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Warren Buffett's company now fully owns a truck-stop chain that was the 5th-largest private company in America

• Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway acquired the final 20% of Pilot Travel Centers on Tuesday.
• Buffett's company didn't say how much it paid, but it shelled out $11 billion for the other 80%.
• The truck-stop giant was the fifth-largest private company in America before Berkshire's buyout.

Warren Buffett's elephant hunt shows no sign of ending, but at least he took down a gazelle this week.

The famed investor's Berkshire Hathaway acquire d the remaining 20% of Pilot Travel Centers from Cleveland Browns co-owner Jimmy Haslam's family on Tuesday. It originally paid $2.8 billion for 38.6% of the truck-stop operator in 2017, then shelled out another $8.2 billion to boost its stake to 80% last January.

Berkshire and Pilot haven't revealed the price paid for the final 20% stake, which Buffett's company valued at north of $3 billion last year. The two sides accused each other of manipulating Pilot's financials to alter the valuation before reaching an undisclosed settlement earlier this month.

The Haslam family grew Pilot from a single gas station in 1958 into the fifth-largest private company in America with more than 750 locations across the US and Canada. Under the Pilot Flying J, Pilot Travel Centers, and Mr. Fuel brands, it provides services like gas pumps, fast-food restaurants, parking, laundry, and showers to truck drivers and other motorists . It sells about 14 billion gallons of fuel and $3 billion worth of food and merchandise a year.

Pilot's revenues jumped from about $20 billion in 2017 to $42 billion in the first nine months of last year, and the company now generates over $1 billion in annual pre-tax earnings. That's not insignificant for Berkshire, which raked in $302 billion of total revenues and earned $31 billion in operating income in 2022, per its latest annual report.

It took Buffett more than six years and probably over $13 billion to take full ownership of Pilot. The business isn't the behemoth he's been looking to bring down with his " elephant gun " or cash pile, which stood at a record $157 billion in September. But it ranks among Berkshire's biggest deals in recent years and is certainly a step in the right direction.

"As a family business, it is humbling to think of all of the team members who have been a part of Pilot Flying J and we are beyond grateful for their commitment and contributions over the years," Haslam said in a statement. "We will always consider the Pilot Flying J team as family, and we wish them success as they continue to develop the best travel center network in North America and keep America moving."

"Pilot started with one gas station 65 years ago, and because of the dedicated and exceptional team members we have had throughout our history, it is now an industry leader," Pilot founder Jim Haslam II said in a statement. "While this has certainly been an emotional decision for us, it is one we felt was right for our family at this time."

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Berkshire Hathaway Completes Acquisition of Remaining Interest in Pilot Travel Centers LLC

OMAHA, Neb. --(BUSINESS WIRE)-- (BRK.A; BRK.B) – Pursuant to the terms of a settlement agreement reached with Pilot Corporation, Berkshire Hathaway Inc. has acquired Pilot Corporation’s remaining 20% interest in Pilot Travel Centers LLC effective today. Berkshire Hathaway now owns 100% of Pilot Travel Centers.

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Berkshire Hathaway and its subsidiaries engage in diverse business activities including insurance and reinsurance, utilities and energy, freight rail transportation, manufacturing, retailing and services. Common stock of the company is listed on the New York Stock Exchange , trading symbols BRK.A and BRK.B.

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Certain statements contained in this press release are “forward-looking” statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Berkshire assumes no obligation and does not intend to update these forward-looking statements.

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The acquisition of a majority stake in Pilot Travel Centers by Berkshire Hathaway has led to a significant increase in the company’s debt rating by S&P Global Ratings.

Pilot’s BB+ corporate rating was affirmed in mid-2021 , though one debt issue was reduced at that time to a BB+ level. BB+ is not considered investment-grade debt.

But with Berkshire Hathaway now owning 80% of the company, and the Haslam family owning the rest, S&P Ratings (NYSE: SPGI) took Pilot’s rating up three notches to BBB+ in one shot, taking it back into the investment-grade category. That three-step move takes the Pilot debt rating past BBB- and BBB up to the BBB+ grade, an unusually strong move. Most ratings changes tend to be one grade, though a company in sudden crisis might find its debt ratings see a plunge of several steps in one shot.

S&P also has what it calls a stand-alone credit profile (SACP) for Pilot. That remains at BB+.

But it is the rating on the debt that is most important for investors. And S&P, in announcing the change last week, made clear that it is the expected backing of Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.B) that led to the upgrade.

“We now incorporate three notches of ratings uplift due to our view that the company would likely receive support from the rest of Berkshire’s group under most foreseeable circumstances,” S&P wrote. “While some factors raise doubts about the extent of such group support, Berkshire’s track record as a long-term investor supports our view.”

Ratings of agencies such as S&P and Moody’s are predicated on whether a company is going to be able to service its debt load. It is not an opinion on the attractiveness of the stock price — if there is one — and is indirectly a verdict on the performance of company management.

While revenue and net income figures were not disclosed in the S&P report, which is standard practice, the report did say it expects Pilot to generate more than $1 billion in free cash flow in 2024. S&P said it expects Pilot’s cash flows will be used for “acquisitions and other investments.”

S&P said it expects Pilot to hold a ratio of debt to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization of less than 4X. “We expect the company’s debt levels will remain stable, though there is potential for some downside risk to our forecast if its draws on its revolving credit lines are larger than we expect due to working capital outflows,” the report said.

The S&P report did say Pilot is experiencing pressure on “inside sales,” which would be food and other services inside the truck stop, but that it will have stable earnings this year “because of its consistent fuel margins.”

Based on recent data from Travel Centers of America (NASDAQ: TA) , fuel margins at that Pilot competitor are signaling a significant amount of strength.

I'm going to miss the quarterly earnings of $TA when $BP acquires them, because of the data on fuel margins. And what this most recent report showed is that TA had big earnings on fuel margins in 4Q. 88% of its sales are #diesel but margins are not broken out diesel vs. gasoline. pic.twitter.com/8k74M2iqQQ — John Kingston (@JohnHKingston) March 2, 2023

For that SACP to increase, Pilot would need to take a combination of several steps, including diversification “to offset the volatility in its core fuel business,” S&P said. Reduction of its leverage to less than 2X could also result in an SACP increase.

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Anthony Paul

Pilot inside sales would improve if they were to improve the meal options for truckers. Get some diversity! Try replacing McDs, Arby’s, and Taco Bell with FAZOLI’S or BOSTON MARKET! Truckers are TIRED of eating the stock, overpriced fast foods; truckers have been gouged with high prices long enough!

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That doesn’t mean much to the Truckers who spend fuel money etc. there. More important is they get and keep their facilities clean and spotless

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Pilot travel centers llc -- moody's announces completion of a periodic review of ratings of pilot travel centers llc.

Announcement of Periodic Review: Moody's announces completion of a periodic review of ratings of Pilot Travel Centers LLCGlobal Credit Research - 10 Feb 2022New York, February 10, 2022 -- Moody's Investors Service ("Moody's") has completed a periodic review of the ratings of Pilot Travel Centers LLC and other ratings that are associated with the same analytical unit. The review was conducted through a portfolio review discussion held on 2 February 2022 in which Moody's reassessed the appropriateness of the ratings in the context of the relevant principal methodology(ies), recent developments, and a comparison of the financial and operating profile to similarly rated peers. The review did not involve a rating committee. Since 1 January 2019, Moody's practice has been to issue a press release following each periodic review to announce its completion.This publication does not announce a credit rating action and is not an indication of whether or not a credit rating action is likely in the near future. Credit ratings and outlook/review status cannot be changed in a portfolio review and hence are not impacted by this announcement. For any credit ratings referenced in this publication, please see the ratings tab on the issuer/entity page on www.moodys.com for the most updated credit rating action information and rating history.Key rating considerations are summarized below.Pilot Travel Centers LLC's Ba1 corporate family rating reflects its good debt protection metrics. We expect the company will maintain debt/EBITDA around 3.0x to 3.5x and EBIT/interest between 7.0x to 8.0x (including Moody's standard adjustments) after raising debt to fund planned dividends to its original owners related to Berkshire Hathaway's purchase of about 80% of Pilot by 2023 (Berkshire currently owns 38% of Pilot and will increase that stake to 80% by 2023). Pilot paid the first debt financed distribution of $2.2 billion in January 2021 and another $2.3 billion in July 2021. The incremental debt caused Pilot's debt/EBITDA to temporarily increase to 4.0x at September 30, 2021. We expect that over time the company's debt/EBITDA will return to more normal levels of about 3.5x. Pilot also benefits from its significant scale, geographic reach, good liquidity and its diverse profit stream. While fuel revenue accounts for almost 90% of total sales, inside sales at its stores -- including higher margin merchandise sales and restaurant revenue -- accounts for almost 35% of Pilot's gross profit (on a GAAP basis). About 80% of Pilot's fuel revenue comes from the sale of diesel and diesel exhaust fluid through direct billing agreements with trucking fleets, which adds to the predictability of its revenue stream and further reduces its earnings volatility. Pilot supplies diesel fuel to most the 100 largest long haul trucking fleets in the US and is the number one supplier of diesel fuel volumes in the country. 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Clean bathrooms at this Pilot, cleaner than most other locations. Had a good variety of snacks, including a Cinnabon. Store is kinda odd to get in and out of, only reason I can't give it a full five-stars. Otherwise, this is a decent location, better than using the Weed rest area up I-5. Plus, it's Weed... they have plenty of Weed souvenirs.

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Located in the city of Weed! What is unique name for a city. They stocked cool souvenirs of the city of Weed. Prices seemed fair too. This Pilot Travel Center had clean restrooms. Well organized and stocked store. There is a Subway sandwich shop and a Cinnabon inside this travel center as well. Looks like we found a good place for a pitstop whenever we are traveling in this neck of the woods.

What a crazy beautiful view to have while getting diesel. Nice workers. Nice amount of pumps available. We got a whole pizza on our second stop here going back home and it was weirdly, insanely delicious too.

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I wouldn't give a star but I don't have a choice. Put my gas buddy card in and it told me to see attendant. 3 attendants later and none of them knew what they were doing so I switched cards But they are honestly the rudest bunch I have encountered!

It's like all Pilot Travel Centers, but it's in Weed, CA. They have a great selection of Weed souvenirs! So if you're going through at late hours or need to be quick and the downtown shops aren't open, take heart, you can still get your Weed merch! They have showers and gas and food and snacks too as you would expect, but they shot down the hot food and Cinnabon pretty early.

Beautiful view of the mountains. Clean restroom. They have Cinnabon yesterday, so cool.

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These Pilot stores/gas stations are really cool and fun! Such a perfect pit stop for a bathroom break, gas, or a snack. The best part though? Cinnabon!! Fresh delicious Cinnabon. Oh Em Gee. I just cannot resist a fresh Cinnabon each time I go on a road trip and come across a Pilot. For years and years I was on a perpetual diet, I never would dare eat a Cinnabon. I'd smell that cinnamon smell, crave it so much, but always think of my stupid diet! And now? Well, now I don't give a rats acrobatic ass. Take me as I am, or bite me I say. So if you say the same, try that fresh hot cinnamon goodliness, you'll thank me later. (It's way too sweet, and you'll probably regret it later, but it's so good while you are eating it!)

After being on the road for a long period it's great to experience amazing customer service, clean restrooms, and everything you may need for your journey ahead. They had Subway here and everything else you may need! 5 star customer service!

The bald worker in there was outright disrespectful. There were people in front of me in line but they stepped out of line for a second, I gestured them to come back in line and while I was doing this, the employee was raising his voice at everyone. I then stepped up to the counter to pay, he made a rude remark directly to me.

They have dedicated RV gas lanes and that is plus in my opinion. Given this is located in the city of Weed, you know they must have some souvenirs. I ended up buying a shirt here. Hot food selection is great, but I always go for my standard selection. Cinnabon and wings! However, beware of that male employee who may try to persuade you to grab the old batch of Cinnabons due to his laziness. Get what you want and do not obey his suggestion in benefiting himself and not the customer.

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