New Fortress Energy Inc. (Nasdaq: NFE) (“NFE” or the “Company”)
today reported its financial results for the third quarter of
2024.
Summary Highlights
- Adjusted EBITDA(1) of $176 million in the third quarter of
2024
- Net income of $11 million in the third quarter of 2024
- Adjusted EPS(2) of $0.05 on a fully diluted basis in the third
quarter of 2024
- EPS of $0.03 on a fully diluted basis in the third quarter of
2024
- Illustrative Adjusted EBITDA Goal(4) of $855 million in the
full year 2024
"This has been a strong and steady third quarter for the company
as we achieved Adjusted EBITDA of $176 million, matching our
guidance of $175 million. This was largely the result of steady
volume demand from our terminals and the addition of Fast LNG
cargos in our supply portfolio as the liquefier reached nameplate
production.
"We announced a series of strategic financing transactions that
are intended to increase the Company’s liquidity and financial
flexibility. NFE is in the advanced stages of refinancing its
corporate debt by exchanging $2.7 billion of senior secured notes,
which, upon completion, will extend the company's debt maturities
to 2029 and will also extend ~$900 million of its revolving credit
facility over the next several years. Additionally, the Company has
completed a $400 million equity raise, providing additional
liquidity to the business and bridging the Company to positive free
cash flow.
"Our strategic focus will now be to identify potential partners
for financings, commercial ventures or asset sales for one or more
of the Company’s primary businesses, including projects in Brazil,
Puerto Rico, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua and FLNG 1," said Wes
Edens, Chairman and CEO of New Fortress Energy.
Financial Detail
Three Months Ended
(in millions)
September 30, 2023
June 30, 2024
September 30, 2024
Revenues
$
514.5
$
428.0
$
567.5
Net income (loss)
$
62.3
$
(86.9)
$
11.3
Diluted EPS
$
0.30
$
(0.44)
$
0.03
Adjusted net income (loss)(7)
$
61.2
$
(84.6)
$
10.8
Adjusted EPS(2)
$
0.26
$
(0.41)
$
0.05
Terminals and Infrastructure Segment
Operating Margin(8)
$
194.7
$
214.3
$
184.8
Ships Segment Operating Margin(8)
$
54.9
$
34.1
$
34.8
Total Segment Operating Margin(8)
$
249.7
$
248.4
$
219.7
Adjusted EBITDA(1)
$
208.4
$
120.2
$
176.2
Please refer to our Q3 2024 Investor Presentation (the
“Presentation”) for further information about the following
terms:
1)“Adjusted EBITDA,” see definition and reconciliation of this
non-GAAP measure in the exhibits to this press release.
2) “Adjusted EPS” is not a measurement of financial performance
under GAAP and should not be considered in isolation or as an
alternative to any measure of performance or liquidity derived in
accordance with GAAP. We calculate Adjusted EPS as Adjusted Net
Income (Note 7 below) divided by the weighted average shares
outstanding on a fully diluted basis for the period indicated. We
believe this non-GAAP measure, as we have defined it, offers a
useful supplemental view of the overall evaluation of the Company
in a manner that is consistent with metrics used for management’s
evaluation of the Company’s overall performance. Adjusted EPS does
not have a standardized meaning, and different companies may use
different definitions. Therefore, this term may not be necessarily
comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other
companies.
3) Reserved
4) “Illustrative Adjusted EBITDA Goal” for the fourth quarter of
2024 and full year 2024 means our forward-looking goal for Adjusted
EBITDA for the relevant period and is based on the "Illustrative
Total Segment Operating Margin Goal" less illustrative Core SGA
assumed to be at approximately $25 million for the fourth quarter
of 2024, including the pro rata share of Core SG&A from
unconsolidated entities.
This presentation also assumes that (i) the Company engages in
mitigation sales related to certain of its LNG contracts, (ii) the
Company enters into a potential sale of a rechartering opportunity
providing revenue of approximately $75 million to $100 million,
(iii) the Company’s subsidiary, Genera PR LLC, receives quarterly
incentive payments related to cost savings recognized by PREPA,
(iv) the Company receives the revenues from the forward sales
transactions entered into during the second quarter of 2024 and
(iv) the Company continues to increase volumes related to its gas
sales agreement with PREPA.
For the purpose of this presentation, we have assumed an average
Total Segment Operating Margin between ($0.28) and $7.30 per MMBtu
for all downstream terminal & cargo sale economics in the
fourth quarter of 2024 because we assume that (i) we purchase
delivered gas at a weighted average of $8.28 in the fourth quarter
of 2024 (ii) we will have costs related to shipping, logistics and
regasification similar to our current operations which will be
reduced when our First FLNG facility is in full production, and
those costs will be distributed over the larger volumes. For
Vessels chartered to third parties, this measure reflects the
revenue from those charters, capacity and tolling arrangements, and
other fixed fees, less the cost to operate and maintain each ship,
in each case based on contracted amounts for ship charters,
capacity and tolling fees, and industry standard costs for
operation and maintenance. We assume an average Total Segment
Operating Margin of up to $145k per day per vessel. For Fast LNG,
this measure reflects the difference between the delivered cost of
open LNG and the delivered cost of open market LNG less Fast LNG
production cost. These costs do not include expenses and income
that are required by GAAP to be recorded on our financial
statements, including the return of or return on capital
expenditures for the relevant project, and selling, general and
administrative costs. Our current cost of natural gas per MMBtu is
higher than the cost we would need to achieve Illustrative Total
Segment Operating Margin Goal, and the primary drivers for reducing
these costs are the reduced costs of purchasing gas and the
increased sales volumes, which result in lower fixed costs being
spread over a larger number of MMBtus sold. References to volumes,
percentages of such volumes and the Illustrative Total Segment
Operating Margin Goal related to such volumes (i) are not based on
the Company’s historical operating results, which are limited, and
(ii) do not purport to be an actual representation of our future
economics. Actual circumstances could differ materially from the
assumptions, and actual performance and results could differ
materially from, and there can be no assurance that they will
reflect, our corporate goal.
5) Reserved.
6) Reserved.
7) “Adjusted Net Income” means Net Income attributable to
stockholders as presented in the relevant Form 10-K or Form 10-Q
for the relevant financial period as adjusted by non-cash
impairment charges and gains or losses on disposal of our
assets.
8) “Total Segment Operating Margin” is the total of our
Terminals and Infrastructure Segment Operating Margin and Ships
Segment Operating Margin. Our segment measure also excludes
unrealized mark-to-market gains or losses on derivative instruments
and certain contract acquisition costs.
Additional Information
For additional information that management believes to be useful
for investors, please refer to the presentation posted on the
Investors section of New Fortress Energy’s website,
www.newfortressenergy.com, and the Company’s most recent Annual
Report on Form 10-K, which is available on the Company’s website.
Nothing on our website is included or incorporated by reference
herein.
Earnings Conference Call
Management will host a conference call on Thursday, November 7,
2024 at 8:00 A.M. Eastern Time. The conference call may be accessed
by dialing (888) 204-4368 (toll-free from within the U.S.) or
+1-323-994-2093 (from outside of the U.S.) fifteen minutes prior to
the scheduled start of the call; please reference “NFE
Third-Quarter 2024 Earnings Call” or conference code 5050993.
A simultaneous webcast of the conference call will be available
to the public on a listen-only basis at www.newfortressenergy.com
under the Investors section within “Events & Presentations.”
Please allow time prior to the call to visit the site and download
any necessary software required to listen to the internet
broadcast. A replay of the conference call will be available at the
same website location shortly after the conclusion of the live
call.
About New Fortress Energy
Inc.
New Fortress Energy Inc. (NASDAQ: NFE) is a global energy
infrastructure company founded to help address energy poverty and
accelerate the world’s transition to reliable, affordable, and
clean energy. The Company owns and operates natural gas and
liquefied natural gas (LNG) infrastructure and an integrated fleet
of ships and logistics assets to rapidly deliver turnkey energy
solutions to global markets. Collectively, the Company’s assets and
operations reinforce global energy security, enable economic
growth, enhance environmental stewardship and transform local
industries and communities around the world.
Cautionary Statement Concerning
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains certain statements and information
that may constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning
of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All
statements contained in this press release other than historical
information are forward-looking statements that involve known and
unknown risks and relate to future events, our future financial
performance or our projected business results. You can identify
these forward-looking statements by the use of forward-looking
words such as “expects,” “may,” “will,” “can,” “could,” “should,”
“predicts,” “intends,” “plans,” “estimates,” “anticipates,”
“believes,” “schedules,” “progress,” “targets,” “budgets,”
“outlook,” “trends,” “forecasts,” “projects,” “guidance,” “focus,”
“on track,” “goals,” “objectives,” “strategies,” “opportunities,”
“poised,” or the negative version of those words or other
comparable words. Forward looking statements include: our
expectation regarding our Illustrative Adjusted EBITDA Goals for
2024; our ability to successfully execute its refinancing
transactions; our ability to explore with potential strategic
partners financings, commercial ventures or asset sales for one or
more of its primary businesses, including projects in Brazil,
Puerto Rico, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua and FLNG 1, and future
strategic plans. These forward-looking statements are necessarily
estimates based upon current information and involve a number of
risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are outside
of the Company’s control. Actual results or events may differ
materially from the results anticipated in these forward-looking
statements. Specific factors that could cause actual results to
differ from those in the forward-looking statements include, but
are not limited to: risks related to the development, construction,
completion or commissioning schedule for the facilities; risks
related to the operation and maintenance of our facilities and
assets; failure of our third-party contractors, equipment
manufacturers, suppliers and operators to perform their obligations
for the development, construction and operation of our projects,
vessels and assets; our ability to implement our business strategy;
the risk that our proposed financing transactions may not be
completed in a timely manner or at all, inability to successfully
develop and implement our technological solutions, including our
Fast LNG technology, or that we do not receive the benefits we
expect from the Fast LNG technology; cyclical or other changes in
the LNG and natural gas industries; competition in the energy
industry; the receipt of permits, approvals and authorizations from
governmental and regulatory agencies on a timely basis or at all;
new or changes to existing governmental policies, laws, rules or
regulations, or the administration thereof; failure to maintain
sufficient working capital and to generate revenues, which could
adversely affect our ability to fund our projects; adverse
regional, national, or international economic conditions, adverse
capital market conditions and adverse political developments; and
the impact of public health crises, such as pandemics and epidemics
and any related company or government policies and actions to
protect the health and safety of individuals or government policies
or actions to maintain the functioning of national or global
economies and markets. These factors are not necessarily all of the
important factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those expressed in any of the Company’s
forward-looking statements. Other known or unpredictable factors
could also have material adverse effects on future results. Any
forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is
made, and we undertake no duty to update or revise any
forward-looking statements, even though our situation may change in
the future or we may become aware of new or updated information
relating to such forward-looking statements. New factors emerge
from time to time, and it is not possible for the Company to
predict all such factors. When considering these forward-looking
statements, you should keep in mind the risk factors and other
cautionary statements included in New Fortress Energy Inc.’s annual
and quarterly reports filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, which could cause its actual results to differ
materially from those contained in any forward-looking
statement.
Exhibits – Financial Statements
Condensed Consolidated Statements of
Operations
For the three months ended June 30,
2024 and September 30, 2024
(Unaudited, in thousands of U.S.
dollars, except share and per share amounts)
For the Three Months
Ended
June 30, 2024
September 30, 2024
Revenues
Operating revenue
$
291,222
$
446,048
Vessel charter revenue
52,416
59,668
Other revenue
84,368
61,819
Total revenues
428,006
567,535
Operating expenses
Cost of sales (exclusive of depreciation
and amortization shown separately below)
221,860
325,292
Vessel operating expenses
8,503
8,254
Operations and maintenance
39,292
32,062
Selling, general and administrative
70,578
82,388
Transaction and integration costs
1,760
3,154
Depreciation and amortization
37,413
35,364
Asset impairment expense
4,272
1,484
Total operating expenses
383,678
487,998
Operating income
44,328
79,537
Interest expense
80,399
71,107
Other expense, net
47,354
(5,836)
Loss on extinguishment of debt, net
—
—
Income (loss) before income from equity
method investments and income taxes
(83,425)
14,266
Tax provision
3,435
2,953
Net income (loss)
(86,860)
11,313
Net (income) attributable to
non-controlling interest
(1,994)
(2,014)
Net income (loss) attributable to
stockholders
$
(88,854)
$
9,299
Net income (loss) per share - basic
$
(0.44)
$
0.04
Net income (loss) per share - diluted
$
(0.44)
$
0.03
Weighted average number of shares
outstanding – basic
205,070,756
205,071,771
Weighted average number of shares
outstanding – diluted
205,851,364
208,880,044
Adjusted EBITDA For the three months ended September
30, 2024 (Unaudited, in thousands of U.S. dollars)
Adjusted EBITDA is not a measurement of financial performance
under GAAP and should not be considered in isolation or as an
alternative to income from operations, net income, cash flow from
operating activities or any other measure of performance or
liquidity derived in accordance with GAAP. We believe this non-GAAP
measure, as we have defined it, offers a useful supplemental view
of the overall operation of our business in evaluating the
effectiveness of our ongoing operating performance in a manner that
is consistent with metrics used for management’s evaluation of our
overall performance and to compensate employees. We believe that
Adjusted EBITDA is widely used by investors to measure a company’s
operating performance without regard to items such as interest
expense, taxes, depreciation, and amortization which vary
substantially from company to company depending on capital
structure, the method by which assets were acquired and
depreciation policies. Further, we exclude certain items from our
SG&A not otherwise indicative of ongoing operating
performance.
We calculate Adjusted EBITDA as net income, plus transaction and
integration costs, contract termination charges and loss on
mitigations sales, depreciation and amortization, asset impairment
expense, loss on asset sales, interest expense, net, other (income)
expense, net, loss on extinguishment of debt, changes in fair value
of non-hedge derivative instruments and contingent consideration,
tax expense, and adjusting for certain items from our SG&A not
otherwise indicative of ongoing operating performance, including
non-cash share-based compensation and severance expense,
non-capitalizable development expenses, cost to pursue new business
opportunities and expenses associated with changes to our corporate
structure, certain non-capitalizable contract acquisition costs
plus our pro rata share of Adjusted EBITDA from certain
unconsolidated entities, less the impact of equity in earnings
(losses) of certain unconsolidated entities.
Adjusted EBITDA is mathematically equivalent to our Total
Segment Operating Margin, as reported in the segment disclosures
within our financial statements, minus Core SG&A, including our
pro rata share of such expenses of certain unconsolidated entities,
minus deferred earnings for which a prepayment was received. Core
SG&A is defined as total SG&A adjusted for non-cash
share-based compensation and severance expense, non-capitalizable
development expenses, cost of exploring new business opportunities
and expenses associated with changes to our corporate structure.
Core SG&A excludes certain items from our SG&A not
otherwise indicative of ongoing operating performance.
The principal limitation of this non-GAAP measure is that it
excludes significant expenses and income that are required by GAAP
to be recorded in our financial statements. Investors are
encouraged to review the related GAAP financial measures and the
reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measure to our GAAP net
income, and not to rely on any single financial measure to evaluate
our business. Adjusted EBITDA does not have a standardized meaning,
and different companies may use different Adjusted EBITDA
definitions. Therefore, Adjusted EBITDA may not be necessarily
comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other
companies. Moreover, our definition of Adjusted EBITDA may not
necessarily be the same as those we use for purposes of
establishing covenant compliance under our financing agreements or
for other purposes. Adjusted EBITDA should not be construed as
alternatives to net income and diluted earnings per share
attributable to New Fortress Energy, which are determined in
accordance with GAAP.
The following table sets forth a reconciliation of net income
(loss) to Adjusted EBITDA for the three months ended September 30,
2023, June 30, 2024 and September 30, 2024:
(in thousands)
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2023
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2024
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2024
Total Segment Operating Margin
$
249,687
$
248,351
$
219,654
Less: Core SG&A (see definition
above)
41,289
38,190
25,723
Less: Deferred earnings from contracted
sales
—
90,000
60,000
Less: Revenue recognized from deferred
earnings from cargo sales
—
—
(42,273)
Adjusted EBITDA (Non-GAAP)
$
208,398
$
120,161
$
176,204
Net income (loss)
$
62,338
$
(86,860)
$
11,313
Add: Interest expense
64,822
80,399
71,107
Add: Tax provision
25,194
3,435
2,953
Add: Depreciation and amortization
48,670
37,413
35,364
Add: Asset impairment expense
—
4,272
1,484
Add: SG&A items excluded from Core
SG&A (see definition above)
7,818
32,388
56,665
Add: Transaction and integration costs
2,739
1,760
3,154
Add: Other (income) expense, net
(2,271)
47,354
(5,836)
Add: Changes in fair value of non-hedge
derivative instruments and contingent consideration
(423)
—
—
Add: (Income) from equity method
investments
(489)
—
—
Adjusted EBITDA
$
208,398
$
120,161
$
176,204
Segment Operating Margin (Unaudited, in thousands of
U.S. dollars)
Performance of our two segments, Terminals and Infrastructure
and Ships, is evaluated based on Segment Operating Margin. Segment
Operating Margin reconciles to Consolidated Segment Operating
Margin as reflected below, which is a non-GAAP measure. We define
Consolidated Segment Operating Margin as GAAP net income, adjusted
for selling, general and administrative expense, transaction and
integration costs, contract termination charges and loss on
mitigation sales, depreciation and amortization, asset impairment
expense, loss on asset sales, interest expense, other (income)
expense, loss on extinguishment of debt, net, (income) loss from
equity method investments and tax (benefit) provision. Consolidated
Segment Operating Margin is mathematically equivalent to Revenue
minus Cost of sales minus Operations and maintenance minus Vessel
operating expenses, each as reported in our financial
statements.
Three Months Ended September
30, 2024
(in thousands of $)
Terminals and Infrastructure
(1)
Ships
Total Segment
Consolidation and
Other⁽¹⁾
Consolidated
Segment Operating Margin
$ 184,846
$ 34,808
$ 219,654
$ (17,727)
$ 201,927
Less:
Selling, general and administrative
82,388
Transaction and integration costs
3,154
Depreciation and amortization
35,364
Asset impairment expense
1,484
Interest expense
71,107
Other (income), net
(5,836)
Tax (benefit)
2,953
Net income
$ 11,313
Three Months Ended June 30,
2024
(in thousands of $)
Terminals and Infrastructure
(1)
Ships
Total Segment
Consolidation and
Other⁽¹⁾
Consolidated
Segment Operating Margin
$ 214,276
$ 34,075
$ 248,351
$ (90,000)
$ 158,351
Less:
Selling, general and administrative
70,578
Transaction and integration costs
1,760
Depreciation and amortization
37,413
Interest expense
80,399
Asset impairment expense
4,272
Other expense, net
47,354
Tax provision
3,435
Net loss
$ (86,860)
(1) Terminals and Infrastructure includes deferred earnings from
contracted sales that were contracted in the current period, and
prepayment for these sales was received. Revenue will be recognized
in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and
Comprehensive Income (Loss) when delivery under these forward sales
transactions is completed in from the fourth quarter of 2024
through 2025. Consolidation and Other adjusts for the inclusion of
deferred earnings from contracted sales in Total Segment Operating
Margin of $60,000 and $90,000 for the three months ended September
30, 2024 and June 30, 2024, respectively. A portion of these
deferred earnings of $42,273 were recognized upon delivery during
the third quarter of 2024.
Three Months Ended September
30, 2023
(in thousands of $)
Terminals and Infrastructure
⁽¹⁾
Ships
Total Segment
Consolidation and
Other ⁽¹⁾
Consolidated
Segment Operating Margin
$ 194,743
$ 54,944
$ 249,687
$ 423
$ 250,110
Less:
Selling, general and administrative
49,107
Transaction and integration costs
2,739
Depreciation and amortization
48,670
Interest expense
64,822
Other (income), net
(2,271)
(Income) from equity method
investments
(489)
Tax provision
25,194
Net income
$ 62,338
(1) Consolidation and Other also adjusts for the exclusion of
unrealized mark-to-market gains or losses on derivative instruments
in our segment measure.
Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Earnings per Share
(Unaudited, in thousands of U.S. dollars, except share and per
share amounts)
The following table sets forth a reconciliation between net
income attributable to stockholders and earnings per share adjusted
for non-cash impairment charges and losses on disposals of
assets.
Three months ended September
30, 2023
Three months ended June 30,
2024
Three months ended September
30, 2024
Net income (loss) attributable to
stockholders
$
61,221
$
(88,854)
$
9,299
Non-cash impairment charges, net of
tax
—
4,272
1,484
Loss on sale of assets
(7,844)
—
—
Adjusted net income (loss)
$
53,377
$
(84,582)
$
10,783
Weighted-average shares outstanding -
diluted
205,032,928
205,851,364
208,880,044
Adjusted earnings per share
$
0.26
$
(0.41)
$
0.05
Condensed Consolidated Statements of
Operations
For the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2024 and 2023
(Unaudited, in thousands of U.S.
dollars, except share and per share amounts)
Three Months Ended September
30,
Nine Months Ended September
30,
2024
2023
2024
2023
Revenues
Operating revenue
$
446,048
$
420,868
$
1,346,774
$
1,417,175
Vessel charter revenue
59,668
67,287
158,739
209,651
Other revenue
61,819
26,307
180,349
28,112
Total revenues
567,535
514,462
1,685,862
1,654,938
Operating expenses
Cost of sales (exclusive of depreciation
and amortization shown separately below)
325,292
191,920
776,269
602,626
Vessel operating expenses
8,254
11,613
25,153
36,347
Operations and maintenance
32,062
60,819
139,902
121,187
Selling, general and administrative
82,388
49,107
223,720
157,048
Transaction and integration costs
3,154
2,739
6,285
4,787
Depreciation and amortization
35,364
48,670
123,268
125,160
Asset impairment expense
1,484
—
5,756
—
Loss on sale of assets, net
—
—
77,140
—
Total operating expenses
487,998
364,868
1,377,493
1,047,155
Operating income
79,537
149,594
308,369
607,783
Interest expense
71,107
64,822
228,850
200,891
Other (income) expense, net
(5,836)
(2,271)
60,630
16,150
Loss on extinguishment of debt, net
—
—
9,754
—
Income before income from equity method
investments and income taxes
14,266
87,043
9,135
390,742
Income from equity method investments
—
489
—
12,738
Tax provision
2,953
25,194
28,012
69,476
Net income (loss)
11,313
62,338
(18,877)
334,004
Net (income) attributable to
non-controlling interest
(2,014)
(1,117)
(6,597)
(3,329)
Net income (loss) attributable to
stockholders
$
9,299
$
61,221
$
(25,474)
$
330,675
Net income (loss) per share – basic
$
0.04
$
0.30
$
(0.14)
$
1.60
Net income (loss) per share – diluted
$
0.03
$
0.30
$
(0.15)
$
1.59
Weighted average number of shares
outstanding – basic
205,071,771
205,032,928
205,068,178
206,249,474
Weighted average number of shares
outstanding – diluted
208,880,044
205,032,928
206,836,683
206,804,833
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