Yahoo Finance CNX Resources (CNX) Q1 Earnings Beat, Sales Miss Estimates
CNX Resources Corporation CNX reported first-quarter 2023 operating earnings of 56 cents per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 44 cents by 27.3%. In the year-ago quarter, CNX Resources reported earnings of 79 cents per share.
Revenues
CNX Resources’ first-quarter revenues of $395 million missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $441 million by 10.4%. Total revenues in the reported quarter decreased 16.7% year over year from the prior quarter’s $474 million.
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Highlights of the Release
The average selling price in the quarter was $2.9 per thousand cubic feet equivalent (Mcfe), down 8.3% from the year-ago figure of $3.14. In the reported quarter, total production cost was $1.66 per Mcfe, up 9.2% year-over-year.
Total first-quarter production volumes were 135.9 billion cubic feet equivalent (Bcfe), down 9.9% year over year. Interest expenses in the reported quarter were $35.8 million, up 32.1%.
CNX Resources repurchased 5.9 million shares during the quarter. Due to the systematic buyback of shares, the company repurchased nearly 28% of its outstanding shares, or 62.2 million shares for $868 million, in the last ten quarters.
The company has reduced adjusted net debt by $345 million since third-quarter 2020.
Financial Update
As of Mar 31, 2023, CNX Resources had cash and cash equivalents of $2.8 million, down from $21.3 million on Dec 31, 2022.
Long-term debt as of Mar 31, 2023, was $2,203.1 million, lower than $2,205.7 million as of Dec 31, 2022.
First-quarter 2023 cash from operating activities was $248.8 million, down 26.1% from $336.4 million in the year-ago period. Free cash flow in the reported quarter was $89 million.
First-quarter capital expenditure was $170.1 million, higher than $122.3 million invested in the year-ago period.
Guidance
CNX Resources reiterates its 2023 total capital expenditure to be in the range of $575-$675 million. CNX expects its 2023 production volume to be in the band of 555-575 Bcfe, and its 2024 production volume to be nearly 590 Bcfe.
CNX Resources expects its 2023 free cash flow to be $375 million.
Its 2023 adjusted EBITDAX is expected to be in the range of $950-$1,050 million.
Zacks Rank
CNX Resources currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).
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