Form 8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


 

FORM 8-K

 


 

CURRENT REPORT

 

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report: April 25, 2005

 


 

Exact Name of Registrant

as Specified in Its Charter


 

Commission File Number


 

I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.


Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc.   1-8503   99-0208097
Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc.   1-4955   99-0040500

 


 

State of Hawaii

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

 

900 Richards Street, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813

(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

 

(808) 543-5662 - Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. (HEI)

(808) 543-7771 - Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc. (HECO)

 

None

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

 


 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 



Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

 

The news release dated April 25, 2005 filed under Item 8.01 “Other Events” herein is also furnished pursuant to Item 2.02, “Results of Operations and Financial Condition.”

 

Items 8.01 Other Events.

 

On April 25, 2005, HEI issued the following news release:

 

HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, INC. REPORTS FIRST QUARTER 2005 EARNINGS

 

HONOLULU — Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. (NYSE—HE) today reported net income for the three months ended March 31, 2005, of $24.1 million, or 30 cents per share, compared with $30.9 million, or 40 cents per share, in the same quarter of 2004.

 

“First quarter results were down as we continued to experience increased operations and maintenance costs at our utilities to ensure reliable electric service to our customers,” said Robert F. Clarke, HEI chairman, president and chief executive officer. “Several years of growth in Hawaii’s economy have resulted in new construction and increased residential usage which have added to our load—especially our peak load. To ensure reliability, we have been running our peaking units more often, which in turn increases operations and maintenance expenses,” added Clarke. “The earnings decline at the utility was partially offset by an increase in bank earnings.”

 

Electric utility net income for the first quarter was $12.4 million compared to $20.0 million for the same quarter last year. Kilowatthour sales were lower by 0.9% for the quarter compared to the first quarter of 2004.

 

“Cooler weather was the primary reason for the decline in kilowatthour sales. However, strength in tourism and a healthy Hawaii economy helped moderate the decrease,” said Clarke.

 

Cooling degree days were lower by 14.5% in the first quarter of 2005, compared with the same quarter of 2004.

 

Other operations and maintenance expenses were $8.0 million higher primarily due to 1) $2.5 million expensed in the first quarter of 2005 related to the increased scope of overhaul repairs and maintenance on an Oahu peaking unit (Waiau 9) which began in the 4th quarter of 2004, 2) a $1.2 million increase in retirement benefit expenses due primarily to a decrease in the discount rate assumption used to calculate the benefit obligation, 3) $0.7 million of increased transmission and distribution operations and maintenance (primarily line inspections), and 4) $0.4 million of higher external Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance costs. Overhaul repairs and maintenance on Waiau 9 were completed this month and overhaul repairs and maintenance will commence on Waiau 9’s twin unit, Waiau 10, this quarter. Depreciation expenses were $2.1 million higher largely due to 2004 plant additions, including the Keahole CT-4 and CT-5 generating units and a new underground fuel pipeline.

 

“Our bank’s net income rose 12% in the first quarter of 2005 compared with the first quarter of 2004, benefiting from Hawaii’s strong economy,” said Clarke.

 

Bank net income increased to $17.8 million from $15.9 million for the same quarter last year. “The bank’s earnings benefited from strong growth in both deposits and loans, continued good loan quality, the reversal of loan loss reserves, and an increase in interest on mortgage-related securities,” said Clarke.

 

The interest rate spread was 3.29% in the first quarter of 2005, compared with 3.05% in the first quarter of 2004, helped primarily by the increase in interest on mortgage-related securities. Margin compression remained a challenge for the bank as the yield curve continued to flatten. However, loan growth funded by continued low-cost core deposits helped improve the spread.

 

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The bank reversed loan loss reserves associated with a large delinquent commercial loan which was repaid in full, partially offset by provision to the allowance for loan losses for loan growth. The net reversal of $3.1 million in the first quarter of 2005 exceeded the reversal of $1.6 million for the first quarter of 2004.

 

General and administrative expenses for the quarter ended March 31, 2005 increased by $4.8 million, or 13%, from the same period in 2004, primarily due to a reserve for interest related to income taxes as a result of a recent IRS examination, expenses associated with SOX compliance efforts and higher pension costs.

 

A higher effective tax rate applied to bank income in the first quarter of 2005, compared with the first quarter of 2004, because the bank no longer applies the 70 percent dividends received deduction to dividends it receives from its real estate investment trust subsidiary in calculating its state franchise tax liability.

 

In December 2004, the bank’s preferred stock owned by HEI was converted to common equity. Accordingly, preferred stock dividends were lower by $1.4 million in the first quarter of 2005, compared with the same quarter of 2004.

 

The holding and other companies’ results were $(6.1) million in the first quarter of 2005 versus $(5.0) million in the first quarter of 2004. The decrease in quarter-over-quarter results was due in part to the reduction of preferred dividends from the bank as described above. This decrease was partially offset by lower interest expense.

 

HEI will hold its annual shareholders’ meeting at 9:30 a.m., on Tuesday, April 26th, in Honolulu, Hawaii to elect four Class III directors and a Class II director and the Company’s independent auditor.

 

HEI supplies power to over 400,000 customers or 93% of the Hawaii electric public utility market through its electric utilities, Hawaiian Electric Company, Hawaii Electric Light Company and Maui Electric Company, and provides a wide array of banking and other financial services to consumers and businesses through American Savings Bank, the state’s third largest financial institution based on asset size.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

This release may contain “forward-looking statements,” which include statements that are predictive in nature, depend upon or refer to future events or conditions, and usually include words such as expects, anticipates, intends, plans, believes, predicts, estimates or similar expressions. In addition, any statements concerning future financial performance (including future revenues, expenses, earnings or losses or growth rates), ongoing business strategies or prospects and possible future actions, which may be provided by management, are also forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and projections about future events and are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions about HEI and its subsidiaries, the performance of the industries in which they do business and economic and market factors, among other things. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance.

 

Forward-looking statements in this release should be read in conjunction with the “Forward-Looking Statements and Risk Factors” discussion (which is incorporated by reference herein) set forth on page vi of HEI’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004, and in HEI’s future periodic reports that discuss important factors that could cause HEI’s results to differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this release.

 

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Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. (HEI) and Subsidiaries

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(Unaudited)

 

     Three months ended
March 31,


   

Twelve months ended

March 31,


 

(in thousands, except per share amounts)


   2005

    2004

    2005

    2004

 

Revenues

                                

Electric utility

   $ 374,775     $ 346,613     $ 1,578,833     $ 1,414,386  

Bank

     97,224       89,258       372,250       365,476  

Other

     629       1,239       8,492       13,928  
    


 


 


 


       472,628       437,110       1,959,575       1,793,790  
    


 


 


 


Expenses

                                

Electric utility

     343,169       302,473       1,417,464       1,234,656  

Bank

     68,271       63,150       264,431       269,039  

Other

     4,517       3,650       17,886       17,779  
    


 


 


 


       415,957       369,273       1,699,781       1,521,474  
    


 


 


 


Operating income (loss)

                                

Electric utility

     31,606       44,140       161,369       179,730  

Bank

     28,953       26,108       107,819       96,437  

Other

     (3,888 )     (2,411 )     (9,394 )     (3,851 )
    


 


 


 


       56,671       67,837       259,794       272,316  
    


 


 


 


Interest expense–other than bank

     (18,835 )     (21,447 )     (74,564 )     (72,759 )

Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction

     427       644       2,325       2,115  

Preferred stock dividends of subsidiaries

     (476 )     (475 )     (1,902 )     (1,979 )

Preferred securities distributions of trust subsidiaries

     —         —         —         (12,026 )

Allowance for equity funds used during construction

     1,087       1,449       5,432       4,728  
    


 


 


 


Income from continuing operations before income taxes

     38,874       48,008       191,085       192,395  

Income taxes

     14,779       17,076       90,183       67,742  
    


 


 


 


Income from continuing operations

     24,095       30,932       100,902       124,653  

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes

     —         —         1,913       (3,870 )
    


 


 


 


Net income

   $ 24,095     $ 30,932     $ 102,815     $ 120,783  
    


 


 


 


Per common share

                                

Basic earnings (loss) -Continuing operations

   $ 0.30     $ 0.40     $ 1.26     $ 1.65  

      -Discontinued operations

     —         —         0.02       (0.05 )
    


 


 


 


     $ 0.30     $ 0.40     $ 1.28     $ 1.60  
    


 


 


 


Diluted earnings (loss) - Continuing operations

   $ 0.30     $ 0.40     $ 1.25     $ 1.65  

      -Discontinued operations

     —         —         0.02       (0.05 )
    


 


 


 


     $ 0.30     $ 0.40     $ 1.27     $ 1.60  
    


 


 


 


Dividends

   $ 0.31     $ 0.31     $ 1.24     $ 1.24  
    


 


 


 


Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding

     80,701       76,738       80,547       75,424  
    


 


 


 


Adjusted weighted-average shares

     81,135       77,156       80,828       75,698  
    


 


 


 


Income (loss) from continuing operations by segment

                                

Electric utility

   $ 12,385     $ 20,023     $ 73,539     $ 81,278  

Bank

     17,761       15,927       42,896       58,680  

Other

     (6,051 )     (5,018 )     (15,533 )     (15,305 )
    


 


 


 


Income from continuing operations

   $ 24,095     $ 30,932     $ 100,902     $ 124,653  
    


 


 


 


 

This information should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto incorporated by reference in HEI’s Annual Report on SEC Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004 and the consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto in HEI’s Quarterly Report on SEC Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2005 (when filed). Results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for future interim periods or the full year. In April 2004, the HEI board of directors approved a 2-for-1 stock split in the form of a 100% stock dividend. All share and per share information above reflects the stock split.

 

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Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc. (HECO) and Subsidiaries

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(Unaudited)

 

Three months ended March 31


   2005

    2004

 
(in thousands)             

Operating revenues

   $ 373,690     $ 345,944  
    


 


Operating expenses

                

Fuel oil

     115,626       97,086  

Purchased power

     101,216       92,239  

Other operation

     41,316       34,269  

Maintenance

     17,938       16,996  

Depreciation

     30,820       28,744  

Taxes, other than income taxes

     35,971       32,884  

Income taxes

     7,738       12,887  
    


 


       350,625       315,105  
    


 


Operating income

     23,065       30,839  
    


 


Other income

                

Allowance for equity funds used during construction

     1,087       1,449  

Other, net

     843       641  
    


 


       1,930       2,090  
    


 


Income before interest and other charges

     24,995       32,929  
    


 


Interest and other charges

                

Interest on long-term debt

     10,909       10,070  

Amortization of net bond premium and expense

     556       569  

Other interest charges

     1,073       2,412  

Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction

     (427 )     (644 )

Preferred stock dividends of subsidiaries

     229       229  
    


 


       12,340       12,636  
    


 


Income before preferred stock dividends of HECO

     12,655       20,293  

Preferred stock dividends of HECO

     270       270  
    


 


Net income for common stock

   $ 12,385     $ 20,023  
    


 


OTHER ELECTRIC UTILITY INFORMATION

                

Kilowatthour sales (millions)

     2,347       2,368  

Cooling degree days (Oahu)

     780       912  

Average fuel cost per barrel

   $ 45.63     $ 37.59  

 

This information should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto incorporated by reference in HECO’s Annual Report on SEC Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004 and the consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto in HECO’s Quarterly Report on SEC Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2005 (when filed). Results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for future interim periods or the full year.

 

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American Savings Bank, F.S.B. and Subsidiaries

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(Unaudited)

 

Three months ended March 31


   2005

    2004

 
(in thousands)             

Interest and dividend income

                

Interest and fees on loans

   $ 48,513     $ 46,409  

Interest on mortgage-related securities

     33,828       27,077  

Interest and dividends on investment securities

     1,035       1,748  
    


 


       83,376       75,234  
    


 


Interest expense

                

Interest on deposit liabilities

     12,017       12,210  

Interest on Federal Home Loan Bank advances

     10,825       10,497  

Interest on securities sold under repurchase agreements

     6,923       5,246  
    


 


       29,765       27,953  
    


 


Net interest income

     53,611       47,281  

Provision for loan losses

     (3,100 )     (1,600 )
    


 


Net interest income after provision for loan losses

     56,711       48,881  
    


 


Other income

                

Fees from other financial services

     5,863       5,582  

Fee income on deposit liabilities

     4,171       4,381  

Fee income on other financial products

     2,435       2,976  

Fee income on loans serviced for others, net

     215       (330 )

Gain on sale of securities

     —         16  

Other income

     1,164       1,399  
    


 


       13,848       14,024  
    


 


General and administrative expenses

                

Compensation and employee benefits

     16,627       15,755  

Occupancy

     4,018       4,256  

Equipment

     3,399       3,667  

Data processing

     3,045       2,823  

Consulting and other services

     3,667       2,531  

Other

     10,850       7,765  
    


 


       41,606       36,797  
    


 


Income before minority interests and income taxes

     28,953       26,108  

Minority interests

     27       26  

Income taxes

     11,162       8,803  
    


 


Income before preferred stock dividends

     17,764       17,279  

Preferred stock dividends

     3       1,352  
    


 


Net income for common stock

   $ 17,761     $ 15,927  
    


 


Interest rate spread (%)

     3.29       3.05  

 

This information should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto incorporated by

reference in HEI’s Annual Report on SEC Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004 and the consolidated financial

statements and the notes thereto in HEI’s Quarterly Report on SEC Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2005 (when

filed). Results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for future interim periods

or the full year.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrants have duly caused this report to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized. The signature of the undersigned companies shall be deemed to relate only to matters having reference to such companies and any subsidiaries thereof.

 

HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, INC.

 

HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC.

(Registrant)

 

(Registrant)

/s/ Eric K. Yeaman


 

/s/ Tayne S. Y. Sekimura


Eric K. Yeaman

 

Tayne S. Y. Sekimura

Financial Vice President, Treasurer
and Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial Officer of HEI)

Date: April 25, 2005

 

Financial Vice President

(Principal Financial Officer of HECO)

Date: April 25, 2005

 

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