LYONDELLBASELL INDUSTRIES N.V. HOUSTON and LONDON, July 28, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --
Second Quarter 2015 Highlights
-- Record income from continuing operations: $1.33 billion ($1.32 billion
excluding LCM(1))
-- Record diluted earnings per share: $2.81 per share ($2.79 per share
excluding LCM)
-- Record EBITDA: $2.19 billion ($2.18 billion excluding LCM)
-- Fourth consecutive quarter of EBITDA in excess of $2 billion
-- Completed share repurchases under our prior authorization and received
approval for a third 10 percent authorization. Repurchased 7.9 million
shares, or approximately 1.7 percent of the shares outstanding during
the quarter.
-- Increased the interim quarterly dividend by 11 percent to 78 cents per
share
LyondellBasell Industries (NYSE: LYB) today announced earnings from continuing operations for the second quarter 2015 of $1.33 billion, or $2.81 diluted earnings per share. Second quarter 2015 EBITDA was approximately $2.19 billion.
Comparisons with the prior quarter and second quarter 2014 are available in the following table:
Table 1 - Earnings Summary
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Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
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June 30, March 31, June 30, June 30,
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Millions of U.S. dollars (except share data) 2015 2015 2014 2015 2014
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Sales and other operating revenues $9,145 $8,185 $12,117 $17,330 $23,252
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Net income(a) 1,329 1,164 1,176 2,493 2,120
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Income from continuing operations(b) 1,326 1,167 1,173 2,493 2,116
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Diluted earnings per share (U.S. dollars):
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Net income(c) 2.82 2.41 2.23 5.22 3.94
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Income from continuing operations(b) 2.81 2.42 2.22 5.22 3.93
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Diluted share count (millions) 472 481 527 477 537
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EBITDA(d) 2,186 1,952 1,941 4,138 3,609
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Excluding LCM Impact:
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LCM charges (benefits), pre-tax (9) 92 - - 83 - -
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Income from continuing operations(b) 1,320 1,225 1,173 2,545 2,116
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Diluted earnings per share (U.S. dollars):
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Income from continuing operations(b) 2.79 2.54 2.22 5.33 3.93
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EBITDA(d) 2,177 2,044 1,941 4,221 3,609
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(a) Includes net loss attributable to
non-controlling interests and
income (loss) from discontinued
operations, net of tax. See Table
10.
(b) Please see Table 11 for charges and
benefits to income from continuing
operations.
(c) Includes diluted earnings per share
attributable to discontinued
operations.
(d) See the end of this release for an
explanation of the Company's use
of EBITDA and Table 8 for
reconciliations of EBITDA to net
income and income from continuing
operations.
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1 LCM stands for "lower of cost or market." An explanation of LCM and why we
have excluded it from our financial information in this press release can
be found at the end of this press release under "Information Related to
Financial Measures."
The second quarter included a $9 million non-cash, pre-tax credit for the impact of a lower of cost or market (LCM) inventory adjustment ($6 million after tax), which for certain segments represented a reversal of some or all of the LCM adjustment charged in the first quarter of 2015. Excluding the LCM adjustment, earnings from continuing operations during the first quarter totaled $1.3 billion, or $2.79 per share, and EBITDA was $2.2 billion.
"Continued high operating reliability allowed us to take advantage of a favorable second quarter environment. We again delivered strong results across all segments, achieving record quarterly diluted earnings per share and EBITDA. Earnings per share during the last 12 months exceeded $10 per share. Abundant natural gas and NGL supply coupled with strong pricing during the quarter continued to benefit our margins in the Olefins and Polyolefins and Intermediates and Derivatives segments. Planned and unplanned industry downtime created favorable global conditions, demonstrating that the industry is operating with a fundamentally tight supply and demand balance," said Bob Patel, LyondellBasell Chief Executive Officer.
OUTLOOK
"The outlook for the third quarter remains positive for our portfolio. Natural gas and NGL remain well supplied and favorably priced. Significant global olefin and polyolefin supply shortages are starting to rebalance as supply returns to the market, but balances have remained favorable through July. Late in the third quarter, we will begin planned outages at two of our Intermediate and Derivatives production sites and at one European olefins plant," Patel said.
LYONDELLBASELL BUSINESS RESULTS DISCUSSION BY REPORTING SEGMENT
LyondellBasell manages operations through five operating segments: 1) Olefins and Polyolefins - Americas; 2) Olefins and Polyolefins - Europe, Asia, International (EAI); 3) Intermediates and Derivatives; 4) Refining; and 5) Technology.
Comments and analysis represent underlying business activity and are exclusive of LCM inventory adjustments.
Olefins and Polyolefins - Americas (O&P-Americas) - The primary products of this segment include ethylene and its co-products (propylene, butadiene and benzene), polyethylene, polypropylene and Catalloy process resins.
Table 2 - O&P-Americas Financial Overview
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Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
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June 30, March 31, June 30, June 30,
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Millions of U.S. dollars 2015 2015 2014 2015 2014
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Operating income $920 $934 $898 $1,854 $1,554
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EBITDA 1,014 1,031 978 2,045 1,714
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LCM charges (benefits), pre-tax (21) 43 - - 22 - -
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EBITDA excluding LCM adjustments 993 1,074 978 2,067 1,714
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Three months ended June 30, 2015 versus three months ended March 31, 2015 - EBITDA decreased versus the first quarter of 2015 by $81 million, excluding a $64 million quarter to quarter variance as a result of the LCM inventory adjustments. Olefins results decreased by approximately $105 million primarily due to a higher cost of ethylene production from reduced co-product contribution and increased heavy liquid raw material costs. Polyolefin results improved by approximately $25 million principally due to higher sales volume. Joint venture equity income increased by $1 million.
Three months ended June 30, 2015 versus three months ended June 30, 2014 - EBITDA increased by $15 million versus the second quarter 2014, excluding a $21 million quarter to quarter variance as a result of the LCM inventory adjustment credit. Olefins results decreased by $75 million primarily due to lower margins as a result of lower product prices. The price of ethylene decreased by approximately 13 cents per pound. This negative impact was partially offset by higher volume as 2014 results were impacted by the La Porte ethylene plant turnaround. Polyolefin results improved by approximately $85 million due to volume that was higher by 8 percent and from higher polyethylene and polypropylene margins. The polypropylene spread over propylene improved by approximately 5 cents per pound. Joint venture equity income increased by $2 million.
Olefins and Polyolefins - Europe, Asia, International (O&P-EAI) - The primary products of this segment include ethylene and its co-products (propylene and butadiene), polyethylene, polypropylene, polypropylene compounds (global), Catalloy process resins and polybutene-1 resins.
Table 3 - O&P-EAI Financial Overview
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Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
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June 30, March 31, June 30, June 30,
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Millions of U.S. dollars 2015 2015 2014 2015 2014
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Operating income $359 $236 $190 $595 $415
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EBITDA 492 357 319 849 675
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LCM charges (benefits), pre-tax - - - - - - - - - -
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EBITDA excluding LCM adjustments 492 357 319 849 675
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Three months ended June 30, 2015 versus three months ended March 31, 2015 - EBITDA increased by $135 million versus the first quarter 2015. Olefins results increased by $80 million primarily due to a higher ethylene price which improved by approximately 7 cents per pound. Combined polyolefin results increased by approximately $65 million. Tight supply in polyethylene and polypropylene drove higher spreads. Polyethylene volume decreased by approximately 11 percent and polypropylene volume decreased by approximately 16 percent. Combined polypropylene compounds and polybutene-1 results decreased by approximately $15 million primarily as a result of higher polypropylene raw material costs. Equity income increased by $22 million, as margins in several of the polyolefins joint ventures had similar improvement as our European businesses.
Three months ended June 30, 2015 versus three months ended June 30, 2014 - EBITDA increased by $173 million versus the second quarter 2014. Olefin results increased by approximately $70 million primarily due to higher ethylene margins. Combined polyolefin results increased by approximately $105 million. Spreads in polyethylene and polypropylene increased by approximately 6 and 2 cents per pound, respectively. Combined polypropylene compounds and polybutene-1 results decreased by approximately $10 million as a result of higher polypropylene raw material costs. Equity income increased by $16 million.
Intermediates and Derivatives (I&D) - The primary products of this segment include propylene oxide (PO) and its co-products (styrene monomer, tertiary butyl alcohol (TBA), isobutylene and tertiary butyl hydroperoxide), and derivatives (propylene glycol, propylene glycol ethers and butanediol), acetyls (including methanol), ethanol, oxyfuels, and ethylene oxide and its derivatives.
Table 4 - I&D Financial Overview
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Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
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June 30, March 31, June 30, June 30,
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Millions of U.S. dollars 2015 2015 2014 2015 2014
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Operating income $405 $271 $375 $676 $691
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EBITDA 466 337 430 803 805
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LCM charges, pre-tax 17 44 - - 61 - -
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EBITDA excluding LCM adjustments 483 381 430 864 805
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Three months ended June 30, 2015 versus three months ended March 31, 2015 - EBITDA increased by $102 million versus the first quarter 2015, excluding a $27 million quarter to quarter variance as a result of the LCM inventory adjustments. Propylene oxide and derivative results decreased by approximately $20 million primarily due to lower volumes. The first quarter benefitted from industry outages and seasonally strong aircraft deicer demand. Intermediate chemical results increased by $55 million due to strength in styrene margins and higher methanol volume following first quarter maintenance at the Channelview plant. Oxyfuels results improved by approximately $65 million due to higher seasonal margins and volume. Equity income decreased by $2 million.
Three months ended June 30, 2015 versus three months ended June 30, 2014 - EBITDA increased by $53 million versus the second quarter 2014, excluding a $17 million quarter to quarter variance as a result of the LCM inventory adjustment. Propylene oxide and derivative results were relatively unchanged. Intermediate chemical results improved by approximately $45 million primarily from the strength in styrene margins. Oxyfuels results were relatively unchanged. Equity income increased by $4 million.
Refining - The primary products of this segment include gasoline, diesel fuel, heating oil, jet fuel, and petrochemical raw materials.
Table 5 - Refining Financial Overview
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Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
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June 30, March 31, June 30, June 30,
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Millions of U.S. dollars 2015 2015 2014 2015 2014
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Operating income $119 $74 $95 $193 $181
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EBITDA 159 149 137 308 266
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LCM charges (benefits), pre-tax (5) 5 - - - - - -
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EBITDA excluding LCM adjustments 154 154 137 308 266
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Three months ended June 30, 2015 versus three months ended March 31, 2015 - EBITDA was unchanged versus the first quarter 2015, excluding a $10 million quarter to quarter variance as a result of the LCM inventory adjustments. Crude oil throughput increased by 14,000 barrels per day. The Maya 2-1-1 industry benchmark spread increased by approximately $0.25 per barrel, averaging $23.98 per barrel. Secondary product price spreads offset some of this improvement as they decreased with higher crude oil prices. The cost of RIN's was lower by $4 million.
Three months ended June 30, 2015 versus three months ended June 30, 2014 - Versus the second quarter of 2014, EBITDA increased by $17 million, excluding a $5 million quarter to quarter variance as a result of the LCM inventory adjustment credit. Crude oil throughput decreased by 2,000 barrels per day to 255,000 barrels per day. The Maya 2-1-1 spread decreased by approximately $3.00 per barrel. The corresponding Houston refinery spread was relatively unchanged. During the second quarter of 2015, secondary product margins improved due to the decline in crude oil. The cost of RIN's was relatively unchanged.
Technology - The principal products of the Technology segment include polyolefin catalysts and production process technology licenses and related services.
Table 6 - Technology Financial Overview
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Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
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June 30, March 31, June 30, June 30,
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Millions of U.S. dollars 2015 2015 2014 2015 2014
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Operating income $45 $64 $56 $109 $116
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EBITDA 57 76 71 133 147
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Three months ended June 30, 2015 versus three months ended March 31, 2015 - EBITDA decreased by $19 million on lower catalyst volume and reduced licensing income.
Three months ended June 30, 2015 versus three months ended June 30, 2014 - EBITDA decreased by $14 million due to lower catalyst and licensing results.
Capital Spending and Cash Balances
Capital expenditures, including growth projects, maintenance turnarounds, catalyst and information technology-related expenditures, were $278 million during the second quarter 2015. Our cash and liquid investments balance was $3.8 billion at June 30, 2015. We repurchased 7.9 million of our shares outstanding during the second quarter of 2015. There were 468 million common shares outstanding as of June 30, 2015. The company paid dividends of $368 million during the second quarter of 2015.
CONFERENCE CALL
LyondellBasell will host a conference call July 28 at 11 a.m. ET. Participants on the call will include Chief Executive Officer Bob Patel, Senior Vice President - Strategic Planning and Transactions Sergey Vasnetsov, and Vice President of Investor Relations Doug Pike.
The toll-free dial-in number in the U.S. is 888-677-1826. A complete listing of toll-free numbers by country is available at www.lyb.com/teleconference for international callers. The pass code for all numbers is 4843334.
The slides and webcast that accompany the call will be available at http://www.lyb.com/earnings.
A replay of the call will be available from 2 p.m. ET July 28 until August 28 at 11 p.m. ET. The replay dial-in numbers are 888-568-0061 (U.S.) and +1 203-369-3454 (international). The pass code for each is 62324.
ABOUT LYONDELLBASELL
LyondellBasell (NYSE: LYB) is one of the world's largest plastics, chemical and refining companies and a member of the S&P 500. LyondellBasell (www.lyb.com) manufactures products at 55 sites in 18 countries. LyondellBasell products and technologies are used to make items that improve the quality of life for people around the world including packaging, electronics, automotive parts, home furnishings, construction materials and biofuels.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
The statements in this release and the related teleconference relating to matters that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based upon assumptions of management which are believed to be reasonable at the time made and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially based on factors including, but not limited to, the business cyclicality of the chemical, polymers and refining industries; the availability, cost and price volatility of raw materials and utilities, particularly the cost of oil, natural gas, and associated natural gas liquids; competitive product and pricing pressures; labor conditions; our ability to attract and retain key personnel; operating interruptions (including leaks, explosions, fires, weather-related incidents, mechanical failure, unscheduled downtime, supplier disruptions, labor shortages, strikes, work stoppages or other labor difficulties, transportation interruptions, spills and releases and other environmental risks); the supply/demand balances for our and our joint ventures' products, and the related effects of industry production capacities and operating rates; our ability to achieve expected cost savings and other synergies; our ability to successfully execute projects and growth strategies; legal and environmental proceedings; tax rulings, consequences or proceedings; technological developments, and our ability to develop new products and process technologies; potential governmental regulatory actions; political unrest and terrorist acts; risks and uncertainties posed by international operations, including foreign currency fluctuations; and our ability to comply with debt covenants and service our debt. Additional factors that could cause results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements can be found in the "Risk Factors" section of our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014, which can be found at www.lyb.com on the Investor Relations page and on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov.
INFORMATION RELATED TO FINANCIAL MEASURES
This release makes reference to certain "non-GAAP" financial measures as defined in Regulation G of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The non-GAAP measures we have presented include income from continuing operations excluding LCM, diluted earnings per share excluding LCM, EBITDA and EBITDA excluding LCM. LCM stands for "lower of cost or market," which is an accounting rule consistent with GAAP related to the valuation of inventory. Our inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market. Cost is determined using the last-in, first-out ("LIFO") inventory valuation methodology, which means that the most recently incurred costs are charged to cost of sales and inventories are valued at the earliest acquisition costs. Market is determined based on an assessment of the current estimated replacement cost and selling price of the inventory. In periods where the market price of our inventory declines substantially, cost values of inventory may be higher than the market value, which results in us writing down the value of inventory to market value in accordance with the LCM rule, consistent with GAAP. This adjustment is somewhat unique to our 2010 company formation when all assets and liabilities were measured at fair value, our use of LIFO accounting, and the recent volatility in pricing for many of our raw material and finished goods inventories. We report our financial results in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, but believe that certain non-GAAP financial measures, such as EBITDA and earnings and EBITDA excluding LCM, provide useful supplemental information to investors regarding the underlying business trends and performance of the company's ongoing operations and are useful for period-over-period comparisons of such operations. Non-GAAP financial measures should be considered as a supplement to, and not as a substitute for, or superior to, the financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP.
EBITDA, as presented herein, may not be comparable to a similarly titled measure reported by other companies due to differences in the way the measure is calculated. We calculate EBITDA as income from continuing operations plus interest expense (net), provision for (benefit from) income taxes, and depreciation & amortization. EBITDA should not be considered an alternative to profit or operating profit for any period as an indicator of our performance, or as an alternative to operating cash flows as a measure of our liquidity. We have also presented financial information herein exclusive of adjustments for LCM.
Quantitative reconciliations of EBITDA to net income, the most comparable GAAP measure, are provided in Table 8 at the end of this release.
OTHER FINANCIAL MEASURE PRESENTATION NOTES
This release contains time sensitive information that is accurate only as of the time hereof. Information contained in this release is unaudited and subject to change. LyondellBasell undertakes no obligation to update the information presented herein except to the extent required by law.
Table 7 - Reconciliation of Segment Information to Consolidated Financial Information (a)
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2014 2015
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(Millions of U.S. dollars) Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total Q1 Q2 YTD
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Sales and other operating
revenues:
Olefins & Polyolefins -
Americas $3,357 $3,462 $3,750 $3,379 $13,948 $2,551 $2,679 $5,230
Olefins & Polyolefins - EAI 3,778 4,069 3,995 3,361 15,203 2,911 3,061 5,972
Intermediates & Derivatives 2,429 2,706 2,691 2,304 10,130 1,918 2,159 4,077
Refining 2,756 3,250 3,146 2,558 11,710 1,607 2,102 3,709
Technology 136 144 107 110 497 136 107 243
Other/elims (1,321) (1,514) (1,623) (1,422) (5,880) (938) (963) (1,901)
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Continuing
Operations $11,135 $12,117 $12,066 $10,290 $45,608 $8,185 $9,145 $17,330
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Operating income (loss):
Olefins & Polyolefins -
Americas $656 $898 $1,068 $950 $3,572 $934 $920 $1,854
Olefins & Polyolefins - EAI 225 190 223 246 884 236 359 595
Intermediates & Derivatives 316 375 321 208 1,220 271 405 676
Refining 86 95 67 (354) (106) 74 119 193
Technology 60 56 26 29 171 64 45 109
Other (3) (1) 1 (2) (5) (4) (3) (7)
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Continuing
Operations $1,340 $1,613 $1,706 $1,077 $5,736 $1,575 $1,845 $3,420
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Depreciation and amortization:
Olefins & Polyolefins -
Americas $73 $74 $84 $85 $316 $86 $85 $171
Olefins & Polyolefins - EAI 70 67 65 46 248 55 54 109
Intermediates & Derivatives 55 56 55 59 225 60 56 116
Refining 42 42 42 43 169 74 40 114
Technology 16 15 16 14 61 12 12 24
Continuing
Operations $256 $254 $262 $247 $1,019 $287 $247 $534
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EBITDA: (b)
Olefins & Polyolefins -
Americas $736 $978 $1,157 $1,040 $3,911 $1,031 $1,014 $2,045
Olefins & Polyolefins - EAI 356 319 343 348 1,366 357 492 849
Intermediates & Derivatives 375 430 383 271 1,459 337 466 803
Refining 129 137 110 (311) 65 149 159 308
Technology 76 71 41 44 232 76 57 133
Other (4) 6 1 14 17 2 (2) - -
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Continuing
Operations $1,668 $1,941 $2,035 $1,406 $7,050 $1,952 $2,186 $4,138
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Capital, turnarounds and IT
deferred spending:
Olefins & Polyolefins -
Americas $231 $306 $208 $167 $912 $149 $140 $289
Olefins & Polyolefins - EAI 33 27 45 86 191 38 27 65
Intermediates & Derivatives 45 52 50 94 241 76 76 152
Refining 32 20 27 44 123 33 28 61
Technology 2 6 6 11 25 6 3 9
Other - - 4 2 1 7 4 4 8
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Continuing
Operations $343 $415 $338 $403 $1,499 $306 $278 $584
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(a) EBITDA as presented herein
includes the impacts of pre-
tax LCM charges of $45
million in the third quarter
of 2014, $715 million in the
fourth quarter of 2014 and
$92 million in the first
quarter of 2015. EBITDA for
the second quarter of 2015
includes a pre-tax LCM
benefit of $9 million for the
partial reversal of the first
quarter 2015 LCM adjustment.
See Tables 2 through 6 for
LCM adjustments recorded for
each segment.
See Table 8
for EBITDA
calculation.
(b)
Table 8 - EBITDA Calculation
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2014 2015
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(Millions of U.S. dollars) Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total Q1 Q2 YTD
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Net income attributable to the Company
shareholders(a) $945 $1,178 $1,258 $793 $4,174 $1,166 $1,330 $2,496
Net loss attributable to non-controlling
interests (1) (2) (1) (2) (6) (2) (1) (3)
(Income) loss from discontinued operations,
net of tax (1) (3) 3 5 4 3 (3) - -
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Income from continuing operations(a) 943 1,173 1,260 796 4,172 1,167 1,326 2,493
Provision for income taxes 383 425 434 298 1,540 440 541 981
Depreciation and amortization 256 254 262 247 1,019 287 247 534
Interest expense, net 86 89 79 65 319 58 72 130
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EBITDA(b) $1,668 $1,941 $2,035 $1,406 $7,050 $1,952 $2,186 $4,138
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(a) Amounts presented herein
include after-tax LCM
charges of $28 million in
the third quarter of 2014,
$455 million in the fourth
quarter of 2014 and $58
million in the first quarter
of 2015. The second quarter
of 2015 includes an after-
tax benefit of $6 million
for the partial reversal of
the first quarter 2015 LCM
adjustment resulting from
price recoveries during the
period.
(b) EBITDA as presented herein
includes the impacts of pre-
tax LCM charges of $45
million in the third quarter
of 2014, $715 million in the
fourth quarter of 2014, and
$92 million in the first
quarter of 2015. The second
quarter of 2015 includes a
pre-tax LCM benefit of $9
million for the partial
reversal of the first
quarter 2015 LCM adjustment.
Table 9 - Selected Segment Operating Information
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2014 2015
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Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total Q1 Q2 YTD
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Olefins and Polyolefins - Americas
Volumes (million pounds)
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Ethylene produced 1,979 1,721 2,301 2,458 8,459 2,364 2,415 4,779
Propylene produced 611 648 559 719 2,537 805 740 1,545
Polyethylene sold 1,377 1,334 1,486 1,360 5,557 1,347 1,425 2,772
Polypropylene sold 601 592 642 552 2,387 583 648 1,231
Benchmark Market Prices
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West Texas Intermediate crude oil (USD per barrel) 98.61 102.99 97.25 73.20 92.91 48.57 57.95 53.34
Light Louisiana Sweet ("LLS") crude oil (USD per
barrel) 104.36 105.55 101.03 76.58 96.92 52.84 62.93 57.97
Natural gas (USD per million BTUs) 5.01 4.74 4.19 4.09 4.51 2.76 2.76 2.76
U.S. weighted average cost of ethylene production
(cents/pound) 20.0 17.1 14.5 10.5 15.4 10.2 9.7 10.0
U.S. ethylene (cents/pound) 48.3 47.2 51.8 44.8 48.0 34.8 34.2 34.5
U.S. polyethylene [high density] (cents/pound) 76.3 77.0 78.0 76.7 77.0 65.7 67.3 66.5
U.S. propylene (cents/pound) 73.3 69.7 70.8 69.8 70.9 49.7 41.7 45.7
U.S. polypropylene [homopolymer] (cents/pound) 88.3 84.7 86.3 85.8 86.3 67.7 61.7 64.7
Olefins and Polyolefins - Europe, Asia, International
Volumes (million pounds)
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Ethylene produced 989 1,024 1,039 1,059 4,111 1,007 1,047 2,054
Propylene produced 582 617 629 618 2,446 600 632 1,232
Polyethylene sold 1,275 1,363 1,284 1,254 5,176 1,533 1,360 2,893
Polypropylene sold 1,509 1,707 1,633 1,561 6,410 1,817 1,529 3,346
Benchmark Market Prices (EUR0.01 per pound)
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Western Europe weighted average cost of ethylene
production 32.9 34.3 31.5 18.2 29.2 22.9 23.2 23.0
Western Europe ethylene 54.7 52.8 54.1 48.7 52.6 39.3 47.1 43.2
Western Europe polyethylene [high density] 56.1 54.8 55.4 51.5 54.5 45.2 60.6 52.9
Western Europe propylene 51.3 52.2 51.9 46.5 50.5 37.1 44.4 40.7
Western Europe polypropylene [homopolymer] 59.9 61.3 61.4 57.0 59.9 49.8 62.5 56.1
Intermediates and Derivatives
Volumes (million pounds)
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Propylene oxide and derivatives 772 726 768 781 3,047 870 751 1,621
Ethylene oxide and derivatives 262 319 211 226 1,018 268 312 580
Styrene monomer 683 870 933 870 3,356 903 735 1,638
Acetyls 683 592 613 619 2,507 547 810 1,357
TBA Intermediates 416 391 461 384 1,652 433 321 754
Volumes (million gallons)
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MTBE/ETBE 188 266 245 216 915 229 299 528
Benchmark Market Margins (cents per gallon)
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MTBE - Northwest Europe 63.4 90.7 111.8 109.1 94.0 64.0 106.0 85.3
Refining
Volumes (thousands of barrels per day)
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Heavy crude oil processing rate 247 257 264 266 259 241 255 248
Benchmark Market Margins
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Light crude oil - 2-1-1 13.18 17.29 14.20 8.50 13.32 15.02 16.42 15.74
Light crude oil - Maya differential 15.08 9.72 10.15 9.22 11.11 8.72 7.56 8.22
Source: LYB and third party
consultants
Note: Benchmark market prices for
U.S. and Western Europe
polyethylene and polypropylene
reflect discounted prices. Volumes
presented represent third party
sales of selected key products.
Table 10 - Unaudited Income Statement Information
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2014 2015
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(Millions of U.S. dollars) Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total Q1 Q2 YTD
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Sales and other operating revenues $11,135 $12,117 $12,066 $10,290 $45,608 $8,185 $9,145 $17,330
Cost of sales(a) 9,577 10,255 10,118 8,989 38,939 6,379 7,047 13,426
Selling, general and administrative expenses 186 215 211 194 806 205 228 433
Research and development expenses 32 34 31 30 127 26 25 51
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Operating income(a) 1,340 1,613 1,706 1,077 5,736 1,575 1,845 3,420
Income from equity investments 61 68 64 64 257 69 90 159
Interest expense, net (86) (89) (79) (65) (319) (58) (72) (130)
Other income, net 11 6 3 18 38 21 4 25
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Income from continuing operations before income
taxes(a) 1,326 1,598 1,694 1,094 5,712 1,607 1,867 3,474
Provision for income taxes 383 425 434 298 1,540 440 541 981
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Income from continuing operations(b) 943 1,173 1,260 796 4,172 1,167 1,326 2,493
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax 1 3 (3) (5) (4) (3) 3 - -
--- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
Net income(b) 944 1,176 1,257 791 4,168 1,164 1,329 2,493
Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest 1 2 1 2 6 2 1 3
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Net income attributable to the Company shareholders(b) $945 $1,178 $1,258 $793 $4,174 $1,166 $1,330 $2,496
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(a) Amounts
presented
herein
include
pre-tax
LCM
charges of
$45
million in
the third
quarter of
2014, $715
million in
the fourth
quarter of
2014 and
$92
million in
the first
quarter of
2015. The
second
quarter of
2015
includes a
pre-tax
benefit of
$9 million
for the
partial
reversal
of the
first
quarter
2015 LCM
adjustment
resulting
from price
recoveries
during the
period.
Amounts
presented
herein
include
after tax
LCM
charges of
$28
million in
the third
quarter of
2014, $455
million in
the fourth
quarter of
2014 and
$58
million in
the first
quarter of
2015. The
second
quarter of
2015
includes
an after
tax
benefit of
$6 million
for the
partial
reversal
of the
first
quarter
2015 LCM
adjustment
discussed
above.
(b)
Table 11 - Charges (Benefits) Included in Income from Continuing Operations
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2014 2015
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Millions of U.S. dollars (except share data) Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total Q1 Q2 YTD
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Pretax charges (benefits):
Settlement of environmental indemnification agreement $(52) $ - - $ - - $ - - $(52) $ - - $ - - $ - -
Lower of cost or market inventory adjustment - - - - 45 715 760 92 (9) 83
Emission allowance credits, amortization - - - - - - - - - - 35 - - 35
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Total pretax charges (benefits) (52) - - 45 715 708 127 (9) 118
Provision for (benefit from) income tax related to these items - - - - (17) (260) (277) (47) 3 (44)
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After-tax effect of net charges (benefits) $(52) $ - - $28 $455 $431 $80 $(6) $74
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Effect on diluted earnings per share $0.09 $ - - $(0.05) $(0.91) $(0.82) $(0.17) $0.02 $(0.16)
Table 12 - Unaudited Cash Flow Information
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2014 2015
---- ----
(Millions of U.S. dollars) Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total Q1 Q2 YTD
------------------------- --- --- --- --- ----- --- --- ---
Net cash provided by operating
activities $801 $1,797 $1,434 $2,016 $6,048 $1,468 $1,446 $2,914
Net cash used in investing
activities (2,011) (246) (638) (636) (3,531) (443) (727) (1,170)
Net cash used in financing
activities (550) (2,217) (1,621) (1,519) (5,907) (401) (1,021) (1,422)
Table 13 - Unaudited Balance Sheet Information
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March 31, June 30, September 30, December 31, March 31, June 30,
(Millions of U.S.
dollars) 2014 2014 2014 2014 2015 2015
------------------ ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
Cash and cash
equivalents $2,702 $2,030 $1,185 $1,031 $1,616 $1,325
Restricted cash 3 2 - - 2 2 3
Short-term
investments 1,402 1,299 1,544 1,593 1,478 1,989
Accounts
receivable, net 4,141 4,264 4,105 3,448 3,089 3,373
Inventories 5,589 5,326 5,359 4,517 4,267 4,179
Prepaid expenses
and other current
assets 1,156 784 739 1,054 1,195 1,121
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Total current
assets 14,993 13,705 12,932 11,645 11,647 11,990
Property, plant and
equipment, net 8,556 8,740 8,600 8,758 8,430 8,636
Investments and
long-term
receivables:
Investment in
PO joint
ventures 424 418 397 384 373 357
Equity
investments 1,693 1,702 1,690 1,636 1,581 1,612
Other
investments
and long-term
receivables 62 58 54 44 38 126
Goodwill 605 602 576 566 533 543
Intangible assets,
net 870 838 799 769 695 671
Other assets 624 593 583 481 709 670
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Total assets $27,827 $26,656 $25,631 $24,283 $24,006 $24,605
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Current maturities
of long-term debt $3 $3 $2 $4 $4 $3
Short-term debt 58 55 56 346 514 582
Accounts payable 3,642 3,690 3,431 3,064 2,631 2,755
Accrued liabilities 1,477 1,310 1,460 1,554 1,482 1,455
Deferred income
taxes 540 570 685 469 429 434
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Total current
liabilities 5,720 5,628 5,634 5,437 5,060 5,229
Long-term debt 6,766 6,766 6,753 6,757 7,749 7,728
Other liabilities 1,838 1,851 1,795 2,122 2,038 2,063
Deferred income
taxes 1,677 1,623 1,574 1,623 1,653 1,635
Stockholders'
equity 11,791 10,753 9,843 8,314 7,478 7,927
Non-controlling
interests 35 35 32 30 28 23
--- --- --- --- --- ---
Total
liabilities
and
stockholders'
equity $27,827 $26,656 $25,631 $24,283 $24,006 $24,605
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