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Mar 31, 2020
VAALCO Q1 2020 Earnings Report
Reported strong production and maintained a solid balance sheet amid challenging market conditions.
Key Takeaways
VAALCO Energy, Inc. reported a net loss of $52.8 million for Q1 2020, which included non-cash charges of $59.7 million due to the decrease in oil prices. However, the company increased production by 35% compared to Q4 2019 and maintained a strong balance sheet with $61.0 million in cash and no debt.
Produced 4,944 net revenue interest barrels of crude oil per day, near the high end of first quarter guidance.
Increased first quarter 2020 production 35% compared with the fourth quarter of 2019 due to the successful drilling campaign.
Reported a net loss of $52.8 million ($0.91 per diluted share), Adjusted Net Income of $6.9 million ($0.12 per diluted share) and generated Adjusted EBITDAX of $6.0 million.
Maintained strong balance sheet with no debt, a cash balance of $61.0 million, including $11.3 million in joint venture owner advances, and Adjusted Working Capital of $25.8 million as of March 31, 2020.
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Forward Guidance
VAALCO expects to take proactive steps to manage any disruption in its business caused by COVID-19 and to protect the health and safety of its employees. VAALCO currently estimates that the full year 2020 NRI production range remains unchanged at 4,400 to 5,000 BOPD. For the second quarter of 2020, forecasted NRI production is expected to be between 5,000 and 5,400 BOPD.
Positive Outlook
- Implemented stay-at-home initiatives for all but critical staff and put into place social distancing measures.
- Actively screening and monitoring employees and contractors that come onto the Company’s Gabon facilities including 14-day quarantines and onsite medical supervision in accordance with government guidelines.
- Engaged in regular Company-wide COVID-19 updates to motivate and retain employees and keep them informed of key developments.
- Implemented cost cutting measures with vendors.
- Implemented sharing certain costs, such as shipping vessels, helicopter, and personnel with other operators in the region.
Challenges Ahead
- Reduced director compensation by 25%, executive compensation by 20% and certain non-executive employee compensation by an average rate of 8%.
- Ceased or deferred discretionary capital spending.
- The Company believes that it is unlikely the well failure will be addressed until the next drilling campaign when a rig is on location.
- Unless VAALCO enters into additional hedges, after these derivative instruments expire in June 2020, the Company will not have in place any derivative instruments to hedge against declining oil prices.
- Deferred income tax expense for the first quarter of 2020 includes a $46.9 million charge to increase the valuation allowances on both the U.S. and Gabon deferred tax assets offset by an $11.8 million deferred tax benefit. As a result, the Company has full valuation allowances against its deferred tax assets as of March 31, 2020.