Marathon Petroleum Corp MPC shares are trading higher after reporting Q4 FY23 results.
Revenue and other income of $36.82 billion, beating consensus of $35.25 billion.
Adjusted EBITDA was $3.53 billion for the quarter, compared to $5.80 billion in the prior-year quarter.
Refining operating costs per barrel were $5.67 versus $5.62 a year ago. Refining & Marketing refined product sales volume for the quarter was 3,612 mbpd (compared to 3,532 a year ago); Crude oil capacity utilization was 91% versus 94% in the prior-year quarter.
Refining and marketing The segment’s adjusted EBITDA declined sharply due to lower market crack spreads. Adjusted EPS for the quarter was $3.98, higher than the consensus of $2.20.
As of December 31, 2023, Marathon Petroleum had $10.2 billion in cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments and $5 billion available on its bank revolving credit facility.
In the fourth quarter, the company returned approximately $2.5 billion through share repurchases and $311 million through dividends.
Through January 26, the company has repurchased an additional $0.9 billion in company stock. The company currently has approximately $5.9 billion available under its stock repurchase authorizations.
Marathon Petroleum owns the general partner and majority limited partner interest MPLXLP MPLXwhich reported fourth-quarter earnings per limited partner unit of $1.10, beating the consensus of $0.94, and revenue of $2.97 billion, beating the consensus of $2.88 billion. MPLX returned $3.3 billion in capital to unitholders for the full year, reflecting a quarterly distribution increase of 10% for the second consecutive year.
View: Marathon Petroleum expects refining operating costs per barrel of $5.85 for the first quarter and refinery throughput volumes of 2,685 mbpd.
Price Action: MPC shares were trading 0.49% higher at $160.91 on Tuesday, at last check.
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