Enterprising Investor
2 months ago
Texas Pacific Land Corporation Acquires Permian Mineral Interests and Surface Acreage in Cash Transactions (8/27/24)
Acquisitions Add High-Quality Assets that are Expected to Generate Attractive Returns
DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Texas Pacific Land Corporation (NYSE: TPL) (the “Company” or “TPL”) today announced the closing of two acquisitions for oil and gas mineral interests and surface acreage located in the Permian Basin for an aggregate $169 million in cash.
TPL acquired mineral interests across approximately 4,106 net royalty acres located in Culberson County, Texas. The acquired mineral interests overlap existing TPL royalty acreage in current and anticipated Drilling and Spacing Units (“DSU”), enhancing TPL’s net revenue interests in existing and future oil and gas wells. The acreage is leased to and operated by Coterra Energy (NYSE: CTRA). In addition, the acquired mineral interests overlap with TPL surface acreage.
The acquired surface asset spans approximately 4,120 acres in Martin County, Texas and is strategically located in the core of the Midland Basin. The asset generates numerous revenue streams across water supply, produced water disposal, and multiple other surface-related activities, including royalties from a solids waste landfill owned and operated by Waste Connections, Inc. (NYSE: WCN), and possesses significant additional commercial growth opportunities.
“Acquiring high-quality mineral interests in the northern Delaware Basin and strategic surface acreage in the Midland Basin will immediately contribute to TPL’s free cash flow,” said Tyler Glover, Chief Executive Officer of the Company. “The combined asset purchase price implies a greater than 13% 2025 free cash flow yield at current strip prices giving credit to only existing production and line-of-sight wells and opportunities. These bolt-on transactions, in addition to the cash flow currently generated, have excellent growth qualities commensurate with TPL’s legacy portfolio. By owning overlapping and nearby surface and water assets, we believe we can accelerate development and generate incremental value. Both assets were sourced through our industry and professional networks and were not part of a broad marketed process. These type of premium assets located within the core subregions of the Permian Basin represent the growth opportunities available to TPL that can provide a substantial incremental value driver to our legacy asset base.”
About Texas Pacific Land Corporation
Texas Pacific Land Corporation is one of the largest landowners in the State of Texas with approximately 873,000 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.
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Enterprising Investor
4 months ago
Texas Pacific Land Corporation Announces Special Dividend of $10 Per Share and Cash Balance Target (6/13/24)
DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Texas Pacific Land Corporation (NYSE: TPL) (the “Company” or “TPL”) today announced that the Company’s Board of Directors approved a $10.00 per share special dividend. The special dividend will be payable on July 15, 2024 to stockholders of record at the close of business on July 1, 2024.
“With tailwinds of excellent business execution, supportive fundamentals, and a fortress balance sheet, we’re pleased to announce a special dividend, which is the largest in TPL’s history and represents a 50% increase compared to the most recent prior split-adjusted special dividend,” said Tyler Glover, Chief Executive Officer of the Company. “As we evaluate our current capital structure, capital allocation priorities, business fundamentals, and investment opportunities, we have set a target cash and cash equivalents (“cash”) balance of approximately $700 million. Above this targeted level, TPL will seek to deploy the majority of its free cash flow towards share repurchases and dividends.
“Even beyond the special dividend announced today, the Company still retains tremendous optionality to return additional capital to stockholders and to invest in attractive growth opportunities. We, along with our Board of Directors, will evaluate on a regular basis our cash balance target and capital allocation priorities as business fundamentals and macroeconomic conditions evolve. TPL continues to generate substantial free cash flow while maintaining a strong balance sheet, and we are well-positioned to drive stockholder value.”
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.
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Enterprising Investor
7 months ago
Texas Pacific Land Corporation Announces Three-for-One Stock Split (3/07/24)
Texas Pacific Land Corporation (NYSE: TPL) (the “Company”) today announced that its Board of Directors has approved a three-for-one stock split to be distributed to stockholders as a stock dividend. Each stockholder of record at the close of business on March 18, 2024, will receive two additional shares of common stock of the Company for each share held as of this record date. The new shares will be distributed on March 26, 2024. We expect that trading of the Company’s common stock will begin on a stock-split adjusted basis on March 27, 2024.
About Texas Pacific Land Corporation
Texas Pacific Land Corporation (NYSE: TPL) 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 allow revenue generation through the entire value chain of oil and gas development, including through fixed fee payments for use of our land, revenue for sales of materials (caliche) used in the construction of infrastructure, providing sourced water and 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.
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Enterprising Investor
7 months ago
Delaware Supreme Court Affirms Ruling in Favor of Texas Pacific Land Corporation on Litigation Related to Stockholders’ Agreement (2/27/24)
Texas Pacific Land Corporation (NYSE: TPL) (“TPL” or the “Company”) announced today that the Delaware Supreme Court (the “Supreme Court”) affirmed the December 1, 2023 ruling of the Delaware Court of Chancery (the “Court of Chancery”) in favor of TPL in the litigation between the Company and Horizon Kinetics LLC, Horizon Kinetics Asset Management LLC, SoftVest Advisors, LLC and SoftVest, L.P. (collectively, the “Investor Group”), in Horizon Kinetics, LLC, et al. v. Texas Pacific Land Corporation, (C.A. No. 478, 2023) (Del.).
As previously disclosed, on December 1, 2023, the Court of Chancery issued a post-trial decision ruling in favor of the Company. Specifically, the Court of Chancery ruled that under the terms of the June 2020 Stockholders’ Agreement between the Company and the Investor Group, at the Company’s 2022 annual meeting of stockholders, the Investor Group should have voted with the Board’s recommendation on Proposal 4, the Company’s proposal to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock, which has been deemed approved by stockholders. On February 26, 2024, the Supreme Court affirmed the Court of Chancery’s post-trial decision and final judgment in favor of the Company.
About Texas Pacific Land Corporation
Texas Pacific Land Corporation (NYSE: TPL) 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 allow revenue generation through the entire value chain of oil and gas development, including through fixed fee payments for use of our land, revenue for sales of materials (caliche) used in the construction of infrastructure, providing sourced water and 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.
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Enterprising Investor
10 months ago
Delaware Court of Chancery Rules in Favor of Texas Pacific Land Corporation on Litigation Related to Stockholders’ Agreement (12/04/23)
DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Texas Pacific Land Corporation (NYSE: TPL) (“TPL” or the “Company”) announced today that the Delaware Court of Chancery (the “Court”) has ruled in favor of TPL in the litigation between the Company and Horizon Kinetics LLC, Horizon Kinetics Asset Management LLC, SoftVest Advisors, LLC and SoftVest, L.P. (collectively, the “Investor Group”), in Texas Pacific Land Corp. v. Horizon Kinetics LLC, (C.A. No. 2022-1066-JTL) (Del. Ch.). On December 1, 2023, the Court ruled that the Investor Group should have voted with the Board’s recommendation on Proposal 4, the Company’s proposal to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock (the “Share Authorization Proposal”) at the 2022 Annual Meeting, under the terms of the June 2020 Stockholders’ Agreement with the Company (the “Stockholders’ Agreement”). The Court has deemed the Investor Group’s shares to have been voted in favor of the Share Authorization Proposal, which has been deemed approved by stockholders.
As previously disclosed, once a final order is entered and an amended charter is filed, the Company intends to use a portion of the newly authorized shares to affect a stock split of the Company’s common stock in the form of a stock dividend, and the Court has conditioned the Share Authorization Proposal on such a stock split. In addition, the Share Authorization Proposal increases the number of authorized, unissued shares of common stock.
Sidley Austin LLP and Abrams & Bayliss LLP represented TPL in the litigation.
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Enterprising Investor
1 year ago
Texas Pacific Land Corporation Announces Board Refreshment (8/01/23)
Will nominate two new independent directors with relevant experience and expertise in energy, land and royalty management and executive leadership at the 2023 Annual Meeting
David E. Barry and John R. Norris III will retire from the Board at the 2023 Annual Meeting
Company enters into a Cooperation Agreement with Horizon Kinetics and SoftVest
DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Texas Pacific Land Corporation (NYSE: TPL) (the “Company” or “TPL”) today announced its slate of director nominees for election to the Company’s board of directors (the “Board”) at the 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “2023 Annual Meeting”).
The Company will nominate two new independent directors, Marguerite Woung-Chapman and Robert Roosa, in addition to current director, Murray Stahl. The current directors and co-chairs of the Board, David E. Barry and John R. Norris III, have announced their intention to retire at the 2023 Annual Meeting and will not stand for reelection. The Board intends to announce new Board leadership following the 2023 Annual Meeting.
TPL’s new independent director nominees bring a strong and relevant mix of skills and experiences, as well as proven track records of value creation, which the Board believes will enhance its oversight of TPL’s strategy and performance:
Ms. Woung-Chapman has extensive energy sector executive experience, having worked at and with oil and gas companies for more than 30 years. Ms. Woung-Chapman currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Chord Energy (NASDAQ: CHRD) and Summit Midstream Partners (NYSE: SMLP). She previously served as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Energy XXI Gulf Coast, Inc.
Mr. Roosa brings deep oil and gas financial and executive experience to the Board and is currently Partner and Chief Executive Officer of Brigham Royalties, LLC. He was previously the Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Brigham Minerals, Inc., a public minerals company, from 2017 to 2022.
“We thank David and John for their dedication and years of service to TPL and its shareholders, during which time they helped oversee substantial growth and value creation. We wish them all the best,” said General Donald Cook, TPL director and chairperson of the Nominating and Governance Committee. “The Board looks forward to welcoming Marguerite and Robert. We believe the Company and its shareholders will benefit greatly from their relevant experience and expertise as we continue to execute TPL’s strategy and drive value for our shareholders.”
In connection with the Board changes, TPL has entered into a Cooperation Agreement (the “Cooperation Agreement”) with Horizon Kinetics LLC, SoftVest, L.P. and their affiliated funds (collectively, the “Investor Group”), which includes, among other things, certain voting commitments and standstill and nondisparagement provisions. The Cooperation Agreement will be filed on Form 8-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Cooperation Agreement has no impact on the litigation pending in Delaware Chancery Court between TPL and the Investor Group.
Evercore is serving as financial advisor to TPL, Sidley Austin LLP is serving as legal advisor to TPL and Spotlight Advisors, LLC is serving as strategic advisor to TPL.
About Marguerite Woung-Chapman
Ms. Woung-Chapman currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Chord Energy (NASDAQ: CHRD) and Summit Midstream Partners (NYSE: SMLP). In 2018, Ms. Woung-Chapman served as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Energy XXI Gulf Coast, Inc., a NASDAQ-listed independent exploration and production company that was engaged in the development, exploitation and acquisition of oil and natural gas properties in the U.S. Gulf Coast region. Prior to that, from 2012 to 2017, Ms. Woung-Chapman served in various capacities at EP Energy Corporation, a private company that subsequently became an NYSE-listed independent oil and gas exploration and production company, including, among others, Senior Vice President, Land Administration, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary. Ms. Woung-Chapman began her career as a corporate attorney with El Paso Corporation (including its predecessors) and served in various capacities of increasing responsibility during her tenure from 1991 until 2012, including, among others, Vice President, Legal Shared Services, Corporate Secretary and Chief Governance Officer. She has a B.S. in Linguistics from Georgetown University and a J.D. from the Georgetown University Law Center.
About Robert Roosa
Robert M. Roosa is Partner and Chief Executive Officer of Brigham Royalties, LLC and previously served as the Chief Executive Officer since 2017 and director of Brigham Minerals since 2018 until it was acquired by Sitio Royalties Corporation in 2022. Mr. Roosa served as the President of Anthem Ventures, LLC, a family office, and assisted Mr. Brigham with a number of family ventures between January 2012 and January 2017. Mr. Roosa served various roles, including Director of Finance and Investor Relations, while at Brigham Exploration from 2006 until its sale to Statoil in December of 2011. From 2000 to 2006, Mr. Roosa held a series of positions at Exxon Mobil Corporation, an oil and gas company, in the Corporate Treasurer’s Department. Prior to 2000, Mr. Roosa worked for Cooper Industries, an electrical products manufacturing company, in its Corporate Controllers and Audit Groups and with the accounting firm Deloitte & Touche LLP in its audit function. Mr. Roosa graduated from Southern Methodist University with a Master of Business Administration and from the University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor of Business Administration.
About Texas Pacific Land Corporation
Texas Pacific Land Corporation is one of the largest landowners in the State of Texas with approximately 874,000 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.
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fung_derf
1 year ago
Lion Long Term Partners LP, a Significant Stockholder of Texas Pacific Land Corporation Issues Open Letter to Stockholders and Proxy Advisors
Globe Newswire10:28 AM Eastern Daylight Time May 15, 2023
GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands, May 15, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lion Long Term Partners LP, a significant Stockholder of 50,600 shares of Texas Pacific Land Corporation (NYSE: TPL) Issues Open Letter to Stockholders and Proxy Advisors
Open Letter to Proxy Advisors and
To Stockholders of Texas Pacific Land Corporation
Stephen N. Walker
Lion Long Term Partners LP
Stockholders and Proxy Advisors of
Texas Pacific Land Corporation
May 11, 2023,
Dear Fellow Stockholders and Proxy Advisors,
On April 28th, following the release of the transcript of the April 17th trial hearing in Delaware Chancery Court, we wrote to Glass Lewis, Institutional Shareholder Services and Egan Jones (the “Proxy Advisors”) urging them to review their recommendation to vote “For” Proposal 4 (to amend the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation to increase by sixfold the number of authorized shares of common stock of the Company) at the adjourned 2022 Texas Pacific Land Corporation (“TPL” or the “Company”) Annual Meeting, to be held May 18, 2023 solely to consider Proposal 4. We also wrote to The New York Stock Exchange urging them to review their classification of Proposition 4 as “Routine”.
Yesterday Glass Lewis announced that it has changed its recommendation with respect to Proposal 4 to “Against” and we urge the other Proxy Advisors to review their case files and Glass Lewis’ detailed explanation of its change in position and follow Glass Lewis in recommending an Against vote on Proposal 4, and we urge the Stockholders of the Company who have voted For Proposal 4 to reconsider their position.
In its May 9 update of its analysis of Proposal 4, Glass Lewis explains its change of recommendation as based on its review of the documents filed in the Delaware Chancery Court litigation initiated by the Company against the “Investor Group” of the Company owning some 21% of the Company outstanding common shares, and TPL’s April 25 supplemental proxy materials. (Lion Long Term Partners is not a member of the Investor Group.)
Glass Lewis noted that the Investor Group submitted proxies for the 2022 Annual Meeting to vote against Proposal 4, and that at the Annual Meeting management had obtained favorable votes from only 35.2% of the outstanding common shares, well short of the simple majority required for approval of Proposal 4.
Glass Lewis further noted that the position of the Investor Group is that the Company should be governed as it has for most of its 135-year history operating as a liquidating trust vehicle with no ability to issue new shares, let alone for the purpose of pursuing external acquisitions, and that, if approved, Proposal 4 would give management of the Company many billions of dollars’ worth of unissued Company stock, effectively giving the Company a blank check to dilute stockholders through acquisitions with stock and equity compensation grants to management.
In its highly perceptive nine paragraph analysis Glass Lewis argues strongly that Stockholders should vote against Proposal 4 and it noted that Stockholders who have previously cast votes in favor of Proposal 4 still have the ability to switch their votes to AGAINST, which Glass Lewis now advises they do.
We do too.
Yours sincerely,
Stephen Nicholas Walker
York GP Ltd.
General Partner of
Lion Long Term Partners LP
THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION OF AUTHORITY TO VOTE YOUR PROXY. DO NOT SEND US YOUR PROXY CARD. LION LONG TERM PARTNERS LP IS NOT ABLE TO VOTE YOUR PROXY, NOR DOES THIS COMMUNICATION CONTEMPLATE SUCH AN EVENT. WE URGE TPL’S STOCKHOLDERS TO VOTE AGAINST PROPOSAL 4 BY FOLLOWING THE INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDED BY MANAGEMENT IN ITS PROXY MAILING.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED ABOVE ARE THOSE OF LION LONG TERM PARTNERS LP, YORK GP LTD., AND MR. WALKER. THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THIS COMMUNICATION MAY NOT BE RELIED UPON AS INVESTMENT ADVICE, NOR BE CONSIDERED AS A RECOMMENDATION TO BUY OR SELL SHARES OF TPL. THIS COMMUNICATION IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A RESEARCH REPORT.
Contact:
John Glenn Grau
InvestorCom LLC
(203) 295-7841
Enterprising Investor
2 years ago
Texas Pacific Land Corporation and bpx energy Agree to Comprehensive Water and Surface Use Agreements (2/22/23)
DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Texas Pacific Land Corporation (NYSE: TPL) (“TPL”) announced today a long-term agreement with bpx energy (“bpx”), a subsidiary of BP P.L.C. (NYSE: BP), to provide water services and surface access across approximately 270,000 acres in Culberson, Loving, and Reeves Counties, Texas.
Under the agreement, TPL will receive dedicated brackish and treated water sales, certain produced water commitments, and access to produced water for commercial treatment, recycling, and reuse. bpx will receive assured long-term access across a substantial portion of TPL’s vast surface acreage for the continued development of oil and gas and associated infrastructure. The alignment of TPL and bpx will enhance opportunities for bpx to efficiently grow production in the Delaware Basin and generate additional water and surface revenue streams for TPL.
“We are pleased to strengthen our long-standing and productive relationship with bpx, a premier operator with a high-quality, expansive Permian footprint,” said Tyler Glover, CEO of TPL. “Importantly, this will provide both of us with increased operating and commercial certainty across our shared acreage footprints. We look forward to leveraging our existing assets towards delivering essential services across both water and surface as we work to accelerate development activity in a core part of the Delaware Basin, where TPL also owns a sizeable oil and gas royalties position.”
“TPL has long been a key partner for us in the Permian Basin,” said David Lawler, CEO of bpx energy, “This agreement will optimize our operations in the Permian – expanding our world class infrastructure and supporting our delivery of resilient hydrocarbons.”
About Texas Pacific Land Corporation
Texas Pacific Land Corporation (NYSE: TPL) is one of the largest landowners in the State of Texas with approximately 874,000 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 allow revenue generation through the entire value chain of oil and gas development, including through fixed fee payments for use of our land, revenue for sales of materials (caliche) used in the construction of infrastructure, providing sourced water and 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.
About bpx energy
With operations in Texas and Louisiana, bpx energy, a subsidiary of BP P.L.C. (NYSE: BP), is a premier US onshore oil and gas producer and a leader in reducing methane emissions. In 2022 our world-class unconventional oil and gas assets in Texas and Louisiana produced an average of 325,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day. We also announced our aim to reach zero routine flaring in our onshore operations by 2025. We plan to accomplish this by investing significantly in infrastructure that enables us to eliminate some of the largest sources of emissions and keep more gas in the pipeline for our customers. For more information on bpx energy and bp in America, visit bp.com/us
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Enterprising Investor
2 years ago
Texas Pacific Land Corporation Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year Results (2/22/23)
Earnings Call to be held 7:30 am CT on Thursday, February 23, 2023
DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Texas Pacific Land Corporation (NYSE: TPL) (the “Company” or "TPL") today announced its financial and operating results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2022.
Fourth Quarter 2022 Highlights
Net income of $99.7 million, or $12.95 per share (basic) and $12.94 per share (diluted)
Revenues of $152.7 million
Adjusted EBITDA(1) of $133.9 million
Royalty production of 21.3 thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day
$29.5 million of common stock repurchases
Quarterly cash dividend of $3.00 per share paid on December 15, 2022
As of December 31, 2022, TPL's royalty acreage had an estimated 5.0 net well permits, 7.4 net drilled but uncompleted wells, 2.3 net completed wells, and 57.7 net producing wells.
Full Year 2022 Highlights
Net income of $446.4 million, or $57.80 per share (basic) and $57.77 per share (diluted)
Revenues of $667.4 million
Adjusted EBITDA(1) of $591.8 million
Royalty production of 21.3 thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day
$87.9 million of common stock repurchases
$247.3 million of total cash dividends paid during 2022 (comprised of a $20.00 per share special dividend and $12.00 per share in regular dividends)
Published annual update of Environmental, Social and Governance ("ESG") disclosure including metrics for 2021
(1) Reconciliations of Non-GAAP measures are provided in the tables below.
“For the full year 2022, TPL achieved record results across both of our operating segments, record consolidated adjusted EBITDA, and record earnings per share,” said Tyler Glover, Chief Executive Officer of the Company. “The strong performance reflects the high quality of our underlying assets, the benefits of our active management approach, and the advantages of a vertically integrated business model. We also continue to make progress towards extracting value beyond our legacy revenue streams with opportunities such as carbon capture, grid batteries, renewables, and beneficial water reuse. Looking forward to 2023, although recent commodity prices have experienced some volatility, development activity in the Permian will remain robust. TPL is well positioned to capture value and generate free cash flow, and we look forward to sustaining our positive momentum into the new year.”
Financial Results for the Fourth Quarter of 2022
The Company reported net income of $99.7 million for the fourth quarter of 2022, an increase of 26.2% compared to net income of $79.0 million for the fourth quarter of 2021.
Our total revenues increased $5.5 million for the fourth quarter of 2022 compared to the same period of 2021, largely driven by a $6.4 million land sale of 6,263 acres and a $4.6 million increase in produced water royalties, principally related to increased volumes. These increases were partially offset by a decrease of $3.6 million in water sales, principally due to a 15.2% decrease in the number of barrels of sourced and treated water sold, and a decrease of $2.9 million in oil and gas royalties. Our share of production was approximately 21.3 thousand barrels of oil equivalent ("Boe") per day for the fourth quarter of 2022 compared to 22.0 thousand Boe per day for the same period of 2021. The average realized price was $51.57 per Boe for the fourth quarter of 2022, compared to $51.53 per Boe for the comparable period of 2021. Our 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.
Our total operating expenses of $28.5 million for the fourth quarter of 2022 increased $7.2 million compared to the same period of 2021. The increase in operating expenses is principally related to an increase in share-based compensation expense driven by the graded-vesting accounting method and an increase in ad valorem taxes during the fourth quarter of 2022 compared to the same period of 2021.
Financial Results for the Year Ended December 31, 2022
The Company reported net income of $446.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2022, an increase of 65.3% compared to net income of $270.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2021.
Our total revenues increased $216.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to the same period of 2021, largely driven by a $166.0 million increase in oil and gas royalties, a $17.0 million increase in water sales, and a $14.2 million increase in produced water royalties. Our share of production was approximately 21.3 thousand Boe per day for the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to 18.6 thousand Boe per day for the same period of 2021. The average realized price was $60.81 per Boe for the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to $44.14 per Boe for the comparable period of 2021. The increases in water sales and produced water royalties are principally due to increased volumes. Our 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.
Our total operating expenses of $105.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2022 increased $16.6 million compared to the same period of 2021. Operating expenses for 2022 increased principally as a result of the Company recording an expense of $8.7 million for ad valorem taxes. Additionally, transfer and treatment expenses have increased as water sales revenue has increased 25.0% during the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to the same period of 2021.
Quarterly Dividend Declared
On February 10, 2023, the Board declared a quarterly cash dividend of $3.25 per share, payable on March 15, 2023 to stockholders of record at the close of business on March 8, 2023.
Stock Repurchase Program
On November 1, 2022, our board of directors approved a stock repurchase program to purchase up to an aggregate of $250 million of our outstanding common stock beginning January 1, 2023.
The Company intends to purchase stock under the repurchase program opportunistically with funds generated by cash from operations. This repurchase program may be suspended from time to time, modified, extended or discontinued by the board of directors at any time. Purchases under the stock repurchase program may be made through a combination of open market repurchases in compliance with Rule 10b-18 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, privately negotiated transactions, and/or other transactions at the Company’s discretion, including under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan that may be implemented by the Company, and will be subject to market conditions, applicable legal requirements and other factors.
Conference Call and Webcast Information
The Company will hold a conference call on Thursday, February 23, 2023 at 7:30 a.m. Central Time to discuss fourth quarter and year end 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# 13734727. The telephone replay will be available starting shortly after the call through March 9, 2023.
About Texas Pacific Land Corporation
Texas Pacific Land Corporation is one of the largest landowners in the State of Texas with approximately 874,000 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.
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ranchhand71
2 years ago
TPL has 90 employees when it should have maybe 15 if not fewer; it should spin off its cyclical operating water business to shareholders; it has no need for any CAPEX, should have a 90-95% Gross Operating Profit Margin, should be using all its CF and cash hoard to buy in its shares, should be paying its CEO and CFO living wages not lavish 7 figure compensation, has ten board members when it should have maybe 3 or so - whatever the NYSE requirement is — it had only three trustees paid a few thousand dollars for 100+ years — it certainly does not need two Chairman and five profesional directors who are only serving to obtain the dollars of fee compensation and the stock options i e are there solely for the free ride. None owned any TPL shares before they were APPOINTED to the board as they had zero interest in TPL or its stock they are eager to create and issue much more of
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MOREOVER, Defendants noticed potential conflicts of interest between Texas Pacific and Manti Defendants noticed potential conflicts of interest between Texas Pacific and Manti Tarka(1), an oil and gas exploration company for which Dave Barry works. Tarka is an oil and gas exploration company for which TPL co-chairman of the board Dave Barry works which the board has never investigated.
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(1) to see what Manti Tarkaimthat David Barry has worked for and is paid no salary is all about ones has took deep into
Dutco Energy is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dubai Transport Company LLC.
Tarka Resources InTarka Resources Inc. is the wholly owned US subsidiary and investment vehicle of Dutco Energy, (a totally dedicated to investing into US oil and gas assets. The United States oil and gas sector has been highlighted as providing an attractive investment opportunity that complements Dutco Energy’s global energy investment portfolio.
As an opportunistic investor, Tarka will screen, select, and target both corporate and asset level opportunities that are well positioned for success. Tarka will leverage Dutco’s commercial and technical relationships as a strategic partner. Target companies will have strong assets and an upside that will support future production growth to build an “enduring enterprise” and a long-term sustainable business. The focus is on companies with strong management, with proven track records and a history of strong value creation for shareholders.
Subsidiaries of Tarka Resources
Manti Tarka Permian LP
Established in 2014, Manti Tarka Permian is a limited partnership between Tarka Resources, Inc. and Manti Resources, Inc. Manti Tarka Permian is focused on leasehold acquisition and development in the core of the Southern Delaware Basin, specifically in Reeves, Pecos and Ward counties.
The Manti Tarka Permian team is focused on strategic partnerships, continuous acquisitions of core positions, and growing margins further through extended lateral drilling.
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Texas Pacific Land Corporation Announces Third Quarter 2022 Results (11/02/22)
Earnings Call to be held 7:30 am CT on Thursday, November 3, 2022
DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Texas Pacific Land Corporation (NYSE: TPL) (the “Company” or "TPL") today announced its financial and operating results for the third quarter of 2022.
Third Quarter 2022 Highlights
- Net income of $129.8 million, or $16.83 per share (basic) and $16.82 per share (diluted)
- Revenues of $191.1 million
- Adjusted EBITDA(1) of $169.8 million
- Royalty production of 23.4 thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day-
- $32.9 million of common stock repurchases
- Quarterly cash dividend of $3.00 per share paid on September 15, 2022
- At the end of the quarter, TPL's royalty acreage had an estimated 5.6 net well permits, 6.9 net drilled but uncompleted wells, 2.9 net completed wells, and 55.0 net producing wells.
- Signed agreement with Samsung Solar Energy 2, LLC to begin evaluating the siting of grid-connected batteries located on TPL surface. Samsung Solar Energy 2, LLC is a renewables development arm of Samsung C&T America, Inc.
- Preliminary work is underway on a number of potential locations for the projects, and completed studies and related pre-development work for the sites will likely take a year or more.
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022 Highlights
- Net income of $346.6 million, or $44.84 per share (basic) and $44.82 per share (diluted)
- Revenues of $514.7 million
- Adjusted EBITDA(1) of $457.9 million
- Royalty production of 21.3 thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day
- $58.4 million of common stock repurchases
- $224.1 million of total dividends paid during 2022 (comprised of a $20.00 per share special dividend and $9.00 per share in regular dividends)
- Published annual update of Environmental, Social and Governance ("ESG") disclosure including metrics for 2021
(1) Reconciliations of Non-GAAP measures are provided in the tables below.
“TPL continues to perform at a high level as each of our business segments benefit directly and indirectly from strong commodity prices and operator development activity in the Permian Basin,” said Tyler Glover, Chief Executive Officer of the Company. “In addition, we continue to pursue new and innovative ways to utilize and monetize our vast surface footprint. As an example, in September, TPL signed an agreement with Samsung Solar Energy 2, LLC to begin evaluating the siting of grid-connected batteries located on TPL surface. These potential battery projects could enhance grid reliability and encourage further renewables development. TPL is thrilled that Samsung Solar Energy 2, LLC is looking to develop these next generation projects on our surface, and we look forward to collaborating to bring these projects to fruition.”
Financial Results for the Third Quarter of 2022
The Company reported net income of $129.8 million for the third quarter of 2022, an increase of 54.9% compared to net income of $83.8 million for the third quarter of 2021.
Our total revenues increased $67.4 million for the third quarter of 2022 compared to the same period of 2021, largely driven by the $51.2 million increase in oil and gas royalty revenue and the $8.9 million combined increase in water sales and produced water royalties. Our share of production was approximately 23.4 thousand barrels of oil equivalent ("Boe") per day for the third quarter of 2022 compared to 19.5 thousand Boe per day for the same period of 2021. The average realized price was $63.42 per Boe for the third quarter of 2022, compared to $46.07 per Boe for the comparable period of 2021. Water sales increased $4.9 million for the third quarter of 2022 compared to the third quarter of 2021 principally due to a 10.3% increase in the number of barrels of sourced and treated water sold. Produced water royalties increased $4.0 million for the third quarter of 2022 compared to the same period of 2021, principally due to increased produced water volumes. Our revenue streams are directly impacted by development and operating decisions in the Permian Basin made by our customers and by commodity prices, among other factors.
Our total operating expenses of $29.1 million for the third quarter of 2022 increased $8.6 million compared to the same period of 2021. The increase in operating expenses during the third quarter of 2022 is principally related to increases in ad valorem taxes, share-based compensation expense, and transfer and treatment expenses related to the 24.9% increase in water sales revenue over the comparable period of 2021.
Financial Results for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022
The Company reported net income of $346.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, an increase of 81.5% compared to net income of $190.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021.
Our total revenues increased $210.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared to the same period of 2021, largely driven by the $168.9 million increase in oil and gas royalty revenue and the $30.1 million combined increase in water sales and produced water royalties. Our share of production was approximately 21.3 thousand Boe per day for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared to 17.5 thousand Boe per day for the same period of 2021. The average realized price was $63.93 per Boe for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared to $41.01 per Boe for the comparable period of 2021. Our 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.
Our total operating expenses of $76.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 increased $9.4 million compared to the same period of 2021. Operating expenses for 2022 increased principally as a result of the Company recording a $6.9 million accrual for ad valorem taxes. Additionally, transfer and treatment expenses have increased as water sales revenue has increased 45.7% during 2022 compared to 2021. Partially offsetting these increases, salaries and related employee expenses decreased due to the absence of severance costs in 2022. Further, we have benefited from our ongoing investments towards electrifying our water sourcing infrastructure through the reduction of certain expenses, principally fuel and equipment rental.
Quarterly Dividend Declared
On November 1, 2022, the Board declared a quarterly cash dividend of $3.00 per share, payable on December 15, 2022 to stockholders of record at the close of business on December 8, 2022.
Stock Repurchase Program
On November 1, 2022, our board of directors approved a stock repurchase program to purchase up to an aggregate of $250 million of our outstanding common stock to be effective beginning January 1, 2023.
The Company intends to purchase stock under the repurchase program opportunistically with funds generated by cash from operations. This repurchase program may be suspended from time to time, modified, extended or discontinued by the board of directors at any time. Purchases under the stock repurchase program may be made through a combination of open market repurchases in compliance with Rule 10b-18 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, privately negotiated transactions, and/or other transactions at the Company’s discretion, including under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan that may be implemented by the Company, and will be subject to market conditions, applicable legal requirements and other factors.
Conference Call and Webcast Information
The Company will hold a conference call on Thursday, November 3, 2022 at 7:30 a.m. Central Time to discuss third quarter 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# 13731406. The telephone replay will be available starting shortly after the call through November 17, 2022.
About Texas Pacific Land Corporation
Texas Pacific Land Corporation is one of the largest landowners in the State of Texas with approximately 880,000 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.
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