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Exhibit 99.1
NEWS RELEASE
RGC RESOURCES, INC.
 
 
 
 
Release Date:
  
February 1, 2016
Contact:
  
Paul W. Nester
 
  
Vice President and CFO
Telephone:
  
540-777-3837
RGC RESOURCES, INC.
FIRST QUARTER FINANCIAL RESULTS
ROANOKE, Va. (February 1, 2016)—RGC Resources, Inc. (NASDAQ: RGCO) announced consolidated Company earnings of $1,922,790 or $0.40 per average share outstanding for the quarter ended December 31, 2015. This compares to consolidated earnings of $1,924,376 or $0.41 per average share outstanding for the quarter ended December 31, 2014. CFO Paul Nester attributed the essentially flat earnings to slightly improved utility margins offset by higher depreciation.
Earnings for the twelve months ending December 31, 2015 were $5,092,829 or $1.08 per share compared to $4,910,028 or $1.04 per share for the twelve months ended December 31, 2014. Nester attributed the increase in earnings to improved utility margins, customer growth and lower interest expense.
RGC Resources, Inc. provides energy and related products and services to customers in Virginia through its operating subsidiaries Roanoke Gas Company, RGC Midstream, LLC and RGC Ventures of Virginia, Inc.
From time to time, the Company may publish forward-looking statements relating to such matters as anticipated financial performance, business prospects, technological developments, new products, research and development activities and similar matters. The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a safe harbor for forward-looking statements. In order to comply with the terms of the safe harbor, the Company notes that a variety of factors could cause the Company’s actual results and experience to differ materially from the anticipated results or other expectations expressed in the Company’s forward-looking statements.
Net income for the three months ended December 31, 2015 is not indicative of the results to be expected for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016 as quarterly earnings are affected by the highly seasonal nature of the business and weather conditions generally result in greater earnings during the winter months. Past performance is not necessarily a predictor of future results.
Summary financial statements for the first quarter and twelve months are as follows:

       






RGC Resources, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
Three Months Ended
December 31,
 
Twelve Months Ended
December 31,
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
Revenues
 
$
16,010,056

 
$
21,250,065

 
$
62,949,598

 
$
76,255,005

Cost of sales
 
7,271,940

 
12,627,922

 
32,627,192

 
46,498,765

Gross margin
 
8,738,116

 
8,622,143

 
30,322,406

 
29,756,240

Other operating expenses, net
 
5,222,400

 
5,113,670

 
20,537,767

 
20,020,297

Interest expense
 
408,356

 
397,067

 
1,523,708

 
1,759,615

Income before income taxes
 
3,107,360

 
3,111,406

 
8,260,931

 
7,976,328

Income tax expense
 
1,184,570

 
1,187,030

 
3,168,102

 
3,066,300

Net income
 
$
1,922,790

 
$
1,924,376

 
$
5,092,829

 
$
4,910,028

Net earnings per share of common stock:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
 
$
0.40

 
$
0.41

 
$
1.08

 
$
1.04

Diluted
 
$
0.40

 
$
0.41

 
$
1.07

 
$
1.04

Cash dividends per common share
 
$
0.2025

 
$
0.1925

 
$
0.7800

 
$
0.7475

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
 
4,748,279

 
4,721,490

 
4,734,962

 
4,718,257

Diluted
 
4,752,179

 
4,725,597

 
4,738,380

 
4,720,153


Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
December 31,
Assets
 
2015
 
2014
Current assets
 
$
21,104,828

 
$
25,523,109

Total property, plant and equipment, net
 
121,308,922

 
111,919,607

Other assets
 
12,490,905

 
9,411,728

Total Assets
 
$
154,904,655

 
$
146,854,444

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
 
 
 
 
Current liabilities
 
$
27,614,707

 
$
26,954,902

Long-term debt
 
31,854,285

 
30,309,332

Deferred credits and other liabilities
 
41,371,592

 
36,496,227

Total Liabilities
 
100,840,584

 
93,760,461

Stockholders’ Equity
 
54,064,071

 
53,093,983

Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
 
$
154,904,655

 
$
146,854,444