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United States
Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 10-Q
x Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2023
o Transition Report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the transition period from ______ to ______
Commission file number 001-36057
Ring Energy, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Nevada | 90-0406406 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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1725 Hughes Landing Blvd., Suite 900 The Woodlands, TX | 77380 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
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(281) 397-3699 | |
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) | |
Securities registered under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:
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Title of Each Class | Trading Symbol | Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered |
Common Stock, par value $0.001 | REI | NYSE American |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes x No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
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Forward Looking Statements
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (herein, “Quarterly Report”) contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (the "Securities Act"), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). All statements, other than statements of historical fact included in this Quarterly Report regarding our strategy, future operations, financial position, estimated revenues and expenses, projected costs, prospects, plans and objectives of management are forward-looking statements. When used in this Quarterly Report, the words “may,” “will,” “could,” “would,” “should,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate,” “expect,” “plan,” “pursue,” “target,” “continue,” “potential,” “guidance,” “project” or other similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain such identifying words. All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this Quarterly Report. Although we believe that our plans, intentions and expectations reflected in or suggested by the forward-looking statements we make in this Quarterly Report are reasonable, we can give no assurance that these plans, intentions or expectations will be achieved. We are making investors aware that such forward-looking statements, because they relate to future events, are by their very nature subject to many important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated. Such factors include:
•declines or volatility in the prices we receive for our oil and natural gas;
•our ability to raise additional capital to fund future capital expenditures;
•our ability to generate sufficient cash flow from operations, borrowings or other sources to enable us to fully develop and produce our oil and natural gas properties;
•general economic conditions, whether internationally, nationally or in the regional and local market areas in which we do business;
•risks associated with drilling, including completion risks, cost overruns, mechanical failures and the drilling of non-economic wells or dry holes;
•uncertainties associated with estimates of proved oil and natural gas reserves;
•the presence or recoverability of estimated oil and natural gas reserves and the actual future production rates and associated costs;
•the effects of inflation on our cost structure;
•substantial declines in the estimated values of our proved oil and natural gas reserves;
•our ability to replace our oil and natural gas reserves;
•the effects of rising interest rates on our cost of capital and the actions that central banks around the world undertake to control inflation, including the impacts such actions have on general economic conditions;
•risks and liabilities associated with acquired companies and properties;
•risks related to integration of acquired companies and properties;
•potential defects in title to our properties;
•cost and availability of drilling rigs, equipment, supplies, personnel and oilfield services;
•geological concentration of our reserves;
•the potential for production decline rates and associated production costs for our wells to be greater than we forecast;
•the timing and extent of our success in acquiring, discovering, developing and producing oil and natural gas reserves;
•the possibility that acquisitions and divestitures may involve unexpected costs or delays, and that acquisitions may not achieve intended benefits;
•the possibility that potential divestitures may not occur or could be burdened with unforeseen costs;
•unanticipated reductions in the borrowing base under the credit agreement we are party to;
•our dependence on the availability, use and disposal of water in our drilling, completion and production operations;
•significant competition for oil and natural gas acreage and acquisitions;
•environmental or other governmental regulations, including legislation related to hydraulic fracture stimulation and climate change measures;
•our ability to secure firm transportation for oil and natural gas we produce and to sell the oil and natural gas at market prices;
•future environmental, social and governance ("ESG") compliance developments and increased attention to such matters which could adversely affect our ability to raise equity and debt capital;
•management’s ability to execute our plans to meet our goals;
•the occurrence of cybersecurity incidents, attacks or other breaches to our information technology systems or on
systems and infrastructure used by the oil and gas industry;
•future cyber risk compliance developments and its effect on the loss of confidentiality, integrity, or availability of information, data, or information (or control) systems that reflect the potential adverse impacts to organizational operations and assets, individuals, or other organizations;
•our ability to find and retain highly skilled personnel and our ability to retain key members of our management team on commercially reasonable terms;
•adverse weather conditions;
•actions or inaction of third-party operators of our properties;
•costs and liabilities associated with environmental, health and safety laws;
•the effect of our oil and natural gas derivative activities;
•social unrest, political instability or armed conflict in major oil and natural gas producing regions outside the United States, including evolving geopolitical and military hostilities in the Middle East, Russia and Ukraine and acts of terrorism or sabotage;
•impacts of world health events, including the coronavirus (“COVID-19”), and any reactive or proactive measures taken by businesses, governments and by other organizations related thereto, and the direct and indirect effects of world health events on the market for and price of oil and natural gas;
•our insurance coverage may not adequately cover all losses that may be sustained in connection with our business activities;
•possible adverse results from litigation and the use of financial resources to defend ourselves;
•and the other factors discussed in Part I, Item 1A-- “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, as well as in our financial statements, related notes, and the other financial information appearing elsewhere in this Quarterly Report and our other reports filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).
Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date that such statements are made. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements after the date they are made, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Unless the context otherwise requires, references in this Quarterly Report to “Ring,” “Ring Energy,” the “Company,” “we,” “us,” “our” or “ours” refer to Ring Energy, Inc.
PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
The following (a) condensed balance sheet as of December 31, 2022 which has been derived from audited financial statements, and (b) the unaudited condensed financial statements included herein have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). Accordingly, certain disclosures by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ("GAAP") and normally included in Annual Reports on Form 10-K have been omitted. Although management believes that our disclosures are adequate to make the information presented not misleading, these unaudited interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company's audited financial statements and related footnotes included in its most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K.
RING ENERGY, INC.
CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
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Cash and cash equivalents | | $ | 1,725,700 | | | $ | 3,712,526 | |
Accounts receivable | | 37,660,752 | | | 42,448,719 | |
Joint interest billing receivable, net | | 2,340,588 | | | 983,802 | |
Derivative assets | | 6,355,541 | | | 4,669,162 | |
Inventory | | 8,808,119 | | | 9,250,717 | |
Prepaid expenses and other assets | | 1,571,604 | | | 2,101,538 | |
Total Current Assets | | 58,462,304 | | | 63,166,464 | |
Properties and Equipment | | | | |
Oil and natural gas properties, full cost method | | 1,502,859,154 | | | 1,463,838,595 | |
Financing lease asset subject to depreciation | | 3,103,286 | | | 3,019,476 | |
Fixed assets subject to depreciation | | 3,161,695 | | | 3,147,125 | |
Total Properties and Equipment | | 1,509,124,135 | | | 1,470,005,196 | |
Accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization | | (311,144,968) | | | (289,935,259) | |
Net Properties and Equipment | | 1,197,979,167 | | | 1,180,069,937 | |
Operating lease asset | | 1,642,572 | | | 1,735,013 | |
Derivative assets | | 6,675,355 | | | 6,129,410 | |
Deferred financing costs | | 16,678,589 | | | 17,898,973 | |
Total Assets | | $ | 1,281,437,987 | | | $ | 1,268,999,797 | |
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Current Liabilities | | | | |
Accounts payable | | $ | 100,034,311 | | | $ | 111,398,268 | |
Income tax liability | | 57,291 | | | — | |
Financing lease liability | | 745,537 | | | 709,653 | |
Operating lease liability | | 404,834 | | | 398,362 | |
Derivative liabilities | | 8,523,681 | | | 13,345,619 | |
Notes payable | | — | | | 499,880 | |
Deferred cash payment | | — | | | 14,807,276 | |
Asset retirement obligations | | 635,843 | | | 635,843 | |
Total Current Liabilities | | 110,401,497 | | | 141,794,901 | |
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Deferred income taxes | | 10,471,669 | | | 8,499,016 | |
Revolving line of credit | | 422,000,000 | | | 415,000,000 | |
Financing lease liability, less current portion | | 923,391 | | | 1,052,479 | |
Operating lease liability, less current portion | | 1,369,506 | | | 1,473,897 | |
Derivative liabilities | | 7,406,483 | | | 10,485,650 | |
Asset retirement obligations | | 29,623,015 | | | 29,590,463 | |
Total Liabilities | | 582,195,561 | | | 607,896,406 | |
Commitments and contingencies | | | | |
Stockholders' Equity | | | | |
Preferred stock - $0.001 par value; 50,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued or outstanding | | — | | | — | |
Common stock - $0.001 par value; 225,000,000 shares authorized; 180,627,484 shares and 175,530,212 shares issued and outstanding, respectively | | 180,627 | | | 175,530 | |
Additional paid-in capital | | 780,659,273 | | | 775,241,114 | |
Accumulated deficit | | (81,597,474) | | | (114,313,253) | |
Total Stockholders’ Equity | | 699,242,426 | | | 661,103,391 | |
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity | | $ | 1,281,437,987 | | | $ | 1,268,999,797 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed financial statements.
RING ENERGY, INC.
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
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Oil, Natural Gas, and Natural Gas Liquids Revenues | | $ | 88,082,912 | | | $ | 68,181,032 | | | | | |
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Lease operating expenses | | 17,472,691 | | | 8,953,165 | | | | | |
Gathering, transportation and processing costs | | (823) | | | 1,296,858 | | | | | |
Ad valorem taxes | | 1,670,613 | | | 951,954 | | | | | |
Oil and natural gas production taxes | | 4,408,140 | | | 3,218,362 | | | | | |
Depreciation, depletion and amortization | | 21,271,671 | | | 9,781,287 | | | | | |
Asset retirement obligation accretion | | 365,847 | | | 188,242 | | | | | |
Operating lease expense | | 113,138 | | | 83,590 | | | | | |
General and administrative expense | | 7,130,139 | | | 5,522,277 | | | | | |
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Total Costs and Operating Expenses | | 52,431,416 | | | 29,995,735 | | | | | |
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Income from Operations | | 35,651,496 | | | 38,185,297 | | | | | |
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Interest (expense) | | (10,390,279) | | | (3,398,361) | | | | | |
Gain (loss) on derivative contracts | | 9,474,905 | | | (27,596,141) | | | | | |
Other income | | 9,600 | | | — | | | | | |
Net Other Income (Expense) | | (905,774) | | | (30,994,502) | | | | | |
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Income Before Provision for Income Taxes | | 34,745,722 | | | 7,190,795 | | | | | |
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Provision for Income Taxes | | (2,029,943) | | | (78,752) | | | | | |
Net Income | | $ | 32,715,779 | | | $ | 7,112,043 | | | | | |
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Basic Earnings per share | | $ | 0.18 | | | $ | 0.07 | | | | | |
Diluted Earnings per share | | $ | 0.17 | | | $ | 0.06 | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed financial statements.
RING ENERGY, INC.
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
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Balance, December 31, 2022 | | 175,530,212 | | $ | 175,530 | | | $ | 775,241,114 | | | $ | (114,313,253) | | | $ | 661,103,391 | |
Exercise of common warrants issued in offering | | 4,517,427 | | 4,517 | | 3,609,424 | | | — | | | 3,613,941 | |
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Restricted stock vested | | 659,479 | | 659 | | | (659) | | | — | | | — | |
Shares to cover tax withholdings for restricted stock vested | | (79,634) | | | (79) | | | 79 | | | — | | | — | |
Payments to cover tax withholdings for restricted stock vested, net | | — | | — | | | (134,381) | | | — | | | (134,381) | |
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Share-based compensation | | — | | — | | | 1,943,696 | | | — | | | 1,943,696 | |
Net income | | — | | — | | | — | | | 32,715,779 | | | 32,715,779 | |
Balance, March 31, 2023 | | 180,627,484 | | | $ | 180,627 | | | $ | 780,659,273 | | | $ | (81,597,474) | | | $ | 699,242,426 | |
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Balance, December 31, 2021 | | 100,192,562 | | $ | 100,193 | | | $ | 553,472,292 | | | $ | (252,948,278) | | | $ | 300,624,207 | |
Share-based compensation | | — | | | — | | | 1,521,910 | | | — | | | 1,521,910 | |
Net income | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 7,112,043 | | | 7,112,043 | |
Balance, March 31, 2022 | | 100,192,562 | | $ | 100,193 | | | $ | 554,994,202 | | | $ | (245,836,235) | | | $ | 309,258,160 | |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed financial statements.
RING ENERGY, INC.
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
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Cash Flows From Operating Activities | | | | |
Net income | | $ | 32,715,779 | | | $ | 7,112,043 | |
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: | | | | |
Depreciation, depletion and amortization | | 21,271,671 | | | 9,781,287 | |
Asset retirement obligation accretion | | 365,847 | | | 188,242 | |
Amortization of deferred financing costs | | 1,220,384 | | | 199,274 | |
Share-based compensation | | 1,943,696 | | | 1,521,910 | |
Bad debt expense | | 2,894 | | | — | |
Deferred income tax expense | | 1,972,653 | | | 65,939 | |
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(Gain) loss on derivative contracts | | (9,474,905) | | | 27,596,141 | |
Cash paid for derivative settlements, net | | (658,525) | | | (14,115,501) | |
Changes in assets and liabilities: | | | | |
Accounts receivable | | 3,428,287 | | | (10,078,098) | |
Inventory | | 442,598 | | | — | |
Prepaid expenses and other assets | | 529,934 | | | 202,885 | |
Accounts payable | | (9,589,898) | | | 2,519,011 | |
Settlement of asset retirement obligation | | (490,319) | | | (553,368) | |
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities | | 43,680,096 | | | 24,439,765 | |
Cash Flows From Investing Activities | | | | |
Payments for the Stronghold Acquisition | | (18,511,170) | | | — | |
Payments to purchase oil and natural gas properties | | (59,099) | | | (360,848) | |
Payments to develop oil and natural gas properties | | (36,939,307) | | | (13,860,249) | |
Payments to acquire or improve fixed assets subject to depreciation | | (14,570) | | | (10,114) | |
Sale of fixed assets subject to depreciation | | — | | | 8,500 | |
Proceeds from divestiture of oil and natural gas properties | | 54,558 | | | — | |
Net Cash (Used in) Investing Activities | | (55,469,588) | | | (14,222,711) | |
Cash Flows From Financing Activities | | | | |
Proceeds from revolving line of credit | | 56,000,000 | | | 10,000,000 | |
Payments on revolving line of credit | | (49,000,000) | | | (20,000,000) | |
Proceeds from issuance of common stock from warrant exercises | | 3,613,941 | | | — | |
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Payments for taxes withheld on vested restricted shares, net | | (134,381) | | | — | |
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Payments on notes payable | | (499,880) | | | (367,381) | |
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Reduction of financing lease liabilities | | (177,014) | | | (118,778) | |
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities | | 9,802,666 | | | (10,486,159) | |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash | | (1,986,826) | | | (269,105) | |
Cash at Beginning of Period | | 3,712,526 | | | 2,408,316 | |
Cash at End of Period | | $ | 1,725,700 | | | $ | 2,139,211 | |
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Cash paid for interest | | $ | 9,246,281 | | | $ | 3,155,943 | |
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Asset retirement obligation incurred during development | | $ | 95,062 | | | $ | 44,458 | |
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Financing lease assets obtained in exchange for new financing lease liability | | 83,811 | | | — | |
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Capitalized expenditures attributable to drilling projects financed through current liabilities | | 1,981,649 | | | 5,522,595 | |
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RING ENERGY, INC.
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (CONTINUED)
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Payment of post-close settlement | | $ | 3,511,170 | | | $ | — | |
Payments for the Stronghold Acquisition | | $ | 18,511,170 | | | $ | — | |
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RING ENERGY, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
NOTE 1 — BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Condensed Financial Statements – The accompanying condensed financial statements prepared by Ring Energy, Inc. (the “Company” or “Ring”) have not been audited by an independent registered public accounting firm. In the opinion of the Company’s management, the accompanying unaudited financial statements contain all adjustments necessary for fair presentation of the results of operations for the periods presented, which adjustments were of a normal recurring nature, except as disclosed herein. The condensed results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2023, are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year ending December 31, 2023, for various reasons, including the impact of fluctuations in prices received for oil and natural gas, natural production declines, the uncertainty of exploration and development drilling results, fluctuations in the fair value of derivative instruments, and other factors.
These unaudited condensed financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) applicable to interim financial information, and, accordingly, do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. Therefore, these financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statement and notes included in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022.
Organization and Nature of Operations – Ring Energy, Inc., a Nevada corporation (“Ring,” “Ring Energy,” the “Company,” “we,” “us,” “our,” or similar terms), is a growth oriented independent exploration and production company based in The Woodlands, Texas engaged in oil and natural gas development, production, acquisition, and exploration activities currently focused in Texas. Our primary drilling operations target the oil and liquids rich producing formations in the Northwest Shelf, the Central Basin Platform, and the Delaware Basin, all of which are part of the Permian Basin in Texas and New Mexico.
Liquidity and Capital Considerations – The Company strives to maintain an adequate liquidity level to address volatility and risk. Sources of liquidity include the Company’s cash flow from operations, cash on hand, available borrowing capacity under its revolving credit facility, and proceeds from sales of non-strategic assets.
While changes in oil and natural gas prices affect the Company’s liquidity, the Company has put in place hedges in seeking to protect its cash flows from such price declines; however, if oil or natural gas prices rapidly deteriorate due to unanticipated economic conditions, this could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s cash flows.
The Company expects ongoing oil price volatility over the short term. Extended depressed oil prices have historically had and could have a material adverse impact on the Company’s oil revenue, which is mitigated to some extent by the Company’s hedge contracts. The Company is always mindful of oil price volatility and its impact on our liquidity.
The Company believes that it has the ability to continue to fund its operations and service its debt by using cash on hand and cash flows from operations.
Use of Estimates – The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. The Company’s unaudited condensed financial statements are based on a number of significant estimates, including estimates of oil and natural gas reserve quantities, which are the basis for the calculation of depletion and impairment of oil and gas properties. Reserve estimates, by their nature, are inherently imprecise. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Changes in the future estimated oil and natural gas reserves or the estimated future cash flows attributable to the reserves that are utilized for impairment analysis could have a significant impact on the Company’s future results of operations.
Fair Value Measurements - Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (exit price). The Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) has established a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. This hierarchy consists of three broad levels. Level 1 inputs are the highest priority and consist of unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities. Level 2 are inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. Level 3 are unobservable inputs for an asset or liability.
Fair Values of Financial Instruments – The carrying amounts reported for the revolving line of credit approximate their fair value because the underlying instruments are at interest rates which approximate current market rates. The carrying amounts of accounts receivables and accounts payable and other current assets and liabilities approximate fair value because of the short-term maturities and/or liquid nature of these assets and liabilities.
Fair Value of Non-financial Assets and Liabilities – The Company also applies fair value accounting guidance to initially, or as events dictate, measure non-financial assets and liabilities such as those obtained through business acquisitions, property and equipment and asset retirement obligations. These assets and liabilities are subject to fair value adjustments only in certain circumstances and are not subject to recurring revaluations. Fair value may be estimated using comparable market data, a discounted cash flow method, or a combination of the two as considered appropriate based on the circumstances. Under the discounted cash flow method, estimated future cash flows are based on management’s expectations for the future and include estimates of future oil and natural gas production or other applicable sales estimates, operational costs and a risk-adjusted discount rate. The Company may use the present value of estimated future cash inflows and/or outflows or third-party offers or prices of comparable assets with consideration of current market conditions to value its non-financial assets and liabilities when circumstances dictate determining fair value is necessary. Given the significance of the unobservable nature of a number of the inputs, these are considered Level 3 on the fair value hierarchy.
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities – The Company periodically enters into derivative contracts to manage its exposure to commodity price risk. These derivative contracts, which are generally placed with major financial institutions, may take the form of forward contracts, futures contracts, swaps or options. The oil and gas reference prices upon which the commodity derivative contracts are based reflect various market indices that have a high degree of historical correlation with actual prices received by the Company for its oil and gas production.
Any gains or losses resulting from changes in fair value of outstanding derivative financial instruments and from the settlement of derivative financial instruments are recognized in earnings and included as a component of other income (expense) in the Condensed Statements of Operations.
When applicable, the Company records all derivative instruments, other than those that meet the normal purchases and sales exception, on the balance sheet as either an asset or liability measured at fair value. Changes in fair value are recognized currently in earnings unless specific hedge accounting criteria are met. See "NOTE 5 — DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS" for additional information.
Concentration of Credit Risk and Receivables – Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to a concentration of credit risk consist principally of cash and receivables.
Cash and cash equivalents - The Company has cash in excess of federally insured limits of $1,475,700 and $3,462,526 as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively. The Company places its cash with a high credit quality financial institution. The Company has not experienced any losses in such accounts and believes it is not exposed to significant credit risk in this area.
Accounts receivable - Substantially all of the Company’s accounts receivable is from purchasers of oil and natural gas. Oil and natural gas sales are generally unsecured. The Company has not had any significant credit losses in the past and believes its accounts receivable are fully collectable. During the three months ended March 31, 2023, sales to three customers represented 66%, 13% and 11%, respectively, of total oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids sales. As of March 31, 2023, sales outstanding from these three customers represented 73%, 10% and 9%, respectively, of accounts receivable.
Production imbalances - The Company accounts for natural gas production imbalances using the sales method, which recognizes revenue on all natural gas sold even though the natural gas volumes sold may be more or less than the Company's ownership entitles it to sell. Liabilities are recorded for imbalances greater than the Company’s proportionate share of remaining estimated natural gas reserves. The Company recorded no imbalances as of March 31, 2023 or December 31, 2022.
Joint interest billing receivable, net - The Company also has a joint interest billing receivable. Joint interest billing receivables are collateralized by the pro rata revenue attributable to the joint interest holders and further by the interest itself. Accounts receivable from joint interest owners or purchasers outstanding longer than the contractual payment terms are considered past due. For the three months ended March 31, 2023 and March 31, 2022, the Company provided for bad debt expense of $2,894 and $0, respectively, associated with its joint interest billing receivable. The following table shows
the Company's joint interest billing receivable and allowance for credit losses as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022.
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| March 31, 2023 | | December 31, 2022 |
Joint interest billing receivable | 2,585,729 | | | 1,226,049 | |
Allowance for credit losses | (245,141) | | | (242,247) | |
Joint interest billing receivable, net | 2,340,588 | | | 983,802 | |
Cash and Cash Equivalents – The Company considers all highly liquid investments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents.
Inventory - The full balance of the Company's inventory consists of materials and supplies for its operations, with no work in process or finished goods inventory balances. Inventory is added to the books upon the purchase of supplies (inclusive of freight and sales tax costs) to use on well sites, and inventory is reduced by material transfers for inventory usage based on the initial invoiced value. We report the balance of our inventory at the lower of cost or market value. Inventory balances are excluded from the Company's calculation of depletion.
Oil and Natural Gas Properties – The Company uses the full cost method of accounting for oil and natural gas properties. Under this method, all costs (direct and indirect) associated with acquisition, exploration, and development of oil and natural gas properties are capitalized. Costs capitalized include acquisition costs, geological and geophysical expenditures, lease rentals on undeveloped properties and costs of drilling and equipping productive and non-productive wells. Drilling costs include directly related overhead costs. Capitalized costs are categorized either as being subject to amortization or not subject to amortization. All of the Company’s capitalized costs, excluding inventory, are subject to amortization.
The Company records a liability in the period in which an asset retirement obligation (“ARO”) is incurred, in an amount equal to the discounted estimated fair value of the obligation that is capitalized. Thereafter this liability is accreted up to the final retirement cost. An ARO is a future expenditure related to the disposal or other retirement of certain assets. The Company’s ARO relates to future plugging and abandonment expenses of its oil and natural gas properties and related facilities disposal. Dispositions of oil and natural gas properties are accounted for as adjustments to capitalized costs.
All capitalized costs of oil and natural gas properties, including the estimated future costs to develop proved reserves and estimated future costs to plug and abandon wells and costs of site restoration, less the estimated salvage value of equipment associated with the oil and natural gas properties, are amortized on the unit-of-production method using estimates of proved reserves as determined by independent petroleum engineers. If the results of an assessment indicate that the properties are impaired, the amount of the impairment is offset to the capitalized costs to be amortized. The following table shows total depletion and the depletion per barrel-of-oil-equivalent rate, for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022.
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| For the Three Months Ended |
| March 31, 2023 | | March 31, 2022 |
Depletion | $ | 20,980,542 | | | $ | 9,624,617 | |
Depletion rate, per barrel-of-oil-equivalent (Boe) | $ | 12.74 | | | $ | 12.06 | |
In addition, capitalized costs less accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization and related deferred income taxes shall not exceed an amount (the full cost ceiling) equal to the sum of:
1)the present value of estimated future net revenues discounted ten percent computed in compliance with SEC guidelines;
2)plus the cost of properties not being amortized;
3)plus the lower of cost or estimated fair value of unproven properties included in the costs being amortized;
4)less income tax effects related to differences between the book and tax basis of the properties.
Land, Buildings, Equipment and Leasehold Improvements – Land, buildings, equipment and leasehold improvements are carried at historical cost, adjusted for impairment loss and accumulated depreciation. Historical costs include all direct
costs associated with the acquisition of land, buildings, equipment and leasehold improvements and placing them in service.
Depreciation of buildings, equipment , software and leasehold improvements is calculated using the straight-line method based upon the following estimated useful lives:
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Leasehold improvements | | 3‑5 years |
Office equipment and software | | 3‑7 years |
Equipment | | 5‑10 years |
Automobiles | | 4 years |
Depreciation expense was $105,101 and $40,055 for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.
Notes Payable – During 2022, the Company renewed its directors and officers, control of well, and cybersecurity insurance policies, and funded the premiums with three promissory notes with a total face value after down payments of $1,323,354. As of March 31, 2023, the notes payable balance included within current liabilities on the balance sheet is $—. For the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, interest paid related to these notes payable was $3,692 and $4,602, respectively, included within "Interest (expense)" in the Condensed Statements of Operations.
Revenue Recognition – In January 2018, the Company adopted Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-09 Revenues from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) (“ASU 2014-09”). The timing of recognizing revenue from the sale of produced crude oil and natural gas was not changed as a result of adopting ASU 2014-09. The Company predominantly derives its revenue from the sale of produced crude oil and natural gas. The contractual performance obligation is satisfied when the product is delivered to the customer. Revenue is recorded in the month the product is delivered to the purchaser. The Company receives payment from one to three months after delivery. The transaction price includes variable consideration as product pricing is based on published market prices and reduced for contract specified differentials. The new guidance regarding ASU 2014-09 does not require that the transaction price be fixed or stated in the contract. Estimating the variable consideration does not require significant judgment and Ring engages third party sources to validate the estimates. Revenue is recognized net of royalties due to third parties in an amount that reflects the consideration the Company expects to receive in exchange for those products. See "NOTE 2 — REVENUE RECOGNITION" for additional information.
Income Taxes – Provisions for income taxes are based on taxes payable or refundable for the current year and deferred taxes. Deferred taxes are provided on differences between the tax basis of assets and liabilities and their reported amounts in the financial statements, and tax carryforwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are included in the financial statements at currently enacted income tax rates applicable to the period in which the deferred tax assets and liabilities are expected to be realized or settled. As changes in tax laws or rates are enacted, deferred tax assets and liabilities are adjusted through the provision for income taxes.
Since December 31, 2020, the Company has determined that a full valuation allowance is necessary due to the Company assessment that it is more likely than not that it will be unable to obtain the benefits of its deferred tax assets due to the Company’s history of taxable losses. During the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Company determined that certain existing deferred tax assets will not be offset by existing deferred tax liabilities as a result of the 80% limitation on the utilization net operating losses incurred after 2017. Accordingly, the Company recorded the following federal and state income tax provisions for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022.
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| | For the Three Months Ended |
| | March 31, 2023 | | March 31, 2022 |
Deferred federal income tax expense | | $ | 1,529,249 | | | $ | — | |
Current state income tax expense | | 57,291 | | | 12,813 | |
Deferred state income tax expense | | 443,403 | | | 65,939 | |
Provision for Income Taxes | | $ | 2,029,943 | | | $ | 78,752 | |
The Company has immaterial operations in New Mexico which is in a net deferred tax asset position for which a full valuation allowance is still recorded.
For the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Company’s overall effective tax rate of 5.84% was primarily impacted by the valuation allowance on its federal net deferred tax asset and state income taxes.
Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes – In accordance with GAAP, the Company has analyzed its filing positions in all jurisdictions where it is required to file income tax returns for the open tax years. The Company has identified its federal income tax return and its franchise tax return in Texas in which it operates as “major” tax jurisdictions. The Company’s federal income tax returns for the years ended December 31, 2018 and after remain subject to examination. The Company’s federal income tax returns for the years ended December 31, 2007 and after remain subject to examination to the extent of the net operating loss (NOL) carryforwards. The Company’s franchise tax returns in Texas remain subject to examination for 2017 and after. The Company currently believes that all significant filing positions are highly certain and that all of its significant income tax filing positions and deductions would be sustained upon audit. Therefore, the Company has no significant reserves for uncertain tax positions and no adjustments to such reserves were required by GAAP. No interest or penalties have been levied against the Company and none are anticipated; therefore, no interest or penalty has been included in our provision for income taxes in the Condensed Statements of Operations.
Three-Stream Reporting - Beginning July 1, 2022, the Company began reporting volumes and revenues on a three-stream basis, separately reporting crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids ("NGLs") sales. For periods prior to July 1, 2022, sales and reserve volumes, prices, and revenues for NGLs were presented with natural gas. This represents a change in our accounting and reporting presentation necessitated by a change in the underlying facts and circumstances surrounding the Stronghold Acquisition, as Stronghold has historically reported its revenues on a three-stream basis. As clarified in the interpretive guidance of ASC 250, such changes should not be applied on a retrospective basis. Accordingly, we began reporting on a three-stream basis prospectively, beginning July 1, 2022.
Leases - The Company accounts for its leases in accordance with ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), effective January 1, 2019. The Company made accounting policy elections to not capitalize leases with a lease term of twelve months or less (i.e., short term leases) and to not separate lease and non-lease components for all asset classes. The Company also elected to adopt the package of practical expedients within ASU 2016-02 that allows an entity to not reassess prior to the effective date (i) whether any expired or existing contracts are or contain leases, (ii) the lease classification for any expired or existing leases, or (iii) initial direct costs for any existing leases and the practical expedient regarding land easements that exist prior to the adoption of ASU 2016-02. The Company did not elect the practical expedient of hindsight when determining the lease term of existing contracts at the effective date.
Earnings (Loss) Per Share – Basic earnings (loss) per share is computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the year. Diluted earnings (loss) per share are calculated to give effect to potentially issuable dilutive common shares.
Share-Based Employee Compensation – The Company has outstanding stock option grants and restricted stock awards to directors, officers and employees, which are described more fully in "NOTE 10 — EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTIONS AND RESTRICTED STOCK AWARDS". The Company recognizes the cost of employee services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments based on the grant-date fair value of the award and recognizes the related compensation expense over the period during which an employee is required to provide service in exchange for the award, which is generally the vesting period.
Share-Based Compensation to Non-Employees – The Company accounts for share-based compensation issued to non-employees as either the fair value of the consideration received or the fair value of the equity instruments issued, whichever is more reliably measurable. The measurement date for these issuances is the earlier of (i) the date at which a commitment for performance by the recipient to earn the equity instruments is reached or (ii) the date at which the recipient’s performance is complete.
Share-based compensation incurred for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 was $1,943,696 and $1,521,910, respectively.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements – In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting (“ASU 2020-04”), which provided optional expedients and exceptions for applying GAAP to contract modifications and hedging relationships, subject to meeting certain criteria, that referenced LIBOR or another rate. ASU 2020-04 was in effect through December 31, 2022. In January 2021, the FASB issued ASU No. 2021-01, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Scope (“ASU 2021-01”), to
provide clarifying guidance regarding the scope of Topic 848. ASU 2020-04 was issued to provide optional guidance for a limited period of time to ease the potential burden in accounting for (or recognizing the effects of) reference rate reform on financial reporting. In December 2022, the FASB issued ASU 2022-06, "Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Deferral of the Sunset Date of Topic 848" ("ASU 2022-06"), which defers the sunset date of Topic 848 from December 31, 2022 to December 31, 2024. Beginning August 31, 2022, under the Company's Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, the Company's interest rates were transitioned from the LIBOR to the SOFR (Standard Overnight Financing Rate) reference rate. At this time, the Company does not plan to enter into additional contracts using LIBOR as a reference rate.
In October 2021, the FASB issued ASU 2021-08, "Business Combinations (Topic 805) – Accounting for Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities from Contracts with Customers” ("ASU 2021-08"). This update requires the acquirer in a business combination to record contract asset and liabilities following Topic 606 – “Revenue from Contracts with Customers” at acquisition as if it had originated the contract, rather than at fair value. This update is effective for public business entities beginning after December 15, 2022, with early adoption permitted. The Company continues to evaluate the provisions of this update, but it does not believe the adoption will have a material impact on its financial position, results of operations or liquidity.
NOTE 2 — REVENUE RECOGNITION
The Company predominantly derives its revenue from the sale of produced crude oil and natural gas. The contractual performance obligation is satisfied when the product is delivered to the customer. Revenue is recorded in the month the product is delivered to the purchaser. The Company receives payment from one to three months after delivery. The Company has utilized the practical expedient in Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 606-10-50-14, which states an entity is not required to disclose the transaction price allocated to remaining performance obligations if the variable consideration is allocated entirely to a wholly unsatisfied performance obligation. Under the Company’s sales contracts, each unit of production delivered to a customer represents a separate performance obligation, therefore, future volumes to be delivered are wholly unsatisfied and disclosure of transaction price allocated to remaining performance obligation is not required. The transaction price includes variable consideration, as product pricing is based on published market prices and adjusted for contract specified differentials such as quality, energy content and transportation. The guidance does not require that the transaction price be fixed or stated in the contract. Estimating the variable consideration does not require significant judgment and the Company engages third party sources to validate the estimates. Revenue is recognized net of royalties due to third parties in an amount that reflects the consideration the Company expects to receive in exchange for those products.
Oil sales
Under the Company’s oil sales contracts, the Company sells oil production at the point of delivery and collects an agreed upon index price, net of pricing differentials. The Company recognizes revenue at the net price received when control transfers to the purchaser at the point of delivery and it is probable the Company will collect the consideration it is entitled to receive.
Natural gas and NGL sales
Under the Company’s natural gas sales processing contracts for our Central Basin Platform properties, Delaware Basin properties and part of our Northwest Shelf assets, the Company delivers unprocessed natural gas to a midstream processing entity at the wellhead. The midstream processing entity obtains control of the natural gas and NGLs (natural gas liquids) at the wellhead. The midstream processing entity gathers and processes the natural gas and NGLs and remits proceeds to the Company for the resulting sale of natural gas and NGLs. Under these processing agreements, the Company recognizes revenue when control transfers to the purchaser at the point of delivery and it is probable the Company will collect the consideration it is entitled to receive. As such, the Company accounts for any fees and deductions as a reduction of the transaction price.
Until April 30, 2022, under the Company's natural gas sales processing contracts for the bulk of our Northwest Shelf assets, the Company delivered unprocessed natural gas to a midstream processing entity at the wellhead. However, the Company maintained ownership of the gas through processing and received proceeds from the marketing of the resulting products. Under this processing agreement, the Company recognized the fees associated with the processing as an expense rather than netting these costs against Oil and Natural Gas Revenues in the Condensed Statements of Operations. Beginning May 1, 2022, these contracts were combined into one contract, and it was modified so that the Company no longer maintained
ownership of the gas through processing. Accordingly, the Company from that point on accounts for any such fees and deductions as a reduction of the transaction price.
Disaggregation of Revenue. The following table presents revenues disaggregated by product:
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| For the Three Months Ended |
| March 31, 2023 | | March 31, 2022 |
Oil, Natural Gas, and Natural Gas Liquids Revenues | | | |
Oil | $ | 83,586,327 | | | $ | 63,430,627 | |
Natural gas | 1,064,563 | | | 4,750,405 | |
Natural gas liquids | 3,432,022 | | | — | |
Total oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids revenues | $ | 88,082,912 | | | $ | 68,181,032 | |
NOTE 3 — LEASES
The Company has operating leases for our offices in Midland, Texas and The Woodlands, Texas. The Midland office is under a five-year lease which began January 1, 2021. The Midland office lease was amended effective October 1, 2022, with the revised five-year lease ending September 30, 2027. Beginning January 15, 2021, the Company entered into a five-and-a-half-year sub-lease for office space in The Woodlands, Texas. The future payments associated with these operating leases are reflected below.
The Company has month to month leases for office equipment and compressors used in our operations on which the Company has elected to apply ASU 2016-02 (i.e. not capitalize). The office equipment and compressors are not subject to ASU 2016-02 based on the agreement and nature of use. These leases are for terms that are less than 12 months and the Company does not intend to continue to lease this equipment for more than 12 months. The lease costs associated with these leases is reflected in the short-term lease costs within Lease operating expenses, shown below.
The Company has financing leases for vehicles. These leases have a term of 36 months at the end of which the Company owns the vehicles. These vehicles are generally sold at the end of their term and the proceeds applied to a new vehicle.
Future lease payments associated with these operating and financing leases as of March 31, 2023 are as follows:
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| 2023 | | 2024 | | 2025 | | 2026 | | 2027 |
Operating lease payments (1) | $ | 355,848 | | | $ | 482,328 | | | $ | 494,692 | | | $ | 398,096 | | | $ | 216,000 | |
Financing lease payments (2) | 618,755 | | | 758,735 | | | 410,706 | | | 3,807 | | | — | |
(1)The weighted average discount rate as of March 31, 2023 for operating leases was 4.50%. Based on this rate, the future lease payments above include imputed interest of $172,624. The weighted average remaining term of operating leases was 4.04 years.
(2)The weighted average discount rate as of March 31, 2023 for financing leases was 5.94%. Based on this rate, the future lease payments above include imputed interest of $123,075. The weighted average remaining term of financing leases was 2.36 years.
The following table represents a reconciliation between the undiscounted future cash flows in the table above and the operating and financing lease liabilities disclosed in the Condensed Balance Sheets:
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| As of |
| March 31, 2023 | | December 31, 2022 |
Operating lease liability, current portion | 404,834 | | | 398,362 | |
Operating lease liability, non-current portion | 1,369,506 | | | 1,473,897 | |
Operating lease liability, total | 1,774,340 | | | 1,872,259 | |
Total undiscounted future cash flows (sum of future operating lease payments) | 1,946,964 | | | 2,065,580 | |
Imputed interest | 172,624 | | | 193,321 | |
Undiscounted future cash flows less imputed interest | 1,774,340 | | | 1,872,259 | |
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Financing lease liability, current portion | 745,537 | | | 709,653 | |
Financing lease liability, non-current portion | 923,391 | | | 1,052,479 | |
Financing lease liability, total | 1,668,928 | | | 1,762,132 | |
Total undiscounted future cash flows (sum of future financing lease payments) | 1,792,003 | | | 1,900,595 | |
Imputed interest | 123,075 | | | 138,463 | |
Undiscounted future cash flows less imputed interest | 1,668,928 | | | 1,762,132 | |
The following table provides supplemental information regarding cash flows from operations:
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| For the Three Months Ended |
| March 31, 2023 | | March 31, 2022 |
Operating lease costs | $ | 113,138 | | | $ | 83,590 | |
Short-term lease costs (1) | 1,213,799 | | | 715,803 | |
Financing lease costs: | | | |
Amortization of financing lease assets (2) | 186,028 | | | 116,615 | |
Interest on lease liabilities (3) | 25,431 | | | 6,513 | |
(1)Amount included in Lease operating expenses
(2)Amount included in Depreciation, depletion and amortization
(3)Amount included in Interest (expense)
NOTE 4 — EARNINGS PER SHARE INFORMATION
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| | For the Three Months Ended |
| | March 31, 2023 | | March 31, 2022 |
Net Income | | $ | 32,715,779 | | | $ | 7,112,043 | |
Basic Weighted-Average Shares Outstanding | | 177,984,323 | | | 100,192,562 | |
Effect of dilutive securities: | | | | |
Stock options | | 14,170 | | | 102,737 | |
Restricted stock units | | 1,299,741 | | | 1,890,508 | |
Performance stock units | | 232,055 | | | 107,928 | |
Common warrants | | 10,608,680 | | | 21,710,443 | |
Diluted Weighted-Average Shares Outstanding | | 190,138,969 | | | 124,004,178 | |
Basic Earnings per Share | | $ | 0.18 | | | $ | 0.07 | |
Diluted Earnings per Share | | $ | 0.17 | | | $ | 0.06 | |
Stock options to purchase 70,500 and 70,500 shares of common stock were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share during the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, as their effect would have been anti-dilutive. Also excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share were 43,480 and 4,420 shares of unvested restricted stock units during the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, as their effect would have been anti-dilutive. Unvested performance stock units of 1,428,380 and 673,833 were excluded from the computation of
diluted earnings per share during the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, as their effect would have been anti-dilutive.
NOTE 5 — DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
The Company is exposed to fluctuations in crude oil and natural gas prices on its production. It utilizes derivative strategies that consist of either a single derivative instrument or a combination of instruments to manage the variability in cash flows associated with the forecasted sale of our future domestic oil and natural gas production. While the use of derivative instruments may limit or partially reduce the downside risk of adverse commodity price movements, their use also may limit future income from favorable commodity price movements.
From time to time the Company enters into derivative contracts to protect the Company’s cash flow from price fluctuation and maintain its capital programs. The Company has historically used either costless collars, deferred premium puts, or swaps for this purpose. Oil derivative contracts are based on WTI Crude Oil prices and natural gas contacts are based on Henry Hub or Waha Hub. A “costless collar” is the combination of two options, a put option (floor) and call option (ceiling) with the options structured so that the premium paid for the put option will be offset by the premium received from selling the call option. Similar to costless collars, there is no cost to enter into the swap contracts. On swap contracts, there is no spread and payments will be made or received based on the difference between WTI and the swap contract price. The deferred premium put contract has the premium established upon entering the contract, and due upon settlement of the contract.
The use of derivative transactions involves the risk that the counterparties, which generally are financial institutions, will be unable to meet the financial terms of such transactions. All derivative contracts have been with lenders under our credit facility. Non-performance risk is incorporated in the discount rate by adding the quoted bank (counterparty) credit default swap (CDS) rates to the risk free rate. Although the counterparties hold the right to offset (i.e. netting) the settlement amounts with the Company, in accordance with ASC 815-10-50-4B, the Company classifies the fair value of all its derivative positions on a gross basis in its corresponding Condensed Balance Sheets.
The Company’s derivative financial instruments are recorded at fair value and included as either assets or liabilities in the accompanying Condensed Balance Sheets. The Company has not designated its derivative instruments as hedges for accounting purposes, and, as a result, any gains or losses resulting from changes in fair value of outstanding derivative financial instruments and from the settlement of derivative financial instruments are recognized in earnings and included as a component of "Other Income (Expense)" under the heading "Gain (loss) on derivative contracts" in the accompanying Condensed Statements of Operations.
The following presents the impact of the Company’s contracts on its Condensed Balance Sheets for the periods indicated.
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| As of |
| March 31, 2023 | | December 31, 2022 |
Commodity derivative instruments, marked to market: | | | |
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Derivative assets, current | 15,546,579 | | | 16,193,327 | |
Discounted deferred premiums | (9,191,038) | | | (11,524,165) | |
Derivatives assets, current, net of premiums | $ | 6,355,541 | | | $ | 4,669,162 | |
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Derivative assets, noncurrent | 7,426,584 | | | 7,606,258 | |
Discounted deferred premiums | (751,229) | | | (1,476,848) | |
Derivative assets, noncurrent, net of premiums | $ | 6,675,355 | | | $ | 6,129,410 | |
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Derivative liabilities, current | $ | 8,523,681 | | | $ | 13,345,619 | |
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Derivative liabilities, noncurrent | $ | 7,406,483 | | | $ | 10,485,650 | |
The components of “Gain (loss) on derivative contracts” are as follows for the respective periods:
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| For the Three Months Ended |
| March 31, 2023 | | March 31, 2022 |
Oil derivatives: | | | |
Realized loss on oil derivatives | $ | (663,762) | | | $ | (14,115,501) | |
Unrealized gain (loss) on oil derivatives | 8,107,021 | | | (13,480,640) | |
Gain (loss) on oil derivatives | $ | 7,443,259 | | | $ | (27,596,141) | |
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Natural gas derivatives: | | | |
Realized gain on natural gas derivatives | 5,237 | | | — | |
Unrealized gain on natural gas derivatives | 2,026,409 | | | — | |
Gain on natural gas derivatives | $ | 2,031,646 | | | $ | — | |
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Gain (loss) on derivative contracts | $ | 9,474,905 | | | $ | (27,596,141) | |
The components of “Cash (paid) for derivative settlements, net” are as follows for the respective periods: | | | | | | | | | | | |
| For the Three Months Ended |
| March 31, 2023 | | March 31, 2022 |
Cash flows from operating activities | | | |
Cash paid for oil derivatives | $ | (663,762) | | | $ | (14,115,501) | |
Cash received from natural gas derivatives | 5,237 | | | — | |
Cash paid for derivative settlements, net | $ | (658,525) | | | $ | (14,115,501) | |
The following tables reflect the details of current derivative contracts as of March 31, 2023 (Quantities are in barrels (Bbl) for the oil derivative contracts and in million British thermal units (MMBtu) for the natural gas derivative contracts.):
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| Oil Hedges (WTI) |
| Q2 2023 | | Q3 2023 | | Q4 2023 | | Q1 2024 | | Q2 2024 | | Q3 2024 | | Q4 2024 | | Q1 2025 |
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Swaps: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Hedged volume (Bbl) | 68,250 | | | 138,000 | | | 138,000 | | | 170,625 | | | 156,975 | | | 282,900 | | | 368,000 | | | — | |
Weighted average swap price | $ | 81.73 | | | $ | 76.19 | | | $ | 74.52 | | | $ | 67.40 | | | $ | 66.40 | | | $ | 65.49 | | | $ | 68.43 | | | $ | — | |
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Deferred premium puts: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Hedged volume (Bbl) | 288,925 | | | 186,300 | | | 165,600 | | | 45,500 | | | 45,500 | | | — | | | — | | | — | |
Weighted average strike price | $ | 85.30 | | | $ | 83.43 | | | $ | 83.78 | | | $ | 84.70 | | | $ | 82.80 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | |
Weighted average deferred premium price | $ | 12.99 | | | $ | 13.09 | | | $ | 14.61 | | | $ | 17.15 | | | $ | 17.49 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | |
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Two-way collars: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Hedged volume (Bbl) | 124,450 | | | 119,163 | | | 113,285 | | | 194,003 | | | 189,347 | | | 92,000 | | | — | | | 348,750 | |
Weighted average put price | $ | 52.18 | | | $ | 52.12 | | | $ | 52.07 | | | $ | 67.35 | | | $ | 67.40 | | | $ | 70.00 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 56.00 | |
Weighted average call price | $ | 63.01 | | | $ | 62.80 | | | $ | 62.60 | | | $ | 84.42 | | | $ | 83.21 | | | $ | 81.20 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 76.75 | |
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Three-way collars: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Hedged volume (Bbl) | 16,800 | | | 16,242 | | | 15,598 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | |
Weighted average first put price | $ | 45.00 | | | $ | 45.00 | | | $ | 45.00 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | |
Weighted average second put price | $ | 55.00 | | | $ | 55.00 | | | $ | 55.00 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | |
Weighted average call price | $ | 80.05 | | | $ | 80.05 | | | $ | 80.05 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | |
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| Gas Hedges (Henry Hub) |
| Q2 2023 | | Q3 2023 | | Q4 2023 | | Q1 2024 | | Q2 2024 | | Q3 2024 | | Q4 2024 | | Q1 2025 |
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NYMEX Swaps: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Hedged volume (MMBtu) | 87,490 | | | 117,137 | | | 116,623 | | | 75,075 | | | 63,700 | | | 50,600 | | | 577,300 | | | 553,500 | |
Weighted average swap price | $ | 3.34 | | | $ | 3.29 | | | $ | 3.29 | | | $ | 3.82 | | | $ | 3.82 | | | $ | 3.82 | | | $ | 4.57 | | | $ | 3.82 | |
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Two-way collars: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Hedged volume (MMBtu) | 425,043 | | | 611,318 | | | 579,998 | | | 591,500 | | | 568,750 | | | 552,000 | | | — | | | — | |
Weighted average put price | $ | 3.19 | | | $ | 3.17 | | | $ | 3.15 | | | $ | 4.00 | | | $ | 4.00 | | | $ | 4.00 | | | $ | — | | | $ | |