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APA Corporation — Nov 6, 2024 release

Fiscal 2024 third-quarter results · 8-K Item 2.02 · Exhibit 99.1 · 0001193125-24-252752
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Permian Basin rig program
“eight-rig”
Period
FY2025
Measure
Company-defined measure
Source
Prose
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Upstream capital investment for Q4 FY2024
“approximately $645 million”
Upstream capital investment for Q4 FY2024
“approximately $645 million”
Incremental capital for Suriname, Alaska and… for Q4 FY2024
“$80 million”
Capital budget for FY2025
“$2.5 to $2.6 billion”
Capital allocated to Suriname development ac… for FY2025
“$200 million”
Suriname development activity allocation for FY2025
“$200 million”
Capital allocated to other exploration, prim… for FY2025
“$100 million”
Exploration allocation, primarily in Alaska for FY2025
“$100 million”
Permian Basin rig program for FY2025
“eight-rig”
Egypt rig program for FY2025
“12-rig”
Adjusted BOE production growth for FY2025
“mid-single digit adjusted BOE growth”
Exhibit 99.1 · full document
Exhibit 99.1   NEWS RELEASE APA Corporation Announces Third-Quarter 2024 Financial and Operational Results Key Takeaways     •   Reported production of 467,000 barrels of oil equivalent (BOE) per day; adjusted production, excluding Egypt noncontrolling interest and tax barrels, was 395,000 BOE per day;     •   Announced final investment decision (FID) on 220,000 barrels per day oil development project in Suriname;     •   Streamlined Permian footprint with announcement of $950  million, non-core divestiture package;     •   Signed agreement that raises the contractual price for natural gas production in Egypt and incentivizes increased gas exploration and development activity; and     •   Returned $406  million of free cash flow to shareholders year-to-date through dividends and share buybacks. HOUSTON, Nov. 6, 2024 – APA Corporation (Nasdaq: APA) today announced its financial and operational results for the third quarter of 2024. APA reported a loss attributable to common stock of $223 million or $0.60 per diluted share, which was primarily driven by non-cash impairments of assets in the U.K. and assets held for sale in the Permian Basin. When adjusting for this and other items that impact the comparability of results, APA’s third-quarter earnings were $370 million, or $1.00 per diluted share. Net cash provided by operating activities was $1.3 billion, and adjusted EBITDAX was $1.6 billion. “Third-quarter results were strong across our operating areas, driven by higher-than-expected production and lower costs,” said John J. Christmann IV, APA’s CEO. “Adjusted global oil production exceeded the high-end of our guidance range and was up nearly 30% year-over-year. The integration of Callon is effectively complete, and we expect to capture most of the cost synergies by year-end. This, combined with the non-core Permian Basin asset sale, will significantly lower per unit costs as we move into next year. “We also achieved an important milestone in Suriname with the announcement of GranMorgu, the first offshore development in the country,” he said. “This large-scale project offers the best returns in APA’s portfolio, has a very low break-even oil price, and will contribute significant oil production and cash-flow growth beginning in 2028 and continuing for many years.”   1 APA CORPORATION ANNOUNCES THIRD-QUARTER 2024 FINANCIAL AND OPERATIONAL RESULTS — PAGE 2 of 5   Third-Quarter Summary Third-quarter reported production was 467,000 BOE per day. Adjusted production, excluding Egypt noncontrolling interest and tax barrels, was 395,000 BOE per day, approximately 2% ahead of guidance. A number of positive factors influenced the third-quarter results, including significant free cash flow from U.S. third-party gas trading activities and the Cheniere gas supply contract; cash flow resilience to lower oil prices in Egypt under the revised PSC structure; the successful integration of Callon and associated cost synergies; and organic oil production growth. As a result, APA’s third-quarter cash flow from operations and free cash flow increased when compared to the second quarter, despite lower commodity prices. Subsequent to quarter-end, the company received a credit rating increase to BBB- from Standard & Poor’s and has obtained investment grade status at all three rating agencies. During the quarter, APA reduced net debt by $275 million and returned $94 million of free cash flow to shareholders through dividends and share buybacks. 2024 Fourth-Quarter Capital and Production Guidance The company expects total fourth-quarter production on a BOE basis will be the highest of the year despite ongoing curtailments in the Permian Basin in response to weak regional natural gas prices. APA’s upstream capital investment in the fourth quarter is expected to be approximately $645 million, which includes $80 million of incremental capital for Suriname, Alaska and Egypt. 2025 Preliminary Capital Budget and Production Outlook In 2025, as a result of a softer oil price outlook, APA plans to reduce capital to $2.5 to $2.6 billion, of which, $200 million is allocated to Suriname development activity and $100 million to other exploration, primarily in Alaska. At this investment level, the company expects to run an eight-rig program in the Permian Basin and a 12-rig program in Egypt, which includes one rig dedicated to natural gas following the signing of a new gas pricing agreement. The company expects this program will roughly sustain adjusted oil production in the U.S. and Egypt, while delivering mid-single digit adjusted BOE growth. APA CORPORATION ANNOUNCES THIRD-QUARTER 2024 FINANCIAL AND OPERATIONAL RESULTS — PAGE 3 of 5   Conference Call APA will host a conference call to discuss its third-quarter 2024 results at 10 a.m. Central time, Thursday, Nov. 7. The conference call will be webcast from APA’s website at www.apacorp.com and investor.apacorp.com. Following the conference call, a replay will be available for one year on the “Investors” page of the company’s website. About APA APA Corporation owns consolidated subsidiaries that explore for and produce oil and natural gas in the United States, Egypt and the United Kingdom and that explore for oil and natural gas offshore Suriname and elsewhere. APA posts announcements, operational updates, investor information and press releases on its website, www.apacorp.com . Additional Information Additional information follows, including reconciliations of adjusted earnings, adjusted EBITDAX, upstream capital investment, net debt, cash flows from operations before changes in operating assets and liabilities and free cash flow (non-GAAP financial measures) to GAAP measures and information regarding adjusted production. APA’s quarterly supplement is available at http://www.apacorp.com/financialdata . Non-GAAP Financial Measures APA’s financial information includes information prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) as well as non-GAAP financial information. It is management’s intent to provide non-GAAP financial information to enhance understanding of our consolidated financial information as prepared in accordance with GAAP. Adjusted earnings, adjusted EBITDAX, upstream capital investment , net debt, cash flows from operations before changes in operating assets and liabilities and free cash flow are non-GAAP measures. This non-GAAP information should be considered APA CORPORATION ANNOUNCES THIRD-QUARTER 2024 FINANCIAL AND OPERATIONAL RESULTS — PAGE 4 of 5   by the reader in addition to, but not instead of, the financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP. Each non-GAAP financial measure is presented along with the corresponding GAAP measure so as not to imply that more emphasis should be placed on the non-GAAP measure. Forward-Looking Statements This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Forward-looking statements can be identified by words such as “anticipates,” “intends,” “plans,” “seeks,” “believes,” “continues,” “could,” “estimates,” “expects,” “goals,” “guidance,” “may,” “might,” “outlook,” “possibly,” “potential,” “projects,” “prospects,” “should,” “will,” “would,” and similar references to future periods, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. These statements include, but are not limited to, statements about future plans, expectations, and objectives for operations, including statements about our capital plans, drilling plans, production expectations, asset sales, and monetizations. While forward-looking statements are based on assumptions and analyses made by us that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, whether actual results and developments will meet our expectations and predictions depend on a number of risks and uncertainties which could cause our actual results, performance, and financial condition to differ materially from our expectations. See “Risk Factors” in APA’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, and in our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a discussion of risk factors that affect our business. Any forward-looking statement made in this news release speaks only as of the date on which it is made. Factors or events that could cause our actual results to differ may emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict all of them. APA and its subsidiaries undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future development or otherwise, except as may be required by law. Cautionary Note to Investors The United States Securities and Exchange Commission permits oil and gas companies, in their filings with the SEC, to disclose only proved, probable, and possible reserves that meet the SEC’s definitions for such terms. APA may use certain terms in this news release, such as “resources,” “potential resources,” APA CORPORATION ANNOUNCES THIRD-QUARTER 2024 FINANCIAL AND OPERATIONAL RESULTS — PAGE 5 of 5   “resource potential,” “estimated net reserves,” “recoverable reserves,” and other similar terms that the SEC guidelines strictly prohibit APA from including in filings with the SEC. Such terms do not take into account the certainty of resource recovery, which is contingent on exploration success, technical improvements in drilling access, commerciality, and other factors, and are therefore not indicative of expected future resource recovery and should not be relied upon. Investors are urged to consider carefully the disclosure in APA’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended Dec. 31, 2023 available from APA at www.apacorp.com or by writing APA at: 2000 W. Sam Houston Pkwy S, Ste. 200, Houston, TX 77042 (Attn: Corporate Secretary). You can also obtain this report from the SEC by calling 1-800-SEC-0330 or from the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov . Contacts Investor: (281) 302-2286 Gary Clark Media: (713) 296-7276  Alexandra Franceschi Website:  www.apacorp.com Click here for the full release with quarterly financial statements. -end- APA CORPORATION STATEMENT OF CONSOLIDATED OPERATIONS (Unaudited) (In millions, except per share data)        For the Quarter Ended September 30,     For the Nine Months Ended September 30,        2024     2023     2024     2023   REVENUES AND OTHER:          Oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids production revenues          Oil revenues    $ 1,797     $ 1,705     $ 5,136     $ 4,467   Natural gas revenues      103       236       414       658   Natural gas liquids revenues      158       138       457       375                                         2,058       2,079       6,007       5,500   Purchased oil and gas sales      473       229       1,018       612                                    Total revenues      2,531       2,308       7,025       6,112   Derivative instrument gain (loss), net      (10 )      —        (17 )      104   Gain on divestitures, net      1       1       284       7   Loss on previously sold Gulf of Mexico properties      —        —        (83 )      —    Other, net      18       —        26       77                                         2,540       2,309       7,235       6,300                                    OPERATING EXPENSES:          Lease operating expenses      418       394       1,216       1,076   Gathering, processing, and transmission      123       89       328       245   Purchased oil and gas costs      292       211       665       558   Taxes other than income      70       61       205       163   Exploration      29       49       248       144   General and administrative      92       139       270       276   Transaction, reorganization, and separation      14       5       156       11   Depreciation, depletion, and amortization:          Oil and gas property and equipment      588       407       1,589       1,086   Other assets      7       11       24       31   Asset retirement obligation accretion      36       29       112       86   Impairments      1,111       —        1,111       46   Financing costs, net      100       81       276       235                                         2,880       1,476       6,200       3,957                                    NET INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES      (340 )      833       1,035       2,343   Current income tax provision      260       422       845       1,022   Deferred income tax benefit      (461 )      (144 )      (503 )      (22 )                                   NET INCOME (LOSS) INCLUDING NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS      (139 )      555       693       1,343   Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest      84       96       243       261                                    NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON STOCK    $ (223 )    $ 459     $ 450     $ 1,082                                    NET INCOME (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE:          Basic    $ (0.60 )    $ 1.49     $ 1.30     $ 3.50   Diluted    $ (0.60 )    $ 1.49     $ 1.29     $ 3.50   WEIGHTED-AVERAGE NUMBER OF COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING:          Basic      370       308       348       309   Diluted      370       308       348       309   DIVIDENDS DECLARED PER COMMON SHARE    $ 0.25     $ 0.25     $ 0.75     $ 0.75     Page 1 APA CORPORATION PRODUCTION INFORMATION        For the Quarter Ended      % Change     For the Nine Months Ended        September 30, 2024      June 30, 2024      September 30, 2023      3Q24 to 2Q24     3Q24 to 3Q23     September 30, 2024      September 30, 2023   OIL VOLUME - Barrels per day                    United States      143,299        139,361        83,584        3 %      71 %      122,138        77,198   Egypt (1, 2)      91,673        87,702        88,521        5 %      4 %      88,725        88,038   North Sea      21,334        26,586        35,680        -20 %      -40 %      25,888        36,070                                                    International (1)      113,007        114,288        124,201        -1 %      -9 %      114,613        124,108                                                    Total (1)      256,306        253,649        207,785        1 %      23 %      236,751        201,306                                                    NATURAL GAS VOLUME - Mcf per day                    United States      467,615        510,708        454,643        -8 %      3 %      473,997        448,838   Egypt (1, 2)      300,418        273,077        300,326        10 %      0 %      287,953        331,158   North Sea      18,911        51,854        65,168        -64 %      -71 %      41,042        47,665                                                    International (1)      319,329        324,931        365,494        -2 %      -13 %      328,995        378,823                                                    Total (1)      786,944        835,639        820,137        -6 %      -4 %      802,992        827,661                                                    NGL VOLUME - Barrels per day                    United States      79,474        78,937        66,280        1 %      20 %      71,690        61,418   North Sea      543        1,550        1,497        -65 %      -64 %      1,164        1,209                                                    Total (1)      80,017        80,487        67,777        -1 %      18 %      72,854        62,627                                                    BOE per day                    United States      300,709        303,416        225,639        -1 %      33 %      272,827        213,423   Egypt (1, 2)      141,742        133,215        138,575        6 %      2 %      136,718        143,231   North Sea      25,029        36,778        48,038        -32 %      -48 %      33,892        45,222                                                    International (1)      166,771        169,993        186,613        -2 %      -11 %      170,610        188,453                                                    Total (1)      467,480        473,409        412,252        -1 %      13 %      443,437        401,876                                                    Total excluding noncontrolling interests      420,199        428,972        366,051        -2 %      15 %      397,832        354,094                                                    (1) Includes net production volumes attributed to our noncontrolling partner in Egypt below:   Oil (b/d)      30,579        29,255        29,514            29,596        29,369   Gas (Mcf/d)      100,210        91,094        100,122            96,054        110,476   BOE per day      47,281        44,437        46,201            45,605        47,782   (2) Egypt Gross Production                    Oil (b/d)      136,670        139,490        144,528            138,039        141,995   Gas (Mcf/d)      447,173        431,750        472,744            445,397        511,430   BOE per day      211,199        211,448        223,319            212,272        227,233     Page 2 APA CORPORATION ADJUSTED PRODUCTION INFORMATION Adjusted production excludes certain items that management believes affect the comparability of operating results for the periods presented. Adjusted production excludes production attributable to 1) noncontrolling interest in Egypt and 2) Egypt tax barrels. Management uses adjusted production to evaluate the company’s operational trends and performance and believes it is useful to investors and other third parties.        For the Quarter Ended      % Change     For the Nine Months Ended        September 30, 2024      June 30, 2024      September 30, 2023      3Q24 to 2Q24     3Q24 to 3Q23     September 30, 2024      September 30, 2023   OIL VOLUME - Barrels per day                    United States      143,299        139,361        83,584        3 %      71 %      122,138        77,198   Egypt      44,627        43,099        42,535        4 %      5 %      43,414        42,724   North Sea      21,334        26,586        35,680        -20 %      -40 %      25,888        36,070                                                    International      65,961        69,685        78,215        -5 %      -16 %      69,302        78,794                                                    Total      209,260        209,046        161,799        0 %      29 %      191,440        155,992                                                    NATURAL GAS VOLUME - Mcf per day                   United States      467,615        510,708        454,643        -8 %      3 %      473,997        448,838   Egypt      145,190        133,184        143,211        9 %      1 %      139,860        159,648   North Sea      18,911        51,854        65,168        -64 %      -71 %      41,042        47,665                                                    International      164,101        185,038        208,379        -11 %      -21 %      180,902        207,313                                                    Total      631,716        695,746        663,022        -9 %      -5 %      654,899        656,151                                                    NGL VOLUME - Barrels per day                    United States      79,474        78,937        66,280        1 %      20 %      71,690        61,418   North Sea      543        1,550        1,497        -65 %      -64 %      1,164        1,209                                                    Total      80,017        80,487        67,777        -1 %      18 %      72,854        62,627                                                    BOE per day                    United States      300,709        303,416        225,639        -1 %      33 %      272,827        213,423   Egypt      68,825        65,296        66,403        5 %      4 %      66,724        69,332   North Sea      25,029        36,778        48,038        -32 %      -48 %      33,892        45,222                                                    International      93,854        102,074        114,441        -8 %      -18 %      100,616        114,554                                                    Total      394,563        405,490        340,080        -3 %      16 %      373,443        327,977                                                      Page 3 APA CORPORATION PRICE INFORMATION        For the Quarter Ended      For the Nine Months Ended        September 30, 2024      June 30, 2024      September 30, 2023      September 30, 2024      September 30, 2023   AVERAGE OIL PRICE PER BARREL                United States    $ 76.34      $ 80.54      $ 82.33      $ 78.16      $ 77.40   Egypt      79.88        84.30        88.99        82.41        82.04   North Sea      83.36        84.62        87.70        83.67        83.25   International      80.38        84.38        88.57        82.66        82.41   Total      78.06        82.28        86.15        80.31        80.50   AVERAGE NATURAL GAS PRICE PER MCF               United States    $ 0.16      $ 0.31      $ 2.12      $ 0.61      $ 1.87   Egypt      2.93        2.92        2.91        2.93        2.92   North Sea      9.76        10.61        10.98        9.89        12.83   International      3.30        4.09        4.36        3.75        4.15   Total      1.43        1.77        3.12        1.89        2.91   AVERAGE NGL PRICE PER BARREL                United States    $ 20.91      $ 21.22      $ 21.87      $ 22.20      $ 21.24   North Sea      45.93        43.43        42.78        46.47        47.58   Total      21.29        21.68        22.26        22.73        21.85     Page 4 APA CORPORATION SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION (Unaudited) (In millions) SUMMARY EXPLORATION EXPENSE INFORMATION        For the Quarter Ended September 30,      For the Nine Months Ended September 30,        2024      2023      2024      2023   Unproved leasehold impairments    $ 1      $ 9      $ 11      $ 20   Dry hole expense      8        18        172        71   Geological and geophysical expense      6        1        22        3   Exploration overhead and other      14        21        43        50                                          $ 29      $ 49      $ 248      $ 144                                       SUMMARY CASH FLOW INFORMATION        For the Quarter Ended September 30,      For the Nine Months Ended September 30,        2024      2023      2024      2023   Net cash provided by operating activities    $ 1,339      $ 764      $ 2,584      $ 2,099                                       Additions to upstream oil and gas property      (930 )       (628 )       (2,153 )       (1,747 )  Leasehold and property acquisitions      (1 )       (1 )       (64 )       (11 )  Proceeds from asset divestitures      (5 )       1        724        29   Proceeds from sale of Kinetik shares      —         —         428        —    Other, net      81        (39 )       58        (53 )                                      Net cash used in investing activities    $ (855 )     $ (667 )     $ (1,007 )     $ (1,782 )                                      Proceeds from commercial paper and revolving credit facilities, net      127        6        190        202   Proceeds from term loan facility      —         —         1,500        —    Payments on term loan facility      (500 )       —         (500 )       —    Payment on Callon Credit Agreement      —         —         (472 )       —    Payments on fixed-rate debt      —         —         (1,641 )       (65 )  Distributions to noncontrolling interest      (110 )       (54 )       (233 )       (154 )  Treasury stock activity, net      (2 )       (20 )       (146 )       (208 )  Dividends paid to APA common stockholders      (92 )       (77 )       (260 )       (232 )  Other, net      (3 )       1        (38 )       (10 )                                      Net cash used in financing activities    $ (580 )     $ (144 )     $ (1,600 )     $ (467 )                                      SUMMARY BALANCE SHEET INFORMATION        September 30, 2024      December 31, 2023   Cash and cash equivalents    $ 64      $ 87   Assets held for sale      1,091        —    Other current assets      2,465        2,375   Property and equipment, net      12,601        10,038   Decommissioning security for sold Gulf of Mexico properties      21        21   Other assets      3,134        2,723                     Total assets    $ 19,376      $ 15,244                     Current debt    $ 2      $ 2   Liabilities held for sale      224        —    Current liabilities      2,699        2,402   Long-term debt      6,370        5,186   Decommissioning contingency for sold Gulf of Mexico properties      759        764   Deferred credits and other noncurrent liabilities      3,162        3,199   APA shareholders’ equity      5,114        2,655   Noncontrolling interest      1,046        1,036                     Total Liabilities and equity    $ 19,376      $ 15,244                     Common shares outstanding at end of period      370        304     Page 5 APA CORPORATION NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES (In millions, except per share data) Reconciliation of Costs incurred to Upstream capital investment Management believes the presentation of upstream capital investments is useful for investors to assess APA’s expenditures related to our upstream capital activity. We define capital investments as costs incurred for oil and gas activities, adjusted to exclude property acquisitions, asset retirement obligation revisions and liabilities incurred, capitalized interest, and certain exploration expenses, while including amounts paid during the period for abandonment and decommissioning expenditures. Upstream capital expenditures attributable to a one-third noncontrolling interest in Egypt are also excluded. Management believes this provides a more accurate reflection of APA’s cash expenditures related to upstream capital activity and is consistent with how we plan our capital budget.        For the Quarter Ended September 30,      For the Nine Months Ended September 30,        2024      2023      2024      2023   Costs incurred in oil and gas property:             Asset and leasehold acquisitions    $ (2 )     $ 3      $ 4,554      $ 15   Exploration and development      959        569        2,546        1,725                                       Total Costs incurred in oil and gas property    $ 957      $ 572      $ 7,100      $ 1,740                                       Reconciliation of Costs incurred to Upstream capital investment:             Total Costs incurred in oil and gas property    $ 957      $ 572      $ 7,100      $ 1,740   Property acquisitions      4        (1 )       (4,550 )       (1 )  Asset retirement obligations settled vs. incurred - oil and gas property      (174 )       7        (163 )       20   Capitalized interest      (8 )       (7 )       (22 )       (18 )  Exploration seismic and administration costs      (20 )       (22 )       (65 )       (53 )                                      Upstream capital investment including noncontrolling interest - Egypt    $ 759      $ 549      $ 2,300      $ 1,688   Less noncontrolling interest - Egypt      (61 )       (75 )       (195 )       (203 )                                      Total Upstream capital investment    $ 698      $ 474      $ 2,105      $ 1,485                                       Reconciliation of Net cash provided by operating activities to Cash flows from operations before changes in operating assets and liabilities and Free cash flow Cash flows from operations before changes in operating assets and liabilities and free cash flow are non-GAAP financial measures. APA uses these measures internally and provides this information because management believes it is useful in evaluating the company’s ability to generate cash to internally fund exploration and development activities, fund dividend programs, and service debt, as well as to compare our results from period to period. We believe these measures are also used by research analysts and investors to value and compare oil and gas exploration and production companies and are frequently included in published research reports when providing investment recommendations. Cash flows from operations before changes in operating assets and liabilities and free cash flow are additional measures of liquidity but are not measures of financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to cash flows from operating, investing, or financing activities. Additionally, this presentation of free cash flow may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other companies in our industry.        For the Quarter Ended September 30,      For the Nine Months Ended September 30,        2024      2023      2024      2023   Net cash provided by operating activities    $ 1,339      $ 764      $ 2,584      $ 2,099   Changes in operating assets and liabilities      (221 )       161        428        440                                       Cash flows from operations before changes in operating assets and liabilities    $ 1,118      $ 925      $ 3,012      $ 2,539   Adjustments to free cash flow:             Upstream capital investment including noncontrolling interest - Egypt      (759 )       (549 )       (2,300 )       (1,688 )  Decommissioning spend on previously sold Gulf of Mexico properties      (10 )       —         (39 )       —    Non oil and gas capital investment      (20 )       (15 )       (19 )       (24 )  Distributions to Sinopec noncontrolling interest      (110 )       (54 )       (233 )       (154 )                                      Free cash flow    $ 219      $ 307      $ 421      $ 673                                       Reconciliation of Net cash provided by operating activities to Adjusted EBITDAX Management believes EBITDAX, or earnings before income tax expense, interest expense, depreciation, amortization and exploration expense is a widely accepted financial indicator, and useful for investors, to assess a company’s ability to incur and service debt, fund capital expenditures, and make distributions to shareholders. We define adjusted EBITDAX, a non-GAAP financial measure, as EBITDAX adjusted for certain items presented in the accompanying reconciliation. Management uses adjusted EBITDAX to evaluate our ability to fund our capital expenditures, debt services and other operational requirements and to compare our results from period to period by eliminating the impact of certain items that management does not consider to be representative of the Company’s on-going operations. Management also believes adjusted EBITDAX facilitates investors and analysts in evaluating and comparing EBITDAX from period to period by eliminating differences caused by the existence and timing of certain operating expenses that would not otherwise be apparent on a GAAP basis. However, our presentation of adjusted EBITDAX may not be comparable to similar measures of other companies in our industry.        For the Quarter Ended     For the Nine Months Ended        September 30,     June 30,     September 30,     September 30,        2024     2024     2023     2024      2023   Net cash provided by operating activities    $ 1,339     $ 877     $ 764     $ 2,584      $ 2,099   Adjustments:             Exploration expense other than dry hole expense and unproved leasehold impairments      20       30       22       65        53   Current income tax provision      260       285       422       845        1,022   Other adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities      45       (21 )      (22 )      14        45   Changes in operating assets and liabilities      (221 )      190       161       428        440   Financing costs, net      100       100       81       276        244   Transaction, reorganization & separation costs      14       115       5       156        11                                             Adjusted EBITDAX (Non-GAAP)    $ 1,557     $ 1,576     $ 1,433     $ 4,368      $ 3,914                                               Page 6 APA CORPORATION NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES (In millions) Reconciliation of debt to net debt Net debt, or outstanding debt obligations less cash and cash equivalents, is a non-GAAP financial measure. Management uses net debt as a measure of the Company’s outstanding debt obligations that would not be readily satisfied by its cash and cash equivalents on hand.        September 30, 2024      June 30, 2024      March 31, 2024      December 31, 2023   Current debt    $ 2      $ 2      $ 2      $ 2   Long-term debt      6,370        6,741        5,178        5,186                                       Total debt      6,372        6,743        5,180        5,188   Cash and cash equivalents      64        160        102        87                                       Net debt    $ 6,308      $ 6,583      $ 5,078      $ 5,101                                       Reconciliation of Income attributable to common stock to Adjusted earnings Our presentation of adjusted earnings and adjusted earnings per share are non-GAAP measures because they exclude the effect of certain items included in Income Attributable to Common Stock. Management believes that adjusted earnings and adjusted earnings per share provides relevant and useful information, which is widely used by analysts, investors and competitors in our industry as well as by our management in assessing the Company’s operational trends and comparability of results to our peers. Management uses adjusted earnings and adjusted earnings per share to evaluate our operating and financial performance because it eliminates the impact of certain items that management does not consider to be representative of the Company’s on-going business operations. As a performance measure, adjusted earnings may be useful to investors in facilitating comparisons to others in the Company’s industry because certain items can vary substantially in the oil and gas industry from company to company depending upon accounting methods, book value of assets, capital structure and asset sales and other divestitures, among other factors. Management believes excluding these items facilitates investors and analysts in evaluating and comparing the underlying operating and financial performance of our business from period to period by eliminating differences caused by the existence and timing of certain expense and income items that would not otherwise be apparent on a GAAP basis. However, our presentation of adjusted earnings and adjusted earnings per share may not be comparable to similar measures of other companies in our industry.        For the Quarter Ended September 30, 2024     For the Quarter Ended September 30, 2023        Before Tax     Tax Impact     After Tax     Diluted EPS     Before Tax     Tax Impact     After Tax     Diluted EPS   Net income (loss) including noncontrolling interests (GAAP)    $ (340 )    $ 201     $ (139 )    $ (0.38 )    $ 833     $ (278 )    $ 555     $ 1.80   Income attributable to noncontrolling interests      152       (68 )      84       0.22       171       (75 )      96       0.31                                                                    Net income (loss) attributable to common stock      (492 )      269       (223 )      (0.60 )      662       (203 )      459       1.49   Adjustments:*                  Asset and unproved leasehold impairments      1,112       (540 )      572       1.53       9       (6 )      3       0.01   Valuation allowance and other tax adjustments      —        —        —        —        —        (93 )      (93 )      (0.30 )  Unrealized derivative instrument loss      13       (3 )      10       0.03       19       (3 )      16       0.05   Kinetik equity investment mark-to-market gain      —        —        —        —        28       (6 )      22       0.07   Transaction, reorganization & separation costs      14       (2 )      12       0.04       5       (1 )      4       0.01   Gain on divestitures, net      (1 )      —        (1 )      —        (1 )      —        (1 )      —                                                                     Adjusted earnings (Non-GAAP)    $ 646     $ (276 )    $ 370     $ 1.00     $ 722     $ (312 )    $ 410     $ 1.33                                                                         For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024     For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023        Before Tax     Tax Impact     After Tax     Diluted EPS     Before Tax     Tax Impact     After Tax     Diluted EPS   Net income including noncontrolling interests (GAAP)    $ 1,035     $ (342 )    $ 693     $ 1.99     $ 2,343     $ (1,000 )    $ 1,343     $ 4.34   Income attributable to noncontrolling interests      441       (198 )      243       0.70       465       (204 )      261       0.84                                                                    Net income attributable to common stock      594       (144 )      450       1.29       1,878       (796 )      1,082       3.50   Adjustments:*                  Asset and unproved leasehold impairments      1,122       (542 )      580       1.66       66       (46 )      20       0.07   Valuation allowance and other tax adjustments      —        16       16       0.05       —        7       7       0.02   Gain on extinguishment of debt      —        —        —        —        (9 )      2       (7 )      (0.02 )  Unrealized derivative instrument (gain) loss      18       (4 )      14       0.04       (61 )      13       (48 )      (0.15 )  Loss on previously sold Gulf of Mexico properties      83       (18 )      65       0.19       —        —        —        —    Kinetik equity investment mark-to-market (gain) loss      9       —        9       0.03       (17 )      4       (13 )      (0.05 )  Drilling contract termination charges      —        —        —        —        13       (10 )      3       0.01   Transaction, reorganization & separation costs      156       (27 )      129       0.37       11       (3 )      8       0.02   Gain on divestitures, net      (284 )      62       (222 )      (0.64 )      (7 )      1       (6 )      (0.02 )                                                                   Adjusted Earnings (Non-GAAP)    $ 1,698     $ (657 )    $ 1,041     $ 2.99     $ 1,874     $ (828 )    $ 1,046     $ 3.38                                                                      * The income tax effect of the reconciling items are calculated based on the statutory rate of the jurisdiction in which the discrete item resides.    Page 7
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