10-K annual report · filed Feb 18, 2016

Cvr Partners LP (UAN) FY2015 10-K Annual Report

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Cvr Partners LP (UAN) filed its fiscal 2015 10-K annual report with the SEC on Feb 18, 2016.

  • Top risk flagged: EPA Renewable Fuel Standard 2014-2016 mandates challenged in D.C. Circuit, threatening corn ethanol production and fertilizer demand

FY2015 key financial metrics · XBRL

EPS (diluted)
$0.85

Source: XBRL data from the Cvr Partners LP (UAN) FY2015 10-K on SEC EDGAR. USD.

Cvr Partners LP FY2015 10-K analysis

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Business Overview

  • Core model: Wholesale UAN and ammonia production using pet coke gasification at Coffeyville, Kansas facility
  • New strategic development: Agreement to acquire Rentech Nitrogen Partners through mergers announced August 9, 2015
  • Growth strategy: Expanded UAN production and additional infrastructure or production-asset acquisitions
  • 2015 output: 928.6 thousand tons UAN and 385.4 thousand tons ammonia, with 96% of produced ammonia upgraded to UAN
  • Distinctive positioning: Only North American nitrogen fertilizer operation using petroleum coke gasification, with UAN capacity representing approximately 7% of U.S. demand

Management Discussion & Analysis

  • Net sales $289.2M, down $9.5M YoY from $298.7M, driven by lower UAN prices and volumes
  • Net income $62.0M vs $76.1M, operating margin 23.8% vs 27.7%
  • UAN remained largest segment, $258.8M sales; ammonia strongest growth, sales $17.2M vs $13.1M
  • Operating cash flow $78.4M; distributions $91.4M, capex $17.0M including $9.6M maintenance
  • Outlook: 2016 maintenance capex $7.0M-$10.0M; risks from fertilizer-price volatility, merger financing and April 2016 debt maturity

Risk Factors

  • EPA Renewable Fuel Standard 2014-2016 mandates challenged in D.C. Circuit, threatening corn ethanol production and fertilizer demand
  • Pet coke concentration: over 70% sourced from adjacent CVR Refining refinery, with HollyFrontier agreement expiring December 2016
  • Single Coffeyville facility exposure: 45-day business-interruption retention and $2.5 million property-damage retention
  • Natural-gas-based competitors benefit from low feedstock prices, pressuring CVR Partners’ pet-coke gasification economics
  • $125.0 million term loan due amid April 2016 credit-facility maturity, with distributions conditioned on leverage and interest-coverage covenants

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