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Murphy USA Inc. - Quarter Report: 2015 March (Form 10-Q)

 

 

 

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

                        (Mark one)

[X]  QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2015

 

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 001-35914

 

MURPHY USA INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

 

 

Delaware

46-2279221

(State or other jurisdiction of

(I.R.S. Employer

incorporation or organization)

Identification No.)

 

 

 

 

200 Peach Street

 

El Dorado, Arkansas

71730-5836

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

 

(870) 875-7600

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

 

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 and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted 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 and post such files).     Yes   No

 

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

 

Large accelerated filer  Accelerated filer     Non-accelerated filer     Smaller reporting company __

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

    Yes  No

Number of shares of Common Stock, $0.01 par value, outstanding at March 31, 2015 was 45,262,534.

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

MURPHY USA INC.

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

 

 

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Part I – Financial Information 

 

 

 

 

Item 1.  Financial Statements (Unaudited) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated  Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2015 (unaudited) and December 31, 2014

2

 

Consolidated Statements of Income for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 (unaudited)

3

 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March  31, 2015 and 2014 (unaudited)

4

 

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity for the three months ended March  31, 2015 and 2014 (unaudited)

5

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

6

 

 

   Results of Operations and Financial Condition

 

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

28

Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk 

40

Item 4.  Controls and Procedures 

40

 

 

Part II – Other Information 

 

Item 1.  Legal Proceedings 

41

Item 1A.  Risk Factors 

41

Item 2.  Unregistered sales of equity securities and use of proceeds 

41

Item 6.  Exhibits 

42

Signatures 

43

 

 

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ITEM 1.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Murphy USA Inc.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

(Thousands of dollars)

 

2015

 

2014

 

 

(unaudited)

 

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

287,671 

 

$

328,105 

Accounts receivable—trade, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $4,456 in 2015 and $4,456 in 2014

 

 

165,257 

 

 

140,091 

Inventories, at lower of cost or market

 

 

184,972 

 

 

182,914 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

 

10,620 

 

 

14,772 

Total current assets

 

 

648,520 

 

 

665,882 

Property, plant and equipment, at cost less accumulated depreciation and amortization of $746,804 in 2015 and $730,202 in 2014

 

 

1,263,740 

 

 

1,253,124 

Other assets

 

 

11,007 

 

 

11,058 

Total assets

 

$

1,923,267 

 

$

1,930,064 

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current maturities of long-term debt

 

$

77 

 

$

 —

Trade accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

 

411,903 

 

 

386,999 

Income taxes payable

 

 

5,912 

 

 

25,600 

Deferred income taxes

 

 

10,526 

 

 

481 

Total current liabilities

 

 

428,418 

 

 

413,080 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-term debt, including capitalized lease obligations

 

 

488,811 

 

 

488,250 

Deferred income taxes

 

 

113,488 

 

 

118,609 

Asset retirement obligations

 

 

22,702 

 

 

22,245 

Deferred credits and other liabilities

 

 

28,650 

 

 

29,175 

Total liabilities

 

 

1,082,069 

 

 

1,071,359 

Stockholders' Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Preferred Stock, par $0.01 (authorized 20,000,000 shares,

 

 

 

 

 

 

none outstanding)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

  Common Stock, par $0.01 (authorized 200,000,000 shares,

 

 

 

 

 

 

46,767,164 and 46,767,164 shares issued at

 

 

 

 

 

 

2015 and 2014, respectively)

 

 

468 

 

 

468 

Treasury stock (1,504,630 and 1,056,689 shares held at

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively)

 

 

(85,015)

 

 

(51,073)

Additional paid in capital (APIC)

 

 

551,374 

 

 

557,871 

Retained earnings

 

 

374,371 

 

 

351,439 

Total stockholders' equity

 

 

841,198 

 

 

858,705 

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

 

$

1,923,267 

 

$

1,930,064 

 

 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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Murphy USA Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Income

(unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

March 31,

(Thousands of dollars except per share amounts)

 

2015

 

2014

Revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

Petroleum product sales (a)

 

$

2,358,079 

 

$

3,594,347 

Merchandise sales

 

 

524,137 

 

 

502,722 

Ethanol sales and other

 

 

80,299 

 

 

67,265 

Total revenues

 

 

2,962,515 

 

 

4,164,334 

Costs and operating expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

Petroleum product cost of goods sold (a)

 

 

2,261,086 

 

 

3,500,346 

Merchandise cost of goods sold

 

 

450,553 

 

 

432,462 

Ethanol cost of goods sold

 

 

34,580 

 

 

37,770 

Station and other operating expenses

 

 

122,175 

 

 

122,477 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

21,178 

 

 

19,661 

Selling, general and administrative

 

 

31,456 

 

 

28,071 

Accretion of asset retirement obligations

 

 

378 

 

 

297 

Total costs and operating expenses

 

 

2,921,406 

 

 

4,141,084 

Income from operations

 

 

41,109 

 

 

23,250 

Other income (expense)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income

 

 

1,873 

 

 

15 

Interest expense

 

 

(8,329)

 

 

(9,095)

Gain on sale of assets

 

 

 

 

170 

Other nonoperating income

 

 

5,364 

 

 

112 

Total other income (expense)

 

 

(1,088)

 

 

(8,798)

Income before income taxes

 

 

40,021 

 

 

14,452 

Income tax expense

 

 

17,089 

 

 

5,600 

Income from continuing operations

 

 

22,932 

 

 

8,852 

Income from discontinued operations, net of taxes

 

 

 —

 

 

781 

Net Income

 

$

22,932 

 

$

9,633 

Earnings per share - basic:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations

 

$

0.50 

 

$

0.19 

Income from discontinued operations

 

 

 —

 

 

0.02 

Net Income - basic

 

$

0.50 

 

$

0.21 

Earnings per share - diluted:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations

 

$

0.50 

 

$

0.19 

Income from discontinued operations

 

 

 —

 

 

0.02 

Net Income - diluted

 

$

0.50 

 

$

0.21 

Weighted-average shares outstanding (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

 

45,633 

 

 

46,750 

Diluted

 

 

46,036 

 

 

46,884 

Supplemental information:

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a) Includes excise taxes of:

 

$

462,974 

 

$

445,404 

 

 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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Murphy USA Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

March 31,

(Thousands of dollars)

 

2015

 

2014

Operating Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

22,932 

 

$

9,633 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from discontinued operations, net of taxes

 

 

 —

 

 

(781)

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

21,178 

 

 

19,661 

Amortization of deferred major repair costs

 

 

347 

 

 

169 

Deferred and noncurrent income tax credits

 

 

(5,121)

 

 

(4,556)

Accretion on discounted liabilities

 

 

378 

 

 

297 

Pretax gains from sale of assets

 

 

(4)

 

 

(170)

Net (increase) decrease in noncash operating working capital

 

 

(7,811)

 

 

84,752 

Other operating activities - net

 

 

2,519 

 

 

3,698 

Net cash provided by continuing operations

 

 

34,418 

 

 

112,703 

Net cash provided by discontinued operations

 

 

 —

 

 

134 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

 

34,418 

 

 

112,837 

Investing Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property additions

 

 

(32,215)

 

 

(23,739)

Proceeds from sale of assets

 

 

82 

 

 

279 

Expenditures for major repairs

 

 

(362)

 

 

(728)

Investing activities of discontinued operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales proceeds

 

 

 —

 

 

1,097 

Net cash required by investing activities

 

 

(32,495)

 

 

(23,091)

Financing Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase of treasury stock

 

 

(39,435)

 

 

 —

Repayments of long-term debt

 

 

(15)

 

 

(15,000)

Debt issuance costs

 

 

 —

 

 

(63)

Amounts related to share-based compensation

 

 

(2,907)

 

 

 —

Net cash required by financing activities

 

 

(42,357)

 

 

(15,063)

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

 

 

(40,434)

 

 

74,683 

Cash and cash equivalents at January 1

 

 

328,105 

 

 

294,741 

Cash and cash equivalents at March 31

 

$

287,671 

 

$

369,424 

 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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Murphy USA Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity

(unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Thousands of dollars, except share amounts)

 

Shares

 

Par

 

Treasury Stock

 

APIC

 

Retained Earnings

 

Total

Balance as of December 31, 2013

 

46,743,633 

$

467 

$

 —

$

548,293 

$

107,576 

$

656,336 

Net income

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

9,633 

 

9,633 

Issuance of common stock

 

12,557 

 

 

 —

 

(312)

 

 —

 

(311)

Share-based compensation expense

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

2,522 

 

 —

 

2,522 

Balance as of March 31, 2014

 

46,756,190 

$

468 

$

 —

$

550,503 

$

117,209 

$

668,180 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Thousands of dollars, except share amounts)

 

Shares

 

Par

 

Treasury Stock

 

APIC

 

Retained Earnings

 

Total

Balance as of December 31, 2014

 

46,767,164 

$

468 

$

(51,073)

$

557,871 

$

351,439 

$

858,705 

Net income

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

22,932 

 

22,932 

Purchase of treasury stock

 

 —

 

 —

 

(39,435)

 

 —

 

 —

 

(39,435)

Issuance of common stock

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

Issuance of treasury stock

 

 —

 

 —

 

5,493 

 

(5,493)

 

 —

 

 —

Amounts related to share-based compensation

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

(2,907)

 

 —

 

(2,907)

Share-based compensation expense

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

1,903 

 

 —

 

1,903 

Balance as of March 31, 2015

 

46,767,164 

$

468 

$

(85,015)

$

551,374 

$

374,371 

$

841,198 

 

 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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Murphy USA Inc.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Note 1 — Description of Business and Basis of Presentation

 

Description of business — Murphy USA Inc. (“Murphy USA” or the “Company”) markets refined products through a network of retail gasoline stations and to unbranded wholesale customers. Murphy USA’s owned retail stations are almost all located in close proximity to Walmart stores in 23 states and use the brand name Murphy USA®. Murphy USA also markets gasoline and other products at standalone stations under the Murphy Express brand. At March 31, 2015, Murphy USA had a total of 1,268 Company stations. The Company acquired a partially constructed ethanol production facility in Hereford, Texas, in late 2010. The Hereford facility is designed to produce 105 million gallons of corn-based ethanol per year, and it began operations near the end of the first quarter of 2011.

 

Basis of Presentation — Murphy USA was incorporated in March 2013 and, in connection with its incorporation, Murphy USA issued 100 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, to Murphy Oil Corporation (“Murphy Oil” or “Parent”) for $1.00. On August 30, 2013, Murphy USA was separated from Murphy Oil through the distribution of 100% of the common stock of Murphy USA to holders of Murphy Oil stock. 

 

In preparing the financial statements of Murphy USA in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, management has made a number of estimates and assumptions related to the reporting of assets, liabilities, revenues, expenses and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

 

Interim Financial Information — The interim period financial information presented in these consolidated financial statements is unaudited and includes all known accruals and adjustments, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of the consolidated financial position of Murphy USA and its results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented. All such adjustments are of a normal and recurring nature.

 

These interim consolidated financial statements should be read together with our audited financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 001-35914), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 on February 27, 2015.

 

Recently Issued Accounting Standards In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-03, “Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs,” which changes the presentation of debt issuance costs to more closely align with the presentation of debt discounts or premiums.  The debt issuance costs will continue to be amortized in the same way as before but presentation will reduce net debt at each financial statement date. The new standard is effective for all fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015 and interim periods with those fiscal years.  Early adoption of this standard is permitted and the Company has elected to adopt this standard with the issuance of these financial statements.  See Note 4 for additional disclosures required by the adoption of this change in accounting principle. 

 

Note 2 — Related Party Transactions

 

Transition Services Agreement

 

In conjunction with the separation, we entered into a Transition Services Agreement (“Agreement”) with Murphy Oil on August 30, 2013.  This Agreement sets forth the terms on which Murphy Oil provides to us, and we provide to Murphy Oil, on a temporary basis, certain services or functions that the companies have historically shared.  Transition services include administrative, payroll, human resources, information technology and network transition services, tax, treasury and other support and corporate services.  The Agreement provides for the provision of specified transition services generally for a period of up to eighteen months, with a possible extension of six months, on a cost basis. Certain areas of the Agreement have been extended for the six month period.  We record the fee Murphy Oil charges us for these services as a component of general and administrative expenses.

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Murphy USA Inc.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Note 3 – Discontinued Operations

 

In November 2013, the Company announced that it had entered into negotiations to sell its Hankinson, North Dakota ethanol production facility as part of management’s strategic plan to exit non-core businesses. On December 19, 2013, the Company sold its wholly-owned subsidiary Hankinson Renewable Energy, LLC which owned and operated an ethanol manufacturing facility in Hankinson, North Dakota, and its related assets for $170,000,000 plus working capital adjustments of approximately $3,118,000. During January 2014, the final adjustments to working capital were made and the Company received an additional $1.1 million in sales proceeds which has been included in discontinued operations for the first quarter of 2014.  The Company has accounted for all operations related to Hankinson Renewable, LLC as discontinued operations for all periods presented. The after-tax gain from disposal of the subsidiary (including associated inventories) was $52,542,000 in 2013 with an additional $781,000 in 2014 related to the final working capital adjustment.  

 

The results of operations associated with the Hankinson discontinued operations for the 2014 period are presented in the following table.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Thousands of dollars)

 

Three Months Ended March 31, 2014

Revenues

 

$

 —

Income from operations before income taxes

 

 

 —

Gain on sale before income taxes

 

 

1,202 

Total income from discontinued operations before taxes

 

 

1,202 

Provision for income taxes

 

 

421 

Income from discontinued operations

 

$

781 

 

 

 

 

Note 4 – Change in Accounting Principle

 

During the first quarter of 2015, the Company elected to early adopt the provisions of ASU 2015-03 “Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs”.  In accordance with provisions of the FASB ASU topic on “Accounting Changes and Error Corrections” all prior periods presented have been retrospectively adjusted to apply the change in accounting principle.  For a summary of the adjustments, see below:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Previous Accounting Method

Effect of Change In

As Reported

(thousands of dollars)

 

March 31, 2015

Accounting Principle

March 31, 2015

Other assets

 

$

15,023 
(4,016)
11,007 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-term debt

 

$

492,827 
(4,016)
488,811 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As Originally Reported

Effect of Change In

As Currently Reported

 

 

December 31, 2014

Accounting Principle

December 31, 2014

Other assets

 

$

15,251 
(4,193)
11,058 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-term debt

 

$

492,443 
(4,193)
488,250 

 

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Murphy USA Inc.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

 

Note 5 — Inventories

 

Inventories consisted of the following:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

(Thousands of dollars)

 

2015

 

2014

Finished products - FIFO basis

 

$

236,765 

 

$

205,213 

Less LIFO reserve - finished products

 

 

(164,493)

 

 

(144,283)

Finished products - LIFO basis

 

 

72,272 

 

 

60,930 

Store merchandise for resale

 

 

96,924 

 

 

98,712 

Corn based products

 

 

10,394 

 

 

17,873 

Materials and supplies

 

 

5,382 

 

 

5,399 

Total inventories

 

$

184,972 

 

$

182,914 

 

At March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the replacement cost (market value) of last-in, first-out (LIFO) inventories exceeded the LIFO carrying value by $164,493,000 and $144,283,000, respectively. Corn based products consisted primarily of corn and wet distillers’ grains with solubles (WDGS), and were all valued on a first-in, first-out (FIFO) basis. 

 

In the first quarter of 2014, the Company recognized a benefit of $17,781,000 related to a LIFO decrement that existed at that date that was not expected to be restored at year-end.  

 

Note 6 — Long-Term Debt

 

Long-term debt consisted of the following:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

(Thousands of dollars)

 

2015

 

2014

6% senior notes due 2023 (net of unamortized discount of $7,341 at March 2015 and $7,557 at December 2014)

 

$

492,659 

 

$

492,443 

Less unamortized debt issuance costs

 

 

(4,016)

 

 

(4,193)

Total notes payable, net

 

 

488,643 

 

 

488,250 

Capitalized lease obligations, vehicles, due through 2018

 

 

245 

 

 

 —

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less current maturities

 

 

(77)

 

 

 —

Total long-term debt

 

$

488,811 

 

$

488,250 

 

Senior Notes

 

On August 14, 2013, Murphy Oil USA, Inc., our primary operating subsidiary, issued 6.00% Senior Notes due 2023 (the “Senior Notes”) in an aggregate principal amount of $500 million. The Senior Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Murphy USA, and are guaranteed by certain 100% owned subsidiaries that guarantee our credit facilities. The indenture governing the Senior Notes contains restrictive covenants that limit, among other things, the ability of Murphy USA, Murphy Oil USA, Inc. and the restricted subsidiaries to incur additional indebtedness or liens, dispose of assets, make certain restricted payments or investments, enter into transactions with affiliates or merge with or into other entities.

 

The Senior Notes and the guarantees rank equally with all of our and the guarantors’ existing and future senior unsecured indebtedness and effectively junior to our and the guarantors’ existing and future

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Murphy USA Inc.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

secured indebtedness (including indebtedness with respect to the credit facilities) to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness.  The Senior Notes are structurally subordinated to all of the existing and future third-party liabilities, including trade payables, of our existing and future subsidiaries that do not guarantee the notes.

 

We used the net proceeds of the Senior Notes, together with borrowings under the credit facilities, to finance a cash dividend of $650 million from Murphy Oil USA, Inc. to Murphy Oil paid in connection with the separation.

 

On June 17, 2014, we closed an exchange offer for our Senior Notes to make them eligible for public resale, as required by a registration rights agreement entered into in connection with the issuance of the Senior Notes.  All of the Senior Notes were tendered for exchange. 

 

Credit Facilities


On August 30, 2013, we entered into a credit agreement in connection with the separation from Murphy Oil. The credit agreement provides for a committed $450 million asset-based loan (ABL) facility (with availability subject to the borrowing base described below) and provided for a $150 million term facility. It also provides for a $200 million uncommitted incremental facility. On August 30, 2013, Murphy Oil USA, Inc. borrowed $150 million under the term facility, the proceeds of which were used, together with the net proceeds of the offering of the Senior Notes, to finance a $650 million cash dividend from Murphy Oil USA, Inc. to Murphy Oil. The term facility was repaid in full in May 2014.  On September 2, 2014, we amended the credit agreement to extend the maturity date to September 2, 2019 and amend the terms of various covenants. 

 

The borrowing base is expected, at any time of determination, to be an amount (net of reserves) equal to the sum of:

 

      100% of eligible cash at such time, plus

 

      90% of eligible credit card receivables at such time, plus

 

      90% of eligible investment grade accounts, plus

 

      85% of eligible other accounts, plus

 

      80% of eligible product supply/wholesale refined products inventory at such time, plus

 

      75% of eligible retail refined products inventory at such time, plus

 

the lesser of (i) 70% of the average cost of eligible retail merchandise inventory at such time and (ii) 85% of the net orderly liquidation value of eligible retail merchandise inventory at such time.

 

The ABL facility includes a $75 million sublimit on swingline loans and a $200 million sublimit for the issuance of letters of credit. Swingline loans and letters of credit issued under the ABL facility reduce availability under the ABL facility.

 

Interest payable on the credit facilities is based on either:

 

•    the London interbank offered rate, adjusted for statutory reserve requirements (the “Adjusted LIBO Rate”); or

 

the Alternate Base Rate, which is defined as the highest of (a) the prime rate, (b) the federal funds effective rate from time to time plus 0.50% per annum and (c) the one-month Adjusted LIBO Rate plus 1.00% per annum,

 

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plus, (A) in the case of Adjusted LIBO Rate borrowings, (i) with respect to the ABL facility, spreads ranging from 1.50% to 2.00% per annum depending on the average availability under the ABL facility or (ii) with respect to the term facility, spreads ranging from 2.75% to 3.00% per annum depending on a secured debt to EBITDA ratio and (B) in the case of Alternate Base Rate borrowings, (i) with respect to the ABL facility, spreads ranging from 0.50% to 1.00% per annum depending on the average availability under the ABL facility or (ii) with respect to the term facility, spreads ranging from 1.75% to 2.00% per annum depending on a secured debt to EBITDA ratio.

 

The interest rate period with respect to the Adjusted LIBO Rate interest rate option can be set at one,  two,  three, or six months as selected by us in accordance with the terms of the credit agreement.

 

We were obligated to make quarterly principal payments on the outstanding principal amount of the term facility beginning on the first anniversary of the effective date of the credit agreement in amounts equal to 10% of the term loans made on such effective date, with the remaining balance payable on the scheduled maturity date of the term facility. Borrowings under the credit facilities are prepayable at our option without premium or penalty. We were also required to prepay the term facility with the net cash proceeds of certain asset sales or casualty events, subject to certain exceptions. The credit agreement also includes certain customary mandatory prepayment provisions with respect to the ABL facility.

 

The credit agreement contains certain covenants that limit, among other things, the ability of us and our subsidiaries to incur additional indebtedness or liens, to make certain investments, to enter into sale-leaseback transactions, to make certain restricted payments, to enter into consolidations, mergers or sales of material assets and other fundamental changes, to transact with affiliates, to enter into agreements restricting the ability of subsidiaries to incur liens or pay dividends, or to make certain accounting changes. In addition, the credit agreement requires us to maintain a fixed charge coverage ratio of a minimum of 1.0 to 1.0 when availability for at least three consecutive business days is less than the greater of (a) 17.5% of the lesser of the aggregate ABL facility commitments and the borrowing base and (b) $70,000,000 (including as of the most recent fiscal quarter end on the first date when availability is less than such amount).  As of March 31, 2015, our fixed charge coverage ratio was 1.17        

 

After giving effect to the applicable restrictions on certain payments, which could include dividends under the credit agreement (which restrictions are only applicable when availability under the credit agreement does not exceed the greater of 25% of the lesser of the revolving commitments and the borrowing base and $100 million (and if availability under the credit agreement does not exceed the greater of 40% of the lesser of the revolving commitments and the borrowing base and $150 million, then our fixed charge coverage ratio must be at least 1.0 to 1.0) and the indenture, and subject to compliance with applicable law.  As of December 31, 2014, the Company had approximately $107.5 million of its net income and retained earnings free of such restrictions.

 

All obligations under the credit agreement are guaranteed by Murphy USA and the subsidiary guarantors party thereto, and all obligations under the credit agreement, including the guarantees of those obligations, are secured by certain assets of Murphy USA, Murphy Oil USA, Inc. and the guarantors party thereto.

 

Note 7 — Asset Retirement Obligations (ARO)

The majority of the ARO recognized by the Company at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 related to the estimated costs to dismantle and abandon certain of its retail gasoline stations. The Company has not recorded an ARO for certain of its marketing assets because sufficient information is presently not available to estimate a range of potential settlement dates for the obligation. These assets are consistently being upgraded and are expected to be operational into the foreseeable future. In these cases, the obligation will be initially recognized in the period in which sufficient information exists to estimate the obligation.

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending aggregate carrying amount of the ARO is shown in the following table.

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March 31,

 

December 31,

(Thousands of dollars)

 

2015

 

2014

Balance at beginning of period

 

$

22,245 

 

$

17,130 

Accretion expense

 

 

378 

 

 

1,200 

Liabilities incurred

 

 

79 

 

 

3,915 

Balance at end of period

 

$

22,702 

 

$

22,245 

 

The estimation of future ARO is based on a number of assumptions requiring professional judgment. The Company cannot predict the type of revisions to these assumptions that may be required in future periods due to the lack of availability of additional information.

 

Note 8— Income Taxes

 

The effective tax rate is calculated as the amount of income tax expense divided by income before income tax expense. For the three month periods ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company’s effective tax rates were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

Three months ended March 31

 

42.7% 

 

 

38.7% 

 

 

The effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2015 was higher than the U.S. Federal tax rate of 35% primarily due to certain discrete items that impacted income taxes in the period along with U.S. state tax expense.  The effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2014 exceeded the U.S. Federal tax rate of 35% primarily due to U.S. state tax expense.      

 

The Company was included in Murphy Oil’s tax returns for the periods prior to the separation in multiple jurisdictions that remain subject to audit by taxing authorities. These audits often take years to complete and settle. As of March 31, 2015, the earliest year remaining open for Federal audit and/or settlement is 2010 and for the states it ranges from 2008-2011.  Although the Company believes that recorded liabilities for unsettled issues are adequate, additional gains or losses could occur in future periods from resolution of outstanding unsettled matters.

 

Note 9 — Incentive Plans

 

2013 Long-Term Incentive Plan

Effective August 30, 2013, certain of our employees participate in the Murphy USA 2013 Long-Term Incentive Plan which was subsequently amended and restated effective as of February 12, 2014 (the “MUSA 2013 Plan”). The MUSA 2013 Plan authorizes the Executive Compensation Committee of our Board of Directors (“the Committee”) to grant non-qualified or incentive stock options, stock appreciation rights, stock awards (including restricted stock and restricted stock unit awards), cash awards, and performance awards to our employees. No more than 5.5 million shares of MUSA common stock may be delivered under the MUSA 2013 Plan and no more than 1 million shares of common stock may be awarded to any one employee, subject to adjustment for changes in capitalization. The maximum cash amount payable pursuant to any “performance-based” award to any participant in any calendar year is $5 million.

 

On February 10, 2015, the Committee granted nonqualified stock options for 72,350 shares at an exercise price of $70.57 per share under the terms of the MUSA 2013 Plan.  The Black-Scholes valuation for these awards is $20.18 per option.  The Committee also awarded time-based restricted stock units and performance-based restricted stock units (performance units) to certain employees on the same date.   There were 20,200 time-based restricted units granted at a grant date fair value of $70.57 along with

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40,400 performance units.  Half of the performance units vest based on a 3-year return on average capital employed (ROACE) calculation and the other half vest based on a 3-year total shareholder return (TSR) calculation that compares MUSA to a group of 16 peer companies.  The portion of the awards that vest based on TSR qualify as a market condition and must be valued using a Monte Carlo valuation model.  For the TSR portion of the awards, the fair value was determined to be $100.33 per unit.  For the ROACE portion of the awards, the valuation will be based on the grant date fair value of $70.57 per unit and the number of awards will be periodically assessed to determine the probability of vesting. 

 

On February 11, 2015, the Committee also granted 35,250 time-based restricted stock units granted to certain employees with a grant date fair value of $70.57 per unit. 

 

2013 Stock Plan for Non-employee Directors

 

Effective August 8, 2013, Murphy USA adopted the 2013 Murphy USA Stock Plan for Non-employee Directors (the “Directors Plan”).  The directors for Murphy USA are compensated with a mixture of cash payments and equity-based awards.  Awards under the Directors Plan may be in the form of restricted stock, restricted stock units, stock options, or a combination thereof.  An aggregate of 500,000 shares of common stock shall be available for issuance of grants under the Directors Plan. 

 

During the first quarter of 2015, the Company issued 12,924 restricted stock units to its non-employee directors at a weighted average grant date fair value of $71.51 per share.  These shares vest in three years from the grant date. 

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, share based compensation was $1.9 million and $2.5 million, respectively.  The income tax benefit realized for the tax deductions from options exercised for the three months ended March 31, 2015 was $3.4 million

 

 

Note 10— Financial Instruments and Risk Management

 

DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS — The Company makes limited use of derivative instruments to manage certain risks related to commodity prices. The use of derivative instruments for risk management is covered by operating policies and is closely monitored by the Company’s senior management. The Company does not hold any derivatives for speculative purposes and it does not use derivatives with leveraged or complex features. Derivative instruments are traded primarily with creditworthy major financial institutions or over national exchanges such as the New York Mercantile Exchange (“NYMEX”). To qualify for hedge accounting, the changes in the market value of a derivative instrument must historically have been, and would be expected to continue to be, highly effective at offsetting changes in the prices of the hedged item. To the extent that the change in fair value of a derivative instrument has less than perfect correlation with the change in the fair value of the hedged item, a portion of the change in fair value of the derivative instrument is considered ineffective and would normally be recorded in earnings during the affected period.

 

The Company is subject to commodity price risk related to corn that it will purchase in the future for feedstock and WDGS that it will sell in the future at its remaining ethanol production facility.   At March 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company had open physical delivery commitment contracts for purchase of approximately 8.8 million and 3.5 million bushels of corn, respectively, for processing at its ethanol plant. At March 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company had open physical delivery commitment contracts for sale of approximately 0.5 million and 0.5 million equivalent bushels, respectively, of WDGS. To manage the price risk associated with certain of these physical delivery commitments which have fixed prices, at March 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company had outstanding derivative contracts with a net short volume of 2.1 million and offsetting long and short volumes of 0.5 million bushels, respectively, that mature at future prices in effect on the expected date of delivery under the physical delivery commitment contracts.   Additionally, at March 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company had outstanding derivative contracts with net short volumes of 2.0 million and 1.9 million bushels of corn, respectively, to buy back when certain corn inventories are

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expected to be processed. The impact of marking to market these commodity derivative contracts increased income before taxes by $0.6 million and decreased income before taxes by $0.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

 

At March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the fair value of derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments are presented in the following table.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31, 2015

 

December 31, 2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Thousands of dollars)

 

Balance Sheet Location

 

Fair Value

 

Balance Sheet Location

 

Fair Value

 

Balance Sheet Location

 

Fair Value

 

Balance Sheet Location

 

Fair Value

Commodity derivative contracts

 

Accounts Receivable

 

$

673 

 

Accounts Payable

 

$

113 

 

Accounts Receivable

 

$

74 

 

Accounts Payable

 

$

2,204 

 

For the three month periods ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, the gains and losses recognized in the consolidated Statements of Income for derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments are presented in the following table.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gain (Loss)

(Thousands of dollars)

 

Statement of Income

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

Type of Derivative Contract

 

Location

 

2015

 

2014

Commodity

 

Fuel and ethanol costs of goods sold

 

$

2,197 

 

$

(1,465)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Company offsets certain assets and liabilities related to derivative contracts when the legal right of offset exists. Derivative assets and liabilities which have offsetting positions at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are presented in the following tables:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross Amounts

 

Net Amounts of

 

 

Gross Amounts

 

Offset in the

 

Assets Presented in

 

 

of Recognized

 

Consolidated

 

the Consolidated

(Thousands of dollars)

 

Assets

 

Balance Sheet

 

Balance Sheet

At March 31, 2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commodity derivatives

 

$

694 

 

$

(21)

 

$

673 

At December 31, 2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commodity derivatives

 

$

93 

 

$

(19)

 

$

74 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross Amounts

 

Net Amounts of

 

 

Gross Amounts

 

Offset in the

 

Liabilities Presented

 

 

of Recognized

 

Consolidated

 

in the Consolidated

 

 

Liabilities

 

Balance Sheet

 

Balance Sheet

At March 31, 2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commodity derivatives

 

$

134 

 

$

(21)

 

$

113 

At December 31, 2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commodity derivatives

 

$

2,223 

 

$

(19)

 

$

2,204 

 

All commodity derivatives above are corn-based contracts associated with the Company’s Hereford plant. Net derivative assets are included in Accounts Receivable presented in the table on the prior page and are included in Accounts Receivable on the Consolidated Balance Sheets; likewise, net derivative liabilities in the above table are included in Accounts Payable in the table above and are included in Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. These contracts permit net settlement and the Company generally avails itself of this right to settle net. At March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, cash deposits of $2.3 million and $2.8 million related to commodity derivative

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contracts were reported in Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets in the Consolidated Balance Sheets, respectively. These cash deposits have not been used to increase the reported net assets or reduce the reported net liabilities on the corn-based derivative contracts at March 31, 2015 or December 31, 2014, respectively.

 

Note 11 – Earnings Per Share

 

Basic earnings per common share is computed by dividing net income available to common stockholders by the weighted average of common shares outstanding during the period.  Diluted earnings per common share adjusts basic earnings per common share for the effects of stock options and restricted stock in the periods where such items are dilutive. 

 

During May 2014, the Company executed a share repurchase program that was approved by the Board of Directors for approximately $50 million worth of common stock of the Company.   At the completion of this plan, the Company had acquired 1,040,636 shares of common stock for an average price of $48.07 per share including brokerage fees.  The Company is currently executing the previously announced share repurchase program of $250 million that is expected to be completed by the end of 2015.  As of March 31, 2015, 583,214 shares have been acquired under the $250 million repurchase authorization. 

 

The following table provides a reconciliation of basic and diluted earnings per share computations for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 (in thousands, except per share amounts):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

Earnings per common share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income attributable to common stockholders

 

$

22,932 

 

$

9,633 

Weighted average common shares outstanding (in thousands)

 

 

45,633 

 

 

46,750 

Total earnings per share

 

$

0.50 

 

$

0.21 

Earnings per common share - assuming dilution:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income attributable to common stockholders

 

$

22,932 

 

$

9,633 

Weighted average common shares outstanding (in thousands)

 

 

45,633 

 

 

46,750 

Common equivalent shares:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dilutive options

 

 

403 

 

 

134 

Weighted average common shares outstanding - assuming dilution (in thousands)

 

 

46,036 

 

 

46,884 

Earnings per share - assuming dilution

 

$

0.50 

 

$

0.21 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note 12 — Other Financial Information

 

ETHANOL SALES AND OTHER – Ethanol sales and other revenue in the Consolidated Income Statements include the following items: 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Three Months Ended March 31,

(Thousands of dollars)

 

2015

 

2014

Sales of ethanol and related plant products

 

$

41,748 

 

$

48,789 

Renewable Identification Numbers (RINs) sales

 

 

37,599 

 

 

17,593 

Other

 

 

952 

 

 

883 

Total ethanol sales and other revenue

 

$

80,299 

 

$

67,265 

 

 

CASH FLOW DISCLOSURES — Cash income taxes paid, net of refunds, were $27,598,000 and $50,100,000 for the three month periods ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Interest paid was $15,444,000 and $16,250,000 for the three month periods ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

(Thousands of dollars)

 

2015

 

2014

Accounts receivable

 

$

(26,544)

 

$

(19,160)

Inventories

 

 

(2,059)

 

 

90,155 

Prepaid expenses

 

 

4,153 

 

 

(253)

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

 

26,281 

 

 

53,990 

Income taxes payable

 

 

(19,687)

 

 

(40,626)

Current deferred income tax liabilities

 

 

10,045 

 

 

646 

Net decrease (increase) in noncash operating working capital

 

$

(7,811)

 

$

84,752 

 

 

Note 13 — Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value

 

The Company carries certain assets and liabilities at fair value in its Consolidated Balance Sheets. The fair value hierarchy is based on the quality of inputs used to measure fair value, with Level 1 being the highest quality and Level 3 being the lowest quality. Level 1 inputs are quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Level 2 inputs are observable inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1. Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs which reflect assumptions about pricing by market participants.

 

The Company carries certain assets and liabilities at fair value in its Consolidated Balance Sheets. The fair value measurements for these assets and liabilities at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are presented in the following table.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Fair Value Measurements

 

 

at Reporting Date Using

 

 

 

 

 

Quoted Prices

 

Significant

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In Active Markets

 

Other

 

Significant

 

 

Fair Value

 

for Identical

 

Observable

 

Unobservable

 

 

March 31,

 

Assets/(Liabilities)

 

Inputs

 

Inputs

(Thousands of dollars)

 

2015

 

(Level 1)

 

(Level 2)

 

(Level 3)

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commodity derivative contracts

 

$

673 

 

 

 —

 

$

673 

 

 

 —

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commodity derivative contracts

 

$

(113)

 

 

 —

 

$

(113)

 

 

 —

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements

 

 

at Reporting Date Using

 

 

 

 

 

Quoted Prices

 

Significant

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In Active Markets

 

Other

 

Significant

 

 

Fair Value

 

for Identical

 

Observable

 

Unobservable

 

 

December 31,

 

Assets/(Liabilities)

 

Inputs

 

Inputs

(Thousands of dollars)

 

2014

 

(Level 1)

 

(Level 2)

 

(Level 3)

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commodity derivative contracts

 

$

74 

 

 

 —

 

$

74 

 

 

 —

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commodity derivative contracts

 

$

(2,204)

 

 

 —

 

$

(2,204)

 

 

 —

 

 

At the balance sheet date the fair value of commodity derivatives contracts for corn was determined based on market quotes for No. 2 yellow corn. The change in fair value of commodity derivatives is recorded in Fuel and ethanol cost of goods sold. The carrying value of the Company’s Cash and cash equivalents, Accounts receivable-trade and Trade accounts payable approximates fair value due to their short-term nature.

 

The following table presents the carrying amounts and estimated fair values of financial instruments held by the Company at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014. The fair value of a financial instrument is the amount at which the instrument could be exchanged in a current transaction between willing parties. The table excludes Cash and cash equivalents, Accounts receivable-trade, Trade accounts payable and accrued liabilities, and capitalized lease obligations, all of which had fair values approximating carrying amounts. The fair value of Current and Long-term debt was estimated based on rates offered to the Company at that time for debt of the same maturities. The Company has off-balance sheet exposures relating to certain financial guarantees and letters of credit. The fair value of these, which represents fees associated with obtaining the instruments, was nominal.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At March 31, 2015

 

At December 31, 2014

 

 

Carrying

 

 

 

 

Carrying

 

 

 

(Thousands of dollars)

 

Amount

 

Fair Value

 

Amount

 

Fair Value

Financial liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current and long-term debt

 

$

(492,659)

 

$

(517,555)

 

$

(492,443)

 

$

(510,344)

 

 

 

Note 14 — Contingencies 

 

The Company’s operations and earnings have been and may be affected by various forms of governmental action. Examples of such governmental action include, but are by no means limited to: tax

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increases and retroactive tax claims; import and export controls; price controls; allocation of supplies of crude oil and petroleum products and other goods; laws and regulations intended for the promotion of safety and the protection and/or remediation of the environment; governmental support for other forms of energy; and laws and regulations affecting the Company’s relationships with employees, suppliers, customers, stockholders and others. Because governmental actions are often motivated by political considerations, may be taken without full consideration of their consequences, and may be taken in response to actions of other governments, it is not practical to attempt to predict the likelihood of such actions, the form the actions may take or the effect such actions may have on the Company.

 

ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS AND LEGAL MATTERS — Murphy USA is subject to numerous federal, state and local laws and regulations dealing with the environment. Violation of such environmental laws, regulations and permits can result in the imposition of significant civil and criminal penalties, injunctions and other sanctions. A discharge of hazardous substances into the environment could, to the extent such event is not insured, subject the Company to substantial expense, including both the cost to comply with applicable regulations and claims by neighboring landowners and other third parties for any personal injury, property damage and other losses that might result.

 

The Company currently owns or leases, and has in the past owned or leased, properties at which hazardous substances have been or are being handled. Although the Company believes it has used operating and disposal practices that were standard in the industry at the time, hazardous substances may have been disposed of or released on or under the properties owned or leased by the Company or on or under other locations where they have been taken for disposal. In addition, many of these properties have been operated by third parties whose management of hazardous substances was not under the Company’s control. Under existing laws the Company could be required to remediate contaminated property (including contaminated groundwater) or to perform remedial actions to prevent future contamination. Certain of these contaminated properties are in various stages of negotiation, investigation, and/or cleanup, and the Company is investigating the extent of any related liability and the availability of applicable defenses. With the sale of the U.S. refineries in 2011, Murphy Oil retained certain liabilities related to environmental matters. Murphy Oil also obtained insurance covering certain levels of environmental exposures. The Company believes costs related to these sites will not have a material adverse effect on Murphy USA’s net income, financial condition or liquidity in a future period.

Certain environmental expenditures are likely to be recovered by the Company from other sources, primarily environmental funds maintained by certain states. Since no assurance can be given that future recoveries from other sources will occur, the Company has not recorded a benefit for likely recoveries at March 31, 2015, however certain jurisdictions provide reimbursement for these expenses which have been considered in recording the net exposure.

 

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) currently considers the Company a Potentially Responsible Party (PRP) at one Superfund site. The potential total cost to all parties to perform necessary remedial work at this site may be substantial. However, based on current negotiations and available information, the Company believes that it is a de minimis party as to ultimate responsibility at the Superfund site. Accordingly, the Company has not recorded a liability for remedial costs at the Superfund site at March 31, 2015. The Company could be required to bear a pro rata share of costs attributable to nonparticipating PRPs or could be assigned additional responsibility for remediation at this site or other Superfund sites. The Company believes that its share of the ultimate costs to clean-up this site will be immaterial and will not have a material adverse effect on its net income, financial condition or liquidity in a future period.

 

Based on information currently available to the Company, the amount of future remediation costs to be incurred to address known contamination sites is not expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s future net income, cash flows or liquidity. However, there is the possibility that additional environmental expenditures could be required to address contamination, including as a result of discovering additional contamination or the imposition of new or revised requirements applicable to known contamination.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

In the case Freeny v. Murphy Oil Corporation and Murphy Oil USA, Inc. the plaintiffs allege that the Company has infringed on their electronic pricing system patent.  The Company’s claim is that our pricing system can be differentiated and in fact we have our own patent for our pricing system.  Murphy Oil USA, Inc. has agreed to defend and indemnify Murphy Oil Corporation in this matter as required by the terms of the Separation Agreement.  We are unable to estimate potential damages at this point and we are defending the claim vigorously.  Trial is currently set for June 2015.  At this time, management believes the probability of loss in this case is remote.  However, it is possible that an unfavorable outcome of this lawsuit or other contingency could have a material impact on the liquidity, results of operations, or financial condition of the Company in future periods. 

 

Other than as noted above, Murphy USA is engaged in a number of other legal proceedings, all of which the Company considers routine and incidental to its business. Based on information currently available to the Company, the ultimate resolution of those other legal matters is not expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s net income, financial condition or liquidity in a future period.

 

INSURANCE — The Company maintains insurance coverage at levels that are customary and consistent with industry standards for companies of similar size. Murphy USA maintains statutory workers compensation insurance with a deductible of $0.5 million per occurrence and other insurance programs for general and auto liability. As of March 31, 2015, there were a number of outstanding claims that are of a routine nature. The estimated incurred but unpaid liabilities relating to these claims are included in Trade account payables and accrued liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. While the ultimate outcome of these claims cannot presently be determined, management believes that the accrued liability of $4.7 million will be sufficient to cover the related liability for all insurance claims and that the ultimate disposition of these claims will have no material effect on the Company’s financial position and results of operations.

 

The Company has obtained insurance coverage as appropriate for the business in which it is engaged, but may incur losses that are not covered by insurance or reserves, in whole or in part, and such losses could adversely affect our results of operations and financial position.

 

TAX MATTERS — Murphy USA is subject to extensive tax liabilities imposed by multiple jurisdictions, including income taxes, indirect taxes (excise/duty, sales/use and gross receipts taxes), payroll taxes, franchise taxes, withholding taxes and ad valorem taxes. New tax laws and regulations and changes in existing tax laws and regulations are continuously being enacted or proposed that could result in increased expenditures for tax liabilities in the future. Many of these liabilities are subject to periodic audits by the respective taxing authority. Subsequent changes to our tax liabilities because of these audits may subject us to interest and penalties.

 

OTHER MATTERS — In the normal course of its business, the Company is required under certain contracts with various governmental authorities and others to provide financial guarantees or letters of credit that may be drawn upon if the Company fails to perform under those contracts. At March 31, 2015, the Company had contingent liabilities of $16.2 million on outstanding letters of credit. The Company has not accrued a liability in its balance sheet related to these financial guarantees and letters of credit because it is believed that the likelihood of having these drawn is remote.

 

Note 15 — Business Segments

 

The Company has one operating segment which is Marketing.  This segment includes the bulk of the Company’s operating assets including retail marketing and product supply and wholesale operations.  The ethanol assets that remained after the disposition of Hankinson in 2013 were recast into the category with the prior Corporate assets and renamed “Corporate and other assets”.  In addition, due to the sale of the Hankinson entity, the Company also shows discontinued operations for the March 2014 year-to-date period for the prior Hankinson activity. Segment information is as follows:

 

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

 

 

March 31, 2015

 

March 31, 2014

 

 

Total Assets at

 

External

 

Income

 

External

 

Income

(Thousands of dollars)

 

March 31,

 

Revenues

 

(Loss)

 

Revenues

 

(Loss)

Marketing

 

$

1,585,410 

 

$

2,920,504 

 

$

24,756 

 

$

4,115,437 

 

$

13,761 

Corporate and other assets

 

 

337,857 

 

 

42,011 

 

 

(1,824)

 

 

48,897 

 

 

(4,909)

Total operating segment

 

 

1,923,267 

 

 

2,962,515 

 

 

22,932 

 

 

4,164,334 

 

 

8,852 

Discontinued operations

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

781 

Total

 

$

1,923,267 

 

$

2,962,515 

 

$

22,932 

 

$

4,164,334 

 

$

9,633 

 

 

 

Note 16 – Guarantor Subsidiaries

 

Certain of the Company’s 100% owned, domestic subsidiaries (the “Guarantor Subsidiaries”) fully and unconditionally guarantee, on a joint and several basis, certain of the outstanding indebtedness of the Company, including the 6.00% senior notes due 2023.  The following consolidating and combining schedules present financial information on a consolidated basis in conformity with the SEC’s Regulation S-X Rule 3-10(d): 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET

(unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Thousands of dollars)

March 31, 2015

Assets

 

Parent Company

 

Issuer

 

Guarantor Subsidiaries

 

Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries

 

Eliminations

 

Consolidated

Current assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

 —

 

$

286,430 

 

$

 —

 

$

1,241 

 

$

 —

 

$

287,671 

Accounts receivable—trade, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $4,456 in 2015

 

 

 —

 

 

163,239 

 

 

 —

 

 

2,018 

 

 

 —

 

 

165,257 

Inventories, at lower of cost or market

 

 

 —

 

 

166,720 

 

 

 —

 

 

18,252 

 

 

 —

 

 

184,972 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

 

 —

 

 

8,137 

 

 

 —

 

 

2,483 

 

 

 —

 

 

10,620 

Total current assets

 

 

 —

 

 

624,526 

 

 

 —

 

 

23,994 

 

 

 —

 

 

648,520 

Property, plant and equipment, at cost less accumulated depreciation and amortization of $746,804 in 2015

 

 

 —

 

 

1,258,179 

 

 

 —

 

 

5,561 

 

 

 —

 

 

1,263,740 

Investments in subsidiaries

 

 

1,603,209 

 

 

176,677 

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(1,779,886)

 

 

 —

Other assets

 

 

 —

 

 

10,476 

 

 

 —

 

 

531 

 

 

 —

 

 

11,007 

Deferred tax assets

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

19,322 

 

 

(19,322)

 

 

 —

Total assets

 

$

1,603,209 

 

$

2,069,858 

 

$

 —

 

$

49,408 

 

$

(1,799,208)

 

$

1,923,267 

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current maturities of long-term debt

 

$

 —

 

$

77 

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

77 

Inter-company accounts payable

 

 

90,783 

 

 

46,129 

 

 

(52,078)

 

 

(84,834)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

Trade accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

 

 —

 

 

409,202 

 

 

 —

 

 

2,701 

 

 

 —

 

 

411,903 

Income taxes payable

 

 

 —

 

 

(1,070)

 

 

16 

 

 

6,966 

 

 

 —

 

 

5,912 

Deferred income taxes

 

 

 —

 

 

10,568 

 

 

 —

 

 

(42)

 

 

 —

 

 

10,526 

Total current liabilities

 

 

90,783 

 

 

464,906 

 

 

(52,062)

 

 

(75,209)

 

 

 —

 

 

428,418 

Long-term debt, including capitalized lease obligations

 

 

 —

 

 

488,811 

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

488,811 

Deferred income taxes

 

 

 —

 

 

132,810 

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(19,322)

 

 

113,488 

Asset retirement obligations

 

 

 —

 

 

22,702 

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

22,702 

Deferred credits and other liabilities

 

 

 —

 

 

28,650 

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

28,650 

Total liabilities

 

 

90,783 

 

 

1,137,879 

 

 

(52,062)

 

 

(75,209)

 

 

(19,322)

 

 

1,082,069 

Stockholders' Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred Stock, par $0.01 (authorized 20,000,000 shares, none outstanding)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

Common Stock, par $0.01 (authorized 200,000,000 shares, 46,767,164 shares issued at March 31, 2015)

 

 

468 

 

 

 

 

60 

 

 

 —

 

 

(61)

 

 

468 

Treasury Stock (1,504,630 shares held  at March 31, 2015)

 

 

(85,015)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(85,015)

Additional paid in capital (APIC)

 

 

1,222,602 

 

 

557,607 

 

 

52,004 

 

 

35,677 

 

 

(1,316,516)

 

 

551,374 

Retained earnings

 

 

374,371 

 

 

374,371 

 

 

(2)

 

 

88,940 

 

 

(463,309)

 

 

374,371 

Total stockholders' equity

 

 

1,512,426 

 

 

931,979 

 

 

52,062 

 

 

124,617 

 

 

(1,779,886)

 

 

841,198 

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

 

$

1,603,209 

 

$

2,069,858 

 

$

 —

 

$

49,408 

 

$

(1,799,208)

 

$

1,923,267 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Thousands of dollars)

December 31, 2014

Assets

 

Parent Company

 

Issuer

 

Guarantor Subsidiaries

 

Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries

 

Eliminations

 

Consolidated

Current assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

 —

 

$

327,163 

 

$

 —

 

$

942 

 

$

 —

 

$

328,105 

Accounts receivable—trade, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $4,456 in 2014

 

 

 —

 

 

138,466 

 

 

 —

 

 

1,625 

 

 

 —

 

 

140,091 

Inventories, at lower of cost or market

 

 

 —

 

 

157,046 

 

 

 —

 

 

25,868 

 

 

 —

 

 

182,914 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

 

 —

 

 

11,710 

 

 

 —

 

 

3,062 

 

 

 —

 

 

14,772 

Total current assets

 

 

 —

 

 

634,385 

 

 

 —

 

 

31,497 

 

 

 —

 

 

665,882 

Property, plant and equipment, at cost less accumulated depreciation and amortization of $730,202 in 2014

 

 

 —

 

 

1,248,081 

 

 

 —

 

 

5,043 

 

 

 —

 

 

1,253,124 

Investments in subsidiaries

 

 

1,580,277 

 

 

177,263 

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(1,757,540)

 

 

 —

Other assets

 

 

 —

 

 

10,543 

 

 

 —

 

 

515 

 

 

 —

 

 

11,058 

Deferred tax assets

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

19,273 

 

 

(19,273)

 

 

 —

Total assets

 

$

1,580,277 

 

$

2,070,272 

 

$

 —

 

$

56,328 

 

$

(1,776,813)

 

$

1,930,064 

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current maturities of long-term debt

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

Inter-company accounts payable

 

 

51,348 

 

 

82,528 

 

 

(52,077)

 

 

(81,799)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

Trade accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

 

 —

 

 

381,271 

 

 

 —

 

 

5,728 

 

 

 —

 

 

386,999 

Income taxes payable

 

 

 —

 

 

18,348 

 

 

14 

 

 

7,238 

 

 

 —

 

 

25,600 

Deferred income taxes

 

 

 —

 

 

522 

 

 

 —

 

 

(41)

 

 

 —

 

 

481 

Total current liabilities

 

 

51,348 

 

 

482,669 

 

 

(52,063)

 

 

(68,874)

 

 

 —

 

 

413,080 

Long-term debt, including capitalized lease obligations

 

 

 —

 

 

488,250 

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

488,250 

Deferred income taxes

 

 

 —

 

 

137,882 

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(19,273)

 

 

118,609 

Asset retirement obligations

 

 

 —

 

 

22,245 

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

22,245 

Deferred credits and other liabilities

 

 

 —

 

 

29,175 

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

29,175 

Total liabilities

 

 

51,348 

 

 

1,160,221 

 

 

(52,063)

 

 

(68,874)

 

 

(19,273)

 

 

1,071,359 

Stockholders' Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred Stock, par $0.01 (authorized 20,000,000 shares, none outstanding)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

Common Stock, par $0.01 (authorized 200,000,000 shares, 46,767,164 shares issued  at December 31, 2014)

 

 

468 

 

 

 

 

60 

 

 

 —

 

 

(61)

 

 

468 

Treasury Stock (1,056,689 shares held  at December 31, 2014)

 

 

(51,073)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(51,073)

Additional paid in capital (APIC)

 

 

1,228,095 

 

 

558,611 

 

 

52,004 

 

 

35,677 

 

 

(1,316,516)

 

 

557,871 

Retained earnings

 

 

351,439 

 

 

351,439 

 

 

(1)

 

 

89,525 

 

 

(440,963)

 

 

351,439 

Total stockholders' equity

 

 

1,528,929 

 

 

910,051 

 

 

52,063 

 

 

125,202 

 

 

(1,757,540)

 

 

858,705 

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

 

$

1,580,277 

 

$

2,070,272 

 

$

 —

 

$

56,328 

 

$

(1,776,813)

 

$

1,930,064 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONSOLIDATING INCOME STATEMENT

 

(unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Thousands of dollars)

Three Months Ended March 31, 2015

Revenues

 

Parent Company

 

Issuer

 

Guarantor Subsidiaries

 

Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries

 

Eliminations

 

Consolidated

Petroleum product sales

 

$

 —

 

$

2,390,481 

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

(32,402)

 

$

2,358,079 

Merchandise sales

 

 

 —

 

 

524,137 

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

524,137 

Ethanol sales and other

 

 

 —

 

 

38,548 

 

 

 —

 

 

41,751 

 

 

 —

 

 

80,299 

Total revenues

 

$

 —

 

$

2,953,166 

 

$

 —

 

$

41,751 

 

$

(32,402)

 

$

2,962,515 

Costs and operating expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Petroleum product cost of goods sold

 

 

 —

 

 

2,293,488 

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(32,402)

 

 

2,261,086 

Merchandise cost of goods sold

 

 

 —

 

 

450,553 

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

450,553 

Ethanol cost of goods sold

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

34,580 

 

 

 —

 

 

34,580 

Station and other operating expenses

 

 

 —

 

 

114,535 

 

 

 —

 

 

7,640 

 

 

 —

 

 

122,175 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

 —

 

 

21,103 

 

 

 —

 

 

75 

 

 

 —

 

 

21,178 

Selling, general and administrative

 

 

 —

 

 

31,092 

 

 

 

 

363 

 

 

 —

 

 

31,456 

Accretion of asset retirement obligations

 

 

 —

 

 

378 

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

378 

Total costs and operating expenses

 

 

 —

 

 

2,911,149 

 

 

 

 

42,658 

 

 

(32,402)

 

 

2,921,406 

Income (loss) from operations

 

$

 —

 

$

42,017 

 

$

(1)

 

$

(907)

 

$

 —

 

$

41,109 

Other income (expense)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income

 

 

 —

 

 

1,873 

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

1,873 

Interest expense

 

 

 —

 

 

(8,329)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(8,329)

Gain on sale of assets

 

 

 —

 

 

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

Other nonoperating income

 

 

 —

 

 

5,364 

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

5,364 

Total other income (expense)

 

$

 —

 

$

(1,088)

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

(1,088)

Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes

 

 

 —

 

 

40,929 

 

 

(1)

 

 

(907)

 

 

 —

 

 

40,021 

Income tax expense (benefit)

 

 

 —

 

 

17,411 

 

 

 —

 

 

(322)

 

 

 —

 

 

17,089 

Income (loss) from continuing operations

 

 

 —

 

 

23,518 

 

 

(1)

 

 

(585)

 

 

 —

 

 

22,932 

Income from discontinued operations, net of taxes

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

Equity earnings (deficit) in affiliates, net of tax

 

 

22,932 

 

 

(586)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(22,346)

 

 

 —

Net Income (Loss)

 

$

22,932 

 

$

22,932 

 

$

(1)

 

$

(585)

 

$

(22,346)

 

$

22,932 

 

22

 


 

Murphy USA Inc.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

CONSOLIDATING INCOME STATEMENT

(unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Thousands of dollars)

Three Months Ended March 31, 2014

Revenues

 

Parent Company

 

Issuer

 

Guarantor Subsidiaries

 

Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries

 

Eliminations

 

Consolidated

Petroleum product sales

 

$

 —

 

$

3,634,271 

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

(39,924)

 

$

3,594,347 

Merchandise sales

 

 

 —

 

 

502,722 

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

502,722 

Ethanol sales and other

 

 

 —

 

 

18,476 

 

 

 —

 

 

48,789 

 

 

 —

 

 

67,265 

Total revenues

 

$

 —

 

$

4,155,469 

 

$

 —

 

$

48,789 

 

$

(39,924)

 

$

4,164,334 

Costs and operating expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Petroleum product cost of goods sold

 

 

 —

 

 

3,540,270 

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(39,924)

 

 

3,500,346 

Merchandise cost of goods sold

 

 

 —

 

 

432,462 

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

432,462 

Ethanol cost of goods sold

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

37,770 

 

 

 —

 

 

37,770 

Station and other operating expenses

 

 

 —

 

 

113,815 

 

 

 —

 

 

8,662 

 

 

 —

 

 

122,477 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

 —

 

 

19,634 

 

 

 —

 

 

27 

 

 

 —

 

 

19,661 

Selling, general and administrative

 

 

 —

 

 

27,625 

 

 

 

 

445 

 

 

 —

 

 

28,071 

Accretion of asset retirement obligations

 

 

 —

 

 

297 

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

297 

Total costs and operating expenses

 

 

 —

 

 

4,134,103 

 

 

 

 

46,904 

 

 

(39,924)

 

 

4,141,084 

Income (loss) from operations

 

$

 —

 

$

21,366 

 

$

(1)

 

$

1,885 

 

$

 —

 

$

23,250 

Other income (expense)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income

 

 

 —

 

 

15 

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

15 

Interest expense

 

 

 —

 

 

(9,095)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(9,095)

Gain on sale of assets

 

 

 —

 

 

170 

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

170 

Other nonoperating income

 

 

 —

 

 

112 

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

112 

Total other income (expense)

 

$

 —

 

$

(8,798)

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

(8,798)

Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes

 

 

 —

 

 

12,568 

 

 

(1)

 

 

1,885 

 

 

 —

 

 

14,452 

Income tax expense

 

 

 —

 

 

4,932 

 

 

 —

 

 

668 

 

 

 —

 

 

5,600 

Income (loss) from continuing operations

 

 

 —

 

 

7,636 

 

 

(1)

 

 

1,217 

 

 

 —

 

 

8,852 

Income from discontinued operations, net of taxes

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

781 

 

 

 —

 

 

781 

Equity earnings (deficit) in affiliates, net of tax

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

Net Income (Loss)

 

$

 —

 

$

7,636 

 

$

(1)

 

$

1,998 

 

$

 —

 

$

9,633 

 

 

 

 

23

 


 

Murphy USA Inc.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOW

(unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Thousands of dollars)

Three Months Ended March 31, 2015

Operating Activities

 

Parent Company

 

Issuer

 

Guarantor Subsidiaries

 

Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries

 

Eliminations

 

Consolidated

Net income (loss)

 

$

22,932 

 

$

22,932 

 

$

(1)

 

$

(585)

 

$

(22,346)

 

$

22,932 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from discontinued operations, net of tax

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

 —

 

 

21,103 

 

 

 —

 

 

75 

 

 

 —

 

 

21,178 

Amortization of deferred major repair costs

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

347 

 

 

 —

 

 

347 

Deferred and noncurrent income tax charges (credits)

 

 

 —

 

 

(5,073)

 

 

 —

 

 

(48)

 

 

 —

 

 

(5,121)

Accretion on discounted liabilities

 

 

 —

 

 

378 

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

378 

Pretax gains from sale of assets

 

 

 —

 

 

(4)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(4)

Net decrease (increase) in noncash operating working capital

 

 

 —

 

 

(12,313)

 

 

 —

 

 

4,502 

 

 

 —

 

 

(7,811)

Equity in earnings (deficit)

 

 

(22,932)

 

 

586 

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

22,346 

 

 

 —

Other operating activities - net

 

 

 —

 

 

2,519 

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

2,519 

Net cash provided by (required by) continuing operations

 

 

 —

 

 

30,128 

 

 

(1)

 

 

4,291 

 

 

 —

 

 

34,418 

Net cash provided by discontinued operations

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

Net cash provided by (required by) operating activities

 

 

 —

 

 

30,128 

 

 

(1)

 

 

4,291 

 

 

 —

 

 

34,418 

Investing Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property additions

 

 

 —

 

 

(31,622)

 

 

 —

 

 

(593)

 

 

 —

 

 

(32,215)

Proceeds from sale of assets

 

 

 —

 

 

82 

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

82 

Expenditures for major repairs

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(362)

 

 

 —

 

 

(362)

Investing activities of discontinued operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     Sales proceeds

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

Net cash required by investing activities

 

 

 —

 

 

(31,540)

 

 

 —

 

 

(955)

 

 

 —

 

 

(32,495)

Financing Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase of treasury stock

 

 

(39,435)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(39,435)

Repayments of long-term debt

 

 

 —

 

 

(15)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(15)

Debt issuance costs

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

Amounts related to share-based compensation activities

 

 

 —

 

 

(2,907)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(2,907)

Net distributions to parent

 

 

39,435 

 

 

(36,399)

 

 

 

 

(3,037)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

Net cash provided by (required by) financing activities

 

 

 —

 

 

(39,321)

 

 

 

 

(3,037)

 

 

 —

 

 

(42,357)

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

 

 

 —

 

 

(40,733)

 

 

 —

 

 

299 

 

 

 —

 

 

(40,434)

Cash and cash equivalents at January 1

 

 

 —

 

 

327,163 

 

 

 —

 

 

942 

 

 

 —

 

 

328,105 

Cash and cash equivalents at March 31

 

$

 —

 

$

286,430 

 

$

 —

 

$

1,241 

 

$

 —

 

$

287,671 

24

 


 

Murphy USA Inc.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOW

(unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Thousands of dollars)

Three Months Ended March 31, 2014

Operating Activities

 

Parent Company

 

Issuer

 

Guarantor Subsidiaries

 

Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries

 

Eliminations

 

Consolidated

Net income (loss)

 

$

 —

 

$

7,636 

 

$

(1)

 

$

1,998 

 

$

 —

 

$

9,633 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from discontinued operations, net of tax

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(781)

 

 

 —

 

 

(781)

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

 —

 

 

19,634 

 

 

 —

 

 

27 

 

 

 —

 

 

19,661 

Amortization of deferred major repair costs

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

169 

 

 

 —

 

 

169 

Deferred and noncurrent income tax charges (credits)

 

 

 —

 

 

(5,573)

 

 

 —

 

 

1,017 

 

 

 —

 

 

(4,556)

Accretion on discounted liabilities

 

 

 —

 

 

297 

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

297 

Pretax gains from sale of assets

 

 

 —

 

 

(170)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(170)

Net decrease in noncash operating working capital

 

 

 —

 

 

80,464 

 

 

 —

 

 

4,288 

 

 

 —

 

 

84,752 

Equity in earnings

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

Other operating activities - net

 

 

 —

 

 

3,698 

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

3,698 

Net cash provided by (required by) continuing operations

 

 

 —

 

 

105,986 

 

 

(1)

 

 

6,718 

 

 

 —

 

 

112,703 

Net cash provided by discontinued operations

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

134 

 

 

 

 

 

134 

Net cash provided by (required by) operating activities

 

 

 —

 

 

105,986 

 

 

(1)

 

 

6,852 

 

 

 —

 

 

112,837 

Investing Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property additions

 

 

 —

 

 

(23,501)

 

 

 —

 

 

(238)

 

 

 —

 

 

(23,739)

Proceeds from sale of assets

 

 

 —

 

 

279 

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

279 

Expenditures for major repairs

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(728)

 

 

 —

 

 

(728)

Investing activities of discontinued operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     Sales proceeds

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

1,097 

 

 

 —

 

 

1,097 

Net cash provided by (required by) investing activities

 

 

 —

 

 

(23,222)

 

 

 —

 

 

131 

 

 

 —

 

 

(23,091)

Financing Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase of treasury stock

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

Repayments of long-term debt

 

 

 —

 

 

(15,000)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(15,000)

Debt issuance costs

 

 

 —

 

 

(63)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(63)

Amounts related to share-based compensation activities

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

Net distributions to parent

 

 

 —

 

 

6,187 

 

 

 

 

(6,188)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

Net cash provided by (required by) financing activities

 

 

 —

 

 

(8,876)

 

 

 

 

(6,188)

 

 

 —

 

 

(15,063)

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

 

 

 —

 

 

73,888 

 

 

 —

 

 

795 

 

 

 —

 

 

74,683 

Cash and cash equivalents at January 1

 

 

 —

 

 

294,741 

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

294,741 

Cash and cash equivalents at March 31

 

$

 —

 

$

368,629 

 

$

 —

 

$

795 

 

$

 —

 

$

369,424 

25

 


 

Murphy USA Inc.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

(unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Thousands of dollars)

 

Three Months Ended March 31, 2015

Statement of Stockholders' Equity

 

Parent Company

 

Issuer

 

Guarantor Subsidiaries

 

Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries

 

Eliminations

 

Consolidated

Common Stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance as of December 31, 2014

 

$

468 

 

$

 

$

60 

 

$

 —

 

$

(61)

 

$

468 

Issuance of common stock

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

Balance as of March 31, 2015

 

$

468 

 

$

 

$

60 

 

$

 —

 

$

(61)

 

$

468 

Treasury Stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance as of December 31, 2014

 

$

(51,073)

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

(51,073)

Issuance of common stock

 

 

5,493 

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

5,493 

Repurchase of common stock

 

 

(39,435)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(39,435)

Balance as of March 31, 2015

 

$

(85,015)

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

(85,015)

APIC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance as of December 31, 2014

 

$

1,228,095 

 

$

558,611 

 

$

52,004 

 

$

35,677 

 

$

(1,316,516)

 

$

557,871 

Issuance of common stock

 

 

(5,493)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(5,493)

Amounts related to share-based compensation

 

 

 —

 

 

(2,907)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(2,907)

Share-based compensation expense

 

 

 —

 

 

1,903 

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

1,903 

Balance as of March 31, 2015

 

$

1,222,602 

 

$

557,607 

 

$

52,004 

 

$

35,677 

 

$

(1,316,516)

 

$

551,374 

Retained Earnings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance as of December 31, 2014

 

$

351,439 

 

$

351,439 

 

$

(1)

 

$

89,525 

 

$

(440,963)

 

$

351,439 

Net income

 

 

22,932 

 

 

22,932 

 

 

(1)

 

 

(585)

 

 

(22,346)

 

 

22,932 

Balance as of March 31, 2015

 

$

374,371 

 

$

374,371 

 

$

(2)

 

$

88,940 

 

$

(463,309)

 

$

374,371 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26

 


 

Murphy USA Inc.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

(unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Thousands of dollars)

 

Three Months Ended March 31, 2014

Statement of Stockholders' Equity

 

Parent Company

 

Issuer

 

Guarantor Subsidiaries

 

Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries

 

Eliminations

 

Consolidated

Common Stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance as of December 31, 2013

 

$

467 

 

$

 

$

60 

 

$

 —

 

$

(61)

 

$

467 

Issuance of common stock

 

 

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

Balance as of March 31, 2014

 

$

468 

 

$

 

$

60 

 

$

 —

 

$

(61)

 

$

468 

Treasury Stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance as of December 31, 2013

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

Issuance of common stock

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

Repurchase of common stock

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

Balance as of March 31, 2014

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

APIC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance as of December 31, 2013

 

$

1,228,370 

 

$

548,758 

 

$

52,004 

 

$

35,677 

 

$

(1,316,516)

 

$

548,293 

Issuance of common stock

 

 

 —

 

 

(312)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(312)

Amounts related to share-based compensation

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

Share-based compensation expense

 

 

 —

 

 

2,522 

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

2,522 

Balance as of March 31, 2014

 

$

1,228,370 

 

$

550,968 

 

$

52,004 

 

$

35,677 

 

$

(1,316,516)

 

$

550,503 

Retained Earnings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance as of December 31, 2013

 

$

 —

 

$

38,954 

 

$

 —

 

$

68,622 

 

$

 —

 

$

107,576 

Net income

 

 

107,576 

 

 

76,259 

 

 

(1)

 

 

1,998 

 

 

(176,199)

 

 

9,633 

Balance as of March 31, 2014

 

$

107,576 

 

$

115,213 

 

$

(1)

 

$

70,620 

 

$

(176,199)

 

$

117,209 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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ITEM 2.  MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (“Management’s Discussion and Analysis”) is the Company’s analysis of its financial performance and of significant trends that may affect future performance. It should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. It contains forward-looking statements including, without limitation, statements relating to the Company’s plans, strategies, objectives, expectations and intentions. The words “anticipate,” “estimate,” “believe,” “budget,” “continue,” “could,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “seek,” “should,” “will,” “would,” “expect,” “objective,” “projection,” “forecast,” “goal,” “guidance,” “outlook,” “effort,” “target” and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. The Company does not undertake to update, revise or correct any of the forward-looking information unless required to do so under the federal securities laws. Readers are cautioned that such forward-looking statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s disclosures under “Forward-Looking Statements” and “Risk Factors” included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

 

For purposes of this Management’s Discussion and Analysis, references to “Murphy USA”, the “Company”, “we”, “us” and “our” refer to Murphy USA Inc. and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis.  For periods prior to completion of the separation from Murphy Oil Corporation (“Murphy Oil”), these terms refer to Murphy Oil’s U.S. retail marketing business and other assets and liabilities that were contributed to Murphy USA in connection with the separation, including an allocable portion of Murphy Oil’s corporate costs, on a combined basis.

 

Management’s Discussion and Analysis is organized as follows:

 

   •  Executive Overview—This section provides an overview of our business and the results of operations and financial condition for the periods presented. It includes information on the basis of presentation with respect to the amounts presented in the Management’s Discussion and Analysis and a discussion of the trends affecting our business.

 

   •  Results of Operations—This section provides an analysis of our results of operations, including the results of our operating segment for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014.

 

   •  Capital Resources and Liquidity—This section provides a discussion of our financial condition and cash flows as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014. It also includes a discussion of our capital structure and available sources of liquidity.

 

   •  Critical Accounting Policies—This section describes the accounting policies and estimates that we consider most important for our business and that require significant judgment.

 

Executive Overview

 

The following MD&A is intended to help the reader understand our results of operations and financial condition.  This section is provided to supplement, and should be read in conjunction with, our consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes to these financial statements contained elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, this MD&A section and the consolidated financial statements in our Annual Report on Form 10-K.  Our Form 10-K contains a discussion of matters not included within this document, such as disclosures regarding critical accounting policies and estimates, and contractual obligations. 

 

Our Business

 

We market refined products through a network of retail gasoline stations and to unbranded wholesale customers. Our owned retail stations are almost all located in close proximity to Walmart stores and use the brand name Murphy USA®. We also market gasoline and other products at standalone stations under

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the Murphy Express brand. At March 31, 2015, we had a total of 1,268 Company stations in 23 states, principally in the Southeast, Southwest and Midwest United States.  We also own an ethanol production facility in Hereford, Texas and seven products terminals located in the Southeast United States. 

 

Basis of Presentation

 

Murphy USA was incorporated in March 2013, and until the separation from Murphy Oil was completed on August 30, 2013, it had not commenced operations and had no material assets, liabilities or commitments.  The financial information presented in this Management’s Discussion and Analysis is derived from the consolidated financial statements of Murphy USA Inc. and its subsidiaries for all periods presented. 

 

Subsequent to the separation, Murphy Oil continues to perform certain corporate functions on our behalf, for which we are charged a fee in accordance with the Transition Services Agreement entered into between Murphy Oil and Murphy USA on August 30, 2013 (the “Transition Services Agreement”).  There are also some services that are performed by Murphy USA on behalf of Murphy Oil and these are also being handled in accordance with the Transition Services Agreement.

 

The consolidated financial statements reflect our financial results as an independent company for all periods subsequent to the separation. 

 

Trends Affecting Our Business

 

Our operations are significantly impacted by the gross margins we receive on our fuel sales. These gross margins are commodity-based, change daily and are volatile. While we expect our total fuel sales volumes to grow, the gross margins on these volumes can change rapidly due to many factors.  These factors include, but are not limited to, the price of refined products, interruptions in supply caused by severe weather, severe refinery mechanical failures for an extended period of time, and competition in the local markets in which we operate. In addition, our ethanol production operations are impacted by the price of corn and may be affected by future droughts and unfavorable planting and harvesting conditions and by ethanol demand levels in the United States which can be impacted by foreign imports and Federal and state regulations.

 

The cost of our main sales products, gasoline and diesel, is greatly impacted by the cost of crude oil in the United States. Generally, rising prices for crude oil increase the Company’s cost for wholesale fuel products purchased. When wholesale fuel costs rise, the Company is not always able to immediately pass these cost increases on to its retail customers at the pump, which in turn squeezes the Company’s sales margin. Also, rising prices tend to cause our customers to reduce discretionary fuel consumption, which tends to reduce our fuel sales volumes. Following a significant decline in crude prices in 2014, prices in early 2015 have increased by approximately 20%.  We expect volatility to continue throughout 2015. Margins for U.S. retail marketing were stronger than normal in the early part of the first quarter of 2015 but settled lower in the latter half of the period.  These fuel gross margins can change rapidly due to many factors.  Ethanol margins, however, have fallen off during the first quarter of 2015 following reported ethanol inventory builds and demand decreases during the quarter.     

 

In addition, our cost of goods sold is impacted by our ability to leverage our diverse supply infrastructure in pursuit of obtaining the lowest cost fuel supply available; for example, activities such as blending bulk fuel with ethanol and bio-diesel to capture and subsequently sell Renewable Identification Numbers (“RINs”).  Under the Energy Policy Act of 2005, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) is authorized to set annual quotas establishing the percentage of motor fuels consumed in the United States that must be attributable to renewable fuels. Companies that blend fuels are required to demonstrate that they have met any applicable quotas by submitting a certain amount of RINs to the EPA. RINs in excess of the set quota (as well as RINs generated by companies such as ours that are not subject to quotas) can then be sold in a market for RINs at then-prevailing prices. The market price for RINs fluctuates based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to governmental and regulatory action. In recent historical periods, we have benefited from our ability to attain RINs and sell them at favorable prices in the market.  The increase in RIN values and ensuing changes to our supply mix resulted in higher RIN revenues in later

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2014 and early 2015 compared to the same periods in the prior year.  Our business model does not depend on our ability to generate revenues from RINs.  Revenue from the sales of RINs is included in “Ethanol sales and other” in the Consolidated Statements of Income. 

 

In August 2013, in connection with the separation from Murphy Oil, we incurred $650 million of new debt from the issuance of senior unsecured notes and borrowings under the credit facilities, which we used to finance a cash dividend to Murphy Oil immediately prior to the separation. We have already repaid $150 million of this debt, which was represented by a term loan.  We believe that we will generate sufficient cash from operations to fund our ongoing operating requirements. We expect to use the credit facilities to provide us with available financing intended to meet any ongoing cash needs in excess of internally generated cash flows. To the extent necessary, we will borrow under these facilities to fund our ongoing operating requirements. At March 31, 2015, we have additional available capacity under the committed $450 million credit facilities (subject to the borrowing base), together with capacity under a $200 million incremental uncommitted facility. There can be no assurances, however, that we will generate sufficient cash from operations or be able to draw on the credit facilities, obtain commitments for our incremental facility and/or obtain and draw upon other credit facilities.

 

On December 21, 2012, we signed an agreement with Walmart providing for the potential purchase of land to develop approximately 200 new Company stations located adjacent to existing Walmart stores in Walmart’s core market area covering the Southeast, Southwest and Midwest United States. The construction program is expected to be completed over the next few years. In connection with this agreement, we expect to incur additional station operating and depreciation expenses due to the addition of new stores. However, we can provide no assurance that we will develop all of the sites as contemplated under the agreement. To date, the agreement with respect to some of the 200 sites has been terminated due to various local conditions which would affect development including zoning and permitting restrictions.  We continue to work with Walmart to determine if these terminated sites will be replaced with other sites at a future date.    See “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to Our Business—Our ability to continue to generate revenue and operating income depends on our continued relationship with Walmart” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K.  We currently anticipate total capital expenditures (including purchases of Walmart properties and other land for future developments) for the full year 2015 to be approximately $230 million to $270 million.  The increase in planned capital expenditures in 2015 is due primarily to increased growth of retail sites compared to 2014 along with acquiring land in the current year for development in future years.  We intend to fund our capital program in 2015 primarily using operating cash flow or existing cash balances. 

 

We believe that our business will continue to grow in the future as we expect to build additional locations in close proximity to Walmart stores and other locations. The pace of this growth is continually monitored by our management, and these plans can be altered based on operating cash flows generated and the availability of debt facilities.

 

Despite a higher income tax rate in the current quarter ended March 31, 2015 due to certain discrete items, we currently estimate our ongoing effective tax rate to be approximately 38.5% for the remainder of the year. 

 

Seasonality

 

Our business has inherent seasonality due to the concentration of our retail sites in certain geographic areas, as well as customer activity behaviors during different seasons.  In general, sales volumes and operating incomes are highest in the second and third quarters during the summer activity months and lowest during the winter months.  As a result, operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2015 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2015.

 

 

 

 

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Business Segments

 

The Company has one operating segment which is Marketing.  This segment includes the bulk of the Company’s operating assets including retail marketing and product supply and wholesale operations.  The ethanol assets that remained after the disposition of Hankinson in 2013 were recast into the category with the prior Corporate assets and renamed “Corporate and other assets”. Therefore, we have restated our segments for all prior periods to reflect one remaining reporting segment, Marketing. 

 

The remaining ethanol facitlity (Hereford) began operations in early 2011 and we wrote down the carrying value at this facility at year end 2012 due to expectations at that time of continued weak margins in the future.

 

We are currently considering strategic alternatives for the Hereford facility. As part of this effort, we are evaluating various factors including the appropriate timing and market conditions to maximize value in any potential sale; however, a final decision has not yet been determined and this remaining ethanol asset does not meet the criteria for “held for sale” presentation at this time. Therefore, historical financial results for the Hereford plant are included in continuing operations for all periods presented.

 

For additional operating segment information, see Note 20 “Business Segments” in the audited combined financial statements for the three year period ended December 31, 2014 included with our Annual Report on Form 10-K and Note 15 “Business Segments” in the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2015.

 

Results of Operations

 

Consolidated Results

 

For the three month period ended March 31, 2015, the Company reported net income of $22.9 million or $0.50 per diluted share on revenue of $2.96 billion.  Net income was $9.6 million in 2014 or $0.21 per diluted share on $4.16 billion in revenue. 

 

Three Months Ended March 31, 2015 versus Three Months Ended March 31, 2014

 

Quarterly revenues for 2015 decreased $1.20 billion, or 28.9%, compared to Q1 2014.  The lower revenues were caused by lower fuel prices in all areas of the business in 2015.  Partially offsetting these lower revenues was an increase in total retail fuel volumes sold of 5.8% and increased store count in 2015.     

 

Total cost of sales decreased $1.22 billion, or 30.8%, compared to 2014.  This decline is primarily due to lower fuel prices in all areas along with higher margins on most merchandise categories in the 2015 quarter.  Partially offsetting this decline was an increase in total cost of sales for the increased store count in 2015.

 

Operating expenses decreased $0.3 million or 0.2% from 2014.  This decrease was driven by lower credit card payment fees in 2015 due to significantly lower retail fuel prices partially offset by higher fuel sales volumes.  

 

Selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expenses for 2015 increased $3.4 million, or 12.1%, from 2014The increase in SG&A costs is higher professional service fees related to various ongoing projects.        

 

Interest expense decreased by $0.8 million in the first quarter 2015 compared to the prior year quarter due to repayment in May 2014 of a $150 million loan under our credit facilities.       

 

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Income tax expense for 2015 was higher than 2014 due to higher pre-tax income levels.  The effective tax rate was 42.7% for the 2015 quarter and 38.7% for the 2014 quarter.   The higher effective rate in the current quarter was primarily due to certain discrete items that impacted the 2015 period

 

A summary of the Company’s earnings by business segment follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

(Thousands of dollars)

 

2015

 

2014

Marketing

 

$

24,756 

 

$

13,761 

Corporate and other assets

 

 

(1,824)

 

 

(4,909)

Discontinued operations

 

 

 —

 

 

781 

Net income

 

$

22,932 

 

$

9,633 

 

Three Months Ended March 31, 2015 versus Three Months Ended March 31, 2014

 

Net income for the three months ended March 31, 2015 increased compared to the same period in 2014 primarily due to:

·

Higher retail fuel margin per gallon

·

Increased retail fuel volumes

·

Higher merchandise gross margin dollars

·

Higher RIN sales revenue

 

The items below partially offset the improvement in earnings in the current period:

 

·

Higher income tax expense due to higher pre-tax earnings

·

Lower income from Hereford due to decreased crush spreads

·

Higher selling, general and administrative expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Thousands of dollars, except volume per store month and margins)

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

Marketing Segment

 

2015

 

2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

Petroleum product sales

 

$

2,358,079 

 

$

3,594,347 

Merchandise sales

 

 

524,137 

 

 

502,722 

Other

 

 

38,288 

 

 

18,368 

Total revenues

 

$

2,920,504 

 

$

4,115,437 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Costs and operating expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

Petroleum products cost of goods sold

 

 

2,261,086 

 

 

3,500,346 

Merchandise cost of goods sold

 

 

450,553 

 

 

432,462 

Station and other operating expenses

 

 

114,534 

 

 

113,815 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

19,903 

 

 

18,629 

Selling, general and administrative

 

 

31,094 

 

 

27,626 

Accretion of asset retirement obligations

 

 

378 

 

 

297 

Total costs and operating expenses

 

$

2,877,548 

 

$

4,093,175 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from operations

 

$

42,956 

 

$

22,262 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Other income

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

 

 

(2)

 

 

Gain on sale of assets

 

 

 

 

170 

Other nonoperating income

 

 

79 

 

 

112 

Total other income

 

$

81 

 

$

282 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

before income taxes

 

 

43,037 

 

 

22,544 

Income tax expense

 

 

18,281 

 

 

8,783 

Income from continuing operations

 

$

24,756 

 

$

13,761 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gallons sold per store month

 

 

253,663 

 

 

251,200 

Fuel margin (cpg)

 

 

10.0 

 

 

6.8 

Fuel margin $ per store month

 

$

25,283 

 

$

16,965 

Total tobacco sales revenue per store month

 

$

106,661 

 

$

109,283 

Total non-tobacco sales revenue per store month

 

$

31,438 

 

$

29,477 

Total merchandise sales revenue per store month

 

$

138,099 

 

$

138,760 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Merchandise margin $ per store month

 

$

19,388 

 

$

19,393 

Merchandise margin as a percentage of merchandise sales

 

 

14.0% 

 

 

14.0% 

Store count at end of period

 

 

1,268 

 

 

1,214 

Total store months during the period

 

 

3,795 

 

 

3,623 

 

Three Months Ended March 31, 2015 versus Three Months Ended March 31, 2014 

 

Net income in the Marketing segment for 2015 increased $11.0 million over the 2014 period. The primary reason for this increase was an increase in retail fuel margins and volumes combined with increased merchandise marginsQuarterly chain wide retail fuel sales volumes increased 5.8% to 962.7 million gallons sold in 2015 compared to 910.1 million gallons sold in 2014.       

Quarterly merchandise margins in 2015 were higher than 2014The increase in gross margin dollars  of 4.7%  in the current period was due primarily to higher margins on tobacco merchandise (including cigarettes) and additional sales of non-tobacco merchandise which were attributable to a continuation of enhanced promotions.    

Also impacting net income in the 2015 period was the sale of RINs of $37.6 million compared to $17.6 million in 2014.  During 2015, 54 million RINs were sold at an average selling price of $0.70 per RIN. 

Total revenues for the Marketing segment were approximately $2.9 billion for the 2015 quarter and $4.1 billion for the 2014 quarter. Revenues included excise taxes collected and remitted to government authorities of $463  million in the 2015 period and $445  million in 2014.  The cause of the significant decline in revenues was a $1.13 per gallon reduction in retail fuel price in the 2015 quarter.   

Total fuel sales volumes per station were up 1.0% to 253,663 gallons per store month in the 2015 period from 251,200 gallons per store month in 2014.    Retail fuel margin increased 47% in the 2015 quarter to 10.0 cpg, compared to 6.8 cpg in the prior year quarter.  Margins and volume were impacted favorably during the current period by increased volatility in the wholesale price environment compared to a flat to rising wholesale price in the prior year quarter.   

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Merchandise sales increased 4.3% to $524.1  million in 2015 from $502.7 million in 2014 because of an increase in non-tobacco sales of 11.7% combined with an increase in tobacco products revenue of 2.2%. Merchandise margins were flat at 14.0% for the current period although the mix of margins was slightly different due to higher cigarette margins. 

Total product supply and wholesale margin dollars excluding RINs fell to a  loss of $1.1 million in the 2015 period compared to income of $29.8 million in the first quarter of 2014, which included a benefit of $17.8 million related to a LIFO decrement in the 2014 quarter.  Strong refining crack spreads along with ample fuel supply compressed margins and made for a challenging supply environment in 2015.       

 

Station and other operating expenses increased $0.7 million in the current period compared to 2014 levels.  On an average per store month (APSM) basis expenses applicable to retail declined  4.6%, almost solely due to lower credit card fees, which declined primarily because of lower credit card fees due to lower sales prices and a change in mix of payment types partially offset by higher fuel sales volumes in the current quarter

Depreciation expense increased $1.3 million in the 2015 period, an increase of 6.8% over the prior period. This increase was caused by more stores operating in the 2015 period compared to the prior year period.

Selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expenses increased $3.5 million, or 12.6%, in 2015This increase was primarily due to higher professional services fees related to ongoing projectsIncluded in the station and other operating expense and SG&A expense totals above are $3.9 million and $3.7 million of combined operating expense and SG&A costs for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively for product supply and wholesale operations.

Corporate and Other Assets 

 

Three Months Ended March 31, 2015 versus Three Months Ended March 31, 2014

After-tax results for Corporate and other assets improved in the recently completed quarter to a loss of  $1.8 million compared to a loss of $4.9 million in the first quarter of 2014.  This increase was due primarily to settlement of an audit for sales and use tax partially offset by lower income from Hereford.  In the first quarter of 2015,  operating income from Hereford was a loss of $0.6 million compared to income of $1.2 million in the same quarter of 2014.  The decline in the current quarter was due to lower crush spreads caused by lower ethanol prices partially offset by significantly higher yields. In addition, interest expense was lower in the current period due to the May 2014 repayment of the $150 million term loan.     

 

Balance Sheet Information

As of March 31, 2015, the Hereford ethanol subsidiary had total assets of $30 million, or 1.6% of our total assets, which were comprised primarily of accounts receivable and related inventories to operate the facility.  Also at March 31, 2015, the ethanol subsidiary had total current liabilities of $10 million, or 0.9% of our total liabilities. 

Non-GAAP Measures

 

The following table sets forth the Company’s Adjusted EBITDA for the three months ending March 31, 2015 and 2014.  EBITDA means net income (loss) plus net interest expense, plus income tax expense, plus depreciation and amortization, and Adjusted EBITDA adds back (i) other non-cash items (e.g., impairment of properties and accretion of asset retirement obligations) and (ii) other items that management does not consider to be meaningful in assessing our operating performance (e.g., (income) from discontinued operations, gain (loss) on sale of assets and other non-operating expense (income)).  EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are not measures that are prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).

We use EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA in our operational and financial decision-making, believing that such measures are useful to eliminate certain items in order to focus on what we deem to be a more

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reliable indicator of ongoing operating performance and our ability to generate cash flow from operations. Adjusted EBITDA is also used by many of our investors, research analysts, investment bankers, and lenders to assess our operating performance.  However, non-GAAP financial measures are not a substitute for GAAP disclosures, and Adjusted EBITDA may be prepared differently by us than by other companies using similarly titled non-GAAP measures.

 

The reconciliation of net income to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

(Thousands of dollars)

 

2015

 

2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

22,932 

 

$

9,633 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income taxes

 

 

17,089 

 

 

5,600 

Interest expense, net of interest income

 

 

6,456 

 

 

9,080 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

21,178 

 

 

19,661 

EBITDA

 

 

67,655 

 

 

43,974 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Income) loss from discontinued operations, net of tax

 

 

 —

 

 

(781)

Accretion of asset retirement obligations

 

 

378 

 

 

297 

Gain on sale of assets

 

 

(4)

 

 

(170)

Other nonoperating income

 

 

(5,364)

 

 

(112)

Adjusted EBITDA

 

$

62,665 

 

$

43,208 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Company also considers free cash flow in the operation of its business.  Free cash flow is defined as net cash provided by operating activities in a period minus payments for property and equipment made in that period.  Free cash flow is also considered a non-GAAP financial measure.  Management believes, however, that free cash flow, which measures our ability to generate additional cash from our business operations, is an important financial measure for us in evaluating the Company’s performance.  Free cash flow should be considered in addition to, rather than as a substitute for, consolidated net income as a measure of our performance and net cash provided by operating activities as a measure of our liquidity. 

 

Numerous methods may exist to calculate a company’s free cash flow.  As a result, the method used by our management to calculate our free cash flow may differ from the methods other companies use to calculate their free cash flow.  The following table provides a reconciliation of free cash flow, a non-GAAP financial measure, to net cash provided by operating activities, which we believe to be the GAAP financial measure most directly comparable to free cash flow:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

(Thousands of dollars)

 

2015

 

2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

$

34,418 

 

$

112,837 

Payments for property and equipment

 

 

(32,215)

 

 

(23,739)

Free cash flow

 

$

2,203 

 

$

89,098 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Capital Resources and Liquidity

 

 

Significant Sources of Capital

 

We obtained borrowing capacity under a committed $450 million asset based loan facility (the “ABL facility”) (subject to the borrowing base) and a $150 million term facility, as well as a $200 million incremental uncommitted facility. As described below, concurrent with the separation, we borrowed $150 million under the term facility, the proceeds of which were used, together with the net proceeds of the issuance of senior unsecured notes, to finance a $650 million cash dividend from Murphy Oil USA, Inc. to Murphy Oil.  The $150 million term loan has been fully repaid as of May 2014.  At March 31, 2015 we had $450 million of borrowing capacity that we could utilize for working capital and other general corporate purposes, including to support our operating model as described herein. Our borrowing base following the first quarter is approximately $239 million based on March 31, 2015 balance sheet information.  See “Debt – Credit Facilities” for the calculation of our borrowing base. 

We believe our short-term and long-term liquidity is adequate to fund not only our operations, but also our anticipated near-term and long-term funding requirements, including capital spending programs, execution of announced share repurchase programs, potential dividend payments, repayment of debt maturities and other amounts that may ultimately be paid in connection with contingencies.

 

Operating Activities

 

Net cash provided by operating activities was $34 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and $113 million for the comparable period in 2014,  lower primarily because of less cash generated by adjustments to working capital positions in the 2015 period.  Net income increased $13 million in the first three months of 2015 compared to the corresponding period in 2014 and the amount of cash generated from adjustments of working capital in the 2014 period declined by $93 million.  The adjustments in working capital were caused by lower reductions in inventory and lower income tax payable reductions that occurred in the prior year. 

 

Investing Activities

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2015, cash required by investing activities was $33 million compared to $23 million in the three months ended March 31, 2014. The higher investing cash use of $10 million was primarily due to higher capital expenditure spending in the current period to build new retail locations and acquisition of land for future growth. 

 

Financing Activities

 

Financing activities in the three months ended March 31, 2015 used cash of $42 million compared to use of $15 million in the three months ended March 31, 2014. This increased use of cash was due to repurchase of common shares in the current period of $39 million partially offset by no repeat of the term loan repayment in first quarter 2014.     

Share Repurchase Authorization

On October 22, 2014, the Company announced that its Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase program of up to $250 million of the Company’s common stock.  The timing and number of shares repurchased under the program will be determined by management at its discretion, and will depend on a number of factors, including compliance with the terms of our outstanding indebtedness, general market and business conditions and applicable legal requirements.  The share repurchase program is expected to be completed by December 31, 2015.  We expect to use existing cash balances to fund the repurchase program.  As of March 31, 2015, we have repurchased nearly $41 million in shares under this current program including the fourth quarter of 2014 activity

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Debt

In connection with the separation, we incurred an aggregate of $650 million in long term debt, the proceeds of which we used to finance a cash dividend to Murphy Oil that was paid on the separation date.  Our long-term debt at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as set forth below:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

(Thousands of dollars)

 

2015

 

2014

6% senior notes due 2023 (net of unamortized discount of $7,341 at March 2015 and $7,557 at December 2014)

 

$

492,659 

 

$

492,443 

Less unamortized debt issuance costs

 

 

(4,016)

 

 

(4,193)

Total notes payable, net

 

 

488,643 

 

 

488,250 

Capitalized lease obligations, vehicles, due through 2018

 

 

245 

 

 

 —

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less current maturities

 

 

(77)

 

 

 —

Total long-term debt

 

$

488,811 

 

$

488,250 

 

 

Senior Notes

On August 14, 2013, Murphy Oil USA, Inc., our primary operating subsidiary, issued 6.00% Senior Notes due 2023 (the “Senior Notes”) in an aggregate principal amount of $500 million. The Senior Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Murphy USA, and are guaranteed by certain 100% owned subsidiaries that guarantee our credit facilities. The indenture governing the Senior Notes contains restrictive covenants that limit, among other things, the ability of Murphy USA, Murphy Oil USA, Inc. and the restricted subsidiaries to incur additional indebtedness or liens, dispose of assets, make certain restricted payments or investments, enter into transactions with affiliates or merge with or into other entities.

The Senior Notes and the guarantees rank equally with all of our and the guarantors’ existing and future senior unsecured indebtedness and effectively junior to our and the guarantors’ existing and future secured indebtedness (including indebtedness with respect to the credit facilities) to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness.  The Senior Notes are structurally subordinated to all of the existing and future third-party liabilities, including trade payables, of our existing and future subsidiaries that do not guarantee the notes.

We used the net proceeds of the Senior Notes, together with borrowings under the credit facilities, to finance a cash dividend of $650 million from Murphy Oil USA, Inc. to Murphy Oil paid in connection with the separation.

On June 17, 2014, we closed an exchange offer for our Senior Notes to make them eligible for public resale, as required by a registration rights agreement entered into in connection with the issuance of the Senior Notes.  All of the Senior Notes were tendered for exchange

 

Credit Facilities

 

On August 30, 2013, we entered into a credit agreement, which provides for a committed $450 million asset-based loan (ABL) facility (with availability subject to the borrowing base described below) and a $150 million term facility. It also provides for a $200 million uncommitted incremental facility. On August 30, 2013, Murphy Oil USA, Inc. borrowed $150 million under the term facility, the proceeds of which were used, together with the net proceeds of the offering of the Senior Notes, to finance the $650 million cash dividend to Murphy Oil.  The term facility was repaid in full in May 2014.  On September 2, 2014, we

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amended the credit agreement to extend the maturity date to September 2, 2019 and amend the terms of various covenants    

 

The borrowing base is expected, at any time of determination, to be an amount (net of reserves) equal to the sum of:

 

•      100% of eligible cash at such time, plus

•      90% of eligible credit card receivables at such time, plus

•      90% of eligible investment grade accounts, plus

•      85% of eligible other accounts, plus

•      80% of eligible product supply/wholesale refined products inventory at such time, plus

•      75% of eligible retail refined products inventory at such time, plus

 

the lesser of (i) 70% of the average cost of eligible retail merchandise inventory at such time and (ii) 85% of the net orderly liquidation value of eligible retail merchandise inventory at such time.

 

The ABL facility includes a $75 million sublimit on swingline loans and a $200 million sublimit for the issuance of letters of credit. Swingline loans and letters of credit issued under the ABL facility reduce availability under the ABL facility.

 

Interest payable on the credit facilities is based on either:

 

the London interbank offered rate, adjusted for statutory reserve requirements (the “Adjusted LIBO Rate”); or

 

the Alternate Base Rate, which is defined as the highest of (a) the prime rate, (b) the federal funds effective rate from time to time plus 0.50% per annum and (c) the one-month Adjusted LIBO Rate plus 1.00% per annum,

 

plus, (A) in the case of Adjusted LIBO Rate borrowings, (i) with respect to the ABL facility, spreads ranging from 1.50% to 2.00% per annum depending on the average availability under the ABL facility or (ii) with respect to the term facility, spreads ranging from 2.75% to 3.00% per annum depending on a secured debt to EBITDA ratio and (B) in the case of Alternate Base Rate borrowings, (i) with respect to the ABL facility, spreads ranging from 0.50% to 1.00% per annum depending on the average availability under the ABL facility or (ii) with respect to the term facility, spreads ranging from 1.75% to 2.00% per annum depending on a secured debt to EBITDA ratio.

 

The interest rate period with respect to the Adjusted LIBO Rate interest rate option can be set at one, two, three, or six months as selected by us in accordance with the terms of the credit agreement.

 

We were obligated to make quarterly principal payments on the outstanding principal amount of the term facility beginning on the first anniversary of the effective date of the credit agreement in amounts equal to 10% of the term loans made on such effective date, with the remaining balance payable on the scheduled maturity date of the term facility. Borrowings under the credit facilities are prepayable at our option without premium or penalty. We were also required to prepay the term facility with the net cash proceeds of certain asset sales or casualty events, subject to certain exceptions. The credit agreement also includes certain customary mandatory prepayment provisions with respect to the ABL facility. 

 

The credit agreement contains certain covenants that limit, among other things, the ability of us and our subsidiaries to incur additional indebtedness or liens, to make certain investments, to enter into sale-leaseback transactions, to make certain restricted payments, to enter into consolidations, mergers or sales of material assets and other fundamental changes, to transact with affiliates, to enter into agreements restricting the ability of subsidiaries to incur liens or pay dividends, or to make certain accounting changes. In addition, the credit agreement requires us to maintain a fixed charge coverage ratio of a minimum of 1.0 to 1.0 when availability for at least three consecutive business days is less than

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the greater of (a) 17.5% of the lesser of the aggregate ABL facility commitments and the borrowing base and (b) $70,000,000 (including as of the most recent fiscal quarter end on the first date when availability is less than such amount).  As of March 31, 2015, our fixed charge coverage ratio was 1.17    

 

After giving effect to the applicable restrictions on certain payments which could include dividends under the credit agreement (which restrictions are only applicable when availability under the credit agreement does not exceed the greater of 25% of the lesser of the revolving commitments and the borrowing base and $100 million (and if availability under the credit agreement does not exceed the greater of 40% of the lesser of the revolving commitments and the borrowing base and $150 million, then our fixed charge coverage ratio must be at least 1.0 to 1.0)) and the indenture, and subject to compliance with applicable law. As of December 31, 2014, the Company had approximately $107.5 million of its net income and retained earnings free of such restrictions.

 

All obligations under the credit agreement are guaranteed by Murphy USA and the subsidiary guarantors party thereto, and all obligations under the credit agreement, including the guarantees of those obligations, are secured by certain assets of Murphy USA, Murphy Oil USA, Inc. and the guarantors party thereto.

 

Capital Spending

 

Capital spending and investments in our Marketing segment relate primarily to the acquisition of land and the construction of new Company stations. Our Marketing capital is also deployed to improve our existing sites, which we refer to as sustaining capital. Beginning in 2013, we began investing in our Corporate segment which is primarily spin-related infrastructure costs that benefit the entire company.  We also use sustaining capital in this business as needed to ensure reliability and continued performance of our assets.  The following table outlines our capital spending and investments by segment for the three month periods ended March 31, 2015 and 2014:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

(Thousands of dollars)

 

2015

 

2014

Marketing:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Company stores

 

$

21,875 

 

$

19,408 

Terminals

 

 

516 

 

 

79 

Sustaining capital

 

 

8,364 

 

 

3,417 

Corporate and other assets

 

 

1,757 

 

 

835 

Total

 

$

32,512 

 

$

23,739 

 

We currently expect capital expenditures for the full year 2015 to be approximately $230 million to $270 million, including $206 million to $246 million for the retail marketing business,  $4 million for the remaining ethanol facility, $15 million for product supply and wholesale operations and $5 million for Corporate and other assets needs.  See Note 17 “Commitments” in the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2014 included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K. Within our retail marketing spending, we anticipate approximately $26 million will be sustaining capital with the remainder invested in construction of new Company stations and land acquisition.   

Critical Accounting Policies

There has been no material update to our critical accounting policies since our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014.  For more information, see “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations-Critical Accounting Policies” in the Form 10-K.

 

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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains  “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  These statements express management’s current views concerning future events or results, including without limitation our anticipated growth strategy, particularly with respect to our Walmart relationship and plans to build additional sites, and our ability to generate revenues, including the sale of RINs, which are subject to inherent risks and uncertainties. Factors that could cause one or more of these forecasted events not to occur include, but are not limited to, a deterioration in the business or prospects of the U.S. retail marketing business, adverse developments in the U.S. retail marketing business’s markets or adverse developments in the U.S. or global capital markets, credit markets or economies generally, the volatility and level of crude oil, corn and other commodity prices, the volatility and level of gasoline prices, customer demand for our products, disruptions in our relationship with Walmart, political and regulatory developments that may be adverse to us, and uncontrollable natural hazards or any of the other factors set forth under the caption “Risk Factors” in this Quarterly Report and in our Form 10-K. As a result you should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements.  If any of the forecasted events does not occur for any reason, our business, results of operation, cash flows and/or financial condition may be materially adversely affected.

ITEM 3.  QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

Commodity Price Risk

 

We are exposed to market risks related to the volatility in the price of crude oil, refined products (primarily gasoline and diesel) and grain (primarily corn) used in our operations. These fluctuations can affect our revenues and purchases, as well as the cost of operating, investing and financing activities. We make limited use of derivative instruments to manage certain risks related to commodity prices. The use of derivative instruments for risk management is covered by operating policies and is closely monitored by the Company’s senior management.

As described in Note 10 “Financial Instruments and Risk Management” in the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements, there were short-term commodity derivative contracts in place at March 31, 2015 to hedge the purchase price of corn and the sales prices of wet and dried distillers grain at the Company’s remaining ethanol production facility in Hereford, Texas. A 10% increase in the respective benchmark price of the commodities underlying these derivative contracts would have decreased the recorded net asset associated with these derivative contracts by approximately $0.1 million, while a 10% decrease would have increased the recorded net asset by a similar amount. Changes in the fair value of these derivative contracts generally offset the changes in the value for an equivalent volume of these feedstocks.

For additional information about our use of derivative instruments, see Note 13 “Financial Instruments and Risk Management” in our audited combined financial statements for the three year period ended December 31, 2014 included in the Form 10-K and Note 10 “Financial Instruments and Risk Management” in the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2015.

ITEM 4.  CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures.

Our management has evaluated, with the participation of our principal executive and financial officers, the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) as of the end of the period covered by this report, and has concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of March 31, 2015.

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Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There have been no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended March 31, 2015 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. 

 

PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

 

As of March 31, 2015, the Company was engaged in a number of legal proceedings, all of which the Company considers routine and incidental to its business.  See Note 14  ”Contingencies in the accompanying consolidated financial statements.  Based on information currently available to the Company, the ultimate resolution of environmental and legal matters referred to in this Item is not expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s net income, financial condition or liquidity in a future period.

 

In the case Freeny v. Murphy Oil Corporation and Murphy Oil USA, Inc. the plaintiffs allege that the Company has infringed on their electronic pricing system patent.  The Company’s claim is that our pricing system can be differentiated and in fact we have our own patent for our pricing system.  Murphy Oil USA, Inc. has agreed to defend and indemnify Murphy Oil Corporation in this matter as required by the terms of the Separation Agreement.  We are unable to estimate potential damages at this point and we are defending the claim vigorously.  Trial is currently set for June 2015.  At this time, management believes the probability of loss in this case is remote.  However, it is possible that an unfavorable outcome of this lawsuit or other contingency could have a material impact on the liquidity, results of operations, or financial condition of the Company in future periods.

 

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

 

Our business, results of operations, cash flows and financial condition involve various risks and uncertainties.  These risk factors are discussed under the caption “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K.  We have not identified any additional risk factors not previously disclosed in the Form 10-K.

 

ITEM 2.  UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

 

Below is detail of the Company’s purchases of its own equity securities during the period:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Number

 

Approximate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

of Shares

 

Dollar Value of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchased as

 

Shares That May

 

 

 

 

Total Number

 

Average

 

Part of Publicly

 

Yet Be Purchased

 

 

 

 

of Shares

 

Price Paid

 

Announced Plans

 

Under the Plans

Period Duration

 

Purchased

 

Per Share

 

or Programs

 

or Programs 1

January 1, 2015 to January 31, 2015

 

 

 —

 

$

 

 

 —

 

$

248,672,835 

February 1, 2015 to February 28, 2015

 

 

16,000 

 

 

71.61 

 

 

16,000 

 

 

247,527,015 

March 1, 2015 to March 31, 2015

 

 

545,444 

 

 

70.20 

 

 

545,444 

 

 

209,237,357 

Three Months Ended March 31, 2015

 

 

561,444 

 

$

70.24 

 

 

561,444 

 

$

209,237,357 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1)

Terms of the repurchase plan authorized by the Murphy USA Inc. Board of Directorsand announced on October 22, 2014 include authorization for the Company to acquire up to $250 million of its Common shares by December 31, 2015

 

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ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

 

The Exhibit Index on page 44 of this Form 10-Q report lists the exhibits that are filed herewith or incorporated herein by reference.

 

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SIGNATURE

 

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.

 

MURPHY USA INC.

            (Registrant)

 

By _/s/ Donald R. Smith Jr.

Donald R. Smith Jr., Vice President

 and Controller (Chief Accounting Officer

  and Duly Authorized Officer)

May 5, 2015

 

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit

Number

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.1*

Retirement Agreement for Senior Vice President, Jeffrey A. Goodwin

12*

Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

 

 

 

 

31.1*

Certification required by Rule 13a-14(a) pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 of Principal Executive Officer

31.2*

Certification required by Rule 13a-14(a) pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 of Principal Financial Officer

32.1*

Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 of Principal Executive Officer

 

 

32.2*

Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 of Principal Financial Officer

101. INS*

XBRL Instance Document

101. SCH*

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

101. CAL*

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document

101. DEF*

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document

101. LAB*

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase Document

101. PRE*

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase

 

 

*  Filed herewith. 

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