ICAHN ENTERPRISES LP
For the period ended Mar 31, 2024. Filed May 8, 2024.
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Mar 31, 2024 · Filed May 8, 2024
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Item 1. Financial Statements (Unaudited)
Item 1. Financial Statements
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)
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| · · March 31, · · December 31, | ||||||
| · 2024 · 2023 | ||||||
| | | (in millions, except unit amounts) | ||||
| ASSETS | | | | | | |
| Cash and cash equivalents | | $2,468 | | $2,951 | ||
| Cash held at consolidated affiliated partnerships and restricted cash | | 2,565 | | 2,995 | ||
| Investments | | 3,315 | | 3,012 | ||
| Due from brokers | | 4,321 | | 4,367 | ||
| Accounts receivable, net | | 447 | | 485 | ||
| Related party notes receivable, net | | | 11 | | | 11 |
| Inventories, net | | 1,039 | | 1,047 | ||
| Property, plant and equipment, net | | 3,940 | | 3,969 | ||
| Deferred tax asset | | | 190 | | | 184 |
| Derivative assets, net | | | 24 | | | 64 |
| Goodwill | | 288 | | 288 | ||
| Intangible assets, net | | 452 | | 466 | ||
| Other assets | | 1,004 | | 1,019 | ||
| Total Assets | | $20,064 | | $20,858 | ||
| LIABILITIES AND EQUITY | | | ||||
| Accounts payable | | $795 | | $830 | ||
| Accrued expenses and other liabilities | | 2,044 | | 1,596 | ||
| Deferred tax liabilities | | 390 | | 399 | ||
| Derivative liabilities, net | | 702 | | 979 | ||
| Securities sold, not yet purchased, at fair value | | 3,644 | | 3,473 | ||
| Due to brokers | | 256 | | 301 | ||
| Debt | | 6,608 | | 7,207 | ||
| Total liabilities | | 14,439 | | 14,785 | ||
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| Commitments and contingencies (Note 18) | | | ||||
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| Equity: | | | ||||
| Limited partners: Depositary units: 431,808,850 units issued and outstanding at March 31, 2024 and 429,033,241 units issued and outstanding at December 31, 2023 | | 3,550 | | 3,969 | ||
| General partner | | (769) | | (761) | ||
| Equity attributable to Icahn Enterprises | | 2,781 | | 3,208 | ||
| Equity attributable to non-controlling interests | | 2,844 | | 2,865 | ||
| Total equity | | 5,625 | | 6,073 | ||
| Total Liabilities and Equity | | $20,064 | | $20,858 | ||
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)
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| · · Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||
| | 2024 | 2023 | ||||
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| Revenues: | | | | | | |
| Net sales | | $2,244 | | $2,758 | ||
| Other revenues from operations | | 183 | | 187 | ||
| Net loss from investment activities | | (96) | | (443) | ||
| Interest and dividend income | | 143 | | 171 | ||
| Loss on disposition of assets, net | | (6) | | — | ||
| | | 2,468 | | 2,673 | ||
| Expenses: | | | | | | |
| Cost of goods sold | | 1,987 | | 2,260 | ||
| Other expenses from operations | | 153 | | 158 | ||
| Selling, general and administrative | | 193 | | 229 | ||
| Loss on deconsolidation of subsidiary | | — | | 226 | ||
| Interest expense | | 136 | | 142 | ||
| Other loss, net | | 18 | | 32 | ||
| | | 2,487 | | 3,047 | ||
| Loss before income tax (expense) benefit | | (19) | | (374) | ||
| Income tax (expense) benefit | | (7) | | 16 | ||
| Net loss | | (26) | | (358) | ||
| Less: net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests | | 12 | | (88) | ||
| Net loss attributable to Icahn Enterprises | | $(38) | | $(270) | ||
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| Net loss attributable to Icahn Enterprises allocated to: | | | | | | |
| Limited partners | | $(37) | | $(265) | ||
| General partner | | (1) | | (5) | ||
| | | $(38) | | $(270) | ||
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| Basic and Diluted loss per LP unit | | $(0.09) | | $(0.75) | ||
| Basic and Diluted weighted average LP units outstanding | | 429 | | 354 | ||
| Distributions declared per LP unit | | $1.00 | | $2.00 | ||
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS (UNAUDITED)
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| · · Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||
| | 2024 | 2023 | ||||
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| Net loss | | $(26) | | $(358) | ||
| Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax: | | | | | ||
| Translation adjustments | | (2) | | 4 | ||
| Post-retirement benefits and other | | — | | — | ||
| Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax | | (2) | | 4 | ||
| Comprehensive loss | | (28) | | (354) | ||
| Less: Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests | | 12 | | (88) | ||
| Comprehensive loss attributable to Icahn Enterprises | | $(40) | | $(266) | ||
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| Comprehensive loss attributable to Icahn Enterprises allocated to: | | | | | ||
| Limited partners | | $(39) | | $(261) | ||
| General partner | | (1) | | (5) | ||
| | | $(40) | | $(266) | ||
** ICAHN ENTERPRISES L.P. AND SUBSIDIARIES**
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY (UNAUDITED)
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| · · Equity Attributable to Icahn Enterprises · · · · · | |||||||||||||||
| · · General · · Limited · · · · · Non- · · · | |||||||||||||||
| · · Partner’s · · Partners’ · · Total Partners’ · · controlling · · | |||||||||||||||
| · Deficit · Equity · Equity · Interests · Total Equity | |||||||||||||||
| · · (in millions) | |||||||||||||||
| Balance, December 31, 2023 | | $(761) | | $3,969 | | $3,208 | | $2,865 | | $6,073 | |||||
| Net (loss) income | | | (1) | | (37) | | | (38) | | | 12 | | | (26) | |
| Other comprehensive loss | | — | | (2) | | (2) | | — | | (2) | |||||
| Partnership distributions payable | | (9) | | (430) | | (439) | | — | | (439) | |||||
| Partnership contributions | | 1 | | 50 | | 51 | | — | | 51 | |||||
| Investment segment distributions to non-controlling interests | | — | | — | | — | | (5) | | (5) | |||||
| Dividends and distributions to non-controlling interests in subsidiaries | | — | | — | | — | | (28) | | (28) | |||||
| Changes in subsidiary equity and other | | 1 | | — | | 1 | | — | | 1 | |||||
| Balance, March 31, 2024 | $(769) | $3,550 | $2,781 | $2,844 | $5,625 | ||||||||||
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| · · Equity Attributable to Icahn Enterprises · · · · · | |||||||||||||||
| · · General · · Limited · · · · · Non- · · · | |||||||||||||||
| · · Partner’s · · Partners’ · · Total Partners’ · · controlling · · | |||||||||||||||
| · Deficit · Equity · Equity · Interests · Total Equity | |||||||||||||||
| · · (in millions) | |||||||||||||||
| Balance, December 31, 2022 | | $(747) | | $4,647 | | $3,900 | | $5,658 | | $9,558 | |||||
| Net loss | | | (5) | | (265) | | | (270) | | | (88) | | | (358) | |
| Other comprehensive income | | — | | 4 | | 4 | | — | | 4 | |||||
| Partnership distributions payable | | (15) | | (709) | | (724) | | — | | (724) | |||||
| Partnership contributions | | 4 | | 175 | | 179 | | — | | 179 | |||||
| Investment segment contributions from non-controlling interests | | — | | — | | — | | (80) | | (80) | |||||
| Dividends and distributions to non-controlling interests in subsidiaries | | — | | — | | — | | (85) | | (85) | |||||
| Changes in subsidiary equity and other | | — | | 2 | | 2 | | — | | 2 | |||||
| Balance, March 31, 2023 | $(763) | $3,854 | $3,091 | $5,405 | $8,496 | ||||||||||
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)
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| · · Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||
| · 2024 · 2023 | ||||||
| | | (in millions) | ||||
| Cash flows from operating activities: | | | | | | |
| Net loss | | $(26) | $(358) | |||
| Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities: | | | | | ||
| Net loss from securities transactions | | 258 | | 196 | ||
| Purchases of securities | | (784) | | (380) | ||
| Proceeds from sales of securities | | 660 | | 565 | ||
| Payments to cover securities sold, not yet purchased | | (368) | | (1,228) | ||
| Proceeds from securities sold, not yet purchased | | 100 | | 205 | ||
| Changes in receivables and payables relating to securities transactions | | 18 | | 655 | ||
| Changes in derivative assets and liabilities | | (237) | | 366 | ||
| Loss on disposition of assets, net | | 6 | | — | ||
| Depreciation and amortization | | 129 | | 122 | ||
| Loss on deconsolidation of subsidiary | | | — | | | 226 |
| Deferred taxes | | (16) | | (60) | ||
| Other, net | | 12 | | (19) | ||
| Changes in other operating assets and liabilities | | (3) | | (25) | ||
| Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities | | (251) | | 265 | ||
| Cash flows from investing activities: | | | ||||
| Capital expenditures | | (68) | | (58) | ||
| Turnaround expenditures | | | (12) | | | (8) |
| Proceeds from disposition of businesses and assets | | 2 | | — | ||
| Return of equity method investment | | 3 | | 19 | ||
| Other, net | | — | | (16) | ||
| Net cash used in investing activities | | (75) | | (63) | ||
| Cash flows from financing activities: | | | ||||
| Investment segment distributions to non-controlling interests | | | (5) | | | (82) |
| Partnership contributions | | 50 | | 173 | ||
| Dividends and distributions to non-controlling interests in subsidiaries | | (28) | | (85) | ||
| Proceeds from subsidiary borrowings | | 7 | | 16 | ||
| Repayments of subsidiary borrowings | | (607) | | (19) | ||
| Other, net | | (4) | | (2) | ||
| Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities | | (587) | | 1 | ||
| Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents | | (913) | | 203 | ||
| Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents, beginning of period | | 5,946 | | 4,886 | ||
| Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents, end of period | | $5,033 | | $5,089 | ||
- Description of Business
Overview
Icahn Enterprises L.P. (“Icahn Enterprises”) is a master limited partnership formed in Delaware on February 17, 1987. References to “we,” “our” or “us” herein include both Icahn Enterprises and Icahn Enterprises Holdings L.P. (“Icahn Enterprises Holdings”) and their subsidiaries, unless the context otherwise requires.
Icahn Enterprises owns a 99% limited partner interest in Icahn Enterprises Holdings. Icahn Enterprises Holdings and its subsidiaries own substantially all of our assets and liabilities and conduct substantially all of our operations. Icahn Enterprises G.P. Inc. (“Icahn Enterprises GP”), which is indirectly owned and controlled by Mr. Carl C. Icahn, owns a 1% general partner interest in each of Icahn Enterprises and Icahn Enterprises Holdings as of March 31, 2024, representing an aggregate 1.99% general partner interest in Icahn Enterprises and Icahn Enterprises Holdings. Mr. Icahn and his affiliates owned approximately 85% of our outstanding depositary units as of March 31, 2024.
Description of Continuing Operating Businesses
We are a diversified holding company owning subsidiaries currently engaged in the following continuing operating businesses: Investment, Energy, Automotive, Food Packaging, Real Estate, Home Fashion and Pharma. We also report the results of our Holding Company, which includes the results of certain subsidiaries of Icahn Enterprises (unless otherwise noted), and investment activity and expenses associated with our Holding Company. See Note 14, “Segment Reporting,” for a reconciliation of each of our reporting segment’s results of operations to our consolidated results. Certain additional information with respect to our segments is discussed below.
Our Investment segment is comprised of various private investment funds (“Investment Funds”) in which we have general partner interests and through which we invest our proprietary capital. As general partner, we provide investment advisory and certain administrative and back-office services to the Investment Funds but do not provide such services to any other entities, individuals or accounts. We and certain of Mr. Icahn’s family members and affiliates are the only investors in the Investment Funds. Interests in the Investment Funds are not offered to outside investors. We had interests in the Investment Funds with a fair value of approximately $3.2 billion at each of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023.
Energy
We conduct our Energy segment through our majority owned subsidiary, CVR Energy, Inc. (“CVR Energy”). CVR Energy is a diversified holding company primarily engaged in the petroleum refining and marketing businesses as well as in the nitrogen fertilizer manufacturing businesses through its holdings in CVR Partners, LP, a publicly traded limited partnership (“CVR Partners”). CVR Energy is an independent petroleum refiner and marketer of high value transportation fuels primarily in the form of gasoline and diesel fuels, as well as renewable diesel. CVR Partners produces and markets nitrogen fertilizers in the form of urea ammonium nitrate and ammonia. CVR Energy holds 100% of the general partner interest and approximately 37% of the outstanding common units of CVR Partners as of March 31, 2024. As of March 31, 2024, we owned approximately 66% of the total outstanding common stock of CVR Energy.
We conduct our Automotive segment through our wholly owned subsidiaries, Icahn Automotive Group LLC (“Icahn Automotive”) and AEP PLC LLC (“AEP PLC”). The Automotive segment is engaged in providing a full range of automotive repair and maintenance services, along with the sale of any installed parts or materials related to automotive services (“Automotive Services”) to its customers, as well as sales of automotive aftermarket parts and retailed merchandise (“Aftermarket Parts”). In addition to its primary businesses, the Automotive segment leases available and excess real estate in certain locations under long-term operating leases.
On January 31, 2023, a subsidiary of Icahn Automotive, IEH Auto Parts Holding LLC and its subsidiaries (collectively “Auto Plus”), an aftermarket parts distributor held within our Automotive segment, filed voluntary petitions in the United States Bankruptcy Court. As a result of Auto Plus’s filings for bankruptcy protections on January 31, 2023, we no longer controlled the operations of Auto Plus, therefore, we deconsolidated Auto Plus as of January 31, 2023. See Note 3, “Subsidiary Bankruptcy and Deconsolidation”, for a detailed discussion of the Auto Plus bankruptcy and deconsolidation.
Food Packaging
We conduct our Food Packaging segment through our majority owned subsidiary, Viskase Companies, Inc. (“Viskase”). Viskase is a producer of cellulosic, fibrous and plastic casings used to prepare and package processed meat products. As of March 31, 2024, we owned approximately 90% of the total outstanding common stock of Viskase.
We conduct our Real Estate segment through various wholly owned subsidiaries. Our Real Estate segment consists of investment properties which includes land, retail, office and industrial properties leased to corporate tenants, the development and sale of single-family homes, and the operations of a resort andtwo country clubs.
Home Fashion
We conduct our Home Fashion segment through our wholly owned subsidiary, WestPoint Home LLC (“WPH”). WPH’s business consists of manufacturing, sourcing, marketing, distributing and selling home fashion consumer products.
Pharma
We conduct our Pharma segment through our wholly owned subsidiary, Vivus LLC, formerly Vivus, Inc. (“Vivus”). Vivus is a specialty pharmaceutical company withtwo approved therapies, two product candidates in active clinical development andtwo product candidates in early stage development.
- Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
We conduct and plan to continue to conduct our activities in such a manner as not to be deemed an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”). Therefore, no more than 40% of our total assets can be invested in investment securities, as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act. In addition, we do not invest or intend to invest in securities as our primary business. We structure and intend to continue structuring our investments to be taxed as a partnership rather than as a corporation under the applicable publicly traded partnership rules of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended.
Events beyond our control, including significant appreciation or depreciation in the market value of certain of our publicly traded holdings or adverse developments with respect to our ownership of certain of our subsidiaries, could result in our inadvertently becoming an investment company that is required to register under the Investment Company Act. Following such events or certain transactions (such as the sale of an operating business), an exemption under the Investment Company Act would provide us up to one year to take steps to avoid becoming classified as an investment company. We expect to take steps to avoid becoming classified as an investment company, but no assurance can be made that we will successfully be able to take the steps necessary to avoid becoming classified as an investment company.
The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and related notes contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023. The condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) related to interim financial statements. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. The financial information contained herein is unaudited; however, management believes all adjustments have been made that are necessary to present fairly the results for the interim periods. All such adjustments are of a normal and recurring nature.
Principles of Consolidation
Our condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of (i) Icahn Enterprises and (ii) the wholly and majority owned subsidiaries of Icahn Enterprises, in addition to variable interest entities (“VIEs”) in which we are the primary beneficiary. In evaluating whether we have a controlling financial interest in entities that we consolidate, we consider the following: (1) for voting interest entities, including limited partnerships and similar entities that are not VIEs, we consolidate these entities in which we own a majority of the voting interests; and (2) for VIEs, we consolidate these entities in which we are the primary beneficiary. See below for a discussion of our VIEs. Kick-out rights, which are the rights underlying the limited partners’ ability to dissolve the limited partnership or otherwise remove the general partners, held through voting interests of partnerships and similar entities that are not VIEs are considered the equivalent of the equity interests of corporations that are not VIEs. For entities over which the Company does not have significant influence, the Company accounts for its equity investment at fair value, except for the Company’s equity interest in Auto Plus.
Except for our Investment segment and Holding Company, for equity investments in which we own 50% or less but greater than 20%, we generally account for such investments using the equity method. All other such equity investments are accounted for at fair value.
Consolidated Variable Interest Entities
We determined that Icahn Enterprises Holdings is a VIE because it is a limited partnership that lacks both substantive kick-out and participating rights. Although Icahn Enterprises is not the general partner of Icahn Enterprises Holdings, Icahn Enterprises is deemed to be the primary beneficiary of Icahn Enterprises Holdings principally based on its 99% limited partner interest in Icahn Enterprises Holdings, as well as our related party relationship with the general partner, and therefore continues to consolidate Icahn Enterprises Holdings. Icahn Enterprises Holdings and its
subsidiaries own substantially all of our assets and liabilities and therefore, the balance sheets of Icahn Enterprises and Icahn Enterprises Holdings are substantially the same.
During 2023, we established a captive insurance program to supplement the insurance coverage of the officers, directors, employees and agents of the Company, its subsidiaries and our general partner, in addition to our newly established commercial insurance program. We hold assets in a protected cell, which we are the primary beneficiary of, and therefore consolidate the protected cell. At March 31, 2024, total assets related to the protected cell were $104 million and included in restricted cash in the condensed consolidated balance sheet.
Reclassifications
Certain reclassifications from the prior year presentation have been made to conform to the current year presentation, which did not have an impact on previously reported net income and equity and are not deemed material.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The carrying values of cash and cash equivalents, cash held at consolidated affiliated partnerships and restricted cash, accounts receivable, due from brokers, accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities and due to brokers are deemed to be reasonable estimates of their fair values because of their short-term nature. See Note 5, “Investments,” and Note 6, “Fair Value Measurements,” for a detailed discussion of our investments and other non-financial assets and/or liabilities.
The fair value of our long-term debt is based on the quoted market prices for the same or similar issues or on the current rates offered to us for debt of the same remaining maturities. The carrying value and estimated fair value of our long-term debt as of March 31, 2024 was approximately $6.6 billion and $6.4 billion, respectively. The carrying value and estimated fair value of our long-term debt as of December 31, 2023 was approximately $7.2 billion and $6.9 billion, respectively.
Cash Flow
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents on our condensed consolidated statements of cash flows is comprised of (i) cash and cash equivalents and (ii) cash held at consolidated affiliated partnerships and restricted cash.
Cash Held at Consolidated Affiliated Partnerships and Restricted Cash
Our cash held at consolidated affiliated partnerships balance was $791 million and $1,068 million as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively. Cash held at consolidated affiliated partnerships relates to our Investment segment and consists of cash and cash equivalents held by the Investment Funds that, although not legally restricted, are not used for the general operating needs of the Investment segment or Icahn Enterprises.
Our restricted cash balance was $1,774 million and $1,927 million as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively. Restricted cash includes, but is not limited to, our Investment segment’s cash pledged and held for margin requirements on derivative transactions and cash held related to our captive insurance program.
Revenue From Contracts With Customers and Contract Balances
Due to the nature of our business, we derive revenue from various sources in various industries. With the exception of all of our Investment segment’s and our Holding Company’s revenues, and our Real Estate and Automotive segment’s leasing revenue, our revenue is generally derived from contracts with customers in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Such revenue from contracts with customers is included in net sales and other revenues from operations in the condensed consolidated statements of operations, however, our Real Estate and Automotive segment’s leasing revenue, as disclosed in Note 11, “Leases,” is also included in other revenues from operations. Related contract assets are included in accounts receivable, net or other assets and related contract liabilities are included in accrued expenses and
other liabilities in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. Our disaggregation of revenue information includes our net sales and other revenues from operations for each of our reporting segments as well as additional disaggregation of revenue information for our Energy and Automotive segments. See Note 14, “Segment Reporting,” for our complete disaggregation of revenue information. In addition, we disclose additional information with respect to revenue from contracts with customers and contract balances for our Energy and Automotive segments below.
Energy
Our Energy segment’s deferred revenue is a contract liability that relates to fertilizer sales contracts requiring customer prepayment prior to product delivery to guarantee a price and supply of nitrogen fertilizer. Deferred revenue is recorded at the point in time in which a prepaid contract is legally enforceable and the associated right to consideration is unconditional prior to transferring product to the customer. An associated receivable is recorded for uncollected prepaid contract amounts. Contracts requiring prepayment are generally short-term in nature and revenue is recognized at the point in time in which the customer obtains control of the product. In addition, it includes deferred revenue associated with agreements entered into with third-party investors that has allowed our Energy segment to monetize certain tax credits available under Section 45Q of the Internal Revenue Code (the “45Q Transaction”). Our Energy segment had deferred revenue of $52 million and $49 million as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively. For the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, our Energy segment recorded revenue of $5 million and $12 million, respectively, with respect to deferred revenue outstanding as of the beginning of each respective period.
As of March 31, 2024, our Energy segment had $14 million of remaining performance obligations for contracts with an original expected duration of more than one year. Our Energy segment expects to recognize $4 million of these performance obligations as revenue by the end of 2024, an additional $5 million during 2025, and the remaining balance in 2026.
Our Automotive segment had deferred revenue with respect to extended warranty plans of $43 million and $45 million as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively, which are included in accrued expenses and other liabilities on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. For the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, our Automotive segment recorded deferred revenue of $6 million and $6 million, respectively, outstanding as of the beginning of each period.
Adoption of New Accounting Standards
In June 2022, the FASB issued ASU 2022-03,Fair Value Measurement of Equity Securities Subject to Contractual Sale Restrictions,which amends guidance in Topic 820, Fair Value Measurement. The guidance clarifies that a contractual restriction on the sale of an equity security is not considered part of the unit of account of the equity security and, therefore, is not considered in measuring the fair value. The guidance also clarifies that an entity cannot, as a separate unit of account, recognize and measure a contractual sale restriction. The amendment requires the following disclosures for equity securities subject to contractual sale restrictions: the fair value of equity securities subject to contractual sale restrictions; the nature and remaining duration of the restriction(s); and the circumstances that could cause a lapse in the restriction(s). The amended guidance is effective January 1, 2024 on a prospective basis. We adopted this ASU effective January 1, 2024. The adoption of this standard did not have a significant impact on our condensed consolidated financial statements.
Recently Issued Accounting Standards
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09,Income Taxes (Topic 740) – Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures, which requires enhanced income tax disclosures that reflect how operations and related tax risks, as well as how tax planning and operational opportunities, affect the tax rate and prospects for future cash flows. This standard is effective for the Company beginning January 1, 2025 with early adoption permitted. We are currently assessing the impact of adopting this standard on our consolidated financial statements.
In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-07,Segment Reporting (Topic 280) – Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures, which includes requirements for more robust disclosures of significant segment expenses and measures of a segment’s profit and loss used in assessing performance. This standard is effective for the Company’s annual period beginning January 1, 2024 and interim periods beginning January 1, 2025 with early adoptions permitted. The Company is still evaluating the effects of adopting this new accounting guidance on its disclosures.
3. Subsidiary Bankruptcy and Deconsolidation
On January 31, 2023, Auto Plus, an Aftermarket Parts distributor held within our Automotive segment, filed voluntary petitions (the “Chapter 11 Cases”) in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas (the “Bankruptcy Court”) seeking relief under Chapter 11 of Title 11 of the United States Code. On May 2, 2023, the Bankruptcy Court approved a global settlement in the Chapter 11 Cases between Auto Plus, its non-Auto Plus affiliates, and the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors appointed in the Chapter 11 Cases (the “Committee”) that provides for a guaranteed recovery to unsecured creditors, the payment of all administrative and priority claims in the Chapter 11 Cases, and the resolution of all disputes between Auto Plus, its non-Auto Plus affiliates, and the Committee. On May 19, 2023, the Bankruptcy Court approved five sales of Auto Plus’ assets tofive different bidders pursuant to Section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code, comprising a significant majority of Auto Plus’ total assets (the “363 Sales”). AEP PLC was the buyer for one of the 363 Sales, pursuant to a credit bid of$10 million for a portion of itssenior secured debtor-in-possession loan to Auto Plus. The last of the 363 Sales closed on June 12, 2023. The proceeds of the 363 Sales have been and will continue to be used to satisfy obligations to Auto Plus’ creditors. On June 16, 2023, the Bankruptcy Court entered an order approving Auto Plus’ Third Amended Combined Disclosure Statement and Joint Plan of Liquidation (the “Bankruptcy Plan”). The effective date of the Bankruptcy Plan occurred on October 6, 2023. The Bankruptcy Plan provides for the orderly liquidation of Auto Plus and distribution of its assets.
As a result of the filing of the Chapter 11 Cases, the Company determined that it no longer controls Auto Plus under the criteria set out in FASB ASC Topic 810, “Consolidation” and deconsolidated its investment effective January 31, 2023. In order to deconsolidate Auto Plus, we removed the carrying values of the assets and liabilities of Auto Plus as of January 31, 2023 and recorded our investment in Auto Plus atzero resulting in a non-cash charge of $226 million during the three months ended March 31, 2023.
- Related Party Transactions
Our second amended and restated agreement of limited partnership expressly permits us to enter into transactions with our general partner or any of its affiliates, including buying or selling properties from or to our general partner and any of its affiliates and borrowing and lending money from or to our general partner and any of its affiliates, subject to limitations contained in our partnership agreement and the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act. The indentures governing our indebtedness contain certain covenants applicable to transactions with affiliates.
Investment Funds
As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the total fair market value of investments in the Investment Funds made by Mr. Icahn and his affiliates (excluding us and Brett Icahn) was approximately $2.1 billion and $2.1 billion, respectively, representing approximately 39% of the Investment Funds’ assets under management as of each respective date. Mr. Icahn and his affiliates (excluding us and Brett Icahn) madeno redemptions from the Investment Funds during the three months ended March 31, 2024, and redeemed $80 million in the three months ended March 31, 2023.
We pay for expenses pertaining to the operation, administration and investment activities of our Investment segment for the benefit of the Investment Funds (including salaries, benefits and rent). Based on an expense-sharing arrangement, certain expenses borne by us are reimbursed by the Investment Funds. For the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, $5 million and $3 million, respectively, was allocated to the Investment Funds based on this expense-sharing arrangement.
Auto Plus and AEP PLC
As discussed in Note 3. “Subsidiary Bankruptcy and Deconsolidation,” Auto Plus was deconsolidated as of January 31, 2023. Subsequent to January 31, 2023, Auto Plus had certain transactions with entities within our Automotive and Real Estate segments. Agreements and transactions include (i) lease agreements between Auto Plus and entities in the Automotive segment in which Auto Plus is the lessee, (ii) lease agreements between Auto Plus and entities in the Automotive segment in which Auto Plus is the lessor, (iii) auto parts purchases by entities in the Automotive segment from Auto Plus, (iv) auto parts sales from entities within the Automotive segment to Auto Plus, and (v) lease agreements between entities in the Real Estate segment and Auto Plus in which Auto Plus is the lessee.
For the two months from the date of deconsolidation of January 31, 2023 through March 31, 2023, the total lease revenues of entities within the Automotive segment from leases with Auto Plus was$2 million. Total inventory purchases of entities within the Automotive segment from Auto Plus were$3 million.
For the two months from the date of deconsolidation of January 31, 2023 through March 31, 2023, the total lease revenues of entities within the Real Estate segment from Auto Plus were $2 million.
Note Receivable from Auto Plus
In connection with the Auto Plus bankruptcy filing, we entered into a priming, senior secured, super priority debtor-in-possession credit facility with Auto Plus (the “DIP Credit Facility”) on January 31, 2023, under which (i) we agreed to provide new loans in an aggregate amount of up to$75 million and (ii) subject to final approval of the DIP Credit Facility by the Bankruptcy Court, all the loans under our pre-petition credit facility with Auto Plus would be rolled-up and converted into loans under the DIP Credit Facility. On May 2, 2023, we converted and rolled up our related party note receivable with our existing loans under the DIP Credit Facility. We estimated our cash to be collected for the repayment of the note receivable to be$11 million at March 31, 2024.
AEP PLC
In connection with the Auto Plus auction, AEP PLC acquired $10 million of assets mostly comprised of Aftermarket Parts inventory during the year ended December 31, 2023. The transaction was considered an asset acquisition, as the group of assets acquired by AEP PLC does not meet the definition of a business defined in FASB ASC Topic 805. The results of AEP PLC are consolidated within our Automotive segment at March 31, 2024 and were not material.
Other Related Party Agreements
On October 1, 2020, we entered into a manager agreement with Brett Icahn, the son of Carl C. Icahn, and affiliates of Brett Icahn. Under the manager agreement, Brett Icahn serves as the portfolio manager of a designated portfolio of assets within the Investment Funds over aseven-year term, subject to veto rights by our Investment segment and Carl C. Icahn. On May 5, 2022, we entered into an amendment to the manager agreement, which allows the Investment Funds to add, from time to time, two additional separately tracked portfolios, in addition to the existing portfolios, which will not be subject to the manager agreement. Additionally, Brett Icahn provides certain other services, at our request, which may entail research, analysis and advice with respect to a separate designated portfolio of assets within the Investment Funds. Subject to the terms of the manager agreement, at the end of theseven-year term, Brett Icahn will be entitled to receive aone-time lump sum payment as described in and computed pursuant to the manager agreement. Brett Icahn will not be entitled to receive from us any other compensation (including any salary or bonus) in respect of the services he is to provide under the manager agreement other than restricted depositary units granted under a restricted unit agreement. In accordance with the manager agreement, Brett Icahn will co-invest with the Investment Funds in certain positions, will make cash contributions to the Investment Funds in order to fund such co-investments and will have a special limited partnership interest in the Investment Funds through which the profit and loss attributable to such co-investments will be allocated to him. Brett Icahn had net redemptions of $5 million during the three months ended March 31, 2024, and had no redemptions in the three months ended March 31, 2023. As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 Brett Icahn had investments in the Investment Funds with a total fair market value of $21 million and $28 million, respectively. We also entered into a guaranty agreement with an affiliate of Brett Icahn, pursuant to which we guaranteed the payment of certain amounts required to be distributed by the Investment Funds to such affiliate pursuant to the terms and conditions of the manager agreement.
- Investments
Investments
Investments and securities sold, not yet purchased consist of equities, bonds, bank debt and other corporate obligations, all of which are reported at fair value in our condensed consolidated balance sheets. In addition, our Investment segment has certain derivative transactions which are discussed in Note 7, “Financial Instruments.” The carrying value and detail by security type, including business sector for equity securities, with respect to investments and securities sold, not yet purchased held by our Investment segment consist of the following:
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| · · March 31, · · December 31, | ||||||
| · 2024 · 2023 | ||||||
| | | (in millions) | ||||
| Assets | | | | | | |
| Investments: · · | ||||||
| Equity securities: · · | ||||||
| Communications | | $12 | | $— | ||
| Consumer, cyclical | | 281 | | 260 | ||
| Energy | | 781 | | 708 | ||
| Utilities | | 943 | | 1,012 | ||
| Healthcare | | 543 | | 440 | ||
| Technology | | 129 | | 139 | ||
| Materials | | 322 | | 52 | ||
| Industrial | | 132 | | — | ||
| | | 3,143 | | 2,611 | ||
| Debt securities: | | | | | | |
| Financials | | | — | | | 158 |
| Real Estate | | | 42 | | | 44 |
| Communications | | | 18 | | | 85 |
| | | 60 | | 287 | ||
| | | $3,203 | | $2,898 | ||
| Liabilities | | | ||||
| Securities sold, not yet purchased, at fair value: | | | ||||
| Equity securities: | | | ||||
| Consumer, non-cyclical | | $22 | | $41 | ||
| Consumer, cyclical | | | — | | | 3 |
| Energy | | 2,536 | | 2,146 | ||
| Utilities | | 436 | | 610 | ||
| Materials | | 309 | | 350 | ||
| Industrial | | | 166 | | | 138 |
| | | | 3,469 | | | 3,288 |
| Debt securities: | | | | | | |
| Materials | | | 175 | | | 185 |
| | | $3,644 | | $3,473 | ||
| | | | | | | |
The portion of unrealized (losses) and gains that relates to securities still held by our Investment segment, primarily equity securities, was $(339) million and $(208) million for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
Other Segments and Holding Company
With the exception of certain equity method investments at our operating subsidiaries and our Holding Company disclosed in the table below, our investments are measured at fair value in our condensed consolidated balance sheets. The carrying value of investments held by our other segments and our Holding Company consist of the following:
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| · · March 31, · · December 31, | ||||||
| · 2024 · 2023 | ||||||
| · · (in millions) | ||||||
| Equity method investments | | $98 | | $100 | ||
| Held to maturity debt investments measured at amortized cost | | | 11 | | | 11 |
| Other investments measured at fair value | | 3 | | 3 | ||
| | | $112 | | $114 | ||
There wereno unrealized gains and (losses) that relates to equity securities still held by our other segments and Holding Company for each of the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023.
- Fair Value Measurements
U.S. GAAP requires enhanced disclosures about assets and liabilities that are measured and reported at fair value and has established a hierarchal disclosure framework that prioritizes and ranks the level of market price observability used in measuring assets and liabilities at fair value. Market price observability is impacted by a number of factors, including the type of, and the characteristics specific to, the assets and liabilities. Assets and liabilities with readily available active quoted prices or for which fair value can be measured from actively quoted prices generally will have a higher degree of market price observability and a lesser degree of judgment used in measuring fair value.
Assets and liabilities measured and reported at fair value are classified and disclosed in one of the following categories:
Level 1 – Quoted prices are available in active markets for identical assets and liabilities as of the reporting date.
Level 2 – Pricing inputs are other than quoted prices in active markets, which are either directly or indirectly observable as of the reporting date, and fair value is determined through the use of models or other valuation methodologies where all significant inputs are observable. The inputs and assumptions of our Level 2 assets and liabilities are derived from market observable sources including reported trades, broker/dealer quotes and other pertinent data.
Level 3 – Pricing inputs are unobservable for the assets and liabilities and include situations where there is little, if any, market activity for the assets and liabilities. The inputs into the determination of fair value require significant management judgment or estimation. Fair value is determined using comparable market transactions and other valuation methodologies, adjusted as appropriate for liquidity, credit, market and/or other risk factors.
In certain cases, the inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, the level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. Our assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires judgment and consideration of factors specific to the assets and liabilities. Significant transfers, if any, between the levels within the fair value hierarchy are recognized at the beginning of the reporting period when changes in circumstances require such transfers.
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis
The following table summarizes the valuation of our assets and liabilities by the above fair value hierarchy levels measured on a recurring basis:
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| · · March 31, 2024 · · December 31, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| · Level 1 · Level 2 · Level 3 · Total · Level 1 · Level 2 · Level 3 · Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| | | (in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Investments (Note 5) | | $3,105 | | $60 | | $41 | | $3,206 | | $2,730 | | $129 | | $42 | | $2,901 | ||||||||
| Derivative assets, net (Note 7) | | — | | 24 | | — | | 24 | | — | | 64 | | — | | 64 | ||||||||
| | | $3,105 | | $84 | | $41 | | $3,230 | | $2,730 | | $193 | | $42 | | $2,965 | ||||||||
| Liabilities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Securities sold, not yet purchased (Note 5) | | $3,469 | | $175 | | $— | | $3,644 | | $3,288 | | $185 | | $— | | $3,473 | ||||||||
| Derivative liabilities, net (Note 7) | | — | | 702 | | — | | 702 | | — | | 979 | | — | | 979 | ||||||||
| RFS obligations (Note 18) | | — | | 294 | | — | | 294 | | — | | 329 | | — | | 329 | ||||||||
| | | $3,469 | | $1,171 | | $— | | $4,640 | | $3,288 | | $1,493 | | $— | | $4,781 | ||||||||
Assets Measured at Fair Value on a Non-Recurring Basis for Which We Use Level 3 Inputs to Determine Fair Value
CVR Partners performed a non-recurring fair value measurement of the equity interest received as part of the 45Q Transaction. Such valuation used a combination of the market approach and the discounted cash flow methodology with key inputs including the discount rate, contractual and expected future cash flows, and market multiples. CVR Partners determined the estimated fair value of the consideration received to be$46 million in the first quarter of 2023.
Holding Company
The estimated fair value of the Company’s note receivable from Auto Plus was measured at January 31, 2023 using the income approach with Level 3 inputs by discounting the forecasted cash inflows associated with the note using an estimated market discount rate. The Company measured the fair value of the related party note using the practical expedient for a collateral-dependent loan in accordance with ASC Topic 326 to determine the allowance based on the fair value of collateral less costs to sell. The collateral for the note primarily consists of cash and accounts receivable. The Company estimated the fair value of the accounts receivable by using an average from a range of expected cash collection projections. We determined the estimated fair value to be $11 million at March 31, 2024.
- Financial Instruments
Overview
In the normal course of business, the Investment Funds may trade various financial instruments and enter into certain investment activities, which may give rise to off-balance-sheet risks, with the objective of capital appreciation or as economic hedges against other securities or the market as a whole. The Investment Funds’ investments may include futures, forwards, options, swaps and securities sold, not yet purchased. These financial instruments represent future commitments to purchase or sell other financial instruments or to exchange an amount of cash based on the change in an underlying instrument at specific terms at specified future dates. Risks arise with these financial instruments from potential counterparty non-performance and from changes in the market values of underlying instruments.
Credit concentrations may arise from investment activities and may be impacted by changes in economic, industry or political factors. The Investment Funds routinely execute transactions with counterparties in the financial services
industry, resulting in credit concentration with respect to the financial services industry. In the ordinary course of business, the Investment Funds may also be subject to a concentration of credit risk to a particular counterparty. The Investment Funds seek to mitigate these risks by actively monitoring exposures, collateral requirements and the creditworthiness of their counterparties.
The Investment Funds have entered into various types of swap contracts with other counterparties. These agreements provide that they are entitled to receive or are obligated to pay in cash an amount equal to the increase or decrease, respectively, in the value of the underlying shares, debt and other instruments that are the subject of the contracts, during the period from inception of the applicable agreement to its expiration. In addition, pursuant to the terms of such agreements, they are entitled to receive or obligated to pay other amounts, including interest, dividends and other distributions made in respect of the underlying shares, debt and other instruments during the specified time frame. They are also required to pay to the counterparty a floating interest rate equal to the product of the notional amount multiplied by an agreed-upon rate, and they receive interest on any cash collateral that they post to the counterparty at the federal funds, or the overnight bank funding rate in effect for such period.
The Investment Funds may trade futures contracts. A futures contract is a firm commitment to buy or sell a specified quantity of a standardized amount of a deliverable grade commodity, security, currency or cash at a specified price and specified future date unless the contract is closed before the delivery date. Payments (or variation margin) are made or received by the Investment Funds each day, depending on the daily fluctuations in the value of the contract, and the whole value change is recorded as an unrealized gain or loss by the Investment Funds. When the contract is closed, the Investment Funds record a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed.
The Investment Funds may utilize forward contracts in securities, or to seek to protect their assets denominated in foreign currencies and precious metals holdings from losses due to fluctuations in foreign exchange rates and spot rates. The Investment Funds’ exposure to credit risk associated with non-performance of such forward contracts is limited to the unrealized gains or losses inherent in such contracts, which are recognized in other assets and accrued expenses and other liabilities in our condensed consolidated balance sheets.
The Investment Funds may also enter into foreign currency contracts for purposes other than hedging denominated securities. When entering into a foreign currency forward contract, the Investment Funds agree to receive or deliver a fixed quantity of foreign currency for an agreed-upon price on an agreed-upon future date unless the contract is closed before such date. The Investment Funds record unrealized gains or losses on the contracts as measured by the difference between the forward foreign exchange rates at the dates of entry into such contracts and the forward rates at the reporting date.
The Investment Funds may also purchase and write option contracts. As a writer of option contracts, the Investment Funds receive a premium at the outset and then bear the market risk of unfavorable changes in the price of the underlying financial instrument. As a result of writing option contracts, the Investment Funds are obligated to purchase or sell, at the holder’s option, the underlying financial instrument. Accordingly, these transactions result in off-balance-sheet risk, as the Investment Funds’ satisfaction of the obligations may exceed the amount recognized in our condensed consolidated balance sheets.
Certain terms of the Investment Funds’ contracts with derivative counterparties, which are standard and customary to such contracts, contain certain triggering events that would give the counterparties the right to terminate the derivative instruments. In such events, the counterparties to the derivative instruments could request immediate payment on derivative instruments in net liability positions. There wereno Investment Funds’ derivative instruments with credit-risk-related contingent features in a liability position as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023.
The following table summarizes the volume of our Investment segment’s derivative activities based on their notional exposure, categorized by primary underlying risk:
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| · · March 31, 2024 · · December 31, 2023 | ||||||||||||
| · Long Notional Exposure · Short Notional Exposure · Long Notional Exposure · Short Notional Exposure | ||||||||||||
| | | | (in millions) | |||||||||
| Primary underlying risk: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Equity contracts | | $2,033 | | $2,292 | | $1,882 | | $2,350 | ||||
| Credit contracts(1) | | — | | 392 | | | — | | 435 | |||
| Commodity contracts | | — | | 321 | | | — | | | 409 | ||
| (1) | The short notional amount on our credit default swap positions was approximately $2.4 billion and $2.5 billion at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively. However, because credit spreads cannot compress below zero, our downside short notional exposure to loss is approximately $0.4 billion and $0.4 billion as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively. |
Certain derivative contracts executed by each of the Investment Funds with a single counterparty are reported on a net-by-counterparty basis where a legal right of offset exists under an enforceable netting agreement. Values for the derivative financial instruments, principally swaps, forwards, over-the-counter options and other conditional and exchange contracts, are reported on a net-by-counterparty basis.
The following table presents the fair values of our Investment segment’s derivatives that are not designated as hedging instruments in accordance with U.S. GAAP:
| · · · · · · · · · · · · | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| · · Derivative Assets · · Derivative Liabilities | ||||||||
| · March 31, 2024 · December 31, 2023 · March 31, 2024 · December 31, 2023 | ||||||||
| · · · (in millions) | ||||||||
| Equity contracts | | $52 | | $11 | | $739 | | $999 |
| Credit contracts | | 14 | | 39 | | 2 | | 2 |
| Commodity contracts | | 5 | | 14 | | 9 | | 3 |
| Sub-total | | 71 | | 64 | | 750 | | 1,004 |
| Netting across contract types(1) | | (57) | | (25) | | (57) | | (25) |
| Total(1) | | $14 | | $39 | | $693 | | $979 |
| (1) | Excludes netting of cash collateral received and posted. The total collateral posted at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 was $1.6 billion and $1.7 billion, respectively, across all counterparties, which are included in cash held at consolidated affiliated partnerships and restricted cash in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. |
The following table presents the amount of gain (loss) recognized in the condensed consolidated statements of operations for our Investment segment’s derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
| · · · · · | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| · · · · · | |||
| | Three Months Ended March 31, | ||
| · 2024 · 2023 | |||
| · · · · · | |||
| Equity contracts | $236 | | $(284) |
| Credit contracts | (43) | | 36 |
| Commodity contracts | (30) | | 1 |
| | $163 | | $(247) |
| (1) | Gains (losses) recognized on derivatives are classified in net (loss) gain from investment activities in our condensed consolidated statements of operations for our Investment segment. |
Energy
CVR Energy’s businesses are subject to fluctuations of commodity prices caused by supply and economic conditions, weather, interest rates, and other factors. To manage price risk on crude oil and other inventories and to fix margins on future sales and purchases, CVR Energy from time to time enters into various commodity derivative transactions and holds derivative instruments, such as futures and swaps, which it believes provide an economic hedge on future transactions, but such instruments are not designated as hedge instruments. CVR Energy may enter into forward purchase or sale contracts associated with its feedstocks, expected future gasoline and diesel production and/or renewable identification numbers (“RINs”).
As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, CVR Energy had swap positions for crack spreads of 7 million barrels of refined products, and 11 million barrels outstanding, respectively. As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, CVR Energy had less than 1 million barrels and no future contracts, respectively. As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, CVR Energy had forward contracts of 1 million barrels and less than 1 million barrels, respectively. As of March 31, 2024, CVR Energy had open fixed-price commitments to purchase a net 16 million RINs.
The following table presents the fair value of our Energy segment’s derivatives and the effect of the collateral netting:
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| · · Derivative Assets · · Derivative Liabilities | ||||||||
| · March 31, 2024 · December 31, 2023 · March 31, 2024 · December 31, 2023 | ||||||||
| · · · (in millions) | ||||||||
| Commodity contracts | | $20 | | $31 | | $19 | | $6 |
| Netting across contract types(1) | | (10) | | (6) | | (10) | | (6) |
| Total(1) | | $10 | | $25 | | $9 | | $— |
| (1) | Excludes netting of derivatives primarily related to initial margin requirements of $4 million and $13 million at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively, which was not offset against derivatives liabilities, net in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. |
Certain derivative instruments within our Energy segment contain credit risk-related contingent provisions associated with our Energy segments’ credit ratings. If our Energy segments’ credit rating were to be downgraded, it would allow the counterparty to require our Energy segment to post collateral or to request, immediate, full settlement of derivative instruments in liability positions. As of March 31, 2024, the aggregate fair value of derivative liabilities in our Energy segments’ derivative instruments with credit-risk-related contingent features was $9 million, for which no collateral has been posted.
(Losses) gains recognized on derivatives for our Energy segment were $(18) million and $45 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. Gains and losses recognized on derivatives for our Energy segment are included in cost of goods sold on the condensed consolidated statements of operations.
- Related Party Notes Receivable, Net
Related party notes receivable and its related allowance for expected credit losses consists of the following:
| | | | |
|---|---|---|---|
| · · March 31, 2024 | |||
| | | | |
| Related party notes receivable, gross | | $23 | |
| Less: Allowance for expected credit losses | | | 12 |
| Related party notes receivable, net | | $11 | |
| | | | |
| Allowance for expected credit losses: | | | |
| Beginning Balance as of December 31, 2023 | | $12 | |
| Credit loss provision | | | - |
| Write-offs | | | - |
| Ending Balance as of March 31, 2024 | | $12 | |
There wereno write-offs associated with related party notes receivable for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. See Note 7, “Financial Instruments,” for additional information related to the fair value of the related party notes receivable.
- Inventories, Net
Inventories, net consists of the following:
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| · · March 31, · · December 31, | |||||
| · 2024 · 2023 | |||||
| · · (in millions) | |||||
| Raw materials | | $345 | | $367 | |
| Work in process | | 110 | | 95 | |
| Finished goods | | | 584 | | 585 |
| | | $1,039 | | $1,047 | |
- Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Net
Goodwill consists of the following:
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| · · March 31, 2024 · · December 31, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||
| · Gross · · · Net · Gross · · · Net | ||||||||||||||||||
| · · Carrying · · Accumulated · · Carrying · · Carrying · · Accumulated · · Carrying | ||||||||||||||||||
| · · Amount · · Impairment · · Value · · Amount · · Impairment · · Value | ||||||||||||||||||
| · · (in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Automotive | | $337 | | $(87) | $250 | | $337 | | $(87) | $250 | ||||||||
| Food Packaging | | | 6 | | | — | | | 6 | | | 6 | | | — | | | 6 |
| Home Fashion | | 22 | | (3) | | 19 | | 22 | | (3) | | 19 | ||||||
| Pharma | | | 13 | | | — | | | 13 | | | 13 | | | — | | | 13 |
| | | $378 | | $(90) | | $288 | | $378 | | $(90) | | $288 | ||||||
Intangible assets, net consists of the following:
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| · · March 31, 2024 · · December 31, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||
| · Gross · · · Net · Gross · · · Net | ||||||||||||||||||
| · · Carrying · · Accumulated · · Carrying · · Carrying · · Accumulated · · Carrying | ||||||||||||||||||
| · · Amount · · Amortization · · Value · · Amount · · Amortization · · Value | ||||||||||||||||||
| · · (in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Definite-lived intangible assets: · · · · · · | ||||||||||||||||||
| Customer relationships | | $392 | | $(234) | | $158 | | $392 | | $(229) | | $163 | ||||||
| Developed technology | | | 254 | | | (97) | | | 157 | | | 254 | | | (90) | | | 164 |
| Other | | 164 | | (103) | | 61 | | 164 | | (101) | | 63 | ||||||
| | | $810 | | $(434) | | $376 | | $810 | | $(420) | | $390 | ||||||
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Indefinite-lived intangible assets | | | | $76 | | | | $76 | ||||||||||
| Intangible assets, net | | | | $452 | | | | $466 | ||||||||||
Amortization expense associated with definite-lived intangible assets was $14 million and $15 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
We utilize the straight-line method of amortization, recognized over the estimated useful lives of the assets.
- Leases
All Segments and Holding Company
We have operating and finance leases primarily within our Automotive, Energy and Food Packaging segments. Our Automotive segment leases assets, primarily real estate (operating) and vehicles (financing). Our Energy segment leases certain pipelines, storage tanks, railcars, office space, land and equipment (operating and financing). Our Food Packaging segment leases assets, primarily real estate, equipment and vehicles (primarily operating). Our lease agreements do not contain any material residual value guarantees or material restrictive covenants. Right-of-use assets and related liabilities are recorded on the balance sheet for leases with an initial lease term in excess of twelve months and therefore, do not include any lease arrangements with initial lease terms of twelve months or less.
Right-of-use assets and lease liabilities are as follows:
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| · March 31, · December 31, | ||||||
| · · 2024 · · 2023 | ||||||
| · · (in millions) | ||||||
| Operating Leases: · · · · | ||||||
| Right-of-use assets (other assets) | | $513 | | $526 | ||
| Lease liabilities (accrued expenses and other liabilities) | | 519 | | 531 | ||
| | | | | | | |
| Financing Leases: | | | | | ||
| Right-of-use assets (property, plant and equipment, net) | | 54 | | 55 | ||
| Lease liabilities (debt) | | 68 | | 70 | ||
Additional information with respect to our operating leases as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 is presented below. The lease terms and discount rates for our Energy, Automotive and Food Packaging segments represent weighted averages based on their respective lease liability balances.
| · · · · · · · · · · · | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| · Right-Of-Use · Lease · · Discount | |||||||||
| Operating Leases as of March 31, 2024 · · Assets · · Liabilities · · Lease Term · · Rate | |||||||||
| · · (in millions) · · · · · | |||||||||
| Energy | | $53 | | $50 | | 5.3 years | | 6.8% | |
| Automotive | | 412 | | 424 | 5.3 years | 5.9% | | ||
| Food Packaging | | 21 | | 24 | 9.0 years | 7.4% | | ||
| Other segments and Holding Company | | 27 | | 21 | | ||||
| | | $513 | | $519 | | | | | |
| · · · · · · · · · · · | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| · Right-Of-Use · Lease · · Discount · | |||||||||
| Operating Leases as of December 31, 2023 | | Assets | | Liabilities | | Lease Term | | Rate | |
| · · (in millions) · · · · · | |||||||||
| Energy | | $53 | | $49 | | 5.4 years | | 6.7% | |
| Automotive | | 422 | | 434 | 5.4 years | 5.9% | | ||
| Food Packaging | | 22 | | 25 | 9.1 years | 7.4% | | ||
| Other segments and Holding Company | | 29 | | 23 | | ||||
| | | $526 | | $531 | | | | | |
For the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, lease cost was comprised of (i) operating lease cost of $42 million and $41 million, respectively, (ii) amortization of financing lease right-of-use assets of $2 million and $1 million, respectively, and (iii) interest expense on financing lease liabilities of $2 million and $1 million, respectively.
Our Automotive segment accounted for $33 million of total lease cost for each of the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023.
Lessor Arrangements
Our Automotive segment leases available and excess real estate in certain locations under long-term operating leases. Our Automotive segment’s revenues from operating leases were $15 million and $16 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. Revenues from operating leases are included in other revenue from operations in the condensed consolidated statements of operations. Our Automotive segment’s expenses from operating leases including variable lease costs were $24 million and $28 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. Expenses from operating leases are included in other expenses from operations in the condensed consolidated statements of operations.
Our Real Estate segment leases real estate, primarily commercial properties under long-term operating leases. As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, our Real Estate segment had assets leased to others included in property, plant and equipment of $255 million and $252 million, respectively, net of accumulated depreciation. Our Real Estate segment’s revenue from operating leases were $3 million and $5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. Revenues from operating leases are included in other revenue from operations in the condensed consolidated statements of operations.
- Debt
Debt consists of the following:
| | | | | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| · · March 31, · · December 31, | ||||||
| · 2024 · 2023 | ||||||
| · · (in millions) | ||||||
| Holding Company: · · · · | ||||||
| 6.375% senior unsecured notes due 2025 | | $749 | | $749 | ||
| 6.250% senior unsecured notes due 2026 | | 1,238 | | 1,238 | ||
| 5.250% senior unsecured notes due 2027 | | 1,454 | | 1,454 | ||
| 4.375% senior unsecured notes due 2029 | | | 708 | | | 708 |
| 9.750% senior unsecured notes due 2029 | | | 698 | | | 698 |
| | | 4,847 | | 4,847 | ||
| Reporting Segments: | | | | | | |
| Energy | | 1,585 | | 2,185 | ||
| Automotive | | 29 | | 33 | ||
| Food Packaging | | 138 | | 133 | ||
| Real Estate | | 1 | | 1 | ||
| Home Fashion | | 8 | | 8 | ||
| | | 1,761 | | 2,360 | ||
| Total Debt | | $6,608 | | $7,207 | ||
In February 2024, CVR Energy redeemed all its $600 million in aggregate principal amount of 5.25% senior unsecured notes due 2025. As a result of this transaction, CVR Energy recognized a $1 million loss on extinguishment of debt for the three months ended March 31, 2024.
As of March 31, 2024, total availability under CVR Energy’s Amended and Restated ABL Credit Agreement (“CVR Energy ABL”) and CVR Partners ABL Credit Agreement (“CVR Partners ABL”) facilities aggregated to $294 million. CVR Energy ABL had $24 million of letters of credit outstanding as of March 31, 2024. The CVR Energy ABL matures on June 30, 2027, and the CVR Partners ABL on September 26, 2028.
Covenants
We and all of our subsidiaries are currently in compliance with all covenants and restrictions as described in the various executed agreements and contracts with respect to each debt instrument. These covenants include limitations on indebtedness, liens, investments, acquisitions, asset sales, dividends and other restricted payments and affiliate and extraordinary transactions.
Non-Cash Charges to Interest Expense
The amortization of deferred financing costs and debt discounts and premiums included in interest expense in the condensed consolidated statements of operations was less than $1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023.
- Net Income (Loss) Per LP Unit
The components of the computation of basic and diluted income per LP unit of Icahn Enterprises are as follows:
| | | | | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| · · Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||
| | 2024 | 2023 | ||||
| | | | | | | |
| Net loss attributable to Icahn Enterprises | | $(38) | $(270) | |||
| Net loss income attributable to Icahn Enterprises allocated to limited partners (98.01% allocation) | | $(37) | | $(265) | ||
| | | | | | | |
| Basic loss per LP unit: | | $(0.09) | | $(0.75) | ||
| Basic weighted average LP units outstanding | | | 429 | | | 354 |
| | | | | | | |
| Diluted loss income per LP unit: | | $(0.09) | | $(0.75) | ||
| Diluted weighted average LP units outstanding (1) | | 429 | | 354 | ||
| | | | | | | |
(1)As their effect would have been anti-dilutive, approximatelyten million andsix million weighted average units have been excluded from the calculation of diluted net income per LP unit for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
LP Unit Transactions
Unit Distributions
On February 26, 2024, we declared a quarterly distribution in the amount of $1.00 per depositary unit in which each depositary unitholder had the option to make an election to receive either cash or additional depositary units. Because the depositary unitholders had the election to receive the distribution either in cash or additional depositary units, we recorded a unit distribution liability of $439 million as the unit distribution had not been made as of March 31, 2024. In addition, the unit distribution liability, which is included in accrued expenses and other liabilities in the condensed consolidated balance sheets, is considered a potentially dilutive security and is considered in the calculation of diluted income per LP unit as disclosed above. Any difference between the liability recorded and the amount representing the aggregate value of the number of depositary units distributed and cash paid would be charged to equity.
In April 2024, we distributed an aggregate 19,186,659 depositary units to unitholders who did not elect to receive cash, of which an aggregate of 18,016,077 depositary units were distributed to Mr. Icahn and his affiliates. In connection with these distributions, aggregate cash distributions to all depositary unitholders that made a timely election to receive cash was $97 million, of which $55 million was distributed to Mr. Icahn and his affiliates in April 2024.
At-The-Market Offerings
During the three months ended March 31, 2024, we sold 2,775,609 depositary units pursuant to the Open Market Sale Agreement, resulting in gross proceeds of approximately $50 million. As of March 31, 2024, we continue to have an Open Market Sale Agreement and Icahn Enterprises may sell its depositary units for up to an additional $99 million in aggregate gross sale proceeds pursuant to this agreement.
Repurchase Authorization
On May 9, 2023, the Board of Directors of the General Partner approved a repurchase program which authorizes Icahn Enterprises or affiliates of Icahn Enterprises to repurchase up to an aggregate of $500 million worth of any of our outstanding fixed-rate senior unsecured notes issued by Icahn Enterprises and Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp. and up to an aggregate of $500 million worth of the depositary units issued by Icahn Enterprises (the “Repurchase Program”). The repurchases of senior notes or depositary units may be done for cash from time to time in the open market, through tender offers or in privately negotiated transactions upon such terms and at such prices as management may determine. The authorization of the Repurchase Program is for an indefinite term and does not expire until later terminated by the Board of Directors of Icahn Enterprises GP. As of March 31, 2024, the Company has not repurchased any of the Company’s depositary units and the Company has repurchased$92 million worth of senior notes in aggregate under the Repurchase Program.
- Segment Reporting
We report segment information based on the various industries in which our businesses operate and how we manage those businesses in accordance with our investment strategies, which may include: identifying and acquiring undervalued assets and businesses, often through the purchase of distressed securities; increasing value through management, financial or other operational changes; and managing complex legal, regulatory or financial issues, which may include bankruptcy or insolvency, environmental, zoning, permitting and licensing issues. Therefore, although many of our businesses are operated under separate local management, certain of our businesses are grouped together when they operate within a similar industry, comprising similarities in products, customers, production processes and regulatory environments, and when such businesses, when considered together, may be managed in accordance with one or more investment strategies specific to those businesses. Among other measures, we assess and measure segment operating results based on net income from continuing operations attributable to Icahn Enterprises. Certain terms of financings for certain of our businesses impose restrictions on the business’ ability to transfer funds to us, including restrictions on dividends, distributions, loans and other transactions.
Condensed Statements of Operations
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| · · Three Months Ended March 31, 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| · Investment · Energy · Automotive · Food Packaging · Real Estate · Home Fashion · Pharma · Holding Company · Consolidated | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| · · (in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenues: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Net sales | | $— | | $1,863 | | $219 | | $101 | | $1 | | $36 | | $24 | | $— | | $2,244 | |||||||||
| Other revenues from operations | | — | | — | | 165 | | — | | 17 | | — | | 1 | | — | | 183 | |||||||||
| Net loss from investment activities | | (96) | | — | | — | | — | | — | | — | | — | | — | | (96) | |||||||||
| Interest and dividend income | | 105 | | 13 | | 1 | | — | | — | | — | | — | | 24 | | 143 | |||||||||
| Loss on disposition of assets, net | | — | | (1) | | (5) | | — | | — | | — | | — | | — | | (6) | |||||||||
| | | 9 | | 1,875 | | 380 | | 101 | | 18 | | 36 | | 25 | | 24 | | 2,468 | |||||||||
| Expenses: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Cost of goods sold | | — | | 1,713 | | 152 | | 80 | | 1 | | 27 | | 14 | | — | | 1,987 | |||||||||
| Other expenses from operations | | — | | — | | 139 | | — | | 14 | | — | | — | | — | | 153 | |||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative | | 4 | | 42 | | 102 | | 13 | | 5 | | 10 | | 10 | | 7 | | 193 | |||||||||
| Interest expense | | 25 | | 33 | | — | | 3 | | — | | — | | — | | 75 | | 136 | |||||||||
| Other loss (income), net | | 20 | | (4) | | — | | 2 | | — | | — | | — | | — | | 18 | |||||||||
| | | 49 | | 1,784 | | 393 | | 98 | | 20 | | 37 | | 24 | | 82 | | 2,487 | |||||||||
| (Loss) income before income tax (expense) benefit | | (40) | | 91 | | (13) | | 3 | | (2) | | (1) | | 1 | | (58) | | (19) | |||||||||
| Income tax (expense) benefit | | — | | (13) | | 4 | | (1) | | — | | — | | — | | 3 | | (7) | |||||||||
| Net (loss) income | | (40) | | 78 | | (9) | | 2 | | (2) | | (1) | | 1 | | (55) | | (26) | |||||||||
| Less: net (loss) income attributable to non-controlling interests | | (17) | | 29 | | — | | — | | — | | — | | — | | — | | 12 | |||||||||
| Net (loss) income attributable to Icahn Enterprises | | $(23) | | $49 | | $(9) | | $2 | | $(2) | | $(1) | | $1 | | $(55) | | $(38) | |||||||||
| Supplemental information: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Capital expenditures | | $— | | $47 | | $16 | | $2 | | $2 | | $1 | | $— | | $— | | $68 | |||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | | $— | | $92 | | $19 | | $6 | | $3 | | $2 | | $7 | | $— | | $129 | |||||||||
| · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| · · Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| · Investment · Energy · Automotive · Food Packaging · Real Estate · Home Fashion · Pharma · Holding Company · Consolidated | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| · · (in millions) · · | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenues: · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net sales | | $— | | $2,286 | | $287 | | $118 | | $7 | | $40 | | $20 | | $— | | $2,758 | ||||||||
| Other revenues from operations | | — | | — | | 170 | | — | | 16 | | — | | 1 | | — | | 187 | ||||||||
| Net loss from investment activities | | (443) | | — | | — | | — | | — | | — | | — | | — | | (443) | ||||||||
| Interest and dividend income | | 144 | | 5 | | — | | — | | — | | — | | — | | 22 | | 171 | ||||||||
| | | (299) | | 2,291 | | 457 | | 118 | | 23 | | 40 | | 21 | | 22 | | 2,673 | ||||||||
| Expenses: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Cost of goods sold | | — | | 1,926 | | 193 | | 91 | | 6 | | 32 | | 12 | | — | | 2,260 | ||||||||
| Other expenses from operations | | — | | — | | 145 | | — | | 13 | | — | | — | | — | | 158 | ||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative | | 3 | | 46 | | 132 | | 14 | | 4 | | 10 | | 13 | | 7 | | 229 | ||||||||
| Loss on deconsolidation of subsidiary | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 226 | | | 226 |
| Interest expense | | 45 | | 23 | | — | | 3 | | — | | — | | — | | 71 | | 142 | ||||||||
| Other loss (income), net | | 28 | | (3) | | — | | 7 | | — | | — | | — | | — | | 32 | ||||||||
| | | 76 | | 1,992 | | 470 | | 115 | | 23 | | 42 | | 25 | | 304 | | 3,047 | ||||||||
| (Loss) income before income tax (expense) benefit | | (375) | | 299 | | (13) | | 3 | | — | | (2) | | (4) | | (282) | | (374) | ||||||||
| Income tax (expense) benefit | | — | | (52) | | — | | 4 | | — | | — | | — | | 64 | | 16 | ||||||||
| Net (loss) income | | (375) | | 247 | | (13) | | 7 | | — | | (2) | | (4) | | (218) | | (358) | ||||||||
| Less: net (loss) income attributable to non-controlling interests | | (204) | | 115 | | — | | 1 | | — | | — | | — | | — | | (88) | ||||||||
| Net (loss) income attributable to Icahn Enterprises | | $(171) | | $132 | | $(13) | | $6 | | $— | | $(2) | | $(4) | | $(218) | | $(270) | ||||||||
| Supplemental information: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Capital expenditures | | $— | | $44 | | $10 | | $2 | | $2 | | $— | | $— | | $— | | $58 | ||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | | $— | | $84 | | $19 | | $7 | | $3 | | $2 | | $7 | | $— | | $122 | ||||||||
Disaggregation of Revenue
In addition to the condensed statements of operations by reporting segment above, we provide additional disaggregated revenue information for our Energy and Automotive segments below.
Energy
| · · · · · · | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| · · Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||
| · 2024 · 2023 | ||||
| · · · · · · | ||||
| Petroleum products | | $1,735 | | $2,060 |
| Nitrogen fertilizer products | | 128 | | 226 |
| | | $1,863 | | $2,286 |
| | | | | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| · · Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||
| | 2024 | 2023 | ||||
| | | | | | | |
| Automotive Services | | $356 | | $369 | ||
| Aftermarket Parts | | 13 | | 72 | ||
| Total revenue from customers | | | 369 | | | 441 |
| Lease revenue outside the scope of ASC 606 | | | 15 | | | 16 |
| Total Automotive net sales and other revenues from operations | | $384 | | $457 | ||
Condensed Balance Sheets
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| · · March 31, 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| · · Investment · · Energy · · Automotive · · Food Packaging · · Real Estate · · Home Fashion · · Pharma · · Holding Company · · Consolidated | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| · · (in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ASSETS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Cash and cash equivalents | | $6 | | $644 | | $64 | | $7 | | $33 | | $4 | | $18 | | $1,692 | | $2,468 | |||||||||
| Cash held at consolidated affiliated partnerships and restricted cash | | 2,379 | | — | | 8 | | — | | 4 | | 3 | | — | | 171 | | 2,565 | |||||||||
| Investments | | 3,203 | | 98 | | — | | — | | 14 | | — | | — | | — | | 3,315 | |||||||||
| Accounts receivable, net | | — | | 253 | | 41 | | 85 | | 16 | | 22 | | 30 | | — | | 447 | |||||||||
| Inventories, net | | — | | 601 | | 213 | | 118 | | — | | 85 | | 22 | | — | | 1,039 | |||||||||
| Related party notes receivable, net | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 11 | | | 11 |
| Property, plant and equipment, net | | — | | 2,572 | | 822 | | 129 | | 363 | | 50 | | — | | 4 | | 3,940 | |||||||||
| Goodwill and intangible assets, net | | — | | 174 | | 333 | | 23 | | — | | 19 | | 191 | | — | | 740 | |||||||||
| Other assets | | 4,352 | | 287 | | 477 | | 98 | | 71 | | 20 | | 7 | | 227 | | 5,539 | |||||||||
| Total assets | | $9,940 | | $4,629 | | $1,958 | | $460 | | $501 | | $203 | | $268 | | $2,105 | | $20,064 | |||||||||
| LIABILITIES AND EQUITY | | | | | | | | | | | |||||||||||||||||
| Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities | | $999 | | $1,506 | | $840 | | $136 | | $55 | | $44 | | $54 | | $553 | | $4,187 | |||||||||
| Securities sold, not yet purchased, at fair value | | 3,644 | | — | | — | | — | | — | | — | | — | | — | | 3,644 | |||||||||
| Debt | | — | | 1,585 | | 29 | | 138 | | 1 | | 8 | | — | | 4,847 | | 6,608 | |||||||||
| Total liabilities | | 4,643 | | 3,091 | | 869 | | 274 | | 56 | | 52 | | 54 | | 5,400 | | 14,439 | |||||||||
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Equity attributable to Icahn Enterprises | | 3,202 | | 811 | | 1,089 | | 169 | | 440 | | 151 | | 214 | | (3,295) | | 2,781 | |||||||||
| Equity attributable to non-controlling interests | | 2,095 | | 727 | | — | | 17 | | 5 | | — | | — | | — | | 2,844 | |||||||||
| Total equity | | 5,297 | | 1,538 | | 1,089 | | 186 | | 445 | | 151 | | 214 | | (3,295) | | 5,625 | |||||||||
| Total liabilities and equity | | $9,940 | | $4,629 | | $1,958 | | $460 | | $501 | | $203 | | $268 | | $2,105 | | $20,064 | |||||||||
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| · · December 31, 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| · · Investment · · Energy · · Automotive · · Food Packaging · · Real Estate · · Home Fashion · · Pharma · · Holding Company · · Consolidated | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| · · (in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ASSETS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Cash and cash equivalents | | $23 | | $1,179 | | $104 | | $8 | | $22 | | $5 | | $26 | | $1,584 | | $2,951 | |||||||||
| Cash held at consolidated affiliated partnerships and restricted cash | | 2,799 | | 7 | | 9 | | — | | 4 | | 3 | | — | | 173 | | 2,995 | |||||||||
| Investments | | 2,898 | | 100 | | — | | — | | 14 | | — | | — | | — | | 3,012 | |||||||||
| Accounts receivable, net | | — | | 286 | | 41 | | 89 | | 16 | | 26 | | 27 | | — | | 485 | |||||||||
| Related party note receivable, net | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 11 | | | 11 |
| Inventories, net | | — | | 604 | | 228 | | 111 | | — | | 81 | | 23 | | — | | 1,047 | |||||||||
| Property, plant and equipment, net | | — | | 2,594 | | 822 | | 134 | | 363 | | 52 | | — | | 4 | | 3,969 | |||||||||
| Goodwill and intangible assets, net | | — | | 179 | | 335 | | 23 | | — | | 19 | | 198 | | — | | 754 | |||||||||
| Other assets | | 4,425 | | 310 | | 480 | | 101 | | 69 | | 17 | | 8 | | 224 | | 5,634 | |||||||||
| Total assets | | $10,145 | | $5,259 | | $2,019 | | $466 | | $488 | | $203 | | $282 | | $1,996 | | $20,858 | |||||||||
| LIABILITIES AND EQUITY | | | | | | | | | | | |||||||||||||||||
| Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities | | $1,312 | | $1,553 | | $890 | | $148 | | $43 | | $42 | | $55 | | $62 | | $4,105 | |||||||||
| Securities sold, not yet purchased, at fair value | | 3,473 | | — | | — | | — | | — | | — | | — | | — | | 3,473 | |||||||||
| Debt | | — | | 2,185 | | 33 | | 133 | | 1 | | 8 | | — | | 4,847 | | 7,207 | |||||||||
| Total liabilities | | 4,785 | | 3,738 | | 923 | | 281 | | 44 | | 50 | | 55 | | 4,909 | | 14,785 | |||||||||
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Equity attributable to Icahn Enterprises | | 3,243 | | 795 | | 1,096 | | 168 | | 439 | | 153 | | 227 | | (2,913) | | 3,208 | |||||||||
| Equity attributable to non-controlling interests | | 2,117 | | 726 | | — | | 17 | | 5 | | — | | — | | — | | 2,865 | |||||||||
| Total equity | | 5,360 | | 1,521 | | 1,096 | | 185 | | 444 | | 153 | | 227 | | (2,913) | | 6,073 | |||||||||
| Total liabilities and equity | | $10,145 | | $5,259 | | $2,019 | | $466 | | $488 | | $203 | | $282 | | $1,996 | | $20,858 | |||||||||
- Income Taxes
For the three months ended March 31, 2024, we recorded an income tax expense of $7 million on pre-tax loss of $19 million compared to an income tax benefit of $16 million on pre-tax loss of $374 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023. Our effective income tax rate was (40.8%) and 4.3% for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
For the three months ended March 31, 2024, the effective tax rate was lower than the statutory federal rate of 21%, for corporations, primarily due to partnership loss for which there was no tax benefit as such losses are allocated to the
partners. For the three months ended March 31, 2023, the effective tax rate was lower than the statutory federal rate of 21%, for corporations, primarily due to partnership loss for which there was no tax expense, as such losses are allocated to the partners and from changes in the valuation allowance.
- Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss consists of the following:
| · · · · · · · · · | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| · · Translation · · Post-Retirement · · · | ||||||
| · · Adjustments, Net · · Benefits, Net · · · | ||||||
| · of Tax · of Tax · Total | ||||||
| · · (in millions) | ||||||
| Balance, December 31, 2023 | | $(33) | | $(22) | | $(55) |
| Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications, net of tax | | (2) | | — | | (2) |
| Other comprehensive loss, net of tax | | (2) | | — | | (2) |
| Balance, March 31, 2024 | | $(35) | | $(22) | | $(57) |
| · · · · · · · · · | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| · · Translation · · Post-Retirement · · · | ||||||
| · · Adjustments, Net · · Benefits, Net · · · | ||||||
| · of Tax · of Tax · Total | ||||||
| · · (in millions) | ||||||
| Balance, December 31, 2022 | | $(45) | | $(25) | | $(70) |
| Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications, net of tax | | 4 | | — | | 4 |
| Other comprehensive loss, net of tax | | 4 | | — | | 4 |
| Balance, March 31, 2023 | | $(41) | | $(25) | | $(66) |
- Other Loss, Net
Other loss, net consists of the following:
| | | | | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| · · Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||
| | 2024 | 2023 | ||||
| | | | | | | |
| Dividend expense | | $(20) | | $(28) | ||
| Equity earnings from non-consolidated affiliates | | | 4 | | | 2 |
| Other | | (2) | | (6) | ||
| | | $(18) | | $(32) | ||
- Commitments and Contingencies
Environmental Matters
Due to the nature of our business, certain of our subsidiaries’ operations are subject to numerous existing and proposed laws and governmental regulations designed to protect human health and safety and the environment, particularly regarding plant wastes and emissions and solid waste disposal. Our consolidated environmental liabilities on an undiscounted basis were $5 million and $19 million as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively, primarily within our Energy segment, which are included in accrued expenses and other liabilities in our condensed consolidated balance sheets. We do not believe that environmental matters will have a material adverse impact on our consolidated results of operations and financial condition.
RFS Disputes - CVR Energy’s obligated-party subsidiaries are subject to the Renewable Fuel Standard (“RFS”) implemented by the EPA which requires refiners to either blend renewable fuels into their transportation fuels or purchase renewable fuel credits, known as RINs, in lieu of blending, in an amount equal to the renewable volume obligation (“RVO”) for the applicable compliance year. CVR Energy’s obligated-party subsidiaries are not able to blend the substantial majority of their transportation fuels and, unless their obligations are waived or exempted by the EPA, must either purchase RINs on the open market or obtain waiver credits for cellulosic biofuels in order to comply with the RFS. CVR Energy’s obligated-party subsidiaries also purchase RINs generated from its renewable diesel operations to partially satisfy their RFS obligations.
One of CVR Energy’s obligated-party subsidiaries, Wynnewood Refining Company, LLC (“WRC”), qualifies as a “small refinery” defined under the RFS as a refinery with an average aggregate daily crude oil throughput for a calendar year no greater than 75,000 barrels, which enables WRC to seek small refinery exemptions (“SREs”) under the RFS should it be able to establish it suffered disproportionate economic hardship. WRC’s petitions for SREs for the 2017 to 2021 compliance periods were denied by the EPA in April and June 2022 based on a new standard for evaluating SREs announced by the EPA in December 2021 and retroactively applied (collectively, the “2022 Denials”). However, the EPA failed to act after the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (the “Fifth Circuit”) vacated the 2022 Denials and remanded the SRE petitions of WRC and certain other small refineries back to the EPA, finding that the 2022 Denials were impermissibly retroactive and that the EPA’s interpretation of the SRE provisions of the RFS was contrary to law and arbitrary and capricious as applied to the Fifth Circuit petitioners’ SRE petitions. As the mandate in the Fifth Circuit was issued in January 2024, WRC expects to file suit against the EPA for violating the RFS by failing to rule on those petitions within 90 days following issuance of the mandate as required. In WRC’s lawsuit against the EPA for the damages it sustained as a result of the EPA’s late grant of its SRE petition for the 2018 compliance period (which SRE petition was later denied by the EPA in the 2022 Denials), the United States Courts of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (the “DC Circuit”) held oral argument in April 2024, though no ruling has yet been issued.
Regarding WRC’s SRE petition for the 2022 compliance period which was denied by the EPA in July 2023 largely on the same grounds as the 2022 Denials, the Fifth Circuit stayed WRC’s obligations under the RFS for 2022 and held WRC’s lawsuit against the EPA in abeyance pending the outcome of the lawsuit file by certain other small refineries against the EPA in the DC Circuit related to the 2022 Denials. The DC Circuit held oral argument in April 2024, though no ruling has yet been issued.
Regarding WRC’s SRE petition for the 2023 compliance period, the EPA has failed to rule on WRC’s SRE petition within 90 days as required by the RFS. WRC filed suit against the EPA relating to such failure, but withdrew that suit in April 2024 following the EPA’s filing of a declaration that the EPA did not intend to pursue claims against WRC relating to the 2023 compliance period pending the outcome of the various SRE litigations. If the EPA fails to rule on WRC’s SRE petition, WRC expects to file suit against the EPA for this failure.
WRC’s challenges to the EPA’s Final Rules issued in June 2022 and June 2023 establishing the 2020 to 2022 RVOs and 2023 to 2025 RVOs, respectively, also remain pending.
CVR Energy cannot yet determine at this time the outcomes of these matters. While CVR Energy intends to prosecute these actions vigorously, if these matters are ultimately concluded in a manner adverse to CVR Energy, they could have a material effect on CVR Energy’s financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.
Our Energy segment recognized a benefit of approximately $51 million and $11 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively, for CVR Energy’s obligated-party subsidiaries’ compliance with the RFS (based on the 2020 through 2024 annual RVO for the respective periods, excluding the impacts of any exemptions or waivers to which the obligated-party subsidiaries may be entitled). These recognized amounts are included in cost of goods sold in the consolidated statements of operations andrepresent costs to comply with the RFS obligation through purchasing of RINs not otherwise reduced by blending of ethanol, biodiesel, or renewable diesel. At each reporting period, to the extent RINs purchased or generated through blending are less than the RFS obligation (excluding the impact of exemptions or waivers to which CVR Energy’s obligated-party subsidiaries may be entitled), the remaining position is
valued using RIN market prices at period end using each specific or closest vintage year. As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, CVR Energy’s obligated-party subsidiaries’ RFS position was$294 million and $329 million, respectively, and is included in accrued expenses and other liabilities in the condensed consolidated balance sheets.
- Clean Air Act Matter -* CVR Energy’s indirect wholly-owned subsidiary, Coffeyville Resource Refining & Marketing, LLC (“CRRM”) and certain of its affiliates settled claims brought in the United States District Court for the District of Kansas (“D. Kan”) by the United States, on behalf of the EPA, and the State of Kansas, on behalf of the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (“KDHE”) seeking both statutory and stipulated penalties primarily relating to the Coffeyville Refinery’s flares, heaters, and related matters. The terms of the settlement are set forth in a Consent Decree (“CD”) that was entered by the D. Kan on January 10, 2024. The EPA and KDHE sought stipulated penalties under a 2012 Consent Decree (the “Stipulated Claims”), which amount CRRM previously deposited into a commercial escrow account which were legally restricted for use and included in Other current assets on CVR Energy’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets; those escrowed funds were released in February 2024 and the settlement amount was paid. The settlement did not and is not expected in the future to have a material adverse impact on CVR Energy’s financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.
45Q Transaction
In January 2023, CVR Energy and its obligated-party subsidiaries entered into a joint venture and related agreements with unaffiliated third-party investors and others intended to qualify for certain tax credits available under Section 45Q of the Internal Revenue Code. Under the agreements entered into in connection with the 45Q Transactions, CVR Partners and certain of its subsidiaries are obligated to meet certain minimum quantities of carbon dioxide supply each year during the term of the agreement and could be subject to fees of up to$15 million per year, with an overall cap at $45 million, should it fail to perform.
Litigation
From time to time, we and our subsidiaries are involved in various lawsuits arising in the normal course of business. We do not believe that such normal routine litigation will have a material effect on our financial condition or results of operations. See the matters described under the caption “Other” below.
Energy
Call Option Coverage Case – In April 2024, in the lawsuit (the “Delaware Coverage Case”) filed by CVR Energy and certain of its affiliates (the “Call Defendants”) against its primary and excess insurers (the “Insurers”) alleging breach of contract and breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing against the Insurers relating to their denial of coverage of the Call Defendants’ defense expenses and indemnity, as well as other conduct of the Insurers relating to the CVR Energy’s December 2022 settlement of the consolidated lawsuits (collectively, the “Call Option Lawsuits”) filed by purported former unitholders of CVR Refining on behalf of themselves and an alleged class of similarly situated unitholders against the Call Defendants relating to CVR Energy’s exercise of the call option under the CVR Refining Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership assigned to it by CVR Refining’s general partner including the August 2022 Stipulation, Compromise and Release (the “Settlement”), the Superior Court of the State of Delaware (the “Superior Court”) issued an order compelling the parties to engage in briefing as to the impact, if any, of the summary judgment granted in favor of the Insurers by the 434th Judicial District Court of Fort Bend County, Texas in the Insurer’s separate lawsuit (the “Texas Coverage Case”) against the Call Defendants seeking determination that the Insurers owe no indemnity coverage under policies with coverage limits of $50 million for the Settlement, which summary judgment the Call Defendants have appealed.
While the Delaware Coverage Case and the Texas Coverage Case remain pending, CVR Energy does not expect the outcome of these lawsuits to have a material adverse impact on the CVR Energy’s financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.
Other Matters
Pension Obligations
Mr. Icahn, through certain affiliates, owns 100% of Icahn Enterprises GP and approximately 85% of Icahn Enterprises’ outstanding depositary units as of March 31, 2024. Applicable pension and tax laws make each member of a “controlled group” of entities, generally defined as entities in which there is at least an 80% common ownership interest, jointly and severally liable for certain pension plan obligations of any member of the controlled group. These pension obligations include ongoing contributions to fund the plan, as well as liability for any unfunded liabilities that may exist at the time the plan is terminated. In addition, the failure to pay these pension obligations when due may result in the creation of liens in favor of the pension plan or the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (the “PBGC”) against the assets of each member of the controlled group.
As a result of the more than 80% ownership interest in us by Mr. Icahn’s affiliates, we and our subsidiaries are subject to the pension liabilities of entities in which Mr. Icahn has a direct or indirect ownership interest of at least 80%, which includes the liabilities of pension plans sponsored by Viskase and ACF Industries LLC (“ACF”), an affiliate of Mr. Icahn. All the minimum funding requirements of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended, and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, for the Viskase and ACF plans have been met as of March 31, 2024. If the plans were voluntarily terminated, they would be underfunded by an aggregate of approximately $39 million as of March 31, 2024. These results are based on the most recent information provided by the plans’ actuaries. These liabilities could increase or decrease, depending on a number of factors, including future changes in benefits, investment returns, and the assumptions used to calculate the liability. As members of the controlled group, we would be liable for any failure of Viskase or ACF to make ongoing pension contributions or to pay the unfunded liabilities upon a termination of the Viskase or ACF pension plans. In addition, other entities now or in the future within the controlled group in which we are included may have pension plan obligations that are, or may become, underfunded and we would be liable for any failure of such entities to make ongoing pension contributions or to pay the unfunded liabilities upon termination of such plans.
The current underfunded status of the pension plans of Viskase and ACF requires them to notify the PBGC of certain “reportable events,” such as if we cease to be a member of the Viskase or ACF controlled group, or if we make certain extraordinary dividends or stock redemptions. The obligation to report could cause us to seek to delay or reconsider the occurrence of such reportable events.
Starfire Holding Corporation (“Starfire”), which is 99.6% owned by Mr. Icahn, has undertaken to indemnify us and our subsidiaries from losses resulting from any imposition of certain pension funding or termination liabilities that may be imposed on us and our subsidiaries or our assets as a result of being a member of the Icahn controlled group, including ACF. The Starfire indemnity provides, among other things, that so long as such contingent liabilities exist and could be imposed on us, Starfire will not make any distributions to its stockholders that would reduce its net worth to below $250 million. Nonetheless, Starfire may not be able to fund its indemnification obligations to us.
Other
Icahn Enterprises L.P. was contacted on May 3, 2023 by the U.S. Attorney’s office for the Southern District of New York and on June 21, 2023 by the staff of the Division of Enforcement of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), seeking production of information relating to the Company and certain of its affiliates’ corporate governance, capitalization, securities offerings, disclosure, dividends, valuation, marketing materials, due diligence and other materials. We are cooperating with these requests and investigations and are providing documents in response to these requests for information. In addition, two putative securities class action lawsuits have been filed against the Company in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida alleging violations of the federal securities laws,Okaro v. Icahn Enterprises L.P. et al., Case No. 23-21773 (S.D. Fl.), andLevine v. Icahn Enterprises L.P. et al., Case No. 23-22009 (S.D. Fl.). These lawsuits have been consolidated and the court appointed a lead plaintiff on November 20, 2023. Plaintiffs filed their consolidated class action complaint on January 12, 2024, and we filed our motion to dismiss the consolidated class action complaint on March 12, 2024. A derivative complaint has also been filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, naming the Company’s general partner, its directors, and certain
current and former officers as defendants, and the Company as a nominal defendant, alleging breaches of fiduciary duties with respect to the Company’s disclosure,Patrick Pickney v. Icahn Enterprises G.P. Inc. Case No. 1:23-cv-22932-KMW (S.D. Fl.). In addition, an action to compel inspection of our books and records was filed on November 22, 2023 in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware,Bruno v. Icahn Enterprises, L.P. et al., Case No. 2023-1170-SEM.
We believe that we maintain a strong compliance program and, while no assurances can be made, and we are still evaluating these matters, we do not currently believe that these inquiries and litigations will have a material impact on our business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.
- Supplemental Cash Flow Information
Supplemental cash flow information consists of the following:
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| · · Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||
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| Cash payments for interest | | $(58) | | $(83) | ||
| Cash payments for income taxes, net of payments | | (25) | | (5) | ||
| Partnership contributions receivable | | — | | 6 | ||
| Non-cash Investment segment distributions to non-controlling interests | | | — | | | (2) |
| Partnership distributions payable | | 439 | | (724) | ||
| Non-cash recognition of the related party note receivable | | | — | | | 188 |
20. Subsequent Events
Icahn Enterprises
Debt Repurchase and Sales
In November and December of 2023, we repurchased in the open market approximately$35 million aggregate principal amount of our 4.750% senior unsecured notes due 2024,$12 million aggregate principal amount of our 6.25% senior unsecured notes due 2026,$5 million aggregate principal amount of our 5.25% senior unsecured notes due 2027, and$40 million aggregate principal amount of our 4.375% senior unsecured notes due 2029 for total cash paid of$84 million for a total aggregate principal amount$92 million. The Company cancelled and reduced the outstanding principal of the repurchased 4.750% senior unsecured notes due 2024, and the remaining repurchased notes of$57 million aggregate principal were extinguished but were not retired and are held in treasury. In April 2024, we sold the$12 million in aggregate principal amount of our 6.250% senior unsecured notes due 2026 and the$5 million in aggregate principal amount of our 5.250% senior unsecured notes due 2027, both previously repurchased and held in treasury, in the open market.
LP Unit Distribution
On May 6, 2024, the Board of Directors of the general partner of Icahn Enterprises declared a quarterly distribution in the amount of $1.00 per depositary unit, which will be paid on or about June 25, 2024 to depositary unitholders of record at the close of business on May 20, 2024. Depositary unitholders will have until June 12, 2024 to make a timely election to receive either cash or additional depositary units. If a unitholder does not make a timely election, it will automatically be deemed to have elected to receive the distribution in additional depositary units. Depositary unitholders who elect to receive (or who are deemed to have elected to receive) additional depositary units will receive units valued at the volume weighted average trading price of the units during thefive consecutive trading days ending June 20, 2024. Icahn Enterprises will make a cash payment in lieu of issuing fractional depositary units to any unitholders electing to receive (or who are deemed to have elected to receive) depositary units.
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