Epsilon Reports Second Quarter 2023 Results
August 10 2023 - 10:11PM
Epsilon Energy Ltd. (“
Epsilon” or the
“
Company”) (NASDAQ: EPSN) today reported second
quarter 2023 financial and operating results.
Second Quarter Financial
Highlights:
- Reported net revenue interest (NRI)
production of 2.3 Bcfe (24.9 MMcfe per day) for the quarter ended
June 30, 2023.
- Realized average price of $2.45 per
Mcfe including hedges ($1.89 per Mcfe excluding hedges) for the
quarter ended June 30, 2023.
- Delivered total revenues of $6.5 million for the quarter ended
June 30, 2023, a decrease of 31% compared to the prior quarter.
- $4.3 million from natural gas, oil,
and NGL sales (including $0.7 million from the recently acquired
New Mexico properties), a decrease of 38% compared to the prior
quarter
- $2.2 million from gathering and
compression fees through our ownership in the Auburn Gas Gathering
System, after eliminating revenue earned from Epsilon production
($0.4 million), a decrease of 8% compared to the prior quarter
- Reported Adjusted EBITDA of $4.2
million for the quarter ended June 30, 2023.
- Cash, cash equivalents (including
restricted cash), and short term investments totaled $36.8 million
at June 30, 2023, a decrease of 26% compared to March 31, 2023, due
to the Permian investments made during the quarter.
- Returned $3.1 million to
shareholders during the quarter ended June 30, 2023.
- $1.7 million through the repurchase
of 325,055 shares (average price of $5.17 per share), representing
a 1% reduction of shares outstanding
- $1.4 million through the quarterly
dividend
- An additional 525,000 shares were
repurchased after the quarter end in a block trade (at $5.00 per
share)
- 1.4 million shares remain under the
approved buyback program (expires in March 2024)
- Realized gains of $0.6 million on
Henry Hub (HH) and TGP Z4 basis swaps totaling 455,000 MMBTU. The
current unrealized gain on the remaining hedge book for 2023 is
$1.3 million at June 30, 2023.
- Closed two liquids focused
investments in the Permian Basin, as previously disclosed.
- Closed a new $35 million credit
facility, as previously disclosed.
Second Quarter Operating
Results:
Epsilon’s capital expenditures were $12.4
million for the quarter ended June 30, 2023. This capital was
primarily related to leasehold acquisitions costs in Ector Co.
Texas ($7.5 million), the drilling of one gross (0.25 net) well in
Ector Co. Texas ($2.4 million), the drilling and completion of two
gross (0.2 net) wells in Eddy Co. New Mexico ($2.1 million), and
the completion of one gross (0.11 net) well in Dewey Co. Oklahoma
($0.2 million).
At June 30, 2023, the Company has one gross
(0.25 net) Ector Co. Texas well waiting on completion.
Jason Stabell, Epsilon's Chief Executive
Officer, commented, "We had a solid quarter in a difficult natural
gas price environment. We made two liquids focused investments in
the Permian, added liquidity with a new credit facility, and
returned $3.1 million to our shareholders through a combination of
dividends and share buybacks.
Early results on our New Mexico investment are
very encouraging and activity is continuing in Texas which we
expect to add additional oil volumes in the 4th quarter of this
year.
Epsilon’s increasingly diversified asset based
and strong balance sheet keep us well positioned to continue to
create value for our shareholders. An example of this is our
opportunistic purchase of 525,000 shares in early July at $5 per
share.”
Earning’s Call:
The Company will host a conference call to
discuss its results on Friday, August 11, 2023 at 10:00 a.m.
Central Time (11:00 a.m. Eastern Time).
Interested parties in the United States and
Canada may participate toll-free by dialing (833) 816-1385.
International parties may participate by dialing (412) 317-0478.
Participants should ask to be joined to the “Epsilon Energy Second
Quarter 2023 Earnings Conference Call”.
A webcast can be viewed at:
https://event.choruscall.com/mediaframe/webcast.html?webcastid=f2b93UmU.
A webcast replay will be available on the Company’s website
(www.epsilonenergyltd.com) following the call.
About Epsilon
Epsilon Energy Ltd. is a North American onshore
natural gas and oil production and gathering company with assets in
Pennsylvania, Texas, New Mexico, and Oklahoma.
For more information, please visit
www.epsilonenergyltd.com, where we routinely post announcements,
updates, events, investor information, presentations and recent
news releases.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements contained in this news
release constitute forward looking statements. The use of any of
the words “anticipate”, “continue”, “estimate”, “expect”, ‘may”,
“will”, “project”, “should”, ‘believe”, and similar expressions are
intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements
involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors
that may cause actual results or events to differ materially from
those anticipated. Forward-looking statements are based on
reasonable assumptions, but no assurance can be given that these
expectations will prove to be correct and the forward-looking
statements included in this news release should not be unduly
relied upon.
Contact Information:
281-670-0002
Jason StabellChief Executive
OfficerJason.Stabell@EpsilonEnergyLTD.com
Andrew Williamson Chief Financial Officer
Andrew.Williamson@EpsilonEnergyLTD.com
EPSILON
ENERGY LTD.Unaudited Consolidated Statements of
Operations(All amounts stated in
US$) |
|
|
|
Three months ended June 30, |
|
Six months ended June 30, |
|
|
2023 |
|
2022 |
|
2023 |
|
2022 |
Revenues from contracts with customers: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gas, oil, NGL, and condensate revenue |
|
$ |
4,298,072 |
|
|
$ |
17,915,836 |
|
|
$ |
11,267,653 |
|
|
$ |
29,395,161 |
|
Gas gathering and compression revenue |
|
|
2,202,064 |
|
|
|
1,987,168 |
|
|
|
4,588,759 |
|
|
|
4,107,941 |
|
Total revenue |
|
|
6,500,136 |
|
|
|
19,903,004 |
|
|
|
15,856,412 |
|
|
|
33,503,102 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating costs and expenses: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lease operating expenses |
|
|
1,440,521 |
|
|
|
2,252,017 |
|
|
|
2,844,800 |
|
|
|
3,657,507 |
|
Gathering system operating expenses |
|
|
570,934 |
|
|
|
541,228 |
|
|
|
1,222,275 |
|
|
|
1,065,603 |
|
Development geological and geophysical expenses |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
2,386 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
4,772 |
|
Depletion, depreciation, amortization, and accretion |
|
|
1,615,728 |
|
|
|
1,803,739 |
|
|
|
3,388,734 |
|
|
|
3,192,958 |
|
Loss (gain) on sale of oil and gas properties |
|
|
1,449,871 |
|
|
|
(221,642 |
) |
|
|
1,449,871 |
|
|
|
(221,642 |
) |
General and administrative expenses: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock based compensation expense |
|
|
179,748 |
|
|
|
194,050 |
|
|
|
359,496 |
|
|
|
336,352 |
|
Other general and administrative expenses |
|
|
1,596,626 |
|
|
|
1,465,143 |
|
|
|
3,620,399 |
|
|
|
2,636,275 |
|
Total operating costs and expenses |
|
|
6,853,428 |
|
|
|
6,036,921 |
|
|
|
12,885,575 |
|
|
|
10,671,825 |
|
Operating income (loss) |
|
|
(353,292 |
) |
|
|
13,866,083 |
|
|
|
2,970,837 |
|
|
|
22,831,277 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other income (expense): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest income |
|
|
433,201 |
|
|
|
21,945 |
|
|
|
923,963 |
|
|
|
37,166 |
|
Interest expense |
|
|
(34,422 |
) |
|
|
(745 |
) |
|
|
(62,859 |
) |
|
|
(16,064 |
) |
Gain (loss) on derivative contracts |
|
|
628,178 |
|
|
|
776,994 |
|
|
|
1,696,838 |
|
|
|
(194,910 |
) |
Other income (expense) |
|
|
3,066 |
|
|
|
(61,713 |
) |
|
|
4,701 |
|
|
|
(67,119 |
) |
Other income (expense), net |
|
|
1,030,023 |
|
|
|
736,481 |
|
|
|
2,562,643 |
|
|
|
(240,927 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
income before income tax expense |
|
|
676,731 |
|
|
|
14,602,564 |
|
|
|
5,533,480 |
|
|
|
22,590,350 |
|
Income tax expense |
|
|
246,142 |
|
|
|
4,019,576 |
|
|
|
1,573,064 |
|
|
|
6,201,474 |
|
NET
INCOME |
|
$ |
430,589 |
|
|
$ |
10,582,988 |
|
|
$ |
3,960,416 |
|
|
$ |
16,388,876 |
|
Currency translation adjustments |
|
|
1,129 |
|
|
|
(19,150 |
) |
|
|
(1,471 |
) |
|
|
(13,748 |
) |
Unrealized loss on securities |
|
|
(47,006 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(47,006 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
NET
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME |
|
$ |
384,712 |
|
|
$ |
10,563,838 |
|
|
$ |
3,911,939 |
|
|
$ |
16,375,128 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income per share, basic |
|
$ |
0.02 |
|
|
$ |
0.45 |
|
|
$ |
0.17 |
|
|
$ |
0.69 |
|
Net income per share, diluted |
|
$ |
0.02 |
|
|
$ |
0.44 |
|
|
$ |
0.17 |
|
|
$ |
0.69 |
|
Weighted average number of shares outstanding,
basic |
|
|
22,749,322 |
|
|
|
23,576,746 |
|
|
|
22,869,440 |
|
|
|
23,627,015 |
|
Weighted average number of shares outstanding,
diluted |
|
|
22,783,987 |
|
|
|
23,822,123 |
|
|
|
22,904,922 |
|
|
|
23,796,166 |
|
EPSILON
ENERGY LTD.Unaudited Consolidated Balance
Sheets(All amounts stated in US$) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
June 30, |
|
December 31, |
|
|
2023 |
|
2022 |
ASSETS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
|
$ |
9,488,094 |
|
|
$ |
45,236,584 |
|
Accounts receivable |
|
|
4,355,076 |
|
|
|
7,201,386 |
|
Short term investments |
|
|
26,804,482 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Fair value of derivatives |
|
|
1,286,070 |
|
|
|
1,222,090 |
|
Prepaid income taxes |
|
|
1,233,669 |
|
|
|
1,140,094 |
|
Other current assets |
|
|
391,007 |
|
|
|
632,154 |
|
Operating lease right-of-use assets |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
31,383 |
|
Total current assets |
|
|
43,558,398 |
|
|
|
55,463,691 |
|
Non-current assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property and equipment: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Oil and gas properties, successful efforts method |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proved properties |
|
|
152,014,489 |
|
|
|
148,326,265 |
|
Unproved properties |
|
|
25,989,679 |
|
|
|
18,169,157 |
|
Accumulated depletion, depreciation, amortization and
impairment |
|
|
(109,996,874 |
) |
|
|
(107,729,293 |
) |
Total oil and gas properties, net |
|
|
68,007,294 |
|
|
|
58,766,129 |
|
Gathering system |
|
|
42,673,506 |
|
|
|
42,639,001 |
|
Accumulated depletion, depreciation, amortization and
impairment |
|
|
(35,026,730 |
) |
|
|
(34,500,740 |
) |
Total gathering system, net |
|
|
7,646,776 |
|
|
|
8,138,261 |
|
Land |
|
|
637,764 |
|
|
|
637,764 |
|
Buildings and other property and equipment, net |
|
|
312,830 |
|
|
|
286,035 |
|
Total property and equipment, net |
|
|
76,604,664 |
|
|
|
67,828,189 |
|
Other assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating lease right-of-use assets, long term |
|
|
495,842 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Restricted cash |
|
|
495,000 |
|
|
|
570,363 |
|
Total non-current assets |
|
|
77,595,506 |
|
|
|
68,398,552 |
|
Total assets |
|
$ |
121,153,904 |
|
|
$ |
123,862,243 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable trade |
|
$ |
1,334,008 |
|
|
$ |
1,695,353 |
|
Gathering fees payable |
|
|
498,438 |
|
|
|
935,012 |
|
Royalties payable |
|
|
1,511,168 |
|
|
|
2,223,043 |
|
Accrued capital expenditures |
|
|
134,224 |
|
|
|
41,694 |
|
Accrued compensation |
|
|
405,448 |
|
|
|
598,351 |
|
Other accrued liabilities |
|
|
467,387 |
|
|
|
690,655 |
|
Operating lease liabilities |
|
|
24,748 |
|
|
|
35,299 |
|
Total current liabilities |
|
|
4,375,421 |
|
|
|
6,219,407 |
|
Non-current liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Asset retirement obligations |
|
|
2,777,847 |
|
|
|
2,780,237 |
|
Deferred income taxes |
|
|
10,847,721 |
|
|
|
10,617,394 |
|
Operating lease liabilities, long term |
|
|
519,652 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Total non-current liabilities |
|
|
14,145,220 |
|
|
|
13,397,631 |
|
Total liabilities |
|
|
18,520,641 |
|
|
|
19,617,038 |
|
Commitments and contingencies (Note 10) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shareholders' equity |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Preferred shares, no par value, unlimited shares authorized, none
issued or outstanding |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
Common shares, no par value, unlimited shares authorized and
22,649,290 shares issued and 22,554,169 shares outstanding at June
30, 2023 and 23,117,144 issued and outstanding at December 31,
2022 |
|
|
121,348,004 |
|
|
|
123,904,965 |
|
Treasury shares, at cost, 95,121 at June 30, 2023 and 0 at December
31, 2022 |
|
|
(497,814 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Additional paid-in capital |
|
|
10,215,725 |
|
|
|
9,856,229 |
|
Accumulated deficit |
|
|
(38,158,726 |
) |
|
|
(39,290,540 |
) |
Accumulated other comprehensive income |
|
|
9,726,074 |
|
|
|
9,774,551 |
|
Total shareholders' equity |
|
|
102,633,263 |
|
|
|
104,245,205 |
|
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity |
|
$ |
121,153,904 |
|
|
$ |
123,862,243 |
|
EPSILON
ENERGY LTD.Unaudited Consolidated Statements of
Cash Flows(All amounts stated in
US$) |
|
|
|
Six months ended June 30, |
|
|
2023 |
|
2022 |
Cash flows from operating activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income |
|
$ |
3,960,416 |
|
|
$ |
16,388,876 |
|
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by
operating activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depletion, depreciation, amortization, and accretion |
|
|
3,388,734 |
|
|
|
3,192,958 |
|
Accretion of discount on available for sale securities |
|
|
(343,328 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Gain on available for sale securities |
|
|
(47,659 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Loss (gain) on sale of oil and gas properties |
|
|
1,449,871 |
|
|
|
(221,642 |
) |
(Gain) loss on derivative contracts |
|
|
(1,696,838 |
) |
|
|
194,910 |
|
Settlement received (paid) on derivative contracts |
|
|
1,632,858 |
|
|
|
(1,375,287 |
) |
Settlement of asset retirement obligation |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(118,259 |
) |
Stock-based compensation expense |
|
|
359,496 |
|
|
|
336,352 |
|
Deferred income tax expense (benefit) |
|
|
230,327 |
|
|
|
319,326 |
|
Changes in assets and liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts receivable |
|
|
2,846,310 |
|
|
|
(5,333,960 |
) |
Prepaid income taxes and other assets and liabilities |
|
|
332,214 |
|
|
|
328,872 |
|
Accounts payable, royalties payable and other accrued
liabilities |
|
|
(1,910,674 |
) |
|
|
738,023 |
|
Income taxes payable |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
1,312,365 |
|
Net
cash provided by operating activities |
|
|
10,201,727 |
|
|
|
15,762,534 |
|
Cash
flows from investing activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Additions to unproved oil and gas properties |
|
|
(7,821,248 |
) |
|
|
(162,445 |
) |
Additions to proved oil and gas properties |
|
|
(5,653,284 |
) |
|
|
(4,935,370 |
) |
Additions to gathering system properties |
|
|
(30,264 |
) |
|
|
(82,855 |
) |
Additions to land, buildings and property and equipment |
|
|
(47,933 |
) |
|
|
(1,234 |
) |
Purchases of short term investments |
|
|
(32,812,974 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Proceeds from short term investments |
|
|
6,352,473 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Proceeds from sale of oil and gas properties |
|
|
12,498 |
|
|
|
200,000 |
|
Net
cash used in investing activities |
|
|
(40,000,732 |
) |
|
|
(4,981,904 |
) |
Cash
flows from financing activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Buyback of common shares |
|
|
(3,054,775 |
) |
|
|
(3,956,403 |
) |
Exercise of stock options |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
608,787 |
|
Dividends paid |
|
|
(2,828,602 |
) |
|
|
(2,969,677 |
) |
Debt issuance costs |
|
|
(140,000 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Net
cash used in financing activities |
|
|
(6,023,377 |
) |
|
|
(6,317,293 |
) |
Effect of currency rates on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted
cash |
|
|
(1,471 |
) |
|
|
(13,748 |
) |
(Decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted
cash |
|
|
(35,823,853 |
) |
|
|
4,449,589 |
|
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, beginning of
period |
|
|
45,806,947 |
|
|
|
27,065,423 |
|
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, end of
period |
|
$ |
9,983,094 |
|
|
$ |
31,515,012 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Supplemental cash flow disclosures: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income taxes paid |
|
$ |
1,432,000 |
|
|
$ |
4,566,000 |
|
Interest paid |
|
$ |
80,075 |
|
|
$ |
33,885 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-cash investing activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Change in
proved properties accrued in accounts payable and accrued
liabilities |
|
$ |
72,999 |
|
|
$ |
(1,097,247 |
) |
Change in
gathering system accrued in accounts payable and accrued
liabilities |
|
$ |
4,240 |
|
|
$ |
8,554 |
|
Change in
share buybacks accrued in accounts payable and accrued
liabilities |
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
598,419 |
|
Asset
retirement obligation asset additions and adjustments |
|
$ |
4,640 |
|
|
$ |
7,666 |
|
EPSILON
ENERGY LTD.Adjusted EBITDA
Reconciliation (All amounts stated in
US$) |
|
|
|
Three months ended June 30, |
|
Six months ended June 30, |
|
|
2023 |
|
2022 |
|
2023 |
|
2022 |
Net income |
|
$ |
430,589 |
|
|
$ |
10,582,988 |
|
|
$ |
3,960,416 |
|
|
$ |
16,388,876 |
|
Add Back: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest (income) expense, net |
|
|
(398,779 |
) |
|
|
(21,200 |
) |
|
|
(861,104 |
) |
|
|
(21,102 |
) |
Income tax expense |
|
|
246,142 |
|
|
|
4,019,576 |
|
|
|
1,573,064 |
|
|
|
6,201,474 |
|
Depreciation, depletion, amortization, and accretion |
|
|
1,615,728 |
|
|
|
1,803,739 |
|
|
|
3,388,734 |
|
|
|
3,192,958 |
|
Stock based compensation expense |
|
|
179,748 |
|
|
|
194,050 |
|
|
|
359,496 |
|
|
|
336,352 |
|
Loss (gain) on sale of assets |
|
|
1,449,871 |
|
|
|
(221,642 |
) |
|
|
1,449,871 |
|
|
|
(221,642 |
) |
Loss (gain) on derivative contracts net of cash received or paid on
settlement |
|
|
641,380 |
|
|
|
(940,553 |
) |
|
|
(63,980 |
) |
|
|
(1,180,377 |
) |
Foreign currency translation loss |
|
|
(5 |
) |
|
|
(1,071 |
) |
|
|
(987 |
) |
|
|
4,331 |
|
Adjusted EBITDA |
|
$ |
4,164,674 |
|
|
$ |
15,415,887 |
|
|
$ |
9,805,510 |
|
|
$ |
24,700,870 |
|
Epsilon defines Adjusted EBITDA as earnings
before (1) net interest expense, (2) taxes, (3) depreciation,
depletion, amortization and accretion expense, (4) impairments of
natural gas and oil properties, (5) non-cash stock compensation
expense, (6) gain or loss on derivative contracts net of cash
received or paid on settlement, and (7) other income. Adjusted
EBITDA is not a measure of financial performance as determined
under U.S. GAAP and should not be considered in isolation from or
as a substitute for net income or cash flow measures prepared in
accordance with U.S. GAAP or as a measure of profitability or
liquidity.
Additionally, Adjusted EBITDA may not be
comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies.
Epsilon has included Adjusted EBITDA as a supplemental disclosure
because its management believes that EBITDA provides useful
information regarding its ability to service debt and to fund
capital expenditures. It further provides investors a helpful
measure for comparing operating performance on a "normalized" or
recurring basis with the performance of other companies, without
giving effect to certain non-cash expenses and other items. This
provides management, investors and analysts with comparative
information for evaluating the Company in relation to other natural
gas and oil companies providing corresponding non-U.S. GAAP
financial measures or that have different financing and capital
structures or tax rates. These non-U.S. GAAP financial measures
should be considered in addition to, but not as a substitute for,
measures for financial performance prepared in accordance with U.S.
GAAP.
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