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Civitas Resources Announces First Quarter 2023 Results

Production Near the High-End of Quarterly Guidance

Declares Fixed-plus-Variable Dividend to be Paid in June

DENVER, May 03, 2023--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Civitas Resources, Inc. (NYSE: CIVI) (the "Company" or "Civitas") today announced its first quarter 2023 financial and operating results. A conference call to discuss the results is planned for 8:00 a.m. MT (10:00 a.m. ET), May 4, 2023. Dial-in details can be found in this release. In addition, supplemental slides have been posted to the Company’s website, www.civitasresources.com.

First Quarter 2023 Highlights

  • Average daily sales volumes of 159.4 thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day ("MBoe/d"), near the high-end of Company quarterly guidance of 155-160 MBoe/d

  • Total capital expenditures of $236.9 million

  • GAAP net income of $202.5 million and Adjusted EBITDAX(1) of $443.4 million

  • Net cash provided by operating activities of $538.8 million and free cash flow(1) of $186.5 million

  • Fixed-plus-variable dividend, to be paid in June, of $2.12 per share, essentially flat with first quarter's dividend of $2.15 per share

  • Total liquidity was $1.5 billion as of March 31, 2023, which consisted of $556.1 million of cash plus funds available under the Company's credit facility

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(1) Non-GAAP financial measure; see attached reconciliation schedules at the end of this release.

Combined Base and Variable Dividend to be Paid in June

The Company's board of directors approved a dividend of $2.12 per share, payable on June 29, 2023 to shareholders of record as of June 15, 2023. The total reflects the combination of a quarterly base dividend of $0.50 per share and a quarterly variable dividend of $1.62 per share. Additional details regarding the calculation of the variable dividend can be found in the Company's new investor presentation located on its website.

Civitas CEO Chris Doyle said, "Civitas reported outstanding results again this quarter. Through ongoing capital discipline and a focus on generating cash, our production and cash flow exceeded expectations and our capital investments were slightly lower than expected. Our business plan is a proven value creator and is focused on four pillars: generating significant free cash flow, maintaining a premier balance sheet, returning cash to shareholders, and leading on ESG. We are delivering today across all of these categories and our shareholder return framework is differentiated with continued high payouts to our owners."

First Quarter 2023 Financial and Operating Results

During the first quarter of 2023, the Company reported average daily sales of 159.4 MBoe/d, of which 45% was crude oil, 31% was natural gas, and 24% was natural gas liquids. The table below provides sales volumes, product mix, and average sales prices for the first quarter of 2023 and 2022.

Three Months Ended March 31,

2023

2022

% Change

Avg. Daily Sales Volumes:

Crude oil (Bbls/d)

71,791

68,039

6

%

Natural gas (Mcf/d)

298,957

297,627

%

Natural gas liquids (Bbls/d)

37,812

41,363

(9

)%

Crude oil equivalent (Boe/d)

159,429

159,007

%

Product Mix

Crude oil

45

%

43

%

Natural gas

31

%

31

%

Natural gas liquids

24

%

26

%

Average Sales Prices (before derivatives):

Crude oil (per Bbl)

$

71.21

$

89.65

(21

)%

Natural gas (per Mcf)

$

3.82

$

4.20

(9

)%

Natural gas liquids (per Bbl)

$

27.06

$

41.68

(35

)%

Crude oil equivalent (per Boe)

$

45.64

$

57.06

(20

)%

Capital expenditures during the quarter were $236.9 million, which included $12.4 million of land and midstream investments. The Company drilled 28 gross (21.3 net) operated wells, completed 33 gross (29.2 net) operated wells, and turned to sales 49 gross (42.6 net) operated wells during the first quarter.

Net crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids revenue in the first quarter of 2023 was $656.0 million, compared to $814.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2022. The decrease was primarily related to 10% and 33% lower crude oil and natural gas realized prices, respectively. Crude oil accounted for approximately 70% of total revenue for the quarter. Differentials for the Company's crude oil production, relative to WTI, averaged approximately negative $4.72 per barrel in the quarter.

Lease operating expense for the first quarter of 2023, on a unit basis, increased to $3.19 per Boe from $3.02 per Boe in the fourth quarter of 2022.

The Company's general and administrative expenses for the first quarter were $36.9 million, which included $7.4 million in non-cash stock-based compensation as well as $4.4 million of advisory services and cash severance costs. On a per unit basis, the Company's general and administrative expenses decreased 2% sequentially from $2.62 per Boe in the fourth quarter of 2022 to $2.57 per Boe in the first quarter of 2023.

2023 Outlook

Full-year 2023 guidance is shown below.

2023 Guidance

Low

High

D&C Capital Expenditures ($MM)

$725

$825

Land, Midstream & Other Capital Expenditures ($MM)

$75

$85

Total Production (MBoe/d)

160

170

Oil Production (MBbl/d)

72

77

% Liquids

68%

70%

Realized Oil Price ($/Bbl relative to WTI)

$(4.00)

$(5.00)

Lease Operating Expenses ($/Boe)

$2.90

$3.20

Gathering, Transportation and Processing Expenses ($/Boe)

$4.50

$5.00

Midstream Operating Expenses ($/Boe)

$0.60

$0.70

Cash G&A Expenses ($MM)

$90

$100

Production Taxes (% of revenue)

8%

9%

Cash Income Taxes ($MM)(1)

$75

$125

(1) Assuming $80.00/Bbl WTI and $3.50/MMBtu Henry Hub commodity prices

Note: Guidance is forward-looking information that is subject to considerable change and numerous risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the Company’s control. See "Forward-Looking Statements" below.

Conference Call Information

The Company plans to host a conference call to discuss first quarter results at 8:00 a.m. MT (10:00 a.m. ET) on May 4, 2023. A live webcast and replay will be available on the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website at www.civitasresources.com. Dial-in information for the conference call is included below.

Type

Phone Number

Passcode

Live participant

888-510-2535

4872770

Replay

800-770-2030

4872770

About Civitas Resources, Inc.

Civitas Resources, Inc. is Colorado’s first carbon neutral oil and gas producer and is focused on developing and producing crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids in Colorado’s Denver-Julesburg Basin. The Company is committed to pursuing compelling economic returns and cash flow while delivering best-in-class cost leadership and capital efficiency. Civitas is dedicated to safety, environmental responsibility, and implementing industry leading practices to create a positive local impact. For more information about Civitas, please visit www.civitasresources.com.

Forward-Looking Statements and Cautionary Statements

Certain statements in this press release concerning future opportunities for Civitas, future financial performance and condition, guidance, and any other statements regarding Civitas’ future expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives, financial conditions, assumptions, or future events or performance that are not historical facts are "forward-looking" statements based on assumptions currently believed to be valid. Forward-looking statements are all statements other than statements of historical facts. The words "anticipate," "believe," "ensure," "expect," "if," "intend," "estimate," "probable," "project," "forecasts," "predict," "outlook," "aim," "will," "could," "should," "would," "potential," "may," "might," "anticipate," "likely," "plan," "positioned," "strategy," and similar expressions or other words of similar meaning, and the negatives thereof, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements are intended to be subject to the safe harbor provided by Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

These forward-looking statements involve significant risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated, including, but not limited to, the ultimate timing, outcome and results of integrating the legacy operations of Civitas; changes in capital markets and the ability of Civitas to finance operations in the manner expected; the effects of commodity prices; the risks of oil and gas activities; and the fact that operating costs and business disruption may be greater than expected. Additionally, risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated also include: declines or volatility in the prices we receive for our oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids; general economic conditions, whether internationally, nationally, or in the regional and local market areas in which we do business, including any future economic downturn, the impact of continued or further increased inflation, disruption in the financial markets, and the availability of credit on acceptable terms; the effects of disruption of our operations or excess supply of oil and natural gas due to world health events, including the COVID-19 pandemic and the actions by certain oil and natural gas producing countries, including Russia; the continuing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, including any recurrence or the worsening thereof; the ability of our customers to meet their obligations to us; our access to capital on acceptable terms; our ability to generate sufficient cash flow from operations, borrowings, or other sources to enable us to fully develop our undeveloped acreage positions; our ability to continue to pay dividends at their current levels or at all; the presence or recoverability of estimated oil and natural gas reserves and the actual future sales volume rates and associated costs; uncertainties associated with estimates of proved oil and gas reserves; the possibility that the industry may be subject to future local, state, and federal regulatory or legislative actions (including additional taxes and changes in environmental regulation and regulations addressing climate change); environmental risks; seasonal weather conditions; lease stipulations; drilling and operating risks, including the risks associated with the employment of horizontal drilling and completion techniques; our ability to acquire adequate supplies of water for drilling and completion operations; availability of oilfield equipment, services, and personnel; exploration and development risks; operational interruption of centralized oil and natural gas processing facilities; competition in the oil and natural gas industry; management’s ability to execute our plans to meet our goals; our ability to attract and retain key members of our senior management and key technical employees; our ability to maintain effective internal controls; access to adequate gathering systems and pipeline take-away capacity; our ability to secure adequate processing capacity for natural gas we produce, to secure adequate transportation for oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids we produce, and to sell the oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids at market prices; costs and other risks associated with perfecting title for mineral rights in some of our properties; political conditions in or affecting other producing countries, including conflicts in or relating to the Middle East, South America, and Russia (including the current events involving Russia and Ukraine), and other sustained military campaigns or acts of terrorism or sabotage; and other economic, competitive, governmental, legislative, regulatory, geopolitical, and technological factors that may negatively impact our businesses, operations, or pricing. Expectations regarding business outlook, including changes in revenue, pricing, capital expenditures, cash flow generation, strategies for our operations, oil and natural gas market conditions, legal, economic, and regulatory conditions, and environmental matters are only forecasts regarding these matters.

Additional information concerning other risk factors is also contained in Civitas’ most recently filed Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K and other Securities and Exchange Commission filings. Civitas undertakes no duty to publicly update these statements except as required by law.

Schedule 1: Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(in thousands, except for per share amounts, unaudited)

Three Months Ended March 31,

2023

2022

Operating net revenues:

Oil and natural gas sales

$

656,022

$

817,810

Operating expenses:

Lease operating expense

45,838

36,019

Midstream operating expense

10,061

5,712

Gathering, transportation, and processing

67,352

50,403

Severance and ad valorem taxes

52,362

63,304

Exploration

571

528

Depreciation, depletion, and amortization

201,303

184,860

Abandonment and impairment of unproved properties

17,975

Unused commitments

391

776

Bad debt recovery

(253

)

Merger transaction costs

482

20,534

General and administrative expense, including $7,380 and $8,090, respectively, of stock-based compensation

36,858

35,720

Total operating expenses

414,965

415,831

Other income (expense):

Derivative gain (loss)

25,160

(295,493

)

Interest expense

(7,449

)

(9,066

)

Gain (loss) on property transactions, net

(241

)

16,797

Other income

9,023

783

Total other income (expense)

26,493

(286,979

)

Income from operations before income taxes

267,550

115,000

Income tax expense

(65,089

)

(23,361

)

Net income

$

202,461

$

91,639

Net income per common share:

Basic

$

2.48

$

1.08

Diluted

$

2.46

$

1.07

Weighted-average common shares outstanding:

Basic

81,719

84,840

Diluted

82,430

85,326

Schedule 2: Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(in thousands, unaudited)

Three Months Ended March 31,

2023

2022

Cash flows from operating activities:

Net income

$

202,461

$

91,639

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

Depreciation, depletion, and amortization

201,303

184,860

Deferred income tax expense

45,953

23,361

Abandonment and impairment of unproved properties

17,975

Stock-based compensation

7,380

8,090

Amortization of deferred financing costs

1,150

1,078

Derivative (gain) loss

(25,160

)

295,493

Derivative cash settlement loss

(10,550

)

(166,578

)

(Gain) loss on property transactions, net

241

(16,797

)

Other

(8

)

68

Changes in current assets and liabilities:

Accounts receivable, net

140,744

11,906

Prepaid expenses and other assets

17,528

(2,398

)

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

(35,646

)

88,975

Settlement of asset retirement obligations

(6,547

)

(5,131

)

Net cash provided by operating activities

538,849

532,541

Cash flows from investing activities:

Acquisition of oil and natural gas properties

(30,824

)

(300,087

)

Cash acquired

44,310

Proceeds from sale of oil and natural gas properties

5,700

Exploration and development of oil and natural gas properties

(250,389

)

(260,667

)

Additions to other property and equipment

(630

)

(68

)

Other

536

212

Net cash used in investing activities

(275,607

)

(516,300

)

Cash flows from financing activities:

Dividends paid

(173,376

)

(103,596

)

Common stock repurchased and retired

(300,107

)

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

440

178

Payment of employee tax withholdings in exchange for the return of common stock

(2,118

)

(12,928

)

Net cash used in financing activities

(475,161

)

(116,346

)

Net change in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash

(211,919

)

(100,105

)

Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash:

Beginning of period(1)

768,134

254,556

End of period(1)

$

556,215

$

154,451

(1) Includes $0.1 million of restricted cash and consists of funds for road maintenance and repairs that is presented in other noncurrent assets within the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets.

Schedule 3: Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in thousands, unaudited)

March 31, 2023

December 31, 2022

ASSETS

Current assets:

Cash and cash equivalents

$

556,113

$

768,032

Accounts receivable, net:

Oil and natural gas sales

222,448

343,500

Joint interest and other

115,717

135,816

Derivative assets

3,319

2,490

Prepaid income taxes

7,711

29,604

Prepaid expenses and other

50,933

48,988

Total current assets

956,241

1,328,430

Property and equipment (successful efforts method):

Proved properties

7,130,302

6,774,635

Less: accumulated depreciation, depletion, and amortization

(1,408,790

)

(1,214,484

)

Total proved properties, net

5,721,512

5,560,151

Unproved properties

585,791

593,971

Wells in progress

322,106

407,351

Other property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $7,935 in 2023 and $7,329 in 2022

49,655

49,632

Total property and equipment, net

6,679,064

6,611,105

Long-term derivative assets

2,463

794

Right-of-use assets

31,589

24,125

Other noncurrent assets

5,691

6,945

Total assets

$

7,675,048

$

7,971,399

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Current liabilities:

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

$

263,429

$

295,297

Production taxes payable

222,077

258,932

Oil and natural gas revenue distribution payable

506,640

538,343

Derivative liability

22,878

46,334

Asset retirement obligations

25,557

25,557

Lease liability

17,450

13,464

Total current liabilities

1,058,031

1,177,927

Long-term liabilities:

Senior notes

393,693

393,293

Ad valorem taxes

470,180

412,650

Derivative liability

7,442

17,199

Deferred income tax liabilities

365,573

319,618

Asset retirement obligations

263,586

265,469

Lease liability

14,794

11,324

Total liabilities

2,573,299

2,597,480

Commitments and contingencies

Stockholders’ equity:

Preferred stock, $.01 par value, 25,000,000 shares authorized, none outstanding

Common stock, $.01 par value, 225,000,000 shares authorized, 80,297,548 and 85,120,287 issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively

4,869

4,918

Additional paid-in capital

3,973,587

4,211,197

Retained earnings

1,123,293

1,157,804

Total stockholders’ equity

5,101,749

5,373,919

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

$

7,675,048

$

7,971,399

Schedule 4: Adjusted EBITDAX

(in thousands, unaudited)

Adjusted EBITDAX represents earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation, depletion, and amortization, exploration expense, and other non-cash and non-recurring charges. Adjusted EBITDAX excludes certain items that we believe affect the comparability of operating results and can exclude items that are generally non-recurring in nature or whose timing and/or amount cannot be reasonably estimated. Adjusted EBITDAX is a non-GAAP measure that we present because we believe it provides useful additional information to investors and analysts, as a performance measure, for analysis of our ability to internally generate funds for exploration, development, acquisitions, and to service debt. We are also subject to financial covenants under our Credit Facility based on adjusted EBITDAX ratios. In addition, adjusted EBITDAX is widely used by professional research analysts and others in the valuation, comparison, and investment recommendations of companies in the oil and natural gas exploration and production industry. Adjusted EBITDAX should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for net income, net cash provided by operating activities, or other profitability or liquidity measures prepared under GAAP. Because adjusted EBITDAX excludes some, but not all items that affect net income and may vary among companies, the adjusted EBITDAX amounts presented may not be comparable to similar metrics of other companies.

The following table presents a reconciliation of the GAAP financial measure of net income to the non-GAAP financial measure of adjusted EBITDAX.

Three Months Ended March 31,

2023

2022

Net income

$

202,461

$

91,639

Exploration

571

528

Depreciation, depletion, and amortization

201,303

184,860

Abandonment and impairment of unproved properties

17,975

Stock-based compensation(1)

7,380

8,090

Non-recurring general and administrative expense(1)

2,886

Merger transaction costs

482

20,534

Unused commitments

391

776

(Gain) loss on property transactions, net

241

(16,797

)

Interest expense

7,449

9,066

Interest income(2)

(6,218

)

Derivative (gain) loss

(25,160

)

295,493

Derivative cash settlements loss

(10,550

)

(166,578

)

Income tax expense

65,089

23,361

Adjusted EBITDAX

$

443,439

$

471,833

(1) Included as a portion of general and administrative expense in the condensed consolidated statements of operations.

(2) Included as a portion of other income in the condensed consolidated statements of operations.

Schedule 5: Free Cash Flow

(in thousands, unaudited)

Free cash flow is a supplemental non-GAAP financial measure that is calculated as net cash provided by operating activities before changes in current assets and liabilities and less exploration and development of oil and natural gas properties, changes in working capital related to capital expenditures, and purchases of carbon offsets. We believe that free cash flow provides additional information that may be useful to investors in evaluating our ability to generate cash from our existing oil and natural gas assets to fund future exploration and development activities and to return cash to shareholders. Free cash flow is a supplemental measure of liquidity and should not be viewed as a substitute for cash flows from operations because it excludes certain required cash expenditures.

The following table presents a reconciliation of the GAAP financial measure of net cash provided by operating activities to the non-GAAP financial measure of free cash flow:

Three Months Ended March 31,

2023

2022

Net cash provided by operating activities

$

538,849

$

532,541

Add back: changes in current assets and liabilities

(116,079

)

(93,352

)

Cash flow from operations before changes in operating assets and liabilities

422,770

439,189

Less: exploration and development of oil and natural gas properties

(250,389

)

(260,667

)

Less: changes in working capital related to capital expenditures

14,099

28,015

Free cash flow

$

186,480

$

206,537

Schedule 6: Per unit cash margins

(unaudited)

Three Months Ended March 31,

2023

2022

Percent Change

Crude oil equivalent sales volumes (MBoe)

14,349

14,311

%

Realized price (before derivatives)

$

45.64

$

57.06

(20

)%

Per unit costs ($/Boe)

Lease operating expense

$

3.19

$

2.52

27

%

Midstream operating expense

$

0.70

$

0.40

75

%

Gathering, transportation, and processing

$

4.69

$

3.52

33

%

Severance and ad valorem taxes

$

3.65

$

4.42

(17

)%

General and administrative expense

$

2.57

$

2.50

3

%

Stock-based compensation

$

(0.51

)

$

(0.57

)

(11

)%

Interest expense

$

0.52

$

0.63

(17

)%

Total cash costs

$

14.81

$

13.42

10

%

Cash margin (before derivatives)

$

30.83

$

43.64

(29

)%

Derivative cash settlements

$

(0.74

)

$

(11.64

)

(94

)%

Cash margin (after derivatives)

$

30.09

$

32.00

(6

)%

Non-cash items

Depreciation, depletion, and amortization

$

14.03

$

12.92

9

%

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Contacts

Investor Relations:
John Wren, ir@civiresources.com

Media:
Rich Coolidge, info@civiresources.com