RGC RESOURCES INC 10-Q

rgco20210630_10q.htm     UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549   Form 10-Q   (Mark One)   ☒   QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934     For Quarterly Period Ended June 30, 2021   OR   ☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934     For Transition Period From to     Commission File Number 000-26591   RGC Resources, Inc. (Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)   Virginia 54-1909697 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)   519 Kimball Ave., N.E. , Roanoke , VA 24016 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)   ( 540 ) 777-4427 (Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code) None (Former Name, Former Address and Former Fiscal Year, if Changed Since Last Report)   Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Title of Each Class Trading   Symbol Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered Common Stock, $5 Par Value RGCO NASDAQ Global Market   Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.     Yes   ☒    No  ☐   Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).     Yes   ☒    No  ☐   Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated-filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.   Large accelerated filer ☐   Accelerated filer ☐ Non-accelerated filer ☒   Smaller reporting company ☒       Emerging growth company ☐   If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐   Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes   ☐     No  ☒   Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.   Class Outstanding at July 31, 2021 Common Stock, $5 Par Value 8,355,356           GLOSSARY OF TERMS   AFUDC Allowance for Funds Used During Construction     AOCI/AOCL Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)     ARO Asset Retirement Obligation     ARP Alternative Revenue Program, regulatory or rate recovery mechanisms approved by the SCC that allow for the adjustment of revenues for certain broad, external factors, or for additional billings if the entity achieves certain performance targets     ASC Accounting Standards Codification     ASU Accounting Standards Update as issued by the FASB     ATM At-the-market program whereby a Company can incrementally offer common stock through a broker at prevailing market prices and on an as-needed basis     CARES The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act     Company RGC Resources, Inc. or Roanoke Gas Company     COVID-19 Pandemic strain of Coronavirus that causes respiratory illness similar to the flu with symptoms such as coughing, fever, and in more severe cases, difficulty in breathing     CPCN Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity     Diversified Energy Diversified Energy Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Resources     DRIP Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan of RGC Resources, Inc.     DTH Decatherm (a measure of energy used primarily to measure natural gas)     EPS Earnings Per Share     ERISA Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974     ESAC Eligible Safety Activity Costs, a Virginia natural gas utility’s operation and maintenance expenditures that are related to the development, implementation, or execution of the utility’s integrity management plan or programs and measures implemented to comply with regulations issued by the SCC or a federal regulatory body with jurisdiction over pipeline safety     FASB Financial Accounting Standards Board     FDIC Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation         FERC Federal Energy Regulatory Commission     Fourth Circuit U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals     GAAP U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles     HDD Heating degree day, a measurement designed to quantify the demand for energy. It is the number of degrees that a day’s average temperature falls below 65 degrees Fahrenheit   ICC Inventory carrying cost revenue, an SCC approved rate structure that mitigates the impact of financing costs on natural gas inventory     IRS Internal Revenue Service     KEYSOP RGC Resources, Inc. Key Employee Stock Option Plan     LIBOR London Inter-Bank Offered Rate     LLC Mountain Valley Pipeline, L.L.C., a joint venture established to design, construct and operate the Mountain Valley Pipeline and MVP Southgate     LNG Liquefied natural gas, the cryogenic liquid form of natural gas. Roanoke Gas operates and maintains a plant capable of producing and storing up to 200,000 dth of liquefied natural gas   MGP Manufactured gas plant     Midstream RGC Midstream, L.L.C., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Resources created to invest in pipeline projects including MVP and Southgate     MVP Mountain Valley Pipeline, a FERC-regulated natural gas pipeline project intended to connect the Equitran's gathering and transmission system in northern West Virginia to the Transco interstate pipeline in south central Virginia with a planned interconnect to Roanoke Gas’ natural gas distribution system     NQDC Plan RGC Resources, Inc. Non-qualified Deferred Compensation Plan     Normal Weather The average number of heating degree days over the most recent 30-year period     PBGC Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation     Pension Plan Defined benefit plan that provides pension benefits to employees hired prior to January 1, 2017 who meet certain years of service criteria         PGA Purchased Gas Adjustment, a regulatory mechanism, which adjusts natural gas customer rates to reflect changes in the forecasted cost of gas and actual gas costs     Postretirement Plan Defined benefit plan that provides postretirement medical and life insurance benefits to eligible employees hired prior to January 1, 2000 who meet years of service and other criteria     R&D credit Research and development federal tax credit defined under Internal Revenue Code section 41 and the related regulations     Resources RGC Resources, Inc., parent company of Roanoke Gas, Midstream and Diversified Energy     RGCO Trading symbol for RGC Resources, Inc. on the NASDAQ Global Stock Market     Roanoke Gas Roanoke Gas Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Resources     RSPD RGC Resources, Inc. Restricted Stock Plan for Outside Directors     RSPO RGC Resources, Inc. Restricted Stock Plan     SAVE Steps to Advance Virginia's Energy, a regulatory mechanism per Chapter 26 of Title 56 of the Code of Virginia that allows natural gas utilities to recover the investment, including related depreciation and expenses and provide return on rate base, in eligible infrastructure replacement projects without the filing of a formal base rate application     SAVE Plan Steps to Advance Virginia's Energy Plan, the Company's proposed and approved operational replacement plan and related spending under the SAVE regulatory mechanism.     SAVE Rider Steps to Advance Virginia's Energy Plan Rider, the rate component of the SAVE Plan as approved by the SCC that is billed monthly to the Company’s customers to recover the costs associated with eligible infrastructure projects including the related depreciation and expenses and return on rate base of the investment     SCC Virginia State Corporation Commission, the regulatory body with oversight responsibilities of the utility operations of Roanoke Gas     SEC U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission     Southgate Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC’s Southgate project, which extends from the MVP in south central Virginia to central North Carolina, of which Midstream holds less than a 1% investment     S&P 500 Index Standard & Poor’s 500 Stock Index     TCJA Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017     WNA Weather Normalization Adjustment, an ARP mechanism which adjusts revenues for the effects of weather temperature variations as compared to the 30-year average     Some of the terms above may not be included in this filing             RGC RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS       June 30, 2021     September 30,       Unaudited     2020   ASSETS                 CURRENT ASSETS:                 Cash and cash equivalents   $ 1,268,411     $ 291,066   Accounts receivable (less allowance for uncollectibles of $ 935,604 , and $ 703,140 , respectively)     4,791,296       3,404,044   Materials and supplies     1,008,615       1,027,191   Gas in storage     4,265,056       5,708,761   Prepaid income taxes     168,161       647,623   Regulatory assets     2,015,117       2,503,314   Other     1,346,225       854,562   Total current assets     14,862,881       14,436,561   UTILITY PROPERTY:                 In service     266,210,526       258,342,372   Accumulated depreciation and amortization     ( 75,293,450 )     ( 71,386,537 ) In service, net     190,917,076       186,955,835   Construction work in progress     17,076,443       11,489,258   Utility plant, net     207,993,519       198,445,093   OTHER ASSETS:                 Regulatory assets     10,994,375       10,970,094   Investment in unconsolidated affiliates     62,541,855       57,542,805   Other     469,102       284,954   Total other assets     74,005,332       68,797,853   TOTAL ASSETS   $ 296,861,732     $ 281,679,507     1     RGC RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS       June 30, 2021     September 30,       Unaudited     2020   LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY                 CURRENT LIABILITIES:                 Current maturities of long-term debt   $ 7,000,000     $ —   Dividends payable     1,543,131       1,428,268   Accounts payable     5,387,864       4,442,182   Capital contributions payable     1,853,381       2,512,437   Customer credit balances     842,992       1,587,061   Customer deposits     1,576,160       1,611,476   Accrued expenses     2,761,241       3,565,210   Interest rate swaps     368,141       533,795   Regulatory liabilities     272,907       890,313   Total current liabilities     21,605,817       16,570,742   LONG-TERM DEBT:                 Notes payable     113,925,200       114,975,200   Line-of-credit     9,482,600       9,143,606   Less unamortized debt issuance costs     ( 256,413 )     ( 299,175 ) Long-term debt, net     123,151,387       123,819,631   DEFERRED CREDITS AND OTHER LIABILITIES:                 Interest rate swaps     989,169       1,689,761   Asset retirement obligations     7,505,590       7,180,982   Regulatory cost of retirement obligations     13,439,053       12,678,043   Benefit plan liabilities     5,935,922       6,149,527   Deferred income taxes     14,853,364       13,973,762   Regulatory liabilities     10,542,692       10,729,082   Total deferred credits and other liabilities     53,265,790       52,401,157   STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:                 Common stock, $ 5 par; authorized 20,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 8,325,692 and 8,160,058 shares, respectively     41,628,460       40,800,290   Preferred stock, no par, authorized 5,000,000 shares; no shares issued and outstanding     —       —   Capital in excess of par value     18,764,700       15,847,121   Retained earnings     41,205,655       35,688,510   Accumulated other comprehensive loss     ( 2,760,077 )     ( 3,447,944 ) Total stockholders’ equity     98,838,738       88,887,977   TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY   $ 296,861,732     $ 281,679,507     See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.   2       RGC RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME UNAUDITED       Three Months Ended June 30,     Nine Months Ended June 30,       2021     2020     2021     2020   OPERATING REVENUES:                                 Gas utility   $ 14,016,681     $ 10,856,453     $ 61,721,455     $ 52,757,778   Non utility     32,165       215,465       98,070       537,324   Total operating revenues     14,048,846       11,071,918       61,819,525       53,295,102   OPERATING EXPENSES:                                 Cost of gas - utility     6,289,615       3,680,408       28,437,371       20,531,211   Cost of sales - non utility     4,427       113,693       14,394       269,029   Operations and maintenance     3,535,642       3,426,231       10,969,234       11,453,850   General taxes     561,071       527,418       1,777,920       1,658,528   Depreciation and amortization     2,115,758       1,988,505       6,397,460       5,965,226   Total operating expenses     12,506,513       9,736,255       47,596,379       39,877,844   OPERATING INCOME     1,542,333       1,335,663       14,223,146       13,417,258   Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliate     133,864       1,205,574       1,486,750       3,488,253   Other income, net     130,186       52,556       747,760       528,091   Interest expense     1,000,238       986,203       3,027,831       3,109,681   INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES     806,145       1,607,590       13,429,825       14,323,921   INCOME TAX EXPENSE     195,305       401,012       3,328,244       3,430,091   NET INCOME   $ 610,840     $ 1,206,578     $ 10,101,581     $ 10,893,830   BASIC EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE   $ 0.07     $ 0.15     $ 1.23     $ 1.34   DILUTED EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE   $ 0.07     $ 0.15     $ 1.23     $ 1.34   DIVIDENDS DECLARED PER COMMON SHARE   $ 0.185     $ 0.175     $ 0.555     $ 0.525     See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.   3       RGC RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME UNAUDITED       Three Months Ended June 30,     Nine Months Ended June 30,       2021     2020     2021     2020   NET INCOME   $ 610,840     $ 1,206,578     $ 10,101,581     $ 10,893,830   Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:                                 Interest rate swaps     ( 19,744 )     ( 126,800 )     643,275       ( 1,080,321 ) Defined benefit plans     14,864       16,791       44,592       50,373   OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS), NET OF TAX     ( 4,880 )     ( 110,009 )     687,867       ( 1,029,948 ) COMPREHENSIVE INCOME   $ 605,960     $ 1,096,569     $ 10,789,448     $ 9,863,882     See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.   4       RGC RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY UNAUDITED       Nine Months Ended June 30, 2021       Common Stock     Capital in Excess of Par Value     Retained Earnings     Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)     Total Stockholders' Equity   Balance - September 30, 2020   $ 40,800,290     $ 15,847,121     $ 35,688,510     $ ( 3,447,944 )   $ 88,887,977   Net Income     —       —       4,723,263       —       4,723,263   Other comprehensive income     —       —       —       183,589       183,589   Cash dividends declared ($ 0.185 per share)     —       —       ( 1,519,670 )     —       ( 1,519,670 ) Issuance of common stock ( 11,979 shares)     59,895       214,487       —       —       274,382   Balance - December 31, 2020   $ 40,860,185     $ 16,061,608     $ 38,892,103     $ ( 3,264,355 )   $ 92,549,541   Net Income     —       —       4,767,478       —       4,767,478   Other comprehensive income     —       —       —       509,158       509,158   Cash dividends declared ($ 0.185 per share)     —       —       ( 1,521,635 )     —       ( 1,521,635 ) Issuance of common stock ( 54,613 shares)     273,065       997,001       —       —       1,270,066   Balance - March 31, 2021   $ 41,133,250     $ 17,058,609     $ 42,137,946     $ ( 2,755,197 )   $ 97,574,608   Net Income     —       —       610,840       —       610,840   Other comprehensive loss     —       —       —       ( 4,880 )     ( 4,880 ) Stock option grants     —       2,775       —       —       2,775   Cash dividends declared ($ 0.185 per share)     —       —       ( 1,543,131 )     —       ( 1,543,131 ) Issuance of common stock ( 99,042 shares)     495,210       1,703,316       —       —       2,198,526   Balance - June 30, 2021   $ 41,628,460     $ 18,764,700     $ 41,205,655     $ ( 2,760,077 )   $ 98,838,738         Nine Months Ended June 30, 2020       Common Stock     Capital in Excess of Par Value     Retained Earnings     Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)     Total Stockholders' Equity   Balance - September 30, 2019   $ 40,366,320     $ 14,397,072     $ 30,821,917     $ ( 2,488,917 )   $ 83,096,392   Net Income     —       —       4,006,936       —       4,006,936   Other comprehensive income     —       —       —       279,844       279,844   Cash dividends declared ($ 0.175 per share)     —       —       ( 1,419,236 )     —       ( 1,419,236 ) Issuance of common stock ( 18,053 shares)     90,265       304,934       —       —       395,199   Balance - December 31, 2019   $ 40,456,585     $ 14,702,006     $ 33,409,617     $ ( 2,209,073 )   $ 86,359,135   Net Income     —       —       5,680,316       —       5,680,316   Other comprehensive loss     —       —       —       ( 1,199,783 )     ( 1,199,783 ) Cash dividends declared ($ 0.175 per share)     —       —       ( 1,424,192 )     —       ( 1,424,192 ) Issuance of common stock ( 45,628 shares)     228,140       673,731       —       —       901,871   Balance - March 31, 2020   $ 40,684,725     $ 15,375,737     $ 37,665,741     $ ( 3,408,856 )   $ 90,317,347   Net Income     —       —       1,206,578       —       1,206,578   Other comprehensive loss     —       —       —       ( 110,009 )     ( 110,009 ) Stock option grants     —       40,692       —       —       40,692   Cash dividends declared ($ 0.175 per share)     —       —       ( 1,426,248 )     —       ( 1,426,248 ) Issuance of common stock ( 10,492 shares)     52,460       170,332       —       —       222,792   Balance - June 30, 2020   $ 40,737,185     $ 15,586,761     $ 37,446,071     $ ( 3,518,865 )   $ 90,251,152     See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.   5       RGC RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS UNAUDITED       Nine Months Ended June 30,       2021     2020   CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:                 Net income   $ 10,101,581     $ 10,893,830   Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:                 Depreciation and amortization     6,583,841       6,143,085   Cost of retirement of utility plant, net     ( 424,628 )     ( 391,297 ) Stock option grants     2,775       40,692   Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliate     ( 1,486,750 )     ( 3,488,253 ) Allowance for funds used during construction     ( 55,981 )     ( 272,108 ) Changes in assets and liabilities which used cash, exclusive of changes and noncash transactions shown separately     ( 304,611 )     ( 99,850 ) Net cash provided by operating activities     14,416,227       12,826,099   CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:                 Expenditures for utility property     ( 14,962,459 )     ( 16,969,559 ) Investment in unconsolidated affiliates     ( 4,171,356 )     ( 6,590,424 ) Proceeds from disposal of utility property     132,536       53,921   Net cash used in investing activities     ( 19,001,279 )     ( 23,506,062 ) CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:                 Proceeds from issuance of unsecured notes     5,950,000       18,298,000   Borrowings under line-of-credit     34,091,154       14,096,520   Repayments under line-of-credit     ( 33,752,160 )     ( 19,410,863 ) Debt issuance expenses     —       ( 70,750 ) Proceeds from issuance of stock     3,742,974       1,519,862   Cash dividends paid     ( 4,469,571 )     ( 4,182,949 ) Net cash provided by financing activities     5,562,397       10,249,820   NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS     977,345       ( 430,143 ) BEGINNING CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS     291,066       1,631,348   ENDING CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS   $ 1,268,411     $ 1,201,205     See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.   6     RGC RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES     CONDENSED NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS UNAUDITED     1. Basis of Presentation   Resources is an energy services company primarily engaged in the sale and distribution of natural gas. The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Resources and its wholly-owned subsidiaries: Roanoke Gas, Diversified Energy and Midstream.   In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments (consisting of only normal recurring accruals) necessary to fairly present Resources' financial position as of June 30, 2021 , cash flows for the nine months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 , and the results of its operations, comprehensive income, and changes in stockholders' equity for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 . The results of operations for the  three and nine months ended June 30, 2021 are not indicative of the results to be expected for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021 as quarterly earnings are affected by the highly seasonal nature of the business and weather conditions generally result in greater earnings during the winter months.   The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and condensed notes are presented as permitted under the rules and regulations of the SEC. Pursuant to those rules, certain information and note disclosures normally included in the annual financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted, although the Company believes that the disclosures are adequate to make the information not misleading. Therefore, the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and condensed notes should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes contained in the Company’s Form 10 -K for the year ended September 30, 2020 . The September 30, 2020 consolidated balance sheet was included in the Company’s audited financial statements included in Form 10 -K.   The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.   The Company’s significant accounting policies are described in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements contained in the Company's Form 10 -K for the year ended September 30, 2020 .   Recently Issued or Adopted Accounting Standards   In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018 - 14, Compensation - Retirement Benefits - Defined Benefit Plans - General (Subtopic 715 - 20 ) - Disclosure Framework - Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Defined Benefit Plans . This ASU modifies disclosure requirements for employers that sponsor defined benefit pension or other postretirement plans. The new guidance is effective for the Company for the annual reporting period ending September 30, 2021. The Company adopted the new guidance effective October 1, 2020. As this ASU only modifies disclosure requirements, the new guidance does not have a material effect on the Company's financial position, results of operations or cash flows.   In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020 - 04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848 ) - Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting. In combination with ASU 2021 - 01, the ASU provides temporary optional guidance to ease the potential burden in accounting for and recognizing the effects of reference rate change on financial reporting. The new guidance applies specifically to contracts and hedging relationships that reference LIBOR, or any other referenced rate that is expected to be discontinued due to reference rate reform. The new guidance is effective for the Company through December 31, 2022. The Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) Benchmark Administration, the administrator for LIBOR and other inter-bank offered rates, announced that the LIBOR rates for one -day, one -month, six -month and one -year will cease publication in June 2023 and that no new financial contracts may use LIBOR after December 31, 2021.  Currently, all of the Company's LIBOR based financial contracts are based on the one -month LIBOR rate. None of the holders of these financial contracts have indicated when a transition from LIBOR will occur. Accordingly, the Company does not anticipate adopting this guidance until fiscal 2022. The new guidance could result in a significant impact on the Company's financial position, results of operations, and cash flows when the reference rate is changed for related contracts.   Other accounting standards that have been issued by the FASB or other standard-setting bodies are not currently applicable to the Company or are not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.   7     RGC RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES       2. Revenue   The Company assesses new contracts and identifies related performance obligations for promises to transfer distinct goods or services to the customer. Revenue is recognized when performance obligations have been satisfied. In the case of Roanoke Gas, the Company contracts with its customers for the sale and/or delivery of natural gas.   The following tables summarize revenue by customer, product and income statement classification:       Three Months Ended June 30, 2021     Three Months Ended June 30, 2020       Gas utility     Non utility     Total operating revenues     Gas utility     Non utility     Total operating revenues   Natural Gas (Billed and Unbilled):                                                 Residential   $ 7,755,301     $ —     $ 7,755,301     $ 6,682,586     $ —     $ 6,682,586   Commercial     4,878,644       —       4,878,644       3,157,873       —       3,157,873   Industrial and Transportation     1,257,400       —       1,257,400       1,401,775       —       1,401,775   Other     113,342       32,165       145,507       56,723       215,465       272,188   Total contracts with customers     14,004,687       32,165       14,036,852       11,298,957       215,465       11,514,422   Alternative Revenue Programs     11,994       —       11,994       ( 442,504 )     —       ( 442,504 ) Total operating revenues   $ 14,016,681     $ 32,165     $ 14,048,846     $ 10,856,453     $ 215,465     $ 11,071,918         Nine Months Ended June 30, 2021     Nine Months Ended June 30, 2020       Gas utility     Non utility     Total operating revenues     Gas utility     Non utility     Total operating revenues   Natural Gas (Billed and Unbilled):                                                 Residential   $ 36,404,047     $ —     $ 36,404,047     $ 31,859,828     $ —     $ 31,859,828   Commercial     20,133,275       —       20,133,275       15,260,652       —       15,260,652   Industrial and Transportation     3,733,544       —       3,733,544       3,972,444       —       3,972,444   Other     369,511       98,070       467,581       390,184       537,324       927,508   Total contracts with customers     60,640,377       98,070       60,738,447       51,483,108       537,324       52,020,432   Alternative Revenue Programs     1,081,078       —       1,081,078       1,274,670       —       1,274,670   Total operating revenues   $ 61,721,455     $ 98,070     $ 61,819,525     $ 52,757,778     $ 537,324     $ 53,295,102     Gas utility revenues   Substantially all of Roanoke Gas' revenues are derived from rates authorized by the SCC through its tariffs. Based on its evaluation, the Company has concluded that these tariff-based revenues fall within the scope of ASC 606. Tariff rates represent the transaction price. Performance obligations created under these tariff-based sales include commodity (the cost of natural gas sold to customers) and delivery (transporting natural gas through the Company’s distribution system to customers). The delivery of natural gas to customers results in the satisfaction of the Company’s respective performance obligations over time.   8     RGC RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES     All customers are billed monthly based on consumption as measured by metered usage. Revenue is recognized as bills are issued for natural gas that has been delivered or transported. In addition, the Company utilizes the practical expedient that allows an entity to recognize the invoiced amount as revenue, if that amount corresponds to the value received by the customer. Since customers are billed tariff rates, there is no variable consideration in the transaction price.   Unbilled revenue is included in residential and commercial revenues in the preceding table. Natural gas consumption is estimated for the period subsequent to the last billed date and up through the last day of the month. Estimated volumes and approved tariff rates are utilized to calculate unbilled revenue. The following month, the unbilled estimate is reversed, the actual usage is billed and a new unbilled estimate is calculated. The Company obtains metered usage for industrial customers at the end of each month, thereby eliminating any unbilled consideration for these rate classes.   Other revenues   Other revenues primarily consist of miscellaneous fees and charges, utility-related revenues not directly billed to utility customers and billings for non-utility activities. Regarding these activities, the customer is invoiced monthly based on services provided. The Company utilizes the practical expedient allowing revenue to be recognized based on invoiced amounts. The transaction price is based on a contractually predetermined rate schedule; therefore, the transaction price represents total value to the customer and no variable price consideration exists.   Alternative Revenue Program revenues   ARPs, which fall outside the scope of ASC 606, are SCC approved mechanisms that allow for the adjustment of revenues for certain broad, external factors, or for additional billings if the entity achieves certain performance targets. The Company's ARPs include its WNA, which adjusts revenues for the effects of weather temperature variations as compared to the 30 -year average, and the SAVE Plan over/under collection mechanism, which adjusts revenues for the differences between SAVE Plan revenues billed to customers and the revenue earned, as calculated based on the timing and extent of infrastructure replacement completed during the period. These amounts are ultimately collected from, or returned to, customers through future rate changes as approved by the SCC.   Customer Accounts Receivable   Accounts receivable, as reflected in the condensed consolidated balance sheets, includes both billed and unbilled customer revenues, as well as amounts that are not related to customers. The balances of customer receivables are provided below:       Current Assets     Current Liabilities       Trade accounts receivable (1)     Unbilled revenue (1)     Customer credit balances     Customer deposits   Balance at September 30, 2020   $ 2,343,492     $ 1,041,518     $ 1,587,061     $ 1,611,476   Balance at June 30, 2021     3,665,023       1,079,046       842,992       1,576,160   Increase (decrease)   $ 1,321,531     $ 37,528     $ ( 744,069 )   $ ( 35,316 ) ( 1 ) Included in accounts receivable in the condensed consolidated balance sheet. Amounts shown net of reserve for bad debts.    The Company had no significant contract assets or liabilities during the period. Furthermore, the Company did not incur any significant costs to obtain contracts.   9       3. Income Taxes   A reconciliation of income tax expense from applying the federal statutory rates in effect for each period to total income tax expense is presented below:       Three Months Ended June 30,     Nine Months Ended June 30,       2021     2020     2021     2020   Income before income taxes   $ 806,145     $ 1,607,590     $ 13,429,825     $ 14,323,921   Corporate federal tax rate     21.0 %     21.0 %     21.0 %     21.0 %                                   Income tax expense computed at the federal statutory rate   $ 169,290     $ 337,593     $ 2,820,263     $ 3,008,023   State income taxes, net of federal tax benefit     39,458       77,349       647,448       666,017   Net amortization of excess deferred taxes on regulated operations     ( 14,081 )     ( 14,081 )     ( 138,413 )     ( 138,413 ) Other, net     638       151       ( 1,054 )     ( 105,536 ) Total income tax expense   $ 195,305     $ 401,012     $ 3,328,244     $ 3,430,091                                     Effective tax rate     24.2 %     24.9 %     24.8 %     23.9 %   The Company is currently evaluating the R&D credit for fiscal years 2017 through 2020 and plans to amend its tax returns for open tax years to claim any qualifying credit. The R&D credit primarily relates to capital spending by the Company's Roanoke Gas subsidiary. The total potential available credit has not been determined as of the filing date of this report.     4. Rates and Regulatory Matters   Since March 16, 2020, in response to COVID- 19, the Company has been operating under a moratorium that prohibits utilities from disconnecting residential customers for non-payment of their natural gas service and from assessing late payment fees; therefore, residential customers that would normally be disconnected for non-payment will continue incurring charges for gas service until the moratorium ends, resulting in higher potential write-offs. The moratorium is set to expire on August 30, 2021. Roanoke Gas continues to evaluate and adjust its provision for bad debts; however, the potential magnitude from the service moratorium continues to be uncertain.   In April 2020, the SCC issued an order allowing regulated utilities in Virginia to defer certain incremental, prudently incurred costs associated with the COVID- 19 pandemic and to apply for recovery at a future date. Formal guidance has not been provided by the SCC at this time. Roanoke Gas began deferring certain COVID- 19 related costs during fiscal 2021 and plans to seek recovery of these deferrals at the appropriate time.   In May 2021, Roanoke Gas filed its most recent SAVE application with the SCC to update the SAVE Rider for the period October 2021 through September 2022. The application requested the continued recovery of pre- 1973 plastic pipe replacement costs, as well as inclusion of the replacement of several certain regulator stations and pre- 1971 coated steel pipe as qualifying projects. The updated SAVE Rider is designed to collect approximately $ 3.45 million in annual revenues, a $ 1.1 million increase from the existing SAVE Rider rates. The Company expects a final order from the SCC on this application by September 30, 2021.   CARES Act funds have been provided to assist customers with past due balances. In December 2020, Roanoke Gas received over $ 400,000 in CARES Act funds and was able to apply the funds to eligible customer accounts during the second and third fiscal quarters.   10     RGC RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES       5. Other Investments   Midstream is an approximately  1 % owner of the LLC constructing the MVP. Due to various legal and regulatory delays, the LLC changed its approach in seeking authorization to cross all remaining streams and wetlands on the project route. It requested individual permits from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to cross certain streams and wetlands utilizing open cut techniques and has applied to amend the MVP project's CPCN to seek FERC authority to cross certain streams and wetlands utilizing alternative trenchless construction methods. The LLC is targeting a full in-service date for the MVP project in summer  2022  at a total project cost of approximately $ 6.2  billion, with Midstream's total cash contribution expected to approach $ 65  million.   The LLC temporarily suspended accruing AFUDC on the project beginning January 1, 2021 and through March 31, 2021 due to a temporary reduction in growth construction activities. The LLC resumed accruing AFUDC beginning April 1, 2021 associated with certain growth construction activities resuming.  The amount of AFUDC recognized during the current and prior period is included in the tables below.   Roanoke Gas will continue to suspend accruing AFUDC on its two gate stations that will interconnect with the MVP until such time as construction activities resume on the respective gate stations. Roanoke Gas recognized $ 55,981  of AFUDC associated with these gate stations during the first fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2020.   Funding for Midstream's investments in the LLC for both the MVP and Southgate projects is being provided through two variable rate unsecured promissory notes, under a non-revolving credit agreement, maturing in December 2022, and two additional notes issued in June 2019. See Note 7 for a schedule of debt instruments.   The investments in the LLC are included in the accompanying financial statements as follows:   Balance Sheet location:   June 30, 2021     September 30, 2020   Other Assets:                 MVP   $ 62,141,694     $ 57,183,063   Southgate     400,161       359,742   Investment in unconsolidated affiliates   $ 62,541,855     $ 57,542,805                     Current Liabilities:                 MVP   $ 1,850,876     $ 2,501,883   Southgate     2,505       10,554   Capital contributions payable   $ 1,853,381     $ 2,512,437         Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended   Income Statement location:   June 30, 2021     June 30, 2020     June 30, 2021     June 30, 2020   Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliate   $ 133,864     $ 1,205,574     $ 1,486,750     $ 3,488,253         June 30, 2021     September 30, 2020   Undistributed earnings, net of income taxes, of MVP in retained earnings   $ 7,946,763     $ 6,842,702     The change in the investment in unconsolidated affiliates is provided below:       Nine Months Ended       June 30, 2021     June 30, 2020   Cash investment   $ 4,171,356     $ 6,590,424   Change in accrued capital calls     ( 659,056 )     ( 2,597,426 ) Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliate     1,486,750       3,488,253   Change in investment in unconsolidated affiliates   $ 4,999,050     $ 7,481,251     11     RGC RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES     Summary unaudited financial statements of MVP are presented below. Southgate financial statements, which are accounted for under the cost method, are not included:       Income Statements       Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended       June 30, 2021     June 30, 2020     June 30, 2021     June 30, 2020   AFUDC   $ 12,917,004     $ 120,874,005     $ 146,674,318     $ 348,654,366   Other income (expense), net     ( 145,581 )     ( 18,925 )     ( 192,675 )     680,682   Net income   $ 12,771,423     $ 120,855,080     $ 146,481,643     $ 349,335,048         Balance Sheets       June 30, 2021     September 30, 2020   Assets:                 Current assets   $ 230,303,657     $ 513,713,429   Construction work in progress     6,098,744,245       5,536,248,668   Other assets     2,363,875       4,597,441   Total assets   $ 6,331,411,777     $ 6,054,559,538                     Liabilities and Equity:                 Current liabilities   $ 242,401,943     $ 187,581,804   Noncurrent liabilities     —       245,000   Capital     6,089,009,834       5,866,732,734   Total liabilities and equity   $ 6,331,411,777     $ 6,054,559,538       6. Derivatives and Hedging   The Company’s hedging and derivative policy allows management to enter into derivatives for the purpose of managing the commodity and financial market risks of its business operations, including the price of natural gas and the cost of borrowed funds. This policy specifically prohibits the use of derivatives for speculative purposes.   The Company has three interest rate swaps associated with its variable rate debt. Roanoke Gas has a swap agreement that effectively converts the $ 7,000,000 term note based on LIBOR into fixed-rate debt with a 2.30 % effective interest rate. Midstream has two swap agreements corresponding to the $ 14,000,000 and $ 10,000,000 variable rate term notes. The swap agreements convert these two notes into fixed rate instruments with effective interest rates of 3.24 % and 3.14 %, respectively. The swaps qualify as cash flow hedges with changes in fair value reported in other comprehensive income. No portion of the swaps were deemed ineffective during the periods presented.   The Company had no outstanding derivative instruments for the purchase of natural gas.   The fair value of the current and non-current portions of the interest rate swaps are reflected in the condensed consolidated balance sheets under the caption interest rate swaps. The table in Note 8 reflects the effect on income and other comprehensive income of the Company's cash flow hedges.   12     RGC RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES       7. Long-Term Debt   On March 25, 2021, Roanoke Gas renewed its unsecured line-of-credit agreement for a two -year term expiring March 31, 2023 with a maximum borrowing limit of $ 40,000,000 .  Amounts drawn against the agreement are considered to be non-current as the balance under the line-of-credit is not subject to repayment within the next 12 -month period.  The agreement has a variable-interest rate based on 30 -day LIBOR plus 100 basis points and an availability fee of 15 basis points and provides multi-tiered borrowing limits associated with the seasonal borrowing demands of the Company.  The Company's total available borrowing limits during the term of the agreement range from $ 14,000,000 to $ 40,000,000 .   Long-term debt consists of the following:       June 30, 2021     September 30, 2020       Principal     Unamortized Debt Issuance Costs     Principal     Unamortized Debt Issuance Costs   Roanoke Gas:                                 Unsecured senior notes payable, at 4.26 % due on September 18, 2034   $ 30,500,000     $ 127,917     $ 30,500,000     $ 135,157   Unsecured term note payable, at 30-day LIBOR plus 0.90 %, due November 1, 2021     7,000,000       1,112       7,000,000       3,613   Unsecured term notes payable, at 3.58 % due on October 2, 2027     8,000,000       30,100       8,000,000       33,712   Unsecured term notes payable, at 4.41 % due on March 28, 2031     10,000,000       30,543       10,000,000       32,892   Unsecured term notes payable, at 3.60 % due on December 6, 2029     10,000,000       29,943       10,000,000       32,585   Midstream:                                 Unsecured term notes payable, at 30-day LIBOR plus 1.35 %, due December 29, 2022     31,425,200       17,885       25,475,200       38,728   Unsecured term note payable, at 30-day LIBOR plus 1.15 %, due June 12, 2026     14,000,000       12,038       14,000,000       13,844   Unsecured term note payable, at 30-day LIBOR plus 1.20 %, due June 1, 2024     10,000,000       6,875       10,000,000       8,644   Total notes payable, current and non-current     120,925,200       256,413       114,975,200       299,175   Less: current maturities of long-term debt     ( 7,000,000 )     —       —       —   Total notes payable   $ 113,925,200     $ 256,413     $ 114,975,200     $ 299,175   Line-of-credit, at 30-day LIBOR plus 1.00 %, due March 31, 2023     9,482,600       -       9,143,606       -   Total long-term debt   $ 123,407,800     $ 256,413     $ 124,118,806     $ 299,175       All debt agreements set forth certain representations, warranties and covenants to which the Company is subject, including financial covenants that limit consolidated long-term indebtedness to not more than 65 % of total capitalization.  All of the debt agreements, except for the line-of-credit, provide for priority indebtedness to not exceed 15 % of consolidated total assets.  The Company was in compliance with all debt covenants as of  June 30, 2021 and September 30, 2020.    13     RGC RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES       8. Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)   A summary of other comprehensive income and loss is provided below:               Tax             Before-Tax     (Expense)     Net-of-Tax       Amount     or Benefit     Amount   Three Months Ended June 30, 2021                         Interest rate swaps:                         Unrealized losses   $ ( 166,066 )   $ 42,745     $ ( 123,321 ) Transfer of realized losses to interest expense     139,478       ( 35,901 )     103,577   Net interest rate swaps     ( 26,588 )     6,844       ( 19,744 ) Defined benefit plans:                         Amortization of actuarial losses     20,017       ( 5,153 )     14,864   Other comprehensive loss   $ ( 6,571 )   $ 1,691     $ ( 4,880 ) Three Months Ended June 30, 2020                         Interest rate swaps:                         Unrealized losses   $ ( 278,752 )   $ 71,751     $ ( 207,001 ) Transfer of realized losses to interest expense     108,002       ( 27,801 )     80,201   Net interest rate swaps     ( 170,750 )     43,950       ( 126,800 ) Defined benefit plans:                         Amortization of actuarial losses     22,610       ( 5,819 )     16,791   Other comprehensive loss   $ ( 148,140 )   $ 38,131     $ ( 110,009 )               Tax               Before-Tax     (Expense)     Net-of-Tax       Amount     or Benefit     Amount   Nine Months Ended June 30, 2021                         Interest rate swaps:                         Unrealized gains   $ 453,060     $ ( 116,619 )   $ 336,441   Transfer of realized losses to interest expense     413,186       ( 106,352 )     306,834   Net interest rate swaps     866,246       ( 222,971 )     643,275   Defined benefit plans:                         Amortization of actuarial losses     60,051       ( 15,459 )     44,592   Other comprehensive income   $ 926,297     $ ( 238,430 )   $ 687,867   Nine Months Ended June 30, 2020                         Interest rate swaps:                         Unrealized losses   $ ( 1,583,021 )   $ 407,469     $ ( 1,175,552 ) Transfer of realized losses to interest expense     128,240       ( 33,009 )     95,231   Net interest rate swaps     ( 1,454,781 )     374,460       ( 1,080,321 ) Defined benefit plans:                         Amortization of actuarial losses     67,830       ( 17,457 )     50,373   Other comprehensive loss   $ ( 1,386,951 )   $ 357,003     $ ( 1,029,948 )   14     RGC RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES     The amortization of actuarial gains and losses, reflected in the preceding table, relate to the unregulated operations of the Company. Actuarial gains and losses attributable to the regulated operations are included as a regulatory asset. See Note 14 for a schedule of regulatory assets. The amortization of actual gains and losses is recognized as a component of net periodic pension and postretirement benefit costs under other income, net.   Reconciliation of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)                       Accumulated                       Other       Interest Rate     Defined Benefit     Comprehensive       Swaps     Plans     Income (Loss)   Balance at September 30, 2020   $ ( 1,651,213 )   $ ( 1,796,731 )   $ ( 3,447,944 ) Other comprehensive income     643,275       44,592       687,867   Balance at June 30, 2021   $ ( 1,007,938 )   $ ( 1,752,139 )   $ ( 2,760,077 )     9. Commitments and Contingencies   The outbreak of COVID- 19 continues to have an impact on businesses and individuals throughout the nation and the world. The COVID- 19 pandemic forced all levels of government, as well as businesses and individuals, to take actions to limit the spread of the disease. This resulted in a significant disruption to normal activities as many businesses either shut down or are operating on a limited basis resulting in higher unemployment and government imposed social distancing mandates over the past year. With the increased distribution and acceptance of vaccines, many restrictions imposed to limit the spread and transmission of the virus have been reduced or eliminated allowing for some return to normalcy. However, the continuation of certain restrictions, such as the moratorium on the disconnection of gas service to delinquent customers, will continue to have a financial effect on the Company.   The existence of variant strains of the virus and reduced focus on safety measures may lead to a resurgence in infections and could result in additional restrictions. The extent to which COVID- 19 will affect the Company over future periods will depend on ongoing developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be reasonably predicted, including the continued easing of restrictions to businesses and individuals, the potential for a resurgence of the virus, including variants, and the effectiveness of and extent to which the population is vaccinated, among other factors.     10. Earnings Per Share   Basic earnings per common share for the  three and nine months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 were calculated by dividing net income by the weighted average common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per common share were calculated by dividing net income by the weighted average common shares outstanding during the period plus potential dilutive common shares.   A reconciliation of basic and diluted earnings per share is presented below:       Three Months Ended June 30,     Nine Months Ended June 30,       2021     2020     2021     2020   Net income   $ 610,840     $ 1,206,578     $ 10,101,581     $ 10,893,830   Weighted average common shares     8,260,579       8,143,887       8,215,215       8,115,836   Effect of dilutive securities:                                 Options to purchase common stock     12,624       15,437       13,287       23,178   Diluted average common shares     8,273,203       8,159,324       8,228,502       8,139,014   Earnings per share of common stock:                                 Basic   $ 0.07     $ 0.15     $ 1.23     $ 1.34   Diluted   $ 0.07     $ 0.15     $ 1.23     $ 1.34     15     RGC RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES       11. Employee Benefit Plans   The Company has both a pension plan and a postretirement plan. The pension plan covers the Company’s employees hired before January 1, 2017 and provides retirement income based on years of service and employee compensation. The postretirement plan provides certain health care and supplemental life insurance benefits to retired employees who meet specific age and service requirements. Net pension plan and postretirement plan expense is detailed as follows:       Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended       June 30,     June 30,       2021     2020     2021     2020   Components of net periodic pension cost:                                 Service cost   $ 183,570     $ 172,902     $ 550,710     $ 518,706   Interest cost     243,785       265,557       731,355       796,671   Expected return on plan assets     ( 503,936 )     ( 459,156 )     ( 1,511,808 )     ( 1,377,468 ) Recognized loss     125,535       113,936       376,605       341,808   Net periodic pension cost   $ 48,954     $ 93,239     $ 146,862     $ 279,717         Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended       June 30,     June 30,       2021     2020     2021     2020   Components of postretirement benefit cost:                                 Service cost   $ 35,172     $ 41,970     $ 105,516     $ 125,910   Interest cost     107,623       132,869       322,869       398,607   Expected return on plan assets     ( 149,122 )     ( 137,599 )     ( 447,366 )     ( 412,797 ) Recognized loss     38,664       59,343       115,992       178,029   Net postretirement benefit cost   $ 32,337     $ 96,583     $ 97,011     $ 289,749     The components of net periodic benefit cost, other than the service cost component, are included in other income, net in the condensed consolidated statements of income. Service cost is included in operations and maintenance expense in the condensed consolidated statements of income.   The table below reflects the Company's actual contributions made fiscal year-to-date and the expected remaining contributions to be made during the balance of the current fiscal year.  Management is currently evaluating its expected contributions for the current fiscal year; therefore, the amounts presented below may change.       Fiscal Year-to-Date Contributions     Remaining Fiscal Year Contributions   Pension plan   $ —     $ 500,000   Postretirement plan     —       400,000   Total   $ —     $ 900,000       12. Fair Value Measurements   FASB ASC No.   820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures , established a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes each input to the valuation method used to measure fair value of financial and nonfinancial assets and liabilities that are measured and reported on a fair value basis into one of the following three levels:   Level 1 – Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Company has the ability to access at the measurement date.   16     RGC RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES     Level 2 – Inputs other than quoted prices in Level 1 that are either for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability, or inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means.   Level 3 – Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability where there is little, if any, market activity for the asset or liability at the measurement date.   The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets (Level 1 ) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 ).   The following table summarizes the Company’s financial assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis as required by existing guidance and the fair value measurements by level within the fair value hierarchy:       Fair Value Measurements - June 30, 2021               Quoted     Significant                       Prices     Other     Significant               in Active     Observable     Unobservable       Fair     Markets     Inputs     Inputs       Value     (Level 1)     (Level 2)     (Level 3)   Liabilities:                                 Natural gas purchases   $ 1,292,893     $ —     $ 1,292,893     $ —   Interest rate swaps     1,357,310       —       1,357,310       —   Total   $ 2,650,203     $ —     $ 2,650,203     $ —         Fair Value Measurements - September 30, 2020               Quoted     Significant                       Prices     Other     Significant               in Active     Observable     Unobservable       Fair     Markets     Inputs     Inputs       Value     (Level 1)     (Level 2)     (Level 3)   Liabilities:                                 Natural gas purchases   $ 470,755     $ —     $ 470,755     $ —   Interest rate swaps     2,223,556       —       2,223,556       —   Total   $ 2,694,311     $ —     $ 2,694,311     $ —     The fair value of the interest rate swaps are determined by using the counterparty's proprietary models and certain assumptions regarding past, present and future market conditions.   Under the asset management contract, a timing difference can exist between the payment for natural gas purchases and the actual receipt of such purchases. Payments are made based on a predetermined monthly volume with the price based on weighted average first of the month index prices corresponding to the month of the scheduled payment. At June 30, 2021 and September 30, 2020 , the Company had recorded in accounts payable the estimated fair value of the liability valued at the corresponding first of month index prices for which the liability is expected to be settled.   The Company’s nonfinancial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis consist of its AROs. The AROs are measured at fair value at initial recognition based on expected future cash flows required to settle the obligation.    The carrying value of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, borrowings under line-of-credit, accounts payable (with the exception of the timing difference under the asset management contract), customer credit balances and customer deposits is a reasonable estimate of fair value due to the short-term nature of these financial instruments. In addition, the carrying amount of the variable rate line-of-credit is a reasonable approximation of its fair value.   17     RGC RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES     The following table summarizes the fair value of the Company’s financial assets and liabilities that are not adjusted to fair value in the financial statements:       Fair Value Measurements - June 30, 2021               Quoted     Significant                       Prices     Other     Significant               in Active     Observable     Unobservable       Carrying     Markets     Inputs     Inputs       Value     (Level 1)     (Level 2)     (Level 3)   Liabilities:                                 Current maturities of long-term debt   $ 7,000,000       —       —     $ 7,000,000   Notes payable     113,925,200     $ —     $ —       123,206,721   Total   $ 120,925,200     $ —     $ —     $ 130,206,721         Fair Value Measurements - September 30, 2020               Quoted     Significant                       Prices     Other     Significant               in Active     Observable     Unobservable       Carrying     Markets     Inputs     Inputs       Value     (Level 1)     (Level 2)     (Level 3)   Liabilities:                                 Notes payable   $ 114,975,200     $ —     $ —     $ 124,740,970   Total   $ 114,975,200     $ —     $ —     $ 124,740,970     The fair value of long-term debt is estimated by discounting the future cash flows of the fixed rate debt based on the underlying Treasury rate or other Treasury instruments with a corresponding maturity period and estimated credit spread extrapolated based on market conditions since the issuance of the debt.   FASB ASC 825, Financial Instruments , requires disclosures regarding concentrations of credit risk from financial instruments. Cash equivalents are investments in high-grade, short-term securities (original maturity less than three months), placed with financially sound institutions. Accounts receivable are from a diverse group of customers including individuals and small and large companies in various industries. As of June 30, 2021 and September 30, 2020 , no single customer accounted for more than 5% of the total accounts receivable balance. The Company maintains certain credit standards with its customers and requires a customer deposit if such evaluation warrants.     13. Segment Information   Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise for which separate financial information is available and is evaluated regularly by the Company's chief operating decision maker in deciding how to allocate resources and assess performance. The Company uses operating income and equity in earnings to assess segment performance.   Intersegment transactions are recorded at cost.   The reportable segments disclosed herein are defined as follows:   Gas Utility  - The natural gas segment of the Company generates revenue from its tariff rates and other regulatory mechanisms through which it provides the sale and distribution of natural gas to its residential, commercial and industrial customers.   Investment in Affiliates  - The investment in affiliates segment reflects the income generated through the activities of the Company's investment in the MVP and Southgate projects.   Parent and Other  - The category parent and other includes the unregulated activities of the Company as well as certain corporate eliminations.   18     RGC RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES     Information related to the segments of the Company are provided below:       Three Months Ended June 30, 2021       Gas Utility     Investment in Affiliates     Parent and Other     Consolidated Total   Operating revenues   $ 14,016,681     $ —     $ 32,165     $ 14,048,846   Depreciation     2,115,758       —       —       2,115,758   Operating income (loss)     1,563,436       ( 47,390 )     26,287       1,542,333   Equity in earnings     —       133,864       —       133,864   Interest expense     693,265       306,973       —       1,000,238   Income (loss) before income taxes     998,342       ( 218,579 )     26,382       806,145         Three Months Ended June 30, 2020       Gas Utility     Investment in Affiliates     Parent and Other     Consolidated Total   Operating revenues   $ 10,856,453     $ —     $ 215,465     $ 11,071,918   Depreciation     1,988,505       —       —       1,988,505   Operating income (loss)     1,291,678       ( 55,097 )     99,082       1,335,663   Equity in earnings     —       1,205,574       —       1,205,574   Interest expense     667,702       318,501       —       986,203   Income before income taxes     674,351       834,054       99,185       1,607,590         Nine Months Ended June 30, 2021       Gas Utility     Investment in Affiliates     Parent and Other     Consolidated Total   Operating revenues   $ 61,721,455     $ —     $ 98,070     $ 61,819,525   Depreciation     6,397,460       —       —       6,397,460   Operating income (loss)     14,352,010       ( 200,532 )     71,668       14,223,146   Equity in earnings     —       1,486,750       —       1,486,750   Interest expense     2,105,127       922,704       —       3,027,831   Income before income taxes     12,984,346       373,466       72,013       13,429,825         Nine Months Ended June 30, 2020       Gas Utility     Investment in Affiliates     Parent and Other     Consolidated Total   Operating revenues   $ 52,757,778     $ —     $ 537,324     $ 53,295,102   Depreciation     5,965,226       —       —       5,965,226   Operating income (loss)     13,321,691       ( 163,214 )     258,781       13,417,258   Equity in earnings     —       3,488,253       —       3,488,253   Interest expense     2,048,552       1,061,129       —       3,109,681   Income before income taxes     11,795,644       2,269,106       259,171       14,323,921         June 30, 2021       Gas Utility     Investment in Affiliates     Parent and Other     Consolidated Total   Total assets   $ 221,576,186     $ 63,353,786     $ 11,931,760     $ 296,861,732         September 30, 2020       Gas Utility     Investment in Affiliates     Parent and Other     Consolidated Total   Total assets   $ 211,994,364     $ 57,660,105     $ 12,025,038     $ 281,679,507     19     RGC RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES       14. Regulatory Assets and Liabilities   The Company’s regulated operations follow the accounting and reporting requirements of FASB ASC No.   980, Regulated Operations . The economic effects of regulation can result in a regulated company deferring costs that have been or are expected to be recovered from customers in a period different from the period in which the costs would be charged to expense by an unregulated enterprise. When this situation occurs, costs are deferred as assets in the condensed consolidated balance sheet (regulatory assets) and amortized into expense over periods when such amounts are reflected in rates. Additionally, regulators can impose liabilities upon a regulated company for amounts previously collected from customers and for current collection in rates of costs that are expected to be incurred in the future (regulatory liabilities). In the event the provisions of FASB ASC No.   980 no longer apply to any or all regulatory assets or liabilities, the Company would write off such amounts and include the effects in the condensed consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income in the period which FASB ASC No.   980 no longer applied.   Regulatory assets included in the Company’s accompanying balance sheets are as follows:        June 30, 2021     September 30, 2020   Assets:                 Current Assets:                 Regulatory assets:                 Under-recovery of gas costs   $ 1,663,017     $ 1,733,718   Under-recovery of SAVE Plan revenues     123,603       108,550   Accrued pension and postretirement medical     144,182       576,731   Other deferred expenses     84,315       84,315   Total current     2,015,117       2,503,314   Utility Property:                 In service:                 Other     11,945       11,945   Construction work in progress:                 AFUDC     386,189       330,208   Other Assets:                 Regulatory assets:                 Premium on early retirement of debt     1,512,980       1,598,620   Accrued pension and postretirement medical     9,156,546       9,156,546   Other deferred expenses     324,849       214,928   Total non-current     10,994,375       10,970,094                     Total regulatory assets   $ 13,407,626     $ 13,815,561     20     RGC RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES     Regulatory liabilities included in the Company’s accompanying balance sheets are as follows:        June 30, 2021     September 30, 2020   Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity:                 Current Liabilities:                 Regulatory liabilities:                 WNA   $ 64,275     $ 601,784   Excess deferred income taxes     205,353       205,353   Other deferred liabilities     3,279       83,176   Total current     272,907       890,313   Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities:                 Asset retirement obligations     7,505,590       7,180,982   Regulatory cost of retirement obligations     13,439,053       12,678,043   Regulatory Liabilities:                 Excess deferred income taxes     10,542,692       10,729,082   Total non-current     31,487,335       30,588,107                     Total regulatory liabilities   $ 31,760,242     $ 31,478,420     As of June 30, 2021 and September 30, 2020 , the Company had regulatory assets in the amount of $ 13,395,681  and $ 13,803,616 , respectively, on which the Company did not earn a return during the recovery period.     15. Subsequent Events   The Company has evaluated subsequent events through the date the financial statements were issued.  There were no items not otherwise disclosed which would have materially impacted the Company's condensed consolidated financial statements.    21       RGC RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES     ITEM 2 – MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS   Forward-Looking Statements   This report contains forward-looking statements that relate to future transactions, events or expectations. In addition, Resources may publish forward-looking statements relating to such matters as anticipated financial performance, business prospects, technological developments, new products, research and development activities, operational impacts and similar matters. These statements are based on management’s current expectations and information available at the time of such statements and are believed to be reasonable and are made in good faith. The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a safe harbor for forward-looking statements. In order to comply with the terms of the safe harbor, the Company notes that a variety of factors could cause the Company’s actual results and experience to differ materially from the anticipated results or other expectations expressed in the Company’s forward-looking statements. The risks and uncertainties that may affect the operations, performance, development and results of the Company’s business include, but are not limited to those set forth in the following discussion and within Item 1A “Risk Factors” in the Company’s 2020 Annual Report on Form 10-K. All of these factors are difficult to predict and many are beyond the Company’s control. Accordingly, while the Company believes its forward-looking statements to be reasonable, there can be no assurance that they will approximate actual experience or that the expectations derived from them will be realized. When used in the Company’s documents or news releases, the words, “anticipate,” “believe,” “intend,” “plan,” “estimate,” “expect,” “objective,” “projection,” “forecast,” “budget,” “assume,” “indicate” or similar words or future or conditional verbs such as “will,” “would,” “should,” “can,” “could” or “may” are intended to identify forward-looking statements.   Forward-looking statements reflect the Company’s current expectations only as of the date they are made. The Company assumes no duty to update these statements should expectations change or actual results differ from current expectations except as required by applicable laws and regulations.   The three-month and nine-month earnings presented herein should not be considered as reflective of the Company’s consolidated financial results for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021. The total revenues and margins realized during the first nine months reflect higher billings due to the weather sensitive nature of the natural gas business.   COVID-19   As was discussed under Item 1A "Risk Factors" in the Company's 2020 Annual Report on Form 10-K, COVID-19 and the resulting pandemic continues to impact the local, state, national and global economies. Significant progress was made in distributing and administering vaccines to the public through June 30, 2021, which has allowed a return to some form of normalcy. Most restrictions implemented as a result of the pandemic have been eased, including Virginia’s state of emergency, allowing for increased business, recreational and travel activities. Natural gas consumption by the Company’s commercial customers has largely returned to pre-pandemic levels. However, the easing of restrictions and the existence of variant strains of COVID-19 may lead to a rise in infections, which could result in the reinstatement of some or all of the restrictions previously in place. Management continues to monitor current conditions to ensure the continuation of safe and reliable service to customers and to maintain the safety of the Company's employees.   By statute, the service disconnection moratorium on residential customers, as discussed below under "Regulatory," is scheduled to lapse August 30, 2021. However, Virginia’s General Assembly convened for a special session beginning August 2, 2021, during which action could be taken to extend the service moratorium.  As a result, management continues to closely monitor and evaluate its provision for bad debts. With the moratorium in place, delinquent account balances are continuing to build. Since February 2021, the Company applied more than $400,000 of CARES Act funds to the delinquent balances of those customers impacted by COVID-19. Total bad debt expense that may be incurred by the Company remains unpredictable primarily due to the continuing and possible extension of the moratorium and a potential resurgence in the pandemic that may lead to reinstatement of restrictions or other similar measures, along with any related economic impact.   22       RGC RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES     Overview   Resources is an energy services company primarily engaged in the regulated sale and distribution of natural gas to approximately 62,700 residential, commercial and industrial customers in Roanoke, Virginia and surrounding localities through its Roanoke Gas subsidiary.  In addition, Resources is a more than 1% investor in the MVP through its Midstream subsidiary and a less than 1% investor in Southgate.   The Company’s utility operations are regulated by the SCC, which oversees the terms, conditions, and rates to be charged to customers for natural gas service, safety standards, extension of service and depreciation. The Company is also subject to federal regulation from the Department of Transportation in regard to the construction, operation, maintenance, safety and integrity of its transmission and distribution pipelines. FERC regulates the prices for the transportation and delivery of natural gas to the Company’s distribution system and underground storage. The Company is also subject to other regulations which are not necessarily industry specific.   Nearly all of the Company’s revenues, excluding equity in earnings of MVP, are derived from the sale and delivery of natural gas to Roanoke Gas customers. The SCC authorizes the rates and fees the Company charges its customers for these services. These rates are designed to provide the Company with the opportunity to recover its gas and non-gas expenses and to earn a reasonable rate of return for shareholders based on normal weather.   On October 10, 2018, Roanoke Gas filed a general rate application requesting an annual increase in customer non-gas base rates. Roanoke Gas implemented the non-gas rates contained in its rate application (or the "interim rates") for natural gas service rendered to customers on or after January 1, 2019. On January 24, 2020, the SCC issued its final order on the general rate application, granting Roanoke Gas an annualized increase in non-gas base rates of $7.25 million. In March 2020, the Company refunded $3.8 million to its customers, representing the excess revenues collected plus interest for the difference between the final approved rates and the interim rates billed since January 1, 2019.   As the Company’s business is seasonal in nature, volatility in winter weather and the commodity price of natural gas can impact the effectiveness of the Company’s rates in recovering its costs and providing a reasonable return for its shareholders. In order to mitigate the effect of variations in weather and the cost of natural gas, the Company has certain approved rate mechanisms in place that help provide stability in earnings, adjust for volatility in the price of natural gas and provide a return on increased infrastructure investment. These mechanisms include SAVE, WNA, ICC and PGA.   The Company’s non-gas base rates provide for the recovery of non-gas related expenses and a reasonable return to shareholders. These rates are determined based on the filing of a formal non-gas rate application with the SCC utilizing historical and proforma information, including investment in natural gas facilities. Generally, investments related to extending service to new customers are recovered through the non-gas base rates currently in place. The investment in replacing and upgrading existing infrastructure is generally not recoverable until a formal rate application is filed to include the additional investment, and new non-gas base rates are approved. The SAVE Plan and Rider provides the Company with a mechanism through which it recovers costs related to these SAVE qualified infrastructure investments on a prospective basis, until a formal rate application is filed to incorporate these investments in non-gas base rates. The SAVE Rider reset effective January 2019 with the implementation of new non-gas rates. Accordingly, SAVE Plan revenues increased by $329,000 and $914,000 for the three and nine month periods ended June 30, 2021, respectively, compared to the same periods last year. The increases in SAVE revenues reflect the Company's continued investment in qualified SAVE Plan infrastructure.    The WNA model reduces earnings volatility related to weather variability in the heating season. The WNA is based on the most recent 30-year temperature average and provides the Company with a level of earnings protection when weather is warmer than normal and provides its customers with price protection when weather is colder than normal. The WNA allows the Company to recover from its customers the lost margin (excluding gas costs) from the impact of weather that is warmer than normal and correspondingly requires the Company to refund the excess margin earned for weather that is colder than normal. The WNA mechanism used by the Company is based on a linear regression model that determines the value of a single heating degree day. For the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, the Company accrued approximately $72,000 and $504,000 in refunds under the WNA model for weather that had 5% and 39% more heating degree days than normal, respectively. For the nine months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020,  the Company accrued approximately $1,124,000 and $1,313,000 in additional revenues under the WNA model for weather that was 7% and 9% warmer than normal, respectively.  For the WNA year ending March 31, 2021, the Company billed customers $576,000 of margin for weather that was 4% warmer than normal.   23     RGC RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES     The Company also has an approved rate structure in place that mitigates the impact of financing costs associated with its natural gas inventory. Under this rate structure, Roanoke Gas recognizes revenue for the financing costs, or “carrying costs,” of its inventory. This ICC factor applied to the cost of inventory is based on the Company’s weighted-average cost of capital, including interest rates on short-term and long-term debt, and the Company’s authorized return on equity.   During times of rising gas costs and rising inventory levels, Roanoke Gas recognizes ICC revenues to offset higher financing costs associated with higher inventory balances. Conversely, during times of decreasing gas costs and lower inventory balances, the Company recognizes less ICC revenue as financing costs are lower. In addition, ICC revenues are impacted by the changes in the weighted-average cost of capital. Total ICC revenues for the three month period ended June 30, 2021 compared to the corresponding period last year reflected a slight increase due to rising natural gas commodity prices as the Company began its summer storage refill in April 2021.  ICC revenues declined by $43,000 for the nine months ended June 30, 2021 compared to the same period last year due to a combination of lower average price of natural gas in storage and lower average inventory levels.   The Company's approved billing rates include a component designed to allow for the recovery of the cost of natural gas used by its customers. The cost of natural gas is a pass-through cost and is independent of the non-gas base rates of the Company. This rate component, referred to as the PGA, allows the Company to pass along to its customers increases and decreases in natural gas costs incurred by its regulated operations. On a quarterly basis, or more frequently if necessary, the Company files a PGA rate adjustment request with the SCC to adjust the gas cost component of its rates up or down depending on projected price and activity. Once administrative approval is received, the Company adjusts the gas cost component of its rates to reflect the approved amount. As actual costs will differ from projections used in establishing the PGA rate, the Company will either over-recover or under-recover its actual gas costs during the period. The difference between actual costs incurred and costs recovered through the application of the PGA is recorded as a regulatory asset or liability. At the end of the annual deferral period, the balance is amortized over an ensuing 12-month period as those amounts are reflected in customer billings.    The Company has recognized significant income from equity in earnings of MVP in the past, as AFUDC has been recorded. Effective January 1, 2021, the LLC suspended accruing AFUDC on the project due to a temporary reduction in growth construction activities as it changed its approach in seeking authorization to cross all remaining streams and wetlands on the project route. Beginning in April 2021, the LLC resumed accruing AFUDC associated with certain growth construction activities at an amount well below recent historical levels.  AFUDC will continue as long as progress continues on completing the MVP, which would include receiving the necessary approvals for the stream crossings.  Once MVP is placed in service, AFUDC will cease and future earnings will be derived from fees to transport natural gas on the pipeline.   Effective January 1, 2021, Roanoke Gas suspended AFUDC on its two gate stations that will connect to MVP until such time as construction activities on the stations resume.    Results of Operations   The analysis on the results of operations is based on the consolidated operations of the Company, which is primarily associated with the utility segment. Additional segment analysis is provided in areas where Midstream's investment in affiliates represents a significant component of the comparison.   Management believes that gross utility margin, a non-GAAP financial measure defined as the difference between condensed consolidated income statement line items gas utility revenues and cost of gas - utility, is a more useful and relevant measure to analyze financial performance. The term gross utility margin is not intended to represent or replace operating income, the most comparable GAAP financial measure, as an indicator of operating performance and is not necessarily comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies. The following results of operations analyses will reference gross utility margin.   Three Months Ended June 30, 2021:   Net income decreased by $595,738, or 49%, for the three months ended June 30, 2021, compared to the same period last year, primarily due to lower AFUDC earnings on the investment in MVP.   24     RGC RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES     The tables below reflect operating revenues, volume activity and heating degree-days.       Three Months Ended June 30,                       2021     2020     Increase / (Decrease)     Percentage   Operating Revenues                                 Gas utility   $ 14,016,681     $ 10,856,453     $ 3,160,228       29 % Non utility     32,165       215,465       (183,300 )     (85 )% Total Operating Revenues   $ 14,048,846     $ 11,071,918     $ 2,976,928       27 % Delivered Volumes                                 Regulated Natural Gas (DTH)                                 Residential and Commercial     967,402       949,845     $ 17,557       2 % Transportation and Interruptible     797,276       1,244,246       (446,970 )     (36 )% Total Delivered Volumes     1,764,678       2,194,091     $ (429,413 )     (20 )% HDD     351       460       (109 )     (24 )%   Total operating revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2021, compared to the same period last year, increased by 27% due to a combination of significantly higher natural gas prices and pipeline and storage fees, an increase in SAVE revenues, and increasing residential and commercial natural gas consumption, partially offset by a decrease in transportation and interruptible volumes. As the country is emerging from the shut-downs and restrictions imposed as a result of COVID-19, improving economic activity has increased both the demand for and the price of natural gas.  In addition to this upward pressure on natural gas commodity prices, two of the pipeline suppliers implemented rate increases on transportation fees for delivering natural gas into Roanoke's distribution system during the Company's second fiscal quarter.  As a result of both events, the commodity price of natural gas increased by 64% per dth and total pipeline and storage fees increased by 75% for the quarter.  These higher costs are passed on to customers through the PGA mechanism.  Although the three months ended June 30, 2021 had 109, or 24%, fewer heating degree days than the same period last year, the weather sensitive residential and commercial volumes increased by 2% reflecting economic improvement as businesses and customers are beginning to return to pre-pandemic activities.  SAVE Plan revenues increased by $329,048 due to the ongoing investment in qualified SAVE infrastructure projects. The transportation and interruptible volumes, primarily driven by business activity rather than weather, declined by 36% due to a single multi-fuel customer that switched its primary fuel from natural gas to an alternate source in response to the rising natural gas commodity prices. Non-utility revenues decreased due to the completion of a significant long-term contract in fiscal 2020.       Three Months Ended June 30,                       2021     2020     Increase     Percentage   Gross Utility Margin                                 Gas Utility Revenue   $ 14,016,681     $ 10,856,453     $ 3,160,228       29 % Cost of Gas - Utility     6,289,615       3,680,408       2,609,207       71 % Gross Utility Margin   $ 7,727,066     $ 7,176,045     $ 551,021       8 %   Gross utility margin increased from the same period last year primarily as a result of the aforementioned higher SAVE revenues and increased economic activity, partially offset by the reduction in transportation and interruptible deliveries. The WNA-adjusted volumes associated with residential and commercial customers increased by 21% as compared to a 2% increase for the actual volumes.  These increased volumes reflect improving economic conditions as discussed previously. The lower margin transportation and interruptible volumes declined by 36% related entirely to a single multi-fuel customer that switched its primary fuel from natural gas to an alternate source.  Excluding the multi-fuel customer from both periods, total transportation and interruptible volumes would have increased by 17%, indicating the improving business environment.  The higher customer base charge revenue reflects a combination of customer growth and the continuing service to delinquent customers as a result of the ongoing disconnection moratorium.   25     RGC RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES     The components of and the change in gas utility margin are summarized below:       Three Months Ended June 30,               2021     2020     Increase / (Decrease)   Customer Base Charge   $ 3,648,899     $ 3,613,710     $ 35,189   Carrying Cost     56,542       50,671       5,871   SAVE Plan     677,482       348,434       329,048   Volumetric     3,357,099       3,660,793       (303,694 ) WNA     (72,181 )     (503,615 )     431,434   Other Gas Revenues     59,225       6,052       53,173   Total   $ 7,727,066     $ 7,176,045     $ 551,021     Operations and maintenance expenses increased by $109,411, or 3%, over the same period last year primarily due to higher compensation, contracted services costs and bad debt expense, partially offset by increased  capitalized overheads.  Compensation and contracted services increased by $162,000 due to increased activity as a result of fewer COVID-19 related restrictions compared to last year.  Bad debt expense increased by $15,000 related to the continuation of the moratorium on service disconnections for customers with past due balances.  The increase in bad debt expense would have been much higher if not for the application of $194,000 in additional CARES Act funds to COVID-19 qualifying past-due customers in June.  These funds were in addition to the $209,000 applied during the second fiscal quarter.   Total capitalized overheads increased by $104,000 due to higher direct construction expenditures for the period on which the overheads are applied.   General taxes increased by $33,653, or 6%, due to higher property taxes related to ongoing investments in infrastructure replacement, system reinforcements and customer growth.   Depreciation expense increased by $127,253, or 6%, on a comparable increase in utility plant balances.    Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliate decreased by $1,071,710, with limited growth construction activities resuming.  As these activities were on a much smaller scale, the level of AFUDC recognized during the period was significantly lower than in the prior year but higher than the second fiscal quarter when AFUDC temporarily ceased.  The amount of AFUDC recognized in future periods will be dependent on the level and timing of construction activities required to complete the MVP.  See Equity Investment in Mountain Valley Pipeline section below for additional information.   Other income, net increased by $77,630 primarily due to a $112,000 decrease in the non-service cost components of net periodic benefit costs partially offset by the absence of the equity portion of AFUDC.  The reduction in the non-service cost components is attributable to reduced interest cost related to a lower discount rate applied to the benefit plans' liabilities and higher projected earnings on plan assets attributable to asset growth.  In the final order on the Company's non-gas rate application, the SCC allowed Roanoke Gas to defer financing costs related to the two natural gas transfer stations that will interconnect Roanoke Gas' distribution system with the MVP. As a result, the Company began recognizing AFUDC in the second quarter of fiscal 2020.  Roanoke Gas suspended AFUDC on these two gate stations until such time as construction activities resume.    Interest expense increased by $14,035, or 1%, as the total average debt outstanding increased by 11% between quarters. The higher borrowing levels, derived from the ongoing investment in MVP and financing expenditures in support of Roanoke Gas' capital budget, were offset by an 8% reduction in the weighted-average interest rate on the Company's debt. Interest expense was also impacted by the absence of the debt portion of AFUDC related to Roanoke Gas' two gate stations.      Roanoke Gas' interest expense increased by $25,563 primarily due to a $6.2 million increase in total average debt outstanding for the period, net of a reduction in the average interest rate from 3.84% to 3.60% associated with the higher borrowings under the variable rate line-of-credit.   Midstream's interest expense decreased by $11,528. The decline in the average variable interest rate of Midstream's credit facility resulted in the average interest rate on total Midstream debt decreasing from 2.52% to 2.22%, more than offsetting an increase of $6.4 million in total average debt outstanding.   Income tax expense decreased by $205,707 corresponding to a reduction in taxable income. The effective tax rate was 24.2% and 24.9% for the three month periods ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.    26     RGC RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES     Nine Months Ended June 30, 2021:   Net income decreased by $792,249, or 7%, for the nine months ended June 30, 2021, compared to the same period last year due to reductions in non-cash AFUDC earnings in the MVP investment, net of higher natural gas margins and lower operation and maintenance expenses.   The tables below reflect operating revenues, volume activity and heating degree-days.       Nine Months Ended June 30,                       2021     2020     Increase / (Decrease)     Percentage   Operating Revenues                                 Gas utility   $ 61,721,455     $ 52,757,778     $ 8,963,677       17 % Non utility     98,070       537,324       (439,254 )     (82 )% Total Operating Revenues   $ 61,819,525     $ 53,295,102     $ 8,524,423       16 % Delivered Volumes                                 Regulated Natural Gas (DTH)                                 Residential and Commercial     6,230,038       5,874,218     $ 355,820       6 % Transportation and Interruptible     2,420,913       3,030,987       (610,074 )     (20 )% Total Delivered Volumes     8,650,951       8,905,205     $ (254,254 )     (3 )% HDD     3,596       3,561       35       1 %   Total operating revenues for the nine months ended June 30, 2021, compared to the same period last year, increased by 16% due to higher natural gas commodity prices and pipeline and storage fees, higher residential and commercial volumes and an increase in SAVE revenues, partially offset by lower transportation and interruptible volumes and a decrease in non-utility revenues. Rising natural gas demand combined with higher transportation fees implemented by the Company's pipeline suppliers have resulted in a 30% per dth increase in the average commodity price for natural gas and a 32% per dth increase in transportation and storage fees.  Total residential and commercial volumes increased by 355,820 dth, or 6%, on a 1% increase in heating degree days.  After adjusting for WNA, total residential and commercial volumes increased by nearly 5% reflecting greater demand for natural gas as economic conditions began to improve.  SAVE Plan revenues increased by $913,981 due to the ongoing investment in qualified SAVE infrastructure projects. Transportation and interruptible volumes, which are excluded from the WNA calculations, decreased by 20%, due to the single multi-fuel customer that switched its primary fuel from natural gas to an alternate source as referenced above. Excluding the multi-fuel customer's usage from both periods, total transportation and interruptible volumes would have increased by 4%.  Non-utility revenues decreased due to the completion of a significant long-term contract in fiscal 2020, which accounted for more than 75% of total non-utility revenues.       Nine Months Ended June 30,                       2021     2020     Increase     Percentage   Gross Utility Margin                                 Gas Utility Revenue   $ 61,721,455     $ 52,757,778     $ 8,963,677       17 % Cost of Gas - Utility     28,437,371       20,531,211       7,906,160       39 % Gross Utility Margin   $ 33,284,084     $ 32,226,567     $ 1,057,517       3 %   Gross utility margin increased from the same period last year primarily as a result of SAVE revenues and increased residential and commercial volumes. Though total delivered volumes declined by 254,254 dth, increases in residential and commercial volumes more than offset the decreases in lower-margin interruptible and transportation volumes.  The higher customer base charge revenues reflect customer growth and continuing service to delinquent customers as a result of the disconnection moratorium.   27     RGC RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES     The components of and the change in gas utility margin are summarized below:       Nine Months Ended June 30,               2021     2020     Increase / (Decrease)   Customer Base Charge   $ 10,923,419     $ 10,805,138     $ 118,281   Carrying Cost     248,744       291,712       (42,968 ) SAVE Plan     1,733,027       819,046       913,981   Volumetric     19,131,582       18,898,658       232,924   WNA     1,124,120       1,313,540       (189,420 ) Other Gas Revenues     123,192       98,473       24,719   Total   $ 33,284,084     $ 32,226,567     $ 1,057,517     Operations and maintenance expenses decreased by $484,616, or 4%, from the same period last year primarily due to the prior year write-down and amortization of ESAC regulatory assets, lower bad debt expense and compensation costs, partially offset by higher contracted services and lower capitalized overheads.   In accordance with the SCC's final order on the non-gas base rate application, the Company wrote-down $317,000 in ESAC assets last year that were not subject to recovery. In addition, $198,000 of ESAC asset amortization was recorded in the first nine months of fiscal 2020. No ESAC amortization is included the current year as the Company fully amortized the remaining balance of all ESAC assets in September 2020.  Bad debt expense declined by $170,000 due to the application of more than $400,000 in CARES Act funds to eligible customers with past due balances.  If not for the CARES Act funds, bad debt expense would have increased by approximately $230,000 compared to the same period last year.  Compensation expense declined by $205,000 primarily due to the accelerated vesting of restricted stock in the prior fiscal year.  The reduction in compensation expense was more than offset by an increase of $271,000 in contracted services to supplement increased operational needs.  Total capitalized overheads declined by $148,000 on $2 million in reduced capital expenditures related to project timing.    General taxes increased by $119,392, or 7%, due to higher property taxes related to ongoing investments in infrastructure replacement, system reinforcements and customer growth.   Depreciation expense increased by $432,234, or 7%, on a comparable increase in utility plant balances.   Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliate decreased by $2,001,503, or 57%, with limited growth construction activities resuming in the fiscal third quarter. As growth construction activities have been limited throughout the nine months ended June 30, 2021, the level of AFUDC recognized during the period was significantly lower than in the prior year.   Other income, net increased by $219,669 primarily due to a $337,000 decrease in the non-service cost components of net periodic benefit costs partially offset by $163,000 reduction in the equity portion of AFUDC on Roanoke Gas' two gate stations that will interconnect with the MVP.  Roanoke Gas temporarily stopped recognizing AFUDC effective January 2021 until the resumption of construction activities on these stations.   Interest expense decreased by $81,850, or 3%, as a decline in the interest rate on the Company's variable rate debt more than offset higher total debt levels.  Total average debt outstanding increased by 15% to meet the funding needs of Roanoke Gas' capital projects and Midstream's continuing investment in MVP.  As a result of the declining interest rates on the Company's variable rate debt, the weighted-average interest rate fell by 13% compared to the same period last year.  Furthermore, interest expense was also reduced by the absence of rate refund interest in the current year net of lower AFUDC associated with borrowed funds related to the delayed completion of the MVP project.   28     RGC RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES     Roanoke Gas' interest expense increased by $56,575 primarily due to the capitalization of $53,000 less in AFUDC during the current year.  Higher interest expense related to a more than $9 million increase in average outstanding debt balances, net of an 8% reduction in the effective interest rate, offset the absence of interest on the rate refund from the prior year.    Midstream's interest expense decreased by $138,425. The average interest rate on Midstream's debt declined from 2.92% to 2.25% due to significant reductions in the interest rate on its variable rate debt, which more than offset the $6.9 million increase in total average debt outstanding during the period.   Income tax expense decreased by $101,847 on a 6% decline in pre-tax income.  The effective tax rate was 24.8% and 23.9% for the nine-month periods ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. A combination of accelerated vesting of restricted stock and the exercise of stock options provided additional tax benefits that resulted in a net lower effective tax rate during the prior year.    Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates   The consolidated financial statements of Resources are prepared in accordance with GAAP. The amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses reported in the Company’s consolidated financial statements are affected by accounting policies, estimates and assumptions that are necessary to comply with generally accepted accounting principles. Estimates used in the financial statements are derived from prior experience, statistical analysis and management judgments. Actual results may differ significantly from these estimates and assumptions.   Allowance for Doubtful Accounts: The Company evaluates the collectability of its accounts receivable balances based on a variety of factors including loss history, level of delinquent account balances, collections on previously written off accounts and current economic conditions.  The historical model used in valuing bad debt reserves has been consistently applied over the years and has produced reasonable estimates for valuing the potential loss on customer accounts receivable.  With the arrival of COVID-19 and the widespread impact deriving from the pandemic, including the disconnection moratorium, the estimation of the Company's bad debt reserves became more subjective with greater reliance on qualitative assessments and judgments than on quantitative measures. The Company continues to analyze and evaluate available information related to the valuation allowance for bad debts.  Nevertheless, the next several months could result in significant changes to the reserve balance and bad debt expense.    There have been no significant changes to the critical accounting policies as reflected in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2020.   Asset Management   Roanoke Gas uses a third-party asset manager to oversee its pipeline transportation, storage rights and gas supply inventories and deliveries. In return for being able to utilize the excess capacities of the transportation and storage rights, the asset manager pays Roanoke Gas a monthly utilization fee. In accordance with an SCC order issued in 2018, a portion of the utilization fee is retained by the Company with the balance passed through to customers through reduced gas costs. The current asset manager contract has been extended through March 31, 2023.   Equity Investment in Mountain Valley Pipeline   While the total MVP project work is approximately 92% complete, recent construction activity has been limited based on legal and regulatory challenges. Although certain permits and authorizations were received in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2020 and the first quarter of fiscal 2021, there remain pending challenges and authorization requests impacting current progress.   Following a comprehensive review of all outstanding stream and wetland crossings across the approximately 300-mile MVP project route, on February 19, 2021, the LLC submitted (i) a joint application package to each of the Huntington, Pittsburgh and Norfolk Districts of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Army Corps) that requests an individual permit from the Army Corps to cross certain streams and wetlands utilizing open cut techniques (the Army Corps Individual Permit) and (ii) an application to amend the MVP project’s CPCN that seeks FERC authority to cross certain streams and wetlands utilizing alternative trenchless construction methods.   29     RGC RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES     Related to seeking the Army Corps Individual Permit, on March 4, 2021, the LLC submitted applications to each of the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP) and the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (VADEQ) seeking Section 401 water quality certification approvals or waivers (such approvals or waivers, the State 401 Approvals).  Both the WVDEP and VADEQ submitted requests to the Army Corps for additional time to address the applications, and in late June 2021, the Army Corps granted the WVDEP and the VADEQ additional review time through November 29, 2021 and December 31, 2021, respectively.  In early June 2021, the FERC issued a notice of schedule for the LLC's CPCN amendment application and the FERC is preparing to issue an environmental assessment in mid-August 2021.  Given that the expected permitting timelines for both the FERC and the Army Corps are in-line with the LLC's expectations, the LLC continues to target a full in-service date for the MVP project in summer 2022 at a total project cost of approximately $6.2 billion (excluding AFUDC).   In order to complete the MVP project in accordance with the targeted full in-service date and cost, the LLC must, among other things, timely receive the Army Corps Individual Permit (as well as timely receive the State 401 Approvals and, as necessary, certain other state-level approvals) and timely receive authorization from the FERC to amend the CPCN to utilize alternative trenchless construction methods for certain stream and wetland crossings. The LLC also must (i) maintain and, as applicable, timely receive required authorizations, including authorization to proceed with construction, related to the Jefferson National Forest from the Bureau of Land Management, the U.S. Forest Service and the FERC; (ii) continue to have available the orders previously issued by the FERC modifying its prior stop work orders and extending the LLC’s prescribed time to complete the MVP project; (iii) timely receive authorization from the FERC to complete construction work in the portion of the project route currently remaining subject to the FERC's previous stop work order; and (iv) continue to be authorized to work under the Biological Opinion and Incidental Take Statement issued by the United States Department of the Interior’s Fish and Wildlife Service for the MVP project. In each case, any such foregoing or other authorizations must remain in effect notwithstanding any pending or future challenge thereto. Failure to achieve any one of the above items could lead to additional delays and higher project costs.   Resources' current earnings from the MVP investment are attributable to AFUDC income generated by the LLC. The LLC temporarily suspended the accrual of AFUDC on the project beginning January 1, 2021 (due to a temporary reduction in growth construction activities) through March 31, 2021.  Limited growth construction activities resumed in April 2021, and the LLC began accruing AFUDC associated with those activities. Additionally, Roanoke Gas continues the suspension of AFUDC accruals on its two gate stations that will interconnect with the MVP until such time as construction activities resume on the respective gate stations.   Management conducted an assessment of its MVP investment in accordance with the provisions of ASC 323,  Investments - Equity Method and Joint Ventures . This assessment included a third-party valuation. As a result of its evaluation, management has concluded that the investment is not currently impaired as of June 30, 2021. Furthermore, the LLC has conducted its own evaluation of the project and also concluded that no impairment exists as of June 30, 2021. Management will continue monitoring the status of the project for circumstances that may lead to future impairment, including any significant delays or denials of necessary permits and approvals. If necessary, the amount and timing of any future impairment would be dependent on the specific circumstances at the time of evaluation.   In April 2018, the LLC announced the MVP Southgate project and submitted Southgate's certificate application to the FERC in November 2018. The Final Environmental Impact Statement for the project was issued on February 14, 2020. In June 2020, the FERC issued the CPCN for the MVP Southgate; however, the FERC, while authorizing the project, directed the Office of Energy Projects not to issue a notice to proceed with construction until necessary federal permits are received for the MVP project and the Director of the Office of Energy Projects lifts the stop work order and authorizes the LLC to continue constructing the MVP. On August 11, 2020, the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ) denied Southgate's application for a Clean Water Act Section 401 Individual Water Quality Certification and Jordan Lake Riparian Buffer Authorization due to timing of the MVP project's completion. On March 11, 2021, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, pursuant to an appeal filed by the LLC, vacated the NCDEQ's denial and remanded the matter to the NCDEQ for additional review. On April 29, 2021, the NCDEQ reissued its denial of Southgate's application. Based on the updated targeted full in-service date for the MVP and expectations regarding Southgate permit approval timing, the LLC is targeting commencing construction on the MVP Southgate project in 2022 and placing the MVP Southgate in-service during the spring of 2023.   Midstream has borrowing capacity of $41 million under its current credit facility, which matures in December 2022. As of June 30, 2021, $29.3 million had been utilized. This credit facility will provide additional financing capacity for MVP funding; however, due to ongoing delays, additional financing will be required. Management is working with the Company's lending institutions to secure the necessary funding. If the legal and regulatory challenges, including any future challenges, are not resolved in a timely manner and/or restrictions are imposed that impact future construction, the cost of the MVP and Midstream's capital contributions may increase above current projections.   30     RGC RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES     Regulatory   On January 24, 2020, the SCC issued its final general rate case order awarding Roanoke Gas an annualized non-gas rate increase of $7.25 million and providing for a 9.44% return on equity. The final order directed the Company to write-off a portion of ESAC assets that were excluded from recovery under the rate award. As a result, in the first quarter of fiscal 2020 Roanoke Gas expensed an additional $317,000 of ESAC assets above the normal amortization amount. Rates authorized by the SCC's final order required the Company to issue customers $3.8 million in rate refunds, which was completed in March 2020.   The final order also excluded from current rates a return on the investment of two interconnect stations with the MVP, but noted Roanoke Gas could defer the related financing costs of those investments for possible future recovery. As a result, the Company began recognizing AFUDC during the second quarter of fiscal 2020 to capitalize both the equity and debt financing costs incurred during the construction phases. During the first quarter of 2021, Roanoke Gas recognized a total of $55,981 in AFUDC, $41,978 and $14,003 of equity and debt carrying costs, respectively. Beginning January 2021, Roanoke Gas temporarily ceased recording AFUDC on its related MVP interconnect construction projects until such time as construction activities resume.   On March 16, 2020, in response to COVID-19, the SCC issued an order applicable to all utilities operating in Virginia to suspend disconnection of service to all customers until May 15, 2020. The Commission extended the moratorium on disconnections through October 5, 2020. Subsequently, the Virginia General Assembly extended the moratorium for residential customers until the Governor determines that the economic and public health conditions have improved such that the prohibition does not need to remain in place, or until at least 60 days after such declared state of emergency ends, whichever is sooner. The state of emergency ended June 30, 2021 and, accordingly, the moratorium on residential disconnections is set to expire on August 30, 2021. However, Virginia's General Assembly is scheduled to convene a special session on August 2, 2021, during which action could be taken to extend the service moratorium.   While the moratorium is in place, utilities are prohibited from disconnecting residential customers for non-payment of their natural gas service and from assessing late payment fees; therefore, residential customers that would normally be disconnected for non-payment will continue incurring costs for gas service until the moratorium is removed, resulting in higher potential bad debt write-offs. In December 2020, Roanoke Gas received $403,000 in CARES Act funds to assist customers with growing past due balances. Based on guidance provided by the SCC, the Company was able to apply the full amount to eligible customer accounts during the second and third fiscal quarters. Roanoke Gas continues to evaluate and adjust its provision for bad debts; however, the potential magnitude of the combined impact from the economy and the moratorium on bad debts continues to be uncertain.   In April 2020, the SCC issued an order allowing regulated utilities in Virginia to defer certain incremental, prudently incurred costs associated with the COVID-19 pandemic and to apply for recovery at a future date. Roanoke Gas continues to defer certain COVID-19 related costs during fiscal 2021 and plans to seek recovery of these deferrals at the appropriate time. Such deferrals are made under the provisions of FASB ASC No. 980, Regulated Operations. If the Company should determine that ASC 980 no longer applies to these deferrals, the Company would write-off any amount not subject to future rate recovery.   Roanoke Gas continues to recover the costs of its infrastructure replacement program through its SAVE Plan. In May 2021, the Company filed its most recent SAVE application with the SCC to update the SAVE Rider for the period October 2021 through September 2022. In its application, Roanoke Gas requested to continue to recover the costs of the replacement of pre-1973 plastic pipe. In addition, the Company requested to include the replacement of certain regulator stations and pre-1971 coated steel pipe as qualifying SAVE projects. The updated SAVE Rider is designed to collect approximately $3.45 million in annual revenues, an increase of approximately $1.1 million in annual revenues from the existing SAVE Rider rates. The Company expects a final order from the SCC on this application by September 30, 2021.   31     RGC RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES     Capital Resources and Liquidity   Due to the capital intensive nature of the utility business, as well as the related weather sensitivity, the Company’s primary capital needs are the funding of its utility plant capital projects, investment in the MVP, the seasonal funding of its natural gas inventories and accounts receivable and the payment of dividends. To meet these needs, the Company relies on its operating cash flows, available financing under short-term and long-term credit agreements and proceeds from its equity program.   Cash and cash equivalents increased by $977,345 for the nine-month period ended June 30, 2021, compared to a $430,143 decrease for the same period last year. The following table summarizes the sources and uses of cash:       Nine Months Ended June 30,   Cash Flow Summary   2021     2020   Net cash provided by operating activities   $ 14,416,227     $ 12,826,099   Net cash used in investing activities     (19,001,279 )     (23,506,062 ) Net cash provided by financing activities     5,562,397       10,249,820   Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents   $ 977,345     $ (430,143 )   Cash Flows Provided by Operating Activities:   The seasonal nature of the natural gas business causes operating cash flows to fluctuate significantly during the year as well as from year to year. Factors, including weather, energy prices, natural gas storage levels and customer collections, contribute to working capital levels and related cash flows. Generally, operating cash flows are positive during the second and third fiscal quarters as a combination of earnings, declining storage gas levels and collections on customer accounts all contribute to higher cash levels. During the first and fourth fiscal quarters, operating cash flows generally decrease due to increases in natural gas storage levels and rising customer receivable balances.   32     RGC RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES     Cash flows from operating activities for the nine months ended June 30, 2021 increased by $1,590,128 from the same period last year. The increase in cash flow provided by operations was primarily driven by the prior year rate refund and changes in accounts payable, accounts receivable and gas in storage balances.   The table below summarizes the significant operating cash flow components:       Nine Months Ended June 30,           Cash Flow From Operating Activities:   2021     2020     Increase / (Decrease)   Net income   $ 10,101,581     $ 10,893,830     $ (792,249 ) Non-cash adjustments:                         Depreciation     6,583,841       6,143,085       440,756   Equity in earnings     (1,486,750 )     (3,488,253 )     2,001,503   AFUDC     (55,981 )     (272,108 )     216,127   ESAC assets     —       515,114       (515,114 ) Changes in working capital and regulatory assets and liabilities:                         Accounts receivable     (1,619,716 )     122,005       (1,741,721 ) Gas in storage     1,443,705       2,996,719       (1,553,014 ) Prepaid income taxes (payable)     479,462       1,510,305       (1,030,843 ) Accounts Payable     1,209,563       (22,445 )     1,232,008   WNA     (537,509 )     (1,313,541 )     776,032   Customer credit balances     (744,069 )     253,271       (997,340 ) Rate refund     —       (3,827,588 )     3,827,588   Deferred taxes     641,172       1,121,176       (480,004 ) Other     (1,599,072 )     (1,805,471 )     206,399   Net cash provided by operating activities   $ 14,416,227     $ 12,826,099     $ 1,590,128     Operating cash flow increased $3.8 million related to the rate refund applied to customer accounts in the prior year. Current year gas commodity and demand cost increases have driven higher accounts payable balances, resulting in additional operating cash of approximately $1.2 million when compared to the prior year. These significant increases in operating cash were partially offset by over $3.2 million in operating cash decreases derived from higher accounts receivable and gas in storage balances attributed to the current year rise in commodity and demand costs.   Cash Flows Used in Investing Activities:   Investing activities are generally composed of expenditures related to investment in the Company's utility plant projects as well as the continued investment in the MVP. The Company is continuing its focus on SAVE infrastructure replacement projects, including the replacement of pre-1973 first generation plastic pipe and extending the natural gas distribution system to unserved developments within its existing service territory. Total capital expenditures for the nine months ended June 30, 2021 were $15.0 million, compared to $17.0 million during same period last year. Capital expenditures for fiscal 2021 are expected to remain consistent with the prior year levels.   Midstream's total cash investment in the MVP decreased 37% to $4.2 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2021, as compared to the same period in the prior year, as a result of reduced pipeline construction activity.   33     RGC RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES     Cash Flows Provided by Financing Activities:   Financing activities generally consist of long-term notes payable and line-of-credit borrowings and repayments, issuance of stock and the payment of dividends. Net cash flows provided by financing activities were $5.6 million, for the nine months ended June 30, 2021, compared to $10.2 million for the same period last year. The decrease in financing cash flows is primarily attributable to reduced borrowings, related to lower capital contribution requirements to fund Midstream's investment in the MVP and the fiscal 2020 placement of $10 million in unsecured notes to provide financing for Roanoke Gas' capital budget, net of equity issued through the ATM program.   On March 25, 2021, Roanoke Gas renewed its unsecured line-of-credit agreement, which was scheduled to expire March 31, 2022. The new agreement is for a two-year term expiring March 31, 2023 with a maximum borrowing limit of $40,000,000. Amounts drawn against the agreement are considered to be non-current as the balance under the line-of-credit is not subject to repayment within the next 12-month period. The agreement has a variable interest rate based on 30-day LIBOR plus 100 basis points and an availability fee of 15 basis points and provides multi-tiered borrowing limits associated with the seasonal borrowing demands of the Company. The Company's total available borrowing limits during the term of the agreement range from $14,000,000 to $40,000,000.   Management regularly evaluates the Company’s liquidity through a review of its available financing resources including the impact of COVID-19 on its operating cash flows. Management believes it has positioned the Company with access to sufficient financing resources to meet its cash requirements over the next year. The line-of-credit agreement will continue to provide the needed working capital and the ATM program will allow for supplemental equity funding as market conditions allow. Furthermore, the Company can draw funds under one of its two private shelf facility credit agreements or adjust Roanoke Gas’ capital spending to reduce funding requirements if necessary.   As of June 30, 2021, the Company had issued approximately 111,000 shares through its ATM program. This activity provided financing cash flows of more than $2.5 million in net proceeds. Management plans to utilize the ATM program during the fourth fiscal quarter as market conditions allow.   Midstream has borrowing capacity of $41 million under its current credit facility, which matures in December 2022. As of June 30, 2021, $31.4 million had been utilized. This credit facility will provide additional financing capacity for MVP funding; however, due to ongoing delays, additional financing will be required. For further discussion regarding Midstream's borrowing capacity, see the "Equity Investment in Mountain Valley Pipeline" section above.   In combination, all of these factors should allow the Company to continue to operate effectively and meet its obligations as they occur.   As of June 30, 2021, Resources' long-term capitalization ratio was 43% equity and 57% debt.     34     RGC RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES     ITEM 3 – QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK   Not applicable.   35     RGC RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES     ITEM 4 – CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES   The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) that are designed to be effective in providing reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in reports under the Exchange Act are identified, recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to management to allow for timely decisions regarding required disclosure.   Through June 30, 2021, the Company has evaluated, under the supervision and with the participation of management, including the chief executive officer and the interim chief financial officer, the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures. Based upon that evaluation, the chief executive officer and chief financial officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level as of June 30, 2021.   Management routinely reviews the Company’s internal control over financial reporting and makes changes, as necessary, to enhance the effectiveness of the internal controls. There were no control changes during the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2021, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.   36     RGC RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES     Part II – Other Information   ITEM 1 – LEGAL PROCEEDINGS   No material proceedings.   ITEM 1A – RISK FACTORS   There have been no material changes from the risk factors previously disclosed in Resources' Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2020.   ITEM 2 – UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS   None.   ITEM 3 – DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES   None.   ITEM 4 – MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES   Not applicable.   ITEM 5 – OTHER INFORMATION   Roanoke Gas executed Amendment No. 2 to Natural Gas Asset Management Agreement with Sequent Energy Management, L.P., as of August 5, 2021. This Amendment No. 2 renews the term of the agreement for another 12 months through March 31, 2023.   ITEM 6 – EXHIBITS   Number    Description 10.1   Amendment No. 2 to Natural Gas Asset Management Agreement dated August 5, 2021, by and between Roanoke Gas Company and Sequent Energy Management, L.P.   31.1   Rule 13a–14(a)/15d–14(a) Certification of Principal Executive Officer 31.2   Rule 13a–14(a)/15d–14(a) Certification of Principal Financial Officer 32.1*   Section 1350 Certification of Principal Executive Officer 32.2*   Section 1350 Certification of Principal Financial Officer 101.INS   Inline XBRL Instance Document (the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document) 101.SCH   Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document 101.CAL   Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document 101.DEF   Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document 101.LAB   Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document 101.PRE   Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document 104   Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)   * These certifications are being furnished solely to accompany this quarterly report pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, and are not being filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and are not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Registrant, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.   37     RGC RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES     SIGNATURES   Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.       RGC Resources, Inc.       Date: August 6, 2021 By: /s/ Lawrence T. Oliver     Lawrence T. Oliver     Vice President, Interim Chief Financial Officer, Corporate Secretary and Treasurer     (Principal Financial Officer)   38