NYSE$MTDR

Matador Resources Co · Q3 2024 earnings

Q3 2024 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Reported record third quarter results, increased full-year 2024 guidance, and expects over 200,000 BOE per day in 2025.

Matador Resources Company reported record financial and operating results for the third quarter of 2024. The company achieved record production, closed its largest acquisition to date, and increased its full-year 2024 guidance. Matador expects to produce over 200,000 barrels of oil and natural gas equivalent per day in 2025.

  • Achieved record average total production of 171,480 BOE per day, 5% better than guidance.
  • Increased net cash provided by operating activities by 32% to $610.4 million.
  • Adjusted Free Cash Flow increased by 36% to $196.1 million.
  • Estimate full-year 2024 drilling and completion costs will be improved to between $925 and $935 per completed lateral foot, an 8% reduction from original guidance.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$900M

Previous: $772M+16.5%
EPS

$1.99

Previous: $1.86+7.0%
Capital Expenditures

-$1.23B

Previous: -$979M-25.8%
Free Cash Flow

-$983M

Previous: -$715M-37.4%
Net Income

$248M

Previous: $264M-5.9%
Operating Income

$392M

Previous: $340M+15.3%
Gross Profit

$900M

Previous: $772M+16.5%
Cash & Equivalents

$23.3M

Previous: $25.9M-10.2%
Total Assets

$10.6B

Previous: $7.44B+42.8%
Stock-Based Comp

$4.28M

Previous: $4.56M-6.1%

Revenue & EPS history

Matador · Revenue · Quarterly

$900M

Q3 2024+16.5%vs Q3 2023
Beat estimate in 10 of 15 quarters(67%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Matador · $70.3M total across 2 segments · Q3 2023

  • Purchased Natural Gas Sales
    $40.3M-48.3%
  • Third-party Midstream
    $29.9M+21.1%

Forward guidance

Matador expects continued records and consistently improving operational execution in 2025. Average total production is anticipated to exceed 200,000 BOE per day (60% oil) during 2025 with the current nine rig program.

Tailwinds

  • Continued records and consistently improving operational execution in 2025.
  • Average total production will exceed 200,000 BOE per day (60% oil) during 2025 with the current nine rig program.
  • Positioned to modify drilling program without material costs if oil prices decrease.
  • Hedged approximately 30% to 40% of oil production through June 2025 to protect balance sheet.
  • Expect to return to a leverage ratio of 1.0 times or less by the middle of 2025.

Headwinds

  • Oil prices substantially decrease.
  • If other appealing opportunities should not arise.
  • Costs of operations.
  • Delays and other difficulties related to producing oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids.
  • Delays and other difficulties related to regulatory and governmental approvals and restrictions.

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 Q3 2024

Historical avgQ3 2024

-0.6%

Avg return

Earnings day

-0.6%

Avg return

5 days after

+2.1%

Avg return

30 days after

38%

21 / 56 earnings

Positive

+42.8%

Q1 2020

Best reaction

-14.9%

Q3 2020

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-0.6%+3.0%-3.7%
Q4 2025-1.4%+7.1%+29.5%
Q3 2025-9.4%-10.2%-6.5%
Q1 2025-0.2%+0.4%+6.3%
Q4 2024-2.0%-7.6%-10.9%
Q3 2024-0.1%+2.0%+18.4%
Q2 2024-1.6%-2.0%-11.1%
Q1 2024+0.9%+1.4%-7.1%
Q4 2023+2.1%+2.3%+15.7%
Q3 2023-3.7%-5.3%-8.5%
Q2 2023-7.0%-5.2%+5.7%
Q1 2023-6.9%-3.5%-9.7%
Q4 2022-11.2%-6.7%-23.7%
Q3 2022+2.1%-1.2%+0.0%
Q2 2022+8.5%+12.5%+22.2%
Q1 2022-2.2%-4.4%+13.8%
Q4 2021-2.1%-1.2%+20.5%
Q3 2021-2.6%-6.6%-0.8%
Q2 2021+0.1%-2.9%-14.9%
Q1 2021+9.6%+5.1%+23.1%
Q4 2020+5.1%+0.9%+21.4%
Q3 2020-14.9%-13.6%+40.7%
Q2 2020+2.0%-4.9%+8.4%
Q1 2020+42.8%+40.6%+59.0%
Q4 2019-11.8%-21.0%-77.7%
Q3 2019-1.3%+3.1%+3.1%
Q2 2019-0.3%-12.0%-8.3%
Q1 2019-6.3%-1.1%-16.5%
Q4 2018+0.7%-4.4%+4.5%
Q3 2018+0.3%-2.5%-20.9%
Q2 2018-2.1%-6.5%-2.3%
Q1 2018-5.1%-0.3%-19.2%
Q4 2017-0.7%+3.0%-0.9%
Q3 2017+4.9%+6.8%+0.6%
Q2 2017-8.9%-0.9%-0.3%
Q1 2017+3.1%+11.4%+8.2%
Q4 2016-5.4%-8.2%-18.3%
Q3 2016-2.3%-5.2%+20.7%
Q2 2016+9.7%+13.5%+22.8%
Q1 2016-10.1%
Q4 2015+3.8%
Q3 2015-1.1%
Q2 2015-1.0%
Q1 2015-4.1%
Q4 2014+3.6%
Q3 2014+2.3%
Q2 2014-1.0%
Q1 2014-7.0%
Q4 2013+1.6%
Q3 2013+1.2%
Q2 2013+14.7%
Q1 2013-1.8%
Q4 2012-0.3%
Q3 2012+1.7%
Q2 2012-3.3%
Q1 2012-13.5%
Q3 2011
Q2 2011
Q1 2011
Q4 2010
Q3 2010
Q2 2010
Q1 2010

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