LyondellBasell Reports Second Quarter 2017 Earnings

July 28, 2017

HOUSTON and LONDON, July 28, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --

Second Quarter 2017 Highlights

  • Income from continuing operations: $1.1 billion
  • EBITDA: $2.0 billion
  • Record quarterly diluted earnings per share: $2.82 per share
  • Record quarterly EBITDA for Olefins and Polyolefins - Europe, Asia, and International: $699 million
  • Strong volume growth with a 27% increase in global ethylene production and a 45% improvement in refining crude volumes over prior year
  • Dividends and share repurchases totaled $0.8 billion; repurchased 5.4 million shares during the second quarter
  • Increased second quarter 2017 dividend by 6% to $0.90 per share

Comparisons with the prior quarter and second quarter 2016 are available in the following table:

Table 1 - Earnings Summary









Three Months Ended

Six Months Ended



June 30,

March 31,

June 30,

June 30,


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

2017

2017

2016

2017

2016


Sales and other operating revenues

$8,403

$8,430

$7,328

$16,833

$14,071


Net income(a)

1,130

797

1,091

1,927

2,121


Income from continuing operations(b)

1,134

805

1,092

1,939

2,122


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








Net income(c)

2.81

1.98

2.56

4.78

4.93



Income from continuing operations(b)

2.82

2.00

2.56

4.81

4.93


Diluted share count (millions)

402

403

425

403

429


EBITDA(d)

1,970

1,617

1,783

3,587

3,590










Excluding LCM Impact:







LCM benefit, pre-tax(e)

- -

- -

(68)

- -

- -


Income from continuing operations(b)

1,134

805

1,045

1,939

2,122


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








Income from continuing operations(b)

2.82

2.00

2.45

4.81

4.93


EBITDA(d)

1,970

1,617

1,715

3,587

3,590











(a)

Includes net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interests and 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.

(e)

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 second quarter 2017 of $1.1 billion, or $2.82 per share.  Second quarter 2017 EBITDA was $2.0 billion.

"LyondellBasell's second quarter results demonstrate the value of our investments in capacity expansions and asset maintenance to deliver record quarterly earnings per share for the company.  During the second quarter, our ethylene crackers in the United States and Europe operated at 98 percent and the refinery operated at 99 percent of nameplate capacity.  Second quarter 2017 ethylene production volumes increased by 34 percent in the Americas and 13 percent in Europe compared to the second quarter 2016.  Our strong operating rates were met with solid demand to drive improvements in global Olefins and Polyolefins chain margins and deliver record quarterly EBITDA for our Olefins and Polyolefins – Europe, Asia and International segment," said Bob Patel, LyondellBasell CEO.

"In addition to our earnings strength, we generated $1.2 billion of free cash flow during the second quarter, increased our quarterly dividend by 6 percent and advanced our organic growth and share repurchase programs," said Patel.

OUTLOOK

"More than 25 percent of the first wave of new United States ethylene capacity is now in the market and global olefin and polyolefin industry conditions remain favorable during July.  With no major maintenance planned for the remainder of 2017, we are well positioned to deliver strong performance from LyondellBasell's global assets," Patel said. 

LYONDELLBASELL BUSINESS RESULTS DISCUSSION BY REPORTING SEGMENT

LyondellBasell manages operations through five operating segments: 1) Olefins and Polyolefins – Americas; 2) Olefins and Polyolefins – Europe, Asia and International (EAI); 3) Intermediates and Derivatives; 4) Refining; and 5) Technology. 

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

Olefins and Polyolefins - Americas (O&P-Americas) – Our O&P–Americas segment produces and markets olefins and co-products, polyethylene and polypropylene.








Table 2 - O&P–Americas Financial Overview








Three Months Ended

Six Months Ended




June 30,

March 31,

June 30,

June 30,


Millions of U.S. dollars

2017

2017

2016

2017

2016


Operating income

$738

$559

$646

$1,297

$1,353


EBITDA

859

723

754

1,582

1,632


LCM charges (benefits), pre-tax

- -

- -

- -

- -

- -


EBITDA excluding LCM adjustments

859

723

754

1,582

1,632










Three months ended June 30, 2017 versus three months ended March 31, 2017 – EBITDA increased $136 million versus the first quarter 2017.  First quarter 2017 included a $31 million gain on the sale of property in Lake Charles, Louisiana.  Compared to the prior period, olefin results increased approximately $100 million.  Ethylene margins improved by approximately 3 cents per pound with declining feedstock prices for propane, butane and heavy liquids.  Combined polyolefin results increased by approximately $80 million.  Polyethylene and polypropylene spreads increased by 4 cents per pound and 5 cents per pound respectively, due to ethylene and propylene feedstock price decreases and higher polyethylene pricing, which was partially offset by small volume declines in polyethylene.  Joint venture equity income decreased by $3 million

Three months ended June 30, 2017 versus three months ended June 30, 2016 – EBITDA increased $105 million versus the second quarter 2016.  Olefin results increased by approximately $150 million primarily due to an increase in ethylene production of approximately 34 percent due to planned maintenance in the second quarter of 2016.  Combined polyolefin results declined approximately $25 million primarily due to declining margins in polypropylene partially offset by increased polypropylene sales volumes.  Joint venture equity income declined by $9 million.   

Olefins and Polyolefins - Europe, Asia, and International (O&P-EAI) – Our O&P–EAI segment produces and markets olefins and co-products, polyethylene and polypropylene, including polypropylene compounds.

Table 3 - O&P–EAI Financial Overview








Three Months Ended

Six Months Ended




June 30,

March 31,

June 30,

June 30,


Millions of U.S. dollars

2017

2017

2016

2017

2016


Operating income

$549

$401

$423

$950

$781


EBITDA

699

529

576

1,228

1,085


LCM benefit, pretax

- -

- -

(40)

- -

- -


EBITDA excluding LCM adjustments

699

529

536

1,228

1,085










Three months ended June 30, 2017 versus three months ended March 31, 2017 – EBITDA increased by $170 million versus the first quarter 2017.  Olefin results increased approximately $135 million as ethylene margins improved by 9 cents per pound primarily due to lower feedstock costs.  Combined polyolefin results increased approximately $15 million primarily due to improved margins for polypropylene and polypropylene compounds.  Joint venture equity income was relatively unchanged. 

Three months ended June 30, 2017 versus three months ended June 30, 2016 – EBITDA increased by $163 million versus the second quarter 2016, excluding an unfavorable $40 million quarter to quarter variance as a result of a 2016 LCM inventory adjustment. Olefin results increased by approximately $180 million as a result of improved ethylene margins and increased sales volumes due to planned maintenance which occurred in the second quarter of 2016.  Combined polyolefin results declined by approximately $15 million primarily due to lower polyethylene spreads.  Joint venture equity income declined by $29 million primarily due to declining polymer spreads and reduced volumes.

Intermediates and Derivatives (I&D) – Our I&D segment produces and markets propylene oxide (PO) and its derivatives, oxyfuels and related products and intermediate chemicals, such as styrene monomer, acetyls, ethylene oxide and ethylene glycol.

Table 4 - I&D Financial Overview








Three Months Ended

Six Months Ended



June 30,

March 31,

June 30,

June 30,


Millions of U.S. dollars

2017

2017

2016

2017

2016


Operating income

$270

$269

$327

$539

$582


EBITDA

339

339

397

678

723


LCM benefit, pre-tax

- -

- -

(28)

- -

- -


EBITDA excluding LCM adjustments

339

339

369

678

723









Three months ended June 30, 2017 versus three months ended March 31, 2017 – EBITDA was unchanged relative to the first quarter 2017, including the impact from first quarter charges related to the recovery of precious metals after catalyst changes.  Excluding the precious metal adjustments, PO and derivatives results declined approximately $5 million, primarily due to lower volumes resulting from planned maintenance at our plant in Botlek, The Netherlands.  After excluding the precious metal adjustments, intermediate chemicals results declined approximately $30 million primarily due to a 2 cent per pound decrease in styrene margins and a decrease in methanol volumes due to planned maintenance.  Oxyfuels and related products results were relatively unchanged as reduced volumes from the Botlek maintenance offset seasonal margin improvements.  Joint venture equity income was relatively unchanged.

Three months ended June, 30 2017 versus three months ended June 30, 2016 – EBITDA decreased $30 million versus the second quarter 2016, excluding an unfavorable $28 million variance as a result of an LCM inventory adjustment.  PO and derivatives results were relatively unchanged.  Intermediate chemicals results improved by approximately $15 million primarily from improvements in methanol and VAM margins.  Oxyfuels and related products results declined by approximately $45 million due to lower margins coupled with reduced volumes resulting from planned maintenance at Botlek.  Joint venture equity income was relatively unchanged.

Refining – The primary products of this segment include gasoline and distillates, including diesel fuel, heating oil and jet fuel.

Table 5 - Refining Financial Overview







Three Months Ended

Six Months Ended



June 30,

March 31,

June 30,

June 30,


Millions of U.S. dollars

2017

2017

2016

2017

2016


Operating loss

($21)

($70)

($53)

($91)

($83)


EBITDA

25

(30)

(13)

(5)

1


LCM charges (benefits), pre-tax

- -

- -

- -

- -

- -


EBITDA excluding LCM adjustments

25

(30)

(13)

(5)

1









Three months ended June 30, 2017 versus three months ended March 31, 2017 – EBITDA increased $55 million versus the first quarter 2017.  The Houston refinery operated at 265,000 barrels per day, 72,000 barrels per day more than the prior quarter following completion of planned maintenance at the beginning of the second quarter.  Results were negatively impacted by low industry margins reflecting weak discounts for heavy crude oil during May and June.

Three months ended June 30, 2017 versus three months ended June 30, 2016 – EBITDA increased $38 million versus the second quarter 2016.  Second quarter 2017 throughput increased by 82,000 barrels per day due to maintenance during the second quarter of 2016.  Second quarter 2017 margins were negatively impacted by unfavorable heavy to light differentials in crude oil markets.

Technology Segment – Our Technology segment develops and licenses chemical and polyolefin process technologies and manufactures and sells polyolefin catalysts.








Table 6 - Technology Financial Overview








Three Months Ended

Six Months Ended




June 30,

March 31,

June 30,

June 30,


Millions of U.S. dollars

2017

2017

2016

2017

2016


Operating income

$39

$50

$62

$89

$135


EBITDA

48

60

73

108

156










Three months ended June 30, 2017 versus three months ended March 31, 2017 – EBITDA decreased by $12 million primarily due to lower catalyst volumes related to the timing of shipments.

Three months ended June 30, 2017 versus three months ended June 30, 2016 – EBITDA decreased by $25 million due to the timing of licensing revenue.

Capital Spending and Cash Balances

Capital expenditures, including growth projects, maintenance turnarounds, catalyst and information technology-related expenditures, were $407 million during the second quarter 2017.  Our cash and liquid investment balance was $2.6 billion at June 30, 2017.  We repurchased 5.4 million ordinary shares during the second quarter 2017, leaving 397 million common shares outstanding as of June 30, 2017.  The company paid dividends of $361 million during the second quarter of 2017.

CONFERENCE CALL

LyondellBasell will host a conference call July 28 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 and Director of Investor Relations David Kinney.

The toll-free dial-in number in the U.S. is 800-475-8402. 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 July 28 until August 28 at 11:59 p.m. EDT.  The replay dial-in numbers are 800-294-5423 (U.S.) and 402-220-9786 (international). The pass code for each is 2526.

ABOUT LYONDELLBASELL

LyondellBasell (NYSE: LYB) is one of the largest plastics, chemicals and refining companies in the world. Driven by its 13,000 employees around the globe, LyondellBasell produces materials and products that are key to advancing solutions to modern challenges like enhancing food safety through lightweight and flexible packaging, protecting the purity of water supplies through stronger and more versatile pipes, and improving the safety, comfort and fuel efficiency of many of the cars and trucks on the road. LyondellBasell sells products into approximately 100 countries and is the world's largest licensor of polyolefin and polypropylene technologies. More information about LyondellBasell can be found at www.lyondellbasell.com.

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, 2016, which can be found at www.lyondellbasell.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 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)






2016


2017


(Millions of U.S. dollars)


Q1


Q2


Q3


Q4


Total


Q1


Q2


YTD


Sales and other operating revenues:



























Olefins & Polyolefins - Americas


$

2,115


$

2,211


$

2,342


$

2,409


$

9,077


$

2,604


$

2,547


$

5,151



Olefins & Polyolefins - EAI



2,578



2,721



2,634



2,646



10,579



3,024



3,008



6,032



Intermediates & Derivatives



1,702



1,769



1,805



1,950



7,226



2,150



2,014



4,164



Refining



955



1,289



1,330



1,561



5,135



1,353



1,713



3,066



Technology



132



129



102



116



479



120



107



227



Other/elims



(739)



(791)



(848)



(935)



(3,313)



(821)



(986)



(1,807)




Continuing Operations


$

6,743


$

7,328


$

7,365


$

7,747


$

29,183


$

8,430


$

8,403


$

16,833


Operating income (loss):



























Olefins & Polyolefins - Americas


$

707


$

646


$

582


$

458


$

2,393


$

559


$

738


$

1,297



Olefins & Polyolefins - EAI



358



423



447



266



1,494



401



549



950



Intermediates & Derivatives



255



327



240



236



1,058



269



270



539



Refining



(30)



(53)



(56)



40



(99)



(70)



(21)



(91)



Technology



73



62



35



51



221



50



39



89



Other



(3)



(2)



1



(3)



(7)



1



2



3




Continuing Operations


$

1,360


$

1,403


$

1,249


$

1,048


$

5,060


$

1,210


$

1,577


$

2,787


Depreciation and amortization:



























Olefins & Polyolefins - Americas


$

90


$

88


$

87


$

97


$

362


$

118


$

107


$

225



Olefins & Polyolefins - EAI



55



58



58



58



229



59



58



117



Intermediates & Derivatives



70



69



62



68



269



69



68



137



Refining



43



40



40



40



163



40



44



84



Technology



10



11



10



10



41



10



9



19




Continuing Operations


$

268


$

266


$

257


$

273


$

1,064


$

296


$

286


$

582


EBITDA: (b)



























Olefins & Polyolefins - Americas


$

878


$

754


$

682


$

563


$

2,877


$

723


$

859


$

1,582



Olefins & Polyolefins - EAI



509



576



584



398



2,067



529



699



1,228



Intermediates & Derivatives



326



397



304



306



1,333



339



339



678



Refining



14



(13)



(10)



81



72



(30)



25



(5)



Technology



83



73



45



61



262



60



48



108



Other



(3)



(4)



1



(3)



(9)



(4)



- -



(4)




Continuing Operations


$

1,807


$

1,783


$

1,606


$

1,406


$

6,602


$

1,617


$

1,970


$

3,587


Capital, turnarounds and IT deferred spending:



























Olefins & Polyolefins - Americas


$

303


$

339


$

384


$

350


$

1,376


$

202


$

179


$

381



Olefins & Polyolefins - EAI



81



60



48



72



261



47



32



79



Intermediates & Derivatives



76



80



90



87



333



77



107



184



Refining



57



71



51



45



224



84



79



163



Technology



6



9



9



12



36



7



6



13



Other



4



4



4



1



13



4



4



8




Continuing Operations


$

527


$

563


$

586


$

567


$

2,243


$

421


$

407


$

828


























































(a)  

EBITDA for the first quarter of 2016 includes a pre-tax LCM charge of $68 million and a $78 million pre-tax gain on the sale of our wholly owned Argentine subsidiary. Second quarter 2016 EBITDA includes a pre-tax LCM benefit of $68 million for the reversal of the first quarter 2016 LCM adjustment due to price recoveries during the period. Fourth quarter 2016 EBITDA also includes a pre-tax LCM charge of $29 million. See Tables 2 through 6 for LCM adjustments

(b)

See Table 8 for EBITDA calculation. 


 

Table 8 - EBITDA Calculation































2016



2017


(Millions of U.S. dollars)

Q1


Q2


Q3


Q4


Total


Q1


Q2


YTD



























Net income(a)

$

1,030


$

1,091


$

953


$

763


$

3,837


$

797


$

1,130


$

1,927


Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax


- -



1



2



7



10



8



4



12


Income from continuing operations(a)


1,030



1,092



955



770



3,847



805



1,134



1,939



Provision for income taxes


432



346



326



282



1,386



315



459



774



Depreciation and amortization


268



266



257



273



1,064



296



286



582



Interest expense, net(b)


77



79



68



81



305



201



91



292


EBITDA(c)

$

1,807


$

1,783


$

1,606


$

1,406


$

6,602


$

1,617


$

1,970


$

3,587






















































(a)

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. The second quarter of 2016 includes an after-tax benefit of $47 million for the reversal of the first quarter 2016 LCM adjustment due to price recoveries during the period. Fourth quarter 2016 also includes an $18 million after-tax LCM charge.

(b) 

Includes pre-tax charges totalling $113 million in the first quarter of 2017 related to the repayment of $1,000 million aggregate principal amount of our outstanding 5% senior notes due 2019.

(c) 

The first quarter of 2016 includes a pre-tax LCM charge of $68 million and a pre-tax gain of $78 million on the sale of our wholly owned Argentine subsidiary. Second quarter 2016 EBITDA includes a pre-tax LCM benefit of $68 million for the reversal of the first quarter 2016 LCM adjustment. Fourth quarter 2016 also includes a pre-tax LCM charge of $29 million.


 

Table 9 - Selected Segment Operating Information




























2016


2017







Q1


Q2


Q3


Q4


Total


Q1


Q2


YTD


Olefins and Polyolefins - Americas



















Volumes (million pounds)




















Ethylene produced


2,392


1,899


1,939


2,173


8,403


2,486


2,606


5,092




Propylene produced


832


748


575


660


2,815


597


821


1,418




Polyethylene sold


1,554


1,426


1,517


1,485


5,982


1,533


1,404


2,937




Polypropylene sold


612


582


659


623


2,476


644


634


1,278



Benchmark Market Prices




















West Texas Intermediate crude oil (USD per barrel)


33.63


46.01


44.94


49.29


43.56


51.78


48.15


49.95




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


35.34


47.39


46.52


50.60


45.03


53.39


50.17


51.77




Houston Ship Channel natural gas (USD per million BTUs)


1.93


2.06


2.79


3.01


2.45


2.96


3.14


3.05




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


9.8


12.0


10.6


14.3


11.7


11.8


12.5


12.2




U.S. ethylene (cents/pound)


26.7


30.3


33.0


32.7


30.7


33.1


31.9


32.5




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


52.3


59.0


60.7


58.3


57.6


57.3


59.0


58.2




U.S. propylene (cents/pound)


31.0


32.7


37.8


36.2


34.4


47.2


41.0


44.1




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


67.8


61.7


60.2


55.8


61.4


66.2


59.0


62.6























Olefins and Polyolefins - Europe, Asia, International



















Volumes (million pounds)




















Ethylene produced


950


941


1,066


946


3,903


1,022


1,069


2,091




Propylene produced


555


577


649


563


2,344


598


632


1,230




Polyethylene sold


1,434


1,386


1,315


1,330


5,465


1,421


1,370


2,791




Polypropylene sold


1,773


1,617


1,509


1,582


6,481


1,714


1,530


3,244



Benchmark Market Prices (€0.01 per pound)




















Western Europe weighted average cost of ethylene production


16.3


21.2


17.9


23.8


19.8


22.7


17.6


20.2




Western Europe ethylene


38.4


41.1


42.3


43.1


41.2


46.2


47.1


46.6




Western Europe polyethylene [high density]


55.4


57.6


55.7


55.2


56.0


58.2


59.5


58.9




Western Europe propylene


26.3


28.8


30.7


33.3


29.8


37.0


39.3


38.2




Western Europe polypropylene [homopolymer]


46.5


49.5


49.5


51.7


49.3


56.3


60.1


58.2






















Intermediates and Derivatives



















Volumes (million pounds unless otherwise indicated)




















Propylene oxide and derivatives


793


743


752


749


3,037


786


748


1,534




Intermediate Chemicals:





















Ethylene oxide and derivatives


301


233


224


329


1,087


292


297


589





Styrene monomer


917


933


911


933


3,694


992


924


1,916





Acetyls


702


821


751


776


3,050


825


672


1,497




Oxyfuels and Related Products:





















TBA Intermediates


415


391


410


361


1,577


383


332


715





MTBE/ETBE (million gallons)


270


278


298


264


1,110


239


263


502



Benchmark Market Margins (cents per gallon)




















MTBE - Northwest Europe


44.4


78.7


55.3


50.6


57.2


49.5


67.3


58.2





















Refining



















Volumes (thousands of barrels per day)




















Heavy crude oil processing rate


186


183


209


228


201


193


265


229



Benchmark Market Margins




















Light crude oil - 2-1-1


8.67


11.52


11.46


11.20


10.73


11.86


13.26


12.57




Light crude oil - Maya differential


9.19


9.55


7.52


7.80


8.51


8.78


6.28


7.55










































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
































2016


2017


(Millions of U.S. dollars)

Q1


Q2


Q3


Q4


Total


Q1


Q2


YTD


























Sales and other operating revenues

$

6,743


$

7,328


$

7,365


$

7,747


$

29,183


$

8,430


$

8,403


$

16,833


Cost of sales(a)


5,166



5,702



5,903



6,420



23,191



6,991



6,601



13,592


Selling, general and administrative expenses


193



199



188



253



833



204



200



404


Research and development expenses


24



24



25



26



99



25



25



50



Operating income(a)


1,360



1,403



1,249



1,048



5,060



1,210



1,577



2,787


Income from equity investments


91



117



81



78



367



81



78



159


Interest expense, net(b)


(77)



(79)



(68)



(81)



(305)



(201)



(91)



(292)


Other income (expense), net(c)


88



(3)



19



7



111



30



29



59



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


1,462



1,438



1,281



1,052



5,233



1,120



1,593



2,713


Provision for income taxes


432



346



326



282



1,386



315



459



774



Income from continuing operations(d)


1,030



1,092



955



770



3,847



805



1,134



1,939


Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax


- -



(1)



(2)



(7)



(10)



(8)



(4)



(12)




Net income(d)


1,030



1,091



953



763



3,837



797



1,130



1,927


Net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interests


- -



- -



(1)



- -



(1)



- -



1



1




Net income attributable to the Company shareholders(d)

$

1,030


$

1,091


$

952


$

763


$

3,836


$

797


$

1,131


$

1,928
























































(a)

Amounts presented herein include pre-tax LCM charges of $68 million and $29 million in the first and fourth quarters of 2016, respectively. A pre-tax benefit of $68 million in the second quarter of 2016 reflects the reversal of the first quarter 2016 LCM adjustment due to price recoveries during the period.

(b) 

Includes pre-tax charges totalling $113 million in the first quarter of 2017 related to the repayment of $1,000 million aggregate principal amount of our outstanding 5% senior notes due 2019.

(c) 

Includes a pre-tax gain of $31 million in the first quarter of 2017 on the sale of our Lake Charles, Louisiana site currently used as a logistics terminal and a $78 million gain in the first quarter of 2016 on the sale of our wholly owned Argentine subsidiary.

(d)

Amounts presented herein include after-tax LCM charges of $47 million and $18 million in the first and fourth quarters of 2016, respectively. The second quarter of 2016 includes an after tax benefit of $47 million for the partial reversal of the first quarter 2016 LCM adjustment resulting from price recoveries during the period. The first quarter of 2016 also includes a $78 million gain on the sale of our wholly owned Argentine subsidiary. The first quarter of 2017 includes after-tax charges totalling $106 million related to the repayment of $1,000 million aggregate principal amount of our outstanding 5% senior notes due 2019.


 

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
































2016



2017
















Annual









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

Q1


Q2


Q3


Q4


Impact


Q1


Q2


YTD

Pretax charges (benefits):

























Charges and premiums related to repayment of debt

$

- -


$

- -


$

- -


$

- -


$

- -


$

113


$

- -


$

113


Out of period tax adjustment


- -



- -



- -



61



74



- -



- -



- -


Gain on sale of wholly owned subsidiary


(78)



- -



- -



- -



(78)



- -



- -



- -


Lower of cost or market inventory adjustment


68



(68)



- -



29



29



- -



- -



- -


Pension settlement charge


- -



- -



- -



58



58



- -



- -



- -

Total pretax charges (benefits)


(10)



(68)



- -



148



83



113



- -



113

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


(21)



21



- -



(32)



(32)



(7)



- -



(7)

After-tax effect of net charges (benefits)

$

(31)


$

(47)


$

- -


$

116


$

51


$

106


$

- -


$

106

Effect on diluted earnings per share

$

0.07


$

0.11


$

- -


$

(0.29)


$

(0.12)


$

(0.26)


$

- -


$

(0.26)



 

Table 12 - Unaudited Cash Flow Information


































2016


2017


(Millions of U.S. dollars)

Q1


Q2


Q3


Q4


Total


Q1



Q2



YTD






























Net cash provided by operating activities(a)

$

1,300


$

1,261


$

1,332


$

1,713


$

5,606


$

678


$

1,560


$

2,238






























Net cash used in investing activities(b)


(600)



(471)



(459)



(771)



(2,301)



(541)



(513)



(1,054)




























Net cash used in financing activities (a)


(333)



(1,039)



(1,195)



(782)



(3,349)



(537)



(822)



(1,359)


























































(a)

In the second quarter of 2017, the early adoption of ASU 2016-15, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments resulted in the reclassification of cash flows related to debt extinguishment costs incurred in the first quarter of 2017 from operating to financing activities cash flows.

(b)

Also in the second quarter of 2017, the early retrospective adoption of ASU 2016-18, Statement of Cash Flows: Restricted Cash requires the inclusion of restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents in the cash and cash equivalents balances in our Statements of Cash Flows.

 

Table 13 - Unaudited Balance Sheet Information



March 31,


June 30,


September 30,


December 31,


March 31,


June 30,


(Millions of U.S. dollars)

2016


2016


2016


2016


2017


2017





















Cash and cash equivalents

$

1,318


$

1,060


$

740


$

875


$

485


$

734


Restricted cash


4



4



4



3



1



6


Short-term investments


1,332



1,023



1,090



1,147



1,176



1,278


Accounts receivable, net


2,683



2,806



2,852



2,842



3,292



3,086


Inventories


3,978



4,009



4,015



3,809



3,875



4,007


Prepaid expenses and other current assets


1,009



1,081



852



923



852



964




Total current assets


10,324



9,983



9,553



9,599



9,681



10,075


Property, plant and equipment, net


9,373



9,681



10,057



10,137



10,361



10,551


Investments and long-term receivables:





















Investment in PO joint ventures


398



390



399



415



409



423




Equity investments


1,734



1,610



1,681



1,575



1,672



1,595




Other investments and long-term receivables


18



18



17



20



20



18


Goodwill


548



542



543



528



531



559


Intangible assets, net


618



588



562



550



517



499


Other assets


559



623



607



618



577



398




Total assets

$

23,572


$

23,435


$

23,419


$

23,442


$

23,768


$

24,118























Current maturities of long-term debt

$

4


$

4


$

3


$

2


$

2


$

2


Short-term debt


594



616



621



594



611



561


Accounts payable


2,243



2,357



2,329



2,529



2,627



2,317


Accrued liabilities


1,600



1,374



1,357



1,415



1,139



1,251




Total current liabilities


4,441



4,351



4,310



4,540



4,379



4,131


Long-term debt


8,504



8,485



8,464



8,385



8,419



8,496


Other liabilities


2,125



2,143



2,151



2,113



2,130



2,253


Deferred income taxes


2,134



2,149



2,387



2,331



2,353



2,370


Stockholders' equity


6,344



6,283



6,082



6,048



6,462



6,866


Non-controlling interests


24



24



25



25



25



2




Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

$

23,572


$

23,435


$

23,419


$

23,442


$

23,768


$

24,118















































 

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