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8-K - DKL 8-K EARNINGS RELEASE Q1 2020 - Delek Logistics Partners, LPdkl-8kxearningsrelease.htm
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Delek Logistics Partners, LP Reports First Quarter 2020 Results
Reported first quarter net income attributable to all partners of $27.8 million; EBITDA increased 23.5% year-over-year
Limited Partners' interest in net income increased approximately 51% year-over-year
First quarter distributable cash flow coverage ratio of 1.15x and total leverage ratio of approximately 4.1x
Permian Gathering acquisition increases scale and improves outlook for leverage ratios and distribution coverage
Declared first quarter distribution of $0.890 per limited partner unit; reflects 8.5% percent increase year-over-year
Reiterating 5% distribution growth in 2020 versus year-ago levels
Lowering 2020 capital spending from $22.7 million to approximately $17.6 million

BRENTWOOD, Tenn., May 5, 2020 -- Delek Logistics Partners, LP (NYSE: DKL) ("Delek Logistics") today announced its financial results for the first quarter 2020. For the three months ended March 31, 2020, Delek Logistics reported net income attributable to all partners of $27.8 million, or $0.76 per diluted common limited partner unit. This compares to net income attributable to all partners of $19.7 million, or $0.51 per diluted common limited partner unit, in the first quarter 2019. Net cash from operating activities was $34.8 million in the first quarter 2020 compared to $27.0 million in the first quarter 2019. Distributable cash flow was $35.5 million in the first quarter 2020, compared to $29.8 million in the first quarter 2019. Reconciliation of net cash from operating activities as reported under U.S. GAAP to distributable cash flow is included in the financial tables attached to this release.
For the first quarter 2020, earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization ("EBITDA") was $48.7 million compared to $39.4 million in the first quarter 2019. Results improved on a year-over-year basis primarily due to a $3.6 million increase to income from equity method investments, as well as increased contributions from the Paline Pipeline, El Dorado and Gathering Assets. This was partially offset by lower West Texas gross margin on a year-over-year basis. Reconciliation of net income attributable to all partners as reported under U.S. GAAP to EBITDA is included in the financial tables attached to this release.
Uzi Yemin, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Delek Logistics' general partner, remarked: "Despite macro volatility stemming from COVID-19, Delek Logistics delivered strong financial performance in the first quarter with EBITDA and Limited Partners interest in net income increasing approximately 23% and 51%, respectively, versus last year. First quarter distribution growth was over 8.5% on a year-over-year basis. The March 31, 2020 acquisition of the Permian Gathering business from our sponsor Delek US Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: DK) ("Delek US"), adds the next step in growth for DKL and is an integral part of our expanding midstream footprint. This acquisition increases scale and improves the outlook for leverage ratios and distribution coverage throughout the year. Additionally, the Red River pipeline expansion, which is currently underway, should increase performance in the second half of 2020. Looking forward, we anticipate improving distribution coverage, giving us confidence in reiterating our expectation for 5% distribution growth on a year-over-year basis in 2020. We will continue to evaluate additional drop-down options from our sponsor Delek US. From a strategic perspective, we remain focused on maintaining strong distributable cash flow coverage and balance sheet flexibility. Finally, capital spending this year is being reduced from previous guidance of $22.7 million to approximately $17.6 million."
Distribution and Liquidity
On April 21, 2020, Delek Logistics declared a quarterly cash distribution of $0.890 per common limited partner unit for the first quarter 2020, which equates to $3.56 per common limited partner unit on an annualized basis. This distribution will be paid on May 12, 2020 to unitholders of record on May 5, 2020. This represents a 0.6% increase from the fourth quarter 2019 distribution of $0.885 per common limited partner unit, or $3.54 per common limited partner unit on an annualized basis, and a 8.5% increase over Delek Logistics’ first quarter 2019 distribution of $0.820 per common limited partner unit, or $3.28 per common limited partner unit annualized. For the first quarter 2020, the total cash distribution declared to all partners, including incentive distribution rights (IDRs), was approximately $30.9. Based on the distribution for the first quarter 2020, the distributable cash flow coverage ratio for the first quarter was 1.15x.
As of March 31, 2020, Delek Logistics had total debt of approximately $940.0 million and cash of $4.2 million. Additional borrowing capacity, subject to certain covenants, under the $850.0 million credit facility was $155.0 million. The total leverage ratio, calculated in accordance with the credit facility, for the first quarter 2020 was approximately 4.1x, which is within the current requirements of the maximum allowable leverage ratio of 5.5x and a decrease from the fourth quarter 2019 level of approximately 4.5x.

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Financial Results
Revenue for the first quarter 2020 was $163.4 million compared to $152.5 million in the prior-year period. The increase in revenue is primarily due to improved performance from the Paline Pipeline, El Dorado and Gathering Assets. Total operating expenses were $14.7 million in the first quarter 2020, compared to $16.1 million in the first quarter 2019. The decrease was primarily due to lower maintenance and repair and outside services. Total contribution margin was $47.4 million in the first quarter 2020 compared to $40.2 million in the first quarter 2019. General and administrative expenses were $6.1 million for the first quarter 2020, compared to $4.5 million in the prior-year period, with the increase driven by asset integrity work, less labor eligible for capitalization and other expenses.
Pipelines and Transportation Segment
Contribution margin in the first quarter 2020 was $30.4 million compared to $24.2 million in the first quarter 2019. Operating expenses were $11.5 million in the first quarter 2020 compared to $10.8 million in the prior-year period. The contribution margin increased year-over-year due to strong performance from the Paline Pipeline, El Dorado and Gathering Assets.
Wholesale Marketing and Terminalling Segment
During the first quarter 2020, contribution margin was $17.0 million, compared to $15.9 million in the first quarter 2019. This increase was primarily due to higher gross margin in west Texas. Operating expenses of $3.3 million in the first quarter 2020 were lower than the $5.2 million in the prior-year period.
In the west Texas wholesale business, average throughput in the first quarter 2020 was 16,081 barrels per day compared to 13,314 barrels per day in the first quarter 2019. The west Texas gross margin per barrel decreased year-over-year to $2.70 per barrel and included approximately $0.8 million, or $0.57 per barrel, from renewable identification numbers (RINs) generated in the quarter. During the first quarter 2019, the west Texas gross margin per barrel was $3.56 per barrel and included $0.3 million from RINs, or $0.27 per barrel.
Average terminalling throughput volume of 135,329 barrels per day during the first quarter 2020 decreased on a year-over-year basis from 152,469 barrels per day in the first quarter 2019. During the first quarter 2020, average volume under the East Texas marketing agreement with Delek US was 72,650 barrels per day compared to 68,577 barrels per day during the first quarter 2019.
First Quarter 2020 Results | Conference Call Information
Delek Logistics will hold a conference call to discuss its first quarter 2020 results on Wednesday, May 6, 2020 at 7:30 a.m. Central Time. Investors will have the opportunity to listen to the conference call live by going to www.DelekLogistics.com. Participants are encouraged to register at least 15 minutes early to download and install any necessary software. An archived version of the replay will also be available at www.DelekLogistics.com for 90 days.
Investors may also wish to listen to Delek US’ (NYSE: DK) first quarter 2020 earnings conference call on Wednesday, May 6, 2020 at 8:30 a.m. Central Time and review Delek US’ earnings press release. Market trends and information disclosed by Delek US may be relevant to Delek Logistics, as it is a consolidated subsidiary of Delek US. Investors can find information related to Delek US and the timing of its earnings release online by going to www.DelekUS.com.
About Delek Logistics Partners, LP
Delek Logistics Partners, LP, headquartered in Brentwood, Tennessee, was formed by Delek US Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: DK) to own, operate, acquire and construct crude oil and refined products logistics and marketing assets.
Safe Harbor Provisions Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements that are based upon current expectations and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Statements concerning current estimates, expectations and projections about future results, performance, prospects, opportunities, plans, actions and events and other statements, concerns, or matters that are not historical facts are “forward-looking statements,” as that term is defined under the federal securities laws. These statements contain words such as “possible,” “believe,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “predict,” “plan,” “estimate,” “intend,” “may,” “anticipate,” “will,” “if,” “expect” or similar expressions, as well as statements in the future tense, and can be impacted by numerous factors, including the fact that a substantial majority of Delek Logistics' contribution margin is derived from Delek US, thereby subjecting us to Delek US' business risks; risks relating to the securities markets generally; risks and costs relating to the age and operational hazards of our assets including, without limitation, costs, penalties, regulatory or legal actions and other effects related to releases, spills and other hazards inherent in transporting and storing crude oil and intermediate and finished petroleum products; the impact of adverse market conditions affecting the utilization of Delek Logistics' assets and business performance, including margins generated by its wholesale fuel business; the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on the demand for crude oil, refined products and transportation and storage services; uncertainties regarding future decisions by OPEC regarding production and pricing disputes between OPEC members and Russia; an inability of Delek US to grow as expected as it relates to our potential future growth opportunities, including dropdowns, and other potential benefits; the results of our investments in joint ventures; the ability of the Red River joint venture to complete the expansion to increase the Red River pipeline capacity; adverse changes in laws including with respect to tax and regulatory matters; and other risks as disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and other reports and filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. Forward looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding future growth at Delek Logistics; distributions and the amounts and

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timing thereof; potential dropdown inventory and the evaluation of incentive distribution rights; expected earnings or returns from joint ventures or other acquisitions; expansion projects; ability to create long-term value for our unit holders; financial flexibility and borrowing capacity; and distribution growth of 5% or at all. Forward-looking statements should not be read as a guarantee of future performance or results and will not be accurate indications of the times at, or by, which such performance or results will be achieved.  Forward-looking information is based on information available at the time and/or management's good faith belief with respect to future events, and is subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual performance or results to differ materially from those expressed in the statements.  Delek Logistics undertakes no obligation to update or revise any such forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that occur, or which Delek Logistics becomes aware of, after the date hereof, except as required by applicable law or regulation
Non-GAAP Disclosures:
Our management uses certain "non-GAAP" operational measures to evaluate our operating segment performance and non-GAAP financial measures to evaluate past performance and prospects for the future to supplement our GAAP financial information presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. These financial and operational non-GAAP measures are important factors in assessing our operating results and profitability and include:
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization ("EBITDA") - calculated as net income before net interest expense, income tax expense, depreciation and amortization expense, including amortization of customer contract intangible assets, which is included as a component of net revenues in our accompanying condensed consolidated statements of income.
Distributable cash flow - calculated as net cash flow from operating activities plus or minus changes in assets and liabilities, less maintenance capital expenditures net of reimbursements and other adjustments not expected to settle in cash. Delek Logistics believes this is an appropriate reflection of a liquidity measure by which users of its financial statements can assess its ability to generate cash.
EBITDA and distributable cash flow are non-U.S. GAAP supplemental financial measures that management and external users of our condensed consolidated financial statements, such as industry analysts, investors, lenders and rating agencies, may use to assess:     
Delek Logistics' operating performance as compared to other publicly traded partnerships in the midstream energy industry, without regard to historical cost basis or, in the case of EBITDA, financing methods;
the ability of our assets to generate sufficient cash flow to make distributions to our unitholders;
Delek Logistics' ability to incur and service debt and fund capital expenditures; and
the viability of acquisitions and other capital expenditure projects and the returns on investment of various investment opportunities.
Delek Logistics believes that the presentation of EBITDA, distributable cash flow and distributable cash flow coverage ratio provide useful information to investors in assessing its financial condition, its results of operations and the cash flow its business is generating. EBITDA, distributable cash flow and distributable cash flow coverage ratio should not be considered in isolation or as alternatives to net income, operating income, cash flow from operating activities or any other measure of financial performance or liquidity presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
Non-GAAP measures have important limitations as analytical tools, because they exclude some, but not all, items that affect net income and net cash provided by operating activities. These measures should not be considered substitutes for their most directly comparable U.S. GAAP financial measures. Additionally, because EBITDA and distributable cash flow may be defined differently by other partnerships in its industry, Delek Logistics' definitions of EBITDA and distributable cash flow may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other partnerships, thereby diminishing their utility. See the accompanying tables in this earnings release for a reconciliation of these non-GAAP measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures.

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Delek Logistics Partners, LP
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)
(In thousands, except unit and per unit data)

 
 
March 31, 2020
 
December 31, 2019
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
Current assets:
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
4,176

 
$
5,545

   Accounts receivable
 
12,392

 
13,204

Inventory
 
5,133

 
12,617

Other current assets
 
926

 
2,204

Total current assets
 
22,627

 
33,570

Property, plant and equipment:
 
 

 
 

Property, plant and equipment
 
665,718

 
461,325

Less: accumulated depreciation
 
(186,249
)
 
(166,281
)
Property, plant and equipment, net
 
479,469

 
295,044

Equity method investments
 
255,743

 
246,984

Operating lease right-of-use assets
 
3,471

 
3,745

Goodwill
 
12,203

 
12,203

Marketing Contract Intangible, net
 
129,196

 
130,999

Rights-of-way
 
37,329

 
15,597

Other non-current assets
 
6,198

 
6,305

Total assets
 
$
946,236

 
$
744,447

 
 
 
 
 
LIABILITIES AND DEFICIT
 
 

 
 

Current liabilities:
 
 

 
 

Accounts payable
 
$
4,385

 
$
12,471

Accounts payable to related parties
 
2,075

 
8,898

Interest payable
 
6,919

 
2,572

Excise and other taxes payable
 
4,088

 
3,941

Current portion of operating lease liabilities
 
1,456

 
1,435

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
 
3,719

 
5,765

Total current liabilities
 
22,642

 
35,082

Non-current liabilities:
 
 
 
 
Long-term debt
 
939,955

 
833,110

Asset retirement obligations
 
5,695

 
5,588

Deferred tax liabilities
 
1,027

 
215

Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion
 
2,015

 
2,310

Other non-current liabilities
 
19,298

 
19,261

Total non-current liabilities
 
967,990

 
860,484

Total liabilities
 
990,632

 
895,566

Equity (Deficit):
 
 
 
 
Common unitholders - public; 8,679,757 units issued and outstanding at March 31, 2020 (9,131,579 at December 31, 2019)
 
158,332

 
164,436

Common unitholders - Delek Holdings; 20,745,868 units issued and outstanding at March 31, 2020 (15,294,046 at December 31, 2019)
 
(199,943
)
 
(310,513
)
General partner - 600,523 units issued and outstanding at March 31, 2020 (498,482 at December 31, 2019)
 
(2,785
)
 
(5,042
)
Total deficit
 
(44,396
)
 
(151,119
)
Total liabilities and deficit
 
$
946,236

 
$
744,447


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Delek Logistics Partners, LP
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited)
(In thousands, except unit and per unit data)

 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2020
 
2019
Net revenues:
 
 
 
Affiliate
$
106,699

 
$
62,965

Third-party
56,702

 
89,518

Net revenues
163,401

 
152,483

Cost of sales:
 
 
 
Cost of materials and other
101,293

 
96,265

Operating expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization presented below)
13,954

 
15,307

Depreciation and amortization
5,803

 
6,124

Total cost of sales
121,050

 
117,696

Operating expenses related to wholesale business (excluding depreciation and amortization presented below)
790

 
751

General and administrative expenses
6,130

 
4,473

Depreciation and amortization
496

 
450

Other operating (income) expense, net
(107
)
 
2

Total operating costs and expenses
128,359


123,372

Operating income
35,042

 
29,111

Interest expense, net
11,824

 
11,301

Income from equity method investments
(5,553
)
 
(1,951
)
Total non-operating expenses, net
6,271

 
9,350

Income before income tax expense
28,771

 
19,761

Income tax expense
975

 
65

Net income attributable to partners
$
27,796

 
$
19,696

Comprehensive income attributable to partners
$
27,796

 
$
19,696

 
 
 
 
Less: General partner's interest in net income, including incentive distribution rights
9,077

 
7,270

Limited partners' interest in net income
$
18,719

 
$
12,426

 
 
 
 
Net income per limited partner unit:
 
 
 
Common units - basic
$
0.76

 
$
0.51

Common units - diluted
$
0.76

 
$
0.51

 
 
 
 
Weighted average limited partner units outstanding:
 
 
 
Common units - basic
24,480,570

 
24,407,168

Common units - diluted
24,485,336

 
24,416,058

 
 
 
 
Cash distribution per limited partner unit
$
0.890

 
$
0.820




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Delek Logistics Partners, LP
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)
(In thousands)
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
 
2020
 
2019
Cash flows from operating activities
 
 
 
 
Net cash provided by operating activities
 
$
34,834

 
$
27,017

Cash flows from investing activities
 
 
 
 
Net cash used in investing activities
 
(112,176
)
 
(3,766
)
Cash flows from financing activities
 
 
 
 
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
 
75,973

 
(22,417
)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
 
(1,369
)
 
834

Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period
 
5,545

 
4,522

Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period
 
$
4,176

 
$
5,356



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Delek Logistics Partners, LP
Reconciliation of Amounts Reported Under U.S. GAAP
(In thousands)
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2020
 
2019
Reconciliation of Net Income to EBITDA:
 
 
 
Net income
$
27,796

 
$
19,696

Add:
 
 
 
Income tax expense
975

 
65

Depreciation and amortization
6,299

 
6,574

Amortization of customer contract intangible assets
1,803

 
1,803

Interest expense, net
11,824

 
11,301

EBITDA
$
48,697

 
$
39,439

 
 
 
 
Reconciliation of net cash from operating activities to distributable cash flow:
 
 
 
Net cash provided by operating activities
$
34,834

 
$
27,017

Changes in assets and liabilities
1,654

 
3,169

Non-cash lease expense
(274
)
 
(1,016
)
Distributions from equity method investments in investing activities
110

 
804

Maintenance and regulatory capital expenditures
(857
)
 
(818
)
Reimbursement from Delek Holdings for capital expenditures 
39

 
714

Accretion of asset retirement obligations
(107
)
 
(99
)
Deferred income taxes

 

Gain (loss) on asset disposals
107

 
(2
)
Distributable Cash Flow
$
35,506

 
$
29,769


Delek Logistics Partners, LP
Distributable Coverage Ratio Calculation
(In thousands)
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
Distributions to partners of Delek Logistics, LP
2020
 
2019
Limited partners' distribution on common units
$
21,739

 
$
20,014

General partner's distributions
444

 
408

General partner's incentive distribution rights
8,695

 
7,016

Total distributions to be paid
$
30,878

 
$
27,438

 
 
 
 
Distributable cash flow
$
35,506

 
$
29,769

Distributable cash flow coverage ratio (1)
1.15x

 
1.08x

(1) Distributable cash flow coverage ratio is calculated by dividing distributable cash flow by distributions to be paid in each respective period.



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Delek Logistics Partners, LP
Segment Data (unaudited)
(In thousands)

 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2020
 
2019
Pipelines and Transportation
 
 
 
Net revenues:
 
 
 
Affiliate
$
38,502

 
$
36,659

Third party
9,465

 
3,974

Total pipelines and transportation
47,967

 
40,633

     Cost of sales:
 
 
 
Cost of materials and other
6,098

 
5,567

Operating expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization)
11,456

 
10,834

Segment contribution margin
$
30,413

 
$
24,232

Total Assets
$
849,840

 
$
401,833

 
 
 
 
Wholesale Marketing and Terminalling
 
 
 
Net revenues:
 
 
 
     Affiliates (1)
$
68,197

 
$
26,306

Third party
47,237

 
85,544

Total wholesale marketing and terminalling
115,434

 
111,850

     Cost of sales:
 
 
 
Cost of materials and other
95,195

 
90,698

Operating expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization)
3,288

 
5,224

Segment contribution margin
$
16,951

 
$
15,928

Total Assets
$
96,396

 
238,375

 
 
 
 
Consolidated
 
 
 
Net revenues:
 
 
 
Affiliates
$
106,699

 
$
62,965

Third party
56,702

 
89,518

Total consolidated
163,401

 
152,483

Cost of sales:
 
 
 
Cost of materials and other
101,293

 
96,265

Operating expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization presented below)
14,744

 
16,058

Contribution margin
47,364

 
40,160

General and administrative expenses
6,130

 
4,473

Depreciation and amortization
6,299

 
6,574

Loss (gain) on asset disposals
(107
)
 
2

Operating income
$
35,042

 
$
29,111

Total Assets
$
946,236

 
$
640,208

(1) Affiliate revenue for the wholesale marketing and terminalling segment is presented net of amortization expense pertaining to the marketing contract intangible we acquired in connection with the Big Spring acquisition.




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Delek Logistics Partners, LP
Segment Capital Spending
 (In thousands)
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
Pipelines and Transportation
2020
 
2019
Maintenance capital spending
$
449

 
$
410

Discretionary capital spending
(4
)
 
14

Segment capital spending
445

 
424

Wholesale Marketing and Terminalling
 
 
 
Maintenance capital spending
1,130

 
107

Discretionary capital spending
1,453

 
373

Segment capital spending
2,583

 
480

Consolidated
 
 
 
Maintenance capital spending
1,579

 
517

Discretionary capital spending
1,449

 
387

Total capital spending
$
3,028

 
$
904


Delek Logistics Partners, LP
 
 
 
Segment Data (Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2020
 
2019
Pipelines and Transportation Segment:
 
 
 
Throughputs (average bpd)
 
 
 
El Dorado Assets:
 
 
 
    Crude pipelines (non-gathered)
55,471

 
28,683

    Refined products pipelines to Enterprise Systems
54,106

 
23,092

Gathering Assets
34,906

 
16,998

East Texas Crude Logistics System
14,174

 
18,113

 
 
 
 
Wholesale Marketing and Terminalling Segment:
 
 
 
East Texas - Tyler Refinery sales volumes (average bpd) (1)
72,650

 
68,577

Big Spring marketing throughputs (average bpd)
66,386

 
87,741

West Texas marketing throughputs (average bpd)
16,081

 
13,314

West Texas gross margin per barrel
$
2.70

 
$
3.56

Terminalling throughputs (average bpd)
135,329

 
152,469

(1) Excludes jet fuel and petroleum coke.








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