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PHX MINERALS INC. REPORTS SECOND FISCAL QUARTER 2022 RESULTS, RECORD ROYALTY VOLUMES AND A QUARTERLY DIVIDEND INCREASE OF 33%

PHX MINERALS INC. REPORTS SECOND FISCAL QUARTER 2022 RESULTS, RECORD ROYALTY VOLUMES AND A QUARTERLY DIVIDEND INCREASE OF 33%

PHX MINERALS INC.

REPORTS SECOND FISCAL QUARTER 2022 RESULTS, RECORD ROYALTY VOLUMES AND A QUARTERLY DIVIDEND INCREASE OF 33%

OKLAHOMA CITY, May 9, 2022 – PHX MINERALS INC., “PHX” or the “Company” (NYSE: PHX), today reported financial and operating results for the second fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2022.

SUMMARY OF RESULTS FOR THE PERIOD ENDED MARCH 31, 2022, AND SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

  • Royalty production volumes for the second fiscal quarter of 2022 increased 26% to a record 1,548 Mmcfe, and total production volumes for the second fiscal quarter of 2022 increased 16% to 2,460 Mmcfe compared to the first fiscal quarter of 2022.
  • 82% of royalty production volumes and 78% of total production volumes in the second fiscal quarter of 2022 were attributable to natural gas.
  • 108 gross (0.48 net) wells converted to PDP, including 35 gross (0.04 net) in the SCOOP and 31 gross (0.33 net) in the Haynesville, during the second fiscal quarter of 2022.
  • 134 gross (0.60 net) wells in progress as of March 31, 2022.
  • Net loss in the second fiscal quarter of 2022 was ($4.0) million, or ($0.12) per share, compared to net income of $6.7 million, or $0.20 per share, in the first fiscal quarter of 2022.
  • Pretax net income excluding non-cash derivative gains (losses) (1) in the second fiscal quarter of 2022 was $7.8 million, or $0.23 per share, compared to $2.9 million, or $0.09 per share, in the first fiscal quarter of 2022.
  • Adjusted EBITDA(1) of $5.8 million for the second fiscal quarter of 2022, increased from $3.6 million in the second fiscal quarter of 2021 and from $4.4 million in the first fiscal quarter of 2022.
  • Total debt as of March 31, 2022, equaled $24.0 million and debt to adjusted EBITDA (TTM) (1) ratio was 1.23x at March 31, 2022.
  • During the second quarter of fiscal year 2022, PHX closed on an acquisition of 825 net royalty acres located in the SCOOP play of Oklahoma and the Haynesville play of East Texas and Louisiana for approximately $9.3 million in cash.
  • Since March 31, 2022, PHX has closed on an additional acquisition of 185 net royalty acres located in the SCOOP play of Oklahoma and the Haynesville play of Louisiana for approximately $1.5 million in cash. PHX has an additional 983 net royalty acres pending acquisition and under purchase and sale agreements, which the Company expects to close by the end of May 2022 for approximately $9.4 million in cash.
  • PHX announced that the quarterly dividend increased to $0.02 per share, a 33% increase, payable on June 3, 2022, to stockholders of record on May 19, 2022.
  1. This is a non-GAAP measure. Refer to the Non-GAAP Reconciliation section.

Chad L. Stephens, President and CEO, commented, “We are very pleased to report excellent financial results for our second quarter. First, I would like to recognize our employees for their dedication and hard work, for they are our greatest resource. None of our accomplishments would have been achieved without them.

“Royalty volumes increased by over 20% on a quarter over quarter basis for the second consecutive quarter to a record 1.55 Bcfe, and non-operated working interest volumes continue to decline as a percentage of total volumes to 37% and will continue to become less material going forward.  Higher sales volumes along with the serendipitous commodity price environment provided a 32% increase quarter over sequential quarter in adjusted EBITDA.

“Our active mineral acquisition program has closed a year-to-date total of $25.6 million in transactions with another $9.4 million scheduled to close by the end of May – all in our core focus areas in the SCOOP of southern Oklahoma and the Haynesville. These recent acquisitions are in areas of active drilling and will drive our increasing royalty volumes and cash flow over the coming quarters. Additionally, the Board approved a 33% increase in our quarterly dividend payable in June 2022, which highlights our confidence in our financial strength and earnings power of our growing asset base. PHX remains committed to increasing our return of capital to stockholders via future dividends as we grow our asset base.”

OPERATING HIGHLIGHTS

 

Second Quarter Ended

 

 

Second Quarter Ended

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

March 31, 2022

 

 

March 31, 2021

 

 

March 31, 2022

 

 

March 31, 2021

 

Mcfe Sold

 

2,460,042

 

 

 

2,296,802

 

 

 

4,588,290

 

 

 

4,371,139

 

Average Sales Price per Mcfe

$

6.01

 

 

$

3.63

 

 

$

6.21

 

 

$

3.38

 

Gas Mcf Sold

 

1,908,030

 

 

 

1,735,820

 

 

 

3,482,295

 

 

 

3,211,276

 

Average Sales Price per Mcf

$

4.47

 

 

$

2.52

 

 

$

4.95

 

 

$

2.44

 

Oil Barrels Sold

 

51,631

 

 

 

56,269

 

 

 

99,705

 

 

 

114,945

 

Average Sales Price per Barrel

$

91.26

 

 

$

55.89

 

 

$

83.12

 

 

$

47.73

 

NGL Barrels Sold

 

40,371

 

 

 

37,228

 

 

 

84,627

 

 

 

78,365

 

Average Sales Price per Barrel

$

38.05

 

 

$

22.24

 

 

$

34.94

 

 

$

18.54

 

 

 

Total Production for the last five quarters was as follows:

Quarter ended

 

Mcf Sold

 

 

Oil Bbls Sold

 

 

NGL Bbls Sold

 

 

Mcfe Sold

 

3/31/2022

 

 

1,908,030

 

 

 

51,631

 

 

 

40,371

 

 

 

2,460,042

 

12/31/2021

 

 

1,574,265

 

 

 

48,074

 

 

 

44,256

 

 

 

2,128,248

 

9/30/2021

 

 

1,609,101

 

 

 

54,043

 

 

 

46,369

 

 

 

2,211,570

 

6/30/2021

 

 

1,879,343

 

 

 

55,492

 

 

 

46,753

 

 

 

2,492,813

 

3/31/2021

 

 

1,735,820

 

 

 

56,269

 

 

 

37,228

 

 

 

2,296,802

 

 

 

Royalty Interest Production for the last five quarters was as follows:

 

Quarter ended

 

Mcf Sold

 

 

Oil Bbls Sold

 

 

NGL Bbls Sold

 

 

Mcfe Sold

 

3/31/2022

 

 

1,261,949

 

 

 

28,758

 

 

 

18,852

 

 

 

1,547,609

 

12/31/2021

 

 

949,523

 

 

 

25,996

 

 

 

19,953

 

 

 

1,225,220

 

9/30/2021

 

 

705,397

 

 

 

29,442

 

 

 

19,364

 

 

 

998,230

 

6/30/2021

 

 

908,471

 

 

 

31,095

 

 

 

18,255

 

 

 

1,204,571

 

3/31/2021

 

 

924,969

 

 

 

31,768

 

 

 

19,088

 

 

 

1,230,105

 

Working Interest Production for the last five quarters was as follows:

Quarter ended

 

Mcf Sold

 

 

Oil Bbls Sold

 

 

NGL Bbls Sold

 

 

Mcfe Sold

 

3/31/2022

 

 

646,081

 

 

 

22,873

 

 

 

21,519

 

 

 

912,433

 

12/31/2021

 

 

624,742

 

 

 

22,078

 

 

 

24,303

 

 

 

903,028

 

9/30/2021

 

 

903,704

 

 

 

24,601

 

 

 

27,005

 

 

 

1,213,340

 

6/30/2021

 

 

970,872

 

 

 

24,397

 

 

 

28,498

 

 

 

1,288,242

 

3/31/2021

 

 

810,851

 

 

 

24,501

 

 

 

18,140

 

 

 

1,066,697

 

 

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

 

Second Quarter Ended

 

 

Second Quarter Ended

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

March 31, 2022

 

 

March 31, 2021

 

 

March 31, 2022

 

 

March 31, 2021

 

Working Interest Sales

 

$

5,904,871

 

 

$

3,851,478

 

 

$

11,871,518

 

 

$

7,759,002

 

Royalty Interest Sales

 

$

8,878,994

 

 

$

4,494,347

 

 

$

16,599,511

 

 

$

7,011,802

 

Natural Gas, Oil and NGL Sales

 

$

14,783,865

 

 

$

8,345,825

 

 

$

28,471,029

 

 

$

14,770,804

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lease Bonuses and Rental Income

 

$

161,908

 

 

$

58,554

 

 

$

240,823

 

 

$

59,987

 

Total Revenue

 

$

1,962,367

 

 

$

6,056,236

 

 

$

18,564,614

 

 

$

12,228,612

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LOE per Working Interest Mcfe

 

$

1.02

 

 

$

0.97

 

 

$

1.20

 

 

$

0.85

 

LOE per total Mcfe

 

$

0.38

 

 

$

0.45

 

 

$

0.48

 

 

$

0.47

 

Transportation, Gathering and Marketing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

per Mcfe

 

$

0.61

 

 

$

0.57

 

 

$

0.59

 

 

$

0.59

 

Production Tax per Mcfe

 

$

0.28

 

 

$

0.19

 

 

$

0.30

 

 

$

0.16

 

Cash G&A Expense per Mcfe (1)

 

$

0.93

 

 

$

0.80

 

 

$

0.88

 

 

$

0.78

 

G&A Expense per Mcfe

 

$

1.12

 

 

$

0.90

 

 

$

1.05

 

 

$

0.87

 

Interest Expense per Mcfe

 

$

0.09

 

 

$

0.12

 

 

$

0.09

 

 

$

0.13

 

DD&A per Mcfe

 

$

0.86

 

 

$

0.77

 

 

$

0.81

 

 

$

0.92

 

Total Expense per Mcfe

 

$

3.34

 

 

$

3.00

 

 

$

3.32

 

 

$

3.14

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income (Loss)

 

$

(4,020,455

)

 

$

(499,723

)

 

$

2,661,794

 

 

$

(1,096,443

)

Adjusted EBITDA (2)

 

$

5,819,415

 

 

$

3,582,486

 

 

$

10,235,479

 

 

$

6,494,198

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash Flow from Operations

 

$

7,296,330

 

 

$

4,205,726

 

 

$

15,934,320

 

 

$

4,677,107

 

CapEx

 

$

86,671

 

 

$

297,015

 

 

$

279,348

 

 

$

425,098

 

CapEx - Mineral Acquisitions

 

$

9,274,447

 

 

$

64,758

 

 

$

20,918,274

 

 

$

7,934,504

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Borrowing Base

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

32,000,000

 

 

$

29,400,000

 

Debt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

24,000,000

 

 

$

23,500,000

 

Debt to Adjusted EBITDA (TTM) (2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.23

 

 

 

2.35

 

  1. G&A excluding restricted stock and deferred director’s expense.
  2. This is a non-GAAP measure. Refer to the Non-GAAP Reconciliation section.

SECOND FISCAL QUARTER ENDED MARCH 31, 2022, RESULTS

The Company recorded a second fiscal quarter 2022 net loss of ($4,020,455), or ($0.12) per share, as compared to a net loss of ($499,723), or ($0.02) per share, in the second fiscal quarter 2021. The change in net loss was principally the result of unrealized losses associated with the Company’s derivative contracts, offset by increased natural gas, oil and NGL sales and gains on asset sales.

Natural gas, oil and NGL revenue increased $6,438,040, or 77%, for the second quarter 2022, compared to the corresponding 2021 quarter due to increases in natural gas, oil and NGL prices of 77%, 63% and 71%, respectively, and an increase in natural gas and NGL volumes of 10% and 8%, respectively, partially offset by an 8% decrease in oil volumes.

The production increase in royalty volumes during the three months ended March 31, 2022, as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2021, resulted from acquired wells in the Haynesville Shale and SCOOP plays coming online.  The decrease in working interest volumes resulted from naturally declining production in high-interest wells in the Arkoma Stack and the divestiture of low-value legacy working interests in Oklahoma.

The Company had a net loss on derivative contracts of ($12,983,406) in the second fiscal 2022 quarter, as compared to a net loss of ($2,348,143) in the second fiscal 2021 quarter, of which ($11,772,640) is unrealized with respect to the second fiscal 2022 quarter. Realized net loss on derivative contracts for the second fiscal 2022 quarter excludes $2,493,481 of cash paid to settle off-market derivative contracts. The change in net loss on derivative contracts was principally due to the Company’s natural gas and oil collars and fixed price swaps being less beneficial in the quarter ended March 31, 2022, in relation to their respective contracted volumes and prices, as compared to the corresponding 2021 quarter.

The 11% increase in total cost per Mcfe in the second fiscal 2022 quarter, relative to the second fiscal 2021 quarter, was primarily driven by an increase in general and administrative costs, or G&A, and depreciation, depletion and amortization, or DD&A. G&A increased $684,788, or 33%, in the second fiscal 2022 quarter compared to the corresponding 2021 quarter due to legal expenses associated with reincorporating in the state of Delaware, increased transaction activity and restricted stock expense. DD&A increased $343,299, or 19%, in the second fiscal 2022 quarter to $0.86 per Mcfe, as compared to $0.77 per Mcfe in the second fiscal 2021 quarter. Of the DD&A increase, $217,604 was a result of a $0.09 increase in the DD&A rate per Mcfe, and $125,695 of such increase resulted from production increasing 7% in the second fiscal 2022 quarter.

SIX MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2022, RESULTS

The Company recorded net income of $2,661,794, or $0.08 per share, in the fiscal six-month period ended March 31, 2022 (the “fiscal six-month 2022 period”), as compared to a net loss of ($1,096,443), or ($0.05) per share, in the corresponding 2021 period. The change in net income was principally the result of increased natural gas, oil and NGL sales and lease bonuses and rental income, and decreased DD&A and interest expense, partially offset by an increase in losses on derivative contracts, lease operating expense, or LOE, transportation, gathering and marketing expenses, production taxes and a reduction in income tax benefit.

Natural gas, oil and NGL sales increased $13,700,225, or 93%, for the fiscal six-month 2022 period, compared to the corresponding 2021 period, due to increases in natural gas, oil and NGL prices of 103%, 74% and 88%, respectively, and an increase in natural gas and NGL volumes of 8% and 8%, respectively, partially offset by a decrease in oil volumes of 13%.

Natural gas volumes increased during the fiscal six-month 2022 period, as compared to the corresponding 2021 period, primarily as a result of new wells associated with recent acquisitions in the Haynesville Shale and SCOOP plays coming online. These gas volumes were partially offset by naturally declining production in high-interest wells in the Arkoma Stack and divestitures in the Fayetteville.  NGL production also increased as a result of new wells brought online in the SCOOP, as well as increased production from liquids-rich gas wells in the Anadarko Granite Wash. The decrease in oil production was a result of naturally declining production in working interest wells in the Eagle Ford play and royalty wells in the Bakken play, due to the Company’s strategy of no longer participating with working interests in new drilling in the Eagle Ford, and reduced drilling activity in the Bakken, as well as naturally declining production in high-interest wells brought online in the STACK during fiscal year 2021. Oil production decreases were partially offset by new wells in the SCOOP.

The Company had a net loss on derivative contracts of ($10,147,238) in the fiscal six-month 2022 period, as compared to a net loss of ($2,602,179) in the corresponding 2021 period, of which ($7,222,140) is unrealized with respect to the fiscal six-month 2022 period. Realized net loss on derivative contracts for the fiscal six-month 2022 period excludes $5,181,572 of cash paid to settle off-market derivative contracts. The change in net loss on derivative contracts was principally due to the Company’s natural gas and oil collars and fixed price swaps being less beneficial in the fiscal six-month 2022 period in relation to their respective contracted volumes and prices, as compared to the corresponding 2021 period.

The 6% increase in total cost per Mcfe in the fiscal six-month 2022 period, relative to the corresponding 2021 period, was primarily driven by an increase in G&A and production tax, partially offset by a decrease in DD&A. G&A increased $1,049,248, or 28%, in the fiscal six-month 2022 period compared to the corresponding 2021 period due to legal expenses associated with reincorporating in the state of Delaware, increased transaction activity and restricted stock expense. DD&A decreased $333,590, or 8%, in the fiscal six-month 2022 period to $0.81 per Mcfe, as compared to $0.92 per Mcfe in the corresponding 2021 period. Of the DD&A decrease, $533,366 was a result of a $0.11 decrease in the DD&A rate per Mcfe, partially offset by an increase of $199,776 resulting from production increasing 5% in the fiscal six-month 2022 period compared to the corresponding 2021 period. The DD&A rate per Mcfe decrease was mainly due an increase in reserves during the fiscal six-month 2022 period, as compared to the corresponding 2021 period.

OPERATIONS UPDATE

During the second fiscal quarter of 2022, the Company converted 108 gross (0.48 net) wells to producing status, including 35 gross (0.04 net) in the SCOOP and 31 gross (0.33 net) in the Haynesville.

At March 31, 2022, the Company had a total of 134 gross wells (0.60 net wells) in progress across its mineral positions and 52 gross (0.23 net) active permitted wells. As of March 31, 2022, 18 rigs were operating on the Company’s acreage with 86 rigs operating within 2.5 miles of its acreage.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bakken/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three

 

 

Arkoma

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SCOOP

 

 

STACK

 

 

Forks

 

 

Stack

 

 

Fayetteville

 

 

Haynesville

 

 

Other

 

 

Total

 

As of March 31, 2022:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Gross Wells in Progress on PHX Acreage

 

 

61

 

 

 

14

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

40

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

134

 

  Net Wells in Progress on PHX Acreage

 

 

0.17

 

 

 

0.07

 

 

 

0.01

 

 

 

0.00

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

0.33

 

 

 

0.02

 

 

 

0.60

 

  Gross Active Permits on PHX Acreage

 

 

10

 

 

 

11

 

 

 

11

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

12

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

52

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of March 31, 2022:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rigs Present on PHX Acreage

 

 

7

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

18

 

Rigs Within 2.5 Miles of PHX Acreage

 

 

19

 

 

 

13

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

29

 

 

 

13

 

 

 

86

 

Leasing Activity

During the second quarter of fiscal 2022, the Company leased 385 net mineral acres for an average bonus payment of $942 per net mineral acre and an average royalty of 22%.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bakken/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three

 

 

Arkoma

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SCOOP

 

 

STACK

 

 

Forks

 

 

Stack

 

 

Fayetteville

 

 

Haynesville

 

 

Other

 

 

Total

 

During Three Months Ended March 31, 2022:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Mineral Acres Leased

 

 

41

 

 

 

67

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

125

 

 

 

9

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

143

 

 

 

385

 

Average Bonus per Net Mineral Acre

 

$

1,679

 

 

$

1,000

 

 

 

-

 

 

$

185

 

 

$

100

 

 

 

-

 

 

$

467

 

 

$

942

 

Average Royalty per Net Mineral Acre

 

25%

 

 

25%

 

 

 

-

 

 

19%

 

 

$

17

 

 

 

-

 

 

19%

 

 

22%

 

 

ACQUISITION AND DIVESTITURE UPDATE

During the second quarter of fiscal year 2022, the Company purchased 825 net royalty acres for approximately $9.3 million and sold 7,208 net mineral acres, which were predominantly undeveloped and unleased, for approximately $2.1 million.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bakken/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three

 

 

Arkoma

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SCOOP

 

 

STACK

 

 

Forks

 

 

Stack

 

 

Fayetteville

 

 

Haynesville

 

 

Other

 

 

Total

 

During Three Months Ended March 31, 2022:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Mineral Acres Purchased

 

 

184

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

421

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

605

 

Net Royalty Acres Purchased

 

 

224

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

601

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

825

 

Price per Net Royalty Acre

 

$

8,027

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

$

12,511

 

 

 

-

 

 

$

11,294

 

Net Mineral Acres Sold

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

7,208

 

 

 

7,208

 

Net Royalty Acres Sold

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

7,708

 

 

 

7,708

 

Price per Net Royalty Acre

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

$

272

 

 

$

272

 

 

SECOND QUARTER EARNINGS CALL

PHX will host a conference call to discuss the Company’s second fiscal quarter results at 11:00 a.m. EST tomorrow May 10, 2022. Management’s discussion will be followed by a question and answer session with investors. To participate on the conference call, please dial 877-407-3088 (domestic) or 201-389-0927 (international). A replay of the call will be available for 14 days after the call. The number to access the replay of the conference call is 877-660-6853 and the PIN for the replay is 13729283.

 

 

FINANCIAL RESULTS

Statements of Operations

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

Six Months Ended March 31,

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

Natural gas, oil and NGL sales

$

14,783,865

 

 

$

8,345,825

 

 

$

28,471,029

 

 

$

14,770,804

 

Lease bonuses and rental income

 

161,908

 

 

 

58,554

 

 

 

240,823

 

 

 

59,987

 

Gains (losses) on derivative contracts

 

(12,983,406

)

 

 

(2,348,143

)

 

 

(10,147,238

)

 

 

(2,602,179

)

 

 

1,962,367

 

 

 

6,056,236

 

 

 

18,564,614

 

 

 

12,228,612

 

Costs and expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lease operating expenses

 

929,454

 

 

 

1,030,651

 

 

 

2,185,465

 

 

 

2,035,063

 

Transportation, gathering and marketing

 

1,488,518

 

 

 

1,319,514

 

 

 

2,702,122

 

 

 

2,600,479

 

Production taxes

 

697,393

 

 

 

443,154

 

 

 

1,376,340

 

 

 

719,180

 

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

 

2,121,116

 

 

 

1,777,817

 

 

 

3,704,876

 

 

 

4,038,466

 

Provision for impairment

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

5,585

 

 

 

-

 

Interest expense

 

230,212

 

 

 

267,865

 

 

 

406,931

 

 

 

569,763

 

General and administrative

 

2,744,264

 

 

 

2,059,476

 

 

 

4,839,821

 

 

 

3,790,573

 

Losses (gains) on asset sales and other

 

(2,261,135

)

 

 

(125,518

)

 

 

(113,320

)

 

 

(142,469

)

Total costs and expenses

 

5,949,822

 

 

 

6,772,959

 

 

 

15,107,820

 

 

 

13,611,055

 

Income (loss) before provision (benefit) for income taxes

 

(3,987,455

)

 

 

(716,723

)

 

 

3,456,794

 

 

 

(1,382,443

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Provision (benefit) for income taxes

 

33,000

 

 

 

(217,000

)

 

 

795,000

 

 

 

(286,000

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

$

(4,020,455

)

 

$

(499,723

)

 

$

2,661,794

 

 

$

(1,096,443

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per common share

$

(0.12

)

 

$

(0.02

)

 

$

0.08

 

 

$

(0.05

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common shares

 

34,056,316

 

 

 

22,429,777

 

 

 

33,449,594

 

 

 

22,403,678

 

Unissued, directors' deferred compensation shares

 

236,139

 

 

 

178,597

 

 

 

234,091

 

 

 

177,923

 

 

 

34,292,455

 

 

 

22,608,374

 

 

 

33,683,685

 

 

 

22,581,601

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends per share of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

common stock paid in period

$

0.015

 

 

$

0.01

 

 

$

0.025

 

 

$

0.02

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends declared per share of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

common stock and to be paid in quarter ended June 30

$

-

 

 

$

0.01

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance Sheets

 

 

March 31, 2022

 

 

Sept. 30, 2021

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

$

1,703,675

 

 

$

2,438,511

 

Natural gas, oil, and NGL sales receivables (net of $0

 

9,451,366

 

 

 

6,428,982

 

allowance for uncollectable accounts)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Refundable income taxes

 

-

 

 

 

2,413,942

 

Other

 

1,188,312

 

 

 

942,082

 

Total current assets

 

12,343,353

 

 

 

12,223,517

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Properties and equipment at cost, based on

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   successful efforts accounting:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Producing natural gas and oil properties

 

264,135,242

 

 

 

319,984,874

 

Non-producing natural gas and oil properties

 

48,878,130

 

 

 

40,466,098

 

Other

 

844,582

 

 

 

794,179

 

 

 

313,857,954

 

 

 

361,245,151

 

Less accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization

 

(196,960,903

)

 

 

(257,643,661

)

Net properties and equipment

 

116,897,051

 

 

 

103,601,490

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating lease right-of-use assets

 

564,034

 

 

 

607,414

 

Other, net

 

537,199

 

 

 

578,593

 

Total assets

$

130,341,637

 

 

$

117,011,014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

$

602,415

 

 

$

772,717

 

Derivative contracts, net

 

14,793,396

 

 

 

12,087,988

 

Income taxes payable

 

253,733

 

 

 

334,050

 

Current portion of operating lease liability

 

134,955

 

 

 

132,287

 

Accrued liabilities and other

 

1,506,836

 

 

 

1,809,337

 

Total current liabilities

 

17,291,335

 

 

 

15,136,379

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-term debt

 

24,000,000

 

 

 

17,500,000

 

Deferred income taxes, net

 

370,906

 

 

 

343,906

 

Asset retirement obligations

 

2,178,023

 

 

 

2,836,172

 

Derivative contracts, net

 

1,031,639

 

 

 

1,696,479

 

Operating lease liability, net of current portion

 

721,188

 

 

 

789,339

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

 

45,593,091

 

 

 

38,302,275

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders' equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stock, $0.01666 par value; 54,000,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

shares authorized and 34,469,449 issued at March 31, 2022;

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

36,000,500 shares authorized and 32,770,433 issued at Sept. 30, 2021

 

574,261

 

 

 

545,956

 

Capital in excess of par value

 

37,596,944

 

 

 

33,213,645

 

Deferred directors' compensation

 

1,407,423

 

 

 

1,768,151

 

Retained earnings

 

50,778,525

 

 

 

48,966,420

 

 

 

90,357,153

 

 

 

84,494,172

 

Less treasury stock, at cost; 377,232 shares at March 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2022, and 388,545 shares at Sept. 30, 2021

 

(5,608,607

)

 

 

(5,785,433

)

Total stockholders' equity

 

84,748,546

 

 

 

78,708,739

 

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

$

130,341,637

 

 

$

117,011,014

 

 

 

Condensed Statements of Cash Flows

 

 

Six Months Ended March 31,

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Operating Activities

 

 

Net income (loss)

$

2,661,794

 

 

$

(1,096,443

)

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

 

3,704,876

 

 

 

4,038,466

 

Impairment of producing properties

 

5,585

 

 

 

-

 

Provision for deferred income taxes

 

27,000

 

 

 

(288,000

)

Gain from leasing fee mineral acreage

 

(239,751

)

 

 

(57,493

)

Proceeds from leasing fee mineral acreage

 

328,783

 

 

 

64,047

 

Net (gain) loss on sales of assets

 

(171,285

)

 

 

(62,097

)

Directors' deferred compensation expense

 

103,031

 

 

 

100,254

 

Total (gain) loss on derivative contracts

 

10,147,238

 

 

 

2,602,179

 

Cash receipts (payments) on settled derivative contracts

 

(176,510

)

 

 

315,883

 

Restricted stock awards

 

688,981

 

 

 

284,148

 

Other

 

28,483

 

 

 

31,544

 

Cash provided (used) by changes in assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Natural gas, oil and NGL sales receivables

 

(3,022,384

)

 

 

(1,732,801

)

Other current assets

 

(205,489

)

 

 

(388,864

)

Accounts payable

 

(91,587

)

 

 

(340,404

)

Income taxes receivable

 

2,413,942

 

 

 

1,356,356

 

Other non-current assets

 

64,975

 

 

 

56,545

 

Income taxes payable

 

(80,317

)

 

 

-

 

Accrued liabilities

 

(253,045

)

 

 

(206,213

)

Total adjustments

 

13,272,526

 

 

 

5,773,550

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

15,934,320

 

 

 

4,677,107

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investing Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital expenditures

 

(279,348

)

 

 

(425,098

)

Acquisition of minerals and overriding royalty interests

 

(20,918,274

)

 

 

(7,934,504

)

Net proceeds from sales of assets

 

6,880,972

 

 

 

21,000

 

Net cash provided (used) by investing activities

 

(14,316,650

)

 

 

(8,338,602

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financing Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Borrowings under credit facility

 

10,000,000

 

 

 

-

 

Payments of loan principal

 

(3,500,000

)

 

 

(5,250,000

)

Net cost of equity issuance

 

(72,657

)

 

 

(53,482

)

Cash receipts from (payments on) off-market derivative contracts

 

(7,930,160

)

 

 

-

 

Payments of dividends

 

(849,689

)

 

 

(454,936

)

Net cash provided (used) by financing activities

 

(2,352,506

)

 

 

(5,758,418

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

 

(734,836

)

 

 

(9,419,913

)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

 

2,438,511

 

 

 

10,690,395

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

$

1,703,675

 

 

$

1,270,482

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental Schedule of Noncash Investing and Financing Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends declared and unpaid

$

-

 

 

$

289,997

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross additions to properties and equipment

$

24,522,684

 

 

$

8,759,616

 

Value of shares used for acquisitions

 

(3,510,001

)

 

 

(250,000

)

Net (increase) decrease in accounts payable for properties

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and equipment additions

 

184,939

 

 

 

(150,014

)

Capital expenditures and acquisitions

$

21,197,622

 

 

$

8,359,602

 

Proved Reserves

 

Proved Reserves SEC Pricing

 

 

March 31, 2022

 

 

Sept. 30, 2021

 

Proved Developed Reserves:

 

 

Mcf of Gas

 

57,105,505

 

 

 

60,287,881

 

Barrels of Oil

 

1,407,747

 

 

 

1,439,860

 

Barrels of NGL

 

1,413,001

 

 

 

1,467,092

 

Mcfe (1)

 

74,029,993

 

 

 

77,729,593

 

Proved Undeveloped Reserves:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mcf of Gas

 

6,649,529

 

 

 

4,664,787

 

Barrels of Oil

 

49,819

 

 

 

64,980

 

Barrels of NGL

 

39,120

 

 

 

34,761

 

Mcfe (1)

 

7,183,163

 

 

 

5,263,233

 

Total Proved Reserves:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mcf of Gas

 

63,755,034

 

 

 

64,952,668

 

Barrels of Oil

 

1,457,566

 

 

 

1,504,840

 

Barrels of NGL

 

1,452,121

 

 

 

1,501,853

 

Mcfe (1)

 

81,213,156

 

 

 

82,992,826

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10% Discounted Estimated Future

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Cash Flows (before income taxes):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proved Developed

$

136,886,508

 

 

$

86,793,303

 

Proved Undeveloped

 

18,800,039

 

 

 

9,731,035

 

Total

$

155,686,547

 

 

$

96,524,338

 

SEC Pricing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gas/Mcf

$

4.24

 

 

$

2.79

 

Oil/Barrel

$

75.00

 

 

$

56.51

 

NGL/Barrel

$

31.44

 

 

$

20.58

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proved Reserves - Projected Future Pricing (2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10% Discounted Estimated Future

Proved Reserves

 

Net Cash Flows (before income taxes):

March 31, 2022

 

 

Sept. 30, 2021

 

Proved Developed

$

132,544,462

 

 

$

111,007,369

 

Proved Undeveloped

 

18,291,047

 

 

 

11,989,928

 

Total

$

150,835,509

 

 

$

122,997,297

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1) Crude oil and NGL converted to natural gas on a one barrel of crude oil or NGL equals six Mcf of natural gas basis.

 

(2) Projected futures pricing as of March 31, 2022, and Sept. 30, 2021, basis adjusted to Company wellhead price.

 

Derivative Contracts as of May 6, 2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Collar Average

 

 

Collar Average

 

Fiscal Period

 

Product

 

Volume Mcf/Bbl

 

 

Swap Price

 

 

Floor Price

 

 

Ceiling Price

 

Remaining 2022

 

Natural Gas

 

 

585,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

3.95

 

 

$

5.69

 

Remaining 2022

 

Natural Gas

 

 

1,785,000

 

 

$

2.98

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2023

 

Natural Gas

 

 

890,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

4.49

 

 

$

8.10

 

2023

 

Natural Gas

 

 

2,100,000

 

 

$

3.24

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2024

 

Natural Gas

 

 

60,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

3.00

 

 

$

4.70

 

2024

 

Natural Gas

 

 

380,000

 

 

$

3.41

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Remaining 2022

 

Crude Oil

 

 

64,500

 

 

$

45.03

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2023

 

Crude Oil

 

 

15,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

75.00

 

 

$

96.00

 

2023

 

Crude Oil

 

 

66,750

 

 

$

62.11

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2024

 

Crude Oil

 

 

11,250

 

 

$

73.35

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-GAAP Reconciliation

This news release includes certain “non-GAAP financial measures” as defined under the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, including Regulation G. These non-GAAP financial measures are calculated using GAAP amounts in the Company’s financial statements. These measures, detailed below, are provided in addition to, not as an alternative for, and should be read in conjunction with, the information contained in the Company’s financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP (including the notes thereto), included in the Company’s SEC filings and posted on its website.

Adjusted EBITDA Reconciliation

We define “adjusted EBITDA” as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, or EBITDA, excluding unrealized gains (losses) on derivatives and gains (losses) on asset sales and including cash receipts from (payments on) off-market derivatives and restricted stock and deferred directors’ expense. We have included a presentation of adjusted EBITDA because we recognize that certain investors consider this amount to be a useful means of measuring our ability to meet our debt service obligations and evaluating our financial performance. Adjusted EBITDA has limitations and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for net income, operating income, cash flow from operations or other consolidated income or cash flow data prepared in accordance with GAAP. Because not all companies use identical calculations, this presentation of adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to a similarly titled measure of other companies. The following table provides a presentation of net income (loss) to adjusted EBITDA for the periods indicated:

 

Second Quarter Ended

 

 

Second Quarter Ended

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

First Quarter Ended

 

 

March 31, 2022

 

 

March 31, 2021

 

 

March 31, 2022

 

 

March 31, 2021

 

 

Dec. 31, 2021

 

Net Income (Loss)

$

(4,020,455

)

 

$

(499,723

)

 

$

2,661,794

 

 

$

(1,096,443

)

 

$

6,682,249

 

Plus:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Income tax expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     (benefit)

 

33,000

 

 

 

(217,000

)

 

 

795,000

 

 

 

(286,000

)

 

 

762,000

 

    Interest expense

 

230,212

 

 

 

267,865

 

 

 

406,931

 

 

 

569,763

 

 

 

176,719

 

    DD&A

 

2,121,116

 

 

 

1,777,817

 

 

 

3,704,876

 

 

 

4,038,466

 

 

 

1,583,760

 

Impairment

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

5,585

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

5,585

 

Less:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Unrealized gains (losses)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

        on derivatives

 

(11,772,640

)

 

 

(2,050,712

)

 

 

(7,222,140

)

 

 

(2,918,062

)

 

 

4,550,499

 

Gains (losses) on asset sales

 

2,292,215

 

 

 

14,082

 

 

 

171,288

 

 

 

30,559

 

 

 

(2,120,927

)

Plus:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash receipts from (payments on)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     off-market derivative contracts(1)

 

(2,493,481

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(5,181,572

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(2,688,091

)

Restricted stock and deferred

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    director's expense

 

468,598

 

 

 

216,897

 

 

 

792,013

 

 

 

384,402

 

 

 

323,415

 

Adjusted EBITDA

$

5,819,415

 

 

$

3,582,486

 

 

$

10,235,479

 

 

$

6,497,691

 

 

$

4,416,065

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1) The initial receipt of $8.8 million of cash from BP Energy Company, or BP, for entering into the off-market derivative contracts had no effect on the Companys statement of operations and was considered cash flow from financing activities. A portion of subsequent settlements with BP has no effect on the Companys statement of operations.

 

Debt to Adjusted EBITDA (TTM) Reconciliation

“Debt to adjusted EBITDA (TTM)” is defined as the ratio of long-term debt to adjusted EBITDA on a trailing 12-month (TTM) basis. We have included a presentation of debt to adjusted EBITDA (TTM) because we recognize that certain investors consider such ratios to be useful means of measuring our ability to meet our debt service obligations and for evaluating our financial performance. The debt to adjusted EBITDA (TTM) ratio has limitations and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for net income, operating income, cash flow from operations or other consolidated income or cash flow data prepared in accordance with GAAP. Because not all companies use identical calculations, this presentation of debt to adjusted EBITDA (TTM) may not be comparable to a similarly titled measure of other companies. The following table provides a presentation of net income (loss) to adjusted EBITDA on a TTM basis and of the resulting debt to adjusted EBITDA (TTM) ratio:                                                                                                                                  

 

TTM Ended

 

 

TTM Ended

 

 

March 31, 2022

 

 

March 31, 2021

 

Net Income (Loss)

$

(2,459,000

)

 

$

(6,485,780

)

Plus:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Income tax expense (benefit)

 

429,949

 

 

 

(1,842,000

)

    Interest expense

 

832,295

 

 

 

1,139,313

 

    DD&A

 

7,412,214

 

 

 

9,023,030

 

    Impairment

 

56,060

 

 

 

358,826

 

Less:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Unrealized gains (losses)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

        on derivatives

 

(8,580,898

)

 

 

(7,842,624

)

Gains (losses) on asset sales

 

450,074

 

 

 

738,432

 

Plus:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash receipts from (payments on)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     off-market derivative contracts(1)

 

3,618,428

 

 

 

-

 

Restricted stock and deferred

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    director's expense

 

1,443,276

 

 

 

721,944

 

Adjusted EBITDA

$

19,464,046

 

 

$

10,019,525

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Debt

$

24,000,000

 

 

$

23,500,000

 

Debt to Adjusted EBITDA (TTM)

 

1.23

 

 

 

2.35

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1) The initial receipt of $8.8 million of cash from BP for entering into the off-market derivative contracts had no effect on the Companys statement of operations and was considered cash flow from financing activities. A portion of subsequent settlements with BP has no effect on the Companys statement of operations.

 

Pretax Net Income (Loss) Excluding Non-cash Derivative Gains (Losses) Reconciliation

“Pretax net income (loss) excluding non-cash derivative gains (losses)” is defined as earnings before taxes, excluding unrealized gains (losses) on derivatives. We have included a presentation of pretax net income (loss) excluding non-cash derivative gains (losses) because we recognize that certain investors consider this amount to be a useful means of measuring our ability to meet our debt service obligations and evaluating our financial performance. Pretax net income (loss) excluding non-cash derivative gains (losses) has limitations and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for net income, operating income, cash flow from operations or other consolidated income or cash flow data prepared in accordance with GAAP. Because not all companies use identical calculations, this presentation of pretax net income (loss) excluding non-cash derivative gains (losses) may not be comparable to a similarly titled measure of other companies. The following table provides a presentation of net income (loss) to pretax net income (loss) excluding non-cash derivative gains (losses) for the periods indicated:

 

Second Quarter Ended

 

 

First Quarter Ended

 

 

March 31, 2022

 

 

Dec. 31, 2021

 

Net Income (Loss)

$

(4,020,455

)

 

$

6,682,249

 

Plus:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Income tax expense (benefit)

 

33,000

 

 

 

762,000

 

Less:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Unrealized gains (losses)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    on derivatives

 

(11,772,640

)

 

 

4,550,499

 

Pretax Net Income (Loss) excluding

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-cash Derivative Gains (Losses)

$

7,785,185

 

 

$

2,893,750

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and diluted weighted average

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

shares outstanding

 

34,292,455

 

 

 

33,127,722

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pretax Net Income (Loss) excluding

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-cash Derivative Gains (Losses) per share

$

0.23

 

 

$

0.09

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PHX Minerals Inc. (NYSE: PHX) Oklahoma City-based, PHX Minerals Inc. is a natural gas and oil mineral company with a strategy to proactively grow its mineral position in its core areas of focus. PHX owns mineral acreage principally located in Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana, North Dakota, and Arkansas. Additional information on PHX can be found at www.phxmin.com.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This press release includes “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. Words such as “anticipates,” “plans,” “estimates,” “believes,” “expects,” “intends,” “will,” “should,” “may” and similar expressions may be used to identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are not statements of historical fact and reflect PHX’s current views about future events. Forward-looking statements may include, but are not limited to, statements relating to: the Company’s ability to execute its business strategies; the volatility of realized natural gas and oil prices; the level of production on the Company’s properties; estimates of quantities of natural gas, oil and NGL reserves and their values; general economic or industry conditions; legislation or regulatory requirements; conditions of the securities markets; the Company’s ability to raise capital; changes in accounting principles, policies or guidelines; financial or political instability; acts of war or terrorism; title defects in the properties in which the Company invests; and other economic, competitive, governmental, regulatory or technical factors affecting properties, operations or prices. Although the Company believes expectations reflected in these and other forward-looking statements are reasonable, the Company can give no assurance such expectations will prove to be correct. Such forward-looking statements are subject to a number of assumptions, risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the control of the Company. These forward-looking statements involve certain risks and uncertainties that could cause the results to differ materially from those expected by the Company’s management. Information concerning these risks and other factors can be found in the Company’s filings with the SEC, including its Annual Reports on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, available on the Company’s website or the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

Investors are cautioned that any such statements are not guarantees of future performance and that actual results or developments may differ materially from those projected in forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements in this press release are made as of the date hereof, and the Company does not undertake any obligation to update the forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.