Southwestern Energy Announces Second Quarter 2023 Results

Reduces full-year capital investment guidance ~10%

August 03, 2023 04:21 PM Eastern Daylight Time

SPRING, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Southwestern Energy Company (NYSE: SWN) today announced financial and operating results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2023.

Generated $231 million net income, $95 million adjusted net income (non-GAAP), $484 million adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP) and $425 million net cash provided by operating activities
Reported total net production of 423 Bcfe, or 4.6 Bcfe per day, including 4.0 Bcf per day of gas and 106 MBbls per day of liquids
Invested $595 million of capital and placed 50 wells to sales, including 28 in Appalachia and 22 in Haynesville
Reduced full-year capital investment guidance $200 million, or approximately 10%, due to activity reductions, moderating inflation, and operational efficiencies
Closed divestiture of non-core Pennsylvania Utica assets, applying $123 million of net proceeds to debt reduction

“Southwestern Energy continues to improve the resilience and free cash flow generation capacity of our business. With our successes mitigating inflationary pressures and driving operational efficiencies, we expect to deliver our 2023 plan with less activity and corresponding investment. Debt reduction remains our top capital allocation priority, which we accelerated with a non-core asset sale. Our disciplined strategy to manage through the commodity price cycle maintains the Company’s financial strength and productive capacity. We are well positioned to increase shareholder value in the supportive longer-term natural gas environment,” said Bill Way, Southwestern Energy President and Chief Executive Officer.

Financial Results

	For the three months ended					For the six months ended
	June 30,					June 30,
(in millions)	2023			2022		2023			2022
Net income (loss)	$	231		$	1,173	$	2,170		$	(1,502	)
Adjusted net income (non-GAAP)	$	95		$	368	$	441		$	815
Diluted earnings (loss) per share	$	0.21		$	1.05	$	1.97		$	(1.35	)
Adjusted diluted earnings per share (non-GAAP)	$	0.09		$	0.33	$	0.40		$	0.73
Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP)	$	484		$	822	$	1,283		$	1,727
Net cash provided by operating activities	$	425		$	427	$	1,562		$	1,399
Net cash flow (non-GAAP)	$	453		$	754	$	1,217		$	1,615
Total capital investments ⁽¹⁾	$	595		$	585	$	1,260		$	1,129
Free cash flow (deficit) (non-GAAP)	$	(142	)	$	169	$	(43	)	$	486

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Capital investments include a decrease of $22 million and an increase of $34 million for the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively, and a decrease of $28 million and an increase of $77 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively, relating to the change in capital accruals between periods.

For the quarter ended June 30, 2023, Southwestern Energy recorded net income of $231 million, or $0.21 per diluted share, including a gain on mark-to-market of unsettled derivatives. Excluding this and other one-time items, adjusted net income (non-GAAP) was $95 million, or $0.09 per diluted share, and adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP) was $484 million. Net cash provided by operating activities was $425 million, net cash flow (non-GAAP) was $453 million and total capital investments were $595 million.

As of June 30, 2023, Southwestern Energy had total debt of $4.05 billion and net debt to adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP) of 1.4x. At the end of the quarter, the Company had $310 million of borrowings under its revolving credit facility and $25 million in outstanding letters of credit.

As indicated in the table below, second quarter 2023 weighted average realized price was $1.84 per Mcfe, excluding the impact of derivatives and net of $0.25 per Mcfe of transportation expenses. Including derivatives, weighted average realized price for the second quarter was down 23% from $3.04 per Mcfe in 2022 to $2.33 per Mcfe in 2023 primarily due to lower commodity prices including a 71% decrease in NYMEX Henry Hub and a 32% decrease in WTI.

Realized Prices	For the three months ended						For the six months ended
(includes transportation costs)	June 30,						June 30,
	2023			2022			2023			2022
Natural Gas Price:
NYMEX Henry Hub price ($/MMBtu)⁽¹⁾	$	2.10		$	7.17		$	2.76		$	6.06
Discount to NYMEX ⁽²⁾	(0.63		)	(0.69		)	(0.43		)	(0.56		)
Average realized gas price, excluding derivatives ($/Mcf)	$	1.47		$	6.48		$	2.33		$	5.50
Gain (loss) on settled financial basis derivatives ($/Mcf)	(0.02		)	0.06			(0.05		)	0.04
Gain (loss) on settled commodity derivatives ($/Mcf)	0.57			(3.86		)	0.17			(2.70		)
Average realized gas price, including derivatives ($/Mcf)	$	2.02		$	2.68		$	2.45		$	2.84
Oil Price:
WTI oil price ($/Bbl) ⁽³⁾	$	73.78		$	108.41		$	74.96		$	101.35
Discount to WTI ⁽⁴⁾	(10.58		)	(8.12		)	(10.41		)	(7.81		)
Average realized oil price, excluding derivatives ($/Bbl)	$	63.20		$	100.29		$	64.55		$	93.54
Average realized oil price, including derivatives ($/Bbl)	$	56.82		$	56.94		$	57.49		$	53.73
NGL Price:
Average realized NGL price, excluding derivatives ($/Bbl)	$	18.63		$	40.07		$	21.51		$	39.72
Average realized NGL price, including derivatives ($/Bbl)	$	20.85		$	29.23		$	22.71		$	28.22
Percentage of WTI, excluding derivatives	25		%	37		%	29		%	39		%
Total Weighted Average Realized Price:
Excluding derivatives ($/Mcfe)	$	1.84		$	6.69		$	2.65		$	5.80
Including derivatives ($/Mcfe)	$	2.33		$	3.04		$	2.75		$	3.14

(1)		Based on last day settlement prices from monthly futures contracts.
(2)		This discount includes a basis differential, a heating content adjustment, physical basis sales, third-party transportation charges and fuel charges, and excludes financial basis derivatives.
(3)		Based on the average daily settlement price of the nearby month futures contract over the period.
(4)		This discount primarily includes location and quality adjustments.

Operational Results

Total net production for the quarter ended June 30, 2023 was 423 Bcfe, of which 86% was natural gas, 12% NGLs and 2% oil. Capital investments totaled $595 million for the second quarter of 2023 with 38 wells drilled, 46 wells completed and 50 wells placed to sales.

	For the three months ended				For the six months ended
	June 30,				June 30,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
Production
Natural gas production (Bcf)	365		383		718		759
Oil production (MBbls)	1,441		1,363		2,859		2,633
NGL production (MBbls)	8,247		7,738		16,487		14,657
Total production (Bcfe)	423		438		834		863

Average unit costs per Mcfe
Lease operating expenses ⁽¹⁾	$	1.00	$	0.97	$	1.03	$	0.96
General & administrative expenses ⁽²⁾	$	0.09	$	0.07	$	0.09	$	0.08
Taxes, other than income taxes	$	0.14	$	0.15	$	0.15	$	0.14
Full cost pool amortization	$	0.77	$	0.65	$	0.76	$	0.64

(1)		Includes post-production costs such as gathering, processing, fractionation and compression.
(2)		Excludes $2 million and $27 million in merger-related expenses for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, respectively.

Appalachia – In the second quarter, total production was 257 Bcfe, with NGL production of 90 MBbls per day and oil production of 16 MBbls per day. The Company drilled 20 wells, completed 28 wells and placed 28 wells to sales with an average lateral length of 17,304 feet.

Haynesville – In the second quarter, total production was 166 Bcf. There were 18 wells drilled, 18 wells completed and 22 wells placed to sales in the quarter with an average lateral length of 8,527 feet.

E&P Division Results	For the three months ended June 30, 2023				For the six months ended June 30, 2023
	Appalachia		Haynesville		Appalachia		Haynesville
Natural gas production (Bcf)		199		166		392		326
Liquids production
Oil (MBbls)		1,434		7		2,843		15
NGL (MBbls)		8,240		5		16,480		5
Production (Bcfe)		257		166		508		326

Capital investments (in millions)
Drilling and completions, including workovers	$	219	$	292	$	438	$	651
Land acquisition and other		27		1		53		3
Capitalized interest and expense		29		19		60		39
Total capital investments	$	275	$	312	$	551	$	693

Gross operated well activity summary
Drilled		20		18		39		30
Completed		28		18		43		39
Wells to sales		28		22		41		45

Total weighted average realized price per Mcfe, excluding derivatives	$	1.83	$	1.86	$	2.75	$	2.50

Wells to sales summary	For the three months ended June 30, 2023
	Gross wells to sales	Average lateral length
Appalachia
Super Rich Marcellus	11	15,445
Rich Marcellus	8	16,822
Dry Gas Utica⁽¹⁾	3	19,740
Dry Gas Marcellus	6	20,136
Haynesville	22	8,527
Total	50

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Ohio Utica

2023 Guidance

In the table below, the Company provides third quarter and updated full year 2023 guidance reflecting current market conditions. Bold indicates updated full year guidance.

	3rd Quarter	Total Year
PRODUCTION
Gas production (Bcf)	360 – 380	1,425 – 1,465
Liquids (% of production)	~13.5%	13.5 – 14.0%
Total (Bcfe)	419 – 439	1,650 – 1,705

CAPITAL BY DIVISION (in millions)
Appalachia		~45%
Haynesville		~55%
Total D&C capital (includes land)		$1,750 – $2,020
Other		$50 – $70
Capitalized interest and expense		$200 – $210
Total capital investments		$2,000 – $2,300

PRICING
Natural gas discount to NYMEX including transportation ⁽¹⁾	$0.75 – $0.87 per Mcf	$0.55 – $0.70 per Mcf
Oil discount to West Texas Intermediate (WTI) including transportation	$12.50 – $14.50 per Bbl	$12.00 – $15.00 per Bbl
Natural gas liquids realization as a % of WTI including transportation ⁽²⁾	20% – 28%	27% – 35%

EXPENSES
Lease operating expenses		$1.05 – $1.11 per Mcfe
General & administrative expense		$0.08 – $0.12 per Mcfe
Taxes, other than income taxes		$0.16 – $0.20 per Mcfe
Income tax rate (~100% deferred)		23.0%

GROSS OPERATED WELL COUNT ⁽³⁾	Drilled	Completed	Wells To Sales	Ending DUC Inventory
Appalachia	53 – 57	59 – 63	62 – 66	13 – 17
Haynesville	52 – 56	55 – 59	61 – 65	17 – 21
Total Well Count	105 – 113	114 – 122	123 – 131	30 – 38

(1)		Includes impact of transportation costs and expected $0.08 — $0.12 per Mcf and $0.02 — $0.04 per Mcf impact from financial basis hedges for the third quarter and full year of 2023, respectively.
(2)		Annual guidance based on $74 per Bbl WTI.
(3)		Based on the midpoint of capital investment guidance.

Conference Call

Southwestern Energy will host a conference call and webcast on Friday, August 4, 2023 at 9:30 a.m. Central to discuss second quarter 2023 results. To participate, dial US toll-free 877-883-0383, or international 412-902-6506 and enter access code 6394673. The conference call will webcast live at www.swn.com.

A replay will also be available on SWN’s website at www.swn.com following the call.

About Southwestern Energy

Southwestern Energy Company (NYSE: SWN) is a leading U.S. producer and marketer of natural gas and natural gas liquids focused on responsibly developing large-scale energy assets in the nation’s most prolific shale gas basins. SWN’s returns-driven strategy strives to create sustainable value for its stakeholders by leveraging its scale, financial strength and operational execution. For additional information, please visit www.swn.com and www.swncrreport.com.

Forward Looking Statement

This news release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These statements are based on current expectations. The words “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “project,” “estimate,” “continue,” “potential,” “should,” “could,” “may,” “will,” “objective,” “guidance,” “outlook,” “effort,” “expect,” “believe,” “predict,” “budget,” “projection,” “goal,” “forecast,” “model,” “target”, “seek”, “strive,” “would,” “approximate,” and similar words are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Statements may be forward looking even in the absence of these particular words.

Examples of forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the expectations of plans, business strategies, objectives and growth and anticipated financial and operational performance, including guidance regarding our strategy to develop reserves, drilling plans and programs (including the number of rigs and frac crews to be used), estimated reserves and inventory duration, projected production and sales volume and growth rates, projected commodity prices, basis and average differential, impact of commodity prices on our business, projected average well costs, generation of free cash flow, our return of capital strategy, including the amount and timing of any redemptions, repayments or repurchases of our common stock, outstanding debt securities or other debt instruments, leverage targets, our ability to maintain or improve our credit ratings, our ability to achieve our debt reduction plan, leverage levels and financial profile, our hedging strategy, our environmental, social and governance (ESG) initiatives and our ability to achieve anticipated results of such initiatives, expected benefits from acquisitions, potential acquisitions, divestitures, potential divestitures and strategic transactions, the timing thereof and our ability to achieve the intended operational, financial and strategic benefits of any such transactions or other initiatives. These forward-looking statements are based on management’s current beliefs, based on currently available information, as to the outcome and timing of future events. All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this news release. The estimates and assumptions upon which forward-looking statements are based are inherently uncertain and involve a number of risks that are beyond our control. Although we believe the expectations expressed in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, such statements are not guarantees of future performance, and we cannot assure you that such statements will be realized or that the events and circumstances they describe will occur. Therefore, you should not place undue reliance on any of the forward-looking statements contained herein.

Factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those indicated in any forward-looking statement are subject to all of the risks and uncertainties incident to the exploration for and the development, production, gathering and sale of natural gas, NGLs and oil, most of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond our control. These risks include, but are not limited to, commodity price volatility, inflation, the costs and results of drilling and operations, lack of availability of drilling and production equipment and services, the ability to add proved reserves in the future, environmental risks, drilling and other operating risks, legislative and regulatory changes, the uncertainty inherent in estimating natural gas and oil reserves and in projecting future rates of production, the quality of technical data, cash flow and access to capital, the timing of development expenditures, a change in our credit rating, an increase in interest rates, our ability to achieve our debt reduction plan, our ability to increase commitments under our revolving credit facility, our hedging and other financial contracts, our ability to maintain leases that may expire if production is not established or profitably maintained, our ability to transport our production to the most favorable markets or at all, any increase in severance or similar taxes, the impact of the adverse outcome of any material litigation against us or judicial decisions that affect us or our industry generally, the effects of weather or power outages, increased competition, the financial impact of accounting regulations and critical accounting policies, the comparative cost of alternative fuels, credit risk relating to the risk of loss as a result of non-performance by our counterparties, including as a result of financial or banking failures, impacts of world health events, including the COVID-19 pandemic, cybersecurity risks, geopolitical and business conditions in key regions of the world, our ability to realize the expected benefits from acquisitions, divestitures, and strategic transactions, our ability to achieve our GHG emission reduction goals and the costs associated therewith, and any other factors described or referenced under Item 7. “Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and under Item 1A. “Risk Factors” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022.

We have no obligation and make no undertaking to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, except as required by applicable law. All written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to us are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement.

SOUTHWESTERN ENERGY COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)
	For the three months ended						For the six months ended
	June 30,						June 30,
(in millions, except share/per share amounts)	2023			2022			2023			2022
Operating Revenues:
Gas sales	$	551		$	2,485		$	1,696		$	4,177
Oil sales	92			138			187			249
NGL sales	153			310			354			582
Marketing	475			1,207			1,154			2,073
Other	(2		)	(2		)	(4		)	—
	1,269			4,138			3,387			7,081
Operating Costs and Expenses:
Marketing purchases	481			1,215			1,148			2,077
Operating expenses	418			402			836			783
General and administrative expenses	41			35			87			79
Merger-related expenses	—			2			—			27
Depreciation, depletion and amortization	328			288			641			563
Taxes, other than income taxes	58			65			126			122
	1,326			2,007			2,838			3,651
Operating Income (Loss)	(57		)	2,131			549			3,430
Interest Expense:
Interest on debt	60			73			123			141
Other interest charges	3			4			6			7
Interest capitalized	(29		)	(29		)	(59		)	(59		)
	34			48			70			89

Gain (Loss) on Derivatives	317			(879		)	1,718			(4,806		)
Loss on Early Extinguishment of Debt	—			(4		)	(19		)	(6		)
Other Loss, Net	—			(1		)	(1		)	(1		)

Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes	226			1,199			2,177			(1,472		)
Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes:
Current	—			26			—			30
Deferred	(5		)	—			7			—
	(5		)	26			7			30
Net Income (Loss)	$	231		$	1,173		$	2,170		$	(1,502	)

Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share:
Basic	$	0.21		$	1.05		$	1.97		$	(1.35	)
Diluted	$	0.21		$	1.05		$	1.97		$	(1.35	)

Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding:
Basic	1,101,167,082			1,116,175,758			1,100,725,127			1,115,456,855
Diluted	1,102,724,782			1,118,244,778			1,102,487,313			1,115,456,855

SOUTHWESTERN ENERGY COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)
	June 30, 2023			December 31, 2022
ASSETS	(in millions)
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	25		$	50
Accounts receivable, net	598			1,401
Derivative assets	423			145
Other current assets	74			68
Total current assets	1,120			1,664
Natural gas and oil properties, using the full cost method	36,899			35,763
Other	545			527
Less: Accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization	(26,039		)	(25,387		)
Total property and equipment, net	11,405			10,903
Operating lease assets	168			177
Long-term derivative assets	205			72
Other long-term assets	103			110
Total long-term assets	476			359
TOTAL ASSETS	$	13,001		$	12,926
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	1,381		$	1,835
Taxes payable	116			136
Interest payable	77			86
Derivative liabilities	270			1,317
Current operating lease liabilities	44			42
Other current liabilities	22			65
Total current liabilities	1,910			3,481
Long-term debt	4,036			4,392
Long-term operating lease liabilities	121			133
Long-term derivative liabilities	205			378
Other long-term liabilities	240			218
Total long-term liabilities	4,602			5,121
Commitments and contingencies
Equity:
Common stock, $0.01 par value; 2,500,000,000 shares authorized; issued 1,163,077,745 shares as of June 30, 2023 and 1,161,545,588 shares as of December 31, 2022	12			12
Additional paid-in capital	7,182			7,172
Accumulated deficit	(369		)	(2,539		)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(9		)	6
Common stock in treasury, 61,614,693 shares as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022	(327		)	(327		)
Total equity	6,489			4,324
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY	$	13,001		$	12,926

SOUTHWESTERN ENERGY COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
	For the six months ended
	June 30,
(in millions)	2023			2022
Cash Flows From Operating Activities:
Net income (loss)	$	2,170		$	(1,502	)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, depletion and amortization	641			563
Amortization of debt issuance costs	4			6
Deferred income taxes	7			—
Gain (loss) on derivatives, unsettled	(1,631		)	2,510
Stock-based compensation	5			3
Loss on early extinguishment of debt	19			6
Other	2			2
Change in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable	803			(621		)
Accounts payable	(363		)	433
Taxes payable	(20		)	4
Interest payable	(5		)	7
Inventories	(25		)	(5		)
Other assets and liabilities	(45		)	(7		)
Net cash provided by operating activities	1,562			1,399

Cash Flows From Investing Activities:
Capital investments	(1,286		)	(1,050		)
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment	123			1
Net cash used in investing activities	(1,163		)	(1,049		)

Cash Flows From Financing Activities:
Payments on current portion of long-term debt	—			(204		)
Payments on long-term debt	(437		)	(71		)
Payments on revolving credit facility	(1,946		)	(5,564		)
Borrowings under revolving credit facility	2,006			5,510
Change in bank drafts outstanding	(43		)	29
Proceeds from exercise of common stock options	—			7
Purchase of treasury stock	—			(20		)
Debt issuance/amendment costs	—			(11		)
Cash paid for tax withholding	(4		)	(4		)
Net cash used in financing activities	(424		)	(328		)

Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(25		)	22
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year	50			28
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	25		$	50

Hedging Summary

A detailed breakdown of derivative financial instruments and financial basis positions as of June 30, 2023, including the remainder of 2023 and excluding those positions that settled in the first and second quarters, is shown below. Please refer to the Company’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for complete information on the Company’s commodity, basis and interest rate protection.

		Weighted Average Price per MMBtu
	Volume (Bcf)	Swaps		Sold Puts		Purchased Puts		Sold Calls
Natural gas
2023
Fixed price swaps	348	$	3.25	$	—	$	—	$	—
Two-way costless collars	78		—		—		2.83		3.21
Three-way costless collars	95		—		2.08		2.50		2.91
Total	521
2024
Fixed price swaps	528	$	3.54	$	—	$	—	$	—
Two-way costless collars	44		—		—		3.07		3.53
Three-way costless collars	11		—		2.25		2.80		3.54
Total	583
2025
Two-way costless collars	73	$	—	$	—	$	3.50	$	5.40
Three-way costless collars	106		—		2.50		3.75		5.69
Total	179

*Natural gas financial basis positions*	Volume	Basis Differential
	*(Bcf)*	*($/MMBtu)*
Q3 2023
Dominion South	34	$	(0.75	)
TCO	22	$	(0.62	)
TETCO M3	16	$	(0.66	)
Trunkline Zone 1A	3	$	(0.29	)
Total	75	$	(0.67	)
Q4 2023
Dominion South	33	$	(0.75	)
TCO	20	$	(0.61	)
TETCO M3	15	$	(0.18	)
Trunkline Zone 1A	3	$	(0.29	)
Total	71	$	(0.57	)
2024
Dominion South	46	$	(0.71	)
2025
Dominion South	9	$	(0.64	)

Call Options – Natural Gas (Net)	Volume	Weighted Average Strike Price
	*(Bcf)*	*($/MMBtu)*
2023	25	$	2.96
2024	82		6.56
2025	73		7.00
2026	73		7.00
Total	253

		Weighted Average Price per Bbl
	Volume (MBbls)	Swaps		Sold Puts		Purchased Puts		Sold Calls
Oil
2023
Fixed price swaps	1,466	$	67.34	$	—	$	—	$	—
Two-way costless collars	294		—		—		70.00		80.58
Three-way costless collars	582		—		34.36		46.05		55.96
Total	2,342
2024
Fixed price swaps	1,571	$	71.06	$	—	$	—	$	—
Two-way costless collars	146		—		—		70.00		78.25
Total	1,717
2025
Fixed price swaps	41	$	77.66	$	—	$	—	$	—
Ethane
2023
Fixed price swaps	4,499	$	11.01	$	—	$	—	$	—
2024
Fixed price swaps	1,305	$	10.81	$	—	$	—	$	—
Propane
2023
Fixed price swaps	3,601	$	32.19	$	—	$	—	$	—
2024
Fixed price swaps	1,460	$	33.29	$	—	$	—	$	—
Normal Butane
2023
Fixed price swaps	396	$	40.96	$	—	$	—	$	—
2024
Fixed price swaps	329	$	40.74	$	—	$	—	$	—
Natural Gasoline
2023
Fixed price swaps	342	$	63.74	$	—	$	—	$	—
2024
Fixed price swaps	329	$	64.37	$	—	$	—	$	—

Explanation and Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The Company reports its financial results in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). However, management believes certain non-GAAP performance measures may provide financial statement users with additional meaningful comparisons between current results, the results of the Company’s peers and of prior periods.

One such non-GAAP financial measure is net cash flow. Management presents this measure because (i) it is accepted as an indicator of an oil and gas exploration and production company’s ability to internally fund exploration and development activities and to service or incur additional debt, (ii) changes in operating assets and liabilities relate to the timing of cash receipts and disbursements which the Company may not control and (iii) changes in operating assets and liabilities may not relate to the period in which the operating activities occurred.

Additional non-GAAP financial measures the Company may present from time to time are free cash flow (deficit), net debt, adjusted net income, adjusted diluted earnings per share, adjusted EBITDA and net debt to adjusted EBITDA, all of which exclude certain charges or amounts. Management presents these measures because (i) they are consistent with the manner in which the Company’s position and performance are measured relative to the position and performance of its peers, (ii) these measures are more comparable to earnings estimates provided by securities analysts, and (iii) charges or amounts excluded cannot be reasonably estimated and guidance provided by the Company excludes information regarding these types of items. These adjusted amounts are not a measure of financial performance under GAAP.

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2023			2022			2023			2022
Adjusted net income:	(in millions)
Net income (loss)	$	231		$	1,173		$	2,170		$	(1,502	)
Add back (deduct):
Merger-related expenses		—			2			—			27
(Gain) loss on unsettled derivatives ⁽¹⁾		(107	)		(722	)		(1,631	)		2,510
Loss on early extinguishment of debt		—			4			19			6
Other ⁽²⁾		4			1			7			1
Adjustments due to discrete tax items ⁽³⁾		(57	)		(263	)		(494	)		385
Tax impact on adjustments		24			173			370			(612	)
Adjusted net income	$	95		$	368		$	441		$	815

(1)		Includes ($4) million of non-performance risk adjustment to derivative activities for the six months ended June 30, 2023, and $4 million and $9 million of non-performance risk adjustment to derivative activities for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, respectively.
(2)		Includes $4 million and $5 million for the three and six months ended June, 30, 2023, respectively, of G&A related to the development of enterprise resource technology, expensed in the period incurred per GAAP.
(3)		The Company’s 2023 income tax rate is 23.0% before the impacts of any valuation allowance.

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2023			2022			2023			2022
Adjusted diluted earnings per share:
Diluted earnings (loss) per share	$	0.21		$	1.05		$	1.97		$	(1.35	)
Add back (deduct):
Merger-related expenses		—			0.00			—			0.03
(Gain) loss on unsettled derivatives ⁽¹⁾		(0.10	)		(0.64	)		(1.48	)		2.25
Loss on early extinguishment of debt		—			0.00			0.02			0.00
Other ⁽²⁾		0.00			0.00			0.00			0.00
Adjustments due to discrete tax items ⁽³⁾		(0.05	)		(0.23	)		(0.45	)		0.34
Tax impact on adjustments		0.03			0.15			0.34			(0.54	)
Adjusted diluted earnings per share	$	0.09		$	0.33		$	0.40		$	0.73

(1)		Includes ($4) million of non-performance risk adjustment to derivative activities for the six months ended June 30, 2023, and $4 million and $9 million of non-performance risk adjustment to derivative activities for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, respectively.
(2)		Includes $4 million and $5 million for the three and six months ended June, 30, 2023, respectively, of G&A related to the development of enterprise resource technology, expensed in the period incurred per GAAP.
(3)		The Company’s 2023 income tax rate is 23.0% before the impacts of any valuation allowance.

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2023		2022		2023			2022
Net cash flow:	(in millions)
Net cash provided by operating activities	$	425	$	427	$	1,562		$	1,399
Add back (deduct):
Changes in operating assets and liabilities		28		325		(345	)		189
Merger-related expenses		—		2		—			27
Net cash flow	$	453	$	754	$	1,217		$	1,615

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2023			2022			2023			2022
Free cash flow (deficit):	(in millions)
Net cash flow	$	453		$	754		$	1,217		$	1,615
Subtract:
Total capital investments		(595	)		(585	)		(1,260	)		(1,129	)
Free cash flow (deficit)	$	(142	)	$	169		$	(43	)	$	486

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2023			2022			2023			2022
Adjusted EBITDA:	(in millions)
Net income (loss)	$	231		$	1,173		$	2,170		$	(1,502	)
Add back (deduct):
Interest expense		34			48			70			89
Income tax expense (benefit)		(5	)		26			7			30
Depreciation, depletion and amortization		328			288			641			563
Merger-related expenses		—			2			—			27
(Gain) loss on unsettled derivatives ⁽¹⁾		(107	)		(722	)		(1,631	)		2,510
Loss on early extinguishment of debt		—			4			19			6
Other		(1	)		1			2			1
Stock-based compensation expense		4			2			5			3
Adjusted EBITDA	$	484		$	822		$	1,283		$	1,727

(1)

Includes ($4) million of non-performance risk adjustment to derivative activities for the six months ended June 30, 2023, and $4 million and $9 million of non-performance risk adjustment to derivative activities for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, respectively.

	12 Months Ended June 30, 2023
Adjusted EBITDA:	(in millions)
Net income	$	5,521
Add back (deduct):
Interest expense		165
Income tax expense		28
Depreciation, depletion and amortization		1,252
Gain on unsettled derivatives ⁽¹⁾		(4,165	)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt		27
Stock-based compensation expense		6
Other	5
Adjusted EBITDA	$	2,839

(1)

Includes ($13) million of non-performance risk adjustment for the twelve months ended June 30, 2023.

	June 30, 2023
Net debt:	(in millions)
Total debt ⁽¹⁾	$	4,053
Subtract:
Cash and cash equivalents	(25		)
Net debt	$	4,028

(1)

Does not include $17 million of unamortized debt discount and issuance expense.

	June 30, 2023
Net debt to Adjusted EBITDA:	(in millions)
Net debt	$	4,028
Adjusted EBITDA	$	2,839
Net debt to Adjusted EBITDA	1.4x

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Director, Investor Relations
(832) 796-7906
brittany_raiford@swn.com

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