August 2024 Second Quarter 2024 Earnings Call Exhibit 99.2
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CrossAmerica Business OverviewCharles Nifong, CEO & President
Second Quarter Operations OPERATING RESULTS (in thousands, except for margin per gallon and merchandise gross margin percentage) Three Months ended June 30, 2024 2023 % Change Retail Segment: Gross Profit $76,644 $66,025 16% Operating Income $28,013 $26,151 7% Motor Fuel Gross Profit $39,289 $35,737 10% Merchandise Gross Profit* $29,849 $24,232 23% Retail Margin Per Gallon $0.373 $0.370 1% Volume of Gallons Sold 143,016 130,804 9% Same Store Sales Excluding Cigarettes* $53,520 $52,630 2% Merchandise Gross Margin Percentage* 28.3% 29.0% (70 bps) Wholesale Segment: Gross Profit $28,118 $31,699 (11%) Operating Income $20,924 $21,775 (4%) Motor Fuel Gross Profit $16,639 $17,933 (7%) Wholesale Margin Per Gallon $0.087 $0.082 6% Volume of Gallons Distributed 192,111 218,131 (12%) *Includes only company operated retail sites
CrossAmerica Financial OverviewMaura Topper, Chief Financial Officer
Second Quarter Results Summary OPERATING RESULTS (in thousands, except for distributions per unit and coverage) Three Months ended June 30, 2024 2023 % Change Net Income $12,424 $14,536 (15%) Adjusted EBITDA $42,570 $42,198 1% Distributable Cash Flow $26,051 $30,395 (14%) Weighted Avg. Diluted Units 38,199 38,150 0% Distribution Paid per LP Unit $0.5250 $0.5250 0% Distributions Paid $19,964 $19,925 0% Distribution Coverage (Paid Basis- current quarter) 1.30x 1.53x (15%) Distribution Coverage (Paid Basis – trailing twelve months) 1.32x 1.68x (21%) Note: See the reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA and Distributable Cash Flow (or “DCF”) to net income and the definitions of EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and DCF in the appendix of this presentation.
Capital Strength Capital Expenditures Second quarter 2024 capital expenditures of $5.3 million with $3.4 million of growth capex Growth capital expenditures included investment in our newly converted company operated sites and dispensers at certain locations Leverage Credit facility balance at 06/30/24: $789.5 million Continue to manage debt levels and leverage ratio Leverage ratio was 4.39x at 06/30/24 compared to 4.49x at 03/31/24 Effective interest rate at 06/30/24: 6.7% Ongoing benefit of interest rate swaps in elevated rate environment Continued Focus on Execution, Cash Flows, and Strong Balance Sheet
Appendix Second Quarter 2024 Earnings Call
Non-GAAP Financial Measures Non-GAAP Financial Measures We use the non-GAAP financial measures EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Distributable Cash Flow and Distribution Coverage Ratio. EBITDA represents net income before deducting interest expense, income taxes and depreciation, amortization and accretion (which includes certain impairment charges). Adjusted EBITDA represents EBITDA as further adjusted to exclude equity-based compensation expense, gains or losses on dispositions and lease terminations, net and certain discrete acquisition related costs, such as legal and other professional fees, separation benefit costs and certain other discrete non-cash items arising from purchase accounting. Distributable Cash Flow represents Adjusted EBITDA less cash interest expense, sustaining capital expenditures and current income tax expense. The Distribution Coverage Ratio is computed by dividing Distributable Cash Flow by distributions paid on common units. EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Distributable Cash Flow and Distribution Coverage Ratio are used as supplemental financial measures by management and by external users of our financial statements, such as investors and lenders. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are used to assess our financial performance without regard to financing methods, capital structure or income taxes and the ability to incur and service debt and to fund capital expenditures. In addition, Adjusted EBITDA is used to assess the operating performance of our business on a consistent basis by excluding the impact of items which do not result directly from the wholesale distribution of motor fuel, the leasing of real property, or the day to day operations of our retail site activities. EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Distributable Cash Flow and Distribution Coverage Ratio are also used to assess the ability to generate cash sufficient to make distributions to our unitholders. We believe the presentation of EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Distributable Cash Flow and Distribution Coverage Ratio provides useful information to investors in assessing the financial condition and results of operations. EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Distributable Cash Flow and Distribution Coverage Ratio should not be considered alternatives to net income or any other measure of financial performance or liquidity presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Distributable Cash Flow and Distribution Coverage Ratio have important limitations as analytical tools because they exclude some but not all items that affect net income. Additionally, because EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Distributable Cash Flow and Distribution Coverage Ratio may be defined differently by other companies in our industry, our definitions may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies, thereby diminishing their utility.
Non-GAAP Reconciliation The following table presents reconciliations of EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, and Distributable Cash Flow to net income, the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP financial measure, for each of the periods indicated (in thousands, except for per unit amounts): Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, 2024 2023 2024 2023 Net income (loss) $ 12,424 $ 14,536 $ (5,116 ) $ 13,557 Interest expense 14,208 10,683 24,749 22,695 Income tax expense (benefit) 1,703 2,797 (4,094 ) 1,135 Depreciation, amortization and accretion expense 18,446 19,298 37,167 39,118 EBITDA 46,781 47,314 52,706 76,505 Equity-based employee and director compensation expense 369 562 574 1,123 (Gain) loss on dispositions and lease terminations, net (a) (5,578 ) (6,700 ) 11,228 (4,933 ) Acquisition-related costs (b) 998 1,022 1,630 1,241 Adjusted EBITDA 42,570 42,198 66,138 73,936 Cash interest expense (13,723 ) (10,207 ) (23,781 ) (20,370 ) Sustaining capital expenditures (c) (1,926 ) (1,436 ) (3,568 ) (3,485 ) Current income tax expense (d) (870 ) (160 ) (1,007 ) (554 ) Distributable Cash Flow $ 26,051 $ 30,395 $ 37,782 $ 49,527 Distributions paid on common units 19,964 19,925 39,905 39,843 Distribution Coverage Ratio 1.30x 1.53x 0.95x 1.24x (a) During the three months ended June 30, 2024, CrossAmerica recorded a $6.5 million net gain in connection with its ongoing real estate rationalization effort, partially offset by $0.9 million of net losses on lease terminations and asset disposals, including non-cash write-offs of deferred rent income. During the three months ended June 30, 2023, CrossAmerica recorded a $6.1 million net gain in connection with its ongoing real estate rationalization effort and a $0.6 million net gain on lease terminations and asset disposals. (b) Relates to certain acquisition-related costs, such as legal and other professional fees, separation benefit costs and purchase accounting adjustments associated with recent acquisitions. (c) Under the Partnership Agreement, sustaining capital expenditures are capital expenditures made to maintain CrossAmerica's long-term operating income or operating capacity. Examples of sustaining capital expenditures are those made to maintain existing contract volumes, including payments to renew existing distribution contracts, or to maintain the sites in conditions suitable to lease, such as parking lot or roof replacement/renovation, or to replace equipment required to operate the existing business. (d) Excludes income tax incurred on the sale of sites.