Marathon Petroleum Q1 Loss Narrower Than Expected, Revenues Beat

Core Viewpoint - Marathon Petroleum Corporation (MPC) reported a narrower-than-expected adjusted loss per share of 24 cents for Q1 2025, primarily driven by strong performance in its Refining & Marketing segment, despite a significant decline from the previous year's profit of $2.78 per share [1][2]. Financial Performance - Revenues for Q1 2025 were $31.9 billion, exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $30.1 billion but down 4.1% year-over-year [2]. - Total expenses decreased to $31.2 billion from $31.4 billion in the prior year [6]. - The company repurchased $1.1 billion of shares during the quarter, with a remaining authorization of $6.7 billion [7]. Segment Analysis Refining & Marketing - Adjusted EBITDA for the Refining & Marketing segment was $489 million, a 74% decline from $1.9 billion in the previous year, attributed to lower refining margins [3]. - The refining margin decreased to $13.38 per barrel from $19.35 a year ago, while capacity utilization improved to 89% from 82% [3]. - Total refined product sales volumes increased to 3,446 thousand barrels per day (mbpd) from 3,242 mbpd year-over-year, and throughput rose to 2,849 mbpd, surpassing the consensus estimate of 2,766 mbpd [4]. Midstream - The Midstream segment reported adjusted EBITDA of $1.7 billion, an 8.2% increase from Q1 2024, supported by higher rates and stronger throughput [5]. Capital Expenditures and Debt - Capital expenditures for the quarter totaled $776 million, with 46.6% allocated to Refining & Marketing and 49.7% to the Midstream segment, compared to $636 million in the prior year [6]. - As of March 31, 2025, the company had cash and cash equivalents of $3.8 billion and total debt of $30.9 billion, resulting in a debt-to-capitalization ratio of 57.3% [7].