CORRECTION – Amplify Energy Announces Third Quarter 2020 Results
HOUSTON, Nov. 05, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In a release issued under the same headline earlier today by Amplify Energy Corp. (NYSE: AMPY), please note that in the first table, in the net income (loss) row, (
Amplify Energy Corp. (NYSE: AMPY) (“Amplify” or the “Company”) announced today its operating and financial results for the third quarter of 2020.
Key Highlights
- During the third quarter of 2020 the Company:
- Grew oil production volumes by
5% to 10.8 MBbls/d from 10.4 MBbls/d in the second quarter- Achieved daily production of 27.7 MBoe/d, which was in line with 27.7 MBoe/d in the second quarter of 2020, despite reduced maintenance capital expense
- Generated net cash provided by operating activities of
$20.6 million - Reduced LOE to
$27.6 million , from$27.8 million during the second quarter of 2020, by continued realization and execution of long-term cost reduction initiatives - Continued the downward trend of cash G&A expense, attaining the previously forecasted annualized run rate of approximately
$22 million , a$2.5 million annualized reduction from the first quarter of 2020 - Implemented Beta field royalty relief effective July 1, 2020, which is expected to generate approximately
$7 million per year of incremental revenue (assuming a$40 /Bbl WTI price) - Delivered Adjusted EBITDA of
$24.8 million , an increase of$3.5 million from the previous quarter - Realized
$16.0 million of Free Cash Flow, an increase of approximately$5 million from the second quarter of 2020
- Grew oil production volumes by
- Net Debt to Last Twelve Months (“LTM”) EBITDA of 2.8x as of September 30, 2020
- Approximately
75% of fourth quarter 2020 crude oil production hedged at attractive pricing- Robust crude oil hedge position in 2021 with a mix of swaps and collars allowing for upside participation
- Current mark-to-market hedge book value of
$13 million as of October 30, 2020 - As of October 30, 2020, net debt was
$243 million , inclusive of$17 million of cash on hand
Martyn Willsher, Interim Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Amplify commented, “I am very pleased with our third quarter operational and financial results. Despite the continued impact of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and depressed commodity prices, we generated significant free cash flow from the continued realization and execution of our liquidity enhancing initiatives and disciplined commodity hedging program, demonstrating the sustainable value of our long-lived, low-decline assets.”
Mr. Willsher continued, “During the remainder of 2020, we will remain focused on operational excellence and capitalizing on all opportunities that enhance shareholder value. We have initiated the fall borrowing base redetermination process and anticipate a result that supports our liquidity position and provides a solid foundation for significant free cash flow generation.”
“This year has been challenging for the industry and our Company, but I remain very confident about Amplify’s future. I am extremely proud of our exceptional employees and grateful for the dedication and resourcefulness they have exhibited during this uncertain and tumultuous time,” Mr. Willsher concluded.
Key Financial Results
During the third quarter of 2020, Amplify generated
Free cash flow, defined as Adjusted EBITDA less cash interest and capital spending, was
Selected Operating and Financial Results for the Second and Third Quarters of 2020:
| Third Quarter | Second Quarter | ||
| $ in millions | 2020 | 2020 | |
| Average daily production (MBoe/d) | 27.7 | 27.7 | |
| Total revenues | |||
| Total assets | |||
| Net income (loss) | ( | ( | |
| Adjusted EBITDA (a non-GAAP financial measure) | |||
| Net debt (1) | |||
| Net cash provided by operating activities | |||
| Total capital |
(1) As of September 30, 2020 and June 30, 2020, respectively
Revolving Credit Facility and Liquidity Update
Amplify is currently working with its lenders on its fall 2020 borrowing base redetermination and expects the process to be finalized before the end of November.
As of October 30, 2020, Amplify had total net debt of
Production and Operations Update
During the third quarter of 2020, average daily production was approximately 27.7 Mboe/d, mirroring that of the second quarter of 2020. While a portion of this result was attributed to receiving royalty relief at Beta, all asset areas met or exceeded internal expectations despite intermittent third-party and weather interruptions. This consistent level of production, achieved with limited capital spending, demonstrates the sustainability of Amplify’s long-lived, low-decline assets and stands as a testament to the hard work put forth by our employees to identify and capitalize on high-return projects.
Production in East Texas exceeded internal forecasts as a result of reduced downtime and efficient workover operations, despite intermittent third-party interruptions. In Oklahoma, the team prudently returned economic wells to production and converted five wells to rod-lift from electrical submersible pumps. These conversions are part of an ongoing program implemented last year, which has facilitated reduced electrical costs and well downtime. At Beta, net production during the third quarter averaged approximately 500 Bbls/d more than the previous quarter, primarily as the result of the royalty rate reduction effective July 1, 2020. This amounts to an approximate
Lease operating expenses in the third quarter of 2020 were approximately
Capital Spending Update
Capital spending during the third quarter of 2020 was approximately
Amplify’s remaining capital budget for the fourth quarter of 2020 is approximately
Hedging Update
As of October 30, 2020, Amplify’s mark-to-market value of its commodity and interest rate hedge book remained a net asset position of
The following table reflects the hedged volumes under Amplify’s commodity derivative contracts and the average fixed or floor prices at which production is hedged for October 2020 through December 2022, as of November 5, 2020.
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |||||||||
| Natural Gas Swaps: | |||||||||||
| Average Monthly Volume (MMBtu) | 1,450,000 | 925,000 | 500,000 | ||||||||
| Weighted Average Fixed Price ($) | $ | 2.26 | $ | 2.49 | $ | 2.45 | |||||
| Natural Gas Collars: | |||||||||||
| Two-way collars | |||||||||||
| Average Monthly Volume (MMBtu) | 420,000 | 925,000 | 530,000 | ||||||||
| Weighted Average Floor Price ($) | $ | 2.60 | $ | 2.10 | $ | 2.35 | |||||
| Weighted Average Ceiling Price ($) | $ | 2.88 | $ | 3.28 | $ | 3.09 | |||||
| Natural Gas Basis Swaps: | |||||||||||
| Average Monthly Volume (MMBtu) | 600,000 | 500,000 | |||||||||
| Weighted Average Spread ($) | $ | (0.46 | ) | $ | (0.40 | ) | |||||
| Oil Swaps: | |||||||||||
| Average Monthly Volume (Bbls) | 199,300 | 155,000 | 40,000 | ||||||||
| Weighted Average Fixed Price ($) | $ | 57.41 | $ | 45.86 | $ | 52.39 | |||||
| Oil Collars: | |||||||||||
| Two-way collars | |||||||||||
| Average Monthly Volume (Bbls) | 14,300 | ||||||||||
| Weighted Average Floor Price ($) | $ | 55.00 | |||||||||
| Weighted Average Ceiling Price ($) | $ | 62.10 | |||||||||
| Three-way collars | |||||||||||
| Average Monthly Volume (Bbls) | 30,500 | $ | 42,500 | ||||||||
| Weighted Average Ceiling Price ($) | $ | 65.75 | $ | 50.61 | |||||||
| Weighted Average Floor Price ($) | $ | 50.00 | $ | 40.00 | |||||||
| Weighted Average Sub-Floor Price ($) | $ | 40.00 | $ | 30.00 | |||||||
| NGL Swaps: | |||||||||||
| Average Monthly Volume (Bbls) | 111,450 | 22,800 | |||||||||
| Weighted Average Fixed Price ($) | $ | 21.99 | $ | 24.25 | |||||||
Amplify posted an updated hedge presentation containing additional information on its website, www.amplifyenergy.com, under the Investor Relations section.
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
Amplify’s financial statements and related footnotes will be available in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2020, which Amplify expects to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 5, 2020.
Conference Call
Amplify will host an investor teleconference today at 10:00 a.m. Central Time to discuss these operating and financial results. Interested parties may join the webcast by visiting Amplify's website, www.amplifyenergy.com, and clicking on the webcast link or by dialing (833) 883-4379 at least 15 minutes before the call begins and providing the Conference ID: 7283609. The webcast and a telephonic replay will be available for fourteen days following the call and may be accessed by visiting Amplify’s website, www.amplifyenergy.com, or by dialing (855) 859-2056 and providing the Conference ID: 7283609.
About Amplify Energy
Amplify Energy Corp. is an independent oil and natural gas company engaged in the acquisition, development, exploration and production of oil and natural gas properties. Amplify’s operations are focused in Oklahoma, the Rockies, offshore California, East Texas / North Louisiana and South Texas. For more information, visit www.amplifyenergy.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, included in this press release that address activities, events or developments that Amplify expects, believes or anticipates will or may occur in the future are forward-looking statements. Terminology such as “will,” “would,” “should,” “could,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “project,” “intend,” “estimate,” “believe,” “target,” “continue,” “potential,” the negative of such terms or other comparable terminology are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Amplify believes that these statements are based on reasonable assumptions, but such assumptions may prove to be inaccurate. Such statements are also subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, most of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond the control of Amplify, which may cause Amplify’s actual results to differ materially from those implied or expressed by the forward-looking statements. Please read the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including “Risk Factors” in its Annual Report on Form 10-K, and if applicable, its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K, and other public filings and press releases for a discussion of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ from those in such forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release. All forward-looking statements in this press release are qualified in their entirety by these cautionary statements. Amplify undertakes no obligation and does not intend to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future results or otherwise.
Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
This press release and accompanying schedules include the non-GAAP financial measures of Adjusted EBITDA and Free Cash Flow. The accompanying schedules provide a reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable financial measures calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP. Amplify’s non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered as alternatives to GAAP measures such as net income, operating income, net cash flows provided by operating activities or any other measure of financial performance calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP. Amplify’s non-GAAP financial measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies because they may not calculate such measures in the same manner as Amplify does.
Adjusted EBITDA. Amplify defines Adjusted EBITDA as net income or loss, plus interest expense; income tax expense; depreciation, depletion and amortization; impairment of goodwill and long-lived assets; accretion of asset retirement obligations; losses on commodity derivative instruments; cash settlements received on expired commodity derivative instruments; losses on sale of assets; unit-based compensation expenses; exploration costs; acquisition and divestiture related expenses; amortization of gain associated with terminated commodity derivatives, bad debt expense; and other non-routine items, less interest income; gain on extinguishment of debt; income tax benefit; gains on commodity derivative instruments; cash settlements paid on expired commodity derivative instruments; gains on sale of assets and other, net; and other non-routine items. Adjusted EBITDA is commonly used as a supplemental financial measure by management and external users of Amplify’s financial statements, such as investors, research analysts and rating agencies, to assess: (1) its operating performance as compared to other companies in Amplify’s industry without regard to financing methods, capital structures or historical cost basis; (2) the ability of its assets to generate cash sufficient to pay interest and support Amplify’s indebtedness; and (3) the viability of projects and the overall rates of return on alternative investment opportunities. Since Adjusted EBITDA excludes some, but not all, items that affect net income or loss and because these measures may vary among other companies, the Adjusted EBITDA data presented in this press release may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies. The GAAP measure most directly comparable to Adjusted EBITDA is net cash provided by operating activities.
Free Cash Flow. Amplify defines Free Cash Flow as Adjusted EBITDA, less cash income taxes; cash interest expense; and total capital expenditures. Free cash flow is an important non-GAAP financial measure for Amplify’s investors since it serves as an indicator of the Company’s success in providing a cash return on investment. The GAAP measure most directly comparable to distributable cash flow is net cash provided by operating activities.
Selected Operating and Financial Data (Tables)
| Amplify Energy Corp. | |||||||||
| Selected Financial Data - Unaudited | |||||||||
| Statements of Operations Data | |||||||||
| Three Months | Three Months | ||||||||
| Ended | Ended | ||||||||
| (Amounts in | September 30, 2020 | June 30, 2020 | |||||||
| Revenues: | |||||||||
| Oil and natural gas sales | $ | 52,488 | $ | 34,888 | |||||
| Other revenues | 257 | 283 | |||||||
| Total revenues | 52,745 | 35,171 | |||||||
| Costs and Expenses: | |||||||||
| Lease operating expense | 27,639 | 27,828 | |||||||
| Gathering, processing and transportation | 5,256 | 4,689 | |||||||
| Exploration | 5 | 3 | |||||||
| Taxes other than income | 3,761 | 2,195 | |||||||
| Depreciation, depletion and amortization | 7,950 | 7,623 | |||||||
| Impairment expense | - | - | |||||||
| General and administrative expense | 6,443 | 6,755 | |||||||
| Accretion of asset retirement obligations | 1,565 | 1,539 | |||||||
| Realized (gain) loss on commodity derivatives | (14,067 | ) | (45,272 | ) | |||||
| Unrealized (gain) loss on commodity derivatives | 28,419 | 64,437 | |||||||
| Other, net | 113 | - | |||||||
| Total costs and expenses | 67,084 | 69,797 | |||||||
| Operating Income (loss) | (14,339 | ) | (34,626 | ) | |||||
| Other Income (Expense): | |||||||||
| Interest expense, net | (3,362 | ) | (6,209 | ) | |||||
| Other income (expense) | 196 | (250 | ) | ||||||
| Total Other Income (Expense) | (3,166 | ) | (6,459 | ) | |||||
| Income (loss) before reorganization items, net and income taxes | (17,505 | ) | (41,085 | ) | |||||
| Reorganization items, net | (180 | ) | (166 | ) | |||||
| Income tax benefit (expense) | - | (85 | ) | ||||||
| Net income (loss) | $ | (17,685 | ) | $ | (41,336 | ) | |||
| Earnings per share: | |||||||||
| Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share | $ | (0.47 | ) | $ | (1.10 | ) | |||
| Selected Financial Data - Unaudited | |||||||||
| Operating Statistics | |||||||||
| Three Months | Three Months | ||||||||
| Ended | Ended | ||||||||
| (Amounts in | September 30, 2020 | June 30, 2020 | |||||||
| Oil and natural gas revenue: | |||||||||
| Oil Sales | $ | 36,868 | $ | 22,963 | |||||
| NGL Sales | 5,537 | 3,343 | |||||||
| Natural Gas Sales | 10,083 | 8,582 | |||||||
