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CrossAmerica Partners LP Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Results

Allentown, PA, Feb. 26, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) —

CrossAmerica Partners LP Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Results

Allentown, PA February 26, 2024 – CrossAmerica Partners LP (NYSE: CAPL) (“CrossAmerica” or the “Partnership”), a leading wholesale fuels distributor, convenience store operator, and owner and lessor of real estate used in the retail distribution of motor fuels, today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2023.

“We finished the year with the best fourth quarter in our history. Our financial results for the fourth quarter, and year overall, reflect the ongoing success of our business strategy,” said Charles Nifong, President & CEO of CrossAmerica. “We continue to execute well across all of our business operations, which is reflected in our excellent financial results for the past year and our strong balance sheet at year end. The partnership is well positioned to continue this success into 2024 and beyond.”

Non-GAAP Measures and Same Store Metrics

Non-GAAP measures used in this release include EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Distributable Cash Flow and Distribution Coverage Ratio. These Non-GAAP measures are further described and reconciled to their most directly comparable GAAP measures in the Supplemental Disclosure Regarding Non-GAAP Financial Measures section of this release.

Same store fuel volume and same store merchandise sales include aggregated individual store results for all stores that had fuel volume or merchandise sales in all months for both periods within the same segment. Same store merchandise sales excludes branded food sales and other revenues such as lottery commissions and car wash sales.

Fourth Quarter and Full Year Results

Consolidated Results

Key Operating Metrics Q4 2023 Q4 2022   FY2023 FY2022
Net Income $16.7M $17.1M   $42.6M $63.7M
Adjusted EBITDA $47.6M $44.3M   $165.8M $179.8M
Distributable Cash Flow $35.8M $33.3M   $116.7M $140.9M
Distribution Coverage Ratio 1.80x 1.67x   1.46x 1.77x

CrossAmerica reported increases in Adjusted EBITDA, Distributable Cash Flow and its Distribution Coverage Ratio for the fourth quarter 2023 compared to the fourth quarter 2022 primarily due to improved fuel gross profit performance in both the wholesale and retail segments and an increase in merchandise and other revenue gross profit in the retail segment.

For the full year 2023, CrossAmerica reported declines in Net Income, Adjusted EBITDA, Distributable Cash Flow and its Distribution Coverage Ratio when compared to the full year 2022 primarily due to a decrease in motor fuel gross profit, as the Partnership experienced extraordinary motor fuel margins in the third quarter 2022. The year-over-year decline in Distributable Cash Flow and Distribution Coverage was primarily driven by the decline in Adjusted EBITDA noted above in addition to a $11.6 million increase in interest expense due to the rising interest rate environment for the full year 2023 when compared to the full year 2022.

Wholesale Segment

Key Operating Metrics Q4 2023 Q4 2022   FY 2023 FY 2022
Wholesale segment gross profit $33.0M $32.8M   $128.8M $130.7M
Wholesale motor fuel gallons distributed 205.3M 213.5M   842.6M 844.5M
Average wholesale gross profit per gallon $ 0.094 $ 0.087   $ 0.086 $ 0.087

CrossAmerica’s wholesale segment gross profit increased 1% for the fourth quarter 2023 when compared to the fourth quarter 2022. This was driven by an increase in motor fuel gross profit of 3% resulting from an 8% increase in fuel margin per gallon, partially offset by a 4% decline in wholesale volume distributed. The average spot price of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil decreased 5% from $82.79 per barrel in the fourth quarter 2022 to $78.53 per barrel in the fourth quarter 2023.

For the full year 2023, the Partnership’s gross profit declined 1% from $130.7 million in 2022 to $128.8 million. The slight decrease was primarily driven by a 1% decrease in motor fuel gross profit which was due to a 1% decline in the average fuel margin per gallon as compared to 2022 driven by lower terms discounts due to lower crude oil prices, partially offset by better sourcing costs as a result of brand consolidation and other initiatives. The average spot price of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil decreased 18% from $94.90 per barrel in 2022 to $77.58 per barrel in 2023.

Volume was relatively flat for the full year 2023 as compared to the full year 2022 due to the volume generated by the acquisition of assets from Community Service Stations, Inc. offset by the net loss of independent dealer contracts and the conversion of certain lessee dealer sites to company operated and commission sites.

Retail Segment

Key Operating Metrics Q4 2023 Q4 2022   FY 2023 FY 2022
Retail segment gross profit $69.0M $60.4M   $253.5M $245.0M
           
Retail segment motor fuel gallons distributed 124.5M 125.1M   506.5M 496.6M
Same store motor fuel gallons distributed 114.6M 118.4M   457.2M 456.4M
Retail segment motor fuel gross profit $40.0M $35.9M   $138.7M $146.5M
Retail segment margin per gallon, before deducting credit card fees and commissions $ 0.415   $ 0.383     $ 0.369   $ 0.396  
           
Same store merchandise sales excluding cigarettes* $45.7M $43.5M   $188.4M $174.9M
Merchandise gross profit* $22.1M $18.6M   $89.8M $76.1M
Merchandise gross profit percentage*   28.2 %   27.5 %     28.4 %   27.2 %

*Includes only company operated retail sites

For the fourth quarter 2023, the retail segment generated a 14% increase in gross profit compared to the fourth quarter 2022. The increase for the fourth quarter 2023 was driven by increases in both motor fuel (11%) and merchandise (18%) gross profit. The increase in gross profit was offset by an increase in operating expenses primarily due to an increase in the company operated site count due to the conversion of certain lessee dealer and commission agent sites to company operated sites. Overall, operating income for the retail segment increased $3.5 million or 13%.

The retail segment sold 124.5 million of retail fuel gallons during the fourth quarter 2023, which was relatively flat when compared to the fourth quarter 2022. Same store retail segment fuel volume for the fourth quarter 2023 declined 3% from 118.4 million gallons during the fourth quarter 2022 to 114.6 million gallons. The average fuel margin per gallon for the retail segment increased 8% during the quarter from $0.383 per gallon in the fourth quarter 2022 to $0.415 per gallon in the fourth quarter 2023. The retail segment generated $4.1 million of additional motor fuel gross profit for the three months ended December 31, 2023, as compared to the same period in 2022 due to a higher fuel margin per gallon.

For the fourth quarter 2023, CrossAmerica’s merchandise gross profit and other revenue increased $4.9 million or 22% when compared to the fourth quarter 2022. The fourth quarter increase was primarily due to an increase in overall store sales due to higher retail prices and improved product margins and an increase in the company operated site count due to the conversion of certain lessee dealer and commission agent sites to company operated sites. Same store merchandise sales excluding cigarettes increased 5% for the fourth quarter 2023 when compared to the fourth quarter 2022. Merchandise gross profit percentage increased from 27.5% for the fourth quarter 2022 to 28.2% for the fourth quarter 2023 primarily due to improved merchandise margins in the categories of packaged beverages and deli.  

For the full year 2023, CrossAmerica’s retail segment generated a 3% increase in gross profit when compared to the full year 2022. The increase was primarily due to an increase in merchandise (18%) and other revenue (26%). Operating expenses increased $19.1 million for the full year 2023 due to the increase in company operated store count noted above.

The retail segment sold 506.5 million of retail fuel gallons, which was an increase of 2% when compared to the full year 2022. The increase was primarily driven by the site count increase stemming from the conversion of certain lessee dealer sites to company operated and commission sites. Same store retail segment fuel volume for the full year 2023 was 457.2 million gallons, a slight increase from the 456.4 million same store gallons for the full year 2022. The average fuel margin per gallon for the retail segment declined 7% during the full year 2023 from $0.396 per gallon in the full year 2022 to $0.369 per gallon in the full year 2023. For the twelve months ended December 31, 2023, the Partnership reported $138.7 million of motor fuel gross profit compared to $146.5 million for the comparable period of 2022.

For the full year 2023, CrossAmerica’s merchandise gross profit and other revenue increased $16.9 million or 19% when compared to the full year 2022. The full year increase was driven by an increase in the company operated site count due to the conversion of certain lessee dealer and commission agent sites to company operated sites, in addition to an increase in sales and margin percentage in CrossAmerica’s base business. Same store merchandise sales excluding cigarettes increased 8% for the full year 2023 when compared to the full year 2022. For the twelve months ended December 31, 2023, the merchandise gross profit percentage increased to 28.4% from 27.2% for the full year 2022 due to similar factors that impacted the fourth quarter improvement in merchandise gross profit margin.

Divestment Activity

During the twelve months ended December 31, 2023, CrossAmerica sold ten properties for $9.2 million in proceeds, resulting in a net gain of $6.5 million.

Subsequent Events

On January 26, 2024, CrossAmerica entered into an agreement to acquire certain assets from Applegreen Midwest, LLC and Applegreen Florida, LLC. The assets will be acquired via the termination of the Partnership’s existing lease agreements with the Applegreen entities at 59 locations. The term length of the Partnership’s existing leases with Applegreen Midwest, LLC and Applegreen Florida, LLC can be extended to 2049 and 2048, respectively, including all renewal options. The termination of the existing lease agreements pursuant to the Applegreen Purchase Agreement is contemplated to occur during the first and second quarters of 2024 and is subject to customary closing conditions. This transaction will result in the conversion of these 59 lessee dealer sites to company operated sites.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

As of December 31, 2023, CrossAmerica had $756.0 million outstanding under its CAPL Credit Facility. As of February 22, 2024, after taking into consideration debt covenant restrictions, approximately $125.4 million was available for future borrowings under the CAPL Credit Facility. Leverage, as defined in the CAPL Credit Facility, was 4.2 times as of December 31, 2023, compared to 3.7 times as of December 31, 2022. As of December 31, 2023, CrossAmerica was in compliance with its financial covenants under the credit facility.

Distributions

On January 22, 2024, the Board of the Directors of CrossAmerica’s General Partner (“Board”) declared a quarterly distribution of $0.5250 per limited partner unit attributable to the fourth quarter 2023. As previously announced, the distribution was paid on February 9, 2024 to all unitholders of record as of February 2, 2024. The amount and timing of any future distributions is subject to the discretion of the Board as provided in CrossAmerica’s Partnership Agreement.

Conference Call

The Partnership will host a conference call on February 27, 2024 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss the fourth quarter and full year 2023 earnings results. The conference call numbers are 888-886-7786 or 416-764-8658 and the passcode for both is 38979754. A live audio webcast of the conference call and the related earnings materials, including reconciliations of any non-GAAP financial measures to GAAP financial measures and any other applicable disclosures, will be available on that same day on the investor section of the CrossAmerica website (www.crossamericapartners.com). After the live conference call, an archive of the webcast will be available on the investor section of the CrossAmerica site at https://caplp.gcs-web.com/webcasts-presentations within 24 hours after the call for a period of sixty days.

CROSSAMERICA PARTNERS LP
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Thousands of Dollars, except unit data)

    December 31,  
    2023     2022  
             
ASSETS            
Current assets:            
Cash and cash equivalents   $ 4,990     $ 16,054  
Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $709 and $686, respectively     31,185       30,825  
Accounts receivable from related parties     437       743  
Inventory     52,344       47,307  
Assets held for sale     400       983  
Current portion of interest rate swap contracts     9,321       13,827  
Other current assets     9,845       8,667  
Total current assets     108,522       118,406  
Property and equipment, net     705,217       728,379  
Right-of-use assets, net     148,317       164,942  
Intangible assets, net     95,261       113,919  
Goodwill     99,409       99,409  
Deferred tax assets     759       2,779  
Interest rate swap contracts, less current portion     687       3,401  
Other assets     23,510       26,142  
Total assets   $ 1,181,682     $ 1,257,377  
             
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY            
Current liabilities:            
Current portion of debt and finance lease obligations   $ 3,083     $ 11,151  
Current portion of operating lease obligations     34,787       35,345  
Accounts payable     68,986       77,048  
Accounts payable to related parties     10,180       7,798  
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities     23,674       23,144  
Motor fuel and sales taxes payable     20,386       20,813  
Total current liabilities     161,096       175,299  
Debt and finance lease obligations, less current portion     753,880       761,638  
Operating lease obligations, less current portion     118,723       135,220  
Deferred tax liabilities, net     12,919       13,367  
Asset retirement obligations     47,844       46,431  
Interest rate swap contracts     3,535        
Other long-term liabilities     52,934       46,289  
Total liabilities     1,150,931       1,178,244  
             
Commitments and contingencies (Notes 15 and 16)            
             
Preferred membership interests     27,744       26,156  
             
Equity:            
Common units— 37,983,154 and 37,937,604 units issued and
outstanding at December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively
    (2,392 )     36,508  
Accumulated other comprehensive income     5,399       16,469  
Total equity     3,007       52,977  
Total liabilities and equity   $ 1,181,682     $ 1,257,377  

CROSSAMERICA PARTNERS LP
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Thousands of Dollars, Except Unit and Per Unit Amounts)

    (Unaudited)
Three Months Ended
December 31,
    Year Ended
December 31,
 
    2023     2022     2023     2022  
Operating revenues (a)   $ 1,014,685     $ 1,124,773     $ 4,386,263     $ 4,967,424  
Cost of sales (b)     912,640       1,031,507       4,003,995       4,591,653  
Gross profit     102,045       93,266       382,268       375,771  
                         
Operating expenses:                        
Operating expenses (c)     48,716       43,538       194,746       174,708  
General and administrative expenses     6,940       6,813       27,031       25,575  
Depreciation, amortization and accretion expense     18,944       19,102       77,158       80,625  
Total operating expenses     74,600       69,453       298,935       280,908  
Gain (loss) on dispositions and lease terminations, net     (483 )     1,763       4,737       1,143  
Operating income     26,962       25,576       88,070       96,006  
Other income, net     192       152       790       504  
Interest expense     (10,489 )     (9,767 )     (43,743 )     (32,100 )
Income before income taxes     16,665       15,961       45,117       64,410  
Income tax (benefit) expense     (78 )     (1,129 )     2,525       714  
Net income     16,743       17,090       42,592       63,696  
Accretion of preferred membership interests     643       588       2,488       1,726  
Net income available to limited partners   $ 16,100     $ 16,502     $ 40,104     $ 61,970  
                         
                         
Earnings per common unit                        
Basic   $ 0.42     $ 0.44     $ 1.06     $ 1.63  
Diluted   $ 0.42     $ 0.43     $ 1.05     $ 1.63  
                         
Weighted-average common units:                        
Basic     37,970,720       37,928,970       37,957,727       37,916,829  
Diluted     38,154,734       38,085,600       38,119,461       38,059,774  
                         
Supplemental information:                        
(a) includes excise taxes of:   $ 72,696     $ 65,913     $ 295,762     $ 270,501  
(a) includes rent income of:     20,351       21,370       82,331       84,106  
(b) excludes depreciation, amortization and accretion                        
(b) includes rent expense of:     5,447       5,765       22,338       23,457  
(c) includes rent expense of:     3,794       3,733       15,460       15,254  

CROSSAMERICA PARTNERS LP
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Thousands of Dollars)

    For the Year Ended December 31,  
    2023     2022     2021  
Cash flows from operating activities:                  
Net income   $ 42,592     $ 63,696     $ 21,654  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by
operating activities:
                 
Depreciation, amortization and accretion expense     77,158       80,625       77,852  
Amortization of deferred financing costs     3,287       2,788       1,862  
Credit loss expense     40       232       253  
Deferred income tax expense (benefit)     1,572       (1,753 )     (3,761 )
Equity-based employee and director compensation expense     3,031       2,294       1,311  
Gain on dispositions and lease terminations, net     (4,737 )     (1,143 )     (2,037 )
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions     (5,860 )     14,578       (1,666 )
Net cash provided by operating activities     117,083       161,317       95,468  
                   
Cash flows from investing activities:                  
Principal payments received on notes receivable     213       203       793  
Proceeds from sale of assets     6,234       13,344       15,359  
Capital expenditures     (34,628 )     (30,351 )     (41,859 )
Cash paid in connection with acquisitions, net of cash acquired           (29,594 )     (272,983 )
Net cash used in investing activities     (28,181 )     (46,398 )     (298,690 )
                   
Cash flows from financing activities:                  
Borrowings under revolving credit facilities     240,900       114,100       194,895  
Repayments on revolving credit facilities     (91,037 )     (138,538 )     (77,500 )
Borrowings under the Term Loan Facility           1,120       182,460  
Repayments on the Term Loan Facility     (158,980 )     (24,600 )      
Net proceeds from issuance of preferred membership interests           24,430        
Payments of finance lease obligations     (2,890 )     (2,724 )     (2,604 )
Payments of deferred financing costs     (7,106 )     (474 )     (7,201 )
Distributions paid on distribution equivalent rights     (241 )     (202 )     (141 )
Withholding tax distributions paid on preferred membership interests     (900 )            
Distributions paid on common units     (79,712 )     (79,625 )     (79,552 )
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities     (99,966 )     (106,513 )     210,357  
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents     (11,064 )     8,406       7,135  
                   
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period     16,054       7,648       513  
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period   $ 4,990     $ 16,054     $ 7,648  

Segment Results

Wholesale

The following table highlights the results of operations and certain operating metrics of the Wholesale segment (thousands of dollars, except for the number of distribution sites and per gallon amounts):

    Three Months Ended
December 31,
    Year Ended
December 31,
 
    2023     2022     2023     2022  
Gross profit:                        
Motor fuel gross profit   $ 19,252     $ 18,659     $ 72,680     $ 73,378  
Rent gross profit     12,592       12,908       50,873       50,852  
Other revenues     1,195       1,259       5,248       6,509  
Total gross profit     33,039       32,826       128,801       130,739  
Operating expenses     (9,052 )     (8,956 )     (37,988 )     (37,072 )
Operating Income   $ 23,987     $ 23,870     $ 90,813     $ 93,667  
                         
Motor fuel distribution sites (end of period): (a)                        
Independent dealers (b)     632       663       632       663  
Lessee dealers (c)     569       619       569       619  
Total motor fuel distribution sites     1,201       1,282       1,201       1,282  
                         
Motor fuel distribution sites (average):     1,209       1,274       1,235       1,286  
                         
Volume of gallons distributed     205,296       213,501       842,636       844,486  
                         
Margin per gallon   $ 0.094     $ 0.087     $ 0.086     $ 0.087  

(a) In addition, CrossAmerica distributed motor fuel to sub-wholesalers who distributed to additional sites.
(b) The decrease in the independent dealer site count for both periods (fourth quarter 2022 to fourth quarter 2023 and December 31, 2022 to December 31, 2023) was primarily attributable to the net loss of contracts, partially offset by divestitures of certain lessee dealer sites but with continued fuel supply.
(c) The decrease in the lessee dealer site count for both periods (fourth quarter 2022 to fourth quarter 2023 and December 31, 2022 to December 31, 2023) was primarily attributable to the conversion of certain lessee dealer sites to company operated sites, the conversion of certain lessee dealer sites to commission sites and the Partnership’s real estate rationalization effort.

Retail

The following table highlights the results of operations and certain operating metrics of the Retail segment (in thousands, except for the number of retail sites and per gallon amounts):

    Three Months Ended
December 31,
    Year Ended
December 31,
 
    2023     2022     2023     2022  
Gross profit:                        
Motor fuel   $ 40,007     $ 35,925     $ 138,729     $ 146,546  
Merchandise     22,065       18,639       89,847       76,135  
Rent     2,312       2,697       9,120       9,797  
Other revenue     4,622       3,179       15,771       12,554  
Total gross profit     69,006       60,440       253,467       245,032  
Operating expenses     (39,664 )     (34,582 )     (156,758 )     (137,636 )
Operating income   $ 29,342     $ 25,858     $ 96,709     $ 107,396  
                         
Retail sites (end of period):                        
Company operated retail sites (a)     296       255       296       255  
Commission agents (b)     199       200       199       200  
Total retail segment sites     495       455       495       455  
                         
Total retail segment statistics:                        
Volume of gallons sold     124,486       125,110       506,535       496,634  
Same store total system gallons sold     114,569       118,396       457,243       456,363  
Average retail fuel sites     487       451       476       452  
Margin per gallon, before deducting credit card fees and commissions   $ 0.415     $ 0.383     $ 0.369     $ 0.396  
                         
Company operated site statistics:                        
Average retail fuel sites     295       253       283       253  
Same store fuel volume (c)     76,164       78,507       301,599       304,153  
Margin per gallon, before deducting credit card fees   $ 0.467     $ 0.422     $ 0.400     $ 0.426  
Same store merchandise sales (c)   $ 66,556     $ 64,826     $ 272,834     $ 263,253  
Same store merchandise sales excluding cigarettes (c)   $ 45,711     $ 43,518     $ 188,359     $ 174,856  
Merchandise gross profit percentage     28.2 %     27.5 %     28.4 %     27.2 %
                         
Commission site statistics:                        
Average retail fuel sites     192       198       193       199  
Margin per gallon, before deducting credit card fees and commissions   $ 0.305     $ 0.310     $ 0.306     $ 0.336  

(a) The increase in the company operated site count for both periods (fourth quarter 2022 to fourth quarter 2023 and December 31, 2022 to December 31, 2023) was primarily attributable to the conversion of certain lessee dealer and commission agent sites, largely during the second quarter of 2023.
(b) The decrease in the commission agent site count for both periods (fourth quarter 2022 to fourth quarter 2023 and December 31, 2022 to December 31, 2023) was primarily attributable to the conversion of certain commission agent sites to company operated sites, largely during the first quarter of 2023, offset by the conversion of certain lessee dealer sites to commission sites, largely during the fourth quarter of 2023.
(c) Same store fuel volume and same store merchandise sales include aggregated individual store results for all stores that had fuel volume or merchandise sales in all months for both periods. Same store merchandise sales excludes branded food sales and other revenues such as lottery commissions and car wash sales.

Supplemental Disclosure Regarding Non-GAAP Financial Measures

CrossAmerica uses 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 CrossAmerica’s financial statements, such as investors and lenders. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are used to assess CrossAmerica’s 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 the Partnership’s 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 CrossAmerica’s 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 CrossAmerica’s unitholders.

CrossAmerica believes 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 the industry, CrossAmerica’s definitions may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies, thereby diminishing their utility.

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
December 31,
    Year Ended
December 31,
 
    2023     2022     2023     2022  
Net income   $ 16,743     $ 17,090     $ 42,592     $ 63,696  
Interest expense     10,489       9,767       43,743       32,100  
Income tax (benefit) expense     (78 )     (1,129 )     2,525       714  
Depreciation, amortization and accretion     18,944       19,102       77,158       80,625  
EBITDA     46,098       44,830       166,018       177,135  
Equity-based employee and director compensation expense     947       686       3,031       2,294  
Gain (loss) on dispositions and lease terminations, net     483       (1,763 )     (4,737 )     (1,143 )
Acquisition-related costs (a)     99       523       1,460       1,508  
Adjusted EBITDA     47,627       44,276       165,772       179,794  
Cash interest expense     (10,008 )     (9,032 )     (40,456 )     (29,312 )
Sustaining capital expenditures (b)     (2,332 )     (1,973 )     (7,654 )     (7,164 )
Current income tax benefit (expense) (c)     505       53       (953 )     (2,466 )
Distributable Cash Flow   $ 35,792     $ 33,324     $ 116,709     $ 140,852  
Distributions paid   $ 19,935     $ 19,913     $ 79,712     $ 79,625  
Distribution Coverage Ratio   1.80x     1.67x     1.46x     1.77x  

(a) Relates to certain discrete acquisition-related costs, such as legal and other professional fees, separation benefit costs and certain purchase accounting adjustments associated with recently acquired businesses.
(b) 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.
(c) Excludes income tax incurred on the sale of sites.

About CrossAmerica Partners LP

CrossAmerica Partners LP is a leading wholesale distributor of motor fuels, convenience store operator, and owner and lessee of real estate used in the retail distribution of motor fuels. Its general partner, CrossAmerica GP LLC, is indirectly owned and controlled by entities affiliated with Joseph V. Topper, Jr., the founder of CrossAmerica Partners and a member of the board of the general partner since 2012. Formed in 2012, CrossAmerica Partners LP is a distributor of branded and unbranded petroleum for motor vehicles in the United States and distributes fuel to approximately 1,700 locations and owns or leases approximately 1,100 sites. With a geographic footprint covering 34 states, the Partnership has well-established relationships with several major oil brands, including ExxonMobil, BP, Shell, Sunoco, Valero, Gulf, Citgo, Marathon and Phillips 66. CrossAmerica Partners LP ranks as one of ExxonMobil’s largest distributors by fuel volume in the United States and in the top 10 for additional brands. For additional information, please visit www.crossamericapartners.com.

Contact

Investor Relations: Randy Palmer, rpalmer@caplp.com or 610-625-8000

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Statements contained in this release that state the Partnership’s or management’s expectations or predictions of the future are forward-looking statements. The words “believe,” “expect,” “should,” “intends,” “estimates,” “target” and other similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. It is important to note that actual results could differ materially from those projected in such forward-looking statements. For more information concerning factors that could cause actual results to differ from those expressed or forecasted, see CrossAmerica’s Form 10-K or Forms 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and available on CrossAmerica’s website at www.crossamericapartners.com. The Partnership undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any statements in this release, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.


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