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EXHIBIT 99.1
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
HOLLY CORPORATION REPORTS RECORD SECOND QUARTER RESULTS
     Dallas, Texas, August 4, 2005 — Holly Corporation (NYSE-HOC) (“Holly”) today reported record quarterly net income of $52.0 million ($1.64 per basic and $1.61 per diluted share) for the three months ended June 30, 2005, compared to net income of $51.0 million ($1.61 per basic and $1.56 per diluted share) for the three months ended June 30, 2004. Net income was $65.1 million ($2.06 per basic and $2.01 per diluted share) for the six months ended June 30, 2005, compared to net income of $65.0 million ($2.07 per basic and $2.01 per diluted share) for the six months ended June 30, 2004.
     Earnings for the second quarter of 2005 as compared to the second quarter of 2004 increased $1.0 million as higher refined product margins combined with higher refined product sales volumes were partially offset by higher operating costs and expenses and by the attribution of approximately half of the income from our refined product pipelines and terminals to the third-party owners of interests in Holly Energy Partners, L.P. (NYSE-HEP) (“HEP”). HEP has since July 2004 owned and operated product pipelines and terminals previously 100% owned by the Company. Company-wide refinery margins were $13.79 per produced barrel for the second quarter of 2005 compared to reported margins of $13.56 per produced barrel for the second quarter of 2004; however, refinery margins for the second quarter of 2005 were reduced by pipeline and terminalling fees to HEP for transportation services that were not charged against margins in the second quarter of 2004. Excluding pipeline and terminalling fees to HEP for the 2005 second quarter, company-wide refinery margins were $14.74 per produced barrel for the second quarter of 2005.
     Earnings for the six months ended June 30, 2005 were essentially flat as compared to the first six months of the prior year. Increases in sales volumes in an overall slightly higher margin

 


 

environment offset higher operating costs and expenses and the effect of the third-party owners’ interests in HEP. Company-wide refinery margins were $10.70 per produced barrel for the six months ended June 30, 2005 compared to reported margins of $11.08 per produced barrel for the first six months of 2004. Excluding pipeline and terminalling fees to HEP for the six months ended June 30, 2005, company-wide refinery margins were $11.64 per produced barrel for the first six months of 2005.
     Sales and other revenues increased 36% for the second quarter of 2005 and 38% for the first six months of 2005 as compared to the second quarter and first six months of 2004, respectively, due principally to increased refined product prices. Overall refined product sales volumes increased 5% in the second quarter as compared to the prior year’s second quarter and increased 8% for the first six months of 2005 as compared to the first six months of 2004. Cost of products sold was higher in the second quarter and first six months of 2005 due to the higher costs of purchased crude oil and higher volumes. Additionally impacting sales and costs of sales were increases in the current year due to the inclusion of the NK Asphalt Partners joint venture (now doing business as Holly Asphalt Company) in the 2005 consolidated financial statements, following our February 2005 purchase of the other partner’s interest, and the inclusion of revenues from HEP’s assets recently acquired from Alon. Operating expenses increased due to increased utility costs and the inclusion of the NK Asphalt Partners joint venture in the 2005 consolidated financial statements, combined with added expenses from the addition of personnel in 2004 and new operating costs on the assets HEP acquired from Alon. Selling, general and administrative expenses increased due primarily to additional employee compensation expense in 2005 from the addition of personnel in 2004 and increased equity-based incentive compensation, offset by reduced legal fees for 2005 as compared to 2004. Additionally, after the transfer of the Company’s product pipeline and terminal assets to HEP in July 2004, earnings were reduced by the share of pipeline and terminalling fees charged to the Company by HEP that is attributable to holders of units other than the Company (which currently owns approximately 45% of HEP). The increase in interest expense was principally due to higher interest costs associated with the senior notes of HEP.
     “We are very pleased with our 2005 second quarter earnings, a record quarter, due largely to the extremely good margins at our Navajo Refinery in New Mexico. While peaking in April

 


 

2005, refinery margins continued strong at the Navajo Refinery throughout the quarter. Additionally, the margins at our Utah and Montana refineries were positive contributions to the quarter,” said Matthew Clifton, President of Holly. “We generated $97.2 million of earnings before interest, taxes and depreciation (“EBITDA”) in the quarter, bringing our year-to-date EBITDA to $130.6 million. During the first half of the year, we have taken major steps in the execution of our previously announced value-added refinery initiatives for 2005 to improve profitability, including strides to improve product yields by increasing high-value production and sour crude runs and raising refinery utilization rates at our facilities (although overall production was slightly down at the Navajo Refinery due to a power failure in April 2005 and planned minor maintenance in June). Additionally, we are now under way with our clean fuels projects at the Navajo and Woods Cross refineries which will allow us to produce ultra low sulfur diesel fuel by the June 2006 deadline, along with a phased-in expansion of the Navajo facility. With respect to Holly Energy Partners, we are extremely pleased and look forward to its continued successful operations and performance. HEP unit price growth has been at the top of the pipeline MLP sector since its IPO in 2004. On the refining side, we believe industry fundamentals remain in our favor for the foreseeable future as growth in demand for refined products should continue to exceed refining supply, resulting in strong pricing for gasoline and distillate products. These fundamentals combined with our high sour crude capabilities should keep our earnings at healthy levels. Additionally, we are now well under way with our $100 million stock repurchase program, with over $40 million in purchases to date. As we look ahead, we will continue to strive to operate our assets safely, reliably and in an environmentally responsible manner, while looking for opportunities for strategic acquisition and organic growth opportunities, where we can leverage our strong financial position.”
     The Company has scheduled a conference call for tomorrow, August 5, 2005 at 10:00AM EDT to discuss financial results. Listeners may access this call by dialing (800) 858-5936. The ID# for this call is #7748646. Listeners may access the call via the internet at: http://audioevent.mshow.com/245793. Additionally, listeners may replay this call approximately two hours after the call concludes by dialing (800) 642-1687. This audio archive will be available through August 19, 2005.

 


 

     Holly Corporation, headquartered in Dallas, Texas, is an independent petroleum refiner and marketer that produces high value light products such as gasoline, diesel fuel and jet fuel. Holly operates through its subsidiaries a 75,000 barrels per stream day (“bpsd”) refinery located in Artesia, New Mexico, a 26,000 bpsd refinery in Woods Cross, Utah, and an 8,000 bpsd refinery in Great Falls, Montana. Holly also owns a 45% interest (including the general partner interest) in Holly Energy Partners, L.P., which through subsidiaries owns or leases approximately 1,600 miles of petroleum product pipelines in Texas, New Mexico and Oklahoma and refined product terminals in several Southwest and Rocky Mountain states.
     The following is a “safe harbor” statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: The statements in this press release relating to matters that are not historical facts are “forward-looking statements” based on management’s belief and assumptions using currently available information and expectations as of the date hereof, are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks and uncertainties, including those contained in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot assure you that our expectations will prove correct. Therefore, actual outcomes and results could materially differ from what is expressed, implied or forecast in such statements. Such differences could be caused by a number of factors including, but not limited to, risks and uncertainties with respect to the actions of actual or potential competitive suppliers of refined petroleum products in the Company’s markets, 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, the possibility of constraints on the transportation of refined products, the possibility of inefficiencies or shutdowns in refinery operations or pipelines, effects of governmental regulations and policies, the availability and cost of financing to the Company, the effectiveness of the Company’s capital investments and marketing strategies, the ability of the Company or Holly Energy Partners, L. P. to acquire refined product operations or pipeline and terminal operations on acceptable terms and to integrate any future acquired operations, the Company’s efficiency in carrying out construction projects, the possibility of terrorist attacks and the consequences of any such attacks, general economic conditions, and other financial, operational and legal risks and uncertainties detailed from time to time in the Company’s Securities and Exchange Commission filings. The forward-looking statements speak only as of the date made and, other than as required by law, we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

 


 

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Financial Data (all information in this release is unaudited)
                                 
    Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended  
    June 30,     June 30,  
    2005     2004     2005     2004  
    (In thousands, except per share data)  
 
                               
Sales and other revenues
  $ 771,296     $ 568,735     $ 1,423,021     $ 1,031,792  
Operating costs and expenses:
                               
Cost of products sold (exclusive of depreciation, depletion, and amortization)
    604,835       425,654       1,161,028       800,549  
Operating expenses (exclusive of depreciation, depletion, and amortization)
    50,347       39,935       94,951       78,607  
Selling, general and administrative expenses (exclusive of depreciation, depletion and amortization)
    15,678       11,694       28,776       26,071  
Depreciation, depletion and amortization
    13,127       9,931       24,946       19,855  
Exploration expenses, including dry holes
    139       305       241       428  
 
                       
Total operating costs and expenses
    684,126       487,519       1,309,942       925,510  
 
                       
Income from operations
    87,170       81,216       113,079       106,282  
Other income (expense):
                               
Equity in earnings (loss) of joint ventures
          600       (685 )     (55 )
Minority interests in income of partnerships
    (3,119 )     (306 )     (6,721 )     (995 )
Interest income
    2,084       2,313       3,252       2,390  
Interest expense
    (2,661 )     (751 )     (4,205 )     (1,706 )
 
                       
 
    (3,696 )     1,856       (8,359 )     (366 )
 
                       
Income before income taxes
    83,474       83,072       104,720       105,916  
Income tax provision
    31,446       32,065       39,626       40,947  
 
                       
Net income
  $ 52,028     $ 51,007     $ 65,094     $ 64,969  
 
                       
 
                               
Net income per common share — basic
  $ 1.64     $ 1.61     $ 2.06     $ 2.07  
 
                               
Net income per common share — diluted
  $ 1.61     $ 1.56     $ 2.01     $ 2.01  
 
                               
Cash dividends declared per common share
  $ 0.10     $ 0.065     $ 0.18     $ 0.13  
 
                               
Average number of common shares outstanding:
                               
Basic
    31,637       31,606       31,576       31,408  
Diluted
    32,383       32,604       32,307       32,370  

 


 

Balance Sheet Data
                 
    June 30,     December 31,  
    2005     2004  
    (In thousands)  
 
               
Cash, cash equivalents and investments in marketable securities
  $ 245,632     $ 219,265  
Working capital
  $ 220,846     $ 148,642  
Total assets
  $ 1,320,677     $ 982,713  
Total debt, including current maturities and bank borrowings (1)
  $ 191,529     $ 33,572  
Minority interests
  $ 179,484     $ 157,550  
Stockholders’ equity
  $ 383,500     $ 339,916  
 
(1)   Includes HEP’s 6.25% senior notes of $183.0 million at June 30, 2005 and HEP bank borrowings of $25.0 million at December 31, 2004.
Other Financial Data
                                 
    Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended  
    June 30,     June 30,  
    2005     2004     2005     2004  
            (In thousands)          
 
                               
Net cash provided by operating activities
  $ 66,041     $ 86,458     $ 77,442     $ 123,789  
Net cash used for investing activities
  $ (18,670 )   $ (5,347 )   $ (150,423 )   $ (16,243 )
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities
  $ 791     $ (38,975 )   $ 117,122     $ (54,838 )
Capital expenditures
  $ 15,197     $ 5,671     $ 28,645     $ 19,119  
EBITDA(1)
  $ 97,178     $ 91,441     $ 130,619     $ 125,087  
 
(1)   Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, which we refer to as EBITDA as presented above is reconciled to net income under “Reconciliations to Amounts Reported under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles” below.

 


 

     Our two major business segments are: Refining and HEP. The Refining segment presented in the June 30, 2004 quarterly report on Form 10-Q is not the same Refining segment as presented below. The Refining segment for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2004 has been reported to include results of operations involving assets included in HEP prior to the contribution on July 13, 2004. The HEP segment did not have any activity for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2004 as HEP was not formed until July 13, 2004.
                                 
    Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended  
    June 30,     June 30,  
    2005     2004     2005     2004  
            (In thousands)          
 
                               
Sales and other revenues (1)
                               
Refining
  $ 761,667     $ 568,245     $ 1,405,944     $ 1,030,926  
HEP
    19,521             36,034        
Corporate and Other
    252       607       617       1,097  
Consolidations and Eliminations
    (10,144 )     (117 )     (19,574 )     (231 )
 
                       
Consolidated
  $ 771,296     $ 568,735     $ 1,423,021     $ 1,031,792  
 
                       
 
                               
Income (loss) from operations (1)
                               
Refining
  $ 92,294     $ 90,169     $ 122,671     $ 126,922  
HEP
    8,234             16,019        
Corporate and Other
    (13,358 )     (8,953 )     (25,611 )     (20,640 )
 
                       
Consolidated
  $ 87,170     $ 81,216     $ 113,079     $ 106,282  
 
                       
 
(1)   The Refining segment involves the purchase and refining of crude oil and wholesale and branded marketing of refined products, such as gasoline, diesel fuel and jet fuel, and includes our Navajo Refinery, Montana Refinery and Woods Cross Refinery. The petroleum products produced by the Refining segment are marketed in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, Washington and northern Mexico. The Refining segment also includes certain crude oil and intermediate product pipelines that we still own and operate in conjunction with our refining operations as part of the supply networks of the refineries (the intermediate product pipelines were acquired by HEP on July 8, 2005 and will become part of the HEP segment). The Refining segment also includes the equity in earnings from our 49% interest in NK Asphalt Partners prior to February 2005. In February 2005, we acquired the other 51% interest in the joint venture from our other partner; subsequent to the purchase, we are including the operations of NK Asphalt Partners in our consolidated financial statements. NK Asphalt Partners, dba Holly Asphalt Company, manufactures and markets asphalt and asphalt products in Arizona, New Mexico, Texas and California. The cost of pipeline transportation and terminal services provided by HEP is also included in the Refining segment. The HEP segment involves all of the operations of HEP, including approximately 1,300 miles (780 miles prior to the Alon asset acquisition) of its pipeline assets principally in Texas, New Mexico and Oklahoma and refined product terminals in several Southwest and Rocky Mountain States. The HEP segment also includes its 70% interest in Rio Grande, which provides petroleum products transportation. Revenues from the HEP segment are earned through transactions with unaffiliated parties for pipeline transportation, rental and terminalling operations as well as revenues relating to pipeline transportation services provided for our refining operations and from HEP’s interest in Rio Grande. Results of operations involving the assets included in the HEP segment prior to July 13, 2004 are included in the Refining segment for reporting purposes. Our operations not included in the two reportable segments are included in Corporate and Other, which includes costs of Holly Corporation, the parent company, consisting primarily of general and administrative expenses and interest charges as well as a small-scale oil and gas exploration and production program. The consolidations and eliminations amount includes the elimination of the revenue associated with our pipeline transportation services between us and HEP.

 


 

Refining Operating Data
     Our refinery operations include the Navajo Refinery, the Woods Cross Refinery and the Montana Refinery. The following tables set forth information, including non-generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) performance measures about our refinery operations. The cost of products and refinery gross margin do not include the effect of depreciation, depletion and amortization. Reconciliations to amounts reported under GAAP are presented under “Reconciliations to Amounts Reported under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.”
                                 
    Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended  
    June 30,     June 30,  
    2005     2004     2005     2004  
 
                       
 
                               
Navajo Refinery
                               
Crude charge (BPD) (1)
    71,920       73,570       73,100       70,510  
Refinery production (BPD) (2)
    77,750       80,000       80,880       78,740  
Sales of produced refined products (BPD)
    77,600       77,340       80,230       77,720  
Sales of refined products (BPD) (3)
    85,960       83,850       89,800       84,240  
 
                               
Refinery utilization (4)
    95.9 %     98.1 %     97.5 %     94.0 %
 
                               
Average per produced barrel (5)
                               
Net sales
  $ 65.73     $ 52.72     $ 61.50     $ 48.83  
Cost of products (6)
    50.30       37.77       49.47       36.43  
 
                       
Refinery gross margin (7)
    15.43       14.95       12.03       12.40  
Refinery operating expenses (8)
    3.84       3.17       3.45       3.12  
 
                       
Net operating margin
  $ 11.59     $ 11.78     $ 8.58     $ 9.28  
 
                       
 
                               
Feedstocks:
                               
Sour crude oil
    90 %     81 %     88 %     80 %
Sweet crude oil
    0 %     9 %     0 %     8 %
Other feedstocks and blends
    10 %     10 %     12 %     12 %
 
                       
Total
    100 %     100 %     100 %     100 %
 
                       
 
                               
Sales of produced refined products:
                               
Gasolines
    56 %     58 %     59 %     59 %
Diesel fuels
    30 %     26 %     27 %     26 %
Jet fuels
    4 %     6 %     4 %     6 %
Asphalt
    7 %     7 %     7 %     6 %
LPG and other
    3 %     3 %     3 %     3 %
 
                       
Total
    100 %     100 %     100 %     100 %
 
                       

 


 

                                 
    Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended  
    June 30,     June 30,  
    2005     2004     2005     2004  
 
                               
Woods Cross Refinery
                               
Crude charge (BPD) (1)
    25,820       24,470       23,780       22,840  
Refinery production (BPD) (2)
    27,170       24,910       25,540       23,110  
Sales of produced refined products (BPD)
    27,820       24,550       26,450       23,280  
Sales of refined products (BPD) (3)
    29,120       25,050       27,500       23,580  
 
                               
Refinery utilization (4)
    99.3 %     97.9 %     91.5 %     91.4 %
 
                               
Average per produced barrel (5)
                               
Net sales
  $ 67.35     $ 53.39     $ 61.17     $ 48.88  
Cost of products (6)
    57.28       42.61       54.35       41.44  
 
                       
Refinery gross margin (7)
    10.07       10.78       6.82       7.44  
Refinery operating expenses (8)
    3.86       3.76       4.08       3.93  
 
                       
Net operating margin
  $ 6.21     $ 7.02     $ 2.74     $ 3.51  
 
                       
 
                               
Feedstocks:
                               
Sour crude oil
    9 %     5 %     9 %     5 %
Sweet crude oil
    83 %     88 %     81 %     89 %
Other feedstocks and blends
    8 %     7 %     10 %     6 %
 
                       
Total
    100 %     100 %     100 %     100 %
 
                       
 
                               
Sales of produced refined products:
                               
Gasolines
    60 %     58 %     60 %     59 %
Diesel fuels
    31 %     32 %     28 %     31 %
Jet fuels
    2 %     2 %     2 %     1 %
Fuel oil
    6 %     7 %     7 %     7 %
LPG and other
    1 %     1 %     3 %     2 %
 
                       
Total
    100 %     100 %     100 %     100 %
 
                       
 
                               
Montana Refinery
                               
Crude charge (BPD) (1)
    8,030       8,160       7,730       7,030  
Refinery production (BPD) (2)
    8,510       8,550       8,170       7,420  
Sales of produced refined products (BPD)
    8,990       8,790       7,250       6,920  
Sales of refined products (BPD) (3)
    9,190       8,990       7,380       7,130  
 
                               
Refinery utilization (4)
    100.4 %     102.0 %     96.6 %     87.9 %
 
                               
Average per produced barrel (5)
                               
Net sales
  $ 52.15     $ 43.29     $ 52.88     $ 42.24  
Cost of products (6)
    41.04       34.17       42.75       33.72  
 
                       
Refinery gross margin
    11.11       9.12       10.13       8.52  
Refinery operating expenses (8)
    5.73       5.06       7.08       6.18  
 
                       
Net operating margin
  $ 5.38     $ 4.06     $ 3.05     $ 2.34  
 
                       
 
                               
Feedstocks:
                               
Sour crude oil
    93 %     93 %     93 %     92 %
Other feedstocks and blends
    7 %     7 %     7 %     8 %
 
                       
Total
    100 %     100 %     100 %     100 %
 
                       

 


 

                                 
    Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended  
    June 30,     June 30,  
    2005     2004     2005     2004  
 
                               
Montana Refinery
                               
Sales of produced refined products:
                               
Gasolines
    39 %     39 %     45 %     45 %
Diesel fuels
    17 %     17 %     20 %     19 %
Jet fuels
    5 %     5 %     6 %     6 %
Asphalt
    35 %     35 %     24 %     25 %
LPG and other
    4 %     4 %     5 %     5 %
 
                       
Total
    100 %     100 %     100 %     100 %
 
                       
 
                               
Consolidated
                               
Crude charge (BPD) (1)
    105,770       106,200       104,610       100,380  
Refinery production (BPD) (2)
    113,430       113,460       114,590       109,270  
Sales of produced refined products (BPD)
    114,410       110,680       113,930       107,920  
Sales of refined products (BPD) (3)
    124,270       117,890       124,680       114,950  
 
                               
Refinery utilization (4)
    97.0 %     98.3 %     96.0 %     92.9 %
 
                               
Average per produced barrel (5)
                               
Net sales
  $ 65.06     $ 52.12     $ 60.87     $ 48.42  
Cost of products (6)
    51.27       38.56       50.17       37.34  
 
                       
Refinery gross margin (7)
    13.79       13.56       10.70       11.08  
Refinery operating expenses (8)
    3.99       3.45       3.83       3.49  
 
                       
Net operating margin
  $ 9.80     $ 10.11     $ 6.87     $ 7.59  
 
                       
 
                               
Feedstocks:
                               
Sour crude oil
    70 %     65 %     71 %     65 %
Sweet crude oil
    20 %     26 %     18 %     25 %
Other feedstocks and blends
    10 %     9 %     11 %     10 %
 
                       
Total
    100 %     100 %     100 %     100 %
 
                       
 
                               
Sales of produced refined products:
                               
Gasolines
    56 %     56 %     58 %     58 %
Diesel fuels
    29 %     27 %     27 %     27 %
Jet fuels
    4 %     5 %     4 %     5 %
Asphalt
    7 %     7 %     6 %     6 %
LPG and other
    4 %     5 %     5 %     4 %
 
                       
Total
    100 %     100 %     100 %     100 %
 
                       
(1)   Crude charge represents the barrels per day of crude oil processed at the crude units at our refineries.
 
(2)   Refinery production represents the barrels per day of refined products yielded from processing crude and other refinery feedstocks through the crude units and other conversion units at our refineries.
 
(3)   Includes refined products purchased for resale.
 
(4)   Represents crude charge divided by total crude capacity.
 
(5)   Represents average per barrel amounts for produced refined products sold, which are non-GAAP. Reconciliations to amounts reported under GAAP are located under “Reconciliations to Amounts Reported under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.”
 
(6)   Subsequent to the formation of HEP, included in cost of products are transportation costs billed from HEP.
 
(7)   For comparability purposes, if amounts paid to HEP for transportation were excluded, as was the case prior to HEP’s initial public offering, the refinery gross margins for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2005 prior to the inclusion of those transportation costs were $16.76 and $13.29 for Navajo Refinery, $10.29 and $7.03 for Woods Cross Refinery, and $14.74 and $11.64 for the consolidated operations, respectively.
 
(8)   Represents operating expenses of our refinery, exclusive of depreciation, depletion, and amortization, and excludes refining segment expenses of product pipelines and terminals.

 


 

Reconciliations to Amounts Reported Under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
Reconciliations of earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”) to amounts reported under generally accepted accounting principles in financial statements.
     Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, which we refer to as EBITDA, is calculated as net income plus (i) interest expense net of interest income, (ii) income tax provision, and (iii) depreciation, depletion and amortization. EBITDA is not a calculation based upon accounting principles generally accepted in the United States; however, the amounts included in the EBITDA calculation are derived from amounts included in our consolidated financial statements. EBITDA should not be considered as an alternative to net income or operating income as an indication of our operating performance or as an alternative to operating cash flow as a measure of liquidity. EBITDA is not necessarily comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies. EBITDA is presented here because it is a widely used financial indicator used by investors and analysts to measure performance. EBITDA is also used by our management for internal analysis and as a basis for financial covenants.
     Set forth below is our calculation of EBITDA.
                                 
    Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended  
    June 30,     June 30,  
    2005     2004     2005     2004  
            (In thousands)          
 
                               
Net income
  $ 52,028     $ 51,007     $ 65,094     $ 64,969  
Add provision for income tax
    31,446       32,065       39,626       40,947  
Add interest expense
    2,661       751       4,205       1,706  
Subtract interest income
    (2,084 )     (2,313 )     (3,252 )     (2,390 )
Add depreciation, depletion and amortization
    13,127       9,931       24,946       19,855  
 
                       
EBITDA
  $ 97,178     $ 91,441     $ 130,619     $ 125,087  
 
                       
Reconciliations of refinery operating information (non-GAAP performance measures) to amounts reported under generally accepted accounting principles in financial statements.
     Refinery gross margin and net operating margin are non-GAAP performance measures that are used by our management and others to compare our refining performance to that of other companies in our industry. We believe these margin measures are helpful to investors in evaluating our refining performance on a relative and absolute basis.
     We calculate refinery gross margin and net operating margin using net sales, cost of products and operating expenses, in each case averaged per produced barrel sold. These two margins do not include the effect of depreciation, depletion and amortization. Each of these component performance measures can be reconciled directly to our Consolidated Statement of Income.
     Other companies in our industry may not calculate these performance measures in the same manner.

 


 

Refinery Gross Margin
Refinery gross margin per barrel is the difference between average net sales price and average cost of products per barrel of produced refined products. Refinery gross margin for each of our refineries and for all of our refineries on a consolidated basis is calculated as shown below.
                                 
    Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended  
    June 30,     June 30,  
    2005     2004     2005     2004  
 
                               
Average per produced barrel
                               
 
                               
Navajo Refinery
                               
Net sales
  $ 65.73     $ 52.72     $ 61.50     $ 48.83  
Less cost of products
    50.30       37.77       49.47       36.43  
 
                       
Refinery gross margin
  $ 15.43     $ 14.95     $ 12.03     $ 12.40  
 
                       
 
                               
Woods Cross Refinery Net sales
  $ 67.35     $ 53.39     $ 61.17     $ 48.88  
Less cost of products
    57.28       42.61       54.35       41.44  
 
                       
Refinery gross margin
  $ 10.07     $ 10.78     $ 6.82     $ 7.44  
 
                       
 
                               
Montana Refinery
                               
Net sales
  $ 52.15     $ 43.29     $ 52.88     $ 42.24  
Less cost of products
    41.04       34.17       42.75       33.72  
 
                       
Refinery gross margin
  $ 11.11     $ 9.12     $ 10.13     $ 8.52  
 
                       
 
                               
Consolidated
                               
Net sales
  $ 65.06     $ 52.12     $ 60.87     $ 48.42  
Less cost of products
    51.27       38.56       50.17       37.34  
 
                       
Refinery gross margin
  $ 13.79     $ 13.56     $ 10.70     $ 11.08  
 
                       
Net Operating Margin
Net operating margin per barrel is the difference between refinery gross margin and refinery operating expenses per barrel of produced refined products. Net operating margin for each of our refineries and for all of our refineries on a consolidated basis is calculated as shown below.
                                 
    Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended  
    June 30,     June 30,  
    2005     2004     2005     2004  
 
                               
Average per produced barrel
                               
 
                               
Navajo Refinery
                               
Refinery gross margin
  $ 15.43     $ 14.95     $ 12.03     $ 12.40  
Less refinery operating expenses
    3.84       3.17       3.45       3.12  
 
                       
Net operating margin
  $ 11.59     $ 11.78     $ 8.58     $ 9.28  
 
                       
 
                               
Woods Cross Refinery
                               
Refinery gross margin
  $ 10.07     $ 10.78     $ 6.82     $ 7.44  
Less refinery operating expenses
    3.86       3.76       4.08       3.93  
 
                       
Net operating margin
  $ 6.21     $ 7.02     $ 2.74     $ 3.51  
 
                       

 


 

                                 
    Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended  
    June 30,     June 30,  
    2005     2004     2005     2004  
 
                               
Average per produced barrel
                               
 
                               
Montana Refinery
                               
Refinery gross margin
  $ 11.11     $ 9.12     $ 10.13     $ 8.52  
Less refinery operating expenses
    5.73       5.06       7.08       6.18  
 
                       
Net operating margin
  $ 5.38     $ 4.06     $ 3.05     $ 2.34  
 
                       
 
                               
Consolidated
                               
Refinery gross margin
  $ 13.79     $ 13.56     $ 10.70     $ 11.08  
Less refinery operating expenses
    3.99       3.45       3.83       3.49  
 
                       
Net operating margin
  $ 9.80     $ 10.11     $ 6.87     $ 7.59  
 
                       
Below are reconciliations to our Consolidated Statement of Income for (i) net sales, cost of products and operating expenses, in each case averaged per produced barrel sold, and (ii) net operating margin and refinery gross margin. Due to rounding of reported numbers, some amounts may not calculate exactly.
Reconciliations of refined product sales from produced products sold to total sales and other revenue
                                 
    Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended  
    June 30,     June 30,  
    2005     2004     2005     2004  
 
                               
Navajo Refinery
                               
Average sales price per produced barrel sold
  $ 65.73     $ 52.72     $ 61.50     $ 48.83  
Times sales of produced refined products sold (BPD)
    77,600       77,340       80,230       77,720  
Times number of days in period
    91       91       181       182  
 
                       
Refined product sales from produced products sold
  $ 464,159     $ 371,040     $ 893,080     $ 690,702  
 
                       
 
                               
Woods Cross Refinery
                               
Average sales price per produced barrel sold
  $ 67.35     $ 53.39     $ 61.17     $ 48.88  
Times sales of produced refined products sold (BPD)
    27,820       24,550       26,450       23,280  
Times number of days in period
    91       91       181       182  
 
                       
Refined product sales from produced products sold
  $ 170,505     $ 119,276     $ 292,848     $ 207,103  
 
                       
 
                               
Montana Refinery
                               
Average sales price per produced barrel sold
  $ 52.15     $ 43.29     $ 52.88     $ 42.24  
Times sales of produced refined products sold (BPD)
    8,990       8,790       7,250       6,920  
Times number of days in period
    91       91       181       182  
 
                       
Refined product sales from produced products sold
  $ 42,663     $ 34,627     $ 69,392     $ 53,199  
 
                       
 
                               
Sum of refined products sales from produced products sold from our three refineries (2)
  $ 677,327     $ 524,943     $ 1,255,320     $ 951,004  
Add refined product sales from purchased products and rounding (1)
    62,122       37,552       124,635       67,353  
 
                       
Total refined products sales
    739,449       562,495       1,379,955       1,018,357  
Add other refining segment revenue
    22,218       5,750       25,989       12,569  
 
                       
Total refining segment revenue
    761,667       568,245       1,405,944       1,030,926  
Add HEP sales and other revenue
    19,521             36,034        
Add corporate and other revenues
    252       607       617       1,097  
Subtract consolidations and eliminations
    (10,144 )     (117 )     (19,574 )     (231 )
 
                       
Sales and other revenues
  $ 771,296     $ 568,735     $ 1,423,021     $ 1,031,792  
 
                       
 
(1)   We purchase finished products when opportunities arise that provide a profit on the sale of such products, or to meet delivery commitments where we choose to redirect produced products to more profitable markets.
 
(2)   The above calculations of refined product sales from produced products sold can also be computed on a consolidated basis. These amounts may not calculate exactly due to rounding of reported numbers.

 


 

                                 
    Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended  
    June 30,     June 30,  
    2005     2004     2005     2004  
 
                               
Average sales price per produced barrel sold
  $ 65.06     $ 52.12     $ 60.87     $ 48.42  
Times sales of produced refined products sold (BPD)
    114,410       110,680       113,930       107,920  
Times number of days in period
    91       91       181       182  
 
                       
Refined product sales from produced products sold
  $ 677,327     $ 524,943     $ 1,255,320     $ 951,004  
 
                       
Reconciliation of average cost of products per produced barrel sold to total costs of products sold
                                 
    Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended  
    June 30,     June 30,  
    2005     2004     2005     2004  
 
                               
Navajo Refinery
                               
Average cost of products per produced barrel sold
  $ 50.30     $ 37.77     $ 49.47     $ 36.43  
Times sales of produced refined products sold (BPD)
    77,600       77,340       80,230       77,720  
Times number of days in period
    91       91       181       182  
 
                       
Cost of products for produced products sold
  $ 355,198     $ 265,823     $ 718,385     $ 515,304  
 
                       
 
                               
Woods Cross Refinery
                               
Average cost of products per produced barrel sold
  $ 57.28     $ 42.61     $ 54.35     $ 41.44  
Times sales of produced refined products sold (BPD)
    27,820       24,550       26,450       23,280  
Times number of days in period
    91       91       181       182  
 
                       
Cost of products for produced products sold
  $ 145,011     $ 95,193     $ 260,198     $ 175,580  
 
                       
 
                               
Montana Refinery
                               
Average cost of products per produced barrel sold
  $ 41.04     $ 34.17     $ 42.75     $ 33.72  
Times sales of produced refined products sold (BPD)
    8,990       8,790       7,250       6,920  
Times number of days in period
    91       91       181       182  
 
                       
Cost of products for produced products sold
  $ 33,574     $ 27,332     $ 56,099     $ 42,468  
 
                       
 
                               
Sum of cost of products for produced products sold from our three refineries (2)
  $ 533,783     $ 388,348     $ 1,034,682     $ 733,352  
Add refined product costs from purchased products sold and rounding (1)
    65,041       37,423       128,908       67,428  
 
                       
Total refined costs of products sold
    598,824       425,771       1,163,590       800,780  
Add other refining segment costs of products sold
    16,155             17,012        
 
                       
Total refining segment cost of products sold
    614,979       425,771       1,180,602       800,780  
Subtract consolidations and eliminations
    (10,144 )     (117 )     (19,574 )     (231 )
 
                       
Costs of products sold (exclusive of depreciation, depletion and amortization)
  $ 604,835     $ 425,654     $ 1,161,028     $ 800,549  
 
                       
 
(1)   We purchase finished products when opportunities arise that provide a profit on the sale of such products, or to meet delivery commitments where we choose to redirect produced products to more profitable markets.
 
(2)   The above calculations of refined product sales from produced products sold can also be computed on a consolidated basis. These amounts may not calculate exactly due to rounding of reported numbers.

 


 

                                 
    Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended  
    June 30,     June 30,  
    2005     2004     2005     2004  
 
                               
Average cost of products per produced barrel sold
  $ 51.27     $ 38.56     $ 50.17     $ 37.34  
Times sales of produced refined products sold (BPD)
    114,410       110,680       113,930       107,920  
Times number of days in period
    91       91       181       182  
 
                       
Cost of products for produced products sold
  $ 533,783     $ 388,348     $ 1,034,682     $ 733,352  
 
                       
Reconciliation of average refinery operating expenses per produced barrel sold to total operating expenses
                                 
    Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended  
    June 30,     June 30,  
    2005     2004     2005     2004  
 
                               
Navajo Refinery
                               
Average refinery operating expenses per produced barrel sold
  $ 3.84     $ 3.17     $ 3.45     $ 3.12  
Times sales of produced refined products sold (BPD)
    77,600       77,340       80,230       77,720  
Times number of days in period
    91       91       181       182  
 
                       
Refinery operating expenses for produced products sold
  $ 27,117     $ 22,310     $ 50,100     $ 44,133  
 
                       
 
                               
Woods Cross Refinery
                               
Average refinery operating expenses per produced barrel sold
  $ 3.86     $ 3.76     $ 4.08     $ 3.93  
Times sales of produced refined products sold (BPD)
    27,820       24,550       26,450       23,280  
Times number of days in period
    91       91       181       182  
 
                       
Refinery operating expenses for produced products sold
  $ 9,772     $ 8,400     $ 19,533     $ 16,651  
 
                       
 
                               
Montana Refinery
                               
Average refinery operating expenses per produced barrel sold
  $ 5.73     $ 5.06     $ 7.08     $ 6.18  
Times sales of produced refined products sold (BPD)
    8,990       8,790       7,250       6,920  
Times number of days in period
    91       91       181       182  
 
                       
Refinery operating expenses for produced products sold
  $ 4,688     $ 4,047     $ 9,291     $ 7,783  
 
                       
 
                               
Sum of refinery operating expenses per produced products sold from our three refineries (1)
  $ 41,577     $ 34,757     $ 78,924     $ 68,567  
Add other refining segment operating expenses and rounding
    2,322       5,086       4,191       9,907  
 
                       
Total refining segment operating expenses
    43,899       39,843       83,115       78,474  
Add HEP operating expenses
    6,448             11,836        
Add corporate and other costs
          92             133  
 
                       
Operating expenses (exclusive of depreciation, depletion and amortization)
  $ 50,347     $ 39,935     $ 94,951     $ 78,607  
 
                       
 
(1)   The above calculations of refined product sales from produced products sold can also be computed on a consolidated basis. These amounts may not calculate exactly due to rounding of reported numbers.

 


 

                                 
    Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended  
    June 30,     June 30,  
    2005     2004     2005     2004  
 
                               
Average refinery operating expenses per produced barrel sold
  $ 3.99     $ 3.45     $ 3.83     $ 3.49  
Times sales of produced refined products sold (BPD)
    114,410       110,680       113,930       107,920  
Times number of days in period
    91       91       181       182  
 
                       
Refinery operating expenses for produced products sold
  $ 41,577     $ 34,757     $ 78,924     $ 68,567  
 
                       
Reconciliation of net operating margin per barrel to refinery gross margin per barrel to total sales and other revenues
                                 
    Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended  
    June 30,     June 30,  
    2005     2004     2005     2004  
 
                               
Navajo Refinery
                               
Net operating margin per produced barrel
  $ 11.59     $ 11.78     $ 8.58     $ 9.28  
Add average refinery operating expenses per produced barrel
    3.84       3.17       3.45       3.12  
 
                       
Refinery gross margin per produced barrel
    15.43       14.95       12.03       12.40  
Add average cost of products per produced barrel sold
    50.30       37.77       49.47       36.43  
 
                       
Average net sales per produced barrel sold
  $ 65.73     $ 52.72     $ 61.50     $ 48.83  
Times sales of produced refined products sold (BPD)
    77,600       77,340       80,230       77,720  
Times number of days in period
    91       91       181       182  
 
                       
Refined product sales from produced products sold
  $ 464,159     $ 371,040     $ 893,080     $ 690,702  
 
                       
 
                               
Woods Cross Refinery
                               
Net operating margin per produced barrel
  $ 6.21     $ 7.02     $ 2.74     $ 3.51  
Add average refinery operating expenses per produced barrel
    3.86       3.76       4.08       3.93  
 
                       
Refinery gross margin per produced barrel
    10.07       10.78       6.82       7.44  
Add average cost of products per produced barrel sold
    57.28       42.61       54.35       41.44  
 
                       
Average net sales per produced barrel sold
  $ 67.35     $ 53.39     $ 61.17     $ 48.88  
Times sales of produced refined products sold (BPD)
    27,820       24,550       26,450       23,280  
Times number of days in period
    91       91       181       182  
 
                       
Refined product sales from produced products sold
  $ 170,505     $ 119,276     $ 292,848     $ 207,103  
 
                       
 
                               
Montana Refinery
                               
Net operating margin per produced barrel
  $ 5.38     $ 4.06     $ 3.05     $ 2.34  
Add average refinery operating expenses per produced barrel
    5.73       5.06       7.08       6.18  
 
                       
Refinery gross margin per produced barrel
    11.11       9.12       10.13       8.52  
Add average cost of products per produced barrel sold
    41.04       34.17       42.75       33.72  
 
                       
Average net sales per produced barrel sold
  $ 52.15     $ 43.29     $ 52.88     $ 42.24  
Times sales of produced refined products sold (BPD)
    8,990       8,790       7,250       6,920  
Times number of days in period
    91       91       181       182  
 
                       
Refined product sales from produced products sold
  $ 42,663     $ 34,627     $ 69,392     $ 53,199  
 
                       

 


 

                                 
    Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended  
    June 30,     June 30,  
    2005     2004     2005     2004  
 
                               
Sum of refined product sales from produced products sold from our three refineries (2)
  $ 677,327     $ 524,943     $ 1,255,320     $ 951,004  
Add refined product sales from purchased products and rounding (1)
    62,122       37,552       124,635       67,353  
 
                       
Total refining product sales
    739,449       562,495       1,379,955       1,018,357  
Add other refining segment revenue
    22,218       5,750       25,989       12,569  
 
                       
Total refining segment revenue
    761,667       568,245       1,405,944       1,030,926  
Add HEP sales and other revenue
    19,521             36,034        
Add corporate and other revenues
    252       607       617       1,097  
Subtract consolidations and eliminations
    (10,144 )     (117 )     (19,574 )     (231 )
 
                       
Sales and other revenues
  $ 771,296     $ 568,735     $ 1,423,021     $ 1,031,792  
 
                       
 
(1)   We purchase finished products when opportunities arise that provide a profit on the sale of such products, or to meet delivery commitments where we choose to redirect produced products to more profitable markets.
 
(2)   The above calculations of refined product sales from produced products sold can also be computed on a consolidated basis. These amounts may not calculate exactly due to rounding of reported numbers.
                                 
    Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended  
    June 30,     June 30,  
    2005     2004     2005     2004  
 
                               
Net operating margin per produced barrel
  $ 9.80     $ 10.11     $ 6.87     $ 7.59  
Average refinery operating expenses per produced barrel
    3.99       3.45       3.83       3.49  
 
                       
Refinery gross margin per produced barrel
    13.79       13.56       10.70       11.08  
Add average cost of products per produced barrel sold
    51.27       38.56       50.17       37.34  
 
                       
Average net sales per produced barrel sold
  $ 65.06     $ 52.12     $ 60.87     $ 48.42  
Times sales of produced refined products sold (BPD)
    114,410       110,680       113,930       107,920  
Times number of days in period
    91       91       181       182  
 
                       
Refined product sales from produced products sold
  $ 677,327     $ 524,943     $ 1,255,320     $ 951,004  
 
                       
 
                               
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, Contact:
Stephen J. McDonnell, Vice President and
     Chief Financial Officer
M. Neale Hickerson, Vice President,
     Investor Relations
Holly Corporation
214/871-3555