Energy Transfer Reports Strong Fourth Quarter 2023 Results and Announces 2024 Outlook
DALLAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Energy Transfer LP (NYSE:ET) (“Energy Transfer” or the “Partnership”) today reported financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2023.
Energy Transfer reported net income attributable to partners for the three months ended December 31, 2023 of $1.33 billion, an increase of $172 million compared to the same period last year. For the three months ended December 31, 2023, net income per common unit (basic) was $0.37.
Adjusted EBITDA for the three months ended December 31, 2023 was $3.60 billion compared to $3.44 billion for the same period last year, an increase of $165 million.
Distributable Cash Flow attributable to partners, as adjusted, for the three months ended December 31, 2023 was $2.03 billion compared to $1.91 billion for the same period last year.
Growth capital expenditures in 2023 were $1.59 billion while maintenance capital expenditures were $762 million.
2024 Outlook
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Energy Transfer expects its 2024 Adjusted EBITDA to range between $14.5 billion and $14.8 billion.
- The midpoint of this range represents a 7% increase from 2023 Adjusted EBITDA of $13.7 billion, which was $100 million above the high end of Energy Transfer 2023 estimates.
- For 2024, the Partnership expects its growth capital expenditures to range from $2.4 billion to $2.6 billion, including approximately $300 million of spending that was deferred from Energy Transfer’s previous 2023 growth capital guidance. Maintenance capital expenditures for 2024 are expected to be between $835 million and $865 million.
Fourth Quarter 2023 Operational Highlights
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With the addition of new growth projects and acquisitions, Energy Transfer’s assets continued to reach new milestones during the fourth quarter of 2023.
- NGL fractionation volumes were up 16%, setting a new Partnership record.
- NGL transportation volumes were up 10%, setting a new Partnership record.
- NGL exports were up more than 13%.
- Interstate natural gas transportation volumes were up 5%.
- Midstream gathered volumes increased 5%.
- Crude oil transportation and terminal volumes were up 39% and 16%, respectively.
Fourth Quarter 2023 Strategic Highlights
- In November 2023, Energy Transfer completed its previously announced merger with Crestwood Equity Partners LP (“Crestwood”) and integration of the combined operations is ongoing. The merger is now expected to generate $80 million of annual cost synergies by 2026 with $65 million in 2024, before additional anticipated benefits from financial and commercial synergies.
- In November 2023, Energy Transfer announced its entry into a non-binding Heads of Agreement (“HOA”) with TotalEnergies related to term crude oil offtake from its proposed Blue Marlin Offshore Port for four million barrels per month.
Financial Highlights
- In January 2024, Energy Transfer announced a quarterly cash distribution of $0.3150 per common unit ($1.26 annualized) for the quarter ended December 31, 2023, which is an increase of 3.3% compared to the fourth quarter of 2022.
- In January 2024, the Partnership issued $1.25 billion aggregate principal amount of 5.55% senior notes due 2034, $1.75 billion aggregate principal amount of 5.95% senior notes due 2054 and $800 million aggregate principal amount of 8.00% fixed-to-fixed reset rate junior subordinated notes due 2054. The Partnership used the net proceeds to refinance existing indebtedness, to redeem certain of its outstanding preferred units (as detailed below) and for general partnership purposes.
- In February 2024, the Partnership redeemed all of its outstanding Series C preferred units and Series D preferred units. The Partnership also intends to redeem all of its outstanding Series E preferred units in May 2024.
- As of December 31, 2023, the Partnership’s revolving credit facility had an aggregate $3.56 billion of available borrowing capacity.
- For the three months ended December 31, 2023, the Partnership invested approximately $379 million on growth capital expenditures.
Energy Transfer benefits from a portfolio of assets with exceptional product and geographic diversity. The Partnership’s multiple segments generate high-quality, balanced earnings with no single segment contributing more than one-third of the Partnership’s consolidated Adjusted EBITDA for the three months or full year ended December 31, 2023. The vast majority of the Partnership’s segment margins are fee-based and therefore have limited commodity price sensitivity.
Conference call information:
The Partnership has scheduled a conference call for 3:30 p.m. Central Time/4:30 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, February 14, 2024 to discuss its fourth quarter 2023 results and provide an update on the Partnership, including its outlook for 2024. The conference call will be broadcast live via an internet webcast, which can be accessed through www.energytransfer.com and will also be available for replay on the Partnership’s website for a limited time.
Energy Transfer LP (NYSE: ET) owns and operates one of the largest and most diversified portfolios of energy assets in the United States, with more than 125,000 miles of pipeline and associated energy infrastructure. Energy Transfer’s strategic network spans 44 states with assets in all of the major U.S. production basins. Energy Transfer is a publicly traded limited partnership with core operations that include complementary natural gas midstream, intrastate and interstate transportation and storage assets; crude oil, natural gas liquids (“NGL”) and refined product transportation and terminalling assets; and NGL fractionation. Energy Transfer also owns Lake Charles LNG Company, as well as the general partner interests, the incentive distribution rights and approximately 34% of the outstanding common units of Sunoco LP (NYSE: SUN), and the general partner interests and approximately 45% of the outstanding common units of USA Compression Partners, LP (NYSE: USAC). For more information, visit the Energy Transfer LP website at www.energytransfer.com.
Sunoco LP (NYSE: SUN) is a master limited partnership with core operations that include the distribution of motor fuel to approximately 10,000 convenience stores, independent dealers, commercial customers and distributors located in more than 40 U.S. states and territories as well as refined product transportation and terminalling assets. For more information, visit the Sunoco LP website at www.sunocolp.com.
USA Compression Partners, LP (NYSE: USAC) is one of the nation’s largest independent providers of natural gas compression services in terms of total compression fleet horsepower. USAC partners with a broad customer base composed of producers, processors, gatherers, and transporters of natural gas and crude oil. USAC focuses on providing midstream natural gas compression services to infrastructure applications primarily in high-volume gathering systems, processing facilities, and transportation applications. For more information, visit the USAC website at www.usacompression.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This news release may include certain statements concerning expectations for the future that are forward-looking statements as defined by federal law. Such forward-looking statements are subject to a variety of known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond management’s control. An extensive list of factors that can affect future results, including future distribution levels and leverage ratio, are discussed in the Partnership’s Annual Report on Form 10-K and other documents filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Partnership undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement to reflect new information or events.
The information contained in this press release is available on our website at www.energytransfer.com.
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ENERGY TRANSFER LP AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (In millions) (unaudited) |
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|
December 31, 2023 |
|
December 31, 2022 |
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|
ASSETS |
|||||||
|
Current assets |
$ |
12,433 |
|
|
$ |
12,081 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
|
Property, plant and equipment, net |
|
85,351 |
|
|
|
80,311 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
|
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates |
|
3,097 |
|
|
|
2,893 |
|
|
Lease right-of-use assets, net |
|
826 |
|
|
|
819 |
|
|
Other non-current assets, net |
|
1,733 |
|
|
|
1,558 |
|
|
Intangible assets, net |
|
6,239 |
|
|
|
5,415 |
|
|
Goodwill |
|
4,019 |
|
|
|
2,566 |
|
|
Total assets |
$ |
113,698 |
|
|
$ |
105,643 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
|
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY |
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|
Current liabilities (1) |
$ |
11,277 |
|
|
$ |
10,368 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
|
Long-term debt, less current maturities |
|
51,380 |
|
|
|
48,260 |
|
|
Non-current derivative liabilities |
|
4 |
|
|
|
23 |
|
|
Non-current operating lease liabilities |
|
778 |
|
|
|
798 |
|
|
Deferred income taxes |
|
3,931 |
|
|
|
3,701 |
|
|
Other non-current liabilities |
|
1,611 |
|
|
|
1,341 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
|
Commitments and contingencies |
|
|
|
||||
|
Redeemable noncontrolling interests |
|
778 |
|
|
|
493 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Equity: |
|
|
|
||||
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Limited Partners: |
|
|
|
||||
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Preferred Unitholders |
|
6,459 |
|
|
|
6,051 |
|
|
Common Unitholders |
|
30,197 |
|
|
|
26,960 |
|
|
General Partner |
|
(2 |
) |
|
|
(2 |
) |
|
Accumulated other comprehensive income |
|
28 |
|
|
|
16 |
|
|
Total partners’ capital |
|
36,682 |
|
|
|
33,025 |
|
|
Noncontrolling interests |
|
7,257 |
|
|
|
7,634 |
|
|
Total equity |
|
43,939 |
|
|
|
40,659 |
|
|
Total liabilities and equity |
$ |
113,698 |
|
|
$ |
105,643 |
|
|
(1) |
As of December 31, 2023, current liabilities includes $1.00 billion of senior notes issued by the Bakken Pipeline entities, which mature in April 2024. The Partnership’s proportional ownership in the Bakken Pipeline entities is 36.4%. |
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ENERGY TRANSFER LP AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (In millions, except per unit data) (unaudited) |
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Three Months Ended |
|
Year Ended |
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|
|
|
2023 |
|
|
|
2022 |
|
|
|
2023 |
|
|
|
2022 |
|
|
REVENUES |
$ |
20,532 |
|
|
$ |
20,501 |
|
|
$ |
78,586 |
|
|
$ |
89,876 |
|
|
COSTS AND EXPENSES: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
|
Cost of products sold |
|
15,780 |
|
|
|
16,063 |
|
|
|
60,541 |
|
|
|
72,232 |
|
|
Operating expenses |
|
1,144 |
|
|
|
1,356 |
|
|
|
4,368 |
|
|
|
4,338 |
|
|
Depreciation, depletion and amortization |
|
1,158 |
|
|
|
1,060 |
|
|
|
4,385 |
|
|
|
4,164 |
|
|
Selling, general and administrative |
|
285 |
|
|
|
216 |
|
|
|
985 |
|
|
|
1,018 |
|
|
Impairment losses and other |
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
12 |
|
|
|
386 |
|
|
Total costs and expenses |
|
18,367 |
|
|
|
18,695 |
|
|
|
70,291 |
|
|
|
82,138 |
|
|
OPERATING INCOME |
|
2,165 |
|
|
|
1,806 |
|
|
|
8,295 |
|
|
|
7,738 |
|
|
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
|
Interest expense, net of interest capitalized |
|
(686 |
) |
|
|
(592 |
) |
|
|
(2,578 |
) |
|
|
(2,306 |
) |
|
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates |
|
97 |
|
|
|
71 |
|
|
|
383 |
|
|
|
257 |
|
|
Gains on extinguishments of debt |
|
2 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
Gains (losses) on interest rate derivatives |
|
(11 |
) |
|
|
(10 |
) |
|
|
36 |
|
|
|
293 |
|
|
Non-operating litigation related loss |
|
(2 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(627 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
Other, net |
|
49 |
|
|
|
207 |
|
|
|
86 |
|
|
|
90 |
|
|
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAX EXPENSE |
|
1,614 |
|
|
|
1,482 |
|
|
|
5,597 |
|
|
|
6,072 |
|
|
Income tax expense |
|
47 |
|
|
|
45 |
|
|
|
303 |
|
|
|
204 |
|
|
NET INCOME |
|
1,567 |
|
|
|
1,437 |
|
|
|
5,294 |
|
|
|
5,868 |
|
|
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest |
|
219 |
|
|
|
268 |
|
|
|
1,299 |
|
|
|
1,061 |
|
|
Less: Net income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests |
|
21 |
|
|
|
14 |
|
|
|
60 |
|
|
|
51 |
|
|
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO PARTNERS |
|
1,327 |
|
|
|
1,155 |
|
|
|
3,935 |
|
|
|
4,756 |
|
|
General Partner’s interest in net income |
|
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
Preferred Unitholders’ interest in net income |
|
123 |
|
|
|
105 |
|
|
|
463 |
|
|
|
422 |
|
|
Common Unitholders’ interest in net income |
$ |
1,203 |
|
|
$ |
1,049 |
|
|
$ |
3,469 |
|
|
$ |
4,330 |
|
|
NET INCOME PER COMMON UNIT: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
|
Basic |
$ |
0.37 |
|
|
$ |
0.34 |
|
|
$ |
1.10 |
|
|
$ |
1.40 |
|
|
Diluted |
$ |
0.37 |
|
|
$ |
0.34 |
|
|
$ |
1.09 |
|
|
$ |
1.40 |
|
|
WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF UNITS OUTSTANDING: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
|
Basic |
|
3,278.6 |
|
|
|
3,090.3 |
|
|
|
3,161.7 |
|
|
|
3,086.8 |
|
|
Diluted |
|
3,295.3 |
|
|
|
3,103.2 |
|
|
|
3,177.2 |
|
|
|
3,097.0 |
|
|
ENERGY TRANSFER LP AND SUBSIDIARIES SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION (Dollars and units in millions) (unaudited) |
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|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
Year Ended |
||||||||||||
|
|
|
2023 |
|
|
|
2022 |
|
|
|
2023 |
|
|
|
2022 |
|
|
Reconciliation of net income to Adjusted EBITDA and Distributable Cash Flow (a): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
|
Net income |
$ |
1,567 |
|
|
$ |
1,437 |
|
|
$ |
5,294 |
|
|
$ |
5,868 |
|
|
Interest expense, net of interest capitalized |
|
686 |
|
|
|
592 |
|
|
|
2,578 |
|
|
|
2,306 |
|
|
Impairment losses and other |
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
12 |
|
|
|
386 |
|
|
Income tax expense |
|
47 |
|
|
|
45 |
|
|
|
303 |
|
|
|
204 |
|
|
Depreciation, depletion and amortization |
|
1,158 |
|
|
|
1,060 |
|
|
|
4,385 |
|
|
|
4,164 |
|
|
Non-cash compensation expense |
|
31 |
|
|
|
27 |
|
|
|
130 |
|
|
|
115 |
|
|
(Gains) losses on interest rate derivatives |
|
11 |
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
(36 |
) |
|
|
(293 |
) |
|
Unrealized (gains) losses on commodity risk management activities |
|
(185 |
) |
|
|
88 |
|
|
|
(3 |
) |
|
|
(42 |
) |
|
Gains on extinguishments of debt |
|
(2 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(2 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
Inventory valuation adjustments (Sunoco LP) |
|
227 |
|
|
|
76 |
|
|
|
114 |
|
|
|
(5 |
) |
|
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates |
|
(97 |
) |
|
|
(71 |
) |
|
|
(383 |
) |
|
|
(257 |
) |
|
Adjusted EBITDA related to unconsolidated affiliates |
|
177 |
|
|
|
156 |
|
|
|
691 |
|
|
|
565 |
|
|
Non-operating litigation related loss |
|
2 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
627 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
Other, net |
|
(20 |
) |
|
|
17 |
|
|
|
(12 |
) |
|
|
82 |
|
|
Adjusted EBITDA (consolidated) |
|
3,602 |
|
|
|
3,437 |
|
|
|
13,698 |
|
|
|
13,093 |
|
|
Adjusted EBITDA related to unconsolidated affiliates |
|
(177 |
) |
|
|
(156 |
) |
|
|
(691 |
) |
|
|
(565 |
) |
|
Distributable Cash Flow from unconsolidated affiliates |
|
121 |
|
|
|
89 |
|
|
|
485 |
|
|
|
359 |
|
|
Interest expense, net of interest capitalized |
|
(686 |
) |
|
|
(592 |
) |
|
|
(2,578 |
) |
|
|
(2,306 |
) |
|
Preferred unitholders’ distributions |
|
(135 |
) |
|
|
(118 |
) |
|
|
(511 |
) |
|
|
(471 |
) |
|
Current income tax expense |
|
(31 |
) |
|
|
(17 |
) |
|
|
(100 |
) |
|
|
(18 |
) |
|
Transaction-related income taxes |
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(42 |
) |
|
Maintenance capital expenditures |
|
(259 |
) |
|
|
(294 |
) |
|
|
(860 |
) |
|
|
(821 |
) |
|
Other, net |
|
20 |
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
41 |
|
|
|
20 |
|
|
Distributable Cash Flow (consolidated) |
|
2,455 |
|
|
|
2,352 |
|
|
|
9,484 |
|
|
|
9,249 |
|
|
Distributable Cash Flow attributable to Sunoco LP (100%) |
|
(145 |
) |
|
|
(152 |
) |
|
|
(659 |
) |
|
|
(648 |
) |
|
Distributions from Sunoco LP |
|
43 |
|
|
|
42 |
|
|
|
173 |
|
|
|
166 |
|
|
Distributable Cash Flow attributable to USAC (100%) |
|
(80 |
) |
|
|
(60 |
) |
|
|
(281 |
) |
|
|
(221 |
) |
|
Distributions from USAC |
|
24 |
|
|
|
24 |
|
|
|
97 |
|
|
|
97 |
|
|
Distributable Cash Flow attributable to noncontrolling interests in other non-wholly owned consolidated subsidiaries |
|
(369 |
) |
|
|
(314 |
) |
|
|
(1,352 |
) |
|
|
(1,240 |
) |
|
Distributable Cash Flow attributable to the partners of Energy Transfer |
|
1,928 |
|
|
|
1,892 |
|
|
|
7,462 |
|
|
|
7,403 |
|
|
Transaction-related adjustments (b) |
|
102 |
|
|
|
18 |
|
|
|
116 |
|
|
|
44 |
|
|
Distributable Cash Flow attributable to the partners of Energy Transfer, as adjusted |
$ |
2,030 |
|
|
$ |
1,910 |
|
|
$ |
7,578 |
|
|
$ |
7,447 |
|
|
Distributions to partners: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
Limited Partners |
$ |
1,061 |
|
$ |
944 |
|
$ |
3,984 |
|
$ |
3,089 |
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|
General Partner |
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
3 |
|
|
3 |
||||
|
Total distributions to be paid to partners |
$ |
1,062 |
|
$ |
945 |
|
$ |
3,987 |
|
$ |
3,092 |
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|
Common Units outstanding – end of period |
|
3,367.5 |
|
|
3,094.4 |
|
|
3,367.5 |
|
|
3,094.4 |
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(a) |
Adjusted EBITDA and Distributable Cash Flow are non-GAAP financial measures used by industry analysts, investors, lenders and rating agencies to assess the financial performance and the operating results of Energy Transfer’s fundamental business activities and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for net income, income from operations, cash flows from operating activities or other GAAP measures. |
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There are material limitations to using measures such as Adjusted EBITDA and Distributable Cash Flow, including the difficulty associated with using any such measure as the sole measure to compare the results of one company to another, and the inability to analyze certain significant items that directly affect a company’s net income or loss or cash flows. In addition, our calculations of Adjusted EBITDA and Distributable Cash Flow may not be consistent with similarly titled measures of other companies and should be viewed in conjunction with measures that are computed in accordance with GAAP, such as operating income, net income and cash flows from operating activities. |
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Definition of Adjusted EBITDA |
|
|
We define Adjusted EBITDA as total partnership earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, depletion, amortization and other non-cash items, such as non-cash compensation expense, gains and losses on disposals of assets, the allowance for equity funds used during construction, unrealized gains and losses on commodity risk management activities, inventory valuation adjustments, non-cash impairment charges, losses on extinguishments of debt and other non-operating income or expense items. Inventory adjustments that are excluded from the calculation of Adjusted EBITDA represent only the changes in lower of cost or market reserves on inventory that is carried at last-in, first-out (“LIFO”). These amounts are unrealized valuation adjustments applied to Sunoco LP’s fuel volumes remaining in inventory at the end of the period. |
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Adjusted EBITDA reflects amounts for unconsolidated affiliates based on the same recognition and measurement methods used to record equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates. Adjusted EBITDA related to unconsolidated affiliates 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 affiliates, such exclusion should not be understood to imply that we have control over the operations and resulting revenues and expenses of such affiliates. We do not control our unconsolidated affiliates; therefore, we do not control the earnings or cash flows of such affiliates. The use of Adjusted EBITDA or Adjusted EBITDA related to unconsolidated affiliates as an analytical tool should be limited accordingly. |
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Adjusted EBITDA is used by management to determine our operating performance and, along with other financial and volumetric data, as internal measures for setting annual operating budgets, assessing financial performance of our numerous business locations, as a measure for evaluating targeted businesses for acquisition and as a measurement component of incentive compensation. |
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Definition of Distributable Cash Flow |
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We define Distributable Cash Flow as net income, adjusted for certain non-cash items, less distributions to preferred unitholders and maintenance capital expenditures. Non-cash items include depreciation, depletion and amortization, non-cash compensation expense, amortization included in interest expense, gains and losses on disposals of assets, the allowance for equity funds used during construction, unrealized gains and losses on commodity risk management activities, inventory valuation adjustments, non-cash impairment charges, losses on extinguishments of debt and deferred income taxes. For unconsolidated affiliates, Distributable Cash Flow reflects the Partnership’s proportionate share of the investees’ distributable cash flow. |
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Distributable Cash Flow is used by management to evaluate our overall performance. Our partnership agreement requires us to distribute all available cash, and Distributable Cash Flow is calculated to evaluate our ability to fund distributions through cash generated by our operations. |
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On a consolidated basis, Distributable Cash Flow includes 100% of the Distributable Cash Flow of Energy Transfer’s consolidated subsidiaries. However, to the extent that noncontrolling interests exist among our subsidiaries, the Distributable Cash Flow generated by our subsidiaries may not be available to be distributed to our partners. In order to reflect the cash flows available for distributions to our partners, we have reported Distributable Cash Flow attributable to partners, which is calculated by adjusting Distributable Cash Flow (consolidated), as follows: |
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For Distributable Cash Flow attributable to partners, as adjusted, certain transaction-related adjustments and non-recurring expenses that are included in net income are excluded. |
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For the three months and year ended December 31, 2023, transaction-related adjustments includes $49 million of Distributable Cash Flow attributable to the operations of Crestwood for October 1, 2023 through the acquisition date, which represents amounts distributable to Energy Transfer’s common unitholders (including the holders of the common units issued in the Crestwood acquisition) with respect to the fourth quarter 2023 distribution. |
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ENERGY TRANSFER LP AND SUBSIDIARIES SUMMARY ANALYSIS OF QUARTERLY RESULTS BY SEGMENT (Tabular dollar amounts in millions) (unaudited) |
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Three Months Ended |
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2023 |
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2022 |
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Segment Adjusted EBITDA: |
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Intrastate transportation and storage |
$ |
242 |
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$ |
433 |
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Interstate transportation and storage |
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541 |
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494 |
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Midstream |
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674 |
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632 |
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NGL and refined products transportation and services |
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1,042 |
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928 |
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Crude oil transportation and services |
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775 |
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571 |
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Investment in Sunoco LP |
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236 |
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238 |
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Investment in USAC |
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139 |
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113 |
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All other |
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(47 |
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28 |
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Adjusted EBITDA (consolidated) |
$ |
3,602 |
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$ |
3,437 |
The following analysis of segment operating results, includes a measure of segment margin. Segment margin is a non-GAAP financial measure and is presented herein to assist in the analysis of segment operating results and particularly to facilitate an understanding of the impacts that changes in sales revenues have on the segment performance measure of Segment Adjusted EBITDA. Segment margin is similar to the GAAP measure of gross margin, except that segment margin excludes charges for depreciation, depletion and amortization. Among the GAAP measures reported by the Partnership, the most directly comparable measure to segment margin is Segment Adjusted EBITDA; a reconciliation of segment margin to Segment Adjusted EBITDA is included in the following tables for each segment where segment margin is presented.
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Intrastate Transportation and Storage |
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Three Months Ended |
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2023 |
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2022 |
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Natural gas transported (BBtu/d) |
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14,229 |
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14,295 |
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Withdrawals from storage natural gas inventory (BBtu) |
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6,440 |
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5,425 |
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Revenues |
$ |
892 |
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$ |
1,600 |
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Cost of products sold |
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497 |
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992 |
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Segment margin |
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395 |
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608 |
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Unrealized gains on commodity risk management activities |
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(78 |
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(84 |
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Operating expenses, excluding non-cash compensation expense |
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(72 |
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(83 |
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Selling, general and administrative expenses, excluding non-cash compensation expense |
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(13 |
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(16 |
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Adjusted EBITDA related to unconsolidated affiliates |
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6 |
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8 |
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Other |
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4 |
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Segment Adjusted EBITDA |
$ |
242 |
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$ |
433 |
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Transported volumes decreased primarily due to decreased production from our Haynesville assets.
Segment Adjusted EBITDA. For the three months ended December 31, 2023 compared to the same period last year, Segment Adjusted EBITDA related to our intrastate transportation and storage segment decreased due to the net impacts of the following:
- a decrease of $134 million in realized natural gas sales and other primarily due to lower pipeline optimization from both physical sales and settled derivatives;
- a decrease of $53 million in storage margin primarily due to lower storage optimization from hedged inventory activity; and
- a decrease of $20 million in retained fuel revenues related to l
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