NYSE$VTLE

Vital Energy Inc · Q1 2024 earnings

Q1 2024 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Vital Energy reported first-quarter 2024 financial and operating results, achieving record production and higher-than-expected cash flows, while integrating acquired properties.

Vital Energy reported a net loss of $66.1 million, but an adjusted net income of $68.1 million. The company set record total and oil production, averaging 124.7 MBOE/d and 58.5 MBO/d, respectively. Capital investments totaled $217.9 million, excluding non-budgeted acquisitions and leasehold expenditures.

  • Execution of business plan and successful integration of acquired properties drove record production and higher-than-expected cash flows.
  • Reported 1Q-24 net loss of $66.1 million, Adjusted Net Income of $68.1 million and cash flows from operating activities of $158.6 million.
  • Generated 1Q-24 Consolidated EBITDAX of $301.3 million and Adjusted Free Cash Flow of $43.3 million.
  • Reported record 1Q-24 total and oil production that exceeded the high-end of guidance, producing 124.7 thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day and 58.5 thousand barrels of oil per day, respectively.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$482M

Previous: $333M+45.1%
EPS

-$1.87

Previous: $4.50-141.6%
Avg Daily Oil Equivalent Sales

124.7K

Previous: 80.4K+55.1%
Avg Daily Oil Sales

58.5K

Previous: 38.5K+51.9%
Lease Operating Expenses per BOE

$9.32

No prior period
Production and Ad Valorem Taxes per BOE

$2.70

No prior period
Oil Transportation and Marketing Expenses per BOE

$0.87

No prior period
Gas Gathering, Processing and Transportation Expenses per BOE

$0.21

No prior period
G&A Expenses (excl. LTIP & transaction) per BOE

$2.11

No prior period
Capital Expenditures

-$205M

Previous: -$165M-24.1%
Free Cash Flow

-$46.2M

Previous: -$48.9M+5.5%
Net Income

-$66.1M

Previous: $114M-158.0%
Operating Income

$137M

Previous: $123M+12.0%
Cash & Equivalents

$423M

Previous: $27.7M+1429.2%
Total Assets

$5.66B

Previous: $2.94B+92.4%
Stock-Based Comp

$3.5M

Previous: $2.57M+36.1%

Revenue & EPS history

Vital Energy · Revenue · Quarterly

$482M

Q1 2024+45.1%vs Q1 2023
Beat estimate in 10 of 15 quarters(67%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Vital Energy · $435M total across 3 segments · Q3 2023

  • Oil Sales
    $375M+20.3%
  • NGL Sales
    $38.3M-35.5%
  • Natural Gas Sales
    $21.2M-71.2%

Forward guidance

The Company reiterated its full-year 2024 total and oil production guidance of 116.5 - 121.5 MBOE/d and 55.0 - 59.0 MBO/d, respectively. Full-year 2024 capital investments guidance is unchanged at $750 - $850 million, with development activity moderating in the second-half of the year.

Historical earnings impact

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

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 15 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q1 2024

Historical avgQ1 2024

-0.7%

Avg return

Earnings day

-1.7%

Avg return

5 days after

+0.8%

Avg return

30 days after

46%

26 / 56 earnings

Positive

+12.7%

Q3 2024

Best reaction

-23.2%

Q2 2022

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026
Q3 2025+5.1%+20.9%+26.1%
Q2 2025-9.4%-8.8%-0.4%
Q1 2025+7.6%-3.5%+18.7%
Q4 2024-12.1%-20.2%-36.6%
Q3 2024+12.7%+14.7%+8.3%
Q2 2024+2.8%+2.3%-22.8%
Q1 2024-4.1%-10.1%-17.0%
Q4 2023+5.0%+3.9%+9.5%
Q3 2023+6.3%-3.4%-8.8%
Q2 2023+5.2%+5.4%+11.6%
Q1 2023-0.9%-3.3%+5.4%
Q4 2022-3.2%+6.5%-16.9%
Q3 2022+5.2%+6.1%-3.2%
Q2 2022-23.2%-26.0%-15.2%
Q1 2022-6.9%-19.1%+45.2%
Q4 2021+7.1%+7.5%+8.6%
Q3 2021-4.5%
Q2 2021-12.7%
Q1 2021-12.4%
Q4 2020+5.3%
Q3 2020+3.7%
Q2 2020-1.2%
Q1 2020-2.0%
Q4 2019-0.6%
Q3 2019-1.2%
Q2 2019+3.9%
Q1 2019+10.6%
Q4 2018+6.1%
Q3 2018+7.6%
Q2 2018-6.8%
Q1 2018-17.8%
Q4 2017+10.0%
Q3 2017-10.3%
Q2 2017-1.1%
Q1 2017-6.7%
Q4 2016+1.0%
Q3 2016+9.4%
Q2 2016+11.8%
Q1 2016+7.7%
Q4 2015-6.1%
Q3 2015-5.2%
Q2 2015+2.8%
Q1 2015-6.7%
Q4 2014-8.5%
Q3 2014+4.7%
Q2 2014-6.8%
Q1 2014-3.7%
Q4 2013-4.9%
Q3 2013-11.8%
Q2 2013+6.7%
Q1 2013-4.0%
Q4 2012+7.0%
Q3 2012-2.2%
Q2 2012-2.4%
Q4 2011+2.2%
Q1 2012+2.2%

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