PHX Minerals Reports Results for the Quarter Ended March 31, 2025 and Announces Dividend Payment

FORT WORTH, Texas, May 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- PHX MINERALS INC., "PHX" or the "Company" (NYSE: PHX), today reported financial and operating results for the quarter ended March 31, 2025.

Summary of Results for the Quarter Ended March 31, 2025

• Net income was $4.4 million, or $0.12 per diluted share, compared to net income of $0.1 million, or $0.00 per diluted share, for the quarter ended Dec. 31, 2024, and net loss of ($0.2) million, or ($0.01) per diluted share, for the quarter ended March 31, 2024.
• Adjusted EBITDA⁽¹⁾ was $6.2 million, compared to $5.4 million for the quarter ended Dec. 31, 2024 and $4.6 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2024.
• Royalty production volumes decreased 9% to 1,910 Mmcfe compared to the quarter ended Dec. 31, 2024, and increased 3% compared to the quarter ended March 31, 2024.
• Total production volumes decreased 9% to 2,159 Mmcfe compared to the quarter ended Dec. 31, 2024, and increased 2% compared to the quarter ended March 31, 2024.
• Converted 65 gross (0.113 net) wells to producing status, compared to a conversion of 71 gross (0.22 net) wells to producing status during the quarter ended Dec. 31, 2024 and 85 gross (0.32 net) during the quarter ended March 31, 2024.
• Inventory of 247 gross (1.017 net) wells in progress and permits as of March 31, 2025, compared to 225 gross (0.91 net) wells in progress and permits as of Dec. 31, 2024 and 230 gross (1.099 net) wells in progress and permits as of March 31, 2024.
• Total debt was $19.8 million, down $9.8 million since Dec. 31, 2024, and the debt-to-adjusted EBITDA (TTM) ⁽¹⁾ ratio was 0.86x at March 31, 2025.

Subsequent Events

• PHX announced a $0.04 per share quarterly dividend, payable on June 4, 2025, to stockholders of record on May 20, 2025.
• In a separate press release also issued today, WhiteHawk Income Corporation (together with WhiteHawk Energy, LLC and their respective subsidiaries, "WhiteHawk") and PHX announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which WhiteHawk will acquire PHX in an all-cash transaction that values PHX at $4.35 per share, or total value of approximately $187 million, including PHX's net debt. The joint press release announcing the transaction is available at https://phxmin.com/news/press-releases.
• In light of the pending all-cash transaction with WhiteHawk, PHX is canceling its previously scheduled quarterly conference call to discuss the Company's results for the quarter ended March 31, 2025.

Chad L. Stephens, President and CEO, commented,"PHX had a strong start to 2025, delivering solid cash flow and adjusted EBITDA on both a sequential and year-over-year basis.  The closing of our recent divestiture of non-producing minerals in January, along with strong cash generation, enabled us to further reduce our debt to $19.8 million as of March 31, 2025, resulting in a debt-to-adjusted EBITDA (TTM) ratio under 1x. A strong and flexible balance sheet continues to be an important part of our strategy."

"The natural gas environment showed meaningful improvement during the first quarter driven by tightening supply-demand dynamics, colder-than-expected winter weather, and increasing liquefied natural gas (LNG) export demand. This backdrop is translating into heightened operator activity across our mineral acreage as demonstrated by a higher gross and net number of wells in progress as of the quarter end. We expect this trend to continue throughout 2025 and into 2026, supporting the increased production volumes and enhanced cash flow from our assets."

Total Production for the last five quarters was as follows:

The percentage of total production volumes attributable to natural gas was 80% for the quarter ended March 31, 2025.

Royalty Interest Production for the last five quarters was as follows:

The percentage of royalty production volumes attributable to natural gas was 82% for the quarter ended March 31, 2025.

Working Interest Production for the last five quarters was as follows:

Quarter Ended March 31, 2025 Results

The Company recorded net income of $4.4 million, or $0.12 per diluted share, for the quarter ended March 31, 2025, as compared to net loss of $(0.2) million, or $(0.01) per diluted share, for the quarter ended March 31, 2024. The change in net income was principally the result of an increase in natural gas, oil and NGL sales and an increase in gain on asset sales, partially offset by an increase in losses associated with derivative contracts, an increase in general and administrative expenses, and an increase in transportation, gathering and marketing expenses.

Natural gas, oil and NGL revenue increased $3.3 million, or 47%, for the quarter ended March 31, 2025, compared to the quarter ended March 31, 2024, due to increases in natural gas and NGL prices of 83% and 26%, respectively, and increases in natural gas and oil volumes of 2% and 14%, respectively, partially offset by a decrease in oil price of 7% and a decrease in NGL volumes of 9%.

The increase in royalty production volumes during the quarter ended March 31, 2025, as compared to the quarter ended March 31, 2024, resulted primarily from new wells being brought online in the Haynesville Shale and SCOOP plays.

The Company had a net loss on derivative contracts of ($3.2) million for the quarter ended March 31, 2025, comprised of a ($0.2) million loss on settled derivatives and a ($2.9) million non-cash loss on derivatives, as compared to a net gain of $0.6 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2024. The change in net gain (loss) on derivative contracts was due to the Company's settlements of natural gas and oil collars and fixed price swaps and the change in valuation caused by the difference in March 31, 2025 pricing relative to the strike price on open derivative contracts.

Operations Update

During the quarter ended March 31, 2025, the Company converted 65 gross (0.113 net) wells to producing status, including 5 gross (0.009 net) wells in the Haynesville and 26 gross (0.036 net) wells in the SCOOP, compared to 85 gross (0.32 net) wells converted in the quarter ended March 31, 2024.

At March 31, 2025, the Company had a total of 247 gross (1.017 net) wells in progress and permits across its mineral positions, compared to 225 gross (0.91 net) wells in progress and permits at Dec 31, 2024. As of March 31, 2025, 18 rigs were operating on the Company's acreage and 70 rigs were operating within 2.5 miles of its acreage.

Leasing Activity

During the quarter ended March 31, 2025, the Company leased 397 net mineral acres to third-party exploration and production companies for an average bonus payment of $911 per net mineral acre and an average royalty of 25%.

Acquisition and Divestiture Update

During the quarter ended March 31, 2025, the Company purchased 50 net royalty acres for approximately $0.6 million and sold 165,326 acres, which were outside the Company's core focus areas and predominately undeveloped and unleased, for approximately $7.9 million.

Quarterly Conference Call

In light of the pending all-cash transaction with WhiteHawk, PHX is canceling its previously scheduled quarterly conference call to discuss the Company's results for the quarter ended March 31, 2025.

Non-GAAP Reconciliation

This press release includes certain "non-GAAP financial measures" as defined under the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, including Regulation G. These non-GAAP financial measures are calculated using GAAP amounts in the Company's financial statements. These measures, detailed below, are provided in addition to, not as an alternative for, and should be read in conjunction with, the information contained in the Company's financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP (including the notes thereto), included in the Company's SEC filings and posted on its website.

Adjusted EBITDA Reconciliation 

The Company defines "adjusted EBITDA" as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, or EBITDA, excluding non-cash gains (losses) on derivatives and gains (losses) on asset sales, but including cash receipts from (payments on) off-market derivatives, and further excluding professional fees associated with announced strategic alternatives process and restricted stock and deferred directors' expense. In prior releases, the Company generally has not excluded professional fees in defining adjusted EBITDA, but has excluded professional fees associated with the announced strategic alternatives process in defining adjusted EBITDA in this press release as the Company believes excluding these particular fees in the presentation of adjusted EBITDA may be useful to investors in their evaluation of the Company's financial performance. The Company has included a presentation of adjusted EBITDA because it recognizes that certain investors consider this amount to be a useful means of measuring the Company's ability to meet its debt service obligations and evaluating its financial performance. Adjusted EBITDA has limitations and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for net income, operating income, cash flow from operations or other consolidated income or cash flow data prepared in accordance with GAAP. Because not all companies use identical calculations, this presentation of adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to a similarly titled measure of other companies. The following table provides a reconciliation of net income (loss) to adjusted EBITDA for the quarters indicated:

Debt-to-Adjusted EBITDA (TTM) Reconciliation 

"Debt-to-adjusted EBITDA (TTM)" is defined as the ratio of long-term debt to adjusted EBITDA on a trailing 12-month (TTM) basis. The Company has included a presentation of debt-to-adjusted EBITDA (TTM) because it recognizes that certain investors consider such ratios to be a useful means of measuring the Company's ability to meet its debt service obligations and for evaluating its financial performance. The debt-to-adjusted EBITDA (TTM) ratio has limitations and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for net income, operating income, cash flow from operations or other consolidated income or cash flow data prepared in accordance with GAAP. Because not all companies use identical calculations, this presentation of debt-to-adjusted EBITDA (TTM) may not be comparable to a similarly titled measure of other companies. The following table provides a reconciliation of net income (loss) to adjusted EBITDA on a TTM basis and of the resulting debt-to-adjusted EBITDA (TTM) ratio:

PHX Minerals Inc. Fort Worth-based, PHX Minerals Inc. is a natural gas and oil mineral company with a strategy to proactively grow its mineral position in its core focus areas. PHX owns mineral acreage principally located in Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana, North Dakota and Arkansas. Additional information about the Company can be found at www.phxmin.com.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

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. Words such as "anticipates," "plans," "estimates," "believes," "expects," "intends," "will," "should," "may" and similar expressions may be used to identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are not statements of historical fact and reflect PHX's current views about future events. Forward-looking statements may include, but are not limited to, statements relating to: the Company's operational outlook; the Company's ability to execute its business strategies; the volatility of realized natural gas and oil prices; the level of production on the Company's properties; estimates of quantities of natural gas, oil and NGL reserves and their values; general economic or industry conditions; legislation or regulatory requirements; conditions of the securities markets; the Company's ability to raise capital; changes in accounting principles, policies or guidelines; financial or political instability; acts of war or terrorism; title defects in the properties in which the Company invests; the transaction with WhiteHawk; and other economic, competitive, governmental, regulatory or technical factors affecting properties, operations or prices. Although the Company believes expectations reflected in these and other forward-looking statements are reasonable, the Company can give no assurance such expectations will prove to be correct. Such forward-looking statements are subject to a number of assumptions, risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the control of the Company. These forward-looking statements involve certain risks and uncertainties that could cause results to differ materially from those expected by the Company's management. Information concerning these risks and other factors can be found in the Company's filings with the SEC, including its Annual Reports on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, available on the Company's website or the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.

Investors are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and that actual results or developments may differ materially from those projected. The forward-looking statements in this press release are made as of the date hereof, and the Company does not undertake any obligation to update the forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Investor Contact:
Rob Fink / Stephen Lee
FNK IR
646.809.4048
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Corporate Contact:
405.948.1560
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SOURCE PHX Minerals Inc.