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Press Release
November 5, 2015

HollyFrontier Corporation Reports Quarterly Net Income

Dallas, Texas, November 5, 2015 ‑‑ HollyFrontier Corporation (NYSE:HFC) (“HollyFrontier” or the “Company”) today reported third quarter net income attributable to HollyFrontier stockholders of $196.3 million or $1.04 per diluted share for the quarter ended September 30, 2015, compared to $175.0 million or $0.88 per diluted share for the quarter ended September 30, 2014. Included in the current quarter results was a non-cash inventory valuation charge that decreased after-tax earnings by $146.3 million, or $0.78 per share. Excluding this inventory valuation charge, after-tax earnings was $342.6 million, or $1.82 per share.

For the third quarter, net income attributable to our stockholders, excluding the lower of cost or market inventory valuation adjustment, increased by $167.6 million compared to the same period of 2014, principally reflecting improved margins and strong refining operations across our system. Crude oil charges averaged 460,000 barrels per day ("BPD"), a new quarterly record since the HollyFrontier merger in July 2011. Production levels averaged approximately 474,000 BPD. On a per barrel basis, consolidated refinery gross margin was $19.85 per produced barrel, a 27% increase compared to $15.59 for the third quarter of 2014. Total operating expenses for the quarter were $265.4 million compared to $281.0 million for the third quarter of last year, and refining operating expenses averaged $5.46 per produced barrel sold compared to $6.39 per barrel for the same period of 2014.

HollyFrontier’s President & CEO, Mike Jennings, commented, “Third quarter earnings reflect solid refining margins and impressive operational reliability across our refining system. We reported a second consecutive quarterly record in terms of utilization rate, averaging 460,000 BPD of crude throughput. Strong refining operations, improved margin realization and lower operating costs generated a greater than 100% increase in earnings per share, excluding the current quarter inventory charge, when compared to the third quarter of 2014. Furthermore, we continued to execute our capital allocation plan, returning approximately $164.0 million to shareholders through dividends and share repurchases during the quarter.”

For the third quarter of 2015, net cash provided by operations totaled $333.4 million. We executed $102.0 million in share repurchases and completed a $300.0 million accelerated share repurchase program initiated in May. Our shares outstanding as of September 30, 2015 were approximately 185.0 million, down from approximately 196.0 million at December 31, 2014. Additionally, we declared and paid a $0.33 regular dividend to shareholders in the third quarter totaling approximately $62.0 million. At September 30, 2015, our combined balance of cash and short-term investments totaled $626.8 million and our consolidated debt was $982.8 million. Our debt, exclusive of Holly Energy Partners' debt, which is nonrecourse to HollyFrontier, was $31.8 million at September 30, 2015. 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, November 5, 2015, at 8:30 AM Eastern Time to discuss third quarter financial results. This webcast may be accessed at: https://event.webcasts.com/starthere.jsp?ei=1079891. An audio archive of this webcast will be available using the above noted link through November 19, 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 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

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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
September 30,
 
Change from 2014
 
2015
 
2014
 
Change
 
Percent
 
(In thousands, except per share data)
Sales and other revenues
$
3,585,823

 
$
5,317,555

 
$
(1,731,732
)
 
(33
)%
Operating costs and expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of products sold:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of products sold (exclusive of lower of cost or market inventory valuation adjustment)
2,653,859

 
4,625,893

 
(1,972,034
)
 
(43
)
Lower of cost or market inventory adjustment
225,451

 

 
225,451

 

 
2,879,310

 
4,625,893

 
(1,746,583
)
 
(38
)
Operating expenses
265,398

 
280,957

 
(15,559
)
 
(6
)
General and administrative expenses
30,746

 
27,149

 
3,597

 
13

Depreciation and amortization
87,764

 
80,945

 
6,819

 
8

Total operating costs and expenses
3,263,218

 
5,014,944

 
(1,751,726
)
 
(35
)
Income from operations
322,605

 
302,611

 
19,994

 
7

Other income (expense):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Earnings (loss) of equity method investments
1,269

 
(1,247
)
 
2,516

 
202

Interest income
673

 
1,004

 
(331
)
 
(33
)
Interest expense
(11,102
)
 
(11,038
)
 
(64
)
 
1

Gain (loss) on sale of assets
7,228

 
(556
)
 
7,784

 
(1,400
)
 
(1,932
)
 
(11,837
)
 
9,905

 
(84
)
Income before income taxes
320,673

 
290,774

 
29,899

 
10

Income tax provision
110,066

 
103,216

 
6,850

 
7

Net income
210,607

 
187,558

 
23,049

 
12

Less net income attributable to noncontrolling interest
14,285

 
12,552

 
1,733

 
14

Net income attributable to HollyFrontier stockholders
$
196,322

 
$
175,006

 
$
21,316

 
12
 %
Earnings per share attributable to HollyFrontier stockholders:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
$
1.05

 
$
0.88

 
$
0.17

 
19
 %
Diluted
$
1.04

 
$
0.88

 
$
0.16

 
18
 %
Cash dividends declared per common share
$
0.33

 
$
0.82

 
$
(0.49
)
 
(60
)%
Average number of common shares outstanding:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
187,208

 
197,261

 
(10,053
)
 
(5
)%
Diluted
187,344

 
197,535

 
(10,191
)
 
(5
)%
EBITDA
$
404,581

 
$
369,201

 
$
35,380

 
10
 %


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Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
Change from 2014
 
2015
 
2014
 
Change
 
Percent
 
(In thousands, except per share data)
Sales and other revenues
$
10,294,361

 
$
15,481,208

 
$
(5,186,847
)
 
(34
)%
Operating costs and expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of products sold:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of products sold (exclusive of lower of cost or market inventory valuation adjustment)

7,792,707

 
13,439,359

 
(5,646,652
)
 
(42
)
Lower of cost or market inventory adjustment

83,425

 

 
83,425

 

 
7,876,132

 
13,439,359

 
(5,563,227
)
 
(41
)
Operating expenses
775,159

 
826,577

 
(51,418
)
 
(6
)
General and administrative expenses
86,432

 
82,437

 
3,995

 
5

Depreciation and amortization
255,579

 
262,883

 
(7,304
)
 
(3
)
Total operating costs and expenses
8,993,302

 
14,611,256

 
(5,617,954
)
 
(38
)
Income from operations
1,301,059

 
869,952

 
431,107

 
50

Other income (expense):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loss of equity method investments
(5,907
)
 
(2,956
)
 
(2,951
)
 
100

Interest income
2,403

 
3,593

 
(1,190
)
 
(33
)
Interest expense
(31,813
)
 
(33,521
)
 
1,708

 
(5
)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt
(1,370
)
 
(7,677
)
 
6,307

 
(82
)
Gain (loss) on sale of assets
8,867

 
(556
)
 
9,423

 
(1,695
)
 
(27,820
)
 
(41,117
)
 
13,297

 
(32
)
Income before income taxes
1,273,239

 
828,835

 
444,404

 
54

Income tax provision
446,784

 
292,162

 
154,622

 
53

Net income
826,455

 
536,673

 
289,782

 
54

Less net income attributable to noncontrolling interest
42,433

 
33,177

 
9,256

 
28

Net income attributable to HollyFrontier stockholders
$
784,022

 
$
503,496

 
$
280,526

 
56
 %
Earnings per share attributable to HollyFrontier stockholders:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
$
4.09

 
$
2.54

 
$
1.55

 
61
 %
Diluted
$
4.09

 
$
2.53

 
$
1.56

 
62
 %
Cash dividends declared per common share
$
0.98

 
$
2.44

 
$
(1.46
)
 
(60
)%
Average number of common shares outstanding:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
191,182

 
197,895

 
(6,713
)
 
(3
)%
Diluted
191,282

 
198,096

 
(6,814
)
 
(3
)%
EBITDA
$
1,517,165

 
$
1,096,146

 
$
421,019

 
38
 %

Balance Sheet Data
 
September 30,
 
December 31,
 
2015
 
2014
 
(In thousands)
Cash, cash equivalents and total investments in marketable securities
$
626,784

 
$
1,042,095

Working capital
$
1,215,220

 
$
1,531,595

Total assets
$
9,071,637

 
$
9,230,640

Long-term debt
$
982,846

 
$
1,054,890

Total equity
$
6,181,684

 
$
6,100,719


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 (aggregated as a reportable segment). Refining activities involve the purchase and refining of crude oil and wholesale and branded marketing of refined products, such as gasoline, diesel

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fuel and jet fuel. These petroleum products are primarily marketed in the Mid-Continent, Southwest and Rocky Mountain regions of the United States. Additionally, the Refining segment includes specialty lubricant products produced at our Tulsa refineries that are marketed throughout North America and are distributed in Central and South America. NK Asphalt operates various asphalt terminals in Arizona, New Mexico and Oklahoma.

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. The HEP segment also includes a 75% interest in the UNEV Pipeline (a consolidated subsidiary of HEP) and 50% and 25% ownership interests in Frontier Pipeline and SLC Pipeline, respectively. 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. Due to certain basis differences, our reported amounts for the HEP segment may not agree to amounts reported in HEP's periodic public filings.
 
Refining
 
HEP
 
Corporate and Other
 
Consolidations and Eliminations
 
Consolidated Total
 
(In thousands)
Three Months Ended September 30, 2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sales and other revenues
$
3,571,192

 
$
88,389

 
$
104

 
$
(73,862
)
 
$
3,585,823

Depreciation and amortization
$
68,976

 
$
15,919

 
$
3,076

 
$
(207
)
 
$
87,764

Income (loss) from operations
$
310,810

 
$
43,702

 
$
(31,296
)
 
$
(611
)
 
$
322,605

Capital expenditures
$
147,641

 
$
7,473

 
$
1,870

 
$

 
$
156,984

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sales and other revenues
$
5,303,053

 
$
82,141

 
$
181

 
$
(67,820
)
 
$
5,317,555

Depreciation and amortization
$
63,109

 
$
15,078

 
$
2,965

 
$
(207
)
 
$
80,945

Income (loss) from operations
$
292,132

 
$
39,341

 
$
(28,313
)
 
$
(549
)
 
$
302,611

Capital expenditures
$
98,115

 
$
22,875

 
$
3,374

 
$

 
$
124,364

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sales and other revenues
$
10,246,965

 
$
261,624

 
$
473

 
$
(214,701
)
 
$
10,294,361

Depreciation and amortization
$
202,686

 
$
44,869

 
$
8,645

 
$
(621
)
 
$
255,579

Income (loss) from operations
$
1,261,024

 
$
128,746

 
$
(86,984
)
 
$
(1,727
)
 
$
1,301,059

Capital expenditures
$
405,738

 
$
57,286

 
$
10,873

 
$

 
$
473,897

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sales and other revenues
$
15,440,047

 
$
244,177

 
$
1,802

 
$
(204,818
)
 
$
15,481,208

Depreciation and amortization
$
210,490

 
$
45,739

 
$
7,275

 
$
(621
)
 
$
262,883

Income (loss) from operations
$
835,555

 
$
117,670

 
$
(81,670
)
 
$
(1,603
)
 
$
869,952

Capital expenditures
$
290,392

 
$
61,657

 
$
17,084

 
$

 
$
369,133

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
September 30, 2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash, cash equivalents and total investments in marketable securities
$
62

 
$
10,856

 
$
615,866

 
$

 
$
626,784

Total assets
$
7,122,334

 
$
1,499,260

 
$
753,619

 
$
(303,576
)
 
$
9,071,637

Long-term debt
$

 
$
951,067

 
$
31,779

 
$

 
$
982,846

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash, cash equivalents and total 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




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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 and net operating margins 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
September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
Mid-Continent Region (El Dorado and Tulsa Refineries)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Crude charge (BPD) (1)
277,290

 
252,310

 
271,800

 
257,800

Refinery throughput (BPD) (2)
295,250

 
258,950

 
286,420

 
269,700

Refinery production (BPD) (3)
282,370

 
254,480

 
274,990

 
265,210

Sales of produced refined products (BPD)
267,360

 
249,850

 
265,210

 
256,520

Sales of refined products (BPD) (4)
312,990

 
280,220

 
291,210

 
274,580

Refinery utilization (5)
106.7
%
 
97
%
 
104.5
%
 
99.2
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Average per produced barrel (6)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net sales
$
74.15

 
$
113.67

 
$
75.34

 
$
114.96

Cost of products (7)
55.48

 
100.32

 
58.27

 
101.35

Refinery gross margin (8)
18.67

 
13.35

 
17.07

 
13.61

Refinery operating expenses (9)
4.79

 
5.56

 
4.68

 
5.38

Net operating margin (8)
$
13.88

 
$
7.79

 
$
12.39

 
$
8.23

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Refinery operating expenses per throughput barrel (10)
$
4.34

 
$
5.36

 
$
4.33

 
$
5.12

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Feedstocks:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sweet crude oil
60
%
 
73
%
 
60
%
 
73
%
Sour crude oil
24
%
 
10
%
 
22
%
 
6
%
Heavy sour crude oil
10
%
 
15
%
 
13
%
 
16
%
Other feedstocks and blends
6
%
 
2
%
 
5
%
 
5
%
Total
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sales of produced refined products:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gasolines
49
%
 
47
%
 
48
%
 
46
%
Diesel fuels
34
%
 
32
%
 
35
%
 
33
%
Jet fuels
7
%
 
7
%
 
7
%
 
8
%
Fuel oil
1
%
 
1
%
 
1
%
 
1
%
Asphalt
2
%
 
3
%
 
2
%
 
2
%
Lubricants
4
%
 
4
%
 
4
%
 
4
%
LPG and other
3
%
 
6
%
 
3
%
 
6
%
Total
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%



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Three Months Ended
September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
Southwest Region (Navajo Refinery)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Crude charge (BPD) (1)
104,910

 
98,290

 
100,100

 
99,030

Refinery throughput (BPD) (2)
115,660

 
109,550

 
111,490

 
110,670

Refinery production (BPD) (3)
113,890

 
107,120

 
109,750

 
108,290

Sales of produced refined products (BPD)
111,080

 
107,290

 
111,330

 
107,350

Sales of refined products (BPD) (4)
117,320

 
116,570

 
120,040

 
115,310

Refinery utilization (5)
104.9
%
 
98.3
%
 
100.1
%
 
99.0
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Average per produced barrel (6)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net sales
$
71.52

 
$
116.09

 
$
73.37

 
$
118.01

Cost of products (7)
51.65

 
98.39

 
54.45

 
101.90

Refinery gross margin (8)
19.87

 
17.70

 
18.92

 
16.11

Refinery operating expenses (9)
5.25

 
5.45

 
4.87

 
5.33

Net operating margin (8)
$
14.62

 
$
12.25

 
$
14.05

 
$
10.78

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Refinery operating expenses per throughput barrel (10)
$
5.04

 
$
5.34

 
$
4.86

 
$
5.17

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Feedstocks:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sweet crude oil
39
%
 
14
%
 
34
%
 
9
%
Sour crude oil
52
%
 
76
%
 
56
%
 
78
%
Heavy sour crude oil
%
 
%
 
%
 
3
%
Other feedstocks and blends
9
%
 
10
%
 
10
%
 
10
%
Total
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sales of produced refined products:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gasolines
52
%
 
52
%
 
54
%
 
53
%
Diesel fuels
43
%
 
39
%
 
39
%
 
39
%
Fuel oil
2
%
 
4
%
 
2
%
 
4
%
Asphalt
1
%
 
1
%
 
1
%
 
1
%
LPG and other
2
%
 
4
%
 
4
%
 
3
%
Total
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%
Rocky Mountain Region (Cheyenne and Woods Cross Refineries)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Crude charge (BPD) (1)
77,890

 
59,020

 
69,190

 
64,750

Refinery throughput (BPD) (2)
82,550

 
68,100

 
74,760

 
71,450

Refinery production (BPD) (3)
77,930

 
66,030

 
70,380

 
68,730

Sales of produced refined products (BPD)
77,620

 
59,200

 
67,680

 
68,790

Sales of refined products (BPD) (4)
80,530

 
62,770

 
72,520

 
72,040

Refinery utilization (5)
93.8
%
 
71.1
%
 
83.4
%
 
78.0
%


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Three Months Ended
September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
Rocky Mountain Region (Cheyenne and Woods Cross Refineries)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Average per produced barrel (6)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net sales
$
74.53

 
$
115.14

 
$
73.79

 
$
114.25

Cost of products (7)
50.61

 
93.91

 
53.47

 
96.15

Refinery gross margin (8)
23.92

 
21.23

 
20.32

 
18.10

Refinery operating expenses (9)
8.10

 
11.63

 
9.64

 
10.05

Net operating margin (8)
$
15.82

 
$
9.60

 
$
10.68

 
$
8.05

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Refinery operating expenses per throughput barrel (10)
$
7.62

 
$
10.11

 
$
8.73

 
$
9.68

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Feedstocks:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sweet crude oil
46
%
 
44
%
 
43
%
 
44
%
Sour crude oil
%
 
2
%
 
%
 
2
%
Heavy sour crude oil
36
%
 
27
%
 
37
%
 
30
%
Black wax crude oil
12
%
 
14
%
 
12
%
 
15
%
Other feedstocks and blends
6
%
 
13
%
 
8
%
 
9
%
Total
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sales of produced refined products:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gasolines
57
%
 
53
%
 
57
%
 
54
%
Diesel fuels
38
%
 
35
%
 
37
%
 
33
%
Fuel oil
3
%
 
2
%
 
3
%
 
1
%
Asphalt
%
 
5
%
 
1
%
 
6
%
LPG and other
2
%
 
5
%
 
2
%
 
6
%
Total
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%
Consolidated
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Crude charge (BPD) (1)
460,090

 
409,620

 
441,090

 
421,580

Refinery throughput (BPD) (2)
493,460

 
436,600

 
472,670

 
451,820

Refinery production (BPD) (3)
474,190

 
427,630

 
455,120

 
442,230

Sales of produced refined products (BPD)
456,060

 
416,310

 
444,220

 
432,660

Sales of refined products (BPD) (4)
510,840

 
459,560

 
483,770

 
461,930

Refinery utilization (5)
103.9
%
 
92.5
%
 
99.6
%
 
95.2
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Average per produced barrel (6)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net sales
$
73.57

 
$
114.50

 
$
74.61

 
$
115.61

Cost of products (7)
53.72

 
98.91

 
56.58

 
100.66

Refinery gross margin (8)
19.85

 
15.59

 
18.03

 
14.95

Refinery operating expenses (9)
5.46

 
6.39

 
5.48

 
6.11

Net operating margin (8)
$
14.39

 
$
9.20

 
$
12.55

 
$
8.84

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Refinery operating expenses per throughput barrel (10)
$
5.05

 
$
6.10

 
$
5.15

 
$
5.85

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Feedstocks:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sweet crude oil
52
%
 
54
%
 
51
%
 
53
%
Sour crude oil
27
%
 
25
%
 
26
%
 
23
%
Heavy sour crude oil
12
%
 
13
%
 
14
%
 
15
%
Black wax crude oil
2
%
 
2
%
 
2
%
 
2
%
Other feedstocks and blends
7
%
 
6
%
 
7
%
 
7
%
Total
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%


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Three Months Ended
September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
Consolidated
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sales of produced refined products:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gasolines
51
%
 
49
%
 
51
%
 
49
%
Diesel fuels
37
%
 
34
%
 
36
%
 
34
%
Jet fuels
4
%
 
4
%
 
4
%
 
5
%
Fuel oil
1
%
 
2
%
 
1
%
 
2
%
Asphalt
1
%
 
2
%
 
2
%
 
3
%
Lubricants
3
%
 
3
%
 
3
%
 
2
%
LPG and other
3
%
 
6
%
 
3
%
 
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 of $225.5 million and $83.4 million for the three and nine ended September 30, 2015, respectively.
(9)
Represents operating expenses of our refineries, exclusive of depreciation and amortization.
(10)
Represents refinery operating expenses, exclusive of depreciation and amortization, 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
September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
 
(In thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income attributable to HollyFrontier stockholders
$
196,322

 
$
175,006

 
$
784,022

 
$
503,496

    Add income tax provision
110,066

 
103,216

 
446,784

 
292,162

    Add interest expense (1)
11,102

 
11,038

 
33,183

 
41,198

    Subtract interest income
(673
)
 
(1,004
)
 
(2,403
)
 
(3,593
)
    Add depreciation and amortization
87,764

 
80,945

 
255,579

 
262,883

EBITDA
$
404,581

 
$
369,201

 
$
1,517,165

 
$
1,096,146


(1) Includes loss on early extinguishment of debt of $1.4 million and $7.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, 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 products per barrel of produced refined products. Net operating margin per barrel is the difference between refinery gross margin and refinery operating expenses per barrel of produced refined products. These two margins do not include the non-cash effects of lower of cost or market inventory valuation adjustments or 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 (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
September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
 
(Dollars in thousands, except per barrel amounts)
Consolidated
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Average sales price per produced barrel sold
$
73.57

 
$
114.50

 
$
74.61

 
$
115.61

Times sales of produced refined products (BPD)
456,060

 
416,310

 
444,220

 
432,660

Times number of days in period
92

 
92

 
273

 
273

Produced refined product sales
$
3,086,815

 
$
4,385,410

 
$
9,048,108

 
$
13,655,412

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total produced refined product sales
$
3,086,815

 
$
4,385,410

 
$
9,048,108

 
$
13,655,412

Add refined product sales from purchased products and rounding (1)    
350,633

 
458,211

 
777,024

 
930,354

Total refined product sales
3,437,448

 
4,843,621

 
9,825,132

 
14,585,766

Add direct sales of excess crude oil (2)    
67,750

 
405,493

 
260,678

 
741,534

Add other refining segment revenue (3)    
65,994

 
53,939

 
161,155

 
112,747

Total refining segment revenue
3,571,192

 
5,303,053

 
10,246,965

 
15,440,047

Add HEP segment sales and other revenues
88,389

 
82,141

 
261,624

 
244,177

Add corporate and other revenues
104

 
181

 
473

 
1,802

Subtract consolidations and eliminations
(73,862
)
 
(67,820
)
 
(214,701
)
 
(204,818
)
Sales and other revenues
$
3,585,823

 
$
5,317,555

 
$
10,294,361

 
$
15,481,208


Reconciliation of average cost of products per produced barrel sold to total cost of products sold
 
Three Months Ended
September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
 
(Dollars in thousands, except per barrel amounts)
Consolidated
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Average cost of products per produced barrel sold
$
53.72

 
$
98.91

 
$
56.58

 
$
100.66

Times sales of produced refined products (BPD)
456,060

 
416,310

 
444,220

 
432,660

Times number of days in period
92

 
92

 
273

 
273

Cost of products for produced products sold
$
2,253,958

 
$
3,788,304

 
$
6,861,573

 
$
11,889,575

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total cost of products for produced products sold
$
2,253,958

 
$
3,788,304

 
$
6,861,573

 
$
11,889,575

Add refined product costs from purchased products sold and rounding (1)
370,638

 
462,629

 
807,260

 
935,497

Total cost of refined products sold
2,624,596

 
4,250,933

 
7,668,833

 
12,825,072

Add crude oil cost of direct sales of excess crude oil (2)    
65,338

 
395,482

 
254,529

 
725,596

Add other refining segment cost of products sold (4)    
36,823

 
46,172

 
81,265

 
90,229

Total refining segment cost of products sold
2,726,757

 
4,692,587

 
8,004,627

 
13,640,897

Subtract consolidations and eliminations
(72,898
)
 
(66,694
)
 
(211,920
)
 
(201,538
)
Costs of products sold (exclusive of lower of cost or market inventory valuation adjustment and depreciation and amortization)
$
2,653,859

 
$
4,625,893

 
$
7,792,707

 
$
13,439,359



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Reconciliation of average refinery operating expenses per produced barrel sold to total operating expenses
 
Three Months Ended
September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
 
(Dollars in thousands, except per barrel amounts)
Consolidated
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Average refinery operating expenses per produced barrel sold
$
5.46

 
$
6.39

 
$
5.48

 
$
6.11

Times sales of produced refined products (BPD)
456,060

 
416,310

 
444,220

 
432,660

Times number of days in period
92

 
92

 
273

 
273

Refinery operating expenses for produced products sold
$
229,088

 
$
244,740

 
$
664,571

 
$
721,690

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total refinery operating expenses for produced products sold
$
229,088

 
$
244,740

 
$
664,571

 
$
721,690

Add other refining segment operating expenses and rounding (5)    
10,110

 
10,485

 
30,632

 
31,415

Total refining segment operating expenses
239,198

 
255,225

 
695,203

 
753,105

Add HEP segment operating expenses
25,095

 
25,456

 
78,350

 
72,835

Add corporate and other costs
1,251

 
646

 
2,039

 
1,693

Subtract consolidations and eliminations
(146
)
 
(370
)
 
(433
)
 
(1,056
)
Operating expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)
$
265,398

 
$
280,957

 
$
775,159

 
$
826,577


Reconciliation of net operating margin per barrel to refinery gross margin per barrel to total sales and other revenues
 
Three Months Ended
September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
 
(Dollars in thousands, except per barrel amounts)
Consolidated
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net operating margin per barrel
$
14.39

 
$
9.20

 
$
12.55

 
$
8.84

Add average refinery operating expenses per produced barrel
5.46

 
6.39

 
5.48

 
6.11

Refinery gross margin per barrel
19.85

 
15.59

 
18.03

 
14.95

Add average cost of products per produced barrel sold
53.72

 
98.91

 
56.58

 
100.66

Average sales price per produced barrel sold
$
73.57

 
$
114.50

 
$
74.61

 
$
115.61

Times sales of produced refined products (BPD)
456,060

 
416,310

 
444,220

 
432,660

Times number of days in period
92

 
92

 
273

 
273

Produced refined product sales
$
3,086,815

 
$
4,385,410

 
$
9,048,108

 
$
13,655,412

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total produced refined product sales
$
3,086,815

 
$
4,385,410

 
$
9,048,108

 
$
13,655,412

Add refined product sales from purchased products and rounding (1)    
350,633

 
458,211

 
777,024

 
930,354

Total refined product sales
3,437,448

 
4,843,621

 
9,825,132

 
14,585,766

Add direct sales of excess crude oil (2)    
67,750

 
405,493

 
260,678

 
741,534

Add other refining segment revenue (3)    
65,994

 
53,939

 
161,155

 
112,747

Total refining segment revenue
3,571,192

 
5,303,053

 
10,246,965

 
15,440,047

Add HEP segment sales and other revenues
88,389

 
82,141

 
261,624

 
244,177

Add corporate and other revenues
104

 
181

 
473

 
1,802

Subtract consolidations and eliminations
(73,862
)
 
(67,820
)
 
(214,701
)
 
(204,818
)
Sales and other revenues
$
3,585,823

 
$
5,317,555

 
$
10,294,361

 
$
15,481,208


(1)
We purchase finished products to facilitate delivery to certain locations 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, product purchased and sold forward for profit as market conditions and available storage capacity allows and miscellaneous revenue.
(4)
Other refining segment cost of products sold includes the incremental cost of products for NK Asphalt, the incremental cost associated with storing product purchased and sold forward as market conditions and available storage capacity allows 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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