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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
_________________________________________________________________
FORM 10-Q
_________________________________________________________________
(Mark One)
ý | QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2015
OR
¨ | 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 1-3876
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HOLLYFRONTIER CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware | 75-1056913 | |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |
2828 N. Harwood, Suite 1300 Dallas, Texas | 75201 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |
(214) 871-3555
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
_________________________________________________________________
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
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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 ý No ¨
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 (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes ý No ¨
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 | ý | Accelerated filer | ¨ | Non-accelerated filer | ¨ | Smaller reporting company | ¨ |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ¨ No ý
194,702,524 shares of Common Stock, par value $.01 per share, were outstanding on April 30, 2015.
HOLLYFRONTIER CORPORATION
INDEX
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March 31, 2015 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2014 | |
Three Months Ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 | |
Three Months Ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 | |
Three Months Ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 | |
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
References herein to HollyFrontier Corporation (“HollyFrontier”) include HollyFrontier and its consolidated subsidiaries. In accordance with the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) “Plain English” guidelines, this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q has been written in the first person. In this document, the words “we,” “our,” “ours” and “us” refer only to HollyFrontier and its consolidated subsidiaries or to HollyFrontier or an individual subsidiary and not to any other person with certain exceptions. Generally, the words “we,” “our,” “ours” and “us” include Holly Energy Partners, L.P. (“HEP”) and its subsidiaries as consolidated subsidiaries of HollyFrontier, unless when used in disclosures of transactions or obligations between HEP and HollyFrontier or its other subsidiaries. This document contains certain disclosures of agreements that are specific to HEP and its consolidated subsidiaries and do not necessarily represent obligations of HollyFrontier. When used in descriptions of agreements and transactions, “HEP” refers to HEP and its consolidated subsidiaries.
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains certain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the federal securities laws. All statements, other than statements of historical fact included in this Form 10-Q, including, but not limited to, those under “Results of Operations,” “Liquidity and Capital Resources” and “Risk Management” in Part I, Item 2 “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and those in Part II, Item 1 “Legal Proceedings” are forward-looking statements. These statements are 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. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot assure you that our expectations will prove to be correct. Therefore, actual outcomes and results could materially differ from what is expressed, implied or forecast in these 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 our 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 our financing; |
• | the effectiveness of our capital investments and marketing strategies; |
• | our efficiency in carrying out construction projects; |
• | our ability to acquire refined product operations or pipeline and terminal operations on acceptable terms and to integrate any existing or 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 our SEC filings. |
Cautionary statements identifying important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from our expectations are set forth in this Form 10-Q, including without limitation, the forward-looking statements that are referred to above. This summary discussion should be read in conjunction with the discussion of the known material risk factors and other cautionary statements under the heading “Risk Factors” included in Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014 and in conjunction with the discussion in this Form 10-Q in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” under the heading “Liquidity and Capital Resources.” All forward-looking statements included in this Form 10-Q and all subsequent written or oral forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by these cautionary statements. 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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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
DEFINITIONS
Within this report, the following terms have these specific meanings:
“BPD” means the number of barrels per calendar day of crude oil or petroleum products.
“BPSD” means the number of barrels per stream day (barrels of capacity in a 24 hour period) of crude oil or petroleum products.
“Biodiesel” means a clean alternative fuel produced from renewable biological resources.
“Black wax crude oil” is a low sulfur, low gravity crude oil produced in the Uintah Basin in Eastern Utah that has certain characteristics that require specific facilities to transport, store and refine into transportation fuels.
“Cracking” means the process of breaking down larger, heavier and more complex hydrocarbon molecules into simpler and lighter molecules.
“Crude oil distillation” means the process of distilling vapor from liquid crudes, usually by heating, and condensing the vapor slightly above atmospheric pressure turning it back to liquid in order to purify, fractionate or form the desired products.
“Ethanol” means a high octane gasoline blend stock that is used to make various grades of gasoline.
“FCC,” or fluid catalytic cracking, means a refinery process that breaks down large complex hydrocarbon molecules into smaller more useful ones using a circulating bed of catalyst at relatively high temperatures.
“Hydrodesulfurization” means to remove sulfur and nitrogen compounds from oil or gas in the presence of hydrogen and a catalyst at relatively high temperatures.
“Hydrogen plant” means a refinery unit that converts natural gas and steam to high purity hydrogen, which is then used in the hydrodesulfurization, hydrocracking and isomerization processes.
“Isomerization” means a refinery process for rearranging the structure of C5/C6 molecules without changing their size or chemical composition and is used to improve the octane of C5/C6 gasoline blendstocks.
“LPG” means liquid petroleum gases.
“Lubricant” or “lube” means a solvent neutral paraffinic product used in commercial heavy duty engine oils, passenger car oils and specialty products for industrial applications such as heat transfer, metalworking, rubber and other general process oil.
“MSAT2” means Control of Hazardous Air Pollutants from Mobile Sources, a rule issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to reduce hazardous emissions from motor vehicles and motor vehicle fuels.
“MMBTU” means one million British thermal units.
“Refinery gross margin” means the difference between average net sales price and average product costs per produced barrel of refined products sold. This does not include the associated depreciation and amortization costs.
“Sour crude oil” means crude oil containing quantities of sulfur greater than 0.4 percent by weight, while “sweet crude oil” means crude oil containing quantities of sulfur equal to or less than 0.4 percent by weight.
“Vacuum distillation” means the process of distilling vapor from liquid crudes, usually by heating, and condensing the vapor below atmospheric pressure turning it back to a liquid in order to purify, fractionate or form the desired products.
“WCS” means Western Canada Select crude oil and is made up of Canadian heavy conventional and bitumen crude oils blended with sweet synthetic and condensate diluents.
“WTI” means West Texas Intermediate and is a grade of crude oil used as a common benchmark in oil pricing. WTI is a sweet crude oil and has a relatively low density.
“WTS” means West Texas Sour, a medium sour crude oil.
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Item 1. | Financial Statements |
HOLLYFRONTIER CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands, except share data)
March 31, 2015 | December 31, 2014 | |||||||
(Unaudited) | ||||||||
ASSETS | ||||||||
Current assets: | ||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents (HEP: $5,802 and $2,830, respectively) | $ | 594,092 | $ | 567,985 | ||||
Marketable securities | 414,507 | 474,110 | ||||||
Total cash, cash equivalents and short-term marketable securities | 1,008,599 | 1,042,095 | ||||||
Accounts receivable: Product and transportation (HEP: $39,855 and $40,129, respectively) | 504,864 | 507,040 | ||||||
Crude oil resales | 21,989 | 82,865 | ||||||
526,853 | 589,905 | |||||||
Inventories: Crude oil and refined products | 998,936 | 920,104 | ||||||
Materials, supplies and other (HEP: $1,961 and $1,940, respectively) | 116,742 | 115,027 | ||||||
1,115,678 | 1,035,131 | |||||||
Income taxes receivable | — | 11,719 | ||||||
Prepayments and other (HEP: $2,428 and $2,443, respectively) | 64,648 | 104,148 | ||||||
Total current assets | 2,715,778 | 2,782,998 | ||||||
Properties, plants and equipment, at cost (HEP: $1,305,065 and $1,269,161, respectively) | 5,011,673 | 4,852,441 | ||||||
Less accumulated depreciation (HEP: $(258,078) and $(244,850), respectively) | (1,230,513 | ) | (1,181,902 | ) | ||||
3,781,160 | 3,670,539 | |||||||
Other assets: Turnaround costs | 254,639 | 257,153 | ||||||
Goodwill (HEP: $288,991 and $288,991, respectively) | 2,331,781 | 2,331,781 | ||||||
Intangibles and other (HEP: $71,995 and $73,928, respectively) | 178,769 | 188,169 | ||||||
2,765,189 | 2,777,103 | |||||||
Total assets | $ | 9,262,127 | $ | 9,230,640 | ||||
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY | ||||||||
Current liabilities: | ||||||||
Accounts payable (HEP: $28,491 and $17,881, respectively) | $ | 930,909 | $ | 1,108,138 | ||||
Income taxes payable | 112,016 | 19,642 | ||||||
Accrued liabilities (HEP: $16,771 and $26,321, respectively) | 112,975 | 106,214 | ||||||
Deferred income tax liabilities | 16,503 | 17,409 | ||||||
Total current liabilities | 1,172,403 | 1,251,403 | ||||||
Long-term debt (HEP: $890,742 and $867,579, respectively) | 1,077,369 | 1,054,890 | ||||||
Deferred income taxes (HEP: $420 and $367, respectively) | 631,030 | 646,870 | ||||||
Other long-term liabilities (HEP: $52,322 and $47,170, respectively) | 181,822 | 176,758 | ||||||
Equity: | ||||||||
HollyFrontier stockholders’ equity: | ||||||||
Preferred stock, $1.00 par value – 5,000,000 shares authorized; none issued | — | — | ||||||
Common stock $.01 par value – 320,000,000 shares authorized; 255,962,866 shares issued as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 | 2,560 | 2,560 | ||||||
Additional capital | 4,009,507 | 4,003,628 | ||||||
Retained earnings | 2,942,707 | 2,778,577 | ||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive income | 16,372 | 27,894 | ||||||
Common stock held in treasury, at cost – 61,260,342 and 59,876,776 shares as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively | (1,344,300 | ) | (1,289,075 | ) | ||||
Total HollyFrontier stockholders’ equity | 5,626,846 | 5,523,584 | ||||||
Noncontrolling interest | 572,657 | 577,135 | ||||||
Total equity | 6,199,503 | 6,100,719 | ||||||
Total liabilities and equity | $ | 9,262,127 | $ | 9,230,640 | ||||
Parenthetical amounts represent asset and liability balances attributable to Holly Energy Partners, L.P. (“HEP”) as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014. HEP is a consolidated variable interest entity.
See accompanying notes.
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HOLLYFRONTIER CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(Unaudited)
(In thousands, except per share data)
Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||
2015 | 2014 | |||||||
Sales and other revenues | $ | 3,006,626 | $ | 4,791,053 | ||||
Operating costs and expenses: | ||||||||
Cost of products sold (exclusive of depreciation and amortization): | ||||||||
Cost of products sold (exclusive of lower of cost or market inventory valuation adjustment) | 2,251,373 | 4,138,620 | ||||||
Lower of cost or market inventory valuation adjustment | (6,546 | ) | — | |||||
2,244,827 | 4,138,620 | |||||||
Operating expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization) | 263,596 | 273,966 | ||||||
General and administrative expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization) | 29,569 | 26,923 | ||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 80,012 | 80,548 | ||||||
Total operating costs and expenses | 2,618,004 | 4,520,057 | ||||||
Income from operations | 388,622 | 270,996 | ||||||
Other income (expense): | ||||||||
Loss of equity method investments | (7,807 | ) | (801 | ) | ||||
Interest income | 962 | 1,405 | ||||||
Interest expense | (10,154 | ) | (12,347 | ) | ||||
Gain on sale of assets | 766 | — | ||||||
Loss on early extinguishment of debt | — | (7,677 | ) | |||||
(16,233 | ) | (19,420 | ) | |||||
Income before income taxes | 372,389 | 251,576 | ||||||
Income tax provision: | ||||||||
Current | 139,198 | 93,293 | ||||||
Deferred | (9,470 | ) | (5,679 | ) | ||||
129,728 | 87,614 | |||||||
Net income | 242,661 | 163,962 | ||||||
Less net income attributable to noncontrolling interest | 15,785 | 11,901 | ||||||
Net income attributable to HollyFrontier stockholders | $ | 226,876 | $ | 152,061 | ||||
Earnings per share attributable to HollyFrontier stockholders: | ||||||||
Basic | $ | 1.16 | $ | 0.76 | ||||
Diluted | $ | 1.16 | $ | 0.76 | ||||
Cash dividends declared per common share | $ | 0.32 | $ | 0.80 | ||||
Average number of common shares outstanding: | ||||||||
Basic | 195,069 | 198,297 | ||||||
Diluted | 195,121 | 198,924 | ||||||
See accompanying notes.
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HOLLYFRONTIER CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(Unaudited)
(In thousands)
Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||
2015 | 2014 | |||||||
Net income | $ | 242,661 | $ | 163,962 | ||||
Other comprehensive income: | ||||||||
Securities available-for-sale: | ||||||||
Unrealized gain on marketable securities | 108 | 12 | ||||||
Reclassification adjustments to net income on sale or maturity of marketable securities | (40 | ) | (1 | ) | ||||
Net unrealized gain on marketable securities | 68 | 11 | ||||||
Hedging instruments: | ||||||||
Change in fair value of cash flow hedging instruments | (15,428 | ) | 92,035 | |||||
Reclassification adjustments to net income on settlement of cash flow hedging instruments | (4,161 | ) | (5,222 | ) | ||||
Amortization of unrealized loss attributable to discontinued cash flow hedges | 270 | 270 | ||||||
Net unrealized gain (loss) on hedging instruments | (19,319 | ) | 87,083 | |||||
Post-retirement benefit obligations: | ||||||||
Loss on post-retirement healthcare plan | — | (89 | ) | |||||
Net change in post-retirement benefit obligations | — | (89 | ) | |||||
Other comprehensive income (loss) before income taxes | (19,251 | ) | 87,005 | |||||
Income tax expense (benefit) | (7,275 | ) | 33,705 | |||||
Other comprehensive income (loss) | (11,976 | ) | 53,300 | |||||
Total comprehensive income | 230,685 | 217,262 | ||||||
Less noncontrolling interest in comprehensive income | 15,331 | 11,959 | ||||||
Comprehensive income attributable to HollyFrontier stockholders | $ | 215,354 | $ | 205,303 | ||||
See accompanying notes.
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HOLLYFRONTIER CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
(In thousands)
Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||
2015 | 2014 | |||||||
Cash flows from operating activities: | ||||||||
Net income | $ | 242,661 | $ | 163,962 | ||||
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: | ||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 80,012 | 80,548 | ||||||
Lower of cost or market inventory valuation adjustment | (6,546 | ) | — | |||||
Net loss of equity method investments, inclusive of distributions | 8,557 | 1,363 | ||||||
Gain on sale of assets | (766 | ) | — | |||||
Loss on early extinguishment of debt attributable to unamortized discount | — | 1,489 | ||||||
Deferred income taxes | (9,470 | ) | (5,679 | ) | ||||
Equity-based compensation expense | 7,225 | 6,186 | ||||||
Change in fair value – derivative instruments | 2,223 | (10,546 | ) | |||||
(Increase) decrease in current assets: | ||||||||
Accounts receivable | 63,517 | 17,878 | ||||||
Inventories | (74,001 | ) | (236,045 | ) | ||||
Income taxes receivable | 11,719 | 96,945 | ||||||
Prepayments and other | 22,203 | 10,010 | ||||||
Increase (decrease) in current liabilities: | ||||||||
Accounts payable | (165,839 | ) | 260,834 | |||||
Income taxes payable | 92,374 | — | ||||||
Accrued liabilities | (3,059 | ) | 3,060 | |||||
Turnaround expenditures | (29,100 | ) | (4,292 | ) | ||||
Other, net | 5,182 | 9,216 | ||||||
Net cash provided by operating activities | 246,892 | 394,929 | ||||||
Cash flows from investing activities: | ||||||||
Additions to properties, plants and equipment | (134,186 | ) | (103,677 | ) | ||||
Additions to properties, plants and equipment – HEP | (38,433 | ) | (20,604 | ) | ||||
Purchases of marketable securities | (118,816 | ) | (244,030 | ) | ||||
Sales and maturities of marketable securities | 178,524 | 253,676 | ||||||
Other, net | 814 | 1,586 | ||||||
Net cash used for investing activities | (112,097 | ) | (113,049 | ) | ||||
Cash flows from financing activities: | ||||||||
Borrowings under credit agreement – HEP | 153,500 | 421,300 | ||||||
Repayments under credit agreement – HEP | (130,500 | ) | (246,600 | ) | ||||
Redemption of senior notes – HEP | — | (156,188 | ) | |||||
Inventory repurchase obligation | 7,434 | 21,126 | ||||||
Purchase of treasury stock | (55,065 | ) | (13,988 | ) | ||||
Dividends | (62,335 | ) | (158,614 | ) | ||||
Distributions to noncontrolling interest | (20,472 | ) | (18,881 | ) | ||||
Excess tax benefit from equity-based compensation | — | 5,156 | ||||||
Other, net | (1,250 | ) | (659 | ) | ||||
Net cash used for financing activities | (108,688 | ) | (147,348 | ) | ||||
Cash and cash equivalents: | ||||||||
Increase for the period | 26,107 | 134,532 | ||||||
Beginning of period | 567,985 | 940,103 | ||||||
End of period | $ | 594,092 | $ | 1,074,635 | ||||
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information: | ||||||||
Cash paid during the period for: | ||||||||
Interest | $ | 14,522 | $ | 20,469 | ||||
Income taxes | $ | 38,985 | $ | 233 | ||||
See accompanying notes.
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HOLLYFRONTIER CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
NOTE 1: | Description of Business and Presentation of Financial Statements |
References herein to HollyFrontier Corporation (“HollyFrontier”) include HollyFrontier and its consolidated subsidiaries. In accordance with the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) “Plain English” guidelines, this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q has been written in the first person. In these financial statements, the words “we,” “our,” “ours” and “us” refer only to HollyFrontier and its consolidated subsidiaries or to HollyFrontier or an individual subsidiary and not to any other person, with certain exceptions. Generally, the words “we,” “our,” “ours” and “us” include Holly Energy Partners, L.P. (“HEP”) and its subsidiaries as consolidated subsidiaries of HollyFrontier, unless when used in disclosures of transactions or obligations between HEP and HollyFrontier or its other subsidiaries. These financial statements contain certain disclosures of agreements that are specific to HEP and its consolidated subsidiaries and do not necessarily represent obligations of HollyFrontier. When used in descriptions of agreements and transactions, “HEP” refers to HEP and its consolidated subsidiaries.
We are principally an independent petroleum refiner that produces high-value light products such as gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel, specialty lubricant products, and specialty and modified asphalt. We own and operate petroleum refineries that serve markets throughout the Mid-Continent, Southwest and Rocky Mountain regions of the United States. As of March 31, 2015, we:
• | owned and operated a petroleum refinery in El Dorado, Kansas (the “El Dorado Refinery”), two refinery facilities located in Tulsa, Oklahoma (collectively, the “Tulsa Refineries”), a refinery in Artesia, New Mexico that is operated in conjunction with crude oil distillation and vacuum distillation and other facilities situated 65 miles away in Lovington, New Mexico (collectively, the “Navajo Refinery”), a refinery located in Cheyenne, Wyoming (the “Cheyenne Refinery”) and a refinery in Woods Cross, Utah (the “Woods Cross Refinery”); |
• | owned and operated NK Asphalt Partners (“NK Asphalt”) which operates various asphalt terminals in Arizona, New Mexico and Oklahoma; and |
• | owned a 39% interest in HEP, a consolidated variable interest entity (“VIE”), which includes our 2% general partner interest. HEP owns and operates logistic assets consisting of petroleum product and crude oil pipelines and terminal, tankage and loading rack facilities that principally support our refining and marketing operations in the Mid-Continent, Southwest and Rocky Mountain regions of the United States and Alon USA, Inc.'s (“Alon”) refinery in Big Spring, Texas. Additionally, HEP owns a 75% interest in UNEV Pipeline, LLC (“UNEV”), which owns a 12-inch refined products pipeline from Salt Lake City, Utah to Las Vegas, Nevada, together with terminal facilities in the Cedar City, Utah and North Las Vegas areas (the “UNEV Pipeline”) and a 25% interest in SLC Pipeline LLC (the “SLC Pipeline”), which owns a 95-mile intrastate pipeline system that serves refineries in the Salt Lake City area. |
We have prepared these consolidated financial statements without audit. In management’s opinion, these consolidated financial statements include all normal recurring adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of our consolidated financial position as of March 31, 2015, the consolidated results of operations and comprehensive income for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 and consolidated cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 in accordance with the rules and regulations of the SEC. Although certain notes and other information required by generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted, we believe that the disclosures in these consolidated financial statements are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. These consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014 that has been filed with the SEC.
Our results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2015 are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations to be realized for the year ending December 31, 2015.
Accounts Receivable: Our accounts receivable consist of amounts due from customers that are primarily companies in the petroleum industry. Credit is extended based on our evaluation of the customer’s financial condition, and in certain circumstances collateral, such as letters of credit or guarantees, is required. We reserve for doubtful accounts based on our historical loss experience as well as specific accounts identified as high risk, which historically have been minimal. Credit losses are charged to the allowance for doubtful accounts when an account is deemed uncollectible. Our allowance for doubtful accounts was $2.4 million at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014.
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HOLLYFRONTIER CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited) Continued
Inventories: Inventories are stated at the lower of cost, using the last-in, first-out (“LIFO”) method for crude oil, unfinished and finished refined products and the average cost method for materials and supplies, or market. In periods of rapidly declining prices, LIFO inventories may have to be written down to market value due to the higher costs assigned to LIFO layers in prior periods. In addition, the use of the LIFO inventory method may result in increases or decreases to cost of sales in years that inventory volumes decline as the result of charging cost of sales with LIFO inventory costs generated in prior periods. An actual valuation of inventory under the LIFO method is made at the end of each year based on the inventory levels at that time. Accordingly, interim LIFO calculations are based on management's estimates of expected year-end inventory levels and are subject to the final year-end LIFO inventory valuation.
Goodwill: We have goodwill that primarily arose from our merger with Frontier Oil Corporation on July 1, 2011. Goodwill represents the excess of the cost of an acquired entity over the fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed. Goodwill is not subject to amortization and is tested annually or more frequently if events or circumstances indicate the possibility of impairment. As of March 31, 2015, there have been no impairments to goodwill.
New Accounting Pronouncements
Revenue Recognition
In May 2014, an accounting standard update (ASU 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers”) was issued requiring revenue to be recognized when promised goods or services are transferred to customers in an amount that reflects the expected consideration for these goods or services. This standard has a proposed effective date of January 1, 2018, and we are evaluating the impact of this standard.
NOTE 2: | Variable Interest Entity |
Holly Energy Partners
HEP, a consolidated VIE, is a publicly held master limited partnership that was formed to acquire, own and operate the petroleum product and crude oil pipeline and terminal, tankage and loading rack facilities that support our refining and marketing operations in the Mid-Continent, Southwest and Rocky Mountain regions of the United States. HEP also owns and operates refined product pipelines and terminals, located primarily in Texas, that serve Alon's refinery in Big Spring, Texas.
As of March 31, 2015, we owned a 39% interest in HEP, including the 2% general partner interest. As the general partner of HEP, we have the sole ability to direct the activities that most significantly impact HEP's financial performance, and therefore we consolidate HEP. See Note 16 for supplemental guarantor/non-guarantor financial information, including HEP balances included in these consolidated financial statements.
HEP has two primary customers (including us) and generates revenues by charging tariffs for transporting petroleum products and crude oil though its pipelines, by charging fees for terminalling refined products and other hydrocarbons, and storing and providing other services at its storage tanks and terminals. Under our long-term transportation agreements with HEP (discussed further below), we accounted for 81% of HEP’s total revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2015. We do not provide financial or equity support through any liquidity arrangements and / or debt guarantees to HEP.
HEP has outstanding debt under a senior secured revolving credit agreement and its senior notes. With the exception of the assets of HEP Logistics Holdings, L.P., one of our wholly-owned subsidiaries and HEP’s general partner, HEP’s creditors have no recourse to our other assets. Any recourse to HEP’s general partner would be limited to the extent of HEP Logistics Holdings, L.P.’s assets, which other than its investment in HEP are not significant. Furthermore, our creditors have no recourse to the assets of HEP and its consolidated subsidiaries. See Note 9 for a description of HEP’s debt obligations.
HEP has risk associated with its operations. If a major customer of HEP were to terminate its contracts or fail to meet desired shipping or throughput levels for an extended period of time, revenue would be reduced and HEP could suffer substantial losses to the extent that a new customer is not found. In the event that HEP incurs a loss, our operating results will reflect HEP’s loss, net of intercompany eliminations, to the extent of our ownership interest in HEP at that point in time.
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Transportation Agreements
HEP serves our refineries under long-term pipeline and terminal, tankage and throughput agreements expiring from 2019 through 2026. Under these agreements, we pay HEP fees to transport, store and throughput volumes of refined product and crude oil on HEP's pipeline and terminal, tankage and loading rack facilities that result in minimum annual payments to HEP including UNEV (a consolidated subsidiary of HEP). Under these agreements, the agreed upon tariff rates are subject to annual tariff rate adjustments on July 1 at a rate based upon the percentage change in Producer Price Index or Federal Energy Regulatory Commission index. As of March 31, 2015, these agreements result in minimum annualized payments to HEP of $231.6 million.
Our transactions with HEP including fees paid under our transportation agreements with HEP and UNEV are eliminated and have no impact on our consolidated financial statements.
NOTE 3: | Financial Instruments |
Our financial instruments consist of cash and cash equivalents, investments in marketable securities, accounts receivable, accounts payable, debt and derivative instruments. The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable and accounts payable approximate fair value. HEP's outstanding credit agreement borrowings also approximate fair value as interest rates are reset frequently at current interest rates.
Fair value measurements are derived using inputs (assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability, including assumptions about risk). GAAP categorizes inputs used in fair value measurements into three broad levels as follows:
• | (Level 1) Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. |
• | (Level 2) Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1, such as quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, similar assets and liabilities in markets that are not active or can be corroborated by observable market data. |
• | (Level 3) Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities. This includes valuation techniques that involve significant unobservable inputs. |
The carrying amounts and estimated fair values of our investments in marketable securities, derivative instruments and senior notes at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 were as follows:
Fair Value by Input Level | ||||||||||||||||||||
Financial Instrument | Carrying Amount | Fair Value | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | |||||||||||||||
(In thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||
March 31, 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Assets: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Marketable securities | $ | 414,507 | $ | 414,507 | $ | — | $ | 414,507 | $ | — | ||||||||||
NYMEX futures contracts | 6,465 | 6,465 | 6,465 | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Commodity price swaps | 192,628 | 192,628 | — | 192,628 | — | |||||||||||||||
Forward contracts | 2,167 | 2,167 | — | 1,566 | 601 | |||||||||||||||
HEP interest rate swaps | 147 | 147 | — | 147 | — | |||||||||||||||
Total assets | $ | 615,914 | $ | 615,914 | $ | 6,465 | $ | 608,848 | $ | 601 | ||||||||||
Liabilities: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Commodity price swaps | $ | 192,555 | $ | 192,555 | $ | — | $ | 192,555 | $ | — | ||||||||||
Forward contracts | 3,352 | 3,352 | — | 199 | 3,153 | |||||||||||||||
HollyFrontier senior notes | 153,908 | 154,500 | — | 154,500 | — | |||||||||||||||
HEP senior notes | 296,742 | 295,500 | — | 295,500 | — | |||||||||||||||
HEP interest rate swaps | 942 | 942 | — | 942 | — | |||||||||||||||
Total liabilities | $ | 647,499 | $ | 646,849 | $ | — | $ | 643,696 | $ | 3,153 | ||||||||||
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Fair Value by Input Level | ||||||||||||||||||||
Financial Instrument | Carrying Amount | Fair Value | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | |||||||||||||||
(In thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||
December 31, 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Assets: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Marketable securities | $ | 474,110 | $ | 474,110 | $ | — | $ | 474,110 | $ | — | ||||||||||
NYMEX futures contracts | 17,619 | 17,619 | 17,619 | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Commodity price swaps | 208,296 | 208,296 | — | 208,296 | — | |||||||||||||||
HEP interest rate swaps | 1,019 | 1,019 | — | 1,019 | — | |||||||||||||||
Total assets | $ | 701,044 | $ | 701,044 | $ | 17,619 | $ | 683,425 | $ | — | ||||||||||
Liabilities: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Commodity price swaps | $ | 196,897 | $ | 196,897 | $ | — | $ | 196,897 | $ | — | ||||||||||
HollyFrontier senior notes | 154,144 | 155,250 | — | 155,250 | — | |||||||||||||||
HEP senior notes | 296,579 | 291,000 | — | 291,000 | — | |||||||||||||||
HEP interest rate swaps | 1,065 | 1,065 | — | 1,065 | — | |||||||||||||||
Total liabilities | $ | 648,685 | $ | 644,212 | $ | — | $ | 644,212 | $ | — | ||||||||||
Level 1 Financial Instruments
Our NYMEX futures contracts are exchange traded and are measured and recorded at fair value using quoted market prices, a Level 1 input.
Level 2 Financial Instruments
Investments in marketable securities and derivative instruments consisting of commodity price swaps, forward sales and purchase contracts and HEP's interest rate swaps are measured and recorded at fair value using Level 2 inputs. The fair values of the commodity price and interest rate swap contracts are based on the net present value of expected future cash flows related to both variable and fixed rate legs of the respective swap agreements. The measurements are computed using market-based observable inputs, quoted forward commodity prices with respect to our commodity price swaps and the forward London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) yield curve with respect to HEP's interest rate swaps. The fair value of the marketable securities and senior notes is based on values provided by a third-party, which were derived using market quotes for similar type instruments, a Level 2 input.
Level 3 Financial Instruments
We have forward commodity sales and purchase contracts for which quoted forward market prices are not readily available. The forward rate used to value these forward sales and purchase contracts are derived using a projected forward rate using quoted market rates for similar products, adjusted for regional pricing and grade differentials, a Level 3 input.
The following table presents the changes in fair value of our Level 3 assets and liabilities (all related to derivative instruments) for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014:
Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||
Level 3 Financial Instruments | 2015 | 2014 | ||||||
(In thousands) | ||||||||
Liability balance at beginning of period | $ | — | $ | (35,318 | ) | |||
Change in fair value: | ||||||||
Recognized in other comprehensive income | (2,552 | ) | (22,137 | ) | ||||
Recognized in cost of products sold | — | 8,970 | ||||||
Settlement date fair value of contractual maturities: | ||||||||
Recognized in sales and other revenues | — | 25,331 | ||||||
Recognized in cost of products sold | — | 681 | ||||||
Liability balance at end of period | $ | (2,552 | ) | $ | (22,473 | ) | ||
A hypothetical change of 10% to the estimated future cash flows attributable to our Level 3 forward commodity sales and purchase contracts would result in an immaterial change in the fair value.
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NOTE 4: | Earnings Per Share |
Basic earnings per share is calculated as net income attributable to HollyFrontier stockholders divided by the average number of shares of common stock outstanding. Diluted earnings per share assumes, when dilutive, the issuance of the net incremental shares from restricted shares and performance share units. The following is a reconciliation of the components of the basic and diluted per share computations for net income attributable to HollyFrontier stockholders:
Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||
2015 | 2014 | |||||||
(In thousands, except per share data) | ||||||||
Net income attributable to HollyFrontier stockholders | $ | 226,876 | $ | 152,061 | ||||
Participating securities' share in earnings | 644 | 466 | ||||||
Net income attributable to common shares | $ | 226,232 | $ | 151,595 | ||||
Average number of shares of common stock outstanding | 195,069 | 198,297 | ||||||
Effect of dilutive variable restricted shares and performance share units (1) | 52 | 627 | ||||||
Average number of shares of common stock outstanding assuming dilution | 195,121 | 198,924 | ||||||
Basic earnings per share | $ | 1.16 | $ | 0.76 | ||||
Diluted earnings per share | $ | 1.16 | $ | 0.76 | ||||
(1) Excludes anti-dilutive restricted and performance share units of: | 412 | 14 | ||||||
NOTE 5: | Stock-Based Compensation |
As of March 31, 2015, we have two principal share-based compensation plans (collectively, the “Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan”).
The compensation cost charged against income for these plans was $6.3 million and $5.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Our accounting policy for the recognition of compensation expense for awards with pro-rata vesting is to expense the costs ratably over the vesting periods.
Additionally, HEP maintains a share-based compensation plan for Holly Logistic Services, L.L.C.'s non-employee directors and certain executives and employees. Compensation cost attributable to HEP’s share-based compensation plan was $0.9 million and $0.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.
Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units
Under our Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan, we grant certain officers and other key employees restricted stock and restricted stock unit awards with awards generally vesting over a period of one to three years. Restricted stock award recipients are generally entitled to all the rights of absolute ownership of the restricted shares from the date of grant including the right to vote the shares and to receive dividends. Upon vesting, restrictions on the restricted shares lapse at which time they convert to common shares. In addition, we grant non-employee directors restricted stock unit awards, which typically vest over a period of one year and are payable in stock. The fair value of each restricted stock and restricted stock unit award is measured based on the grant date market price of our common shares and is amortized over the respective vesting period.
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A summary of restricted stock and restricted stock unit activity and changes during the three months ended March 31, 2015 is presented below:
Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units | Grants | Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value | Aggregate Intrinsic Value ($000) | ||||||||
Outstanding at January 1, 2015 (non-vested) | 669,777 | $ | 40.49 | ||||||||
Granted | 8,132 | 36.59 | |||||||||
Vesting (transfer/conversion to common stock) | (2,999 | ) | 44.48 | ||||||||
Forfeited | (6,046 | ) | 43.78 | ||||||||
Outstanding at March 31, 2015 (non-vested) | 668,864 | $ | 44.03 | $ | 26,935 | ||||||
For the three months ended March 31, 2015, 2,999 restricted stock and restricted stock units vested having a grant date fair value of $0.1 million. As of March 31, 2015, there was $17.4 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested restricted stock and restricted stock unit grants. That cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.3 years.
Performance Share Units
Under our Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan, we grant certain officers and other key employees performance share units, which are payable in stock upon meeting certain criteria over the service period, and generally vest over a period of three years. Under the terms of our performance share unit grants, awards are subject to “financial performance” and “market performance” criteria. Financial performance is based on our financial performance compared to a peer group of independent refining companies, while market performance is based on the relative standing of total shareholder return achieved by HollyFrontier compared to peer group companies. The number of shares ultimately issued under these awards can range from zero to 200%. As of March 31, 2015, estimated share payouts for outstanding non-vested performance share unit awards averaged approximately 50% .
A summary of performance share unit activity and changes during the three months ended March 31, 2015 is presented below:
Performance Share Units | Grants | ||
Outstanding at January 1, 2015 (non-vested) | 725,054 | ||
Granted | 3,654 | ||
Forfeited | (11,774 | ) | |
Outstanding at March 31, 2015 (non-vested) | 716,934 | ||
As of March 31, 2015, there was $17.6 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested performance share units having a grant date fair value of $43.67 per unit. That cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.8 years.
NOTE 6: | Cash and Cash Equivalents and Investments in Marketable Securities |
Our investment portfolio at March 31, 2015 consisted of cash, cash equivalents and investments in marketable securities.
We currently invest in marketable debt securities with the maximum maturity or put date of any individual issue generally not greater than one year from the date of purchase, which are usually held until maturity. All of these instruments are classified as available-for-sale. As a result, they are reported at fair value using quoted market prices. Interest income is recorded as earned. Unrealized gains and losses, net of related income taxes, are reported as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income. Upon sale or maturity, realized gains on our marketable debt securities are recognized as interest income. These gains are computed based on the specific identification of the underlying cost of the securities, net of unrealized gains and losses previously reported in other comprehensive income. Unrealized gains and losses on our available-for-sale securities are due to changes in market prices and are considered temporary.
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The following is a summary of our marketable securities:
Amortized Cost | Gross Unrealized Gain | Gross Unrealized Loss | Fair Value (Net Carrying Amount) | |||||||||||||
(In thousands) | ||||||||||||||||
March 31, 2015 | ||||||||||||||||
Certificates of deposit | $ | 27,000 | $ | 4 | $ | — | $ | 27,004 | ||||||||
Commercial paper | 46,375 | 16 | (3 | ) | 46,388 | |||||||||||
Corporate debt securities | 112,175 | 12 | (47 | ) | 112,140 | |||||||||||
State and political subdivisions debt securities | 229,039 | 11 | (75 | ) | 228,975 | |||||||||||
Total marketable securities | $ | 414,589 | $ | 43 | $ | (125 | ) | $ | 414,507 | |||||||
December 31, 2014 | ||||||||||||||||
Certificates of deposit | $ | 54,000 | $ | 10 | $ | — | $ | 54,010 | ||||||||
Commercial paper | 52,297 | 7 | (4 | ) | 52,300 | |||||||||||
Corporate debt securities | 136,181 | 1 | (94 | ) | 136,088 | |||||||||||
State and political subdivisions debt securities | 231,819 | 5 | (112 | ) | 231,712 | |||||||||||
Total marketable securities | $ | 474,297 | $ | 23 | $ | (210 | ) | $ | 474,110 | |||||||
Interest income recognized on our marketable securities was $0.5 million and $0.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.
NOTE 7: | Inventories |
Inventory consists of the following components:
March 31, 2015 | December 31, 2014 | |||||||
(In thousands) | ||||||||
Crude oil | $ | 575,714 | $ | 581,592 | ||||
Other raw materials and unfinished products(1) | 199,608 | 204,467 | ||||||
Finished products(2) | 614,546 | 531,523 | ||||||
Lower of cost or market reserve | (390,932 | ) | (397,478 | ) | ||||
Process chemicals(3) | 4,563 | 4,028 | ||||||
Repair and maintenance supplies and other | 112,179 | 110,999 | ||||||
Total inventory | $ | 1,115,678 | $ | 1,035,131 | ||||
(1) | Other raw materials and unfinished products include feedstocks and blendstocks, other than crude. |
(2) | Finished products include gasolines, jet fuels, diesels, lubricants, asphalts, LPG’s and residual fuels. |
(3) | Process chemicals include additives and other chemicals. |
Inventories, which are valued at the lower of LIFO cost or market, reflect a valuation reserve of $390.9 million and $397.5 million at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively. The December 31, 2014 market reserve of $397.5 million was reversed and reduced cost of products sold during the first quarter of 2015, due to the sale of inventory quantities that gave rise to the reserve. A new market reserve of $390.9 million was established as of March 31, 2015 based on market conditions and prices at that time.
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NOTE 8: | Environmental |
We expensed $4.6 million and $0.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, for environmental remediation obligations. The accrued environmental liability reflected in our consolidated balance sheets was $105.2 million and $104.5 million at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively, of which $82.7 million and $81.8 million, respectively, were classified as other long-term liabilities. These accruals include remediation and monitoring costs expected to be incurred over an extended period of time (up to 30 years for certain projects).
NOTE 9: | Debt |
HollyFrontier Credit Agreement
We have a $1 billion senior unsecured revolving credit facility maturing in July 2019 (the “HollyFrontier Credit Agreement”), which may be used for revolving credit loans and letters of credit from time to time and is available to fund general corporate purposes. Indebtedness under the HollyFrontier Credit Agreement is recourse to HollyFrontier and guaranteed by certain of our wholly-owned subsidiaries. At March 31, 2015, we were in compliance with all covenants, had no outstanding borrowings and had outstanding letters of credit totaling $4.7 million under the HollyFrontier Credit Agreement.
HEP Credit Agreement
At March 31, 2015, HEP had a $650 million senior secured revolving credit facility expiring in November 2018 (the “HEP Credit Agreement”) with an outstanding balance of $594.0 million and no outstanding letters of credit. At March 31, 2015, HEP was in compliance with all of its covenants. On April 28, 2015, the HEP Credit Agreement was amended, increasing the size of the credit facility from $650 million to $850 million (the “HEP Amended Credit Agreement”) and is available to fund capital expenditures, investments, acquisitions, distribution payments and working capital and for general partnership purposes. It is also available to fund letters of credit up to a $50 million sub-limit. The HEP Amended Credit Agreement matures in November 2018.
HEP’s obligations under the HEP Credit Agreement are collateralized by substantially all of HEP’s assets. Indebtedness under the HEP Credit Agreement involves recourse to HEP Logistics Holdings, L.P., its general partner, and is guaranteed by HEP’s wholly-owned subsidiaries. Any recourse to the general partner would be limited to the extent of HEP Logistics Holdings, L.P.’s assets, which other than its investment in HEP are not significant. HEP’s creditors have no recourse to our other assets. Furthermore, our creditors have no recourse to the assets of HEP and its consolidated subsidiaries.
HollyFrontier Senior Notes
Our 6.875% senior notes ($150 million aggregate principal amount maturing November 2018) (the “HollyFrontier Senior Notes”) are unsecured and impose certain restrictive covenants, including limitations on our ability to incur additional debt, incur liens, enter into sale-and-leaseback transactions, pay dividends, enter into mergers, sell assets and enter into certain transactions with affiliates. Additionally, we have certain redemption rights under the HollyFrontier Senior Notes.
At any time, following notice to the trustee, that the HollyFrontier Senior Notes are rated investment grade by both Moody's and Standard & Poor's and no default or event of default exists, we are not subject to many of the foregoing covenants (a "Covenant Suspension"). As of March 31, 2015, the HollyFrontier Senior Notes were rated investment grade by both Standard & Poor's (BBB-) and Moody's (Baa3). As a result, we are under the Covenant Suspension pursuant to the terms of the indenture governing the HollyFrontier Senior Notes.
HollyFrontier Financing Obligation
We have a financing obligation that relates to a sale and lease-back of certain crude oil tankage that we sold to an affiliate of Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. (“Plains”) in October 2009 for $40.0 million. Monthly lease payments are recorded as a reduction in principal over the 15-year lease term ending in 2024.
HEP Senior Notes
HEP’s 6.5% senior notes ($300 million aggregate principal amount maturing March 2020) (the “HEP Senior Notes”) are unsecured and impose certain restrictive covenants, including limitations on HEP’s ability to incur additional indebtedness, make investments, sell assets, incur certain liens, pay distributions, enter into transactions with affiliates, and enter into mergers. At any time when the HEP Senior Notes are rated investment grade by both Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s and no default or event of default exists, HEP will not be subject to many of the foregoing covenants. Additionally, HEP has certain redemption rights under the HEP Senior Notes.
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In March 2014, HEP redeemed its $150.0 million aggregate principal amount of 8.25% senior notes maturing March 2018 at a redemption cost of $156.2 million, at which time HEP recognized a $7.7 million early extinguishment loss consisting of a $6.2 million debt redemption premium and unamortized discount and financing costs of $1.5 million. HEP funded the redemption with borrowings under the HEP Credit Agreement.
Indebtedness under the HEP Senior Notes involves recourse to HEP Logistics Holdings, L.P., its general partner, and is guaranteed by HEP’s wholly-owned subsidiaries. However, any recourse to the general partner would be limited to the extent of HEP Logistics Holdings, L.P.’s assets, which other than its investment in HEP, are not significant. HEP’s creditors have no recourse to our other assets. Furthermore, our creditors have no recourse to the assets of HEP and its consolidated subsidiaries.
The carrying amounts of long-term debt are as follows:
March 31, 2015 | December 31, 2014 | |||||||
(In thousands) | ||||||||
6.875% Senior Notes | ||||||||
Principal | $ | 150,000 | $ | 150,000 | ||||
Unamortized premium | 3,908 | 4,144 | ||||||
153,908 | 154,144 | |||||||
Financing Obligation | 32,719 | 33,167 | ||||||
Total HollyFrontier long-term debt | 186,627 | 187,311 | ||||||
HEP Credit Agreement | 594,000 | 571,000 | ||||||
HEP 6.5% Senior Notes | ||||||||
Principal | 300,000 | 300,000 | ||||||
Unamortized discount | (3,258 | ) | (3,421 | ) | ||||
296,742 | 296,579 | |||||||
Total HEP long-term debt | 890,742 | 867,579 | ||||||
Total long-term debt | $ | 1,077,369 | $ | 1,054,890 | ||||
We capitalized interest attributable to construction projects of $2.9 million and $3.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.
NOTE 10: Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities
Commodity Price Risk Management
Our primary market risk is commodity price risk. We are exposed to market risks related to the volatility in crude oil and refined products, as well as volatility in the price of natural gas used in our refining operations. We periodically enter into derivative contracts in the form of commodity price swaps, forward purchase and sales and futures contracts to mitigate price exposure with respect to:
• | our inventory positions; |
• | natural gas purchases; |
• | costs of crude oil and related grade differentials; |
• | prices of refined products; and |
• | our refining margins. |
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Accounting Hedges
We have swap contracts serving as cash flow hedges against price risk on forecasted purchases of natural gas and WTI crude oil and forecasted sales of refined product. We also have forward sales contracts that lock in the prices of future sales of refined product. These contracts have been designated as accounting hedges and are measured at fair value with offsetting adjustments (gains/losses) recorded directly to other comprehensive income. These fair value adjustments are later reclassified to earnings as the hedging instruments mature. On a quarterly basis, hedge ineffectiveness is measured by comparing the change in fair value of the swap contracts against the expected future cash inflows/outflows on the respective transaction being hedged. Any hedge ineffectiveness is also recognized in earnings.
The following table presents the pre-tax effect on other comprehensive income (“OCI”) and earnings due to fair value adjustments and maturities of commodity price swaps and forward sales under hedge accounting:
Unrealized Gain (Loss) Recognized in OCI | Gain (Loss) Recognized in Earnings Due to Settlements | Gain (Loss) Attributable to Hedge Ineffectiveness Recognized in Earnings | |||||||||||||
Location | Amount | Location | Amount | ||||||||||||
(In thousands) | |||||||||||||||
Three Months Ended March 31, 2015 | |||||||||||||||
Change in fair value | $ | (14,148 | ) | Sales and other revenues | $ | 49,180 | Sales and other revenues | $ | (133 | ) | |||||
Gain reclassified to earnings due to settlements | (4,692 | ) | Cost of products sold | (40,769 | ) | Cost of products sold | 1,244 | ||||||||
Amortization of discontinued hedges reclassified to earnings | 270 | Operating expenses | (3,989 | ) | Operating expenses | 547 | |||||||||
Total | $ | (18,570 | ) | $ | 4,422 | $ | 1,658 | ||||||||
Three Months Ended March 31, 2014 | |||||||||||||||
Change in fair value | $ | 92,478 | Sales and other revenues | $ | (25,331 | ) | |||||||||
Gain reclassified to earnings due to settlements | (5,760 | ) | Cost of products sold | 29,317 | |||||||||||
Amortization of discontinued hedges reclassified to earnings | 270 | Operating expenses | 1,504 | Operating expenses | $ | (2,160 | ) | ||||||||
Total | $ | 86,988 | $ | 5,490 | $ | (2,160 | ) | ||||||||
As of March 31, 2015, we have the following notional contract volumes related to outstanding derivative instruments serving as cash flow hedges against price risk on forecasted purchases of natural gas and crude oil and sales of refined products:
Notional Contract Volumes by Year of Maturity | ||||||||||||||
Derivative Instrument | Total Outstanding Notional | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | Unit of Measure | |||||||||
Natural gas - long | 26,400,000 | 7,200,000 | 9,600,000 | 9,600,000 | MMBTU | |||||||||
WTI crude oil - long | 3,300,000 | 3,300,000 | — | — | Barrels | |||||||||
Ultra-low sulfur diesel - short | 3,300,000 | 3,300,000 | — | — | Barrels | |||||||||
Forward sales | 1,760,000 | 1,760,000 | — | — | Barrels | |||||||||
Forward purchases | 625,000 | 625,000 | — | — | Barrels | |||||||||
In 2013, we dedesignated certain commodity price swaps (long positions) that previously received hedge accounting treatment. These contracts now serve as economic hedges against price risk on forecasted natural gas purchases totaling 26,400,000 MMBTU's to be purchased ratably through 2017. As of March 31, 2015, we have an unrealized loss of $3.0 million classified in accumulated other comprehensive income that relates to the application of hedge accounting prior to dedesignation that is amortized as a charge to operating expenses as the contracts mature.
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Economic Hedges
We also have swap contracts that serve as economic hedges (derivatives used for risk management, but not designated as accounting hedges) to fix our purchase price on forecasted purchases of WTI crude oil, and to lock in the spread between WTI and WCS and WTS on forecasted purchases of crude oil inventory. Also, we have NYMEX futures contracts to lock in prices on forecasted purchases of inventory. These contracts are measured at fair value with offsetting adjustments (gains/losses) recorded directly to income.
The following table presents the pre-tax effect on income due to maturities and fair value adjustments of our economic hedges:
Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||
Location of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income | 2015 | 2014 | ||||||
(In thousands) | ||||||||
Cost of products sold | $ | 22,281 | $ | 26 | ||||
Operating expenses | (296 | ) | (48 | ) | ||||
Total | $ | 21,985 | $ | (22 | ) | |||
As of March 31, 2015, we have the following notional contract volumes related to our outstanding derivative contracts serving as economic hedges:
Notional Contract Volumes by Year of Maturity | |||||||||||||
Derivative Instrument | Total Outstanding Notional | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | Unit of Measure | ||||||||
Commodity price swap (crude basis spread) - long | 6,232,000 | 5,500,000 | 732,000 | — | Barrels | ||||||||
Commodity price swap (natural gas basis spread) - long | 1,350,000 | 1,350,000 | — | — | MMBTU | ||||||||
Commodity price swap (natural gas) - long | 26,400,000 | 7,200,000 | 9,600,000 | 9,600,000 | MMBTU | ||||||||
Commodity price swap (natural gas) - short | 26,400,000 | 7,200,000 | 9,600,000 | 9,600,000 | MMBTU | ||||||||
NYMEX futures (WTI) - short | 564,000 | 564,000 | — | — | Barrels | ||||||||
Interest Rate Risk Management
HEP uses interest rate swaps to manage its exposure to interest rate risk.
As of March 31, 2015, HEP had three interest rate swap contracts that hedge its exposure to the cash flow risk caused by the effects of LIBOR changes on $305.0 million in credit agreement advances. The first interest rate swap effectively converts $155.0 million of LIBOR based debt to fixed-rate debt having an interest rate of 0.99% plus an applicable margin of 2.00% as of March 31, 2015, which equaled an effective interest rate of 2.99%. This swap matures in February 2016. HEP has two additional interest rate swaps with identical terms which effectively convert $150.0 million of LIBOR based debt to fixed rate debt having an interest rate of 0.74% plus an applicable margin of 2.00% as of March 31, 2015, which equaled an effective interest rate of 2.74%. Both of these swap contracts mature in July 2017. All of these swap contracts have been designated as cash flow hedges. To date, there has been no ineffectiveness on these cash flow hedges.
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The following table presents the pre-tax effect on other comprehensive income and earnings due to fair value adjustments and maturities of HEP's interest rate swaps under hedge accounting:
Unrealized Gain (Loss) Recognized in OCI | Loss Recognized in Earnings Due to Settlements | ||||||||
Location | Amount | ||||||||
(In thousands) | |||||||||
Three Months Ended March 31, 2015 | |||||||||
Interest rate swaps | |||||||||
Change in fair value | $ | (1,280 | ) | ||||||
Loss reclassified to earnings due to settlements | 531 | Interest expense | $ | (531 | ) | ||||
Total | $ | (749 | ) | $ | (531 | ) | |||
Three Months Ended March 31, 2014 | |||||||||
Interest rate swaps | |||||||||
Change in fair value | $ | (443 | ) | ||||||
Loss reclassified to earnings due to settlements | 538 | Interest expense | $ | (538 | ) | ||||
Total | $ | 95 | $ | (538 | ) | ||||
The following table presents the fair value and balance sheet locations of our outstanding derivative instruments. These amounts are presented on a gross basis with offsetting balances that reconcile to a net asset or liability position in our consolidated balance sheets. We present on a net basis to reflect the net settlement of these positions in accordance with provisions of our master netting arrangements.
Derivatives in Net Asset Position | Derivatives in Net Liability Position | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Gross Assets | Gross Liabilities Offset in Balance Sheet | Net Assets Recognized in Balance Sheet | Gross Liabilities | Gross Assets Offset in Balance Sheet | Net Liabilities Recognized in Balance Sheet | |||||||||||||||||||
(In thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
March 31, 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivatives designated as cash flow hedging instruments: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Commodity price swap contracts | $ | 106,379 | $ | (90,773 | ) | $ | 15,606 | $ | 61,573 | $ | (35,812 | ) | $ | 25,761 | ||||||||||
Forward contracts | 753 | (722 | ) | 31 | 2,630 | (1,414 | ) | 1,216 | ||||||||||||||||
Interest rate swap contracts | 147 | — | 147 | 942 | — | 942 | ||||||||||||||||||
$ | 107,279 | $ | (91,495 | ) | $ | 15,784 | $ | 65,145 | $ | (37,226 | ) | $ | 27,919 | |||||||||||
Derivatives not designated as cash flow hedging instruments: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Commodity price swap contracts | $ | 22,090 | $ | (7,720 | ) | $ | 14,370 | $ | 32,489 | $ | (28,347 | ) | $ | 4,142 | ||||||||||
NYMEX futures contracts | 6,465 | — | 6,465 | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
$ | 28,555 | $ | (7,720 | ) | $ | 20,835 | $ | 32,489 | $ | (28,347 | ) | $ | 4,142 | |||||||||||
Total net balance | $ | 36,619 | $ | 32,061 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Balance sheet classification: | Prepayment and other | $ | 36,472 | Accrued liabilities | $ | 2,386 | ||||||||||||||||||
Intangibles and other | 147 | Other long-term liabilities | 29,675 | |||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 36,619 | $ | 32,061 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Derivatives in Net Asset Position | Derivatives in Net Liability Position | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Gross Assets | Gross Liabilities Offset in Balance Sheet | Net Assets Recognized in Balance Sheet | Gross Liabilities | Gross Assets Offset in Balance Sheet | Net Liabilities Recognized in Balance Sheet | |||||||||||||||||||
(In thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
December 31, 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivatives designated as cash flow hedging instruments: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Commodity price swap contracts | $ | 173,658 | $ | (142,115 | ) | $ | 31,543 | $ | 21,441 | $ | — | $ | 21,441 | |||||||||||
Interest rate swap contracts | 1,019 | — | 1,019 | 1,065 | — | 1,065 | ||||||||||||||||||
$ | 174,677 | $ | (142,115 | ) | $ | 32,562 | $ | 22,506 | $ | — | $ | 22,506 | ||||||||||||
Derivatives not designated as cash flow hedging instruments: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Commodity price swap contracts | $ | 17,630 | $ | (12,942 | ) | $ | 4,688 | $ | 20,398 | $ | (17,007 | ) | $ | 3,391 | ||||||||||
NYMEX futures contracts | 17,619 | — | 17,619 | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
$ | 35,249 | $ | (12,942 | ) | $ | 22,307 | $ | 20,398 | $ | (17,007 | ) | $ | 3,391 | |||||||||||
Total net balance | $ | 54,869 | $ | 25,897 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Balance sheet classification: | Prepayment and other | $ | 53,850 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Intangibles and other | 1,019 | Other long-term liabilities | $ | 25,897 | ||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 54,869 | $ | 25,897 | |||||||||||||||||||||
At March 31, 2015, we had a pre-tax net unrealized loss of $7.4 million classified in accumulated other comprehensive income that relates to all accounting hedges having contractual maturities through 2017. Assuming commodity prices and interest rates remain unchanged, an unrealized gain of $20.1 million will be effectively transferred from accumulated other comprehensive income into the statement of income as the hedging instruments contractually mature over the next twelve-month period.
NOTE 11: | Equity |
Changes to equity during the three months ended March 31, 2015 are presented below:
HollyFrontier Stockholders’ Equity | Noncontrolling Interest | Total Equity | ||||||||||
(In thousands) | ||||||||||||
Balance at December 31, 2014 | $ | 5,523,584 | $ | 577,135 | $ | 6,100,719 | ||||||
Net income | 226,876 | 15,785 | 242,661 | |||||||||
Dividends | (62,745 | ) | — | (62,745 | ) | |||||||
Distributions to noncontrolling interest holders | — | (20,472 | ) | (20,472 | ) | |||||||
Other comprehensive income, net of tax | (11,522 | ) | (454 | ) | (11,976 | ) | ||||||
Equity-based compensation | 6,329 | 896 | 7,225 | |||||||||
Tax attributable to equity-based compensation | (570 | ) | — | (570 | ) | |||||||
Purchase of treasury stock (1) | (55,106 | ) | — | (55,106 | ) | |||||||
Purchase of HEP units for restricted grants | — | (247 | ) | (247 | ) | |||||||
Other | — | 14 | 14 | |||||||||
Balance at March 31, 2015 | $ | 5,626,846 | $ | 572,657 | $ | 6,199,503 | ||||||
(1) | Includes 1,215 shares withheld under the terms of stock-based compensation agreements to provide funds for the payment of payroll and income taxes due at the vesting of share-based awards. |
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In February 2015, our Board of Directors approved a $500 million share repurchase program authorizing us to repurchase common stock in the open market or through privately negotiated transactions. As of March 31, 2015, we had remaining authorization to repurchase up to $461.5 million under this stock repurchase program.
On May 5, 2015, our Board of Directors approved a $1 billion share repurchase program, which replaced all existing share repurchase programs including $461.5 million remaining under the existing $500 million share repurchase program. The timing and amount of stock repurchases will depend on market conditions, corporate, regulatory and other relevant considerations. This program may be discontinued at any time by the Board of Directors. In addition, we are authorized by our Board of Directors to repurchase shares in an amount sufficient to offset shares issued under our compensation programs.
NOTE 12: | Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) |
The components and allocated tax effects of other comprehensive income (loss) are as follows:
Before-Tax | Tax Expense (Benefit) | After-Tax | ||||||||||
(In thousands) | ||||||||||||
Three Months Ended March 31, 2015 | ||||||||||||
Net unrealized gain on marketable securities | $ | 68 | $ | 27 | ||||||||