CrossAmerica Partners LP Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2022 Results
CrossAmerica Partners LP (CAPL) reported strong financial results for Q4 and full year 2022. Q4 net income was $17.1 million, with adjusted EBITDA of $44.3 million and distributable cash flow of $33.3 million. Full year net income reached $63.7 million, with total adjusted EBITDA at $179.8 million. Gross profit improved in both the wholesale and retail segments, with Q4 wholesale gross profit at $32.8 million and retail gross profit at $60.4 million. The distribution coverage ratio increased to 1.67x in Q4 compared to 1.56x in Q4 2021. Additionally, leverage decreased to 3.7 times. A new board member was appointed as part of strategic initiatives to enhance operational performance.
- Q4 2022 net income of $17.1 million, up from $12.0 million in Q4 2021.
- Full year 2022 net income of $63.7 million, significantly higher than $21.7 million in 2021.
- Adjusted EBITDA for Q4 2022 increased to $44.3 million from $37.0 million in Q4 2021.
- Full year 2022 adjusted EBITDA rose to $179.8 million compared to $123.3 million in 2021.
- Q4 2022 gross profit for retail segment increased to $60.4 million, up 20% year-over-year.
- Q4 2022 distribution coverage ratio of 1.67x is higher than 1.56x in Q4 2021.
- Wholesale motor fuel gallons distributed decreased by 7% year-over-year in Q4 2022.
- Although retail segment gallons distributed remained flat, same store fuel volume declined by 1% in Q4 2022.
Allentown, PA, Feb. 27, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
CrossAmerica Partners LP Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2022 Results
- Reported Fourth Quarter 2022 Net Income of
$17.1 million , Adjusted EBITDA of$44.3 million and Distributable Cash Flow of$33.3 million - Generated Full Year 2022 Net Income of
$63.7 million , Adjusted EBITDA of$179.8 million and Distributable Cash Flow of$140.9 million - Reported Fourth Quarter 2022 Gross Profit for the Wholesale Segment of
$32.8 million compared to$31.1 million of Gross Profit for the Fourth Quarter 2021 and Fourth Quarter 2022 Gross Profit for the Retail Segment of$60.4 million compared to$50.2 million of Gross Profit for the Fourth Quarter 2021 - Generated Full Year 2022 Gross Profit for the Wholesale Segment of
$130.7 million compared to$124.7 million of Gross Profit for the Full Year 2021 and Full Year 2022 Gross Profit for the Retail Segment of$245.0 million compared to$152.3 million of Gross Profit for the Full Year 2021 - Leverage, as defined in the CAPL Credit Facility, was 3.7 times as of December 31. 2022, compared to 5.1 times as of December 31, 2021
- The Distribution Coverage Ratio was 1.67 times for the Fourth Quarter 2022 compared to 1.56 times for the Fourth Quarter 2021 and for the Full Year 2022 was 1.77 times compared to 1.28 times for the comparable period of 2021
- Appointed Thomas E. Kelso as a member of the Board of Directors, effective February 24, 2023
- During the Fourth Quarter 2022, CrossAmerica changed its segment reporting to simplify the assessment of the performance of its operating segments
Allentown, PA February 27, 2023 – 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 fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2022.
“Our results for the quarter, and year, were outstanding and our year-end balance sheet reflects our strong overall financial position,” said Charles Nifong, President and CEO of CrossAmerica. “Due to the strategic actions the board and management team have taken since re-acquiring the general partner, the Partnership was well positioned to capitalize on the favorable operating environment in the second half of 2022. Our strong strategic position and our excellent operational execution combined to generate exceptional financial performance for the year.”
New Segment Reporting
During the fourth quarter of 2022, CrossAmerica changed its segment reporting to simplify the assessment of the performance of its operating segments. Prior to the fourth quarter, the wholesale segment included the wholesale fuel gross profit on intersegment sales by the wholesale segment to the retail segment. Likewise, the wholesale segment included an allocation of operating expenses related to the operation of CrossAmerica's retail sites consistent with the allocation of the overall fuel gross profit.
Starting in the fourth quarter of 2022, the wholesale segment includes only the fuel gross profit on sales to lessee dealers and independent dealers and the retail segment includes the entire fuel gross profit on sales at CrossAmerica's company operated and commission agent sites. Likewise, operating expenses are allocated to each segment based on estimates of the level of effort expended on the lessee and independent dealer business in CrossAmerica's wholesale segment; and the company operated and commission site business in the Partnership’s retail segment.
CrossAmerica has recast the results of its segments for periods prior to October 1, 2022 to be consistent with the new segment reporting. CrossAmerica has provided tables at the end of this press release to show the effects of this new segment reporting for the past quarterly periods of 2022 and 2021.
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. Same store merchandise sales excludes branded food sales and other revenues such as lottery commissions and car wash sales. Joe’s Kwik Marts’ volume/sales are not included in the full year same store metrics, as the stores were not part of the CrossAmerica retail segment in all months for both years (2022 and 2021).
Fourth Quarter and Full Year Results
Consolidated Results
| Key Operating Metrics | Q4 2022 | Q4 2021 | FY2022 | FY2021 | |
| Net Income | |||||
| Adjusted EBITDA | |||||
| Distributable Cash Flow | |||||
| Distribution Coverage Ratio | 1.67x | 1.56x | 1.77x | 1.28x |
CrossAmerica reported increases in Operating Income, Net Income, Adjusted EBITDA and its Distribution Coverage Ratio for the fourth quarter 2022 compared to the fourth quarter 2021 primarily due to improved fuel gross profit performance in both the wholesale and retail segments. CrossAmerica also reported increases in Operating Income, Net Income, Adjusted EBITDA and its Distribution Coverage Ratio for the full year 2022 compared to the full year 2021 due to the acquisition of assets from 7-Eleven in the third quarter of 2021 as well as improved fuel gross profit performance in the wholesale and retail segments.
Wholesale Segment
| Key Operating Metrics | Q4 2022 | Q4 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | |||||
| Wholesale segment gross profit | |||||||||
| Wholesale motor fuel gallons distributed | 213.5M | 230.6M | 844.5M | 931.3M | |||||
| Average wholesale gross profit per gallon | $ | 0.087 | $ | 0.078 | $ | 0.087 | $ | 0.075 | |
During the fourth quarter 2022, CrossAmerica’s wholesale segment gross profit increased
For the full year 2022, the Partnership's gross profit increased
Retail Segment
| Key Operating Metrics | Q4 2022 | Q4 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | |||||||||
| Retail segment gross profit | |||||||||||||
| Retail segment motor fuel gallons distributed | 125.1M | 125.3M | 496.6M | 403.9M | |||||||||
| Same store motor fuel gallons distributed | 119.2M | 120.2M | 324.8M | 329.3M | |||||||||
| Retail segment motor fuel gross profit | |||||||||||||
| Retail segment margin per gallon, before deducting credit card fees and commissions | $ | 0.383 | $ | 0.309 | $ | 0.396 | $ | 0.280 | |||||
| Same store merchandise sales excluding cigarettes* | |||||||||||||
| Merchandise gross profit* | |||||||||||||
| Merchandise gross profit percentage* | 27.5 | % | 25.4 | % | 27.2 | % | 26.4 | % | |||||
*Includes only company operated retail sites
For the fourth quarter 2022, the retail segment generated a
The retail segment sold 125.1 million of retail fuel gallons during the fourth quarter 2022, which was relatively flat when compared to the fourth quarter 2021. Same store retail segment fuel volume for the fourth quarter 2022 declined
For the full year 2022, CrossAmerica sold 496.6 million of retail fuel gallons, which was an increase of
For both the fourth quarter and full year 2022, CrossAmerica’s merchandise gross profit and other revenue increased when compared to the fourth quarter and full year 2021. The fourth quarter increase was primarily due to an increase in overall store sales due to higher retail prices and improved product margins. Same store merchandise sales excluding cigarettes increased
Acquisition and Divestment Activity
On November 9, 2022, CrossAmerica closed on the acquisition of assets from Community Service Stations, Inc. for a purchase price of
During the twelve months ended December 31, 2022, CrossAmerica sold 27 properties for
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of December 31, 2022, CrossAmerica had
Distributions
On January 19, 2023, the Board of the Directors of CrossAmerica’s General Partner (“Board”) declared a quarterly distribution of
New Board Member
Effective as of February 24, 2023, Lehigh Gas GP Holdings LLC, as the sole member of the General Partner, appointed Thomas E. Kelso as a member of the Board. Prior to being appointed a board member, Mr. Kelso co-founded and operated Ocean Petroleum Co., Inc., a petroleum distributorship, and then joined Matrix Capital Markets Group, Inc. in 1997 and created the firm’s Downstream Energy and Convenience Retail Investment Banking Group. He served as Group Head until he became President of the firm in 2017. Before retiring from Matrix in 2022, Mr. Kelso managed scores of petroleum distribution and c-store transactions and has been a frequent speaker at various industry trade group meetings discussing topics related to capital formation and mergers and acquisitions. He continues to hold Series 79, 63, 24 and 99 FINRA securities licenses and has been active in numerous charitable boards and community endeavors. Full biographical information for Mr. Kelso is available on CrossAmerica’s website and in CrossAmerica’s 2022 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
The Board has named Mr. Kelso as a member of the audit and conflicts committees of the Board.
Conference Call
The Partnership will host a conference call on February 28, 2023 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss fourth quarter and full year 2022 earnings results. A live webcast of the call can be accessed by going to the investor section of the CrossAmerica Partners website at https://caplp.gcs-web.com/webcasts-presentations. Interested parties may participate live via telephone by registering at a conference call link also provided at https://caplp.gcs-web.com/webcasts-presentations. Please follow this link and register with a valid email address. A PIN will be provided to you with dial-in instructions. Also included on the website on that same day will be related earnings materials, including reconciliations of any non-GAAP financial measures to GAAP financial measures and any other applicable disclosures. 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.
CROSSAMERICA PARTNERS LP
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Thousands of Dollars, except unit data)
| December 31, | ||||||||
| 2022 | 2021 | |||||||
| ASSETS | ||||||||
| Current assets: | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 16,054 | $ | 7,648 | ||||
| Accounts receivable, net of allowances of | 30,825 | 33,331 | ||||||
| Accounts receivable from related parties | 743 | 1,149 | ||||||
| Inventory | 47,307 | 46,100 | ||||||
| Assets held for sale | 983 | 4,907 | ||||||
| Current portion of interest rate swap contracts | 13,827 | 115 | ||||||
| Other current assets | 8,667 | 13,065 | ||||||
| Total current assets | 118,406 | 106,315 | ||||||
| Property and equipment, net | 728,379 | 755,454 | ||||||
| Right-of-use assets, net | 164,942 | 169,333 | ||||||
| Intangible assets, net | 113,919 | 114,187 | ||||||
| Goodwill | 99,409 | 100,464 | ||||||
| Interest rate swap contracts, less current portion | 3,401 | 2,916 | ||||||
| Other assets | 26,142 | 21,473 | ||||||
| Total assets | $ | 1,254,598 | $ | 1,270,142 | ||||
| LIABILITIES AND EQUITY | ||||||||
| Current liabilities: | ||||||||
| Current portion of debt and finance lease obligations | $ | 11,151 | $ | 10,939 | ||||
| Current portion of operating lease obligations | 35,345 | 34,832 | ||||||
| Accounts payable | 77,048 | 67,173 | ||||||
| Accounts payable to related parties | 7,798 | 7,679 | ||||||
| Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | 23,144 | 20,682 | ||||||
| Motor fuel and sales taxes payable | 20,813 | 22,585 | ||||||
| Total current liabilities | 175,299 | 163,890 | ||||||
| Debt and finance lease obligations, less current portion | 761,638 | 810,635 | ||||||
| Operating lease obligations, less current portion | 135,220 | 140,149 | ||||||
| Deferred tax liabilities, net | 10,588 | 12,341 | ||||||
| Asset retirement obligations | 46,431 | 45,366 | ||||||
| Other long-term liabilities | 46,289 | 41,203 | ||||||
| Total liabilities | 1,175,465 | 1,213,584 | ||||||
| Commitments and contingencies (Notes 15 and 16) | ||||||||
| Preferred membership interests | 26,156 | — | ||||||
| Equity: | ||||||||
| Common units— 37,937,604 and 37,896,556 units issued and outstanding at December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively | 36,508 | 53,528 | ||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | 16,469 | 3,030 | ||||||
| Total equity | 52,977 | 56,558 | ||||||
| Total liabilities and equity | $ | 1,254,598 | $ | 1,270,142 | ||||
CROSSAMERICA PARTNERS LP
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Thousands of Dollars, Except Unit and Per Unit Amounts)
| (Unaudited) Three Months Ended December 31, | Year Ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||
| 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | |||||||||||||
| Operating revenues (a) | $ | 1,124,773 | $ | 1,077,519 | $ | 4,967,424 | $ | 3,579,259 | ||||||||
| Cost of sales (b) | 1,031,507 | 996,259 | 4,591,653 | 3,302,306 | ||||||||||||
| Gross profit | 93,266 | 81,260 | 375,771 | 276,953 | ||||||||||||
| Operating expenses: | ||||||||||||||||
| Operating expenses (c) | 43,538 | 39,058 | 174,708 | 134,079 | ||||||||||||
| General and administrative expenses | 6,813 | 6,501 | 25,575 | 30,930 | ||||||||||||
| Depreciation, amortization and accretion expense | 19,102 | 21,120 | 80,625 | 77,852 | ||||||||||||
| Total operating expenses | 69,453 | 66,679 | 280,908 | 242,861 | ||||||||||||
| Gain on dispositions and lease terminations, net | 1,763 | 1,662 | 1,143 | 2,037 | ||||||||||||
| Operating income | 25,576 | 16,243 | 96,006 | 36,129 | ||||||||||||
| Other income, net | 152 | 125 | 504 | 544 | ||||||||||||
| Interest expense | (9,767 | ) | (5,949 | ) | (32,100 | ) | (18,244 | ) | ||||||||
| Income before income taxes | 15,961 | 10,419 | 64,410 | 18,429 | ||||||||||||
| Income tax (benefit) expense | (1,129 | ) | (1,561 | ) | 714 | (3,225 | ) | |||||||||
| Net income | 17,090 | 11,980 | 63,696 | 21,654 | ||||||||||||
| Accretion of preferred membership interests | 588 | — | 1,726 | — | ||||||||||||
| Net income available to limited partners | $ | 16,502 | $ | 11,980 | $ | 61,970 | $ | 21,654 | ||||||||
| Earnings per common unit | ||||||||||||||||
| Basic | $ | 0.44 | $ | 0.32 | $ | 1.63 | $ | 0.57 | ||||||||
| Diluted | $ | 0.43 | $ | 0.32 | $ | 1.63 | $ | 0.57 | ||||||||
| Weighted-average common units: | ||||||||||||||||
| Basic common units | 37,928,970 | 37,891,701 | 37,916,829 | 37,880,910 | ||||||||||||
| Diluted common units | 38,085,600 | 37,913,003 | 38,059,774 | 37,884,124 | ||||||||||||
| Supplemental information: | ||||||||||||||||
| (a) includes excise taxes of: | $ | 65,913 | $ | 72,584 | $ | 270,501 | $ | 228,764 | ||||||||
| (a) includes rent income of: | 21,370 | 20,350 | 84,106 | 83,182 | ||||||||||||
| (b) excludes depreciation, amortization and accretion | ||||||||||||||||
| (b) includes rent expense of: | 5,765 | 5,853 | 23,457 | 23,765 | ||||||||||||
| (c) includes rent expense of: | 3,733 | 3,717 | 15,254 | 13,531 | ||||||||||||
CROSSAMERICA PARTNERS LP
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Thousands of Dollars)
| For the Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||
| 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | ||||||||||
| Cash flows from operating activities: | ||||||||||||
| Net income | $ | 63,696 | $ | 21,654 | $ | 107,456 | ||||||
| Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: | ||||||||||||
| Depreciation, amortization and accretion expense | 80,625 | 77,852 | 68,742 | |||||||||
| Amortization of deferred financing costs | 2,788 | 1,862 | 1,042 | |||||||||
| Credit loss expense | 232 | 253 | 1,210 | |||||||||
| Deferred income tax benefit | (1,753 | ) | (3,761 | ) | (4,436 | ) | ||||||
| Equity-based employee and director compensation expense | 2,294 | 1,311 | 172 | |||||||||
| Gain on dispositions and lease terminations, net | (1,143 | ) | (2,037 | ) | (88,912 | ) | ||||||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions | 14,578 | (1,666 | ) | 19,210 | ||||||||
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 161,317 | 95,468 | 104,484 | |||||||||
| Cash flows from investing activities: | ||||||||||||
| Principal payments received on notes receivable | 203 | 793 | 974 | |||||||||
| Proceeds from sale of assets | 13,344 | 15,359 | 21,729 | |||||||||
| Proceeds from sale of assets to Circle K | — | — | 23,049 | |||||||||
| Capital expenditures | (30,351 | ) | (41,859 | ) | (37,057 | ) | ||||||
| Cash paid in connection with acquisitions, net of cash acquired | (29,594 | ) | (272,983 | ) | (28,244 | ) | ||||||
| Net cash used in investing activities | (46,398 | ) | (298,690 | ) | (19,549 | ) | ||||||
| Cash flows from financing activities: | ||||||||||||
| Borrowings under revolving credit facilities | 114,100 | 194,895 | 106,180 | |||||||||
| Repayments on revolving credit facilities | (138,538 | ) | (77,500 | ) | (112,000 | ) | ||||||
| Borrowings under the Term Loan Facility | 1,120 | 182,460 | — | |||||||||
| Repayments on the Term Loan Facility | (24,600 | ) | — | — | ||||||||
| Net proceeds from issuance of preferred membership interests | 24,430 | — | — | |||||||||
| Payments of finance lease obligations | (2,724 | ) | (2,604 | ) | (2,458 | ) | ||||||
| Payments of deferred financing costs | (474 | ) | (7,201 | ) | — | |||||||
| Distributions paid on distribution equivalent rights | (202 | ) | (141 | ) | (40 | ) | ||||||
| Distributions paid to holders of the IDRs | — | — | (133 | ) | ||||||||
| Distributions paid on common units | (79,625 | ) | (79,552 | ) | (77,751 | ) | ||||||
| Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities | (106,513 | ) | 210,357 | (86,202 | ) | |||||||
| Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | 8,406 | 7,135 | (1,267 | ) | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 7,648 | 513 | 1,780 | |||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | $ | 16,054 | $ | 7,648 | $ | 513 | ||||||
Segment Results
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):
| Three Months Ended December 31, | Year Ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||
| 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | |||||||||||||
| Gross profit: | ||||||||||||||||
| Motor fuel gross profit | $ | 18,659 | $ | 17,990 | $ | 73,378 | $ | 70,221 | ||||||||
| Rent gross profit | 12,908 | 12,006 | 50,852 | 50,736 | ||||||||||||
| Other revenues | 1,259 | 1,063 | 6,509 | 3,721 | ||||||||||||
| Total gross profit | 32,826 | 31,059 | 130,739 | 124,678 | ||||||||||||
| Operating expenses | (8,956 | ) | (8,942 | ) | (37,072 | ) | (37,906 | ) | ||||||||
| Operating Income | $ | 23,870 | $ | 22,117 | $ | 93,667 | $ | 86,772 | ||||||||
| Motor fuel distribution sites (end of period): (a) | ||||||||||||||||
| Independent dealers (b) | 663 | 666 | 663 | 666 | ||||||||||||
| Lessee dealers (c) | 619 | 637 | 619 | 637 | ||||||||||||
| Total motor fuel distribution sites | 1,282 | 1,303 | 1,282 | 1,303 | ||||||||||||
| Motor fuel distribution sites (average): | 1,274 | 1,309 | 1,286 | 1,325 | ||||||||||||
| Volume of gallons distributed | 213,501 | 230,643 | 844,486 | 931,288 | ||||||||||||
| Margin per gallon | $ | 0.087 | $ | 0.078 | $ | 0.087 | $ | 0.075 | ||||||||
(a) In addition, CrossAmerica distributed motor fuel to sub-wholesalers who distributed to additional sites.
(b) The decrease in the independent dealer site count for both periods (fourth quarter 2021 to fourth quarter 2022 and December 31, 2021 to December 31, 2022) was primarily attributable to expiration of contracts, most of which were lower margin, partially offset by the increase in independent dealer sites as a result of the acquisition of assets from Community Service Stations, Inc.
(c) The decreases in the lessee dealer count for both periods (fourth quarter 2021 to fourth quarter 2022 and December 31, 2021 to December 31, 2022) were primarily attributable to the real estate rationalization effort.
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 December 31, | Year Ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||
| 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | |||||||||||||
| Gross profit: | ||||||||||||||||
| Motor fuel | $ | 35,925 | $ | 27,791 | $ | 146,546 | $ | 79,318 | ||||||||
| Merchandise | 18,639 | 17,241 | 76,135 | 55,117 | ||||||||||||
| Rent | 2,697 | 2,491 | 9,797 | 8,681 | ||||||||||||
| Other revenue | 3,179 | 2,679 | 12,554 | 9,159 | ||||||||||||
| Total gross profit | 60,440 | 50,202 | 245,032 | 152,275 | ||||||||||||
| Operating expenses | (34,582 | ) | (30,116 | ) | (137,636 | ) | (96,173 | ) | ||||||||
| Operating income | $ | 25,858 | $ | 20,086 | $ | 107,396 | $ | 56,102 | ||||||||
| Retail sites (end of period): | ||||||||||||||||
| Company operated retail sites | 255 | 252 | 255 | 252 | ||||||||||||
| Commission agents | 200 | 198 | 200 | 198 | ||||||||||||
| Total retail segment sites | 455 | 450 | 455 | 450 | ||||||||||||
| Total retail segment statistics: | ||||||||||||||||
| Volume of gallons sold | 125,110 | 125,286 | 496,634 | 403,850 | ||||||||||||
| Same store total system gallons sold | 119,181 | 120,199 | 324,763 | 329,346 | ||||||||||||
| Average retail fuel sites | 451 | 451 | 452 | 389 | ||||||||||||
| Margin per gallon, before deducting credit card fees and commissions | $ | 0.383 | $ | 0.309 | $ | 0.396 | $ | 0.280 | ||||||||
| Company operated site statistics: | ||||||||||||||||
| Average retail fuel sites | 253 | 253 | 253 | 187 | ||||||||||||
| Same store fuel volume (a) | 77,785 | 79,388 | 167,762 | 170,082 | ||||||||||||
| Margin per gallon, before deducting credit card fees | $ | 0.422 | $ | 0.328 | $ | 0.426 | $ | 0.309 | ||||||||
| Same store merchandise sales (a) | $ | 63,283 | $ | 62,763 | $ | 150,408 | $ | 153,305 | ||||||||
| Same store merchandise sales excluding cigarettes (a) | $ | 42,597 | $ | 40,258 | $ | 103,914 | $ | 101,888 | ||||||||
| Merchandise gross profit percentage | 27.5 | % | 25.4 | % | 27.2 | % | 26.4 | % | ||||||||
| Commission site statistics: | ||||||||||||||||
| Average retail fuel sites | 198 | 198 | 199 | 202 | ||||||||||||
| Margin per gallon, before deducting credit card fees and commissions | $ | 0.310 | $ | 0.270 | $ | 0.336 | $ | 0.238 | ||||||||
(a) 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.
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.
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 December 31, | Year Ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||
| 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | |||||||||||||
| Net income (a) | $ | 17,090 | $ | 11,980 | $ | 63,696 | $ | 21,654 | ||||||||
| Interest expense | 9,767 | 5,949 | 32,100 | 18,244 | ||||||||||||
| Income tax (benefit) expense | (1,129 | ) | (1,561 | ) | 714 | (3,225 | ) | |||||||||
| Depreciation, amortization and accretion | 19,102 | 21,120 | 80,625 | 77,852 | ||||||||||||
| EBITDA | 44,830 | 37,488 | 177,135 | 114,525 | ||||||||||||
| Equity-based employee and director compensation expense | 686 | 215 | 2,294 | 1,311 | ||||||||||||
| Gain on dispositions and lease terminations, net | (1,763 | ) | (1,662 | ) | (1,143 | ) | (2,037 | ) | ||||||||
| Acquisition-related costs (b) | 523 | 959 | 1,508 | 9,461 | ||||||||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA | 44,276 | 37,000 | 179,794 | 123,260 | ||||||||||||
| Cash interest expense | (9,032 | ) | (5,269 | ) | (29,312 | ) | (16,382 | ) | ||||||||
| Sustaining capital expenditures (c) | (1,973 | ) | (754 | ) | (7,164 | ) | (4,161 | ) | ||||||||
| Current income tax benefit (expense) | 53 | — | (2,466 | ) | (548 | ) | ||||||||||
| Distributable Cash Flow | $ | 33,324 | $ | 30,977 | $ | 140,852 | $ | 102,169 | ||||||||
| Distributions paid | $ | 19,913 | $ | 19,893 | $ | 79,625 | $ | 79,552 | ||||||||
| Distribution Coverage Ratio (d) | 1.67x | 1.56x | 1.77x | 1.28x | ||||||||||||
(a) Beginning in the second quarter of 2022, CrossAmerica reconciled Adjusted EBITDA to Net Income rather than to Net income available to limited partners. The difference between Net income and Net income available to limited partners is that, beginning in the second quarter of 2022, the accretion of preferred membership interests issued in late March 2022 is a deduction from Net income in computing Net income available to limited partners. Because Adjusted EBITDA is used to assess our financial performance, without regard to capital structure, CrossAmerica believes Adjusted EBITDA should be reconciled with Net Income, so that the calculation isn’t impacted by the accretion of preferred membership interests. This approach is comparable to the reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to Net income available to limited partners in past periods, as the Partnership has not recorded accretion of preferred membership interests in past periods.
(b) Relates to certain discrete acquisition-related costs, such as legal and other professional fees, separation benefit costs and certain purchase accounting adjustments associated with recently acquired businesses.
(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) In 2022, CrossAmerica updated its calculation of its Distribution Coverage Ratio to divide Distributable Cash Flow by distributions paid, whereas in prior periods, the Distribution Coverage Ratio was calculated as Distributable Cash Flow divided by the weighted-average diluted common units and then CrossAmerica divided that result by distributions paid per limited partner unit.
New Segment Reporting
During the fourth quarter of 2022, CrossAmerica changed its segment reporting to simplify the assessment of performance of its operating segments. CrossAmerica has recast the results of its segments for periods prior to October 1, 2022 to be consistent with the new segment reporting. CrossAmerica has provided tables below to show the effects of this new segment reporting for the past quarterly periods of 2022 and 2021.
Wholesale Segment
2022
| Three Months Ended, | Year Ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3/31/2022 | 6/30/2022 | 9/30/2022 | 12/31/2022 | 2022 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gross profit: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Motor fuel gross profit | $ | 16,184 | $ | 19,034 | $ | 19,501 | $ | 18,659 | $ | 73,378 | ||||||||||
| Rent gross profit | 12,339 | 12,646 | 12,959 | 12,908 | 50,852 | |||||||||||||||
| Other revenues | 1,786 | 1,807 | 1,657 | 1,259 | 6,509 | |||||||||||||||
| Total gross profit | 30,309 | 33,487 | 34,117 | 32,826 | 130,739 | |||||||||||||||
| Operating expenses | (8,716 | ) | (9,329 | ) | (10,071 | ) | (8,956 | ) | (37,072 | ) | ||||||||||
| Operating Income | $ | 21,593 | $ | 24,158 | $ | 24,046 | $ | 23,870 | $ | 93,667 | ||||||||||
| Motor fuel distribution sites (end of period): | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Independent dealers | 656 | 637 | 623 | 663 | 663 | |||||||||||||||
| Lessee dealers | 642 | 645 | 641 | 619 | 619 | |||||||||||||||
| Total motor fuel distribution sites | 1,298 | 1,282 | 1,264 | 1,282 | 1,282 | |||||||||||||||
| Motor fuel distribution sites (average): | 1,302 | 1,289 | 1,273 | 1,274 | 1,286 | |||||||||||||||
| Volume of gallons distributed | 203,915 | 214,413 | 212,657 | 213,501 | 844,486 | |||||||||||||||
| Margin per gallon | $ | 0.079 | $ | 0.089 | $ | 0.092 | $ | 0.087 | $ | 0.087 | ||||||||||
2021
| Three Months Ended, | Year Ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3/31/2021 | 6/30/2021 | 9/30/2021 | 12/31/2021 | 2021 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gross profit: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Motor fuel gross profit | $ | 15,523 | $ | 18,529 | $ | 18,179 | $ | 17,990 | $ | 70,221 | ||||||||||
| Rent gross profit | 12,493 | 12,973 | 13,264 | 12,006 | 50,736 | |||||||||||||||
| Other revenues | 1,134 | 729 | 795 | 1,063 | 3,721 | |||||||||||||||
| Total gross profit | 29,150 | 32,231 | 32,238 | 31,059 | 124,678 | |||||||||||||||
| Operating expenses | (9,755 | ) | (10,730 | ) | (8,479 | ) | (8,942 | ) | (37,906 | ) | ||||||||||
| Operating Income | $ | 19,395 | $ | 21,501 | $ | 23,759 | $ | 22,117 | $ | 86,772 | ||||||||||
| Motor fuel distribution sites (end of period): | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Independent dealers | 683 | 675 | 676 | 666 | 666 | |||||||||||||||
| Lessee dealers | 648 | 651 | 643 | 637 | 637 | |||||||||||||||
| Total motor fuel distribution sites | 1,331 | 1,326 | 1,319 | 1,303 | 1,303 | |||||||||||||||
| Motor fuel distribution sites (average): | 1,338 | 1,328 | 1,325 | 1,309 | 1,325 | |||||||||||||||
| Volume of gallons distributed | 213,708 | 242,392 | 244,545 | 230,643 | 931,288 | |||||||||||||||
| Margin per gallon | $ | 0.073 | $ | 0.076 | $ | 0.074 | $ | 0.078 | $ | 0.075 | ||||||||||
Retail Segment
2022
| Three Months Ended, | Year Ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3/31/2022 | 6/30/2022 | 9/30/2022 | 12/31/2022 | 2022 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gross profit: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Motor fuel | $ | 26,304 | $ | 29,841 | $ | 54,476 | $ | 35,925 | $ | 146,546 | ||||||||||
| Merchandise | 16,682 | 20,165 | 20,649 | 18,639 | 76,135 | |||||||||||||||
| Rent | 2,447 | 2,258 | 2,395 | 2,697 | 9,797 | |||||||||||||||
| Other revenue | 3,088 | 3,194 | 3,093 | 3,179 | 12,554 | |||||||||||||||
| Total gross profit | 48,521 | 55,458 | 80,613 | 60,440 | 245,032 | |||||||||||||||
| Operating expenses | (33,393 | ) | (32,887 | ) | (36,774 | ) | (34,582 | ) | (137,636 | ) | ||||||||||
| Operating income | $ | 15,128 | $ | 22,571 | $ | 43,839 | $ | 25,858 | $ | 107,396 | ||||||||||
| Retail sites (end of period): | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Company operated retail sites | 255 | 253 | 252 | 255 | 255 | |||||||||||||||
| Commission agents | 201 | 199 | 198 | 200 | 200 | |||||||||||||||
| Total retail segment sites | 456 | 452 | 450 | 455 | 455 | |||||||||||||||
| Total retail segment statistics: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Volume of gallons sold | 116,040 | 128,815 | 126,669 | 125,110 | 496,634 | |||||||||||||||
| Average retail fuel sites | 454 | 454 | 451 | 451 | 452 | |||||||||||||||
| Margin per gallon, before deducting credit card fees and commissions | $ | 0.319 | $ | 0.340 | $ | 0.534 | $ | 0.383 | $ | 0.396 | ||||||||||
| Company operated site statistics: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Average retail fuel sites | 254 | 254 | 253 | 253 | 253 | |||||||||||||||
| Same store fuel volume | 39,182 | 45,078 | 45,829 | 77,785 | 167,762 | |||||||||||||||
| Margin per gallon, before deducting credit card fees | $ | 0.327 | $ | 0.350 | $ | 0.596 | $ | 0.422 | $ | 0.426 | ||||||||||
| Same store merchandise sales | $ | 34,447 | $ | 40,744 | $ | 42,044 | $ | 63,283 | $ | 150,408 | ||||||||||
| Same store merchandise sales excluding cigarettes | $ | 23,081 | $ | 28,187 | $ | 29,167 | $ | 42,597 | $ | 103,914 | ||||||||||
| Merchandise gross profit percentage | 26.8 | % | 27.3 | % | 27.1 | % | 27.5 | % | 27.2 | % | ||||||||||
| Commission site statistics: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Average retail fuel sites | 200 | 200 | 198 | 198 | 199 | |||||||||||||||
| Margin per gallon, before deducting credit card fees and commissions | $ | 0.303 | $ | 0.320 | $ | 0.410 | $ | 0.310 | $ | 0.336 | ||||||||||
2021
| Three Months Ended, | Year Ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3/31/2021 | 6/30/2021 | 9/30/2021 | 12/31/2021 | 2021 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gross profit: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Motor fuel | $ | 11,429 | $ | 16,725 | $ | 23,373 | $ | 27,791 | $ | 79,318 | ||||||||||
| Merchandise | 10,364 | 11,969 | 15,543 | 17,241 | 55,117 | |||||||||||||||
| Rent | 2,066 | 1,858 | 2,266 | 2,491 | 8,681 | |||||||||||||||
| Other revenue | 1,859 | 2,311 | 2,310 | 2,679 | 9,159 | |||||||||||||||
| Total gross profit | 25,718 | 32,863 | 43,492 | 50,202 | 152,275 | |||||||||||||||
| Operating expenses | (19,648 | ) | (20,340 | ) | (26,069 | ) | (30,116 | ) | (96,173 | ) | ||||||||||
| Operating income | $ | 6,070 | $ | 12,523 | $ | 17,423 | $ | 20,086 | $ | 56,102 | ||||||||||
| Retail sites (end of period): | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Company operated retail sites | 151 | 152 | 248 | 252 | 252 | |||||||||||||||
| Commission agents | 205 | 202 | 200 | 198 | 198 | |||||||||||||||
| Total retail segment sites | 356 | 354 | 448 | 450 | 450 | |||||||||||||||
| Total retail segment statistics: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Volume of gallons sold | 78,235 | 89,806 | 110,523 | 125,286 | 403,850 | |||||||||||||||
| Average retail fuel sites | 356 | 353 | 395 | 451 | 389 | |||||||||||||||
| Margin per gallon, before deducting credit card fees and commissions | $ | 0.224 | $ | 0.268 | $ | 0.295 | $ | 0.309 | $ | 0.280 | ||||||||||
| Company operated site statistics: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Average retail fuel sites | 151 | 150 | 194 | 253 | 187 | |||||||||||||||
| Same store fuel volume | 37,499 | 44,340 | 49,478 | 79,388 | 170,082 | |||||||||||||||
| Margin per gallon, before deducting credit card fees | $ | 0.261 | $ | 0.299 | $ | 0.321 | $ | 0.328 | $ | 0.309 | ||||||||||
| Same store merchandise sales | $ | 35,579 | $ | 42,017 | $ | 42,871 | $ | 62,763 | $ | 153,305 | ||||||||||
| Same store merchandise sales excluding cigarettes | $ | 22,953 | $ | 27,952 | $ | 28,737 | $ | 40,258 | $ | 101,888 | ||||||||||
| Merchandise gross profit percentage | 27.4 | % | 26.5 | % | 26.7 | % | 25.4 | % | 26.4 | % | ||||||||||
| Commission site statistics: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Average retail fuel sites | 205 | 203 | 201 | 198 | 202 | |||||||||||||||
| Margin per gallon, before deducting credit card fees and commissions | $ | 0.190 | $ | 0.236 | $ | 0.255 | $ | 0.270 | $ | 0.238 | ||||||||||
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 1,750 locations and owns or leases approximately 1,150 sites. With a geographic footprint covering 34 states, the Partnership has well-established relationships with several major oil brands, including ExxonMobil, BP, Shell, Sunoco, Valero, Gulf, Citgo, Marathon and Phillips 66. 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.
Contact
Investor Relations: Randy Palmer, rpalmer@caplp.com or 210-742-8316
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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