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Press Release
February 24, 2016


HollyFrontier Corporation Reports Quarterly Net Income

Dallas, Texas, February 24, 2016 ‑‑ HollyFrontier Corporation (NYSE-HFC) (“HollyFrontier” or the “Company”) today reported a fourth quarter net loss attributable to HollyFrontier stockholders of $43.9 million or $(0.24) per diluted share for the quarter ended December 31, 2015, compared to a net loss of $222.2 million or $(1.13) per diluted share for the quarter ended December 31, 2014. Included in the current quarter results was a non-cash inventory valuation charge that decreased after-tax earnings by $88.0 million or $0.48 per share compared to $244.0 million or $1.25 per share for the quarter ended December 31, 2014. Excluding this inventory valuation charge, after-tax earnings were $44.1 million, or $0.24 per share compared to $21.8 million, or $0.12 per share for the quarter ended December 31, 2014.
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Net income attributable to our stockholders (exclusive of fourth quarter 2015 and 2014 inventory valuation charges)increased by $22.3 million for the quarter compared to the same period of 2014. This increase principally reflects lower operating costs and increased sales volumes, partially offset by a decrease in refining margins. For the fourth quarter, crude oil charges averaged 407,000 barrels per day ("BPD") and production levels averaged approximately 421,000 BPD. On a per barrel basis, consolidated refinery gross margin was $9.91 per produced barrel compared to $10.76 for the fourth quarter of 2014. Total operating expenses for the quarter were $285.2 million compared to $318.4 million for the fourth quarter of last year.

HollyFrontier’s President & CEO, George Damiris, commented, “We have begun to see the benefits from the successful execution of our business improvement plan in our 2015 results. For the year, our reliability and process safety initiatives drove our refinery utilization rate to 97.6%, the highest level achieved since our merger and a 6% increase compared to our 2014 utilization rate of 91.7%. Additionally, improved operational reliability, our cost management initiative and lower natural gas costs contributed to a 7% reduction in operating expenses compared to 2014. Strong operational performance, improved realized margins and lower operating costs drove a 74% increase in earnings per share compared to 2014 (exclusive of inventory valuation charges).”

For the fourth quarter of 2015, net cash provided by operations totaled $76.3 million. During the period, we declared a regular dividend of $0.33 per share to shareholders totaling approximately $60.1 million and spent $261.1 million on stock repurchases. At December 31, 2015, our combined balance of cash and short-term investments totaled $210.6 million, and our consolidated debt was $1.0 billion. Our debt, exclusive of Holly Energy Partners' debt which is nonrecourse to HollyFrontier, was $31.3 million at December 31, 2015. We had no cash borrowings or outstanding principal under the HollyFrontier credit facility during the quarter.

The Company has scheduled a webcast conference call for today, February 24, 2016, at 8:30 AM Eastern Time to discuss fourth quarter financial results. This webcast may be accessed at: https://event.webcasts.com/starthere.jsp?ei=1089438. An audio archive of this webcast will be available using the above noted link through March 9, 2016.

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

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HollyFrontier also owns a 39% interest (including the general partner interest) in Holly Energy Partners, L.P.

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

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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Financial Data (all information in this release is unaudited)
 
Three Months Ended December 31,
 
Change from 2014
 
2015
 
2014
 
Change
 
Percent
 
(In thousands, except per share data)
Sales and other revenues
$
2,943,559

 
$
4,283,119

 
$
(1,339,560
)
 
(31
)%
Operating costs and expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of products sold:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of products sold (exclusive of lower of cost or market inventory valuation adjustment)
2,446,511

 
3,789,026

 
(1,342,515
)
 
(35
)
Lower of cost or market inventory adjustment
143,554

 
397,478

 
(253,924
)
 
(64
)
 
2,590,065

 
4,186,504

 
(1,596,439
)
 
(38
)
Operating expenses
285,214

 
318,363

 
(33,149
)
 
(10
)
General and administrative expenses
34,414

 
32,172

 
2,242

 
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Depreciation and amortization
90,572

 
100,498

 
(9,926
)
 
(10
)
Total operating costs and expenses
3,000,265

 
4,637,537

 
(1,637,272
)
 
(35
)
Loss from operations
(56,706
)
 
(354,418
)
 
297,712

 
(84
)
Other income (expense):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Earnings of equity method investments
2,169

 
949

 
1,220

 
129

Interest income
988

 
837

 
151

 
18

Interest expense
(11,657
)
 
(10,125
)
 
(1,532
)
 
15

Gain on sale of assets and other
535

 
1,422

 
(887
)
 
(62
)
 
(7,965
)
 
(6,917
)
 
(1,048
)
 
15

Loss before income taxes
(64,671
)
 
(361,335
)
 
296,664

 
(82
)
Income tax benefit
(40,724
)
 
(150,990
)
 
110,266

 
(73
)
Net loss
(23,947
)
 
(210,345
)
 
186,398

 
(89
)
Less net income attributable to noncontrolling interest
19,974

 
11,859

 
8,115

 
68

Net loss attributable to HollyFrontier stockholders
$
(43,921
)
 
$
(222,204
)
 
$
178,283

 
(80
)%
Loss per share attributable to HollyFrontier stockholders:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
$
(0.24
)
 
$
(1.13
)
 
$
0.89

 
(79
)%
Diluted
$
(0.24
)
 
$
(1.13
)
 
$
0.89

 
(79
)%
Cash dividends declared per common share
$
0.33

 
$
0.82

 
$
(0.49
)
 
(60
)%
Average number of common shares outstanding:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
181,460

 
195,310

 
(13,850
)
 
(7
)%
Diluted
181,460

 
195,310

 
(13,850
)
 
(7
)%
EBITDA
$
16,596

 
$
(263,408
)
 
$
280,004

 
106
 %


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Years Ended December 31,
 
Change from 2014
 
2015
 
2014
 
Change
 
Percent
 
(In thousands, except per share data)
Sales and other revenues
$
13,237,920

 
$
19,764,327

 
$
(6,526,407
)
 
(33
)%
Operating costs and expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of products sold:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of products sold (exclusive of lower of cost or market inventory valuation adjustment)
10,239,218

 
17,228,385

 
(6,989,167
)
 
(41
)
Lower of cost or market inventory adjustment
226,979

 
397,478

 
(170,499
)
 
(43
)
 
10,466,197

 
17,625,863

 
(7,159,666
)
 
(41
)
Operating expenses
1,060,373

 
1,144,940

 
(84,567
)
 
(7
)
General and administrative expenses
120,846

 
114,609

 
6,237

 
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Depreciation and amortization
346,151

 
363,381

 
(17,230
)
 
(5
)
Total operating costs and expenses
11,993,567

 
19,248,793

 
(7,255,226
)
 
(38
)
Income from operations
1,244,353

 
515,534

 
728,819

 
141

Other income (expense):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loss of equity method investments
(3,738
)
 
(2,007
)
 
(1,731
)
 
86

Interest income
3,391

 
4,430

 
(1,039
)
 
(23
)
Interest expense
(43,470
)
 
(43,646
)
 
176

 

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

6,307

 
(82
)
Gain on sale of assets and other
9,402

 
866

 
8,536

 
986

 
(35,785
)
 
(48,034
)
 
12,249

 
(26
)
Income before income taxes
1,208,568

 
467,500

 
741,068

 
159

Income tax provision
406,060

 
141,172

 
264,888

 
188

Net income
802,508

 
326,328

 
476,180

 
146

Less net income attributable to noncontrolling interest
62,407

 
45,036

 
17,371

 
39

Net income attributable to HollyFrontier stockholders
$
740,101

 
$
281,292

 
$
458,809

 
163
 %
Earnings per share attributable to HollyFrontier stockholders:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
$
3.91

 
$
1.42

 
$
2.49

 
175
 %
Diluted
$
3.90

 
$
1.42

 
$
2.48

 
175
 %
Cash dividends declared per common share
$
1.31

 
$
3.26

 
$
(1.95
)
 
(60
)%
Average number of common shares outstanding:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
188,731

 
197,243

 
(8,512
)
 
(4
)%
Diluted
188,940

 
197,428

 
(8,488
)
 
(4
)%
EBITDA
$
1,533,761

 
$
832,738

 
$
701,023

 
84
 %

Balance Sheet Data
 
December 31,
 
2015
 
2014
 
(In thousands)
Cash, cash equivalents and investments in marketable securities
$
210,552

 
$
1,042,095

Working capital
$
587,450

 
$
1,549,004

Total assets
$
8,388,299

 
$
9,230,047

Long-term debt
$
1,040,040

 
$
1,054,297

Total equity
$
5,809,773

 
$
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 HFC 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 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

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our Tulsa refineries that are marketed throughout North America and are distributed in Central and South America. HFC Asphalt operates various 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, terminals, tankage, loading rack facilities and refinery process units in the Mid-Continent, Southwest and Rocky Mountain regions of the United States. The HEP segment also includes a 75% interest in UNEV Pipeline (an HEP consolidated subsidiary) 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 December 31, 2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sales and other revenues
$
2,924,218

 
$
97,251

 
$
190

 
$
(78,100
)
 
$
2,943,559

Depreciation and amortization
$
71,113

 
$
16,367

 
$
3,299

 
$
(207
)
 
$
90,572

Income (loss) from operations
$
(73,149
)
 
$
53,032

 
$
(36,020
)
 
$
(569
)
 
$
(56,706
)
Capital expenditures
$
187,392

 
$
11,716

 
$
3,150

 
$

 
$
202,258

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended December 31, 2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sales and other revenues
$
4,266,178

 
$
88,449

 
$
301

 
$
(71,809
)
 
$
4,283,119

Depreciation and amortization
$
83,381

 
$
14,809

 
$
2,515

 
$
(207
)
 
$
100,498

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

 
$
(48,204
)
 
$
(548
)
 
$
(354,418
)
Capital expenditures
$
164,189

 
$
29,053

 
$
2,446

 
$

 
$
195,688

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Year Ended December 31, 2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sales and other revenues
$
13,171,183

 
$
358,875

 
$
663

 
$
(292,801
)
 
$
13,237,920

Depreciation and amortization
$
273,799

 
$
61,236

 
$
11,944

 
$
(828
)
 
$
346,151

Income (loss) from operations
$
1,187,875

 
$
181,778

 
$
(123,004
)
 
$
(2,296
)
 
$
1,244,353

Capital expenditures
$
567,616

 
$
94,516

 
$
14,023

 
$

 
$
676,155

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

 
$
332,626

 
$
2,103

 
$
(276,627
)
 
$
19,764,327

Depreciation and amortization
$
293,871

 
$
60,548

 
$
9,790

 
$
(828
)
 
$
363,381

Income (loss) from operations
$
491,106

 
$
156,453

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

Capital expenditures
$
435,598

 
$
109,693

 
$
19,530

 
$

 
$
564,821

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash, cash equivalents and investments in marketable securities
$
91

 
$
15,013

 
$
195,448

 
$

 
$
210,552

Total assets
$
6,840,545

 
$
1,569,089

 
$
289,225

 
$
(310,560
)
 
$
8,388,299

Long-term debt
$

 
$
1,008,752

 
$
31,288

 
$

 
$
1,040,040

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

 
$
2,830

 
$
1,039,177

 
$

 
$
1,042,095

Total assets
$
6,927,126

 
$
1,472,098

 
$
1,150,865

 
$
(320,042
)
 
$
9,230,047

Long-term debt
$

 
$
866,986

 
$
187,311

 
$

 
$
1,054,297




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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 December 31,
 
Years Ended December 31,
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
Mid-Continent Region (El Dorado and Tulsa Refineries)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Crude charge (BPD) (1)
238,280

 
200,060

 
263,340

 
243,240

Refinery throughput (BPD) (2)
250,080

 
211,460

 
277,260

 
255,020

Refinery production (BPD) (3)
240,010

 
202,310

 
266,170

 
249,350

Sales of produced refined products (BPD)
238,240

 
213,200

 
258,420

 
245,600

Sales of refined products (BPD) (4)
308,110

 
270,790

 
295,470

 
273,630

Refinery utilization (5)
91.6
%
 
76.9
%
 
101.3
%
 
93.6
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Average per produced barrel (6)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net sales
$
62.38

 
$
95.88

 
$
72.33

 
$
110.79

Cost of products (7)
52.30

 
87.83

 
56.88

 
98.39

Refinery gross margin (8)
10.08

 
8.05

 
15.45

 
12.40

Refinery operating expenses (9)
5.82

 
6.99

 
4.95

 
5.73

Net operating margin (8)
$
4.26

 
$
1.06

 
$
10.50

 
$
6.67

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Refinery operating expenses per throughput barrel (10)
$
5.54

 
$
7.05

 
$
4.61

 
$
5.52

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Feedstocks:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sweet crude oil
56
%
 
63
%
 
59
%
 
71
%
Sour crude oil
23
%
 
27
%
 
21
%
 
11
%
Heavy sour crude oil
16
%
 
5
%
 
15
%
 
14
%
Other feedstocks and blends
5
%
 
5
%
 
5
%
 
4
%
Total
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sales of produced refined products:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gasolines
53
%
 
48
%
 
50
%
 
47
%
Diesel fuels
29
%
 
33
%
 
33
%
 
33
%
Jet fuels
8
%
 
7
%
 
7
%
 
7
%
Fuel oil
1
%
 
1
%
 
1
%
 
1
%
Asphalt
2
%
 
3
%
 
2
%
 
3
%
Lubricants
4
%
 
4
%
 
4
%
 
4
%
LPG and other
3
%
 
4
%
 
3
%
 
5
%
Total
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%



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Three Months Ended December 31,
 
Years Ended December 31,
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
Southwest Region (Navajo Refinery)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Crude charge (BPD) (1)
101,500

 
95,430

 
100,450

 
98,120

Refinery throughput (BPD) (2)
112,850

 
108,990

 
111,840

 
110,250

Refinery production (BPD) (3)
111,590

 
105,260

 
110,210

 
107,520

Sales of produced refined products (BPD)
112,320

 
105,450

 
111,580

 
106,870

Sales of refined products (BPD) (4)
118,160

 
116,540

 
119,560

 
115,620

Refinery utilization (5)
101.5
%
 
95.4
%
 
100.5
%
 
98.1
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Average per produced barrel (6)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net sales
$
59.14

 
$
87.97

 
$
69.76

 
$
110.54

Cost of products (7)
50.96

 
72.47

 
53.57

 
94.58

Refinery gross margin (8)
8.18

 
15.50

 
16.19

 
15.96

Refinery operating expenses (9)
5.07

 
5.73

 
4.92

 
5.43

Net operating margin (8)
$
3.11

 
$
9.77

 
$
11.27

 
$
10.53

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Refinery operating expenses per throughput barrel (10)
$
5.05

 
$
5.54

 
$
4.91

 
$
5.26

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Feedstocks:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sweet crude oil
42
%
 
24
%
 
36
%
 
13
%
Sour crude oil
48
%
 
63
%
 
54
%
 
74
%
Heavy sour crude oil
%
 
1
%
 
%
 
2
%
Other feedstocks and blends
10
%
 
12
%
 
10
%
 
11
%
Total
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sales of produced refined products:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gasolines
56
%
 
58
%
 
55
%
 
54
%
Diesel fuels
40
%
 
34
%
 
39
%
 
38
%
Fuel oil
1
%
 
3
%
 
2
%
 
4
%
Asphalt
1
%
 
1
%
 
1
%
 
1
%
LPG and other
2
%
 
4
%
 
3
%
 
3
%
Total
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%
Rocky Mountain Region (Cheyenne and Woods Cross Refineries)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Crude charge (BPD) (1)
67,530

 
65,020

 
68,770

 
64,820

Refinery throughput (BPD) (2)
73,650

 
70,190

 
74,480

 
71,130

Refinery production (BPD) (3)
69,600

 
66,400

 
70,180

 
68,140

Sales of produced refined products (BPD)
68,940

 
67,740

 
68,000

 
68,520

Sales of refined products (BPD) (4)
75,700

 
73,420

 
73,320

 
72,390

Refinery utilization (5)
81.4
%
 
78.3
%
 
82.9
%
 
78.1
%


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Three Months Ended December 31,
 
Years Ended December 31,
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
Rocky Mountain Region (Cheyenne and Woods Cross Refineries)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Average per produced barrel (6)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net sales
$
59.13

 
$
87.19

 
$
70.05

 
$
107.51

Cost of products (7)
46.92

 
75.26

 
51.80

 
90.95

Refinery gross margin (8)
12.21

 
11.93

 
18.25

 
16.56

Refinery operating expenses (9)
10.60

 
10.66

 
9.89

 
10.20

Net operating margin (8)
$
1.61

 
$
1.27

 
$
8.36

 
$
6.36

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Refinery operating expenses per throughput barrel (10)
$
9.92

 
$
10.29

 
$
9.03

 
$
9.83

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Feedstocks:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sweet crude oil
40
%
 
46
%
 
42
%
 
44
%
Sour crude oil
%
 
1
%
 
%
 
2
%
Heavy sour crude oil
36
%
 
33
%
 
37
%
 
30
%
Black wax crude oil
16
%
 
13
%
 
13
%
 
15
%
Other feedstocks and blends
8
%
 
7
%
 
8
%
 
9
%
Total
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sales of produced refined products:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gasolines
59
%
 
61
%
 
57
%
 
56
%
Diesel fuels
32
%
 
33
%
 
36
%
 
33
%
Jet fuels
1
%
 
%
 
%
 
%
Fuel oil
3
%
 
1
%
 
3
%
 
1
%
Asphalt
2
%
 
2
%
 
2
%
 
5
%
LPG and other
3
%
 
3
%
 
2
%
 
5
%
Total
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%
Consolidated
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Crude charge (BPD) (1)
407,310

 
360,510

 
432,560

 
406,180

Refinery throughput (BPD) (2)
436,580

 
390,640

 
463,580

 
436,400

Refinery production (BPD) (3)
421,200

 
373,970

 
446,560

 
425,010

Sales of produced refined products (BPD)
419,500

 
386,390

 
438,000

 
420,990

Sales of refined products (BPD) (4)
501,970

 
460,750

 
488,350

 
461,640

Refinery utilization (5)
91.9
%
 
81.4
%
 
97.6
%
 
91.7
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Average per produced barrel (6)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net sales
$
60.97

 
$
92.20

 
$
71.32

 
$
110.19

Cost of products (7)
51.06

 
81.44

 
55.25

 
96.21

Refinery gross margin (8)
9.91

 
10.76

 
16.07

 
13.98

Refinery operating expenses (9)
6.40

 
7.29

 
5.71

 
6.38

Net operating margin (8)
$
3.51

 
$
3.47

 
$
10.36

 
$
7.60

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Refinery operating expenses per throughput barrel (10)
$
6.15

 
$
7.21

 
$
5.39

 
$
6.16

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Feedstocks:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sweet crude oil
49
%
 
49
%
 
51
%
 
53
%
Sour crude oil
26
%
 
32
%
 
25
%
 
23
%
Heavy sour crude oil
15
%
 
9
%
 
15
%
 
15
%
Black wax crude oil
3
%
 
2
%
 
2
%
 
2
%
Other feedstocks and blends
7
%
 
8
%
 
7
%
 
7
%
Total
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%



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Three Months Ended December 31,
 
Years Ended December 31,
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
Consolidated
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sales of produced refined products:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gasolines
55
%
 
53
%
 
52
%
 
50
%
Diesel fuels
32
%
 
33
%
 
35
%
 
34
%
Jet fuels
4
%
 
4
%
 
4
%
 
4
%
Fuel oil
2
%
 
2
%
 
1
%
 
2
%
Asphalt
2
%
 
2
%
 
2
%
 
3
%
Lubricants
2
%
 
2
%
 
3
%
 
2
%
LPG and other
3
%
 
4
%
 
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 charges of $143.6 million and $227.0 million for the three months and year ended December 31, 2015, respectively and $397.5 million for the three months and year ended December 31, 2014.
(9)
Represents operating expenses of our refineries, exclusive of depreciation and amortization.
(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 (loss) attributable to HollyFrontier stockholders plus (i) interest expense, net of interest income, (ii) income tax provision, and (iii) depreciation and amortization. EBITDA is not a calculation provided for under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States; however, the amounts included in the EBITDA calculation are derived from amounts included in our consolidated financial statements. EBITDA should not be considered as an alternative to net income or operating income as an indication of our operating performance or as an alternative to operating cash flow as a measure of liquidity. EBITDA is not necessarily comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies. EBITDA is presented here because it is a widely used financial indicator used by investors and analysts to measure performance. EBITDA is also used by our management for internal analysis and as a basis for financial covenants.

Set forth below is our calculation of EBITDA.
 
Three Months Ended December 31,
 
Years Ended December 31,
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
 
(In thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income (loss) attributable to HollyFrontier stockholders
$
(43,921
)
 
$
(222,204
)
 
$
740,101

 
$
281,292

    Add (subtract) income tax provision (benefit)
(40,724
)
 
(150,990
)
 
406,060

 
141,172

    Add interest expense (1)
11,657

 
10,125

 
44,840

 
51,323

    Subtract interest income
(988
)
 
(837
)
 
(3,391
)
 
(4,430
)
    Add depreciation and amortization
90,572

 
100,498

 
346,151

 
363,381

EBITDA
$
16,596

 
$
(263,408
)
 
$
1,533,761

 
$
832,738


(1) Includes loss on early extinguishment of debt of $1.4 million and $7.7 million for the years ended December 31, 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 produced refined products. Net operating margin per barrel is the difference between refinery gross margin and refinery operating expenses per barrel of produced refined products. These two margins do not include the non-cash effects of lower of cost or market inventory valuation adjustments and depreciation and amortization. Each of these component performance measures can be reconciled directly to our consolidated statements of income.

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

Refinery Gross and Net Operating Margins

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


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Reconciliation of produced refined product sales to total sales and other revenues
 
Three Months Ended December 31,
 
Years Ended December 31,
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
 
(Dollars in thousands, except per barrel amounts)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consolidated
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Average sales price per produced barrel sold
$
60.97

 
$
92.20

 
$
71.32

 
$
110.19

Times sales of produced refined products (BPD)
419,500

 
386,390

 
438,000

 
420,990

Times number of days in period
92

 
92

 
365

 
365

Produced refined product sales
$
2,353,076

 
$
3,277,515

 
$
11,401,928

 
$
16,931,944

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total produced refined product sales
$
2,353,076

 
$
3,277,515

 
$
11,401,928

 
$
16,931,944

Add refined product sales from purchased products and rounding (1)    
438,809

 
634,860

 
1,214,920

 
1,566,925

Total refined product sales
2,791,885

 
3,912,375

 
12,616,848

 
18,498,869

Add direct sales of excess crude oil (2)    
91,435

 
318,820

 
352,113

 
1,060,354

Add other refining segment revenue (3)    
40,898

 
34,983

 
202,222

 
147,002

Total refining segment revenue
2,924,218

 
4,266,178

 
13,171,183

 
19,706,225

Add HEP segment sales and other revenues
97,251

 
88,449

 
358,875

 
332,626

Add corporate and other revenues
190

 
301

 
663

 
2,103

Subtract consolidations and eliminations
(78,100
)
 
(71,809
)
 
(292,801
)
 
(276,627
)
Sales and other revenues
$
2,943,559

 
$
4,283,119

 
$
13,237,920

 
$
19,764,327


Reconciliation of average cost of products per produced barrel sold to cost of products sold (exclusive of lower of cost or market inventory valuation adjustment)
 
Three Months Ended December 31,
 
Years Ended December 31,
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
 
(Dollars in thousands, except per barrel amounts)
Consolidated
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Average cost of products per produced barrel sold
$
51.06

 
$
81.44

 
$
55.25

 
$
96.21

Times sales of produced refined products (BPD)
419,500

 
386,390

 
438,000

 
420,990

Times number of days in period
92

 
92

 
365

 
365

Cost of products for produced products sold
$
1,970,610

 
$
2,895,019

 
$
8,832,818

 
$
14,783,758

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total cost of products for produced products sold
$
1,970,610

 
$
2,895,019

 
$
8,832,818

 
$
14,783,758

Add refined product costs from purchased products sold and rounding (1)    
439,110

 
636,647

 
1,245,451

 
1,572,944

Total cost of refined products sold
2,409,720

 
3,531,666

 
10,078,269

 
16,356,702

Add crude oil cost of direct sales of excess crude oil (2)    
93,833

 
304,639

 
348,362

 
1,030,235

Add other refining segment cost of products sold (4)    
17,430

 
23,399

 
98,979

 
113,664

Total refining segment cost of products sold
2,520,983

 
3,859,704

 
10,525,610

 
17,500,601

Subtract consolidations and eliminations
(74,472
)
 
(70,678
)
 
(286,392
)
 
(272,216
)
Costs of products sold (exclusive of lower of cost or market inventory valuation adjustment)
$
2,446,511

 
$
3,789,026

 
$
10,239,218

 
$
17,228,385



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Reconciliation of average refinery operating expenses per produced barrel sold to total operating expenses
 
Three Months Ended December 31,
 
Years Ended December 31,
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
 
(Dollars in thousands, except per barrel amounts)
Consolidated
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Average refinery operating expenses per produced barrel sold
$
6.40

 
$
7.29

 
$
5.71

 
$
6.38

Times sales of produced refined products (BPD)
419,500

 
386,390

 
438,000

 
420,990

Times number of days in period
92

 
92

 
365

 
365

Refinery operating expenses for produced products sold
$
247,002

 
$
259,144

 
$
912,858

 
$
980,359

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total refinery operating expenses for produced products sold
$
247,002

 
$
259,144

 
$
912,858

 
$
980,359

Add other refining segment operating expenses and rounding (5)    
14,715

 
10,920

 
44,062

 
42,810

Total refining segment operating expenses
261,717

 
270,064

 
956,920

 
1,023,169

Add HEP segment operating expenses
24,955

 
31,966

 
103,305

 
104,801

Add corporate and other costs
1,394

 
16,709

 
3,433

 
18,402

Subtract consolidations and eliminations
(2,852
)
 
(376
)
 
(3,285
)
 
(1,432
)
Operating expenses
$
285,214

 
$
318,363

 
$
1,060,373

 
$
1,144,940


Reconciliation of net operating margin per barrel to refinery gross margin per barrel to total sales and other revenues
 
Three Months Ended December 31,
 
Years Ended December 31,
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
 
(Dollars in thousands, except per barrel amounts)
Consolidated
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net operating margin per barrel
$
3.51

 
$
3.47

 
$
10.36

 
$
7.60

Add average refinery operating expenses per produced barrel
6.40

 
7.29

 
5.71

 
6.38

Refinery gross margin per barrel
9.91

 
10.76

 
16.07

 
13.98

Add average cost of products per produced barrel sold
51.06

 
81.44

 
55.25

 
96.21

Average sales price per produced barrel sold
$
60.97

 
$
92.20

 
$
71.32

 
$
110.19

Times sales of produced refined products (BPD)
419,500

 
386,390

 
438,000

 
420,990

Times number of days in period
92

 
92

 
365

 
365

Produced refined product sales
$
2,353,076

 
$
3,277,515

 
$
11,401,928

 
$
16,931,944

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total produced refined product sales
$
2,353,076

 
$
3,277,515

 
$
11,401,928

 
$
16,931,944

Add refined product sales from purchased products and rounding (1)    
438,809

 
634,860

 
1,214,920

 
1,566,925

Total refined product sales
2,791,885

 
3,912,375

 
12,616,848

 
18,498,869

Add direct sales of excess crude oil (2)    
91,435

 
318,820

 
352,113

 
1,060,354

Add other refining segment revenue (3)    
40,898

 
34,983

 
202,222

 
147,002

Total refining segment revenue
2,924,218

 
4,266,178

 
13,171,183

 
19,706,225

Add HEP segment sales and other revenues
97,251

 
88,449

 
358,875

 
332,626

Add corporate and other revenues
190

 
301

 
663

 
2,103

Subtract consolidations and eliminations
(78,100
)
 
(71,809
)
 
(292,801
)
 
(276,627
)
Sales and other revenues
$
2,943,559

 
$
4,283,119

 
$
13,237,920

 
$
19,764,327


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