Form: 8-K

Current report filing

December 7, 2023

Exhibit 99.1

 

 

Mach Natural Resources LP Announces Third-Quarter 2023 Financial and Operating Results

 

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, December 6, 2023 — Mach Natural Resources LP (NYSE: MNR) (“Mach” or the “Company”) today reported financial and operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, and additional Company updates.

 

Key Updates

 

Completed initial public offering (the “IPO”) of 10,000,000 common units at a public offering price of $19.00 per unit

 

Utilized approximately $104 million of the IPO proceeds to pay down prior credit facilities and approximately $66 million to purchase common units from the existing owners

 

Executed a Purchase and Sale Agreement to acquire assets from Paloma Partners IV, LLC and its affiliated companies (collectively “Paloma”) for $815 million (subject to customary closing adjustments) with an effective date of September 1, 2023, and expected closing of December 29, 2023

 

The highlights presented below reflect select financial metrics of our predecessor BCE-Mach III LLC.  The unaudited financial statements of our predecessor BCE-Mach III LLC are presented in their entirety in the appendix of this release. The business combination that resulted in our 100% ownership of BCE-Mach LLC, BCE-Mach II LLC and BCE-Mach III LLC occurred at the time of the IPO and the corporate reorganization and as a result was after the end of the third quarter and not reflected in the Form 10-Q.

 

BCE-Mach III LLC Financial and Operational Highlights

 

Reported sales volumes that averaged 49,390 barrels of crude oil equivalent (“Boe”) per day for the third quarter of 2023

 

Generated net income and Adjusted EBITDA(1) of $83 million and $121 million, respectively, for the third quarter of 2023

 

Incurred capital expenditures of $66 million for the third quarter of 2023

 

To facilitate a clearer representation of our third-quarter 2023 performance, all results presented hereinafter are on a pro forma basis to reflect the combined results of each of these three entities. 

 

Pro Forma Financial and Operational Highlights

 

Reported sales volumes that averaged 66,280 barrels of crude oil equivalent (“Boe”) per day for the third quarter of 2023

 

Generated net income and Adjusted EBITDA(1) of $94 million and $140 million, respectively, for the third quarter of 2023

 

Incurred capital expenditures of $70 million, or 50% of Adjusted EBITDA(1) for the third quarter of 2023

 

Reflecting on the quarter, Mach’s Chief Executive Officer, Tom L. Ward, commented, “In the third quarter, we generated strong cash flow from better-than-expected production volumes while controlling costs across all areas of our business. Additionally, our strong results for the quarter were achieved while keeping our reinvestment rate below 50%. As we look ahead, our focus will remain the same—execute on our operations so that we can continue to deliver robust distributions to our unitholders.”

 

1) Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure. Please see “Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA and Cash Available for Distribution to GAAP Financial Measures” below for discussion and reconciliation of such measures to their most directly comparable financial measures calculated and presented in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”).

 

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Pro Forma Third-Quarter 2023 Operational Results

 

Mach’s sales volumes during the quarter averaged 66,280 Boe per day, which consisted of 28% oil, 54% natural gas and 18% natural gas liquids (“NGLs”).

 

Also during the third quarter, the Company spud 20 gross (15 net) wells and brought online 20 gross (16 net) wells. As of September 30, 2023, the Company had 6 gross (4 net) wells in various stages of drilling and completion. 

 

Pro Forma Third-Quarter 2023 Financial Results

 

Mach reported net income of $94 million for the third quarter of 2023 and Adjusted EBITDA of $140 million.

 

For the third quarter of 2023, the average realized price was $80.88 per barrel of crude oil, $23.47 per barrel of NGLs and $2.36 per Mcf of natural gas.

 

Paloma Acquisition Update

 

Mach’s recently announced acquisition from Paloma (the “Paloma Acquisition”) is expected to close on December 29, 2023, adding 75 million Boe of proved developed producing (“PDP”) reserves, greater than 12 years of drilling inventory, and recent production of approximately 32,000 Boe per day.

 

“Our most recent acquisition from Paloma is accretive to both total cash available for distribution, as well as expected cash distribution per unit. This fits with the stated objectives of our Company:

 

(1) maximize distributions;

 

(2) disciplined acquisitions focused on accretion to distribution;

 

(3) maintain low leverage; and

 

(4) strategic reinvestment rate to optimize distributions.

 

Looking ahead, we will continue to act swiftly when the right opportunity arises, while assuring that Mach’s commitment to maximizing cash distributions to unitholders is upheld,” commented Tom L. Ward, Mach’s Chief Executive Officer.

 

In anticipation of the transaction, the Company has actively been adding to its existing hedges with the expectation that 2024 and 2025 PDP oil and natural gas production will be 50% and 25% hedged, respectively, by closing of the Paloma Acquisition.

 

Distributions

 

The Company’s first quarterly cash distribution as a public company is expected to be announced mid-February of 2024. The first quarterly cash distribution will be based on the results from the fourth quarter of 2023 and is expected to be distributed to unitholders in mid-March of 2024. Subsequent quarterly cash distributions will include incremental cash flow generated from the announced Paloma Acquisition.

 

2024 Guidance

 

Mach plans to provide full-year 2024 guidance in February of 2024.

 

Conference Call and Webcast Information

 

Mach will host a conference call and webcast at 8:00 a.m. Central (9:00 a.m. Eastern) on Thursday, December 7, 2023, to discuss its third-quarter 2023 results. Participants can access the conference call by dialing 877-407-2984. A webcast link to the conference call will be provided on the Company’s website at www.ir.machnr.com. A replay will also be available on the Company’s website following the call.

 

When available, a copy of the Company’s earnings release and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q may be found on its website at www.machnr.com.

 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:

 

Mach Natural Resources LP

Investor Relations Contact: ir@machnr.com 

 

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About Mach Natural Resources LP

 

Mach Natural Resources LP is an independent upstream oil and gas company focused on the acquisition, development and production of oil, natural gas and NGL reserves in the Anadarko Basin region of Western Oklahoma, Southern Kansas and the panhandle of Texas. For more information, please visit www.machnr.com.

 

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

 

This release contains unaudited financial information. The production, reserve, acreage, well count, drilling locations, and other historical and forward-looking data in this release are presented on a combined basis unless otherwise indicated.

 

This release contains statements that express the Company’s opinions, expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives, assumptions or projections regarding future events or future results, in contrast with statements that reflect historical facts. All statements, other than statements of historical fact included in this release regarding our strategy, future operations, financial position, estimated revenues and losses, projected costs, prospects, plans and objectives of management are forward-looking statements When used in this release, words such as “may,” “assume,” “forecast,” “could,” “should,” “will,” “plan,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate,” “expect,” “project,” “budget” and similar expressions are used to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain such identifying words. These forward-looking statements are based on management’s current belief, based on currently available information as to the outcome and timing of future events at the time such statement was made. Such statements are subject to a number of assumptions, risk and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the control of the Company. These include, but are not limited to, the satisfaction of conditions to the closing of the Paloma Acquisition, the Company’s ability to consummate financing for the Paloma Acquisition, commodity price volatility; the impact of epidemics, outbreaks or other public health events, and the related effects on financial markets, worldwide economic activity and our operations; the impact of COVID-19 and governmental measures related thereto, on global demand for oil and natural gas and on the operations of our business; uncertainties about our estimated oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids reserves, including the impact of commodity price declines on the economic producibility of such reserves, and in projecting future rates of production; the concentration of our operations in the Anadarko Basin; difficult and adverse conditions in the domestic and global capital and credit markets; lack of transportation and storage capacity as a result of oversupply, government regulations or other factors; lack of availability of drilling and production equipment and services; potential financial losses or earnings reductions resulting from our commodity price risk management program or any inability to manage our commodity risks; failure to realize expected value creation from property acquisitions and trades; access to capital and the timing of development expenditures; environmental, weather, drilling and other operating risks; regulatory changes, including potential shut-ins or production curtailments mandated by the Railroad Commission of Texas, the Oklahoma Corporation Commission, and/or the Kansas Corporation Commission; competition in the oil and natural gas industry; loss of production and leasehold rights due to mechanical failure or depletion of wells and our inability to re-establish their production; our ability to service our indebtedness; any downgrades in our credit ratings that could negatively impact our cost of and ability to access capital; cost inflation; political and economic conditions and events in foreign oil and natural gas producing countries, including embargoes, continued hostilities in the Middle East and other sustained military campaigns, the armed conflict in Ukraine and associated economic sanctions on Russia, conditions in South America, Central America, China and Russia, and acts of terrorism or sabotage; evolving cybersecurity risks such as those involving unauthorized access, denial-of-service attacks, malicious software, data privacy breaches by employees, insider or other with authorized access, cyber or phishing-attacks, ransomware, social engineering, physical breaches or other actions; and risks related to our ability to expand our business, including through the recruitment and retention of qualified personnel. Please read the Company’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), including “Risk Factors” in the Company’s recently filed registration statement on Form S-1, as amended, which was originally filed with the SEC on September 22, 2023, which is on file with the SEC, for a discussion of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ from those in such forward-looking statements.

 

As a result, these forward-looking statements are not a guarantee of our performance, and you should not place undue reliance on such statements. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which such statement is made, and the Company undertakes no obligation to correct or update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

 

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BCE-Mach III LLC Financial Statements

 

BCE-Mach III LLC is the accounting predecessor to Mach for all periods prior to the IPO. The unaudited financial statements included below are for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, of BCE-Mach III LLC, our predecessor, and not of BCE-Mach LLC and BCE-Mach II LLC. 

 

BCE-Mach III LLC Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)

(in thousands)

 

    September 30,
2023
    December 31,
2022
 
ASSETS            
Current assets            
Cash and cash equivalents   $ 58,737     $ 29,417  
Accounts receivable – joint interest and other     21,957       21,490  
Accounts receivable – oil, gas, and NGL sales     68,160       108,277  
Inventories     17,647       24,700  
Other current assets     3,450       2,349  
Total current assets     169,951       186,233  
                 
Oil and natural gas properties, using the full cost method:                
Proved oil and natural gas properties     1,018,171       749,934  
Less: accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization     (225,604 )     (139,514 )
Oil and natural gas properties, net     792,567       610,420  
                 
Other property, plant and equipment     91,146       82,125  
Less: accumulated depreciation     (13,722 )     (9,198 )
Other property, plant and equipment, net     77,424       72,927  
                 
Other assets     2,846       3,052  
Operating lease assets     11,995       14,809  
Total assets   $ 1,054,783     $ 887,441  
                 
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY                
Current liabilities                
Accounts payable   $ 34,106     $ 19,429  
Accrued liabilities     36,774       60,169  
Revenue payable     52,955       52,196  
Current portion of operating lease liabilities     8,820       10,767  
Short-term derivative contracts     3,547       10,080  
Total current liabilities     136,202       152,641  
                 
Long-term debt     91,900       84,900  
Asset retirement obligations     55,973       52,359  
Long-term portion of operating lease liabilities     3,296       4,042  
Other long-term liabilities     603       269  
Total long-term liabilities     151,772       141,570  
                 
Commitments and contingencies                
Members equity     766,809       593,230  
Total liabilities and members equity   $ 1,054,783     $ 887,441  

 

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BCE-Mach III LLC Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited)

(in thousands)

 

   

Three Months Ended

September 30,

   

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

 
    2023     2022     2023     2022  
Revenue                        
Oil, natural gas, and NGL sales   $ 166,706     $ 258,431     $ 479,319     $ 666,873  
Midstream revenue     6,683       12,045       20,001       31,929  
Gain (loss) on oil and natural gas derivatives     (4,900 )     (1,720 )     10,842       (74,577 )
Product sales     6,900       26,988       24,321       74,948  
Total revenues     175,389       295,744       534,483       699,173  
                                 
Operating expenses                                
Gathering and processing     7,962       15,147       25,472       35,959  
Lease operating expense     28,879       28,431       89,494       68,023  
Midstream operating expense     2,725       4,029       8,263       11,006  
Cost of product sales     6,024       25,355       21,599       70,313  
Production taxes     7,660       14,484       23,186       37,159  
Depreciation, depletion, and accretion – oil and natural gas     31,277       26,446       89,372       55,820  
Depreciation and amortization – other     1,758       1,217       4,551       3,225  
General and administrative     5,360       5,799       15,265       19,447  
Total operating expenses     91,645       120,908       277,202       300,952  
Income from operations     83,744       174,836       257,281       398,221  
                                 
Other (expense) income                                
Interest expense     (2,054 )     (1,317 )     (5,843 )     (3,193 )
Other (expense) income, net     1,795       (1,299 )     1,550       (178 )
Total other expense     (259 )     (2,616 )     (4,293 )     (3,371 )
Net income   $ 83,485     $ 172,220     $ 252,988     $ 394,850  

 

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BCE-Mach III LLC Consolidated Statements of Members’ Equity (Unaudited)

(in thousands)

 

   

Total Members’
Equity

 
Balance at December 31, 2022   $ 593,230  
Net income     91,694  
Distributions     (59,000 )
Equity compensation     647  
Balance at March 31, 2023   $ 626,571  
Net income     77,809  
Distributions     (15,500 )
Equity compensation     647  
Balance at June 30, 2023   $ 689,527  
Net income     83,485  
Distributions     (26,850 )
Contributions     20,000  
Equity compensation     647  
Balance at September 30, 2023   $ 766,809  
         
Balance at December 31, 2021   $ 278,699  
Net income     68,625  
Equity compensation     1,882  
Balance at March 31, 2022   $ 349,206  
Net income     154,005  
Distributions     (91,337 )
Contributions     65,000  
Equity compensation     1,882  
Balance at June 30, 2022   $ 478,756  
Net income     172,220  
Distributions     (88,500 )
Equity compensation     1,882  
Balance at September 30, 2022   $ 564,358  

 

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BCE-Mach III LLC Consolidated Statements of Cash Flow (Unaudited)

(in thousands):

 

   

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

 
    2023     2022  
Cash flows from operating activities            
Net income   $ 252,988     $ 394,850  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities                
Depreciation, depletion and amortization     93,923       59,045  
(Gain) loss on derivative instruments     (10,842 )     74,577  
Cash receipts (payments) on settlement of derivative contracts, net     5,207       (85,507 )
Debt issuance costs amortization     232       280  
Settlement of contingent consideration           (12,925 )
Equity based compensation     1,941       5,646  
(Gain) loss on sale of assets     (1 )     22  
Settlement of asset retirement obligations     (445 )     (49 )
Changes in operating assets and liabilities (decreasing) increasing cash:                
Accounts receivable, inventories, other assets     35,334       (63,338 )
Revenue payable     6,394       14,258  
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities     (2,764 )     11,443  
Net cash provided by operating activities     381,967       398,302  
                 
Cash flows from investing activities                
Capital expenditures for oil and natural gas properties     (251,538 )     (160,557 )
Capital expenditures for other property and equipment     (9,083 )     (6,835 )
Acquisition of assets     (20,613 )     (91,282 )
Acquisition of assets – related party           (37,242 )
Proceeds from sales of oil and natural gas properties     3,305       3,429  
Proceeds from sales of other property and equipment     36       18  
Net cash used in investing activities     (277,893 )     (292,469 )
                 
Cash flows from financing activities                
Distributions to members     (101,350 )     (179,836 )
Payment of other financing fees     (404 )      
Proceeds from long-term debt     7,000        
Repayments of borrowings           (900 )
Contributions from members     20,000       65,000  
Net cash used in financing activities     (74,754 )     (115,736 )
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents     29,320       (9,903 )
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period     29,417       59,272  
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period   $ 58,737     $ 49,369  

 

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Pro Formas

 

The unaudited pro forma financial information included below is not necessarily indicative of the operating results that would have occurred had the acquisition been completed on January 1, 2022, and is not necessarily indicative of future results of operations of the combined company. The unaudited pro forma financial information gives effect to the acquisitions of BCE-Mach and BCE-Mach II, as well as the IPO and the use of net proceeds to pay down a portion of the credit facilities outstanding at the time of the IPO, as if the transactions had occurred on January 1, 2022. The unaudited pro forma financial information for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, and 2022, is a result of combining the statements of operations of BCE-Mach III with the pre-acquisition results of BCE-Mach and BCE-Mach II, with pro forma adjustments for revenues and expenses. The unaudited pro forma financial information excludes any cost savings anticipated as a result of the acquisition and the impact of any acquisition-related costs.

 

Pro Forma Consolidated Statement of Operations (Unaudited)

(in thousands)

 

   

Three Months Ended

September 30,

   

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

 
    2023     2022     2023     2022  
Revenue                        
Oil, natural gas, and NGL sales   $ 208,301     $ 345,488     $ 607,987     $ 910,172  
Midstream revenue     6,788       12,159       20,319       32,288  
Gain (loss) on oil and natural gas derivatives     (5,228 )     (8,457 )     17,390       (125,703 )
Product sales     6,900       26,988       24,321       74,948  
Total revenues     216,761       376,178       670,017       891,705  
                                 
Operating expenses                                
Gathering and processing     16,227       26,615       49,657       66,942  
Lease operating expense     42,061       41,720       129,500       104,032  
Midstream operating expense     2,851       4,161       8,612       11,354  
Cost of product sales     6,024       25,355       21,599       70,313  
Production taxes     9,577       19,503       29,580       51,019  
Depreciation, depletion, and accretion – oil and natural gas     37,896       34,942       109,225       81,279  
Depreciation and amortization – other     1,975       1,424       5,186       3,875  
General and administrative     7,758       4,703       21,679       17,962  
Total operating expenses     124,369       158,423       375,038       406,776  
Income from operations     92,392       217,755       294,979       484,929  
                                 
Other (expense) income                                
Interest expense     (1,707 )     (1,182 )     (4,727 )     (2,905 )
Other (expense) income, net     3,240       (2,927 )     (1,726 )     1,536  
Total other expense     1,533       (4,109 )     (6,453 )     (1,369 )
Net income   $ 93,925     $ 213,646     $ 288,526     $ 483,560  

 

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Pro Forma Results of Operations

Three Months Ended September 30, 2023, Compared to the Three Months Ended September 30, 2022

(in thousands)

 

    Three Months Ended
September 30,
    Change  
    2023     2022     Amount     Percent  
Revenues:                        
Oil   $ 135,820     $ 151,534       (15,714 )     (10 )%
Natural gas     47,427       149,752       (102,325 )     (68 )%
Natural gas liquids     25,054       44,202       (19,148 )     (43 )%
Total oil, natural gas, and NGL sales     208,301       345,488       (137,187 )     (40 )%
Gain (loss) on oil and natural gas derivatives, net     (5,228 )     (8,457 )     3,229       (38 )%
Midstream revenue     6,788       12,159       (5,371 )     (44 )%
Product sales     6,900       26,988       (20,088 )     (74 )%
Total revenues   $ 216,761     $ 376,178     $ (159,417 )     (42 )%
Average Sales Price(1):                                
Oil ($/Bbl)   $ 80.88     $ 92.19     $ (11.31 )     (12 )%
Natural gas ($/Mcf)   $ 2.36     $ 7.65     $ (5.29 )     (69 )%
NGL ($/Bbl)   $ 23.47     $ 38.43     $ (14.96 )     (39 )%
Total ($/Boe) – before effects of realized derivatives   $ 34.16     $ 57.04     $ (22.88 )     (40 )%
Total ($/Boe) – after effects of realized derivatives   $ 33.92     $ 48.76     $ (14.84 )     (30 )%
Net Production Volumes:                                
Oil (MBbl)     1,679       1,644       35       2 %
Natural gas (MMcf)     20,107       19,574       533       3 %
NGL (MBbl)     1,067       1,150       (83 )     (7 )%
Total (MBoe)     6,098       6,056       42       1 %
Average daily total volumes (MBoe/d)     66.28       65.83       0.45       1 %

 

(1) Average sales prices reflected above exclude gathering and processing expense and the separate benefit of third party midstream revenues.

 

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Pro Forma Results of Operations

Three Months Ended September 30, 2023, Compared to the Three Months Ended September 30, 2022

(in thousands)

 

    Three Months Ended
September 30,
    Change  
    2023     2022     Amount     Percent  
Operating Expenses:                        
Gathering and processing expense   $ 16,227     $ 26,615     $ (10,388 )     (39 )%
Lease operating expense   $ 42,061     $ 41,720     $ 341       1 %
Midstream operating expense   $ 2,851     $ 4,161     $ (1,310 )     (31 )%
Cost of product sales   $ 6,024     $ 25,355     $ (19,331 )     (76 )%
Production taxes   $ 9,577     $ 19,503     $ (9,926 )     (51 )%
Depreciation, depletion, amortization and accretion expense – oil and natural gas   $ 37,896     $ 34,942     $ 2,954       8 %
Depreciation and amortization expense – other   $ 1,975     $ 1,424     $ 551       39 %
General and administrative   $ 7,758     $ 4,703     $ 3,055       65 %
Operating Expenses ($/Boe)                                
Gathering and processing expense   $ 2.66     $ 4.39     $ (1.73 )     (39 )%
Lease operating expense   $ 6.90     $ 6.89     $ 0.01       %
Production taxes (% of oil, natural gas and NGL sales)     4.6 %     5.6 %     (1.0 )%     (18 )%
Depreciation, depletion, amortization and accretion expense – oil and natural gas   $ 6.21     $ 5.77     $ 0.44       8 %
Depreciation and amortization expense – other   $ 0.32     $ 0.24     $ 0.08       33 %
General and administrative   $ 1.27     $ 0.78     $ 0.49       63 %

 

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Pro Forma Results of Operations

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023, Compared to the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022

(in thousands)

 

    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
    Change  
    2023     2022     Amount     Percent  
Revenues:                        
Oil   $ 388,356     $ 431,169       (42,813 )     (10 )%
Natural gas     144,011       344,306       (200,295 )     (58 )%
Natural gas liquids     75,620       134,697       (59,077 )     (44 )%
Total oil, natural gas, and NGL sales     607,987       910,172       (302,185 )     (33 )%
Gain (loss) on oil and natural gas derivatives, net     17,390       (125,703 )     143,093       (114 )%
Midstream revenue     20,319       32,288       (11,969 )     (37 )%
Product sales     24,321       74,948       (50,627 )     (68 )%
Total revenues   $ 670,017     $ 891,705     $ (221,688 )     (25 )%
Average Sales Price(1):                                
Oil ($/Bbl)   $ 76.91     $ 98.34     $ (21.43 )     (22 )%
Natural gas ($/Mcf)   $ 2.45     $ 6.63     $ (4.18 )     (63 )%
NGL ($/Bbl)   $ 24.29     $ 41.99     $ (17.70 )     (42 )%
Total ($/Boe) – before effects of realized derivatives   $ 33.85     $ 56.01     $ (22.16 )     (40 )%
Total ($/Boe) – after effects of realized derivatives   $ 33.99     $ 47.13     $ (13.14 )     (28 )%
Net Production Volumes:                                
Oil (MBbl)     5,050       4,384       666       15 %
Natural gas (MMcf)     58,782       51,942       6,840       13 %
NGL (MBbl)     3,113       3,208       (95 )     (3 )%
Total (MBoe)     17,959       16,249       1,710       11 %
Average daily total volumes (MBoe/d)     65.78       59.52       6.26       11 %

 

(1) Average sales prices reflected above exclude gathering and processing expense and the separate benefit of third party midstream revenues.

 

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Pro Forma Results of Operations

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023, Compared to the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022

(in thousands)

 

    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
    Change  
    2023     2022     Amount     Percent  
Operating Expenses:                        
Gathering and processing expense   $ 49,657     $ 66,942     $ (17,285 )     (26 )%
Lease operating expense   $ 129,500     $ 104,032     $ 25,468       24 %
Midstream operating expense   $ 8,612     $ 11,354     $ (2,742 )     (24 )%
Cost of product sales   $ 21,599     $ 70,313     $ (48,714 )     (69 )%
Production taxes   $ 29,580     $ 51,019     $ (21,439 )     (42 )%
Depreciation, depletion, amortization and accretion expense – oil and natural gas   $ 109,225     $ 81,279     $ 27,946       34 %
Depreciation and amortization expense – other   $ 5,186     $ 3,875     $ 1,311       34 %
General and administrative   $ 21,679     $ 17,962     $ 3,717       21 %
Operating Expenses ($/Boe)                                
Gathering and processing expense   $ 2.77     $ 4.12     $ (1.35 )     (33 )%
Lease operating expense   $ 7.21     $ 6.40     $ 0.81       13 %
Production taxes (% of oil, natural gas and NGL sales)     4.9 %     5.6 %     (0.7 )%     (13 )%
Depreciation, depletion, amortization and accretion expense – oil and natural gas   $ 6.08     $ 5.00     $ 1.08       22 %
Depreciation and amortization expense – other   $ 0.29     $ 0.24     $ 0.05       21 %
General and administrative   $ 1.21     $ 1.11     $ 0.10       9 %

 

Non-GAAP Measures

 

This release includes non-GAAP financial measures. Such non-GAAP measures are not alternatives to GAAP measures. These non-GAAP measures should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of results as reported under GAAP.

 

Adjusted EBITDA

 

We include in this release the supplemental non-GAAP financial performance measure Adjusted EBITDA and provide our calculation of Adjusted EBITDA and a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to net income, our most directly comparable financial measures calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP. We define Adjusted EBITDA as net income before (1) interest expense and interest income, (2) depreciation, depletion, amortization and accretion, (3) unrealized (gain) loss on derivative settlements, (4) equity-based compensation expense, and (5) (gain) loss on sale of assets.

 

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Adjusted EBITDA is used as a supplemental financial performance measure by our management and by external users of our financial statements, such as industry analysts, investors, lenders, rating agencies and others, to more effectively evaluate our operating performance and our results of operation from period to period and against our peers without regard to financing methods, capital structure or historical cost basis. We exclude the items listed above from net income in arriving at Adjusted EBITDA because these amounts can vary substantially from company to company within our industry depending upon accounting methods and book values of assets, capital structures and the method by which the assets were acquired. Adjusted EBITDA is not a measurement of our financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to, or more meaningful than, net income as determined in accordance with GAAP or as indicators of our operating performance. Certain items excluded from Adjusted EBITDA are significant components in understanding and assessing a company’s financial performance, such as a company’s cost of capital and tax burden, as well as the historic costs of depreciable assets, none of which are reflected in Adjusted EBITDA. Our presentation of Adjusted EBITDA should not be construed as an inference that our results will be unaffected by unusual items. Our computations of Adjusted EBITDA may not be identical to other similarly titled measures of other companies.

 

Cash Available for Distribution

 

Cash available for distribution is not a measure of net income or net cash flow provided by or used in operating activities as determined by GAAP. Cash available for distribution is a supplemental non-GAAP financial performance measure used by our management and by external users of our financial statements, such as industry analysts, investors, lenders, rating agencies and others, to assess our ability to internally fund our exploration and development activities, pay distributions, and to service or incur additional debt. We define cash available for distribution as net income less (1) interest expense and interest income, (2) depreciation, depletion, amortization and accretion, (3) unrealized (gain) loss on derivative settlements, (4) equity-based compensation expense, (5) (gain) loss on sale of assets, (6) settlement of asset retirement obligations, (7) cash interest expense and cash interest income, (8) development costs and (9) change in accrued realized derivative settlements. Development costs include all of our capital expenditures, other than acquisitions. Cash available for distribution will not reflect changes in working capital balances. Cash available for distribution is not a measurement of our financial performance or liquidity under GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to, or more meaningful than, net income or net cash provided by or used in operating activities as determined in accordance with GAAP or as indicators of our financial performance and liquidity. The GAAP measures most directly comparable to cash available for distribution are net income and net cash provided by operating activities. Cash available for distribution should not be considered as an alternative to, or more meaningful than, net income or net cash provided by operating activities.

 

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Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA and Cash Available for Distribution to GAAP Financial Measures

(in thousands):

 

   

Three Months Ended

September 30,

2023

 
    Predecessor     Pro Forma  
Net income   $ 83,485     $ 93,925  
Interest expense     2,054       1,707  
Interest income     (387 )     (616 )
Depreciation, depletion, amortization and accretion     33,035       39,871  
Unrealized (gain) loss on derivative settlements     1,678       3,765  
Equity-based compensation expense     647       1,085  
(Gain) loss on sale of assets           (33 )
Adjusted EBITDA   $ 120,512     $ 139,704  
                 
Net income   $ 83,485     $ 93,925  
Interest expense     2,054       1,707  
Interest income     (387 )     (616 )
Depreciation, depletion, amortization and accretion     33,035       39,871  
Unrealized (gain) loss on derivative settlements     1,678       3,765  
Equity-based compensation expense     647       1,085  
(Gain) loss on sale of assets           (33 )
Settlement of asset retirement obligations     (366 )     (396 )
Cash interest expense     (2,023 )     (1,630 )
Cash interest income     387       616  
Development costs     (66,052 )     (69,521 )
Change in accrued realized derivative settlements     1,183       1,443  
Cash available for distribution   $ 53,641     $ 70,216  

 

 

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