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PHX Minerals Reports Results for the Quarter Ended June 30, 2023; Announces Dividend Payment

PHX Minerals Reports Results for the Quarter Ended June 30, 2023; Announces Dividend Payment

FORT WORTH, Texas, Aug. 8, 2023 – PHX MINERALS INC., “PHX” or the “Company” (NYSE: PHX), today reported financial and operating results for the quarter ended June 30, 2023.

Summary of Results for the Quarter Ended June 30, 2023

  • Net loss was ($0.04) million, or $0.00 per share, compared to net income of $9.6 million, or $0.27 per share, for the quarter ended March 31, 2023, and net income of $8.6 million, or $0.25 per share, for the quarter ended June 30, 2022.
  • Adjusted pretax net income(1) was $0.6 million, or $0.02 per share, compared to $4.7 million, or $0.13 per share, for the quarter ended March 31, 2023, and $4.3 million, or $0.12 per share, for the quarter ended June 30, 2022.
  • Adjusted EBITDA(1) was $4.1 million, compared to $7.7 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2023, and $7.2 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2022.
  • Royalty production volumes decreased 4% to 2,010 Mmcfe compared to the quarter ended March 31, 2023, and increased 26% compared to the quarter ended June 30, 2022.
  • Total production volumes decreased 7% to 2,304 Mmcfe compared to the quarter ended March 31, 2023, and decreased 5% compared to the quarter ended June 30, 2022.
  • Converted 81 gross (0.30 net) wells to producing status, compared to 117 gross (0.46 net) during the quarter ended March 31, 2023 and 96 gross (0.25 net) during the quarter ended June 30, 2022.
  • Inventory of 186 gross (0.51 net) wells in progress and 86 gross (0.40 net) permits as of June 30, 2023, compared to 198 gross (0.65 net) wells in progress and 86 gross (0.24 net) permits as of March 31, 2023.
  • Total debt was $23.8 million and the debt to adjusted EBITDA (TTM) (1) ratio was 0.93x at June 30, 2023.
  • PHX closed on acquisitions totaling 151 net royalty acres located in the SCOOP and the Haynesville plays for approximately $1.8 million.
  • PHX announced a $0.0225 per share quarterly dividend, payable on Sept. 8, 2023, to stockholders of record as of Aug. 24, 2023.
  1. This is a non-GAAP measure. Refer to the Non-GAAP Reconciliation section.

Chad L. Stephens, President and CEO, commented, “We continue to experience significant activity on our minerals including wells being put on production, new wells being spud and new permitting, demonstrating the quality of our assets even during a down market with lower natural gas prices. During the quarter, we experienced increased rig activity on our minerals compared to a year ago, expanding our market share of rigs operating within our core regions. The sequential decline in royalty volumes during the quarter is primarily attributable to the timing of wells being placed online. We continually monitor operator activity across our mineral position and are confident that the timing of our wells in progress will support our royalty volume growth allowing us to achieve our royalty volume outlook for calendar 2023, driving revenue growth and increasing cash flow.

 “It appears the second quarter likely represented the bottom for natural gas prices and current macro dynamics suggest sequential price improvements in the remainder of the year,” said Stephens. “In spite of a dramatic drop in natural gas prices in the second quarter, PHX Minerals remained focused on proactively allocating its free cash flow to fund acquisitions, return capital to shareholders via our fixed dividend and improving our liquidity position. This speaks to the inherent benefits of our business model in mitigating risks and expanding margins to maximize cash flow. The acquisition market dynamics are improving as natural gas prices stabilize. Our strong balance sheet and cash flow provide ample liquidity to deploy judiciously to fund our growth strategy.”

 

Financial Highlights

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

June 30, 2023

 

 

June 30, 2022

 

 

June 30, 2023

 

 

June 30, 2022

 

Royalty Interest Sales

 

$

6,217,663

 

 

$

12,473,415

 

 

$

16,341,404

 

 

$

21,352,409

 

Working Interest Sales

 

$

1,013,501

 

 

$

7,088,153

 

 

$

2,747,007

 

 

$

12,993,024

 

Natural Gas, Oil and NGL Sales

 

$

7,231,164

 

 

$

19,561,568

 

 

$

19,088,411

 

 

$

34,345,433

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gains (Losses) on Derivative Contracts

 

$

183,006

 

 

$

(2,387,226

)

 

$

3,985,826

 

 

$

(15,370,632

)

Lease Bonuses and Rental Income

 

$

111,991

 

 

$

209,329

 

 

$

425,141

 

 

$

371,237

 

Total Revenue

 

$

7,526,161

 

 

$

17,383,671

 

 

$

23,499,378

 

 

$

19,346,038

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lease Operating Expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

per Working Interest Mcfe

 

$

1.07

 

 

$

1.08

 

 

$

1.26

 

 

$

1.05

 

Transportation, Gathering and Marketing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

per Mcfe

 

$

0.39

 

 

$

0.59

 

 

$

0.43

 

 

$

0.60

 

Production Tax per Mcfe

 

$

0.20

 

 

$

0.38

 

 

$

0.22

 

 

$

0.33

 

G&A Expense per Mcfe

 

$

1.38

 

 

$

1.18

 

 

$

1.29

 

 

$

1.15

 

Cash G&A Expense per Mcfe (1)

 

$

1.07

 

 

$

0.95

 

 

$

1.01

 

 

$

0.94

 

Interest Expense per Mcfe

 

$

0.23

 

 

$

0.12

 

 

$

0.23

 

 

$

0.11

 

DD&A per Mcfe

 

$

0.96

 

 

$

0.83

 

 

$

0.86

 

 

$

0.85

 

Total Expense per Mcfe

 

$

3.30

 

 

$

3.47

 

 

$

3.21

 

 

$

3.41

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income (Loss)

 

$

(41,291

)

 

$

8,589,010

 

 

$

9,511,953

 

 

$

4,568,555

 

Adjusted EBITDA (2)

 

$

4,086,707

 

 

$

7,194,102

 

 

$

11,826,947

 

 

$

13,013,517

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash Flow from Operations (3)

 

$

4,915,788

 

 

$

8,404,654

 

 

$

13,849,265

 

 

$

15,700,984

 

CapEx (4)

 

$

84,593

 

 

$

72,176

 

 

$

275,419

 

 

$

158,847

 

CapEx - Mineral Acquisitions

 

$

1,677,388

 

 

$

8,954,133

 

 

$

11,914,003

 

 

$

18,228,580

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Borrowing Base

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

45,000,000

 

 

$

50,000,000

 

Debt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

23,750,000

 

 

$

28,300,000

 

Debt to Adjusted EBITDA (TTM) (2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.93

 

 

 

1.31

 

  1. Cash G&A expense is G&A excluding restricted stock and deferred director’s expense from the adjusted EBITDA table in the non-GAAP Reconciliation section.
  2. This is a non-GAAP measure. Refer to the Non-GAAP Reconciliation section.
  3. GAAP cash flow from operations.
  4. Includes legacy working interest expenditures and fixtures and equipment.

 

Operating Highlights

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

June 30, 2023

 

 

June 30, 2022

 

 

June 30, 2023

 

 

June 30, 2022

 

Gas Mcf Sold

 

1,854,485

 

 

 

1,897,799

 

 

 

3,813,496

 

 

 

3,805,829

 

Average Sales Price per Mcf before the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

effects of settled derivative contracts

$

1.92

 

 

$

6.82

 

 

$

2.75

 

 

$

5.65

 

Average Sales Price per Mcf after the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

effects of settled derivative contracts

$

2.49

 

 

$

4.32

 

 

$

3.18

 

 

$

3.80

 

% of sales subject to hedges

 

45

%

 

 

63

%

 

 

47

%

 

 

62

%

Oil Barrels Sold

 

41,009

 

 

 

48,928

 

 

 

95,116

 

 

 

100,559

 

Average Sales Price per Bbl before the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

effects of settled derivative contracts

$

73.87

 

 

$

105.23

 

 

$

75.09

 

 

$

98.06

 

Average Sales Price per Bbl after the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

effects of settled derivative contracts

$

73.80

 

 

$

60.18

 

 

$

71.58

 

 

$

62.02

 

% of sales subject to hedges

 

53

%

 

 

73

%

 

 

49

%

 

 

73

%

NGL Barrels Sold

 

33,929

 

 

 

39,732

 

 

 

67,033

 

 

 

80,103

 

Average Sales Price per Bbl(1)

$

18.93

 

 

$

36.76

 

 

$

22.02

 

 

$

37.41

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mcfe Sold

 

2,304,113

 

 

 

2,429,760

 

 

 

4,786,390

 

 

 

4,889,802

 

Natural gas, oil and NGL sales before the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

effects of settled derivative contracts

$

7,231,164

 

 

$

19,561,568

 

 

$

19,088,411

 

 

$

34,345,433

 

Natural gas, oil and NGL sales after the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

effects of settled derivative contracts

$

8,280,104

 

 

$

12,607,397

 

 

$

20,394,028

 

 

$

23,687,014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1) There were no NGL settled derivative contracts during the 2023 and 2022 quarters.

 

Total Production for the last four quarters was as follows:

Quarter ended

 

Mcf Sold

 

 

Oil Bbls Sold

 

 

NGL Bbls Sold

 

 

Mcfe Sold

 

6/30/2023

 

 

1,854,485

 

 

 

41,009

 

 

 

33,929

 

 

 

2,304,113

 

3/31/2023

 

 

1,959,010

 

 

 

54,107

 

 

 

33,104

 

 

 

2,482,276

 

12/31/2022

 

 

1,669,320

 

 

 

52,406

 

 

 

38,611

 

 

 

2,215,419

 

9/30/2022

 

 

2,047,614

 

 

 

49,902

 

 

 

40,761

 

 

 

2,591,588

 

 

Total production volumes attributable to natural gas were 80% for the quarter ended June 30, 2023.

 

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

 

Quarter ended

 

Mcf Sold

 

 

Oil Bbls Sold

 

 

NGL Bbls Sold

 

 

Mcfe Sold

 

6/30/2023

 

 

1,673,346

 

 

 

35,599

 

 

 

20,516

 

 

 

2,010,036

 

3/31/2023

 

 

1,700,974

 

 

 

45,395

 

 

 

20,063

 

 

 

2,093,722

 

12/31/2022

 

 

1,303,825

 

 

 

33,691

 

 

 

20,353

 

 

 

1,628,089

 

9/30/2022

 

 

1,525,363

 

 

 

32,202

 

 

 

20,488

 

 

 

1,841,502

 

 

Royalty production volumes attributable to natural gas were 83% for the quarter ended June 30, 2023.

 

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

 

Quarter ended

 

Mcf Sold

 

 

Oil Bbls Sold

 

 

NGL Bbls Sold

 

 

Mcfe Sold

 

6/30/2023

 

 

181,139

 

 

 

5,410

 

 

 

13,413

 

 

 

294,077

 

3/31/2023

 

 

258,036

 

 

 

8,712

 

 

 

13,041

 

 

 

388,554

 

12/31/2022

 

 

365,495

 

 

 

18,715

 

 

 

18,258

 

 

 

587,330

 

9/30/2022

 

 

522,251

 

 

 

17,700

 

 

 

20,273

 

 

 

750,086

 

 

Quarter Ended June 30, 2023, Results

The Company recorded net loss of ($0.04) million, or $0.00 per share, for the quarter ended June 30, 2023, as compared to net income of $8.6 million, or $0.25 per share, for the quarter ended June 30, 2022. The change in net income was principally the result of a decrease in natural gas, oil and NGL sales and a decrease in gains on asset sales, partially offset by an increase in gains associated with our hedge contracts and a decrease in income tax provision.

Natural gas, oil and NGL revenue decreased $12.3 million, or 63%, for the quarter ended June 30, 2023, compared to the quarter ended June 30, 2022, due to decreases in natural gas, oil and NGL prices of 72%, 30% and 49%, respectively, and decreases in natural gas, oil and NGL volumes of 2%, 16% and 15%, respectively.

The production increase in royalty volumes during the quarter ended June 30, 2023, as compared to the quarter ended June 30, 2022, resulted from new wells in the Haynesville Shale coming online.

The Company had a net gain on derivative contracts of $0.2 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2023, compromised of a $1.0 million gain on settled derivatives and a $0.9 million non-cash loss on derivatives, as compared to a net loss of ($2.4) million for the quarter ended June 30, 2022. The change in net gain on derivative contracts was due to the Company’s settlements of natural gas and oil collars and fixed price swaps and the change in valuation caused by the difference in June 30, 2023 pricing relative to the strike price on open derivative contracts.

Six Months Ended June 30, 2023, Results

The Company recorded net income of $9.5 million, or $0.26 per share, for the six months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to a net income of $4.6 million, or $0.13 per share, for the six months ended June 30, 2022. The change in net income was principally the result of an increase in gains associated with our hedge contracts and an increase in gains on asset sales, partially offset by a decrease in natural gas, oil and NGL sales and an increase in income tax provision.

Natural gas, oil and NGL revenue decreased $15.3 million, or 44%, for the six months ended June 30, 2023, compared to the six months ended June 30, 2022, due to decreases in natural gas, oil and NGL prices of 51%, 23% and 41%, respectively, and decreases in oil and NGL volumes of 5% and 16%, respectively.

The production increase in royalty volumes during the six months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2022, resulted from new wells in the Haynesville Shale coming online.

The Company had a net gain on derivative contracts of $4.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023, compromised of a $1.7 million gain on settled derivatives and a $2.3 million non-cash gain on derivatives, as compared to a net loss of ($15.4) million for the six months ended June 30, 2022. Gain on settled derivative contracts for the six months ended June 30, 2023, excludes $0.4 million of cash paid to settle off-market derivative contracts. The total cash received to settle hedge contracts during the six months ended June 30, 2023 was $1.3 million. The change in net gain on derivative contracts was due to the Company’s settlements of natural gas and oil collars and fixed price swaps and the change in valuation caused by the difference in June 30, 2023 pricing relative to the strike price on open derivative contracts.

Operations Update

During the quarter ended June 30, 2023, the Company converted 81 gross (0.30 net) wells to producing status, including 26 gross (0.20 net) wells in the Haynesville and 20 gross (0.06 net) wells in the SCOOP, compared to 96 gross (0.25 net) wells in the quarter ended June 30, 2022.

At June 30, 2023, the Company had a total of 186 gross (0.51 net) wells in progress across its mineral positions and 86 gross (0.40 net) active permitted wells, compared to 198 gross (0.65 net) wells in progress and 86 gross (0.24 net) active permitted wells at March 31, 2023. As of July 10, 2023, 15 rigs were operating on the Company’s acreage and 61 rigs operating within 2.5 miles of its acreage.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bakken/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three

 

 

Arkoma

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SCOOP

 

 

STACK

 

 

Forks

 

 

Stack

 

 

Haynesville

 

 

Other

 

 

Total

 

As of June 30, 2023:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross Wells in Progress on PHX Acreage (1)

 

68

 

 

 

12

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

84

 

 

 

9

 

 

 

186

 

Net Wells in Progress on PHX Acreage (1)

 

0.174

 

 

 

0.025

 

 

 

0.001

 

 

 

0.001

 

 

 

0.284

 

 

 

0.028

 

 

 

0.513

 

Gross Active Permits on PHX Acreage

 

30

 

 

 

11

 

 

 

13

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

21

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

86

 

Net Active Permits on PHX Acreage

 

0.115

 

 

 

0.046

 

 

 

0.049

 

 

 

0.002

 

 

 

0.161

 

 

 

0.025

 

 

 

0.398

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of July 10, 2023:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rigs Present on PHX Acreage

 

5

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

15

 

Rigs Within 2.5 Miles of PHX Acreage

 

12

 

 

 

15

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

23

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

61

 

(1) Wells in progress includes drilling wells and drilled but uncompleted wells, or DUCs.

 

Leasing Activity

During the quarter ended June 30, 2023, the Company leased 367 net mineral acres for an average bonus payment of $526 per net mineral acre and an average royalty of 23%.

Acquisition and Divestiture Update

During the quarter ended June 30, 2023, the Company purchased 151 net royalty acres for approximately $1.8 million and had no significant divestitures.

 

 

Acquisitions

 

 

 

SCOOP

 

 

Haynesville

 

 

Other

 

 

Total

 

During Three Months Ended June 30, 2023:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Mineral Acres Purchased

 

 

113

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

118

 

Net Royalty Acres Purchased

 

 

144

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

151

 

 

Outlook

PHX is providing an updated operational outlook for 2023 as follows:

 

 

Calendar Year 2022 Actual

 

Calendar Year 2023 YTD Actual

 

Calendar Year 2023 Outlook

Mineral & Royalty Production (Mmcfe)

 

6,613

 

4,104

 

7,600 - 8,600

Working Interest Production (Mmcfe)

 

3,084

 

683

 

1,200 - 1,400(1)

Total Production (Mmcfe)

 

9,697

 

4,787

 

8,800 - 10,000

Percentage Natural Gas

 

78%

 

80%

 

78% - 83%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transportation, Gathering & Marketing (per Mcfe)

 

$0.63

 

$0.43

 

$0.45 - $0.50

Production Tax (as % of pre-hedge sales volumes)

 

4.50%

 

5.50%

 

5.50% - 6.00%

LOE Expenses (on an absolute basis in 000’s)

 

$3,807

 

$860

 

$1,200 - $1,400

Cash G&A (per Mcfe)

 

$1.01

 

$1.01

 

$1.00 - $1.06

 

(1) Pro-forma divestitures of Eagle Ford and Arkoma working interest assets, excludes potential future sales of additional working interest assets.

 

Quarterly Conference Call

PHX will host a conference call to discuss the Company’s results for the quarter ended June 30, 2023, at 11 a.m. EDT tomorrow, Aug. 9, 2023. 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 (toll-free domestic) or 201-389-0927. 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 13740305.

A live audio webcast of the conference call will be accessible from the “Investors” section of PHX’s website at https://phxmin.com/events. The webcast will be archived for at least 90 days.

FINANCIAL RESULTS

Statements of Operations

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

Natural gas, oil and NGL sales

$

7,231,164

 

 

$

19,561,568

 

 

$

19,088,411

 

 

$

34,345,433

 

Lease bonuses and rental income

 

111,991

 

 

 

209,329

 

 

 

425,141

 

 

 

371,237

 

Gains (losses) on derivative contracts

 

183,006

 

 

 

(2,387,226

)

 

 

3,985,826

 

 

 

(15,370,632

)

 

 

7,526,161

 

 

 

17,383,671

 

 

 

23,499,378

 

 

 

19,346,038

 

Costs and expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lease operating expenses

 

314,150

 

 

 

900,807

 

 

 

859,917

 

 

 

1,830,261

 

Transportation, gathering and marketing

 

906,373

 

 

 

1,430,136

 

 

 

2,035,129

 

 

 

2,918,654

 

Production taxes

 

461,893

 

 

 

925,197

 

 

 

1,043,326

 

 

 

1,622,590

 

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

 

2,210,332

 

 

 

2,022,832

 

 

 

4,100,322

 

 

 

4,143,948

 

Provision for impairment

 

-

 

 

 

6,277

 

 

 

2,073

 

 

 

6,277

 

Interest expense

 

524,294

 

 

 

286,345

 

 

 

1,081,767

 

 

 

516,557

 

General and administrative

 

3,177,103

 

 

 

2,877,614

 

 

 

6,159,012

 

 

 

5,621,878

 

Losses (gains) on asset sales and other

 

139,307

 

 

 

(630,547

)

 

 

(4,195,121

)

 

 

(2,891,682

)

Total costs and expenses

 

7,733,452

 

 

 

7,818,661

 

 

 

11,086,425

 

 

 

13,768,483

 

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

 

(207,291

)

 

 

9,565,010

 

 

 

12,412,953

 

 

 

5,577,555

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Provision (benefit) for income taxes

 

(166,000

)

 

 

976,000

 

 

 

2,901,000

 

 

 

1,009,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

$

(41,291

)

 

$

8,589,010

 

 

$

9,511,953

 

 

$

4,568,555

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per common share

$

(0.00

)

 

$

0.25

 

 

$

0.26

 

 

$

0.13

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average shares outstanding:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

35,965,281

 

 

 

34,652,155

 

 

 

35,950,615

 

 

 

34,473,247

 

Diluted

 

35,965,281

 

 

 

34,851,214

 

 

 

36,034,438

 

 

 

34,473,247

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends per share of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

common stock paid in period

$

0.0225

 

 

$

0.02

 

 

$

0.045

 

 

$

0.035

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance Sheets

 

 

June 30, 2023

 

 

Dec. 31, 2022

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

$

1,267,627

 

 

$

2,115,652

 

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

 

5,839,904

 

 

 

9,783,996

 

allowance for uncollectable accounts)

 

 

 

 

 

Refundable income taxes

 

675,268

 

 

 

-

 

Derivative contracts, net

 

1,371,377

 

 

 

-

 

Held for sale assets

 

-

 

 

 

6,420,051

 

Other

 

370,896

 

 

 

1,543,956

 

Total current assets

 

9,525,072

 

 

 

19,863,655

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Properties and equipment at cost, based on

 

 

 

 

 

   successful efforts accounting:

 

 

 

 

 

Producing natural gas and oil properties

 

189,868,020

 

 

 

181,431,139

 

Non-producing natural gas and oil properties

 

61,180,555

 

 

 

57,781,644

 

Other

 

1,347,124

 

 

 

1,122,436

 

 

 

252,395,699

 

 

 

240,335,219

 

Less accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization

 

(110,426,239

)

 

 

(107,085,212

)

Net properties and equipment

 

141,969,460

 

 

 

133,250,007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivative contracts, net

 

-

 

 

 

141,345

 

Operating lease right-of-use assets

 

640,799

 

 

 

706,871

 

Other, net

 

596,874

 

 

 

695,399

 

Total assets

$

152,732,205

 

 

$

154,657,277

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

$

270,780

 

 

$

504,466

 

Derivative contracts, net

 

-

 

 

 

1,534,034

 

Income taxes payable

 

-

 

 

 

576,427

 

Current portion of operating lease liability

 

226,389

 

 

 

217,656

 

Held for sale liabilities

 

-

 

 

 

889,155

 

Accrued liabilities and other

 

1,342,795

 

 

 

3,121,522

 

Total current liabilities

 

1,839,964

 

 

 

6,843,260

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-term debt

 

23,750,000

 

 

 

33,300,000

 

Deferred income taxes, net

 

5,132,906

 

 

 

2,453,906

 

Asset retirement obligations

 

1,041,177

 

 

 

1,027,777

 

Derivative contracts, net

 

83,857

 

 

 

-

 

Operating lease liability, net of current portion

 

814,169

 

 

 

929,208

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

 

32,662,073

 

 

 

44,554,151

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders' equity:

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stock, $0.01666 par value; 54,000,500 shares authorized and

 

 

 

 

 

35,938,900 issued at June 30, 2023; 54,000,500 shares authorized

 

 

 

 

 

and 35,938,206 issued at Dec. 31, 2022

 

598,742

 

 

 

598,731

 

Capital in excess of par value

 

43,782,600

 

 

 

43,344,916

 

Deferred directors' compensation

 

1,368,956

 

 

 

1,541,070

 

Retained earnings

 

77,555,195

 

 

 

68,925,774

 

 

 

123,305,493

 

 

 

114,410,491

 

Less treasury stock, at cost; 225,723 shares at June 30,

 

 

 

 

 

2023, and 300,272 shares at Dec. 31, 2022

 

(3,235,361

)

 

 

(4,307,365

)

Total stockholders' equity

 

120,070,132

 

 

 

110,103,126

 

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

$

152,732,205

 

 

$

154,657,277

 

 

 

Condensed Statements of Cash Flows

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

Operating Activities

 

 

Net income (loss)

$

9,511,953

 

 

$

4,568,555

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

  by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

 

4,100,322

 

 

 

4,143,948

 

Impairment of producing properties

 

2,073

 

 

 

6,277

 

Provision for deferred income taxes

 

2,679,000

 

 

 

(159,000

)

Gain from leasing fee mineral acreage

 

(425,141

)

 

 

(370,131

)

Proceeds from leasing fee mineral acreage

 

488,173

 

 

 

450,881

 

Net (gain) loss on sales of assets

 

(4,428,212

)

 

 

(3,028,394

)

Directors' deferred compensation expense

 

109,383

 

 

 

79,728

 

Total (gain) loss on derivative contracts

 

(3,985,826

)

 

 

15,370,632

 

Cash receipts (payments) on settled derivative contracts

 

1,865,779

 

 

 

(1,215,245

)

Restricted stock award expense

 

1,228,871

 

 

 

963,203

 

Other

 

70,526

 

 

 

18,515

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

Natural gas, oil and NGL sales receivables

 

3,944,092

 

 

 

(3,760,490

)

Other current assets

 

405,055

 

 

 

247,518

 

Accounts payable

 

(228,305

)

 

 

(155,410

)

Income taxes receivable

 

(675,268

)

 

 

(860,416

)

Other non-current assets

 

95,283

 

 

 

(403,745

)

Income taxes payable

 

(576,427

)

 

 

(499,939

)

Accrued liabilities

 

(332,066

)

 

 

304,497

 

Total adjustments

 

4,337,312

 

 

 

11,132,429

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

13,849,265

 

 

 

15,700,984

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investing Activities

 

 

 

 

 

Capital expenditures

 

(275,419

)

 

 

(158,847

)

Acquisition of minerals and overriding royalty interests

 

(11,914,003

)

 

 

(18,228,580

)

Net proceeds from sales of assets

 

9,223,405

 

 

 

3,265,897

 

Net cash provided (used) by investing activities

 

(2,966,017

)

 

 

(15,121,530

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financing Activities

 

 

 

 

 

Borrowings under credit facility

 

6,000,000

 

 

 

10,300,000

 

Payments of loan principal

 

(15,550,000

)

 

 

(2,000,000

)

Net proceeds from equity issuance

 

-

 

 

 

4,702,619

 

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

 

(560,162

)

 

 

(9,443,174

)

Purchases of treasury stock

 

(669

)

 

 

-

 

Payments of dividends

 

(1,620,442

)

 

 

(1,208,967

)

Net cash provided (used) by financing activities

 

(11,731,273

)

 

 

2,350,478

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

 

(848,025

)

 

 

2,929,932

 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

 

2,115,652

 

 

 

1,559,350

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

$

1,267,627

 

 

$

4,489,282

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest paid (net of capitalized interest)

$

1,155,637

 

 

$

487,487

 

Income taxes paid (net of refunds received)

$

1,473,696

 

 

$

2,528,356

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental Schedule of Noncash Investing and Financing Activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross additions to properties and equipment

$

12,952,046

 

 

$

18,248,046

 

Net increase (decrease) in accounts receivable for properties

 

 

 

 

 

and equipment additions

 

(762,624

)

 

 

139,381

 

Capital expenditures and acquisitions

$

12,189,422

 

 

$

18,387,427

 

 

 

Proved Reserves

 

Proved Reserves SEC Pricing

 

 

June 30, 2023

 

 

Sept. 30, 2022

 

Proved Developed Reserves:

 

 

Mcf of Gas

 

46,258,075

 

 

 

50,304,185

 

Barrels of Oil

 

979,110

 

 

 

1,275,853

 

Barrels of NGL

 

1,456,785

 

 

 

1,698,046

 

Mcfe (1)

 

60,873,448

 

 

 

68,147,579

 

Proved Undeveloped Reserves:

 

 

 

 

 

Mcf of Gas

 

6,484,678

 

 

 

11,933,021

 

Barrels of Oil

 

90,075

 

 

 

106,924

 

Barrels of NGL

 

119,268

 

 

 

64,637

 

Mcfe (1)

 

7,740,736

 

 

 

12,962,387

 

Total Proved Reserves:

 

 

 

 

 

Mcf of Gas

 

52,742,753

 

 

 

62,237,206

 

Barrels of Oil

 

1,069,185

 

 

 

1,382,777

 

Barrels of NGL

 

1,576,053

 

 

 

1,762,683

 

Mcfe (1)

 

68,614,184

 

 

 

81,109,966

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10% Discounted Estimated Future

 

 

 

 

 

Net Cash Flows (before income taxes):

 

 

 

 

 

Proved Developed

$

135,258,962

 

 

$

184,948,239

 

Proved Undeveloped

 

22,990,870

 

 

 

52,978,389

 

Total

$

158,249,832

 

 

$

237,926,628

 

SEC Pricing

 

 

 

 

 

Gas/Mcf

$

4.63

 

 

$

6.41

 

Oil/Barrel

$

82.41

 

 

$

90.33

 

NGL/Barrel

$

31.24

 

 

$

38.09

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proved Reserves - Projected Future Pricing (2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10% Discounted Estimated Future

Proved Reserves

 

Net Cash Flows (before income taxes):

June 30, 2023

 

 

Sept. 30, 2022

 

Proved Developed

$

102,982,498

 

 

$

128,718,584

 

Proved Undeveloped

 

17,361,221

 

 

 

39,770,031

 

Total

$

120,343,719

 

 

$

168,488,615

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(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 June 30, 2023, and Sept. 30, 2022 (the Company’s fiscal year-end prior to adoption of December 31 as fiscal year-end), basis adjusted to Company wellhead price.

 

Derivative Contracts as of July 20, 2023

 

 

Production volume

 

 

 

 

Contract period

 

covered per month

 

Index

 

Contract price

Natural gas costless collars

 

 

 

 

 

 

July - December 2023

 

20,000 Mmbtu

 

NYMEX Henry Hub

 

$3.00 floor / $4.70 ceiling

July - September 2023

 

75,000 Mmbtu

 

NYMEX Henry Hub

 

$3.50 floor / $7.00 ceiling

October - December 2023

 

25,000 Mmbtu

 

NYMEX Henry Hub

 

$3.50 floor / $7.00 ceiling

November 2023 - March 2024

 

30,000 Mmbtu

 

NYMEX Henry Hub

 

$3.25 floor / $5.25 ceiling

December 2023 - September 2024

 

30,000 Mmbtu

 

NYMEX Henry Hub

 

$3.00 floor / $3.60 ceiling

January 2024

 

135,000 Mmbtu

 

NYMEX Henry Hub

 

$4.50 floor / $7.90 ceiling

February 2024

 

125,000 Mmbtu

 

NYMEX Henry Hub

 

$4.50 floor / $7.90 ceiling

March 2024

 

130,000 Mmbtu

 

NYMEX Henry Hub

 

$4.50 floor / $7.90 ceiling

April 2024

 

90,000 Mmbtu

 

NYMEX Henry Hub

 

$3.50 floor / $4.70 ceiling

May 2024

 

95,000 Mmbtu

 

NYMEX Henry Hub

 

$3.50 floor / $4.70 ceiling

June 2024

 

90,000 Mmbtu

 

NYMEX Henry Hub

 

$3.50 floor / $4.70 ceiling

January - March 2024

 

30,000 Mmbtu

 

NYMEX Henry Hub

 

$3.00 floor / $6.00 ceiling

October 2024 - June 2025

 

30,000 Mmbtu

 

NYMEX Henry Hub

 

$3.00 floor / $5.00 ceiling

November 2024 - March 2025

 

90,000 Mmbtu

 

NYMEX Henry Hub

 

$3.25 floor / $5.25 ceiling

Natural gas fixed price swaps

 

 

 

 

 

 

July - December 2023

 

100,000 Mmbtu

 

NYMEX Henry Hub

 

$3.37

July - December 2023

 

20,000 Mmbtu

 

NYMEX Henry Hub

 

$3.57

July - October 2023

 

20,000 Mmbtu

 

NYMEX Henry Hub

 

$3.58

July - October 2023

 

50,000 Mmbtu

 

NYMEX Henry Hub

 

$2.52

April - June 2024

 

10,000 Mmbtu

 

NYMEX Henry Hub

 

$3.21

April - October 2024

 

50,000 Mmbtu

 

NYMEX Henry Hub

 

$3.17

July - October 2024

 

75,000 Mmbtu

 

NYMEX Henry Hub

 

$3.47

July - October 2024

 

25,000 Mmbtu

 

NYMEX Henry Hub

 

$3.47

Oil costless collars

 

 

 

 

 

 

January 2024

 

1,850 Bbls

 

NYMEX WTI

 

$63.00 floor / $76.00 ceiling

February 2024

 

1,700 Bbls

 

NYMEX WTI

 

$63.00 floor / $76.00 ceiling

March 2024

 

1,750 Bbls

 

NYMEX WTI

 

$63.00 floor / $76.00 ceiling

April 2024

 

1,700 Bbls

 

NYMEX WTI

 

$63.00 floor / $76.00 ceiling

May 2024

 

1,750 Bbls

 

NYMEX WTI

 

$63.00 floor / $76.00 ceiling

June 2024

 

1,650 Bbls

 

NYMEX WTI

 

$63.00 floor / $76.00 ceiling

January - March 2024

 

1,650 Bbls

 

NYMEX WTI

 

$65.00 floor / $76.50 ceiling

April - June 2024

 

500 Bbls

 

NYMEX WTI

 

$65.00 floor / $76.50 ceiling

July - October 2024

 

1,650 Bbls

 

NYMEX WTI

 

$65.00 floor / $76.50 ceiling

Oil fixed price swaps

 

 

 

 

 

 

July - December 2023

 

1,500 Bbls

 

NYMEX WTI

 

$67.55

July - December 2023

 

750 Bbls

 

NYMEX WTI

 

$70.05

July - December 2023

 

1,500 Bbls

 

NYMEX WTI

 

$80.80

July - December 2023

 

1,000 Bbls

 

NYMEX WTI

 

$80.74

December 2023 - March 2024

 

750 Bbls

 

NYMEX WTI

 

$71.75

April - October 2024

 

1,000 Bbls

 

NYMEX WTI

 

$66.10

April - June 2024

 

1,300 Bbls

 

NYMEX WTI

 

$70.59

November 2024 - March 2025

 

1,600 Bbls

 

NYMEX WTI

 

$64.80

April - June 2025

 

1,000 Bbls

 

NYMEX WTI

 

$68.00

Non-GAAP Reconciliation

This press 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

The Company defines “adjusted EBITDA” as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, or EBITDA, excluding non-cash 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. The Company has included a presentation of adjusted EBITDA because it recognizes that certain investors consider this amount to be a useful means of measuring the Company’s ability to meet its debt service obligations and evaluating its 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 reconciliation of net income (loss) to adjusted EBITDA for the quarters indicated:

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

June 30, 2023

 

 

June 30, 2022

 

 

June 30, 2023

 

 

June 30, 2022

 

 

March 31, 2023

 

Net Income (Loss)

$

(41,291

)

 

$

8,589,010

 

 

$

9,511,953

 

 

$

4,568,555

 

 

$

9,553,244

 

Plus:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income tax expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(benefit)

 

(166,000

)

 

 

976,000

 

 

 

2,901,000

 

 

 

1,009,000

 

 

 

3,067,000

 

Interest expense

 

524,294

 

 

 

286,345

 

 

 

1,081,767

 

 

 

516,557

 

 

 

557,473

 

DD&A

 

2,210,332

 

 

 

2,022,832

 

 

 

4,100,322

 

 

 

4,143,948

 

 

 

1,889,990

 

Impairment expense

 

-

 

 

 

6,277

 

 

 

2,073

 

 

 

6,277

 

 

 

2,073

 

Less:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-cash gains (losses)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

on derivatives

 

(865,935

)

 

 

3,282,921

 

 

 

2,306,464

 

 

 

(8,489,719

)

 

 

3,172,399

 

Gains (losses) on asset sales

 

10,230

 

 

 

693,750

 

 

 

4,428,213

 

 

 

2,985,965

 

 

 

4,417,983

 

Plus:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash receipts from (payments on)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

off-market derivative contracts(1)

 

-

 

 

 

(1,284,024

)

 

 

(373,745

)

 

 

(3,777,505

)

 

 

(373,745

)

Restricted stock and deferred

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

director's expense

 

703,667

 

 

 

574,333

 

 

 

1,338,254

 

 

 

1,042,931

 

 

 

634,587

 

Adjusted EBITDA

$

4,086,707

 

 

$

7,194,102

 

 

$

11,826,947

 

 

$

13,013,517

 

 

$

7,740,240

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(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 Company’s statement of operations and was considered cash flow from financing activities. A portion of subsequent settlements with BP had no effect on the Company’s 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. The Company has included a presentation of debt to adjusted EBITDA (TTM) because it recognizes that certain investors consider such ratios to be a useful means of measuring the Company’s ability to meet its debt service obligations and for evaluating its 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 reconciliation 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

 

 

June 30, 2023

 

 

June 30, 2022

 

Net Income (Loss)

$

22,016,554

 

 

$

7,486,604

 

Plus:

 

 

 

 

 

Income tax expense (benefit)

 

6,313,000

 

 

 

2,221,949

 

Interest expense

 

2,191,181

 

 

 

898,201

 

DD&A

 

7,452,846

 

 

 

7,297,339

 

Impairment expense

 

6,105,472

 

 

 

16,482

 

Less:

 

 

 

 

 

Non-cash gains (losses)

 

 

 

 

 

on derivatives

 

10,211,207

 

 

 

(815,184

)

Gains (losses) on asset sales

 

8,921,031

 

 

 

1,112,581

 

Plus:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash receipts from (payments on)

 

 

 

 

 

off-market derivative contracts(1)

 

(2,334,403

)

 

 

2,334,403

 

Restricted stock and deferred

 

 

 

 

 

director's expense

 

2,944,517

 

 

 

1,691,912

 

Adjusted EBITDA

$

25,556,929

 

 

$

21,649,493

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Debt

$

23,750,000

 

 

$

28,300,000

 

Debt to Adjusted EBITDA (TTM)

 

0.93

 

 

 

1.31

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(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 Company’s statement of operations and was considered cash flow from financing activities. A portion of subsequent settlements with BP had no effect on the Company’s statement of operations.

 

Adjusted Pretax Net Income (Loss) Reconciliation

“Adjusted pretax net income (loss)” is defined as earnings before taxes and impairment expense, excluding non-cash gains (losses) on derivatives and gains (losses) on asset sales and including cash receipts from (payments on) off-market derivatives. The Company has included a presentation of adjusted pretax net income (loss) because it recognizes that certain investors consider this amount to be a useful means of measuring the Company’s ability to meet its debt service obligations and evaluating its financial performance. Adjusted pretax net income (loss) 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 pretax net income (loss) may not be comparable to a similarly titled measure of other companies. The following table provides a reconciliation of net income (loss) to adjusted pretax net income (loss) for the periods indicated:

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

June 30, 2023

 

 

June 30, 2022

 

 

June 30, 2023

 

 

June 30, 2022

 

 

March 31, 2023

 

Net Income (Loss)

$

(41,291

)

 

$

8,589,010

 

 

$

9,511,953

 

 

$

4,568,555

 

 

$

9,553,244

 

Plus:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income tax expense (benefit)

 

(166,000

)

 

 

976,000

 

 

 

2,901,000

 

 

 

1,009,000

 

 

 

3,067,000

 

Impairment expense

 

-

 

 

 

6,277

 

 

 

2,073

 

 

 

6,277

 

 

 

2,073

 

Less:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-cash gains (losses)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

on derivatives

 

(865,935

)

 

 

3,282,921

 

 

 

2,306,464

 

 

 

(8,489,719

)

 

 

3,172,399

 

Gains (losses) on asset sales

 

10,230

 

 

 

693,750

 

 

 

4,428,213

 

 

 

2,985,965

 

 

 

4,417,983

 

Plus:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash receipts from (payments on)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

off-market derivative contracts(1)

 

-

 

 

 

(1,284,024

)

 

 

(373,745

)

 

 

(3,777,505

)

 

 

(373,745

)

Adjusted Pretax Net Income (Loss)

$

648,414

 

 

$

4,310,592

 

 

$

5,306,604

 

 

$

7,310,081

 

 

$

4,658,190

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average shares outstanding

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

35,965,281

 

 

 

34,652,155

 

 

 

35,950,615

 

 

 

34,473,247

 

 

 

35,935,791

 

Diluted

 

35,965,281

 

 

 

34,851,214

 

 

 

36,034,438

 

 

 

34,473,247

 

 

 

35,935,791

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted Pretax Net Income (Loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

per basic and diluted share

$

0.02

 

 

$

0.12

 

 

$

0.15

 

 

$

0.21

 

 

$

0.13

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(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 Company’s statement of operations and was considered cash flow from financing activities. A portion of subsequent settlements with BP had no effect on the Company’s statement of operations.

 

PHX Minerals Inc. (NYSE: PHX) Fort Worth-based, PHX Minerals Inc. is a natural gas and oil mineral company with a strategy to proactively grow its mineral position in its core focus areas. PHX owns mineral acreage principally located in Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana, North Dakota and Arkansas.  Additional information on the Company 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 operational outlook; 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 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 forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and that actual results or developments may differ materially from those projected. 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.

 

Investor Contact:

Rob Fink / Stephen Lee

FNK IR

646.809.4048

PHX@fnkir.com

 

Corporate Contact:

405.948.1560

inquiry@phxmin.com