Convenience Store Sector: Q3 2016 Wrap
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C-Store 3Q'16 Key Takeaways Historical Crude and Wholesale Oil Prices
Large, public, corporate level
$70.00
3Q’15
WTI
transactions as well as private-
Couche-Tard (TSE: ATD.B) announced the $4.4 BN acquisition of CST Brands
•
Gulf Coast Gasoline
$60.00
Crude Oil Price per Barrel
•
$2.30
NY Harbor Gasoline
company-driven acquisitions marked the quarter
3Q’16
$1.70 $50.00
$1.40 $40.00
$1.10 $30.00
Delek sold MAPCO for $535 MM
$2.00
$0.80
Wholesale Motor Fuel Price per Gallon
Meaningful Portfolio Growth:
to a subsidiary of COPEC, one of the largest companies in Chile •
GPM Investments acquired 137 c-stores with fuel sales from
•
Admiral Petroleum Company
Growth Through Nonfuel
Regional Performance Variations:
Segments:
Certain geographies reported
Murphy USA had construction in
Merchandising and new retail
greater softness in c-store
progress in 28 new sites and is
formats helped improve nonfuel
performance
on pace to meet its target of 60-
metrics for select companies
80 openings in 2016 Fuel Margin Pressure:
• •
Fuel margins moderated in 3Q’16 as crude and wholesale oil prices decreases in 3Q’15 During 3Q’15, average daily spot price per barrel of WTI crude oil decreased by 20% over the
•
•
•
Murphy USA discussed weakness
Couche-Tard has expanded into
in its Midwest geographies
higher margin offerings such as
negatively impacting its same
fresh food and its Simply Great
store metrics
Coffee concept
were far less volatile than the sharp
•
$0.50
$20.00
•
Flooding, hurricane activity, and
ATD SS merchandise sales in
the Colonial Pipeline outage
3Q’16 increased by 2.3% while
disproportionately affected
margins increased by 20 bps
stores in the Southeast
Wherever interior space or lot
•
Couche-Tard referenced
previous quarter
size permits, TA continues to
weakness in Texas and
seek internal growth through
Oklahoma due to headwinds in
In contrast, WTI crude oil prices
fresh foods, branded QSRs, car
the shale oil industry
decreased by 1% in 3Q’16
washes, etc.
2 Source: Company filings and earnings transcripts. Crude and wholesale oil price information from EIA.gov
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Public C-Store Price Performance (1 Year) 40.0% 7 Eleven
ATD
CASY
TA
MUSA
6/3/2016
7/3/2016
CST
30.0%
20.0%
10.0%
0.0%
-10.0%
-20.0%
-30.0%
-40.0%
-50.0% 1/3/2016
2/3/2016 3/3/2016
4/3/2016
5/3/2016
8/3/2016
9/3/2016 10/3/2016 11/3/2016 12/3/2016
Companies
1 Month
3 Months
6 Months
1 Year
3 Year
CST*
0.2%
0.4%
9.8%
23.0%
35.7%
Couche-Tard
-1.1%
-7.1%
6.2%
5.3%
87.0%
7 Eleven
-1.0%
-10.3%
0.4%
-12.1%
2.6%
Casey's
-1.6%
-0.2%
-8.8%
-1.3%
73.3%
TravelCenters
10.9%
-0.8%
-13.0%
-24.5%
-25.7%
Murphy USA
-10.6%
-13.7%
-17.9%
1.2%
46.5%
3 Source: Pitchbook as of 12/30/16. *Couche-Tard announced its acquisition of CST, which is expected to close in 1Q’17.
Convenience Store Sector: Q3 2016 Wrap
C-Store Owners / Operators MRQ Earnings Wrap Earnings Recap Company
Quarter
Quarter End
EPS
Hit / Miss
SS Fuel Gallons MRQ Change (1)
SS Merchandise MRQ Sales Change (2)
Retail Fuel Margin Change (cpg) (3)
SS Merchandise MRQ Margin Change (4)
Convenience Store Owners and Operators Alimentation Couche-Tard
2Q17
10/9/16
$0.58
($0.01)
3.5%
2.3%
-22.6%
20 bps
Murphy USA
3Q16
9/30/16
$1.16
($0.41)
-3.1%
-2.6%
-24.3%
NA
CST Brands
3Q16
9/30/16
$0.51
($0.07)
-1.3%
-2.9%
-44.6%
60 bps
TA
3Q16
9/30/16
$0.28
($0.03)
-1.8%
0.4%
-21.2%
180 bps
Casey's
2Q17
10/31/16
$1.44
($0.15)
3.7%
3.1%
-24.7%
50 bps
MLPs, Oil Refiners, and Marketers with Convenience Store Operations
4
Western Refining
3Q16
9/30/16
$0.46
$0.04
NA
NA
-29.3%
NA
Sunoco LP
3Q16
9/30/16
$0.24
($0.22)
NA
-2.1%
-11.9%
NA
Alon USA Energy
3Q16
9/30/16
($0.09)
$0.00
5.3%
-3.0%
-8.3%
30 bps
Source: Company Filings. Note: Excludes Seven & i Holdings. TA operational metrics only for c-store segment. Growth figures represent change from prior year quarter. Sunoco LP metrics are for retail segment. (1) MUSA represents fuel gallons per month. CST represents motor fuel gallons per store per day for core segment. (2) CASY represents "Grocery and Other Merchandise". CST represents merch. sales per store per day for core segment. (3) TA represents same site data. Western Refining is an average of its Southwest retail and SuperAmerica regions. (4) CST for core segment.
Convenience Store Sector: Q3 2016 Wrap
Earnings Release Highlights Declining Fuel Margins
Retail and Merchandising Improvements
“Our 77 same-site standalone convenience stores
“And finally, as an attest to our ability to balance
generated site level gross margin in excess of site level
acquisitions with organic growth, same store metrics
operating expenses of $5 million, a decrease from
continued to expand on both continents. These were
the 2015 third quarter all of which can be attributed
fueled by the growing popularity of our expanded food
entirely to the outsized fuel margins per gallon during
service offering, our effective merchandising strategies
the 2015 third quarter. Our success in nonfuel and in
as well as the rollout of our coffee concept, Simply
operating expense control overcame over half of the
Great Coffee, in a growing number of stores in North
decline in fuel gross margin which appears to have
America.”
been felt industry wide.” Andrew J. Rebholz, EVP, Treasurer, and CFO, TA
Brian Hannasch, President and CEO, Alimentation Couche-Tard (Q2'17 Earnings Release)
(3Q’16 Earnings Call) “We continue to see record levels of merchandise margins in conjunction with lower store operating expenses, resulting in continued improvement to our fuel breakeven metric. However, atypical seasonal weakness in the fuels business was attributable primarily to a rising crude and wholesale price environment as well as market disruption created by the September Colonial pipeline shutdown, which challenged both volume and margins.” Andrew Clyde, President & CEO, Murphy USA (3Q’16 Earnings Release)
Regional Performance Variations “And as we said before, weak Midwest geographies in the 2015 build class continue to negatively impact our network volumes as evidenced when comparing to same store sales. And last, specific identifiable external events such as flooding in Louisiana over the summer, the Colonial Pipeline outage and the after effects of Hurricane Matthew in the Carolinas this quarter have all contributed to incremental volume loss.” Andrew Clyde, President & CEO, Murphy USA (Q3’16 Earnings Transcript)
5 Source: Company filings and earnings transcripts.
Convenience Store Sector: Q3 2016 Wrap
Valuation and Credit Metrics: C-Store Operators, MLPs, Oil Refiners and Marketers Enterprise Value ($ in billions)
EV / FY + 1 EBITDA * 14.0x
$40.0 $35.6
12.3x
12.3x
$35.0
12.0x $28.4
$30.0
10.7x
$25.0
9.7x
9.7x
10.0x
8.1x
8.0x
6.9x
$20.0
6.0x
4.9x
$15.0
4.0x
$10.0 $5.5 $5.0 $0.0
$6.5
$5.5 $3.0
7 Eleven
ATD
CST
CASY
MUSA
$6.1
$0.9 TA
SUN
WNR
2.0x
$2.2
$1.8
$1.1
DK
GLP
ALJ
Net Debt / LTM EBITDA *
6.0x
7 Eleven
CASY
MUSA
TA
DK
WNR
SUN
GLP
12.2%
12.0%
5.4x
5.0x
9.5%
10.0%
4.0x
8.0%
3.2x
3.2x
3.0x
6.0%
2.0x
1.5x
1.4x
TA
CST
CASY
5.3% 4.0%
4.0%
1.1x
1.0x
6
CST
14.0%
6.2x
0.0x
0.0x
Dividend Yield *
7.0x 6.0x
6.9x
ATD
1.0x
MUSA
2.0%
SUN
GLP
ALJ
WNR
0.0%
2.5%
1.9%
7 Eleven
0.8%
0.5%
CASY
ATD
Source: Pitchbook as of 12/30/2016; company filings. Note: Blue represents c-store operators and green represents MLPs / oil refiners and marketers with c-store operations *EV / EBITDA excludes ATD and ALJ. Net Debt / EBITDA excludes 7 Eleven and DK. Dividend Yield excludes TA and MUSA.
Convenience Store Sector: Q3 2016 Wrap
SUN
GLP
ALJ
WNR
DK
C-Store Growth Trends •
While Couche-Tard made its mark on 3Q'16 with the announcement of a major corporate acquisition, several of its public U.S. peers relied on development to meet their new store targets ͦͦ
•
TravelCenters noted the high “seller expectations” in the c-store space as an acquisitions hurdle
Several private companies have also been very active on the acquisition front ͦͦ
GPM acquired 170 Admiral stores (including tobacco shops) from private equity sponsor Sun Capital • GPM also closed on 17 Jiffi Stop c-stores in Midwest
ͦͦ
Nouria Energy Corp. acquired 26 c-stores in MA and CT from F.L. Roberts & Co. Inc.
ͦͦ
Empire Petroleum Partners acquired 21 c-stores in Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma
C-Store Operator Growth Recap Acq. / Openings Guidance
Company
Guidance Period
MRQ Acq. / Openings
Commentary • During the quarter, acquired 2 sites in US • Opened / constructed / added 11 • Closed / disposed 51, and converted 80 • Closed or divested 90 properties during 9/30/16
Couche-Tard
• NA
• NA
• Announced CST acq. • Agreed to purchase 53 sites in Louisiana under Cracker Barrel banner • Announced 278 site acq. from Imperial Oil in Canada
CST Brands
• Guidance Withdrawn
• Guidance Withdrawn
• 9 New-To-Industry stores opened
Casey’s General Stores
• Build / acquire 77 – 116 stores
• FY 2017 (April 31, 2017 FY)
• Currently has 39 new stores, 22 replacement stores, and 37 • Through 6 months, built / opened major remodel stores under 11 new stores, acquired 6 stores, construction completed 12 replacements, and • 84 sites are under contract for remodeled 24 stores future new store construction and 15 acquisition stores are under contract to purchase
Murphy USA
• 60 – 80 store openings
• 2016
• 21 stores opened during 3Q16 with construction in progress at 28 new sites
• 70 new sites expected per year during 2017 – 2019 with majority in the express format
• No c-stores
• “Seller expectations of price remain high” for c-stores • 6 standalone restaurants and 1 travel center under agreement for $19 mm
TravelCenters
• NA
• NA
7 Source: Company filings.
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M&A Corner Completed Oil Retail and C-Store M&A Transactions •
Strong C-Store M&A activity has continued as owners seek to capitalize on favorable valuations ͦͦ
•
2014-2016 consisted of more than $15.8 Bn of closed transactions (deals over $25 mm where disclosed)
Companies based outside the U.S., such as Couche-Tard and COPEC, have aggressively expanded in the U.S. market ͦͦ
Seven & i Holdings (7-Eleven) plans to add 1,000+ c-stores in North America by FY 2019
•
Private companies, such as Tedeschi, took advantage of attractive valuations to sell to larger public entities
•
Oil refining companies and MLPs have also been active acquirers across different types of transactions ͦͦ
Vertical integration through acquisition of refining, marketing, and logistics companies • Tesoro announced ~$6.4 Bn acquisition of Western Refining in November 2016
ͦͦ
Dropdown transactions with affiliated entities: •
Energy Transfer Partners completed ~$5.7 Bn of retail business dropdowns (including wholesale fuel and retail marketing) to Sunoco LP since Q4 2014
Select 2016 Oil Retail and C-Store M&A Transactions (Over $250 MM) Transaction Notes Value ($ MM)
Complete Date
Target
Buyer
Announced (11/17/16)
Western Refining
Tesoro
11/14/16
MAPCO
COPEC
$535
Delek's sale of MAPCO to a subsidiary of a large Chilean enterprise marks the Latin American company's entry into the US market.
7/8/2016
79 CST Stores
7-Eleven, Inc.
$408
CST officially exited the California (76) and Wyoming (3) markets with this transaction.
Announced (8/22/16)
CST Brands
Couche-Tard
6/23/2016
Northern Tier Energy
Western Refining
In addition to acquiring the refinery and wholesale distribution network, $1,500 Western Refining expanded its retail stores from 261 to over 500 stores under SuperAmerica and Southwest Retail Brands.
3/31/2016
Sunoco, LLC / Sunoco Retail LLC
Sunoco LP
In this final dropdown, SUN paid Energy Transfer Partners for the remaining $2,226 68.42% interest in Sunoco, LLC and 100% interest in Sunoco Retail LLC, which owns the legacy Sunoco c-store business
2/1/2016
Flash Foods
CST Brands
8 Source: Pitchbook and company filings
Convenience Store Sector: Q3 2016 Wrap
Expands Tesoro's refining systems and creates opportunities for logistics $6,400 growth. Results in multi-brand marketing and c-store portfolio with over 3,000 combined branded retail stations.
$4,400 Pro forma company will exceed 10,000 North American stores.
$425
CST acquired 164 c-stores in GA and FL, 21 quick service restaurants, and a retail distribution center.
Case Study: Couche-Tard Acquisition of CST Brands Transaction Overview •
Store Count
In August 2016, Alimentation Couche-Tard (ADT) announced the $4.4 BN acquisition of CST Brands ͦͦ
Represents post-synergies CST EBITDA
multiple of 7.0x – 7.6x •
The acquisition presented a strong geographic and strategic fit ͦͦ
Entry into growing TX market with 600+ sites
ͦͦ
Fills in last remaining void in SE U.S. with
CST’s acquisition of Flash Foods in GA
and FL
ͦͦ
Strengthens ADT’s network in CO, AZ, Canada
ͦͦ
Increased scale and leverage to create
brand awareness and take advantage of
merchandise and fuel procurement
opportunities
Rank
Chain Name
No. of Stores
#1
7 Eleven
8,273
#2
Couche-Tard/Circle K
7,276
#3
Speedway
2,770
#4
Casey’s General Stores
1,896
#5
CST Brands/Corner Store
1,318
#6
Aplus, MACS/Tigermarket, Stripes, Aloha (Sunoco 1,309 Inc.)
#7
Murphy USA, Murphy Express
1,296
#8
ampm
970
#9
Kroger: Turkey Hill, Kwik Shop, Quik Stop, etc.
790
#10
Suncor Energy: Petro-Canada, Neighbours, SuperStop
750
Couche-Tard Stores Acquired * 3,000 CST (US)
•
Acquisition includes CST's equity participation in
CST (Canada)
2,500
CrossAmerica Partners LP, a distributor of branded and unbranded petroleum for motor vehicles in the U.S. •
“Our analysis suggests that ATD's acquisition of CST Brands should drive double digit accretion in F18 (first full year post-transaction), driven by the implementation of best practices, the complementary store network, and the realization
2,000 1,500 305
2,506 1,000
1,660 1,146
500 0
47
326
2011
2012
515
166 2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
of cost synergies.” – Irene Nattel, Analyst, RBC Capital Markets
9
Source: Company filings and CSP * CST figures only include company operated sites.
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Appendix
10 Convenience Store Sector: Q3 2016 Wrap
Publicly Traded C-Store Operators, MLPs / Oil Refiners and Marketers USD in Millions Equity Value
Debt
Enterprise Value
EV / FY+1 EBITDA
Net Debt / EBITDA
Net Debt / TEV
Seven & i Holdings
$36,435
$9,548
$35,645
10.7x
NM
NM
Alimentation Couche Tard
$25,677
$3,571
$28,355
NA
1.1x
9.2%
Casey's General Stores
$4,649
$930
$5,455
9.7x
1.4x
13.8%
CST Brands
$3,639
$1,465
$5,507
12.3x
1.5x
23.1%
Murphy
$2,471
$679
$2,965
6.9x
1.0x
15.9%
TravelCenters of America
$262
$743
$869
4.9x
5.4x
69.7%
8.9x
2.1x
26.4%
Name C-Store Operators
Sub - Average MLPs / Oil Refiners and Marketers Western Refining
$3,662
$2,110
$6,113
9.7x
3.2x
30.2%
Sunoco LP
$2,068
$4,478
$6,468
8.1x
6.2x
68.0%
Delek US Holdings
$1,492
$828
$2,206
12.3x
NM
23.2%
Global Partners
$652
$1,157
$1,800
6.9x
6.0x
63.5%
Alon USA Energy
$802
$550
$1,149
NA
3.2x
24.9%
9.3x
4.6x
41.9%
Sub - Average
11 Source: Pitchbook as of 12/30/16.
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Convenience Store Operators
12
Name
# of Stores
Name
# of Stores
1
7 Eleven
8,273
31
Global Partners: Xtra Mart and Alltown
285
2
Couche-Tard/Circle K
3
Speedway
7,276
32
Maverik
278
2,760
33
SuperAmerica
274
34
Western Refining/Giant, Mustang, Sundial, Howdy's
262
4
Casey's General Stores (CASY)
1,896
5
CST Brands, Inc. (NYSE:CST)
1,482
Aplus, MACS/Tigermarket, Stripes, Aloha (Sunoco Inc.)
35
Convenient Food Mart
250
6
1,309
36
CEFCO Convenience Stores
228
7
Murphy USA Inc. (NYSE:MUSA)
1,296
37
Meijer Gas Stations
223
8
ampm
970
38
Jacksons Food Stores
215
9
Kroger: Turkey Hill, Kwik Shop, Quik Stop, etc.
790
39
Landmark Industries
212
10
GPM Investments
732
40
Anabi Oil/Shell
196
11
QuikTrip
723
41
GetGo
196
12
Chevron
708
42
United Dairy Farmers
185
13
Wawa
706
43
Thorntons
182
14
Pilot Travel Centers LLC
688
44
Admiral
171
15
Cumberland Farms
586
45
Royal Farms
166
16
Kum & Go
560
46
Terrible Herbst
166
17
Kwik Trip
515
47
Flash Foods
164
18
Sheetz
515
48
Holtzman Corp.
150
19
Holiday Stationstores
510
49
G&M Food Mart
148
20
TravelCenters of America LLC (NasdaqGS:TA)
499
50
Quick Chek Corporation
143
21
RaceTrac
442
51
American Retail Services
142
22
Delek (Including MAPCO)
385
52
Hy-Vee Gas
135
23
Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores
365
53
GoMart Food Stores
124
24
Stewart’s Shops
365
54
Duchess Shoppes
122
25
United Pacific
332
55
Blarney Castle/EZ Mart
120
26
Allsup's Convenience Stores
320
56
Jet-Pep
116
27
Alon Brands
318
57
Huck’s
115
28
Sunshine Gasoline Distributors
309
58
Petroleum Marketing Group, Inc.
115
29
United Refining Company (Kwik Fill / Red Apple)
303
59
Quality Mart/Quality Plus/GOGAS
115
30
E-Z Mart Stores
301
60
7-Eleven Stores of Oklahoma
112
Source: CSP as of 12/1/15. *Note: Excludes companies with primary operations in Canada.
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