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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q 
(Mark One)
x
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the Quarterly Period Ended: June 29, 2014
or
o
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from             to             
Commission File Number: 001-33084 
SUSSER HOLDINGS CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
 
01-0864257
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
4525 Ayers Street
Corpus Christi, Texas 78415
(Address of principal executive offices)
(361) 884-2463
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former Name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report) 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  x    No  o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes  x    No  o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
x
Accelerated filer
o
Non-accelerated filer
o  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller reporting company
o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.):    Yes  o    No  x
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date:
 
COMMON STOCK, $0.01 PAR VALUE
 
21,683,099 SHARES
(Class)
 
(Outstanding at August 1, 2014)




SUSSER HOLDINGS CORPORATION
FORM 10-Q
TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
 

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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
Susser Holdings Corporation
Consolidated Balance Sheets
 
December 29,
2013
 
June 29,
2014
 
 
 
unaudited
 
(in thousands, except share amounts)
Assets
 
 
 
Current assets:
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents (SUSP: $8,150 and $6,769, respectively)
$
22,461

 
$
26,767

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $480 at December 29, 2013 and $654 at June 29, 2014 (SUSP: $69,005 and $74,212, respectively)
139,146

 
163,437

Inventories, net (SUSP: $11,122 and $38,971, respectively)
126,521

 
166,739

Other current assets (SUSP: $66 and $710, respectively)
7,704

 
8,271

Total current assets
295,832

 
365,214

Property and equipment, net (SUSP: $180,127 and $239,590, respectively)
736,860

 
897,523

Other assets:
 
 
 
Marketable securities (SUSP: $25,952 and $0, respectively)
25,952

 

Goodwill (SUSP: $22,823 and $22,823, respectively)
254,285

 
255,273

Intangible assets, net (SUSP: $22,772 and $24,292, respectively)
41,984

 
44,912

Other noncurrent assets (SUSP: $188 and $259, respectively)
19,692

 
22,214

Total assets
$
1,374,605

 
$
1,585,136

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity
 
 
 
Current liabilities:
 
 
 
Accounts payable  (SUSP: $27,810 and $29,520, respectively)
$
189,587

 
$
222,739

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities (SUSP: $11,427 and $12,960, respectively)
64,571

 
69,286

Current maturities of long-term debt (SUSP: $500 and $499, respectively)
535

 
540

Total current liabilities
254,693

 
292,565

Revolving lines of credit (SUSP: $1,410 and $51,574, respectively)
345,460

 
529,860

Long-term debt (SUSP: $2,500 and $2,500, respectively)
29,874

 
3,986

Deferred tax liability, long-term portion  (SUSP: $222 and $207, respectively)
77,119

 
72,620

Other noncurrent liabilities   (SUSP: $2,159 and $2,192, respectively)
41,949

 
40,847

Total liabilities
749,095

 
939,878

Commitments and contingencies:

 

Shareholders’ equity:
 
 
 
Susser Holdings Corporation shareholders’ equity:
 
 
 
Common stock, $.01 par value; 125,000,000 shares authorized; 21,634,618 issued and 21,439,944 outstanding at December 29, 2013; 21,702,922 issued and 21,678,700 outstanding as of June 29, 2014
214

 
216

Additional paid-in capital
285,376

 
292,164

Treasury stock, common shares, at cost; 194,674 as of December 29, 2013; 24,222 as of June 29, 2014
(5,378
)
 
(1,955
)
Retained earnings
135,255

 
145,758

Total Susser Holdings Corporation shareholders’ equity
415,467

 
436,183

Noncontrolling interest
210,043

 
209,075

Total shareholders’ equity
625,510

 
645,258

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
$
1,374,605

 
$
1,585,136

Parenthetical amounts represent assets and liabilities attributable to Susser Petroleum Partners LP ("SUSP") as of December 31, 2013 and June 30, 2014, reportable due to SUSP being a consolidated variable interest entity.
See accompanying notes

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Susser Holdings Corporation
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income
Unaudited
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30,
2013
 
June 29,
2014
 
June 30,
2013
 
June 29,
2014
 
(dollars in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Merchandise sales
$
274,727

 
$
318,186

 
$
522,205

 
$
594,561

Motor fuel sales
1,276,929

 
1,541,342

 
2,514,502

 
2,907,919

Other income
13,853

 
15,146

 
27,229

 
29,809

Total revenues
1,565,509

 
1,874,674

 
3,063,936

 
3,532,289

Cost of sales:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Merchandise
180,596

 
210,494

 
346,241

 
393,057

Motor fuel
1,216,042

 
1,470,359

 
2,400,752

 
2,784,697

Other
861

 
1,114

 
1,895

 
2,385

Total cost of sales
1,397,499

 
1,681,967

 
2,748,888

 
3,180,139

Gross profit
168,010

 
192,707

 
315,048

 
352,150

Operating expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Personnel
50,655

 
63,332

 
101,622

 
121,598

General and administrative
11,263

 
18,375

 
25,310

 
35,832

Other operating
44,656

 
52,649

 
84,703

 
98,742

Rent
12,164

 
11,747

 
23,904

 
23,573

Loss on disposal of assets and impairment charge
679

 
898

 
1,127

 
1,871

Depreciation, amortization and accretion
15,144

 
18,338

 
29,326

 
35,379

Total operating expenses
134,561

 
165,339

 
265,992

 
316,995

Income from operations
33,449

 
27,368

 
49,056

 
35,155

Other income (expense):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest expense, net
(32,667
)
 
(3,621
)
 
(42,772
)
 
(6,793
)
Other miscellaneous
(161
)
 

 
(239
)
 

Total other expense, net
(32,828
)
 
(3,621
)
 
(43,011
)
 
(6,793
)
Income before income taxes
621

 
23,747

 
6,045

 
28,362

Income tax expense
(47
)
 
(6,641
)
 
(1,595
)
 
(8,030
)
Net income and comprehensive income
574

 
17,106

 
4,450

 
20,332

Less: Net income and comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest
4,834

 
4,781

 
8,942

 
9,830

Net income (loss) and comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Susser Holdings Corporation
$
(4,260
)
 
$
12,325

 
$
(4,492
)
 
$
10,502

Net income (loss) per share attributable to Susser Holdings Corporation:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
$
(0.20
)
 
$
0.57

 
$
(0.21
)
 
$
0.49

Diluted
$
(0.20
)
 
$
0.56

 
$
(0.21
)
 
$
0.48

Weighted average shares outstanding:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
21,138,278

 
21,521,198

 
21,103,250

 
21,435,979

Diluted
21,138,278

 
21,892,850

 
21,103,250

 
21,913,534


See accompanying notes

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Susser Holdings Corporation
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
Unaudited 
 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30,
2013
 
June 29,
2014
 
(in thousands)
Cash flows from operating activities:
 
 
 
Net income and comprehensive income
$
4,450

 
$
20,332

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
 
 
 
Depreciation, amortization and accretion
29,326

 
35,379

Amortization of deferred financing fees/debt discount, net
1,318

 
566

Loss on disposal of assets and impairment charge
1,127

 
1,871

Non-cash stock based compensation
2,818

 
6,611

Deferred income tax
4,980

 
(4,609
)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt
26,163

 

Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation
(1,684
)
 
(2,801
)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
 
 
 
Accounts receivable
(11,365
)
 
(24,172
)
Inventories
(15,548
)
 
(33,340
)
Other assets
(11,974
)
 
(287
)
Accounts payable
18,840

 
32,979

Accrued liabilities
(13,435
)
 
4,496

Other noncurrent liabilities
(7,656
)
 
(2,726
)
Net cash provided by operating activities
27,360

 
34,299

Cash flows from investing activities:
 
 
 
Capital expenditures
(98,906
)
 
(112,343
)
Purchase of intangibles
(868
)
 
(1,455
)
Proceeds from disposal of property and equipment
86

 
446

Acquisitions, net of cash acquired

 
(93,915
)
Redemption of marketable securities
565,233

 
25,952

Purchase of marketable securities
(512,863
)
 

Net cash used in investing activities
(47,318
)
 
(181,315
)
Cash flows from financing activities:
 
 
 
Payments on long-term debt
(495,378
)
 
(25,883
)
Revolving line of credit, net
269,280

 
184,400

Loan origination costs
(3,395
)
 

Proceeds from issuance of equity, net of issuance costs
872

 
810

Purchase of shares for treasury
(390
)
 
(8
)
Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation
1,684

 
2,801

Distributions to noncontrolling unitholders
(9,559
)
 
(10,798
)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
(236,886
)
 
151,322

Net increase (decrease) in cash
(256,844
)
 
4,306

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
286,232

 
22,461

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
$
29,388

 
$
26,767

Supplemental disclosure of noncash financing activity:
 
 
 
Issuance of stock from treasury
$
(1,137
)
 
$

Supplemental disclosure of noncash investing activity:
 
 
 
Capital expenditures included in accounts payable and accruals at end of period
$
3,495

 
$
3,771

See accompanying notes

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Susser Holdings Corporation
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Unaudited

1.
Organization and Principles of Consolidation
The consolidated financial statements are composed of Susser Holdings Corporation (“SUSS”, "Susser" or the “Company”), a Delaware Corporation, and its consolidated subsidiaries, which operate convenience stores and distribute motor fuels in Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Louisiana. The Company was formed in May 2006 and in October 2006 completed an initial public offering (IPO). Susser, through its subsidiaries and predecessors, has been acquiring, operating and supplying motor fuel to service stations, convenience stores and commercial customers since the 1930’s.
On April 27, 2014, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. (“ETP”) and certain other related entities, under which ETP will acquire the outstanding common shares of Susser. By acquiring Susser, ETP will also own the general partner interest and the incentive distribution rights in SUSP, and approximately 11 million SUSP common units (representing approximately 50.2% of SUSP’s outstanding units). Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, the shareholders of Susser will have the option to elect to receive either $80.25 in cash or 1.4506 ETP common units, or a combination of both, for each share held. The shareholder election is subject to proration to ensure that aggregate cash paid and common units issued will each represent 50% of the aggregate merger consideration. All equity awards outstanding as of April 27, 2014 that have not vested on the date of completion of the Merger will immediately vest, with the exception of specified awards that will vest on January 2, 2015. For awards with open performance criteria, it will be assumed that performance was met at the target level.
Our board of directors has approved and adopted the Merger Agreement and has agreed to recommend that Susser’s shareholders approve and adopt the Merger Agreement, subject to certain exceptions set forth in the Merger Agreement. Susser has also agreed not to directly or indirectly solicit competing acquisition proposals or, subject to certain exceptions with respect to unsolicited proposals, to enter into discussions concerning, or provide confidential information in connection with, any alternative business combinations. The Merger Agreement further provides that, upon termination of the Merger Agreement under certain circumstances, including in connection with the acceptance of an alternative transaction, Susser may be required to pay ETP a termination fee equal to $68 million. Completion of the Merger is subject to certain customary conditions, including approval by Susser shareholders and receipt of required regulatory approvals. The Merger Agreement also contains customary representations, warranties and covenants by each of the parties thereto. Additional information may be found in our filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and all of its subsidiaries. The Company’s primary operations are conducted by the following consolidated subsidiaries:
Stripes LLC (“Stripes”), a Texas limited liability company, operates convenience stores located in Texas, New Mexico and Oklahoma.
Susser Petroleum Company LLC (“SPC”), a Texas limited liability company, operates a motor fuel consignment business and provides transportation logistics services in Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Louisiana. SPC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Stripes. Prior to September 25, 2012, SPC also distributed motor fuels.
Effective September 25, 2012, Susser Petroleum Partners LP ("SUSP" or the "Partnership"), a Delaware limited partnership, distributes motor fuel and other petroleum lubricant products through its consolidated subsidiaries to SUSS and third parties in Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Louisiana. SUSS owns 50.2% of the SUSP common and subordinated units representing limited partner interests and owns 100% of SUSP's general partner, Susser Petroleum Partners GP LLC ("General Partner"). SUSP was formed in June 2012 and completed an initial public offering ("SUSP IPO") on September 25, 2012 (see Note 2 for additional information on SUSP).
The Company also offers environmental, maintenance and construction management services to the petroleum industry (including its own sites) through its subsidiary Applied Petroleum Technologies, Ltd. (“APT”), a Texas limited partnership.
All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The Company’s fiscal year is 52 or 53 weeks and ends on the Sunday closest to December 31. All references to fiscal 2013 refer to the 52-week period ended December 29, 2013. All references to the second quarter and first half 2013 and 2014 refer to the 13-week and 26-week periods ended June 30, 2013 and June 29, 2014, respectively. Stripes and APT follow the same accounting calendar as the Company. SUSP and SPC use calendar month accounting periods and end their fiscal year on December 31. The accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements include the financial results of SUSP and SPC through June 30.
The Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. The interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared from the accounting records of the Company and its subsidiaries, and all

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amounts at June 29, 2014 and for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 and June 29, 2014 are unaudited. Pursuant to Regulation S-X, certain information and note disclosures normally included in annual financial statements have been condensed or omitted. The information furnished reflects all adjustments which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair statement of the results for the interim periods presented and which are of a normal, recurring nature.
Our results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 and June 29, 2014 are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the full fiscal year. Our business is seasonal and we generally experience higher levels of revenues during the summer months than during the winter months.
The interim consolidated financial statements included herein should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2013.
Certain line items have been reclassified for presentation purposes. In the fourth quarter of 2013, the Company revised its presentation of fuel taxes on motor fuel sales at its consignment locations to present such fuel taxes gross in motor fuel sales and cost of motor fuel sales to be consistent with its presentation of all other retail motor fuel sales. The effect of this immaterial error was to increase motor fuel sales and motor fuel cost of sales by $11.6 million and $23.7 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013. This revision had no impact on gross margin, income from operations, net income and comprehensive income, or the balance sheets or statements of cash flows.

2.Susser Petroleum Partners LP
Susser Petroleum Partners LP is a publicly traded limited partnership that was formed by SUSS to engage in the wholesale distribution of motor fuels to SUSS and third parties. Its operations are integral to the success of our retail operations and we purchase all of our motor fuel from SUSP. SUSP's assets consist of substantially all of SUSS' motor fuel distribution business (other than most of the motor fuel consignment business and transportation assets) and certain owned and leased convenience store properties.
On September 25, 2012, SUSP completed the SUSP IPO of 10,925,000 common units at a price of $20.50 per unit. The initial public offering represented the issuance by SUSP of a 49.9% noncontrolling interest in SUSP. SUSS currently owns a 50.2% interest in SUSP, all of the incentive distribution rights and 100% of the General Partner, which has a 0.0% non-economic general partner interest in SUSP. We are the primary beneficiary of SUSP's earnings and cash flows and therefore we consolidate SUSP into our financial results. All intercompany transactions with SUSP are eliminated in our consolidated balances.
The subordinated units we hold in the Partnership are eligible to participate in quarterly distributions made by the Partnership after the common units have received the minimum quarterly distribution plus any arrearages in the payment of the minimum quarterly distribution from prior quarters. Subordinated units do not accrue arrearages. The subordinated units will convert into common units on a one-for-one basis on the first business day after the Partnership has paid at least (1) the minimum distribution on each outstanding common and subordinated unit for each of the three consecutive, non-overlapping four-quarter periods ending on or after September 30, 2015, or (2) 150.0% of the minimum quarterly distribution on each outstanding common and subordinated unit and the related distributions on the incentive distribution rights for the four-quarter period immediately preceding that date, in each case provided there are no arrearages on common units at that time.
Effective on the closing date of the SUSP IPO, SUSP entered into a revolving credit agreement ("SUSP Revolver") with a syndicate of banks which provides for borrowings under a revolving credit facility with total loan availability of $250 million. In December 2013, the revolving credit facility commitments were increased by $150 million to a total of $400 million. SUSP also entered into a term loan and security agreement (“SUSP Term Loan”) under which SUSP borrowed $180.7 million concurrent with the closing of its IPO. The SUSP Term Loan was collateralized by marketable securities in an amount equal to at least 98.0% of the SUSP Term Loan balance outstanding. The SUSP Term Loan was repaid and marketable securities liquidated during the first quarter of 2014.
SUSS entered into a guaranty of collection in connection with the SUSP Revolver and SUSP Term Loan, with maximum obligation to SUSS limited to $180.7 million. We are also contingently liable on $1.1 million in mortgage debt for SUSP. For additional information regarding SUSP and our credit and term loan facilities, see Note 9. In addition, we have provided guarantees of payment to certain of SUSP's vendors. With the exception of these liabilities, SUSP's creditors have no recourse to our assets. Furthermore, our creditors have no recourse to the assets of SUSP and its consolidated subsidiaries.

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SUSP is a consolidated variable interest entity ("VIE"). The amounts shown in the parenthetical presentation on the Consolidated Balance Sheet represent the assets of SUSP that can only be used to settle the obligations of SUSP, and the liabilities of SUSP for which creditors have no access to the general credit of SUSS, as of December 31, 2013 and June 30, 2014.

The liabilities of SUSP which are guaranteed by us are as follows:
 
December 31,
2013
 
June 30,
2014
 
(in thousands)
Accounts payable
$
82,622

 
$
98,944

Current portion of long-term debt
25

 
26

Long-term debt and revolver
181,716

 
181,702

Commercial Agreements
We entered into two long-term, fee-based commercial agreements with SUSP, summarized as follows:
The distribution agreement is a 10-year agreement under which SUSP is the exclusive distributor of motor fuel to our existing Stripes® convenience stores and independently operated consignment locations, and to all future sites purchased by SUSP pursuant to the sale and leaseback option under the Omnibus Agreement (described below), at cost, including tax and transportation costs, plus a fixed profit margin of three cents per gallon. In addition, all future motor fuel volumes purchased by SUSS for its own account will be added to the distribution agreement pursuant to the terms of the Omnibus Agreement.
The transportation agreement is a 10-year transportation logistics agreement, pursuant to which SUSS arranges for motor fuel to be delivered from SUSP's suppliers to SUSP's customers at rates consistent with those charged to third parties for the delivery of motor fuel.

Omnibus Agreement
In addition to the commercial agreements described above, we also entered into an Omnibus Agreement with SUSP pursuant to which, among other things, SUSP received a three-year option to purchase from SUSS up to 75 of our new or recently constructed Stripes® convenience stores at our cost and lease the stores back to us at a specified rate for a 15-year initial term, with SUSP then being the exclusive distributor of motor fuel to such stores for a period of ten years from each date of purchase. SUSP also received a ten-year right to participate in acquisition opportunities with us, to the extent SUSP and SUSS are able to reach an agreement on terms, and the exclusive right to distribute motor fuel to certain of our newly constructed convenience stores and independently operated consignment locations. In addition, SUSP agreed to reimburse the General Partner and its affiliates for the costs incurred in managing and operating SUSP. The Omnibus Agreement also provides for certain indemnification obligations between SUSS and SUSP, including certain environmental costs and income tax liabilities.
In addition, the Omnibus Agreement provides that for future stores not included in the sale leaseback arrangement, SUSS is obligated to purchase any fuel it sells in the future from SUSP, for a period of ten years, either at a negotiated rate or a defined alternate fuel sales rate. We sold six convenience store properties to SUSP for $31.0 million during the quarter ended June 29, 2014, and these stores were leased back to SUSS. Since SUSP's IPO, we have sold a total of 46 convenience store properties to SUSP, for a total cost of $191.7 million, through June 29, 2014.

3.Acquisitions
The Company completed the acquisition of 47 convenience stores, 19 dealer supply contracts, one stand-alone branded quick-serve restaurant, five raw tracts of land for future store development and the right to acquire two tracts of land from related entities in January 2014 (“Sac-N-Pac Acquisition”). This transaction expands our retail and wholesale operations in a rapidly growing area of central Texas. The acquisition was recorded in the financial statements by allocating the purchase price to the assets acquired, including intangible assets, and liabilities assumed based on their estimated fair values at the acquisition date. The excess of the acquisition cost over the net amounts assigned to the fair value of the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed is recorded as goodwill. Allocation of the purchase price for this acquisition was finalized during the second quarter 2014. The final purchase price allocation is reflected in the financial statements as follows:

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June 29,
2014
 
 
(in thousands)
Assets acquired:
 
 
Inventories
 
$
6,879

Property and equipment
 
83,212

Total assets
 
90,091

Liabilities assumed:
 
 
Recapture liabilities
 
$
949

Other liabilities
 
627

Total liabilities
 
1,576

Net tangible assets acquired, net of cash
 
88,515

Goodwill and other intangible assets
 
5,400

Total consideration paid, net of cash acquired
 
$
93,915

Pro forma revenue and net income related to the Sac-N-Pac Acquisition is not presented as the pro forma impact is not material to our financial results.

4.
New Accounting Pronouncements
FASB ASU No. 2014-09. In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, "Revenue from Contracts with Customers." This update establishes a core principal requiring revenue to be recognized in a manner to depict the transfer of goods or services to a customer at an amount that reflects the consideration expected to be received in exchange for those goods or services. This guidance is effective for annual reporting periods, and any interim periods within those annual periods, that begin after December 15, 2016 and allows for either full retrospective or modified retrospective application, with early adoption not permitted. The Company has not yet determined the adoption method it will apply and the impact that this guidance will have on its financial statements and related disclosures.
FASB ASU No. 2013-11. In July 2013, the FASB issued ASU No. 2013-11, "Income Taxes - Presentation of an
Unrecognized Tax Benefit When a Net Operating Loss Carryforward, a Similar Tax Loss, or a Tax Credit Carryforward Exists-
Subtopic 740-10." An unrecognized tax benefit, or a portion of an unrecognized tax benefit, shall be presented in the financial
statements as a reduction to a deferred tax asset for a net operating loss carryforward, a similar tax loss, or a tax credit
carryforward. To the extent a net operating loss carryforward, a similar tax loss, or a tax credit carryforward is not available at
the reporting date the unrecognized tax benefit should be presented in the financial statements as a liability and should not be
combined with deferred tax assets. The ASU was effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2013 but early adoption was permitted. The adoption of this guidance did not have an impact on the presentation of our financial statements.

5.Accounts Receivable

Accounts receivable consisted of the following:
 
December 29,
2013
 
June 29,
2014
 
(in thousands)
Accounts receivable, trade
$
74,338

 
$
81,887

Credit card receivables
43,693

 
57,421

Vendor receivables for rebates, branding and others
10,580

 
11,354

ATM fund receivables
7,736

 
10,415

Notes receivable, short-term
670

 
534

Other receivables
2,609

 
2,480

Allowance for uncollectible accounts
(480
)
 
(654
)
Accounts receivable, net
$
139,146

 
$
163,437



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6.
Inventories

Inventories consisted of the following:
 
December 29,
2013
 
June 29,
2014
 
(in thousands)
Merchandise
$
63,369

 
$
68,745

Fuel-retail
37,364

 
42,914

Fuel-consignment
6,543

 
7,510

Fuel-other wholesale
8,160

 
35,644

Lottery
2,362

 
2,605

Equipment and maintenance spare parts
9,398

 
9,851

Allowance for inventory shortage and obsolescence
(675
)
 
(530
)
Inventories, net
$
126,521

 
$
166,739


7.
Property and Equipment

Property and equipment consisted of the following:
 
December 29,
2013
 
June 29,
2014
 
(in thousands)
Land
$
209,081

 
$
257,876

Buildings and leasehold improvements
427,218

 
489,014

Equipment
358,413

 
399,947

Construction in progress
31,685

 
67,851

Total property and equipment
1,026,397

 
1,214,688

Less: Accumulated depreciation
289,537

 
317,165

Property and equipment, net
$
736,860

 
$
897,523


8.
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

Goodwill is not amortized, but is tested annually for impairment, or more frequently if events and circumstances indicate that the asset might be impaired. The annual impairment test is performed as of the first day of the fourth quarter of the fiscal year. At December 29, 2013 and June 29, 2014, we had $254.3 million and $255.3 million, respectively, of goodwill recorded in conjunction with business combinations. The increase of $1.0 million in 2014 is related to the Sac-N- Pac Acquisition. For additional information see Note 3. The 2013 impairment analysis indicated no impairment in goodwill. As of June 29, 2014, we evaluated potential impairment indicators and we believe no indicators of impairment occurred during the first six months of 2014, and we believe the assumptions used in the analysis performed in 2013 are still relevant and indicative of our current operating environment. As a result, no impairment was recorded to goodwill during the first six months of 2014.
The Company has finite-lived intangible assets recorded that are amortized and indefinite-lived assets that do not amortize. The indefinite-lived assets are evaluated annually for impairment. The finite-lived assets consist of supply agreements, favorable/unfavorable leasehold arrangements, loan origination costs, trade names and certain franchise rights, all of which are amortized over the respective lives of the agreements or over the period of time the assets are expected to contribute directly or indirectly to the Company’s future cash flows. Supply agreements are being amortized over an average period of approximately eight years. Favorable/unfavorable leasehold arrangements are being amortized over an average period of approximately 12 years. The Laredo Taco Company trade name is being amortized over 15 years. The Sac-N-Pac trade name is being amortized over five years. Non-compete intangibles are being amortized over the terms of the agreement and are included in other intangibles below. Loan origination costs are amortized over the life of the underlying debt as an increase to interest expense. Franchise rights are being amortized over the life of the contract.

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The following table presents the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization for each major class of intangible assets, excluding goodwill, at December 29, 2013 and June 29, 2014:

 
December 29, 2013
 
June 29, 2014
 
Gross
Carrying
Amount
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Net
Amount
 
Gross
Carrying
Amount
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Net
Amount
 
(in thousands)
Indefinite-lived
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Trade name
$
45

 
$

 
$
45

 
$
45

 
$

 
$
45

Franchise rights
489

 

 
489

 
489

 

 
489

Liquor licenses
12,038

 

 
12,038

 
12,038

 

 
12,038

Finite-lived
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Franchise rights

 

 

 
263

 
8

 
255

Supply agreements
34,573

 
12,924

 
21,649

 
38,119

 
14,681

 
23,438

Favorable leasehold arrangements, net
502

 
(82
)
 
584

 
502

 
(111
)
 
613

Loan origination costs
5,832

 
992

 
4,840

 
5,832

 
1,593

 
4,239

Trade names
4,246

 
2,264

 
1,982

 
5,537

 
2,513

 
3,024

Other
389

 
32

 
357

 
905

 
134

 
771

Intangible assets, net
$
58,114

 
$
16,130

 
$
41,984

 
$
63,730

 
$
18,818

 
$
44,912


9.
Long-Term Debt

Long-term debt consisted of the following:
 
December 29,
2013
 
June 29,
2014
 
(in thousands)
SUSS revolving credit agreement, bearing interest at Prime or LIBOR plus applicable margin
$
189,250

 
$
297,620

SUSP revolving credit agreement, bearing interest at Prime or LIBOR plus applicable margin
156,210

 
232,240

SUSP term loan, bearing interest at Prime or LIBOR plus applicable margin
25,866

 

Other notes payable
4,543

 
4,526

Total debt
375,869

 
534,386

Less: current maturities
535

 
540

Long-term debt, net of current maturities
$
375,334

 
$
533,846

The fair value of the revolving credit facilities and other notes payable are estimated to be $534.7 million as of June 29, 2014. Other notes payable consist of long-term, fixed-rate mortgage notes ranging from 4.0% to 7.0% maturing from 2016 to 2031. The fair value of the other notes payable is based on the par value of the loans and an analysis of the net present value of remaining payments at a rate calculated off U.S. Treasury Securities. Fair value approximates carrying value on revolving credit facilities due to their variability. The estimated fair value of the other notes payable is calculated using Level 3 inputs.
SUSP Term Loan
On September 25, 2012, in connection with the SUSP IPO, SUSP entered into a Term Loan and Security Agreement with Bank of America, N.A. for a $180.7 million term loan facility, expiring September 25, 2015 (the “SUSP Term Loan”). Borrowings under the SUSP Term Loan bear interest at (i) a base rate (a rate based off of the higher of (a) the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.5%, (b) Bank of America's prime rate or (c) LIBOR plus 1.00%) or (ii) LIBOR plus 0.25%. During the first quarter of 2014, the SUSP Term Loan was repaid and the collateral account was liquidated.




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Credit Facilities    
SUSS Revolving Credit Agreement. On April 8, 2013, Susser Holdings, L.L.C. (the "Borrower") entered into a Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (“2013 SUSS Revolver”) which provided for a new five year revolving credit facility in an aggregate principal amount of up to $500 million, maturing on April 8, 2018, and replaced the existing $100 million SUSS Revolver. The 2013 SUSS Revolver may be increased by up to $100 million. The Company and each of its existing and future direct and indirect subsidiaries (other than (i) any subsidiary that is a “controlled foreign corporation” under the Internal Revenue Code or a subsidiary that is held directly or indirectly by a “controlled foreign corporation,” (ii) Susser Company, Ltd. (iii) SUSP, its consolidated subsidiaries and its General Partner, and (iv) certain future non-operating subsidiaries) are guarantors under the Credit Agreement.
The interest rates under the 2013 SUSS Revolver are calculated at either a base rate or LIBOR plus a margin of 0.50% to 1.25% (in the case of base rate loans) or 1.50% to 2.25% (in the case of LIBOR loans), based on a leverage grid. In addition, the unused portion of the 2013 SUSS Revolver is subject to a commitment fee ranging from 0.30% to 0.40% based on SUSS' consolidated total leverage ratio. The 2013 SUSS Revolver may be prepaid at any time in whole or in part without premium or penalty, other than breakage costs if applicable, and requires the maintenance of (i) a senior secured leverage ratio of (a) prior to March 31, 2015, not more than 2.75 to 1.00 and (b) on and after March 31, 2015, not more than 2.50 to 1.00 and (ii) a fixed charge coverage ratio of not less than 1.50 to 1.00. We were in compliance with all financial covenants as of June 29, 2014.
The loans under the 2013 SUSS Revolver are secured by a first priority security interest in (a) 100% of the Borrower's outstanding equity interests, 100% of the outstanding equity interests of each of the Company's existing and future direct and indirect subsidiaries (subject to certain exclusions and limited, in the case of each foreign subsidiary (i) to first-tier foreign subsidiaries and (ii) with respect to any controlled foreign corporation, to 65% of the outstanding voting stock of each such foreign subsidiary); (b) all present and future intercompany debt of the borrower and Stripes Holdings LLC and each subsidiary guarantor; (c) certain real property, including equipment and fixtures located on such real property, owned by the subsidiary guarantors; (d) substantially all of the present and future personal property and assets of the borrower and Stripes Holdings LLC and each subsidiary guarantor, including, but not limited to, inventory, accounts receivable, license rights, and other general intangibles, insurance proceeds and instruments; and (e) all proceeds and products of all of the foregoing. SUSP, its consolidated subsidiaries and its General Partner are not guarantors of the 2013 SUSS Revolver.
As of June 29, 2014, we had $297.6 million in borrowings under the 2013 SUSS Revolver and $2.0 million in standby letters of credit. The unused availability on the 2013 SUSS Revolver at June 29, 2014, was $200.4 million.
SUSP Revolving Credit Facility. On September 25, 2012, in connection with the SUSP IPO, SUSP entered into a $250 million Revolving Credit Agreement with a syndicate of banks (the “SUSP Revolver”), expiring September 25, 2017. In December 2013, the SUSP Revolver commitments were increased by $150 million for a total of $400 million. The facility can be increased from time to time upon SUSP's written request, subject to certain conditions, up to an additional $100 million. Borrowings under this facility bear interest at a (i) base rate plus an applicable margin ranging from 1.00% to 2.25% or (ii) LIBOR plus an applicable margin ranging from 2.00% to 3.25% (determined with reference to SUSP's consolidated total leverage ratio). In addition, the unused portion of the SUSP Revolver is subject to a commitment fee ranging from 0.375% to 0.50%, based on SUSP's consolidated total leverage ratio.
The SUSP Revolver requires SUSP to maintain a minimum consolidated interest coverage ratio of not less than 2.50 to 1.00, and a consolidated total leverage ratio of not more than 4.50 to 1.00, subject to certain adjustments. Indebtedness under the SUSP Revolver is secured by a security interest in, among other things, all of SUSP's present and future personal property and all of the personal property of SUSP's guarantors, the capital stock of SUSP subsidiaries, and any intercompany debt. Additionally, if SUSP's consolidated total leverage ratio exceeds 3.00 to 1.00 at the end of any fiscal quarter, SUSP will be required, upon request of the lenders, to grant mortgage liens on all real property owned by the SUSP and its subsidiary guarantors.
As of June 29, 2014, the amount borrowed on the SUSP Revolver was $232.2 million and there were $10.9 million in standby letters of credit. The unused availability on the SUSP Revolver at June 29, 2014, was $156.9 million. SUSP was in compliance with all covenants at June 29, 2014.
Guaranty of SUSP Term Loan and SUSP Revolver
On September 25, 2012, in connection with the SUSP IPO, the Company entered into a Guaranty of Collection (the “Guaranty”) in connection with the SUSP Term loan and the SUSP Revolver. Pursuant to the Guaranty, SUSS guarantees the collection of (i) the principal amount outstanding under the SUSP Term Loan and (ii) the SUSP Revolver. SUSS' obligation under the Guaranty is limited to $180.7 million.  SUSS is not required to make payments under the Guaranty unless and until (a) SUSP has failed to make a payment on the SUSP Term Loan or SUSP Revolver, (b) the obligations under such facilities

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have been accelerated, (c) all remedies of the applicable lenders to collect the unpaid amounts due under such facilities, whether at law or equity, have been exhausted and (d) the applicable lenders have failed to collect the full amount owing on such facilities. In addition, effective September 25, 2012, the Company entered into a Reimbursement Agreement with Susser Petroleum Property Company LLC ("Propco"), a wholly owned subsidiary of SUSP, whereby the Company is obligated to reimburse Propco for any amounts paid by Propco under the guaranty of the SUSP Revolver executed by SUSP's subsidiaries. The Company's exposure under this reimbursement agreement is limited, when aggregated with its obligation under the Guaranty, to $180.7 million.
Fair Value Measurements
We use fair value measurements to measure, among other items, purchased assets and investments, leases and derivative contracts. We also use them to assess impairment of properties, equipment, intangible assets and goodwill. Fair value is defined as the price at which an asset could be exchanged in a current transaction between knowledgeable, willing parties. A liability’s fair value is defined as the amount that would be paid to transfer the liability to a new obligor, not the amount that would be paid to settle the liability with the creditor. Where available, fair value is based on observable market prices or parameters, or is derived from such prices or parameters. Where observable prices or inputs are not available, use of unobservable prices or inputs is used to estimate the current fair value, often using an internal valuation model. These valuation techniques involve some level of management estimation and judgment, the degree of which is dependent on the item being valued.

ASC 820 “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures” prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value into the following hierarchy:
Level 1
Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;
 
 
Level 2
Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are either directly or indirectly observable;
 
 
Level 3
Unobservable inputs in which little or no market activity exists, therefore requiring an entity to develop its own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing.

10.
Commitments and Contingencies

Leases
The Company leases a portion of its convenience store properties under non-cancellable operating leases whose initial terms are typically 10 to 20 years, along with options that permit renewals for additional periods. Minimum rent is expensed on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease. In addition to minimum rental payments, certain leases require additional contingent payments based on sales or motor fuel volume. The Company is typically responsible for payment of real estate taxes, maintenance expenses and insurance.


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The components of net rent expense are as follows:
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30,
2013
 
June 29,
2014
 
June 30,
2013
 
June 29,
2014
 
(in thousands)
Cash rent:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Store base rent
$
11,900

 
$
12,072

 
$
23,775

 
$
24,094

Equipment rent
433

 
300

 
819

 
647

Contingent rent
76

 
81

 
146

 
149

Total cash rent
12,409

 
12,453

 
24,740

 
24,890

Non-cash rent:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Straight-line rent
312

 
(54
)
 
306

 
(107
)
Amortization of deferred gain
(557
)
 
(652
)
 
(1,142
)
 
(1,210
)
Net rent expense
$
12,164

 
$
11,747

 
$
23,904

 
$
23,573

Letters of Credit
We were contingently liable for $2.0 million related to irrevocable letters of credit required by various insurers and suppliers at June 29, 2014, under the SUSS Revolver. In addition there was $10.9 million related to irrevocable letters of credit required by various suppliers at June 29, 2014, under the SUSP Revolver.
Other
The Company periodically undergoes audits of sales and use tax. The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts recently issued a sales and use tax deficiency determination in the amount of approximately $4.2 million, plus interest, for the period covering September 1, 2007 through November 30, 2011. The Company has reasonable arguments to support the position that substantial portions of the deficiency determinations are not due and owing. The Company intends to vigorously defend its position and believes its financial statements appropriately reflect any amounts that may be due as a result of this sales and use tax audit.
On May 6, 2014, two purported class action lawsuits were filed in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware challenging the proposed acquisition of the Company by Energy Transfer Partners, L.P.: John Bruce Copeland, III, On Behalf of Himself and All Others Similarly Situated, Plaintiff, v. Susser Holdings Corporation, et. al., Defendants, C.A. No. 9613-VCG; and Natalie Gordon, On Behalf of Herself and All Others Similarly Situated, Plaintiff, v. Susser Holdings Corporation, et. al., Defendants, C.A. No. 9620-VCG. Both complaints name as defendants the Company, the members of our Board of Directors, and Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. and related entities. The complaints assert claims for breach of fiduciary duty against the members of our Board of Directors and against the Company and Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. and related entities for aiding and abetting breach of fiduciary duty. The complaints allege that the proposed merger consideration is inadequate and unfair, that the process leading up to the proposed acquisition is unfair, and that the merger agreement contains preclusive deal protection devices. The complaints seek to enjoin the proposed acquisition or rescind the acquisition to the extent it is consummated, rescissory damages, an accounting, a constructive trust, attorneys’ fees, expert fees and costs, and other equitable relief. On June 17, 2014, the plaintiffs filed an amended consolidated class action complaint. The Company believes that the allegations of the complaints are without merit.

11.
Interest Expense and Interest Income

The components of net interest expense are as follows:
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30,
2013
 
June 29,
2014
 
June 30,
2013
 
June 29,
2014
 
(in thousands)
Cash interest expense
$
24,445

 
$
3,620

 
$
34,335

 
$
6,742

Capitalized interest
(268
)
 
(248
)
 
(758
)
 
(336
)
Amortization of loan costs and issuance discount, net
8,601

 
301

 
9,419

 
566

Cash interest income
(111
)
 
(52
)
 
(224
)
 
(179
)
Interest expense, net
$
32,667

 
$
3,621

 
$
42,772

 
$
6,793


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12.
Income Tax
Our interim provision for income taxes is based on our estimated annual effective tax rate for the year of 27.8% plus any discrete items. For the six months ended June 29, 2014, our computed tax rate was 28.3%, as compared to the computed tax rate for the six months ended June 30, 2013 of 26.4%. These tax rates are computed as a percentage of net income before taxes and before reduction for noncontrolling interest. Included in our provision for income tax is a tax imposed by the state of Texas of 0.5% of gross profit in Texas (“margin tax”). SUSP, as a limited partnership, is not generally subject to state and federal income tax, with the exception of the margin tax in the state of Texas. SUSP is included in the SUSS combined margin tax return. In addition, SUSS includes its share of the components of SUSP's taxable income in its U.S. and state income tax returns.
It is the Company’s policy to recognize interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions in general and administrative expense. The Company files several income tax returns as well as either state income or franchise tax returns in Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico and Louisiana. The Company is subject to examinations in all jurisdictions for all returns for the 2010 through 2013 tax years.
As of June 29, 2014, all tax positions taken by the Company are considered highly certain or more likely than not. There are no positions the Company reasonably anticipates will significantly increase or decrease within 12 months of the reporting date, and therefore no adjustments have been recorded related to unrecognized tax benefits.

13.Shareholders’ Equity
A total of 125,000,000 shares of common stock $0.01 par value, have been authorized, of which 21,634,618 were issued and 21,439,944 were outstanding as of December 29, 2013, and 21,702,922 were issued and 21,678,700 were outstanding as of June 29, 2014. Included in these amounts are 159,558 and 133,872 shares as of December 29, 2013 and June 29, 2014, respectively, which represent restricted shares that are not yet vested. Treasury shares consist of 194,674 and 24,222 shares as of December 29, 2013 and June 29, 2014, respectively, which were originally issued as shares of restricted stock which were forfeited prior to vesting, were withheld to pay employee payroll taxes upon vesting or were repurchased in the open market. Options to purchase 335,990 shares of common stock are outstanding as of June 29, 2014, 237,853 of which are vested. Additionally, 456,949 restricted stock units are outstanding as of June 29, 2014, of which 329,666 remain subject to performance criteria in addition to time-vesting (See Note 14).
A total of 25,000,000 preferred shares have been authorized, par value $0.01 per share, although none have been issued.
Noncontrolling interest primarily represents the equity in SUSP owned by outside limited partners (see Note 2).
Changes to equity during the six months ended June 29, 2014 are presented below:
 
Susser Holdings Corporation Shareholders' Equity
 
Noncontrolling Interest
 
Total Shareholders' Equity
 
(in thousands)
Balance at December 29, 2013
$
415,467

 
$
210,043

 
$
625,510

Net income
10,502

 
9,830

 
20,332

Non-cash stock-based compensation
6,611

 

 
6,611

Excess tax benefits on stock-based compensation
2,801

 

 
2,801

Issuance of common stock
810

 

 
810

Repurchase of common stock
(8
)
 

 
(8
)
Distributions to noncontrolling interest

 
(10,798
)
 
(10,798
)
Balance at June 29, 2014
$
436,183

 
$
209,075

 
$
645,258


14.
Share-Based Compensation

The Company has granted options, restricted stock and restricted stock units subject to vesting requirements under its 2006 Equity Incentive Plan ("2006 Plan") and its 2013 Equity Incentive Plan ("2013 Plan"). Vesting of most grants is over two

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to four years. The restricted stock units are subject to performance criteria in addition to time vesting requirements. Following is a summary of options, restricted stock and restricted stock units which have been granted under the Company’s plans:
 
Stock Options
 
Number of
Options
Outstanding
 
Weighted
Average Exercise
Price
Balance at December 30, 2012
589,163

 
$
13.24

Granted
65,000

 
48.12

Exercised
(101,543
)
 
14.05

Forfeited or expired
(4,500
)
 
20.98

Balance at December 29, 2013
548,120

 
17.17

Granted

 

Exercised
(201,630
)
 
10.97

Forfeited or expired
(10,500
)
 
50.21

Balance at June 29, 2014
335,990

 
$
19.85

Exercisable at June 29, 2014
237,853

 
$
13.17

Vested and expected to vest at June 29, 2014
331,734

 
$
19.87



 
Restricted Stock
 
Number of
Shares
 
Grant-Date
Average
Fair Value
Per Share
Nonvested at December 30, 2012
195,560

 
$
18.89

Granted
61,270

 
45.73

Vested
(89,535
)
 
17.62

Forfeited
(7,737
)
 
29.65

Nonvested at December 29, 2013
159,558

 
29.39

Granted
19,467

 
61.17

Vested
(36,924
)
 
17.42

Forfeited
(8,229
)
 
29.17

Nonvested at June 29, 2014
133,872

 
$
36.95



 
 
Restricted Stock Units
 
 
Number of
Units
 
Grant-Date
Average
Fair Value
Per Unit
Nonvested at December 30, 2012
332,364

 
$
21.85

Granted
465,299

 
48.01

Vested
(63,537
)
 
17.37

Forfeited (1)
(194,387
)
 
22.73

Nonvested at December 29, 2013
539,739

 
43.42

Granted
191,815

 
58.24

Vested
(43,305
)
 
60.58

Forfeited (2)
(231,300
)
 
45.08

Nonvested at June 29, 2014
456,949

 
$
49.96

Remain subject to performance criteria
329,666

 
$
56.83

 
 
 
 
 
(1) Includes a total of 171,192 units forfeited due to incomplete attainment of all performance criteria.
(2) Includes a total of 186,397 units forfeited due to incomplete attainment of all performance criteria.

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During the second quarter of 2014, we granted 636 shares of restricted stock with an aggregate fair value of $50,000, which will be amortized over the requisite service period. During the second quarter of 2014, we granted 806 restricted stock units with an aggregate fair market value of $63,000, which will be amortized to expense over the requisite service period. The restricted stock units are subject to performance criteria and vest between 2015 and 2017.
Phantom Common Unit Awards
SUSP has issued a total of 54,669 phantom unit awards to certain directors and employees of SUSS under the Susser Petroleum Partners LP 2012 Long Term Incentive Plan ("2012 LTIP") of which 6,354 were issued in the first six months of 2014 with an aggregate fair value of $0.2 million. The fair value of each phantom unit on the grant date was equal to the market price of our common unit on that date reduced by the present value of estimated dividends over the vesting period, since the phantom units do not receive dividends until vested. The estimated fair value of our phantom units is amortized over the vesting period using the straight-line method. Non-employee director awards vest at the end of a one-to-three-year period and employee awards vest ratably over a two to five-year service period. The fair value of phantom units outstanding as of June 29, 2014 totaled $0.8 million.
 We recognized consolidated non-cash stock compensation expense of $1.2 million and $3.4 million during the three months ended June 30, 2013 and June 29, 2014, respectively and $2.8 million and $6.6 million during the six months ended June 30, 2013 and June 29, 2014, respectively, which is included in general and administrative expense.

Any unvested options, restricted stock, restricted stock units and phantom common unit awards will vest upon closing of the merger with ETP, with the exception of certain specified restricted stock units and any awards that were granted subsequent to April 27, 2014.

15.
Segment Reporting

The Company operates its business in two primary operating segments, both of which are included as reportable segments. No operating segments have been aggregated in identifying the two reportable segments. The retail segment, Stripes, operates retail convenience stores in Texas, New Mexico and Oklahoma that sell merchandise, prepared food and motor fuel, and also offer a variety of services including car washes, lottery, ATM, money orders, prepaid phone cards and wireless services and movie rentals.
The wholesale segment purchases fuel from a number of refiners and supplies it to the Company's retail stores, to independently-operated dealer stations under long-term supply agreements and to other end users of motor fuel. The wholesale segment includes all of the operations of SUSP, a consolidated VIE which began operations on September 25, 2012, along with other wholesale-segment activities not contributed to SUSP.
There are no external customers who are individually material. Amounts in the “All Other” column include APT, corporate overhead and other costs not allocated to the two primary segments.

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Segment Financial Data for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2013
(dollars and gallons in thousands)
 
 
Retail
Segment
 
Wholesale
Segment
 
Intercompany
Eliminations
 
All Other
 
Totals
Revenue:
 
Merchandise
$
274,727

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
274,727

Motor fuel (4)
805,850

 
1,132,081

 
(661,002
)
 

 
1,276,929

Other
9,980

 
9,283

 
(5,483
)
 
73

 
13,853

Total revenue (4)
1,090,557

 
1,141,364

 
(666,485
)
 
73

 
1,565,509

Gross profit:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Merchandise
94,131

 

 

 

 
94,131

Motor fuel
42,987

 
17,081

 
819

 

 
60,887

Other
9,979

 
5,086

 
(2,140
)
 
67

 
12,992

Total gross profit
147,097

 
22,167

 
(1,321
)
 
67

 
168,010

Selling, general and administrative (3)
109,345

 
7,188

 

 
2,205

 
118,738

Depreciation, amortization and accretion
12,698

 
2,893

 
(638
)
 
191

 
15,144

Other operating expenses (income) (1)
601

 
73

 

 
5

 
679

Operating income (loss)
24,453

 
12,013

 
(683
)
 
(2,334
)
 
33,449

Unallocated interest expense, net

 

 

 

 
(32,667
)
Unallocated other miscellaneous

 

 

 

 
(161
)
Income before income taxes
$
24,453

 
$
12,013

 
$
(683
)
 
$
(2,334
)
 
$
621

Gallons
236,075

 
389,569

 
(233,404
)
 

 
392,240

Total assets (5)
$
1,032,066

 
$
374,643

 
$
(80,165
)
 
$
38,044

 
$
1,364,588

Gross capital expenditures (2)
$
46,577

 
$
34,146

 
$
(26,419
)
 
$

 
$
54,304

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1) Includes loss (gain) on disposal of assets and impairment charges.
(2) Gross capital expenditures include acquisitions and purchases of intangible assets and accrued amounts related to capital projects.
(3) Includes personnel, general and administrative, other operating and rent expenses.
(4)
In the fourth quarter 2013, the Company revised its presentation of fuel taxes on motor fuel sales at its consignment locations to present such fuel taxes gross in motor fuel sales. Prior years' motor fuel sales have been adjusted to reflect this revision.
(5)
Properties subject to sale leaseback transactions between the wholesale and retail segments are included in assets for both segments and eliminated upon consolidation, due to their treatment in the retail segment as a financing arrangement.

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Segment Financial Data for the Three Months Ended June 29, 2014
(dollars and gallons in thousands)
 
 
Retail
Segment
 
Wholesale
Segment
 
Intercompany
Eliminations
 
All Other
 
Totals
Revenue:
 
Merchandise
$
318,186

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
318,186

Motor fuel
926,686

 
1,385,551

 
(770,895
)
 

 
1,541,342

Other
11,522

 
12,220

 
(8,665
)
 
69

 
15,146

Total revenue
1,256,394

 
1,397,771

 
(779,560
)
 
69

 
1,874,674

Gross profit:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Merchandise
107,692

 

 

 

 
107,692

Motor fuel
49,475

 
20,705

 
803

 

 
70,983

Other
11,522

 
6,777

 
(4,247
)
 
(20
)
 
14,032

Total gross profit
168,689

 
27,482

 
(3,444
)
 
(20
)
 
192,707

Selling, general and administrative (3)
128,714

 
10,060

 

 
7,329

 
146,103

Depreciation, amortization and accretion
15,662

 
4,361

 
(1,895
)
 
210

 
18,338

Other operating expenses (income) (1)
1,168

 
(20
)
 

 
(250
)
 
898

Operating income (loss)
23,145

 
13,081

 
(1,549
)
 
(7,309
)
 
27,368

Unallocated interest expense, net

 

 

 

 
(3,621
)
Income before income taxes
$
23,145

 
$
13,081

 
$
(1,549
)
 
$
(7,309
)
 
$
23,747

Gallons
263,904

 
461,709

 
(262,604
)
 

 
463,009

Total assets (4)
$
1,288,603

 
$
449,833

 
$
(184,328
)
 
$
31,028

 
$
1,585,136

Gross capital expenditures (2)
$
60,822

 
$
38,073

 
$
(31,014
)
 
$

 
$
67,881

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1) Includes loss (gain) on disposal of assets and impairment charges.
(2) Gross capital expenditures include acquisitions and purchases of intangible assets and accrued amounts related to capital projects.
(3) Includes personnel, general and administrative, other operating and rent expenses.
(4) Properties subject to sale leaseback transactions between the wholesale and retail segments are included in assets for both segments and eliminated upon consolidation, due to their treatment in the retail segment as a financing arrangement.


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Segment Financial Data for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2013
(dollars and gallons in thousands)
 
 
Retail
Segment
 
Wholesale
Segment
 
Intercompany
Eliminations
 
All Other
 
Totals
Revenue:
 
Merchandise
$
522,205

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
522,205

Motor fuel (4)
1,588,829

 
2,233,400

 
(1,307,727
)
 

 
2,514,502

Other
19,912

 
17,197

 
(10,095
)
 
215

 
27,229

Total revenue (4)
2,130,946

 
2,250,597

 
(1,317,822
)
 
215

 
3,063,936

Gross profit:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Merchandise
175,964

 

 

 

 
175,964

Motor fuel
79,997

 
32,246

 
1,507

 

 
113,750

Other
19,911

 
8,906

 
(3,586
)
 
103

 
25,334

Total gross profit
275,872

 
41,152

 
(2,079
)
 
103

 
315,048

Selling, general and administrative (3)
216,236

 
14,260

 

 
5,043

 
235,539

Depreciation, amortization and accretion
24,660

 
5,620

 
(1,259
)
 
305

 
29,326

Other operating expenses (income) (1)
986

 
89

 

 
52

 
1,127

Operating income (loss)
33,990

 
21,183

 
(820
)
 
(5,297
)
 
49,056

Unallocated interest expense, net

 

 

 

 
(42,772
)
Unallocated other miscellaneous

 

 

 

 
(239
)
Income before income taxes
$
33,990

 
$
21,183

 
$
(820
)
 
$
(5,297
)
 
$
6,045

Gallons
459,552

 
756,833

 
(454,016
)
 

 
762,369

Total assets (5)
$
1,032,066

 
$
374,643

 
$
(80,165
)
 
$
38,044

 
$
1,364,588

Gross capital expenditures (2)
$
85,765

 
$
63,388

 
$
(52,519
)
 
$

 
$
96,634

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1) Includes loss (gain) on disposal of assets and impairment charges.
(2) Gross capital expenditures include acquisitions and purchases of intangible assets and accrued amounts related to capital projects.
(3) Includes personnel, general and administrative, other operating and rent expenses.
(4)
In the fourth quarter 2013, the Company revised its presentation of fuel taxes on motor fuel sales at its consignment locations to present such fuel taxes gross in motor fuel sales. Prior years' motor fuel sales have been adjusted to reflect this revision.
(5)
Properties subject to sale leaseback transactions between the wholesale and retail segments are included in assets for both segments and eliminated upon consolidation, due to their treatment in the retail segment as a financing arrangement.

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Segment Financial Data for the Six Months Ended June 29, 2014
(dollars and gallons in thousands)
 
 
Retail
Segment
 
Wholesale
Segment
 
Intercompany
Eliminations
 
All Other
 
Totals
Revenue:
 
Merchandise
$
594,561

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
594,561

Motor fuel
1,749,610

 
2,611,762

 
(1,453,453
)
 

 
2,907,919

Other
22,372

 
24,204

 
(16,813
)
 
46

 
29,809

Total revenue
2,366,543

 
2,635,966

 
(1,470,266
)
 
46

 
3,532,289

Gross profit:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Merchandise
201,504

 

 

 

 
201,504

Motor fuel
82,019

 
39,375

 
1,828

 

 
123,222

Other
22,372

 
13,399

 
(8,274
)
 
(73
)
 
27,424

Total gross profit
305,895

 
52,774

 
(6,446
)
 
(73
)
 
352,150

Selling, general and administrative (3)
248,472

 
19,316

 

 
11,957

 
279,745

Depreciation, amortization and accretion
29,964

 
8,688

 
(3,682
)
 
409

 
35,379

Other operating expenses (income) (1)
2,180

 
(20
)
 

 
(289
)
 
1,871

Operating income (loss)
25,279

 
24,790

 
(2,764
)
 
(12,150
)
 
35,155

Unallocated interest expense, net

 

 

 

 
(6,793
)
Income before income taxes
$
25,279

 
$
24,790

 
$
(2,764
)
 
$
(12,150
)
 
$
28,362

Gallons
514,174

 
895,465

 
(510,263
)
 

 
899,376

Total assets (4)
$
1,288,603

 
$
449,833

 
$
(184,328
)
 
$
31,028

 
$
1,585,136

Gross capital expenditures (2)
$
189,605

 
$
71,304

 
$
(58,549
)
 
$

 
$
202,360

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1) Includes loss (gain) on disposal of assets and impairment charges.
(2) Gross capital expenditures include acquisitions and purchases of intangible assets and accrued amounts related to capital projects.
(3) Includes personnel, general and administrative, other operating and rent expenses.
(4) Properties subject to sale leaseback transactions between the wholesale and retail segments are included in assets for both segments and eliminated upon consolidation, due to their treatment in the retail segment as a financing arrangement.


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Earnings Per Share

Basic EPS, which excludes dilution, is computed by dividing income or loss available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted EPS reflects the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised or converted into common shares. Dilutive EPS includes in-the-money stock options and unvested stock using the treasury stock method. During a net loss period, the assumed exercise of in-the-money stock options and unvested stock has an anti-dilutive effect, and therefore such potential shares, unvested stock and unvested stock units are excluded from the diluted EPS computation.
Per share information is based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during each period for the basic computation and, if dilutive, the weighted average number of potential common shares resulting from the assumed conversion of outstanding stock options, unvested stock and unvested stock units for the diluted computation. Additionally, for the diluted earnings per share computation, net earnings (loss) attributable to SUSS is reduced, where applicable, for the decrease in earnings from SUSS' limited partner unit ownership in SUSP that would have resulted assuming the incremental units related to SUSP's equity incentive plans had been issued during the respective periods. Shares not included in the denominator for basic EPS but evaluated for inclusion in the denominator for diluted EPS included options, unvested stock and unvested stock units granted under the 2006 and 2013 Equity Incentive Plans (See Note 13).

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A reconciliation of the numerators and denominators of the basic and diluted per share computations is as follows:
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30,
2013
 
June 29,
2014
 
June 30,
2013
 
June 29,
2014
 
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
Basic:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income (loss) attributable to Susser Holdings Corporation
$
(4,260
)
 
$
12,325

 
$
(4,492
)
 
$
10,502

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period
21,138,278

 
21,521,198

 
21,103,250

 
21,435,979

Per common share – basic
$
(0.20
)
 
$
0.57

 
$
(0.21
)
 
$
0.49

Diluted:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income (loss) attributable to Susser Holdings Corporation (a)
$
(4,272
)
 
$
12,325

 
$
(4,499
)
 
$
10,502

Denominator for diluted earnings per share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period
21,138,278

 
21,521,198

 
21,103,250

 
21,435,979

Incremental common shares attributable to outstanding dilutive options and unvested restricted shares/units

 
371,652

 

 
477,555

Denominator for diluted earnings per common share
21,138,278

 
21,892,850

 
21,103,250

 
21,913,534

Per common share – diluted
$
(0.20
)
 
$
0.56

 
$
(0.21
)
 
$
0.48

Options and unvested restricted shares/units not included in diluted net income attributable to Susser Holdings Corporation common shareholders because the effect would be anti-dilutive
501,307

 
488

 
554,700

 
4,698

(a) Adjusted for dilutive impact of the noncontrolling interest in SUSP of SUSP dilutive units.

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and notes to consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this report. Additional discussion and analysis related to our company is contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, including the audited consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2013. Our fiscal year contains either 52 or 53 weeks and ends on the Sunday closest to December 31. All references to the second quarter and first half of 2013 and 2014 refer to the 13-week and 26-week periods ended June 30, 2013 and June 29, 2014, respectively. EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDAR and fuel-margin-neutral Adjusted EBITDAR are non-GAAP financial measures of performance, each of which have limitations and should not be considered as a substitute for net income. Please see footnote (4) under “Key Operating Metrics” below for a discussion of our use of EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDAR and fuel-margin-neutral Adjusted EBITDAR in this “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and a reconciliation to net income for the periods presented.
Forward-Looking Statements
This report, including without limitation, our discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations, contains statements that we believe are “forward-looking statements” under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and are intended to enjoy protection under the safe harbor for forward-looking statements provided by that Act. These forward-looking statements generally can be identified by use of phrases such as “believe,” “plan,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “forecast” or other similar words or phrases. Descriptions of our objectives, goals, targets, plans, strategies, costs, anticipated capital expenditures, expected cost savings and benefits are also forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on our current plans and expectations and involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results and events to vary materially from the results and events anticipated or implied by such forward-looking statements, including:


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Competitive pressures from convenience stores, gasoline stations, other non-traditional retailers located in our markets and other wholesale fuel distributors;
Dangers inherent in storing and transporting motor fuel;
Pending or future consumer or other litigation or adverse publicity concerning food quality, food safety or other health concerns related to our restaurant facilities;
Volatility in crude oil and wholesale petroleum costs;
Changing consumer preferences for alternative fuel sources or improvement in fuel efficiency;
Any changes in general economic, political or financial conditions;
Increasing consumer preferences for alternative motor fuels, or improvements in fuel efficiency;
Inability to build or acquire and successfully integrate new stores;
Dependence on our subsidiaries, including the Partnership, for cash flow generation;
Indirect exposure to the Partnership's business risks, by virtue of our significant relationships with the Partnership;
Operational limitations arising from our contractual agreements with the Partnership;
Our ability to comply with federal and state regulations including those related to environmental matters and the sale of alcohol and tobacco;
Wholesale cost increases of tobacco products or future legislation or campaigns to discourage smoking;
Healthcare reform legislation and regulation;
Compliance with, or changes in, tax laws - including those impacting the tax treatment of the Partnership;
Dependence on two principal suppliers for merchandise;
Dependence on suppliers for credit terms;
Seasonal trends in the industries in which we operate;
Dependence on senior management and the ability to attract qualified employees;
Acts of war and terrorism;
Dependence on our information technology systems;
Severe or unfavorable weather conditions;
Cross-border risks associated with the concentration of our stores in markets bordering Mexico;
Impairment of goodwill or indefinite lived assets; and
Other unforeseen factors.
For a full discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties, please refer to “Item 1A—Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 29, 2013, and in each subsequent quarterly report on Form 10-Q, including this filing. The list of factors that could affect future performance and the accuracy of forward-looking statements is illustrative, but by no means exhaustive. Accordingly, all forward-looking statements should be evaluated with the understanding of their inherent uncertainty. The forward-looking statements included in this report are based on, and include, our estimates as of the date hereof. We anticipate that subsequent events and market developments will cause our estimates to change. However, while we may elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in the future, we specifically disclaim any obligation to do so, even if new information becomes available in the future.

Overview

Our operations include retail convenience stores and wholesale motor fuel distribution. We are a leading operator of convenience stores and one of the largest motor fuel distributors in Texas based on our store count and fuel volumes sold. As of June 29, 2014, our retail segment operated 636 convenience stores in Texas, New Mexico and Oklahoma offering

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merchandise, food service, motor fuel and other services. Our consolidated results include the operations of SUSP, of which we currently own 50.2% of the limited partner interests and 100% of SUSP's general partner. The share of SUSP's net income allocated to public limited partners is reflected as income attributable to noncontrolling interest.

On April 27, 2014, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger with Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. (“ETP”) and certain other related entities, under which ETP will acquire the outstanding common shares of SUSS. By acquiring SUSS, ETP will also own the general partner interest and the incentive distribution rights in SUSP, and approximately 11 million SUSP common units (representing approximately 50.2% of SUSP’s outstanding units). The merger is expected to close during the third quarter, subject to shareholder approval. A special shareholder meeting is scheduled for August 28, 2014. Additional information is provided in Note 1 of our Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
    
For the three and six months ended June 29, 2014, we sold 463.0 million and 899.4 million gallons of motor fuel, respectively.  We purchase fuel directly from refiners and distribute it to our Stripes® convenience stores and independently operated consignment locations, contracted independent operators of convenience stores (“dealers”), unbranded convenience stores and other commercial users.  We believe our combined retail/wholesale business model makes it possible for us to pursue strategic acquisition opportunities and operate acquired properties under either format, providing an optimized return on investment.  Our market share and scale allows the integration of new or acquired stores while minimizing overhead costs. In addition, we believe our food service and merchandising offerings distinguish us from our competition, providing the opportunity for increased traffic in our stores.

We opened seven new or acquired retail stores during the second quarter of 2014, for a total of 636 retail stores operated at the end of the quarter. We have opened four additional retail stores to date in the third quarter of 2014. We currently have 17 new stores under construction, and expect to add a total of 27 to 33 new retail stores during 2014 in addition to the 47 stores we acquired from Sac-N-Pac in the first quarter of 2014. Our wholesale segment added 11 dealer and consignment sites and discontinued three during the second quarter of 2014, for a total of 624 independently operated sites supplied under long-term contracts at the end of the quarter. We expect to add a total of 50 to 65 new dealer and consignment sites during 2014, including 19 contracts acquired with the Sac-N-Pac transaction.

Our total revenues, net income (loss) attributable to Susser Holdings Corporation and Adjusted EBITDA were $1.9 billion, $12.3 million and $50.0 million, respectively, for second quarter 2014, compared to $1.6 billion, $(4.3) million and $50.5 million, respectively, for second quarter 2013.  For the first half of 2014, our total revenues, net income (loss) attributable to Susser Holdings Corporation and Adjusted EBITDA were $3.5 billion, $10.5 million and $79.0 million, respectively, compared to $3.1 billion, $(4.5) million and $82.3 million, respectively, for the first half of 2013. We incurred $3.1 million pre-tax charges in the second quarter 2014 related to the ETP merger. Excluding these charges, net income for three and six months was $14.3 million and $12.5 million, respectively, and Adjusted EBITDA was $53.1 million and $82.1 million for the respective three and six months periods. In the second quarter of 2013, we incurred $26.2 million pre-tax charges related to debt refinancing. Excluding these charges, net income for the three and six months ended June 2013 was $12.5 million and $12.3 million, respectively. Our business is seasonal, and we generally experience higher sales and profitability in the second and third quarters during the summer activity months and lowest during the first and fourth quarters.  For a description of our results of operations on a quarterly basis see “Quarterly Results of Operations and Seasonality.”

We typically experience lower fuel margins in periods when the cost of fuel increases gradually, and higher fuel margins in periods when the cost of fuel declines or is more volatile.  We report retail fuel margins before credit card fees, but higher fuel prices result in higher credit card costs, which tends to drive fuel margins higher to cover the additional credit card fees. Additionally, our fuel margins have historically exhibited seasonal differences, with lower fuel margins during the first and fourth quarters and the highest fuel margins in the second or third quarter of the year. Crude oil costs averaged approximately $103 per barrel during the second quarter of 2014, a 9.8% increase over the second quarter of 2013 based on West Texas intermediate spot prices. Our motor fuel costs typically follow a similar pattern to crude oil movements, and generally, rising fuel costs during the second quarter of 2014 contributed to a retail fuel margin of 18.7 cents per gallon compared to the five-year average of 22.0 cents per gallon for the second quarter. However, this year’s margin was slightly higher than the 18.2 cents per gallon margin for the second quarter of 2013. For the first half of 2014, retail fuel margin averaged 16.0 cents per gallon compared to 17.4 cents per gallon for the same period in 2013.

Wholesale segment third-party fuel margin averaged 6.5 cents per gallon for the second quarter of 2014, compared to 6.4 cents per gallon for the second quarter of 2013. Third party fuel margin averaged 6.3 cents per gallon for first half 2014, compared to 6.2 cents per gallon for first half 2013. Total fuel gross profit represented approximately 35% of our consolidated gross profit for the first half of 2013 and 2014.


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The economy in Texas, where the majority of our operations are conducted, continues to fare better than many other parts of the United States.  Additionally, we believe our business has generally remained more resilient through economic cycles than many other retail formats.  We have reported positive comparable annual merchandise results for each of the last 25 years, a key metric we use to monitor performance. For the second quarter of 2014 we grew same store merchandise sales by 4.0%. We also saw a 2.0% increase in average gallons sold per retail store for the second quarter 2014, excluding the recently acquired Sac-N-Pac stores. Average gallons per store decreased by 0.4% including the lower-volume Sac-N-Pac stores.
    
We believe we have adequate liquidity and financial flexibility to continue to operate and grow our business. As of June 29, 2014, we had total consolidated revolver borrowings for SUSS and SUSP of $529.9 million and $12.9 million in standby letters of credit, with consolidated unused availability of $357.2 million. We had consolidated cash on the balance sheet of $26.8 million. At the end of the second quarter 2014, our consolidated net debt (total debt less cash) to last 12 months adjusted EBITDA was approximately 3.0 times.
    

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Key Operating Metrics
The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, information concerning key measures we rely on to gauge our operating performance:
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30,
2013
 
June 29,
2014
 
June 30,
2013
 
June 29,
2014
 
(dollars and gallons in thousands, except motor fuel pricing and gross profit per gallon)
Revenue:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Merchandise sales
$
274,727

 
$
318,186

 
$
522,205

 
$
594,561

Motor fuel—retail
805,850

 
926,686

 
1,588,829

 
1,749,610

Motor fuel—wholesale to third parties (3)
471,079

 
614,656

 
925,673

 
1,158,309

Other
13,853

 
15,146

 
27,229

 
29,809

Total revenue (3)
$
1,565,509

 
$
1,874,674

 
$
3,063,936

 
$
3,532,289

Gross profit:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Merchandise
$
94,131

 
$
107,692

 
$
175,964

 
$
201,504

Motor fuel—retail
42,987

 
49,475

 
79,998

 
82,019

Motor fuel—wholesale to third parties (2)
10,066

 
12,886

 
18,723

 
24,211

Motor fuel—wholesale to Stripes (2)
7,015

 
7,819

 
13,523

 
15,164

Other, including intercompany eliminations
13,811

 
14,835

 
26,840

 
29,252

Total gross profit
$
168,010

 
$
192,707

 
$
315,048

 
$
352,150

Adjusted EBITDA (4):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Retail
$
37,752

 
$
39,975

 
$
59,636

 
$
57,423

Wholesale
15,380

 
18,199

 
27,698

 
34,942

Other
(2,601
)
 
(8,164
)
 
(5,007
)
 
(13,349
)
Total Adjusted EBITDA
$
50,531

 
$
50,010

 
$
82,327

 
$
79,016

Retail merchandise margin
34.3
%
 
33.8
%
 
33.7
%
 
33.9
%
Merchandise same-store sales growth (1)
2.2
%
 
4.0
%
 
3.2
%
 
3.0
%
Average per retail store per week:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Merchandise sales
$
37.5

 
$
38.8

 
$
35.8

 
$
36.8

Motor fuel gallons sold
32.5

 
32.4

 
31.8

 
32.0

Motor fuel gallons sold:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Retail
236,075

 
263,904

 
459,552

 
514,174

Wholesale - third party
156,165

 
199,105

 
302,817

 
385,202

Average retail price of motor fuel per gallon
$
3.41

 
$
3.51

 
$
3.46

 
$
3.40

Motor fuel gross profit cents per gallon:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Retail

18.2
¢
 

18.7
¢
 

17.4
¢
 

16.0
¢
Wholesale - third party (2)

6.4
¢
 

6.5
¢
 

6.2
¢
 

6.3
¢
Retail credit card expense cents per gallon

5.5
¢
 

5.9
¢
 

5.5
¢
 

5.7
¢
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1)
We include a store in the same store sales base in its thirteenth full month of our operation.
(2)
The wholesale margin from third parties excludes sales and gross profit to the retail segment.
(3)
In the fourth quarter of 2013, the Company revised its presentation of fuel taxes on motor fuel sales at its consignment locations to present such fuel taxes gross in motor fuel sales. Prior years' motor fuel sales have been adjusted to reflect this revision.
(4)
Excluding the ETP merger-related charges, Adjusted EBITDA was $53.1 million and $82.1 million for the three and six months ended June 29, 2014, respectively. This increase in reported EBITDA would be reflected in the "Other" line above.
We define EBITDA as net income (loss) attributable to Susser Holdings Corporation before net interest expense, income taxes, net income attributable to noncontrolling interest and depreciation, amortization and accretion. Adjusted EBITDA further adjusts EBITDA by excluding non-cash stock-based compensation expense and certain other operating expenses that are reflected in our net income that we do not believe are indicative of our ongoing core operations, such as significant non-

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recurring transaction expenses and the gain or loss on disposal of assets and impairment charges. Adjusted EBITDAR adds back rent to Adjusted EBITDA. In addition, those expenses that we have excluded from our presentation of Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDAR are also excluded in measuring our covenants under our revolving credit facility and indenture governing our debt agreements and indentures. EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDAR are not presented in accordance with GAAP.
We believe EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDAR are useful to investors in evaluating our operating performance because:
securities analysts and other interested parties use such calculations as a measure of financial performance and debt service capabilities;
they facilitate management’s ability to measure the operating performance of our business on a consistent basis by excluding the impact of items not directly resulting from our retail convenience stores and wholesale motor fuel distribution operations;
they are used by our management for internal planning purposes, including aspects of our consolidated operating budget, capital expenditures, as well as for segment and individual site operating targets; and
they are used by our Board and management for determining certain management compensation targets and thresholds.
EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDAR are not recognized terms under GAAP and do not purport to be alternatives to net income (loss) as measures of operating performance. EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDAR have limitations as analytical tools, and you 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 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 significant interest expense, or the cash requirements necessary to service interest or principal payments on our existing revolving credit facilities or existing notes;
they do not reflect payments made or future requirements for income taxes;
although depreciation and amortization are non-cash charges, the assets being depreciated and amortized will often have to be replaced in the future, and EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDAR do not reflect cash requirements for such replacements; and
because not all companies use identical calculations, our presentation of EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDAR may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies.

The following tables present a reconciliation of net income (loss) attributable to Susser Holdings Corporation to EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDAR:

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Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30,
2013
 
June 29,
2014
 
June 30,
2013
 
June 29,
2014
 
(in thousands)
Net income (loss) and comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Susser Holdings Corporation
$
(4,260
)
 
$
12,325

 
$
(4,492
)
 
$
10,502

Net income and comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest
4,834

 
4,781

 
8,942

 
9,830

Depreciation, amortization and accretion
15,144

 
18,338

 
29,326

 
35,379

Interest expense, net
32,667

 
3,621

 
42,772

 
6,793

Income tax expense
47

 
6,641

 
1,595

 
8,030

EBITDA
48,432

 
45,706

 
78,143

 
70,534

Non-cash stock based compensation
1,259

 
3,406

 
2,818

 
6,611

Loss on disposal of assets and impairment charge
679

 
898

 
1,127

 
1,871

Other miscellaneous expense
161

 

 
239

 

Adjusted EBITDA
50,531

 
50,010

 
82,327

 
79,016

Rent
12,164

 
11,747

 
23,904

 
23,573

Adjusted EBITDAR
$
62,695

 
$
61,757

 
$
106,231

 
$
102,589


 
Fiscal Year Ended
 
Twelve Months Ended
 
January 2, 2011
 
January 1, 2012
 
December 30, 2012
 
December 29, 2013
 
June 30,
2013
 
June 29,
2014
 
(in thousands)
Net income and comprehensive income attributable to Susser Holdings Corporation
$
786

 
$
47,457

 
$
46,725

 
$
14,331

 
$
12,944

 
$
29,325

Net income and comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest
3

 
14

 
4,572

 
18,473

 
13,512

 
19,361

Depreciation, amortization and accretion
43,998

 
47,320

 
51,434

 
61,368

 
55,645

 
67,421

Interest expense, net
64,039

 
40,726

 
41,019

 
47,673

 
63,364

 
11,694

Income tax expense
4,994

 
26,347

 
33,645

 
16,940

 
17,370

 
23,375

EBITDA
113,820

 
161,864

 
177,395

 
158,785

 
162,835

 
151,176

Non-cash stock based compensation
2,825

 
3,588

 
4,337

 
7,760

 
4,280

 
11,553

Loss on disposal of assets and impairment charge
3,193

 
1,220

 
694

 
2,216

 
1,787

 
2,960

Other miscellaneous expense
174

 
346

 
471

 
287

 
505

 
48

Adjusted EBITDA
120,012

 
167,018

 
182,897

 
169,048

 
169,407

 
165,737

Rent
42,623

 
45,738

 
46,407

 
47,468

 
47,222

 
47,137

Adjusted EBITDAR
$
162,635

 
$
212,756

 
$
229,304

 
$
216,516

 
$
216,629

 
$
212,874

________________
(1)
Each of the line items for the twelve month period ended June 29, 2014 reflects the corresponding items for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2013, plus the items for the six months ended June 29, 2014, less the items for the six months ended June 30, 2013.

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Refer to Note 15 of the accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for a description of our segment reporting. The following table presents a reconciliation of our segment operating income to EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDAR:

 
Three Months Ended
 
Retail Segment
 
Wholesale Segment
 
All Other
 
Total
 
June 30, 2013
 
June 29, 2014
 
June 30, 2013
 
June 29, 2014
 
June 30, 2013
 
June 29, 2014
 
June 30, 2013
 
June 29, 2014
 
(in thousands)
Operating income (loss)
$
24,453

 
$
23,145

 
$
12,013

 
$
13,081

 
$
(3,017
)
 
$
(8,858
)
 
$
33,449

 
$
27,368

Depreciation, amortization and accretion
12,698

 
15,662

 
2,893

 
4,361

 
(447
)
 
(1,685
)
 
15,144

 
18,338

Other miscellaneous

 

 

 

 
(161
)
 

 
(161
)
 

EBITDA
37,151

 
38,807

 
14,906

 
17,442

 
(3,625
)
 
(10,543
)
 
48,432

 
45,706

Non-cash stock based compensation

 

 
401

 
777

 
858

 
2,629

 
1,259

 
3,406

Loss (gain) on disposal of assets and impairment charge
601

 
1,168

 
73

 
(20
)
 
5

 
(250
)
 
679

 
898

Other operating expenses

 

 

 

 
161

 

 
161

 

Adjusted EBITDA
37,752

 
39,975

 
15,380

 
18,199

 
(2,601
)
 
(8,164
)
 
50,531

 
50,010

Rent
10,900

 
10,816

 
1,257

 
931

 
7

 

 
12,164

 
11,747

Adjusted EBITDAR
$
48,652

 
$
50,791

 
$
16,637

 
$
19,130

 
$
(2,594
)
 
$
(8,164
)
 
$
62,695

 
$
61,757


 
Six Months Ended
 
Retail Segment
 
Wholesale Segment
 
All Other
 
Total
 
June 30, 2013
 
June 29, 2014
 
June 30, 2013
 
June 29, 2014
 
June 30, 2013
 
June 29, 2014
 
June 30, 2013
 
June 29, 2014
 
(in thousands)
Operating income (loss)
$
33,990

 
$
25,279

 
$
21,183

 
$
24,790

 
$
(6,117
)
 
$
(14,914
)
 
$
49,056

 
$
35,155

Depreciation, amortization and accretion
24,660

 
29,964

 
5,620

 
8,688

 
(954
)
 
(3,273
)
 
29,326

 
35,379

Other miscellaneous

 

 

 

 
(239
)
 

 
(239
)
 

EBITDA
58,650

 
55,243

 
26,803

 
33,478

 
(7,310
)
 
(18,187
)
 
78,143

 
70,534

Non-cash stock based compensation

 

 
806

 
1,484

 
2,012

 
5,127

 
2,818

 
6,611

Loss (gain) on disposal of assets and impairment charge
986

 
2,180

 
89

 
(20
)
 
52

 
(289
)
 
1,127

 
1,871

Other operating expenses

 

 

 

 
239

 

 
239

 

Adjusted EBITDA
59,636

 
57,423

 
27,698

 
34,942

 
(5,007
)
 
(13,349
)
 
82,327

 
79,016

Rent
21,774

 
21,784

 
2,117

 
1,786

 
13

 
3

 
23,904

 
23,573

Adjusted EBITDAR
$
81,410

 
$
79,207

 
$
29,815

 
$
36,728

 
$
(4,994
)
 
$
(13,346
)
 
$
106,231

 
$
102,589


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Another key metric we use to measure our performance is “Fuel-Margin-Neutral Adjusted EBITDAR”. This metric reflects Adjusted EBITDAR assuming a consistent fuel margin in each period being compared, to eliminate variability in performance due to fuel price volatility, credit card expenses (which increase or decrease with the absolute price of fuel), fluctuating fuel margins and changes in short-term competitive conditions. Growth in Fuel-Margin-Neutral Adjusted EBITDAR is therefore achieved through increasing merchandise sales and margins, increasing fuel gallons sold and controlling expenses. This metric is currently used to determine one-half of our management bonus compensation and is a primary performance criteria for equity awards. As shown in the table below, our Fuel-Margin-Neutral Adjusted EBITDAR, based on our latest five-year average fuel margin, has increased 5% for the last twelve months ended June 29, 2014 compared the last twelve months ended June 30, 2013.

 
Fiscal Year Ended
 
Twelve Months Ended
 
January 2, 2011
 
January 1, 2012
 
December 30, 2012
 
December 29, 2013
 
June 30,
2013
 
June 29,
2014
 
(in thousands, except cents per gallon)
Adjusted EBITDAR, Actual (1)
$
162,635

 
$
212,756

 
$
229,304

 
$
216,516

 
$
216,629

 
$
212,874

Adjustments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CPG neutral adjustment - retail (2)
5,794

 
(22,462
)
 
(18,416
)
 
4,134

 
(7,157
)
 
12,570

CPG neutral adjustment - wholesale (3)
1,774

 
(1,641
)
 
(3,315
)
 
(6,504
)
 
(4,165
)
 
(7,697
)
G&A bonus & 401(k) match adjustment (4)
8,558

 
9,927

 
9,707

 
3,018

 
6,366

 
5,015

Fuel-Neutral Adjusted EBITDAR
$
178,761

 
$
198,580

 
$
217,280

 
$
217,164

 
$
211,673

 
$
222,762

Percent change from prior period (5)
8
%
 
11
 %
 
9
 %
 
0
 %
 

 
5
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CPG adjustment - retail fuel (2)

0.8
¢
 

(2.9
 

(2.2
 

0.4
 ¢
 

(0.8
 

1.3
 ¢
CPG adjustment - wholesale fuel (3)

0.4
¢
 

(0.3
 

(0.6
 

(1.0
 

(0.7
 

(1.1
(1)
Adjusted EBITDAR is defined and reconciled to net income (loss) attributable to Susser Holdings Corporation in the preceding tables. This schedule has not been adjusted to exclude the $3.1 million ETP merger charge.
(2)
The retail segment adjustment was derived by taking the difference between the five-year average margin per gallon after credit cards (which for the five year period 2009 - 2013 was 14.9 cents per gallon, excluding the impact of the SUSP profit margin) and the actual margin per gallon after credit cards and excluding the SUSP profit margin reduction, and multiplying it by the actual retail gallons sold. The difference between the 5-year average and actual fuel margin is shown above. A positive adjustment indicates the actual margin was less than the 5-year average, while a negative adjustment indicates the actual margin was greater than the 5-year average.
(3)
The wholesale segment adjustment was derived by taking the difference between the five-year average third-party margin per gallon after credit cards (which for the five year period 2009 - 2013 was 5.6 cents per gallon) and the actual margin per gallon after credit cards, and multiplying it by the actual wholesale gallons sold to third parties.
(4)
Since our management bonus and discretionary 401(k) match are partly based on results including actual fuel margins, we also exclude these amounts to eliminate volatility related to fuel margins.
(5)
Calendar year periods compared to prior calendar year. Twelve-month period ended June 29, 2014 is compared to the twelve months ended June 30, 2013. Excluding the $3.1 million ETP merger charge would increase the percentage change for the twelve months ended June 2014 from 5% to 7%.

Second Quarter 2014 Compared to Second Quarter 2013
The following discussion of results for second quarter 2014 compared to second quarter 2013 compares the 13-week period of operations ended June 29, 2014 to the 13-week period of operations ended June 30, 2013. During the second quarter of 2014 we operated an average of 632 retail stores, 69 more than in the second quarter of 2013.
Total Revenue. Total revenue for second quarter 2014 was $1.9 billion, an increase of $309.2 million, or 19.7%, from second quarter 2013. The increase in total revenue was driven by a 30.5% increase in wholesale fuel revenue to third parties, an increase in merchandise sales of 15.8%, and a 15.0% increase in retail fuel revenue, as further discussed below.
Total Gross Profit. Total gross profit for second quarter 2014 was $192.7 million, an increase of $24.7 million, or 14.7% from second quarter 2013. The improvement was due to the increases in merchandise gross profit of $13.6 million, fuel gross profit of $10.1 million and other gross profit of $1.0 million. Included in the increase is the impact of new stores constructed or acquired during 2013 and 2014 ($16.1 million of growth in gross profit).

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Merchandise Sales and Gross Profit. Merchandise sales were $318.2 million for second quarter 2014, an increase of $43.5 million, or 15.8% over second quarter 2013. The increase was due to a 4.0% merchandise same-store sales increase, accounting for $11.0 million of the increase, with the balance due to new stores built or acquired in 2013 and 2014. Merchandise same-store sales include food service sales but do not include motor fuel sales. Food service includes sales from restaurant operations, hot dogs, fountain beverages, coffee and other food and beverages prepared in the store. Key categories contributing to the merchandise same-store sales increase were food service, beer and packaged drinks.
Merchandise gross profit was $107.7 million for the second quarter 2014, a 14.4% increase over second quarter 2013, which was driven by the increase in merchandise sales and partly offset by a decrease in margin. Merchandise margin as a percent of sales was 33.8% in the second quarter of 2014, compared to 34.3% in the second quarter 2013. The difference in margin between the two periods is primarily related to timing difference of rebate recognition in 2013. Key categories contributing to the merchandise gross profit dollar growth were packaged drinks, food service and beer. Our reported merchandise margins do not include other income from services such as ATM’s, lottery, prepaid phone cards, car washes and movie rentals.
Retail Motor Fuel Sales, Gallons and Gross Profit. Retail sales of motor fuel for second quarter 2014 were $926.7 million, an increase of $120.8 million, or 15.0% over second quarter 2013, driven by an 11.8% increase in retail gallons sold, and by a 2.9% increase in the average retail price of motor fuel, to $3.51 per gallon. We sold an average of approximately 32,400 gallons per retail store per week in the second quarter 2014, 0.4% less than the second quarter 2013. Excluding the acquired Sac-N-Pac stores, which are lower volume stores, our average gallons per store grew 2.0% over the prior year. Retail motor fuel gross profit increased by $6.5 million or 15.1% from second quarter 2013, with $5.1 million related to the increase in gallons sold and $1.4 million attributable to increased gross profit per gallon sold. Our average retail fuel margin increased from 18.2 cents per gallon to 18.7 cents per gallon for second quarter 2013 and second quarter 2014, respectively. After deducting credit card fees, our net fuel margin increased from 12.7 cents per gallon to 12.8 cents per gallon from second quarter 2013 to second quarter 2014.
Wholesale Motor Fuel Sales, Gallons and Gross Profit. Wholesale motor fuel revenues from third parties for the second quarter 2014 were $614.7 million, a 30.5% increase over second quarter 2013. The increase was primarily driven by a 27.5% increase in gallons sold, almost half of which is attributable to the Gainesville Fuel acquisition completed in September 2013, and a 2.3% increase in the wholesale selling price per gallon. Wholesale motor fuel gross profit of $20.7 million increased $3.6 million or 21.2% from second quarter 2013, due to the increase in gallons sold and a 0.4% increase in the gross profit per gallon from third parties from 6.4 to 6.5 cents per gallon (resulting in a $0.1 million increase in gross profit).
Other Revenue and Gross Profit. Other revenue of $15.1 million for second quarter 2014 increased by $1.3 million or 9.3% from second quarter 2013, with a $1.0 million or 7.4% increase in associated gross profit. Of this increase, $0.6 million was attributable to an increase in ATM income, $0.6 million to an increase in lottery income and $0.4 million to an increase in car wash income.
Personnel Expense. Personnel expense consists primarily of retail store labor and overhead costs. For the second quarter 2014, personnel expense increased $12.7 million or 25.0% over second quarter 2013. Of the increase in personnel expense, $7.2 million was attributable to the new stores acquired or constructed during 2013 and 2014. As a percentage of merchandise sales, personnel expense increased by 150 basis points to 19.9% compared to last year, mostly attributable to start-up costs related to the increased number of new stores recently opened or acquired, including those acquired in the Sac-N-Pac acquisition, and a higher proportion of restaurant sales which require approximately two to three times the labor per dollar of sales. Also impacting personnel expense are the additional costs of healthcare mandated by the Affordable Care Act. Direct labor (excluding benefits) as a percentage of merchandise sales on a same-store basis increased by 13 basis points compared to second quarter 2013.
 
Three Months Ended
 
June 30, 2013
 
June 29, 2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
% of Merchandise Sales
 
 
 
% of Merchandise Sales
 
$ Change
 
% Change
Personnel expense
$
50,655

 
18.4
%
 
$
63,332

 
19.9
%
 
$
12,677

 
25.0
%
General and Administrative Expenses. For second quarter 2014, general and administrative ("G&A") expenses increased by $7.1 million, or 63.1%, from second quarter 2013. The increase is primarily due to increased support expense related to additional stores and expanded wholesale fuel distribution business, increased non-cash stock based compensation expense, $1.7 million of additional bonus and 401(k) match accruals compared to prior year, and $3.1 million in costs related to the

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pending merger with ETP. The following table shows the relative components of G&A expenses expressed as a percent of non-fuel revenue plus fuel gallons (in thousands):
 
Three Months Ended
 
June 30, 2013
 
June 29, 2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
% of Non-Fuel Revenue and Fuel Gallons
 
 
 
% of Non-Fuel Revenue and Fuel Gallons
 
$ Change
 
% Change
General and administrative expense
$
11,263

 
1.7
 %
 
$
18,375

 
2.3
 %
 
$
7,112

 
63.1
%
Less: Non-cash stock based compensation
(1,259
)
 
(0.2
)%
 
(3,406
)
 
(0.4
)%
 
(2,147
)
 
170.5
%
Less: ETP merger expenses

 
 %
 
(3,114
)
 
(0.4
)%
 
(3,114
)
 
100.0
%
Other G&A expense
$
10,004

 
1.5
 %
 
$
11,855

 
1.5
 %
 
$
1,851

 
18.5
%
Non-Fuel Revenue and Fuel Gallons (1)
680,820

 
 
 
796,342

 
 
 
 
 
 
(1) Non-fuel revenue and fuel gallons is the sum of merchandise revenue, other revenue, and total fuel gallons. This metric is used as a fuel-price-neutral proxy for total revenue, as it eliminates the variability of fuel prices.
Other Operating Expenses. Other operating expenses increased by $8.0 million or 17.9% over second quarter 2013.  Operating expenses related to new stores accounted for $4.1 million of increased costs. Significant changes to operating expenses are presented in the table below.
 
Three Months Ended
 
June 30, 2013
 
June 29, 2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
% of Merchandise Sales
 
 
 
% of Merchandise Sales
 
$ Change
 
% Change
Credit card expense
$
13,068

 
4.8
%
 
$
15,659

 
4.9
%
 
$
2,591

 
19.8
%
Utilities
6,822

 
2.5
%
 
8,881

 
2.8
%
 
2,059

 
30.2
%
Maintenance
7,780

 
2.8
%
 
8,767

 
2.8
%
 
987

 
12.7
%
Supplies
3,692

 
1.3
%
 
4,203

 
1.3
%
 
511

 
13.8
%
Other operating expenses
13,294

 
4.8
%
 
15,139

 
4.8
%
 
1,845

 
13.9
%
Total other operating expenses
$
44,656

 
16.2
%
 
$
52,649

 
16.6
%
 
$
7,993

 
17.9
%
Credit card expenses are directly tied to the cost of fuel and were 1.6% and 1.7% of retail fuel revenue for second quarter 2013 and second quarter 2014, respectively. The increase in other operating expenses is primarily related to the new stores and increased activity at existing stores, as well as increased costs related to the Gainesville Fuel business acquired in September 2013. Utility cost increases are attributable to increased natural gas prices, which drive higher electricity costs. Excluding credit card fees, other operating expenses as a percentage of merchandise sales was 11.6% in second quarter 2014 compared with second quarter 2013 at 11.5%.
Gain/Loss on sale and disposal of assets and impairment charge. We recognized a net loss on sale and disposal of $0.9 million in the second quarter 2014 compared to $0.7 million in the second quarter of 2013, primarily related to asset sales.
Depreciation, Amortization and Accretion. Depreciation, amortization and accretion expense for second quarter 2014 of $18.3 million was up $3.2 million, or 21.1%, from second quarter 2013 due to additional assets in service.
Income from Operations. Income from operations for second quarter 2014 was $27.4 million, compared to $33.4 million for second quarter 2013. The decrease is primarily attributable to increases in personnel, G&A and operating expenses partly offset by higher gross profit of $24.7 million, as described above.
Interest Expense. Interest expense for the quarter decreased by $29.0 million over last year, primarily attributable to the costs associated with the redemption of our $425 million 8.5% notes (2016 Notes) on May 15, 2013.
Income Tax. The income tax expense for second quarter 2014 was $6.6 million compared to less than $0.1 million for the second quarter of 2013. The effective rate for the second quarter of 2014 was 27.8%, compared to 25.5% for the second quarter of 2013. Income attributable to SUSP's public unitholders is not taxable to SUSS for federal and state income tax purposes. SUSP is subject to Texas gross franchise tax and is included in the SUSS consolidated Texas franchise tax return.

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See Note 12 of the accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion of our income tax provision.
Net income attributed to noncontrolling interest. The portion of SUSP's net income attributable to non-controlling interest for both the second quarter of 2014 and second quarter of 2013 was $4.8 million.
Net Income/Loss Attributable to Susser Holdings Corporation. We recorded net income attributable to Susser Holdings Corporation for the second quarter 2014 of $12.3 million, compared to net loss attributable to Susser Holdings Corporation of $4.3 million for second quarter 2013. Included in net income for 2014 is $3.1 million in pre-tax expenses related to the pending merger with ETP. Included in net loss for 2013 is the $26.2 loss on early extinguishment of debt, on a pre-tax basis. Excluding the charges related to the pending ETP merger and the redemption of our 2016 Notes in 2013, net income attributable to Susser Holdings Corporation was $14.3 million and diluted EPS was $0.66 for the three months ended June 29, 2014 compared to net income attributable to Susser Holdings Corporation of $12.5 million and diluted EPS of $0.59 for the three months ended June 30, 2013.
Adjusted EBITDA. Adjusted EBITDA for second quarter 2014 was $50.0 million, a decrease of $0.5 million, or 1.0% compared to second quarter 2013. Retail segment Adjusted EBITDA of $40.0 million increased by $2.2 million, or 5.9% compared to second quarter 2013. Wholesale segment Adjusted EBITDA of $18.2 million increased by $2.8 million, or 18.3% from second quarter 2013, primarily resulting from the higher fuel gross profit and increased gallons sold. Other segment Adjusted EBITDA reflects net expenses of $8.2 million for the quarter, compared to net expenses of $2.6 million for the same period in 2013, which $3.1 million of this increase is attributed to ETP merger expenses. Excluding these transaction costs, Adjusted EBITDA for the second quarter of 2014 was $53.1 million, a 5.1% increase over the prior year.

First Half 2014 Compared to First Half 2013
The following discussion of results for first half 2014 compared to first half 2013 compares the 26-week period of operations ended June 29, 2014 to the 26-week period of operations ended June 30, 2013. During the first half of 2014 we operated an average of 622 retail stores, 61 more than in the first half of 2013.
Total Revenue. Total revenue for first half 2014 was $3.5 billion, an increase of $468.4 million, or 15.3% from first half 2013. The increase in total revenue was driven by an increase in merchandise sales of 13.9%, a 10.1% increase in retail fuel revenue, and by a 25.1% increase in wholesale fuel revenue to third parties, as further discussed below.
Total Gross Profit. Total gross profit for first half 2014 was $352.1 million, an increase of $37.1 million, or 11.8% from first half 2013. The increase was due to the increase in merchandise gross profit of $25.5 million, fuel gross profit of $9.2 million and other gross profit of $2.4 million, as further discussed below. Included in these increases are the impact of new stores constructed or acquired during 2013 and 2014 ($28.2 million of growth in gross profit).
Merchandise Sales and Gross Profit. Merchandise sales were $594.6 million for first half 2014, an increase of $72.4 million, or 13.9% over first half 2013. The increase was due to a 3.0% merchandise same-store sales increase, accounting for $15.7 million of the increase, with the balance due to new stores built or acquired in 2013 and 2014. Merchandise same-store sales include food service sales but do not include motor fuel sales. Food service includes sales from restaurant operations, hot dogs, fountain beverages, coffee and other food and beverages prepared in the store. Key categories contributing to the merchandise same-store sales increase were food service, beer, packaged drinks, snacks and tobacco.
Merchandise gross profit was $201.5 million for the first half 2014, a 14.5% increase over first half 2013, which was driven by the increase in merchandise sales. Merchandise margin as a percent of sales was 33.9% in the first half 2014 compared to 33.7% in the first half 2013. Key categories contributing to the merchandise gross profit dollar growth were food service, packaged drinks and beer. Our reported merchandise margins do not include other income from services such as ATM’s, lottery, prepaid phone cards, car washes and movie rentals.
Retail Motor Fuel Sales, Gallons and Gross Profit. Retail sales of motor fuel for first half 2014 were $1.7 billion, an increase of $160.8 million, or 10.1% over first half 2013, driven by an 11.9% increase in retail gallons sold. The increase was partly offset by a 1.6% decrease in the average retail price of motor fuel, to $3.40 per gallon. We sold an average of approximately 32,000 gallons per retail store per week in the first half 2014, 0.8% more than first half 2013. Excluding the acquired Sac-N-Pac stores, our average gallons per store grew 3.1% over the prior year. Retail motor fuel gross profit increased by $2.0 million or 2.5% from first half 2013 due to $9.5 million gross profit related to the increase in gallons sold, offset by a decrease in the gross profit per gallon. The average retail fuel margin decreased from 17.4 cents per gallon to 16.0 cents per gallon for first half 2013 and first half 2014, respectively, resulting in a resulting in a decrease to retail fuel gross

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profit of $7.5 million. After deducting credit card fees, the net margin decreased from 11.9 cents per gallon to 10.2 cents per gallon from first half 2013 to first half 2014.
Wholesale Motor Fuel Sales, Gallons and Gross Profit. Wholesale motor fuel revenues to third parties for the first half 2014 were $1.2 billion, a 25.1% increase over first half 2013. The increase was primarily driven by 27.2% increase in gallons sold, almost half of which is attributable to the Gainesville Fuel acquisition completed in September 2013, partly offset by 1.6% decrease in the wholesale selling price per gallon. Wholesale motor fuel gross profit of $39.4 million increased $7.1 million or 22.1% from first half 2013, due to the additional gallons sold and a 1.1% increase in the gross profit per gallon from third parties from 6.2 cents to 6.3 cents per gallon (responsible for a $0.3 million increase).
Other Revenue and Gross Profit. Other revenue of $29.8 million for first half 2014 increased by $2.6 million or 9.5% from first half 2013, with a $2.4 million or 9.0% increase in associated gross profit. Of this increase, $1.1 million is related to an increase in ATM income, $0.8 million increase in lottery income, $0.6 million increase in car wash income and $0.5 million increase in other income related to oil supplies.
Personnel Expense. Personnel expense consists primarily of retail store labor and overhead costs. For the first half 2014, personnel expense increased $20.0 million, or 19.7%, over first half 2013. Of the increase in personnel expense, $13.3 million was attributable to the new stores acquired or constructed during 2013 and 2014. As a percentage of merchandise sales, personnel expense increased by 100 basis points to 20.5% compared to last year, mostly attributable to start-up costs related to the large number of new stores recently opened or acquired, including those acquired in the Sac-N-Pac acquisition and a higher proportion of restaurant sales which require approximately two to three times the labor per dollar of sales. Also impacting personnel expense are the additional costs of healthcare mandated by the Affordable Care Act. Direct labor (excluding benefits) as a percentage of merchandise sales on a same-store basis was approximately the same as last year.
 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30, 2013
 
June 29, 2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
% of Merchandise Sales
 
 
 
% of Merchandise Sales
 
$ Change
 
% Change
Personnel expense
$
101,622

 
19.5
%
 
$
121,598

 
20.5
%
 
$
19,976

 
19.7
%
General and Administrative Expenses. For first half 2014, general and administrative ("G&A") expenses increased by $10.5 million, or 41.6% from first half 2013. G&A expenses include non-cash stock-based compensation expenses, which were $6.6 million for the first half 2014, compared to $2.8 million for the first half 2013. The remaining $6.7 million increase was primarily due to additional support expenses related to additional stores, $2.5 million increase in bonus and 401(k) match accruals related to better performance against internal targets, and $3.1 million in costs related to the pending merger with ETP. The following table shows the relative components of G&A expenses expressed as a percent of non-fuel revenue plus fuel gallons (in thousands):
 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30, 2013
 
June 29, 2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
% of Non-Fuel Revenue and Fuel Gallons
 
 
 
% of Non-Fuel Revenue and Fuel Gallons
 
$ Change
 
% Change
General and administrative expense
$
25,310

 
1.9
 %
 
$
35,832

 
2.4
 %
 
$
10,522

 
41.6
%
Less: Non-cash stock based compensation
(2,818
)
 
(0.2
)%
 
(6,611
)
 
(0.4
)%
 
(3,793
)
 
134.6
%
Less: ETP merger expenses

 
 %
 
(3,114
)
 
(0.2
)%
 
(3,114
)
 
100.0
%
Other G&A expense
$
22,492

 
1.7
 %
 
$
26,107

 
1.8
 %
 
$
3,615

 
16.1
%
Non-Fuel Revenue and Fuel Gallons (1)
1,311,803

 
 
 
1,523,746

 
 
 
 
 
 
(1) Non-fuel revenue and fuel gallons is the sum of merchandise revenue, other revenue, and total fuel gallons. This metric is used as a fuel-price-neutral proxy for total revenue, as it eliminates the variability of fuel prices.
Other Operating Expenses. Other operating expenses increased by $14.0 million or 16.6% over first half 2013.  Operating expenses related to new stores accounted for $6.8 million of increased costs. Significant changes to operating expenses are presented in the table below.

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Six Months Ended
 
June 30, 2013
 
% of Merchandise Sales
 
June 29, 2014
 
% of Merchandise Sales
 
$ Change
 
% Change
Credit card expense
$
25,401

 
4.9
%
 
$
29,431

 
5.0
%
 
$
4,030

 
15.9
%
Utilities
12,492

 
2.4
%
 
15,817

 
2.7
%
 
3,325

 
26.6
%
Maintenance
15,056

 
2.9
%
 
16,335

 
2.7
%
 
1,279

 
8.5
%
Supplies
7,100

 
1.3
%
 
8,152

 
1.3
%
 
1,052

 
14.8
%
Other operating expenses
24,654

 
4.7
%
 
29,007

 
4.9
%
 
4,353

 
17.7
%
Total other operating expenses
$
84,703

 
16.2
%
 
$
98,742

 
16.6
%
 
$
14,039

 
16.6
%
Credit card expenses are directly tied to the cost of fuel and were 1.6% and 1.7% of retail fuel revenue for first half 2013 and first half 2014, repectively. The increase in other operating expenses is primarily related to the new stores and increased activity at existing stores, as well as increased costs related to the Gainesville Fuel business acquired in September 2013. Utility cost increases are resulting from increased natural gas prices, which drive higher electricity costs. Excluding credit card fees, other operating expenses as a percentage of merchandise sales were 11.7% in the first half 2014 compared to the first half 2013 at 11.4%.
Gain/Loss on sale and disposal of assets and impairment charge. We recognized a net loss on sale and disposal of $1.9 million in the first half 2014 compared to $1.1 million in the first half of 2013, primarily related to asset sales.
Depreciation, Amortization and Accretion. Depreciation, amortization and accretion expense for the first half 2014 of $35.4 million was up $6.1 million, or 20.6%, from first half 2013 due to the additional assets in service.
Income from Operations. Income from operations for first half 2014 was $35.2 million, compared to $49.1 million for first half 2013. The decrease is primarily attributed to an increase in personnel, G&A and operating expenses, partly offset by the increases merchandise gross profit of $25.5 million, wholesale fuel gross profit of $7.1 million and retail fuel gross profit of $2.0 million, as described above.
Interest Expense. Interest expense for the first half decreased by $6.8 million over last year, primarily reflecting the costs associated with the redemption of our $425 million 8.5% notes (2016 Notes) on May 15, 2013, offset by increased revolver activity.
Income Tax. The income tax expense for first half 2014 was $8.0 million, which consisted of $1.3 million of expense attributable to the Texas franchise tax and $6.7 million of income tax expense related to the federal and state income tax. This is an increase of $6.4 million from the first half of 2013. The effective tax rate for the first half of 2014 was 27.8%, compared to 26.4% for the first half of 2013. SUSP is subject to Texas franchise tax and will be included in the SUSS consolidated Texas franchise tax return. See Note 12 of the accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion of our income tax provision.
Net income attributed to noncontrolling interest. The noncontrolling interest's portion of SUSP's net income for the first half 2014 was $9.8 million compared to $8.9 million in first half 2013, reflecting the increased net income of SUSP.
Net Income/Loss Attributable to Susser Holdings Corporation. We recorded net income attributable to Susser Holdings Corporation for the first half 2014 of $10.4 million, compared to net loss attributable to Susser Holdings Corporation of $4.5 million for first half 2013. Included in net income for 2014 is $3.1 million in expenses related to the pending merger with ETP. Included in net loss for 2013 is the $26.2 loss on early extinguishment of debt, on a pre-tax basis. Excluding the charges related to the pending ETP merger and the redemption of our 2016 Notes in 2013, net income attributable to Susser Holdings Corporation was $12.5 million and diluted EPS was $0.57 for the six months ended June 29, 2014 compared to net income attributable to Susser Holdings Corporation of $12.3 million and diluted EPS of $0.58 for the six months ended June 30, 2013
Adjusted EBITDA. Adjusted EBITDA for first half 2014 was $79.0 million, a decrease of $3.3 million, or 4.0% compared to first half 2013. Retail segment Adjusted EBITDA of $57.4 million decreased by $2.2 million, or 3.7% compared to first half 2013, primarily due to increased personnel costs and credit card expense partly offset by higher merchandise gross profit and higher fuel gross profit. Wholesale segment Adjusted EBITDA of $34.9 million increased by $7.2 million, or 26.2% from first half 2013, primarily resulting from the higher fuel gross profit per gallon and increased gallons sold. Other segment Adjusted EBITDA reflects net expenses of $13.3 million for the first half 2014, compared to net expenses of $5.0 million for the same period in 2013, which $3.1 million of this increase is attributed to ETP merger expenses. Excluding these transaction costs, Adjusted EBITDA for the second quarter of 2014 was $82.1 million, a 0.2% decrease from the prior year.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources
Cash Flows from Operations. We rely primarily on cash provided by operating activities, supplemented as necessary from time to time by borrowings under our revolving credit facilities and other debt or equity transactions to finance our operations, to service our debt obligations, and to fund our capital expenditures. Due to the seasonal nature of our business, our operating cash flow is typically the lowest during the first quarter of the year since (i) sales tend to be lower during the winter months; (ii) we are building inventory in preparation for spring break and summer; (iii) fuel margins have historically trended lower in the first quarter; and (iv) we pay certain annual operating expenses during the first quarter. The summer months are our peak sales months, and therefore our operating cash flow tends to be the highest during the third quarter.
Cash flows provided by operations were $34.3 million and $27.4 million for the first six months of 2014 and 2013, respectively. The change in our cash provided by operating activities for the respective periods was primarily attributable to changes in operating results as previously discussed, and changes in working capital. Our daily working capital requirements fluctuate within each month, primarily in response to the timing of motor fuel tax, sales tax, interest and rent payments. We had $26.8 million of cash and cash equivalents on hand at June 29, 2014, compared to $22.5 million cash and cash equivalents at December 29, 2013.
Capital Expenditures. Gross capital expenditures, which include acquisitions, purchase of intangibles and accrued expenditures, were $202.4 million and $99.8 million during the first six months of 2014 and 2013, respectively. Included in capital expenditures for 2014 is approximately $88 million for the Sac-N-Pac acquisition, which includes 47 retail store and 19 dealer contracts. During the first six months of 2014, we opened nine newly constructed or acquired large-format retail stores, in addition to the Sac-N-Pac stores. Four additional stores have been opened to date in the third quarter. We currently have another 17 stores under construction.
Following is a summary of our recent operating site additions and closures by segment:
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
June 29, 2014
 
June 29, 2014
Retail stores:
 
 
 
Number at beginning of period
629

 
580

New stores
5

 
7

Acquired stores
2

 
49

Number at end of period
636

 
636

Wholesale dealer and consignment locations:
 
 
 
Number at beginning of period
616

 
591

New locations
11

 
38

Closed locations
(3
)
 
(5
)
Number at end of period
624

 
624

Other Investing Activities. During the first six months of 2014, we funded a portion of our new store construction by selling and leasing back 13 newly-constructed Stripes® stores to SUSP for a total of $58.6 million in proceeds. SUSP funded these purchases by liquidating the remaining balance of its marketable securities and borrowing on its revolving credit facility.
Cash Flows from Financing Activities. At June 29, 2014, our consolidated outstanding debt was $534.4 million and cash on the balance sheet was $26.8 million. Our net debt position at the end of the quarter is summarized as follows (in thousands):

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SUSP
 
SUSS
 
Total Consolidated
2013 SUSS revolver
$

 
$
297,620

 
$
297,620

SUSP revolver
232,240

 

 
232,240

Other notes payable
4,062

 
464

 
4,526

Total debt outstanding
236,302

 
298,084

 
534,386

Cash
6,769

 
19,998

 
26,767

Debt less cash
$
229,533

 
$
278,086

 
$
507,619


Additional details of our long-term debt are provided in Note 9 in the accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
SUSP made a $5.3 million distribution to public unit holders on February 28, 2014, related to its operations for the fourth quarter of 2013 and $5.5 million distribution to public unitholders on May 30, 2014, related to its operations for the first quarter of 2014. SUSP declared a quarterly distribution of $0.5197 per unit related to its second quarter 2014 operations on August 4, 2014.
Long Term Liquidity. We expect that our cash flows from operations, cash on hand, lease and mortgage financing and our revolving credit facilities will be adequate to provide for our short-term and long-term liquidity needs. Short-term liquidity under our revolving credit facilities at quarter-end is summarized below (in thousands):
 
Total Capacity
 
Amount Borrowed
 
Outstanding Letters of Credit
 
Available Capacity
SUSP Revolver
$
400,000

 
$
232,240

 
$
10,875

 
$
156,885

2013 SUSS Revolver
500,000

 
297,620

 
2,017

 
200,363

Total
$
900,000

 
$
529,860

 
$
12,892

 
$
357,248

Our ability to meet our debt service obligations and other capital requirements including capital expenditures, as well as the cost of potential acquisitions and new store openings, will depend on our future performance which, in turn, will be subject to general economic, financial, business, competitive, legislative, regulatory and other conditions, many of which are beyond our control. As a normal part of our business, depending on market conditions, we from time to time consider opportunities to repay, redeem or repurchase our existing indebtedness, and although we may refinance all or part of our indebtedness in the future, there can be no assurances that we will do so. Changes in our operating plans, lower than anticipated sales, increased expenses, acquisitions or other events may cause us to need to seek additional debt or equity financing in future periods. There can be no guarantee that financing will be available on acceptable terms or at all. Debt financing, if available, could impose additional cash payment obligations and additional covenants and operating restrictions. In addition, any of the items discussed in detail under “Item A. Risk Factors” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K may also significantly impact our liquidity.

Contractual Obligations and Commitments
Contractual Obligations. We have contractual obligations which are required to be settled in cash. Since the end of 2013, we have repaid the SUSP Term Loan and borrowed additional amounts on the SUSS and SUSP revolvers. See Note 9 in the accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for more information on our debt transactions.
Properties. Most of our leases are net leases requiring us to pay taxes, insurance and maintenance costs. We believe that no individual site is material to us. The following table summarizes the number of owned and leased properties:

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June 29, 2014
 
Owned
 
Leased
Operating sites:
 
 
 
Retail
301

 
335

Wholesale - SPC
9

 
26

Wholesale - SUSP
94

 
12

Inter-company leases

 
(46
)
Total
404

 
327

Office locations
13

 
8

Properties under construction
16

 
1

Properties held for future development
57

 

Income producing properties
45

 
14

Surplus properties
58

 
2

We lease our corporate and retail segment headquarters facility, which consists of approximately 83,000 square feet of office and warehouse space located in Corpus Christi. The annual lease expense is approximately $144,000 net of taxes, insurance and maintenance. We own the headquarters of our wholesale segment, which consists of approximately 43,000 square feet of office and warehouse space in Houston.


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Quarterly Results of Operations and Seasonality
The following table sets forth certain unaudited financial and operating data for each of the last six quarters. Each quarter consists of 13 weeks, unless noted otherwise. Our business is seasonal and we generally experience higher levels of revenues during the summer months than during the winter months.
 
 
 
2013
 
2014
 
 
(dollars and gallons in thousands, except per share amounts)
 
 
1st
QTR
 
2nd
QTR
 
3rd
QTR
 
4th
QTR
 
1st
QTR
 
2nd
QTR
Merchandise sales
$
247,478

 
$
274,727

 
$
281,610

 
$
262,207

 
$
276,375

 
$
318,186

Motor fuel sales:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Retail
782,979

 
805,850

 
825,440

 
756,797

 
822,924

 
926,686

Wholesale
454,594

 
471,079

 
490,996

 
504,996

 
543,653

 
614,656

Other income
13,376

 
13,853

 
13,550

 
14,283

 
14,663

 
15,146

Total revenue
1,498,427

 
1,565,509

 
1,611,596

 
1,538,283

 
1,657,615

 
1,874,674

Merchandise gross profit
81,833

 
94,131

 
95,195

 
90,195

 
93,812

 
107,692

Motor fuel gross profit:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Retail
37,011

 
42,987

 
43,708

 
34,664

 
32,544

 
49,475

Wholesale
15,165

 
17,081

 
19,949

 
18,335

 
18,670

 
20,705

Other gross profit
13,029

 
13,811

 
13,367

 
13,702

 
14,417

 
14,835

Total gross profit
147,038

 
168,010

 
172,219

 
156,896

 
159,443

 
192,707

Income from operations
15,607

 
33,449

 
31,043

 
17,605

 
7,787

 
27,368

Net income (loss) attributable to Susser Holdings Corporation
$
(232
)
 
$
(4,260
)
 
$
12,897

 
$
5,926

 
$
(1,823
)
 
$
12,325

Earnings (loss) per common share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
$
(0.01
)
 
$
(0.20
)
 
$
0.61

 
$
0.28

 
$
(0.09
)
 
$
0.57

Diluted
$
(0.01
)
 
$
(0.20
)
 
$
0.59

 
$
0.27

 
$
(0.09
)
 
$
0.56

Merchandise margin
33.1
%
 
34.3
%
 
33.8
%
 
34.4
%
 
33.9
%
 
33.8
%
Fuel gallons:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Retail
223,477

 
236,075

 
239,387

 
237,293

 
250,270

 
263,904

Wholesale
146,652

 
156,165

 
162,117

 
177,164

 
186,097

 
199,105

Motor fuel margin:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Retail (a)

16.6
¢
 

18.2
¢
 

18.3
¢
 

14.6
¢
 

13.0
¢
 

18.7
¢
Wholesale (b)

5.9
¢
 

6.4
¢
 

7.8
¢
 

6.3
¢
 

6.1
¢
 

6.5
¢
(a)
Before deducting credit card, fuel maintenance and other fuel related expenses.
(b)
Third party sales excludes sales to the retail segment.




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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
We prepare our consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements, and the reported amount of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Critical accounting policies are those we believe are both most important to the portrayal of our financial condition and results of operations, and require our most difficult, subjective or complex judgments, often as a result of the need to make estimates about the effect of matters that are inherently uncertain. Judgments and uncertainties affecting the application of those policies may result in materially different amounts being reported under different conditions or using different assumptions. Our significant accounting policies are described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 29, 2013.
As one of our critical accounting policies, goodwill is not amortized, but is tested annually for impairment, or more frequently, if events and circumstances indicate that the asset might be impaired. There are no indicators of impairment as of June 29, 2014.
SUSP is a VIE as defined under GAAP. A VIE is legal entity whose equity owners do not have sufficient equity at risk or a controlling interest in the entity, or have voting rights that are not proportionate to their economic interest. As the general partner of SUSP, we have the sole ability to direct the activities of SUSP that most significantly impact SUSP's economic performance. Additionally, since our obligation to absorb losses and receive benefits from SUSP are significant to SUSP, we are SUSP's primary beneficiary and therefore we consolidate SUSP.


Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

We are subject to market risk from exposure to changes in interest rates based on our financing, investing and cash management activities. As of June 29, 2014, we had a total of $529.9 million variable rate debt outstanding, on a consolidated basis. The annualized effect of a one percentage point change in floating interest rates on our variable rate debt obligations outstanding at June 29, 2014, would be to change interest expense by approximately $5.3 million.
Our primary exposure relates to:
Interest rate risk on revolver and term loan borrowings
The impact of interest rate movements on our ability to obtain adequate financing to fund future acquisitions.
We manage interest rate risk on our outstanding long-term and short-term debt through the use of fixed and variable rate debt. While we cannot predict or manage our ability to refinance existing debt or the impact interest rate movements will have on our existing debt, management evaluates our financial position on an ongoing basis.
From time to time, we enter into interest rate swaps to either reduce the impact of changes in interest rates on our floating rate long-term debt or to take advantage of favorable variable interest rates compared to our fixed rate long-term debt. We had no interest swaps outstanding at December 29, 2013 or June 29, 2014.
We also periodically purchase motor fuel in bulk and hold in inventory. We hedge this inventory risk associated with bulk fuel operations through the use of fuel futures contracts which are matched in quantity and timing to the anticipated usage of the inventory. Fuel hedging positions are not significant to our operations.
 
Item 4. Controls and Procedures

As required by paragraph (b) of Rule 13a-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer have evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on such evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer have concluded, as of the end of the period covered by this report, that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level for which they were designed in that the information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in SEC rules and forms and such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

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There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the second quarter of 2014 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
From time to time, we make changes to our internal control over financial reporting that are intended to enhance its effectiveness and which do not have a material effect on our overall internal control over financial reporting. We will continue to evaluate the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting on an ongoing basis and will take action as appropriate.


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PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

On May 6, 2014, two purported class action lawsuits were filed in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware challenging the proposed acquisition of the Company by Energy Transfer Partners, L.P.: John Bruce Copeland, III, On Behalf of Himself and All Others Similarly Situated, Plaintiff, v. Susser Holdings Corporation, et. al., Defendants, C.A. No. 9613-VCG; and Natalie Gordon, On Behalf of Herself and All Others Similarly Situated, Plaintiff, v. Susser Holdings Corporation, et. al., Defendants, C.A. No. 9620-VCG. Both complaints name as defendants the Company, the members of our Board of Directors, and Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. and related entities. The complaints assert claims for breach of fiduciary duty against the members of our Board of Directors and against the Company and Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. and related entities for aiding and abetting breach of fiduciary duty. The complaints allege that the proposed merger consideration is inadequate and unfair, that the process leading up to the proposed acquisition is unfair, and that the merger agreement contains preclusive deal protection devices. The complaints seek to enjoin the proposed acquisition or rescind the acquisition to the extent it is consummated, rescissory damages, an accounting, a constructive trust, attorneys’ fees, expert fees and costs, and other equitable relief. The Company believes that the allegations of the complaints are without merit. On June 17, 2014, the plaintiffs filed an amended consolidated class action complaint.
Additionally, we are parties to various legal actions in the ordinary course of our business. We believe these actions are generally routine in nature and incidental to the operation of our business or are otherwise immaterial. While the outcome of these actions cannot be predicted with certainty, we believe that the ultimate resolutions of these matters will not have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or prospects.
 
Item 1A. Risk Factors

You should carefully consider the risks described in “Item 1A. Risk Factors” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 29, 2013, as well as the section within this report entitled “Forward-Looking Statements” under Part I. Financial Information – Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, before making any investment decision with respect to our securities. The risks and uncertainties described in our annual report are not the only ones facing us. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us, or that we currently deem immaterial, could negatively impact our results of operations or financial condition in the future. If any of such risks actually occur, our business, financial condition or results of operations could be materially adversely affected.
 
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

None.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None.
 
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable.
 
Item 5. Other Information

None.
 
Item 6. Exhibits

The list of exhibits attached to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q is incorporated herein by reference.

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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
 
 
SUSSER HOLDINGS CORPORATION
Date: August 8, 2014
By
/s/ Mary E. Sullivan
 
 
Mary E. Sullivan
 
 
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(On behalf of the registrant, and in her capacity as
principal financial officer and principal accounting officer)


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EXHIBIT INDEX
 
Exhibit No.
 
Description
2.1
 
Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of April 27, 2014 by and among Energy Transfer Partners, L.P., Drive Acquisition Corporation, Heritage Holdings, Inc., Energy Transfer Partners GP, L.P., Susser Holdings Corporation, and, for certain limited purposes set forth therein, Energy Transfer Equity, L.P. (1)*

 
 
 
10.1
 
Support Agreement, dated April 27, 2014, by and among Energy Transfer Partners, L.P., Drive Acquisition Corporation, Sam L. Susser and Susser Family Limited Partnership.(1)

 
 
 
31.1
 
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
 
 
 
31.2
 
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
 
 
 
32.1
 
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
 
 
 
32.2
 
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
 
 
 
101.INS
 
XBRL Instance Document
 
 
 
101.SCH
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
 
 
 
101.CAL
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation
 
 
 
101.DEF
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition
 
 
 
101.LAB
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase
 
 
 
101.PRE
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation
(1) Incorporated by reference to the Current Report on Form 8-K of Susser Holdings Corporation filed April 28, 2014.

* Certain schedules and exhibits to this agreement have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. A copy of any omitted schedule and/or exhibit will be furnished supplementally to the SEC upon request.