Texas Pacific Land Corporation Announces Third Quarter 2023 Results

Texas Pacific Land Corporation (NYSE: TPL) (the “Company” or "TPL") today announced its financial and operating results for the third quarter of 2023.

Third Quarter 2023 Highlights

• Net income of $105.6 million, or $13.74 per share (diluted)

• Revenues of $158.0 million

• Adjusted EBITDA⁽¹⁾ of $141.0 million

• Free cash flow ⁽¹⁾ of $106.1 million

• Royalty production of 21.8 thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day

• $5.9 million of common stock repurchases

• Quarterly cash dividend of $3.25 per share paid on September 15, 2023

• As of September 30, 2023, TPL's royalty acreage had an estimated 6.7 net well permits, 7.9 net drilled but uncompleted wells, 5.2 net completed wells, and 62.8 net producing wells.

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023 Highlights

• Net income of $292.5 million, or $38.04 per share (diluted)

• Revenues of $464.9 million

• Adjusted EBITDA⁽¹⁾ of $390.5 million

• Free Cash Flow⁽¹⁾ of $299.2 million

• Royalty production of 22.6 thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day

• $32.2 million of common stock repurchases

• $75.0 million of total cash dividends paid during 2023 (comprised of $9.75 per share in regular dividends)

⁽¹⁾ Reconciliations of Non-GAAP measures are provided in the tables below.

“With improving oil and gas prices and continued performance across our surface and water assets, third quarter 2023 represents another period of strong free cash flow generation,” said Tyler Glover, Chief Executive Officer of the Company. “Although recent oil and gas production volumes may have been impacted by reports of infrastructure challenges over the summer and turned-to-sales timing from greater co-completion developments, our outlook remains robust for Permian development. For this most recent quarter, new permit and new spud activity increased materially from the prior sequential quarter. With a strong well inventory backlog, over 50 rigs operating on TPL royalty acreage, and a supportive commodity price backdrop in the current environment, we continue to believe that underlying fundamentals reinforce a very positive trajectory for TPL’s business.”

Financial Results for the Third Quarter of 2023

The Company reported net income of $105.6 million for the third quarter of 2023 compared to net income of $129.8 million for the third quarter of 2022.

Total revenues for the third quarter of 2023 were $158.0 million compared to $191.1 million for the third quarter of 2022. Oil and gas royalty revenue decreased $43.2 million due to lower average commodity prices and lower production volumes in the third quarter of 2023 compared to the third quarter of 2022. The average realized price was $45.41 per barrel of oil equivalent (“Boe”) in the third quarter of 2023 versus $63.42 per Boe in the third quarter of 2022. The Company's share of production was 21.8 thousand Boe per day for the third quarter of 2023 versus 23.4 thousand Boe per day for the same period of 2022. The decrease in oil and gas royalty revenue was partially offset by an increase of $4.1 million in easements and other surface-related income and a combined increase of $3.7 million in water sales and produced water royalties. TPL's revenue streams are directly impacted by commodity prices and development and operating decisions made by our customers and vary as the pace of development and oil demand varies.

Total operating expenses of $31.0 million for the third quarter of 2023 increased $2.0 million compared to the same period of 2022. The change in operating expenses is principally related to an increase in water service-related expenses resulting from increased water sales activity during the third quarter of 2023 compared to the same period of 2022.

Financial Results for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023

The Company reported net income of $292.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, a decrease of 15.6% compared to net income of $346.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022.

Total revenues decreased $49.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 compared to the same period of 2022. Oil and gas royalty revenue of $258.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 include approximately $8.7 million related to an ongoing arbitration between TPL and an operator with respect to underpayment of oil and gas royalties resulting from improper deductions of post-production costs by the operator for periods before and through April 2022 (the “$8.7 Million Stipulation”). Excluding the impact of the $8.7 Million Stipulation, oil and gas royalty revenue decreased $105.8 million compared to the same period of 2022. The Company's share of production was approximately 22.6 thousand Boe per day for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 versus 21.3 thousand Boe per day for the same period of 2022. The average realized price was $42.49 per Boe for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 versus $63.93 per Boe for the same period of 2022. The decrease in oil and gas royalty revenue was partially offset by a combined increase of $29.4 million in water sales and produced water royalties and an increase of $14.6 million in easements and other surface-related income. TPL's revenue streams are directly impacted by commodity prices and development and operating decisions made by our customers and vary as the pace of development and oil demand varies.

Total operating expenses of $112.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 increased $36.1 million compared to the same period of 2022. The change in operating expenses is principally related to increases in legal and professional fees and water service-related expenses during the nine months ended September 30, 2023 compared to the same period of 2022.

Quarterly Dividend Declared

On October 31, 2023, the Board declared a quarterly cash dividend of $3.25 per share, payable on December 15, 2023 to stockholders of record at the close of business on December 1, 2023.

Conference Call and Webcast Information

The Company will hold a conference call on Thursday, November 2, 2023 at 7:30 a.m. Central Time to discuss third quarter 2023 results. A live webcast of the conference call will be available on the Investors section of the Company’s website at http://www.TexasPacific.com. To listen to the live broadcast, go to the site at least 15 minutes prior to the scheduled start time in order to register and install any necessary audio software.

The conference call can also be accessed by dialing 1-877-407-4018 or 1-201-689-8471. The telephone replay can be accessed by dialing 1-844-512-2921 or 1-412-317-6671 and providing the conference ID# 13741100. The telephone replay will be available starting shortly after the call through November 16, 2023.

About Texas Pacific Land Corporation

Texas Pacific Land Corporation is one of the largest landowners in the State of Texas with approximately 868,000 acres of land in West Texas, with the majority of its ownership concentrated in the Permian Basin. The Company is not an oil and gas producer, but its surface and royalty ownership provide revenue opportunities throughout the life cycle of a well. These revenue opportunities include fixed fee payments for use of our land, revenue for sales of materials (caliche) used in the construction of infrastructure, providing sourced water and/or treated produced water, revenue from our oil and gas royalty interests, and revenues related to saltwater disposal on our land. The Company also generates revenue from pipeline, power line and utility easements, commercial leases and temporary permits related to a variety of land uses including midstream infrastructure projects and hydrocarbon processing facilities.

Visit TPL at http://www.TexasPacific.com.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This news release may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, that are based on TPL’s beliefs, as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to, TPL, and therefore involve risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict. Generally, future or conditional verbs such as “will,” “would,” “should,” “could,” or “may” and the words “believe,” “anticipate,” “continue,” “intend,” “expect” and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, references to strategies, plans, objectives, expectations, intentions, assumptions, future operations and prospects and other statements that are not historical facts. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Although TPL believes that plans, intentions and expectations reflected in or suggested by any forward-looking statements made herein are reasonable, TPL may be unable to achieve such plans, intentions or expectations and actual results, and performance or achievements may vary materially and adversely from those envisaged in this news release due to a number of factors including, but not limited to: the initiation or outcome of potential litigation; and any changes in general economic and/or industry specific conditions. These risks, as well as other risks associated with TPL are also more fully discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K and our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. You can access TPL’s filings with the SEC through the SEC website at http://www.sec.gov and TPL strongly encourages you to do so. Except as required by applicable law, TPL undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements or other statements herein for revisions or changes after this communication is made.

FINANCIAL AND OPERATIONAL RESULTS (unaudited)
		Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
		2023		2022		2023		2022
Company's share of production volumes(1) (2):
Oil (MBbls)		850		928		2,642		2,538
Natural gas (MMcf)		3,316		3,582		10,405		9,773
NGL (MBbls)		606		626		1,784		1,660
Equivalents (MBoe)		2,009		2,151		6,160		5,827
Equivalents per day (MBoe/d)		21.8		23.4		22.6		21.3
Oil and gas royalty revenue (in thousands) (2):
Oil royalties		$ 66,892		$ 83,374		$ 193,969		$ 239,021
Natural gas royalties		8,479		26,362		23,210		60,187
NGL royalties		11,731		20,562		32,800		56,530
Total oil and gas royalties		$ 87,102		$ 130,298		$ 249,979		$ 355,738
Realized prices (2):
Oil ($/Bbl)		$ 82.45		$ 94.03		$ 76.88		$ 98.62
Natural gas ($/Mcf)		$ 2.76		$ 7.96		$ 2.41		$ 6.66
NGL ($/Bbl)		$ 20.91		$ 35.51		$ 19.88		$ 36.81
Equivalents ($/Boe)		$ 45.41		$ 63.42		$ 42.49		$ 63.93

(1)		Term		Definition
		Bbl		One stock tank barrel of 42 U.S. gallons liquid volume used herein in reference to crude oil, condensate or NGLs.
		MBbls		One thousand barrels of crude oil, condensate or NGLs.
		MBoe		One thousand Boe.
		MBoe/d		One thousand Boe per day.
		Mcf		One thousand cubic feet of natural gas.
		MMcf		One million cubic feet of natural gas.
		NGL		Natural gas liquids. Hydrocarbons found in natural gas that may be extracted as liquefied petroleum gas and natural gasoline.
(2)		The metrics provided exclude the impact of the $8.7 Million Stipulation discussed above.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (in thousands, except share and per share amounts) (unaudited)
		Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
			2023			2022			2023			2022
Revenues:
Oil and gas royalties		$	87,102		$	130,298		$	258,644		$	355,738
Water sales			26,422			24,426			85,799			65,518
Produced water royalties			20,849			19,129			61,824			52,668
Easements and other surface-related income			18,188			14,129			51,865			37,311
Land sales and other operating revenue			5,406			3,129			6,806			3,481
Total revenues			157,967			191,111			464,938			514,716
Expenses:
Salaries and related employee expenses			11,499			10,697			32,688			29,670
Water service-related expenses			8,553			6,348			24,496			13,045
General and administrative expenses			3,903			3,120			10,787			9,761
Legal and professional fees			1,689			2,106			28,471			4,988
Ad valorem and other taxes			1,781			2,868			5,425			6,953
Depreciation, depletion and amortization			3,584			3,917			10,881			12,223
Total operating expenses			31,009			29,056			112,748			76,640
Operating income			126,958			162,055			352,190			438,076
Other income, net			7,979			1,920			20,239			2,626
Income before income taxes			134,937			163,975			372,429			440,702
Income tax expense			29,363			34,138			79,894			94,071
Net income		$	105,574		$	129,837		$	292,535		$	346,631
Net income per share of common stock
Basic		$	13.75		$	16.83		$	38.07		$	44.84
Diluted		$	13.74		$	16.82		$	38.04		$	44.82
Weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding
Basic			7,675,521			7,714,796			7,684,691			7,729,866
Diluted			7,681,774			7,720,221			7,690,985			7,733,505

SEGMENT OPERATING RESULTS (dollars in thousands) (unaudited)
		Three Months Ended September 30,
		2023						2022
Revenues:
Land and resource management:
Oil and gas royalties		$	87,102		56	%		$	130,298		68	%
Easements and other surface-related income			17,425		11	%			13,788		7	%
Land sales and other operating revenue			5,406		3	%			3,129		2	%
Total land and resource management revenue			109,933		70	%			147,215		77	%
Water services and operations:
Water sales			26,422		17	%			24,426		13	%
Produced water royalties			20,849		13	%			19,129		10	%
Easements and other surface-related income			763		—	%			341		—	%
Total water services and operations revenue			48,034		30	%			43,896		23	%
Total consolidated revenues		$	157,967		100	%		$	191,111		100	%
Net income:
Land and resource management		$	82,884		79	%		$	108,188		83	%
Water services and operations			22,690		21	%			21,649		17	%
Total consolidated net income		$	105,574		100	%		$	129,837		100	%

		Nine Months Ended September 30,
		2023						2022
Revenues:
Land and resource management:
Oil and gas royalties		$	258,644		56	%		$	355,738		69	%
Easements and other surface-related income			49,826		11	%			34,728		7	%
Land sales and other operating revenue			6,806		1	%			3,481		1	%
Total land and resource management revenue			315,276		68	%			393,947		77	%
Water services and operations:
Water sales			85,799		19	%			65,518		13	%
Produced water royalties			61,824		13	%			52,668		10	%
Easements and other surface-related income			2,039		—	%			2,583		—	%
Total water services and operations revenue			149,662		32	%			120,769		23	%
Total consolidated revenues		$	464,938		100	%		$	514,716		100	%
Net income:
Land and resource management		$	217,860		74	%		$	285,418		82	%
Water services and operations			74,675		26	%			61,213		18	%
Total consolidated net income		$	292,535		100	%		$	346,631		100	%

NON-GAAP PERFORMANCE MEASURES AND DEFINITIONS

In addition to amounts presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”), we also present certain supplemental non-GAAP performance measurements. These measurements are not to be considered more relevant or accurate than the measurements presented in accordance with GAAP. In compliance with the requirements of the SEC, our non-GAAP measurements are reconciled to net income, the most directly comparable GAAP performance measure. For all non-GAAP measurements, neither the SEC nor any other regulatory body has passed judgment on these non-GAAP measurements.

EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Free Cash Flow

EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measurement of earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, depletion and amortization. Its purpose is to highlight earnings without finance, taxes, and depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, and its use is limited to specialized analysis. We calculate Adjusted EBITDA as EBITDA excluding employee share-based compensation. Its purpose is to highlight earnings without non-cash activity such as share-based compensation and/or other non-recurring or unusual items. We calculate Free Cash Flow as Adjusted EBITDA less current income tax expense and capital expenditures. Its purpose is to provide an additional measure of operating performance. We have presented EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Free Cash Flow because we believe that these metrics are useful supplements to net income in analyzing the Company's operating performance. Our definitions of Adjusted EBITDA and Free Cash Flow may differ from computations of similarly titled measures of other companies.

The following table presents a reconciliation of net income to EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Free Cash Flow for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 (in thousands):

		Three Months Ended September 30,								Nine Months Ended September 30,
			2023				2022				2023				2022
Net income		$	105,574			$	129,837			$	292,535			$	346,631
Add:
Income tax expense			29,363				34,138				79,894				94,071
Depreciation, depletion and amortization			3,584				3,917				10,881				12,223
EBITDA			138,521				167,892				383,310				452,925
Add:
Employee share-based compensation			2,502				1,910				7,217				4,989
Adjusted EBITDA			141,023				169,802				390,527				457,914
Less:
Current income tax expense			(29,724	)			(34,024	)			(80,928	)			(94,911	)
Capital expenditures			(5,243	)			(1,808	)			(10,387	)			(12,155	)
Free Cash Flow		$	106,056			$	133,970			$	299,212			$	350,848

 

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The Texas Pacific Land Stock at the time of publication of the news with a fall of -0,17 % to 1.843EUR on NYSE stock exchange (01. November 2023, 21:15 Uhr).