May 2024 First Quarter 2024 Earnings Call Exhibit 99.2
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CrossAmerica Business Overview Charles Nifong, CEO & President
First Quarter Operations OPERATING RESULTS (in thousands, except for margin per gallon and merchandise gross margin percentage) Three Months ended March 31, 2024 2023 % Change Wholesale Segment: Gross Profit $26,962 $31,210 (14%) Motor Fuel Gross Profit $14,603 $16,708 (13%) Wholesale Margin Per Gallon $0.079 $0.083 (5%) Volume of Gallons Distributed 184,025 201,861 (9%) Retail Segment: Gross Profit $54,386 $50,849 7% Motor Fuel Gross Profit $26,036 $26,760 (3%) Merchandise Gross Profit* $21,443 $18,123 18% Retail Margin Per Gallon $0.308 $0.318 (3%) Volume of Gallons Sold 121,717 119,085 2% Same Store Sales Excluding Cigarettes* $42,267 $41,334 2% Merchandise Gross Margin Percentage* 28.1% 27.8% 30 bps *Includes only company operated retail sites
CrossAmerica Financial Overview Maura Topper, Chief Financial Officer
First Quarter Results Summary OPERATING RESULTS (in thousands, except for distributions per unit and coverage) Three Months ended March 31, 2024 2023 % Change Net Income ($17,540) ($979) N/A Adjusted EBITDA $23,568 $31,738 (26%) Distributable Cash Flow $11,731 $19,132 (39%) Weighted Avg. Diluted Units 37,994 37,940 0% Distribution Paid per LP Unit $0.5250 $0.5250 0% Distributions Paid $19,941 $19,918 0% Distribution Coverage (Paid Basis- current quarter) 0.59x 0.96x (39%) Distribution Coverage (Paid Basis – trailing twelve months) 1.37x 1.70x (19%) Note: See the reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA and Distributable Cash Flow (or “DCF”) to net income and the definitions of EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and DCF in the appendix of this presentation.
Capital Strength Capital Expenditures First quarter 2023 capital expenditures of $6.1 million with $4.5 million of growth capex Growth capital expenditures included investment in our newly converted company operated sites and dispensers at certain locations Leverage Credit facility balance at 03/31/24: $798 million Continue to manage debt levels and leverage ratio Leverage ratio was 4.49x at 03/31/24 compared to 4.21x at 12/31/23 Effective interest rate at 03/31/24: 5.1% Ongoing benefit of interest rate swaps in elevated rate environment Continued Focus on Execution, Cash Flows, and Strong Balance Sheet
Appendix First Quarter 2024 Earnings Call
Non-GAAP Financial Measures Non-GAAP Financial Measures We use the non-GAAP financial measures EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Distributable Cash Flow and Distribution Coverage Ratio. EBITDA represents net income before deducting interest expense, income taxes and depreciation, amortization and accretion (which includes certain impairment charges). Adjusted EBITDA represents EBITDA as further adjusted to exclude equity-based compensation expense, gains or losses on dispositions and lease terminations, net and certain discrete acquisition related costs, such as legal and other professional fees, separation benefit costs and certain other discrete non-cash items arising from purchase accounting. Distributable Cash Flow represents Adjusted EBITDA less cash interest expense, sustaining capital expenditures and current income tax expense. The Distribution Coverage Ratio is computed by dividing Distributable Cash Flow by distributions paid on common units. EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Distributable Cash Flow and Distribution Coverage Ratio are used as supplemental financial measures by management and by external users of our financial statements, such as investors and lenders. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are used to assess our financial performance without regard to financing methods, capital structure or income taxes and the ability to incur and service debt and to fund capital expenditures. In addition, Adjusted EBITDA is used to assess the operating performance of our business on a consistent basis by excluding the impact of items which do not result directly from the wholesale distribution of motor fuel, the leasing of real property, or the day to day operations of our retail site activities. EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Distributable Cash Flow and Distribution Coverage Ratio are also used to assess the ability to generate cash sufficient to make distributions to our unitholders. We believe the presentation of EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Distributable Cash Flow and Distribution Coverage Ratio provides useful information to investors in assessing the financial condition and results of operations. EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Distributable Cash Flow and Distribution Coverage Ratio should not be considered alternatives to net income or any other measure of financial performance or liquidity presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Distributable Cash Flow and Distribution Coverage Ratio have important limitations as analytical tools because they exclude some but not all items that affect net income. Additionally, because EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Distributable Cash Flow and Distribution Coverage Ratio may be defined differently by other companies in our industry, our definitions may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies, thereby diminishing their utility.
Non-GAAP Reconciliation The following table presents reconciliations of EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, and Distributable Cash Flow to net income, the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP financial measure, for each of the periods indicated (in thousands, except for per unit amounts): (a) During the three months ended March 31, 2024, CrossAmerica recorded a $15.9 million loss on lease terminations with Applegreen, including a $1.4 million non-cash write-off of deferred rent income. (b) Relates to certain acquisition-related costs, such as legal and other professional fees, separation benefit costs and purchase accounting adjustments associated with recent acquisitions. (c) Under the Partnership Agreement, sustaining capital expenditures are capital expenditures made to maintain CrossAmerica's long-term operating income or operating capacity. Examples of sustaining capital expenditures are those made to maintain existing contract volumes, including payments to renew existing distribution contracts, or to maintain the sites in conditions suitable to lease, such as parking lot or roof replacement/renovation, or to replace equipment required to operate the existing business. (d) Excludes income tax incurred on the sale of sites. Three Months Ended March 31, 2024 2023 Net loss $ (17,540 ) $ (979 ) Interest expense 10,541 12,012 Income tax benefit (5,797 ) (1,662 ) Depreciation, amortization and accretion expense 18,721 19,820 EBITDA 5,925 29,191 Equity-based employee and director compensation expense 205 561 Loss on dispositions and lease terminations, net (a) 16,806 1,767 Acquisition-related costs (b) 632 219 Adjusted EBITDA 23,568 31,738 Cash interest expense (10,058 ) (10,163 ) Sustaining capital expenditures (c) (1,642 ) (2,049 ) Current income tax expense (d) (137 ) (394 ) Distributable Cash Flow $ 11,731 $ 19,132 Distributions paid on common units 19,941 19,918 Distribution Coverage Ratio (a) 0.59x 0.96x
