Exhibit 99.3

 

Frequently Used Terms

 

Listed below are definitions of several of ExxonMobil’s key business and financial performance measures and other terms. These definitions are provided to facilitate understanding of the terms and their calculation. In the case of financial measures that we believe constitute “non-GAAP financial measures” under Securities and Exchange Commission Regulation G, we provide a reconciliation to the most comparable Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) measure and other information required by that rule.

 

EARNINGS EXCLUDING MERGER EXPENSES, DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS,

 

ACCOUNTING CHANGE, AND OTHER SPECIAL ITEMS

 

In addition to reporting U.S. GAAP defined net income, ExxonMobil also presents a measure of earnings that excludes merger effects, earnings from discontinued operations, a required accounting change, and other quantified special items. Earnings excluding the aforementioned items is a non-GAAP financial measure, and is included to facilitate comparisons of base business performance across periods. We also refer to earnings excluding merger expenses, discontinued operations, accounting change and other special items as normalized earnings. Earnings per share amounts use the same average common shares outstanding as used for the calculation of net income per common share and net income per common share – assuming dilution.

 

Information for “Downstream 2004 Summary” chart is shown below.

 

Total Downstream - 2004


   Earnings
After
Income
Taxes


    Average
Capital
Employed


   Return on
Average
Capital
Employed


 
     (millions of dollars)    (percent)  

Reported

   5,706     27,173    21.0 %

Allapattah litigation reserve

   (550 )           

Excluding Allapattah litigation reserve

   6,256     27,173    23.0 %

 

OPERATING COSTS

 

Operating costs are the combined total of production, manufacturing, selling, general, administrative, exploration, depreciation, and depletion expenses from the Consolidated Statement of Income and ExxonMobil’s share of similar costs for equity companies. Operating costs are the costs during the period to produce, manufacture, and otherwise prepare the Company’s products for sale – including energy costs, staffing, maintenance, and other costs to explore for and produce oil and gas and operate refining and chemical plants. Distribution and marketing expenses are also included. Operating costs exclude the cost of raw materials, taxes, interest expense and separately reported merger-related expenses. These expenses are on a before-tax basis. While ExxonMobil’s management is responsible for all revenue and expense elements of net income, operating costs, as defined below, represent the expenses most directly under management’s control. Information regarding these costs is therefore useful for investors and ExxonMobil management in evaluating management’s performance. In 2004, cost increases associated with higher energy prices, adverse foreign exchange impacts, and new operations were partly offset by efficiency initiatives captured in all business lines.

 

Reconciliation of operating costs

 

     2004

   2003

   2002

     (millions of dollars)

From ExxonMobil’s Consolidated Statement of Income

              

Total costs and other deductions

   256,794    214,772    186,996

Less:

              

Crude oil and product purchases

   139,224    107,658    90,950

Merger-related expenses

   —      —      410

Interest expense

   638    207    398

Excise taxes

   27,263    23,855    22,040

Other taxes and duties

   40,954    37,645    33,572

Income applicable to minority and preferred interests

   776    694    209
    
  
  

Subtotal

   47,939    44,713    39,417

ExxonMobil’s share of equity-company expenses

   4,209    3,937    3,800
    
  
  

Total operating costs excluding merger expenses

   52,148    48,650    43,217
    
  
  
Components of operating costs               
     2004

   2003

   2002

     (millions of dollars)

From ExxonMobil’s Consolidated Statement of Income

              

Production and manufacturing expenses

   23,225    21,260    17,831

Selling, general, and administrative expenses

   13,849    13,396    12,356

Depreciation and depletion

   9,767    9,047    8,310

Exploration expenses, including dry holes

   1,098    1,010    920
    
  
  

Subtotal

   47,939    44,713    39,417

ExxonMobil’s share of equity-company expenses

   4,209    3,937    3,800
    
  
  

Total operating costs excluding merger expenses

   52,148    48,650    43,217
    
  
  

 

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CAPITAL EMPLOYED

 

Capital employed is a measure of net investment. When viewed from the perspective of how the capital is used by the businesses, it includes ExxonMobil’s net share of property, plant, and equipment and other assets less liabilities, excluding both short-term and long-term debt. When viewed from the perspective of the sources of capital employed in total for the Corporation, it includes ExxonMobil’s share of total debt and shareholders’ equity. Both of these views include ExxonMobil’s share of amounts applicable to equity companies, which the Corporation believes should be included to provide a more comprehensive measure of capital employed.

 

     2004

    2003

    2002

 
     (millions of dollars)  

Business uses: asset and liability perspective

                  

Total assets

   195,256     174,278     152,644  

Less liabilities and minority share of assets and liabilities

                  

Total current liabilities excluding notes and loans payable

   (39,701 )   (33,597 )   (29,082 )

Total long-term liabilities excluding long-term debt and equity of minority and preferred shareholders in affiliated companies

   (41,554 )   (37,839 )   (35,449 )

Minority share of assets and liabilities

   (5,285 )   (4,945 )   (4,210 )

Add ExxonMobil share of debt-financed equity-company net assets

   3,914     4,151     4,795  
    

 

 

Total capital employed

   112,630     102,048     88,698  
    

 

 

Total corporate sources: debt and equity perspective

                  

Notes and loans payable

   3,280     4,789     4,093  

Long-term debt

   5,013     4,756     6,655  

Shareholders’ equity

   101,756     89,915     74,597  

Less minority share of total debt

   (1,333 )   (1,563 )   (1,442 )

Add ExxonMobil share of equity-company debt

   3,914     4,151     4,795  
    

 

 

Total capital employed

   112,630     102,048     88,698  
    

 

 

 

RETURN ON AVERAGE CAPITAL EMPLOYED (ROCE)

 

Return on average capital employed is a performance measure ratio. From the perspective of the business segments, ROCE is annual business segment earnings divided by average business segment capital employed (average of beginning and end-of-year amounts). These segment earnings include ExxonMobil’s share of segment earnings of equity companies, consistent with our capital employed definition, and exclude the cost of financing. The Corporation’s total ROCE is net income excluding the after-tax cost of financing, divided by total corporate average capital employed. The Corporation has consistently applied its ROCE definition for many years, and views it as the best measure of historical capital productivity in our capital-intensive, long-term industry, both to evaluate management’s performance and to demonstrate to shareholders that capital has been used wisely over the long term. Additional measures, which tend to be more cash-flow based, are used for future investment decisions.

 

Return on Average Capital Employed

 

     2004

    2003

    2002

 
     (millions of dollars)  

Net income

   25,330     21,510     11,460  

Financing costs (after tax)

                  

Third-party debt

   (137 )   (69 )   (81 )

ExxonMobil share of equity companies

   (185 )   (172 )   (227 )

All other financing costs – net(1)

   54     1,775     (127 )
    

 

 

Total financing costs

   (268 )   1,534     (435 )
    

 

 

Earnings excluding financing costs

   25,598     19,976     11,895  
    

 

 

Average capital employed

   107,339     95,373     88,342  

Return on average capital employed – corporate total

   23.8 %   20.9 %   13.5 %

 

(1) “All other financing costs – net” in 2003 includes interest income (after tax) associated with the settlement of a U.S. tax dispute.

 

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TOTAL SHAREHOLDER RETURN

 

Shareholder return measures the change in value of an investment in stock over a specified period of time, assuming dividend reinvestment. We calculate shareholder return over a particular measurement period by: dividing (1) the sum of (a) the cumulative value of dividends received during the measurement period, assuming reinvestment, plus (b) the difference between the stock price at the end and at the beginning of the measurement period; by (2) the stock price at the beginning of the measurement period. For this purpose, we assume dividends are reinvested in stock at market prices at approximately the same time actual dividends are paid. Shareholder return is usually quoted on an annualized basis.

 

CAPITAL AND EXPLORATION EXPENDITURES (Capex)

 

Capital and exploration expenditures are the combined total of additions at cost to property, plant, and equipment and exploration expenses on a before-tax basis from the Consolidated Statement of Income. ExxonMobil’s Capex includes its share of similar costs for equity companies. Capex excludes depreciation on the cost of exploration support equipment and facilities recorded to property, plant, and equipment when acquired. While ExxonMobil’s management is responsible for all investments and elements of net income, particular focus is placed on managing the controllable aspects of this group of expenditures.

 

FINDING COSTS

 

Finding costs per oil-equivalent barrel is a performance measure that is calculated using the Exploration portion of Upstream capital and exploration expenditures divided by new field resource additions (in oil-equivalent barrels). ExxonMobil refers to new discoveries and acquisitions of discovered, but undeveloped, resources as new field resource additions. It includes quantities of oil and gas that are not yet classified as proved reserves, but which ExxonMobil believes will likely be moved into the proved reserves category and produced in the future.

 

     2004

   2003

   2002

Exploration portion of Upstream capital & exploration expenditures (millions of dollars)

   1,283    1,215    1,310

New field resource additions (millions of oil-equivalent barrels)

   2,940    2,110    2,150

Finding cost per oil-equivalent barrel (dollars)

   0.44    0.58    0.61

 

LIQUIDS AND NATURAL GAS RESERVES

 

In this report, we use the term “reserves” to mean quantities of oil and gas that ExxonMobil has determined to be reasonably certain of recovery under existing economic and operating conditions on the basis of our long-standing, rigorous management review process. We only book reserves when we have made significant funding commitments for the related projects. In this report, we aggregate reserves of consolidated and equity companies, excluding royalties and quantities due others, since ExxonMobil does not view these reserves differently from a management perspective. To reflect management’s view of ExxonMobil’s total liquids reserves, oil and gas reserves in this report also include tar sands reserves from Canadian Syncrude operations, which are reported separately as mining reserves in our SEC filings. Tar sands reserves included in this report totaled 757 million barrels at year-end 2004, 781 million barrels at year-end 2003, 800 million barrels at year-end 2002, 821 million barrels at year-end 2001, and 610 million barrels at year-end 2000. We determine reserves based on our long-term view of future price levels consistent with our investment decisions. Based on Securities and Exchange Commission guidance, ExxonMobil is also stating, for the first time, our 2004 results to reflect the impacts to the proved reserve base utilizing December 31 liquids and natural gas prices (“year-end price/cost revisions”). On this basis, 2004 year-end reserves, including year-end price/cost revisions, totaled 21.7 billion oil-equivalent barrels. Excluding year-end price/cost revisions, 2004 reserves totaled 22.2 billion oil-equivalent barrels.

 

RESOURCES, RESOURCE BASE, AND RECOVERABLE RESOURCES

 

Resources, resource base, recoverable oil, recoverable hydrocarbons, recoverable resources, and similar terms used in this report include quantities of oil and gas that are not yet classified as proved reserves, but which ExxonMobil believes will likely be moved into the proved reserves category and produced in the future.

 

RESERVES REPLACEMENT RATIO

 

Reserves replacement ratio is a performance measure that is calculated using proved oil-equivalent reserves additions divided by oil-equivalent production. Both proved reserves additions and production include amounts applicable to equity companies. The ratio usually reported by ExxonMobil excludes sales and year-end price/cost revisions, and includes Canadian tar sands operations in both additions and production volumes. See the definition of “liquids and natural gas reserves” above.

 

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RESERVES REPLACEMENT COSTS

 

Reserves replacement costs per oil-equivalent barrel is a performance measure ratio. Reserves replacement costs per barrel are costs incurred in property acquisition and exploration, plus costs incurred in development activities divided by proved oil-equivalent reserves additions, excluding sales. Both the costs incurred and the proved reserves additions include amounts applicable to equity companies as well as Canadian tar sands operations and exclude year-end price/cost revisions. See the definition of “liquids and natural gas reserves” above.

 

     2004

   2003

   2002

     (millions of dollars)

Costs incurred

              

Property acquisition costs

   134    45    187

Exploration costs

   1,255    1,181    1,163

Development costs

   9,122    9,856    8,101
    
  
  

Total costs incurred

   10,511    11,082    9,451
     (millions of barrels)

Oil-equivalent reserves additions

              

Performance-related revisions

   140    619    597

Improved recovery

   28    116    95

Extensions/discoveries

   1,809    961    1,210

Purchases

   11    2    —  
    
  
  

Total oil-equivalent reserves additions

   1,988    1,698    1,902

Reserves replacement costs

   5.29    6.53    4.97

 

USES OF CASH

 

“Uses of cash” means the net sum of additions to property, plant and equipment; additional investments and advances net of collection; changes in minority interests; the net cost of common stock acquired to offset the dilutive impact of shares issued in conjunction with company benefit plans; effects of exchange rate changes on cash; and cash dividends to ExxonMobil shareholders and to minority interests from the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows. It does not include increases in restricted cash and cash equivalents, which relates to the appeal of pending litigation.

 

CASH FLOW FROM OPERATIONS AND ASSET SALES

 

Cash flow from operations and asset sales is the sum of the net cash provided by operating activities and proceeds from sales of subsidiaries, investments, and property, plant, and equipment from the Summary Statement of Cash Flows. This cash flow is the total sources of cash from both operating the Corporation’s assets and from the divesting of assets. The Corporation employs a long-standing and regular disciplined review process to ensure that all assets are contributing to the Corporation’s strategic and financial objectives. Assets are divested when they are no longer meeting these objectives, or are worth considerably more to others. Because of the regular nature of this activity, we believe it is useful for investors to consider sales proceeds together with cash provided by operating activities when evaluating cash available for investment in the business and financing activities, including shareholder distributions.

 

     2004

   2003

   2002

     (millions of dollars)

Net cash provided by operating activities

   40,551    28,498    21,268

Sales of subsidiaries, investments and property, plant, and equipment

   2,754    2,290    2,793
    
  
  

Cash flow from operations and asset sales

   43,305    30,788    24,061
    
  
  

 

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Exxon Mobil Corporation

 

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

(millions of dollars)


   2004

    2003

    2002

   2001

   2000

Sales and other operating revenue

   291,252     237,054     200,949    208,715    227,596

Net income

   25,330     21,510     11,460    15,320    17,720

Cash flow from operations and asset sales (1)

   43,305     30,788     24,061    23,967    28,707

Capital and exploration expenditures (1)

   14,885     15,525     13,955    12,311    11,168

Cash dividends to ExxonMobil shareholders

   6,896     6,515     6,217    6,254    6,123

Common stock purchases (gross)

   9,951     5,881     4,798    5,721    2,352

Research and development costs

   649     618     631    603    564

Cash and cash equivalents at year end (2)

   18,531     10,626     7,229    6,547    7,080

Total assets at year end

   195,256     174,278     152,644    143,174    149,000

Total debt at year end

   8,293     9,545     10,748    10,802    13,441

Shareholders’ equity at year end

   101,756     89,915     74,597    73,161    70,757

Average capital employed (1)

   107,339     95,373     88,342    88,000    87,463

Market valuation at year end

   328,128     269,294     234,101    267,577    301,239

Regular employees at year end (thousands)

   85.9     88.3     92.5    97.9    99.6
FINANCIAL RATIOS                           
     2004

    2003

    2002

   2001

   2000

Net income per common share (dollars)

   3.91     3.24     1.69    2.23    2.55

Net income per common share - assuming dilution (dollars)

   3.89     3.23     1.68    2.21    2.52

Return on average capital employed (1) (percent)

   23.8     20.9     13.5    17.8    20.6

Net income to average shareholders’ equity (percent)

   26.4     26.2     15.5    21.3    26.4

Debt to capital (3) (percent)

   7.3     9.3     12.2    12.4    15.4

Net debt to capital (4) (percent)

   (10.7 )   (1.2 )   4.4    5.3    7.9

Current assets to current liabilities

   1.40     1.20     1.15    1.18    1.06

Fixed charge coverage ratio (times)

   36.1     30.8     13.8    17.7    15.6

(1) See Frequently Used Terms on pages 1 through 4.
(2) Excluding restricted cash of $4,604 million.
(3) Debt includes short and long-term debt. Capital includes short and long-term debt, shareholders’ equity, and minority interests.
(4) Debt net of cash, excluding restricted cash. The ratio of net debt to capital including restricted cash is (16.3) percent for 2004.

 

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Exxon Mobil Corporation

Financial Summary

FUNCTIONAL EARNINGS

(millions of dollars)    2004 Quarters

                               

Net Income (U.S. GAAP)


   First

    Second

    Third

    Fourth

    2004

    2003

    2002

    2001

    2000

 

Upstream

                                                      

United States

   1,154     1,237     1,173     1,384     4,948     3,905     2,524     3,933     4,542  

Non-U.S.

   2,859     2,609     2,756     3,503     11,727     10,597     7,074     6,803     8,143  
    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

   4,013     3,846     3,929     4,887     16,675     14,502     9,598     10,736     12,685  

Downstream

                                                      

United States

   392     907     11     876     2,186     1,348     693     1,924     1,561  

Non-U.S.

   612     600     840     1,468     3,520     2,168     607     2,303     1,857  
    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

   1,004     1,507     851     2,344     5,706     3,516     1,300     4,227     3,418  

Chemical

                                                      

United States

   118     148     329     425     1,020     381     384     298     644  

Non-U.S.

   446     459     680     823     2,408     1,051     446     409     517  
    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

   564     607     1,009     1,248     3,428     1,432     830     707     1,161  

Corporate and financing

   (141 )   (170 )   (109 )   (59 )   (479 )   1,510     (442 )   (142 )   (538 )

Merger expenses

   0     0     0     0     0     0     (275 )   (525 )   (920 )

Discontinued Operations

   0     0     0     0     0     0     449     102     184  

Extraordinary Gain

   0     0     0     0     0     0     0     215     1,730  

Accounting Change

   0     0     0     0     0     550     0     0     0  
    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (U.S. GAAP)

   5,440     5,790     5,680     8,420     25,330     21,510     11,460     15,320     17,720  
    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income per common share (dollars)

   0.83     0.89     0.88     1.31     3.91     3.24     1.69     2.23     2.55  

Net income per common share - assuming dilution (dollars)

   0.83     0.88     0.88     1.30     3.89     3.23     1.38     2.21     2.52  

Merger Effects, Discontinued Operations, Accounting Change, and Other Special Items

 

           

Upstream

                                                      

United States

   0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0  

Non-U.S.

   0     0     0     0     0     1,700     (215 )   0     0  
    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

   0     0     0     0     0     1,700     (215 )   0     0  

Downstream

                                                      

United States

   0     0     (550 )   0     (550 )   0     0     0     0  

Non-U.S.

   0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0  
    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

   0     0     (550 )   0     (550 )   0     0     0     0  

Chemical

                                                      

United States

   0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0  

Non-U.S.

   0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0  
    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

   0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0  

Corporate and financing

   0     0     0     0     0     2,230     0     0     0  

Merger expenses

   0     0     0     0     0     0     (275 )   (525 )   (920 )

Discontinued Operations

   0     0     0     0     0     0     449     102     184  

Extraordinary Gain

   0     0     0     0     0     0     0     215     1,730  

Accounting Change

   0     0     0     0     0     550     0     0     0  
    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate total

   0     0     (550 )   0     (550 )   4,480     (41 )   (208 )   994  
    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings Excluding Merger Effects, Discontinued Operations, Accounting Change, and Other Special Items

 

Upstream

                                                      

United States

   1,154     1,237     1,173     1,384     4,948     3,905     2,524     3,933     4,542  

Non-U.S.

   2,859     2,609     2,756     3,503     11,727     8,897     7,289     6,803     8,143  
    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

   4,013     3,846     3,929     4,887     16,675     12,802     9,813     10,736     12,685  

Downstream

                                                      

United States

   392     907     561     876     2,736     1,348     693     1,924     1,561  

Non-U.S.

   612     600     840     1,468     3,520     2,168     607     2,303     1,857  
    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

   1,004     1,507     1,401     2,344     6,256     3,516     1,300     4,227     3,418  

Chemical

                                                      

United States

   118     148     329     425     1,020     381     384     298     644  

Non-U.S.

   446     459     680     823     2,408     1,051     446     409     517  
    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

   564     607     1,009     1,248     3,428     1,432     830     707     1,161  

Corporate and financing

   (141 )   (170 )   (109 )   (59 )   (479 )   (720 )   (442 )   (142 )   (538 )
    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate total

   5,440     5,790     6,230     8,420     25,880     17,030     11,501     15,528     16,726  
    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per common share (dollars)

   0.83     0.89     0.96     1.31     3.99     2.57     1.70     2.27     2.40  

Earnings per common share - assuming dilution (dollars)

   0.83     0.88     0.96     1.30     3.97     2.56     1.69     2.25     2.37  

 

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Exxon Mobil Corporation

 

RETURN ON AVERAGE CAPITAL EMPLOYED (1) BY BUSINESS

 

(percent)


   2004

   2003

   2002

   2001

   2000

Upstream

                        

United States

   37.0    28.9    19.0    30.4    35.3

Non-U.S.

   31.5    31.0    23.7    25.1    28.7

Total

   32.9    30.4    22.3    26.8    30.8

Downstream

                        

United States

   28.6    16.7    8.6    25.0    19.6

Non-U.S.

   18.0    11.5    3.4    12.4    9.4

Total

   21.0    13.0    5.0    16.1    12.3

Chemical

                        

United States

   19.4    7.3    7.3    7.2    11.4

Non-U.S.

   25.7    11.8    5.3    5.8    6.3

Total

   23.5    10.2    6.1    6.4    8.4

Corporate and financing

   —      —      —      —      —  

Discontinued operations

   —      —      63.2    7.2    12.3

Corporate total

   23.8    20.9    13.5    17.8    20.6

(1) Capital employed consists of shareholders’ equity and debt, including ExxonMobil’s share of amounts applicable to equity companies. See Frequently Used Terms on pages 1 through 4.

 

AVERAGE CAPITAL EMPLOYED (1) BY BUSINESS

 

(millions of dollars)


   2004

   2003

   2002

   2001

   2000

Upstream

                        

United States

   13,355    13,508    13,264    12,952    12,864

Non-U.S.

   37,287    34,164    29,800    27,077    28,354
    
  
  
  
  

Total

   50,642    47,672    43,064    40,029    41,218

Downstream

                        

United States

   7,632    8,090    8,060    7,711    7,976

Non-U.S.

   19,541    18,875    17,985    18,610    19,756
    
  
  
  
  

Total

   27,173    26,965    26,045    26,321    27,732

Chemical

                        

United States

   5,246    5,194    5,235    5,506    5,644

Non-U.S.

   9,362    8,905    8,410    8,333    8,170
    
  
  
  
  

Total

   14,608    14,099    13,645    13,839    13,814

Corporate and financing

   14,916    6,637    4,878    6,399    3,198

Discontinued operations

   0    0    710    1,412    1,501
    
  
  
  
  

Corporate total

   107,339    95,373    88,342    88,000    87,463
    
  
  
  
  

Average capital employed applicable to equity companies included above

   18,049    15,587    14,001    13,902    15,330

(1) Average capital employed is the average of the beginning and end-of-year business segment capital employed. See Frequently Used Terms on pages 1 through 4.

 

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