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Form 8-K LyondellBasell Industrie For: Apr 24

April 24, 2015 7:02 AM EDT

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 24, 2015

 

 

LYONDELLBASELL INDUSTRIES N.V.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

 

The Netherlands   001-34726   98-0646235

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

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The United Kingdom

 

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Conditions.

On April 24, 2015, LyondellBasell Industries N.V. announced earnings results for the quarter ended March 31, 2015. A copy of our earnings release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated into this Item 2.02 by reference.

The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1 furnished herewith, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and will not be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, unless specifically identified therein as being incorporated therein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d) Exhibits

 

99.1 Press Release dated April 24, 2015


SIGNATURES

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

 

      LYONDELLBASELL INDUSTRIES N.V.
Date: April 24, 2015 By:

 /s/ Jeffrey A. Kaplan

      Jeffrey A. Kaplan
      Executive Vice President


Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

99.1 Press Release dated April 24, 2015

Exhibit 99.1

 

NEWS RELEASE   LOGO

HOUSTON and LONDON, April 24, 2015

LyondellBasell Reports First-Quarter 2015 Results

First Quarter 2015 Highlights

 

    Income from continuing operations: $1.17 billion ($1.23 billion excluding LCM1)

 

    Diluted earnings per share: $2.42 per share ($2.54 per share excluding LCM, our highest diluted quarterly EPS ever)

 

    EBITDA: $1.95 billion ($2.04 billion excluding LCM)

 

    Share repurchases and dividends totaled $1.69 billion; repurchased 15.7 million shares during the first quarter, more than 3% of the outstanding shares

LyondellBasell Industries (NYSE: LYB) today announced earnings from continuing operations for the first quarter 2015 of $1.17 billion, or $2.42 diluted earnings per share. First quarter 2015 EBITDA was approximately $1.95 billion.

Comparisons with the prior quarter and first quarter 2014 are available in the following table:

Table 1 - Earnings Summary

 

     Three Months Ended  
     March 31,      December 31,      March 31,  
Millions of U.S. dollars (except share data)    2015      2014      2014  

Sales and other operating revenues

   $ 8,185      $ 10,290      $ 11,135  

Net income(a)

     1,164        791        944  

Income from continuing operations(b)

     1,167        796        943  

Diluted earnings per share (U.S. dollars):

        

Net income(c)

     2.41        1.54        1.72  

Income from continuing operations(b)

     2.42        1.57        1.72  

Diluted share count (millions)

     481        499        548  

EBITDA(d)

     1,952        1,406        1,668  
Excluding LCM Impact:         

LCM, pre-tax

     92        715        —    

Income from continuing operations(b)

     1,225        1,251        943  

Diluted earnings per share (U.S. dollars):

        

Income from continuing operations(b)

     2.54        2.48        1.72  

EBITDA(d)

     2,044        2,121        1,668  

 

(a) Includes net loss attributable to non-controlling interests and income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax. See Table 10.
(b) See Table 11 for charges and benefits to income from continuing operations.
(c) Includes diluted earnings (loss) per share attributable to discontinued operations.
(d) See the end of this release for an explanation of the Company’s use of EBITDA and Table 8 for reconciliations of EBITDA to net income and income from continuing operations.

 

1  LCM stands for “lower of cost or market.” An explanation of LCM and why we have excluded it from our financial information in this press release can be found at the end of this press release under “Information Related to Financial Measures.”

 

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The first quarter included a $92 million non-cash, pre-tax charge for the impact of a lower of cost or market (LCM) inventory adjustment ($58 million after tax). This charge is somewhat unique to our 2010 company formation when all assets and liabilities were measured at fair value, our use of LIFO accounting, and the recent declines in pricing for many of our raw material and finished goods inventories. Excluding the LCM adjustment, earnings from continuing operations during the first quarter totaled $1.2 billion, or $2.54 per share, and EBITDA was $2.0 billion.

“The first quarter of 2015 continued at a pace that made 2014 a record year. Excluding the LCM inventory impacts, first quarter diluted earnings per share of $2.54 was a new quarterly high for LyondellBasell, and EBITDA exceeded $2.0 billion for the third consecutive quarter. We have generated EBITDA of $8.2 billion over the past twelve months excluding the impacts of the LCM. Quarterly EBITDA has been very steady during this period. During the first quarter, we achieved these strong results in a market in which crude oil price declines pressured product prices. However, the abundance of low cost natural gas-based raw materials, supply and demand tightness in several products, and our flexible portfolio provided balance to offset the impact of lower prices. Our business portfolio proves to be resilient in a volatile market environment, delivering strong results,” said Bob Patel, LyondellBasell Chief Executive Officer.

OUTLOOK

“During the first few weeks of April, business conditions within our olefins and polyolefins segments have been relatively consistent with the first quarter. Planned and unplanned industry downtime has continued to support polyolefins pricing. Additionally, in the U.S., NGL feedstock inventories stand at or near record levels, production has remained strong, and NGL prices are low. During the quarter, we expect our Intermediate and Derivatives segment to benefit from normal seasonal trends. Thus far, Refining industry spreads have declined versus the first quarter but remain healthy,” Patel said.

LYONDELLBASELL BUSINESS RESULTS DISCUSSION BY REPORTING SEGMENT

LyondellBasell manages operations through five operating segments: 1) Olefins and Polyolefins – Americas; 2) Olefins and Polyolefins – Europe, Asia, International (EAI); 3) Intermediates and Derivatives; 4) Refining; and 5) Technology.

Comments and analysis represent underlying business activity and are exclusive of LCM inventory adjustments.

 

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Olefins and Polyolefins - Americas (O&P-Americas) – The primary products of this segment include ethylene and its co-products (propylene, butadiene and benzene), polyethylene, polypropylene and Catalloy process resins.

Table 2 - O&P–Americas Financial Overview

 

     Three Months Ended  
     March 31,      December 31,      March 31,  

Millions of U.S. dollars

   2015      2014      2014  

Operating income

   $ 934      $ 950      $ 656  

EBITDA

     1,031        1,040        736  

LCM, pre-tax

     43        234        —    

EBITDA excluding LCM

     1,074        1,274        736  

Three months ended March 31, 2015 versus three months ended December 31, 2014 –EBITDA declined versus the fourth quarter of 2014 by $200 million, excluding a $191 million quarter to quarter variance as a result of the LCM inventory adjustments. Olefins results declined by $280 million as the price of ethylene declined by approximately 14 cents per pound, which was partially offset by a slightly lower cost of ethylene production. Polyolefin results improved by approximately $75 million principally due to stronger spreads. Polyethylene and polypropylene spreads improved by approximately 4 and 3 cents per pound, respectively. Joint venture equity income increased by $2 million.

Three months ended March 31, 2015 versus three months ended March 31, 2014 – EBITDA increased by $338 million versus the first quarter 2014, excluding a $43 million quarter to quarter variance as a result of the LCM inventory adjustments. Olefins improved by $245 million primarily due to higher operating rates and sales volumes as the first quarter of 2014 was impacted by scheduled and unscheduled operating disruptions. The price of ethylene declined by approximately 13 cents per pound. This negative impact was partially offset by the lower cost of production in the first quarter of 2015. Polyolefin results improved by approximately $85 million as a result of increased volumes and improved spreads. Polyethylene and polypropylene spreads improved by approximately 3 and 5 cents per pound, respectively. Joint venture equity income increased by $3 million.

 

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Olefins and Polyolefins - Europe, Asia, International (O&P-EAI) – The primary products of this segment include ethylene and its co-products (propylene and butadiene), polyethylene, polypropylene, polypropylene compounds (global), Catalloy process resins and polybutene-1 resins.

Table 3 - O&P–EAI Financial Overview

 

     Three Months Ended  
     March 31,      December 31,      March 31,  

Millions of U.S. dollars

   2015      2014      2014  

Operating income

   $ 236      $ 246      $ 225  

EBITDA

     357        348        356  

LCM, pre-tax

     —          44        —    

EBITDA excluding LCM

     357        392        356  

Three months ended March 31, 2015 versus three months ended December 31, 2014 – EBITDA declined by $35 million versus the fourth quarter 2014, excluding a $44 million quarter to quarter variance as a result of the fourth quarter LCM inventory adjustment. Olefin results declined by $105 million primarily due to a lower ethylene price which declined by approximately 14 cents per pound. Raw materials with an economic advantage to naphtha represented 49 percent of ethylene production during the first quarter of 2015. Increased volumes were primarily responsible for an approximately $45 million increase in polyolefins respectively. Combined polypropylene compounds and polybutene-1 followed typical seasonal trends as results improved by approximately $30 million. Equity income increased by $1 million.

Three months ended March 31, 2015 versus three months ended March 31, 2014 – EBITDA was relatively unchanged versus the first quarter 2014. The first quarter of 2014 included a $52 million positive environmental settlement. Olefin results increased by approximately $10 million primarily due to higher ethylene margins from a lower cost of naphtha. Combined polyolefin results increased by approximately $60 million. Margin and spreads in European ethylene and polyolefins were relatively unchanged in dollars while increasing on a Euro basis. Polyethylene and polypropylene volumes each increased by 20 percent. Combined polypropylene compounds and polybutene-1 results were relatively unchanged. Equity income increased by $3 million.

 

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Intermediates and Derivatives (I&D) – The primary products of this segment include propylene oxide (PO) and its co-products (styrene monomer, tertiary butyl alcohol (TBA), isobutylene and tertiary butyl hydroperoxide), and derivatives (propylene glycol, propylene glycol ethers and butanediol), acetyls (including methanol), ethylene oxide and its derivatives, ethanol, and oxyfuels.

Table 4 - I&D Financial Overview

 

     Three Months Ended  
     March 31,      December 31,      March 31,  

Millions of U.S. dollars

   2015      2014      2014  

Operating income

   $ 271      $ 208      $ 316  

EBITDA

     337        271        375  

LCM, pre-tax

     44        93        —    

EBITDA excluding LCM

     381        364        375  

Three months ended March 31, 2015 versus three months ended December 31, 2014 – EBITDA increased by $17 million versus the fourth quarter 2014, excluding a $49 million quarter to quarter variance as a result of the LCM inventory adjustments. Propylene oxide and derivative results improved by approximately $15 million due to higher volumes. Intermediate chemical results increased by $35 million primarily as a result of higher margins. The negative impact of the Channelview methanol plant turnaround was offset by increased results in EO/EG, styrene and C4 chemicals. Oxyfuels results declined by approximately $35 million due to lower margins following strong fourth quarter 2014 results. Equity income increased by $2 million.

Three months ended March 31, 2015 versus three months ended March 31, 2014 – EBITDA increased by $6 million versus the first quarter 2014, excluding a $44 million quarter to quarter variance as a result of the LCM inventory adjustment. Propylene oxide and derivative results were relatively unchanged. Intermediate chemical results were relatively unchanged as lower acetyl and EO/EG results were offset by higher styrene results. Oxyfuels results were also relatively unchanged. Equity income increased by $2 million.

 

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Refining – The primary products of this segment include gasoline, diesel fuel, heating oil, jet fuel, and petrochemical raw materials.

Table 5 - Refining Financial Overview

 

     Three Months Ended  
     March 31,      December 31,      March 31,  

Millions of U.S. dollars

   2015      2014      2014  

Operating income (loss)

   $ 74      ($ 354    $ 86  

EBITDA

     149        (311      129  

LCM, pre-tax

     5        344        —    

EBITDA excluding LCM

     154        33        129  

Three months ended March 31, 2015 versus three months ended December 31, 2014 – EBITDA increased by $121 million versus the fourth quarter 2014, excluding a $339 million quarter to quarter variance as a result of the LCM inventory adjustments. Crude oil throughput declined by 25,000 barrels per day as rates were primarily constrained by maintenance internally and at a third party off-gas processor. The Maya 2-1-1 industry benchmark spread increased by approximately $6 per barrel, averaging $23.74 per barrel. The refinery spread increased somewhat less than the benchmark. The percentage of combined Canadian and light crudes approximately doubled versus the fourth quarter of 2014.

Three months ended March 31, 2015 versus three months ended March 31, 2014 – Versus the first quarter of 2014, EBITDA increased by $25 million, excluding a $5 million quarter to quarter variance as a result of the LCM inventory adjustment. Crude oil throughput declined by 6,000 barrels per day in the first quarter of 2015. The Maya 2-1-1 spread declined by approximately $4.52 per barrel. The refinery spread was relatively unchanged year over year, declining by $0.34 per barrel. During the first quarter of 2014, yields, capture rates, and throughput were negatively impacted by maintenance. The cost of RIN’s increased by approximately $10 million.

 

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Technology – The principal products of the Technology segment include polyolefin catalysts and production process technology licenses and related services.

Table 6 - Technology Financial Overview

 

     Three Months Ended  
     March 31,      December 31,      March 31,  

Millions of U.S. dollars

   2015      2014      2014  

Operating income

   $ 64      $ 29      $ 60  

EBITDA

     76        44        76  

Three months ended March 31, 2015 versus three months ended December 31, 2014 – EBITDA increased by $32 million. Increased catalyst results represented approximately two thirds of the increase.

Three months ended March 31, 2015 versus three months ended March 31, 2014 – EBITDA was unchanged. Catalyst results improved while licensing declined.

Capital Spending and Cash Balances

Capital expenditures, including growth projects, maintenance turnarounds, catalyst and information technology-related expenditures, were $306 million during the first quarter 2015. Our cash and short-term securities balance was $3.6 billion at March 31, 2015. We repurchased 15.7 million of our outstanding ordinary shares during the first quarter of 2015. There were 475 million common shares outstanding as of March 31, 2015. The company paid dividends of $334 million during the first quarter of 2015 and issued $1.0 billion in bonds at a coupon rate of 4.625% due in 2055.

CONFERENCE CALL

LyondellBasell will host a conference call April 24 at 11 a.m. ET. Participants on the call will include Chief Executive Officer Bob Patel, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Karyn Ovelmen, Senior Vice President - Strategic Planning and Transactions Sergey Vasnetsov, and Vice President of Investor Relations Doug Pike.

The toll-free dial-in number in the U.S. is 888-677-1826. A complete listing of toll-free numbers by country is available at www.lyb.com/teleconference for international callers. The pass code for all numbers is 4843334.

The slides and webcast that accompany the call will be available at http://www.lyb.com/earnings.

 

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A replay of the call will be available from 2 p.m. ET April 24 until May 24 at 11 p.m. ET. The replay dial-in numbers are 800-839-4837 (U.S.) and +1 203-369-3588 (international). The pass code for each is 4558.

ABOUT LYONDELLBASELL

LyondellBasell (NYSE: LYB) is one of the world’s largest plastics, chemical and refining companies and a member of the S&P 500. LyondellBasell (www.lyb.com) manufactures products at 55 sites in 18 countries. LyondellBasell products and technologies are used to make items that improve the quality of life for people around the world including packaging, electronics, automotive parts, home furnishings, construction materials and biofuels.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

The statements in this release and the related teleconference relating to matters that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based upon assumptions of management which are believed to be reasonable at the time made and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially based on factors including, but not limited to, the business cyclicality of the chemical, polymers and refining industries; the availability, cost and price volatility of raw materials and utilities, particularly the cost of oil, natural gas, and associated natural gas liquids; competitive product and pricing pressures; labor conditions; our ability to attract and retain key personnel; operating interruptions (including leaks, explosions, fires, weather-related incidents, mechanical failure, unscheduled downtime, supplier disruptions, labor shortages, strikes, work stoppages or other labor difficulties, transportation interruptions, spills and releases and other environmental risks); the supply/demand balances for our and our joint ventures’ products, and the related effects of industry production capacities and operating rates; our ability to achieve expected cost savings and other synergies; our ability to successfully execute projects and growth strategies; legal and environmental proceedings; tax rulings, consequences or proceedings; technological developments, and our ability to develop new products and process technologies; potential governmental regulatory actions; political unrest and terrorist acts; risks and uncertainties posed by international operations, including foreign currency fluctuations; and our ability to comply with debt covenants and service our debt. Additional factors that could cause results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements can be found in the “Risk Factors” section of our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014, which can be found at www.lyb.com on the Investor Relations page and on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov.

INFORMATION RELATED TO FINANCIAL MEASURES

This release makes reference to certain “non-GAAP” financial measures as defined in Regulation G of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The non-GAAP measures we have presented

 

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include income from continuing operations excluding LCM, diluted earnings per share excluding LCM, EBITDA and EBITDA excluding LCM. LCM stands for “lower of cost or market,” which is an accounting rule consistent with GAAP related to the valuation of inventory. Our inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market. Cost is determined using the last-in, first-out (“LIFO”) inventory valuation methodology, which means that the most recently incurred costs are charged to cost of sales and inventories are valued at the earliest acquisition costs. Market is determined based on an assessment of the current estimated replacement cost and selling price of the inventory. In periods where the market price of our inventory declines substantially, cost values of inventory may be higher than the market value, which results in us writing down the value of inventory to market value in accordance with the LCM rule, consistent with GAAP. We report our financial results in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, but believe that certain non-GAAP financial measures, such as EBITDA and earnings and EBITDA excluding LCM, provide useful supplemental information to investors regarding the underlying business trends and performance of the company’s ongoing operations and are useful for period-over-period comparisons of such operations. Non-GAAP financial measures should be considered as a supplement to, and not as a substitute for, or superior to, the financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP.

EBITDA, as presented herein, may not be comparable to a similarly titled measure reported by other companies due to differences in the way the measure is calculated. We calculate EBITDA as income from continuing operations plus interest expense (net), provision for (benefit from) income taxes, and depreciation & amortization. EBITDA should not be considered an alternative to profit or operating profit for any period as an indicator of our performance, or as alternative to operating cash flows as a measure of our liquidity. We have also presented financial information herein exclusive of adjustments for LCM.

Quantitative reconciliations of EBITDA to net income, the most comparable GAAP measure, are provided in Table 8 at the end of this release.

OTHER FINANCIAL MEASURE PRESENTATION NOTES

This release contains time sensitive information that is accurate only as of the time hereof. Information contained in this release is unaudited and subject to change. LyondellBasell undertakes no obligation to update the information presented herein except to the extent required by law.

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Media Contact: George Smalley +1 713-309-7575
Investor Contact:         Douglas J. Pike +1 713-309-7141

 

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Table 7 - Reconciliation of Segment Information to Consolidated Financial Information (a)

 

     2014     2015  

(Millions of U.S. dollars)

   Q1     Q2     Q3     Q4     Total     Q1  

Sales and other operating revenues:

            

Olefins & Polyolefins - Americas

   $ 3,357     $ 3,462     $ 3,750     $ 3,379     $ 13,948     $ 2,551  

Olefins & Polyolefins - EAI

     3,778       4,069       3,995       3,361       15,203       2,911  

Intermediates & Derivatives

     2,429       2,706       2,691       2,304       10,130       1,918  

Refining

     2,756       3,250       3,146       2,558       11,710       1,607  

Technology

     136       144       107       110       497       136  

Other/elims

     (1,321     (1,514     (1,623     (1,422     (5,880     (938
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Continuing Operations

$ 11,135   $ 12,117   $ 12,066   $ 10,290   $ 45,608   $ 8,185  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income (loss):

Olefins & Polyolefins - Americas

$ 656   $ 898   $ 1,068   $ 950   $ 3,572   $ 934  

Olefins & Polyolefins - EAI

  225     190     223     246     884     236  

Intermediates & Derivatives

  316     375     321     208     1,220     271  

Refining

  86     95     67     (354   (106   74  

Technology

  60     56     26     29     171     64  

Other

  (3   (1   1     (2   (5   (4
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Continuing Operations

$ 1,340   $ 1,613   $ 1,706   $ 1,077   $ 5,736   $ 1,575  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization:

Olefins & Polyolefins - Americas

$ 73   $ 74   $ 84   $ 85   $ 316   $ 86  

Olefins & Polyolefins - EAI

  70     67     65     46     248     55  

Intermediates & Derivatives

  55     56     55     59     225     60  

Refining

  42     42     42     43     169     74  

Technology

  16     15     16     14     61     12  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Continuing Operations

$ 256   $ 254   $ 262   $ 247   $ 1,019   $ 287  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EBITDA: (b)

Olefins & Polyolefins - Americas

$ 736   $ 978   $ 1,157   $ 1,040   $ 3,911   $ 1,031  

Olefins & Polyolefins - EAI

  356     319     343     348     1,366     357  

Intermediates & Derivatives

  375     430     383     271     1,459     337  

Refining

  129     137     110     (311   65     149  

Technology

  76     71     41     44     232     76  

Other

  (4   6     1     14     17     2  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Continuing Operations

$ 1,668   $ 1,941   $ 2,035   $ 1,406   $ 7,050   $ 1,952  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital, turnarounds and IT deferred spending:

Olefins & Polyolefins - Americas

$ 231   $ 306   $ 208   $ 167   $ 912   $ 149  

Olefins & Polyolefins - EAI

  33     27     45     86     191     38  

Intermediates & Derivatives

  45     52     50     94     241     76  

Refining

  32     20     27     44     123     33  

Technology

  2     6     6     11     25     6  

Other

  —       4     2     1     7     4  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Continuing Operations

$ 343   $ 415   $ 338   $ 403   $ 1,499   $ 306  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) EBITDA as presented herein includes the impacts of pre-tax LCM adjustments of $45 million and $715 million in the third and fourth quarters of 2014, respectively, and $92 million in the first quarter of 2015. See Tables 2 through 6 for LCM adjustments recorded for each segment.
(b) See Table 8 for EBITDA calculation.

 

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Table 8 - EBITDA Calculation

 

     2014     2015  

(Millions of U.S. dollars)

   Q1     Q2     Q3     Q4     Total     Q1  

Net income attributable to the Company shareholders(a)

   $ 945     $ 1,178     $ 1,258     $ 793     $ 4,174     $ 1,166  

Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests

     (1     (2     (1     (2     (6     (2

(Income) loss from discontinued operations, net of tax

     (1     (3     3       5       4       3  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations(a)

  943     1,173     1,260     796     4,172     1,167  

Provision for income taxes

  383     425     434     298     1,540     440  

Depreciation and amortization

  256     254     262     247     1,019     287  

Interest expense, net

  86     89     79     65     319     58  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EBITDA(b)

$ 1,668   $ 1,941   $ 2,035   $ 1,406   $ 7,050   $ 1,952  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) Amounts presented herein include after-tax LCM adjustments of $28 million and $455 million in the third and fourth quarters of 2014, respectively, and $58 million in the first quarter of 2015.
(b) EBITDA as presented herein includes pre-tax LCM adjustments of $45 million and $715 million in the third and fourth quarters of 2014, respectively, and $92 million in the first quarter of 2015.

 

LyondellBasell Industries

www.lyondellbasell.com

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Table 9 - Selected Segment Operating Information

 

     2014      2015  
     Q1      Q2      Q3      Q4      Total      Q1  

Olefins and Polyolefins - Americas

  

              

Volumes (million pounds)

                 

Ethylene produced

     1,979        1,721        2,301        2,458        8,459        2,364  

Propylene produced

     611        648        559        719        2,537        805  

Polyethylene sold

     1,406        1,451        1,577        1,486        5,920        1,497  

Polypropylene sold

     614        632        681        596        2,523        633  

Benchmark Market Prices

                 

West Texas Intermediate crude oil (USD per barrel)

     98.61        102.99        97.25        73.20        92.91        48.57  

Light Louisiana Sweet (“LLS”) crude oil (USD per barrel)

     104.36        105.55        101.03        76.58        96.92        52.84  

Natural gas (USD per million BTUs)

     5.01        4.74        4.19        4.09        4.51        2.76  

U.S. weighted average cost of ethylene production (cents/pound)

     20.0        17.1        14.5        10.5        15.4        10.2  

U.S. ethylene (cents/pound)

     48.3        47.2        51.8        44.8        48.0        34.8  

U.S. polyethylene [high density] (cents/pound)

     76.3        77.0        78.0        76.7        77.0        65.7  

U.S. propylene (cents/pound)

     73.3        69.7        70.8        69.8        70.9        49.7  

U.S. polypropylene [homopolymer] (cents/pound)

     88.3        84.7        86.3        85.8        86.3        67.7  

Olefins and Polyolefins - Europe, Asia, International

                 

Volumes (million pounds)

                 

Ethylene produced

     989        1,024        1,039        1,059        4,111        1,007  

Propylene produced

     582        617        629        618        2,446        600  

Polyethylene sold

     1,275        1,363        1,284        1,254        5,176        1,533  

Polypropylene sold

     1,509        1,707        1,633        1,561        6,410        1,817  

Benchmark Market Prices (€0.01 per pound)

                 

Western Europe weighted average cost of ethylene production

     32.9        34.3        31.5        18.2        29.2        22.9  

Western Europe ethylene

     54.7        52.8        54.1        48.7        52.6        39.3  

Western Europe polyethylene [high density]

     56.1        54.8        55.4        51.5        54.5        45.2  

Western Europe propylene

     51.3        52.2        51.9        46.5        50.5        37.1  

Western Europe polypropylene [homopolymer]

     59.9        61.3        61.4        57.0        59.9        49.8  

Intermediates and Derivatives

                 

Volumes (million pounds)

                 

Propylene oxide and derivatives

     772        726        768        781        3,047        870  

Ethylene oxide and derivatives

     262        319        211        226        1,018        268  

Styrene monomer

     683        870        933        870        3,356        903  

Acetyls

     683        592        613        619        2,507        547  

TBA Intermediates

     416        391        461        384        1,652        433  

Volumes (million gallons)

                 

MTBE/ETBE

     188        266        245        216        915        229  

Benchmark Market Margins (cents per gallon)

                 

MTBE - Northwest Europe

     63.4        90.7        111.8        109.1        94.0        64.0  

Refining

                 

Volumes (thousands of barrels per day)

                 

Heavy crude oil processing rate

     247        257        264        266        259        241  

Benchmark Market Margins

                 

Light crude oil - 2-1-1

     13.18        17.29        14.20        8.50        13.32        15.02  

Light crude oil - Maya differential

     15.08        9.72        10.15        9.22        11.11        8.72  

Source: LYB and third party consultants

Note: Benchmark market prices for U.S. and Western Europe polyethylene and polypropylene reflect discounted prices. Volumes presented represent third party sales of selected key products.

 

LyondellBasell Industries

www.lyondellbasell.com

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Table 10 - Unaudited Income Statement Information

 

     2014     2015  

(Millions of U.S. dollars)

   Q1     Q2     Q3     Q4     Total     Q1  

Sales and other operating revenues

   $ 11,135     $ 12,117     $ 12,066     $ 10,290     $ 45,608     $ 8,185  

Cost of sales(a)

     9,577       10,255       10,118       8,989       38,939       6,379  

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     186       215       211       194       806       205  

Research and development expenses

     32       34       31       30       127       26  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income(a)

  1,340     1,613     1,706     1,077     5,736     1,575  

Income from equity investments

  61     68     64     64     257     69  

Interest expense, net

  (86   (89   (79   (65   (319   (58

Other income, net

  11     6     3     18     38     21  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations before income taxes(a)

  1,326     1,598     1,694     1,094     5,712     1,607  

Provision for income taxes

  383     425     434     298     1,540     440  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations(b)

  943     1,173     1,260     796     4,172     1,167  

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax

  1     3     (3   (5   (4   (3
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income(b)

  944     1,176     1,257     791     4,168     1,164  

Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest

  1     2     1     2     6     2  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income attributable to the Company shareholders(b)

$ 945   $ 1,178   $ 1,258   $ 793   $ 4,174   $ 1,166  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) Amounts included herein include pre-tax LCM adjustments of $45 million and $715 million in the third and fourth quarters of 2014, respectively, and $92 million in the first quarter of 2015.
(b) Amounts included herein include after-tax LCM adjustments of $28 million and $455 million in the third and fourth quarters of 2014, respectively, and $58 million in the first quarter of 2015.

 

LyondellBasell Industries

www.lyondellbasell.com

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Table 11 - Charges (Benefits) Included in Income from Continuing Operations

 

     2014     2015  

Millions of U.S. dollars (except share data)

   Q1     Q2      Q3     Q4     Total     Q1  

Pretax charges (benefits):

             

Settlement of environmental indemnification agreement

   $ (52   $ —        $ —       $ —       $ (52   $ —    

Lower of cost or market inventory adjustment

     —         —          45       715       760       92  

Emission allowance credits, amortization

     —         —          —         —         —         35  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total pretax charges (benefits)

  (52   —       45     715     708     127  

Provision for (benefit from) income tax related to these items

  —       —       (17   (260   (277   (47
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

After-tax effect of net charges (benefits)

$ (52 $ —     $ 28   $ 455   $ 431   $ 80  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Effect on diluted earnings per share

$ 0.09   $ —     $ (0.05 $ (0.91 $ (0.82 $ (0.17

 

LyondellBasell Industries

www.lyondellbasell.com

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Table 12 - Unaudited Cash Flow Information

 

     2014     2015  
(Millions of U.S. dollars)    Q1     Q2     Q3     Q4     Total     Q1  

Net cash provided by operating activities

   $ 801     $ 1,797     $ 1,434     $ 2,016     $ 6,048     $ 1,468  

Net cash used in investing activities

     (2,011     (246     (638     (636     (3,531     (443

Net cash used in financing activities

     (550     (2,217     (1,621     (1,519     (5,907     (401

 

LyondellBasell Industries

www.lyondellbasell.com

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Table 13 - Unaudited Balance Sheet Information

 

     March 31,      June 30,      September 30,      December 31,      March 31,  

(Millions of U.S. dollars)

   2014      2014      2014      2014      2015  

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 2,702      $ 2,030      $ 1,185      $ 1,031      $ 1,616  

Restricted cash

     3        2        —          2        2  

Short-term investments

     1,402        1,299        1,544        1,593        1,478  

Accounts receivable, net

     4,141        4,264        4,105        3,448        3,089  

Inventories

     5,589        5,326        5,359        4,517        4,267  

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     1,156        784        739        1,054        1,195  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total current assets

  14,993     13,705     12,932     11,645     11,647  

Property, plant and equipment, net

  8,556     8,740     8,600     8,758     8,430  

Investments and long-term receivables:

Investment in PO joint ventures

  424     418     397     384     373  

Equity investments

  1,693     1,702     1,690     1,636     1,581  

Other investments and long-term receivables

  62     58     54     44     38  

Goodwill

  605     602     576     566     533  

Intangible assets, net

  870     838     799     769     695  

Other assets

  624     593     583     481     709  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

$ 27,827   $ 26,656   $ 25,631   $ 24,283   $ 24,006  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Current maturities of long-term debt

$ 3   $ 3   $ 2   $ 4   $ 4  

Short-term debt

  58     55     56     346     514  

Accounts payable

  3,642     3,690     3,431     3,064     2,631  

Accrued liabilities

  1,477     1,310     1,460     1,554     1,482  

Deferred income taxes

  540     570     685     469     429  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

  5,720     5,628     5,634     5,437     5,060  

Long-term debt

  6,766     6,766     6,753     6,757     7,749  

Other liabilities

  1,838     1,851     1,795     2,122     2,038  

Deferred income taxes

  1,677     1,623     1,574     1,623     1,653  

Stockholders’ equity

  11,791     10,753     9,843     8,314     7,478  

Non-controlling interests

  35     35     32     30     28  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

$ 27,827   $ 26,656   $ 25,631   $ 24,283   $ 24,006  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

LyondellBasell Industries

www.lyondellbasell.com

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