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Cvr Partners LP (UAN) filed its fiscal 2012 10-K annual report with the SEC on Mar 1, 2013.
- Top risk flagged: CERCLA strict liability: hazardous-substance spills could trigger cleanup costs and third-party claims regardless of fault
Cvr Partners LP FY2012 10-K analysis
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Business Overview
- Single-asset nitrogen fertilizer producer, converting refinery pet coke into wholesale ammonia and higher-margin UAN
- Two-year expansion completed February 2013, adding 400,000 tons of annual UAN capacity, approximately 50%
- 2012 production: 390,017 tons ammonia and 643,813 tons UAN, with 68% of ammonia upgraded
- New HollyFrontier pet coke supply agreement entered in 2012, initially running through December 2013
- Distinctive technology: only North American operation using pet coke gasification to produce nitrogen fertilizer
Management Discussion & Analysis
- Revenue $302.3M, down $0.6M YoY from $302.9M, with UAN sales $215.1M and ammonia sales $80.8M
- Operating income $115.8M vs $136.2M, operating margin 38.3% vs 45.0%; net income $112.2M vs $132.4M
- Best performer UAN: $215.1M sales; weakest hydrogen: $6.4M, down $7.8M YoY
- Operating cash flow $133.5M; capex $82.2M, including $67.7M for UAN expansion; distributions $161.2M
- Outlook: UAN capacity expansion adds 400,000 tons annually, with full operating rates scheduled for March 2013; risks include fertilizer price volatility and plant downtime
Risk Factors
- CERCLA strict liability: hazardous-substance spills could trigger cleanup costs and third-party claims regardless of fault
- Great Plains and Midwest concentration: adverse planting-season weather could sharply reduce fertilizer demand and margins
- Linde air-separation plant: repeated short-term interruptions could halt gasifier operations, with alternatives difficult to obtain
- Natural-gas producers: continued low gas prices could weaken CVR’s pet-coke-based cost advantage
- Debt burden: $125.0 million term loans and variable-rate borrowings could restrict distributions and increase interest costs
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