CVR ENERGY INC - Quarter Report: 2023 March (Form 10-Q)

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 10-Q


(Mark One)
☑	QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

	For the quarterly period ended	March 31, 2023

OR

☐	TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to

Commission file number: 001-33492

CVR ENERGY, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

61-1512186

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

2277 Plaza Drive, Suite 500, Sugar Land, Texas 77479

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(281) 207-3200

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

_____________________________________________________________

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share	CVI	The New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☑ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☑ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer

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Accelerated filer

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Non-accelerated filer

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Smaller reporting company

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Emerging growth company

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☑

There were 100,530,599 shares of the registrant’s common stock outstanding at April 28, 2023.

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CVR Energy, Inc. - Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q

March 31, 2023

PART I. Financial Information

PART II. Other Information

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 (unaudited)

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations - Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 (unaudited)

Item 5.

Other Information

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity - Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 (unaudited)

Item 6.

Exhibits

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 (unaudited)

Signatures

Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

Item 2.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (including documents incorporated by reference herein) contains statements with respect to our expectations or beliefs as to future events. These types of statements are “forward-looking” and subject to uncertainties. See “Important Information Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” section of this filing.

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Important Information Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (this “Report”) contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), including, but not limited to, those under Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control. All statements other than statements of historical fact, including without limitation, statements regarding future operations, financial position, estimated revenues and losses, growth, capital projects, stock or unit repurchases, impacts of legal proceedings, projected costs, prospects, plans and objectives of management are forward looking statements. The words “could,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate,” “expect,” “may,” “continue,” “predict,” “potential,” “project,” and similar terms and phrases are intended to identify forward-looking statements.

Although we believe our assumptions concerning future events are reasonable, a number of risks, uncertainties, and other factors could cause actual results and trends to differ materially from those projected or forward looking. Forward looking statements, as well as certain risks, contingencies or uncertainties that may impact our forward looking statements, include but are not limited to the following:

•volatile margins in the refining industry and exposure to the risks associated with volatile crude oil, refined product and feedstock prices;

•the availability of adequate cash and other sources of liquidity for the capital needs of our businesses;

•the effects arising out of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, including with respect to impacts to commodity prices and other markets;

•the effects of changes in market conditions and market volatility, crude oil and other commodity prices, demand for those commodities, storage and transportation capacities, including such changes arising from the novel coronavirus 2019 and any variant thereof (collectively, “COVID-19”) pandemic or other pandemics or inflation, and the impact of such changes on our operating results and financial condition;

•the ability to forecast our future financial condition, results of operations, revenues and expenses;

•the effects of transactions involving forward or derivative instruments;

•changes in laws, regulations and policies with respect to the export of crude oil, refined products, other hydrocarbons or renewable feedstocks or products including, without limitation, the actions of the Biden Administration that impact oil and gas operations in the United States;

•interruption in pipelines supplying feedstocks or distributing the petroleum business’ products;

•competition in the petroleum and nitrogen fertilizer businesses, including potential impacts of domestic and global supply and demand and/or domestic or international duties, tariffs, or similar costs;

•capital expenditures;

•changes in our or our segments’ credit profiles;

•the cyclical and seasonal nature of the petroleum and nitrogen fertilizer businesses;

•the supply, availability and price levels of essential raw materials and feedstocks;

•our production levels, including the risk of a material decline in those levels;

•accidents or other unscheduled shutdowns or interruptions affecting our facilities, machinery, or equipment, or those of our suppliers or customers;

•existing and future laws, regulations or rulings, including but not limited to those relating to the environment, climate change, renewables, safety, security and/or the transportation of production of hazardous chemicals like ammonia, including potential liabilities or capital requirements arising from such laws, regulations or rulings;

•potential operating hazards from accidents, fire, severe weather, tornadoes, floods, or other natural disasters;

•the impact of weather on commodity supply and/or pricing and on the nitrogen fertilizer business including our ability to produce, market or sell fertilizer products profitability or at all;

•rulings, judgments or settlements in litigation, tax or other legal or regulatory matters;

•the dependence of the nitrogen fertilizer business on customers and distributors including to transport goods and equipment and providers of feedstocks;

•the reliance on, or the ability to procure economically or at all, petroleum coke (“pet coke”) our nitrogen fertilizer business purchases from Coffeyville Resources Refining & Marketing, LLC (“CRRM”), a subsidiary of CVR Refining, LP, and third-party suppliers or the natural gas, electricity, oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur processing and compressed dry air and other products purchased from third parties by the nitrogen fertilizer and petroleum businesses;

•risks associated with third party operation of or control over important facilities necessary for operation of our refineries and nitrogen fertilizer facilities;

•risks of terrorism, cybersecurity attacks, and the security of chemical manufacturing facilities and other matters beyond our control;

•our lack of diversification of assets or operating and supply areas;

•the petroleum business’ and nitrogen fertilizer business’ dependence on significant customers and the creditworthiness and performance by counterparties;

•the potential loss of the nitrogen fertilizer business’ transportation cost advantage over its competitors;

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•the potential inability to successfully implement our business strategies at all or on time and within our anticipated budgets, including significant capital programs or projects, turnarounds or renewable or carbon reduction initiatives at our refineries and fertilizer facilities, including pretreater, carbon sequestration, segregation of our renewables business and other projects;

•our ability to continue to license the technology used for our operations;

•our petroleum business’ purchase of, or ability to purchase, renewable identification numbers (“RINs”) on a timely and cost effective basis or at all;

•the impact of refined product demand and declining inventories on refined product prices and crack spreads;

•Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries’ and its allies’ (“OPEC+”) production levels and pricing;

•the impact of RINs pricing, our blending and purchasing activities and governmental actions, including by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (the “EPA”) on our RIN obligation, open RINs positions, small refinery exemptions, and our estimated consolidated cost to comply with our Renewable Fuel Standard (“RFS”) obligations;

•operational upsets or changes in laws that could impact the amount and receipt of credits (if any) under Section 45Q of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended;

•ability to meet certain carbon oxide capture and sequestration milestones;

•our businesses’ ability to obtain, retain or renew environmental and other governmental permits, licenses or authorizations necessary for the operation of its business;

•our ability to issue securities or obtain financing at favorable rates or at all;

•bank failures or other events affecting financial institutions;

•existing and proposed laws, regulations or rulings, including but not limited to those relating to climate change, alternative energy or fuel sources, and existing and future regulations related to the end-use of our products or the application of fertilizers;

•refinery and nitrogen fertilizer facilities’ operating hazards and interruptions, including unscheduled maintenance or downtime and the availability of adequate insurance coverage;

•risks related to services provided by or competition among our subsidiaries, including conflicts of interests and control of CVR Partners, LP’s general partner, and control of CVR Energy, Inc. by Carl C. Icahn;

•instability and volatility in the capital and credit markets;

•risks related to the potential spin-off of our nitrogen fertilizer segment, including that the process of exploring the transaction and potentially completing the transaction, including the costs thereof, could disrupt or adversely affect our business, financial results and results of operations, that the transaction may not achieve some or all of any anticipated benefits, and that the transaction may not be completed in accordance with our expected plans, or at all;

•restrictions in our debt agreements;

•asset impairments and impacts thereof;

•the severity, magnitude, duration, and impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, or any future pandemic or breakout of infectious disease, and of businesses’ and governments’ responses to such pandemic on our operations, personnel, commercial activity, and supply and demand across our and our customers’ and suppliers’ business;

•the variable nature of CVR Partners, LP’s distributions, including the ability of its general partner to modify or revoke its distribution policy, or to cease making cash distributions on its common units;

•changes in tax and other laws, regulations and policies, including, without limitation, actions of the Biden Administration that impact conventional fuel operations or favor renewable energy projects in the U.S.;

•changes in CVR Partners, LP’s treatment as a partnership for U.S. federal income or state tax purposes;

•our ability to recover under our insurance policies for damages or losses in full or at all; and

•the factors described in greater detail under “Risk Factors” in Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022 and our other filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).

All forward-looking statements contained in this Report only speak as of the date of this Report. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that occur after the date of this Report, or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events, except to the extent required by law.

Information About Us

Investors should note that we make available, free of charge on our website at www.CVREnergy.com, our annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, and any amendments to those reports as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file such material with, or furnish it to, the SEC. We also post announcements, updates, events, investor information and presentations on our website in addition to copies of all recent news releases. We may use the Investor Relations section of our website to communicate with investors. It is possible that the financial and other information posted there could be deemed to be material information. Documents and information on our website are not incorporated by reference herein.

The SEC maintains a website at www.sec.gov that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers, including us, that file electronically with the SEC.

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

CVR ENERGY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(unaudited)


(in millions)	March 31, 2023		December 31, 2022
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents (including $121 and $86, respectively, of consolidated variable interest entity (“VIE”))	$	601	$	510
Accounts receivable (including $53 and $90, respectively, of VIE)	330		358

Inventories (including $87 and $78, respectively, of VIE)	609		624
Prepaid expenses and other current assets (including $10 and $11, respectively, of VIE)	97		101


Total current assets	1,637		1,593
Property, plant and equipment, net (including $797 and $811, respectively, of VIE)	2,241		2,247



Other long-term assets (including $49 and $24, respectively, of VIE)	330		279
Total assets	$	4,208	$	4,119

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current liabilities:


Accounts payable (including $34 and $51, respectively, of VIE)	$	512	$	497



Other current liabilities (including $79 and $75, respectively, of VIE)	835		942
Total current liabilities	1,347		1,439
Long-term liabilities:
Long-term debt and finance lease obligations, net of current portion (including $547 and $547, respectively, of VIE)	1,584		1,585

Deferred income taxes	251		249
Other long-term liabilities (including $53 and $16, respectively, of VIE)	97		55
Total long-term liabilities	1,932		1,889
Commitments and contingencies (See Note 12)
CVR Energy stockholders’ equity:
Common stock, $0.01 par value per share; 350,000,000 shares authorized; 100,629,209 and 100,629,209 shares issued as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively	1		1
Additional paid-in-capital	1,508		1,508
Accumulated deficit	(832)		(976)
Treasury stock, 98,610 shares at cost	(2)		(2)

Total CVR stockholders’ equity	675		531
Noncontrolling interest	254		260
Total equity	929		791
Total liabilities and equity	$	4,208	$	4,119

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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CVR ENERGY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(unaudited)


	Three Months Ended March 31,
(in millions, except per share data)	2023		2022
Net sales	$	2,286	$	2,373
Operating costs and expenses:
Cost of materials and other	1,680		1,887
Direct operating expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	169		160
Depreciation and amortization	66		65
Cost of sales	1,915		2,112

Selling, general and administrative expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	39		39
Depreciation and amortization	2		2



Operating income	330		220
Other (expense) income:
Interest expense, net	(18)		(24)



Other income (expense), net	3		(9)

Income before income tax expense	315		187
Income tax expense	56		34
Net income	259		153
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	64		59
Net income attributable to CVR Energy stockholders	$	195	$	94

Basic and diluted earnings per share	$	1.94	$	0.93



Weighted-average common shares outstanding:
Basic and diluted	100.5		100.5

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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CVR ENERGY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

(unaudited)


	Common Stockholders
(in millions, except share data)	Shares Issued	$0.01 Par Value Common Stock		Additional Paid-In Capital		Accumulated Deficit		Treasury Stock		Total CVR Stockholders’ Equity		Noncontrolling Interest		Total Equity
Balance at December 31, 2022	100,629,209	$	1	$	1,508	$	(976)	$	(2)	$	531	$	260	$	791
Net income	—	—		—		195		—		195		64		259
Dividends paid to CVR Energy stockholders	—	—		—		(50)		—		(50)		—		(50)
Distributions from CVR Partners to its public unitholders	—	—		—		—		—		—		(70)		(70)

Other	—	—		—		(1)		—		(1)		—		(1)
Balance at March 31, 2023	100,629,209	$	1	$	1,508	$	(832)	$	(2)	$	675	$	254	$	929


	Common Stockholders
(in millions, except share data)	Shares Issued	$0.01 Par Value Common Stock		Additional Paid-In Capital		Accumulated Deficit		Treasury Stock		Total CVR Stockholders’ Equity		Noncontrolling Interest		Total Equity
Balance at December 31, 2021	100,629,209	$	1	$	1,510	$	(956)	$	(2)	$	553	$	217	$	770
Net income	—	—		—		94		—		94		59		153

Distributions from CVR Partners to its public unitholders	—	—		—		—		—		—		(36)		(36)


Changes in equity due to CVR Partners’ common unit repurchases	—	—		(2)		—		—		(2)		(9)		(11)
Other	—	—		—		(1)		—		(1)		1		—
Balance at March 31, 2022	100,629,209	$	1	$	1,508	$	(863)	$	(2)	$	644	$	232	$	876

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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CVR ENERGY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(unaudited)


	Three Months Ended March 31,
(in millions)	2023		2022
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$	259	$	153
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	68		67






Deferred income taxes	3		(4)


Share-based compensation	9		25
Unrealized gain on derivatives, net	(32)		(6)


Other items	—		3
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Current assets and liabilities	(58)		83









Non-current assets and liabilities	(2)		1

Net cash provided by operating activities	247		322
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures	(45)		(26)

Turnaround expenditures	(8)		(15)

Return on equity method investment	19		—





Net cash used in investing activities	(34)		(41)
Cash flows from financing activities:


Principal payments on senior secured notes	—		(65)

Repurchase of common units by CVR Partners	—		(12)

Dividends to CVR Energy’s stockholders	(50)		—
Distributions to CVR Partners’ noncontrolling interest holders	(70)		(36)
Other financing activities	(2)		(2)
Net cash used in financing activities	(122)		(115)
Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	91		166
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period	517		517
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period	$	608	$	683

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(unaudited)

(1) Organization and Nature of Business

Organization

CVR Energy, Inc. (“CVR Energy,” “CVR,” “we,” “us,” “our,” or the “Company”) is a diversified holding company primarily engaged in the petroleum refining and marketing industry (the “Petroleum Segment”) and the nitrogen fertilizer manufacturing industry through its interest in CVR Partners, LP, a publicly traded limited partnership (the “Nitrogen Fertilizer Segment” or “CVR Partners”). The Petroleum Segment refines and markets high value transportation fuels primarily in the form of gasoline and diesel fuels. CVR Partners produces and markets nitrogen fertilizers primarily in the form of urea ammonium nitrate (“UAN”) and ammonia. We also produce and market renewable diesel. CVR’s common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “CVI.” Icahn Enterprises L.P. and its affiliates (“IEP”) owned approximately 71% of the Company’s outstanding common stock as of March 31, 2023.

CVR Partners, LP

Interest Holders - As of March 31, 2023, public common unitholders held approximately 63% of CVR Partners’ outstanding common units and CVR Services, LLC (“CVR Services”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of CVR Energy, held the remaining approximately 37% of CVR Partners’ outstanding common units. In addition, CVR Services held 100% of the interest in CVR Partners’ general partner, CVR GP, LLC (“CVR GP”), which held a non-economic general partner interest in CVR Partners as of March 31, 2023. The noncontrolling interest reflected on the condensed consolidated balance sheets of CVR is only impacted by the net income of, and distributions from, CVR Partners.

Unit Repurchase Program - On May 6, 2020, the board of directors of CVR Partners’ general partner (the “UAN GP Board”), on behalf of CVR Partners, authorized a unit repurchase program (the “Unit Repurchase Program”), which was increased on February 22, 2021. The Unit Repurchase Program, as increased, authorized CVR Partners to repurchase up to $20 million of the CVR Partners’ common units. During the three months ended March 31, 2023, CVR Partners had no common unit repurchases. During 2022, CVR Partners repurchased 111,695 common units on the open market in accordance with a repurchase agreement under Rules 10b5-1 and 10b-18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, at a cost of $12 million, exclusive of transaction costs, or an average price of $110.98 per common unit. As of March 31, 2023, CVR Partners, considering all repurchases made since inception of the Unit Repurchase Program, had a nominal authorized amount remaining under the Unit Repurchase Program. This Unit Repurchase Program does not obligate CVR Partners to acquire any common units and may be cancelled, modified, or terminated by the UAN GP Board at any time.

As a result of these repurchases, and the resulting change in CVR Energy’s ownership of CVR Partners while maintaining control, CVR Energy recognized a decrease of $2 million to additional paid-in capital from the reduction of noncontrolling interests totaling $3 million and the related reduction of a deferred tax liability totaling $1 million from changes in its book versus tax basis in CVR Partners as of December 31, 2022.

Section 45Q Transaction - We believe that certain carbon oxide capture and sequestration activities conducted at or in connection with the Coffeyville Fertilizer Facility qualify under the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) safe harbor described in Revenue Procedure 2020-12 for certain tax credits available to joint ventures under Section 45Q of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“Section 45Q Credits”). In January 2023, CVR Partners and its subsidiary, Coffeyville Resources Nitrogen Fertilizer, LLC (“CRNF”), entered into a series of agreements with CapturePoint LLC, an unaffiliated Texas limited liability company, and certain unaffiliated third-party investors intended to qualify under the IRS safe harbor described in Revenue Procedure 2020-12 for certain joint ventures that are eligible to claim Section 45Q Credits and allow us to monetize Section 45Q Credits we expect to generate from January 6, 2023 until March 31, 2030 (the “45Q Transaction”). Among other items, the 45Q Transaction resulted in the creation of CVR-CapturePoint Parent LLC, which was accounted for by CVR Partners as an equity-method investment. Refer to Note 5 (“Equity Method Investments”) for further discussion. In January 2023, we received an initial distribution, net of expenses, of approximately $18.1 million and could receive up to an additional $60 million in payments through March 31, 2030, if certain carbon oxide capture and sequestration milestones are met, subject to the terms of the applicable agreements. The foregoing description of the applicable agreements do not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the terms of the relevant agreements, which are filed herewith.

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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(unaudited)

(2) Basis of Presentation

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements, prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), include the accounts of the Company and its majority-owned direct and indirect subsidiaries. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated. Accordingly, certain notes and other information have been condensed or omitted from the condensed consolidated financial statements. Therefore, these condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the December 31, 2022 audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in CVR Energy’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022 (the “2022 Form 10-K”).

Our condensed consolidated financial statements include the consolidated results of CVR Partners, which is defined as a variable interest entity (“VIE”).

In the opinion of the Company’s management, the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments that are necessary for fair presentation of the financial position and results of operations of the Company for the periods presented. Such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature, unless otherwise disclosed.

The condensed consolidated financial statements are prepared in conformity with GAAP, which requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosure of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Results of operations and cash flows for the interim periods presented are not necessarily indicative of the results that will be realized for the year ending December 31, 2023 or any other interim or annual period.

(3) Inventories

Inventories consisted of the following:


(in millions)	March 31, 2023		December 31, 2022
Finished goods	$	267	$	297
Raw materials	214		206
In-process inventories	39		35
Parts, supplies and other	89		86
Total inventories	$	609	$	624

(4) Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment consisted of the following:


(in millions)	March 31, 2023		December 31, 2022
Machinery and equipment	$	4,212	$	4,194
Buildings and improvements	87		86
ROU finance leases	79		79
Land and improvements	72		72
Furniture and fixtures	37		37
Construction in progress	182		143
Other	16		15




	4,685		4,626
Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(2,444)		(2,379)
Total property, plant and equipment, net	$	2,241	$	2,247

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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(unaudited)

During the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Company did not identify the existence of an impairment indicator for our long-lived asset groups as outlined under the FASB ASC Topic 360, Property, Plant, and Equipment. For the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, depreciation and amortization expenses were $50 million and $53 million, respectively.

(5) Equity Method Investments

We have the following investments which have applied the equity method of accounting:

•CVR-CapturePoint Parent, LLC (“CVRP JV”) - Through our subsidiaries, and in connection with the 45Q Transaction, we received 50% interest in CVRP JV in connection with a modification to a carbon oxide contract (“CO Contract”) with a customer. We applied the VIE model under FASB ASC Topic 810, Consolidation, to our variable interest in CVRP JV and determined that CVRP JV is a VIE. While we concluded we are not the primary beneficiary of CVRP JV, we do have significant influence over CVRP JV’s operating and financial policies and, therefore, apply the equity method of accounting for our investment in CVRP JV.

We will defer the recognition of the noncash consideration received and expect to recognize such revenue as the performance obligation associated with the CO Contract is satisfied. Refer to Note 9 (“Revenue”) for further discussion. We have elected to record our share of the earnings or loss of CVRP JV one quarter in arrears. Distributions received from CVRP JV will reduce our equity method investment and will be recorded in the period in which they are received. The investment in CVRP JV is presented within Other long-term assets on our condensed consolidated financial statements.

•Enable South Central Pipeline, LLC (“Enable JV”) - Through our subsidiaries, we own a 40% interest in Enable JV, which operates a 12-inch 26-mile crude oil pipeline with a capacity of approximately 20,000 barrels per day that is connected to the Wynnewood Refinery. The remaining interest in Enable JV is owned by a subsidiary of Energy Transfer LP, which also serves as the operator of the pipeline owned by the Enable JV.

•Midway Pipeline, LLC (“Midway JV”) - Through our subsidiaries, we own a 50% interest in Midway JV, which operates a 16-inch 99-mile crude oil pipeline with a capacity of approximately 131,000 barrels per day which connects the Coffeyville Refinery to the Cushing, Oklahoma oil hub. The remaining interest in Midway JV is owned by Plains Pipeline, L.P.


(in millions)	CVRP JV		Enable JV		Midway JV		Total
Balance at December 31, 2022	$	—	$	5	$	71	$	76
CVRP JV inception	46		—		—		46

Cash distributions (1)	(19)		(1)		(2)		(22)
Equity income	—		1		2		3
Balance at March 31, 2023	$	27	$	5	$	71	$	103

(1)Of the CVRP JV amount, approximately $1 million related to incremental costs associated with obtaining the CO Contract were capitalized and included in Prepaid expenses and other current assets and Other long-term assets in our condensed consolidated financial statements.

(6) Leases

Lease Overview

We lease certain pipelines, storage tanks, railcars, office space, land, and equipment across our refining, fertilizer, and corporate operations. Most of our leases include one or more renewal options to extend the lease term, which can be exercised at our sole discretion. Certain leases also include options to purchase the leased property. Certain of our lease agreements include rental payments which are adjusted periodically for factors such as inflation. Our lease agreements do not contain any material residual value guarantees or material restrictive covenants. Additionally, we do not have any material lessor or sub-leasing arrangements.

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Balance Sheet Summary as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022

The following tables summarize the right-of-use (“ROU”) asset and lease liability balances for the Company’s operating and finance leases at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022:


	March 31, 2023				December 31, 2022
(in millions)	Operating Leases		Finance Leases		Operating Leases		Finance Leases
ROU assets, net
Pipeline and storage	$	15	$	19	$	16	$	20
Railcars	10		—		11		—
Real estate and other	16		14		13		15
Lease liability
Pipelines and storage	15		31		16		32
Railcars	10		—		11		—
Real estate and other	16		16		13		16

Lease Expense Summary for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 and 2022

We recognize lease expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term and short-term lease expense within Direct operating expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization). For the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, we recognized lease expense comprised of the following components:


	Three Months Ended March 31,
(in millions)	2023		2022
Operating lease expense	$	4	$	4
Finance lease expense:
Amortization of ROU asset	1		2
Interest expense on lease liability	1		1
Short-term lease expense	2		2

Lease Terms and Discount Rates

The following outlines the remaining lease terms and discount rates used in the measurement of the Company’s ROU assets and lease liabilities:


	March 31, 2023				December 31, 2022
	Operating Leases		Finance Leases		Operating Leases		Finance Leases
Weighted-average remaining lease term	4.0 years		6.0 years		4.1 years		6.3 years
Weighted-average discount rate	5.4	%	9.1	%	5.2	%	9.0	%

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Maturities of Lease Liabilities

The following summarizes the remaining minimum lease payments through maturity of the Company’s lease liabilities at March 31, 2023:


(in millions)	Operating Leases		Finance Leases
Remainder of 2023	$	13	$	8
2024	13		10
2025	8		10
2026	6		10
2027	3		10
Thereafter	3		13
Total lease payments	46		61
Less: imputed interest	(5)		(14)
Total lease liability	$	41	$	47

On February 21, 2022, CRNF entered into the First Amendment to the On-Site Product Supply Agreement with Messer LLC (“Messer”), which amended the July 31, 2020 On-Site Product Supply Agreement (as amended, the “Messer Agreement”). Under the Messer Agreement, among other obligations, Messer is obligated to supply oxygen and make certain capital improvements during the term of the Messer Agreement, and CRNF is obligated to take as available and pay for oxygen from Messer’s facility. This arrangement for CRNF’s purchase of oxygen from Messer does not meet the definition of a lease under FASB ASC Topic 842, Leases (“Topic 842”), as CRNF does not expect to receive substantially all of the output, which includes oxygen, nitrogen, and compressed air, of Messer’s on-site production from its air separation unit over the life of the Messer Agreement. The Messer Agreement also obligates Messer to install a new oxygen storage vessel, related equipment and infrastructure (“Oxygen Storage Vessel” or “Vessel”) to be used solely by the Coffeyville Fertilizer Facility. The arrangement for the use of the Oxygen Storage Vessel meets the definition of a lease under Topic 842, as CRNF will receive all output associated with the Vessel. Based on terms outlined in the Messer Agreement, the Company expects the lease of the Oxygen Storage Vessel to be classified as a financing lease with an estimated amount within the range of $20 million to $25 million being capitalized upon lease commencement when the Vessel is placed in service, which is currently expected to happen within the next 12 months.

On July 14, 2022, the Company entered into the Sixth Amendment to the Sugar Land Plaza Office Building Agreement with LCFRE Sugar Land Town Square, LLC (“LCFRE”), which amends the Sugar Land Plaza Office Building Agreement dated 2016 (as amended, the “LCFRE Agreement”). Under the LCFRE Agreement, LCFRE will provide office space to the Company which will continue to serve as the Company’s corporate office in Sugar Land, Texas and will commence on October 1, 2023. Based on the terms outlined in the LCFRE Agreement, the Company expects the lease to be classified as an operating lease under Topic 842, with an estimated amount within the range of $8 million to $12 million being capitalized upon lease commencement.

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(7) Other Current Liabilities

Other current liabilities were as follows:


(in millions)	March 31, 2023		December 31, 2022
Accrued Renewable Fuel Standards (“RFS”) obligation	$	582	$	692
Accrued taxes other than income taxes	46		51
Deferred revenue	45		48
Share-based compensation	37		31
Personnel accruals	28		47
Accrued income taxes	28		—
Accrued interest	19		24
Operating lease liabilities	15		15
Current portion of finance lease obligations	6		6
Derivatives	1		4
Other accrued expenses and liabilities	28		24
Total other current liabilities	$	835	$	942

(8) Long-Term Debt and Finance Lease Obligations

Long-term debt and finance lease obligations consisted of the following:


(in millions)	March 31, 2023		December 31, 2022
CVR Partners:
6.125% Senior Secured Notes, due June 2028	$	550	$	550

Unamortized discount and debt issuance costs	(3)		(3)
Total CVR Partners debt	547		547

CVR Refining, LP (“CVR Refining”):

Finance lease obligations, net of current portion	41		42


Total CVR Refining finance lease obligations, net of current portion	41		42

CVR Energy:
5.25% Senior Notes, due February 2025	600		600
5.75% Senior Notes, due February 2028	400		400
Unamortized debt issuance costs	(4)		(4)
Total CVR Energy debt	996		996
Total long-term debt and finance lease obligations, net of current portion	1,584		1,585
Current portion of finance lease obligations	6		6
Total long-term debt and finance lease obligations, including current portion	$	1,590	$	1,591

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Credit Agreements


(in millions)	Total Available Borrowing Capacity		Amount Borrowed as of March 31, 2023		Outstanding Letters of Credit		Available Capacity as of March 31, 2023		Maturity Date
CVR Partners:
Asset Based (“Nitrogen Fertilizer ABL”) Credit Agreement	$	35	$	—	$	—	$	35	September 30, 2024
CVR Refining:
Amended and Restated Asset Based (“Petroleum ABL”) Credit Agreement	$	275	$	—	$	20	$	255	June 30, 2027

Covenant Compliance

The Company and its subsidiaries were in compliance with all covenants under their respective debt instruments as of March 31, 2023.

(9) Revenue

The following tables present the Company’s revenue disaggregated by major product, which include a reconciliation of the disaggregated revenue by the Company’s reportable segments:


	Three Months Ended March 31, 2023
(in millions)	Petroleum Segment (1)		Nitrogen Fertilizer Segment		Other / Eliminations		Consolidated
Gasoline	$	1,010	$	—	$	—	$	1,010
Distillates (2)	919		—		48		967
Ammonia	—		38		—		38
UAN	—		164		—		164
Other urea products	—		8		—		8
Freight revenue (3)	3		11		—		14
Other (4)	33		5		19		57
Revenue from product sales	1,965		226		67		2,258
Crude oil sales	28		—		—		28

Total revenue	$	1,993	$	226	$	67	$	2,286

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	Three Months Ended March 31, 2022
(in millions)	Petroleum Segment (1)		Nitrogen Fertilizer Segment		Other / Eliminations		Consolidated
Gasoline	$	1,104	$	—	$	—	$	1,104
Distillates (2)	962		—		—		962
Ammonia	—		42		—		42
UAN	—		160		—		160
Other urea products	—		9		—		9
Freight revenue (3)	4		9		—		13
Other (4)	78		3		(4)		77
Revenue from product sales	2,148		223		(4)		2,367
Crude oil sales	5		—		—		5
Other revenue	1		—		—		1
Total revenue	$	2,154	$	223	$	(4)	$	2,373

(1)The Petroleum Segment may incur broker commissions or transportation costs prior to the transfer on certain sales. The broker costs are expensed since the contract durations are less than one year. Transportation costs are accounted for as fulfillment costs and are expensed as incurred.

(2)Distillates consist primarily of diesel fuel, kerosene, jet fuel, and renewable fuels activity.

(3)Freight revenue recognized by the Petroleum Segment is primarily tariff and line loss charges rebilled to customers to reimburse the Petroleum Segment for expenses incurred from a pipeline operator. Freight revenue recognized by the Nitrogen Fertilizer Segment represents the pass-through finished goods delivery costs incurred prior to customer acceptance and is reimbursed by customers. An offsetting expense for freight is included in Cost of materials and other.

(4)Other revenue for the Petroleum Segment consists primarily of (i) renewable fuels, feedstock, and asphalt sales, and (ii) pipeline and processing fees. For the Nitrogen Fertilizer Segment, other revenue includes revenue (i) from nitric acid sales and (ii) in connection with the 45Q Transaction, from carbon oxide sales and the noncash consideration received, which is recognized as the performance obligation associated with the CO Contract is satisfied over its term of 7 years, 3 months. Revenue from the CO Contract is recognized over time based on carbon oxide volumes measured at delivery.

Remaining Performance Obligations

We have spot and term contracts with customers and the transaction prices are either fixed or based on market indices (variable consideration). We do not disclose remaining performance obligations for contracts that have terms of one year or less and for contracts where the variable consideration was entirely allocated to an unsatisfied performance obligation. As of March 31, 2023, these contracts have a remaining duration of less than three years.

As of March 31, 2023, the Nitrogen Fertilizer Segment had approximately $3 million of remaining performance obligations for contracts with an original expected duration of more than one year. The Nitrogen Fertilizer Segment expects to recognize the majority of these performance obligations as revenue by the end of 2023 and the remaining nominal balance during 2024.

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Contract Balances

A summary of the Nitrogen Fertilizer Segment’s deferred revenue activity during the three months ended March 31, 2023 is presented below:


(in millions)
Balance at December 31, 2022	$	48
Add:
New prepay contracts entered into during the period	13
Noncash consideration received as part of the 45Q Transaction	46
Less:
Revenue recognized that was included in the contract liability balance at the beginning of the period	(12)
Revenue recognized related to contracts entered into during the period	(10)
Revenue recognized related to noncash consideration	(2)

Total deferred revenue	83
Less current portion of deferred revenue	(45)
Total long-term deferred revenue	$	38

(10) Derivative Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements

Derivative Financial Instruments

The following outlines the net notional buy (sell) position of our commodity derivative instruments held as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022:


(in thousands of barrels)	Commodity	March 31, 2023	December 31, 2022
Forwards	Crude	(250)	373
Swaps	NYMEX Diesel Cracks	(6,315)	—
Swaps	NYMEX RBOB Cracks	(3,000)	—
Swaps	NYMEX 2-1-1 Cracks	(6,000)	—
Futures	Crude	(300)	(150)
Futures	ULSD	(60)	(215)
Futures	Soybean	(224)	(109)

As of March 31, 2023, the Petroleum Segment had open fixed-price commitments to purchase a net amount of 43 million RINs.

The following outlines the realized and unrealized gains (losses) incurred from derivative activities, all of which were recorded in Cost of materials and other on the condensed consolidated statements of operations:



	Three Months Ended March 31,
(in millions)		2023		2022
Forwards		$	8	$	9
Swaps		29		2
Futures		8		(9)
Total gain on derivatives, net		$	45	$	2

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Offsetting Assets and Liabilities

The following outlines the condensed consolidated balance sheet line items that include our derivative financial instruments and the effect of the collateral netting. Such amounts are presented on a gross basis, before the effects of collateral netting. The Company elected to offset the derivative assets and liabilities with the same counterparty on a net basis when the legal right of offset exists.


	March 31, 2023								December 31, 2022
	Derivatives				Collateral Netting		Net Value		Derivatives				Collateral Netting		Net Value
(in millions)	Assets		Liabilities						Assets		Liabilities
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	$	29	$	—	$	—	$	29	$	—	$	(1)	$	1	$	—
Other current liabilities	—		(3)		2		(1)		—		(4)		—		(4)

At March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company had $13 million and $7 million of collateral under master netting arrangements not offset against the derivatives within Prepaid expenses and other current assets on the condensed consolidated balance sheets, respectively, primarily related to initial margin requirements. Our derivative instruments may contain credit risk-related contingent provisions associated with our credit ratings. If our credit rating were to be downgraded, it would allow the counterparty to require us to post collateral or to request immediate, full settlement of derivative instruments in liability positions. There were no derivatives with credit risk-related contingent provisions that were in a liability position as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022.

Fair Value Measurements

The following tables set forth the assets and liabilities measured or disclosed at fair value on a recurring basis, by input level, as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022:


	March 31, 2023
(in millions)	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Location and description


Prepaid expenses and other current assets (derivative financial instruments)	$	—	$	29	$	—	$	29

Total assets	$	—	$	29	$	—	$	29



Other current liabilities (RFS obligations)	$	—	$	(582)	$	—	$	(582)
Other current liabilities (derivative financial instruments)	—		(1)		—		(1)
Long-term debt and finance lease obligations, net of current portion (long-term debt)	—		(1,388)		—		(1,388)
Total liabilities	$	—	$	(1,971)	$	—	$	(1,971)


	December 31, 2022
(in millions)	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Location and description






Other current liabilities (commodity derivatives)	$	—	$	(4)	$	—	$	(4)
Other current liabilities (RFS obligations)	—		(692)		—		(692)
Long-term debt and finance lease obligations, net of current portion (long-term debt)	—		(1,394)		—		(1,394)
Total liabilities	$	—	$	(2,090)	$	—	$	(2,090)

As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the only financial assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis are the Company’s derivative instruments, and the RFS obligations. The estimated fair value of cash equivalents, including amounts invested in short-term money market funds, and restricted cash approximate their carrying amounts. The Petroleum Segment’s commodity derivative contracts and RFS obligations, which use fair value measurements and are valued using broker quoted market prices of similar instruments, are considered Level 2 inputs.

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During the three months ended March 31, 2023, CVR Partners performed a non-recurring fair value measurement of the equity interest received as part of the 45Q Transaction. Such valuation used a combination of the market approach and the discounted cash flow methodology with key inputs including the discount rate, contractual and expected future cash flows, and market multiples. CVR Partners determined the estimated fair value of the consideration received to be $46 million, which is a non-recurring Level 3 measurement, as defined by FASB ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements, based on the use of CVR Partners’ own assumptions described above. The Company had no transfers of assets or liabilities between any of the above levels during the three months ended March 31, 2023 and year ended December 31, 2022.

(11) Share-Based Compensation

A summary of compensation expense during the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 is presented below:



	Three Months Ended March 31,
(in millions)		2023		2022


CVR Partners - Phantom Unit Awards		$	2	$	14
Incentive Unit Awards		7		11
Total share-based compensation expense		$	9	$	25

(12) Commitments and Contingencies

Except as described below, there have been no material changes in the Company’s commitments and contingencies from those disclosed in the 2022 Form 10-K. In the ordinary course of business, the Company may become party to lawsuits, administrative proceedings, and governmental investigations, including environmental, regulatory, and other matters. The outcome of these matters cannot always be predicted accurately, but the Company accrues liabilities for these matters if the Company has determined that it is probable a loss has been incurred and the loss can be reasonably estimated. While it is not possible to predict the outcome of such proceedings, if one or more of them were decided against us, the Company believes there would be no material impact to its consolidated financial statements.

The Company continues to monitor its contractual arrangements and customer, vendor, and supplier relationships to determine whether and to what extent, if any, the impacts of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the current global and domestic economic environment, including increasing interest rates and inflation or a potential recession, or ongoing crude oil, refined product, or utility price volatility will impair or excuse the performance of the Company or its subsidiaries or their customers, vendors, or suppliers under existing agreements. As of March 31, 2023, the Company had not experienced a material financial impact from any actual or threatened impairment of or excuse in its or others’ performance under such agreements.

Crude Oil Supply Agreement

Effective on August 4, 2021, an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of CVR Refining entered into the Second Amended and Restated Crude Oil Supply Agreement (the “Crude Oil Supply Agreement”) with Vitol Inc. (“Vitol”), which superseded, in its entirety, the August 31, 2012 Amended and Restated Crude Oil Supply Agreement between the parties. Under the Crude Oil Supply Agreement, Vitol supplies the Petroleum Segment with crude oil and intermediation logistics helping to reduce the amount of inventory held at certain locations and mitigate crude oil pricing risk. Volumes contracted under the Crude Oil Supply Agreement, as a percentage of the total crude oil purchases (in barrels), were approximately 31% and 39% for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. The Crude Oil Supply Agreement, which currently extends through December 31, 2023, automatically renews for successive one-year terms (each such term, a “Renewal Term”) unless either party provides the other with notice of non-renewal at least 180 days prior to expiration of the term or any Renewal Term.

45Q Transaction

Under the agreements entered in connection with the 45Q Transaction, the Company’s subsidiary CRNF is obligated to meet certain minimum quantities of carbon oxide supply each year during the term of the agreement and is subject to fees of up to $15 million per year (reduced pro rata for partial years) to the unaffiliated third-party investors, subject to an overall $45 million cap, if these minimum quantities are not delivered. CVR Partners issued a guarantee to the unaffiliated third-party investors and certain affiliates involved in the 45Q Transaction of the payment and performance obligations of CRNF and

CVRP JV, which include the aforementioned fees. This guarantee has no impacts on the accounting records of CVR Partners unless the parties fail to comply with the terms of the 45Q Transaction contracts.

Renewable Fuel Standards

The Petroleum Segment’s subsidiaries that are subject to the RFS (collectively, the “obligated-party subsidiaries”) implemented by the Environmental Protection Agency (the “EPA”), which requires refiners to either blend renewable fuels into their transportation fuels or purchase renewable fuel credits, known as RINs, in lieu of blending. The Petroleum Segment’s obligated-party subsidiaries are not able to blend the majority of their transportation fuels and must either purchase RINs or obtain waiver credits for cellulosic biofuels, or other exemptions from the EPA, in order to comply with the RFS. Additionally, the Petroleum Segment’s obligated-party subsidiaries purchase RINs generated from our renewable diesel operations, whose operating results are not included in either of our reportable segments, to partially satisfy their RFS obligations.

The Company’s obligated-party subsidiaries recognized a benefit of approximately of $11 million and an expense of $107 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, for its compliance with the RFS (based on the 2020, 2021 and 2022 renewable volume obligation (“RVO”), for the respective periods, excluding the impacts of any exemptions or waivers to which the Company may be entitled). The recognized amounts are included within Cost of materials and other in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and represent costs to comply with the RFS obligation through purchasing of RINs not otherwise reduced by blending of ethanol, biodiesel, or renewable diesel. At each reporting period, to the extent RINs purchased and generated through blending are less than the RFS obligation (excluding the impact of exemptions or waivers to which the Company may be entitled), the remaining position is valued using RIN market prices at period end. As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company’s obligated-party subsidiaries’ RFS positions were approximately $582 million and $692 million, respectively, and are recorded in Other current liabilities in the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

Litigation

Call Option Coverage Case – On November 28, 2022, the 434th Judicial District Court of Fort Bend County, Texas granted summary judgment in favor of the primary and excess insurers (the “Insurers”) of the Company and certain of its affiliates (the “Call Defendants”) in the Insurers’ declaratory judgment action seeking determination that the Insurers owe no indemnity coverage in relation to insurance policies that have coverage limits of $50 million for settlement of the lawsuits filed by purported former unitholders of CVR Refining on behalf of themselves and an alleged class of similarly situated unitholders against the Call Defendants relating to the Company’s exercise of the call option under the CVR Refining Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership assigned to it by CVR Refining’s general partner, which settlement was entered into by the parties in August 2022 and approved by the Delaware Court of Chancery in December 2022. The Company intends to appeal the grant of summary judgment while it concurrently pursues its claims against the Insurers it filed in October 2022 in the Superior Court of the State of Delaware (the “Superior Court”) alleging breach of contract and breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing against their primary and excess insurers relating to their denial of coverage of the Call Defendants’ defense expenses and indemnity, as well as other conduct of the Insurers relating to the Call Option Lawsuits. On January 3, 2023, the Superior Court granted the Call Defendants’ motion for leave to amend its complaint to seek recovery from the Insurers of all of the amounts paid in settlement of the Call Option Lawsuits. As our potential appeal of the Texas court decision and our Superior Court lawsuit are in their early stages, the Company cannot determine at this time the outcome of these lawsuits, including whether the outcome would have a material impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.

RFS Disputes – The Company has filed a number of petitions in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (the “Fifth Circuit”) and the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Colombia Circuit challenging the EPA’s denial of small refinery exemptions sought by Wynnewood Refining Company, LLC (“WRC”) for the 2017 through 2021 compliance periods (the “SRE Denial”), the EPA’s April 2022 and June 2022 alternate compliance rulings and the EPA’s Final Rule filed in July 2022 establishing RVO, and also intervened in an action filed by certain biofuels producers relating to the RFS. In March 2023, the Fifth Circuit granted WRC’s motion to stay enforcement of the RFS against WRC pending resolution of its claims relating to the SRE Denial. As each of these proceedings is in its preliminary stages, the Company cannot determine at this time the outcomes of these matters. While we intend to prosecute these actions vigorously, if these matters are ultimately concluded in a manner adverse to the Company, they could have a material effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.

Environmental, Health, and Safety (“EHS”) Matters

Clean Air Act Matter - In August 2022, the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit (the “Tenth Circuit”) granted CRRM’s motion to stay its appeal of the March 30, 2022 decision of the United States District Court for the District of Kansas (“D. Kan.”) denying CRRM’s petition for judicial review of approximately $6.8 million in stipulated penalties (the “Stipulated Claims”) being sought by the United States (on behalf of the EPA) and the State of Kansas, acting by and through the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (“KDHE”) (collectively, the “CAA Plaintiffs”) for alleged violations of the Clean Air Act (the “CAA”) and a 2012 Consent Decree between CRRM, the United States (on behalf of the EPA) and KDHE at CRRM’s Coffeyville refinery, primarily relating to flares. In December 2022, the Tenth Circuit lifted the stay, but CRRM and the CAA Plaintiffs have since agreed to mediate the Stipulated Claims before the Tenth Circuit. CRRM previously deposited funds into a commercial escrow account relating to the Stipulated Claims, and such funds are legally restricted for use and are included within Prepaid expenses and other current assets on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

The separate lawsuit filed by the CAA Plaintiffs in the D. Kan., alleging violations of the CAA, the Kansas State Implementation Plan, Kansas law, 40 C.F.R. Parts 60 and 63, and CRRM’s permits relating to flares, heaters, and related matters and seeking civil penalties, injunctive and related relief (collectively, the “Statutory Claims”), remains ongoing. In October 2022, the D. Kan. granted CRRM’s motion to dismiss KDHE’s demand for state law civil penalties but denied its motion to dismiss other Statutory Claims. In March 2023, the D. Kan. granted KDHE’s motion to file a second amended supplemental complaint to add claims for injunctive relief under state law. KDHE filed the second amended supplemental complaint in April 2023. CRRM and the CAA Plaintiffs have agreed to mediate the Statutory Claims together with the Stipulated Claims before the Tenth Circuit, which mediation is expected to commence in May 2023.

As negotiations and proceedings relating to the Stipulated Claims and the Statutory Claims are ongoing, the Company cannot determine at this time the outcome of these matters, including whether such outcome, or any subsequent enforcement or litigation relating thereto would have a material impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.

(13) Business Segments

CVR Energy’s revenues are primarily derived from two reportable segments: the Petroleum Segment and the Nitrogen Fertilizer Segment. The Company evaluates the performance of its segments based primarily on segment operating income (loss) and Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization (“EBITDA”). For the purposes of the business segments disclosure, the Company presents operating income (loss) as it is the most comparable measure to the amounts presented on the condensed consolidated statements of operations. The other amounts reflect activities associated with our renewable fuels business, intercompany eliminations, corporate cash and cash equivalents, income tax activities, and other corporate activities that are not allocated or aggregated to the reportable segments.

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(unaudited)

The following table summarizes certain operating results and capital expenditures information by segment:


	Three Months Ended March 31,
(in millions)		2023		2022
Net sales:
Petroleum		$	1,993	$	2,154
Nitrogen Fertilizer		226		223
Other, including intersegment eliminations (1)		67		(4)
Total net sales		$	2,286	$	2,373










Operating income (loss):
Petroleum		$	237	$	130
Nitrogen Fertilizer		109		104
Other, including intersegment eliminations (1)		(16)		(14)
Total operating income (loss)		330		220
Interest expense, net		(18)		(24)

Other income (expense), net		3		(9)
Income before income tax expense		$	315	$	187
Depreciation and amortization:
Petroleum		$	46	$	46
Nitrogen Fertilizer		15		19
Other (1)		7		2
Total depreciation and amortization		$	68	$	67
Capital expenditures: (2)
Petroleum		$	42	$	19
Nitrogen Fertilizer		4		5
Other (1)		13		26
Total capital expenditures		$	59	$	50

The following table summarizes total assets by segment:


(in millions)	March 31, 2023		December 31, 2022

Petroleum	$	4,114	$	4,354
Nitrogen Fertilizer	1,116		1,100
Other, including intersegment eliminations (1)	(1,022)		(1,335)
Total assets	$	4,208	$	4,119

(1)Other includes amounts for the Wynnewood Refinery’s renewable feedstock pretreater project.

(2)Capital expenditures are shown exclusive of capitalized turnaround expenditures.

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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(unaudited)

(14) Supplemental Cash Flow Information

Cash flows related to income taxes, interest, leases and capital and turnaround expenditures included in accounts payable were as follows:


	Three Months Ended March 31,
(in millions)	2023		2022
Supplemental disclosures:
Cash paid for income taxes, net of refunds	$	4	$	—
Cash paid for interest	29		30
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows from operating leases	4		4
Operating cash flows from finance leases	1		1
Financing cash flows from finance leases	1		1
Noncash investing and financing activities:

Change in capital expenditures included in accounts payable (1)	4		24
Change in turnaround expenditures included in accounts payable	32		49

(1)Capital expenditures are shown exclusive of capitalized turnaround expenditures.

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash consisted of the following:


(in millions)	March 31, 2023		December 31, 2022
Cash and cash equivalents	$	601	$	510
Restricted cash (1)	7		7
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	$	608	$	517

(1)The restricted cash balance is included within Prepaid expenses and other current assets on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

(15) Related Party Transactions

Activity associated with the Company’s related party arrangements for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 is summarized below:

Related Party Activity


	Three Months Ended March 31,
(in millions)	2023		2022
Sales to related parties:
CVRP JV CO Contract (1)	$	1	$	—
Purchases from related parties:
Enable Joint Venture Transportation Agreement	3		2
Midway Joint Venture Agreement (2)	6		5
Payments:
Dividends (3)	36		—

(1)Sales to related parties, included in Net sales in our condensed consolidated financial statements, consists of CO sales to a CVRP JV subsidiary.

(2)Purchases from related parties, included in Cost of materials and other in our condensed consolidated financial statements, represents reimbursements for crude oil transportation services incurred on the Midway JV through Vitol as the intermediary purchasing agent.

(3)See below for a summary of the dividends paid to IEP during the three months ended March 31, 2023 and year ended December 31, 2022.

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(unaudited)

Dividends to CVR Energy Stockholders

Dividends, if any, including the payment, amount and timing thereof, are determined in the discretion of CVR Energy’s board of directors (the “Board”). IEP, through its ownership of the Company’s common stock, is entitled to receive dividends that are declared and paid by the Company based on the number of shares held at each record date. The following tables present quarterly dividends, excluding any special dividends, paid to the Company’s stockholders, including IEP, during 2023 and 2022 (amounts presented in table below may not add to totals presented due to rounding):


				Quarterly Dividends Paid (in millions)
Related Period	Date Paid	Quarterly Dividends Per Share		Public Stockholders		IEP		Total
2022 - 4th Quarter	March 13, 2023	$	0.50	$	15	$	36	$	50


				Quarterly Dividends Paid (in millions)
Related Period	Date Paid	Quarterly Dividends Per Share		Public Stockholders		IEP		Total

2022 - 1st Quarter	May 23, 2022	$	0.40	$	12	$	28	$	40
2022 - 2nd Quarter	August 22, 2022	0.40		12		28		40
2022 - 3rd Quarter	November 21, 2022	0.40		12		28		40
Total 2022 quarterly dividends		$	1.20	$	35	$	85	$	121

No quarterly dividends were paid during the first quarter of 2022 related to the fourth quarter of 2021.

On August 1, 2022 and October 31, 2022, the Company also declared special dividends of $2.60 and $1.00 per share, or $261 million and $101 million, respectively, which were paid on August 22, 2022 and November 21, 2022, respectively. Of these amounts, IEP received $185 million and $71 million, respectively, due to its ownership interest in the Company’s shares.

For the first quarter of 2023, the Company, upon approval by the Board on May 1, 2023, declared a cash dividend of $0.50 per share, or $50 million, which is payable May 22, 2023 to shareholders of record as of May 15, 2023. Of this amount, IEP will receive $36 million due to its ownership interest in the Company’s shares.

Distributions to CVR Partners’ Unitholders

Distributions, if any, including the payment, amount and timing thereof, are subject to change at the discretion of the UAN GP Board. The following tables present quarterly distributions paid by CVR Partners to its unitholders, including amounts received by the Company, during 2023 and 2022 (amounts presented in tables below may not add to totals presented due to rounding):



				Quarterly Distributions Paid (in millions)
Related Period	Date Paid	Quarterly Distributions Per Common Unit		Public Unitholders		CVR Energy		Total
2022 - 4th Quarter	March 13, 2023	$	10.50	$	70	$	41	$	111



				Quarterly Distributions Paid (in millions)
Related Period	Date Paid	Quarterly Distributions Per Common Unit		Public Unitholders		CVR Energy		Total
2021 - 4th Quarter	March 14, 2022	$	5.24	$	36	$	20	$	56
2022 - 1st Quarter	May 23, 2022	2.26		15		9		24
2022 - 2nd Quarter	August 22, 2022	10.05		67		39		106
2022 - 3rd Quarter	November 21, 2022	1.77		12		7		19
Total 2022 quarterly distributions		$	19.32	$	130	$	75	$	205

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(unaudited)

For the first quarter of 2023, CVR Partners, upon approval by the UAN GP Board on May 1, 2023, declared a distribution of $10.43 per common unit, or $110 million, which is payable May 22, 2023 to unitholders of record as of May 15, 2023. Of this amount, CVR Energy will receive approximately $41 million, with the remaining amount payable to public unitholders.

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on February 22, 2023 (the “2022 Form 10-K”), and the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes and with the statistical information and financial data appearing in this Report. Results of operations, and cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2023 are not necessarily indicative of results to be attained for any other period. See “Important Information Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.” References to “CVR Energy,” the “Company,” “we,” “us,” and “our,” may refer to consolidated subsidiaries of CVR Energy, including CVR Refining, LP or CVR Partners, LP, as the context may require.

Reflected in this discussion and analysis is how management views the Company’s current financial condition and results of operations, along with key external variables and management’s actions that may impact the Company. Understanding significant external variables, such as market conditions, weather, and seasonal trends, among others, and management actions taken to manage the Company, address external variables, among others, will increase users’ understanding of the Company, its financial condition and results of operations. This discussion may contain forward-looking statements that reflect our plans, estimates and beliefs. Our actual results could differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, those discussed below and elsewhere in this Report.

Company Overview

CVR Energy is a diversified holding company primarily engaged in the petroleum refining and marketing industry (the “Petroleum Segment”) and the nitrogen fertilizer manufacturing industry through its interest in CVR Partners, LP, a publicly traded limited partnership (the “Nitrogen Fertilizer Segment” or “CVR Partners”). The Petroleum Segment does not have crude oil exploration or production operations (an “independent petroleum refiner”) and is a marketer of high value transportation fuels primarily in the form of gasoline and diesel fuels. CVR Partners produces and markets nitrogen fertilizers primarily in the form of urea ammonium nitrate (“UAN”) and ammonia. We also produce and market renewable diesel. Our renewable diesel operations are not part of our reportable segments discussed below.

We operate under two reportable segments: petroleum and nitrogen fertilizer, which are referred to in this document as our “Petroleum Segment” and our “Nitrogen Fertilizer Segment,” respectively.

Renewables Business

Effective February 1, 2023, in connection with our growing focus on decarbonization, we transformed our business to segregate our renewables business. As part of this transformation, in the first quarter of 2022, we formed 16 new indirect, wholly-owned subsidiaries (“NewCos”) of CVR Energy. In addition, in April 2022, in connection with our Corporate Master Service Agreement effective January 1, 2020, by and among our wholly-owned subsidiary, CVR Services, LLC (“CVR Services”), and certain other of our subsidiaries, including but not limited to CVR Partners and its subsidiaries, pursuant to which CVR Services provides the service recipients thereunder with management and other professional services (the “Corporate MSA”), the NewCos were joined as service recipients under the Corporate MSA. The Company also transferred certain assets to these NewCos to, among other purposes, better align our organizational structure with management, financial reporting, and our goal to maximize our renewables focus.

Potential Spin-Off of Nitrogen Fertilizer Business

On November 21, 2022, we announced that CVR Energy’s board of directors (the “Board”) had authorized management to explore a potential spin-off of our interest in the nitrogen fertilizer business into a newly created and separately traded public company. If completed, upon effectiveness of the potential spin-off transaction, CVR Energy stockholders would own shares of both CVR Energy, holding the refinery and renewables businesses, and a holding company, holding CVR Energy’s current ownership of the general partner interest in, and approximately 37% of the common units (representing limited partner interests) of CVR Partners. If we proceed with the spin-off, it would be intended to be structured as a tax-free, pro-rata distribution to all of CVR Energy’s stockholders as of a record date to be determined by the Board. Completion of any potential

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spin-off would be subject to various conditions, including final approval of our Board, and there can be no assurance that the potential spin-off will be completed in the manner described above, or at all.

We expect to incur significant costs in connection with exploring the potential spin-off transaction of our nitrogen fertilizer business into a newly created and separately traded public company. Spin-off exploration costs include legal, accounting, and advisory fees, implementation and integration costs, duplicative costs for subscriptions and information technology systems, employee and contractor costs, and other incremental separation costs related to the potential spin-off of the nitrogen fertilizer business. The potential spin-off transaction results in operating expenses that would not otherwise have been incurred by us in the normal course of our organic business operations, and we expect to incur additional spin-off exploration costs in future periods.

Strategy and Goals

The Company has adopted Mission and Values, which articulate the Company’s expectations for how it and its employees do business each and every day.

Mission and Core Values

Our Mission is to be a top tier North American renewable fuels, petroleum refining, and nitrogen-based fertilizer company as measured by safe and reliable operations, superior performance and profitable growth. The foundation of how we operate is built on five core Values:

•Safety - We always put safety first. The protection of our employees, contractors and communities is paramount. We have an unwavering commitment to safety above all else. If it’s not safe, then we don’t do it.

•Environment - We care for our environment. Complying with all regulations and minimizing any environmental impact from our operations is essential. We understand our obligation to the environment and that it’s our duty to protect it.

•Integrity - We require high business ethics. We comply with the law and practice sound corporate governance. We only conduct business one way—the right way with integrity.

•Corporate Citizenship - We are proud members of the communities where we operate. We are good neighbors and know that it’s a privilege we can’t take for granted. We seek to make a positive economic and social impact through our financial donations and the contributions of time, knowledge and talent of our employees to the places where we live and work.

•Continuous Improvement - We believe in both individual and team success. We foster accountability under a performance-driven culture that supports creative thinking, teamwork, diversity and personal development so that employees can realize their maximum potential. We use defined work practices for consistency, efficiency and to create value across the organization.

Our core Values are driven by our people, inform the way we do business each and every day and enhance our ability to accomplish our mission and related strategic objectives.

Strategic Objectives

We have outlined the following strategic objectives to drive the accomplishment of our mission:

Environmental, Health & Safety (“EH&S”) - We aim to achieve continuous improvement in all EH&S areas through ensuring our people’s commitment to environmental, health and safety comes first, the refinement of existing policies, continuous training, and enhanced monitoring procedures.

Reliability - Our goal is to achieve industry-leading utilization rates at our facilities through safe and reliable operations. We are focusing on improvements in day-to-day plant operations, identifying alternative sources for plant inputs to reduce lost time due to third-party operational constraints, and optimizing our commercial and marketing functions to maintain plant operations at their highest level.

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Market Capture - We continuously evaluate opportunities to improve the facilities’ realized pricing at the gate and reduce variable costs incurred in production to maximize our capture of market opportunities.

Financial Discipline - We strive to be as efficient as possible by maintaining low operating costs and disciplined deployment of capital.

Achievements

From the beginning of the fiscal year through the date of filing, we successfully executed a number of achievements in support of our strategic objectives shown below:

EH&S

Reliability

Market Capture

Financial Discipline

Corporate:

Achieved a reduction in process safety management tier 1 incidents of 100% compared to the first three months of 2022

Declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.50 per share related to the first three months of 2023 to be paid in May 2023

Completed plan to transform our business to segregate our renewables operations

Continued the exploration of a potential spin-off of our Nitrogen Fertilizer business

Petroleum Segment:

Achieved a reduction in process safety management tier 1 incidents of 100% compared to the first three months of 2022

Operated our refineries reliably and at high utilization rates

Began the planned turnaround at the Coffeyville Refinery, which was completed in April 2023

Increased crude oil gathering volumes by over 12% compared to the first three months of 2022

Nitrogen Fertilizer Segment:

Operated both fertilizer facilities safely and at high utilization rates

Achieved record combined ammonia and UAN production for the first quarter of 2023

Achieved record truck shipments from the Coffeyville Fertilizer Facility in March 2023

Declared a cash distribution of $10.43 per common unit related to the first three months of 2023 to be paid in May 2023

Closed on a transaction related to carbon capture and sequestration activities at the Coffeyville Fertilizer Facility in January 2023

Industry Factors and Market Indicators

General Business Environment

Russia-Ukraine Conflict - In February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine, disrupting the global oil, fertilizer, and agriculture markets, and leading to heightened uncertainty in the worldwide economy. These disruptions and uncertainty resulted in oil price volatility and elevated natural gas prices during 2022 and should continue to impact commodity prices in the near-term, which could have a material effect on our financial condition, cash flows, or results of operations. A global recession stemming from market volatility and higher price levels could result in demand destruction. The ultimate outcome of the Russia-Ukraine

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conflict and any associated market disruptions, as well as the potential for high inflation and/or economic recession, are difficult to predict and may materially affect our business, operations, and cash flows in unforeseen ways.

Petroleum Segment

The earnings and cash flows of the Petroleum Segment are primarily affected by the relationship between refined product prices and the prices for crude oil and other feedstocks that are processed and blended into refined products together with the cost of refinery compliance. The cost to acquire crude oil and other feedstocks and the price for which refined products are ultimately sold depends on factors beyond the Petroleum Segment’s control, including the supply of, and demand for crude oil, as well as gasoline and other refined products which, in turn, depend on, among other factors, changes in domestic and foreign economies, driving habits, weather conditions, domestic and foreign political affairs, production levels, the availability or permissibly of imports and exports, the marketing of competitive fuels, and the extent of government regulation. Because the Petroleum Segment applies first-in first-out accounting to value its inventory, crude oil price movements may impact net income because of changes in the value of its unhedged inventory. The effect of changes in crude oil prices on the Petroleum Segment’s results of operations is partially influenced by the rate at which the processing of refined products adjusts to reflect these changes.

The prices of crude oil and other feedstocks and refined products are also affected by other factors, such as product pipeline capacity, system inventory, local and regional market conditions, inflation, and the operating levels of other refineries. Crude oil costs and the prices of refined products have historically been subject to wide fluctuations. Widespread expansion or upgrades of third-party facilities, price volatility, international political and economic developments, and other factors are likely to continue to play an important role in refining industry economics. These factors can impact, among other things, the level of inventories in the market, resulting in price volatility and a reduction in product margins. Moreover, the refining industry typically experiences seasonal fluctuations in demand for refined products, such as increases in the demand for gasoline during the summer driving season and for volatile seasonal exports of diesel from the United States Gulf Coast. Specific factors impacting the Company’s operations are outlined below:

Current Market Outlook

•After substantial declines in demand for gasoline and diesel due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the combination of improving demand, declining inventories, loss of domestic and foreign operating refining capacities, and conversions to renewable diesel facilities led to an increase in refined products prices and crack spreads during 2022 and the first quarter of 2023. While the refining market has largely recovered, refined product demand declined 5% nationwide in the first quarter of 2023 from the 2019 average pre-pandemic demand. Group 3 demand has been relatively strong compared to other parts of the country post the pandemic.

•Warmer winter weather in Europe has significantly reduced natural gas prices in the region, which contributed to the flattening of the global cost curve and has reduced the U.S. refiners’ advantage.

•Contributing to the ultra-low sulfur diesel (“ULSD”) supply constraints is the International Maritime Organization’s new limit on the sulfur content in the fuel oil used on board ships (“bunker fuel”) effective January 1, 2020, which lowered the sulfur limit of bunker fuel from 3.5% to 0.5% (the “IMO 2020 Regulations”), which necessitated blending ULSD into bunker fuel to meet the new specifications. The resulting reduction of supply for traditional ULSD demand was initially muted by the pandemic-induced demand contraction.

•Recently, industrial production has slowed, as well as truck tonnage and freight volumes, which has reduced distillate pricing heading into the second quarter of 2023. However, improving gasoline pricing has somewhat offset this decline in distillate pricing.

•Heavy and sour crude differentials have compressed with the announcement of OPEC production cuts. The expansion of the Trans Mountain Pipeline currently expected to be completed in 2023 and will potentially narrow WCS differentials further going forward.

•Shale oil production continues to increase in the shale oil basins, including the Anadarko Basin. Crude oil exports peaked in the fourth quarter of 2022 at over 4 million bpd, and we believe the Petroleum Segment benefits from these exports through the Brent crude differential to WTI, as well as all refineries in PADD II.

•Significant capacity additions are expected in 2023 and 2024, headlined by major projects scheduled to start up in the Middle East, Asia, and Africa. Some of the capacity additions could be offset renewable diesel conversions, planned shutdowns, and a likely economic rebound in China amid easing COVID-19 restrictions, but refined product consumption is slowing in the United States and remains weak in Europe.

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•The Russia-Ukraine conflict creates additional uncertainty, as sanctions on Russian oil exports, specifically diesel exports, have significantly influenced commodity markets in 2022 and into 2023. Resolution of this conflict could continue to affect markets going forward. Based on these factors, current inventory levels have remained low, particularly for distillate, with the days of supply for distillate and jet fuel at approximately 5.3 and 4.1 days, respectively, below the seasonally adjusted five-year averages. Furthermore, planned and unplanned outages at domestic refineries are continuing to contribute to further inventory tightening and volatility.

•Heavy turnaround activity during the first quarter of 2023 resulted in strong refining margins. With the completion of these turnarounds and higher utilization, prices are likely to be affected in the second and third quarters of 2023.

•Renewable identification numbers (“RINs”) remain high at $7.81 per barrel with the Environmental Protection Agency’s (“EPA”) proposed renewable volume obligation (“RVO”) for 2023, 2024, and 2025 still subject to change.

Regulatory Environment

•We continue to be impacted by significant volatility and excessive RIN prices related to compliance requirements under the Renewable Fuel Standard (“RFS”), proposed climate change laws, and regulations. Coffeyville Resources & Marketing, LLC (“CRRM”) and Wynnewood Refining Company, LLC (“WRC” and, together with CRRM, the “obligated-party subsidiaries”), are subject to the RFS, which, each year, absent exemptions or waivers, requires blending “renewable fuels” with transportation fuels or purchasing RINs, in lieu of blending, or otherwise be subject to penalties. Our cost to comply with the RFS is dependent upon a variety of factors, which include the availability of ethanol and biodiesel for blending at our refineries and downstream terminals or RINs for purchase, the price at which RINs can be purchased, transportation fuel and renewable diesel production levels, and the mix of our products, all of which can vary significantly from period to period, as well as certain waivers or exemptions to which we may be entitled. Our costs to comply with the RFS depend on the consistent and timely application of the program by the EPA, such as timely establishment of the annual RVO. RIN prices have been highly volatile and remain high due in large part to the EPA’s unlawful failure to establish the 2021, 2022, and 2023 RVOs by their respective statutory deadlines, the EPA’s delay in issuing decisions on pending small refinery hardship petitions, and subsequent denial thereof. The price of RINs has also been impacted by market factors and the depletion of the carryover RIN bank, as demand destruction during the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in reduced ethanol blending and RIN generation that did not keep pace with mandated volumes, requiring carryover RINs from the RIN bank to be used to settle blending obligations. As a result, our costs to comply with RFS (excluding the impacts of any exemptions or waivers to which the Petroleum Segment’s obligated-party subsidiaries may be entitled) increased significantly throughout 2022 and remained significant in the first quarter of 2023.

•In April 2022, the EPA denied 36 small refinery exemptions (“SRE”) for the 2018 compliance year, many of which had been previously granted by the EPA, and also issued an alternative compliance demonstration approach for certain small refineries (the “Alternate Compliance Ruling”) under which they would not be required to purchase or redeem additional RINs as a result of the EPA’s denial. On June 3, 2022, the EPA revised the 2020 RVO and finalized the 2021 and 2022 RVOs. The EPA also denied 69 petitions from small refineries seeking SREs, including those submitted by WRC for 2017 through 2021, and applied the Alternate Compliance Ruling to three such petitions. The price of RINs did not respond to the EPA announcement and continues to remain elevated, and as a result, we continue to expect significant volatility in the price of RINs during 2023 and such volatility could have material impacts on the Company’s results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.

•In December 2022, the EPA announced proposed RVO’s for 2023, 2024, and 2025 which mandated biodiesel RINs production to comply with ethanol RINs mandates.

•In 2022, we filed suit in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (“Fifth Circuit”) asking that the court overturn the EPA’s improper denial of the Wynnewood Refinery’s SRE for the 2017 through 2021 compliance years. In April 2023, the Fifth Circuit granted our motion to stay enforcement of the RFS against the Wynnewood Refinery until our lawsuit against the EPA relating to our SREs is resolved. This ruling limits the EPA’s ability to seek enforcement and penalties against the Wynnewood Refinery for noncompliance with the RFS while our lawsuit progresses

Company Initiatives

•In November 2021, the Board approved the pretreater project at the Wynnewood Refinery, which is currently expected to be completed in the third quarter of 2023 at an estimated cost of $91 million. The pretreatment unit should enable us to process a wider variety of renewable diesel feedstocks at the Wynnewood Refinery, most of which have a lower carbon intensity than soybean oil and generate additional LCFS credits. When completed, the collective renewable diesel efforts could effectively mitigate a substantial majority, if not all, of our future RFS exposure, assuming we

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receive SREs for our Wynnewood Refinery which we believe we are legally entitled to and are pursuing in the courts. However, impacts from recent climate change initiatives under the Biden Administration, actions taken by the courts, resulting administration actions under the RFS, and market conditions, could significantly impact the amount by which our renewable diesel business mitigates our costs to comply with the RFS, if at all.

As of March 31, 2023, we have an estimated open position (excluding the impacts of any exemptions or waivers to which we may be entitled) under the RFS for 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023 of approximately 363 million RINs, excluding approximately 43 million of net open, fixed-price commitments to purchase RINs, resulting in an estimated liability of $582 million as of March 2023. The Company’s open RFS position, which does not consider open commitments expected to settle in future periods, is marked-to-market each period and thus significant market volatility, as experienced in late 2022 and 2023 to date, could impact our RFS expense from period to period. We recognized an expense of approximately $39 million and $107 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, for the Petroleum Segment’s obligated-party subsidiaries compliance with the RFS. The change in 2023 compared to 2022 was driven by a reduction in our outstanding obligation in the current period versus an increase in our outstanding obligation in the prior period, coupled with a decrease in the change in RINs pricing during the current period versus the prior period impacting the mark-to-market adjustment. Of the expense recognized during the three months ended March 31, 2023, $56 million, relates to the revaluation benefit of our net RVO position as of March 31, 2023. The revaluation represents the summation of the prior period obligation and current period commercial activities, marked at the period end market price. Based upon recent market prices of RINs in March 2023, current estimates related to other variable factors, including our anticipated blending and purchasing activities, and the impact of the open RFS positions and resolution thereof, our estimated consolidated cost to comply with the RFS (without regard to any SREs the obligated-party subsidiaries may receive) is $140 to $150 million for 2023, net of the estimated RINs generation from our renewable diesel operations of $205 to $215 million.

Market Indicators

NYMEX WTI crude oil is an industry wide benchmark that is utilized in the market pricing of a barrel of crude oil. The pricing differences between other crudes and WTI, known as differentials, show how the market for other crude oils such as WCS, White Cliffs (“Condensate”), Brent Crude (“Brent”), and Midland WTI (“Midland”) are trending. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Russia-Ukraine conflict, and, in each case, actions taken by governments and others in response thereto, refined product prices have experienced extreme volatility. As a result of the current environment, refining margins have been and will continue to be volatile.

As a performance benchmark and a comparison with other industry participants, we utilize NYMEX and Group 3 crack spreads. These crack spreads are a measure of the difference between market prices for crude oil and refined products and are a commonly used proxy within the industry to estimate or identify trends in refining margins. Crack spreads can fluctuate significantly over time as a result of market conditions and supply and demand balances. The NYMEX 2-1-1 crack spread is calculated using two barrels of WTI producing one barrel of NYMEX RBOB Gasoline (“RBOB”) and one barrel of NYMEX NY Harbor ULSD (“HO”). The Group 3 2-1-1 crack spread is calculated using two barrels of WTI crude oil producing one barrel of Group 3 sub-octane gasoline and one barrel of Group 3 ultra-low sulfur diesel.

Both NYMEX 2-1-1 and Group 3 2-1-1 crack spreads increased during the three months ended March 31, 2023 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2022. The NYMEX 2-1-1 crack spread averaged $38.37 per barrel during the three months ended March 31, 2023 compared to $28.67 per barrel in the three months ended March 31, 2022. The Group 3 2-1-1 crack spread averaged $34.16 per barrel during the three months ended March 31, 2023 compared to $22.20 per barrel during the three months ended March 31, 2022.

Average monthly prices for RINs increased 32.6% during the first quarter of 2023 compared to the same period of 2022. On a blended barrel basis (calculated using applicable RVO percentages), RINs approximated $8.11 per barrel during the first quarter of 2023 compared to $6.11 per barrel during the first quarter of 2022.

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The charts below are presented, on a per barrel basis, by month through March 31, 2023:


Crude Oil Differentials against WTI (1)(2)


NYMEX Crack Spreads (2)

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PADD II Group 3 Product Crack Spread and RIN Pricing (2)(3) ($/bbl)						Group 3 Differential against NYMEX WTI (1)(2) ($/bbl)

(1)The change over time in NYMEX - WTI, as reflected in the charts above, is illustrated below.


(in $/bbl)	Average 2021		Average December 2021		Average 2022		Average December 2022		Average 2023		Average March 2023
WTI	$	68.11	$	71.69	$	94.41	$	76.52	$	76.02	$	73.37

(2)Information used within these charts was obtained from reputable market sources, including the New York Mercantile Exchange (“NYMEX”), Intercontinental Exchange, and Argus Media, among others.

(3)PADD II is the Midwest Petroleum Area for Defense District (“PADD”), which includes Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee and Wisconsin.

Nitrogen Fertilizer Segment

Within the Nitrogen Fertilizer Segment, earnings and cash flows from operations are primarily affected by the relationship between nitrogen fertilizer product prices, utilization, and operating costs and expenses, including pet coke and natural gas feedstock costs.

The price at which nitrogen fertilizer products are ultimately sold depends on numerous factors, including the global supply and demand for nitrogen fertilizer products which, in turn, depends on, among other factors, world grain demand and production levels, inflation, global supply disruptions, changes in world population, the cost and availability of fertilizer transportation infrastructure, local market conditions, operating levels of competing facilities, weather conditions, the availability of imports, the availability and price of feedstocks to produce nitrogen fertilizer, impacts of foreign imports and foreign subsidies thereof, and the extent of government intervention in agriculture markets. These factors can impact, among other things, the level of inventories in the market, resulting in price volatility and a reduction in product margins. Moreover, the industry typically experiences seasonal fluctuations in demand for nitrogen fertilizer products.

As a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Black Sea, a major export point for nitrogen fertilizer and grains from these countries, was largely closed to exports, which prompted tightening global supply conditions for nitrogen fertilizer in advance of spring planting and wheat and corn availability, two major exports from this region, in 2022. Export restrictions have since been relaxed on grain exports from Russia and Ukraine from the Black Sea, which is one of the factors that has led to lower grain prices from the elevated levels in the spring and summer 2022. Additionally, natural gas supplied from Russia to Western Europe has been constrained, and natural gas prices have remained elevated since September 2021, causing European nitrogen fertilizer production capacity to be curtailed or costs to be elevated compared to competitors in other regions of the world.

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Market Indicators

While there is risk of shorter-term volatility given the inherent nature of the commodity cycle, the Company believes the long-term fundamentals for the U.S. nitrogen fertilizer industry remain intact. The Nitrogen Fertilizer Segment views the anticipated combination of (i) increasing global population, (ii) decreasing arable land per capita, (iii) continued evolution to more protein-based diets in developing countries, (iv) sustained use of corn and soybeans as feedstock for the domestic production of ethanol and other renewable fuels, and (v) positioning at the lower end of the global cost curve should provide a solid foundation for nitrogen fertilizer producers in the U.S. over the longer term.

Corn and soybeans are two major crops planted by farmers in North America. Corn crops result in the depletion of the amount of nitrogen within the soil in which it is grown, which in turn, results in the need for this nutrient to be replenished after each growing cycle. Unlike corn, soybeans are able to obtain most of their own nitrogen through a process known as “N fixation.” As such, upon harvesting of soybeans, the soil retains a certain amount of nitrogen which results in lower demand for nitrogen fertilizer for the following corn planting cycle. Due to these factors, nitrogen fertilizer consumers generally operate a balanced corn-soybean rotational planting cycle as evident by the chart presented below as of March 31, 2023.

The relationship between the total acres planted for both corn and soybeans has a direct impact on the overall demand for nitrogen products, as the market and demand for nitrogen increases with increased corn acres and decreases with increased soybean acres. Additionally, an estimated 11.6 billion pounds of soybean oil is expected to be used in producing cleaner renewable fuels in marketing year 2022/2023. Multiple refiners have announced renewable diesel expansion projects for 2023 and beyond, which will only increase the demand for soybeans and potentially for corn and canola.

The United States Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) estimates that in spring 2023 farmers will plant 92.0 million corn acres, representing an increase of 3.8% as compared to 88.6 million corn acres in 2022. Planted soybean acres are estimated to be 87.5 million, representing no increase as compared to 87.5 million soybean acres in 2022. The combined corn and soybean planted acres of 179.5 million is an increase of 1.9% compared to the acreage planted in 2022. Due to lower input costs in 2023 for corn planting and the relative grain prices of corn versus soybeans, economics favor planting corn compared to soybeans. Lower inventory levels of corn and soybeans are expected to be supportive of corn prices for the remainder of 2023.

Ethanol is blended with gasoline to meet renewable fuel standard requirements and for its octane value. Ethanol production has historically consumed approximately 36% of the U.S. corn crop, so demand for corn generally rises and falls with ethanol demand, as evidenced by the charts below through March 31, 2023.


U.S. Plant Production of Fuel Ethanol (1)						Corn and Soybean Planted Acres (2)

(1)Information used within this chart was obtained from the EIA through March 31, 2023.

(2)Information used within this chart was obtained from the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Services as of March 31, 2023.

Weather continues to be a critical variable for crop production. Even with high planted acres and trendline yields per acre in the U.S., inventory levels for corn and soybeans remain below historical levels and prices have remained elevated. With tight grain and fertilizer inventory levels driven by the war in Ukraine, prices for grains are expected to remain elevated through the

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spring of 2023, although below the elevated prices experienced in the spring of 2022. Demand for nitrogen fertilizer, as well as other crop inputs, is expected to be strong for the spring 2023 planting season. With grain inventory levels expected to be near historical lows, we anticipate it to positively impact planted acreage for the spring of 2023 and boost the demand for nitrogen fertilizer.

Fertilizer input costs have been volatile since the fall of 2021. Natural gas prices were elevated in the fall of 2022 due to shortages in Europe and demand being driven by building natural gas storage for winter. Winter 2022/2023 weather was warmer than average in Europe and when combined with natural gas conservation measures caused demand and prices for natural gas in Europe to fall significantly in the first quarter of 2023. The decline in natural gas prices has led to a significant reduction in the price for nitrogen fertilizer globally due to lower input costs. While we expect that natural gas prices might remain below the elevated prices in 2022 in the near term, we believe that the structural shortage of natural gas in Europe will continue to be a source of volatility for the rest of 2023. Petcoke prices remain elevated compared to historical levels, but we believe that if natural gas prices remain lower than 2022 that petcoke prices will likely decline later in 2023.

The charts below show relevant market indicators for the Nitrogen Fertilizer Segment by month through March 31, 2023:


Ammonia and UAN Market Pricing (1)						Natural Gas and Pet Coke Market Pricing (1)

(1)Information used within these charts was obtained from various third-party sources, including Green Markets (a Bloomberg Company), Pace Petroleum Coke Quarterly, and the EIA, amongst others.

Results of Operations

Consolidated

Our consolidated results of operations include renewable fuels, certain other unallocated corporate activities, and the elimination of intercompany transactions and, therefore, do not equal the sum of the operating results of the Petroleum Segment and Nitrogen Fertilizer Segment.

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Consolidated Financial Highlights (Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 versus March 31, 2022)


Operating Income						Net Income Attributable to CVR Energy Stockholders


Earnings per Share						EBITDA (1)

(1)See “Non-GAAP Reconciliations” section below for reconciliations of the non-GAAP measures shown above.

Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 versus March 31, 2022 (Consolidated)

Overview - For the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Company’s operating income and net income were $330 million and $259 million, respectively, an increase of $110 million and $106 million, respectively, compared to operating income and net income of $220 million and $153 million, respectively, during the three months ended March 31, 2022. Refer to our discussion of each segment’s results of operations below for further information.

Income Tax Expense - Income tax expense for the three months ended March 31, 2023 was $56 million, or 17.8% of income before income tax as compared to income tax expense for the three months ended March 31, 2022 of $34 million, or 18.0% of income before income tax. The increase in income tax expense was due primarily to an increase in pretax earnings from the three months ended March 31, 2022 to the three months ended March 31, 2023.

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Petroleum Segment

The Petroleum Segment utilizes certain inputs within its refining operations. These inputs include crude oil, butanes, natural gasoline, ethanol, and bio-diesel (these are also known as “throughputs”).

Refining Throughput and Production Data by Refinery


Throughput Data	Three Months Ended March 31,
(in barrels per day (“bpd”))		2023	2022
Coffeyville
Regional crude		45,353	39,766
WTI		37,664	47,815



Midland WTI		—	2,602
Condensate		9,174	11,352
Heavy Canadian		4,121	6,761
DJ Basin		13,813	18,035

Other feedstocks and blendstocks		13,235	11,344
Wynnewood
Regional crude		49,822	43,403

WTL		3,957	344
Midland WTI		—	1,634
WTS		—	578
Condensate		15,930	10,285


Other feedstocks and blendstocks		3,425	3,425
Total throughput		196,494	197,344


Production Data	Three Months Ended March 31,
(in bpd)		2023		2022
Coffeyville
Gasoline		64,489		75,050
Distillate		50,160		54,665
Other liquid products		5,112		4,988
Solids		3,345		4,359
Wynnewood
Gasoline		39,987		29,366
Distillate		25,254		22,518
Other liquid products		6,282		5,134
Solids		10		20
Total production		194,639		196,100

Light product yield (as % of crude throughput) (1)		100.0	%	99.5	%
Liquid volume yield (as % of total throughput) (2)		97.3	%	97.2	%
Distillate yield (as % of crude throughput) (3)		41.9	%	42.3	%

(1)Total Gasoline and Distillate divided by total Regional crude, WTI, WTL, Midland WTI, WTS, Condensate, Heavy Canadian, and DJ Basin throughput.

(2)Total Gasoline, Distillate, and Other liquid products divided by total throughput.

(3)Total Distillate divided by total Regional crude, WTI, WTL, Midland WTI, WTS, Condensate, Heavy Canadian, and DJ Basin throughput.

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Petroleum Segment Financial Highlights (Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 versus March 31, 2022)

Overview - For the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Petroleum Segment’s operating income and net income were $237 million and $259 million, respectively, improvements of $107 million and $133 million, respectively, compared to operating income and net income of $130 million and $126 million, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2022. These improvements were primarily due to improved crack spreads and lower RFS related expenses, partially offset by favorable inventory impacts in the prior period and increased direct operating expenses related to repairs and maintenance and personnel costs.


Net Sales						Operating Income


Net Income						EBITDA (1)

(1)See “Non-GAAP Reconciliations” section below for reconciliations of the non-GAAP measures shown above.

Net Sales - For the three months ended March 31, 2023, net sales for the Petroleum Segment decreased $161 million when compared to the three months ended March 31, 2022. The decrease in net sales was driven by decreased refined product prices due to prices normalizing and decreased sales volumes driven by the planned turnaround at our refinery in Coffeyville, Kansas (the “Coffeyville Refinery”) during the three months ended March 31, 2023, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2022.

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Refining Margin (1)						Refining Margin (excluding Inventory Valuation Impacts) (1)

(1)See “Non-GAAP Reconciliations” section below for reconciliations of the non-GAAP measures shown above.

Refining Margin - For the three months ended March 31, 2023, refining margin was $411 million, or $23.24 per throughput barrel, as compared to $297 million, or $16.75 per throughput barrel, for the three months ended March 31, 2022. The increase in refining margin of $114 million was primarily due to an increase in product crack spreads. The Group 3 2-1-1 crack spread increased by $11.96 per barrel relative to the first quarter of 2022, driven by tight inventory levels and supply concerns due to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict. The Petroleum Segment’s obligated-party subsidiaries recognized costs to comply with RFS of $95 million, or $5.36 per throughput barrel, which excludes the RINs revaluation benefit impact of $56 million, or $3.17 per total throughput barrel, for the three months ended March 31, 2023. This is compared to RFS compliance costs of $88 million, or $4.93 per throughput barrel, which excludes the RINs revaluation expense impact of $19 million, or $1.08 per total throughput barrel, for the three months ended March 31, 2022. For the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Petroleum Segment’s RFS compliance costs included $50 million of RINs purchased from our renewable diesel operations. The increase in RFS compliance costs in 2023 was primarily related to a higher renewable volume obligation for the three months ended March 31, 2023 compared to the prior period. The favorable RINs revaluation in 2023 was a result of a mark-to-market benefit in the the current period due to a decline in RINs prices and a lower outstanding obligation in the current period compared to the 2022 period. The Petroleum Segment also recognized a net gain on derivatives of $39 million during the three months ended March 31, 2023 compared to a net gain on derivatives of $8 million during the three months ended March 31, 2022. Our derivative activity was primarily a result of inventory hedging activity, Canadian crude forward purchases and sales, and crack spread swaps. Offsetting these impacts, crude oil prices decreased for the three months ended March 31, 2023, which led to an unfavorable inventory valuation impact of $12 million, or 67 cents per total throughput barrel, compared to a favorable inventory valuation impact of $133 million, or $7.51 per total throughput barrel for the three months ended March 31, 2022.

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						Direct Operating Expenses (1)

(1)Exclusive of depreciation and amortization expense.

Direct Operating Expenses (Exclusive of Depreciation and Amortization) - For the three months ended March 31, 2023, direct operating expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization) was $104 million, as compared to $99 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022, respectively. The increases were primarily due to increased repairs and maintenance expense, personnel costs, and electricity expense, offset by decreased natural gas costs. On a total throughput barrel basis, direct operating expenses increased to $5.90 per barrel, for the three months ended March 31, 2023, from $5.57 per barrel, for the three months ended March 31, 2022.


Depreciation and Amortization						Selling, General and Administrative Expenses, and Other

Depreciation and Amortization Expense - For the three months ended March 31, 2023, depreciation and amortization expense remained flat, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2022.

Selling, General, and Administrative Expenses, and Other - For the three months ended March 31, 2023, selling, general and administrative expenses and other was $24 million, compared to $22 million, for the three months ended March 31, 2022. The increase was primarily a result of legal accruals, and is partially offset by decreased personnel costs primarily attributable

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to share-based compensation as a result of a decrease in market prices for CVR Energy’s common shares during the three months ended March 31, 2023.

Nitrogen Fertilizer Segment

Utilization and Production Volumes - The following tables summarize the consolidated ammonia utilization from the Nitrogen Fertilizer Segment’s facilities in Coffeyville, Kansas (the “Coffeyville Fertilizer Facility”) and East Dubuque, Illinois (the “East Dubuque Fertilizer Facility”). Utilization is an important measure used by management to assess operational output at each of the Nitrogen Fertilizer Segment’s facilities. Utilization is calculated as actual tons of ammonia produced divided by capacity.

Utilization is presented solely on ammonia production rather than on each nitrogen product as it provides a comparative baseline against industry peers and eliminates the disparity of facility configurations for upgrade of ammonia into other nitrogen products. With production primarily focused on ammonia upgrade capabilities, we believe this measure provides a meaningful view of how we operate.

Gross tons produced for ammonia represent the total ammonia produced, including ammonia produced that was upgraded into other fertilizer products. Net tons available for sale represents the ammonia available for sale that was not upgraded into other fertilizer products. The table below presents all of these Nitrogen Fertilizer Segment metrics for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022:


	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2023		2022
Consolidated Ammonia Utilization	105	%	88	%

Production Volumes (in thousands of tons)
Ammonia (gross produced)	224		187
Ammonia (net available for sale)	62		52
UAN	366		317

On a consolidated basis for the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Nitrogen Fertilizer Segment’s utilization increased to 105% compared to 88% for the three months ended March 31, 2022. The increase was primarily due to more reliable operations following the completion of planned turnarounds at both fertilizer facilities in the third quarter of 2022, along with unplanned downtime in 2022 associated with the Messer air separation plant (the “Messer Outages”) at the Coffeyville Fertilizer Facility and various pieces of equipment at the East Dubuque Fertilizer Facility.

Sales and Pricing per Ton - Two of the Nitrogen Fertilizer Segment’s key operating metrics are total sales volumes for ammonia and UAN, along with the product pricing per ton realized at the gate. Total product sales volumes were favorable driven by increased production at both fertilizer facilities due to operating reliably after the planned turnarounds in the third quarter of 2022, as well as increased downtime from the Messer Outages at the Coffeyville Fertilizer Facility and various pieces of equipment at the East Dubuque Fertilizer Facility in 2022. For the three months ended March 31, 2023, total product sales prices were unfavorable, driven by sales price decreases of 16% for ammonia and 8% for UAN. Ammonia and UAN sales prices were unfavorable primarily by lower natural gas prices and deferred fertilizer demand at the retail level. Product pricing at the gate represents net sales less freight revenue divided by product sales volume in tons and is shown in order to provide a pricing measure comparable across the fertilizer industry.

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	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2023		2022
Consolidated sales (thousand tons)
Ammonia	42		40
UAN	359		322

Consolidated product pricing at gate (dollars per ton)
Ammonia	$	888	$	1,055
UAN	457		496

Feedstock - Our Coffeyville Fertilizer Facility utilizes a pet coke gasification process to produce nitrogen fertilizer. Our East Dubuque Fertilizer Facility uses natural gas in its production of ammonia. The table below presents these feedstocks for both fertilizer facilities within the Nitrogen Fertilizer Segment for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022:


	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2023		2022

Petroleum coke used in production (thousand tons)	131		108
Petroleum coke used in production (dollars per ton)	$	77.24	$	56.46
Natural gas used in production (thousands of MMBtu) (1)	2,102		1,761
Natural gas used in production (dollars per MMBtu) (1)	$	5.76	$	5.54
Natural gas in cost of materials and other (thousands of MMBtu) (1)	1,315		1,528
Natural gas in cost of materials and other (dollars per MMBtu) (1)	$	7.79	$	5.62

(1)The feedstock natural gas shown above does not include natural gas used for fuel. The cost of fuel natural gas is included in Direct operating expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization).

Nitrogen Fertilizer Segment Financial Highlights (Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 versus March 31, 2022)

Overview - For the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Nitrogen Fertilizer Segment’s operating income and net income were $109 million and $102 million, respectively, representing improvements of $5 million and $8 million, respectively, compared to operating income and net income of $104 million and $94 million, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2022. These increases were primarily driven by increased production and sales volumes, offset by lower product sales prices compared to the three months ended March 31, 2022.


Net Sales						Operating Income

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Net Income						EBITDA (1)

(1)See “Non-GAAP Reconciliations” section below for reconciliations of the non-GAAP measures shown above.

Net Sales - For the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Nitrogen Fertilizer Segment’s net sales increased by $3 million to $226 million compared to the three months ended March 31, 2022. The increase was primarily due to favorable UAN and ammonia sales volumes which contributed $22 million in higher revenues, partially offset by decreased sales prices which reduced revenues by $21 million, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2022.

The following table demonstrates the impact of changes in sales volumes and pricing for the primary components of net sales, excluding urea products, freight, and other revenue, for the three months ended March 31, 2023 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2022:


(in millions)	Price Variance		Volume Variance
UAN	$	(14)	$	19
Ammonia	(7)		3

The $167 and $39 per ton decreases in ammonia and UAN sales pricing, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2023 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2022 were primarily attributable to lower natural gas prices and deferred fertilizer demand at the retail level in the current period. The increases in UAN and ammonia sales volumes for the three months ended March 31, 2023 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2022 were primarily attributable to increased production at both fertilizer facilities due to operating reliably after the planned turnarounds in the third quarter of 2022, as well as increased downtime from the Messer Outages at the Coffeyville Fertilizer Facility and various pieces of equipment at the East Dubuque Fertilizer Facility in 2022.

Cost of Materials and Other - For the three months ended March 31, 2023, cost of materials and other was $37 million compared to $30 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022. The increase was driven primarily by increased petroleum coke feedstock costs and natural gas costs of $4 million and $2 million, respectively, in the current period.

Non-GAAP Measures

Our management uses certain non-GAAP performance measures, and reconciliations to those measures, to evaluate current and past performance and prospects for the future to supplement our financial information presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”). These non-GAAP financial measures are important factors in assessing our operating results and profitability and include the performance and liquidity measures defined below.

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The following are non-GAAP measures we present for the period ended March 31, 2023:

EBITDA - Consolidated net income (loss) before (i) interest expense, net, (ii) income tax expense (benefit) and (iii) depreciation and amortization expense.

Petroleum EBITDA and Nitrogen Fertilizer EBITDA - Segment net income (loss) before segment (i) interest expense, net, (ii) income tax expense (benefit), and (iii) depreciation and amortization.

Refining Margin - The difference between our Petroleum Segment net sales and cost of materials and other.

Refining Margin, adjusted for Inventory Valuation Impacts - Refining Margin adjusted to exclude the impact of current period market price and volume fluctuations on crude oil and refined product inventories purchased in prior periods and lower of cost or net realizable value adjustments, if applicable. We record our commodity inventories on the first-in-first-out basis. As a result, significant current period fluctuations in market prices and the volumes we hold in inventory can have favorable or unfavorable impacts on our refining margins as compared to similar metrics used by other publicly-traded companies in the refining industry.

Refining Margin and Refining Margin adjusted for Inventory Valuation Impacts, per Throughput Barrel - Refining Margin and Refining Margin adjusted for Inventory Valuation Impacts divided by the total throughput barrels during the period, which is calculated as total throughput barrels per day times the number of days in the period.

Direct Operating Expenses per Throughput Barrel - Direct operating expenses for our Petroleum Segment divided by total throughput barrels for the period, which is calculated as total throughput barrels per day times the number of days in the period.

Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Petroleum EBITDA and Adjusted Nitrogen Fertilizer EBITDA - EBITDA, Petroleum EBITDA and Nitrogen Fertilizer EBITDA adjusted for certain significant noncash items and items that management believes are not attributable to or indicative of our on-going operations or that may obscure our underlying results and trends.

Adjusted Earnings (Loss) per Share - Earnings (loss) per share adjusted for certain significant noncash items and items that management believes are not attributable to or indicative of our on-going operations or that may obscure our underlying results and trends.

Free Cash Flow - Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities less capital expenditures and capitalized turnaround expenditures.

Net Debt and Finance Lease Obligations - Net debt and finance lease obligations is total debt and finance lease obligations reduced for cash and cash equivalents.

Total Debt and Net Debt and Finance Lease Obligations to EBITDA Exclusive of Nitrogen Fertilizer - Total debt and net debt and finance lease obligations is calculated as the consolidated debt and net debt and finance lease obligations less the Nitrogen Fertilizer Segment’s debt and net debt and finance lease obligations as of the most recent period ended divided by EBITDA exclusive of the Nitrogen Fertilizer Segment for the most recent twelve-month period.

We present these measures because we believe they may help investors, analysts, lenders and ratings agencies analyze our results of operations and liquidity in conjunction with our U.S. GAAP results, including but not limited to our operating performance as compared to other publicly-traded companies in the refining and fertilizer industries, without regard to historical cost basis or financing methods and our ability to incur and service debt and fund capital expenditures. Non-GAAP measures have important limitations as analytical tools, because they exclude some, but not all, items that affect net earnings and operating income. These measures should not be considered substitutes for their most directly comparable U.S. GAAP financial measures. See “Non-GAAP Reconciliations” included herein for reconciliation of these amounts. Due to rounding, numbers presented within this section may not add or equal to numbers or totals presented elsewhere within this document.

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Non-GAAP Reconciliations

Reconciliation of Net Income to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA


	Three Months Ended March 31,
(in millions)		2023		2022
Net income		$	259	$	153
Interest expense, net		18		24
Income tax expense		56		34
Depreciation and amortization		68		67
EBITDA		401		278
Adjustments:
Revaluation of RFS liability		(56)		19

Unrealized gain on derivatives, net		(31)		(6)
Inventory valuation impacts, unfavorable (favorable)		20		(136)


Adjusted EBITDA		$	334	$	155

Reconciliation of Basic and Diluted Earnings per Share to Adjusted Earnings per Share


	Three Months Ended March 31,
		2023		2022
Basic and diluted earnings per share		$	1.94	$	0.93
Adjustments: (1)
Revaluation of RFS liability		(0.42)		0.14

Unrealized gain on derivatives, net		(0.23)		(0.05)
Inventory valuation impacts, unfavorable (favorable)		0.15		(1.00)


Adjusted earnings per share		$	1.44	$	0.02

(1)Amounts are shown after-tax, using the Company’s marginal tax rate, and are presented on a per share basis using the weighted average shares outstanding for each period.

Reconciliation of Net Cash Provided By Operating Activities to Free Cash Flow


	Three Months Ended March 31,
		2023		2022
Net cash provided by operating activities		$	247	$	322
Less:
Capital expenditures		(45)		(26)
Capitalized turnaround expenditures		(8)		(15)
Return on equity method investment		19		—
Free cash flow		$	213	$	281

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Reconciliation of Petroleum Segment Net Income to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA


	Three Months Ended March 31,
(in millions)		2023		2022
Petroleum net income		$	259	$	126
Interest income, net		(20)		(5)

Depreciation and amortization		46		46
Petroleum EBITDA		285		167
Adjustments:
Revaluation of RFS liability		(56)		19
Unrealized gain on derivatives, net		(31)		(5)
Inventory valuation impacts, unfavorable (favorable) (1)		12		(133)
Petroleum Adjusted EBITDA		$	210	$	48

Reconciliation of Petroleum Segment Gross Profit to Refining Margin and Refining Margin Adjusted for Inventory Valuation Impact


	Three Months Ended March 31,
(in millions)		2023		2022
Net sales		$	1,993	$	2,154
Less:
Cost of materials and other		(1,582)		(1,857)
Direct operating expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)		(104)		(99)
Depreciation and amortization		(46)		(46)
Gross profit		261		152
Add:
Direct operating expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)		104		99
Depreciation and amortization		46		46
Refining margin		411		297
Inventory valuation impacts, unfavorable (favorable) (1)		12		(133)
Refining margin, adjusted for inventory valuation impacts		$	423	$	164

(1)The Petroleum Segment’s basis for determining inventory value under GAAP is First-In, First-Out (“FIFO”). Changes in crude oil prices can cause fluctuations in the inventory valuation of crude oil, work in process and finished goods, thereby resulting in a favorable inventory valuation impact when crude oil prices increase and an unfavorable inventory valuation impact when crude oil prices decrease. The inventory valuation impact is calculated based upon inventory values at the beginning of the accounting period and at the end of the accounting period. In order to derive the inventory valuation impact per total throughput barrel, we utilize the total dollar figures for the inventory valuation impact and divide by the number of total throughput barrels for the period.

Reconciliation of Petroleum Segment Total Throughput Barrels


	Three Months Ended March 31,
		2023	2022
Total throughput barrels per day		196,494	197,344
Days in the period		90	90
Total throughput barrels		17,684,480	17,760,998

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Reconciliation of Petroleum Segment Refining Margin per Total Throughput Barrel


	Three Months Ended March 31,
(in millions, except per total throughput barrel)		2023		2022
Refining margin		$	411	$	297
Divided by: total throughput barrels		18		18
Refining margin per total throughput barrel		$	23.24	$	16.75

Reconciliation of Petroleum Segment Refining Margin Adjusted for Inventory Valuation Impact per Total Throughput Barrel


	Three Months Ended March 31,
(in millions, except per total throughput barrel)		2023		2022
Refining margin, adjusted for inventory valuation impact		$	423	$	164
Divided by: total throughput barrels		18		18
Refining margin adjusted for inventory valuation impact per total throughput barrel		$	23.91	$	9.24

Reconciliation of Petroleum Segment Direct Operating Expenses per Total Throughput Barrel


	Three Months Ended March 31,
(in millions, except per total throughput barrel)		2023		2022
Direct operating expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)		$	104	$	99
Divided by: total throughput barrels		18		18
Direct operating expenses per total throughput barrel		$	5.90	$	5.57

Reconciliation of Nitrogen Fertilizer Segment Net Income to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA


	Three Months Ended March 31,
(in millions)		2023		2022
Nitrogen Fertilizer net income		$	102	$	94
Interest expense, net		7		10

Depreciation and amortization		15		19
Nitrogen Fertilizer EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA		$	124	$	123

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Reconciliation of Total Debt and Net Debt and Finance Lease Obligations to EBITDA Exclusive of Nitrogen Fertilizer



(in millions)	Twelve Months Ended March 31, 2023
Total debt and finance lease obligations (1)	$	1,590
Less:
Nitrogen Fertilizer debt and finance lease obligations (1)	$	547
Total debt and finance lease obligations exclusive of Nitrogen Fertilizer	1,043

EBITDA exclusive of Nitrogen Fertilizer	$	893

Total debt and finance lease obligations to EBITDA exclusive of Nitrogen Fertilizer	1.17

Consolidated cash and cash equivalents	$	601
Less:
Nitrogen Fertilizer cash and cash equivalents	121
Cash and cash equivalents exclusive of Nitrogen Fertilizer	480

Net debt and finance lease obligations exclusive of Nitrogen Fertilizer (2)	$	563

Net debt and finance lease obligations to EBITDA exclusive of Nitrogen Fertilizer (2)	0.63

(1)Amounts are shown inclusive of the current portion of long-term debt and finance lease obligations.

(2)Net debt represents total debt and finance lease obligations exclusive of cash and cash equivalents.


	Three Months Ended									Twelve Months Ended March 31, 2023 (1)
(in millions)		June 30, 2022		September 30, 2022		December 31, 2022		March 31, 2023
Consolidated
Net income		$	239	$	80	$	172	$	259	$	750
Interest expense, net		23		19		18		18		78
Income tax expense		66		7		50		56		179
Depreciation and amortization		73		75		73		68		289
EBITDA		$	401	$	181	$	313	$	401	$	1,296

Nitrogen Fertilizer
Net income (loss)		$	118	$	(20)	$	95	$	102	$	295
Interest expense, net		8		8		8		7		31

Depreciation and amortization		21		22		19		15		77
EBITDA		$	147	$	10	$	122	$	124	$	403

EBITDA exclusive of Nitrogen Fertilizer		$	254	$	171	$	191	$	277	$	893

(1) Due to rounding, numbers within this table may not add or equal to totals presented.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

Our principal source of liquidity has historically been cash from operations. Our principal uses of cash are for working capital, capital expenditures, funding our debt service obligations, and paying dividends to our stockholders, as further discussed below.

Market conditions improved steadily throughout 2022 as demand for refined products returned to pre-COVID levels and the supply impacts of refinery closures in the U.S. and globally kept inventories of refined products at or below 5-year average levels. Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, crude oil and refined product prices increased and have been volatile over concerns of a reduction in global supply of these products due to sanctions placed on Russian exports by the U.S. and numerous other countries, as well as recent OPEC+ production cuts. In the first quarter of 2023, heavy planned maintenance across the U.S. refining system and persistent strong demand has led to continued tightness in the market for refined products. Despite the extreme volatility in commodity pricing, the increase in refined product pricing during 2022 and in the first three months of 2023 has had a favorable impact on our business and has not significantly impacted our primary source of liquidity.

While we believe demand for crude oil and refined products has stabilized, there is still uncertainty on the horizon due to the potential for recession driven demand destruction and any potential resolution of the Russia-Ukraine conflict. We continue to maintain our focus on safe and reliable operations, maintain an appropriate level of cash to fund ongoing operations, and protect our balance sheet. As a result of these factors, the Board elected to declare a $0.50 quarterly cash dividend for the first quarter of 2023. This decision supports the Company’s continued focus on financial discipline through a balanced approach of evaluation of strategic investment opportunities and stockholder dividends while maintaining adequate capital requirements for ongoing operations throughout the environment of uncertainty. The Board will continue to evaluate the economic environment, the Company’s cash needs, optimal uses of cash, and other applicable factors, and may elect to make additional changes to the Company’s dividend (if any) in future periods. Additionally, in executing financial discipline, we have successfully implemented and are maintaining the following measures:

•Deferred the majority of our growth capital spending, with the exception of the RDU project and construction of the renewables feedstock pretreater project at the Wynnewood Refinery;

•Focused refining maintenance capital expenditures to only include those projects which are a priority to support continuing safe and reliable operations, or which we consider required to support future activities;

•Focused future capital allocation to high-return assets and opportunities that advance participation in the energy industry transformation;

•Continued to focus on disciplined management of operational and general and administrative cost reductions; and

•For the Petroleum Segment, deferred the turnaround at the Coffeyville Refinery from fall of 2021 to spring of 2023.

When considering the market conditions and actions outlined above, we currently believe that our cash from operations and existing cash and cash equivalents, along with borrowings, as necessary, will be sufficient to satisfy anticipated cash requirements associated with our existing operations for at least the next 12 months. However, our future capital expenditures and other cash requirements could be higher than we currently expect as a result of various factors including, but not limited to, rising material and labor costs, the costs associated with complying with the Renewable Fuel Standard’s outcome of litigation and other factors. Additionally, our ability to generate sufficient cash from our operating activities and secure additional financing depends on our future operational performance, which is subject to general economic, political, financial, competitive, and other factors, some of which may be beyond our control.

Depending on the needs of our business, contractual limitations and market conditions, we may from time to time seek to issue equity securities, incur additional debt, issue debt securities, or redeem, repurchase, refinance, or retire our outstanding debt through privately negotiated transactions, open market repurchases, redemptions, exchanges, tender offers or otherwise, but we are under no obligation to do so. There can be no assurance that we will seek to do any of the foregoing or that we will be able to do any of the foregoing on terms acceptable to us or at all.

The Company and its subsidiaries were in compliance with all applicable covenants under their respective debt instruments as of March 31, 2023, as applicable.

We do not have any “off-balance sheet arrangements” as such term is defined within the rules and regulations of the SEC.

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Cash Balances and Other Liquidity

As of March 31, 2023, we had total liquidity of approximately $891 million, consisting of consolidated cash and cash equivalents of $601 million, which includes $19 million of dividends received from the equity method investment, $255 million available under the Petroleum ABL, and $35 million available under the Asset Based Credit Agreement (the “Nitrogen Fertilizer ABL”). As of December 31, 2022, we had $510 million in cash and cash equivalents.

Long-term debt consisted of the following:


(in millions)	March 31, 2023		December 31, 2022
CVR Partners:
6.125% Senior Secured Notes, due June 2028	$	550	$	550
Unamortized discount and debt issuance costs	(3)		(3)
Total CVR Partners debt	547		547







CVR Energy:
5.25% Senior Notes, due February 2025	600		600
5.75% Senior Notes, due February 2028	400		400
Unamortized debt issuance costs	(4)		(4)
Total CVR Energy debt	996		996
Total long-term debt	$	1,543	$	1,543

CVR Partners

As of March 31, 2023, the Nitrogen Fertilizer Segment has the 6.125% Senior Secured Notes, due June 2028 (the “2028 UAN Notes”) and the Nitrogen Fertilizer ABL, the proceeds of which may be used to fund working capital, capital expenditures, and for other general corporate purposes. Refer to Part II, Item 8, Note 6 (“Long-Term Debt and Finance Lease Obligations”) of our 2022 Form 10-K for further discussion.

CVR Refining

As of March 31, 2023, the Petroleum Segment has the Petroleum ABL, the proceeds of which may be used to fund working capital, capital expenditures, and for other general corporate purposes. Refer to Part II, Item 8, Note 6 (“Long-Term Debt and Finance Lease Obligations”) of our 2022 Form 10-K for further discussion.

CVR Energy

As of March 31, 2023, CVR Energy has the 5.25% Senior Notes, due 2025 (the “2025 Notes”) and the 5.75% Senior Notes, due 2028 (the “2028 Notes” and together with the 2025 Notes, the “Notes”), the net proceeds of which may be used for general corporate purposes, which may include funding acquisitions, capital projects, and/or share repurchases or other distributions to our stockholders. Refer to Part II, Item 8, Note 6 (“Long-Term Debt and Finance Lease Obligations”) of our 2022 Form 10-K for further discussion.

Capital Spending

We divide capital spending needs into two categories: maintenance and growth. Maintenance capital spending includes non-discretionary maintenance projects and projects required to comply with environmental, health, and safety regulations. Growth capital projects generally involve an expansion of existing capacity and/or a reduction in direct operating expenses. We undertake growth capital spending based on the expected return on incremental capital employed.

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Our total capital expenditures for the three months ended March 31, 2023, along with our estimated expenditures for 2023, by segment, are as follows:


	Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 Actual						2023 Estimate
							Maintenance				Growth				Total
(in millions)	Maintenance		Growth		Total		Low		High		Low		High		Low		High
Petroleum	$	36	$	6	$	42	$	94	$	103	$	18	$	21	$	112	$	124
Renewables (1)	—		12		12		2		3		47		55		49		58
Nitrogen Fertilizer	4		—		4		29		31		3		4		32		35
Other	1		—		1		7		9		—		—		7		9
Total	$	41	$	18	$	59	$	132	$	146	$	68	$	80	$	200	$	226

(1)Renewables reflects spending on the Wynnewood Refinery’s renewable feedstock pretreater projects. As of March 31, 2023, Renewables does not meet the definition of a reportable segment as defined under Accounting Standards Codification Topic 280.

Our estimated capital expenditures are subject to change due to unanticipated changes in the cost, scope, and completion time for capital projects. For example, we may experience unexpected changes in labor or equipment costs necessary to comply with government regulations or to complete projects that sustain or improve the profitability of the refineries or facilities. We may also accelerate or defer some capital expenditures from time to time. Capital spending for CVR Partners is determined by the board of directors of its general partner (the “UAN GP Board”). We will continue to monitor market conditions and make adjustments, if needed, to our current capital spending or turnaround plans.

The Petroleum Segment’s planned turnaround at the Coffeyville Refinery commenced in February 2023 and was completed in mid-April 2023. Total capitalized expenditures for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 were $40 million and $1 million, respectively, related to the Coffeyville Refinery turnaround. The planned turnaround at the Wynnewood Refinery commenced in late February 2022 and was completed in early April 2022. For the three months ended March 31, 2022, total capitalized expenditures related to the Wynnewood Refinery turnaround was $63 million. The Petroleum Segment’s next planned turnaround at the Wynnewood Refinery is currently expected to start in the spring of 2024 at an estimated cost of $34 million. For the three months ended March 31, 2023, we capitalized less than $1 million related to the pre-planning activities for this turnaround.

The Nitrogen Fertilizer Segment’s planned turnaround at the Coffeyville Fertilizer Facility commenced in July 2022 and was completed in mid-August 2022. The planned turnaround at the East Dubuque Fertilizer Facility commenced in August 2022 and was completed in mid-September 2022. For the three months ended March 31, 2022, we incurred turnaround expense of less than $1 million related to both the Coffeyville Fertilizer Facility’s turnaround and the East Dubuque Fertilizer Facility’s turnaround. The Nitrogen Fertilizer Segment’s next planned turnarounds are scheduled in 2025 and 2026 for the Coffeyville Fertilizer Facility and the East Dubuque Fertilizer Facility, respectively.

Dividends to CVR Energy Stockholders

Dividends, if any, including the payment, amount and timing thereof, are determined at the discretion of our Board. IEP, through its ownership of the Company’s common stock, is entitled to receive dividends that are declared and paid by the Company based on the number of shares held at each record date. The following tables present quarterly dividends, excluding any special dividends, paid to the Company’s stockholders, including IEP, during 2023 and 2022 (amounts presented in table below may not add to totals presented due to rounding):



				Quarterly Dividends Paid (in millions)
Related Period	Date Paid	Quarterly Dividends Per Share		Public Stockholders		IEP		Total
2022 - 4th Quarter	March 13, 2023	$	0.50	$	15	$	36	$	50

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				Quarterly Dividends Paid (in millions)
Related Period	Date Paid	Quarterly Dividend Per Share		Public Stockholders		IEP		Total

2022 - 1st Quarter	May 23, 2022	$	0.40	$	12	$	28	$	40
2022 - 2nd Quarter	August 22, 2022	0.40		12		28		40
2022 - 3rd Quarter	November 21, 2022	0.40		12		28		40
Total 2022 quarterly dividends		$	1.20	$	35	$	85	$	121

No quarterly dividends were paid during the first quarter of 2022 related to the fourth quarter of 2021.

Distributions to CVR Partners’ Unitholders

Distributions, if any, including the payment, amount and timing thereof, are subject to change at the discretion of the UAN GP Board. The following tables present quarterly distributions paid by CVR Partners to CVR Partners’ unitholders, including amounts received by the Company, during 2023 and 2022 (amounts presented in tables below may not add to totals presented due to rounding):



				Quarterly Distributions Paid (in millions)
Related Period	Date Paid	Quarterly Distributions Per Common Unit		Public Unitholders		CVR Energy		Total
2022 - 4th Quarter	March 13, 2023	$	10.50	$	70	$	41	$	111


				Quarterly Distributions Paid (in millions)
Related Period	Date Paid	Quarterly Distributions Per Common Unit		Public Unitholders		CVR Energy		Total
2021 - 4th Quarter	March 14, 2022	$	5.24	$	36	$	20	$	56
2022 - 1st Quarter	May 23, 2022	2.26		15		9		24
2022 - 2nd Quarter	August 22, 2022	10.05		67		39		106
2022 - 3rd Quarter	November 21, 2022	1.77		12		7		19
Total 2022 quarterly distributions		$	19.32	$	130	$	75	$	205

Capital Structure

On October 23, 2019, the Board authorized a stock repurchase program (the “Stock Repurchase Program”). The Stock Repurchase Program would enable the Company to repurchase up to $300 million of the Company’s common stock. Repurchases under the Stock Repurchase Program may be made from time-to-time through open market transactions, block trades, privately negotiated transactions or otherwise in accordance with applicable securities laws. The timing, price and amount of repurchases (if any) will be made at the discretion of management and are subject to market conditions as well as corporate, regulatory, debt maintenance and other considerations. While the Stock Repurchase Program currently has a duration of four years, it does not obligate the Company to acquire any stock and may be terminated by the Board at any time. As of March 31, 2023, the Company has not repurchased any of the Company’s common stock under the Stock Repurchase Program.

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On May 6, 2020, CVR Partners announced that the UAN GP Board, on behalf of CVR Partners, authorized a unit repurchase program (the “Unit Repurchase Program”), which was increased on February 22, 2021. The Unit Repurchase Program, as increased, authorized CVR Partners to repurchase up to $20 million of CVR Partners’ common units. During the three months ended March 31, 2023, CVR Partners did not repurchase any common units. During the three months ended March 31, 2022, CVR Partners repurchased 111,695 common units on the open market in accordance with a repurchase agreement under Rules 10b5-1 and 10b-18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, at a cost of $12 million, exclusive of transaction costs, or an average price of $110.98 per common unit. As of March 31, 2023, CVR Partners, considering all repurchases made since inception of the Unit Repurchase Program, had a nominal authorized amount remaining under the Unit Repurchase Program. This Unit Repurchase Program does not obligate CVR Partners to acquire any common units and may be cancelled or terminated by the UAN GP Board at any time.

Cash Flows

The following table sets forth our consolidated cash flows for the periods indicated below:


	Three Months Ended March 31,
(in millions)	2023		2022		Change
Net cash provided by (used in):
Operating activities	$	247	$	322	$	(75)
Investing activities	(34)		(41)		7
Financing activities	(122)		(115)		(7)
Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	$	91	$	166	$	(75)

Operating Activities

The change in net cash provided by operating activities for the three months ended March 31, 2023, as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2022, was primarily due to a decrease in working capital of $141 million primarily associated with the increases in our inventory, a decrease of $26 million from the noncash change in the unrealized gain on derivatives, and a decrease of $16 million in noncash share based compensation which is due to lower market prices for CVR Partners’ units and CVR Energy’s shares in 2023 compared to 2022. This was partially offset by a $106 million increase in net income during 2023 as a result of stronger product crack spreads and an increase in deferred taxes of $7 million.

Investing Activities

The change in net cash used in investing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2023, as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2022, was due to distributions from the CVR Partners’ equity method investment of $19 million associated with the 45Q Transaction, and a decrease in our turnaround expenditures of $7 million in 2023 compared to 2022 related to the planned turnaround at the Wynnewood Refinery completed in 2022. This was partially offset by an increase in capital expenditures of $19 million resulting from fixed asset additions.

Financing Activities

The change in net cash used for financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2023, as compared to the net cash used in financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2022, was primarily due to an increase in dividends paid to CVR Partners noncontrolling interest holders and CVR Energy stockholders of $34 million and $50 million, respectively, during 2023 compared to 2022, and changes of $65 million from the redemption of the remaining balance of the 2023 UAN Notes in 2022 and $12 million from unit repurchases of CVR Partners’ common units in 2022, with no corresponding amounts in 2023.

Critical Accounting Estimates

Our critical accounting estimates are disclosed in the “Critical Accounting Estimates” section of our 2022 Form 10-K. No modifications have been made during the three months ended March 31, 2023 to these estimates.

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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

There have been no material changes to our market risks as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2023, as compared to the risks discussed in Part II, Item 7A of our 2022 Form 10-K.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

The Company has evaluated, under the direction and with the participation of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e). Based upon this evaluation, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of March 31, 2023.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There have been no material changes in our internal controls over financial reporting required by Rule 13a-15 of the Exchange Act that occurred during the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2023 that materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

See Part I, Item 1, Note 12 (“Commitments and Contingencies”) of this Report, which is incorporated by reference into this Part II, Item 1, for a description of certain litigation, legal, and administrative proceedings and environmental matters.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

There have been no material changes from the risk factors previously disclosed in Part I, Item 1A of our 2022 Form 10-K. Additional risks and uncertainties, including risks and uncertainties not presently known to us, or that we currently deem immaterial, could also have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and/or results of operations.

Item 5. Other Information

None.

Item 6. Exhibits


INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit Number						Exhibit Description
10.1*+						CVR Energy, Inc. and Subsidiaries 2023 Performance-Based Bonus Plan - CORPORATE , approved February 17 , 2023.











10.2*+						CVR Partners, LP and Subsidiaries 2023 Performance-Based Bonus Plan - FERTILIZER , approved February 17 , 2023.
10.3*+						CVR Energy, Inc. and Subsidiaries 2023 Performance-Based Bonus Plan - REFINING , approved February 17 , 2023.
10.4*+Õ						Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of CVR-CapturePoint LLC.
10.5*+Õ						Transaction Agreement dated January 6, 2023 by and among CVR Partners, LP and certain of its subsidiaries, CVR-CapturePoint Parent, LLC, CapturePoint LLC and certain Investors relating to the purchase of membership interests in CVR-CapturePoint LLC.
31.1*						Rule 13a-14(a)/15(d)-14(a) Certification of President and Chief Executive Officer.
31.2*						Rule 13a-14(a)/15(d)-14(a) Certification of Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary.
31.3*						Rule 13a-14(a)/15(d)-14(a) Certification of Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Corporate Controller.
32.1†						Section 1350 Certification of President and Chief Executive Officer, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary, and Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Corporate Controller.
101*						The following financial information for CVR Energy, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2023 formatted Inline XBRL (“Extensible Business Reporting Language”) includes: (i) Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited), (ii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited), (iii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (unaudited), (iv) Condensed Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity (unaudited), (v) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) and (vi) the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited), tagged in detail.
104*						Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101).

* Filed herewith.

† Furnished herewith.

+ Certain portions of this exhibit have been redacted pursuant to Item 601(b)(10)(iv) of Regulation S-K. The Company agrees to furnish supplementally an unredacted copy of this exhibit to the SEC upon request.

Õ The exhibits and schedules have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K and will be provided to the SEC upon request.

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PLEASE NOTE: Pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC, we may file or incorporate by reference agreements as exhibits to the reports that we file with or furnish to the SEC. The agreements are filed to provide investors with information regarding their respective terms. The agreements are not intended to provide any other factual information about the Company, its business or operations. In particular, the assertions embodied in any representations, warranties and covenants contained in the agreements may be subject to qualifications with respect to knowledge and materiality different from those applicable to investors and may be qualified by information in confidential disclosure schedules not included with the exhibits. These disclosure schedules may contain information that modifies, qualifies and creates exceptions to the representations, warranties and covenants set forth in the agreements. Moreover, certain representations, warranties and covenants in the agreements may have been used for the purpose of allocating risk between the parties, rather than establishing matters as facts. In addition, information concerning the subject matter of the representations, warranties and covenants may have changed after the date of the respective agreement, which subsequent information may or may not be fully reflected in the Company’s public disclosures. Accordingly, investors should not rely on the representations, warranties and covenants in the agreements as characterizations of the actual state of facts about the Company, its business or operations on the date hereof.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.






	CVR Energy, Inc.



May 2, 2023	By:	/s/ Dane J. Neumann
		Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary
		(Principal Financial Officer)


May 2, 2023	By:	/s/ Jeffrey D. Conaway
		Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Corporate Controller
		(Principal Accounting Officer)

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