Highlights
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Reported earnings of $198 million and adjusted EBITDA of $281 million
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Increased quarterly distribution to $0.845 per common unit
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Achieved record Sand Hills Pipeline volumes of 494,000 BPD
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Completed second phase of Bayou Bridge Pipeline
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Increased Bakken Pipeline capacity to 570,000 BPD
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Progressed construction of 900,000 BPD Gray Oak Pipeline
HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Phillips 66 Partners LP (NYSE: PSXP) announces first-quarter 2019
earnings of $198 million, or $0.92 per diluted common unit. Cash from
operations was $205 million, and distributable cash flow was $226
million. Adjusted EBITDA was $281 million in the first quarter, compared
with $309 million in the prior quarter.
“We operated well and delivered solid financial results in a quarter
that was impacted by turnarounds at Phillips 66 refineries,” said Greg
Garland, Phillips 66 Partners’ chairman and CEO. “We continued to
advance our portfolio of growth projects and rewarded our unitholders
with increased distributions. Looking forward, we remain committed to
delivering a competitive and growing distribution while balancing strong
coverage and leverage ratios. Our portfolio of organic projects and
financial strength position us well for future growth.”
On April 17, 2019, the general partner’s board of directors declared a
first-quarter 2019 cash distribution of $0.845 per common unit, an 18%
increase over the first-quarter 2018 cash distribution. The Partnership
has increased its distribution per common unit every quarter since its
initial public offering in July 2013.
Financial Results
Phillips 66 Partners’ first-quarter 2019 earnings were $198 million,
compared with $221 million in the fourth quarter of 2018. The
Partnership reported adjusted EBITDA of $281 million in the first
quarter, compared with $309 million in the prior quarter. The decreases
reflect lower volumes in the quarter, primarily due to the impact of
turnarounds at refineries operated by Phillips 66.
Liquidity, Capital Expenditures and Investments
As of March 31, 2019, total debt outstanding was $3.2 billion. The
Partnership had $2 million in cash and cash equivalents and $735 million
available under its revolving credit facility.
The Partnership’s total capital spending for the quarter was $632
million. Excluding $422 million of capital spending funded by Gray Oak
joint venture partners, adjusted capital spending was $210 million.
Expansion capital of $195 million included investment in the Gray Oak
pipeline project, as well as spend on the new isomerization unit at the
Phillips 66 Lake Charles Refinery and the Clemens Caverns expansion.
Strategic Update
During the quarter, the Bayou Bridge Pipeline segment from Lake Charles,
Louisiana, to St. James, Louisiana, was completed. The pipeline now
transports crude oil from Nederland, Texas, to St. James. Phillips 66
Partners owns a 40% interest in the pipeline joint venture. In addition,
the Partnership continues to advance the ACE Pipeline System, which
would provide crude oil transportation from St. James to destinations in
Southeast Louisiana, including the Phillips 66 Alliance Refinery.
The Partnership is constructing the 900,000 barrels per day (BPD) Gray
Oak Pipeline, which is anticipated to be in service by the end of
2019. The pipeline will provide crude oil transportation from the
Permian and Eagle Ford to destinations in Corpus Christi, Texas, and the
Sweeny, Texas, area, including the Phillips 66 Sweeny Refinery. Phillips
66 Partners has a 42.25% ownership in the pipeline.
The Gray Oak Pipeline will connect to multiple terminals in Corpus
Christi, including the South Texas Gateway Terminal currently being
constructed by Buckeye Partners, L.P. The marine export terminal will
have two deepwater docks, with initial storage capacity of 7 million
barrels and up to 800,000 BPD of throughput capacity. Phillips 66
Partners owns a 25% interest in the terminal, which is expected to start
up by mid-2020.
Phillips 66 Partners is constructing a new pipeline that will connect
storage in Lake Charles to its Clifton Ridge Marine Terminal. This
connection is expected to increase product exports by up to 50,000 BPD
from the Phillips 66 Lake Charles Refinery. The project is backed by a
long-term agreement that includes a minimum volume commitment. The
pipeline is expected to be completed in the second quarter of 2019.
The Partnership is constructing a 25,000 BPD isomerization unit at the
Phillips 66 Lake Charles Refinery to increase production of
higher-octane gasoline blend components. The project includes a
long-term agreement with Phillips 66 for processing services with a
minimum volume commitment. The project is on schedule for completion in
the third quarter of 2019.
The Sweeny to Pasadena Pipeline expansion is underway. The project adds
80,000 BPD of pipeline capacity, providing additional naphtha offtake
from the Sweeny fractionators. In addition, product storage capacity
will be increased by 300,000 barrels at the Pasadena Terminal and new
connectivity will be added to third-party terminals. The project is
expected to be completed in the second quarter of 2020 and will be
backed by long-term agreements that include minimum volume commitments.
In connection with the Phillips 66 project to add natural gas liquid
(NGL) fractionation capacity at the Sweeny Hub, the Partnership is
increasing storage capacity at Clemens Caverns from 9 million barrels to
15 million barrels. The caverns expansion is expected to be completed in
late-2020.
In the first quarter, a successful open season was completed for the
Bakken Pipeline, resulting in the pipeline capacity being increased to
570,000 BPD in March. In addition, the Bakken Pipeline received
sufficient market interest during the open season such that the partners
are progressing plans to further increase the capacity by late-2020.
Phillips 66 Partners owns a 25% interest in the pipeline joint venture.
Investor Webcast
Members of Phillips 66 Partners executive management will host a webcast
today at 2 p.m. EDT to discuss the Partnership’s first-quarter
performance. To listen to the conference call and view related
presentation materials, go to www.phillips66partners.com/events.
For detailed supplemental information, go to www.phillips66partners.com/reports.
About Phillips 66 Partners
Headquartered in Houston, Phillips 66 Partners is a growth-oriented
master limited partnership formed by Phillips 66 to own, operate,
develop and acquire primarily fee-based crude oil, refined petroleum
products and natural gas liquids pipelines, terminals and other
midstream assets. For more information, visit www.phillips66partners.com.
CAUTIONARY STATEMENT FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE “SAFE HARBOR”
PROVISIONS OF THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995
This news release contains certain forward-looking statements
within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, which are intended to be covered by the safe harbors created
thereby. Words and phrases such as “is anticipated,” “is estimated,” “is
expected,” “is planned,” “is scheduled,” “is targeted,” “believes,”
“continues,” “intends,” “will,” “would,” “objectives,” “goals,”
“projects,” “efforts,” “strategies” and similar expressions are used to
identify such forward-looking statements. However, the absence of these
words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking.
Forward-looking statements relating to Phillips 66 Partners’ operations
(including joint venture operations) are based on management’s
expectations, estimates and projections about the company, its interests
and the energy industry in general on the date this news release was
prepared. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and
involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult
to predict. Therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ materially
from what is expressed or forecast in such forward-looking statements.
Factors that could cause actual results or events to differ materially
from those described in the forward-looking statements include the
continued ability of Phillips 66 to satisfy its obligations under our
commercial and other agreements; the volume of crude oil, refined
petroleum products and NGL we or our joint ventures transport,
fractionate, terminal and store; the tariff rates with respect to
volumes that we transport through our regulated assets, which rates are
subject to review and possible adjustment by federal and state
regulators; fluctuations in the prices for crude oil, refined petroleum
products and NGL; liabilities associated with the risks and operational
hazards inherent in transporting, fractionating, terminaling and storing
crude oil, refined petroleum products and NGL; potential liability from
litigation or for remedial actions, including removal and reclamation
obligations under environmental regulations; the failure to complete
construction of announced and future capital projects in a timely manner
and any cost overruns associated with such projects; and other economic,
business, competitive and/or regulatory factors affecting Phillips 66
Partners’ businesses generally as set forth in our filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. Phillips 66 Partners is under no
obligation (and expressly disclaims any such obligation) to update or
alter its forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise.
Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information—
This news release
includes the terms “EBITDA,” “adjusted EBITDA,” “distributable cash
flow,” “coverage ratio,” and “adjusted capital spending.” These are
non-GAAP financial measures. EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA are included to
help facilitate comparisons of operating performance of the Partnership
with other companies in our industry. EBITDA and distributable cash flow
help facilitate an assessment of our ability to generate sufficient cash
flow to make distributions to our partners. We believe that the
presentation of EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA and distributable cash flow
provides useful information to investors in assessing our financial
condition and results of operations. Our coverage ratio is calculated as
distributable cash flow divided by total cash distributions and is
included to help indicate the Partnership’s ability to pay cash
distributions from current earnings. Additionally, adjusted capital
spending is a non-GAAP financial measure that demonstrates Phillips 66
Partners' net share of capital spending. The GAAP performance measure
most directly comparable to EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA is net income.
The GAAP liquidity measure most comparable to EBITDA and distributable
cash flow is net cash provided by operating activities. The GAAP
financial measure most comparable to our coverage ratio is calculated as
net cash provided by operating activities divided by total cash
distributions. The GAAP financial measure most comparable to adjusted
capital spending is capital expenditures and investments. These non-GAAP
financial measures should not be considered as alternatives to GAAP net
income or net cash provided by operating activities. They 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. They should not be considered in isolation or as substitutes
for analysis of our results as reported under GAAP. Additionally,
because EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA, distributable cash flow, coverage ratio
and adjusted capital spending may be defined differently by other
companies in our industry, our definition of EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA,
distributable cash flow, coverage ratio and adjusted capital spending
may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies,
thereby diminishing their utility.
Reconciliations of current quarter EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA and
distributable cash flow to net income and net cash provided by operating
activities, as well as, adjusted capital spending to capital
expenditures and investments are included in this release. Additionally,
the disaggregation of adjusted capital spending between expansion and
maintenance is not a distinction recognized under GAAP. We provide such
disaggregation because our partnership agreement requires that we treat
expansion and maintenance capital differently for certain surplus
determinations. Further, we generally fund expansion capital spending
with both operating and financing cash flows and fund maintenance
capital spending with operating cash flows. We believe this is an
important distinction in our liquidity profile.
References to EBITDA refer to earnings before interest, income
taxes, depreciation and amortization.
Results of Operations (Unaudited)
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Summarized Financial Statement Information
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
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|
Millions of Dollars
Except as Indicated
|
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|
|
Q1 2019
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|
|
Q4 2018
|
Selected Income Statement Data
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total revenues and other income
|
|
|
|
$
|
423
|
|
|
|
|
393
|
|
Net income
|
|
|
|
198
|
|
|
|
|
221
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adjusted EBITDA
|
|
|
|
281
|
|
|
|
|
309
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|
Distributable cash flow
|
|
|
|
226
|
|
|
|
|
238
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Income Per Limited Partner Unit—Diluted (Dollars)
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|
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|
|
|
|
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Common units
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|
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|
$
|
0.92
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|
|
|
|
1.09
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
Selected Balance Sheet Data
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Cash and cash equivalents
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|
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|
$
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
1
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|
Equity investments
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|
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|
2,897
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|
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2,448
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Total assets
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|
6,353
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|
|
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5,819
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|
Total debt
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|
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|
3,188
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|
|
|
|
3,048
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|
Equity held by public
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Preferred units
|
|
|
|
747
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|
|
|
|
746
|
|
Common units
|
|
|
|
2,523
|
|
|
|
|
2,485
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|
Equity held by Phillips 66
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common units
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|
600
|
|
|
|
|
592
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|
General partner
|
|
|
|
(1,315
|
)
|
|
|
|
(1,313
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)
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|
|
|
|
Statement of Income
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
Millions of Dollars
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|
|
|
Q1 2019
|
|
|
Q4 2018
|
Revenues and Other Income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating revenues—related parties
|
|
|
|
$
|
296
|
|
|
|
|
263
|
Operating revenues—third parties
|
|
|
|
6
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|
|
|
|
7
|
Equity in earnings of affiliates
|
|
|
|
119
|
|
|
|
|
123
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Other income
|
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
—
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Total revenues and other income
|
|
|
|
423
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|
|
|
|
393
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Costs and Expenses
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating and maintenance expenses
|
|
|
|
139
|
|
|
|
|
88
|
Depreciation
|
|
|
|
29
|
|
|
|
|
30
|
General and administrative expenses
|
|
|
|
18
|
|
|
|
|
16
|
Taxes other than income taxes
|
|
|
|
11
|
|
|
|
|
8
|
Interest and debt expense
|
|
|
|
27
|
|
|
|
|
28
|
Total costs and expenses
|
|
|
|
224
|
|
|
|
|
170
|
Income before income taxes
|
|
|
|
199
|
|
|
|
|
223
|
Income tax expense
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
2
|
Net income
|
|
|
|
198
|
|
|
|
|
221
|
Less: Preferred unitholders’ interest in net income
|
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
|
|
9
|
Less: General partner’s interest in net income
|
|
|
|
69
|
|
|
|
|
68
|
Limited partners’ interest in net income
|
|
|
|
$
|
119
|
|
|
|
|
144
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Selected Operating Data
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Q1 2019
|
|
|
Q4 2018
|
Wholly Owned Operating Data
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|
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|
|
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|
Pipelines
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pipeline revenues (millions of dollars)
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|
|
|
$
|
109
|
|
|
|
|
118
|
Pipeline volumes(1) (thousands of barrels daily)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Crude oil
|
|
|
|
959
|
|
|
|
|
1,049
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Refined petroleum products and natural gas liquids
|
|
|
|
768
|
|
|
|
|
1,035
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Total
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|
|
|
1,727
|
|
|
|
|
2,084
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Average pipeline revenue per barrel (dollars)
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|
|
|
$
|
0.70
|
|
|
|
|
0.61
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Terminals
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Terminal revenues (millions of dollars)
|
|
|
|
$
|
40
|
|
|
|
|
43
|
Terminal throughput (thousands of barrels daily)
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Crude oil(2) |
|
|
|
471
|
|
|
|
|
460
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Refined petroleum products
|
|
|
|
772
|
|
|
|
|
839
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Total
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|
|
|
1,243
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|
|
|
|
1,299
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|
|
|
|
|
|
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Average terminaling revenue per barrel (dollars)
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|
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$
|
0.35
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|
|
|
|
0.35
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|
|
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|
|
|
|
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Storage, processing and other revenues (millions of dollars)
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|
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|
$
|
153
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|
|
|
|
109
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Total operating revenues (millions of dollars)
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|
|
|
$
|
302
|
|
|
|
|
270
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Joint Venture Operating Data
(3)
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Crude oil, refined petroleum products and natural gas liquids
(thousands of barrels daily)
|
|
|
|
687
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|
|
|
|
699
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(1)
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Represents the sum of volumes transported through each
separately tariffed pipeline segment.
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(2)
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Bayway and Ferndale rail rack volumes included in crude
oil terminals.
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(3)
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Proportional share of total pipeline and terminal volumes
of joint ventures consistent with recognized equity in earnings of
affiliates.
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Capital Expenditures and Investments
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Millions of Dollars
|
|
|
|
Q1 2019
|
|
|
Q4 2018
|
Capital Expenditures and Investments
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expansion
|
|
|
$
|
195
|
|
|
|
311
|
Maintenance
|
|
|
15
|
|
|
|
20
|
Adjusted capital spending
|
|
|
$
|
210
|
|
|
|
331
|
Capital expenditures and investments funded by Gray Oak joint
venture partners
|
|
|
422
|
|
|
|
—
|
Capital expenditures and investments
|
|
|
$
|
632
|
|
|
|
331
|
|
|
|
|
Cash Distributions
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Millions of Dollars
Except as Indicated
|
|
|
|
Q1 2019
|
|
|
Q4 2018
|
Cash Distributions
†
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Common units—public
|
|
|
|
$
|
47
|
|
|
|
|
46
|
Common units—Phillips 66
|
|
|
|
58
|
|
|
|
|
58
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General partner—Phillips 66
|
|
|
|
69
|
|
|
|
|
67
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Total
|
|
|
|
$
|
174
|
|
|
|
|
171
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash Distribution Per Common Unit (Dollars)
|
|
|
|
$
|
0.845
|
|
|
|
|
0.835
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Coverage Ratio*
|
|
|
|
1.30
|
|
|
|
|
1.39
|
†Cash distributions declared attributable to the indicated
periods.
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*Calculated as distributable cash flow divided by total
cash distributions. Used to indicate the Partnership’s ability to
pay cash distributions from current earnings. Net cash provided by
operating activities divided by total cash distributions was 1.18x
and 1.40x at Q1 2019 and Q4 2018, respectively.
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|
|
|
|
Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA and Distributable Cash Flow
to Net Income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Millions of Dollars
|
|
|
|
Q1 2019
|
|
|
Q4 2018
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Income
|
|
|
|
$
|
198
|
|
|
|
|
221
|
|
Plus:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation
|
|
|
|
29
|
|
|
|
|
30
|
|
Net interest expense
|
|
|
|
27
|
|
|
|
|
28
|
|
Income tax expense
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
2
|
|
EBITDA
|
|
|
|
255
|
|
|
|
|
281
|
|
Proportional share of equity affiliates’ net interest, taxes and
depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
|
26
|
|
|
|
|
28
|
|
Expenses indemnified or prefunded by Phillips 66
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
Transaction costs associated with acquisitions
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
Adjusted EBITDA
|
|
|
|
281
|
|
|
|
|
309
|
|
Plus:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred revenue impacts*† |
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
(1
|
)
|
Less:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity affiliate distributions less than proportional EBITDA
|
|
|
|
9
|
|
|
|
|
14
|
|
Maintenance capital expenditures† |
|
|
|
9
|
|
|
|
|
19
|
|
Net interest expense
|
|
|
|
27
|
|
|
|
|
28
|
|
Preferred unit distributions
|
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
|
|
9
|
|
Distributable cash flow
|
|
|
|
$
|
226
|
|
|
|
|
238
|
|
*
Difference between cash receipts and revenue
recognition.
|
†Excludes Merey Sweeny capital reimbursements and
turnaround impacts.
|
|
|
|
|
Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA and Distributable Cash Flow
to Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Millions of Dollars
|
|
|
|
Q1 2019
|
|
|
Q4 2018
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities
|
|
|
|
$
|
205
|
|
|
|
|
240
|
|
Plus:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net interest expense
|
|
|
|
27
|
|
|
|
|
28
|
|
Income tax expense
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
2
|
|
Changes in working capital
|
|
|
|
34
|
|
|
|
|
14
|
|
Undistributed equity earnings
|
|
|
|
(2
|
)
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
Deferred revenues and other liabilities
|
|
|
|
(9
|
)
|
|
|
|
(2
|
)
|
Other
|
|
|
|
(1
|
)
|
|
|
|
(1
|
)
|
EBITDA
|
|
|
|
255
|
|
|
|
|
281
|
|
Proportional share of equity affiliates’ net interest, taxes and
depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
|
26
|
|
|
|
|
28
|
|
Expenses indemnified or prefunded by Phillips 66
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
Transaction costs associated with acquisitions
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
Adjusted EBITDA
|
|
|
|
281
|
|
|
|
|
309
|
|
Plus:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred revenue impacts*† |
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
(1
|
)
|
Less:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity affiliate distributions less than proportional EBITDA
|
|
|
|
9
|
|
|
|
|
14
|
|
Maintenance capital expenditures† |
|
|
|
9
|
|
|
|
|
19
|
|
Net interest expense
|
|
|
|
27
|
|
|
|
|
28
|
|
Preferred unit distributions
|
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
|
|
9
|
|
Distributable cash flow
|
|
|
|
$
|
226
|
|
|
|
|
238
|
|
*Difference between cash receipts and revenue recognition.
|
†Excludes Merey Sweeny capital reimbursements and
turnaround impacts.
|
View source version on businesswire.com:
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190430005292/en/
Jeff Dietert (investors)
832-765-2297
jeff.dietert@p66.com
Brent Shaw (investors)
832-765-2297
brent.d.shaw@p66.com
Dennis Nuss (media)
832-765-1850
dennis.h.nuss@p66.com
Source: Phillips 66 Partners LP