USD Partners LP Announces Third Quarter 2017 Results

USD Partners LP (NYSE: USDP) (the "Partnership”) announced today its operating and financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017. Highlights with respect to the third quarter of 2017 include the following:

• Completed Stroud terminal retrofit activities on time and under the Partnership’s initial budget, resulting in the commencement of operations on October 1, 2017
• Activity at the Hardisty terminal reached two-year highs during the quarter
• Generated Net cash provided by operating activities of $16.2 million, Adjusted EBITDA of $13.4 million and Distributable cash flow of $13.6 million
• Reported Net income of $6.4 million
• Increased quarterly cash distribution for tenth consecutive quarter to $0.345 per unit ($1.38 per unit annualized) while maintaining approximately 1.5x coverage
• Ended quarter with $206.8 million of available liquidity

"Multiple market indicators are confirming our long-held thesis about the upcoming opportunity to provide critical takeaway capacity for growing crude oil production in Western Canada,” said Dan Borgen, the Partnership’s Chief Executive Officer. "We look forward to leveraging our flexible and scalable network to deliver timely solutions for our current and future customers.”

Stroud Terminal Update

On June 2, 2017, the Partnership acquired a 76-acre crude oil terminal in Stroud, Oklahoma (the "Stroud terminal”) to facilitate rail-to-pipeline shipments of crude oil from its Hardisty terminal to Cushing, Oklahoma. Following the acquisition, the Partnership spent approximately $1.2 million of growth capital expenditures on retrofit activities necessary to handle heavy grades of Canadian crude oil on behalf of the customer. These efforts were completed on time and under the Partnership’s initial budget. As such, the Partnership successfully commenced operations at the Stroud terminal on October 1, 2017.

Concurrent with the Stroud acquisition, the Partnership entered into a new multi-year, take-or-pay terminalling services agreement with an investment grade rated multi-national energy company for use of approximately 50% of the available capacity at the Stroud terminal from October 2017 through June 2020. The Partnership expects the Stroud terminal to generate net cash flows from operating activities of approximately $1.5 million during the fourth quarter of 2017 and approximately $10.2 million during 2018.

Third Quarter 2017 Operational and Financial Results

Substantially all of the Partnership’s cash flows are generated from multi-year, take-or-pay terminal service agreements, which include minimum monthly commitment fees. The Partnership’s customers include major integrated oil companies, refiners and marketers, the majority of which are investment grade rated.

For the third quarter of 2017 relative to the third quarter of 2016, Net cash provided by operating activities increased by 11%, while Adjusted EBITDA and Distributable cash flow decreased by 17% and 5%, respectively.

During the third quarter of 2017 relative to 2016, increased activity at the Hardisty terminal resulted in an increase in terminalling services revenue recognized, as well as an increase in associated operating costs. These increases were partially offset by the discontinuation of operations at the San Antonio terminal following the conclusion of the related customer contract in May 2017 and the expiration of a customer contract at the Casper terminal in August 2017. Additionally, the Partnership incurred approximately $0.9 million of operating costs during the third quarter related to the Stroud terminal in preparation for the commencement of operations, which includes $0.4 million of depreciation.

During the third quarter of 2017, the Partnership received a tax refund of approximately $2.6 million in connection with Canadian income tax returns for 2016 that were filed in June 2017. In 2016, the Partnership adopted a methodology for determining the return attributable to its Canadian subsidiaries based upon a study initially commissioned in 2015, which modified the amount of Canadian federal and provincial income taxes to which the Partnership’s Canadian operations are subject. As a result, the Partnership expects to pay minimal taxes for the remainder of 2017.

On October 26, 2017, the Partnership declared a quarterly cash distribution of $0.345 per unit ($1.38 per unit on an annualized basis), which represents growth of 1.5% relative to the prior quarter and 7.0% relative to the third quarter of 2016. The distribution is payable on November 13, 2017, to unitholders of record as of the close of business on November 6, 2017.

As of September 30, 2017, the Partnership had net leverage of 3.2x LTM Adjusted EBITDA and total available liquidity of $206.8 million, including $7.8 million of unrestricted cash and cash equivalents and undrawn borrowing capacity of $199.0 million on its $400.0 million senior secured credit facility, subject to continued compliance with financial covenants. The Partnership is in compliance with its financial covenants and has no maturities under its senior secured credit facility until October 2019.

Third Quarter 2017 Conference Call Information

The Partnership will host a conference call and webcast regarding third quarter 2017 results at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time (9:00 a.m. Central Time) on Wednesday, November 8, 2017. To listen live over the Internet, participants are advised to log on to the Partnership’s website at www.usdpartners.com and select the "Events & Presentations” sub-tab under the "Investors” tab. To join via telephone, participants may dial (877) 266-7551 domestically or +1 (339) 368-5209 internationally, conference ID 7897869. Participants are advised to dial in at least five minutes prior to the call.

An audio replay of the conference call will be available for thirty days by dialing (800) 585-8367 domestically or +1 (404) 537-3406 internationally, conference ID 7897869. In addition, a replay of the audio webcast will be available by accessing the Partnership's website after the call is concluded.

About USD Partners LP

USD Partners LP is a fee-based, growth-oriented master limited partnership formed in 2014 by US Development Group, LLC ("USDG”) to acquire, develop and operate midstream infrastructure and complementary logistics solutions for crude oil, biofuels and other energy-related products. The Partnership generates substantially all of its operating cash flows from multi-year, take-or-pay contracts with primarily investment grade customers, including major integrated oil companies and refiners. The Partnership’s principal assets include a network of crude oil terminals that facilitate the transportation of heavy crude oil from Western Canada to key demand centers across North America. The Partnership’s operations include railcar loading and unloading, storage and blending in on-site tanks, inbound and outbound pipeline connectivity, truck transloading, as well as other related logistics services. In addition, the Partnership provides customers with leased railcars and fleet services to facilitate the transportation of liquid hydrocarbons and biofuels by rail.

USDG, which owns the general partner of USD Partners LP, is engaged in designing, developing, owning, and managing large-scale multi-modal logistics centers and energy-related infrastructure across North America. USDG solutions create flexible market access for customers in significant growth areas and key demand centers, including Western Canada, the U.S. Gulf Coast and Mexico. Among other projects, USDG is currently pursuing the development of a premier energy logistics terminal on the Houston Ship Channel with capacity for substantial tank storage, multiple docks (including barge and deepwater), inbound and outbound pipeline connectivity, as well as a rail terminal with unit train capabilities. For additional information, please visit texasdeepwater.com.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The Partnership defines Adjusted EBITDA as Net cash provided by operating activities adjusted for changes in working capital items, changes in restricted cash, interest, income taxes, foreign currency transaction gains and losses, adjustments related to deferred revenue associated with minimum monthly commitment fees and other items which do not affect the underlying cash flows produced by the Partnership’s businesses. Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP, supplemental financial measure used by management and external users of the Partnership’s financial statements, such as investors and commercial banks, to assess:

• the Partnership’s liquidity and the ability of the Partnership’s businesses to produce sufficient cash flows to make distributions to the Partnership’s unitholders; and
• the Partnership’s ability to incur and service debt and fund capital expenditures.

The Partnership defines Distributable cash flow, or DCF, as Adjusted EBITDA less net cash paid for interest, income taxes and maintenance capital expenditures. DCF does not reflect changes in working capital balances. DCF is a non-GAAP, supplemental financial measure used by management and by external users of the Partnership’s financial statements, such as investors and commercial banks, to assess:

• the amount of cash available for making distributions to the Partnership’s unitholders;
• the excess cash being retained for use in enhancing the Partnership’s existing businesses; and
• the sustainability of the Partnership’s current distribution rate per unit.

The Partnership believes that the presentation of Adjusted EBITDA and DCF in this press release provides information that enhances an investor's understanding of the Partnership’s ability to generate cash for payment of distributions and other purposes. The GAAP measure most directly comparable to Adjusted EBITDA and DCF is Net cash provided by operating activities. Adjusted EBITDA and DCF should not be considered as alternatives to Net cash provided by operating activities or any other measure of liquidity presented in accordance with GAAP. Adjusted EBITDA and DCF exclude some, but not all, items that affect cash from operations, and these measures may vary among other companies. As a result, Adjusted EBITDA and DCF may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of U.S. federal securities laws, including statements with respect to the Partnership’s liquidity, the ability of the Partnership to grow and opportunities to grow, growth in Canadian crude oil production and takeaway capacity needs, and the amount and timing of future distribution payments. Words and phrases such as "is expected,” "is planned,” "believes,” "projects,” and similar expressions are used to identify such forward-looking statements. However, the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. Forward-looking statements relating to the Partnership are based on management’s expectations, estimates and projections about the Partnership, its interests and the energy industry in general on the date this press release was issued. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed or forecast in such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements include those as set forth under the heading "Risk Factors” in the Partnership’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and in our subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Partnership is under no obligation (and expressly disclaims any such obligation) to update or alter its forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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