Exhibit 99.1
(CROSSTEX LOGO)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NOVEMBER 7, 2008
     
Investor Contact:
  Crystal C. Bell, Investor Relations Specialist
 
  Phone: (214) 721-9407
 
   
Media Contact:
  Jill McMillan, Manager of Public & Industry Affairs
 
  Phone: (214) 721-9271
CROSSTEX ENERGY REPORTS THIRD-QUARTER 2008 FINANCIAL RESULTS
DALLAS, November 7, 2008 — The Crosstex Energy companies, Crosstex Energy, L.P. (NASDAQ: XTEX) (the Partnership) and Crosstex Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: XTXI) (the Corporation) today reported earnings for the third quarter of 2008.
Third-Quarter 2008 — Crosstex Energy, L.P. Financial Results
The Partnership reported a net loss of $5.2 million in the third quarter of 2008, compared with net income of $2.1 million in the third quarter of 2007. The Partnership’s distributable cash flow in the third quarter of 2008 was $30.3 million, 1.02 times the amount required to cover its quarterly distribution of $0.50 per unit. Distributable cash flow in the third quarter of 2007 was $31.9 million. Distributable cash flow is a non-GAAP financial measure and is explained in greater detail under “Non-GAAP Financial Information” below. There is a reconciliation of this non-GAAP measure to net income in the tables at the end of this news release.
“Our third quarter results were negatively impacted by the effects of Hurricanes Gustav and Ike and continued volume delays in North Texas, our key growth area,” said Barry E. Davis, Crosstex Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer. “However, we still have strong underlying long-term business fundamentals, great assets and excellent customer relationships across all our assets.”
Third-quarter 2008 gross margin was $110.2 million, compared to $97.2 million in the corresponding 2007 period, a 13 percent increase. Gross margin from the Midstream segment rose 14 percent to $97.3 million in the third quarter of 2008 versus gross margin of $85.7 million in the third quarter last year. The improvement is due to higher system throughput from continued expansion of gathering and transportation systems in the Barnett Shale in North Texas and system expansion projects on the Crosstex LIG system in Louisiana. The Midstream increase was offset by the negative impact of Hurricanes Gustav and Ike and decreases in the processing business due to a less favorable natural gas liquids market.
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Third-quarter 2008 gross margin from the Treating segment increased 12 percent to $12.9 million, compared with gross margin of $11.5 million in the third quarter of 2007. Although the Partnership had 195 treating and dew point control plants in service at the end of both quarters, Treating gross margin increased due to increased fees per plant due to larger plants in service and throughput on its volume-based plants for the quarter.
Operating expenses were $47.0 million in the third quarter of 2008, compared with $31.7 million in the third quarter of 2007. The increase was related to expansion of gathering assets primarily in North Texas, East Texas and Louisiana and maintenance and repairs associated with the recent hurricanes. In the third quarter of 2008, general and administrative expenses rose to $16.9 million from $16.1 million in the third quarter of 2007 primarily due to an increase in bad debt expense of $1.6 million associated with SemGroup, L.P., which was partially offset by a decrease in stock-based compensation. Interest expense was $17.1 million in the third quarter of 2008 versus $20.7 million in the third quarter of 2007 due to lower interest rates between the periods.
Income from discontinued operations was $1.3 million in the third quarter of 2008, compared with $1.6 million in the third quarter of 2007. As part of our strategy to increase liquidity, the Partnership began marketing a nonstrategic asset for sale in September 2008 and the income generated by this asset is reflected in income from discontinued operations.
The net loss per limited partner unit in the third quarter of 2008 was $0.25 per unit versus a net loss of $0.10 per unit in the corresponding quarter of 2007. The loss per limited partner unit was impacted by the $5.8 million preferential allocation of net income to the general partner in the third quarter of 2008, which represented the general partner’s incentive distribution rights less certain stock-based compensation costs. This allocation further increased the limited partners’ net loss to $11.1 million in the third quarter of 2008.
Third Quarter 2008 — Crosstex Energy, Inc. Financial Results
The Corporation reported net income of $0.5 million for the third quarter of 2008, compared with net income of $2.2 million in the comparable 2007 period. The Corporation’s net loss from continuing operations before income taxes, gain on issuance of units of the Partnership and interest of noncontrolling partners in the net income of the Partnership was $5.5 million in the third quarter of 2008, compared with net income of $0.2 million in the third quarter of 2007.
The Corporation’s share of Partnership distributions, including distributions on its approximately 16.4 million participating limited partner units, its two percent general partner interest and the incentive distribution rights, was $15.5 million in the third quarter of 2008. Its share of Partnership distributions in the third quarter of 2007 was $12.6 million.
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Crosstex to Hold Conference Call Today
The Partnership and the Corporation will hold their quarterly conference call to discuss third quarter 2008 financial results today, November 7, at 10:00 a.m. Central Time (11:00 a.m. Eastern Time). The dial-in number for the call is 1-888-713-4211, and the passcode is 82267047. Callers outside the United States should dial 1-617-213-4864, and the passcode is 82267047. Investors are advised to dial in to the call at least 10 minutes prior to the call time to register. Participants may preregister for the call at https://www.theconferencingservice.com/prereg/key.process?key=PTUAMRWFE. Preregistrants will be issued a pin number to use when dialing in to the live call, which will provide quick access to the conference by bypassing the operator upon connection. Interested parties also can access a live Web cast of the call on the Investors page of Crosstex’s Web site at www.crosstexenergy.com.
After the conference call, a replay can be accessed until December 7, 2008, by dialing 1-888-286-8010. International callers should dial 1-617-801-6888 for a replay. The passcode for all callers listening to the replay is 40501936. Interested parties also can visit the Investors page of Crosstex’s Web site to listen to a replay of the call.
About the Crosstex Energy Companies
Crosstex Energy, L.P., a midstream natural gas company headquartered in Dallas, operates approximately 5,700 miles of pipeline, 12 processing plants, four fractionators, and approximately 195 natural gas amine-treating plants and dew point control plants. The Partnership currently provides services for over 4.0 Bcf/day of natural gas, or approximately eight percent of marketed U.S. daily production.
Crosstex Energy, Inc. owns the two percent general partner interest, a 34 percent limited partner interest, and the incentive distribution rights of Crosstex Energy, L.P.
Additional information about the Partnership and the Corporation can be found at www.crosstexenergy.com.
Non-GAAP Financial Information
This press release contains a non-generally accepted accounting principle financial measure that we refer to as Distributable Cash Flow. Distributable cash flow includes earnings before noncash charges, less maintenance capital expenditures and amortization of costs of certain derivatives (puts). The amounts included in the calculation of these measures are computed in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), with the exception of maintenance capital expenditures and the amortization of put premiums. Maintenance capital expenditures are capital expenditures made to replace partially or fully depreciated assets in order to maintain the existing operating capacity of our assets and to extend their useful lives. The puts were acquired to hedge the future price of certain natural gas liquids. The net cost of the puts is being amortized against Distributable Cash Flow over their life.
We believe this measure is useful to investors because it may provide users of this financial information with meaningful comparisons between current results and prior reported results and a
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meaningful measure of the Partnership’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 the Partnership’s performance. Furthermore, it should not be seen as a measure of liquidity or a substitute for metrics prepared in accordance with GAAP. Our reconciliation of this measure to net income is included among the following tables.
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. These statements are based on certain assumptions made by the Partnership and the Corporation based upon management’s experience and perception of historical trends, current conditions, expected future developments and other factors the Partnership and the Corporation believe are appropriate in the circumstances. These statements include, but are not limited to, statements with respect to the Partnership’s and the Corporation’s future financial condition, liquidity and results of operations. Such statements are subject to a number of assumptions, risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the control of the Partnership and the Corporation, which may cause the Partnership’s and the Corporation’s actual results to differ materially from those implied or expressed by the forward-looking statements. These risks include the following: (1) the amount of natural gas transported in the Partnership’s gathering and transmission lines may decline as a result of competition for supplies, reserve declines and reduction in demand from key customers and markets; (2) the level of the Partnership’s processing and treating operations may decline for similar reasons; (3) fluctuations in natural gas and NGL prices may occur due to weather and other natural and economic forces; (4) there may be a failure to successfully integrate new acquisitions; (5) the Partnership’s credit risk management efforts may fail to adequately protect against customer nonpayment; (6) the Partnership may not adequately address construction and operating risks; and (7) other factors discussed in the Partnership’s and the Corporation’s Annual Reports on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Partnership and the Corporation have no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.
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CROSSTEX ENERGY, L.P.
Selected Financial & Operating Data

(All amounts in thousands except per unit numbers)
                                 
    Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  
    September 30,     September 30,  
    2008     2007     2008     2007  
    (Unaudited)     (Unaudited)  
Revenues
                               
Midstream
  $ 1,310,226     $ 926,726     $ 4,087,683     $ 2,721,193  
Treating
    19,036       13,080       48,106       40,160  
Profit from Energy Trading Activities
    648       587       2,332       2,180  
 
                       
 
    1,329,910       940,393       4,138,121       2,763,533  
 
                               
Cost of Gas
                               
Midstream
    1,213,547       841,580       3,796,074       2,503,523  
Treating
    6,164       1,617       11,618       6,208  
 
                       
 
    1,219,711       843,197       3,807,692       2,509,731  
 
                               
Gross Margin
    110,199       97,196       330,429       253,802  
 
Operating Expenses
    46,997       31,690       127,408       87,645  
General and Administrative
    16,897       16,127       49,695       43,010  
(Gain) Loss on Sale of Property
    68       2       (1,591 )     (1,819 )
(Gain) Loss on Derivatives
    1,295       526       (7,193 )     (3,969 )
Depreciation and Amortization
    32,828       27,465       96,927       76,845  
 
                       
Total
    98,085       75,810       265,246       201,712  
 
                               
Operating Income
    12,114       21,386       65,183       52,090  
 
                               
Interest Expense and Other
    (16,964 )     (20,481 )     (46,703 )     (56,159 )
 
                       
Income (Loss) from continuing operations before Minority Interest and Taxes
    (4,850 )     905       18,480       (4,069 )
 
                               
Minority Interest in Subsidiary
    (44 )     (136 )     (238 )     (186 )
Income Tax Provision
    (1,683 )     (236 )     (2,352 )     (655 )
 
                       
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations
    (6,577 )     533       15,890       (4,910 )
Income from Discontinued Operations
    1,334       1,597       4,320       4,652  
 
                       
Net Income (Loss)
  $ (5,243 )   $ 2,130     $ 20,210     $ (258 )
 
                       
General Partner Share of Net Income (Loss)
  $ 5,810     $ 4,737     $ 27,861     $ 13,444  
 
                       
Limited Partners’ Share of Net Income (Loss)
  $ (11,053 )   $ (2,607 )   $ (7,651 )   $ (13,702 )
 
                       
 
                               
Net Income (Loss) per Limited Partners’ Unit
                               
 
                               
Basic and diluted Common Unit
  $ (0.25 )   $ (0.10 )   $ (3.11 )   $ (0.51 )
 
                       
 
                               
Basic and Diluted Sr. Sub Series C Unit
  $     $     $ 9.44     $  
 
                       
 
                               
Weighted Average Limited Partners’
                               
Units Outstanding:
                               
 
                               
Basic and diluted
    44,869       26,718       41,466       26,682  
 
                       

 


 

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CROSSTEX ENERGY, L.P.
Reconciliation of Net Income to Distributable Cash Flow

(All amounts in thousands except ratios and distributions per unit)
                                 
    Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  
    September 30,     September 30,  
    2008     2007     2008     2007  
    (Unaudited)     (Unaudited)  
Net Income (Loss)
  $ (5,243 )   $ 2,130     $ 20,210     $ (258 )
Depreciation and Amortization (1)
    33,322       27,999       98,434       78,351  
Stock-based Compensation
    1,885       3,549       8,251       8,635  
Financial Derivatives Mark-to-Market
    5,134       2,460       (1,980 )     439  
Other (2)
    425       44       (654 )     133  
 
                       
Cash Flow
    35,523       36,182       124,261       87,300  
 
                               
Amortization of Put Premiums
          (2,708 )           (6,176 )
Maintenance Capital Expenditures
    (5,249 )     (1,609 )     (12,816 )     (6,165 )
 
                       
Distributable Cash Flow
  $ 30,274     $ 31,865     $ 111,444     $ 74,959  
 
                       
Actual Distribution
  $ 29,708     $ 22,796     $ 111,389     $ 65,318  
Distribution Coverage
    1.02       1.40       1.00       1.15  
 
                               
Distributions per Limited Partner Unit
  $ 0.50     $ 0.59     $ 1.75     $ 1.72  
 
                       
 
(1)   Excludes minority interest share of depreciation and amortization of $76,000 and $206,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008, respectively, and $31,000 and $174,000 for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2007, respectively. Includes discontinued operation depreciation and amortization of $571,000 and $1,713,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008, respectively and $565,000 and $1,680,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007 respectively.
 
(2)   Includes taxes and gain from the disposition of assets.

 


 

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CROSSTEX ENERGY, L.P.
Operating Data
                                 
    Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended
    September 30,   September 30,
    2008   2007   2008   2007
Pipeline Throughput (MMBtu/d)
                               
South Texas (1)
    423,000       429,000       423,000       396,000  
LIG Pipeline and Marketing (1)
    895,000       1,023,000       973,000       921,000  
North Texas — Gathering
    762,000       393,000       653,000       312,000  
North Texas — Transmission
    342,000       296,000       337,000       225,000  
Other Midstream
    221,000       202,000       208,000       186,000  
 
                               
Total Gathering and Transmission Volume
    2,643,000       2,343,000       2,594,000       2,040,000  
 
                               
Natural Gas Processed (MMBtu/d)
                               
South Louisiana (1)
    1,037,000       1,473,000       1,289,000       1,439,000  
LIG System (1)
    262,000       314,000       325,000       317,000  
South Texas
    184,000       219,000       200,000       221,000  
North Texas
    200,000       150,000       191,000       102,000  
 
                               
Total Gas Volumes Processed
    1,683,000       2,156,000       2,005,000       2,079,000  
 
                               
Weighted Average Natural Gas Liquids Price ($/gallon)
    1.36       1.18       1.43       1.07  
Weighted Average Natural Gas Liquids to Gas Ratio
    210 %     222 %     193 %     180 %
 
                               
Commercial Services Volume (MMBtu/d)
    74,000       92,000       81,000       95,000  
 
                               
North Texas Gathering (2)
                               
Wells Connected
    46       57       135       157  
 
                               
Treating Plants in Service and GPM
                               
Treating and DPC plants in service (3)
    195       195       195       195  
Total GPM of treating plants in service (4)
    10,718       9,863       10,718       9,863  
 
(1)   Volumes in this period were significantly negatively impacted by Hurricane Gustav, Hurricane Ike and Tropical Storm Edouard on these systems.
 
(2)   North Texas Gathering wells connected are as of the last day of the period and include Centralized Delivery Point (“CDP”) connections where Crosstex connects multiple wells at a single meter station.
 
(3)   Treating plants and Dew Point Control (“DPC”) plants in Service represents plants in service as of the last day of the period.
 
(4)   The numbers represent the total Gallons per Minute (“GPM”) capacity of all the Amine Treating plants in service as of the last day of the period.

 


 

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CROSSTEX ENERGY, INC.
Selected Financial & Operating Data

(All amounts in thousands except per share numbers)
                                 
    Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  
    September 30,     September 30,  
    2008     2007     2008     2007  
    (Unaudited)     (Unaudited)  
Revenues
                               
Midstream
  $ 1,310,226     $ 926,726     $ 4,087,683     $ 2,721,193  
Treating
    19,036       13,080       48,106       40,160  
Profit from Energy Trading Activities
    648       587       2,332       2,180  
 
                       
 
    1,329,910       940,393       4,138,121       2,763,533  
 
                               
Cost of Gas
                               
Midstream
    1,213,547       841,580       3,796,074       2,503,523  
Treating
    6,164       1,617       11,618       6,208  
 
                       
 
    1,219,711       843,197       3,807,692       2,509,731  
 
                               
Gross Margin
    110,199       97,196       330,429       253,802  
 
                               
Operating Expenses
    46,998       31,706       127,415       87,678  
General and Administrative
    17,613       16,886       51,767       45,074  
(Gain) Loss on Derivatives
    1,295       526       (7,193 )     (3,969 )
(Gain) Loss on Sale of Property
    68       2       (1,591 )     (1,819 )
Depreciation and Amortization
    32,848       27,477       97,039       76,880  
 
                       
Total
    98,822       76,597       267,437       203,844  
 
                               
Operating Income
    11,377       20,599       62,992       49,958  
 
                               
Interest Expense and Other
    (16,903 )     (20,390 )     (46,542 )     (55,826 )
 
                       
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Gain on Issuance of Units of the Partnership and Interest of Noncontrolling Partners in the Partnership’s Net Income (Loss)
    (5,526 )     209       16,450       (5,868 )
Gain on Issuance of Units of the Partnership
                14,748        
Income Tax Provision
    (2,061 )     (914 )     (10,731 )     (2,111 )
Interest of Noncontrolling Partners in the Partnership’s Net Income (Loss)
    7,833       2,533       7,280       11,402  
     
Income from Continuing Operations
    246       1,828       27,747       3,423  
Income from Discontinued Operations, net of Taxes and Minority Interest
    294       352       951       1,024  
 
                       
 
                               
Net Income
  $ 540     $ 2,180     $ 28,698     $ 4,447  
 
                       
 
                               
Net Income per Common Share
                               
 
                               
Basic Earnings per Common Share
  $ 0.01     $ 0.05     $ 0.62     $ 0.10  
 
                       
 
                               
Diluted Earnings per Common Share
  $ 0.01     $ 0.05     $ 0.62     $ 0.10  
 
                       
 
                               
Weighted Average Shares Outstanding:
                               
 
                               
Basic
    46,299       45,996       46,285       45,978  
 
                       
 
                               
Diluted
    46,649       46,655       46,626       46,591  
 
                       
 
                               
Dividends per Common Share
  $ 0.32     $ 0.24     $ 1.06     $ 0.69