Valero Energy Reports First Quarter 2023 Results

April 27, 2023
  • Reported net income attributable to Valero stockholders of $3.1 billion, or $8.29 per share
  • Reported adjusted net income attributable to Valero stockholders of $3.1 billion, or $8.27 per share
  • Reduced debt by $199 million
  • Returned over $1.8 billion to stockholders through dividends and stock buybacks and declared a regular quarterly cash dividend on common stock of $1.02 per share
  • Completed the Port Arthur Coker project in March and successfully commenced operations in April
  • Valero’s Diamond Green Diesel (DGD) joint venture approved a Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) project at the DGD Port Arthur plant

Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE: VLO, “Valero”) today reported net income attributable to Valero stockholders of $3.1 billion, or $8.29 per share, for the first quarter of 2023, compared to $905 million, or $2.21 per share, for the first quarter of 2022. Excluding the adjustments shown in the accompanying earnings release tables, adjusted net income attributable to Valero stockholders was $3.1 billion, or $8.27 per share, for the first quarter of 2023, compared to $944 million, or $2.31 per share, for the first quarter of 2022.

Refining

The Refining segment reported operating income of $4.1 billion for the first quarter of 2023, compared to $1.5 billion for the first quarter of 2022. Refining throughput volumes averaged 2.9 million barrels per day in the first quarter of 2023.

“Our refineries operated at a 93 percent capacity utilization rate in the first quarter, despite planned maintenance at several of our facilities, illustrating the benefits from our long-standing commitment to operational excellence,” said Joe Gorder, Valero’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.

Renewable Diesel

The Renewable Diesel segment, which consists of the DGD joint venture, reported $205 million of operating income for the first quarter of 2023, compared to $149 million for the first quarter of 2022. Segment sales volumes averaged 3.0 million gallons per day in the first quarter of 2023, which was 1.3 million gallons per day higher than the first quarter of 2022. The higher sales volumes were due to the impact of additional volumes from the startup of the DGD Port Arthur plant in the fourth quarter of 2022.

Ethanol

The Ethanol segment reported $39 million of operating income for the first quarter of 2023, compared to $1 million for the first quarter of 2022. Ethanol production volumes averaged 4.2 million gallons per day in the first quarter of 2023, which was 138 thousand gallons per day higher than the first quarter of 2022.

Corporate and Other

General and administrative expenses were $244 million in the first quarter of 2023, compared to $205 million in the first quarter of 2022. The effective tax rate for the first quarter of 2023 was 22 percent.

Investing and Financing Activities

Net cash provided by operating activities was $3.2 billion in the first quarter of 2023. Included in this amount was a $534 million unfavorable change in working capital and $123 million of net cash provided by operating activities associated with the other joint venture member’s share of DGD, excluding changes in DGD’s working capital. Excluding these items, adjusted net cash provided by operating activities was $3.6 billion in the first quarter of 2023.

Capital investments totaled $524 million in the first quarter of 2023, of which $341 million was for sustaining the business, including costs for turnarounds, catalysts and regulatory compliance. Excluding capital investments attributable to the other joint venture member’s share of DGD, capital investments attributable to Valero were $467 million.

Valero returned over $1.8 billion to stockholders in the first quarter of 2023, of which $379 million was paid as dividends and $1.5 billion was for the purchase of approximately 11.0 million shares of common stock, resulting in a payout ratio of 52 percent of adjusted net cash provided by operating activities.

Valero continues to target an annual payout ratio between 40 and 50 percent of adjusted net cash provided by operating activities. Valero defines payout ratio as the sum of dividends and stock buybacks divided by net cash provided by operating activities adjusted for changes in working capital and DGD’s net cash provided by operating activities, excluding changes in its working capital, attributable to the other joint venture member’s share of DGD.

On January 31, Valero announced an increase of its quarterly cash dividend on common stock from $0.98 per share to $1.02 per share.

Liquidity and Financial Position

Valero further reduced its debt by $199 million, ending the first quarter of 2023 with $9.0 billion of total debt, $2.4 billion of finance lease obligations and $5.5 billion of cash and cash equivalents. The debt to capitalization ratio, net of cash and cash equivalents, was 18 percent as of March 31, 2023.

Strategic Update

The Port Arthur Coker project was completed in March and successfully commenced operations in April. The project is expected to increase Port Arthur refinery’s throughput capacity and enhance its ability to process incremental volumes of sour crude oils and residual feedstocks, while also improving turnaround efficiency.

In January, Valero’s DGD joint venture approved a SAF project at the DGD Port Arthur plant, which will give the plant the ability to upgrade approximately 50 percent of its current 470 million gallon annual renewable diesel production capacity to SAF. The project is expected to be completed in 2025 and is estimated to cost $315 million, with half of that attributable to Valero. With the completion of this project, DGD is expected to be one of the largest manufacturers of SAF in the world.

BlackRock and Navigator’s carbon sequestration project is progressing and they are expecting to begin startup activities in late 2024. Valero expects to be the anchor shipper with eight of its ethanol plants connected to this system, which should allow it to produce a lower carbon intensity ethanol product and significantly improve the margin profile and competitive positioning of its ethanol business.

“Our team continues to successfully execute a strategy that enables us to meet the challenge of supplying the world’s need for reliable and affordable energy in an environmentally responsible manner,” said Gorder. “The tenets of our strategy – pursuing excellence in operations, deploying capital with an uncompromising focus on returns, and honoring our commitment to stockholders – have been in place for nearly a decade and continue to position us well for the future.”

Conference Call

Valero’s senior management will hold a conference call at 10 a.m. ET today to discuss this earnings release and to provide an update on operations and strategy.

About Valero

Valero Energy Corporation, through its subsidiaries (collectively, “Valero”), is a multinational manufacturer and marketer of petroleum-based and low-carbon liquid transportation fuels and petrochemical products, and it sells its products primarily in the United States (“U.S.”), Canada, the United Kingdom (“U.K.”), Ireland and Latin America. Valero owns 15 petroleum refineries located in the U.S., Canada and the U.K. with a combined throughput capacity of approximately 3.2 million barrels per day. Valero is a joint venture member in Diamond Green Diesel Holdings LLC, which owns two renewable diesel plants located in the U.S. Gulf Coast region with a combined production capacity of approximately 1.2 billion gallons per year, and Valero owns 12 ethanol plants located in the U.S. Mid-Continent region with a combined production capacity of approximately 1.6 billion gallons per year. Valero manages its operations through its Refining, Renewable Diesel, and Ethanol segments. Please visit investorvalero.com for more information.

Valero Contacts
Investors:
Homer Bhullar, Vice President – Investor Relations and Finance, 210-345-1982
Eric Herbort, Director – Investor Relations, 210-345-3331
Gautam Srivastava, Senior Manager – Investor Relations, 210-345-3992

Media:
Lillian Riojas, Executive Director – Media Relations and Communications, 210-345-5002

Safe-Harbor Statement

Statements contained in this release and the accompanying earnings release tables, or made during the conference call, that state Valero’s or management’s expectations or predictions of the future are forward-looking statements intended to be covered by the safe harbor provisions of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The words “believe,” “expect,” “should,” “estimates,” “intend,” “target,” “will,” “plans,” “forecast,” and other similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements in this release and the accompanying earnings release tables include, and those made on the conference call may include, statements relating to Valero’s low-carbon fuels strategy, expected timing of completion, cost and performance of projects, future market and industry conditions, future operating and financial performance, future production and manufacturing ability and size, and management of future risks, among other matters. It is important to note that actual results could differ materially from those projected in such forward-looking statements based on numerous factors, including those outside of Valero’s control, such as legislative or political changes or developments, market dynamics, cyberattacks, weather events, and other matters affecting Valero’s operations or the demand for Valero’s products. These factors also include, but are not limited to, the uncertainties that remain with respect to current or contemplated legal, political or regulatory developments that are adverse to or restrict refining and marketing operations, or that impose profits, windfall or margin taxes or penalties, the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the impact of inflation on margins and costs, economic activity levels, and the adverse effects the foregoing may have on Valero’s business plan, strategy, operations and financial performance. For more information concerning these and other factors that could cause actual results to differ from those expressed or forecasted, see Valero’s annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10‑Q, and other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and available on Valero’s website at www.valero.com.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information

This earnings release and the accompanying earnings release tables include references to financial measures that are not defined under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). These non-GAAP measures include adjusted net income attributable to Valero stockholders, adjusted earnings per common share – assuming dilution, Refining margin, Renewable Diesel margin, Ethanol margin, adjusted Refining operating income, adjusted Ethanol operating income, adjusted net cash provided by operating activities, and capital investments attributable to Valero. These non-GAAP financial measures have been included to help facilitate the comparison of operating results between periods. See the accompanying earnings release tables for a reconciliation of non-GAAP measures to their most directly comparable GAAP measures. Note (b) to the earnings release tables provides reasons for the use of these non-GAAP financial measures.

VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION

EARNINGS RELEASE TABLES

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

(millions of dollars, except per share amounts)

(unaudited)

 

 

Three Months Ended
March 31,

 

2023

 

2022

Statement of income data

 

 

 

Revenues

$

36,439

 

 

$

38,542

 

Cost of sales:

 

 

 

Cost of materials and other

 

30,005

 

 

 

34,949

 

Operating expenses (excluding depreciation and

amortization expense reflected below)

 

1,477

 

 

 

1,379

 

Depreciation and amortization expense

 

650

 

 

 

595

 

Total cost of sales

 

32,132

 

 

 

36,923

 

Other operating expenses

 

10

 

 

 

19

 

General and administrative expenses (excluding

depreciation and amortization expense reflected below)

 

244

 

 

 

205

 

Depreciation and amortization expense

 

10

 

 

 

11

 

Operating income

 

4,043

 

 

 

1,384

 

Other income (expense), net (a)

 

129

 

 

 

(20

)

Interest and debt expense, net of capitalized interest

 

(146

)

 

 

(145

)

Income before income tax expense

 

4,026

 

 

 

1,219

 

Income tax expense

 

880

 

 

 

252

 

Net income

 

3,146

 

 

 

967

 

Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

79

 

 

 

62

 

Net income attributable to Valero Energy Corporation

stockholders

$

3,067

 

 

$

905

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per common share

$

8.30

 

 

$

2.21

 

Weighted-average common shares outstanding (in millions)

 

369

 

 

 

408

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per common share – assuming dilution

$

8.29

 

 

$

2.21

 

Weighted-average common shares outstanding –

assuming dilution (in millions)

 

369

 

 

 

408

 

 

See Notes to Earnings Release Tables.

VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION

EARNINGS RELEASE TABLES

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS BY SEGMENT

(millions of dollars)

(unaudited)

 

 

Refining

 

Renewable
Diesel

 

Ethanol

 

Corporate
and
Eliminations

 

Total

Three months ended March 31, 2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues from external customers

$

34,407

 

$

935

 

$

1,097

 

$

 

 

$

36,439

Intersegment revenues

 

3

 

 

745

 

 

223

 

 

(971

)

 

 

Total revenues

 

34,410

 

 

1,680

 

 

1,320

 

 

(971

)

 

 

36,439

Cost of sales:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of materials and other

 

28,510

 

 

1,331

 

 

1,131

 

 

(967

)

 

 

30,005

Operating expenses (excluding depreciation and

amortization expense reflected below)

 

1,261

 

 

86

 

 

130

 

 

 

 

 

1,477

Depreciation and amortization expense

 

572

 

 

58

 

 

20

 

 

 

 

 

650

Total cost of sales

 

30,343

 

 

1,475

 

 

1,281

 

 

(967

)

 

 

32,132

Other operating expenses

 

10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

General and administrative expenses (excluding

depreciation and amortization expense reflected

below)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

244

 

 

 

244

Depreciation and amortization expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

10

Operating income by segment

$

4,057

 

$

205

 

$

39

 

$

(258

)

 

$

4,043

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three months ended March 31, 2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues from external customers

$

36,813

 

$

595

 

$

1,134

 

$

 

 

$

38,542

Intersegment revenues

 

4

 

 

386

 

 

127

 

 

(517

)

 

 

Total revenues

 

36,817

 

 

981

 

 

1,261

 

 

(517

)

 

 

38,542

Cost of sales:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of materials and other

 

33,606

 

 

755

 

 

1,104

 

 

(516

)

 

 

34,949

Operating expenses (excluding depreciation and

amortization expense reflected below)

 

1,193

 

 

51

 

 

135

 

 

 

 

 

1,379

Depreciation and amortization expense

 

549

 

 

26

 

 

20

 

 

 

 

 

595

Total cost of sales

 

35,348

 

 

832

 

 

1,259

 

 

(516

)

 

 

36,923

Other operating expenses

 

18

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

19

General and administrative expenses (excluding

depreciation and amortization expense reflected

below)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

205

 

 

 

205

Depreciation and amortization expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

 

11

Operating income by segment

$

1,451

 

$

149

 

$

1

 

$

(217

)

 

$

1,384

 

See Operating Highlights by Segment.

See Notes to Earnings Release Tables.

VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION

EARNINGS RELEASE TABLES

RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP MEASURES TO MOST COMPARABLE AMOUNTS

REPORTED UNDER U.S. GAAP (b)

(millions of dollars)

(unaudited)

 

 

Three Months Ended
March 31,

 

2023

 

2022

Reconciliation of net income attributable to Valero Energy

Corporation stockholders to adjusted net income

attributable to Valero Energy Corporation stockholders

 

 

 

Net income attributable to Valero Energy Corporation

stockholders

$

3,067

 

 

$

905

 

Adjustment:

 

 

 

Loss (gain) on early retirement of debt (a)

 

(11

)

 

 

50

 

Income tax (benefit) expense related to loss (gain) on early

retirement of debt

 

2

 

 

 

(11

)

Loss (gain) on early retirement of debt, net of taxes

 

(9

)

 

 

39

 

Adjusted net income attributable to

Valero Energy Corporation stockholders

$

3,058

 

 

$

944

 

Reconciliation of earnings per common share –

assuming dilution to adjusted earnings per common

share – assuming dilution

 

 

 

 

Earnings per common share – assuming dilution

$

8.29

 

 

$

2.21

 

Adjustment: Loss (gain) on early retirement of debt (a)

 

(0.02

)

 

 

0.10

 

Adjusted earnings per common share – assuming dilution

$

8.27

 

 

$

2.31

 
   

See Notes to Earnings Release Tables.

VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION

EARNINGS RELEASE TABLES

RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP MEASURES TO MOST COMPARABLE AMOUNTS

REPORTED UNDER U.S. GAAP (b)

(millions of dollars)

(unaudited)

 

 

Three Months Ended
March 31,

 

2023

 

2022

Reconciliation of operating income by segment to segment

margin, and reconciliation of operating income by segment

to adjusted operating income by segment

 

 

 

Refining segment

 

 

 

Refining operating income

$

4,057

 

$

1,451

Adjustments:

 

 

 

Operating expenses (excluding depreciation and

amortization expense reflected below)

 

1,261

 

 

1,193

Depreciation and amortization expense

 

572

 

 

549

Other operating expenses

 

10

 

 

18

Refining margin

$

5,900

 

$

3,211

 

 

 

 

Refining operating income

$

4,057

 

$

1,451

Adjustment: Other operating expenses

 

10

 

 

18

Adjusted Refining operating income

$

4,067

 

$

1,469

 

 

 

 

Renewable Diesel segment

 

 

 

Renewable Diesel operating income

$

205

 

$

149

Adjustments:

 

 

 

Operating expenses (excluding depreciation and

amortization expense reflected below)

 

86

 

 

51

Depreciation and amortization expense

 

58

 

 

26

Renewable Diesel margin

$

349

 

$

226

 

 

 

 

Ethanol segment

 

 

 

Ethanol operating income

$

39

 

$

1

Adjustments:

 

 

 

Operating expenses (excluding depreciation and

amortization expense reflected below)

 

130

 

 

135

Depreciation and amortization expense

 

20

 

 

20

Other operating expenses

 

 

 

1

Ethanol margin

$

189

 

$

157

 

 

 

 

Ethanol operating income

$

39

 

$

1

Adjustment: Other operating expenses

 

 

 

1

Adjusted Ethanol operating income

$

39

 

$

2

 

See Notes to Earnings Release Tables.

VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION

EARNINGS RELEASE TABLES

RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP MEASURES TO MOST COMPARABLE AMOUNTS

REPORTED UNDER U.S. GAAP (b)

(millions of dollars)

(unaudited)

 

 

Three Months Ended
March 31,

 

2023

 

2022

Reconciliation of Refining segment operating income to Refining

margin (by region), and reconciliation of Refining segment

operating income to adjusted Refining segment operating

income (by region) (c)

 

 

 

U.S. Gulf Coast region

 

 

 

Refining operating income

$

2,667

 

$

996

Adjustments:

 

 

 

Operating expenses (excluding depreciation and

amortization expense reflected below)

 

686

 

 

655

Depreciation and amortization expense

 

349

 

 

332

Other operating expenses

 

10

 

 

18

Refining margin

$

3,712

 

$

2,001

 

 

 

 

Refining operating income

$

2,667

 

$

996

Adjustment: Other operating expenses

 

10

 

 

18

Adjusted Refining operating income

$

2,677

 

$

1,014

 

 

 

 

U.S. Mid-Continent region

 

 

 

Refining operating income

$

602

 

$

142

Adjustments:

 

 

 

Operating expenses (excluding depreciation and

amortization expense reflected below)

 

194

 

 

172

Depreciation and amortization expense

 

82

 

 

81

Refining margin

$

878

 

$

395

 

 

 

 

North Atlantic region

 

 

 

Refining operating income

$

629

 

$

286

Adjustments:

 

 

 

Operating expenses (excluding depreciation and

amortization expense reflected below)

 

180

 

 

206

Depreciation and amortization expense

 

63

 

 

69

Refining margin

$

872

 

$

561

 

 

 

 

U.S. West Coast region

 

 

 

Refining operating income

$

159

 

$

27

Adjustments:

 

 

 

Operating expenses (excluding depreciation and

amortization expense reflected below)

 

201

 

 

160

Depreciation and amortization expense

 

78

 

 

67

Refining margin

$

438

 

$

254

 

See Notes to Earnings Release Tables.

VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION

EARNINGS RELEASE TABLES

REFINING SEGMENT OPERATING HIGHLIGHTS

(millions of dollars, except per barrel amounts)

(unaudited)

 

 

Three Months Ended
March 31,

 

2023

 

2022

Throughput volumes (thousand barrels per day)

 

 

 

Feedstocks:

 

 

 

Heavy sour crude oil

 

344

 

 

326

Medium/light sour crude oil

 

323

 

 

373

Sweet crude oil

 

1,489

 

 

1,423

Residuals

 

224

 

 

226

Other feedstocks

 

140

 

 

101

Total feedstocks

 

2,520

 

 

2,449

Blendstocks and other

 

410

 

 

351

Total throughput volumes

 

2,930

 

 

2,800

 

 

 

 

Yields (thousand barrels per day)

 

 

 

Gasolines and blendstocks

 

1,451

 

 

1,392

Distillates

 

1,099

 

 

1,027

Other products (d)

 

402

 

 

401

Total yields

 

2,952

 

 

2,820

 

 

 

 

Operating statistics (b) (e)

 

 

 

Refining margin

$

5,900

 

$

3,211

Adjusted Refining operating income

$

4,067

 

$

1,469

Throughput volumes (thousand barrels per day)

 

2,930

 

 

2,800

 

 

 

 

Refining margin per barrel of throughput

$

22.37

 

$

12.74

Less:

 

 

 

Operating expenses (excluding depreciation and

amortization expense reflected below) per barrel of

throughput

 

4.78

 

 

4.73

Depreciation and amortization expense per barrel of

throughput

 

2.17

 

 

2.18

Adjusted Refining operating income per barrel of

throughput

$

15.42

 

$

5.83

 

See Notes to Earnings Release Tables.

VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION

EARNINGS RELEASE TABLES

RENEWABLE DIESEL SEGMENT OPERATING HIGHLIGHTS

(millions of dollars, except per gallon amounts)

(unaudited)

 

 

Three Months Ended
March 31,

 

2023

 

2022

Operating statistics (b) (e)

 

 

 

Renewable Diesel margin

$

349

 

$

226

Renewable Diesel operating income

$

205

 

$

149

Sales volumes (thousand gallons per day)

 

2,988

 

 

1,738

 

 

 

 

Renewable Diesel margin per gallon of sales

$

1.30

 

$

1.45

Less:

 

 

 

Operating expenses (excluding depreciation and

amortization expense reflected below) per gallon of sales

 

0.32

 

 

0.33

Depreciation and amortization expense per gallon of sales

 

0.22

 

 

0.16

Renewable Diesel operating income per gallon of sales

$

0.76

 

$

0.96

 

See Notes to Earnings Release.

VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION

EARNINGS RELEASE TABLES

ETHANOL SEGMENT OPERATING HIGHLIGHTS

(millions of dollars, except per gallon amounts)

(unaudited)

 

 

Three Months Ended
March 31,

 

2023

 

2022

Operating statistics (b) (e)

 

 

 

Ethanol margin

$

189

 

$

157

Adjusted Ethanol operating income

$

39

 

$

2

Production volumes (thousand gallons per day)

 

4,183

 

 

4,045

 

 

 

 

Ethanol margin per gallon of production

$

0.50

 

$

0.43

Less:

 

 

 

Operating expenses (excluding depreciation and

amortization expense reflected below) per gallon of production

 

0.34

 

 

0.37

Depreciation and amortization expense per gallon of production

 

0.05

 

 

0.06

Adjusted Ethanol operating income per gallon of production

$

0.11

 

$

 

See Notes to Earnings Release Tables.

VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION

EARNINGS RELEASE TABLES

REFINING SEGMENT OPERATING HIGHLIGHTS BY REGION

(millions of dollars, except per barrel amounts)

(unaudited)

 

 

Three Months Ended
March 31,

 

2023

 

2022

Operating statistics by region (c)

 

 

 

U.S. Gulf Coast region (b) (e)

 

 

 

Refining margin

$

3,712

 

$

2,001

Adjusted Refining operating income

$

2,677

 

$

1,014

Throughput volumes (thousand barrels per day)

 

1,714

 

 

1,694

 

 

 

 

Refining margin per barrel of throughput

$

24.06

 

$

13.13

Less:

 

 

 

Operating expenses (excluding depreciation and

amortization expense reflected below) per barrel of

throughput

 

4.45

 

 

4.30

Depreciation and amortization expense per barrel of

throughput

 

2.26

 

 

2.18

Adjusted Refining operating income per barrel of

throughput

$

17.35

 

$

6.65

 

 

 

 

U.S. Mid-Continent region (b) (e)

 

 

 

Refining margin

$

878

 

$

395

Refining operating income

$

602

 

$

142

Throughput volumes (thousand barrels per day)

 

493

 

 

420

 

 

 

 

Refining margin per barrel of throughput

$

19.77

 

$

10.45

Less:

 

 

 

Operating expenses (excluding depreciation and

amortization expense reflected below) per barrel of

throughput

 

4.36

 

 

4.53

Depreciation and amortization expense per barrel of

throughput

 

1.85

 

 

2.15

Refining operating income per barrel of

throughput

$

13.56

 

$

3.77

 

See Notes to Earnings Release Tables.

VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION

EARNINGS RELEASE TABLES

REFINING SEGMENT OPERATING HIGHLIGHTS BY REGION

(millions of dollars, except per barrel amounts)

(unaudited)

 

 

Three Months Ended
March 31,

 

2023

 

2022

Operating statistics by region (c) (continued)

 

 

 

North Atlantic region (b) (e)

 

 

 

Refining margin

$

872

 

$

561

Refining operating income

$

629

 

$

286

Throughput volumes (thousand barrels per day)

 

464

 

 

484

 

 

 

 

Refining margin per barrel of throughput

$

20.89

 

$

12.87

Less:

 

 

 

Operating expenses (excluding depreciation and

amortization expense reflected below) per barrel of

throughput

 

4.32

 

 

4.73

Depreciation and amortization expense per barrel of

throughput

 

1.52

 

 

1.57

Refining operating income per barrel of

throughput

$

15.05

 

$

6.57

 

 

 

 

U.S. West Coast region (b) (e)

 

 

 

Refining margin

$

438

 

$

254

Refining operating income

$

159

 

$

27

Throughput volumes (thousand barrels per day)

 

259

 

 

202

 

 

 

 

Refining margin per barrel of throughput

$

18.81

 

$

13.97

Less:

 

 

 

Operating expenses (excluding depreciation and

amortization expense reflected below) per barrel of

throughput

 

8.61

 

 

8.79

Depreciation and amortization expense per barrel of

throughput

 

3.35

 

 

3.72

Refining operating income per barrel of

throughput

$

6.85

 

$

1.46

 

See Notes to Earnings Release Tables.

VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION

EARNINGS RELEASE TABLES

AVERAGE MARKET REFERENCE PRICES AND DIFFERENTIALS

(unaudited)

 

 

Three Months Ended
March 31,

 

2023

 

2022

Refining

 

 

 

Feedstocks (dollars per barrel)

 

 

 

Brent crude oil

$

82.20

 

 

$

97.34

 

Brent less West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil

 

6.09

 

 

 

2.88

 

Brent less WTI Houston crude oil

 

4.29

 

 

 

1.31

 

Brent less Dated Brent crude oil

 

0.92

 

 

 

(3.90

)

Brent less Argus Sour Crude Index crude oil

 

8.41

 

 

 

4.93

 

Brent less Maya crude oil

 

19.39

 

 

 

8.50

 

Brent less Western Canadian Select Houston crude oil

 

17.36

 

 

 

9.65

 

WTI crude oil

 

76.11

 

 

 

94.46

 

 

 

 

 

Natural gas (dollars per million British Thermal Units)

 

2.25

 

 

 

4.32

 

 

 

 

 

Renewable volume obligation (RVO) (dollars per barrel) (f)

 

8.20

 

 

 

6.44

 

 

 

 

 

Product margins (RVO adjusted unless otherwise noted)

(dollars per barrel)

 

 

 

U.S. Gulf Coast:

 

 

 

Conventional Blendstock of Oxygenate Blending (CBOB)

gasoline less Brent

 

10.03

 

 

 

9.23

 

Ultra-low-sulfur (ULS) diesel less Brent

 

30.27

 

 

 

21.51

 

Propylene less Brent (not RVO adjusted)

 

(42.21

)

 

 

(28.82

)

U.S. Mid-Continent:

 

 

 

CBOB gasoline less WTI

 

17.70

 

 

 

9.58

 

ULS diesel less WTI

 

34.10

 

 

 

20.83

 

North Atlantic:

 

 

 

CBOB gasoline less Brent

 

11.32

 

 

 

11.24

 

ULS diesel less Brent

 

33.30

 

 

 

26.03

 

U.S. West Coast:

 

 

 

California Reformulated Gasoline Blendstock of

Oxygenate Blending 87 gasoline less Brent

 

24.71

 

 

 

20.29

 

California Air Resources Board diesel less Brent

 

31.83

 

 

 

24.10

 

 

See Notes to Earnings Release Tables.

VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION

EARNINGS RELEASE TABLES

AVERAGE MARKET REFERENCE PRICES AND DIFFERENTIALS

(unaudited)

 

 

Three Months Ended
March 31,

 

2023

 

2022

Renewable Diesel

 

 

 

New York Mercantile Exchange ULS diesel

(dollars per gallon)

$

2.93

 

$

3.04

Biodiesel Renewable Identification Number (RIN)

(dollars per RIN)

 

1.63

 

 

1.43

California Low-Carbon Fuel Standard carbon credit

(dollars per metric ton)

 

65.68

 

 

138.63

U.S. Gulf Coast (USGC) used cooking oil (dollars per pound)

 

0.62

 

 

0.78

USGC distillers corn oil (dollars per pound)

 

0.63

 

 

0.77

USGC fancy bleachable tallow (dollars per pound)

 

0.60

 

 

0.71

 

 

 

 

Ethanol

 

 

 

Chicago Board of Trade corn (dollars per bushel)

 

6.60

 

 

6.70

New York Harbor ethanol (dollars per gallon)

 

2.30

 

 

2.39

 

See Notes to Earnings Release Tables.

VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION

EARNINGS RELEASE TABLES

OTHER FINANCIAL DATA

(millions of dollars)

(unaudited)

     

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

 

2023

 

2022

Balance sheet data

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets

$

23,335

 

 

$

24,133

 

Cash and cash equivalents included in current assets

 

5,521

 

 

 

4,862

 

Inventories included in current assets

 

7,455

 

 

 

6,752

 

Current liabilities

 

15,365

 

 

 

17,461

 

Valero Energy Corporation stockholders’ equity

 

24,977

 

 

 

23,561

 

Total equity

 

27,067

 

 

 

25,468

 

Debt and finance lease obligations:

 

 

 

 

 

Debt –

 

 

 

 

 

Current portion of debt (excluding variable interest entities (VIEs))

$

167

 

 

$

 

Debt, less current portion of debt (excluding VIEs)

 

8,018

 

 

 

8,380

 

Total debt (excluding VIEs)

 

8,185

 

 

 

8,380

 

Current portion of debt attributable to VIEs

 

840

 

 

 

861

 

Debt, less current portion of debt attributable to VIEs

 

12

 

 

 

 

Total debt attributable to VIEs

 

852

 

 

 

861

 

Total debt

 

9,037

 

 

 

9,241

 

Finance lease obligations –

 

 

 

 

 

Current portion of finance lease obligations (excluding VIEs)

 

186

 

 

 

184

 

Finance lease obligations, less current portion (excluding VIEs)

 

1,457

 

 

 

1,453

 

Total finance lease obligations (excluding VIEs)

 

1,643

 

 

 

1,637

 

Current portion of finance lease obligations attributable to VIEs

 

65

 

 

 

64

 

Finance lease obligations, less current portion attributable to VIEs

 

686

 

 

 

693

 

Total finance lease obligations attributable to VIEs

 

751

 

 

 

757

 

Total finance lease obligations

 

2,394

 

 

 

2,394

 

Total debt and finance lease obligations

$

11,431

 

 

$

11,635

 

 

Three Months Ended
March 31,

 

2023

 

2022

Reconciliation of net cash provided by operating activities to

adjusted net cash provided by operating activities (b)

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

$

3,170

 

 

$

588

 

Exclude:

 

 

 

Changes in current assets and current liabilities

 

(534

)

 

 

(722

)

Diamond Green Diesel LLC’s (DGD) adjusted net cash provided by

operating activities attributable to the other joint venture member’s

ownership interest in DGD

 

123

 

 

 

85

 

Adjusted net cash provided by operating activities

$

3,581

 

 

$

1,225

 

 

See Notes to Earnings Release Tables.

VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION

EARNINGS RELEASE TABLES

OTHER FINANCIAL DATA

(millions of dollars, except per share amounts)

(unaudited)

 

 

Three Months Ended
March 31,

 

2023

 

2022

Reconciliation of capital investments to capital

investments attributable to Valero (b)

 

 

 

Capital expenditures (excluding VIEs)

$

175

 

 

$

152

 

Capital expenditures of VIEs:

 

 

 

DGD

 

90

 

 

 

219

 

Other VIEs

 

 

 

 

13

 

Deferred turnaround and catalyst cost expenditures

(excluding VIEs)

 

235

 

 

 

453

 

Deferred turnaround and catalyst cost expenditures

of DGD

 

24

 

 

 

6

 

Capital investments

 

524

 

 

 

843

 

Adjustments:

 

 

 

DGD’s capital investments attributable to the other joint

venture member

 

(57

)

 

 

(112

)

Capital expenditures of other VIEs

 

 

 

 

(13

)

Capital investments attributable to Valero

$

467

 

 

$

718

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends per common share

$

1.02

 

 

$

0.98

 

 

See Notes to Earnings Release Tables.

VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION

NOTES TO EARNINGS RELEASE TABLES

 

             

 

(a)

 

“Other income (expense), net” includes the following:

 
   

◦ 

 

a net gain of $11 million in the three months ended March 31, 2023 related to the early retirement of approximately $199 million aggregate principal amount of various series of our senior notes; and

 

             

 

   

◦ 

 

a charge of $50 million in the three months ended March 31, 2022 related to the early retirement of approximately $1.4 billion aggregate principal amount of various series of our senior notes.

 

(b)

 

We use certain financial measures (as noted below) in the earnings release tables and accompanying earnings release that are not defined under GAAP and are considered to be non-GAAP measures.

 

             

 

 

 

We have defined these non-GAAP measures and believe they are useful to the external users of our financial statements, including industry analysts, investors, lenders, and rating agencies. We believe these measures are useful to assess our ongoing financial performance because, when reconciled to their most comparable GAAP measures, they provide improved comparability between periods after adjusting for certain items that we believe are not indicative of our core operating performance and that may obscure our underlying business results and trends. These non-GAAP measures should not be considered as alternatives to their most comparable GAAP measures nor should they be considered in isolation or as a substitute for an analysis of our results of operations as reported under GAAP. In addition, these non-GAAP measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies because we may define them differently, which diminishes their utility.

 

             

 

 

 

Non-GAAP measures are as follows:

 

             

 

   

◦ 

 

Adjusted net income attributable to Valero Energy Corporation stockholders is defined as net income attributable to Valero Energy Corporation stockholders excluding the loss (gain) on early retirement of debt and its related income tax effect. The loss (gain) on early retirement of debt (see note (a)) includes discounts, premiums, and other expenses recognized in connection with the early retirement of various series of our senior notes that are not associated with the ongoing costs of our borrowing and financing activities; therefore, we have excluded this item from adjusted net income attributable to Valero Energy Corporation stockholders. The income tax effect for the adjustment was calculated using a combined U.S. federal and state statutory rate of 22.5 percent.

 

             

 

   

 

 

Adjusted earnings per common share – assuming dilution is defined as adjusted net income attributable to Valero Energy Corporation stockholders divided by the number of weighted-average shares outstanding in the applicable period, assuming dilution.

 

             

 

   

◦ 

 

Refining margin is defined as Refining segment operating income excluding operating expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization expense), depreciation and amortization expense, and other operating expenses. We believe Refining margin is an important measure of our Refining segment’s operating and financial performance as it is the most comparable measure to the industry’s market reference product margins, which are used by industry analysts, investors, and others to evaluate our performance.

 
   

◦ 

 

Renewable Diesel margin is defined as Renewable Diesel segment operating income excluding operating expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization expense) and depreciation and amortization expense. We believe Renewable Diesel margin is an important measure of our Renewable Diesel segment’s operating and financial performance as it is the most comparable measure to the industry’s market reference product margins, which are used by industry analysts, investors, and others to evaluate our performance.

 

             

 

   

◦ 

 

Ethanol margin is defined as Ethanol segment operating income excluding operating expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization expense), depreciation and amortization expense, and other operating expenses. We believe Ethanol margin is an important measure of our Ethanol segment’s operating and financial performance as it is the most comparable measure to the industry’s market reference product margins, which are used by industry analysts, investors, and others to evaluate our performance.

 

             

 

   

◦ 

 

Adjusted Refining operating income is defined as Refining segment operating income excluding other operating expenses. We believe adjusted Refining operating income is an important measure of our Refining segment’s operating and financial performance because it excludes items that are not indicative of that segment’s core operating performance.

 
   

◦ 

 

Adjusted Ethanol operating income is defined as Ethanol segment operating income excluding other operating expenses. We believe adjusted Ethanol operating income is an important measure of our Ethanol segment’s operating and financial performance because it excludes items that are not indicative of that segment’s core operating performance.

 
   

◦ 

 

Adjusted net cash provided by operating activities is defined as net cash provided by operating activities excluding the items noted below. We believe adjusted net cash provided by operating activities is an important measure of our ongoing financial performance to better assess our ability to generate cash to fund our investing and financing activities. The basis for our belief with respect to each excluded item is provided below.

 

             

 

 

         

– 

 

Changes in current assets and current liabilities – Current assets net of current liabilities represents our operating liquidity. We believe that the change in our operating liquidity from period to period does not represent cash generated by our operations that is available to fund our investing and financing activities.

 

             

 

 

         

– 

 

DGD’s adjusted net cash provided by operating activities attributable to the other joint venture member’s ownership interest in DGD – We are a 50 percent joint venture member in DGD and we consolidate DGD’s financial statements. Our Renewable Diesel segment includes the operations of DGD and the associated activities to market its products. Because we consolidate DGD’s financial statements, all of DGD’s net cash provided by operating activities (or operating cash flow) is included in our consolidated net cash provided by operating activities.

     

 

             

DGD’s members use DGD’s operating cash flow (excluding changes in its current assets and current liabilities) to fund its capital investments rather than distribute all of that cash to themselves. Nevertheless, DGD’s operating cash flow is effectively attributable to each member and only 50 percent of DGD’s operating cash flow should be attributed to our net cash provided by operating activities. Therefore, we have adjusted our net cash provided by operating activities for the portion of DGD’s operating cash flow attributable to the other joint venture member’s ownership interest because we believe that it more accurately reflects the operating cash flow available to us to fund our investing and financing activities. The adjustment is calculated as follows (in millions):

 

 

Three Months Ended
March 31,

 

 

2023

 

2022

 

DGD operating cash flow data

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

$

(71

)

 

$

21

 

 

Exclude: Changes in current assets and current liabilities

 

(318

)

 

 

(149

)

 

Adjusted net cash provided by operating activities

 

247

 

 

 

170

 

 

Other joint venture member’s ownership interest

 

50

%

 

 

50

%

 

DGD’s adjusted net cash provided by operating activities attributable to

the other joint venture member’s ownership interest in DGD

$

123

 

 

$

85

 

     

 

 

 

     

 

Capital investments attributable to Valero is defined as all capital expenditures and deferred turnaround and catalyst cost expenditures presented in our consolidated statements of cash flows, excluding the portion of DGD’s capital investments attributable to the other joint venture member and all of the capital expenditures of VIEs other than DGD.

 

DGD’s members use DGD’s operating cash flow (excluding changes in its current assets and current liabilities) to fund its capital investments rather than distribute all of that cash to themselves. Because DGD’s operating cash flow is effectively attributable to each member, only 50 percent of DGD’s capital investments should be attributed to our net share of total capital investments. We also exclude the capital expenditures of other VIEs that we consolidate because we do not operate those VIEs. We believe capital investments attributable to Valero is an important measure because it more accurately reflects our capital investments.

     

 

 

 

(c) 

 

The Refining segment regions reflected herein contain the following refineries: U.S. Gulf Coast- Corpus Christi East, Corpus Christi West, Houston, Meraux, Port Arthur, St. Charles, Texas City, and Three Rivers Refineries; U.S. Mid Continent- Ardmore, McKee, and Memphis Refineries; North Atlantic- Pembroke and Quebec City Refineries; and U.S. West Coast- Benicia and Wilmington Refineries.

     

 

 

 

(d) 

 

Primarily includes petrochemicals, gas oils, No. 6 fuel oil, petroleum coke, sulfur, and asphalt.

 

(e) 

 

Valero uses certain operating statistics (as noted below) in the earnings release tables and the accompanying earnings release to evaluate performance between comparable periods. Different companies may calculate them in different ways.

     

 

 

 

    All per barrel of throughput, per gallon of sales, and per gallon of production amounts are calculated by dividing the associated dollar amount by the throughput volumes, sales volumes, and production volumes for the period, as applicable.
     

 

 

 

    Throughput volumes, sales volumes, and production volumes are calculated by multiplying throughput volumes per day, sales volumes per day, and production volumes per day (as provided in the accompanying tables), respectively, by the number of days in the applicable period. We use throughput volumes, sales volumes, and production volumes for the Refining segment, Renewable Diesel segment, and Ethanol segment, respectively, due to their general use by others who operate facilities similar to those included in our segments. We believe the use of such volumes results in per unit amounts that are most representative of the product margins generated and the operating costs incurred as a result of our operation of those facilities.
     

 

 

 

(f) 

 

The RVO cost represents the average market cost on a per barrel basis to comply with the Renewable Fuel Standard program. The RVO cost is calculated by multiplying (i) the average market price during the applicable period for the RINs associated with each class of renewable fuel (i.e., biomass-based diesel, cellulosic biofuel, advanced biofuel, and total renewable fuel) by (ii) the quotas for the volume of each class of renewable fuel that must be blended into petroleum-based transportation fuels consumed in the U.S., as set or proposed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, on a percentage basis for each class of renewable fuel.

 

Valero Contacts
Investors:
Homer Bhullar, Vice President – Investor Relations and Finance, 210-345-1982
Eric Herbort, Director – Investor Relations, 210-345-3331
Gautam Srivastava, Senior Manager – Investor Relations, 210-345-3992

Media:
Lillian Riojas, Executive Director – Media Relations and Communications, 210-345-5002

Source: Valero Energy Corporation