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    Sitio Royalties Reports First Quarter 2025 Operational and Financial Results

    5/7/25 4:05:00 PM ET
    $STR
    Oil & Gas Production
    Energy
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    First quarter total average daily production above high end of full year guidance range

    More than 30% quarter-over-quarter increase in net wells turned-in-line

    First quarter total return of capital of $0.50 per share, comprised of declared cash dividend of $0.35 per share and an equivalent $0.15 per share in common stock repurchases

    Share repurchase program extended, with additional $300 million authorized

    Since June 2022, cumulative return of capital to shareholders has exceeded $915 million, representing approximately 35% of current market capitalization(1)

    Sitio Royalties Corp. (NYSE:STR) ("Sitio", "STR" or the "Company") today announced first quarter 2025 operational and financial results. Supplemental slides have been posted to Sitio's website, www.sitio.com. A conference call and webcast is planned for 7:30 a.m. CT / 8:30 a.m. ET on Thursday, May 8, 2025. Participation details can be found within this release.

    FIRST QUARTER 2025 HIGHLIGHTS

    • Delivered first quarter 2025 production of 18.9 MBbls/d oil and 42.1 MBoe/d total, exceeding the midpoint of full year Company guidance by 2% and 6%, respectively
    • Reported first quarter net income of $26.3 million and Adjusted EBITDA(2) of $142.2 million. Financial results reflected strong production volumes from legacy assets and recent acquisitions, as well as expenses in line with or better than the midpoint of our full year guidance ranges
    • Operators turned-in-line 11.1 net wells across Sitio's acreage position, up 34% quarter-over-quarter, as the Company's assets continue to attract significant drilling capital
    • Net line of sight ("LOS") wells totaled 48.6 as of March 31, 2025, up 8% quarter-over-quarter, including 28.9 net spud wells and 19.7 net permitted wells
    • Increased estimated inventory by 40 net locations, based on 2024 operator drilling activity; represents a 10% quarter-over-quarter increase and equates to a little more than a year of drilling at current average drilling pace
    • Closed $20.6 million of immediately accretive acquisitions located in the DJ and Midland Basins, adding approximately 1,350 net royalty acres ("NRAs")
    • Repurchased $22.3 million, or 1.1 million shares, of common stock in the first quarter 2025
    • Continued to return cash to shareholders and enhance value on a per share basis; first quarter total return of capital of $0.50 per share of Class A Common Stock, comprised of a $0.35 per share declared cash dividend (payable May 30, 2025), and $0.15 per share of stock repurchases
    • Subsequent to the first quarter, on May 7, 2025, Sitio's Board of Directors extended the Company's share repurchase program with authorization of an additional $300 million, bringing remaining share buyback capacity to approximately $350 million

    "With solid momentum exiting the first quarter 2025, our conviction in the quality of our assets and operators has never been stronger," said Sitio CEO Chris Conoscenti. "Consistent with our view of the long term value of our assets compared to our market valuation, our Board has authorized an additional $300 million of share buybacks and we will continue to take advantage of the current dislocation. The recent period of macro volatility highlights the benefits of minerals and royalties as an asset class, and Sitio specifically. With no obligatory capex, no operating costs and LTM Adjusted EBITDA margin(2) of 90%, our cash flow is remarkably resilient. Our well-capitalized operators have historically had some of the most durable and consistent capital programs in the upstream industry. Further, we have no direct tariff exposure and our diversified portfolio of perpetual real assets offers owners an attractive hedge to inflation. We continue to generate significant free cash flow to support our dividend, opportunistic share buybacks, debt paydown and accretive acquisitions. We are well-positioned to continue to consolidate the fragmented minerals market and we will continue to be judicious allocators of our shareholders' capital."

    FIRST QUARTER 2025 FINANCIAL RESULTS

    Sitio's first quarter 2025 average unhedged realized prices including all expected quality, transportation and demand adjustments were $70.39 per barrel of oil, $2.30 per Mcf of natural gas and $24.57 per barrel of natural gas liquids, for a total price of $41.75 per Boe. During the first quarter of 2025, the Company received $0.4 million in net cash settlements for commodity derivative contracts and as a result, average hedged realized prices were $70.52 per barrel of oil, $2.34 per Mcf of natural gas and $24.57 per barrel of natural gas liquids, for a total price of $41.86 per Boe.

    For the first quarter of 2025, consolidated net income was $26.3 million and Adjusted EBITDA(2) was $142.2 million, up $7.6 million (or 41%) and $6.9 million (or 5%), respectively, compared to first quarter 2024, primarily due to 18% higher production over the same period.

    As of March 31, 2025, the Company had $1.1 billion principal value of total debt outstanding (comprised of $486.2 million drawn on Sitio's revolving credit facility and $600.0 million of senior unsecured notes) and liquidity of $440.5 million, including $1.7 million of cash and $438.8 million of remaining availability under its $925.0 million credit facility.

    FIRST QUARTER 2025 RESULTS VS. FULL YEAR 2025 GUIDANCE

    Sitio is updating its previously issued full year 2025 estimated cash taxes guidance to reflect lower anticipated commodity prices than originally forecasted. At the midpoint, current estimated cash taxes for 2025 are $5 million less than the original estimate. The table below shows first quarter 2025 results relative to the Company's current full year 2025 guidance. Sitio does not forecast acquisitions; however, it expects to remain active on M&A given its robust deal pipeline.

    Guidance Metric

     

    1Q 2025

    Reported Results

     

    Full Year 2025

    Guidance

    Production

     

     

     

     

    Total average daily production (Boe/d)

     

    42,136

     

    38,250 - 41,250

    Oil average daily production (Bbls/d)

     

    18,868

     

    17,750 - 19,250

     

     

     

     

     

    Expenses and Taxes

     

     

     

     

    Cash G&A ($ in millions)(2)

     

    $8.6

     

    $36.5 - $39.5

    Production taxes and other (% of royalty revenue)

     

    8.2%

     

    7.0% - 9.0%

    Estimated cash taxes ($ in millions)(3)

     

    $5.8

     

    $21.5 - $24.5

    RETURN OF CAPITAL FRAMEWORK

    Sitio is committed to returning capital to shareholders while maintaining a balanced and durable capital structure. Since becoming public in 2022, Sitio's cumulative return of capital to shareholders has exceeded $915 million, including cash dividends and share repurchases, with approximately $75 million attributable to the first quarter 2025.

    Sitio's Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.35 per share of Class A Common Stock with respect to the first quarter of 2025. The dividend is payable on May 30, 2025 to the stockholders of record at the close of business on May 20, 2025. During the first quarter of 2025, the Company repurchased an aggregate 1.1 million shares of Class A Common Stock at an average price of $20.19 per share, or an equivalent $0.15 per share. In total, Sitio will return an aggregate $0.50 per share of capital for the first quarter of 2025.

    Subsequent to the first quarter, from April 1, 2025 through May 2, 2025, Sitio repurchased 486,680 shares of Class A Common Stock at an average price of $16.17 per share for a total of $7.9 million. As of May 2, 2025, the Company had repurchased a total of 6.7 million of Class A Common Stock shares and Sitio OpCo Partnership Units, representing approximately 4% of shares outstanding prior to the Board's authorization of Sitio's share repurchase program. On May 7, 2025, Sitio's Board of Directors extended the share repurchase program(4) with an additional authorization of $300 million, resulting in $500 million total authorization. Reflecting repurchases through May 2, 2025, remaining share buyback capacity is approximately $350 million.

    UPCOMING INVESTOR CONFERENCES

    Sitio executives will attend the RBC Capital Markets Global Energy, Power & Infrastructure Conference in New York on June 3-4, 2025 as well as the Citi Natural Resources Conference in Las Vegas on August 12-14, 2025.

    CONFERENCE CALL INFORMATION

    Sitio will host a conference call at 8:30 a.m. ET on Thursday, May 8, 2025. Participants can access the call by dialing 1-833-470-1428 in the United States, or 1-404-975-4839 in other locations, with access code 435140, or by webcast at https://events.q4inc.com/attendee/207226218. Participants may also pre-register for the event via the following link: https://www.netroadshow.com/events/login?show=9fa7173e&confId=80085. The conference call, live webcast, and replay can also be accessed through the Investor Relations section of Sitio's website at www.sitio.com.

    (1)

    Cumulative return since becoming public in June 2022 through March 31, 2025. Includes dividends declared with respect to 1Q25 (payable May 30, 2025). Market capitalization is based on Sitio's share price and share count as of May 2, 2025
     

    (2)

    For definitions of non-GAAP financial measures and reconciliation to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measures, please see "Non-GAAP financial measures"
     

    (3)

    Estimated cash tax guidance range is based on expectations at NYMEX forward strip pricing and for the assets owned on May 7, 2025
     

    (4)

    Repurchases may be made from time to time through various methods, including but not limited to open market transactions, privately negotiated transactions, and by other means in accordance with applicable state and federal securities laws, certain of which may be made pursuant to trading plans meeting the requirements of Rule 10b5-1 and 10b-18 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The timing of repurchases under the share repurchase program, as well as the number and value of shares repurchased under the program, will be determined by the Company at its discretion and will depend on a variety of factors, including the market price of the Company's Class A Common Stock, oil and gas commodity prices, general market and economic conditions, available liquidity, compliance with the Company's debt and other agreements, applicable legal requirements and other considerations. The exact number of shares to be repurchased by the Company is not guaranteed, and the program may be modified, suspended, or discontinued at any time without prior notice. The Company is not obligated to purchase any dollar amount or number of shares under the share repurchase program

    OPERATOR ACTIVITY

    The following table summarizes Sitio's net royalty acres, net average daily production and net LOS wells by basin as of March 31, 2025.

     

    Delaware

     

    Midland

     

    DJ

     

    Eagle

    Ford

     

    Williston/

    Other

     

    Total

    Net Royalty Acres

    (normalized to 1/8th royalty equivalent)

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    As of March 31, 2025

    156,603

     

    45,685

     

    43,119

     

    21,047

     

    8,203

     

    274,657

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Net Average Daily Production

    (Boe/d)

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Three months ended March 31, 2025

    23,772

     

    8,132

     

    6,126

     

    3,433

     

    673

     

    42,136

    % Oil

    44 %

     

    50 %

     

    39 %

     

    48 %

     

    58 %

     

    45 %

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Net LOS Wells

    (normalized to 5,000' laterals)

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Net spuds

    11.8

     

    8.7

     

    5.3

     

    2.9

     

    0.2

     

    28.9

    Net permits

    12.7

     

    3.7

     

    1.6

     

    1.6

     

    0.1

     

    19.7

    Net LOS wells as of March 31, 2025

    24.5

     

    12.4

     

    6.9

     

    4.5

     

    0.3

     

    48.6

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    COMMODITY DERIVATIVE CONTRACTS

    The following table summarizes Sitio's commodity derivative contracts as of March 31, 2025.

     

     

    Oil (NYMEX WTI)

     

     

    2Q25

    Swaps

     

     

    Bbl per day

     

    1,100

    Weighted Average Price per Bbl

     

    $74.65

     

     

     

    Collars

     

     

    Bbl per day

     

    2,000

    Weighted Average Ceiling Price per Bbl

     

    $93.20

    Weighted Average Floor Price per Bbl

     

    $60.00

     

     

     

     

     

    Gas (NYMEX Henry Hub)

     

     

    2Q25

    Collars

     

     

    MMBtu per day

     

    11,600

    Weighted Average Ceiling Price per MMBtu

     

    $10.34

    Weighted Average Floor Price per MMBtu

     

    $3.31

    FINANCIAL RESULTS

    Production Data

     

     

    Three Months Ended March 31,

     

    2025

     

    2024

    Production Data:

     

     

     

    Crude oil (MBbls)

     

    1,698

     

     

    1,662

    Natural gas (MMcf)

     

    7,082