Penn Virginia Reports First Quarter 2019 Results

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HOUSTON, May 09, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Penn Virginia Corporation (“Penn Virginia” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ:PVAC) today announced its financial and operational results for the first quarter 2019.

Recent Significant Highlights

• Produced 24,692 barrels of oil equivalent per day (“BOEPD”) (74% crude oil) in the first quarter of 2019, which is four percent lower than the fourth quarter of 2018 and 53 percent higher than the first quarter of 2018;
• Reported net loss of $38.7 million, or $2.56 per share, and adjusted net income⁽¹⁾ of $34.4 million, or $2.25 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2019;
• Generated adjusted EBITDAX⁽²⁾ of $83.8 million, or approximately $37.70 per barrel of oil equivalent (“BOE”), for the first quarter of 2019;
• Realized oil price of $57.39 per barrel, an approximate $2.50 per barrel premium over the West Texas Intermediate (“WTI”) average price for the first quarter of 2019;
• Recorded total cash direct operating expenses per BOE of $11.99 and adjusted direct operating expenses per BOE⁽³⁾ of $11.67 for the first quarter of 2019, including lease operating expense (“LOE”) of $4.95 per BOE;
• Lowered Penn Virginia’s debt to adjusted EBITDAX ratio to approximately 1.6x^₍₄₎ as of March 31, 2019; and
• Increased the Company’s borrowing base on its revolving credit facility to $500 million from $450 million and extended the maturity to May 2024.   

“Penn Virginia had another solid quarter,” said John A. Brooks, President and Chief Executive Officer of Penn Virginia. “We saw first quarter production in line with expectations, realized strong pricing that represented a significant premium over WTI, recorded low operating costs, strong margins and produced better than expected adjusted EBITDAX⁽²⁾ of approximately $84 million.”

Mr. Brooks continued, “Penn Virginia expects to spend within cash flow this year, while increasing year-over-year production by 25% to 30%. We recently completed several pads that helped drive average production for April meaningfully higher than our first quarter production. With our success to date, we are confident in our ability to generate free cash flow in the second half of this year and into 2020.” 

First Quarter 2019 Operating Results

Total production increased approximately 53% from the first quarter of 2018, to 2.222 million barrels of oil equivalent (“MMBOE”), or 24,692 BOEPD (74% crude oil). Penn Virginia turned to sales 9 gross (7.8 net) wells during the first quarter of 2019.

First Quarter 2019 Financial Results 

Total cash direct operating expenses, which consist of LOE, gathering, processing and transportation (“GPT”) expenses, production and ad valorem taxes, and cash general and administrative (“G&A”) expenses, were $26.7 million, or $11.99 per BOE, in the first quarter of 2019.  Total G&A expenses for the first quarter of 2019 were $7.1 million, or $3.18 per BOE, which included $1.8 million of share-based compensation and non-recurring transaction costs, of which $1.0 million was non-cash.  For the first quarter of 2019, adjusted cash G&A expenses⁽⁵⁾, which exclude those items, were $2.39 per BOE. Adjusted direct operating expenses⁽³⁾ per BOE, excluding the aforementioned non-cash and non-recurring G&A items, were $11.67 for the first quarter of 2019. For the first quarter of 2019, LOE was $4.95 per BOE.

Net loss for the first quarter of 2019 was $38.7 million, or $2.56 per share, compared to net income of $10.3 million, or $0.68 per diluted share, in the first quarter of 2018.  Adjusted net income⁽¹⁾ was $34.4 million, or $2.25 per diluted share in the first quarter of 2019, versus $22.3 million, or $1.48 per diluted share in the first quarter of 2018.

Adjusted EBITDAX⁽²⁾ was $83.8 million in the first quarter of 2019, compared to $50.5 million in the first quarter of 2018.

Hedging Update

Penn Virginia enters into oil hedges on a portion of its production to help mitigate commodity price risk. 

The table below sets forth Penn Virginia’s current oil hedge positions:

Balance Sheet and Liquidity

During the first quarter of 2019, the Company incurred $101.3 million of capital expenditures (excluding acquisitions), of which 97% was associated with drilling and completion capital.

The Company recently increased its borrowing base on its revolving credit facility to $500 million from $450 million and extended the maturity to May 2024. As of March 31, 2019, Penn Virginia had outstanding borrowings of $325.4 million and liquidity of $129.3 million. As of May 7, 2019, the Company had outstanding borrowings of $337.4 million, resulting in $162.6 million available under the credit facility.

As of March 31, 2019, the Company’s net debt to adjusted EBITDAX ratio was approximately 1.6x⁽⁴⁾.

Acreage and Drilling Inventory

As of March 31, 2019, the Company had approximately 98,200 gross (84,200 net) acres.  Approximately 93% of Penn Virginia’s acreage is held by production.

Penn Virginia had an estimated 517 gross (444 net) drilling locations at March 31, 2019, of which 100% are Company-operated and 103 gross (93 net) are anticipated to be extended reach laterals (“XRLs”).

2019 Outlook

The Company is committed to maintaining financial discipline and a strong balance sheet and expects to fund its 2019 capital plan from cash flow. Penn Virginia is targeting year-over-year production growth of approximately 25% to 30% for 2019, assuming a two-rig development program.

Updated type curves and associated single well economics will be made available in the Company’s First Quarter 2019 Earnings Presentation located on the Company’s website, www.pennvirginia.com.

The table below sets forth the Company’s operational and financial guidance for 2019:

First Quarter 2019 Conference Call

A conference call and webcast discussing first quarter 2019 financial and operational results is scheduled for Friday, May 10, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. EDT. Prepared remarks will be followed by a question and answer period. Investors and analysts may participate via phone by dialing (877) 270-2148 (international: (412) 902-6510) five to 10 minutes before the scheduled start time, or via webcast by logging on to the Company’s website, www.pennvirginia.com, at least 15 minutes prior to the scheduled start time to download supporting materials and install any necessary audio software. 

An on-demand replay of the webcast will be available on the Company’s website beginning shortly after the webcast. The replay will also be available from June 10, 2019 through June 17, 2019 by dialing (877) 344-7529 (international (412) 317-0088) and entering the pass code 10131160.

About Penn Virginia Corporation

Penn Virginia Corporation is a pure-play independent oil and gas company engaged in the development and production of oil, NGLs and natural gas, with operations in the Eagle Ford shale in south Texas. For more information, please visit our website at www.pennvirginia.com. The information on the Company’s website is not part of this release.

Cautionary Statements Regarding Reserves

The estimates and guidance presented in this release are based on assumptions of capital expenditure levels, prices for oil, natural gas and NGLs, current indications of supply and demand for oil, well results and operating costs. The guidance provided in this release does not constitute any form of guarantee or assurance that the matters indicated will be achieved. While we believe these estimates and the assumptions on which they are based are reasonable, they are inherently uncertain and are subject to, among other things, significant business, economic, operational and regulatory risks and uncertainties and are subject to material revision. Actual results may differ materially from estimates and guidance. Please read the “Forward-Looking Statements” section below, as well as “Risk Factors” in our annual report on Form 10-K, which are incorporated herein.

Forward-Looking Statements 

This communication contains certain “forward-looking” statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Statements that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements, and such statements include,  words such as “forward,” “estimates,” “outlook,” “expects,” “continues,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” "future,” “potential,” “may,” “foresee,” “possible,” “should,” “would,” “could” and variations of such words or similar expressions, including the negative thereof, to identify forward-looking statements. Because such statements include assumptions, risks, uncertainties and contingencies, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These risks, uncertainties and contingencies include, but are not limited to, the following: risks related to completed acquisitions, including our ability to realize their expected benefits; our ability to satisfy our short-term and long-term liquidity needs, including our inability to generate sufficient cash flows from operations or to obtain adequate financing to fund our capital expenditures and meet working capital needs; negative events or publicity adversely affecting our ability to maintain our relationships with our suppliers, service providers, customers, employees, and other third parties; plans, objectives, expectations and intentions contained in this communication that are not historical; our ability to execute our business plan in volatile and depressed commodity price environments; the decline in and volatility of commodity prices for oil, NGLs, and natural gas; our ability to develop, explore for, acquire and replace oil and natural gas reserves and sustain production; our ability to generate profits or achieve targeted reserves in our development and exploratory drilling and well operations; our ability to meet guidance, market expectations and internal projections, including type curves; any impairments, write-downs or write-offs of our reserves or assets; the projected demand for and supply of oil, NGLs and natural gas; our ability to contract for drilling rigs, frac crews, materials, supplies and services at reasonable costs; our ability to renew or replace expiring contracts on acceptable terms; our ability to obtain adequate pipeline transportation capacity or other transportation for our oil and gas production at reasonable cost and to sell the production at, or at reasonable discounts to, market prices; the uncertainties inherent in projecting future rates of production for our wells and the extent to which actual production differs from that estimated in our proved oil and natural gas reserves; use of new techniques in our development, including choke management and longer laterals; drilling and operating risks; our ability to compete effectively against other oil and gas companies; leasehold terms expiring before production can be established and our ability to replace expired leases; environmental obligations, costs and liabilities that are not covered by an effective indemnity or insurance; the timing of receipt of necessary regulatory permits; the effect of commodity and financial derivative arrangements with other parties, and counterparty risk related to the ability of these parties to meet their future obligations; the occurrence of unusual weather or operating conditions, including force majeure events; our ability to retain or attract senior management and key employees; our reliance on a limited number of customers and a particular region for substantially all of our revenues and production; compliance with and changes in governmental regulations or enforcement practices, especially with respect to environmental, health and safety matters; physical, electronic and cybersecurity breaches; uncertainties relating to general domestic and international economic and political conditions; the impact and costs associated with litigation or other legal matters; and other risks set forth in our filings with the SEC. Additional information concerning these and other factors can be found in our press releases and public filings with the SEC. Many of the factors that will determine our future results are beyond the ability of management to control or predict. In addition, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which reflect management’s views only as of the date hereof. The statements in this communication speak only as of the date of communication. We undertake no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements, or to make any other forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required by applicable law.

Footnotes

1. Adjusted net income is a non-GAAP financial measure. Definitions of non-GAAP financial measures and reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures to the closest GAAP-based financial measures appear at the end of this release.
2. Adjusted EBITDAX is a non-GAAP financial measure. Definitions of non-GAAP financial measures and reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures to the closest GAAP-based financial measures appear at the end of this release.
3. Adjusted direct operating expenses per BOE is a non-GAAP financial measure. Definitions of non-GAAP financial measures and reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures to the closest GAAP-based financial measures appear at the end of this release.
4. Calculation based on the last 12 months.
   
5. Adjusted cash G&A expenses is a non-GAAP financial measure. Definitions of non-GAAP financial measures and reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures to the closest GAAP-based financial measures appear at the end of this release.

Contact

Clay Jeansonne                
Investor Relations
Ph: (713) 722-6540
E-Mail: invest@pennvirginia.com