Common-Size Income Statement
Quarterly Data
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2015-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-03-31).
The financial performance from early 2015 through late 2019 is characterized by a transition from significant operating losses and high expense ratios to a period of sustained profitability and improved operational efficiency. A marked recovery in net income margins is evident, shifting from deep negative territory in 2015 and 2016 to consistent positive margins ranging between 14% and 25% by 2018 and 2019.
- Revenue Stream Diversification
- Crude oil and condensate remained the primary revenue driver, maintaining a relatively stable share of operating revenues between 52% and 59%. However, a structural shift occurred in other revenue streams; natural gas contributions declined from approximately 12% in early 2015 to roughly 7% by the end of 2019. Conversely, gathering, processing, and marketing activities increased their share of total revenues, rising from an average of 24% in 2015 to peak at 33.89% in mid-2018, indicating a strategic shift toward midstream-related income.
- Operational Cost Efficiency
- A substantial reduction in the cost of operating revenues is observed, falling from a peak of 33.95% in March 2016 to approximately 15.52% by December 2019. This improvement was driven largely by the contraction of lease and well costs, which dropped from 15.59% in early 2015 to 7.74% in late 2019, and transportation costs, which decreased from nearly 10% to under 5% over the same period. Consequently, gross profit margins expanded from the 66% to 78% range in 2015-2016 to a more consistent 84% to 86% range by 2019.
- Expense Management and Impairment Volatility
- Operating expenses were heavily impacted by extreme volatility in impairment charges, most notably a severe outlier in September 2015 where impairments reached 290.34% of operating revenues, resulting in massive quarterly losses. Beyond this event, depreciation, depletion, and amortization (DD&A) showed a significant downward trend, plummeting from a peak of 68.59% in March 2016 to a stable range of 20% to 22% by 2019. General and administrative expenses also trended downward, improving from peaks of 7.42% to a consistent range of 2.5% to 3.1%.
- Bottom Line Profitability and Leverage
- The company transitioned from a state of operational deficit to consistent profitability starting in 2017. Operating income margins, which were deeply negative in 2015 and 2016, stabilized between 19% and 31% in the final two years of the period. This recovery was supported by a reduction in interest expense as a percentage of revenue, which declined from a peak of 5.05% in March 2016 to approximately 0.94% by December 2019, suggesting improved leverage or increased revenue scale relative to debt obligations.
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