NGL Energy Partners (NGL) 9 Aug 232024 Q1 Earnings call transcript

Greetings, and welcome to the NGL Energy Partners 1Q 2024 Earnings Call. [Operator Instructions] Please note, this conference is being recorded. I will now turn the conference over to your host, Brad Cooper, CFO of NGL Energy Partners. Brad, you may begin.

Good afternoon, and thank you to everyone for joining us on the call today. today, our an XX-Q. closed presentation release, market filed and the we earnings issued investor After Comments estimates statements that will are today include forward-looking under plans, the forecasts and U.S. law. securities that to forward-looking the subject comments differ statements. These cause results to could risks are actual and assumptions, from uncertainties SEC note our the provided of materials. earnings take language and and Please factors risk cautionary in filings With that, let's get results. into the quarterly

fiscal fiscal XXXX. our continued the into have XXXX momentum from quarter We of first

and record Our volumes Water the on is million of adjusted with disposal Solutions EBITDA in pace for $XXX.X year quarter. adjusted another business EBITDA for

We are guidance plus. reaffirming our $XXX EBITDA full-year consolidated of adjusted million

We increasing are by more efficient free the for our guidance to XX% we and growth by spending million getting cash this flow year, capital monetization capital increasing year. from thus our million, are $XX less $XX

Our of first leverage debt reduce million and the leverage XXXX we the as X.Xx notes to absolute at reduced of continues the quarter purchased early quarter. end in $XX.X unsecured total strategy to and the

our will fiscal and year no March As discussed straight unsecured this cash pay the sheet go balance XXXX XX, last free the on than off the notes to us will flow to allow later all call, XXXX. earnings

year. remains permanently earlier strong liquidity $XXX time life of for our of this year, the Our we ABL through this Recall, extended million to commitment the ABL.

half in calendar leverage level the for operational us the to and XXXX. under and at of borrowings the million performance This of $XXX line on of over a the end X work X/XX, of liquidity fiscal positioned have entire sight our $XXX had we continued 'XX. have years, first ABL. With of leverage As last of company of strong million global approximately the the refinancing we will hard Xx

Butane working blending our segment, these and butane season of We Liquids and in on As inventories discussed the fiscal fiscal in to propane butane and significant second quarter the businesses. those starts and working as capital first second before, there draws especially built propane company our Logistics we our capital down, inventories seasonality quarters, have is in quarters. during which those drawn are come the weather third quarters. typically inventory cooler the is Northeast their starts regions from the lower in associated similar butane and the starting benefited back sales spreads. and year to with and in States. of season to butane margin season as Propane inventory Midwest propane in upper draws attractive builds and with The this during prices November fourth us with United have the

for container quarters lock and fiscal of course both our strong prices in in back positioned current shift can the decline over fixed-price year. in future are When fiscal hedge how to due year. half market, butane we shifted the a are the into with propane across of margins the earnings moves With and prices earnings the quarter, Sizable contracts.

the producers. on well. of X. lower Crude basis. call, crude saw and the EBITDA lower certain earnings prices the contracted Logistics simple by last the softest the of volumes were barrels Mike both per rates XX,XXX year strain. Mesa impacted consolidated EBITDA taking guide and As resulted I Internally, was a with to mentioned quarter quarter. dividing day as not first as on the first our of $XX.X Grand million first the in averaged EBITDA as as that full-year the quarter for in adjusted in the Margins quarter by always It's we quarter year the spoke seasonality

heavier grades pipeline. for lower saw that volumes lower resulted also We crude demand on Mesa the in oil Grand

volumes. X.XX million from adjusted day the average approximately which in averaging the Water the for year. well in the have fiscal driven quarter interruptible in contracts XX of is $XXX.X adjusted signed quarter, and approximately equates increase same as hit barrel XX% growth job our water quarter system volume contracted produced that versus operating record disposal the another XX% Solutions volumes EBITDA for The to As earlier, XX% spot million, as to EBITDA the Water compared months, I pace continues over barrels expenses in The great prior Also, holding fee mentioned $X.XX, strong year. doing we is achieved on quarter. new by increase a year in This Water the team disposal the increase past team per quarter. handled prior we was XXXX. a water have a per down, volumes $X.XX of the

in and tighter For of recoveries have far. barrels sold so in skim Ford oil the skim Early quarter operate quarter. averages the Eagle half the stored end the the oil of basin the we in. specifications, at we the the oil due across which to pipeline storage quarter, did historical XX,XXX issue from approximately in were skim specification line the our with of amount oil quarter, reduced during of sold we solved skim oil the We second

storage on we expecting oil a sell end forward strong in going production prices second segment. selling volumes our quarter of Eagle the track higher quarter and are from crude oil the since by Solutions increasing to June with volumes and Water skim in expect remaining We disposal Ford, the the XX, the be back

the call turn over to will Mike. I Now

Good Great. and Thanks, welcome. afternoon, Brad.

ones we summer EBITDA $XX first million adjusted not quarter. This is know, these are typical with the provide slower the As a above months quarterly adjusted prior first EBITDA approximately quarter you for and typically NGL. year's do guidance,

is current As fiscal change it we early guidance. too to are months only X the into year,

you've estimated which we million. adjusted plus, quarter this our million Note EBITDA of $XXX guidance guidance $XXX Solutions year. This heard. need If increase is exceeds to better, the or times our similar that we full-year current was full our full-year reaffirming guidance. second our as is Water quarters $XXX, Solutions million previous Solutions the of EBITDA quarter for $XXX Water EBITDA So X will adjusted are Water

have if you water? Doug, do done on I light any we think color have you're there, on.

Mike. Yes,

important of shy in X.X I new think in out a barrels. is the we day the to June, point million peak just hit thing record quarter

which our shows abilities, to that growth the forecasted and capacity, pretty are take the and is but not have some is that the that that showing Back the heavy water The showed just believe come. we we to producers robust ready quarter half negative. So recycling necessarily recycling, heavily of are also one, completions volumes in. number the also positive means thing new when new

Okay.

in As last requirements. reduced accelerated earnings debt our possible core working sales was asset capital made call, and I reduction non by the discussed the

of quarter, assets. such first this During we $XX sold million non-core

since end of quarter for call up sold total million. been have timing of to the a this million the $XX Another $XX this of

year savings disposal and to our our This Brad we're water With respect our million. growth maintenance million to reduction to reducing growth the as $XX from So million, we're increasing takes additional for million. down capital million be of from $XX $XX said, to core of full million. And these proceeds $XX CapEx, course, $XXX of $XXX both expenditures, impact deployed for a not $XX volumes. growth year our any sheet total will million This capital asset this guidance will sale sales further in improvement. non balance from

of on and achieve EBITDA debt So adjusted free up, flow track are we our finally, reduction. generating further guidance, are to cash it we $XX an to sum for million additional

and further. focused be reducing to continue on increasing adjusted EBITDA, deleveraging indebtedness We

repaying XX notes Our the bonds. goal secured and remains unsecured XX refinancing the

a the we of we the not financial such, when As year. in I time any think measure paying dividend approaching preferred regain That will do anticipate arrearages current said, flexibility. fiscal we're

I think questions. that, for for open we up

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Yes.

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changed. for So are has our completions, investment the the track still the forecast we are the upcoming and much the That on recycling but very lower not volumes in with year.

about mentioned with then Logistics little you logged Liquids and quantify hedges where years? And in Okay. a the that segment, regard your or in now right you the could I was Contango terms think of And the have versus propane you previous stands butanes. Contangos what in wondering if I to bit

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