SAN ANTONIO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE: VLO, “Valero”) today reported a net loss attributable to Valero stockholders of $359 million, or $0.88 per share, for the fourth quarter of 2020, compared to net income of $1.1 billion, or $2.58 per share, for the fourth quarter of 2019. Excluding the adjustments shown in the accompanying earnings release tables, the adjusted net loss attributable to Valero stockholders was $429 million, or $1.06 per share, for the fourth quarter of 2020, compared to fourth quarter 2019 adjusted net income attributable to Valero stockholders of $873 million, or $2.13 per share. Fourth quarter 2020 adjusted results exclude the after-tax benefit from a LIFO liquidation adjustment of $70 million.

For the year ended December 31, 2020, the net loss attributable to Valero stockholders was $1.4 billion, or $3.50 per share, compared to net income of $2.4 billion, or $5.84 per share, in 2019. Excluding the adjustments shown in the accompanying earnings release tables, the adjusted net loss attributable to Valero stockholders was $1.3 billion, or $3.12 per share, for 2020, compared to adjusted net income attributable to Valero stockholders of $2.4 billion, or $5.70 per share, in 2019.

“We expect to see continued improvement in product demand with widespread vaccine distribution around the world,” said Joe Gorder, Valero Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “We also expect a faster recovery in refining margins with the continued shutdowns and conversions of uncompetitive refineries.”

Refining

The refining segment reported a $377 million operating loss for the fourth quarter of 2020, compared to operating income of $1.4 billion for the fourth quarter of 2019. Excluding a LIFO liquidation adjustment and other operating expenses, the fourth quarter 2020 adjusted operating loss was $476 million. Refinery throughput volumes averaged 2.6 million barrels per day in the fourth quarter of 2020, which was 468 thousand barrels per day lower than the fourth quarter of 2019.

Operationally, the refining segment achieved record employee safety performance, process safety and environmental performance in 2020. “Despite the pandemic-induced financial challenges, our commitment to safety and environmental stewardship never wavered,” said Gorder.

Renewable Diesel

The renewable diesel segment, which consists of the Diamond Green Diesel (DGD) joint venture, reported $127 million of operating income for the fourth quarter of 2020, compared to $541 million for the fourth quarter of 2019. After adjusting for the retroactive blender’s tax credit in 2019, adjusted renewable diesel operating income was $187 million for the fourth quarter of 2019. Renewable diesel sales volumes averaged 618 thousand gallons per day in the fourth quarter of 2020, a decrease of 226 thousand gallons per day versus the fourth quarter of 2019 due to the effect of planned maintenance in the fourth quarter of 2020. The renewable diesel segment set a record for annual sales volumes of 787 thousand gallons per day in 2020. As a result of continuous process improvement and optimization, the capacity of the existing St. Charles renewable diesel plant (DGD 1) has increased from 275 million gallons per year to 290 million gallons per year.

Ethanol

The ethanol segment reported $15 million of operating income for the fourth quarter of 2020, compared to $36 million for the fourth quarter of 2019. Fourth quarter 2020 adjusted operating income was $17 million. Ethanol production volumes averaged 4.1 million gallons per day in the fourth quarter of 2020, which was 197 thousand gallons per day lower than the fourth quarter of 2019. The decrease in operating income was attributed primarily to lower margins resulting from higher corn prices and lower ethanol prices.

Corporate and Other

General and administrative expenses were $224 million in the fourth quarter of 2020, compared to $243 million in the fourth quarter of 2019. For 2020, general and administrative expenses of $756 million were $112 million lower than 2019. The effective tax rate for 2020 was 45 percent, which was primarily the result of the carryback of our U.S. federal tax net operating loss to 2015 when the U.S. federal statutory tax rate was 35 percent.

Investing and Financing Activities

Capital investments totaled $622 million in the fourth quarter of 2020, of which $214 million was for sustaining the business, including costs for turnarounds, catalysts and regulatory compliance. Excluding capital investments attributable to our partner’s 50 percent share of DGD and those related to other variable interest entities, capital investments attributable to Valero were $458 million in the fourth quarter of 2020 and $2.0 billion for the full year.

Net cash provided by operating activities in 2020 was $948 million. Included in this amount was a $345 million unfavorable impact from working capital and $338 million associated with our joint venture partner’s share of DGD’s net cash provided by operating activities, excluding changes in DGD’s working capital. Excluding these items, adjusted net cash provided by operating activities was $955 million.

Valero returned $400 million to stockholders through dividends in the fourth quarter of 2020. In 2020, Valero returned $1.8 billion to stockholders, or 184 percent of adjusted net cash provided by operating activities, consisting of $156 million of stock buybacks and $1.6 billion in dividends. The 2020 total payout ratio was higher than our long-term target due to the adverse economic impact of COVID-19.

Valero continues to target a long-term total payout ratio between 40 and 50 percent of adjusted net cash provided by operating activities. Valero defines total payout ratio as the sum of dividends and stock buybacks divided by net cash provided by operating activities adjusted for changes in working capital and DGD’s net cash provided by operating activities, excluding changes in its working capital, attributable to our joint venture partner’s ownership interest in DGD.

Declaration of Regular Cash Dividend

The Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly common stock dividend of $0.98 per share payable on March 4, 2021 to holders of record at the close of business on February 11, 2021.

Liquidity and Financial Position

Valero ended 2020 with $14.7 billion of total debt and finance lease obligations and $3.3 billion of cash and cash equivalents. The debt to capitalization ratio, net of cash and cash equivalents, was 37 percent as of December 31, 2020.

Strategic Update

In 2020, Valero completed several strategic projects on schedule and under budget and continued to make progress on other projects despite challenges related to the COVID-19 pandemic and several hurricanes. The Pasadena terminal project, which was completed in the first quarter, expands the company’s product logistics portfolio, increases biofuel blending capacity and enhances export flexibility. The St. Charles Alkylation unit, which started up in the fourth quarter, is designed to convert low-value feedstocks into a premium alkylate product. The Pembroke Cogen project and the Diamond Pipeline expansion are on track to be completed in the third quarter and fourth quarter of 2021, respectively, and the Port Arthur Coker project is expected to be completed in 2023.

Valero continues to grow its position as the largest renewable fuels producer in North America with plans to quadruple its renewable diesel production by the end of 2023. The DGD plant expansion at St. Charles (DGD 2), which is expected to increase renewable diesel production by 400 million gallons per year, is expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2021. Valero and its joint venture partner have also approved a new 470 million gallons per year renewable diesel plant (DGD 3) at Valero’s Port Arthur, Texas refinery. The new plant is expected to commence operations in the second half of 2023, increasing DGD’s total annual production capacity to approximately 1.2 billion gallons of renewable diesel and 50 million gallons of renewable naphtha.

“We expect low-carbon fuel policies to continue to expand globally and drive demand for renewable fuels,” said Gorder, “and to that end, we are applying our liquid fuels expertise to continue to expand our long-term competitive advantage in low-carbon transportation fuels with the expansion of DGD.”

Capital investments attributable to Valero are forecasted at $2.0 billion in 2021, of which approximately 60 percent is for sustaining the business and approximately 40 percent is for growth projects. Almost half of Valero’s 2021 growth capital is allocated to expanding the renewable diesel business.

Conference Call

Valero’s senior management will hold a conference call at 10 a.m. ET today to discuss this earnings release and to provide an update on operations and strategy.

About Valero

Valero Energy Corporation, through its subsidiaries (collectively, “Valero”), is an international manufacturer and marketer of transportation fuels and petrochemical products. Valero is a Fortune 50 company based in San Antonio, Texas, and it operates 15 petroleum refineries with a combined throughput capacity of approximately 3.2 million barrels per day and 13 ethanol plants with a combined production capacity of approximately 1.68 billion gallons per year. The petroleum refineries are located in the United States (U.S.), Canada and the United Kingdom (U.K.), and the ethanol plants are located in the Mid-Continent region of the U.S. Valero is also a joint venture partner in Diamond Green Diesel, which owns and operates a renewable diesel plant in Norco, Louisiana. Diamond Green Diesel is North America’s largest biomass-based diesel plant. Valero sells its products in the wholesale rack or bulk markets in the U.S., Canada, the U.K., Ireland and Latin America. Approximately 7,000 outlets carry Valero’s brand names. Please visit www.investorvalero.com for more information.

Valero Contacts

Investors:

Homer Bhullar, Vice President – Investor Relations, 210-345-1982
Eric Herbort, Senior Manager – Investor Relations, 210-345-3331
Gautam Srivastava, Senior Manager – Investor Relations, 210-345-3992

Media:

Lillian Riojas, Executive Director – Media Relations and Communications, 210-345-5002

Safe-Harbor Statement

Statements contained in this release that state the company’s or management’s expectations or predictions of the future are forward-looking statements intended to be covered by the safe harbor provisions of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The words “believe,” “expect,” “should,” “estimates,” “intend,” “target,” “will,” “plans,” “forecast,” 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 based on numerous factors, including those outside of the company’s control, such as delays in construction timing and other factors, including but not limited to the impacts of COVID-19. For more information concerning factors that could cause actual results to differ from those expressed or forecasted, see Valero’s annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, and other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and available on Valero’s website at www.valero.com.

COVID-19 Disclosure

The global pandemic has significantly reduced global economic activity and resulted in airlines dramatically cutting back on flights and a decrease in motor vehicle use. As a result, there has also been a decline in the demand for, and thus also the market prices of, crude oil and certain of our products, particularly our refined petroleum products. Many uncertainties remain with respect to COVID-19, including its resulting economic effects and any future recovery, and we are unable to predict the ultimate economic impacts from COVID-19, how quickly national economies can recover once the pandemic subsides, the timing or effectiveness of the vaccine distribution, or whether any recovery will ultimately experience a reversal or other setbacks. However, the adverse impact of the economic effects on us has been and will likely continue to be significant. We believe we have proactively addressed many of the known impacts of COVID-19 to the extent possible and will strive to continue to do so, but there can be no guarantee that these measures will be fully effective. For more information, see our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information

This earnings release and the accompanying earnings release tables include references to financial measures that are not defined under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). These non-GAAP measures include adjusted net income (loss) attributable to Valero stockholders, adjusted earnings (loss) per common share – assuming dilution, refining margin, renewable diesel margin, ethanol margin, adjusted refining operating income (loss), adjusted renewable diesel operating income, adjusted ethanol operating income (loss), adjusted net cash provided by operating activities, and capital investments attributable to Valero. These non-GAAP financial measures have been included to help facilitate the comparison of operating results between periods. See the accompanying earnings release tables for a reconciliation of non-GAAP measures to their most directly comparable U.S. GAAP measures. Note (g) to the earnings release tables provides reasons for the use of these non-GAAP financial measures.


VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION EARNINGS RELEASE TABLES FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (millions of dollars, except per share amounts) (unaudited)

	Three Months Ended December 31,						Year Ended December 31,
	2020			2019			2020			2019
Statement of income data
Revenues	$	16,604		$	27,879		$	64,912		$	108,324
Cost of sales:
Cost of materials and other (a) (b)	15,101			24,080			58,933			96,476
Lower of cost or market (LCM) inventory valuation adjustment (c)	—			—			(19		)	—
Operating expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization expense reflected below)	1,167			1,239			4,435			4,868
Depreciation and amortization expense (d)	566			557			2,303			2,202
Total cost of sales	16,834			25,876			65,652			103,546
Other operating expenses	5			7			35			21
General and administrative expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization expense reflected below)	224			243			756			868
Depreciation and amortization expense	11			14			48			53
Operating income (loss)	(470		)	1,739			(1,579		)	3,836
Other income, net (e)	25			36			132			104
Interest and debt expense, net of capitalized interest	(153		)	(119		)	(563		)	(454		)
Income (loss) before income tax expense (benefit)	(598		)	1,656			(2,010		)	3,486
Income tax expense (benefit)	(289		)	326			(903		)	702
Net income (loss)	(309		)	1,330			(1,107		)	2,784
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests (b)	50			270			314			362
Net income (loss) attributable to Valero Energy Corporation stockholders	$	(359	)	$	1,060		$	(1,421	)	$	2,422

Earnings (loss) per common share	$	(0.88	)	$	2.58		$	(3.50	)	$	5.84
Weighted-average common shares outstanding (in millions)	407			409			407			413

Earnings (loss) per common share – assuming dilution	$	(0.88	)	$	2.58		$	(3.50	)	$	5.84
Weighted-average common shares outstanding – assuming dilution (in millions) (f)	407			410			407			414

See Notes to Earnings Release Tables.


VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION EARNINGS RELEASE TABLES FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS BY SEGMENT (millions of dollars) (unaudited)

	Refining			Renewable Diesel			Ethanol		Corporate and Eliminations			Total
Three months ended December 31, 2020
Revenues:
Revenues from external customers	$	15,513		$	205		$	886	$	—		$	16,604
Intersegment revenues	2			62			66		(130		)	—
Total revenues	15,515			267			952		(130		)	16,604
Cost of sales:
Cost of materials and other (a) (b)	14,324			107			800		(130		)	15,101
Operating expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization expense reflected below)	1,032			22			113		—			1,167
Depreciation and amortization expense	531			11			24		—			566
Total cost of sales	15,887			140			937		(130		)	16,834
Other operating expenses	5			—			—		—			5
General and administrative expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization expense reflected below)	—			—			—		224			224
Depreciation and amortization expense	—			—			—		11			11
Operating income (loss) by segment	$	(377	)	$	127		$	15	$	(235	)	$	(470	)

Three months ended December 31, 2019
Revenues:
Revenues from external customers	$	26,637		$	284		$	958	$	—		$	27,879
Intersegment revenues	6			73			69		(148		)	—
Total revenues	26,643			357			1,027		(148		)	27,879
Cost of sales:
Cost of materials and other (b)	23,602			(217		)	843		(148		)	24,080
Operating expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization expense reflected below)	1,092			21			126		—			1,239
Depreciation and amortization expense	523			12			22		—			557
Total cost of sales	25,217			(184		)	991		(148		)	25,876
Other operating expenses	7			—			—		—			7
General and administrative expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization expense reflected below)	—			—			—		243			243
Depreciation and amortization expense	—			—			—		14			14
Operating income by segment	$	1,419		$	541		$	36	$	(257	)	$	1,739

See Operating Highlights by Segment. See Notes to Earnings Release Tables.


VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION EARNINGS RELEASE TABLES FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS BY SEGMENT (millions of dollars) (unaudited)

	Refining			Renewable Diesel		Ethanol			Corporate and Eliminations			Total
Year ended December 31, 2020
Revenues:
Revenues from external customers	$	60,840		$	1,055	$	3,017		$	—		$	64,912
Intersegment revenues	8			212		226			(446		)	—
Total revenues	60,848			1,267		3,243			(446		)	64,912
Cost of sales:
Cost of materials and other (a) (b)	56,093			500		2,784			(444		)	58,933
LCM inventory valuation adjustment (c)	(19		)	—		—			—			(19		)
Operating expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization expense reflected below)	3,944			85		406			—			4,435
Depreciation and amortization expense (d)	2,138			44		121			—			2,303
Total cost of sales	62,156			629		3,311			(444		)	65,652
Other operating expenses	34			—		1			—			35
General and administrative expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization expense reflected below)	—			—		—			756			756
Depreciation and amortization expense	—			—		—			48			48
Operating income (loss) by segment	$	(1,342	)	$	638	$	(69	)	$	(806	)	$	(1,579	)

Year ended December 31, 2019
Revenues:
Revenues from external customers	$	103,746		$	970	$	3,606		$	2		$	108,324
Intersegment revenues	18			247		231			(496		)	—
Total revenues	103,764			1,217		3,837			(494		)	108,324
Cost of sales:
Cost of materials and other (b)	93,371			360		3,239			(494		)	96,476
Operating expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization expense reflected below)	4,289			75		504			—			4,868
Depreciation and amortization expense	2,062			50		90			—			2,202
Total cost of sales	99,722			485		3,833			(494		)	103,546
Other operating expenses	20			—		1			—			21
General and administrative expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization expense reflected below)	—			—		—			868			868
Depreciation and amortization expense	—			—		—			53			53
Operating income by segment	$	4,022		$	732	$	3		$	(921	)	$	3,836

See Operating Highlights by Segment. See Notes to Earnings Release Tables.


VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION EARNINGS RELEASE TABLES RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP MEASURES TO MOST COMPARABLE AMOUNTS REPORTED UNDER U.S. GAAP (g) (millions of dollars, except per share amounts) (unaudited)

	Three Months Ended December 31,						Year Ended December 31,
	2020			2019			2020			2019
Reconciliation of net income (loss) attributable to Valero Energy Corporation stockholders to adjusted net income (loss) attributable to Valero Energy Corporation stockholders
Net income (loss) attributable to Valero Energy Corporation stockholders	$	(359	)	$	1,060		$	(1,421	)	$	2,422
Adjustments:
Last-in, first-out (LIFO) liquidation adjustment (a)	(102		)	—			224			—
Income tax expense (benefit) related to the LIFO liquidation adjustment	32			—			(76		)	—
LIFO liquidation adjustment, net of taxes	(70		)	—			148			—
Change in estimated useful life (d)	—			—			30			—
Income tax benefit related to the change in estimated useful life	—			—			(6		)	—
Change in estimated useful life, net of taxes	—			—			24			—
LCM inventory valuation adjustment (c)	—			—			(19		)	—
Income tax expense related to the LCM inventory valuation adjustment	—			—			3			—
LCM inventory valuation adjustment, net of taxes	—			—			(16		)	—
Blender’s tax credit attributable to Valero Energy Corporation stockholders (b)	—			(192		)	—			(80		)
Income tax expense related to blender’s tax credit	—			5			—			2
Blender’s tax credit attributable to Valero Energy Corporation stockholders, net of taxes	—			(187		)	—			(78		)
Loss on early redemption of debt (e)	—			—			—			22
Income tax benefit related to loss on early redemption of debt	—			—			—			(5		)
Loss on early redemption of debt, net of taxes	—			—			—			17
Total adjustments	(70		)	(187		)	156			(61		)
Adjusted net income (loss) attributable to Valero Energy Corporation stockholders	$	(429	)	$	873		$	(1,265	)	$	2,361

Reconciliation of earnings (loss) per common share – assuming dilution to adjusted earnings (loss) per common share – assuming dilution
Earnings (loss) per common share – assuming dilution (f)	$	(0.88	)	$	2.58		$	(3.50	)	$	5.84
Adjustments:
LIFO liquidation adjustment (a)	(0.18		)	—			0.36			—
Change in estimated useful life (d)	—			—			0.06			—
LCM inventory valuation adjustment (c)	—			—			(0.04		)	—
Blender’s tax credit attributable to Valero Energy Corporation stockholders (b)	—			(0.45		)	—			(0.18		)
Loss on early redemption of debt (e)	—			—			—			0.04
Total adjustments	(0.18		)	(0.45		)	0.38			(0.14		)
Adjusted earnings (loss) per common share – assuming dilution (f)	$	(1.06	)	$	2.13		$	(3.12	)	$	5.70

See Notes to Earnings Release Tables.


VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION EARNINGS RELEASE TABLES RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP MEASURES TO MOST COMPARABLE AMOUNTS REPORTED UNDER U.S. GAAP (g) (millions of dollars) (unaudited)

	Three Months Ended December 31,						Year Ended December 31,
	2020			2019			2020			2019
Reconciliation of operating income (loss) by segment to segment margin, and reconciliation of operating income (loss) by segment to adjusted operating income (loss) by segment
Refining segment
Refining operating income (loss)	$	(377	)	$	1,419		$	(1,342	)	$	4,022
Adjustments:
Blender’s tax credit (b)	—			(15		)	—			(2		)
LIFO liquidation adjustment (a)	(104		)	—			222			—
LCM inventory valuation adjustment (c)	—			—			(19		)	—
Operating expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization expense reflected below)	1,032			1,092			3,944			4,289
Depreciation and amortization expense	531			523			2,138			2,062
Other operating expenses	5			7			34			20
Refining margin	$	1,087		$	3,026		$	4,977		$	10,391

Refining operating income (loss)	$	(377	)	$	1,419		$	(1,342	)	$	4,022
Adjustments:
Blender’s tax credit (b)	—			(15		)	—			(2		)
LIFO liquidation adjustment (a)	(104		)	—			222			—
LCM inventory valuation adjustment (c)	—			—			(19		)	—
Other operating expenses	5			7			34			20
Adjusted refining operating income (loss)	$	(476	)	$	1,411		$	(1,105	)	$	4,040

Renewable diesel segment
Renewable diesel operating income	$	127		$	541		$	638		$	732
Adjustments:
Blender’s tax credit (b)	—			(354		)	—			(156		)
Operating expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization expense reflected below)	22			21			85			75
Depreciation and amortization expense	11			12			44			50
Renewable diesel margin	$	160		$	220		$	767		$	701

Renewable diesel operating income	$	127		$	541		$	638		$	732
Adjustment: Blender’s tax credit (b)	—			(354		)	—			(156		)
Adjusted renewable diesel operating income	$	127		$	187		$	638		$	576

See Notes to Earnings Release.


VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION EARNINGS RELEASE TABLES RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP MEASURES TO MOST COMPARABLE AMOUNTS REPORTED UNDER U.S. GAAP (g) (millions of dollars) (unaudited)

	Three Months Ended December 31,						Year Ended December 31,
	2020			2019			2020			2019
Reconciliation of operating income (loss) by segment to segment margin, and reconciliation of operating income (loss) by segment to adjusted operating income (loss) by segment (continued)
Ethanol segment
Ethanol operating income (loss)	$	15		$	36		$	(69	)	$	3
Adjustments:
LIFO liquidation adjustment (a)	2			—			2			—
Operating expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization expense reflected below)	113			126			406			504
Depreciation and amortization expense (d)	24			22			121			90
Other operating expenses	—			—			1			1
Ethanol margin	$	154		$	184		$	461		$	598

Ethanol operating income (loss)	$	15		$	36		$	(69	)	$	3
Adjustments:
LIFO liquidation adjustment (a)	2			—			2			—
Change in estimated useful life (d)	—			—			30			—
Other operating expenses	—			—			1			1
Adjusted ethanol operating income (loss)	$	17		$	36		$	(36	)	$	4

See Notes to Earnings Release Tables.


VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION EARNINGS RELEASE TABLES RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP MEASURES TO MOST COMPARABLE AMOUNTS REPORTED UNDER U.S. GAAP (g) (millions of dollars) (unaudited)

	Three Months Ended December 31,						Year Ended December 31,
	2020			2019			2020			2019
Reconciliation of refining segment operating income (loss) to refining margin (by region), and reconciliation of refining segment operating income (loss) to adjusted refining segment operating income (loss) (by region) (h)
U.S. Gulf Coast region
Refining operating income (loss)	$	(276	)	$	706		$	(979	)	$	1,485
Adjustments:
Blender’s tax credit (b)	—			(11		)	—			(2		)
LIFO liquidation adjustment (a)	(68		)	—			132			—
Operating expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization expense reflected below)	571			610			2,220			2,436
Depreciation and amortization expense	327			325			1,317			1,279
Other operating expenses	—			5			20			13
Refining margin	$	554		$	1,635		$	2,710		$	5,211

Refining operating income (loss)	$	(276	)	$	706		$	(979	)	$	1,485
Adjustments:
Blender’s tax credit (b)	—			(11		)	—			(2		)
LIFO liquidation adjustment (a)	(68		)	—			132			—
Other operating expenses	—			5			20			13
Adjusted refining operating income (loss)	$	(344	)	$	700		$	(827	)	$	1,496

U.S. Mid-Continent region
Refining operating income (loss)	$	(61	)	$	251		$	(128	)	$	1,242
Adjustments:
Blender’s tax credit (b)	—			(3		)	—			—
LIFO liquidation adjustment (a)	(18		)	—			40			—
Operating expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization expense reflected below)	163			164			628			632
Depreciation and amortization expense	83			82			333			308
Other operating expenses	1			—			1			2
Refining margin	$	168		$	494		$	874		$	2,184

Refining operating income (loss)	$	(61	)	$	251		$	(128	)	$	1,242
Adjustments:
Blender’s tax credit (b)	—			(3		)	—			—
LIFO liquidation adjustment (a)	(18		)	—			40			—
Other operating expenses	1			—			1			2
Adjusted refining operating income (loss)	$	(78	)	$	248		$	(87	)	$	1,244

See Notes to Earnings Release Tables.


VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION EARNINGS RELEASE TABLES RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP MEASURES TO MOST COMPARABLE AMOUNTS REPORTED UNDER U.S. GAAP (g) (millions of dollars) (unaudited)

	Three Months Ended December 31,						Year Ended December 31,
	2020			2019			2020			2019
Reconciliation of refining segment operating income (loss) to refining margin (by region), and reconciliation of refining segment operating income (loss) to adjusted refining segment operating income (loss) (by region) (h) (continued)
North Atlantic region
Refining operating income	$	31		$	314		$	115		$	1,041
Adjustments:
LIFO liquidation adjustment (a)	(8		)	—			25			—
LCM inventory valuation adjustment (c)	—			—			(19		)	—
Operating expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization expense reflected below)	153			154			536			593
Depreciation and amortization expense	53			53			211			213
Other operating expenses	—			2			8			4
Refining margin	$	229		$	523		$	876		$	1,851

Refining operating income	$	31		$	314		$	115		$	1,041
Adjustments:
LIFO liquidation adjustment (a)	(8		)	—			25			—
LCM inventory valuation adjustment (c)	—			—			(19		)	—
Other operating expenses	—			2			8			4
Adjusted refining operating income	$	23		$	316		$	129		$	1,045

U.S. West Coast region
Refining operating income (loss)	$	(71	)	$	148		$	(350	)	$	254
Adjustments:
Blender’s tax credit (b)	—			(1		)	—			—
LIFO liquidation adjustment (a)	(10		)	—			25			—
Operating expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization expense reflected below)	145			164			560			628
Depreciation and amortization expense	68			63			277			262
Other operating expenses	4			—			5			1
Refining margin	$	136		$	374		$	517		$	1,145

Refining operating income (loss)	$	(71	)	$	148		$	(350	)	$	254
Adjustments:
Blender’s tax credit (b)	—			(1		)	—			—
LIFO liquidation adjustment (a)	(10		)	—			25			—
Other operating expenses	4			—			5			1
Adjusted refining operating income (loss)	$	(77	)	$	147		$	(320	)	$	255

See Notes to Earnings Release Tables.


VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION EARNINGS RELEASE TABLES REFINING SEGMENT OPERATING HIGHLIGHTS (millions of dollars, except per barrel amounts) (unaudited)

	Three Months Ended December 31,				Year Ended December 31,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
Throughput volumes (thousand barrels per day)
Feedstocks:
Heavy sour crude oil	368		329		356		394
Medium/light sour crude oil	317		242		347		272
Sweet crude oil	1,258		1,676		1,245		1,581
Residuals	184		236		202		215
Other feedstocks	82		157		81		153
Total feedstocks	2,209		2,640		2,231		2,615
Blendstocks and other	341		378		324		337
Total throughput volumes	2,550		3,018		2,555		2,952

Yields (thousand barrels per day)
Gasolines and blendstocks	1,338		1,511		1,248		1,423
Distillates	886		1,136		928		1,126
Other products (i)	351		405		397		433
Total yields	2,575		3,052		2,573		2,982

Operating statistics (g) (j)
Refining margin	$	1,087	$	3,026	$	4,977	$	10,391
Adjusted refining operating income (loss)	$	(476)

Valero Energy Reports 2020 Fourth Quarter and Full Year Results and Declares Regular Cash Dividend on Common Stock