SPH — what changed in the latest 10-Q
A section-by-section comparison of SPH's newest periodic SEC filing (10-K/10-Q) against the prior same-form filing: paragraphs added and removed per section, with verbatim excerpts. Purely a deterministic text diff — no similarity scores, no directional read, not investment advice.
Comparing 10-Q · 2026-08-06 vs the prior 10-Q · 2026-05-07
| Section | Outcome | Added | Removed | Minor | Unchanged |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MD&A | Text added/removed | +13 | −13 | ~43 | 35 |
| Market risk (Item 3) | Text added/removed | +1 | −2 | ~2 | 7 |
| Controls & procedures | Text added/removed | 0 | 0 | ~2 | 1 |
| Risk factors | No paragraph-level changes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Other information | Text added/removed | 0 | 0 | ~1 | 0 |
Counts are paragraphs; added/removed means text added or removed vs the prior filing — no direction or judgement implied.
Not shown (absent or not faithfully extractable): Legal proceedings
Representative excerpts
Up to 5 excerpts of about 300 characters per section, quoted verbatim from the two SEC filings.
MD&A
Text added vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-08-06
Retail propane gallons sold in the third quarter of fiscal 2026 of 70.6 million gallons decreased 1.8% compared to the prior year third quarter, primarily due to warmer spring temperatures that adversely impacted heat-related demand. Average temperatures (as measured by heating degree days) across a…
Combined operating and general and administrative expenses were $141.4 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2026, an increase of $5.2 million, or 3.8%, compared to the prior year third quarter. The increase was primarily attributable to higher payroll and benefit-related expenses and increased fu…
As discussed above, average temperatures (as measured in heating degree days) across all of our service territories during the third quarter of fiscal 2026 were 17% warmer than normal and 3% warmer than the prior year third quarter. Average temperatures for the month of April 2026 were 24% warmer th…
Revenues from the distribution of propane and related activities were $227.0 million, essentially flat compared to the prior year. Propane volumes sold decreased 1.8%, reflecting reduced heat-related demand due to warmer spring temperatures, resulting in a $4.0 million decrease in revenues. This dec…
Revenues from the distribution of fuel oil and refined fuels of $11.7 million were $2.0 million, or 20.6%, higher than the prior year third quarter, primarily due to higher average retail selling prices, offset to an extent by a decrease in volumes sold. Average fuel oil and refined fuels selling pr…
Text removed vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-05-07
Retail propane gallons sold in the second quarter of fiscal 2026 of 161.6 million gallons were flat compared to the prior year second quarter, as the impact of cooler temperatures across much of the eastern half of the United States on heat-related demand and contributions from our recent acquisitio…
Combined operating and general and administrative expenses of $169.5 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2026 were flat compared to the prior year second quarter, as higher payroll and benefit-related expenses, higher fuel and other vehicle costs, and an increase in accruals for self-insurance …
As discussed above, average temperatures (as measured in heating degree days) across all of our service territories during the second quarter of fiscal 2026 were 6% warmer than normal and 1% warmer than the prior year second quarter. Average temperatures in the West were 22% warmer than normal and 1…
Revenues from the distribution of propane and related activities of $491.1 million decreased $34.1 million, or 6.5%, compared to the prior year, primarily due to lower average retail selling prices. Average propane selling prices decreased 4.2% compared to the prior year second quarter, reflecting l…
Revenues from the distribution of fuel oil and refined fuels of $32.4 million were $1.0 million, or 3.0%, lower than the prior year second quarter, primarily due to a decrease in volumes sold, offset to an extent by higher average retail selling prices. Fuel oil and refined fuels gallons sold decrea…
Market risk (Item 3)
Text added vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-08-06
Under our hedging and risk management strategies, we enter into a combination of exchange-traded futures and options contracts and, in certain instances, over-the-counter options and swap contracts (collectively, “derivative instruments”) to manage the price risk associated with physical product and…
Text removed vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-05-07
Under our hedging and risk management strategies, we enter into a combination of exchange-traded futures and options contracts and, in certain instances, over-the-counter options and swap contracts (collectively, “derivative instruments”) to manage the price risk associated with physical product and…
and electricity to customers at fixed prices, and enter into derivative instruments to hedge a portion of our exposure to fluctuations in commodity prices as a result of selling the fixed price contracts. We do not use derivative instruments for speculative or trading purposes. Futures and swap cont…
How to read Risk Factors (Item 1A) in a 10-Q
A 10-Q risk-factor section usually takes one of three forms; this page classifies it as one of:
- Pointer — the filer states there have been no material changes and points back to the annual 10-K risk factors; there is no own risk text to compare this quarter.
- Partial update — the filer carves out specific updated risks ("except as set forth below"); the excerpts show exactly what is new this quarter.
- Restated in full — the quarter carries the complete risk-factor text. When the prior quarter was only a pointer there is no prior full text to diff against, so the page flags the section as restated instead.
This describes the filing structure only — it is never a judgement on whether risk went up or down.
Source: text-level diff of the two SEC EDGAR filings · deterministic (no AI-generated content) · for reference only · not investment advice