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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
 
Exhibit 99.1
 
 
 
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WESTERN REFINING ANNOUNCES THIRD QUARTER 2016 RESULTS

EL PASO, Texas - November 1, 2016 - Western Refining, Inc. (NYSE: WNR) today reported third quarter 2016 net income attributable to Western of $38.6 million, or $0.35 per diluted share, as compared to net income attributable to Western of $153.3 million, or $1.61 per diluted share for the third quarter of 2015. Net income attributable to Western, excluding special items, was $50.0 million, or $0.46 per diluted share. This compares to third quarter 2015 net income, excluding special items, of $160.2 million, or $1.69 per diluted share. A reconciliation of reported earnings and description of special items can be found in the accompanying financial tables.
Jeff Stevens, Western's Chief Executive Officer, said, "We just completed the first full quarter since the acquisition of Northern Tier and the integration is going well. During the quarter, our refineries ran well and St. Paul Park initiated a successful crude unit turnaround. Margins continued to be volatile in the quarter and were down significantly compared to 2015. However, the location of our refineries, with access to attractive product regions, and our integrated refining and marketing model allow us to remain profitable in the current refining economic environment."
Excluding WNRL, Western finished the third quarter with cash of $445 million, including $195 million in restricted cash, compared to $182 million at the end of the second quarter. Free cash flow was approximately $65 million after interest, taxes, capital spending, and turnaround obligations during the third quarter.
Western paid a dividend of $0.38 per share of common stock to shareholders in the third quarter. In October, Western's Board of Directors also approved a $0.38 per share dividend for the fourth quarter. Including the fourth quarter dividend, Western will have returned approximately $228 million to shareholders through dividends and share repurchases in 2016.
Looking forward, Stevens said, "The fourth quarter has started off well. We completed a number of capital investments during the St. Paul Park turnaround which allows us to increase our crude oil throughout by 4,000 barrels per day and should improve our distillate yield by two percent. Our crude oil throughput capacity at St. Paul Park is currently 102,000 barrels per day. With the two new desalters, we have also added greater optionality in our crude oil slate for the refinery. These investments position us well for future profitability."

Conference Call Information
A conference call is scheduled for Tuesday, November 1, 2016, at 11:00 am ET to discuss Western's financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2016. A slide presentation, which includes our quarterly guidance, will be available for reference during the conference call. The call, press release and slide presentation can be accessed on the Investor Relations section on Western's website, www.wnr.com. The call can also be heard by dialing (866) 566-8590 or (702) 224-9819, passcode: 83400618. The audio replay will be available two hours after the end of the call through November 15, 2016, by dialing (800) 585-8367 or (404) 537-3406, passcode: 83400618.





Non-GAAP Financial Measures
In a number of places in the press release and related tables, we have excluded certain income and expense items from GAAP measures. The excluded items are generally non-cash in nature such as unrealized net gains and losses from commodity hedging activities; however, other items that have a cash impact, such as gains or losses on disposal of assets are also excluded. We believe it is useful for investors and financial analysts to understand our financial performance excluding such items so that they can see the operating trends underlying our business. Readers of this press release should not consider these non-GAAP measures in isolation from, or as a substitute for, the financial information that we report in accordance with GAAP.
About Western Refining
Western Refining, Inc. is an independent refining and marketing company headquartered in El Paso, Texas. The Company operates refineries in El Paso, Gallup, New Mexico and St. Paul Park, Minnesota. The Company’s retail operations includes retail service stations and convenience stores in Arizona, Colorado, Minnesota, New Mexico, Texas, and Wisconsin, operating primarily through the Giant, Howdy’s, and SuperAmerica brands.
Western Refining, Inc. also owns the general partner and approximately 53% of the limited partnership interest of Western Refining Logistics, LP (NYSE:WNRL).
More information about Western Refining is available at www.wnr.com.
Cautionary Statement on Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements which are protected by the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The forward-looking statements reflect Western’s current expectations regarding future events, results or outcomes. The forward-looking statements contained herein include statements about: Western’s integration with Northern Tier Energy LP; Western’s access to attractive product regions; Western’s ability to remain profitable in the current economic environment; Western’s performance in the fourth quarter of 2016; Western’s ability to increase crude oil throughput, improve distillate yield, and realize greater optionality with its crude oil slate at St. Paul Park refinery; and Western’s positioning for future profitability. These statements are subject to the general risks inherent in Western’s business. These expectations may or may not be realized. Some of these expectations may be based upon assumptions or judgments that prove to be incorrect. In addition, Western’s business and operations involve numerous risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond its control, which could result in Western’s expectations not being realized, or otherwise materially affect Western’s financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows. Additional information relating to the uncertainties affecting Western's business is contained in its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission to which you are referred. The forward-looking statements are only as of the date made. Except as required by law, Western does not undertake any obligation to (and expressly disclaims any obligation to) update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date such statements were made, or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.










Consolidated Financial Data
We report our operating results in three reportable segments, refining, WNRL and retail, based on manufacturing and marketing processes, the nature of our products and services and each segment's respective customer base. Prior to the Merger on June 23, 2016, we also reported NTI as a separate reportable segment. Following the completion of the Merger, NTI became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Western and, as a result, we have moved its assets and operations into our other reportable segments. Beginning on July 1, 2016, our management team, led by our chief operating decision maker, began monitoring our business and allocating resources based on these three reportable segments. The St. Paul Park refinery and related operations are now included in the refining segment and the SuperAmerica retail and bakery assets and operations are now included in the retail segment. We have retrospectively adjusted the historical segment financial data for the periods presented to reflect our revised segment presentation.
Our refining segment owns and operates three refineries that process crude oil and other feedstocks primarily into gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel and asphalt. We market refined products to a diverse customer base including wholesale distributors and retail chains. The refining segment also sells refined products in the Mid-Atlantic region and Mexico.
WNRL owns and operates terminal, storage, transportation and wholesale assets in the Southwest and terminal and transportation assets in the Upper Great Plains region. WNRL's Southwest wholesale assets consist of a fleet of crude oil, asphalt and refined product truck transports and wholesale petroleum product operations. WNRL's primary customer is our refining segment. WNRL purchases its wholesale product supply from the refining segment and third-party suppliers.
Our retail segment operates retail convenience stores and unmanned commercial fleet fueling ("cardlock") locations located in the Southwest ("Southwest Retail") and Upper Great Plains ("SuperAmerica") regions. The retail convenience stores sell gasoline, diesel fuel and convenience store merchandise.





The following tables set forth our unaudited summary historical financial and operating data for the periods indicated below:
 
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
 
September 30,
 
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
 
(Unaudited)
 
(In thousands, except per share data)
Statements of Operations Data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net sales (1)
$
2,065,076

 
$
2,569,090

 
$
5,627,888

 
$
7,716,712

Operating costs and expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of products sold (exclusive of depreciation and amortization) (1)
1,607,010

 
1,895,772

 
4,256,999

 
5,814,969

Direct operating expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)
232,553

 
234,440

 
687,307

 
674,474

Selling, general and administrative expenses
57,320

 
54,465

 
166,657

 
169,808

Gain on disposal of assets, net
(279
)
 
(52
)
 
(1,181
)
 
(157
)
Maintenance turnaround expense
27,208

 
490

 
27,733

 
1,188

Depreciation and amortization
54,321

 
51,377

 
161,331

 
152,446

Total operating costs and expenses
1,978,133

 
2,236,492

 
5,298,846

 
6,812,728

Operating income
86,943

 
332,598

 
329,042

 
903,984

Other income (expense):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest income
141

 
186

 
436

 
550

Interest and debt expense
(34,456
)
 
(26,896
)
 
(88,065
)
 
(79,169
)
Other, net
3,380

 
4,327

 
13,825

 
11,557

Income before income taxes
56,008

 
310,215

 
255,238

 
836,922

Provision for income taxes
(11,700
)
 
(92,117
)
 
(68,481
)
 
(229,989
)
Net income
44,308

 
218,098

 
186,757

 
606,933

Less net income attributable to non-controlling interests (2)
5,733

 
64,795

 
52,229

 
213,722

Net income attributable to Western Refining, Inc.
$
38,575

 
$
153,303

 
$
134,528

 
$
393,211

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic earnings per share
$
0.36

 
$
1.61

 
$
1.37

 
$
4.12

Diluted earnings per share
0.35

 
1.61

 
1.37

 
4.12

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dividends declared per common share
0.38

 
0.34

 
1.14

 
0.98

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average basic shares outstanding
108,424

 
94,826

 
97,802

 
95,308

Weighted average dilutive shares outstanding (3)
108,734

 
94,924

 
98,110

 
95,408







 
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
 
September 30,
 
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
 
(Unaudited)
 
(In thousands)
Economic Hedging Activities Recognized Within Cost of Products Sold
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Realized hedging gain, net
$
27,757

 
$
26,949

 
$
46,110

 
$
52,325

Unrealized hedging gain (loss), net
(27,616
)
 
271

 
(54,698
)
 
(42,073
)
Total hedging gain (loss), net
$
141

 
$
27,220

 
$
(8,588
)
 
$
10,252

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash Flow Data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net cash provided by (used in):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating activities
$
161,019

 
$
373,620

 
$
277,877

 
$
665,664

Investing activities
(269,218
)
 
(20,321
)
 
(357,079
)
 
(34,454
)
Financing activities
176,011

 
(187,665
)
 
(427,204
)
 
(352,799
)
Capital expenditures
$
78,337

 
$
76,431

 
$
235,097

 
$
195,976

Cash distributions received by Western from:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NTI
$

 
$
42,391

 
$
19,949

 
$
98,318

WNRL
14,124

 
11,630

 
41,071

 
32,845

Other Data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Adjusted EBITDA (4)
$
184,164

 
$
425,450

 
$
483,365

 
$
1,094,510

Balance Sheet Data (at end of period)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
 
 
 
 
$
266,096

 
$
709,570

Restricted cash
 
 
 
 
195,000

 
12,328

Working capital
 
 
 
 
958,495

 
1,181,231

Total assets
 
 
 
 
5,715,125

 
5,840,393

Total debt and lease financing obligation
 
 
 
 
2,110,221

 
1,554,157

Total equity
 
 
 
 
2,267,446

 
3,032,495

(1)
Excludes $937.1 million, $2,610.3 million, $1,063.4 million and $3,019.2 million of intercompany sales and $937.1 million, $2,610.3 million, $1,063.4 million and $3,019.2 million of intercompany cost of products sold for three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively.
(2)
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests from WNRL for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, was $5.7 million and $16.9 million, respectively. Net income attributable to non-controlling interests from NTI for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 was $35.3 million with no comparable activity during the three months ended September 30, 2016. Net income attributable to non-controlling interests for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, consisted of income from NTI and WNRL in the amount of $59.2 million, $197.6 million, $5.6 million and $16.2 million, respectively.
(3)
Our computation of diluted earnings per share includes unvested restricted shares units and phantom stock. If determined to be dilutive to period earnings, these securities are included in the denominator of our diluted earnings per share calculation. For purposes of the diluted earnings per share calculation, we assumed issuance of 0.3 million, 0.3 million, 0.1 million and 0.1 million restricted share units and phantom stock for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015.
(4)
Adjusted EBITDA represents earnings before interest and debt expense, provision for income taxes, depreciation, amortization, maintenance turnaround expense and certain other non-cash income and expense items. However, Adjusted EBITDA is not a recognized measurement under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"). Our management believes that the presentation of Adjusted EBITDA is useful to investors because it is frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties in the evaluation of companies in our industry. In addition, our management believes that Adjusted EBITDA is useful in evaluating our operating performance compared to that of other companies in our industry because the calculation of Adjusted EBITDA generally eliminates the effects of financings, income taxes, the accounting effects of significant turnaround activities (that many of our competitors capitalize and thereby exclude from their measures of EBITDA) and certain non-cash charges that are items that may vary for different companies for reasons unrelated to overall operating performance.





Adjusted EBITDA has limitations as an analytical tool, and you should not consider it in isolation, or as a substitute for analysis of our results as reported under GAAP. Some of these limitations are:
Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect our cash expenditures or future requirements for significant turnaround activities, capital expenditures or contractual commitments;
Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect the interest expense or the cash requirements necessary to service interest or principal payments on our debt;
Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, our working capital needs; and
Adjusted EBITDA, as we calculate it, may differ from the Adjusted EBITDA calculations of other companies in our industry, thereby limiting its usefulness as a comparative measure.
Because of these limitations, Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered a measure of discretionary cash available to us to invest in the growth of our business. We compensate for these limitations by relying primarily on our GAAP results and using Adjusted EBITDA only supplementally.
 
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
 
September 30,
 
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
 
(Unaudited)
 
 (In thousands)
Net income attributable to Western Refining, Inc.
$
38,575

 
$
153,303

 
$
134,528

 
$
393,211

Net income attributable to non-controlling interests
5,733

 
64,795

 
52,229

 
213,722

Interest and debt expense
34,456

 
26,896

 
88,065

 
79,169

Provision for income taxes
11,700

 
92,117

 
68,481

 
229,989

Gain on disposal of assets, net
(279
)
 
(52
)
 
(1,181
)
 
(157
)
Depreciation and amortization
54,321

 
51,377

 
161,331

 
152,446

Maintenance turnaround expense
27,208

 
490

 
27,733

 
1,188

Net change in lower of cost or market inventory reserve
(15,166
)
 
36,795

 
(102,519
)
 
(17,131
)
Unrealized loss (gain) on commodity hedging transactions
27,616

 
(271
)
 
54,698

 
42,073

Adjusted EBITDA
$
184,164

 
$
425,450

 
$
483,365

 
$
1,094,510

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Adjusted EBITDA:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Western (1)
$
155,136

 
$
397,780

 
$
394,944

 
$
1,015,808

WNRL
29,028

 
27,670

 
88,421

 
78,702

Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA
$
184,164

 
$
425,450

 
$
483,365

 
$
1,094,510

 
Three Months Ended
 
September 30,
 
2016
 
Western (1)
 
WNRL
 
(Unaudited)
 
 (In thousands)
Net income attributable to Western Refining, Inc.
$
30,285

 
$
8,290

Net income attributable to non-controlling interest

 
5,733

Interest and debt expense
28,308

 
6,148

Provision for income taxes
11,418

 
282

Gain on disposal of assets, net
(217
)
 
(62
)
Depreciation and amortization
45,684

 
8,637

Maintenance turnaround expense
27,208

 

Net change in lower of cost or market inventory reserve
(15,166
)
 

Unrealized loss on commodity hedging transactions
27,616

 

Adjusted EBITDA
$
155,136

 
$
29,028







 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
 
2016
 
Western (1)
 
WNRL
 
(Unaudited)
 
 (In thousands)
Net income attributable to Western Refining, Inc.
$
105,530

 
$
28,998

Net income attributable to non-controlling interests
35,323

 
16,906

Interest and debt expense
68,451

 
19,614

Provision for income taxes
67,721

 
760

Gain on disposal of assets, net
(218
)
 
(963
)
Depreciation and amortization
138,225

 
23,106

Maintenance turnaround expense
27,733

 

Net change in lower of cost or market inventory reserve
(102,519
)
 

Unrealized loss on commodity hedging transactions
54,698

 

Adjusted EBITDA
$
394,944

 
$
88,421


 
Three Months Ended
 
September 30,
 
2015
 
Western (1)
 
WNRL
 
(Unaudited)
 
 (In thousands)
Net income attributable to Western Refining, Inc.
$
142,396

 
$
10,907

Net income attributable to non-controlling interest
59,209

 
5,586

Interest and debt expense
20,692

 
6,204

Provision for income taxes
92,114

 
3

Gain on disposal of assets, net
(39
)
 
(13
)
Depreciation and amortization
46,394

 
4,983

Maintenance turnaround expense
490

 

Net change in lower of cost or market inventory reserve
36,795

 

Unrealized gain on commodity hedging transactions
(271
)
 

Adjusted EBITDA
$
397,780

 
$
27,670









 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
 
2015
 
Western (1)
 
WNRL
 
(Unaudited)
 
 (In thousands)
Net income attributable to Western Refining, Inc.
$
361,639

 
$
31,572

Net income attributable to non-controlling interests
197,563

 
16,159

Interest and debt expense
62,753

 
16,416

Provision for income taxes
229,635

 
354

Loss (gain) on disposal of assets, net
100

 
(257
)
Depreciation and amortization
137,988

 
14,458

Maintenance turnaround expense
1,188

 

Net change in lower of cost or market inventory reserve
(17,131
)
 

Unrealized loss on commodity hedging transactions
42,073

 

Adjusted EBITDA
$
1,015,808

 
$
78,702

(1)
Our presentation of Adjusted EBITDA for Western excludes the results of WNRL for all periods presented.






Consolidating Financial Data
The following tables set forth our consolidating historical financial data for the periods presented below.
 
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
 
September 30,
 
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
 
(Unaudited)
 
(In thousands)
Operating Income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Refining
$
89,158

 
$
312,602

 
$
338,803

 
$
900,405

WNRL
13,271

 
18,424

 
43,056

 
41,454

Retail
11,832

 
24,937

 
21,193

 
36,356

Other
(27,318
)
 
(23,365
)
 
(74,010
)
 
(74,231
)
Operating income
$
86,943

 
$
332,598

 
$
329,042

 
$
903,984

Depreciation and Amortization
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Refining
$
37,265

 
$
35,400

 
$
111,601

 
$
105,916

WNRL
10,579

 
8,963

 
29,470

 
25,816

Retail
5,710

 
5,846

 
17,622

 
17,257

Other
767

 
1,168

 
2,638

 
3,457

Depreciation and amortization expense
$
54,321

 
$
51,377

 
$
161,331

 
$
152,446

Capital Expenditures
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Refining
$
65,909

 
$
61,399

 
$
200,681

 
$
127,914

WNRL
8,530

 
10,648

 
24,378

 
52,150

Retail
3,593

 
3,903

 
8,528

 
13,175

Other
305

 
481

 
1,510

 
2,737

Capital expenditures
$
78,337

 
$
76,431

 
$
235,097

 
$
195,976

Balance Sheet Data (at end of period)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Western, excluding WNRL and restricted cash of $195.0 million
 
 
 
 
$
249,554

 
$
638,198

WNRL
 
 
 
 
16,542

 
71,372

Cash and cash equivalents
 
 
 
 
$
266,096

 
$
709,570

 Total debt
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Western, excluding WNRL
 
 
 
 
$
1,742,845

 
$
1,212,970

WNRL
 
 
 
 
312,835

 
292,121

Total debt
 
 
 
 
$
2,055,680

 
$
1,505,091

 Total working capital
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Western, excluding WNRL
 
 
 
 
$
973,436

 
$
1,117,319

WNRL
 
 
 
 
(14,941
)
 
63,912

Total working capital
 
 
 
 
$
958,495

 
$
1,181,231








Refining Segment
 
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
 
September 30,
 
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
 
 (In thousands, except bpd and per barrel data)
Statement of Operations Data (Unaudited):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net sales (including intersegment sales) (1)
$
1,835,327

 
$
2,318,048

 
$
5,012,283

 
$
6,958,443

Operating costs and expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of products sold (exclusive of depreciation and amortization) (2)
1,551,493

 
1,835,304

 
4,143,146

 
5,557,338

Direct operating expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)
115,791

 
118,401

 
345,352

 
343,681

Selling, general and administrative expenses
14,420

 
15,851

 
45,631

 
49,559

Loss (gain) on disposal of assets, net
(8
)
 

 
17

 
356

Maintenance turnaround expense
27,208

 
490

 
27,733

 
1,188

Depreciation and amortization
37,265

 
35,400

 
111,601

 
105,916

Total operating costs and expenses
1,746,169

 
2,005,446

 
4,673,480

 
6,058,038

Operating income
$
89,158

 
$
312,602

 
$
338,803

 
$
900,405

Key Operating Statistics
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total sales volume (bpd) (1) (3)
314,239

 
347,456

 
312,131

 
339,005

Total refinery production (bpd)
253,365

 
252,420

 
258,166

 
256,828

Total refinery throughput (bpd) (4)
255,222

 
255,170

 
260,024

 
259,154

Per barrel of refinery throughput:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Refinery gross margin (2) (5) (6)
$
12.02

 
$
20.65

 
$
12.13

 
$
19.79

Direct operating expenses (7)
4.93

 
5.04

 
4.85

 
4.86

Mid-Atlantic sales volume (bbls)
1,987

 
2,144

 
5,689

 
6,597

Mid-Atlantic margin per barrel
$
0.77

 
$
(1.10
)
 
$
0.88

 
$
0.15






The following tables set forth our summary refining throughput and production data for the periods and refineries presented:
El Paso Refinery
 
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
 
September 30,
 
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
Key Operating Statistics
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Refinery product yields (bpd):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gasoline
76,161

 
71,855

 
74,054

 
70,613

Diesel and jet fuel
56,574

 
55,667

 
55,871

 
55,804

Residuum
2,930

 
4,121

 
2,876

 
4,730

Other
5,356

 
5,016

 
5,080

 
4,503

Total refinery production (bpd)
141,021

 
136,659

 
137,881

 
135,650

Refinery throughput (bpd):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sweet crude oil
105,990

 
107,577

 
104,513

 
106,850

Sour crude oil
27,566

 
23,854

 
26,261

 
23,055

Other feedstocks and blendstocks
8,876

 
7,485

 
8,614

 
7,604

Total refinery throughput (bpd) (4)
142,432

 
138,916

 
139,388

 
137,509

Total sales volume (bpd) (3)
154,648

 
149,861

 
148,753

 
150,404

Per barrel of refinery throughput:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Refinery gross margin (2) (5)
$
11.80

 
$
18.51

 
$
11.05

 
$
18.65

Direct operating expenses (7)
3.71

 
3.64

 
3.81

 
3.96


Gallup Refinery
 
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
 
September 30,
 
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
Key Operating Statistics
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Refinery product yields (bpd):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gasoline
17,719

 
15,961

 
16,607

 
17,065

Diesel and jet fuel
8,831

 
7,878

 
7,548

 
8,137

Other
1,058

 
1,560

 
1,243

 
1,525

Total refinery production (bpd)
27,608

 
25,399

 
25,398

 
26,727

Refinery throughput (bpd):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sweet crude oil
24,985

 
23,888

 
23,149

 
24,776

Other feedstocks and blendstocks
3,260

 
1,776

 
2,755

 
2,331

Total refinery throughput (bpd) (4)
28,245

 
25,664

 
25,904

 
27,107

Total sales volume (bpd) (3)
37,022

 
33,489

 
35,033

 
33,339

Per barrel of refinery throughput:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Refinery gross margin (2) (5)
$
14.01

 
$
23.08

 
$
12.48

 
$
19.85

Direct operating expenses (7)
8.10

 
9.10

 
8.72

 
8.30







St. Paul Park Refinery
 
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
 
September 30,
 
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
Key Operating Statistics
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Refinery product yields (bpd):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gasoline
42,896

 
43,914

 
47,158

 
45,155

Distillate
25,667

 
30,404

 
30,417

 
32,791

Residuum
9,212

 
10,091

 
11,036

 
10,742

Other
6,960

 
5,953

 
6,276

 
5,763

Total refinery production (bpd)
84,735

 
90,362

 
94,887

 
94,451

Refinery throughput (bpd):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Light crude oil
43,888

 
51,701

 
53,692

 
55,779

Synthetic crude oil
18,769

 
14,735

 
13,850

 
12,303

Heavy crude oil
19,380

 
23,150

 
24,325

 
24,629

Other feedstocks
2,509

 
1,004

 
2,863

 
1,827

Total refinery throughput (bpd) (4)
84,546

 
90,590

 
94,730

 
94,538

Total sales volume (bpd) (3)
90,906

 
99,617

 
101,064

 
100,630

Per barrel of throughput:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Refinery gross margin (2) (5) (6)
$
11.20

 
$
24.57

 
$
10.27

 
$
20.57

Direct operating expenses (7)
5.94

 
5.68

 
5.08

 
5.04

(1)
Refining net sales for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 include $148.3 million, $341.3 million, $409.1 million and $848.2 million, respectively, representing a period average of 37,027 bpd, 29,875 bpd, 73,630 bpd and 62,248 bpd, respectively, in crude oil sales to third-parties.
(2)
Cost of products sold for the combined refining segment includes the net realized and net non-cash unrealized hedging activity shown in the table below. The hedging gains and losses are also included in the combined gross profit and refinery gross margin but are not included in those measures for our individual refineries.
 
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
 
September 30,
 
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
 
(Unaudited)
 
(In thousands)
Realized hedging gain, net
$
27,757

 
$
26,949

 
$
46,110

 
$
52,325

Unrealized hedging gain (loss), net
(27,616
)
 
271

 
(54,698
)
 
(42,073
)
Total hedging gain (loss), net
$
141

 
$
27,220

 
$
(8,588
)
 
$
10,252

(3)
Sales volume includes sales of refined products sourced primarily from our refinery production as well as refined products purchased from third parties. We purchase additional refined products from third parties to supplement supply to our customers. These products are similar to the products that we currently manufacture and represented 6.0%, 5.8%, 6.2% and 6.8% of our total consolidated sales volumes for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively. The majority of the purchased refined products are distributed through our refined product sales activities in the Mid-Atlantic region where we satisfy our refined product customer sales requirements through a third-party supply agreement.
(4)
Total refinery throughput includes crude oil, other feedstocks and blendstocks.
(5)
Refinery gross margin is a per barrel measurement calculated by dividing the difference between net sales and cost of products sold by our refineries’ total throughput volumes for the respective periods presented. Net realized and net non-cash unrealized economic hedging gains and losses included in the combined refining segment gross margin are not allocated to the individual refineries. Cost of products sold does not include any depreciation or amortization. Refinery gross margin is a non-GAAP performance measure that we believe is important to investors in evaluating our refinery performance as a general indication of the amount above our cost of products that we are able to sell refined products.





Each of the components used in this calculation (net sales and cost of products sold) can be reconciled directly to our statement of operations. Our calculation of refinery gross margin may differ from similar calculations of other companies in our industry, thereby limiting its usefulness as a comparative measure.
Our calculation of refinery gross margin excludes the sales and costs related to our Mid-Atlantic business that we report within the refining segment. The following table reconciles the sales and cost of sales used to calculate refinery gross margin with the total sales and cost of sales reported in the refining statement of operations data above:
 
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
 
September 30,
 
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
 
(Unaudited)
 
(In thousands)
Refinery net sales (including intersegment sales)
$
1,714,913

 
$
2,163,163

 
$
4,680,900

 
$
6,461,580

Mid-Atlantic sales
120,414

 
154,885

 
331,383

 
496,863

Net sales (including intersegment sales)
$
1,835,327

 
$
2,318,048

 
$
5,012,283

 
$
6,958,443

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Refinery cost of products sold (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)
$
1,432,610

 
$
1,678,390

 
$
3,816,760

 
$
5,061,474

Mid-Atlantic cost of products sold
118,883

 
156,914

 
326,386

 
495,864

Cost of products sold (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)
$
1,551,493

 
$
1,835,304

 
$
4,143,146

 
$
5,557,338

The following table reconciles combined gross profit for our refineries to combined gross margin for our refineries for the periods presented:
 
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
 
September 30,
 
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
 
(Unaudited)
 
 (In thousands, except per barrel data)
Refinery net sales (including intersegment sales)
$
1,714,913

 
$
2,163,163

 
$
4,680,900

 
$
6,461,580

Refinery cost of products sold (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)
1,432,610

 
1,678,390

 
3,816,760

 
5,061,474

Depreciation and amortization
37,265

 
35,400

 
111,601

 
105,916

Gross profit
245,038

 
449,373

 
752,539

 
1,294,190

Plus depreciation and amortization
37,265

 
35,400

 
111,601

 
105,916

Refinery gross margin
$
282,303

 
$
484,773

 
$
864,140

 
$
1,400,106

Refinery gross margin per throughput barrel
$
12.02

 
$
20.65

 
$
12.13

 
$
19.79

Gross profit per throughput barrel
$
10.44

 
$
19.14

 
$
10.56

 
$
18.29






(6)
Cost of products sold for the combined refining segment includes changes in the lower of cost or market inventory reserve shown in the table below. The changes in this reserve are included in the combined refinery gross margin but are not included in those measures for the individual refineries. The following table calculates the combined refinery gross margin per throughput barrel excluding changes in the lower of cost or market inventory reserve that we believe is useful in evaluating our refinery performance exclusive of the impact of fluctuations in inventory values:
 
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
 
September 30,
 
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
 
(Unaudited)
 
 (In thousands, except per barrel data)
Refinery gross margin
$
282,303

 
$
484,773

 
$
864,140

 
$
1,400,106

Net change in lower of cost or market inventory reserve
(15,167
)
 
36,022

 
(101,708
)
 
(16,598
)
Refinery gross margin, excluding LCM adjustment
$
267,136

 
$
520,795

 
$
762,432

 
$
1,383,508

Refinery gross margin, excluding LCM adjustment, per refinery throughput barrel
$
11.38

 
$
22.18

 
$
10.70

 
$
19.56

(7)
Refinery direct operating expenses per throughput barrel is calculated by dividing direct operating expenses by total throughput volumes for the respective periods presented. Direct operating expenses do not include any depreciation or amortization.





WNRL
WNRL's financial and operational data presented includes the historical results of the assets acquired from Western in the St. Paul Park Logistics Transaction and the TexNew Mex Pipeline Transaction. These recent transactions were transfers of assets between entities under common control. We have retrospectively adjusted historical financial and operational data of WNRL, for all periods presented, to reflect the purchase and consolidation of the St. Paul Park Logistics Assets and the TexNew Mex Pipeline System into WNRL.
 
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
 
September 30,
 
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
 
(Unaudited)
 
(In thousands)
Statement of Operations Data:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net sales
$
569,261

 
$
680,670

 
$
1,615,902

 
$
2,023,970

Operating costs and expenses:
 

 
 

 
 
 
 

Cost of products sold
495,536

 
601,557

 
1,395,382

 
1,807,284

Direct operating expenses
43,454

 
45,927

 
131,103

 
131,156

Selling, general and administrative expenses
6,483

 
5,812

 
17,854

 
18,517

Gain on disposal of assets, net
(62
)
 
(13
)
 
(963
)
 
(257
)
Depreciation and amortization
10,579

 
8,963

 
29,470

 
25,816

Total operating costs and expenses
555,990

 
662,246

 
1,572,846

 
1,982,516

Operating income
$
13,271

 
$
18,424

 
$
43,056

 
$
41,454

 
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
 
September 30,
 
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
 
(Unaudited)
 
(In thousands, except key operating statistics)
Key Operating Statistics
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Pipeline and gathering (bpd):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mainline movements:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Permian/Delaware Basin system
49,709

 
56,745

 
51,709

 
45,784

Four Corners system (1)
53,070

 
66,602

 
54,523

 
54,719

TexNew Mex system
7,504

 
14,834

 
10,132

 
6,131

Gathering (truck offloading):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Permian/Delaware Basin system
15,514

 
25,961

 
17,948

 
24,207

Four Corners system
9,577

 
16,487

 
11,151

 
13,387

Terminalling, transportation and storage (bpd):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Shipments into and out of storage (includes asphalt)
416,761

 
408,787

 
399,415

 
396,506

Wholesale:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fuel gallons sold (in thousands)
313,600

 
305,566

 
940,029

 
919,808

Fuel gallons sold to retail (included in fuel gallons sold above) (in thousands)
87,131

 
81,538

 
250,693

 
235,824

Fuel margin per gallon (2)
$
0.030

 
$
0.029

 
$
0.028

 
$
0.031

Lubricant gallons sold (in thousands)
1,355

 
2,998

 
5,402

 
8,969

Lubricant margin per gallon (3)
$
1.05

 
$
0.70

 
$
0.85

 
$
0.71

Asphalt trucking volume (bpd)
5,620

 

 
4,461

 

Crude oil trucking volume (bpd)
36,144

 
49,620

 
37,909

 
47,245

Average crude oil revenue per barrel
$
2.11

 
$
2.51

 
$
2.17

 
$
2.58






(1)
Some barrels of crude oil in route to Western's Gallup refinery and Permian/Delaware Basin are transported on more than one mainline. Mainline movements for the Four Corners and Delaware Basin systems include each barrel transported on each mainline.
(2)
Fuel margin per gallon is a measurement calculated by dividing the difference between fuel sales, net of transportation charges, and cost of fuel sales for our wholesale business by the number of gallons sold. Fuel margin per gallon is a measure frequently used in the petroleum products wholesale industry to measure operating results related to fuel sales.
(3)
Lubricant margin per gallon is a measurement calculated by dividing the difference between lubricant sales, net of transportation charges, and lubricant cost of products sold by the number of gallons sold. Lubricant margin is a measure frequently used in the petroleum products wholesale industry to measure operating results related to lubricant sales.






Retail Segment
 
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
 
September 30,
 
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
 
(Unaudited)
 
(In thousands, except per gallon data)
Statement of Operations Data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net sales (including intersegment sales)
$
597,621

 
$
633,793

 
$
1,610,033

 
$
1,753,503

Operating costs and expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of products sold (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)
497,114

 
522,102

 
1,328,801

 
1,469,321

Direct operating expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)
73,388

 
70,112

 
210,932

 
199,554

Selling, general and administrative expenses
9,786

 
10,835

 
31,720

 
31,369

Gain on disposal of assets, net
(209
)
 
(39
)
 
(235
)
 
(354
)
Depreciation and amortization
5,710

 
5,846

 
17,622

 
17,257

Total operating costs and expenses
585,789

 
608,856

 
1,588,840

 
1,717,147

Operating income
$
11,832

 
$
24,937

 
$
21,193

 
$
36,356

Key Operating Statistics
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Southwest Retail:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Retail fuel gallons sold
105,304

 
92,939

 
295,323

 
267,102

Average retail fuel sales price per gallon, net of excise taxes
$
1.79

 
$
2.26

 
$
1.66

 
$
2.10

Average retail fuel cost per gallon, net of excise taxes
1.60

 
1.95

 
1.50

 
1.89

Retail fuel margin per gallon (1)
0.19

 
0.31

 
0.16

 
0.21

Merchandise sales
$
88,151

 
$
83,146

 
249,187

 
234,014

Merchandise margin (2)
28.8
%
 
29.4
%
 
29.2
%
 
29.5
%
Operating retail outlets at period end
 
 
 
 
260

 
261

Cardlock fuel gallons sold
16,630

 
16,990

 
48,398

 
50,013

Cardlock fuel margin per gallon
$
0.122

 
$
0.176

 
$
0.123

 
$
0.174

Operating cardlocks at period end
 
 
 
 
51

 
52

SuperAmerica:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Retail fuel gallons sold
79,539

 
78,414

 
231,087

 
227,673

Retail fuel margin per gallon (1)
$
0.22

 
$
0.27

 
$
0.23

 
$
0.23

Merchandise sales
99,535

 
100,645

 
279,963

 
279,058

Merchandise margin (2)
25.8
%
 
25.8
%
 
26.0
%
 
25.9
%
Company-operated retail outlets at period end
 
 
 
 
170

 
165

Franchised retail outlets at period end
 
 
 
 
115

 
102






 
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
 
September 30,
 
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
 
(Unaudited)
 
(In thousands, except per gallon data)
Net Sales
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Retail fuel sales, net of excise taxes
$
359,916

 
$
408,801

 
$
963,670

 
$
1,115,571

Merchandise sales
187,686

 
183,791

 
529,150

 
513,072

Cardlock sales
25,042

 
33,184

 
74,302

 
100,960

Other sales
24,977

 
8,017

 
42,911

 
23,900

Net sales
$
597,621

 
$
633,793

 
$
1,610,033

 
$
1,753,503

Cost of Products Sold
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Retail fuel cost of products sold, net of excise taxes
$
321,843

 
$
359,142

 
$
862,609

 
$
1,006,717

Merchandise cost of products sold
136,597

 
133,346

 
383,680

 
371,719

Cardlock cost of products sold
22,920

 
30,141

 
68,101

 
92,077

Other cost of products sold
15,754

 
(527
)
 
14,411

 
(1,192
)
Cost of products sold
$
497,114

 
$
522,102

 
$
1,328,801

 
$
1,469,321

Retail fuel margin per gallon (1)
$
0.21

 
$
0.29

 
$
0.19

 
$
0.22

(1)
Retail fuel margin per gallon is a measurement calculated by dividing the difference between retail fuel sales and cost of retail fuel sales for our retail segment by the number of gallons sold. Retail fuel margin per gallon is a measure frequently used in the convenience store industry to measure operating results related to retail fuel sales.
(2)
Merchandise margin is a measurement calculated by dividing the difference between merchandise sales and merchandise cost of products sold by merchandise sales. Merchandise margin is a measure frequently used in the convenience store industry to measure operating results related to merchandise sales.





Reconciliation of Special Items
We present certain additional financial measures below that are non-GAAP measures within the meaning of Regulation G under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
We present these non-GAAP measures to provide investors with additional information to analyze our performance from period to period. We believe it is useful for investors to understand our financial performance excluding these special items so that investors can see the operating trends underlying our business. Investors should not consider these non-GAAP measures in isolation from, or as a substitute for, the financial information that we report in accordance with GAAP. These non-GAAP measures reflect subjective determinations by management and may differ from similarly titled non-GAAP measures presented by other companies.
 
Three Months Ended
 
September 30,
 
2016
 
2015
 
(Unaudited)
 
(In thousands, except per share data)
Reported diluted earnings per share
$
0.35

 
$
1.61

Income before income taxes
$
56,008

 
$
310,215

Special items:
 
 
 
Unrealized loss (gain) on commodity hedging transactions
27,616

 
(271
)
NTI merger reorganization costs
2,666

 

Gain on disposal of assets, net
(279
)
 
(52
)
Net change in lower of cost or market inventory reserve
(15,166
)
 
36,795

Earnings before income taxes excluding special items
70,845

 
346,687

Recomputed income taxes excluding special items (1)
(15,158
)
 
(96,254
)
Net income excluding special items
55,687

 
250,433

Net income attributable to non-controlling interests
5,704

 
90,215

Net income attributable to Western excluding special items
$
49,983

 
$
160,218

Diluted earnings per share excluding special items
$
0.46

 
$
1.69

(1)
We recompute income taxes after deducting special items and earnings attributable to non-controlling interests.