Vital Energy Q2 2020 Earnings Report
Key Takeaways
Laredo Petroleum reported a net loss attributable to common stockholders of $545.5 million, or $46.75 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2020. Adjusted Net Income was $28.4 million, or $2.43 per adjusted diluted share, and Adjusted EBITDA was $132.8 million.
Received $86.9 million from settlements of matured commodity derivatives, resulting in an average hedged sales price of $21.09 per barrel of oil equivalent.
Reduced unit lease operating expenses (LOE) to $2.40 per BOE, a 24% decrease from the second quarter of 2019.
Reduced unit general and administrative expenses (G&A) to $1.24 per BOE, a 16% decrease from the second quarter of 2019.
Produced an average of 31,241 barrels of oil per day (BOPD), an increase of 3% from the second quarter of 2019.
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Forward Guidance
Laredo now anticipates capital expenditures for full-year 2020 to be $340 - $350 million and to operate within cash flow, excluding non-budgeted acquisitions. At current service costs and commodity prices, the Company plans to return to a normalized operational cadence of two rigs and one completions crew at the beginning of 2021. Planned activity in 2021 will be focused on the Company's oily, high-return Howard County acreage, with 50 - 55 completions anticipated in 2021. Laredo expects this 2021 activity to be accomplished with total capital expenditures of $325 - $350 million and to generate full-year 2021 oil production of 27.0 - 29.0 MBOPD.
Positive Outlook
- Resume development activities and begin completions operations later in the third quarter.
- Maintain a stable drilling and completions cadence in 2021.
- Operate within cash flow and securing those cash flows with a consistent hedging program.
- Steady completions activity in Howard County, combined with increased commodity prices and hedges in 2021, supports an estimated $120 million in additional cash flow in 2021 and should return our oil production to full-year 2019 levels.
- Focus is on strengthening our balance sheet as we evaluate acquisition and deleveraging opportunities and improving our debt-to-equity ratio.
Challenges Ahead
- The macro environment during the second quarter of 2020 was unprecedented in its difficulties for the energy industry.
- Commodity prices suffered from historic declines amid COVID-19 related demand destruction.
- OPEC+ pricing and supply decisions dramatically reduced expected returns on capital investments.
- Early production results were restrained by the sizing of field infrastructure built by the previous operator.
- As the Company transitions to Howard County, unit LOE is expected to increase moderately as utilization of ESP's for artificial lift is preferred to optimize the oilier production from these wells.
Revenue & Expenses
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