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Valero Energy Reports First Quarter 2021 Results

Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE: VLO, “Valero”) today reported a net loss attributable to Valero stockholders of $704 million, or $1.73 per share, for the first quarter of 2021, compared to a net loss of $1.9 billion, or $4.54 per share, for the first quarter of 2020. The operating loss in the first quarter of 2021 includes estimated excess energy costs of $579 million, or $1.15 per share, related to impacts from Winter Storm Uri. Excluding the adjustments shown in the accompanying earnings release tables, adjusted net income attributable to Valero stockholders for the first quarter of 2020 was $140 million, or $0.34 per share. First quarter 2020 adjusted results exclude an after-tax lower of cost or market, or LCM, inventory valuation adjustment of approximately $2.0 billion.

“Winter Storm Uri impacted operations and operating costs of many facilities in the U.S. Gulf Coast and U.S. Mid-Continent regions, including our facilities,” said Joe Gorder, Valero Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “I am very proud of our team for safely managing the utilities curtailments and the freeze by idling or shutting down the affected facilities and resuming operations without incident.”

Refining

The refining segment reported a $592 million operating loss for the first quarter of 2021, compared to an operating loss of $2.1 billion for the first quarter of 2020. The first quarter 2021 adjusted operating loss was $554 million, compared to adjusted operating income of $329 million in the first quarter of 2020, which excludes the LCM inventory valuation adjustment. The operating loss for the first quarter of 2021 includes estimated excess energy costs of $525 million related to impacts from Winter Storm Uri. Refinery throughput volumes averaged 2.4 million barrels per day in the first quarter of 2021, which was 414 thousand barrels per day lower than the first quarter of 2020.

“We are encouraged by the substantial increase in products demand and refining margins in the last three months,” said Gorder. “In fact, we achieved positive operating income and operating cash flow in March.”

Renewable Diesel

The renewable diesel segment, which consists of the Diamond Green Diesel (DGD) joint venture, reported $203 million of operating income for the first quarter of 2021, compared to $198 million for the first quarter of 2020. Renewable diesel sales volumes averaged 867 thousand gallons per day in the first quarter of 2021.

“We are leveraging our global liquid fuels platform to continue expanding our long-term competitive advantage in renewables,” said Gorder. “Valero’s operational expertise and commercial strength are demonstrated by the record operating income and renewable diesel margin by this segment in the first quarter of 2021.”

Ethanol

The ethanol segment reported a $56 million operating loss for the first quarter of 2021, compared to an operating loss of $197 million for the first quarter of 2020. The operating loss for the first quarter of 2021 includes estimated excess energy costs of $54 million related to impacts from Winter Storm Uri. First quarter 2020 adjusted operating loss was $69 million, which excludes the LCM inventory valuation adjustment. Ethanol production volumes averaged 3.6 million gallons per day in the first quarter of 2021, which was 541 thousand gallons per day lower than the first quarter of 2020.

Corporate and Other

General and administrative expenses were $208 million in the first quarter of 2021, compared to $177 million in the first quarter of 2020. The effective tax rate for the first quarter of 2021 was 19 percent.

Investing and Financing Activities

Capital investments totaled $582 million in the first quarter of 2021, of which $333 million was for sustaining the business, including costs for turnarounds, catalysts and regulatory compliance. Excluding capital investments attributable to our partner’s 50 percent share of DGD and those related to other variable interest entities, capital investments attributable to Valero were $479 million.

Net cash used in operating activities was $52 million in the first quarter of 2021. Included in this amount was a $184 million favorable impact from working capital and $108 million associated with our joint venture partner’s share of DGD’s net cash provided by operating activities, excluding changes in DGD’s working capital. Excluding these items, adjusted net cash used in operating activities was $344 million.

Valero returned $400 million to stockholders through dividends in the first quarter of 2021.

Valero continues to target a long-term total payout ratio between 40 and 50 percent of adjusted net cash provided by operating activities. Valero defines total payout ratio as the sum of dividends and stock buybacks divided by net cash provided by operating activities adjusted for changes in working capital and DGD’s net cash provided by operating activities, excluding changes in its working capital, attributable to our joint venture partner’s ownership interest in DGD.

Liquidity and Financial Position

Valero ended the first quarter of 2021 with $14.7 billion of total debt and finance lease obligations and $2.3 billion of cash and cash equivalents. The debt to capitalization ratio, net of cash and cash equivalents, was 40 percent as of March 31, 2021.

Strategic Update

Valero continues to evaluate and pursue economic projects that lower the carbon intensity of its products. Valero announced that it is partnering with BlackRock and Navigator for a large-scale carbon capture and storage system in the U.S. Midwest that would capture and store carbon dioxide (CO2) from eight of Valero’s ethanol plants, making a lower carbon intensity ethanol product to be marketed in low carbon fuel markets. The system is expected to be capable of storing 5 million metric tonnes of CO2 per year.

In addition, Valero and its joint venture partner continue to steadily expand DGD’s capacity to produce low carbon intensity renewable diesel. The DGD plant expansion at St. Charles (DGD 2), which is expected to increase renewable diesel production by 400 million gallons per year, is on track to be completed and operational in the middle of the fourth quarter of 2021. The St. Charles expansion will also provide the capability to market 30 million gallons per year of renewable naphtha into low carbon fuel markets. The new DGD plant at Port Arthur (DGD 3), which is expected to produce 470 million gallons per year of renewable diesel, is expected to commence operations in the second half of 2023, increasing DGD’s total annual production capacity to approximately 1.2 billion gallons of renewable diesel and 50 million gallons of renewable naphtha.

Refinery optimization projects that are expected to reduce cost and improve margin capture, are progressing on schedule. The Pembroke Cogen project is on track to be completed in the third quarter of 2021 and the Port Arthur Coker project is expected to be completed in 2023.

On April 19, Valero sold a 24.99 percent membership interest in its Pasadena marine terminal joint venture for $270 million. Valero will retain a 25.01 percent interest in the joint venture.

Capital investments attributable to Valero are forecasted to be $2.0 billion in 2021, of which approximately 60 percent is for sustaining the business and approximately 40 percent is for growth projects. Over half of Valero’s 2021 growth capital is allocated to expanding the renewable diesel business.

“Continued improvement in product demand and refining margins supports a positive outlook for our refining business,” said Gorder. “Those improvements coupled with our growth strategy and operational expertise in low carbon renewable fuels, further strengthens Valero’s long-term competitive advantage.”

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 (collectively, “Valero”), is an international manufacturer and marketer of transportation fuels and petrochemical products. Valero is a Fortune 50 company based in San Antonio, Texas, and it operates 15 petroleum refineries with a combined throughput capacity of approximately 3.2 million barrels per day and 13 ethanol plants with a combined production capacity of approximately 1.69 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. Valero is also a joint venture partner in Diamond Green Diesel, which owns and operates a renewable diesel plant in Norco, Louisiana. Diamond Green Diesel is North America’s largest biomass-based diesel plant. Valero sells its products in the wholesale rack or bulk markets in the U.S., Canada, the U.K., Ireland and Latin America. Approximately 7,000 outlets carry Valero’s brand names. Please visit www.investorvalero.com for more information.

Valero Contacts
Investors:
Homer Bhullar, Vice President – Investor Relations, 210-345-1982
Eric Herbort, Senior Manager – Investor Relations, 210-345-3331
Gautam Srivastava, Senior Manager – Investor Relations, 210-345-3992

Media:
Lillian Riojas, Executive 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,” “target,” “will,” “plans,” “forecast,” 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, including but not limited to the impacts of COVID-19. For more information concerning factors that could cause actual results to differ from those expressed or forecasted, see Valero’s annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, and other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and available on Valero’s website at www.valero.com.

COVID-19 Disclosure

The global pandemic has significantly reduced global economic activity and resulted in airlines dramatically cutting back on flights and a decrease in motor vehicle use. As a result, there has also been a decline in the demand for, and thus also the market prices of, crude oil and certain of our products, particularly our refined petroleum products. Many uncertainties remain with respect to COVID-19, including its resulting economic effects and any future recovery, and we are unable to predict the ultimate economic impacts from COVID-19, how quickly national economies can recover once the pandemic subsides, the timing or effectiveness of the vaccine distribution, or whether any recovery will ultimately experience a reversal or other setbacks. However, the adverse impact of the economic effects on us has been and will likely continue to be significant. We believe we have proactively addressed many of the known impacts of COVID-19 to the extent possible and will strive to continue to do so, but there can be no guarantee that these measures will be fully effective. For more information, see our annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, and other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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 (loss) attributable to Valero stockholders, adjusted earnings (loss) per common share – assuming dilution, refining margin, renewable diesel margin, ethanol margin, adjusted refining operating income (loss), adjusted ethanol operating income (loss), adjusted net cash provided by operating activities, and capital investments attributable to Valero. These non-GAAP financial measures have been included to help facilitate the comparison of operating results between periods. See the accompanying earnings release tables for a reconciliation of non-GAAP measures to their most directly comparable U.S. GAAP measures. Note (d) to the earnings release tables provides reasons for the use of these non-GAAP financial measures.

 

VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION

EARNINGS RELEASE TABLES

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

(millions of dollars, except per share amounts)

(unaudited)

 

Three Months Ended
March 31,

2021

2020

Statement of income data

Revenues

$

20,806

$

22,102

Cost of sales:

Cost of materials and other (a)

18,992

19,952

Lower of cost or market (LCM) inventory valuation adjustment (b)

2,542

Operating expenses (excluding depreciation and

amortization expense reflected below) (a)

1,656

1,124

Depreciation and amortization expense

566

569

Total cost of sales

21,214

24,187

Other operating expenses

38

2

General and administrative expenses (excluding

depreciation and amortization expense reflected below)

208

177

Depreciation and amortization expense

12

13

Operating loss

(666

)

(2,277

)

Other income, net

45

32

Interest and debt expense, net of capitalized interest

(149

)

(125

)

Loss before income tax benefit

(770

)

(2,370

)

Income tax benefit

(148

)

(616

)

Net loss

(622

)

(1,754

)

Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

82

97

Net loss attributable to Valero Energy Corporation stockholders

$

(704

)

$

(1,851

)

Loss per common share

$

(1.73

)

$

(4.54

)

Weighted-average common shares outstanding (in millions)

407

408

Loss per common share – assuming dilution

$

(1.73

)

$

(4.54

)

Weighted-average common shares outstanding –

assuming dilution (in millions) (c)

407

408

 

See Notes to Earnings Release Tables.

VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION

EARNINGS RELEASE TABLES

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS BY SEGMENT

(millions of dollars)

(unaudited)

 

Refining

Renewable
Diesel

Ethanol

Corporate
and
Eliminations

Total

Three months ended March 31, 2021

Revenues:

Revenues from external customers

$

19,469

$

352

$

985

$

$

20,806

Intersegment revenues

3

79

60

(142

)

Total revenues

19,472

431

1,045

(142

)

20,806

Cost of sales:

Cost of materials and other (a)

18,022

187

924

(141

)

18,992

Operating expenses (excluding depreciation and

amortization expense reflected below) (a)

1,471

29

156

1,656

Depreciation and amortization expense

533

12

21

566

Total cost of sales

20,026

228

1,101

(141

)

21,214

Other operating expenses

38

38

General and administrative expenses (excluding

depreciation and amortization expense reflected

below)

208

208

Depreciation and amortization expense

12

12

Operating income (loss) by segment

$

(592

)

$

203

$

(56

)

$

(221

)

$

(666

)

Three months ended March 31, 2020

Revenues:

Revenues from external customers

$

20,985

$

306

$

811

$

$

22,102

Intersegment revenues

2

53

64

(119

)

Total revenues

20,987

359

875

(119

)

22,102

Cost of sales:

Cost of materials and other

19,127

130

813

(118

)

19,952

LCM inventory valuation adjustment (b)

2,414

128

2,542

Operating expenses (excluding depreciation and

amortization expense reflected below)

995

20

109

1,124

Depreciation and amortization expense

536

11

22

569

Total cost of sales

23,072

161

1,072

(118

)

24,187

Other operating expenses

2

2

General and administrative expenses (excluding

depreciation and amortization expense reflected

below)

177

177

Depreciation and amortization expense

13

13

Operating income (loss) by segment

$

(2,087

)

$

198

$

(197

)

$

(191

)

$

(2,277

)

 

See Operating Highlights by Segment.

See Notes to Earnings Release Tables

.

 

VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION

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
March 31,

2021

2020

Reconciliation of net loss attributable to Valero Energy

Corporation stockholders to adjusted net income (loss)

attributable to Valero Energy Corporation stockholders

Net loss attributable to Valero Energy Corporation

stockholders

$

(704

)

$

(1,851

)

Adjustments:

LCM inventory valuation adjustment (b)

2,542

Income tax benefit related to the LCM inventory

valuation adjustment

(551

)

LCM inventory valuation adjustment, net of taxes

1,991

Adjusted net income (loss) attributable to

Valero Energy Corporation stockholders

$

(704

)

$

140

Reconciliation of loss per common share –

assuming dilution to adjusted earnings (loss) per common

share – assuming dilution

Loss per common share – assuming dilution (c)

$

(1.73

)

$

(4.54

)

Adjustments:

LCM inventory valuation adjustment (b)

4.88

Adjusted earnings (loss) per common share – assuming dilution (c)

$

(1.73

)

$

0.34

See Notes to Earnings Release Tables.

 

VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION

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
March 31,

2021

2020

Reconciliation of operating income (loss) by segment to

segment margin, and reconciliation of operating income (loss)

by segment to adjusted operating income (loss) by segment

Refining segment

Refining operating loss

$

(592

)

$

(2,087

)

Adjustments:

LCM inventory valuation adjustment (b)

2,414

Operating expenses (excluding depreciation and

amortization expense reflected below) (a)

1,471

995

Depreciation and amortization expense

533

536

Other operating expenses

38

2

Refining margin

$

1,450

$

1,860

Refining operating loss

$

(592

)

$

(2,087

)

Adjustments:

LCM inventory valuation adjustment (b)

2,414

Other operating expenses

38

2

Adjusted refining operating income (loss)

$

(554

)

$

329

Renewable diesel segment

Renewable diesel operating income

$

203

$

198

Adjustments:

Operating expenses (excluding depreciation and

amortization expense reflected below)

29

20

Depreciation and amortization expense

12

11

Renewable diesel margin

$

244

$

229

Ethanol segment

Ethanol operating loss

$

(56

)

$

(197

)

Adjustments:

LCM inventory valuation adjustment (b)

128

Operating expenses (excluding depreciation and

amortization expense reflected below) (a)

156

109

Depreciation and amortization expense

21

22

Ethanol margin

$

121

$

62

Ethanol operating loss

$

(56

)

$

(197

)

Adjustment: LCM inventory valuation adjustment (b)

128

Adjusted ethanol operating loss

$

(56

)

$

(69

)

 

See Notes to Earnings Release Tables.

 

VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION

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
March 31,

2021

2020

Reconciliation of refining segment operating income (loss) to

refining margin (by region), and reconciliation of refining

segment operating income (loss) to adjusted refining

segment operating income (loss) (by region) (e)

U.S. Gulf Coast region

Refining operating loss

$

(508

)

$

(942

)

Adjustments:

LCM inventory valuation adjustment (b)

1,113

Operating expenses (excluding depreciation and

amortization expense reflected below) (a)

994

558

Depreciation and amortization expense

332

334

Other operating expenses

31

Refining margin

$

849

$

1,063

Refining operating loss

$

(508

)

$

(942

)

Adjustments:

LCM inventory valuation adjustment (b)

1,113

Other operating expenses

31

Adjusted refining operating income (loss)

$

(477

)

$

171

U.S. Mid-Continent region

Refining operating loss

$

(10

)

$

(220

)

Adjustments:

LCM inventory valuation adjustment (b)

283

Operating expenses (excluding depreciation and

amortization expense reflected below) (a)

190

164

Depreciation and amortization expense

84

83

Other operating expenses

7

Refining margin

$

271

$

310

Refining operating loss

$

(10

)

$

(220

)

Adjustments:

LCM inventory valuation adjustment (b)

283

Other operating expenses

7

Adjusted refining operating income (loss)

$

(3

)

$

63

 

See Notes to Earnings Release Tables.

 

VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION

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
March 31,

2021

2020

Reconciliation of refining segment operating income (loss) to

refining margin (by region), and reconciliation of refining

segment operating income (loss) to adjusted refining

segment operating income (loss) (by region) (e)

(continued)

North Atlantic region

Refining operating income (loss)

$

55

$

(714

)

Adjustments:

LCM inventory valuation adjustment (b)

874

Operating expenses (excluding depreciation and

amortization expense reflected below)

140

141

Depreciation and amortization expense

52

53

Other operating expenses

2

Refining margin

$

247

$

356

Refining operating income (loss)

$

55

$

(714

)

Adjustments:

LCM inventory valuation adjustment (b)

874

Other operating expenses

2

Adjusted refining operating income

$

55

$

162

U.S. West Coast region

Refining operating loss

$

(129

)

$

(211

)

Adjustments:

LCM inventory valuation adjustment (b)

144

Operating expenses (excluding depreciation and

amortization expense reflected below)

147

132

Depreciation and amortization expense

65

66

Refining margin

$

83

$

131

Refining operating loss

$

(129

)

$

(211

)

Adjustment: LCM inventory valuation adjustment (b)

144

Adjusted refining operating loss

$

(129

)

$

(67

)

 

See Notes to Earnings Release Tables.

 

VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION

EARNINGS RELEASE TABLES

REFINING SEGMENT OPERATING HIGHLIGHTS

(millions of dollars, except per barrel amounts)

(unaudited)

 

Three Months Ended
March 31,

2021

2020

Throughput volumes (thousand barrels per day)

Feedstocks:

Heavy sour crude oil

354

360

Medium/light sour crude oil

275

252

Sweet crude oil

1,143

1,538

Residuals

192

235

Other feedstocks

102

100

Total feedstocks

2,066

2,485

Blendstocks and other

344

339

Total throughput volumes

2,410

2,824

Yields (thousand barrels per day)

Gasolines and blendstocks

1,191

1,317

Distillates

894

1,046

Other products (f)

352

478

Total yields

2,437

2,841

Operating statistics (a) (d) (g)

Refining margin

$

1,450

$

1,860

Adjusted refining operating income (loss)

$

(554

)

$

329

Throughput volumes (thousand barrels per day)

2,410

2,824

Refining margin per barrel of throughput

$

6.68

$

7.24

Less:

Operating expenses (excluding depreciation and

amortization expense reflected below) per barrel of

throughput

6.78

3.87

Depreciation and amortization expense per barrel of

throughput

2.46

2.09

Adjusted refining operating income (loss) per barrel of

throughput

$

(2.56

)

$

1.28

 

See Notes to Earnings Release Tables.

 

VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION

EARNINGS RELEASE TABLES

RENEWABLE DIESEL SEGMENT OPERATING HIGHLIGHTS

(millions of dollars, except per gallon amounts)

(unaudited)

 

Three Months Ended
March 31,

2021

2020

Operating statistics (d) (g)

Renewable diesel margin

$

244

$

229

Renewable diesel operating income

$

203

$

198

Sales volumes (thousand gallons per day)

867

867

Renewable diesel margin per gallon of sales

$

3.13

$

2.90

Less:

Operating expenses (excluding depreciation and

amortization expense reflected below) per gallon of sales

0.38

0.24

Depreciation and amortization expense per gallon of sales

0.14

0.15

Renewable diesel operating income per gallon of sales

$

2.61

$

2.51

 

See Notes to Earnings Release Tables.

 

VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION

EARNINGS RELEASE TABLES

ETHANOL SEGMENT OPERATING HIGHLIGHTS

(millions of dollars, except per gallon amounts)

(unaudited)

 

Three Months Ended
March 31,

2021

2020

Operating statistics (a) (d) (g)

Ethanol margin

$

121

$

62

Adjusted ethanol operating loss

$

(56

)

$

(69

)

Production volumes (thousand gallons per day)

3,562

4,103

Ethanol margin per gallon of production

$

0.38

$

0.16

Less:

Operating expenses (excluding depreciation and

amortization expense reflected below) per gallon of production

0.49

0.29

Depreciation and amortization expense per gallon of production

0.06

0.05

Adjusted ethanol operating loss per gallon of production

$

(0.17

)

$

(0.18

)

 

See Notes to Earnings Release Tables.

 

VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION

EARNINGS RELEASE TABLES

REFINING SEGMENT OPERATING HIGHLIGHTS BY REGION

(millions of dollars, except per barrel amounts)

(unaudited)

 

Three Months Ended
March 31,

2021

2020

Operating statistics by region (e)

U.S. Gulf Coast region (a) (d) (g)

Refining margin

$

849

$

1,063

Adjusted refining operating income (loss)

$

(477

)

$

171

Throughput volumes (thousand barrels per day)

1,514

1,670

Refining margin per barrel of throughput

$

6.23

$

7.00

Less:

Operating expenses (excluding depreciation and

amortization expense reflected below) per barrel of

throughput

7.29

3.67

Depreciation and amortization expense per barrel of throughput

2.44

2.20

Adjusted refining operating income (loss) per barrel of throughput

$

(3.50

)

$

1.13

U.S. Mid-Continent region (a) (d) (g)

Refining margin

$

271

$

310

Adjusted refining operating income (loss)

$

(3

)

$

63

Throughput volumes (thousand barrels per day)

385

431

Refining margin per barrel of throughput

$

7.82

$

7.90

Less:

Operating expenses (excluding depreciation and

amortization expense reflected below) per barrel of

throughput

5.49

4.19

Depreciation and amortization expense per barrel of throughput

2.41

2.11

Adjusted refining operating income (loss) per barrel of throughput

$

(0.08

)

$

1.60

 

See Notes to Earnings Release Tables.

 

VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION

EARNINGS RELEASE TABLES

REFINING SEGMENT OPERATING HIGHLIGHTS BY REGION

(millions of dollars, except per barrel amounts)

(unaudited)

 

Three Months Ended
March 31,

2021

2020

Operating statistics by region (e) (continued)

North Atlantic region (d) (g)

Refining margin

$

247

$

356

Adjusted refining operating income

$

55

$

162

Throughput volumes (thousand barrels per day)

320

487

Refining margin per barrel of throughput

$

8.57

$

8.02

Less:

Operating expenses (excluding depreciation and

amortization expense reflected below) per barrel of

throughput

4.87

3.17

Depreciation and amortization expense per barrel of throughput

1.78

1.19

Adjusted refining operating income per barrel of throughput

$

1.92

$

3.66

U.S. West Coast region (d) (g)

Refining margin

$

83

$

131

Adjusted refining operating loss

$

(129

)

$

(67

)

Throughput volumes (thousand barrels per day)

191

236

Refining margin per barrel of throughput

$

4.81

$

6.12

Less:

Operating expenses (excluding depreciation and

amortization expense reflected below) per barrel of

throughput

8.56

6.16

Depreciation and amortization expense per barrel of throughput

3.79

3.07

Adjusted refining operating loss per barrel of throughput

$

(7.54

)

$

(3.11

)

 

See Notes to Earnings Release Tables

 

VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION

EARNINGS RELEASE TABLES

AVERAGE MARKET REFERENCE PRICES AND DIFFERENTIALS

(unaudited)

 

Three Months Ended
March 31,

2021

2020

Refining

Feedstocks (dollars per barrel)

Brent crude oil

$

61.09

$

50.90

Brent less West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil

3.26

4.92

Brent less Alaska North Slope (ANS) crude oil

0.33

(0.50

)

Brent less Louisiana Light Sweet (LLS) crude oil

1.11

2.76

Brent less Argus Sour Crude Index (ASCI) crude oil

2.99

5.01

Brent less Maya crude oil

4.70

9.74

LLS crude oil

59.98

48.14

LLS less ASCI crude oil

1.88

2.25

LLS less Maya crude oil

3.59

6.98

WTI crude oil

57.84

45.98

Natural gas (dollars per million British Thermal Units)

19.66

1.82

Products (dollars per barrel)

U.S. Gulf Coast:

Conventional Blendstock of Oxygenate Blending (CBOB)

gasoline less Brent

10.12

2.37

Ultra-low-sulfur (ULS) diesel less Brent

10.19

11.26

Propylene less Brent

18.50

(21.04

)

CBOB gasoline less LLS

11.23

5.13

ULS diesel less LLS

11.30

14.02

Propylene less LLS

19.61

(18.28

)

U.S. Mid-Continent:

CBOB gasoline less WTI

14.82

7.69

ULS diesel less WTI

17.21

17.31

North Atlantic:

CBOB gasoline less Brent

11.56

4.28

ULS diesel less Brent

11.89

14.29

U.S. West Coast:

California Reformulated Gasoline Blendstock of

Oxygenate Blending (CARBOB) 87 gasoline less ANS

14.56

7.82

California Air Resources Board (CARB) diesel less ANS

14.14

17.22

CARBOB 87 gasoline less WTI

17.49

13.24

CARB diesel less WTI

17.07

22.64

 

See Notes to Earnings Release Tables.

 

VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION

EARNINGS RELEASE TABLES

AVERAGE MARKET REFERENCE PRICES AND DIFFERENTIALS

(unaudited)

 

Three Months Ended
March 31,

2021

2020

Renewable diesel

New York Mercantile Exchange ULS diesel

(dollars per gallon)

$

1.74

$

1.55

Biodiesel Renewable Identification Number (RIN)

(dollars per RIN)

1.18

0.46

California Low-Carbon Fuel Standard (dollars per metric ton)

195.30

206.03

Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) soybean oil (dollars per

pound)

0.48

0.30

Ethanol

CBOT corn (dollars per bushel)

5.39

3.74

New York Harbor ethanol (dollars per gallon)

1.78

1.33

 

See Notes to Earnings Release Tables.

  

VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION

EARNINGS RELEASE TABLES

OTHER FINANCIAL DATA

(millions of dollars, except per share amounts)

(unaudited)

 
  

March 31,
2021

 

December 31,
2020

 

Balance sheet data

 

 

Current assets

$

17,591

 

$

 

15,844

 

Cash and cash equivalents included in current assets

2,254

 

3,313

 

Inventories included in current assets

5,881

 

6,038

 

Current liabilities

12,307

 

9,283

 

Current portion of debt and finance lease obligations

included in current liabilities

734

 

723

 

Debt and finance lease obligations, less current portion

13,930

 

13,954

 

Total debt and finance lease obligations

14,664

 

14,677

 

Valero Energy Corporation stockholders’ equity

17,801

 

18,801

 
  

Three Months Ended
March 31,

 

2021

 

2020

 

Reconciliation of net cash used in operating activities to

adjusted net cash provided by (used in) operating

activities (d)

 

 

Net cash used in operating activities

$

 

(52

)

 

$

(49

)

Exclude:

 

 

Changes in current assets and current liabilities

184

 

(1,107

)

Diamond Green Diesel LLC’s (DGD) adjusted net cash

provided by operating activities attributable to our joint

venture partner’s ownership interest in DGD

108

 

104

 

Adjusted net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

$

 

(344

)

 

$

954

 

 

Three Months Ended
March 31,

 

2021

 

2020

 

Dividends per common share

$

 

0.98

 

$

0.98

   

See Notes to Earnings Release Tables.

 
 

VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION

EARNINGS RELEASE TABLES

OTHER FINANCIAL DATA

(millions of dollars)

(unaudited)

 

Three Months Ended
March 31,

2021

2020

Reconciliation of total capital investments to capital

investments attributable to Valero (d)

Capital expenditures (excluding variable interest entities

(VIEs))

$

160

$

299

Capital expenditures of VIEs:

DGD

153

74

Other VIEs

26

62

Deferred turnaround and catalyst cost expenditures

(excluding VIEs)

230

309

Deferred turnaround and catalyst cost expenditures

of DGD

1

4

Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures

12

19

Total capital investments

582

767

Adjustments:

DGD’s capital investments attributable to our joint

venture partner

(77)

(39)

Capital expenditures of other VIEs

(26)

(62)

Capital investments attributable to Valero

$

479

$

666

 

See Notes to Earnings Release Tables.

VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION

NOTES TO EARNINGS RELEASE TABLES

 

(a)

In mid-February 2021, many of our refineries and plants were impacted to varying extents by the severe cold, utility disruptions, and higher energy costs resulting from Winter Storm Uri. The higher energy costs were driven by an increase in the prices of natural gas and electricity that significantly exceeded rates that we consider normal, such as the average rates we incurred the month preceding the storm. As a result, our operating loss for the three months ended March 31, 2021 includes estimated excess energy costs of $579 million ($1.15 per share).

The above-mentioned pre-tax estimated excess energy charge is reflected in our statement of income line items and attributable to our reportable segments as follows (in millions):

Refining

Renewable
Diesel

Ethanol

Total

Cost of materials and other

$

47

$

$

$

47

Operating expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization expense)

478

54

532

Total estimated excess energy costs

$

525

$

$

54

$

579

The estimated excess energy costs attributable to our refining segment are associated with the refining segment regions as follows (in millions, except per barrel amounts):

U.S.
Gulf Coast

U.S.
Mid-
Continent

Other
Regions

Combined

Refining
Segment

Cost of materials and other

$

45

$

2

$

$

47

Operating expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization expense)

437

38

3

478

Total estimated excess energy costs

$

482

$

40

$

3

$

525

Effect of estimated excess energy costs on operating statistics (g)

Refining margin per barrel of throughput (d)

$

0.33

$

0.06

n/a

$

0.22

Operating expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization expense) per barrel of throughput

3.21

1.11

n/a

2.21

Adjusted refining operating income (loss) per barrel of throughput (d)

$

3.54

$

1.17

n/a

$

2.43

The estimated excess energy costs attributable to our ethanol segment affected that segment’s operating statistics of “operating expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization expenses) per gallon of production” and “adjusted operating loss per gallon of production” by $0.16 (see note (d) below).

(b)

The market value of our inventories accounted for under the last-in, first-out method fell below their historical cost on an aggregate basis as of March 31, 2020. As a result, we recorded an LCM inventory valuation adjustment of $2.5 billion in March 2020. Of the $2.5 billion adjustment, $2.4 billion and $128 million are attributable to our refining and ethanol segments, respectively.

(c)

Common equivalent shares have been excluded from the computation of loss per common share – assuming dilution for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, and adjusted loss per common share – assuming dilution for the three months ended March 31, 2021, as the effect of including such shares would be antidilutive.

Common equivalent shares have been included in the computation of adjusted earnings per common share – assuming dilution for the three months ended March 31, 2020, as the effect of including such shares is dilutive. Weighted-average shares outstanding – assuming dilution used to calculate adjusted earnings per common share – assuming dilution is 409 million shares.

(d)

We use certain financial measures (as noted below) in the earnings release tables and accompanying earnings release that are not defined under U.S. 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 after adjusting for 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 (loss) attributable to Valero Energy Corporation stockholders is defined as net loss attributable to Valero Energy Corporation stockholders adjusted to exclude the effect of the LCM inventory valuation adjustment, which is described in note (b), and its related income tax effect. The LCM inventory valuation adjustment is the result of the market value of our inventories as of March 31, 2020 falling below their historical cost, with the decline in market value resulting from the decline in product market prices associated with the negative economic impacts from COVID-19. The adjustment obscures our financial performance because it does not result from decisions made by us; therefore, we have excluded the adjustment from adjusted net income attributable to Valero Energy Corporation stockholders.

  • Adjusted earnings (loss) per common share – assuming dilution is defined as adjusted net income (loss) attributable to Valero Energy Corporation stockholders divided by the number of weighted-average shares outstanding in the applicable period, assuming dilution (see note (c)).

  • Refining margin is defined as refining segment operating income (loss) excluding the LCM inventory valuation adjustment (see note (b)), operating expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization expense), depreciation and amortization expense, and other operating expenses. We believe refining margin is an important measure of our refining segment’s operating and financial performance as it is the most comparable measure to the industry’s market reference product margins, which are used by industry analysts, investors, and others to evaluate our performance.

  • Renewable diesel margin is defined as renewable diesel segment operating income excluding operating expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization expense) and depreciation and amortization expense. We believe renewable diesel margin is an important measure of our renewable diesel segment’s operating and financial performance as it is the most comparable measure to the industry’s market reference product margins, which are used by industry analysts, investors, and others to evaluate our performance.

  • Ethanol margin is defined as ethanol segment operating loss excluding the LCM inventory valuation adjustment (see note (b)), operating expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization expense), and depreciation and amortization expense. We believe ethanol margin is an important measure of our ethanol segment’s operating and financial performance as it is the most comparable measure to the industry’s market reference product margins, which are used by industry analysts, investors, and others to evaluate our performance.

  • Adjusted refining operating income (loss) is defined as refining segment operating income (loss) excluding the LCM inventory valuation adjustment (see note (b)) and other operating expenses. We believe adjusted refining operating income (loss) is an important measure of our refining segment’s operating and financial performance because it excludes items that are not indicative of that segment’s core operating performance.
  • Adjusted ethanol operating loss is defined as ethanol segment operating loss excluding the LCM inventory valuation adjustment (see note (b)). We believe this is an important measure of our ethanol segment’s operating and financial performance because it excludes items that are not indicative of that segment’s core operating performance.
  • Adjusted net cash provided by operating activities is defined as net cash provided by operating activities excluding the items noted below. We believe adjusted net cash provided by operating activities is an important measure of our ongoing financial performance to better assess our ability to generate cash to fund our investing and financing activities. The basis for our belief with respect to each excluded item is provided below.

Changes in current assets and current liabilities – Current assets net of current liabilities represents our operating liquidity. We believe that the change in our operating liquidity from period to period does not represent cash generated by our operations that is available to fund our investing and financing activities.

 

– DGD’s adjusted net cash provided by operating activities attributable to our joint venture partner’s ownership interest in DGD – We are a 50/50 joint venture partner in Diamond Green Diesel Holdings LLC (DGD) and we consolidate DGD’s financial statements. Our renewable diesel segment includes the operations of DGD and the associated activities to market renewable diesel. Because we consolidate DGD’s financial statements, all of DGD’s net cash provided by operating activities (or operating cash flow) is included in our consolidated net cash provided by operating activities.

 

DGD’s partners use DGD’s operating cash flow (excluding changes in its current assets and current liabilities) to fund its capital investments rather than distribute all of that cash to themselves. Nevertheless, DGD’s operating cash flow is effectively attributable to each partner and only 50 percent of DGD’s operating cash flow should be attributed to our net cash provided by operating activities. Therefore, we have adjusted our net cash provided by operating activities for the portion of DGD’s operating cash flow attributable to our joint venture partner’s ownership interest because we believe that it more accurately reflects the operating cash flow available to us to fund our investing and financing activities. The adjustment is calculated as follows (in millions):

Three Months Ended
March 31,

2021

2020

DGD operating cash flow data

Net cash provided by operating activities

$

207

$

167

Exclude: changes in current assets and current liabilities

(9

)

(40

)

Adjusted net cash provided by operating activities

216

207

Our partner’s ownership interest

50

%

50

%

DGD’s adjusted net cash provided by operating activities attributable to our joint venture partner’s ownership interest in DGD

$

108

$

104

  • Capital investments attributable to Valero is defined as all capital expenditures, deferred turnaround and catalyst cost expenditures, and investments in unconsolidated joint ventures presented in our consolidated statements of cash flows, excluding the portion of DGD’s capital investments attributable to our joint venture partner and all of the capital expenditures of other VIEs.

DGD’s partners use DGD’s operating cash flow (excluding changes in its current assets and current liabilities) to fund its capital investments rather than distribute all of that cash to themselves. Because DGD’s operating cash flow is effectively attributable to each partner, only 50 percent of DGD’s capital investments should be attributed to our net share of total capital investments. We also exclude the capital expenditures of our other consolidated VIEs because we do not operate those VIEs. We believe capital investments attributable to Valero is an important measure because it more accurately reflects our capital investments.

(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)

Valero uses certain operating statistics (as noted below) in the earnings release tables and the accompanying earnings release to evaluate performance between comparable periods. Different companies may calculate them in different ways.

All per barrel of throughput, per gallon of sales, and per gallon of production amounts are calculated by dividing the associated dollar amount by the throughput volumes, sales volumes, and production volumes for the period, as applicable.

Throughput volumes, sales volumes, and production volumes are calculated by multiplying throughput volumes per day, sales volumes per day, and production volumes per day (as provided in the accompanying tables), respectively, by the number of days in the applicable period. We use throughput volumes, sales volumes, and production volumes for the refining segment, renewable diesel segment, and ethanol segment, respectively, due to their general use by others who operate facilities similar to those included in our segments. We believe the use of such volumes results in per unit amounts that are most representative of the product margins generated and the operating costs incurred as a result of our operation of those facilities.

Contacts:

Investors:
Homer Bhullar, Vice President – Investor Relations, 210-345-1982
Eric Herbort, Senior Manager – Investor Relations, 210-345-3331
Gautam Srivastava, Senior Manager – Investor Relations, 210-345-3992

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

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