VLO Valero Energy Corporation

• Reported net income attributable to Valero stockholders of $1.2 billion, or $3.75 per share
• Reported adjusted net income attributable to Valero stockholders of $1.3 billion, or $3.82 per share
• Repaid the $167 million outstanding principal balance of its 1.200% Senior Notes that matured on March 15
• Declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $1.07 per share on January 18
• Returned $1.4 billion to stockholders through dividends and stock buybacks
• Startup of the Diamond Green Diesel Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) project is now expected in the fourth quarter of 2024

Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE: VLO, “Valero”) today reported net income attributable to Valero stockholders of $1.2 billion, or $3.75 per share, for the first quarter of 2024, compared to $3.1 billion, or $8.29 per share, for the first quarter of 2023. Excluding the adjustments shown in the accompanying earnings release tables, adjusted net income attributable to Valero stockholders was $1.3 billion, or $3.82 per share, compared to $3.1 billion, or $8.27 per share, for the first quarter of 2023.

Refining The Refining segment reported operating income of $1.7 billion for the first quarter of 2024, compared to $4.1 billion for the first quarter of 2023. Refining throughput volumes averaged 2.8 million barrels per day in the first quarter of 2024.

“We are pleased to report strong financial results for the first quarter despite heavy planned maintenance across our refining system,” said Lane Riggs, Valero’s Chief Executive Officer and President. “Our team’s ability to optimize and maximize throughput while undertaking maintenance activities illustrates the benefits from our long-standing commitment to safe and reliable operations.”

Renewable Diesel The Renewable Diesel segment, which consists of the Diamond Green Diesel joint venture (DGD), reported $190 million of operating income for the first quarter of 2024, compared to $205 million for the first quarter of 2023. Segment sales volumes averaged 3.7 million gallons per day in the first quarter of 2024, which was 741 thousand gallons per day higher than the first quarter of 2023. The higher sales volumes were due to the impact of additional volumes from the DGD Port Arthur plant, which started up in the fourth quarter of 2022 and was in the process of ramping up production rates in the first quarter of 2023. Operating income in the first quarter of 2024 was lower than the first quarter of 2023 due to lower renewable diesel margin.

Ethanol The Ethanol segment reported $10 million of operating income for the first quarter of 2024, compared to $39 million for the first quarter of 2023. Adjusted operating income was $39 million for the first quarter of 2024. Ethanol production volumes averaged 4.5 million gallons per day in the first quarter of 2024, which was 283 thousand gallons per day higher than the first quarter of 2023.

Corporate and Other General and administrative expenses were $258 million in the first quarter of 2024, compared to $244 million in the first quarter of 2023. The effective tax rate for the first quarter of 2024 was 21 percent.

Investing and Financing Activities Net cash provided by operating activities was $1.8 billion in the first quarter of 2024. Included in this amount was a $160 million unfavorable impact from working capital and $122 million of adjusted net cash provided by operating activities associated with the other joint venture member’s share of DGD. Excluding these items, adjusted net cash provided by operating activities was $1.9 billion in the first quarter of 2024.

Capital investments totaled $661 million in the first quarter of 2024, of which $563 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 share of DGD and other variable interest entities, capital investments attributable to Valero were $619 million.

Valero returned $1.4 billion to stockholders in the first quarter of 2024, of which $356 million was paid as dividends and $1.0 billion was for the purchase of approximately 6.6 million shares of common stock, resulting in a payout ratio of 74 percent of adjusted net cash provided by operating activities.

Valero defines payout ratio as the sum of dividends paid and the total cost of 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 share of DGD.

On January 18, Valero announced an increase of its quarterly cash dividend on common stock from $1.02 per share to $1.07 per share.

Liquidity and Financial Position Valero repaid the $167 million outstanding principal balance of its 1.200% Senior Notes that matured on March 15, ending the first quarter of 2024 with $8.5 billion of total debt, $2.4 billion of finance lease obligations and $4.9 billion of cash and cash equivalents. The debt to capitalization ratio, net of cash and cash equivalents, was 17 percent as of March 31, 2024.

Strategic Update The SAF project at the DGD Port Arthur plant is progressing ahead of schedule and is now expected to be operational in the fourth quarter of 2024, with a total cost of $315 million, half of which is attributable to Valero. The project is expected to give the plant the optionality to upgrade approximately 50 percent of its current 470 million gallon renewable diesel annual production capacity to SAF. With the completion of this project, DGD is expected to become one of the largest manufacturers of SAF in the world.

“We remain focused on the things that have been a hallmark of our strategy for over a decade – maintaining operating excellence, executing our projects well, discipline around capital investments, and our commitment to shareholder returns,” said Riggs.

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 Valero Energy Corporation, through its subsidiaries (collectively, Valero), is a multinational manufacturer and marketer of petroleum-based and low-carbon liquid transportation fuels and petrochemical products, and it sells its products primarily in the United States (U.S.), Canada, the United Kingdom (U.K.), Ireland and Latin America. Valero owns 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. Valero is a joint venture member in Diamond Green Diesel Holdings LLC, which owns two renewable diesel plants located in the U.S. Gulf Coast region with a combined production capacity of approximately 1.2 billion gallons per year, and Valero owns 12 ethanol plants located in the U.S. Mid-Continent region with a combined production capacity of approximately 1.6 billion gallons per year. Valero manages its operations through its Refining, Renewable Diesel and Ethanol segments. Please visit investorvalero.com for more information.

Valero Contacts Investors: Homer Bhullar, Vice President – Investor Relations and Finance, 210-345-1982 Eric Herbort, Director – Investor Relations and Finance, 210-345-3331 Gautam Srivastava, Director – 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 earnings release tables, or made during the conference call, that state Valero’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, “guidance” and other similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements in this release and the accompanying earnings release tables include, and those made on the conference call may include, statements relating to Valero’s low-carbon fuels strategy, expected timing, cost and performance of projects, future market and industry conditions, future operating and financial performance, future production and manufacturing ability and size, and management of future risks, among other matters. 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 Valero’s control, such as legislative or political changes or developments, market dynamics, cyberattacks, weather events, and other matters affecting Valero’s operations and financial performance or the demand for Valero’s products. These factors also include, but are not limited to, the uncertainties that remain with respect to current or contemplated legal, political or regulatory developments that are adverse to or restrict refining and marketing operations, or that impose profits, windfall or margin taxes or penalties, global geopolitical and other conflicts and tensions, the impact of inflation on margins and costs, economic activity levels, and the adverse effects the foregoing may have on Valero’s business plan, strategy, operations and financial performance. 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 attributable to Valero stockholders, adjusted earnings per common share – assuming dilution, Refining margin, Renewable Diesel margin, Ethanol margin, adjusted Refining operating income, adjusted Ethanol operating income, adjusted net cash provided by 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 GAAP measures. Note (c) 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,

 

 

2024

 

 

 

2023

 

Statement of income data

 

 

 

Revenues

$

31,759

 

 

$

36,439

 

Cost of sales:

 

 

 

Cost of materials and other

 

27,682

 

 

 

30,005

 

Operating expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization expense reflected below)

 

1,411

 

 

 

1,477

 

Depreciation and amortization expense

 

683

 

 

 

650

 

Total cost of sales

 

29,776

 

 

 

32,132

 

Other operating expenses (a)

 

34

 

 

 

10

 

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

 

258

 

 

 

244

 

Depreciation and amortization expense

 

12

 

 

 

10

 

Operating income

 

1,679

 

 

 

4,043

 

Other income, net (b)

 

144

 

 

 

129

 

Interest and debt expense, net of capitalized interest

 

(140

)

 

 

(146

)

Income before income tax expense

 

1,683

 

 

 

4,026

 

Income tax expense

 

353

 

 

 

880

 

Net income

 

1,330

 

 

 

3,146

 

Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

85

 

 

 

79

 

Net income attributable to Valero Energy Corporation stockholders

$

1,245

 

 

$

3,067

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per common share

$

3.75

 

 

$

8.30

 

Weighted-average common shares outstanding (in millions)

 

331

 

 

 

369

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per common share – assuming dilution

$

3.75

 

 

$

8.29

 

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

 

331

 

 

 

369

 

 

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, 2024

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues from external customers

$

30,143

 

$

702

 

$

914

 

$

—

 

 

$

31,759

Intersegment revenues

 

2

 

 

709

 

 

190

 

 

(901

)

 

 

—

Total revenues

 

30,145

 

 

1,411

 

 

1,104

 

 

(901

)

 

 

31,759

Cost of sales:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of materials and other

 

26,611

 

 

1,066

 

 

909

 

 

(904

)

 

 

27,682

Operating expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization expense reflected below)

 

1,184

 

 

90

 

 

137

 

 

—

 

 

 

1,411

Depreciation and amortization expense

 

600

 

 

65

 

 

19

 

 

(1

)

 

 

683

Total cost of sales

 

28,395

 

 

1,221

 

 

1,065

 

 

(905

)

 

 

29,776

Other operating expenses (a)

 

5

 

 

—

 

 

29

 

 

—

 

 

 

34

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

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

258

 

 

 

258

Depreciation and amortization expense

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

12

 

 

 

12

Operating income by segment

$

1,745

 

$

190

 

$

10

 

$

(266

)

 

$

1,679

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three months ended March 31, 2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues from external customers

$

34,407

 

$

935

 

$

1,097

 

$

—

 

 

$

36,439

Intersegment revenues

 

3

 

 

745

 

 

223

 

 

(971

)

 

 

—

Total revenues

 

34,410

 

 

1,680

 

 

1,320

 

 

(971

)

 

 

36,439

Cost of sales:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of materials and other

 

28,510

 

 

1,331

 

 

1,131

 

 

(967

)

 

 

30,005

Operating expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization expense reflected below)

 

1,261

 

 

86

 

 

130

 

 

—

 

 

 

1,477

Depreciation and amortization expense

 

572

 

 

58

 

 

20

 

 

—

 

 

 

650

Total cost of sales

 

30,343

 

 

1,475

 

 

1,281

 

 

(967

)

 

 

32,132

Other operating expenses

 

10

 

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

 

10

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

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

244

 

 

 

244

Depreciation and amortization expense

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

—

 

 

10

 

 

 

10

Operating income by segment

$

4,057

 

$

205

 

$

39

 

$

(258

)

 

$

4,043

 

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 (c)

(millions of dollars)

(unaudited)

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

2024

 

 

 

2023

 

Reconciliation of net income attributable to Valero Energy Corporation stockholders to adjusted net income attributable to Valero Energy Corporation stockholders

 

 

 

Net income attributable to Valero Energy Corporation stockholders

$

1,245

 

 

$

3,067

 

Adjustments:

 

 

 

Project liability adjustment (a)

 

29

 

 

 

—

 

Income tax benefit related to project liability adjustment

 

(7

)

 

 

—

 

Project liability adjustment, net of taxes

 

22

 

 

 

—

 

Gain on early retirement of debt (b)

 

—

 

 

 

(11

)

Income tax expense related to gain on early retirement of debt

 

—

 

 

 

2

 

Gain on early retirement of debt, net of taxes

 

—

 

 

 

(9

)

Total adjustments

 

22

 

 

 

(9

)

Adjusted net income attributable to Valero Energy Corporation stockholders

$

1,267

 

 

$

3,058

 

Reconciliation of earnings per common share – assuming dilution to adjusted earnings per common share – assuming dilution

 

 

 

Earnings per common share – assuming dilution

$

3.75

 

$

8.29

 

Adjustments:

 

 

 

Project liability adjustment (a)

 

0.07

 

 

—

 

Gain on early retirement of debt (b)

 

—

 

 

(0.02

)

Total adjustments

 

0.07

 

 

(0.02

)

Adjusted earnings per common share – assuming dilution

$

3.82

 

$

8.27

 

 

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 (c)

(millions of dollars)

(unaudited)

 

 

Three Months Ended

March 31,

 

2024

 

2023

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

 

 

 

Refining segment

 

 

 

Refining operating income

$

1,745

 

$

4,057

Adjustments:

 

 

 

Operating expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization expense reflected below)

 

1,184

 

 

1,261

Depreciation and amortization expense

 

600

 

 

572

Other operating expenses

 

5

 

 

10

Refining margin

$

3,534

 

$

5,900

 

 

 

 

Refining operating income

$

1,745

 

$

4,057

Adjustment: Other operating expenses

 

5

 

 

10

Adjusted Refining operating income

$

1,750

 

$

4,067

 

 

 

 

Renewable Diesel segment

 

 

 

Renewable Diesel operating income

$

190

 

$

205

Adjustments:

 

 

 

Operating expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization expense reflected below)

 

90

 

 

86

Depreciation and amortization expense

 

65

 

 

58

Renewable Diesel margin

$

345

 

$

349

 

 

 

 

Ethanol segment

 

 

 

Ethanol operating income

$

10

 

$

39

Adjustments:

 

 

 

Operating expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization expense reflected below)

 

137

 

 

130

Depreciation and amortization expense

 

19

 

 

20

Other operating expenses (a)

 

29

 

 

—

Ethanol margin

$

195

 

$

189

 

 

 

 

Ethanol operating income

$

10

 

$

39

Adjustment: Other operating expenses (a)

 

29

 

 

—

Adjusted Ethanol operating income

$

39

 

$

39

 

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 (c)

(millions of dollars)

(unaudited)

 

 

Three Months Ended

March 31,

 

2024

 

2023

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

 

 

 

U.S. Gulf Coast region

 

 

 

Refining operating income

$

1,007

 

$

2,667

Adjustments:

 

 

 

Operating expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization expense reflected below)

 

664

 

 

686

Depreciation and amortization expense

 

373

 

 

349

Other operating expenses

 

3

 

 

10

Refining margin

$

2,047

 

$

3,712

 

 

 

 

Refining operating income

$

1,007

 

$

2,667

Adjustment: Other operating expenses

 

3

 

 

10

Adjusted Refining operating income

$

1,010

 

$

2,677

 

 

 

 

U.S. Mid-Continent region

 

 

 

Refining operating income

$

269

 

$

602

Adjustments:

 

 

 

Operating expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization expense reflected below)

 

185

 

 

194

Depreciation and amortization expense

 

87

 

 

82

Other operating expenses

 

2

 

 

—

Refining margin

$

543

 

$

878

 

 

 

 

Refining operating income

$

269

 

$

602

Adjustment: Other operating expenses

 

2

 

 

—

Adjusted Refining operating income

$

271

 

$

602

 

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 (c)

(millions of dollars)

(unaudited)

 

 

Three Months Ended

March 31,

 

2024

 

2023

Reconciliation of Refining segment operating income to Refining margin (by region) (d) (continued)

 

 

 

North Atlantic region

 

 

 

Refining operating income

$

398

 

$

629

Adjustments:

 

 

 

Operating expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization expense reflected below)

 

179

 

 

180

Depreciation and amortization expense

 

63

 

 

63

Refining margin

$

640

 

$

872

 

 

 

 

U.S. West Coast region

 

 

 

Refining operating income

$

71

 

$

159

Adjustments:

 

 

 

Operating expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization expense reflected below)

 

156

 

 

201

Depreciation and amortization expense

 

77

 

 

78

Refining margin

$

304

 

$

438

 

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,

 

2024

 

2023

Throughput volumes (thousand barrels per day)

 

 

 

Feedstocks:

 

 

 

Heavy sour crude oil

 

347

 

 

344

Medium/light sour crude oil

 

240

 

 

323

Sweet crude oil

 

1,507

 

 

1,489

Residuals

 

151

 

 

224

Other feedstocks

 

124

 

 

140

Total feedstocks

 

2,369

 

 

2,520

Blendstocks and other

 

391

 

 

410

Total throughput volumes

 

2,760

 

 

2,930

 

 

 

 

Yields (thousand barrels per day)

 

 

 

Gasolines and blendstocks

 

1,348

 

 

1,451

Distillates

 

991

 

 

1,099

Other products (e)

 

440

 

 

402

Total yields

 

2,779

 

 

2,952

 

 

 

 

Operating statistics (c) (f)

 

 

 

Refining margin

$

3,534

 

$

5,900

Adjusted Refining operating income

$

1,750

 

$

4,067

Throughput volumes (thousand barrels per day)

 

2,760

 

 

2,930

 

 

 

 

Refining margin per barrel of throughput

$

14.07

 

$

22.37

Less:

 

 

 

Operating expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization expense reflected below) per barrel of throughput

 

4.71

 

 

4.78

Depreciation and amortization expense per barrel of throughput

 

2.39

 

 

2.17

Adjusted Refining operating income per barrel of throughput

$

6.97

 

$

15.42

 

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,

 

2024

 

2023

Operating statistics (c) (f)

 

 

 

Renewable Diesel margin

$

345

 

$

349

Renewable Diesel operating income

$

190

 

$

205

Sales volumes (thousand gallons per day)

 

3,729

 

 

2,988

 

 

 

 

Renewable Diesel margin per gallon of sales

$

1.02

 

$

1.30

Less:

 

 

 

Operating expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization expense reflected below) per gallon of sales

 

0.27

 

 

0.32

Depreciation and amortization expense per gallon of sales

 

0.19

 

 

0.22

Renewable Diesel operating income per gallon of sales

$

0.56

 

$

0.76

 

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,

 

2024

 

2023

Operating statistics (c) (f)

 

 

 

Ethanol margin

$

195

 

$

189

Adjusted Ethanol operating income

$

39

 

$

39

Production volumes (thousand gallons per day)

 

4,466

 

 

4,183

 

 

 

 

Ethanol margin per gallon of production

$

0.48

 

$

0.50

Less:

 

 

 

Operating expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization expense reflected below) per gallon of production

 

0.34

 

 

0.34

Depreciation and amortization expense per gallon of production

 

0.05

 

 

0.05

Adjusted Ethanol operating income per gallon of production

$

0.09

 

$

0.11

 

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,

 

2024

 

2023

Operating statistics by region (d)

 

 

 

U.S. Gulf Coast region (c) (f)

 

 

 

Refining margin

$

2,047

 

$

3,712

Adjusted Refining operating income

$

1,010

 

$

2,677

Throughput volumes (thousand barrels per day)

 

1,594

 

 

1,714

 

 

 

 

Refining margin per barrel of throughput

$

14.11

 

$

24.06

Less:

 

 

 

Operating expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization expense reflected below) per barrel of throughput

 

4.58

 

 

4.45

Depreciation and amortization expense per barrel of throughput

 

2.57

 

 

2.26

Adjusted Refining operating income per barrel of throughput

$

6.96

 

$

17.35

 

 

 

 

U.S. Mid-Continent region (c) (f)

 

 

 

Refining margin

$

543

 

$

878

Adjusted Refining operating income

$

271

 

$

602

Throughput volumes (thousand barrels per day)

 

452

 

 

493

 

 

 

 

Refining margin per barrel of throughput

$

13.20

 

$

19.77

Less:

 

 

 

Operating expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization expense reflected below) per barrel of throughput

 

4.50

 

 

4.36

Depreciation and amortization expense per barrel of throughput

 

2.10

 

 

1.85

Adjusted Refining operating income per barrel of throughput

$

6.60

 

$

13.56

 

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,

 

2024

 

2023

Operating statistics by region (d) (continued)

 

 

 

North Atlantic region (c) (f)

 

 

 

Refining margin

$

640

 

$

872

Refining operating income

$

398

 

$

629

Throughput volumes (thousand barrels per day)

 

449

 

 

464

 

 

 

 

Refining margin per barrel of throughput

$

15.67

 

$

20.89

Less:

 

 

 

Operating expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization expense reflected below) per barrel of throughput

 

4.37

 

 

4.32

Depreciation and amortization expense per barrel of throughput

 

1.55

 

 

1.52

Refining operating income per barrel of throughput

$

9.75

 

$

15.05

 

 

 

 

U.S. West Coast region (c) (f)

 

 

 

Refining margin

$

304

 

$

438

Refining operating income

$

71

 

$

159

Throughput volumes (thousand barrels per day)

 

265

 

 

259

 

 

 

 

Refining margin per barrel of throughput

$

12.62

 

$

18.81

Less:

 

 

 

Operating expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization expense reflected below) per barrel of throughput

 

6.47

 

 

8.61

Depreciation and amortization expense per barrel of throughput

 

3.19

 

 

3.35

Refining operating income per barrel of throughput

$

2.96

 

$

6.85

 

See Notes to Earnings Release Tables.

VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION

EARNINGS RELEASE TABLES

AVERAGE MARKET REFERENCE PRICES AND DIFFERENTIALS

(unaudited)

 

 

Three Months Ended

March 31,

 

 

2024

 

 

 

2023

 

Refining

 

 

 

Feedstocks (dollars per barrel)

 

 

 

Brent crude oil

$

81.83

 

 

$

82.20

 

Brent less West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil

 

4.76

 

 

 

6.09

 

Brent less WTI Houston crude oil

 

2.93

 

 

 

4.29

 

Brent less Dated Brent crude oil

 

(1.38

)

 

 

0.92

 

Brent less Argus Sour Crude Index crude oil

 

4.96

 

 

 

8.41

 

Brent less Maya crude oil

 

12.29

 

 

 

19.39

 

Brent less Western Canadian Select Houston crude oil

 

11.58

 

 

 

17.36

 

WTI crude oil

 

77.07

 

 

 

76.11

 

 

 

 

 

Natural gas (dollars per million British thermal units)

 

1.79

 

 

 

2.25

 

 

 

 

 

Renewable volume obligation (RVO) (dollars per barrel) (g)

 

3.68

 

 

 

8.20

 

 

 

 

 

Product margins (RVO adjusted unless otherwise noted) (dollars per barrel)

 

 

 

U.S. Gulf Coast:

 

 

 

Conventional Blendstock of Oxygenate Blending (CBOB) gasoline less Brent

 

8.13

 

 

 

10.03

 

Ultra-low-sulfur (ULS) diesel less Brent

 

24.61

 

 

 

30.27

 

Propylene less Brent (not RVO adjusted)

 

(47.26

)

 

 

(42.21

)

U.S. Mid-Continent:

 

 

 

CBOB gasoline less WTI

 

9.11

 

 

 

17.70

 

ULS diesel less WTI

 

22.92

 

 

 

34.10

 

North Atlantic:

 

 

 

CBOB gasoline less Brent

 

8.85

 

 

 

11.32

 

ULS diesel less Brent

 

28.21

 

 

 

33.30

 

U.S. West Coast:

 

 

 

California Reformulated Gasoline Blendstock of Oxygenate Blending 87 gasoline less Brent

 

19.94

 

 

 

24.71

 

California Air Resources Board diesel less Brent

 

26.60

 

 

 

31.83

 

 

See Notes to Earnings Release Tables.

VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION

EARNINGS RELEASE TABLES

AVERAGE MARKET REFERENCE PRICES AND DIFFERENTIALS

(unaudited)

 

 

Three Months Ended

March 31,

 

2024

 

2023

Renewable Diesel

 

 

 

New York Mercantile Exchange ULS diesel (dollars per gallon)

$

2.71

 

$

2.93

Biodiesel Renewable Identification Number (RIN) (dollars per RIN)

 

0.58

 

 

1.63

California Low-Carbon Fuel Standard carbon credit (dollars per metric ton)

 

63.55

 

 

65.68

U.S. Gulf Coast (USGC) used cooking oil (dollars per pound)

 

0.40

 

 

0.62

USGC distillers corn oil (dollars per pound)

 

0.48

 

 

0.63

USGC fancy bleachable tallow (dollars per pound)

 

0.41

 

 

0.60

 

 

 

 

Ethanol

 

 

 

Chicago Board of Trade corn (dollars per bushel)

 

4.35

 

 

6.60

New York Harbor ethanol (dollars per gallon)

 

1.64

 

 

2.30

VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION

EARNINGS RELEASE TABLES

OTHER FINANCIAL DATA

(millions of dollars)

(unaudited)

 

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

 

2024

 

2023

Balance sheet data

 

 

 

Current assets

$

25,674

 

$

26,221

Cash and cash equivalents included in current assets

 

4,917

 

 

5,424

Inventories included in current assets

 

7,912

 

 

7,583

Current liabilities

 

16,149

 

 

16,802

Valero Energy Corporation stockholders’ equity

 

26,057

 

 

26,346

Total equity

 

28,824

 

 

28,524

Debt and finance lease obligations:

 

 

 

Debt –

 

 

 

Current portion of debt (excluding variable interest entities (VIEs))

$

189

 

$

167

Debt, less current portion of debt (excluding VIEs)

 

7,834

 

 

8,021

Total debt (excluding VIEs)

 

8,023

 

 

8,188

Current portion of debt attributable to VIEs

 

438

 

 

1,030

Debt, less current portion of debt attributable to VIEs

 

—

 

 

—

Total debt attributable to VIEs

 

438

 

 

1,030

Total debt

 

8,461

 

 

9,218

Finance lease obligations –

 

 

 

Current portion of finance lease obligations (excluding VIEs)

 

200

 

 

183

Finance lease obligations, less current portion (excluding VIEs)

 

1,548

 

 

1,428

Total finance lease obligations (excluding VIEs)

 

1,748

 

 

1,611

Current portion of finance lease obligations attributable to VIEs

 

26

 

 

26

Finance lease obligations, less current portion attributable to VIEs

 

662

 

 

669

Total finance lease obligations attributable to VIEs

 

688

 

 

695

Total finance lease obligations

 

2,436

 

 

2,306

Total debt and finance lease obligations

$

10,897

 

$

11,524

 

Three Months Ended

March 31,

 

 

2024

 

 

 

2023

 

Reconciliation of net cash provided by operating activities to adjusted net cash provided by operating activities (c)

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

$

1,846

 

 

$

3,170

 

Exclude:

 

 

 

Changes in current assets and current liabilities

 

(160

)

 

 

(534

)

Diamond Green Diesel LLC’s (DGD) adjusted net cash provided by operating activities attributable to the other joint venture member’s ownership interest in DGD

 

122

 

 

 

123

 

Adjusted net cash provided by operating activities

$

1,884

 

 

$

3,581

 

 

See Notes to Earnings Release Tables.

VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION

EARNINGS RELEASE TABLES

OTHER FINANCIAL DATA

(millions of dollars, except per share amounts)

(unaudited)

 

 

Three Months Ended

March 31,

 

 

2024

 

 

 

2023

 

Reconciliation of capital investments to capital investments attributable to Valero (c)

 

 

 

Capital expenditures (excluding VIEs)

$

128

 

 

$

175

 

Capital expenditures of VIEs:

 

 

 

DGD

 

69

 

 

 

90

 

Other VIEs

 

3

 

 

 

—

 

Deferred turnaround and catalyst cost expenditures (excluding VIEs)

 

452

 

 

 

235

 

Deferred turnaround and catalyst cost expenditures of DGD

 

9

 

 

 

24

 

Capital investments

 

661

 

 

 

524

 

Adjustments:

 

 

 

DGD’s capital investments attributable to the other joint venture member

 

(39

)

 

 

(57

)

Capital expenditures of other VIEs

 

(3

)

 

 

—

 

Capital investments attributable to Valero

$

619

 

 

$

467

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends per common share

$

1.07

 

 

$

1.02

 

 

See Notes to Earnings Release Tables.

VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION

NOTES TO EARNINGS RELEASE TABLES

  (a)

In March 2021, we announced our participation in a then-proposed large-scale carbon capture and sequestration pipeline system with Navigator Energy Services (Navigator). In October 2023, Navigator announced that it decided to cancel this project. Under the terms of the agreements associated with the project, we have some rights from and obligations to Navigator, including a portion of the aggregate project costs to date. As a result, we recognized a charge of $29 million in the three months ended March 31, 2024 related to our expected obligation to Navigator.

 

(b)

“Other income, net” includes a net gain of $11 million in the three months ended March 31, 2023 related to the early retirement of $199 million aggregate principal amount of various series of our senior notes.

  (c)

We use certain financial measures (as noted below) in the earnings release tables and accompanying earnings release that are not defined under GAAP and are considered to be non-GAAP measures.

 

We have defined these non-GAAP measures and believe they are useful to the external users of our financial statements, including industry analysts, investors, lenders, and rating agencies. We believe these measures are useful to assess our ongoing financial performance because, when reconciled to their most comparable GAAP measures, they provide improved comparability between periods after adjusting for certain items that we believe are not indicative of our core operating performance and that may obscure our underlying business results and trends. These non-GAAP measures should not be considered as alternatives to their most comparable GAAP measures nor should they be considered in isolation or as a substitute for an analysis of our results of operations as reported under GAAP. In addition, these non-GAAP measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies because we may define them differently, which diminishes their utility.

 

Non-GAAP measures are as follows:

 

• Adjusted net income attributable to Valero Energy Corporation stockholders is defined as net income attributable to Valero Energy Corporation stockholders adjusted to reflect the items noted below, along with their related income tax effect. The income tax effect for the adjustments was calculated using a combined U.S. federal and state statutory rate of 22.5 percent. We have adjusted for these items because we believe that they are not indicative of our core operating performance and that their adjustment results in an important measure of our ongoing financial performance to better assess our underlying business results and trends. The basis for our belief with respect to each adjustment is provided below.

 

 

– Project liability adjustment – The project liability adjustment related to the cancellation of Navigator’s project (see note (a)) is not indicative of our ongoing operations.

 

– Gain on early retirement of debt – Discounts, premiums, and other expenses recognized in connection with the early retirement of various series of our senior notes (see note (b)) are not associated with the ongoing costs of our borrowing and financing activities.

 

• Adjusted earnings per common share – assuming dilution is defined as adjusted net income attributable to Valero Energy Corporation stockholders divided by the number of weighted-average shares outstanding in the applicable period, assuming dilution.

 

 

• Refining margin is defined as Refining segment operating income excluding operating expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization expense), depreciation and amortization expense, and other operating expenses. We believe Refining margin is an important measure of our Refining segment’s operating and financial performance as it is the most comparable measure to the industry’s market reference product margins, which are used by industry analysts, investors, and others to evaluate our performance.

 

 

• Renewable Diesel margin is defined as Renewable Diesel segment operating income excluding operating expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization expense) and depreciation and amortization expense. We believe Renewable Diesel margin is an important measure of our Renewable Diesel segment’s operating and financial performance as it is the most comparable measure to the industry’s market reference product margins, which are used by industry analysts, investors, and others to evaluate our performance.

 

 

• Ethanol margin is defined as Ethanol segment operating income excluding operating expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization expense), depreciation and amortization expense, and other operating expenses. We believe Ethanol margin is an important measure of our Ethanol segment’s operating and financial performance as it is the most comparable measure to the industry’s market reference product margins, which are used by industry analysts, investors, and others to evaluate our performance.

 

 

• Adjusted Refining operating income is defined as Refining segment operating income excluding other operating expenses. We believe adjusted Refining operating income is an important measure of our Refining segment’s operating and financial performance because it excludes items that are not indicative of that segment’s core operating performance.

 

 

• Adjusted Ethanol operating income is defined as Ethanol segment operating income excluding other operating expenses. We believe adjusted Ethanol operating income is an important measure of our Ethanol segment’s operating and financial performance because it excludes items that are not indicative of that segment’s core operating performance.

 

 

• Adjusted net cash provided by operating activities is defined as net cash provided by operating activities excluding the items noted below. We believe adjusted net cash provided by operating activities is an important measure of our ongoing financial performance to better assess our ability to generate cash to fund our investing and financing activities. The basis for our belief with respect to each excluded item is provided below.

 

 

– Changes in current assets and current liabilities – Current assets net of current liabilities represents our operating liquidity. We believe that the change in our operating liquidity from period to period does not represent cash generated by our operations that is available to fund our investing and financing activities.

 

– DGD’s adjusted net cash provided by operating activities attributable to the other joint venture member’s ownership interest in DGD – We are a 50 percent joint venture member in DGD and we consolidate DGD’s financial statements. Our Renewable Diesel segment includes the operations of DGD and the associated activities to market its products. Because we consolidate DGD’s financial statements, all of DGD’s net cash provided by operating activities (or operating cash flow) is included in our consolidated net cash provided by operating activities.

 

DGD’s members use DGD’s operating cash flow (excluding changes in its current assets and current liabilities) to fund its capital investments rather than distribute all of that cash to themselves. Nevertheless, DGD’s operating cash flow is effectively attributable to each member and only 50 percent of DGD’s operating cash flow should be attributed to our net cash provided by operating activities. Therefore, we have adjusted our net cash provided by operating activities for the portion of DGD’s operating cash flow attributable to the other joint venture member’s ownership interest because we believe that it more accurately reflects the operating cash flow available to us to fund our investing and financing activities. The adjustment is calculated as follows (in millions):

 

Three Months Ended

March 31,

 

 

2024

 

 

 

2023

 

DGD operating cash flow data

 

 

 

Net cash used in operating activities

$

(6

)

 

$

(71

)

Exclude: Changes in current assets and current liabilities

 

(250

)

 

 

(318

)

Adjusted net cash provided by operating activities

 

244

 

 

 

247

 

Other joint venture member’s ownership interest

 

50

%

 

 

50

%

DGD’s adjusted net cash provided by operating activities attributable to the other joint venture member’s ownership interest in DGD

$

122

 

 

$

123

 

• Capital investments attributable to Valero is defined as all capital expenditures and deferred turnaround and catalyst cost expenditures presented in our consolidated statements of cash flows, excluding the portion of DGD’s capital investments attributable to the other joint venture member and all of the capital expenditures of VIEs other than DGD.

 

DGD’s members use DGD’s operating cash flow (excluding changes in its current assets and current liabilities) to fund its capital investments rather than distribute all of that cash to themselves. Because DGD’s operating cash flow is effectively attributable to each member, only 50 percent of DGD’s capital investments should be attributed to our net share of total capital investments. We also exclude the capital expenditures of other VIEs that we consolidate because we do not operate those VIEs. We believe capital investments attributable to Valero is an important measure because it more accurately reflects our capital investments.

 

(d)

The Refining segment regions reflected herein contain the following refineries: U.S. Gulf Coast- Corpus Christi East, Corpus Christi West, Houston, Meraux, Port Arthur, St. Charles, Texas City, and Three Rivers Refineries; U.S. Mid Continent- Ardmore, McKee, and Memphis Refineries; North Atlantic- Pembroke and Quebec City Refineries; and U.S. West Coast- Benicia and Wilmington Refineries.

 

(e)

Primarily includes petrochemicals, gas oils, No. 6 fuel oil, petroleum coke, sulfur, and asphalt.

 

(f)

Valero uses certain operating statistics (as noted below) in the earnings release tables and the accompanying earnings release to evaluate performance between comparable periods. Different companies may calculate them in different ways.

 

All per barrel of throughput, per gallon of sales, and per gallon of production amounts are calculated by dividing the associated dollar amount by the throughput volumes, sales volumes, and production volumes for the period, as applicable.

 

Throughput volumes, sales volumes, and production volumes are calculated by multiplying throughput volumes per day, sales volumes per day, and production volumes per day (as provided in the accompanying tables), respectively, by the number of days in the applicable period. We use throughput volumes, sales volumes, and production volumes for the Refining segment, Renewable Diesel segment, and Ethanol segment, respectively, due to their general use by others who operate facilities similar to those included in our segments. We believe the use of such volumes results in per unit amounts that are most representative of the product margins generated and the operating costs incurred as a result of our operation of those facilities.

 

(g)

The RVO cost represents the average market cost on a per barrel basis to comply with the Renewable Fuel Standard program. The RVO cost is calculated by multiplying (i) the average market price during the applicable period for the RINs associated with each class of renewable fuel (i.e., biomass-based diesel, cellulosic biofuel, advanced biofuel, and total renewable fuel) by (ii) the quotas for the volume of each class of renewable fuel that must be blended into petroleum-based transportation fuels consumed in the U.S., as set or proposed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, on a percentage basis for each class of renewable fuel and adding together the results of each calculation.

 

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Valero Contacts Investors: Homer Bhullar, Vice President – Investor Relations and Finance, 210-345-1982 Eric Herbort, Director – Investor Relations and Finance, 210-345-3331 Gautam Srivastava, Director – Investor Relations, 210-345-3992

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