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Comstock Resources Inc · Q4 2024 earnings

Q4 2024 earnings · · After market close · Investor relations

Briefing

Comstock Resources reported its financial and operating results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2024.

Comstock Resources reported a net loss of $55.3 million for Q4 2024, with total revenues of $366.5 million. The company's production costs per Mcfe averaged $0.72, and it achieved an adjusted EBITDAX of $252.2 million.

  • Natural gas and oil sales, including realized hedging gains, totaled $336 million.
  • Operating cash flow was $223 million or $0.76 per share.
  • Adjusted net income was $46.3 million or $0.16 per share for the quarter.
  • Six successful wells were turned to sales in the Western Haynesville with an average daily initial production rate of 40 MMcf per well.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$367M

Previous: $406M-9.8%
EPS (adj)

$0.16

Previous: $0.10+60.0%
Production cost per Mcfe

$0.72

No prior period
Unhedged operating margin

69.0%

No prior period
Hedged operating margin

73.0%

No prior period
Adjusted EBITDAX

$252M

No prior period
Operating cash flow

$223M

No prior period
Free cash flow after acquisition and divestiture activity

-$50.8M

No prior period
Average natural gas price including hedging per Mcf

$2.70

No prior period
Average oil price per barrel

$67.20

No prior period
Total production

124.2M

No prior period
Natural gas production

124.1M

No prior period
Oil production (Mbbls)

10.0K

No prior period
Avg natural gas price

$2.32

No prior period
Capital Expenditures

-$280M

Previous: $336M-183.3%
Net Income

-$55.3M

Previous: $108M-151.0%
Operating Income

-$1.94M

Previous: $50.8M-103.8%
Gross Profit

-$39.6M

Previous: $52.7M-175.2%

Revenue & EPS history

Comstock Resources · Revenue · Quarterly

$367M

Q4 2024-9.8%vs Q4 2023
Beat estimate in 9 of 16 quarters(56%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Comstock Resources · $470M total across 3 segments · Q2 2025

  • Natural gas sales
    $339M—
  • Gas services
    $130M—
  • Oil sales
    $741K—

Forward guidance

Comstock plans to increase its operating drilling rigs from five to seven in 2025, with four rigs dedicated to the Western Haynesville. The company expects to spend approximately $1.0 billion to $1.1 billion on development and exploration projects and $130 million to $150 million on its Western Haynesville midstream system.

Tailwinds

  • Increase in operating drilling rigs from five to seven in 2025.
  • Four rigs will be devoted to the Western Haynesville to delineate the new play.
  • Plans to drill 46 (40.3 net) operated horizontal wells in 2025.
  • Plans to turn 46 (39.7 net) operated wells to sales in 2025.
  • Midstream system development funded by midstream partnership.

Headwinds

  • Significant capital expenditure of $1.0 billion to $1.1 billion for development and exploration projects.
  • Additional capital expenditure of $130 million to $150 million on Western Haynesville midstream system.
  • No specific negative guidance provided in the report.
  • No specific negative guidance provided in the report.
  • No specific negative guidance provided in the report.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 19 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q4 2024

Historical avgQ4 2024

-0.6%

Avg return

Earnings day

+0.4%

Avg return

5 days after

+4.3%

Avg return

30 days after

43%

29 / 68 earnings

Positive

+60.6%

Q2 2015

Best reaction

-28.8%

Q2 2016

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q2 2025———
Q1 2026-13.5%-13.0%-25.2%
Q4 2025-6.1%-9.2%+1.9%
Q3 2025+4.1%+19.7%+39.5%
Q1 2025+3.3%+18.1%+27.5%
Q4 2024+9.9%+0.8%+5.2%
Q3 2024-3.3%-3.0%+30.3%
Q2 2024-6.3%-17.7%+6.3%
Q1 2024-2.0%+2.6%+16.4%
Q4 2023-5.6%-1.0%+6.4%
Q3 2023+2.9%+8.7%-17.9%
Q2 2023-5.9%-2.4%-4.4%
Q1 2023-13.4%-15.6%-18.1%
Q4 2022+6.1%-2.0%-13.2%
Q3 2022-2.2%-1.9%-7.2%
Q2 2022+0.3%-2.0%+23.0%
Q1 2022+4.2%-2.2%+19.5%
Q4 2021-1.9%-0.4%+28.1%
Q3 2021-1.1%+0.2%-20.4%
Q2 2021-2.9%-1.5%+13.1%
Q1 2021-0.2%+1.6%+10.4%
Q4 2020+13.7%+14.8%-2.8%
Q3 2020-12.6%-15.9%-7.1%
Q2 2020-4.1%+1.1%-14.8%
Q1 2020-4.6%-4.8%-26.7%
Q4 2019-9.1%-0.3%-13.8%
Q3 2019+7.4%-2.3%-8.5%
Q2 2019-4.8%-7.1%+36.7%
Q1 2019-1.6%-6.3%-28.3%
Q4 2018+7.7%+6.8%+4.5%
Q3 2018+6.0%+4.2%-1.9%
Q2 2018-3.8%-3.2%-14.4%
Q1 2018+20.9%+28.7%+42.5%
Q4 2017-4.1%+3.0%-4.4%
Q3 2017+12.6%+17.0%+23.0%
Q2 2017-2.3%-2.2%-6.1%
Q1 2017+2.7%+8.6%-13.4%
Q4 2016-8.3%-3.0%-13.1%
Q3 2016+2.7%-4.1%+28.7%
Q2 2016-28.8%+2.2%+67.6%
Q1 2016+6.8%——
Q4 2015-10.8%——
Q3 2015+2.5%——
Q2 2015+60.6%——
Q1 2015-5.8%——
Q4 2014-2.0%——
Q3 2014-20.0%——
Q2 2014-2.3%——
Q1 2014+1.0%——
Q4 2013-0.1%——
Q3 2013-2.7%——
Q2 2013-6.7%——
Q1 2013-1.4%——
Q4 2012-7.9%——
Q3 2012-4.2%——
Q2 2012-10.8%——
Q1 2012-2.0%——
Q4 2008+2.9%——
Q4 2011+2.9%——
Q3 2011+3.4%——
Q2 2011-18.0%——
Q1 2010-4.5%——
Q1 2011+0.7%——
Q4 2010+7.4%——
Q3 2009+1.9%——
Q3 2010+1.9%——
Q4 2009+2.7%——
Q2 2010+2.7%——
Q2 2009+2.7%——

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