Item 1. Financial Statements
Item 1. Financial Statements
WESTLAKE CHEMICAL PARTNERS LP
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)
March 31,
2024 December 31,
2023
(in thousands of dollars, except unit amounts)
ASSETS
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents $ 55,760 $ 58,619
Receivable under the Investment Management Agreement—Westlake Corporation ("Westlake") 94,477 94,444
Accounts receivable, net—Westlake 41,766 49,565
Accounts receivable, net—third parties 27,228 18,701
Inventories 4,860 4,432
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 257 442
Total current assets 224,348 226,203
Property, plant and equipment, net 926,813 943,843
Goodwill 5,814 5,814
Deferred charges and other assets, net 138,101 140,982
Total assets $ 1,295,076 $ 1,316,842
LIABILITIES
Current liabilities
Accounts payable—Westlake $ 8,439 $ 15,166
Accounts payable—third parties 14,843 16,189
Accrued and other liabilities 19,801 24,980
Total current liabilities 43,083 56,335
Long-term debt payable to Westlake 399,674 399,674
Deferred income taxes 1,664 1,632
Other liabilities 2,410 2,951
Total liabilities 446,831 460,592
Commitments and contingencies (Note 12)
EQUITY
Common unitholders—publicly and privately held ( 21,105,904 and 21,105,904 units
issued and outstanding at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively)
472,450 473,513
Common unitholder—Westlake ( 14,122,230 and 14,122,230 units issued and outstanding
at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively)
48,282 48,993
General partner—Westlake ( 242,572 ) ( 242,572 )
Total Westlake Chemical Partners LP partners' capital 278,160 279,934
Noncontrolling interest in Westlake Chemical OpCo LP ("OpCo") 570,085 576,316
Total equity 848,245 856,250
Total liabilities and equity $ 1,295,076 $ 1,316,842
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended March 31,
2024 2023
(in thousands of dollars, except unit amounts and per unit data)
Revenue
Net sales—Westlake $ 235,209 $ 257,471
Net co-products, ethylene and other sales—third parties 49,464 50,206
Total net sales 284,673 307,677
Cost of sales 182,493 201,604
Gross profit 102,180 106,073
Selling, general and administrative expenses 7,077 7,914
Income from operations 95,103 98,159
Other income (expense)
Interest expense—Westlake ( 6,581 ) ( 7,315 )
Other income, net 1,334 820
Income before income taxes 89,856 91,664
Provision for income taxes 210 212
Net income 89,646 91,452
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest in OpCo 74,813 76,560
Net income attributable to Westlake Chemical Partners LP and limited partners' interest in net income $ 14,833 $ 14,892
Net income per limited partner unit attributable to Westlake Chemical Partners LP (basic and diluted)
Common units $ 0.42 $ 0.42
Weighted average limited partner units outstanding (basic and diluted)
Common units—publicly and privately held 21,105,904 21,099,638
Common units—Westlake 14,122,230 14,122,230
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
(Unaudited)
Partnership
Common Unitholders —
Publicly and Privately Held
Common Unitholder —
Westlake
General
Partner —
Westlake
Noncontrolling
Interest
in OpCo Total
(in thousands of dollars)
Balances at December 31, 2023 $ 473,513 $ 48,993 $ ( 242,572 ) $ 576,316 $ 856,250
Net income 8,887 5,946 — 74,813 89,646
Distribution to unitholders ( 9,950 ) ( 6,657 ) — — ( 16,607 )
Distribution to noncontrolling interest retained in OpCo by Westlake — — — ( 81,044 ) ( 81,044 )
Balances at March 31, 2024 $ 472,450 $ 48,282 $ ( 242,572 ) $ 570,085 $ 848,245
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
(Unaudited)
Partnership
Common Unitholders—
Publicly and Privately Held Common Unitholder—
Westlake General
Partner—
Westlake Noncontrolling
Interest
in OpCo Total
(in thousands of dollars)
Balances at December 31, 2022 $ 480,643 $ 53,859 $ ( 242,572 ) $ 611,778 $ 903,708
Net income 8,921 5,971 — 76,560 91,452
Distribution to unitholders ( 9,947 ) ( 6,657 ) — — ( 16,604 )
Distribution to noncontrolling interest retained in OpCo by Westlake — — — ( 88,678 ) ( 88,678 )
Balances at March 31, 2023 $ 479,617 $ 53,173 $ ( 242,572 ) $ 599,660 $ 889,878
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended March 31,
2024 2023
(in thousands of dollars)
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income $ 89,646 $ 91,452
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities
Depreciation and amortization 27,994 26,636
Loss from disposition of property, plant and equipment 271 367
Other losses, net
256 575
Changes in operating assets and liabilities
Accounts receivable—third parties ( 8,751 ) ( 248 )
Net accounts receivable—Westlake 3,720 20,904
Inventories ( 428 ) ( 751 )
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 185 152
Accounts payable—third parties ( 1,173 ) 2,791
Accrued and other liabilities ( 3,231 ) 5,467
Other, net ( 3,924 ) ( 2,485 )
Net cash provided by operating activities 104,565 144,860
Cash flows from investing activities
Additions to property, plant and equipment ( 9,773 ) ( 12,656 )
Investments with Westlake under the Investment Management Agreement — ( 90,116 )
Maturities of investments with Westlake under the Investment Management Agreement — 103,000
Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities
( 9,773 ) 228
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from debt payable to Westlake 54,000 39,000
Repayment of debt payable to Westlake ( 54,000 ) ( 39,000 )
Distributions to noncontrolling interest retained in OpCo by Westlake ( 81,044 ) ( 88,678 )
Distributions to unitholders ( 16,607 ) ( 16,604 )
Net cash used for financing activities ( 97,651 ) ( 105,282 )
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
( 2,859 ) 39,806
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 58,619 64,782
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $ 55,760 $ 104,588
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — Continued
(Unaudited)
(in thousands of dollars, except unit amounts and per unit data)
1. Description of Business and Basis of Presentation
Description of Business
Westlake Chemical Partners LP (the "Partnership") is a Delaware limited partnership formed in March 2014 to operate, acquire and develop ethylene production facilities and related assets. On August 4, 2014, the Partnership completed its initial public offering (the "IPO") of 12,937,500 common units representing limited partner interests.
In connection with the IPO, the Partnership acquired a 10.6 % limited partner interest in Westlake Chemical OpCo LP ("OpCo") and a 100 % interest in Westlake Chemical OpCo GP LLC ("OpCo GP"), which is the general partner of OpCo. OpCo owns three ethylene production facilities and one common carrier ethylene pipeline (collectively, the "Contributed Assets"). Since the IPO, the Partnership has periodically purchased additional limited partner interest in OpCo. Most recently, on March 29, 2019, the Partnership purchased an additional 4.5 % newly-issued limited partner interest in OpCo for approximately $ 201,445 , resulting in an aggregate 22.8 % limited partner interest in OpCo, effective January 1, 2019. The remaining 77.2 % limited partner interest in OpCo is owned by Westlake Corporation.
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited consolidated interim financial statements were prepared in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") for interim periods. Accordingly, certain information and footnotes required for complete financial statements under generally accepted accounting principles in the United States ("U.S. GAAP") have not been included. These interim consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto of the Partnership included in the annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 (the "2023 Form 10-K"), filed with the SEC on February 28, 2024. These financial statements have been prepared in conformity with the accounting principles and practices as disclosed in the notes to the consolidated financial statements of the Partnership for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.
References to "Westlake" refer collectively to Westlake Corporation and its subsidiaries, other than the Partnership, OpCo and OpCo GP.
The Partnership holds a 22.8 % limited partner interest and the entire non-economic general partner interest in OpCo. The remaining 77.2 % limited partner interest in OpCo is owned directly by Westlake, which has no rights to direct the activities that most significantly impact the economic performance of OpCo. As a result of the fact that substantially all of OpCo's activities are conducted on behalf of Westlake, and the fact that OpCo exhibits disproportionality of voting rights to economic interest, OpCo was deemed to be a variable interest entity. The Partnership, through its ownership of OpCo's general partner, has the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the economic performance of OpCo, and it also has the obligation or right to absorb losses or receive benefits from OpCo that could potentially be significant to OpCo. As such, the Partnership was determined to be OpCo's primary beneficiary and therefore consolidates OpCo's results of operations and financial position. Westlake's retained interest of 77.2 % is recorded as noncontrolling interest in the Partnership's consolidated financial statements.
In the opinion of the Partnership's management, the accompanying unaudited consolidated interim financial statements reflect all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) that are necessary for a fair statement of the Partnership's financial position as of March 31, 2024, its results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 and the changes in its cash position for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023.
Results of operations and changes in cash position for the interim periods presented are not necessarily indicative of the results that will be realized for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024 or any other interim period. 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, liabilities, revenues and expenses and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — Continued
(Unaudited)
(in thousands of dollars, except unit amounts and per unit data)
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncement
Income Taxes (ASU No. 2023-09)
In December 2023, the FASB issued an accounting standards update to require additional tax disclosures under Topic 740 primarily related to the rate reconciliation and income taxes paid disclosures. The amendments in this update will be effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024 and are to be applied on a prospective basis. Retrospective application is also permitted. The update is not expected to have a material impact on the Partnership's disclosures.
Recently Adopted Accounting Standards
Segment Reporting (ASU No. 2023-07)
In November 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued an accounting standards update. The update requires public entities to disclose on an annual and interim basis, significant segment expenses that are regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker ("CODM"), the title and position of the CODM and an explanation of how the CODM uses the reported measure(s) of segment profit or loss in assessing segment performance and deciding how to allocate resources. The update also requires that a public entity that has a single reportable segment provide all disclosures required by the update as well as all existing segment disclosures in Topic 280. The amendments in this update will be effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024 and are to be applied retrospectively to all prior periods presented in the financial statements. Early adoption is permitted. The Partnership adopted this accounting standard effective January 1, 2024, and the adoption will result in additional segment disclosures in the Partnership's annual financial statements for the year ending December 31, 2024 and the interim periods thereafter.
2. Accounts Receivable—Third Parties
Accounts receivable—third parties consist of the following:
March 31,
2024 December 31,
2023
Trade customers $ 24,306 $ 15,622
Allowance for credit losses ( 435 ) ( 278 )
Other receivables 3,357 3,357
Accounts receivable, net—third parties $ 27,228 $ 18,701
3. Inventories
Inventories consist of the following:
March 31,
2024 December 31,
2023
Finished products $ 4,375 $ 4,147
Feedstock, additives and chemicals 485 285
Inventories $ 4,860 $ 4,432
4. Property, Plant and Equipment
Depreciation expense on property, plant and equipment of $ 21,537 and $ 20,957 is included in cost of sales in the consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
5. Deferred Charges and Other Assets
Amortization expense on deferred charges and other assets of $ 6,457 and $ 5,679 is included in cost of sales in the consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively .
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — Continued
(Unaudited)
(in thousands of dollars, except unit amounts and per unit data)
6. Distributions and Net Income Per Limited Partner Unit
On April 30, 2024, the board of directors of Westlake Chemical Partners GP LLC ("Westlake GP"), the Partnership's general partner, declared a quarterly cash distribution for the three months ended March 31, 2024 of $ 0.4714 per unit. This distribution is payable on May 29, 2024 to unitholders of record as of May 13, 2024.
Distributions are declared subsequent to quarter end; therefore, the table below represents total cash distributions declared from earnings of the related periods pertaining to such distributions.
Three Months Ended March 31,
2024 2023
Net income attributable to the Partnership $ 14,833 $ 14,892
Less:
Limited partners' distribution declared on common units 16,607 16,603
Distribution in excess of net income $ ( 1,774 ) $ ( 1,711 )
Net income per unit applicable to common limited partner units is computed by dividing the respective limited partners' interest in net income by the weighted-average number of common units outstanding for the period. Because the Partnership has more than one class of participating securities, it uses the two-class method when calculating the net income per unit applicable to limited partners. The classes of participating securities include common units and incentive distribution rights. Net income attributable to the Partnership is allocated to the unitholders in accordance with their respective ownership percentages in preparation of the consolidated statements of changes in equity. However, when distributions related to the incentive distribution rights are made, net income equal to the amount of those distributions is first allocated to the general partner before the remaining net income is allocated to the unitholders based on their respective ownership percentages. Basic and diluted net income per unit is the same because the Partnership does not have any potentially dilutive units outstanding for the periods presented.
Three Months Ended March 31, 2024
Limited Partners' Common Units Incentive Distribution Rights Total
Net income attributable to the Partnership:
Distribution $ 16,607 $ — $ 16,607
Distribution in excess of net income ( 1,774 ) — ( 1,774 )
Net income $ 14,833 $ — $ 14,833
Weighted average units outstanding:
Basic and diluted 35,228,134 35,228,134
Net income per limited partner unit:
Basic and diluted $ 0.42
Three Months Ended March 31, 2023
Limited Partners' Common Units Incentive Distribution Rights Total
Net income attributable to the Partnership:
Distribution $ 16,603 $ — $ 16,603
Distribution in excess of net income ( 1,711 ) — ( 1,711 )
Net income $ 14,892 $ — $ 14,892
Weighted average units outstanding:
Basic and diluted 35,221,868 35,221,868
Net income per limited partner unit:
Basic and diluted $ 0.42
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — Continued
(Unaudited)
(in thousands of dollars, except unit amounts and per unit data)
The amended Partnership Agreement provides that the Partnership will distribute cash that is deemed to be an appropriate portion of the Partnership's total operating surplus. If cash distributions to the Partnership's unitholders exceed $ 1.2938 per common unit in any quarter, the Partnership's unitholders and Westlake, as the holder of the Partnership's incentive distribution rights, will receive distributions according to the following percentage allocations:
Marginal Percentage Interest in Distributions
Total Quarterly Distribution Per Unit Unitholders IDR Holders
Above $ 1.2938 up to $ 1.4063
85.0 % 15.0 %
Above $ 1.4063 up to $ 1.6875
75.0 % 25.0 %
Above $ 1.6875
50.0 % 50.0 %
The Partnership's distribution for the three months ended March 31, 2024 did not exceed the $ 1.2938 per unit threshold, and, as a result, no distribution was made with respect to the Partnership's incentive distribution rights to Westlake, as the holder of the Partnership's incentive distribution rights.
Distributions Per Common Unit
Distributions per common unit for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 were as follows:
Three Months Ended March 31,
2024 2023
Distributions per common unit $ 0.4714 $ 0.4714
7. Partners' Equity
On October 4, 2018, the Partnership and Westlake Chemical Partners GP LLC, the general partner of the Partnership, entered into an Equity Distribution Agreement with UBS Securities LLC, Barclays Capital Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., RBC Capital Markets, LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC to offer and sell the Partnership's common units, from time to time, up to an aggregate offering amount of $ 50,000 . The Equity Distribution Agreement was amended on February 28, 2020 to reference a new shelf registration and subsequent renewals thereof for utilization under this agreement. No common units were issued under this program as of March 31, 2024.
On March 29, 2019, the Partnership completed the issuance and sale of 2,940,818 common units at a price of $ 21.40 per unit through a private placement. TTWF LP, Westlake's principal stockholder and a related party, acquired 1,401,869 common units out of 2,940,818 common units issued in the private placement.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — Continued
(Unaudited)
(in thousands of dollars, except unit amounts and per unit data)
8. Related Party Transactions
Related party transactions between the Partnership, OpCo and Westlake are primarily based on agreements such as the Ethylene Sales Agreement, the Feedstock Supply Agreement, the Services and Secondment Agreement, Site Lease Agreements, the Omnibus Agreement, the Investment Management Agreement, the Exchange Agreement, the OpCo Partnership Agreement, the OpCo Revolver and the MLP Revolver. These agreements, discussed in detail in the Partnership's 2023 consolidated financial statements included in the 2023 Form 10-K filed on February 28, 2024, reflect the pervasive effect of the relationship with Westlake on the Partnership's operations and its consolidated financial statements. Pursuant to these agreements, the Partnership and OpCo regularly enter into transactions with Westlake. See below for descriptions and details of significant related party transactions.
Sales to Related Parties
OpCo sells ethylene to Westlake under the Ethylene Sales Agreement. Additionally, the Partnership and OpCo from time to time provide other services or products for which it charges Westlake a fee.
Sales to related parties were as follows:
Three Months Ended March 31,
2024 2023
Net sales—Westlake $ 235,209 $ 257,471
Cost of Sales from Related Parties
Charges for goods and services purchased by the Partnership and OpCo from Westlake and included in cost of sales relate primarily to feedstock purchased under the Feedstock Supply Agreement and services provided under the Services and Secondment Agreement.
Charges from related parties in cost of sales were as follows:
Three Months Ended March 31,
2024 2023
Feedstock purchased from Westlake and included in cost of sales $ 78,537 $ 103,042
Other charges from Westlake and included in cost of sales 32,068 30,906
Total $ 110,605 $ 133,948
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — Continued
(Unaudited)
(in thousands of dollars, except unit amounts and per unit data)
Services from Related Parties Included in Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
Charges for services purchased by the Partnership from Westlake and included in selling, general and administrative expenses primarily relate to services Westlake performs on behalf of the Partnership under the Omnibus Agreement, including the Partnership's finance, legal, information technology, human resources, communication, ethics and compliance and other administrative functions.
Charges from related parties included within selling, general and administrative expenses were as follows:
Three Months Ended March 31,
2024 2023
Services received from Westlake and included in selling, general and administrative expenses $ 6,099 $ 6,671
Goods and Services from Related Parties Capitalized as Assets
Charges for goods and services purchased by the Partnership and OpCo from Westlake which were capitalized as assets relate primarily to the services of Westlake employees under the Services and Secondment Agreement.
Charges from related parties for goods and services capitalized as assets were as follows:
Three Months Ended March 31,
2024 2023
Goods and services purchased from Westlake and capitalized as assets $ 412 $ 699
Receivable under the Investment Management Agreement
On August 1, 2017, the Partnership, OpCo and Westlake executed an investment management agreement (the "Investment Management Agreement") that authorized Westlake to invest the Partnership's and OpCo's excess cash with Westlake for durations of up to a maximum of nine months. Per the terms of the Investment Management Agreement, the Partnership earns a market return plus five basis points and Westlake provides daily availability of the invested cash to meet any liquidity needs of the Partnership or OpCo. Accrued interest of $ 1,305 and $ 1,272 was included in the receivable under the Investment Management Agreement balance at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively. Total interest earned related to the Investment Management Agreement was $ 1,305 and $ 907 for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
The Partnership's receivable under the Investment Management Agreement was as follows:
March 31,
2024 December 31,
2023
Receivable under the Investment Management Agreement $ 94,477 $ 94,444
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — Continued
(Unaudited)
(in thousands of dollars, except unit amounts and per unit data)
Accounts Receivable from Related Parties
The Partnership's accounts receivable from Westlake result primarily from ethylene sales to Westlake and the buyer deficiency fee and shortfall fee recognized under the Ethylene Sales Agreement.
As a result of force majeure events in 2021, the Partnership recognized a shortfall fee of $ 58,906 during 2021, of which $ 189 remained to be collected by the Partnership as of December 31, 2023 and was received in the three months ended March 31, 2024.
The Partnership's accounts receivable from Westlake were as follows:
March 31,
2024 December 31,
2023
Accounts receivable—Westlake $ 41,766 $ 49,565
Accounts Payable to Related Parties
The Partnership's accounts payable to Westlake result primarily from feedstock purchases under the Feedstock Supply Agreement and services provided under the Services and Secondment Agreement and the Omnibus Agreement.
The Partnership's accounts payable to Westlake were as follows:
March 31,
2024 December 31,
2023
Accounts payable—Westlake $ 8,439 $ 15,166
Related Party Leases
OpCo is obligated to Westlake under various long-term and short-term noncancelable operating leases, primarily related to rail cars and land. Operating lease rentals paid to Westlake for such leases were $ 425 and $ 737 for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively, an d are reflected in other charges from Westlake that are included in cost of sales.
OpCo has two site lease agreements with Westlake, each of which has a term of 50 years. Pursuant to the site lease agreements, OpCo pays Westlake one dollar per site per year.
Debt Payable to Related Parties
See Note 9 for a description of related party debt payable balances.
Interest on related party debt payable balances, net of capitalized interest, for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 was $ 6,581 and $ 7,315 , respecti vely. Interest on related party debt payable is presented as interest expense—Westlake in the consolidated statements of operations. At March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, accrued interest on related party debt was $ 6,617 and $ 6,675 , respectively, and is reflected as a component of accrued and other liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets.
Debt payable to related parties was as follows:
March 31,
2024 December 31,
2023
Long-term debt payable to Westlake $ 399,674 $ 399,674
Major Customer and Concentration of Credit Risk
During the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, Westlake accounted for approximately 82.6 % and 83.7 %, respectively, of the Partnership's net sale s.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — Continued
(Unaudited)
(in thousands of dollars, except unit amounts and per unit data)
9. Long-Term Debt Payable to Westlake
Long-term debt payable to Westlake consists of the following:
March 31,
2024 December 31,
2023
OpCo Revolver $ 22,619 $ 22,619
MLP Revolver 377,055 377,055
Long-term debt payable to Westlake $ 399,674 $ 399,674
As of March 31, 2024, outstanding borrowings under the OpCo Revolver and the MLP Revolver bore interest at the Secured Overnight Financing Rate, as administered by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York ("SOFR") plus the Applicable Margin plus a 0.10 % credit spread adjustment. The Applicable Margin under the OpCo Revolver is 1.75 %. The Applicable Margin under the MLP Revolver varies between 1.75 % and 2.75 %, depending on the Partnership's Consolidated Leverage Ratio. The OpCo Revolver and the MLP Revolver are scheduled to mature on July 12, 2027.
The weighted average interest rate on all long-term debt was 7.2 % and 7.2 % at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively.
As of March 31, 2024, the Partnership was in compliance with all of the covenants under the OpCo Revolver and the MLP Revolver.
10. Fair Value Measurements
The Partnership reports certain assets and liabilities at fair value, which is defined as 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). Under the accounting guidance for fair value measurements, inputs used to measure fair value are classified in one of three levels:
Level 1: Quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
Level 2: Observable market-based inputs or unobservable inputs that are corroborated by market data.
Level 3: Unobservable inputs that are not corroborated by market data.
The Partnership has financial assets and liabilities subject to fair value measures. These financial assets and liabilities include cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, net, accounts payable and long-term debt payable to Westlake, all of which are recorded at carrying value. The amounts reported in the consolidated balance sheets for accounts receivable, net and accounts payable approximate their fair value due to the short maturities of these instruments. The carrying and fair values of the Partnership's long-term debt at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 are summarized in the table below. The fair value of long-term debt is determined based on the present value of expected future cash flows using a discounted cash flow methodology. Because the Partnership's valuation methodology used for long-term debt requires the use of significant unobservable inputs, the inputs used to measure the fair value of the Partnership's long-term debt are classified as Level 3 within the fair value hierarchy. Inputs used to estimate the fair values of the Partnership's long-term debt include the selection of an appropriate discount rate.
March 31, 2024 December 31, 2023
Carrying
Value Fair
Value Carrying
Value Fair
Value
Long-term debt payable to Westlake $ 399,674 $ 413,825 $ 399,674 $ 408,110
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — Continued
(Unaudited)
(in thousands of dollars, except unit amounts and per unit data)
11. Supplemental Information
Accrued and Other Liabilities
Accrued and other liabilities were $ 19,801 and $ 24,980 at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively. Accrued maintenance expense, accrued capital expenditures, accrued interest on related party debt and accrued taxes, which are components of accrued and other liabilities, were $ 2,743 , $ 2,310 , $ 6,617 and $ 3,439 , respectively, at March 31, 2024 and $ 5,170 , $ 4,627 , $ 6,675 and $ 3,033 , respectively, at December 31, 2023. No other component of accrued and other liabilities was more than five percent of total current liabilities.
Cash Flow Information
Non-cash Investing Activity
Capital expenditure related liabilities, included in accounts payable—third parties and accrued and other liabilities, were $ 5,495 and $ 2,091 at March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
Interest Paid
Interest paid by the Partnership, net of interest capitalized, was $ 6,640 and $ 4,696 for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
Operating Leases
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for operating lease obligations were $ 0 and $ 5,079 at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively.
12. Commitments and Contingencies
The Partnership is subject to environmental laws and regulations that can impose civil and criminal sanctions and that may require the Partnership to mitigate the effects of contamination caused by the release or disposal of hazardous substances into the environment. These laws include the federal Clean Air Act, the federal Water Pollution Control Act, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act ("CERCLA"), the Toxic Substances Control Act and various other federal, state and local laws and regulations. Under CERCLA, an owner or operator of property may be held strictly liable for remediating contamination without regard to whether that person caused the contamination, and without regard to whether the practices that resulted in the contamination were legal at the time they occurred. Because the Partnership's production sites have a history of industrial use, it is impossible to predict precisely what effect these legal requirements will have on the Partnership. Pursuant to the Omnibus Agreement, certain subsidiaries of Westlake will indemnify the Partnership for liabilities that occurred or existed prior to August 4, 2014.
In September 2021, shortly after the turnaround on OpCo's Petro 2 facility commenced, there was a flash fire at the quench tower of the Petro 2 facility. Contractors and employees working on and near the quench tower were injured and multiple lawsuits were filed against Westlake and OpCo. Final settlements were reached with all of the plaintiffs to fully resolve the lawsuits by Westlake, but payment by the insurance carriers has not yet been completed. Westlake and its subsidiaries are responsible for indemnifying the Partnership in connection with any losses incurred by OpCo as a result of the fire.
The Partnership is also involved in other legal proceedings incidental to the conduct of its business. After considering all relevant facts and circumstances, including applicable insurance and indemnification by Westlake, the Partnership does not believe that any of these legal proceedings will have a material adverse effect on its financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.
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