LyondellBasell Reports Second Quarter 2023 Earnings
- LyondellBasell's increased quarterly dividend and the extension of refining operations reflect confidence in the company's financial strength and future prospects. The Value Enhancement Program's increased target and the company's commitment to sustainability initiatives demonstrate a forward-looking strategy for growth and profitability.
- None.
Second Quarter 2023 Highlights
- Net Income:
$715 million $801 million - Diluted earnings per share:
$2.18 $2.44 - EBITDA:
$1.4 billion $1.5 billion - Net cash provided by operating activities:
$1.3 billion $4.8 billion - Increased 2023 target for Value Enhancement Program
- Increased quarterly dividend by
5% to$1.25 - Returned
$508 million - Extending refining operations through no later than end of first quarter 2025
Comparisons with the prior quarter and second quarter 2022 are available in the following table:
Table 1 - Earnings Summary | |||||
Millions of | Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | |||
June 30, | March 31, | June 30, | June 30, | June 30, | |
Sales and other operating revenues | |||||
Net income | 715 | 474 | 1,644 | 1,189 | 2,964 |
Diluted earnings per share | 2.18 | 1.44 | 4.98 | 3.62 | 8.98 |
Weighted average diluted share count | 326 | 327 | 329 | 327 | 329 |
EBITDA(a) | 1,383 | 1,131 | 2,381 | 2,514 | 4,401 |
Excluding Identified Items(a) | |||||
Net income excluding identified items | |||||
Diluted earnings per share excluding identified items | 2.44 | 2.50 | 5.19 | 4.94 | 9.19 |
Impairments, pre-tax | — | 252 | 69 | 252 | 69 |
Refinery exit costs, pre-tax | 111 | 124 | — | 235 | — |
EBITDA excluding identified items | 1,450 | 1,452 | 2,450 | 2,902 | 4,470 |
(a) See "Information Related to Financial Measures" for a discussion of the company's use of non-GAAP financial measures and Tables 2-8 for reconciliations or | |||||
LyondellBasell Industries (NYSE: LYB) today announced net income for the second quarter 2023 of
Global olefins and polyolefins margins improved modestly during the second quarter driven by lower feedstock costs in both the
LyondellBasell generated
LyondellBasell moved forward on the new strategy revealed at its Capital Markets Day in March. The company's Value Enhancement Program is progressing ahead of schedule. As a result, the program's near-term target was increased by approximately
"Our new strategy is driving focus and purpose across the company. LyondellBasell's employees are enthusiastically implementing our new strategy. We are committed to becoming the leader in fulfilling the rapidly increasing demand for sustainable solutions from our customers and society," said Peter Vanacker, LyondellBasell Chief Executive Officer.
OUTLOOK
In the third quarter, the company expects typical benefits from summer seasonality to be more than offset by soft demand due to ongoing economic uncertainty. Stagnant demand, volatile feedstock costs and new capacity in
"LyondellBasell is steadfast in our resolve to advance on the three pillars of our long-term strategy despite near-term macro challenges. Our rapid progress is laying the necessary groundwork to extend our leadership in Circular & Low Carbon Solutions. I am pleased to see our Value Enhancement Program being embraced by our entire organization and driving sustainable value for our shareholders," said Vanacker.
(b) Cash conversion is net cash provided by operating activities divided by EBITDA excluding LCM and impairment. |
(c) Estimated based on 2017-2019 mid-cycle margins and modest inflation relative to a 2021 baseline. |
CONFERENCE CALL
LyondellBasell will host a conference call August 4 at 11 a.m. ET. Participants on the call will include Chief Executive Officer Peter Vanacker, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Michael McMurray, Executive Vice President of Global Olefins and Polyolefins Ken Lane, Executive Vice President of Intermediates and Derivatives and Refining Kim Foley, Executive Vice President of Advanced Polymer Solutions Torkel Rhenman and Head of Investor Relations David Kinney. For event access, the toll-free dial-in number is 1-877-407-8029, international dial-in number is 201-689-8029 or click the CallMe link. The slides and webcast that accompany the call will be available at www.LyondellBasell.com/earnings. A replay of the call will be available from 1:00 p.m. ET August 4 until September 4. The replay toll-free dial-in numbers are 1-877-660-6853 and 201-612-7415. The access ID for each is 13739183.
ABOUT LYONDELLBASELL
We are LyondellBasell (NYSE: LYB) – a leader in the global chemical industry creating solutions for everyday sustainable living. Through advanced technology and focused investments, we are enabling a circular and low carbon economy. Across all we do, we aim to unlock value for our customers, investors and society. As one of the world's largest producers of polymers and a leader in polyolefin technologies, we develop, manufacture and market high-quality and innovative products for applications ranging from sustainable transportation and food safety to clean water and quality healthcare. For more information, please visit www.LyondellBasell.com or follow @LyondellBasell on LinkedIn.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
The statements in this release relating to matters that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements.
These forward-looking statements are based upon assumptions of management of LyondellBasell which are believed to be reasonable at the time made and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties.
When used in this release, the words "estimate," "believe," "continue," "could," "intend," "may," "plan," "potential," "predict," "should," "will," "expect," and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain such identifying words. Actual results could differ materially based on factors including, but not limited to, market conditions, the business cyclicality of the chemical, polymers and refining industries; the availability, cost and price volatility of raw materials and utilities, particularly the cost of oil, natural gas, and associated natural gas liquids; our ability to successfully implement initiatives identified pursuant to our Value Enhancement Program and generate anticipated earnings; competitive product and pricing pressures; labor conditions; our ability to attract and retain key personnel; operating interruptions (including leaks, explosions, fires, weather-related incidents, mechanical failure, unscheduled downtime, supplier disruptions, labor shortages, strikes, work stoppages or other labor difficulties, transportation interruptions, spills and releases and other environmental risks); the supply/demand balances for our and our joint ventures' products, and the related effects of industry production capacities and operating rates; our ability to manage costs; future financial and operating results; benefits and synergies of any proposed transactions and our ability to align our assets with our core; legal and environmental proceedings; tax rulings, consequences or proceedings; technological developments, and our ability to develop new products and process technologies; our ability to meet our sustainability goals, including the ability to operate safely, increase production of recycled and renewable-based polymers to meet our targets and forecasts, and reduce our emissions and achieve net zero emissions by the time set in our goals; our ability to procure energy from renewable sources; our ability to build a profitable Circular & Low Carbon Solutions business; the continued operation of and successful shut down and closure of the Houston Refinery, including within the expected timeframe; potential governmental regulatory actions; political unrest and terrorist acts; risks and uncertainties posed by international operations, including foreign currency fluctuations; and our ability to comply with debt covenants and to repay our debt.
Additional factors that could cause results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements can be found in the "Risk Factors" section of our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, which can be found at www.LyondellBasell.com on the Investor Relations page and on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov. There is no assurance that any of the actions, events or results of the forward-looking statements will occur, or if any of them do, what impact they will have on our results of operations or financial condition. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they were made and are based on the estimates and opinions of management of LyondellBasell at the time the statements are made.
LyondellBasell does not assume any obligation to update forward-looking statements should circumstances or management's estimates or opinions change, except as required by law.
This release contains time sensitive information that is accurate only as of the date hereof. Information contained in this release is unaudited and is subject to change.
We undertake no obligation to update the information presented herein except as required by law.
INFORMATION RELATED TO FINANCIAL MEASURES
This release makes reference to certain non-GAAP financial measures as defined in Regulation G of the
We report our financial results in accordance with
We calculate EBITDA as income from continuing operations plus interest expense (net), provision for (benefit from) income taxes, and depreciation and amortization. EBITDA should not be considered an alternative to profit or operating profit for any period as an indicator of our performance, or as an alternative to operating cash flows as a measure of our liquidity. We also present EBITDA, net income and diluted EPS exclusive of identified items. Identified items include adjustments for "lower of cost or market" ("LCM"), impairment and refinery exit costs. Our inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market. Cost is determined using the last-in, first-out ("LIFO") inventory valuation methodology, which means that the most recently incurred costs are charged to cost of sales and inventories are valued at the earliest acquisition costs. Fluctuation in the prices of crude oil, natural gas and correlated products from period to period may result in the recognition of charges to adjust the value of inventory to the lower of cost or market in periods of falling prices and the reversal of those charges in subsequent interim periods, within the same fiscal year as the charge, as market prices recover. Property, plant and equipment are recorded at historical costs. If it is determined that an asset or asset group's undiscounted future cash flows will not be sufficient to recover the carrying amount, an impairment charge is recognized to write the asset down to its estimated fair value. Goodwill is tested for impairment annually in the fourth quarter or whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the fair value of a reporting unit with goodwill is below its carrying amount. If it is determined that the carrying value of the reporting unit including goodwill exceeds its fair value, an impairment charge is recognized. In April 2022 we announced our decision to cease operation of our Houston Refinery. In connection with exiting the refinery business, we began to incur costs primarily consisting of accelerated lease amortization costs, personnel related costs, accretion of asset retirement obligations and depreciation of asset retirement costs.
Recurring annual EBITDA for the Value Enhancement Program is estimated based on 2017-2019 mid-cycle margins and modest inflation relative to a 2021 baseline.
Cash conversion is a measure commonly used by investors to evaluate liquidity. For purposes of this presentation, cash conversion equals net cash provided by operating activities divided by EBITDA excluding LCM and impairment.
These non-GAAP financial measures as presented herein, may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies due to differences in the way the measures are calculated. In addition, we include calculations for certain other financial measures to facilitate understanding. This release contains time sensitive information that is accurate only as of the time hereof. Information contained in this release is unaudited and subject to change.
LyondellBasell undertakes no obligation to update the information presented herein except to the extent required by law.
Additional operating and financial information may be found on our website at www.LyondellBasell.com/investorrelations. These measures as presented herein, may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies due to differences in the way the measures are calculated.
Table 2 - Reconciliations of Net Income to Net Income Excluding Identified Items and to EBITDA Including and Excluding Identified Items | ||||||||||
Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | |||||||||
Millions of | June 30, | March 31, | June 30, | June 30, | June 30, | |||||
Net income | $ 715 | $ 474 | $ 1,644 | $ 1,189 | $ 2,964 | |||||
add: Identified items | ||||||||||
Impairments, after-tax(a) | — | 252 | 69 | 252 | 69 | |||||
Refinery exit costs, after-tax(b) | 86 | 96 | — | 182 | — | |||||
Net income excluding identified items | $ 801 | $ 822 | $ 1,713 | $ 1,623 | $ 3,033 | |||||
Net income | $ 715 | $ 474 | $ 1,644 | $ 1,189 | $ 2,964 | |||||
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |||||
Income from continuing operations | 717 | 475 | 1,645 | 1,192 | 2,966 | |||||
Provision for income taxes | 188 | 167 | 378 | 355 | 694 | |||||
Depreciation and amortization(c) | 391 | 396 | 304 | 787 | 615 | |||||
Interest expense, net | 87 | 93 | 54 | 180 | 126 | |||||
add: Identified items | ||||||||||
Impairments(a) | — | 252 | 69 | 252 | 69 | |||||
Refinery exit costs(d) | 67 | 69 | — | 136 | — | |||||
EBITDA excluding identified items | 1,450 | 1,452 | 2,450 | 2,902 | 4,470 | |||||
less: Identified items | ||||||||||
Impairments(a) | — | (252) | (69) | (252) | (69) | |||||
Refinery exit costs(d) | (67) | (69) | — | (136) | — | |||||
EBITDA | $ 1,383 | $ 1,131 | $ 2,381 | $ 2,514 | $ 4,401 | |||||
(a) The first quarter of 2023 and six months ended June 30, 2023 reflects a non-cash goodwill impairment charge in our Advanced Polymers Solutions segment. The |
(b) Refinery exit costs, after-tax, include accelerated lease amortization costs of |
(c) Depreciation and amortization includes depreciation of asset retirement costs of |
(d) Refinery exit costs, include accelerated lease amortization costs of |
Table 3 - Reconciliation of Diluted EPS to Diluted EPS Excluding Identified Items | |||||||||
Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | ||||||||
June 30, | March 31, | June 30, | June 30, | June 30, | |||||
Diluted earnings per share | $ 2.18 | $ 1.44 | $ 4.98 | $ 3.62 | $ 8.98 | ||||
Add: Identified items: | |||||||||
Impairments | — | 0.77 | 0.21 | 0.77 | 0.21 | ||||
Refinery exit costs | 0.26 | 0.29 | — | 0.55 | — | ||||
Diluted earnings per share excluding identified items | $ 2.44 | $ 2.50 | $ 5.19 | $ 4.94 | $ 9.19 | ||||
Table 4 - Reconciliation of Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities to EBITDA Including and Excluding LCM and Impairment | |||||||
Year Ended | Six Months Ended | Last Twelve | |||||
Millions of | December 31, | June 30, | June 30, | June 30, | |||
Net cash provided by operating activities | $ 6,119 | $ 3,101 | $ 1,772 | $ 4,790 | |||
Adjustments: | |||||||
Depreciation and amortization | (1,267) | (615) | (787) | (1,439) | |||
Impairments(a) | (69) | (69) | (252) | (252) | |||
Amortization of debt-related costs | (14) | (8) | (4) | (10) | |||
Share-based compensation | (70) | (37) | (48) | (81) | |||
Equity loss, net of distributions of earnings | (344) | (133) | (45) | (256) | |||
Deferred income tax provision | (369) | (68) | (19) | (320) | |||
Changes in assets and liabilities that used (provided) cash: | |||||||
Accounts receivable | (1,005) | 829 | 192 | (1,642) | |||
Inventories | 91 | 415 | 349 | 25 | |||
Accounts payable | 464 | (750) | 64 | 1,278 | |||
Other, net | 353 | 299 | (33) | 21 | |||
Net income | 3,889 | 2,964 | 1,189 | 2,114 | |||
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |||
Income from continuing operations | 3,894 | 2,966 | 1,192 | 2,120 | |||
Provision for income taxes | 882 | 694 | 355 | 543 | |||
Depreciation and amortization | 1,267 | 615 | 787 | 1,439 | |||
Interest expense, net | 258 | 126 | 180 | 312 | |||
add: LCM charges | — | — | — | — | |||
add: Impairments(a) | 69 | 69 | 252 | 252 | |||
EBITDA excluding LCM and impairment | 6,370 | 4,470 | 2,766 | 4,666 | |||
less: LCM charges | — | — | — | — | |||
less: Impairments(a) | (69) | (69) | (252) | (252) | |||
EBITDA | $ 6,301 | $ 4,401 | $ 2,514 | $ 4,414 | |||
(a) Reflects impairment charges related to the sale of our polypropylene manufacturing facility in |
Note: Last twelve months June 30, 2023 is calculated as year ended December 31, 2022, plus six months ended June 30, 2023, minus six months ended June 30, |
Table 5 - Calculation of Cash Conversion | |||||||
Year Ended | Six Months Ended | Last Twelve | |||||
Millions of | December 31, | June 30, | June 30, | June 30, | |||
Net cash provided by operating activities | $ 6,119 | $ 3,101 | $ 1,772 | $ 4,790 | |||
Divided by: | |||||||
EBITDA excluding LCM and impairment(a) | 6,370 | 4,470 | 2,766 | 4,666 | |||
Cash conversion | 96 % | 69 % | 64 % | 103 % | |||
(a) See Table 4 for a reconciliation of net cash provided by operating activities to EBITDA including and excluding LCM and impairment. |
Note: Last twelve months June 30, 2023 is calculated as year ended December 31, 2022, plus six months ended June 30, 2023, |
Table 6 - Reconciliation of Net Income to EBITDA for the Value Enhancement Program | |
Millions of | 2023(a) |
Net income | $ 150 |
Provision for income taxes | 35 |
Depreciation and amortization | 15 |
Interest expense, net | — |
EBITDA | $ 200 |
(a) In 2022, we launched the Value Enhancement Program. In 2023, as a result of the program progressing ahead of schedule, the near-term target has increased |
Table 7 - Calculation of Cash and Liquid Investments and Total Liquidity | |
Millions of | June 30, |
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash | $ 2,494 |
Short-term investments | — |
Cash and liquid investments | 2,494 |
Availability under Senior Revolving Credit Facility | 3,250 |
Availability under | 900 |
Total liquidity | $ 6,644 |
Table 8 - Calculation of Dividends and Share Repurchases | |
Three Months Ended | |
Millions of | June 30, |
Dividends - common stock | $ 408 |
Repurchase of Company ordinary shares | 100 |
Dividends and share repurchases | $ 508 |
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