Parsley Energy Announces First Quarter 2016 Financial And Operating Results

AUSTIN, Texas, May 4, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Parsley Energy, Inc. (NYSE: PE) ("Parsley," "Parsley Energy," or the "Company") today announced financial and operating results for the quarter ended March 31, 2016. The Company has posted to its website a presentation that supplements the information in this release.

First Quarter 2016 Highlights and Recent Developments

• Net production averaged 29.1 MBoe/d, up 15% versus 4Q15 and 54% year-over-year.
• Daily oil production increased 20% quarter-over-quarter and 70% year-over-year, with oil volumes representing 65% of total production in 1Q16.
• Parsley announced agreements to acquire 22,908 net acres in the Southern Delaware and Midland Basins for approximately $359 million in cash. At the time of announcement in early April, estimated production from the acquired properties was approximately 2,300 Boe/d. Acquired assets also include six horizontal wells in various stages of drilling and completion.
• Lease operating expense ("LOE") per Boe decreased for the fourth consecutive quarter, down 6% versus 4Q15 to $5.25.
• The Company's bank lending group affirmed Parsley's borrowing base of $575 million, reflecting the Company's strong financial position.
• As of March 31, 2016, pro forma for the acquisitions announced and equity offering completed in April, the Company had $164 million of cash on hand, $738 million of liquidity, and a net debt to annualized adjusted EBITDAX ratio of 1.6x.
• Moody's upgraded Parsley's Corporate Family Rating to B2 from B3 and upgraded the rating on the Company's senior unsecured notes to B3 from Caa1.

"The momentum we built last year carried over to the first quarter of 2016," said Bryan Sheffield, Parsley's President and CEO. "With oil prices rebounding and costs still declining, our decision to maintain a steady activity pace is paying off as we deliver robust production growth in a healthy-return environment. In addition, we are thrilled to have added meaningfully to our core acreage positions in both the Midland and Southern Delaware Basins in recent weeks. All in all, Parsley Energy is off to a great start in 2016, with a number of exciting projects on the horizon as we ramp up in the Southern Delaware and delineate new target intervals in the Midland Basin."

Operational Highlights

During the first quarter, Parsley spud 20 and completed 15 gross operated horizontal wells with an average working interest of 92%.

The Company's first operated horizontal well in the Southern Delaware Basin, the Trees State 16-1H, continues to show a strong production trajectory, as does the non-operated Cilantro 2524-C3-1H, drilled onto the northwest corner of Parsley's Southern Delaware acreage position. At the 120-day mark and when normalized to a 7,000' lateral, both wells are tracking at least 25% above the Company's 1 million Boe EUR type curve for Midland Basin Wolfcamp A/B wells.

Among the wells that achieved 30-day peak production periods since the Company's last quarterly update, the Atkins 14-11-4202H, completed on a three-well pad in Upton County, established a Company-record 30-day IP rate for a Wolfcamp A well at 1,883 Boe/d or 242 Boe/d per thousand completed feet. The three wells that comprise this pad project, two of which were completed in the Wolfcamp B formation, produced more than 97,000 barrels of oil during their respective peak 30-day periods.

Parsley's Wolfcamp A and Wolfcamp B wells with longer production histories continue to show encouraging decline rates, supporting cumulative production profiles that in aggregate track above those implied by the Company's 1 MMBoe EUR Wolfcamp A/B type curve, which corresponds to a 7,000' completed lateral. Wolfcamp wells with 180 and 360 days of production are outperforming the type curve by 3% and 10%, respectively.

Financial Highlights

During the first quarter of 2016, the Company recorded a net loss attributable to its stockholders of $17.6 million, or $0.13 per weighted average share. Excluding non-recurring items on a tax-adjusted basis and adding back the non-controlling interest allocated to Class B stockholders, the adjusted net loss for the first quarter of 2016 was $3.1 million, or $0.02 per diluted share. 

Adjusted earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation, depletion, amortization, and exploration expense for the first quarter of 2016 was $58.8 million, up 1% compared to the fourth quarter 2015 despite significantly lower oil prices on average during 1Q16. ("Adjusted EBITDAX" and "adjusted net loss" are not presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States ("GAAP"). Please see the supplemental financial information at the end of this news release for a reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measures of adjusted net loss and adjusted EBITDAX to GAAP financial measures.)

LOE per Boe decreased from $5.57 in 4Q15 to $5.25 in 1Q16, driven by ongoing buildout of the Company's in-house gathering and disposal system and electrification projects that reduce fuel and power costs and boost well run-times. Cash G&A per Boe increased from $4.41 in 4Q15 to $6.25 in 1Q16, burdened by a full-year vacation accrual as well as relocation expenses associated with moving departments from Midland to Austin. Depreciation, depletion, and amortization expense per Boe decreased from $21.74 in 4Q15 to $18.66 in the first quarter of 2016 as reserve growth outpaced strong production growth.

Parsley reported development expenditures of $110 million in 1Q16. Reported capital expenditures include costs associated with the horizontal drilling activity noted above, as well as one vertical well and three saltwater disposal wells.

Liquidity Update

As of March 31, 2016 pro forma for the acquisitions announced and equity offering completed in April, the Company had approximately $738 million of liquidity—consisting of $164 million of cash on hand and an undrawn amount of $575 million on the Company's revolver—and a net debt to annualized EBITDAX ratio of 1.6x.

Hedging Update

Parsley maintains an active hedging program to reduce the variability of its anticipated cash flows arising from fluctuations in commodity prices. The Company remains well-hedged, with close to 100% of anticipated oil volumes hedged this year and a significant hedge position in 2017, as well. For details on Parsley's hedging position, please see the investor presentation on the Company's website and/or the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, upon availability, for the period ended March 31, 2016.

Conference Call Information

Parsley Energy will host a conference call and webcast to discuss its results for the first quarter of 2016 on Thursday, May 5 at 10:30 a.m. Eastern Time (9:30 a.m. Central Time). Participants should call 877-407-0672 (United States/Canada) or 412-902-0003 (International) 10 minutes before the scheduled time and request the Parsley Energy conference call. A telephone replay will be available shortly after the call through May 11 by dialing 877-660-6853 (United States/Canada) or 201-612-7415 (International). Conference ID: 13635001. A live broadcast will also be available on the internet at www.parsleyenergy.com under the "Investor Relations" section of the website. The Company has also posted to its website a presentation that supplements the information in this release.

About Parsley Energy, Inc.

Parsley Energy, Inc. is an independent oil and natural gas company focused on the acquisition and development of unconventional oil and natural gas reserves in the Permian Basin in West Texas. For more information, visit our website at www.parsleyenergy.com.

Forward Looking Statements

Certain statements contained in this news release constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements represent Parsley Energy's expectations or beliefs concerning future events, and it is possible that the results described in this news release will not be achieved. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are outside of Parsley Energy's control, which could cause actual results to differ materially from the results discussed in the forward-looking statements. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made, and, except as required by law, Parsley Energy does not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. New factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for Parsley Energy to predict all such factors. When considering these forward-looking statements, you should keep in mind the risk factors and other cautionary statements found in our filings with the SEC, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K. The risk factors and other factors noted in our SEC filings could cause our actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement.

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Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Adjusted EBITDAX

Adjusted EBITDAX is not a measure of net income as determined by GAAP. Adjusted EBITDAX is a supplemental non-GAAP financial measure that is used by management and external users of our consolidated financial statements, such as industry analysts, investors, lenders and rating agencies. We define Adjusted EBITDAX as net (loss) income before depreciation, depletion and amortization, exploration costs, (gain) loss on sales of oil and natural gas properties, asset retirement obligation accretion expense, stock-based compensation, net interest expense, income tax (benefit) expense, rig termination costs, derivative (income) loss, net settlements on derivative instruments, and net premium realizations on options that settled during the period.

Management believes Adjusted EBITDAX is useful because it allows us to more effectively evaluate our operating performance and compare the results of our operations from period to period without regard to our financing methods or capital structure. We exclude the items listed above from net income in arriving at Adjusted EBITDAX because these amounts can vary substantially from company to company within our industry depending upon accounting methods and book values of assets, capital structures and the method by which the assets were acquired. Adjusted EBITDAX should not be considered as an alternative to, or more meaningful than, net income as determined in accordance with GAAP or as an indicator of our operating performance or liquidity. Certain items excluded from Adjusted EBITDAX are significant components in understanding and assessing a company's financial performance, such as a company's cost of capital and tax structure, as well as the historic costs of depreciable assets, none of which are components of Adjusted EBITDAX. Our computations of Adjusted EBITDAX may not be comparable to other similarly titled measure of other companies. We believe that Adjusted EBITDAX is a widely followed measure of operating performance and may also be used by investors to measure our ability to meet debt service requirements.

The following table presents a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDAX to the GAAP financial measure of net income for each of the periods indicated.

Adjusted Net Income (Loss)

Adjusted net income (loss) is a performance measure used by management to evaluate financial performance, prior to non-cash gains or losses on derivatives, net cash received for derivative settlements, net premiums received on options that settled during the period, (gain) loss on sale of property, exploration costs, and rig termination costs while adjusting for noncontrolling interest and the associated changes in estimated income tax. It should not be considered an alternative to consolidated net income, operating income, net cash provided by operating activities, or any other measure of financial performance presented in accordance with GAAP. The following table presents a reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measure of adjusted net income (loss) to the GAAP financial measure of net income (loss).

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