VALERO ENERGY PARTNERS LP SAN ANTONIO, May 5, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Valero Energy Partners LP (NYSE: VLP, the Partnership), today reported first quarter 2015 net income attributable to partners of $22.1 million, or $0.37 per common limited partner unit. The Partnership generated earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) of $27.8 million and distributable cash flow of $27.5 million. VLP's coverage ratio for the first quarter of 2015 was 1.59x.
"We are executing our accelerated growth strategy," said Joe Gorder, VLP Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "We acquired the Houston and St. Charles terminals and announced a 31 percent year-over-year increase in the quarterly distribution per unit."
First quarter 2015 revenues were $41.9 million versus first quarter 2014 revenues of $29.5 million. The increase was primarily related to the acquisition of the Houston and St. Charles Terminal Services Business and higher volumes in the Port Arthur and Memphis logistics systems.
Operating expenses in the first quarter of 2015 were $17.9 million, general and administrative expenses were $3.6 million, and depreciation expense was $7.5 million. Total costs and expenses were $3.7 million higher in the first quarter of 2015 compared to the first quarter of 2014, mainly due to incremental depreciation expense on assets placed into service in 2014, acquisition costs, and increased administrative and insurance expenses related to acquired businesses.
Liquidity and Financial Position
As of March 31, 2015, the Partnership had $128 million of total liquidity consisting of $28 million in cash and cash equivalents and $100 million available on its revolving credit facility. Capital spending attributable to the Partnership in the first quarter of 2015 was $1.3 million, including $1.1 million for maintenance and $0.2 million for expansion. For 2015, capital expenditures attributable to the Partnership are expected to total $12.5 million, of which approximately $7 million is for maintenance.
Strategic Update
Commenting on growth plans, Gorder said, "With more than two-thirds of Valero's planned $1 billion of drop downs in 2015 already completed, we're on track to continue growing distributions."
The Partnership expects to complete another acquisition from its sponsor in the second half of 2015.
Conference Call
The Partnership's senior management will host a conference call at 3 p.m. ET today to discuss this earnings release. A live broadcast of the conference call will be available on the Partnership's web site at www.valeroenergypartners.com.
About Valero Energy Partners LP
Valero Energy Partners LP is a fee-based, growth-oriented, master limited partnership formed by Valero Energy Corporation to own, operate, develop, and acquire crude oil and refined petroleum products pipelines, terminals, and other transportation and logistics assets. With headquarters in San Antonio, the Partnership's assets include crude oil and refined petroleum products pipeline and terminal systems in the Gulf Coast and Mid-Continent regions of the United States that are integral to the operations of several of Valero's refineries.
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Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information
This earnings release includes the terms "EBITDA," "distributable cash flow," and "coverage ratio." These terms are supplemental financial measures that are not defined under United States generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). We reconcile these non-GAAP measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures in the tables that accompany this release. In note (k) to the tables that accompany this release, we disclose the reasons why we believe our use of the non-GAAP financial measures in this release provides useful information.
VALERO ENERGY PARTNERS LP
EARNINGS RELEASE
(In Thousands, Except per Unit Amounts, per Barrel Amounts, and Ratios)
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended March 31,
----------------------------
2015 2014
---- ----
Statement of income data (a):
Operating revenues - related
party (b) $41,886 $29,489
------- -------
Costs and expenses:
Operating expenses (c) 17,864 16,237
General and administrative
expenses (d) 3,565 3,097
Depreciation expense (e) 7,488 5,916
----- -----
Total costs and expenses 28,917 25,250
------ ------
Operating income 12,969 4,239
Other income, net (f) 111 666
Interest and debt expense, net of
capitalized interest (g) (601) (228)
---- ----
Income before income taxes 12,479 4,677
Income tax expense (benefit) (h) (126) 157
---- ---
Net income 12,605 4,520
Less: Net loss attributable to
Predecessor (9,516) (5,962)
------ ------
Net income attributable to
partners 22,121 10,482
Less: General partner's interest
in net income 852 210
--- ---
Limited partners' interest in net
income $21,269 $10,272
======= =======
Net income per limited partner
unit (basic and diluted):
Common units $0.37 $0.18
Subordinated units $0.36 $0.18
Weighted-average limited partner
units outstanding:
Common units - public (basic) 17,250 17,250
Common units - public (diluted) 17,250 17,252
Common units - Valero (basic and
diluted) 12,176 11,540
Subordinated units - Valero
(basic and diluted) 28,790 28,790
See Notes to Earnings Release on Table Page 6.
VALERO ENERGY PARTNERS LP
EARNINGS RELEASE
(In Thousands, Except per Unit Amounts, per Barrel Amounts, and Ratios)
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended March 31,
----------------------------
2015 2014
---- ----
Operating
highlights
(a):
Pipeline
transportation:
Pipeline
transportation
revenues (b) $19,875 $15,234
======= =======
Pipeline
transportation
throughput
(BPD) (i) 979,821 810,352
Average
pipeline
transportation
revenue per
barrel (j) $0.23 $0.21
Terminaling:
Terminaling
revenues (b) $21,876 $13,967
======= =======
Terminaling
throughput
(BPD) 807,429 568,856
Average
terminaling
revenue per
barrel (j) $0.30 $0.27
Storage
revenues $135 $288
==== ====
Total operating
revenues -
related party $41,886 $29,489
======= =======
Capital
expenditures
(a):
Maintenance $3,360 $3,778
Expansion 1,618 18,698
----- ------
Total capital
expenditures 4,978 22,476
Less: Capital
expenditures
attributable
to Predecessor 3,693 21,612
Capital
expenditures
attributable
to Partnership $1,285 $864
====== ====
Other financial
information:
Distribution
declared per
unit $0.2775 $0.2125
EBITDA
attributable
to Partnership
(k) $27,810 $13,858
Distributable
cash flow (k) $27,452 $13,565
Distribution
declared:
Limited partner
units - public $4,790 $3,667
Limited partner
units - Valero 11,721 8,570
General partner
units - Valero 755 250
Total
distribution
declared $17,266 $12,487
======= =======
Coverage ratio
(k) 1.59x 1.09x
March 31, December 31,
2015 2014
---- ----
Balance sheet
data (a):
Cash and cash
equivalents $27,710 $236,579
Total assets 690,848 891,764
Current portion
of debt and
capital lease
obligations 1,241 1,200
Debt and
capital lease
obligations,
less current
portion 361,103 1,519
Total debt and
capital lease
obligations 362,344 2,719
Partners'
capital 321,280 880,910
Working capital 37,997 238,365
See Notes to Earnings Release on Table Page 6.
VALERO ENERGY PARTNERS LP
EARNINGS RELEASE
(In Thousands, Except per Unit Amounts, per Barrel Amounts, and Ratios)
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended March 31,
----------------------------
2015 2014
---- ----
Reconciliation of net income to EBITDA
and distributable cash flow (a)(k):
Net income $12,605 $4,520
Plus:
Depreciation expense 7,488 5,916
Interest and debt expense, net of
capitalized interest 601 228
Income tax expense (benefit) (126) 157
----
EBITDA 20,568 10,821
Less: EBITDA attributable to
Predecessor (7,242) (3,037)
------ ------
EBITDA attributable to Partnership 27,810 13,858
Plus:
Adjustments related to minimum
throughput commitments (20) 32
Projects prefunded by Valero 589 775
Other 384 -
Less:
Cash interest paid 172 236
Maintenance capital expenditures 1,139 864
Distributable cash flow $27,452 $13,565
======= =======
Reconciliation of net cash provided by
operating activities to EBITDA and
distributable cash flow (a)(k):
Net cash provided by operating
activities $12,507 $13,178
Plus:
Changes in current assets and current
liabilities 7,755 (2,771)
Changes in deferred charges and
credits and other operating
activities, net (418) 73
Interest and debt expense, net of
capitalized interest 601 228
Current income tax expense 123 113
EBITDA 20,568 10,821
Less: EBITDA attributable to
Predecessor (7,242) (3,037)
------ ------
EBITDA attributable to Partnership 27,810 13,858
Plus:
Adjustments related to minimum
throughput commitments (20) 32
Projects prefunded by Valero 589 775
Other 384 -
Less:
Cash interest paid 172 236
Maintenance capital expenditures 1,139 864
Distributable cash flow $27,452 $13,565
======= =======
See Notes to Earnings Release on Table Page 6.
VALERO ENERGY PARTNERS LP
EARNINGS RELEASE
(In Thousands, Except per Unit Amounts, per Barrel Amounts, and Ratios)
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended March 31,
----------------------------
2015 2014
---- ----
Comparison of
ratio of net
income
attributable
to partners
divided by
total
distribution
declared to
coverage ratio
(k):
Net income
attributable
to partners $22,121 $10,482
Total
distribution
declared $17,266 $12,487
Ratio of net
income
attributable
to partners
divided by
total
distribution
declared 1.28x 0.84x
Coverage ratio:
Distributable
cash flow
divided by
total
distribution
declared 1.59x 1.09x
The following tables present our consolidated statements of income for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, giving effect to the acquisition of the Houston and St. Charles Terminal Services Business for periods prior to March 1, 2015 and the acquisition of the Texas Crude Systems Business for periods prior to July 1, 2014. See Note (a) of Notes to Earnings Release for a discussion of the basis of this presentation.
Three Months Ended March 31, 2015
---------------------------------
Valero Energy Houston and Valero Energy
Partners LP St. Charles Partners LP
Terminal (Currently
Services Reported)
Business
(January 1,
2015 to
February
28, 2015)
-------------- ------------ --------------
Operating revenues - related
party (b) $41,886 $ - $41,886
------- --- --- -------
Costs and expenses:
Operating expenses 10,669 7,195 17,864
General and administrative
expenses 3,518 47 3,565
Depreciation expense 5,214 2,274 7,488
----- -----
Total costs and expenses 19,401 9,516 28,917
------ ----- ------
Operating income (loss) 22,485 (9,516) 12,969
Other income, net 111 - 111
Interest and debt expense, net of
capitalized interest (601) - (601)
---- --- ----
Income (loss) before income taxes 21,995 (9,516) 12,479
Income tax benefit (126) - (126)
---- --- ----
Net income (loss) 22,121 (9,516) 12,605
------ ------ ------
Less: Net loss attributable to
Predecessor - (9,516) (9,516)
Net income attributable to
partners $22,121 $ - $22,121
======= === === =======
See Notes to Earnings Release on Table Page 6.
VALERO ENERGY PARTNERS LP
EARNINGS RELEASE
(In Thousands, Except per Unit Amounts, per Barrel Amounts, and Ratios)
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended March 31, 2014
---------------------------------
Valero Energy Texas Crude Houston and Valero Energy
Partners LP Systems St. Charles Partners LP
(Previously Business Terminal (Currently
Reported) Services Reported)
Business
(January 1, (January 1,
2014 to March 2014 to
31, 2014) March 31,
2014)
-------------- ------------
Operating revenues - related
party (b) $21,531 $7,958 $ - $29,489
------- ------ --- --- -------
Costs and expenses:
Operating expenses 5,726 1,902 8,609 16,237
General and administrative
expenses 2,595 437 65 3,097
Depreciation expense 3,058 843 2,015 5,916
-----
Total costs and expenses 11,379 3,182 10,689 25,250
------ ----- ------ ------
Operating income (loss) 10,152 4,776 (10,689) 4,239
Other income, net 648 18 - 666
Interest and debt expense, net of
capitalized interest (228) - - (228)
---- --- --- ----
Income (loss) before income taxes 10,572 4,794 (10,689) 4,677
Income tax expense 90 67 - 157
Net income (loss) 10,482 4,727 (10,689) 4,520
------ ----- ------- -----
Less: Net income (loss)
attributable to Predecessor - 4,727 (10,689) (5,962)
Net income attributable to
partners $10,482 $ - $ - $10,482
======= === === === === =======
The following table presents our balance sheet data as of December 31, 2014, giving effect to the acquisition of the Houston and St. Charles Terminal Services Business. See Note (a) of Notes to Earnings Release for a discussion of the basis of this presentation.
December 31, 2014
-----------------
Valero Energy Houston and Valero Energy
Partners LP St. Charles Partners LP
(Previously Terminal (Currently
Reported) Services Reported)
Business
-------------- ------------ --------------
Cash and cash
equivalents $236,579 $ - $236,579
Total assets 596,073 295,691 891,764
Current portion of
debt and capital
lease obligations 1,200 - 1,200
Debt and capital lease
obligations, less
current portion 1,519 - 1,519
Total debt and capital
lease obligations 2,719 - 2,719
Partners' capital 585,219 295,691 880,910
Working capital 238,365 - 238,365
See Notes to Earnings Release on Table Page 6.
VALERO ENERGY PARTNERS LP
NOTES TO EARNINGS RELEASE
(a) References to the
"Partnership,"
"we," "us," or
"our" refer to
Valero Energy
Partners LP, one
or more of its
subsidiaries, or
all of them
taken as a whole
for periods
after December
16, 2013, the
date the
Partnership
completed its
initial public
offering (IPO).
For periods
prior to the IPO
and periods
prior to the
Acquisitions
(defined below),
those terms
refer to Valero
Energy Partners
LP Predecessor,
our Predecessor
for accounting
purposes.
References in
these notes to
"Valero" may
refer to Valero
Energy
Corporation, one
or more of its
subsidiaries, or
all of them
taken as a
whole, other
than Valero
Energy Partners
LP, any of its
subsidiaries, or
its general
partner.
Effective March
1, 2015, we
acquired the
Houston and St.
Charles Terminal
Services
Business from
Valero (the
Houston and St.
Charles Terminal
Acquisition) for
total
consideration of
$671.2 million
consisting of
(i) cash of
$571.2 million
and (ii) the
issuance of
1,908,100 common
units
representing
limited partner
interests in us
and 38,941
general partner
units
representing
general partner
interests in us
to our general
partner having
an aggregate
value,
collectively, of
$100.0 million.
We funded the
cash
distribution to
Valero with
$211.2 million
of our cash on
hand, $200.0
million of
borrowings under
our revolving
credit facility,
and $160.0
million of
proceeds from a
subordinated
credit agreement
with Valero. We
began receiving
fees for
services
provided by this
business
commencing on
March 1, 2015.
Effective July 1,
2014, we
acquired the
Texas Crude
Systems Business
from Valero (the
Texas Crude
Systems
Acquisition) for
total cash
consideration of
$154.0 million,
and we began
receiving fees
for services
provided by this
business
commencing on
July 1, 2014.
The Texas Crude
Systems
Acquisition and
the Houston and
St. Charles
Terminal
Acquisition
(collectively,
the
Acquisitions)
were each
accounted for as
transfers of a
business between
entities under
the common
control of
Valero. As
entities under
the common
control of
Valero, we
recorded the
Acquisitions on
our balance
sheet at
Valero's
carrying value
rather than fair
value. Transfers
between entities
under common
control are
accounted for as
though the
transfer
occurred as of
the beginning of
the period of
transfer, and
prior period
financial
statements and
financial
information are
retrospectively
adjusted to
furnish
comparative
information.
Accordingly, the
statement of
income data and
operating
highlights and
capital
expenditures
data have been
retrospectively
adjusted to
include the
historical
results of
operations of
the Texas Crude
Systems Business
for periods
presented prior
to July 1, 2014
and the
historical
results of
operations of
the Houston and
St. Charles
Terminal
Services
Business for
periods
presented prior
to March 1,
2015. In
addition, the
balance sheet
data as of
December 31,
2014 has been
retrospectively
adjusted to
include the
assets and
liabilities of
the Houston and
St. Charles
Terminal
Services
Business.
(b) Operating
revenues include
amounts
attributable to
our Predecessor.
Prior to being
acquired by us,
the Texas Crude
Systems Business
generated
revenues by
providing fee-
based
transportation
and terminaling
services to
Valero, but the
Houston and St.
Charles Terminal
Services
Business did not
charge Valero
for services
provided and did
not generate
revenues.
Effective with
the date of each
of the
Acquisitions, we
entered into
additional
schedules to our
commercial
agreements with
Valero with
respect to the
services we
provide to
Valero using the
assets of the
acquired
businesses. This
resulted in (i)
changes to
pipeline and
terminaling
throughput fees
previously
charged to
Valero by the
Texas Crude
Systems Business
and (ii) the
recognition of
terminaling
revenues by the
Houston and St.
Charles Terminal
Services
Business.
(c) The increase in
operating
expenses for the
three months
ended March 31,
2015 compared to
the three months
ended March 31,
2014 was due
primarily to an
increase in
waste handling
costs of
$802,000 at the
St. Charles
terminal. In
addition,
insurance
expense
increased
$331,000 as a
result of the
assets of the
acquired
businesses being
covered under
our own
insurance
policies. Prior
to the
Acquisitions,
our Predecessor
was allocated a
portion of
Valero's
insurance costs.
(d) The increase in
general and
administrative
expenses for the
three months
ended March 31,
2015 compared to
the three months
ended March 31,
2014 was due
primarily to
$546,000 in
costs related to
the acquisition
of the Houston
and St. Charles
Terminal
Services
Business.
(e) The increase in
depreciation
expense for the
three months
ended March 31,
2015 compared to
the three months
ended March 31,
2014 was due
primarily to the
effect of assets
placed in
service during
2014, including
the expansion of
the St. Charles
terminal, the
interconnection
with
TransCanada's
Cushing
Marketlink
pipeline, and
the expansion of
the Three Rivers
crude system.
(f) The decrease in
"other income,
net" for the
three months
ended March 31,
2015 compared to
the three months
ended March 31,
2014 was due
primarily to a
decrease in
scrap metal
sales of
$365,000 and a
decrease in
interest income
(net of bank
fees) of
$190,000
attributable to
a reduced cash
balance during
the three months
ended March 31,
2015.
(g) The increase in
"interest and
debt expense,
net of
capitalized
interest" for
the three months
ended March 31,
2015 compared to
the three months
ended March 31,
2014 was due
primarily to
$240,000 and
$190,000 in
interest expense
incurred on
borrowings of
$200.0 million
under our
revolving credit
facility and
$160.0 million
under a
subordinated
credit agreement
with Valero,
respectively, in
connection with
the acquisition
of the Houston
and St. Charles
Terminal
Services
Business.
(h) Our income tax
expense
(benefit) is
associated with
the Texas margin
tax. During the
three months
ended March 31,
2015, we reduced
our deferred
income tax
liabilities due
to a reduction
in the relative
amount of
revenue we
generate in
Texas compared
to our total
revenue. This
reduction was a
result of the
acquisition of
the Houston and
St. Charles
Terminal
Services
Business (which
includes
operations in
Louisiana).
(i) Represents the
sum of volumes
transported
through each
separately
tariffed
pipeline
segment.
(j) Management uses
average revenue
per barrel to
evaluate
performance and
compare
profitability to
other companies
in the industry.
There are a
variety of ways
to calculate
average revenue
per barrel;
different
companies may
calculate it in
different ways.
We calculate
average revenue
per barrel as
revenue divided
by throughput
for the period.
Throughput can
be derived by
multiplying the
throughput
barrels per day
(BPD) by the
number of days
in the period.
Investors and
analysts use
this financial
measure to help
analyze and
compare
companies in the
industry on the
basis of
operating
performance.
This financial
measure should
not be
considered as an
alternative to
revenues
presented in
accordance with
U.S. generally
accepted
accounting
principles
(GAAP).
(k) We define EBITDA
as net income
before income
tax expense,
interest
expense, and
depreciation
expense. We
define
distributable
cash flow as
EBITDA less cash
payments during
the period for
interest, income
taxes, and
maintenance
capital
expenditures,
plus adjustments
related to
minimum
throughput
commitments,
capital projects
prefunded by
Valero, and
certain other
items. We define
coverage ratio
as the ratio of
distributable
cash flow to the
total
distribution
declared.
EBITDA,
distributable
cash flow, and
coverage ratio
are supplemental
financial
measures that
are not defined
under GAAP. They
may be used by
management and
external users
of our financial
statements, such
as industry
analysts,
investors,
lenders, and
rating agencies,
to:
-- describe our expectation of
forecasted earnings;
-- assess our operating performance
as compared to other publicly
traded limited partnerships in
the transportation and logistics
industry, without regard to
historical cost basis or, in the
case of EBITDA, financing
methods;
-- assess the ability of our business
to generate sufficient cash to
support our decision to make
distributions to our unitholders;
-- assess our ability to incur and
service debt and fund capital
expenditures; and
-- assess the viability of
acquisitions and other capital
expenditure projects and the
returns on investment of various
investment opportunities.
We believe that
the presentation
of EBITDA
provides useful
information to
investors in
assessing our
financial
condition and
results of
operations. The
GAAP measures
most directly
comparable to
EBITDA are net
income and net
cash provided by
operating
activities.
EBITDA should
not be
considered an
alternative to
net income or
net cash
provided by
operating
activities
presented in
accordance with
GAAP. EBITDA has
important
limitations as
an analytical
tool because it
excludes some,
but not all,
items that
affect net
income or net
cash provided by
operating
activities.
EBITDA should
not be
considered in
isolation or as
a substitute for
analysis of our
results as
reported under
GAAP.
Additionally,
because EBITDA
may be defined
differently by
other companies
in our industry,
our definition
of EBITDA may
not be
comparable to
similarly titled
measures of
other companies,
thereby
diminishing its
utility.
We use
distributable
cash flow to
measure whether
we have
generated from
our operations,
or "earned," an
amount of cash
sufficient to
support the
payment of the
minimum
quarterly
distributions.
Our partnership
agreement
contains the
concept of
"operating
surplus" to
determine
whether our
operations are
generating
sufficient cash
to support the
distributions
that we are
paying, as
opposed to
returning
capital to our
partners.
Because
operating
surplus is a
cumulative
concept
(measured from
the IPO date and
compared to
cumulative
distributions
from the IPO
date), we use
the term
distributable
cash flow to
approximate
operating
surplus on a
quarterly or
annual, rather
than a
cumulative,
basis. As a
result,
distributable
cash flow is not
necessarily
indicative of
the actual cash
we have on hand
to distribute or
that we are
required to
distribute.
We use the
coverage ratio
to reflect the
relationship
between our
distributable
cash flow and
the total
distribution
declared. We
have also
provided the
ratio of net
income
attributable to
partners, the
most directly
comparable GAAP
measure to
distributable
cash flow, to
the total
distribution
declared.
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