Valero Energy Reports Second Quarter 2017 Results


  • Reported net income attributable to Valero stockholders of $548 million, or $1.23 per share.
  • Invested $461 million of growth and sustaining capital in the second quarter.
  • Returned $658 million in cash to stockholders through dividends and stock buybacks.
  • Expect Diamond Pipeline and Wilmington cogeneration projects to be complete and online by the end of 2017.

SAN ANTONIO, July 27, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE:VLO) (“Valero”) today reported net income attributable to Valero stockholders of $548 million, or $1.23 per share, for the second quarter of 2017 compared to $814 million, or $1.73 per share, for the second quarter of 2016.  Second quarter 2016 adjusted net income attributable to Valero stockholders was $503 million, or $1.07 per share. 

“With continued focus on safe and reliable operations, we delivered another quarter of solid operating and financial performance,” said Joe Gorder, Valero Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer.  “We’re encouraged by resilient product demand and the bullish trend in product inventory draws.” 

Refining
The refining segment reported $959 million of operating income for the second quarter of 2017 compared to $1.3 billion for the second quarter of 2016.  Second quarter 2017 operating income was in line with second quarter 2016 adjusted operating income of $902 million.  The 2016 refining segment results have been retrospectively revised to reflect the operating results of Valero Energy Partners LP (NYSE:VLP) as a separate segment consistent with Valero’s current segment presentation, and those revised results have been adjusted to exclude the lower of cost or market inventory valuation adjustment and asset impairment loss, as shown in the accompanying earnings release tables.    

Refinery throughput capacity utilization was 96 percent, despite an external power failure at the Benicia refinery that caused an abrupt shutdown and unplanned maintenance.  Throughput volumes averaged 3.0 million barrels per day in the second quarter of 2017, which was 192,000 barrels per day higher than the second quarter of 2016.

The company exported a total of 369,000 barrels per day of gasoline and diesel during the second quarter. 

Biofuel blending costs were $255 million in the second quarter of 2017, which was $82 million higher than the second quarter of 2016, mainly due to higher Renewable Identification Number (RIN) expenses.

Ethanol
The ethanol segment reported $31 million of operating income for the second quarter of 2017 compared to $69 million for the second quarter of 2016.  Adjusted operating income for the second quarter of 2016 was $49 million.  The decrease in operating income in the second quarter of 2017 compared to the second quarter 2016 adjusted amount is attributed primarily to higher energy costs and strong industry ethanol production that pressured margins.  Ethanol production volumes averaged 3.8 million gallons per day in the second quarter of 2017, which was in line with the second quarter of 2016. 

VLP
The VLP segment reported $71 million of operating income for the second quarter of 2017 compared to $52 million for the second quarter of 2016.  The increase in operating income was driven primarily by contributions from the Meraux and Three Rivers terminals, which were acquired subsequent to the second quarter of last year, and the Red River pipeline segment, which was acquired in January 2017.

Corporate and Other
General and administrative expenses were $178 million in the second quarter of 2017.  The effective tax rate of 26 percent in the second quarter of 2017 was lower than expected due primarily to the favorable resolution of an income tax audit.

Investing and Financing Activities
Capital investments totaled $461 million in the second quarter of 2017, of which $63 million was for turnarounds and catalyst.  

Valero paid $312 million in dividends and purchased 5.4 million shares of its common stock for $346 million, resulting in total cash returned to stockholders of $658 million in the second quarter of 2017.  The company continues to target a total payout ratio of at least 75 percent in 2017.  Valero defines total payout ratio as the sum of dividends and stock buybacks divided by adjusted net income from continuing operations attributable to Valero stockholders. 

The company generated $1.8 billion of cash from operating activities in the second quarter of 2017, of which approximately $700 million was due to changes in working capital. 

Liquidity and Financial Position
Valero ended the second quarter of 2017 with $8.5 billion of total debt and $5.2 billion of cash and temporary cash investments. The debt to capital ratio, net of $2.0 billion in cash, was 24 percent. 

Strategic Update
Valero continues to target $2.7 billion of total capital investments this year, consisting of $1.1 billion for growth projects and $1.6 billion for sustaining the business. 

“We’re pleased with the progress we’ve made on our growth investments this year,” Gorder commented.  “Before year-end, we expect to see the Wilmington cogeneration plant running and to have oil flowing through the Diamond Pipeline.” 

Valero expects the Diamond Green Diesel capacity expansion and the Houston alkylation unit construction to be completed in the first half of 2018 and 2019, respectively. 

Conference Call
Valero’s senior management will hold a conference call at 10 a.m. ET today to discuss this earnings release and to provide an update on operations and strategy.

About Valero
Valero Energy Corporation, through its subsidiaries, is an international manufacturer and marketer of transportation fuels and other petrochemical products.  Valero, a Fortune 50 company based in San Antonio, Texas, with approximately 10,000 employees, is an independent petroleum refiner and ethanol producer, and its assets include 15 petroleum refineries with a combined throughput capacity of approximately 3.1 million barrels per day and 11 ethanol plants with a combined production capacity of 1.4 billion gallons per year.  The petroleum refineries are located in the United States (U.S.), Canada and the United Kingdom (U.K.), and the ethanol plants are located in the Mid-Continent region of the U.S.  In addition, Valero owns the 2 percent general partner interest and a majority limited partner interest in Valero Energy Partners LP, a midstream master limited partnership.  Valero sells its products in both the wholesale rack and bulk markets, and approximately 7,400 outlets carry Valero’s brand names in the U.S., Canada, the U.K. and Ireland.  Please visit www.valero.com for more information.

Valero Contacts
Investors:
John Locke, Vice President – Investor Relations, 210-345-3077
Karen Ngo, Senior Manager – Investor Relations, 210-345-4574
Tom Mahrer, Manager – Investor Relations, 210-345-1953

Media:
Lillian Riojas, Director – Media Relations and Communications, 210-345-5002

Safe-Harbor Statement
Statements contained in this release that state the company’s or management’s expectations or predictions of the future are forward-looking statements intended to be covered by the safe harbor provisions of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.  The words “believe,” “expect,” “should,” “estimates,” “intend,” “targeting,” and other similar expressions identify forward-looking statements.  It is important to note that actual results could differ materially from those projected in such forward-looking statements based on numerous factors, including those outside of the company’s control, such as delays in construction timing and other factors.  For more information concerning factors that could cause actual results to differ from those expressed or forecasted, see Valero’s annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and our other reports filed with the SEC and on Valero’s website at www.valero.com, and VLP’s annual reports on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC and on VLP’s website at www.valeroenergypartners.com.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information
This earnings release and the accompanying earnings release tables include references to financial measures that are not defined under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). These non-GAAP measures include adjusted net income attributable to Valero stockholders, adjusted earnings per common share – assuming dilution, adjusted operating income, and gross margin.  We have included these non-GAAP financial measures to help facilitate the comparison of operating results between periods.  See the accompanying earnings release tables for a reconciliation of these non-GAAP measures to their most directly comparable U.S. GAAP measures. In note (d) to the earnings release tables, we disclose the reasons why we believe our use of these non-GAAP financial measures provides useful information.

 
VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
EARNINGS RELEASE TABLES
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
(millions of dollars, except per share amounts)
(unaudited)
 
 Three Months Ended
June 30,
 Six Months Ended
June 30,
 2017 2016 2017 2016
Statement of income data       
Operating revenues$22,254  $19,584  $44,026  $35,298 
Costs and expenses:       
Cost of sales (excluding the lower of cost or market
inventory valuation adjustment)
19,609  17,120  39,037  30,627 
Lower of cost or market inventory valuation adjustment (a)  (454)   (747)
Operating expenses1,097  1,001  2,214  2,031 
General and administrative expenses178  159  368  315 
Depreciation and amortization expense499  471  999  956 
Asset impairment loss (b)  56    56 
Total costs and expenses21,383  18,353  42,618  33,238 
Operating income871  1,231  1,408  2,060 
Other income, net16  14  33  23 
Interest and debt expense, net of capitalized interest(119) (111) (240) (219)
Income before income tax expense768  1,134  1,201  1,864 
Income tax expense196  291  308  508 
Net income572  843  893  1,356 
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests24  29  40  47 
Net income attributable to
Valero Energy Corporation stockholders
$548  $814  $853  $1,309 
        
Earnings per common share$1.23  $1.74  $1.90  $2.79 
Weighted-average common shares outstanding (in millions)444  467  446  468 
        
Earnings per common share – assuming dilution$1.23  $1.73  $1.90  $2.78 
Weighted-average common shares outstanding – assuming
dilution (in millions)
446  470  448  471 
        
Dividends per common share$0.70  $0.60  $1.40  $1.20 
                
See Notes to Earnings Release Tables.


VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
EARNINGS RELEASE TABLES
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS BY SEGMENT
(millions of dollars)
(unaudited)
 
 Refining (c) Ethanol VLP (c) Corporate
and
Eliminations
 Total
Three Months Ended June 30, 2017         
Operating revenues:         
Operating revenues from external customers$21,415  $839  $  $  $22,254 
Intersegment revenues  28  110  (138)  
Total operating revenues21,415  867  110  (138) 22,254 
Costs and expenses:         
Cost of sales:         
Cost of sales from external customers18,899  710      19,609 
Intersegment cost of sales138      (138)  
Total cost of sales19,037  710    (138) 19,609 
Operating expenses965  107  27  (2) 1,097 
General and administrative expenses      178  178 
Depreciation and amortization expense454  19  12  14  499 
Total costs and expenses20,456  836  39  52  21,383 
Operating income$959  $31  $71  $(190) $871 
          
Three Months Ended June 30, 2016         
Operating revenues:         
Operating revenues from external customers$18,664  $920  $  $  $19,584 
Intersegment revenues  45  87  (132)  
Total operating revenues18,664  965  87  (132) 19,584 
Costs and expenses:         
Cost of sales (excluding the lower of cost or market
inventory valuation adjustment):
         
Cost of sales from external customers16,322  798      17,120 
Intersegment cost of sales132      (132)  
Total cost of sales (excluding the lower of cost or
market inventory valuation adjustment)
16,454  798    (132) 17,120 
Lower of cost or market inventory valuation
adjustment (a)
(434) (20)     (454)
Operating expenses878  99  24    1,001 
General and administrative expenses      159  159 
Depreciation and amortization expense430  19  11  11  471 
Asset impairment loss (b)56        56 
Total costs and expenses17,384  896  35  38  18,353 
Operating income$1,280  $69  $52  $(170) $1,231 
                    
See Operating Highlights by Segment.
See Notes to Earnings Release Tables.


VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
EARNINGS RELEASE TABLES
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS BY SEGMENT
(millions of dollars)
(unaudited)
 
 Refining (c) Ethanol VLP (c) Corporate
and
Eliminations
 Total
Six Months Ended June 30, 2017         
Operating revenues:         
Operating revenues from external customers$42,302  $1,724  $  $  $44,026 
Intersegment revenues  88  216  (304)  
Total operating revenues42,302  1,812  216  (304) 44,026 
Costs and expenses:         
Cost of sales:         
Cost of sales from external customers37,540  1,497      39,037 
Intersegment cost of sales304      (304)  
Total cost of sales37,844  1,497    (304) 39,037 
Operating expenses1,949  216  51  (2) 2,214 
General and administrative expenses      368  368 
Depreciation and amortization expense903  46  24  26  999 
Total costs and expenses40,696  1,759  75  88  42,618 
Operating income$1,606  $53  $141  $(392) $1,408 
          
Six Months Ended June 30, 2016         
Operating revenues:         
Operating revenues from external customers$33,584  $1,714  $  $  $35,298 
Intersegment revenues  79  166  (245)  
Total operating revenues33,584  1,793  166  (245) 35,298 
Costs and expenses:         
Cost of sales (excluding the lower of cost or market
inventory valuation adjustment):
         
Cost of sales from external customers29,121  1,506      30,627 
Intersegment cost of sales245      (245)  
Total cost of sales (excluding the lower of cost or
market inventory valuation adjustment)
29,366  1,506    (245) 30,627 
Lower of cost or market inventory valuation
adjustment (a)
(697) (50)     (747)
Operating expenses1,785  198  48    2,031 
General and administrative expenses      315  315 
Depreciation and amortization expense879  31  23  23  956 
Asset impairment loss (b)56        56 
Total costs and expenses31,389  1,685  71  93  33,238 
Operating income$2,195  $108  $95  $(338) $2,060 
                    
See Operating Highlights by Segment.
See Notes to Earnings Release Tables.


VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
EARNINGS RELEASE TABLES
RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP MEASURES TO MOST COMPARABLE AMOUNTS
REPORTED UNDER U.S. GAAP (d)
(millions of dollars, except per share amounts)
(unaudited)
 
 Three Months Ended
June 30,
 Six Months Ended
June 30,
 2017 2016 2017 2016
Reconciliation of net income attributable to Valero Energy
Corporation stockholders to adjusted net income
attributable to Valero Energy Corporation stockholders
       
Net income attributable to Valero Energy Corporation stockholders$548  $814  $853  $1,309 
Exclude adjustments:       
Lower of cost or market inventory valuation
adjustment (a)
  454    747 
Income tax expense related to the lower of cost or
market inventory valuation adjustment
  (87)   (168)
Lower of cost or market inventory valuation
adjustment, net of taxes
  367    579 
Asset impairment loss (b)  (56)   (56)
Total adjustments  311    523 
Adjusted net income attributable to
Valero Energy Corporation stockholders
$548  $503  $853  $786 
        
Reconciliation of earnings per common share – assuming
dilution to adjusted earnings per common share –
assuming dilution
       
Earnings per common share – assuming dilution$1.23  $1.73  $1.90  $2.78 
Exclude adjustments:       
Lower of cost or market inventory valuation
adjustment, net of taxes
  0.78    1.23 
Asset impairment loss (b)  (0.12)   (0.12)
Total adjustments  0.66    1.11 
Adjusted earnings per common share – assuming dilution$1.23  $1.07  $1.90  $1.67 
                
See Notes to Earnings Release Tables.


VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
EARNINGS RELEASE TABLES
RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP MEASURES TO MOST COMPARABLE AMOUNTS
REPORTED UNDER U.S. GAAP (d)
(millions of dollars)
(unaudited)
 
 Three Months Ended
June 30,
 Six Months Ended
June 30,
 2017 2016 2017 2016
Reconciliation of operating income to gross margin
and reconciliation of operating income to adjusted
operating income
       
Refining segment (c)       
Operating income$959  $1,280  $1,606  $2,195 
Add back:       
Lower of cost or market inventory valuation adjustment (a)  (434)   (697)
Operating expenses965  878  1,949  1,785 
Depreciation and amortization expense454  430  903  879 
Asset impairment loss (b)  56    56 
Gross margin$2,378  $2,210  $4,458  $4,218 
        
Operating income$959  $1,280  $1,606  $2,195 
Exclude adjustments:       
Lower of cost or market inventory valuation adjustment (a)  434    697 
Asset impairment loss (b)  (56)   (56)
Adjusted operating income$959  $902  $1,606  $1,554 
        
Ethanol segment       
Operating income$31  $69  $53  $108 
Add back:       
Lower of cost or market inventory valuation adjustment (a)  (20)   (50)
Operating expenses107  99  216  198 
Depreciation and amortization expense19  19  46  31 
Gross margin$157  $167  $315  $287 
        
Operating income$31  $69  $53  $108 
Exclude adjustment: Lower of cost or market inventory
valuation adjustment (a)
  20    50 
Adjusted operating income$31  $49  $53  $58 
                
See Notes to Earnings Release Tables.


VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
EARNINGS RELEASE TABLES
RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP MEASURES TO MOST COMPARABLE AMOUNTS
REPORTED UNDER U.S. GAAP (d)
(millions of dollars)
(unaudited)
 
 Three Months Ended
June 30,
 Six Months Ended
June 30,
 2017 2016 2017 2016
Reconciliation of operating income to gross margin
and reconciliation of operating income to adjusted
operating income by refining segment region (e)
       
U.S. Gulf Coast region (c)       
Operating income$483  $449  $856  $868 
Add back:       
Lower of cost or market inventory valuation adjustment (a)  (18)   (37)
Operating expenses566  506  1,138  1,025 
Depreciation and amortization expense279  257  558  513 
Asset impairment loss (b)  56    56 
Gross margin$1,328  $1,250  $2,552  $2,425 
        
Operating income$483  $449  $856  $868 
Exclude adjustments:       
Lower of cost or market inventory valuation adjustment (a)  18    37 
Asset impairment loss (b)  (56)   (56)
Adjusted operating income$483  $487  $856  $887 
        
U.S. Mid-Continent region (c)       
Operating income$179  $124  $286  $196 
Add back:       
Lower of cost or market inventory valuation adjustment (a)  (4)   (9)
Operating expenses146  136  292  271 
Depreciation and amortization expense66  63  132  132 
Gross margin$391  $319  $710  $590 
        
Operating income$179  $124  $286  $196 
Exclude adjustment: Lower of cost or market inventory
valuation adjustment (a)
  4    9 
Adjusted operating income$179  $120  $286  $187 
                
See Notes to Earnings Release Tables.


VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
EARNINGS RELEASE TABLES
RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP MEASURES TO MOST COMPARABLE AMOUNTS
REPORTED UNDER U.S. GAAP (d)
(millions of dollars)
(unaudited)
 
 Three Months Ended
June 30,
 Six Months Ended
June 30,
 2017 2016 2017 2016
Reconciliation of operating income to gross margin
and reconciliation of operating income to adjusted
operating income by refining segment region (e)
(continued)
       
North Atlantic region       
Operating income$261  $566  $458  $969 
Add back:       
Lower of cost or market inventory valuation adjustment (a)  (410)   (646)
Operating expenses109  119  241  244 
Depreciation and amortization expense49  52  97  102 
Gross margin$419  $327  $796  $669 
        
Operating income$261  $566  $458  $969 
Exclude adjustment: Lower of cost or market inventory
valuation adjustment (a)
  410    646 
Adjusted operating income$261  $156  $458  $323 
        
U.S. West Coast region       
Operating income$36  $141  $6  $162 
Add back:       
Lower of cost or market inventory valuation adjustment (a)  (2)   (5)
Operating expenses144  117  278  245 
Depreciation and amortization expense60  58  116  132 
Gross margin$240  $314  $400  $534 
        
Operating income$36  $141  $6  $162 
Exclude adjustment: Lower of cost or market inventory
valuation adjustment (a)
  2    5 
Adjusted operating income$36  $139  $6  $157 
                
See Notes to Earnings Release Tables.


VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
EARNINGS RELEASE TABLES
REFINING SEGMENT OPERATING HIGHLIGHTS
(millions of dollars, except per barrel amounts)
(unaudited)
 
 Three Months Ended
June 30,
 Six Months Ended
June 30,
 2017 2016 2017 2016
Throughput volumes (thousand barrels per day)       
Feedstocks:       
Heavy sour crude oil517  380  483  404 
Medium/light sour crude oil508  505  482  519 
Sweet crude oil1,308  1,196  1,277  1,184 
Residuals228  272  231  281 
Other feedstocks142  170  145  152 
Total feedstocks2,703  2,523  2,618  2,540 
Blendstocks and other316  304  311  313 
Total throughput volumes3,019  2,827  2,929  2,853 
        
Yields (thousand barrels per day)       
Gasolines and blendstocks1,458  1,408  1,409  1,393 
Distillates1,167  1,071  1,129  1,069 
Other products (f)434  379  429  425 
Total yields3,059  2,858  2,967  2,887 
        
Operating statistics (c)       
Gross margin (d)$2,378  $2,210  $4,458  $4,218 
Adjusted operating income (d)$959  $902  $1,606  $1,554 
Throughput volumes (thousand barrels per day)3,019  2,827  2,929  2,853 
        
Throughput margin per barrel (g)$8.66  $8.59  $8.41  $8.12 
Operating costs per barrel:       
Operating expenses3.51  3.41  3.68  3.44 
Depreciation and amortization expense1.66  1.67  1.70  1.69 
Total operating costs per barrel5.17  5.08  5.38  5.13 
Adjusted operating income per barrel (h)$3.49  $3.51  $3.03  $2.99 
                
See Notes to Earnings Release Tables.


VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
EARNINGS RELEASE TABLES
ETHANOL SEGMENT OPERATING HIGHLIGHTS
(millions of dollars, except per gallon amounts)
(unaudited)
 
 Three Months Ended
June 30,
 Six Months Ended
June 30,
 2017 2016 2017 2016
Operating statistics       
Gross margin (d)$157  $167  $315  $287 
Adjusted operating income (d)$31  $49  $53  $58 
Production volumes (thousand gallons per day)3,775  3,826  3,908  3,783 
        
Gross margin per gallon of production (g)$0.46  $0.48  $0.45  $0.42 
Operating costs per gallon of production:       
Operating expenses0.31  0.28  0.31  0.29 
Depreciation and amortization expense0.06  0.06  0.06  0.05 
Total operating costs per gallon of production0.37  0.34  0.37  0.34 
Adjusted operating income per gallon of production (h)$0.09  $0.14  $0.08  $0.08 
                
See Notes to Earnings Release Tables.


VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
EARNINGS RELEASE TABLES
VLP SEGMENT OPERATING HIGHLIGHTS (c)
(millions of dollars, except per barrel amounts)
(unaudited)
 
 Three Months Ended
June 30,
 Six Months Ended
June 30,
 2017 2016 2017 2016
Volumes (thousand barrels per day)       
Pipeline transportation throughput1,003  851  983  885 
Terminaling throughput2,853  2,146  2,794  1,998 
        
Operating statistics       
Pipeline transportation revenue$25  $19  $48  $39 
Pipeline transportation revenue per barrel (g)$0.27  $0.25  $0.27  $0.25 
        
Terminaling revenue$84  $68  $167  $127 
Terminaling revenue per barrel (g)$0.33  $0.35  $0.33  $0.35 
        
Storage and other revenue$1  $  $1  $ 
        
Total operating revenues$110  $87  $216  $166 
                
See Notes to Earnings Release Tables.


VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
EARNINGS RELEASE TABLES
REFINING SEGMENT OPERATING HIGHLIGHTS BY REGION
(millions of dollars, except per barrel amounts)
(unaudited)
 
 Three Months Ended
June 30,
 Six Months Ended
June 30,
 2017 2016 2017 2016
Operating statistics by region (e)       
U.S. Gulf Coast region (c)       
Gross margin (d)$1,328  $1,250  $2,552  $2,425 
Adjusted operating income (d)$483  $487  $856  $887 
Throughput volumes (thousand barrels per day)1,781  1,605  1,742  1,649 
        
Throughput margin per barrel (g)$8.20  $8.55  $8.09  $8.08 
Operating costs per barrel:       
Operating expenses3.49  3.46  3.61  3.41 
Depreciation and amortization expense1.73  1.76  1.76  1.71 
Total operating costs per barrel5.22  5.22  5.37  5.12 
Adjusted operating income per barrel (h)$2.98  $3.33  $2.72  $2.96 
        
U.S. Mid-Continent region (c)       
Gross margin (d)$391  $319  $710  $590 
Adjusted operating income (d)$179  $120  $286  $187 
Throughput volumes (thousand barrels per day)481  462  463  458 
        
Throughput margin per barrel (g)$8.91  $7.59  $8.47  $7.06 
Operating costs per barrel:       
Operating expenses3.33  3.24  3.48  3.25 
Depreciation and amortization expense1.50  1.48  1.58  1.57 
Total operating costs per barrel4.83  4.72  5.06  4.82 
Adjusted operating income per barrel (h)$4.08  $2.87  $3.41  $2.24 
                
See Notes to Earnings Release Tables.


VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
EARNINGS RELEASE TABLES
REFINING SEGMENT OPERATING HIGHLIGHTS BY REGION
(millions of dollars, except per barrel amounts)
(unaudited)
 
 Three Months Ended
June 30,
 Six Months Ended
June 30,
 2017 2016 2017 2016
Operating statistics by region (e) (continued)       
North Atlantic region       
Gross margin (d)$419  $327  $796  $669 
Adjusted operating income (d)$261  $156  $458  $323 
Throughput volumes (thousand barrels per day)491  487  490  480 
        
Throughput margin per barrel (g)$9.39  $7.39  $8.97  $7.66 
Operating costs per barrel:       
Operating expenses2.44  2.69  2.71  2.79 
Depreciation and amortization expense1.09  1.17  1.10  1.17 
Total operating costs per barrel3.53  3.86  3.81  3.96 
Adjusted operating income per barrel (h)$5.86  $3.53  $5.16  $3.70 
        
U.S. West Coast region       
Gross margin (d)$240  $314  $400  $534 
Adjusted operating income (d)$36  $139  $6  $157 
Throughput volumes (thousand barrels per day)266  273  234  266 
        
Throughput margin per barrel (g)$9.93  $12.67  $9.47  $11.05 
Operating costs per barrel:       
Operating expenses5.99  4.74  6.60  5.08 
Depreciation and amortization expense2.47  2.33  2.73  2.73 
Total operating costs per barrel8.46  7.07  9.33  7.81 
Adjusted operating income per barrel (h)$1.47  $5.60  $0.14  $3.24 
                
See Notes to Earnings Release Tables.


VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
EARNINGS RELEASE TABLES
AVERAGE MARKET REFERENCE PRICES AND DIFFERENTIALS
(unaudited)
 
 Three Months Ended
June 30,
 Six Months Ended
June 30,
 2017 2016 2017 2016
Feedstocks (dollars per barrel)       
Brent crude oil$50.91  $46.94  $52.78  $41.04 
Brent less West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil2.67  1.47  2.74  1.68 
Brent less Alaska North Slope (ANS) crude oil0.22  1.22  0.52  0.96 
Brent less Louisiana Light Sweet (LLS) crude oil0.60  (0.39) 0.86  (0.17)
Brent less Argus Sour Crude Index (ASCI) crude oil (i)3.94  5.01  4.50  5.19 
Brent less Maya crude oil7.03  9.21  8.48  9.15 
LLS crude oil50.31  47.33  51.92  41.21 
LLS less ASCI crude oil (i)3.34  5.40  3.64  5.36 
LLS less Maya crude oil6.43  9.60  7.62  9.32 
WTI crude oil48.24  45.47  50.04  39.36 
        
Natural gas (dollars per million British Thermal Units)3.14  2.08  3.05  2.01 
        
Products (dollars per barrel, unless otherwise noted)       
U.S. Gulf Coast:       
CBOB gasoline less Brent10.38  11.13  9.58  9.47 
Ultra-low-sulfur diesel less Brent10.99  9.47  11.06  8.70 
Propylene less Brent0.04  (11.79) 0.63  (7.09)
CBOB gasoline less LLS10.98  10.74  10.44  9.30 
Ultra-low-sulfur diesel less LLS11.59  9.08  11.92  8.53 
Propylene less LLS0.64  (12.18) 1.49  (7.26)
U.S. Mid-Continent:       
CBOB gasoline less WTI14.16  13.77  13.44  11.89 
Ultra-low-sulfur diesel less WTI14.60  11.72  14.30  11.38 
North Atlantic:       
CBOB gasoline less Brent12.57  14.63  10.63  12.47 
Ultra-low-sulfur diesel less Brent12.21  11.17  12.14  10.35 
U.S. West Coast:       
CARBOB 87 gasoline less ANS23.01  21.56  19.89  19.45 
CARB diesel less ANS14.32  14.71  14.58  12.95 
CARBOB 87 gasoline less WTI25.46  21.81  22.11  20.17 
CARB diesel less WTI16.77  14.96  16.80  13.67 
New York Harbor corn crush (dollars per gallon)0.26  0.23  0.26  0.18 
            
See Notes to Earnings Release Tables.


VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
EARNINGS RELEASE TABLES
OTHER FINANCIAL DATA
(millions of dollars)
(unaudited)
 
     June 30, December 31,
     2017 2016
Balance sheet data       
Current assets    $15,731  $16,800 
Cash and temporary cash investments included in current assets 5,207  4,816 
Inventories included in current assets    5,674  5,709 
Current liabilities    7,683  8,328 
Current portion of debt and capital lease obligations included
in current liabilities
 121  115 
Debt and capital lease obligations, less current portion   8,366  7,886 
Total debt and capital lease obligations    8,487  8,001 
Valero Energy Corporation stockholders’ equity   19,923  20,024 
        
 Three Months Ended
June 30,
 Six Months Ended
June 30,
 2017 2016 2017 2016
Cash flow data       
Net cash provided by operating activities$1,797  $2,319  $2,785  $2,959 
                
See Notes to Earnings Release Tables.


VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO EARNINGS RELEASE TABLES

(a) During the three months ended June 30, 2016, we recorded a change in our lower of cost or market inventory valuation reserve that was established on December 31, 2015, resulting in a noncash benefit of $454 million ($434 million and $20 million attributable to our refining and ethanol segments, respectively). During the six months ended June 30, 2016, we recorded a change in our lower of cost or market inventory valuation reserve that resulted in a noncash benefit of $747 million ($697 million and $50 million attributable to our refining and ethanol segments, respectively). 

(b) In June 2016, we recognized an asset impairment loss of $56 million representing all of the remaining carrying value of the long-lived assets of our crude oil and refined product terminal and transshipment facility in Aruba.

(c) Effective January 1, 2017, we revised our reportable segments to align with certain changes in how our chief operating decision maker manages and allocates resources to our business. Accordingly, we created a new reportable segment — VLP. The results of the VLP segment, which include the results of our majority-owned master limited partnership referred to by the same name, were transferred from the refining segment. Comparable prior period information for our refining segment (as well as that segment’s U.S. Gulf Coast and Mid-Continent regions) and VLP segment has been retrospectively adjusted to reflect our current segment presentation.

(d) We use certain financial measures (as noted below) in the earnings release tables and accompanying earnings release that are not defined under United States (U.S.) generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and are considered to be non-GAAP measures.

We have defined these non-GAAP measures and believe they are useful to the external users of our financial statements, including industry analysts, investors, lenders, and rating agencies. We believe these measures are useful to assess our ongoing financial performance because, when reconciled to their most comparable U.S. GAAP measures, 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 business results and trends. These non-GAAP measures should not be considered as alternatives to their most comparable U.S. GAAP measures nor should they be considered in isolation or as a substitute for an analysis of our results of operations as reported under U.S. GAAP. In addition, these non-GAAP measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies because we may define them differently, which diminishes their utility.

Non-GAAP measures are as follows:

  • Adjusted net income attributable to Valero Energy Corporation stockholders is defined as net income attributable to Valero Energy Corporation stockholders excluding the lower of cost or market inventory valuation adjustment, its related income tax effect, and the asset impairment loss.
  • Adjusted earnings per common share – assuming dilution is defined as adjusted net income attributable to Valero Energy Corporation stockholders divided by the number of weighted average shares outstanding in the applicable period, assuming dilution.
  • Gross margin is defined as operating income excluding the lower of cost or market inventory valuation adjustment, operating expenses, depreciation and amortization expense, and the asset impairment loss.
  • Adjusted operating income is defined as operating income excluding the lower of cost or market inventory valuation adjustment and the asset impairment loss.

(e) The refining segment regions reflected herein contain the following refineries: U.S. Gulf Coast- Corpus Christi East, Corpus Christi West, Houston, Meraux, Port Arthur, St. Charles, Texas City, and Three Rivers Refineries; U.S. Mid-Continent- Ardmore, McKee, and Memphis Refineries; North Atlantic- Pembroke and Quebec City Refineries; and U.S. West Coast- Benicia and Wilmington Refineries.

(f) Primarily includes petrochemicals, gas oils, No. 6 fuel oil, petroleum coke, sulfur, and asphalt.

(g) Throughput margin per barrel represents gross margin (defined in (d) above) for our refining segment or refining segment regions divided by the respective throughput volumes. Gross margin per gallon of production represents gross margin (defined in (d) above) for our ethanol segment divided by production volumes. Pipeline transportation revenue per barrel and terminaling revenue per barrel represents pipeline transportation revenue and terminaling revenue for our VLP segment divided by pipeline transportation throughput and terminaling throughput volumes, respectively. Throughput and production volumes are calculated by multiplying throughput and production volumes per day (as provided in the accompanying tables) by the number of days in the applicable period.

(h) Adjusted operating income per barrel represents adjusted operating income (defined in (d) above) for our refining segment or refining segment regions divided by the respective throughput volumes. Adjusted operating income per gallon of production represents adjusted operating income (defined in (d) above) for our ethanol segment divided by production volumes. Throughput and production volumes are calculated by multiplying throughput and production volumes per day (as provided in the accompanying tables) by the number of days in the applicable period.

(i) Average market reference price differentials to Mars crude oil have been replaced by average market reference price differentials to Argus Sour Crude Index (ASCI) crude oil. Mars crude oil is one of the three grades of sour crude oil used to create ASCI crude oil, and therefore, ASCI crude oil is a more comprehensive price marker for medium sour crude oil. Accordingly, the price differentials for ASCI crude oil for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 are included to conform to the current presentation.