EX-99.1 2 capl-ex99_1.htm EX-99.1 EARNINGS RELEASE Q2-24 EX-99.1

 

Exhibit 99.1

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CrossAmerica Partners LP Reports Second Quarter 2024 Results

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Reported Second Quarter 2024 Net Income of $12.4 million, Adjusted EBITDA of $42.6 million and Distributable Cash Flow of $26.1 million compared to Net Income of $14.5 million, Adjusted EBITDA of $42.2 million and Distributable Cash Flow of $30.4 million for the Second Quarter 2023
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Reported Second Quarter 2024 Gross Profit for the Retail Segment of $76.6 million compared to $66.0 million of Gross Profit for the Second Quarter 2023 and Second Quarter 2024 Gross Profit for the Wholesale Segment of $28.1 million compared to $31.7 million of Gross Profit for the Second Quarter 2023
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Leverage, as defined in the CAPL Credit Facility, was 4.39 times as of June 30, 2024, compared to 4.49 times as of March 31, 2024
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The Distribution Coverage Ratio for the trailing twelve months ended June 30, 2024 was 1.32 times compared to 1.68 times for the comparable period of 2023
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The Board of Directors of CrossAmerica's General Partner declared a quarterly distribution of $0.5250 per limited partner unit attributable to the Second Quarter 2024

 

Allentown, PA August 7, 2024 – CrossAmerica Partners LP (NYSE: CAPL) (“CrossAmerica” or the “Partnership”), a leading wholesale fuels distributor, convenience store operator, and owner and lessor of real estate used in the retail distribution of motor fuels, today reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2024.

 

“Our financial results for the second quarter were significantly improved from the first quarter, despite a continued overall soft fuel demand environment,” said Charles Nifong, President and CEO of CrossAmerica. “Our results reflect our continued successful execution of our strategy. We realized strong results in our retail segment, with increases in overall gallons, sales and segment operating income and we converted an additional 43 sites to the retail segment during the quarter. Our distribution coverage ratio for the quarter was solid, materially higher than in the first quarter, and our balance sheet remains strong. Overall, our results demonstrate the stability of our business and that we remain well positioned for future growth.”

 

Second Quarter Results

Consolidated Results

Key Operating Metrics

Q2 2024

Q2 2023

Net Income

$12.4M

$14.5M

Operating Expenses

$55.8M

$49.8M

Adjusted EBITDA

$42.6M

$42.2M

Distributable Cash Flow

$26.1M

$30.4M

Distribution Coverage Ratio: Current Quarter

1.30x

1.53x

Distribution Coverage Ratio: Trailing 12 Months

1.32x

1.68x

 

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CrossAmerica reported an increase in Adjusted EBITDA and declines in Net Income and Distributable Cash Flow for the second quarter 2024 compared to the second quarter 2023. The slight increase in Adjusted EBITDA year-over-year for the quarter was primarily driven by an increase in the retail segment’s motor fuel and merchandise gross profit, offset by an increase in operating expenses primarily related to the conversion of certain lessee dealer and commission agent sites to company operated sites. The declines in Net Income and Distributable Cash Flow were primarily driven by an increase in interest expense relative to the prior year mainly due to the expiration of certain favorable interest rate hedges that occurred at the start of the quarter.

Retail Segment

Key Operating Metrics

Q2 2024

Q2 2023

Retail segment gross profit

$76.6M

$66.0M

Retail segment motor fuel gallons distributed

143.0M

130.8M

Same store motor fuel gallons distributed

121.0M

123.3M

Retail segment motor fuel gross profit

$39.3M

$35.7M

Retail segment margin per gallon, before deducting credit card fees and commissions

$0.373

$0.370

Same store merchandise sales excluding cigarettes*

$53.5M

$52.6M

Merchandise gross profit*

$29.8M

$24.2M

Merchandise gross profit percentage*

28.3%

29.0%

Operating Expenses

$48.6M

$39.9M

Retail Sites (end of period)

589

482

*Includes only company operated retail sites

 

For the second quarter 2024, the retail segment generated a 16% increase in gross profit compared to the second quarter 2023. The increase for the second quarter 2024 was primarily due to higher motor fuel (+10%) and merchandise (+23%) gross profit.

 

The retail segment sold 143.0 million of retail fuel gallons during the second quarter 2024, which was an increase of 9% when compared to the second quarter 2023. This volume increase was primarily driven by the conversion of lessee dealer sites to company operated and commission agent sites over the past year and during the quarter, offset by a 2% decline in volume for same store locations.

 

For the second quarter 2024, CrossAmerica’s merchandise gross profit and other revenue increased 25% when compared to the second quarter 2023. The second quarter increase was primarily driven by an increase in the average company operated site count due to the conversion of certain lessee dealer and commission agent sites to company operated sites. Same store merchandise sales excluding cigarettes increased 2% for the second quarter 2024 when compared to the second quarter 2023. Merchandise gross profit percentage decreased from 29.0% for the second quarter 2023 to 28.3% for the second quarter 2024.

 

For the second quarter 2024, operating expenses for the retail segment increased 22% primarily driven by a 28% (79 site) increase in the average company operated site count due to the conversion of certain lessee dealer and commission agent sites to company operated sites.

Wholesale Segment

Key Operating Metrics

Q2 2024

Q2 2023

Wholesale segment gross profit

$28.1M

$31.7M

Wholesale motor fuel gallons distributed

192.1M

218.1M

Average wholesale gross margin per gallon

$0.087

$0.082

 

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During the second quarter 2024, CrossAmerica’s wholesale segment gross profit decreased 11% compared to the second quarter 2023. This was driven by a decline in motor fuel and rent gross profit primarily due to the conversion of certain lessee dealer sites to company operated and commission agent sites and a net loss of independent dealer contracts. The motor fuel gross profit decline of 7% was driven by a 12% decrease in wholesale volume distributed, with a substantial portion of the wholesale volume decline attributable to the conversion of wholesale locations to retail locations and the associated volume for these locations is now reflected in CrossAmerica’s retail segment. This was partially offset by an increase of 6% in margin per gallon.

 

Divestment Activity

 

During the three months ended June 30, 2024, CrossAmerica sold ten properties for $11.9 million in proceeds, resulting in a net gain of $6.5 million.

 

Acquisition of Assets from Applegreen

As previously announced, the 59 site transaction with Applegreen closed on a rolling basis by site beginning during the first quarter 2024 and ending in April 2024. Additional details regarding this transaction are available in the CrossAmerica Partners Second Quarter 2024 Form 10-Q.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

As of June 30, 2024, CrossAmerica had $789.5 million outstanding under its CAPL Credit Facility. As of August 2, 2024, after taking into consideration debt covenant restrictions, approximately $116.0 million was available for future borrowings under the CAPL Credit Facility. Leverage, as defined in the CAPL Credit Facility, was 4.39 times as of June 30, 2024, compared to 4.49 times as of March 31, 2024. As of June 30, 2024, CrossAmerica was in compliance with its financial covenants under the credit facility.

Distributions

 

On July 23, 2024, the Board of the Directors of CrossAmerica’s General Partner (“Board”) declared a quarterly distribution of $0.5250 per limited partner unit attributable to the second quarter 2024. As previously announced, the distribution will be paid on August 9, 2024 to all unitholders of record as of August 2, 2024. The amount and timing of any future distributions is subject to the discretion of the Board as provided in CrossAmerica’s Partnership Agreement.

 

Conference Call

 

The Partnership will host a conference call on August 8, 2024 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss the second quarter 2024 earnings results. The conference call numbers are 800-717-1738 or 646-307-1865 and the passcode for both is 29269. A live audio webcast of the conference call and the related earnings materials, including reconciliations of any non-GAAP financial measures to GAAP financial measures and any other applicable disclosures, will be available on that same day on the investor section of the CrossAmerica website (www.crossamericapartners.com). After the live conference call, an archive of the webcast will be available on the investor section of the CrossAmerica site at https://caplp.gcs-web.com/webcasts-presentations within 24 hours after the call for a period of sixty days.

 

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Non-GAAP Measures and Same Store Metrics

 

Non-GAAP measures used in this release include EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Distributable Cash Flow and Distribution Coverage Ratio. These Non-GAAP measures are further described and reconciled to their most directly comparable GAAP measures in the Supplemental Disclosure Regarding Non-GAAP Financial Measures section of this release.

 

Same store fuel volume and same store merchandise sales include aggregated individual store results for all stores that had fuel volume or merchandise sales in all months for both periods within the same segment. Same store merchandise sales excludes branded food sales and other revenues such as lottery commissions and car wash sales. Certain merchandise products have been transitioned from a gross profit model (whereby CrossAmerica owns the inventory and records sales and cost of sales) to a scan-based trading model (whereby a third party owns the inventory and CrossAmerica records a commission in other revenues). Same store merchandise sales for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 were adjusted to gross it up for the sales that would have been recorded had CrossAmerica not changed models.

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CROSSAMERICA PARTNERS LP

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Thousands of Dollars, except unit data)

 

 

 

June 30,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

5,490

 

 

$

4,990

 

Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $755 and $709, respectively

 

 

38,931

 

 

 

31,185

 

Accounts receivable from related parties

 

 

88

 

 

 

437

 

Inventory

 

 

63,583

 

 

 

52,344

 

Assets held for sale

 

 

2,486

 

 

 

400

 

Current portion of interest rate swap contracts

 

 

6,478

 

 

 

9,321

 

Other current assets

 

 

8,499

 

 

 

9,845

 

Total current assets

 

 

125,555

 

 

 

108,522

 

Property and equipment, net

 

 

685,306

 

 

 

705,217

 

Right-of-use assets, net

 

 

142,126

 

 

 

148,317

 

Intangible assets, net

 

 

85,819

 

 

 

95,261

 

Goodwill

 

 

99,409

 

 

 

99,409

 

Deferred tax assets

 

 

818

 

 

 

759

 

Interest rate swap contracts, less current portion

 

 

4,873

 

 

 

687

 

Other assets

 

 

20,767

 

 

 

23,510

 

Total assets

 

$

1,164,673

 

 

$

1,181,682

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current portion of debt and finance lease obligations

 

$

3,183

 

 

$

3,083

 

Current portion of operating lease obligations

 

 

35,259

 

 

 

34,787

 

Accounts payable

 

 

75,281

 

 

 

68,986

 

Accounts payable to related parties

 

 

7,551

 

 

 

10,180

 

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

 

 

24,298

 

 

 

23,674

 

Motor fuel and sales taxes payable

 

 

19,821

 

 

 

20,386

 

Total current liabilities

 

 

165,393

 

 

 

161,096

 

Debt and finance lease obligations, less current portion

 

 

786,674

 

 

 

753,880

 

Operating lease obligations, less current portion

 

 

111,946

 

 

 

118,723

 

Deferred tax liabilities, net

 

 

7,877

 

 

 

12,919

 

Asset retirement obligations

 

 

48,607

 

 

 

47,844

 

Interest rate swap contracts

 

 

430

 

 

 

3,535

 

Other long-term liabilities

 

 

51,925

 

 

 

52,934

 

Total liabilities

 

 

1,172,852

 

 

 

1,150,931

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies (Note 11)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred membership interests

 

 

29,073

 

 

 

27,744

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common units— 38,027,194 and 37,983,154 units issued and
   outstanding at June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively

 

 

(47,893

)

 

 

(2,392

)

Accumulated other comprehensive income

 

 

10,641

 

 

 

5,399

 

Total (deficit) equity

 

 

(37,252

)

 

 

3,007

 

Total liabilities and equity

 

$

1,164,673

 

 

$

1,181,682

 

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CROSSAMERICA PARTNERS LP

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Thousands of Dollars, Except Unit and Per Unit Amounts)

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

Operating revenues (a)

 

$

1,133,355

 

 

$

1,145,396

 

 

$

2,074,903

 

 

$

2,161,555

 

Costs of sales (b)

 

 

1,028,593

 

 

 

1,047,672

 

 

 

1,888,793

 

 

 

1,981,772

 

Gross profit

 

 

104,762

 

 

 

97,724

 

 

 

186,110

 

 

 

179,783

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating expenses (c)

 

 

55,825

 

 

 

49,798

 

 

 

107,853

 

 

 

95,421

 

General and administrative expenses

 

 

7,892

 

 

 

7,475

 

 

 

14,730

 

 

 

13,214

 

Depreciation, amortization and accretion expense

 

 

18,446

 

 

 

19,298

 

 

 

37,167

 

 

 

39,118

 

Total operating expenses

 

 

82,163

 

 

 

76,571

 

 

 

159,750

 

 

 

147,753

 

Gain (loss) on dispositions and lease terminations, net

 

 

5,578

 

 

 

6,700

 

 

 

(11,228

)

 

 

4,933

 

Operating income

 

 

28,177

 

 

 

27,853

 

 

 

15,132

 

 

 

36,963

 

Other income, net

 

 

158

 

 

 

163

 

 

 

407

 

 

 

424

 

Interest expense

 

 

(14,208

)

 

 

(10,683

)

 

 

(24,749

)

 

 

(22,695

)

Income (loss) before income taxes

 

 

14,127

 

 

 

17,333

 

 

 

(9,210

)

 

 

14,692

 

Income tax expense (benefit)

 

 

1,703

 

 

 

2,797

 

 

 

(4,094

)

 

 

1,135

 

Net income (loss)

 

 

12,424

 

 

 

14,536

 

 

 

(5,116

)

 

 

13,557

 

Accretion of preferred membership interests

 

 

672

 

 

 

615

 

 

 

1,329

 

 

 

1,216

 

Net income (loss) available to limited partners

 

$

11,752

 

 

$

13,921

 

 

$

(6,445

)

 

$

12,341

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings (loss) per common unit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

0.31

 

 

$

0.37

 

 

$

(0.17

)

 

$

0.33

 

Diluted

 

$

0.31

 

 

$

0.36

 

 

$

(0.17

)

 

$

0.32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted-average common units:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

 

38,027,194

 

 

 

37,952,950

 

 

 

38,010,739

 

 

 

37,946,676

 

Diluted

 

 

38,199,490

 

 

 

38,150,236

 

 

 

38,010,739

 

 

 

38,143,697

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental information:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a) includes excise taxes of:

 

$

82,394

 

 

$

76,191

 

 

$

153,106

 

 

$

146,075

 

(a) includes rent income of:

 

 

17,855

 

 

 

20,523

 

 

 

37,021

 

 

 

41,843

 

(b) excludes depreciation, amortization and accretion

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(b) includes rent expense of:

 

 

5,192

 

 

 

5,658

 

 

 

10,611

 

 

 

11,212

 

(c) includes rent expense of:

 

 

4,497

 

 

 

3,911

 

 

 

8,439

 

 

 

7,709

 

 

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CROSSAMERICA PARTNERS LP

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Thousands of Dollars)

 

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net (loss) income

 

$

(5,116

)

 

$

13,557

 

Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash provided by
   operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation, amortization and accretion expense

 

 

37,167

 

 

 

39,118

 

Amortization of deferred financing costs

 

 

968

 

 

 

2,325

 

Credit loss expense

 

 

81

 

 

 

37

 

Deferred income tax (benefit) expense

 

 

(5,100

)

 

 

582

 

Equity-based employee and director compensation expense

 

 

574

 

 

 

1,123

 

Loss (gain) on dispositions and lease terminations, net

 

 

11,228

 

 

 

(4,933

)

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions

 

 

(5,079

)

 

 

(4,546

)

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

 

34,723

 

 

 

47,263

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Principal payments received on notes receivable

 

 

81

 

 

 

107

 

Proceeds from sale of assets

 

 

10,733

 

 

 

4,533

 

Capital expenditures

 

 

(11,411

)

 

 

(11,328

)

Lease terminations payments to Applegreen, including inventory purchases

 

 

(25,517

)

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

 

 

(26,114

)

 

 

(6,688

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Borrowings under revolving credit facilities

 

 

70,013

 

 

 

205,900

 

Repayments on revolving credit facilities

 

 

(36,500

)

 

 

(50,546

)

Repayments on the Term Loan Facility

 

 

 

 

 

(158,980

)

Payments of finance lease obligations

 

 

(1,513

)

 

 

(1,417

)

Payments of deferred financing costs

 

 

(74

)

 

 

(7,022

)

Distributions paid on distribution equivalent rights

 

 

(130

)

 

 

(111

)

Income tax distributions paid on preferred membership interests

 

 

 

 

 

(119

)

Distributions paid on common units

 

 

(39,905

)

 

 

(39,843

)

Net cash used in financing activities

 

 

(8,109

)

 

 

(52,138

)

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

 

 

500

 

 

 

(11,563

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

 

 

4,990

 

 

 

16,054

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

 

$

5,490

 

 

$

4,491

 

 

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Segment Results

Retail

The following table highlights the results of operations and certain operating metrics of the Retail segment (in thousands, except for the number of retail sites):

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

Gross profit:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Motor fuel

 

$

39,289

 

 

$

35,737

 

 

$

65,326

 

 

$

62,497

 

Merchandise

 

 

29,849

 

 

 

24,232

 

 

 

51,292

 

 

 

42,355

 

Rent

 

 

2,258

 

 

 

2,263

 

 

 

4,566

 

 

 

4,774

 

Other revenue

 

 

5,248

 

 

 

3,793

 

 

 

9,847

 

 

 

7,248

 

Total gross profit

 

 

76,644

 

 

 

66,025

 

 

 

131,031

 

 

 

116,874

 

Operating expenses

 

 

(48,631

)

 

 

(39,874

)

 

 

(91,762

)

 

 

(75,956

)

Operating income

 

$

28,013

 

 

$

26,151

 

 

$

39,269

 

 

$

40,918

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retail sites (end of period):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Company operated retail sites (a)

 

 

372

 

 

 

292

 

 

 

372

 

 

 

292

 

Commission agents (b)

 

 

217

 

 

 

190

 

 

 

217

 

 

 

190

 

Total system sites at the end of the period

 

 

589

 

 

 

482

 

 

 

589

 

 

 

482

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total retail segment statistics:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Volume of gallons sold

 

 

143,016

 

 

 

130,804

 

 

 

264,733

 

 

 

249,889

 

Same store total system gallons sold (c)

 

 

120,974

 

 

 

123,263

 

 

 

226,000

 

 

 

232,697

 

Average retail fuel sites

 

 

576

 

 

 

477

 

 

 

545

 

 

 

468

 

Margin per gallon, before deducting credit card fees and commissions

 

 

0.373

 

 

 

0.370

 

 

 

0.343

 

 

 

0.345

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Company operated site statistics:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average retail fuel sites

 

 

365

 

 

 

286

 

 

 

340

 

 

 

273

 

Same store fuel volume (c)

 

 

83,013

 

 

 

83,739

 

 

 

152,931

 

 

 

156,229

 

Margin per gallon, before deducting credit card fees

 

$

0.397

 

 

$

0.394

 

 

$

0.365

 

 

$

0.369

 

Same store merchandise sales (c)

 

$

75,748

 

 

$

75,719

 

 

$

134,534

 

 

$

133,872

 

Same store merchandise sales excluding cigarettes

 

$

53,520

 

 

$

52,630

 

 

$

94,113

 

 

$

91,897

 

Merchandise gross profit percentage

 

 

28.3

%

 

 

29.0

%

 

 

28.2

%

 

 

28.4

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commission site statistics:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average retail fuel sites

 

 

211

 

 

 

191

 

 

 

205

 

 

 

195

 

Margin per gallon, before deducting credit card fees and commissions

 

$

0.315

 

 

$

0.320

 

 

$

0.292

 

 

$

0.297

 

 

(a) The increase in the company operated site count was primarily attributable to the conversion of certain lessee dealer and commission agent sites to company operated sites.

(b) The increase in the commission agent site count was primarily attributable to the conversion of certain lessee dealer sites to commission agent sites, partially offset by the conversion of certain commission agent sites to company operated sites.

(c) Same store fuel volume and same store merchandise sales include aggregated individual store results for all stores that had fuel volume or merchandise sales in all months for both periods. Same store merchandise sales excludes branded food sales and other revenues such as lottery commissions and car wash sales. Certain merchandise products have been transitioned from a gross profit model (whereby CrossAmerica owns the inventory and records sales and cost of sales) to a scan-based trading model (whereby a third party owns the inventory and CrossAmerica records a commission in other revenues). Same store merchandise sales for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 were adjusted to gross it up for the sales that would have been recorded had CrossAmerica not changed models.

 

Wholesale

The following table highlights the results of operations and certain operating metrics of the Wholesale segment (thousands of dollars, except for the number of distribution sites and per gallon amounts):

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Three Months Ended June 30,

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

Gross profit:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Motor fuel gross profit

 

$

16,639

 

 

$

17,933

 

 

$

31,241

 

 

$

34,641

 

Rent gross profit

 

 

10,405

 

 

 

12,602

 

 

 

21,844

 

 

 

25,857

 

Other revenues

 

 

1,074

 

 

 

1,164

 

 

 

1,994

 

 

 

2,411

 

Total gross profit

 

 

28,118

 

 

 

31,699

 

 

 

55,079

 

 

 

62,909

 

Operating expenses

 

 

(7,194

)

 

 

(9,924

)

 

 

(16,091

)

 

 

(19,465

)

Operating income

 

$

20,924

 

 

$

21,775

 

 

$

38,988

 

 

$

43,444

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Motor fuel distribution sites (end of period): (a)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Independent dealers (b)

 

 

618

 

 

 

641

 

 

 

618

 

 

 

641

 

Lessee dealers (c)

 

 

457

 

 

 

586

 

 

 

457

 

 

 

586

 

Total motor fuel distribution sites

 

 

1,075

 

 

 

1,227

 

 

 

1,075

 

 

 

1,227

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average motor fuel distribution sites

 

 

1,096

 

 

 

1,236

 

 

 

1,134

 

 

 

1,253

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Volume of gallons distributed

 

 

192,111

 

 

 

218,131

 

 

 

376,136

 

 

 

419,992

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Margin per gallon

 

$

0.087

 

 

$

0.082

 

 

$

0.083

 

 

$

0.082

 

 

(a) In addition, CrossAmerica distributed motor fuel to sub-wholesalers who distributed to additional sites.

(b) The decrease in the independent dealer site count was primarily attributable to the net loss of contracts, partially offset by divestitures of certain lessee dealer sites but with continued fuel supply.

(c) The decrease in the lessee dealer count was primarily attributable to the conversion of certain lessee dealer sites to company operated sites, including through the Applegreen Acquisition, and CrossAmerica's real estate rationalization effort.

 

 

Supplemental Disclosure Regarding Non-GAAP Financial Measures

 

CrossAmerica uses the non-GAAP financial measures EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Distributable Cash Flow and Distribution Coverage Ratio. EBITDA represents net income before deducting interest expense, income taxes and depreciation, amortization and accretion (which includes certain impairment charges). Adjusted EBITDA represents EBITDA as further adjusted to exclude equity-based compensation expense, gains or losses on dispositions and lease terminations, net and certain discrete acquisition related costs, such as legal and other professional fees, separation benefit costs and certain other discrete non-cash items arising from purchase accounting. Distributable Cash Flow represents Adjusted EBITDA less cash interest expense, sustaining capital expenditures and current income tax expense. The Distribution Coverage Ratio is computed by dividing Distributable Cash Flow by distributions paid.

 

EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Distributable Cash Flow and Distribution Coverage Ratio are used as supplemental financial measures by management and by external users of our financial statements, such as investors and lenders. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are used to assess CrossAmerica’s financial performance without regard to financing methods, capital structure or income taxes and the ability to incur and service debt and to fund capital expenditures. In addition, Adjusted EBITDA is used to assess the operating performance of the Partnership’s business on a consistent basis by excluding the impact of items which do not result directly from the wholesale distribution of motor fuel, the leasing of real property, or the day to day operations of CrossAmerica’s retail site activities. EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Distributable Cash Flow and Distribution Coverage Ratio are also used to assess the ability to generate cash sufficient to make distributions to CrossAmerica’s unitholders.

 

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CrossAmerica believes the presentation of EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Distributable Cash Flow and Distribution Coverage Ratio provides useful information to investors in assessing the financial condition and results of operations. EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Distributable Cash Flow and Distribution Coverage Ratio should not be considered alternatives to net income or any other measure of financial performance or liquidity presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Distributable Cash Flow and Distribution Coverage Ratio have important limitations as analytical tools because they exclude some but not all items that affect net income. Additionally, because EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Distributable Cash Flow and Distribution Coverage Ratio may be defined differently by other companies in the industry, CrossAmerica’s definitions may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies, thereby diminishing their utility.

 

The following table presents reconciliations of EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, and Distributable Cash Flow to net income, the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP financial measure, for each of the periods indicated (in thousands, except for per unit amounts):

 

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

12,424

 

 

$

14,536

 

 

$

(5,116

)

 

$

13,557

 

Interest expense

 

 

14,208

 

 

 

10,683

 

 

 

24,749

 

 

 

22,695

 

Income tax expense (benefit)

 

 

1,703

 

 

 

2,797

 

 

 

(4,094

)

 

 

1,135

 

Depreciation, amortization and accretion expense

 

 

18,446

 

 

 

19,298

 

 

 

37,167

 

 

 

39,118

 

EBITDA

 

 

46,781

 

 

 

47,314

 

 

 

52,706

 

 

 

76,505

 

Equity-based employee and director compensation expense

 

 

369

 

 

 

562

 

 

 

574

 

 

 

1,123

 

(Gain) loss on dispositions and lease terminations, net (a)

 

 

(5,578

)

 

 

(6,700

)

 

 

11,228

 

 

 

(4,933

)

Acquisition-related costs (b)

 

 

998

 

 

 

1,022

 

 

 

1,630

 

 

 

1,241

 

Adjusted EBITDA

 

 

42,570

 

 

 

42,198

 

 

 

66,138

 

 

 

73,936

 

Cash interest expense

 

 

(13,723

)

 

 

(10,207

)

 

 

(23,781

)

 

 

(20,370

)

Sustaining capital expenditures (c)

 

 

(1,926

)

 

 

(1,436

)

 

 

(3,568

)

 

 

(3,485

)

Current income tax expense (d)

 

 

(870

)

 

 

(160

)

 

 

(1,007

)

 

 

(554

)

Distributable Cash Flow

 

$

26,051

 

 

$

30,395

 

 

$

37,782

 

 

$

49,527

 

Distributions paid on common units

 

 

19,964

 

 

 

19,925

 

 

 

39,905

 

 

 

39,843

 

Distribution Coverage Ratio

 

1.30x

 

 

1.53x

 

 

0.95x

 

 

1.24x

 

(a) During the three months ended June 30, 2024, CrossAmerica recorded a $6.5 million net gain in connection with its ongoing real estate rationalization effort, partially offset by $0.9 million of net losses on lease terminations and asset disposals, including non-cash write-offs of deferred rent income. During the three months ended June 30, 2023, CrossAmerica recorded a $6.1 million net gain in connection with its ongoing real estate rationalization effort and a $0.6 million net gain on lease terminations and asset disposals.

(b) Relates to certain acquisition-related costs, such as legal and other professional fees, separation benefit costs and purchase accounting adjustments associated with recent acquisitions.

(c) Under the Partnership Agreement, sustaining capital expenditures are capital expenditures made to maintain CrossAmerica's long-term operating income or operating capacity. Examples of sustaining capital expenditures are those made to maintain existing contract volumes, including payments to renew existing distribution contracts, or to maintain the sites in conditions suitable to lease, such as parking lot or roof replacement/renovation, or to replace equipment required to operate the existing business.

(d) Excludes income tax incurred on the sale of sites.

About CrossAmerica Partners LP

CrossAmerica Partners LP is a leading wholesale distributor of motor fuels, convenience store operator, and owner and lessee of real estate used in the retail distribution of motor fuels. Its general partner, CrossAmerica GP LLC, is indirectly owned and controlled by entities affiliated with Joseph V. Topper, Jr., the founder of CrossAmerica Partners and a member of the board of the general partner since 2012. Formed in 2012, CrossAmerica Partners LP is a distributor of branded and unbranded petroleum for motor vehicles in the United States and distributes fuel to approximately 1,700 locations and owns or leases approximately 1,100 sites. With a geographic footprint covering 34 states, the Partnership has well-established relationships with several major oil brands, including ExxonMobil, BP, Shell, Marathon, Valero, Phillips 66 and other major brands. CrossAmerica Partners LP ranks as one of ExxonMobil’s largest distributors by fuel volume in the United States and in the top 10 for additional brands. For additional information, please visit www.crossamericapartners.com.

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Contact

Investor Relations: Randy Palmer, [email protected] or 610-625-8000

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Statements contained in this release that state the Partnership’s or management’s expectations or predictions of the future are forward-looking statements. The words “believe,” “expect,” “should,” “intends,” “estimates,” “target” and other similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. It is important to note that actual results could differ materially from those projected in such forward-looking statements. For more information concerning factors that could cause actual results to differ from those expressed or forecasted, see CrossAmerica’s Form 10-K or Forms 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and available on CrossAmerica’s website at www.crossamericapartners.com. The Partnership undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any statements in this release, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

 

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