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Press Release
August 3, 2016

HollyFrontier Corporation Reports Quarterly Results and Announces Regular
Cash Dividend

Dallas, Texas, August 3, 2016 ‑‑ HollyFrontier Corporation (NYSE:HFC) (“HollyFrontier” or the “Company”) today reported a second quarter net loss attributable to HollyFrontier stockholders of $(409.4) million or $(2.33) per diluted share for the quarter ended June 30, 2016, compared to net income attributable to HollyFrontier stockholders of $360.8 million or $1.88 per diluted share for the quarter ended June 30, 2015. Included in the current quarter results were non-cash items consisting of goodwill and long-lived asset impairment charges, offset by an inventory reserve adjustment. These non-cash items include $309.3 million of goodwill and $344.8 million of long-lived asset write-downs related to our Cheyenne Refinery, offset by a $138.5 million benefit attributable to the change in our lower of cost or market reserve. Excluding these non-cash items, adjusted net income attributable to HollyFrontier stockholders for second quarter of 2016 was $49.0 million, or $0.28 per share. A reconciliation of actual to adjusted amounts are shown in the accompanying reconciliations to amounts reported under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles tables.

HollyFrontier also announced today that its Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.33 per share. This dividend will be paid on September 23, 2016 to holders of record of common stock on August 23, 2016.

For the second quarter, net income attributable to our stockholders, exclusive of impairment and lower of cost or market inventory valuation adjustments and related tax effects, decreased by $224.0 million compared to the same period of 2015, principally reflecting lower refining margins. Production levels averaged approximately 443,000 barrels per day ("BPD") and crude oil charges averaged 429,000 BPD for the current quarter. On a per barrel basis, consolidated refinery gross margin was $8.88 per produced barrel, a 49% decrease compared to $17.42 for the second quarter of 2015. Total operating expenses for the quarter were $251.3 million compared to $246.2 million for the second quarter of last year, and refining operating expenses averaged $5.51 per produced barrel sold compared to $5.14 per barrel for the same period of 2015.

HollyFrontier’s President & CEO, George Damiris, commented, “we incurred $57.0 million in costs during the second quarter associated with purchasing Renewable Identification Numbers ("RINs") to comply with the EPA’s Renewable Fuel Standard program. Along with others in our industry and our trade association, AFPM, we are advocating for the EPA to level the playing field by moving the point of obligation to include currently exempt parties who, unlike merchant refiners, control blending and can therefore increase biofuel usage in keeping with the intent of the RFS program. The current misalignment in the point of obligation also unfairly allows exempt blenders to extract unintended windfall profits from the sale of RINs to obligated refiners as well as speculators who contribute to RIN prices far exceeding the cost of blending."

"Second quarter earnings were impacted by weak benchmark refining margins, falling secondary product margins and increasing costs associated with the RFS mandate," Damiris said. "Despite strong demand fundamentals, summer gasoline margins have been disappointing due to supply outpacing demand. The combination of higher industry throughputs, a 2% increase in gasoline yield across the U.S. refining system, and rising imports have driven gasoline inventories 11% above last year.  We are focused on things we can control; running our refineries safely and reliably and reining in operating and capital spending. Overall, HollyFrontier is well positioned to withstand the current operating environment and exploit potential opportunities given our complex refineries in advantaged markets, strong balance sheet, and excellent liquidity position.”
 

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For the second quarter of 2016, net cash provided by operations totaled $303.7 million. During the period , we declared a dividend of $0.33 per share to shareholders totaling $58.2 million. At June 30, 2016, our combined balance of cash and short-term investments totaled $533.3 million and our consolidated debt was $1,678.1 million. Our debt, exclusive of Holly Energy Partners' debt, which is nonrecourse to HollyFrontier, was $595.0 million at June 30, 2016.

The Company has scheduled a webcast conference call for today, August 3, 2016, at 8:30 AM Eastern Time to discuss second quarter financial results. This webcast may be accessed at: https://event.webcasts.com/starthere.jsp?ei=1109619. An audio archive of this webcast will be available using the above noted link through August 17, 2016.

HollyFrontier Corporation, headquartered in Dallas, Texas, is an independent petroleum refiner and marketer that produces high-value light products such as gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel and other specialty products. HollyFrontier operates through its subsidiaries a 135,000 barrels per stream day (“BPSD”) refinery located in El Dorado, Kansas, two refinery facilities with a combined capacity of 125,000 BPSD located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, a 100,000 BPSD refinery located in Artesia, New Mexico, a 52,000 BPSD refinery located in Cheyenne, Wyoming and a 45,000 BPSD refinery in Woods Cross, Utah. HollyFrontier markets its refined products principally in the Southwest U.S., the Rocky Mountains extending into the Pacific Northwest and in other neighboring Plains states. A subsidiary of HollyFrontier also owns a 39% interest (including the general partner interest) in Holly Energy Partners, L.P.

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


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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Financial Data (all information in this release is unaudited)
 
Three Months Ended
June 30,
 
Change from 2015
 
2016
 
2015
 
Change
 
Percent
 
(In thousands, except per share data)
Sales and other revenues
$
2,714,638

 
$
3,701,912

 
$
(987,274
)
 
(27
)%
Operating costs and expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of products sold:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of products sold (exclusive of lower of cost or market inventory valuation adjustment)
2,248,155

 
2,887,475

 
(639,320
)
 
(22
)
Lower of cost or market inventory valuation adjustment
(138,473
)
 
(135,480
)
 
(2,993
)
 
2

 
2,109,682

 
2,751,995

 
(642,313
)
 
(23
)
Operating expenses
251,336

 
246,165

 
5,171

 
2

General and administrative expenses
29,655

 
26,117

 
3,538

 
14

Depreciation and amortization
90,423

 
87,803

 
2,620

 
3

Goodwill and asset impairment
654,084

 

 
654,084

 

Total operating costs and expenses
3,135,180

 
3,112,080

 
23,100

 
1

Income (loss) from operations
(420,542
)
 
589,832

 
(1,010,374
)
 
(171
)
Other income (expense):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Earnings of equity method investments
3,623

 
631

 
2,992

 
474

Interest income
527

 
768

 
(241
)
 
(31
)
Interest expense
(14,251
)
 
(10,559
)
 
(3,692
)
 
35

Loss on early extinguishment of debt

 
(1,368
)
 
1,368

 
(100
)
Gain on sale of assets and other
128

 
873

 
(745
)
 
(85
)
 
(9,973
)
 
(9,655
)
 
(318
)
 
3

Income (loss) before income taxes
(430,515
)
 
580,177

 
(1,010,692
)
 
(174
)
Income tax expense (benefit)
(38,045
)
 
206,990

 
(245,035
)
 
(118
)
Net income (loss)
(392,470
)
 
373,187

 
(765,657
)
 
(205
)
Less net income attributable to noncontrolling interest
16,898

 
12,363

 
4,535

 
37

Net income (loss) attributable to HollyFrontier stockholders
$
(409,368
)
 
$
360,824

 
$
(770,192
)
 
(213
)%
Earnings (loss) per share attributable to HollyFrontier stockholders:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
$
(2.33
)
 
$
1.88

 
$
(4.21
)
 
(224
)%
Diluted
$
(2.33
)
 
$
1.88

 
$
(4.21
)
 
(224
)%
Cash dividends declared per common share
$
0.33

 
$
0.33

 
$

 
 %
Average number of common shares outstanding:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
175,865

 
191,355

 
(15,490
)
 
(8
)%
Diluted
175,865

 
191,454

 
(15,589
)
 
(8
)%
EBITDA
$
(343,266
)
 
$
666,776

 
$
(1,010,042
)
 
(151
)%


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Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
Change from 2015
 
2016
 
2015
 
Change
 
Percent
 
(In thousands, except per share data)
Sales and other revenues
$
4,733,362

 
$
6,708,538

 
$
(1,975,176
)
 
(29
)%
Operating costs and expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of products sold:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of products sold (exclusive of lower of cost or market inventory valuation adjustment)

3,873,318

 
5,138,848

 
(1,265,530
)
 
(25
)
Lower of cost or market inventory valuation adjustment

(194,594
)
 
(142,026
)
 
(52,568
)
 
37

 
3,678,724

 
4,996,822

 
(1,318,098
)
 
(26
)
Operating expenses
503,919

 
509,761

 
(5,842
)
 
(1
)
General and administrative expenses
55,276

 
55,686

 
(410
)
 
(1
)
Depreciation and amortization
178,303

 
167,815

 
10,488

 
6

Goodwill and asset impairment
654,084

 

 
654,084

 

Total operating costs and expenses
5,070,306

 
5,730,084

 
(659,778
)
 
(12
)
Income (loss) from operations
(336,944
)
 
978,454

 
(1,315,398
)
 
(134
)
Other income (expense):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Earnings (loss) of equity method investments
6,388

 
(7,176
)
 
13,564

 
189

Interest income
602

 
1,730

 
(1,128
)
 
(65
)
Interest expense
(26,338
)
 
(20,713
)
 
(5,625
)
 
27

Loss on early extinguishment of debt
(8,718
)
 
(1,368
)
 
(7,350
)
 
537

Gain on sale of assets and other
193

 
1,639

 
(1,446
)
 
(88
)
 
(27,873
)
 
(25,888
)
 
(1,985
)
 
8

Income (loss) before income taxes
(364,817
)
 
952,566

 
(1,317,383
)
 
(138
)
Income tax expense (benefit)
(15,737
)
 
336,718

 
(352,455
)
 
(105
)
Net income (loss)
(349,080
)
 
615,848

 
(964,928
)
 
(157
)
Less net income attributable to noncontrolling interest
39,035

 
28,148

 
10,887

 
39

Net income (loss) attributable to HollyFrontier stockholders
$
(388,115
)
 
$
587,700

 
$
(975,815
)
 
(166
)%
Earnings (loss) per share attributable to HollyFrontier stockholders:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
$
(2.20
)
 
$
3.03

 
$
(5.23
)
 
(173
)%
Diluted
$
(2.20
)
 
$
3.03

 
$
(5.23
)
 
(173
)%
Cash dividends declared per common share
$
0.66

 
$
0.65

 
$
0.01

 
2
 %
Average number of common shares outstanding:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
176,301

 
193,202

 
(16,901
)
 
(9
)%
Diluted
176,301

 
193,279

 
(16,978
)
 
(9
)%
EBITDA
$
(191,095
)
 
$
1,112,584

 
$
(1,303,679
)
 
(117
)%


Balance Sheet Data
 
June 30,
 
December 31,
 
2016
 
2015
 
(In thousands)
Cash, cash equivalents and total investments in marketable securities
$
533,318

 
$
210,552

Working capital
$
1,069,544

 
$
587,450

Total assets
$
8,659,717

 
$
8,388,299

Long-term debt
$
1,678,123

 
$
1,040,040

Total equity
$
5,197,910

 
$
5,809,773




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Segment Information

Our operations are organized into two reportable segments, Refining and HEP. Our operations that are not included in the Refining and HEP segments are included in Corporate and Other. Intersegment transactions are eliminated in our consolidated financial statements and are included in Consolidations and Eliminations. The Refining segment includes the operations of our El Dorado, Tulsa, Navajo, Cheyenne and Woods Cross refineries and HFC Asphalt (aggregated as a reportable segment). Refining activities involve the purchase and refining of crude oil and wholesale and branded marketing of refined products, such as gasoline, diesel fuel and jet fuel. These petroleum products are primarily marketed in the Mid-Continent, Southwest and Rocky Mountain regions of the United States. Additionally, the Refining segment includes specialty lubricant products produced at our Tulsa refineries that are marketed throughout North America and are distributed in Central and South America. HFC Asphalt operates various asphalt terminals in Arizona, New Mexico and Oklahoma.

The HEP segment involves all of the operations of HEP, a consolidated variable interest entity, which owns and operates logistics assets consisting of petroleum product and crude oil pipelines, terminals, tankage, loading rack facilities and refinery process units in the Mid-Continent, Southwest and Rocky Mountain regions of the United States. The HEP segment also includes a 75% interest in the UNEV Pipeline (an HEP consolidated subsidiary), a 50% ownership interest in each of the Frontier Pipeline, Osage Pipeline and the Cheyenne Pipeline and a 25% ownership interest in SLC Pipeline. Revenues from the HEP segment are earned through transactions with unaffiliated parties for pipeline transportation, rental and terminalling operations as well as revenues relating to pipeline transportation services provided for our refining operations. Due to certain basis differences, our reported amounts for the HEP segment may not agree to amounts reported in HEP's periodic public filings.

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Refining
 
HEP
 
Corporate and Other
 
Consolidations and Eliminations
 
Consolidated Total
 
(In thousands)
Three Months Ended June 30, 2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sales and other revenues
$
2,699,022

 
$
94,896

 
$
47

 
$
(79,327
)
 
$
2,714,638

Depreciation and amortization
$
72,026

 
$
15,305

 
$
3,299

 
$
(207
)
 
$
90,423

Income (loss) from operations
$
(438,174
)
 
$
49,474

 
$
(31,197
)
 
$
(645
)
 
$
(420,542
)
Capital expenditures
$
124,282

 
$
14,794

 
$
1,396

 
$

 
$
140,472

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended June 30, 2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sales and other revenues
$
3,686,493

 
$
83,479

 
$
151

 
$
(68,211
)
 
$
3,701,912

Depreciation and amortization
$
70,435

 
$
14,660

 
$
2,915

 
$
(207
)
 
$
87,803

Income (loss) from operations
$
576,313

 
$
40,834

 
$
(26,739
)
 
$
(576
)
 
$
589,832

Capital expenditures
$
121,600

 
$
18,116

 
$
4,578

 
$

 
$
144,294

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Six Months Ended June 30, 2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sales and other revenues
$
4,698,609

 
$
196,906

 
$
157

 
$
(162,310
)
 
$
4,733,362

Depreciation and amortization
$
140,904

 
$
31,334

 
$
6,479

 
$
(414
)
 
$
178,303

Income (loss) from operations
$
(383,174
)
 
$
105,541

 
$
(58,052
)
 
$
(1,259
)
 
$
(336,944
)
Capital expenditures
$
253,300

 
$
32,667

 
$
4,078

 
$

 
$
290,045

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Six Months Ended June 30, 2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sales and other revenues
$
6,675,773

 
$
173,235

 
$
369

 
$
(140,839
)
 
$
6,708,538

Depreciation and amortization
$
133,710

 
$
28,950

 
$
5,569

 
$
(414
)
 
$
167,815

Income (loss) from operations
$
950,214

 
$
85,044

 
$
(55,688
)
 
$
(1,116
)
 
$
978,454

Capital expenditures
$
238,067

 
$
69,843

 
$
9,003

 
$

 
$
316,913

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
June 30, 2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash, cash equivalents and total investments in marketable securities
$
800

 
$
4,882

 
$
527,636

 
$

 
$
533,318

Total assets
$
6,627,438

 
$
1,652,772

 
$
682,211

 
$
(302,704
)
 
$
8,659,717

Long-term debt
$

 
$
1,083,136

 
$
594,987

 
$

 
$
1,678,123

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

 
$
15,013

 
$
195,448

 
$

 
$
210,552

Total assets
$
6,831,235

 
$
1,578,399

 
$
289,225

 
$
(310,560
)
 
$
8,388,299

Long-term debt
$

 
$
1,008,752

 
$
31,288

 
$

 
$
1,040,040




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Refining Operating Data

The following tables set forth information, including non-GAAP performance measures about our refinery operations. The cost of products and refinery gross and net operating margins do not include the non-cash effects of lower of cost or market inventory valuation adjustments and depreciation and amortization. Reconciliations to amounts reported under GAAP are provided under “Reconciliations to Amounts Reported Under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles” below.

 
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
 
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
Mid-Continent Region (El Dorado and Tulsa Refineries)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Crude charge (BPD) (1)
 
270,590

 
279,940

 
252,070

 
269,010

Refinery throughput (BPD) (2)
 
292,320

 
294,600

 
272,240

 
281,940

Refinery production (BPD) (3)
 
280,590

 
283,120

 
261,340

 
271,240

Sales of produced refined products (BPD)
 
264,660

 
271,860

 
249,010

 
264,130

Sales of refined products (BPD) (4)
 
285,780

 
292,790

 
274,000

 
280,140

Refinery utilization (5)
 
104.1
%
 
107.7
%
 
97.0
%
 
103.5
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Average per produced barrel (6)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net sales
 
$
60.24

 
$
79.95

 
$
53.89

 
$
75.96

Cost of products (7)
 
52.55

 
64.60

 
46.13

 
59.70

Refinery gross margin (8)
 
7.69

 
15.35

 
7.76

 
16.26

Refinery operating expenses (9)
 
4.56

 
4.35

 
4.95

 
4.62

Net operating margin (8)
 
$
3.13

 
$
11.00

 
$
2.81

 
$
11.64

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Refinery operating expenses per throughput barrel (10)
 
$
4.13

 
$
4.01

 
$
4.53

 
$
4.33

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Feedstocks:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sweet crude oil
 
58
%
 
59
%
 
55
%
 
60
%
Sour crude oil
 
17
%
 
20
%
 
19
%
 
20
%
Heavy sour crude oil
 
17
%
 
16
%
 
19
%
 
15
%
Other feedstocks and blends
 
8
%
 
5
%
 
7
%
 
5
%
Total
 
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sales of produced refined products:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gasolines
 
47
%
 
48
%
 
48
%
 
48
%
Diesel fuels
 
35
%
 
36
%
 
35
%
 
35
%
Jet fuels
 
6
%
 
6
%
 
6
%
 
7
%
Fuel oil
 
1
%
 
1
%
 
1
%
 
1
%
Asphalt
 
3
%
 
2
%
 
2
%
 
2
%
Lubricants
 
5
%
 
4
%
 
5
%
 
4
%
LPG and other
 
3
%
 
3
%
 
3
%
 
3
%
Total
 
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%



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Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
 
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
Southwest Region (Navajo Refinery)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Crude charge (BPD) (1)
 
101,660

 
104,050

 
99,890

 
97,660

Refinery throughput (BPD) (2)
 
111,610

 
114,630

 
110,370

 
109,370

Refinery production (BPD) (3)
 
110,520

 
113,320

 
109,020

 
107,640

Sales of produced refined products (BPD)
 
110,360

 
116,710

 
111,870

 
111,450

Sales of refined products (BPD) (4)
 
111,570

 
124,710

 
112,660

 
121,420

Refinery utilization (5)
 
101.7
%
 
104.1
%
 
99.9
%
 
97.7
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Average per produced barrel (6)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net sales
 
$
61.86

 
$
80.78

 
$
53.67

 
$
74.31

Cost of products (7)
 
50.71

 
60.32

 
44.66

 
55.87

Refinery gross margin (8)
 
11.15

 
20.46

 
9.01

 
18.44

Refinery operating expenses (9)
 
4.77

 
3.99

 
4.50

 
4.68

Net operating margin (8)
 
$
6.38

 
$
16.47

 
$
4.51

 
$
13.76

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Refinery operating expenses per throughput barrel (10)
 
$
4.72

 
$
4.06

 
$
4.56

 
$
4.77

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Feedstocks:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sweet crude oil
 
27
%
 
33
%
 
30
%
 
31
%
Sour crude oil
 
64
%
 
58
%
 
60
%
 
58
%
Other feedstocks and blends
 
9
%
 
9
%
 
10
%
 
11
%
Total
 
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sales of produced refined products:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gasolines
 
54
%
 
54
%
 
55
%
 
55
%
Diesel fuels
 
41
%
 
39
%
 
40
%
 
38
%
Fuel oil
 
2
%
 
3
%
 
2
%
 
2
%
Asphalt
 
1
%
 
1
%
 
1
%
 
1
%
LPG and other
 
2
%
 
3
%
 
2
%
 
4
%
Total
 
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%
Rocky Mountain Region (Cheyenne and Woods Cross Refineries)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Crude charge (BPD) (1)
 
56,340

 
62,110

 
57,880

 
64,770

Refinery throughput (BPD) (2)
 
54,680

 
67,320

 
61,950

 
70,790

Refinery production (BPD) (3)
 
51,550

 
63,070

 
58,900

 
66,550

Sales of produced refined products (BPD)
 
56,090

 
59,100

 
61,370

 
62,620

Sales of refined products (BPD) (4)
 
61,950

 
64,800

 
65,960

 
68,450

Refinery utilization (5)
 
67.9
%
 
74.8
%
 
69.7
%
 
78.0
%


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Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
 
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
Rocky Mountain Region (Cheyenne and Woods Cross Refineries)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Average per produced barrel (6)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net sales
 
$
62.26

 
$
81.84

 
$
53.86

 
$
73.33

Cost of products (7)
 
52.22

 
60.88

 
45.04

 
55.28

Refinery gross margin (8)
 
10.04

 
20.96

 
8.82

 
18.05

Refinery operating expenses (9)
 
11.48

 
11.02

 
10.51

 
10.61

Net operating margin (8)
 
$
(1.44
)
 
$
9.94

 
$
(1.69
)
 
$
7.44

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Refinery operating expenses per throughput barrel (10)
 
$
11.78

 
$
9.67

 
$
10.41

 
$
9.39

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Feedstocks:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sweet crude oil
 
45
%
 
42
%
 
42
%
 
41
%
Heavy sour crude oil
 
35
%
 
38
%
 
34
%
 
38
%
Black wax crude oil
 
20
%
 
12
%
 
17
%
 
12
%
Other feedstocks and blends
 
%
 
8
%
 
7
%
 
9
%
Total
 
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sales of produced refined products:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gasolines
 
58
%
 
56
%
 
60
%
 
57
%
Diesel fuels
 
36
%
 
38
%
 
34
%
 
37
%
Fuel oil
 
1
%
 
2
%
 
2
%
 
2
%
Asphalt
 
1
%
 
2
%
 
1
%
 
2
%
LPG and other
 
4
%
 
2
%
 
3
%
 
2
%
Total
 
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%
Consolidated
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Crude charge (BPD) (1)
 
428,590

 
446,100

 
409,840

 
431,440

Refinery throughput (BPD) (2)
 
458,610

 
476,550

 
444,560

 
462,100

Refinery production (BPD) (3)
 
442,660

 
459,510

 
429,260

 
445,430

Sales of produced refined products (BPD)
 
431,110

 
447,670

 
422,250

 
438,200

Sales of refined products (BPD) (4)
 
459,300

 
482,300

 
452,620

 
470,010

Refinery utilization (5)
 
96.7
%
 
100.7
%
 
92.5
%
 
97.4
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Average per produced barrel (6)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net sales
 
$
60.92

 
$
80.41

 
$
53.83

 
$
75.16

Cost of products (7)
 
52.04

 
62.99

 
45.58

 
58.09

Refinery gross margin (8)
 
8.88

 
17.42

 
8.25

 
17.07

Refinery operating expenses (9)
 
5.51

 
5.14

 
5.64

 
5.49

Net operating margin (8)
 
$
3.37

 
$
12.28

 
$
2.61

 
$
11.58

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Refinery operating expenses per throughput barrel (10)
 
$
5.18

 
$
4.83

 
$
5.35

 
$
5.21

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Feedstocks:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sweet crude oil
 
49
%
 
50
%
 
47
%
 
50
%
Sour crude oil
 
27
%
 
27
%
 
27
%
 
26
%
Heavy sour crude oil
 
15
%
 
15
%
 
16
%
 
15
%
Black wax crude oil
 
2
%
 
2
%
 
2
%
 
2
%
Other feedstocks and blends
 
7
%
 
6
%
 
8
%
 
7
%
Total
 
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%


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Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
 
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
Consolidated
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sales of produced refined products:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gasolines
 
50
%
 
51
%
 
51
%
 
51
%
Diesel fuels
 
37
%
 
37
%
 
36
%
 
36
%
Jet fuels
 
4
%
 
4
%
 
4
%
 
4
%
Fuel oil
 
1
%
 
1
%
 
1
%
 
1
%
Asphalt
 
2
%
 
2
%
 
2
%
 
2
%
Lubricants
 
3
%
 
2
%
 
3
%
 
3
%
LPG and other
 
3
%
 
3
%
 
3
%
 
3
%
Total
 
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%

(1)
Crude charge represents the barrels per day of crude oil processed at our refineries.
(2)
Refinery throughput represents the barrels per day of crude and other refinery feedstocks input to the crude units and other conversion units at our refineries.
(3)
Refinery production represents the barrels per day of refined products yielded from processing crude and other refinery feedstocks through the crude units and other conversion units at our refineries.
(4)
Includes refined products purchased for resale.
(5)
Represents crude charge divided by total crude capacity (BPSD). Our consolidated crude capacity is 443,000 BPSD.
(6)
Represents average per barrel amount for produced refined products sold, which is a non-GAAP measure. Reconciliations to amounts reported under GAAP are provided under “Reconciliations to Amounts Reported Under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles” below.
(7)
Transportation, terminal and refinery storage costs billed from HEP are included in cost of products.
(8)
Excludes lower of cost or market inventory valuation adjustments of $138.5 million and $135.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively, and $194.6 million and $142.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively.
(9)
Represents operating expenses of our refineries, exclusive of depreciation and amortization.
(10)
Represents refinery operating expenses, exclusive of depreciation and amortization, divided by refinery throughput.



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Reconciliations to Amounts Reported Under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles

Reconciliations of earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”) to amounts reported under generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") in financial statements.

Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, which we refer to as EBITDA, is calculated as net income (loss) attributable to HollyFrontier stockholders plus (i) interest expense, net of interest income, (ii) income tax provision, and (iii) depreciation and amortization. EBITDA is not a calculation provided for under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States; however, the amounts included in the EBITDA calculation are derived from amounts included in our consolidated financial statements. EBITDA should not be considered as an alternative to net income or operating income as an indication of our operating performance or as an alternative to operating cash flow as a measure of liquidity. EBITDA is not necessarily comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies. EBITDA is presented here because it is a widely used financial indicator used by investors and analysts to measure performance. EBITDA is also used by our management for internal analysis and as a basis for financial covenants.

Set forth below is our calculation of EBITDA.
 
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
 
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
 
 
(In thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income (loss) attributable to HollyFrontier stockholders
 
$
(409,368
)
 
$
360,824

 
$
(388,115
)
 
$
587,700

    Add income tax provision
 
(38,045
)
 
206,990

 
(15,737
)
 
336,718

    Add interest expense (1)
 
14,251

 
11,927

 
35,056

 
22,081

    Subtract interest income
 
(527
)
 
(768
)
 
(602
)
 
(1,730
)
    Add depreciation and amortization
 
90,423

 
87,803

 
178,303

 
167,815

EBITDA
 
$
(343,266
)
 
$
666,776

 
$
(191,095
)
 
$
1,112,584


(1) Includes loss on early extinguishment of debt of $1.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2015 and $8.7 million and $1.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

Reconciliations of refinery operating information (non-GAAP performance measures) to amounts reported under generally accepted accounting principles in financial statements.

Refinery gross margin and net operating margin are non-GAAP performance measures that are used by our management and others to compare our refining performance to that of other companies in our industry. We believe these margin measures are helpful to investors in evaluating our refining performance on a relative and absolute basis.

Refinery gross margin per barrel is the difference between average net sales price and average cost of products per barrel of produced refined products. Net operating margin per barrel is the difference between refinery gross margin and refinery operating expenses per barrel of produced refined products. These two margins do not include the non-cash effects of lower of cost or market inventory valuation adjustments, depreciation and amortization or goodwill and asset impairment charges. Each of these component performance measures can be reconciled directly to our consolidated statements of income.

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

Refinery Gross and Net Operating Margins

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


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Reconciliation of produced refined product sales to total sales and other revenues
 
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
 
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
 
 
(Dollars in thousands, except per barrel amounts)
Consolidated
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Average sales price per produced barrel sold
 
$
60.92

 
$
80.41

 
$
53.83

 
$
75.16

Times sales of produced refined products (BPD)
 
431,110

 
447,670

 
422,250

 
438,200

Times number of days in period
 
91

 
91

 
182

 
181

Produced refined product sales
 
$
2,389,953

 
$
3,275,740

 
$
4,136,809

 
$
5,961,255

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total produced refined product sales
 
$
2,389,953

 
$
3,275,740

 
$
4,136,809

 
$
5,961,255

Add refined product sales from purchased products and rounding (1)    
 
161,860

 
259,030

 
293,460

 
426,330

Total refined product sales
 
2,551,813

 
3,534,770

 
4,430,269

 
6,387,585

Add direct sales of excess crude oil (2)    
 
100,782

 
92,659

 
191,700

 
192,928

Add other refining segment revenue (3)    
 
46,427

 
59,064

 
76,640

 
95,260

Total refining segment revenue
 
2,699,022

 
3,686,493

 
4,698,609

 
6,675,773

Add HEP segment sales and other revenues
 
94,896

 
83,479

 
196,906

 
173,235

Add corporate and other revenues
 
47

 
151

 
157

 
369

Subtract consolidations and eliminations
 
(79,327
)
 
(68,211
)
 
(162,310
)
 
(140,839
)
Sales and other revenues
 
$
2,714,638

 
$
3,701,912

 
$
4,733,362

 
$
6,708,538


Reconciliation of average cost of products per produced barrel sold to cost of products sold (exclusive of lower of cost or market inventory valuation adjustment)
 
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
 
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
 
 
(Dollars in thousands, except per barrel amounts)
Consolidated
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Average cost of products per produced barrel sold
 
$
52.04

 
$
62.99

 
$
45.58

 
$
58.09

Times sales of produced refined products (BPD)
 
431,110

 
447,670

 
422,250

 
438,200

Times number of days in period
 
91

 
91

 
182

 
181

Cost of products for produced products sold
 
$
2,041,582

 
$
2,566,085

 
$
3,502,800

 
$
4,607,362

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total cost of products for produced products sold
 
$
2,041,582

 
$
2,566,085

 
$
3,502,800

 
$
4,607,362

Add refined product costs from purchased products sold and rounding (1)
 
159,155

 
266,199

 
297,519

 
436,872

Total cost of refined products sold
 
2,200,737

 
2,832,284

 
3,800,319

 
5,044,234

Add crude oil cost of direct sales of excess crude oil (2)    
 
101,719

 
91,461

 
193,307

 
189,191

Add other refining segment cost of products sold (4)    
 
19,463

 
31,244

 
31,361

 
44,445

Total refining segment cost of products sold
 
2,321,919

 
2,954,989

 
4,024,987

 
5,277,870

Subtract consolidations and eliminations
 
(73,764
)
 
(67,514
)
 
(151,669
)
 
(139,022
)
Costs of products sold (exclusive of lower of cost or market inventory valuation adjustment and depreciation and amortization)
 
$
2,248,155

 
$
2,887,475

 
$
3,873,318

 
$
5,138,848



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Reconciliation of average refinery operating expenses per produced barrel sold to total operating expenses
 
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
 
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
 
 
(Dollars in thousands, except per barrel amounts)
Consolidated
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Average refinery operating expenses per produced barrel sold
 
$
5.51

 
$
5.14

 
$
5.64

 
$
5.49

Times sales of produced refined products (BPD)
 
431,110

 
447,670

 
422,250

 
438,200

Times number of days in period
 
91

 
91

 
182

 
181

Refinery operating expenses for produced products sold
 
$
216,163

 
$
209,393

 
$
433,431

 
$
435,435

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total refinery operating expenses for produced products sold
 
$
216,163

 
$
209,393

 
$
433,431

 
$
435,435

Add other refining segment operating expenses and rounding(5)
 
11,477

 
10,843

 
22,971

 
20,570

Total refining segment operating expenses
 
227,640

 
220,236

 
456,402

 
456,005

Add HEP segment operating expenses
 
27,255

 
25,289

 
54,078

 
53,255

Add corporate and other costs
 
1,152

 
554

 
2,407

 
788

Subtract consolidations and eliminations
 
(4,711
)
 
86

 
(8,968
)
 
(287
)
Operating expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)
 
$
251,336

 
$
246,165

 
$
503,919

 
$
509,761


Reconciliation of net operating margin per barrel to refinery gross margin per barrel to total sales and other revenues
 
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
 
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
 
 
(Dollars in thousands, except per barrel amounts)
Consolidated
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net operating margin per barrel
 
$
3.37

 
$
12.28

 
$
2.61

 
$
11.58

Add average refinery operating expenses per produced barrel
 
5.51

 
5.14

 
5.64

 
5.49

Refinery gross margin per barrel
 
8.88

 
17.42

 
8.25

 
17.07

Add average cost of products per produced barrel sold
 
52.04

 
62.99

 
45.58

 
58.09

Average sales price per produced barrel sold
 
$
60.92

 
$
80.41

 
$
53.83

 
$
75.16

Times sales of produced refined products (BPD)
 
431,110

 
447,670

 
422,250

 
438,200

Times number of days in period
 
91

 
91

 
182

 
181

Produced refined product sales
 
$
2,389,953

 
$
3,275,740

 
$
4,136,809

 
$
5,961,255

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total produced refined product sales
 
$
2,389,953

 
$
3,275,740

 
$
4,136,809

 
$
5,961,255

Add refined product sales from purchased products and rounding (1)    
 
161,860

 
259,030

 
293,460

 
426,330

Total refined product sales
 
2,551,813

 
3,534,770

 
4,430,269

 
6,387,585

Add direct sales of excess crude oil (2)    
 
100,782

 
92,659

 
191,700

 
192,928

Add other refining segment revenue (3)    
 
46,427

 
59,064

 
76,640

 
95,260

Total refining segment revenue
 
2,699,022

 
3,686,493

 
4,698,609

 
6,675,773

Add HEP segment sales and other revenues
 
94,896

 
83,479

 
196,906

 
173,235

Add corporate and other revenues
 
47

 
151

 
157

 
369

Subtract consolidations and eliminations
 
(79,327
)
 
(68,211
)
 
(162,310
)
 
(140,839
)
Sales and other revenues
 
$
2,714,638

 
$
3,701,912

 
$
4,733,362

 
$
6,708,538


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

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Reconciliation of net income (loss) attributable to HollyFrontier stockholders to adjusted net income attributable to HollyFrontier stockholders

Adjusted net income attributable to HollyFrontier stockholders is a non-GAAP financial measure that excludes non-cash lower of cost or market inventory valuation adjustments and impairment charges. We believe this measure is helpful to investors and others in evaluating our financial performance and to compare our results to that of other companies in our industry. Similarly titled performance measures of other companies may not be calculated in the same manner.
 
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
 
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
 
 
(In thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
GAAP:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income (loss) before income taxes
 
$
(430,515
)
 
$
580,177

 
$
(364,817
)
 
$
952,566

Income tax expense (benefit)
 
(38,045
)
 
206,990

 
(15,737
)
 
336,718

Net income (loss)
 
(392,470
)
 
373,187

 
(349,080
)
 
615,848

Less net income attributable to noncontrolling interest
 
16,898

 
12,363

 
39,035

 
28,148

Net income (loss) attributable to HollyFrontier stockholders
 
(409,368
)
 
360,824

 
(388,115
)
 
587,700

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NonGAAP adjustments to arrive at adjusted results:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Lower of cost or market inventory valuation adjustment (1)
 
(138,473
)
 
(135,480
)
 
(194,594
)
 
(142,026
)
Impairment loss - long-lived assets (2)
 
344,766

 

 
344,766

 

Impairment loss - goodwill (2)
 
309,318

 

 
309,318

 

Total adjustments - pretax
 
515,611

 
(135,480
)
 
459,490

 
(142,026
)
Income tax expense (benefit)
 
57,547

 
(47,821
)
 
38,412

 
(50,206
)
Total adjustments, net of tax
 
458,064

 
(87,659
)
 
421,078

 
(91,820
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Adjusted results - NonGAAP:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Adjusted income before income taxes
 
85,096

 
444,697

 
94,673

 
810,540

Income tax expense
 
19,502

 
159,169

 
22,675

 
286,512

Adjusted net income
 
65,594

 
285,528

 
71,998

 
524,028

Less net income to noncontrolling interest
 
16,898

 
12,363

 
39,035

 
28,148

Adjusted net income attributable to HollyFrontier stockholders
 
$
48,696

 
$
273,165

 
$
32,963

 
$
495,880

Adjusted earnings per share attributable to HollyFrontier stockholders
 
$
0.28

 
$
1.45

 
$
0.18

 
$
2.56


(1)
GAAP requires that inventories by stated at the lower of cost or market. We maintain an inventory valuation reserve, whereby inventory costs in excess of market values are written down to current replacement costs and charged to cost of products sold. The valuation reserve is reassessed quarterly, at which time an inventory valuation adjustment is recorded, as a new lower of cost or market inventory valuation reserve is established. Such inventory valuation adjustments result in non-cash charges or benefits.
(2)
Our goodwill is evaluated for impairment annually or when impairment indicators occur. In the second quarter of 2016, we determined that goodwill and long-lived assets of our Cheyenne Refinery had been impaired and recorded related impairment charges of $309.3 million and $344.8 million, respectively.

Reconciliation of effective tax rate to adjusted effective tax rate
 
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
 
2016
 
2016
 
 
(In thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
GAAP
 
 
 
 
Loss before income taxes
 
$
(430,515
)
 
$
(364,817
)
Income tax benefit
 
$
(38,045
)
 
$
(15,737
)
Effective tax rate for GAAP financial statements
 
9
%
 
4
%
 
 
 
 
 
Effect of NonGAAP adjustments (lower of cost or market inventory adjustments, goodwill and asset impairment)
 
14
%
 
20
%
Adjusted - NonGAAP
 
 
 
 
Effective tax rate for adjusted results
 
23
%
 
24
%

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, Contact:

Douglas S. Aron, Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
Julia Heidenreich, Vice President
Investor Relations
HollyFrontier Corporation
214/954-6510


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