Star Group Announces Completion of Acquisition

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Star Group (NYSE:SGU) has successfully completed the acquisition of a home energy distributor, as announced in their December 2024 agreement. The transaction, valued at approximately $68 million before working capital adjustments, involves a distributor operating within Star's existing footprint.

CEO Jeff Woosnam expressed satisfaction with the acquisition, noting that it brings a well-established home energy distributor under the Star umbrella. The integration is expected to strengthen the company's competitive position across its operational territory. The acquired company's customers and employees will be integrated into the Star Group organization.

Positive

• Strategic acquisition worth $68 million strengthens market position
• Acquisition target operates within existing footprint, enabling operational synergies
• Immediate expansion of customer base and workforce

Negative

• Significant capital expenditure of $68 million plus working capital adjustments
• Integration costs and risks associated with merging operations

STAMFORD, Conn., Jan. 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Star Group, L.P. (the "Company" or "Star") (NYSE:SGU), a home energy distributor and services provider, today announced it has completed the acquisition related to a definitive purchase agreement previously announced in December, 2024. The transaction involved a home energy distributor located within the Company’s existing operating footprint; it was purchased for approximately $68 million before working capital adjustments. Additional terms were not disclosed.

“I am pleased to announce the completion of this important acquisition, bringing another well-established home energy distributor under the Star umbrella,” said Jeff Woosnam, Star Group’s President and Chief Executive Officer. “As previously mentioned, the operations are expected to further strengthen our competitive position across the Company’s footprint, and we welcome its customers and employees to the Star Group family.”

About Star Group, L.P.
Star Group, L.P. is a full service provider specializing in the sale of home heating products and services to residential and commercial customers to heat their homes and buildings. The Company also sells and services heating and air conditioning equipment to its home heating oil and propane customers and, to a lesser extent, provides these offerings to customers outside of its home heating oil and propane customer base. Star also sells diesel, gasoline and home heating oil on a delivery only basis. We believe Star is the nation's largest retail distributor of home heating oil based upon sales volume. Including its propane locations, Star serves customers in the more northern and eastern states within the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic U.S. regions. Additional information is available by obtaining the Company's SEC filings at www.sec.gov and by visiting Star's website at www.stargrouplp.com, where unit holders may request a hard copy of Star’s complete audited financial statements free of charge.

Forward Looking Information
This news release includes "forward-looking statements" which represent the Company’s expectations or beliefs concerning future events that involve risks and uncertainties, including the impact of geopolitical events on wholesale product cost volatility, the price and supply of the products that we sell, our ability to purchase sufficient quantities of product to meet our customer’s needs, rapid increases in levels of inflation, the consumption patterns of our customers, our ability to obtain satisfactory gross profit margins, the effect of weather conditions on our financial performance, our ability to obtain new customers and retain existing customers, our ability to make strategic acquisitions, the impact of litigation, natural gas conversions and electrification of heating systems, pandemic and future global health pandemics, recessionary economic conditions, future union relations and the outcome of current and future union negotiations, the impact of current and future governmental regulations, including climate change, environmental, health, and safety regulations, the ability to attract and retain employees, customer credit worthiness, counterparty credit worthiness, marketing plans, cyber-attacks, global supply chain issues, labor shortages and new technology, including alternative methods for heating and cooling residences. All statements other than statements of historical facts included in this Report including, without limitation, the statements under “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and elsewhere herein, are forward-looking statements. Without limiting the foregoing, the words “believe,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “expect,” “seek,” “estimate,” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, we can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. Actual results may differ materially from those projected as a result of certain risks and uncertainties. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those set forth under the heading "Risk Factors" and "Business Strategy" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K (the "Form 10-K") for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2024. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the Company’s expectations ("Cautionary Statements") are disclosed in this news release and in the Company’s Form 10-K and our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to the Company or persons acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the Cautionary Statements. Unless otherwise required by law, the Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise after the date of this news release.

CONTACT:
Star Group, L.P.	Chris Witty
Investor Relations	Darrow Associates
203/328-7310	646/438-9385 or cwitty@darrowir.com

FAQ

How much did Star Group (SGU) pay for its latest acquisition?

Star Group paid approximately $68 million before working capital adjustments for the acquisition of the home energy distributor.

When did Star Group (SGU) complete its latest acquisition?

Star Group completed the acquisition on January 10, 2025, following the definitive purchase agreement announced in December 2024.

What are the strategic benefits of Star Group's January 2025 acquisition?

The acquisition is expected to strengthen Star Group's competitive position within its existing operational footprint and expand its customer base.

Will the acquired company's employees join Star Group (SGU)?

Yes, the employees of the acquired home energy distributor will be integrated into the Star Group organization.