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Equitrans Midstream Corp (ETRN -0.16%)
Q3Â 2019 Earnings Call
Nov 5, 2019, 9:00 a.m. ET
Contents:
- Prepared Remarks
- Questions and Answers
- Call Participants
Prepared Remarks:
Operator
Ladies and gentlemen thank you standing by and welcome to the ETRN and EQM Q3 2019 Earnings Call. [Operator Instructions].
I would now like to hand the conference over to your speaker today Nate Tetlow Vice President of Corporate Development and Investor Relations. Please go ahead.
Nate Tetlow -- Vice President, Corporate Development and Investor Relations
Good morning and welcome to the Third Quarter 2019 Earnings Call for Equitrans Midstream and EQM Midstream Partners. A replay of this call will be available for 14 days beginning this evening. The phone number for the replay is 855 859-2056 and the conference ID is 1924428. Today's call may contain forward-looking statements related to future events and expectations. Factors that could cause the actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements are listed in today's news release and under risk factors in both ETRN's and EQM's Form 10-Ks for the year ended December 31 2018 both of which are filed with the SEC and as updated by any subsequent Form 10-Qs. Today's call may also contain certain non-GAAP financial measures. Please refer to this morning's news release and our investor presentation for important disclosures regarding such measures including reconciliations to the most comparable GAAP financial measure. Joining me on the call today are Tom Karam Chairman and CEO; Diana Charletta President and Chief Operating Officer; and Kirk Oliver Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.
After our prepared remarks we will open the call to questions. With that I'll turn it over to Tom.
Thomas F. Karam -- Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
Thanks Nate. Good morning everyone. Before we discuss our third quarter results, I want to take a minute to discuss the critical role that Natural Gas plays in mitigating the impact of climate change. As an industry, we need to be more vocal about the benefits of natural gas, and how we continue to mitigate the effects of greenhouse gas emissions. We benefited from the tremendous success in developing domestic natural gas reserves from our abundant shale formations, through job creation, tax revenues, a growing economy and very importantly, financial security to so many families where this development occurs. Yet there are common misperceptions regarding the industry's practices surrounding methane in the environment. As you know methane is the most significant component of natural gas. Therefore we as an industry and E-Train as a company must be accountable and responsible for understanding and improving our methane management practices from cradle to grave. And while there is always room for improvement we do have a successful story to tell on each of these fronts.
Our industry has made great strides during the past several decades with U.S. EPA's April 2019 inventory report showing total methane emissions are down more than 15% since 1990. In addition every conversion of traditional coal-fired electric generation facilities to clean-burning natural gas brings an exponential benefit of overall greenhouse gas reduction. The Midstream industry in particular is continuing to push forward in a meaningful way to effectuate real mitigation of climate change impacts. For E-Train and EQM we believe it is not enough to achieve regulatory compliance on methane emissions. We must and will do better by proactively pursuing the implementation of best practices reducing our overall carbon footprint over time. E-Train has recently joined the Environmental Partnership a voluntary reduction program offered through the American Petroleum Institute and the ONE Future coalition which is a group of natural gas companies working together to voluntarily reduce methane emissions across the natural gas supply chain. And as a member of the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America E-Train and other companies work with regulators to ensure that natural gas pipelines compressor stations and storage facilities are designed and built safely and operate in ways that minimize methane emissions. Banning fossil fuels is not The answer, in fact, continuing to develop and utilize our domestic energy resources in a responsible manner, natural gas should be viewed as the gateway to the future possibilities offered by the world of renewables.
protecting the environment and future generations is a shared responsibility and the natural gas industry has been doing and will continue to do its part. Eddie train, we do not believe that energy development and environmental stewardship are mutually exclusive. Now let's move on to our earnings information. This morning EQM and E-Train reported third quarter results with adjusted EBITDA coming in at the high end of our guidance. Kirk will provide more details behind those financial shortly. As we've discussed in past quarters we're operating within a new paradigm of lower for longer natural gas prices resulting in a slowdown in A-Basin production growth. In 2018 the average rig count in the Marcellus and Utica was 77 rigs. And as of last week there were approximately 51 rigs operating. This 35% reduction is a positive sign. Over the long term more moderate production growth will make EMP customers stronger it will reduce our gathering capital needs and will provide more stable and consistent long term our earnings growth. Not only can we survive in this new paradigm but we can also thrive in it.
With that I'll turn the call over to Kirk for the finance update and Diana will provide an operations update and I will come back for some closing remarks. Kirk?
Kirk Oliver -- Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Thanks Tom. Good morning everyone. Before discussing the financial results I want to remind you of 2 accounting items. First EQM's third quarter 2018 results have been recast to include the pre-acquisition results of RMP which came under common control in 2017. And second the Eureka joint venture is consolidated in EQM's and E-Train's financial statements for accounting purposes. Now to the results. EQM reported third quarter 2019 adjusted EBITDA of $335 million distributable cash flow of $234 million and net loss attributable to EQM of $11 million. We're also reporting a net loss attributable to E-Train of $66 million. E-Train and EQM third quarter net loss was impacted by a $299 million impairment charge to goodwill and net intangible assets. The impairment was primarily driven by lower forecasted natural gas production growth behind the RMP Eureka and Hornet gathering systems.
For the third quarter of 2019 EQM operating revenue was $408 million an increase of $44 million versus the same quarter last year. The increase was primarily related to the higher contracted firm gathering capacity and the addition of the Eureka and Hornet assets. Stable cash flow profile of the business remains a core highlight as EQM generated approximately 94% transmission operating revenue and approximately 52% of gathering operating revenue from firm reservation fees during the third quarter. EQM's third quarter operating expenses were $440 million an increase of $308 million from the prior-year quarter. The impairment expense accounted for $299 million of the increase. The remaining increase is primarily related to the addition of the Eureka and Hornet systems as well as higher gathering system throughput and additional assets placed in service. For the third quarter of 2019 EQM will pay a quarterly cash distribution of $1.16 per common unit which will be paid on November 13 to common unit holders of record at the close of business on November 1. Additionally E-Train will pay a quarterly cash distribution of $0.45 per share which will be paid on November 22 to shareholders of record at the close of business on November 13. We intend to hold the EQM distributions and the E-Train dividends constant at least through the in-service date of MVP. Once MVP is in service we will reevaluate the distribution and dividend growth rates. In August EQM entered into a three-year term loan for $1.4 billion with the proceeds primarily being used to pay down our revolver borrowings. At the end of the quarter we had about $300 million drawn on EQM's $3 billion revolver though we have ample liquidity to fund our growth projects. We are currently in the middle of our annual planning process and we expect to provide guidance in mid December after finalizing and receiving board approval of the 2020 plan.
I will now turn the call over to Diana for the operations update.
Diana Charletta -- President and Chief Operating Officer
Thanks Kirk. And good morning everyone. The third quarter 2019 was another successful operating quarter for our team. Our systems gathered a record of 8.2 Bcf per day. We continue to make progress on our large-growth projects and we remain focused on operating efficiently and safely. We recognized the need to be disciplined with our cost in this new operating environment and our expenses highlight our commitment to managing cost. Our year-to-date gathering O&M expense unit rate of just over $0.03 reflects our ongoing focus on operating as efficiently as possible without compromising our commitment to safety. In addition to O&M expenses we have been very focused on overall corporate costs. It has been almost a full year since standing up a new independent company and I'm pleased that our SG&A expenses have averaged lower than our guidance of $30 million to $35 million per quarter.
In terms of our large-growth projects I will start with MVP. The total project work will be approximately 90% complete by the end of the year. We continue to work through the remaining permitting and regulatory items. First we are very pleased that the Supreme Court agreed to hear the Atlantic coast pipelines case related to its Appalachian Trail crossing authorization. And we are hopeful that the lower court decision will be overturned. Second with regard to MVP's biological opinion the Fish and Wildlife Service recently began the necessary reconsultation process and we expect the permit will be reissued early in 2020. Lastly the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is currently doing their review on the nationwide 12 permit and we expect to have that permit issued in the next couple of months. We are currently winding down construction for the winter and plan to ramp construction back up next April. We recently adjusted the project schedule and budget to reflect our current expectations regarding regulatory milestone and construction strategy. We are now targeting a late 2020 in-service date and an overall project cost of $5.3 billion to $5.5 billion.
Additionally Con Edison recently expressed that it intends to exercise an option to cap its investment in MVP. This decision would increase EQM's ownership interest in the MVP JV to approximately 47% and EQM would be expected to fund approximately $2.7 billion. To date EQM has funded about $1.7 billion. The 2 main supply feeder projects for MVP the Equitrans Expansion Project and the Hammerhead pipeline will both be completed ahead of MVP. A portion of the Equitrans Expansion Project is currently operational and a portion of Hammerhead is expected to be operational by year end. Those projects can provide partial interruptible service capacity until MVP is online. Upon MVP in service the 2 projects have long term firm capacity commitments that will commence.
Moving on to MVP Southgate as a reminder the project is a 70 mile pipeline that is expected to receive gas at MVP and transport gas to new delivery points in North Carolina. The project is backed by a 300 million per day commitment from PSNC Energy. Southgate is currently in the regulatory review process with FERC and numerous state and federal agencies. The project is expected to be placed in service in 2021 at an overall project cost of $450 million to $500 million. As it relates to EQT we are having productive discussions with the new team regarding their updated development plans and simplifying the midstream agreement. We continue to believe that a mutually beneficial outcome can be achieved. As a starting point we don't expect any deal to take effect prior to MVP in service. Our focus is obtaining the best outcome for our shareholders and unit holders. Executing on our main growth projects remains our top priority. Once these projects are in service they will provide the back bone for valuable expansion and extension opportunities. This new infrastructure will be critical to serving future demand growth in the mid-Atlantic and Southeast regions of the United States.
I will now turn the call back to Tom.
Thomas F. Karam -- Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
Thanks Diana. So it has been just about a year since the spinoff of E-Train from EQT. To say it has been an active year with many unexpected events would be an understatement. Yet there has been one constant and that is the strength of our business and the commitment of our management team. The team will remain focused on executing on its projects and creating shareholders value at every turn.
With that we will be happy to take your questions.
Questions and Answers:
Operator
Thank you [Operator Instructions]. Our first question comes from the line of Jeremy Tonet with JP Morgan. your line is open.
Rahul -- JP Morgan -- Analyst
Good morning, guys. This Rahul on for Jeremy. Thanks for taking my question here. First one can you provide us an update on the progress of EQT negotiations and how they're shaping up so far?
Diana Charletta -- President and Chief Operating Officer
They are shaping up well. We're having very constructive conversations with the new team and continue to make progress. I think there is enough in the deal for both sides that we come out with a positive income -- positive outcome or income.
Rahul -- JP Morgan -- Analyst
Are there any other partners on the MVP project with similar provisions on the investment cap that could follow Con Ed's lead at this point and if so would EQM bear like most of the increases for this party to stop distributions to MVP?
Diana Charletta -- President and Chief Operating Officer
There is no other contractual ability to cap form any of the other partners.
Rahul -- JP Morgan -- Analyst
And then one last thing. On the leverage trajectory here is there any changes to your long-term outlook at this point from the 3.5x to 4x which you had in your previous slides?
Kirk Oliver -- Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Well we're working -- this is Kirk. We're working on our forecast and planning which will we will have some time in December and we will have a better handle on what those numbers look like at that point in time. It will take us longer I think to get to those targets now with just what's happening in the basin with production.
Rahul -- JP Morgan -- Analyst
Understood. Thanks. Thanks for taking my questions. Guys. That's it for me.
Operator
Thank you, your next question comes from the line of Shneur Gershuni with UBS. Your line is open.
Shneur Gershuni -- UBS -- Analyst
Hi, good morning, everyone. if I can just sort of revisit the discussion about the renegotiations with EQT. You made an interesting comment in your slide it was worded as if no change would happen until MVP comes into service. So is this negotiation that's going on right now is something that you will agree to potentially in the next few quarters or so but would be signed before MVP comes in service but nothing would happen until it actually comes to service that kind of [Technical Issues] going.
Diana Charletta -- President and Chief Operating Officer
Yes I think we both come to the agreement that nothing will change until after MVP comes in service as far as rates. So my thought is that we will have it signed and negotiated before then but nothing will come into effect until after in-service.
Shneur Gershuni -- UBS -- Analyst
And in your response to the last question about positive outcome income and so forth can we talk about it on an NPV basis? I mean are we looking for something that's going to be close to NPV neutral? Is that kind of the way to be thinking about it where give and take somewhere else but it ends up on an NPV neutral basis?
Diana Charletta -- President and Chief Operating Officer
We're in the middle of negotiations right now. So we would prefer to let that to a later date.
Shneur Gershuni -- UBS -- Analyst
And just a couple of follow-ups on guidance [Technical Issues] their plans for 2020. You've taken down some capex on the gathering side. Do you have enough breadcrumbs for us or do have a few breadcrumbs for us just how you're thinking about 2020 at this stage right now? Was that gathering be capex deferred into 2020 or is it going to go to 2021? How do we think about the fact talking about volume here if you can sort of give us first to how you're thinking about 2020?
Thomas F. Karam -- Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
You might want to reask that question because you're breaking up.
Shneur Gershuni -- UBS -- Analyst
My apologies there. So just wanted to better understand if you have any thoughts or early views on 2020 a guidance I mean just given in the context that EQT has already given some volumetric guidance. I mean obviously you want to tighten it up when you give your proper guidance from the board. But as to at least how you're thinking about it for 2020 at this stage in the context of what EQT said last week?
Diana Charletta -- President and Chief Operating Officer
We're still working through that. So as far as volumes 2020 and what EQT has ready for us we can kind of start working through that. But from a capital perspective we really need to understand they're 2021 locations and that's still -- we don't have that all pinned down yet. So as we work through it we should be in a better position mid-December to be able to give that guidance.
Shneur Gershuni -- UBS -- Analyst
Right, perfect. Thank you very much appreciate the color today.
Operator
Thank you your next question comes from the line of Spiro Dounis with Credit Suisse. Your line is open.
Spiro Dounis -- Credit Suisse -- Analyst
Hey, good morning, everyone. Just following up on negotiations with EQT I just totally respect that obviously you're in the middle of negotiations. But maybe you just want to try and marry 2 comments that I guess both parties really talked about in the past. I think more recently EQT seem to offer a increased acreage dedications in exchange for a lower rate. I guess I'm just wondering is that consistent with your understanding of what's going on right now and maybe how does that tie to your goal which I think at one point was to be revenue neutral at a minimum?
Diana Charletta -- President and Chief Operating Officer
So I think there are a couple of things that we're working through. One is an increased acreage dedication but there's also an increase of MVC which is very important to us an extension of those contracts to a longer term. So there's a couple of things on both sides that we're working through.
Spiro Dounis -- Credit Suisse -- Analyst
And is that goal of revenue neutral still part of it or is that sort of still evolving?
Diana Charletta -- President and Chief Operating Officer
It's still evolving.
Spiro Dounis -- Credit Suisse -- Analyst
The second question just with respect to the Supreme Court decision certainly positive in your direction. Just curious now with respect to the land swap is that or has that become kind of an option at this point where you sort of pick that up maybe midway through next year after a decision to the extent you need to or is there a parallel process you can run simultaneously here?
Diana Charletta -- President and Chief Operating Officer
Our goal would be to run that parallel.
Spiro Dounis -- Credit Suisse -- Analyst
And so by the time you would get a Supreme Court decision in let's call it June any sense for how much longer after that a land swap could sort of occur?
Diana Charletta -- President and Chief Operating Officer
No there's -- our goal would be that we have it tied up and ready to go.
Spiro Dounis -- Credit Suisse -- Analyst
Okay, variable. Thanks, everyone.
Operator
Thanks, your next question comes from the line of Ross Payne with Wells Fargo. Your line is open.
Ross Payne -- Wells Fargo -- Analyst
How are you doing guys? First question is what kind of permitting is needed to get through Virginia to Transco and second of all what kind of hurdles do you see getting through North Carolina?
Thomas F. Karam -- Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
Good one. On the Transco question we've already completed those interconnects with Transco. So I think we're good there. With regard to North Carolina it's the standard water permit we would need from them I believe it's the 404. So we've made an application and that process is ongoing.
Ross Payne -- Wells Fargo -- Analyst
Given the increased cost and your increased ownership in MVP it sounds like you're not going to cut your distribution until -- or you're not going to address your distribution until after MVP. Is cutting your distribution something we can think about to shore up cost on that front and to potentially protect your IG rating.
Thomas F. Karam -- Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
No I wouldn't think about -- I wouldn't look for a distribution cut. That's not something that we would consider.
Ross Payne -- Wells Fargo -- Analyst
How are your conversations going with the rating agencies related to your investment grade ratings and how important is it for you to keep those?
Thomas F. Karam -- Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
Well it's very important for us to keep the investment grade rating. And as you know we're on outlook by 2 of the agencies. We keep a very consistent dialogue with all 3 of the rating agencies. We try to keep them updated when there's something that seems worth updating. We'll make sure they don't have any questions after this call. And we will be meeting with all of them once we have our plan put together in December. So we keep a good dialogue with them. But as you know we don't have any clear yay or nay about what they might do in the future. We do believe that we'll have plenty of time to react to anything that they might raise with us.
Ross Payne -- Wells Fargo -- Analyst
Do you have any idea what they need to see happen from their standpoint in terms of staying in IG given the hurdles you have with increasing cost and changes in your rate structure with EQT?
Thomas F. Karam -- Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
I don't really want to speak for them on that. I mean they obviously want to see our leverage metrics improve. And as I mentioned earlier given what's happening with production in the basin and the delays with MVP that improvement will happen a little bit more slowly than what we previously thought. So that's going to be something obviously they'll be looking at and we'll be talking to them about. But I can't really speak for them in terms of where their cutoff is.
Ross Payne -- Wells Fargo -- Analyst
And finally a number of fixed income investors including ourselves on the sell-side have a hard time getting through to IR. So can they be more responsive to returning our phone calls?
Thomas F. Karam -- Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
Absolutely.
Ross Payne -- Wells Fargo -- Analyst
That would be appreciated. Thank you. That's it for me. Okay.
Operator
Thank you. your next question comes from the line of Derek Walker with Bank of America. your line is open.
Derek Walker -- Bank of America -- Analyst
I think this first one from me I think EQT in their call mentioned that there're some asset sales outside of the core that Marcellus should looking to divest. Is any of that acreage behind EQM systems and if so would the contracts associated with that acreage transfer over to the new potential customer there?
Diana Charletta -- President and Chief Operating Officer
So I don't think we can speak to what that acreage really is. They didn't disclose what that was. So it would be out of term for us to speak to what that is.
Derek Walker -- Bank of America -- Analyst
And I think they also mentioned that sort of after the gathering recontracting that sort of a natural follow up would be around the water. So there was indicating a produced water solution. So if that's the case should we kind of think about produced water solution as a 2021 maybe in '22 sort of event?
Diana Charletta -- President and Chief Operating Officer
So we continue to work through fresh water with them. Even that I think will change a bit with the way that they want to use water. And then on the produce side we continue to work with them for what they need. I don't think it's going to be a huge capital build but if there are certain aspects on the produce side that they need and we can help with we're certainly working through that. So we're in active conversations with both of those things so that we can meet what they need on the water side.
Derek Walker -- Bank of America -- Analyst
And then maybe just a quick one on the process. I think on the nationwide side of things you mentioned in the next couple of months you expect to get that. Is that something that you would expect after the Fish and Wildlife piece?
Diana Charletta -- President and Chief Operating Officer
I don't think it necessarily has to be. But I think they're close to the same timing. So I'd say early next year for both of them and then our current schedule really doesn't have us hitting it hard until April. Got it?
Derek Walker -- Bank of America -- Analyst
Okay, that's it for me. Thank you.
Operator
Thank you.Your next question comes from the line of Chris Tillett with Barclays. Your line is open.
Chris Tillett -- Barclays -- Analyst
Hi, guys. Good morning. Just I guess to follow-up on a couple of items in the release. Are you able to provide any further breakdown of the writedowns that you took in the quarter just in terms of how much was attributable to RMP versus the Eureka and Hornet systems?
Kirk Oliver -- Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Sure. RMP was just under $170 million and Eureka Hornet was about $99 million of a goodwill impairment and then there was some -- a deferred tax component to both of those of about $7 million and then we had intangible assets at Hornet Midstream related to contracts with producers of about $36 million.
Chris Tillett -- Barclays -- Analyst
Okay, thank you. That's helpful.And then to follow up on Diana's comments from a little earlier how much capacity or how much volume flow are you guys able to provide on the interruptible service today on the Equitrans expansion and the Hammerhead project?
Diana Charletta -- President and Chief Operating Officer
So it really depends on I think the capacity is are you looking at 600 yes. But it really depends on market and what the differentials are as far as what we can move whether witha
Chris Tillett -- Barclays -- Analyst
? I mean I guess is any of that built into your current outlook or should we expect that as just being more opportunistic?
Diana Charletta -- President and Chief Operating Officer
No it's opportunistic. Right.
Chris Tillett -- Barclays -- Analyst
That's it for me then. Thanks, guys.
Operator
Thanks, your next question comes from the line of Chris Sighinolfi with Jefferies. your line is open.
Chris Sighinolfi -- Jefferies -- Analyst
Hey, good morning, everyone. Thanks for the time. I wanted just to follow a lot has been asked and answered and I appreciate it all. I just have one follow up if I could and that's to circle back on some of Ross's questions just with regard to the dividend distribution and reassessment process. I think we all understand the decision to hold payouts flat over the remaining MVP execution timeline just given the uncertainty inherent in it and the escalating cost of the project. But I guess presuming MVP and then Southgate commence on your current guidance I'm wondering Tom what factors you will weigh or how you come to think about shareholder payouts after that point. At the Analyst Day you guys obviously a year ago when ETRN was first spinning it was articulated as a full payout C Corp and I'm just -- it seems to be changed views at least in regards to the C Corp entities versus the MLPs in terms of how shareholders returns get allocated whether that be through the dividend through buyback or improvements in leverage. And so I'm just curious your current thoughts on that.
Thomas F. Karam -- Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
Yes Chris this is Tom. That's a really good question. We don't have an answer for you as we sit here today because we're still -- the issue we're facing is we have so many balls up in the air with these different projects with MVP with the reopening of the contracts with EQT with some other things that the next 12 months would bring to bear. We're just trying to keep our powder dry and our options open as it relates to the ultimate use of funds and use of proceeds from our cash flow. So let me defer answering that today but the question is on point with something that as we get into early next year we're going to be much more clear about. Clearly we're very sensitive to our leverage. I think that is priority #1 for us right now.
Chris Sighinolfi -- Jefferies -- Analyst
What I'm getting after and maybe it's just premature given the timetable is if you were to for example resume growth in the pad at EQM is it an option -- it's certainly an option is it a view that you think is credible that maybe the growth doesn't follow at a commensurate pace at ETRN and net cash either builds or is used for accelerate term loan repayment or share repurchase or something other than commensurate level of dividend growth?
Thomas F. Karam -- Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
Understood. And I like to answer the question this way and that is that cash will be used to maximize shareholder return in some form or fashion.
Chris Sighinolfi -- Jefferies -- Analyst
Okay. All right. Thanks
Operator
Thanks your next question comes from the line of TJ Schultz with RBC Capital Market. your line is open.
TJ Schultz -- RBC Capital Markets -- Analyst
Good morning,Just one follow-up on the land exchange plan. I'm just trying to understand the next steps there understanding the goal to have it tied up and ready to go by next summer. If you can kind of just walk through what needs to happen to get there.
Diana Charletta -- President and Chief Operating Officer
So we're still working with the agency on what those steps need to be. And as we continue to define them we can continue to talk about them.
TJ Schultz -- RBC Capital Markets -- Analyst
Okay, thank you.
Ross Payne -- Wells Fargo -- Analyst
Thank you.your next question comes from the line of Ross Payne with Wells Fargo. Your line is open.
Sorry, One more question. I guess based on your comment to protect the balance sheet and deleverage why does it not make sense to go ahead and cut the distribution now to help fund -- to keep the balance sheet in shape to fund the increased cost of MVP and ultimately to deal with any kind of decrease in rates with EQT? Why don't you go ahead and do that now?
Kirk Oliver -- Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Because we've made the determination not to Ross.
Ross Payne -- Wells Fargo -- Analyst
Sorry, that's all I got.
Operator
Thank you.There are no further telephone questions at this time. I turn the call back to our presenters.
Thomas F. Karam -- Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
Thank you very much for joining the call today. We appreciate everybody's attention to us. Have a good day. Be careful out there. Go vote.
Operator
[Operator Closing Remarks]
Duration: 37 minutes
Call participants:
Nate Tetlow -- Vice President, Corporate Development and Investor Relations
Thomas F. Karam -- Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
Kirk Oliver -- Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Diana Charletta -- President and Chief Operating Officer
Rahul -- JP Morgan -- Analyst
Shneur Gershuni -- UBS -- Analyst
Spiro Dounis -- Credit Suisse -- Analyst
Ross Payne -- Wells Fargo -- Analyst
Derek Walker -- Bank of America -- Analyst
Chris Tillett -- Barclays -- Analyst
Chris Sighinolfi -- Jefferies -- Analyst
TJ Schultz -- RBC Capital Markets -- Analyst
