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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, 2016
OR
o 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 1‑8359
 
NEW JERSEY RESOURCES CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
 
New Jersey
 
22‑2376465
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
 
 
 
1415 Wyckoff Road, Wall, New Jersey 07719
 
732‑938‑1480
(Address of principal
executive offices)
 
(Registrant's telephone number,
including area code)
 
 
 
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 (b) of the Act:
Common Stock ‑ $2.50 Par Value
 
New York Stock Exchange
(Title of each class)
 
(Name of each exchange on which registered)

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.
Yes: x            No: o

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 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).
Yes: x            No: o

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 definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b‑2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer: x
Accelerated filer: o
Non-accelerated filer: o
Smaller reporting company: o
 
 
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes: o            No: x

The number of shares outstanding of $2.50 par value Common Stock as of May 2, 2016 was 86,052,309.

 


New Jersey Resources Corporation

TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
 
 
Page
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
 
ITEM 1.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ITEM 2.
 
ITEM 3.
 
ITEM 4.
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
 
 
ITEM 1.
 
ITEM 1A.
 
ITEM 2.
 
ITEM 6.
 
 




GLOSSARY OF KEY TERMS                                                                                                                                                        
AFUDC
Allowance for Funds Used During Construction
ASC
Accounting Standards Codification
ASU
Accounting Standards Update
Bcf
Billion Cubic Feet
BGSS
Basic Gas Supply Service
BPU
New Jersey Board of Public Utilities
CIP
Conservation Incentive Program
CME
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
CR&R
Commercial Realty & Resources Corp.
DM
Dominion Midstream Partners, L.P., a master limited partnership
DM Common Units
Common units representing limited partnership interests in DM
Dodd-Frank Act
Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
DRP
NJR Direct Stock Purchase and Dividend Reinvestment Plan
dths
Dekatherms
FASB
Financial Accounting Standards Board
FCM
Futures Commission Merchant
FERC
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Financial margin
A non-GAAP financial measure, which represents revenues earned from the sale of natural gas less costs of natural gas sold including any transportation and storage costs, and excludes any accounting impact from the change in the fair value of certain derivative instruments
FMB
First Mortgage Bonds
FRM
Financial Risk Management
GAAP
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles of the United States
Home Services and Other
Home Services and Other Operations (formerly Retail and Other Operations)
ICE
Intercontinental Exchange
Iroquois
Iroquois Gas Transmission L.P.
ISDA
The International Swaps and Derivatives Association
ITC
Federal Investment Tax Credit
LNG
Liquefied Natural Gas
MGP
Manufactured Gas Plant
Moody's
Moody's Investors Service, Inc.
Mortgage Indenture
The Amended and Restated Indenture of Mortgage, Deed of Trust and Security Agreement between NJNG and U.S. Bank National Association dated as of September 1, 2014
MW
Megawatts
MWh
Megawatt Hour
NAESB
The North American Energy Standards Board
NFE
Net Financial Earnings
NGV
Natural Gas Vehicles
NJ RISE
New Jersey Reinvestment in System Enhancement
NJCEP
New Jersey's Clean Energy Program
NJDEP
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
NJNG
New Jersey Natural Gas Company
NJNG Credit Facility
NJNG's $250 million unsecured committed credit facility expiring in May 2019
NJR Credit Facility
NJR's $425 million unsecured committed credit facility expiring in September 2020
NJR Energy
NJR Energy Corporation
NJR or The Company
New Jersey Resources Corporation

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GLOSSARY OF KEY TERMS (cont.)                                                                                                                                           
 
 
NJRCEV
NJR Clean Energy Ventures Corporation
NJRES
NJR Energy Services Company
NJRHS
NJR Home Services Company
Non-GAAP
Not in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles of the United States
NPNS
Normal Purchase/Normal Sale
NYMEX
New York Mercantile Exchange
O&M
Operation and Maintenance
OCI
Other Comprehensive Income
OPEB
Other Postemployment Benefit Plans
PennEast
PennEast Pipeline Company, LLC
PIM
Pipeline Integrity Management
PPA
Power Purchase Agreement
PTC
Federal Production Tax Credit
RA
Remediation Adjustment
REC
Renewable Energy Certificate
S&P
Standard & Poor's Financial Services, LLC
SAFE
Safety Acceleration and Facility Enhancement
SAVEGREEN
The SAVEGREEN Project®
SBC
Societal Benefits Charge
SREC
Solar Renewable Energy Certificate
SRL
Southern Reliability Link
Steckman Ridge
Collectively, Steckman Ridge GP, LLC and Steckman Ridge, LP
Superstorm Sandy
Post-Tropical Cyclone Sandy
Tetco
Texas Eastern Transmission
The Exchange Act
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
Trustee
U.S. Bank National Association
U.S.
The United States of America


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New Jersey Resources Corporation

INFORMATION CONCERNING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS                                                                           

Certain statements contained in this report, including, without limitation, statements as to management expectations and beliefs presented in Part I, Item 2. “Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” Part I, Item 3. “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk,” Part II, Item I. “Legal Proceedings” and in the notes to the financial statements are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Section 21E of the Exchange Act, and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements can also be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “anticipate,” “estimate,” “may,” “intend,” “expect,” “believe,” “will” “plan,” “should,” or “continue” or comparable terminology and are made based upon management's current expectations, assumptions and beliefs as of this date concerning future developments and their potential effect on us. There can be no assurance that future developments will be in accordance with management's expectations, assumptions or beliefs, or that the effect of future developments on us will be those anticipated by management.

We caution readers that the expectations, assumptions and beliefs that form the basis for forward-looking statements regarding customer growth, customer usage, qualifications for ITCs, PTCs and SRECs, financial condition, results of operations, cash flows, capital requirements, future capital expenditures, market risk, effective tax rate and other matters for fiscal 2016 and thereafter include many factors that are beyond our ability to control or estimate precisely, such as estimates of future market conditions, the behavior of other market participants and changes in the debt and equity capital markets. The factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from our expectations, assumptions and beliefs include, but are not limited to, those discussed in Item 1A. Risk Factors of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2015, as well as the following:

weather and economic conditions;
demographic changes in the NJNG service territory and their effect on NJNG's customer growth;
volatility of natural gas and other commodity prices and their impact on NJNG customer usage, NJNG's BGSS incentive programs, NJRES operations and on our risk management efforts;
changes in rating agency requirements and/or credit ratings and their effect on availability and cost of capital to us;
the impact of volatility in the credit markets on our access to capital;
the ability to comply with debt covenants;
the impact to the asset values and resulting higher costs and funding obligations of our pension and postemployment benefit plans as a result of potential downturns in the financial markets, lower discount rates, revised actuarial assumptions or impacts associated with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act;
risks associated with hedging activities and use of derivatives contracts;
commercial and wholesale credit risks, including the availability of creditworthy customers and counterparties, and liquidity in the wholesale energy trading market;
regulatory approval of NJNG's planned infrastructure programs;
the ability to obtain governmental and regulatory approvals, land-use rights, electric grid connection (in the case of distributed power projects) and/or financing for the construction, development and operation of our unregulated energy investments and NJNG's infrastructure projects in a timely manner;
risks associated with the management of our joint ventures and partnerships;
risks associated with our investments in distributed power projects, including the availability of regulatory and tax incentives, the availability of viable projects, our eligibility for ITCs and PTCs, the future market for SRECs, electricity prices, and operational risks related to projects in service;
timing of qualifying for ITCs and PTCs due to delays or failures to complete planned solar and wind energy projects and the resulting effect on our effective tax rate and earnings;
the level and rate at which NJNG's costs are incurred and the extent to which they are allowed to be recovered from customers through the regulatory process;
access to adequate supplies of natural gas and dependence on third-party storage and transportation facilities for natural gas supply;
operating risks incidental to handling, storing, transporting and providing customers with natural gas;
risks related to our employee workforce;
the regulatory and pricing policies of federal and state regulatory agencies;
the costs of compliance with present and future environmental laws, including potential climate change-related legislation;
risks related to changes in accounting standards;
the impact of a disallowance of recovery of environmental-related expenditures and other regulatory changes;
environmental-related and other litigation and other uncertainties;
risks related to cyber-attack or failure of information technology systems; and
the impact of natural disasters, terrorist activities, and other extreme events could adversely affect our operations, financial conditions and results of operations.

While we periodically reassess material trends and uncertainties affecting our results of operations and financial condition in connection with its preparation of management's discussion and analysis of results of operations and financial condition contained in our Quarterly and Annual Reports on Form 10-Q and Form 10-K, respectively, we do not, by including this statement, assume any obligation to review or revise any particular forward-looking statement referenced herein in light of future events.

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New Jersey Resources Corporation
Part I


ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS                                                                                                                                          

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited)
 
Three Months Ended
Six Months Ended
 
March 31,
March 31,
(Thousands, except per share data)
2016
 
2015
2016

2015
OPERATING REVENUES
 
 
 
 
 
 
Utility
$
242,536

 
$
374,703

$
394,142

 
$
583,430

Nonutility
331,657

 
638,387

624,309

 
1,253,784

Total operating revenues
574,193

 
1,013,090

1,018,451

 
1,837,214

OPERATING EXPENSES
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gas purchases:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Utility
82,374

 
129,281

129,039

 
213,544

Nonutility
287,883

 
662,573

541,971

 
1,135,544

Related parties
2,077

 
3,124

4,151

 
6,388

Operation and maintenance
53,125

 
52,778

99,358

 
97,537

Regulatory rider expenses
21,215

 
42,692

30,843

 
64,155

Depreciation and amortization
17,744

 
15,204

34,226

 
29,590

Energy and other taxes
15,842

 
24,632

25,479

 
38,953

Total operating expenses
480,260

 
930,284

865,067

 
1,585,711

OPERATING INCOME
93,933

 
82,806

153,384

 
251,503

Other income, net
2,202

 
1,137

4,126

 
1,027

Interest expense, net of capitalized interest
7,369

 
6,483

14,146

 
13,678

INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES AND EQUITY IN EARNINGS OF AFFILIATES
88,766

 
77,460

143,364

 
238,852

Income tax provision
17,840

 
20,144

26,197

 
61,011

Equity in earnings of affiliates
2,402

 
3,587

4,808

 
6,382

NET INCOME
$
73,328

 
$
60,903

$
121,975

 
$
184,223

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
$.85
 
$.71
$1.42
 
$2.17
Diluted
$.84
 
$.71
$1.41
 
$2.14
DIVIDENDS DECLARED PER COMMON SHARE
$.24
 
$.23
$.48
 
$.45
WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
85,834

 
85,328

85,754

 
84,940

Diluted
86,858

 
86,370

86,778

 
85,982


CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (Unaudited)
 
Three Months Ended
Six Months Ended
 
March 31,
March 31,
(Thousands)
2016
 
2015
2016
 
2015
Net income
$
73,328

 
$
60,903

$
121,975

 
$
184,223

Other comprehensive income, net of tax
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unrealized gain (loss) on available for sale securities, net of tax of $(3,154), $380, $(5,768) and $(75), respectively
$
4,500

 
$
(550
)
8,201

 
109

Net unrealized gain on derivatives, net of tax of $(21), $(68), $(2) and $(50) respectively
38

 
118

5

 
87

Adjustment to postemployment benefit obligation, net of tax of $(175), $(168), $(349), and $(337) respectively
257

 
239

513

 
486

Other comprehensive income (loss)
$
4,795

 
$
(193
)
8,719

 
682

Comprehensive income
$
78,123

 
$
60,710

$
130,694

 
$
184,905


See Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements


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New Jersey Resources Corporation
Part I
 
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)                                                                                                                      

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited)
 
Six Months Ended
 
March 31,
(Thousands)
2016
 
2015
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
 
 
 
Net income
$
121,975

 
$
184,223

Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash flows from operating activities
 
 
 
Unrealized loss (gain) on derivative instruments
2,035

 
(20,198
)
Depreciation and amortization
34,226

 
29,590

Allowance for equity used during construction
(2,357
)
 
(2,014
)
Allowance for bad debt expense
873

 
1,696

Deferred income taxes
17,980

 
31,576

Manufactured gas plant remediation costs
(2,656
)
 
(2,089
)
Equity in earnings of equity investees, net of distributions received
2,261

 
4,089

Cost of removal - asset retirement obligations
(66
)
 
(403
)
Contributions to postemployment benefit plans
(32,167
)
 
(2,434
)
Changes in:
 
 
 
Components of working capital
(13,788
)
 
42,506

Other noncurrent assets
(15,794
)
 
39,396

Other noncurrent liabilities
2,302

 
20,568

Cash flows from operating activities
114,824

 
326,506

CASH FLOWS (USED IN) INVESTING ACTIVITIES
 
 
 
Expenditures for:
 
 
 
Utility plant
(76,326
)
 
(58,657
)
Solar and wind equipment
(70,882
)
 
(88,370
)
Real estate properties and other
(1,069
)
 
(61
)
Cost of removal
(20,080
)
 
(11,334
)
Investments in equity investees
(5,948
)
 
(1,264
)
Distribution from equity investees in excess of equity in earnings
1,131

 
957

Withdrawal from (payment to) restricted cash construction fund
1,007

 
(1,484
)
Proceeds from sale of property
748

 

Cash flows (used in) investing activities
(171,419
)
 
(160,213
)
CASH FLOWS FROM (USED IN) FINANCING ACTIVITIES
 
 
 
Proceeds from issuance of common stock
8,220

 
28,310

Tax benefit from stock options exercised

 
839

Proceeds from sale-leaseback transaction
7,107

 
7,216

Proceeds from long-term debt

 
100,000

Payments of long-term debt
(5,807
)
 
(4,510
)
Purchases of treasury stock
(1,008
)
 
(3,945
)
Payments of common stock dividends
(41,115
)
 
(38,010
)
Net proceeds from (payments of) short-term debt
86,150

 
(155,000
)
Cash flows from (used in) financing activities
53,547

 
(65,100
)
Change in cash and cash equivalents
(3,048
)
 
101,193

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
4,928

 
2,151

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
$
1,880

 
$
103,344

CHANGES IN COMPONENTS OF WORKING CAPITAL
 
 
 
Receivables
$
(16,750
)
 
$
(178,647
)
Inventories
43,479

 
205,992

Recovery of gas costs
(20,396
)
 
15,734

Gas purchases payable
(31,324
)
 
24,827

Gas purchases payable - related parties
(409
)
 
155

Prepaid and accrued taxes
43,154

 
39,169

Accounts payable and other
(25,026
)
 
(35,456
)
Restricted broker margin accounts
(12,478
)
 
(16,707
)
Customers' credit balances and deposits
226

 
(5,821
)
Other current assets
5,736

 
(6,740
)
Total
$
(13,788
)
 
$
42,506

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOWS INFORMATION
 
 
 
Cash paid for:
 
 
 
Interest (net of amounts capitalized)
$
15,647

 
$
12,946

Income taxes
$
688

 
$
14,719

Accrued capital expenditures
$
21,663

 
$
26,781

 
See Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

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New Jersey Resources Corporation
Part I
 
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)                                                                                                                      

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited)

ASSETS
(Thousands)
March 31,
2016
September 30,
2015
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
 
 
Utility plant, at cost
$
1,982,080

$
1,908,024

Construction work in progress
150,437

155,553

Solar and wind equipment, real estate properties and other, at cost
574,655

481,003

Construction work in progress
57,764

77,705

Total property, plant and equipment
2,764,936

2,622,285

Accumulated depreciation and amortization, utility plant
(453,924
)
(437,097
)
Accumulated depreciation and amortization, solar and wind equipment, real estate properties and other
(68,354
)
(56,927
)
Property, plant and equipment, net
2,242,658

2,128,261

CURRENT ASSETS
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
1,880

4,928

Customer accounts receivable
 
 
Billed
148,822

155,273

Unbilled revenues
27,144

6,372

Allowance for doubtful accounts
(4,923
)
(5,189
)
Regulatory assets
32,638

24,258

Gas in storage, at average cost
117,490

163,905

Materials and supplies, at average cost
10,074

7,138

Prepaid and accrued taxes
3,354

36,810

Derivatives, at fair value
54,803

40,743

Restricted broker margin accounts
34,156

12,990

Other
34,423

40,987

Total current assets
459,861

488,215

NONCURRENT ASSETS
 
 
Investments in equity investees
136,974

132,002

Regulatory assets
436,178

410,155

Derivatives, at fair value
1,174

4,334

Available for sale securities
73,444

59,475

Other
69,305

61,915

Total noncurrent assets
717,075

667,881

Total assets
$
3,419,594

$
3,284,357


See Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements


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New Jersey Resources Corporation
Part I
 
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)                                                                                                                      

CAPITALIZATION AND LIABILITIES
(Thousands)
March 31,
2016
September 30,
2015
CAPITALIZATION
 
 
Common stock, $2.50 par value; authorized 150,000,000 shares;
outstanding March 31, 2016 — 85,968,887; September 30, 2015
 85,531,423
$
221,633

$
220,838

Premium on common stock
215,961

209,931

Accumulated other comprehensive (loss), net of tax
(675
)
(9,394
)
Treasury stock at cost and other;
shares March 31, 2016
 2,684,265; September 30, 2015  2,804,847
(87,930
)
(92,164
)
Retained earnings
858,493

777,745

Common stock equity
1,207,482

1,106,956

Long-term debt
844,391

843,595

Total capitalization
2,051,873

1,950,551

CURRENT LIABILITIES
 
 
Current maturities of long-term debt
11,683

11,138

Short-term debt
152,500

66,350

Gas purchases payable
120,091

151,375

Gas purchases payable to related parties
1,152

1,601

Accounts payable and other
67,649

99,651

Dividends payable
20,633

20,528

Accrued taxes
11,024

1,326

Regulatory liabilities

12,154

New Jersey clean energy program
5,586

14,293

Derivatives, at fair value
53,735

32,791

Broker margin accounts
12,798

4,103

Customers' credit balances and deposits
21,016

20,790

Total current liabilities
477,867

436,100

NONCURRENT LIABILITIES
 
 
Deferred income taxes
464,343

444,935

Deferred investment tax credits
4,779

4,940

Deferred gain
28,926

29,334

Derivatives, at fair value
13,913

5,529

Manufactured gas plant remediation
178,512

180,400

Postemployment employee benefit liability
107,590

137,414

Regulatory liabilities
61,333

67,533

Asset retirement obligation
21,230

19,145

Other
9,228

8,476

Total noncurrent liabilities
889,854

897,706

Commitments and contingent liabilities (Note 12)



Total capitalization and liabilities
$
3,419,594

$
3,284,357


See Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements


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New Jersey Resources Corporation
Part I

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS                                              

1.
NATURE OF THE BUSINESS

New Jersey Resources Corporation provides regulated gas distribution services and operates certain unregulated businesses primarily through the following subsidiaries:

New Jersey Natural Gas Company provides natural gas utility service to approximately 519,100 retail customers in central and northern New Jersey and is subject to rate regulation by the BPU. NJNG comprises the Natural Gas Distribution segment;

NJR Energy Services Company comprises the Energy Services segment that maintains and transacts around a portfolio of natural gas storage and transportation capacity contracts and provides physical wholesale energy and energy management services;

NJR Clean Energy Ventures Corporation, the Company's distributed power subsidiary, comprises the Clean Energy Ventures segment and consists of the Company's capital investments in distributed power projects, including commercial and residential solar projects and onshore wind investments;

NJR Midstream Holdings Corporation invests in energy-related ventures through its subsidiaries, NJR Steckman Ridge Storage Company, which holds the Company's 50 percent combined interest in Steckman Ridge, and NJR Pipeline Company, which holds the Company's 20 percent ownership interest in PennEast and 1.84 million Common Units of Dominion Midstream Partners, L.P. The investments in Steckman Ridge, PennEast and DM comprise the Midstream segment; and

NJR Retail Holdings Corporation has two principal subsidiaries, NJR Home Services Company, which provides heating, central air conditioning, standby generators, solar and other indoor and outdoor comfort products to residential homes and businesses throughout New Jersey, and Commercial Realty & Resources Corporation, which owns commercial real estate. NJR Retail Holdings Corporation and NJR Energy Corporation are included in Home Services and Other operations.

2.
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The accompanying Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared by NJR in accordance with the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and Accounting Standards Generally Accepted in the United States of America. The September 30, 2015, Balance Sheet data is derived from the audited financial statements of the Company. These Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included in NJR's 2015 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

The Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of NJR and its subsidiaries. In the opinion of management, the accompanying Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements reflect all adjustments necessary, for a fair presentation of the results of the interim periods presented. These adjustments are of a normal and recurring nature. Because of the seasonal nature of NJR's utility and wholesale energy services operations, in addition to other factors, the financial results for the interim periods presented are not indicative of the results that are to be expected for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016. Intercompany transactions and accounts have been eliminated.

Gas in Storage

The following table summarizes gas in storage, at average cost by company as of:
 
March 31,
2016
September 30,
2015
($ in thousands)
Gas in Storage
 
Bcf
Gas in Storage
 
Bcf
NJRES
 
$
89,514

52.3

 
$
93,696

44.6

NJNG
 
27,976

9.3

 
70,209

21.4

Total
 
$
117,490

61.6

 
$
163,905

66.0


Sales Tax Accounting

Sales tax, that is collected from customers and presented in both operating revenues and operating expenses on the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, was $20.7 million and $34 million during the six months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

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New Jersey Resources Corporation
Part I

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)                                               


Available for Sale Securities

Included in available for sale securities on the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets are investments in two publicly traded energy companies. Total unrealized gains associated with these investments are included as a part of accumulated other comprehensive income, a component of common stock equity. Reclassifications of realized gains out of other comprehensive income into income are determined based on average cost.

The Company's available for sale securities had a fair value of $73.4 million and $59.5 million as of March 31, 2016 and September 30, 2015, respectively. Total unrealized gains associated with these equity securities were $24.8 million, $14.6 million after tax, and $10.8 million, $6.4 million after tax, as of March 31, 2016 and September 30, 2015, respectively.

Customer Accounts Receivable

Customer accounts receivable include outstanding billings from the following subsidiaries as of:
(Thousands)
March 31,
2016
 
September 30,
2015
NJRES
$
75,691

51
%
 
$
107,461

69
%
NJNG (1)
67,080

45

 
41,130

26

NJRCEV
1,975

1

 
1,084

1

NJRHS and other
4,076

3

 
5,598

4

Total
$
148,822

100
%
 
$
155,273

100
%
(1)
Does not include unbilled revenues of $27.1 million and $6.4 million as of March 31, 2016 and September 30, 2015, respectively.

Loan Receivable

NJNG provides loans, with terms ranging from two to 10 years, to customers that elect to purchase and install certain energy efficient equipment in accordance with its BPU-approved SAVEGREEN program. The loans are recognized at net present value on the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company has recorded $7.5 million and $6.2 million in other current assets and $40.2 million and $36.2 million in other noncurrent assets as of March 31, 2016 and September 30, 2015, respectively, on the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, related to the loans.

NJR's policy is to establish an allowance for doubtful accounts when loan balances are in arrears for more than 60 days. As of March 31, 2016 and September 30, 2015, there was no allowance for doubtful accounts established for the SAVEGREEN loans.

Recent Updates to the Accounting Standards Codification

Revenue

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, and added Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, to the ASC. ASC 606 supersedes ASC 605, Revenue Recognition, as well as most industry-specific guidance, and prescribes a single, comprehensive revenue recognition model designed to improve financial reporting comparability across entities, industries, jurisdictions and capital markets. In August 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-14, which defers the implementation of the new guidance for one year. The new guidance will become effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2017. Upon adoption, the guidance will be applied on a full or modified retrospective basis. The Company is currently evaluating the provisions of ASC 606 to understand the impact, if any, to its financial position, results of operations and cash flows upon adoption.

Stock Compensation

In June 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-12, an amendment to ASC 718, Compensation - Stock Compensation, which clarifies the accounting for performance awards when the terms of the award provide that a performance target could be achieved after the requisite service period. The new guidance will become effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2015. Upon adoption, the amendment will be applied on a prospective or retrospective basis. The Company does not expect this standard to have any impact to its financial position, results of operations and cash flows upon adoption.

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In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-9, an amendment to ASC 718, Compensation - Stock Compensation, which simplifies several aspects of the accounting for employee share-based payment transactions including the accounting for income taxes, forfeitures and statutory tax withholding requirements. The update also addresses the related classification of transactions within the statement of cash flows. The guidance is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2016 with early adoption permitted. Upon adoption, the amendments will be applied on a prospective or retrospective basis. The Company is currently evaluating the amendment to understand the impact on its financial position, results of operations and cash flows upon adoption.

Consolidation

In February 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-02, an amendment to ASC 810, Consolidation, which changes the consolidation analysis required under GAAP and reevaluates whether limited partnerships and similar entities must be consolidated. The new guidance will become effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2015. Upon adoption, the amendment will be applied on a full or modified retrospective basis. The Company is currently evaluating the provisions of ASU No. 2015-02 to understand the impact, if any, on its financial position, results of operations and cash flows upon adoption.

Interest

In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-03, an amendment to ASC 835, Interest - Imputation of Interest, which simplifies the presentation of debt issuance costs by requiring them to be presented in the balance sheet as a deduction from the carrying amount of the liability. The amendments do not affect the recognition and measurement guidance for debt issuance costs. In August 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-15, which clarified that the amendments contained within ASU No. 2015-03 do not require companies to modify their accounting for costs incurred in obtaining revolving credit facilities. The amended guidance becomes effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2015. Upon adoption, the amendment will be applied on a retrospective basis. The Company does not expect this standard to have a material impact to its financial position, results of operations or cash flows upon adoption.

Intangibles

In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-05, an amendment to ASC 350, Intangibles - Goodwill and Other - Internal-Use Software, which clarifies the accounting for fees in a cloud computing arrangement. The amendments provide guidance on how an entity should evaluate the accounting for fees paid in a cloud computing arrangement to determine whether an arrangement includes the sale or license of software. The amended guidance becomes effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2015. Upon adoption, the amendment can be applied on a prospective or retrospective basis. The Company plans to adopt the guidance on a prospective basis and does not expect this standard to have a material impact to its financial position, results of operations or cash flows upon adoption.

Inventory

In July 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-11, an amendment to ASC 330, Inventory, which requires entities to measure most inventory “at the lower of cost and net realizable value,” thereby simplifying the current guidance under which an entity must measure inventory at the lower of cost or market. The guidance is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2016. Upon adoption, the amendments will be applied on a prospective basis. The Company is currently evaluating the amendment to understand the impact on its financial position, results of operations and cash flows upon adoption.

Income Taxes

In November 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-17, an amendment to ASC 740, Income Taxes, to simplify the balance sheet presentation of deferred income taxes. The update requires entities to present all deferred tax assets and liabilities as noncurrent. The Company elected to early adopt the amended guidance effective October 1, 2015, and applied the new provisions retrospectively.


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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)                                               


Accordingly, the following amounts on the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, as of September 30, 2015, have been adjusted:
(Thousands)
As Previously Reported
 
Effect of Change
 
As Adjusted
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
Deferred taxes (current)
$
56,296

 
$
(56,296
)
 
$

Total current assets
$
544,511

 
$
(56,296
)
 
$
488,215

Other noncurrent assets
$
60,300

 
$
1,615

 
$
61,915

Total noncurrent assets
$
666,266

 
$
1,615

 
$
667,881

Total assets
$
3,339,038

 
$
(54,681
)
 
$
3,284,357

Capitalization and Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
Deferred income taxes
$
499,616

 
$
(54,681
)
 
$
444,935

Total noncurrent liabilities
$
952,387

 
$
(54,681
)
 
$
897,706

Total capitalization and liabilities
$
3,339,038

 
$
(54,681
)
 
$
3,284,357


There was no additional impact to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations or the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.

Financial Instruments

In January 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-1, an amendment to ASC 825, Financial Instruments, to address certain aspects of the recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of financial instruments. The standard affects investments in equity securities that do not result in consolidation and are not accounted for under the equity method and the presentation of certain fair value changes for financial liabilities measured at fair value. It also simplifies the impairment assessment of equity investments without a readily determinable fair value by requiring a qualitative assessment. The guidance is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2017. Upon adoption, the amendments will be applied on a modified-retrospective basis. The Company has evaluated the amendments and noted that, upon adoption, subsequent changes to the fair value of the Company’s available for sale securities will be recorded in the statement of operations as opposed to other comprehensive income. The Company does not expect any other material impacts to its financial position, results of operations or cash flows upon adoption.

Leases

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-2, an amendment to ASC 842, Leases, which provides for a comprehensive overhaul of the lease accounting model and changes the definition of a lease within the accounting literature. Under the new standard, all leases with a term greater than one year will be recorded on the balance sheet. Amortization of the related asset will be accounted for using one of two approaches prescribed by the guidance. Additional disclosures will be required to allow the user to assess the amount, timing and uncertainty of cash flows arising from leasing activities. A modified retrospective transition approach is required for leases existing at the time of adoption. The guidance is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2018 with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the amendments to understand the impact on its financial position, results of operations and cash flows upon adoption.

3.
REGULATION

NJNG is subject to cost-based regulation, therefore, it is permitted to recover authorized operating expenses and earn a reasonable return on its utility investment based on the BPU's approval. The impact of the ratemaking process and decisions authorized by the BPU allows NJNG to capitalize or defer certain costs that are expected to be recovered from its customers as regulatory assets and to recognize certain obligations representing amounts that are probable future expenditures as regulatory liabilities in accordance with accounting guidance applicable to regulated operations.

NJNG's recovery of costs is facilitated through its base tariff rates, BGSS and other regulatory tariff riders. As recovery of regulatory assets is subject to BPU approval, if there are any changes in regulatory positions that indicate recovery is not probable, the related cost would be charged to income in the period of such determination.


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Regulatory assets and liabilities included on the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets are comprised of the following:
(Thousands)
March 31,
2016
September 30,
2015
Regulatory assets-current
 
 
Conservation Incentive Program
$
3,190

$

New Jersey Clean Energy Program
5,586

14,293

Underrecovered gas costs
5,052


Derivatives at fair value, net
18,810

9,965

Total current regulatory assets
$
32,638

$
24,258

Regulatory assets-noncurrent
 
 
Environmental remediation costs
 
 
Expended, net of recoveries
$
16,122

$
18,886

Liability for future expenditures
178,512

180,400

Deferred income taxes
18,956

17,460

Derivatives at fair value, net
12,932

5,153

SAVEGREEN
23,009

26,882

Postemployment and other benefit costs
136,346

140,636

Deferred Superstorm Sandy costs
15,201

15,201

Conservation Incentive Program
28,686


Other noncurrent regulatory assets
6,414

5,537

Total noncurrent regulatory assets
$
436,178

$
410,155

Regulatory liability-current
 
 
Conservation Incentive Program
$

$
5,167

Overrecovered gas costs

6,987

Total current regulatory liabilities
$

$
12,154

Regulatory liabilities-noncurrent
 
 
Cost of removal obligation
$
46,348

$
54,880

New Jersey Clean Energy Program
14,087

11,956

Other noncurrent regulatory liabilities
898

697

Total noncurrent regulatory liabilities
$
61,333

$
67,533


Regulatory filings and/or actions that occurred during the current fiscal year include the following:

On October 15, 2015, the BPU approved a base rate increase related to NJ RISE allowing NJNG to recover costs through July 31, 2015, resulting in a .07 percent increase to the average residential heat customer's bill, effective November 1, 2015.

On October 15, 2015, the BPU issued an order approving the continuation of the BGSS Incentive Programs with modification to the storage incentive program, beginning with the 2015 storage injection period, and termination of the FRM Program, effective November 1, 2015.

On October 27, 2015, NJNG notified the BPU that bill credits to residential and small commercial customers would be issued from November 2015 through February 2016. A total of $61.6 million in bill credits were issued during that period.

On November 13, 2015, NJNG filed a base rate petition with the BPU to increase its base tariff rates in the amount of $147.6 million. On May 4, 2016, NJNG supplemented its base rate case testimony supporting its November 2015 petition, which amended the accounting treatment and noted that the SRL project would not be completed by December 31, 2016. In addition, the Company seeks to modify the rate treatment to include the September 30, 2016 balance of project spending and rate adjustments on a quarterly basis until the project is complete.

On December 24, 2015, NJNG filed an SBC petition with the BPU to increase the RA factor, to decrease the NJCEP factor and to request approval of its remediation expenses incurred through June 30, 2015, resulting in an overall decrease of .8 percent to the average residential heat customer's bill.


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On January 27, 2016, the BPU approved NJNG’s July 2015 petition to maintain its existing SAVEGREEN recovery rate. On April 15, 2016, NJNG filed a petition with the BPU to extend its current program, which was set to expire on July 31, 2017, to December 31, 2018.

On January 27, 2016, the BPU approved NJNG's proposed SRL pipeline installation, operation and route selection, as modified by NJNG, including specific requirements regarding permitting, safety and integrity assessment. On March 18, 2016, the BPU approved the application for the SRL to be exempt from municipal land use ordinances.

On February 24, 2016, the BPU approved on a final basis NJNG's June 2015 BGSS/CIP filing which continues its existing BGSS rate and adjusted its CIP rates resulting in a .08 percent increase to the average residential heat customer's bill effective October 1, 2015.

4.
DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS

The Company is subject to commodity price risk due to fluctuations in the market price of natural gas, SRECs, and electricity. To manage this risk, the Company enters into a variety of derivative instruments including, but not limited to, futures contracts, physical forward contracts, financial options and swaps to economically hedge the commodity price risk associated with its existing and anticipated commitments to purchase and sell natural gas, SRECs, and electricity. In addition, the Company may utilize foreign currency derivatives to hedge Canadian dollar denominated gas purchases and/or sales. Therefore, the Company's primary underlying risks include commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency. These contracts, with a few exceptions as described below, are accounted for as derivatives. Accordingly, all of the financial and certain of the Company's physical derivative instruments are recorded at fair value on the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. For a more detailed discussion of the Company's fair value measurement policies and level disclosures associated with NJR's derivative instruments, see Note 5. Fair Value.

NJRES

Since NJRES chooses not to designate its financial commodity and physical forward commodity derivatives as accounting hedges or to elect NPNS, changes in the fair value of these derivatives are recorded as a component of gas purchases or operating revenues, as appropriate for NJRES, on the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations as unrealized gains or (losses). For NJRES at settlement, realized gains and (losses) on all financial derivative instruments are recognized as a component of gas purchases and realized gains and (losses) on all physical derivatives follow the presentation of the related unrealized gains and (losses) as a component of either gas purchases or operating revenues.

NJRES also enters into natural gas transactions in Canada and, consequently, is exposed to fluctuations in the value of Canadian currency relative to the U.S. dollar. NJRES may utilize foreign currency derivatives to lock in the currency translation rate associated with natural gas transactions denominated in Canadian currency. The derivatives may include currency forwards, futures, or swaps and are accounted for as derivatives. These derivatives may be used to hedge future forecasted cash payments associated with transportation and storage contracts along with purchases of natural gas. For transactions occurring on or before December 31, 2015, NJRES designates its foreign exchange contracts as cash flow hedges, and the effective portion of the hedges are recorded in OCI. Effective January 1, 2016, on a prospective basis, the Company has elected not to designate its foreign currency derivatives as accounting hedges. Accordingly, changes in the fair value of foreign exchange contracts entered into from January 1, 2016 on, are recognized in gas purchases on the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

As a result of NJRES entering into transactions to borrow gas, commonly referred to as “park and loans,” an embedded derivative is created relating to differences between the fair value of the amount borrowed and the fair value of the amount that will ultimately be repaid, based on changes in the forward price for natural gas prices at the borrowed location over the contract term. This embedded derivative is accounted for as a forward sale in the month in which the repayment of the borrowed gas is expected to occur, and is considered a derivative transaction that is recorded at fair value on the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, with changes in value recognized in current period earnings.

Expected production of SRECs is hedged through forward and futures contracts. The contracts require the Company to physically deliver the SRECs upon settlement. For transactions occurring on or before December 31, 2015, the Company elects NPNS accounting treatment on SREC forward and futures contracts. Effective January 1, 2016, on a prospective basis, NJRES no longer elects NPNS accounting treatment on SREC contracts and recognizes changes in the fair value of these derivatives as a component of operating revenues. Upon settlement of the contract, the related revenue is recognized when the SREC certificate is transferred to the counterparty. NPNS is a contract-by-contract election and, where it makes sense to do so, we can and may elect certain contracts to be normal.

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NJNG

Changes in fair value of NJNG's financial commodity derivatives are recorded as a component of regulatory assets or liabilities on the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company elects NPNS accounting treatment on all physical commodity contracts that NJNG entered into on or before December 31, 2015, and accounts for these contracts on an accrual basis. Accordingly, physical natural gas purchases are recognized in regulatory assets or liabilities on the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets when the contract settles and the natural gas is delivered. The average cost of natural gas is amortized in current period earnings based on the current BPU BGSS factor and therm sales. Effective January 1, 2016, on a prospective basis, NJNG no longer elects NPNS accounting treatment on all of its physical commodity contracts. However, since NPNS is a contract-by-contract election, where it makes sense to do so, we can and may elect certain contracts to be normal. Because NJNG recovers these amounts through future BGSS rates as increases or decreases to the cost of natural gas in NJNG’s tariff for gas service, the changes in fair value of these contracts are deferred as a component of regulatory assets or liabilities on the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

In an April 2014 BPU Order, NJNG received regulatory approval to enter into interest rate risk management transactions related to long-term debt securities. On June 1, 2015, NJNG entered into a treasury lock transaction to fix a benchmark treasury rate of 3.26 percent associated with a forecasted $125 million debt issuance expected in May 2018. This forecasted debt issuance coincides with the maturity of NJNG's existing $125 million, 5.6 percent notes due May 15, 2018. The change in fair value of NJNG's treasury lock agreement is recorded as a component of regulatory assets or liabilities on the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets since NJNG believes that the market value upon settlement will be reflected in future rates. Upon settlement, any gain or loss will be amortized in earnings over the life of the future debt issuance.

Fair Value of Derivatives

The following table reflects the fair value of NJR's derivative assets and liabilities recognized on the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of:
 
 
 
Fair Value
 
 
March 31, 2016
 
September 30, 2015
(Thousands)
Balance Sheet Location
Asset
Derivatives
Liability
Derivatives
Asset
Derivatives
Liability
Derivatives
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NJRES:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Foreign currency contracts
Derivatives - current
 
$
7

 
$

 
$

 
$

Fair value of derivatives designated as hedging instruments
 
$
7

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NJNG:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Physical commodity contracts
Derivatives - current
 
$
58

 
$
90

 
$

 
$

Financial commodity contracts
Derivatives - current
 
2,252

 
21,014

 
207

 
10,163

 
Derivatives - noncurrent
 

 

 

 
925

Interest rate contracts
Derivatives - noncurrent
 

 
12,932

 

 
4,228

NJRES:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Physical commodity contracts
Derivatives - current
 
5,245

 
8,892

 
4,854

 
9,281

 
Derivatives - noncurrent
 
914

 
158

 
1,718

 

Financial commodity contracts
Derivatives - current
 
47,241

 
23,739

 
35,682

 
13,347

 
Derivatives - noncurrent
 
260

 
823

 
2,626

 
386

Fair value of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
 
$
55,970

 
$
67,648

 
$
45,087

 
$
38,330

Total fair value of derivatives
 
 
$
55,977

 
$
67,648

 
$
45,087

 
$
38,330


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Offsetting of Derivatives

NJR transacts under master netting arrangements or equivalent agreements that allow it to offset derivative assets and liabilities with the same counterparty. However, NJR's policy is to present its derivative assets and liabilities on a gross basis on the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The following table summarizes the reported gross amounts, the amounts that NJR has the right to offset but elects not to, financial collateral, as well as the net amounts NJR could present on the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets but elects not to.
(Thousands)
Amounts Presented in Balance Sheets (1)
Offsetting Derivative Instruments (2)
Financial Collateral Received/Pledged (3)
Net Amounts (4)
As of March 31, 2016:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Derivative assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NJRES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Physical commodity contracts
 
$
6,159

 
$
(1,344
)
 
$
(1,000
)
 
$
3,815

Financial commodity contracts
 
47,501

 
(19,324
)
 
(12,846
)
 
15,331

Foreign currency contracts
 
7

 

 

 
7

Total NJRES
 
$
53,667

 
$
(20,668
)
 
$
(13,846
)
 
$
19,153

NJNG
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Physical commodity contracts
 
$
58

 
$
(1
)
 
$

 
$
57

Financial commodity contracts
 
2,252

 
(2,252
)
 

 

Total NJNG
 
$
2,310

 
$
(2,253
)
 
$

 
$
57

Derivative liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NJRES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Physical commodity contracts
 
$
9,050

 
$
(1,345
)
 
$
(1,200
)
 
$
6,505

Financial commodity contracts
 
24,562

 
(19,324
)
 
(5,238
)
 

Total NJRES
 
$
33,612

 
$
(20,669
)
 
$
(6,438
)
 
$
6,505

NJNG
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Physical commodity contracts
 
$
90

 
$
(1
)
 
$

 
$
89

Financial commodity contracts
 
21,014

 
(2,252
)
 
(18,762
)
 

Interest rate contracts
 
12,932

 

 

 
12,932

Total NJNG
 
$
34,036

 
$
(2,253
)
 
$
(18,762
)
 
$
13,021

As of September 30, 2015:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Derivative assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NJRES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Physical commodity contracts
 
$
6,562

 
$
(1,326
)
 
$

 
$
5,236

Financial commodity contracts
 
38,308

 
(13,734
)
 
3,841

 
28,415

Total NJRES
 
$
44,870

 
$
(15,060
)
 
$
3,841

 
$
33,651

NJNG
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Financial commodity contracts
 
$
207

 
$
(207
)
 
$

 
$

Derivative liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NJRES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Physical commodity contracts
 
$
9,271

 
$
(1,326
)
 
$
(1,200
)
 
$
6,745

Financial commodity contracts
 
13,733

 
(13,733
)
 

 

Total NJRES
 
$
23,004

 
$
(15,059
)
 
$
(1,200
)
 
$
6,745

NJNG
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Financial commodity contracts
 
$
11,088

 
$
(207
)
 
$
(10,881
)
 
$

Interest rate contracts
 
4,228

 

 

 
4,228

Total NJNG
 
$
15,316

 
$
(207
)
 
$
(10,881
)
 
$
4,228

(1)
Derivative assets and liabilities are presented on a gross basis in the balance sheet as the Company does not elect balance sheet offsetting under ASC 210-20.
(2)
Offsetting derivative instruments include: transactions with NAESB netting election, transactions held by FCM's with net margining and transactions with ISDA netting.
(3)
Financial collateral includes cash balances at FCMs as well as cash received from or pledged to other counterparties.
(4)
Net amounts represent presentation of derivative assets and liabilities if the Company were to elect balance sheet offsetting under ASC 210-20.

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NJRES utilizes financial derivatives to economically hedge the gross margin associated with the purchase of physical gas for injection into storage and the subsequent sale of physical gas at a later date. The gains or (losses) on the financial transactions that are economic hedges of the cost of the purchased gas are recognized prior to the gains or (losses) on the physical transaction, which are recognized in earnings when the natural gas is sold. Therefore, mismatches between the timing of the recognition of realized gains or (losses) on the financial derivative instruments and gains or (losses) associated with the actual sale of the natural gas that is being economically hedged along with fair value changes in derivative instruments creates volatility in the results of NJRES, although the Company's intended economic results relating to the entire transaction are unaffected.

The following table reflects the effect of derivative instruments on the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations as of:
(Thousands)
Location of gain (loss) recognized in income on derivatives
Amount of gain (loss) recognized
in income on derivatives
 
 
Three Months Ended
Six Months Ended
 
 
March 31,
March 31,
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
2016
 
2015
2016
 
2015
NJRES:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Physical commodity contracts
Operating revenues
$
9,128

 
$
(1,144
)
$
21,002

 
$
14,947

Physical commodity contracts
Gas purchases
(5,583
)
 
10,063

(26,820
)
 
(9,793
)
Financial commodity contracts
Gas purchases
21,820

 
(27,204
)
63,096

 
90,517

Total unrealized and realized gains (losses)
$
25,365

 
$
(18,285
)
$
57,278

 
$
95,671


The table above does not include (losses) gains associated with NJNG's financial derivatives of $(5.2) million and $(5.5) million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, and $(10.8) million and $(24.5) million for the six months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, NJNG's physical derivatives of $(14.5) million for both the three and six months ended March 31, 2016, and the treasury rate lock of $(11.1) million and $(8.7) million for the three and six months ended March 31, 2016. NJNG’s derivative contracts are part of the Company's risk management activities that relate to its natural gas purchases, BGSS incentive programs and debt financing. These transactions are entered into pursuant to regulatory guidance and, at settlement, the resulting gains and/or losses are payable to and/or recoverable from customers. Any changes in the value of NJNG's financial derivatives are deferred in regulatory assets or liabilities resulting in no impact to earnings.

NJRES previously designated its foreign exchange contracts as cash flow hedges, therefore, changes in fair value of the effective portion of the hedges are recorded in OCI and, upon settlement of the contracts, realized gains and (losses) are reclassified from OCI to gas purchases on the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. The following table reflects the effect of derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges on OCI as of March 31:
(Thousands)
Amount of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in OCI on Derivatives (Effective Portion)
Amount of Gain or (Loss) Reclassified from OCI into Income (Effective Portion)
Amount of Gain or (Loss) Recognized on Derivative (Ineffective Portion and Amount Excluded from Effectiveness Testing)
 
Three Months Ended
Three Months Ended
Three Months Ended
 
March 31,
March 31,
March 31,
Derivatives in cash flow hedging relationships:
2016
2015
2016
2015
2016
2015
Foreign currency contracts
$
29

$
(381
)
$
30

$
567

$

$


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(Thousands)
Amount of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in OCI on Derivatives (Effective Portion)
Amount of Gain or (Loss) Reclassified from OCI into Income (Effective Portion)
Amount of Gain or (Loss) Recognized on Derivative (Ineffective Portion and Amount Excluded from Effectiveness Testing)
 
Six Months Ended
Six Months Ended
Six Months Ended
 
March 31,
March 31,
March 31,
Derivatives in cash flow hedging relationships:
2016
2015
2016
2015
2016
2015
Foreign currency contracts
$
(35
)
$
(405
)
$
42

$
542

$

$


NJNG and NJRES had the following outstanding long (short) derivatives as of:
 
 
 
Volume (Bcf)
 
 
 
March 31,
2016
 
September 30,
2015
NJNG
Futures(1)
 
15.2

 
25.8

 
Physical
 
5.9

 

NJRES
Futures
 
(88.6
)
 
(91.1
)
 
Options
 
3.6

 
1.2

 
Physical (2)
 
137.4

 
48.2

(1)
Not included is the notional amount of $125 million related to NJNG’s treasury lock agreement.
(2)
Not included are 48,000 SRECs that are open as of March 31, 2016.

Broker Margin

Generally, exchange-traded futures contracts require posted collateral, referred to as margin, usually in the form of cash. The amount of margin required is comprised of a fixed initial amount based on exchange requirements and a variable amount based on a daily mark-to-market. The Company maintains separate broker margin accounts for NJNG and NJRES. The balances by company, are as follows:
(Thousands)
Balance Sheet Location
March 31,
2016
September 30,
2015
NJNG
Broker margin - Current assets
$
20,235

$
12,990

NJRES
Broker margin - Current assets
$
13,921

$

 
Broker margin - Current (liabilities)
$
(12,798
)
$
(4,103
)

Wholesale Credit Risk

NJNG and NJRES are exposed to credit risk as a result of their wholesale marketing activities. As a result of the inherent volatility in the prices of natural gas commodities, derivatives, SRECs and RECs, the market value of contractual positions with individual counterparties could exceed established credit limits or collateral provided by those counterparties. If a counterparty failed to perform the obligations under its contract (e.g., failed to deliver or pay for natural gas, SRECs and RECs), then the Company could sustain a loss.

NJR monitors and manages the credit risk of its wholesale marketing operations through credit policies and procedures that management believes reduce overall credit risk. These policies include a review and evaluation of current and prospective counterparties' financial statements and/or credit ratings, daily monitoring of counterparties' credit limits and exposure, daily communication with traders regarding credit status and the use of credit mitigation measures, such as collateral requirements and netting agreements. Examples of collateral include letters of credit and cash received for either prepayment or margin deposit. Collateral may be requested due to NJR's election not to extend credit or because exposure exceeds defined thresholds. Most of NJR's wholesale marketing contracts contain standard netting provisions. These contracts include those governed by ISDA and the NAESB. The netting provisions refer to payment netting, whereby receivables and payables with the same counterparty are offset and the resulting net amount is paid to the party to which it is due.


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Internally-rated exposure applies to counterparties that are not rated by S&P or Moody's. In these cases, the Company's or guarantor's financial statements are reviewed, and similar methodologies and ratios used by S&P and/or Moody's are applied to arrive at a substitute rating. Gross credit exposure is defined as the unrealized fair value of physical and financial derivative commodity contracts, plus any outstanding wholesale receivable for the value of natural gas delivered and/or financial derivative commodity contract that has settled for which payment has not yet been received.

The following is a summary of gross credit exposures grouped by investment and noninvestment grade counterparties, as of March 31, 2016. The amounts presented below have not been reduced by any collateral received or netting and exclude accounts receivable for NJNG retail natural gas sales and services and NJRCEV residential solar installations.
(Thousands)
Gross Credit Exposure
Investment grade
 
$
84,613

 
Noninvestment grade
 
8,407

 
Internally rated investment grade
 
11,537

 
Internally rated noninvestment grade
 
12,974

 
Total
 
$
117,531

 

Conversely, certain of NJNG's and NJRES' derivative instruments are linked to agreements containing provisions that would require cash collateral payments from the Company if certain events occur. These provisions vary based upon the terms in individual counterparty agreements and can result in cash payments if NJNG's credit rating were to fall below its current level. NJNG's credit rating, with respect to S&P, reflects the overall corporate credit profile of NJR. Specifically, most, but not all, of these additional payments will be triggered if NJNG's debt is downgraded by the major credit agencies, regardless of investment grade status. In addition, some of these agreements include threshold amounts that would result in additional collateral payments if the values of derivative liabilities were to exceed the maximum values provided for in relevant counterparty agreements. Other provisions include payment features that are not specifically linked to ratings, but are based on certain financial metrics.

Collateral amounts associated with any of these conditions are determined based on a sliding scale and are contingent upon the degree to which the Company's credit rating and/or financial metrics deteriorate, and the extent to which liability amounts exceed applicable threshold limits. The aggregate fair value of all derivative instruments with credit-risk-related contingent features that were in a liability position on March 31, 2016 and September 30, 2015, was $13 million and $4.2 million, respectively, for which the Company had not posted collateral. If all thresholds related to the credit-risk-related contingent features underlying these agreements had been invoked on March 31, 2016 and September 30, 2015, the Company would have been required to post an additional $13 million and $4.2 million, respectively, to its counterparties. These amounts differ from the respective net derivative liabilities reflected on the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets because the agreements also include clauses, commonly known as “Rights of Offset,” that would permit the Company to offset its derivative assets against its derivative liabilities for determining additional collateral to be posted, as previously discussed.

5.
FAIR VALUE

Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities

The fair value of cash and temporary investments, accounts receivable, current loan receivables, accounts payable, commercial paper and borrowings under revolving credit facilities are estimated to equal their carrying amounts due to the short maturity of those instruments. Non-current loan receivables are recorded based on what the Company expects to receive, which approximates fair value. The Company regularly evaluates the credit quality and collection profile of its customers to approximate fair value.

The estimated fair value of long-term debt, including current maturities and excluding capital leases is as follows:
(Thousands)
March 31,
2016
September 30,
2015
Carrying value (1)
$
807,845

$
807,845

Fair market value
$
832,202

$
817,319

(1)
Excludes capital leases of $48.2 million and $46.9 million as of March 31, 2016 and September 30, 2015, respectively.


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NJR utilizes a discounted cash flow method to determine the fair value of its debt. Inputs include observable municipal and corporate yields, as appropriate for the maturity of the specific issue and the Company's credit rating. As of March 31, 2016, NJR discloses its debt within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Fair Value Hierarchy

NJR applies fair value measurement guidance to its financial assets and liabilities, as appropriate, which include financial derivatives and physical commodity contracts qualifying as derivatives, available for sale securities and other financial assets and liabilities. In addition, authoritative accounting literature prescribes the use of a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value based on the source of the data used to develop the price inputs. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities and the lowest priority to inputs that are based on unobservable market data and include the following:

Level 1
Unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets. NJR's Level 1 assets and liabilities include exchange traded natural gas futures and options contracts, listed equities and money market funds. Exchange traded futures and options contracts include all energy contracts traded on the NYMEX/CME and ICE that NJR refers internally to as basis swaps, fixed swaps, futures and financial options that are cleared through a FCM.

Level 2
Other significant observable inputs such as interest rates or price data, including both commodity and basis pricing that is observed either directly or indirectly from publications or pricing services. NJR's Level 2 assets and liabilities include over-the-counter physical forward commodity contracts and swap contracts, SREC forward sales or derivatives that are initially valued using observable quotes and are subsequently adjusted to include time value, credit risk or estimated transport pricing components for which no basis price is available. Level 2 financial derivatives consist of transactions with non-FCM counterparties (basis swaps, fixed swaps and/or options). NJNG's treasury lock is also considered Level 2 as valuation is based on quoted market interest and swap rates as inputs to the valuation model. Inputs are verifiable and do not require significant management judgment. For some physical commodity contracts the Company utilizes transportation tariff rates that are publicly available and that it considers to be observable inputs that are equivalent to market data received from an independent source. There are no significant judgments or adjustments applied to the transportation tariff inputs and no market perspective is required. Even if the transportation tariff input were considered to be a “model,” it would still be considered to be a Level 2 input as:

1)     The data is widely accepted and public
2)    The data is non-proprietary and sourced from an independent third party
3)    The data is observable and published

These additional adjustments are generally not considered to be significant to the ultimate recognized values.

Level 3
Inputs derived from a significant amount of unobservable market data. These include NJR's best estimate of fair value and are derived primarily through the use of internal valuation methodologies.


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Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis are summarized as follows:
 
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets
Significant Other Observable Inputs
Significant Unobservable Inputs
 
(Thousands)
(Level 1)
(Level 2)
(Level 3)
Total
As of March 31, 2016:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Physical commodity contracts
 
$

 
 
$
6,217

 
 
$

 
$
6,217

Financial commodity contracts
 
49,753

 
 

 
 

 
49,753

Financial commodity contracts - foreign exchange
 

 
 
7

 
 

 
7

Available for sale equity securities - energy industry
 
73,444

 
 

 
 

 
73,444

Other (1)
 
1,607

 
 

 
 

 
1,607

Total assets at fair value
 
$
124,804

 
 
$
6,224

 
 
$

 
$
131,028

Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Physical commodity contracts
 
$

 
 
$
9,140

 
 
$

 
$
9,140

Financial commodity contracts
 
45,576

 
 

 
 

 
45,576

Interest rate contracts
 

 
 
12,932

 
 

 
12,932

Total liabilities at fair value
 
$
45,576

 
 
$
22,072

 
 
$

 
$
67,648

As of September 30, 2015:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Physical commodity contracts
 
$

 
 
$
6,572

 
 
$

 
$
6,572

Financial commodity contracts
 
38,515

 
 

 
 

 
38,515

Available for sale equity securities - energy industry
 
59,475

 
 

 
 

 
59,475

Other (1)
 
1,572

 
 

 
 

 
1,572

Total assets at fair value
 
$
99,562

 
 
$
6,572

 
 
$

 
$
106,134

Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Physical commodity contracts
 
$

 
 
$
9,281

 
 
$

 
$
9,281

Financial commodity contracts
 
24,821

 
 

 
 

 
24,821

Interest rate contracts
 

 
 
4,228

 
 

 
4,228

Total liabilities at fair value
 
$
24,821

 
 
$
13,509

 
 
$

 
$
38,330

(1)
Includes various money market funds.

6.
INVESTMENTS IN EQUITY INVESTEES

NJR's investments in equity investees includes the following investments as of:
(Thousands)
March 31,
2016
September 30,
2015
Steckman Ridge (1)
$
124,446

$
125,649

PennEast
12,528

6,353

Total
$
136,974

$
132,002

(1)
Includes loans with a total outstanding principal balance of $70.4 million for both March 31, 2016 and September 30, 2015. The loans accrue interest at a variable rate that resets quarterly and are due October 1, 2023.

NJR, through a subsidiary, NJR Pipeline Company, formed PennEast with five other investors, and plans to construct and operate a 118-mile pipeline that will extend from northeast Pennsylvania to western New Jersey.


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NJRES and NJNG have entered into storage and park and loan agreements with Steckman Ridge. In addition, NJNG has entered into a precedent capacity agreement with PennEast, which is estimated to be in service during the last quarter of fiscal 2018 or the first quarter of fiscal 2019. See Note 14. Related Party Transactions for more information on these intercompany transactions.

7.
EARNINGS PER SHARE

The following table presents the calculation of the Company's basic and diluted earnings per share for:
 
Three Months Ended
Six Months Ended
 
March 31,
March 31,
(Thousands, except per share amounts)
2016
2015
2016
2015
Net income, as reported
$
73,328

$
60,903

$
121,975

$
184,223

Basic earnings per share
 
 
 
 
Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding-basic
85,834

85,328

85,754

84,940

Basic earnings per common share
$0.85
$.71
$1.42
$2.17
Diluted earnings per share
 
 
 
 
Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding-basic
85,834

85,328

85,754

84,940

Incremental shares (1)
1,024

1,042

1,024

1,042

Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding-diluted
86,858

86,370

86,778

85,982

Diluted earnings per common share (2)
$.84
$.71
$1.41
$2.14
(1)
Incremental shares consist primarily of unvested stock awards and performance shares.
(2)
There were no anti-dilutive shares excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share for the three and six months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015.

8.
COMMON STOCK EQUITY

Changes in common stock equity during the six months ended March 31, 2016, are as follows:
</
(Thousands)
Number of Shares
Common Stock
Premium on Common Stock
Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income
Treasury Stock And Other
Retained Earnings
Total
Balance at September 30, 2015
85,531

$
220,838

$
209,931

 
$
(9,394
)
 
$
(92,164
)
$
777,745

$
1,106,956

Net income



 

 

121,975

121,975

Other comprehensive income



 
8,719

 


8,719

Common stock issued:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Incentive plan
317

795

8,356

 

 



9,151

Dividend reinvestment plan
260


(2,271
)
 

 
10,469


8,198

Cash dividend declared ($.48 per share)



 

 

(41,227
)
(41,227
)
Treasury stock and other
(139
)

(55
)
 

 
(6,235
)

(6,290
)