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Press Release
February 25, 2014

HollyFrontier Corporation Reports Quarterly Net Income

Dallas, Texas, February 25, 2014 ‑‑ HollyFrontier Corporation (NYSE-HFC) (“HollyFrontier” or the “Company”) today reported fourth quarter net income attributable to HollyFrontier stockholders of $62.9 million or $0.31 per diluted share for the quarter ended December 31, 2013, compared to $391.6 million or $1.92 per diluted share for the quarter ended December 31, 2012. For the year ended December 31, 2013, net income attributable to HollyFrontier stockholders totaled $735.8 million or $3.64 per diluted share compared to $1,727.2 million or $8.38 per diluted share for the year ended December 31, 2012.

For the fourth quarter, net income attributable to our stockholders decreased by $328.7 million compared to the same period of 2012, principally reflecting lower fourth quarter refining margins. Refinery gross margins were $10.96 per produced barrel, a 54% decrease compared to $24.00 for the fourth quarter of 2012. Production levels averaged approximately 403,000 barrels per day (“BPD”) and crude oil charges averaged approximately 371,000 BPD for the current quarter. Operating expenses for the quarter were $291.9 million or $6.41 per barrel compared to $296.8 million or $6.29 per barrel for the fourth quarter of last year.

HollyFrontier’s President & CEO, Mike Jennings, commented, “Inland refined product margins remained tight during the quarter relative to prior year highs, driving a disappointing year-over-year decrease in fourth quarter earnings. However, crack spreads have rebounded from recent lows and margins in 2014 to date reflect a more balanced market than we experienced during the fourth quarter. Looking forward, we anticipate more stable refining operations in 2014 as we concluded a year of unusually high turnaround and maintenance activity in 2013. Additionally, we believe that the structural crude advantages experienced by our inland refineries will continue to provide us with a product margin advantage as we go forward.”

For the fourth quarter of 2013, net cash provided by operations totaled $67.0 million. During the period, we declared $0.30 regular and $0.50 special dividends to shareholders totaling approximately $160.0 million. At December 31, 2013, our combined balance of cash and short-term investments totaled $1.7 billion and our consolidated debt was $1.0 billion. Our debt, exclusive of Holly Energy Partners' debt which is nonrecourse to HollyFrontier, was $189.9 million at December 31, 2013. We had no cash borrowings or outstanding principal under our credit facility during the quarter.

The Company has scheduled a webcast conference call for today, February 25, 2014, at 8:30 AM Eastern Time to discuss fourth quarter financial results. This webcast may be accessed at: https://event.webcasts.com/starthere.jsp?ei=1028412. An audio archive of this webcast will be available using the above noted link through March 11, 2014.

HollyFrontier Corporation, headquartered in Dallas, Texas, is an independent petroleum refiner and marketer that produces high-value light products such as gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel and other specialty products. HollyFrontier operates through its subsidiaries a 135,000 barrels per stream day (“bpsd”) refinery located in El Dorado, Kansas, two refinery facilities with a combined capacity of 125,000 bpsd located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, a 100,000 bpsd refinery located in Artesia, New Mexico, a 52,000 bpsd refinery located in Cheyenne, Wyoming and a 31,000 bpsd refinery in Woods Cross, Utah. HollyFrontier markets its refined products principally in the Southwest U.S., the Rocky Mountains extending into the Pacific Northwest and in other neighboring Plains states. A subsidiary of HollyFrontier also owns a 39% interest (including the general partner interest) in Holly Energy Partners, L.P.


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The following is a “safe harbor” statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: The statements in this press release relating to matters that are not historical facts are “forward-looking statements” based on management’s beliefs and assumptions using currently available information and expectations as of the date hereof, are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks and uncertainties, including those contained in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot assure you that our expectations will prove correct. Therefore, actual outcomes and results could materially differ from what is expressed, implied or forecast in such statements. Any differences could be caused by a number of factors, including, but not limited to, risks and uncertainties with respect to the actions of actual or potential competitive suppliers of refined petroleum products in the Company’s markets, the demand for and supply of crude oil and refined products, the spread between market prices for refined products and market prices for crude oil, the possibility of constraints on the transportation of refined products, the possibility of inefficiencies, curtailments or shutdowns in refinery operations or pipelines, effects of governmental and environmental regulations and policies, the availability and cost of financing to the Company, the effectiveness of the Company’s capital investments and marketing strategies, the Company’s efficiency in carrying out construction projects, the ability of the Company to acquire refined product operations or pipeline and terminal operations on acceptable terms and to integrate any future acquired operations, the possibility of terrorist attacks and the consequences of any such attacks, general economic conditions and other financial, operational and legal risks and uncertainties detailed from time to time in the Company’s Securities and Exchange Commission filings. The forward-looking statements speak only as of the date made and, other than as required by law, we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Financial Data (all information in this release is unaudited)
 
Three Months Ended December 31,
 
Change from 2012
 
2013
 
2012
 
Change
 
Percent
 
(In thousands, except per share data)
Sales and other revenues
$
4,826,801

 
$
5,147,507

 
$
(320,706
)
 
(6.2
)%
Operating costs and expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of products sold
4,332,894

 
4,073,226

 
259,668

 
6.4

Operating expenses
291,891

 
296,754

 
(4,863
)
 
(1.6
)
General and administrative expenses
35,828

 
39,680

 
(3,852
)
 
(9.7
)
Depreciation and amortization
79,065

 
64,706

 
14,359

 
22.2

Total operating costs and expenses
4,739,678

 
4,474,366

 
265,312

 
5.9

Income from operations
87,123

 
673,141

 
(586,018
)
 
(87.1
)
Other income (expense):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Earnings (loss) of equity method investments
(1,201
)
 
468

 
(1,669
)
 
(356.6
)
Interest income
1,765

 
1,426

 
339

 
23.8

Interest expense
(12,982
)
 
(22,826
)
 
9,844

 
(43.1
)
 
(12,418
)
 
(20,932
)
 
8,514

 
(40.7
)
Income before income taxes
74,705

 
652,209

 
(577,504
)
 
(88.5
)
Income tax provision
4,911

 
252,216

 
(247,305
)
 
(98.1
)
Net income
69,794

 
399,993

 
(330,199
)
 
(82.6
)
Less net income attributable to noncontrolling interest
6,892

 
8,389

 
(1,497
)
 
(17.8
)
Net income attributable to HollyFrontier stockholders
$
62,902

 
$
391,604

 
$
(328,702
)
 
(83.9
)%
Earnings per share attributable to HollyFrontier stockholders:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
$
0.32

 
$
1.92

 
$
(1.60
)
 
(83.3
)%
Diluted
$
0.31

 
$
1.92

 
$
(1.61
)
 
(83.9
)%
Cash dividends declared per common share
$
0.80

 
$
0.70

 
$
0.10

 
14.3
 %
Average number of common shares outstanding:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
198,371

 
202,480

 
(4,109
)
 
(2.0
)%
Diluted
199,311

 
203,498

 
(4,187
)
 
(2.1
)%
EBITDA
$
158,095

 
$
729,926

 
$
(571,831
)
 
(78.3
)%


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Years Ended December 31,
 
Change from 2012
 
2013
 
2012
 
Change
 
Percent
 
(In thousands, except per share data)
Sales and other revenues
$
20,160,560

 
$
20,090,724

 
$
69,836

 
0.3
 %
Operating costs and expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of products sold
17,392,227

 
15,840,643

 
1,551,584

 
9.8

Operating expenses
1,090,850

 
994,966

 
95,884

 
9.6

General and administrative expenses
127,963

 
128,101

 
(138
)
 
(0.1
)
Depreciation and amortization
303,446

 
242,868

 
60,578

 
24.9

Total operating costs and expenses
18,914,486

 
17,206,578

 
1,707,908

 
9.9

Income from operations
1,246,074

 
2,884,146

 
(1,638,072
)
 
(56.8
)
Other income (expense):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Earnings (loss) of equity method investments
(2,072
)
 
2,923

 
(4,995
)
 
(170.9
)
Interest income
5,556

 
4,786

 
770

 
16.1

Interest expense
(68,050
)
 
(104,186
)
 
36,136

 
(34.7
)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt
(22,109
)
 


(22,109
)
 

Gain on sale of marketable securities

 
326

 
(326
)
 

 
(86,675
)
 
(96,151
)
 
9,476

 
(9.9
)
Income before income taxes
1,159,399

 
2,787,995

 
(1,628,596
)
 
(58.4
)
Income tax provision
391,576

 
1,027,962

 
(636,386
)
 
(61.9
)
Net income
767,823

 
1,760,033

 
(992,210
)
 
(56.4
)
Less net income attributable to noncontrolling interest
31,981

 
32,861

 
(880
)
 
(2.7
)
Net income attributable to HollyFrontier stockholders
$
735,842

 
$
1,727,172

 
$
(991,330
)
 
(57.4
)%
Earnings per share attributable to HollyFrontier stockholders:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
$
3.66

 
$
8.41

 
$
(4.75
)
 
(56.5
)%
Diluted
$
3.64

 
$
8.38

 
$
(4.74
)
 
(56.6
)%
Cash dividends declared per common share
$
3.20

 
$
3.10

 
$
0.10

 
3.2
 %
Average number of common shares outstanding:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
200,419

 
204,379

 
(3,960
)
 
(1.9
)%
Diluted
201,234

 
205,274

 
(4,040
)
 
(2.0
)%
EBITDA
$
1,515,467

 
$
3,097,402

 
$
(1,581,935
)
 
(51.1
)%


Balance Sheet Data
 
December 31,
 
2013
 
2012
 
(In thousands)
Cash, cash equivalents and investments in marketable securities
$
1,665,263

 
$
2,393,401

Working capital
$
2,221,954

 
$
2,815,821

Total assets
$
10,056,739

 
$
10,328,997

Long-term debt
$
997,519

 
$
1,336,238

Total equity
$
6,609,398

 
$
6,642,658


Segment Information

Our operations are organized into two reportable segments, Refining and HEP. Our operations that are not included in the Refining and HEP segments are included in Corporate and Other. Intersegment transactions are eliminated in our consolidated financial statements and are included in Consolidations and Eliminations. The Refining segment includes the operations of our El Dorado, Tulsa, Navajo, Cheyenne and Woods Cross refineries and NK Asphalt and involves the purchase and refining of crude oil and wholesale and branded marketing of refined products, such as gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel, specialty lubricant products, and specialty and modified asphalt. The petroleum products are primarily marketed in the Mid-Continent, Southwest and Rocky Mountain regions of the United States and northern Mexico. Additionally, specialty lubricant products produced at our Tulsa West facility are marketed throughout North America and are distributed in Central and South America. NK Asphalt manufactures and markets asphalt and asphalt products in Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Texas and northern Mexico.

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The HEP segment involves all of the operations of HEP, a consolidated variable interest entity, which owns and operates logistics assets consisting of petroleum product and crude oil pipelines and terminal, tankage and loading rack facilities in the Mid-Continent, Southwest and Rocky Mountain regions of the United States. Revenues are generated by charging tariffs for transporting petroleum products and crude oil through its pipelines and by charging fees for terminalling petroleum products and other hydrocarbons, and storing and providing other services at its storage tanks and terminals. The HEP segment also includes a 75% interest in the UNEV Pipeline (an HEP consolidated subsidiary) and a 25% interest in the SLC Pipeline. Revenues from the HEP segment are earned through transactions with unaffiliated parties for pipeline transportation, rental and terminalling operations as well as revenues relating to pipeline transportation services provided for our refining operations.
 
Refining
 
HEP
 
Corporate and Other
 
Consolidations and Eliminations
 
Consolidated Total
 
(In thousands)
Three Months Ended December 31, 2013
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sales and other revenues
$
4,811,182

 
$
77,823

 
$
260

 
$
(62,464
)
 
$
4,826,801

Depreciation and amortization
$
61,016

 
$
16,291

 
$
1,965

 
$
(207
)
 
$
79,065

Income (loss) from operations
$
92,672

 
$
31,175

 
$
(36,183
)
 
$
(541
)
 
$
87,123

Capital expenditures
$
112,697

 
$
20,757

 
$
5,484

 
$

 
$
138,938

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended December 31, 2012
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sales and other revenues
$
5,135,106

 
$
81,251

 
$
136

 
$
(68,986
)
 
$
5,147,507

Depreciation and amortization
$
48,160

 
$
15,500

 
$
1,253

 
$
(207
)
 
$
64,706

Income (loss) from operations
$
677,735

 
$
32,880

 
$
(36,941
)
 
$
(533
)
 
$
673,141

Capital expenditures
$
106,840

 
$
15,627

 
$
5,259

 
$

 
$
127,726

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Year Ended December 31, 2013
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sales and other revenues
$
20,105,443

 
$
307,053

 
$
1,314

 
$
(253,250
)
 
$
20,160,560

Depreciation and amortization
$
233,182

 
$
64,701

 
$
6,391

 
$
(828
)
 
$
303,446

Income (loss) from operations
$
1,237,687

 
$
133,522

 
$
(123,030
)
 
$
(2,105
)
 
$
1,246,074

Capital expenditures
$
344,113

 
$
51,856

 
$
29,158

 
$

 
$
425,127

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Year Ended December 31, 2012
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sales and other revenues
$
20,042,955

 
$
288,501

 
$
1,048

 
$
(241,780
)
 
$
20,090,724

Depreciation and amortization
$
181,247

 
$
57,789

 
$
4,660

 
$
(828
)
 
$
242,868

Income (loss) from operations
$
2,879,383

 
$
133,723

 
$
(126,840
)
 
$
(2,120
)
 
$
2,884,146

Capital expenditures
$
278,705

 
$
44,929

 
$
11,629

 
$

 
$
335,263

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2013
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash, cash equivalents and investments in marketable securities
$
1,860

 
$
6,352

 
$
1,657,051

 
$

 
$
1,665,263

Total assets
$
7,094,558

 
$
1,413,908

 
$
1,881,119

 
$
(332,846
)
 
$
10,056,739

Long-term debt
$

 
$
807,630

 
$
189,889

 
$

 
$
997,519

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2012
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash, cash equivalents and investments in marketable securities
$
2,101

 
$
5,237

 
$
2,386,063

 
$

 
$
2,393,401

Total assets
$
6,702,872

 
$
1,426,800

 
$
2,531,967

 
$
(332,642
)
 
$
10,328,997

Long-term debt
$

 
$
864,673

 
$
471,565

 
$

 
$
1,336,238




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Refining Operating Data

The following tables set forth information, including non-GAAP performance measures about our refinery operations. The cost of products and refinery gross margin do not include the effect of depreciation and amortization. Reconciliations to amounts reported under GAAP are provided under “Reconciliations to Amounts Reported Under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles” below.
 
Three Months Ended December 31,
 
Years Ended December 31,
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
Mid-Continent Region (El Dorado and Tulsa Refineries)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Crude charge (BPD) (1)
245,140

 
237,190

 
234,930

 
248,360

Refinery throughput (BPD) (2)
270,060

 
267,970

 
257,030

 
269,760

Refinery production (BPD) (3)
267,490

 
264,740

 
251,470

 
263,310

Sales of produced refined products (BPD)
270,580

 
269,350

 
247,030

 
254,350

Sales of refined products (BPD) (4)
288,700

 
272,790

 
269,790

 
258,020

Refinery utilization (5)
94.3
%
 
91.2
%
 
90.4
%
 
95.5
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Average per produced barrel (6)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net sales
$
108.62

 
$
116.42

 
$
115.63

 
$
119.19

Cost of products (7)
97.95

 
93.77

 
99.35

 
95.77

Refinery gross margin
10.67

 
22.65

 
16.28

 
23.42

Refinery operating expenses (8)
5.27

 
5.12

 
5.50

 
4.83

Net operating margin
$
5.40

 
$
17.53

 
$
10.78

 
$
18.59

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Refinery operating expenses per throughput barrel (9)
$
5.28

 
$
5.15

 
$
5.29

 
$
4.55

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Feedstocks:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sweet crude oil
63
%
 
70
%
 
69
%
 
70
%
Sour crude oil
10
%
 
6
%
 
6
%
 
8
%
Heavy sour crude oil
18
%
 
13
%
 
16
%
 
14
%
Other feedstocks and blends
9
%
 
11
%
 
9
%
 
8
%
Total
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sales of produced refined products:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gasolines
50
%
 
51
%
 
47
%
 
48
%
Diesel fuels
29
%
 
30
%
 
31
%
 
29
%
Jet fuels
8
%
 
8
%
 
8
%
 
9
%
Fuel oil
1
%
 
1
%
 
1
%
 
1
%
Asphalt
2
%
 
3
%
 
3
%
 
2
%
Lubricants
4
%
 
3
%
 
4
%
 
5
%
LPG and other
6
%
 
4
%
 
6
%
 
6
%
Total
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%



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Three Months Ended December 31,
 
Years Ended December 31,
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
Southwest Region (Navajo Refinery)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Crude charge (BPD) (1)
74,370

 
99,610

 
87,910

 
93,830

Refinery throughput (BPD) (2)
83,360

 
110,740

 
97,310

 
103,120

Refinery production (BPD) (3)
81,380

 
106,280

 
94,490

 
100,810

Sales of produced refined products (BPD)
88,570

 
104,220

 
94,830

 
99,160

Sales of refined products (BPD) (4)
94,930

 
111,100

 
104,320

 
104,620

Refinery utilization (5)
74.4
%
 
99.6
%
 
87.9
%
 
93.8
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Average per produced barrel (6)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net sales
$
113.14

 
$
119.77

 
$
117.79

 
$
122.62

Cost of products (7)
103.62

 
91.06

 
103.88

 
95.70

Refinery gross margin
9.52

 
28.71

 
13.91

 
26.92

Refinery operating expenses (8)
6.70

 
7.48

 
6.04

 
6.07

Net operating margin
$
2.82

 
$
21.23

 
$
7.87

 
$
20.85

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Refinery operating expenses per throughput barrel (9)
$
7.12

 
$
7.04

 
$
5.89

 
$
5.84

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Feedstocks:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sweet crude oil
6
%
 
3
%
 
8
%
 
2
%
Sour crude oil
74
%
 
72
%
 
72
%
 
77
%
Heavy sour crude oil
9
%
 
15
%
 
11
%
 
12
%
Other feedstocks and blends
11
%
 
10
%
 
9
%
 
9
%
Total
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sales of produced refined products:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gasolines
53
%
 
51
%
 
51
%
 
51
%
Diesel fuels
38
%
 
39
%
 
39
%
 
38
%
Fuel oil
5
%
 
6
%
 
6
%
 
6
%
Asphalt
1
%
 
1
%
 
1
%
 
2
%
LPG and other
3
%
 
3
%
 
3
%
 
3
%
Total
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%
Rocky Mountain Region (Cheyenne and Woods Cross Refineries)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Crude charge (BPD) (1)
51,380

 
71,100

 
64,680

 
73,020

Refinery throughput (BPD) (2)
57,490

 
78,830

 
70,440

 
80,860

Refinery production (BPD) (3)
54,550

 
75,500

 
67,860

 
78,610

Sales of produced refined products (BPD)
57,650

 
72,130

 
68,870

 
77,550

Sales of refined products (BPD) (4)
62,550

 
79,150

 
72,280

 
80,980

Refinery utilization (5)
61.9
%
 
85.7
%
 
77.9
%
 
88
%


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Three Months Ended December 31,
 
Years Ended December 31,
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
Rocky Mountain Region (Cheyenne and Woods Cross Refineries)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Average per produced barrel (6)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net sales
$
105.71

 
$
112.94

 
$
112.49

 
$
116.44

Cost of products (7)
91.12

 
90.69

 
94.63

 
89.29

Refinery gross margin
14.59

 
22.25

 
17.86

 
27.15

Refinery operating expenses (8)
11.29

 
8.92

 
8.65

 
6.91

Net operating margin
$
3.30

 
$
13.33

 
$
9.21

 
$
20.24

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Refinery operating expenses per throughput barrel (9)
$
11.32

 
$
8.16

 
$
8.46

 
$
6.63

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Feedstocks:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sweet crude oil
41
%
 
49
%
 
43
%
 
47
%
Sour crude oil
2
%
 
1
%
 
1
%
 
1
%
Heavy sour crude oil
29
%
 
31
%
 
34
%
 
31
%
Black wax crude oil
18
%
 
9
%
 
14
%
 
11
%
Other feedstocks and blends
10
%
 
10
%
 
8
%
 
10
%
Total
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sales of produced refined products:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gasolines
62
%
 
53
%
 
56
%
 
55
%
Diesel fuels
26
%
 
36
%
 
30
%
 
32
%
Jet fuels
1
%
 
%
 
1
%
 
%
Fuel oil
1
%
 
2
%
 
1
%
 
2
%
Asphalt
4
%
 
3
%
 
5
%
 
5
%
LPG and other
6
%
 
6
%
 
7
%
 
6
%
Total
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%
Consolidated
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Crude charge (BPD) (1)
370,890

 
407,900

 
387,520

 
415,210

Refinery throughput (BPD) (2)
410,910

 
457,540

 
424,780

 
453,740

Refinery production (BPD) (3)
403,420

 
446,520

 
413,820

 
442,730

Sales of produced refined products (BPD)
416,800

 
445,700

 
410,730

 
431,060

Sales of refined products (BPD) (4)
446,180

 
463,040

 
446,390

 
443,620

Refinery utilization (5)
83.7
%
 
92.1
%
 
87.5
%
 
93.7
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Average per produced barrel (6)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net sales
$
109.17

 
$
116.64

 
$
115.60

 
$
119.48

Cost of products (7)
98.21

 
92.64

 
99.61

 
94.59

Refinery gross margin
10.96

 
24.00

 
15.99

 
24.89

Refinery operating expenses (8)
6.41

 
6.29

 
6.15

 
5.49

Net operating margin
$
4.55

 
$
17.71

 
$
9.84

 
$
19.40

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Refinery operating expenses per throughput barrel (9)
$
6.50

 
$
6.12

 
$
5.95

 
$
5.22

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Feedstocks:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sweet crude oil
48
%
 
50
%
 
52
%
 
51
%
Sour crude oil
22
%
 
21
%
 
21
%
 
22
%
Heavy sour crude oil
18
%
 
16
%
 
17
%
 
17
%
Black wax crude oil
2
%
 
2
%
 
2
%
 
2
%
Other feedstocks and blends
10
%
 
11
%
 
8
%
 
8
%
Total
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%


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Three Months Ended December 31,
 
Years Ended December 31,
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
Consolidated
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sales of produced refined products:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gasolines
52
%
 
51
%
 
50
%
 
50
%
Diesel fuels
30
%
 
33
%
 
33
%
 
31
%
Jet fuels
6
%
 
5
%
 
5
%
 
6
%
Fuel oil
2
%
 
2
%
 
2
%
 
2
%
Asphalt
2
%
 
3
%
 
3
%
 
3
%
Lubricants
3
%
 
2
%
 
2
%
 
3
%
LPG and other
5
%
 
4
%
 
5
%
 
5
%
Total
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%

(1)
Crude charge represents the barrels per day of crude oil processed at our refineries.
(2)
Refinery throughput represents the barrels per day of crude and other refinery feedstocks input to the crude units and other conversion units at our refineries.
(3)
Refinery production represents the barrels per day of refined products yielded from processing crude and other refinery feedstocks through the crude units and other conversion units at our refineries.
(4)
Includes refined products purchased for resale.
(5)
Represents crude charge divided by total crude capacity (BPSD). Our consolidated crude capacity is 443,000 BPSD.
(6)
Represents average per barrel amount for produced refined products sold, which is a non-GAAP measure. Reconciliations to amounts reported under GAAP are provided under “Reconciliations to Amounts Reported Under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles” below.
(7)
Transportation, terminal and refinery storage costs billed from HEP are included in cost of products.
(8)
Represents operating expenses of our refineries, exclusive of depreciation and amortization and pension settlement costs.
(9)
Represents refinery operating expenses, exclusive of depreciation and amortization and pension settlement costs, divided by refinery throughput.




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Reconciliations to Amounts Reported Under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles

Reconciliations of earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”) to amounts reported under generally accepted accounting principles in financial statements.

Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, which we refer to as EBITDA, is calculated as net income attributable to HollyFrontier stockholders plus (i) interest expense, net of interest income, (ii) income tax provision, and (iii) depreciation and amortization. EBITDA is not a calculation provided for under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States; however, the amounts included in the EBITDA calculation are derived from amounts included in our consolidated financial statements. EBITDA should not be considered as an alternative to net income or operating income as an indication of our operating performance or as an alternative to operating cash flow as a measure of liquidity. EBITDA is not necessarily comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies. EBITDA is presented here because it is a widely used financial indicator used by investors and analysts to measure performance. EBITDA is also used by our management for internal analysis and as a basis for financial covenants.

Set forth below is our calculation of EBITDA.
 
Three Months Ended December 31,
 
Years Ended December 31,
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
 
(In thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income attributable to HollyFrontier stockholders
$
62,902

 
$
391,604

 
$
735,842

 
$
1,727,172

    Add income tax provision
4,911

 
252,216

 
391,576

 
1,027,962

    Add interest expense (1)
12,982

 
22,826

 
90,159

 
104,186

    Subtract interest income
(1,765
)
 
(1,426
)
 
(5,556
)
 
(4,786
)
    Add depreciation and amortization
79,065

 
64,706

 
303,446

 
242,868

EBITDA
$
158,095

 
$
729,926

 
$
1,515,467

 
$
3,097,402


(1) Includes loss on early extinguishment of debt of $22.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2013.

Reconciliations of refinery operating information (non-GAAP performance measures) to amounts reported under generally accepted accounting principles in financial statements.

Refinery gross margin and net operating margin are non-GAAP performance measures that are used by our management and others to compare our refining performance to that of other companies in our industry. We believe these margin measures are helpful to investors in evaluating our refining performance on a relative and absolute basis.

Refinery gross margin per barrel is the difference between average net sales price and average cost of products per barrel of produced refined products. Net operating margin per barrel is the difference between refinery gross margin and refinery operating expenses per barrel of produced refined products. These two margins do not include the effect of depreciation and amortization. Each of these component performance measures can be reconciled directly to our consolidated statements of income.

Other companies in our industry may not calculate these performance measures in the same manner.

Refinery Gross and Net Operating Margins

Below are reconciliations to our consolidated statements of income for (i) net sales, cost of products and operating expenses, in each case averaged per produced barrel sold, and (ii) net operating margin and refinery gross margin. Due to rounding of reported numbers, some amounts may not calculate exactly.


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Reconciliation of produced refined product sales to total sales and other revenues
 
Three Months Ended December 31,
 
Years Ended December 31,
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
 
(Dollars in thousands, except per barrel amounts)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consolidated
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Average sales price per produced barrel sold
$
109.17

 
$
116.64

 
$
115.60

 
$
119.48

Times sales of produced refined products (BPD)
416,800

 
445,700

 
410,730

 
431,060

Times number of days in period
92

 
92

 
365

 
366

Produced refined product sales
$
4,186,189

 
$
4,782,753

 
$
17,330,342

 
$
18,850,116

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total produced refined product sales
$
4,186,189

 
$
4,782,753

 
$
17,330,342

 
$
18,850,116

Add refined product sales from purchased products and rounding (1)    
301,428

 
194,364

 
1,581,395

 
572,206

Total refined product sales
4,487,617

 
4,977,117

 
18,911,737

 
19,422,322

Add direct sales of excess crude oil (2)    
294,068

 
127,935

 
1,052,915

 
505,971

Add other refining segment revenue (3)    
29,497

 
30,054

 
140,791

 
114,662

Total refining segment revenue
4,811,182

 
5,135,106

 
20,105,443

 
20,042,955

Add HEP segment sales and other revenues
77,823

 
81,251

 
307,053

 
288,501

Add corporate and other revenues
260

 
136

 
1,314

 
1,048

Subtract consolidations and eliminations
(62,464
)
 
(68,986
)
 
(253,250
)
 
(241,780
)
Sales and other revenues
$
4,826,801

 
$
5,147,507

 
$
20,160,560

 
$
20,090,724


Reconciliation of average cost of products per produced barrel sold to total cost of products sold
 
Three Months Ended December 31,
 
Years Ended December 31,
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
 
(Dollars in thousands, except per barrel amounts)
Consolidated
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Average cost of products per produced barrel sold
$
98.21

 
$
92.64

 
$
99.61

 
$
94.59

Times sales of produced refined products (BPD)
416,800

 
445,700

 
410,730

 
431,060

Times number of days in period
92

 
92

 
365

 
366

Cost of products for produced products sold
$
3,765,921

 
$
3,798,648

 
$
14,933,178

 
$
14,923,271

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total cost of products for produced products sold
$
3,765,921

 
$
3,798,648

 
$
14,933,178

 
$
14,923,271

Add refined product costs from purchased products sold and rounding (1)    
301,590

 
194,459

 
1,553,476

 
572,755

Total cost of refined products sold
4,067,511

 
3,993,107

 
16,486,654

 
15,496,026

Add crude oil cost of direct sales of excess crude oil (2)    
303,418

 
124,995

 
1,048,224

 
492,790

Add other refining segment cost of products sold (4)    
23,307

 
23,011

 
106,241

 
90,132

Total refining segment cost of products sold
4,394,236

 
4,141,113

 
17,641,119

 
16,078,948

Subtract consolidations and eliminations
(61,342
)
 
(67,887
)
 
(248,892
)
 
(238,305
)
Costs of products sold (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)
$
4,332,894

 
$
4,073,226

 
$
17,392,227

 
$
15,840,643



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Reconciliation of average refinery operating expenses per produced barrel sold to total operating expenses
 
Three Months Ended December 31,
 
Years Ended December 31,
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
 
(Dollars in thousands, except per barrel amounts)
Consolidated
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Average refinery operating expenses per produced barrel sold
$
6.41

 
$
6.29

 
$
6.15

 
$
5.49

Times sales of produced refined products (BPD)
416,800

 
445,700

 
410,730

 
431,060

Times number of days in period
92

 
92

 
365

 
366

Refinery operating expenses for produced products sold
$
245,795

 
$
257,918

 
$
921,986

 
$
866,146

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total refinery operating expenses for produced products sold
$
245,795

 
$
257,918

 
$
921,986

 
$
866,146

Add refining segment pension settlement costs
6,867

 

 
31,657

 

Add other refining segment operating expenses and rounding (5)    
10,596

 
10,180

 
39,812

 
37,231

Total refining segment operating expenses
263,258

 
268,098

 
993,455

 
903,377

Add HEP segment operating expenses
27,355

 
27,596

 
97,081

 
89,395

Add corporate and other costs
1,652

 
1,419

 
1,739

 
2,721

Subtract consolidations and eliminations
(374
)
 
(359
)
 
(1,425
)
 
(527
)
Operating expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)
$
291,891

 
$
296,754

 
$
1,090,850

 
$
994,966


Reconciliation of net operating margin per barrel to refinery gross margin per barrel to total sales and other revenues
 
Three Months Ended December 31,
 
Years Ended December 31,
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
 
(Dollars in thousands, except per barrel amounts)
Consolidated
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net operating margin per barrel
$
4.55

 
$
17.71

 
$
9.84

 
$
19.40

Add average refinery operating expenses per produced barrel
6.41

 
6.29

 
6.15

 
5.49

Refinery gross margin per barrel
10.96

 
24.00

 
15.99

 
24.89

Add average cost of products per produced barrel sold
98.21

 
92.64

 
99.61

 
94.59

Average sales price per produced barrel sold
$
109.17

 
$
116.64

 
$
115.60

 
$
119.48

Times sales of produced refined products (BPD)
416,800

 
445,700

 
410,730

 
431,060

Times number of days in period
92

 
92

 
365

 
366

Produced refined product sales
$
4,186,189

 
$
4,782,753

 
$
17,330,342

 
$
18,850,116

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total produced refined product sales
$
4,186,189

 
$
4,782,753

 
$
17,330,342

 
$
18,850,116

Add refined product sales from purchased products and rounding (1)    
301,428

 
194,364

 
1,581,395

 
572,206

Total refined product sales
4,487,617

 
4,977,117

 
18,911,737

 
19,422,322

Add direct sales of excess crude oil (2)    
294,068

 
127,935

 
1,052,915

 
505,971

Add other refining segment revenue (3)    
29,497

 
30,054

 
140,791

 
114,662

Total refining segment revenue
4,811,182

 
5,135,106

 
20,105,443

 
20,042,955

Add HEP segment sales and other revenues
77,823

 
81,251

 
307,053

 
288,501

Add corporate and other revenues
260

 
136

 
1,314

 
1,048

Subtract consolidations and eliminations
(62,464
)
 
(68,986
)
 
(253,250
)
 
(241,780
)
Sales and other revenues
$
4,826,801

 
$
5,147,507

 
$
20,160,560

 
$
20,090,724

(1)
We purchase finished products when opportunities arise that provide a profit on the sale of such products, or to meet delivery commitments.
(2)
We purchase crude oil that at times exceeds the supply needs of our refineries. Quantities in excess of our needs are sold at market prices to purchasers of crude oil that are recorded on a gross basis with the sales price recorded as revenues and the corresponding acquisition cost as inventory and then upon sale as cost of products sold. Additionally, at times we enter into buy/sell exchanges of crude oil with certain parties to facilitate the delivery of quantities to certain locations that are netted at carryover cost.
(3)
Other refining segment revenue includes the incremental revenues associated with NK Asphalt and miscellaneous revenue.
(4)
Other refining segment cost of products sold includes the incremental cost of products for NK Asphalt and miscellaneous costs.
(5)
Other refining segment operating expenses include the marketing costs associated with our refining segment and the operating expenses of NK Asphalt.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, Contact:

Douglas S. Aron, Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
Julia Heidenreich, Vice President,
Investor Relations
HollyFrontier Corporation
214/954-6510


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