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Exhibit 99.1
NEWS RELEASE
RGC RESOURCES, INC.
 
Release Date:
  
July 31, 2017
Contact:
  
Paul W. Nester
 
  
Vice President and CFO
Telephone:
  
540-777-3837


RGC RESOURCES, INC. REPORTS
THIRD QUARTER EARNINGS


ROANOKE, Va. (July 31, 2017)--RGC Resources, Inc. (NASDAQ: RGCO) announced consolidated Company earnings of $615,562 or $0.09 per share for the quarter ended June 30, 2017. This compares to earnings of $627,068 or $0.09 per share for the quarter ended June 30, 2016. CEO John D’Orazio stated, "We continue to see improved utility margins associated with the company's infrastructure replacement programs and customer growth."

Earnings for the twelve months ending June 30, 2017 were $6,218,540 or $0.86 per share compared to $0.80 per share for the twelve months ended June 30, 2016. D’Orazio attributed the 9% increase in trailing twelve month earnings primarily to improved utility margins associated with the Company’s infrastructure replacement programs, customer growth and the investment in the Mountain Valley Pipeline.

RGC Resources, Inc. provides energy and related products and services to customers in Virginia through its operating subsidiaries Roanoke Gas Company and RGC Midstream, LLC.

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 June 30, 2017 is not indicative of the results to be expected for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017 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 third quarter and twelve months are as follows:








RGC Resources, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
Three months ended June 30,
 
Twelve months ended June 30,
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
Revenues
 
$
11,435,824

 
$
11,295,197

 
$
62,104,687

 
$
58,816,430

Cost of sales
 
4,801,422

 
4,982,857

 
29,384,461

 
27,708,013

Gross margin
 
6,634,402

 
6,312,340

 
32,720,226

 
31,108,417

Equity in earnings of MVP
 
111,626

 
40,562

 
346,710

 
95,945

Other operating expenses, net
 
5,314,933

 
4,898,141

 
21,211,306

 
20,322,849

Interest expense
 
472,300

 
396,304

 
1,816,022

 
1,591,940

Income before income taxes
 
958,795

 
1,058,457

 
10,039,608

 
9,289,573

Income tax expense
 
343,233

 
431,389

 
3,821,068

 
3,592,513

Net income
 
$
615,562

 
$
627,068

 
$
6,218,540

 
$
5,697,060

Net earnings per share of common stock:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
 
$
0.09

 
$
0.09

 
$
0.86

 
$
0.80

Diluted
 
$
0.08

 
$
0.09

 
$
0.86

 
$
0.80

Cash dividends per common share
 
$
0.1450

 
$
0.1350

 
$
0.5700

 
$
0.5333

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
 
7,227,171

 
7,160,650

 
7,203,315

 
7,132,128

Diluted
 
7,273,840

 
7,172,712

 
7,231,321

 
7,138,514


Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
June 30,
Assets
 
2017
 
2016
Current assets
 
$
13,125,301

 
$
12,566,358

Total property, plant and equipment, net
 
144,967,023

 
127,872,827

Other assets
 
20,442,433

 
14,657,699

Total Assets
 
$
178,534,757

 
$
155,096,884

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
 
 
 
 
Current liabilities
 
$
15,724,775

 
$
23,006,548

Long-term debt
 
53,084,509

 
32,828,556

Deferred credits and other liabilities
 
50,053,773

 
42,713,478

Total Liabilities
 
118,863,057

 
98,548,582

Stockholders’ Equity
 
59,671,700

 
56,548,302

Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
 
$
178,534,757

 
$
155,096,884