Key Highlights
- Substantial progress on acid gas treating facility as we ramp up gas delivery toward bringing the facility fully online
- Generated first quarter 2023 sales volumes of 16,200 barrels of oil equivalent per day (“Boe/d”)
- Continued excellent results from our most recent wells
- Completed corporate initiative to reduce general and administrative costs in April
- Generated net income of
$22.8 million and Adjusted EBITDA of$26.1 million in the first quarter of 2023 - Per unit operating cost metrics down year over year for the first quarter as we continue to more than offset inflationary forces
Management Comments
The Company has begun testing procedures and initial processing for its previously announced acid gas injection (“AGI”) project. The facility has been ramping up its throughput processing over the last few weeks. When this project is fully online, the Company will benefit from savings of up to
Initial work on the second acid gas injection well has begun; providing significant optionality to the Company through the ability to expand to as much as 100 MMCFD inlet treating capacity. Danny Rohling, Chief Operating Officer, commented, “The Brazos Amine Treatment Facility will be a huge milestone for Battalion and we’re excited by its progress as our latest wells continue to outperform expectations. To marry those production results with a substantially reduced cost structure paves the way for strong cashflow from our PDP wells, and a very economic development for our 200+ primary locations.”
The latest two wells are furthest East in the program – after the first three full calendar months online, the Fortress well’s cumulative production is over 106,000 BOE, while the Parnassus well has produced over 125,000 BOE. “Since coming online, the performance of these wells continue to prove that the wells in Monument Draw buck the industry perception of the Eastern side of the
The Company has also substantially completed its corporate initiative of reducing overhead costs. In April, the Company executed a 44% reduction of its corporate office workforce. The Company has also completed a thorough review of all non-staff general and administrative (“G&A”) expenses and is executing reductions where appropriate. The combination of these efforts will reduce overall cash G&A run rate by up to 40% as compared to 2022 actuals.
Results of Operations
Average daily net production and total operating revenue during the first quarter of 2023 were 16,200 Boe/d (50% oil) and
Lease operating and workover expense was
The Company reported net income for the first quarter of 2023 of
Liquidity and Balance Sheet
As of
In
Forward Looking Statements
This release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Statements that are not strictly historical statements constitute forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include, among others, statements about anticipated production, liquidity, capital spending, drilling and completion plans, and forward guidance. Forward-looking statements may often, but not always, be identified by the use of such words such as "expects", "believes", "intends", "anticipates", "plans", "estimates", “projects,” "potential", "possible", or "probable" or statements that certain actions, events or results "may", "will", "should", or "could" be taken, occur or be achieved. Forward-looking statements are based on current beliefs and expectations and involve certain assumptions or estimates that involve various risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in the statements. These risks include, but are not limited to, those set forth in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited) (In thousands, except per share amounts) | ||||||||
Three Months Ended | ||||||||
2023 | 2022 | |||||||
Operating revenues: | ||||||||
Oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids sales: | ||||||||
Oil | $ | 54,215 | $ | 62,524 | ||||
Natural gas | 2,900 | 8,881 | ||||||
Natural gas liquids | 7,158 | 10,003 | ||||||
Total oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids sales | 64,273 | 81,408 | ||||||
Other | 869 | 194 | ||||||
Total operating revenues | 65,142 | 81,602 | ||||||
Operating expenses: | ||||||||
Production: | ||||||||
Lease operating | 11,691 | 11,524 | ||||||
Workover and other | 1,335 | 865 | ||||||
Taxes other than income | 3,190 | 4,951 | ||||||
Gathering and other | 16,517 | 15,255 | ||||||
General and administrative | 5,137 | 4,985 | ||||||
Depletion, depreciation and accretion | 16,148 | 10,220 | ||||||
Total operating expenses | 54,018 | 47,800 | ||||||
Income (loss) from operations | 11,124 | 33,802 | ||||||
Other income (expenses): | ||||||||
Net gain (loss) on derivative contracts | 19,473 | (123,858 | ) | |||||
Interest expense and other | (7,786 | ) | (2,688 | ) | ||||
Total other income (expenses) | 11,687 | (126,546 | ) | |||||
Income (loss) before income taxes | 22,811 | (92,744 | ) | |||||
Income tax benefit (provision) | — | — | ||||||
Net income (loss) | $ | 22,811 | $ | (92,744 | ) | |||
Net income (loss) per share of common stock: | ||||||||
Basic | $ | 1.29 | $ | (5.69 | ) | |||
Diluted | $ | 1.28 | $ | (5.69 | ) | |||
Weighted average common shares outstanding: | ||||||||
Basic | 16,393 | 16,303 | ||||||
Diluted | 16,535 | 16,303 |
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited) (In thousands, except share and per share amounts) | ||||||||
Current assets: | ||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 23,245 | $ | 32,726 | ||||
Accounts receivable, net | 32,456 | 37,974 | ||||||
Assets from derivative contracts | 15,103 | 16,244 | ||||||
Restricted cash | 90 | 90 | ||||||
Prepaids and other | 1,028 | 1,131 | ||||||
Total current assets | 71,922 | 88,165 | ||||||
Oil and natural gas properties (full cost method): | ||||||||
Evaluated | 723,957 | 713,585 | ||||||
Unevaluated | 62,651 | 62,621 | ||||||
Gross oil and natural gas properties | 786,608 | 776,206 | ||||||
Less - accumulated depletion | (406,603 | ) | (390,796 | ) | ||||
Net oil and natural gas properties | 380,005 | 385,410 | ||||||
Other operating property and equipment: | ||||||||
Other operating property and equipment | 4,659 | 4,434 | ||||||
Less - accumulated depreciation | (1,319 | ) | (1,209 | ) | ||||
Net other operating property and equipment | 3,340 | 3,225 | ||||||
Other noncurrent assets: | ||||||||
Assets from derivative contracts | 5,434 | 5,379 | ||||||
Operating lease right of use assets | 258 | 352 | ||||||
Other assets | 3,023 | 2,827 | ||||||
Total assets | $ | 463,982 | $ | 485,358 | ||||
Current liabilities: | ||||||||
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | $ | 58,643 | $ | 100,095 | ||||
Liabilities from derivative contracts | 18,008 | 29,286 | ||||||
Current portion of long-term debt | 40,106 | 35,067 | ||||||
Operating lease liabilities | 258 | 352 | ||||||
Asset retirement obligations | 225 | 225 | ||||||
Total current liabilities | 117,240 | 165,025 | ||||||
Long-term debt, net | 174,536 | 182,676 | ||||||
Other noncurrent liabilities: | ||||||||
Liabilities from derivative contracts | 22,838 | 33,649 | ||||||
Asset retirement obligations | 15,441 | 15,244 | ||||||
Operating lease liabilities | — | — | ||||||
Deferred income taxes | — | — | ||||||
Other | 3,074 | 4,136 | ||||||
Commitments and contingencies | ||||||||
Temporary equity: | ||||||||
Series A redeemable convertible preferred stock: 25,000 shares of | 25,033 | — | ||||||
par value authorized, issued and outstanding as of | ||||||||
Stockholders' equity: | ||||||||
Common stock: 100,000,000 shares of | ||||||||
16,456,563 and 16,344,815 shares issued and outstanding as of | ||||||||
2 | 2 | |||||||
Additional paid-in capital | 332,952 | 334,571 | ||||||
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit) | (227,134 | ) | (249,945 | ) | ||||
Total stockholders' equity | 105,820 | 84,628 | ||||||
Total liabilities, temporary equity and stockholders' equity | $ | 463,982 | $ | 485,358 |
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited) (In thousands) | ||||||||
Three Months Ended | ||||||||
2023 | 2022 | |||||||
Cash flows from operating activities: | ||||||||
Net income (loss) | $ | 22,811 | $ | (92,744 | ) | |||
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash | ||||||||
provided by (used in) operating activities: | ||||||||
Depletion, depreciation and accretion | 16,148 | 10,220 | ||||||
Stock-based compensation, net | 227 | 384 | ||||||
Unrealized loss (gain) on derivative contracts | (21,004 | ) | 91,038 | |||||
Amortization/accretion of financing related costs | 1,798 | 899 | ||||||
Reorganization items | — | (744 | ) | |||||
Accrued settlements on derivative contracts | (555 | ) | 12,809 | |||||
Change in fair value of embedded derivative liability | (1,062 | ) | (2,032 | ) | ||||
Other income (expense) | 11 | — | ||||||
Cash flows from operations before changes in working capital | 18,374 | 19,830 | ||||||
Changes in working capital | (19,063 | ) | (7,783 | ) | ||||
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | (689 | ) | 12,047 | |||||
Cash flows from investing activities: | ||||||||
Oil and natural gas capital expenditures | (28,611 | ) | (15,684 | ) | ||||
Proceeds received from sale of oil and natural gas assets | 1,189 | — | ||||||
Other operating property and equipment capital expenditures | (269 | ) | — | |||||
Other | (5 | ) | (160 | ) | ||||
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | (27,696 | ) | (15,844 | ) | ||||
Cash flows from financing activities: | ||||||||
Repayments of borrowings | (5,017 | ) | (85 | ) | ||||
Payment of deferred debt financing costs | — | (379 | ) | |||||
Proceeds from issuance of preferred stock | 24,375 | — | ||||||
Other | (454 | ) | (461 | ) | ||||
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | 18,904 | (925 | ) | |||||
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | (9,481 | ) | (4,722 | ) | ||||
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period | 32,816 | 48,359 | ||||||
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period | $ | 23,335 | $ | 43,637 |
SELECTED OPERATING DATA (Unaudited) | ||||||||
Three Months Ended | ||||||||
2023 | 2022 | |||||||
Production volumes: | ||||||||
Crude oil (MBbls) | 730 | 670 | ||||||
Natural gas (MMcf) | 2,407 | 2,315 | ||||||
Natural gas liquids (MBbls) | 327 | 273 | ||||||
Total (MBoe) | 1,458 | 1,329 | ||||||
Average daily production (Boe/d) | 16,200 | 14,767 | ||||||
Average prices: | ||||||||
Crude oil (per Bbl) | $ | 74.27 | $ | 93.32 | ||||
Natural gas (per Mcf) | 1.20 | 3.84 | ||||||
Natural gas liquids (per Bbl) | 21.89 | 36.64 | ||||||
Total per Boe | 44.08 | 61.26 | ||||||
Cash effect of derivative contracts: | ||||||||
Crude oil (per Bbl) | $ | (5.01 | ) | $ | (46.64 | ) | ||
Natural gas (per Mcf) | 0.88 | (0.68 | ) | |||||
Natural gas liquids (per Bbl) | — | — | ||||||
Total per Boe | (1.05 | ) | (24.70 | ) | ||||
Average prices computed after cash effect of settlement of derivative contracts: | ||||||||
Crude oil (per Bbl) | $ | 69.26 | $ | 46.68 | ||||
Natural gas (per Mcf) | 2.08 | 3.16 | ||||||
Natural gas liquids (per Bbl) | 21.89 | 36.64 | ||||||
Total per Boe | 43.03 | 36.56 | ||||||
Average cost per Boe: | ||||||||
Production: | ||||||||
Lease operating | $ | 8.02 | $ | 8.67 | ||||
Workover and other | 0.92 | 0.65 | ||||||
Taxes other than income | 2.19 | 3.73 | ||||||
Gathering and other | 11.33 | 11.48 | ||||||
General and administrative, as adjusted (1) | 3.24 | 3.30 | ||||||
Depletion | 10.84 | 7.57 | ||||||
(1) Represents general and administrative costs per Boe, adjusted for items noted in the reconciliation below: | ||||||||
General and administrative: | ||||||||
General and administrative, as reported | $ | 3.53 | $ | 3.75 | ||||
Stock-based compensation: | ||||||||
Non-cash | (0.16 | ) | (0.29 | ) | ||||
Non-recurring charges and other: | ||||||||
Cash | (0.13 | ) | (0.16 | ) | ||||
General and administrative, as adjusted(2) | $ | 3.24 | $ | 3.30 | ||||
Total operating costs, as reported | $ | 25.99 | $ | 28.28 | ||||
Total adjusting items | (0.29 | ) | (0.45 | ) | ||||
Total operating costs, as adjusted(3) | $ | 25.70 | $ | 27.83 |
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(2) | General and administrative, as adjusted, is a non-GAAP measure that excludes non-cash stock-based compensation charges relating to equity awards under our incentive stock plan, as well as other cash charges associated with non-recurring charges and other. The Company believes that it is useful to understand the effects that these charges have on general and administrative expenses and total operating costs and that exclusion of such charges is useful for comparison to prior periods. |
(3) | Represents lease operating expense, workover and other expense, taxes other than income, gathering and other expense and general and administrative costs per Boe, adjusted for items noted in the reconciliation above. |
RECONCILIATION (Unaudited) (In thousands, except per share amounts) | ||||||||
Three Months Ended | ||||||||
2023 | 2022 | |||||||
As Reported: | ||||||||
Net income (loss) available to common stockholders – diluted (1) | $ | 21,200 | $ | (92,744 | ) | |||
Impact of Selected Items: | ||||||||
Unrealized loss (gain) on derivatives contracts: | ||||||||
Crude oil | $ | (19,690 | ) | $ | 82,901 | |||
Natural gas | (1,314 | ) | 8,137 | |||||
Total mark-to-market non-cash charge | (21,004 | ) | 91,038 | |||||
Change in fair value of embedded derivative liability | (1,062 | ) | (2,032 | ) | ||||
Non-recurring charges | 183 | 217 | ||||||
Selected items, before income taxes | (21,883 | ) | 89,223 | |||||
Income tax effect of selected items | — | — | ||||||
Selected items, net of tax | (21,883 | ) | 89,223 | |||||
Net income (loss) available to common stockholders, as adjusted (2) | $ | (683 | ) | $ | (3,521 | ) | ||
Diluted net income (loss) per common share, as reported | $ | 1.28 | $ | (5.69 | ) | |||
Impact of selected items | (1.32 | ) | 5.47 | |||||
Diluted net income (loss) per common share, excluding selected items (2)(3) | $ | (0.04 | ) | $ | (0.22 | ) | ||
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | $ | (689 | ) | $ | 12,047 | |||
Changes in working capital | 19,063 | 7,783 | ||||||
Cash flows from operations before changes in working capital | 18,374 | 19,830 | ||||||
Cash components of selected items | 738 | (11,848 | ) | |||||
Income tax effect of selected items | — | — | ||||||
Cash flows from operations before changes in working capital, adjusted for selected items (1) | $ | 19,112 | $ | 7,982 |
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(1) | Amount reflects net income (loss) available to common stockholders on a diluted basis for earnings per share purposes as calculated using the two-class method of computing earnings per share which is further described in Note 12, Earnings Per Share in our Form 10-Q for the quarter ended |
(2) | Net income (loss) earnings per share excluding selected items and cash flows from operations before changes in working capital adjusted for selected items are non-GAAP measures presented based on management's belief that they will enable a user of the financial information to understand the impact of these items on reported results. These financial measures are not measures of financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to net income, earnings per share and cash flows from operations, as defined by GAAP. These financial measures may not be comparable to similarly named non-GAAP financial measures that other companies may use and may not be useful in comparing the performance of those companies to Battalion's performance. |
(3) | The impact of selected items for the three months ended |
ADJUSTED EBITDA RECONCILIATION (Unaudited) (In thousands) | ||||||||
Three Months Ended | ||||||||
2023 | 2022 | |||||||
Net income (loss), as reported | $ | 22,811 | $ | (92,744 | ) | |||
Impact of adjusting items: | ||||||||
Interest expense | 9,009 | 4,721 | ||||||
Depletion, depreciation and accretion | 16,148 | 10,220 | ||||||
Stock-based compensation | 227 | 384 | ||||||
Interest income | (191 | ) | - | |||||
Unrealized loss (gain) on derivatives contracts | (21,004 | ) | 91,038 | |||||
Change in fair value of embedded derivative liability | (1,062 | ) | (2,032 | ) | ||||
Non-recurring charges and other | 152 | 217 | ||||||
Adjusted EBITDA(1) | $ | 26,090 | $ | 11,804 |
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(1) | Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP measure, which is presented based on management's belief that it will enable a user of the financial information to understand the impact of these items on reported results. This financial measure is not a measure of financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to GAAP measures, including net income (loss). This financial measure may not be comparable to similarly named non-GAAP financial measures that other companies may use and may not be useful in comparing the performance of those companies to Battalion's performance. |
ADJUSTED EBITDA RECONCILIATION (Unaudited) (In thousands) | |||||||||||||||||
Three Months Ended | Three Months Ended | Three Months Ended | Three Months Ended | ||||||||||||||
Net income (loss), as reported | $ | 22,811 | $ | (7,652 | ) | 105,888 | 13,047 | ||||||||||
Impact of adjusting items: | |||||||||||||||||
Interest expense | 9,009 | 9,378 | 6,232 | 5,394 | |||||||||||||
Depletion, depreciation and accretion | 16,148 | 15,479 | 13,615 | 12,601 | |||||||||||||
Stock-based compensation | 227 | 670 | 683 | 473 | |||||||||||||
Interest income | (191 | ) | (227 | ) | (141 | ) | (1 | ) | |||||||||
Unrealized loss (gain) on derivatives contracts | (21,004 | ) | 3,655 | (102,112 | ) | (12,837 | ) | ||||||||||
Change in fair value of embedded derivative liability | (1,062 | ) | 1,224 | (449 | ) | (562 | ) | ||||||||||
Non-recurring charges (credits) and other | 152 | 194 | 597 | 53 | |||||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA(1) | $ | 26,090 | $ | 22,721 | $ | 24,313 | $ | 18,168 | |||||||||
Adjusted LTM EBITDA(1) | $ | 91,292 |
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(1) | Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP measure, which is presented based on management's belief that it will enable a user of the financial information to understand the impact of these items on reported results. This financial measure is not a measure of financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to GAAP measures, including net income (loss). This financial measure may not be comparable to similarly named non-GAAP financial measures that other companies may use and may not be useful in comparing the performance of those companies to Battalion's performance. |
ADJUSTED EBITDA RECONCILIATION (Unaudited) (In thousands) | |||||||||||||||||
Three Months Ended | Three Months Ended | Three Months Ended | Three Months Ended | ||||||||||||||
Net income (loss), as reported | $ | (92,744 | ) | 25,935 | 13,052 | (33,929 | ) | ||||||||||
Impact of adjusting items: | |||||||||||||||||
Interest expense | 4,721 | 3,215 | 1,904 | 1,838 | |||||||||||||
Depletion, depreciation and accretion | 10,220 | 12,679 | 10,885 | 11,249 | |||||||||||||
Stock-based compensation | 384 | 450 | 481 | 485 | |||||||||||||
Interest income | — | (1 | ) | (3 | ) | (84 | ) | ||||||||||
Loss (gain) on extinguishment of debt | — | 122 | (2,068 | ) | — | ||||||||||||
Unrealized loss (gain) on derivatives contracts | 91,038 | (21,332 | ) | (1,816 | ) | 34,817 | |||||||||||
Change in fair value of embedded derivative liability | (2,032 | ) | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Non-recurring charges (credits) and other | 217 | (718 | ) | 559 | (275 | ) | |||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA(1) | $ | 11,804 | $ | 20,350 | $ | 22,994 | $ | 14,101 | |||||||||
Adjusted LTM EBITDA(1) | $ | 69,249 |
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(1) | Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP measure, which is presented based on management's belief that it will enable a user of the financial information to understand the impact of these items on reported results. This financial measure is not a measure of financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to GAAP measures, including net income (loss). This financial measure may not be comparable to similarly named non-GAAP financial measures that other companies may use and may not be useful in comparing the performance of those companies to Battalion's performance. |
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