Marathon Petroleum Corp. Reports Second-Quarter 2020 Results

FINDLAY, Ohio, Aug. 3, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --

• Reported second-quarter income of $9 million, or $0.01 per diluted share, including net pre-tax benefit of $1.4 billion; adjusted loss of $868 million, or $(1.33) per diluted share
• Announced agreement to sell Speedway in $21 billion all-cash transaction; estimated after-tax proceeds of $16.5 billion expected to be used to both strengthen the balance sheet and return capital to shareholders
• Indefinitely idling Gallup and Martinez refineries; evaluating strategic repositioning of Martinez to renewable diesel facility
• On track to deliver $1.4 billion of capital spending and at least $950 million of operating expense reductions
• Significant liquidity with $7.7 billion of available borrowing capacity at MPC

Marathon Petroleum Corp. (NYSE: MPC) today reported net income of $9 million, or $0.01 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2020, compared to $1.1 billion, or $1.66 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2019.

Second-quarter 2020 results include a pre-tax lower of cost or market (LCM) inventory benefit of $1.5 billion. Details on this and other adjustments are shown in the accompanying release tables. Adjusted net loss was $868 million, or $(1.33) per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2020, compared to adjusted net income of $1.1 billion, or $1.73 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2019.

"Our second quarter results reflect a full three months of the challenges COVID has created for our business," said President and Chief Executive Officer Michael J. Hennigan. "We began April with demand at historic lows. Despite seeing some recovery during the quarter, demand for our products and services continues to be significantly depressed, particularly across the West Coast and Midwest.

"In response, we are executing on the actions we announced in May and are advancing the three strategic priorities which lay the foundation for our long-term success. First, we strengthened the competitive position of our assets with the decision to indefinitely idle our Gallup and Martinez refineries, and are evaluating strategic repositioning possibilities for Martinez. Second, we began implementing commercial strategy changes and I've been encouraged by the team's quick progress. And third, we lowered our capital spending and tightly managed our operating expenses. I'm confident we will meet the $950 million expense reduction target we previously announced for 2020. We are also implementing plans to structurally lower costs in 2021 and beyond."

Segment Results

Income from operations was $981 million in the second quarter of 2020, compared to $2.0 billion in the second quarter of 2019. Second quarter 2020 results include a pre-tax LCM inventory benefit of $1.5 billion.

Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (adjusted EBITDA) was $653 million in the second quarter of 2020, compared to $3.2 billion for the second quarter of 2019. Adjusted EBITDA excludes refining planned turnaround costs of $162 million for the second quarter of 2020 and $237 million for the second quarter of 2019.

Refining & Marketing (R&M)

R&M segment loss from operations was $1.6 billion in the second quarter of 2020, compared with income of $906 million for the second quarter of 2019. The decrease in R&M earnings was primarily due to reduced throughput and lower crack spreads driven by lower demand associated with COVID-19, and lower crude differentials.

Segment adjusted EBITDA was $(1.0) billion in the second quarter of 2020, versus $1.6 billion for the second quarter of 2019. Segment adjusted EBITDA excludes refinery planned turnaround costs, which totaled $162 million in the second quarter of 2020 and $237 million in the second quarter of 2019.

R&M margin was $7.13 per barrel for the second quarter of 2020. Crude capacity utilization was 71%, resulting in total throughputs of 2.3 million barrels per day, and clean product yield was 84%.

Retail

Retail segment income from operations was $494 million in the second quarter of 2020, compared with $493 million for the second quarter of 2019. Segment EBITDA was $626 million in the second quarter of 2020, versus $623 million for the second quarter of 2019. Quarterly results reflected lower fuel volumes, higher fuel margin per gallon, and operating cost reductions.

Retail fuel margin increased to 39.60 cents per gallon in the second quarter of 2020, from 26.66 cents per gallon in the second quarter of 2019. Same-store merchandise sales decreased by 4% year-over-year and same-store gasoline sales volume decreased by 37% year-over-year.

Midstream

Midstream segment income from operations, which primarily reflects the results of MPLX LP (NYSE: MPLX), was $869 million in the second quarter of 2020, compared with $878 million for the second quarter of 2019.

Segment EBITDA was $1.2 billion in the second quarter of 2020, versus $1.2 billion for the second quarter of 2019. Strong performance in the midstream segment in the current business environment was driven by stable, fee-based earnings, contributions from organic growth projects, and reduced operating expenses.

Corporate and Items Not Allocated to Segments

Corporate expenses totaled $188 million in the second quarter of 2020, compared to $179 million in the second quarter of 2019. Items not allocated to segments totaled $1.4 billion of income in the second quarter of 2020, compared with $56 million of expense in the second quarter of 2019. Second-quarter 2020 results include a $1.5 billion LCM inventory benefit, $25 million of impairment expense related to long-lived assets and $30 million of costs incurred in connection with the Speedway separation and other related activities. Second quarter 2019 results include $34 million of transaction-related expenses in connection with the Andeavor acquisition and $22 million of litigation charges.

Financial Position and Liquidity

As of June 30, 2020, the company had $1.0 billion in cash and cash equivalents (excluding MPLX's cash and cash equivalents of $67 million), $5 billion available under a five-year bank revolving credit facility, $2 billion available under its two 364-day bank revolving credit facilities and $705 million available under its trade receivables securitization facility.

The company previously reported that it drew $2 billion on the five-year revolving credit facility in the first quarter of 2020, plus an additional $1.5 billion in April 2020. These borrowings were made to provide financial flexibility given the commodity price downturn and the significant working capital impact associated with the decline in crude oil prices. In late April, the company added an additional $1 billion 364-day revolver. Also, in late April, the company issued $2.5 billion of senior notes. Net proceeds from the senior notes issuance were used to repay a portion of the amounts outstanding on the five-year revolving credit facility. In June, the company completely repaid all amounts outstanding on the five-year revolving credit facility.

Strategic and Operations Update

Yesterday, the company announced an agreement with 7-Eleven to sell Speedway for $21 billion in cash.  The company expects to use proceeds from the sale to strengthen the balance sheet and return capital to shareholders.  The arrangement includes a 15-year fuel supply agreement for approximately 7.7 billion gallons of fuel per year and the opportunity to supply additional 7-Eleven locations.

The company also announced the indefinite idling of the Gallup and Martinez refineries, and announced it is evaluating the strategic repositioning of Martinez to a renewable diesel facility.

Construction continues on the Dickinson Renewable Diesel project, which remains on schedule for planned completion in late 2020. The project will convert the Dickinson refinery into a 12,000 barrel per day biorefinery capable of producing renewable diesel from corn and soybean oil. MPC intends to sell the renewable diesel into the California market to comply with the California Low Carbon Fuel Standard.

Consistent with MPC's midstream strategy of developing long-haul pipelines and other logistics solutions, the company progressed several projects during the quarter, including the Wink-to-Webster crude oil pipeline, the Whistler natural gas pipeline, and the reversal of the Capline crude pipeline. Each of these projects is backed by minimum volume commitments from customers.

In addition, the South Texas Gateway terminal began crude oil export operations in July. MPC owns a 25% interest in the South Texas Gateway terminal.

Third Quarter 2020 Outlook

Conference Call

At 9:30 a.m. EDT today, MPC will hold a conference call and webcast to discuss the reported results and provide an update on company operations. Interested parties may listen by visiting MPC's website at http://www.marathonpetroleum.com and clicking on the "Join the Webcast" link. A replay of the webcast will be available on the company's website for two weeks. Financial information, including the earnings release and other investor-related material, will also be available online prior to the conference call and webcast at https://www.marathonpetroleum.com.

About Marathon Petroleum Corporation

Marathon Petroleum Corporation (MPC) is a leading, integrated, downstream energy company headquartered in Findlay, Ohio. The company operates the nation's largest refining system. MPC's marketing system includes branded locations across the United States, including Marathon brand retail outlets. Speedway LLC, an MPC subsidiary, owns and operates retail convenience stores across the United States. MPC also owns the general partner and majority limited partner interest in MPLX LP, a midstream company that owns and operates gathering, processing, and fractionation assets, as well as crude oil and light product transportation and logistics infrastructure. More information is available at www.marathonpetroleum.com.

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