Denbury Reports Third Quarter 2016 Results


PLANO, Texas, Nov. 03, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Denbury Resources Inc. (NYSE:DNR) (“Denbury” or the “Company”) today announced a net loss of $25 million, or $0.06 per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2016.  Excluding special items, the Company reported adjusted net income(1) (a non-GAAP measure) for the quarter of $1 million, or $0.00(1)(2) per diluted share.  Adjusted net income(1) for the third quarter of 2016 differs from the quarter’s GAAP net loss due to the exclusion of (1) a $76 million ($48 million after tax) full cost pool ceiling test write-down, (2) a $29 million ($18 million after tax) gain due to noncash fair value adjustments on commodity derivatives(1) (a non-GAAP measure) and (3) an $8 million ($5 million after tax) gain on debt extinguishment, with the GAAP and non-GAAP measures reconciled in tables beginning on page 7.

Sequential and year-over-year comparisons of selected quarterly financial items are shown in the following table:

  Quarter Ended
($ in millions, except per-share and unit data) Sept. 30, 2016 June 30, 2016 Sept. 30, 2015
Net loss $(25) $(381) $(2,244)
Adjusted net income(1) (non-GAAP measure) 1  29  63 
Net loss per diluted share (0.06) (1.03) (6.41)
Adjusted net income per diluted share(1)(2) (non-GAAP measure) 0.00  0.08  0.18 
Cash flows from operations 96  61  273 
Adjusted cash flows from operations(1)(3) (non-GAAP measure) 62  93  243 
       
Revenues $246  $253  $300 
Receipt (payment) on settlements of commodity derivatives (7) 52  161 
Total $239  $305  $461 
       
Average realized oil price per barrel (excluding derivative settlements) $43.45  $43.38  $45.74 
Average realized oil price per barrel (including derivative settlements) 42.12  52.61  71.32 
Lease operating expenses per BOE(4) 18.82  17.04  17.34 
       
Total production (BOE/d) 61,533  64,506  71,410 
Total continuing production (BOE/d)(5) 60,714  62,976  69,453 
          

(1)    A non-GAAP measure.  See accompanying schedules that reconcile GAAP to non-GAAP measures along with a statement indicating why the Company believes the non-GAAP measures provide useful information for investors.
(2)    Calculated using average diluted shares outstanding of 390.2 million, 372.4 million, and 350.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016, June 30, 2016 and September 30, 2015, respectively.
(3)    Adjusted cash flows from operations reflects cash flows from operations before working capital changes.  Adjusted cash flow from operations for the three-month period ended June 30, 2016 includes a $28 million payment to Evolution in connection with our settlement agreement to resolve all outstanding disputes and claims.  Excluding these payments, adjusted cash flows from operations would have totaled $121 million for the three months ended June 30, 2016.
(4)    Lease operating expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2016, include repair costs at Thompson Field following the weather-related impacts during the second quarter, and for the three months ended September 30, 2015, include a reimbursement for a retroactive utility rate adjustment ($10 million) and an insurance reimbursement for previous well control costs ($4 million).  Excluding these items, lease operating expenses per BOE would have averaged $18.23 and $19.43 for the three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively.
(5)    Total continuing production excludes production from the Williston Basin sold during the third quarter of 2016 and other minor property divestitures.

MANAGEMENT COMMENT

Phil Rykhoek, Denbury’s CEO, commented, “In the third quarter of 2016, we continued to execute on our plan of optimizing our business and reducing costs, preserving cash and liquidity and reducing leverage.  Even though realized oil prices were in the low $40s for the third quarter of 2016, we generated positive cash flow and slightly positive adjusted net income.  On a sequential basis, our adjusted cash flow and income decreased as the remaining portion of our most favorable hedges ended in the second quarter of 2016, which reduced our average realized price per barrel (including hedges) by approximately $10.  Although our cash costs per barrel of oil equivalent (“BOE”) increased slightly this quarter as a result of lower production and the expense of repairs at Thompson Field following the weather-related flooding during the second quarter, many of the cost savings achieved throughout 2016 will be sustainable as oil prices improve and have become a permanent part of our business going forward.

“While our third quarter production was slightly below our expectations due to unexpected downtime at multiple fields during the quarter, production has largely been restored at these fields and we expect our fourth quarter production to be essentially flat, or decline slightly, compared to our total third quarter production.  Therefore, we still expect to be within our original guidance range, as adjusted for property sales.

“We made additional progress during the quarter on our goal to reduce debt.  The sale of our non-core Williston assets, which closed at the end of August, provided liquidity which enabled us to repurchase $30 million face amount of our senior subordinated notes in the open market for $21 million.  In addition, we reduced the outstanding balance on our bank credit facility by $60 million from the end of the second quarter.  While these debt reductions are smaller in nature than those during the first half of the year, when added to our open-market repurchases in the first quarter and the debt exchange in the second quarter, we have reduced our debt principal by $562 million this year.  With the recent announcement that our lender group reaffirmed our borrowing base and lender commitments at $1.05 billion in our semiannual borrowing base redetermination, our bank line continues to provide us with significant flexibility as we move into 2017, with over $700 million of credit available to us.”

PRODUCTION

Denbury’s continuing production averaged 60,714 BOE per day (“BOE/d”) during the third quarter of 2016, including 37,199 barrels per day (“Bbls/d”) from tertiary properties and 23,515 BOE/d from non-tertiary properties.  Continuing production excludes production from assets in the Williston Basin (the “Williston Assets”) which were sold during the third quarter of 2016 and other minor property divestitures, which combined volumes totaled 819 BOE/d during the third quarter of 2016, compared to 1,530 BOE/d during the second quarter of 2016 and 1,957 BOE/d during the third quarter of 2015.  Third quarter of 2016 production was 96% oil, similar to that in the prior-year period.  Continuing production in the third quarter of 2016 decreased 4% sequentially and 13% compared to the third quarter of 2015.  As discussed in the Company’s second quarter earnings release, third quarter of 2016 production continued to be impacted by the weather-related downtime at Thompson and Conroe fields due to flooding and damage caused by strong thunderstorms in the Houston area during April and May this year; however, both fields were largely returned to full production by the end of September, and combined production from these two fields was up slightly sequentially.  Most of the sequential quarterly production decline was related to the Company’s tertiary production, which was impacted to some degree by unplanned downtime at some fields and a planned facility turnaround at Tinsley Field.  This production decline was offset in part by continued tertiary production growth at Delhi Field.

In analyzing the 13% decline in continuing production from the third quarter of 2015, approximately half of the production decline was due to weather-related shut-in production at Thompson and Conroe fields, production that was shut-in due to economics, the planned downtime at Tinsley Field and unplanned downtime at other fields.  The remaining decline is largely due to natural production declines based on the Company’s lower capital spending level, offset in part by continued tertiary production growth at the Company’s Delhi and Bell Creek fields.

The Company estimates that its production decline for the full year will be in line with its anticipated decline after adjusting for the asset sales and weather related impacts, and it currently estimates that its full-year 2016 production will range between 64,000 BOE/d and 65,000 BOE/d, with production for the remainder of the year anticipated to be relatively flat or slightly lower than the total production levels during the third quarter of 2016.  As of September 30, 2016, the Company estimates that approximately 2,000 BOE/d of production remained shut in attributable to uneconomic wells, a reduction of approximately 600 BOE/d from similar estimates as of June 30, 2016, primarily due to the Williston Asset sale.

REVIEW OF FINANCIAL RESULTS

Denbury’s average realized oil price per Bbl, excluding derivative settlements, was $43.45 in the third quarter of 2016, compared to $43.38 in the second quarter of 2016 and $45.74 in the prior-year third quarter.  Including derivative settlements, Denbury’s average realized oil price per Bbl was $42.12 in the third quarter of 2016, compared to $52.61 in the second quarter of 2016 and $71.32 in the prior-year third quarter.  The oil price realized relative to NYMEX oil prices (the Company’s NYMEX oil price differential) in the third quarter of 2016 was $1.57 per Bbl below NYMEX prices, compared to a differential of $2.18 per Bbl below NYMEX in the second quarter of 2016 and $0.96 per Bbl below NYMEX in the third quarter of 2015.

The Company’s total lease operating expenses in the third quarter of 2016 were $107 million, a decrease of 6% on an absolute-dollar basis when compared to the third quarter of 2015.  When normalized to exclude reimbursements of $14 million in the prior-year third quarter ($10 million for a retroactive utility rate adjustment and $4 million for an insurance reimbursement), lease operating expenses decreased 17% compared to the third quarter of 2015.  These reductions were due to cost decreases in most lease operating expense categories, the most significant of which included (1) a decrease in workover costs and repairs primarily as a result of reduced failures, (2) lower power costs due to lower usage and rates, (3) lower CO2 expense resulting from a decrease in CO2 injection volumes, and (4) lower Company labor costs resulting from a reduction in force.  During the third quarter of 2016, the Company’s CO2 use further declined to 458 million cubic feet per day, a decrease of 32% when compared to the third quarter of 2015.  Sequentially, lease operating expenses increased 7% on an absolute-dollar basis and 10% on a per-BOE basis between the second and third quarters of 2016.  The increase on an absolute-dollar basis was primarily due to increased repair costs at Thompson Field following the weather-related events of the second quarter of 2016.  Adjusting for the weather-related cost impacts at Thompson Field, lease operating expenses per BOE of $18.82 would have been $18.23 for the three months ended September 30, 2016.

Taxes other than income, which includes ad valorem, production, and franchise taxes, decreased $5 million from the prior-year third quarter level due primarily to lower ad valorem taxes in 2016 and a decrease in severance taxes due to lower oil and natural gas revenues.

General and administrative expenses were $25 million in the third quarter of 2016, decreasing $8 million, or 25%, from the prior-year third quarter level.  This reduction was primarily due to a reduction in headcount, which has resulted in lower employee compensation and related costs.

Interest expense, net of capitalized interest, decreased to $25 million in the third quarter of 2016, compared to $39 million in the third quarter of 2015.  As a result of the Company’s debt exchange transactions completed in May 2016, interest expense in the third quarter of 2016 excludes approximately $13 million of interest on the Company’s new 9% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2021 because it is recorded as debt for financial reporting purposes and is therefore not reflected as interest expense.  Cash interest, including the portion of interest recorded as debt, decreased approximately $2 million from the prior-year quarter.

As a result of the continued decrease in average commodity pricing compared to 2015 levels, the Company recognized a full cost pool ceiling test write-down of $76 million during the third quarter of 2016, compared to $479 million during the second quarter of 2016 and $1.8 billion during the third quarter of 2015.  In determining these write-downs, the Company is required to use the average rolling first-day-of-the-month NYMEX oil and natural gas prices for the preceding 12 months, adjusted for market differentials by field.  The preceding 12-month NYMEX prices averaged $41.68 per Bbl for crude oil for the period ended September 30, 2016, down from $43.12 per Bbl for the period ended June 30, 2016 and $59.21 per Bbl for the period ended September 30, 2015.

Denbury’s overall depletion, depreciation, and amortization (“DD&A”) rate was $9.72 per BOE in the third quarter of 2016, compared to $18.48 per BOE in the prior-year third quarter and $11.34 per BOE in the second quarter of 2016, with the decreases primarily driven by a reduction in depletable costs resulting from the full cost pool ceiling test write-downs recognized during 2015 and the first half of 2016, as well as an overall reduction in future development costs and lower production volumes, partially offset by reductions in proved oil and natural gas reserve quantities.

Payments on settlements of oil and natural gas derivative contracts were $7 million in the third quarter of 2016, compared to receipts of $52 million in the second quarter of 2016 and receipts of $161 million in the prior-year third quarter.  These settlements resulted in a decrease in average net realized prices of $1.29 per BOE in the third quarter of 2016, compared to increases of $8.86 per BOE in the second quarter of 2016 and $24.46 per BOE in the third quarter of 2015.

Denbury’s effective tax rate for the third quarter of 2016 was 37.2%, consistent with the Company’s statutory rate of 38%, and up from 24.6% in the prior-year third quarter.

BANK CREDIT FACILITY AND OTHER LONG-TERM DEBT

As previously disclosed, the Company’s borrowing base under its senior secured bank credit facility (the “Facility”) was reaffirmed at the previously existing amount of $1.05 billion during the fall 2016 semiannual borrowing base redetermination, the same amount committed by the banks to loan under the Facility.  A total of $260 million of borrowings were outstanding under the Facility as of September 30, 2016, a decrease of $60 million from the level outstanding as of June 30, 2016.  There were no changes to the terms or conditions of the Facility, and the next regularly scheduled borrowing base redetermination is set to occur on or about May 1, 2017.

During the third quarter of 2016, the Company repurchased approximately $30 million principal amount of its outstanding senior subordinated notes in open-market transactions for approximately $21 million.

2016 CAPITAL BUDGET

The Company’s 2016 capital budget, excluding acquisitions and capitalized interest, remains unchanged from the previously estimated amount of approximately $200 million.  The capital budget consists of approximately $145 million of tertiary, non-tertiary, and CO2 supply and pipeline projects, plus approximately $55 million of estimated capitalized costs (including capitalized internal acquisition, exploration and development costs and pre-production tertiary startup costs).  Of this combined capital expenditure amount, approximately $146 million (73%) has been incurred through the third quarter of 2016.

CONFERENCE CALL INFORMATION

Denbury management will host a conference call to review and discuss third quarter 2016 financial and operating results, as well as financial and operating guidance for the remainder of 2016, today, Thursday, November 3, at 10:00 A.M. (Central).  Additionally, Denbury has published presentation materials on its website which will be referenced during the conference call.  Individuals who would like to participate should dial 800.230.1093 or 612.332.0226 ten minutes before the scheduled start time.  To access a live webcast of the conference call and accompanying slide presentation, please visit the investor relations section of the Company’s website at www.denbury.com.  The webcast will be archived on the website, and a telephonic replay will be accessible for at least one month after the call by dialing 800.475.6701 or 320.365.3844 and entering confirmation number 361970.

Denbury is an independent oil and natural gas company with operations focused in two key operating areas: the Gulf Coast and Rocky Mountain regions.  The Company’s goal is to increase the value of its properties through a combination of exploitation, drilling and proven engineering extraction practices, with the most significant emphasis relating to CO2 enhanced oil recovery operations.  For more information about Denbury, please visit www.denbury.com.

This press release, other than historical financial information, contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties including estimated 2016 production and capital expenditures and other risks and uncertainties detailed in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including Denbury’s most recent report on Form 10-K.  These risks and uncertainties are incorporated by this reference as though fully set forth herein.  These statements are based on engineering, geological, financial and operating assumptions that management believes are reasonable based on currently available information; however, management’s assumptions and the Company’s future performance are both subject to a wide range of business risks, and there is no assurance that these goals and projections can or will be met.  Actual results may vary materially.  In addition, any forward-looking statements represent the Company’s estimates only as of today and should not be relied upon as representing its estimates as of any future date.  Denbury assumes no obligation to update its forward-looking statements.

FINANCIAL AND STATISTICAL DATA TABLES AND RECONCILIATION SCHEDULES

Following are unaudited financial highlights for the comparative three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 and the three month period ended June 30, 2016.  All production volumes and dollars are expressed on a net revenue interest basis with gas volumes converted to equivalent barrels at 6:1.

DENBURY RESOURCES INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)

The following information is based on GAAP reported earnings (along with additional required disclosures) included or to be included in the Company’s periodic reports:

  Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
  September 30, June 30, September 30,
In thousands, except per-share data 2016 2015 2016 2016 2015
Revenues and other income          
Oil sales $237,053  $285,742  $244,572  $666,441  $939,744 
Natural gas sales 2,877  4,646  2,096  7,960  15,005 
CO2 sales and transportation fees 6,253  9,144  6,622  19,147  23,268 
Interest income and other income 7,802  4,068  1,858  10,429  9,926 
Total revenues and other income 253,985  303,600  255,148  703,977  987,943 
Expenses          
Lease operating expenses 106,522  113,902  100,019  308,988  387,156 
Marketing and plant operating expenses 14,452  14,458  12,999  40,645  40,358 
CO2 discovery and operating expenses 861  1,017  1,071  2,539  2,909 
Taxes other than income 20,401  25,607  19,504  59,997  85,841 
General and administrative expenses 24,643  32,907  22,545  81,089  117,134 
Interest, net of amounts capitalized of $6,875, $8,081, $6,289, $18,944 and $25,228, respectively 24,778  39,225  36,058  103,007  119,187 
Depletion, depreciation, and amortization 55,012  121,406  66,541  198,919  419,304 
Commodity derivatives expense (income) (21,224) (92,028) 98,209  99,811  (126,178)
Gain on debt extinguishment (7,826)   (12,278) (115,095)  
Write-down of oil and natural gas properties 75,521  1,760,600  479,400  810,921  3,612,600 
Impairment of goodwill   1,261,512      1,261,512 
Other expenses     34,688  36,232   
Total expenses 293,140  3,278,606  858,756  1,627,053  5,919,823 
Loss before income taxes (39,155) (2,975,006) (603,608) (923,076) (4,931,880)
Income tax provision (benefit)          
Current income taxes (1,046) 1,184    (1,051) 1,063 
Deferred income taxes (13,519) (732,064) (222,940) (331,574) (1,432,572)
Net loss $(24,590) $(2,244,126) $(380,668) $(590,451) $(3,500,371)
           
Net loss per common share          
Basic $(0.06) $(6.41) $(1.03) $(1.60) $(10.01)
Diluted $(0.06) $(6.41) $(1.03) $(1.60) $(10.01)
           
Dividends declared per common share $  $0.0625  $  $  $0.1875 
           
Weighted average common shares outstanding          
Basic 388,572  350,052  370,566  368,863  349,787 
Diluted 388,572  350,052  370,566  368,863  349,787 
                

DENBURY RESOURCES INC.
SUPPLEMENTAL NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES (UNAUDITED)

Reconciliation of net loss (GAAP measure) to adjusted net income (non-GAAP measure)

Adjusted net income is a non-GAAP measure provided as a supplement to present an alternative net loss measure which excludes expense and income items (and their related tax effects) not directly related to the Company’s ongoing operations.  Management believes that adjusted net income may be helpful to investors by eliminating the impact of noncash and/or special or unusual items not indicative of our performance from period to period, and is widely used by the investment community, while also being used by management, in evaluating the comparability of the Company’s ongoing operational results and trends.  Adjusted net income should not be considered in isolation, as a substitute for, or more meaningful than, net loss or any other measure reported in accordance with GAAP, but rather to provide additional information useful in evaluating the Company’s operational trends and performance.

  Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
  September 30, June 30, September 30,
In thousands, except per-share data 2016 2015 2016 2016 2015
Net loss (GAAP measure) $(24,590) $(2,244,126) $(380,668) $(590,451) $(3,500,371)
Adjustments to reconcile to adjusted net income (non-GAAP measure)          
Noncash fair value adjustments on commodity derivatives (1) (28,519) 68,649  150,235  216,769  307,115 
Lease operating expenses – special items (2)   (13,715)     (13,715)
Write-down of oil and natural gas properties (3) 75,521  1,760,600  479,400  810,921  3,612,600 
Impairment of goodwill (4)   1,261,512      1,261,512 
Gain on debt extinguishment (5) (7,826)   (12,278) (115,095)  
Legal settlements included in other expenses (6)     30,250  30,250   
Write-off of debt issuance costs included in interest 
expense (7)
     4,509  5,553   
Severance-related payments included in general and administrative expenses (8)       9,315   
Transaction costs and other (9)     4,531  5,638   
Estimated income taxes on above adjustments to net loss and other discrete tax items (10) (13,322) (769,497) (247,178) (351,932) (1,533,374)
Adjusted net income (non-GAAP measure) $1,264  $63,423  $28,801  $20,968  $133,767 
           
Adjusted net income per common share          
Basic $0.00  $0.18  $0.08  $0.06  $0.38 
Diluted $0.00  $0.18  $0.08  $0.06  $0.38 
                     

(1)    The net change between periods of the fair market values of open commodity derivative positions, excluding the impact of settlements on commodity derivatives during the period.
(2)    Insurance and other reimbursements, comprised of a reimbursement for a retroactive utility rate adjustment ($9.6 million) and an insurance reimbursement for previous well control costs ($4.1 million) during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015.
(3)    Full cost pool ceiling test write-downs related to the Company’s oil and natural gas properties.
(4)    Charge to fully impair the carrying value of the Company’s goodwill.
(5)    Gain on extinguishment related to open market debt purchases during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, and the debt exchange during the three months ended June 30, 2016 and nine months ended September 30, 2016.
(6)    Settlements related to previously outstanding litigation, the most significant of which pertaining to a $28 million payment to Evolution in connection with the settlement resolving all outstanding disputes and claims.
(7)    Write-off of debt issuance costs associated with the Company’s senior secured bank credit facility, related to reductions in the Company’s lender commitments resulting from (1) the February 2016 amendment and (2) the May 2016 redetermination.
(8)    Severance-related payments associated with the Company’s February-2016 workforce reduction.
(9)    Transaction costs related to the Company’s debt exchange during the three months ended June 30, 2016 and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and a loss on sublease during the nine months ended September 30, 2016.
(10)  The estimated income tax impacts on adjustments to net loss are generally computed based upon a statutory rate of 38%, applicable to all periods presented, with the exception of the write-down on oil and natural gas properties, which are computed individually based upon the Company’s effective tax rate.  In addition, recorded valuation allowances of $30.5 million have been adjusted for the nine months ended September 30, 2015.

DENBURY RESOURCES INC.
SUPPLEMENTAL NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES (UNAUDITED)

Reconciliation of cash flows from operations (GAAP measure) to adjusted cash flows from operations (non-GAAP measure)

Adjusted cash flows from operations is a non-GAAP measure that represents cash flows provided by operations before changes in assets and liabilities, as summarized from the Company’s Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.  Adjusted cash flows from operations measures the cash flows earned or incurred from operating activities without regard to the collection or payment of associated receivables or payables.  Management believes that it is important to consider this additional measure, along with cash flows from operations, as it believes the non-GAAP measure can often be a better way to discuss changes in operating trends in its business caused by changes in production, prices, operating costs and related factors, without regard to whether the earned or incurred item was collected or paid during that period.

  Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
In thousands September 30, June 30, September 30,
 2016 2015 2016 2016 2015
Net loss (GAAP measure) $(24,590) $(2,244,126) $(380,668) $(590,451) $(3,500,371)
Adjustments to reconcile to adjusted cash flows from operations          
Depletion, depreciation, and amortization 55,012  121,406  66,541  198,919  419,304 
Deferred income taxes (13,519) (732,064) (222,940) (331,574) (1,432,572)
Stock-based compensation 5,560  7,670  3,263  9,682  22,637 
Noncash fair value adjustments on commodity derivatives (28,519) 68,649  150,235  216,769  307,115 
Gain on debt extinguishment (7,826)   (12,278) (115,095)  
Write-down of oil and natural gas properties 75,521  1,760,600  479,400  810,921  3,612,600 
Impairment of goodwill   1,261,512      1,261,512 
Other (59) (1,129) 9,439  12,270  (647)
Adjusted cash flows from operations (non-GAAP
measure) (1)
 61,580  242,518  92,992  211,441  689,578 
Net change in assets and liabilities relating to operations 34,835  30,158  (32,077) (52,082) 9,819 
Cash flows from operations (GAAP measure) $96,415  $272,676  $60,915  $159,359  $699,397 
                     

(1)    The three-month period ended June 30, 2016 and the nine-month period ended September 30, 2016 include a $28 million payment to Evolution in connection with our settlement agreement to resolve all outstanding disputes and claims.  The nine-month period ended September 30, 2016 also includes severance-related payments associated with the 2016 workforce reduction of approximately $9 million.  Excluding these payments, adjusted cash flows from operations would have totaled $121 million for the three months ended June 30, 2016 and $248 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016.

DENBURY RESOURCES INC.
SUPPLEMENTAL NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES (UNAUDITED)

Reconciliation of commodity derivatives income (expense) (GAAP measure) to noncash fair value adjustments on commodity derivatives (non-GAAP measure)

Noncash fair value adjustments on commodity derivatives is a non-GAAP measure and is different from “Commodity derivatives expense (income)” in the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations in that the noncash fair value adjustments on commodity derivatives represents only the net change between periods of the fair market values of open commodity derivative positions, and excludes the impact of settlements on commodity derivatives during the period.  Management believes that noncash fair value adjustments on commodity derivatives is a useful supplemental disclosure to “Commodity derivatives expense (income)” because the GAAP measure also includes settlements on commodity derivatives during the period; the non-GAAP measure is widely used within the industry and by securities analysts, banks and credit rating agencies in calculating EBITDA and in adjusting net income to present those measures on a comparative basis across companies, as well as to assess compliance with certain debt covenants.

  Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
  September 30, June 30, September 30,
In thousands 2016 2015 2016 2016 2015
Receipt (payment) on settlements of commodity derivatives $(7,295) $160,677  $52,026  $116,958  $433,293 
Noncash fair value adjustments on commodity derivatives (non-GAAP measure) 28,519  (68,649) (150,235) (216,769) (307,115)
Commodity derivatives income (expense) (GAAP measure) $21,224  $92,028  $(98,209) $(99,811) $126,178 
                     

DENBURY RESOURCES INC.
OPERATING HIGHLIGHTS (UNAUDITED)

  Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
  September 30, June 30, September 30,
  2016 2015 2016 2016 2015
Production (daily – net of royalties)          
Oil (barrels) 59,297  67,900  61,952  62,451  69,424 
Gas (mcf) 13,416  21,066  15,328  15,995  22,357 
BOE (6:1) 61,533  71,410  64,506  65,117  73,150 
Unit sales price (excluding derivative settlements)          
Oil (per barrel) $43.45  $45.74  $43.38  $38.95  $49.58 
Gas (per mcf) 2.33  2.40  1.50  1.82  2.46 
BOE (6:1) 42.38  44.20  42.02  37.80  47.81 
Unit sales price (including derivative settlements)          
Oil (per barrel) $42.12  $71.32  $52.61  $45.78  $72.31 
Gas (per mcf) 2.33  2.87  1.50  1.82  2.89 
BOE (6:1) 41.09  68.66  50.88  44.35  69.51 
NYMEX differentials          
Gulf Coast region          
Oil (per barrel) $(0.77) $0.92  $(1.22) $(1.55) $0.88 
Gas (per mcf) (0.28) (0.22) (0.69) (0.46) (0.18)
Rocky Mountain region          
Oil (per barrel) $(3.08) $(4.73) $(3.98) $(4.29) $(6.33)
Gas (per mcf) (0.72) (0.55) (0.80) (0.63) (0.52)
Total company          
Oil (per barrel) $(1.57) $(0.96) $(2.18) $(2.51) $(1.52)
Gas (per mcf) (0.47) (0.34) (0.73) (0.53) (0.30)
                

DENBURY RESOURCES INC.
OPERATING HIGHLIGHTS (UNAUDITED)

  Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
  September 30, June 30, September 30,
Average Daily Volumes (BOE/d) (6:1) 2016 2015 2016 2016 2015
Tertiary oil production          
Gulf Coast region          
Mature properties (1) 8,653  10,946  9,415  9,242  10,973 
Delhi 4,262  3,676  3,996  4,077  3,617 
Hastings 4,729  5,114  4,972  4,922  5,054 
Heidelberg 5,000  5,600  5,246  5,197  5,836 
Oyster Bayou 4,767  5,962  5,088  5,115  5,920 
Tinsley 6,756  7,311  7,335  7,328  8,320 
Total Gulf Coast region 34,167  38,609  36,052  35,881  39,720 
Rocky Mountain region          
Bell Creek 3,032  2,225  3,160  3,071  2,025 
Total Rocky Mountain region 3,032  2,225  3,160  3,071  2,025 
Total tertiary oil production 37,199  40,834  39,212  38,952  41,745 
Non-tertiary oil and gas production          
Gulf Coast region          
Mississippi 963  1,157  1,017  884  1,133 
Texas 4,234  6,508  4,104  4,826  6,434 
Other 538  846  456  515  919 
Total Gulf Coast region 5,735  8,511  5,577  6,225  8,486 
Rocky Mountain region          
Cedar Creek Anticline 16,017  17,515  16,325  16,704  18,038 
Other 1,763  2,593  1,862  1,898  2,855 
Total Rocky Mountain region 17,780  20,108  18,187  18,602  20,893 
Total non-tertiary production 23,515  28,619  23,764  24,827  29,379 
Total continuing production 60,714  69,453  62,976  63,779  71,124 
Property sales          
Williston Assets (2) 819  1,522  1,267  1,149  1,575 
Other property divestitures   435  263  189  451 
Total production 61,533  71,410  64,506  65,117  73,150 
                
  1. Total mature properties include Brookhaven, Cranfield, Eucutta, Little Creek, Lockhart Crossing, Mallalieu, Martinville, McComb and Soso fields.
  2. Includes non-tertiary production in the Rocky Mountain region related to the sale of remaining non-core assets in the Williston Basin of North Dakota and Montana, which closed in the third quarter of 2016.

DENBURY RESOURCES INC.
PER-BOE DATA (UNAUDITED)

  Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
  September 30, June 30, September 30,
  2016 2015 2016 2016 2015
Oil and natural gas revenues $42.38  $44.20  $42.02  $37.80  $47.81 
Receipt (payment) on settlements of commodity derivatives (1.29) 24.46  8.86  6.55  21.70 
Lease operating expenses – excluding special items (18.82) (19.43) (17.04) (17.32) (20.08)
Lease operating expenses – special items   2.09      0.69 
Production and ad valorem taxes (3.18) (3.19) (2.90) (2.93) (3.69)
Marketing expenses, net of third-party purchases, and plant operating expenses (1.99) (1.91) (1.85) (1.89) (1.75)
Production netback 17.10  46.22  29.09  22.21  44.68 
CO2 sales, net of operating and exploration expenses 0.95  1.24  0.95  0.93  1.02 
General and administrative expenses (4.35) (5.01) (3.84) (4.54) (5.87)
Interest expense, net (4.38) (5.97) (6.14) (5.77) (5.97)
Other 1.56  0.43  (4.22) (0.98) 0.67 
Changes in assets and liabilities relating to operations 6.15  4.59  (5.46) (2.92) 0.49 
Cash flows from operations 17.03  41.50  10.38  8.93  35.02 
DD&A (9.72) (18.48) (11.34) (11.15) (21.00)
Write-down of oil and natural gas properties (13.34) (267.99) (81.67) (45.45) (180.90)
Impairment of goodwill   (192.02)     (63.17)
Deferred income taxes 2.39  111.43  37.98  18.58  71.74 
Gain on debt extinguishment 1.38    2.09  6.45   
Noncash fair value adjustments on commodity derivatives 5.04  (10.45) (25.59) (12.14) (15.38)
Other noncash items (7.12) (5.57) 3.30  1.69  (1.59)
Net loss $(4.34) $(341.58) $(64.85) $(33.09) $(175.28)
                     

CAPITAL EXPENDITURE SUMMARY (UNAUDITED) (1)

  Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
  September 30, June 30, September 30,
In thousands 2016 2015 2016 2016 2015
Capital expenditures by project          
Tertiary oil fields $26,494  $36,845  $31,934  $90,392  $133,439 
Non-tertiary fields 8,366  22,620  4,903  19,142  75,199 
Capitalized internal costs (2) 9,729  16,309  11,314  35,516  50,220 
Oil and natural gas capital expenditures 44,589  75,774  48,151  145,050  258,858 
CO2 pipelines 338  3,839  135  473  10,135 
CO2 sources 335  7,204    335  17,686 
Other 3  559  9  20  603 
Capital expenditures, before acquisitions and capitalized interest 45,265  87,376  48,295  145,878  287,282 
Acquisitions of oil and natural gas properties 9,984  796  680  10,888  22,755 
Capital expenditures, before capitalized interest 55,249  88,172  48,975  156,766  310,037 
Capitalized interest 6,875  8,081  6,289  18,944  25,228 
Capital expenditures, total $62,124  $96,253  $55,264  $175,710  $335,265 
                     
  1. Capital expenditure amounts include accrued capital.
  2. Includes capitalized internal acquisition, exploration and development costs and pre-production tertiary startup costs.

DENBURY RESOURCES INC.
INTEREST AND FINANCING EXPENSES (UNAUDITED)

  Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
  September 30, June 30, September 30,
In thousands 2016 2015 2016 2016 2015
Cash interest (1) $42,718  $44,996  $43,148  $130,511  $137,605 
Interest on 2021 Senior Secured Notes not reflected as interest for financial reporting purposes (1) (12,533)   (7,036) (19,569)  
Noncash interest expense 1,468  2,310  6,235  11,009  6,810 
Less: capitalized interest (6,875) (8,081) (6,289) (18,944) (25,228)
Interest expense, net $24,778  $39,225  $36,058  $103,007  $119,187 
                     
  1. Cash interest is presented on an accrual basis, and includes interest on the Company’s new 2021 Senior Secured Notes (interest on which is to be paid semiannually May 15 and November 15 of each year, beginning November 15, 2016), which are accounted for as debt and not reflected as interest for financial reporting purposes.

SELECTED BALANCE SHEET AND CASH FLOW DATA (UNAUDITED)

  September 30, December 31,
In thousands 2016 2015
Cash and cash equivalents $3,273  $2,812 
Total assets 4,816,801  5,885,533 
     
Borrowings under senior secured bank credit facility $260,000  $175,000 
Borrowings under senior secured second lien notes (principal only) (1) 614,919   
Borrowings under senior subordinated notes (principal only) 1,612,603  2,852,250 
Financing and capital leases 260,397  283,090 
Total debt (principal only) $2,747,919  $3,310,340 
     
Total stockholders’ equity $847,344  $1,248,912 
         
  1. Excludes $255 million of future interest payable on the notes as of September 30, 2016, accounted for as debt for financial reporting purposes.
  Nine Months Ended
  September 30,
In thousands 2016 2015
Cash provided by (used in)    
Operating activities $159,359  $699,397 
Investing activities (134,007) (427,540)
Financing activities (24,891) (282,798)
     
Cash dividends paid $478  $65,422 
         

            

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