- Reports record first quarter net income of $230 million and Adjusted EBITDA(1) of
$242 million
- Increases full year 2024 Adjusted EBITDA(1)(2)
guidance to $1.46 billion to
$1.52 billion, to include the
acquisition of NuStar Energy L.P.
- Increases quarterly distribution by 4%
DALLAS, May 8, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- Sunoco LP (NYSE: SUN) ("SUN" or the "Partnership")
today reported financial and operating results for the quarter
ended March 31, 2024.
Financial and Operational Highlights
Net income for the first quarter of 2024 was $230 million compared to net income of
$141 million in the first quarter of
2023.
Adjusted EBITDA(1) for the first quarter of 2024 was
$242 million compared to $221 million in the first quarter of 2023.
Distributable Cash Flow, as adjusted(1), for the
first quarter of 2024 was $176
million compared to $160
million in the first quarter of 2023.
The Partnership sold over 2.1 billion gallons of fuel in the
first quarter of 2024, an increase of 9% from the first quarter of
2023. Fuel margin for all gallons sold was 11.7 cents per gallon for the first quarter of
2024 compared to 12.9 cents per
gallon in the first quarter of 2023.
Distribution
On May 3, 2024, the Board of
Directors of SUN's general partner declared a distribution for the
first quarter of 2024 of $0.8756 per
unit, or $3.5024 per unit on an
annualized basis, a 4% increase over the fourth quarter of 2023.
The distribution will be paid on May 20,
2024, to common unitholders of record on May 13, 2024.
Building on the 2% increase last year, this 4% increase
demonstrates the Partnership's continued confidence in the
business.
Liquidity, Leverage and Credit
At March 31, 2024, SUN had
long-term debt of $3.8 billion. The
Partnership maintained liquidity of approximately $870 million at the end of the quarter under its
$1.5 billion revolving credit
facility. SUN's leverage ratio of net debt to Adjusted
EBITDA(1), calculated in accordance with its credit
facility, was 3.7 times at the end of the first quarter.
On May 3, 2024, S&P Global
Ratings raised the Partnership's issuer credit rating to BB+ and on
May 6, 2024, Moody's Ratings raised
the Partnership's Corporate Family Rating to
Ba1.
Capital Spending
SUN's total capital expenditures for the first quarter were
$41 million, which included
$27 million for growth capital and
$14 million for maintenance
capital.
Recent Developments
- On March 13, 2024, completed the
acquisition of liquid fuels terminals in Amsterdam, Netherlands and Bantry Bay,
Ireland from Zenith Energy for
€170 million, including working capital.
- On April 16, 2024, completed the
divestiture of 204 convenience stores to 7-Eleven, Inc. for
approximately $1.0 billion.
- On May 3, 2024, completed the
acquisition of NuStar Energy L.P.
- On April 30, 2024, issued
$1.5 billion in unsecured notes. The
proceeds from this offering will be used to fund the repayment of
NuStar's credit and receivables facilities, and redeem NuStar's
preferred equity and subordinated notes.
- On May 3, 2024, amended and
extended the Partnership's revolving credit facility. The new
$1.5 billion revolving credit
facility is unsecured and matures in May
2029.
Revised 2024 Business Outlook
As a result of the NuStar and Zenith acquisitions and
divestiture to 7-Eleven, Inc., the Partnership is revising its 2024
guidance as follows:
- Full Year 2024 Adjusted EBITDA(1)(2): In a range of
$1.46 billion to $1.52 billion.
- Reaffirm legacy SUN full year 2024 Adjusted
EBITDA(1)(2): In a range of $975
million to $1 billion.
- Prorated portion of the 2024 Adjusted EBITDA(1)(2)
guidance NuStar provided in February
2024: In a range of $480
million to $520 million.
- Full year Adjusted EBITDA(1)(2) guidance excludes
the impact from synergies or transaction-related expenses.
The Partnership will provide a more comprehensive update to its
2024 outlook on or before its second quarter earnings call.
(1)
|
Adjusted EBITDA and
Distributable Cash Flow, as adjusted, are non-GAAP financial
measures of performance that have limitations and should not be
considered as a substitute for net income. Please refer to the
discussion and tables under "Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures"
later in this news release for a discussion of our use of Adjusted
EBITDA and Distributable Cash Flow, as adjusted, and a
reconciliation to net income.
|
(2)
|
A reconciliation of
non-GAAP forward looking information to corresponding GAAP measures
cannot be provided without unreasonable efforts due to the inherent
difficulty in quantifying certain amounts due to a variety of
factors, including the unpredictability of commodity price
movements and future charges or reversals outside the normal course
of business which may be significant.
|
Earnings Conference Call
Sunoco LP management will hold a conference call on Wednesday, May 8, 2024, at 9:00 a.m. Central Daylight Time (10:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time) to discuss
results and recent developments. To participate, dial 877-407-6184
(toll free) or 201-389-0877 approximately 10 minutes before
the scheduled start time and ask for the Sunoco LP conference call.
The call will also be accessible live and for later replay
via webcast in the Investor Relations section of Sunoco's website
at www.sunocolp.com under Webcasts and Presentations.
About Sunoco LP
Sunoco LP (NYSE: SUN) is a leading energy infrastructure and
fuel distribution master limited partnership operating across 47
U.S. states, Puerto Rico,
Europe, and Mexico. The Partnership's midstream operations
include an extensive network of approximately 9,500 miles of
pipeline and over 100 terminals. This critical infrastructure
complements the Partnership's fuel distribution operations, which
serve approximately 10,000 convenience stores, independent dealers,
commercial customers, and distributors. SUN's general partner is
owned by Energy Transfer LP (NYSE: ET).
Forward-Looking Statements
This news release may include certain statements concerning
expectations for the future that are forward-looking statements as
defined by federal law. Such forward-looking statements are subject
to a variety of known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other
factors that are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond
management's control. An extensive list of factors that can affect
future results are discussed in the Partnership's Annual Report on
Form 10-K and other documents filed from time to time with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. The Partnership undertakes no
obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement to
reflect new information or events.
The information contained in this press release is available on
our website at www.sunocolp.com
Contacts
Investors:
Scott Grischow, Treasurer, Senior Vice President
– Finance
(214) 840-5660, scott.grischow@sunoco.com
Media:
Vicki Granado,
Vice President – Media & Communications
(214) 981-0761, vicki.granado@energytransfer.com
– Financial Schedules Follow –
SUNOCO
LP
|
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE
SHEETS
|
(Dollars in
millions)
|
(unaudited)
|
|
|
March 31,
2024
|
|
December 31,
2023
|
ASSETS
|
Current
assets:
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash
equivalents
|
$
215
|
|
$
29
|
Accounts receivable,
net
|
893
|
|
856
|
Accounts receivable
from affiliates
|
26
|
|
20
|
Inventories,
net
|
953
|
|
889
|
Other current
assets
|
125
|
|
133
|
Assets held for
sale
|
511
|
|
—
|
Total current
assets
|
2,723
|
|
1,927
|
|
|
|
|
Property and
equipment
|
2,820
|
|
2,970
|
Accumulated
depreciation
|
(960)
|
|
(1,134)
|
Property and
equipment, net
|
1,860
|
|
1,836
|
Other
assets:
|
|
|
|
Operating lease
right-of-use assets, net
|
422
|
|
506
|
Goodwill
|
1,461
|
|
1,599
|
Intangible assets,
net
|
523
|
|
544
|
Other non-current
assets
|
278
|
|
290
|
Investment in
unconsolidated affiliates
|
125
|
|
124
|
Total
assets
|
$
7,392
|
|
$
6,826
|
LIABILITIES AND
EQUITY
|
Current
liabilities:
|
|
|
|
Accounts
payable
|
$
1,022
|
|
$
828
|
Accounts payable to
affiliates
|
170
|
|
170
|
Accrued expenses and
other current liabilities
|
302
|
|
353
|
Operating lease
current liabilities
|
23
|
|
22
|
Liabilities associated
with assets held for sale
|
130
|
|
—
|
Total current
liabilities
|
1,647
|
|
1,373
|
|
|
|
|
Operating lease
non-current liabilities
|
431
|
|
511
|
Long-term debt,
net
|
3,795
|
|
3,580
|
Advances from
affiliates
|
98
|
|
102
|
Deferred tax
liabilities
|
181
|
|
166
|
Other non-current
liabilities
|
119
|
|
116
|
Total
liabilities
|
6,271
|
|
5,848
|
|
|
|
|
Commitments and
contingencies
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity:
|
|
|
|
Limited
partners:
|
|
|
|
Common unitholders
(84,428,109 units issued and outstanding as of
March 31, 2024 and
84,408,014 units issued and outstanding as of
December 31, 2023)
|
1,121
|
|
978
|
Class C unitholders -
held by subsidiaries
(16,410,780 units issued and outstanding as of
March 31, 2024 and
December 31, 2023)
|
—
|
|
—
|
Total
equity
|
1,121
|
|
978
|
Total liabilities and
equity
|
$
7,392
|
|
$
6,826
|
SUNOCO
LP
|
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
|
(Dollars in millions,
except per unit data)
|
(unaudited)
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
March 31,
|
|
|
2024
|
|
2023
|
REVENUES:
|
|
|
|
|
Motor fuel
sales
|
|
$
5,366
|
|
$
5,239
|
Non-motor fuel
sales
|
|
95
|
|
86
|
Lease
income
|
|
38
|
|
37
|
Total
revenues
|
|
5,499
|
|
5,362
|
COST OF SALES AND
OPERATING EXPENSES:
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of
sales
|
|
5,015
|
|
4,987
|
General and
administrative
|
|
36
|
|
29
|
Other
operating
|
|
88
|
|
82
|
Lease
expense
|
|
18
|
|
16
|
Loss on disposal of
assets
|
|
2
|
|
1
|
Depreciation,
amortization and accretion
|
|
43
|
|
48
|
Total cost of sales
and operating expenses
|
|
5,202
|
|
5,163
|
OPERATING
INCOME
|
|
297
|
|
199
|
OTHER INCOME
(EXPENSE):
|
|
|
|
|
Interest expense,
net
|
|
(63)
|
|
(53)
|
Other income,
net
|
|
1
|
|
—
|
Equity in earnings of
unconsolidated affiliates
|
|
2
|
|
2
|
INCOME BEFORE INCOME
TAXES
|
|
237
|
|
148
|
Income tax
expense
|
|
7
|
|
7
|
NET INCOME AND
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
|
|
$
230
|
|
$
141
|
|
|
|
|
|
NET INCOME PER COMMON
UNIT:
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
|
$
2.29
|
|
$
1.43
|
Diluted
|
|
$
2.26
|
|
$
1.41
|
|
|
|
|
|
WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON
UNITS OUTSTANDING:
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
|
84,424,748
|
|
84,058,716
|
Diluted
|
|
85,259,238
|
|
84,970,826
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASH DISTRIBUTIONS PER
UNIT
|
|
$
0.8756
|
|
$
0.8420
|
Key Operating Metrics
The following information is intended to provide investors with
a reasonable basis for assessing our historical operations, but
should not serve as the only criteria for predicting our future
performance.
The key operating metrics by segment and accompanying footnotes
set forth in the following table are presented for the three months
ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 and
have been derived from our historical consolidated financial
statements.
|
Three Months Ended
March 31,
|
|
2024
|
|
|
2023
|
|
Fuel
Distribution
and
Marketing
|
|
All
Other
|
|
Total
|
|
|
Fuel
Distribution
and
Marketing
|
|
All
Other
|
|
Total
|
|
(dollars and
gallons in millions, except profit per gallon)
|
Revenues:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Motor fuel
sales
|
$
5,234
|
|
$
132
|
|
$
5,366
|
|
|
$
5,103
|
|
$
136
|
|
$
5,239
|
Non-motor fuel
sales
|
40
|
|
55
|
|
95
|
|
|
29
|
|
57
|
|
86
|
Lease
income
|
35
|
|
3
|
|
38
|
|
|
34
|
|
3
|
|
37
|
Total
revenues
|
$
5,309
|
|
$
190
|
|
$
5,499
|
|
|
$
5,166
|
|
$
196
|
|
$
5,362
|
Cost of
sales:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Motor fuel
sales
|
$
4,865
|
|
$
124
|
|
$
4,989
|
|
|
$
4,835
|
|
$
125
|
|
$
4,960
|
Non-motor fuel
sales
|
7
|
|
19
|
|
26
|
|
|
4
|
|
23
|
|
27
|
Lease
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
Total cost of
sales
|
$
4,872
|
|
$
143
|
|
$
5,015
|
|
|
$
4,839
|
|
$
148
|
|
$
4,987
|
Net income and
comprehensive income
|
|
|
|
|
$
230
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
141
|
Adjusted EBITDA
(1)
|
$
219
|
|
$
23
|
|
$
242
|
|
|
$
195
|
|
$
26
|
|
$
221
|
Operating
data:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Motor fuel gallons
sold
|
|
|
|
|
2,105
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,930
|
Motor fuel profit cents
per gallon (2)
|
|
|
|
|
11.7 ¢
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
12.9 ¢
|
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures
The following table presents a reconciliation of net income to
Adjusted EBITDA and Distributable Cash Flow, as adjusted, for the
three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023:
|
Three Months Ended
March 31,
|
|
2024
|
|
2023
|
|
(in
millions)
|
Net income and
comprehensive income
|
$
230
|
|
$
141
|
Depreciation,
amortization and accretion
|
43
|
|
48
|
Interest expense,
net
|
63
|
|
53
|
Non-cash unit-based
compensation expense
|
4
|
|
5
|
Loss on disposal of
assets
|
2
|
|
1
|
Unrealized (gains)
losses on commodity derivatives
|
13
|
|
(11)
|
Inventory valuation
adjustments
|
(130)
|
|
(29)
|
Equity in earnings of
unconsolidated affiliates
|
(2)
|
|
(2)
|
Adjusted EBITDA
related to unconsolidated affiliates
|
3
|
|
3
|
Other non-cash
adjustments
|
9
|
|
5
|
Income tax
expense
|
7
|
|
7
|
Adjusted EBITDA
(1)
|
$
242
|
|
$
221
|
|
|
|
|
Adjusted EBITDA
(1)
|
$
242
|
|
$
221
|
Adjusted EBITDA
related to unconsolidated affiliates
|
(3)
|
|
(3)
|
Distributable cash
flow from unconsolidated affiliates
|
3
|
|
3
|
Cash interest
expense
|
(54)
|
|
(51)
|
Current income tax
expense
|
(3)
|
|
(3)
|
Maintenance capital
expenditures
|
(14)
|
|
(8)
|
Distributable Cash
Flow
|
171
|
|
159
|
Transaction-related
expenses
|
5
|
|
1
|
Distributable Cash
Flow, as adjusted (1)
(3)
|
$
176
|
|
$
160
|
|
|
|
|
Distributions to
Partners (3):
|
|
|
|
Limited
Partners
|
$
119
|
|
$
71
|
General
Partner
|
36
|
|
19
|
Total distributions to
be paid to partners
|
$
155
|
|
$
90
|
Common Units
outstanding - end of period
|
84.4
|
|
84.1
|
|
|
|
(1)
|
Adjusted EBITDA is
defined as earnings before net interest expense, income taxes,
depreciation, amortization and accretion expense, allocated
non-cash compensation expense, unrealized gains and losses on
commodity derivatives and inventory valuation adjustments, and
certain other operating expenses reflected in net income that we do
not believe are indicative of ongoing core operations, such as
gains or losses on disposal of assets and non-cash impairment
charges. We define Distributable Cash Flow as Adjusted EBITDA less
cash interest expense, including the accrual of interest expense
related to our long-term debt which is paid on a semi-annual basis,
current income tax expense, maintenance capital expenditures and
other non-cash adjustments. For Distributable Cash Flow, as
adjusted, certain transaction-related adjustments and non-recurring
expenses are excluded.
|
|
|
|
|
We believe Adjusted
EBITDA and Distributable Cash Flow, as adjusted, are useful to
investors in evaluating our operating performance
because:
|
|
•
|
Adjusted EBITDA is used
as a performance measure under our revolving credit
facility;
|
|
•
|
securities analysts and
other interested parties use such metrics as measures of financial
performance, ability to make distributions to our unitholders and
debt service capabilities;
|
|
•
|
our management uses
them for internal planning purposes, including aspects of our
consolidated operating budget, and capital expenditures;
and
|
|
•
|
Distributable Cash
Flow, as adjusted, provides useful information to investors as it
is a widely accepted financial indicator used by investors to
compare partnership performance, and as it provides investors an
enhanced perspective of the operating performance of our assets and
the cash our business is generating.
|
|
|
|
|
Adjusted EBITDA and
Distributable Cash Flow, as adjusted, are not recognized terms
under GAAP and do not purport to be alternatives to net income as
measures of operating performance or to cash flows from operating
activities as a measure of liquidity. Adjusted EBITDA and
Distributable Cash Flow, as adjusted, have limitations as
analytical tools, and one should not consider them in isolation or
as substitutes for analysis of our results as reported under GAAP.
Some of these limitations include:
|
|
•
|
they do not reflect our
total cash expenditures, or future requirements for capital
expenditures or contractual commitments;
|
|
•
|
they do not reflect
changes in, or cash requirements for, working capital;
|
|
•
|
they do not reflect
interest expense or the cash requirements necessary to service
interest or principal payments on our revolving credit facility or
senior notes;
|
|
•
|
although depreciation
and amortization are non-cash charges, the assets being depreciated
and amortized will often have to be replaced in the future, and
Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect cash requirements for such
replacements; and
|
|
•
|
as not all companies
use identical calculations, our presentation of Adjusted EBITDA and
Distributable Cash Flow, as adjusted, may not be comparable to
similarly titled measures of other companies.
|
|
|
|
|
Adjusted EBITDA
reflects amounts for the unconsolidated affiliates based on the
same recognition and measurement methods used to record equity in
earnings of unconsolidated affiliates. Adjusted EBITDA related to
unconsolidated affiliates excludes the same items with respect to
the unconsolidated affiliates as those excluded from the
calculation of Adjusted EBITDA, such as interest, taxes,
depreciation, depletion, amortization and other non-cash items.
Although these amounts are excluded from Adjusted EBITDA related to
unconsolidated affiliates, such exclusion should not be understood
to imply that we have control over the operations and resulting
revenues and expenses of such affiliates. We do not control our
unconsolidated affiliates; therefore, we do not control the
earnings or cash flows of such affiliates. The use of Adjusted
EBITDA or Adjusted EBITDA related to unconsolidated affiliates as
an analytical tool should be limited accordingly. Inventory
valuation adjustments that are excluded from the calculation of
Adjusted EBITDA represent changes in lower of cost or market
reserves on the Partnership's inventory. These amounts are
unrealized valuation adjustments applied to fuel volumes remaining
in inventory at the end of the period.
|
|
|
|
(2)
|
Excludes the impact of
inventory valuation adjustments consistent with the definition of
Adjusted EBITDA.
|
|
|
|
(3)
|
The Partnership's
Distributable Cash Flow, as adjusted, for the three months ended
March 31, 2024 does not include the consolidated results of NuStar,
because the NuStar merger occurred after the end of the reporting
period. However, because the NuStar merger closed prior to the
record date for the first quarter 2024 distribution, the
distributions reported above reflect the impact of the SUN common
units issued in connection with the merger.
|
|
|
|
|
Some investors and
other users of SUN's financial information may compare
Distributable Cash Flow, as adjusted, to the distributions to be
paid by the Partnership for the respective quarter. To aid in such
comparison, the Partnership is supplementing the information above
with the following, which reflects separate historical data for (i)
the Partnership and its legacy unitholders and (ii) NuStar and its
legacy unitholders. NuStar's results for the three months ended
March 31, 2024 do not represent the historical or future
performance of SUN. Furthermore, Distributable Cash Flow, as
adjusted, for NuStar reported below is calculated based on SUN's
methodology for calculating such measure and therefore may not be
consistent with the approach that NuStar historically used to
calculate a similar measure in its standalone reporting prior to
the merger.
|
|
Three Months
Ended
March 31, 2024
|
|
(in
millions)
|
Distributable Cash
Flow, as adjusted:
|
|
SUN
|
$
176
|
NuStar (calculated
based on SUN's methodology)
|
94
|
|
|
Distributions
related to legacy SUN unitholders
|
|
Limited
Partners
|
$
74
|
General
Partner
|
22
|
|
|
Incremental
distributions related to SUN common units issued in connection with
the NuStar
acquisition
|
|
Limited
Partners
|
$
45
|
General
Partner
|
14
|
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