2023 Final Results
&
Acquisition Highlights
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2023 2
Final Results
RELENTLESS FOCUS ON INCREASING VALUE
2023 Strategic Successes
- Commenced trading on the New York Stock Exchange
- Generated $219 million of Free Cash Flow
- Decreased leverage to 2.3x; realized ~15% Debt reduction in a challenged commodity price environment
- Delivered record production on stable, ~10% declines
- Distributed ~$180 million in dividends, share repurchases
- Awarded OGMP 2.0 Gold Standard; 2nd consecutive year
- Retired more than 400 wells across our operating regions
- Completed multiple, accretive and innovative transactions
821 MMcfepd
137 Mboepd
2023 Avg Production
$543Mn
2023 Adjusted EBITDA
52% CashMargins
50% or higher since 2017
10% ProductionDeclines
Industry-leading
2.3x Net Debt/ Adj. EBITDA
Consistent Leverage Profile
$800+Mn
Return of Capital since IPO(a)
"Diversified is the right company at the right time to deliver long-term stakeholder returns while also providing the
solution to existing, long-life producing wells that have become non-core assets for other operators."
-Rusty Hutson, Co-Founder and CEO
a) Includes the total value of dividends paid and declared and share repurchases (including Employee Benefit Trust) since the Company's February 2017 IPO
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Final Results
DELIVERING ON A DE-RISKED PRODUCTION MODEL
Commodity Price Risk
- Dynamic hedging sustains realized pricing and delivers consistent cash margins
Development/Operational Risk
- PDP focus eliminates the need for drill-bit exploration
- Smarter Asset Management enhances production
- Predictable, low & peer-leading corporate declines
Financing Risk
- Investment grade, low fixed rate, fully amortizing debt limits interest rate and maturity exposure
- ABS structure provides natural de-leveraging
Environmental Risk
- Stewardship model focused on reducing emissions and improving already producing long-life assets
- Best-in-classsustainability reporting
Diversified's business model reduces exposure to typical industry risk factors
Oil & Gas Development Risk Spectrum | |
High Risk | Low Risk |
Exploration Infill Drilling Behind Pipe Producing Wells
Positioned to Generate Consistent Cash Flow
(Hedged)MarginsCash | 53% | 53% | 54% | 50% | $6.64 | 52% | HubHenryAveragePrice | ($/MMBtu) |
49% | ||||||||
$3.09 | $2.63 | $3.04 | $2.74 | |||||
$2.08 | ||||||||
2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
Average Henry Hub price based on value of settled monthly futures contracts for the periods presented
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Final Results
(%)
LOW PRODUCTION DECLINES CREATE DISTINCT ADVANTAGES
32% | 33% | 35% | |
Peer Average | |||
2023 Annual Prod. Decline
28%
23%23%
~10%
25%
Capital Intensity
DEC | Peer 1 | |
$0.25/Mcfe | $0.79/Mcfe | |
Peer 2 | Peer 3 | Peer 4 | Peer 5 | Peer 6 | ||||
$0.86/Mcfe | $0.95/Mcfe | $1.09/Mcfe | $1.28/Mcfe | $1.44/Mcfe | ||||
Superior Capital Intensity
Eases pressure to replace production and maintains generation of free cash flow
Enhanced Free Cash Flows
Available for reinvestment, return of capital, debt repayment and sustainability investments
Greater Value Creation & Return
Organic capital generation rate exceeds that available to industry peers with higher capital intensity
Source: Company Data, Enverus, Factset;
Peers include AR, CHK, EQT, GPOR, RRC and SWN
Capital Intensity calculated as 2023 capital expenditures divided by 2023 net total production
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Final Results
% of 2024 Natural Gas Production Hedged
HEDGING STRATEGY MITIGATES RISKS, ENHANCES RETURNS
Diversified Stands Out with Natural Gas Price Protection
$3.09 | % of Production Hedged | Hedged Benchmark Price | |||
85% | 82% | ||||
71% | |||||
$2.45 | 56% | 55% | |||
2024 Avg | 44% | 47% | 43% | ||
Strip Price |
27%
14%
4%
Diversified | Peer Average | Peer 1 | Peer 2 | Peer 3 | Peer 4 | Peer 5 | Peer 6 | Peer 7 | Peer 8 | Peer 9 |
70-90% | 1-12 Months | 50-70% | 13-24 Months | Linked to |
Maintain robust | Opportunistically | |||
Hedged | margins by reducing | Hedged | add value and cover | ABS |
commodity price risk | future distribution |
25+ Months
Long-dated Hedge Portfolio underpins investment-grade debt and fully-amortizing notes
Diversified hedge position as of 29 December 2023;
NYMEX Strip for 2024 includes settled contracts for Jan-March 2024 and futures pricing for REM24 using NYMEX strip as of March 1, 2024; Source: Factset
Peers include AR, Ascent Resources, CHK, CNX, CRK, EQT, GPOR, RRC, and SWN; Source: Company Data and Factset
2023 6
Final Results
INNOVATIVE ASSET SALE PROVIDES LIQUIDITY AND REDUCES DEBT
Illustrative Liquidity Enhancement
Industry-First Transaction
Borrowing Base Liquidity Enhanement
$90 million
in liquidity uplift
$30
Unlocks Value of Assets
First-in industry sale of equity cash flows on amortizing debt |
$60$150
$90
RBL Value at | Liquidity | ABS Value at | Sale of |
40% Advance Rate | Enhancement | 65% Advance Rate | Majority Equity Stake |
Robust economics with a 5.7x Adj. EBITDA Multiple |
Diversified retained a 20% minority interest |
Transaction both reduced debt and increased liquidity |
Movement of collateral from the credit facility to structured, |
amortizing debt accessed additional reserve value |
Residual cash flows from minority interest continue to |
support Diversified's consolidated cash flow profile |
Illustrative liquidity enhancement scenario assumes asset PV-10 of $230 million dollars, 40% advance rate for Reserves based lending ("RBL"), 65% advance rate for ABS instrument ('ABS") and $30 million for sale of majority equity stake in residual cash flows from ABS instrument
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Final Results
Financial and Operating Highlights
SUMMARY FINANCIAL AND OPERATING RESULTS
Generating Robust Operating Margins with Production and Cash Flows
821 MMcfepd | $3.48 per Mcfe |
137 Mboepd | $20.87 per Boe |
2023 Average Production | Average Realized Price(a) |
777 MMcfepd | $1.69 per Mcfe |
129 Mboepd | $10.14 per Boe |
4Q23 Average Production | Adjusted Cost per Unit(b) |
86%|11%|3% | $543 Million |
Gas / NGL / Oil Production Mix | Adjusted EBITDA |
$28.26 /share
NAV per Share(c)
2.3X
$10.14 per Boe
Net Debt / Adj. EBITDA
52%
Cash Margin(d)
Driving Value With Sustainable Operations
222 | 384
DEC / Total Wells Retired
98% Leak-Free(e)
Underpins OGMP Gold Standard
50+ well pads
Pneumatic Devices Converted
a) | Calculated as Total Revenue, Inclusive of Hedges per unit; Includes the impact of settled derivative instruments, Midstream and Other Revenue, and certain gains from land sales; excludes $0.09/Mcfe of revenue related to the operations of Next LVL Energy | ||
b) | For comparability purposes, amount excludes $0.07/Mcfe within Base Lease Operating Expense related to the operations of Next LVL Energy | ||
c) | Calculated as the sum of the Company's reserves at December 31, 2023 using 10-yr NYMEX strip, Net Debt and financial derivatives mark-to-market value as December 31, 2023; per share value calculated using shares outstanding of 47,222,211 | 2023 | |
d) | Calculated as Adjusted EBITDA (defined within footnote (c)), as a percentage of Total Revenue, Inclusive of hedges | 9 | |
e) | Amount includes asset inspections in the Company's Appalachia and Central Region operating areas; "Leak Free" defined as no detectable emissions when using handheld emissions technology | Final Results | |
MEASURING SUCCESS: KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS | |||||||||||
Maintain Leverage at or Below 2.5x | Consistent Adj. EBITDA Margin | Adjusted Operating Cost per Mcfe | Methane Emissions Intensity | ||||||||
(Net Debt / Adj. EBITDA) | (%) | ($/Mcfe) | (MT CO2e/MMcfe) | ||||||||
2.5x | 50% | 52% | $1.77 | $1.76 | 1.5 | ||||||
2.3x | 49% | ||||||||||
1.2 | |||||||||||
2.1x | $1.32 | ||||||||||
0.8 | |||||||||||
2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
Net Cash p/b Operating Activities
($ millions)
$388$410
$320
202120222023
Meet or Exceed State Retirement Goals
(wells retired)
DEC Wells | 404 | ||
Total Wells, incl 3rd party | 286 | ||
214 | 222 | ||
136 | 136 |
2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
Safety Performance
Motor Vehicle Accidents
Total Recordable Incident Rate
MVA
TRIR
1.55
1.28 | |||
0.72 | 0.69 | 0.73 | 0.55 |
2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
Key Performance Indicators allow stakeholders to measure Diversified's successful execution of its stated strategy
MVA = Motor Vehicle Accident Rate; TRIR= Total Recordable Incident Rate
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Final Results
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