CHESAPEAKE UTILITIES CORP
Business
CHESAPEAKE UTILITIES CORP is an energy delivery company that distributes natural gas, electricity and propane, transmits natural gas, generates electricity and steam, and provides mobile compressed natural gas and other energy-related services. It offers regulated and unregulated products and services including natural gas and electric distribution, interstate and intrastate gas transmission, propane sales and delivery, compressed natural gas and virtual pipeline solutions, CHP generation, and renewable natural gas projects. Operations are organized into two reportable segments: Regulated Energy and Unregulated Energy. The company primarily serves Mid‑Atlantic states, Florida and select markets nationwide through utility distribution systems, pipelines, wholesale contracts and mobile service fleets.
Summary from filing dated 2025-02-26
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regulated Energy | 688 | 583 | 474 | 429 | 384 | |
| Unregulated Energy | 272 | 228 | 223 | 281 | 207 | |
| Other | −30 | −25 | −26 | −30 | −21 | |
| Total operating revenues | 930 | 787 | 671 | 681 | 570 | |
| Natural gas and electricity costs | 194 | 144 | 140 | 127 | 101 | |
| Propane and natural gas costs | 98 | 76 | 77 | 133 | 86 | |
| Operations | 229 | 210 | 178 | 165 | 148 | |
| Maintenance | 24 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 17 | |
| Depreciation and amortization | 92 | 66 | 66 | 69 | 63 | |
| Other taxes | 37 | 37 | 29 | 26 | 24 | |
| Total operating expenses | 674 | 559 | 520 | 538 | 439 | |
| Operating Income | 256 | 228 | 151 | 143 | 131 | |
| Other income, net | 10 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | |
| Interest charges | 73 | 68 | 37 | 24 | 20 | |
| Income Before Income Taxes | 193 | 162 | 115 | 124 | 113 | |
| Income taxes | 53 | 43 | 28 | 34 | 29 | |
| Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent | 140 | 119 | 87 | 90 | 83 | |
| Basic (in shares) | 23 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 18 | |
| Diluted (in shares) | 23 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 18 | |
| Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations, Per Basic Share | 6 | 5.28 | 4.75 | 5.07 | 4.75 | |
| Basic (in usd per share) | 6 | 5.28 | 4.75 | 5.07 | 4.75 | |
| Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations, Per Diluted Share | 5.97 | 5.26 | 4.73 | 5.04 | 4.73 | |
| Diluted (in usd per share) | 5.97 | 5.26 | 4.73 | 5.04 | 4.73 | |
| Transaction-related expenses | 1 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regulated Energy | 2,942 | 2,662 | 2,419 | 1,803 | 1,720 | |
| Unregulated Energy | 492 | 464 | 411 | 393 | 357 | |
| Other businesses | 38 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 35 | |
| Total property, plant and equipment | 3,472 | 3,155 | 2,860 | 2,226 | 2,113 | |
| Accumulated depreciation | 638 | 568 | 516 | 463 | 417 | |
| Construction Work in Progress | 284 | 148 | 113 | 47 | 49 | |
| Net property, plant and equipment | 3,118 | 2,736 | 2,456 | 1,810 | 1,745 | |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 2 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
| Accounts Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Current | 107 | 80 | 75 | 66 | 62 | |
| Allowance for uncollectible accounts | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| Trade and other receivables, net | 102 | 77 | 72 | 63 | 58 | |
| Accrued Revenue | 50 | 38 | 33 | 29 | 23 | |
| Propane inventory, at average cost | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | |
| Other inventory, at average cost | 18 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 9 | |
| Regulatory assets | 30 | 24 | 20 | 41 | 20 | |
| Storage gas prepayments | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | |
| Income taxes receivable | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 17 | |
| Prepaid expenses | 20 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | |
| Derivative assets, at fair value | 0 | 600,000 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Other current assets | 3 | 3 | 3 | 428,000 | 1 | |
| Total current assets | 237 | 204 | 186 | 194 | 170 | |
| Goodwill | 508 | 508 | 508 | 46 | 45 | |
| Other intangible assets, net | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 13 | |
| Investments, Fair Value Disclosure | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | |
| Operating Lease, Right-of-Use Asset | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 10 | |
| Regulatory assets | 74 | 77 | 96 | 108 | 104 | |
| Receivables and other deferred charges | 17 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 13 | |
| Total deferred charges and other assets | 639 | 637 | 663 | 211 | 200 | |
| Total Assets | 3,995 | 3,577 | 3,305 | 2,215 | 2,115 | |
| Preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share (authorized 2,000,000 shares), no shares issued and outstanding | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Common stock, par value $0.4867 per share (authorized 75,000,000 shares) | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | |
| Additional paid-in capital | 963 | 831 | 749 | 380 | 371 | |
| Retained earnings | 627 | 550 | 489 | 446 | 393 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | −3 | −2 | −3 | −1 | 1 | |
| Deferred compensation obligation | 13 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | |
| Treasury Stock, Value | −13 | −10 | −9 | −7 | −7 | |
| Total stockholders equity | 1,599 | 1,390 | 1,246 | 833 | 774 | |
| Long-term debt, net of current maturities | 1,327 | 1,262 | 1,187 | 578 | 550 | |
| Total capitalization | 2,926 | 2,652 | 2,433 | 1,411 | 1,324 | |
| Current portion of long-term debt | 135 | 26 | 19 | 21 | 18 | |
| Short-term borrowing | 158 | 197 | 180 | 202 | 222 | |
| Accounts payable | 115 | 78 | 78 | 61 | 53 | |
| Customer deposits and refunds | 45 | 46 | 46 | 37 | 36 | |
| Accrued interest | 9 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | |
| Dividends payable | 16 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 8 | |
| Accrued compensation | 22 | 24 | 17 | 15 | 16 | |
| Regulatory liabilities | 15 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 2 | |
| Derivative liabilities, at fair value | 800,000 | 0 | 400,000 | 600,000 | 700,000 | |
| Other accrued liabilities | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 18 | |
| Total current liabilities | 530 | 419 | 386 | 369 | 376 | |
| Deferred income taxes | 313 | 296 | 259 | 256 | 234 | |
| Regulatory liabilities | 188 | 184 | 195 | 143 | 142 | |
| Environmental liabilities | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
| Other pension and benefit costs | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 24 | |
| Operating Lease, Liability, Noncurrent | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 9 | |
| Deferred investment tax credits and other liabilities | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Total deferred credits and other liabilities | 539 | 506 | 485 | 435 | 414 | |
| Commitments and Contingencies | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total Capitalization and Liabilities | 3,995 | 3,577 | 3,305 | 2,215 | 2,115 | |
| Energy Marketing Contracts Assets, Noncurrent | 0 | 100,000 | 0 | 982,000 | 3 | |
| Energy Marketing Contract Liabilities, Noncurrent | 600,000 | 100,000 | 900,000 | 2 | 39,000 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation and amortization | 92 | 66 | 66 | 69 | 63 | |
| Depreciation and accretion included in operations expenses | 16 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 10 | |
| Deferred income taxes and investment tax credits | 29 | 36 | 3 | 24 | 27 | |
| Realized gains on sale of assets/commodity contracts | −11 | −4 | −800,000 | −8 | −9 | |
| Unrealized gains on investments/commodity contracts | −2 | −2 | −2 | 2 | −1 | |
| Employee benefits and compensation | 0 | 0 | 300,000 | −1 | −53,000 | |
| Share-based compensation | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | |
| Accounts receivable and accrued revenue | −37 | −10 | 2 | −11 | −2 | |
| Propane inventory, storage gas and other inventory | −600,000 | 3 | 300,000 | −8 | −10 | |
| Regulatory assets/liabilities, net | −18 | 200,000 | 20 | −39 | −18 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | −1 | 400,000 | 19 | 9 | −2 | |
| Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities | 13 | 400,000 | −17 | 3 | 8 | |
| Income taxes receivable/payable | 8 | −3 | −1 | 15 | −5 | |
| Customer deposits and refunds | −600,000 | −700,000 | 4 | 700,000 | 3 | |
| Accrued compensation | −3 | 7 | 2 | −1 | 1 | |
| Other assets and liabilities, net | −4 | 6 | −2 | −3 | −5 | |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 234 | 239 | 204 | 159 | 151 | |
| Property, plant and equipment expenditures | −449 | −355 | −189 | −128 | −187 | |
| Proceeds from sale of assets | 13 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | |
| Acquisitions, net of cash acquired | 0 | 600,000 | −925 | −12 | −36 | |
| Environmental expenditures | 0 | −400,000 | −700,000 | −300,000 | −761,000 | |
| Net cash used in investing activities | −436 | −350 | −1,111 | −137 | −223 | |
| Common stock dividends | −61 | −54 | −40 | −35 | −32 | |
| Payment, Tax Withholding, Share-based Payment Arrangement | −1 | −2 | −3 | −3 | −1 | |
| Change in cash overdrafts due to outstanding checks | 400,000 | 2 | −300,000 | 1 | −1 | |
| Net borrowings (repayments) under line of credit agreements | −39 | 14 | −23 | −21 | 47 | |
| Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt | 199 | 100 | 627 | 50 | 59 | |
| Repayment of long-term debt and finance lease obligation | −26 | −19 | −22 | −18 | −14 | |
| Net cash provided by financing activities | 196 | 114 | 907 | −21 | 74 | |
| Net (Decrease) Increase in Cash and Cash Equivalents | −6 | 3 | −1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Adjustment to Reconcile Net Income to Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activity, Other Item | 700,000 | −200,000 | 200,000 | 0 | 0 | |
| Increase (Decrease) in Interest Payable, Net | 4 | −2 | 4 | 0 | — | |
| Proceeds from Issuance or Sale of Equity | 123 | 73 | 366 | 5 | — |