PermRock Royalty Trust (PRT) sees lower 2026 payouts as net profits income falls
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
PermRock Royalty Trust reported lower distributable income for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2026, as weaker production and gas pricing outweighed higher oil prices. For the quarter, net profits income was $697,904 versus $1,545,465 a year earlier, leading to distributable income of $409,050, or $0.033622 per unit. For the first half of 2026, net profits income was $1,345,337 compared with $3,256,228 in the prior-year period, and distributable income was $813,117, or $0.066834 per unit.
Oil and gas sales volumes from the Underlying Properties fell, while the average realized oil price rose and the average realized natural gas price declined. As of June 30, 2026, the Trust held $1.0 million in administrative cash reserves and $150,000 was reserved by T2S for future capital obligations, with the Net Profits Interest carried at $26.05 million. A subsequent distribution of $274,696.04, or $0.022579 per unit, was declared based on May 2026 production.
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- Net profits income decreased to $697,904 for Q2 2026 and $1,345,337 for the first half of 2026, down from $1,545,465 and $3,256,228 in the prior-year periods, significantly reducing cash available for distributions.
- Distributable income per unit fell to $0.033622 for Q2 2026 and $0.066834 for the first half, compared with $0.098679 and $0.219196 a year earlier, indicating materially lower unitholder cash returns.
Filing Explained
As of August 14, 2026, a T2S affiliate held trust units while the Trust remained dependent on operator-reported net profits.
The
The Trust holds a passive
This means operating performance, prices, and T2S’s cost and reserve decisions affect cash available for unitholder distributions.
T2S reported an estimated
The statements use a modified cash basis rather than GAAP: income is recorded when received, distributions when declared, and certain reserves and expenses are handled differently from GAAP reporting.
The next quarterly disclosure is the specific checkpoint for the remaining 2026 workover program and any resulting effect on the Net Profits Interest; the filing does not commit the full budget to be spent.
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