EX-99.1 2 hepq42018earningsrelease.htm EXHIBIT 99.1 Exhibit



Earnings Release
February 19, 2019
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Holly Energy Partners, L.P. Reports Fourth Quarter Results
Dallas, Texas -- Holly Energy Partners, L.P. (“HEP” or the “Partnership”) (NYSE:HEP) today reported financial results for the fourth quarter of 2018. Net income attributable to HEP for the fourth quarter was $47.5 million ($0.45 per basic and diluted limited partner unit) compared to $86.1 million ($0.96 per basic and diluted limited partner unit) for the fourth quarter of 2017.
Distributable cash flow was $64.2 million for the quarter, down $1.3 million, or 2.0%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2017. HEP announced its 57th consecutive distribution increase on January 24, 2019, raising the quarterly distribution from $0.665 to $0.6675 per unit, which represents an increase of 3% over the distribution for the fourth quarter of 2017.
Net income attributable to HEP for the fourth quarter of 2017 included a $36.3 million remeasurement gain relating to HEP's acquisition of the remaining interests in the SLC and Frontier pipelines. Excluding this remeasurement gain, net income attributable to HEP for the fourth quarter of 2017 was $49.8 million ($0.56 per basic and diluted limited partner unit). Net income attributable to HEP for the fourth quarter of 2018 decreased $2.3 million compared to the fourth quarter of 2017 excluding this gain. This decrease in earnings is primarily due to higher interest and operating expenses as well as the impact of downtime from an unplanned outage on our fluid catalytic cracking unit at HollyFrontier Corporation's ("HFC" or "HollyFrontier") Woods Cross refinery.
Commenting on fourth quarter results, George Damiris, Chief Executive Officer, stated, “HEP delivered a solid quarter and despite operating issues at HFC's Woods Cross refinery, we were able to maintain our record of consecutive quarterly distribution increases.
“Looking to 2019, we expect to grow HEP's quarterly distribution by $0.0025 per limited partner unit while maintaining an annual distribution coverage ratio of 1.0x.”
Fourth Quarter 2018 Revenue Highlights
Revenues for the quarter were $132.8 million, an increase of $3.6 million compared to the fourth quarter of 2017. The increase was primarily attributable to our acquisition of the remaining interests in the SLC and Frontier pipelines and higher crude oil volumes in the Permian Basin, offset by a decrease in revenue on our Woods Cross refinery processing units due to an operational outage. Compared to the fourth quarter of 2017, our overall pipeline volumes increased for the quarter by 8%.

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Revenues from our refined product pipelines were $39.6 million, an increase of $0.1 million, on shipments averaging 209.1 thousand barrels per day ("mbpd") compared to 231.2 mbpd for the fourth quarter of 2017. The volume decrease was mainly due to lower volumes on pipelines servicing HollyFrontier's Woods Cross refinery, which had lower throughput due to operational issues at the refinery during the quarter, lower volumes on pipelines servicing HFC's Navajo refinery and lower volumes from Delek. Revenue remained relatively consistent due to contractual minimum revenue commitments and tariff escalators.

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Revenues from our intermediate pipelines were $7.1 million, a decrease of $1.2 million compared to the fourth quarter of 2017, on shipments averaging 151.0 mbpd compared to 158.1 mbpd for the fourth quarter of 2017. The decreases were mainly attributable to lower throughput at HFC's Navajo refinery and a decrease in deferred revenue recognized.


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Revenues from our crude pipelines were $29.4 million, an increase of $4.0 million, on shipments averaging 495.4 mbpd compared to 404.4 mbpd for the fourth quarter of 2017. The increases were mainly attributable to our acquisition of the remaining interests in the SLC and Frontier pipelines in the fourth quarter of 2017 as well as increased volumes on our crude pipeline systems in New Mexico and Texas.

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Revenues from terminal, tankage and loading rack fees were $38.5 million, an increase of $1.9 million compared to the fourth quarter of 2017. Refined products and crude oil terminalled in the facilities averaged 451.9 mbpd compared to 516.9 mbpd for the fourth quarter of 2017. The volume decrease was mainly due to the planned turnaround at HFC's El Dorado refinery as well as the cessation of HEP's operations at the Tucson terminal in April 2018. Despite the decrease in volume, revenue increased primarily due to tariff escalators on minimum revenue commitments.

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Revenues from refinery processing units were $18.2 million, a decrease of $1.2 million, on throughputs averaging 47.7 mbpd compared to 62.7 mbpd for the fourth quarter of 2017. The decreases were due to an unplanned outage on our fluid catalytic cracking unit at HFC's Woods Cross refinery in the fourth quarter of 2018.

Revenues for the fourth quarter of 2018 included $4.1 million for recognition of shortfalls billed to shippers in prior quarters. As of December 31, 2018, deferred revenue reflected in our consolidated balance sheet related to shortfalls billed was $1.8 million.

Year Ended December 31, 2018 Revenue Highlights
Revenues for the year ended December 31, 2018, were $506.2 million, an increase of $51.9 million compared to the year ended December 31, 2017. The increase was primarily attributable to our acquisition of the remaining interests in the SLC and Frontier pipelines in the fourth quarter of 2017 and the turnaround at HollyFrontier's Navajo refinery in the first quarter of 2017.

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Revenues from our refined product pipelines were $137.5 million, an increase of $5.1 million, on shipments averaging 199.6 mbpd compared to 211.8 mbpd for the year ended December 31, 2017. The volume decrease was mainly due to pipelines servicing HFC's Woods Cross refinery, which had lower throughput due to operational issues at the refinery beginning in the first quarter of 2018. These decreases were partially offset by higher volumes on our product pipelines in New Mexico due to the turnaround at HFC's Navajo refinery in the first quarter of 2017. Revenue increased as a result of the higher volumes on the New Mexico product pipelines and remained relatively consistent for pipelines servicing HFC's Woods Cross refinery due to contractual minimum volume commitments and tariff escalators.

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Revenues from our intermediate pipelines were $29.6 million, an increase of $0.9 million, on shipments averaging 144.5 mbpd compared to 141.6 mbpd for the year ended December 31, 2017. These increases were principally due to the turnaround at HFC's Navajo refinery in the first quarter of 2017 and increased production of base oil and lubricants at HFC's Tulsa refinery.

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Revenues from our crude pipelines were $116.3 million, an increase of $42.4 million, on shipments averaging 465.6 mbpd compared to 302.9 mbpd for the year ended December 31, 2017. The increases were mainly attributable to our acquisition of the remaining interests in the SLC and Frontier pipelines in the fourth quarter of 2017 as well as increased volumes on our crude pipeline systems in New Mexico and Texas.

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Revenues from terminal, tankage and loading rack fees were $147.5 million, an increase of $5.1 million compared to the year ended December 31, 2017. Refined products and crude oil terminalled in the facilities averaged 474.9 mbpd compared to 496.7 mbpd for the year ended December 31, 2017. Despite the decrease in volume, revenue increased primarily due to tariff escalators on minimum revenue commitments.



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Revenues from refinery processing units were $75.2 million, a decrease of $1.7 million on throughputs averaging 62.8 mbpd compared to 63.6 mbpd for the year ended December 31, 2017. The reduction in revenue and volume was due to an unplanned outage on our fluid catalytic cracking unit at HFC's Woods Cross refinery in the fourth quarter of 2018.

Revenues for the year ended December 31, 2018, included the recognition of $3.3 million of prior shortfalls billed to shippers in 2017 as they did not exceed their minimum volume commitments within the contractual make-up period.

Operating Costs and Expenses Highlights
Operating costs and expenses were $66.8 million and $256.0 million for the three months and year ended December 31, 2018, respectively, representing increases of $4.8 million and $24.8 million from the three months and year ended December 31, 2017, respectively. The increases were primarily due to new operating expenses related to our acquisition of the remaining interests in the SLC and Frontier pipelines in the fourth quarter of 2017.
Interest expense was $18.7 million and $71.9 million for the three months and year ended December 31, 2018, respectively, representing increases of $1.6 million and $13.5 million over the same periods of 2017. These increases were mainly due to the private placement of an additional $100 million in aggregate principal amount of our 6% Senior Notes due 2024 completed in the third quarter of 2017, higher average balances outstanding under our senior secured revolving credit facility and market interest rate increases under that 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://78449.themediaframe.com/dataconf/productusers/hep/mediaframe/27947/indexl.html.

An audio archive of this webcast will be available using the above noted link through March 5, 2019.

About Holly Energy Partners, L.P.
Holly Energy Partners, L.P., headquartered in Dallas, Texas, provides petroleum product and crude oil transportation, terminalling, storage and throughput services to the petroleum industry, including HollyFrontier Corporation subsidiaries. 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, 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, Wyoming 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 Holly Energy Partners, L.P., a master limited partnership that provides petroleum product and crude oil transportation, terminalling, storage and throughput services to the petroleum industry, including HollyFrontier.
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. 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. 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 assurance that our expectations will prove to be correct. Therefore, actual outcomes and results could materially differ from what is expressed,


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implied or forecast in these statements. Any differences could be caused by a number of factors including, but not limited to:
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risks and uncertainties with respect to the actual quantities of petroleum products and crude oil shipped on our pipelines and/or terminalled, stored and throughput in our terminals;
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the economic viability of HollyFrontier Corporation, Delek US Holdings, Inc. and our other customers;
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the demand for refined petroleum products in markets we serve;
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our ability to purchase and integrate future acquired operations;
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our ability to complete previously announced or contemplated acquisitions;
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the availability and cost of additional debt and equity financing;
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the possibility of reductions in production or shutdowns at refineries utilizing our pipeline and terminal facilities;
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the effects of current and future government regulations and policies;
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our operational efficiency in carrying out routine operations and capital construction projects;
•
the possibility of terrorist or cyber attacks and the consequences of any such attacks;
•
general economic conditions;
•
the impact of recent changes in tax laws and regulations that affect master limited partnerships; and
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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.


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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, 2018 and 2017.
 
Three Months Ended December 31,
 
Change from
 
2018
 
2017
 
2017
 
(In thousands, except per unit data)
Revenues
 
 
 
 
 
Pipelines:
 
 
 
 
 
Affiliates – refined product pipelines
$
22,189

 
$
22,053

 
$
136

Affiliates – intermediate pipelines
7,144

 
8,366

 
(1,222
)
Affiliates – crude pipelines
21,004

 
18,070

 
2,934

 
50,337

 
48,489

 
1,848

   Third parties – refined product pipelines
17,401

 
17,481

 
(80
)
Third parties – crude pipelines
8,359

 
7,301

 
1,058

 
76,097

 
73,271

 
2,826

Terminals, tanks and loading racks:
 
 
 
 
 
Affiliates
33,612

 
31,937

 
1,675

Third parties
4,853

 
4,618

 
235

 
38,465

 
36,555

 
1,910

 
 
 
 
 
 
Affiliates - refinery processing units
18,230

 
19,395

 
(1,165
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total revenues
132,792

 
129,221

 
3,571

Operating costs and expenses
 
 
 
 
 
Operations
39,699

 
35,021

 
4,678

Depreciation and amortization
24,375

 
21,549

 
2,826

General and administrative
2,747

 
5,451

 
(2,704
)
 
66,821

 
62,021

 
4,800

Operating income
65,971

 
67,200

 
(1,229
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Equity in earnings of equity method investments
1,698

 
1,545

 
153

Interest expense, including amortization
(18,650
)
 
(17,089
)
 
(1,561
)
Interest income
526

 
185

 
341

Remeasurement gain on preexisting equity interests
—

 
36,254

 
(36,254
)
Gain on sale of assets and other
51

 
105

 
(54
)
 
(16,375
)
 
21,000

 
(37,375
)
Income before income taxes
49,596

 
88,200

 
(38,604
)
State income tax benefit (expense)
123

 
(85
)
 
208

Net income
49,719

 
88,115

 
(38,396
)
Allocation of net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
(2,186
)
 
(2,044
)
 
(142
)
Net income attributable to Holly Energy Partners
47,533

 
86,071

 
(38,538
)
General partner interest in net income, including incentive distributions(1)
—

 
—

 
—

Limited partners’ interest in net income
$
47,533

 
$
86,071

 
$
(38,538
)
Limited partners’ earnings per unit – basic and diluted(1)
$
0.45

 
$
0.96

 
$
(0.51
)
Weighted average limited partners’ units outstanding
105,440

 
89,422

 
16,018

EBITDA(2)
$
89,909

 
$
124,609

 
$
(34,700
)
Distributable cash flow(3)
$
64,210

 
$
65,520

 
$
(1,310
)
Volumes (bpd)
 
 
 
 
 
Pipelines:
 
 
 
 
 
Affiliates – refined product pipelines
134,459

 
150,470

 
(16,011
)
Affiliates – intermediate pipelines
150,964

 
158,058

 
(7,094
)
Affiliates – crude pipelines 
389,631

 
317,762

 
71,869

 
675,054

 
626,290

 
48,764

Third parties – refined product pipelines
74,616

 
80,683

 
(6,067
)
Third parties – crude pipelines
105,810

 
86,623

 
19,187

 
855,480

 
793,596

 
61,884

Terminals and loading racks:
 
 
 
 
 
Affiliates
385,772

 
448,837

 
(63,065
)
Third parties
66,087

 
68,050

 
(1,963
)
 
451,859

 
516,887

 
(65,028
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Affiliates – refinery processing units
47,696

 
62,721

 
(15,025
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total for pipelines, terminals and refinery processing unit assets (bpd)
1,355,035

 
1,373,204

 
(18,169
)



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Years Ended December 31,
 
Change from
 
2018
 
2017
 
2017
 
(In thousands, except per unit data)
Revenues
 
 
 
 
 
Pipelines:
 
 
 
 
 
Affiliates – refined product pipelines
$
82,998

 
$
80,030

 
$
2,968

Affiliates – intermediate pipelines
29,639

 
28,732

 
907

Affiliates – crude pipelines
79,741

 
65,960

 
13,781

 
192,378

 
174,722

 
17,656

   Third parties – refined product pipelines
54,524

 
52,379

 
2,145

Third parties – crude pipelines
36,605

 
7,939

 
28,666

 
283,507

 
235,040

 
48,467

Terminals, tanks and loading racks:
 
 
 
 
 
Affiliates
130,251

 
125,510

 
4,741

Third parties
17,283

 
16,908

 
375

 
147,534

 
142,418

 
5,116

 
 
 
 
 
 
Affiliates - refinery processing units
75,179

 
76,904

 
(1,725
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total revenues
506,220

 
454,362

 
51,858

Operating costs and expenses
 
 
 
 
 
Operations
146,430

 
137,605

 
8,825

Depreciation and amortization
98,492

 
79,278

 
19,214

General and administrative
11,040

 
14,323

 
(3,283
)
 
255,962

 
231,206

 
24,756

Operating income
250,258

 
223,156

 
27,102

 
 
 
 
 
 
Equity in earnings of equity method investments
5,825

 
12,510

 
(6,685
)
Interest expense, including amortization
(71,899
)
 
(58,448
)
 
(13,451
)
Interest income
2,108

 
491

 
1,617

Loss on early extinguishment of debt
—

 
(12,225
)
 
12,225

Remeasurement gain on preexisting equity interests
—

 
36,254

 
(36,254
)
Gain on sale of assets and other
121

 
422

 
(301
)
 
(63,845
)
 
(20,996
)
 
(42,849
)
Income before income taxes
186,413

 
202,160

 
(15,747
)
State income tax expense
(26
)
 
(249
)
 
223

Net income
186,387

 
201,911

 
(15,524
)
Allocation of net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
(7,540
)
 
(6,871
)
 
(669
)
Net income attributable to Holly Energy Partners
178,847

 
195,040

 
(16,193
)
General partner interest in net income, including incentive distributions(1)
—

 
(35,047
)
 
35,047

Limited partners’ interest in net income
$
178,847

 
$
159,993

 
$
18,854

Limited partners’ earnings per unit—basic and diluted(1)
$
1.70

 
$
2.28

 
$
(0.58
)
Weighted average limited partners’ units outstanding
104,908

 
70,291

 
34,617

EBITDA(2)
$
347,156

 
$
332,524

 
$
14,632

Adjusted EBITDA(2)
$
347,156

 
$
344,749

 
$
2,407

Distributable cash flow(3)
$
265,087

 
$
242,955

 
$
22,132

 
 
 
 
 
 
Volumes (bpd)
 
 
 
 
 
Pipelines:
 
 
 
 
 
Affiliates – refined product pipelines
127,865

 
133,822

 
(5,957
)
Affiliates – intermediate pipelines
144,537

 
141,601

 
2,936

Affiliates – crude pipelines
349,686

 
281,093

 
68,593

 
622,088

 
556,516

 
65,572

Third parties – refined product pipelines
71,784

 
78,013

 
(6,229
)
Third parties – crude pipelines
115,933

 
21,834

 
94,099

 
809,805

 
656,363

 
153,442

Terminals and loading racks:
 
 
 
 

Affiliates
413,525

 
428,001

 
(14,476
)
Third parties
61,367

 
68,687

 
(7,320
)
 
474,892

 
496,688

 
(21,796
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Affiliates – refinery processing units
62,787

 
63,572

 
(785
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total for pipelines, terminals and refinery processing unit assets (bpd)
1,347,484

 
1,216,623

 
130,861







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(1)
Prior to the equity restructuring transaction on October 31, 2017, net income attributable to Holly Energy Partners was allocated between limited partners and the general partner interest in accordance with the provisions of the partnership agreement. HEP net income allocated to the general partner included incentive distributions that were declared subsequent to quarter end. There were no distributions made on the general partner interest after October 31, 2017. No general partner distributions were declared for the three months ended December 31, 2017, and general partner distributions of $36.5 million were declared for the year ended December 31, 2017.
(2)
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 loss on early extinguishment of debt. 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,
 
 
2018
 
2017
 
2018
 
2017
 
 
(In thousands)
Net income attributable to Holly Energy Partners
 
$
47,533

 
$
86,071

 
$
178,847

 
$
195,040

Add (subtract):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest expense
 
17,886

 
16,343

 
68,858

 
55,385

Interest Income
 
(526
)
 
(185
)
 
(2,108
)
 
(491
)
Amortization of discount and deferred debt charges
 
764

 
746

 
3,041

 
3,063

State income tax (benefit) expense
 
(123
)
 
85

 
26

 
249

Depreciation and amortization
 
24,375

 
21,549

 
98,492

 
79,278

EBITDA
 
$
89,909

 
$
124,609

 
$
347,156

 
$
332,524

Add loss on early extinguishment of debt
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
12,225

Adjusted EBITDA
 
$
89,909

 
$
124,609

 
$
347,156

 
$
344,749

(3)
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.    



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Set forth below is our calculation of distributable cash flow.
 
 
Three Months Ended
December 31,
 
Years Ended
December 31,
 
 
2018
 
2017
 
2018
 
2017
 
 
(In thousands)
Net income attributable to Holly Energy Partners
 
$
47,533

 
$
86,071

 
$
178,847

 
$
195,040

Add (subtract):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
 
24,375

 
21,549

 
98,492

 
79,278

Remeasurement of gain on preexisting equity interests
 
—

 
(36,254
)
 
—

 
(36,254
)
Amortization of discount and deferred debt charges
 
764

 
746

 
3,041

 
3,063

Loss on early extinguishment of debt
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
12,225

Customer billings greater than revenue recognized
 
(3,780
)
 
(5,118
)
 
(786
)
 
(1,283
)
Maintenance capital expenditures (4)
 
(3,678
)
 
(1,440
)
 
(8,182
)
 
(7,748
)
Increase (decrease) in environmental liability
 
131

 
159

 
(237
)
 
(581
)
Decrease in reimbursable deferred revenue
 
(1,242
)
 
(914
)
 
(5,179
)
 
(3,679
)
Other non-cash adjustments
 
107

 
721

 
(909
)
 
2,894

Distributable cash flow
 
$
64,210

 
$
65,520

 
$
265,087

 
$
242,955

    
(4)
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,
 
 
2018
 
2017
 
 
(In thousands)
Balance Sheet Data
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
3,045

 
$
7,776

Working capital
 
$
8,577

 
$
18,906

Total assets
 
$
2,102,540

 
$
2,154,114

Long-term debt
 
$
1,418,900

 
$
1,507,308

Partners' equity (5)
 
$
427,435

 
$
393,959


(5)
As a master limited partnership, we distribute our available cash, which historically has exceeded our net income attributable to Holly Energy Partners because depreciation and amortization expense represents a non-cash charge against income. The result is a decline in partners’ equity since our regular quarterly distributions have exceeded our quarterly net income attributable to Holly Energy Partners. Additionally, if the assets contributed and acquired from HollyFrontier while we were a consolidated variable interest entity of HollyFrontier had been acquired from third parties, our acquisition cost in excess of HollyFrontier’s basis in the transferred assets would have been recorded in our financial statements as increases to our properties and equipment and intangible assets at the time of acquisition instead of decreases to partners’ equity.


FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, Contact:

Richard L. Voliva III, Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
Craig Biery, Director, Investor Relations
Holly Energy Partners, L.P.
214/954-6511


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