Delek US Holdings Reports Second Quarter 2020 Results

BRENTWOOD, Tenn., Aug. 4, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Delek US Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: DK) ("Delek US") today announced financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2020. Delek US reported second quarter 2020 net income of $87.7 million, or $1.18 per diluted share, versus net income of $77.3 million, or $1.00 per diluted share, for the quarter ended June 30, 2019, which included a $16.8 million income tax benefit relating to incremental loss carrybacks provided by the CARES Act.  On an adjusted basis, Delek US reported Adjusted net loss of $110.5 million, or $(1.50) per share for the second quarter 2020. This compares to Adjusted net income of $97.5 million, or $1.27 per share, in the prior-year period. Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization ("Adjusted EBITDA") was $(85.1) million compared to Adjusted EBITDA of $210.7 million in the prior-year period. Reconciliations of net income reported under U.S. GAAP to Adjusted net income and Adjusted EBITDA are included in the financial tables attached to this release.

Adjusted quarterly results were impacted by net losses totaling approximately $(74.9) million (after-tax) or $(1.02) per share, which is comprised of the following: an inventory headwind (or, an unfavorable "other inventory impact") on margin in the amount of $(91.4) million pre-tax, or $(69.9) million after-tax, related to FIFO accounting as compared to current market prices; and a negative margin impact of $(29.0) million pre-tax, or $(22.2) million after-tax, related to the sale of purchased product; realized hedging losses in the amount of $(134.0) million pre-tax, or $(103.9) million after-tax, the majority of which related to fixed price crude transactions that resulted in margin gains at our Tyler Refinery totaling $111.0 million pre-tax, or $84.9 million after-tax, where the magnitude was driven by the historic volatility in the crude market during the second quarter; and a reversal of the $36.1 million tax headwind disclosed in the first quarter of 2020. Note, the other inventory impact is separate from LCM inventory impacts that are excluded from adjusted results. Additionally, a breakdown of realized and unrealized hedging by segment is provided in the tables on page 10.

Uzi Yemin, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Delek US, stated, "Our diversified portfolio is providing resilience during this period of weak refining margins with the logistics and retail segments generating a contribution margin above $80 million collectively. Our transition to midstream and more stable cash flow is well underway with previous capital investments poised to support ongoing growth from robust second quarter levels."

Mr. Yemin continued, "Our company has a long history of being nimble and we remain agile in terms of flexing our capital spending and cost structure to the prevailing macro environment. We are on-track to exceed guidance of $100 million of cost reductions year over year. Capital spending was reduced dramatically from first quarter levels and we expect to remain disciplined with minimal outlay anticipated for the balance of the year. As of June 30th, the company had a cash balance of $849 million and is well positioned for a turbulent macro environment."

Regular Quarterly Dividend

Delek US announced today its Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.31 per share. Shareholders of record on August 19, 2020 will receive this cash dividend payable on September 3, 2020.

Liquidity

As of June 30, 2020, Delek US had a cash balance of $849.0 million and total consolidated long-term debt of $2,454.9 million, resulting in net debt of $1,605.9 million.  As of June 30, 2020, Delek Logistics Partners, LP (NYSE: DKL) ("Delek Logistics") had $995.2 million of total debt and $16.2 million of cash, which is included in the consolidated amounts on Delek US' balance sheet. Excluding Delek Logistics, Delek US had approximately $832.8 million in cash and $1,459.7 million of debt, or a $626.9 million net debt position.

Refining Segment

Refining contribution margin decreased to $59.7 million in the second quarter 2020 from $198.1 million in the second quarter 2019. On an adjusted basis, adjusted refining contribution margin was $(124.1) million in the second quarter 2020 compared to $216.5 million in the second quarter 2019. The current period adjusted refining contribution margin reflects $(90.6) million of other inventory impact, $(29.0) million of losses related to the sale of purchased product, and $(137.0) million of realized hedging losses, partially offset by a $111.0 million benefit from fixed price crude cost transactions.

On a year-over-year basis, results were reduced primarily due to lower crude oil differentials, crack spreads and throughputs as a result of decreased demand due to COVID-19. Further, during the second quarter 2020, the realized Midland-Cushing crude oil discount was $0.48 per barrel compared to a realized discount of $1.77 per barrel in the prior year period. These factors were partially offset by the crude oil futures market that was in contango of $3.06 per barrel in the second quarter 2020 compared to contango of $0.20 per barrel in the second quarter 2019.

Other inventory impact is primarily calculated by multiplying the change of barrels in refined inventory by the difference between current period average NYMEX WTI price and per barrel cost of materials and other for the period recognized on a FIFO basis. The other inventory impact on adjusted refining contribution margin was a charge of $(90.6) million in the second quarter 2020 compared to a charge of $(12.0) million in the second quarter 2019.  Other inventory impact included a (charge) benefit to the refineries during the second quarter of 2020 of $(11.8) million for Big Spring, $(59.8) million for El Dorado and $(17.5) millionKrotz Springs, as compared to a (charge) benefit of $(11.6) million for Big Spring, $1.1 million for El Dorado and $(1.5) million for Krotz Springs in the second quarter of 2019. Additionally, we buy and sell purchased product to optimize margins and to meet contractual demands, as needed. We recognized losses of $(29.0) million within the refining margins during the second quarter 2020, of which $(30.5) million relates to the Krotz Springs refinery, compared to gains totaling $8.3 million during the second quarter 2019.

Logistics Segment

The logistics segment contribution margin in the second quarter 2020 was $61.4 million compared to $44.2 million in the second quarter 2019. Results improved on a year-over-year basis primarily due to the drop down of the Delek Permian Gathering business and Trucking Assets, increased crude gathering, operating expense reductions and an increase in income from equity method investments. This was partially offset by lower West Texas gross margin on a year-over-year basis.

Logistics segment contribution margin reflected another inventory impact to earnings relating to its West Texas inventory consisting of a charge totaling $(0.5) million during the second quarter of 2020 compared to a charge of $(0.8) million during the second quarter of 2019.

Retail Segment

For the second quarter 2020, contribution margin was $24.3 million compared to $17.6 million in the prior year period for the retail segment. Merchandise sales were approximately $89.4 million with an average retail margin of 30.8% in the second quarter 2020, compared to merchandise sales of approximately $83.3 million with an average retail margin of 31.2% in the prior-year period. Approximately 42.4 million retail fuel gallons were sold at an average margin of $0.45 per gallon in the second quarter 2020 compared to 53.7 million retail fuel gallons sold at an average margin of $0.29 per gallon in the second quarter 2019. In the second quarter 2020, the average merchandise store count was 253 compared to 277 in the prior year period.  On a same store sales basis in the second quarter 2020, merchandise sales increased 13.1% and fuel gallons sold decreased 19.7% compared to the prior-year period.

Retail segment contribution margin reflected another inventory impact to earnings relating to its fuel inventory consisting of a charge totaling $(3.2) million during the second quarter of 2020 compared to no charge during the second quarter of 2019.

Corporate/Other

Contribution margin from Corporate/Other was a loss of $15.5 million in the second quarter 2020 compared to a loss of $9.6 million in the prior-year period. Note, hedging gains (losses) related to the refining segment have been reclassified from the corporate and other segment to the refining segment starting in the first quarter of 2020 and have been retrospectively reclassified in 2019 for comparison purposes.

Corporate/Other segment contribution margin reflected another inventory impact to earnings consisting of a benefit totaling $2.9 million during the second quarter of 2020 compared to no benefit during the second quarter of 2019.

Second Quarter 2020 Results | Conference Call Information

Delek US will hold a conference call to discuss its second quarter 2020 results on Wednesday, August 5, 2020 at 8:30 a.m. Central Time. Investors will have the opportunity to listen to the conference call live by going to www.DelekUS.com and clicking on the Investor Relations tab. Participants are encouraged to register at least 15 minutes early to download and install any necessary software. Presentation materials accompanying the call will be available on the investor relations tab of the Delek US website approximately five minutes prior to the start of the call. For those who cannot listen to the live broadcast, the online replay will be available on the website for 90 days.

Investors may also wish to listen to Delek Logistics' (NYSE: DKL) second quarter 2020 earnings conference call that will be held on Wednesday, August 5, 2020 at 7:30 a.m. Central Time and review Delek Logistics' earnings press release. Market trends and information disclosed by Delek Logistics may be relevant to the logistics segment reported by Delek US. Both a replay of the conference call and press release for Delek Logistics are available online at www.deleklogistics.com.

About Delek US Holdings, Inc.

Delek US Holdings, Inc. is a diversified downstream energy company with assets in petroleum refining, logistics, renewable fuels and convenience store retailing.  The refining assets consist of refineries operated in Tyler and Big Spring, Texas, El Dorado, Arkansas and Krotz Springs, Louisiana with a combined nameplate crude throughput capacity of 302,000 barrels per day.

The logistics operations primarily consist of Delek Logistics Partners, LP (NYSE: DKL).  Delek US Holdings, Inc. and its affiliates own approximately 71% (including the 2% general partner interest) of Delek Logistics Partners, LP.  Delek Logistics Partners, LP is a growth-oriented master limited partnership focused on owning and operating midstream energy infrastructure assets.

The convenience store retail operates approximately 253 convenience stores in central and West Texas and New Mexico.

Safe Harbor Provisions Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements that are based upon current expectations and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Statements concerning current estimates, expectations and projections about future results, performance, prospects, opportunities, plans, actions and events and other statements, concerns, or matters that are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements," as that term is defined under the federal securities laws.  These statements contain words such as "possible," "believe," "should," "could," "would," "predict," "plan," "estimate," "intend," "may," "anticipate," "will," "if", "potential," "expect" or similar expressions, as well as statements in the future tense. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding throughput at the Company's refineries; crude oil prices, discounts and quality and our ability to benefit therefrom; share repurchases; returning cash to shareholders; payments of dividends; growth; investments into our business; the performance and execution of our midstream growth initiatives, including the Big Spring Gathering System, the Red River joint venture and the Wink to Webster long-haul crude oil pipeline, and the flexibility, benefits and the expected returns therefrom; RINs waivers and tax credits and the value and benefit therefrom; cash and liquidity; opportunities and anticipated performance and financial position.

Investors are cautioned that the following important factors, among others, may affect these forward-looking statements. These factors include, but are not limited to: uncertainty related to timing and amount of future share repurchases and dividend payments; risks and uncertainties with respect to the quantities and costs of crude oil we are able to obtain and the price of the refined petroleum products we ultimately sell; including uncertainties regarding future decisions by OPEC regarding production and pricing disputes between OPEC members and Russia; uncertainty relating to the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on the demand for crude oil, refined products and transportation and storage services; risks related to Delek US' exposure to Permian Basin crude oil, such as supply, pricing, gathering, production and transportation capacity; gains and losses from derivative instruments; management's ability to execute its strategy of growth, including risks associated with acquisitions and dispositions; acquired assets may suffer a diminishment in fair value as a result of which we may need to record a write-down or impairment in carrying value of the asset; the possibility of litigation challenging renewable fuel standard waivers;changes in the scope, costs, and/or timing of capital and maintenance projects; the ability to grow the Big Spring Gathering System; the ability of the Red River joint venture to complete the expansion project to increase the Red River pipeline capacity; the ability of the joint venture to construct the Wink to Webster long haul crude oil pipeline; operating hazards inherent in transporting, storing and processing crude oil and intermediate and finished petroleum products; our competitive position and the effects of competition; the projected growth of the industries in which we operate; general economic and business conditions affecting the geographic areas in which we operate; and other risks described in Delek US' filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), including risks disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and other filings and reports with the SEC.

Forward-looking statements should not be read as a guarantee of future performance or results and will not be accurate indications of the times at, or by, which such performance or results will be achieved.  Forward-looking information is based on information available at the time and/or management's good faith belief with respect to future events, and is subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual performance or results to differ materially from those expressed in the statements.  Delek US undertakes no obligation to update or revise any such forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that occur, or which Delek US becomes aware of, after the date hereof, except as required by applicable law or regulation.

Non-GAAP Disclosures:

Our management uses certain "non-GAAP" operational measures to evaluate our operating segment performance and non-GAAP financial measures to evaluate past performance and prospects for the future to supplement our GAAP financial information presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. These financial and operational non-GAAP measures are important factors in assessing our operating results and profitability and include:

• Adjusted net income (loss) - calculated as net income attributable to Delek US adjusted for certain identified infrequently occurring items, non-cash items and items that are not attributable to our on-going operations (collectively, "Adjusting Items") recorded during the period;
• Adjusted net income (loss) per share - calculated as Adjusted net income (loss) divided by weighted average shares outstanding, assuming dilution, as adjusted for any anti-dilutive instruments that may not be permitted for consideration in GAAP earnings per share calculations but that nonetheless favorably impact dilution;
• Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization ("EBITDA") - calculated as net income attributable to Delek adjusted to add back interest expense, income tax expense, depreciation and amortization;
• Adjusted EBITDA - calculated as EBITDA adjusted for the identified Adjusting Items in Adjusted net income (loss) that do not relate to interest expense, income tax expense, depreciation or amortization, and adjusted to include income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests;
• Adjusted Segment Contribution Margin - calculated as Segment Contribution Margin adjusted for the identified Adjusting Items in Adjusted net income (loss) that impact Segment Contribution Margin;
• Refining margin - calculated as the difference between total refining revenues and total cost of materials and other;
• Adjusted refining margin -- calculated as refining margin adjusted for certain identified infrequently occurring items, non-cash items and items that are not attributable to our on-going refining operations recorded during the period;
• Refining margin per sales barrel - calculated as refining margin divided by our average refining sales in barrels per day (excluding purchased barrels) multiplied by 1,000 and multiplied by the number of days in the period; and
• Adjusted refining margin per sales barrel - calculated as adjusted refining margin divided by our average refining sales in barrels per day (excluding purchased barrels) multiplied by 1,000 and multiplied by the number of days in the period;

We believe these non-GAAP operational and financial measures are useful to investors, lenders, ratings agencies and analysts to assess our ongoing performance because, when reconciled to their most comparable GAAP financial measure, they provide improved comparability between periods through the exclusion of certain items that we believe are not indicative of our core operating performance and that may obscure our underlying results and trends.

Non-GAAP measures have important limitations as analytical tools, because they exclude some, but not all, items that affect net earnings and operating income. These measures should not be considered substitutes for their most directly comparable U.S. GAAP financial measures.  Additionally, because Adjusted net income or loss, adjusted net income or loss per share, EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA, and Adjusted Segment Contribution Margin or any of our other identified non-GAAP measures may be defined differently by other companies in its industry, Delek US' definition may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies. See the accompanying tables in this earnings release for a reconciliation of these non-GAAP measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures.

COVID-19 Tax Legislative Changes

On March 27, 2020, the Coronavirus Aid Relief, and Economic Security Act (the "CARES Act") was enacted into law. The Act includes several significant provisions for corporations, including the usage of net operating losses, interest deductions and payroll benefits.  Pursuant to the provisions of the CARES Act, we recognized $16.8 million of current federal income tax benefit for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, attributable to anticipated tax refunds from net operating loss carryback to prior 35% tax rate years. Additionally, we recorded an income tax receivable totaling $193 million as of June 30, 2020 related to the net operating loss carryback, which we expect to collect in the first half of 2021. Finally, we deferred $4.4 million of payroll tax payments under the provisions of the CARES Act during the six months ended June 30, 2020, which will be payable in equal installments in December 2021 and December 2022.