Texas Pacific Land Corporation (NYSE: TPL) (the “Company” or "TPL") today announced its financial and operating results for the second quarter of 2023.
Second Quarter 2023 Highlights
- Net income of $100.4 million, or $13.06 per share (basic) and $13.05 per share (diluted)
- Revenues of $160.6 million
- Adjusted EBITDA(1) of $133.6 million
- Free cash flow (1) of $105.1 million
- Royalty production of 24.9 thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day
- $19.5 million of common stock repurchases
- Quarterly cash dividend of $3.25 per share paid on June 15, 2023
- As of June 30, 2023, TPL's royalty acreage had an estimated 4.9 net well permits, 8.2 net drilled but uncompleted wells, 2.3 net completed wells, and 62.6 net producing wells.
Six Months Ended June 30, 2023 Highlights
- Net income of $187.0 million, or $24.31 per share (basic) and $24.30 per share (diluted)
- Revenues of $307.0 million
- Adjusted EBITDA(1) of $249.5 million
- Free Cash Flow(1) of $193.2 million
- Royalty production of 22.9 thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day
- $26.2 million of common stock repurchases
- $50.0 million of total cash dividends paid during 2023 (comprised of $6.50 per share in regular dividends)
(1) Reconciliations of Non-GAAP measures are provided in the tables below.
“For the second quarter of 2023, TPL achieved new records across a number of key metrics,” said Tyler Glover, Chief Executive Officer of the Company. “Oil and gas royalty production, source water revenues and volumes, and produced water royalties all set new Company quarterly records. Easements and surface-related income continued a strong year generating its largest quarterly revenue since 2019. Although commodity prices were lower this quarter on a sequential quarter basis, our other revenue streams outside of oil and gas royalties attained impressive growth. With continued strong operator activity levels across our Permian royalty and surface acreage, TPL is well-positioned to capture these growing opportunities and to extract maximum value from our unique and expansive asset base.”
Financial Results for the Second Quarter of 2023
The Company reported net income of $100.4 million for the second quarter of 2023 compared to net income of $118.9 million for the second quarter of 2022.
Total revenues for the second quarter of 2023 were $160.6 million compared to $176.3 million for the second quarter of 2022. Oil and gas royalty revenue decreased $38.9 million due to lower average commodity prices in the second quarter of 2023 compared to the second quarter of 2022. The average realized price declined 45.9% to $38.04 per barrel of oil equivalent (“Boe”) in the second quarter of 2023 from $70.36 per Boe in the second quarter of 2022. Our share of production increased to 24.9 thousand Boe per day for the second quarter of 2023 from 19.8 thousand Boe per day for the same period of 2022. The decrease in oil and gas royalty revenue was partially offset by a combined increase of $17.5 million in water sales and produced water royalties and an increase of $4.7 million in easements and other surface-related income. Our revenue streams are directly impacted by commodity prices and development and operating decisions made by our customers and vary as the pace of development and oil demand varies.
Our total operating expenses of $40.3 million for the second quarter of 2023 increased $15.8 million compared to the same period of 2022. The increase in operating expenses is principally related to increases in legal and professional fees and water service-related expenses during the second quarter of 2023 compared to the same period of 2022.
Financial Results for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2023
The Company reported net income of $187.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023, a decrease of 13.8% compared to net income of $216.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022.
Our total revenues decreased $16.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023 compared to the same period of 2022. Oil and gas royalty revenue of $171.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023 include approximately $8.7 million related to an ongoing arbitration between TPL and an operator with respect to underpayment of oil and gas royalties resulting from improper deductions of post-production costs for periods before and through April 2022 (the “$8.7 Million Stipulation”). Excluding the impact of the $8.7 Million Stipulation, oil and gas royalty revenue decreased $62.6 million compared to the same period of 2022. Our share of production was approximately 22.9 thousand Boe per day for the six months ended June 30, 2023 compared to 20.3 thousand Boe per day for the same period of 2022. The average realized price was $41.08 per Boe for the six months ended June 30, 2023 compared to $64.22 per Boe for the same period of 2022. The decrease in oil and gas royalty revenue was partially offset by an $18.3 million increase in water sales and a $7.4 million increase in produced water royalties. Our revenue streams are directly impacted by commodity prices and development and operating decisions made by our customers and vary as the pace of development and oil demand varies.
Our total operating expenses of $81.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023 increased $34.2 million compared to the same period of 2022. The increase in operating expenses is principally related to increases in legal and professional fees and water service-related expenses during the six months ended June 30, 2023 compared to the same period of 2022.
Quarterly Dividend Declared
On August 1, 2023, the Board declared a quarterly cash dividend of $3.25 per share, payable on September 15, 2023 to stockholders of record at the close of business on September 1, 2023.
Conference Call and Webcast Information
The Company will hold a conference call on Thursday, August 3, 2023 at 7:30 a.m. Central Time to discuss second quarter 2023 results. A live webcast of the conference call will be available on the Investors section of the Company’s website at http://www.TexasPacific.com. To listen to the live broadcast, go to the site at least 15 minutes prior to the scheduled start time in order to register and install any necessary audio software.
The conference call can also be accessed by dialing 1-844-826-3035 or 1-412-317-5195. The telephone replay can be accessed by dialing 1-844-512-2921 or 1-412-317-6671 and providing the conference ID# 10180419. The telephone replay will be available starting shortly after the call through August 17, 2023.
About Texas Pacific Land Corporation
Texas Pacific Land Corporation is one of the largest landowners in the State of Texas with approximately 886,000 acres of land in West Texas, with the majority of its ownership concentrated in the Permian Basin. The Company is not an oil and gas producer, but its surface and royalty ownership provide revenue opportunities throughout the life cycle of a well. These revenue opportunities include fixed fee payments for use of our land, revenue for sales of materials (caliche) used in the construction of infrastructure, providing sourced water and/or treated produced water, revenue from our oil and gas royalty interests, and revenues related to saltwater disposal on our land. The Company also generates revenue from pipeline, power line and utility easements, commercial leases and temporary permits related to a variety of land uses including midstream infrastructure projects and hydrocarbon processing facilities.
Visit TPL at http://www.TexasPacific.com.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This news release may contain 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, that are based on TPL’s beliefs, as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to, TPL, and therefore involve risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict. Generally, future or conditional verbs such as “will,” “would,” “should,” “could,” or “may” and the words “believe,” “anticipate,” “continue,” “intend,” “expect” and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, references to strategies, plans, objectives, expectations, intentions, assumptions, future operations and prospects and other statements that are not historical facts. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Although TPL believes that plans, intentions and expectations reflected in or suggested by any forward-looking statements made herein are reasonable, TPL may be unable to achieve such plans, intentions or expectations and actual results, and performance or achievements may vary materially and adversely from those envisaged in this news release due to a number of factors including, but not limited to: the initiation or outcome of potential litigation; and any changes in general economic and/or industry specific conditions. These risks, as well as other risks associated with TPL are also more fully discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K and our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. You can access TPL’s filings with the SEC through the SEC website at http://www.sec.gov and TPL strongly encourages you to do so. Except as required by applicable law, TPL undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements or other statements herein for revisions or changes after this communication is made.
FINANCIAL AND OPERATIONAL RESULTS (unaudited) | ||||||||
Three Months Ended June 30, | Six Months Ended June 30, | |||||||
2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | |||||
Our share of production volumes(1) (2): | ||||||||
Oil (MBbls) | 1,000 | 813 | 1,792 | 1,609 | ||||
Natural gas (MMcf) | 3,782 | 2,912 | 7,088 | 6,191 | ||||
NGL (MBbls) | 638 | 507 | 1,177 | 1,035 | ||||
Equivalents (MBoe) | 2,269 | 1,805 | 4,151 | 3,676 | ||||
Equivalents per day (MBoe/d) | 24.9 | 19.8 | 22.9 | 20.3 | ||||
Oil and gas royalties (in thousands) (2): | ||||||||
Oil royalties | $ 70,183 | $ 83,966 | $ 127,077 | $ 155,647 | ||||
Natural gas royalties | 3,775 | 17,650 | 14,731 | 33,825 | ||||
NGL royalties | 8,454 | 19,652 | 21,069 | 35,968 | ||||
Total oil and gas royalties | $ 82,412 | $ 121,268 | $ 162,877 | $ 225,440 | ||||
Realized prices (2): | ||||||||
Oil ($/Bbl) | $ 73.46 | $ 108.16 | $ 74.24 | $ 101.27 | ||||
Natural gas ($/Mcf) | $ 1.08 | $ 6.55 | $ 2.25 | $ 5.91 | ||||
NGL ($/Bbl) | $ 14.33 | $ 41.93 | $ 19.34 | $ 37.59 | ||||
Equivalents ($/Boe) | $ 38.04 | $ 70.36 | $ 41.08 | $ 64.22 | ||||
(1) | Term | Definition | |
Bbl | One stock tank barrel of 42 U.S. gallons liquid volume used herein in reference to crude oil, condensate or NGLs. | ||
MBbls | One thousand barrels of crude oil, condensate or NGLs. | ||
MBoe | One thousand Boe. | ||
MBoe/d | One thousand Boe per day. | ||
Mcf | One thousand cubic feet of natural gas. | ||
MMcf | One million cubic feet of natural gas. | ||
NGL | Natural gas liquids. Hydrocarbons found in natural gas that may be extracted as liquefied petroleum gas and natural gasoline. | ||
(2) | The metrics provided exclude the impact of the $8.7 Million Stipulation discussed above. | ||
| CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (in thousands, except share and per share amounts) (unaudited) | ||||||||
Three Months Ended June 30, | Six Months Ended June 30, | |||||||
2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | |||||
Revenues: | ||||||||
Oil and gas royalties | $ 82,412 | $ 121,268 | $ 171,542 | $ 225,440 | ||||
Water sales | 37,648 | 22,272 | 59,377 | 41,092 | ||||
Produced water royalties | 20,841 | 18,669 | 40,975 | 33,539 | ||||
Easements and other surface-related income | 18,708 | 13,990 | 33,677 | 23,182 | ||||
Land sales and other operating revenue | 1,000 | 71 | 1,400 | 352 | ||||
Total revenues | 160,609 | 176,270 | 306,971 | 323,605 | ||||
Expenses: | ||||||||
Salaries and related employee expenses | 10,596 | 9,588 | 21,189 | 18,973 | ||||
Water service-related expenses | 10,287 | 3,915 | 15,943 | 6,697 | ||||
General and administrative expenses | 3,329 | 3,674 | 6,884 | 6,641 | ||||
Legal and professional fees | 10,154 | 1,163 | 26,782 | 2,882 | ||||
Ad valorem and other taxes | 2,070 | 2,042 | 3,644 | 4,085 | ||||
Depreciation, depletion and amortization | 3,893 | 4,180 | 7,297 | 8,306 | ||||
Total operating expenses | 40,329 | 24,562 | 81,739 | 47,584 | ||||
Operating income | 120,280 | 151,708 | 225,232 | 276,021 | ||||
Other income, net | 6,871 | 630 | 12,260 | 706 | ||||
Income before income taxes | 127,151 | 152,338 | 237,492 | 276,727 | ||||
Income tax expense | 26,758 | 33,444 | 50,531 | 59,933 | ||||
Net income | $ 100,393 | $ 118,894 | $ 186,961 | $ 216,794 | ||||
Net income per share of common stock | ||||||||
Basic | $ 13.06 | $ 15.37 | $ 24.31 | $ 28.02 | ||||
Diluted | $ 13.05 | $ 15.37 | $ 24.30 | $ 28.01 | ||||
Weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding | ||||||||
Basic | 7,685,662 | 7,733,730 | 7,689,352 | 7,737,527 | ||||
Diluted | 7,690,950 | 7,737,112 | 7,694,548 | 7,739,859 | ||||
SEGMENT OPERATING RESULTS (dollars in thousands) (unaudited) | ||||||||
Three Months Ended June 30, | ||||||||
2023 | 2022 | |||||||
Revenues: | ||||||||
Land and resource management: | ||||||||
Oil and gas royalties | $ 82,412 | 51 % | $ 121,268 | 68 % | ||||
Easements and other surface-related income | 17,908 | 11 % | 12,046 | 7 % | ||||
Land sales and other operating revenue | 1,000 | 1 % | 71 | — % | ||||
Total land and resource management revenue | ||||||||
