$LNG
Cheniere Energy, Inc.

2013 Q4 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000000357013000213 Filed on November 08, 2013

View on sec.gov

Income Statement

Concept 2013 Q4 2013 Q3 2012 Q4
Revenue $66.42M $67.71M $67.42M
YoY Change -1.48% 2.59% -7.12%
Cost Of Revenue $12.70M $30.10M $20.50M
YoY Change -38.05% 113.48% 102.97%
Gross Profit $53.70M $37.60M $47.00M
YoY Change 14.26% -27.55% -24.8%
Gross Profit Margin 80.85% 55.53% 69.71%
Selling, General & Admin $106.5M $57.10M $31.80M
YoY Change 234.91% -28.09% 1.6%
% of Gross Profit 198.32% 151.86% 67.66%
Research & Development $11.05M
YoY Change -5.76%
% of Gross Profit 29.38%
Depreciation & Amortization $15.70M $15.25M $19.40M
YoY Change -19.07% 0.09% 13.45%
% of Gross Profit 29.24% 40.55% 41.28%
Operating Expenses $133.1M $113.6M $62.80M
YoY Change 111.94% -5.75% 14.81%
Operating Profit -$79.38M -$45.88M -$15.92M
YoY Change 398.77% -15.85% -304.98%
Interest Expense -$15.90M $52.53M -$40.70M
YoY Change -60.93% 15.44% -38.89%
% of Operating Profit
Other Income/Expense, Net $100.0K -$74.80M $100.0K
YoY Change 0.0% 30.54% 0.0%
Pretax Income -$146.2M -$120.7M -$99.10M
YoY Change 47.53% 7.92% 68.54%
Income Tax $1.600M $1.809M -$200.0K
% Of Pretax Income
Net Earnings -$135.2M -$100.8M -$94.32M
YoY Change 43.37% -7.5% 63.16%
Net Earnings / Revenue -203.6% -148.91% -139.91%
Basic Earnings Per Share
Diluted Earnings Per Share -$609.8K $220.7M -$436.0K
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding 238.9M shares 220.7M shares 223.3M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding 220.7M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept 2013 Q4 2013 Q3 2012 Q4
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments $961.0M $374.0M $202.0M
YoY Change 375.74% 73.95% -55.99%
Cash & Equivalents $960.8M $374.2M $201.7M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets $615.0M $594.0M $536.0M
YoY Change 14.74% 14.89% 335.77%
Inventory $10.56M $14.40M $7.045M
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables $4.486M $26.08M $3.486M
Other Receivables $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Total Short-Term Assets $1.591B $1.009B $748.6M
YoY Change 112.56% 31.49% 26.56%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment $6.454B $5.706B $3.282B
YoY Change 96.64% 90.5% 55.77%
Goodwill $76.82M $76.82M $76.82M
YoY Change 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Intangibles $3.366M $4.366M $4.356M
YoY Change -22.73% 0.23% -8.91%
Long-Term Investments
YoY Change
Other Assets $107.4M $83.49M $33.17M
YoY Change 223.71% 137.51% 75.54%
Total Long-Term Assets $8.082B $7.117B $3.891B
YoY Change 107.74% 96.8% 67.42%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets $1.591B $1.009B $748.6M
Total Long-Term Assets $8.082B $7.117B $3.891B
Total Assets $9.673B $8.126B $4.639B
YoY Change 108.52% 85.36% 59.13%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable $10.37M $6.345M $74.36M
YoY Change -86.06% 178.05% 6641.61%
Accrued Expenses $186.6M $172.0M $58.74M
YoY Change 217.61% 23.95% -6.88%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due
YoY Change
Total Short-Term Liabilities $237.0M $213.2M $159.8M
YoY Change 48.35% 26.83% -72.69%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt $6.576B $5.574B $2.167B
YoY Change 203.46% 142.78% -12.09%
Other Long-Term Liabilities $2.396M $3.572M $2.680M
YoY Change -10.6% 23.94% -14.81%
Total Long-Term Liabilities $6.579B $5.578B $2.170B
YoY Change 203.19% 142.64% -12.09%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities $237.0M $213.2M $159.8M
Total Long-Term Liabilities $6.579B $5.578B $2.170B
Total Liabilities $6.816B $5.791B $2.330B
YoY Change 192.57% 134.74% -23.7%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings -$2.101B -$1.966B -$1.593B
YoY Change 31.88% 31.16% 26.41%
Common Stock $716.0K $671.0K
YoY Change 6.71%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost) $179.8M $128.3M $39.12M
YoY Change 359.74% 227.88% 93.69%
Treasury Stock Shares 8.970M shares 7.800M shares 4.700M shares
Shareholders Equity $179.7M $289.2M $510.0M
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity $9.673B $8.126B $4.639B
YoY Change 108.52% 85.36% 59.13%

Cashflow Statement

Concept 2013 Q4 2013 Q3 2012 Q4
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income -$135.2M -$100.8M -$94.32M
YoY Change 43.37% -7.5% 63.16%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization $15.70M $15.25M $19.40M
YoY Change -19.07% 0.09% 13.45%
Cash From Operating Activities -$30.10M -$500.0K -$2.800M
YoY Change 975.0% -95.05% -3.45%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures -$665.6M -$1.176B -$246.8M
YoY Change 169.69% 41.7% 10183.33%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities $655.8M $867.4M $237.3M
YoY Change 176.36% 14.39% 118550.0%
Cash From Investing Activities -$9.700M -$308.7M -$9.500M
YoY Change 2.11% 331.15% 352.38%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities 626.6M 286.3M -1.000M
YoY Change -62760.0% 80.29% -100.3%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities -30.10M -500.0K -2.800M
Cash From Investing Activities -9.700M -308.7M -9.500M
Cash From Financing Activities 626.6M 286.3M -1.000M
Net Change In Cash 586.8M -22.90M -13.30M
YoY Change -4512.03% -129.7% -104.06%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities -$30.10M -$500.0K -$2.800M
Capital Expenditures -$665.6M -$1.176B -$246.8M
Free Cash Flow $635.5M $1.175B $244.0M
YoY Change 160.45% 43.39% -48900.0%

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<div style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">ORGANIZATION AND NATURE OF OPERATIONS</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:36px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:36px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Cheniere Energy, Inc., a Delaware corporation, is a Houston-based energy company primarily engaged in liquefied natural gas ("LNG") related businesses. We own and operate the Sabine Pass liquefied natural gas ("LNG") terminal in Louisiana through our </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">57.9%</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> ownership interest in and management agreements with Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P. ("Cheniere Partners") (NYSE MKT: CQP), which is a publicly traded partnership that we created in 2007.&#160;&#160;The Sabine Pass LNG terminal is located on the Sabine Pass deep water shipping channel less than four miles from the Gulf Coast. The Sabine Pass LNG terminal has regasification facilities owned by Cheniere Partners' wholly owned subsidiary, Sabine Pass LNG, L.P. ("Sabine Pass LNG") that includes existing infrastructure of five LNG storage tanks with capacity of approximately </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">16.9</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> Bcfe, two docks that can accommodate vessels with capacity of up to </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">265,000</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> cubic meters and vaporizers with regasification capacity of approximately </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">4.0</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> Bcf/d. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:36px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:36px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Cheniere Partners is developing natural gas liquefaction facilities (the "Liquefaction Project") at the Sabine Pass LNG terminal adjacent to the existing regasification facilities through a wholly owned subsidiary, Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC ("Sabine Pass Liquefaction"). We plan to construct up to </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">six</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> Trains, which are in various stages of development. Each Train is expected to have nominal production capacity of approximately </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">4.5 million</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> tonnes per annum ("mtpa") of LNG. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:36px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:36px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">In May 2013, we sold our ownership interests in Cheniere Creole Trail Pipeline, L.P. ("CTPL") and Cheniere Pipeline GP Interests, LLC (collectively, the "Creole Trail Pipeline Business") to Cheniere Partners for </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$480.0 million</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> and were reimbursed </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$13.9 million</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> for certain expenditures incurred prior to the closing date.&#160; Concurrent with the Creole Trail Pipeline Business sale closing, we acquired </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">12.0 million</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> Class B units from Cheniere Partners for aggregate consideration of </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$180.0 million</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> pursuant to a unit purchase agreement between Cheniere Partners and Cheniere Class B Units Holdings, LLC, our wholly owned subsidiary. &#160;As a result of the two transactions, we received net cash of </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$313.9 million</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:36px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:36px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Approximately one-half of the receiving capacity at the Sabine Pass LNG terminal is contracted to two multinational energy companies. The other half is held by Sabine Pass Liquefaction for use in connection with the Liquefaction Project. One of our wholly owned subsidiaries, Cheniere Marketing, LLC ("Cheniere Marketing"), markets LNG on its own behalf, and through a series of agreements, has the right to utilize the regasification capacity held by Sabine Pass Liquefaction during the construction phase of the Liquefaction Project. Cheniere Marketing also holds a </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">104.0 million</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> MMBtu per year LNG sale and purchase agreement ("SPA") with Sabine Pass Liquefaction under which it has the right to purchase LNG from Sabine Pass Liquefaction for a tiered incentive-based fee. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:36px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;&#160;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:36px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">We are also in various stages of developing other projects, including LNG facilities and associated pipelines, each of which, among other things, will require acceptable commercial and financing arrangements before we make a final investment decision.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:36px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:36px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Unless the context requires otherwise, references to the "Company", "Cheniere", "we", "us" and "our" refer to Cheniere Energy, Inc. and its subsidiaries, including our publicly traded subsidiary partnership, Cheniere Partners.</font></div></div>
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EntityRegistrantName
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EntityVoluntaryFilers
No
dei Entity Well Known Seasoned Issuer
EntityWellKnownSeasonedIssuer
No

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