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(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(i214)
i981-0700
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading
Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
iCommon Units Representing Limited Partner Interests
iSUN
iNew
York Stock Exchange
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. iYesý No ☐
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (Section 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). iYesý No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the
registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,”“accelerated filer,”“smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
iLarge
accelerated filer
ý
Accelerated filer
☐
Non-accelerated filer
☐
Smaller reporting company
i☐
Emerging
Growth company
i☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the
registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.): Yes i☐ No ý
The registrant had i83,349,233
common units representing limited partner interests and i16,410,780 Class C units representing limited partner interests outstanding at April 30, 2021.
Common unitholders (ii83,349,233/
units issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2021 and ii83,333,631/
units issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2020)
Adjustments
to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, amortization and accretion
i47
i45
Amortization
of deferred financing fees
i1
i2
Loss
on disposal of assets
i—
i2
Loss
on extinguishment of debt
i7
i—
Non-cash
unit-based compensation expense
i4
i4
Deferred
income tax
(i1)
i1
Inventory
valuation adjustment
(i100)
i227
Equity
in earnings of unconsolidated affiliate
(i1)
(i1)
Changes
in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
Accounts receivable, net
(i115)
i237
Receivables
from affiliates
i—
i1
Inventories,
net
i52
i10
Accounts
payable
i168
(i282)
Accounts
payable to affiliates
(i17)
(i33)
Accrued
expenses and other current liabilities
(i43)
(i48)
Other
noncurrent liabilities
(i4)
i1
Net
cash provided by operating activities
i152
i38
Cash
flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures
(i18)
(i41)
Contributions
to unconsolidated affiliate
i—
(i4)
Distributions
from unconsolidated affiliate in excess of cumulative earnings
i3
i3
Proceeds
from disposal of property and equipment
i6
i2
Net
cash used in investing activities
(i9)
(i40)
Cash
flows from financing activities:
Payments on long-term debt
(i438)
(i3)
Revolver
borrowings
i472
i453
Revolver
repayments
(i91)
(i350)
Distributions
to unitholders
(i88)
(i88)
Net
cash provided by (used in) financing activities
(i145)
i12
Net
increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
(i2)
i10
Cash
and cash equivalents at beginning of period
i97
i21
Cash
and cash equivalents at end of period
$
i95
$
i31
Supplemental
disclosure of non-cash investing activities:
Change in note payable to affiliate
$
i6
$
i10
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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SUNOCO LP
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(unaudited)
1.iOrganization
and Principles of Consolidation
As used in this document, the terms “Partnership,”“SUN,”“we,”“us,” and “our” should be understood to refer to Sunoco LP and our consolidated subsidiaries, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
We are a Delaware master limited partnership. We are managed by our general partner, Sunoco GP LLC (“General Partner”), which is owned by Energy Transfer LP (“ET”). Prior to April 1, 2021, Energy Transfer Operating, L.P. (“ETO”), owned our General Partner. On April 1, 2021, ETO merged into ET with ET surviving the merger. As of March 31, 2021, and
immediately prior to such merger, ETO and its subsidiaries owned 100% of the membership interests in our General Partner, all of our incentive distribution rights (“IDRs”) and approximately i34.2% of our common units, which constitutes a i28.5%
limited partner interest in us.
The consolidated financial statements are composed of Sunoco LP, a publicly traded Delaware limited partnership, and our wholly‑owned subsidiaries.
Our primary operations are conducted by the following consolidated subsidiaries:
•Sunoco, LLC (“Sunoco LLC”), a Delaware limited liability company, primarily distributes motor fuel in i30
states throughout the East Coast, Midwest, South Central and Southeast regions of the United States. Sunoco LLC also processes transmix and distributes refined product through its terminals in Alabama, Texas, Arkansas and New York.
•Sunoco Retail LLC (“Sunoco Retail”), a Pennsylvania limited liability company, owns and operates retail stores that sell motor fuel and merchandise primarily in New Jersey. Sunoco Retail also leases owned sites to commission agents who sell motor fuels to the motoring public on Sunoco Retail's behalf for a commission.
•Aloha Petroleum LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, distributes motor fuel and operates terminal facilities on the Hawaiian Islands.
•Aloha Petroleum, Ltd. (“Aloha”), a Hawaii corporation, owns and operates
retail stores on the Hawaiian Islands.
i
All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
Certain items have been reclassified for presentation purposes to conform to the accounting policies of the consolidated entity. These reclassifications had no material impact on income (loss) from operations, net income (loss) and comprehensive income (loss), the balance sheets or statements of cash flows.
2.iSummary
of Significant Accounting Policies
i
Interim Financial Statements
The accompanying interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). Pursuant to Regulation S-X, certain information and disclosures normally included in the annual financial statements have been condensed or omitted. The interim consolidated financial statements and notes included herein should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes included
in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 filed with the SEC on February 19, 2021.
iSignificant Accounting Policies
As of March 31, 2021, there have been no changes in the Partnership's significant accounting policies from those described in the Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2020 filed with the SEC on February 19, 2021.
i
Motor Fuel and Sales Taxes
For bulk sales, certain motor fuel and sales taxes are collected from customers and remitted to governmental agencies either directly by the Partnership or through suppliers. The Partnership’s accounting policy for direct sales to dealer and commercial customers is to exclude the collected motor fuel tax from sales and cost of sales.
For
other locations where the Partnership holds inventory, including commission agent arrangements and Partnership-operated retail locations, motor fuel sales and motor fuel cost of sales include motor fuel taxes. Such amounts were $i76 million and $i80
million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Merchandise sales and cost of merchandise sales are reported net of sales tax in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss).
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3.iAccounts
Receivable, net
i
Accounts receivable, net, consisted of the following:
Due to changes in fuel prices, we recorded an inventory adjustment on the value of fuel inventory of $i100 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021.
iFuel
inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market using the last-in-first-out (“LIFO”) method. As of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the carrying value of the Partnership’s fuel inventory included lower of cost or market reserves of $i211 million and $i311
million, respectively, and the inventory carrying value equaled or exceeded its replacement cost. For the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, the Partnership’s consolidated income statements did not include any material amounts of income from the liquidation of LIFO fuel inventory./
(1)
On January 15, 2021, we used proceeds from borrowings on our 2018 Revolver (described below) to repurchase the remaining $i436 million outstanding principal amount of our i4.875%
senior notes due 2023.
(2) In connection with the merger of ETO into ET on April 1, 2021, as discussed in Note 1, the guarantees of the Partnership's senior notes due 2026 and 2028 have been assumed by ET.
Revolving Credit Agreement
The Partnership is party to an Amended and Restated Credit Agreement among the Partnership, as borrower, the lenders from time to time party thereto and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, collateral agent, swingline lender and a line of credit issuer (the “2018 Revolver”). As of March 31, 2021, the balance on the 2018 Revolver was $i381
million, and $i8 million in standby letters of credit were outstanding. The unused availability on the 2018 Revolver at March 31, 2021 was $i1.1
billion. The weighted average interest rate on the total amount outstanding at March 31, 2021 was i1.86%. The Partnership was in compliance with all financial covenants at March 31, 2021.
Fair Value of Debt
The estimated fair value of debt is calculated using Level 2 inputs. The fair value of debt as of March 31, 2021 is estimated to be approximately $i3.2
billion, based on outstanding balances as of the end of the period using current interest rates for similar securities.
7.iOther Noncurrent Liabilities
Other noncurrent liabilities consisted of the following:
We are party to fee-based commercial agreements with various affiliates of ET for pipeline, terminalling and storage services. We also have agreements with subsidiaries of ET for the purchase and sale of fuel.
On July 1, 2019, we entered into a i50% owned joint venture on the J.C. Nolan diesel fuel pipeline to West Texas. ET operates
the J.C. Nolan pipeline for the joint venture, which transports diesel fuel from Hebert, Texas to a terminal in the Midland, Texas area.
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Our investment in this unconsolidated joint venture was $i134 million and $i136
million as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. In addition, we recorded income on the unconsolidated joint venture of $i1 million and $i1
million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.
Summary of Transactions
i
Related party transactions with affiliates for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 were as follows (in millions):
Significant
affiliate balances and activity related to the consolidated balance sheets are as follows:
•Net advances from affiliates were $i130 million and $i125 million
as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. Advances from affiliates are primarily related to the treasury services agreements between Sunoco LLC and Sunoco (R&M), LLC and Sunoco Retail and Sunoco (R&M), LLC, which are in place for purposes of cash management and transactions related to the diesel fuel pipeline joint venture with ET.
•Net accounts receivable from affiliates were $i11 million and
$i11 million as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively, which are primarily related to motor fuel sales to affiliates.
•Net accounts payable to affiliates were $i62
million and $i79 million as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively, which are related to operational expenses and bulk fuel purchases.
9.iRevenue
Disaggregation
of Revenue
We operate our business in two primary segments, Fuel Distribution and Marketing and All Other. We disaggregate revenue within the segments by channels.
i
The following table depicts the disaggregation of revenue by channel within each segment:
The balances of receivables from contracts with customers listed in the table below include both current trade receivables and long-term receivables, net of allowance for expected credit losses. The allowance for expected credit losses represents our best estimate of the probable losses associated with potential customer defaults. We estimate the expected credit losses based on historical write-off experience by industry and current expectations of future credit losses.
The Partnership recognizes an asset from the costs incurred to obtain a contract (e.g. sales commissions) only if it expects to recover those costs. On the other hand, the costs to fulfill a contract are capitalized if the costs are specifically identifiable to a contract, would result in enhancing resources that will be used in satisfying performance obligations in the future, and are expected to be recovered. These capitalized costs are recorded as a part of other current assets and other noncurrent assets and are amortized as a
reduction of revenue on a systematic basis consistent with the pattern of transfer of the goods or services to which such costs relate. The amount of amortization on these capitalized costs that the Partnership recognized was $i4 million and $i5 million
for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The Partnership has also made a policy election of expensing the costs to obtain a contract, as and when they are incurred, in cases where the expected amortization period is one year or less.
10.iCommitments
and Contingencies
Litigation
We have at various points and may in the future become involved in various legal proceedings arising out of our operations in the normal course of business. These proceedings would be subject to the uncertainties inherent in any litigation, and we regularly assess the need for accounting recognition or disclosure of these contingencies. We would expect to defend ourselves vigorously in all such matters. Based on currently available information, we believe it is unlikely that the outcome of known matters would have a material adverse impact on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.
Lessee Accounting
The Partnership leases retail stores, other property, and equipment under non-cancellable operating leases whose initial terms are typically
i5 to i15 years, with some having a term of i40
years or more, along with options that permit renewals for additional periods. At the inception of each, we determine if the arrangement is a lease or contains an embedded lease and review the facts and circumstances of the arrangement to classify leased assets as operating or finance. The Partnership has elected not to record any leases with terms of 12 months or less on the balance sheet.
At this time, the majority of active leases within our portfolio are classified as operating leases. Operating leases are included in lease right-of-use (“ROU”) assets, operating lease current liabilities, and operating lease noncurrent liabilities in our consolidated balance sheets. Finance leases represent a small portion of the active lease agreements and are included in ROU assets and long-term debt in our consolidated balance sheets. The ROU assets represent our right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities
represent our obligation to make minimum lease payments arising from the lease for the duration of the lease term.
Most leases include one or more options to renew, with renewal terms that can extend the lease term from i1 to i20 years or greater. The exercise
of lease renewal options is typically at our discretion. Additionally, many leases contain early termination clauses; however, early termination typically requires the agreement of both parties to the lease. At lease inception, all renewal options reasonably certain to be exercised are considered when determining the lease term. At this time, the Partnership does not have leases that include options to purchase or automatic transfer of ownership of the leased property to the Partnership. The depreciable life of leased assets and leasehold improvements are limited by the expected lease term.
To determine the present value of future minimum lease payments, we use the implicit rate when readily determinable. At this time, many of our leases do not provide an implicit rate; therefore, to determine the present value of minimum lease payments we use our incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at lease commencement
date. The ROU assets also include any lease payments made on or before the commencement date and exclude lease incentives.
Minimum rent payments are expensed on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease. In addition, some leases may require additional contingent or variable lease payments based on factors specific to the individual agreement. Variable lease payments we are typically responsible for include payment of real estate taxes, maintenance expenses and insurance.
iThe details of the Partnership's operating
and finance lease liabilities are as follows:
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March 31,
Lease Term and Discount Rate
2021
2020
Weighted-average remaining lease term (years)
Operating
leases
i23
i25
Finance leases
i21
i5
Weighted-average
discount rate (%)
Operating leases
i6
%
i6
%
Finance
leases
i5
%
i5
%
Three
Months Ended March 31,
Other information
2021
2020
(in millions)
Cash paid for amount included in the measurement of lease liabilities
Operating cash flows from operating leases
$
(i13)
$
(i13)
Operating
cash flows from finance leases
$
i—
$
i—
Financing
cash flows from finance leases
$
i—
$
(i2)
Leased
assets obtained in exchange for new finance lease liabilities
$
i9
$
i—
Leased
assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities
The Partnership leases or subleases a portion of its real estate portfolio to third party companies as a stable source of long-term revenue. Our lessor and sublease portfolio consists mainly of operating leases with convenience store operators. At this time, most lessor agreements contain i5-year terms with renewal options to extend and early termination options based on established terms specific to the individual agreement.
11.iInterest
Expense, net
i
Components of net interest expense were as follows:
As a partnership, we are generally not subject to federal income tax and most state income taxes. However, the Partnership conducts certain activities through corporate subsidiaries which are subject to federal and state income taxes.
Our effective tax rate differs from the statutory rate primarily due to Partnership earnings that are not subject to U.S. federal and most state income taxes at the Partnership level. iA
reconciliation of income tax expense from continuing operations at the U.S. federal statutory rate of 21% to net income tax expense is as follows:
As of March 31, 2021, ETO and its subsidiaries owned i28,463,967 common units, which constitutes i34.2%
of our outstanding common units, and the public owned i54,885,266 common units. As of March 31, 2021, our consolidated subsidiaries owned all of the i16,410,780
Class C units representing limited partner interests in the Partnership (the “Class C Units”).
Common Units
i
The change in our outstanding common units for the three months ended March 31, 2021 is as follows:
Our Partnership Agreement contains provisions for the allocation of net income and loss to the unitholders. For purposes of maintaining partner capital accounts, the Partnership Agreement specifies that items of income and loss shall be allocated among the partners in accordance with their respective percentage interest. Normal allocations according to percentage interests are made after giving effect to incentive cash distributions, which are allocated 100% to ETO.
i
The
calculation of net income allocated to the partners is as follows (in millions):
Our Partnership Agreement sets forth the calculation used to determine the amount and priority of cash distributions that the common unitholders receive.
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i
Cash distributions paid or declared during 2021 were as follows:
Our financial statements reflect itwo reportable segments, Fuel Distribution and Marketing and All Other.
We report Adjusted EBITDA by segment as a measure of segment performance. We define Adjusted EBITDA as earnings before net interest expense, income tax expense and depreciation, amortization and accretion expense, non-cash unit-based compensation expense, gains and losses on disposal of assets and non-cash impairment charges, unrealized gains and losses on
commodity derivatives, inventory adjustments, and certain other operating expenses reflected in net income that we do not believe are indicative of ongoing core operations. Inventory adjustments that are excluded from the calculation of Adjusted EBITDA represent changes in lower of cost or market reserves on the Partnership's inventory. These amounts are unrealized valuation adjustments applied to fuel volumes remaining in inventory at the end of the period.
The following table presents financial information by segment for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020:
Dilutive
effect of nonvested phantom unit awards (1)
i798,433
i—
Diluted
i84,141,261
i83,013,768
Net
income per common unit:
Basic
$
i1.61
$
(i1.78)
Diluted
$
i1.60
$
(i1.78)
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(1)
For the three months ended March 31, 2020, the dilutive effect of nonvested phantom unit awards was excluded from the calculation of diluted weighted average common units outstanding because the impact was antidilutive.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The
following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and notes to consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this report. Additional discussion and analysis related to the Partnership is contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K including the audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020 included therein.
Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure of performance that has limitations and should not be considered as a substitute for net income or other GAAP measures. Please see “Key Measures Used to Evaluate and Assess Our Business” below for a discussion of our use of Adjusted EBITDA in this “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and a reconciliation to net income
(loss) for the periods presented.
Some of the information in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q , may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). All statements, other than statements of historical fact included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, regarding our strategy, future operations, financial position, estimated revenues and losses, projected costs, prospects, plans and objectives of management are forward-looking statements. Statements using words such as “believe,”“plan,”“expect,”“anticipate,”“intend,”“forecast,” assume,” “estimate,”“continue,”“position,”“predict,”“project,”“goal,”“strategy,”“budget,”“potential,”“will” and other similar words or phrases are used to help identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain such identifying words. Descriptions of our objectives, goals, targets, plans, strategies, costs, anticipated capital expenditures, expected cost savings and benefits are also forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on our current plans and expectations and involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results and events to vary materially from the results and events anticipated or implied by such forward-looking statements, including:
•our ability to make, complete and integrate acquisitions from affiliates or third-parties;
•business strategy and operations of Energy Transfer
LP ("ET") and its conflicts of interest with us;
•changes in the price of and demand for the motor fuel that we distribute and our ability to appropriately hedge any motor fuel we hold in inventory;
•our dependence on limited principal suppliers;
•competition in the wholesale motor fuel distribution and retail store industry;
•changing customer preferences for alternate fuel sources or improvement in fuel efficiency;
•volatility of fuel prices or a prolonged period of low fuel prices and the effects of actions by, or disputes among or between, oil producing countries with respect to matters related to the price or production of
oil;
•impacts of world health events, including the coronavirus ("COVID-19") pandemic;
•changes in our credit rating, as assigned by rating agencies;
•a deterioration in the credit and/or capital markets;
•general economic conditions;
•environmental, tax and other federal, state and local laws and regulations;
•the fact that we are not fully insured against all risks incident to our business;
•dangers inherent in the storage and transportation of motor fuel;
•our
ability to manage growth and/or control costs;
•our reliance on senior management, supplier trade credit and information technology; and
•our partnership structure, which may create conflicts of interest between us and Sunoco GP LLC, our general partner (our “General Partner”), and its affiliates, and limits the fiduciary duties of our General Partner and its affiliates.
All forward-looking statements express or implied, are expressly qualified in their entirety by the foregoing cautionary statements.
Many of the foregoing risks and uncertainties are, and will be, heightened by the COVID-19 pandemic and any further worsening of the global business and economic environment. New factors that could impact forward-looking statements emerge from
time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict all such factors. Should one or more of the risks or uncertainties described or
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referenced in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q or our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 occur, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results and plans could differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements.
You should not put undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. When considering forward-looking statements, please review the risks described or referenced under the heading “Item 1A. Risk Factors” herein, including the risk factors set forth in our Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020. The list of factors that could affect future performance and the accuracy of forward-looking statements is illustrative but by no means exhaustive. Accordingly, all forward-looking statements should be evaluated with the understanding of their inherent uncertainty. The forward-looking statements included in this report are based on, and include, our estimates as of the filing of this report. We anticipate that subsequent events and market developments will cause our estimates to change. However, we specifically disclaim any obligation to update any forward-looking statements after the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, except as required by law, even if new information becomes available in the future.
Overview
As
used in this Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, the terms “Partnership,”“SUN,”“we,”“us,” or “our” should be understood to refer to Sunoco LP and our consolidated subsidiaries, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
We are a Delaware master limited partnership primarily engaged in the distribution of motor fuels to independent dealers, distributors, and other customers and the distribution of motor fuels to end customers at retail sites operated by commission agents. In addition, we receive rental income through the leasing or subleasing of real estate used in the retail distribution of motor fuels. As of March 31, 2021, we operated 78 retail stores located in Hawaii and New Jersey.
We
are managed by Sunoco GP LLC, our General Partner, which is owned by ET. Prior to April 1, 2021, Energy Transfer Operating, L.P. (“ETO”) owned our General Partner. On April 1, 2021, ETO merged into ET with ET surviving the merger. As of March 31, 2021, and immediately prior to such merger, ETO, a consolidated subsidiary of ET, owned 100% of the membership interests in our General Partner, all of our incentive distribution rights and approximately 34.2% of our common units, which constitutes a 28.5% limited partner interest in us.
We believe we are one of the largest independent motor fuel distributors by gallons in the United States and one of the largest distributors of Chevron, Exxon, and Valero branded motor fuel in the United States. In addition to distributing motor
fuel, we also distribute other petroleum products such as propane and lubricating oil.
We purchase motor fuel primarily from independent refiners and major oil companies and distribute it across more than 30 states throughout the East Coast, Midwest, South Central and Southeast regions of the United States, as well as Hawaii to:
•78 company-owned and operated retail stores;
•540 independently operated commission agent locations where we sell motor fuel to retail customers under commission arrangements with such operators;
•6,757 retail stores operated by independent operators, which we refer to as “dealers” or “distributors,” pursuant to long-term distribution agreements; and
•2,493
other commercial customers, including unbranded retail stores, other fuel distributors, school districts, municipalities and other industrial customers.
Our retail stores operate under several brands, including our proprietary brands APlus and Aloha Island Mart, and offer a broad selection of food, beverages, snacks, grocery and non-food merchandise, motor fuels and other services.
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Recent Developments and Outlook
The COVID-19 pandemic has created significant volatility, uncertainty and economic disruption. As a provider of critical energy infrastructure, our business has been designated as a “critical business” and our employees as “critical infrastructure workers”
pursuant to the Department of Homeland Security Guidance on Essential Critical Infrastructure Workforce(s). As an essential business providing motor fuels, the safety of our employees and the continued operation of our assets are our top priorities and we will continue to operate in accordance with federal and state health guidelines and safety protocols. We have implemented several new policies and provided employee training to help maintain the health and safety of our workforce. The future impact of the outbreak is highly uncertain and we cannot predict the impact on our volume demand, gross profit or collections from customers. There is no assurance that it will not have other material adverse impacts on the future results of the Partnership.
On January 15, 2021, we used proceeds from borrowings on our 2018 Revolver (described below) to repurchase the remaining $436 million
outstanding principal amount of our 4.875% senior notes due 2023.
Key Measures Used to Evaluate and Assess Our Business
Management uses a variety of financial measurements to analyze business performance, including the following key measures:
•Motor fuel gallons sold. One of the primary drivers of our business is the total volume of motor fuel sold through our channels. Fuel distribution contracts with our customers generally provide that we distribute motor fuel at a fixed, volume-based profit margin or at an agreed upon level of price support. As a result, gross profit is directly tied to the volume of motor fuel that we distribute. Total motor fuel gross profit dollars earned from the product of gross
profit per gallon and motor fuel gallons sold are used by management to evaluate business performance.
•Gross profit per gallon. Gross profit per gallon is calculated as the gross profit on motor fuel (excluding non-cash inventory adjustments as described under "Adjusted EBITDA" below) divided by the number of gallons sold, and is typically expressed as cents per gallon. Our gross profit per gallon varies amongst our third-party relationships and is impacted by the availability of certain discounts and rebates from suppliers. Retail gross profit per gallon is heavily impacted by volatile pricing and intense competition from retail stores, supermarkets, club stores and other retail formats, which varies based on the market.
•Adjusted EBITDA. Adjusted EBITDA, as used throughout this
document, is defined as earnings before net interest expense, income taxes, depreciation, amortization and accretion expense, allocated non-cash unit-based compensation expense, unrealized gains and losses on commodity derivatives and inventory adjustments, and certain other operating expenses reflected in net income that we do not believe are indicative of ongoing core operations, such as gain or loss on disposal of assets and non-cash impairment charges. Inventory adjustments that are excluded from the calculation of Adjusted EBITDA represent changes in lower of cost or market reserves on the Partnership's inventory. These amounts are unrealized valuation adjustments applied to fuel volumes remaining in inventory at the end of the period.
Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure. For a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to net income, which is the most directly comparable financial measure calculated and presented in
accordance with GAAP, read “Key Operating Metrics” below.
We believe Adjusted EBITDA is useful to investors in evaluating our operating performance because:
•Adjusted EBITDA is used as a performance measure under our revolving credit facility;
•securities analysts and other interested parties use Adjusted EBITDA as a measure of financial performance; and
•our management uses Adjusted EBITDA for internal planning purposes, including aspects of our consolidated operating budget, and capital expenditures;
Adjusted EBITDA is not a recognized term under GAAP and does not purport to be an alternative to net income (loss) as a measure of operating performance. Adjusted EBITDA has
limitations as an analytical tool, and one should not consider it in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of our results as reported under GAAP. Some of these limitations include:
•it does not reflect interest expense or the cash requirements necessary to service interest or principal payments on our revolving credit facility or senior notes;
•although depreciation and amortization are non-cash charges, the assets being depreciated and amortized will often have to be replaced in the future, and Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect cash requirements for such replacements; and
•as not all companies use identical calculations, our presentation of Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies.
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Adjusted
EBITDA reflects amounts for the unconsolidated affiliate based on the same recognition and measurement methods used to record equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliate. Adjusted EBITDA related to unconsolidated affiliate excludes the same items with respect to the unconsolidated affiliate as those excluded from the calculation of Adjusted EBITDA, such as interest, taxes, depreciation, depletion, amortization and other non-cash items. Although these amounts are excluded from Adjusted EBITDA related to unconsolidated affiliate, such exclusion should not be understood to imply that we have control over the operations and resulting revenues and expenses of such affiliate. We do not control our unconsolidated affiliate; therefore, we do not control the earnings or cash flows of such affiliate. The use of Adjusted EBITDA or Adjusted EBITDA related to unconsolidated affiliate as an analytical tool should be limited accordingly.
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Key
Operating Metrics and Results of Operations
The following information is intended to provide investors with a reasonable basis for assessing our historical operations, but should not serve as the only criteria for predicting our future performance.
(dollars
and gallons in millions, except gross profit per gallon)
Revenues:
Motor fuel sales
$
3,252
$
111
$
3,363
$
3,039
$
127
$
3,166
Non
motor fuel sales
14
59
73
11
60
71
Lease income
33
2
35
30
5
35
Total
revenues
$
3,299
$
172
$
3,471
$
3,080
$
192
$
3,272
Gross profit (1):
Motor
fuel sales
$
273
$
8
$
281
$
(6)
$
27
$
21
Non motor fuel sales
11
24
35
11
41
52
Lease
33
2
35
30
5
35
Total
gross profit
$
317
$
34
$
351
$
35
$
73
$
108
Net income (loss) and comprehensive income (loss)
$
162
$
(8)
$
154
$
(157)
$
29
$
(128)
Adjusted
EBITDA (2)
$
153
$
4
$
157
$
160
$
49
$
209
Operating Data:
Total
motor fuel gallons sold
1,756
1,898
Motor fuel gross profit cents per gallon (3)
10.3
¢
13.1
¢
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(1) Excludes
depreciation, amortization and accretion.
(2) We define Adjusted EBITDA, which is a non-GAAP financial measure, as described above under “Key Measures Used to Evaluate and Assess Our Business.”
(3) Excludes the impact of inventory adjustments consistent with the definition of Adjusted EBITDA.
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The
Partnership’s results of operations are discussed on a consolidated basis below. Those results are primarily driven by the fuel distribution and marketing segment, which is the Partnership’s only significant segment. To the extent that results of operations are significantly impacted by discrete items or activities within the all other segment, such impacts are specifically attributed to the all other segment in the discussion and analysis below.
In the discussion below, the analysis of the Partnership’s primary revenue generating activities are discussed in the analysis of Adjusted EBITDA, and other significant items impacting net income are analyzed separately.
The following table presents a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to net income (loss) for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020:
Adjusted EBITDA related to unconsolidated affiliate
(2)
(2)
—
Other non-cash adjustments
(5)
(5)
—
Income
tax expense
(3)
(3)
—
Net income (loss) and comprehensive income (loss)
$
154
$
(128)
$
282
The following discussion of results compares the operations for the three months ended March
31, 2021 and 2020.
Adjusted EBITDA. Adjusted EBITDA for the three months ended March 31, 2021 was $157 million, a decrease of $52 million from the three months ended March 31, 2020. The decrease is primarily attributable to the following changes:
•a decrease in the gross profit on motor fuel sales of $78 million, primarily due to a 20.7% decrease in gross profit per gallon sold and a 7.5% decrease in gallons sold for the three months ended March 31, 2021 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2020;
•a decrease
in non motor fuel sales and lease gross profit of $17 million, primarily due to reduced credit card transactions for the three months ended March 31, 2020; partially offset by
•a decrease in operating costs of $43 million. These expenses include other operating expense, general and administrative expense and lease expense. The decrease was primarily due to lower expected credit losses, employee costs, professional fees, credit card processing fees, insurance and maintenance costs.
Depreciation, Amortization and Accretion. Depreciation, amortization and accretion was $47 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and $45 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020.
Interest
Expense. Interest expense for the three months ended March 31, 2021 was $41 million, a decrease of $3 million from the three months ended March 31, 2020. This decrease is primarily attributable to a slight decrease in average total long-term debt and decrease in the weighted average interest rate on long-term debt for the respective periods.
Non-Cash Unit-Based Compensation Expense. Non-cash unit-based compensation expense was $4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and three months ended March 31, 2020.
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Commodity Derivatives. The unrealized gains and losses on our commodity derivatives
represent the changes in fair value of our commodity derivatives. The change in unrealized gains and losses between periods is impacted by the notional amounts and commodity price changes on our commodity derivatives. Additional information on commodity derivatives is included in “Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk” below.
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Inventory Adjustments. Inventory adjustments represent changes in lower of cost or market reserves using the last-in-first-out ("LIFO") method on the Partnership’s inventory. These amounts are unrealized valuation adjustments applied to fuel volumes remaining in inventory at the end of the period. For the three months ended March 31, 2021,
an increase in fuel prices reduced lower of cost or market reserve requirements for the period by $100 million, creating a favorable impact to net income. For the three months ended March 31, 2020, a decline in fuel prices increased lower of cost or market reserve requirements for the period by $227 million, creating an adverse impact to net loss.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Liquidity
Our principal liquidity requirements are to finance current operations, to fund capital expenditures, including acquisitions from time to time, to service our debt and to make distributions. We expect our ongoing sources of liquidity to include cash generated from operations, borrowings
under our revolving credit facility and the issuance of additional long-term debt or partnership units as appropriate given market conditions. We expect that these sources of funds will be adequate to provide for our short-term and long-term liquidity needs.
Our ability to meet our debt service obligations and other capital requirements, including capital expenditures and acquisitions, will depend on our future operating performance which, in turn, will be subject to general economic, financial, business, competitive, legislative, regulatory and other conditions, many of which are beyond our control. As a normal part of our business, depending on market conditions, we will from time to time consider opportunities to repay, redeem, repurchase or refinance our indebtedness. Changes in our operating plans, lower than anticipated sales, increased expenses, acquisitions or other events may cause us to seek additional debt or equity
financing in future periods. There can be no guarantee that financing will be available on acceptable terms or at all. Debt financing, if available, could impose additional cash payment obligations and additional covenants and operating restrictions. In addition, any of the risks described or referenced under the heading “Item 1A. Risk Factors” herein, including the risk factors set forth in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 may also significantly impact our liquidity.
As of March 31, 2021, we had $95 million of cash and cash equivalents on hand and borrowing capacity of $1.1 billion under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement among the Partnership, as borrower, the lenders from time to time party thereto and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, collateral agent, swingline
lender and a line of credit issuer (the "2018 Revolver"). The Partnership was in compliance with all financial covenants at March 31, 2021. Based on our current estimates, we expect to utilize capacity under the 2018 Revolver, along with cash from operations, to fund our announced growth capital expenditures and working capital needs for 2021; however, we may issue debt or equity securities prior to that time as we deem prudent to provide liquidity for new capital projects or other partnership purposes.
Cash Flows
Our cash flows may change in the future due to a number of factors, some of which we cannot control. These factors include regulatory changes, the price of products and services, the demand for such products and services, margin requirements resulting from significant changes in commodity prices, operational risks,
the successful integration of our acquisitions and other factors.
Net increase (decrease) in cash and
cash equivalents
$
(2)
$
10
Operating Activities
Changes in cash flows from operating activities between periods primarily result from changes in earnings, excluding the impacts of non-cash items and changes in operating assets and liabilities (net of effects of acquisitions). Non-cash items include recurring non-cash expenses, such as depreciation, depletion and amortization expense and non-cash unit-based compensation expense. Cash flows from operating activities also differ from earnings as a result of non-cash charges that may not be recurring, such
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as
impairment charges. Our daily working capital requirements fluctuate within each month, primarily in response to the timing of payments for motor fuels, motor fuels tax and rent.
Three months ended March 31, 2021 compared to three months ended March 31, 2020. Net cash provided by operations was $152 million and $38 million for the three months of 2021 and 2020, respectively. The increase in cash flows provided by operations was due to an increase in net cash flow from operating assets and liabilities of $155 million compared to the three months ended March 31, 2020 and a $41 million decrease in cash basis net income compared to the three months ended March 31, 2020.
Investing
Activities
Cash flows from investing activities primarily consist of capital expenditures, cash contributions to unconsolidated affiliate, cash amounts paid for acquisitions, and cash proceeds from sale or disposal of assets. Changes in capital expenditures between periods primarily result from increases or decreases in our growth capital expenditures to fund our construction and expansion projects.
Three months ended March 31, 2021 compared to three months ended March 31, 2020. Net cash used in investing activities was $9 million and $40 million for the first three months of 2021 and 2020, respectively. Capital expenditures were $18 million and $41 million for the first three months of 2021 and 2020, respectively. Contributions to unconsolidated affiliate
were $0 million and $4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Proceeds from disposal of property and equipment were $6 million and $2 million for the first three months of 2021 and 2020, respectively.
Financing Activities
Changes in cash flows from financing activities between periods primarily result from changes in the levels of borrowings and equity issuances, which are primarily used to fund our acquisitions and growth capital expenditures. Distributions increase between the periods based on increases in the number of common units outstanding or increases in the distribution rate.
Three months ended March 31, 2021 compared to three months ended
March 31, 2020. Net cash used in financing activities was $145 million and $12 million for the first three months of 2021 and 2020, respectively. During the three months ended March 31, 2021, we:
•borrowed $472 million and repaid $91 million under the 2018 Revolver to fund daily operations and to repurchase the senior notes discussed below;
•paid $436 million to repurchase the 4.875% senior notes due 2023; and
•paid $88 million in distributions to our unitholders, of which $41 million was paid to ETO.
•borrowed $453 million and repaid $350 million under the 2018 Revolver to fund daily operations; and
•paid $88 million in distributions to our unitholders, of which $41 million was paid to ETO.
We intend to pay cash distributions to the holders of our common units and Class C units representing limited partner interests in the Partnership (“Class C Units”) on a quarterly basis, to the extent we have sufficient cash from our operations after establishment of cash reserves and payment of fees and expenses, including payments to our General Partner and its affiliates. Class C unitholders receive distributions at a fixed rate equal to $0.8682 per quarter for each Class C Unit outstanding. There is no guarantee that we will pay a distribution on our units. On April
22, 2021, we declared a quarterly distribution totaling $69 million, or $0.8255 per common unit based on the results for the three months ended March 31, 2021, excluding distributions to Class C unitholders. The declared distribution will be paid on May 19, 2021 to unitholders of record on May 11, 2021.
Capital Expenditures
Included in our capital expenditures for the first three months of 2021 was $5 million in maintenance capital and $13 million in growth capital. Growth capital relates primarily to dealer supply contracts.
We currently expect to spend approximately $45 million in maintenance
capital and $150 million in growth capital for the full year 2021.
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Description of Indebtedness
Our outstanding consolidated indebtedness was as follows:
(1) On January 15, 2021, we used proceeds from borrowings on our 2018 Revolver (described below) to repurchase the remaining $436 million outstanding principal amount of our 4.875% senior notes due 2023.
(2) In connection with the merger of ETO into ET on April 1, 2021, as discussed in Note 1 in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in "Item 1. Financial Statements", the guarantees of the Partnership's senior notes due 2026 and 2028 have been assumed by ET.
Revolving
Credit Agreement
The Partnership is party to the 2018 Revolver. As of March 31, 2021, the balance on the 2018 Revolver was $381 million, and $8 million in standby letters of credit were outstanding. The unused availability on the 2018 Revolver at March 31, 2021 was $1.1 billion. The weighted average interest rate on the total amount outstanding at March 31, 2021 was 1.86%. The Partnership was in compliance with all financial covenants at March 31, 2021.
Contractual Obligations and Commitments
Contractual Obligations. We have contractual obligations that are required to be settled in cash. As of March 31,
2021, we had $381 million borrowed on the 2018 Revolver compared to $0 million borrowed on the 2018 Revolver at December 31, 2020. Further, as of March 31, 2021, we had $2.6 billion outstanding under our Senior Notes. See Note 6 in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in "Item 1. Financial Statements" for more information on our debt transactions.
We periodically enter into derivatives, such as futures and options, to manage our fuel price risk on inventory in the distribution system. Fuel hedging positions are not significant to our operations. On a consolidated basis, the Partnership had a position of 0.9 million barrels with an aggregated unrealized gain of $5.0 million outstanding at March 31, 2021.
Properties.
Most of our leases are net leases requiring us to pay taxes, insurance and maintenance costs. We believe that no individual site is material to us.
Estimates and Critical Accounting Policies
We prepare our consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements, and the reported amount of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Critical
accounting policies are those we believe are both most important to the portrayal of our financial condition and results of operations, and require our most difficult, subjective or complex judgments, often as a result of the need to make estimates about the effects of matters that are inherently uncertain. Judgments and uncertainties affecting the application of those policies may result in
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materially different amounts being reported under different conditions or using different assumptions. Our significant accounting policies are described in Note 2 in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in "Item 1. Financial Statements" and in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020.
Item
3.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
Interest Rate Risk
We are subject to market risk from exposure to changes in interest rates based on our financing, investing and cash management activities. We had $381 million of outstanding borrowings on the 2018 Revolver as of March 31, 2021. The annualized effect of a one percentage point change in floating interest rates on our variable rate debt obligations outstanding at March 31, 2021 would be a $4 million change to interest expense. Our primary exposure relates to:
•interest rate risk on short-term borrowings; and
•the impact of interest
rate movements on our ability to obtain adequate financing to fund future acquisitions.
While we cannot predict or manage our ability to refinance existing debt or the impact interest rate movements will have on our existing debt, management evaluates our financial position on an ongoing basis. From time to time, we may enter into interest rate swaps to reduce the impact of changes in interest rates on our floating rate debt. We had no interest rate swaps in effect during the first three months of 2021 or 2020.
Commodity Price Risk
Sunoco LLC and Aloha hold working inventories of refined petroleum products, renewable fuels, gasoline blendstocks and transmix in storage. As of March 31, 2021, Sunoco LLC held approximately $372 million and Aloha held approximately $28 million of such inventory.
While in storage, volatility in the market price of stored motor fuel could adversely impact the price at which we can later sell the motor fuel. However, Sunoco LLC uses futures, forwards and other derivative instruments (collectively, "positions") to hedge a variety of price risks relating to deviations in that inventory from a target base operating level established by management. Derivative instruments utilized consist primarily of exchange-traded futures contracts traded on the NYMEX, CME and ICE as well as over-the-counter transactions (including swap agreements) entered into with established financial institutions and other credit-approved energy companies. Sunoco LLC’s policy is generally to purchase only products for which there is a market and to structure sales contracts
so that price fluctuations do not materially affect profit. Sunoco LLC also engages in controlled trading in accordance with specific parameters set forth in a written risk management policy. While these derivative instruments represent economic hedges, they are not designated as hedges for accounting purposes.
On a consolidated basis, the Partnership had a position of 0.9 million barrels with an aggregate unrealized gain of $5.0 million outstanding at March 31, 2021.
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Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls
and Procedures
As required by paragraph (b) of Rule 13a-15 under the Exchange Act, our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on such evaluation, our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has concluded, as of the end of the period covered by this report, that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level for which they were designed in that the information required to be disclosed by the Partnership in the reports we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in SEC rules and forms and such information
is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13(a)-15(f) or Rule 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act) during the three months ended March 31, 2021, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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PART
II – OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
Although we may, from time to time, be involved in litigation and claims arising out of our operations in the normal course of business, we do not believe that we are party to any litigation that will have a material adverse impact.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
There have been no material changes from the risk factors described in "Part I - Item 1A. Risk Factors" in the Partnership’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2020 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 19, 2021.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
The following financial information from the Partnership’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2021, formatted in Inline XBRL (Inline eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss), (iii) Consolidated
Statements of Equity, (iv) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows and (v) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, tagged as blocks of text and including detailed tags
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Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.