“Despite earning $0.02 per gallon less on fuel margins, we generated the same EBITDA as Q3 a year ago due to the underlying improvements...” — Andrew Clyde (CEO)
“We firmly believe the current margin structure includes $0.03 to $0.04 of structural uplift since 2022, which would translate to materially higher fuel contributions in a return to normal environment.” — Mindy West (COO)
“Nicotine promotional dollars have grown at an impressive 12% CAGR since 2020... the third quarter margin benefit is not onetime.” — Mindy West (COO)
“When we invest, we are basing our economics on mid-cycle factors, noting there is significant upside over time from the consistently increasing structural component of the margin.” — Andrew Clyde (CEO)
“At $0.30 and about 5 billion gallons, $0.015 variance in margins would generate plus or minus $75 million, all else being equal.” — Donald Smith (CFO)