Tortoise Capital Resources Corp. Releases Fiscal 2011 Third Quarter Financial Results
LEAWOOD, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Tortoise Capital Resources Corp. (NYSE: TTO) (the company) today announced that it has filed its Form 10-Q for the third quarter ended Aug. 31, 2011.
Recent Highlights
- Withdrew election to be regulated as a business development company
- Distribution guidance of not less than $0.40 per share annually
- Net asset value $10.62 per share as of Aug.31, 2011
Regulatory Structure and Investment Outlook
TTO is focused on identifying and acquiring real property assets in the U.S. energy infrastructure sector that have the potential to become real estate investment trust qualified. The company acquired its first real property asset in June 2011 with the purchase of a 40 percent undivided interest in the New Mexico transmission line, known as the Eastern Interconnect Project. The project moves electricity between Albuquerque and Clovis, New Mexico, and is subject to a triple-net-lease with Public Service Company of New Mexico that expires in 2015. The lessee and operator of the transmission line, Public Service Company of New Mexico, performed as expected and a recent strategy announcement led to Standard & Poor’s upgrading the utility’s senior unsecured debt rating to BBB- from BB+. If TTO finds sufficient suitable, REIT-qualifying investments during the remainder of 2011 and satisfies the REIT requirements throughout 2012, then TTO expects to make an election to be treated as a REIT for tax purposes for 2012.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Subsequent to the withdrawal of its election to be regulated as a business development company, the company expects to have greater flexibility in raising both equity and debt capital. On Sept. 21, 2011, the company filed a shelf registration statement with the SEC which effectively converted the previously filed N-2 registration under the 1940 Act, to an S-3 registration statement under the 1933 Act. When effective, the shelf registration will allow TTO to prudently raise additional capital. The company is also currently seeking to obtain a secured facility to support future working capital needs and potential investments.
TTO does not plan to make additional investments in securities (other than short-term, highly liquid investments to be held pending acquisition of real property assets) and will liquidate its securities portfolio in an orderly manner. The publicly traded securities can be liquidated more readily than the private company securities.
Distribution Guidance
On Sept. 1, 2011, the company paid a quarterly distribution of $0.10 per common share, the same amount as the prior quarter. The company expects its earned distributable cash flow to support a quarterly distribution of $0.10 per share ($0.40 annually), with upside potential depending on the performance of its private equity investments.
Quarterly Performance Review
As of Aug. 31, 2011, the company’s net asset value was $10.62 per share compared to $10.66 per share at May 31, 2011. The fair value of the company’s securities investment portfolio (excluding short-term investments) totaled $81.5 million, with approximately $54.5 million in private securities and approximately $27.0 million in publicly-traded securities. In the future, the company will not be required to include net asset value per share on the face of its financial statements; however, the company does plan to provide net asset value (book value) per share as supplemental non-GAAP information.
In June 2011, TTO invested $9.9 million in Magnetar MLP Investment LP (Magnetar MLP) which was formed solely to invest in Lightfoot Capital Partners LP. The Magnetar MLP investment represents an indirect investment into Lightfoot Capital Partners, LP (Lightfoot) which owns 83.5 percent of the outstanding limited partner units of Arc Terminals LP (Arc) and 100 percent of Arc Terminals GP, which also includes a 2.0 percent limited partnership interest. At the time of the investment, Lightfoot held approximately $60 million in cash set aside for other platform investments or additional investments in Arc. Arc is an independent operator of above ground storage and delivery services for petroleum products and chemicals including refined products, renewable fuels and crude oil. As of August 2011, Arc had nine terminals located in the United States with a combined working capacity of 3.6 million barrels.
High Sierra’s fair value increased approximately $2.7 million this quarter. In May, High Sierra completed the sale of Monroe Gas Storage for $148 million. In June, High Sierra acquired the assets of Marcum Midstream, a Colorado-based water disposal company serving the oil and gas industry.
Mowood reported a very strong third quarter, due largely to its July performance in which revenues and EBITDA were well above projections. Mowood’s fair value increased approximately $0.3 million for the quarter.
In August 2011, VantaCore completed an acquisition of Cherry Grove Quarry in Todd County, Kentucky. TTO provided VantaCore $1.2 million in August to help fund the acquisition in exchange for newly issued Preferred B units. The fair value of VantaCore securities decreased approximately $3.3 million in total in the quarter, exclusive of these Preferred B units. As VantaCore was unable to meet its minimum quarterly distribution of $0.475 per unit for its quarter ended June 30, 2011, TTO received 27,167 preferred units in addition to $0.04 in cash per common and preferred unit.
Earnings Call
TTO will host a conference call on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011 at 4:00 p.m. Central to report its earnings results for its third quarter ended Aug. 31, 2011. Please dial into the call using the toll free number: (800) 762-8779.
The call will also be webcast in a listen-only format. A link to the webcast will be accessible at www.tortoiseadvisors.com. A replay of the call will be available beginning at 6:00 p.m. CDT on Oct. 13, 2011 and continuing through Oct. 27, 2011, by dialing (800) 406-7325. The replay access code is 4467190. A replay of the webcast will also be available on the company's website at www.tortoiseadvisors.com through Oct.13, 2012.
About Tortoise Capital Resources Corp.
Tortoise Capital Resources Corp. (NYSE: TTO) is focused on real asset acquisitions primarily in the U.S. energy infrastructure sector. Tortoise Capital Advisors, LLC entered into a consulting agreement with Corridor Energy LLC to identify, analyze and finance potential investments for TTO in real estate investment trust (REIT) qualifying assets. For more information, visit www.corridorenergy.com.
About Tortoise Capital Advisors, LLC
Tortoise Capital Advisors, LLC is an investment manager specializing in managing portfolios of MLPs and other energy companies. As of Sept. 30, 2011 the adviser had approximately $6.4 billion of assets under management in five NYSE-listed closed-end investment companies, TTO, an open-end fund and private accounts. For more information, visit www.tortoiseadvisors.com.
Safe Harbor Statement
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer or solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the laws of such state or jurisdiction.
Forward-Looking Statement
This press release contains certain statements that may include "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, included herein are "forward-looking statements." Although the company and Tortoise Capital Advisors believe that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, they do involve assumptions, risks and uncertainties, and these expectations may prove to be incorrect. Actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of a variety of factors, including those discussed in the company's reports that are filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release. Other than as required by law, the company and Tortoise Capital Advisors do not assume a duty to update this forward-looking statement. Any distribution paid in the future to our stockholders will depend on the actual performance of the company's investments, its costs of leverage and other operating expenses and will be subject to the approval of the company's Board and compliance with asset coverage requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and the leverage covenants.
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| STATEMENTS OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES | |||||||||||
| August 31, 2011 | November 30, 2010 | ||||||||||
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| Assets | |||||||||||
| Investments at fair value, control (cost $4,615,500 and $18,122,054, respectively) | $ | 8,326,078 | $ | 23,260,566 | |||||||
| Investments at fair value, affiliated (cost $45,754,017 and $31,329,809, respectively) | 46,030,656 | 49,066,009 | |||||||||
| Investments at fair value, non-affiliated (cost $30,392,767 and $21,628,965, respectively) | 30,970,571 | 22,875,848 | |||||||||
| Total investments (cost $80,762,284 and $71,080,828, respectively) | 85,327,305 | 95,202,423 | |||||||||
| Leased property, net of accumulated depreciation of $117,724 | 14,009,125 | - | |||||||||
| Intangible lease asset, net of accumulated amortization of $48,657 | 1,046,114 | - | |||||||||
| Escrow receivable | 1,677,052 | - | |||||||||
| Receivable for Adviser expense reimbursement | 124,173 | 109,145 | |||||||||
| Receivable for investments sold | - | 5,198 | |||||||||
| Interest receivable from control investments | - | 42,778 | |||||||||
| Dividends and distributions receivable | 124,278 | 83 | |||||||||
| Lease receivable | 1,185,381 | - | |||||||||
| Deferred tax asset | - | 656,743 | |||||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other assets | 33,671 | 25,023 | |||||||||
| Total assets | 103,527,099 | 96,041,393 | |||||||||
| Liabilities | |||||||||||
| Base management fees payable to Adviser | 372,518 | 327,436 | |||||||||
| Distribution payable to common stockholders | 916,490 | - | |||||||||
| Accrued expenses and other liabilities | 395,508 | 234,784 | |||||||||
| Long-term debt | 3,551,320 | - | |||||||||
| Deferred tax liability | 916,285 | - | |||||||||
| Total liabilities | 6,152,121 | 562,220 | |||||||||
| Net assets applicable to common stockholders | $ | 97,374,978 | $ | 95,479,173 | |||||||
| Net Assets Applicable to Common Stockholders Consist of: | |||||||||||
| Warrants, no par value; 945,594 issued and outstanding | |||||||||||
| at August 31, 2011 and November 30, 2010 | |||||||||||
| (5,000,000 authorized) | $ | 1,370,700 | $ | 1,370,700 | |||||||
| Capital stock, $0.001 par value; 9,164,865 shares issued and outstanding at | |||||||||||
| August 31, 2011 and 9,146,506 shares issued and outstanding at | |||||||||||
| November 30, 2010 (100,000,000 shares authorized) | 9,165 | 9,147 | |||||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | 95,853,818 | 98,444,952 | |||||||||
| Accumulated net investment loss, net of income taxes | (3,874,494 | ) | (3,308,522 | ) | |||||||
| Accumulated realized loss, net of income taxes | (1,207,160 | ) | (18,532,648 | ) | |||||||
| Net unrealized appreciation of investments, net of income taxes | 5,222,949 | 17,495,544 | |||||||||
| Net assets applicable to common stockholders | $ | 97,374,978 | $ | 95,479,173 | |||||||
| Net Asset Value per common share outstanding (net assets applicable | |||||||||||
| to common stock, divided by common shares outstanding) | $ | 10.62 | $ | 10.44 | |||||||
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| Distributable Cash Flow | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Total from Investments | |||||||||||||||||||
| Distributions from investments | $ | 800,733 | $ | 889,895 | $ | 2,120,684 | $ | 3,226,050 | |||||||||||
| Distributions paid in stock | 24,608 | 21,746 | 72,368 | 42,718 | |||||||||||||||
| Lease income (1) | 415,915 | - | 415,915 | - | |||||||||||||||
| Interest income from investments | 135,956 | 182,622 | 407,242 | 563,675 | |||||||||||||||
| Dividends from money market mutual funds | 3,008 | 230 | 8,196 | 680 | |||||||||||||||
| Other income | - | 8,000 | 40,000 | 27,080 | |||||||||||||||
| Total from Investments | 1,380,220 | 1,102,493 | 3,064,405 | 3,860,203 | |||||||||||||||
| Operating Expenses Before Leverage Costs | |||||||||||||||||||
| Advisory fees (net of expense reimbursement by Adviser) | 248,367 | 191,174 | 724,240 | 707,529 | |||||||||||||||
| Other operating expenses | 243,431 | 168,115 | 554,286 | 558,860 | |||||||||||||||
| Total Operating Expenses, before Leverage Costs | 491,798 | 359,289 | 1,278,526 | 1,266,389 | |||||||||||||||
| Distributable cash flow before leverage costs | 888,422 | 743,204 | 1,785,879 | 2,593,814 | |||||||||||||||
| Leverage costs | - | - | - | 45,619 | |||||||||||||||
| Distributable Cash Flow | $ | 888,422 | $ | 743,204 | $ | 1,785,879 | $ | 2,548,195 | |||||||||||
| Capital gain proceeds | - | 292,500 | 520,589 | 585,000 | |||||||||||||||
| Cash Available for Distribution | $ | 888,422 | $ | 1,035,704 | $ | 2,306,468 | $ | 3,133,195 | |||||||||||
| Distributions paid on common stock | $ | 916,486 | $ | 911,646 | $ | 2,746,830 | $ | 3,001,701 | |||||||||||
| Payout percentage for period (2) | 103 | % | 88 | % | 119 | % | 96 | % | |||||||||||
| DCF/GAAP Reconciliation | |||||||||||||||||||
| Distributable Cash Flow | $ | 888,422 | $ | 743,204 | $ | 1,785,879 | $ | 2,548,195 | |||||||||||
| Adjustments to reconcile to Net Investment Loss, | |||||||||||||||||||
| before Income Taxes: | |||||||||||||||||||
| Distributions paid in stock (3) | (24,608 | ) | (21,746 | ) | (72,368 | ) | (42,718 | ) | |||||||||||
| Return of capital on distributions received from equity investments | (1,128,698 | ) | (1,057,882 | ) | (1,909,941 | ) | (2,713,281 | ) | |||||||||||
| Non-cash depreciation and amortization | (122,208 | ) | - | (122,208 | ) | - | |||||||||||||
| Non-recurring asset acquisition expenses | (583,248 | ) | - | (583,248 | ) | - | |||||||||||||
| Non-recurring professional fees | - | (202,619 | ) | - | (241,500 | ) | |||||||||||||
| Net Investment Loss, before Income Taxes | $ | (970,340 | ) | $ | (539,043 | ) | $ | (901,886 | ) | $ | (449,304 | ) | |||||||
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Reflects lease income to be received, less borrowing costs on debt related to the leased assets. |
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| (2) |
Distributions paid as a percentage of Cash Available for Distribution. |
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Distributions paid in stock for the three and nine months ended August 31, 2011 and August 31, 2010 were paid as part of normal operations and are included in DCF. |
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| STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Investment Income | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Distributions from investments | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Control investments | $ | 69,545 | $ | 485,379 | $ | 209,256 | $ | 1,519,638 | ||||||||||||
| Affiliated investments | 319,027 | 250,000 | 816,315 | 1,331,891 | ||||||||||||||||
| Non-affiliated investments | 412,161 | 154,516 | 1,095,113 | 374,521 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total distributions from investments | 800,733 | 889,895 | 2,120,684 | 3,226,050 | ||||||||||||||||
| Less return of capital on distributions | (1,128,698 | ) | (1,057,882 | ) | (1,909,941 | ) | (2,713,281 | ) | ||||||||||||
| Net distributions from investments | (327,965 | ) | (167,987 | ) | 210,743 | 512,769 | ||||||||||||||
| Interest income from control investments | 135,956 | 182,622 | 407,242 | 563,675 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lease income | 425,496 | - | 425,496 | - | ||||||||||||||||
| Dividends from money market mutual funds | 3,008 | 230 | 8,196 | 680 | ||||||||||||||||
| Fee income | - | 8,000 | 40,000 | 27,080 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total Investment Income | 236,495 | 22,865 | 1,091,677 | 1,104,204 | ||||||||||||||||
| Operating Expenses | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Base management fees | 372,551 | 286,761 | 1,086,360 | 906,387 | ||||||||||||||||
| Asset acquisition expense | 583,248 | - | 583,248 | - | ||||||||||||||||
| Professional fees | 165,360 | 290,606 | 329,188 | 529,461 | ||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation expense | 117,724 | - | 117,724 | - | ||||||||||||||||
| Directors' fees | 18,697 | 17,543 | 48,666 | 76,975 | ||||||||||||||||
| Stockholder communication expenses | 13,199 | 16,053 | 39,311 | 47,930 | ||||||||||||||||
| Administrator fees | 9,935 | 13,382 | 28,970 | 42,298 | ||||||||||||||||
| Fund accounting fees | 7,565 | 6,442 | 22,412 | 20,453 | ||||||||||||||||
| Registration fees | 6,297 | 6,297 | 18,753 | 19,148 | ||||||||||||||||
| Franchise tax expense | 5,109 | 2,798 | 15,216 | 10,328 | ||||||||||||||||
| Stock transfer agent fees | 3,428 | 3,403 | 10,209 | 9,995 | ||||||||||||||||
| Custodian fees and expenses | 1,165 | 1,457 | 3,447 | 5,787 | ||||||||||||||||
| Other expenses | 12,677 | 12,753 | 38,115 | 37,985 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total Operating Expenses | 1,316,955 | 657,495 | 2,341,619 | 1,706,747 | ||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense | 14,064 | - | 14,064 | 45,619 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total Expenses | 1,331,019 | 657,495 | 2,355,683 | 1,752,366 | ||||||||||||||||
| Less expense reimbursement by Adviser | (124,184 | ) | (95,587 | ) | (362,120 | ) | (198,858 | ) | ||||||||||||
| Net Expenses | 1,206,835 | 561,908 | 1,993,563 | 1,553,508 | ||||||||||||||||
| Net Investment Loss, before Income Taxes | (970,340 | ) | (539,043 | ) | (901,886 | ) | (449,304 | ) | ||||||||||||
| Deferred tax benefit | 360,320 | 202,195 | 335,914 | 168,534 | ||||||||||||||||
| Net Investment Loss | (610,020 | ) | (336,848 | ) | (565,972 | ) | (280,770 | ) | ||||||||||||
| Realized and Unrealized Gain on Investments | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Net realized gain (loss) on control investments | (90,000 | ) | - | (90,000 | ) | 2,163,001 | ||||||||||||||
| Net realized gain (loss) on affiliated investments | 678,301 | - | 24,774,537 | (9,624,557 | ) | |||||||||||||||
| Net realized gain (loss) on non-affiliated investments | 22,750 | (1,340,452 | ) | 2,033,872 | (2,552,341 | ) | ||||||||||||||
| Net realized gain (loss), before income taxes | 611,051 | (1,340,452 | ) | 26,718,409 | (10,013,897 | ) | ||||||||||||||
| Current tax expense | - | - | (200,000 | ) | - | |||||||||||||||
| Deferred tax benefit (expense) | (642,875 | ) | 4,102,850 | (9,192,921 | ) | 5,400,587 | ||||||||||||||
| Income tax benefit (expense), net | (642,875 | ) | 4,102,850 | (9,392,921 | ) | 5,400,587 | ||||||||||||||
| Net realized gain (loss) on investments | (31,824 | ) | 2,762,398 | 17,325,488 | (4,613,310 | ) | ||||||||||||||
| Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of control investments | 262,569 | (729,984 | ) | (1,427,934 | ) | 39,638 | ||||||||||||||
| Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of affiliated investments | 553,956 | 12,627,879 | (17,459,561 | ) | 23,677,608 | |||||||||||||||
| Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of non-affiliated investments | 615,443 | 1,092,409 | (669,079 | ) | (4,235,050 | ) | ||||||||||||||
| Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation), before income taxes | 1,431,968 | 12,990,304 | (19,556,574 | ) | 19,482,196 | |||||||||||||||
| Deferred tax benefit (expense) | (199,485 | ) | (4,872,663 | ) | 7,283,979 | (7,307,772 | ) | |||||||||||||
| Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments | 1,232,483 | 8,117,641 | (12,272,595 | ) | 12,174,424 | |||||||||||||||
| Net Realized and Unrealized Gain on Investments | 1,200,659 | 10,880,039 | 5,052,893 | 7,561,114 | ||||||||||||||||
| Net Increase in Net Assets Applicable to | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Stockholders Resulting from Operations | $ | 590,639 | $ | 10,543,191 | $ | 4,486,921 | $ | 7,280,344 | ||||||||||||
| Net Increase in Net Assets Applicable to Common Stockholders | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Resulting from Operations Per Common Share: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Basic and Diluted | $ | 0.06 | $ | 1.16 | $ | 0.49 | $ | 0.80 | ||||||||||||
| Weighted Average Shares of Common Stock Outstanding: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Basic and Diluted | 9,164,865 | 9,116,456 | 9,156,171 | 9,098,005 | ||||||||||||||||
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Released October 13, 2011