NYSE$GPOR

Gulfport Energy Corporation · Q1 2024 earnings

Q1 2024 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Gulfport reported strong first quarter results, driven by operational efficiencies and robust free cash flow generation.

Gulfport Energy Corporation reported its financial and operational results for the first quarter of 2024. The company highlighted improvements in operational efficiencies and strong adjusted free cash flow generation, which allowed for continued capital returns to shareholders through common stock repurchases. Despite the low natural gas price environment, Gulfport is deferring certain drilling and completion activities to the second half of 2024, expecting a positive financial impact and maintaining full year guidance.

  • Operational efficiencies improved, leading to capital spending below analyst expectations.
  • Adjusted free cash flow generation was robust, enabling continued capital returns to shareholders.
  • The company is deferring certain drilling and completion activities to the second half of 2024 due to the current low natural gas price environment.
  • Full year 2024 guidance was reaffirmed, with expectations of robust adjusted free cash flow generation driven by improving capital efficiencies and a focus on liquids-rich development.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$283M

Previous: $731M-61.3%
EPS

$2.34

Previous: $7.14-67.2%
Net Daily Production (Mcfe/d)

1.1K

No prior period
Natural Gas Production (Mcf/d)

973.6K

No prior period
Oil & Condensate Production (Bbl/d)

3.3K

No prior period
NGL Production (Bbl/d)

10.0K

No prior period
Avg Natural Gas Price ($/Mcf)

$2.88

No prior period
Avg Oil Price ($/Bbl)

$71.68

No prior period
Avg NGL Price ($/Bbl)

$29.54

No prior period
Lease Operating Expense ($/Mcfe)

$0.18

No prior period
Taxes Other Than Income ($/Mcfe)

$0.09

No prior period
TGP&C Expense ($/Mcfe)

$0.90

No prior period
Interest Expense

$0.16

No prior period
Capital Expenditures

-$118M

Previous: -$130M+9.4%
Free Cash Flow

-$66.1M

Previous: $393M-116.8%
Net Income

$52M

Previous: $523M-90.1%
Operating Income

$81.8M

Previous: $523M-84.4%
Gross Profit

$197M

Previous: $644M-69.5%
Cash & Equivalents

$8.21M

Previous: $3.46M+137.3%
Total Assets

$3.25B

Previous: $2.53B+28.8%
Stock-Based Comp

$2.4M

Previous: $2.21M+9.0%

Revenue & EPS history

Gulfport · Revenue · Quarterly

$283M

Q1 2024-61.3%vs Q1 2023
Beat estimate in 9 of 15 quarters(60%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

The Company is reaffirming its full year 2024 guidance previously issued on February 27, 2024 and anticipates the shift in D&C activity will result in a negligible impact to its full year 2024 net production.

Tailwinds

  • Full year 2024 guidance reaffirmed.
  • Reaffirmed borrowing base at $1.1 billion.
  • Elected commitments remaining at $900 million.
  • Expects a negligible impact to its full year 2024 net production.
  • Forecasts approximately 65% of its D&C capital expenditures will be invested during the first half of 2024.

Headwinds

  • Deferring certain drilling and completion activities until the second half of 2024.
  • Current natural gas environment impacting drilling and completion plans.
  • Volatility in commodity prices.
  • Exposure to commodity price fluctuations mitigated through derivative contracts.
  • Uncertainty in timing and level of development activity due to market conditions.

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 Q1 2024

Historical avgQ1 2024

+1.9%

Avg return

Earnings day

+3.4%

Avg return

5 days after

+7.3%

Avg return

30 days after

63%

12 / 19 earnings

Positive

+13.8%

Q4 2022

Best reaction

-8.6%

Q1 2024

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-7.6%-7.8%-13.9%
Q4 2025+1.5%+6.5%+10.2%
Q3 2025+0.1%+4.8%+10.2%
Q1 2025+3.5%+5.7%+4.8%
Q4 2024-3.3%-6.1%+2.9%
Q3 2024+11.3%+11.6%+29.8%
Q2 2024-0.3%+2.9%+3.5%
Q1 2024-8.6%-7.0%-2.5%
Q4 2023+0.8%+0.6%+13.5%
Q3 2023+5.9%+8.5%+11.6%
Q2 2023+0.3%+4.4%+15.2%
Q1 2023+4.6%+7.1%+14.0%
Q4 2022+13.8%+23.0%+18.5%
Q3 2022-3.6%-2.6%-13.8%
Q2 2022+2.4%+1.7%+11.7%
Q1 2022+6.4%+0.5%+6.6%
Q4 2021+11.7%+14.9%+34.6%
Q3 2021-0.8%-0.6%-19.2%
Q2 2021-1.2%-3.0%+0.8%
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