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    Holly Energy Partners, L.P. Reports Fourth Quarter Results

    2/22/22 6:30:00 AM ET
    $HEP
    Natural Gas Distribution
    Energy
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    • Reported net income attributable to HEP of $45.6 million or $0.43 per unit
    • Announced quarterly distribution of $0.35 per unit
    • Reported EBITDA of $70.8 million and Adjusted EBITDA of $79.7 million

    Holly Energy Partners, L.P. ("HEP" or the "Partnership") (NYSE:HEP) today reported financial results for the fourth quarter of 2021. Net income attributable to HEP for the fourth quarter was $45.6 million ($0.43 per basic and diluted limited partner unit) compared to $51.3 million ($0.49 per basic and diluted limited partner unit) for the fourth quarter of 2020.

    Distributable cash flow was $63.1 million for the quarter, a decrease of $6.9 million, or 9.9%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2020. HEP declared a quarterly cash distribution of $0.35 on January 21, 2022.

    The decrease in net income attributable to HEP was mainly due to lower volumes on our pipeline systems, lower on-going revenues from our Cheyenne assets as a result of the conversion of HollyFrontier Corporation's ("HollyFrontier") Cheyenne refinery to renewable diesel production and higher operating expenses, partially offset by lower interest expense and higher equity in earnings of equity method investments.

    Commenting on our 2021 fourth quarter results, Michael Jennings, Chief Executive Officer, stated, "HEP delivered another quarter of strong operational performance and solid financial results despite the planned turnaround and unplanned maintenance at HollyFrontier's Navajo refinery. We ended the year with a distributable cash flow coverage ratio of 1.8x and continued our deleveraging strategy, bringing HEP's leverage ratio to 3.9x."

    "Looking forward, we expect to hold the quarterly distribution constant at $0.35 per unit during 2022, and we remain committed to our distribution strategy focused on funding all capital expenditures and distributions within operating cash flow and maintaining distributable cash flow coverage of 1.3x or greater with the goal of reducing leverage to 3.0-3.5x."

    Impact of COVID-19 on Our Business

    Our business depends in large part on the demand for the various petroleum products we transport, terminal and store in the markets we serve. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the global macroeconomy created diminished demand, as well as a lack of forward visibility, for refined products and crude oil transportation, and for the terminalling and storage services that we provide. Since the declines in demand at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, we began to see improvement in demand for these products and services beginning late in the second quarter of 2020 that continued through the fourth quarter of 2021, with aggregate volumes approaching pre-pandemic levels. We expect our customers will continue to adjust refinery production levels commensurate with market demand and ultimately expect demand to return to pre-COVID-19 levels. For additional details of the impact of COVID-19 on our business, please see our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021.

    Fourth Quarter 2021 Revenue Highlights

    Revenues for the quarter were $118.5 million, a decrease of $9.0 million compared to the fourth quarter of 2020. The decrease was mainly due to lower on-going revenues from our Cheyenne assets as a result of the conversion of the HollyFrontier Cheyenne refinery to renewable diesel production, lower volumes on our product pipelines servicing HollyFrontier's Navajo refinery due to the planned turnaround as well as unplanned maintenance activities at the refinery following the turnaround during the fourth quarter of 2021, and recording certain tariffs and fees as interest income under sales-type lease accounting that were recorded as revenue in the fourth quarter of 2020.

    • Revenues from our refined product pipelines were $22.7 million, a decrease of $5.9 million, on shipments averaging 135.2 thousand barrels per day ("mbpd") compared to 155.8 mbpd for the fourth quarter of 2020. The revenue and volume decreases were mainly due to lower volumes on our product pipelines servicing HollyFrontier's Navajo refinery due to the planned turnaround as well as unplanned maintenance activities at the refinery following the turnaround during the fourth quarter of 2021.
    • Revenues from our intermediate pipelines were $7.5 million, consistent with the fourth quarter of 2020. Shipments averaged 105.5 mbpd compared to 134.8 mbpd for the fourth quarter of 2020. The decrease in volumes was mainly due to lower throughputs on our intermediate pipelines servicing HollyFrontier's Navajo refinery while revenue remained constant mainly due to contractual minimum volume guarantees.
    • Revenues from our crude pipelines were $30.7 million, a decrease of $1.3 million, on shipments averaging 455.0 mbpd compared to 410.4 mbpd for the fourth quarter of 2020. The increase in volumes was mainly attributable to our Cushing Connect Pipeline in Oklahoma which went into service at the end of the third quarter of 2021. Revenues did not increase in proportion to volumes due to recognizing most of the Cushing Connect Pipeline tariffs as interest income under sales-type lease accounting.
    • Revenues from terminal, tankage and loading rack fees were $33.9 million, a decrease of $5.0 million compared to the fourth quarter of 2020. Refined products and crude oil terminalled in the facilities averaged 460.4 mbpd compared to 440.7 mbpd for the fourth quarter of 2020. The increase in volumes was mainly the result of higher throughputs at HollyFrontier's El Dorado refinery. Revenues decreased mainly due to lower on-going revenues on our Cheyenne assets as a result of the conversion of the HollyFrontier Cheyenne refinery to renewable diesel production and recording certain tariffs and fees as interest income under sales-type lease accounting that were recorded as revenue in the fourth quarter of 2020.
    • Revenues from refinery processing units were $23.7 million, an increase of $3.2 million compared to the fourth quarter of 2020, and throughputs averaged 68.8 mbpd compared to 63.9 mbpd for the fourth quarter of 2020. The increase in volumes was mainly due to increased throughput for both our Woods Cross and El Dorado processing units. Revenues increased mainly due to higher recovery of natural gas costs.

    Year Ended December 31, 2021 Revenue Highlights

    Revenues for the year ended December 31, 2021, were $494.5 million, a decrease of $3.4 million compared to the year ended December 31, 2020. The decrease was mainly attributable to lower on-going revenues from our Cheyenne assets as a result of the conversion of the HollyFrontier Cheyenne refinery to renewable diesel production, lower volumes on our product pipelines servicing HollyFrontier's Navajo refinery and Delek's Big Spring refinery, and recording certain tariffs and fees as interest income under sales-type lease accounting that were recorded as revenue for the year ended December 31, 2020, partially offset by higher revenues from our crude pipeline systems in Wyoming and Utah and our Woods Cross and El Dorado refinery processing units mainly due to higher recovery of natural gas costs.

    • Revenues from our refined product pipelines were $107.4 million, a decrease of $9.5 million, on shipments averaging 158.1 mbpd compared to 161.5 mbpd for the year ended December 31, 2020. The volume and revenue decreases were mainly due to lower volumes on pipelines servicing HollyFrontier's Navajo refinery and Delek's Big Spring refinery.
    • Revenues from our intermediate pipelines were $30.1 million, an increase of $0.1 million compared to the year ended December 31, 2020. Shipments averaged 125.2 mbpd compared to 137.1 mbpd for the year ended December 31, 2020. The decrease in volumes was mainly due to lower throughputs on our intermediate pipelines servicing HollyFrontier's Tulsa and Navajo refineries while revenue remained relatively constant mainly due to contractual minimum volume guarantees.
    • Revenues from our crude pipelines were $125.6 million, an increase of $6.7 million compared to the year ended December 31, 2020. Shipments averaged 408.6 mbpd compared to 387.7 mbpd for the year ended December 31, 2020. The increases were mainly attributable to increased volumes on our crude pipeline systems in Wyoming and Utah partially offset by lower volumes on our pipeline systems servicing HollyFrontier's Navajo refinery. Volumes also increased due to the addition of volumes on our Cushing Connect Pipeline in Oklahoma, which went into service at the end of the third quarter of 2021.
    • Revenues from terminal, tankage and loading rack fees were $142.3 million, a decrease of $9.4 million compared to the year ended December 31, 2020. Refined products and crude oil terminalled in the facilities averaged 442.9 mbpd compared to 442.2 mbpd for the year ended December 31, 2020. Revenues decreased mainly due to lower on-going revenues on our Cheyenne assets as a result of the conversion of the HollyFrontier Cheyenne refinery to renewable diesel production and recording certain tariffs and fees as interest income under sales-type lease accounting that were recorded as revenue in the year ended December 31, 2020.
    • Revenues from refinery processing units were $89.1 million, an increase of $8.8 million compared to the year ended December 31, 2020. Throughputs averaged 69.6 mbpd compared to 61.4 mbpd for the year ended December 31, 2020. The increase in volumes was mainly due to increased throughput for both our Woods Cross and El Dorado processing units. Revenues increased mainly due to higher recovery of natural gas costs as well as higher throughputs.

    Operating Costs and Expenses Highlights

    Operating costs and expenses were $69.2 million and $288.0 million for the three months and year ended December 31, 2021, respectively, representing an increase of $4.4 million and a decrease of $4.9 million from the three months and year ended December 31, 2020, respectively. The fourth quarter increase was mainly due to an increase in employee costs, maintenance and expense projects and natural gas costs, partially offset by lower depreciation. The decrease for the year ended December 31, 2021 was mainly due to the higher goodwill impairment charge related to our Cheyenne reporting unit in 2020 than recorded in 2021, partially offset by higher employee costs, maintenance costs, pipeline rental costs and natural gas costs.

    Interest expense was $13.2 million and $53.8 million for the three months and year ended December 31, 2021, respectively, representing decreases of $0.6 million and $5.6 million over the same periods of 2020. The decreases were mainly due to lower average borrowings outstanding under our senior secured revolving credit facility.

    We have scheduled a webcast conference call today at 4:00 PM Eastern Time to discuss financial results. This webcast may be accessed at:

    https://events.q4inc.com/attendee/223318006

    An audio archive of this webcast will be available using the above noted link through March 8, 2022.

    About Holly Energy Partners, L.P.

    Holly Energy Partners, L.P. ("HEP" or the "Partnership"), headquartered in Dallas, Texas, provides petroleum product and crude oil transportation, terminalling, storage and throughput services to the petroleum industry, including subsidiaries of HollyFrontier Corporation. The Partnership, through its subsidiaries and joint ventures, owns and/or operates petroleum product and crude pipelines, tankage and terminals in Texas, New Mexico, Washington, Idaho, Oklahoma, Utah, Nevada, Wyoming and Kansas, as well as refinery processing units in Utah and Kansas.

    HollyFrontier Corporation ("HollyFrontier"), headquartered in Dallas, Texas, is an independent petroleum refiner and marketer that produces high value light products such as gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel and other specialty products. HollyFrontier owns and operates refineries located in Kansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Washington and Utah and markets its refined products principally in the Southwest U.S., the Rocky Mountains extending into the Pacific Northwest and in other neighboring Plains states. In addition, HollyFrontier produces base oils and other specialized lubricants in the U.S., Canada and the Netherlands, and exports products to more than 80 countries. HollyFrontier also owns a 57% limited partner interest and a non-economic general partner interest in HEP.

    The statements in this press release relating to matters that are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements use words such as "anticipate," "project," "expect," "plan," "goal," "forecast," "strategy," "intend," "should," "would," "could," "believe," "may," and similar expressions and statements regarding our plans and objectives for future operations are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements are based on our beliefs and assumptions and those of our general partner using currently available information and expectations as of the date hereof, are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks and uncertainties. Our forward-looking statements are subject to a variety of risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Although we and our general partner believe that such expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, neither we nor our general partner can give any assurances that our expectations will prove to be correct. Therefore, actual outcomes and results could materially differ from what is expressed, implied or forecast in these statements. Any differences could be caused by a number of factors including, but not limited to:

    • HollyFrontier's and the Partnership's ability to successfully close the pending acquisition of Sinclair Oil Corporation and Sinclair Transportation Company (collectively, "Sinclair", and such transactions, the "Sinclair Transactions"), or once closed, integrate the operations of Sinclair with its existing operations and fully realize the expected synergies of the Sinclair Transactions or on the expected timeline;
    • the satisfaction or waivers of the conditions precedent to the proposed Sinclair Transactions, including without limitation, regulatory approvals (including clearance by antitrust authorities necessary to complete the Sinclair Transactions on the terms and timeline desired);
    • risks relating to the value of HEP's limited partner common units to be issued at the closing of the Sinclair Transactions from sales in anticipation of closing and from sales by the Sinclair holders following the closing of the Sinclair Transactions;
    • the cost and potential for delay in closing as a result of litigation against us or HollyFrontier challenging the Sinclair Transactions;
    • the demand for and supply of crude oil and refined products, including uncertainty regarding the effects of the continuing COVID-19 pandemic on future demand and increasing societal expectations that companies address climate change;
    • risks and uncertainties with respect to the actual quantities of petroleum products and crude oil shipped on our pipelines and/or terminalled, stored or throughput in our terminals and refinery processing units;
    • the economic viability of HollyFrontier, our other customers and our joint ventures' other customers, including any refusal or inability of our or our joint ventures' customers or counterparties to perform their obligations under their contracts;
    • the demand for refined petroleum products in the markets we serve;
    • our ability to purchase and integrate future acquired operations;
    • our ability to complete previously announced or contemplated acquisitions;
    • the availability and cost of additional debt and equity financing;
    • the possibility of temporary or permanent reductions in production or shutdowns at refineries utilizing our pipelines, terminal facilities and refinery processing units, due to reasons such as infection in the workforce, in response to reductions in demand or lower gross margins due to the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and any potential asset impairments resulting from such actions;
    • the effects of current and future government regulations and policies, including the effects of current and future restrictions on various commercial and economic activities in response to the COVID-19 pandemic;
    • delay by government authorities in issuing permits necessary for our business or our capital projects;
    • our and our joint venture partners' ability to complete and maintain operational efficiency in carrying out routine operations and capital construction projects;
    • the possibility of terrorist or cyberattacks and the consequences of any such attacks;
    • general economic conditions, including uncertainty regarding the timing, pace and extent of an economic recovery in the United States;
    • the impact of recent or proposed changes in the tax laws and regulations that affect master limited partnerships; and
    • other financial, operational and legal risks and uncertainties detailed from time to time in our Securities and Exchange Commission filings.

    The forward-looking statements speak only as of the date made and, other than as required by law, we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

    RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited)

    Income, Distributable Cash Flow and Volumes

    The following tables present income, distributable cash flow and volume information for the three months and the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020.

     

    Three Months Ended December 31,

     

    Change from

     

    2021

     

    2020

     

    2020

     

    (In thousands, except per unit data)

    Revenues

     

     

     

     

     

    Pipelines:

     

     

     

     

     

    Affiliates – refined product pipelines

    $

    12,831

     

     

    $

    18,568

     

     

    $

    (5,737

    )

    Affiliates – intermediate pipelines

     

    7,537

     

     

     

    7,537

     

     

     

    —

     

    Affiliates – crude pipelines

     

    19,527

     

     

     

    20,103

     

     

     

    (576

    )

     

     

    39,895

     

     

     

    46,208

     

     

     

    (6,313

    )

    Third parties – refined product pipelines

     

    9,876

     

     

     

    10,011

     

     

     

    (135

    )

    Third parties – crude pipelines

     

    11,159

     

     

     

    11,898

     

     

     

    (739

    )

     

     

    60,930

     

     

     

    68,117

     

     

     

    (7,187

    )

    Terminals, tanks and loading racks:

     

     

     

     

     

    Affiliates

     

    29,080

     

     

     

    35,156

     

     

     

    (6,076

    )

    Third parties

     

    4,801

     

     

     

    3,721

     

     

     

    1,080

     

     

     

    33,881

     

     

     

    38,877

     

     

     

    (4,996

    )

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Affiliates - refinery processing units

     

    23,682

     

     

     

    20,462

     

     

     

    3,220

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Total revenues

     

    118,493

     

     

     

    127,456

     

     

     

    (8,963

    )

    Operating costs and expenses

     

     

     

     

     

    Operations

     

    44,298

     

     

     

    37,971

     

     

     

    6,327

     

    Depreciation and amortization

     

    21,906

     

     

     

    24,376

     

     

     

    (2,470

    )

    General and administrative

     

    2,973

     

     

     

    2,419

     

     

     

    554

     

     

     

    69,177

     

     

     

    64,766

     

     

     

    4,411

     

    Operating income

     

    49,316

     

     

     

    62,690

     

     

     

    (13,374

    )

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Equity in earnings of equity method investments

     

    3,557

     

     

     

    1,462

     

     

     

    2,095

     

    Interest expense, including amortization

     

    (13,223

    )

     

     

    (13,775

    )

     

     

    552

     

    Interest income

     

    9,928

     

     

     

    2,787

     

     

     

    7,141

     

    Gain on sale of assets and other

     

    185

     

     

     

    251

     

     

     

    (66

    )

     

     

    447

     

     

     

    (9,275

    )

     

     

    9,722

     

    Income before income taxes

     

    49,763

     

     

     

    53,415

     

     

     

    (3,652

    )

    State income tax benefit (expense)

     

    28

     

     

     

    (58

    )

     

     

    86

     

    Net income

     

    49,791

     

     

     

    53,357

     

     

     

    (3,566

    )

    Allocation of net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

     

    (4,147

    )

     

     

    (2,018

    )

     

     

    (2,129

    )

    Net income attributable to Holly Energy Partners

    $

    45,644

     

     

    $

    51,339

     

     

    $

    (5,695

    )

    Limited partners' earnings per unit – basic and diluted

    $

    0.43

     

     

    $

    0.49

     

     

    $

    (0.06

    )

    Weighted average limited partners' units outstanding

     

    105,440

     

     

     

    105,440

     

     

     

    —

     

    EBITDA(1)

    $

    70,817

     

     

    $

    86,761

     

     

    $

    (15,944

    )

    Adjusted EBITDA(1)

    $

    79,737

     

     

    $

    88,269

     

     

    $

    (8,532

    )

    Distributable cash flow(2)

    $

    63,097

     

     

    $

    69,999

     

     

    $

    (6,902

    )

    Volumes (bpd)

     

     

     

     

     

    Pipelines:

     

     

     

     

     

    Affiliates – refined product pipelines

    81,272

     

    113,400

     

    (32,128

    )

    Affiliates – intermediate pipelines

    105,499

     

    134,780

     

    (29,281

    )

    Affiliates – crude pipelines

    334,103

     

    279,695

     

    54,408

     

     

    520,874

     

    527,875

     

    (7,001

    )

    Third parties – refined product pipelines

    53,958

     

    42,414

     

    11,544

     

    Third parties – crude pipelines

    120,902

     

    130,752

     

    (9,850

    )

     

    695,734

     

    701,041

     

    (5,307

    )

    Terminals and loading racks:

     

     

     

     

     

    Affiliates

    407,261

     

    394,289

     

    12,972

     

    Third parties

    53,091

     

    46,393

     

    6,698

     

     

    460,352

     

    440,682

     

    19,670

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Affiliates – refinery processing units

    68,810

     

    63,927

     

    4,883

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Total for pipelines, terminals and refinery processing unit assets (bpd)

    1,224,896

     

    1,205,650

     

    19,246

     

     

    Years Ended December 31,

     

    Change from

     

    2021

     

    2020

     

    2020

     

    (In thousands, except per unit data)

    Revenues

     

     

     

     

     

    Pipelines:

     

     

     

     

     

    Affiliates – refined product pipelines

    $

    69,351

     

     

    $

    73,571

     

     

    $

    (4,220

    )

    Affiliates – intermediate pipelines

     

    30,101

     

     

     

    30,023

     

     

     

    78

     

    Affiliates – crude pipelines

     

    77,768

     

     

     

    80,026

     

     

     

    (2,258

    )

     

     

    177,220

     

     

     

    183,620

     

     

     

    (6,400

    )

    Third parties – refined product pipelines

     

    38,064

     

     

     

    43,371

     

     

     

    (5,307

    )

    Third parties – crude pipelines

     

    47,826

     

     

     

    38,843

     

     

     

    8,983

     

     

     

    263,110

     

     

     

    265,834

     

     

     

    (2,724

    )

    Terminals, tanks and loading racks:

     

     

     

     

     

    Affiliates

     

    124,511

     

     

     

    135,867

     

     

     

    (11,356

    )

    Third parties

     

    17,756

     

     

     

    15,825

     

     

     

    1,931

     

     

     

    142,267

     

     

     

    151,692

     

     

     

    (9,425

    )

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Affiliates - refinery processing units

     

    89,118

     

     

     

    80,322

     

     

     

    8,796

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Total revenues

     

    494,495

     

     

     

    497,848

     

     

     

    (3,353

    )

    Operating costs and expenses

     

     

     

     

     

    Operations

     

    170,524

     

     

     

    147,692

     

     

     

    22,832

     

    Depreciation and amortization

     

    93,800

     

     

     

    99,578

     

     

     

    (5,778

    )

    General and administrative

     

    12,637

     

     

     

    9,989

     

     

     

    2,648

     

    Goodwill impairment

     

    11,034

     

     

     

    35,653

     

     

     

    (24,619

    )

     

     

    287,995

     

     

     

    292,912

     

     

     

    (4,917

    )

    Operating income

     

    206,500

     

     

     

    204,936

     

     

     

    1,564

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Equity in earnings of equity method investments

     

    12,432

     

     

     

    6,647

     

     

     

    5,785

     

    Interest expense, including amortization

     

    (53,818

    )

     

     

    (59,424

    )

     

     

    5,606

     

    Interest income

     

    29,925

     

     

     

    10,621

     

     

     

    19,304

     

    Loss on early extinguishment of debt

     

    —

     

     

     

    (25,915

    )

     

     

    25,915

     

    Gain on sales-type leases

     

    24,677

     

     

     

    33,834

     

     

     

    (9,157

    )

    Gain on sale of assets and other

     

    6,179

     

     

     

    8,691

     

     

     

    (2,512

    )

     

     

    19,395

     

     

     

    (25,546

    )

     

     

    44,941

     

    Income before income taxes

     

    225,895

     

     

     

    179,390

     

     

     

    46,505

     

    State income tax expense

     

    (32

    )

     

     

    (167

    )

     

     

    135

     

    Net income

     

    225,863

     

     

     

    179,223

     

     

     

    46,640

     

    Allocation of net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

     

    (10,917

    )

     

     

    (8,740

    )

     

     

    (2,177

    )

    Net income attributable to Holly Energy Partners

    $

    214,946

     

     

    $

    170,483

     

     

    $

    44,463

     

    Limited partners' earnings per unit—basic and diluted

    $

    2.03

     

     

    $

    1.61

     

     

    $

    0.42

     

    Weighted average limited partners' units outstanding

     

    105,440

     

     

     

    105,440

     

     

     

    —

     

    EBITDA(1)

    $

    332,671

     

     

    $

    319,031

     

     

    $

    13,640

     

    Adjusted EBITDA(1)

    $

    339,203

     

     

    $

    345,978

     

     

    $

    (6,775

    )

    Distributable cash flow(2)

    $

    269,805

     

     

    $

    283,057

     

     

    $

    (13,252

    )

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Volumes (bpd)

     

     

     

     

     

    Pipelines:

     

     

     

     

     

    Affiliates – refined product pipelines

     

    108,767

     

     

     

    115,827

     

     

     

    (7,060

    )

    Affiliates – intermediate pipelines

     

    125,225

     

     

     

    137,053

     

     

     

    (11,828

    )

    Affiliates – crude pipelines

     

    279,514

     

     

     

    277,025

     

     

     

    2,489

     

     

     

    513,506

     

     

     

    529,905

     

     

     

    (16,399

    )

    Third parties – refined product pipelines

     

    49,356

     

     

     

    45,685

     

     

     

    3,671

     

    Third parties – crude pipelines

     

    129,084

     

     

     

    110,691

     

     

     

    18,393

     

     

     

    691,946

     

     

     

    686,281

     

     

     

    5,665

     

    Terminals and loading racks:

     

     

     

     

     

    Affiliates

     

    391,698

     

     

     

    393,300

     

     

     

    (1,602

    )

    Third parties

     

    51,184

     

     

     

    48,909

     

     

     

    2,275

     

     

     

    442,882

     

     

     

    442,209

     

     

     

    673

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Affiliates – refinery processing units

     

    69,628

     

     

     

    61,416

     

     

     

    8,212

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Total for pipelines, terminals and refinery processing unit assets (bpd)

     

    1,204,456

     

     

     

    1,189,906

     

     

     

    14,550

     

    (1)

    Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization ("EBITDA") is calculated as net income attributable to Holly Energy Partners plus (i) interest expense, net of interest income, (ii) state income tax and (iii) depreciation and amortization. Adjusted EBITDA is calculated as EBITDA plus (i) loss on early extinguishment of debt, (ii) goodwill impairment, (iii) tariffs and fees not included in revenues due to impacts from lease accounting for certain tariffs and fees minus (iv) gain on sales-type leases, (v) gain on significant asset sales, (vi) HEP's pro-rata share of gain on business interruption insurance settlement and (vii) pipeline lease payments not included in operating costs and expenses. Portions of our minimum guaranteed pipeline tariffs for assets subject to sales-type lease accounting are recorded as interest income with the remaining amounts recorded as a reduction in net investment in leases. These pipeline tariffs were previously recorded as revenues prior to the renewal of the throughput agreement, which triggered sales-type lease accounting. Similarly, certain pipeline lease payments were previously recorded as operating costs and expenses, but the underlying lease was reclassified from an operating lease to a financing lease, and these payments are now recorded as interest expense and reductions in the lease liability. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are not calculations based upon generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"). However, the amounts included in the EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA calculations are derived from amounts included in our consolidated financial statements. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered as alternatives to net income attributable to Holly Energy Partners or operating income, as indications of our operating performance or as alternatives to operating cash flow as a measure of liquidity. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are not necessarily comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are presented here because they are widely used financial indicators used by investors and analysts to measure performance. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are also used by our management for internal analysis and as a basis for compliance with financial covenants.

    Set forth below is our calculation of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA.

     

     

    Three Months Ended

    December 31,

     

    Years Ended

    December 31,

     

     

    2021

     

    2020

     

    2021

     

    2020

     

     

    (In thousands)

    Net income attributable to Holly Energy Partners

     

    $

    45,644

     

     

    $

    51,339

     

     

    $

    214,946

     

     

    $

    170,483

     

    Add (subtract):

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Interest expense

     

     

    13,223

     

     

     

    13,775

     

     

     

    53,818

     

     

     

    59,424

     

    Interest income

     

     

    (9,928

    )

     

     

    (2,787

    )

     

     

    (29,925

    )

     

     

    (10,621

    )

    State income tax (benefit) expense

     

     

    (28

    )

     

     

    58

     

     

     

    32

     

     

     

    167

     

    Depreciation and amortization

     

     

    21,906

     

     

     

    24,376

     

     

     

    93,800

     

     

     

    99,578

     

    EBITDA

     

    $

    70,817

     

     

    $

    86,761

     

     

    $

    332,671

     

     

    $

    319,031

     

    Loss on early extinguishment of debt

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    25,915

     

    Gain on sales-type leases

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    (24,677

    )

     

     

    (33,834

    )

    Gain on significant asset sales

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    (5,263

    )

     

     

    —

     

    Goodwill impairment

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    11,034

     

     

     

    35,653

     

    HEP's pro-rata share of gain on business interruption insurance settlement

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    (6,079

    )

    Tariffs and fees not included in revenues

     

     

    10,526

     

     

     

    3,114

     

     

     

    31,863

     

     

     

    11,717

     

    Lease payments not included in operating costs

     

     

    (1,606

    )

     

     

    (1,606

    )

     

     

    (6,425

    )

     

     

    (6,425

    )

    Adjusted EBITDA

     

    $

    79,737

     

     

    $

    88,269

     

     

    $

    339,203

     

     

    $

    345,978

     

    (2)

    Distributable cash flow is not a calculation based upon GAAP. However, the amounts included in the calculation are derived from amounts presented in our consolidated financial statements, with the general exception of maintenance capital expenditures. Distributable cash flow should not be considered in isolation or as an alternative to net income attributable to Holly Energy Partners or operating income, as an indication of our operating performance, or as an alternative to operating cash flow as a measure of liquidity. Distributable cash flow is not necessarily comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies. Distributable cash flow is presented here because it is a widely accepted financial indicator used by investors to compare partnership performance. It is also used by management for internal analysis and our performance units. We believe that this measure provides investors an enhanced perspective of the operating performance of our assets and the cash our business is generating.

    Set forth below is our calculation of distributable cash flow.

     

     

    Three Months Ended

    December 31,

     

    Years Ended

    December 31,

     

     

    2021

     

    2020

     

    2021

     

    2020

     

     

    (In thousands)

    Net income attributable to Holly Energy Partners

     

    $

    45,644

     

     

    $

    51,339

     

     

    $

    214,946

     

     

    $

    170,483

     

    Add (subtract):

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Depreciation and amortization

     

     

    21,906

     

     

     

    24,376

     

     

     

    93,800

     

     

     

    99,578

     

    Amortization of discount and deferred debt charges

     

     

    765

     

     

     

    840

     

     

     

    3,757

     

     

     

    3,319

     

    Loss on early extinguishment of debt

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    25,915

     

    Revenue recognized (greater) less than customer billings

     

     

    3,656

     

     

     

    (44

    )

     

     

    3,355

     

     

     

    (743

    )

    Maintenance capital expenditures(3)

     

     

    (6,459

    )

     

     

    (3,451

    )

     

     

    (15,293

    )

     

     

    (8,643

    )

    Decrease in environmental liability

     

     

    (697

    )

     

     

    (1,206

    )

     

     

    (661

    )

     

     

    (1,020

    )

    Decrease in reimbursable deferred revenue

     

     

    (2,987

    )

     

     

    (3,113

    )

     

     

    (13,494

    )

     

     

    (12,175

    )

    Gain on sales-type lease

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    (24,677

    )

     

     

    (33,834

    )

    Gain on significant asset sales

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    (5,263

    )

     

     

    —

     

    Goodwill impairment

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    11,034

     

     

     

    35,653

     

    Other

     

     

    1,269

     

     

     

    1,258

     

     

     

    2,301

     

     

     

    4,524

     

    Distributable cash flow

     

    $

    63,097

     

     

    $

    69,999

     

     

    $

    269,805

     

     

    $

    283,057

     

    (3)

    Maintenance capital expenditures are capital expenditures made to replace partially or fully depreciated assets in order to maintain the existing operating capacity of our assets and to extend their useful lives. Maintenance capital expenditures include expenditures required to maintain equipment reliability, tankage and pipeline integrity, safety and to address environmental regulations.

    Set forth below is certain balance sheet data.

     

     

    December 31,

     

     

    2021

     

    2020

     

     

    (In thousands)

    Balance Sheet Data

     

     

     

     

    Cash and cash equivalents

     

    $

    14,381

     

    $

    21,990

    Working capital

     

    $

    17,461

     

    $

    14,247

    Total assets

     

    $

    2,165,867

     

    $

    2,167,565

    Long-term debt

     

    $

    1,333,049

     

    $

    1,405,603

    Partners' equity

     

    $

    443,017

     

    $

    379,292

     

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