Goodrich Petroleum Announces Fourth Quarter and Year-End 2020 Results

HOUSTON, March 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Goodrich Petroleum Corporation (NYSE American: GDP) (the "Company") today announced fourth quarter and year-end 2020 financial and operating results.

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

• Adjusted net income was $3.3 million for the quarter and $2.7 million for the year.  The Company had a net loss of $7.9 million ($0.62 per basic and fully diluted share) for the quarter and a net loss of $44.1 million ($3.50 per basic and fully diluted share) for the year, which included an impairment expense of $18.9 million for the quarter and $36.1 million for the year and a mark-to-market loss representing the change of the fair value of our open natural gas and oil derivative contracts of $10.8 million for the year.
• Adjusted EBITDA was $17.4 million for the quarter and $62.0 million for the year. Discretionary cash flow ("DCF"), defined as net cash provided by operating activities before changes in working capital, was $16.8 million in the quarter and $58.4 million for the year.
• Production totaled 12.4 Bcfe in the quarter, or an average of approximately 135,000 Mcfe per day. Production was negatively impacted by the completion deferral of 4 gross (0.5 net) non-operated wells to the first quarter of 2021.
• Return on Invested Capital ("ROIC"), defined as trailing twelve month Adjusted EBITDA divided by total assets less current liabilities, was 38% at year-end.
• Per unit cash expenses were $1.04 per Mcfe for the quarter, broken out as follows.
• Lease operating expense ("LOE") including workovers was $0.29 per Mcfe, which included $0.07 per Mcfe of workover expense;
• Production and other taxes expense was $0.03 per Mcfe;
• Transportation and processing expense was $0.37 per Mcfe;
• General and Administrative ("G&A") expense (payable in cash) was $0.28 per Mcfe; and
• Cash Interest expense was $0.07 per Mcfe.
• Cash Margin was $1.31 per Mcfe (56%), comprised of a net realized price including hedges of $2.35 per Mcfe less per unit cash expenses detailed above of $1.04 per Mcfe.
• On March 9, 2021, the Company added an incremental $15 million of second lien notes to its existing such notes and extended the maturity date to May 31, 2023. The Company used the proceeds to pay down its credit facility balance, which stood at $96.4 million at year-end. The incremental capital provides added liquidity under its credit facility, which currently has a borrowing base of $120 million, with its next redetermination in the spring.

RESERVES

• Under SEC pricing of $39.57 per Bbl of oil and $1.99 per Mcf of gas, proved reserves grew by 5% over the previous year to 543 Bcfe. The present value, using a 10% discount rate of the future net cash flows ("PV10"), was $183 million. The Company had reserve additions of 181 Bcfe, production of 49 Bcfe and negative revisions of 106 Bcfe primarily due to natural gas prices. Drilling and completion capital expenditures in 2020 were $56.2 million, for an organic finding and development cost of $0.31 per Mcfe. Proved developed reserve additions had a finding and development cost of $0.91 per Mcfe. Proved developed producing reserves comprised 29% of the total volumes and 57% of PV10.

• Year-end proved reserves at flat pricing of $2.50 per Mcf and $55.00 per barrel of oil, totaled 559 Bcfe, with PV10 of $338 Million (46% PDP), 99% Natural Gas.

• Year-end proved reserves at flat pricing of $3.00 per Mcf and $55.00 per barrel of oil totaled 566 Bcfe, with PV10 of $485 Million (41% PDP), 99% Natural Gas.

ACREAGE ACQUISITION

In the fourth quarter, the Company acquired an incremental 2,000 net acres in the core of the Haynesville Shale area in Caddo Parish, Louisiana under a drill-to-earn basis, which brings its acreage totals in the play to approximately 49,000 gross (26,000 net) acres. For the year, the Company added approximately 4,000 net acres through bolt on acquisitions.

GUIDANCE

The Company is maintaining its full year capital expenditure guidance for 2021 of $75 – 85 million, but issuing new production guidance to take into effect an increase in non-operated activity versus operated activity, which will cause a delay in previously scheduled completions, and production shut-ins from the storm in February. Production guidance for 2021 is reduced by 5,000 MMBtu per day at the midpoint, to an average of 160,000 – 170,000 Mcfe per day, and production for the first quarter is expected to average 127,500 – 132,500 Mcfe per day. The Company has recently completed 9.0 gross (3.2 net) wells, with current production rate of approximately 160,000 Mcfe per day.  

FINANCIAL RESULTS

Cash Flow

Adjusted EBITDA was $17.4 million in the quarter, compared to $20.9 million in the prior year period. Adjusted EBITDA for the year was $62.0 million versus $79.0 million in the prior year.

Discretionary cash flow ("DCF"), defined as net cash provided by operating activities before changes in working capital, was $16.8 million in the quarter, compared to $19.8 million in the prior year period. DCF was $58.4 million for the year, versus $75.5 million in the prior year.

(See accompanying tables at the end of this press release that reconcile Adjusted EBITDA and DCF, each of which are non-US GAAP financial measures, to their most directly comparable US GAAP financial measure.)

Net Income (Loss)

Net loss for the quarter was $7.9 million, or ($0.62 per basic and fully diluted share), versus net loss of $0.9 million, or ($0.08 per basic and fully diluted share) in the prior year period. Net loss for the year was $44.1 million, or ($3.50 per basic and fully diluted share), versus net income of $13.3 million, or $1.09 per basic and $0.96 per fully diluted share in the prior year. Adjusted net income was $3.3 million for the quarter and $2.7 million for the year.

(See accompanying tables at the end of this press release that reconciles adjusted net income, which is a non-US GAAP financial measure, to its most directly comparable US GAAP financial measure.) 

Production

Production totaled 12.4 Bcfe in the quarter, or an average of approximately 135,000 Mcfe per day (98% natural gas), versus 13.3 Bcfe, or an average of approximately 145,000 Mcfe per day (98% natural gas) in the prior year period. Production for the year was 49.0 Bcfe, or an average of approximately 134,000 Mcfe per day (98% natural gas), versus 47.7 Bcfe, or an average of approximately 131,000 Mcfe per day (98% natural gas) in the prior year. Production for the quarter was negatively impacted by the completion deferral of 4 gross (0.5 net) non-operated wells to the first quarter of 2021.

Revenues

Oil and natural gas revenues adjusted for cash settled derivatives totaled $29.2 million in the quarter, comprised of $28.9 million of realized oil and natural gas revenues and $0.3 million of cash settled derivatives. The average realized price per unit was $2.33 per Mcfe ($2.25 per Mcf of natural gas and $42.11 per barrel of oil) or $2.35 per Mcfe when including cash settled derivatives, versus $2.27 per Mcfe ($2.14 per Mcf of natural gas and $58.52 per barrel of oil) or $2.53 per Mcfe when including cash settled derivatives in the prior year.

Oil and natural gas revenues adjusted for cash settled derivatives totaled $109.0 million for the year, comprised of $93.8 million of oil and natural gas revenues and $15.2 million of cash settled derivatives. The average realized price per unit for the year was $1.92 per Mcfe ($1.82 per Mcf of natural gas and $42.59 per barrel of oil) or $2.23 per Mcfe when including cash settled derivatives, versus $2.48 per Mcfe ($2.31 per Mcf of natural gas and $60.77 per barrel of oil), or $2.68 per Mcfe when including cash settled derivatives in the prior year.

(See accompanying table at the end of this press release that reconciles oil and natural gas revenues adjusted for cash settled derivatives, which is a non-US GAAP financial measure, to its most directly comparable US GAAP financial measure.)

Operating Expenses

Lease operating expense ("LOE") was $3.6 million in the quarter, or $0.29 per Mcfe, which included $0.9 million, or $0.07 per Mcfe for workovers. LOE was $3.5 million, or $0.26 per Mcfe, in the prior year period, which included $0.4 million, or $0.03 per Mcfe, for workovers. For the year, LOE totaled $13.0 million, or $0.27 per Mcfe, which included $2.2 million, or $0.04 per Mcfe, for workovers, versus $12.4 million, or $0.26 per Mcfe in the prior year, which included $1.3 million, or $0.03 per Mcfe, in workovers.       

Production and other taxes were $0.4 million in the quarter, or $0.03 per Mcfe, versus $0.7 million, or $0.05 per Mcfe, in the prior year period. For the year, production and other taxes totaled $2.8 million, or $0.06 per Mcfe, versus $2.6 million, or $0.05 per Mcfe, in the prior year.     

Transportation and processing expense was $4.5 million in the quarter, or $0.37 per Mcfe, versus $5.1 million, or $0.39 per Mcfe, in the prior year period. For the year, transportation and processing expense totaled $19.1 million, or $0.40 per Mcfe, versus $20.7 million, or $0.43 per Mcfe, in the prior year. 

Depreciation, depletion and amortization ("DD&A") expense was $11.1 million in the quarter, or $0.90 per Mcfe, versus $14.2 million, or $1.06 per Mcfe, in the prior year period. For the year, DD&A expense totaled $46.6 million, or $0.95 per Mcfe, versus $50.7 million, or $1.06 per Mcfe, in the prior year.

Impairment expense was $18.9 million in the quarter, or $1.52 per Mcfe, and $36.1 million for the year, or $0.74 per Mcfe, as a result of the full cost ceiling test due to low natural gas prices over the trailing twelve months. There was no impairment charge recorded in the prior year periods.

General and Administrative ("G&A") expense was $4.7 million in the quarter, or $0.38 per Mcfe, versus $5.3 million, or $0.40 per Mcfe, in the prior year period. G&A expense payable in cash was $3.4 million in the quarter, or $0.28 per Mcfe, versus $3.7 million or $0.28 per Mcfe, in the prior year period.  For the year, G&A expense totaled $18.0 million, or $0.37 per Mcfe, versus $20.8 million, or $0.44 per Mcfe, in the prior year. G&A expense payable in cash for the year was $13.3 million, or $0.27 per Mcfe, versus $14.5 million, or $0.30 per Mcfe, in the prior year.  

G&A expense related to non-cash stock based compensation totaled $1.2 million in the quarter, or $0.10 per Mcfe, versus $1.6 million, or $0.12 per Mcfe, in the prior year period. For the year, G&A expense related to non-cash stock based compensation totaled $4.7 million, or $0.10 per Mcfe, versus $6.3 million, or $0.13 per Mcfe, in the prior year.    

(See accompanying table at the end of this press release that reconciles G&A expense payable in cash, which is a non-US GAAP financial measure, to its most directly comparable US GAAP financial measure.)

Operating Income (Loss)

Operating loss, defined as revenues minus operating expenses, totaled $14.3 million in the quarter and $41.7 million for the year. Adjusted operating income was $4.6 million for the quarter and adjusted operating loss was $5.6 million for the year.

(See accompanying table at the end of this press release that reconciles adjusted operating income (loss), which is a non-US GAAP financial measure, to its most directly comparable US GAAP financial measure.)

Interest Expense

Interest expense totaled $1.6 million in the quarter, which included interest payable in cash of $0.9 million incurred on the Company's credit facility and non-cash interest of $0.7 million, which included $0.5 million paid-in-kind interest incurred on the Company's second lien notes and $0.2 million amortization of debt discount and issuance costs. Interest expense was $2.0 million in the prior year period, which included interest payable in cash of $1.2 million incurred on the Company's credit facility and non-cash interest of $0.8 million, which included $0.4 million paid-in-kind interest on the Company's second lien notes and $0.4 million amortization of debt discount and issuance costs.

Interest expense for the year totaled $7.0 million, which included interest payable in cash of $4.0 million incurred on the Company's credit facility and non-cash interest of $3.0 million, which included $1.8 million paid-in-kind interest on the Company's second lien notes and $1.2 million amortization of debt discount and issuance costs. Interest expense in the prior year totaled $11.0 million, which included interest payable in cash of $3.9 million incurred on the Company's credit facility and non-cash interest of $7.1 million, which included $4.0 million paid-in-kind interest on the Company's second lien notes and $3.1 million amortization of debt discount and issuance costs.

(See accompanying table at the end of this press release that reconciles interest payable in cash, which is a non-US GAAP financial measure, to its most directly comparable US GAAP financial measure.)

Capital Expenditures 

Capital expenditures totaled $11.0 million in the quarter, of which $10.9 million was spent on drilling and completion costs and $0.1 million for asset retirement obligations. For the year, capital expenditures totaled $56.5 million, of which $56.2 million was spent on drilling and completion costs, $0.2 million for asset retirement obligations and, $0.1 million on furniture and fixtures. The Company's Board of Directors will review the Company's preliminary capital expenditure budget for 2021 quarterly and adjust, if necessary, based on commodity prices and the goal of free cash flow generation from moderate growth in volumes and a further reduction in per unit costs.

Balance Sheet 

The Company exited the year with $1.4 million of cash, $96.4 million outstanding under the Company's credit facility and total principal debt outstanding, including the credit facility and the second lien notes, of $110.2 million. On March 9, 2021, the Company added an incremental $15 million of second lien notes under the same terms of such notes and extended the maturity date to May 31, 2023, and used the proceeds to pay down the credit facility balance. The Company currently has a borrowing base of $120 million with its next redetermination due in the spring.  

Crude Oil and Natural Gas Derivatives

The Company had a gain of $8.0 million on its derivatives not designated as hedges in the quarter, which was comprised of a $0.3 million gain on cash derivative settlements and a $7.7 million gain from the change in fair value of our natural gas and oil derivative contracts. In the prior year period, the Company had a loss of $0.4 million on its derivatives not designated as hedges in the quarter, which was comprised of a $3.4 million gain on cash derivative settlements and a $3.8 million loss from the change in fair value of our natural gas and oil derivative contracts.

For the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company had a gain of $4.4 million on its derivatives not designated as hedges, which was comprised of a gain of $15.2 million on cash derivative settlements and a $10.8 million loss from the change in fair value of our natural gas and oil derivative contracts. In the prior year, the Company had a gain of $15.0 million on its derivatives not designated as hedges, which was comprised of a gain of $9.6 million on cash derivative settlements and a $5.4 million gain from the change in fair value of our natural gas and oil derivative contracts.

OTHER INFORMATION

In this press release, the Company refers to several non-US GAAP financial measures, including Adjusted EBITDA, DCF, Return on Invested Capital ("ROIC"), oil and natural gas revenues adjusted for cash settled derivatives, adjusted net income, adjusted operation income (loss), G&A expense payable in cash and interest payable in cash. Management believes Adjusted EBITDA, DCF and ROIC are good financial indicators of the Company's performance and ability to internally generate operating funds. Adjusted EBITDA and adjusted net income should not be considered an alternative to net income (loss) applicable to common stock, as defined by US GAAP. DCF should not be considered an alternative to net cash provided by operating activities, as defined by US GAAP. Oil and natural gas revenues adjusted for cash settled derivatives should not be considered an alternative for oil and natural gas revenues, as defined by US GAAP. Adjusted operating income (loss) should not be considered an alternative to operating income (loss), as defined by US GAAP. G&A expense payable in cash should not be considered an alternative to general and administrative expense, as defined by US GAAP. Interest payable in cash should not be considered an alternative to interest expense, as defined by US GAAP. Management believes that all of these non-US GAAP financial measures provide useful information to investors because they are monitored and used by Company management and widely used by professional research analysts in the valuation and investment recommendations of companies within the oil and gas exploration and production industry.

Unless otherwise stated, oil production volumes include condensate.

Certain statements in this news release regarding future expectations and plans for future activities may be regarded as "forward looking statements" within the meaning of the Securities Litigation Reform Act. They are subject to various risks, such as financial market conditions, changes in commodities prices and costs of drilling and completion, operating hazards, drilling risks, and the inherent uncertainties in interpreting engineering data relating to underground accumulations of oil and gas, as well as other risks discussed in detail in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 and other subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct.

Goodrich Petroleum is an independent oil and natural gas exploration and production company listed on the NYSE American under the symbol "GDP".

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