Antero Resources — Apr 30, 2025 release
Fiscal 2025 first-quarter results · 8-K Item 2.02 · Exhibit 99.1 · 0001104659-25-042687
Showing in the filing
Debt reduction / credit facility target
“targeting an undrawn credit facility”
Period
No period stated
Measure
Company-defined measure
Source
Prose
All guidance in this release · 15
Contracted LPG pricing premium to Mont Belvieu for FY2025
“$2.00 per barrel”
Share repurchase program management plan
“we plan to actively manage our share repurchase program, accelerating buybacks when there are market opportunities”
Debt reduction / credit facility target
“targeting an undrawn credit facility”
Share repurchase program remaining capacity
“approximately $1 billion”
LPG export volumes contracted at Marcus Hook… for FY2025
“approximately 90%”
LPG contracted premium rate to Mont Belvieu … for FY2025
“a double-digit per cent per gallon premium to Mont Belvieu pricing”
C3+ NGL prices premium to Mont Belvieu pricing for FY2025
“$1.50 to $2.50 per barrel”
Lean gas natural gas collars floor/ceiling for FY2026
“a floor price of $3.07 per MMBtu with a ceiling of $5.96 per MMBtu”
NYMEX Henry Hub Collars - Floor Price ($/MMB… for FY2026
“$3.07”
NYMEX Henry Hub Collars - Ceiling Price ($/M… for FY2026
“$5.96”
NYMEX Henry Hub Swap - Natural Gas MMBtu/d for FY2025
“100,000”
NYMEX Henry Hub Swap - Weighted Average Inde… for FY2025
“$3.12”
NYMEX Henry Hub Swap - % of Estimated Natura… for FY2025
“4%”
NYMEX Henry Hub Collars - Natural Gas MMBtu/d for FY2026
“320,000”
NYMEX Henry Hub Collars - % of Estimated Nat… for FY2026
“14%”
Exhibit 99.1 · full document
EXHIBIT 99.1
Exhibit 99.1
Antero Resources Announces First Quarter 2025
Financial and Operating Results
Denver, Colorado, April 30, 2025—Antero
Resources Corporation (NYSE: AR) (“Antero Resources,” “Antero,” or the “Company”) today announced
its first quarter 2025 financial and operating results. The relevant consolidated financial statements are included in Antero Resources’
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2025.
Highlights:
· Net production averaged 3.4 Bcfe/d
o Natural gas production averaged 2.2 Bcf/d
o Liquids production averaged 206 MBbl/d
· Realized a pre-hedge natural gas equivalent price of $4.55
per Mcfe, which is a $0.90 per Mcfe premium to NYMEX
· Realized a pre-hedge C3+ NGL price of $45.65 per barrel,
a $1.66 per barrel premium to Mont Belvieu pricing
· Net income was $208 million and Adjusted Net Income was
$247 million (Non-GAAP)
· Adjusted EBITDAX was $549 million (Non-GAAP); net cash
provided by operating activities was $458 million, increases of 110% and 75% compared to the prior year period, respectively
· Drilling and completion capital was $157 million, 16%
below the prior year period
· Free Cash Flow was $337 million (Non-GAAP)
· Net Debt during the quarter was reduced by $204 million,
to $1.29 billion (Non-GAAP)
· Purchased 2.7 million shares for approximately $92 million
year-to-date through April 30 th
Paul Rady, Chairman, CEO and President of Antero
Resources commented, “Our first quarter 2025 results highlight the benefit of Antero’s differentiated strategy in securing
firm transportation capacity that sells the majority of our natural gas along the Gulf Coast LNG corridor. The faster than expected ramp-up
of Gulf Coast LNG facilities led to record LNG demand and contributed to natural gas realizations at a $0.36 premium to NYMEX during the
quarter. Bolstering our premium price realization outlook further, on the NGL side, we entered into firm sales agreements for approximately
90% of our LPG at the Marcus Hook, PA dock at an attractive double-digit premium to Mont Belvieu pricing for 2025. This contracted pricing
is expected to deliver an approximate $2.00 per barrel premium to Mont Belvieu in 2025.”
Michael Kennedy, CFO of Antero Resources said,
“Our ability to capture premium prices along with our best-in-class capital efficiency results in an attractive Free Cash Flow outlook.
This outlook combined with our low debt levels allowed us to be opportunistic in our share repurchase program, starting it earlier than
our previous forecast.”
Mr. Kennedy continued, “In addition,
we reduced debt by over $200 million during the quarter. Looking ahead, we plan to actively manage our share repurchase program, accelerating
buybacks when there are market opportunities. This plan also maintains our focus on further debt reduction as we are targeting an undrawn
credit facility.”
For a discussion of the non-GAAP financial
measures including Adjusted Net Income, Adjusted EBITDAX, Free Cash Flow and Net Debt please see “Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”
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Free Cash Flow
During the first quarter of 2025, Free Cash Flow
was $337 million.
Three Months Ended March 31,
2024
2025
Net cash provided by operating activities
$ 261,610
457,739
Less: Capital expenditures
(222,449 )
(206,145 )
Less: Distributions to non-controlling interests in Martica
(23,617 )
(15,969 )
Free Cash Flow
$ 15,544
235,625
Changes in Working Capital (1)
(11,086 )
101,019
Free Cash Flow before Changes in Working Capital
$ 4,458
336,644
(1) Working capital adjustments in the first quarter of 2024 includes $14 million in net increases in current assets and liabilities and
$3 million in net decreases in accounts payable and accrued liabilities for additions to property and equipment. Working capital adjustments
in the first quarter of 2025 includes $82 million in net decreases in current assets and liabilities and $19 million in net decreases
in accounts payable and accrued liabilities for additions to property and equipment.
Share Repurchase Program
From January 1 st , 2025 to April 30 th ,
2025 Antero purchased 2.7 million shares at an average weighted price of $34.18 per share, or an aggregate $92 million. Antero has approximately
$1 billion of capacity remaining on its current share repurchase program.
Debt Reduction
As of March 31, 2025 Antero’s total
debt was $1.29 billion. Net Debt to trailing twelve month Adjusted EBITDAX was 1.1x. During the quarter, Antero reduced total debt by
$204 million.
LPG Firm Sales Contracts
Antero entered into sales agreements for approximately
90% of its LPG export volumes for 2025 at a double-digit per cent per gallon premium to Mont Belvieu pricing. These locked-in firm sales
do not have cancellation rights. As a result of these firm sales, the Company continues to expect full year 2025 C3+ NGL prices to average
a premium to Mont Belvieu pricing in the range of $1.50 to $2.50 per barrel.
Lean Gas Hedge Program
Antero added new natural gas collars for 2026
with the amounts tied to the expected volumes from its lean gas (approximately 1200 BTU or less) pads planned through the end of 2026.
Antero’s portfolio includes lean gas development in its capital budget for high gas deliverability and midstream infrastructure
availability. These wide collars lock in attractive rates of returns with a floor price of $3.07 per MMBtu with a ceiling of $5.96 per
MMBtu. Antero did not enter into any new natural gas hedges for 2025. For more detail please see the presentation titled “Hedges
and Guidance Presentation” on Antero’s website.
Natural Gas MMBtu/d
Weighted Average Index Price ($/MMBtu)
% of Estimated Natural Gas Production (1)
2025 NYMEX Henry Hub Swap
100,000
$ 3.12
4 %
Weighted Average Index
% of Estimated
Natural Gas (MMBtu/d)
Floor Price ($/MMBtu)
Ceiling Price
($/MMBtu)
Natural Gas Production (1)
2026 NYMEX Henry Hub Collars
320,000
$ 3.07
$ 5.96
14 %
(1) Based on the midpoint of 2025 natural gas guidance (including BTU upgrade)
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First Quarter 2025 Financial Results
Net daily natural gas equivalent production in the first quarter averaged
3.4 Bcfe/d, including 206 MBbl/d of liquids. Antero’s average realized natural gas price before hedges was $4.01 per Mcf, a $0.36
per Mcf premium to the benchmark index price. Antero’s average realized C3+ NGL price before hedges was $45.65 per barrel, a $1.66
per barrel premium to the benchmark index price.
The following table details average net production
and average realized prices for the three months ended March 31, 2025:
Three Months Ended March 31, 2025
Natural Gas (MMcf/d)
Oil (Bbl/d)
C3+ NGLs (Bbl/d)
Ethane (Bbl/d)
Combined Natural Gas Equivalent (MMcfe/d)
Average Net Production
2,162
9,467
113,656
82,689
3,397
Three Months Ended March 31, 2025
Natural Gas
Oil
C3+ NGLs
Ethane
Combined Natural Gas Equivalent
Average Realized Prices
($/Mcf)
($/Bbl)
($/Bbl)
($/Bbl)
($/Mcfe)
Average realized prices before settled derivatives
$ 4.01
59.08
45.65
12.70
4.55
Index price (1)
$ 3.65
71.42
43.99
11.46
3.65
Premium / (Discount) to Index price
$ 0.36
(12.34 )
1.66
1.24
0.90
Settled commodity derivatives (2)
$ (0.06 )
(0.11 )
—
—
(0.03 )
Average realized prices after settled derivatives
$ 3.95
58.97
45.65
12.70
4.52
Premium / (Discount) to Index price
$ 0.30
(12.45 )
1.66
1.24
0.87
(1) Please see Antero’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2025,
for more information on these index and average realized prices.
(2) These commodity derivative instruments include contracts attributable to Martica Holdings LLC (“Martica”), Antero’s
consolidated variable interest entity. All gains or losses from Martica’s derivative instruments are fully attributable to the noncontrolling
interests in Martica, which includes portions of the natural gas and C3+ NGL and all oil derivative instruments during the three months
ended March 31, 2025.
All-in cash expense, which includes lease operating,
gathering, compression, processing and transportation and production and ad valorem taxes was $2.56 per Mcfe in the first quarter, as
compared to $2.44 per Mcfe during the first quarter of 2024. The increase was due primarily to higher gathering, compression, processing
and transportation costs related to increased fuel costs as a result of higher natural gas prices. Net marketing expense was $0.06 per
Mcfe during the first quarter of 2025, compared to $0.04 per Mcfe during the first quarter of 2024.
First Quarter 2025 Operating Results
Antero placed 26 horizontal Marcellus wells to
sales during the first quarter with an average lateral length of 13,700 feet . Sixteen of these wells have been on line for approximately
60 days with an average rate per well of 32 MMcfe/d, including 1,458 Bbl/d of liquids per well assuming 25% ethane recovery .
First Quarter 2025 Capital Investment
Antero’s drilling and completion capital
expenditures for the three months ended March 31, 2025 were $157 million. In addition to capital invested in drilling and completion
activities, the Company leased $30 million in land during the first quarter. Through this leasing, Antero added approximately 6,000 net
acres, representing 26 incremental drilling locations, replenishing the 26 wells brought on line during the first quarter at an average
cost of approximately $850,000 per location.
Conference Call
A conference call is scheduled on Thursday, May 1,
2025 at 9:00 am MT to discuss the financial and operational results. A brief Q&A session for security analysts will immediately follow
the discussion of the results. To participate in the call, dial in at 877-407-9079 (U.S.), or 201-493-6746 (International) and reference
“Antero Resources.” A telephone replay of the call will be available until Thursday, May 8, 2025 at 9:00 am MT at 877-660-6853
(U.S.) or 201-612-7415 (International) using the conference ID: 13750395. To access the live webcast and view the related earnings conference
call presentation, visit Antero's website at www.anteroresources.com. The webcast will be archived for replay until Thursday, May 8,
2025 at 9:00 am MT.
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Presentation
An updated presentation will be posted to the
Company's website before the conference call. The presentation can be found at www.anteroresources.com
on the homepage. Information on the Company's website does not constitute a portion of, and is not incorporated by reference into this
press release.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Adjusted Net Income
Adjusted Net Income as set forth in this release
represents net income, adjusted for certain items. Antero believes that Adjusted Net Income is useful to investors in evaluating operational
trends of the Company and its performance relative to other oil and gas producing companies. Adjusted Net Income is not a measure of financial
performance under GAAP and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for net income as an indicator of financial performance.
The GAAP measure most directly comparable to Adjusted Net Income is net income. The following table reconciles net income to Adjusted
Net Income (in thousands):
Three Months Ended March 31,
2024
2025
Net income and comprehensive income attributable to Antero Resources Corporation
$ 22,730
207,971
Net income and comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests
11,942
11,495
Unrealized commodity derivative (gains) losses
(8,078 )
60,654
Amortization of deferred revenue, VPP
(6,738 )
(6,230 )
Loss (gain) on sale of assets
188
(575 )
Impairment of property and equipment
5,190
5,618
Equity-based compensation
16,077
15,145
Loss on early extinguishment of debt
—
2,899
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliate
(23,347 )
(28,661 )
Contract termination, loss contingency and settlements
2,039
(1,308 )
Tax effect of reconciling items (1)
3,189
(10,387 )
23,192
256,621
Martica adjustments (2)
(14,696 )
(9,963 )
Adjusted Net Income
$ 8,496
246,658
Diluted Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding (3)
312,503
314,798
(1) Deferred taxes were approximately 22% for 2024 and 2025.
(2) Adjustments reflect noncontrolling interests in Martica not otherwise adjusted in amounts above.
(3) Diluted weighted average shares outstanding does not include securities that would have had an anti-dilutive
effect on the computation of diluted earnings per share. Anti-dilutive weighted average shares outstanding for the three months ended
March 31, 2024 and 2025 were 0.6 million and 0.3 million, respectively.
Net Debt
Net Debt is calculated as total long-term debt
less cash and cash equivalents. Management uses Net Debt to evaluate the Company’s financial position, including its ability to
service its debt obligations.
The following table reconciles consolidated total
long-term debt to Net Debt as used in this release (in thousands):
December 31,
March 31,
2024
2025
Credit Facility
$ 393,200
304,100
8.375% senior notes due 2026
96,870
—
7.625% senior notes due 2029
407,115
388,475
5.375% senior notes due 2030
600,000
600,000
Unamortized debt issuance costs
(7,955 )
(7,195 )
Total long-term debt
$ 1,489,230
1,285,380
Less: Cash and cash equivalents
—
—
Net Debt
$ 1,489,230
1,285,380
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Free Cash Flow
Free Cash Flow is a measure of financial performance
not calculated under GAAP and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for cash flow from operating, investing, or financing
activities, as an indicator of cash flow or as a measure of liquidity. The Company defines Free Cash Flow as net cash provided by operating
activities, less capital expenditures, which includes additions to unproved properties, drilling and completion costs and additions to
other property and equipment, less distributions to non-controlling interests in Martica.
The Company has not provided projected net cash
provided by operating activities or a reconciliation of Free Cash Flow to projected net cash provided by operating activities, the most
comparable financial measure calculated in accordance with GAAP. The Company is unable to project net cash provided by operating activities
for any future period because this metric includes the impact of changes in operating assets and liabilities related to the timing of
cash receipts and disbursements that may not relate to the period in which the operating activities occurred. The Company is unable to
project these timing differences with any reasonable degree of accuracy without unreasonable efforts.
Free Cash Flow is a useful indicator of the Company’s
ability to internally fund its activities, service or incur additional debt and estimate our ability to return capital to shareholders.
There are significant limitations to using Free Cash Flow as a measure of performance, including the inability to analyze the effect of
certain recurring and non-recurring items that materially affect the Company’s net income, the lack of comparability of results
of operations of different companies and the different methods of calculating Free Cash Flow reported by different companies. Free Cash
Flow does not represent funds available for discretionary use because those funds may be required for debt service, land acquisitions
and lease renewals, other capital expenditures, working capital, income taxes, exploration expenses, and other commitments and obligations.
Adjusted EBITDAX
Adjusted EBITDAX is a non-GAAP financial measure
that we define as net income, adjusted for certain items detailed below.
Adjusted EBITDAX as used and defined by us, may
not be comparable to similarly titled measures employed by other companies and is not a measure of performance calculated in accordance
with GAAP. Adjusted EBITDAX should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for operating income or loss, net income or loss,
cash flows provided by operating, investing, and financing activities, or other income or cash flow statement data prepared in accordance
with GAAP. Adjusted EBITDAX provides no information regarding our capital structure, borrowings, interest costs, capital expenditures,
working capital movement, or tax position. Adjusted EBITDAX does not represent funds available for discretionary use because those funds
may be required for debt service, capital expenditures, working capital, income taxes, exploration expenses, and other commitments and
obligations. However, our management team believes Adjusted EBITDAX is useful to an investor in evaluating our financial performance because
this measure:
· is widely used by investors in the oil and natural gas industry
to measure operating performance without regard to items excluded from the calculation of such term, which may vary substantially from
company to company depending upon accounting methods and the book value of assets, capital structure and the method by which assets were
acquired, among other factors;
· helps investors to more meaningfully evaluate and compare
the results of our operations from period to period by removing the effect of our capital and legal structure from our operating structure;
· is used by our management team for various purposes, including
as a measure of our operating performance, in presentations to our Board of Directors, and as a basis for strategic planning and forecasting:
and
· is used by our Board of Directors as a performance measure
in determining executive compensation.
There are significant limitations to using Adjusted
EBITDAX as a measure of performance, including the inability to analyze the effects of certain recurring and non-recurring items that
materially affect our net income or loss, the lack of comparability of results of operations of different companies, and the different
methods of calculating Adjusted EBITDAX reported by different companies.
The GAAP measures most directly comparable to
Adjusted EBITDAX are net income and net cash provided by operating activities. The following table represents a reconciliation of Antero’s
net income, including noncontrolling interest, to Adjusted EBITDAX and a reconciliation of Antero’s Adjusted EBITDAX to net cash
provided by operating activities per our condensed consolidated statements of cash flows, in each case, for the three months ended March 31,
2024 and 2025 (in thousands). Adjusted EBITDAX also excludes the noncontrolling interests in Martica, and these adjustments are disclosed
in the table below as Martica related adjustments.
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Three Months Ended March 31,
2024
2025
Reconciliation of net income to Adjusted EBITDAX:
Net income and comprehensive income attributable to Antero Resources Corporation
$ 22,730
207,971
Net income and comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests
11,942
11,495
Unrealized commodity derivative (gains) losses
(8,078 )
60,654
Amortization of deferred revenue, VPP
(6,738 )
(6,230 )
Loss (gain) on sale of assets
188
(575 )
Interest expense, net
30,187
23,368
Loss on early extinguishment of debt
—
2,899
Income tax expense
6,227
54,400
Depletion, depreciation, amortization and accretion
191,251
187,291
Impairment of property and equipment
5,190
5,618
Exploration expense
602
668
Equity-based compensation expense
16,077
15,145
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliate
(23,347 )
(28,661 )
Dividends from unconsolidated affiliate
31,285
31,314
Contract termination, loss contingency, transaction expense and other
2,020
463
279,536
565,820
Martica related adjustments (1)
(17,449 )
(16,392 )
Adjusted EBITDAX
$ 262,087
549,428
Reconciliation of our Adjusted EBITDAX to net cash provided by operating activities:
Adjusted EBITDAX
$ 262,087
549,428
Martica related adjustments (1)
17,449
16,392
Interest expense, net
(30,187 )
(23,368 )
Amortization of debt issuance costs and other
715
466
Exploration expense
(602 )
(668 )
Changes in current assets and liabilities
14,361
(81,748 )
Contract termination, loss contingency, transaction expense and other
(1,820 )
(1,771 )
Other items
(393 )
(992 )
Net cash provided by operating activities
$ 261,610
457,739
(1) Adjustments reflect noncontrolling interests in Martica not otherwise adjusted in amounts above.
Twelve
Months Ended
March 31, 2025
Reconciliation of net income to Adjusted EBITDAX:
Net income and comprehensive income attributable to Antero Resources Corporation
$ 242,467
Net income and comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests
36,024
Unrealized commodity derivative losses
78,155
Amortization of deferred revenue, VPP
(26,593 )
Loss on sale of assets
99
Interest expense, net
111,388
Loss on early extinguishment of debt
3,427
Income tax benefit
(70,012 )
Depletion, depreciation, amortization, and accretion
761,867
Impairment of property and equipment
47,861
Exploration
2,684
Equity-based compensation expense
65,530
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliate
(99,101 )
Dividends from unconsolidated affiliate
125,226
Contract termination, loss contingency, transaction expense and other
3,376
1,282,398
Martica related adjustments (1)
(62,732 )
Adjusted EBITDAX
$ 1,219,666
(1) Adjustments reflect noncontrolling interests in Martica not otherwise adjusted in amounts above.
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Drilling and Completion Capital Expenditures
For a reconciliation between cash paid for drilling
and completion capital expenditures and drilling and completion accrued capital expenditures during the period, please see the capital
expenditures section below (in thousands):
Three Months Ended March 31,
2024
2025
Drilling and completion costs (cash basis)
$ 188,905
175,134
Change in accrued capital costs
(1,746 )
(17,982 )
Adjusted drilling and completion costs (accrual basis)
$ 187,159
157,152
Notwithstanding their use for comparative purposes,
the Company’s non-GAAP financial measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures employed by other companies.
This release includes "forward-looking
statements." Words such as “may,” “assume,” “forecast,” “position,” “predict,”
“strategy,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “estimate,” “anticipate,”
“believe,” “project,” “budget,” “potential,” or “continue,” and similar expressions
are used to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain such identifying words. Such forward-looking
statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which are not under Antero Resources’ control. All statements,
except for statements of historical fact, made in this release regarding activities, events or developments Antero Resources expects,
believes or anticipates will or may occur in the future, such as those regarding our strategy, future operations, financial position,
estimated revenues and losses, projected costs, estimated realized natural gas, NGL and oil prices, anticipated reductions in letters
of credit and interest expense, prospects, plans and objectives of management, return of capital, expected results, impacts of geopolitical
and world health events, future commodity prices, future production targets, including those related to certain levels of production,
future earnings, leverage targets and debt repayment, future capital spending plans, improved and/or increasing capital efficiency, expected
drilling and development plans, projected well costs and cost savings initiatives, operations of Antero Midstream, future financial position,
the participation level of our drilling partner and the financial and production results to be achieved as a result of that drilling partnership,
the other key assumptions underlying our projections, and future marketing opportunities, are 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. These forward-looking statements
are based on management’s current beliefs, based on currently available information, as to the outcome and timing of future events.
All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this release. Although Antero Resources believes that the plans, intentions
and expectations reflected in or suggested by the forward-looking statements are reasonable, there is no assurance that these plans, intentions
or expectations will be achieved. Therefore, actual outcomes and results could materially differ from what is expressed, implied or forecast
in such statements. Except as required by law, Antero Resources expressly disclaims any obligation to and does not intend to publicly
update or revise any forward-looking statements.
Antero Resources cautions you that these forward-looking
statements are subject to all of the risks and uncertainties, incident to the exploration for and development, production, gathering and
sale of natural gas, NGLs and oil, most of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond the Antero Resources’ control.
These risks include, but are not limited to, commodity price volatility, inflation, supply chain or other disruption, availability and
cost of drilling, completion and production equipment and services, environmental risks, drilling and completion and other operating risks,
marketing and transportation risks, regulatory changes or changes in law, the uncertainty inherent in estimating natural gas, NGLs and
oil reserves and in projecting future rates of production, cash flows and access to capital, the timing of development expenditures, conflicts
of interest among our stockholders, impacts of geopolitical and world health events, cybersecurity risks, the state of markets for, and
availability of, verified quality carbon offsets and the other risks described under the heading " Risk Factors" in Antero Resources’
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 and the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
March 31, 2025.
For more information, contact Daniel Katzenberg,
Director - Finance and Investor Relations of Antero Resources at (303) 357-7219 or dkatzenberg@anteroresources.com.
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ANTERO RESOURCES CORPORATION
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
December 31,
March 31,
2024
2025
Assets
Current assets:
Accounts receivable
$ 34,413
40,385
Accrued revenue
453,613
513,382
Derivative instruments
1,050
358
Prepaid expenses
12,423
12,693
Other current assets
6,047
7,967
Total current assets
507,546
574,785
Property and equipment:
Oil and gas properties, at cost (successful efforts method):
Unproved properties
879,483
883,042
Proved properties
14,395,680
14,444,544
Gathering systems and facilities
5,802
5,802
Other property and equipment
105,871
107,378
15,386,836
15,440,766
Less accumulated depletion, depreciation and amortization
(5,699,286 )
(5,768,456 )
Property and equipment, net
9,687,550
9,672,310
Operating leases right-of-use assets
2,549,398
2,526,305
Derivative instruments
1,296
778
Investment in unconsolidated affiliate
231,048
239,672
Other assets
33,212
35,471
Total assets
$ 13,010,050
13,049,321
Liabilities and Equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable
$ 62,213
55,268
Accounts payable, related parties
111,066
118,262
Accrued liabilities
402,591
309,131
Revenue distributions payable
315,932
364,219
Derivative instruments
31,792
84,054
Short-term lease liabilities
493,894
515,880
Deferred revenue, VPP
25,264
24,830
Other current liabilities
3,175
13,702
Total current liabilities
1,445,927
1,485,346
Long-term liabilities:
Long-term debt
1,489,230
1,285,380
Deferred income tax liability, net
693,341
746,803
Derivative instruments
17,233
24,416
Long-term lease liabilities
2,050,337
2,005,829
Deferred revenue, VPP
35,448
29,653
Other liabilities
62,001
63,111
Total liabilities
5,793,517
5,640,538
Commitments and contingencies
Equity:
Stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value; authorized - 50,000 shares; none issued
—
—
Common stock, $0.01 par value; authorized - 1,000,000 shares; 311,165 and 311,584 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2024 and March 31, 2025, respectively
3,111
3,115
Additional paid-in capital
5,909,373
5,902,893
Retained earnings
1,109,166
1,312,366
Total stockholders' equity
7,021,650
7,218,374
Noncontrolling interests
194,883
190,409
Total equity
7,216,533
7,408,783
Total liabilities and equity
$ 13,010,050
13,049,321
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ANTERO RESOURCES CORPORATION
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
and Comprehensive Income (Unaudited)
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
Three Months Ended March 31,
2024
2025
Revenue and other:
Natural gas sales
$ 474,133
780,005
Natural gas liquids sales
517,862
561,432
Oil sales
64,717
50,335
Commodity derivative fair value gains (losses)
9,446
(71,671 )
Marketing
48,520
25,558
Amortization of deferred revenue, VPP
6,738
6,230
Other revenue and income
855
818
Total revenue
1,122,271
1,352,707
Operating expenses:
Lease operating
29,121
33,986
Gathering, compression, processing and transportation
672,281
695,017
Production and ad valorem taxes
58,168
55,299
Marketing
59,813
42,770
Exploration
602
668
General and administrative (including equity-based compensation expense of $16,077 and $15,145 in 2024 and 2025, respectively)
55,862
62,445
Depletion, depreciation and amortization
190,475
186,352
Impairment of property and equipment
5,190
5,618
Accretion of asset retirement obligations
776
939
Contract termination, loss contingency and settlements
2,039
(1,308 )
Loss (gain) on sale of assets
188
(575 )
Other operating expense
17
24
Total operating expenses
1,074,532
1,081,235
Operating income
47,739
271,472
Other income (expense):
Interest expense, net
(30,187 )
(23,368 )
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliate
23,347
28,661
Loss on early extinguishment of debt
—
(2,899 )
Total other income (expense)
(6,840 )
2,394
Income before income taxes
40,899
273,866
Income tax expense
(6,227 )
(54,400 )
Net income and comprehensive income including noncontrolling interests
34,672
219,466
Less: net income and comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests
11,942
11,495
Net income and comprehensive income attributable to Antero Resources Corporation
$ 22,730
207,971
Net income per common share—basic
$ 0.07
0.67
Net income per common share—diluted
$ 0.07
0.66
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic
304,943
311,328
Diluted
312,503
314,798
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ANTERO RESOURCES CORPORATION
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
(In thousands)
Three Months Ended March 31,
2024
2025
Cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities:
Net income including noncontrolling interests
$ 34,672
219,466
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depletion, depreciation, amortization and accretion
191,251
187,291
Impairments
5,190
5,618
Commodity derivative fair value losses (gains)
(9,446 )
71,671
Gains (losses) on settled commodity derivatives
1,368
(11,017 )
Deferred income tax expense
6,156
53,462
Equity-based compensation expense
16,077
15,145
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliate
(23,347 )
(28,661 )
Dividends of earnings from unconsolidated affiliate
31,285
31,314
Amortization of deferred revenue
(6,738 )
(6,230 )
Amortization of debt issuance costs and other
715
466
Settlement of asset retirement obligations
(322 )
(54 )
Contract termination, loss contingency and settlements
200
(1,308 )
Loss (gain) on sale of assets
188
(575 )
Loss on early extinguishment of debt
—
2,899
Changes in current assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable
2,498
(5,972 )
Accrued revenue
74,587
(59,769 )
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
(2,701 )
(2,190 )
Accounts payable including related parties
3,244
11,995
Accrued liabilities
(60,825 )
(86,552 )
Revenue distributions payable
(3,222 )
48,286
Other current liabilities
780
12,454
Net cash provided by operating activities
261,610
457,739
Cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities:
Additions to unproved properties
(27,044 )
(30,407 )
Drilling and completion costs
(188,905 )
(175,134 )
Additions to other property and equipment
(6,500 )
(604 )
Proceeds from asset sales
363
575
Change in other assets
(4,724 )
(2,321 )
Net cash used in investing activities
(226,810 )
(207,891 )
Cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities:
Repurchases of common stock
—
(10,094 )
Repayment of senior notes
—
(118,046 )
Borrowings on Credit Facility
1,125,700
1,308,400
Repayments on Credit Facility
(1,127,600 )
(1,397,500 )
Distributions to noncontrolling interests in Martica Holdings LLC
(23,617 )
(15,969 )
Employee tax withholding for settlement of equity-based compensation awards
(9,024 )
(16,298 )
Other
(259 )
(341 )
Net cash used in financing activities
(34,800 )
(249,848 )
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
—
—
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
—
—
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
$ —
—
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Cash paid during the period for interest
$ 48,252
43,078
Decrease in accounts payable and accrued liabilities for additions to property and equipment
$ (3,275 )
(19,271 )
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The following table sets forth selected financial data for the three
months ended March 31, 2024 and 2025 (in thousands):
Three Months Ended
Amount of
March 31,
Increase
Percent
2024
2025
(Decrease)
Change
Operating revenues and other:
Natural gas sales
$ 474,133
780,005
305,872
65 %
Natural gas liquids sales
517,862
561,432
43,570
8 %
Oil sales
64,717
50,335
(14,382 )
(22 )%
Commodity derivative fair value gains (losses)
9,446
(71,671 )
(81,117 )
*
Marketing
48,520
25,558
(22,962 )
(47 )%
Amortization of deferred revenue, VPP
6,738
6,230
(508 )
(8 )%
Other revenue and income
855
818
(37 )
(4 )%
Total revenue
1,122,271
1,352,707
230,436
21 %
Operating expenses:
Lease operating
29,121
33,986
4,865
17 %
Gathering and compression
223,530
236,134
12,604
6 %
Processing
255,795
261,155
5,360
2 %
Transportation
192,956
197,728
4,772
2 %
Production and ad valorem taxes
58,168
55,299
(2,869 )
(5 )%
Marketing
59,813
42,770
(17,043 )
(28 )%
Exploration
602
668
66
11 %
General and administrative (excluding equity-based compensation)
39,785
47,300
7,515
19 %
Equity-based compensation
16,077
15,145
(932 )
(6 )%
Depletion, depreciation and amortization
190,475
186,352
(4,123 )
(2 )%
Impairment of property and equipment
5,190
5,618
428
8 %
Accretion of asset retirement obligations
776
939
163
21 %
Contract termination, loss contingency and settlements
2,039
(1,308 )
(3,347 )
*
Gain (loss) on sale of assets
188
(575 )
(763 )
*
Other expense
17
24
7
41 %
Total operating expenses
1,074,532
1,081,235
6,703
1 %
Operating income
47,739
271,472
223,733
469 %
Other income (expense):
Interest expense, net
(30,187 )
(23,368 )
6,819
(23 )%
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliate
23,347
28,661
5,314
23 %
Loss on early extinguishment of debt
—
(2,899 )
(2,899 )
*
Total other income (expense)
(6,840 )
2,394
9,234
*
Income before income taxes
40,899
273,866
232,967
570 %
Income tax expense
(6,227 )
(54,400 )
(48,173 )
774 %
Net income and comprehensive income including noncontrolling interests
34,672
219,466
184,794
533 %
Less: net income and comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests
11,942
11,495
(447 )
(4 )%
Net income and comprehensive income attributable to Antero Resources Corporation
22,730
207,971
185,241
815 %
Adjusted EBITDAX
$ 262,087
549,428
287,341
110 %
* Not meaningful
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The following table sets forth selected financial data for the three
months ended March 31, 2024 and 2025:
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended
Amount of
March 31,
Increase
Percent
2024
2025
(Decrease)
Change
Production data (1) (2) :
Natural gas (Bcf)
202
195
(7 )
(3 )%
C2 Ethane (MBbl)
6,760
7,442
682
10 %
C3+ NGLs (MBbl)
10,564
10,229
(335 )
(3 )%
Oil (MBbl)
1,035
852
(183 )
(18 )%
Combined (Bcfe)
312
306
(6 )
(2 )%
Daily combined production (MMcfe/d)
3,426
3,397
(29 )
(1 )%
Average prices before effects of derivative settlements (3) :
Natural gas (per Mcf)
$ 2.35
4.01
1.66
71 %
C2 Ethane (per Bbl) (4)
$ 9.32
12.70
3.38
36 %
C3+ NGLs (per Bbl)
$ 43.05
45.65
2.60
6 %
Oil (per Bbl)
$ 62.53
59.08
(3.45 )
(6 )%
Weighted Average Combined (per Mcfe)
$ 3.39
4.55
1.16
34 %
Average realized prices after effects of derivative settlements (3) :
Natural gas (per Mcf)
$ 2.36
3.95
1.59
67 %
C2 Ethane (per Bbl) (4)
$ 9.32
12.70
3.38
36 %
C3+ NGLs (per Bbl)
$ 43.03
45.65
2.62
6 %
Oil (per Bbl)
$ 62.39
58.97
(3.42 )
(5 )%
Weighted Average Combined (per Mcfe)
$ 3.39
4.52
1.13
33 %
Average costs (per Mcfe):
Lease operating
$ 0.09
0.11
0.02
22 %
Gathering and compression
$ 0.72
0.77
0.05
7 %
Processing
$ 0.82
0.85
0.03
4 %
Transportation
$ 0.62
0.65
0.03
5 %
Production and ad valorem taxes
$ 0.19
0.18
(0.01 )
(5 )%
Marketing expense, net
$ 0.04
0.06
0.02
50 %
General and administrative (excluding equity-based compensation)
$ 0.13
0.15
0.02
15 %
Depletion, depreciation, amortization and accretion
$ 0.61
0.61
—
*
* Not meaningful
(1) Production data excludes volumes related to VPP transaction.
(2) Oil and NGLs production was converted at 6 Mcf per Bbl to calculate total Bcfe production and per Mcfe amounts. This ratio is an estimate
of the equivalent energy content of the products and may not reflect their relative economic value.
(3) Average sales prices shown in the table reflect both the before and after effects of the Company’s settled commodity derivatives.
The calculation of such after effects includes gains on settlements of commodity derivatives, which do not qualify for hedge accounting
because the Company does not designate or document them as hedges for accounting purposes. Oil and NGLs production was converted at 6
Mcf per Bbl to calculate total Bcfe production and per Mcfe amounts. This ratio is an estimate of the equivalent energy content of the
products and does not necessarily reflect their relative economic value.
(4) The average realized price for the three months ended March 31, 2024 includes $2 million of proceeds related to a take-or-pay
contract. Excluding the effect of these proceeds, the average realized price for ethane before and after the effects of derivatives for
the three months ended March 31, 2024 would have been $9.07 per Bbl.
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other guidance in this release
Text is the filed exhibit, verbatim.