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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
___________
FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): February 18, 2020
___________
DIAMONDBACK ENERGY, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
DE
001-35700
45-4502447
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
500 West Texas
 
 
 
Suite 1200
 
 
 
Midland,
TX
 
 
79701
(Address of principal
executive offices)
 
 
(Zip code)
(432) 221-7400
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the Registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934:
Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock
FANG
The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
 
 
(NASDAQ Global Select Market)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.   
    
 






Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
 
On February 18, 2020, Diamondback Energy, Inc. issued a press release announcing financial and operating results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2019. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
  






SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
DIAMONDBACK ENERGY, INC.
 
 
 
 
 
Date:
February 18, 2020
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Teresa L. Dick
 
 
 
Name:
Teresa L. Dick
 
 
 
Title:
Executive Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer




Exhibit


Exhibit 99.1

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DIAMONDBACK ENERGY, INC. ANNOUNCES FOURTH QUARTER AND FULL YEAR 2019 FINANCIAL AND OPERATING RESULTS; DOUBLES DIVIDEND

Midland, TX (February 18, 2020) - Diamondback Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: FANG) (“Diamondback” or the “Company”) today announced financial and operating results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2019.


FOURTH QUARTER 2019 HIGHLIGHTS

Q4 2019 average production of 195.0 MBO/d (301.3 MBOE/d), with average oil production up 5% over Q3 2019 and 50% over Q4 2018
Q4 2019 net loss of $(487) million, which includes a $790 million impairment due to lower SEC commodity pricing; adjusted net income (as defined and reconciled below) of $308 million, or $1.93 per diluted share
Q4 2019 Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA (as defined and reconciled below) of $869 million; adjusted EBITDA net of non-controlling interest of $827 million
Q4 2019 capital expenditures of $748 million; turned 78 gross operated horizontal wells to production
Approved a 100% increase in the annual cash dividend policy to $1.50 per common share starting with Q4 2019 payment, subject to discretion of the Board
Declared Q4 2019 cash dividend of $0.375 per share payable on March 10, 2020; implies a 2.0% annualized yield based on the February 14, 2020 share closing price of $74.97
Repurchased 2,415,000 shares in Q4 2019 for ~$199 million
Closed inaugural offering of $3.0 billion of investment grade notes; proceeds used to fully redeem $1.25 billion of 4.75% notes and pay down a portion of outstanding credit facility borrowings
Q4 2019 unhedged realized oil prices of $54.74/Bbl, representing ~96% of WTI and up 6% versus Q3 2019; expect to realize ~98-101% of WTI in 2020
Successfully traded majority of operated New Mexico acreage in the Northern Delaware Basin for operated Texas acreage in both the Midland and Delaware Basin; less than 0.1% of current net acreage now on federal land
Closed previously announced Drop-Down transaction to subsidiary Viper Energy Partners LP (NASDAQ: VNOM) ("Viper")


"Diamondback ended 2019 in a position of strength, achieving 5% sequential oil production growth along with our highest oil realizations of the year.  This, combined with our industry-leading cost structure, resulted in 18% quarter over quarter Adjusted EBITDA growth and 31% Adjusted EPS growth in the quarter. We repurchased 2.4 million shares in the quarter for approximately $199 million, utilizing free cash flow and a $43 million gain from interest rate swaps unwound as part of our first investment grade bond offering in November to repurchase shares at a depressed valuation. Further, Diamondback did not slow operations in the second half of 2019 and maintained continuous operations with eight completion crews running consistently through the end of the year, setting us up for continued growth and operational momentum in 2020,“ stated Travis Stice, Chief Executive Officer of Diamondback.







FULL YEAR 2019 HIGHLIGHTS

Full year 2019 net income of $240 million, or $1.47 per diluted share; full year 2019 adjusted net income (as defined and reconciled below) of $1.1 billion, or $6.93 per diluted share
Full year 2019 consolidated adjusted EBITDA of $3.1 billion, or $18.71 per diluted share
Full year 2019 average production of 187.7 MBO/d (283.0 MBOE/d), an increase of 26% from combined 2018 average daily oil volumes, after adjusting for the full year 2018 impact of the Energen transaction which closed on November 29, 2018
Full year 2019 capital expenditures of $2,921 million; turned 317 operated horizontal wells to production
Proved reserves as of December 31, 2019 of 1,128 MMboe (711 MMBo, 63% oil, 67% PDP), up 14% year over year; proved developed producing ("PDP") reserves of 760 MMBoe (457 MMBo, 60% oil), up 18% year over year
2019 consolidated proved developed finding and development ("PD F&D") costs of $10.87/boe; drill bit finding and development costs of $11.11/boe
Repurchased 6,385,000 shares for ~$598 million; represents 30% of the Board approved program for up to $2.0 billion of stock repurchases through December 31, 2020 and ~4% of the Company's float at December 31, 2018

"Looking back, 2019 was a historic year for Diamondback.  We successfully integrated our merger with Energen Resources, doubling the size of our Company while achieving greater cost synergies in a shorter period of time than originally promised at time of deal announcement.  We grew pro forma oil production 26% year over year with a $2.9 billion capital budget, increased our dividend by 50% and repurchased 6.4 million shares, or ~4% of our float entering the year.  We sold non-core assets for over $320 million of gross proceeds, dropped down mineral interests to Viper and took our midstream business public with approximately $720 million of net proceeds to Diamondback while retaining 71% post-IPO ownership. In November, we executed the final piece of our synergy scorecard and refinanced $3.0 billion of the Company's long-term debt following our upgrade to investment grade at a weighted average 3.23% interest rate," stated Travis Stice, Chief Executive Officer of Diamondback.

Mr. Stice continued, "While we are proud of what we accomplished in 2019, we do not spend time looking backward at our tracks in the sand, but rather looking ahead and concentrating on the future.  2020 has already brought its own industry challenges, and we are focused on navigating these challenges by staying disciplined, improving our industry-leading cost structure, growing production, increasing environmental transparency, and returning more cash to stockholders as evidenced by our dividend announcement today.  Should commodity prices weaken further or remain weak for an extended period of time, we will act responsibly as we have many times in the past and reduce capital spending.  If commodity prices strengthen, we will grow oil production within our previously announced 2020 budget, and return cash to stockholders or pay down debt.”


ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL, GOVERNANCE AND COMPENSATION: RECENT AND EXPECTED CHANGES

Additionally, Diamondback today announced recent and planned changes regarding environmental, social and governance ("ESG") disclosure and performance, as well as approved and expected changes to its





compensation program. The Company plans to provide additional detail for these and other changes in its upcoming proxy, which it expects to file in the second quarter of 2020.

Formed Safety, Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility Committee of the Board of Directors in the fourth quarter of 2019 with the goal to become best in class in terms of both disclosure and performance as it relates to sustainable long term development of our natural resources  
Adopted Proxy Access in the fourth quarter of 2019
Plan to add an absolute total shareholder return ("TSR") modifier to long term incentive (“LTI”) compensation that reduces payouts upon negative performance period TSR, pays at target upon achieving a performance period annual TSR of 0-15%, and has a multiplier upon achieving a performance period annual TSR of greater than 15%
Plan to replace executive employment agreements with a severance and change of control plan consistent with current market practice
Plan to update annual short-term incentive ("STI") metrics to include an ESG component with expected weighting of 10-15%
ESG component expected to be determined by meeting or exceeding key environmental and safety metrics including, but not limited to: flaring, GHG emissions, recycled water, fluid spill control and Total Recordable Incident Rate (safety); each metric will be measured and compensation will be tied to the metrics presented, without discretion
Existing metrics expected to remain unchanged (return on average capital employed, per lateral foot well costs and per boe PD F&D costs, LOE and Cash G&A expense)

“Diamondback has steadily made changes to compensation and governance practices as the Company has grown and the market has evolved.  The Company was one of the first in our industry to remove all growth metrics from its scorecard five years ago, replacing those metrics with cost control and capital efficiency metrics while also adding return on average capital employed in 2018.  The Company is taking the next step forward in 2020 by adding tangible environmental and safety targets to the scorecard.  One unique aspect of Diamondback's annual cash incentive program is that while 100 percent of senior management’s cash incentive compensation is tied to the scorecard, up to half of each employee’s discretionary cash incentive compensation is also tied to the same scorecard, creating alignment throughout the organization.  Diamondback is committed to being both best in class in terms of disclosure, but more importantly performance, when it comes to sustainable development of our natural resources in West Texas, where we are headquartered and operate,” stated Steve West, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Diamondback.


OPERATIONS UPDATE

Diamondback’s Q4 2019 production averaged 301.3 MBOE/d (195.0 MBO/d), up 5% quarter over quarter from 287.1 MBOE/d in Q3 2019, and up 65% year over year from 182.8 MBOE/d in Q4 2018.

During the fourth quarter of 2019, Diamondback drilled 76 gross horizontal wells and turned 78 operated horizontal wells to production. The average lateral length for the wells completed during the fourth quarter was 9,393 feet. Operated completions during the fourth quarter consisted of 37 Wolfcamp A wells, 21 Lower Spraberry wells, eight Wolfcamp B wells, six Third Bone Spring wells, two Second Bone Spring wells, two Jo Mill wells, one Middle Spraberry well and one Wolfcamp D well.

For the full year ended December 31, 2019, the Company drilled 331 gross horizontal wells and turned 317 operated horizontal wells to production. The average lateral length for wells completed during the full year





2019 was 9,598 feet, and consisted of 179 Wolfcamp A wells, 64 Lower Spraberry wells, 33 Wolfcamp B wells, 11 Third Bone Spring wells, 10 Middle Spraberry wells, nine Second Bone Spring wells, eight Jo Mill wells, two Wolfcamp D wells and one Meramec well.

Diamondback recently began initial appraisal of its Limelight exploration acreage in Southeast Ector and Northeast Crane counties, completing its first well targeting the Meramec with a 4,720 foot lateral. This well, the Xanadu 31 1H, commenced with an average 30-day 2-stream initial production ("IP") rate of 104 boe/d per 1,000 feet (83% oil) and went on to achieve an average 90-day rate of 76 boe/d per 1,000 feet (82% oil).

In the Midland Basin, Diamondback continues to have success in the Middle Spraberry and Jo Mill intervals. The Company recently completed a three well pad in Midland County with an average lateral length of 9,253 feet. These wells commenced with an average peak 30-day IP rate of 113 boe/d per 1,000 feet (83% oil).

In the Delaware Basin, the Company continues to be encouraged by operated completions targeting the Second Bone Spring. Most recently, Diamondback completed the SNL 27-25 UNIT 4BS well with a 7,554 lateral in Pecos County, which achieved a peak 30-day IP rate of 154 boe/d per 1,000 feet (89% oil).

FINANCIAL UPDATE
Diamondback's fourth quarter 2019 net loss was $(487) million, or $(3.04) per diluted share. Adjusted net income (a non-GAAP financial measure as defined and reconciled below) was $308 million, or $1.93 per diluted share, up 31% from $1.47 in Q3 2019 and up 60% from $1.21 in Q4 2018.

Fourth quarter 2019 Adjusted EBITDA net of non-controlling interest (as defined and reconciled below) was $827 million, up 18% from $699 million in Q3 2019 and up 82% from $455 million in Q4 2018.

Fourth quarter 2019 average realized prices were $54.74 per barrel of oil, $1.07 per Mcf of natural gas and $15.15 per barrel of natural gas liquids, resulting in a total equivalent unhedged price of $39.28/BOE. As previously indicated, Diamondback expects realized prices to improve relative to WTI through the remainder of 2020 as out of market fixed differential contracts have now rolled off and converted to Diamondback's commitments on the EPIC and Gray Oak pipelines or the current Midland market price. Based on current market differentials and estimated in-basin gathering costs, Diamondback expects to realize ~98-101% of WTI in 2020, all including the effect of current basis hedges, firm transportation agreements and in-basin gathering costs.

Diamondback's cash operating costs for the fourth quarter of 2019 were $8.77 per BOE, including lease operating expenses ("LOE") of $4.52 per BOE, cash general and administrative ("G&A") expenses of $0.54 per BOE and production and ad valorem taxes and gathering and transportation of $3.71 per BOE.

In December 2019, Diamondback completed an offering of $3.0 billion aggregate principal amount of investment grade notes, comprised of $1.0 billion of 2.875% senior notes due 2024, $800 million of 3.250% senior notes due 2026 and $1.2 billion of 3.500% senior notes due 2029. Net proceeds from these transactions were used to repay a portion of the outstanding borrowings under its credit facility, and to fully redeem $1.25 billion aggregate principal amount of its 4.750% senior notes at an aggregate purchase price of approximately $1.3 billion.

As of December 31, 2019, Diamondback had $109 million in standalone cash and approximately $13 million of outstanding borrowings under its revolving credit facility.






During the fourth quarter of 2019, Diamondback spent $652 million on drilling and completion, $23 million on non-operated properties, $15 million on infrastructure and $58 million on midstream, for total capital expenditures of $748 million. For the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company spent $2,452 million on drilling and completion, $105 million on non-operated properties, $120 million on infrastructure and $244 million on midstream, for total capital expenditures of $2,921 million.

CAPITAL RETURN PROGRAM

Diamondback announced today that the Company's Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.375 per common share for the fourth quarter of 2019 payable on March 10, 2020, to stockholders of record at the close of business on March 3, 2020.

During the fourth quarter of 2019, Diamondback repurchased 2,415,000 shares of common stock for approximately $199 million. For the full year 2019, Diamondback repurchased 6,385,000 shares, or approximately 30% of the Board approved program.

The repurchase program is authorized to extend through December 31, 2020, and the Company intends to purchase stock under the repurchase program opportunistically with funds from cash generated from operations and liquidity events such as the sale of assets. This repurchase program may be suspended from time to time, modified, extended or discontinued by the Board of Directors at any time. Purchases under the repurchase program may be made from time to time in open market or privately negotiated transactions in compliance with Rule 10b-18 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and will be subject to market conditions, applicable legal requirements, contractual obligations and other factors. Any stock purchased as part of this program will be retired and made available for future issuances by the Company.

RESERVES

Ryder Scott Company, L.P. prepared estimates of Diamondback's proved reserves as of December 31, 2019.  Reference prices of $55.69 per barrel of oil and $2.58 per MMbtu of natural gas were used in accordance with applicable rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Realized prices with applicable differentials were $51.88 per barrel of oil, $0.18 per Mcf of natural gas and $15.65 per barrel of natural gas liquids.

Proved reserves at year-end 2019 of 1,128 MMboe represent a 14% increase over year-end 2018 reserves.  Proved developed reserves increased by 18% to 760 MMboe (67% of total proved reserves) as of December 31, 2019, reflecting the continued development of the Company's horizontal well inventory. Proved undeveloped reserves ("PUD" or "PUDs") increased to 368 MMboe, a 6% increase over year-end 2018, and are comprised of 499 locations, 97 which are in the Delaware Basin. Crude oil represents 63% of Diamondback's total proved reserves.

Net proved reserve additions of 239 MMboe resulted in a reserve replacement ratio of 231% (defined as the sum of extensions, discoveries, revisions and purchases, divided by annual production). The organic reserve replacement ratio was 250% (defined as the sum of extensions, discoveries and revisions, divided by annual production).

Extensions and discoveries of reserves were the primary contributor to the increase in reserves totaling 376 MMboe followed by net purchases of reserves totaling 21 MMboe, with divestitures of 41 MMboe and downward revisions of 118 MMboe. PDP extensions accounted for 41% of the total increase in reserves. PDP extensions were the result of 283 wells in which the Company has a working interest, and PUD extensions





were the result of 291 new locations in which the Company has a working interest. Net divestitures of reserves of 20 MMboe were the net result of acquisitions of 21 MMboe and divestitures of 41 MMboe primarily associated with the sale of the Company's conventional Central Basin Platform assets. Downward revisions of 118 MMboe were the result of negative revisions due to lower product pricing of 42 MMboe and PUD downgrades of 70 MMboe primarily from changes in the corporate development plan and inventory optimization. These revisions were partially offset by positive performance revisions of 10 MMboe from increased NGL recoveries.

88% of the PUD downgrades, or 61 MMboe, are related to the reclassification of PUDs to non-proved categories that do not fit in the Company's current three year development plan due to inventory optimization and high grading after the Energen and Diamondback merger. The SEC PUD guidelines allow a company to book PUD reserves associated with projects that are to occur within the next five years, but Diamondback takes a more conservative approach to the booking of PUD reserves by choosing to book minimal PUD reserves outside of its three year development plan. The benefit of booking PUDs has decreased as the Company has grown and no longer has a reserve-based revolving credit facility after earning investment grade status in late 2019. With its current development plan, the Company expects to continue its strong PUD conversion ratio in 2020 by converting an estimated 35% of its PUDs to a Proved Developed category, and develop ~66% of the consolidated 2019 year-end PUD reserves by the end of 2021.


 
Oil (MBbls)
Liquids (MBbls)
Gas (MMcf)
MBOE
Proved Reserves As of December 31, 2018
626,936
190,291
1,048,649
992,001
Extensions and discoveries
256,569
66,572
318,874
376,288
Revisions of previous estimates
(84,789)
(8,166)
(149,657)
(117,898)
Purchase of reserves in place
13,974
3,813
19,830
21,092
Divestitures
(33,269)
(3,809)
(21,272)
(40,623)
Production
(68,518)
(18,498)
(97,613)
(103,285)
Proved Reserves As of December 31, 2019
710,903
230,203
1,118,811
1,127,575

Diamondback's exploration and development costs in 2019 were $2,871 million. PD F&D costs were $10.87/boe. PD F&D costs are defined as exploration and development costs, excluding midstream, divided by the sum of reserves associated with transfers from proved undeveloped reserves at year-end 2018 including any associated revisions in 2019 and extensions and discoveries placed on production during 2018. Drill bit F&D costs were $11.11/boe including the effects of all revisions including pricing revisions. Drill bit F&D costs are defined as the exploration and development costs, excluding midstream, divided by the sum of extensions, discoveries and revisions. Diamondback's approach to PUD reserve booking negatively impacted drill bit F&D in 2019. If Diamondback's PUD to PDP ratio had remained constant compared to 2018 along with constant year over year product pricing, the Company estimates its drill bit F&D would have been ~$2.50/boe less in 2019.






 
Year Ended December 31,
 
2019
 
2018
 
2017
 
(In millions)
Acquisition costs:
 
 
 
 
 
Proved properties
$
194

 
$
5,665

 
$
455

Unproved properties
418

 
5,818

 
2,692

Development costs
956

 
493

 
145

Exploration costs
1,915

 
1,090

 
780

Total
$
3,483

 
$
13,066

 
$
4,072



UPDATED 2020 GUIDANCE

Below is Diamondback's guidance for the full year 2020, which is unchanged from the production, activity and capital budget guidance released in November 2019, and has been updated to reflect unit cost expectations.

Note the 2020 capital program includes 100% working interest capital for 15 - 17 wells on the San Pedro joint venture acreage with Carlyle due to the accounting treatment of the joint venture, resulting in over $175 million of gross capital for these projects in the consolidated budget.  Per the joint development agreement, Diamondback's net capital contribution to these wells will be less than 20% of the total capital ($35 million). The majority of the working interest associated with this development reverts back to Diamondback should certain return thresholds be met.





 
2020 Guidance
2020 Guidance
 
Diamondback Energy, Inc.
Viper Energy Partners LP
 
 
 
Total net production – MBOE/d
310.0 - 325.0
27.0 - 30.0
Oil production – MBO/d
205.0 - 215.0
17.0 - 19.0
 
 
 
Unit costs ($/BOE)
 
 
Lease operating expenses, including workovers
$4.40 - $4.80
 
Gathering and transportation
$0.90 - $1.10 (Q1 $1.15 - $1.35)

G&A
 
 
Cash G&A
$0.70 - $0.90
Under $0.80
Non-cash equity-based compensation
$0.40 - $0.65
Under $0.25
D,D&A
$13.00 - $15.00
$10.50 - $12.50
Interest expense (net of interest income)
$1.25 - $1.75
$2.75 - $3.25
 
 
 
Production and ad valorem taxes (% of revenue)(a)
7.0%
7.0%
Corporate tax rate (% of pre-tax income)
23%
 
 
 
 
Gross horizontal D,C&E/Ft. - Midland Basin
$720 - $750

Gross horizontal D,C&E/Ft. - Delaware Basin
$1,075 - $1,125
 
Gross horizontal wells completed (net)
320 - 360 (288 - 324)

Average lateral length (Ft.)
~9,700'
 
Midland Basin net lateral feet (%)
~55%
 
Delaware Basin net lateral feet (%)
~45%
 
 
 
 
Capital Budget ($ - million)
 
 
Horizontal drilling and completion
$2,450 - $2,600

Midstream (ex. long-haul pipeline investments)
$200 - $225

Infrastructure
$150 - $175

2020 Capital Spend
$2,800 - $3,000

(a)
Includes production taxes of 4.6% for crude oil and 7.5% for natural gas and NGLs and ad valorem taxes.







CONFERENCE CALL
Diamondback will host a conference call and webcast for investors and analysts to discuss its results for the fourth quarter of 2019 on Wednesday, February 19, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. CT. Participants should call (877) 440-7573 (United States/Canada) or (253) 237-1144 (International) and use the confirmation code 2383801. A telephonic replay will be available from 12:00 p.m. CT on Wednesday, February 19, 2020 through Wednesday, February 26, 2020 at 12:00 p.m. CT. To access the replay, call (855) 859-2056 (United States/Canada) or (404) 537-3406 (International) and enter confirmation code 2383801. A live broadcast of the earnings conference call will also be available via the internet at www.diamondbackenergy.com under the “Investor Relations” section of the site. A replay will also be available on the website following the call.


About Diamondback Energy, Inc.

Diamondback is an independent oil and natural gas company headquartered in Midland, Texas focused on the acquisition, development, exploration and exploitation of unconventional, onshore oil and natural gas reserves in the Permian Basin in West Texas. For more information, please visit www.diamondbackenergy.com.


Forward Looking Statements

This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements, other than historical facts, that address activities that Diamondback assumes, plans, expects, believes, intends or anticipates (and other similar expressions) will, should or may occur in the future are forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements are based on management’s current beliefs, based on currently available information, as to the outcome and timing of future events, including acquisitions and sales of assets, future dividends, production, drilling and capital expenditure plans and effects of hedging arrangements. These forward-looking statements involve certain risks and uncertainties that could cause the results to differ materially from those expected by the management of Diamondback. Information concerning these risks and other factors can be found in Diamondback’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K, which can be obtained free of charge on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s web site at http://www.sec.gov. Diamondback undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement.







Diamondback Energy, Inc.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(unaudited, in millions, except share amounts)
 
 
 
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
2019
2018
Assets
 
 
Current assets:
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
123

$
215

Restricted cash
5


Accounts receivable:
 
 
Joint interest and other, net
186

96

Oil and natural gas sales
429

296

Inventories
37

37

Derivative instruments
46

231

Prepaid expenses and other
43

50

Total current assets
869

925

Property and equipment:
 
 
Oil and natural gas properties, full cost method of accounting ($9,207 million and $9,670 million excluded from amortization at December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively)
25,782

22,299

Midstream assets
931

700

Other property, equipment and land
125

147

Accumulated depletion, depreciation, amortization and impairment
(5,003
)
(2,774
)
Net property and equipment
21,835

20,372

Equity method investments
479

1

Derivative instruments
7


Deferred tax asset
142

97

Investment in real estate, net
109

116

Other assets
90

85

Total assets
$
23,531

$
21,596

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
 
 
Current liabilities:
 
 
Accounts payable-trade
$
179

$
128

Accrued capital expenditures
475

495

Other accrued liabilities
304

253

Revenues and royalties payable
278

143

Derivative instruments
27


Total current liabilities
1,263

1,019

Long-term debt
5,371

4,464

Derivative instruments

15

Asset retirement obligations
94

136

Deferred income taxes
1,886

1,785

Other long-term liabilities
11

10

Total liabilities
8,625

7,429

Commitments and contingencies
 
 
Stockholders’ equity:
 
 
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 200,000,000 shares authorized, 159,034,734 issued and outstanding at December 31, 2019; 200,000,000 shares authorized, 164,273,447 issued and outstanding at December 31, 2018
2

2

Additional paid-in capital
12,357

12,936

Retained earnings
890

762

Total Diamondback Energy, Inc. stockholders’ equity
13,249

13,700

Non-controlling interest
1,657

467

Total equity
14,906

14,167

Total liabilities and equity
$
23,531

$
21,596






Diamondback Energy, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(unaudited, $ in millions except per share data, shares in thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended December 31,
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Oil, natural gas and natural gas liquid sales
$
1,089

 
$
623

 
$
3,887

 
$
2,130

Lease bonus

 
1

 
4

 
3

Midstream services
13

 
7

 
64

 
34

Other operating income
2

 
2

 
9

 
9

Total revenues
1,104

 
633

 
3,964

 
2,176

Costs and expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Lease operating expenses
126

 
76

 
490

 
205

Production and ad valorem taxes
68

 
40

 
248

 
133

Gathering and transportation
34

 
9

 
88

 
26

Midstream services
31

 
23

 
91

 
72

Depreciation, depletion and amortization
401

 
232

 
1,447

 
623

Impairment of oil and natural gas properties
790

 

 
790

 

General and administrative expenses
36

 
20

 
104

 
65

Asset retirement obligation accretion
1

 
1

 
7

 
2

Merger and integration expense

 
36

 

 
36

Other operating expense
1

 
1

 
4

 
3

Total costs and expenses
1,488

 
438

 
3,269

 
1,165

Income (loss) from operations
(384
)
 
195

 
695

 
1,011

Other income (expense):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest expense, net
(39
)
 
(38
)
 
(172
)
 
(87
)
Other (expense) income, net
(7
)
 

 
(2
)
 
89

(Loss) gain on derivative instruments, net
(111
)
 
240

 
(108
)
 
101

Gain (loss) on revaluation of investment
1

 
(6
)
 
5

 
(1
)
Loss on extinguishment of debt
(56
)
 

 
(56
)
 

Total other (expense) income, net
(212
)
 
196

 
(333
)
 
102

Income (loss) before income taxes
(596
)
 
391

 
362

 
1,113

(Benefit from) provision for income taxes
(124
)
 
85

 
47

 
168

Net income (loss)
(472
)
 
306

 
315

 
945

Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest
15

 
(1
)
 
75

 
99

Net income (loss) attributable to Diamondback Energy, Inc.
$
(487
)
 
$
307

 
$
240

 
$
846

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Earnings per common share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
$
(3.04
)
 
$
2.50

 
$
1.47

 
$
8.09

Diluted
$
(3.04
)
 
$
2.50

 
$
1.47

 
$
8.06

Weighted average common shares outstanding:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
159,998

 
122,510

 
163,493
 
104,622
Diluted
160,154

 
122,739

 
163,843

 
104,929

Dividends declared per share
$
0.3750

 
$
0.1250

 
$
0.9375

 
$
0.5000








Diamondback Energy, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(unaudited, in millions)
 
 
 
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
2019
2018
 
 
 
Cash flows from operating activities:
 
 
Net income
$
315

$
945

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
 
 
Provision for deferred income taxes
47

168

Impairment of oil and natural gas properties
790


Asset retirement obligation accretion
7

2

Depreciation, depletion and amortization
1,447

623

Amortization of debt issuance costs
9

12

Loss on early extinguishment of debt
56


Change in fair value of derivative instruments
188

(222
)
Loss from equity investment
6


(Gain) loss on revaluation of investment
(5
)
1

Equity-based compensation expense
48

27

(Gain) loss on sale of assets, net
(1
)
3

(Gain) loss on sale of inventory
(1
)

Restricted cash
(5
)

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
 
 
Accounts receivable
(187
)
13

Inventories
(10
)
(14
)
Prepaid expenses and other
29

25

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
(129
)
(7
)
Income tax payable

(1
)
Accrued interest
(5
)
(22
)
Revenues and royalties payable
135

12

Net cash provided by operating activities
2,734

1,565

Cash flows from investing activities:
 
 
Drilling, completions and non-operated additions to oil and natural gas properties
(2,557
)
(1,359
)
Infrastructure additions to oil and natural gas properties
(120
)
(102
)
Additions to midstream assets
(244
)
(204
)
Purchase of other property, equipment and land
(5
)
(7
)
Acquisition of leasehold interests
(443
)
(1,371
)
Acquisition of mineral interests
(333
)
(440
)
Proceeds from sale of assets
300

80

Investment in real estate
(1
)
(111
)
Funds held in escrow

11

Equity investments
(485
)

Net cash used in investing activities
(3,888
)
(3,503
)
Cash flows from financing activities:
 
 
Proceeds from borrowings under credit facility
2,350

2,652

Repayment under credit facility
(3,718
)
(1,242
)
Repayment on Energen's credit facility

(559
)
Proceeds from senior notes
3,469

1,062






Diamondback Energy, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(unaudited, in millions)
Repayment of senior notes
(1,250
)

Premium on extinguishment of debt
(44
)

Proceeds from joint venture
39


Debt issuance costs
(18
)
(25
)
Public offering costs
(41
)
(3
)
Proceeds from public offerings
1,106

305

Proceeds from exercise of stock options
9


Repurchased shares for tax withholdings
(13
)
(14
)
Repurchased as part of share buyback
(593
)

Dividends to stockholders
(112
)
(37
)
Distributions to non-controlling interest
(122
)
(98
)
Net cash provided by financing activities
1,062

2,041

Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents
(92
)
103

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
215

112

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
$
123

$
215

 
 
 
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
 
 
Interest paid, net of capitalized interest
$
237

$
114

Cash paid for income taxes
$

$
1

Supplemental disclosure of non-cash transactions:
 
 
Change in accrued capital expenditures
$
(20
)
$
274

Capitalized stock-based compensation
$
17

$
10

Common stock issued for Ajax
$

$
340

Common stock issued for business combination(1)
$

$
7,136

Asset retirement obligations acquired
$
4

$
111

(1)
Includes $7 billion of Common stock issued for business combination, $14 million for stock options assumed and $52 million for restricted stock units assumed.






Diamondback Energy, Inc.
Selected Operating Data
(unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended December 31,
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
Production Data:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Oil (MBbls)
17,937

 
11,968

 
68,518

 
34,367

Natural gas (MMcf)
28,219

 
12,952

 
97,613

 
34,669

Natural gas liquids (MBbls)
5,078

 
2,689

 
18,498

 
7,465

Combined volumes (MBOE)(1)(2)
27,718

 
16,816

 
103,285

 
47,610

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Daily oil volumes (BO/d)
194,972

 
130,091

 
187,721

 
94,156

Daily combined volumes (BOE/d)(2)
301,284

 
182,785

 
282,972

 
130,439

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Average Prices:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Oil ($ per Bbl)
$
54.74

 
$
45.51

 
$
51.87

 
$
54.66

Natural gas ($ per Mcf)
$
1.07

 
$
1.62

 
$
0.68

 
$
1.76

Natural gas liquids ($ per Bbl)
$
15.15

 
$
21.10

 
$
14.42

 
$
25.47

Combined ($ per BOE)
$
39.28

 
$
37.01

 
$
37.63

 
$
44.73

Oil, hedged ($ per Bbl)(3)
$
54.69

 
$
45.31

 
$
51.96

 
$
51.20

Natural gas, hedged ($ per MMbtu)(3)
$
1.15

 
$
1.44

 
$
0.86

 
$
1.72

Natural gas liquids, hedged ($ per Bbl)(1)
$
15.93

 
$
21.09

 
$
15.20

 
$
25.46

Average price, hedged ($ per BOE)(3)
$
39.48

 
$
36.72

 
$
38.00

 
$
42.20

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Average Costs per BOE:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Lease operating expense
$
4.52

 
$
4.51

 
$
4.74

 
$
4.31

Production and ad valorem taxes
2.46

 
2.36

 
2.40

 
2.79

Gathering and transportation expense
1.25

 
0.56

 
0.86

 
0.55

General and administrative - cash component
0.54

 
0.67

 
0.54

 
0.79

Total operating expense - cash
$
8.77

 
$
8.10

 
$
8.54

 
$
8.44

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
General and administrative - non-cash component
$
0.73

 
$
0.49

 
$
0.46

 
$
0.57

Depreciation, depletion and amortization
$
14.48

 
$
13.77

 
$
14.01

 
$
13.09

Interest expense, net
$
1.40

 
$
2.26

 
$
1.66

 
$
1.83

Merger and integration expense
$

 
$
2.19

 
$

 
$
0.77

(1)
Bbl equivalents are calculated using a conversion rate of six Mcf per one Bbl.
(2)
The volumes presented are based on actual results and are not calculated using the rounded numbers in the table above.
(3)
Hedged prices reflect the effect of our commodity derivative transactions on our average sales prices. Our calculation of such effects includes realized gains and losses on cash settlements for commodity derivatives, which we do not designate for hedge accounting.

NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
Adjusted EBITDA is a supplemental non-GAAP financial measure that is used by management and external users of our financial statements, such as industry analysts, investors, lenders and rating agencies. The Company defines Adjusted EBITDA as net income plus non-cash (gain) loss on derivative instruments, net, interest expense, net, depreciation, depletion and amortization, impairment expense, non-cash equity-based compensation expense, capitalized equity-based compensation expense, asset retirement obligation accretion expense, loss on extinguishment of debt, (gain) loss on revaluation of investment, merger and integration





expense and income tax (benefit) provision. Adjusted EBITDA is not a measure of net income as determined by United States’ generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"). Management believes Adjusted EBITDA is useful because it allows it to more effectively evaluate the Company’s operating performance and compare the results of its operations from period to period without regard to its financing methods or capital structure. The Company adds the items listed above to net income in arriving at Adjusted EBITDA because these amounts can vary substantially from company to company within its industry depending upon accounting methods and book values of assets, capital structures and the method by which the assets were acquired. Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered as an alternative to, or more meaningful than, net income as determined in accordance with GAAP or as an indicator of the Company’s operating performance or liquidity. Certain items excluded from Adjusted EBITDA are significant components in understanding and assessing a company’s financial performance, such as a company’s cost of capital and tax structure, as well as the historic costs of depreciable assets, none of which are components of Adjusted EBITDA. The Company’s computation of Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies or to such measure in our credit facility or any of our other contracts.
The following tables present a reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measure of Adjusted EBITDA to the GAAP financial measure of net income.
Diamondback Energy, Inc.
Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to Net Income
(unaudited, in millions)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended December 31,
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
Net income (loss)
$
(472
)
 
$
306

 
$
315

 
$
945

Non-cash loss (gain) on derivative instruments, net
158

 
(246
)
 
188

 
(222
)
Interest expense, net
39

 
38

 
172

 
87

Depreciation, depletion and amortization
401

 
232

 
1,447

 
623

Impairment of oil and natural gas properties
790

 

 
790

 

Non-cash equity-based compensation expense
29

 
11

 
65

 
37

Capitalized equity-based compensation expense
(8
)
 
(3
)
 
(17
)
 
(10
)
Asset retirement obligation accretion expense
1

 
1

 
7

 
2

Loss on extinguishment of debt
56

 

 
56

 

Loss (gain) on revaluation of investment
(1
)
 
6

 
(5
)
 
1

Merger and integration expense

 
36

 

 
36

Income tax (benefit) provision
(124
)
 
85

 
47

 
168

Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA
$
869

 
$
466

 
$
3,065

 
$
1,667

Adjustment for non-controlling interest
(42
)
 
(11
)
 
(116
)
 
(129
)
Adjusted EBITDA attributable to Diamondback Energy, Inc.
$
827

 
$
455

 
$
2,949

 
$
1,538

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Adjusted EBITDA per common share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
$
5.17

 
$
3.73

 
$
18.04

 
$
14.71

Diluted
$
5.16

 
$
3.72

 
$
18.00

 
$
14.67

Weighted average common shares outstanding:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
159,998

 
122,510

 
163,493

 
104,622

Diluted
160,154

 
122,739

 
163,843

 
104,929







Adjusted net income is a non-GAAP financial measure equal to net income attributable to Diamondback Energy, Inc. adjusted for non-cash gain on derivative instruments, gain on revaluation of investments, loss on extinguishment of debt, impairment of oil and natural gas properties and related income tax adjustments. The Company’s computation of adjusted net income may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies or to such measure in our credit facility or any of our other contracts.
The following table presents a reconciliation of adjusted net income to net income:

Diamondback Energy, Inc.
Adjusted Net Income
(unaudited, in millions, except share amounts and per share data)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended December 31, 2019
 
Year Ended December 31, 2019
 
Pre-Tax Amounts
 
Amounts Per Share
 
Pre-Tax Amounts
 
Amounts Per Share
Net income (loss) attributable to Diamondback Energy, Inc.
$
(487
)
 
$
(3.04
)
 
$
240

 
$
1.47

Non-cash gain on derivative instruments
158

 
0.99

 
188

 
1.15

Gain on revaluation of investments
(1
)
 
(0.01
)
 
(5
)
 
(0.03
)
Loss on extinguishment of debt
56

 
0.35

 
56

 
0.34

Impairment of oil and natural gas properties
790

 
4.94

 
790

 
4.82

Adjusted income excluding above items
516

 
3.23

 
1,269

 
7.75

Income tax adjustment for above items
(208
)
 
(1.30
)
 
(134
)
 
(0.82
)
Adjusted net income
$
308

 
$
1.93

 
$
1,135

 
$
6.93


PV-10

PV-10 is the Company's estimate of the present value of the future net revenues from proved oil and gas reserves after deducting estimated production and ad valorem taxes, future capital costs and operating expenses, but before deducting any estimates of future income taxes.  The estimated future net revenues are discounted at an annual rate of 10% to determine their "present value."  The Company believes PV-10 to be an important measure for evaluating the relative significance of its oil and gas properties and that the presentation of the non-GAAP financial measure of PV-10 provides useful information to investors because it is widely used by professional analysts and investors in evaluating oil and gas companies.  Because there are many unique factors that can impact an individual company when estimating the amount of future income taxes to be paid, the Company believes the use of a pre-tax measure is valuable for evaluating the Company.  The Company believes that PV-10 is a financial measure routinely used and calculated similarly by other companies in the oil and gas industry.

The following table reconciles PV-10 to the Company's standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows, the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP.  PV-10 should not be considered as an alternative to the standardized measure as computed under GAAP.

(in millions)
December 31, 2019
Standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows
$
10,184

Add: Present value of future income tax discounted at 10%
1,075

PV-10
$
11,259


Derivatives






As of the filing date, the Company had the following outstanding derivative contracts. The Company’s derivative contracts are based upon reported settlement prices on commodity exchanges, with crude oil derivative settlements based on New York Mercantile Exchange West Texas Intermediate pricing and Crude Oil Brent and with natural gas derivative settlements based on the New York Mercantile Exchange Henry Hub pricing. When aggregating multiple contracts, the weighted average contract price is disclosed.

 
Crude Oil (Bbls/day, $/Bbl)
 
Q1 2020
 
Q2 2020
 
Q3 2020
 
Q4 2020
Swaps - WTI (Cushing)
15,681

 
15,000

 
11,000

 
11,000

$
57.65

 
$
57.52

 
$
58.13

 
$
58.13

Swaps - WTI (Magellan East Houston)
6,000

 
6,000

 
6,000

 
6,000

$
62.80

 
$
62.80

 
$
62.80

 
$
62.80

Swaps - Crude Brent Oil
14,533

 
13,000

 
7,000

 
7,000

$
61.34

 
$
60.84

 
$
60.74

 
$
60.74

Three-Way Collar - WTI (Cushing)
19,700

 
19,700

 
17,700

 
17,700

Short Put Price ($/Bbl)
$
43.98

 
$
43.98

 
$
44.44

 
$
44.44

Long Put Price ($/Bbl)
$
53.98

 
$
53.98

 
$
54.44

 
$
54.44

Ceiling Price ($/Bbl)
$
65.18

 
$
65.18

 
$
65.68

 
$
65.68

Three-Way Collar - WTI (Magellan East Houston)
14,000

 
14,000

 
14,000

 
14,000

Short Put Price ($/Bbl)
$
50.00

 
$
50.00

 
$
50.00

 
$
50.00

Long Put Price ($/Bbl)
$
60.00

 
$
60.00

 
$
60.00

 
$
60.00

Ceiling Price ($/Bbl)
$
68.61

 
$
68.61

 
$
68.61

 
$
68.61

Three-Way Collar - Crude Brent Oil
34,250

 
34,250

 
34,250

 
34,250

Short Put Price ($/Bbl)
$
50.00

 
$
50.00

 
$
50.00

 
$
50.00

Long Put Price ($/Bbl)
$
60.00

 
$
60.00

 
$
60.00

 
$
60.00

Ceiling Price ($/Bbl)
$
70.76

 
$
70.76

 
$
70.76

 
$
70.76

Costless Put Spreads - WTI (Cushing)
1,632

 
2,475

 
2,475

 
2,475

Short Put Price ($/Bbl)
$
50.50

 
$
50.50

 
$
50.50

 
$
50.50

Long Put Price ($/Bbl)
$
60.50

 
$
60.50

 
$
60.50

 
$
60.50

Costless Put Spreads - Crude Brent Oil
3,462

 
5,250

 
5,250

 
5,250

Short Put Price ($/Bbl)
$
52.38

 
$
52.38

 
$
52.38

 
$
52.38

Long Put Price ($/Bbl)
$
65.00

 
$
65.00

 
$
65.00

 
$
65.00

Basis Swaps - WTI
41,538

 
41,538

 
41,087

 
41,087

$
(1.21
)
 
$
(1.21
)
 
$
(1.21
)
 
$
(1.21
)
Roll Swaps - WTI
20,000

 
20,000

 
20,000

 
20,000

$
0.44

 
$
0.44

 
$
0.44

 
$
0.44


 
Natural Gas (Mmbtu/day, $/Mmbtu)
 
Q1 2020
 
Q2 2020
 
Q3 2020
 
Q4 2020
 
FY 2021
Natural Gas Swaps - Henry Hub
30,000

 
30,000

 
30,000

 
30,000

 

$
2.55

 
$
2.55

 
$
2.55

 
$
2.55

 
$

Natural Gas Swaps - Waha Hub
80,000

 
80,000

 
90,000

 
90,000

 

$
1.68

 
$
1.68

 
$
1.58

 
$
1.58

 
$

Natural Gas Basis Swaps - Waha Hub
70,000

 
120,000

 
120,000

 
120,000

 
150,000

$
(1.19
)
 
$
(1.46
)
 
$
(1.46
)
 
$
(1.46
)
 
$
(0.70
)



Investor Contact:
Adam Lawlis





+1 432.221.7467
alawlis@diamondbackenergy.com