788 |
|
|
|
858,465 |
|
Restricted funds |
|
912 |
|
|
|
754 |
|
Goodwill |
|
1,208,065 |
|
|
|
1,207,764 |
|
Other |
|
60,081 |
|
|
|
60,998 |
|
Total regulatory and other long-term assets |
|
2,116,846 |
|
|
|
2,127,981 |
|
TOTAL ASSETS |
$ |
15,274,821 |
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|
$ |
15,088,142 |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
2
American Water Works Company, Inc. and Subsidiary Companies
Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)
(In thousands, except per share data)
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March 31, 2014 |
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December 31, 2013 |
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CAPITALIZATION AND LIABILITIES |
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Capitalization |
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Common stock ($0.01 par value, 500,000 shares authorized, 178,976 shares outstanding at March 31 and 178,379 at December 31) |
$ |
1,790 |
|
|
$ |
1,784 |
|
Paid-in-capital |
|
6,272,277 |
|
|
|
6,261,396 |
|
Accumulated deficit |
|
(1,427,809 |
) |
|
|
(1,495,698 |
) |
Accumulated other comprehensive income |
|
(35,151 |
) |
|
|
(34,635 |
) |
Treasury stock |
|
(10,020 |
) |
|
|
(5,043 |
) |
Total common stockholders' equity |
|
4,801,087 |
|
|
|
4,727,804 |
|
Long-term debt |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Long-term debt |
|
5,208,668 |
|
|
|
5,212,881 |
|
Redeemable preferred stock at redemption value |
|
15,971 |
|
|
|
17,177 |
|
Total capitalization |
|
10,025,726 |
|
|
|
9,957,862 |
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Current liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Short-term debt |
|
638,227 |
|
|
|
630,307 |
|
Current portion of long-term debt |
|
14,901 |
|
|
|
14,174 |
|
Accounts payable |
|
183,839 |
|
|
|
264,589 |
|
Taxes accrued |
|
54,129 |
|
|
|
32,400 |
|
Interest accrued |
|
93,655 |
|
|
|
52,087 |
|
Other |
|
212,948 |
|
|
|
241,976 |
|
Total current liabilities |
|
1,197,699 |
|
|
|
1,235,533 |
|
Regulatory and other long-term liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Advances for construction |
|
370,938 |
|
|
|
375,729 |
|
Deferred income taxes |
|
1,997,673 |
|
|
|
1,840,697 |
|
Deferred investment tax credits |
|
26,059 |
|
|
|
26,408 |
|
Regulatory liabilities |
|
380,398 |
|
|
|
373,319 |
|
Accrued pension expense |
|
103,342 |
|
|
|
108,542 |
|
Accrued postretirement benefit expense |
|
88,385 |
|
|
|
88,419 |
|
Other |
|
37,688 |
|
|
|
38,929 |
|
Total regulatory and other long-term liabilities |
|
3,004,483 |
|
|
|
2,852,043 |
|
Contributions in aid of construction |
|
1,046,913 |
|
|
|
1,042,704 |
|
Commitments and contingencies (See Note 10) |
— |
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|
— |
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TOTAL CAPITALIZATION AND LIABILITIES |
$ |
15,274,821 |
|
|
$ |
15,088,142 |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
3
American Water Works Company, Inc. and Subsidiary Companies
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Unaudited)
(In thousands, except per share data)
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Three Months Ended |
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March 31, |
|
|||||
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2014 |
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|
2013 |
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Operating revenues |
$ |
681,946 |
|
|
$ |
636,137 |
|
Operating expenses |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operation and maintenance |
|
329,275 |
|
|
|
312,203 |
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
106,078 |
|
|
|
99,649 |
|
General taxes |
|
60,767 |
|
|
|
60,146 |
|
(Gain) loss on asset dispositions and purchases |
|
(270 |
) |
|
|
(94 |
) |
Total operating expenses, net |
|
495,850 |
|
|
|
471,904 |
|
Operating income |
|
186,096 |
|
|
|
164,233 |
|
Other income (expenses) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest, net |
|
(73,560 |
) |
|
|
(78,114 |
) |
Allowance for other funds used during construction |
|
2,201 |
|
|
|
3,396 |
|
Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction |
|
1,483 |
|
|
|
1,653 |
|
Amortization of debt expense |
|
(1,673 |
) |
|
|
(1,581 |
) |
Other, net |
|
(1,541 |
) |
|
|
(776 |
) |
Total other income (expenses) |
|
(73,090 |
) |
|
|
(75,422 |
) |
Income before income taxes |
|
113,006 |
|
|
|
88,811 |
|
Provision for income taxes |
|
44,883 |
|
|
|
31,168 |
|
Net income |
$ |
68,123 |
|
|
$ |
57,643 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pension plan amortized to periodic benefit cost: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Prior service cost, net of tax of $27 and $28, respectively |
|
41 |
|
|
|
43 |
|
Actuarial loss, net of tax of $(5) and $1,424, respectively |
|
(7 |
) |
|
|
2,228 |
|
Foreign currency translation adjustment |
|
(550 |
) |
|
|
(366 |
) |
Other comprehensive income (loss) |
|
(516 |
) |
|
|
1,905 |
|
Comprehensive income |
$ |
67,607 |
|
|
$ |
59,548 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic earnings per share |
$ |
0.38 |
|
|
$ |
0.32 |
|
Diluted earnings per share |
$ |
0.38 |
|
|
$ |
0.32 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average common shares outstanding during the period |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic |
|
178,539 |
|
|
|
177,327 |
|
Diluted |
|
179,457 |
|
|
|
178,465 |
|
Dividends declared per common share |
$ |
0.00 |
|
|
$ |
0.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
4
American Water Works Company, Inc. and Subsidiary Companies
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)
(In thousands, except per share data)
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|||||
|
March 31, |
|
|||||
|
2014 |
|
|
2013 |
|
||
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income |
$ |
68,123 |
|
|
$ |
57,643 |
|
Adjustments |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
106,078 |
|
|
|
99,649 |
|
Provision for deferred income taxes |
|
44,919 |
|
|
|
29,446 |
|
Amortization of deferred investment tax credits |
|
(349 |
) |
|
|
(376 |
) |
Provision for losses on accounts receivable |
|
7,580 |
|
|
|
3,041 |
|
Allowance for other funds used during construction |
|
(2,201 |
) |
|
|
(3,396 |
) |
Gain on asset dispositions and purchases |
|
(270 |
) |
|
|
(94 |
) |
Pension and non-pension postretirement benefits |
|
6,018 |
|
|
|
19,518 |
|
Stock-based compensation expense |
|
2,711 |
|
|
|
2,042 |
|
Other, net |
|
9,624 |
|
|
|
(8,160 |
) |
Changes in assets and liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Receivables and unbilled revenues |
|
3,307 |
|
|
|
18,775 |
|
Taxes receivable, including income taxes |
|
(4,322 |
) |
|
|
(3,543 |
) |
Other current assets |
|
(9,654 |
) |
|
|
(12,803 |
) |
Pension and non-pension postretirement benefit contributions |
|
(10,714 |
) |
|
|
(29,766 |
) |
Accounts payable |
|
(59,140 |
) |
|
|
(37,278 |
) |
Taxes accrued, including income taxes |
|
21,729 |
|
|
|
15,597 |
|
Interest accrued |
|
41,568 |
|
|
|
47,291 |
|
Change in book overdraft |
|
22,089 |
|
|
|
(21,960 |
) |
Other current liabilities |
|
(2,222 |
) |
|
|
(26,001 |
) |
Net cash provided by operating activities |
|
244,874 |
|
|
|
149,625 |
|
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capital expenditures |
|
(192,466 |
) |
|
|
(213,086 |
) |
Acquisitions |
|
(2,279 |
) |
|
|
(2,836 |
) |
Proceeds from sale of assets |
|
243 |
|
|
|
280 |
|
Removal costs from property, plant and equipment retirements, net |
|
(10,460 |
) |
|
|
(10,721 |
) |
Net funds released |
|
(238 |
) |
|
|
(1,347 |
) |
Net cash used in investing activities |
|
(205,200 |
) |
|
|
(227,710 |
) |
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from long-term debt |
|
0 |
|
|
|
1,378 |
|
Repayment of long-term debt |
|
(2,192 |
) |
|
|
(2,392 |
) |
Proceeds from short-term borrowings with maturities greater than three months |
|
35,000 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
Repayment of short-term borrowings with maturities greater than three months |
|
(221,000 |
) |
|
|
0 |
|
Net short-term borrowings with maturities less than three months |
|
193,920 |
|
|
|
63,801 |
|
Proceeds from issuances of employee stock plans and DRIP |
|
8,199 |
|
|
|
8,141 |
|
Advances and contributions for construction, net of refunds of $5,277 and |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$4,477 at March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively |
|
1,358 |
|
|
|
5,105 |
|
Redemption of preferred stocks |
|
(1,200 |
) |
|
|
(1,200 |
) |
Dividends paid |
|
(49,968 |
) |
|
|
0 |
|
Net cash (used in ) provided by financing activities |
|
(35,883 |
) |
|
|
74,833 |
|
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents |
|
3,791 |
|
|
|
(3,252 |
) |
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period |
|
26,964 |
|
|
|
24,433 |
|
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period |
$ |
30,755 |
|
|
$ |
21,181 |
|
Non-cash investing activity: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capital expenditures acquired on account but unpaid at end of period |
$ |
109,464 |
|
|
$ |
81,455 |
|
Non-cash financing activity: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Advances and contributions |
$ |
3,526 |
|
|
$ |
2,756 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
5
American Water Works Company, Inc. and Subsidiary Companies
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity (Unaudited)
(In thousands, except per share data)
|
Common Stock |
|
|
Paid-in |
|
|
Accumulated |
|
|
Accumulated |
|
|
Treasury Stock |
|
|
Preferred |
|
|
Total |
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Shares |
|
|
Par |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shares |
|
|
At Cost |
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||
Balance at December 31, 2013 |
|
178,379 |
|
|
$ |
1,784 |
|
|
$ |
6,261,396 |
|
|
$ |
(1,495,698 |
) |
|
$ |
(34,635 |
) |
|
|
(132 |
) |
|
$ |
(5,043 |
) |
|
$ |
0 |
|
|
$ |
4,727,804 |
|
Net income |
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
68,123 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
68,123 |
|
Direct stock reinvestment and purchase plan, net of expense of $8 |
|
10 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
430 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
430 |
|
Employee stock purchase plan |
|
25 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
1,076 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
1,076 |
|
Stock-based compensation |
|
562 |
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
9,375 |
|
|
|
(175 |
) |
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
(118 |
) |
|
|
(4,977 |
) |
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
4,229 |
|
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax of $22 |
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
(516) |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
(516) |
|
Dividends |
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
(59 |
) |
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
(59 |
) |
Balance at March 31, 2014 |
|
178,976 |
|
|
$ |
1,790 |
|
|
$ |
6,272,277 |
|
|
$ |
(1,427,809 |
) |
|
$ |
(35,151 |
) |
|
|
(250 |
) |
|
$ |
(10,020 |
) |
|
$ |
0 |
|
|
$ |
4,801,087 |
|
|
Common Stock |
|
|
Paid-in |
|
|
Accumulated |
|
|
Accumulated |
|
|
Treasury Stock |
|
|
Preferred Redemption |
|
|
Total |
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Shares |
|
|
Par |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shares |
|
|
At Cost |
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||
Balance at December 31, 2012 |
|
176,988 |
|
|
$ |
1,770 |
|
|
$ |
6,222,644 |
|
|
$ |
(1,664,955 |
) |
|
$ |
(116,191 |
) |
|
|
0 |
|
|
$ |
0 |
|
|
$ |
1,720 |
|
|
$ |
4,444,988 |
|
Net income |
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
57,643 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
57,643 |
|
Direct stock reinvestment and purchase plan, net of expense of $5 |
|
10 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
387 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
387 |
|
Employee stock purchase plan |
|
25 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
989 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
989 |
|
Stock-based compensation |
|
651 |
|
|
|
7 |
|
|
|
8,795 |
|
|
|
(9 |
) |
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
(132 |
) |
|
|
(5,043 |
) |
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
3,750 |
|
Other comprehensive income, net of tax of $1,452 |
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
1,905 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
1,905 |
|
Balance at March 31, 2013 |
|
177,674 |
|
|
$ |
1,777 |
|
|
$ |
6,232,815 |
|
|
$ |
(1,607,321 |
) |
|
$ |
(114,286 |
) |
|
|
(132) |
|
|
$ |
(5,043) |
|
|
$ |
1,720 |
|
|
$ |
4,509,662 |
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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American Water Works Company, Inc. and Subsidiary Companies
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
(In thousands, except per share data)
Note 1: Basis of Presentation
The accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheet of American Water Works Company, Inc. and Subsidiary Companies (the “Company”) at March 31, 2014, the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, and the Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, are unaudited, but reflect all adjustments, which are, in the opinion of management, necessary to present fairly the consolidated financial position, the consolidated changes in stockholders’ equity, the consolidated results of operations and comprehensive income, and the consolidated cash flows for the periods presented. All adjustments are of a normal, recurring nature, except as otherwise disclosed. Because they cover interim periods, the unaudited consolidated financial statements and related notes to the consolidated financial statements do not include all disclosures and notes normally provided in annual financial statements and, therefore, should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements and related Notes included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013. The results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year, due primarily to the seasonality of the Company’s operations.
Certain reclassifications have been made to previously reported data to conform to the current presentation.
Note 2: New Accounting Pronouncements
The following recently issued accounting standards have been adopted by the Company and have been included in the consolidated results of operations, financial position or footnotes of the accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements:
Obligations Resulting from Joint and Several Liability Arrangements
In February 2013, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued guidance for the recognition, measurement and disclosure of obligations resulting from joint and several liability arrangements for which the total amount of the obligation is fixed at the reporting date. Examples of obligations within the scope of the updated guidance include debt arrangements, other contractual obligations and settled litigation and judicial rulings. The update requires an entity to measure obligations resulting from joint and several liability arrangements for which the total amount of the obligation is fixed at the reporting date as the sum of the following: (a) the amount the reporting entity agreed to pay on the basis of its arrangement among its co-obligors and (b) any additional amount the reporting entity expects to pay on behalf of its co-obligors. The updated guidance also includes additional disclosures regarding the nature and amount of the obligation, as well as other information about those obligations. The update is effective on a retrospective basis for interim and annual periods beginning January 1, 2014. The adoption of this guidance did not have an impact on the Company’s results of operations, financial position or cash flows.
Foreign Currency Matters
In June 2013, the FASB issued guidance for a parent’s accounting for the cumulative translation adjustment upon derecognition of certain subsidiaries or groups of assets within a foreign entity or of an investment in a foreign entity. The amendments resolve differing views in practice and apply to the release of the cumulative translation adjustment into net income when a parent either sells a part or all of its investment in a foreign entity or no longer holds a controlling financial interest in a subsidiary or a business within a foreign entity. The update is effective prospectively for interim and annual periods beginning January 1, 2014. The adoption of this guidance did not have an impact on the Company’s results of operations, financial position or cash flows.
The following recently announced accounting standards are not yet required to be adopted by the Company or included in the consolidated results of operations, financial position or footnotes of the Company:
Service Concession Arrangements
In January 2014, the FASB issued guidance for an operating entity that enters into a service concession arrangement with a public sector grantor who controls or has the ability to modify or approve the services that the operating entity must provide with the infrastructure, to whom it must provide the services and at what price. The grantor also controls, through ownership or otherwise, any residual interest in the infrastructure at the end of the term of the arrangement. The guidance specifies that an operating entity should not account for the service concession arrangement as a lease. The operating entity should refer instead to other accounting guidance to account for the various aspects of the arrangement. The guidance also specifies that the infrastructure used in the arrangement should not be recognized as property, plant and equipment of the operating entity. This update should be applied on a modified retrospective basis to service concession arrangements that exist at the beginning of an entity’s fiscal year of adoption. This requires the cumulative effect of applying the update to be recognized as an adjustment to the opening retained earnings balance for the annual
7
period of adoption. The update is effective for interim and annual periods beginning January 1, 2015. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is evaluating the impact the updated guidance will have on its results of operations, financial position or cash flows.
Reporting Discontinued Operations
In April 2014, the FASB issued guidance that changes the criteria for determining which disposals can be presented as discontinued operations and modifies related disclosure requirements. Under the updated guidance, a discontinued operation is defined as a component or group of components that is disposed of or is classified as held for sale and represents a strategic shift that has or will have a major effect on an entity’s operations and financial results. A strategic shift could include a disposal of a major geographical area of operations, a major line of business, a major equity method investment or other major part of the entity. A component comprises operations and cash flows that can be clearly distinguished, operationally and for financial reporting purposes, from the rest of the entity including a reportable segment, an operating segment, a reporting unit, a subsidiary or an asset group. The update no longer precludes presentation as a discontinued operation if there are operations and cash flows of the component that have not been eliminated from the reporting entity’s ongoing operations or if there is significant continuing involvement with a component after its disposal. The guidance is effective for new disposals after January 1, 2015 and early adoption is permitted for new disposals that have not yet been reported in financial statements. The Company is evaluating the impact the updated guidance will have on its results of operations, financial position or cash flows.
Note 3: Acquisitions
Acquisitions
During the three-month period ended March 31, 2014, the Company closed on two acquisitions: one a regulated water system and the other a regulated system providing water and wastewater services. The aggregate purchase price of these acquisitions totaled $2,279. Assets acquired totaled $2,503 and consisted of utility plant of $1,887, non-utility plant of $315 and goodwill of $301. Liabilities assumed were $224 of contributions in aid of construction.
Note 4: Goodwill
The Company’s annual goodwill impairment test is conducted at November 30 of each calendar year. Interim reviews are performed when the Company determines that a triggering event that would more likely than not reduce the fair value of a reporting unit below its carrying value has occurred. The Company has determined no such triggering event had occurred during the three months ended March 31, 2014.
The change in the Company’s goodwill assets, as allocated between the reporting units is as follows:
|
Regulated Unit |
|
|
Market-Based Operations |
|
|
Consolidated |
|
|||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
Accumulated |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accumulated |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accumulated |
|
|
|
|
|
|||
|
Cost |
|
|
Impairment |
|
|
Cost |
|
|
Impairment |
|
|
Cost |
|
|
Impairment |
|
|
Total Net |
|
|||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at January 1, 2014 |
$ |
3,412,063 |
|
|
$ |
(2,332,670 |
) |
|
$ |
235,990 |
|
|
$ |
(107,619 |
) |
|
$ |
3,648,053 |
|
|
$ |
(2,440,289 |
) |
|
$ |
1,207,764 |
|
Goodwill from acquisitions |
|
301 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
301 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
301 |
|
Balance at March 31, 2014 |
$ |
3,412,364 |
|
|
$ |
(2,332,670 |
) |
|
$ |
235,990 |
|
|
$ |
(107,619 |
) |
|
$ |
3,648,354 |
|
|
$ |
(2,440,289 |
) |
|
$ |
1,208,065 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at January 1, 2013 |
$ |
3,411,549 |
|
|
$ |
(2,332,670 |
) |
|
$ |
235,990 |
|
|
$ |
(107,619 |
) |
|
$ |
3,647,539 |
|
|
$ |
(2,440,289 |
) |
|
$ |
1,207,250 |
|
Reclassifications and other activity |
|
(89 |
) |
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
(89 |
) |
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
(89 |
) |
Balance at March 31, 2013 |
$ |
3,411,460 |
|
|
$ |
(2,332,670 |
) |
|
$ |
235,990 |
|
|
$ |
(107,619 |
) |
|
$ |
3,647,450 |
|
|
$ |
(2,440,289 |
) |
|
$ |
1,207,161 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Note 5: Stockholders’ Equity
Common Stock
Under American Water Stock Direct, a dividend reinvestment and direct stock purchase plan (the “DRIP”), stockholders may reinvest cash dividends and purchase additional Company common stock, up to certain limits, through a transfer agent without commission fees. The Company’s transfer agent may buy newly issued shares directly from the Company or shares held in the
8
Company’s treasury. The transfer agent may also buy shares in the public markets or in privately negotiated transactions. Purchases generally will be made and credited to DRIP accounts once each week. As of March 31, 2014, there were 4,645 shares available for future issuance under the DRIP.
The following table summarizes information regarding issuances under the DRIP for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013:
|
2014 |
|
|
2013 |
|
||
Shares of common stock issued |
|
10 |
|
|
|
10 |
|
Cash proceeds received |
$ |
438 |
|
|
$ |
392 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash dividend payments made during the three–month periods ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 were as follows:
|
2014 |
|
|
2013 |
|
||
Dividends per share, three months ended: March 31 |
$ |
0.28 |
|
|
$ |
0.00 |
|
Total dividends paid, three months ended: March 31 |
$ |
49,968 |
|
|
$ |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The 2014 payment included $49,909 of dividends accrued as of December 31, 2013.
On April 29, 2014, the Company declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.31 per share, payable on June 2, 2014 to all shareholders of record as of May 12, 2014.
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
The following table presents changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) by component, net of tax, for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively:
|
Defined Benefit Plans |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
|
Employee Benefit Plan Funded Status |
|
|
Amortization of Prior Service Cost |
|
|
Amortization of Actuarial Loss |
|
|
Foreign Currency Translation |
|
|
Total Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss |
|
|||||
Beginning balance at January 1, 2014 |
$ |
(69,711 |
) |
|
$ |
713 |
|
|
$ |
31,150 |
|
|
$ |
3,213 |
|
|
$ |
(34,635 |
) |
Other comprehensive income (loss) before |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
reclassifications |
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
(550 |
) |
|
|
(550 |
) |
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
comprehensive income |
|
0 |
|
|
|
41 |
|
|
|
(7 |
) |
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
34 |
|
Other comprehensive income (loss) for the period |
|
0 |
|
|
|
41 |
|
|
|
(7 |
) |
|
|
(550 |
) |
|
|
(516 |
) |
Ending balance at March 31, 2014 |
$ |
(69,711 |
) |
|
$ |
754 |
|
|
$ |
31,143 |
|
|
$ |
2,663 |
|
|
$ |
(35,151 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Beginning balance at January 1, 2013 |
$ |
(143,183 |
) |
|
$ |
539 |
|
|
$ |
22,239 |
|
|
$ |
4,214 |
|
|
$ |
(116,191 |
) |
Other comprehensive income (loss) before |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
reclassifications |
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
(366 |
) |
|
|
(366 |
) |
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
comprehensive income |
|
0 |
|
|
|
43 |
|
|
|
2,228 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
2,271 |
|
Other comprehensive income (loss) for the period |
|
0 |
|
|
|
43 |
|
|
|
2,228 |
|
|
|
(366 |
) |
|
|
1,905 |
|
Ending balance at March 31, 2013 |
$ |
(143,183 |
) |
|
$ |
582 |
|
|
$ |
24,467 |
|
|
$ |
3,848 |
|
|
$ |
(114,286 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The Company does not reclassify the amortization of defined benefit pension cost components from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) directly to net income in its entirety. These accumulated other comprehensive income components are included in the computation of net periodic pension cost. (See Note 9)
Stock-Based Compensation
The Company has granted stock option and restricted stock unit awards to non-employee directors, officers and other key employees of the Company pursuant to the terms of its 2007 Omnibus Equity Compensation Plan (the “Plan”). As of March 31, 2014,
9
a total of 8,896 shares were available for grant under the Plan. Shares issued under the Plan may be authorized-but-unissued shares of Company stock or reacquired shares of Company stock, including shares purchased by the Company on the open market for purposes of the Plan.
The Company recognizes compensation expense for stock awards over the vesting period of the award. The following table presents stock-based compensation expense recorded in operation and maintenance expense in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013:
|
Three Months Ended March 31, |
|
|||||
|
2014 |
|
|
2013 |
|
||
Stock options |
$ |
655 |
|
|
$ |
752 |
|
Restricted stock units |
|
1,919 |
|
|
|
1,157 |
|
Employee stock purchase plan |
|
137 |
|
|
|
133 |
|
Stock-based compensation in operation and maintenance expense |
|
2,711 |
|
|
|
2,042 |
|
Income tax benefit |
|
(1,057 |
) |
|
|
(796 |
) |
After-tax stock-based compensation expense |
$ |
1,654 |
|
|
$ |
1,246 |
|
There were no significant stock-based compensation costs capitalized during the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.
Stock Options
In the first three months of 2014, the Company granted non-qualified stock options to certain employees under the Plan. The stock options vest ratably over the three-year service period beginning January 1, 2014. These awards have no performance vesting conditions and the grant date fair value is amortized through expense over the requisite service period using the straight-line method.
The following table presents the weighted-average assumptions used in the Black-Scholes option-pricing model and the resulting weighted-average grant date fair value per share of stock options granted through March 31, 2014:
Dividend yield |
|
2.54 |
% |
Expected volatility |
|
17.70 |
% |
Risk-free interest rate |
|
1.01 |
% |
Expected life (years) |
|
3.5 |
|
Exercise price |
$ |
44.06 |
|
Grant date fair value per share |
$ |
4.49 |
|
Stock options granted under the Plan have maximum terms of seven years, vest over periods ranging from one to three years, and are granted with exercise prices equal to the market value of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant. As of March 31, 2014, $3,376 of total unrecognized compensation cost related to the non-vested stock options is expected to be recognized over the weighted-average period of 1.7 years.
10
The table below summarizes stock option activity for the three months ended March 31, 2014:
|
Shares |
|
|
Weighted-Average Exercise Price (per share) |
|
|
Weighted-Average Remaining Life (years) |
|
|
Aggregate Intrinsic Value |
|
||||
Options outstanding at January 1, 2014 |
|
2,055 |
|
|
$ |
28.80 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Granted |
|
442 |
|
|
|
44.06 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Forfeited or expired |
|
(10 |
) |
|
|
36.88 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exercised |
|
(249 |
) |
|
|
27.41 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Options outstanding at March 31, 2014 |
|
2,238 |
|
|
$ |
31.93 |
|
|
|
4.4 |