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Mar 31, 2024

Vital Energy Q1 2024 Earnings Report

Vital Energy reported first-quarter 2024 financial and operating results, achieving record production and higher-than-expected cash flows, while integrating acquired properties.

Key Takeaways

Vital Energy reported a net loss of $66.1 million, but an adjusted net income of $68.1 million. The company set record total and oil production, averaging 124.7 MBOE/d and 58.5 MBO/d, respectively. Capital investments totaled $217.9 million, excluding non-budgeted acquisitions and leasehold expenditures.

Execution of business plan and successful integration of acquired properties drove record production and higher-than-expected cash flows.

Reported 1Q-24 net loss of $66.1 million, Adjusted Net Income of $68.1 million and cash flows from operating activities of $158.6 million.

Generated 1Q-24 Consolidated EBITDAX of $301.3 million and Adjusted Free Cash Flow of $43.3 million.

Reported record 1Q-24 total and oil production that exceeded the high-end of guidance, producing 124.7 thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day and 58.5 thousand barrels of oil per day, respectively.

Total Revenue
$482M
Previous year: $333M
+45.1%
EPS
$1.84
Previous year: $4.5
-59.1%
Average daily oil equivalent sales
124.72K
Previous year: 80.42K
+55.1%
Average daily oil sales
58.53K
Previous year: 38.52K
+51.9%
Gross Profit
$178M
Previous year: $333M
-46.6%
Cash and Equivalents
$423M
Previous year: $27.7M
+1429.2%
Free Cash Flow
-$46.2M
Previous year: -$3.9M
+1085.2%
Total Assets
$5.66B
Previous year: $2.94B
+92.4%

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Forward Guidance

The Company reiterated its full-year 2024 total and oil production guidance of 116.5 - 121.5 MBOE/d and 55.0 - 59.0 MBO/d, respectively. Full-year 2024 capital investments guidance is unchanged at $750 - $850 million, with development activity moderating in the second-half of the year.