UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q/A10-Q

Amendment No. 1

(Mark One)

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2020September 30, 2021

OR

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to

 

Commission File No. 001-35711

 

CROSSAMERICA PARTNERS LP

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

45-4165414

(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

 

 

 

 

600645 Hamilton Street, Suite 500400

Allentown, PA

 

18101

(Zip Code)

(610) 625-8000

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Units

CAPL

New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes      No  

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).    Yes      No  

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer

Accelerated filer

Non-accelerated filer

Smaller reporting company

 

Emerging growth company

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.     

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes      No  

As of May 1, 2020,November 4, 2021, the registrant had outstanding 37,866,00537,891,701 common units.

 


 

EXPLANATORY NOTE

CrossAmerica Partners LP (“CrossAmerica,” the “Partnership,” “we,” “us” or “our”) is filing this Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-Q/A (this “Amendment”) to amend its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal period ended March 31, 2020 (the “Form 10-Q”), which was originally filed on May 7, 2020 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). The sole purpose for filing this Amendment is to include summarized financial information for our investment in CST Fuel Supply, an entity in which we owned a 17.5% interest from July 1, 2015 through March 25, 2020 and that has been accounted for as an equity method investment during that period. No other changes to the contents of the Form 10-Q have been made, except as specified in this explanatory note.

This Amendment inserts supplemental financial information into Note 10 to the financial statements under the heading “CST Fuel Supply Equity Interests.” We are filing this Amendment to include supplemental financial information for the period from January 1, 2020 through the date of closing on the CST Fuel Supply Exchange on March 25, 2020 in Note 10 to the financial statements in order to more clearly comply with the requirements of Regulation S-X Rule 10-01(b)(1). The inclusion of this summarized financial information of CST Fuel Supply in this Amendment does not impact or affect our consolidated financial condition or results of operations.

This summarized financial information was required to be included in the Form 10-Q pursuant to Rule 10-01(b)(1) of Regulation S-X and we failed to include such information. In light of these and related omissions, this Amendment includes updated disclosure regarding our conclusions with respect to the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures in Item 4. Controls and Procedures.

This Amendment does not affect any other parts of, or exhibits to, the Form 10-Q, and those unaffected parts or exhibits are not included in this Amendment. Except as expressly stated in this Amendment, the Form 10-Q continues to speak as of the date of the filing of the Form 10-Q, and we have not updated the disclosure contained in this Amendment to reflect events that have occurred since the filing of the Form 10-Q. Accordingly, this Amendment must be read in conjunction with the Partnership’s other filings made with the SEC subsequent to the filing of the Form 10-Q, including amendments to those filings, if any.



 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

PAGE

 

 

 

Commonly Used Defined Terms1

 

i

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

1

Item 1. Financial Statements

 

1

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2020 (unaudited)September 30, 2021 and December 31, 20120209

 

1

Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited) for the Three and Nine Months Ended March 31,September 30, 2021 and 2020 and 2019

 

2

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) for the ThreeNine Months Ended March 31,September 30, 2021 and 2020 and 2019

 

3

Consolidated Statements of Equity and Comprehensive Income (unaudited) for the Three and Nine Months Ended March 31,September 30, 2021 and 2020 and 2019

 

4

Condensed Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

5

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

20

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

37

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

 

2237

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

 

2338

Item 6. Exhibits1. Legal Proceedings

 

2338

SIGNATUREItem 1A. Risk Factors

 

2438

Item 6. Exhibits

38

SIGNATURE

40

 

 

1 No changes have been made and the inclusion of Commonly Used Defined Terms is solely for the convenience of the reader.

 

 


 

 

COMMONLY USED DEFINED TERMS

 

The following is a list of certain acronyms and terms generally used in the industry and throughout this document:

 

 

CrossAmerica Partners LP and subsidiaries:

 

CrossAmerica Partners LP

 

CrossAmerica, the Partnership, CAPL, we, us, our

CAPL JKM Wholesale

CAPL JKM Wholesale LLC

Joe’s Kwik Marts

Joe’s Kwik Marts LLC

 

 

 

LGW

 

Lehigh Gas Wholesale LLC

 

 

 

LGPR

 

LGP Realty Holdings LP

 

 

 

LGWS

 

Lehigh Gas Wholesale Services, Inc. and subsidiaries

 

 

 

CrossAmerica Partners LP related parties at any point during 20192020 or 2020:2021:

 

Circle K

Circle K Stores Inc., a Texas corporation, and a wholly owned subsidiary of Couche-Tard

Couche-Tard

Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. (TSX: ATD.A ATD.B)

CST

CST Brands, LLC and subsidiaries, indirectly owned by Circle K.

CST Fuel Supply

CST Fuel Supply LP is the parent of CST Marketing and Supply, indirectly owned by Circle K. From July 1, 2015 through March 25, 2020, we owned a 17.5% limited partner interest in CST Fuel Supply. See Note 3 to the financial statements for information regarding the closing of the CST Fuel Supply Exchange.

CST Marketing and Supply

CST Marketing and Supply, LLC, indirectly owned by Circle K. It is CST’s wholesale motor fuel supply business, which provides wholesale fuel distribution to the majority of CST’s legacy U.S. retail convenience stores on a fixed markup per gallon.

CST Services

CST Services, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Circle K

DMI

 

Dunne Manning Inc. (formerly Lehigh Gas Corporation), an entity affiliated with the Topper Group

 

 

 

DMP

 

Dunne Manning Partners LLC, an entity affiliated with the Topper Group and controlled by Joseph V. Topper, Jr. Since November 19, 2019, DMP has owned 100% of the membership interests in the sole member of the General Partner.

DMR

Dunne Manning Realty LP, an entity affiliated with the Topper Group

 

 

 

DMS

 

 

Dunne Manning Stores LLC (formerly known as Lehigh Gas-Ohio, LLC), an entity affiliated with the Topper Group. Through April 14, 2020, DMS was an operator of retail motor fuel stations. DMS leased retail sites from us in accordance with a master lease agreement and purchased a significant portion of its motor fuel for these sites from us on a wholesale basis under rack plus pricing. The financial results of DMS are not consolidated with ours. See Note 4 to the financial statements regarding the acquisition of retail and wholesale assets from the Topper Group and related termination of the fuel supply and master lease agreements with us.

 

 

 

General Partner

 

CrossAmerica GP LLC, the General Partner of CrossAmerica, a Delaware limited liability company, indirectly owned by the Topper Group.

 

 

 

Topper Group

 

Joseph V. Topper, Jr., collectively with his affiliates and family trusts that have ownership interests in the Partnership. Joseph V. Topper, Jr. is the founder of the Partnership and a member of the Board. The Topper Group is a related party and large holder of our common units

 

 

 

TopStar

 

TopStar Inc., an entity affiliated with a family member of Joseph V. Topper, Jr. TopStar is an operator of convenience stores that leases retail sites from us, and since April 14, 2020, also purchases fuel from us.

 

 

 

Recent Acquisitions:

Franchised Holiday Stores

The franchised Holiday stores acquired in March 2016

Jet-Pep Assets

The assets acquired from Jet-Pep, Inc. in November 2017

Other Defined Terms:

 

 

 

 

 

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Other Defined Terms:2020 Bonus Plan

 

The 2020 Performance-Based Bonus Compensation Policy is one of the key components of “at-risk” compensation. The 2020 Bonus Plan is utilized to reward short-term performance achievements and to motivate and reward employees for their contributions toward meeting financial and strategic goals.

 

 

 

ASC

 

Accounting Standards Codification

 

 

 

ASU

 

Accounting Standards Update

 

 

 

Board

 

Board of Directors of our General Partner

 

 

 

BP

 

BP p.l.c.

 

 

 

CDC

 

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

 

 

 

Circle K

Circle K Stores Inc., a Texas corporation, and a wholly owned subsidiary of Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. (TSX: ATD.A ATD.B)

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Circle K Omnibus Agreement

 

The Amended and Restated Omnibus Agreement, dated October 1, 2014, as amended effective January 1, 2016, February 1, 2018 and April 29, 2019 by and among CrossAmerica, the General Partner, DMI, DMS, CST Services and Joseph V. Topper, Jr., which amends and restates the original omnibus agreement that was executed in connection with CrossAmerica’s IPO on October 30, 2012. The terms of the Circle K Omnibus Agreement were approved by the independent conflicts committee of the Board. Pursuant to the Circle K Omnibus Agreement, CST Services agreed, among other things, to provide, or cause to be provided, to the Partnership certain management services. See Note 10 to the financial statements for information regarding the termination of this agreement and the concurrent entering into the Transitional Omnibus Agreement.

 

 

 

COVID-19 Pandemic

 

In December 2019, a novel strain of coronavirus was reported to have surfaced in Wuhan, China.surfaced. In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak a pandemic.

CST

CST Brands LLC, which merged into Circle K Stores. Inc. on February 28, 2020, and subsidiaries, indirectly owned by Circle K.

CST Fuel Supply

CST Fuel Supply LP is indirectly owned by Circle K and is the parent of CST Marketing and Supply, LLC, CST’s wholesale motor fuel supply business, which provides wholesale fuel distribution to the majority of CST’s legacy U.S. retail convenience stores on a fixed markup per gallon. From July 1, 2015 through March 25, 2020, we owned a 17.5% limited partner interest in CST Fuel Supply.

 

 

 

CST Fuel Supply Exchange

 

Exchange Agreement, dated November 19, 2019, between the Partnership and Circle K, which closed effective March 25, 2020. Pursuant to the Exchange Agreement, Circle K transferred to the Partnership certain owned and leased convenience store properties and related assets (including fuel supply agreements) and wholesale fuel supply contracts covering additional sites, and, in exchange, the Partnership transferred to Circle K 100% of the limited partnership units it held in CST Fuel Supply.

 

 

 

CST Services

CST Services LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Circle K

DTW

 

Dealer tank wagon contracts, which are variable cent per gallon priced wholesale motor fuel distribution or supply contracts. DTW also refers to the pricing methodology under such contracts

 

 

 

EBITDA

 

Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and accretion, a non-GAAP financial measure

 

 

 

EMV

 

Payment method based upon a technical standard for smart payment cards, also referred to as chip cards

Equity Restructuring Agreement

On January 15, 2020, the Partnership entered into an Equity Restructuring Agreement with the General Partner and Dunne Manning CAP Holdings II LLC (“DM CAP Holdings”), a wholly owned subsidiary of DMP. Pursuant to the Equity Restructuring Agreement, all of the outstanding IDRs of the Partnership, all of which were held by DM CAP Holdings, were cancelled and converted into 2,528,673 newly-issued common units representing limited partner interests in the Partnership based on a value of $45 million and calculated using the 20 business day volume weighted average trading price of our common units ended five business days prior to the execution of the Equity Restructuring Agreement. This transaction closed on February 6, 2020.

 

 

 

Exchange Act

 

Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended

 

 

 

ExxonMobil

 

ExxonMobil Corporation

 

 

 

FASB

 

Financial Accounting Standards Board

 

 

 

Form 10-K

 

CrossAmerica’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019

FTC

U.S. Federal Trade Commission2020

 

 

 

GP Purchase

 

Purchase by DMP from subsidiaries of Circle K of: 1) 100% of the membership interests in the sole member of the General Partner; 2) 100% of the Incentive Distribution Rights issued by the Partnership; and 3) an aggregate of 7,486,131 common units of the Partnership. These transactions closed on November 19, 2019.

 

 

 

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IDRs

 

Incentive Distribution Rights represented the right to receive an increasing percentage of quarterly distributions after the target distribution levels were achieved. As a result of the GP Purchase, DMP owned 100% of the outstanding IDRs from November 19, 2019 through February 6, 2020. See Note 15 to the financial statements for information regarding the elimination of the IDRs.

 

 

 

Internal Revenue Code

 

Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended

 

 

 

IPO

 

Initial public offering of CrossAmerica Partners LP on October 30, 2012

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LIBOR

 

London Interbank Offered Rate

 

 

 

MD&A

 

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

 

 

Marathon

Marathon Petroleum Company LP

Motiva

 

Motiva Enterprises LLC

 

 

 

Partnership Agreement

 

The FirstSecond Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of CrossAmerica Partners LP, dated as of October 1, 2014, as amended. See Note 15 to the financial statements regarding the elimination of the IDRs, which triggered the need to further amend the Partnership Agreement.February 6, 2020

 

 

 

Predecessor Entity

 

Wholesale distribution contracts and real property and leasehold interests contributed to the Partnership in connection with the IPO

 

 

 

SEC

 

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

 

 

 

Terms Discounts

 

Discounts for prompt payment and other rebates and incentives from our suppliers for a majority of the gallons of motor fuel purchased by us, which are recorded within cost of sales. Prompt payment discounts are based on a percentage of the purchase price of motor fuel.

 

 

 

Topper Group Omnibus

Agreement

 

The Topper Group Omnibus Agreement, effective January 1, 2020, by and among the Partnership, the General Partner and DMI. The terms of the Topper Group Omnibus Agreement were approved by the independent conflicts committee of the Board, which is composed of the independent directors of the Board. Pursuant to the Topper Group Omnibus Agreement, DMI agrees, among other things, to provide, or cause to be provided, to the Partnership certain management services at cost without markup.

Transitional Omnibus

Agreement

Upon the closing of the GP Purchase, the Circle K Omnibus Agreement was terminated and the Partnership entered into a Transitional Omnibus Agreement, dated as of November 19, 2019, among the Partnership, the General Partner and Circle K. Pursuant to the Transitional Omnibus Agreement, Circle K has agreed, among other things, to continue to provide, or cause to be provided, to the Partnership certain management services, administrative and operating services, as provided under the Circle K Omnibus Agreement through June 30, 2020 with respect to certain services, unless earlier terminated or unless the parties extend the term of certain services. In addition, from January 1, 2020 until the closing of the CST Fuel Supply Exchange, the General Partner provided Circle K with certain administrative and operational services, on the terms and conditions set forth in the Transitional Omnibus Agreement.

 

 

 

U.S. GAAP

 

U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles

 

 

 

Valero

 

Valero Energy Corporation and, where appropriate in context, one or more of its subsidiaries, or all of them taken as a whole

 

 

 

WTI

 

West Texas Intermediate crude oil

 

 

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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

CROSSAMERICA PARTNERS LP

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Thousands of Dollars, except unit data)

(Unaudited)

 

 

March 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

 

September 30,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

8,907

 

 

$

1,780

 

 

$

8,247

 

 

$

513

 

Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $642 and $557, respectively

 

 

28,036

 

 

 

38,051

 

Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $339 and $429, respectively

 

 

39,169

 

 

 

28,519

 

Accounts receivable from related parties

 

 

1,687

 

 

 

4,299

 

 

 

836

 

 

 

931

 

Motor fuel inventory

 

 

4,945

 

 

 

6,230

 

Inventory

 

 

39,552

 

 

 

23,253

 

Assets held for sale

 

 

16,331

 

 

 

13,231

 

 

 

3,901

 

 

 

9,898

 

Other current assets

 

 

5,272

 

 

 

5,795

 

 

 

18,290

 

 

 

11,707

 

Total current assets

 

 

65,178

 

 

 

69,386

 

 

 

109,995

 

 

 

74,821

 

Property and equipment, net

 

 

574,584

 

 

 

565,916

 

 

 

756,642

 

 

 

570,856

 

Right-of-use assets, net

 

 

123,831

 

 

 

120,767

 

 

 

170,939

 

 

 

167,860

 

Intangible assets, net

 

 

79,331

 

 

 

44,996

 

 

 

120,308

 

 

 

92,912

 

Goodwill

 

 

88,764

 

 

 

88,764

 

 

 

100,115

 

 

 

88,764

 

Other assets

 

 

21,184

 

 

 

21,318

 

 

 

22,006

 

 

 

19,129

 

Total assets

 

$

952,872

 

 

$

911,147

 

 

$

1,280,005

 

 

$

1,014,342

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current portion of debt and finance lease obligations

 

$

2,515

 

 

$

2,471

 

 

$

9,923

 

 

$

2,631

 

Current portion of operating lease obligations

 

 

25,127

 

 

 

23,485

 

 

 

34,828

 

 

 

31,958

 

Accounts payable

 

 

46,921

 

 

 

57,392

 

 

 

85,717

 

 

 

63,978

 

Accounts payable to related parties

 

 

999

 

 

 

431

 

 

 

9,205

 

 

 

5,379

 

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

 

 

14,894

 

 

 

16,382

 

 

 

24,527

 

 

 

23,267

 

Motor fuel taxes payable

 

 

10,073

 

 

 

12,475

 

Motor fuel and sales taxes payable

 

 

23,233

 

 

 

19,735

 

Total current liabilities

 

 

100,529

 

 

 

112,636

 

 

 

187,433

 

 

 

146,948

 

Debt and finance lease obligations, less current portion

 

 

526,981

 

 

 

534,859

 

 

 

795,626

 

 

 

527,299

 

Operating lease obligations, less current portion

 

 

104,007

 

 

 

100,057

 

 

 

141,979

 

 

 

141,380

 

Deferred tax liabilities, net

 

 

19,233

 

 

 

19,369

 

 

 

13,917

 

 

 

15,022

 

Asset retirement obligations

 

 

36,647

 

 

 

35,589

 

 

 

45,430

 

 

 

41,450

 

Other long-term liabilities

 

 

34,058

 

 

 

30,240

 

 

 

34,071

 

 

 

32,575

 

Total liabilities

 

 

821,455

 

 

 

832,750

 

 

 

1,218,456

 

 

 

904,674

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common units—(37,023,114 and 34,494,441 units issued and

outstanding at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively)

 

 

132,214

 

 

 

78,397

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

 

(797

)

 

 

 

Common units—37,891,701 and 37,868,046 units issued and

outstanding at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively

 

 

61,396

 

 

 

112,124

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

 

 

153

 

 

 

(2,456

)

Total equity

 

 

131,417

 

 

 

78,397

 

 

 

61,549

 

 

 

109,668

 

Total liabilities and equity

 

$

952,872

 

 

$

911,147

 

 

$

1,280,005

 

 

$

1,014,342

 

 

See Condensed Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


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CROSSAMERICA PARTNERS LP

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Thousands of Dollars, except unit and per unit amounts)

(Unaudited)

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Operating revenues(a)

 

$

391,695

 

 

$

471,786

 

 

$

985,122

 

 

$

591,022

 

 

$

2,501,740

 

 

$

1,381,119

 

Costs of sales(b)

 

 

355,966

 

 

 

434,709

 

 

 

909,391

 

 

 

528,750

 

 

 

2,306,047

 

 

 

1,225,470

 

Gross profit

 

 

35,729

 

 

 

37,077

 

 

 

75,731

 

 

 

62,272

 

 

 

195,693

 

 

 

155,649

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from CST Fuel Supply equity interests

 

 

3,202

 

 

 

3,426

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,202

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating expenses(c)

 

 

10,723

 

 

 

15,353

 

 

 

34,548

 

 

 

27,508

 

 

 

95,021

 

 

 

63,328

 

General and administrative expenses

 

 

4,480

 

 

 

4,418

 

 

 

9,903

 

 

 

5,363

 

 

 

24,429

 

 

 

15,440

 

Depreciation, amortization and accretion expense

 

 

17,227

 

 

 

13,061

 

 

 

19,118

 

 

 

18,590

 

 

 

56,732

 

 

 

51,867

 

Total operating expenses

 

 

32,430

 

 

 

32,832

 

 

 

63,569

 

 

 

51,461

 

 

 

176,182

 

 

 

130,635

 

Gain (loss) on dispositions and lease terminations, net

 

 

70,931

 

 

 

(59

)

Gain on dispositions and lease terminations, net

 

 

426

 

 

 

12,881

 

 

 

375

 

 

 

79,237

 

Operating income

 

 

77,432

 

 

 

7,612

 

 

 

12,588

 

 

 

23,692

 

 

 

19,886

 

 

 

107,453

 

Other income, net

 

 

137

 

 

 

86

 

 

 

127

 

 

 

143

 

 

 

419

 

 

 

358

 

Interest expense

 

 

(5,540

)

 

 

(7,337

)

 

 

(4,928

)

 

 

(3,522

)

 

 

(12,295

)

 

 

(13,183

)

Income before income taxes

 

 

72,029

 

 

 

361

 

 

 

7,787

 

 

 

20,313

 

 

 

8,010

 

 

 

94,628

 

Income tax (benefit) expense

 

 

(32

)

 

 

149

 

Income tax benefit

 

 

(1,065

)

 

 

(892

)

 

 

(1,664

)

 

 

(3,868

)

Net income

 

 

72,061

 

 

 

212

 

 

 

8,852

 

 

 

21,205

 

 

 

9,674

 

 

 

98,496

 

IDR distributions

 

 

(133

)

 

 

(133

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(133

)

Net income available to limited partners

 

$

71,928

 

 

$

79

 

 

$

8,852

 

 

$

21,205

 

 

$

9,674

 

 

$

98,363

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and diluted earnings per common unit

 

$

2.00

 

 

$

0.00

 

 

$

0.23

 

 

$

0.56

 

 

$

0.26

 

 

$

2.64

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted-average limited partner units:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic common units

 

 

35,994,972

 

 

 

34,444,113

 

 

 

37,887,493

 

 

 

37,867,647

 

 

 

37,877,273

 

 

 

37,202,087

 

Diluted common units

 

 

35,995,933

 

 

 

34,456,465

 

 

 

37,906,799

 

 

 

37,868,610

 

 

 

37,898,036

 

 

 

37,202,087

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental information:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a) Includes excise taxes of:

 

$

14,937

 

 

$

20,444

 

(a) Includes rent income of:

 

 

22,688

 

 

 

21,638

 

(b) Includes rent expense of:

 

 

6,920

 

 

 

6,659

 

(a) includes excise taxes of:

 

$

62,427

 

 

$

47,222

 

 

$

156,180

 

 

$

95,929

 

(a) includes rent income of:

 

 

21,498

 

 

 

19,747

 

 

 

62,832

 

 

 

62,859

 

(b) excludes depreciation, amortization and accretion

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(b) includes rent expense of:

 

 

5,968

 

 

 

6,036

 

 

 

17,912

 

 

 

19,088

 

(c) includes rent expense of:

 

 

3,353

 

 

 

3,310

 

 

 

9,814

 

 

 

5,832

 

 

See Condensed Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

 


2


 

CROSSAMERICA PARTNERS LP

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Thousands of Dollars)

(Unaudited)

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

72,061

 

 

$

212

 

 

$

9,674

 

 

$

98,496

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by

operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation, amortization and accretion expense

 

 

17,227

 

 

 

13,061

 

 

 

56,732

 

 

 

51,867

 

Amortization of deferred financing costs

 

 

261

 

 

 

290

 

 

 

1,182

 

 

 

781

 

Credit loss expense

 

 

91

 

 

 

49

 

 

 

70

 

 

 

1,014

 

Deferred income taxes

 

 

(136

)

 

 

(666

)

Deferred income tax benefit

 

 

(2,199

)

 

 

(4,047

)

Equity-based employee and director compensation expense

 

 

31

 

 

 

202

 

 

 

1,096

 

 

 

83

 

(Gain) loss on dispositions and lease terminations, net

 

 

(70,931

)

 

 

59

 

Gain on dispositions and lease terminations, net

 

 

(375

)

 

 

(87,225

)

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions

 

 

(810

)

 

 

(2,209

)

 

 

10,087

 

 

 

25,534

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

 

17,794

 

 

 

10,998

 

 

 

76,267

 

 

 

86,503

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Principal payments received on notes receivable

 

 

87

 

 

 

85

 

 

 

151

 

 

 

246

 

Proceeds from Circle K in connection with CST Fuel Supply Exchange

 

 

15,935

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23,049

 

Proceeds from sale of assets

 

 

5,032

 

 

 

 

 

 

11,012

 

 

 

13,757

 

Capital expenditures

 

 

(5,382

)

 

 

(7,078

)

 

 

(32,370

)

 

 

(24,439

)

Net cash provided by (used) in investing activities

 

 

15,672

 

 

 

(6,993

)

Cash paid in connection with acquisitions, net of cash acquired

 

 

(261,993

)

 

 

(28,244

)

Net cash used in investing activities

 

 

(283,200

)

 

 

(15,631

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Borrowings under the revolving credit facility

 

 

19,000

 

 

 

31,834

 

Repayments on the revolving credit facility

 

 

(26,500

)

 

 

(13,334

)

Payments of long-term debt and finance lease obligations

 

 

(595

)

 

 

(552

)

Payment of deferred financing costs

 

 

 

 

 

(613

)

Borrowings under revolving credit facilities

 

 

167,000

 

 

 

159,098

 

Repayments on revolving credit facilities

 

 

(43,452

)

 

 

(170,580

)

Borrowings under the Term Loan Facility

 

 

159,950

 

 

 

 

Payments of finance lease obligations

 

 

(1,944

)

 

 

(1,830

)

Payments of deferred financing costs

 

 

(7,135

)

 

 

 

Distributions paid on distribution equivalent rights

 

 

(1

)

 

 

(16

)

 

 

(93

)

 

 

(8

)

Distributions paid to holders of the IDRs

 

 

(133

)

 

 

(133

)

 

 

 

 

 

(133

)

Distributions paid on common units

 

 

(18,110

)

 

 

(18,083

)

 

 

(59,659

)

 

 

(57,871

)

Net cash used in financing activities

 

 

(26,339

)

 

 

(897

)

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

 

 

7,127

 

 

 

3,108

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

 

 

214,667

 

 

 

(71,324

)

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

 

 

7,734

 

 

 

(452

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

 

 

1,780

 

 

 

3,191

 

 

 

513

 

 

 

1,780

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

 

$

8,907

 

 

$

6,299

 

 

$

8,247

 

 

$

1,328

 

 

See Condensed Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

 


3


CROSSAMERICA PARTNERS LP

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(Thousands of Dollars, except unit amounts)

(Unaudited)

 

 

Limited Partners’ Interest

 

 

Incentive

 

 

Accumulated other

 

 

 

 

 

 

Limited Partners' Interest

Common Unitholders

 

 

Incentive

Distribution

Rights

 

 

AOCI

 

 

Total Equity

 

 

Common

Unitholders

 

 

Distribution

Rights

 

 

comprehensive loss

 

 

Total Equity

 

 

Units

 

 

Dollars

 

 

Dollars

 

 

Dollars

 

 

Dollars

 

Balance at June 30, 2021

 

 

37,874,868

 

 

$

72,162

 

 

$

 

 

$

(23

)

 

$

72,139

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

8,852

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,852

 

Other comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized loss on interest rate swap contracts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(89

)

 

 

(89

)

Realized loss on interest rate swap contracts

reclassified from AOCI into interest expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

265

 

 

 

265

 

Total other comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

176

 

 

 

176

 

Comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

8,852

 

 

 

 

 

 

176

 

 

 

9,028

 

Vesting of equity awards, net of units withheld for tax

 

 

16,833

 

 

 

318

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

318

 

Tax effect from intra-entity transfer of assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

(12

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(12

)

Distributions paid

 

 

 

 

 

(19,924

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(19,924

)

Balance at September 30, 2021

 

 

37,891,701

 

 

$

61,396

 

 

$

 

 

$

153

 

 

$

61,549

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at June 30, 2020

 

 

37,866,005

 

 

$

121,732

 

 

$

 

 

$

(3,218

)

 

$

118,514

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

21,205

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21,205

 

Other comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized gain on interest rate swap contracts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

 

13

 

Realized loss on interest rate swap contracts

reclassified from AOCI into interest expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

204

 

 

 

204

 

Total other comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

217

 

 

 

217

 

Comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

21,205

 

 

 

 

 

 

217

 

 

 

21,422

 

Vesting of equity awards, net of units withheld for tax

 

 

2,041

 

 

 

26

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26

 

Distributions paid

 

 

 

 

 

(19,887

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(19,887

)

Balance at September 30, 2020

 

 

37,868,046

 

 

$

123,076

 

 

$

 

 

$

(3,001

)

 

$

120,075

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2020

 

 

37,868,046

 

 

$

112,124

 

 

$

 

 

$

(2,456

)

 

$

109,668

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

9,674

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,674

 

Other comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized gain on interest rate swap contracts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,860

 

 

 

1,860

 

Realized loss on interest rate swap contracts

reclassified from AOCI into interest expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

749

 

 

 

749

 

Total other comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,609

 

 

 

2,609

 

Comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

9,674

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,609

 

 

 

12,283

 

Issuance of units related to 2020 Bonus Plan

 

 

6,822

 

 

 

126

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

126

 

Tax effect from intra-entity transfer of assets

 

 

 

 

 

(1,094

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,094

)

Vesting of equity awards, net of units withheld for tax

 

 

16,833

 

 

 

318

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

318

 

Distributions paid

 

 

 

 

 

(59,752

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(59,752

)

Balance at September 30, 2021

 

 

37,891,701

 

 

$

61,396

 

 

$

 

 

$

153

 

 

$

61,549

 

 

Units

 

 

Dollars

 

 

Dollars

 

 

Dollars

 

 

Dollars

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2019

 

 

34,494,441

 

 

$

78,397

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

78,397

 

 

 

34,494,441

 

 

$

78,397

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

78,397

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

71,928

 

 

 

133

 

 

 

 

 

 

72,061

 

 

 

 

 

 

98,363

 

 

 

133

 

 

 

 

 

 

98,496

 

Other comprehensive loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized loss on interest rate swap contract

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(786

)

 

 

(786

)

Realized gain on interest rate swap contract

reclassified from AOCI into interest expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(11

)

 

 

(11

)

Unrealized loss on interest rate swap contracts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3,179

)

 

 

(3,179

)

Realized loss on interest rate swap contract

reclassified from AOCI into interest expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

178

 

 

 

178

 

Total other comprehensive loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(797

)

 

 

(797

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3,001

)

 

 

(3,001

)

Comprehensive income (loss)

 

 

 

 

 

71,928

 

 

 

133

 

 

 

(797

)

 

 

71,264

 

 

 

 

 

 

98,363

 

 

 

133

 

 

 

(3,001

)

 

 

95,495

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issuance of units to the Topper Group in connection

with the Equity Restructuring Agreement

 

 

2,528,673

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acquisition of assets from entities under common

control, net of fair value of common units issued

 

 

842,891

 

 

 

4,169

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,169

 

Vesting of equity awards, net of units withheld for tax

 

 

2,041

 

 

 

26

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26

 

Distributions paid

 

 

 

 

 

(18,111

)

 

 

(133

)

 

 

 

 

 

(18,244

)

 

 

 

 

 

(57,879

)

 

 

(133

)

 

 

 

 

 

(58,012

)

Issuance of units to the Topper Group in connection

with the Equity Restructuring Agreement

 

 

2,528,673

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at March 31, 2020

 

 

37,023,114

 

 

$

132,214

 

 

$

 

 

$

(797

)

 

$

131,417

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2018

 

 

34,444,113

 

 

$

110,933

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

110,933

 

Transition adjustment upon adoption of ASC 842, net

of tax

 

 

 

 

 

28,896

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28,896

 

Net income and comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

79

 

 

 

133

 

 

 

 

 

 

212

 

Distributions paid

 

 

 

 

 

(18,099

)

 

 

(133

)

 

 

 

 

 

(18,232

)

Balance at March 31, 2019

 

 

34,444,113

 

 

$

121,809

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

121,809

 

Balance at September 30, 2020

 

 

37,868,046

 

 

$

123,076

 

 

$

 

 

$

(3,001

)

 

$

120,075

 

 

See Condensed Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

 

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CROSSAMERICA PARTNERS LP

CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

 

Note 1.DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND OTHER DISCLOSURES

Purchase of the General Partner by the Topper Group

On November 19, 2019, subsidiaries of DMP purchased from subsidiaries of Circle K: 1) 100% of the membership interests in the sole member of the General Partner; 2) 100% of the IDRs issued by the Partnership; and 3) an aggregate of 7,486,131 common units of the Partnership. Joseph V. Topper, Jr. is the founder and, since November 19, 2019, chairman of the Board.

Through its control of DMP, the Topper Group controls the sole member of our General Partner and has the ability to appoint all of the members of the Board and to control and manage the operations and activities of the Partnership. As of May 1, 2020, the Topper Group also has beneficial ownership of a 48.9% limited partner interest in the Partnership. 

Description of Business

Our business consists of:

the wholesale distribution of motor fuels;

the wholesale distribution of motor fuels;

the retail distribution of motor fuels to end customers at retail sites operated by commission agents or through September 2019, us;

the owning or leasing of retail sites used in the retail distribution of motor fuels and, in turn, generating rental income from the lease or sublease of the retail sites;

the owning or leasing of retail sites used in the retail distribution of motor fuels and, in turn, generating rental income from the lease or sublease of the retail sites; and to a lesser extent,

the retail sale of motor fuels to end customers at retail sites operated by commission agents and, since April 14, 2020, ourselves; and

through September 2019, the operation of retail sites.

since April 14, 2020, the operation of retail sites, including the sale of convenience merchandise to end customers. We had no company operated sites from September 30, 2019 through April 14, 2020.

The financial statements reflect the consolidated results of the Partnership and its wholly owned subsidiaries. Our primary operations are conducted by the following consolidated wholly owned subsidiaries:

LGW, which distributes motor fuels on a wholesale basis and generates qualifying income under Section 7704(d) of the Internal Revenue Code;

LGW and CAPL JKM Wholesale, which distribute motor fuels on a wholesale basis and generate qualifying income under Section 7704(d) of the Internal Revenue Code;

LGPR, which functions as our real estate holding company and holds assets that generate qualifying rental income under Section 7704(d) of the Internal Revenue Code; and

LGPR, which functions as our real estate holding company and holds assets that generate qualifying rental income under Section 7704(d) of the Internal Revenue Code;

LGWS, which owns and leases (or leases and sub-leases) real estate and personal property used in the retail sale of motor fuels, as well as provides maintenance and other services to its customers. In addition, LGWS sells motor fuel on a retail basis at sites operated by commission agents. Since our acquisition of retail and wholesale assets that closed on April 14, 2020, LGWS also sells motor fuels on a retail basis and sells convenience merchandise items to end customers at company operated retail sites. Income from LGWS generally is not qualifying income under Section 7704(d) of the Internal Revenue Code; and

LGWS, which owns and leases (or leases and sub-leases) real estate and personal property used in the retail distribution of motor fuels, as well as provides maintenance and other services to its customers. In addition, LGWS sells motor fuel on a retail basis at sites operated by commission agents. Through September 2019, LGWS also distributed motor fuels on a retail basis and sold convenience merchandise items to end customers at company operated retail sites. Income from LGWS generally is not qualifying income under Section 7704(d) of the Internal Revenue Code. See Note 4 for information related to our acquisition of retail and wholesale assets that closed on April 14, 2020.

Joe’s Kwik Marts, which owns and leases real estate and personal property at our company operated sites that we recently acquired from 7-Eleven. Joe’s Kwik Marts also sells motor fuels on a retail basis and sells convenience merchandise items to end customers. Income from Joe’s Kwik Marts generally is not qualifying income under Sections 7704(d) of the Internal Revenue Code.

Interim Financial Statements

These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and the Exchange Act. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and notes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. All such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature unless disclosed otherwise. Management believes that the disclosures made are adequate to keep the information presented from being misleading. The financial statements contained herein should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in our Form 10-K. Financial information as of March 31, 2020September 30, 2021 and for the three and nine months ended March 31,September 30, 2021 and 2020 and 2019 included in the consolidated financial statements has been derived from our unaudited financial statements. Financial information as of December 31, 20192020 has been derived from our audited financial statements and notes thereto as of that date.

Operating results for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2020September 30, 2021 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2020.2021. Our business exhibits seasonality due to our wholesale and retail sites being located in certain geographic areas that are affected by seasonal weather and temperature trends and associated changes in retail customer activity during different seasons. Historically, sales volumes have been highest in the second and third quarters (during the summer activity months) and lowest during the winter months in the first and fourth quarters. The COVID-19 pandemic is anticipated to cause additional impacts toPandemic has impacted our business and these seasonal trends typical in our business. See the “COVID 19“COVID-19 Pandemic” section below.

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CROSSAMERICA PARTNERS LP

CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results and outcomes could differ from those estimates and assumptions. On an ongoing basis, management reviews its estimates based on currently available information. Changes in facts and circumstances could result in revised estimates and assumptions.

Reclassification

Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation. These reclassifications had no impact on net income or total equity.

Significant Accounting Policies

Certain new accounting pronouncements have become effective for our financial statements during 2021, but the adoption of these pronouncements did not materially impact our financial position, results of operations or disclosures, other than as described below.

Interest Rate Swap Contracts

The Partnership uses interest rate swap contracts to reduce its exposure to unfavorable changes in interest rates. The Partnership accounts for derivative contracts in accordance with ASC Topic 815, “Derivatives and Hedging,” and recognizes derivative instruments as either assets or liabilities on the balance sheet and measures those instruments at fair value. The changes in fair value of the derivative transactions are presented in accumulated other comprehensive income and reclassified to interest expense as the interest payments on our credit facility are made.

The portion of derivative positions that are anticipated to settle within a year are included in other current assets and accrued expenses and other current liabilities, while the portion of derivative positions that are anticipated to settle beyond a year are recorded in other assets or other long-term liabilities.

Cash inflows and outflows related to derivative instruments are included as a component of operating activities on the statements of cash flows, consistent with the classification of the hedged interest payments on our credit facility.

See Note 9 for information related to our interest rate swap contracts.

Financial Instrument Credit Losses 

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, “Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments.” This standard requires that for most financial assets, losses be based on an expected loss approach which includes estimates of losses over the life of exposure that considers historical, current and forecasted information. Expanded disclosures related to the methods used to estimate the losses as well as a specific disaggregation of balances for financial assets are also required. The impact of adopting this guidance effective January 1, 2020 was not material.

The primary financial instrument within the scope of this guidance is our accounts receivable, which mainly result from the sale of motor fuels to customers and, to a lesser extent, rental fees for retail sites. Our accounts receivable is generally considered as having a similar risk profile. Credit is extended to a customer based on an evaluation of the customer’s financial condition. In certain circumstances, collateral may be required from the customer and fuel and lease agreements are generally cross-collateralized when applicable. Receivables are recorded at face value, without interest or discount.

The allowance for credit losses is generally based upon historical experience while also factoring in any new business conditions that might impact the historical analysis, such as market conditions and bankruptcies of particular customers. Credit loss expense is included in general and administrative expenses. We review all accounts receivable balances on at least a quarterly basis. The impact of applying the new expected loss model did not result in a significantly different allowance from that determined under the incurred loss model previously applied.

See Note 16 for additional information on receivables.

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New Accounting Guidance Pending Adoption – Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes

In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-12, “Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes.” The amendments in this ASU simplify the accounting for income taxes by removing certain exceptions to the general principles in ASC 740. The amendments also improve consistent application of and simplify GAAP for other areas of ASC 740 by clarifying and amending existing guidance, such as the accounting for a franchise tax (or similar tax) that is partially based on income. This standard is effective January 1, 2021 for the Partnership. The Partnership is assessing the impact of adopting this guidance on its financial statements.disclosures.

Concentration Risk

ForApproximately 12% and 14% of our rent income for the threenine months ended March 31,September 30, 2021 and 2020, we distributed 6% of our total wholesale distribution volumes to DMS and DMS accounted for 5% of our rental income. For the three months ended March 31, 2019, we distributed 8% of our total wholesale distribution volumes to DMS and DMS accounted for 9% of our rental income. See Note 4 for information on the termination of the master lease and master fuel supply agreements with DMS in connection with our acquisition of retail and wholesale assets. respectively, was from one multi-site operator.

For the threenine months ended March 31, 2020, we distributed 5% of our total wholesale distribution volume to Circle K retail sites that are not supplied by CST Fuel Supply and received 12% of our rental income from Circle K. For the three months ended March 31, 2019, we distributed 7% of our total wholesale distribution volume to Circle K retail sites that are not supplied by CST Fuel Supply and received 19% of our rental income from Circle K.

For more information regarding transactions with DMS and Circle K, see Note 10.

For the three months ended March 31, 2020,September 30, 2021, our wholesale business purchased approximately 24%36%, 23%, 13%11% and 11%10% of its motor fuel from ExxonMobil, BP, Motiva and Circle K,Marathon, respectively. For the threenine months ended March 31, 2019,September 30, 2020, our wholesale business purchased approximately 26%27%, 25%22%, 13% and 10% of its motor fuel from ExxonMobil, BP, Motiva and Circle K,Marathon, respectively. No other fuel suppliers accounted for 10% or more of our motor fuel purchases during the threenine months ended March 31,September 30, 2021 and 2020.

Approximately 16%  of our motor fuel gallons sold for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, were delivered by one carrier.

Prior Year Acquisitions

We completed six tranches of the asset exchange with Circle K on May 21, 2019, September 5, 2019, February 25, 2020, April 7, 2020, May 5, 2020 and 2019. September 15, 2020. With the closing of the sixth tranche, the transactions contemplated under the Asset Exchange Agreement we entered into with Circle K on December 17, 2018 (“Asset Exchange Agreement”) were concluded. Through these transactions, we acquired 191 sites in exchange for the real property at 56 sites as well as 17 sites previously owned and operated by the Partnership. Although we no longer collect rent from the sites divested in these transactions, we continue to distribute fuel to them on a wholesale basis.

Effective March 25, 2020, we closed on the CST Fuel Supply Exchange. Through this transaction, we acquired 33 sites, wholesale fuel supply to 331 additional sites and $14.1 million in proceeds in exchange for our investment in CST Fuel Supply.

On April 14, 2020, we closed on the acquisition of retail and wholesale assets. Through these transactions, we expanded the retail operations of the Partnership by 169 sites (154 company operated sites and 15 commission sites) through a combination of (1) entering into new leasing arrangements with related parties as the lessee for 62 sites and (2) terminating contracts where we were previously the lessor and fuel supplier under dealer arrangements for 107 sites that then became company operated sites. As a result of closing on these transactions, we expanded our wholesale fuel distribution by 110 sites, including 53 third-party wholesale dealer contracts, and supply of the 62 newly leased sites.

COVID-19 Pandemic

During the first quarter of 2020, an outbreak of a novel strain of coronavirus spread worldwide, including to the U.S., posing public health risks that have reached pandemic proportions.

The impact of COVID-19 to the results for the first quarter of 2020 was not material. However, weWe experienced a sharp decrease in fuel volume starting in mid-to-late March and continuing through April. For2020. Although fuel volumes largely recovered during the first quartersecond half of 2020 the negative impact of the volume decrease on fuel gross profit was offset by the positive impact from the declineand continue to recover in crude prices, which increased DTW margins.

As a result of the implications of COVID-19,2021, we assessed property and equipment, other long-lived assets and goodwill for impairment and concluded no assets were impaired as of March 31, 2020. See Note 6 for information regarding impairment charges related primarily to classifying sites as assets held for sale.

We cannot predict the scope and severity with which COVID-19 will impact our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. Sustained decreases in fuel volume or erosion of margin could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, cash flow, financial position and ultimately our ability to pay distributions.

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Note 2. ASSET EXCHANGE TRANSACTION WITH CIRCLE K

Third Asset Exchange

On February 25, 2020, the closing of the third tranche of asset exchanges under the Asset Exchange Agreement, entered into with Circle K on December 17, 2018 (the “Asset Exchange Agreement”), occurred (the “Third Asset Exchange”). In this Third Asset Exchange, Circle K transferred to the Partnership ten (all fee) U.S. company operated convenience and fuel retail stores (“CK Properties”) having an aggregate fair value of approximately $11.0 million, and the Partnership transferred to Circle K the real property for five of the master lease properties (“CAPL Properties”) having an aggregate fair value of approximately $10.3 million.

In connection with the closing of the Third Asset Exchange, the stores transferred by Circle K were dealerized as contemplated by the Asset Exchange Agreement and Circle K’s rights under the dealer agreements and agent agreements that were entered into in connection therewith were assigned to the Partnership.

We accounted for the first two tranches of the asset exchange as transactions between entities under common control as our General Partner was owned by Circle K at the time of closing on those transactions. Since our General Partner was acquired by the Topper Group in November 2019, the Partnership and Circle K are not entities under common control at the time of closing on the Third Asset Exchange. As such, we have recognized a gain on the sale of the five CAPL properties of $1.8 million in the statement of operations. Additionally, we recorded the following to reflect the acquisition of the CK Properties in the Third Asset Exchange (in thousands):

Property and equipment, net

 

$

9,922

 

Intangible assets, net

 

 

1,336

 

Total assets

 

 

11,258

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asset retirement obligations

 

 

293

 

Net assets acquired

 

$

10,965

 

Through the Third Asset Exchange, the fair value of the CAPL Properties we have divested exceeds the fair value of the CK Properties we have acquired by $0.7 million. After the final tranche closing, any net valuation difference will be paid by the party owing such amount to the other.

Fourth and Fifth Asset Exchanges

We closed on the fourth and fifth tranches of the asset exchanges on April 7, 2020 and May 5, 2020, respectively. The stores transferred by Circle K were dealerized as contemplated by the Asset Exchange Agreement and Circle K’s rights under the dealer agreements and agent agreements that were entered into in connection therewith were assigned to the Partnership.

In this fourth asset exchange, Circle K transferred to the Partnership 13 (11 fee; 2 leased) U.S. company operated convenience and fuel retail stores having an aggregate fair value of approximately $13.1 million, and the Partnership transferred to Circle K the real property for seven of the master lease properties having an aggregate fair value of approximately $12.8 million.

In the fifth asset exchange, Circle K transferred to the Partnership 29 (22 fee; 7 leased) U.S. company operated convenience and fuel retail stores having an aggregate fair value of approximately $31.5 million, and the Partnership transferred to Circle K the real property for 13 of the master lease properties having an aggregate fair value of approximately $31.7 million.

There are 24 CK Properties and four CAPL Properties remaining to be exchanged, which are anticipated to close in the second half of 2020.

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Note 3. CST FUEL SUPPLY EXCHANGE AGREEMENT2. ACQUISITION OF ASSETS FROM 7-ELEVEN

Effective March 25, 2020,On April 28, 2021, certain newly formed subsidiaries of CrossAmerica, including Joe’s Kwik Marts (collectively, “Buyer”), entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement (the “Asset Purchase Agreement”) with 7-Eleven, Inc., a Texas corporation (“7-Eleven”), pursuant to which Buyer agreed to purchase certain assets related to the ownership and operations of 106 company operated sites (90 fee; 16 leased)located in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast regions of the U.S. (collectively, the “Properties”) for an aggregate purchase price of $263.0 million, subject to adjustment in accordance with the terms of the Asset Purchase Agreement. The assets are being sold by 7-Eleven as part of a divestiture process in connection with its previously announced CST Fuel Supply Exchange Agreement dated as of November 19, 2019 (the “CST Fuel Supply Exchange Agreement”), between the Partnership and Circle K, Circle K  transferred to the Partnership 33 owned and leased convenience store properties (the “Properties”) and certain assets (including fuel supply agreements) relating to such Properties, as well as U.S. wholesale fuel supply contracts covering 333 additional sites (the “DODO Sites”), subject to certain adjustments, and, in exchange therefore, the Partnership transferred to Circle K allacquisition of the limited partnership units in CST Fuel Supply that were owned by the Partnership, which represent 17.5% of the outstanding units of CST Fuel Supply (collectively, the “CST Fuel Supply Exchange”). Twelve Properties and 49 DODO Sites (collectively, the “Removed Properties”) were removedSpeedway business from the Exchange Transaction prior to closing, and Circle K made an aggregate payment of approximately $13.4 million to us at closing in lieu of the Removed Properties, in each case, pursuant to the terms and conditions of the CST Fuel Supply Exchange Agreement.MPC.

The assets exchangedbeing purchased by Circle K included (a) fee simple title to all land and otherBuyer include real property and related improvements owned by Circle K at the Properties, (b) Circle K’s leasehold interest in all land and other real property and related improvements leased by Circle K at the Properties, (c) all buildings and other improvements and permanently attached machinery, equipment and other fixtures located on the Properties, (d) all tangible personal property owned by Circle K on the Properties, including all underground storage tanks located on the Properties, (e) all of Circle K’s rights under the dealer agreements related to the Properties, and all inventory and other assets located at the DODO Sites, (f) Circle K’sProperties, other than specific excluded assets, such as rights to intellectual property or rights with respect to “7-Eleven” or “Speedway” branding. The vast majority of the sites being purchased have been operating under the leasesSpeedway brand, and all sites are being rebranded in connection with the closing of such site pursuant to the leased Properties and all tenant leases andAsset Purchase Agreement. Buyer is also assuming certain other contracts related to the Properties, (g) all fuel inventory owned by Circle K and stored in the underground storage tanks at locations operated by dealers that are independent commission marketers, (h) all assignable permits related to the Properties and related assets owned by Circle K, (i) all real estate records and related registrations and reports and other books and records of Circle K to the extent relating to the Properties, and (j) all other intangible assets associated with the foregoing assets (collectively, the “Assets”).  The Partnership will also assume certainspecified liabilities associated with the Assets.assets.

The PartnershipAsset Purchase Agreement contains customary representations, warranties, agreements and Circle K have agreedobligations of the parties, including covenants regarding the conduct of the business at the Properties prior to indemnify eachthe applicable closing of such Property.

Buyer is closing the acquisition of the Properties on a rolling basis of generally 10 sites per week. Through September 30, 2021, Buyer consummated the closing under the Asset Purchase Agreement of 98 Properties for a purchase price of $262.0 million, including inventory and other for, among other things, breaches of their respective representations and warranties containedworking capital, as summarized in the CST Fuel Supply Exchange Agreementtable below (in thousands).

Inventories

 

$

11,745

 

Other current assets

 

 

1,301

 

Property and equipment

 

 

200,244

 

Right-of-use assets

 

 

7,886

 

Goodwill

 

 

11,351

 

Intangible assets

 

 

41,655

 

Total assets

 

$

274,182

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current portion of operating lease obligations

 

 

1,510

 

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

 

 

675

 

Operating lease obligations, less current portion

 

 

6,376

 

Asset retirement obligations

 

 

3,628

 

Total liabilities

 

$

12,189

 

Total consideration, net of cash acquired

 

$

261,993

 

The fair value of inventory was estimated at retail selling price less estimated costs to sell and a reasonable profit allowance for the selling effort.

The fair value of land was based on a periodmarket approach. The value of 18 months afterbuildings and equipment was based on a cost approach. The buildings and equipment are being depreciated on a straight-line basis, with estimated remaining useful lives of 20 years for the date of closing (exceptbuildings and five to 30 years for certain fundamental representations and warranties, which survive until the expirationequipment.

The fair value of the applicable statutewholesale fuel distribution rights included in intangible assets was based on an income approach. Management believes the level and timing of limitations)cash flows represent relevant market participant assumptions. The wholesale fuel distribution rights are being amortized on a straight-line basis over an estimated useful life of approximately 10 years.

The fair value of goodwill represents expected synergies from combining operations, intangible assets that do not qualify for separate recognition, and other factors. All goodwill is anticipated to be deductible for breaches of their respective covenantstax purposes.

Management continues to review the valuation and for certain liabilities assumed or retained byis confirming the Partnership or Circle K, respectively. The respective indemnification obligations of each ofresult to determine the Partnership and Circle K tofinal purchase price allocation.

We funded these transactions primarily through the other are subject to the limitations set forth in the CST Fuel Supply Exchange Agreement.

In connection with the execution of the CST Fuel Supply Exchange Agreement, the Partnership and Circle K also entered into an Environmental Responsibility Agreement, dated as of November 19, 2019 (the “Environmental Responsibility Agreement”), which agreement sets forth the parties’ respective liabilities and obligations with respect to environmental matters relating to the Properties. Asnew JKM Credit Facility further described in the Environmental Responsibility Agreement, Circle K will retain liability for known environmental contamination or non-compliance at the Properties, and the Partnership will assume liability for unknown environmental contamination and non-compliance at the Properties.

The terms of the CST Fuel Supply Exchange Agreement were approved by the independent conflicts committee of the Board.

In connection with closing on the CST Fuel Supply Exchange, on March 25, 2020, we entered into a limited consent (the “Consent”) toNote 8 as well as undrawn capacity under our existing revolving credit facility among the Partnership, the lenders from time to time party thereto and Citizens Bank, N.A., as administrative agent. Pursuant to the Consent, the lenders consented to the consummation of the CST Fuel Supply Exchange.cash on hand.

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The fair valueThrough November 4, 2021, we closed on 5 additional Properties for a purchase price of our investment in CST Fuel Supply that was divested and the Assets acquired was $69.0 million based on a discounted cash flow analysis.$10.4 million. We accounted for the divestiture of our investment in CST Fuel Supply under ASC 860, “Transfers and Servicing.” We recorded a gain on the divestiture of our investment in CST Fuel Supply of $67.6 million in the first quarter of 2020, representing the fair value of assets received less the carrying value of the investment exchanged. We have no involvement with CST Fuel Supply subsequent toanticipate closing on the CST Fuel Supply Exchange. Additionally,final 3 Properties once we recorded the following to reflect the acquisitionare in receipt of the Assets (in thousands):all required operational licenses and permits.

Motor fuel inventory

 

$

854

 

Property and equipment, net

 

 

23,590

 

Right-of-use assets, net

 

 

4,168

 

Intangible assets, net

 

 

35,636

 

Total assets

 

$

64,248

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

264

 

Current portion of operating lease obligations

 

 

1,129

 

Operating lease obligations, less current portion

 

 

5,479

 

Asset retirement obligations

 

 

1,240

 

Other long-term liabilities

 

 

3,086

 

Total liabilities

 

$

11,198

 

Net assets acquired

 

$

53,050

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash received from Circle K in lieu of Removed Properties

 

$

13,439

 

Cash received from Circle K related to net liabilities assumed

 

 

2,496

 

Total cash received from Circle K

 

$

15,935

 

Total fair value of assets received in CST Fuel Supply Exchange

 

$

68,985

 

Note 4. RETAIL AND WHOLESALE ACQUISITION

On April 14, 2020, we closed on an asset purchase agreement (“Asset Purchase Agreement”) with the sellers (“Sellers”) signatories thereto, including certain entities affiliated with Joseph V. Topper, Jr. Pursuant to the Asset Purchase Agreement, we completed the acquisition of the retail operations at 169 sites (154 company operated sites and 15 commission sites), wholesale fuel distribution to 110 sites, including 53 third-party wholesale dealer contracts, and leasehold interests in 62 sites.

The Asset Purchase Agreement provides for an aggregate consideration of $36 million, exclusive of inventory and in-store cash, with approximately $21 million paid in cash and 842,891 newly-issued common units valued at $15 million and calculated based on the volume weighted average trading price of $17.80 per common unit for the 20-day period ended on January 8, 2020, five business days prior to the announcement of the transaction. The 842,891 common units were issued to entities controlled by Joseph V. Topper, Jr. The cash portion of the purchase consideration is subject to customary post-closing adjustments pending satisfaction of conditions set forth in the Asset Purchase Agreement. The cash portion of the purchase price was financed with borrowings under our credit facility.

In connection withAggregate incremental revenues since the closing of the transactions contemplatedProperties included in CrossAmerica’s statement of operations were $65.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021.

Our pro forma results, giving effect to the acquisition and assuming an acquisition date of January 1, 2020, would have been (in thousands):

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Revenues

 

$

1,119,219

 

 

$

711,413

 

 

$

2,911,962

 

 

$

1,717,596

 

Net income

 

 

9,805

 

 

 

29,702

 

 

 

22,740

 

 

 

125,625

 

Such pro forma results are based on historical results of the Partnership, the historical results of the assets acquired or to be acquired from 7-Eleven as they occurred under the Asset Purchase Agreement, we assumedownership of 7-Eleven or MPC, and certain contracts with third partiespro forma adjustments relating to acquisition costs, interest expense and affiliates necessaryincome taxes. See our Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed on November 3, 2021, for the continued operation of the sites, including agreements with dealers and franchise agreements. Further, we have entered into customary triple-net ten-year master leases with certain affiliates of the Topper Group, with an aggregate annual rent of $8.1 million payable by the Partnership.additional information.

 

In connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Asset Purchase Agreement, our contracts with one of the Sellers, DMS, were terminated and DMS is no longer a customer or lessee of the Partnership.

In addition, the parties performed Phase I environmental site assessments with respect to certain sites. The Sellers agreed to retain liability for known environmental contamination or non-compliance at certain sites, and the Partnership agreed to assume liability for unknown environmental contamination and non-compliance at certain sites.

Further, the Asset Purchase Agreement contains customary representations and warranties of the parties as well as indemnification obligations by Sellers and the Partnership, respectively, to each other. The indemnification obligations must be asserted within 18 months of the closing and are limited to an aggregate of $7.2 million for each party.

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The terms of the Asset Purchase Agreement were approved by the independent conflicts committee of the Board.

Note 5.3. ASSETS HELD FOR SALE

We have classified 3511 sites and 2425 sites as held for sale at March 31, 2020September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2019,2020, respectively, which are expected to be sold within one year of such classification. Assets held for sale were as follows (in thousands): 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

September 30,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Land

 

$

12,372

 

 

$

10,082

 

 

$

3,127

 

 

$

7,889

 

Buildings and site improvements

 

 

5,360

 

 

 

5,178

 

 

 

1,906

 

 

 

2,784

 

Equipment

 

 

1,653

 

 

 

1,383

 

 

 

886

 

 

 

1,152

 

Total

 

 

19,385

 

 

 

16,643

 

 

 

5,919

 

 

 

11,825

 

Less accumulated depreciation

 

 

(3,054

)

 

 

(3,412

)

 

 

(2,018

)

 

 

(1,927

)

Assets held for sale

 

$

16,331

 

 

$

13,231

 

 

$

3,901

 

 

$

9,898

 

 

The Partnership has continued to focus on divesting lower performing assets. During the first quarterthree and nine months ended September 30, 2021, we sold 14 and 23 properties for $4.9 million and $8.8 million in proceeds, resulting in net gains of $0.4 million and $1.5 million, respectively. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, we sold six7 and 20 properties for $5.0$3.8 million and $13.3 million of proceeds, resulting in a gainnet gains of $1.6 million.$2.2 million and $4.0 million, respectively.

 

The increase inNote 4. INVENTORIES

Inventories consisted of the numberfollowing (in thousands):

 

 

September 30,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Retail site merchandise

 

$

20,912

 

 

$

11,969

 

Motor fuel

 

 

18,640

 

 

 

11,284

 

Inventories

 

$

39,552

 

 

$

23,253

 

See Note 2 regarding our acquisition of sites classified ascertain assets held for sale is related to our ongoing real estate rationalization effort.from 7-Eleven.

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Note 6. 5. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

Property and equipment, net consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

 

March 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

September 30,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Land

 

$

261,404

 

 

$

257,131

 

 

$

319,524

 

 

$

241,585

 

Buildings and site improvements

 

 

297,326

 

 

 

296,411

 

 

 

358,210

 

 

 

284,593

 

Leasehold improvements

 

 

9,484

 

 

 

9,350

 

 

 

12,308

 

 

 

10,684

 

Equipment

 

 

202,220

 

 

 

194,997

 

 

 

304,146

 

 

 

236,420

 

Construction in progress

 

 

5,700

 

 

 

4,638

 

 

 

13,450

 

 

 

15,919

 

Property and equipment, at cost

 

 

776,134

 

 

 

762,527

 

 

 

1,007,638

 

 

 

789,201

 

Accumulated depreciation and amortization

 

 

(201,550

)

 

 

(196,611

)

 

 

(250,996

)

 

 

(218,345

)

Property and equipment, net

 

$

574,584

 

 

$

565,916

 

 

$

756,642

 

 

$

570,856

 

See Note 2 regarding our acquisition of certain assets from 7-Eleven.

 

We recorded an impairment chargecharges of $5.2$1.2 million and $2.7 million during the three months ended March 31,September 30, 2021 and 2020 and $6.4 million and $8.2 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, included within depreciation, amortization and accretion expenses on the statementstatements of operations.

See Notes 2 and 3 for information These impairment charges were primarily related to the closing of the Third Asset Exchange and the CST Fuel Supply Exchange.sites initially classified within assets held for sale in connection with our ongoing real estate rationalization effort.

Note 7. 6.INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Intangible assets consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

 

March 31, 2020

 

 

December 31, 2019

 

 

September 30, 2021

 

 

December 31, 2020

 

 

Gross

Amount

 

 

Accumulated

Amortization

 

 

Net

Carrying

Amount

 

 

Gross

Amount

 

 

Accumulated

Amortization

 

 

Net

Carrying

Amount

 

 

Gross

Amount

 

 

Accumulated

Amortization

 

 

Net

Carrying

Amount

 

 

Gross

Amount

 

 

Accumulated

Amortization

 

 

Net

Carrying

Amount

 

Wholesale fuel supply contracts/rights

 

$

161,451

 

 

$

(82,391

)

 

$

79,060

 

 

$

124,479

 

 

$

(79,791

)

 

$

44,688

 

 

$

223,003

 

 

$

(103,852

)

 

$

119,151

 

 

$

187,643

 

 

$

(95,694

)

 

$

91,949

 

Trademarks

 

 

1,078

 

 

 

(1,078

)

 

 

 

 

 

1,078

 

 

 

(1,072

)

 

 

6

 

Trademarks/licenses

 

 

2,208

 

 

 

(1,156

)

 

 

1,052

 

 

 

1,898

 

 

 

(1,115

)

 

 

783

 

Covenant not to compete

 

 

4,552

 

 

 

(4,281

)

 

 

271

 

 

 

4,552

 

 

 

(4,250

)

 

 

302

 

 

 

450

 

 

 

(345

)

 

 

105

 

 

 

4,552

 

 

 

(4,372

)

 

 

180

 

Total intangible assets

 

$

167,081

 

 

$

(87,750

)

 

$

79,331

 

 

$

130,109

 

 

$

(85,113

)

 

$

44,996

 

 

$

225,661

 

 

$

(105,353

)

 

$

120,308

 

 

$

194,093

 

 

$

(101,181

)

 

$

92,912

 

 

See NotesNote 2 and 3 for information related to the closingregarding our acquisition of the Third Asset Exchange and the CST Fuel Supply Exchange.certain assets from 7-Eleven.

11Note 7. GOODWILL

Changes in goodwill during 2021 were as follows (in thousands):

 

 

Wholesale

Segment

 

 

Retail

Segment

 

 

Consolidated

 

Balance at December 31, 2020

 

$

74,138

 

 

$

14,626

 

 

$

88,764

 

Acquisition

 

 

7,946

 

 

 

3,405

 

 

 

11,351

 

Balance at September 30, 2021

 

$

82,084

 

 

$

18,031

 

 

$

100,115

 

See Note 2 regarding our acquisition of certain assets from 7-Eleven.

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Note 8. DEBT

Our balances for long-term debt and finance lease obligations arewere as follows (in thousands):

 

 

March 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

September 30,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Revolving credit facility

 

$

511,500

 

 

$

519,000

 

CAPL Credit Facility

 

$

636,728

 

 

$

513,180

 

JKM Credit Facility

 

 

159,950

 

 

 

 

Finance lease obligations

 

 

22,035

 

 

 

22,630

 

 

 

17,736

 

 

 

20,007

 

Total debt and finance lease obligations

 

 

533,535

 

 

 

541,630

 

 

 

814,414

 

 

 

533,187

 

Current portion

 

 

2,515

 

 

 

2,471

 

 

 

9,923

 

 

 

2,631

 

Noncurrent portion

 

 

531,020

 

 

 

539,159

 

 

 

804,491

 

 

 

530,556

 

Deferred financing costs, net

 

 

4,039

 

 

 

4,300

 

 

 

8,865

 

 

 

3,257

 

Noncurrent portion, net of deferred financing costs

 

$

526,981

 

 

$

534,859

 

 

$

795,626

 

 

$

527,299

 

 

Our revolving credit facility is securedAs of September 30, 2021, future principal payments on debt and future minimum rental payments on finance lease obligations were as follows (in thousands):

 

 

Debt

 

 

Finance Lease Obligations

 

 

Total

 

Remaining in 2021

 

$

 

 

$

804

 

 

$

804

 

2022

 

 

9,597

 

 

 

3,282

 

 

 

12,879

 

2023

 

 

9,597

 

 

 

3,381

 

 

 

12,978

 

2024

 

 

646,325

 

 

 

3,481

 

 

 

649,806

 

2025

 

 

9,597

 

 

 

3,583

 

 

 

13,180

 

Thereafter

 

 

121,562

 

 

 

4,926

 

 

 

126,488

 

Total future payments

 

 

796,678

 

 

 

19,457

 

 

 

816,135

 

Less interest component

 

 

 

 

 

1,721

 

 

 

1,721

 

 

 

 

796,678

 

 

 

17,736

 

 

 

814,414

 

Current portion

 

 

7,198

 

 

 

2,725

 

 

 

9,923

 

Long-term portion

 

$

789,480

 

 

$

15,011

 

 

$

804,491

 

CAPL Credit Facility

On July 28, 2021, the Partnership entered into an amendment (the “Amendment”) to its Credit Agreement, dated as of April 1, 2019 (as previously amended by substantially allthe First Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of our assets. Letters of credit outstanding at March 31, 2020November 19, 2019, the “CAPL Credit Facility”), among the Partnership and Lehigh Gas Wholesale Services, Inc., as borrowers, the guarantors from time to time party thereto, the lenders from time to time party thereto and Citizens Bank, N.A., as administrative agent. The Amendment, among other things, (i) amended certain provisions relating to unrestricted subsidiaries, (ii) increased the maximum level for the consolidated leverage ratio financial covenant to 6.00 to 1.00 for the fiscal quarters ending September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2019 totaled $5.4 million. The amount of availability under2021, 5.75 to 1.00 for the credit facility atfiscal quarter ending March 31, 2020, after taking into consideration debt covenant restrictions, was $163.6 million.

Financial Covenants and Interest Rate

The credit facility contains certain financial covenants. We are required to maintain a consolidated leverage ratio for the most recently completed four fiscal quarters of 4.75 to 1.00. Such threshold is increased to2022, 5.50 to 1.00 for the fiscal quarter during a specified acquisition period (as defined inending June 30, 2022, and 5.25 to 1.00 for the credit facility). Uponfiscal quarter ending September 30, 2022, after which the occurrence of a qualified note offering (as defined in the credit facility), the consolidated leverage ratio when notmaximum level generally reverts to 4.75 to 1.00 unless in a specified acquisition period is increased to 5.25 to 1.00, while the specified acquisition period threshold remains 5.50 to 1.00. Upon the occurrence ofor a qualified note offering we are also requiredhas occurred, and (iii) modified the applicable margin for borrowings under the CAPL Credit Facility (as amended by the Amendment), such that borrowings will bear interest, at the Partnership’s option, at either LIBOR plus a margin ranging from 1.50% to maintain3.00% per annum or a base rate plus a margin ranging from 0.50% to 2.00% per annum (in each case depending on the Partnership’s consolidated senior secured leverage ratio (as defined in the credit facility) for the most recently completed four fiscal quarter period of not greater than 3.75 to 1.00. Such threshold is increased to 4.00 to 1.00 for the quarter during a specified acquisition period. ratio).

We are also required to maintain a consolidated interest coverage ratio (as defined in the credit facility)CAPL Credit Facility) of at least 2.50 to 1.00. As of March 31, 2020, weWe were in compliance with theseour financial covenants.covenants at September 30, 2021.

Our CAPL Credit Facility is secured by substantially all of our assets, including our equity interest in an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of CrossAmerica and the sole member of CAPL JKM Partners LLC named CAPL JKM Holdings LLC (“Holdings”), other than the assets of unrestricted subsidiaries designated as such under the CAPL Credit Facility. Holdings and its subsidiaries are unrestricted subsidiaries under the CAPL Credit Facility. Letters of credit outstanding at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 totaled $4.0 million. The amount of availability under the CAPL Credit Facility at September 30, 2021, after taking into consideration debt covenant restrictions, was $70.5 million.

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Taking the interest rate swap contracts described in Note 9 into account, our effective interest rate on our CAPL Credit Facility at September 30, 2021 was 2.3% (our applicable margin was 2.0% as of September 30, 2021).  

JKM Credit Facility

On July 16, 2021, CAPL JKM Partners LLC (“Borrower”), an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of CrossAmerica, entered into a Credit Agreement, as amended on July 29, 2021 (the “JKM Credit Facility”) among Borrower, Holdings, Borrower, and Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company, as administrative agent, swingline lender and issuing bank.

The JKM Credit Facility provides for a $200 million senior secured credit facility, consisting of a $185 million delayed draw term loan facility (the “Term Loan Facility”) and a $15 million revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Credit Facility”). The Revolving Credit Facility permits up to $7.5 million of swingline borrowings and $5.0 million in letters of credit. The interest rate applicable to loans outstanding under the JKM Credit Facility is equal to, at Borrower’s option, either (i) a base rate plus a margin (which will be determined based on Borrower’s consolidated leverage ratio) ranging from 0.50% to 1.50% per annum or (ii) LIBOR plus a margin (which will also be determined based on Borrower’s consolidated leverage ratio) ranging from 1.50% to 2.50% per annum. Commencing on the earliest of (a) the date on which the entire amount of the Term Loan Facility has been drawn, (b) the date on which the Term Loan Facility has been terminated or reduced to 0 pursuant to the JKM Credit Facility, and (c) April 16, 2022, the Term Loan Facility will amortize in equal quarterly installments equal to 1.50% of the unpaid principal amount of the Term Loan Facility, with the balance payable on the maturity date of the Term Loan Facility. Letters of credit are subject to a 0.125% fronting fee and other customary administrative charges. Standby letters of credit accrue a fee at a rate based on the applicable margin of LIBOR loans. In addition, beginning in October 2021, a commitment fee was charged based on the unused portion of the JKM Credit Facility at a rate ranging from 0.25% to 0.375% per annum depending on Borrower’s consolidated leverage ratio. The JKM Credit Facility will mature on July 16, 2026.

The obligations under the JKM Credit Facility are guaranteed by Holdings and its subsidiaries (other than Borrower) and secured by a lien on substantially all of the assets of Holdings and its subsidiaries (including Borrower). The obligations under the JKM Credit Facility are nonrecourse to CrossAmerica and its subsidiaries other than Holdings, Borrower and their respective subsidiaries.

The JKM Credit Facility contains customary events of default and covenants, including, among other things, and subject to certain exceptions, covenants that restrict the ability of Holdings and its subsidiaries to create or incur liens on assets, make investments, incur additional indebtedness, merge or consolidate and dispose of assets.

The JKM Credit Facility also contains financial covenants requiring Borrower to comply with, as of the last day of each fiscal quarter of Borrower, commencing with Borrower’s fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2021, (i) a maximum consolidated leverage ratio of 6.25 to 1.00, with step-downs to 6.00 to 1.00, 5.75 to 1.00, 5.50 to 1.00 and 5.25 to 1.00 on March 31, 2022, March 31, 2023, March 31, 2024 and March 31, 2025, respectively, and (ii) a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio of 1.10 to 1.00.

If an event of default under the JKM Credit Facility occurs and is continuing, the commitments thereunder may be terminated and the principal amount outstanding thereunder, together with all accrued unpaid interest and other amounts owed thereunder, may be declared immediately due and payable.

Letters of credit outstanding at September 30, 2021 totaled $0.8 million. 

 

Our borrowings under the revolving credit facilityJKM Credit Facility had a weighted-average interest rate of 3.34%2.6% as of March 31, 2020September 30, 2021 (LIBOR plus an applicable margin, which was 2.25%2.5% as of March 31, 2020)September 30, 2021).

See Note 9 for information related to entering into interest rate swap contracts.As of November 4, 2021, we had $182.5 million outstanding under our Term Loan Facility. The amount of availability under the Term Loan Facility and Revolving Credit Facility at November 4, 2021 was $2.5 million and $14.2 million, respectively. 

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Note 9. INTEREST RATE SWAP CONTRACTS

 

On March 26, 2020, we entered into an interest rate swap contract to hedge against interest rate volatility on our variable rate borrowings under the credit facility. The interest payments on our credit facilityCAPL Credit Facility vary based on monthly changes in the one-month LIBOR and changes, if any, in the applicable margin, which is based on our leverage ratio as further discussed in Note 8. To hedge against interest rate volatility on our variable rate borrowings under the CAPL Credit Facility, on March 26, 2020, we entered into an interest rate swap contract. The interest rate swap contract has a notional amount of $150 million, a fixed rate of 0.495% and matures on April 1, 2024. ThisOn April 15, 2020, we entered into 2 additional interest rate swap contract hascontracts, each with notional amounts of $75 million, a fixed rate of 0.38% and that mature on April 1, 2024. All of these interest rate swap contracts have been designated as a cash flow hedgehedges and isare expected to be highly effective.

 

The fair value of thisthese interest rate swap contract,contracts, for which the current portion is included in accrued expenses and other current liabilities and the noncurrent portion is included in other assets or other long-term liabilities, totaled $0.8as applicable, was a $0.2 million net asset and a $2.5 million net liability at MarchSeptember 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020.2020, respectively. See Note 12 for additional information on the fair value of the interest rate swap contract.contracts.

 

We report the unrealized gains and losses on our interest rate swap contractcontracts designated as a highly effective cash flow hedgehedges as a component of other comprehensive income and reclassify such gains and losses into earnings in the same period during which the hedged interest expense is recorded. NetWe recognized a net realized gains and lossesloss from settlements of the interest rate swap contract were insignificantcontracts of $0.3 million and $0.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020.September 30, 2021 and 2020 and $0.7 million and $0.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

 

We currently estimate that a loss of $0.3$1.0 million will be reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss into interest expense during the next 12 months; however, the actual amount that will be reclassified will vary based on changes in interest rates.

On April 15, 2020, we entered into two additional interest rate swap contracts, each with notional amounts of $75 million, a fixed rate of 0.38% and that mature on April 1, 2024. These interest rate swap contracts have also been designated as cash flow hedges and are expected to be highly effective.

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Note 10. RELATED-PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Transactions with Affiliates of Members of the Board

Wholesale Motor Fuel Sales and Real Estate Rentals

Revenues from motor fuel sales and rental income from DMS for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 were as follows (in thousands):

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

 

 

September 30, 2020

 

 

September 30, 2020

 

 

Revenues from motor fuel sales to DMS

 

$

22,109

 

 

$

34,120

 

 

 

$

612

 

 

$

27,127

 

 

Rental income from DMS

 

 

1,213

 

 

 

1,946

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,395

 

 

 

Accounts receivable from DMS totaled $1.1 million and $4.1 million at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.

In March 2019, we entered into an amendmentAs a result of the master lease and master fuel supply agreements with DMS. These amendments included the following provisions:

DMS severed 17 sites from the master lease. Since April 1, 2019, DMS has not been charged rent on these sites. We transitioned substantially all of these sites to other dealers by June 30, 2019.

Rental income from DMS for the remainder of the lease term was reduced effective April 1, 2019 by $0.5 million annually.

The markup charged on fuel deliveries to the remaining 85 DMS sites covered by the master fuel supply agreement was reduced effective April 1, 2019 by $0.01 per gallon and by an additional $0.005 per gallon effective January 1, 2020.

DMS severed 12 sites in January 2020 from the master lease and master fuel supply agreements.

See Note 4 regarding the termination of the master lease and master fuel supply agreements with DMS in connection with the acquisition of retail and wholesale assets that closedas further described under “Prior Year Acquisitions” in Note 1, as of April 14, 2020.2020, we 0 longer have any revenue from DMS.

Revenues from rental income from TopStar, an entity affiliated with Joseph V. Topper, Jr., a member of the Board, were $0.1$15.7 million and $9.4 million for the three months ended MarchSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020 and $41.4 million and $12.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Accounts receivable from TopStar were $0.8 million and $0.7 million at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. Effective April 14, 2020, we acquired wholesale fuel supply rights, including this supply contract, as part of the acquisition of retail and wholesale assets. Prior to April 14, 2020, we were insignificant for the three months ended March 31, 2019.only leasing motor fuel stations to TopStar.

CrossAmerica leases real estate from the Topper Group. Rent expense under these lease agreements, including rent paid under the leases entered into in connection with the acquisition of retail and wholesale assets, was $0.3$2.3 million and $2.1 million for the three months ended March 31,September 30, 2021 and 2020 and 2019.$6.8 million and $4.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

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Topper Group Omnibus Agreement

On January 15, 2020, the Partnership entered into an Omnibus Agreement, effective as of January 1, 2020 (the “Topper Group Omnibus Agreement”), among the Partnership, the General Partner and DMI. The terms of the Topper Group Omnibus Agreement were approved by the conflicts committee of the Board, which is composed of the independent directors of the Board.

Pursuant to the Topper Group Omnibus Agreement, DMI has agreed, among other things, to provide, or cause to be provided, to the General Partner for the benefit of the Partnership, at cost without markup, certain management, administrative and operating services, which services were previously provided by Circle K under the Transitional Omnibus Agreement, dated as of November 19, 2019, among the Partnership, the General Partner and Circle K.

The Topper Group Omnibus Agreement will continue in effect until terminated in accordance with its terms. The Topper Group has the right to terminate the Topper Group Omnibus Agreement at any time upon 180 days’ prior written notice, and the General Partner has the right to terminate the Topper Group Omnibus Agreement at any time upon 60 days’ prior written notice.

We incurred expenses under the Topper Group Omnibus Agreement, including costs for store level personnel at our company operated sites since our April 2020 acquisition of retail and wholesale assets and for our recently acquired Joe’s Kwik Marts sites, totaling $3.5$16.9 million and $12.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020.September 30, 2021 and 2020 and $42.7 million and $26.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Such expenses are included in operating expenses and general and administrative expenses in the statement of operations. Amounts payable to the Topper Group related to expenses incurred by the Topper Group on our behalf in accordance with the Topper Group Omnibus Agreement totaled $0.6$6.8 million and $3.7 million at MarchSeptember 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020.2020, respectively.

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IDR and Common Unit Distributions

We distributed $7.6 million and $9.7 million to the Topper Group related to its ownership of our common units during the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 and $27.1 million and $27.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. We distributed $0.1 million to the Topper Group related to its ownership of our IDRs during the nine months ended September 30, 2020. On February 6, 2020, we closed on the Equity Restructuring Agreement that eliminated the IDRs.

We distributed $2.6 million and $7.9$0.5 million to affiliates of John B. Reilly, III related to itstheir ownership of our common units during the three months ended March 31,September 30, 2021 and 2020 respectively. See Note 15and $3.6 million and $1.5 million for information regarding the elimination of the IDRs.nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

Maintenance and Environmental Costs

Certain maintenance and environmental monitoring and remediation activities are performed by an entity affiliated with Joseph V. Topper, Jr., a member of the Board, as approved by the independent conflicts committee of the Board. We incurred charges with this related party of $0.8 million and $0.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 and $1.7 million and $0.4 million for the threenine months ended March 31,September 30, 2021 and 2020, and 2019, respectively. Accounts payable to this related party amounted to $0.2$0.3 million and $0.1 million at March 31, 2020September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2019,2020, respectively.

Environmental Compliance and Inventory Management Costs

We use certain environmental monitoring and inventory management equipment and services provided by an entity previously affiliated with the Topper Group, as approved by the independent conflicts committee of the Board. We incurred charges with this related party of an insignificant amount for the three months ended September 30, 2021 and $0.2 million and an insignificant amount for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. This entity was sold in July 2021 and is 0 longer a related party.

Convenience Store Products

We purchase certain convenience store products from an affiliate of John B. Reilly, III and Joseph V. Topper, Jr., members of the Board, as approved by the independent conflicts committee of the Board in connection with the April 2020 acquisition of retail and wholesale assets. Merchandise costs amounted to $5.2 million and $5.8 million for three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 and $14.5 million and $10.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Amounts payable to this related party amounted to $1.9 million and $1.5 million at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively.

Vehicle Lease

In connection with the services rendered under the Topper Group Omnibus Agreement, we lease certain vehicles from an entity affiliated with Joseph V. Topper, Jr., a member of the Board, as approved by the independent conflicts committee of the Board. Lease expense was an insignificant amount for the three months ended September 30, 2021 and $0.1 million and an insignificant amount for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

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Principal Executive Offices

Our principal executive offices are in Allentown, Pennsylvania. We subleaselease office space from the Topper Group that the Topper Group leases from an affiliate of John B. Reilly, III and Joseph V. Topper, Jr., members of our Board, as approved by the independent conflicts committee of the Board. Rent expense amounted to $0.2$0.3 million and $0.3 million for the three months ended March 31,September 30, 2021 and 2020 and 2019. $0.9 million and $0.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

Public Relations and Website Consulting Services

 

We have engaged a company affiliated with a member of the Board for public relations and website consulting services. The cost of these services was insignificant for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2020September 30, 2021 and 2019.

Transactions with Circle K

As a result of the GP Purchase, Circle K is no longer a related party from November 19, 2019 forward. However, for comparability purposes, we have disclosed balance sheet disclosures as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 and income statement amounts for transactions with Circle K for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019.

Fuel Sales and Rental Income

We sell wholesale motor fuel under a master fuel distribution agreement to 46 Circle K retail sites and lease real property on 40 retail sites to Circle K under a master lease agreement, each having initial 10-year terms. The master fuel distribution agreement provides us with a fixed wholesale mark-up per gallon. The master lease agreement is a triple net lease.

Revenues from wholesale fuel sales and real property rental income from Circle K were as follows (in thousands):

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

Revenues from motor fuel sales to Circle K

 

$

29,224

 

 

$

33,315

 

Rental income from Circle K

 

 

2,669

 

 

 

4,198

 

Accounts receivable from Circle K for fuel amounted to $1.1 million and $3.1 million at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.

CST Fuel Supply Equity Interests

CST Fuel Supply provides wholesale motor fuel distribution to the majority of CST’s legacy U.S. retail sites at cost plus a fixed markup per gallon. From July 1, 2015 through the closing of the CST Fuel Supply Exchange, we owned a 17.5% total interest in CST Fuel Supply. We accounted for the income derived from our equity interest of CST Fuel Supply as “Income from CST Fuel Supply equity interests” on our statement of operations, which amounted to $3.2 million and $3.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

See Note 3 for information regarding the CST Fuel Supply Exchange.

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CST Fuel Supply purchases gasoline for immediate distribution to specified retail locations through a supply contract with Valero. Fuel purchases are priced at the prevailing daily rack rates at terminals serving the specified locations. Revenues of CST Fuel Supply represent a $0.05 fixed markup on cost of gallons purchased. As a result of the pass-through nature of the fuel supply operations of CST Fuel Supply, we have presented supplemental income statement information beginning with gross profit as the most meaningful measure relevant to users. CST Fuel Supply does not enter into any other transactions beyond the purchase and resale activities described above. Supplemental income statement information for CST Fuel Supply was as follows (in thousands):

 

 

Period from

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

January 1

 

 

Three Months

 

 

 

through

 

 

Ended

 

 

 

March 25,

 

 

March 31,

 

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

Gross profit

 

$

17,820

 

 

$

21,013

 

Net income

 

 

17,476

 

 

 

20,604

 

Purchase of Fuel from Circle K

We purchase the fuel supplied to the following sets of sites from Circle K:

retail sites acquired in the Jet-Pep Assets acquisition;

Franchised Holiday Stores in the Upper Midwest (we no longer pay a franchise fee to Circle K due to the dealerization of these sites in the third quarter of 2019; however, for the three months ended March 31, 2019, such franchise fees were $0.4 million);

retail sites in which we have a leasehold interest that we acquired from Circle K in March and May of 2018;

retail sites acquired from CST in February 2015;

retail sites acquired from Circle K in the asset exchange transactions; and

certain other retail sites at which we are evaluating our fuel supply options.

In total, we purchased $36.8 million and $37.4 million of motor fuel from Circle K for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

Effective February 1, 2018, Couche-Tard began renegotiating fuel carrier agreements, including our wholesale transportation agreements, with third party carriers. The independent conflicts committee of our Board approved an amendment to the Circle K Omnibus Agreement effective February 1, 2018 providing for the payment by us to an affiliate of Couche-Tard of a commission based on the volume purchased by us on the renegotiated wholesale transportation contracts. This commission is to compensate such affiliate of Couche-Tard for its services in connection with the renegotiations of our fuel carrier agreements with third party carriers, which resulted in overall reductions in transportation costs to us. This commission was insignificant for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and was $0.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019. 

Amounts payable to Circle K related to these fuel purchases and freight commissions totaled $2.0 million and $4.7 million at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.

Transitional Omnibus Agreement, Circle K Omnibus Agreement and Management Fees

Upon the closing of the GP Purchase, the Partnership entered into a Transitional Omnibus Agreement, dated as of November 19, 2019 (the “Transitional Omnibus Agreement”), among the Partnership, the General Partner and Circle K. Pursuant to the Transitional Omnibus Agreement, Circle K agreed, among other things, to continue to provide, or cause to be provided, to the Partnership certain management, administrative and operating services, as provided under the Circle K Omnibus Agreement through June 30, 2020 with respect to certain services, unless earlier terminated or unless the parties extend the term of certain services.

We incurred expenses under the Transitional Omnibus Agreement and Circle K Omnibus Agreement, including incentive compensation costs and non-cash stock-based compensation expense, totaling $2.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019. Such expenses are included in operating expenses and general and administrative expenses in the statement of operations.

Amounts payable to Circle K related to expenses incurred by Circle K on our behalf in accordance with the Transitional Omnibus Agreement totaled $8.6 million and $11.5 million at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively. The liability balance at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 includes omnibus charges that will be paid in equal quarterly payments through December 31, 2021. As such, $3.5 million and $4.6 million is classified within other noncurrent liabilities at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.

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In addition, from January 1, 2020 until the closing of the CST Fuel Supply Exchange, the General Partner will provide Circle K with certain administrative and operational services, on the terms and conditions set forth in the Transitional Omnibus Agreement. We recorded $0.5 million of income from such services as a reduction of operating expenses on our statement of operations for the period from January 1, 2020 through the closing of the CST Fuel Supply Exchange.

IDR and Common Unit Distributions

We distributed $0.1 million to Circle K related to its ownership of our IDRs and $3.9 million related to its ownership of our common units during the three months ended March 31, 2019, respectively.2020.

Note 11. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Purchase Commitments

We have minimum volume purchase requirements under certain of our fuel supply agreements with a purchase price at prevailing market rates for wholesale distribution. In the event we fail to purchase the required minimum volume for a given contract year, the underlying third party’s exclusive remedies (depending on the magnitude of the failure) are either termination of the supply agreement and/or a financial penalty per gallon based on the volume shortfall for the given year. We did not incur any significant penalties during the threenine months ended March 31, 2020September 30, 2021 or 2019.2020.

Litigation Matters

We are from time to time party to various lawsuits, claims and other legal proceedings that arise in the ordinary course of business. These actions typically seek, among other things, compensation for alleged personal injury, breach of contract, property damages, environmental damages, employment-related claims and damages, punitive damages, civil penalties or other losses, or injunctive or declaratory relief. With respect to all such lawsuits, claims and proceedings, we record an accrual when it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated. In addition, we disclose matters for which management believes a material loss is at least reasonably possible. None of these proceedings, separately or in the aggregate, are expected to have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows. In all instances, management has assessed the matter based on current information and made a judgment concerning its potential outcome, giving due consideration to the nature of the claim, the amount and nature of damages sought and the probability of success. Management’s judgment may prove materially inaccurate, and such judgment is made subject to the known uncertainties of litigation. 

As part of Circle K’s acquisition of Holiday Stationstores, LLC, the FTC issued a decree in which nine sites were required to be divested. These sites were divested in September 2018, after the June 15, 2018 deadline specified in the FTC orders. As a result, Couche-Tard and/or the Partnership may be subject to civil penalties, up to a maximum allowed by law of $41,000 per day per violation of the FTC divestiture orders. Circle K has agreed to indemnify us for any such penalties and associated legal costs and as such, we have not accrued any liability.

Environmental Matters

We currently own or lease retail sites where refined petroleum products are being or have been handled. These retail sites and the refined petroleum products handled thereon may be subject to federal and state environmental laws and regulations. Under such laws and regulations, we could be required to remove or remediate containerized hazardous liquids or associated generated wastes (including wastes disposed of or abandoned by prior owners or operators), to remediate contaminated property arising from the release of liquids or wastes into the environment, including contaminated groundwater, or to implement best management practices to prevent future contamination.

We maintain insurance of various types with varying levels of coverage that is considered adequate under the circumstances to cover operations and properties. The insurance policies are subject to deductibles that are considered reasonable and not excessive. In addition, we have entered into indemnification and escrow agreements with various sellers in conjunction with several of their respective acquisitions, as further described below. Financial responsibility for environmental remediation is negotiated in connection with each acquisition transaction. In each case, an assessment is made of potential environmental liability exposure based on available information. Based on that assessment and relevant economic and risk factors, a determination is made whether to, and the extent to which we will, assume liability for existing environmental conditions.

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Environmental liabilities recorded on the balance sheet within accrued expenses and other current liabilities and other long-term liabilities totaled $4.1$5.6 million and $3.4$3.9 million at March 31, 2020September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2019,2020, respectively. Indemnification assets related to third-party escrow funds, state funds or insurance recorded on the balance sheet within other current assets and other noncurrent assets totaled $3.6$3.5 million and $3.0$3.1 million at March 31, 2020September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2019,2020, respectively. State funds represent probable state reimbursement amounts. Reimbursement will depend upon the continued maintenance and solvency of the state. Insurance coverage represents amounts deemed probable of reimbursement under insurance policies.

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The estimates used in these loss accrualsreserves are based on all known facts at the time and an assessment of the ultimate remedial action outcomes. We will adjust loss accruals as further information becomes available or circumstances change. Among the many uncertainties that impact the estimates are the necessary regulatory approvals for, and potential modifications of remediation plans, the amount of data available upon initial assessment of the impact of soil or water contamination, changes in costs associated with environmental remediation services and equipment and the possibility of existing legal claims giving rise to additional claims.

Environmental liabilities related to the sites contributed to the Partnership in connection with our IPO have not been assigned to us and are still the responsibility of the Predecessor Entity. Under the Circle K Omnibus Agreement, theThe Predecessor Entity must indemnifyindemnified us for any costs or expenses that we incur for environmental liabilities and third-party claims, regardless of when a claim is made, that are based on environmental conditions in existence prior to the closing of the IPO for contributed sites. Such indemnification survives the termination of the Circle K Omnibus Agreement. As such, these environmental liabilities and indemnification assets are not recorded on the balance sheet of the Partnership.

Similarly, Circle K haswe have generally been indemnified us with respect to known contamination at the sites it has transferred to us under the Asset Exchange Agreement and CST Fuel Supply Exchange Agreement.acquired from third parties, including our acquisition of certain assets from 7-Eleven. As such, these environmental liabilities and indemnification assets are also not recorded on the balance sheet of the Partnership.

Note 12. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

We measure and report certain financial and non-financial assets and liabilities on a fair value basis. Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (exit price). U.S. GAAP specifies a three-level hierarchy that is used when measuring and disclosing fair value. The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to quoted prices available in active markets (i.e., observable inputs) and the lowest priority to data lacking transparency (i.e., unobservable inputs). An instrument’s categorization within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of significant input to its valuation.

Transfers into or out of any hierarchy level are recognized at the end of the reporting period in which the transfers occurred. There were no transfers between any levels in 20202021 or 2019.2020.

As further discussed in Note 9, in March 2020, we entered into an interest rate swap contract.contracts during 2020 and remeasure the fair value of such contracts on a recurring basis each balance sheet date. We used an income approach to measure the fair value of this contract,these contracts, utilizing a forward LIBOR yield curve for the same period as the future interest rate swap settlements. These fair value measurements are classified as Level 2.

As further discussed in Note 13, we have accrued for unvested phantom units and phantom performance units as a liability and adjust that liability on a recurring basis based on the market price of our common units each balance sheet date. These fair value measurements are classified as Level 1.

The fair value of our accounts receivable, notes receivable, and accounts payable approximated their carrying values as of March 31, 2020September 30, 2021 and December 31, 20192020 due to the short-term maturity of these instruments. The fair valuevalues of borrowings under the revolving credit facilityCAPL Credit Facility and JKM Credit Facility approximated itstheir carrying values of $511.5 million as of MarchSeptember 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 and $519.0 million as of December 31, 2019, due to the frequency with which interest rates are reset and the consistency of the market spread.

Note 13. EQUITY-BASED COMPENSATION

Partnership Equity-Based Awards

ThereEquity-based compensation expense was no new CrossAmerica equity-based award activity$0.3 million and insignificant for the three months ended March 31, 2020.

CrossAmerica equity-based compensation expense wasSeptember 30, 2021 and 2020 and $1.1 million and insignificant and $0.1 million for the threenine months ended March 31,September 30, 2021 and 2020, and 2019, respectively. The liability for CrossAmerica equity-based awards was $0.9 million and insignificant for both March 31, 2020at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2019.2020, respectively.

17In February 2021, the Partnership granted 1,509 phantom units to each of 3 non-employee directors of the Board as a portion of director compensation. In July 2021, 16,833 phantom units vested, including those granted in February 2021.

In July 2021, the Partnership granted 3,252 phantom units to each of 5 non-employee directors of the Board. Such awards will vest in July 2022, conditioned upon continuous service as non-employee directors. These awards were accompanied by tandem distribution equivalent rights that entitle the holder to cash payments equal to the amount of unit distributions authorized to be paid to the holders of our common units.

During the second quarter of 2021, 6,090 phantom units and performance-based awards with an initial target value of $0.1 million were forfeited.

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CST Equity-Based AwardsIn October 2021, the Partnership granted 33,045 phantom units to employees of the Topper Group. Of these awards, 50% vest ratably over three years through December 31, 2024 and 50% vest upon the employee’s death, disability or retirement. These awards were accompanied by tandem distribution equivalent rights that entitle the holder to cash payments equal to the amount of unit distributions authorized to be paid to the holders of our common units.

Equity-based compensation expenseIn October 2021, the Partnership granted performance-based awards with an initial target value of $0.8 million. The performance-based awards vest on December 31, 2024 based on attainment of the performance goals set forth in the award agreements. The performance-based awards are weighted 65% for CST equity-based awards chargedthe increase of funds flow from operations per unit (as defined in the award agreements) and 35% for leverage (as defined in the award agreements), with a performance period from January 1, 2022 to us under the Transitional Omnibus AgreementDecember 31, 2024 and the Circle K Omnibus Agreement was insignificantreference period for the three monthsyear ended MarchDecember 31, 2020 and $0.1 million2021. The payout value for both performance conditions will be interpolated on a linear basis ranging from 0% to 200%, which will then be multiplied by the three months ended March 31, 2019.initial target value to determine the value of the units to be issued. The value of the units will then be divided by the 20-day volume-weighted average closing price of our common units as of the close of trading on the day before the conversion date to determine the actual number of units to be issued.

Note 14. INCOME TAXES

As a limited partnership, we are not subject to federal and state income taxes. However, our corporate subsidiaries are subject to income taxes. Income tax attributable to our taxable income (including any dividend income from our corporate subsidiaries), which may differ significantly from income for financial statement purposes, is assessed at the individual limited partner unitholder level. We are subject to a statutory requirement that non-qualifying income, as defined by the Internal Revenue Code, cannot exceed 10% of total gross income for the calendar year. If non-qualifying income exceeds this statutory limit, we would be taxed as a corporation. The non-qualifying income did not exceed the statutory limit in any period presented.annual period.

Certain activities that generate non-qualifying income are conducted through our wholly owned taxable corporate subsidiary, LGWS.subsidiaries, LGWS and Joe’s Kwik Marts. Current and deferred income taxes are recognized on the earnings of LGWS.these subsidiaries. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to temporary differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases and are measured using enacted tax rates.

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act was passed on March 27, 2020, which establishes a five-year carryback of net operating losses (NOLs) generated in 2018, 2019 and 2020 and temporarily suspends the 80% limitation on the use of NOLs in 2018, 2019 and 2020. The CARES Act also increases the adjusted taxable income limitation from 30% to 50% for business interest deductions under IRC Section 163(j) for 2019 and 2020. The CARES Act did not have a material impact on our financial statements for the first quarter of 2020, although we continue to assess its implications.

We recorded an insignificant income tax benefit of $1.1 million and income tax expense of $0.1$0.9 million for the three months ended March 31,September 30, 2021 and 2020 and 2019,$1.7 million and $3.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, as a result of the income/losses generatedincurred by our corporate subsidiaries. The effective tax rate differs from the combined federal and state statutory rate primarily because only LGWS isand Joe’s Kwik Marts are subject to income tax.

Note 15. NET INCOME PER LIMITED PARTNER UNIT

In addition to the common units, we have identified the IDRs as participating securities andWe compute income per unit using the two-class method under which any excess of distributions declared over net income shall be allocated to the partners based on their respective sharing of income as specified in the Partnership Agreement. Net income per unit applicable to limited partners is computed by dividing the limited partners’ interest in net income, after deducting the IDRs, by the weighted-average number of outstanding common units.

Since February 6, 2020, our common units are the only participating securities. See “Equity Restructuring” below for additional information.On February 6, 2020, we closed on the Equity Restructuring Agreement that eliminated the IDRs.

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The following table provides a reconciliation of net income and weighted-average units used in computing basic and diluted net income per limited partner unit for the following periods (in thousands, except unit and per unit amounts):

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Numerator:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions paid

 

$

18,111

 

 

$

18,099

 

 

$

19,924

 

 

$

19,887

 

 

$

59,752

 

 

$

57,879

 

Allocation of distributions in excess of net income

 

 

53,817

 

 

 

(18,020

)

 

 

(11,072

)

 

 

1,318

 

 

 

(50,078

)

 

 

40,484

 

Limited partners’ interest in net income - basic and diluted

 

$

71,928

 

 

$

79

 

 

$

8,852

 

 

$

21,205

 

 

$

9,674

 

 

$

98,363

 

Denominator:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted-average limited partnership units outstanding - basic

 

 

35,994,972

 

 

 

34,444,113

 

Weighted-average common units outstanding - basic

 

 

37,887,493

 

 

 

37,867,647

 

 

 

37,877,273

 

 

 

37,202,087

 

Adjustment for phantom and phantom performance units

 

 

961

 

 

 

12,352

 

 

 

19,306

 

 

 

963

 

 

 

20,763

 

 

 

 

Weighted-average limited partnership units outstanding - diluted

 

 

35,995,933

 

 

 

34,456,465

 

Net income per limited partnership unit - basic and diluted

 

$

2.00

 

 

$

0.00

 

Weighted-average common units outstanding - diluted

 

 

37,906,799

 

 

 

37,868,610

 

 

 

37,898,036

 

 

 

37,202,087

 

Net income per common unit - basic and diluted

 

$

0.23

 

 

$

0.56

 

 

$

0.26

 

 

$

2.64

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions paid per common unit

 

$

0.5250

 

 

$

0.5250

 

 

$

0.5250

 

 

$

0.5250

 

 

$

1.5750

 

 

$

1.5750

 

Distributions declared (with respect to each respective period)

per common unit

 

$

0.5250

 

 

$

0.5250

 

 

$

0.5250

 

 

$

0.5250

 

 

$

1.5750

 

 

$

1.5750

 

  

Distributions

Distribution activity for 20202021 is as follows:

 

Quarter Ended

 

Record Date

 

Payment Date

 

Cash

Distribution

(per unit)

 

 

Cash

Distribution

(in thousands)

 

December 31, 2019

 

February 3, 2020

 

February 10, 2020

 

$

0.5250

 

 

$

18,111

 

March 31, 2020

 

May 5, 2020

 

May 12, 2020

 

 

0.5250

 

 

 

19,881

 

Quarter Ended

 

Record Date

 

Payment Date

 

Cash

Distribution

(per unit)

 

 

Cash

Distribution

(in thousands)

 

December 31, 2020

 

February 2, 2021

 

February 9, 2021

 

$

0.5250

 

 

$

19,912

 

March 31, 2021

 

May 4, 2021

 

May 11, 2021

 

 

0.5250

 

 

 

19,916

 

June 30, 2021

 

August 3, 2021

 

August 10, 2021

 

 

0.5250

 

 

 

19,924

 

September 30, 2021

 

November 3, 2021

 

November 10, 2021

 

 

0.5250

 

 

 

19,941

 

 

The amount of any distribution is subject to the discretion of the Board, which may modify or revoke our cash distribution policy at any time. Our Partnership Agreement does not require us to pay any distributions. As such, there can be no assurance we will continue to pay distributions in the future.

Equity Restructuring

On January 15, 2020, the Partnership entered into an Equity Restructuring Agreement (the “Equity Restructuring Agreement”) with the General Partner and Dunne Manning CAP Holdings II LLC (“DM CAP Holdings”), a wholly owned subsidiary of DMP.

Pursuant to the Equity Restructuring Agreement, all of the outstanding IDRs of the Partnership, all of which were held by DM CAP Holdings, were cancelled and converted into 2,528,673 newly-issued common units representing limited partner interests in the Partnership based on a value of $45 million and calculated using the volume weighted average trading price of $17.80 per common unit for the 20-day period ended on January 8, 2020, five business days prior to the execution of the Equity Restructuring Agreement (the “20-day VWAP”).

This transaction closed on February 6, 2020, after the record date for the distribution payable on the Partnership’s common units with respect to the fourth quarter of 2019.

Simultaneously with the closing of the equity restructuring, the General Partner executed and delivered the Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Partnership (the “Second Amended and Restated Partnership Agreement”) to give effect to the Equity Restructuring Agreement.

The Second Amended and Restated Partnership Agreement amended and restated the First Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Partnership, dated as of October 30, 2012, as amended, in its entirety to, among other items, (i) reflect the cancellation of the IDRs and (ii) eliminate certain legacy provisions that no longer apply, including provisions related to the IDRs and subordinated units of the Partnership that were formerly outstanding.

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The terms of the Equity Restructuring Agreement were approved by the independent conflicts committee of the Board.

Note 16. SEGMENT REPORTING

We conduct our business in two2 segments: 1) the Wholesale segment and 2) the Retail segment. The Wholesalewholesale segment includes the wholesale distribution of motor fuel to lessee dealers, independent dealers, commission agents, DMS Circle K(through the closing of the acquisition of retail and through September 2019,wholesale assets as further described under “Prior Year Acquisitions” in Note 1) and company operated retail sites. We have exclusive motor fuel distribution contracts with lessee dealers who lease the property from us. We also have exclusive distribution contracts with independent dealers to distribute motor fuel but do not collect rent from the independent dealers. Similar to lessee dealers, we havehad motor fuel distribution and lease agreements with DMS (through the closing of the acquisition of retail and Circle K and collect rent from both.wholesale assets). The Retail segment includes the retail sale of motor fuel at retail sites operated by commission agents and through September 2019, the sale of convenience merchandise items and the retail sale of motor fuel at company operated sites. A commission agent is a retail site where we retain title to the motor fuel inventory and sell it directly to our end user customers. At commission agent retail sites, we manage motor fuel inventory pricing and retain the gross profit on motor fuel sales, less a commission to the agent who operates the retail site. Similar to our Wholesale segment, we also generate revenues through leasing or subleasing real estate in our Retail segment.

Unallocated items consist primarily of general and administrative expenses, depreciation, amortization and accretion expense, gains on dispositions and lease terminations, net, and the elimination of the Retail segment’s intersegment cost of revenues from motor fuel sales against the Wholesale segment’s intersegment revenues from motor fuel sales. The profit in ending inventory generated by the intersegment motor fuel sales is also eliminated. Total assets by segment are not presented as management does not currently assess performance or allocate resources based on that data.

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The following table reflects activity related to our reportable segments (in thousands):

 

 

Wholesale

 

 

Retail

 

 

Unallocated

 

 

Consolidated

 

 

Wholesale

 

 

Retail

 

 

Unallocated

 

 

Consolidated

 

Three Months Ended March 31, 2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues from fuel sales to external customers

 

$

302,123

 

 

$

65,769

 

 

$

 

 

$

367,892

 

 

$

565,022

 

 

$

337,214

 

 

$

 

 

$

902,236

 

Intersegment revenues from fuel sales

 

 

47,906

 

 

 

 

 

 

(47,906

)

 

 

 

 

 

260,713

 

 

 

 

 

 

(260,713

)

 

 

 

Revenues from food and merchandise sales

 

 

 

 

 

58,283

 

 

 

 

 

 

58,283

 

Rent income

 

 

20,468

 

 

 

2,220

 

 

 

 

 

 

22,688

 

 

 

18,441

 

 

 

3,057

 

 

 

 

 

 

21,498

 

Other revenue

 

 

1,115

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,115

 

 

 

795

 

 

 

2,310

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,105

 

Total revenues

 

$

371,612

 

 

$

67,989

 

 

$

(47,906

)

 

$

391,695

 

 

$

844,971

 

 

$

400,864

 

 

$

(260,713

)

 

$

985,122

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from CST Fuel Supply equity interests

 

$

3,202

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

3,202

 

Operating income

 

$

29,265

 

 

$

395

 

 

$

47,772

 

 

$

77,432

 

Operating income (loss)

 

$

39,496

 

 

$

2,007

 

 

$

(28,915

)

 

$

12,588

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31, 2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30, 2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues from fuel sales to external customers

 

$

339,277

 

 

$

183,617

 

 

$

 

 

$

522,894

 

Intersegment revenues from fuel sales

 

 

128,478

 

 

 

 

 

 

(128,478

)

 

 

 

Revenues from food and merchandise sales

 

 

 

 

 

46,266

 

 

 

 

 

 

46,266

 

Rent income

 

 

17,144

 

 

 

2,603

 

 

 

 

 

 

19,747

 

Other revenue

 

 

290

 

 

 

1,825

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,115

 

Total revenues

 

$

485,189

 

 

$

234,311

 

 

$

(128,478

)

 

$

591,022

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating income (loss)

 

$

34,500

 

 

$

296

 

 

$

(11,104

)

 

$

23,692

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues from fuel sales to external customers

 

$

1,493,614

 

 

$

794,826

 

 

$

 

 

$

2,288,440

 

Intersegment revenues from fuel sales

 

 

604,043

 

 

 

 

 

 

(604,043

)

 

 

 

Revenues from food and merchandise sales

 

 

 

 

 

141,330

 

 

 

 

 

 

141,330

 

Rent income

 

 

54,350

 

 

 

8,482

 

 

 

 

 

 

62,832

 

Other revenue

 

 

2,658

 

 

 

6,480

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,138

 

Total revenues

 

$

2,154,665

 

 

$

951,118

 

 

$

(604,043

)

 

$

2,501,740

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating income (loss)

 

$

97,645

 

 

$

3,253

 

 

$

(81,012

)

 

$

19,886

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues from fuel sales to external customers

 

$

329,913

 

 

$

99,600

 

 

$

 

 

$

429,513

 

 

$

860,737

 

 

$

369,594

 

 

$

 

 

$

1,230,331

 

Intersegment revenues from fuel sales

 

 

75,881

 

 

 

 

 

 

(75,881

)

 

 

 

 

 

254,850

 

 

 

 

 

 

(254,850

)

 

 

 

Revenues from food and merchandise sales

 

 

 

 

 

20,016

 

 

 

 

 

 

20,016

 

 

 

 

 

 

83,178

 

 

 

 

 

 

83,178

 

Rent income

 

 

19,636

 

 

 

2,002

 

 

 

 

 

 

21,638

 

 

 

55,275

 

 

 

7,584

 

 

 

 

 

 

62,859

 

Other revenue

 

 

619

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

619

 

 

 

1,705

 

 

 

3,046

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,751

 

Total revenues

 

$

426,049

 

 

$

121,618

 

 

$

(75,881

)

 

$

471,786

 

 

$

1,172,567

 

 

$

463,402

 

 

$

(254,850

)

 

$

1,381,119

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from CST Fuel Supply equity interests

 

$

3,426

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

3,426

 

 

$

3,202

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

3,202

 

Operating income (loss)

 

$

24,288

 

 

$

608

 

 

$

(17,284

)

 

$

7,612

 

Operating income

 

$

94,984

 

 

$

1,022

 

 

$

11,447

 

 

$

107,453

 

 

From the dealerizationdate of conversion of the 46 company operated sites to dealer operated sites in the third quarter of 2019 through March 31,April 14, 2020, we did not0t have any company operated sites. See Note 4 for information related to the acquisition of retail and wholesale assets.

Receivables relating to the revenue streams above are as follows (in thousands):

 

March 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

September 30,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Receivables from fuel and merchandise sales

 

$

21,037

 

 

$

33,032

 

 

$

34,794

 

 

$

23,800

 

Receivables for rent and other lease-related charges

 

 

8,686

 

 

 

9,318

 

 

 

5,211

 

 

 

5,650

 

Total accounts receivable

 

$

29,723

 

 

$

42,350

 

 

$

40,005

 

 

$

29,450

 

2018


CROSSAMERICA PARTNERS LP

CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

 

Performance obligations are satisfied as fuel is delivered to the customer.customer and as merchandise is sold to the consumer. Many of our fuel contracts with our customers include minimum purchase volumes measured on a monthly basis, although such revenue is not material. Receivables from fuel are recognized on a per-gallon rate and are generally collected within 10 days of delivery.

The balance of unamortized costs incurred to obtain certain contracts with customers was $6.7$9.9 million and $6.5$8.3 million at March 31, 2020September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2019,2020, respectively. Amortization of such costs is recorded against operating revenues and amounted to $0.4 million and $0.3 million for the three months ended March 31,September 30, 2021 and 2020 and $0.2$1.1 million and $0.9 million for the threenine months ended March 31, 2019.September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

Receivables from rent and other lease-related charges are generally collected at the beginning of the month.

Note 17. SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION

In order to determine net cash provided by operating activities, net income is adjusted by, among other things, changes in operating assets and liabilities as follows (in thousands):

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

(Increase) decrease:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

$

(11,008

)

 

$

934

 

Accounts receivable from related parties

 

 

95

 

 

 

1,339

 

Inventories

 

 

(4,667

)

 

 

108

 

Other current assets

 

 

(4,965

)

 

 

(3,128

)

Other assets

 

 

(1,986

)

 

 

(1,504

)

Increase (decrease):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable (a)

 

 

21,271

 

 

 

13,966

 

Accounts payable to related parties

 

 

3,654

 

 

 

3,553

 

Motor fuel and sales taxes payable

 

 

3,498

 

 

 

8,152

 

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

 

 

1,203

 

 

 

3,819

 

Other long-term liabilities

 

 

2,992

 

 

 

(1,705

)

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions

 

$

10,087

 

 

$

25,534

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

Decrease (increase):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

$

9,238

 

 

$

(3,077

)

Accounts receivable from related parties

 

 

2,612

 

 

 

(2,933

)

Inventories

 

 

1,840

 

 

 

(987

)

Other current assets

 

 

479

 

 

 

848

 

Other assets

 

 

(423

)

 

 

(519

)

Increase (decrease):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

 

(10,498

)

 

 

2,838

 

Accounts payable to related parties

 

 

482

 

 

 

1,416

 

Motor fuel taxes payable

 

 

(2,402

)

 

 

117

 

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

 

 

(1,570

)

 

 

(590

)

Other long-term liabilities

 

 

(568

)

 

 

678

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of

   acquisitions

 

$

(810

)

 

$

(2,209

)

(a)

changes were driven by initial build of accounts payable balances after closing on the acquisition of certain assets from 7-Eleven in 2021 and the acquisition of retail and wholesale assets in 2020.

 

The above changes in operating assets and liabilities may differ from changes between amounts reflected in the applicable balance sheets for the respective periods due to acquisitions.

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information (in thousands):

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Cash paid for interest

 

$

5,330

 

 

$

6,406

 

 

$

10,876

 

 

$

12,679

 

Cash paid for income taxes, net of refunds received

 

 

(5

)

 

 

135

 

 

 

941

 

 

 

534

 

 

Supplemental schedule of non-cash investing and financing activities (in thousands):

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

Lease liability arising from obtaining right-of-use assets

 

$

7,351

 

 

$

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Accrued capital expenditures

 

$

3,386

 

 

$

2,109

 

Lease liabilities arising from obtaining right-of-use assets

 

 

22,358

 

 

 

70,905

 

Net assets acquired in connection with the asset exchange

   tranches with Circle K

 

 

 

 

 

(75,935

)

Net assets acquired in connection with the CST Fuel

   Supply Exchange with Circle K

 

 

 

 

 

(54,920

)

Net assets acquired in connection with the acquisition of

   retail and wholesale assets

 

 

 

 

 

(17,092

)

 

Note 18. SEPARATION BENEFITS

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This report includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that involve risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements include the information concerning our possible or assumed future results of operations, business strategies, financing plans, competitive position, credit ratings, distribution growth, potential growth opportunities, potential operating performance improvements, potential improvements in return on capital employed, the effects of competition and the effects of future legislation or regulations. You can identify our forward-looking statements by the words “anticipate,” “estimate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “seek,” “should,” “will,” “would,” “expect,” “objective,” “projection,” “forecast,” “guidance,” “outlook,” “effort,” “target” and similar expressions. Such statements are based on our current plans and expectations and involve risks and uncertainties that could potentially affect actual results. These forward-looking statements include, among other things, statements regarding:

future retail and wholesale gross profits, including gasoline, diesel and convenience store merchandise gross profits;

our anticipated level of capital investments, primarily through acquisitions, and the effect of these capital investments on our results of operations;

anticipated trends in the demand for, and volumes sold of, gasoline and diesel in the regions where we operate;

volatility in the equity and credit markets limiting access to capital markets;

our ability to integrate acquired businesses;

expectations regarding environmental, tax and other regulatory initiatives;

the effect of general economic and other conditions on our business; and

the anticipated results from closing on the Asset Purchase Agreement entered into with 7-Eleven.

In general, we based the forward-looking statements included in this report on our current expectations, estimates and projections about our company and the industry in which we operate. We caution you that these statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties we cannot predict. We anticipate that subsequent events and market developments will cause our estimates to change. In addition, we based many of these forward-looking statements on assumptions about future events that may prove to be inaccurate. Accordingly, our actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what we have expressed or forecasted in the forward-looking statements. Any differences could result from a variety of factors, including the following:

the Topper Group’s business strategy and operations and the Topper Group’s conflicts of interest with us;

availability of cash flow to pay the current quarterly distributions on our common units;

the availability and cost of competing motor fuels;

motor fuel price volatility or a reduction in demand for motor fuels, including as a result of the COVID-19 Pandemic;

competition in the industries and geographical areas in which we operate;

the consummation of financing, acquisition or disposition transactions and the effect thereof on our business;

environmental compliance and remediation costs;

our existing or future indebtedness and the related interest expense and our ability to comply with debt covenants;

our liquidity, results of operations and financial condition;

failure to comply with applicable tax and other regulations or governmental policies;

future legislation and changes in regulations, governmental policies, immigration laws and restrictions or changes in enforcement or interpretations thereof;

future regulations and actions that could expand the non-exempt status of employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act;

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future income tax legislation;

changes in energy policy;

increases in energy conservation efforts;

technological advances;

the impact of worldwide economic and political conditions;

the impact of wars and acts of terrorism;

weather conditions or catastrophic weather-related damage;

earthquakes and other natural disasters;

hazards and risks associated with transporting and storing motor fuel;

unexpected environmental liabilities;

the outcome of pending or future litigation; and

our ability to comply with federal and state laws and regulations, including those related to environmental matters, the sale of alcohol, cigarettes and fresh foods, employment and health benefits, including the Affordable Care Act, immigration and international trade.

You should consider the risks and uncertainties described above and elsewhere in this report as well as those set forth in the section entitled “Risk Factors” in our Form 10-K in connection with considering any forward-looking statements that may be made by us and our businesses generally. We cannot assure you that anticipated results or events reflected in the forward-looking statements will be achieved or will occur. The forward-looking statements included in this report are made as of the date of this report. We undertake no obligation to publicly release any revisions to any forward-looking statements, to report events or to report the occurrence of unanticipated events after the date of this report, except as required by law.

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following MD&A is intended to help the reader understand our results of operations and financial condition. This section is provided as a supplement to, and should be read in conjunction with, our consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes to these financial statements contained elsewhere in this report, and the MD&A section and the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes to those financial statements in our Form 10-K. Our Form 10-K contains a discussion of other matters not included herein, such as disclosures regarding critical accounting policies and estimates and contractual obligations.

MD&A is organized as follows:

Recent Developments—This section describes significant recent developments, including our acquisition of certain assets from 7-Eleven, Inc.

Significant Factors Affecting Our Profitability—This section describes the significant impact on our results of operations caused by crude oil commodity price volatility, seasonality and acquisition and financing activities.

Results of Operations—This section provides an analysis of our results of operations, including the results of operations of our business segments, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 and non-GAAP financial measures.

Liquidity and Capital Resources—This section provides a discussion of our financial condition and cash flows. It also includes a discussion of our debt, capital requirements, other matters impacting our liquidity and capital resources and an outlook for our business.

New Accounting Policies—This section describes new accounting pronouncements that we have already adopted, those that we are required to adopt in the future and those that became applicable in the current year as a result of new circumstances.

Critical Accounting Policies Involving Critical Accounting Estimates—This section describes the accounting policies and estimates that we consider most important for our business and that require significant judgment.

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Recent Developments

Acquisition of Assets from 7-Eleven

On April 28, 2021, Buyer entered into the Asset Purchase Agreement with 7-Eleven, pursuant to which Buyer agreed to purchase certain assets related to the ownership and operations of 106 company operated sites (90 fee; 16 leased) located in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast regions of the U.S. (the “Properties”) for an aggregate purchase price of $263.0 million, subject to adjustment in accordance with the terms of the Asset Purchase Agreement. The assets are being sold by 7-Eleven as part of a divestiture process in connection with its previously announced acquisition of the Speedway business from MPC.

The assets being purchased by Buyer include real property and leasehold rights to the Properties, and all inventory and other assets located at the Properties, other than specific excluded assets, such as rights to intellectual property or rights with respect to “7-Eleven” or “Speedway” branding. The vast majority of the sites being purchased have been operating under the Speedway brand, and all sites are being rebranded in connection with the closing of such site pursuant to the Asset Purchase Agreement. Buyer is also assuming certain specified liabilities associated with the assets.

The Asset Purchase Agreement contains customary representations, warranties, agreements and obligations of the parties, including covenants regarding the conduct of the business at the Properties prior to the applicable closing of such Property.

Buyer is closing the acquisition of the Properties on a rolling basis of generally ten sites per week. Through September 30, 2021, Buyer consummated the closing under the Asset Purchase Agreement of 98 Properties for a purchase price of $262.0 million, including inventory and other working capital.

We dealerizedfunded these transactions primarily through the new JKM Credit Facility further described in Note 8 to the financial statements as well as undrawn capacity under our existing revolving credit facility and cash on hand.

Through November 4, 2021, we closed on five additional Properties for a purchase price of $10.4 million. We anticipate closing on the final three Properties once we are in receipt of all required operational licenses and permits.

JKM Credit Facility

On July 16, 2021, CAPL JKM Partners LLC (“Borrower”), an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of CrossAmerica, entered into a Credit Agreement, as amended on July 29, 2021 (the “JKM Credit Facility”) among Borrower, Holdings and Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company, as administrative agent, swingline lender and issuing bank.

The JKM Credit Facility provides for a $200 million senior secured credit facility, consisting of a $185 million delayed draw term loan facility (the “Term Loan Facility”) and a $15 million revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Credit Facility”). The Revolving Credit Facility permits up to $7.5 million of swingline borrowings and $5.0 million in letters of credit. The interest rate applicable to loans outstanding under the JKM Credit Facility is equal to, at Borrower’s option, either (i) a base rate plus a margin (which will be determined based on Borrower’s consolidated leverage ratio) ranging from 0.50% to 1.50% per annum or (ii) LIBOR plus a margin (which will also be determined based on Borrower’s consolidated leverage ratio) ranging from 1.50% to 2.50% per annum. Commencing on the earliest of (a) the date on which the entire amount of the Term Loan Facility has been drawn, (b) the date on which the Term Loan Facility has been terminated or reduced to zero pursuant to the JKM Credit Facility, and (c) April 16, 2022, the Term Loan Facility will amortize in equal quarterly installments equal to 1.50% of the unpaid principal amount of the Term Loan Facility, with the balance payable on the maturity date of the Term Loan Facility. Letters of credit are subject to a 0.125% fronting fee and other customary administrative charges. Standby letters of credit accrue a fee at a rate based on the applicable margin of LIBOR loans. In addition, beginning in October 2021, a commitment fee was charged based on the unused portion of the JKM Credit Facility at a rate ranging from 0.25% to 0.375% per annum depending on Borrower’s consolidated leverage ratio. The JKM Credit Facility will mature on July 16, 2026.

The obligations under the JKM Credit Facility are guaranteed by Holdings and its subsidiaries (other than Borrower) and secured by a lien on substantially all of the assets of Holdings and its subsidiaries (including Borrower). The obligations under the JKM Credit Facility are nonrecourse to CrossAmerica and its subsidiaries other than Holdings, Borrower and their respective subsidiaries.

The JKM Credit Facility contains customary events of default and covenants, including, among other things, and subject to certain exceptions, covenants that restrict the ability of Holdings and its subsidiaries to create or incur liens on assets, make investments, incur additional indebtedness, merge or consolidate and dispose of assets.

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The JKM Credit Facility also contains financial covenants requiring Borrower to comply with, as of the last day of each fiscal quarter of Borrower, commencing with Borrower’s fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2021, (i) a maximum consolidated leverage ratio of 6.25 to 1.00, with step-downs to 6.00 to 1.00, 5.75 to 1.00, 5.50 to 1.00 and 5.25 to 1.00 on March 31, 2022, March 31, 2023, March 31, 2024 and March 31, 2025, respectively, and (ii) a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio of 1.10 to 1.00.

If an event of default under the JKM Credit Facility occurs and is continuing, the commitments thereunder may be terminated and the principal amount outstanding thereunder, together with all accrued unpaid interest and other amounts owed thereunder, may be declared immediately due and payable.

As of November 4, 2021, we had $182.5 million outstanding under our Term Loan Facility.

Amendment to CAPL Credit Facility

On July 28, 2021, the Partnership entered into an amendment (the “Amendment”) to its Credit Agreement, dated as of April 1, 2019 (as previously amended by the First Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of November 19, 2019, the “CAPL Credit Facility”), among the Partnership and Lehigh Gas Wholesale Services, Inc., as borrowers, the guarantors from time to time party thereto, the lenders from time to time party thereto and Citizens Bank, N.A., as administrative agent. The Amendment, among other things, (i) amended certain provisions relating to unrestricted subsidiaries, (ii) increased the maximum level for the consolidated leverage ratio financial covenant to 6.00 to 1.00 for the fiscal quarters ending September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2021, 5.75 to 1.00 for the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2022, 5.50 to 1.00 for the fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2022, and 5.25 to 1.00 for the fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2022, after which the maximum level generally reverts to 4.75 to 1.00 unless in a specified acquisition period or a qualified note offering has occurred, and (iii) modified the applicable margin for borrowings under the CAPL Credit Facility (as amended by the Amendment), such that borrowings bear interest, at the Partnership’s option, at either LIBOR plus a margin ranging from 1.50% to 3.00% per annum or a base rate plus a margin ranging from 0.50% to 2.00% per annum (in each case depending on the Partnership’s consolidated leverage ratio).

See Notes 2 and 8 to the financial statements for additional information regarding this acquisition and the related financing.

COVID-19 Pandemic

During the first quarter of 2020, an outbreak of a novel strain of coronavirus spread worldwide, including to the U.S., posing public health risks that have reached pandemic proportions. We experienced a sharp decrease in fuel volume in mid-to-late March 2020. Although fuel volumes largely recovered during the second half of 2020 and continue to recover in 2021, we cannot predict the scope and severity with which COVID-19 will impact our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. Sustained decreases in fuel volume or erosion of margin could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, cash flow, financial position and ultimately our ability to pay distributions.

Significant Factors Affecting our Profitability

The Significance of Crude Oil and Wholesale Motor Fuel Prices on Our Revenues, Cost of Sales and Gross Profit

Wholesale segment

The prices paid to our motor fuel suppliers for wholesale motor fuel (which affects our cost of sales) are highly correlated to the price of crude oil. The crude oil commodity markets are highly volatile, and the market prices of crude oil, and, correspondingly, the market prices of wholesale motor fuel, experience significant and rapid fluctuations. For the three months ended September 30, 2021, we received a fixed mark-up per gallon on approximately 67% of gallons sold to our customers. The remaining gallons are primarily DTW priced contracts, including intersegment sales to the Retail segment. These contracts provide for variable, market-based pricing that results in motor fuel gross profit effects similar to retail motor fuel gross profits (as crude oil prices decline, motor fuel gross profit generally increases, as discussed in our Retail segment below). The increase in DTW gross profit results from the cost of wholesale motor fuel declining at a faster rate as compared to the rate that retail motor fuel prices decline. Conversely, our DTW motor fuel gross profit generally declines when the cost of wholesale motor fuel increases at a faster rate as compared to the rate that retail motor fuel prices increase.

Regarding our supplier relationships, a majority of our total gallons purchased are subject to Terms Discounts. The dollar value of these discounts increases and decreases corresponding to motor fuel prices. Therefore, in periods of lower wholesale motor fuel prices, our gross profit is negatively affected, and, in periods of higher wholesale motor fuel prices, our gross profit is positively affected (as it relates to these discounts).

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Retail segment

We attempt to pass along wholesale motor fuel price changes to our retail customers through “at the pump” retail price changes; however, market conditions do not always allow us to do so immediately. The timing of any related increase or decrease in “at the pump” retail prices is affected by competitive conditions in each geographic market in which we operate. As such, the prices we charge our customers for motor fuel and the gross profit we receive on our motor fuel sales can increase or decrease significantly over short periods of time.

Changes in our average motor fuel selling price per gallon and gross margin are directly related to the changes in crude oil and wholesale motor fuel prices. Variations in our reported revenues and cost of sales are, therefore, primarily related to the price of crude oil and wholesale motor fuel prices and generally not as a result of changes in motor fuel sales volumes, unless otherwise indicated and discussed below.

We typically experience lower retail motor fuel gross profits in periods when the wholesale cost of motor fuel increases, and higher retail motor fuel gross profits in periods when the wholesale cost of motor fuel declines. Since the Wholesale segment supplies all fuel requirements to the Retail segment, a portion of that volatility is absorbed by the Wholesale segment.

As previously reported, we converted 46 company operated sites to dealer operated sites in the third quarter of 2019. As a result of communicatingthis transition, we did not have any company operated sites for the period from September 30, 2019 through closing on the retail and wholesale acquisition on April 14, 2020, since which we have again been operating company operated sites.

Seasonality Effects on Volumes

Our business is subject to seasonality due to our wholesale and retail sites being located in certain geographic areas that are affected by seasonal weather and temperature trends and associated changes in retail customer activity during different seasons. Historically, sales volumes have been highest in the second and third quarters (during the summer months) and lowest during the winter months in the first and fourth quarters.

Impact of Inflation

Inflation affects our financial performance by increasing certain of our operating expenses and cost of goods sold. Operating expenses include labor costs, leases, and general and administrative expenses. While our Wholesale segment benefits from higher Terms Discounts as a planresult of higher fuel costs, inflation could negatively impact our operating expenses. Although we have historically been able to exitpass on increased costs through price increases, there can be no assurance that we will be able to do so in the future.

Acquisition and Financing Activity

Our results of operations and financial condition are also impacted by our acquisition and financing activities as summarized below.

On February 6, 2020, we closed on the Equity Restructuring Agreement that eliminated the IDRs.

We completed the final four tranches of the asset exchange with Circle K on February 25, 2020, April 7, 2020, May 5, 2020 and September 15, 2020. With the closing of the sixth tranche, the transactions contemplated under the Asset Exchange were concluded.

Effective March 25, 2020, we closed on the CST Fuel Supply Exchange.

On April 14, 2020, we closed on the acquisition of retail and wholesale assets.

Through September 30, 2021, we closed on the purchase of 98 sites of our 106-site acquisition from 7-Eleven and in July 2021, we entered into a new credit agreement and amended our existing credit facility as previously discussed under “Recent Developments—Acquisition of Assets from 7-Eleven.”

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Results of Operations

Consolidated Income Statement Analysis

Below is an analysis of our consolidated statements of operations and provides the primary reasons for significant increases and decreases in the various income statement line items from period to period. Our consolidated statements of operations are as follows (in thousands):

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Operating revenues

 

$

985,122

 

 

$

591,022

 

 

$

2,501,740

 

 

$

1,381,119

 

Costs of sales

 

 

909,391

 

 

 

528,750

 

 

 

2,306,047

 

 

 

1,225,470

 

Gross profit

 

 

75,731

 

 

 

62,272

 

 

 

195,693

 

 

 

155,649

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from CST Fuel Supply equity interests

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,202

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating expenses

 

 

34,548

 

 

 

27,508

 

 

 

95,021

 

 

 

63,328

 

General and administrative expenses

 

 

9,903

��

 

 

5,363

 

 

 

24,429

 

 

 

15,440

 

Depreciation, amortization and accretion expense

 

 

19,118

 

 

 

18,590

 

 

 

56,732

 

 

 

51,867

 

Total operating expenses

 

 

63,569

 

 

 

51,461

 

 

 

176,182

 

 

 

130,635

 

Gain on dispositions and lease terminations, net

 

 

426

 

 

 

12,881

 

 

 

375

 

 

 

79,237

 

Operating income

 

 

12,588

 

 

 

23,692

 

 

 

19,886

 

 

 

107,453

 

Other income, net

 

 

127

 

 

 

143

 

 

 

419

 

 

 

358

 

Interest expense

 

 

(4,928

)

 

 

(3,522

)

 

 

(12,295

)

 

 

(13,183

)

Income before income taxes

 

 

7,787

 

 

 

20,313

 

 

 

8,010

 

 

 

94,628

 

Income tax benefit

 

 

(1,065

)

 

 

(892

)

 

 

(1,664

)

 

 

(3,868

)

Net income

 

 

8,852

 

 

 

21,205

 

 

 

9,674

 

 

 

98,496

 

IDR distributions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(133

)

Net income available to limited partners

 

$

8,852

 

 

$

21,205

 

 

$

9,674

 

 

$

98,363

 

Three Months Ended September 30,2021 Compared to Three Months Ended September 30,2020

Consolidated Results

Operating revenues increased $394 million (67%) and gross profit increased $13.5 million (22%).

Operating revenues

Significant items impacting these results prior to the elimination of intercompany revenues were:

A $360 million (74%) increase in our Wholesale segment revenues primarily attributable to a 73% increase in the average daily spot price of WTI crude oil to $70.58 per barrel for the third quarter of 2021, compared to $40.89 per barrel for the third quarter of 2020. The wholesale price of motor fuel is highly correlated to the price of crude oil. See “Significant Factors Affecting our Profitability—The Significance of Crude Oil and Wholesale Motor Fuel Prices on Our Revenues, Cost of Sales and Gross Profit.” In addition, volume increased 8% primarily as a result of volume generated by the acquisition of assets from 7-Eleven and the continuing recovery from the COVID-19 Pandemic.

A $167 million (71%) increase in our Retail segment revenues primarily attributable to the increase in company operated sites as a result of the acquisition of assets from 7-Eleven and a 43% increase in the average retail fuel price from the third quarter of 2020 to the third quarter of 2021 primarily due to the increase in wholesale motor fuel prices as noted above. Volume also increased 29% for the third quarter of 2021 compared to the third quarter of 2020 as a result of the acquisition of assets from 7-Eleven and the continuing recovery from the COVID-19 Pandemic. Lastly, merchandise revenues increased $12.0 million (26%) driven by the acquisition of assets from 7-Eleven.

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Intersegment revenues

We present the results of operations of our segments on a consistent basis with how our management views the business. Therefore, our segments are presented before intersegment eliminations (which consist of motor fuel sold by our Wholesale segment to our Retail segment). As a result, in order to reconcile to our consolidated change in operating revenues, a discussion of the change in intersegment revenues is included in our consolidated MD&A discussion.

Our intersegment revenues increased $132 million (103%), primarily attributable to the increase in wholesale fuel prices and the incremental intersegment revenues generated by the company operated business,sites acquired in the acquisition of assets from 7-Eleven.

Cost of sales

Cost of sales increased $381 million (72%), which was a result of the increase in wholesale motor fuel prices and the acquisition of assets from 7-Eleven and the continuing recovery from the COVID-19 Pandemic discussed above.

Gross profit

Gross profit increased $13.5 million (22%), which was primarily driven by increases in motor fuel, merchandise and other gross profit due to the acquisition of assets from 7-Eleven along with higher terms discounts as a result of higher crude prices in the third quarter of 2021 as compared to the same period in prior year and incremental fuel margin from higher volume driven by the continuing recovery from the COVID-19 Pandemic. See “Results of Operations—Segment Results” for additional gross profit analyses.

Operating expenses

See “Results of Operations—Segment Results” for analyses.

General and administrative expenses

General and administrative expenses increased $4.5 million (85%) primarily driven by a $3.8 million increase in acquisition-related costs as a result of higher legal fees incurred in connection with the acquisition of assets from 7-Eleven and a $0.3 million increase in equity-based compensation expense as a result of more grants being outstanding during the third quarter of 2021 as compared to the same period of the prior year.

Depreciation, amortization and accretion expense

Depreciation, amortization and accretion expense increased $0.5 million (3%) primarily from incremental depreciation, amortization and accretion expense from the property and equipment and intangible assets acquired in the acquisition of assets from 7-Eleven, partially offset by a $1.5 million decrease in impairment charges related to our ongoing real estate rationalization effort and the resulting reclassification of these sites to assets held for sale.

Gain on dispositions and lease terminations, net

During the three months ended September 30, 2021, we recorded $0.4 million in gains in connection with our ongoing real estate rationalization effort, partially offset by net losses on lease terminations and asset disposals.

During the three months ended September 30, 2020, we recorded $11.4 million in gains related to the properties sold in the asset exchanges with Circle K. In addition, we recorded $2.2 million in gains in connection with our ongoing real estate rationalization effort.

Interest expense

Interest expense increased $1.4 million (40%), primarily driven by $0.5 million in interest expense incurred on the JKM Credit Facility along with a $0.4 million increase in amortization of deferred financing costs as a result of entering into the JKM Credit Facility and the amendment to the CAPL Credit Facility. Lastly, we incurred $0.4 million more in interest expense on the CAPL Credit Facility due to the higher outstanding balance driven by the borrowings to fund a portion of the purchase price of the acquisition of assets from 7-Eleven.

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Income tax benefit

We recorded income tax benefits of $1.1 million and $0.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The benefits were primarily driven by losses incurred by our taxable subsidiaries.

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021 Compared to Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020

Consolidated Results

Operating revenues increased $1.1 billion (81%) and gross profit increased $40 million (26%).

Operating revenues

Significant items impacting these results prior to the elimination of intercompany revenues were:

A $982 million (84%) increase in our Wholesale segment revenues primarily attributable to a 71% increase in the average daily spot price of WTI crude oil to $65.05 per barrel for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, compared to $38.04 per barrel for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. The wholesale price of motor fuel is highly correlated to the price of crude oil. See “Significant Factors Affecting our Profitability—The Significance of Crude Oil and Wholesale Motor Fuel Prices on Our Revenues, Cost of Sales and Gross Profit.” Volume increased 21% primarily as a result of volume generated by the asset exchanges with Circle K, the CST Fuel Supply Exchange, the acquisition of retail and wholesale assets and the acquisition of assets from 7-Eleven (the average number of sites with wholesale fuel distribution increased 7% for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 compared to the same period in 2020) as well as from the continuing recovery from the COVID-19 Pandemic.

A $488 million (105%) increase in our Retail segment revenues primarily attributable to the increase in company operated and commission sites as a result of the April 2020 acquisition of retail and wholesale assets, the March 2020 CST Fuel Supply Exchange and the acquisition of the 7-Eleven assets (the average total system sites increased 27% for the nine months ended September 2021 compared to the same period in 2020). Volume increased 57% for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2020 driven by the acquisitions as well as the continuing recovery from the COVID-19 Pandemic. The average retail fuel price increased 37% between those same periods due primarily due to the increase in wholesale motor fuel prices as noted above. In addition, merchandise revenues increased $58.2 million (70%) driven by the acquisition of retail and wholesale assets and the acquisition of assets from 7-Eleven.

Intersegment revenues

We present the results of operations of our segments on a consistent basis with how our management views the business. Therefore, our segments are presented before intersegment eliminations (which consist of motor fuel sold by our Wholesale segment to our Retail segment). As a result, in order to reconcile to our consolidated change in operating revenues, a discussion of the change in intersegment revenues is included in our consolidated MD&A discussion.

Our intersegment revenues increased $349 million (137%) primarily attributable to the incremental intersegment revenues generated by the company operated and commission sites acquired in the April 2020 acquisition of retail and wholesale assets, the March 2020 CST Fuel Supply Exchange, the acquisition of assets from 7-Eleven as well as higher volume from the continuing recovery from the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Cost of sales

Cost of sales increased $1.1 billion (88%) as a result of the increase in wholesale motor fuel prices and the impact of the increase in sites acquired in the asset exchanges with Circle K, the CST Fuel Supply Exchange, the acquisition of retail and wholesale assets and the acquisition of assets from 7-Eleven as well as the continuing recovery from the COVID-19 Pandemic discussed above.

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Gross profit

The $40 million (26%) increase in gross profit was primarily driven by increases in motor fuel and merchandise gross profit due to 1) the CST Fuel Supply Exchange, which primarily resulted in an increase in fuel margin and a decrease in income from CST Fuel Supply equity interests; 2) the acquisition of retail and wholesale assets, which primarily resulted in an increase in fuel margin and merchandise margin and other revenues partially offset by a decrease in lease margin; 3) the acquisition of assets from 7-Eleven, which resulted in an increase in fuel margin, merchandise margin and other revenues; and 4) an increase in volume driven by the continuing recovery from the COVID-19 Pandemic. See “Results of Operations—Segment Results” for additional gross profit analyses.

Income from CST Fuel Supply equity interests and Operating expenses

See “Results of Operations—Segment Results” for analyses.

General and administrative expenses

General and administrative expenses increased $9.0 million (58%) primarily driven by a $5.9 million increase in acquisition-related costs as a result of higher legal fees incurred in connection with the acquisition of assets from 7-Eleven, a $1.5 million increase in management fees related to the increase in headcount, a $1.0 million increase in equity-based compensation expense as a result of more grants being outstanding during the third quarter of 2021 as compared to the same period of the prior year and overall higher general and administrative expenses stemming from the April 2020 acquisition of retail and wholesale assets, partially offset by a $0.9 million decrease in credit loss expense.

Depreciation, amortization and accretion expense

Depreciation, amortization and accretion expense increased $4.9 million (9%) primarily from the property and equipment and intangible assets acquired in the asset exchanges with Circle K, the CST Fuel Supply Exchange, the acquisition of retail and wholesale assets and the acquisition of assets from 7-Eleven. We recorded $6.4 million in impairment charges during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 compared with $8.2 million during the same period of 2020, primarily related to our ongoing real estate rationalization effort and the resulting reclassification of these sites to assets held for sale.

Gain on dispositions and lease terminations, net

During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, we recorded a $1.5 million gain related to sites sold in connection with our ongoing real estate rationalization effort, partially offset by net losses on lease terminations and asset disposals.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, we recorded a $67.6 million gain on the sale of our 17.5% investment in CST Fuel Supply. In addition, we recorded $19.3 million in gains related to the properties sold in the asset exchanges with Circle K and $4.0 million in gains related to the sale of sites in connection with our ongoing real estate rationalization effort. Partially offsetting these gains, we recorded a $10.9 loss on lease terminations, including a write-off of deferred rent income, in connection with the April 2020 acquisition of retail and wholesale assets.

Interest expense

Interest expense decreased $0.9 million (7%) primarily driven by a reduction in interest expense on borrowings under our CAPL Credit Facility due to a decrease in the average interest rate from 2.8% to 2.1%. This decrease was partially offset by higher interest expense due to the higher outstanding balance on the CAPL Credit Facility driven by the borrowings to fund a portion of the purchase price of the acquisition of assets from 7-Eleven. In addition, we incurred $0.5 million in interest expense on the JKM Credit Facility along with a $0.4 million increase in amortization of deferred financing costs as a result of entering into the JKM Credit Facility and the amendment to the CAPL Credit Facility.

Income tax benefit

We recorded income tax benefits of $1.7 million and $3.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The benefits were primarily driven by losses incurred by our taxable subsidiaries.

Segment Results

We present the results of operations of our segments consistent with how our management views the business. Therefore, our segments are presented before intersegment eliminations (which consist of motor fuel sold by our Wholesale segment to our Retail segment). These comparisons are not necessarily indicative of future results.

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Wholesale

The following table highlights the results of operations and certain operating metrics of our Wholesale segment. The narrative following these tables provides an analysis of the results of operations of that segment (thousands of dollars, except for the number of distribution sites and per gallon amounts):

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Gross profit:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Motor fuel–third party

 

$

18,180

 

 

$

15,505

 

 

$

52,232

 

 

$

40,722

 

Motor fuel–intersegment and related party

 

 

15,943

 

 

 

15,181

 

 

 

33,633

 

 

 

38,023

 

Motor fuel gross profit

 

 

34,123

 

 

 

30,686

 

 

 

85,865

 

 

 

78,745

 

Rent gross profit

 

 

13,264

 

 

 

11,853

 

 

 

38,730

 

 

 

38,244

 

Other revenues

 

 

795

 

 

 

290

 

 

 

2,658

 

 

 

1,705

 

Total gross profit

 

 

48,182

 

 

 

42,829

 

 

 

127,253

 

 

 

118,694

 

Income from CST Fuel Supply equity interests (a)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,202

 

Operating expenses

 

 

(8,686

)

 

 

(8,329

)

 

 

(29,608

)

 

 

(26,912

)

Operating income

 

$

39,496

 

 

$

34,500

 

 

$

97,645

 

 

$

94,984

 

Motor fuel distribution sites (end of period): (b)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Motor fuel–third party

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Independent dealers (c)

 

 

676

 

 

 

683

 

 

 

676

 

 

 

683

 

Lessee dealers (d)

 

 

643

 

 

 

672

 

 

 

643

 

 

 

672

 

Total motor fuel distribution–third party sites

 

 

1,319

 

 

 

1,355

 

 

 

1,319

 

 

 

1,355

 

Motor fuel–intersegment and related party

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commission agents (Retail segment) (d)

 

 

200

 

 

 

211

 

 

 

200

 

 

 

211

 

Company operated retail sites (Retail segment) (e)

 

 

248

 

 

 

149

 

 

 

248

 

 

 

149

 

Total motor fuel distribution–intersegment and

   related party sites

 

 

448

 

 

 

360

 

 

 

448

 

 

 

360

 

Motor fuel distribution sites (average during the period):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Motor fuel-third party distribution

 

 

1,325

 

 

 

1,345

 

 

 

1,330

 

 

 

1,253

 

Motor fuel-intersegment and related party distribution

 

 

395

 

 

 

364

 

 

 

368

 

 

 

327

 

Total motor fuel distribution sites

 

 

1,720

 

 

 

1,709

 

 

 

1,698

 

 

 

1,580

 

Volume of gallons distributed (in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Third party

 

 

244,545

 

 

 

242,826

 

 

 

700,645

 

 

 

613,250

 

Intersegment and related party

 

 

110,087

 

 

 

84,541

 

 

 

277,392

 

 

 

195,008

 

Total volume of gallons distributed

 

 

354,632

 

 

 

327,367

 

 

 

978,037

 

 

 

808,258

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wholesale margin per gallon

 

$

0.096

 

 

$

0.094

 

 

$

0.088

 

 

$

0.097

 

(a)

Represents income from our equity interest in CST Fuel Supply. The CST Fuel Supply Exchange closed on March 25, 2020.

(b)

In addition, as of September 30, 2021 and 2020, we distributed motor fuel to 14 sub-wholesalers who distributed to additional sites.

(c)

The decrease in the independent dealer site count was primarily attributable to loss of contracts, most of which were lower margin, partially offset by the increase in independent dealer sites as a result of the real estate rationalization effort and the resulting reclassification of the site from a lessee dealer or commission site to an independent dealer site when we continue to supply the sites after divestiture.

(d)

The decreases in the lessee dealer and commission agent site counts were primarily attributable to our real estate rationalization effort.

(e)

The increase in the company operated site count was primarily attributable to the 98 company operated sites from the acquisition of assets from 7-Eleven.

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Three Months Ended September 30,2021 Compared to Three Months Ended September 30,2020

Gross profit increased $5.4 million (12%) and operating income increased $5.0 million (14%). The results were driven by:

Motor fuel gross profit

The $3.4 million (11%) increase in motor fuel gross profit was primarily driven by an 8% increase in volume as a result of the acquisition of assets from 7-Eleven as well as the continuing recovery from the COVID-19 Pandemic. In addition, we benefited from higher terms discounts as a result of higher crude prices. The average spot price of WTI crude oil increased 73% from $40.89 per barrel for the third quarter of 2020 to $70.58 per barrel for the third quarter of 2021. See “Significant Factors Affecting our Profitability—The Significance of Crude Oil and Wholesale Motor Fuel Prices on Our Revenues, Cost of Sales and Gross Profit.”

Rent gross profit

Rent gross profit increased $1.4 million (12%) primarily as a result of the $0.5 million in rent concessions that impacted the third quarter of 2020.

Operating expenses

Operating expenses increased $0.4 million (4%), primarily as a result of increases in management fees and insurance expense.

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021 Compared to Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020

Gross profit increased $8.6 million (7%) and operating income increased $2.7 million (3%). The results were driven by:

Motor fuel gross profit

The $7.1 million (9%) increase in motor fuel gross profit was primarily driven by a 21% increase in volume as a result of the asset exchanges with Circle K, the CST Fuel Supply Exchange, the acquisition of retail and wholesale assets, the acquisition of assets from 7-Eleven and the continuing recovery from the COVID-19 Pandemic. In addition, we benefited from higher terms discounts as a result of higher crude prices. The average spot price of WTI crude oil increased 71% from $38.04 per barrel for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 to $65.05 per barrel for the nine months ended September 30, 2021. However, DTW margins were lower due to the movements in wholesale fuel prices throughout the nine months ended September 30, 2021 as compared to the same time period of 2020. During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, the daily spot price of WTI crude oil increased from $48 per barrel at the start of the year to $75 per barrel as of September 30, 2021, a 56% increase, which adversely impacted fuel margins for our variable priced gallons during the period. During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, we benefitted from the reduction in wholesale fuel prices. As such, DTW margins were negatively impacted for the first nine months of 2021 as compared to the first nine months of 2020. See “Significant Factors Affecting our Profitability—The Significance of Crude Oil and Wholesale Motor Fuel Prices on Our Revenues, Cost of Sales and Gross Profit.”

Rent gross profit

Rent gross profit increased $0.5 million (1%) primarily due to $0.5 million in rent concessions during the second quarter of 2020 and the positive impact from the CST Fuel Exchange, partially offset by a decrease as a result of terminating leases in connection with the April 2020 acquisition of retail and wholesale assets.

Income from CST Fuel Supply equity interests

Income from CST Fuel Supply equity interests is no longer generated as a result of the March 2020 CST Fuel Supply Exchange.

Operating expenses

Operating expenses increased $2.7 million (10%) primarily as a result of a $1.9 million increase in environmental costs related to remediation, costs of compliance testing and monitoring and a $1.2 million increase in insurance costs due to the increase in controlled sites as a result of the acquisitions.

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Retail

The following table highlights the results of operations and certain operating metrics of our Retail segment. The narrative following these tables provides an analysis of the results of operations of that segment (in thousands, except for the number of retail sites):

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Gross profit:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Motor fuel

 

$

7,750

 

 

$

3,487

 

 

$

18,120

 

 

$

7,176

 

Merchandise

 

 

15,543

 

 

 

12,305

 

 

 

37,876

 

 

 

21,689

 

Rent

 

 

2,266

 

 

 

1,858

 

 

 

6,190

 

 

 

5,527

 

Other revenue

 

 

2,310

 

 

 

1,825

 

 

 

6,480

 

 

 

3,046

 

Total gross profit

 

 

27,869

 

 

 

19,475

 

 

 

68,666

 

 

 

37,438

 

Operating expenses

 

 

(25,862

)

 

 

(19,179

)

 

 

(65,413

)

 

 

(36,416

)

Operating income

 

$

2,007

 

 

$

296

 

 

$

3,253

 

 

$

1,022

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retail sites (end of period):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commission agents (a)

 

 

200

 

 

 

211

 

 

 

200

 

 

 

211

 

Company operated retail sites (b)

 

 

248

 

 

 

149

 

 

 

248

 

 

 

149

 

Total system sites at the end of the period

 

 

448

 

 

 

360

 

 

 

448

 

 

 

360

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total system operating statistics:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average retail fuel sites during the period

 

 

395

 

 

 

359

 

 

 

368

 

 

 

289

 

Volume of gallons sold (in thousands)

 

 

110,523

 

 

 

85,902

 

 

 

278,564

 

 

 

177,855

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commission agents statistics:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average retail fuel sites during the period

 

 

201

 

 

 

209

 

 

 

203

 

 

 

196

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Company operated retail site statistics:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average retail fuel sites during the period

 

 

194

 

 

 

150

 

 

 

165

 

 

 

93

 

Merchandise gross profit percentage

 

 

26.7

%

 

 

26.6

%

 

 

26.8

%

 

 

26.1

%

(a)

The decrease in the commission site count was primarily attributable to our real estate rationalization effort.

(b)

The increase in the company operated site count was primarily attributable to the 98 company operated sites from the acquisition of assets from 7-Eleven.

Three Months Ended September 30,2021 Compared to Three Months Ended September 30,2020

Gross profit increased $8.4 million (43%) and operating income increased $1.7 million. These results were impacted by:

Gross profit

Our motor fuel gross profit increased $4.3 million (122%) attributable to our company operated sites achieving higher fuel margins for the three months ended September 30, 2021 as compared to the same period in 2020, as well as an increased number of company operated sites in the Retail Segment, as company operated sites typically have a higher retail fuel margin than commission agent sites. In addition, volume increased 29% stemming from the increase in company operated sites as a result of the acquisition of assets from 7-Eleven as well as the continuing recovery from the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Our merchandise gross profit and other revenues increased $3.2 million and $0.5 million, respectively, as a result of the increase in company operated sites driven by the acquisition of assets from 7-Eleven.

Operating expenses

Operating expenses increased $6.7 million (35%) primarily due to a $4.4 million increase as a result of the acquisition of assets from 7-Eleven and higher employment costs at the company operated sites acquired in the April 2020 acquisition of retail and wholesale assets.

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Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021 Compared to Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020

Gross profit increased $31.2 million (83%) and operating income increased $2.2 million. These results were driven by:

Gross profit

Our motor fuel gross profit increased $10.9 million (153%) attributable to our company operated sites achieving higher fuel margins for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 as compared to the same period in 2020, as well as an increased number of company operated sites in the Retail Segment, as company operated sites typically have a higher retail fuel margin than commission agent sites. In addition, volume increased 57% driven by the increase in company operated and commission sites as a result of the April 2020 acquisition of retail and wholesale assets, the March 2020 CST Fuel Supply Exchange, the acquisition of assets from 7-Eleven as well as the continuing recovery from the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Our merchandise gross profit and other revenues increased $16.2 million and $3.4 million, respectively, as a result of the increase in company operated sites driven by the April 2020 acquisition of retail and wholesale assets and the acquisition of assets from 7-Eleven.

Operating expenses

Operating expenses increased $29.0 million (80%) primarily due to the increase in company operated and commission sites as a result of the April 2020 acquisition of retail and wholesale assets and the CST Fuel Supply Exchange and a $4.4 million increase as a result of the acquisition of assets from 7-Eleven.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

We use the non-GAAP financial measures EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Distributable Cash Flow and Distribution Coverage Ratio. EBITDA represents net income available to us before deducting interest expense, income taxes and depreciation, amortization and accretion (which includes certain impairment charges). Adjusted EBITDA represents EBITDA as further adjusted to exclude equity-based employee and director compensation expense, gains or losses on dispositions and lease terminations, net and certain discrete acquisition related costs, such as legal and other professional fees, separation benefit costs totalingand certain other discrete non-cash items arising from purchase accounting. Distributable Cash Flow represents Adjusted EBITDA less cash interest expense, sustaining capital expenditures and current income tax benefit or expense. The Distribution Coverage Ratio is computed by dividing Distributable Cash Flow by the weighted-average diluted common units and then dividing that result by the distributions paid per limited partner unit.

EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Distributable Cash Flow and Distribution Coverage Ratio are used as supplemental financial measures by management and by external users of our financial statements, such as investors and lenders. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are used to assess our financial performance without regard to financing methods, capital structure or income taxes and the ability to incur and service debt and to fund capital expenditures. In addition, Adjusted EBITDA is used to assess the operating performance of our business on a consistent basis by excluding the impact of items which do not result directly from the wholesale distribution of motor fuel, the leasing of real property, or the day to day operations of our retail site activities. EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Distributable Cash Flow and Distribution Coverage Ratio are also used to assess the ability to generate cash sufficient to make distributions to our unitholders.

We believe the presentation of EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Distributable Cash Flow and Distribution Coverage Ratio provides useful information to investors in assessing the financial condition and results of operations. EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Distributable Cash Flow and Distribution Coverage Ratio should not be considered alternatives to net income or any other measure of financial performance or liquidity presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Distributable Cash Flow and Distribution Coverage Ratio have important limitations as analytical tools because they exclude some but not all items that affect net income. Additionally, because EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Distributable Cash Flow and Distribution Coverage Ratio may be defined differently by other companies in our industry, our definitions may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies, thereby diminishing their utility.

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The following table presents reconciliations of EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, and Distributable Cash Flow to net income, the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP financial measure, for each of the periods indicated (in thousands, except for per unit amounts):

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Net income available to limited partners

 

$

8,852

 

 

$

21,205

 

 

$

9,674

 

 

$

98,363

 

Interest expense

 

 

4,928

 

 

 

3,522

 

 

 

12,295

 

 

 

13,183

 

Income tax benefit

 

 

(1,065

)

 

 

(892

)

 

 

(1,664

)

 

 

(3,868

)

Depreciation, amortization and accretion expense

 

 

19,118

 

 

 

18,590

 

 

 

56,732

 

 

 

51,867

 

EBITDA

 

 

31,833

 

 

 

42,425

 

 

 

77,037

 

 

 

159,545

 

Equity-based employee and director compensation expense

 

 

342

 

 

 

35

 

 

 

1,096

 

 

 

83

 

Gain on dispositions and lease terminations, net (a)

 

 

(426

)

 

 

(12,881

)

 

 

(375

)

 

 

(79,237

)

Acquisition-related costs (b)

 

 

4,141

 

 

 

385

 

 

 

8,502

 

 

 

2,578

 

Adjusted EBITDA

 

 

35,890

 

 

 

29,964

 

 

 

86,260

 

 

 

82,969

 

Cash interest expense

 

 

(4,267

)

 

 

(3,261

)

 

 

(11,113

)

 

 

(12,401

)

Sustaining capital expenditures (c)

 

 

(975

)

 

 

(745

)

 

 

(3,407

)

 

 

(1,792

)

Current income tax (expense) benefit (d)

 

 

(214

)

 

 

3,784

 

 

 

(548

)

 

 

7,452

 

Distributable Cash Flow

 

$

30,434

 

 

$

29,742

 

 

$

71,192

 

 

$

76,228

 

Weighted-average diluted common units

 

 

37,907

 

 

 

37,869

 

 

 

37,898

 

 

 

37,202

 

Distributions paid per limited partner unit (e)

 

$

0.5250

 

 

$

0.5250

 

 

$

1.5750

 

 

$

1.5750

 

Distribution Coverage Ratio (f)

 

1.53x

 

 

1.50x

 

 

1.19x

 

 

1.30x

 

(a)

We recorded gains on the sale of sites in connection with our ongoing real estate rationalization effort of $0.4 million and $1.5 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, respectively.

During the three months ended September 30, 2020, we recorded gains on the sale of CAPL Properties in connection with the asset exchange with Circle K of $11.4 million and $19.3 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively. We also recorded gains on the sale of sites in connection with our ongoing real estate rationalization effort of $2.2 million and $4.0 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively. During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, we recorded a $67.6 million gain on the sale of our 17.5% investment in CST Fuel Supply. Also during the nine months ended September 30, 2020, we recorded a loss on lease terminations, including the non-cash write-off of deferred rent income associated with these leases, of $10.9 million.

(b)

Relates to certain discrete acquisition related costs, such as legal and other professional fees, separation benefit costs and certain purchase accounting adjustments associated with recently acquired businesses.

(c)

Under the Partnership Agreement, sustaining capital expenditures are capital expenditures made to maintain our long-term operating income or operating capacity. Examples of sustaining capital expenditures are those made to maintain existing contract volumes, including payments to renew existing distribution contracts, or to maintain our sites in conditions suitable to lease, such as parking lot or roof replacement/renovation, or to replace equipment required to operate the existing business.

(d)

Consistent with prior divestitures, the current income tax expense (benefit) excludes income tax incurred on the sale of sites.

(e)

On October 21, 2021, the Board approved a quarterly distribution of $0.5250 per unit attributable to the third quarter of 2021. The distribution is payable on November 10, 2021 to all unitholders of record on November 3, 2021.

(f)

The distribution coverage ratio is computed by dividing Distributable Cash Flow by the weighted-average diluted common units and then dividing that result by the distributions paid per limited partner unit.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Liquidity

Our principal liquidity requirements are to finance our operations, fund acquisitions, service our debt and pay distributions to our unitholders. We expect our ongoing sources of liquidity to include cash generated by operations, proceeds from sales of sites in connection with our real estate rationalization efforts, borrowings under the CAPL Credit Facility and JKM Credit Facility, and if available to us on acceptable terms, issuances of equity and debt securities. We regularly evaluate alternate sources of capital to support our liquidity requirements.

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Our ability to meet our debt service obligations and other capital requirements, including capital expenditures, acquisitions, and partnership distributions, will depend on our future operating performance, which, in turn, will be subject to general economic, financial, business, competitive, legislative, regulatory and other conditions, many of which are beyond our control. As a normal part of our business, depending on market conditions, we will, from time to time, consider opportunities to repay, redeem, repurchase or refinance our indebtedness. Changes in our operating plans, lower than anticipated sales, increased expenses, acquisitions or other events may cause us to seek additional debt or equity financing in future periods.

We believe that we will have sufficient cash flow from operations, borrowing capacity under the CAPL Credit Facility and JKM Credit Facility, access to capital markets and alternate sources of funding to meet our financial commitments, debt service obligations, contingencies, anticipated capital expenditures and partnership distributions. However, we are subject to business and operational risks that could adversely affect our cash flow. A material decrease in our cash flows would likely produce an adverse effect on our borrowing capacity as well as our ability to issue additional equity and/or debt securities and/or maintain or increase distributions to unitholders.

See “Recent Developments—COVID-19 Pandemic” for a discussion of the impacts and potential impacts on our liquidity from the COVID-19 Pandemic as well as actions we have taken or could take to mitigate its impact.

Cash Flows

The following table summarizes cash flow activity (in thousands): 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

$

76,267

 

 

$

86,503

 

Net cash used in investing activities

 

 

(283,200

)

 

 

(15,631

)

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

 

 

214,667

 

 

 

(71,324

)

Operating Activities

Net cash provided by operating activities decreased $10.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 compared to the same period in 2020, primarily attributable to changes in working capital between the two periods. The biggest driver of this decrease relates to the initial build in accounts payable when acquiring company operated sites. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, we acquired approximately 150 company operated sites, all in April 2020, and the initial build in accounts payable occurred quickly thereafter. For the nine months ended September 30, 2021, we acquired 98 company operated sites from 7-Eleven but through a rolling close process, and therefore the initial build of accounts payable is still occurring for many of these sites. Additionally, acquisition costs increased $5.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 as compared to the same period in 2020. These negative drivers were partially offset by the incremental cash flow generated by the sites acquired from 7-Eleven.

As is typical in our industry, our current liabilities exceed our current assets as a result of the longer settlement of real estate and motor fuel taxes as well as operating lease obligations as compared to the shorter settlement of receivables for fuel and rent.

Investing Activities

We incurred capital expenditures of $32.4 million and $24.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The increase was largely driven by EMV upgrades and rebranding of certain sites, including the sites being acquired from 7-Eleven. We received $11.0 million and $13.8 million in the first quarterproceeds from sales of 2019, which was paidassets, largely driven by our real estate rationalization effort, during the first quarternine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. We paid $262.0 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 in connection with our acquisition of assets from 7-Eleven. We paid $28.2 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 in connection with our acquisition of retail and wholesale assets. Lastly, we received $23.0 million from Circle K primarily in connection with the CST Fuel Supply Exchange that closed in March 2020.

 

Financing Activities

We paid $59.8 million in distributions for the nine months ended September 30, 2021. We made net borrowings on our CAPL Credit Facility and JKM Credit Facility of $123.5 million and $160.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, respectively, primarily to fund the acquisition of assets from 7-Eleven and to pay $8.5 million in acquisition costs and $7.1 million of deferred financing costs. We paid $58.0 million in distributions and made net repayments on our CAPL Credit Facility of $11.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020.

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Distributions

Distribution activity for 2021 was as follows:


Quarter Ended

 

Record Date

 

Payment Date

 

Cash Distribution

(per unit)

 

 

Cash Distribution

(in thousands)

 

December 31, 2020

 

February 2, 2021

 

February 9, 2021

 

$

0.5250

 

 

$

19,912

 

March 31, 2021

 

May 4, 2021

 

May 11, 2021

 

 

0.5250

 

 

 

19,916

 

June 30, 2021

 

August 3, 2021

 

August 10, 2021

 

 

0.5250

 

 

 

19,924

 

September 30, 2021

 

November 3, 2021

 

November 10, 2021

 

 

0.5250

 

 

 

19,941

 

 

The amount of any distribution is subject to the discretion of the Board, which may modify or revoke our cash distribution policy at any time. Our Partnership Agreement does not require us to pay any distributions. As such, there can be no assurance we will continue to pay distributions in the future.

Debt

As of September 30, 2021, our debt and finance lease obligations consisted of the following (in thousands):

CAPL Credit Facility

 

$

636,728

 

JKM Credit Facility

 

 

159,950

 

Finance lease obligations

 

 

17,736

 

Total debt and finance lease obligations

 

 

814,414

 

Current portion

 

 

9,923

 

Noncurrent portion

 

 

804,491

 

Deferred financing costs, net

 

 

8,865

 

Noncurrent portion, net of deferred financing costs

 

$

795,626

 

Taking the interest rate swap contracts into account, our effective interest rate on our CAPL Credit Facility at September 30, 2021 was 2.3% (our applicable margin was 2.0% as of September 30, 2021). Letters of credit outstanding under our CAPL Credit Facility at September 30, 2021 totaled $4.0 million.

Our effective interest rate on our JKM Credit Facility at September 30, 2021 was 2.6% (our applicable margin was 2.5% as of September 30, 2021). Letters of credit outstanding under our JKM Credit Facility at September 30, 2021 totaled $0.8 million.

See “Recent Developments—Acquisition of Assets from 7-Eleven” and Note 8 to the financial statements for information regarding a new credit agreement and an amendment of our existing credit agreement, both entered into in July 2021.

The amount of availability under our CAPL Credit Facility at November 4, 2021, after taking into consideration debt covenant restrictions, was $84.6 million.

The amount of availability under the Term Loan Facility and Revolving Credit Facility at November 4, 2021 was $2.5 million and $14.2 million, respectively.

Capital Expenditures

We make investments to expand, upgrade and enhance existing assets. We categorize our capital requirements as either sustaining capital expenditures, growth capital expenditures or acquisition capital expenditures. Sustaining capital expenditures are those capital expenditures required to maintain our long-term operating income or operating capacity. Acquisition and growth capital expenditures are those capital expenditures that we expect will increase our operating income or operating capacity over the long term. We have the ability to fund our capital expenditures by additional borrowings under our CAPL Credit Facility, JKM Credit Facility, or, if available to us on acceptable terms, accessing the capital markets and issuing additional equity, debt securities or other options, such as the sale of assets. Our ability to access the capital markets may have an impact on our ability to fund acquisitions. We may not be able to complete any offering of securities or other options on terms acceptable to us, if at all.

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The following table outlines our capital expenditures (in thousands):

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Sustaining capital

 

$

3,407

 

 

$

1,792

 

Growth

 

 

28,963

 

 

 

22,647

 

Acquisitions

 

 

261,993

 

 

 

28,244

 

Total capital expenditures and acquisitions

 

$

294,363

 

 

$

52,683

 

Growth capital expenditures increased primarily as a result of EMV upgrades and rebranding of certain sites, including the sites being acquired from 7-Eleven.

Contractual Obligations

Our contractual obligations as of September 30, 2021 are summarized below (in thousands):

 

 

Payments Due by Period

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2022

 

 

2023

 

 

2024

 

 

2025

 

 

Thereafter

 

 

Total

 

Long-term debt

 

$

 

 

$

9,597

 

 

$

9,597

 

 

$

646,325

 

 

$

9,597

 

 

$

121,562

 

 

$

796,678

 

Interest payments on debt

 

 

4,674

 

 

 

18,695

 

 

 

18,695

 

 

 

8,739

 

 

 

4,159

 

 

 

2,402

 

 

 

57,364

 

Finance lease obligations

 

 

804

 

 

 

3,282

 

 

 

3,381

 

 

 

3,481

 

 

 

3,583

 

 

 

4,926

 

 

 

19,457

 

Operating lease obligations

 

 

9,079

 

 

 

35,339

 

 

 

33,014

 

 

 

29,625

 

 

 

27,277

 

 

 

88,156

 

 

 

222,490

 

Total consolidated obligations

 

$

14,557

 

 

$

66,913

 

 

$

64,687

 

 

$

688,170

 

 

$

44,616

 

 

$

217,046

 

 

$

1,095,989

 

Long-Term Debt

See Note 8 to the financial statements for additional information on the CAPL Credit Facility and JKM Credit Facility.

Interest Payments on Debt

Such amounts include estimates of interest expense related to our CAPL Credit Facility and our JKM Credit Facility assuming a 2.3% interest rate and a 2.6% interest rate, respectively. The rate assumed on our CAPL Credit Facility takes into account the interest rate swap contracts.

Finance Lease Obligations

We have certain retail site properties under finance leases. Finance lease obligations in the table above include both principal and interest.

Operating Lease Obligations

The operating lease obligations include leases for land, office facilities and retail sites. Operating lease obligations reflected in the table above include all operating leases that have initial or remaining non-cancelable terms in excess of one year and are not reduced by minimum rentals to be received by us under subleases. In addition, such amounts do not reflect contingent rentals that may be incurred in addition to minimum rentals.

Our principal executive offices are in Allentown, Pennsylvania, in an office space leased from a related party. Future lease payments on this office lease are included within operating lease obligations. See Note 10 to the financial statements for additional information.

Other Liabilities

We have excluded asset retirement obligations and other liabilities for which the timing of payment or the amount is not determinable.

Under the terms of various supply agreements, the Partnership is obligated to minimum volume purchases measured in gallons of motor fuel. The aggregate dollar amount of the future minimum volume purchase requirements is dependent on the future weighted average wholesale cost per gallon charged under the applicable supply agreements. The amounts and timing of the related payment obligations cannot reasonably be estimated reliably. As a result, payment of these amounts has been excluded from the table above.

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Other Matters Impacting Liquidity and Capital Resources

Concentration of Customers

Approximately 12% of our rent income for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 was from one multi-site operator.

Outlook

As noted previously, the prices paid to our motor fuel suppliers for wholesale motor fuel (which affects our cost of sales) are highly correlated to the price of crude oil. The crude oil commodity markets are highly volatile, and the market prices of crude oil, and, correspondingly, the market prices of wholesale motor fuel, experience significant and rapid fluctuations, which affect our motor fuel gross profit. See “Significant Factors Affecting our Profitability—The Significance of Crude Oil and Wholesale Motor Fuel Prices on Our Revenues, Cost of Sales and Gross Profit” for additional information.

Our results for 2021 relative to 2020 are anticipated to be impacted by the following:

Transactions effected pursuant to the Asset Exchange Agreement entered into with Circle K are anticipated to increase motor fuel volume and motor fuel gross profit.

The CST Fuel Supply Exchange is anticipated to increase motor fuel volume and motor fuel gross profit.

The acquisition of retail and wholesale contracts from the Topper Group and certain other parties is anticipated to increase gross profit both within the Wholesale and Retail segments.

Our volume starting in mid-March 2020 was negatively impacted by the COVID-19 Pandemic. Although fuel volumes largely recovered during the second half of 2020 and continue to recover in 2021, we cannot predict the scope and severity with which COVID-19 will impact our results. See “Recent Developments—COVID-19 Pandemic” for additional information.

The acquisition of assets from 7-Eleven is anticipated to increase gross profit both within the Wholesale and Retail segments.

We will continue to evaluate acquisitions on an opportunistic basis. Additionally, we will pursue acquisition targets that fit into our strategy. Whether we will be able to execute acquisitions will depend on market conditions, availability of suitable acquisition targets at attractive terms, acquisition related compliance with customary regulatory requirements, and our ability to finance such acquisitions on favorable terms and in compliance with our debt covenant restrictions.

New Accounting Policies

There is no new accounting guidance effective or pending adoption that has had or is anticipated to have a material impact on our financial statements.

Critical Accounting Policies Involving Critical Accounting Estimates

There have been no material changes to the critical accounting policies described in our Form 10-K.

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

No significant changes to our market risk have occurred since December 31, 2020. For a discussion of market risks affecting us, refer to Part II, Item 7A—"Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk” included in our Form 10-K.

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

(a) Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

We refer you to Item 4 in our Form 10-Q, in which we concluded our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of March 31, 2020. In light of the supplemental financial information omitted from the Form 10-Q and included in this Amendment (as further described below), we have reassessed our conclusion with respect to the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures.

Our management has re-evaluated,evaluated, with the participation of our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of the end of the period covered by this report,report. Based on this evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and hasChief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective at the reasonable assurance level as of March 31, 2020 for the reasons described below.September 30, 2021.

From July 1, 2015 through the closing of the CST Fuel Supply Exchange on March 25, 2020, we owned a 17.5% total interest in CST Fuel Supply. Pursuant to Rule 3-09 of Regulation S-X, audited financial statements of CST Fuel Supply were required to be included in our Annual Reports on Form 10-K if our equity interest exceeded certain significance thresholds under Rule 1-02(w) of Regulation S-X. Despite CST Fuel Supply having exceeded a relevant significance threshold under Rule 1-02(w), we failed to include audited financial statements of CST Fuel Supply in our Annual Reports on Form 10-K for 2017, 2018 and 2019.37


Additionally, pursuant to Rules 4-08(g) and 10-01(b)(1) of Regulation S-X, certain summarized financial information related to CST Fuel Supply was required to be included in Annual Reports on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q if our equity interest exceeded certain significance thresholds under Rule 1-02(w). Although we provided disclosure of the volume of motor fuel purchased by CST Fuel Supply on an annual basis, the $0.05 markup per gallon CST Fuel Supply generated on its sale of fuel to CST’s U.S. retail stores and our 17.5% interest in CST Fuel Supply’s net earnings, which enabled users of our financial statements to recompute the equity income reflected in our statements of operations and cash flows, we failed to include all summarized financial information required in accordance with Rules 4-08(g) and 10-01(b)(1) in our annual and interim financial statements included in our Annual Reports on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for 2017, 2018 and 2019, despite having exceeded relevant significance thresholds under Rule 1-02(w).

We are amending certain periodic reports to provide available financial information related to CST Fuel Supply. The inclusion of this summarized financial information of CST Fuel Supply in these amended filings has no impact or effect on our consolidated financial condition or results of operations.

We have implemented procedures to enhance our review of regulatory requirements and checklists for future transactions and filings. We believe these actions will be sufficient to remediate the deficiency in our disclosure controls and procedures.

(b) Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as that term is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that occurred during the three months ended March 31, 2020,September 30, 2021, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.


PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

We hereby incorporate by reference into this Item our disclosures made in Part I, Item 1 of this report included in Note 11 of the financial statements.

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

In addition to the other information set forth in this report, you should carefully consider the factors discussed in Part I, "Item 1A. Risk Factors" in our Form 10-K, as updated and supplemented below, which could materially affect our business, financial condition or future results. The risks described in this report and in our Form 10-K are not the only risks facing the Partnership. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition or future results.

A shortage of qualified labor could have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations.

In our current operating environment, due in part to COVID-19 and general macroeconomic factors, we are experiencing labor shortages in certain geographies.  Outside suppliers that we rely on have also experienced shortages of qualified labor. The future success of our operations depends on our ability, and the ability of third parties on which we rely, to identify, recruit, develop and retain qualified and talented individuals in order to supply and deliver our products. A prolonged shortage of qualified labor could decrease our ability to effectively operate our retail locations, which would negatively impact our business and could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations. A shortage would also likely result in increased costs from higher overtime, the need to hire temporary help to meet demand, higher wage rates to attract and retain employees, and higher costs to purchase raw materials or services from such third parties, all of which would negatively impact our results of operations.

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description

 

 

 

10.1 *

Second Amendment to the Credit Agreement, dated as of July 28, 2021, among CrossAmerica Partners LP and Lehigh Gas Wholesale Services, Inc., as borrowers, the guarantors from time to time party thereto, the lenders from time to time party thereto and Citizens Bank, N.A., as administrative agent

10.2 *

Credit Agreement, dated as of July 16, 2021, among CAPL JKM Partners LLC, as borrower, CAPL JKM Holdings LLC, Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company, as administrative agent, swingline lender and issuing bank and the other lenders party thereto

10.3 *

First Amendment to the Credit Agreement, dated as of July 29, 2021, among CAPL JKM Partners LLC, as borrower, CAPL JKM Holdings LLC, Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company, as administrative agent, swingline lender and issuing bank and the other lenders party thereto

31.1 *

 

Certification of Principal Executive Officer of CrossAmerica GP LLC as required by Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

 

 

31.2 *

 

Certification of Principal Financial Officer of CrossAmerica GP LLC as required by Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

 

 

32.1*†

 

Certification of Principal Executive Officer of CrossAmerica GP LLC pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350

 

 

 

32.2*†

 

Certification of Principal Financial Officer of CrossAmerica GP LLC pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350

 

 

 

101.INS*

 

Inline XBRL Instance Document - the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.

 

 

 

101.SCH*

 

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

 

 

 

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101.CAL*

 

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document

 

 

 

101.LAB*

 

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document

 

 

 

101.PRE*

 

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

 

 

 

101.DEF*

 

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document

104*

Cover Page Interactive Data File, formatted in Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101

 

*

Filed herewith

Not considered to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section.

 


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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

CROSSAMERICA PARTNERS LP

 

 

 

By:

 

CROSSAMERICA GP LLC, its General Partner

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/ Charles M. Nifong, Jr.Maura Topper

 

 

Charles M. Nifong, Jr.Maura Topper

 

 

President and Chief Executive OfficerFinancial Officer

 

 

(Duly Authorized Officer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

 

Date: January 21,November 8, 2021

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