Valero Energy Reports First Quarter 2022 Results

  • Reported net income attributable to Valero stockholders of $905 million, or $2.21 per share
  • Reported adjusted net income attributable to Valero stockholders of $944 million, or $2.31 per share
  • Returned $545 million in cash to stockholders, with $401 million paid as dividends and $144 million of stock buybacks
  • Reduced Valero’s long-term debt by $750 million in the first quarter and by $2.0 billion in six months
  • Accelerated the expected completion of the Diamond Green Diesel project at Port Arthur (DGD 3) to the fourth quarter of 2022

SAN ANTONIO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE: VLO, “Valero”) today reported net income attributable to Valero stockholders of $905 million, or $2.21 per share, for the first quarter of 2022, compared to a net loss of $704 million, or $1.73 per share, for the first quarter of 2021. Excluding the adjustments shown in the accompanying earnings release tables, first quarter 2022 adjusted net income attributable to Valero stockholders was $944 million, or $2.31 per share, compared to an adjusted net loss of $666 million, or $1.64 per share, for the first quarter of 2021.

“We are pleased to report solid financial results for the first quarter, led by a continued recovery in our refining segment,” said Joe Gorder, Valero Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “The fundamentals that drove strong results in the first quarter, particularly in March, continue to provide a positive backdrop for refining margins.”

Refining

The Refining segment reported $1.45 billion of operating income for the first quarter of 2022, compared to a $592 million operating loss for the first quarter of 2021. First quarter 2022 adjusted operating income was $1.47 billion, compared to an adjusted operating loss of $506 million for the first quarter of 2021. Refinery throughput volumes averaged 2.8 million barrels per day in the first quarter of 2022, which was 390 thousand barrels per day higher than the first quarter of 2021.

Renewable Diesel

The Renewable Diesel segment, which consists of the Diamond Green Diesel (DGD) joint venture, reported $149 million of operating income for the first quarter of 2022, compared to $203 million for the first quarter of 2021. Renewable diesel sales volumes averaged 1.7 million gallons per day in the first quarter of 2022, which was 871 thousand gallons per day higher than the first quarter of 2021. The higher sales volumes in the first quarter of 2022 were attributable to the fourth quarter 2021 startup of the DGD expansion project (DGD 2).

Ethanol

The Ethanol segment reported $1 million of operating income for the first quarter of 2022, compared to a $56 million operating loss for the first quarter of 2021. Ethanol production volumes averaged 4.0 million gallons per day in the first quarter of 2022, which was 483 thousand gallons per day higher than the first quarter of 2021.

Corporate and Other

General and administrative expenses were $205 million in the first quarter of 2022, compared to $208 million in the first quarter of 2021. The effective tax rate for the first quarter of 2022 was 21 percent.

Investing and Financing Activities

Net cash provided by operating activities was $588 million in the first quarter of 2022. Included in this amount was a $722 million unfavorable impact from working capital and $85 million associated with the other joint venture member’s share of DGD’s net cash provided by operating activities, excluding changes in DGD’s working capital. Excluding these items, adjusted net cash provided by operating activities was $1.2 billion in the first quarter of 2022.

Capital investments totaled $843 million in the first quarter of 2022, of which $536 million was for sustaining the business, including costs for turnarounds, catalysts and regulatory compliance. Excluding capital investments attributable to the other joint venture member’s 50 percent share of DGD and those related to other variable interest entities, capital investments attributable to Valero were $718 million.

Valero returned $545 million to stockholders, with $401 million paid as dividends and $144 million of stock buybacks.

Valero continues to target an annual long-term total payout ratio between 40 and 50 percent of adjusted net cash provided by operating activities. Valero defines total payout ratio as the sum of dividends and stock buybacks divided by net cash provided by operating activities adjusted for changes in working capital and DGD’s net cash provided by operating activities, excluding changes in its working capital, attributable to the other joint venture member’s ownership interest in DGD.

In the first quarter, Valero completed debt reduction and refinancing transactions that reduced its long-term debt by $750 million. These debt reduction and refinancing transactions, combined with debt reduction and refinancing transactions completed in the third and fourth quarters of 2021, have reduced Valero’s long-term debt by $2.0 billion.

Liquidity and Financial Position

Valero ended the first quarter of 2022 with $13.2 billion of total debt and finance lease obligations and $2.6 billion of cash and cash equivalents. The debt to capitalization ratio, net of cash and cash equivalents, was 34 percent as of March 31, 2022.

Strategic Update

The DGD project located next to Valero’s Port Arthur refinery (DGD 3), which is expected to have a renewable diesel production capacity of 470 million gallons per year, is now expected to commence operations in the fourth quarter of 2022, versus the prior estimate of the first quarter of 2023. The total annual DGD production capacity is expected to increase to approximately 1.2 billion gallons of renewable diesel and 50 million gallons of renewable naphtha.

“We expect low-carbon fuel policies to continue to expand globally and drive demand for low-carbon fuels,” said Gorder, “and with that view, we are leveraging our operational and technical expertise to steadily expand our competitive advantage.”

BlackRock and Navigator’s large-scale carbon sequestration project is expected to begin startup activities in late 2024. Valero is expected to be the anchor shipper with eight of Valero’s ethanol plants connected to this system, producing a lower carbon intensity ethanol product to be marketed in low-carbon fuel markets that is expected to result in a higher product margin.

Refinery optimization projects that are expected to reduce cost and improve margin capture are progressing on schedule. The Port Arthur Coker project, which is expected to increase the refinery’s utilization rate and improve turnaround efficiency, is still expected to be completed in the first half of 2023.

Conference Call

Valero’s senior management will hold a conference call at 10 a.m. ET today to discuss this earnings release and to provide an update on operations and strategy.


About Valero

We are a multinational manufacturer and marketer of petroleum-based and low-carbon liquid transportation fuels and petrochemical products, and we sell our products primarily in the United States (U.S.), Canada, the United Kingdom (U.K.), Ireland, and Latin America. We own 15 petroleum refineries located in the U.S., Canada, and the U.K. with a combined throughput capacity of approximately 3.2 million barrels per day (BPD). We are a joint venture member in Diamond Green Diesel Holdings LLC (DGD), which owns a renewable diesel plant in Norco, Louisiana with a production capacity of 700 million gallons per year, and we own 12 ethanol plants located in the Mid-Continent region of the U.S. with a combined production capacity of approximately 1.6 billion gallons per year. We manage our operations through our Refining, Renewable Diesel, and Ethanol segments. Please visit www.investorvalero.com for more information.

Valero Contacts

Investors:

Homer Bhullar, Vice President – Investor Relations and Finance, 210-345-1982

Eric Herbort, Senior Manager – Investor Relations, 210-345-3331

Gautam Srivastava, Senior Manager – Investor Relations, 210-345-3992

Media:

Lillian Riojas, Executive Director – Media Relations and Communications, 210-345-5002

Safe-Harbor Statement

Statements contained in this release and the accompanying tables that state the company’s or management’s expectations or predictions of the future are forward-looking statements intended to be covered by the safe harbor provisions of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The words “believe,” “expect,” “should,” “estimates,” “intend,” “target,” “will,” “plans,” “forecast,” and other similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements in this release and the accompanying tables include those relating to our greenhouse gas emissions targets, expected timing of completion and performance of projects, future market and industry conditions, future operating and financial performance, and management of future risks. It is important to note that actual results could differ materially from those projected in such forward-looking statements based on numerous factors, including those outside of the company’s control, such as legislative or political changes or developments, market dynamics, cyberattacks, weather events, and other matters affecting our operations or the demand for our products. These factors also include, but are not limited to, the uncertainties that remain with respect to the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the COVID-19 pandemic, variants of the COVID-19 virus, governmental and societal responses thereto, including requirements and mandates with respect to COVID-19 vaccines, vaccine distribution and administration levels, and the adverse effects the foregoing may have on our business or economic conditions generally. For more information concerning these and other factors that could cause actual results to differ from those expressed or forecasted, see Valero’s annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10‑Q, and other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and available on Valero’s website at www.valero.com.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information

This earnings release and the accompanying earnings release tables include references to financial measures that are not defined under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). These non-GAAP measures include adjusted net income (loss) attributable to Valero stockholders, adjusted earnings (loss) per common share – assuming dilution, Refining margin, Renewable Diesel margin, Ethanol margin, adjusted Refining operating income (loss), adjusted Ethanol operating income (loss), adjusted net cash provided by (used in) operating activities, and capital investments attributable to Valero. These non-GAAP financial measures have been included to help facilitate the comparison of operating results between periods. See the accompanying earnings release tables for a reconciliation of non-GAAP measures to their most directly comparable U.S. GAAP measures. Note (d) to the earnings release tables provides reasons for the use of these non-GAAP financial measures.

VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION

EARNINGS RELEASE TABLES

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

(millions of dollars, except per share amounts)

(unaudited)

Three Months Ended

March 31,

2022

2021

Statement of income data

Revenues

$

38,542

$

20,806

Cost of sales:

Cost of materials and other (a)

34,949

18,992

Operating expenses (excluding depreciation and

amortization expense reflected below) (a)

1,379

1,656

Depreciation and amortization expense

595

566

Total cost of sales

36,923

21,214

Other operating expenses

19

38

General and administrative expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization expense reflected below)

205

208

Depreciation and amortization expense

11

12

Operating income (loss)

1,384

(666

)

Other income (expense), net (b)

(20

)

45

Interest and debt expense, net of capitalized interest

(145

)

(149

)

Income (loss) before income tax expense (benefit)

1,219

(770

)

Income tax expense (benefit)

252

(148

)

Net income (loss)

967

(622

)

Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

62

82

Net income (loss) attributable to Valero Energy Corporation stockholders

$

905

$

(704

)

Earnings (loss) per common share

$

2.21

$

(1.73

)

Weighted-average common shares outstanding (in millions)

408

407

Earnings (loss) per common share – assuming dilution

$

2.21

$

(1.73

)

Weighted-average common shares outstanding – assuming dilution (in millions)

408

407

See Notes to Earnings Release Tables.

VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION

EARNINGS RELEASE TABLES

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS BY SEGMENT

(millions of dollars)

(unaudited)

Refining

Renewable

Diesel

Ethanol

Corporate

and

Eliminations

Total

Three months ended March 31, 2022

Revenues:

Revenues from external customers

$

36,813

$

595

$

1,134

$

$

38,542

Intersegment revenues

4

386

127

(517

)

Total revenues

36,817

981

1,261

(517

)

38,542

Cost of sales:

Cost of materials and other

33,606

755

1,104

(516

)

34,949

Operating expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization expense reflected below)

1,193

51

135

1,379

Depreciation and amortization expense

549

26

20

595

Total cost of sales

35,348

832

1,259

(516

)

36,923

Other operating expenses

18

1

19

General and administrative expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization expense reflected below)

205

205

Depreciation and amortization expense

11

11

Operating income by segment

$

1,451

$

149

$

1

$

(217

)

$

1,384

Three months ended March 31, 2021

Revenues:

Revenues from external customers

$

19,469

$

352

$

985

$

$

20,806

Intersegment revenues

3

79

60

(142

)

Total revenues

19,472

431

1,045

(142

)

20,806

Cost of sales:

Cost of materials and other (a)

18,022

187

924

(141

)

18,992

Operating expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization expense reflected below) (a)

1,471

29

156

1,656

Depreciation and amortization expense

533

12

21

566

Total cost of sales

20,026

228

1,101

(141

)

21,214

Other operating expenses

38

38

General and administrative expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization expense reflected below)

208

208

Depreciation and amortization expense

12

12

Operating income (loss) by segment

$

(592

)

$

203

$

(56

)

$

(221

)

$

(666

)

See Operating Highlights by Segment.

See Notes to Earnings Release Tables.

VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION

EARNINGS RELEASE TABLES

RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP MEASURES TO MOST COMPARABLE AMOUNTS

REPORTED UNDER U.S. GAAP (d)

(millions of dollars, except per share amounts)

(unaudited)

Three Months Ended

March 31,

2022

2021

Reconciliation of net income (loss) attributable to Valero Energy Corporation stockholders to adjusted net income (loss) attributable to Valero Energy Corporation stockholders

Net income (loss) attributable to Valero Energy Corporation

stockholders

$

905

$

(704

)

Adjustments:

Loss on early retirement of debt (b)

50

Income tax benefit related to loss on early retirement of debt

(11

)

Loss on early retirement of debt, net of taxes

39

Modification of renewable volume obligation (RVO) (c)

48

Income tax expense related to modification of RVO

(10

)

Modification of RVO, net of taxes

38

Total adjustments

39

38

Adjusted net income (loss) attributable to Valero Energy Corporation stockholders

$

944

$

(666

)

Reconciliation of earnings (loss) per common share – assuming dilution to adjusted earnings (loss) per common share – assuming dilution

Earnings (loss) per common share – assuming dilution

$

2.21

$

(1.73

)

Adjustments:

Loss on early retirement of debt (b)

0.10

Modification of RVO (c)

0.09

Total adjustments

0.10

0.09

Adjusted earnings (loss) per common share – assuming dilution

$

2.31

$

(1.64

)

See Notes to Earnings Release Tables.

VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION

EARNINGS RELEASE TABLES

RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP MEASURES TO MOST COMPARABLE AMOUNTS

REPORTED UNDER U.S. GAAP (d)

(millions of dollars)

(unaudited)

Three Months Ended

March 31,

2022

2021

Reconciliation of operating income (loss) by segment to segment margin, and reconciliation of operating income (loss) by segment to adjusted operating income (loss) by segment

Refining segment

Refining operating income (loss)

$

1,451

$

(592

)

Adjustments:

Modification of RVO (c)

48

Operating expenses (excluding depreciation and

amortization expense reflected below) (a)

1,193

1,471

Depreciation and amortization expense

549

533

Other operating expenses

18

38

Refining margin

$

3,211

$

1,498

Refining operating income (loss)

$

1,451

$

(592

)

Adjustments:

Modification of RVO (c)

48

Other operating expenses

18

38

Adjusted Refining operating income (loss)

$

1,469

$

(506

)

Renewable Diesel segment

Renewable Diesel operating income

$

149

$

203

Adjustments:

Operating expenses (excluding depreciation and

amortization expense reflected below)

51

29

Depreciation and amortization expense

26

12

Renewable Diesel margin

$

226

$

244

Ethanol segment

Ethanol operating income (loss)

$

1

$

(56

)

Adjustments:

Operating expenses (excluding depreciation and

amortization expense reflected below) (a)

135

156

Depreciation and amortization expense

20

21

Other operating expenses

1

Ethanol margin

$

157

$

121

Ethanol operating income (loss)

$

1

$

(56

)

Other operating expenses

1

Adjusted Ethanol operating income (loss)

$

2

$

(56

)

See Notes to Earnings Release Tables.

VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION

EARNINGS RELEASE TABLES

RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP MEASURES TO MOST COMPARABLE AMOUNTS

REPORTED UNDER U.S. GAAP (d)

(millions of dollars)

(unaudited)

Three Months Ended

March 31,

2022

2021

Reconciliation of Refining segment operating income (loss) to Refining margin (by region), and reconciliation of Refining segment operating income (loss) to adjusted Refining segment operating income (loss) (by region) (e)

U.S. Gulf Coast region

Refining operating income (loss)

$

996

$

(508

)

Adjustments:

Modification of RVO (c)

35

Operating expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization expense reflected below) (a)

655

994

Depreciation and amortization expense

332

332

Other operating expenses

18

31

Refining margin

$

2,001

$

884

Refining operating income (loss)

$

996

$

(508

)

Adjustments:

Modification of RVO (c)

35

Other operating expenses

18

31

Adjusted Refining operating income (loss)

$

1,014

$

(442

)

U.S. Mid-Continent region

Refining operating income (loss)

$

142

$

(10

)

Adjustments:

Modification of RVO (c)

9

Operating expenses (excluding depreciation and

amortization expense reflected below) (a)

172

190

Depreciation and amortization expense

81

84

Other operating expenses

7

Refining margin

$

395

$

280

Refining operating income (loss)

$

142

$

(10

)

Adjustments:

Modification of RVO (c)

9

Other operating expenses

7

Adjusted Refining operating income

$

142

$

6

See Notes to Earnings Release Tables.

VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION

EARNINGS RELEASE TABLES

RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP MEASURES TO MOST COMPARABLE AMOUNTS

REPORTED UNDER U.S. GAAP (d)

(millions of dollars)

(unaudited)

Three Months Ended

March 31,

2022

2021

Reconciliation of Refining segment operating income (loss) to Refining margin (by region), and reconciliation of Refining segment operating income (loss) to adjusted Refining segment operating income (loss) (by region) (e) (continued)

North Atlantic region

Refining operating income

$

286

$

55

Adjustments:

Operating expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization expense reflected below)

206

140

Depreciation and amortization expense

69

52

Refining margin

$

561

$

247

U.S. West Coast region

Refining operating income (loss)

$

27

$

(129

)

Adjustments:

Modification of RVO (c)

4

Operating expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization expense reflected below)

160

147

Depreciation and amortization expense

67

65

Refining margin

$

254

$

87

Refining operating income (loss)

$

27

$

(129

)

Adjustment: Modification of RVO (c)

4

Adjusted Refining operating income (loss)

$

27

$

(125

)

See Notes to Earnings Release Tables.

VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION

EARNINGS RELEASE TABLES

REFINING SEGMENT OPERATING HIGHLIGHTS

(millions of dollars, except per barrel amounts)

(unaudited)

Three Months Ended

March 31,

2022

2021

Throughput volumes (thousand barrels per day)

Feedstocks:

Heavy sour crude oil

326

354

Medium/light sour crude oil

373

275

Sweet crude oil

1,423

1,143

Residuals

226

192

Other feedstocks

101

102

Total feedstocks

2,449

2,066

Blendstocks and other

351

344

Total throughput volumes

2,800

2,410

Yields (thousand barrels per day)

Gasolines and blendstocks

1,392

1,191

Distillates

1,027

894

Other products (f)

401

352

Total yields

2,820

2,437

Operating statistics (a) (d) (g)

Refining margin

$

3,211

$

1,498

Adjusted Refining operating income (loss)

$

1,469

$

(506

)

Throughput volumes (thousand barrels per day)

2,800

2,410

Refining margin per barrel of throughput

$

12.74

$

6.91

Less:

Operating expenses (excluding depreciation and

amortization expense reflected below) per barrel of

throughput

4.73

6.78

Depreciation and amortization expense per barrel of

throughput

2.18

2.46

Adjusted Refining operating income (loss) per barrel of

throughput

$

5.83

$

(2.33

)

See Notes to Earnings Release Tables.

VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION

EARNINGS RELEASE TABLES

RENEWABLE DIESEL SEGMENT OPERATING HIGHLIGHTS

(millions of dollars, except per gallon amounts)

(unaudited)

Three Months Ended

March 31,

2022

2021

Operating statistics (d) (g)

Renewable Diesel margin

$

226

$

244

Renewable Diesel operating income

$

149

$

203

Sales volumes (thousand gallons per day)

1,738

867

Renewable Diesel margin per gallon of sales

$

1.45

$

3.13

Less:

Operating expenses (excluding depreciation and

amortization expense reflected below) per gallon of sales

0.33

0.38

Depreciation and amortization expense per gallon of sales

0.16

0.14

Renewable Diesel operating income per gallon of sales

$

0.96

$

2.61

See Notes to Earnings Release Tables.

VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION

EARNINGS RELEASE TABLES

ETHANOL SEGMENT OPERATING HIGHLIGHTS

(millions of dollars, except per gallon amounts)

(unaudited)

Three Months Ended

March 31,

2022

2021

Operating statistics (a) (d) (g)

Ethanol margin

$

157

$

121

Adjusted Ethanol operating income (loss)

$

2

$

(56

)

Production volumes (thousand gallons per day)

4,045

3,562

Ethanol margin per gallon of production

$

0.43

$

0.38

Less:

Operating expenses (excluding depreciation and

amortization expense reflected below) per gallon of production

0.37

0.49

Depreciation and amortization expense per gallon of production

0.06

0.06

Adjusted Ethanol operating income (loss) per gallon of production

$

$

(0.17

)

See Notes to Earnings Release Tables.

VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION

EARNINGS RELEASE TABLES

REFINING SEGMENT OPERATING HIGHLIGHTS BY REGION

(millions of dollars, except per barrel amounts)

(unaudited)

Three Months Ended

March 31,

2022

2021

Operating statistics by region (e)

U.S. Gulf Coast region (a) (d) (g)

Refining margin

$

2,001

$

884

Adjusted refining operating income (loss)

$

1,014

$

(442

)

Throughput volumes (thousand barrels per day)

1,694

1,514

Refining margin per barrel of throughput

$

13.13

$

6.48

Less:

Operating expenses (excluding depreciation and

amortization expense reflected below) per barrel of

throughput

4.30

7.29

Depreciation and amortization expense per barrel of

throughput

2.18

2.44

Adjusted Refining operating income (loss) per barrel of

throughput

$

6.65

$

(3.25

)

U.S. Mid-Continent region (a) (d) (g)

Refining margin

$

395

$

280

Adjusted refining operating income

$

142

$

6

Throughput volumes (thousand barrels per day)

420

385

Refining margin per barrel of throughput

$

10.45

$

8.07

Less:

Operating expenses (excluding depreciation and

amortization expense reflected below) per barrel of

throughput

4.53

5.49

Depreciation and amortization expense per barrel of

throughput

2.15

2.41

Adjusted Refining operating income per barrel of

throughput

$

3.77

$

0.17

Contacts

Investors:

Homer Bhullar, Vice President – Investor Relations and Finance, 210-345-1982

Eric Herbort, Senior Manager – Investor Relations, 210-345-3331

Gautam Srivastava, Senior Manager – Investor Relations, 210-345-3992

Media:

Lillian Riojas, Executive Director – Media Relations and Communications, 210-345-5002

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