Kansas City Southern Reports Record Quarterly Revenues and Carloads

KANSAS CITY, Mo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Kansas City Southern (KCS) KSU reported second quarter 2014 revenues of $650 million. Overall, carload volumes were 7% higher than in second quarter 2013.

Second quarter revenue growth compared to 2013 was led by a 33% increase in Agriculture and Minerals and a 25% increase in Automotive. Intermodal and Industrial & Consumer Products were also strong, growing by 14% and 10%, respectively. Chemical & Petroleum revenue grew by 6%, and Energy revenue declined by 5%, primarily due to a decline in utility coal shipments.

After adjusting for lease termination costs, operating expenses in the second quarter were $436 million, 9% higher than 2013 operating expenses. Adjusted operating income for the second quarter of 2014 was $214 million compared with $179 million a year ago, a 20% increase. KCS achieved a second quarter 2014 adjusted operating ratio of 67.0%, a 2.0 point improvement from second quarter 2013.

Reported net income in the second quarter of 2014 totaled $130 million, or $1.18 per diluted share, compared with $15 million, or $0.14 per diluted share, in the second quarter of 2013. Excluding the impacts of lease termination costs, foreign exchange rate fluctuations and debt retirement costs, adjusted diluted earnings per share for second quarter 2014 was $1.21, compared with $0.96 in the second quarter of 2013, a 26% increase.

“During the second quarter of 2014, KCS experienced strong revenue growth from the shipment of grain and automotive,” stated Kansas City Southern's President and Chief Executive Officer David L. Starling. “KCS' core carload franchise continues to show strength in line with the general economy, while the energy commodity group declined due to reduced shipments of utility coal.

“We are optimistic about our business in the second half of the year, but we again remind investors that grain growth rates will decline from the first half of 2014, reflecting the improved grain shipments in the second half of 2013. Therefore, we maintain our 2014 goals outlined to investors in January. Looking ahead, KCS' long-term growth story remains very much intact with the recent announcements of additional automotive plants in Mexico and the growth of our energy franchise with the announcement of the crude oil terminal in Port Arthur, Texas. Energy and automotive, along with cross-border intermodal, Lázaro Cárdenas expansion and a host of other system-wide opportunities, position KCS very well for business growth over the next several years.”

GAAP Reconciliations
($ in millions, except per share amounts)

Reconciliation of Diluted Earnings per Share to
Adjusted Diluted Earnings per Share			Three Months Ended June 30, 2014
			Income Before Income Taxes					Income Tax Expense						Net Income							Diluted Earnings per Share
As reported			$	196.3				$	66.1					$	130.2						$	1.18
Adjustments for:
Lease termination costs			8.4					2.9						5.5							0.05
Foreign exchange gain			(5.3		)			(1.6		)				(3.7			)				(0.04			)
Foreign exchange component of income taxes			—					(2.1		)				2.1							0.02
Adjusted			$	199.4				$	65.3					134.1
Less: Noncontrolling interest			(i)					(ii)						0.4
Adjusted net income attributable to Kansas City
Southern and subsidiaries - see (a) below														$	133.7						$	1.21
Adjusted effective income tax rate - see (a) below														32.7			%
														(ii)/(i)
			Three Months Ended June 30, 2013
			Income Before Income Taxes					Income Tax Expense					Net Income							Diluted Earnings per Share
As reported			$	29.9				$	14.2				$	15.7						$	0.14
Adjustments for:
Debt retirement costs			111.4					33.7					77.7							0.70
Foreign exchange loss			22.2					6.7					15.5							0.14
Foreign exchange component of income taxes			—					2.3					(2.3			)				(0.02			)
Adjusted			$	163.5				$	56.9				106.6
Less: Noncontrolling interest			(i)					(ii)					0.3
Adjusted net income attributable to Kansas City
Southern and subsidiaries - see (a) below													$	106.3						$	0.96
Adjusted effective income tax rate - see (a) below													34.8			%
													(ii)/(i)

Reconciliation of Operating Expenses to Adjusted Operating Expenses									Three Months Ended
									June 30,
									2014					2013
Operating expenses as reported									$	443.9				$	400.0
Adjustment for lease termination costs									(8.4		)			—
Adjusted operating expenses - see (b) below									$	435.5				$	400.0
Operating income as reported									$	205.8				$	179.3
Adjusted operating income - see (b) below									214.2					179.3
Operating ratio (c) as reported									68.3		%			69.0%
Adjusted operating ratio - see (b) and (c) below									67.0		%			69.0%

(a)		The Company believes adjusted diluted earnings per share and the related adjusted effective income tax rate are meaningful as these measures allow investors to evaluate the Company's performance for different periods on a more comparable basis by excluding the impact of changes in foreign currency exchange rates and items that are not directly related to the ongoing operations of the Company.
(b)		The Company believes adjusted operating expenses, operating income and operating ratio are meaningful as they allow investors to evaluate the Company's performance for different periods on a more comparable basis by excluding items that are not directly related to the ongoing operations of the Company.
(c)		Operating ratio is calculated by dividing operating expenses by revenues; or in the case of adjusted operating ratio, adjusted operating expenses divided by revenues.

Headquartered in Kansas City, Mo., Kansas City Southern is a transportation holding company that has railroad investments in the U.S., Mexico and Panama. Its primary U.S. holding is The Kansas City Southern Railway Company, serving the central and south central U.S. Its international holdings include Kansas City Southern de México, S.A. de C.V., serving northeastern and central Mexico and the port cities of Lázaro Cárdenas, Tampico and Veracruz, and a 50 percent interest in Panama Canal Railway Company, providing ocean-to-ocean freight and passenger service along the Panama Canal. Kansas City Southern's North American rail holdings and strategic alliances are primary components of a NAFTA Railway system, linking the commercial and industrial centers of the U.S., Mexico and Canada.

This news release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the securities laws concerning potential future events involving KCS and its subsidiaries, which could materially differ from the events that actually occur. Words such as “projects,” “estimates,” “forecasts,” “believes,” “intends,” “expects,” “anticipates,” and similar expressions are intended to identify many of these forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are based upon information currently available to management and management's perception thereof as of the date of this news release. Differences that actually occur could be caused by a number of external factors over which management has little or no control, including: competition and consolidation within the transportation industry; the business environment in industries that produce and use items shipped by rail; loss of the rail concession of KCS' subsidiary, Kansas City Southern de México, S.A. de C.V.; the termination of, or failure to renew, agreements with customers, other railroads and third parties; interest rates; access to capital; disruptions to KCS' technology infrastructure, including its computer systems; natural events such as severe weather, hurricanes and floods; market and regulatory responses to climate change; credit risk of customers and counterparties and their failure to meet their financial obligations; legislative and regulatory developments and disputes; rail accidents or other incidents or accidents on KCS' rail network or at KCS' facilities or customer facilities involving the release of hazardous materials, including toxic inhalation hazards; fluctuation in prices or availability of key materials, in particular diesel fuel; dependency on certain key suppliers of core rail equipment; changes in securities and capital markets; loss of key personnel; labor difficulties, including strikes and work stoppages; insufficiency of insurance to cover lost revenue, profits or other damages; acts of terrorism or risk of terrorist activities; war or risk of war; domestic and international economic conditions; political and economic conditions in Mexico and the level of trade between the United States and Mexico; the outcome of claims and litigation involving KCS or its subsidiaries; and other factors affecting the operation of the business. More detailed information about factors that could affect future events may be found in filings by KCS with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including KCS' Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 (File No. 1-4717) and subsequent reports. Forward-looking statements are not, and should not be relied upon as, a guarantee of future performance or results, nor will they necessarily prove to be accurate indications of the times at or by which any such performance or results will be achieved. As a result, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from those expressed in forward-looking statements. KCS is not obligated to update any forward-looking statements in this news release to reflect future events or developments.

Kansas City Southern and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Income
(In millions, except share and per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
			Three Months Ended										Six Months Ended
			June 30,										June 30,
			2014					2013					2014					2013
Revenues			$	649.7				$	579.3				$	1,257.1				$	1,132.1
Operating expenses:
Compensation and benefits			115.5					110.1					226.1					217.0
Purchased services			63.8					50.9					119.0					103.2
Fuel			107.7					93.0					211.6					183.9
Equipment costs			29.5					38.6					61.2					80.5
Depreciation and amortization			63.9					54.7					125.8					107.8
Materials and other			55.1					52.7					109.3					97.5
Lease termination costs			8.4					—					38.3					—
Total operating expenses			443.9					400.0					891.3					789.9
Operating income			205.8					179.3					365.8					342.2
Equity in net earnings of unconsolidated affiliates			5.9					3.5					11.6					9.0
Interest expense			(17.9		)			(19.2		)			(36.6		)			(42.9		)
Debt retirement costs			—					(111.4		)			(6.6		)			(111.4		)
Foreign exchange gain (loss)			5.3					(22.2		)			8.4					(8.7		)
Other income (expense), net			(2.8		)			(0.1		)			(3.3		)			0.2
Income before income taxes			196.3					29.9					339.3					188.4
Income tax expense			66.1					14.2					115.1					68.5
Net income			130.2					15.7					224.2					119.9
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest			0.4					0.3					0.7					0.7
Net income attributable to Kansas City Southern and subsidiaries			129.8					15.4					223.5					119.2
Preferred stock dividends			—					—					0.1					0.1
Net income available to common stockholders			$	129.8				$	15.4				$	223.4				$	119.1
Earnings per share:
Basic earnings per share			$	1.18				$	0.14				$	2.03				$	1.08
Diluted earnings per share			$	1.18				$	0.14				$	2.02				$	1.08
Average shares outstanding (in thousands):
Basic			110,160					109,968					110,121					109,936
Potentially dilutive common shares			237					355					277					356
Diluted			110,397					110,323					110,398					110,292

Kansas City Southern and Subsidiaries
Revenue & Carload/Units by Commodity - Second Quarter 2014 and 2013
			Revenues											Carloads and Units									Revenue per
			(in millions)											(in thousands)									Carload/Unit
			Second Quarter								%			Second Quarter						%			Second Quarter								%
			2014				2013				Change			2014			2013			Change			2014				2013				Change
Chemical & Petroleum
Chemicals			$	55.2			$	52.7			5	%		30.3			28.6			6	%		$	1,822			$	1,843			(1	%)
Petroleum			31.6				29.5				7	%		17.7			17.7			—			1,785				1,667				7	%
Plastics			28.3				26.8				6	%		16.2			16.1			1	%		1,747				1,665				5	%
Total			115.1				109.0				6	%		64.2			62.4			3	%		1,793				1,747				3	%
Industrial & Consumer Products
Forest Products			67.5				65.2				4	%		32.1			31.2			3	%		2,103				2,090				1	%
Metals & Scrap			69.1				57.2				21	%		37.0			31.7			17	%		1,868				1,804				4	%
Other			19.6				19.7				(1	%)		20.2			20.7			(2	%)		970				952				2	%
Total			156.2				142.1				10	%		89.3			83.6			7	%		1,749				1,700				3	%
Agriculture & Minerals
Grain			66.5				42.2				58	%		35.5			26.7			33	%		1,873				1,581				18	%
Food Products			34.8				32.5				7	%		15.0			14.6			3	%		2,320				2,226				4	%
Ores & Minerals			6.2				5.3				17	%		6.6			5.3			25	%		939				1,000				(6	%)
Stone, Clay & Glass			7.4				6.7				10	%		3.2			3.3			(3	%)		2,313				2,030				14	%
Total			114.9				86.7				33	%		60.3			49.9			21	%		1,905				1,737				10	%
Energy
Utility Coal			48.8				52.7				(7	%)		46.1			48.1			(4	%)		1,059				1,096				(3	%)
Coal & Petroleum Coke			9.9				9.9				—			15.1			14.9			1	%		656				664				(1	%)
Frac Sand			17.5				14.5				21	%		8.8			6.8			29	%		1,989				2,132				(7	%)
Crude Oil			5.2				8.2				(37	%)		3.5			4.5			(22	%)		1,486				1,822				(18	%)
Total			81.4				85.3				(5	%)		73.5			74.3			(1	%)		1,107				1,148				(4	%)
Intermodal			98.7				86.6				14	%		254.5			238.8			7	%		388				363				7	%
Automotive			59.6				47.5				25	%		31.8			25.9			23	%		1,874				1,834				2	%
TOTAL FOR COMMODITY GROUPS			625.9				557.2				12	%		573.6			534.9			7	%		$	1,091			$	1,042			5	%
Other Revenue			23.8				22.1				8	%
TOTAL			$	649.7			$	579.3			12	%

Kansas City Southern and Subsidiaries
Revenue & Carload/Units by Commodity - Year to Date June 30, 2014 and 2013
			Revenues											Carloads and Units									Revenue per
			(in millions)											(in thousands)									Carload/Unit
			Year to Date								%			Year to Date						%			Year to Date								%
			2014				2013				Change			2014			2013			Change			2014				2013				Change
Chemical & Petroleum
Chemicals			$	105.1			$	102.6			2	%		56.9			55.8			2	%		$	1,847			$	1,839			—
Petroleum			60.4				56.6				7	%		34.1			34.8			(2	%)		1,771				1,626				9	%
Plastics			54.8				52.2				5	%		31.0			31.3			(1	%)		1,768				1,668				6	%
Total			220.3				211.4				4	%		122.0			121.9			—			1,806				1,734				4	%
Industrial & Consumer Products
Forest Products			132.9				130.0				2	%		63.5			63.2			—			2,093				2,057				2	%
Metals & Scrap			135.0				118.8				14	%		71.0			65.6			8	%		1,901				1,811				5	%
Other			37.4				37.5				—			38.4			40.1			(4	%)		974				935				4	%
Total			305.3				286.3				7	%		172.9			168.9			2	%		1,766				1,695				4	%
Agriculture & Minerals
Grain			132.6				81.2				63	%		70.8			51.3			38	%		1,873				1,583				18	%
Food Products			70.0				63.0				11	%		29.9			28.0			7	%		2,341				2,250				4	%
Ores & Minerals			11.3				10.6				7	%		11.8			10.6			11	%		958				1,000				(4	%)
Stone, Clay & Glass			14.4				12.9				12	%		6.5			6.4			2	%		2,215				2,016				10	%
Total			228.3				167.7				36	%		119.0			96.3			24	%		1,918				1,741				10	%
Energy
Utility Coal			97.6				99.5				(2	%)		94.1			95.5			(1	%)		1,037				1,042				—
Coal & Petroleum Coke			19.7				19.5				1	%		29.2			28.6			2	%		675				682				(1	%)
Frac Sand			33.9				28.3				20	%		17.0			13.6			25	%		1,994				2,081				(4	%)
Crude Oil			8.4				14.3				(41	%)		5.5			7.6			(28	%)		1,527				1,882				(19	%)
Total			159.6				161.6				(1	%)		145.8			145.3			—			1,095				1,112				(2	%)
Intermodal			186.7				166.4				12	%		488.7			465.9			5	%		382				357				7	%
Automotive			112.0				96.6				16	%		60.5			53.0			14	%		1,851				1,823				2	%
TOTAL FOR COMMODITY GROUPS			1,212.2				1,090.0				11	%		1,108.9			1,051.3			5	%		$	1,093			$	1,037			5	%
Other Revenue			44.9				42.1				7	%
TOTAL			$	1,257.1			$	1,132.1			11	%