Matador Q2 2024 Earnings Report
Key Takeaways
Matador Resources Company reported record financial and operating results for the second quarter of 2024, including record production and lower-than-expected costs. The company also entered into an agreement to acquire Ameredev for $1.905 billion, expected to close late in the third quarter of 2024.
Achieved record average total production of 160,305 BOE per day.
D/C/E capital expenditures were $314.5 million, lower than expected.
Operations team set 20 drilling records, saving an estimated $6 million.
Successfully performed its first ‘trimul-frac’ completion, estimated to save approximately $350,000 per well.
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Forward Guidance
Matador anticipates its average daily oil equivalent production of 160,305 BOE per day in the second quarter of 2024 to grow by 2% to a midpoint of approximately 164,000 BOE per day in the third quarter of 2024.
Positive Outlook
- Expects to turn to sales 32 gross (26.5 net) operated horizontal wells in the Delaware Basin during the third quarter of 2024.
- Operating nine drilling rigs in the Delaware Basin and expects to continue this for the remainder of 2024.
- Expects that the ninth drilling rig will add an incremental four gross (3.9 net) operated wells turned to sales in late December 2024.
- Expects full-year 2024 D/C/E capital expenditures to be between the midpoint and the high end of its previous expected range of $1.10 to $1.30 billion.
- Estimates its proportionate share of midstream capital expenditures to be approximately $45 to $65 million in the third quarter of 2024.
Challenges Ahead
- Cash tax payments are expected to be approximately 5 to 10% of pre-tax book net income for the year ended December 31, 2024.
- Company’s cash tax payments will be dependent upon a variety of factors that will impact taxable income that cannot be calculated at this time.
- These capital expenditure estimates for the third quarter of 2024 do not include capital expenditures associated with the Ameredev properties.
- Natural Gas Prices decreased by 32% sequentially
- Natural gas gathering, MMcf per day decreased by 8% sequentially
Revenue & Expenses
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