Enviva Partners, LP Reports Strong Financial Results for Third Quarter 2016, Announces Drop-Down Transaction, and Provides Guidance for 2017





BETHESDA, Md.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Enviva Partners, LP (NYSE: EVA) (the “Partnership” or “we”) today
reported financial and operating results for the third quarter of 2016.

Highlights:

  • Generated net income of $13.0 million and adjusted EBITDA of $25.5
    million for the third quarter of 2016, up from $8.8 million and $19.8
    million, respectively, for the corresponding period in 2015
  • Agreed to acquire Enviva Pellets Sampson, LLC for $175.0 million
  • Issued $300.0 million of 8.5% senior unsecured notes due 2021
  • Provided full-year 2017 guidance for net income in a range of $31.0
    million to $35.0 million and adjusted EBITDA in a range of $110.0
    million to $114.0 million, including the impact of the proposed
    acquisition of Enviva Pellets Sampson, LLC but excluding the impact of
    any other potential drop-downs or third-party acquisitions

“Strong operating and financial performance for the quarter continues to
underpin our durable, growing contracted cash flows,” said John Keppler,
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “In addition to maintaining our
track record of quarter-over-quarter distribution increases, we have
agreed to terms for our second drop-down transaction, an accretive
acquisition of the Sampson plant and associated off-take contracts. The
financing needs for the drop-down gave us the opportunity to transform
our balance sheet to a more permanent capital structure with substantial
flexibility that can be the foundation for financing future growth.”

Financial Results

For the third quarter of 2016, we generated net revenue of $109.8
million, a decrease of 5.8 percent, or $6.8 million, from the
corresponding quarter of 2015. Included in net revenue was product sales
of $102.6 million on volume of 534,000 metric tons of wood pellets.
Product sales decreased from the corresponding quarter of last year due
to lower wood pellet sales revenue recognized as a result of timing of
product delivered to our customers. Other revenue increased to $7.2
million for the third quarter of 2016 from $1.5 million for the
corresponding quarter in 2015, primarily due to fees earned by us
related to customer requests to delay and cancel shipments. During 2016,
a third-party pellet producer committed to purchase a series of
shipments of wood pellets from us on a short-term basis because it was
unable to meet volume, quality, and sustainability commitments under its
customer contract. The third-party pellet producer then requested to
delay, and ultimately cancel, the remaining shipments of wood pellets
from us in return for a $5.7 million make-whole payment.

For the third quarter of 2016, gross margin improved to $22.9 million,
an increase of $6.3 million from the corresponding period in 2015, and
we generated net income of $13.0 million compared to $8.8 million for
the corresponding quarter in 2015. Adjusted EBITDA improved to $25.5
million in the third quarter of 2016, a 28.9 percent increase compared
to the corresponding period in 2015. The increases in gross margin, net
income, and adjusted EBITDA were driven by increased other revenue,
partially offset by lower wood pellet sales volumes as a result of
shipment timing. Adjusted gross margin per metric ton was $54.97 for the
third quarter of 2016, as compared to $40.12 for the third quarter of
2015. Excluding the other revenue transaction discussed above, adjusted
gross margin per metric ton for the third quarter of 2016 was $44.39.

The Partnership’s distributable cash flow, net of amounts attributable
to incentive distribution rights, increased from $15.5 million for the
third quarter of 2015 to $20.9 million for the third quarter of 2016,
resulting in a distribution coverage ratio of 1.57 times.

Distribution

As announced yesterday, the board of directors of the Partnership’s
general partner declared a distribution of $0.5300 per common and
subordinated unit for the third quarter of 2016. This distribution is
1.0 percent higher than the distribution for the second quarter of 2016
and 20.5 percent higher than the distribution for the third quarter of
2015. The distribution will be paid Tuesday, November 29, 2016, to
unitholders of record as of the close of business Monday, November 14,
2016.

Sampson Acquisition

The Partnership has agreed to purchase Enviva Pellets Sampson, LLC
(“Sampson”) from Enviva Wilmington Holdings, LLC (the “Hancock JV”), a
joint venture between an affiliate of Enviva Holdings, LP (the
“Sponsor”) and affiliates of John Hancock Life Insurance Company, for
$175.0 million. Sampson owns a wood pellet production plant in Sampson
County, North Carolina (“the Sampson plant”) and is a party to a
ten-year, 420,000 metric tons per year (“MTPY”) off-take contract with
an affiliate of DONG Energy Thermal Power A/S (“DONG Energy”), a
15-year, 95,000 MTPY off-take contract with the Hancock JV, and matching
third-party shipping contracts. The Partnership expects the transaction
to close on or about January 3, 2017, subject to customary closing
conditions. After completion of the Sampson acquisition, the weighted
average remaining term of the Partnership’s off-take contracts would
extend to 9.7 years as of January 1, 2017. Evercore served as exclusive
financial advisor and Andrews Kurth Kenyon LLP served as legal counsel
to the conflicts committee of the board of directors of the
Partnership’s general partner. Vinson & Elkins L.L.P. served as legal
counsel to the Hancock JV.

The Sampson plant is expected to produce approximately 500,000 MTPY of
wood pellets in 2017 and to reach its full production capacity of
approximately 600,000 MTPY in 2019. The Sampson plant is expected to
generate incremental net income and adjusted EBITDA of approximately
$2.3 million and $22.0 million for 2017, respectively, increasing to
approximately $6.5 million and $27.0 million, respectively, once full
production capacity is achieved.

Financing Activity

On November 1, 2016, the Partnership and Enviva Partners Finance Corp.,
a wholly owned subsidiary of the Partnership, issued $300.0 million in
aggregate principal amount of 8.5% senior unsecured notes due 2021 (the
“Senior Notes”) to eligible purchasers in a private placement. The
proceeds from the Senior Notes were deposited into an escrow account
pending completion of the acquisition of Sampson. If the Sampson
acquisition is completed, the Partnership expects to use a portion of
the proceeds from the Senior Notes, together with cash on hand and $30.0
million in equity to be issued to our Sponsor’s joint venture partner,
to fund the consideration payable in connection with the Sampson
acquisition. The remainder of the proceeds from the Senior Notes will be
used to repay certain outstanding term loan indebtedness under the
Partnership’s senior secured credit facilities. With the repayment of
certain term loan indebtedness, the Partnership’s revolver capacity
under its senior secured credit facilities will increase from $25.0
million to $100.0 million.

“As a first time issuer, we were delighted with the significant
institutional investor interest in our debt offering,” said John
Keppler, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at Enviva. “With the new,
more permanent capital structure in place for the Partnership and the
significant liquidity available under our expanded undrawn revolver, we
have strategically repositioned the Partnership to take further
advantage of any accretive opportunities, from our Sponsor or
third-parties, in our rapidly growing industry.”

To date, the Partnership has sold 281,507 common units under the
At-The-Market equity program for net proceeds of $7.2 million after $0.1
million of commissions. Net proceeds from sales under the program were
used for general partnership purposes. Currently, $92.7 million
aggregate sales amount of common units remain available for issuance
under the program.

Outlook and Guidance

The Partnership has adjusted its full-year 2016 guidance to reflect the
additional interest expense associated with the Senior Notes used to
pre-fund the Sampson acquisition. The Partnership now expects full-year
2016 net income to be in the range of $34.0 million to $36.0 million,
while adjusted EBITDA is now expected to be in or slightly above the
range of $86.0 million to $88.0 million. The Partnership expects to
incur maintenance capital expenditures of $4.0 million and interest
expense net of amortization of debt issuance costs and original issue
discount of $16.0 million in 2016. As a result, the Partnership expects
full-year distributable cash flow to be in the range of $66.0 million to
$68.0 million, prior to any distributions attributable to incentive
distribution rights paid to the general partner. For full-year 2016, the
Partnership continues to expect to distribute at least $2.10 per common
and subordinated unit.

The Partnership’s full-year 2017 guidance amounts provided below include
the impact of the Sampson acquisition, but do not include the impact of
any other potential acquisitions from the Sponsor or others. The
Partnership expects full-year 2017 net income to be in the range of
$31.0 million to $35.0 million and adjusted EBITDA to be in the range of
$110.0 million to $114.0 million. The Partnership expects to incur
maintenance capital expenditures of $5.0 million and interest expense
net of amortization of debt issuance costs and original issue discount
of $29.0 million in 2017. As a result, the Partnership expects full-year
distributable cash flow to be in the range of $76.0 million to $80.0
million, prior to any distributions attributable to incentive
distribution rights paid to the general partner. For full-year 2017, we
expect to distribute at least $2.35 per common and subordinated unit.

Market and Contracting Update

Our sales strategy is to fully contract the production capacity of the
Partnership. Our current capacity is matched with a portfolio of
off-take contracts that has a weighted-average remaining term of 9.6
years from October 1, 2016.

Demand for wood pellets continues to grow, driven by recent developments
in our core markets including:

  • The Paris climate agreement is expected to become legally binding on
    the countries that signed and ratified it in early November as the
    requirements for its effectiveness have been met. The agreement has
    been signed and ratified by 85 countries to date including those in
    the European Union and the U.S. Japan is expected to ratify before the
    end of the year.
  • In the Netherlands, the second and final round of applications for the
    2016 renewable incentive program commenced in September with 5.0
    billion euros in funding available. The budget for the second round
    was increased from 4.0 billion euros after the first round (which
    awarded several biomass co-firing, dedicated biomass heat, and
    combined heat and power (“CHP”) projects a total of 2.5 billion euros
    in subsidies) was oversubscribed. Several utility-scale projects are
    eligible for the program and are expected to apply in the second round.
  • Both Houses of the United Kingdom (“UK”) parliament have agreed to an
    amendment extending the government’s powers to award new contract for
    difference (CfD) incentives for new low-carbon energy projects out to
    2026, compared to the original end date to these powers of 2020 as
    contained in the 2013 Energy Act. This extension, which is expected to
    pass into UK law as a formality, confirms the UK government’s
    intention to continue to award long-term contracts to new renewable
    energy projects well into the future.
  • DONG Energy, the largest power producer in Denmark, began burning wood
    pellets instead of coal at its 350 megawatt (“MW”) Studstrup unit 3
    CHP plant and is currently testing wood pellets at its 215 MW Avedore
    unit 1 CHP plant. Once fully ramped, the two units are expected to
    consume up to 1.1 million MTPY of wood pellets. Dong Energy has stated
    half of the power and heat production at its Danish power stations
    must be based on biomass in 2020.
  • Nearly 3.2 gigawatts (“GWs”) of biomass-fired capacity, implying
    demand of more than 10 million MTPY of biomass, have been approved
    through Japan’s feed-in tariff (FiT) program, of which approximately
    500 MWs are commissioned. The Japanese government has set a target of
    6.0 – 7.5 GWs of biomass-fired capacity by 2030.

As previously announced, the Partnership’s 15-year contract with the
Hancock JV to supply 375,000 MTPY to MGT Power’s Teesside Renewable
Energy Plant (“MGT”) in the UK became firm in August as all conditions
precedent to the effectiveness of the contract were satisfied.
Deliveries under the MGT Contract are expected to commence in 2019, ramp
to full supply in 2021, and continue through 2034.

Sponsor Activity

Construction of the Sponsor’s deep-water marine terminal in Wilmington,
North Carolina (the “Wilmington terminal”) is substantially complete.
The Partnership expects to have the opportunity to acquire the
Wilmington terminal in 2017.

With the Hancock JV’s contract to supply more than one million MTPY to
MGT now firm, the Sponsor is developing additional production capacity
to supply MGT and the expected volume growth in Europe and the emerging
Asian market. The Sponsor is currently completing the detailed design
for a build-and-copy replica of the Sampson plant at the Hancock JV’s
permitted site in Hamlet, North Carolina, and is evaluating additional
production capacity investments at its sites in Lucedale, Mississippi,
and Abbeville, Alabama, as well as other sites positioned to take
advantage of the existing terminal capacity at the Port of Chesapeake
and Port of Wilmington. In addition, our Sponsor continues to evaluate
its option to build and operate a marine export terminal at the Port of
Pascagoula, Mississippi.

Conference Call

We will host a conference call with executive management related to our
third quarter 2016 results and to discuss the Sampson acquisition, our
outlook and guidance, and a more detailed market update at 10:00 a.m.
(Eastern Time) on Thursday, November 3, 2016. Information on how
interested parties may listen to the conference call is available in the
Investor Relations page of our website (www.envivabiomass.com).
A replay of the conference call will be available on our website after
the live call concludes.

About Enviva Partners, LP

Enviva Partners, LP (NYSE: EVA) is a publicly traded master limited
partnership that aggregates a natural resource, wood fiber, and
processes it into a transportable form, wood pellets. The Partnership
sells a significant majority of its wood pellets through long-term,
take-or-pay agreements with creditworthy customers in the United Kingdom
and Europe. The Partnership owns and operates six plants in Southampton
County, Virginia; Northampton County and Ahoskie, North Carolina; Amory
and Wiggins, Mississippi; and Cottondale, Florida. We have a combined
production capacity of approximately 2.3 million metric tons of wood
pellets per year. In addition, the Partnership owns a deep-water marine
terminal at the Port of Chesapeake, Virginia, which is used to export
wood pellets. Enviva Partners also exports pellets through the ports of
Mobile, Alabama and Panama City, Florida.

To learn more about Enviva Partners, LP, please visit our website at www.envivabiomass.com.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

We use adjusted gross margin per metric ton, adjusted EBITDA, and
distributable cash flow to measure our financial performance.


Adjusted Gross Margin per Metric Ton

We define adjusted gross margin as gross margin excluding depreciation
and amortization included in cost of goods sold. We believe adjusted
gross margin per metric ton is a meaningful measure because it compares
our off-take pricing to our operating costs for a view of profitability
and performance on a per metric ton basis. Adjusted gross margin per
metric ton will primarily be affected by our ability to meet targeted
production volumes and to control direct and indirect costs associated
with procurement and delivery of wood fiber to our production plants and
the production and distribution of wood pellets.


Adjusted EBITDA

We define adjusted EBITDA as net income or loss excluding depreciation
and amortization, interest expense, income tax expense, early retirement
of debt obligations, non-cash unit compensation expense, asset
impairments and disposals, and certain other items of income or loss
that we characterize as unrepresentative of our ongoing operations.
Adjusted EBITDA is a supplemental measure used by our management and
other users of our financial statements, such as investors, commercial
banks, and research analysts, to assess the financial performance of our
assets without regard to financing methods or capital structure.


Distributable Cash Flow

We define distributable cash flow as adjusted EBITDA less maintenance
capital expenditures and interest expense net of amortization of debt
issuance costs and original issue discount. We use distributable cash
flow as a performance metric to compare cash generating performance of
the Partnership from period to period and to compare the cash generating
performance for specific periods to the cash distributions (if any) that
are expected to be paid to our unitholders. We do not rely on
distributable cash flow as a liquidity measure.

Adjusted gross margin per metric ton, adjusted EBITDA, and distributable
cash flow are not financial measures presented in accordance with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”).
We believe that the presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures
provides useful information to investors in assessing our financial
condition and results of operations. Our non-GAAP financial measures
should not be considered as alternatives to the most directly comparable
GAAP financial measures. Each of these non-GAAP financial measures has
important limitations as an analytical tool because they exclude some,
but not all, items that affect the most directly comparable GAAP
financial measures. You should not consider adjusted gross margin per
metric ton, adjusted EBITDA, or distributable cash flow in isolation or
as substitutes for analysis of our results as reported under GAAP. Our
definitions of these non-GAAP financial measures may not be comparable
to similarly titled measures of other companies, thereby diminishing
their utility.

The following tables present a reconciliation of adjusted gross margin
per metric ton, adjusted EBITDA, and distributable cash flow to the most
directly comparable GAAP financial measure, as applicable, for each of
the periods indicated.

         
Three Months Ended

September 30,
Nine Months Ended

September 30,
2016 2015 (Recast) 2016 2015 (Recast)
(in thousands, except per metric ton)
Reconciliation of gross margin to adjusted gross margin per metric
ton:
Metric tons sold 534 602 1,714 1,746
Gross margin $ 22,920 $ 16,583 $ 58,287 $ 43,497
Depreciation and amortization   6,434   7,568     20,429   24,052  
Adjusted gross margin $ 29,354 $ 24,151   $ 78,716 $ 67,549  
Adjusted gross margin per metric ton $ 54.97 $ 40.12 $ 45.93 $ 38.69
 
 
Three Months Ended

September 30,
Nine Months Ended

September 30,
2016 2015 (Recast) 2016 2015 (Recast)
(in thousands)
Reconciliation of distributable cash flow and adjusted EBITDA to net
income:
Net income $ 13,012 $ 8,793 $ 32,511 $ 14,169
Add:
Depreciation and amortization 6,439 7,579 20,452 24,086
Interest expense 3,365 2,910 10,095 8,715
Early retirement of debt obligation 4,699
Purchase accounting adjustment to inventory 697
Non-cash unit compensation expense 1,162 180 2,662 363
Income tax expense 2,667
Asset impairments and disposals 1,489 (127 ) 1,645 (100 )
Acquisition transaction expenses   2   431     61   431  
Adjusted EBITDA 25,469 19,766 67,426 55,727
Less:
Interest expense net of amortization of debt issuance costs and
original issue discount
2,919 2,555 8,757 7,485
Maintenance capital expenditures   1,375   1,724     2,758   3,424  
Distributable cash flow attributable to Enviva Partners, LP 21,175 15,487 55,911 44,818
Less: Distributable cash flow attributable to incentive distribution
rights
  302       716    
Distributable cash flow attributable to Enviva Partners, LP limited
partners
$ 20,873 $ 15,487   $ 55,195 $ 44,818  
 

The following table provides a reconciliation of the estimated range of
adjusted EBITDA and distributable cash flow to the estimated range of
net income, in each case for the twelve months ending December 31, 2016
(in millions):

   

Twelve Months

Ending

December 31,

2016

Estimated net income $ 34.0 – 36.0
Add:
Depreciation and amortization 27.1
Interest expense 18.0
Non-cash unit compensation expense 4.3
Asset impairments and disposals 2.1
Acquisition transaction expenses   0.5
Estimated adjusted EBITDA $ 86.0 – 88.0
Less:

Interest expense net of amortization of debt issuance costs and
original issue discount

16.0
Maintenance capital expenditures   4.0
Estimated distributable cash flow $ 66.0 – 68.0
 

The following table provides a reconciliation of the estimated range of
adjusted EBITDA and distributable cash flow to the estimated range of
net income, in each case for the twelve months ending December 31, 2017
(in millions):

   

Twelve Months

Ending

December 31,

2017

Estimated net income $ 31.0 – 35.0
Add:
Depreciation and amortization 34.5
Interest expense 31.3
Non-cash unit compensation expense 6.6
Asset impairments and disposals 4.0
Early retirement of debt obligations   2.6
Estimated adjusted EBITDA $ 110.0 – 114.0
Less:

Interest expense net of amortization of debt issuance costs and
original issue discount

29.0
Maintenance capital expenditures   5.0
Estimated distributable cash flow $ 76.0 – 80.0
 

The following table provides a reconciliation of the estimated adjusted
EBITDA to estimated net income, in each case for the twelve months
ending December 31, 2017 or December 31, 2019, associated with the
Sampson plant and related contracts (in millions):

     

Twelve Months

Ending

December 31,

2017

Twelve Months

Ending

December 31,

2019

Estimated net income $ 2.3 6.5
Add:
Depreciation and amortization 6.8 7.1
Interest expense 12.9 12.9
Asset impairments and disposals   0.5
Estimated adjusted EBITDA $ 22.0 27.0
 

Cautionary Note Concerning Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements and information in this press release, including
those concerning our future results of operations, acquisition
opportunities, and distributions, may constitute “forward-looking
statements.” The words “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “plan,”
“intend,” “foresee,” “should,” “would,” “could,” or other similar
expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, which
are generally not historical in nature. These forward-looking statements
are based on the Partnership’s current expectations and beliefs
concerning future developments and their potential effect on the
Partnership. Although management believes that these forward-looking
statements are reasonable when made, there can be no assurance that
future developments affecting the Partnership will be those that it
anticipates. The forward-looking statements involve significant risks
and uncertainties (some of which are beyond the Partnership’s control)
and assumptions that could cause actual results to differ materially
from the Partnership’s historical experience and its present
expectations or projections. Important factors that could cause actual
results to differ materially from forward-looking statements include,
but are not limited to: (i) the volume of products that we are able to
sell; (ii) the price at which we are able to sell our products; (iii)
failure of the Partnership’s customers, vendors, and shipping partners
to pay or perform their contractual obligations to the Partnership; (iv)
the creditworthiness of our financial counterparties; (v) the amount of
low-cost wood fiber that we are able to procure and process, which could
be adversely affected by, among other things, operating or financial
difficulties suffered by our suppliers; (vi) the amount of products that
we are able to produce, which could be adversely affected by, among
other things, operating difficulties; (vii) changes in the price and
availability of natural gas, coal, or other sources of energy; (viii)
changes in prevailing economic conditions; (ix) the ability of the
Partnership to complete acquisitions, including acquisitions from our
sponsor, and realize the anticipated benefits of such acquisitions; (x)
unanticipated ground, grade, or water conditions; (xi) inclement or
hazardous weather conditions, including extreme precipitation,
temperatures, and flooding; (xii) environmental hazards; (xiii) fires,
explosions, or other accidents; (xiv) changes in domestic and foreign
laws and regulations (or the interpretation thereof) related to
renewable or low-carbon energy, the forestry products industry, or power
generators; (xv) changes in the regulatory treatment of biomass in core
and emerging markets for utility-scale generation; (xvi) the inability
to acquire or maintain necessary permits or rights for our production,
transportation, and terminaling operations; (xvii) the inability to
obtain necessary production equipment or replacement parts; (xviii)
operating or technical difficulties or failures at our plants or ports;
(xix) labor disputes; (xx) the inability of our customers to take
delivery of our products or their rejection of delivery of our products;
(xxi) changes in the price and availability of transportation; (xxii)
changes in foreign currency exchange rates; (xxiii) changes in interest
rates; (xxiv) failure of our hedging arrangements to effectively reduce
our exposure to interest and foreign currency exchange rate risk; (xxv)
risks related to our indebtedness; (xxvi) changes in the quality
specifications for our products that are required by our customers;
(xxvii) the effects of the approval of the United Kingdom of the exit of
the United Kingdom (“Brexit”) from the European Union, and the
implementation of Brexit, in each case on our and our customers’
businesses; and (xxviii) the ability of the Partnership to borrow funds
and access capital markets.

For additional information regarding known material factors that could
cause the Partnership’s actual results to differ from projected results,
please read its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
including the Annual Report on Form 10-K and the Quarterly Reports on
Form 10-Q most recently filed with the SEC. Readers are cautioned not to
place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as
of the date thereof. The Partnership undertakes no obligation to
publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements after the date
they are made, whether as a result of new information, future events, or
otherwise.

Financial Statements

     
ENVIVA PARTNERS, LP AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands, except number of units)
 
September 30,

2016

December 31,

2015

(Unaudited)
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 21,396 $ 2,175
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $26
as of September 30, 2016 and $85 as of December 31, 2015
31,452 38,684
Related party receivables 1,148 94
Inventories 29,114 24,245
Prepaid expenses and other current assets   1,518     2,123  
Total current assets 84,628 67,321
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of
$83.4 million as of September 30, 2016 and $64.7 million as of
December 31, 2015
394,243 405,582
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $9.0 million
as of September 30, 2016 and $7.0 million as of December 31, 2015
1,467 3,399
Goodwill 85,615 85,615
Other long-term assets   695     7,063  
Total assets $ 566,648   $ 568,980  
Liabilities and Partners’ Capital
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable $ 1,726 $ 9,303
Related party payables 4,484 11,013
Accrued and other current liabilities 18,603 13,059
Deferred revenue and deposits 5,020 485
Current portion of long-term debt and capital lease obligations 4,684 6,523
Related party current portion of long-term debt   3,108     150  
Total current liabilities 37,625 40,533
Long-term debt and capital lease obligations 198,898 186,294
Related party long-term debt 14,664
Long-term interest payable 740 751
Other long-term liabilities   1,126     586  
Total liabilities 238,389 242,828
Commitments and contingencies
Partners’ capital:
Limited partners:
Common unitholders—public (11,745,279 and 11,502,934 units issued
and outstanding at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015,
respectively)
215,384 210,488
Common unitholder—sponsor (1,347,161 units issued and outstanding at
September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015)
19,353 19,619
Subordinated unitholder—sponsor (11,905,138 units issued and
outstanding at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015)
131,078 133,427
General Partner interest (no outstanding units) (40,373 ) (40,373 )
Accumulated other comprehensive loss   (105 )    
Total Enviva Partners, LP partners’ capital 325,337 323,161
Noncontrolling partners’ interests   2,922     2,991  
Total partners’ capital   328,259     326,152  
Total liabilities and partners’ capital $ 566,648   $ 568,980  
 
         
ENVIVA PARTNERS, LP AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(In thousands, except per unit amounts)
(Unaudited)
 
Three Months Ended

September 30,
Nine Months Ended

September 30,
2016   2015 (Recast) 2016   2015 (Recast)
Product sales $ 102,557 $ 115,081 $ 322,249 $ 335,857
Other revenue   7,217     1,507     14,486     4,704  
Net revenue 109,774 116,588 336,735 340,561
Cost of goods sold, excluding depreciation and amortization 80,420 92,437 258,019 273,012
Depreciation and amortization   6,434     7,568     20,429     24,052  
Total cost of goods sold   86,854     100,005     278,448     297,064  
Gross margin 22,920 16,583 58,287 43,497
General and administrative expenses   6,545     4,954     15,954     13,347  
Income from operations 16,375 11,629 42,333 30,150
Other income (expense):
Interest expense (3,314 ) (2,910 ) (9,534 ) (7,617 )
Related party interest expense (51 ) (561 ) (1,097 )
Early retirement of debt obligation (4,699 )
Other income   2     74     273     99  
Total other expense, net   (3,363 )   (2,836 )   (9,822 )   (13,314 )
Income before income tax expense 13,012 8,793 32,511 16,836
Income tax expense               2,667  
Net income   13,012     8,793     32,511     14,169  
Less net loss attributable to noncontrolling partners’ interests   21     14     69     30  
Net income attributable to Enviva Partners, LP $ 13,033   $ 8,807   $ 32,580   $ 14,199  
Less: Predecessor loss to May 4, 2015 (prior to IPO) $ $ $ $ (2,132 )
Less: Pre-acquisition income from April 10, 2015 to September 30,
2015 from operations of Enviva Pellets Southampton, LLC Drop-Down
allocated to General Partner
      2,395         4,234  
Enviva Partners, LP partners’ interest in net income $ 13,033   $ 6,412   $ 32,580   $ 12,097  
 
Net income per common unit:
Basic $ 0.51 $ 0.27 $ 1.28 $ 0.51
Diluted $ 0.50 $ 0.27 $ 1.26 $ 0.50
 
Net income per subordinated unit:
Basic $ 0.51 $ 0.27 $ 1.28 $ 0.51
Diluted $ 0.50 $ 0.27 $ 1.26 $ 0.50
 
Weighted average number of limited partner units outstanding:
Common — basic 12,919 11,906 12,878 11,906
Common — diluted 13,480 12,193 13,420 12,179
Subordinated — basic and diluted 11,905 11,905 11,905 11,905
 
 
ENVIVA PARTNERS, LP AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
  2016     2015 (Recast)
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income $ 32,511 $ 14,169
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by
operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization 20,452 24,086
Amortization of debt issuance costs and original issue discount 1,338 1,231
Inventory impairment 890
General and administrative expense incurred by Enviva Holdings, LP 475
Allocation of income tax expense from Enviva Cottondale Acquisition
I, LLC
2,663
Early retirement of debt obligation 4,699
Loss (gain) on disposals of property, plant and equipment 1,645 (100 )
Unit-based compensation expense 2,662 363
Other operating 23
Change in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable, net 7,197 (9,384 )
Related party receivables (1,054 ) (607 )
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 936 (782 )
Inventories (6,009 ) (4,795 )
Other long-term assets 6,667 494
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities (2,892 ) 11,078
Related party payables (1,527 ) 775
Accrued interest 136 60
Deferred revenue and deposits 4,534 515
Other liabilities   126      
Net cash provided by operating activities 67,612 44,963
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of property, plant and equipment (7,735 ) (5,262 )
Premiums paid for purchased options (78 )
Payment of acquisition related costs (3,573 )
Proceeds from the sale of equipment       277  
Net cash used in investing activities (7,813 ) (8,558 )
Cash flows from financing activities:
Principal payments on debt and capital lease obligations (36,960 ) (96,529 )
Principal payments on related party debt (282 ) (86,701 )
Cash paid related to debt issuance costs (22 ) (5,123 )
Termination payment for interest rate swap derivatives (146 )
Release of cash restricted for debt service 11,640
IPO proceeds, net 215,050
Cash distribution to sponsor related to IPO (174,552 )
Cash paid for deferred offering costs (591 ) (1,790 )
Proceeds from common unit issuance under At-the-Market Offering
Program, net
5,619
Proceeds from debt issuance 34,500 178,505
Distributions to unitholders, distribution equivalent rights and
incentive distribution rights
(37,840 ) (6,159 )
Distributions to sponsor related to Enviva Pellets Southampton, LLC
Drop-Down
(5,002 )
Proceeds from contributions from sponsor       10,236  
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities   (40,578 )   44,431  
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 19,221 80,836
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period   2,175     592  
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period $ 21,396   $ 81,428  
 
ENVIVA PARTNERS, LP AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
  2016     2015 (Recast)
Non-cash investing and financing activities:  
The Partnership acquired property, plant and equipment in non-cash
transactions as follows:
Property, plant and equipment acquired included in accounts payable
and accrued liabilities
$ 940 $ 1,438
Property, plant and equipment acquired under long-term debt and
capital lease obligations
464 112
Property, plant and equipment transferred from prepaid expenses and
inventory
782 319
Depreciation capitalized to inventories 436 495
Offering issuance costs included in accrued liabilities 22 21
Contribution of Enviva Pellets Cottondale, LLC non-cash assets 122,529
Distribution of Enviva Pellets Cottondale, LLC assets to sponsor 319
Application of deferred IPO costs to Partners’ capital 5,913
Related party long-term debt transferred to third-party long-term
debt
14,757
Third-party long-term debt transferred to related party long-term
debt
3,316
Distributions included in liabilities 449 179
Debt issuance costs included in accrued liabilities 135 66
Non-cash adjustments to financed insurance and prepaid expenses 105
Gain on disposal included in receivables 8
Non-cash capital contribution from sponsor 304
Supplemental information:
Interest paid $ 8,617 $ 7,383