NYSE$KGS

Kodiak Gas Services Inc · Q1 2024 earnings

Q1 2024 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Announced first quarter 2024 results, including record adjusted EBITDA, and increased full year 2024 guidance.

Kodiak Gas Services reported a strong start to 2024, marked by steady growth and solid execution in its core contract compression business. The company's focus on the Permian and other liquids-rich, associated gas basins allowed them to deliver strong first quarter results despite soft natural gas prices. With the closing of the CSI Compressco acquisition, Kodiak now has the largest contract compression fleet in the industry.

  • Total revenues for the quarter were $215.5 million compared to $190.1 million in the first quarter of 2023
  • Core Compression Operations segment revenues increased 2% sequentially and 9% over last year’s first quarter
  • Net income was $30.2 million compared to a net loss of $12.3 million in the first quarter of 2023
  • Record quarterly Adjusted EBITDA of $117.8 million compared to $106.3 million in the first quarter of 2023

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$215M

Previous: $190M+13.4%
EPS

$0.39

Previous: -$0.21+285.7%
Fleet Utilization

99.8%

Previous: 99.8%+0.0%
Adjusted EBITDA

$118M

No prior period
Adj EBITDA Margin

54.6%

No prior period
Contract Services Adj GM %

65.9%

No prior period
Other Services Adj GM %

20.0%

No prior period
Discretionary Cash Flow

$71.9M

No prior period
Fleet Horsepower

3.3M

No prior period
Rev-Gen Horsepower

3.3M

No prior period
Fleet Compression Units

3.1K

No prior period
Rev-Gen Compression Units

3.1K

No prior period
HP per Rev-Gen Unit

1.1K

No prior period
Capital Expenditures

-$60.2M

Previous: $48.6M-223.8%
Free Cash Flow

-$29.9M

Previous: -$25.3M-18.3%
Net Income

$30.2M

Previous: -$12.3M+344.9%
Operating Income

$60.2M

Previous: $60.4M-0.3%
Gross Profit

$85M

Previous: $118M-28.2%
Cash & Equivalents

$9.31M

Previous: $14M-33.5%
Total Assets

$3.32B

Previous: $3.21B+3.2%
Stock-Based Comp

$2.85M

Previous: $879K+224.0%

Revenue & EPS history

Kodiak Gas Services · Revenue · Quarterly

$215M

Q1 2024+13.4%vs Q1 2023
Beat estimate in 6 of 11 quarters(55%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Kodiak Gas Services · $231M total across 2 segments · Q3 2023

  • Contract Services
    $187M
  • Other Services
    $44.3M

Forward guidance

Kodiak is providing revised guidance for the full year 2024, incorporating three quarters of the financial impact of the CSI acquisition.

Tailwinds

  • Total revenues between $1,125 million and $1,175 million.
  • Adjusted EBITDA between $580 million and $610 million.
  • Discretionary Cash Flow between $360 million and $390 million.
  • Growth capital expenditures between $215 million and $235 million.
  • Maintenance capital expenditures between $55 million and $65 million.

Historical earnings impact

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

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 11 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q1 2024

Historical avgQ1 2024

+0.1%

Avg return

Earnings day

+0.4%

Avg return

5 days after

-0.2%

Avg return

30 days after

71%

12 / 17 earnings

Positive

+8.3%

Q1 2026

Best reaction

-15.0%

Q4 2024

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+8.3%+5.5%-4.9%
Q4 2025+4.0%-1.2%+7.1%
Q3 2025-6.6%-6.0%+1.3%
Q1 2025+3.9%+6.7%+8.4%
Q4 2024-15.0%-13.0%-22.9%
Q3 2024+6.3%+11.7%+26.7%
Q2 2024-9.6%-9.2%-9.1%
Q1 2024+1.0%-3.1%-8.2%
Q4 2023-6.1%-4.6%+5.1%
Q3 2022+5.1%+7.9%+9.2%
Q4 2021+5.1%+7.9%+9.2%
Q3 2023-0.5%+3.7%+7.2%
Q2 2022+1.3%-1.2%-7.0%
Q2 2023+1.3%-1.2%-7.0%
Q1 2022+1.3%-1.2%-7.0%
Q4 2022+1.3%-1.2%-7.0%
Q1 2023+1.3%+5.4%-4.5%

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