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Press Release
February 25, 2015


HollyFrontier Corporation Reports Quarterly Net Income

Dallas, Texas, February 25, 2015 ‑‑ HollyFrontier Corporation (NYSE-HFC) (“HollyFrontier” or the “Company”) today reported a fourth quarter net loss attributable to HollyFrontier stockholders of $222.2 million or $(1.13) per diluted share for the quarter ended December 31, 2014, compared to net income of $62.9 million or $0.31 per diluted share for the quarter ended December 31, 2013. Included in the current quarter results was a non-cash lower of cost or market inventory valuation adjustment that generated an after-tax charge of $244.0 million or $1.25 per share.

Excluding this non-cash charge, refinery gross margins were $10.76 per produced barrel, a 2% decrease compared to $10.96 for the fourth quarter of 2013. Production levels averaged approximately 374,000 barrels per day (“BPD”) and crude oil charges averaged approximately 361,000 BPD for the current quarter. Total operating expenses for the quarter were $318.4 million with refinery operating expenses averaging $7.29 per produced barrel sold compared to $291.9 million or $6.41 per barrel for the fourth quarter of last year. Our fourth quarter 2014 operating results also included charges of $27.0 million attributable to increased environmental accruals and $20.0 million in asset write-downs.

HollyFrontier’s President & CEO, Mike Jennings, commented, “For 2014, we reported full year refinery utilization of 91.7%, a 5% improvement versus 2013 as we began to see the benefits from our risk management, reliability and process safety efforts.  Improved operational performance helped offset the impact of compressing Brent/WTI spreads, which averaged $6.70 in 2014 compared to $10.61 in 2013.  We believe new inbound pipeline capacity, storage economics and refinery maintenance activity will continue to drive Cushing inventories higher and create wider inland crude spreads during 2015.  After reaching parity in early 2015, the Brent/WTI crude differential has recently widened to more than $9.00 per barrel.  We believe we are well positioned to reap the benefits from widening crude spreads given our advantaged geographic location close to inland crude production, improving reliability and throughput, and limited amount of planned maintenance scheduled for 2015. During 2014, we returned approximately $783.0 million to shareholders, or nearly $4.00 per share, in the form of regular and special dividends and stock repurchases.”

For the fourth quarter of 2014, net cash used for operations totaled $47.3 million. During the period, we declared $0.32 regular and $0.50 special dividends to shareholders totaling approximately $161.0 million. At December 31, 2014, our combined balance of cash and short-term investments totaled $1.0 billion and our consolidated debt was $1.1 billion. Our debt, exclusive of Holly Energy Partners' debt which is nonrecourse to HollyFrontier, was $187.3 million at December 31, 2014. We had no cash borrowings or outstanding principal under our credit facility during the quarter.

The Company has scheduled a webcast conference call for today, February 25, 2015, at 8:30 AM Eastern Time to discuss fourth quarter financial results. This webcast may be accessed at: https://event.webcasts.com/starthere.jsp?ei=1052230. An audio archive of this webcast will be available using the above noted link through March 11, 2015.

HollyFrontier Corporation, headquartered in Dallas, Texas, is an independent petroleum refiner and marketer that produces high-value light products such as gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel and other specialty products. HollyFrontier operates through its subsidiaries a 135,000 barrels per stream day (“BPSD”) refinery located in El Dorado, Kansas, two refinery facilities with a combined capacity of 125,000 BPSD located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, a 100,000 BPSD

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refinery located in Artesia, New Mexico, a 52,000 BPSD refinery located in Cheyenne, Wyoming and a 31,000 BPSD refinery in Woods Cross, Utah. HollyFrontier markets its refined products principally in the Southwest U.S., the Rocky Mountains extending into the Pacific Northwest and in other neighboring Plains states. A subsidiary of HollyFrontier also owns a 39% interest (including the general partner interest) in Holly Energy Partners, L.P.

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

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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Financial Data (all information in this release is unaudited)
 
Three Months Ended December 31,
 
Change from 2013
 
2014
 
2013
 
Change
 
Percent
 
(In thousands, except per share data)
Sales and other revenues
$
4,283,119

 
$
4,826,801

 
$
(543,682
)
 
(11
)%
Operating costs and expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of products sold:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of products sold (exclusive of lower of cost or market inventory valuation adjustment)
3,789,026

 
4,332,894

 
(543,868
)
 
(13
)
Lower of cost or market inventory adjustment
397,478

 

 
397,478

 

 
4,186,504

 
4,332,894

 
(146,390
)
 
(3
)
Operating expenses
318,363

 
291,891

 
26,472

 
9

General and administrative expenses
32,172

 
35,828

 
(3,656
)
 
(10
)
Depreciation and amortization
100,498

 
79,065

 
21,433

 
27

Total operating costs and expenses
4,637,537

 
4,739,678

 
(102,141
)
 
(2
)
Income (loss) from operations
(354,418
)
 
87,123

 
(441,541
)
 
(507
)
Other income (expense):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Earnings (loss) of equity method investments
949

 
(1,201
)
 
2,150

 
(179
)
Interest income
837

 
1,765

 
(928
)
 
(53
)
Interest expense
(10,125
)
 
(12,982
)
 
2,857

 
(22
)
Gain on sale of assets
1,422

 

 
1,422

 

 
(6,917
)
 
(12,418
)
 
5,501

 
(44
)
Income (loss) before income taxes
(361,335
)
 
74,705

 
(436,040
)
 
(584
)
Income tax provision (benefit)
(150,990
)
 
4,911

 
(155,901
)
 
(3,175
)
Net income (loss)
(210,345
)
 
69,794

 
(280,139
)
 
(401
)
Less net income attributable to noncontrolling interest
11,859

 
6,892

 
4,967

 
72

Net income (loss) attributable to HollyFrontier stockholders
$
(222,204
)
 
$
62,902

 
$
(285,106
)
 
(453
)%
Earnings (loss) per share attributable to HollyFrontier stockholders:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
$
(1.13
)
 
$
0.32

 
$
(1.45
)
 
(453
)%
Diluted
$
(1.13
)
 
$
0.31

 
$
(1.44
)
 
(465
)%
Cash dividends declared per common share
$
0.82

 
$
0.80

 
$
0.02

 
3
 %
Average number of common shares outstanding:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
195,310

 
198,371

 
(3,061
)
 
(2
)%
Diluted
195,310

 
199,311

 
(4,001
)
 
(2
)%
EBITDA
$
(263,408
)
 
$
158,095

 
$
(421,503
)
 
(267
)%


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Years Ended December 31,
 
Change from 2013
 
2014
 
2013
 
Change
 
Percent
 
(In thousands, except per share data)
Sales and other revenues
$
19,764,327

 
$
20,160,560

 
$
(396,233
)
 
(2
)%
Operating costs and expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of products sold:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of products sold (exclusive of lower of cost or market inventory valuation adjustment)
17,228,385

 
17,392,227

 
(163,842
)
 
(1
)
Lower of cost or market inventory adjustment
397,478

 

 
397,478

 

 
17,625,863

 
17,392,227

 
233,636

 
1

Operating expenses
1,144,940

 
1,090,850

 
54,090

 
5

General and administrative expenses
114,609

 
127,963

 
(13,354
)
 
(10
)
Depreciation and amortization
363,381

 
303,446

 
59,935

 
20

Total operating costs and expenses
19,248,793

 
18,914,486

 
334,307

 
2

Income from operations
515,534

 
1,246,074

 
(730,540
)
 
(59
)
Other income (expense):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loss of equity method investments
(2,007
)
 
(2,072
)
 
65

 
(3
)
Interest income
4,430

 
5,556

 
(1,126
)
 
(20
)
Interest expense
(43,646
)
 
(68,050
)
 
24,404

 
(36
)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt
(7,677
)
 
(22,109
)

14,432

 
(65
)
Gain on sale of assets
866

 

 
866

 

 
(48,034
)
 
(86,675
)
 
38,641

 
(45
)
Income before income taxes
467,500

 
1,159,399

 
(691,899
)
 
(60
)
Income tax provision
141,172

 
391,576

 
(250,404
)
 
(64
)
Net income
326,328

 
767,823

 
(441,495
)
 
(57
)
Less net income attributable to noncontrolling interest
45,036

 
31,981

 
13,055

 
41

Net income attributable to HollyFrontier stockholders
$
281,292

 
$
735,842

 
$
(454,550
)
 
(62
)%
Earnings per share attributable to HollyFrontier stockholders:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
$
1.42

 
$
3.66

 
$
(2.24
)
 
(61
)%
Diluted
$
1.42

 
$
3.64

 
$
(2.22
)
 
(61
)%
Cash dividends declared per common share
$
3.26

 
$
3.20

 
$
0.06

 
2
 %
Average number of common shares outstanding:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
197,243

 
200,419

 
(3,176
)
 
(2
)%
Diluted
197,428

 
201,234

 
(3,806
)
 
(2
)%
EBITDA
$
832,738

 
$
1,515,467

 
$
(682,729
)
 
(45
)%


Balance Sheet Data
 
December 31,
 
2014
 
2013
 
(In thousands)
Cash, cash equivalents and investments in marketable securities
$
1,042,095

 
$
1,665,263

Working capital
$
1,531,595

 
$
2,221,954

Total assets
$
9,230,640

 
$
10,056,739

Long-term debt
$
1,054,890

 
$
997,519

Total equity
$
6,100,719

 
$
6,609,398


Segment Information

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

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at our Tulsa West facility are marketed throughout North America and are distributed in Central and South America. NK Asphalt manufactures asphalt and asphalt products that are marketed in Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Texas and northern Mexico.

The HEP segment involves all of the operations of HEP, a consolidated variable interest entity, which owns and operates logistics assets consisting of petroleum product and crude oil pipelines and terminal, tankage and loading rack facilities in the Mid-Continent, Southwest and Rocky Mountain regions of the United States. Revenues are generated by charging tariffs for transporting petroleum products and crude oil through its pipelines and by charging fees for terminalling petroleum products and other hydrocarbons, and storing and providing other services at its storage tanks and terminals. The HEP segment also includes a 75% interest in the UNEV Pipeline (an HEP consolidated subsidiary) and a 25% interest in the SLC Pipeline. Revenues from the HEP segment are earned through transactions with unaffiliated parties for pipeline transportation, rental and terminalling operations as well as revenues relating to pipeline transportation services provided for our refining operations.
 
Refining
 
HEP
 
Corporate and Other
 
Consolidations and Eliminations
 
Consolidated Total
 
(In thousands)
Three Months Ended December 31, 2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sales and other revenues
$
4,266,178

 
$
88,449

 
$
301

 
$
(71,809
)
 
$
4,283,119

Depreciation and amortization
$
83,381

 
$
14,809

 
$
2,515

 
$
(207
)
 
$
100,498

Income (loss) from operations
$
(344,449
)
 
$
38,783

 
$
(48,204
)
 
$
(548
)
 
$
(354,418
)
Capital expenditures
$
175,080

 
$
18,162

 
$
2,446

 
$

 
$
195,688

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended December 31, 2013
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sales and other revenues
$
4,811,182

 
$
77,823

 
$
260

 
$
(62,464
)
 
$
4,826,801

Depreciation and amortization
$
61,016

 
$
16,291

 
$
1,965

 
$
(207
)
 
$
79,065

Income (loss) from operations
$
92,672

 
$
31,175

 
$
(36,183
)
 
$
(541
)
 
$
87,123

Capital expenditures
$
112,697

 
$
20,757

 
$
5,484

 
$

 
$
138,938

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Year Ended December 31, 2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sales and other revenues
$
19,706,225

 
$
332,626

 
$
2,103

 
$
(276,627
)
 
$
19,764,327

Depreciation and amortization
$
293,871

 
$
60,548

 
$
9,790

 
$
(828
)
 
$
363,381

Income (loss) from operations
$
491,106

 
$
156,453

 
$
(129,874
)
 
$
(2,151
)
 
$
515,534

Capital expenditures
$
465,472

 
$
79,819

 
$
19,530

 
$

 
$
564,821

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

 
$
307,053

 
$
1,314

 
$
(253,250
)
 
$
20,160,560

Depreciation and amortization
$
233,182

 
$
64,701

 
$
6,391

 
$
(828
)
 
$
303,446

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

 
$
133,522

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

Capital expenditures
$
344,113

 
$
51,856

 
$
29,158

 
$

 
$
425,127

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash, cash equivalents and investments in marketable securities
$
88

 
$
2,830

 
$
1,039,177

 
$

 
$
1,042,095

Total assets
$
6,965,245

 
$
1,434,572

 
$
1,150,865

 
$
(320,042
)
 
$
9,230,640

Long-term debt
$

 
$
867,579

 
$
187,311

 
$

 
$
1,054,890

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

 
$
6,352

 
$
1,657,051

 
$

 
$
1,665,263

Total assets
$
7,094,558

 
$
1,413,907

 
$
1,881,121

 
$
(332,847
)
 
$
10,056,739

Long-term debt
$

 
$
807,630

 
$
189,889

 
$

 
$
997,519




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Refining Operating Data

The following tables set forth information, including non-GAAP performance measures about our refinery operations. The cost of products and refinery gross margin do not include the non-cash effects of lower of cost or market inventory valuation adjustments and depreciation and amortization. Reconciliations to amounts reported under GAAP are provided under “Reconciliations to Amounts Reported Under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles” below.
 
Three Months Ended December 31,
 
Years Ended December 31,
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
Mid-Continent Region (El Dorado and Tulsa Refineries)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Crude charge (BPD) (1)
200,060

 
245,140

 
243,240

 
234,930

Refinery throughput (BPD) (2)
211,460

 
270,060

 
255,020

 
257,030

Refinery production (BPD) (3)
202,310

 
267,490

 
249,350

 
251,470

Sales of produced refined products (BPD)
213,200

 
270,580

 
245,600

 
247,030

Sales of refined products (BPD) (4)
270,790

 
288,700

 
273,630

 
269,790

Refinery utilization (5)
76.9
%
 
94.3
%
 
93.6
%
 
90.4
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Average per produced barrel (6)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net sales
$
95.88

 
$
108.62

 
$
110.79

 
$
115.63

Cost of products (7)
87.83

 
97.95

 
98.39

 
99.35

Refinery gross margin (8)
8.05

 
10.67

 
12.40

 
16.28

Refinery operating expenses (9)
6.99

 
5.27

 
5.73

 
5.50

Net operating margin (8)
$
1.06

 
$
5.40

 
$
6.67

 
$
10.78

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Refinery operating expenses per throughput barrel (10)
$
7.05

 
$
5.28

 
$
5.52

 
$
5.29

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Feedstocks:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sweet crude oil
63
%
 
63
%
 
71
%
 
69
%
Sour crude oil
27
%
 
10
%
 
11
%
 
6
%
Heavy sour crude oil
5
%
 
18
%
 
14
%
 
16
%
Other feedstocks and blends
5
%
 
9
%
 
4
%
 
9
%
Total
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sales of produced refined products:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gasolines
48
%
 
50
%
 
47
%
 
47
%
Diesel fuels
33
%
 
29
%
 
33
%
 
31
%
Jet fuels
7
%
 
8
%
 
7
%
 
8
%
Fuel oil
1
%
 
1
%
 
1
%
 
1
%
Asphalt
3
%
 
2
%
 
3
%
 
3
%
Lubricants
4
%
 
4
%
 
4
%
 
4
%
LPG and other
4
%
 
6
%
 
5
%
 
6
%
Total
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%



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Three Months Ended December 31,
 
Years Ended December 31,
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
Southwest Region (Navajo Refinery)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Crude charge (BPD) (1)
95,430

 
74,370

 
98,120

 
87,910

Refinery throughput (BPD) (2)
108,990

 
83,360

 
110,250

 
97,310

Refinery production (BPD) (3)
105,260

 
81,380

 
107,520

 
94,490

Sales of produced refined products (BPD)
105,450

 
88,570

 
106,870

 
94,830

Sales of refined products (BPD) (4)
116,540

 
94,930

 
115,620

 
104,320

Refinery utilization (5)
95.4
%
 
74.4
%
 
98.1
%
 
87.9
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Average per produced barrel (6)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net sales
$
87.97

 
$
113.14

 
$
110.54

 
$
117.79

Cost of products (7)
72.47

 
103.62

 
94.58

 
103.88

Refinery gross margin (8)
15.50

 
9.52

 
15.96

 
13.91

Refinery operating expenses (9)
5.73

 
6.70

 
5.43

 
6.04

Net operating margin (8)
$
9.77

 
$
2.82

 
$
10.53

 
$
7.87

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Refinery operating expenses per throughput barrel (10)
$
5.54

 
$
7.12

 
$
5.26

 
$
5.89

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Feedstocks:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sweet crude oil
24
%
 
6
%
 
13
%
 
8
%
Sour crude oil
63
%
 
74
%
 
74
%
 
72
%
Heavy sour crude oil
1
%
 
9
%
 
2
%
 
11
%
Other feedstocks and blends
12
%
 
11
%
 
11
%
 
9
%
Total
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sales of produced refined products:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gasolines
58
%
 
53
%
 
54
%
 
51
%
Diesel fuels
34
%
 
38
%
 
38
%
 
39
%
Fuel oil
3
%
 
5
%
 
4
%
 
6
%
Asphalt
1
%
 
1
%
 
1
%
 
1
%
LPG and other
4
%
 
3
%
 
3
%
 
3
%
Total
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%
Rocky Mountain Region (Cheyenne and Woods Cross Refineries)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Crude charge (BPD) (1)
65,020

 
51,380

 
64,820

 
64,680

Refinery throughput (BPD) (2)
70,190

 
57,490

 
71,130

 
70,440

Refinery production (BPD) (3)
66,400

 
54,550

 
68,140

 
67,860

Sales of produced refined products (BPD)
67,740

 
57,650

 
68,520

 
68,870

Sales of refined products (BPD) (4)
73,420

 
62,550

 
72,390

 
72,280

Refinery utilization (5)
78.3
%
 
61.9
%
 
78.1
%
 
77.9
%


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Three Months Ended December 31,
 
Years Ended December 31,
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
Rocky Mountain Region (Cheyenne and Woods Cross Refineries)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Average per produced barrel (6)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net sales
$
87.19

 
$
105.71

 
$
107.51

 
$
112.49

Cost of products (7)
75.26

 
91.12

 
90.95

 
94.63

Refinery gross margin (8)
11.93

 
14.59

 
16.56

 
17.86

Refinery operating expenses (9)
10.66

 
11.29

 
10.20

 
8.65

Net operating margin (8)
$
1.27

 
$
3.30

 
$
6.36

 
$
9.21

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Refinery operating expenses per throughput barrel (10)
$
10.29

 
$
11.32

 
$
9.83

 
$
8.46

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Feedstocks:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sweet crude oil
46
%
 
41
%
 
44
%
 
43
%
Sour crude oil
1
%
 
2
%
 
2
%
 
1
%
Heavy sour crude oil
33
%
 
29
%
 
30
%
 
34
%
Black wax crude oil
13
%
 
18
%
 
15
%
 
14
%
Other feedstocks and blends
7
%
 
10
%
 
9
%
 
8
%
Total
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sales of produced refined products:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gasolines
61
%
 
62
%
 
56
%
 
56
%
Diesel fuels
33
%
 
26
%
 
33
%
 
30
%
Jet fuels
%
 
1
%
 
%
 
1
%
Fuel oil
1
%
 
1
%
 
1
%
 
1
%
Asphalt
2
%
 
4
%
 
5
%
 
5
%
LPG and other
3
%
 
6
%
 
5
%
 
7
%
Total
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%
Consolidated
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Crude charge (BPD) (1)
360,510

 
370,890

 
406,180

 
387,520

Refinery throughput (BPD) (2)
390,640

 
410,910

 
436,400

 
424,780

Refinery production (BPD) (3)
373,970

 
403,420

 
425,010

 
413,820

Sales of produced refined products (BPD)
386,390

 
416,800

 
420,990

 
410,730

Sales of refined products (BPD) (4)
460,750

 
446,180

 
461,640

 
446,390

Refinery utilization (5)
81.4
%
 
83.7
%
 
91.7
%
 
87.5
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Average per produced barrel (6)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net sales
$
92.20

 
$
109.17

 
$
110.19

 
$
115.60

Cost of products (7)
81.44

 
98.21

 
96.21

 
99.61

Refinery gross margin (8)
10.76

 
10.96

 
13.98

 
15.99

Refinery operating expenses (9)
7.29

 
6.41

 
6.38

 
6.15

Net operating margin (8)
$
3.47

 
$
4.55

 
$
7.60

 
$
9.84

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Refinery operating expenses per throughput barrel (10)
$
7.21

 
$
6.50

 
$
6.16

 
$
5.95

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Feedstocks:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sweet crude oil
49
%
 
48
%
 
53
%
 
52
%
Sour crude oil
32
%
 
22
%
 
23
%
 
21
%
Heavy sour crude oil
9
%
 
18
%
 
15
%
 
17
%
Black wax crude oil
2
%
 
2
%
 
2
%
 
2
%
Other feedstocks and blends
8
%
 
10
%
 
7
%
 
8
%
Total
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%



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Three Months Ended December 31,
 
Years Ended December 31,
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
Consolidated
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sales of produced refined products:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gasolines
53
%
 
52
%
 
50
%
 
50
%
Diesel fuels
33
%
 
30
%
 
34
%
 
33
%
Jet fuels
4
%
 
6
%
 
4
%
 
5
%
Fuel oil
2
%
 
2
%
 
2
%
 
2
%
Asphalt
2
%
 
2
%
 
3
%
 
3
%
Lubricants
2
%
 
3
%
 
2
%
 
2
%
LPG and other
4
%
 
5
%
 
5
%
 
5
%
Total
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%

(1)
Crude charge represents the barrels per day of crude oil processed at our refineries.
(2)
Refinery throughput represents the barrels per day of crude and other refinery feedstocks input to the crude units and other conversion units at our refineries.
(3)
Refinery production represents the barrels per day of refined products yielded from processing crude and other refinery feedstocks through the crude units and other conversion units at our refineries.
(4)
Includes refined products purchased for resale.
(5)
Represents crude charge divided by total crude capacity (BPSD). Our consolidated crude capacity is 443,000 BPSD.
(6)
Represents average per barrel amount for produced refined products sold, which is a non-GAAP measure. Reconciliations to amounts reported under GAAP are provided under “Reconciliations to Amounts Reported Under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles” below.
(7)
Transportation, terminal and refinery storage costs billed from HEP are included in cost of products.
(8)
Excludes lower of cost or market inventory valuation adjustment charge of $397.5 million for the three months and year ended December 31, 2014.
(9)
Represents operating expenses of our refineries, exclusive of depreciation and amortization and pension settlement costs.
(10)
Represents refinery operating expenses, exclusive of depreciation and amortization and pension settlement costs, divided by refinery throughput.




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Reconciliations to Amounts Reported Under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles

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

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

Set forth below is our calculation of EBITDA.
 
Three Months Ended December 31,
 
Years Ended December 31,
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
 
(In thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income attributable to HollyFrontier stockholders
$
(222,204
)
 
$
62,902

 
$
281,292

 
$
735,842

    Add (subtract) income tax provision (benefit)
(150,990
)
 
4,911

 
141,172

 
391,576

    Add interest expense (1)
10,125

 
12,982

 
51,323

 
90,159

    Subtract interest income
(837
)
 
(1,765
)
 
(4,430
)
 
(5,556
)
    Add depreciation and amortization
100,498

 
79,065

 
363,381

 
303,446

EBITDA
$
(263,408
)
 
$
158,095

 
$
832,738

 
$
1,515,467


(1) Includes loss on early extinguishment of debt of $7.7 million and $22.1 million for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

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

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

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

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

Refinery Gross and Net Operating Margins

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


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Reconciliation of produced refined product sales to total sales and other revenues
 
Three Months Ended December 31,
 
Years Ended December 31,
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
 
(Dollars in thousands, except per barrel amounts)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consolidated
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Average sales price per produced barrel sold
$
92.20

 
$
109.17

 
$
110.19

 
$
115.60

Times sales of produced refined products (BPD)
386,390

 
416,800

 
420,990

 
410,730

Times number of days in period
92

 
92

 
365

 
365

Produced refined product sales
$
3,277,515

 
$
4,186,189

 
$
16,931,944

 
$
17,330,342

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total produced refined product sales
$
3,277,515

 
$
4,186,189

 
$
16,931,944

 
$
17,330,342

Add refined product sales from purchased products and rounding (1)    
634,860

 
301,428

 
1,566,925

 
1,581,395

Total refined product sales
3,912,375

 
4,487,617

 
18,498,869

 
18,911,737

Add direct sales of excess crude oil (2)    
318,820

 
294,068

 
1,060,354

 
1,052,915

Add other refining segment revenue (3)    
34,983

 
29,497

 
147,002

 
140,791

Total refining segment revenue
4,266,178

 
4,811,182

 
19,706,225

 
20,105,443

Add HEP segment sales and other revenues
88,449

 
77,823

 
332,626

 
307,053

Add corporate and other revenues
301

 
260

 
2,103

 
1,314

Subtract consolidations and eliminations
(71,809
)
 
(62,464
)
 
(276,627
)
 
(253,250
)
Sales and other revenues
$
4,283,119

 
$
4,826,801

 
$
19,764,327

 
$
20,160,560


Reconciliation of average cost of products per produced barrel sold to cost of products sold (exclusive of lower of cost or market inventory valuation adjustment)
 
Three Months Ended December 31,
 
Years Ended December 31,
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
 
(Dollars in thousands, except per barrel amounts)
Consolidated
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Average cost of products per produced barrel sold
$
81.44

 
$
98.21

 
$
96.21

 
$
99.61

Times sales of produced refined products (BPD)
386,390

 
416,800

 
420,990

 
410,730

Times number of days in period
92

 
92

 
365

 
365

Cost of products for produced products sold
$
2,895,019

 
$
3,765,921

 
$
14,783,758

 
$
14,933,178

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total cost of products for produced products sold
$
2,895,019

 
$
3,765,921

 
$
14,783,758

 
$
14,933,178

Add refined product costs from purchased products sold and rounding (1)    
636,647

 
301,590

 
1,572,944

 
1,553,476

Total cost of refined products sold
3,531,666

 
4,067,511

 
16,356,702

 
16,486,654

Add crude oil cost of direct sales of excess crude oil (2)    
304,639

 
303,418

 
1,030,235

 
1,048,224

Add other refining segment cost of products sold (4)    
23,399

 
23,307

 
113,664

 
106,241

Total refining segment cost of products sold
3,859,704

 
4,394,236

 
17,500,601

 
17,641,119

Subtract consolidations and eliminations
(70,678
)
 
(61,342
)
 
(272,216
)
 
(248,892
)
Costs of products sold (exclusive of lower of cost or market inventory valuation adjustment)
$
3,789,026

 
$
4,332,894

 
$
17,228,385

 
$
17,392,227



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Reconciliation of average refinery operating expenses per produced barrel sold to total operating expenses
 
Three Months Ended December 31,
 
Years Ended December 31,
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
 
(Dollars in thousands, except per barrel amounts)
Consolidated
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Average refinery operating expenses per produced barrel sold
$
7.29

 
$
6.41

 
$
6.38

 
$
6.15

Times sales of produced refined products (BPD)
386,390

 
416,800

 
420,990

 
410,730

Times number of days in period
92

 
92

 
365

 
365

Refinery operating expenses for produced products sold
$
259,144

 
$
245,795

 
$
980,359

 
$
921,986

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total refinery operating expenses for produced products sold
$
259,144

 
$
245,795

 
$
980,359

 
$
921,986

Add refining segment pension settlement costs

 
6,867

 

 
31,657

Add other refining segment operating expenses and rounding (5)    
10,920

 
10,596

 
42,810

 
39,812

Total refining segment operating expenses
270,064

 
263,258

 
1,023,169

 
993,455

Add HEP segment operating expenses
31,966

 
27,355

 
104,801

 
97,081

Add corporate and other costs
16,709

 
1,652

 
18,402

 
1,739

Subtract consolidations and eliminations
(376
)
 
(374
)
 
(1,432
)
 
(1,425
)
Operating expenses
$
318,363

 
$
291,891

 
$
1,144,940

 
$
1,090,850


Reconciliation of net operating margin per barrel to refinery gross margin per barrel to total sales and other revenues
 
Three Months Ended December 31,
 
Years Ended December 31,
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
 
(Dollars in thousands, except per barrel amounts)
Consolidated
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net operating margin per barrel
$
3.47

 
$
4.55

 
$
7.60

 
$
9.84

Add average refinery operating expenses per produced barrel
7.29

 
6.41

 
6.38

 
6.15

Refinery gross margin per barrel
10.76

 
10.96

 
13.98

 
15.99

Add average cost of products per produced barrel sold
81.44

 
98.21

 
96.21

 
99.61

Average sales price per produced barrel sold
$
92.20

 
$
109.17

 
$
110.19

 
$
115.60

Times sales of produced refined products (BPD)
386,390

 
416,800

 
420,990

 
410,730

Times number of days in period
92

 
92

 
365

 
365

Produced refined product sales
$
3,277,515

 
$
4,186,189

 
$
16,931,944

 
$
17,330,342

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total produced refined product sales
$
3,277,515

 
$
4,186,189

 
$
16,931,944

 
$
17,330,342

Add refined product sales from purchased products and rounding (1)    
634,860

 
301,428

 
1,566,925

 
1,581,395

Total refined product sales
3,912,375

 
4,487,617

 
18,498,869

 
18,911,737

Add direct sales of excess crude oil (2)    
318,820

 
294,068

 
1,060,354

 
1,052,915

Add other refining segment revenue (3)    
34,983

 
29,497

 
147,002

 
140,791

Total refining segment revenue
4,266,178

 
4,811,182

 
19,706,225

 
20,105,443

Add HEP segment sales and other revenues
88,449

 
77,823

 
332,626

 
307,053

Add corporate and other revenues
301

 
260

 
2,103

 
1,314

Subtract consolidations and eliminations
(71,809
)
 
(62,464
)
 
(276,627
)
 
(253,250
)
Sales and other revenues
$
4,283,119

 
$
4,826,801

 
$
19,764,327

 
$
20,160,560

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

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, Contact:

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


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