VALVOLINE INC

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

NOTE 1 –BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared by Valvoline Inc. (“Valvoline” or the “Company”) in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) and Securities and Exchange Commission regulations for interim financial reporting, which do not include all information and footnote disclosures normally included in annual financial statements. Therefore, these condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with Valvoline’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2024.

Use of estimates, risks and uncertainties

The preparation of the condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and the disclosures of contingent matters. Although management bases its estimates on historical experience and various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, actual results could differ significantly from the estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

Sale of Global Products business

On March 1, 2023, Valvoline completed the sale of its former Global Products reportable segment (“Global Products”) to Aramco Overseas Company B.V. (the “Transaction”). The operating results and cash flows associated with and directly attributed to the Global Products disposal group are reflected as discontinued operations within these condensed consolidated financial statements. Unless otherwise noted, disclosures within these remaining Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements relate solely to the Company's continuing operations.

Recent accounting pronouncements

The following accounting guidance relevant to Valvoline was either issued or adopted in the current fiscal year or is expected to have a meaningful impact on Valvoline in future periods upon adoption.

Issued but not yet adopted

In November 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued new guidance to enhance reportable segment disclosures. This guidance requires entities, including those with a single reportable segment, to disclose significant reportable segment expenses and other items regularly provided to the Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”) that are included in a segment’s profit or loss measures. While the guidance enhances disclosures regarding the Company’s CODM and the information regularly provided to the CODM, including significant expenses, the adoption of this guidance will not impact the Company’s operating results, financial condition, or cash flows. The Company will adopt this guidance and applicable disclosures will be conformed retrospectively in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ending September 30, 2025.

In December 2023, the FASB issued guidance which enhances income tax disclosure requirements to include additional disaggregation within the effective tax rate reconciliation and income taxes paid. This guidance will be effective for Valvoline beginning with its fiscal 2026 annual financial statements, with early adoption permitted. The guidance must be applied prospectively, while retrospective application is permitted. The Company is continuing to assess the new guidance which is expected to result in enhanced income tax disclosures but does not expect there will be any impact to its results of operations, cash flows, or financial condition.

In November 2024, the FASB issued new guidance which requires enhanced disclosure of specified categories of expenses (purchases of inventory, employee compensation, depreciation and amortization) included in certain expense captions presented on the face of the income statement. This guidance will be effective for Valvoline beginning with its fiscal 2028 Form 10-K and interim periods beginning in fiscal 2029, with early adoption permitted, in addition to either prospective or retrospective application. The Company is currently evaluating the new guidance to determine its adoption approach and the impact on the presentation and disclosure of its consolidated income statement and expenses. The Company anticipates its processes will be enhanced to address the disaggregation and disclosure requirements, though it does not expect adoption to impact its overall results from operations.

NOTE 2 -FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

Recurring fair value measurements

The following tables set forth the Company’s financial assets and liabilities by level within the fair value hierarchy for those measured at fair value on a recurring basis:

(a)Funds measured at fair value using the net asset value ("NAV") per share practical expedient have not been classified in the fair value hierarchy.

Fair value disclosures

Long-term debt is reported in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at carrying value, rather than fair value and is therefore excluded from the disclosure above of financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value within the condensed consolidated financial statements on a recurring basis. The fair value of the Company's outstanding fixed rate senior notes shown below is based on recent trading values, which is considered a Level 2 input within the fair value hierarchy.

(a)Carrying values shown are net of unamortized discounts and debt issuance costs.

Refer to Note 4 for details of the senior notes as well as Valvoline's other debt instruments that have variable interest rates with carrying amounts that approximate fair value.

NOTE 3 -DISPOSITIONS

In early December 2024, Valvoline completed the sale of 39 company-operated service center stores to a new franchisee. Upon completion of the transaction, Valvoline derecognized the net assets associated with the service center stores and recorded a gain of $73.9 million in Other income, net in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income during the three months ended December 31, 2024. This gain is preliminary and subject to final customary closing settlements.

NOTE 4 -DEBT

The following table summarizes Valvoline’s total debt as of:

(a)As of December 31, 2024, the total borrowing capacity remaining under the $475.0 million revolving credit facility was $401.5 million due to a reduction of $70.0 million from borrowings and $3.5 million for letters of credit outstanding.

Covenants and guarantees

The Company guaranteed future payments related to certain lease assignments in connection with refranchising retail stores and selling the Global Products business. Valvoline is obligated to perform if the buyers of the divested businesses default on the leases, which have remaining terms ranging fromone to 16 years. The undiscounted maximum potential future payments under the lease guarantees were $69.8 million as of December 31, 2024. In addition, the Company guarantees certain outstanding franchisee debt obligations that have remaining terms ranging fromone month tofive years and total $14.0 million as of December 31, 2024. The Company has not recorded a liability for these guarantees as the likelihood of making future payments is not considered probable.

As of December 31, 2024, Valvoline was in compliance with all covenants under its long-term borrowings.

NOTE 5 –INCOME TAXES

Income tax provisions for interim quarterly periods are based on an estimated annual effective income tax rate calculated separately from the effect of significant, infrequent or unusual discrete items related specifically to interim periods. The following summarizes income tax expense and the effective tax rate in each interim period:

The respective increases in income tax expense and effective tax rate for the three months ended December 31, 2024 is primarily driven by an increase in pre-tax income and unfavorable discrete items compared to favorable discrete items in the prior year.

NOTE 6 –EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS

The following table summarizes the components of pension and other postretirement plan (income) expense:

NOTE 7 –LITIGATION, CLAIMS AND CONTINGENCIES

From time to time, Valvoline is party to lawsuits, claims and other legal proceedings that arise in the ordinary course of business. The Company establishes liabilities for the outcome of such matters where losses are determined to be probable and reasonably estimable. Where appropriate, the Company has recorded liabilities with respect to these matters, which were not material for the periods presented as reflected in the condensed consolidated financial statements herein. There are certain claims and legal proceedings pending where loss is not determined to be probable or reasonably estimable, and therefore, accruals have not been made. In addition, Valvoline discloses matters when management believes a material loss is at least reasonably possible.

In all instances, management has assessed each matter based on current information available and made a judgment concerning its potential outcome, giving due consideration to the amount and nature of the claim and the probability of success. The Company believes it has established adequate accruals for liabilities that are probable and reasonably estimable.

Although the ultimate resolution of these matters cannot be predicted with certainty and there can be no assurances that the actual amounts required to satisfy liabilities from these matters will not exceed the amounts reflected in the condensed consolidated financial statements, based on information available at this time, it is the opinion of management that such pending claims or proceedings will not have a material adverse effect on its condensed consolidated financial statements.

NOTE 8 -EARNINGS PER SHARE

The following table summarizes basic and diluted earnings per share:

(a)There were 0.2 million outstanding stock appreciation rights not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share in the three months ended December 31, 2023, respectively, because the effect would have been antidilutive.

NOTE 9 -SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

The following provides a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash reported within the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows to the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets:

(a)Included in Prepaid expenses and other current assets within the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Accounts and other receivables

The following summarizes Valvoline’s accounts and other receivables in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of:

(a)Included in Other noncurrent assets within the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Revenue recognition

The following disaggregates the Company’s net revenues by timing of revenue recognized:

The following table summarizes net revenues by category:

NOTE 10 –SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Share repurchases

The Company repurchased 0.6 million of its shares for an aggregate amount of $20.5 million from January 1, 2025 through February 3, 2025. These repurchases leave $325.0 million in authority remaining as of February 3, 2025 under the authorization announced during July 2024 from the Valvoline Board of Directors (the “Board”) to repurchase up to $400.0 million of common stock which has no expiration date (the “2024 Share Repurchase Authorization”).