Matador Resources (MTDR) 8-KResults of Operations and Financial Condition

MATADOR RESOURCES COMPANY REPORTS RECORD
SECOND QUARTER 2024 RESULTS AND INCREASES
FULL-YEAR 2024 PRODUCTION GUIDANCE

Full-Year 2024 Guidance Update

Effective July 23, 2024, Matador increased its full-year 2024 guidance range for total oil and natural gas equivalent production, oil production and natural gas production as set forth in the table below. This increased production guidance does not yet include any expected production from Matador’s anticipated acquisition of a subsidiary of Ameredev II Parent, LLC (“Ameredev”). The Ameredev acquisition is expected to close late in the third quarter of 2024, subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approval.

For highlights of Matador’s second quarter 2024 operational and financial results, please see “Second Quarter 2024 Matador Operational and Financial Highlights” on page 4 of this earnings release. For comparisons of our second quarter 2024 operational and financial results to prior periods, please see “Operational and Financial Update” beginning on page 4 of this earnings release. For a description of certain selected financial and operating items, please see “Selected Financial and Operating Items” on page 9 of this earnings release.

“Matador expects Ameredev to continue operating its one drilling rig on its acreage prior to closing. Matador added a ninth drilling rig late in the second quarter of 2024 in order to help facilitate a smooth transition upon closing of the Ameredev acquisition. Until then, Matador’s ninth drilling rig will work on other Matador properties, and we will rely on Ameredev to operate its current drilling rig to drill its planned wells until closing. We are pleased that even though Matador added a ninth drilling rig late in the second quarter of 2024, we still expect Matador’s full-year 2024 drilling, completing and equipping (‘D/C/E’) capital expenditures to be between the midpoint and high end of our previously expected and announced range of $1.10 to $1.30 billion.

“Similar to the acquisition of Advance in 2023, our operations team expects to implement operational efficiencies such as ‘simul-frac’ and ‘trimul-frac’ completion operations, dual fuel technologies and other operational efficiencies on the Ameredev properties after closing. We anticipate providing additional detail regarding our expectations and plans for the remainder of 2024 on a combined basis with the Ameredev properties after the acquisition has closed. To this point, we have greatly appreciated the professional and continuous work of the Ameredev staff in administering and operating these properties until the anticipated closing of the acquisition, which is expected to occur late in the third quarter of 2024, subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approval.

“Matador also successfully performed its first ‘trimul-frac’ completion during the second quarter of 2024. We estimate that ‘trimul-frac’ completions save approximately $350,000 per well as compared to conventional ‘zipper-frac’ operations. For the remainder of 2024, Matador expects to complete its second ‘trimul-frac’ completion next month and has identified its first ‘remote trimul-frac’ test later in the third quarter of 2024. Matador’s improved operational efficiencies, together with our expectation of an increasingly competitive oilfield services market in the second half of 2024, have enabled us to revise our full-year 2024 expected drilling and completion costs down to $960 per completed lateral foot, which is an 11% decrease as compared to full-year 2023 drilling and completion costs of $1,075 per completed lateral foot.

40th Annual Meeting and Looking Ahead

“Matador held its 40th Annual Meeting of Shareholders on June 13, 2024. We were pleased to see so many of you there and appreciate your support as each of the proposals passed with nearly 90% support or better. Even though we are one of the top 10 oil and natural gas producers in New Mexico with a current market capitalization of approximately $8 billion, we still remember our humble beginnings over 40 years ago when Matador was founded with $270,000 from family and friends. Many of these original shareholders or their families remain shareholders today. We are grateful for their continued support as well as the support and friendship of all of our shareholders over these many years. The Board, management team and I would also like to especially thank our staff, shareholders, banks, bondholders and other friends, including our long-time vendors, that have helped us develop Matador into its present size and competence. We anticipate a strong finish to 2024 as we look forward to the various drilling and acquisition opportunities in front of us in 2025. Going forward under these circumstances, we like our chances to meet these targets.”

Second Quarter 2024 Matador Operational and Financial Highlights

(for comparisons to prior periods, please see the remainder of this press release)

Operational and Financial Update

Matador’s total oil and natural gas production averaged 160,305 BOE per day in the second quarter of 2024, which was a 7% sequential production increase from an average of 149,760 BOE per day in the first quarter of 2024 and a 23% year-over-year increase from an average of 130,683 BOE per day in the second quarter of 2023. Matador’s year-over-year increase in total average production is due not only to the Advance acquisition that closed in April 2023 but also to increased production from new wells drilled by Matador on its existing assets and undeveloped acreage. In fact, Matador’s total oil and natural gas production during the second quarter of 2024 exceeded Matador’s guidance expectations by 2% and grew sequentially by 7%. On a year-to-year basis, Matador grew its total oil and natural gas production by 23% as summarized in the table below.

The following table summarizes Matador’s realized commodity prices during the second quarter of 2024, as compared to the first quarter of 2024 and the second quarter of 2023.

Matador’s lease operating expenses (“LOE”) decreased 3% sequentially from $5.60 per BOE in the first quarter of 2024 to $5.42 per BOE in the second quarter of 2024. This decrease is due in part to increased production volumes in the second quarter of 2024, partially offset by increased compression and equipment rental expenses. The second quarter 2024 LOE of $5.42 per BOE was consistent with Matador’s expected full-year 2024 LOE range of $5.25 to $5.75 per BOE.

Matador’s general and administrative (“G&A”) expenses decreased 12% sequentially from $2.18 per BOE in the first quarter of 2024 to $1.91 per BOE in the second quarter of 2024, which was a record low for Matador. This decrease is due in part to increased production volumes and a decrease in the value of certain employee stock awards that are settled in cash, which are measured at each quarterly reporting period. The value of these cash-settled stock awards decreased due to the 11% decrease in Matador’s share price from $66.77 at the end of the first quarter of 2024 to $59.60 at the end of the second quarter of 2024. Matador expects full-year 2024 G&A expenses to be between the midpoint and the low end of its previous expected and announced range of $2.00 to $2.50 per BOE.

Matador’s D/C/E capital expenditures of $314.5 million for the second quarter of 2024 were approximately $25 million lower than expected, of which approximately $10 million represents realized D/C/E capital expenditure cost savings. Midstream capital expenditures of $45.3 million for the second quarter of 2024 were below Matador’s expectations of $60 million in total midstream capital expenditures for the quarter, as approximately $15 million in capital expenditures was deferred due to the timing of Pronto’s midstream projects.

San Mateo’s operations in the second quarter of 2024 were highlighted by better-than-expected operating and financial results. These strong results primarily reflect better-than-expected volumes delivered by third party customers into the San Mateo system. San Mateo’s net income of $38.3 million and Adjusted EBITDA of $58.0 million were each better than expected.

The table below sets forth San Mateo’s throughput volumes, as compared to the first quarter of 2024 and the second quarter of 2023.

Third Quarter 2024 Estimates

As noted in the table below, Matador anticipates its average daily oil equivalent production of 160,305 BOE per day in the second quarter of 2024 to grow by 2% to a midpoint of approximately 164,000 BOE per day in the third quarter of 2024.

At July 23, 2024, Matador expects to turn to sales 32 gross (26.5 net) operated horizontal wells in the Delaware Basin during the third quarter of 2024, consisting of seven gross (7.0 net) wells in the Antelope Ridge asset area, ten gross (8.0 net) wells in the Arrowhead asset area, four gross (4.0 net) wells in the Ranger asset area and 11 gross (7.5 net) wells in the Rustler Breaks asset area.

Matador is currently operating nine drilling rigs in the Delaware Basin and expects to operate nine drilling rigs for the remainder of 2024. Matador expects that this ninth drilling rig will add an incremental four gross (3.9 net) operated wells turned to sales in late December 2024, which is expected to add approximately 40,000 BOE to 2024 forecasted production. At July 23, 2024, Matador expects D/C/E capital expenditures for the third quarter of 2024 will be approximately $330 to $370 million, which is an 11% increase as compared to $314.5 million for the second quarter of 2024. Matador expects full-year 2024 D/C/E capital expenditures to be between the midpoint and the high end of its previous expected range of $1.10 to $1.30 billion. Matador estimates its proportionate share of midstream capital expenditures to be approximately $45 to $65 million in the third quarter of 2024, which is a 21% increase as compared to $45.3 million in the second quarter of 2024, primarily due to the timing of Pronto’s 2024 midstream projects. These capital expenditure estimates for the third quarter of 2024 do not include capital expenditures associated with the Ameredev properties.

Matador continues to expect to make cash tax payments of approximately 5 to 10% of pre-tax book net income for the year ended December 31, 2024. The Company’s cash tax payments will be dependent upon a variety of factors that will impact taxable income that cannot be calculated at this time, including commodity prices, weather, allowable tax deductions and any state or federal legislative changes thereon, the Ameredev transaction and other acquisitions, activity of offset operators and pipeline restrictions as well as any deductions or tax credits generated and earned that would offset tax liabilities in 2024.

The live conference call will also be available through the Company’s website at www.matadorresources.com on the Events and Presentations page under the Investor Relations tab. The replay for the event will be available on the Company’s website at www.matadorresources.com on the Events and Presentations page under the Investor Relations tab for one year.

Matador is an independent energy company engaged in the exploration, development, production and acquisition of oil and natural gas resources in the United States, with an emphasis on oil and natural gas shale and other unconventional plays. Its current operations are focused primarily on the oil and liquids-rich portion of the Wolfcamp and Bone Spring plays in the Delaware Basin in Southeast New Mexico and West Texas. Matador also operates in the Eagle Ford shale play in South Texas and the Haynesville shale and Cotton Valley plays in Northwest Louisiana. Additionally, Matador conducts midstream operations in support of its exploration, development and production operations and provides natural gas processing, oil transportation services, natural gas, oil and produced water gathering services and produced water disposal services to third parties.

This press release includes “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. “Forward-looking statements” are statements related to future, not past, events. Forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and include any statement that does not directly relate to a current or historical fact. In this context, forward-looking statements often address expected future business and financial performance, and often contain words such as “could,” “believe,” “would,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate,” “expect,” “may,” “should,” “continue,” “plan,” “predict,” “potential,” “project,” “hypothetical,” “forecasted” and similar expressions that are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain such identifying words. Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements about the consummation and timing of the Ameredev acquisition, the anticipated benefits, opportunities and results with respect to the acquisition, including any expected value creation, reserves additions, midstream opportunities and other anticipated impacts from the Ameredev acquisition, as well as other aspects of the transaction, guidance, projected or forecasted financial and operating results, future liquidity, the payment of dividends, results in certain basins, objectives, project timing, expectations and intentions, regulatory and governmental actions and other statements that are not historical facts. Actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements, and such forward-looking statements may not prove to be accurate. These forward-looking statements involve certain risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, the ability of the parties to consummate the Ameredev acquisition in the anticipated timeframe or at all; risks related to the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions to closing the Ameredev acquisition in the anticipated timeframe or at all; risks related to obtaining the requisite regulatory approvals for the Ameredev acquisition; disruption from the Company’s acquisitions, including the Ameredev acquisition, making it more difficult to maintain business and operational relationships; significant transaction costs associated with the Company’s acquisitions, including the Ameredev acquisition; the risk of litigation and/or regulatory actions related to the Company’s acquisitions, including the Ameredev acquisition, as well as the following risks related to financial and operational performance: general economic conditions; the Company’s ability to execute its business plan, including whether its drilling program is successful; changes in oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids prices and the demand for oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids; its ability to replace reserves and efficiently develop current reserves; the operating results of the Company’s midstream oil, natural gas and water gathering and transportation systems, pipelines and facilities, the acquiring of third-party business and the drilling of any additional salt water disposal wells; costs of operations; delays and other difficulties related to producing oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids; delays and other difficulties related to regulatory and governmental approvals and restrictions; impact on the Company’s operations due to seismic events; its ability to make acquisitions on economically acceptable terms; its ability to integrate acquisitions, including the Ameredev acquisition; availability of sufficient capital to execute its business plan, including from future cash flows, available borrowing capacity under its revolving credit facilities and otherwise; the operating results of and the availability of any potential distributions from our joint ventures; weather and environmental conditions; and the other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated or implied in the forward-looking statements. For further discussions of risks and uncertainties, you should refer to Matador’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), including the “Risk Factors” section of Matador’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and any subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. Matador undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date of this press release, except as required by law, including the securities laws of the United States and the rules and regulations of the SEC. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release. All forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement.

Mac Schmitz

Senior Vice President - Investor Relations

(972) 371-5225

Selected Financial and Operating Items

(1) Production volumes reported in two streams: oil and natural gas, including both dry and liquids-rich natural gas.

(2) One thousand barrels of oil.

(3) One billion cubic feet of natural gas.

(4) One thousand barrels of oil equivalent, estimated using a conversion ratio of one barrel of oil per six thousand cubic feet of natural gas.

(5) Barrels of oil per day.

(6) Millions of cubic feet of natural gas per day.

(7) Barrels of oil equivalent per day, estimated using a conversion ratio of one barrel of oil per six thousand cubic feet of natural gas.

(8) Per thousand cubic feet of natural gas.

(9) Includes approximately $0.40, $0.21 and $0.33 per BOE of non-cash, stock-based compensation expense in the second quarter of 2024, the first quarter of 2023 and the second quarter of 2023, respectively.

(10) Total does not include the impact of purchased natural gas or immaterial accretion expenses.

(11) Net sales of purchased natural gas reflect those natural gas purchase transactions that the Company periodically enters into with third parties whereby the Company purchases natural gas and (i) subsequently sells the natural gas to other purchasers or (ii) processes the natural gas at either the San Mateo or Pronto cryogenic natural gas processing plants and subsequently sells the residue natural gas and natural gas liquids to other purchasers. Such amounts reflect revenues from sales of purchased natural gas of $46.3 million, $49.4 million and $31.9 million less expenses of $35.2 million, $39.4 million and $27.1 million in the second quarter of 2024, the first quarter of 2023 and the second quarter of 2023, respectively.

(12) Attributable to Matador Resources Company shareholders.

(13) Adjusted net income is a non-GAAP financial measure. For a definition of adjusted net income and a reconciliation of adjusted net income (non-GAAP) to net income (GAAP), please see “Supplemental Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”

(14) Adjusted earnings per diluted common share is a non-GAAP financial measure. For a definition of adjusted earnings per diluted common share and a reconciliation of adjusted earnings per diluted common share (non-GAAP) to earnings per diluted common share (GAAP), please see “Supplemental Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”

(15) Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure. For a definition of Adjusted EBITDA and a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP) to net income (GAAP) and net cash provided by operating activities (GAAP), please see “Supplemental Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”

(16) As reported for each period on a consolidated basis, including 100% of San Mateo’s net cash provided by operating activities.

(17) Adjusted free cash flow is a non-GAAP financial measure. For a definition of adjusted free cash flow and a reconciliation of adjusted free cash flow (non-GAAP) to net cash provided by operating activities (GAAP), please see “Supplemental Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”

(18) Represents 100% of San Mateo’s net income, Adjusted EBITDA, net cash provided by operating activities or adjusted free cash flow for each period reported.

(19) Includes Matador’s share of estimated capital expenditures for San Mateo and other wholly-owned midstream projects, including projects completed by Pronto.

Matador Resources Company and Subsidiaries

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME - UNAUDITED

Matador Resources Company and Subsidiaries

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - UNAUDITED

Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered an alternative to, or more meaningful than, net income or net cash provided by operating activities as determined in accordance with GAAP or as an indicator of the Company’s operating performance or liquidity. Certain items excluded from Adjusted EBITDA are significant components of understanding and assessing a company’s financial performance, such as a company’s cost of capital and tax structure. Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of another company because all companies may not calculate Adjusted EBITDA in the same manner. The following table presents the calculation of Adjusted EBITDA and the reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to the GAAP financial measures of net income and net cash provided by operating activities, respectively, that are of a historical nature. Where references are pro forma, forward-looking, preliminary or prospective in nature, and not based on historical fact, the table does not provide a reconciliation. The Company could not provide such reconciliation without undue hardship because such Adjusted EBITDA numbers are estimations, approximations and/or ranges. In addition, it would be difficult for the Company to present a detailed reconciliation on account of many unknown variables for the reconciling items, including future income taxes, full-cost ceiling impairments, unrealized gains or losses on derivatives and gains or losses on asset sales and impairment. For the same reasons, the Company is unable to address the probable significance of the unavailable information, which could be material to future results.

Adjusted EBITDA – San Mateo (100%)

Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Earnings Per Diluted Common Share

This press release includes the non-GAAP financial measures of adjusted net income and adjusted earnings per diluted common share. These non-GAAP items are measured as net income attributable to Matador Resources Company shareholders, adjusted for dollar and per share impact of certain items, including unrealized gains or losses on derivatives, the impact of full cost-ceiling impairment charges, if any, and non-recurring transaction costs for certain acquisitions or other non-recurring income or expense items, along with the related tax effect for all periods. This non-GAAP financial information is provided as additional information for investors and is not in accordance with, or an alternative to, GAAP financial measures. Additionally, these non-GAAP financial measures may be different than similar measures used by other companies. The Company believes the presentation of adjusted net income and adjusted earnings per diluted common share provides useful information to investors, as it provides them an additional relevant comparison of the Company’s performance across periods and to the performance of the Company’s peers. In addition, these non-GAAP financial measures reflect adjustments for items of income and expense that are often excluded by securities analysts and other users of the Company’s financial statements in evaluating the Company’s performance. The table below reconciles adjusted net income and adjusted earnings per diluted common share to their most directly comparable GAAP measure of net income attributable to Matador Resources Company shareholders.

Adjusted Free Cash Flow

This press release includes the non-GAAP financial measure of adjusted free cash flow. This non-GAAP item is measured, on a consolidated basis for the Company and for San Mateo, as net cash provided by operating activities, adjusted for changes in working capital and cash performance incentives that are not included as operating cash flows, less cash flows used for capital expenditures, adjusted for changes in capital accruals. On a consolidated basis, these numbers are also adjusted for the cash flows related to non-controlling interest in subsidiaries that represent cash flows not attributable to Matador shareholders. Adjusted free cash flow should not be considered an alternative to, or more meaningful than, net cash provided by operating activities as determined in accordance with

GAAP or an indicator of the Company’s liquidity. Adjusted free cash flow is used by the Company, securities analysts and investors as an indicator of the Company’s ability to manage its operating cash flow, internally fund its D/C/E capital expenditures, pay dividends and service or incur additional debt, without regard to the timing of settlement of either operating assets and liabilities or accounts payable related to capital expenditures. Additionally, this non-GAAP financial measure may be different than similar measures used by other companies. The Company believes the presentation of adjusted free cash flow provides useful information to investors, as it provides them an additional relevant comparison of the Company’s performance, sources and uses of capital associated with its operations across periods and to the performance of the Company’s peers. In addition, this non-GAAP financial measure reflects adjustments for items of cash flows that are often excluded by securities analysts and other users of the Company’s financial statements in evaluating the Company’s cash spend.

The table below reconciles adjusted free cash flow to its most directly comparable GAAP measure of net cash provided by operating activities. All references to Matador’s adjusted free cash flow are those values attributable to Matador shareholders after giving effect to adjusted free cash flow attributable to third-party non-controlling interests, including in San Mateo.