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Exhibit 99.1

 

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

 

NuStar Energy L.P. utilizes two financial measures, EBITDA from continuing operations and distributable cash flow from continuing operations, neither of which is defined in U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”).  Management uses these financial measures because they are widely accepted financial indicators used by investors to compare partnership performance.  In addition, management believes that these measures provide investors an enhanced perspective of the operating performance of the partnership’s assets and the cash that the business is generating.  Neither EBITDA from continuing operations nor distributable cash flow from continuing operations are intended to represent cash flows for the period, nor are they presented as an alternative to net income from continuing operations.  They should not be considered in isolation or as substitutes for a measure of performance prepared in accordance with GAAP.

 

The following is a reconciliation of NuStar Energy’s income (loss) from continuing operations to EBITDA from continuing operations:

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2006

 

2007

 

2008

 

2009

 

2010

 

2011

 

2012

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations

 

$

149,906

 

$

150,298

 

$

254,018

 

$

224,875

 

$

238,970

 

$

211,487

 

$

(178,132

)

Plus interest expense, net

 

66,266

 

76,516

 

90,818

 

79,384

 

78,280

 

81,727

 

89,670

 

Plus income tax expense

 

5,861

 

11,448

 

11,006

 

10,531

 

11,741

 

16,713

 

22,494

 

Plus depreciation and amortization expense

 

100,266

 

114,293

 

135,709

 

145,743

 

153,802

 

166,589

 

165,021

 

EBITDA from continuing operations

 

$

322,299

 

$

352,555

 

$

491,551

 

$

460,533

 

$

482,793

 

$

476,516

 

$

99,053

 

Plus asset and goodwill impairment loss (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

266,000

 

Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

365,053

 

 


(1) 2012 asset and goodwill impairment loss of $266 million related to asphalt operations.

 

The following is a reconciliation of NuStar Energy’s income (loss) from continuing operations to EBITDA from continuing operations and distributable cash flow from continuing operations:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
June 30,

 

 

 

2012

 

2013

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands,
except per unit amounts)

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations

 

$

(244,466

)

$

32,266

 

Plus interest expense, net

 

22,847

 

29,678

 

Plus income tax expense

 

16,276

 

4,174

 

Plus depreciation and amortization expense

 

43,926

 

46,662

 

EBITDA from continuing operations

 

(161,417

)

112,780

 

Equity in loss (earnings) of joint ventures

 

(2,381

)

10,128

 

Interest expense, net

 

(22,847

)

(29,678

)

Reliability capital expenditures

 

(5,244

)

(11,725

)

Income tax expense

 

(16,276

)

(4,174

)

Distributions from joint ventures

 

3,266

 

 

Other non-cash items (a)

 

253,098

 

(6,500

)

Mark-to-market impact on hedge transactions (b)

 

(5,097

)

(3,096

)

Distributable cash flow from continuing operations

 

$

43,102

 

$

67,735

 

Less distributable cash flow from continuing operations attributable to noncontrolling interest

 

12

 

(88

)

Less distributable cash flow from continuing operations available to general partner

 

11,598

 

12,766

 

Distributable cash flow from continuing operations available to limited partners

 

$

31,492

 

$

55,057

 

Weighted average limited partner units outstanding

 

70,756,078

 

77,886,078

 

Distributable cash flow from continuing operations per limited partner unit

 

$

0.45

 

$

0.71

 

 



 


(a)         Other non-cash items for 2013 relate to the reduction of the contingent consideration recorded in association with the December 2012 crude oil asset acquisition from TexStar Midstream Services, LP and certain of its affiliates.  The amount for 2012 primarily consists of $271.8 million of long-lived asset impairment charges mainly related to our asphalt operations, including fixed assets, goodwill and intangible assets.  The 2012 impairment charges were partially offset by an $18.7 million gain, net of tax, resulting from a legal settlement.

(b)         Distributable cash flow from continuing operations excludes the impact of unrealized mark-to-market gains and lossesthat arise from valuing certain derivative contracts, as well as the associated hedged inventory.  The gain or loss associated with these contracts is realized in distributable cash flow from continuing operations when the contracts are settled.

 

EBITDA in the following reconciliations relate to our business segments.  For purposes of segment reporting we do not allocate general and administrative expenses to our reported business segments because those expenses relate primarily to the overall management at the entity level.  Therefore, EBITDA reflected in the following reconciliations exclude any allocation of general and administrative expenses consistent with our policy for determining segmental operating income, the most directly comparable GAAP measure.

 

The following table reconciles operating income (loss) to EBITDA for our Fuels Marketing Segment, removing the historical financial information for our asphalt operations from the segment results:

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31, 2012

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

Fuels Marketing
Operations

 

Asphalt Operations

 

Fuels Marketing
Segment

 

Operating income (loss)

 

$

12,999

 

$

(309,784

)

$

(296,785

)

Plus depreciation and amortization expense

 

115

 

11,138

 

11,253

 

EBITDA

 

$

13,114

 

$

(298,646

)

$

(285,532

)

 

The following is a reconciliation of operating income to EBITDA for the Storage Segment:

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2006

 

2007

 

2008

 

2009

 

2010

 

2011

 

2012

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Operating income

 

$

108,486

 

$

114,635

 

$

141,079

 

$

171,245

 

$

178,947

 

$

193,395

 

$

194,567

 

Plus depreciation and amortization expense

 

53,121

 

62,317

 

66,706

 

70,888

 

77,071

 

87,737

 

93,449

 

EBITDA

 

$

161,607

 

$

176,952

 

$

207,785

 

$

242,133

 

$

256,018

 

$

281,132

 

$

288,016

 

 

The following is a reconciliation of operating income to EBITDA for the Pipeline Segment:

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2006

 

2007

 

2008

 

2009

 

2010

 

2011

 

2012

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Operating income

 

$

122,714

 

$

126,508

 

$

135,086

 

$

139,869

 

$

148,571

 

$

146,403

 

$

158,590

 

Plus depreciation and amortization expense

 

47,145

 

49,946

 

50,749

 

50,528

 

50,617

 

51,165

 

52,878

 

EBITDA

 

$

169,859

 

$

176,454

 

$

185,835

 

$

190,397

 

$

199,188

 

$

197,568

 

$

211,468