Kimbell Royalty Partners Announces Record Third Quarter 2018 Results; Sixth Consecutive Quarterly Distribution Increase

FORT WORTH, Texas, Nov. 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Kimbell Royalty Partners, LP (NYSE: KRP) ("Kimbell Royalty Partners" or "Kimbell"), a leading owner of oil and natural gas mineral and royalty interests across 28 states, today announced financial and operating results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2018.

Third Quarter Highlights

Third quarter results include the acquisition of certain subsidiaries of Haymaker Minerals & Royalties, LLC and Haymaker Properties, L.P. (together, "Haymaker"), which closed on July 12, 2018.

    --  Q3 distribution of $0.45 per common unit, up $0.02 or 5% per unit from
        Q2 and up 45% compared with Q3 last year
    --  Average daily production of 8,546 Boe per day, up 135% from Q2 and up
        159% from Q3 last year, with total Q3 2018 production of 731,253 Boe
        consisting of 176,789 Bbls of oil, 2,766,750 Mcf of natural gas and
        93,339 Bbls of natural gas liquids
    --  Oil, natural gas and NGL revenues of $21.1 million, up 94% from Q2 and
        up 158% from Q3 last year
    --  Net loss of $3.8 million, compared to net income of $1.4 million from Q2
        and $0.1 million from Q3 last year
    --  Adjusted EBITDA of $14.0 million, up 82% from Q2 and up 166% from Q3
        last year

Recent Developments

    --  Completed change in Kimbell's status from a pass-through partnership to
        a taxable entity, enabling Kimbell to target a significantly larger
        investor base
    --  Distributions will be substantially return of capital, which is
        non-taxable to unitholders
    --  Completed a follow-on equity offering of 3.45 million common units at a
        price of $19.00 per common unit in October 2018
    --  Paid down $61.0 million on $200.0 million revolving credit facility with
        the net proceeds from the follow-on equity offering, with a current
        revolving credit facility balance of $87.3 million and $112.7 million of
        availability

"We delivered another record quarter in terms of production, revenues, adjusted EBITDA and cash available for distribution. The Haymaker acquisition is proving to be the transformational acquisition that we had envisioned. The full integration will be completed this year ahead of schedule and the asset performance to date is excellent," said Robert Ravnaas, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Kimbell Royalty Partners' general partner.

"We completed our first follow-on equity offering in early October, which not only helped de-lever our balance sheet, but also significantly increased our public float. Our average daily trading volume is up more than 300% since we completed our equity offering and we expect this to continue to improve over time. We also completed our conversion to a corporation for tax purposes, which we believe will be a significant driver of increased investor interest within the energy yield space. Management continues to be very bullish about the royalty sector and the number of acquisitions we are seeing is now at an all-time high. And, finally, we recently announced our sixth consecutive distribution increase. It has been a very busy 2018 and we look forward to more positive developments in the months and years to come."

Third Quarter 2018 Distribution

On October 26, 2018, Kimbell announced a distribution of $0.45 per common unit, payable on November 12, 2018 to common unitholders of record on November 5, 2018. Kimbell began recording revenues from the Haymaker assets in its the third quarter financials from and after the closing date, as permitted under generally accepted accounting principles in the United States ("GAAP"). In addition, since Kimbell was entitled to revenues from the Haymaker assets from the effective date of April 1, 2018, Kimbell's cash available for distribution in the third quarter of 2018 includes revenues attributable to the Haymaker assets from the beginning of the quarter, and a portion of such revenues have been included in the third quarter distribution. Additional revenues received from the effective date of the Haymaker acquisition are expected to be used to pay down borrowings under the revolving credit facility in the fourth quarter of 2018.

Financial Highlights

Third quarter results include the Haymaker acquisition, which closed on July 12, 2018. Total revenue increased 72% from the prior quarter to $18.4 million, and was up from $8.4 million from the third quarter last year. Third quarter net loss was $3.8 million, compared to net income of $1.4 million in the prior quarter and net income of $0.1 million in the third quarter last year. Third quarter net loss attributable to common units was $3.7 million, or $0.15 per common unit. In connection with the conversion to a taxable entity, Kimbell reported a non-cash tax provision of $2.0 million in the third quarter of 2018.

Adjusted EBITDA for the quarter totaled $14.0 million, versus $7.7 million in the prior quarter and $5.3 million in the third quarter last year. (Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP measure. Please see a reconciliation to the nearest GAAP measures at the end of this news release). Average realized price per barrel (Bbl) for oil was $64.77, natural gas per thousand cubic feet (Mcf) was $2.56, and natural gas liquids (NGLs) per Bbl was $27.45.

Production

Third quarter average daily production increased 135% from the prior quarter with 8,546 barrels of oil equivalent (Boe) per day, for total production of 731,253 Boe. Revenues were derived 65% from liquids (53% from oil and 12% from NGLs), 33% from natural gas and 2% from lease bonuses. Production was composed of approximately 37% liquids (24% oil and 13% NGLs) and 63% natural gas on a 6:1 basis.

Liquidity

At September 30, 2018, Kimbell had $148.3 million outstanding under its $200.0 million revolving credit facility and was in compliance with all related financial covenants. After giving effect to the pay down of borrowings under the revolving credit facility with net proceeds from the equity offering in early October, the current balance was $87.3 million and total debt to Adjusted EBITDA ratio was 1.4x.

Hedging

Kimbell hedges its daily production in manner that approximates the amount of debt and/or preferred equity as a percent of its enterprise value. As of September 30, 2018, Kimbell had hedged daily oil and natural gas production of approximately 30% of its production. After giving effect to the pay down of borrowings under the revolving credit facility in early October 2018, Kimbell has hedged daily oil and natural gas production of approximately 25% of its production. Please see the supplemental schedule at the end of this news release for hedging details.

Conference Call

Kimbell will host a conference call and webcast today at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time (10:00 a.m. Central Time) to discuss third quarter results. To access the call live by phone, dial (201) 389-0869 and ask for the Kimbell call at least 10 minutes prior to the start time. A telephonic replay will be available through November 15th by calling (201) 612-7415 and using pass code 13683436#. A webcast of the call will also be available live and for later replay on Kimbell's website at http://kimbellrp.investorroom.com under Events and Presentations.

About Kimbell Royalty Partners, LP

Kimbell (NYSE: KRP) is a limited partnership based in Fort Worth, Texas, and is managed by its general partner, Kimbell Royalty GP, LLC. Kimbell owns mineral and royalty interests in approximately 11.1 million gross acres in 28 states and in nearly every major onshore basin in the continental United States, including ownership in more than 84,000 gross producing wells, with over 38,000 wells in the Permian Basin. To learn more, visit http://www.kimbellrp.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This news release includes forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, including risks relating to Kimbell's change to a taxable entity, business, prospects for growth and acquisitions and the securities markets generally. Except as required by law, Kimbell undertakes no obligation and does not intend to update these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances occurring after this news release. When considering these forward-looking statements, you should keep in mind the risk factors and other cautionary statements in Kimbell's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). These include risks that the anticipated benefits of the election to change to a taxable entity are not realized, as well as risks inherent in oil and natural gas drilling and production activities, including risks with respect to low or declining prices for oil and natural gas that could result in downward revisions to the value of proved reserves or otherwise cause operators to delay or suspend planned drilling and completion operations or reduce production levels, which would adversely impact cash flow; risks related to the impairment of oil and natural gas properties; risks relating to the availability of capital to fund drilling operations that can be adversely affected by adverse drilling results, production declines and declines in oil and natural gas prices; risks regarding Kimbell's ability to meet financial covenants under its credit agreement or its ability to obtain amendments or waivers to effect such compliance; risks relating to Kimbell's hedging activities; risks of fire, explosion, blowouts, pipe failure, casing collapse, unusual or unexpected formation pressures, environmental hazards, and other operating and production risks, which may temporarily or permanently reduce production or cause initial production or test results to not be indicative of future well performance or delay the timing of sales or completion of drilling operations; risks relating to delays in receipt of drilling permits; risks relating to unexpected adverse developments in the status of properties; risks relating to borrowing base redeterminations by Kimbell's lenders; risks relating to the absence or delay in receipt of government approvals or third-party consents; risks relating to acquisitions, dispositions and drop downs of assets; risks relating to Kimbell's ability to realize the anticipated benefits from and to integrate acquired assets, including the assets acquired in the Haymaker Acquisition; and other risks described in Kimbell's Annual Report on Form 10-K and other filings with the SEC, available at the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this news release.

Contact:

Rick Black
Dennard Lascar Investor Relations
krp@dennardlascar.com
(713) 529-6600

- Financial statements follow -




        
            
              Kimbell Royalty Partners, LP


                        Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet


          
            
              (Unaudited, in thousands)




                                                         September 30,


                                                                  2018



                 Assets:



     Current assets


        Cash and cash
         equivalents                                                    $
          16,528


        Oil, natural gas and NGL
         receivables                                                          17,498


        Other current assets                                                     427



        Total current assets                                                  34,453


      Property and equipment,
       net                                                                       453


      Oil and natural gas
       properties


        Oil and natural gas
         properties (full cost
         method)                                                             731,085


        Less: accumulated
         depreciation, depletion
         and accretion                                                      (85,533)



        Total oil and natural
         gas properties                                                      645,552


      Loan origination costs,
       net                                                                     3,436



        Total assets                                                   $
          683,894

                                                                                   ===

                 Liabilities, mezzanine
                  equity and unitholders'
                  equity:


      Current liabilities


        Accounts
         payable                                                         $
          1,502


        Other current
         liabilities                                                           3,995


        Commodity derivative
         liabilities                                                             770


        Total current
         liabilities                                                           6,267


      Commodity derivative
       liabilities                                                             3,045


      Deferred tax liability                                                   1,475



     Long-term debt                                                         148,310


        Total liabilities                                                    159,097


      Commitments and
       contingencies


      Mezzanine equity:


        Series A preferred units                                              67,904



     Equity:


        Additional paid in
         capital                                                              36,608



       Common units                                                         210,186



       Class B units                                                            648



        Total unitholders equity                                             247,442


        Noncontrolling interest                                              209,451




       Total equity                                                         456,893



        Total
         liabilities,
         mezzanine
         equity, and
         equity                                                        $
          683,894

                                                                                   ===








                                                      
              
                Kimbell Royalty Partners, LP


                                             
              
                Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations


                                     
              
                (Unaudited, in thousands, except per-unit data and unit count)




                                                                          
              
                Three Months Ended        Three Months Ended


                                                                          
              
                September 30, 2018        September 30, 2017




     
                Revenue


        Oil, natural gas and
         NGL revenues                                                                                         21,085                           $
           8,174


        Lease bonus and
         other income                                                                                            358                                      177


        Loss on commodity
         derivative
         instruments                                                                                         (3,036)


        Total revenues                                                                                        18,407                                    8,351



     
                Costs and expenses


        Production and ad
         valorem taxes                                                                                         1,410                                      779


        Depreciation,
         depletion and
         accretion expenses                                                                                    7,607                                    4,489


        Marketing and other
         deductions                                                                                            1,690                                      424


        General and
         administrative
         expenses                                                                                              4,879                                    2,315

                                                                                                                                                         ---

        Total costs and
         expenses                                                                                             15,586                                    8,007


                   Operating income                                                                            2,821                                      344



     
                Other expense


        Interest expense                                                                                       1,843                                      225


                   Net income (loss)
                    before income taxes                                                                          978                                      119


        Provision for income
         taxes                                                                                                 1,977


                   Net (loss) income
                    before distribution
                    and accretion on                                                                           (999)                                     119



     
                Series A preferred units


        Distribution and
         accretion on Series
         A preferred units                                                                                   (2,840)


                   Net (loss) income                                                                         (3,839)                                     119


        Net loss
         attributable to
         noncontrolling
         interests                                                                                             (141)


                   Net (loss) income
                    attributable to
                    Kimbell Royalty
                    Partners LP                                                                              (3,698)                                     119


        Distribution on
         Class B units                                                                                          (13)


                   Net (loss) income
                    attributable to
                    common units                                                                             (3,711)                            $
           119

                                                                                                                                                         ===




       Basic                                                                                                 (0.15)                           $
           0.01

                                                                                                                                                         ===


       Diluted                                                                                               (0.15)                           $
           0.01

                                                                                                                                                         ===

                   Weighted average number of common units outstanding



       Basic                                                                                             24,079,289                               16,337,985

                                                                                                                                                         ===


       Diluted                                                                                           24,079,289                               16,503,664

                                                                                                                                                         ===

Kimbell Royalty Partners, LP
Supplemental Schedules

NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

Adjusted EBITDA is used as a supplemental non-GAAP financial measure by management and external users of our financial statements, such as industry analysts, investors, lenders and rating agencies. We believe Adjusted EBITDA is useful because it allows us to more effectively evaluate our operating performance and compare the results of our operations period to period without regard to our financing methods or capital structure. In addition, management uses Adjusted EBITDA to evaluate cash flow available to pay distributions to our unitholders. We define Adjusted EBITDA as net income (loss) before interest expense, net of capitalized interest, non-cash unit-based compensation, unrealized gains and losses on commodity derivative instruments, impairment of oil and natural gas properties, income taxes and depreciation, depletion and accretion expense. Adjusted EBITDA is not a measure of net income (loss) or net cash provided by operating activities as determined by generally accepted accounting principles in the United States ("GAAP"). We exclude the items listed above from net income (loss) in arriving at Adjusted EBITDA because these amounts can vary substantially from company to company within our industry depending upon accounting methods and book values of assets, capital structures and the method by which the assets were acquired. Certain items excluded from Adjusted EBITDA are significant components in understanding and assessing a company's financial performance, such as a company's cost of capital and tax structure, as well as historic costs of depreciable assets, none of which are components of Adjusted EBITDA. Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered an alternative to net income, oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids revenues, net cash provided by operating activities or any other measure of financial performance or liquidity presented in accordance with GAAP. Our computations of Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies. We expect that cash available for distribution for each quarter will generally equal our Adjusted EBITDA for the quarter, less cash needed for debt service and other contractual obligations and fixed charges and reserves for future operating or capital needs that the board of directors may determine is appropriate.


                          
              
                
           
                  
                      
                        Kimbell Royalty Partners, LP


                                                          
            
                Supplemental Schedule


                                             
              
       (Unaudited, in thousands, except per unit data and unit count)




                                                                            Three Months Ended                                                Three Months Ended


                                                                            September 30, 2018                                                September 30, 2017

                                                                                                                                                             ---

                   Reconciliation of net cash provided by
                    operating activities


                   to Adjusted EBITDA


      Net cash provided by
       operating activities                                                                         $
              685                                              $
          5,387



       Interest expense                                                                                    1,843                                                        225



       Current income tax expense                                                                            501


        Amortization of loan origination costs                                                              (177)                                                      (15)



       Unit-based compensation                                                                             (751)                                                     (434)


        Change in fair value of open commodity
         derivative instruments                                                                           (2,814)


        Changes in operating assets and
         liabilities:


          Oil, natural gas and NGL revenues
           receivable                                                                                       8,977                                                        556



         Other receivables                                                                                   200                                                         65



         Accounts payable                                                                                  3,750                                                        228


          Other current liabilities                                                                       (1,786)                                                   (1,179)



     EBITDA                                                                                     $
              10,428                                              $
          4,833

                                                                                                                                                                          ---


     Add:



       Unit-based compensation                                                                               751                                                        434


        Change in fair value of open commodity
         derivative instruments                                                                             2,814


      Adjusted EBITDA                                                                            $
              13,993                                              $
          5,267

                                                                                                                                                                          ===







           
              
                Kimbell Royalty Partners, LP


              
              
                Supplemental Schedule


            
              
                (Unaudited, in thousands)




                                                                Three Months Ended


                                                                September 30, 2018





                 Net loss before
                  distribution and
                  accretion on Series
                  A preferred units                                                 $
             (999)


      Depreciation, depletion and
       accretion expenses                                                                    7,607



     Interest expense                                                                       1,843


      Provision for income taxes                                                             1,977


                 EBITDA                                                            $
             10,428

                                                                                                 ---

      Unit-based compensation                                                                  751


      Change in fair value of open
       commodity derivative instruments                                                      2,814


                 Adjusted EBITDA                                                   $
             13,993

                                                                                                 ---



                 Adjustments to reconcile Adjusted
                  EBITDA to cash available


                 for distribution


      Cash interest expense                                                                  1,243


      Cash distributions on Series A
       preferred units                                                                         706


      Cash distributions on Class B
       units                                                                                    13


                 Cash available for
                  distribution                                                     $
             12,031

                                                                                                 ===



                 Units outstanding on September
                  30, 2018                                                              26,839,462




                 Cash available for
                  distribution per
                  common unit
                  outstanding                                                        $
             0.45




                 Units outstanding on November 5,
                  2018 Record Date(1)                                                   30,289,462




                 Third quarter 2018
                  distribution
                  declared                                                           $
             0.45

                            (1)Includes 3.45 million
                              common units issued in
                                    public offering.







          
              
                Kimbell Royalty Partners, LP


              
              
                Supplemental Schedule


            
              
                (Unaudited, in thousands)




                                                               Three Months Ended


                                                                  June 30, 2018





                 Net income                                                       $
             1,378


      Depreciation, depletion and
       accretion expenses                                                                  3,432



     Interest expense                                                                       484


                 EBITDA                                                           $
             5,294

                                                                                               ---


     Transaction costs                                                                    1,189


      Unit-based compensation                                                                723


      Unrealized loss on commodity
       derivative instruments                                                                469


                 Adjusted EBITDA                                                  $
             7,675

                                                                                               ---



                 Adjustments to reconcile
                  Adjusted EBITDA to cash
                  available


                 for distribution


      Cash interest expense                                                                  502


                 Cash available for
                  distribution                                                    $
             7,173

                                                                                               ===



                 Limited partner units
                  outstanding                                                         16,839,462




                 Cash available for
                  distribution per
                  common unit
                  outstanding                                                      $
             0.43




                 Limited partner units
                  outstanding on August 6, 2018
                  Record Date(1)                                                      26,839,462




                 Second quarter 2018
                  distribution
                  declared(2)                                                      $
             0.42

                            (1)Includes 10 million units
                             issued as partial consideration
                             in the Haymaker Acquisition.


                            (2)Includes allocated post-April
                             1, 2018 effective date cash
                             receipts from the acquired
                             Haymaker assets.







          
              
                Kimbell Royalty Partners, LP


             
              
                Supplemental Schedule


           
              
                (Unaudited, in thousands)




                                                               Three Months Ended


                                                               September 30, 2017





                 Net income                                                         $
              119


      Depreciation, depletion and
       accretion expenses                                                                   4,489



     Interest expense                                                                        225


                 EBITDA                                                           $
              4,833

                                                                                                ---

      Unit-based compensation                                                                 434


                 Adjusted EBITDA                                                  $
              5,267

                                                                                                ---



                 Adjustments to reconcile
                  Adjusted EBITDA to cash
                  available


                 for distribution


      Cash interest expense                                                                   167


                 Cash available for
                  distribution                                                    $
              5,100

                                                                                                ===



                 Limited partner units
                  outstanding(1)                                                       16,509,799




                 Cash available for
                  distribution per
                  common unit
                  outstanding                                                      $
              0.31




                 Third quarter 2017
                  distribution
                  declared                                                         $
              0.31

                            (1)  As of the record date
                                  of November 6, 2017.







                              
           
           Kimbell Royalty Partners, LP


                                
           
            Supplemental Schedule


                                    
           
             (Unaudited)




                    
       
                           Fixed Price Swaps as of September 30, 2018

                                              ---

                                                                                    Weighted Average


                      Volumes                   Fixed Price



                
     
         Oil                       Nat Gas            
              
                Oil         
         
         Nat Gas

                                                                                                                           ---

                
     
         BBL       
           
            MMBTU                 
              
                $/BBL     
         
         $/MMBTU

                                                                                                                           ---

        3Q 2018        18,423                                                                    $66.18      
         $           -


        4Q 2018        56,488                        972,716                                      $64.28                    $2.83

    ---

        1Q 2019        55,260                        951,570                                      $61.47                    $2.74


        2Q 2019        55,874                        962,143                                      $61.47                    $2.74


        3Q 2019        56,488                        972,716                                      $61.47                    $2.74


        4Q 2019        56,488                        972,716                                      $61.47                    $2.74

    ---

        1Q 2020        55,874                        962,143                                      $60.22                    $2.89


        2Q 2020        55,874                        962,143                                      $60.68                    $2.51

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