United Refining Company reports record year end fiscal 2012 results

Tuesday, Nov 20, 2012

WARREN, Pa., Nov. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- United Refining Company, a leading regional refiner and marketer of petroleum products announces results for the Company's fiscal year ended August 31, 2012.

EBITDA¹ increased $348.2 million for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2012 to a record $401.3 million from $53.1 million for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2011.

Net income for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2012 was $190.8 million, an improvement of $198.9 million from net loss of $8.1 million for the year ended August 31, 2011.

Net income and EBITDA includes $43.8 million of unrealized gains on derivative contracts for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2012.

Net sales for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2012 were $3.7 billion as compared to $3.2 billion for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2011.

Wholesale sales increased during fiscal 2012 by $461.8 million or 29.9% for the comparable period in fiscal 2011 from $1,543.1 million to $2,004.9 million.  The increase was due to a 6.2% increase in wholesale selling prices and a 22.3% increase in wholesale volume.  Retail sales increased during fiscal 2012 by $102.2 million or 6.3% for the comparable period in fiscal 2011 from $1,623.8 million to $1,726.0 million.  The retail sales increase was primarily due to increases in petroleum selling prices and merchandise sales.

SOURCE United Refining Company

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