ExxonMobil Earns $23 Billion in 2021, Initiates $10 Billion Share Repurchase Program

  • Generates $48 billion of cash flow from operating activities, the highest level since 2012, more than covering capital investments, debt reduction, and dividend
  • Reduces structural costs by an additional $1.9 billion, increasing total savings to nearly $5 billion versus 2019
  • Strengthens balance sheet to pre-pandemic levels by paying down $20 billion in debt
  • Expects to achieve 2025 emission-reduction plans four years ahead of schedule
  • Aims to achieve net zero Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions for operated assets by 2050, with plans to achieve net zero in the Permian Basin by 2030

IRVING, Texas--()--Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM):

 

 

 

Third

 

 

 

Fourth Quarter

 

Quarter

 

Twelve Months

 

2021

2020

 

2021

 

2021

2020

Results Summary

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Dollars in millions, except per share data)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings/(Loss) (U.S. GAAP)

8,870

(20,070)

 

6,750

 

23,040

(22,440)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings/(Loss) Per Common Share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assuming Dilution

2.08

(4.70)

 

1.57

 

5.39

(5.25)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Identified Items Per Common Share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assuming Dilution

0.03

(4.73)

 

(0.01)

 

0.01

(4.92)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings/(Loss) Excluding Identified Items

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Per Common Share Assuming Dilution

2.05

0.03

 

1.58

 

5.38

(0.33)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital and Exploration Expenditures

5,808

4,771

 

3,851

 

16,595

21,374

Exxon Mobil Corporation today announced fourth-quarter 2021 earnings of $8.9 billion, or $2.08 per share assuming dilution, resulting in full-year earnings of $23 billion, or $5.39 per share assuming dilution. Capital and exploration expenditures were $5.8 billion in the fourth quarter and $16.6 billion for the full year 2021, in line with guidance.

Our effective pandemic response, focused investments during the down-cycle, and structural cost savings positioned us to realize the full benefits of the market recovery in 2021,” said Darren Woods, chairman and chief executive officer. “Our new streamlined business structure is another example of the actions we are taking to further strengthen our competitive advantages and grow shareholder value. We've made great progress in 2021 and our forward plans position us to lead in cash flow and earnings growth, operating performance, and the energy transition.”

Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year Business Highlights

Upstream

  • Average realizations for crude oil increased 8% from the third quarter. Natural gas realizations increased 63% from the prior quarter.
  • Oil-equivalent production in the fourth quarter was 3.8 million barrels per day. Excluding entitlement effects, divestments, and government mandates, oil-equivalent production increased 2% versus the prior-year quarter, and was also up 2% versus the prior year, driven by demand recovery.
  • In 2021, production volumes in the Permian increased nearly 100,000 oil-equivalent barrels per day, with improved capital efficiency. The focus remains on continuing to grow free cash flow by increasing recovery through efficiency gains and technology applications.
  • ExxonMobil continued to progress its low cost of supply deepwater developments in Guyana, with estimated recoverable resources increasing to approximately 10 billion oil-equivalent barrels, supported by six commercial discoveries in 2021. The Liza Unity floating production, storage, and offloading vessel arrived in Guyanese waters in October 2021.
  • The sale of certain United Kingdom North Sea assets to Neo Energy was completed in December 2021.

Downstream

  • Global refining margins improved from the third quarter with increased transportation demand driven by easing mobility restrictions, partly offset by higher energy prices in Europe. Fourth-quarter margins improved to the low end of the 10-year range, although jet demand remains challenged.
  • Refining throughput in the quarter was the highest since 2013, up 2% from the third quarter, allowing the company to capture the benefit of improved industry margins.
  • Lubricants earnings were a full-year record, as strong reliability performance enabled full capture of robust basestocks margins.
  • The company acquired a 49.9% stake in BioJet AS, a Norwegian biofuels company that plans to convert forestry and wood-based construction waste into lower-emissions advanced biofuels, providing ExxonMobil the opportunity to purchase as much as 3 million barrels of lower-emission biofuel products per year.

Chemical

  • Fourth-quarter industry margins declined from historically high levels to the middle of the 10-year range due to increased industry supply and higher feed and energy costs.
  • Annual earnings of $7.8 billion were a full-year record, reflecting robust industry demand, strong reliability, structural cost reductions, and the company's global supply and logistics advantages.
  • High-value, performance products grew 7% and the organization advanced key projects supporting future growth. The Corpus Christi Chemical Complex started up ahead of schedule and under budget, and a final investment decision was reached to proceed with a chemical complex in the Dayawan Petrochemical Industrial Park in Huizhou, Guangdong Province in China.
  • ExxonMobil announced the acquisition of Materia, Inc., a technology company that pioneered the development of a Nobel prize-winning technology for manufacturing high-performance structural polymers. The innovative materials can be used in a number of applications, including wind turbine blades, electric vehicle parts, sustainable construction, and anticorrosive coatings.
  • The company made its first commercial sale of certified circular polymer from recycled plastic, manufactured in Baytown, Texas, using proprietary advanced recycling technology. The advanced recycling operation in Baytown will be among the largest in North America with initial planned capacity to recycle 30,000 metric tons of plastic waste per year.
  • ExxonMobil completed the sale of its global Santoprene™ business to Celanese in December for a total price of $1.15 billion.

Leading the Drive to Net Zero

  • The company expects to meet its 2025 emission-reduction plans four years ahead of schedule. This includes a 15-20% reduction in greenhouse gas intensity of upstream operations; a 40-50% reduction in methane intensity; and a 35-45% reduction in flaring intensity across the corporation versus 2016.
  • In the fourth quarter, the company announced new emission-reduction plans through 2030, which include plans to achieve Scope 1 and 2 net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 in the Permian Basin, and are consistent with Paris-aligned pathways, the U.S. and European Union's Global Methane Pledge, and the U.S. Methane Emissions Reduction Action Plan. The company plans to invest $15 billion in lower-emission solutions to both reduce its Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions and support customers in decarbonizing, with a focus on carbon capture and storage, hydrogen and biofuels.
  • In January, ExxonMobil announced its ambition to achieve net zero emissions from operated assets by 2050, backed by a comprehensive approach to develop detailed emission-reduction roadmaps for major operated assets. This ambition applies to Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions and builds on the company’s 2030 emission-reduction plans. The Company’s roadmap approach identifies greenhouse gas emission-reduction opportunities for individual operated assets and the investment and future policy needs required to achieve net zero.
  • ExxonMobil and Scepter, Inc. agreed to work together to deploy advanced satellite technology and proprietary data processing platforms to detect methane emissions at a global scale. Initially focused on Permian Basin operations, the agreement has the potential to redefine methane detection and mitigation efforts and could contribute to broader satellite-based emission-reduction efforts across a dozen global industries, including energy, agriculture, manufacturing and transportation.
  • Since establishing the Low Carbon Solutions business in early 2021, ExxonMobil announced progress on 10 carbon capture and storage opportunities. The initiatives are in Houston, Texas; LaBarge, Wyoming; Edmonton, Canada; St. Fergus, U.K.; Southampton, U.K.; Fife, U.K.; Normandy, France; Malaysia; Indonesia; and Russia. These are in addition to previously announced projects in Qatar; Antwerp, Belgium; Rotterdam, Netherlands; and Australia.

Capital Allocation and Structural Cost Improvement

  • In the fourth quarter, the company paid down debt by an additional $9 billion, bringing the full-year reduction to $20 billion, strengthening the balance sheet and returning debt to pre-pandemic levels.
  • The company captured an additional $1.9 billion in structural savings in 2021, increasing total savings to roughly $5 billion relative to 2019. The company is on pace to exceed total annual structural cost reductions of $6 billion by 2023. Building on this work, the company recently announced additional efforts to streamline its business structure to enhance effectiveness, grow value, and reduce costs. These changes will more fully leverage global functional capabilities, improve line of site to markets, and enhance resource allocation to the highest corporate priorities.
  • During the fourth quarter, ExxonMobil’s board of directors approved the company’s corporate plan for 2022, with capital spending anticipated to be in the range of $21 billion to $24 billion.
  • Beginning in the first quarter of 2022, the company initiated share repurchases associated with the previously announced buyback program of up to $10 billion over the next 12 to 24 months.

Earnings and Volume Summary

Millions of Dollars

 

4Q

 

4Q

 

 

 

 

(unless noted)

 

2021

 

2020

 

Change

 

Comments

Upstream

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S.

 

1,768

 

(16,803)

 

+18,571

 

Higher prices; identified items (+16,514; impairments)

Non-U.S.

 

4,317

 

(1,729)

 

+6,046

 

Higher prices; identified items (+2,220; impairments +1,714, asset sale +459, tax items +297, contractual provisions -250)

 

Total

 

6,085

 

(18,532)

 

+24,617

 

Price +5,880, volume/mix -170, expenses -140, other +320, identified items +18,730

 

Production (koebd)

 

3,816

 

3,689

 

+127

 

Liquids +60 kbd: lower government mandates and net growth, partly offset by lower entitlements and divestments

 

Gas +399 mcfd: less downtime and higher entitlements, partly offset by divestments

Downstream

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S.

 

913

 

(514)

 

+1,427

 

Higher margins driven by stronger industry refining conditions, favorable LIFO inventory impact, and reduced expenses, partly offset by lower volumes

 

Non-U.S.

 

554

 

(697)

 

+1,251

 

Higher margins reflecting stronger industry refining conditions, higher volumes, and reduced expenses, partly offset by unfavorable LIFO inventory impact; identified items (+520; impairments +258, tax items +262)

Total

 

1,467

 

(1,211)

 

+2,678

 

Margin +2,060, volume +60, expenses +150, other -110, identified items +520

 

Petroleum Product Sales (kbd)

 

5,391

 

4,833

 

+558

 

 

Chemical

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S.

 

1,322

 

461

 

+861

 

Higher margins partly offset by increased expenses on higher turnaround, maintenance and project activity; identified items (+494; asset sale)

Non-U.S.

 

599

 

230

 

+369

 

Higher margins, favorable LIFO inventory impact, and lower expenses; identified items (+158; mainly asset sale)

Total

 

1,921

 

691

 

+1,230

 

Margin +580, expenses -90, volume -10, other +100, identified items +650

Prime Product Sales (kt)

 

6,701

 

6,643

 

+58

 

 

Corporate and financing

 

(603)

 

(1,018)

 

+415

 

Identified items +345 (mainly prior year severance)

Earnings and Volume Summary

Millions of Dollars

 

4Q

 

3Q

 

 

 

 

(unless noted)

 

2021

 

2021

 

Change

 

Comments

Upstream

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S.

 

1,768

 

869

 

+899

 

Higher prices and favorable unsettled derivative impacts; identified items (-263; impairments)

Non-U.S.

 

4,317

 

3,082

 

+1,235

 

Higher prices, favorable unsettled derivative impacts, higher gas demand, and favorable one-time asset management items, partly offset by seasonally higher expenses; identified items (-280; impairments -489, asset sale +459, contractual provisions -250)

Total

 

6,085

 

3,951

 

+2,134

 

Price +2,230, volume +290, expenses -320, other +470, identified items -540

Production (koebd)

 

3,816

 

3,665

 

+151

 

Liquids +72 kbd: primarily lower government mandates

 

Gas +474 mcfd: seasonally higher demand and entitlement impacts

Downstream

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S.

 

913

 

663

 

+250

 

Higher marketing-driven margins, higher volumes, and favorable one-time items, partly offset by seasonally higher expenses

 

 

 

 

Non-U.S.

 

554

 

592

 

-38

 

Favorable unsettled derivative impacts more than offset by unfavorable one-time items and seasonally higher expenses

 

Total

 

1,467

 

1,255

 

+212

 

Margin +490, volume +80, expenses -250, other -110

 

Petroleum Product Sales (kbd)

 

5,391

 

5,327

 

+64

 

 

Chemical

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S.

 

1,322

 

1,183

 

+139

 

Lower margins and higher maintenance, turnaround and project expenses; identified items (+494; asset sale)

Non-U.S.

 

599

 

957

 

-358

 

Lower margins, seasonally higher expenses, and unfavorable foreign exchange; identified items (+136; asset sale)

Total

 

1,921

 

2,140

 

-219

 

Margin -680, expenses -110, volume -30, other -30, identified items +630

 

Prime Product Sales (kt)

 

6,701

 

6,672

 

+29

 

 

Corporate and financing

 

(603)

 

(596)

 

-7

 

 

Earnings and Volume Summary

Millions of Dollars

 

Full Year

 

Full Year

 

 

 

 

(unless noted)

 

2021

 

2020

 

Change

 

Comments

Upstream

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S.

 

3,663

 

(19,385)

 

+23,048

 

Higher prices, reduced expenses, and increased liquids volumes; identified items (+16,829; impairments)

Non-U.S.

 

12,112

 

(645)

 

+12,757

 

Higher prices and favorable one-time tax items, partly offset by lower liquids volumes driven by entitlement effects; identified items (+2,322; impairments +1,755, asset sale +459, tax +297, inventory valuation +61, contractual provisions -250)

Total

 

15,775

 

(20,030)

 

+35,805

 

Price +15,930, volume -340, expenses +390, other +680, identified items +19,150

Production (koebd)

 

3,712

 

3,761

 

-49

 

Liquids -60 kbd: higher demand reflecting the absence of economic curtailments, and growth, more than offset by lower entitlements, decline and divestments

 

Gas +66 mcfd: higher demand, partly offset by divestments and Groningen production limit

Downstream

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S.

 

1,314

 

(852)

 

+2,166

 

Higher margins driven by improved industry refining conditions and reduced expenses

Non-U.S.

 

791

 

(225)

 

+1,016

 

Reduced expenses and higher volumes, partly offset by unfavorable foreign exchange and LIFO impacts; identified items (+855; impairments +593, tax items +262)

Total

 

2,105

 

(1,077)

 

+3,182

 

Margin +1,920, volume +100, expenses +560, other -260, identified items +860

Petroleum Product Sales (kbd)

 

5,162

 

4,895

 

+267

 

 

Chemical

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S.

 

4,502

 

1,277

 

+3,225

 

Higher margins and increased volumes; identified items (+584; mainly asset sale)

Non-U.S.

 

3,294

 

686

 

+2,608

 

Higher margins, favorable foreign exchange, and reduced expenses; identified items (+160; mainly asset sale)

Total

 

7,796

 

1,963

 

+5,833

 

Margin +4,480, volume +250, expenses +80, other +280, identified items +740

Prime Product Sales (kt)

 

26,332

 

25,449

 

+883

 

 

Corporate and financing

 

(2,636)

 

(3,296)

 

+660

 

Identified items +297 (mainly prior year severance), lower financing costs +191

Cash Flow from Operations and Asset Sales excluding Working Capital

Millions of Dollars

 

4Q

 

Full Year

 

 

 

 

2021

 

2021

 

Notes

Net income (loss) including noncontrolling interests

 

9,079

 

23,598

 

Including noncontrolling interests of $209 million in the quarter and $558 million for the full year

Depreciation

 

5,661

 

20,607

 

 

Changes in operational working capital

 

1,930

 

4,162

 

 

Other

 

454

 

(238)

 

 

Cash Flow from Operating

 

17,124

 

48,129

 

 

Activities (U.S. GAAP)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asset sales

 

2,601

 

3,176

 

 

Cash Flow from Operations

 

19,725

 

51,305

 

 

and Asset Sales

 

 

 

 

 

 

Changes in operational working capital

 

(1,930)

 

(4,162)

 

 

Cash Flow from Operations

 

17,795

 

47,143

 

 

and Asset Sales excluding Working Capital

 

 

 

 

 

 

ExxonMobil will discuss financial and operating results and other matters during a webcast at 8:30 a.m. Central Time on February 1, 2022. To listen to the event or access an archived replay, please visit www.exxonmobil.com.

Cautionary Statement

Outlooks, projections, descriptions of strategic, operating, and financial plans and objectives, statements of future ambitions and goals, and other statements of future events or conditions in this release, are forward-looking statements. Similarly, the emission-reduction roadmaps are dependent on future market factors, such as continued technological progress and policy support, and represent forward-looking statements. Actual future results, including financial and operating performance; total capital expenditures and mix, including allocations of capital to low carbon solutions; cost reductions and efficiency gains, including the ability to meet or exceed announced cost and expense reduction objectives; plans to reduce future emissions and emissions intensity; timing and outcome of projects to capture and store CO2; timing and outcome of biofuel and plastic waste recycling projects; cash flow, dividends and shareholder returns, including the timing and amounts of share repurchases; future debt levels and credit ratings; business and project plans, timing, costs, capacities and returns; achievement of ambitions to reach Scope 1 and Scope 2 net zero from operated assets by 2050; achievement of plans to reach Scope 1 and 2 net zero in Upstream Permian Basin operated assets by 2030; and resource recoveries and production rates could differ materially due to a number of factors. These include global or regional changes in the supply and demand for oil, natural gas, petrochemicals, and feedstocks and other market conditions that impact prices and differentials for our products; actions of competitors and commercial counterparties; the outcome of commercial negotiations, including final agreed terms and conditions; the ability to access short- and long-term debt markets on a timely and affordable basis; the ultimate impacts of COVID-19, including the extent and nature of further outbreaks and the effects of government responses on people and economies; reservoir performance; the outcome of exploration projects; timely completion of development and other construction projects; final management approval of future projects and any changes in the scope, terms, or costs of such projects as approved; changes in law, taxes, or regulation including environmental regulations, trade sanctions, and timely granting of governmental permits and certifications; government policies and support and market demand for low carbon technologies; war, and other political or security disturbances; opportunities for potential investments or divestments and satisfaction of applicable conditions to closing, including regulatory approvals; the capture of efficiencies within and between business lines and the ability to maintain near-term cost reductions as ongoing efficiencies; unforeseen technical or operating difficulties and unplanned maintenance; the development and competitiveness of alternative energy and emission reduction technologies; the results of research programs and the ability to bring new technologies to commercial scale on a cost-competitive basis; and other factors discussed under Item 1A. Risk Factors of ExxonMobil’s 2020 Form 10-K.

Frequently Used Terms and Non-GAAP Measures

This press release includes cash flow from operations and asset sales. Because of the regular nature of our asset management and divestment program, we believe it is useful for investors to consider proceeds associated with the sales of subsidiaries, property, plant and equipment, and sales and returns of investments together with cash provided by operating activities when evaluating cash available for investment in the business and financing activities. A reconciliation to net cash provided by operating activities for 2021 periods is shown on page 7 and for 2021 and 2020 periods in Attachment V.

This press release also includes cash flow from operations and asset sales excluding working capital. We believe it is useful for investors to consider these numbers in comparing the underlying performance of our business across periods when there are significant period-to-period differences in the amount of changes in working capital. A reconciliation to net cash provided by operating activities for 2021 periods is shown on page 7 and for 2021 and 2020 periods in Attachment V.

This press release also includes earnings/(loss) excluding identified items, which are earnings/(loss) excluding individually significant non-operational events with an absolute corporate total earnings impact of at least $250 million in a given quarter. The earnings/(loss) impact of an identified item for an individual segment may be less than $250 million when the item impacts several periods or several segments. Management uses these figures to improve comparability of the underlying business across multiple periods by isolating and removing significant non-operational events from business results. The Corporation believes this view provides investors increased transparency into business results and trends and provides investors with a view of the business as seen through the eyes of management. Earnings excluding Identified Items is not meant to be viewed in isolation or as a substitute for net income (loss) attributable to ExxonMobil as prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. A reconciliation to earnings is shown for 2021 and 2020 periods in Attachments II-a and II-b. Corresponding per share amounts are shown on page 1 and in Attachment II-a, including a reconciliation to earnings/(loss) per common share – assuming dilution (U.S. GAAP).

This press release also includes total taxes including sales-based taxes. This is a broader indicator of the total tax burden on the corporation’s products and earnings, including certain sales and value-added taxes imposed on and concurrent with revenue-producing transactions with customers and collected on behalf of governmental authorities (“sales-based taxes”). It combines “Income taxes” and “Total other taxes and duties” with sales-based taxes, which are reported net in the income statement. We believe it is useful for the corporation and its investors to understand the total tax burden imposed on the corporation’s products and earnings. A reconciliation to total taxes is shown as part of the Estimated Key Financial and Operating Data in Attachment I.

This press release also references free cash flow. Free cash flow is the sum of net cash provided by operating activities and net cash flow used in investing activities. This measure is useful when evaluating cash available for financing activities, including shareholder distributions, after investment in the business. Free cash flow is not meant to be viewed in isolation or as a substitute for net cash provided by operating activities.

This press release also references structural cost reductions (also "structural cost savings", "structural savings", "structural cost improvement"). Structural cost reductions describe decreases in the below expenses as a result of operational efficiencies, workforce reductions and other cost saving measures that are expected to be sustainable compared to 2019 levels. Relative to 2019, estimated cumulative annual structural cost reductions totaled $4.9 billion, of which $1.9 billion was achieved in 2021. The total change between periods in expenses below will reflect both structural cost reductions and other changes in spend, including market factors, such as energy costs, inflation, and foreign exchange impacts, as well as changes in activity levels and costs associated with new operations. Structural cost reductions are stewarded internally to support management’s oversight of spending over time. This measure is useful for investors to understand the Corporation’s efforts to optimize spending through disciplined expense management.

 

Millions of Dollars

 

2021

 

2020

 

2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Subset of total Costs and other deductions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Production and manufacturing expenses

 

36,035

 

30,431

 

36,826

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

9,574

 

10,168

 

11,398

 

Exploration expenses, including dry holes

 

1,054

 

1,285

 

1,269

 

Total

 

46,663

 

41,884

 

49,493

References to the resource base and other quantities of oil, natural gas or condensate may include estimated amounts that are not yet classified as “proved reserves” under SEC definitions, but which are expected to be ultimately recoverable. A reconciliation of production excluding divestments, entitlements, and government mandates to actual production is contained in the Supplement to this release included as Exhibit 99.2 to the Form 8-K of even date herewith. The term “project” as used in this release can refer to a variety of different activities and does not necessarily have the same meaning as in any government payment transparency reports.

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Reference to Earnings

References to corporate earnings mean net income attributable to ExxonMobil (U.S. GAAP) from the consolidated income statement. Unless otherwise indicated, references to earnings, Upstream, Downstream, Chemical and Corporate and financing segment earnings, and earnings per share are ExxonMobil’s share after excluding amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests.

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Estimated Key Financial and Operating Data

 

Attachment I

Exxon Mobil Corporation

Fourth Quarter 2021

(millions of dollars, unless noted)

 

 

 

 

Third

 

 

 

Fourth Quarter

 

Quarter

 

Twelve Months

 

2021

2020

 

2021

 

2021

2020

Earnings (Loss) / Earnings (Loss) Per Share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total revenues and other income

84,965

 

46,540

 

73,786

 

285,640

 

181,502

Total costs and other deductions

73,236

 

73,153

 

64,180

 

254,406

 

210,385

Income (loss) before income taxes

11,729

 

(26,613)

 

9,606

 

31,234

 

(28,883)

Income taxes

2,650

 

(6,010)

 

2,664

 

7,636

 

(5,632)

Net income (loss) including noncontrolling interests

9,079

 

(20,603)

 

6,942

 

23,598

 

(23,251)

Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests

209

 

(533)

 

192

 

558

 

(811)

Net income (loss) attributable to ExxonMobil (U.S. GAAP)

8,870

 

(20,070)

 

6,750

 

23,040

 

(22,440)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings (loss) per common share (dollars)

2.08

 

(4.70)

 

1.57

 

5.39

 

(5.25)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings (loss) per common share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

- assuming dilution (dollars)

2.08

 

(4.70)

 

1.57

 

5.39

 

(5.25)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exploration expenses, including dry holes

524

 

595

 

190

 

1,054

 

1,285

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Financial Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends on common stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

3,763

 

3,715

 

3,720

 

14,924

 

14,865

Per common share (dollars)

0.88

 

0.87

 

0.87

 

3.49

 

3.48

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Millions of common shares outstanding

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At period end

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,239

 

4,233

Average - assuming dilution

4,275

 

4,272

 

4,276

 

4,275

 

4,271

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ExxonMobil share of equity at period end

 

 

 

 

 

 

168,577

 

157,150

ExxonMobil share of capital employed at period end

 

 

 

 

 

 

218,642

 

227,137

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income taxes

2,650

 

(6,010)

 

2,664

 

7,636

 

(5,632)

Total other taxes and duties

8,659

 

7,344

 

8,572

 

32,955

 

28,425

Total taxes

11,309

 

1,334

 

11,236

 

40,591

 

22,793

Sales-based taxes

5,987

 

4,364

 

5,775

 

21,872

 

16,281

Total taxes including sales-based taxes

17,296

 

5,698

 

17,011

 

62,463

 

39,074

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ExxonMobil share of income taxes of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

equity companies

918

 

285

 

713

 

2,756

 

861

Attachment II-a

Exxon Mobil Corporation

Fourth Quarter 2021

 

 

 

 

Third

 

 

$ Millions

Fourth Quarter

 

Quarter

 

Twelve Months

 

2021

2020

 

2021

 

2021

2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings/(Loss) (U.S. GAAP)

8,870

 

(20,070)

 

6,750

 

23,040

 

(22,440)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Identified Items Included in Earnings/(Loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Impairments

(752)

 

(19,273)

 

 

(752)

 

(20,060)

Tax items

 

(581)

 

 

 

(581)

Asset sales

1,081

 

 

 

1,081

 

Noncash inventory valuation - lower of cost or market

 

 

 

 

(61)

Contractual provisions

(250)

 

 

 

(250)

 

Other items (severance - global workforce review)

(4)

 

(326)

 

(5)

 

(52)

 

(326)

Corporate total

75

 

(20,180)

 

(5)

 

27

 

(21,028)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings/(Loss) Excluding Identified Items

8,795

 

110

 

6,755

 

23,013

 

(1,412)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$ Per Common Share1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings/(Loss) Per Common Share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assuming Dilution (U.S. GAAP)

2.08

 

(4.70)

 

1.57

 

5.39

 

(5.25)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Identified Items Included in Earnings/(Loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Per Common Share Assuming Dilution

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Impairments

(0.17)

 

(4.51)

 

 

(0.17)

 

(4.69)

Tax items

 

(0.14)

 

 

 

(0.13)

Asset sales

0.26

 

 

 

0.26

 

Noncash inventory valuation - lower of cost or market

 

 

 

 

(0.02)

Contractual provisions

(0.06)

 

 

 

(0.06)

 

Other items (severance - global workforce review)

 

(0.08)

 

(0.01)

 

(0.02)

 

(0.08)

Corporate total

0.03

 

(4.73)

 

(0.01)

 

0.01

 

(4.92)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings/(Loss) Excluding Identified Items

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Per Common Share Assuming Dilution

2.05

 

0.03

 

1.58

 

5.38

 

(0.33)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 Computed using the average number of shares outstanding during each period.

 

Attachment II-b

Exxon Mobil Corporation

Fourth Quarter 2021

(millions of dollars)

 

 

 

 

 

Third

 

 

 

 

Fourth Quarter

 

Quarter

 

Twelve Months

 

2021

2020

 

2021

 

2021

2020

Earnings/(Loss) (U.S. GAAP)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Upstream

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United States

1,768

(16,803)

 

869

 

3,663

(19,385)

Non-U.S.

4,317

(1,729)

 

3,082

 

12,112

(645)

Downstream

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United States

913

(514)

 

663

 

1,314

(852)

Non-U.S.

554

(697)

 

592

 

791

(225)

Chemical

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United States

1,322

461

 

1,183

 

4,502

1,277

Non-U.S.

599

230

 

957

 

3,294

686

Corporate and financing

(603)

(1,018)

 

(596)

 

(2,636)

(3,296)

Net income (loss) attributable to ExxonMobil

8,870

(20,070)

 

6,750

 

23,040

(22,440)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Identified Items Included in Earnings/(Loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Upstream

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Impairments

(263)

(16,777)

 

 

(263)

(17,092)

Non-U.S. Upstream

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Impairments

(489)

(2,203)

 

 

(489)

(2,244)

Tax Items

(297)

 

 

(297)

Asset sales

459

 

 

459

Contractual provisions

(250)

 

 

(250)

Inventory valuation

 

 

(61)

U.S. Downstream

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other items (asset sales, impairments)

4

 

 

4

(4)

Non-U.S. Downstream

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Impairments

(258)

 

 

(593)

Tax Items

(262)

 

 

(262)

U.S. Chemical

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Impairments

 

 

(90)

Asset sales

494

 

 

494

Non-U.S. Chemical

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asset sales

136

 

 

136

Other Items (tax items, impairments)

(22)

 

 

(24)

Corporate and financing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Severance - global workforce review

(4)

(326)

 

(5)

 

(52)

(326)

Other Items (asset sales, impairments)

(12)

(35)

 

 

(12)

(35)

Corporate total

75

(20,180)

 

(5)

 

27

(21,028)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings/(Loss) Excluding Identified Items

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Upstream

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United States

2,031

(26)

 

869

 

3,926

(2,293)

Non-U.S.

4,597

771

 

3,082

 

12,392

1,957

Downstream

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United States

909

(514)

 

663

 

1,310

(848)

Non-U.S.

554

(177)

 

592

 

791

630

Chemical

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United States

828

461

 

1,183

 

4,008

1,367

Non-U.S.

463

252

 

957

 

3,158

710

Corporate and financing

(587)

(657)

 

(591)

 

(2,572)

(2,935)

Corporate total

8,795

110

 

6,755

 

23,013

(1,412)

Attachment III

Exxon Mobil Corporation

Fourth Quarter 2021

 

 

 

 

 

Third

 

 

 

 

Fourth Quarter

 

Quarter

 

Twelve Months

 

2021

2020

 

2021

 

2021

2020

Net production of crude oil, natural gas

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

liquids, bitumen and synthetic oil,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

thousand barrels per day (kbd)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United States

770

719

 

758

 

721

685

Canada / Other Americas

571

619

 

569

 

560

536

Europe

17

32

 

21

 

22

30

Africa

235

258

 

248

 

248

312

Asia

752

658

 

668

 

695

742

Australia / Oceania

40

39

 

49

 

43

44

Worldwide

2,385

2,325

 

2,313

 

2,289

2,349

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Natural gas production available for sale,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

million cubic feet per day (mcfd)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United States

2,713

2,686

 

2,701

 

2,746

2,691

Canada / Other Americas

189

253

 

184

 

195

277

Europe

844

848

 

343

 

808

789

Africa

48

12

 

53

 

43

9

Asia

3,468

3,225

 

3,365

 

3,465

3,486

Australia / Oceania

1,322

1,161

 

1,464

 

1,280

1,219

Worldwide

8,584

8,185

 

8,110

 

8,537

8,471

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oil-equivalent production (koebd)1

3,816

3,689

 

3,665

 

3,712

3,761

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 Natural gas is converted to an oil-equivalent basis at six million cubic feet per one thousand barrels.

 

Attachment IV

Exxon Mobil Corporation

Fourth Quarter 2021

 

 

 

 

 

Third

 

 

 

 

Fourth Quarter

 

Quarter

 

Twelve Months

 

2021

2020

 

2021

 

2021

2020

Refinery throughput (kbd)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United States

1,740

1,594

 

1,684

 

1,623

1,549

Canada

416

359

 

404

 

379

340

Europe

1,246

1,130

 

1,215

 

1,210

1,173

Asia Pacific

546

522

 

585

 

571

553

Other

170

150

 

163

 

162

158

Worldwide

4,118

3,755

 

4,051

 

3,945

3,773

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Petroleum product sales (kbd)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United States

2,383

2,128

 

2,346

 

2,257

2,154

Canada

488

415

 

472

 

448

418

Europe

1,384

1,227

 

1,404

 

1,340

1,253

Asia Pacific

643

645

 

648

 

653

651

Other

493

418

 

457

 

464

419

Worldwide

5,391

4,833

 

5,327

 

5,162

4,895

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gasolines, naphthas

2,325

2,039

 

2,191

 

2,158

1,994

Heating oils, kerosene, diesel

1,804

1,739

 

1,796

 

1,749

1,751

Aviation fuels

267

172

 

228

 

220

213

Heavy fuels

265

237

 

276

 

269

249

Specialty products

730

646

 

836

 

766

688

Worldwide

5,391

4,833

 

5,327

 

5,162

4,895

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chemical prime product sales,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

thousand metric tons (kt)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United States

2,512

2,467

 

2,531

 

9,724

9,010

Non-U.S.

4,189

4,176

 

4,141

 

16,608

16,439

Worldwide

6,701

6,643

 

6,672

 

26,332

25,449

 

Attachment V

Exxon Mobil Corporation

Fourth Quarter 2021

(millions of dollars)

 

 

 

 

 

Third

 

 

 

 

Fourth Quarter

 

Quarter

 

Twelve Months

 

2021

2020

 

2021

 

2021

2020

Capital and Exploration Expenditures

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Upstream

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United States

1,307

1,122

 

976

 

4,018

6,817

Non-U.S.

2,934

1,812

 

1,863

 

8,236

7,614

Total

4,241

2,934

 

2,839

 

12,254

14,431

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Downstream

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United States

337

488

 

199

 

1,000

2,344

Non-U.S.

367

674

 

267

 

1,095

1,877

Total

704

1,162

 

466

 

2,095

4,221

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chemical

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United States

461

435

 

385

 

1,367

2,002

Non-U.S.

401

240

 

160

 

876

714

Total

862

675

 

545

 

2,243

2,716

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other

1

 

1

 

3

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Worldwide

5,808

4,771

 

3,851

 

16,595

21,374

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash Flow from Operations and Asset Sales excluding Working Capital

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(U.S. GAAP)

17,124

4,005

 

12,091

 

48,129

14,668

Proceeds associated with asset sales

2,601

770

 

18

 

3,176

999

Cash flow from operations and asset sales

19,725

4,775

 

12,109

 

51,305

15,667

Changes in operational working capital

(1,930)

114

 

(659)

 

(4,162)

1,653

Cash flow from operations and asset sales

17,795

4,889

 

11,450

 

47,143

17,320

excluding working capital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Attachment VI

Exxon Mobil Corporation

Earnings/(Loss)

 

 

 

$ Millions

 

 

$ Per Common Share1

2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First Quarter

 

4,010

 

 

 

0.95

 

Second Quarter

 

3,350

 

 

 

0.78

 

Third Quarter

 

3,970

 

 

 

0.93

 

Fourth Quarter

 

8,380

 

 

 

1.97

 

Year

 

19,710

 

 

 

4.63

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First Quarter

 

4,650

 

 

 

1.09

 

Second Quarter

 

3,950

 

 

 

0.92

 

Third Quarter

 

6,240

 

 

 

1.46

 

Fourth Quarter

 

6,000

 

 

 

1.41

 

Year

 

20,840

 

 

 

4.88

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First Quarter

 

2,350

 

 

 

0.55

 

Second Quarter

 

3,130

 

 

 

0.73

 

Third Quarter

 

3,170

 

 

 

0.75

 

Fourth Quarter

 

5,690

 

 

 

1.33

 

Year

 

14,340

 

 

 

3.36

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First Quarter

 

(610)

 

 

 

(0.14)

 

Second Quarter

 

(1,080)

 

 

 

(0.26)

 

Third Quarter

 

(680)

 

 

 

(0.15)

 

Fourth Quarter

 

(20,070)

 

 

 

(4.70)

 

Year

 

(22,440)

 

 

 

(5.25)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First Quarter

 

2,730

 

 

 

0.64

 

Second Quarter

 

4,690

 

 

 

1.10

 

Third Quarter

 

6,750

 

 

 

1.57

 

Fourth Quarter

 

8,870

 

 

 

2.08

 

Year

 

23,040

 

 

 

5.39

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 Computed using the average number of shares outstanding during each period.

 

Contacts

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Media Relations, 972-940-6007

Release Summary

ExxonMobil Earns $23 Billion in 2021, Initiates $10 Billion Share Repurchase Program

Contacts

ExxonMobil
Media Relations, 972-940-6007