Talos Energy Announces First Quarter 2019 Financial And Operational Results
HOUSTON, May 8, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Talos Energy Inc. ("Talos," the "Company" or "we") (NYSE: TALO) today announced its financial and operational results for the first quarter of 2019 and an operations update.
Key highlights include:
-- Production of 42.0 thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day
("MBoe/d"), or 3.8 million barrels of oil equivalent ("MMBoe") in total,
70% of which was oil, in line with expectations due to the planned
dry-dock of the Helix Producer I ("HP-I") floating production unit and
associated planned shut-in of the Phoenix complex for approximately two
months.
-- The dry-dock project was completed within the anticipated time frame and
full production at the Phoenix complex was restored by the end of the
first quarter. With the recent addition of the Tornado 3 and Boris 3
subsea wells in the Phoenix complex, the Company's net production
averaged over 60.0 MBoe/d during the first week of May 2019. The Company
reaffirms its previously guided annual average daily production range of
53.0 - 56.0 MBoe/d for 2019.
-- Revenue of $178.7 million in the first quarter of 2019, which included
$3.5 million of federal royalty refund, and average realized prices of
$58.46/Bbl of oil and $2.79/Mcf of natural gas. 87% of our operating
revenues in the first quarter of 2019 were derived from our oil
production and reflects a significant basis differential premium to the
average WTI benchmark price of $54.90/Bbl during the same period.
-- Net Loss of $109.6 million, or $2.02 net loss per share, which includes
$106.6 million of non-cash unrealized commodity derivative losses.
-- Adjusted Net Income((1)) of $10.3 million and Adjusted Earnings per
Share((1)) of $0.19.
-- Adjusted EBITDA((1)) of $93.7 million. Adjusted EBITDA excluding
hedges((1)) in the quarter was $96.7 million.
-- As of March 31, 2019, liquidity position of $355.5 million, including
$309.8 million available under the $600.0 million Bank Credit Facility
and approximately $45.7 million of cash. During the fourth quarter of
2018, the Company's Borrowing Base was increased by approximately 42% to
$850 million; however, Talos elected to maintain the commitments at $600
million.
-- As of March 31, 2019 the Company's total debt principal balance was
$772.7 million, inclusive of the $90.4 million finance lease on the
HP-I. Net Debt to Annualized Adjusted EBITDA((1)) was 1.3x.
-- Capital expenditures, inclusive of plugging and abandonment costs, were
$155.6 million. The 2019 capital program is front-loaded in the first
half of the year, as the vast majority of the currently planned
deepwater drilling and completions activities will occur in the first
two quarters. Additionally, Talos is also appraising the globally
recognized Zama discovery offshore Mexico in the first half of 2019.
Consistent with our previously announced capital program, we expect
capital expenditures to decrease significantly in the second half of the
year; therefore, we are reaffirming our annual capital expenditure
guidance range of $465 million - $485 million for 2019.
(1) Adjusted Net Income, Adjusted
Earnings per Share, Adjusted
EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA excluding
hedges, Net Debt, Annualized
Adjusted EBITDA and Net Debt to
Annualized Adjusted EBITDA are non-
GAAP financial measures. See
"Supplemental Non-GAAP
Information" below for additional
detail and reconciliations of GAAP
to non-GAAP measures.
Additional Highlights
Three months ended
March 31, 2019
Total production volumes (MBoe) 3,782
Oil (MBbl/d) -Avg daily production 29.6
NGLs (MBbl/d) -Avg daily
production 2.8
Natural Gas (MMcfe/d) -Avg daily
production 57.6
Total average daily (MBoe/d) 42.0
Period results ($ million):
Revenues(1) $178.7
Net Loss ($109.6)
Net Loss per share ($2.02)
Adjusted Net Income(2) $10.3
Adjusted Earnings per share(2) $0.19
Adjusted EBITDA(2) $93.7
Adjusted EBITDA excl. hedges(2) $96.7
Capital Expenditures (including Plug
& Abandonment) $155.6
Adjusted EBITDA margin(2):
Adjusted EBITDA (% of revenue) 53%
Adjusted EBITDA per Boe $24.78
Adjusted EBITDA excl. hedges (% of
revenue) 55%
Adjusted EBITDA excl. hedges per Boe $25.58
(1) Includes $3.5 million of federal
royalty refund.
(2) Adjusted Net Income, Adjusted
Earnings per Share, Adjusted
EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA excluding
hedges, Adjusted EBITDA Margin and
Adjusted EBITDA Margin excluding
hedges are non-GAAP financial
measures. See "Supplemental Non-
GAAP Information" below for
additional detail and
reconciliations of GAAP to non-
GAAP measures.
President and Chief Executive Officer Timothy S. Duncan commented: "It has been an extremely busy and important time for Talos. Not only is there great focus on our appraisal work in our globally recognized Zama discovery, but we have been very busy in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, with two subsea well hook-ups and two other prospective deepwater operations. In our Phoenix complex we participated with Helix Energy Solutions ("Helix") in the HP-I dry-dock. The vessel has a regulatory requirement to dry-dock approximately every two and a half years, which this year happened in the first quarter and resulted in approximately 60 days of total planned downtime in the Phoenix complex. The dry-dock project also helps assure the long-term health of the HP-I, which is one of the few floating production facilities in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. Talos used the dry-dock time wisely, drilling and completing two new subsea wells that were immediately put into production upon the HP-I's return to the Phoenix complex, allowing the Company to reach a production milestone, most recently producing 40.0 thousand barrels of oil per day (47.0 MBoe/d) gross through that facility. Also, the Helix and Talos teams are proud to share an important health and safety milestone aboard the HP-I, as both companies reached eight years and a collective and consecutive two million man-hours without a lost-time incident."
"In offshore Mexico, on the Zama project, our operational execution to date has been outstanding, as we are moving at an accelerated pace and incident free. The ongoing appraisal program continues to validate both the scale and future deliverability of the asset. We are excited to work with our consortium partners and Pemex as we study the quickest path to first production and the full optimization of the resource potential of such an impactful project."
"In the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, we brought online two subsea wells to Talos-operated infrastructure, Tornado 3 and Boris 3. The combined sustained production from those wells was 12.6 MBoe/d net to Talos. In addition, we had encouraging results in the Orlov prospect and have started operations on our Bulleit prospect. The latter, if successful, will tie into a facility we purchased in a highly accretive transaction last year. We also continue to see progress in our shallow water drilling and asset management activities."
"In conclusion, we knew the challenges we were going to face this quarter with an active, front-loaded capital program during a planned shut-in of the Phoenix complex, but we have since restored and increased production with new impactful wells. As our production continues to build during the year, our capital program will taper off following the high volume of activity in the first half of 2019, as previously guided. We continue to execute operationally and are focused on the same goal we delivered in 2018 - generating free cash flow on an annual basis by investing in short-cycle projects with high rates of return, but also generating material value creation through our high-impact exploration and development activities."
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS AND OPERATIONS UPDATE
Drilling and Exploration Activities
U.S. Gulf of Mexico - Deepwater
-- Helix Producer I regulatory dry-dock: The HP-I departed the shipyard on
March 7, 2019. After a period of sea trials, production from the Phoenix
complex resumed in late March, with full production rate achieved by
month's end. The shut-in of the Phoenix complex lasted 57 days, in line
with previously disclosed expectations.Talos and Helix, our partner and
owner of the HP-I, also celebrated a major safety milestone, where our
collective staff have surpassed 2,000,000 consecutive man hours without
a single lost-time incident aboard the HP-I, an accomplishment
approximately 8 years in the making.The safety milestone came shortly
after the restart of production in the Phoenix complex following the
planned dry-dock period in the first quarter of 2019. During the
dry-dock, the HP-I underwent numerous preventative maintenance and
production upgrades designed to ensure continued safe and reliable
operations at the Phoenix complex. The HP-I HHmaintains continuous, 24/7
operations at water depths of over 2,300 feet. Vessel and production
processes are managed by Helix and Talos employees, respectively, with
an average of more than 50 personnel onboard during normal operations.
-- Phoenix complex Production Milestone: The Talos-operated Phoenix
complex, which consists of the Typhoon, Boris and Tornado assets,
recently reached a production milestone of 40.0 thousand barrels of oil
per day (47.0 MBoe/d) gross in early May following the drilling,
completion and connection of two recent subsea wells, Tornado 3 and
Boris 3. The Tornado 3 well commenced production in early April with a
controlled production rate of 9.3 MBoe/d gross (83% oil), or
approximately 4.7 MBoe/d net to Talos after royalties, slightly below
our previously disclosed expectations. Talos is the operator and owns a
65% working interest, with Kosmos Energy owning the remaining 35%
working interest. The Boris 3 well was brought online in the last week
of April with a production rate of 8.5 MBoe/d gross (82% oil), or
approximately 7.9 MBoe/d net to Talos after royalties, which
significantly surpassed Talos's expectations. Talos is the operator and
owns a 100% working interest. The combined production rate, net to
Talos, of the Tornado 3 and Boris 3 wells is approximately 12.8 MBoe/d,
and compares favorably to our estimated range of 7.8 - 12.1 MBoe/d net
for the two wells combined.
-- Orlov Prospect: The initial test well in the Orlov prospect (Green
Canyon block 200) has reached its total depth ("TD") and encountered
approximately 100 feet of net true vertical thickness oil pay in the
main objective, as well as encountering hydrocarbons in two shallower
zones along the same trap. The operator, Fieldwood Energy, has suspended
the well and moved off location to another project as the partnership
evaluates the results of the initial test well and determines the
optimal path forward for development. Talos has a 30% working interest
in the project.
-- Bulleit prospect: The Noble Don Taylor rig has mobilized from the
Phoenix complex, where it completed the Boris 3 well, to Green Canyon
block 21 to drill the Bulleit prospect, which spud in the last week of
April of 2019. Earlier this year, Talos signed a participation agreement
with a subsidiary of EnVen Corporation to drill the Bulleit prospect and
became the operator of the block with an initial working interest of
66.7%. Subsequently, Talos sold approximately 16.7% of its working
interest to Otto Energy on a promoted basis. The Company now owns 50.0%
of the project. If successful, the well would be completed and tied back
to the Talos owned and operated Green Canyon 18 ("GC 18") facility
approximately 10 miles away, which was acquired as part of the Whistler
Energy acquisition in 2018.
U.S. Gulf of Mexico - Shallow Water
-- Talos has completed operations in the EW 306 A-2 ST2 well and production
commenced in the first week of May of 2019, with current production
rates of approximately 1.3 MBoe/d gross, or 1.0 MBoe/d net after
royalties. Talos owns a 100% working interest. The well encountered
hydrocarbons in five reservoirs and has been set-up as a dual completion
in the two deepest pay zones.
-- After the successful completion of the EW 306 A-2 ST2 well, Talos
commenced drilling operations on the EW 306 A-10 ST2 well, which will
target a fault block adjacent to the EW 306 A-20 Miocene discovery that
Talos drilled in July of 2018. If successful, the Company expects the
production rate from this well to range from 1.5 - 2.5 MBoe/d gross, or
1.2 - 2.0 MBoe/d net after royalties. Talos also owns a 100% working
interest in this project.
Offshore Mexico
Block 7 - Zama appraisal program
As previously announced, Talos and its partners drilled the second penetration in the Zama reservoir to better define the resource potential of the Zama discovery. Building upon the success of the first appraisal penetration (Zama-2), the Zama-2 ST1 well successfully tested the northern limits of the reservoir, acquired over 700 feet of whole core to collect detailed rock properties, and performed successful well tests in several perforated intervals, reaching an unstimulated and restricted combined production rate of 7.9 MBoe/d gross, of which 94% was oil. We believe the tests confirm the deliverability and significant drainage areas of future production wells as well as peak field production.
The next step of the appraisal program is currently underway. Work on the Zama-3 appraisal well was initiated in late April and will assist in delineating the reservoir continuity and quality in the southern part of the field. The Zama-3 appraisal operation includes collecting an additional core to better understand the reservoir geology.
Block 2 and Block 31 Exploration program
In October of 2018, Talos announced a cross-assignment transaction with a subsidiary of Pan American Energy ("PAE"), pursuant to which Talos conveyed a 25% participation interest (i.e. half of its interest) in the high-risk exploration Block 2 to PAE in exchange for a 25% participation interest from PAE in Block 31, a lower risk project set up by encouraging results in the Xaxamani-1 well.
-- Block 2: The Acan-1EXP prospect in Block 2 offshore Mexico has reached
total depth. The well encountered a non-commercial gas reservoir in two
shallow zones along the same trap and encountered wet sands in the main
objective. The partnership elected to plug and abandon the well due to
the lack of commercial quantities of hydrocarbons. Subsequently, the
jack-up rig has been mobilized to the northeast of Acan-1EXP, where the
partnership will drill the Yaluk-1EXP prospect next. Yaluk-1EXP is the
second well planned for Block 2.
-- Block 31: The Olmeca-1 well is expected to be drilled in the second half
of 2019. Following the two wells on Block 2, the drilling campaign will
shift to the Olmeca-1 project on Block 31. The 2019 drilling campaign is
designed to evaluate the resource potential indicated by the nearby
Xaxamani-1 well and, if successful, a final investment decision to
develop these assets could be reached in 2020.
Asset Management Activities
In the first quarter, Talos added approximately 0.7 MBoe/d net to the Company's production through assorted asset management and well work activities, including workovers and recompletions on wells with stacked pays. The Company recently initiated asset management efforts in the Ram Powell field, purchased in 2018, that are expected to add incremental production in the second quarter.
Business Development Activities
-- Lease Sale: On March 20, 2019, Talos participated in the Outer
Continental Shelf Lease Sale 252 held by the federal Bureau of Ocean
Energy Management and submitted four single bids and three joint bids.
The Company was the apparent high bidder in one of the single bids and
on all three joint bids covering a total area of over 23,000 gross
acres, or approximately 10,000 net acres for $2.0 million in high bids,
resulting in an average cost of approximately $200/acre. Among the high
bids were those for Mississippi Canyon blocks 554 and 555, which were
jointly bid with Murphy Oil Corporation ("Murphy"). These blocks are
part of a 20,000-acre joint venture with Murphy to explore a series of
Middle Miocene prospects.
FIRST QUARTER 2019 RESULTS
Production, Realized Prices and Revenue
Production: Production for the first quarter of 2019 was 3.8 MMBoe and was comprised of 2.7 million barrels of oil, 0.3 million barrels of NGLs and 5.2 billion cubic feet ("Bcf") of natural gas. Oil and NGLs production accounted for 77% of the total production for the first quarter of 2019.
As planned and previously disclosed, the HP-I floating production unit underwent regulatorily-mandated dry-dock during the first quarter of 2019, leading to a total shut-in period of 57 days in the Phoenix complex. Talos estimates that approximately 12.1 MBoe/d of production from the Phoenix complex in the quarter was deferred as a result of the HP-I dry-dock. Also during the quarter, the Pompano facility experienced unplanned downtime due to a compressor repair and a third party shut-in at a nearby facility, which deferred approximately 1.5 MBoe/d of production from the field during the quarter. Although a certain level of third party downtime is expected and planned for, these interruptions in production were limited to the first quarter and are not expected to have a material impact going forward.
The Company reaffirms its previously guided annual average daily production range of 53.0 - 56.0 MBoe/d for 2019.
The table below provides additional detail of the Company's oil, natural gas and NGLs production volumes and sales prices per unit for the three months ended March 31, 2019:
Three months ended
March 31, 2019
Production volumes
Oil production volume (MBbls) 2,663
NGL production volume (MBbls) 255
Natural Gas production volume (MMcf) 5,184
Total production volume (MBoe) 3,782
Average net daily production volumes
Oil (MBbl/d) 29.6
NGL (MBbl/d) 2.8
Natural Gas (MMcf/d) 57.6
Total average net daily (MBoe/d) 42.0
Average realized prices (excluding hedges)
(1)
Oil ($/Bbl) 58.46
NGL ($/Bbl) 19.87
Natural Gas ($/Mcf) 2.79
Barrel of oil equivalent ($/Boe) 46.32
(1) Average realized prices are net of
certain gathering, transportation,
quality differentials and other
costs.
The table below provides additional detail of the Company's production by major assets for the three months ended March 31, 2019:
Three months ended
March 31, 2019
Production % Oil % Liquids % Operated
Average net daily production volumes by asset
Green Canyon
Phoenix / Tornado 4.6 84% 87% 100%
Green Canyon 18 1.2 89% 91% 100%
Mississippi Canyon
Amberjack 2.3 91% 93% 100%
Pompano 10.0 87% 95% 100%
Ram Powell 6.9 59% 69% 100%
Gunflint 1.4 78% 80% 0%
Shelf and Other deepwater
Shelf 14.1 55% 62% ~75%
Other deepwater 1.5 62% 72% 0%
Total average net daily (MBoe/d) 42.0 70% 77% > 90%
Revenue: Total revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2019 was $178.7 million, which was impacted by the planned HP-I dry-dock. Total revenue includes $3.5 million of federal royalty refunds, classified as other revenue.
Oil price realizations net of certain gathering, transportation, quality differentials and other costs, continues to be robust, representing an average for the quarter of $3.56 per barrel above the average WTI price for the first quarter of 2019.
The table below summarizes the revenue by commodity for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and provides additional relevant information:
Three months ended
March 31, 2019
Revenues ($ million)
Oil 155.7
NGL 5.1
Natural Gas 14.4
Revenue - Operations 175.2
Other revenue 3.5
Total revenue 178.7
Average realized prices (excluding hedges)
(1)
Oil ($/Bbl) $58.46
NGL ($/Bbl) $19.87
Natural Gas ($/Mcf) $2.79
Barrel of oil equivalent ($/Boe) $46.32
Average NYMEX prices
WTI ($/Bbl) $54.90
Henry Hub ($/MMBtu) $2.92
(1) Average realized prices are net of
certain gathering, transportation,
quality differentials and other
costs.
Expenses
Lease operating expense ("LOE"): Total LOE for three months ended March 31, 2019 was $45.5 million, inclusive of insurance costs.
Workover and maintenance expense: Workover and maintenance expense for the three months ended March 31, 2019 was $23.0 million and included approximately $1.5 million of maintenance-related costs in connection with the Whistler acquisition, $2.0 million at our SMI 130 field for repairs and $6.9 million related to the HP-I dry-dock operation repairs and related workover expense within the Phoenix complex in the first quarter of 2019.
General and administrative expense ("G&A"): General and administrative expense for the three months ended March 31, 2019 was $13.8 million, excluding $1.3 million of stock-based compensation and $2.5 million in transaction-related costs.
Price risk management activities: Price risk management activities for the three months ended March 31, 2019 resulted in a $3.0 million expense related to cash settlement on our derivative contracts.
Other Financial Metrics
Net loss, Adjusted Earnings per Share and Adjusted EBITDA: Net loss was $109.6 million, or $2.02 net loss per share, in the first quarter of 2019, as compared to $306.3 million in net income in the fourth quarter of 2018. After certain adjustments, the Adjusted Earnings per Share in the first quarter was $0.19.
Adjusted EBITDA in the first quarter of 2019 was $93.7 million as compared to $158.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2018. The reduction is attributed to the Phoenix complex being shut-in for approximately two months as a result of the planned dry-dock of the HP-I.
Capital Expenditures: Capital expenditures in the first quarter of 2019 were $155.6 million, inclusive of plugging & abandonment costs. The 2019 capital program is front-loaded in the first half of the year, as all of the currently planned deepwater drilling and completions activities will occur in the first two quarters. Similarly, Talos is appraising the globally recognized Zama discovery offshore Mexico, which is also taking place in the first half of the year.
Talos reaffirms its annual capital expenditure guidance range of $465 million - $485 million for 2019.
The table below provides additional detail of the Company's capital expenditures:
($ million) Three months ended
March 31, 2019
U.S. Drilling & Completions 98.3
Mexico Appraisal & Exploration 26.3
Asset Management 10.5
Seismic and G&G / Land / Capitalized G&A 16.5
Total Capital Expenditures 151.7
Plugging & Abandonment 3.9
Total Capital Expenditures and Plugging & Abandonment 155.6
Financial position: As of March 31, 2019, the Company had approximately $682.4 million in long-term debt, excluding deferred financing costs and original issue discount. The balance includes $396.9 million of second lien notes, $275.0 million of borrowings under the Company's credit facility and a $10.5 million building loan. In addition to the Company's long-term debt, as of March 31, 2019, Talos had the HP-I finance lease obligation with a balance of approximately $90.4 million.
Liquidity position: As of March 31, 2019, the Company had a liquidity position of $355.5 million, including $309.8 million available under the $600.0 million credit facility and approximately $45.7 million of cash. In the fourth quarter of 2018, the Company's borrowing base was increased by approximately 42% to $850 million; however, Talos elected to maintain the commitments at $600 million.
Leverage and credit metrics: Annualized Adjusted EBITDA for the nine month period ended March 31, 2019 was $546.0 million. As of March 31, 2019, the Company's total debt was $772.7 million and Net Debt was $727.0 million, both including the finance lease. Therefore, the Net Debt to Annualized Adjusted EBITDA ratio of Talos was 1.3x.
CONFERENCE CALL AND WEBCAST INFORMATION
Talos will host a conference call, which will also be broadcast live over the internet, on Thursday, May 9, 2019 at 10:00 am Eastern Time (9:00 am Central Time).
Listeners can access the conference call live over the internet through a webcast link on the Company's website at: https://www.talosenergy.com/investors. Alternatively, the conference call can be accessed by dialing 1-888-348-8927 (U.S. toll-free), 1-855-669-9657 (Canada toll-free) or 1-412-902-4263 (international). Please dial in approximately 15 minutes before the teleconference is scheduled to begin and ask to be joined into the Talos Energy call.
A replay of the call will be available one hour after the conclusion of the conference call through Thursday, May 16, 2019 and can be accessed by dialing 1-877-344-7529 and using access code 10131026.
ABOUT TALOS ENERGY
Talos Energy (NYSE: TALO) is a technically driven independent exploration and production company focused on safely and efficiently maximizing cash flows and long-term value through its operations, currently in the United States Gulf of Mexico and offshore Mexico. As one of the U.S. Gulf of Mexico's largest public independent producers, we leverage decades of geology, geophysics and offshore operations expertise towards the acquisition, exploration, exploitation and development of assets in key geological trends that are present in many offshore basins around the world. Our activities in offshore Mexico provide high impact exploration opportunities in an oil rich emerging basin. For more information, visit www.talosenergy.com.
INVESTOR RELATIONS CONTACT
Sergio Maiworm
+1.713.328.3008
investor@talosenergy.com
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This communication may contain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All statements, other than statements of historical fact included in this communication, regarding our strategy, future operations, financial position, estimated revenues and losses, projected costs, prospects, plans and objectives of management are forward-looking statements. When used in this communication, the words "could," "believe," "anticipate," "intend," "estimate," "expect," "project" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain such identifying words. These forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations and assumptions about future events and are based on currently available information as to the outcome and timing of future events.
We caution you that these forward-looking statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, most of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond our control. These risks include, but are not limited to, commodity price volatility, inflation, lack of availability of drilling and production equipment and services, environmental risks, drilling and other operating risks, regulatory changes, the uncertainty inherent in estimating reserves and in projecting future rates of production, cash flow and access to capital, the timing of development expenditures, potential adverse reactions or changes to competitive responses to the business combination between Talos Energy LLC and Stone Energy Corporation, the possibility that the anticipated benefits of such business combination are not realized when expected or at all, including as a result of the impact of, or problems arising from, the integration of the two companies, and other factors that may affect our future results and business, generally, including those discussed under the heading "Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018, filed with the SEC on March 14, 2019, and in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2019, to be filed with the SEC subsequent to the issuance of this communication.
Should one or more of these risks occur, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, our actual results and plans could differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements, expressed or implied, are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. This cautionary statement should also be considered in connection with any subsequent written or oral forward-looking statements that we or persons acting on our behalf may issue. Except as otherwise required by applicable law, we disclaim any duty to update any forward-looking statements, to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this communication.
Estimates for our future production volumes are based on assumptions of capital expenditure levels and the assumption that market demand and prices for oil and gas will continue at levels that allow for economic production of these products. The production, transportation and marketing of oil and gas are subject to disruption due to transportation and processing availability, mechanical failure, human error, hurricanes and numerous other factors. Our estimates are based on certain other assumptions, such as well performance, which may vary significantly from those assumed. Therefore, we can give no assurance that our future production volumes will be as estimated.
TALOS ENERGY INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands, except share amounts)
March 31, 2019 December 31, 2018
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(Unaudited)
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $
45,725 $
139,914
Restricted cash 1,252 1,248
Accounts receivable
Trade, net 87,193 103,025
Joint interest, net 31,905 20,244
Other 23,139 19,686
Assets from price risk management activities 9,655 75,473
Prepaid assets 27,553 38,911
Income tax receivable 9,115 10,701
Other current assets 3,112 7,644
Total current assets 238,649 416,846
Property and equipment:
Proved properties 3,774,531 3,629,430
Unproved properties, not subject to amortization 148,057 108,209
Other property and equipment 33,893 33,191
Total property and equipment 3,956,481 3,770,830
Accumulated depreciation, depletion and
amortization (1,784,196) (1,719,609)
Total property and equipment, net 2,172,285 2,051,221
Other long-term assets:
Assets from price risk management activities 4,150
Other well equipment inventory 9,993 9,224
Operating lease assets 6,989
Other assets 7,873 2,695
Total assets $
2,439,939 $
2,479,986
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable $
62,550 $
51,019
Accrued liabilities 192,322 188,650
Accrued royalties 23,237 38,520
Current portion of long-term debt 448 443
Current portion of asset retirement obligations 65,884 68,965
Liabilities from price risk management activities 40,502 550
Accrued interest payable 21,077 10,200
Current portion of operating lease liabilities 1,276
Other current liabilities 17,285 22,071
Total current liabilities 424,581 380,418
Long-term liabilities:
Long-term debt, net of discount and deferred
financing costs 665,935 654,861
Asset retirement obligations 325,139 313,852
Liabilities from price risk management activities 4,940
Operating lease liabilities 15,620
Other long-term liabilities 103,738 123,359
Total liabilities 1,539,953 1,472,490
Commitments and contingencies (Note 11)
Stockholders' Equity:
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value; 30,000,000 shares
authorized; no shares issued or
outstanding as of March 31, 2019 and December 31,
2018
Common stock $0.01 par value; 270,000,000 shares
authorized; 54,155,805 and 54,155,768 shares
issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2019
and December 31, 2018, respectively 542 542
Additional paid-in capital 1,336,216 1,334,090
Accumulated deficit (436,772) (327,136)
Total stockholders' equity 899,986 1,007,496
Total liabilities and stockholders'
equity $
2,439,939 $
2,479,986
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TALOS ENERGY INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In thousands, except per common share amounts)
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended March 31,
2019 2018
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Revenues and other:
Oil revenue $
155,679 $
127,693
Natural gas revenue 14,447 12,723
NGL revenue 5,066 5,434
Other 3,521
Total revenue 178,713 145,850
Operating expenses:
Direct lease operating expense 40,829 24,915
Insurance 4,111 2,675
Production taxes 582 391
Total lease operating expense 45,522 27,981
Workover and maintenance expense 23,019 6,905
Depreciation, depletion and amortization 64,587 49,040
Accretion expense 9,607 4,760
General and administrative expense 17,609 8,580
Total operating expenses 160,344 97,266
Operating income 18,369 48,584
Interest expense (25,218) (19,742)
Price risk management activities expense (109,579) (51,976)
Other income 433 191
Loss before income taxes (115,995) (22,943)
Income tax benefit 6,359
Net loss $
(109,636) $
(22,943)
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Net loss per common share:
Basic $
(2.02) $
(0.73)
Diluted $
(2.02) $
(0.73)
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic 54,156 31,244
Diluted 54,156 31,244
TALOS ENERGY INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended March 31,
2019 2018
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Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss $
(109,636) $
(22,943)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash
provided by operating activities
Depreciation, depletion, amortization and
accretion expense 74,194 53,800
Amortization of deferred financing costs and
original issue discount 1,188 377
Equity based compensation, net of amounts
capitalized 1,259 103
Price risk management activities expense 109,579 51,976
Net cash paid on settled derivative instruments (3,019) (20,429)
Settlement of asset retirement obligations (3,945) (5,323)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable 2,305 2,362
Other current assets 11,370 (1,417)
Accounts payable (8,284) (16,932)
Other current liabilities (25,933) (2,463)
Other non-current assets and liabilities, net (7,956) 534
Net cash provided by operating activities 41,122 39,645
Cash flows from investing activities:
Exploration, development and other capital
expenditures (102,396) (30,012)
Cash paid for acquisitions (32,916)
Net cash used in investing activities (135,312) (30,012)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Redemption of Senior Notes and other long-term
debt (109) (24,977)
Proceeds from Bank Credit Facility 35,000
Repayment of Bank Credit Facility (25,000)
Other deferred payments (6,575)
Payments of finance lease (3,311) (3,547)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing
activities 5 (28,524)
Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and
restricted cash (94,185) (18,891)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash:
Balance, beginning of period 141,162 33,433
Balance, end of period $
46,977 $
14,542
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Supplemental Non-Cash Transactions:
Capital expenditures included in
accounts payable and accrued
liabilities $
134,722 $
33,964
Supplemental Cash Flow Information:
Interest paid, net of amounts
capitalized $
4,614 $
10,435
SUPPLEMENTAL NON-GAAP INFORMATION
Certain financial information included in our financial results are not measures of financial performance recognized by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, or GAAP. These non-GAAP financial measures are "Adjusted Net Income", "Adjusted Earnings per Share", "Adjusted EBITDA", "Adjusted EBITDA excluding hedges", "Adjusted EBITDA Margin", "Adjusted EBITDA Margin Excluding Hedges", "Net Debt", "Annualized Adjusted EBITDA" and "Net Debt to Annualized Adjusted EBITDA." These disclosures may not be viewed as a substitute for results determined in accordance with GAAP and are not necessarily comparable to non-GAAP measures which may be reported by other companies.
Reconciliation of Net Income (Loss) to Adjusted EBITDA; reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA margin
"Adjusted EBITDA" is not a measure of net income (loss) as determined by GAAP. We use this measure as a supplemental measure because we believe it provides meaningful information to our investors. We define Adjusted EBITDA as net income (loss) plus interest expense, income tax expense, depreciation, depletion and amortization, accretion expense, loss on debt extinguishment, transaction related costs, the net change in the fair value of derivatives (mark to market effect, net of cash settlements and premiums related to these derivatives), non-cash (gain) loss on sale of assets, non-cash write-down of oil and natural gas properties, non-cash write-down of other well equipment inventory and non-cash equity based compensation expense. We believe the presentation of Adjusted EBITDA is important to provide management and investors with (i) additional information to evaluate, with certain adjustments, items required or permitted in calculating covenant compliance under our debt agreements, (ii) important supplemental indicators of the operational performance of our business, (iii) additional criteria for evaluating our performance relative to our peers and (iv) supplemental information to investors about certain material non-cash and/or other items that may not continue at the same level in the future. Adjusted EBITDA has limitations as an analytical tool and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of our results as reported under GAAP or as an alternative to net income (loss), operating income (loss) or any other measure of financial performance presented in accordance with GAAP.
"Adjusted EBITDA excluding hedges" is defined as Adjusted EBITDA plus net cash receipts (payments) on settled derivative instruments. We believe the presentation of Adjusted EBITDA excluding hedges is important to provide management and investors with information about the impact of actual commodity price changes on our business.
"Adjusted EBITDA Margin" is defined as Adjusted EBITDA divided by Revenue, as a percentage. It is also defined as Adjusted EBITDA divided by the total production volume, expressed in Boe, in the period, and described as dollar per Boe. We believe the presentation of Adjusted EBITDA Margin is important to provide management and investors with information about how much we retain in Adjusted EBITDA terms as compared to the revenue we generate and how much per barrel we generate after accounting for certain operational and corporate costs.
"Adjusted EBITDA margin excluding hedges" bears the same definition and our intended utility of Adjusted EBITDA margin, but using Adjusted EBITDA excluding hedges instead of Adjusted EBITDA.
The following table presents a reconciliation of the GAAP financial measure of net income (loss) to Adjusted EBITDA, from Adjusted EBITDA to Adjusted EBITDA excluding hedges, Adjusted EBITDA margins and Adjusted EBITDA margins excluding hedges for each of the periods indicated (in thousands, except for Boe, $/Boe and percentage data):
($ thousands)
Three Months Ended
Three Months Ended
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2018 December 31, 2018 March 31, 2019
Reconciliation of net
income (loss) to Adjusted
EBITDA:
Net income (loss) $13,109 $306,286 $(109,636)
Interest expense 24,837 23,857 25,218
Income Tax Expense
(Benefit) 2,922 (6,359)
Depreciation, depletion
and amortization 87,808 84,145 64,587
Accretion expense 10,162 10,930 9,607
Loss on debt
extinguishment 356
Transaction related costs 7,595 4,579 2,493
Derivative fair value
(gain) loss(1) 53,330 (256,917) 109,579
Net cash receipts
(payments) on settled
derivative instruments(1) (40,746) (16,345) (3,019)
Non-cash (gain) loss on
sale of assets (1,710) 0
Non-cash write-down of
other well equipment
inventory 244 0
Non-cash equity-based
compensation expense 570 764 1,259
Adjusted EBITDA $157,021 $158,755 $93,729
Net cash receipts
(payments) on settled
derivative instruments(1) 40,746 16,345 3,019
Adjusted EBITDA excluding
hedges 197,767 175,100 96,745
Production and Revenue:
Boe(2) 5,052 4,910 3,782
Revenue 282,868 258,664 175,192
Adjusted EBITDA margin and
Adjusted EBITDA excl
hedges margin:
Adjusted EBITDA divided by
Revenue (%) 56% 61% 53%
Adjusted EBITDA per Boe(2) $31.08 $32.33 $24.78
Adjusted EBITDA excl
hedges divided by Revenue
(%) 70% 68% 55%
Adjusted EBITDA excl
hedges per Boe(2) $39.15 $35.66 $25.58
(1) The adjustments for the
derivative fair value (gain)
loss and net cash receipts
(payments) on settled derivative
instruments have the effect of
adjusting net income (loss) for
changes in the fair value of
derivative instruments, which
are recognized at the end of
each accounting period because
we do not designate commodity
derivative instruments as
accounting hedges. This results
in reflecting commodity
derivative gains and losses
within Adjusted EBITDA on a cash
basis during the period the
derivatives settled.
(2) One Boe is equal to six Mcf of
natural gas or one Bbl of oil or
NGLs based on an approximate
energy equivalency. This is an
energy content correlation and
does not reflect a value or
price relationship between the
commodities.
Reconciliation of Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Earnings per Share
"Adjusted Net Income" is not a measure of net income (loss) as determined by GAAP. We use this measure as a supplemental measure because we believe it provides meaningful information to our investors. We define Adjusted Net Income as net income (loss) plus accretion expense, loss on debt extinguishment, transaction related costs, the net change in the fair value of derivatives (mark to market effect, net of cash settlements and premiums related to these derivatives) and non-cash equity based compensation expense. We believe the presentation of Adjusted Net Income is important to provide management and investors with (i) important supplemental indicators of the operational performance of our business, (ii) additional criteria for evaluating our performance relative to our peers and (iii) supplemental information to investors about certain material non-cash and/or other items that may not continue at the same level in the future. Adjusted Net Income has limitations as an analytical tool and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of our results as reported under GAAP or as an alternative to net income (loss), operating income (loss) or any other measure of financial performance presented in accordance with GAAP.
"Adjusted Earnings per Share" is defined as Adjusted Net Income divided by the number of common shares.
($ thousands) Three Months
Ended
March 31, 2019
Reconciliation of Net Income to Adjusted Net Income:
Net loss $
(109,636)
Accretion expense 9,607
Loss on debt extinguishment
Transaction related costs 2,493
Derivative fair value (gain) loss(1) 109,579
Net cash receipts (payments) on settled derivative instruments(1) (3,019)
Non-cash equity-based compensation expense 1,259
Adjusted Net Income $
10,283
Weighted average common shares outstanding at March 31, 2019:
Basic 54,156
Diluted 54,156
Net Loss per common share (Loss Per Share):
Basic $
(2.02)
Diluted $
(2.02)
Adjusted Net Income per common share (Adjusted Earnings Per Share):
Basic $
0.19
Diluted $
0.19
(1) The adjustments for the
derivative fair value (gain)
loss and net cash receipts
(payments) on settled
derivative instruments have
the effect of adjusting net
income (loss) for changes in
the fair value of derivative
instruments, which are
recognized at the end of each
accounting period because we
do not designate commodity
derivative instruments as
accounting hedges. This
results in reflecting
commodity derivative gains and
losses within Adjusted EBITDA
on a cash basis during the
period the derivatives
settled.
Reconciliation of Net Debt and Net Debt to Annualized Adjusted EBITDA
"Net Debt" is not a measure of Debt as determined by GAAP. We define Net Debt as the total Debt principal of the Company plus the Finance Lease balance minus Cash.
"Net Debt to Annualized Adjusted EBITDA" is defined as Net Debt divided by the Annualized Adjusted EBITDA.
We believe the presentation of Net Debt, Annualized Adjusted EBITDA and Net Debt to Annualized Adjusted EBITDA is important to provide management and investors with additional important information to evaluate our business. These measures are widely used by investors and ratings agencies in the valuation, comparison, rating and investment recommendations of companies.
Reconciliation of Net Debt ($
thousand) at March 31, 2019:
Debt principal $
682,387
Finance Lease 90,357
Gross Debt 772,744
Cash (45,725)
Net Debt $
727,019
Reconciliation of Annualized
Adjusted EBITDA:
Adjusted EBITDA for the three
month period ended September 30,
2018 157,021
Adjusted EBITDA for the three
month period ended December 31,
2018 158,755
Adjusted EBITDA for the three
month period ended March 31,
2019 93,729
Adjusted EBITDA for the nine
month period ended March 31,
2019 409,505
÷ 9 × 12
Annualized Adjusted EBITDA 546,007
Reconciliation of Net Debt to
Annualized Adjusted EBITDA
Net Debt /Annualized Adjusted
EBITDA
1.3x
The Annualized Adjusted EBITDA information included in this communication provides additional relevant information to our investors and creditors. Talos needs to comply with a financial covenant included in its Bank Credit Facility that requires it to maintain a Net Debt to Annualized Adjusted EBITDA ratio equal to or lower than 3.0x. For purposes of covenant compliance, Annualized Adjusted EBITDA, with certain adjustments, is calculated the following way:
-- On March 31, 2019: Adjusted EBITDA for the nine month period ended on
March 31 divided by nine and multiplied by 12
-- On June 30, 2019: Adjusted EBITDA for the 12 month period ended on June
30, 2019
-- For every subsequent quarter: trailing 12 month Adjusted EBITDA
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