OREANDA-NEWS. 

First Quarter 2016 Highlights

  • Income from continuing operations: $1.0 billion ($1.1 billion excluding LCM1)
  • Diluted earnings per share: $2.37 per share ($2.48 per share excluding LCM)
  • EBITDA: $1.8 billion ($1.9 billion excluding LCM)
  • Share repurchases and dividends totaled $1.3 billion; repurchased 12.3 million shares during the first quarter, approximately 3% of the outstanding shares
  • Sold Argentine subsidiary Petroken for $184 million for an after tax gain of $78 million
  • Issued €750 million of six-year bonds with coupon rate of 1.875%

Comparisons with the prior quarter and first quarter 2015 are available in the following table:

Table 1 - Earnings Summary

       
   

Three Months Ended

 
   

March 31,

December 31,

March 31,

 

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

2016

2015

2015

 

Sales and other operating revenues

$6,743

$7,071

$8,185

 

Net income(a)

1,030

795

1,164

 

Income from continuing operations(b)

1,030

797

1,167

 

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

       
 

Net income(c)

2.37

1.78

2.41

 
 

Income from continuing operations(b)

2.37

1.78

2.42

 

Diluted share count (millions)

434

446

481

 

EBITDA(d)

1,807

1,394

1,952

 
           

Excluding LCM Impact:

       

LCM, pre-tax

68

284

92

 

Income from continuing operations(b)

1,077

982

1,225

 

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

       
 

Income from continuing operations(b)

2.48

2.20

2.54

 

EBITDA(d)

1,875

1,678

2,044

 
   

(a)

Includes net loss attributable to non-controlling interests and income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax. See  Table 10.

(b) 

See Table 11 for charges and benefits to income from continuing operations.

(c) 

Includes diluted earnings (loss) per share attributable to discontinued operations.

(d) 

See the end of this release for an explanation of the Company's use of EBITDA and Table 8 for reconciliations of EBITDA to net income and income from continuing operations.

                     

1

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

LyondellBasell Industries (NYSE: LYB) today announced earnings from continuing operations for the first quarter 2016 of $1.0 billion, or $2.37 per share.  First quarter 2016 EBITDA was $1.8 billion.  The quarter included a $68 million non-cash, pre-tax charge for the impact of a lower of cost or market (LCM) inventory adjustment ($47 million after-tax).  Excluding the LCM adjustment, earnings from continuing operations during the first quarter totaled $1.1 billion, or $2.48 per share and EBITDA was $1.9 billion.  In February, the Argentine wholly owned subsidiary Petroken Petroqu?mica Ensenada S.A. (Petroken) was sold for an after tax gain of $78 million that impacted earnings by $0.18 per share.   

"The first quarter of 2016 developed as we anticipated.  LyondellBasell's operations were strong and we completed planned maintenance as expected.  The value of our global footprint and integrated businesses was evident in the excellent results from the Olefins & Polyolefins, Europe, Asia and International segment and our global polypropylene businesses.  Markets for our products were generally tight with prices responding quickly to supply and demand dynamics," said Bob Patel, LyondellBasell chief executive officer. 

OUTLOOK
"As we look forward to the remainder of the second quarter, a significant amount of industry capacity will be offline in both the U.S. and Asia for scheduled maintenance.  We believe this is tightening global olefin and polyolefin markets.  Within our system, we have begun the maintenance turnaround and 800 million pound ethylene expansion at Corpus Christi and expect to ramp up toward full utilization of the expanded capacity during the third quarter.  During the second quarter our refinery will operate at reduced rates as we repair damage from an April fire.  At the same time, the refining and oxyfuels businesses have started to benefit from seasonal margin improvements," Patel said. 

LYONDELLBASELL BUSINESS RESULTS DISCUSSION BY REPORTING SEGMENT
LyondellBasell manages operations through five operating segments: 1) Olefins & Polyolefins – Americas; 2) Olefins & Polyolefins – Europe, Asia and International (EAI); 3) Intermediates & Derivatives; 4) Refining; and 5) Technology. 

The following comments and analysis represent underlying business activity and are exclusive of LCM inventory adjustments.

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

 

Table 2 - O&P–Americas Financial Overview

 
 

Three Months Ended

 
 

March 31,

December 31,

March 31,

 

Millions of U.S. dollars

2016

2015

2015

 

Operating income

$707

$662

$934

 

EBITDA

878

775

1,031

 

LCM, pre-tax

- -

59

43

 

EBITDA excluding LCM

878

834

1,074

 
 

Three months ended March 31, 2016 versus three months ended December 31, 2015 – EBITDA increased $44 million for the first quarter 2016 versus the fourth quarter 2015, excluding a favorable $59 million quarter to quarter variance as a result of LCM inventory adjustments.  First quarter 2016 results include a $57 million gain on the sale of the Petroken polypropylene business. Compared to the prior period, underlying olefin results were relatively unchanged.  Combined polyolefin results declined by approximately $20 million.  Polyethylene spreads declined by approximately 4 cents per pound.  Polypropylene spreads improved by approximately 6 cents per pound while volumes were relatively unchanged.  Joint venture equity income improved by $7 million.

Three months ended March 31, 2016 versus three months ended March 31, 2015 – EBITDA decreased $196 million versus the first quarter 2015, excluding a favorable $43 million quarter to quarter variance as a result of the LCM inventory adjustments.  First quarter 2016 results include the $57 million gain on the sale of Petroken.  Olefin results drove the decline as quarterly EBITDA decreased approximately $390 million versus the prior year.  Ethylene margins declined by approximately 14 cents per pound and additional costs were incurred for purchases and an inventory build to support our 2016 planned maintenance at Corpus Christi.  Combined polyolefin results increased approximately $115 million versus the prior year period.  The majority of the improvement was driven by polypropylene spreads improving by approximately 13 cents per pound.  Joint venture equity income improved by $15 million.

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

Table 3 - O&P–EAI Financial Overview

 
 

Three Months Ended

 
 

March 31,

December 31,

March 31,

 

Millions of U.S. dollars

2016

2015

2015

 

Operating income

$358

$302

$236

 

EBITDA

509

427

357

 

LCM, pre-tax

40

24

- -

 

EBITDA excluding LCM

549

451

357

 
         

Three months ended March 31, 2016 versus three months ended December 31, 2015 – EBITDA increased by $98 million versus the fourth quarter 2015, excluding an unfavorable $16 million quarter to quarter variance as a result of LCM inventory adjustments.  First quarter 2016 results include a $21 million gain on the sale of the Petroken polypropylene compounding business.  Olefin results increased approximately $65 million due to approximately 4 cents per pound improvement in margins on relatively unchanged volumes.  Combined polyolefin results increased by approximately $20 million as spreads for both polyethylene and polypropylene improved.  Polypropylene compounds and polybutene-1 results were relatively unchanged.  Equity income from joint ventures was relatively unchanged.

Three months ended March 31, 2016 versus three months ended March 31, 2015 – EBITDA increased by $192 million versus the first quarter 2015, excluding an unfavorable $40 million quarter to quarter variance as a result of LCM inventory adjustments.  First quarter 2016 results include the $21 million gain on the sale of Petroken.  Olefin results improved by approximately $55 million with an 8 cent per pound improvement in margin.  Combined polyolefin results increased approximately $130 million as spreads for polyethylene improved by approximately 8 cents per pound while polypropylene spreads improved by approximately 7 cents per pound.  Combined polyolefin volumes were down approximately 4% primarily due to planned maintenance at our Berre, France facility.  Polypropylene compounds and polybutene-1 results declined by approximately $10 million.  Equity income from joint ventures increased by $12 million.

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

Table 4 - I&D Financial Overview

       
 

Three Months Ended

 
 

March 31,

December 31,

March 31,

 

Millions of U.S. dollars

2016

2015

2015

 

Operating income

$255

$145

$271

 

EBITDA

326

212

337

 

LCM, pre-tax

28

74

44

 

EBITDA excluding LCM

354

286

381

 
         

Three months ended March 31, 2016 versus three months ended December 31, 2015 – EBITDA increased $68 million versus the fourth quarter 2015, excluding a favorable $46 million quarter to quarter variance as a result of LCM adjustments related to inventory.  Results for PO and PO derivatives were relatively unchanged.  Intermediate chemicals results improved by approximately $80 million, primarily due to increased volumes for acetyls, isobutylene derivatives and ethylene oxide and derivatives due to the absence of fourth quarter maintenance and approximately 2 cents per pound margin improvement for styrene.  Oxyfuels results were relatively unchanged.  Equity income from joint ventures decreased by $4 million.

Three months ended March 31, 2016 versus three months ended March 31, 2015 – EBITDA decreased $27 million versus the first quarter 2015, excluding a favorable $16 million quarter to quarter variance as a result of LCM inventory adjustments.  Results for PO and PO derivatives decreased by approximately $10 million due to product mix and a weaker aircraft deicer season.  Intermediate chemicals results were relatively unchanged with higher methanol volumes and styrene margin improvements of approximately 2 cents per pound offset by approximately 30 cents per gallon lower methanol margins.  Oxyfuels decreased approximately $20 million primarily as a result of compression from the unseasonably high margins seen during the first quarter of 2015.  Equity income from joint ventures decreased by $5 million.

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

Table 5 - Refining Financial Overview

     
 

Three Months Ended

 
 

March 31,

December 31,

March 31,

 

Millions of U.S. dollars

2016

2015

2015

 

Operating income (loss)

($30)

($101)

$74

 

EBITDA

14

(59)

149

 

LCM, pre-tax

- -

127

5

 

EBITDA excluding LCM

14

68

154

 
         

Three months ended March 31, 2016 versus three months ended December 31, 2015 – EBITDA decreased $54 million versus the fourth quarter 2015, excluding a favorable $127 million quarter to quarter variance as a result of LCM inventory adjustments.  The Houston refinery operated at 186,000 barrels per day due to maintenance on one set of crude and coker units.  The Maya 2-1-1 industry benchmark crack spread decreased by $0.69 per barrel, averaging $17.86 per barrel. The cost of Renewable Identification Numbers (RINs) to meet U.S. renewable fuel standards was unchanged versus the fourth quarter 2015.

Three months ended March 31, 2016 versus three months ended March 31, 2015 – EBITDA decreased $140 million versus the first quarter 2015, excluding a favorable $5 million quarter to quarter variance as a result of LCM inventory adjustments.  First quarter 2016 throughput was down by 55,000 barrels per day from the prior year period due to planned maintenance. The Maya 2-1-1 industry benchmark crack spread decreased by $5.88 per barrel.  The cost of RINs was relatively unchanged relative to the first quarter 2015.

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

   

Table 6 - Technology Financial Overview

 
 

Three Months Ended

 
 

March 31,

December 31,

March 31,

 

Millions of U.S. dollars

2016

2015

2015

 

Operating income

$73

$54

$64

 

EBITDA

83

65

76

 
         

Three months ended March 31, 2016 versus three months ended December 31, 2015 – EBITDA increased by $18 million, largely driven by the timing of licensing revenue.

Three months ended March 31, 2016 versus three months ended March 31, 2015 – EBITDA increased by $7 million.

Capital Spending and Cash Balances
Capital expenditures, including growth projects, maintenance turnarounds, catalyst and information technology-related expenditures, were $527 million during the first quarter 2016.  Our cash and liquid investment balance was $3.0 billion at March 31, 2016.  We repurchased 12.3 million ordinary shares during the first quarter 2016. There were 428 million common shares outstanding as of March 31, 2016.  The company paid dividends of $336 million during the first quarter of 2016 and issued €750 million in bonds at a coupon rate of 1.875% due in 2022.

CONFERENCE CALL
LyondellBasell will host a conference call April 22 at 11 a.m. EDT.  Participants on the call will include Chief Executive Officer Bob Patel, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Thomas Aebischer, Senior Vice President - Strategic Planning and Transactions Sergey Vasnetsov, and Vice President of Investor Relations Doug Pike

The toll-free dial-in number in the U.S. is 888-677-1826. A complete listing of toll-free numbers by country is available at www.lyb.com/teleconference for international callers. The pass code for all numbers is 6934553.

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

A replay of the call will be available from 2 p.m. EDT April 22 until May 23 at 12:59 a.m. EDT.  The replay dial-in numbers are 866-513-4385 (U.S.) and +1 203-369-1984 (international). The pass code for each is 42216.

ABOUT LYONDELLBASELL
LyondellBasell (NYSE: LYB) is one of the world's largest plastics, chemical and refining companies and a member of the S&P 500. LyondellBasell (www.lyb.com) manufactures products at 57 sites in 18 countries. LyondellBasell products and technologies are used to make items that improve the quality of life for people around the world including packaging, electronics, automotive parts, home furnishings, construction materials and biofuels. 

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
The statements in this release and the related teleconference relating to matters that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based upon assumptions of management which are believed to be reasonable at the time made and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially based on factors including, but not limited to, the business cyclicality of the chemical, polymers and refining industries; the availability, cost and price volatility of raw materials and utilities, particularly the cost of oil, natural gas, and associated natural gas liquids; competitive product and pricing pressures; labor conditions; our ability to attract and retain key personnel; operating interruptions (including leaks, explosions, fires, weather-related incidents, mechanical failure, unscheduled downtime, supplier disruptions, labor shortages, strikes, work stoppages or other labor difficulties, transportation interruptions, spills and releases and other environmental risks); the supply/demand balances for our and our joint ventures' products, and the related effects of industry production capacities and operating rates; our ability to achieve expected cost savings and other synergies; our ability to successfully execute projects and growth strategies; legal and environmental proceedings; tax rulings, consequences or proceedings; technological developments, and our ability to develop new products and process technologies; potential governmental regulatory actions; political unrest and terrorist acts; risks and uncertainties posed by international operations, including foreign currency fluctuations; and our ability to comply with debt covenants and service our debt.  Additional factors that could cause results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements can be found in the "Risk Factors" section of our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015, which can be found at www.lyb.com on the Investor Relations page and on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov.

INFORMATION RELATED TO FINANCIAL MEASURES
This release makes reference to certain "non-GAAP" financial measures as defined in Regulation G of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.  The non-GAAP measures we have presented include income from continuing operations excluding LCM, diluted earnings per share excluding LCM, EBITDA and EBITDA excluding LCM.  LCM stands for "lower of cost or market," which is an accounting rule consistent with GAAP related to the valuation of inventory.  Our inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market.  Cost is determined using the last-in, first-out ("LIFO") inventory valuation methodology, which means that the most recently incurred costs are charged to cost of sales and inventories are valued at the earliest acquisition costs.  Market is determined based on an assessment of the current estimated replacement cost and selling price of the inventory.  In periods where the market price of our inventory declines substantially, cost values of inventory may be higher than the market value, which results in us writing down the value of inventory to market value in accordance with the LCM rule, consistent with GAAP. This adjustment is related to our use of LIFO accounting and the recent decline in pricing for many of our raw material and finished goods inventories. We report our financial results in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, but believe that certain non-GAAP financial measures, such as EBITDA and earnings and EBITDA excluding LCM, provide useful supplemental information to investors regarding the underlying business trends and performance of the company's ongoing operations and are useful for period-over-period comparisons of such operations. Non-GAAP financial measures should be considered as a supplement to, and not as a substitute for, or superior to, the financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP.

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

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

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

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

                                           
         

2015

 

2016

 

(Millions of U.S. dollars)

Q1

 

Q2

 

Q3

 

Q4

 

Total

 

Q1

 

Sales and other operating revenues:

                                 
   

Olefins & Polyolefins - Americas

$

2,551

 

$

2,679

 

$

2,516

 

$

2,218

 

$

9,964

 

$

2,115

   

Olefins & Polyolefins - EAI

 

2,911

   

3,061

   

2,932

   

2,672

   

11,576

   

2,578

   

Intermediates & Derivatives

 

1,918

   

2,159

   

2,039

   

1,656

   

7,772

   

1,702

   

Refining

 

1,607

   

2,102

   

1,693

   

1,155

   

6,557

   

955

   

Technology

 

136

   

107

   

100

   

122

   

465

   

132

   

Other/elims

 

(938)

   

(963)

   

(946)

   

(752)

   

(3,599)

   

(739)

     

Continuing Operations

$

8,185

 

$

9,145

 

$

8,334

 

$

7,071

 

$

32,735

 

$

6,743

 

Operating income (loss):

                                 
   

Olefins & Polyolefins - Americas

$

934

 

$

920

 

$

740

 

$

662

 

$

3,256

 

$

707

   

Olefins & Polyolefins - EAI

 

236

   

359

   

412

   

302

   

1,309

   

358

   

Intermediates & Derivatives

 

271

   

405

   

403

   

145

   

1,224

   

255

   

Refining

 

74

   

119

   

52

   

(101)

   

144

   

(30)

   

Technology

 

64

   

45

   

34

   

54

   

197

   

73

   

Other

 

(4)

   

(3)

   

9

   

(10)

   

(8)

   

(3)

     

Continuing Operations

$

1,575

 

$

1,845

 

$

1,650

 

$

1,052

 

$

6,122

 

$

1,360

 

Depreciation and amortization:

                                 
   

Olefins & Polyolefins - Americas

$

86

 

$

85

 

$

87

 

$

95

 

$

353

 

$

90

   

Olefins & Polyolefins - EAI

 

55

   

54

   

54

   

56

   

219

   

55

   

Intermediates & Derivatives

 

60

   

56

   

55

   

62

   

233

   

70

   

Refining

 

74

   

40

   

41

   

41

   

196

   

43

   

Technology

 

12

   

12

   

11

   

11

   

46

   

10

     

Continuing Operations

$

287

 

$

247

 

$

248

 

$

265

 

$

1,047

 

$

268

 

EBITDA: (b)

                                 
   

Olefins & Polyolefins - Americas

$

1,031

 

$

1,014

 

$

841

 

$

775

 

$

3,661

 

$

878

   

Olefins & Polyolefins - EAI

 

357

   

492

   

549

   

427

   

1,825

   

509

   

Intermediates & Derivatives

 

337

   

466

   

460

   

212

   

1,475

   

326

   

Refining

 

149

   

159

   

93

   

(59)

   

342

   

14

   

Technology

 

76

   

57

   

45

   

65

   

243

   

83

   

Other

 

2

   

(2)

   

13

   

(26)

   

(13)

   

(3)

     

Continuing Operations

$

1,952

 

$

2,186

 

$

2,001

 

$

1,394

 

$

7,533

 

$

1,807

 

Capital, turnarounds and IT deferred spending:

                                 
   

Olefins & Polyolefins - Americas

$

149

 

$

140

 

$

159

 

$

220

 

$

668

 

$

303

   

Olefins & Polyolefins - EAI

 

38

   

27

   

49

   

72

   

186

   

81

   

Intermediates & Derivatives

 

76

   

76

   

135

   

154

   

441

   

76

   

Refining

 

33

   

28

   

23

   

24

   

108

   

57

   

Technology

 

6

   

3

   

7

   

8

   

24

   

6

   

Other

 

4

   

4

   

- -

   

5

   

13

   

4

     

Continuing Operations

$

306

 

$

278

 

$

373

 

$

483

 

$

1,440

 

$

527

                                           
                                           

(a)

EBITDA as presented herein includes the impacts of pre-tax LCM charges of $92 million, $181 million and $284 million for the first, third and fourth quarters of 2015, respectively. EBITDA for the second quarter of 2015 includes a pre-tax LCM benefit of $9 million for the partial reversal of the first quarter 2015 LCM adjustment. EBITDA for the first quarter 2016 includes a pre-tax LCM adjustment of $68 million and a $78 million gain on the sale of our wholly owned Argentine subsidiary. See Tables 2 through 6 for LCM adjustments recorded for each segment.

(b)

See Table 8 for EBITDA calculation. 

Table 8 - EBITDA Calculation

                                           
         

2015

 

2016

 

(Millions of U.S. dollars)

Q1

 

Q2

 

Q3

 

Q4

 

Total

 

Q1

                                     
 

Net income(a)

$

1,164

 

$

1,329

 

$

1,186

 

$

795

 

$

4,474

 

$

1,030

 

(Income) loss from discontinued operations, net of tax

 

3

   

(3)

   

3

   

2

   

5

   

- -

 

Income from continuing operations(a)

 

1,167

   

1,326

   

1,189

   

797

   

4,479

   

1,030

   

Provision for income taxes

 

440

   

541

   

487

   

262

   

1,730

   

432

   

Depreciation and amortization

 

287

   

247

   

248

   

265

   

1,047

   

268

   

Interest expense, net

 

58

   

72

   

77

   

70

   

277

   

77

 

EBITDA(b)

$

1,952

 

$

2,186

 

$

2,001

 

$

1,394

 

$

7,533

 

$

1,807

                                           
                                           

(a)

Amounts presented herein include after-tax LCM charges of $58 million, $114 million and $185 million in the first, third and fourth quarters of 2015, respectively. The second quarter of 2015 includes an after-tax benefit of $6 million for the partial reversal of the first quarter 2015 LCM adjustment resulting from price recoveries during the period. The first quarter of 2016 includes an after-tax LCM charge of $47 million and a $78 million after-tax gain related to the sale of our wholly owned Argentine subsidiary.

(b)

EBITDA as presented herein includes the impact of pre-tax LCM charges of $92 million, $181 million and $284 million for the first, third and fourth quarters of 2015, respectively. EBITDA for the second quarter of 2015 includes a pre-tax LCM benefit of $9 million for the partial reversal of the first quarter 2015 LCM adjustment. The first quarter of 2016 includes a pre-tax LCM charge of $68 million and a gain of $78 million on the sale of our wholly owned Argentine subsidiary.

Table 9 - Selected Segment Operating Information

                                 
           

2015

 

2016

           

Q1

 

Q2

 

Q3

 

Q4

 

Total

 

Q1

 

Olefins and Polyolefins - Americas

                       
   

Volumes (million pounds)

                       
     

Ethylene produced

 

2,364

 

2,415

 

2,514

 

2,391

 

9,684

 

2,392

     

Propylene produced

 

805

 

740

 

697

 

798

 

3,040

 

832

     

Polyethylene sold

 

1,473

 

1,575

 

1,577

 

1,578

 

6,203

 

1,554

     

Polypropylene sold

 

627

 

698

 

662

 

606

 

2,593

 

612

   

Benchmark Market Prices

                       
     

West Texas Intermediate crude oil (USD per barrel)

 

48.57

 

57.95

 

45.36

 

42.16

 

48.71

 

33.63

     

Light Louisiana Sweet ("LLS") crude oil (USD per barrel)

 

52.84

 

62.93

 

50.20

 

43.53

 

52.36

 

35.34

     

Natural gas (USD per million BTUs)

 

2.76

 

2.76

 

2.72

 

2.11

 

2.57

 

1.93

     

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

 

10.2

 

9.7

 

9.6

 

10.9

 

10.1

 

9.8

     

U.S. ethylene (cents/pound)

 

34.8

 

34.2

 

30.3

 

27.5

 

31.7

 

26.7

     

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

 

65.7

 

67.3

 

64.3

 

57.0

 

63.6

 

52.3

     

U.S. propylene (cents/pound)

 

49.7

 

41.7

 

33.2

 

31.3

 

39.0

 

31.0

     

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

 

67.7

 

61.7

 

59.3

 

62.7

 

62.8

 

67.8

                                 
 

Olefins and Polyolefins - Europe, Asia, International

                       
   

Volumes (million pounds)

                       
     

Ethylene produced

 

1,007

 

1,047

 

944

 

978

 

3,976

 

950

     

Propylene produced

 

600

 

632

 

575

 

575

 

2,382

 

555

     

Polyethylene sold

 

1,533

 

1,360

 

1,304

 

1,379

 

5,576

 

1,434

     

Polypropylene sold

 

1,817

 

1,529

 

1,673

 

1,757

 

6,776

 

1,773

   

Benchmark Market Prices (€0.01 per pound)

                       
     

Western Europe weighted average cost of ethylene production

 

22.9

 

23.2

 

14.4

 

22.5

 

20.8

 

16.3

     

Western Europe ethylene

 

39.3

 

47.1

 

46.6

 

41.4

 

43.6

 

38.4

     

Western Europe polyethylene [high density]

 

45.2

 

60.6

 

61.2

 

56.9

 

56.0

 

55.4

     

Western Europe propylene

 

37.1

 

44.4

 

41.7

 

31.0

 

38.5

 

26.3

     

Western Europe polypropylene [homopolymer]

 

49.8

 

62.5

 

59.3

 

47.4

 

54.7

 

46.5

                               
 

Intermediates and Derivatives

                       
   

Volumes (million pounds)

                       
     

Propylene oxide and derivatives

 

870

 

751

 

697

 

682

 

3,000

 

793

     

Ethylene oxide and derivatives

 

268

 

312

 

282

 

237

 

1,099

 

301

     

Styrene monomer

 

903

 

735

 

904

 

889

 

3,431

 

917

     

Acetyls

 

547

 

810

 

733

 

623

 

2,713

 

702

     

TBA Intermediates

 

433

 

321

 

421

 

371

 

1,546

 

415

   

Volumes (million gallons)

                       
     

MTBE/ETBE

 

229

 

299

 

268

 

258

 

1,054

 

270

   

Benchmark Market Margins  (cents per gallon)

                       
     

MTBE - Northwest Europe

 

64.0

 

106.0

 

119.0

 

49.8

 

85.1

 

44.4

                             
 

Refining

                       
   

Volumes (thousands of barrels per day)

                       
     

Heavy crude oil processing rate

 

241

 

255

 

249

 

206

 

238

 

186

   

Benchmark Market Margins

                       
     

Light crude oil - 2-1-1

 

15.02

 

16.42

 

15.29

 

9.44

 

14.04

 

8.67

     

Light crude oil - Maya differential

 

8.72

 

7.56

 

7.48

 

9.11

 

8.26

 

9.18

                               
                                 

Source:

LYB and third party consultants

Note:

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

 

Table 10 - Unaudited Income Statement Information

                                             
           

2015

 

2016

   

(Millions of U.S. dollars)

Q1

 

Q2

 

Q3

 

Q4

 

Total

 

Q1

                                       
   

Sales and other operating revenues

$

8,185

 

$

9,145

 

$

8,334

 

$

7,071

 

$

32,735

 

$

6,743

   

Cost of sales(a)

 

6,379

   

7,047

   

6,465

   

5,792

   

25,683

   

5,166

   

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

205

   

228

   

194

   

201

   

828

   

193

   

Research and development expenses

 

26

   

25

   

25

   

26

   

102

   

24

     

Operating income(a)

 

1,575

   

1,845

   

1,650

   

1,052

   

6,122

   

1,360

   

Income from equity investments

 

69

   

90

   

93

   

87

   

339

   

91

   

Interest expense, net

 

(58)

   

(72)

   

(77)

   

(70)

   

(277)

   

(77)

   

Other income (expense), net(b)

 

21

   

4

   

10

   

(10)

   

25

   

88

     

Income from continuing operations before income taxes(a, b)

 

1,607

   

1,867

   

1,676

   

1,059

   

6,209

   

1,462

   

Provision for income taxes

 

440

   

541

   

487

   

262

   

1,730

   

432

     

Income from continuing operations(c)

 

1,167

   

1,326

   

1,189

   

797

   

4,479

   

1,030

   

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax

 

(3)

   

3

   

(3)

   

(2)

   

(5)

   

- -

       

Net income(c)

 

1,164

   

1,329

   

1,186

   

795

   

4,474

   

1,030

   

Net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interests

 

2

   

1

   

(1)

   

- -

   

2

   

- -

       

Net income attributable to the Company shareholders(c)

$

1,166

 

$

1,330

 

$

1,185

 

$

795

 

$

4,476

 

$

1,030

                                             
                                             

(a)

Amounts presented herein include pre-tax LCM charges of $92 million, $181 million and $284 million for the first, third and fourth quarters of 2015, respectively. The second quarter of 2015 includes a pre-tax LCM benefit of $9 million for the partial reversal of the first quarter 2015 LCM adjustment. The first quarter of 2016 includes a pre-tax LCM charge of $68 million.

(b)

Includes a gain of $78 million on the sale of our wholly owned Argentine subsidiary.

(c)

Amounts presented herein include after-tax LCM charges of $58 million, $114 million and $185 million in the first, third and fourth quarters of 2015, respectively. The second quarter of 2015 includes an after-tax benefit of $6 million for the partial reversal of the first quarter 2015 LCM adjustment resulting from price recoveries during the period. The first quarter of 2016 includes an after-tax LCM charge of $47 million and an after-tax gain of $78 million on the sale of our wholly owned Argentine subsidiary.

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

                                       
     

2015

 

2016

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

Q1

 

Q2

 

Q3

 

Q4

 

Total

 

Q1

Pretax charges (benefits):

                                 
 

Gain on sale of wholly owned subsidiary

$

- -

 

$

- -

 

$

- -

 

$

- -

 

$

- -

 

$

(78)

 

Lower of cost or market inventory adjustment

 

92

   

(9)

   

181

   

284

   

548

   

68

 

Emission allowance credits, amortization

 

35

   

- -

   

- -

   

- -

   

35

   

- -

Total pretax charges (benefits)

 

127

   

(9)

   

181

   

284

   

583

   

(10)

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

 

(47)

   

3

   

(67)

   

(99)

   

(210)

   

(21)

After-tax effect of net charges (benefits)

$

80

 

$

(6)

 

$

114

 

$

185

 

$

373

 

$

(31)

Effect on diluted earnings per share

$

(0.17)

 

$

0.02

 

$

(0.25)

 

$

(0.42)

 

$

(0.80)

 

$

0.07

 

Table 12 - Unaudited Cash Flow Information

                                           
         

2015

 

2016

 

(Millions of U.S. dollars)

Q1

 

Q2

 

Q3

 

Q4

 

Total

 

Q1

                                           
 

Net cash provided by operating activities

$

1,468

 

$

1,446

 

$

1,768

 

$

1,160

 

$

5,842

 

$

1,300

                                           
 

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

 

(443)

   

(727)

   

67

   

52

   

(1,051)

   

(597)

                                       
 

Net cash used in financing activities

 

(401)

   

(1,021)

   

(1,684)

   

(1,744)

   

(4,850)

   

(333)

                                           
 
   

Table 13 - Unaudited Balance Sheet Information

                                         
             

March 31,

 

June 30,

 

September 30,

 

December 31,

 

March 31,

 

(Millions of U.S. dollars)

2015

 

2015

 

2015

 

2015

 

2016

                                         
 

Cash and cash equivalents

$

1,616

 

$

1,325

 

$

1,474

 

$

924

 

$

1,318

 

Restricted cash

 

2

   

3

   

1

   

7

   

4

 

Short-term investments

 

1,478

   

1,989

   

1,602

   

1,064

   

1,332

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

3,089

   

3,373

   

2,924

   

2,517

   

2,683

 

Inventories

 

4,267

   

4,179

   

4,138

   

4,051

   

3,978

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets(a)

 

1,195

   

1,121

   

1,059

   

1,226

   

1,009

     

Total current assets

 

11,647

   

11,990

   

11,198

   

9,789

   

10,324

 

Property, plant and equipment, net

 

8,430

   

8,636

   

8,793

   

8,991

   

9,373

 

Investments and long-term receivables:

                           
     

Investment in PO joint ventures

 

373

   

357

   

357

   

397

   

398

     

Equity investments

 

1,581

   

1,612

   

1,602

   

1,608

   

1,734

     

Other investments and long-term receivables

 

38

   

126

   

125

   

122

   

18

 

Goodwill

 

533

   

543

   

543

   

536

   

548

 

Intangible assets, net

 

695

   

671

   

644

   

640

   

618

 

Other assets(a)

 

637

   

600

   

605

   

674

   

559

     

Total assets

$

23,934

 

$

24,535

 

$

23,867

 

$

22,757

 

$

23,572

                                         
 

Current maturities of long-term debt

$

4

 

$

3

 

$

3

 

$

4

 

$

4

 

Short-term debt

 

514

   

582

   

573

   

353

   

594

 

Accounts payable

 

2,631

   

2,755

   

2,450

   

2,182

   

2,243

 

Accrued liabilities

 

1,482

   

1,455

   

1,784

   

1,810

   

1,600

 

Deferred income taxes(a)

 

429

   

434

   

383

   

- -

   

- -

     

Total current liabilities

 

5,060

   

5,229

   

5,193

   

4,349

   

4,441

 

Long-term debt

 

7,677

   

7,658

   

7,674

   

7,671

   

8,504

 

Other liabilities

 

2,038

   

2,063

   

2,044

   

2,036

   

2,125

 

Deferred income taxes(a)

 

1,653

   

1,635

   

1,604

   

2,127

   

2,134

 

Stockholders' equity

 

7,478

   

7,927

   

7,328

   

6,550

   

6,344

 

Non-controlling interests

 

28

   

23

   

24

   

24

   

24

     

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

$

23,934

 

$

24,535

 

$

23,867

 

$

22,757

 

$

23,572

                               
                                         

(a)

Our prospective adoption of ASU 2015-17, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Balance Sheet Classification of Deferred Taxes, in December 2015 resulted in the classification of our deferred taxes as of December 2015 as noncurrent.

LyondellBasell