– Achieved Record Annual Performance From
Water Segment
– Earnings Call to be Held Thursday,
February 20, 2025 at 7:30 am CT
Texas Pacific Land Corporation (NYSE: TPL) (the “Company,”
“TPL,” “we,” “our” or “us”), one of the largest landowners in the
State of Texas with surface and royalty ownership that provide
revenue opportunities through the support of energy production and
extraction, today announced its financial and operating results for
the fourth quarter and full year of 2024.
Fourth Quarter 2024 Highlights
- Acquired mineral interests across 7,490 net royalty acres
located primarily in the Midland Basin for a purchase price of
$275.2 million, net of post-close adjustments, in an all-cash
transaction in October 2024.
- Royalty production of 29.1 thousand barrels of oil equivalent
(“Boe”) per day, a company record
- As of December 31, 2024, TPL’s royalty acreage had an estimated
6.4 net well permits, 13.2 net drilled but uncompleted wells, 3.0
net completed wells, and 86.8 net producing wells; net producing
wells added during the quarter had an average lateral length of
approximately 10,100 ft.
- Consolidated net income of $118.4 million, or $5.14 per share
(diluted)
- Adjusted EBITDA(1) of $161.3 million
- Free cash flow (1) of $123.7 million
- Quarterly cash dividend of $1.60 per share was paid on December
16, 2024
Full Year 2024 Highlights
- Record oil and gas royalty production of 26.8 thousand Boe per
day
- Water Service and Operations segment achieved record
performance in 2024 for the following:
- Water sales revenue of $150.7 million
- Produced water royalties revenue of $104.1 million
- Total segment revenues of $265.0 million
- Total segment net income of $139.1 million
- Developed an energy-efficient method of produced water
desalination and treatment; the Company successfully conducted a
technology pilot and has begun construction of a sub-scale produced
water test facility with an initial capacity of 10,000 barrels of
produced water per day
- Three-for-one stock split effected March 26, 2024
- Completed two acquisitions of mineral interests for a combined
$395.5 million, both in all cash transactions, adding approximately
11,600 net royalty acres to our existing royalty acreage. The
acquisitions were completed in August and October 2024.
- Acquired 4,120 surface acres and other surface-related assets
located in the core of the Midland Basin for a purchase price of
$45.0 million, in an all-cash transaction closed in August
2024.
- Consolidated net income of $454.0 million, or $19.72 per share
(diluted)
- Adjusted EBITDA(1) of $610.7 million
- Free cash flow (1) of $461.1 million
- $347.3 million of total cash dividends paid through December
31, 2024 (composed of a $10.00 per share special dividend and $5.11
per share in regular quarterly cash dividends)
- $29.2 million of common stock repurchases
(1)
Reconciliations of non-GAAP performance
measures are provided in the tables below.
“Fourth quarter 2024 represented a strong finish to a year full
of milestones and accomplishments for TPL,” said Tyler Glover,
Chief Executive Officer of the Company. “In the quarter, we
delivered record oil and gas royalty production and produced water
royalty volumes. For the full year 2024, TPL set annual records
across nearly every major performance metric, including oil and gas
royalty production, water sales volumes and revenues, produced
water royalty volumes and revenues, net income and free cash flow
per share. Throughout 2024, we deployed over $400 million towards
accretive, high-quality royalty interests and surface assets,
providing an incremental growth tailwind.
“Beyond our legacy business, we are keenly pursuing various
next-gen growth prospects and continue to advance commercial
discussions across numerous opportunities. In addition,
construction has begun on our sub-scale produced water desalination
test facility, and we remain on-track for a mid-2025 completion.
Furthermore, there remains a compelling opportunity to consolidate
an enormous, yet fragmented market for oil and gas royalties,
surface, and water assets. With our unmatched footprint overlapping
premier hydrocarbon and non-hydrocarbon natural resources, TPL
remains well-positioned to drive accretive growth.”
Financial Results for the Fourth Quarter of 2024 -
Sequential
The Company reported net income of $118.4 million for the fourth
quarter of 2024 compared to net income of $106.6 million for the
third quarter of 2024.
Total revenues for the fourth quarter of 2024 were $185.8
million compared to $173.6 million for the third quarter of 2024.
The increase in revenues was primarily due to a $7.5 million
increase in easements and other surface-related income and a $2.5
million increase in oil and gas royalty revenue compared to the
third quarter of 2024. The Company’s share of production was 29.1
thousand Boe per day for the fourth quarter of 2024 versus 28.3
thousand Boe per day for the third quarter of 2024, and the average
realized price was $37.93 per Boe in the fourth quarter of 2024
compared to $38.04 per Boe in the third quarter of 2024. TPL’s
revenue streams are directly impacted by commodity prices and
development and operating decisions made by its customers.
Total operating expenses were $43.2 million for the fourth
quarter of 2024 compared to $46.2 million for the third quarter of
2024. The decrease in operating expenses was principally related to
a $5.8 million decrease in general and administrative expenses and
a $2.4 million decrease in water service-related expenses,
partially offset by a $5.7 million increase in depreciation,
depletion and amortization during the fourth quarter of 2024 over
the same period.
Financial Results for the Year Ended December 31,
2024
Total revenues for the year ended December 31, 2024 were $705.8
million compared to $631.6 million for the prior year. All revenue
streams except land sales, increased for the year ended December
31, 2024 compared to the prior year, with a $38.5 million increase
in water sales being the biggest contributor. The growth in water
sales was principally due to an increase of 31.0% in water sales
volumes for the year ended December 31, 2024 compared to the prior
year. Produced water royalties increased $19.9 million, principally
due to increased produced water volumes. Additionally, oil and gas
royalty revenue increased $15.9 million, primarily due to higher
production volumes for the year ended December 31, 2024 compared to
the prior year. Oil and gas royalty revenue for the year ended
December 31, 2023 included an $8.7 million settlement with an
operator with respect to unpaid oil and gas royalties for older
production periods. Excluding the impact of the $8.7 million
settlement on oil and gas royalty revenues for the year ended
December 31, 2023, oil and gas royalty revenue for the year ended
December 31, 2024 increased $24.6 million compared to the prior
year. The Company’s share of production was 26.8 thousand Boe per
day for the year ended December 31, 2024 versus 23.5 thousand Boe
per day for the prior year, and the average realized price was
$39.87 per Boe for the year ended December 31, 2024 versus $42.58
per Boe for the prior year. TPL’s revenue streams are directly
impacted by commodity prices and development and operating
decisions made by its customers.
Total operating expenses were $166.7 million for the year ended
December 31, 2024 compared to $145.5 million for the prior year.
The increase in operating expenses was principally related to a
$12.6 million increase in water service-related expenses, $10.4
million increase in depreciation, depletion and amortization, and a
$10.2 million increase in salaries and related employee expenses,
partially offset by a $12.0 million decrease in general and
administrative expenses.
Quarterly Dividend Declared
On February 18, 2025, the Company’s Board of Directors declared
a quarterly cash dividend of $1.60 per share, payable on March 17,
2025 to stockholders of record at the close of business on March 3,
2025.
Conference Call and Webcast Information
The Company will hold a conference call on Thursday, February
20, 2025 at 7:30 a.m. Central Time to discuss fourth quarter and
year end results. A live webcast of the conference call will be
available on the Investors section of the Company’s website at
www.TexasPacific.com. To listen to the live broadcast, go to the
site at least 15 minutes prior to the scheduled start time in order
to register and install any necessary audio software.
The conference call can also be accessed by dialing
1-877-407-4018 or 1-201-689-8471. The telephone replay can be
accessed by dialing 1-844-512-2921 or 1-412-317-6671 and providing
the conference ID# 13745175. The telephone replay will be available
starting shortly after the call through March 6, 2025.
About Texas Pacific Land Corporation
Texas Pacific Land Corporation is one of the largest landowners
in the State of Texas with approximately 873,000 acres of land,
with the majority of its ownership concentrated in the Permian
Basin. The Company is not an oil and gas producer, but its surface
and royalty ownership provide revenue opportunities throughout the
life cycle of a well. These revenue opportunities include fixed fee
payments for use of the Company’s land, revenue for sales of
materials (caliche) used in the construction of infrastructure,
providing sourced water and/or treated produced water, revenue from
the Company’s oil and gas royalty interests, and revenue related to
saltwater disposal on the Company’s land. The Company also
generates revenue from pipeline, power line and utility easements,
commercial leases and temporary permits principally related to a
variety of land uses including, but not limited to, midstream
infrastructure projects and hydrocarbon processing facilities.
Visit TPL at www.TexasPacific.com.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking
Statements
Certain statements in this news release are, and certain
statements made on the related conference call may be,
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, that are based on
TPL’s beliefs, as well as assumptions made by, and information
currently available to, TPL, and therefore involve risks and
uncertainties that are difficult to predict. Generally, future or
conditional verbs such as “will,” “would,” “should,” “could,” or
“may” and the words “believe,” “anticipate,” “continue,” “intend,”
“expect” and similar expressions or the negative of such terms
identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements
include, but are not limited to, references to strategies, plans,
objectives, expectations, intentions, assumptions, future
operations and prospects; statements regarding the anticipated
benefits of recent acquisitions; and other statements that are not
historical facts. You should not place undue reliance on
forward-looking statements. Although TPL believes that plans,
intentions and expectations reflected in or suggested by any
forward-looking statements made herein are reasonable, TPL may be
unable to achieve such plans, intentions or expectations and actual
results, and performance or achievements may differ materially from
those set forth in the forward-looking statements due to a number
of factors, including, but not limited to: the initiation or
outcome of potential litigation; and any changes in general
economic and/or industry specific conditions; and the other risks
discussed in TPL’s Annual Report on Form 10-K and its Quarterly
Reports on Form 10-Q. You can access TPL’s filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) through the SEC’s
website at www.sec.gov and TPL strongly encourages you to do so.
These forward-looking statements are based only on information
available to TPL and speak only as of the date hereof. Except as
required by applicable law, TPL undertakes no obligation to update
any forward-looking statements or other statements herein for
revisions or changes after this communication is made.
FINANCIAL AND OPERATIONAL
RESULTS
(unaudited)
Three Months Ended
Years Ended
December 31,
2024
September 30,
2024
December 31,
2024
December 31,
2023(2)
Company’s share of production
volumes(1):
Oil (MBbls)
1,115
1,046
4,118
3,701
Natural gas (MMcf)
4,763
4,654
17,074
14,528
NGL (MBbls)
768
779
2,841
2,453
Equivalents (MBoe)
2,676
2,600
9,804
8,575
Equivalents per day (MBoe/d)
29.1
28.3
26.8
23.5
Oil and gas royalty revenue (in
thousands):
Oil royalties
$
75,286
$
75,427
$
298,074
$
273,304
Natural gas royalties
4,882
4,201
18,512
29,915
NGL royalties
16,786
14,816
56,745
45,510
Total oil and gas royalties
$
96,954
$
94,444
$
373,331
$
348,729
Realized prices (1):
Oil ($/Bbl)
$
70.73
$
75.53
$
75.80
$
77.33
Natural gas ($/Mcf)
$
1.11
$
0.98
$
1.17
$
2.23
NGL ($/Bbl)
$
23.63
$
20.57
$
21.60
$
20.05
Equivalents ($/Boe)
$
37.93
$
38.04
$
39.87
$
42.58
____________________________
(1)
Term
Definition
Bbl
One stock tank barrel of 42 U.S. gallons
liquid volume used herein in reference to crude oil, condensate or
NGLs.
MBbls
One thousand barrels of crude oil,
condensate or NGLs.
MBoe
One thousand Boe.
MBoe/d
One thousand Boe per day.
Mcf
One thousand cubic feet of natural
gas.
MMcf
One million cubic feet of natural gas.
NGL
Natural gas liquids. Hydrocarbons found in
natural gas that may be extracted as liquefied petroleum gas and
natural gasoline.
(2)
The metrics and dollars provided for the
year ended December 31, 2023 exclude the impact of an $8.7 million
settlement with an operator with respect to unpaid oil and gas
royalties.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(in thousands, except share and
per share amounts) (unaudited)
Three Months Ended
Years Ended
December 31,
2024
September 30,
2024
December 31,
2024
December 31,
2023
Revenues:
Oil and gas royalties
$
96,954
$
94,444
$
373,331
$
357,394
Water sales
36,737
36,211
150,724
112,203
Produced water royalties
28,089
27,727
104,123
84,260
Easements and other surface-related
income
21,761
14,280
73,257
70,932
Land sales
2,243
901
4,388
6,806
Total revenues
185,784
173,563
705,823
631,595
Expenses:
Salaries and related employee expenses
14,359
14,030
53,621
43,384
Water service-related expenses
9,357
11,731
46,124
33,566
General and administrative expenses
6,752
12,520
34,483
46,450
Depreciation, depletion and
amortization
11,467
5,762
25,162
14,757
Ad valorem and other taxes
1,305
2,189
7,295
7,385
Total operating expenses
43,240
46,232
166,685
145,542
Operating income
142,544
127,331
539,138
486,053
Other income, net
8,434
8,086
39,683
31,508
Income before income taxes
150,978
135,417
578,821
517,561
Income tax expense
32,618
28,823
124,861
111,916
Net income
$
118,360
$
106,594
$
453,960
$
405,645
Net income per share of common stock
(1)
Basic
$
5.15
$
4.64
$
19.75
$
17.60
Diluted
$
5.14
$
4.63
$
19.72
$
17.59
Weighted average number of shares of
common stock outstanding (1)
Basic
22,974,238
22,979,781
22,986,197
23,044,305
Diluted
23,015,530
23,012,169
23,019,751
23,059,845
____________________________
(1)
All share and share price amounts reflect
the three-for-one stock split effected on March 26, 2024.
SEGMENT OPERATING
RESULTS
(dollars in thousands)
(unaudited)
Three Months Ended
December 31,
2024
September 30,
2024
Land and Resource
Management
Water
Services and
Operations
Consolidated
Land and Resource
Management
Water Services and
Operations
Consolidated
Revenues:
Oil and gas royalties
$
96,954
$
—
$
96,954
$
94,444
$
—
$
94,444
Water sales
—
36,737
36,737
—
36,211
36,211
Produced water royalties
—
28,089
28,089
—
27,727
27,727
Easements and other surface-related
income
19,431
2,330
21,761
11,303
2,977
14,280
Land sales
2,243
—
2,243
901
—
901
Total revenues
118,628
67,156
185,784
106,648
66,915
173,563
Expenses:
Salaries and related employee expenses
7,366
6,993
14,359
7,182
6,848
14,030
Water service-related expenses
—
9,357
9,357
—
11,731
11,731
General and administrative expenses
4,509
2,243
6,752
10,359
2,161
12,520
Depreciation, depletion and
amortization
7,327
4,140
11,467
2,135
3,627
5,762
Ad valorem and other taxes
1,269
36
1,305
2,189
—
2,189
Total operating expenses
20,471
22,769
43,240
21,865
24,367
46,232
Operating income
98,157
44,387
142,544
84,783
42,548
127,331
Other income, net
6,317
2,117
8,434
6,446
1,640
8,086
Income before income taxes
104,474
46,504
150,978
91,229
44,188
135,417
Income tax expense
22,543
10,075
32,618
19,359
9,464
28,823
Net income
$
81,931
$
36,429
$
118,360
$
71,870
$
34,724
$
106,594
SEGMENT OPERATING RESULTS
(Continued)
(dollars in thousands)
(unaudited)
Years Ended
December 31,
2024
December 31,
2023
Land and Resource
Management
Water Services and
Operations
Consolidated
Land and Resource
Management
Water Services and
Operations
Consolidated
Revenues:
Oil and gas royalties
$
373,331
$
—
$
373,331
$
357,394
$
—
$
357,394
Water sales
—
150,724
150,724
—
112,203
112,203
Produced water royalties
—
104,123
104,123
—
84,260
84,260
Easements and other surface-related
income
63,074
10,183
73,257
67,905
3,027
70,932
Land sales
4,388
—
4,388
6,806
—
6,806
Total revenues
440,793
265,030
705,823
432,105
199,490
631,595
Expenses:
Salaries and related employee expenses
27,493
26,128
53,621
21,945
21,439
43,384
Water service-related expenses
—
46,124
46,124
—
33,566
33,566
General and administrative expenses
25,531
8,952
34,483
39,078
7,372
46,450
Depreciation, depletion and
amortization
10,968
14,194
25,162
3,073
11,684
14,757
Ad valorem and other taxes
7,257
38
7,295
7,382
3
7,385
Total operating expenses
71,249
95,436
166,685
71,478
74,064
145,542
Operating income
369,544
169,594
539,138
360,627
125,426
486,053
Other income, net
31,707
7,976
39,683
30,384
1,124
31,508
Income before income taxes
401,251
177,570
578,821
391,011
126,550
517,561
Income tax expense
86,350
38,511
124,861
84,305
27,611
111,916
Net income
$
314,901
$
139,059
$
453,960
$
306,706
$
98,939
$
405,645
NON-GAAP PERFORMANCE MEASURES AND
DEFINITIONS
In addition to amounts presented in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles in the United States of America
(“GAAP”), we also present certain supplemental non-GAAP performance
measures. These measures are not to be considered more relevant or
accurate than the measures presented in accordance with GAAP. In
compliance with the requirements of the SEC, our non-GAAP measures
are reconciled to net income, the most directly comparable GAAP
performance measure. For all non-GAAP measures, neither the SEC nor
any other regulatory body has passed judgment on these non-GAAP
measures.
EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Free Cash Flow
EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure of earnings before
interest expense, taxes, depreciation, depletion and amortization.
Its purpose is to highlight earnings without finance, taxes, and
depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, and its use is
limited to specialized analysis. We calculate Adjusted EBITDA as
EBITDA plus employee share-based compensation and less pension
curtailment and settlement gain. The pension curtailment and
settlement gain is related to a buyout by a third party of defined
benefit obligations under our pension plan and the subsequent
freezing of our pension plan, both of which occurred in the fourth
quarter of 2024. We have excluded the pension curtailment and
settlement gain from the calculation of Adjusted EBITDA as such
gain is a non-recurring item and is not related to our core
business. The purpose of presenting Adjusted EBITDA is to highlight
earnings without non-cash activity such as share-based compensation
and other non-recurring or unusual items, if applicable. We
calculate Free Cash Flow as Adjusted EBITDA less current income tax
expense and capital expenditures. The purpose of presenting Free
Cash Flow is to provide an additional measure of operating
performance. We have presented EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Free
Cash Flow because we believe that these metrics are useful
supplements to net income in analyzing the Company’s operating
performance. Our definitions of EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Free
Cash Flow may differ from computations of similarly titled measures
of other companies.
The following table presents a reconciliation of EBITDA,
Adjusted EBITDA and Free Cash Flow to net income for the three
months ended December 31, 2024 and September 30, 2024 and for the
years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 (in thousands):
Three Months Ended
Years Ended
December 31,
2024
September 30,
2024
December 31,
2024
December 31,
2023
Net income
$
118,360
$
106,594
$
453,960
$
405,645
Add:
Income tax expense
32,618
28,823
124,861
111,916
Depreciation, depletion and
amortization
11,467
5,762
25,162
14,757
EBITDA
162,445
141,179
603,983
532,318
Add (deduct):
Employee share-based compensation
3,509
2,935
11,364
9,124
Pension curtailment and settlement
gain
(4,616
)
—
(4,616
)
—
Adjusted EBITDA
161,338
144,114
610,731
541,442
Deduct:
Current income tax expense
(30,177
)
(27,416
)
(120,257
)
(110,517
)
Capital expenditures
(7,429
)
(9,833
)
(29,423
)
(15,431
)
Free Cash Flow
$
123,732
$
106,865
$
461,051
$
415,494
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