Antero Resources — Oct 29, 2025 release
Fiscal 2025 third-quarter results · 8-K Item 2.02 · Exhibit 99.1 · 0001104659-25-103768
Showing in the filing
C3+ NGL realized price premium to Mont Belvieu
“$0.75 to $1.00 per barrel”
Period
FY2025
Measure
Company-defined measure
Source
Prose
All guidance in this release · 13
Dry gas pad turn in line
“first quarter of 2026”
Share repurchase program remaining capacity
“$915 million”
Net Daily Natural Gas Equivalent Production … for Q4 FY2025
“3.5 to 3.525”
Net production for Q4 FY2025
“3.5 to 3.525 Bcfe/d”
Production for FY2025
“at the high end of the 3.4 to 3.45 Bcfe/d range”
Land capital budget for FY2025
“$125 to $150 million”
Land Capital Budget ($MM) for FY2025
“$125”
Land capital expenditures for Q4 FY2025
“$25 to $50 million”
C3+ NGL realized price premium to Mont Belvieu for FY2025
“$0.75 to $1.00 per barrel”
C3+ NGL Realized Price Premium vs Mont Belvi… for FY2025
“$0.75”
C3+ NGL realized price premium to Mont Belvieu for Q4 FY2025
“$1.25 to $1.75 per barrel”
C3+ NGL Realized Price Premium vs. Mont Belv… for Q4 FY2025
“$1.25”
Land Capital Expenditures ($MM) for Q4 FY2025
“$25”
Exhibit 99.1 · full document
EXHIBIT 99.1
Exhibit 99.1
Antero Resources Announces Third Quarter 2025
Financial and Operating Results
Denver, Colorado, October 29, 2025—Antero
Resources Corporation (NYSE: AR) (“Antero Resources,” “Antero,” or the “Company”) today announced
its third 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 September 30, 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 $3.59 per Mcfe, which is a $0.52 per Mcfe premium to NYMEX
· Realized a pre-hedge C3+ NGL price of $36.60
per barrel
· Net income was $76 million and Adjusted Net
Income was $48 million (Non-GAAP)
· Adjusted EBITDAX was $318 million (Non-GAAP)
and net cash provided by operating activities was $310 million, increases of 70% and 87% compared to the prior year period, respectively
· Free Cash Flow was $91 million (Non-GAAP)
· Drilled longest lateral in company history
at more than 22,000 lateral feet
· Averaged highest completion stages per day
for a quarter at 14.5 completion stages per day
· Established a company record for continuous
pumping hours at 349 hours
· Completed approximately $260 million of strategic
acquisitions, all in Antero’s core Marcellus footprint
· Added a spot rig on a dry gas pad to be completed
in early 2026
· Purchased 1.5 million shares for approximately
$51 million during the third quarter
Michael Kennedy, CEO and President of Antero Resources
commented, “Antero’s third quarter results yet again raised the bar for operational performance, as we set numerous drilling
and completion records during the period. In addition, we completed several bolt-on acquisitions located in our core Marcellus acreage
position in West Virginia. The transactions increase Antero’s production and inventory and enhance our ability to capitalize on
the significant demand increases expected for natural gas. Further, these transactions were financed through 2025’s Free Cash Flow.”
Mr. Kennedy continued, “We are excited
to return to our dry gas acreage, where we have not drilled in over a decade. We spud a pad during the fourth quarter of 2025, which highlights
our ability to quickly increase dry gas production to supply power for datacenters, other power generation projects or to sell into the
local market if local basis were to tighten meaningfully. As a reminder, we have approximately 1,000 gross dry gas locations over approximately
100,000 net acres that are held by production which could see accelerated activity under these scenarios.”
Brendan Krueger, CFO of Antero Resources said,
“Our best-in-class low maintenance capital requirements has led to substantial Free Cash Flow in 2025. During the year, we used
this Free Cash Flow to finance several bolt-on acquisitions, pay down $182 million of debt, and purchase $163 million of stock. These
strategic transactions are immediately accretive on a per share basis across all key metrics including Free Cash Flow and Net Asset Value.
Looking ahead, we will continue to focus on opportunistically adding to our position in the core of the West Virginia Marcellus, maintaining
low absolute debt levels and repurchasing our stock.”
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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Strategic Initiatives
Acquisitions - Antero completed three separate
acquisitions, all in its West Virginia development footprint, for approximately $260 million. These transactions include 75-100 MMcfe/d
of net production and 10 net undeveloped locations. The acquisitions were funded with a portion of 2025 Free Cash Flow and were acquired
at attractive valuations of more than 20% on a 2026 expected Free Cash Flow Yield basis. The transactions closed at the end of the third
quarter and had minimal impact on quarterly results.
Expanded Leasing Efforts - Antero is increasing
its land capital budget by $50 million in order to expand its position in the Marcellus Fairway in West Virginia. The Company added 79
incremental drilling locations year-to-date through its organic leasing program at an average cost of approximately $900,000 per location.
The accelerated acreage acquisitions reflect the ongoing strong well performance and the success of the development program, which has
expanded the core Marcellus fairway.
Dry Gas Development - Antero added a spot
rig to spud a dry gas pad in the fourth quarter of 2025, with no change to its 2025 budget. This pad is expected to turn in line during
the first quarter of 2026 and to act as a proof of concept on Antero’s ability to quickly increase dry gas activity to supply power
for datacenters, other power generation projects or to sell into the local market if local basis were to tighten meaningfully. Antero
has approximately 1,000 gross dry gas locations and over 100,000 net acres entirely held-by-production, that could see accelerated activity
under these scenarios.
Share Purchase Program - During the third
quarter 2025, Antero purchased 1.5 million shares for an aggregate $51 million. Year-to-date, Antero has purchased approximately 4.7 million
shares for an aggregate $163 million. Antero’s share purchases were at a 6% discount to the year-to-date volume weighted average
price per share through September 30, 2025. Antero has approximately $915 million of capacity remaining on its previously approved
share repurchase program.
Natural Gas Hedge Program - Antero added
natural gas swaps for the fourth quarter of 2025, and full years 2026 and 2027 in order to support its acquisitions and its dry and lean
gas development program. The Company increased its fourth quarter 2025 natural gas swaps by approximately 550 BBtu/d, bringing its total
to 646 BBtu/d at $3.70/MMBtu. Antero also added 600 BBtu/d of natural gas swaps for 2026 at $3.82/MMBtu and 100 BBtu/d of natural gas
swaps for 2027 at $3.93/MMBtu. In addition, Antero restructured its natural gas costless collars for 2026, raising the floor price from
$3.14 per MMBtu to $3.22 per MMBtu with a ceiling price of $5.83 per MMBtu. For more details, please see the presentation titled “Hedges
and Guidance Presentation” on Antero’s website. The hedges below are as of October 29, 2025.
Swaps
Natural
Gas MMBtu/d
Weighted
Average Index Price ($/MMBtu)
%
of Estimated Natural Gas Production (1)
4Q 2025 NYMEX Henry
Hub Swap
646,087
$ 3.70
26 %
2026 NYMEX Henry Hub Swap
600,000
$ 3.82
24 %
2027 NYMEX Henry Hub Swap
100,000
$ 3.93
4 %
Weighted Average Index
Collars
Natural Gas (MMBtu/d)
Floor Price ($/MMBtu)
Ceiling Price ($/MMBtu)
% of Estimated Natural Gas Production (1)
2026 NYMEX Henry Hub Costless Collars
500,000
$ 3.22
$ 5.83
20 %
(1) Based on the midpoint of Fourth Quarter 2025 production guidance (including BTU upgrade)
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Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Guidance
Update
Antero expects fourth quarter 2025 production
to increase to a range of 3.5 to 3.525 Bcfe/d, with the increase reflecting the acquisitions. Full year 2025 production is now expected
to be at the high end of the 3.4 to 3.45 Bcfe/d range. The company is targeting this updated range as the new maintenance production level.
Antero is increasing its full year 2025 land capital budget to $125 to $150 million to reflect expanded leasing in its core liquids rich
Marcellus Fairway, with the fourth quarter 2025 expected to be in the range of $25 to $50 million. Antero is also revising its full year
2025 C3+ NGL realized price premium to Mont Belvieu to $0.75 to $1.00 per barrel. This premium during the fourth quarter of 2025 is expected
at a range of $1.25 to $1.75 per barrel.
4Q25
Fourth Quarter 2025 Guidance
Low
High
Net Daily Natural Gas Equivalent Production (Bcfe/d)
3.5
3.525
C3+ NGL Realized Price Premium vs. Mont Belvieu ($/Bbl)
$ 1.25
$ 1.75
Land Capital Expenditures ($MM)
$ 25
$ 50
Full Year 2025
Revised
Full Year 2025 Guidance Updates
Low
High
Land Capital Budget ($MM)
$ 125
$ 150
C3+ NGL Realized Price Premium vs. Mont Belvieu ($/Bbl)
$ 0.75
$ 1.00
Note: Any 2025 guidance items not
discussed in this release are unchanged from previously stated guidance.
Free Cash Flow
During the third quarter of 2025, Free Cash Flow
was $91 million.
Three Months Ended September 30,
2024
2025
Net cash provided by operating activities
$ 166,177
310,090
Less: Capital expenditures
(173,630 )
(202,659 )
Less: Distributions to non-controlling interests in Martica
(15,736 )
(16,525 )
Free Cash Flow
$ (23,189 )
90,906
Changes in Working Capital (1)
12,222
(21,311 )
Free Cash Flow before Changes in Working Capital
$ (10,967 )
69,595
(1) Working capital adjustments in the third quarter of 2024 includes $11 million in net decreases in current assets and liabilities and
$1 million in net decreases in accounts payable and accrued liabilities for additions to property and equipment. Working capital adjustments
in the third quarter of 2025 includes $9 million in net increases in current assets and liabilities and $12 million in net increases in
accounts payable and accrued liabilities for additions to property and equipment.
Third Quarter 2025 Financial Results
Net daily natural gas equivalent production in
the third quarter averaged 3.4 Bcfe/d, including 206 MBbl/d of liquids. Antero’s average realized natural gas price before hedges
was $3.12 per Mcf, a $0.05 per Mcf premium to the benchmark index price. Antero’s average realized C3+ NGL price before hedges was
$36.60 per barrel, representing an $0.84 per barrel premium to the benchmark index price.
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The following table details average net production
and average realized prices for the three months ended September 30, 2025:
Three Months Ended September 30, 2025
Natural Gas
(MMcf/d)
Oil
(Bbl/d)
C3+ NGLs
(Bbl/d)
Ethane
(Bbl/d)
Combined
Natural Gas
Equivalent
(MMcfe/d)
Average Net Production
2,195
6,728
114,076
84,870
3,429
Three Months Ended September 30, 2025
Natural Gas
Oil
C3+ NGLs
Ethane
Combined Natural Gas Equivalent
Average Realized Prices
($/Mcf)
($/Bbl)
($/Bbl)
($/Bbl)
($/Mcfe)
Average realized prices before settled derivatives
$
3.12
50.65
36.60
11.05
3.59
Index price (1)
$
3.07
64.93
35.76
9.72
3.07
Premium / (Discount) to Index price
$
0.05
(14.28)
0.84
1.33
0.52
Settled commodity derivatives
$
—
—
—
—
—
Average realized prices after settled derivatives
$
3.12
50.65
36.60
11.05
3.59
Premium / (Discount) to Index price
$
0.05
(14.28)
0.84
1.33
0.52
(1) Please see Antero’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30,
2025, for more information on these index and average realized prices.
All-in cash expense, which includes lease operating,
gathering, compression, processing and transportation and production and ad valorem taxes was $2.44 per Mcfe in the third quarter, as
compared to $2.42 per Mcfe during the third quarter of 2024. Net marketing expense was $0.05 per Mcfe during the third quarter of 2025,
flat from the third quarter of 2024.
Third Quarter 2025 Operating Results
Antero placed 16 Marcellus wells to sales during
the third quarter with an average lateral length of 16,130 feet . Eleven of these wells have been on line for approximately 60 days
with an average rate per well of 30 MMcfe/d, including 1,720 Bbl/d of liquids per well assuming 25% ethane recovery . In addition,
Antero set a number of company drilling and completion records, including:
· Drilled longest lateral in company history at
more than 22,000 lateral feet
· Averaged highest completion stages per day for
a quarter at 14.5 completion stages per day
· Established a company record for continuous pumping
hours at 349 hours
Third Quarter 2025 Capital Investment
Antero’s drilling and completion capital
expenditures for the three months ended September 30, 2025 were $172 million. In addition to capital invested in drilling and completion
activities, the Company invested $42 million in land during the third quarter. Through this investment, Antero added approximately 7,000
net acres, representing 32 incremental drilling locations, doubling the 16 wells brought on line during the third quarter at an average
cost of approximately $1.0 million per location. In addition to the incremental locations, Antero also acquired minerals in its Marcellus
area of development to increase its net revenue interest in future drilling locations. Year to date, Antero’s organic leasing program
has added 79 incremental drilling locations at an average cost of $900,000 per location.
Conference Call
A conference call is scheduled on Thursday, October 30,
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, November 6, 2025 at 9:00 am MT at
877-660-6853 (U.S.) or 201-612-7415 (International) using the conference ID: 13750397. 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, November 6, 2025 at 9:00 am MT.
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.
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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 September 30,
2024
2025
Net income (loss) and comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Antero Resources Corporation
$ (35,347 )
76,179
Net income and comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests
10,157
9,431
Unrealized commodity derivative gains
(14,100 )
(40,812 )
Amortization of deferred revenue, VPP
(6,812 )
(6,368 )
Loss (gain) on sale of assets
(1,297 )
171
Impairment of property and equipment
13,455
12,228
Equity-based compensation
16,065
15,501
Loss on early extinguishment of debt
528
—
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliate
(25,634 )
(29,055 )
Contract termination, loss contingency and settlements
(1,517 )
12,571
Tax effect of reconciling items (1)
4,199
7,813
(40,303 )
57,659
Martica adjustments (2)
(11,467 )
(9,431 )
Adjusted Net Income (Loss)
$ (51,770 )
48,228
Diluted Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding (3)
311,025
311,034
(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
September 30, 2024 were 5.2 million. Anti-dilutive weighted average shares outstanding for the three months ended September 30,
2025 were approximately zero.
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,
September 30,
2024
2025
Credit Facility
$ 393,200
348,200
8.375% senior notes due 2026
96,870
—
7.625% senior notes due 2029
407,115
365,353
5.375% senior notes due 2030
600,000
600,000
Unamortized debt issuance costs
(7,955 )
(6,333 )
Total long-term debt
$ 1,489,230
1,307,220
Less: Cash and cash equivalents
—
—
Net Debt
$ 1,489,230
1,307,220
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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 September 30,
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 September 30,
2024
2025
Reconciliation of net income (loss) to Adjusted EBITDAX:
Net income (loss) and comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Antero Resources Corporation
$ (35,347 )
76,179
Net income and comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests
10,157
9,431
Unrealized commodity derivative gains
(14,100 )
(40,812 )
Amortization of deferred revenue, VPP
(6,812 )
(6,368 )
Loss (gain) on sale of assets
(1,297 )
171
Interest expense, net
28,278
18,232
Loss on early extinguishment of debt
528
—
Income tax expense (benefit)
(2,954 )
43,330
Depletion, depreciation, amortization and accretion
190,264
189,724
Impairment of property and equipment
13,455
12,228
Exploration expense
671
844
Equity-based compensation expense
16,065
15,501
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliate
(25,634 )
(29,055 )
Dividends from unconsolidated affiliate
31,314
31,313
Contract termination, loss contingency, transaction expense and other
(1,511 )
12,885
203,077
333,603
Martica related adjustments (1)
(16,177 )
(15,363 )
Adjusted EBITDAX
$ 186,900
318,240
Reconciliation of our Adjusted EBITDAX to net cash provided by operating activities:
Adjusted EBITDAX
$ 186,900
318,240
Martica related adjustments (1)
16,177
15,363
Interest expense, net
(28,278 )
(18,232 )
Amortization of debt issuance costs and other
572
90
Exploration expense
(671 )
(844 )
Changes in current assets and liabilities
(10,615 )
8,978
Contract termination, loss contingency, transaction expense and other
3,648
(13,457 )
Other items
(1,556 )
(48 )
Net cash provided by operating activities
$ 166,177
310,090
(1) Adjustments reflect noncontrolling interests in Martica not otherwise adjusted in amounts above.
Twelve
Months Ended
September 30, 2025
Reconciliation of net income to Adjusted EBITDAX:
Net income and comprehensive income attributable to Antero Resources Corporation
$ 590,384
Net income and comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests
40,078
Unrealized commodity derivative gains
(19,799 )
Amortization of deferred revenue, VPP
(25,708 )
Loss on sale of assets
2,131
Interest expense, net
88,615
Loss on early extinguishment of debt
3,628
Income tax expense
41,750
Depletion, depreciation, amortization, and accretion
760,445
Impairment of property and equipment
52,618
Exploration
2,862
Equity-based compensation expense
63,670
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliate
(112,204 )
Dividends from unconsolidated affiliate
125,255
Contract termination, loss contingency, transaction expense and other
28,379
1,642,104
Martica related adjustments (1)
(63,036 )
Adjusted EBITDAX
$ 1,579,068
(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 September 30,
2024
2025
Drilling and completion costs (cash basis)
$ 147,075
166,968
Change in accrued capital costs
893
4,792
Adjusted drilling and completion costs (accrual basis)
$ 147,968
171,760
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,” “goal,”
“target,” 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
financial strategy, future operating results, financial position, estimated revenues and losses, projected costs, estimated realized natural
gas, NGL and oil prices, prospects, plans and objectives of management, return of capital program, expected results, impacts of geopolitical,
including the conflicts in Ukraine and in the Middle East, 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, the impact of recently
enacted legislation, 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, incidental to our business, 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, changes in
emission calculation methods, 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, including the conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East, 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 September 30, 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,
September 30,
2024
2025
Assets
Current assets:
Accounts receivable
$ 34,413
37,148
Accrued revenue
453,613
356,875
Derivative instruments
1,050
17,423
Prepaid expenses
12,423
9,347
Other current assets
6,047
7,001
Total current assets
507,546
427,794
Property and equipment:
Oil and gas properties, at cost (successful efforts method):
Unproved properties
879,483
883,387
Proved properties
14,395,680
14,892,584
Gathering systems and facilities
5,802
5,802
Other property and equipment
105,871
111,811
15,386,836
15,893,584
Less accumulated depletion, depreciation and amortization
(5,699,286 )
(5,979,676 )
Property and equipment, net
9,687,550
9,913,908
Operating leases right-of-use assets
2,549,398
2,266,976
Derivative instruments
1,296
638
Investment in unconsolidated affiliate
231,048
256,496
Other assets
33,212
46,245
Total assets
$ 13,010,050
12,912,057
Liabilities and Equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable
$ 62,213
61,087
Accounts payable, related parties
111,066
104,448
Accrued liabilities
402,591
305,000
Revenue distributions payable
315,932
361,255
Derivative instruments
31,792
—
Short-term lease liabilities
493,894
509,402
Deferred revenue, VPP
25,264
23,946
Other current liabilities
3,175
20,902
Total current liabilities
1,445,927
1,386,040
Long-term liabilities:
Long-term debt
1,489,230
1,307,220
Deferred income tax liability, net
693,341
839,097
Derivative instruments
17,233
24,820
Long-term lease liabilities
2,050,337
1,753,627
Deferred revenue, VPP
35,448
17,870
Other liabilities
62,001
65,776
Total liabilities
5,793,517
5,394,450
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 308,385 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2024 and September 30, 2025, respectively
3,111
3,083
Additional paid-in capital
5,909,373
5,854,090
Retained earnings
1,109,166
1,488,643
Total stockholders' equity
7,021,650
7,345,816
Noncontrolling interests
194,883
171,791
Total equity
7,216,533
7,517,607
Total liabilities and equity
$ 13,010,050
12,912,057
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ANTERO RESOURCES CORPORATION
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
and Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Unaudited)
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
Three Months Ended September 30,
2024
2025
Revenue and other:
Natural gas sales
$ 425,802
630,887
Natural gas liquids sales
504,200
470,392
Oil sales
52,724
31,351
Commodity derivative fair value gains
18,368
39,243
Marketing
47,160
34,902
Amortization of deferred revenue, VPP
6,812
6,368
Other revenue and income
854
851
Total revenue
1,055,920
1,213,994
Operating expenses:
Lease operating
29,597
32,415
Gathering, compression, processing and transportation
685,183
711,003
Production and ad valorem taxes
47,423
28,884
Marketing
62,144
51,068
Exploration
671
844
General and administrative (including equity-based compensation expense of $16,065 and $15,501 in 2024 and 2025, respectively)
54,627
56,944
Depletion, depreciation and amortization
189,266
188,778
Impairment of property and equipment
13,455
12,228
Accretion of asset retirement obligations
998
946
Contract termination, loss contingency and settlements
(1,517 )
12,571
Loss (gain) on sale of assets
(1,297 )
171
Other operating expense
342
25
Total operating expenses
1,080,892
1,095,877
Operating income (loss)
(24,972 )
118,117
Other income (expense):
Interest expense, net
(28,278 )
(18,232 )
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliate
25,634
29,055
Loss on early extinguishment of debt
(528 )
—
Total other income (expense)
(3,172 )
10,823
Income (loss) before income taxes
(28,144 )
128,940
Income tax benefit (expense)
2,954
(43,330 )
Net income (loss) and comprehensive income (loss) including noncontrolling interests
(25,190 )
85,610
Less: net income and comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests
10,157
9,431
Net income (loss) and comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Antero Resources Corporation
$ (35,347 )
76,179
Net income (loss) per common share—basic
$ (0.11 )
0.25
Net income (loss) per common share—diluted
$ (0.11 )
0.24
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic
311,025
308,763
Diluted
311,025
311,034
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ANTERO RESOURCES CORPORATION
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
(In thousands)
Nine Months Ended September 30,
2024
2025
Cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities:
Net income (loss) including noncontrolling interests
$ (65,116 )
471,649
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depletion, depreciation, amortization and accretion
570,928
565,546
Impairment of property and equipment
18,958
24,143
Commodity derivative fair value gains
(22,229 )
(20,981 )
Gains (losses) on settled commodity derivatives
11,530
(18,940 )
Deferred income tax expense (benefit)
(14,221 )
145,757
Equity-based compensation expense
49,293
46,501
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliate
(69,862 )
(88,279 )
Dividends of earnings from unconsolidated affiliate
93,883
93,941
Amortization of deferred revenue
(20,289 )
(18,896 )
Amortization of debt issuance costs and other
1,900
913
Settlement of asset retirement obligations
(3,171 )
(71 )
Contract termination, loss contingency and settlements
5,143
11,429
Loss (gain) on sale of assets
(1,127 )
142
Loss on early extinguishment of debt
528
3,628
Changes in current assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable
16,463
(2,735 )
Accrued revenue
81,628
96,738
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
8,486
2,122
Accounts payable including related parties
4,277
(2,679 )
Accrued liabilities
(63,395 )
(94,535 )
Revenue distributions payable
(33,429 )
45,323
Other current liabilities
1,108
(529 )
Net cash provided by operating activities
571,286
1,260,187
Cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities:
Additions to unproved properties
(69,033 )
(89,954 )
Drilling and completion costs
(509,303 )
(523,302 )
Additions to other property and equipment
(10,128 )
(3,957 )
Acquisitions of oil and gas properties
—
(241,162 )
Proceeds from asset sales
7,484
15,956
Change in other assets
(7,271 )
(11,770 )
Net cash used in investing activities
(588,251 )
(854,189 )
Cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities:
Repurchases of common stock
—
(136,321 )
Repayment of senior notes
—
(141,733 )
Borrowings on Credit Facility
3,331,800
3,641,800
Repayments on Credit Facility
(3,222,300 )
(3,686,800 )
Payment of debt issuance costs
(6,064 )
(1,078 )
Distributions to noncontrolling interests in Martica Holdings LLC
(58,635 )
(54,006 )
Employee tax withholding for settlement of equity-based compensation awards
(27,024 )
(26,749 )
Other
(812 )
(1,111 )
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
16,965
(405,998 )
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
$ 109,444
80,909
Decrease in accounts payable, accrued liabilities and other current liabilities for additions to property and equipment
$ (4,574 )
(17,248 )
Increase in other current liabilities for acquisitions of oil and gas properties
$ —
15,951
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The following table sets forth selected financial data for the three
months ended September 30, 2024 and 2025 (in thousands):
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended
Amount of
September 30,
Increase
Percent
2024
2025
(Decrease)
Change
Revenue:
Natural gas sales
$ 425,802
630,887
205,085
48 %
Natural gas liquids sales
504,200
470,392
(33,808 )
(7 )%
Oil sales
52,724
31,351
(21,373 )
(41 )%
Commodity derivative fair value gains
18,368
39,243
20,875
114 %
Marketing
47,160
34,902
(12,258 )
(26 )%
Amortization of deferred revenue, VPP
6,812
6,368
(444 )
(7 )%
Other revenue and income
854
851
(3 )
*
Total revenue
1,055,920
1,213,994
158,074
15 %
Operating expenses:
Lease operating
29,597
32,415
2,818
10 %
Gathering and compression
226,224
231,413
5,189
2 %
Processing
276,569
289,035
12,466
5 %
Transportation
182,390
190,555
8,165
4 %
Production and ad valorem taxes
47,423
28,884
(18,539 )
(39 )%
Marketing
62,144
51,068
(11,076 )
(18 )%
Exploration
671
844
173
26 %
General and administrative (excluding equity-based compensation)
38,562
41,443
2,881
7 %
Equity-based compensation
16,065
15,501
(564 )
(4 )%
Depletion, depreciation and amortization
189,266
188,778
(488 )
*
Impairment of property and equipment
13,455
12,228
(1,227 )
(9 )%
Accretion of asset retirement obligations
998
946
(52 )
(5 )%
Contract termination and loss contingency
(1,517 )
12,571
14,088
*
Loss (gain) on sale of assets
(1,297 )
171
1,468
*
Other operating expense
342
25
(317 )
(93 )%
Total operating expenses
1,080,892
1,095,877
14,985
1 %
Operating income (loss)
(24,972 )
118,117
143,089
*
Other earnings (expenses):
Interest expense, net
(28,278 )
(18,232 )
10,046
(36 )%
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliate
25,634
29,055
3,421
13 %
Loss on early extinguishment of debt
(528 )
—
528
*
Total other income (expense)
(3,172 )
10,823
13,995
*
Income (loss) before income taxes
(28,144 )
128,940
157,084
*
Income tax (expense) benefit
2,954
(43,330 )
(46,284 )
*
Net income (loss) and comprehensive income (loss) including noncontrolling interests
(25,190 )
85,610
110,800
*
Less: net income and comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests
10,157
9,431
(726 )
(7 )%
Net income (loss) and comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Antero Resources Corporation
$ (35,347 )
76,179
111,526
*
Adjusted EBITDAX
$ 186,900
318,240
131,340
70 %
* Not meaningful
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The following table sets forth selected financial data for the three
months ended September 30, 2024 and 2025:
Three Months Ended
Amount of
September 30,
Increase
Percent
2024
2025
(Decrease)
Change
Production data (1) (2) :
Natural gas (Bcf)
200
202
2
1 %
C2 Ethane (MBbl)
7,302
7,808
506
7 %
C3+ NGLs (MBbl)
10,793
10,495
(298 )
(3 )%
Oil (MBbl)
856
619
(237 )
(28 )%
Combined (Bcfe)
313
315
2
1 %
Daily combined production (MMcfe/d)
3,406
3,429
23
1 %
Average prices before effects of derivative settlements (3) :
Natural gas (per Mcf)
$ 2.13
3.12
0.99
46 %
C2 Ethane (per Bbl) (4)
$ 8.01
11.05
3.04
38 %
C3+ NGLs (per Bbl)
$ 41.30
36.60
(4.70 )
(11 )%
Oil (per Bbl)
$ 61.59
50.65
(10.94 )
(18 )%
Weighted Average Combined (per Mcfe)
$ 3.14
3.59
0.45
14 %
Average realized prices after effects of derivative settlements (3) :
Natural gas (per Mcf)
$ 2.14
3.12
0.98
46 %
C2 Ethane (per Bbl) (4)
$ 8.01
11.05
3.04
38 %
C3+ NGLs (per Bbl)
$ 41.56
36.60
(4.96 )
(12 )%
Oil (per Bbl)
$ 61.46
50.65
(10.81 )
(18 )%
Weighted Average Combined (per Mcfe)
$ 3.15
3.59
0.44
14 %
Average costs (per Mcfe):
Lease operating
$ 0.09
0.10
0.01
11 %
Gathering and compression
$ 0.72
0.73
0.01
1 %
Processing
$ 0.88
0.92
0.04
5 %
Transportation
$ 0.58
0.60
0.02
3 %
Production and ad valorem taxes
$ 0.15
0.09
(0.06 )
(40 )%
Marketing expense, net
$ 0.05
0.05
—
*
General and administrative (excluding equity-based compensation)
$ 0.12
0.13
0.01
8 %
Depletion, depreciation, amortization and accretion
$ 0.61
0.60
(0.01 )
(2 )%
* 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 prices reflect the before and after effects of our settled commodity derivatives. Our calculation of such after effects includes
gains (losses) on settlements of commodity derivatives, which do not qualify for hedge accounting because we do not designate or document
them as hedges for accounting purposes.
(4) The average realized price for the three months ended September 30, 2025 includes less than $1 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 September 30, 2025 would have been $11.02 per Bbl.
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the item shown at left
other guidance in this release
Text is the filed exhibit, verbatim.