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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

 

x

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended November 30, 2012

or

 

¨

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from                     to                     

Commission File No. 001-06198

 

 

 

LOGO

  

UNITED REFINING COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Pennsylvania   25-1411751

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

15 Bradley Street  
Warren, Pennsylvania   16365
(Address of principal executive office)   (Zip Code)

814-723-1500

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  x    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes  x    No  ¨

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

 

Large accelerated filer  ¨

  

Accelerated filer  ¨

Non-accelerated filer  x  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

  

Smaller reporting company  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  ¨    No  x

As of January 14, 2013, there were 100 shares of common stock, par value $.10 per share, of the Registrant outstanding.


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TABLE OF ADDITIONAL REGISTRANTS

 

Name

   State of Other
Jurisdiction of
Incorporation
   IRS Employer
Identification
Number
     Commission
File Number
 

Kiantone Pipeline Corporation

   New York      25-1211902         333-35083-01   

Kiantone Pipeline Company

   Pennsylvania      25-1416278         333-35083-03   

United Refining Company of Pennsylvania

   Pennsylvania      25-0850960         333-35083-02   

United Jet Center, Inc.

   Delaware      52-1623169         333-35083-06   

Kwik-Fill Corporation

   Pennsylvania      25-1525543         333-35083-05   

Independent Gas and Oil Company of Rochester, Inc.

   New York      06-1217388         333-35083-11   

Bell Oil Corp.

   Michigan      38-1884781         333-35083-07   

PPC, Inc.

   Ohio      31-0821706         333-35083-08   

Super Test Petroleum, Inc.

   Michigan      38-1901439         333-35083-09   

Kwik-Fil, Inc.

   New York      25-1525615         333-35083-04   

Vulcan Asphalt Refining Corporation

   Delaware      23-2486891         333-35083-10   

Country Fair, Inc.

   Pennsylvania      25-1149799         333-35083-12   

 

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FORM 10-Q – CONTENTS

 

          PAGE(S)  

PART I.     FINANCIAL INFORMATION

     4   

Item 1.

  

Financial Statements.

     4   
  

Consolidated Balance Sheets – November 30, 2012 (unaudited) and August 31, 2012

     4   
  

Consolidated Statements of Operations – Three Months Ended November 30, 2012 and 2011 (unaudited)

     5   
  

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income – Three Months Ended November 30, 2012 and 2011 (unaudited)

     6   
  

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows – Three Months Ended November 30, 2012 and 2011 (unaudited)

     7   
  

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

     8   

Item 2.

  

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

     16   

Item 3.

  

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.

     22   

Item 4.

  

Controls and Procedures.

     23   

PART II.    OTHER INFORMATION

     24   

Item 1.

  

Legal Proceedings.

     24   

Item 1A.

  

Risk Factors.

     24   

Item 2.

  

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

     24   

Item 3.

  

Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

     24   

Item 4.

  

Mine Safety Disclosures.

     24   

Item 5.

  

Other Information.

     24   

Item 6.

  

Exhibits.

     24   

Signatures.

     25   

 

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PART I.

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1.

Financial Statements.

UNITED REFINING COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in thousands, except share amounts)

 

     November 30,
2012
(Unaudited)
    August 31,
2012
 

Assets

    

Current:

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 183,831      $ 137,540   

Accounts receivable, net

     101,809        120,599   

Inventories, net

     161,421        156,220   

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     49,559        19,813   

Deferred income taxes

     219        1,048   

Amounts due from affiliated companies, net

     814        89   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     497,653        435,309   

Property, plant and equipment, net

     254,876        253,387   

Deferred financing costs, net

     8,053        8,471   

Goodwill

     1,349        1,349   

Tradename

     10,500        10,500   

Amortizable intangible assets, net

     1,137        1,164   

Deferred turnaround costs and other assets, net

     16,173        18,150   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 789,741      $ 728,330   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities and Stockholder’s Equity

    

Current:

    

Current installments of long-term debt

   $ 1,492      $ 1,318   

Accounts payable

     49,644        42,203   

Derivative liability

     5,030        9,098   

Accrued liabilities

     25,171        16,916   

Income taxes payable

     54,472        28,931   

Sales, use and fuel taxes payable

     18,812        21,892   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     154,621        120,358   

Long term debt: less current installments

     358,467        358,678   

Deferred income taxes

     15,313        15,022   

Deferred retirement benefits

     90,673        92,996   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     619,074        587,054   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies

    

Stockholder’s equity:

    

Common stock; $.10 par value per share – shares authorized 100; issued and outstanding 100

     —          —     

Additional paid-in capital

     24,825        24,825   

Retained earnings

     165,182        135,988   

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (19,340     (19,537
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total stockholder’s equity

     170,667        141,276   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 789,741      $ 728,330   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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UNITED REFINING COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Statements of Operations – (Unaudited)

(in thousands)

 

     Three Months Ended
November 30,
 
     2012     2011  

Net sales

   $ 957,062      $ 944,031   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Costs and expenses:

    

Costs of goods sold (exclusive of depreciation, amortization and losses/(gains) on derivative contracts)

     798,885        832,712   

Losses/(gains) on derivative contracts (See Note 3)

     2,684        (51,291

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     40,814        40,647   

Depreciation and amortization expenses

     6,856        5,973   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     849,239        828,041   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income

     107,823        115,990   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other income (expense):

    

Interest expense, net

     (9,152     (10,253

Other, net

     (889     (577
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (10,041     (10,830
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income before income tax expense

     97,782        105,160   

Income tax expense

     38,135        43,114   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income

   $ 59,647      $ 62,046   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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UNITED REFINING COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income – (Unaudited)

(in thousands)

 

     Three Months Ended
November 30,
 
     2012      2011  

Net income

   $ 59,647       $ 62,046   

Other comprehensive income, net of taxes:

     

Unrecognized post retirement income, net of taxes of $137 and $6,949 for the three months ended November 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively

     197      

 

10,000

  

  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income

     197         10,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total comprehensive income

   $ 59,844       $ 72,046   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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UNITED REFINING COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows – (Unaudited)

(in thousands)

 

     Three Months Ended
November 30,
 
     2012     2011  

Cash flows from operating activities:

    

Net income

   $ 59,647      $ 62,046   

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

    

Depreciation and amortization

     6,843        6,856   

Unrealized gain on derivative contracts

     (5,120     (59,638

Deferred income taxes

     983        29,925   

Loss on asset dispositions

     —          296   

Cash provided by working capital items

     22,327        37,239   

Other, net

     —          1   

Change in operating assets and liabilities:

    

Other assets, net

     170        (3,319

Deferred retirement benefits

     (1,989     (559
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total adjustments

     23,214        10,801   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

     82,861        72,847   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

    

Additions to property, plant and equipment

     (5,721     (6,097

Additions to deferred turnaround costs

     (42     (820
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

     (5,763     (6,917
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

    

Net payments on revolving credit facility

     —          (24,000

Dividend to stockholder

     (30,453     —     

Principal reductions of long term debt

     (354     (275
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in financing activities

     (30,807     (24,275
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

     46,291        41,655   

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year

     137,540        16,660   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

   $ 183,831      $ 58,315   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash provided by (used in) working capital items:

    

Accounts receivable, net

   $ 18,790      $ 7,130   

Inventories

     (5,201     16,719   

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     (29,746     10,939   

Amounts due from affiliated companies, net

     (725     2,093   

Accounts payable

     7,441        (13,630

Derivative liability

     1,052        (4,491

Accrued liabilities

     8,255        10,990   

Income taxes payable

     25,541        9,649   

Sales, use, and fuel taxes payable

     (3,080     (2,160
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total change

   $ 22,327      $ 37,239   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash paid during the period for:

    

Interest

   $ 66      $ 427   

Income taxes

   $ 11,803      $ 3,696   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-cash investing activities:

    

Property additions & capital leases

   $ 748      $ 605   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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UNITED REFINING COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

 

1.

Description of Business and Basis of Presentation

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of United Refining Company and its subsidiaries, United Refining Company of Pennsylvania and its subsidiaries, and Kiantone Pipeline Corporation (collectively, the “Company”). All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

The Company is a petroleum refiner and marketer in its primary market area of Western New York and Northwestern Pennsylvania. Operations are organized into two business segments: wholesale and retail.

The wholesale segment is responsible for the acquisition of crude oil, petroleum refining, supplying petroleum products to the retail segment and the marketing of petroleum products to wholesale and industrial customers. The retail segment operates a network of Company operated retail units under the Red Apple Food Mart® and Country Fair® brand names selling petroleum products under the Kwik Fill®, Citgo® and Keystone® brand names, as well as convenience and grocery items.

The Company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of United Refining, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of United Acquisition Corp., which in turn is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Red Apple Group, Inc. (the “Parent”).

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of only normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three months ended November 30, 2012 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending August 31, 2013. For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Company’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2012.

Certain items have been reclassified to conform to current period presentation.

 

2.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In June 2011, the FASB issued amended guidance on the presentation of comprehensive income. The amended guidance eliminates one of the presentation options provided by current U.S. GAAP, that is, to present the components of other comprehensive income as part of the statement of changes in stockholders’ equity. In addition, it gives an entity the option to present the total of comprehensive income, the components of net income, and the components of other comprehensive income either in a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements. This guidance was effective for annual reporting periods, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2011 and will be applied retrospectively. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

In September 2011, the FASB issued an accounting standard update that amends the accounting guidance on goodwill impairment testing. The amendments are intended to reduce complexity and costs by allowing an entity the option to make a qualitative evaluation about the likelihood of goodwill impairment to determine whether it should calculate the fair value of a reporting unit. The amendments also improve previous guidance by expanding upon the examples of events and circumstances that an entity should consider between annual impairment tests in

 

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UNITED REFINING COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

 

determining whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. The amendments in this accounting standard update are effective for interim and annual goodwill impairment tests performed for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impairment on our consolidated financial statements.

 

3.

Derivative Financial Instruments

From time to time, the Company uses derivatives to reduce its exposure to fluctuations in crude oil purchase costs and refining margins. Derivative products, historically crude oil option contracts (puts) and crackspread option contracts have been used to hedge the volatility of these items. The Company does not enter such contracts for speculative purposes. The Company accounts for changes in the fair value of its contracts by marking them to market and recognizing any resulting gains or losses in its Statement of Operations. The Company includes the carrying amounts of the contracts in derivative asset or derivative liability in its Consolidated Balance Sheet.

At November 30, 2012, the Company had 195,000 barrels of heating oil crackspread swaps outstanding as part of its risk management strategy. This represents approximately 43.0% of the Company’s scheduled distillate production through December 2012. These crackspread swap contracts expire in January 2013. These derivative instruments are being used by the Company to lock in margins on future sales by the Company of heating oil.

The fair value and balance sheet classification of our derivative instruments at November 30, 2012 and August 31, 2012 are as follows:

 

     November 30, 2012  
     Notional
Balance
     Maturity Date      Derivative
Liability
 
     (in thousands)  

Not designated as hedges under
ASC 815

        

Heating oil crackspread swaps

     195 barrels         Monthly June 2012 through December 2012       $ 5,030   
  

 

 

       

 

 

 

Total derivative instruments

     195 barrels          $ 5,030   
  

 

 

       

 

 

 
     August 31, 2012  
     Notional
Balance
     Maturity Date      Derivative
Liability
 
     (in thousands)  

Not designated as hedges under
ASC 815

        

Heating oil and gasoline crackspread swaps

     780 barrels         Monthly September 2012 through December 2012       $ 9,098   
  

 

 

       

 

 

 

Total derivative instruments

     780 barrels          $ 9,098   
  

 

 

       

 

 

 

For the three months ended November 30, 2012, the Company recognized $(7,804,000) of realized losses and $5,120,000 of unrealized gains in its Consolidated Statement of Operations, respectively.

For the three months ended November 30, 2011, the Company recognized $(8,347,000) of realized losses and $59,638,000 of unrealized gains in its Consolidated Statement of Operations, respectively.

 

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UNITED REFINING COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

 

4.

Inventories

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market, with cost being determined under the Last-in, First-out (LIFO) method for crude oil and petroleum product inventories and the First-in, First-out (FIFO) method for merchandise. Supply inventories are stated at either the lower of cost or market or replacement cost and include various parts for the refinery operations.

Inventories consist of the following:

 

     November 30,
2012
     August 31,
2012
 
     (in thousands)  

Crude Oil

   $ 33,595       $ 40,419   

Petroleum Products

     78,539         66,296   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total @ LIFO

     112,134         106,715   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Merchandise

     23,988         23,707   

Supplies

     25,299         25,798   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total @ FIFO

     49,287         49,505   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Inventory

   $ 161,421       $ 156,220   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

As of November 30, 2012 and August 31, 2012, the replacement cost of LIFO inventories exceeded their LIFO carrying values by approximately $96,239,000 and $77,727,000, respectively.

 

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UNITED REFINING COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

 

5.

Subsidiary Guarantors

All the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiaries fully and unconditionally guarantee on an unsecured basis, on a joint and several basis, the Company’s 10.50% Senior Secured Notes due 2018. There are no restrictions within the consolidated group on the ability of the Company or any of its subsidiaries to obtain loans from or pay dividends to other members of the consolidated group. Financial information of the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary guarantors is as follows:

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets

(in thousands)

 

    November 30, 2012     August 31, 2012  
    United
Refining
Company
    Guarantors     Eliminations     United
Refining

Company  &
Subsidiaries
    United
Refining
Company
    Guarantors     Eliminations     United
Refining

Company  &
Subsidiaries
 

Assets

               

Current:

               

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ 173,127      $ 10,704      $ —        $ 183,831      $ 122,219      $ 15,321      $ —        $ 137,540   

Accounts receivable, net

    64,442        37,367        —          101,809        79,870        40,729        —          120,599   

Inventories, net

    131,465        29,956        —          161,421        127,469        28,751        —          156,220   

Prepaid expenses and other assets

    44,538        5,021        —          49,559        16,311        3,502        —          19,813   

Deferred income taxes

    (942     1,161        —          219        (114     1,162        —          1,048   

Amounts due from affiliated companies

    2,051        (1,237     —          814        344        (255     —          89   

Intercompany

    113,169        17,805        (130,974     —          117,992        16,703        (134,695     —     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

    527,850        100,777        (130,974     497,653        464,091        105,913        (134,695     435,309   

Property, plant and equipment, net

    175,580        79,296        —          254,876        176,282        77,105        —          253,387   

Deferred financing costs, net

    8,053        —          —          8,053        8,471        —          —          8,471   

Goodwill and other non-amortizable assets

    —          11,849        —          11,849        —          11,849        —          11,849   

Amortizable intangible assets, net

    —          1,137        —          1,137        —          1,164        —          1,164   

Deferred turnaround costs & other assets

    13,255        2,918        —          16,173        15,173        2,977        —          18,150   

Investment in subsidiaries

    19,388        —          (19,388     —          17,018        —          (17,018     —     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 744,126      $ 195,977      $ (150,362   $ 789,741      $ 681,035      $ 199,008      $ (151,713   $ 728,330   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities and Stockholder’s Equity

               

Current:

               

Current installments of long-term debt

  $ 959      $ 533      $ —        $ 1,492      $ 939      $ 379      $ —        $ 1,318   

Accounts payable

    30,730        18,914        —          49,644        22,528        19,675        —          42,203   

Derivative liability

    5,030        —          —          5,030        9,098        —          —          9,098   

Accrued liabilities

    19,045        6,126        —          25,171        11,147        5,769        —          16,916   

Income taxes payable

    52,520        1,952        —          54,472        25,866        3,065        —          28,931   

Sales, use and fuel taxes payable

    15,128        3,684        —          18,812        17,622        4,270        —          21,892   

Intercompany

    —          130,974        (130,974     —          —          134,695        (134,695     —     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

    123,412        162,183        (130,974     154,621        87,200        167,853        (134,695     120,358   

Long term debt: less current installments

    355,932        2,535        —          358,467        356,448        2,230        —          358,678   

Deferred income taxes

    6,163        9,150        —          15,313        5,753        9,269        —          15,022   

Deferred retirement benefits

    87,952        2,721        —          90,673        90,358        2,638        —          92,996   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    573,459        176,589        (130,974     619,074        539,759        181,990        (134,695     587,054   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Commitment and contingencies

               

Stockholder’s equity

               

Common stock, $.10 par value per share – shares authorized 100; issued and outstanding 100

    —          18        (18     —          —          18        (18     —     

Additional paid-in capital

    24,825        10,651        (10,651     24,825        24,825        10,651        (10,651     24,825   

Retained earnings

    165,182        10,444        (10,444     165,182        135,988        8,123        (8,123     135,988   

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

    (19,340     (1,725     1,725        (19,340     (19,537     (1,774     1,774        (19,537
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total stockholder’s equity

    170,667        19,388        (19,388     170,667        141,276        17,018        (17,018     141,276   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 744,126      $ 195,977      $ (150,362   $ 789,741      $ 681,035      $ 199,008      $ (151,713   $ 728,330   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

 

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations

(in thousands)

 

    Three Months Ended November 30, 2012     Three Months Ended November 30, 2011  
    United
Refining
Company
    Guarantors     Eliminations     United
Refining

Company  &
Subsidiaries
    United
Refining
Company
    Guarantors     Eliminations     United
Refining

Company  &
Subsidiaries
 

Net sales

  $ 749,734      $ 437,568      $ (230,240   $ 957,062      $ 738,229      $ 421,598      $ (215,796   $ 944,031   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Costs and expenses:

               

Costs of goods sold (exclusive of depreciation, amortization and losses/(gains) on derivative contracts)

    631,836        397,289        (230,240     798,885        668,168        380,340        (215,796     832,712   

Losses (gains) on derivative contracts

    2,684        —          —          2,684        (51,291     —          —          (51,291

Selling, general and administrative expenses

    5,913        34,901        —          40,814        7,308        33,339        —          40,647   

Depreciation and amortization expenses

    5,187        1,669        —          6,856        4,410        1,563        —          5,973   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    645,620        433,859        (230,240     849,239        628,595        415,242        (215,796     828,041   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income

    104,114        3,709        —          107,823        109,634        6,356        —          115,990   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other income (expense):

               

Interest expense, net

    (9,030     (122     —          (9,152     (10,135     (118     —          (10,253

Other, net

    (1,068     179        —          (889     (863     286        —          (577

Equity in net income of subsidiaries

    2,321        —          (2,321     —          3,864        —          (3,864     —     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (7,777     57        (2,321     (10,041     (7,134     168        (3,864     (10,830
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income before income tax expense

    96,337        3,766        (2,321     97,782        102,500        6,524        (3,864     105,160   

Income tax expense

    36,690        1,445        —          38,135        40,454        2,660        —          43,114   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income

  $ 59,647      $ 2,321      $ (2,321   $ 59,647      $ 62,046      $ 3,864      $ (3,864   $ 62,046   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

 

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows

(in thousands)

 

    Three Months Ended November 30, 2012     Three Months Ended November 30, 2011  
    Issuer     Guarantors     Eliminations     Consolidated     Issuer     Guarantors     Eliminations     Consolidated  

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

  $ 84,159      $ (1,298   $ —        $ 82,861      $ 70,642      $ 2,205      $ —        $ 72,847   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

               

Additions to property, plant and equipment

    (2,534     (3,187     —          (5,721     (3,741     (2,356     —          (6,097

Additions to deferred turnaround costs

    (17     (25     —          (42     (12     (808     —          (820
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

    (2,551     (3,212     —          (5,763     (3,753     (3,164     —          (6,917
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

               

Net payments on revolving credit facility

    —          —          —          —          (24,000     —          —          (24,000

Dividend to stockholder

    (30,453     —          —          (30,453     —          —          —          —     

Principal reductions of long-term debt

    (247     (107     —          (354     (179     (96     —          (275
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in financing activities

    (30,700     (107     —          (30,807     (24,179     (96     —          (24,275
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

    50,908        (4,617     —          46,291        42,710        (1,055     —          41,655   

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year

    122,219        15,321        —          137,540        5,927        10,733        —          16,660   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

  $ 173,127      $ 10,704      $ —        $ 183,831      $ 48,637      $ 9,678      $ —        $ 58,315   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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UNITED REFINING COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

 

6.

Segments of Business

Intersegment revenues are calculated using market prices and are eliminated upon consolidation. Summarized financial information regarding the Company’s reportable segments is presented in the following tables (in thousands):

 

     Three Months Ended
November 30,
 
     2012      2011  

Net Sales

     

Retail

   $ 436,347       $ 420,319   

Wholesale

     520,715         523,712   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 957,062       $ 944,031   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Intersegment Sales

     

Wholesale

   $ 229,019       $ 214,517   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Operating Income

     

Retail

   $ 3,990       $ 6,220   

Wholesale

     103,833         109,770   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 107,823       $ 115,990   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Depreciation and Amortization

     

Retail

   $ 1,457       $ 1,401   

Wholesale

     5,399         4,572   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 6,856       $ 5,973   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Capital Expenditures (including non-cash)

     

Retail

   $ 2,886       $ 2,403   

Wholesale

     3,583         4,299   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 6,469       $ 6,702   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Assets

     

Retail

   $ 166,832       $ 159,905   

Wholesale

     622,909         513,581   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 789,741       $ 673,486   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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UNITED REFINING COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

 

7.

Employee Benefit Plans

For the periods ended November 30, 2012 and 2011, net pension and other postretirement benefit costs were comprised of the following:

 

     Pension Benefits     Other Post-Retirement Benefits  
     Three Months Ended
November 30,
    Three Months Ended
November 30,
 
         2012             2011             2012              2011      
     (in thousands)  

Service cost

   $ 164      $ 423      $ 238       $ 466   

Interest cost on benefit obligation

     1,286        1,318        476         748   

Expected return on plan assets

     (1,470     (1,179     —           —     

Amortization and deferral of net loss

     335        376        31         (264
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net periodic benefit cost

   $ 315      $ 938      $ 745       $ 950   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

As of November 30, 2012, $2,557,000 of contributions have been made to the Company pension plans for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2013.

In November 2011, the Company reached an agreement with the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 95, which represents the employees operating the refinery. The new agreement was effective February 1, 2012 and expires on February 1, 2017. Under the new collective bargaining agreement (Agreement), changes were made to healthcare and pension benefits provided by the Company. Effective February 1, 2012, medical benefits in retirement for new hires and active employees covered under the Agreement were eliminated. For employees covered under the Agreement meeting certain age and service requirements, the Company will contribute a defined dollar amount towards the cost of retiree healthcare based upon the employee’s length of service. Similarly, effective February 1, 2012, benefits under the Company’s defined benefit pension plan sponsored for employees covered under the agreement were frozen. The Company will provide an enhanced contribution under its defined contribution 401 (k) plan as well as a transition contribution for older employees. Additionally, deductibles and co-payments will be added to the medical benefits for employees covered under the Agreement.

As a result of the agreement and related plan design changes, a remeasurement of fiscal year 2012 expense pursuant to ASC 715-30 and ASC 715-60 was required, resulting in plan curtailments. As a result of such curtailments during the quarter ended November 30, 2011, the pension liability was reduced by $4,743,000 with a credit to accumulated other comprehensive loss (AOCL) of $4,552,000 and a credit to income of $191,000. Further, the postretirement welfare plan liability was reduced by $12,161,000 and AOCL credited for $12,298,000, with a charge to income of $137,000. The activity in AOCL was recorded net of related income tax effects.

The Company accrues post-retirement benefits other than pensions, during the years that the employees render the necessary service, of the expected cost of providing those benefits to an employee and the employee’s beneficiaries and covered dependents.

 

8.

Fair Value Measurements

The carrying values of all financial instruments classified as a current asset or current liability approximate fair value because of the short maturity of these instruments. The fair value of marketable securities is determined by available market prices. The fair value exceeded the carrying value of the 10.50% Senior Secured Notes at November 30, 2012 and August 31, 2012 by $34,997,000 and $20,804,000, respectively.

 

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Item 2.

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

Forward Looking Statements

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains certain statements that constitute “forward looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward looking statements may include, among other things, United Refining Company and its subsidiaries current expectations with respect to future operating results, future performance of its refinery and retail operations, capital expenditures and other financial items. Words such as “expects”, “intends”, “plans”, “projects”, “believes”, “estimates”, “may”, “will”, “should”, “shall”, “anticipates”, “predicts”, and similar expressions typically identify such forward looking statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

By their nature, all forward looking statements involve risk and uncertainties. All phases of the Company’s operations involve risks and uncertainties, many of which are outside of the Company’s control, and any one of which, or a combination of which, could materially affect the Company’s results of operations and whether the forward looking statements ultimately prove to be correct. Actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by the forward looking statements for a number of reasons.

Although we believe our expectations are based on reasonable assumptions within the bounds of its knowledge, investors and prospective investors are cautioned that such statements are only projections and that actual events or results may differ materially depending on a variety of factors described in greater detail in the Company’s filings with the SEC, including quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, annual reports on Form 10-K, reports on Form 8-K, etc. In addition to the factors discussed elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the Company’s actual consolidated quarterly or annual operating results have been affected in the past, or could be affected in the future, by additional factors, including, without limitation:

 

 

 

the demand for and supply of crude oil and refined products;

 

 

 

the spread between market prices for refined products and market prices for crude oil;

 

 

 

repayment of debt;

 

 

 

general economic, business and market conditions;

 

 

 

risks and uncertainties with respect to the actions of actual or potential competitive suppliers of refined petroleum products in our markets;

 

 

 

the possibility of inefficiencies or shutdowns in refinery operations or pipelines;

 

 

 

the availability and cost of financing to us;

 

 

 

environmental, tax and tobacco legislation or regulation;

 

 

 

volatility of gasoline prices, margins and supplies;

 

 

 

merchandising margins;

 

 

 

labor costs;

 

 

 

level of capital expenditures;

 

 

 

customer traffic;

 

 

 

weather conditions;

 

 

 

acts of terrorism and war;

 

 

 

business strategies;

 

 

 

expansion and growth of operations;

 

 

 

future projects and investments;

 

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future exposure to currency devaluations or exchange rate fluctuations;

 

 

 

expected outcomes of legal and administrative proceedings and their expected effects on our financial position, results of operations and cash flows; and

 

 

 

future operating results and financial condition.

All subsequent written and oral forward looking statements attributable to the Company or persons acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the foregoing. We undertake no obligation to update any information contained herein or to publicly release the results of any revisions to any such forward looking statements that may be made to reflect events or circumstances that occur, or which we become aware of, after the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Recent Developments

The Company continues to be impacted by the volatility in petroleum markets in fiscal 2013. The lagged 3-2-1 crackspread is measured by the difference between the prices of crude oil contracts traded on the NYMEX for the preceding month to the prices of NYMEX gasoline and heating oil contracts in the current trading month. The Company uses a lagged crackspread as a margin indicator as it reflects the time period between the purchase of crude oil and its delivery to the refinery for processing. The lagged crackspread for the first quarter of fiscal 2013 was $29.91. Through December 31, 2012 the indicated lagged crackspread for the second quarter ending February 28, 2013 was $30.02, a $.11 increase from the average for the first quarter of fiscal 2013.

Results of Operations

The Company is a petroleum refiner and marketer in its primary market area of Western New York and Northwestern Pennsylvania. Operations are organized into two business segments: wholesale and retail.

The wholesale segment is responsible for the acquisition of crude oil, petroleum refining, supplying petroleum products to the retail segment and the marketing of petroleum products to wholesale and industrial customers. The retail segment sells petroleum products under the Kwik Fill®, Citgo® and Keystone® brand names through a network of Company-operated retail units and convenience and grocery items through Company-owned gasoline stations and convenience stores under the Red Apple Food Mart® and Country Fair® brand names.

A discussion and analysis of the factors contributing to the Company’s results of operations are presented below. The accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements and related Notes, together with the following information, are intended to supply investors with a reasonable basis for evaluating the Company’s operations, but does not serve to predict the Company’s future performance.

 

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Retail Operations:

 

     Three Months Ended
November 30,
 
     2012     2011  
     (dollars in thousands)  

Net Sales

    

Petroleum

   $ 368,786      $ 351,865   

Merchandise and other

     67,561        68,454   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Net Sales

     436,347        420,319   

Costs of goods sold

     396,114        379,481   

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     34,786        33,217   

Depreciation and amortization expenses

     1,457        1,401   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Segment Operating Income (Loss)

   $ 3,990      $ 6,220   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Retail Operating Data:

    

Petroleum sales (thousands of gallons)

     95,046        97,500   

Petroleum margin (a)

   $ 23,199      $ 23,541   

Petroleum margin ($/gallon) (b)

     .2441        .2414   

Merchandise and other margins

   $ 17,033      $ 17,298   

Merchandise margin (percent of sales)

     25     25

 

(a)

Includes the effect of intersegment purchases from the Company’s wholesale segment at prices which approximate market.

(b)

Company management calculates petroleum margin per gallon by dividing petroleum gross margin by petroleum sales volumes. Management uses fuel margin per gallon calculations to compare profitability to other companies in the industry. Petroleum margin per gallon may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies in the industry.

Comparison of Fiscal Quarters Ended November 30, 2012 and 2011

Net Sales

Retail sales increased during the fiscal quarter ended November 30, 2012 by $16.0 million or 3.8% from the comparable period in fiscal 2012 from $420.3 million to $436.3 million. The increase was primarily due to $16.9 million in petroleum sales offset by a decrease of $.9 million in merchandise sales. The petroleum sales increase resulted from a 7.5% increase in retail selling prices per gallon, offset by a 2.5 million gallon or 2.5% decrease in retail petroleum volume.

Costs of Goods Sold

Retail costs of goods sold increased during the fiscal quarter ended November 30, 2012 by $16.6 million or 4.4% from the comparable period in fiscal 2012 from $379.5 million to $396.1 million. The increase was primarily due to $17.0 million in petroleum purchase prices and freight cost of $.7 million offset by a decrease in fuel tax of $.5 million and merchandise cost of $.6 million.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

Retail Selling, General and Administrative (“SG&A”) expenses increased during the fiscal quarter ended November 30, 2012 by $ 1.6 million or 4.7% from the comparable period in fiscal 2012 from $33.2 million to $34.8 million. This increase was primarily due to payroll costs of $.4 million, environmental costs of $.3 million, maintenance costs of $.1 million, supplies of $.2 million, credit/customer service costs of $.2 million, pension/post-retirement costs of $.1 million and other of $.3 million.

 

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Wholesale Operations:

 

     Three Months Ended
November 30,
 
     2012      2011  
     (dollars in thousands)  

Net Sales (a)

   $ 520,715       $ 523,712   

Costs of goods sold (exclusive of depreciation, amortization and losses/(gains) on derivative contracts)

     402,771         453,231   

Losses/(gains) on derivate contracts

     2,684         (51,291

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     6,028         7,430   

Depreciation and amortization expenses

     5,399         4,572   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Segment Operating Income

   $ 103,833       $ 109,770   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Key Wholesale Operating Statistics:

 

     Three Months Ended
November 30,
 
     2012     2011  

Refinery Product Yield (thousands of barrels)

    

Gasoline and gasoline blendstock

     2,564        2,627   

Distillates

     1,422        1,450   

Asphalt

     1,808        1,937   

Butane, propane, residual products, internally produced fuel and other (“Other”)

     530        478   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Product Yield

     6,324        6,492   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

% Heavy Crude Oil of Total Refinery Throughput (b)

     58     59

Crude throughput (thousand barrels per day)

     64.6        67.5   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Product Sales (thousand of barrels) (a)

    

Gasoline and gasoline blendstock

     1,587        1,702   

Distillates

     1,181        1,103   

Asphalt

     1,773        2,121   

Other

     205        228   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Product Sales Volume

     4,746        5,154   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Product Sales (dollars in thousands) (a)

    

Gasoline and gasoline blendstock

   $ 197,526      $ 196,229   

Distillates

     162,392        143,095   

Asphalt

     149,387        170,599   

Other

     11,410        13,789   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Product Sales

   $ 520,715      $ 523,712   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

Sources of total product sales include products manufactured at the refinery located in Warren, Pennsylvania and products purchased from third parties.

(b)

The Company defines “heavy” crude oil as crude oil with an American Petroleum Institute specific gravity of 26 or less.

Comparison of Fiscal Quarters Ended November 30, 2012 and 2011

Net Sales

Wholesale sales decreased during the three months ended November 30, 2012 by $3.0 million or .6% from the comparable period in fiscal 2012 from $523.7 million to $520.7 million. The decrease was due to a 7.9% decrease in wholesale volumes offset by a 7.8% increase in wholesale prices.

 

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Costs of Goods Sold (exclusive of depreciation and amortization and losses/(gains) on derivative contracts)

Wholesale costs of goods sold decreased during the three months ended November 30, 2012 by $50.4 million or 11.1% from the comparable period in fiscal 2012 from $453.2 million to $402.8 million. The decrease in wholesale costs of goods sold during this period was primarily due to a decrease in cost and volume of raw materials.

Losses / (Gains) on Derivative Contracts

For the three months ended November 30, 2012 the Company recognized $7.8 million of realized losses and $5.1 million of unrealized gains in its Consolidated Statement of Operations, respectively. For the three months ended November 30, 2011, the Company recognized $8.3 million of realized losses and $59.6 million of unrealized gains in its Consolidated Statement of Operations. See also Footnote 3 to the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

Wholesale SG&A expenses decreased during the three months ended November 30, 2012 by $1.4 million or 18.9% from the comparable period in fiscal 2012 from $7.4 million or 1.4% of net wholesale sales to $6.0 million or 1.2% of net wholesale sales. The decrease was primarily due to payroll costs and professional services.

Consolidated Expenses:

Interest Expense, net

Net interest expense (interest expense less interest income) for the three months ended November 30, 2012 decreased $1.1 million or 10.7% from the comparable period in fiscal 2012 from $10.3 million to $9.2 million.

Income Tax Expense

The Company’s effective tax rate for the three months ended November 30, 2012 and 2011 was approximately 39% and 41%, respectively. This change is primarily due to the recognition of permanent book to tax adjustments.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

We operate in an environment where our liquidity and capital resources are impacted by changes in the price of crude oil and refined petroleum products, availability of credit, market uncertainty and a variety of additional factors beyond our control. Included in such factors are, among others, the level of customer product demand, weather conditions, governmental regulations, worldwide political conditions and overall market and economic conditions.

The following table summarizes selected measures of liquidity and capital sources (in thousands):

 

     November 30, 2012  

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 183,831   

Working capital

   $ 343,032   

Current ratio

     3.2   

Debt

   $ 359,959   
  

 

 

 

Primary sources of liquidity have been cash and cash equivalents, and borrowing availability under a revolving line of credit. We believe available capital resources are adequate to meet our working capital, debt service, and capital expenditure requirements for existing operations.

 

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Our cash and cash equivalents consist of bank balances and investments in money market funds. These investments have staggered maturity dates, none of which exceed three months. They have a high degree of liquidity since the securities are traded in public markets.

 

     Three Months Ended
November 30, 2012
 
     (in millions)  

Significant uses of cash

  

Investing activities:

  

Property, plant and equipment

  

Other general capital items (tank repairs, refinery piping, etc)

   $ (2.8

Retail maintenance (blacktop, roof, HVAC, rehab)

     (1.4

Environmental

     (.8

Retail petroleum upgrade

     (.6

Non refinery capital equipment

     (.2
  

 

 

 

Total property, plant and equipment

   $ (5.8
  

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

   $ (5.8
  

 

 

 

Financing activities:

  

Dividend to stockholder

   $ (30.5

Principal reductions of long term debt

     (.3
  

 

 

 

Net cash used in financing activities

   $ (30.8
  

 

 

 

Working capital items:

  

Income taxes payable increase

   $ 25.5   

Accounts receivable decrease

     18.8   

Accrued liabilities increase

     8.2   

Accounts payable increase

     7.4   

Derivative liability

     1.1   

Prepaid expense increase

     (29.7

Increase in inventory

     (5.2

Sales, use and fuel taxes payable decrease

     (3.1

Amounts due from affiliated companies, net

     (.7
  

 

 

 

Cash provided by working capital items

   $ 22.3   
  

 

 

 

We require a substantial investment in working capital which is susceptible to large variations during the year resulting from purchases of inventory and seasonal demands. Inventory purchasing activity is a function of sales activity and turnaround cycles for the different refinery units.

Maintenance and non-discretionary capital expenditures have averaged approximately $6.0 million annually over the last three years for the refining and marketing operations. Management does not foresee any increase in these maintenance and non-discretionary capital expenditures during fiscal year 2013 at this time.

Future liquidity, both short and long-term, will continue to be primarily dependent on realizing a refinery margin sufficient to cover fixed and variable expenses, including planned capital expenditures. We expect to be able to meet our working capital, capital expenditure, contractual obligations, letter of credit and debt service requirements out of cash flow from operations, cash on hand and borrowings under our Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Facility of $175,000,000. This provides the Company with flexibility relative to its cash flow requirements in light of market fluctuations, particularly involving crude oil prices and seasonal business cycles and will assist the Company in meeting its working capital, ongoing capital expenditure needs and for general corporate purposes. The agreement expires on May 18, 2016. Under the Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Facility, the applicable margin is calculated on the average unused availability as follows: (a) for base rate

 

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borrowing, at the greater of the Agent Bank’s prime rate the Federal Funds Open Rate plus 1.5%; or the Daily LIBOR rate plus 3%; plus an applicable margin of 0% to .5%; (b) for euro-rate based borrowings, at the LIBOR Rate plus an applicable margin of 2.75% to 3.25%. The Agent Bank’s prime rate at November 30, 2012 was 3.25%.

The Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Facility is secured primarily by certain cash accounts, accounts receivable and inventory. Until maturity, we may borrow on a borrowing base formula as set forth in the facility. We had standby letters of credit of $6.5 million as of November 30, 2012 and there were no outstanding borrowings under the Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Facility resulting in net availability of $168.5 million. As of January 14, 2013, there were no outstanding borrowings under the $175 million Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Facility and there were standby letters of credit in the amount of $6.5 million, resulting in a net availability of $168.5 million and the Company had full access to it. The Company’s working capital ratio was 3.2 as of November 30, 2012.

Although we are not aware of any pending circumstances which would change our expectation, changes in the tax laws, the imposition of and changes in federal and state clean air and clean fuel requirements and other changes in environmental laws and regulations may also increase future capital expenditure levels. Future capital expenditures are also subject to business conditions affecting the industry. We continue to investigate strategic acquisitions and capital improvements to our existing facilities.

Federal, state and local laws and regulations relating to the environment affect nearly all of our operations. As is the case with all the companies engaged in similar industries, we face significant exposure from actual or potential claims and lawsuits involving environmental matters. Future expenditures related to environmental matters cannot be reasonably quantified in many circumstances due to the uncertainties as to required remediation methods and related clean-up cost estimates. We cannot predict what additional environmental legislation or regulations will be enacted or become effective in the future or how existing or future laws or regulations will be administered or interpreted with respect to products or activities to which they have not been previously applied.

Seasonal Factors

Seasonal factors affecting the Company’s business may cause variation in the prices and margins of some of the Company’s products. For example, demand for gasoline tends to be highest in spring and summer months, while demand for home heating oil and kerosene tends to be highest in winter months.

As a result, the margin on gasoline prices versus crude oil costs generally tends to increase in the spring and summer, while margins on home heating oil and kerosene tend to increase in winter.

Inflation

The effect of inflation on the Company has not been significant during the last five fiscal years.

 

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.

The Company uses its Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Facility to finance a portion of its operations. These on-balance sheet financial instruments, to the extent they provide for variable rates, expose the Company to interest rate risk resulting from changes in the PNC Prime rate, the Federal Funds or LIBOR rate. As of January 14, 2013, there were no outstanding borrowings under the Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Facility.

From time to time, the Company uses derivatives to reduce its exposure to fluctuations in crude oil purchase costs and refining margins. Derivative products, specifically crude oil option contracts and crack spread option contracts are used to hedge the volatility of these items. The Company accounts for changes in the fair value of its contracts by marking them to market and recognizing any resulting gains or losses in its Statement of Operations.

 

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At the quarter ended November 30, 2012, the Company had 195,000 barrels of heating oil crackspread swaps outstanding as part of its risk management strategy. The crackspread swaps expire in January 2013. These derivative instruments are being used by the Company to lock in margins on future sales by the Company of heating oil. See also Footnote 3 in the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures.

Our management, with the participation of our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of November 30, 2012. The term “disclosure controls and procedures,” as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act, means controls and other procedures of a company that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the company’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives and management necessarily applies its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures. Based on the evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of November 30, 2012, our chief executive officer and chief financial officer concluded that, as of such date, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level.

There have not been any changes in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during the Company’s fiscal quarter ended November 30, 2012 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting.

 

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Part II

OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings.

None.

 

Item 1A.

Risk Factors.

There have been no material changes in our Risk Factors disclosed in the Form 10-K for the year ended August 31, 2012.

 

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

None.

 

Item 3.

Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

None.

 

Item 4.

Mine Safety Disclosures.

Not applicable.

 

Item 5.

Other Information.

None.

 

Item 6.

Exhibits.

 

 

Exhibit 31.1

  

Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

Exhibit 31.2

  

Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

Exhibit 32.1

  

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

 

Exhibit 101

  

Interactive XBRL Data

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

Date: January 14, 2013

 

UNITED REFINING COMPANY

(Registrant)

/s/ Myron L. Turfitt

Myron L. Turfitt

President

/s/ James E. Murphy

James E. Murphy

Chief Financial Officer

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

Date: January 14, 2013

 

KIANTONE PIPELINE CORPORATION

(Registrant)

/s/ Myron L. Turfitt

Myron L. Turfitt

President

/s/ James E. Murphy

James E. Murphy

Chief Financial Officer

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

Date: January 14, 2013

 

UNITED REFINING COMPANY OF PENNSYLVANIA

(Registrant)

/s/ Myron L. Turfitt

Myron L. Turfitt

President

/s/ James E. Murphy

James E. Murphy

Chief Financial Officer

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

Date: January 14, 2013

 

KIANTONE PIPELINE COMPANY

(Registrant)

/s/ Myron L. Turfitt

Myron L. Turfitt

President

/s/ James E. Murphy

James E. Murphy

Chief Financial Officer

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

Date: January 14, 2013

 

UNITED JET CENTER, INC.

(Registrant)

/s/ Myron L. Turfitt

Myron L. Turfitt

President

/s/ James E. Murphy

James E. Murphy

Chief Financial Officer

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

Date: January 14, 2013

 

KWIK-FILL CORPORATION

(Registrant)

/s/ Myron L. Turfitt

Myron L. Turfitt

President

/s/ James E. Murphy

James E. Murphy

Chief Financial Officer

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

Date: January 1, 2013

 

INDEPENDENT GASOLINE AND OIL

COMPANY OF ROCHESTER, INC.

(Registrant)

/s/ Myron L. Turfitt

Myron L. Turfitt

President

/s/ James E. Murphy

James E. Murphy

Chief Financial Officer

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

Date: January 14, 2013

 

BELL OIL CORP.

(Registrant)

/s/ Myron L. Turfitt

Myron L. Turfitt

President

/s/ James E. Murphy

James E. Murphy

Chief Financial Officer

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

Date: January 14, 2013

 

PPC, INC.

(Registrant)

/s/ Myron L. Turfitt

Myron L. Turfitt

President

/s/ James E. Murphy

James E. Murphy

Chief Financial Officer

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

Date: January 14, 2013

 

SUPER TEST PETROLEUM, INC.

(Registrant)

/s/ Myron L. Turfitt

Myron L. Turfitt

President

/s/ James E. Murphy

James E. Murphy

Chief Financial Officer

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

Date: January 14, 2013

 

KWIK-FIL, INC.

(Registrant)

/s/ Myron L. Turfitt

Myron L. Turfitt

President

/s/ James E. Murphy

James E. Murphy

Chief Financial Officer

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

Date: January 14, 2013

 

VULCAN ASPHALT REFINING CORPORATION

(Registrant)

/s/ Myron L. Turfitt

Myron L. Turfitt

President

/s/ James E. Murphy

James E. Murphy

Chief Financial Officer

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

Date: January 14, 2013

 

COUNTRY FAIR, INC.

(Registrant)

/s/ Myron L. Turfitt

Myron L. Turfitt

President and Chief Operating Officer

/s/ James E. Murphy

James E. Murphy

Vice President Finance

 

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