Martin Midstream Partners Reports Record 2005 Third Quarter Financial Results

Martin Midstream Partners Reports Record 2005 Third Quarter Financial Results

KILGORE, Texas, Nov. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Martin Midstream Partners L.P. announced today its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2005.

MMLP reported net income for the third quarter of 2005 of $4.8 million, or $0.56 per limited partner unit, the highest quarterly net income in the history of MMLP. This compared to net income for the third quarter of 2004 of $1.9 million, or $0.22 per limited partner unit. Revenues for the third quarter of 2005 were $112.8 million compared to $72.2 million for the third quarter of 2004. Quarterly results reflect a $0.6 million ($0.07 per limited partner unit) charge for casualty losses suffered in connection with Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. This charge was more than offset by enhanced LPG margins resulting from rapid LPG price increases due to the hurricanes.

Net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 was $11.3 million, or $1.31 per limited partner unit, compared to net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2004 of $7.9 million, or $0.93 per limited partner unit. Revenues for the first nine months of 2005 were $293.8 million compared to $202.5 million during the same period of 2004.

The Company's distributable cash flow for the third quarter of 2005 was $7.0 million, compared to $4.0 million for the third quarter of 2004. The Company's distributable cash flow for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 was $16.7 million, compared to $12.5 million for the same period of 2004. Distributable cash flow is a non-GAAP financial measure which is explained in greater detail below under "Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information." The Company has also included below a table entitled "Distributable Cash Flow" in order to show the components of this non-GAAP financial measure and its reconciliation to the most comparable GAAP measurement.

Included with this press release are MMLP's Consolidated and Condensed Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004, its Consoldiated and Condensed Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004, and its Consolidated and Condensed Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004, respectively. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the information contained in the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 9, 2005.

Ruben Martin, President and Chief Executive Officer of Martin Midstream GP LLC, the general partner of Martin Midstream Partners, said, "I am pleased to report that despite the specific challenges of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, we were able to deliver a record quarter in terms of net income, net income per limited partner unit and distributable cash flow. I want to commend our employees who were in the path of these two hurricanes and did an outstanding job meeting these challenges. Their efforts helped restore our operations quickly and safely. This strong performance enabled us to raise our quarterly distributions by $0.02 per limited partner unit payable November 14, 2005. This is our third increase this year and represents an 8.6% distribution increase for 2005 as compared to 2004. We anticipate closing our pending acquisition of Prism Gas Systems in mid-November, which we continue to believe will be accretive upon full integration of the Prism assets."

Investors' Conference Call

An investor's conference call to review the third quarter results will be held on November 11, 2005, at 8:00 a.m. Central Time. The conference call can be accessed by calling (877) 407-9205. An audio replay of the conference call will be available by calling (877) 660-6853 from 4:00 p.m. Central Time on November 11, 2005 through 11:59 p.m. Central Time on November 17, 2005. The access codes for the conference call and the audio replay are as follows: Account No. 286; Conference ID No. 176236. The audio replay of the conference call will also be archived on the Company's website at http://www.martinmidstream.com/ .

About Martin Midstream Partners

Martin Midstream Partners provides terminalling and storage, marine transportation, distribution and midstream logistical services for producers and suppliers of hydrocarbon products and by-products, lubricants and other liquids. The Company also manufactures and markets sulfur-based fertilizers and related products and owns CF Martin Sulphur L.P., which operates a sulfur terminalling, transportation and distribution business. MMLP operates primarily in the Gulf Coast region of the United States.

Additional information concerning the Company is available on the Company's website at http://www.martinmidstream.com/ .

Forward-Looking Statements

Statements about Martin Midstream Partners' outlook and all other statements in this release other than historical facts are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements and all references to financial estimates rely on a number of assumptions concerning future events and are subject to a number of uncertainties and other factors, many of which are outside its control, which could cause actual results to differ materially from such statements. While MMLP believes that the assumptions concerning future events are reasonable, it cautions that there are inherent difficulties and anticipating or predicting certain important factors. A discussion of these factors, including risks and uncertainties, is set forth in the Company's annual and quarterly reports filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Martin Midstream Partners disclaims any intention or obligation to revise any forward-looking statements, including financial estimates, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information

MMLP reports its financial results in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. However, from time to time, MMLP uses certain non-GAAP financial measures such as distributable cash flow because management believes that this measure may provide users of this financial information with meaningful comparisons between current results and prior reported results and a meaningful measure of MMLP's cash flow after it has satisfied the capital and related requirements of its operations. Distributable cash flow is not a measure of financial performance or liquidity under GAAP. It should not be considered in isolation or as an indicator of MMLP's performance. Furthermore, it should not be seen as a measure of liquidity or a substitute for comparable metrics prepared in accordance with GAAP. This information constitutes a non-GAAP financial measure within the meaning of Regulation G adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Accordingly, MMLP has presented herein, and will present in other information it publishes that contains this non-GAAP financial measure, a reconciliation of this measure to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure.

The Company has included below a table entitled "Distributable Cash Flow" in order to show the components of this non-GAAP financial measure and its reconciliation to the most comparable GAAP measure. MMLP calculates distributable cash flow as follows: net income (as reported in its Consolidated and Condensed Statements of Operations), plus depreciation and amortization and amortization of deferred debt issue costs (as reported in its Consolidated and Condensed Statements of Cash Flows), plus proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment (as reported in its Consolidated and Condensed Statements of Cash Flows), plus amortization of deferred debt issue costs (as reported in its Consolidated and Condensed Statements of Cash Flows), less maintenance capital expenditures (as defined below), plus distributions from unconsolidated partnership (as reported in its Consolidated and Condensed Statements of Cash Flows), less equity in earnings (loss) from unconsolidated entities (as reported in its Consolidated and Condensed Statements of Operations). MMLP's maintenance capital expenditures, along with its expansion capital expenditures, are components of payments for property, plant, and equipment included in its Consolidated and Condensed Statements of Cash Flows. For the third quarter of 2005, MMLP had $0.9 million in maintenance capital expenditures and $24.8 million in expansion capital expenditures. For the nine months ended September 30, 2005, MMLP had $3.2 million in maintenance capital expenditures and $33.1 million in expansion capital expenditures. For the third quarter of 2004, MMLP had $1.7 million of maintenance capital expenditures and $1.1 million in expansion capital expenditures. For the nine months ended September 30, 2004, MMLP had $3.7 million of maintenance capital expenditures and $28.9 million in expansion capital expenditures.

Contacts:

Robert D. Bondurant, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Martin Midstream GP LLC, the Company's general partner at (903) 983-6200.

                      MARTIN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS L.P.
                CONSOLIDATED AND CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
                          (Dollars in thousands)

                                                  Sept. 30,       Dec. 31,
                                                     2005           2004
                                                 (Unaudited)     (Audited)
                            Assets

  Cash                                              $3,116         $3,184
  Accounts and other receivables, less
   allowance for doubtful accounts of
   $274 and $427                                    50,796         43,526
  Product exchange receivables                       3,615             50
  Inventories                                       34,554         23,165
  Due from affiliates                                1,098          1,892
  Other current assets                                 532            724
      Total current assets                          93,711         72,541

  Property, plant, and equipment, at cost          200,410        148,241
  Accumulated depreciation                         (55,958)       (38,472)
      Property, plant and equipment, net           144,452        109,769

  Goodwill                                           7,455          2,922
  Other assets, net                                  9,616          3,100
                                                  $255,234       $188,332

               Liabilities and Partners' Capital

  Current installments of notes payable                582           $---
  Trade and other accounts payable                  46,168         26,537
  Product exchange payables                          9,824          9,081
  Due to affiliates                                  1,216            429
  Other accrued liabilities                          3,291          2,443
      Total current liabilities                     61,081         38,490

  Long-term debt                                   120,422         73,000
  Other long-term obligations                          888          1,308
      Total liabilities                            182,391        112,798

  Partners' capital                                 72,843         75,534
  Commitments and contingencies                   $255,234       $188,332


These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the accompanying notes and other information included in MMLP's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 9, 2005.

                      MARTIN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS L.P.
           CONSOLIDATED AND CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                               (Unaudited)
             (Dollars in thousands, except per unit amounts)


                            Three Months Ended        Nine Months Ended
                                Sept. 30,                 Sept. 30,
                            2005         2004         2005         2004

  Revenues:
    Terminalling and
     storage               $5,782       $5,194      $16,858      $12,623
    Marine transportation   8,578        8,394       26,634       25,079
    Product sales:
      LPG distribution     71,732       51,527      199,487      136,349
      Sulfur               16,803          ---       17,743          ---
      Fertilizer            7,565        5,016       25,980       22,397
      Terminalling and
       storage              2,320        2,059        7,114        6,063
                           98,420       58,602      250,324      164,809
        Total revenues    112,780       72,190      293,816      202,511

  Costs and expenses:
    Cost of products
     sold:
      LPG distribution     68,140       49,697      192,187      132,467
      Sulfur               11,331          ---       12,030          ---
      Fertilizer            6,343        4,589       21,955       19,434
      Terminalling and
       storage              1,950        1,668        5,969        4,991
                           87,764       55,954      232,141      156,892

  Expenses:
    Operating expenses     13,423        9,012       32,778       24,995
    Selling, general
     and administrative     1,848        1,747        5,420        4,672
    Depreciation and
     amortization           3,312        2,404        8,672        6,276
      Total costs and
       expenses           106,347       69,117      279,011      192,835
      Operating income      6,433        3,073       14,805        9,676

  Other income (expense):
    Equity in earnings of
     unconsolidated
     entities                  27        (359)           222          532
    Interest expense       (1,639)       (876)        (3,834)      (2,338)
    Other, net                 25          24            127           52
      Total other income
       (expense)           (1,587)     (1,211)        (3,485)      (1,754)
    Net income             $4,846      $1,862        $11,320      $ 7,922

  General partner's
   interest in net income     $97         $37           $226         $158
  Limited partners'
   interest in net
   income                  $4,749      $1,825        $11,094       $7,764
  Net income per limited
   partner unit             $0.56       $0.22          $1.31        $0.93
  Weighted average
   limited partner
   units                8,475,862   8,475,862      8,475,862    8,307,139


These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the accompanying notes and other information included in MMLP's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 9, 2005.

                      MARTIN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS L.P.
           CONSOLIDATED AND CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                               (Unaudited)
                          (Dollars in thousands)

                                                      Nine Months Ended
                                                         September 30,
                                                     2005           2004

  Cash flows from operating activities:
    Net income                                     $11,320         $7,922
    Adjustments to reconcile net income to
     net cash provided by operating activities:
      Depreciation and amortization                  8,672          6,276
      Amortization of deferred debt issuance costs     396            725
      Gain on sale of property, plant and equipment    ---             (9)
      Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities   (222)          (532)
      Change in current assets and liabilities,
       excluding effects of acquisitions and
       dispositions:
        Accounts and other receivables                 261         (5,466)
        Product exchange receivables                (3,565)         1,625
        Inventories                                 (6,454)        (2,280)
        Due from affiliates                            794         (3,095)
        Other current assets                           200           (176)
        Trade and other accounts payable            11,495          1,768
        Product exchange payables                      626          1,008
        Due to affiliates                              787           (350)
        Other accrued liabilities                      412            473
      Change in other non-current assets-net          (446)           ---
          Net cash provided by operating
           activities                               24,276          7,889

  Cash flows from investing activities:
    Payments for property, plant and equipment     (12,264)        (4,335)
    Acquisitions                                   (29,227)       (29,251)
    Proceeds from sale of property,
     plant and equipment                                46            114
    Escrow deposit for acquisition                  (5,000)           ---
    Distributions from unconsolidated partnership      ---          1,683
          Net cash used in investing activities    (46,445)       (31,789)

  Cash flows from financing activities:
    Payments of long-term debt                     (16,691)       (39,350)
    Proceeds from long-term debt                    53,200         41,350
    Cash distributions paid                        (14,011)       (12,913)
    Payments of debt issuance costs                   (397)           ---
    General partner contribution                       ---            754
    Follow on offering                                 ---         34,016
          Net cash provided by financing
           activities                               22,101         23,857
          Net decrease in cash and cash
           equivalents                                 (68)           (43)
  Cash at beginning of period                        3,184          2,270
  Cash at end of period                             $3,116         $2,227

  Non-cash:
  Financed portion of non-compete agreement           $---           $398

These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the accompanying notes and other information included in MMLP's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 9, 2005.

                      MARTIN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS L.P.
                         DISTRIBUTABLE CASH FLOW
                          (Dollars in thousands)
                  (Unaudited Non-GAAP Financial Measure)

                              Three Months Ended        Nine Months Ended
                                 September 30,            September 30,
                              2005         2004         2005         2004

  Net Income                 $4,846       $1,862      $11,320       $7,922
  Adjustments to reconcile
   net income to
   distributable cash flow:
    Depreciation and
     amortization             3,312        2,404        8,672        6,276
    Proceeds from sale of
     property, plant and
     equipment                  ---          114           46          114
    (Gain) Loss on sale of
     property, plant and
     equipment                  ---           (9)         ---           (9)
    Repayment of debt (A)      (291)         ---         (291)         ---

    Amortization of deferred
     debt issue costs           145          240          396          725
    Maintenance capital
     expenditures (B)          (938)      (1,462)      (3,178)      (3,694)
    Distributions from
     unconsolidated
     partnership (C)            ---          495          ---        1,683
    Equity in earnings of
     unconsolidated entities    (27)         359         (222)        (532)
  Distributable cash flow    $7,047       $4,003      $16,743      $12,485

   (A) Represents a semi-annual payment by MMLP of principal on U.S.
       Government Guaranteed Ship Financing Bonds assumed in connection with
       the acquisition of the partnership interests in CF Martin Sulphur not
       owned by MMLP.

   (B) Maintenance capital expenditures, along with expansion capital
       expenditures, are components of payments for property, plant, and
       equipment set forth in MMLP's Consolidated and Condensed Statements
       of Cash Flows. For the three months ended September 30, 2005, MMLP
       had $25.7 million of total capital expenditures, of which
       $24.8 million was expansion capital expenditures and $0.9 million was
       maintenance capital expenditures. For the nine months ended
       September 30, 2005, MMLP had $36.3 million of capital expenditures of
       which $33.1 million was expansion capital expenditures and
       $3.2 million was maintenance capital expenditures. For the three
       months ended September 30, 2004, MMLP had $4.6 million of total
       capital expenditures, of which $3.2 million was expansion capital
       expenditures and $1.5 million was maintenance capital expenditures.
       For the nine months ended September 30, 2004, MMLP had $32.6 million
       of total capital expenditures, of which $28.9 million was expansion
       capital expenditures and $3.7 million was maintenance capital
       expenditures.

   (C) Distributions from unconsolidated partnership represents
       distributions received by MMLP from CF Martin Sulphur, L.P., in which
       MMLP owned an unconsolidated non-controlling 49.5% limited
       partnership interest until July 15, 2005, at which date CF Martin
       Sulphur became a wholly-owned subsidiary of MMLP.  As reported in
       MMLP's Consolidated and Condensed Statements of Cash Flows, MMLP
       received distributions of $1.7 million for the nine months ended
       September 30, 2004 from CF Martin Sulphur.  MMLP received
       distributions of $0.5 million for the three months ended
       September 30, 2004 from CF Martin Sulphur.
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