EnLink Midstream Reports Third Quarter 2023 Results

DALLAS, Oct. 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- EnLink Midstream, LLC (NYSE: ENLC) (EnLink) reported financial results for the third quarter of 2023.

Highlights

• Reported net income of $65.8 million and net cash provided by operating activities of $274.2 million for the third quarter of 2023.
• Generated adjusted EBITDA, net to EnLink, of $341.9 million for the third quarter of 2023, which is flat compared to the third quarter of 2022.
• Delivered $66.2 million of free cash flow after distributions (FCFAD) for the third quarter of 2023.
• Remain on track to achieve the midpoint of 2023 adjusted EBITDA guidance, which represents 5% growth compared to 2022 adjusted EBITDA.
• Repurchased approximately $50 million¹ of common units in the third quarter of 2023. EnLink is ahead of pace to complete the 2023 unit repurchase authorization of $200 million.

"EnLink continues to have multiple ways to win, be it through the strength of our traditional midstream assets or our growing carbon transportation business," EnLink Chief Executive Officer Jesse Arenivas said. "Our Permian segment generated robust cash flows that we are returning to investors through our active buyback program, and our Louisiana system remains well positioned to meet both natural gas and natural gas liquids (NGL) demand. EnLink's solid third quarter results show the strength of this business model.

"We believe EnLink is a differentiated midstream investment. We're approaching completion of our first carbon capture project, which will capture and sequester carbon dioxide (CO₂) emitted from our Bridgeport processing plant in North Texas, and we continue to execute our 'future of midstream' vision by delivering energy products critical to powering our modern society, while also offering solutions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions."

Adjusted EBITDA and FCFAD used in this press release are non-GAAP measures and are explained in greater detail under "Non-GAAP Financial Information" below.

Third Quarter 2023 Financial Results and Highlights

Third Quarter 2023 Segment Updates 
Permian Basin:

• Segment profit for the third quarter of 2023 was $102.7 million, including operating expenses related to plant relocation of $2.5 million and unrealized derivative losses of $7.4 million. Excluding plant relocation operating expenses and unrealized derivative activity, segment profit in the third quarter of 2023 grew approximately 11% sequentially but decreased approximately 4% over the third quarter of 2022.
• Average natural gas gathering volumes for the third quarter of 2023 were approximately 6% higher compared to the second quarter of 2023 and approximately 15% higher compared to the third quarter of 2022.
• Average natural gas processing volumes for the third quarter of 2023 were approximately 5% higher compared to the second quarter of 2023 and approximately 12% higher compared to the third quarter of 2022. EnLink continues to benefit from strong producer drilling and completion activity.
• Average crude gathering volumes for the third quarter of 2023 were approximately 13% higher compared to the second quarter of 2023 and approximately 12% higher compared to the third quarter of 2022.
• EnLink's third plant relocation, Tiger II, remains on schedule to be placed in service in the second quarter of 2024.

Louisiana:

• Segment profit for the third quarter of 2023 was $87.1 million, including unrealized derivative losses of $6.0 million. Excluding unrealized derivative activity, segment profit in the third quarter of 2023 grew approximately 8% sequentially, mainly driven by normal seasonal effects in the NGL segment, but was flat over the third quarter of 2022.
• Average natural gas transportation volumes for the third quarter of 2023 were approximately 5% higher compared to the second quarter of 2023 but were approximately 18% lower compared to the third quarter of 2022.
• NGL fractionation volumes for the third quarter of 2023 were approximately 1% higher compared to the second quarter of 2023 but were approximately 4% lower compared to the third quarter of 2022.

Oklahoma:

• Segment profit for the third quarter of 2023 was $104.6 million, including operating expenses related to plant relocation of $0.4 million and unrealized derivative losses of $4.1 million. Excluding plant relocation expenses and unrealized derivative activity, segment profit in the third quarter of 2023 was flat sequentially but grew approximately 14% over the third quarter of 2022.
• Average natural gas gathering volumes for the third quarter of 2023 were approximately 2% lower compared to the second quarter of 2023 but were approximately 18% higher compared to the third quarter of 2022.
• Average natural gas processing volumes for the third quarter of 2023 were approximately 2% lower compared to the second quarter of 2023 but were approximately 10% higher compared to the third quarter of 2022.
• Average crude gathering volumes during the third quarter of 2023 were approximately 18% lower compared to the second quarter of 2023 but were approximately 2% higher compared to the third quarter of 2022.

North Texas:

• Segment profit for the third quarter of 2023 was $63.8 million, including unrealized derivative losses of $5.4 million. Excluding unrealized derivative activity, segment profit in the third quarter of 2023 decreased approximately 7% sequentially and decreased approximately 14% over the third quarter of 2022.
• Average natural gas gathering and transportation volumes for the third quarter of 2023 were approximately 2% lower compared to the second quarter of 2023 and approximately 7% lower compared to the third quarter of 2022.
• Average natural gas processing volumes for the third quarter of 2023 were approximately 1% lower compared to the second quarter of 2023 and approximately 6% lower compared to the third quarter of 2022.

Third Quarter 2023 Webcast Details
EnLink will host a webcast and conference call to discuss third quarter 2023 results on November 1, 2023, at 8 a.m. Central time. The conference call will be broadcast via an internet webcast, which can be accessed on the Investors page of EnLink's website at investors.enlink.com. Interested parties can access an archived replay of the webcast on EnLink's website for at least 90 days following the event.

About the EnLink Midstream Companies
Headquartered in Dallas, EnLink Midstream (NYSE: ENLC) provides integrated midstream infrastructure services for natural gas, crude oil, condensate, and NGLs, as well as CO₂ transportation for carbon capture and sequestration (CCS). Our large-scale, cash-flow-generating asset platforms are in premier production basins and core demand centers, including the Permian Basin, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and North Texas. EnLink is focused on maintaining the financial flexibility and operational excellence that enables us to strategically grow and create sustainable value. Visit www.EnLink.com to learn how EnLink connects energy to life.

Non-GAAP Financial Information 
This press release contains non-generally accepted accounting principles financial measures that we refer to as adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow after distributions (FCFAD).

We define adjusted EBITDA as net income (loss) plus (less) interest expense, net of interest income; depreciation and amortization; impairments; (income) loss from unconsolidated affiliate investments; distributions from unconsolidated affiliate investments; (gain) loss on disposition of assets; (gain) loss on extinguishment of debt; unit-based compensation; income tax expense (benefit); unrealized (gain) loss on commodity derivatives; costs associated with the relocation of processing facilities; accretion expense associated with asset retirement obligations; transaction costs; non-cash expense related to changes in the fair value of contingent consideration; (non-cash rent); and (non-controlling interest share of adjusted EBITDA from joint ventures).

We define free cash flow after distributions as adjusted EBITDA, net to ENLC, plus (less) (growth and maintenance capital expenditures, excluding capital expenditures that were contributed by other entities and relate to the non-controlling interest share of our consolidated entities); (interest expense, net of interest income); (distributions declared on common units); (cash distributions earned by the Series B Preferred Units and the Series C Preferred Units); (payment to redeem mandatorily redeemable non-controlling interest); (costs associated with the relocation of processing facilities, excluding costs that were contributed by other entities and relate to the non-controlling interest share of our consolidated entities); non-cash interest (income)/expense; (contributions to investment in unconsolidated affiliates); (payments to terminate interest rate swaps); (current income taxes); and proceeds from the sale of equipment and land.

EnLink believes these measures are useful to investors because they may provide users of this financial information with meaningful comparisons between current results and previously-reported results and a meaningful measure of the company's cash flow after it has satisfied the capital and related requirements of its operations. In addition, adjusted EBITDA is used as a metric in our short-term incentive program for compensating employees and in our performance awards for executives.

Adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow after distributions, as defined above, are not measures of financial performance or liquidity under GAAP. They should not be considered in isolation or as an indicator of EnLink's performance. Furthermore, they should not be seen as a substitute for metrics prepared in accordance with GAAP. Reconciliations of these measures to their most directly comparable GAAP measures are included in the following tables. See EnLink's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for more information.

Other definitions and explanations of terms used in this press release:
Segment profit (loss) is defined as revenues, less cost of sales (exclusive of operating expenses and depreciation and amortization), less operating expenses. Segment profit (loss) includes non-cash compensation expenses reflected in operating expenses. See "Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data - Note 15 - Segment Information" in ENLC's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, and, when available, "Item 1. Financial Statements - Note 14—Segment Information" in ENLC's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended September 30, 2023, for further information about segment profit (loss).

The Ascension JV is a joint venture between a subsidiary of EnLink and a subsidiary of Marathon Petroleum Corporation in which EnLink owns a 50% interest and Marathon Petroleum Corporation owns a 50% interest. The Ascension JV, which began operations in April 2017, owns an NGL pipeline that connects EnLink's Riverside fractionator to Marathon Petroleum Corporation's Garyville refinery.

The Delaware Basin JV is a joint venture between EnLink and an affiliate of NGP Natural Resources XI, L.P. ("NGP") in which EnLink owns a 50.1% interest and NGP owns a 49.9% interest. The Delaware Basin JV, which was formed in August 2016, owns the Lobo processing facilities and the Tiger processing plant located in the Delaware Basin in Texas.

Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. his press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Although these statements reflect the current views, assumptions and expectations of our management, the matters addressed herein involve certain assumptions, risks and uncertainties that could cause actual activities, performance, outcomes and results to differ materially from those indicated herein. Therefore, you should not rely on any of these forward-looking statements. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, included in this press release constitute forward-looking statements, including but not limited to statements identified by the words "forecast," "may," "believe," "will," "should," "plan," "predict," "anticipate," "intend," "estimate," "expect," "continue," and similar expressions. Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements about guidance, projected or forecasted financial and operating results, future results or growth of our CCS business, expected financial and operations results associated with certain projects, acquisitions, or growth capital expenditures, timing for completion of construction or expansion projects, results in certain basins, cost savings or operational, environmental, and climate change initiatives, profitability, financial or leverage metrics, repurchases of common or preferred units, our future capital structure and credit ratings, objectives, strategies, expectations, and intentions, and other statements that are not historical facts. Factors that could result in such differences or otherwise materially affect our financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows include, without limitation (a)  potential conflicts of interest of Global Infrastructure Partners ("GIP") with us and the potential for GIP to compete with us or favor GIP's own interests to the detriment of our other unitholders, (b) adverse developments in the midstream business that may reduce our ability to make distributions, (c) competition for crude oil, condensate, natural gas, and NGL supplies and any decrease in the availability of such commodities, (d) decreases in the volumes that we gather, process, fractionate, or transport, (e) our ability or our customers' ability to receive or renew required government or third party permits and other approvals, (f) increased federal, state, and local legislation, and regulatory initiatives, as well as government reviews relating to hydraulic fracturing resulting in increased costs and reductions or delays in natural gas production by our customers, (g) climate change legislation and regulatory initiatives resulting in increased operating costs and reduced demand for the natural gas and NGL services we provide, (h) changes in the availability and cost of capital, (i) volatile prices and market demand for crude oil, condensate, natural gas, and NGLs that are beyond our control, (j) our debt levels could limit our flexibility and adversely affect our financial health or limit our flexibility to obtain financing and to pursue other business opportunities, (k) operating hazards, natural disasters, weather-related issues or delays, casualty losses, and other matters beyond our control, (l) reductions in demand for NGL products by the petrochemical, refining, or other industries or by the fuel markets, (m) our dependence on significant customers for a substantial portion of the natural gas and crude that we gather, process, and transport, (n) construction risks in our major development projects, (o) challenges we may face in connection with our strategy to enter into new lines of business related to the energy transition, (p) the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic (including the impact of any new variants of the virus) and similar pandemics, (q) impairments to goodwill, long-lived assets and equity method investments, and (r) the effects of existing and future laws and governmental regulations, and other uncertainties. These and other applicable uncertainties, factors, and risks are described more fully in EnLink Midstream, LLC's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including EnLink Midstream, LLC's Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and Current Reports on Form 8-K. EnLink assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements.

The EnLink management team based the forecasted financial information included herein on certain information and assumptions, including, among others, the producer budgets / forecasts to which EnLink has access as of the date of this press release and the projects / opportunities expected to require capital expenditures as of the date of this press release. The assumptions, information, and estimates underlying the forecasted financial information included in the guidance information in this press release are inherently uncertain and, though considered reasonable by the EnLink management team as of the date of its preparation, are subject to a wide variety of significant business, economic, and competitive risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the forecasted financial information. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that the forecasted results are indicative of EnLink's future performance or that actual results will not differ materially from those presented in the forecasted financial information. Inclusion of the forecasted financial information in this press release should not be regarded as a representation by any person that the results contained in the forecasted financial information will be achieved. 

Investor Relations: Brian Brungardt, Director of Investor Relations, 214-721-9353, [email protected] 
Media Relations: Megan Wright, Director of Corporate Communications, 214-721-9694, [email protected]

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