W&T Offshore Announces First Quarter 2025 Results and Declares Dividend for Second Quarter of 2025
- Successfully refinanced debt with lower interest rate (100 basis points reduction)
- Reduced gross debt by $39.0 million
- Received $58.5 million insurance settlement
- Sold non-core assets for $11.9 million ($60,000 per flowing barrel)
- Generated $10.5 million in Free Cash Flow
- Brought two new fields into production (West Delta 73 and Main Pass 108/98)
- LOE expenses below guidance at $71.0 million
- Strong liquidity position with $105.9 million in cash
- Reported net loss of $30.6 million ($0.21 per diluted share)
- Production declined to 30.5 MBoe/d from 35.1 MBoe/d year-over-year
- Recorded $15.0 million loss on debt extinguishment
- Realized losses of $3.6 million on derivative contracts
Insights
W&T Offshore reports mixed Q1 with net loss but improved debt profile, strong liquidity, and strategic positioning for production growth.
W&T Offshore's Q1 2025 results present a financial balancing act. The company reported a net loss of
Their balance sheet has strengthened considerably. The successful refinancing lowered their interest rate by
The
On the operations side, lease expenses came in below guidance at
The
W&T strengthens financial foundation while positioning for production growth through newly activated fields and favorable regulatory developments.
W&T's production profile shows strategic positioning within the energy market. Their current output mix of
Their hedging strategy reveals market awareness. As natural gas prices improved, management secured costless collars for 70,000 MMBtu/d from April through December with floor prices averaging
The non-core asset divestiture demonstrates portfolio optimization – selling 195 Boe/d of production (mostly oil) for
Perhaps most significantly, W&T highlights regulatory tailwinds developing with the Trump administration's energy policies. The "Unleashing American Energy" executive orders and the declaration of a "National Energy Emergency" suggest a potentially more favorable operating environment for offshore producers. The DOI's recent court filing indicates possible easing of regulatory constraints, though specific impacts remain to be determined.
W&T's average realized commodity prices showed strength:
HOUSTON, May 06, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- W&T Offshore, Inc. (NYSE: WTI) (“W&T,” the “Company,” “we” or “us”) today reported operational and financial results for the first quarter of 2025 and declared a second quarter 2025 dividend of
This press release includes non-GAAP financial measures, including Adjusted Net Loss, Adjusted EBITDA, Free Cash Flow and Net Debt, which are described and reconciled to the most comparable GAAP measures in the accompanying tables to this press release under “Non-GAAP Information.”
Key highlights for the first quarter of 2025 and through the date of this press release include:
- Produced 30.5 thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day (“MBoe/d”) (
52% liquids), towards the high end of guidance;- Announced that the West Delta 73 and Main Pass 108/98 fields were placed into production towards the end of March/early April with production expected to ramp up over the course of the second quarter of 2025;
- Incurred lease operating expenses (“LOE”) of
$71.0 million , below the low end of guidance; - Reported net loss of
$30.6 million , or$(0.21) per diluted share;- Adjusted Net Loss totaled
$19.1 million , or$(0.13) per diluted share, which primarily excludes the loss on extinguishment of debt and net unrealized gain on outstanding derivative contracts and the related tax effects;
- Adjusted Net Loss totaled
- Generated Adjusted EBITDA of
$32.2 million , an increase of2% over the fourth quarter of 2024; - Produced Free Cash Flow of
$10.5 million ; - Successfully refinanced, in January 2025, the Company’s
$275.0 million 11.75% Senior Second Lien Notes due 2026 (the “11.75% Notes”) and$114.2 million outstanding amount under the term loan provided by Munich Re Risk Financing, Inc., as lender (the “MRE Term Loan”) with proceeds from the issuance of$350.0 million of10.75% Senior Second Lien Notes due 2029 (the “10.75% Notes”) and available cash on hand;- Paid down and effectively reduced gross debt by approximately
$39.0 million ; - Enhanced liquidity by eliminating principal payments under the MRE Term Loan of
$27.6 million in 2025,$25.4 million in 2026,$22.9 million in 2027 and$38.3 million in 2028; - Lowered interest rate on the Senior Second Lien Notes by 100 basis points;
- Paid down and effectively reduced gross debt by approximately
- Entered into a new
$50.0 million revolving credit facility which matures in July 2028, and is undrawn, and the previous credit facility provided by Calculus Lending, LLC was concurrently terminated, with all outstanding obligations paid in full in connection with the termination; - Sold a non-core interest in Garden Banks Blocks 385 and 386 in January 2025, which included latest net production of approximately 195 barrels of oil equivalent per day (“Boe/d”) (
72% oil) for$11.9 million , or over$60,000 per flowing barrel, after customary closing adjustments; - Received
$58.5 million in cash for an insurance settlement related to the Mobile Bay 78-1 well, which further bolstered W&T’s balance sheet; - Reported unrestricted cash and cash equivalents of
$105.9 million and Net Debt of$244.1 million at March 31, 2025; - Added natural gas costless collar hedges for 2025 including:
- 50,000 million British Thermal Units per day (“MMBtu/d”) for March 2025, with a floor price of
$3.88 per MMBtu and ceiling price of$5.13 per MMBtu; - 70,000 MMBtu/d for April to December 2025, with a volume-weighted average floor price and ceiling price of
$4.02 per MMBtu and$5.32 per MMBtu, respectively;
- 50,000 million British Thermal Units per day (“MMBtu/d”) for March 2025, with a floor price of
- Paid sixth consecutive quarterly dividend of
$0.01 per common share in March 2025; and- Declared second quarter 2025 dividend of
$0.01 per share, which will be payable on May 27, 2025 to stockholders of record on May 20, 2025.
- Declared second quarter 2025 dividend of
Tracy W. Krohn, W&T’s Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, commented, “We continue to successfully execute our strategic vision and have delivered another quarter of strong results in line with or above our guidance. We reported production at the high end of our guidance range and, more importantly, we have brought online the remaining two fields from the Cox acquisition, which we expect will meaningfully increase production for the remainder of 2025, as you can see from our second quarter and full year guidance. Acquisitions remain a key component of our success, and it is our ability to integrate and enhance the assets that we acquire that has allowed us to successfully operate for over 40 years. We generated solid Free Cash Flow and Adjusted EBITDA and we recorded lease operating expenses below the low end of our guidance. We will continue to focus on increasing our production, particularly our oil production, and managing our operating costs.”
“Our balance sheet was strengthened in the first quarter of 2025 due to several key accomplishments. We successfully closed the issuance of new
Production, Prices and Revenue: Production for the first quarter of 2025 was 30.5 MBoe/d, towards the high end of the Company’s first quarter guidance but down compared with 32.1 MBoe/d for the fourth quarter of 2024 and 35.1 MBoe/d for the corresponding period in 2024. The first quarter 2025 production decrease was due to freezing conditions that caused shut-ins during January 2025; however production has since recovered. First quarter 2025 production was comprised of 13.7 thousand barrels per day (“MBbl/d”) of oil (
W&T’s average realized price per Boe before realized derivative settlements was
Revenues for the first quarter of 2025 were
Lease Operating Expenses: LOE, which includes base lease operating expenses, insurance premiums, workovers and facilities maintenance expenses, was
Gathering, Transportation Costs and Production Taxes: Gathering, transportation costs and production taxes totaled
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization (“DD&A”): DD&A was
Asset Retirement Obligations Accretion: Asset retirement obligations accretion was
General & Administrative Expenses (“G&A”): G&A was
Derivative Loss (Gain), net: In the first quarter of 2025, W&T recorded a net loss of
To take advantage of the recent uptick in natural gas prices, W&T added costless collar hedges for March 2025 of 50,000 MMBtu/d with a floor price of
A summary of the Company’s outstanding derivative positions is provided in the investor presentation posted on W&T’s website.
Interest Expense: Net interest expense in the first quarter of 2025 was
Income Tax (Benefit) Expense: W&T recognized an income tax benefit of
Capital Expenditures and Asset Retirement Settlements: Capital expenditures on an accrual basis in the first quarter of 2025 were
Balance Sheet and Liquidity: As of March 31, 2025, W&T had available liquidity of
Debt Refinance: On January 28, 2025 W&T closed an offering of the
In conjunction with the issuance of the
Concurrently with the debt refinance, W&T recorded a
Non-Core Asset Disposition
In early 2025, W&T closed the sale of a non-core interest in Garden Banks Blocks 385 and 386, which included net production of approximately 195 Boe/d, for
Regulatory Update
The change of Presidential administration in the early part of 2025 saw promising developments in the oil and natural gas regulatory environment. On January 20, 2025, President Trump issued Executive Order 14154, Unleashing American Energy. Section 3 of that Order directed heads of agencies to review existing regulations to identify agency actions that impose an undue burden on the identification, development, or use of domestic energy resources. The Trump administration also issued Executive Order 14156, Declaring a National Energy Emergency, stating that the United States’ insufficient energy production, transportation, refining, and generation constituted an unusual and extraordinary threat to the nation’s economy, national security, and foreign policy. Furthermore, on February 3, 2025, Secretary Burgum issued Secretarial Order 3418, Unleashing American Energy. Section 4(b) of that Order directed agency officials to prepare an action plan that will include steps to suspend, revise, or rescind certain regulations.
As it pertains to W&T, on April 8, 2025, pursuant to the above directives from the Trump administration, the Department of Interior, through a joint filing in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana (Case no. 2:24-cv-00820), indicated that it will not seek supplemental financial assurance in the Gulf of America except in the case of (a) sole liability properties and (b) certain non-sole liability properties that do not have a financially strong co-owner or predecessor in title and meet other conditions.
In addition, the Trump administration has issued a number of executive orders aimed at streamlining regulations and reducing the regulatory burden on oil and natural gas companies, increasing federal oil and natural gas leasing, including in the Gulf of America, and expediting U.S. natural resource development.
Cash Dividend Policy
The Company paid its first quarter 2025 dividend of
The Board of Directors declared a second quarter 2025 dividend of
OPERATIONS UPDATE
Well Recompletions and Workovers
During the first quarter of 2025, the Company performed five workovers that positively impacted production for the quarter. W&T plans to continue performing these low cost and low risk short payout operations that impact both production and revenue.
Second Quarter and Full Year 2025 Production and Expense Guidance
The guidance for the second quarter and full year 2025 in the table below represents the Company’s current expectations. Please refer to the section entitled “Forward-Looking and Cautionary Statements” below for risk factors that could impact guidance.
| Production | Second Quarter 2025 | Full Year 2025 |
| Oil (MBbl) | 1,295 – 1,435 | 5,150 – 5,690 |
| NGLs (MBbl) | 210 – 235 | 1,020 – 1,140 |
| Natural gas (MMcf) | 8,830 – 9,750 | 34,880 – 38,560 |
| Total equivalents (MBoe) | 2,977 – 3,295 | 11,983 – 13,257 |
| Average daily equivalents (MBoe/d) | 32.7 – 36.2 | 32.8 – 36.3 |
| Expenses | Second Quarter 2025 | Full Year 2025 |
| Lease operating expense ($MM) | 71.3 – 78.9 | 280.0 – 310.0 |
| Gathering, transportation & production taxes ($MM) | 6.6 – 7.4 | 27.1 – 30.1 |
| General & administrative – cash ($MM) | 14.5 – 16.1 | 62.0 – 69.0 |
| General & administrative – non-cash ($MM) | 2.4 – 2.8 | 10.1 – 11.3 |
| DD&A ($ per Boe) | 13.40 – 14.90 |
W&T expects substantially all income taxes in 2025 to be deferred.
Conference Call Information: W&T will hold a conference call to discuss its financial and operational results on Wednesday, May 7, 2025 at 11:00 a.m. Central Time (12:00 p.m. Eastern Time). Interested parties may dial 1-844-739-3797. International parties may dial 1-412-317-5713. Participants should request to connect to the “W&T Offshore Conference Call.” This call will also be webcast and available on W&T’s website at www.wtoffshore.com under “Investors.” An audio replay will be available on the Company’s website following the call.
About W&T Offshore
W&T Offshore, Inc. is an independent oil and natural gas producer with operations offshore in the Gulf of America and has grown through acquisitions, exploration and development. As of March 31, 2025, the Company had working interests in 52 fields in federal and state waters (which include 45 fields in federal waters and seven in state waters). The Company has under lease approximately 634,700 gross acres (496,900 net acres) spanning across the outer continental shelf off the coasts of Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi and Alabama, with approximately 487,200 gross acres on the conventional shelf, approximately 141,900 gross acres in the deepwater and 5,600 gross acres in Alabama state waters. A majority of the Company’s daily production is derived from wells it operates. For more information on W&T, please visit the Company’s website at www.wtoffshore.com.
Forward-Looking and Cautionary Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All statements other than statements of historical facts included in this release, including those regarding the Company’s financial position, operating and financial performance, business strategy, plans and objectives of management for future operations, projected costs, industry conditions, potential acquisitions, sustainability initiatives, the impact of and integration of acquired assets, and indebtedness are forward-looking statements. When used in this release, forward-looking statements are generally accompanied by terms or phrases such as “estimate,” “project,” “predict,” “believe,” “expect,” “continue,” “anticipate,” “target,” “could,” “plan,” “intend,” “seek,” “goal,” “will,” “should,” “may” or other words and similar expressions that convey the uncertainty of future events or outcomes, although not all forward-looking statements contain such identifying words. Items contemplating or making assumptions about actual or potential future production and sales, prices, market size, and trends or operating results also constitute such forward-looking statements.
These forward-looking statements are based on the Company’s current expectations and assumptions about future events and speak only as of the date of this release. While management considers these expectations and assumptions to be reasonable, they are inherently subject to significant business, economic, competitive, regulatory and other risks, contingencies and uncertainties, most of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond the Company’s control. Accordingly, you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, as results actually achieved may differ materially from expected results described in these statements. The Company does not undertake, and specifically disclaims, any obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date of such statements, unless required by law.
Forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ including, among other things, the regulatory environment, including availability or timing of, and conditions imposed on, obtaining and/or maintaining permits and approvals, including those necessary for drilling and/or development projects; the impact of current, pending and/or future laws and regulations, and of legislative and regulatory changes and other government activities, including those related to permitting, drilling, completion, well stimulation, operation, maintenance or abandonment of wells or facilities, managing energy, water, land, greenhouse gases or other emissions, protection of health, safety and the environment, or transportation, marketing and sale of the Company’s products; inflation levels; global economic trends, geopolitical risks and general economic and industry conditions, such as the global supply chain disruptions and the government interventions into the financial markets and economy in response to inflation levels and world health events; volatility of oil, NGL and natural gas prices; the global energy future, including the factors and trends that are expected to shape it, such as concerns about climate change and other air quality issues, the transition to a low-emission economy and the expected role of different energy sources; supply of and demand for oil, NGLs and natural gas, including due to the actions of foreign producers, importantly including OPEC and other major oil producing companies (“OPEC+”) and change in OPEC+’s production levels; disruptions to, capacity constraints in, or other limitations on the pipeline systems that deliver the Company’s oil and natural gas and other processing and transportation considerations; inability to generate sufficient cash flow from operations or to obtain adequate financing to fund capital expenditures, meet the Company’s working capital requirements or fund planned investments; price fluctuations and availability of natural gas and electricity; the Company’s ability to use derivative instruments to manage commodity price risk; the Company’s ability to meet the Company’s planned drilling schedule, including due to the Company’s ability to obtain permits on a timely basis or at all, and to successfully drill wells that produce oil and natural gas in commercially viable quantities; uncertainties associated with estimating proved reserves and related future cash flows; the Company’s ability to replace the Company’s reserves through exploration and development activities; drilling and production results, lower–than–expected production, reserves or resources from development projects or higher–than–expected decline rates; the Company’s ability to obtain timely and available drilling and completion equipment and crew availability and access to necessary resources for drilling, completing and operating wells; changes in tax laws; effects of competition; uncertainties and liabilities associated with acquired and divested assets; the Company’s ability to make acquisitions and successfully integrate any acquired businesses; asset impairments from commodity price declines; large or multiple customer defaults on contractual obligations, including defaults resulting from actual or potential insolvencies; geographical concentration of the Company’s operations; the creditworthiness and performance of the Company’s counterparties with respect to its hedges; impact of derivatives legislation affecting the Company’s ability to hedge; failure of risk management and ineffectiveness of internal controls; catastrophic events, including tropical storms, hurricanes, earthquakes, pandemics and other world health events; environmental risks and liabilities under U.S. federal, state, tribal and local laws and regulations (including remedial actions); potential liability resulting from pending or future litigation; the Company’s ability to recruit and/or retain key members of the Company’s senior management and key technical employees; information technology failures or cyberattacks; and governmental actions and political conditions, as well as the actions by other third parties that are beyond the Company’s control, and other factors discussed in W&T Offshore’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q found at www.sec.gov or at the Company’s website at www.wtoffshore.com under the Investor Relations section.
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| March 31, | December 31, | March 31, | ||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | 2024 | ||||||||||
| Revenues: | ||||||||||||
| Oil | $ | 87,716 | $ | 86,778 | $ | 107,015 | ||||||
| NGLs | 4,772 | 6,713 | 7,469 | |||||||||
| Natural gas | 35,109 | 24,203 | 21,616 | |||||||||
| Other | 2,270 | 2,651 | 4,687 | |||||||||
| Total revenues | 129,867 | 120,345 | 140,787 | |||||||||
| Operating expenses: | ||||||||||||
| Lease operating expenses | 71,012 | 64,259 | 70,830 | |||||||||
| Gathering, transportation and production taxes | 5,659 | 5,912 | 7,540 | |||||||||
| Depreciation, depletion, and amortization | 32,891 | 38,208 | 33,937 | |||||||||
| Asset retirement obligations accretion | 8,392 | 8,157 | 7,969 | |||||||||
| General and administrative expenses | 20,157 | 20,799 | 20,515 | |||||||||
| Total operating expenses | 138,111 | 137,335 | 140,791 | |||||||||
| Operating loss | (8,244 | ) | (16,990 | ) | (4 | ) | ||||||
| Interest expense, net | 9,492 | 10,226 | 10,072 | |||||||||
| Loss on extinguishment of debt | 15,015 | — | — | |||||||||
| Derivative loss (gain), net | 2,757 | 2,113 | (4,877 | ) | ||||||||
| Other (income) expense, net | (316 | ) | (4,118 | ) | 5,230 | |||||||
| Loss before income taxes | (35,192 | ) | (25,211 | ) | (10,429 | ) | ||||||
| Income tax (benefit) expense | (4,615 | ) | (1,849 | ) | 1,045 | |||||||
| Net loss | $ | (30,577 | ) | $ | (23,362 | ) | $ | (11,474 | ) | |||
| Net loss per common share (basic and diluted) | $ | (0.21 | ) | $ | (0.16 | ) | $ | (0.08 | ) | |||
| Weighted average common shares outstanding (basic and diluted) | 147,598 | 147,365 | 146,857 | |||||||||
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| 2025 | 2024 | 2024 | ||||||||||
| Net sales volumes: | ||||||||||||
| Oil (MBbls) | 1,230 | 1,263 | 1,400 | |||||||||
| NGLs (MBbls) | 200 | 273 | 343 | |||||||||
| Natural gas (MMcf) | 7,884 | 8,505 | 8,733 | |||||||||
| Total oil and natural gas (MBoe) (1) | 2,744 | 2,953 | 3,199 | |||||||||
| Average daily equivalent sales (MBoe/d) | 30.5 | 32.1 | 35.1 | |||||||||
| Average realized sales prices (before the impact of derivative settlements): | ||||||||||||
| Oil ($/Bbl) | $ | 71.31 | $ | 68.71 | $ | 76.44 | ||||||
| NGLs ($/Bbl) | 23.86 | 24.59 | 21.78 | |||||||||
| Natural gas ($/Mcf) | 4.45 | 2.85 | 2.48 | |||||||||
| Barrel of oil equivalent ($/Boe) | 46.50 | 39.86 | 42.55 | |||||||||
| Average operating expenses per Boe ($/Boe): | ||||||||||||
| Lease operating expenses | $ | 25.88 | $ | 21.76 | $ | 22.14 | ||||||
| Gathering, transportation and production taxes | 2.06 | 2.00 | 2.36 | |||||||||
| Depreciation, depletion, and amortization | 11.99 | 12.94 | 10.61 | |||||||||
| Asset retirement obligations accretion | 3.06 | 2.76 | 2.49 | |||||||||
| General and administrative expenses | 7.35 | 7.04 | 6.41 | |||||||||
| (1) | MBoe is determined using the ratio of six Mcf of natural gas to one Bbl of crude oil, condensate or NGLs (totals may not compute due to rounding). The conversion ratio does not assume price equivalency and the price on an equivalent basis for oil, NGLs and natural gas may differ significantly. The realized prices presented above are volume-weighted for production in the respective period. |
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| 2025 | 2024 | |||||||
| Assets | ||||||||
| Current assets: | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 105,933 | $ | 109,003 | ||||
| Restricted cash | 1,552 | 1,552 | ||||||
| Receivables: | ||||||||
| Oil and natural gas sales | 64,991 | 63,558 | ||||||
| Joint interest, net | 26,884 | 25,841 | ||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other assets | 22,570 | 18,504 | ||||||
| Total current assets | 221,930 | 218,458 | ||||||
| Oil and natural gas properties and other, net | 691,788 | 777,741 | ||||||
| Restricted deposits for asset retirement obligations | 22,892 | 22,730 | ||||||
| Deferred income taxes | 54,332 | 48,808 | ||||||
| Other assets | 34,004 | 31,193 | ||||||
| Total assets | $ | 1,024,946 | $ | 1,098,930 | ||||
| Liabilities and Shareholders’ Deficit | ||||||||
| Current liabilities: | ||||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | 77,978 | $ | 83,625 | ||||
| Accrued liabilities | 19,210 | 33,271 | ||||||
| Undistributed oil and natural gas proceeds | 58,647 | 53,131 | ||||||
| Advances from joint interest partners | 2,432 | 2,443 | ||||||
| Current portion of asset retirement obligations | 29,098 | 46,326 | ||||||
| Current portion of long-term debt, net | 566 | 27,288 | ||||||
| Total current liabilities | 187,931 | 246,084 | ||||||
| Asset retirement obligations | 532,753 | 502,506 | ||||||
| Long-term debt, net | 349,481 | 365,935 | ||||||
| Other liabilities | 17,381 | 16,182 | ||||||
| Commitments and contingencies | 20,196 | 20,800 | ||||||
| Shareholders’ deficit: | ||||||||
| Preferred stock | — | — | ||||||
| Common stock | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | 597,271 | 595,407 | ||||||
| Retained deficit | (655,902 | ) | (623,819 | ) | ||||
| Treasury stock | (24,167 | ) | (24,167 | ) | ||||
| Total shareholders’ deficit | (82,796 | ) | (52,577 | ) | ||||
| Total liabilities and shareholders’ deficit | $ | 1,024,946 | $ | 1,098,930 | ||||
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| Three Months Ended | ||||||||||||
| March 31, | December 31, | March 31, | ||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | 2024 | ||||||||||
| Operating activities: | ||||||||||||
| Net loss | $ | (30,577 | ) | $ | (23,362 | ) | $ | (11,474 | ) | |||
| Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities: | ||||||||||||
| Depreciation, depletion, amortization and accretion | 41,283 | 46,365 | 41,906 | |||||||||
| Share-based compensation | 2,087 | 3,818 | 3,032 | |||||||||
| Amortization and write off of debt issuance costs | 1,099 | 1,117 | 1,292 | |||||||||
| Loss on extinguishment of debt | 15,015 | — | — | |||||||||
| Derivative loss (gain), net | 2,757 | 2,113 | (4,877 | ) | ||||||||
| Derivative cash (settlements) receipts, net | (5,326 | ) | (1,638 | ) | 2,599 | |||||||
| Deferred income (benefit) taxes | (5,517 | ) | (1,941 | ) | 733 | |||||||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||||||||
| Accounts receivable | (1,935 | ) | (17,064 | ) | (17,362 | ) | ||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 547 | 1,792 | 433 | |||||||||
| Accounts payable, accrued liabilities and other | (18,858 | ) | 3,831 | (852 | ) | |||||||
| Asset retirement obligation settlements | (3,771 | ) | (19,348 | ) | (3,788 | ) | ||||||
| Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities | (3,196 | ) | (4,317 | ) | 11,642 | |||||||
| Investing activities: | ||||||||||||
| Investment in oil and natural gas properties and equipment | (6,665 | ) | (14,124 | ) | (7,080 | ) | ||||||
| Acquisition of property interests | (400 | ) | — | (80,515 | ) | |||||||
| Proceeds from sale of oil and natural gas properties | 11,935 | — | — | |||||||||
| Insurance proceeds | 58,500 | — | — | |||||||||
| Purchases of furniture, fixtures and other | (103 | ) | (19 | ) | (24 | ) | ||||||
| Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | 63,267 | (14,143 | ) | (87,619 | ) | |||||||
| Financing activities: | ||||||||||||
| Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt | 350,000 | — | — | |||||||||
| Repayments of long-term debt | (384,264 | ) | (275 | ) | (275 | ) | ||||||
| Purchase of government securities in connection with legal defeasance of | (5,889 | ) | — | — | ||||||||
| Premium and debt extinguishment costs | (10,230 | ) | — | — | ||||||||
| Debt issuance costs | (11,042 | ) | (183 | ) | (312 | ) | ||||||
| Payment of dividends | (1,493 | ) | (1,475 | ) | (1,469 | ) | ||||||
| Other | (223 | ) | (13 | ) | (483 | ) | ||||||
| Net cash used in financing activities | (63,141 | ) | (1,946 | ) | (2,539 | ) | ||||||
| Change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | (3,070 | ) | (20,406 | ) | (78,516 | ) | ||||||
| Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period | 110,555 | 130,961 | 177,755 | |||||||||
| Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period | $ | 107,485 | $ | 110,555 | $ | 99,239 | ||||||
W&T OFFSHORE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Non-GAAP Information
Certain financial information included in W&T’s financial results are not measures of financial performance recognized by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, or GAAP. These non-GAAP financial measures are “Net Debt,” “Adjusted Net Loss,” “Adjusted EBITDA” and “Free Cash Flow” or are derivable from a combination of these measures. Management uses these non-GAAP financial measures in its analysis of performance. These disclosures may not be viewed as a substitute for results determined in accordance with GAAP and are not necessarily comparable to non-GAAP performance measures which may be reported by other companies. Prior period amounts have been conformed to the methodology and presentation of the current period.
We calculate Net Debt as total debt (current and long-term portions), less cash and cash equivalents. Management uses Net Debt to evaluate the Company’s financial position, including its ability to service its debt obligations.
Reconciliation of Net Loss to Adjusted Net Loss
Adjusted Net Loss adjusts for certain items that the Company believes affect comparability of operating results, including items that are generally non-recurring in nature or whose timing and/or amount cannot be reasonably estimated. These items include loss on extinguishment of debt, unrealized commodity derivative gain, net, allowance for credit losses, non-recurring legal and IT-related costs, non-ARO P&A costs, and other which are then tax effected using the Federal Statutory Rate. Company management believes that this presentation is relevant and useful because it helps investors to understand the net loss of the Company without the effects of certain non-recurring or unusual expenses and certain income or loss that is not realized by the Company.
| Three Months Ended | ||||||||||||
| March 31, | December 31, | March 31, | ||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | 2024 | ||||||||||
| (in thousands) | ||||||||||||
| (Unaudited) | ||||||||||||
| Net loss | $ | (30,577 | ) | $ | (23,362 | ) | $ | (11,474 | ) | |||
| Loss on extinguishment of debt | 15,015 | — | — | |||||||||
| Unrealized commodity derivative gain, net | (882 | ) | (497 | ) | (1,122 | ) | ||||||
| Allowance for credit losses | 155 | 118 | 84 | |||||||||
| Non-recurring legal and IT-related costs | 528 | 860 | 758 | |||||||||
| Non-ARO P&A costs | (197 | ) | (2,763 | ) | 5,352 | |||||||
| Other | (71 | ) | (1,302 | ) | (214 | ) | ||||||
| Tax effect of selected items (1) | (3,055 | ) | 753 | (1,020 | ) | |||||||
| Adjusted net loss | $ | (19,084 | ) | $ | (26,193 | ) | $ | (7,636 | ) | |||
| Adjusted net loss per common share (basic and diluted) | $ | (0.13 | ) | $ | (0.18 | ) | $ | (0.05 | ) | |||
| Weighted average shares outstanding (basic and diluted) | 147,598 | 147,365 | 146,857 | |||||||||
(1) Selected items were tax effected with the Federal Statutory Rate of
W&T OFFSHORE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Non-GAAP Information
Adjusted EBITDA/ Free Cash Flow Reconciliations
The Company also presents non-GAAP financial measures of Adjusted EBITDA and Free Cash Flow. The Company defines Adjusted EBITDA as net loss plus net interest expense, loss on extinguishment of debt, income tax (benefit) expense, depreciation, depletion and amortization, ARO accretion, excluding the unrealized commodity derivative gain, allowance for credit losses, non-cash incentive compensation, non-recurring legal and IT-related costs, non-ARO P&A costs, and other. Company management believes this presentation is relevant and useful because it helps investors understand W&T’s operating performance and makes it easier to compare its results with those of other companies that have different financing, capital and tax structures. Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered in isolation from or as a substitute for net income, as an indication of operating performance or cash flows from operating activities or as a measure of liquidity. Adjusted EBITDA, as W&T calculates it, may not be comparable to Adjusted EBITDA measures reported by other companies. In addition, Adjusted EBITDA does not represent funds available for discretionary use.
The Company defines Free Cash Flow as Adjusted EBITDA (defined above), less capital expenditures, P&A costs and net interest expense (all on an accrual basis). For this purpose, the Company’s definition of capital expenditures includes costs incurred related to oil and natural gas properties (such as drilling and infrastructure costs and the lease maintenance costs) and equipment but excludes acquisition costs of oil and gas properties from third parties that are not included in the Company’s capital expenditures guidance provided to investors. Company management believes that Free Cash Flow is an important financial performance measure for use in evaluating the performance and efficiency of its current operating activities after the impact of accrued capital expenditures, P&A costs and net interest expense and without being impacted by items such as changes associated with working capital, which can vary substantially from one period to another. There is no commonly accepted definition of Free Cash Flow within the industry. Accordingly, Free Cash Flow, as defined and calculated by the Company, may not be comparable to Free Cash Flow or other similarly named non-GAAP measures reported by other companies. While the Company includes net interest expense in the calculation of Free Cash Flow, other mandatory debt service requirements of future payments of principal at maturity (if such debt is not refinanced) are excluded from the calculation of Free Cash Flow. These and other non-discretionary expenditures that are not deducted from Free Cash Flow would reduce cash available for other uses.
The following table presents a reconciliation of the Company’s net loss income, a GAAP measure, to Adjusted EBITDA and Free Cash Flow, as such terms are defined by the Company:
| Three Months Ended | ||||||||||||
| March 31, | December 31, | March 31, | ||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | 2024 | ||||||||||
| (in thousands) | ||||||||||||
| (Unaudited) | ||||||||||||
| Net loss | $ | (30,577 | ) | $ | (23,362 | ) | $ | (11,474 | ) | |||
| Interest expense, net | 9,492 | 10,226 | 10,072 | |||||||||
| Loss on extinguishment of debt | 15,015 | — | — | |||||||||
| Income tax (benefit) expense | (4,615 | ) | (1,849 | ) | 1,045 | |||||||
| Depreciation, depletion and amortization | 32,891 | 38,208 | 33,937 | |||||||||
| Asset retirement obligations accretion | 8,392 | 8,157 | 7,969 | |||||||||
| Unrealized commodity derivative gain, net | (882 | ) | (497 | ) | (1,122 | ) | ||||||
| Allowance for credit losses | 155 | 118 | 84 | |||||||||
| Non-cash incentive compensation | 2,087 | 3,818 | 3,032 | |||||||||
| Non-recurring legal and IT-related costs | 528 | 860 | 758 | |||||||||
| Non-ARO P&A costs | (197 | ) | (2,763 | ) | 5,352 | |||||||
| Other | (71 | ) | (1,302 | ) | (214 | ) | ||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 32,218 | $ | 31,614 | $ | 49,439 | ||||||
| Capital expenditures, accrual basis (1) | $ | (8,472 | ) | $ | (12,228 | ) | $ | (3,156 | ) | |||
| Asset retirement obligation settlements | (3,771 | ) | (19,348 | ) | (3,788 | ) | ||||||
| Interest expense, net | (9,492 | ) | (10,226 | ) | (10,072 | ) | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | $ | 10,483 | $ | (10,188 | ) | $ | 32,423 | |||||
(1) A reconciliation of the adjustment used to calculate Free Cash Flow to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements is included below:
| Capital expenditures, accrual basis reconciliation | ||||||||||||
| Investment in oil and natural gas properties and equipment | $ | (6,665 | ) | $ | (14,124 | ) | $ | (7,080 | ) | |||
| Less: change in accrual for capital expenditures | 1,807 | (1,896 | ) | (3,924 | ) | |||||||
| Capital expenditures, accrual basis | $ | (8,472 | ) | $ | (12,228 | ) | $ | (3,156 | ) | |||
The following table presents a reconciliation of cash flow from operating activities, a GAAP measure, to Free Cash Flow, as defined by the Company:
| Three Months Ended | ||||||||||||
| March 31, | December 31, | March 31, | ||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | 2024 | ||||||||||
| (in thousands) | ||||||||||||
| (Unaudited) | ||||||||||||
| Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities | $ | (3,196 | ) | $ | (4,317 | ) | $ | 11,642 | ||||
| Allowance for credit losses | 155 | 118 | 84 | |||||||||
| Amortization of debt items | (1,099 | ) | (1,117 | ) | (1,292 | ) | ||||||
| Non-recurring legal and IT-related costs | 528 | 860 | 758 | |||||||||
| Current tax (benefit) expense (1) | 902 | 92 | 312 | |||||||||
| Change in derivatives receivable (payable) (1) | 1,687 | (972 | ) | 1,156 | ||||||||
| Non-ARO P&A costs | (197 | ) | (2,763 | ) | 5,352 | |||||||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities, excluding asset retirement obligation settlements | 20,246 | 11,441 | 17,781 | |||||||||
| Capital expenditures, accrual basis | (8,472 | ) | (12,228 | ) | (3,156 | ) | ||||||
| Other | (71 | ) | (1,302 | ) | (214 | ) | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | $ | 10,483 | $ | (10,188 | ) | $ | 32,423 | |||||
(1) A reconciliation of the adjustments used to calculate Free Cash Flow to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements is included below:
| Current tax (benefit) expense: | ||||||||||||
| Income tax (benefit) expense | $ | (4,615 | ) | $ | (1,849 | ) | $ | 1,045 | ||||
| Less: Deferred income (benefit) taxes | (5,517 | ) | (1,941 | ) | 733 | |||||||
| Current tax expense | $ | 902 | $ | 92 | $ | 312 | ||||||
| Changes in derivatives receivable (payable) | ||||||||||||
| Derivatives receivable (payable), end of period | $ | 310 | $ | (1,377 | ) | $ | 1,427 | |||||
| Derivatives payable (receivable), beginning of period | 1,377 | 405 | (271 | ) | ||||||||
| Change in derivatives receivable (payable) | $ | 1,687 | $ | (972 | ) | $ | 1,156 | |||||
| CONTACT: | Al Petrie | Sameer Parasnis |
| Investor Relations Coordinator | Executive VP and CFO | |
| investorrelations@wtoffshore.com | sparasnis@wtoffshore.com | |
| 713-297-8024 | 713-513-8654 |
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