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NEWS RELEASE    LOGO

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

  
HOUSTON and LONDON, October 27, 2017   

LyondellBasell Reports Third Quarter 2017 Earnings

Third Quarter 2017 Highlights

 

    Income from continuing operations: $1.1 billion

 

    EBITDA: $1.8 billion

 

    Quarterly diluted earnings per share: $2.67 per share

 

    Impacts from Hurricane Harvey partially offset by margin improvements

 

    Dividends and share repurchases totaled $652 million; repurchased 3.1 million shares during the third quarter

 

    Senior unsecured debt raised to BBB+ by S&P Global Ratings

Comparisons with the prior quarter and third quarter 2016 are available in the following table:

Table 1—Earnings Summary

 

     Three Months Ended      Nine Months Ended  
     September 30,      June 30,      September 30,      September 30,  

Millions of U.S. dollars (except share data)

   2017      2017      2016      2017      2016  

Sales and other operating revenues

   $ 8,516      $ 8,403      $ 7,365      $ 25,349      $ 21,436  

Net income(a)

     1,056        1,130        953        2,983        3,074  

Income from continuing operations(b)

     1,058        1,134        955        2,997        3,077  

Diluted earnings per share (U.S. dollars):

              

Net income(c)

     2.67        2.81        2.30        7.46        7.23  

Income from continuing operations(b)

     2.67        2.82        2.31        7.49        7.24  

Diluted share count (millions)

     395        402        414        400        424  

EBITDA(d)

     1,821        1,970        1,606        5,408        5,196  

 

(a) Includes net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interests and loss from discontinued operations, net of tax. See Table 10.
(b) See Table 11 for charges and benefits to income from continuing operations.
(c) Includes diluted earnings (loss) per share attributable to discontinued operations.
(d) See the end of this release for an explanation of the Company’s use of EBITDA and Table 8 for reconciliations of EBITDA to net income and income from continuing operations.

LyondellBasell Industries (NYSE: LYB) today announced earnings from continuing operations for the third quarter 2017 of $1.1 billion, or $2.67 per share. In September, LyondellBasell’s interest in the Geosel pipeline and storage system in France was sold for an after-tax gain of $103 million that increased third quarter earnings by $0.26 per share. Third quarter 2017 EBITDA was $1.8 billion.

 

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“LyondellBasell’s portfolio of global businesses demonstrated strong performance in the third quarter with EBITDA in our Intermediates and Derivatives segment improving by more than 30% relative to the third quarter of 2016 and continued strong results from our Olefins and Polyolefins – Europe, Asia and International segment,” said Bob Patel, LyondellBasell CEO.

On the U.S. Gulf Coast, our commitment to hurricane preparedness enabled safe plant operations during Hurricane Harvey. We are deeply grateful for the selfless dedication and commitment of our employees toward both restoring our businesses and supporting our communities during this unprecedented storm. We estimate that lost sales volumes valued at third quarter margins and additional related costs due to the storm impacted third quarter results by approximately $200 million. Margin improvements during September provided a partial offset to the lost production and higher costs,” Patel said.

“During the third quarter, LyondellBasell advanced our growth strategy by opening a new polypropylene compounds plant in China and reaching final investment decision for our next propylene oxide (PO) plant while generating approximately $1.5 billion of cash flow from operating activity and returning $652 million to shareholders. With Standard & Poor’s raising our senior unsecured debt to BBB+, the rating on our long-term debt now matches our strong corporate investment-grade credit ratings,” said Patel.

OUTLOOK

“Hurricane Harvey reduced inventories across the petrochemical industry and contributed to further delays in the startup of new U.S. ethylene and derivative capacity. As the industry works to rebuild inventories during the fourth quarter, we expect global markets will remain tight to balanced for the remainder of 2017 and the industry will be better positioned to absorb capacity additions during 2018,” Patel said.

LYONDELLBASELL BUSINESS RESULTS DISCUSSION BY REPORTING SEGMENT

LyondellBasell manages operations through five operating segments: 1) Olefins and Polyolefins – Americas; 2) Olefins and Polyolefins – Europe, Asia and International (EAI); 3) Intermediates and Derivatives; 4) Refining; and 5) Technology.

 

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Olefins and Polyolefins—Americas (O&P-Americas) – Our O&P–Americas segment produces and markets olefins and co-products, polyethylene and polypropylene.

Table 2—O&P–Americas Financial Overview    

 

     Three Months Ended      Nine Months Ended  
     September 30,      June 30,      September 30,      September 30,  

Millions of U.S. dollars

   2017      2017      2016      2017      2016  

Operating income

   $ 497      $ 738      $ 582      $ 1,794      $ 1,935  

EBITDA

     616        859        682        2,198        2,314  

Three months ended September 30, 2017 versus three months ended June 30, 2017 – EBITDA decreased $243 million versus the second quarter 2017. Compared to the prior period, olefin results declined approximately $260 million. Ethylene margins fell approximately 5 cents per pound primarily due to increasing feedstock prices. Sales volumes also declined due to production outages related to Hurricane Harvey. Combined polyolefin results were relatively unchanged. Improvements in polyethylene volume and polyethylene spreads over ethylene were offset by reduced volumes in polypropylene combined with polypropylene prices lagging propylene price increases. Joint venture equity income decreased by $3 million.

Three months ended September 30, 2017 versus three months ended September 30, 2016 – EBITDA decreased $66 million versus the third quarter 2016. Olefin results declined approximately $130 million primarily due to a decrease in ethylene margin from reduced ethylene price and increased feedstock costs. Net ethylene production increased 8 percent due to planned maintenance and expansion in the third quarter 2016 at Corpus Christi and planned maintenance at Morris which exceeded the Harvey volume impacts in the third quarter 2017. Combined polyolefin results increased approximately $40 million primarily due to a polyethylene spread improvement over ethylene of approximately 5 cents per pound. Joint venture equity income declined by $4 million.

 

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Olefins and Polyolefins—Europe, Asia, and International (O&P-EAI) – Our O&P–EAI segment produces and markets olefins and co-products, polyethylene and polypropylene, including polypropylene compounds.

Table 3—O&P–EAI Financial Overview    

 

     Three Months Ended      Nine Months Ended  
     September 30,      June 30,      September 30,      September 30,  

Millions of U.S. dollars

   2017      2017      2016      2017      2016  

Operating income

   $ 460      $ 549      $ 447      $ 1,410      $ 1,228  

EBITDA

     698        699        584        1,926        1,669  

Three months ended September 30, 2017 versus three months ended June 30, 2017 – EBITDA decreased by $1 million versus the second quarter 2017. The third quarter benefited $108 million from the sale of LyondellBasell’s interest in Geosel. Olefin results decreased approximately $100 million primarily due to declining co-product prices. Combined polyolefin results decreased approximately $10 million with reduced margins partially offset by increased volume. Joint venture equity income was relatively unchanged.

Three months ended September 30, 2017 versus three months ended September 30, 2016 – EBITDA increased by $114 million versus the third quarter 2016. The third quarter 2017 benefited $108 million from the sale of LyondellBasell’s interest in Geosel. Third quarter 2016 included an $11 million benefit from the restructuring of Asian polypropylene joint ventures and the sale of Australian polypropylene assets. Olefin results decreased by approximately $15 million as higher feedstock prices led to declining ethylene margins. Combined polyolefin results increased by approximately $10 million with increased sales volumes partially offset by declining polyethylene spreads. Joint venture equity income was relatively unchanged.

 

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Intermediates and Derivatives (I&D) – Our I&D segment produces and markets propylene oxide (PO) and its derivatives, oxyfuels and related products and intermediate chemicals, such as styrene monomer, acetyls, ethylene oxide and ethylene glycol.

Table 4—I&D Financial Overview

 

     Three Months Ended      Nine Months Ended  
     September 30,      June 30,      September 30,      September 30,  

Millions of U.S. dollars

   2017      2017      2016      2017      2016  

Operating income

   $ 329      $ 270      $ 240      $ 868      $ 822  

EBITDA

     402        339        304        1,080        1,027  

Three months ended September 30, 2017 versus three months ended June 30, 2017 EBITDA increased $63 million versus the second quarter 2017. PO and derivatives results increased approximately $25 million. Volumes improved resulting from the completion of planned maintenance at our plant in Botlek, The Netherlands in the second quarter which were partially offset by production losses in the third quarter due to Hurricane Harvey. Intermediate chemicals results increased approximately $15 million, primarily due to a 2 cent per pound improvement in styrene margins. Volumes declined for most intermediate chemicals except for an increase in methanol volumes due to the completion of second quarter planned maintenance. Oxyfuels and related products results increased by approximately $25 million primarily due to increased volumes from the completion of planned maintenance at Botlek. Joint venture equity income increased by $4 million.

Three months ended September 30, 2017 versus three months ended September 30, 2016 – EBITDA increased $98 million versus the third quarter 2016. PO and derivatives results increased by approximately $35 million as both margins and volumes improved. Intermediate chemicals results increased by approximately $85 million primarily due to margin improvements in styrene, methanol and ethylene glycol more than offset volume declines related to Hurricane Harvey. Oxyfuels and related products results declined by approximately $20 million primarily due to hurricane related production losses. Joint venture equity income was relatively unchanged.

 

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Refining – The primary products of this segment include gasoline and distillates, including diesel fuel, heating oil and jet fuel.

Table 5—Refining Financial Overview

 

     Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  
     September 30,      June 30,     September 30,     September 30,  

Millions of U.S. dollars

   2017      2017     2016     2017     2016  

Operating loss

   $ 10      ($ 21   ($ 56   ($ 81   ($ 139

EBITDA

     58        25       (10     53       (9

Three months ended September 30, 2017 versus three months ended June 30, 2017 – EBITDA increased $33 million versus the second quarter 2017. The Houston refinery operated at 240,000 barrels per day, 25,000 barrels per day less than the prior quarter due to reduced rates as a result of Hurricane Harvey. A $2.27 increase in the Maya 2-1-1 to $21.81 was partially offset by unfavorable heavy to light differentials on by-product margins.

Three months ended September 30, 2017 versus three months ended September 30, 2016 – EBITDA increased $68 million versus the third quarter 2016. Third quarter 2017 throughput increased by 31,000 barrels per day with operational disruptions in the third quarter of 2016 exceeding reduced rates in the third quarter 2017 due to Hurricane Harvey. A $2.83 increase in the Maya 2-1-1 to $21.81 was partially offset by unfavorable heavy to light differentials on by-product margins.

Technology Segment – Our Technology segment develops and licenses chemical and polyolefin process technologies and manufactures and sells polyolefin catalysts.

Table 6—Technology Financial Overview

 

     Three Months Ended      Nine Months Ended  
     September 30,      June 30,      September 30,      September 30,  

Millions of U.S. dollars

   2017      2017      2016      2017      2016  

Operating income

   $ 36      $ 39      $ 35      $ 125      $ 170  

EBITDA

     47        48        45        155        201  

Three months ended September 30, 2017 versus three months ended June 30, 2017 – EBITDA decreased by $1 million versus the second quarter 2017.

Three months ended September 30, 2017 versus three months ended September 30, 2016 – EBITDA increased by $2 million versus the third quarter 2016.

 

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Capital Spending and Cash Balances

Capital expenditures, including growth projects, maintenance turnarounds, catalyst and information technology-related expenditures, were $318 million during the third quarter 2017. Our cash and liquid investment balance was $3.1 billion at September 30, 2017. We repurchased 3.1 million shares during the third quarter 2017, leaving 394 million common shares outstanding as of September 30, 2017. The company paid dividends of $356 million during the third quarter of 2017.

CONFERENCE CALL

LyondellBasell will host a conference call October 27 at 11 a.m. EDT. Participants on the call will include Chief Executive Officer Bob Patel, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Thomas Aebischer and Director of Investor Relations David Kinney.

The toll-free dial-in number in the U.S. is 800-475-8402. A complete listing of toll-free numbers by country is available at www.lyb.com/teleconference for international callers. The pass code for all numbers is 6934553.

The slides and webcast that accompany the call will be available at www.lyb.com/earnings.

A replay of the call will be available from 2 p.m. EDT October 27 until November 27 at 11:59 p.m. EST. The replay dial-in numbers are 866-448-2572 (U.S.) and 203-369-1168 (international). The pass code for each is 2526.

ABOUT LYONDELLBASELL

LyondellBasell (NYSE: LYB) is one of the largest plastics, chemicals and refining companies in the world. Driven by its 13,000 employees around the globe, LyondellBasell produces materials and products that are key to advancing solutions to modern challenges like enhancing food safety through lightweight and flexible packaging, protecting the purity of water supplies through stronger and more versatile pipes, and improving the safety, comfort and fuel efficiency of many of the cars and trucks on the road. LyondellBasell sells products into approximately 100 countries and is the world’s largest licensor of polyolefin and polypropylene technologies. More information about LyondellBasell can be found at www.lyondellbasell.com.

 

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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

The statements in this release and the related teleconference relating to matters that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based upon assumptions of management which are believed to be reasonable at the time made and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially based on factors including, but not limited to, the business cyclicality of the chemical, polymers and refining industries; the availability, cost and price volatility of raw materials and utilities, particularly the cost of oil, natural gas, and associated natural gas liquids; competitive product and pricing pressures; labor conditions; our ability to attract and retain key personnel; operating interruptions (including leaks, explosions, fires, weather-related incidents, mechanical failure, unscheduled downtime, supplier disruptions, labor shortages, strikes, work stoppages or other labor difficulties, transportation interruptions, spills and releases and other environmental risks); the supply/demand balances for our and our joint ventures’ products, and the related effects of industry production capacities and operating rates; our ability to achieve expected cost savings and other synergies; our ability to successfully execute projects and growth strategies; legal and environmental proceedings; tax rulings, consequences or proceedings; technological developments, and our ability to develop new products and process technologies; potential governmental regulatory actions; political unrest and terrorist acts; risks and uncertainties posed by international operations, including foreign currency fluctuations; and our ability to comply with debt covenants and service our debt. Additional factors that could cause results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements can be found in the “Risk Factors” section of our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016, which can be found at www.lyondellbasell.com on the Investor Relations page and on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov.

INFORMATION RELATED TO FINANCIAL MEASURES

This release makes reference to certain non-GAAP financial measures as defined in Regulation G of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

EBITDA, as presented herein, may not be comparable to a similarly titled measure reported by other companies due to differences in the way the measure is calculated. We calculate EBITDA as income from continuing operations plus interest expense (net), provision for (benefit from) income taxes, and depreciation & amortization. EBITDA should not be considered an alternative to profit or operating profit for any period as an indicator of our performance, or as an alternative to operating cash flows as a measure of our liquidity.

Quantitative reconciliations of EBITDA to net income, the most comparable GAAP measure, are provided in Table 8 at the end of this release.

 

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OTHER FINANCIAL MEASURE PRESENTATION NOTES

This release contains time sensitive information that is accurate only as of the time hereof. Information contained in this release is unaudited and subject to change. LyondellBasell undertakes no obligation to update the information presented herein except to the extent required by law.

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Investor Contact:     David Kinney +1 713-309-7141

 

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Table 7—Reconciliation of Segment Information to Consolidated Financial Information (a)

 

 

    2016     2017  

(Millions of U.S. dollars)

  Q1     Q2     Q3     Q4     Total     Q1     Q2     Q3     YTD  

Sales and other operating revenues:

                 

Olefins & Polyolefins—Americas

  $ 2,115     $ 2,211     $ 2,342     $ 2,409     $ 9,077     $ 2,604     $ 2,547     $ 2,449     $ 7,600  

Olefins & Polyolefins—EAI

    2,578       2,721       2,634       2,646       10,579       3,024       3,008       3,152       9,184  

Intermediates & Derivatives

    1,702       1,769       1,805       1,950       7,226       2,150       2,014       2,077       6,241  

Refining

    955       1,289       1,330       1,561       5,135       1,353       1,713       1,670       4,736  

Technology

    132       129       102       116       479       120       107       98       325  

Other/elims

    (739     (791     (848     (935     (3,313     (821     (986     (930     (2,737
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Continuing Operations

  $ 6,743     $ 7,328     $ 7,365     $ 7,747     $ 29,183     $ 8,430     $ 8,403     $ 8,516     $ 25,349  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income (loss):

                 

Olefins & Polyolefins—Americas

  $ 707     $ 646     $ 582     $ 458     $ 2,393     $ 559     $ 738     $ 497     $ 1,794  

Olefins & Polyolefins—EAI

    358       423       447       266       1,494       401       549       460       1,410  

Intermediates & Derivatives

    255       327       240       236       1,058       269       270       329       868  

Refining

    (30     (53     (56     40       (99     (70     (21     10       (81

Technology

    73       62       35       51       221       50       39       36       125  

Other

    (3     (2     1       (3     (7     1       2       —         3  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Continuing Operations

  $ 1,360     $ 1,403     $ 1,249     $ 1,048     $ 5,060     $ 1,210     $ 1,577     $ 1,332     $ 4,119  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization:

                 

Olefins & Polyolefins—Americas

  $ 90     $ 88     $ 87     $ 97     $ 362     $ 118     $ 107     $ 105     $ 330  

Olefins & Polyolefins—EAI

    55       58       58       58       229       59       58       60       177  

Intermediates & Derivatives

    70       69       62       68       269       69       68       69       206  

Refining

    43       40       40       40       163       40       44       49       133  

Technology

    10       11       10       10       41       10       9       11       30  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Continuing Operations

  $ 268     $ 266     $ 257     $ 273     $ 1,064     $ 296     $ 286     $ 294     $ 876  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EBITDA: (b)

                 

Olefins & Polyolefins—Americas

  $ 878     $ 754     $ 682     $ 563     $ 2,877     $ 723     $ 859     $ 616     $ 2,198  

Olefins & Polyolefins—EAI

    509       576       584       398       2,067       529       699       698       1,926  

Intermediates & Derivatives

    326       397       304       306       1,333       339       339       402       1,080  

Refining

    14       (13     (10     81       72       (30     25       58       53  

Technology

    83       73       45       61       262       60       48       47       155  

Other

    (3     (4     1       (3     (9     (4     —         —         (4
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Continuing Operations

  $ 1,807     $ 1,783     $ 1,606     $ 1,406     $ 6,602     $ 1,617     $ 1,970     $ 1,821     $ 5,408  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital, turnarounds and IT deferred spending:

                 

Olefins & Polyolefins—Americas

  $ 303     $ 339     $ 384     $ 350     $ 1,376     $ 202     $ 179     $ 165     $ 546  

Olefins & Polyolefins—EAI

    81       60       48       72       261       47       32       44       123  

Intermediates & Derivatives

    76       80       90       87       333       77       107       79       263  

Refining

    57       71       51       45       224       84       79       21       184  

Technology

    6       9       9       12       36       7       6       8       21  

Other

    4       4       4       1       13       4       4       1       9  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Continuing Operations

  $ 527     $ 563     $ 586     $ 567     $ 2,243     $ 421     $ 407     $ 318     $ 1,146  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

(a) EBITDA for the first quarter of 2016 includes a pre-tax lower of cost or market inventory valuation (“LCM”) charge of $68 million and a $78 million pre-tax-gain on the sale of our wholly owned Argentine subsidiary. Second quarter 2016 EBITDA includes a pre-tax LCM benefit of $68 million for the reversal of the first quarter 2016 LCM adjustment due to price recoveries during the period. Fourth quarter 2016 EBITDA also includes a pre-tax LCM charge of $29 million.
(b) See Table 8 for EBITDA calculation.

 

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Table 8—EBITDA Calculation

 

 

    2016     2017  

(Millions of U.S. dollars)

  Q1     Q2     Q3     Q4     Total     Q1     Q2     Q3     YTD  

Net income(a)

  $ 1,030     $ 1,091     $ 953     $ 763     $ 3,837     $ 797     $ 1,130     $ 1,056     $ 2,983  

Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax

    —         1       2       7       10       8       4       2       14  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations(a)

    1,030       1,092       955       770       3,847       805       1,134       1,058       2,997  

Provision for income taxes

    432       346       326       282       1,386       315       459       380       1,154  

Depreciation and amortization

    268       266       257       273       1,064       296       286       294       876  

Interest expense, net(b)

    77       79       68       81       305       201       91       89       381  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EBITDA(c)

  $ 1,807     $ 1,783     $ 1,606     $ 1,406     $ 6,602     $ 1,617     $ 1,970     $ 1,821     $ 5,408  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

(a) The first quarter of 2016 includes an after-tax LCM charge of $47 million and a $78 million after-tax gain related to the sale of our wholly owned Argentine subsidiary.

The second quarter of 2016 includes an after-tax benefit of $47 million for the reversal of the first quarter 2016 LCM adjustment due to price recoveries during the period. Fourth quarter 2016 also includes an $18 million after-tax LCM charge. The third quarter of 2017 includes an after-tax gain of $103 million on the sale of our interest in Geosel.

(b) Includes pre-tax charges totaling $113 million in the first quarter of 2017 related to the repayment of $1,000 million aggregate principal amount of our outstanding 5% senior notes due 2019.
(c) The first quarter of 2016 includes a pre-tax LCM charge of $68 million and a pre-tax gain of $78 million on the sale of our wholly owned Argentine subsidiary.

Second quarter 2016 EBITDA includes a pre-tax LCM benefit of $68 million for the reversal of the first quarter 2016 LCM adjustment. Fourth quarter 2016 also includes a pre-tax LCM charge of $29 million. Third quarter 2017 EBITDA includes a pre-tax gain of $108 million on the sale of our interest in Geosel.

 

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Table 9—Selected Segment Operating Information

 

 

    2016     2017  
    Q1     Q2     Q3     Q4     Total     Q1     Q2     Q3     YTD  

Olefins and Polyolefins—Americas

                 

Volumes (million pounds)

                 

Ethylene produced

    2,392       1,899       1,939       2,173       8,403       2,486       2,606       2,088       7,180  

Propylene produced

    832       748       575       660       2,815       597       821       671       2,089  

Polyethylene sold

    1,554       1,426       1,517       1,485       5,982       1,533       1,404       1,454       4,391  

Polypropylene sold

    612       582       659       623       2,476       644       634       624       1,902  

Benchmark Market Prices

                 

West Texas Intermediate crude oil (USD per barrel)

    33.63       46.01       44.94       49.29       43.56       51.78       48.15       48.20       49.36  

Light Louisiana Sweet (“LLS”) crude oil (USD per barrel)

    35.34       47.39       46.52       50.60       45.03       53.39       50.17       51.67       51.73  

Houston Ship Channel natural gas (USD per million BTUs)

    1.93       2.06       2.79       3.01       2.45       2.96       3.14       2.92       3.01  

U.S. weighted average cost of ethylene production (cents/pound)

    9.8       12.0       10.6       14.3       11.7       11.8       12.5       16.1       13.5  

U.S. ethylene (cents/pound)

    26.7       30.3       33.0       32.7       30.7       33.1       31.9       31.9       32.3  

U.S. polyethylene [high density] (cents/pound)

    52.3       59.0       60.7       58.3       57.6       57.3       59.0       60.7       59.0  

U.S. propylene (cents/pound)

    31.0       32.7       37.8       36.2       34.4       47.2       41.0       41.7       43.3  

U.S. polypropylene [homopolymer] (cents/pound)

    67.8       61.7       60.2       55.8       61.4       66.2       59.0       60.2       61.8  

Olefins and Polyolefins—Europe, Asia, International

                 

Volumes (million pounds)

                 

Ethylene produced

    950       941       1,066       946       3,903       1,022       1,069       1,046       3,137  

Propylene produced

    555       577       649       563       2,344       598       632       620       1,850  

Polyethylene sold

    1,434       1,386       1,315       1,330       5,465       1,421       1,370       1,525       4,316  

Polypropylene sold

    1,773       1,617       1,509       1,582       6,481       1,714       1,530       1,738       4,982  

Benchmark Market Prices (€0.01 per pound)

                 

Western Europe weighted average cost of ethylene production

    16.3       21.2       17.9       23.8       19.8       22.7       17.6       18.9       19.7  

Western Europe ethylene

    38.4       41.1       42.3       43.1       41.2       46.2       47.1       44.2       45.8  

Western Europe polyethylene [high density]

    55.4       57.6       55.7       55.2       56.0       58.2       59.5       56.6       58.1  

Western Europe propylene

    26.3       28.8       30.7       33.3       29.8       37.0       39.3       36.4       37.6  

Western Europe polypropylene [homopolymer]

    46.5       49.5       49.5       51.7       49.3       56.3       60.1       57.4       58.0  

Intermediates and Derivatives

                 

Volumes (million pounds unless otherwise indicated)

                 

Propylene oxide and derivatives

    793       743       752       749       3,037       786       748       793       2,327  

Intermediate Chemicals:

                 

Ethylene oxide and derivatives

    301       233       224       329       1,087       292       297       275       864  

Styrene monomer

    917       933       911       933       3,694       992       924       845       2,761  

Acetyls

    702       821       751       776       3,050       825       672       715       2,212  

Oxyfuels and Related Products:

                 

TBA Intermediates

    415       391       410       361       1,577       383       332       359       1,074  

MTBE/ETBE (million gallons)

    270       278       298       264       1,110       239       263       289       791  

Benchmark Market Margins (cents per gallon)

                 

MTBE—Northwest Europe

    44.4       78.7       55.3       50.6       57.2       49.5       67.3       59.8       58.6  

Refining

                 

Volumes (thousands of barrels per day)

                 

Heavy crude oil processing rate

    186       183       209       228       201       193       265       240       233  

Benchmark Market Margins

                 

Light crude oil—2-1-1

    8.67       11.52       11.46       11.20       10.73       11.86       13.26       16.71       13.94  

Light crude oil—Maya differential

    9.19       9.55       7.52       7.80       8.51       8.78       6.28       5.10       6.71  

 

 

Note: Benchmark market prices for U.S. and Western Europe polyethylene and polypropylene reflect discounted prices. Volumes presented represent third party sales of selected key products.

 

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Table 10—Unaudited Income Statement Information

 

 

    2016     2017  

(Millions of U.S. dollars)

  Q1     Q2     Q3     Q4     Total     Q1     Q2     Q3     YTD  

Sales and other operating revenues

  $ 6,743     $ 7,328     $ 7,365     $ 7,747     $ 29,183     $ 8,430     $ 8,403     $ 8,516     $ 25,349  

Cost of sales(a)

    5,166       5,702       5,903       6,420       23,191       6,991       6,601       6,939       20,531  

Selling, general and administrative expenses

    193       199       188       253       833       204       200       218       622  

Research and development expenses

    24       24       25       26       99       25       25       27       77  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income(a)

    1,360       1,403       1,249       1,048       5,060       1,210       1,577       1,332       4,119  

Income from equity investments

    91       117       81       78       367       81       78       81       240  

Interest expense, net(b)

    (77     (79     (68     (81     (305     (201     (91     (89     (381

Other income (expense), net(c)

    88       (3     19       7       111       30       29       114       173  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations before income taxes(a) (b) (c)

    1,462       1,438       1,281       1,052       5,233       1,120       1,593       1,438       4,151  

Provision for income taxes

    432       346       326       282       1,386       315       459       380       1,154  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations(d)

    1,030       1,092       955       770       3,847       805       1,134       1,058       2,997  

Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax

    —         (1     (2     (7     (10     (8     (4     (2     (14
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income(d)

    1,030       1,091       953       763       3,837       797       1,130       1,056       2,983  

Net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interests

    —         —         (1     —         (1     —         1       1       2  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income attributable to the Company shareholders(d)

  $ 1,030     $ 1,091     $ 952     $ 763     $ 3,836     $ 797     $ 1,131     $ 1,057     $ 2,985  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

(a) Amounts presented herein include pre-tax LCM charges of $68 million and $29 million in the first and fourth quarters of 2016, respectively. A pre-tax benefit of $68 million in the second quarter of 2016 reflects the reversal of the first quarter 2016 LCM adjustment due to price recoveries during the period.
(b) Includes pre-tax charges totaling $113 million in the first quarter of 2017 related to the repayment of $1,000 million aggregate principal amount of our outstanding 5% senior notes due 2019.
(c) Includes a $78 million gain in the first quarter of 2016 on the sale of our wholly owned Argentine subsidiary; a pre-tax gain of $31 million in the first quarter of 2017 on the sale of our Lake Charles, Louisiana site currently used as a logistics terminal; and a pre-tax gain of $108 million in the third quarter of 2017 on the sale of our interest in Geosel.
(d) Amounts presented herein include after-tax LCM charges of $47 million and $18 million in the first and fourth quarters of 2016, respectively. The second quarter of 2016 includes an after-tax benefit of $47 million for the partial reversal of the first quarter 2016 LCM adjustment resulting from price recoveries during the period. The first quarter of 2016 also includes a $78 million gain on the sale of our wholly owned Argentine subsidiary. The first quarter of 2017 includes after-tax charges totaling $106 million related to the repayment of $1,000 million aggregate principal amount of our outstanding 5% senior notes due 2019. The third quarter of 2017 includes a $103 million after-tax gain for sale of our interest in Geosel.

 

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Table 11—Charges (Benefits) Included in Income from Continuing Operations

 

 

 

    2016     2017  
                            Annual                          

Millions of U.S. dollars (except share data)

  Q1     Q2     Q3     Q4     Impact     Q1     Q2     Q3     YTD  

Pretax charges (benefits):

                 

Charges and premiums related to repayment of debt

  $ —       $ —       $ —       $ —       $ —       $ 113     $ —       $ —       $ 113  

Out of period tax adjustment

    —         —         —         61       74       —         —         —         —    

Gain on sale of wholly owned subsidiary

    (78     —         —         —         (78     —         —         —         —    

Lower of cost or market inventory adjustment

    68       (68     —         29       29       —         —         —         —    

Pension settlement charge

    —         —         —         58       58       —         —         —         —    

Gain on sale of Geosel

    —         —         —         —         —         —         —         (108     (108
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total pretax charges (benefits)

    (10     (68     —         148       83       113       —         (108     5  

Provision for (benefit from) income tax related to these items

    (21     21       —         (32     (32     (7     —         5       (2
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

After-tax effect of net charges (benefits)

  $ (31   $ (47   $ —       $ 116     $ 51     $ 106     $ —       $ (103   $ 3  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Effect on diluted earnings per share

  $ 0.07     $ 0.11     $ —       $ (0.29   $ (0.12   $ (0.26   $ —       $ 0.26     $ (0.01

 

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Table 12—Unaudited Cash Flow Information

 

 

 

    2016     2017  

(Millions of U.S. dollars)

  Q1     Q2     Q3     Q4     Total     Q1     Q2     Q3     YTD  

Net cash provided by operating activities(a)

  $ 1,300     $ 1,261     $ 1,332     $ 1,713     $ 5,606     $ 678     $ 1,560     $ 1,486     $ 3,724  

Net cash used in investing activities(b)

    (600     (471     (459     (771     (2,301     (541     (513     (200     (1,254

Net cash used in financing activities (a)

    (333     (1,039     (1,195     (782     (3,349     (537     (822     (832     (2,191

 

(a) In the second quarter of 2017, the early adoption of ASU 2016-15, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments resulted in the reclassification of cash flows related to debt extinguishment costs incurred in the first quarter of 2017 from operating to financing activities cash flows.
(b) Also in the second quarter of 2017, the early retrospective adoption of ASU 2016-18, Statement of Cash Flows: Restricted Cash requires the inclusion of restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents in the cash and cash equivalents balances in our Statements of Cash Flows.

 

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Table 13—Unaudited Balance Sheet Information

 

 

 

    March 31,     June 30,     September 30,     December 31,     March 31,     June 30,     September 30,  

(Millions of U.S. dollars)

  2016     2016     2016     2016     2017     2017     2017  

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ 1,318     $ 1,060     $ 740     $ 875     $ 485     $ 734     $ 1,204  

Restricted cash

    4       4       4       3       1       6       7  

Short-term investments

    1,332       1,023       1,090       1,147       1,176       1,278       1,295  

Accounts receivable, net

    2,683       2,806       2,852       2,842       3,292       3,086       3,275  

Inventories

    3,978       4,009       4,015       3,809       3,875       4,007       4,177  

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

    1,009       1,081       852       923       852       964       1,104  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

    10,324       9,983       9,553       9,599       9,681       10,075       11,062  

Property, plant and equipment, net

    9,373       9,681       10,057       10,137       10,361       10,551       10,737  

Investments and long-term receivables:

             

Investment in PO joint ventures

    398       390       399       415       409       423       428  

Equity investments

    1,734       1,610       1,681       1,575       1,672       1,595       1,644  

Other investments and long-term receivables

    18       18       17       20       20       18       19  

Goodwill

    548       542       543       528       531       559       570  

Intangible assets, net

    618       588       562       550       517       499       480  

Other assets

    559       623       607       618       577       398       303  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

  $ 23,572     $ 23,435     $ 23,419     $ 23,442     $ 23,768     $ 24,118     $ 25,243  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Current maturities of long-term debt

  $ 4     $ 4     $ 3     $ 2     $ 2     $ 2     $ 3  

Short-term debt

    594       616       621       594       611       561       381  

Accounts payable

    2,243       2,357       2,329       2,529       2,627       2,317       2,735  

Accrued liabilities

    1,600       1,374       1,357       1,415       1,139       1,251       1,493  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

    4,441       4,351       4,310       4,540       4,379       4,131       4,612  

Long-term debt

    8,504       8,485       8,464       8,385       8,419       8,496       8,531  

Other liabilities

    2,125       2,143       2,151       2,113       2,130       2,253       2,326  

Deferred income taxes

    2,134       2,149       2,387       2,331       2,353       2,370       2,447  

Stockholders’ equity

    6,344       6,283       6,082       6,048       6,462       6,866       7,326  

Non-controlling interests

    24       24       25       25       25       2       1  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

  $ 23,572     $ 23,435     $ 23,419     $ 23,442     $ 23,768     $ 24,118     $ 25,243  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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