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Expand Energy Corp · Q4 2023 earnings

Q4 2023 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Reported fourth quarter and full-year 2023 financial and operating results and issued 2024 guidance.

Chesapeake Energy Corporation reported strong operational performance for 2023, returning approximately $840 million to shareholders despite a challenging commodity price environment. The company's 2024 operating plan focuses on capital discipline, operational efficiency, and free cash flow generation. A strategic combination with Southwestern Energy is targeted to close in the second quarter.

  • Net cash provided by operating activities of $470 million.
  • Net income totaled $569 million, or $4.02 per fully diluted share; adjusted net income totaled $185 million, or $1.31 per share.
  • Adjusted EBITDAX of $635 million; free cash flow of $91 million.
  • Produced approximately 3.43 bcfe/d net (98% natural gas).

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$1.28B

Previous: $4.13B-69.1%
EPS (adj)

$1.31

Previous: $4.22-69.0%
Produced Bcfe/d net

3.43

Previous: 4.05-15.3%
Adjusted EBITDAX

$635M

Previous: $1.03B-38.5%
Capital Expenditures

-$379M

Previous: $524M-172.3%
Net Income

$569M

Previous: $3.51B-83.8%
Operating Income

$54M

Previous: $2.23B-97.6%
Gross Profit

$91M

Previous: $4.13B-97.8%
Stock-Based Comp

$8M

Previous: $6M+33.3%

Revenue & EPS history

Chesapeake · Revenue · Quarterly

$1.28B

Q4 2023-69.1%vs Q4 2022
Beat estimate in 9 of 13 quarters(69%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Chesapeake · $398M total across 1 segment · Q4 2019

  • Natural Gas, Oil and NGL
    $398M

Forward guidance

Chesapeake is lowering prior capital expenditure guidance approximately 20% to $1.25 – $1.35 billion through rig count reductions and deferring completions and turn-in-lines. Capital plan generates a baseline guide of 2.65 – 2.75 bcf/d.

Historical earnings impact

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

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q4 2023

Historical avgQ4 2023

+0.3%

Avg return

Earnings day

+1.3%

Avg return

5 days after

+4.9%

Avg return

30 days after

52%

11 / 21 earnings

Positive

+7.9%

Q1 2022

Best reaction

-6.8%

Q1 2024

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+0.9%+3.9%-4.1%
Q4 2025-2.4%+0.4%+4.4%
Q3 2025-6.1%+9.0%+20.7%
Q1 2025-3.3%+0.8%+8.1%
Q4 2024-4.6%-1.7%+8.3%
Q3 2024+3.9%-1.9%+15.8%
Q2 2024-2.0%-6.9%-7.5%
Q1 2024-6.8%-6.8%-3.3%
Q4 2023+6.5%+4.1%+9.6%
Q3 2023+1.5%+4.4%-6.2%
Q2 2023-2.2%+1.2%+4.6%
Q1 2023-6.3%-4.4%-7.4%
Q4 2022-0.5%+6.6%-8.7%
Q3 2022+1.5%-1.4%-0.1%
Q2 2022+1.2%+1.7%+8.4%
Q1 2022+7.9%-4.4%+11.5%
Q4 2021+6.9%+16.4%+34.6%
Q3 2021+2.7%+0.0%-7.5%
Q2 2021+5.3%+5.0%+12.0%
Q1 2021-0.2%-1.4%+12.1%
Q4 2020+2.5%+1.9%-1.8%
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