Saturn Oil & Gas Inc. (TSX: SOIL) (FSE: SMKA) (OTCQX: OILSF) (“Saturn” or the “Firm”) is happy to report its monetary and working outcomes for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2023.
“2023 was an incredible yr of progress for Saturn in creating a considerable and sustainable free money producing enterprise. Along with doubling our manufacturing base over final yr, we have now assembled a deep stock of high-quality improvement drilling areas to maintain present manufacturing ranges for many years,” commented John Jeffrey, Chief Govt Officer. “Saturn has maintained its strategic concentrate on creating gentle oil centered property and optimizing our price construction to ship a number of the highest money move margins in Canada, and to additional our final aim of shareholder worth creation.”
2023 Fourth Quarter and Annual Highlights:
- Delivered file crude oil and pure fuel manufacturing with fourth quarter 2023 averaging 26,891 boe/d (82% oil and NGLs), in comparison with 12,514 boe/d (96% oil and NGLs) within the fourth quarter of 2022, a rise of 115%;
- Generated quarterly adjusted EBITDA(1) of $100.1 million in comparison with $62.2 million within the fourth quarter of 2022, a rise of 61%;
- Achieved file quarterly adjusted funds move(1) of $80.2 million in comparison with $50.7 million within the fourth quarter of 2022, a rise of 58%;
- Invested $57.2 million of capital expenditures(1) within the fourth quarter, drilling 19 (16.9 internet) horizontal wells;
- Generated free funds move(1) of $23.1 million within the fourth quarter 2023, in comparison with $15.1 million within the fourth quarter of 2022, a rise of 53%; and
- Exited 2023 with internet debt(1) of $460.5 million, realizing a internet debt to fourth quarter annualized adjusted funds move(1) of 1.4x.
| Three months ended December 31, | Yr ended December 31, | ||||||||||||
| (CAD $000s, besides per share quantities) | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | |||||||||
| FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS | |||||||||||||
| Petroleum and pure fuel gross sales | 185,384 | 111,558 | 693,891 | 367,957 | |||||||||
| Money move from working actions | 75,380 | 58,100 | 283,988 | 102,314 | |||||||||
| Working netback, internet of derivatives(1) | 104,328 | 64,661 | 382,890 | 153,450 | |||||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA(1) | 100,092 | 62,191 | 363,143 | 146,740 | |||||||||
| Adjusted funds move(1) | 80,247 | 50,729 | 278,138 | 118,658 | |||||||||
| per share | – Fundamental | 0.58 | 0.85 | 2.20 | 2.67 | ||||||||
| – Diluted | 0.56 | 0.84 | 2.15 | 2.64 | |||||||||
| Free funds move(1) | 23,072 | 15,053 | 147,565 | 29,553 | |||||||||
| per share | – Fundamental | 0.17 | 0.25 | 1.17 | 0.67 | ||||||||
| – Diluted | 0.16 | 0.25 | 1.14 | 0.66 | |||||||||
| Internet earnings (loss) | 131,456 | (16,728 | ) | 290,623 | 74,815 | ||||||||
| per share | – Fundamental | 0.94 | (0.28 | ) | 2.30 | 1.68 | |||||||
| – Diluted | 0.92 | (0.28 | ) | 2.25 | 1.66 | ||||||||
| Internet Debt(1), finish of interval | 460,483 | 219,803 | 460,483 | 219,803 |
| Three months ended December 31, | Yr ended December 31, | |||||||||||
| (CAD $000s, besides per share quantities) | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | ||||||||
| OPERATING HIGHLIGHTS | ||||||||||||
| Common manufacturing volumes | ||||||||||||
| Crude oil (bbls/d) | 19,407 | 11,590 | 18,177 | 8,841 | ||||||||
| NGLs (bbls/d) | 2,533 | 428 | 1,992 | 353 | ||||||||
| Pure fuel (mcf/d) | 29,704 | 2,971 | 24,559 | 2,392 | ||||||||
| Whole boe/d | 26,891 | 12,514 | 24,262 | 9,593 | ||||||||
| % Oil and NGLs | 82% | 96% | 83% | 96% | ||||||||
| Common realized costs | ||||||||||||
| Crude oil ($/bbl) | 95.09 | 103.03 | 96.75 | 111.84 | ||||||||
| NGLs ($/bbl) | 44.21 | 51.47 | 43.75 | 58.41 | ||||||||
| Pure fuel ($/mcf) | 2.49 | 5.36 | 2.77 | 5.57 | ||||||||
| Processing bills ($/boe) | (0.61 | ) | (1.56 | ) | (0.53 | ) | (1.52 | ) | ||||
| Petroleum and pure fuel gross sales ($/boe) | 74.93 | 96.90 | 78.35 | 105.09 | ||||||||
| Working netback ($/boe) | ||||||||||||
| Petroleum and pure fuel gross sales | 74.93 | 96.90 | 78.35 | 105.09 | ||||||||
| Royalties | (9.75 | ) | (9.57 | ) | (9.10 | ) | (13.61 | ) | ||||
| Internet working bills(1) | (18.17 | ) | (22.42 | ) | (20.33 | ) | (24.67 | ) | ||||
| Transportation bills | (1.25 | ) | (0.45 | ) | (1.28 | ) | (0.61 | ) | ||||
| Working netback(1) | 45.76 | 64.46 | 47.64 | 66.20 | ||||||||
| Realized loss on derivatives | (3.59 | ) | (8.29 | ) | (4.41 | ) | (22.38 | ) | ||||
| Working netback, internet of derivatives(1) | 42.17 | 56.17 | 43.23 | 43.82 | ||||||||
| Frequent shares excellent, finish of interval | 139,313 | 59,892 | 139,313 | 59,892 | ||||||||
| Weighted common, primary | 139,313 | 59,869 | 126,230 | 44,402 | ||||||||
| Weighted common, diluted | 142,292 | 60,363 | 129,225 | 44,955 |
Message to Shareholders
In 2023, Saturn achieved its third consecutive yr of progress in manufacturing and money move from operations:
- Common manufacturing elevated 153% to 24,262 boe/d, in comparison with 9,593 boe/d common manufacturing in 2022;
- Adjusted EBITDA(1) elevated 147% to $363.1 million, in comparison with $146.7 million in 2022; and
- Adjusted funds move(1) elevated 134% to $278.1 million, in comparison with $118.7 million in 2022.
Throughout 2023, Saturn efficiently drilled and rig launched a complete of 59 gross (48.8 internet) horizontal wells throughout its 4 core working areas, comprised of:
- 28 gross (25.2 internet) wells in Southeast Saskatchewan;
- 19 gross (14.3 internet) wells in West Central Saskatchewan;
- 8 gross (5.3 internet) wells in Central Alberta; and
- 4 gross (4.0 internet) wells in North Alberta.
The February acquisition of privately held oil and fuel producer, Ridgeback Sources Inc. (“Ridgeback”), was a key contributor to Saturn’s progress in 2023, including 670 internet sections of land that includes improvement alternatives to maintain the Firm’s manufacturing going ahead. The acquisition of Ridgeback was extremely synergistic to the Firm’s present Southeast Saskatchewan property increasing its excessive money move, gentle oil manufacturing base by roughly 65%; greater than doubling the sunshine oil reserve volumes within the space; and added a big undeveloped land place that includes Bakken gentle oil useful resource that Saturn can proceed to develop. Along with rising the Firm’s Saskatchewan footprint, the acquisition additionally expanded Saturn’s operations into Alberta’s prolific Cardium, Kaybob and Swan Hills areas.
The Firm has continued to concentrate on streamlining its price construction by decreasing total royalties, lowering working prices and enhancing common hedging pricing:
- Common royalties decreased to 11.5% in 2023, in contrast 12.8% in 2022;
- Common internet working bills(1) decreased 18% to $20.33 per boe in 2023, in comparison with $24.67 per boe in 2022; and
- Common realized loss on derivatives decreased 80% to $4.41 per boe in 2023, in comparison with $22.38 in 2022.
In gentle of the above price discount impacts, the Firm’s 2023 working netback(1), internet of derivatives of $43.23 per boe, was similar to the $43.82 per boe in 2022, regardless of an roughly 17% drop within the common benchmark WTI oil value to US $77.60 in 2023, in comparison with a median WTI oil value of US $94.25 in 2022.
Saturn drilled as operator in 2023, 47 gross (45.2 internet) wells, with the outcomes of the 46 gross operated wells that have been positioned on manufacturing summarized within the desk beneath:
| Gross Wells Drilled by Formation (quantity): | Avg. IP30 per Location (boe/d) |
2023 Steering Kind Curve (boe/d) |
Efficiency vs. Kind Curve (%) |
Whole Gross Capital Invested ($MM) |
Capital Effectivity ($ per boe/d) |
| SE Sask – Frob. & Midale (10) | 80.4 | 69.0 | +17 | 13.2 | 16,420 |
| SE Sask – Spearfish (6) | 89.2 | 77.0 | +16 | 7.1 | 13,270 |
| SE Sask – Stimulated Bakken (7) | 109.7 | 101.0 | +9 | 12.3 | 16,020 |
| SE Sask – OHML Bakken (2) | 168.5 | 147.0 | +15 | 4.6 | 13,650 |
| WC Sask – Viking (12) | 97.9 | 68.0 | +44 | 19.4 | 16,510 |
| Central AB – Lochend Cardium (3) | 279.0 | 260.0 | +7 | 17.7 | 21,150 |
| Central AB – Pembina (2) | 239.5 | 248.0 | -3 | 9.4 | 19,620 |
| North AB – Montney (4) | 314.4 | 330.0 | -5 | 14.3 | 11,390 |
| Weighted Common | 134.6 | 121.0 | +11 | 98.0 | 15,830 |
Dedication to Debt Compensation
On February 28, 2023, the Firm expanded its Senior Time period Mortgage by $375.0 million in relation to the acquisition of Ridgeback. Saturn continues to prioritize the fast compensation of its Senior Time period Mortgage, and in 2023, the Firm made principal funds totaling roughly $164.5 million, with extra mixture funds of roughly $50.7 million made thus far in 2024, for a complete of $215.2 million of principal funds since December 31, 2022. The Firm intends to proceed directing free money move to ongoing debt compensation and steadiness sheet strengthening.
Southeast Saskatchewan
In This autumn of 2023, Saturn rig launched six gross (4.6 internet) Bakken wells, of which two gross wells (2.0 internet) have been drilled as open gap multi-lateral (“OHML”) wells. These OHML wells characteristic seven to eight horizontal legs per nicely and signify the primary on which Saturn has deployed this revolutionary drilling method. The Firm’s Bakken gentle oil improvement has been a robust addition to its capital program in Southeast Saskatchewan, the place Saturn has already efficiently drilled a complete of 11 gross (9.1 internet) Bakken wells in 2023. Saturn has 197 internet booked Bakken drilling areas (together with 16.9 internet OHML areas) and has recognized over 100 internet unbooked Bakken wells for future improvement.
Saturn efficiently drilled three gross (2.3 internet) Frobisher wells in This autumn of 2023 for an annual whole of 11 gross (10.1 internet) Mississippian wells, together with two gross (1.9 internet) Midale wells, which collectively outperformed IP30 sort curve expectations by 17%. The six gross (6.0 internet) Spearfish wells drilled in 2023 have been a spotlight of the yr’s improvement program, outperforming IP30 sort curve expectations by 16%, whereas experiencing decrease than anticipated declines. Additional budgeted improvement of Frobisher and Spearfish gentle oil is anticipated to be a outstanding part of Saturn’s 2024 capital funding plan.
For the three months ended December 31, 2023, the Firm’s Southeast Saskatchewan property collectively averaged 12,550 boe/d of manufacturing, a rise of 67% from 7,522 boe/d within the comparative 2022 interval.
West Central Saskatchewan
The Firm added a 3rd rig to the fourth quarter improvement plan so as to prolong the drilling success of its Viking gentle oil targets in West Central Saskatchewan, including 4 extra wells with 100% working curiosity. In 2023 Saturn efficiently drilled 19 gross (14.3 internet) Viking wells and continued to observe up on its finest performing areas of Hershel and Plato with 12 operated wells. These 12 wells have been drilled with 100% working curiosity, had a median IP30 of 97.9 bbls/d of sunshine oil, which outperformed the kind curve expectations by 44%. Saturn has 165 internet areas booked for future Viking improvement.
The Firm’s West Central Saskatchewan property averaged 3,504 boe/d of manufacturing for the three months ended December 31, 2023, in comparison with 4,992 boe/d within the prior yr.
Central Alberta
Saturn efficiently drilled three Cardium horizontal wells within the fourth quarter of 2023, with 100% working curiosity, for a complete of eight gross (5.3 internet) Cardium wells being rig launched in 2023. The 2023 Cardium wells drilled by Saturn have been Prolonged Attain Horizontal (“ERH”) wells having a median lateral size of two.2 miles. 5 of the Saturn operated Cardium wells have been placed on manufacturing in This autumn of 2023, with IP30 charges in step with sort treatment expectations, and delivering roughly 1,316 boe/d in mixture throughout the first 30 days on manufacturing. The sixth Cardium nicely drilled in late 2023 has now been accomplished together with a further three gross (3.0 internet) ERH Cardium wells drilled thus far in 2024. The 4 new wells are anticipated to be introduced on-line earlier than the tip of Q1 2024. In whole throughout 2024, Saturn expects to drill eight internet Cardium ERH wells.
For the three months ended December 31, 2023, the Firm’s Central Alberta property produced a median of 8,066 boe/d.
North Alberta
In December 2023, the Firm introduced on manufacturing a 4 nicely pad in Kaybob, with 100% working curiosity to Saturn. The 4 wells have been inside expectations of the Montney sort curve for this space and delivered an IP30 price of roughly 1,254 boe/d in mixture. Saturn plans to drill a further 4 nicely pad in Kaybob throughout 2024.
For the three months ended December 31, 2023, the Firm’s North Alberta property produced a median of two,771 boe/d.
ESG Initiatives
Saturn continued its dedication to accountable environmental stewardship by directing roughly $10.7 million in 2023 to decommissioning expenditures, together with the abandonment of 114 wells that not had financial manufacturing potential, amounting to roughly 2x the variety of gross new wells the Firm drilled in 2023.
Outlook
Saturn’s Board of Administrators has authorized the Firm’s largest ever improvement plan in 2024, with a finances of roughly $145.6 million focusing on the drilling of as much as 61 internet wells. With Saturn’s intensive pipeline community and services infrastructure inside every of its core working areas, the Firm has ample capability to deal with incremental new manufacturing coming on-stream. Over 85% of the Firm’s 2024 improvement capital expenditures will probably be directed to drilling, completions, equipping and tie-in of latest manufacturing.
Via the primary quarter of 2024, the Firm employed a full-time rig in Southeast Saskatchewan, ensuing within the drilling of 5 gross (5.0 internet) standard wells (two Frobisher, two Spearfish, one Tilston) all of which have been put onto manufacturing. The Firm is now drilling the primary of two Bakken OHML wells that may proceed by way of the primary half of 2024 with 100% working curiosity to Saturn.
Further particulars on Saturn’s 2024 Capital Funding Program is obtainable inside the Firm’s Steering Presentation now out there on the web site at https://saturnoil.com/investors/#presentations-and-events.
Investor Webcast
Saturn will host a webcast at 10:00 AM MDT (12:00 PM Midday EDT) on Wednesday, March 13, 2024, to overview the yr finish and fourth quarter 2023 monetary outcomes and supply extra color on the Firm’s operational highlights. Members can entry the reside webcast through https://saturnoil.com/invest/q4-2023-results-webcast. A recorded archive of the webcast will probably be out there afterwards on the Firm’s web site.
About Saturn Oil & Fuel Inc.
Saturn Oil & Fuel Inc. is a rising Canadian vitality firm centered on producing optimistic shareholder returns by way of the continued accountable improvement of high-quality, gentle oil weighted property, supported by an acquisition technique that targets extremely accretive, complementary alternatives. Saturn has assembled a gorgeous portfolio of free-cash flowing, low-decline operated property in Saskatchewan and Alberta that present a deep stock of long-term financial drilling alternatives throughout a number of zones. With an unwavering dedication to constructing an ESG-focused tradition, Saturn’s aim is to extend reserves, manufacturing and money flows at a gorgeous return on invested capital. Saturn’s shares are listed for buying and selling on the TSX below ticker ‘SOIL’ on the Frankfurt Inventory Change below image ‘SMKA’ and on the OTCQX below the ticker ‘OILSF’.
The Firm’s consolidated monetary statements and corresponding Administration’s Dialogue and Evaluation for the three months and yr ended December 31, 2023 can be found on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.com and on Saturn’s web site at www.saturnoil.com. Copies of the supplies will also be obtained upon request with out cost by contacting the Firm instantly. Please word, foreign money figures offered herein are mirrored in Canadian {dollars}, except in any other case famous.
Additional data and a company presentation is obtainable on Saturn’s web site at www.saturnoil.com.
Saturn Oil & Fuel Investor & Media Contacts:
John Jeffrey, MBA – Chief Govt Officer
Tel: +1 (587) 392-7900
www.saturnoil.com
Kevin Smith, MBA – VP Company Improvement
Tel: +1 (587) 392-7900
information@saturnoil.com
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(1) See Reader Advisory “Non-GAAP and Different Monetary Measures”
Reader Advisory
Non-GAAP and Different Monetary Measures
All through this information launch and in different supplies disclosed by the Firm, we make use of sure measures to investigate monetary efficiency, monetary place and money move. These non-GAAP and different monetary measures shouldn’t have any standardized which means prescribed by IFRS and due to this fact might not be similar to related measures offered by different issuers. Non-GAAP and different monetary measures shouldn’t be thought-about to be extra significant than GAAP measures that are decided in accordance with IFRS. The disclosure below the part “Non-GAAP and Different Monetary Measures” together with non-GAAP monetary measures and ratios, capital administration measures and supplementary monetary measures within the Firm’s Condensed consolidated interim monetary statements and MD&A are included by reference into this information launch.
This press launch makes use of the phrases “adjusted EBITDA”, “adjusted funds move”, “free funds move” and “internet debt” that are capital administration measures. See the disclosure below “Capital Administration” in our audited consolidated monetary statements for the three months and the yr ended December 31, 2023, for a proof and composition of those measures and the way these measures present helpful data to an investor, and the extra functions, if any, for which administration makes use of these measures.
Free funds move
The Firm considers free funds move to be a key capital administration measure as it’s used to find out the effectivity and liquidity of Saturn’s enterprise, measuring its funds out there after capital funding out there for debt compensation, pursue acquisitions and gauge optionality to pay dividends and/or return capital to shareholders by way of share repurchases. Saturn calculates Free funds move as Adjusted funds move within the interval much less expenditures on property, plant and gear and exploration and analysis property, collectively “capital expenditures”. By eradicating the impression of present interval capital expenditures from adjusted funds move, administration displays its free funds move to tell its capital allocation choices.
| Three months ended December 31, | Yr ended December 31, | |||||||||||
| ($000s) | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | ||||||||
| Adjusted funds move | 80,247 | 50,729 | 278,138 | 118,658 | ||||||||
| Capital expenditures | (57,175 | ) | (35,676 | ) | (130,573 | ) | (89,105 | ) | ||||
| Free funds move | 23,072 | 15,053 | 147,565 | 29,553 |
Capital Expenditures
Saturn makes use of capital expenditures to observe its capital investments relative to these budgeted by the Firm on an annual foundation. Saturn’s capital finances excludes acquisition and disposition actions in addition to the accounting impression of any accrual modifications or funds below sure lease preparations. Probably the most instantly comparable GAAP measure for capital expenditures is money move utilized in investing actions. The next desk reconciles capital expenditures and capital expenditures, internet acquisitions and inclinations (“A&D”) to the closest GAAP measure, money move utilized in investing actions.
| Three months ended December 31, | Yr ended December 31, | |||||||||||
| ($000s) | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | ||||||||
| Money move utilized in investing actions | 38,725 | 41,747 | 576,405 | 318,238 | ||||||||
| Change in non-cash working capital | 18,450 | (5,266 | ) | 20,830 | 19,234 | |||||||
| Capital expenditures, internet A&D | 57,175 | 36,481 | 597,235 | 337,472 | ||||||||
| Acquisitions, internet of money acquired | – | (805 | ) | (466,662 | ) | (248,367 | ) | |||||
| Capital expenditures | 57,175 | 35,676 | 130,573 | 89,105 |
Internet working bills
Internet working expense is calculated by deducting processing earnings primarily generated by processing third celebration manufacturing at processing services the place the Firm has an possession curiosity, from working bills offered on the Assertion of earnings (loss). The place the Firm has extra capability at certainly one of its services, it’s going to course of third-party volumes to scale back the price of possession within the facility. The Firm’s main enterprise actions usually are not that of a midstream entity whose actions are centered on incomes processing and different infrastructure-based revenues, and as such third-party processing income is netted in opposition to working bills within the MD&A. This metric is utilized by administration to guage the Firm’s internet working bills on a unit of manufacturing foundation. Internet working expense per boe is a non-GAAP monetary ratio and is calculated as internet working expense divided by whole barrels of oil equal produced over a particular time period. The calculation of the Firm’s internet working bills is proven inside the internet working bills part of our MD&A for the three months and yr ended December 31, 2023.
Working netback and Working netback, internet of derivatives
The Firm’s working netback is decided by deducting royalties, internet working bills and transportation bills from petroleum and pure fuel gross sales. The Firm’s working netback, internet of derivatives is calculated by including or deducting realized monetary spinoff commodity contract positive factors or losses from the working netback. The Firm’s working netback and working netback, internet of derivatives are utilized in operational and capital allocation choices. Presenting working netback and working netback, internet of derivatives on a per boe foundation is a non-GAAP monetary ratio and permits administration to higher analyze efficiency in opposition to prior intervals on a per unit of manufacturing foundation. The calculation of the Firm’s working netbacks and working netback, internet of derivatives are summarized as follows.
| Three months ended December 31, | Yr ended December 31, | |||||||||||
| ($000s) | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | ||||||||
| Petroleum and pure fuel gross sales | 185,384 | 111,558 | 693,891 | 367,957 | ||||||||
| Royalties | (24,124 | ) | (11,022 | ) | (80,565 | ) | (47,640 | ) | ||||
| Internet working bills | (44,945 | ) | (25,817 | ) | (180,074 | ) | (86,379 | ) | ||||
| Transportation bills | (3,094 | ) | (518 | ) | (11,314 | ) | (2,139 | ) | ||||
| Working netback | 113,221 | 74,201 | 421,938 | 231,799 | ||||||||
| Realized loss on monetary derivatives | (8,893 | ) | (9,540 | ) | (39,048 | ) | (78,349 | ) | ||||
| Working netback, internet of derivatives | 104,328 | 64,661 | 382,890 | 153,450 | ||||||||
| ($ per boe quantities) | ||||||||||||
| Petroleum and pure fuel gross sales | 74.93 | 96.90 | 78.35 | 105.09 | ||||||||
| Royalties | (9.75 | ) | (9.57 | ) | (9.10 | ) | (13.61 | ) | ||||
| Internet working bills | (18.17 | ) | (22.42 | ) | (20.33 | ) | (24.67 | ) | ||||
| Transportation bills | (1.25 | ) | (0.45 | ) | (1.28 | ) | (0.61 | ) | ||||
| Working netback | 45.76 | 64.46 | 47.64 | 66.20 | ||||||||
| Realized loss on monetary derivatives | (3.59 | ) | (8.29 | ) | (4.41 | ) | (22.38 | ) | ||||
| Working netback, internet of derivatives | 42.17 | 56.17 | 43.23 | 43.82 |
Adjusted EBITDA
The Firm considers adjusted EBITDA to be a key capital administration measure as it’s each used inside sure monetary covenants prescribed below the Firm’s Senior Time period Mortgage (word 11) and demonstrates Saturn’s standalone profitability, working and monetary efficiency when it comes to money move technology, adjusting for curiosity associated to its capital construction. Adjusted EBITDA is outlined by the Firm as earnings earlier than curiosity, taxes, depreciation, amortization and different noncash or extraordinary objects.
Adjusted funds move
The Firm considers adjusted funds move to be a key capital administration measure because it demonstrates Saturn’s capacity to generate the mandatory funds to handle manufacturing ranges and fund future progress by way of capital funding. Administration believes that this measure supplies an insightful evaluation of Saturn’s operations on a seamless foundation by eliminating sure non-cash expenses, precise settlements of decommissioning obligations, of which the character and timing of expenditures could differ primarily based on the stage of the Firm’s property and working areas, and transaction prices which differ primarily based on the Firm’s acquisition and disposition exercise.
Free funds move
The Firm considers free funds move to be a key capital administration measure as it’s used to find out the effectivity and liquidity of Saturn’s enterprise, measuring its funds out there after capital funding out there for debt compensation, pursue acquisitions and gauge optionality to pay dividends and/or return capital to shareholders by way of share repurchases. Saturn calculates free funds move as adjusted funds move within the interval much less expenditures on property, plant and gear and exploration and analysis property, collectively “capital expenditures”. By eradicating the impression of present interval capital expenditures from adjusted funds move, administration displays its free funds move to tell its capital allocation choices.
The next desk reconciles adjusted EBITDA, adjusted funds move and free funds move to money move from working actions:
| Yr ended December 31, | ||||||
| ($000s) | 2023 | 2022 | ||||
| Money move from working actions | 283,988 | 102,314 | ||||
| Change in non-cash working capital | (20,993 | ) | 14,536 | |||
| Decommissioning expenditures | 10,486 | 582 | ||||
| Transaction prices | 4,657 | 1,226 | ||||
| Present tax restoration | (1,915 | ) | – | |||
| Internet curiosity(1) | 86,920 | 28,082 | ||||
| Adjusted EBITDA | 363,143 | 146,740 | ||||
| Present Tax Restoration | 1,915 | – | ||||
| Internet Curiosity(1) | (86,920 | ) | 28,082 | |||
| Adjusted Funds Circulation | 278.138 | 118,658 | ||||
| Capital Expenditures(2) | (130,573 | ) | (89,105 | ) | ||
| Free Funds Circulation | 147,565 | 29,553 | ||||
| (1) Calculated as curiosity expense, internet of curiosity income. (2) Calculated as expenditures on exploration and improvement property on the consolidated statements of money flows. |
Market capitalization and internet debt
Administration considers internet debt a key capital administration measure in assessing the Firm’s liquidity. Whole market capitalization and internet debt to annualized quarterly adjusted funds move are utilized by administration and the Firm’s buyers in analyzing the Firm’s steadiness sheet energy and liquidity. The abstract of whole market capitalization, internet debt, annualized quarterly adjusted funds move and internet debt to annualized quarterly adjusted funds move is as follows:
| Yr ended December 31, | ||||||
| ($000s) | 2023 | 2022 | ||||
| Whole frequent shares excellent (000s) | 139,313 | 59,892 | ||||
| Share value(1) | 2.20 | 2.35 | ||||
| Whole market capitalization | 306,489 | 140,746 | ||||
| Adjusted working capital(2) | 8,240 | (3,128 | ) | |||
| Senior Time period Mortgage | 451,153 | 240,843 | ||||
| Convertible notes | 1,090 | 2,361 | ||||
| Lengthy-term deposit | – | (21,101 | ) | |||
| Promissory notes | – | 828 | ||||
| Internet debt | 460,483 | 219,803 | ||||
| Present quarter adjusted funds move | 80,247 | 50,729 | ||||
| Annualized issue | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Annualized quarterly adjusted funds move | 320,988 | 202,916 | ||||
| Internet debt to annualized quarterly adjusted funds move | 1.4x | 1.1x | ||||
| (1) Represents the closing share value on the TSX on the final day of buying and selling of the interval. (2) Adjusted working capital is calculated as money, accounts receivable, deposits and prepaids internet of accounts payable. |
Supplemental Info Concerning Product Sorts
References herein to boe/d embrace fuel or pure fuel and NGLs which refer to traditional pure fuel and pure fuel liquids product varieties, respectively, as outlined in Nationwide Instrument 51-101, Requirements of Disclosure for Oil and Fuel Actions (“NI 51-101”), besides the place particularly famous in any other case.
The next desk is meant to offer the product sort composition for every of the manufacturing figures offered herein, the place not already disclosed inside tables above for common manufacturing for the three months and the yr ended December 31, 2023 and 2022:
| Three months ended December 31, 2023 | Three months ended December 31, 2022 | |||||||
| Crude oil (bbls/d) | NGLs (bbls/d) | Pure fuel (mcf/d) | Whole (boe/d) |
Crude oil (bbls/d) | NGLs (bbls/d) | Pure fuel (mcf/d) | Whole (boe/d) |
|
| Southeast Saskatchewan | 10,832 | 939 | 4,673 | 12,550 | 6,714 | 398 | 2,457 | 7,522 |
| West Central Saskatchewan | 3,389 | 29 | 514 | 3,504 | 4,876 | 30 | 514 | 4,992 |
| Central Alberta | 3,543 | 1,172 | 20,105 | 8,066 | – | – | – | – |
| North Alberta | 1,643 | 393 | 4,412 | 2,771 | – | – | – | – |
| Whole boe/d | 19,407 | 2,533 | 29,704 | 26,891 | 11,590 | 428 | 2,971 | 12,514 |
| Yr ended December 31, 2023 | Yr ended December 31, 2022 | |||||||
| Crude oil (bbls/d) | NGLs (bbls/d) | Pure fuel (mcf/d) | Whole (boe/d) |
Crude oil (bbls/d) | NGLs (bbls/d) | Pure fuel (mcf/d) | Whole (boe/d) |
|
| Southeast Saskatchewan | 9,596 | 770 | 3,968 | 11,027 | 6,401 | 340 | 2,118 | 7,094 |
| West Central Saskatchewan | 4,262 | 20 | 468 | 4,360 | 2,440 | 13 | 274 | 2,499 |
| Central Alberta | 3,005 | 915 | 16,602 | 6,687 | – | – | – | – |
| North Alberta | 1,314 | 287 | 3,521 | 2,188 | – | – | – | – |
| Whole boe/d | 18,177 | 1,992 | 24,559 | 24,262 | 8,841 | 353 | 2,392 | 9,593 |
Preliminary Manufacturing Charges
Any reference on this information launch to preliminary manufacturing charges are helpful in confirming the presence of hydrocarbons, nonetheless, such charges usually are not determinative of the charges at which such wells will proceed manufacturing and decline thereafter. Any reference on this information launch to preliminary manufacturing charges include the above famous product varieties, utilizing a conversion price of 1 bbl : 6 MCF (the place relevant). Readers are cautioned to not place undue reliance on such charges in calculating mixture manufacturing for Saturn.
Per boe or ($/boe)
Any reference on this information launch to disclosures for petroleum and pure fuel gross sales, royalties, working bills, transportation bills and advertising and marketing bills on a per boe foundation are supplementary monetary measures which can be calculated by dividing every of those respective GAAP measures by Saturn’s whole manufacturing volumes for the interval.
Per Share Quantities
Per share quantities famous on this information launch are primarily based on Saturn’s weighted common issued and excellent frequent shares as of December 31, 2023, except famous in any other case.
Boe Presentation
Boe means barrel of oil equal. All boe conversions on this information launch are derived by changing fuel to grease on the ratio of six thousand cubic toes (“Mcf”) of pure fuel to 1 barrel (“Bbl”) of oil. Boe could also be deceptive, significantly if utilized in isolation. A Boe conversion price of 1 Bbl : 6 Mcf relies on an vitality equivalency conversion methodology primarily relevant on the burner tip and doesn’t signify a price equivalency on the wellhead. Provided that the worth ratio of oil in comparison with pure fuel primarily based on at the moment prevailing costs is considerably completely different than the vitality equivalency ratio of 1 Bbl: 6 Mcf, using a conversion ratio of 1 Bbl : 6 Mcf could also be deceptive as a sign of worth.
Ahead-Wanting Info and Statements.
Sure data included on this press launch constitutes forward-looking data below relevant securities laws. Ahead-looking data usually incorporates statements with phrases similar to “anticipate”, “imagine”, “anticipate”, “plan”, “intend”, “estimate”, “suggest”, “challenge”, “scheduled”, “will” or related phrases suggesting future outcomes or statements relating to an outlook. Ahead-looking data on this press launch could embrace, however just isn’t restricted to, the Firm’s drilling and improvement plans, timing of bringing wells on-stream, 2024 manufacturing, expectations relating to netbacks, the marketing strategy, price mannequin and technique of the Firm.
The forward-looking statements contained on this press launch are primarily based on sure key expectations and assumptions made by Saturn, together with expectations and assumptions regarding: the timing of and success of future drilling, improvement and completion actions, the efficiency of present wells, the efficiency of latest wells, the provision and efficiency of services and pipelines, the flexibility to allocate capital to pay down debt and develop or preserve manufacturing, the geological traits of Saturn’s properties, the applying of regulatory and licensing necessities and the provision of capital, labour and providers.
Though Saturn believes that the expectations and assumptions on which the forward-looking statements are primarily based are affordable, undue reliance shouldn’t be positioned on the forward-looking statements as a result of Saturn may give no assurance that they may show to be appropriate. Since forward-looking statements tackle future occasions and situations, by their very nature they contain inherent dangers and uncertainties. Precise outcomes might differ materially from these at the moment anticipated as a result of quite a few elements and dangers. These embrace, however usually are not restricted to, dangers related to the oil and fuel trade usually (e.g., operational dangers in improvement, exploration and manufacturing; the uncertainty of reserve estimates; the uncertainty of estimates and projections regarding manufacturing, prices and bills, and well being, security and environmental dangers), constraints within the availability of providers, commodity value and change price fluctuations, actions of OPEC and OPEC+ members, modifications in laws impacting the oil and fuel trade, opposed climate or break-up situations and uncertainties ensuing from potential delays or modifications in plans with respect to exploration or improvement initiatives or capital expenditures. These and different dangers are set out in additional element in Saturn’s Annual Info Type for the yr ended December 31, 2023.
Ahead-looking data relies on quite a few elements and assumptions which have been used to develop such data however which can show to be incorrect. Though Saturn believes that the expectations mirrored in its forward-looking data are affordable, undue reliance shouldn’t be positioned on forward-looking data as a result of Saturn may give no assurance that such expectations will show to be appropriate. Along with different elements and assumptions which can be recognized on this press launch, assumptions have been made relating to and are implicit in, amongst different issues, our capital expenditure and drilling packages, drilling stock and booked areas, manufacturing and income steering, ESG initiatives, debt compensation plans and future progress plans. Readers are cautioned that the foregoing listing just isn’t exhaustive of all elements and assumptions which have been used.
The forward-looking data contained on this press launch is made as of the date hereof and Saturn undertakes no obligation to replace publicly or revise any forward-looking data, whether or not on account of new data, future occasions or in any other case, except required by relevant securities legal guidelines. The forward-looking data contained on this press launch is expressly certified by this cautionary assertion.
All greenback figures included herein are offered in Canadian {dollars}, except in any other case famous.