Context Therapeutics Announces Inducement Grants Under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4)

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Context Therapeutics Inc. (“Context” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: CNTX), a biopharmaceutical company advancing medicines for solid tumors, today announced that Context has granted non-qualified stock option awards to purchase an aggregate of 46,000 shares of its common stock to two new employees as an inducement material for accepting employment with Context.

The stock option awards were granted outside of the Context Therapeutics Inc. 2021 Long-Term Performance Incentive Plan in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4).

The stock options were granted to the new employees on their respective hire dates (February 18, 2025 and February 24, 2025) with an exercise price equal to the closing price of Context’s common stock as reported by Nasdaq on the grant date ($0.83 and $0.8314 per share, respectively).

The stock options have a 10-year term and vest over four years, with one-fourth of the shares underlying the stock option vesting on the first anniversary of the grant date and the remainder vesting in thirty-six equal monthly installments thereafter. Vesting of the stock options is subject to continued service with Context through the applicable vesting date.

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Context Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq: CNTX) is a biopharmaceutical company advancing T cell engaging (“TCE”) bispecific antibodies for solid tumors. Context is building an innovative portfolio of TCE bispecific therapeutics, including CTIM-76, a Claudin 6 x CD3 bispecific antibody, CT-95, a Mesothelin x CD3 bispecific antibody, and CT-202, a Nectin-4 x CD3 bispecific antibody. Context is headquartered in Philadelphia. For more information, please visit www.contexttherapeutics.com or follow the Company on X (formerly Twitter) and LinkedIn.

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Jennifer Minai-Azary
Context Therapeutics
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CRBU Deadline: CRBU Investors Have Opportunity to Lead Caribou Biosciences, Inc. Securities Fraud Lawsuit

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So what: If you purchased Caribou securities during the Class Period you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement.

What to do next: To join the Caribou class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=11988 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email [email protected] for information on the class action. A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than February 24, 2025. A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation.

Why Rosen Law: We encourage investors to select qualified counsel with a track record of success in leadership roles. Often, firms issuing notices do not have comparable experience, resources, or any meaningful peer recognition. Many of these firms do not actually litigate securities class actions, but are merely middlemen that refer clients or partner with law firms that actually litigate cases. Be wise in selecting counsel. The Rosen Law Firm represents investors throughout the globe, concentrating its practice in securities class actions and shareholder derivative litigation. Rosen Law Firm achieved the largest ever securities class action settlement against a Chinese Company at the time. Rosen Law Firm was Ranked No. 1 by ISS Securities Class Action Services for number of securities class action settlements in 2017. The firm has been ranked in the top 4 each year since 2013 and has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for investors. In 2019 alone the firm secured over $438 million for investors. In 2020, founding partner Laurence Rosen was named by law360 as a Titan of Plaintiffs’ Bar. Many of the firm’s attorneys have been recognized by Lawdragon and Super Lawyers.

Details of the case: According to the lawsuit, throughout the Class Period, defendants made false and misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) defendants overstated CB-010’s safety, efficacy, and durability relative to approved autologous CAR-T cell therapies in treating patients with r/r B-NHL and/or LBCL, as well as CB-010’s overall clinical results and commercial prospects; (2) Caribou was at significant risk of having insufficient cash, liquidity, and/or other capital to fund its current business operations, including preclinical research activities associated with the allogeneic CAR-NK platform; (3) the foregoing was likely to have a significant negative impact on Caribou’s business and operations; and (4) as a result, defendants’ public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times. When the true details entered the market, the lawsuit claims that investors suffered damages.

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Coterra Energy Reports 2024 Results, Provides 2025 Guidance and Updated Three-Year Outlook, and Announces Dividend Increase

Coterra Energy Reports 2024 Results, Provides 2025 Guidance and Updated Three-Year Outlook, and Announces Dividend Increase

HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Coterra Energy Inc. (NYSE: CTRA) (“Coterra” or the “Company”) today reported fourth-quarter and full-year 2024 results, provided first-quarter and full-year 2025 guidance, and released a new three-year outlook for 2025 through 2027.

Key Takeaways & Updates

  • For the fourth quarter of 2024, total barrels of oil equivalent (BOE), oil production and natural gas production beat the high-end of guidance by 3% or more and capital expenditures (non-GAAP) came in near the low-end of guidance. Relative to our full-year 2024 guidance, total BOE, oil production and natural gas production exceeded the high-end of guidance and capital expenditures (non-GAAP) came in near the low-end of guidance. Dividends and share repurchases totaled $218 million, or 61% of Free Cash Flow (non-GAAP), in the fourth quarter of 2024 and $1,086 million, or 89% of full-year 2024 Free Cash Flow (non-GAAP).

  • 2025 capital expenditures are expected to be between $2.1 and $2.4 billion, in line with the 2025 pro forma framework announced with our acquisitions in November 2024. Relative to last November, Permian drilling and completion capital expenditures are estimated to be approximately $70 million lower, driven by improved services costs and acquisition synergies. Marcellus drilling and completion capital expenditures are estimated to be approximately $50 million higher than expected in November as we restart activity in the basin early in the second quarter. Anadarko capital expenditures are expected to be relatively consistent. At the mid-point of capital, and based on current commodity price outlook, the Company’s 2025 reinvestment rate (non-GAAP) is estimated to be slightly below 50%.

  • Our 2025 production guidance is unchanged at the midpoint from the 2025 pro forma framework announced last November. 2025 total BOE production is expected to be up approximately 9% year-over-year at the mid-point, with oil volumes up approximately 47%, and natural gas volumes relatively flat to 2024 levels. Our 2025 guidance includes the impact of the recent acquisitions from the closings in late January. Organic 2025 annual oil and BOE growth for Coterra’s legacy assets, excluding the recently closed acquisitions, is estimated to be greater than 5% for oil and 0 to 5% for BOE.

  • Updated three-year outlook (2025 through 2027) includes annual average oil growth of 5% or greater, annual average BOE growth of 0 to 5% and an average annual capital range of $2.1 to $2.4 billion, which includes legacy organic Coterra growth in 2025 and pro forma combined growth in 2026 and 2027. This outlook reflects an average reinvestment rate below 50% at the recent strip, pairing strong capital efficiency with consistent production growth.

  • The Company is announcing a 5% dividend increase to $0.22 per share for the fourth quarter of 2024. The new annualized dividend of $0.88 per share equates to a 3.1% yield, based on the Company’s $28.14 closing share price as of February 21, 2025.

  • In late January 2025, the Company completed the previously announced Permian acquisitions for aggregate consideration of approximately $3.2 billion of cash and 28.2 million shares of Coterra common stock, subject to post-closing purchase price adjustments. These acquisitions, combined with previously owned leaseholds, create a new focus area in the Northern Delaware basin consisting of approximately 83,000 acres.

Tom Jorden, Chairman, CEO and President of Coterra, noted, “I am proud to report that Coterra continued its trend of excellent operational execution throughout 2024. Capital expenditures came in near the low end and production was above the high end of guidance, delivering improved capital efficiency. The team continues to engineer better solutions across our operating regions through decreased cycle times, increased productivity and lower costs. Additionally, I am pleased to report that we closed on our accretive Delaware Basin acquisitions on schedule, as well as finished bringing online our large 57 well Culberson row development. We enter 2025 with strong momentum in the Permian Basin and we exited the year at a three-year production high in the Marcellus. We are pleased to announce that we expect to restart our Marcellus development program in the coming months, which will provide incremental natural gas volumes next winter. We remain committed to value creation through operational excellence, disciplined capital allocation driven by full-cycle returns, and returning value to shareholders.”

Fourth-Quarter 2024 Highlights

  • Net Income (GAAP) totaled $297 million, or $0.40 per share. Adjusted Net Income (non-GAAP) was $358 million, or $0.49 per share.

  • Cash Flow From Operating Activities (GAAP) totaled $626 million. Discretionary Cash Flow (non-GAAP) totaled $776 million.

  • Cash paid for capital expenditures for drilling, completion and other fixed asset additions (GAAP) totaled $425 million. Capital expenditures for drilling, completion and other fixed asset additions (non-GAAP) totaled $417 million, near the low end of our guidance range of $410 to $500 million.

  • Free Cash Flow (non-GAAP) totaled $351 million.

  • Unit operating cost (reflecting costs from direct operations, transportation, production taxes, and G&A) totaled $8.89 per BOE (barrel of oil equivalent), near the mid-point of our annual guidance range of $7.45 to $9.55 per BOE.

  • Total equivalent production of 682 MBoepd (thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day), exceeded the high end of guidance (630 to 660 MBoepd), driven by improved cycle times and strong well performance.

  • Oil production averaged 113.0 MBopd (thousand barrels of oil per day), exceeding the high end of guidance (106 to 110 MBopd).

  • Natural gas production averaged 2,779 MMcfpd (million cubic feet per day), exceeding the high end of guidance (2,530 to 2,660 MMcfpd).

  • Natural Gas Liquids (NGLs) production averaged 105.4 MBoepd.

  • Realized average prices:

  • Oil was $68.57 per barrel (Bbl), excluding the effect of commodity derivatives, and $68.70 per Bbl, including the effect of commodity derivatives.

  • Natural Gas was $2.02 per Mcf (thousand cubic feet), excluding the effect of commodity derivatives, and $2.04 per Mcf, including the effect of commodity derivatives.

  • NGLs were $20.94 per BOE.

2025 Outlook (including the impact of acquisitions from their closing dates in January)

  • Estimate Discretionary Cash Flow (non-GAAP) of approximately $5.0 billion and Free Cash Flow (non-GAAP) of approximately $2.7 billion, at recent strip prices.

  • Expect 2025 capital expenditures of $2.1 to $2.4 billion, up 28% year-over-year at the mid-point, driven by incremental spend associated with our recently completed Delaware Basin acquisitions. The 2025 reinvestment rate (non-GAAP) is slightly below 50%, at the recent strip. In 2025, the Company expects to average approximately 11 drilling rigs and 3 completion crews in the Permian Basin, 1 rig and 0.5 completion crews in the Marcellus, and 1.5 drilling rigs and 0.5 completion crews in the Anadarko Basin.

  • Expect 2025 total equivalent production of 710 to 770 MBoepd, up approximately 9% year-over-year at the mid-point; oil production of 152 to 168 MBopd, up approximately 47% year-over-year at the mid-point; and natural gas production of 2,675 to 2,875 MMcfpd, relatively flat year-over-year at the mid-point.

  • Expect 1Q25 total equivalent production of 710 to 750 MBoepd, oil production of 134 to 144 MBopd, natural gas production of 2,850 to 3,000 MMcfpd, and capital expenditures of $525 to $625 million.

Three Year Outlook: 2025 to 2027

  • Reflecting legacy Coterra growth in 2025 and pro forma growth in 2026 and 2027, our new three-year outlook (2025 through 2027), includes annual average oil growth of 5% or greater, annual average BOE growth of 0 to 5%, which includes legacy organic Coterra growth in 2025 and pro forma combined growth in 2026 and 2027, and an average annual capital range of $2.1 to $2.4 billion. At the recent strip, this would imply an average reinvestment rate (non-GAAP) below 50% over the three-year period.

  • The Company maintains significant flexibility to adjust its total capital investment level and allocation of capital across its three basins, supported by limited long-term service contracts and minimal lease obligations. The Company maintains flexibility and optionality in each of its three operating regions, allowing a flexible allocation of capital to its highest return projects.

  • We expect this three year outlook to deliver significant Free Cash Flow (non-GAAP) to support our healthy base dividend, rapid debt reduction, and an impactful share repurchase program.

Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2024 Shareholder Return Highlights

  • Common Dividend: On February 24, 2025, Coterra’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) approved a quarterly base dividend of $0.22 per share, a 5% increase. The dividend will be paid on March 27, 2025 to holders of record on March 13, 2025.
  • Share Repurchases: During the quarter, the Company repurchased 2.1 million shares for $50 million (excluding 1% excise tax) at a weighted-average price of $24.29 per share. During 2024, the Company repurchased 17.1 million shares for $451 million at a weighted-average price of $26.41 per share. $1.1 billion remains on the Company’s $2.0 billion share repurchase authorization as of December 31, 2024.
  • Total Shareholder Return: During the quarter, total shareholder returns amounted to $218 million, composed of $168 million of declared dividends and $50 million of share repurchases (excluding 1% excise tax). In 2024, total shareholder returns amounted to $1,086 million, composed of $635 million of declared dividends and $451 million of share repurchases (excluding 1% excise tax), representing 89% of 2024 Free Cash Flow (non-GAAP).
  • Shareholder Return Strategy: Based on our current outlook, Coterra expects to return 50% or more of its annual Free Cash Flow (non-GAAP). In 2025, the Company intends to utilize a significant portion of its Free Cash Flow (non-GAAP) for its base dividend, the retirement of its term loans and share repurchases. Coterra also expects to continue to review increasing its base dividend on an annual cadence.

Full-Year 2024 Highlights

  • Net Income (GAAP) totaled $1,121 million, or $1.51 per share. Adjusted Net Income (non-GAAP) was $1,245 million, or $1.68 per share.

  • Cash Flow From Operating Activities (GAAP) totaled $2,795 million. Discretionary Cash Flow (non-GAAP) totaled $2,968 million.

  • Cash paid for capital expenditures for drilling, completion and other fixed asset additions (GAAP) totaled $1,754 million. Capital expenditures for drilling, completion and other fixed asset additions (non-GAAP) totaled $1,762 million, at the low end of our original guidance range of $1.75 to $1.95 billion.

  • Free Cash Flow (non-GAAP) totaled $1,214 million. Unit operating costs (reflecting costs from direct operations, transportation, production taxes, and G&A) totaled $8.66 per BOE, within our annual guidance range of $7.45 to $9.55 per BOE.

  • Total equivalent production of 677 MBoepd, exceeded the high end of our original guidance (635 to 675 MBoepd), driven by improved cycle times and strong well performance.

  • Oil production averaged 108.8 MBopd, exceeding the high end of original guidance (99 to 105 MBopd).

  • Natural gas production averaged 2,800 MMcfpd, exceeding the high end of original guidance (2,650 to 2,800 MMcfpd).

  • NGLs production averaged 101.1 MBoepd.

  • Realized average prices:

  • Oil: $74.18 per Bbl, excluding the effect of commodity derivatives, and $74.22 per Bbl, including the effect of commodity derivatives

  • Natural Gas: $1.65 per Mcf, excluding the effect of commodity derivatives, and $1.75 per Mcf, including the effect of commodity derivatives

  • NGLs: $19.95 per BOE

Strong Financial Position

The Company ended the year with a cash balance of $2.0 billion, two undrawn $500 million term loans totaling $1.0 billion, and no debt outstanding under its $2.0 billion revolving credit facility, resulting in total liquidity of approximately $5.0 billion. Coterra’s net debt to trailing twelve-month EBITDAX ratio (non-GAAP) at December 31, 2024 was 0.4x.

In January 2025, we closed on our Delaware Basin acquisitions, which, after purchase price adjustments, included total cash consideration of approximately $3.2 billion and stock consideration to the sellers totaling 28.2 million Coterra common shares. Due to purchase price adjustments, which were calculated based on Coterra’s share price at the time the acquisitions were announced, of $24.24 per share, 28.2 million shares were issued, down from 40.9 million shares anticipated to be issued at announcement of the transactions. Based on our current outlook, Coterra expects to retire its term loans totaling $1.0 billion in 2025 and expects to maintain a Net Debt to Adjusted EBITDAX leverage ratio (non-GAAP) below 1.0x, through commodity price cycles.

See “Supplemental Non-GAAP Financial Measures” below for descriptions of the above non-GAAP measures as well as reconciliations of these measures to the associated GAAP measures.

2024 Proved Reserves

At December 31, 2024, Coterra’s proved reserves totaled 2,271 million barrels of oil equivalent (MMBoe), down approximately 2% year-over-year. This was primarily driven by lower trailing 12 months natural gas prices and the decision to book fewer proved undeveloped reserves. At year-end 2024 proved undeveloped reserves were 18% of total proved reserves, down from 21% at year-end 2023. The proved undeveloped percentage reduction allows management to maintain future budgeting flexibility and the ability to allocate future capital to its most productive use between its business units.

Proved developed producing reserves were up 1% year over year.

SEC realized commodity prices used to calculate our proved reserves in 2024 for oil, natural gas liquids and natural gas, adjusted for basis and quality differentials, are $72.84 per Bbl, $18.16 per Bbl and $1.23 per Mcf, respectively, down from 2023 prices of $75.05 per Bbl, $18.39 per Bbl and $2.04 per Mcf.

The Company had net positive revisions of prior estimates of 9 MMBoe. This revision included a 59 MMBoe negative revision due to price, offset by a positive 64 MMBoe performance revision and a 4 MMBoe positive revision for improved operating expenses.

For a summary of Coterra’s estimated proved reserves at December 31, 2024, see the “Year-End Proved Reserves” table below and in our annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024.

Committed to Sustainability and ESG Leadership

Coterra is committed to environmental stewardship, sustainable practices, and strong corporate governance. The Company’s sustainability report can be found under “ESG” on www.coterra.com.

Conference Call

Coterra will host a conference call tomorrow, Tuesday, February 25, 2025, at 9:00 AM CT (10:00 AM ET), to discuss fourth-quarter and full-year 2024 financial and operating results and its 2025 outlook.

Conference Call Information

Date: Tuesday, February 25, 2025

Time: 9:00 AM CT / 10:00 AM ET

Dial-in (for callers in the U.S. and Canada): (800) 715-9871

International dial-in: (646) 307-1963

Conference ID: 4460734

The live audio webcast and related earnings presentation can be accessed on the “Events & Presentations” page under the “Investors” section of the Company’s website at www.coterra.com. The webcast will be archived and available at the same location after the conclusion of the live event.

About Coterra Energy

Coterra is a premier exploration and production company based in Houston, Texas with focused operations in the Permian Basin, Marcellus Shale, and Anadarko Basin. We strive to be a leading energy producer, delivering sustainable returns through the efficient and responsible development of our diversified asset base. Learn more about us at www.coterra.com.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information

This press release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements are not statements of historical fact and reflect Coterra’s current views about future events. Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements about returns to shareholders (including anticipated future dividend increases), enhanced shareholder value, reserves estimates, future financial and operating performance, and goals and commitment to sustainability and ESG leadership, strategic pursuits and goals, including with respect to the publication of Coterra’s Sustainability Report, and other statements that are not historical facts contained in this press release. The words “expect,” “project,” “estimate,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “budget,” “plan,” “predict,” “potential,” “possible,” “may,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “will,” “strategy,” “outlook”, “guide” and similar expressions are also intended to identify forward-looking statements. We can provide no assurance that the forward-looking statements contained in this press release will occur as projected and actual results may differ materially from those projected. Forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, estimates and assumptions that involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. These risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, the volatility in commodity prices for crude oil and natural gas; cost increases; the effect of future regulatory or legislative actions; the impact of public health crises, including pandemics (such as the coronavirus pandemic) and epidemics and any related governmental policies or actions on Coterra’s business, financial condition and results of operations; actions by, or disputes among or between, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and other producer countries; market factors; market prices (including geographic basis differentials) of oil and natural gas; impacts of inflation; labor shortages and economic disruption (including as a result of geopolitical disruptions such as the war in Ukraine or conflict in the Middle East); determination of reserves estimates, adjustments or revisions, including factors impacting such determination such as commodity prices, well performance, operating expenses and completion of Coterra’s annual PUD reserves process, as well as the impact on our financial statements resulting therefrom; the presence or recoverability of estimated reserves; the ability to replace reserves; environmental risks; drilling and operating risks; exploration and development risks; competition; the ability of management to execute its plans to meet its goals (including successful integration of the Delaware Basin acquisitions into Coterra’s operations); and other risks inherent in Coterra’s businesses. In addition, the declaration and payment of any future dividends (or any increases thereto), whether regular base quarterly dividends, variable dividends or special dividends, as well as any share repurchases or pay downs of existing debt, will depend on Coterra’s financial results, cash requirements, future prospects and other factors deemed relevant by Coterra’s Board. While the list of factors presented here is considered representative, no such list should be considered to be a complete statement of all potential risks and uncertainties. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual outcomes may vary materially from those indicated. For additional information about other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements, please refer to Coterra’s annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and other filings with the SEC, which are available on Coterra’s website at www.coterra.com.

Forward-looking statements are based on the estimates and opinions of management at the time the statements are made. Except to the extent required by applicable law, Coterra does not undertake any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements that speak only as of the date hereof.

Operational Data

The tables below provide a summary of production volumes, price realizations and operational activity by region and units costs for the Company for the periods indicated:

 

Quarter Ended

December 31,

 

Twelve Months Ended

December 31,

 

2024

 

2023

 

2024

 

2023

PRODUCTION VOLUMES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marcellus Shale

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Natural gas (Mmcf/day)

 

2,042.8

 

 

2,304.9

 

 

2,098.5

 

 

2,262.7

Daily equivalent production (MBoepd)

 

340.5

 

 

384.2

 

 

349.7

 

 

377.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Permian Basin

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Natural gas (Mmcf/day)

 

517.5

 

 

482.0

 

 

505.1

 

 

440.8

Oil (MBbl/day)

 

103.8

 

 

97.3

 

 

100.8

 

 

89.5

NGL (MBbl/day)

 

78.3

 

 

76.9

 

 

77.3

 

 

70.5

Daily equivalent production (MBoepd)

 

268.3

 

 

254.5

 

 

262.2

 

 

233.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Anadarko Basin

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Natural gas (Mmcf/day)

 

217.2

 

 

179.4

 

 

194.3

 

 

178.9

Oil (MBbl/day)

 

9.1

 

 

6.7

 

 

7.9

 

 

6.5

NGL (MBbl/day)

 

27.1

 

 

20.7

 

 

23.7

 

 

19.7

Daily equivalent production (MBoepd)

 

72.4

 

 

57.3

 

 

64.0

 

 

56.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Company

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Natural gas (Mmcf/day)

 

2,778.9

 

 

2,970.0

 

 

2,799.8

 

 

2,884.2

Oil (MBbl/day)

 

113.0

 

 

104.7

 

 

108.8

 

 

96.2

NGL (MBbl/day)

 

105.4

 

 

97.8

 

 

101.1

 

 

90.2

Daily equivalent production (MBoepd)

 

681.5

 

 

697.4

 

 

676.5

 

 

667.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AVERAGE SALES PRICE (excluding hedges)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marcellus Shale

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Natural gas ($/Mcf)

$

2.27

 

$

2.17

 

$

1.98

 

$

2.33

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Permian Basin

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Natural gas ($/Mcf)

$

0.79

 

$

1.19

 

$

0.16

 

$

1.28

Oil ($/Bbl)

$

68.55

 

$

77.26

 

$

74.18

 

$

75.98

NGL ($/Bbl)

$

20.00

 

$

17.65

 

$

19.13

 

$

18.44

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Anadarko Basin

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Natural gas ($/Mcf)

$

2.51

 

$

2.30

 

$

1.92

 

$

2.37

Oil ($/Bbl)

$

68.80

 

$

79.12

 

$

74.16

 

$

76.92

NGL ($/Bbl)

$

23.66

 

$

22.40

 

$

22.62

 

$

23.54

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Company

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Natural gas ($/Mcf)

$

2.02

 

$

2.03

 

$

1.65

 

$

2.18

Oil ($/Bbl)

$

68.57

 

$

77.10

 

$

74.18

 

$

75.97

NGL ($/Bbl)

$

20.94

 

$

18.66

 

$

19.95

 

$

19.56

 

Quarter Ended

December 31,

 

Twelve Months Ended

December 31,

 

2024

 

2023

 

2024

 

2023

AVERAGE SALES PRICE (including hedges)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Company

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Natural gas ($/Mcf)

$

2.04

 

$

2.19

 

$

1.75

 

$

2.44

Oil ($/Bbl)

$

68.70

 

$

77.21

 

$

74.22

 

$

76.07

NGL ($/Bbl)

$

20.94

 

$

18.66

 

$

19.95

 

$

19.56

 

Quarter Ended

December 31,

 

Twelve Months Ended

December 31,

 

2024

 

2023

 

2024

 

2023

WELLS DRILLED(1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross wells

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marcellus Shale

 

 

 

20

 

 

26

 

 

73

Permian Basin

 

56

 

 

44

 

 

230

 

 

159

Anadarko Basin

 

18

 

 

2

 

 

57

 

 

32

 

 

74

 

 

66

 

 

313

 

 

264

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net wells

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marcellus Shale

 

 

 

16.2

 

 

25.0

 

 

69.2

Permian Basin

 

35.3

 

 

18.6

 

 

111.3

 

 

82.1

Anadarko Basin

 

3.2

 

 

1.8

 

 

23.1

 

 

18.1

 

 

38.5

 

 

36.6

 

 

159.4

 

 

169.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TURN IN LINES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross wells

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marcellus Shale

 

11

 

 

12

 

 

41

 

 

71

Permian Basin

 

36

 

 

61

 

 

195

 

 

183

Anadarko Basin

 

17

 

 

3

 

 

58

 

 

19

 

 

64

 

 

76

 

 

294

 

 

273

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net wells

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marcellus Shale

 

11.0

 

 

12.0

 

 

41.0

 

 

71.0

Permian Basin

 

18.1

 

 

28.0

 

 

86.5

 

 

94.9

Anadarko Basin

 

5.6

 

 

 

 

25.5

 

 

7.1

 

 

34.7

 

 

40.0

 

 

153.0

 

 

173.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AVERAGE RIG COUNTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marcellus Shale

 

 

 

2.0

 

 

0.9

 

 

2.6

Permian Basin

 

8.7

 

 

7.0

 

 

8.2

 

 

6.5

Anadarko Basin

 

1.0

 

 

1.0

 

 

1.3

 

 

1.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quarter Ended

December 31,

 

Twelve Months Ended

December 31,

 

2024

 

2023

 

2024

 

2023

AVERAGE UNIT COSTS ($/Boe)(2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Direct operations

$

2.83

 

$

2.51

 

$

2.66

 

$

2.31

Gathering, processing and transportation

 

3.82

 

 

3.83

 

 

3.94

 

 

4.00

Taxes other than income

 

1.22

 

 

1.12

 

 

1.09

 

 

1.16

General and administrative (excluding stock-based compensation and severance expense)

 

1.02

 

 

0.95

 

 

0.97

 

 

0.90

Unit Operating Cost

$

8.89

 

$

8.41

 

$

8.66

 

$

8.37

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

 

7.75

 

 

7.11

 

 

7.43

 

 

6.74

Exploration

 

0.09

 

 

0.08

 

 

0.10

 

 

0.08

Stock-based compensation

 

0.29

 

 

0.23

 

 

0.25

 

 

0.24

Severance expense

 

 

 

0.03

 

 

 

 

0.05

Interest expense

 

0.29

 

 

0.13

 

 

0.18

 

 

0.11

 

$

17.31

 

$

16.00

 

$

16.62

 

$

15.60

_______________________________________________________________________________

(1)

Wells drilled represents wells drilled to total depth during the period. Wells completed includes wells completed during the period, regardless of when they were drilled.

(2)

Total unit costs may differ from the sum of the individual costs due to rounding.

Derivatives Information

As of December 31, 2024, the Company had the following outstanding financial commodity derivatives:

 

 

2025

Oil

 

First Quarter

 

Second Quarter

 

Third Quarter

 

Fourth Quarter

WTI oil collars

 

 

 

 

Volume (MBbl)

 

 

5,040

 

 

 

5,096

 

 

 

4,232

 

 

 

4,232

 

Weighted average floor ($/Bbl)

 

$

61.79

 

 

$

61.79

 

 

$

61.63

 

 

$

61.63

 

Weighted average ceiling ($/Bbl)

 

$

79.36

 

 

$

79.36

 

 

$

78.64

 

 

$

78.64

 

 

 

 

 

 

WTI Midland oil basis swaps

 

 

 

 

Volume (MBbl)

 

 

6,300

 

 

 

6,370

 

 

 

5,520

 

 

 

5,520

 

Weighted average differential ($/Bbl)

 

$

1.07

 

 

$

1.07

 

 

$

1.02

 

 

$

1.02

 

 

 

 

 

 

WTI oil swaps

 

 

 

 

Volume (MBbl)

 

 

1,710

 

 

 

1,729

 

 

 

1,748

 

 

 

1,748

 

Weighted average price ($/Bbl)

 

 

69.18

 

 

 

69.18

 

 

 

69.18

 

 

 

69.18

 

 

 

 

2026

Oil

 

First Quarter

 

Second Quarter

 

Third Quarter

 

Fourth Quarter

WTI oil collars

 

 

 

 

Volume (MBbl)

 

 

900

 

 

 

910

 

 

 

920

 

 

 

920

 

Weighted average floor ($/Bbl)

 

$

62.50

 

 

$

62.50

 

 

$

62.50

 

 

$

62.50

 

Weighted average ceiling ($/Bbl)

 

$

69.40

 

 

$

69.40

 

 

$

69.40

 

 

$

69.40

 

 

 

 

 

 

WTI Midland oil basis swaps

 

 

 

 

Volume (MBbl)

 

 

1,800

 

 

 

1,820

 

 

 

1,840

 

 

 

1,840

 

Weighted average differential ($/Bbl)

 

$

0.95

 

 

$

0.95

 

 

$

0.95

 

 

$

0.95

 

 

 

 

 

 

WTI oil swaps

 

 

 

 

Volume (MBbl)

 

 

900

 

 

 

910

 

 

 

920

 

 

 

920

 

Weighted average price ($/Bbl)

 

$

66.14

 

 

$

66.14

 

 

$

66.14

 

 

$

66.14

 

 

 

2025

Natural Gas

First Quarter

Second Quarter

Third Quarter

Fourth Quarter

NYMEX Collars

 

 

 

 

Volume (MMBtu)

 

45,000,000

 

 

45,500,000

 

 

46,000,000

 

 

46,000,000

 

Weighted average floor ($/MMBtu)

$

2.85

 

$

2.85

 

$

2.85

 

$

2.85

 

Weighted average ceiling ($/MMBtu)

$

4.51

 

$

4.07

 

$

4.07

 

$

5.55

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transco Leidy gas basis swaps

 

 

 

 

Volume (MMBtu)

 

18,000,000

 

 

18,200,000

 

 

18,400,000

 

 

18,400,000

 

Weighted average price ($/MMBtu)

$

(0.70

)

$

(0.70

)

$

(0.70

)

$

(0.70

)

 

 

 

 

 

Transco Zone 6 Non-NY gas basis swaps

 

 

 

 

Volume (MMBtu)

 

9,000,000

 

 

9,100,000

 

 

9,200,000

 

 

9,200,000

 

Weighted average price ($/MMBtu)

$

(0.29

)

$

(0.29

)

$

(0.29

)

$

(0.29

)

2026

Natural Gas

First Quarter

NYMEX Collars

Volume (MMBtu)

27,000,000

Weighted average floor ($/MMBtu)

$

2.75

Weighted average ceiling ($/MMBtu)

$

7.66

 

In January 2025, the Company entered into the following financial commodity derivatives:

 

 

 

2025

Natural Gas

 

First Quarter

 

Second Quarter

 

Third Quarter

 

Fourth Quarter

NYMEX collars

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Volume (MMBtu)

 

 

5,900,000

 

 

9,100,000

 

 

9,200,000

 

 

9,200,000

Weighted average floor ($/MMBtu)

 

$

3.00

 

$

3.00

 

$

3.00

 

$

3.00

Weighted average ceiling ($/MMBtu)

 

$

4.46

 

$

4.46

 

$

4.46

 

$

4.46

 

 

2026

Natural Gas

First Quarter

Second Quarter

Third Quarter

 

Fourth Quarter

NYMEX collars

 

 

Volume (MMBtu)

 

22,500,000

 

22,750,000

 

23,000,000

 

 

23,000,000

Weighted average floor ($/MMBtu)

$

3.00

$

3.00

$

3.00

 

$

3.00

Weighted average ceiling ($/MMBtu)

$

5.79

$

5.79

$

5.79

 

$

5.79

Year-End Proved Reserves

The tables below provide a summary of changes in proved reserves for the year ended December 31, 2024.

 

Oil

(MBbl)

 

Natural Gas

(Bcf)

 

NGL

(MBbl)

 

Total

(MBOE)

PROVED RESERVES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2023

249,213

 

 

10,525

 

 

317,456

 

 

2,320,757

 

Revision of previous estimates

11,636

 

 

(181

)

 

27,686

 

 

9,039

 

Extensions and discoveries

48,956

 

 

516

 

 

53,628

 

 

188,516

 

Production

(39,808

)

 

(1,025

)

 

(36,993

)

 

(247,589

)

Sales of reserves

(2

)

 

(1

)

 

 

 

(2

)

December 31, 2024

269,995

 

 

9,834

 

 

361,777

 

 

2,270,721

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROVED DEVELOPED RESERVES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2023

173,392

 

 

8,590

 

 

234,306

 

 

1,839,219

 

December 31, 2024

189,275

 

 

8,420

 

 

271,030

 

 

1,863,583

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited)

 

 

Quarter Ended

December 31,

 

Twelve Months Ended

December 31,

(In millions, except per share amounts)

2024

 

2023

 

2024

 

2023

OPERATING REVENUES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oil

$

713

 

 

$

742

 

 

$

2,953

 

 

$

2,667

 

Natural gas

 

516

 

 

 

553

 

 

 

1,693

 

 

 

2,292

 

NGL

 

203

 

 

 

168

 

 

 

738

 

 

 

644

 

Gain (loss) on derivative instruments

 

(51

)

 

 

101

 

 

 

(3

)

 

 

230

 

Other

 

14

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

77

 

 

 

81

 

 

 

1,395

 

 

 

1,596

 

 

 

5,458

 

 

 

5,914

 

OPERATING EXPENSES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Direct operations

 

177

 

 

 

161

 

 

 

658

 

 

 

562

 

Gathering, processing and transportation

 

239

 

 

 

246

 

 

 

976

 

 

 

975

 

Taxes other than income

 

77

 

 

 

72

 

 

 

271

 

 

 

283

 

Exploration

 

6

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

25

 

 

 

20

 

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

 

486

 

 

 

456

 

 

 

1,840

 

 

 

1,641

 

General and administrative (excluding stock-based compensation and severance expense)

 

65

 

 

 

61

 

 

 

240

 

 

 

220

 

Stock-based compensation(1)

 

19

 

 

 

15

 

 

 

62

 

 

 

59

 

Severance expense

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

 

1,069

 

 

 

1,019

 

 

 

4,072

 

 

 

3,772

 

Gain (loss) on sale of assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

12

 

INCOME FROM OPERATIONS

 

326

 

 

 

577

 

 

 

1,389

 

 

 

2,154

 

Interest expense

 

29

 

 

 

23

 

 

 

106

 

 

 

73

 

Interest income

 

(11

)

 

 

(15

)

 

 

(62

)

 

 

(47

)

Income before income taxes

 

308

 

 

 

569

 

 

 

1,345

 

 

 

2,128

 

Income tax provision (benefit)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current

 

96

 

 

 

97

 

 

 

369

 

 

 

428

 

Deferred

 

(85

)

 

 

56

 

 

 

(145

)

 

 

75

 

Total Income tax provision

 

11

 

 

 

153

 

 

 

224

 

 

 

503

 

NET INCOME

$

297

 

 

$

416

 

 

$

1,121

 

 

$

1,625

 

Earnings per share – Basic

$

0.40

 

 

$

0.55

 

 

$

1.51

 

 

$

2.14

 

Weighted-average common shares outstanding

 

736

 

 

 

751

 

 

 

742

 

 

 

756

 

_______________________________________________________________________________

(1) Includes the impact of our performance share awards and restricted stock.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET (Unaudited)

 

(In millions)

December 31,

2024

 

December 31,

2023

ASSETS

 

 

 

Current assets

$

3,321

 

$

2,015

Properties and equipment, net (successful efforts method)

 

17,890

 

 

17,933

Other assets

 

414

 

 

467

 

$

21,625

 

$

20,415

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES, REDEEMABLE PREFERRED STOCK AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

Current liabilities

$

1,136

 

$

1,085

Current portion of long-term debt

 

 

 

575

Long-term debt, net (excluding current maturities)

 

3,535

 

 

1,586

Deferred income taxes

 

3,274

 

 

3,413

Other long term liabilities

 

550

 

 

709

Cimarex redeemable preferred stock

 

8

 

 

8

Stockholders’ equity

 

13,122

 

 

13,039

 

$

21,625

 

$

20,415

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited)

 

 

Quarter Ended

December 31,

 

Twelve Months Ended

December 31,

(In millions)

2024

 

2023

 

2024

 

2023

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

$

297

 

 

$

416

 

 

$

1,121

 

 

$

1,625

 

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

 

486

 

 

 

456

 

 

 

1,840

 

 

 

1,641

 

Deferred income tax expense

 

(85

)

 

 

55

 

 

 

(145

)

 

 

74

 

(Gain) loss on sale of assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3

)

 

 

(12

)

Exploratory dry hole cost

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

 

(Gain) loss on derivative instruments

 

51

 

 

 

(101

)

 

 

3

 

 

 

(230

)

Net cash received (paid) in settlement of derivative instruments

 

8

 

 

 

46

 

 

 

98

 

 

 

284

 

Stock-based compensation and other

 

18

 

 

 

14

 

 

 

61

 

 

 

57

 

Income charges not requiring cash

 

1

 

 

 

(5

)

 

 

(12

)

 

 

(18

)

Changes in assets and liabilities

 

(150

)

 

 

(121

)

 

 

(173

)

 

 

237

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

626

 

 

 

760

 

 

 

2,795

 

 

 

3,658

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital expenditures for drilling, completion and other fixed asset additions

 

(425

)

 

 

(468

)

 

 

(1,754

)

 

 

(2,089

)

Capital expenditures for leasehold and property acquisitions

 

(11

)

 

 

(2

)

 

 

(17

)

 

 

(10

)

Proceeds from sale of assets

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

 

40

 

Proceeds from sale of short-term investments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

250

 

 

 

 

Purchase of short-term investments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(250

)

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(435

)

 

 

(470

)

 

 

(1,762

)

 

 

(2,059

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net borrowings (repayments) of debt

 

1,491

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,415

 

 

 

 

Common stock repurchases

 

(54

)

 

 

(20

)

 

 

(455

)

 

 

(405

)

Dividends paid

 

(155

)

 

 

(151

)

 

 

(625

)

 

 

(890

)

Capitalized debt issuance costs

 

(33

)

 

 

(7

)

 

 

(33

)

 

 

(7

)

Other

 

(11

)

 

 

(3

)

 

 

(23

)

 

 

(15

)

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

 

1,238

 

 

 

(181

)

 

 

279

 

 

 

(1,317

)

Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

$

1,429

 

 

$

109

 

 

$

1,312

 

 

$

282

 

Supplemental Non-GAAP Financial Measures (Unaudited)

We report our financial results in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (GAAP). However, we believe certain non-GAAP performance measures may provide financial statement users with additional meaningful comparisons between current results and results of prior periods. In addition, we believe these measures are used by analysts and others in the valuation, rating and investment recommendations of companies within the oil and natural gas exploration and production industry. See the reconciliations below that compare GAAP financial measures to non-GAAP financial measures for the periods indicated.

We have also included herein certain forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures, including, among others, the reinvestment rate, which is defined as capital expenditures (non-GAAP) as a percentage of Discretionary Cash Flow (non-GAAP). We believe the reinvestment rate provides investors with useful information on management’s projected use and reinvestment of its future cash flows back into Coterra’s operations. Due to the forward-looking nature of these non-GAAP financial measures, we cannot reliably predict certain of the necessary components of the most directly comparable forward-looking GAAP measures, including changes in assets and liabilities (including future impairments) and cash paid for certain capital expenditures. Accordingly, we are unable to present a quantitative reconciliation of such forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable forward-looking GAAP financial measures. Reconciling items in future periods could be significant.

Reconciliation of Net Income to Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Earnings Per Share

Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Earnings per Share are presented based on our management’s belief that these non-GAAP measures enable a user of financial information to understand the impact of identified adjustments on reported results. Adjusted Net Income is defined as net income plus gain and loss on sale of assets, non-cash gain and loss on derivative instruments, stock-based compensation expense, severance expense, merger-related expenses and tax effect on selected items. Adjusted Earnings per Share is defined as Adjusted Net Income divided by weighted-average common shares outstanding. Additionally, we believe these measures provide beneficial comparisons to similarly adjusted measurements of prior periods and use these measures for that purpose. Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Earnings per Share are not measures of financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered as alternatives to net income and earnings per share, as defined by GAAP.

 

Quarter Ended

December 31,

 

Twelve Months Ended

December 31,

(In millions, except per share amounts)

2024

 

2023

 

2024

 

2023

As reported – net income

$

297

 

 

$

416

 

 

$

1,121

 

 

$

1,625

 

Reversal of selected items:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Gain) loss on sale of assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3

)

 

 

(12

)

(Gain) loss on derivative instruments(1)

 

59

 

 

 

(55

)

 

 

101

 

 

 

54

 

Stock-based compensation expense

 

19

 

 

 

15

 

 

 

62

 

 

 

59

 

Severance expense

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

Tax effect on selected items

 

(17

)

 

 

9

 

 

 

(36

)

 

 

(26

)

Adjusted net income

$

358

 

 

$

387

 

 

$

1,245

 

 

$

1,712

 

As reported – earnings per share

$

0.40

 

 

$

0.55

 

 

$

1.51

 

 

$

2.14

 

Per share impact of selected items

 

0.09

 

 

 

(0.03

)

 

 

0.17

 

 

 

0.12

 

Adjusted earnings per share

$

0.49

 

 

$

0.52

 

 

$

1.68

 

 

$

2.26

 

Weighted-average common shares outstanding

 

736

 

 

 

751

 

 

 

742

 

 

 

756

 

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(1)

This amount represents the non-cash mark-to-market changes of our commodity derivative instruments recorded in Gain (loss) on derivative instruments in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations.

Reconciliation of Discretionary Cash Flow and Free Cash Flow

Discretionary Cash Flow is defined as cash flow from operating activities excluding changes in assets and liabilities. Discretionary Cash Flow is widely accepted as a financial indicator of an oil and gas company’s ability to generate available cash to internally fund exploration and development activities, return capital to shareholders through dividends and share repurchases, and service debt and is used by our management for that purpose. Discretionary Cash Flow is presented based on our management’s belief that this non-GAAP measure is useful information to investors when comparing our cash flows with the cash flows of other companies that use the full cost method of accounting for oil and gas producing activities or have different financing and capital structures or tax rates. Discretionary Cash Flow is not a measure of financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to cash flows from operating activities or net income, as defined by GAAP, or as a measure of liquidity.

Free Cash Flow is defined as Discretionary Cash Flow less cash paid for capital expenditures. Free Cash Flow is an indicator of a company’s ability to generate cash flow after spending the money required to maintain or expand its asset base, and is used by our management for that purpose. Free Cash Flow is presented based on our management’s belief that this non-GAAP measure is useful information to investors when comparing our cash flows with the cash flows of other companies. Free Cash Flow is not a measure of financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to cash flows from operating activities or net income, as defined by GAAP, or as a measure of liquidity.

 

 

Quarter Ended

December 31,

 

Twelve Months Ended

December 31,

(In millions)

 

2024

 

2023

 

2024

 

2023

Cash flow from operating activities

 

$

626

 

 

$

760

 

 

$

2,795

 

 

$

3,658

 

Changes in assets and liabilities

 

 

150

 

 

 

121

 

 

 

173

 

 

 

(237

)

Discretionary cash flow

 

 

776

 

 

 

881

 

 

 

2,968

 

 

 

3,421

 

Cash paid for capital expenditures for drilling, completion and other fixed asset additions

 

 

(425

)

 

 

(468

)

 

 

(1,754

)

 

 

(2,089

)

Free cash flow

 

$

351

 

 

$

413

 

 

$

1,214

 

 

$

1,332

 

Capital Expenditures

 

 

Quarter Ended

December 31,

 

Twelve Months Ended

December 31,

(In millions)

 

2024

 

2023

 

2024

 

2023

Cash paid for capital expenditures for drilling, completion and other fixed asset additions

 

$

425

 

 

$

468

 

 

$

1,754

 

$

2,089

Change in accrued capital costs

 

 

(8

)

 

 

(11

)

 

 

3

 

 

15

Exploratory dry-hole cost

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

Capital expenditures

 

$

417

 

 

$

457

 

 

$

1,762

 

$

2,104

Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDAX

Adjusted EBITDAX is defined as net income plus interest expense, other expense, income tax expense, depreciation, depletion, and amortization (including impairments), exploration expense, gain and loss on sale of assets, non-cash gain and loss on derivative instruments, stock-based compensation expense, severance expense and merger-related expense. Adjusted EBITDAX is presented on our management’s belief that this non-GAAP measure is useful information to investors when evaluating our ability to internally fund exploration and development activities and to service or incur debt without regard to financial or capital structure. Our management uses Adjusted EBITDAX for that purpose. Adjusted EBITDAX is not a measure of financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to cash flows from operating activities or net income, as defined by GAAP, or as a measure of liquidity.

 

Quarter Ended

December 31,

 

Twelve Months Ended

December 31,

(In millions)

2024

 

2023

 

2024

 

2023

Net income

$

297

 

 

$

416

 

 

$

1,121

 

 

$

1,625

 

Plus (less):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

 

29

 

 

 

23

 

 

 

106

 

 

 

73

 

Interest income

 

(11

)

 

 

(15

)

 

 

(62

)

 

 

(47

)

Income tax expense

 

11

 

 

 

153

 

 

 

224

 

 

 

503

 

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

 

486

 

 

 

456

 

 

 

1,840

 

 

 

1,641

 

Exploration

 

6

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

25

 

 

 

20

 

(Gain) loss on sale of assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3

)

 

 

(12

)

Non-cash (gain) loss on derivative instruments

 

59

 

 

 

(55

)

 

 

101

 

 

 

54

 

Stock-based compensation

 

19

 

 

 

15

 

 

 

62

 

 

 

59

 

Severance expense

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

Adjusted EBITDAX

$

896

 

 

$

1,001

 

 

$

3,414

 

 

$

3,928

 

Reconciliation of Net Debt

The total debt to total capitalization ratio is calculated by dividing total debt by the sum of total debt and total stockholders’ equity. This ratio is a measurement which is presented in our annual and interim filings and our management believes this ratio is useful to investors in assessing our leverage. Net Debt is calculated by subtracting cash and cash equivalents from total debt. The Net Debt to Adjusted Capitalization ratio is calculated by dividing Net Debt by the sum of Net Debt and total stockholders’ equity. Net Debt and the Net Debt to Adjusted Capitalization ratio are non-GAAP measures which our management believes are also useful to investors when assessing our leverage since we have the ability to and may decide to use a portion of our cash and cash equivalents to retire debt. Our management uses these measures for that purpose. Additionally, as our planned expenditures are not expected to result in additional debt, our management believes it is appropriate to apply cash and cash equivalents to reduce debt in calculating the Net Debt to Adjusted Capitalization ratio.

(In millions)

December 31,

2024

 

December 31,

2023

Current portion of long-term debt

$

 

 

$

575

 

Long-term debt, net

 

3,535

 

 

$

1,586

 

Total debt

$

3,535

 

 

$

2,161

 

Stockholders’ equity

 

13,122

 

 

 

13,039

 

Total capitalization

$

16,657

 

 

$

15,200

 

 

 

 

 

Total debt

$

3,535

 

 

$

2,161

 

Less: Cash and cash equivalents

 

(2,038

)

 

 

(956

)

Net debt

$

1,497

 

 

$

1,205

 

 

 

 

 

Net debt

$

1,497

 

 

$

1,205

 

Stockholders’ equity

 

13,122

 

 

 

13,039

 

Total adjusted capitalization

$

14,619

 

 

$

14,244

 

 

 

 

 

Total debt to total capitalization ratio

 

21.2

%

 

 

14.2

%

Less: Impact of cash and cash equivalents

 

11.0

%

 

 

5.7

%

Net debt to adjusted capitalization ratio

 

10.2

%

 

 

8.5

%

Reconciliation of Net Debt to Adjusted EBITDAX

Total debt to net income is defined as total debt divided by net income. Net debt to Adjusted EBITDAX is defined as net debt divided by trailing twelve month Adjusted EBITDAX. Net debt to Adjusted EBITDAX is a non-GAAP measure which our management believes is useful to investors when assessing our credit position and leverage.

(In millions)

December 31,

2024

 

December 31,

2023

Total debt

$

3,535

 

$

2,161

Net income

 

1,121

 

$

1,625

Total debt to net income ratio

3.2 x

 

1.3 x

 

 

 

 

Net debt (as defined above)

$

1,497

 

$

1,205

Adjusted EBITDAX (Twelve months ended December 31)

 

3,414

 

 

3,928

Net debt to Adjusted EBITDAX

0.4 x

 

0.3 x

2025 Guidance

The tables below present full-year and first quarter 2025 guidance.

 

 

Full Year Guidance

 

 

2024 Guidance

 

2024

Actual

 

2025 Guidance

 

 

Low

 

Mid

 

High

 

 

 

Low

 

Mid

 

High

Total Equivalent Production (MBoed)

 

660

 

668

 

675

 

677

 

710

 

740

 

770

Gas (Mmcf/day)

 

2,735

 

2,755

 

2,775

 

2,800

 

2,675

 

2,775

 

2,875

Oil (MBbl/day)

 

107

 

108

 

108

 

108.8

 

152

 

160

 

168

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net wells turned in line

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marcellus Shale

 

 

 

40

 

 

 

41

 

10

 

13

 

15

Permian Basin

 

80

 

85

 

90

 

87

 

150

 

158

 

165

Anadarko Basin

 

21

 

24

 

27

 

26

 

15

 

20

 

25

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Incurred capital expenditures ($ in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Company

 

$1,750

 

$1,800

 

$1,850

 

$1,762

 

$2,100

 

$2,250

 

$2,400

Drilling and completion

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marcellus Shale

 

 

 

$300 midpoint

 

 

 

$286

 

 

 

$250 midpoint

 

 

Permian Basin

 

 

 

$1,050 midpoint

 

 

 

$1,051

 

 

 

$1,570 midpoint

 

 

Anadarko Basin

 

 

 

$300 midpoint

 

 

 

$287

 

 

 

$230 midpoint

 

 

Midstream, saltwater disposal and infrastructure

 

 

 

$150 midpoint

 

 

 

$137

 

 

 

$200 midpoint

 

 

 

 

First Quarter Guidance

 

 

Fourth Quarter 2024

Guidance

 

Fourth

Quarter 2024

Actual

 

First Quarter 2025

Guidance

 

 

Low

 

Mid

 

High

 

 

 

Low

 

Mid

 

High

Total Equivalent Production (MBoed)

 

630

 

645

 

660

 

682

 

710

 

730

 

750

Gas (Mmcf/day)

 

2,530

 

2,595

 

2,660

 

2,779

 

2,850

 

2,925

 

3,000

Oil (MBbl/day)

 

106

 

108

 

110

 

113

 

134

 

139

 

144

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net wells turned in line

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marcellus Shale

 

 

 

11

 

 

 

11

 

 

 

0

 

 

Permian Basin

 

13

 

18

 

23

 

18.1

 

35

 

40

 

45

Anadarko Basin

 

1

 

4

 

7

 

5.6

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Incurred capital expenditures ($ in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Company

 

$410

 

$455

 

$500

 

$417

 

$525

 

$575

 

$625

 

Investor Contact

Daniel Guffey – VP – Finance, IR, & Treasurer

281.589.4875

Hannah Stuckey – Investor Relations Manager

281.589.4983

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FLAGSTAR FINANCIAL, INC. ANNOUNCES JUNE 4TH DATE FOR ITS 2025 ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

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HICKSVILLE, N.Y.
, Feb. 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Flagstar Financial, Inc. (NYSE: FLG) (the “Company”) today announced that Wednesday, June 4th, has been established as the date of its 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

The meeting will be held in a virtual format only, via live webcast, beginning at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time.

The date of record for voting at the Annual Meeting will be April 7, 2025. Shareholders of the Company as of the record date will be entitled to receive notice of, and vote at, the Annual Meeting.

Further details regarding the Annual Meeting, including how to participate in the Annual Meeting, will be included in the Company’s Proxy Statement and Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be sent and made available to shareholders and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Details on the Annual Meeting will also be made available online at ir.flagstar.com.


About Flagstar Financial, Inc.

Flagstar Financial, Inc. is the parent company of Flagstar Bank, N.A., one of the largest regional banks in the country. The Company is headquartered in Hicksville, New York. At December 31, 2024, the Company had $100.2 billion of assets, $69.2 billion of loans, deposits of $75.9 billion, and total stockholders’ equity of $8.2 billion.

Flagstar Bank, N.A. operates 418 branches, including a significant presence in the Northeast and Midwest and locations in high growth markets in the Southeast and West Coast. In addition, the Bank has approximately 80 private banking teams located in over 10 cities in the metropolitan New York City region and on the West Coast, which serve the needs of high-net worth individuals and their businesses.


Cautionary Statements Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This release may include forward‐looking statements by the Company and our authorized officers pertaining to such matters as our goals, beliefs, intentions, and expectations regarding (a) revenues, earnings, loan production, asset quality, liquidity position, capital levels, risk analysis, divestitures, acquisitions, and other material transactions, among other matters; (b) the future costs and benefits of the actions we may take; (c) our assessments of credit risk and probable losses on loans and associated allowances and reserves; (d) our assessments of interest rate and other market risks; (e) our ability to execute on our strategic plan, including the sufficiency of our internal resources, procedures and systems; (f) our ability to attract, incentivize, and retain key personnel and the roles of key personnel; (g) our ability to achieve our financial and other strategic goals, including those related to our merger with Flagstar Bancorp, Inc., which was completed on December 1, 2022, our acquisition of substantial portions of the former Signature Bank through an FDIC-assisted transaction, and our ability to fully and timely implement the risk management programs institutions greater than $100 billion in assets must maintain; (h) the effect on our capital ratios of the approval of certain proposals approved by our shareholders during our 2024 annual meeting of shareholders; (i) the conversion or exchange of shares of the Company’s preferred stock; (j) the payment of dividends on shares of the Company’s capital stock, including adjustments to the amount of dividends payable on shares of the Company’s preferred stock; (k) the availability of equity and dilution of existing equity holders associated with amendments to the 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan; (l) the effects of the reverse stock split; and (m) transactions relating to the sale of our mortgage business and mortgage warehouse business.

Forward‐looking statements are typically identified by such words as “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “outlook,” “estimate,” “forecast,” “project,” “should,” “confident,” and other similar words and expressions, and are subject to numerous assumptions, risks, and uncertainties, which change over time. Additionally, forward‐looking statements speak only as of the date they are made; the Company does not assume any duty, and does not undertake, to update our forward‐looking statements. Furthermore, because forward‐looking statements are subject to assumptions and uncertainties, actual results or future events could differ, possibly materially, from those anticipated in our statements, and our future performance could differ materially from our historical results.

Our forward‐looking statements are subject to, among others, the following principal risks and uncertainties: general economic conditions and trends, either nationally or locally; conditions in the securities, credit and financial markets; changes in interest rates; changes in deposit flows, and in the demand for deposit, loan, and investment products and other financial services; changes in real estate values; changes in the quality or composition of our loan or investment portfolios, including associated allowances and reserves; changes in future allowance for credit losses, including changes required under relevant accounting and regulatory requirements; the ability to pay future dividends; changes in our capital management and balance sheet strategies and our ability to successfully implement such strategies; recent turnover in our Board of Directors and our executive management team; changes in our strategic plan, including changes in our internal resources, procedures and systems, and our ability to successfully implement such plan; changes in competitive pressures among financial institutions or from non‐financial institutions; changes in legislation, regulations, and policies; the imposition of restrictions on our operations by bank regulators; the outcome of pending or threatened litigation, or of investigations or any other matters before regulatory agencies, whether currently existing or commencing in the future; the success of our blockchain and fintech activities, investments and strategic partnerships; the restructuring of our mortgage business; our ability to recognize anticipated expense reductions and enhanced efficiencies with respect to our recently announced strategic workforce reduction; the impact of failures or disruptions in or breaches of the Company’s operational or security systems, data or infrastructure, or those of third parties, including as a result of cyberattacks or campaigns; the impact of natural disasters, extreme weather events, military conflict (including the Russia/Ukraine conflict, the conflict in Israel and surrounding areas, the possible expansion of such conflicts and potential geopolitical consequences), terrorism or other geopolitical events; and a variety of other matters which, by their nature, are subject to significant uncertainties and/or are beyond our control. Our forward-looking statements are also subject to the following principal risks and uncertainties with respect to our merger with Flagstar Bancorp, which was completed on December 1, 2022, and our acquisition of substantial portions of the former Signature Bank through an FDIC-assisted transaction: the possibility that the anticipated benefits of the transactions will not be realized when expected or at all; the possibility of increased legal and compliance costs, including with respect to any litigation or regulatory actions related to the business practices of acquired companies or the combined business; diversion of management’s attention from ongoing business operations and opportunities; the possibility that the Company may be unable to achieve expected synergies and operating efficiencies in or as a result of the transactions within the expected timeframes or at all; and revenues following the transactions may be lower than expected. Additionally, there can be no assurance that the Community Benefits Agreement entered into with NCRC, which was contingent upon the closing of the Company’s merger with Flagstar Bancorp, Inc., will achieve the results or outcome originally expected or anticipated by us as a result of changes to our business strategy, performance of the U.S. economy, or changes to the laws and regulations affecting us, our customers, communities we serve, and the U.S. economy (including, but not limited to, tax laws and regulations).

More information regarding some of these factors is provided in the Risk Factors section of our Annual Report on Form 10‐K/A for the year ended December 31, 2023, Quarterly Report on Forms 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2024, June 30, 2024, and September 30, 2024, and in other SEC reports we file. Our forward‐looking statements may also be subject to other risks and uncertainties, including those we may discuss in this news release, on our conference call, during investor presentations, or in our SEC filings, which are accessible on our website and at the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov.

Investor Contact: 

Salvatore J. DiMartino

(516) 683-4286

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(248) 312-5872

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Trip.com Group Limited Reports Unaudited Fourth Quarter and Full Year of 2024 Financial Results

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SINGAPORE
, Feb. 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Trip.com Group Limited (Nasdaq: TCOM; HKEX: 9961) (“Trip.com Group” or the “Company”), a leading one-stop travel service provider of accommodation reservation, transportation ticketing, packaged tours, and corporate travel management, today announced its unaudited financial results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2024.

Key Highlights for the Fourth Quarter and Full Year of 2024

  • International businesses experienced robust growth across all segments in the fourth quarter of 2024

    • Outbound hotel and air ticket bookings have recovered to more than 120% of the pre-COVID level for the same period in 2019.
    • Air ticket and hotel bookings on our international OTA platform increased by over 70% year-over-year.
    • Inbound travel bookings surged by more than 100% year-over-year.
  • The Company delivered solid financial results in the fourth quarter of 2024

    • Net revenue for the fourth quarter was RMB12.7 billion (US$1.7 billion), representing a year-over-year growth of 23%.
    • Net income for the fourth quarter was RMB2.2 billion (US$300 million), compared to RMB1.3 billion for the same period in 2023.
    • Adjusted EBITDA for the fourth quarter was RMB3.0 billion (US$408 million), an improvement from RMB2.9 billion for the same period last year.

“The travel market has shown remarkable resilience in 2024, driven by travelers’ growing desire for exploration and cultural experiences,” said James Liang, Executive Chairman. “We are committed to investing in AI and promoting inbound travel to foster innovation and enhance the overall travel experience. We anticipate another year of growth and success within the industry.”

“We achieved solid results across market segments over the past year,” said Jane Sun, Chief Executive Officer. “With a promising market outlook, we are well-positioned to deliver outstanding travel services globally. We are confident in our ability to create value for users and succeeding with business partners through new initiatives. Together, we strive for win-win outcomes and contribute to global economic growth.”

Fourth Quarter and Full Year
of 2024 Financial Results and Business Updates

For the fourth quarter of 2024, Trip.com Group reported net revenue of RMB12.7 billion (US$1.7 billion), representing a 23% increase from the same period in 2023, primarily driven by stronger travel demand. Net revenue for the fourth quarter of 2024 decreased by 20% from the previous quarter, primarily due to seasonality.

For the full year of 2024, net revenue was RMB53.3 billion (US$7.3 billion), representing a 20% increase from 2023.

Accommodation reservation revenue for the fourth quarter of 2024 was RMB5.2 billion (US$709 million), representing a 33% increase from the same period in 2023, primarily driven by an increase in accommodation reservations. Accommodation reservation revenue for the fourth quarter of 2024 decreased by 24% from the previous quarter, primarily due to seasonality.

For the full year of 2024, accommodation reservation revenue was RMB21.6 billion (US$3.0 billion), representing a 25% increase from 2023. The accommodation reservation revenue accounted for 40% of the total revenue in 2024 and 39% of the total revenue in 2023.

Transportation ticketing revenue for the fourth quarter of 2024 was RMB4.8 billion (US$655 million), representing a 16% increase from the same period in 2023, primarily driven by an increase in transportation reservations. Transportation ticketing revenue for the fourth quarter of 2024 decreased by 15% from the previous quarter, primarily due to seasonality.

For the full year of 2024, transportation ticketing revenue was RMB20.3 billion (US$2.8 billion), representing a 10% increase from 2023. The transportation ticketing revenue accounted for 38% of the total revenue in 2024 and 41% of the total revenue in 2023.

Packaged-tour revenue for the fourth quarter of 2024 was RMB870 million (US$119 million), representing a 24% increase from the same period in 2023, primarily driven by an increase in packaged-tour reservations. Packaged-tour revenue for the fourth quarter of 2024 decreased by 44% from the previous quarter, primarily due to seasonality.

For the full year of 2024, packaged-tour revenue was RMB4.3 billion (US$594 million), representing a 38% increase from 2023. The packaged-tour revenue accounted for 8% of the total revenue in 2024 and 7% of the total revenue in 2023.

Corporate travel revenue for the fourth quarter of 2024 was RMB702 million (US$96 million), representing an 11% increase from the same period in 2023 and a 7% increase from the previous quarter, primarily driven by an increase in corporate travel reservations.

For the full year of 2024, corporate travel revenue was RMB2.5 billion (US$343 million), representing an 11% increase from 2023. The corporate travel revenue accounted for 5% of the total revenue both in 2024 and 2023.

Cost of revenue for the fourth quarter of 2024 increased by 31% to RMB2.6 billion (US$362 million) from the same period in 2023 and decreased by 6% from the previous quarter, which was generally in line with the fluctuations in net revenue from the respective periods. Cost of revenue as a percentage of net revenue was 21% for the fourth quarter of 2024.

For the full year of 2024, cost of revenue was RMB10.0 billion (US$1.4 billion), representing a 23% increase from 2023. Cost of revenue as a percentage of net revenue was 19% in 2024.

Product development expenses for the fourth quarter of 2024 increased by 16% to RMB3.4 billion (US$465 million) from the same period in 2023 and decreased by 7% from the previous quarter, primarily due to the fluctuations in product development personnel related expenses. Product development expenses as a percentage of net revenue were 27% for the fourth quarter of 2024.

For the full year of 2024, product development expenses increased by 8% to RMB13.1 billion (US$1.8 billion) from 2023. Product development expenses as a percentage of net revenue were 25% in 2024.

Sales and marketing expenses for the fourth quarter of 2024 increased by 45% to RMB3.4 billion (US$462 million) from the same period in 2023, primarily due to the increase in expenses relating to sales and marketing promotion activities. Sales and marketing expenses for the fourth quarter of 2024 was flat compared to the previous quarter. Sales and marketing expenses as a percentage of net revenue were 26% for the fourth quarter of 2024.

For the full year of 2024, sales and marketing expenses increased by 29% to RMB11.9 billion (US$1.6 billion) from 2023. Sales and marketing expenses as a percentage of net revenue were 22% in 2024.

General and administrative expenses for the fourth quarter of 2024 increased by 19% to RMB1.0 billion (US$142 million) from the same period in 2023, primarily due to an increase in general and administrative personnel related expenses. General and administrative expenses for the fourth quarter of 2024 decreased by 1% from the previous quarter. General and administrative expenses as a percentage of net revenue were 8% for the fourth quarter of 2024.

For the full year of 2024, general and administrative expenses increased by 9% to RMB4.1 billion (US$560 million) from 2023. General and administrative expenses as a percentage of net revenue were 8% in 2024.

Income tax expense for the fourth quarter of 2024 was RMB526 million (US$72 million), compared to RMB399 million for the same period in 2023 and RMB721 million for the previous quarter. The change in Trip.com Group’s effective tax rate was primarily due to the combined impacts of changes in respective profitability of its subsidiaries with different tax rates, changes in deferred tax liabilities relating to withholding tax, certain non-taxable income or loss resulting from the fair value changes in equity securities investments and exchangeable senior notes recorded in other income/(expense), and changes in valuation allowance provided for deferred tax assets.

For the full year of 2024, income tax expense was RMB2.6 billion (US$357 million), compared to RMB1.8 billion in 2023.

Net income for the fourth quarter of 2024 was RMB2.2 billion (US$300 million), compared to RMB1.3 billion for the same period in 2023 and RMB6.8 billion for the previous quarter. Adjusted EBITDA for the fourth quarter of 2024 was RMB3.0 billion (US$408 million), compared to RMB2.9 billion for the same period in 2023 and RMB5.7 billion for the previous quarter.

For the full year of 2024, net income was RMB17.2 billion (US$2.4 billion), compared to RMB10.0 billion in 2023.

Net income attributable to Trip.com Group’s shareholders for the fourth quarter of 2024 was RMB2.2 billion (US$295 million), compared to RMB1.3 billion for the same period in 2023 and RMB6.8 billion for the previous quarter. Excluding share-based compensation charges, fair value changes of equity securities investments and exchangeable senior notes recorded in other income/(expense), and their tax effects, non-GAAP net income attributable to Trip.com Group’s shareholders for the fourth quarter of 2024 was RMB3.0 billion (US$416 million), compared to RMB2.7 billion for the same period in 2023 and RMB6.0 billion for the previous quarter.

For the full year of 2024, net income attributable to Trip.com Group’s shareholders was RMB17.1 billion (US$2.3 billion), compared to RMB9.9 billion in 2023. Excluding share-based compensation charges, fair value changes of equity securities investments and exchangeable senior notes recorded in other income/(expense), and their tax effects, non-GAAP net income attributable to Trip.com Group’s shareholders was RMB18.0 billion (US$2.5 billion) in 2024, compared to RMB13.1 billion in 2023.

Diluted earnings per ordinary share and per ADS was RMB3.09 (US$0.42) for the fourth quarter of 2024. Excluding share-based compensation charges, fair value changes of equity securities investments and exchangeable senior notes recorded in other income/(expense), and their tax effects, non-GAAP diluted earnings per ordinary share and per ADS was RMB4.35 (US$0.60) for the fourth quarter of 2024. Each ADS currently represents one ordinary share of the Company.

For the full year of 2024, diluted earnings per share and per ADS was RMB24.78(US$3.39). Excluding share-based compensation charges, fair value changes of equity securities investments and exchangeable senior notes recorded in other income/(expense), and their tax effects, non-GAAP diluted earnings per share and per ADS was RMB26.20(US$3.59).

As of December 31, 2024, the balance of cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, short-term investment, and held to maturity time deposit and financial products was RMB90.0 billion (US$12.3 billion).

Recent Development

As part of our ongoing commitment to delivering value to our shareholders and ADS holders and in line with our regular capital return policy, the Company’s board of directors has authorized to undertake new capital return measures in 2025, consisting of (i) a share repurchase program under which the Company is authorized and approved to, from time to time, acquire up to an aggregate of US$400 million of its ordinary shares and/or ADSs, and (ii) an ordinary cash dividend for the financial year of 2024 totaling approximately US$200 million. The cash dividend will be US$0.30 per ordinary share or per ADS, payable to holders of ordinary shares and ADSs of record as of the close of business on March 17, 2025, Hong Kong time and New York time, respectively. Dividends to holders of ordinary shares are expected to be paid on or around March 27, 2025. Dividends to holders of ADSs are expected to be paid on or around April 4, 2025, subject to the terms of the deposit agreement, including the fees and expenses payable thereunder.  

Conference Call

Trip.com Group’s management team will host a conference call at 7:00 PM on February 24, 2025, U.S. Eastern Time (or 8:00 AM on February 25, 2025, Hong Kong Time) following this announcement.

The conference call will be available live on Webcast and for replay at: https://investors.trip.com. The call will be archived for twelve months on our website.

All participants must pre-register to join this conference call using the Participant Registration link below:

https://register.vevent.com/register/BI464e7cf662634c26ab00fc2284233a50.  

Upon registration, each participant will receive details for this conference call, including dial-in numbers and a unique access PIN. To join the conference, please dial the number provided, enter your PIN, and you will join the conference instantly.

Safe Harbor Statement

This announcement contains forward-looking statements. These statements are made under the “safe harbor” provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “future,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “estimate,” “is/are likely to,” “confident,” or other similar statements. Among other things, quotations from management in this press release, as well as Trip.com Group’s strategic and operational plans, contain forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. A number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement. Potential risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, severe or prolonged downturn in the global or Chinese economy, general declines or disruptions in the travel industry, volatility in the trading price of Trip.com Group’s ADSs or shares, Trip.com Group’s reliance on its relationships and contractual arrangements with travel suppliers and strategic alliances, failure to compete against new and existing competitors, failure to successfully manage current growth and potential future growth, risks associated with any strategic investments or acquisitions, seasonality in the travel industry in the relevant jurisdictions where Trip.com Group operates, failure to successfully develop Trip.com Group’s existing or future business lines, damage to or failure of Trip.com Group’s infrastructure and technology, loss of services of Trip.com Group’s key executives, adverse changes in economic and business conditions in the relevant jurisdictions where Trip.com Group operates, any regulatory developments in laws, regulations, rules, policies or guidelines applicable to Trip.com Group and other risks outlined in Trip.com Group’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission or the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited. All information provided in this press release and in the attachments is as of the date of the issuance, and Trip.com Group does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement, except as required under applicable law.

About Non-GAAP Financial Measures

To supplement Trip.com Group’s consolidated financial statements, which are prepared and presented in accordance with United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”), Trip.com Group uses non-GAAP financial information related to adjusted net income attributable to Trip.com Group Limited, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA margin, and adjusted diluted earnings per ordinary share and per ADS, each of which is adjusted from the most comparable GAAP result to exclude the share-based compensation charges that are not tax deductible, fair value changes of equity securities investments and exchangeable senior notes recorded in other income/(expense), net of tax, and other applicable items. Trip.com Group’s management believes the non-GAAP financial measures facilitate better understanding of operating results from quarter to quarter and provide management with a better capability to plan and forecast future periods.

Non-GAAP information is not prepared in accordance with GAAP, does not have a standardized meaning under GAAP, and may be different from non-GAAP methods of accounting and reporting used by other companies. The presentation of this additional information should not be considered a substitute for GAAP results. A limitation of using non-GAAP financial measures is that non-GAAP measures exclude share-based compensation charges, fair value changes of equity securities investments and exchangeable senior notes recorded in other income/(expense), and their tax effects that have been and will continue to be significant recurring expenses in Trip.com Group’s business for the foreseeable future.

Reconciliations of Trip.com Group’s non-GAAP financial data to the most comparable GAAP data included in the consolidated statement of operations are included at the end of this press release.

About Trip.com Group Limited

Trip.com Group Limited (Nasdaq: TCOM; HKEX: 9961) is a leading global one-stop travel platform, integrating a comprehensive suite of travel products and services and differentiated travel content. It is the go-to destination for travelers in China, and increasingly for travelers around the world, to explore travel, get inspired, make informed and cost-effective travel bookings, enjoy hassle-free on-the-go support, and share travel experience. Founded in 1999 and listed on Nasdaq in 2003 and HKEX in 2021, the Company currently operates under a portfolio of brands, including Ctrip, Qunar, Trip.com, and Skyscanner, with the mission “to pursue the perfect trip for a better world.”

For further information, please contact:

Investor Relations
Trip.com Group Limited
Tel: +86 (21) 3406-4880 X 12229
Email: [email protected]

 

 

 


Trip.com Group Limited


Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheets


(In millions, except share and per share data)


December 31, 2023


December 31, 2024


December 31, 2024


RMB (million)


RMB (million)


USD (million)


ASSETS


Current assets:

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

43,983

51,093

7,000

Short-term investments

17,748

28,475

3,900

Accounts receivable, net 

11,410

12,459

1,707

Prepayments and other current assets 

15,591

20,093

2,753


Total current assets


88,732


112,120


15,360

Property, equipment and software

5,142

5,053

692

Intangible assets and land use rights

12,644

12,840

1,759

Right-of-use asset

641

755

103

Investments (Includes held to maturity time deposit and
financial products of RMB15,530 million and RMB10,453
million as of December 31,2023 and December 31,
2024, respectively)

49,342

47,194

6,466

Goodwill

59,372

60,911

8,345

Other long-term assets

688

454

62

Deferred tax asset

2,576

3,254

446


Total assets


219,137


242,581


33,233


LIABILITIES


Current liabilities:

Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt

25,857

19,433

2,662

Accounts payable

16,459

16,578

2,271

Advances from customers

13,380

18,029

2,470

Other current liabilities

16,715

19,970

2,736


Total current liabilities


72,411


74,010


10,139

Deferred tax liability

3,825

4,098

561

Long-term debt

19,099

20,134

2,758

Long-term lease liability

477

561

77

Other long-term liabilities

319

296

41


Total liabilities


96,131


99,099


13,576


MEZZANINE EQUITY




743


102


SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY


Total Trip.com Group Limited shareholders’ equity


122,184


141,807


19,427

Non-controlling interests

822

932

128


Total shareholders’ equity


123,006


142,739


19,555


Total liabilities, mezzanine equity and shareholders’ equity


219,137


242,581


33,233

 

 

 


Trip.com Group Limited


Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Income


(In millions, except share and per share data)


Three Months Ended


Year Ended


December 31, 2023


September 30, 2024


December 31, 2024


December 31, 2024


December 31, 2023


December 31, 2024


December 31, 2024


RMB (million)


RMB (million)


RMB (million)


USD (million)


RMB (million)


RMB (million)


USD (million)


Revenue:

Accommodation reservation 

3,903

6,802

5,178

709

17,257

21,612

2,961

Transportation ticketing 

4,106

5,650

4,780

655

18,443

20,301

2,781

Packaged-tour 

704

1,558

870

119

3,140

4,336

594

Corporate travel

634

656

702

96

2,254

2,502

343

Others

991

1,234

1,238

170

3,468

4,626

634


Total revenue


10,338


15,900


12,768


1,749


44,562


53,377


7,313

Less: Sales tax and surcharges

(13)

(27)

(24)

(3)

(52)

(83)

(11)


Net revenue


10,325


15,873


12,744


1,746


44,510


53,294


7,302


Cost of revenue

(2,010)

(2,800)

(2,640)

(362)

(8,121)

(9,990)

(1,368)


Gross profit


8,315


13,073


10,104


1,384


36,389


43,304


5,934


Operating expenses:

Product development *

(2,916)

(3,640)

(3,397)

(465)

(12,120)

(13,139)

(1,800)

Sales and marketing *

(2,333)

(3,382)

(3,373)

(462)

(9,202)

(11,902)

(1,631)

General and administrative *

(869)

(1,045)

(1,033)

(142)

(3,743)

(4,086)

(560)


Total operating expenses


(6,118)


(8,067)


(7,803)


(1,069)


(25,065)


(29,127)


(3,991)


Income from operations


2,197


5,006


2,301


315


11,324


14,177


1,943

Interest income 

593

598

517

71

2,090

2,341

321

Interest expense

(497)

(399)

(323)

(44)

(2,067)

(1,735)

(238)

Other (expense)/income

(903)

1,781

(137)

(19)

(667)

2,220

304


Income before income tax
expense and equity in income
of affiliates


1,390


6,986


2,358


323


10,680


17,003


2,330

Income tax expense

(399)

(721)

(526)

(72)

(1,750)

(2,604)

(357)

Equity in income of affiliates

351

558

359

49

1,072

2,828

387


Net income


1,342


6,823


2,191


300


10,002


17,227


2,360

Net income attributable to non-
controlling interests and mezzanine
classified non-controlling interests

(45)

(58)

(34)

(5)

(84)

(160)

(22)


Net income attributable to
Trip.com Group Limited


1,297


6,765


2,157


295


9,918


17,067


2,338

Earnings per ordinary share 

– Basic

1.99

10.37

3.28

0.45

15.19

26.10

3.58

– Diluted

1.94

9.93

3.09

0.42

14.78

24.78

3.39

Earnings per ADS 

– Basic

1.99

10.37

3.28

0.45

15.19

26.10

3.58

– Diluted

1.94

9.93

3.09

0.42

14.78

24.78

3.39

Weighted average ordinary shares
outstanding 

– Basic

652,033,082

652,719,801

656,190,044

656,190,044

652,859,211

654,035,399

654,035,399

– Diluted

668,332,395

681,411,847

698,171,269

698,171,269

671,062,240

688,704,882

688,704,882

* Share-based compensation included in Operating expenses above is as follows:

  Product development 

215

221

219

30

870

976

134

  Sales and marketing 

39

38

40

6

158

171

24

  General and administrative 

196

200

200

27

806

895

123

 

 


Trip.com Group Limited


Unaudited Reconciliation of  GAAP and Non-GAAP Results


(In millions, except %, share and per share data)


Three Months Ended


Year Ended


December 31, 2023


September 30, 2024


December 31, 2024


December 31, 2024


December 31, 2023


December 31, 2024


December 31, 2024


RMB (million)


RMB (million)


RMB (million)


USD (million)


RMB (million)


RMB (million)


USD (million)


Net income


1,342


6,823


2,191


300


10,002


17,227


2,360

Less: Interest income

(593)

(598)

(517)

(71)

(2,090)

(2,341)

(321)

Add: Interest expense

497

399

323

44

2,067

1,735

238

Add: Other expense/(income)

903

(1,781)

137

19

667

(2,220)

(304)

Add: Income tax expense

399

721

526

72

1,750

2,604

357

Less: Equity in income of affiliates

(351)

(558)

(359)

(49)

(1,072)

(2,828)

(387)


Income from operations


2,197


5,006


2,301


315


11,324


14,177


1,943

Add: Share-based compensation

450

459

459

63

1,834

2,042

281

Add: Depreciation and amortization

208

215

220

30

817

851

117


Adjusted EBITDA


2,855


5,680


2,980


408


13,975


17,070


2,341

Adjusted EBITDA margin

28 %

36 %

23 %

23 %

31 %

32 %

32 %


Net income attributable to Trip.com Group Limited


1,297


6,765


2,157


295


9,918


17,067


2,338

Add: Share-based compensation

450

459

459

63

1,834

2,042

281

Add: Loss/(gain) from fair value changes of equity securities
investments and exchangeable senior notes

989

(1,276)

438

60

1,507

(1,082)

(148)

Add: Tax effects on fair value changes of equity securities
investments and exchangeable senior notes

(61)

15

(16)

(2)

(188)

14

2


Non-GAAP net income attributable to Trip.com Group Limited


2,675


5,963


3,038


416


13,071


18,041


2,473

Weighted average ordinary shares outstanding-
 Diluted-non GAAP 

668,332,395

681,411,847

698,171,269

698,171,269

671,062,240

688,704,882

688,704,882

Non-GAAP Diluted income per share 

4.00

8.75

4.35

0.60

19.48

26.20

3.59

Non-GAAP Diluted income per ADS 

4.00

8.75

4.35

0.60

19.48

26.20

3.59

Notes for all the condensed consolidated financial schedules presented:

Note 1: The conversion of Renminbi (RMB) into U.S. dollars (USD) is based on the certified exchange rate of USD1.00=RMB7.2993 on December 31, 2024 published by the Federal Reserve Board.

 

 

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Agora, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2024 Financial Results

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Feb. 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Agora, Inc. (NASDAQ: API) (the “Company”), a pioneer and leader in real-time engagement technology, today announced its unaudited financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2024.

“We are pleased to announce that we achieved GAAP profitability in the fourth quarter, driven by revenue growth from new use cases and disciplined cost management. As we move into 2025, we remain focused on enhancing operational efficiency to deliver sustainable and profitable growth,” said Tony Zhao, Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Agora, Inc. “Generative AI represents a transformative opportunity for us, particularly in enabling real-time, voice-based interactions between humans and AI models. Many large language models don’t yet offer voice interaction capabilities, and those that do haven’t optimized the experience. To address this gap, we are excited to announce the launch of our Conversational AI Engine, a solution that empowers developers to build interactive voice experiences with any large language model. Our solution is designed to deliver natural conversation dynamics, including intelligent pause and interruption handling, advanced voice processing features such as selective attention and noise suppression, as well as ultra-low latency. We believe this innovation will accelerate the adoption of conversational AI across diverse industries and serve as a key driver of our future growth.”


Fourth Quarter 2024 Highlights

  • Total revenues for the quarter were $34.5 million, a decrease of 4.4% from $36.0 million in the fourth quarter of 2023, which included revenue from certain end-of-sale products of $2.7 million.

    • Agora: $17.4 million for the quarter, an increase of 13.7% from $15.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2023.
    • Shengwang: RMB122.2 million ($17.1 million) for the quarter, a decrease of 17.6% from RMB148.3 million ($20.7 million) in the fourth quarter of 2023, which included revenue from certain end-of-sale products of RMB19.0 million ($2.7 million).
  • Active Customers

    • Agora: 1,723 as of December 31, 2024, an increase of 2.4% from 1,683 as of December 31, 2023.
    • Shengwang: 1,979 as of December 31, 2024, excluding those for Easemob, an increase of 7.8% from 1,835 as of December 31, 2023.
  • Dollar-Based Net Retention Rate

    • Agora: 95% for the trailing 12-month period ended December 31, 2024.
    • Shengwang: 79% for the trailing 12-month period ended December 31, 2024.
  • Net income for the quarter was $0.2 million, compared to net loss of $2.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2023. After excluding share-based compensation expenses, acquisition related expenses, amortization expenses of acquired intangible assets and income tax related to acquired intangible assets, non-GAAP net income for the quarter was $1.8 million, compared to $1.4 million in the fourth quarter of 2023.
  • Total cash, cash equivalents, bank deposits and financial products issued by banks as of December 31, 2024 was $363.8 million.
  • Net cash provided by operating activities for the quarter was $4.5 million, compared to $3.7 million in the fourth quarter of 2023. Free cash flow for the quarter was $4.3 million, compared to $3.4 million in the fourth quarter of 2023.


Fiscal Year 2024 Highlights

  • Total revenues in 2024 were $133.3 million, a decrease of 5.9% from $141.5 million in 2023. Total revenues in 2024 included $6.6 million from certain end-of-sale products, compared to $10.7 million in 2023.

    • Agora: $64.5 million in 2024, an increase of 5.7% from $61.0 million in 2023.
    • Shengwang: RMB489.6 million ($68.8 million) in 2024, a decrease of 13.7% from RMB567.1 million ($80.5 million) in 2023. Total revenues for Shengwang in 2024 included RMB47.4 million ($6.6 million) from certain end-of-sale products, compared to RMB75.3 million ($10.7 million) in 2023.
  • Net loss in 2024 was $42.7 million, compared to $87.2 million in 2023. After excluding share-based compensation expenses, acquisition related expenses, amortization expenses of acquired intangible assets, income tax related to acquired intangible assets and impairment of goodwill, non-GAAP net loss in 2024 was $19.4 million, compared to $29.9 million in 2023.
  • Net cash used in operating activities in 2024 was $14.1 million, compared to $13.6 million in 2023. Free cash flow in 2024 was negative $16.7 million, compared to negative $14.5 million in 2023.


Fourth Quarter 2024 Financial Results

Revenues
Total revenues were $34.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2024, a decrease of 4.4% from $36.0 million in the same period last year. Revenues of Agora were $17.4 million in the fourth quarter of 2024, an increase of 13.7% from $15.3 million in the same period last year, primarily due to our business expansion and usage growth in sectors such as live shopping. Revenues of Shengwang were RMB122.2 million ($17.1 million) in the fourth quarter of 2024, a decrease of 17.6% from RMB148.3 million ($20.7 million) in the same period last year, primarily due to a decrease in revenues of RMB 19.0 million ($2.7 million) due to the end-of-sale of certain products.

Cost of Revenues

Cost of revenues was $11.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2024, a decrease of 13.9% from $13.4 million in the same period last year, primarily due to the end-of-sale of certain products.

Gross Profit and Gross Margin

Gross profit was $22.9 million in the fourth quarter of 2024, an increase of 1.2% from $22.7 million in the same period last year. Gross margin was 66.6% in the fourth quarter of 2024, an increase of 3.7% from 62.9% in the same period last year, mainly due to the end-of-sale of certain low-margin product.

Operating Expenses

Operating expenses were $28.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2024, a decrease of 8.8% from $31.2 million in the same period last year.

  • Research and development expenses were $14.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2024, a decrease of 9.3% from $16.3 million in the same period last year, primarily due to a decrease in personnel costs as the Company optimized its global workforce, including a decrease in share-based compensation from $2.0 million in the fourth quarter of 2023 to $1.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2024.
  • Sales and marketing expenses were $7.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2024, an increase of 3.1% from $7.1 million in the same period last year, primarily due to an increase in annual RTE conference expenses.
  • General and administrative expenses were $6.4 million in the fourth quarter of 2024, a decrease of 18.4% from $7.9 million in the same period last year, primarily due to a decrease in personnel costs as the Company optimized its global workforce, including a decrease in share-based compensation from $1.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2023 to $0.4 million in the fourth quarter of 2024.

Loss from Operations

Loss from operations was $4.9 million in the fourth quarter of 2024, compared to $8.4 million in the same period last year.

Interest Income

Interest income was $3.7 million in the fourth quarter of 2024, compared to $4.8 million in the same period last year, primarily due to the decrease in the average balance of cash, cash equivalents, bank deposits and financial products issued by banks and the decrease in average interest rate.

Net Income (Loss)

Net income was $0.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2024, compared to net loss of $2.6 million in the same period last year.

Net Income (Loss) per American Depositary Share attributable to Ordinary Shareholders

Basic and diluted net income per American Depositary Share (“ADS”)1 attributable to ordinary shareholders was $0.002 in the fourth quarter of 2024, compared to basic and diluted net loss per ADS of $0.03 in the same period last year.


Fiscal Year 2024 Financial Results

Revenues
Total revenues in 2024 were $133.3 million, a decrease of 5.9% from $141.5 million in 2023. Revenues of Agora were $64.5 million in 2024, an increase of 5.7% from $61.0 million in 2023, primarily due to our business expansion and usage growth in sectors such as live shopping. Revenues of Shengwang were RMB489.6 million ($68.8 million) in 2024, a decrease of 13.7% from RMB567.1 million ($80.5 million) in 2023, primarily due to a decrease in revenues of RMB 27.9 million ($4.1 million) due to the end-of-sale of certain products and reduced usage from customers in certain sectors such as social and entertainment as a result of challenging macroeconomic and regulatory environment.

Cost of Revenues

Cost of revenues in 2024 was $47.8 million, a decrease of 8.2% from $52.1 million in 2023, primarily due to the end-of-sale of certain products and the decrease in bandwidth usage and costs.

Gross Profit and Gross Margin

Gross profit in 2024 was $85.4 million, a decrease of 4.5% from $89.5 million in 2023. Gross margin in 2024 was 64.1%, an increase of 0.9% from 63.2% in 2023 mainly due to the end-of-sale of certain low-margin product.

Operating Expenses

Operating expenses in 2024 were $140.3 million, a decrease of 4.3% from $146.6 million in 2023, primarily due to a decrease in personnel costs as the Company optimized its global workforce, which was offset partially by restructuring and severance expenses in the third quarter of 2024, including share-based compensation of $11.4 million as a result of the cancellation of certain employees’ equity awards and immediate recognition of relevant remaining unrecognized compensation expenses, as well as severance expenses of $4.4 million.

  • Research and development expenses in 2024 were $80.3 million, an increase of 3.4% from $77.7 million in 2023, primarily due to restructuring and severance expenses in the third quarter of 2024, including share-based compensation of $9.0 million due to equity award cancellation and severance expenses of $3.6 million.
  • Sales and marketing expenses in 2024 were $27.2 million, a decrease of 19.8% from $34.0 million in 2023, primarily due to a decrease in personnel costs as the Company optimized its global workforce, including a decrease in share-based compensation from $4.1 million in 2023 to $0.8 million in 2024.
  • General and administrative expenses in 2024 were $32.8 million, a decrease of 6.3% from $35.0 million in 2023, primarily due to a decrease in personnel costs as the Company optimized its global workforce, which was offset partially by restructuring and severance expenses in the third quarter of 2024, including share-based compensation of $2.4 million as a result of the equity award cancellation.

Loss from Operations

Loss from operations in 2024 was $53.3 million, compared to $87.3 million in 2023, primarily due to the decrease of operating expenses from $146.6 million in 2023 to $140.3 million in 2024, as well as the decrease of impairment of goodwill from $31.9 million in 2023 to nil in 2024.

Interest Income

Interest income in 2024 was $16.9 million, compared to $18.8 million in 2023, primarily due to the decrease in the average balance of cash, cash equivalents, bank deposits and financial products issued by banks and the decrease in average interest rate.

Investment Loss

Investment loss in 2024 was $3.3 million, compared to $18.5 million in 2023, primarily due to the decrease in fair value of an equity investment of $5.0 million, as well as the decrease of impairment losses on investments in certain private companies from $11.3 million in 2023 to nil in 2024.

Other income

Other income in 2024 was $0.8 million, compared to $1.6 million in 2023, primarily due to the decrease of income of incentive payments from a depositary bank due to decease in outstanding American Depository Shares as a result of share repurchase.

Losses from equity in affiliates

Losses from equity in affiliates in 2024 were $3.5 million, primarily due to an impairment loss on an investment in certain private company of $4.1 million.

Net Loss

Net loss in 2024 was $42.7 million, compared to $87.2 million in 2023.

Net Loss per ADS attributable to ordinary shareholders

Net loss per ADS attributable to ordinary shareholders in 2024 was $0.46, compared to $0.88 in 2023.


Share Repurchase Program

During the three months ended December 31, 2024, the Company repurchased approximately 1.3 million of its Class A ordinary shares (equivalent to approximately 0.3 million ADSs) for approximately US$1.4 million under its share repurchase program, representing 0.7% of its US$200 million share repurchase program.

As of December 31, 2024, the Company had repurchased approximately 130.6 million of its Class A ordinary shares (equivalent to approximately 32.7 million ADSs) for approximately US$115.2 million under its share repurchase program, representing 57.6% of its US$200 million share repurchase program.

As of December 31, 2024, the Company had 373.3 million ordinary shares (equivalent to approximately 93.3 million ADSs) outstanding, compared to 449.8 million ordinary shares (equivalent to approximately 112.5 million ADSs) outstanding as of January 31, 2022 before the share repurchase program commenced.

The board of directors has authorized an extension of the existing share repurchase program through February 28, 2026, with all other terms remaining unchanged.


Financial Outlook

Based on currently available information, the Company expects total revenues for the first quarter of 2025 to be between $31 million and $33 million, compared to $29.7 million in the first quarter of 2024 if revenues from certain end-of-sale low-margin products were excluded. This outlook reflects the Company’s current and preliminary views on the market and operational conditions, which are subject to change.


Earnings Call

The Company will host a conference call to discuss the financial results at 5 p.m. Pacific Time / 8 p.m. Eastern Time on February 24, 2025. Details for the conference call are as follows:
Event title: Agora, Inc. 4Q 2024 Financial Results
The call will be available at https://edge.media-server.com/mmc/p/ca3ihsn6
Investors who want to hear the call should log on at least 15 minutes prior to the broadcast. Participants may register for the call with the link below.
https://register.vevent.com/register/BIaffae7deb01345b39b477ccdbc209daa
Please visit the Company’s investor relations website at https://investor.agora.io on February 24, 2025 to view the earnings release and accompanying slides prior to the conference call.


Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The Company has provided in this press release financial information that has not been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”). The Company uses these non-GAAP financial measures internally in analyzing its financial results and believe that the use of these non-GAAP financial measures is useful to investors as an additional tool to evaluate ongoing operating results and trends and in comparing its financial results with other companies in its industry, many of which present similar non-GAAP financial measures. Besides free cash flow (as defined below), each of these non-GAAP financial measures represents the corresponding GAAP financial measure before share-based compensation expenses, acquisition related expenses, amortization expenses of acquired intangible assets, income tax related to acquired intangible assets and impairment of goodwill. The Company believes that such non-GAAP financial measures help identify underlying trends in its business that could otherwise be distorted by the effects of such share-based compensation expenses, acquisition related expenses, amortization expenses of acquired intangible assets, income tax related to acquired intangible assets and impairment of goodwill that it includes in its cost of revenues, total operating expenses and net income (loss). The Company believes that all such non-GAAP financial measures also provide useful information about its operating results, enhance the overall understanding of its past performance and future prospects and allow for greater visibility with respect to key metrics used by its management in its financial and operational decision-making.

Non-GAAP financial measures are not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for comparable GAAP financial measures and should be read only in conjunction with the Company’s consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP. A reconciliation of its historical non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures has been provided in the tables captioned “Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Measures” included at the end of this press release, and investors are encouraged to review the reconciliation.

Definitions of the Company’s non-GAAP financial measures included in this press release are presented below.


Non-GAAP Net Income (Loss)

Non-GAAP net income (loss) is defined as net income (loss) adjusted to exclude share-based compensation expenses, acquisition related expenses, amortization expenses of acquired intangible assets, income tax related to acquired intangible assets and impairment of goodwill.


Free Cash Flow

Free cash flow is defined as net cash provided by operating activities less purchases of property and equipment (excluding the acquisition of land use right and the payment for the headquarters project). The Company considers free cash flow to be a liquidity measure that provides useful information to management and investors regarding net cash provided by operating activities and cash used for investments in property and equipment required to maintain and grow the business.


Operating Metrics

The Company also uses other operating metrics included in this press release and defined below to assess the performance of its business.


Active Customers

An active customer at the end of any period is defined as an organization or individual developer from which the Company generated more than $100 of revenue during the preceding 12 months. Customers are counted based on unique customer account identifiers. Generally, one software application uses the same customer account identifier throughout its life cycle while one account may be used for multiple applications.


Dollar-Based Net Retention Rate

Dollar-Based Net Retention Rate is calculated for a trailing 12-month period by first identifying all customers in the prior 12-month period, and then calculating the quotient from dividing the revenue generated from such customers in the trailing 12-month period by the revenue generated from the same group of customers in the prior 12-month period. As the vast majority of revenue generated from Agora’s customers is denominated in U.S. dollars, while the vast majority of revenue generated from Shengwang’s customers is denominated in Renminbi, Dollar-Based Net Retention Rate is calculated in U.S. dollars for Agora and in Renminbi for Shengwang, which has substantially removed the impact of foreign currency translations. Shengwang excluded the revenues from certain end-of-sale products, Easemob’s CEC business and K12 academic tutoring sector. The Company believes Dollar-Based Net Retention Rate facilitates operating performance comparisons on a period-to-period basis.


Safe Harbor Statements

This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements other than statements of historical or current fact included in this press release are forward-looking statements, including but not limited to statements regarding the Company’s financial outlook, beliefs and expectations. Forward-looking statements include statements containing words such as “expect,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “project,” “will” and similar expressions intended to identify forward-looking statements. Among other things, the Financial Outlook in this announcement contain forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on the Company’s current expectations and involve risks and uncertainties. The Company’s actual results and the timing of events could differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking statements as a result of these risks and uncertainties, which include, without limitation, risks related to the growth of the RTE-PaaS market; the Company’s ability to manage its growth and expand its operations; the continued impact of COVID-19 on global markets and the Company’s business, operations and customers; the Company’s ability to attract new developers and convert them into customers; the Company’s ability to retain existing customers and expand their usage of its platform and products; the Company’s ability to drive popularity of existing use cases and enable new use cases, including through quality enhancements and introduction of new products, features and functionalities; the Company’s fluctuating operating results; competition; the effect of broader technological and market trends on the Company’s business and prospects; general economic conditions and their impact on customer and end-user demand; and other risks and uncertainties included elsewhere in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), including, without limitation, the final prospectus related to the IPO filed with the SEC on June 26, 2020. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release. All forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement, and the Company undertakes no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof.


About Agora, Inc.

Agora, Inc. is the Cayman Islands holding company of two independent divisions, under Agora brand and Shengwang brand, respectively, whose businesses are conducted through separate entities.

Headquartered in Santa Clara, California, Agora is a pioneer and global leader in Real-Time Engagement Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS), providing developers with simple, flexible, and powerful application programming interfaces, or APIs, to embed real-time voice, video, interactive live-streaming, chat, whiteboard, and artificial intelligence capabilities into their applications.

Headquartered in Shanghai, China, Shengwang is a pioneer and leading Real-Time Engagement PaaS provider in the China market.

For more information on Agora, please visit: www.agora.io
For more information on Shengwang, please visit: www.shengwang.cn

Agora, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Unaudited, in US$ thousands)

  As of   As of  
  December 31,   December 31,  
  2024   2023  
Assets        
Current assets:        
Cash and cash equivalents 27,083   36,894  
Short-term bank deposits 168,327   86,924  
Short-term financial products issued by banks 71,464   84,853  
Short-term investments 2,787   7,983  
Restricted cash 3,745   280  
Accounts receivable, net 30,952   34,668  
Prepayments and other current assets 22,593   8,779  
Contract assets 1,099   1,048  
Total current assets 328,050   261,429  
Property and equipment, net 4,680   5,365  
Construction in progress for the headquarters project 44,486   17,343  
Operating lease right-of-use assets 3,866   4,011  
Intangible assets 611   1,274  
Long-term bank deposits 35,500   143,127  
Long-term financial products issued by banks 61,400   20,000  
Long-term investments 40,710   43,893  
Land use right, net 161,395   167,246  
Other non-current assets 18,956   10,907  
Total assets 699,654   674,595  
         
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity        
Current liabilities:        
Accounts payable 12,965   12,996  
Advances from customers 8,738   7,765  
Taxes payable 2,210   906  
Current operating lease liabilities 1,749   2,447  
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities 32,673   32,780  
Total current liabilities 58,335   56,894  
Long-term operating lease liabilities 1,922   1,726  
Deferred tax liabilities 92   196  
Long-term borrowings for the headquarters project 46,469   11,027  
Advance in relation to the headquarters project 20,174    
Other non-current liabilities 1   3  
Total liabilities 126,993   69,846  
         
Shareholders’ equity:        
Class A ordinary shares 39   39  
Class B ordinary shares 8   8  
Additional paid-in-capital 1,144,238   1,138,346  
Treasury shares, at cost (72,739 ) (79,716 )
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (12,257 ) (10,027 )
Accumulated deficit (486,628 ) (443,901 )
Total shareholders’ equity 572,661   604,749  
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity 699,654   674,595  
         

Agora, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)

(Unaudited, in US$ thousands, except share and per ADS amounts)

  Three Month Ended   Year Ended
  December 31,   December 31,
  2024   2023     2024   2023  
Real-time engagement service revenues 31,908   32,300     127,624   133,098  
Real-time engagement on-premise solution and other revenues 2,545   3,741     5,632   8,440  
Total revenues 34,453   36,041     133,256   141,538  
Cost of revenues 11,505   13,370     47,809   52,063  
Gross profit 22,948   22,671     85,447   89,475  
Operating expenses:          
Research and development 14,793   16,310     80,344   77,666  
Sales and marketing 7,276   7,055     27,220   33,958  
General and administrative 6,423   7,876     32,772   34,976  
Total operating expenses 28,492   31,241     140,336   146,600  
Other operating income 664   214     1,578   1,729  
Impairment of goodwill         (31,928 )
Loss from operations (4,880 ) (8,356 )   (53,311 ) (87,324 )
Exchange gain (loss) 60   40     168   (151 )
Interest income 3,697   4,830     16,941   18,836  
Interest expense (2 ) (20 )   (253 ) (20 )
Investment income (loss) 705   (29 )   (3,328 ) (18,526 )
Losses from extinguishment of convertible note         (1,230 )
Other income 793   1,099     793   1,649  
Income (loss) before income taxes 373   (2,436 )   (38,990 ) (86,766 )
Income taxes (109 ) (99 )   (258 ) (422 )
Losses from equity in affiliates (106 ) (76 )   (3,479 ) (31 )
Net income (loss) 158   (2,611 )   (42,727 ) (87,219 )
Net income (loss) attributable to ordinary shareholders 158   (2,611 )   (42,727 ) (87,219 )
Other comprehensive income (loss):          
Foreign currency translation adjustments (4,350 ) 2,678     (2,231 ) (3,418 )
Gain on available-for-sale debt securities         1,385  
Total comprehensive (loss) income attributable to ordinary shareholders (4,192 ) 67     (44,958 ) (89,252 )
           
Net income (loss) per ADS attributable to ordinary shareholders, basic and diluted 0.002   (0.03 )   (0.46 ) (0.88 )
Weighted-average shares used in computing net income (loss) per ADS attributable to ordinary shareholders:          
Basic 375,058,357   379,033,868     373,122,317   398,384,385  
Diluted 402,004,818   379,033,868     373,122,317   398,384,385  
           
Share-based compensation expenses included in:          
Cost of revenues 28   46     212   621  
Research and development expenses 1,176   2,027     17,062   12,696  
Sales and marketing expenses (60 ) 440     778   4,145  
General and administrative expenses 353   1,197     4,685   7,150  
                   

Agora, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited, in US$ thousands)

  Three Month Ended   Year Ended
  December 31,   December 31,
  2024   2023     2024   2023  
Cash flows from operating activities:          
Net income (loss) 158   (2,611 )   (42,727 ) (87,219 )
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:          
Share-based compensation expenses 1,497   3,710     22,737   24,612  
Allowance for current expected credit losses 1,465   1,688     8,728   7,046  
Depreciation of property and equipment 733   1,416     3,459   7,096  
Amortization of intangible assets 130   348     663   1,384  
Amortization of land use right 851   853     3,423   3,165  
Deferred tax benefit (20 ) (53 )   (102 ) (212 )
Amortization of right-of-use asset and interest on lease liabilities 541   717     2,576   2,935  
Investment (income) loss (705 ) 29     3,328   19,756  
Losses from extinguishment of convertible note         (105 )
Losses from equity in affiliates 106   76     3,479   31  
Gain on disposal of property and equipment (25 ) (1 )   (9 ) (11 )
Impairments of goodwill         31,928  
Return on investment from equity affiliates   21       21  
Interest expense   20       20  
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of effect of acquisition:          
Accounts receivable 4,371   (1,244 )   (5,047 ) (9,100 )
Contract assets   420     (67 ) (522 )
Prepayments and other current assets (1,764 ) (793 )   (13,893 ) (1,801 )
Other non-current assets (813 ) (2,118 )   5,855   (7,278 )
Accounts payable (2,290 ) (393 )   (248 ) 3,246  
Advances from customers 755   76     1,071   (483 )
Taxes payable 565   (355 )   1,326   (1,157 )
Operating lease liabilities (559 ) (780 )   (2,878 ) (2,649 )
Deferred income       62   (160 )
Accrued expenses and other liabilities (461 ) 2,654     (5,865 ) (4,154 )
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities 4,535   3,680     (14,129 ) (13,611 )
Cash flows from investing activities:          
Purchase of property and equipment (249 ) (268 )   (2,546 ) (924 )
Purchase of short-term bank deposits (25,200 ) (31,924 )   (68,300 ) (219,445 )
Purchase of short-term financial products issued by banks       (70,391 ) (29,899 )
Purchase of short-term investments   (2 )     (791 )
Proceeds from maturity of short-term bank deposits 18,779   33,000     130,020   467,058  
Proceeds from maturity of short-term financial products issued by banks 35,884   9,212     105,395   17,522  
Proceeds from sales of short-term investments 235       235    
Purchase of long-term bank deposits (15,000 )     (35,500 ) (143,127 )
Purchase of long-term financial products issued by banks (20,000 )     (61,400 ) (20,000 )
Purchase of long-term investments       (562 ) (15 )
Purchase of land use right         (5,133 )
Payment for the headquarters project (13,353 ) (6,466 )   (35,248 ) (10,792 )
Cash received for business disposal         5,769  
Cash received from disposal of property and equipment 35   5     93   92  
Cash paid for a business combination         (3,680 )
Cash received from disposal of long-term investments       155    
Return of investment from equity affiliates   8       8  
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities (18,869 ) 3,565     (38,049 ) 56,643  
Cash flows from financing activities:          
Proceeds from long-term borrowings for headquarters project 13,613   10,909     35,790   10,909  
Deposits returned for business disposal         (1,000 )
Proceeds from exercise of employees’ share options 303   44     853   634  
Deposit received in relation to headquarters project 1,128       20,408    
Repurchase of Class A ordinary shares (1,390 ) (10,082 )   (11,057 ) (62,911 )
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities 13,654   871     45,994   (52,368 )
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash (840 ) 481     (162 ) (805 )
Net (decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash (1,520 ) 8,597     (6,346 ) (10,141 )
Cash balance recorded in held-for sale assets at beginning of period         1,488  
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period * 32,348   28,577     37,174   45,827  
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period ** 30,828   37,174     30,828   37,174  
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:          
Income taxes paid 52   87     185   152  
Cash payments included in the measurement of operating lease liabilities 559   780     2,878   2,649  
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for operating lease obligations   500     2,325   4,588  
Non-cash financing and investing activities:          
Proceeds receivable from exercise of employees’ share options 275   116     417   116  
Payables for property and equipment 398   12     398   12  
Payables for construction in progress for the headquarters project 8,975   7,098     12,834   7,098  
Payables for treasury shares, at cost 83   210     83   210  
Settlement of compensation costs in relation to an acquisition with shares   1,500       1,830  

* includes restricted cash balance

230   280     280   154  
** includes restricted cash balance 3,745   280     3,745   280  
                   

Agora, Inc.

Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Measures

(Unaudited, in US$ thousands, except share and per ADS amounts)

  Three Month Ended   Year Ended
  December 31,   December 31,
  2024   2023     2024   2023  
GAAP net income (loss) 158   (2,611 )   (42,727 ) (87,219 )
Add:          
Share-based compensation expenses 1,497   3,710     22,737   24,612  
Acquisition related expenses   8       (392 )
Amortization expenses of acquired intangible assets 129   345     660   1,380  
Income tax related to acquired intangible assets (20 ) (53 )   (102 ) (212 )
Impairment of goodwill         31,928  
Non-GAAP net income (loss) 1,764   1,399     (19,432 ) (29,903 )
           
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities 4,535   3,680     (14,129 ) (13,611 )
Purchase of property and equipment (249 ) (268 )   (2,546 ) (924 )
Free Cash Flow 4,286   3,412     (16,675 ) (14,535 )
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities (18,869 ) 3,565     (38,049 ) 56,643  
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities 13,654   871     45,994   (52,368 )
                   

____________________________

1 One ADS represents four Class A ordinary shares.



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Brera Holdings Expands Commitment to Mozambique with Letter of Intent to Invest in Moçambola 2024 Champion Black Bulls, Elevating African talent to Global Platforms

Black Bulls, the 2024 Mocambola champions, will strive to continue their ascent under Junaide Lalgy’s leadership, with Brera as a new partner

Maputo and Milan, Feb. 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Brera Holdings PLC (“Brera” Nasdaq: BREA) and Lalgy Transport have signed a Letter of Intent to further invest in Mozambican football team Black Bulls, the current champion of Mocambola league. This investment reinforces Brera’s mission to develop African talent and create pathways for players to compete on the global stage through its extensive international network. As part of this partnership, Brera will become a co-owner of the Black Bulls, supporting Mr. Lalgy’s significant investment and leadership in Mozambican football with additional funding from Nasdaq-listed Brera.

Togher, Brera and Mr. Lalgy are committed to working together to strengthen both Black Bulls and Brera Holdings, combining efforts to enhance competitiveness and expand opportunities for Mozambican football domestically and abroad, particularly in continental Europe.

To maximize impact, Brera Tchumene FC will align its efforts with the Black Bulls and pause independent operations in official competitions. This strategic move is designed to ensure sustainability, accelerate growth, and drive the long-term success of African football, optimizing resources for a stronger, more unified development pathway.

Brera deeply appreciates the players, staff, and supporters of Brera Tchumene FC, whose passion and dedication have been instrumental in this journey. Their legacy will continue to inspire as Brera expands its commitment to African football.

This marks an exciting new chapter in Brera’s mission to nurture elite talent and build lasting value in one of the world’s most promising football regions. Brera Holdings remains dedicated to fostering the next generation of African football stars and strengthening its global footprint in the sport.

ABOUT BRERA HOLDINGS PLC

Brera Holdings PLC (Nasdaq: BREA) is dedicated to expanding its social impact football business by developing a global portfolio of emerging football and sports clubs. Building on the legacy of Brera FC, which it acquired in 2022, the Company aims to create opportunities for tournament prizes, sponsorships, and professional consulting services. Brera FC, recognized as “The Third Team of Milan,” has been crafting an alternative football legacy since its founding in 2000. The club also organizes the FENIX Trophy, a nonprofessional pan-European tournament acknowledged by UEFA. This tournament, which has been referred to as “the Champions League for Amateurs” by BBC Sport, has garnered significant media coverage, including from ESPN.

In its efforts to broaden its reach, Brera expanded into Africa in March 2023 by establishing Brera Tchumene FC in Mozambique, which quickly rose to the First Division after winning its post-season tournament. In April 2023, the Company acquired a 90% stake in the North Macedonian first-division team Fudbalski Klub Akademija Pandev, now known as Brera Strumica FC. Additionally, in June 2023, Brera made a strategic investment in Manchester United PLC, realizing a 74% gain. The Company has further diversified its portfolio by acquiring a majority stake in UYBA Volley, an Italian women’s professional volleyball team, in July 2023, assuming control of Bayanzurkh Sporting Ilch FC, a Mongolian National Premier League team, which became Brera Ilch FC, in September 2023, and establishing a joint stock company for the North Macedonian women’s football club Tiverija Strumica, now known as Brera Tiverija FC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Brera Strumica FC, in June 2024.

On December 31, 2024, Brera signed of an agreement to acquire majority ownership of SS Juve Stabia srl, an Italian Serie B football club known as “The Second Team of Naples,” which will be conducted in a multi-step process, and marks a significant expansion of the Company’s MCO model.  As of February 12, 2025, Brera holds a 38.46% equity ownership interest in Juve Stabia, currently in a playoff-qualifying sixth place position in the Serie B standings.  With a strategic emphasis on bottom-up value creation, innovation-driven growth, and socially impactful outcomes, Brera Holdings has established itself as a forward-thinking leader in the global sports industry. For more information, visit www.breraholdings.com.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to various risks and uncertainties. Such statements include statements regarding the Company’s ability to grow its business and other statements that are not historical facts, including statements which may be accompanied by the words “intends,” “may,” “will,” “plans,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “projects,” “predicts,” “estimates,” “aims,” “believes,” “hopes,” “potential” or similar words. Actual results could differ materially from those described in these forward-looking statements due to a number of factors, including without limitation, the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern, the popularity and/or competitive success of the Company’s acquired football and other sports teams, the Company’s ability to attract players and staff for acquired clubs, unsuccessful acquisitions or other strategic transactions, the possibility of a decline in the popularity of football or other sports, the Company’s ability to expand its fanbase, sponsors and commercial partners, general economic conditions, and other risk factors detailed in the Company’s filings with the SEC. The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are made as of the date of this press release, and the Company does not undertake any responsibility to update such forward-looking statements except in accordance with applicable law.

Company Contact Information:

Dan McClory, Executive Chairman, Brera Holdings PLC
Email: [email protected]

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Pentair Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend of $0.25

Pentair Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend of $0.25

LONDON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–
Pentair plc (NYSE: PNR) announced today that it will pay a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.25 per share on May 2, 2025 to shareholders of record at the close of business on April 18, 2025. This is the 49th consecutive year that Pentair has increased its dividend.

ABOUT PENTAIR PLC

At Pentair, we help the world sustainably move, improve, and enjoy water, life’s most essential resource. From our residential and commercial water solutions, to industrial water management and everything in between, Pentair is a core large cap value S&P 500 equity stock focused on smart, sustainable water solutions that help our planet and people thrive.

Pentair had revenue in 2024 of approximately $4.1 billion, and trades under the ticker symbol PNR. With approximately 9,750 global employees serving customers in more than 150 countries, we work to help improve lives and the environment around the world. To learn more, visit www.pentair.com.

Pentair Contacts:

Shelly Hubbard

Vice President, Investor Relations

Tel: 763-656-5575

E-mail: [email protected]

Rebecca Osborn

Senior Director, Communications

Tel: 763-656-5589

Email: [email protected]

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Cronos Group Inc. to Hold 2024 Fourth Quarter and Full-Year Earnings Conference Call on February 27, 2025

TORONTO, Feb. 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Cronos Group Inc. (NASDAQ: CRON) (TSX: CRON) (“Cronos” or the “Company”) will hold its 2024 fourth-quarter and full-year earnings conference call on Thursday, February 27, 2025 at 8:30 a.m. ET. Cronos’ senior management team will discuss the Company’s financial results and will be available for questions from the investment community after prepared remarks.

To attend the conference call or webcast, participants should register online at https://ir.thecronosgroup.com/events-presentations. To avoid delays, we encourage participants to dial into the conference call fifteen minutes ahead of the scheduled start time. The webcast of the call will be archived for replay on the Company’s website.

About Cronos

Cronos is an innovative global cannabinoid company committed to building disruptive intellectual property by advancing cannabis research, technology and product development. With a passion to responsibly elevate the consumer experience, Cronos is building an iconic brand portfolio. Cronos’ diverse international brand portfolio includes Spinach®, PEACE NATURALS® and Lord Jones®. For more information about Cronos and its brands, please visit: thecronosgroup.com.

Forward-looking Statements

This press release may contain information that may constitute “forward-looking information” or “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of applicable Canadian and U.S. securities laws and court decisions (collectively, “Forward-looking Statements”). All information contained herein that is not clearly historical in nature may constitute Forward-looking Statements. In some cases, Forward-looking Statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “may”, “will”, “expect”, “plan”, “anticipate”, “intend”, “potential”, “estimate”, “believe” or the negative of these terms, or other similar expressions intended to identify Forward-looking Statements. Some of the Forward-looking Statements contained in this press release include statements about Cronos’ intention to build an international iconic brand portfolio and develop disruptive intellectual property. Forward-looking Statements are necessarily based upon a number of estimates and assumptions that, while considered reasonable by management, are inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive risks, financial results, results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by those Forward-looking Statements and the Forward-looking Statements are not guarantees of future performance. A discussion of some of the material risks applicable to the Company can be found in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2024, June 30, 2024, and September 30, 2024, each of which have been filed on SEDAR+ and EDGAR and can be accessed at www.sedarplus.ca and www.sec.gov/edgar, respectively. Any Forward-looking Statement included in this press release is made as of the date of this press release and, except as required by law, Cronos disclaims any obligation to update or revise any Forward-looking Statement. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on any Forward-looking Statement.

Cronos Contact

Anna Shlimak
Investor Relations
Tel: (416) 504-0004
[email protected]



Aimco Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Results and Establishes 2025 Guidance

PR Newswire


DENVER
, Feb. 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Apartment Investment and Management Company (“Aimco”) (NYSE: AIV) announced today fourth quarter and full year 2024 results and established 2025 guidance.


Financial Results

  • Aimco’s net loss attributable to common stockholders per share, on a fully dilutive basis, was $(0.08) for the quarter, and $(0.75) for the year ended December 31, 2024.
  • Net Operating Income (“NOI”) from Aimco’s Stabilized Operating Properties was $25.9 million in the fourth quarter 2024, up 4.5% year-over-year, and full year 2024 NOI was $99.0 million, also up 4.5% year-over-year.


Stockholder Letter

Dear fellow and prospective stockholders,

I am pleased to report on Aimco’s 2024 results and outline our plans and goals for the year ahead.

During 2024, Aimco delivered strong operational results across our apartment portfolio, remained disciplined in the allocation of capital and made significant progress toward our broader strategic goals by executing and advancing key transactions. 

Aimco’s Stabilized Operating portfolio continued to benefit from its geographic composition, consisting of primarily established suburban submarkets, which experienced limited competitive new supply and steady renter demand. The portfolio produced $99 million of net operating income (“NOI”) in 2024, an increase of 4.5% over 2023, with revenues increasing 4.5% and expenses up 4.4%. During the fourth quarter, average daily occupancy increased to 97.9%, revenue per home was up 2.9% year-over-year, and rents were up 3.6% on all transacted leases.

Our regional development teams continued to add value as construction was completed on three multifamily assets, including 933 residential units and more than 100K sf of commercial space. Total direct costs for these projects are now expected to be approximately $10 million lower than our original projection. In addition, nearly 400 newly delivered homes were leased at rental rates that put these projects on track to deliver an average yield on cost of approximately 7% when fully stabilized. During the fourth quarter, Aimco increased its ownership in its Upton Place property as our development partner exercised the option to sell their 10% interest in the asset.

As announced in September 2024, we commenced construction on one new development project located in Miami’sEdgewater neighborhood. Financing for the $240 million waterfront project is fully committed with Aimco having contributed the land and an incremental $5 million of equity to a newly formed, project-level, venture. At year end 2024, Aimco’s exposure to active construction was reduced by $340 million, or nearly 60%, as compared to year end 2023.

Aimco made significant progress in our efforts to realize value through accretive dispositions during 2024. In December, Aimco sold The Hamilton, our recently completed redevelopment in Miami, and our partial ownership interest in the 3333 Biscayne Boulevard development site for a combined $204 million. These transactions generated approximately $90 million of net proceeds, after retiring the associated asset level debt. Also, during the fourth quarter, we entered into a binding agreement to sell the Aimco properties located at 1001 & 1111 Brickell Bay Drive (together known as the “Brickell Assemblage”) for $520 million.

The Aimco balance sheet remains solid, with no maturities prior to June 2027 (after consideration for contractual extension options and announced transactions) and with our assumable, fixed-rate property loans having an average duration of 6.8 years at favorable interest rates. During 2024, we retired $110 million of property debt associated with the asset sales described above and, during the fourth quarter, refinanced our Upton Place asset with a new $215 million bridge loan. The new loan carries a 6.39% fixed interest rate, approximately 280 bps lower than the weighted average cost of the construction loan and preferred equity which it replaced. 

In keeping with our previously stated capital allocation priorities, we directed nearly $40 million of capital to the repurchase of 4.9 million Aimco shares, representing an average price per share of $8.01, during 2024. Further, Aimco returned the net proceeds from the 2024 asset sales, approximately $90 million, to stockholders in the form of a special dividend during the first quarter of 2025.

Last year’s good results were the product of a high-performing and dedicated team, committed to adding value across all aspects of our business and who are eager to ‘do it again’ in 2025. 

As we look to the year ahead, the fundamentals of the apartment business, and the Aimco portfolio in particular, are expected to remain strong as renter demand continues to exceed supply. Real estate capital markets are fully functioning, with credit spreads having narrowed over the past year and U.S. multifamily housing remaining a favored investment class for many institutional investors.

At Aimco we plan to drive continued growth from our Stabilized Operating portfolio which consists of more than 5,200 apartment homes, predominantly located in the Northeast and Midwest markets. These properties are projected to realize revenue growth of 3%, at the mid-point of our guidance range for 2025. We expect expenses to be up 5.5% at the mid-point of our guidance range, primarily driven by non-annual real estate tax reassessments. This results in projected full year NOI growth of between 1% to 3%.

Within our development business we expect to complete the lease-up of three multifamily projects. These projects are on track to stabilize occupancy by year end 2025 and NOI approximately one year later. We will advance construction at our one active development project, 34th Street in Miami, Florida, with those efforts funded entirely through draws from its committed construction loan and preferred equity partner. We will selectively invest in our existing development pipeline, by advancing plans for future projects, but do not anticipate any new construction starts during 2025.

We expect to close on the sale of the Brickell Assemblage during the year and estimate the transaction to deliver approximately $300 million of net proceeds, after retiring associated property-level debt and accounting for tax liabilities. Upon receipt, we intend to return the majority of the net proceeds to stockholders.

Finally, and as announced earlier this year, Aimco’s executive management and Board of Directors has decided to explore additional strategic alternatives in an effort to further unlock and maximize stockholder value. While the strategic process unfolds, the Aimco team remains committed to delivering strong operational results, creating value through select development investment, prudent capital allocation, efficient cost management, and fostering a culture of integrity, respect, and collaboration.

Take care, and thank you for your interest in Aimco!

Wes Powell

President and Chief Executive Officer


2024 Highlights

  • Aimco’s Stabilized Operating revenue, expenses, and NOI increased 3.5%, 0.8%, and 4.5%, respectively, year-over-year in the fourth quarter, with average monthly revenue per apartment home increasing by 2.9% to $2,307 and average daily occupancy increasing by 50 basis points to 97.9%. Full year 2024 revenue, expenses, and NOI increased 4.5%, 4.4%, and 4.5%, respectively, year-over-year.
  • During the fourth quarter, Aimco substantially completed construction at its Oak Shore project located in Corte Madera, California.
  • In December, Aimco sold, for a total price at Aimco’s share of $203.8 million, its interests in two investments in Miami, Florida, The Hamilton, a recently completed redevelopment of a 276-unit apartment building, and a 2.8-acre development site at 3333 Biscayne Boulevard.
  • In late December, Aimco reached an agreement to sell the Brickell Assemblage for $520 million. At that time the buyer’s deposit of $38 million became non-refundable. Closing is subject to terms described later in this document.
  • Aimco increased its ownership in its Upton Place property as its development partner exercised the option to sell their 10% interest in the asset. Also, Aimco secured a bridge loan to replace the higher cost construction loan, and partially paydown a project-level preferred equity investor.
  • In December, Aimco’s Board of Directors declared a special cash dividend of $0.60 per share to distribute the net proceeds produced from 2024 asset sales to stockholders, which was paid on January 31, 2025.
  • In 2024, Aimco acquired 4.9 million shares of its common stock, at an average cost of $8.01 per share.


Operating Property Results

Aimco owns a diversified portfolio of operating apartment communities located in eight major U.S. markets with average rents in line with local market averages.

Results at Aimco’s Stabilized Operating Properties were as follows:


Fourth Quarter


FULL YEAR


Stabilized Operating Properties


Year-over-Year


Sequential


Year-over-Year

($ in millions)


2024


2023


Variance


3Q 2024


Variance


2024


2023


Variance

   Average Daily Occupancy

97.9 %

97.4 %

0.5 %

96.8 %

1.1 %

97.2 %

96.6 %

0.6 %

   Revenue, before utility reimbursements

$35.5

$34.3

3.5 %

$35.2

0.9 %

$140.1

$134.1

4.5 %

   Expenses, net of utility reimbursements

9.6

9.5

0.8 %

10.5

(8.8) %

41.1

39.4

4.4 %

   Net operating income (NOI)

25.9

24.8

4.5 %

24.7

5.1 %

99.0

94.7

4.5 %

  • Revenue in the fourth quarter 2024 was $35.5 million, up 3.5% year-over-year, resulting from a 2.9% increase in average monthly revenue per apartment home to $2,307 and a 50-basis point increase in Average Daily Occupancy to 97.9%.
  • Effective rents on all leases during the fourth quarter 2024 were 3.6% higher, on average, than the previous lease and 71.7% of residents whose leases were expiring signed renewals.
  • The median annual household income of new residents was $130,000 in the fourth quarter 2024, representing a rent-to-income ratio of 20.9%.
  • Expenses in the fourth quarter 2024 were up 0.8% year-over-year but down 8.8% compared to the third quarter 2024, primarily due to typical seasonal reductions and tax bills coming in lower than estimated.
  • NOI in the fourth quarter 2024 was $25.9 million, up 4.5% year-over-year and 5.1% over the third quarter 2024. Full year 2024, NOI was $99.0 million, an increase of 4.5% over 2023.


Value Add and Opportunistic Investments

Development and Redevelopment

Aimco generally seeks development and redevelopment opportunities where barriers to entry are high, target customers can be clearly defined, and Aimco has a comparative advantage over others in the market. Aimco’s value add and opportunistic investments may also target portfolio acquisitions, operational turnarounds, and re-entitlements.

As of December 31, 2024, Aimco had one multifamily development project under construction and three multifamily communities that have been substantially completed and are now in lease-up. In addition to Aimco’s core multifamily developments, The Benson Hotel and Faculty Club was completed in 2023 and remains in the stabilization process.

Aimco also has a pipeline of future value add opportunities in Southeast Florida, the Washington D.C. Metro, and Colorado’s Front Range.

During the fourth quarter, $23.9 million of capital was invested in Aimco’s development and redevelopment activities, primarily funded through construction loan draws. Updates on active development projects and Aimco’s pipeline include:

  • In Upper Northwest Washington D.C., all 689 apartment homes at Upton Place have been delivered and construction is substantially complete. Total direct costs are now expected to be $334.8 million, $3.0 million less than originally projected. As of February 13, 2025, Aimco had leased or pre-leased 333 units and 312 homes were occupied, at rates ahead of our initial projections. Additionally, as of February 13, 2025, approximately 90% of the project’s 105K square feet of retail space had been leased with our two large anchor tenants fully open.
  • In Bethesda, Maryland, all 220 of the highly tailored apartment homes at the first phase of Strathmore Square have been delivered and construction is substantially complete. Total direct project costs are now expected to be $181.4 million, $7.5 million less than originally projected. As of February 13, 2025, Aimco had leased 102 units at rates in line with our initial projections, and 86 homes were occupied.
  • In Corte Madera, California, construction is substantially complete at Oak Shore with all 16 ultra-luxury single-family rental homes and eight accessory dwelling units delivered. As of February 13, 2025, Aimco had leased and welcomed residents into 20 of the homes at rates ahead of our initial projections.
  • In Miami’sEdgewater neighborhood, construction continued on 34th Street, an ultra-luxury waterfront residential tower that will include 7,000 square feet of retail and rental homes averaging more than 2,500 square feet, with oversized private terraces, top-of-the-line finishes, and unobstructed views of Biscayne Bay. Aimco expects to welcome the first residents at this $240 million project in 3Q 2027 and stabilize occupancy in 4Q 2028.
  • In the fourth quarter 2024, Aimco invested $0.8 million into programming, design, documentation, and entitlement efforts primarily at its 901 North project in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Consistent with Aimco’s capital allocation strategy, it may choose to monetize certain of its pipeline assets prior to vertical construction in an effort to maximize value add and risk-adjusted returns.


Investment & Disposition Activity

Aimco is focused on prudently allocating capital and delivering strong investment returns. Consistent with Aimco’s capital allocation philosophy, it aims to monetize the value within its assets when accretive uses of the proceeds are identified and invest when the risk-adjusted returns are superior to other uses of capital.

  • In the fourth quarter, Aimco sold, for $203.8 million, its interests in two real estate investments in the Edgewater neighborhood of Miami, Florida, retired $110.1 million of associated liabilities, and, in January 2025, returned approximately $90 million of capital to stockholders.
    • The Hamilton, Aimco’s recently completed major redevelopment sold for $190.0 million.
    • Aimco’s interest in 3333 Biscayne Boulevard, a 2.8-acre development site, was sold to Aimco’s joint venture partner at a gross valuation of $66.5 million or $13.8 million at Aimco’s share of the venture.
  • In the fourth quarter, Aimco entered into an agreement to sell the Brickell Assemblage for a gross price of $520 million.
    • The buyer’s initial deposit of $38 million is now non-refundable, and due diligence has been completed.
    • The buyer can exercise an option to finance up to $115 million of the purchase price with a transferable seller financing note from Aimco for a period of 18 months at a rate of 12%. If exercised the purchase price increases by $20 million, to $540 million.
    • The sale, which is subject to certain closing conditions and extension options, is scheduled to occur as early as March 2025 but may be extended at the buyer’s option to the fourth quarter of 2025, with such extensions requiring the buyer to increase its non-refundable deposit.
    • Net proceeds from the transaction, accounting for the associated property-level debt and deferred tax liability, are estimated to range from $300 to $320 million depending on the buyer’s election regarding seller financing. Upon receipt, Aimco intends to return the majority of the net proceeds from the transaction to shareholders.
  • In the fourth quarter, Aimco increased its ownership interest in its Upton Place property by $19.1 million, as its development partner exercised the option to sell the entirety of their 10% interest in the asset.


Balance Sheet and Financing Activity

Aimco is highly focused on maintaining a strong balance sheet, including ample liquidity. As of December 31, 2024, Aimco had access to $321.0 million, including $141.1 million of cash on hand, $31.4 million of restricted cash, and the capacity to borrow up to $148.5 million on its 150.0 million revolving credit facility.

Aimco’s net leverage as of December 31, 2024, was as follows:


as of December 31, 2024


Aimco Share, $ in thousands


Amount


Weighted Avg. 
Maturity (Yrs.) [1]

Total non-recourse fixed rate debt

$

693,993

6.8

Total non-recourse construction loan debt

385,959

2.6

Total property debt secured by assets held for sale

159,769

1.1

Cash and restricted cash

(172,057)


  Net Leverage


$


1,067,664

[1] Weighted average maturities presented exclude contractual extension rights.

  • In the fourth quarter, Aimco refinanced its Upton Place asset with a $215 million bridge loan. The three year loan, which has a fixed interest rate of 6.39% and is prepayable at par after 18 months, replaced the construction loan and funded the partial paydown of a project-level preferred equity investor, which together had a weighted average interest rate of 9.22% at the time of payoff.

As of December 31, 2024, 100% of Aimco’s total debt was either fixed rate or hedged with interest rate cap protection. Considering investments under contract to sell and including contractual extensions, Aimco has no debt maturing prior to June 2027.


Public Market Equity

Common Stock Repurchases

  • In the fourth quarter, Aimco repurchased 0.6 million shares of its common stock at a weighted average price of $8.51 per share. Full year 2024, Aimco repurchased 4.9 million shares at an average cost of $8.01 per share and since the start of 2022, Aimco has repurchased 14.5 million shares at an average cost of $7.53 per share.
  • In the fourth quarter, Aimco Operating Partnership redeemed 34,001 units of its equity securities for cash at a weighted average price of $8.75 per unit. Full year 2024, Aimco Operating Partnership redeemed approximately 119,000 units for cash at a weighted average price of $8.28 per unit.

Dividend

  • On December 19, 2024, Aimco’s Board of Directors declared a $0.60 per share special cash dividend to distribute the net proceeds from 2024 asset sales to stockholders. The dividend was paid on January 31, 2025, to holders of record as of January 14, 2025.


2


025 Outlook


2024


2025


$ in millions (except per share amounts)


Forecast is full year unless otherwise noted


Results


Forecast


Net income (loss) per share – diluted [1]

$(0.75)

$1.50 – $1.60


Operating Properties

Revenue Growth, before utility reimbursements

4.5 %

2.5% – 3.5%

Operating Expense Growth, net of utility reimbursements

4.4 %

5.0% – 6.0%

Net Operating Income Growth

4.5 %

1.0% – 3.0%

Recurring Capital Expenditures

$14

$11 – $13


Developments and Redevelopments

Total Direct Costs of Projects in Occupancy Stabilization at Period End [2]

$638

$68

Total Direct Costs of Projects Under Construction at Period End [2]

$240

$240

Direct Project Costs on Active Developments [3]

$94

$50 – $60

Direct Planning Costs [4]

$4

$7 – $10


Real Estate Transactions

Acquisitions

None

None

Dispositions [5]

$204

$520 – $540


General and Administrative

$33

$33 – $34


Leverage

Interest Expense, net of capitalization [6]

$57

$63 – $65

[1] Net income (loss) per share – diluted includes estimated gains from the announced transactions which are under contract.

[2] Includes land or leasehold value.

[3] Aimco’s planned costs on active developments is primarily related to its 34th Street development project and will be funded through committed construction loan and preferred equity draws. Aimco funded its equity commitment to the joint venture through the contribution of land plus an incremental $5 million in 3Q 2024.

[4] Includes direct costs related to advancing planning efforts for certain pipeline projects.

[5] Includes the Brickell Assemblage which is under contract to sell in 2025.

[6] Includes GAAP interest expense, exclusive of the amortization of deferred financing costs, and reduced by interest rate option payments which are included in the Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on interest rate options line on Aimco’s income statement.

Operating Properties

Aimco’s Stabilized Operating Portfolio includes properties with rents, on average, in line with local market rents, generally considered class B apartment communities. These properties are primarily located in suburban residential areas of Boston and Chicago with other select assets in Manhattan and single assets in Southeast Florida, Denver, Nashville, Atlanta, and San Francisco.

In 2025, Aimco forecasts revenues to grow between 2.5% and 3.5%, which, at the midpoint, assumes residential occupancy is flat year-over-year, a -40 bps impact from downtime associated with the turnover of commercial space, and blended residential lease rates of +5%. Operating expenses are expected to increase between 5.0% and 6.0%, primarily due to the expected impact from tri-annual assessments for real estate taxes at certain of our properties in Illinois. The result is anticipated NOI growth between 1.0% and 3.0%.

Developments and Redevelopments

In 2025, Aimco plans to stabilize occupancy at its three recently completed residential developments and continue construction activities at its 34th Street ground up development in Miami, Florida. Aimco does not anticipate any new development starts in 2025.

Aimco expects to invest, at its one active development project, between $50 and $60 million to advance construction, down from a total of $94 million in 2024 and $197 million in 2023. Aimco does not expect any substantial incremental equity investment at this project with funding for planned activity through third party debt and equity.

Aimco is prudently advancing planning efforts at its pipeline projects such that incremental time and cost add value independent of a decision to commence construction. During 2025, Aimco expects to invest between $7 and $10 million to advance planning and entitlement of certain of its potential development projects currently within the pipeline.

Real Estate Transactions

As previously announced, Aimco is under contract to close the sale of its Brickell Assemblage in 2025. Proceeds generated from this transaction are expected to eliminate associated liabilities with the majority of the remainder returned to stockholders.

General and Administrative

Aimco expects G&A expense, measured in accordance with GAAP, in 2025 to be $33 to $34 million, with inflationary increases offset with efficiencies gained by targeted workforce reductions implemented at the onset of 2025.

Leverage

Aimco uses leverage to capitalize its real estate portfolio and construction activities so that Aimco preserves liquidity and so that Aimco equity is invested in diverse projects and markets, mitigating concentration risk. Aimco prefers non-recourse property-level financing with fixed, or rate-capped floating interest rates. In addition, Aimco has a secured revolving credit facility providing additional liquidity.

In 2025, assuming that Aimco closes its announced disposition, Aimco expects total debt balances to be lower than ending balances for 2024 with no loans maturing in 2025. Aimco plans to fund costs related to its active development project with draws from a fully committed construction loan and its preferred equity partner. In accordance with GAAP, interest expense, net of capitalization, is expected to be $63 to $65 million, an increase from $57 million in 2024.

Commitment to Enhance Stockholder Value 

On January 9, 2025, Aimco and its Board of Directors announced that, while pleased with the transformation and simplification of the Aimco portfolio and the objective results delivered over the past four years, shares of AIV continue to trade at a meaningful discount to Aimco’s estimate of the private market value of its assets and investment platform. This disconnect has limited Aimco’s ability to fund new investment opportunities and accelerate growth.

Therefore, Aimco’s Board of Directors has decided to explore additional alternatives in an effort to further unlock and maximize shareholder value. The exploration will expand upon Aimco’s ongoing efforts such as reducing exposure to development activity and monetizing certain assets, and include, but not be limited to, exploration of a sale or merger of Aimco as a whole, potential sales of the major components of the business (in one or a series of transactions), and an acceleration of individual asset sales. The Board of Director’s guiding principle will be to produce an outcome that delivers maximum value to Aimco shareholders. The strategic process is being overseen by Aimco’s Investment Committee, comprised of four independent Aimco Board Members. Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC is serving as financial advisor to Aimco.

There can be no assurance that this expanded strategic process will result in any transaction or transactions or other strategic changes or outcomes, and the timing or outcome of any such event is similarly uncertain. Aimco does not intend to disclose or comment on developments related to the foregoing unless or until it determines that further disclosure is appropriate or required.


Supplemental Information

The full text of this Earnings Release and the Supplemental Information referenced in this release are available on Aimco’s website at investors.aimco.com.


Glossary & Reconciliations of Non-GAAP Financial and Operating Measures

Financial and operating measures found in this Earnings Release and the Supplemental Information include certain financial measures used by Aimco management that are measures not defined under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, or GAAP. Certain Aimco terms and Non-GAAP measures are defined in the Glossary in the Supplemental Information and Non-GAAP measures reconciled to the most comparable GAAP measures.


About Aimco

Aimco is a diversified real estate company primarily focused on value add and opportunistic investments, targeting the U.S. multifamily sector. Aimco’s mission is to make real estate investments where outcomes are enhanced through our human capital so that substantial value is created for investors, teammates, and the communities in which we operate. Aimco is traded on the New York Stock Exchange as AIV. For more information about Aimco, please visit our website www.aimco.com.


Team and Culture

Aimco has a national presence with corporate headquarters in Denver, Colorado and Washington, D.C. Our investment platform is managed by experienced regional professionals, with a pipeline supporting new investment activity in Southeast Florida, the Washington D.C. Metro Area, and Colorado’s Front Range. By regionalizing this platform, Aimco can leverage the in-depth local market knowledge of each regional leader, creating a comparative advantage when sourcing, evaluating, and executing investment opportunities.

Above all else, Aimco is committed to a culture of integrity, respect, and collaboration.


Forward-Looking Statements

This document contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements include all statements that are not historical statements of fact and those regarding our intent, belief, or expectations. Words such as “anticipate(s),” “expect(s),” “intend(s),” “plan(s),” “believe(s),” “may,” “will,” “would,” “could,” “should,” “seek(s)” and similar expressions, or the negative of these terms, are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements in this document include, without limitation, statements regarding our future plans and goals, including the timing and amount of capital expected to be returned to stockholders, our pipeline investments and projects, our plans to eliminate certain near term debt maturities, our estimated value creation and potential, our timing, scheduling and budgeting, projections regarding revenue and expense growth, our plans to form joint ventures, our plans for new acquisitions or dispositions, our strategic partnerships and value added therefrom, the potential for adverse economic and geopolitical conditions, which negatively impact our operations, including on our ability to maintain current or meet projected occupancy, rental rate and property operating results; the effect of acquisitions, dispositions, developments, and redevelopments; our ability to meet budgeted costs and timelines, and achieve budgeted rental rates related to our development and redevelopment investments; expectations regarding sales of our apartment communities and the use of proceeds thereof; the availability and cost of corporate debt; and our ability to comply with debt covenants, including financial coverage ratios. We caution investors not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements.

These forward-looking statements are based on management’s judgment as of this date, which is subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from our expectations, including, but not limited to: the risk that the 2025 plans and goals may not be completed, as expected, in a timely manner or at all; geopolitical events which may adversely affect the markets in which our securities trade, and other macro-economic conditions, including, among other things, rising interest rates and inflation, which heightens the impact of the other risks and factors described herein; real estate and operating risks, including fluctuations in real estate values and the general economic climate in the markets in which we operate and competition for residents in such markets; national and local economic conditions, including the pace of job growth and the level of unemployment; the amount, location and quality of competitive new housing supply; the timing and effects of acquisitions, dispositions, developments and redevelopments; expectations regarding sales of apartment communities and the use of proceeds thereof; insurance risks, including the cost of insurance, and natural disasters and severe weather such as hurricanes; supply chain disruptions, particularly with respect to raw materials such as lumber, steel, and concrete; financing risks, including the availability and cost of financing; the risk that cash flows from operations may be insufficient to meet required payments of principal and interest; the risk that earnings may not be sufficient to maintain compliance with debt covenants, including financial coverage ratios; legal and regulatory risks, including costs associated with prosecuting or defending claims and any adverse outcomes; the terms of laws and governmental regulations that affect us and interpretations of those laws and regulations; and possible environmental liabilities, including costs, fines or penalties that may be incurred due to necessary remediation of contamination of apartment communities presently owned by us.

In addition, our current and continuing qualification as a real estate investment trust involves the application of highly technical and complex provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) and depends on our ability to meet the various requirements imposed by the Code through actual operating results, distribution levels and diversity of stock ownership.

Readers should carefully review Aimco’s financial statements and the notes thereto, as well as the section entitled “Risk Factors” in Item 1A of Aimco’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, and subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and other documents Aimco files from time to time with the SEC. These filings identify and address important risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events and results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements.

These forward-looking statements reflect management’s judgment and expectations as of this date, and Aimco undertakes no obligation to publicly update or review any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, except as required by law.

 



Consolidated Statements of Operations

(in thousands, except per share data) (unaudited)


Three Months Ended
December 31,


Twelve Months Ended
December 31,


2024


2023


2024


2023


REVENUES:

  Rental and other property revenues

$

54,171

$

49,352

$

208,679

$

186,995


OPERATING EXPENSES:

    Property operating expenses

23,892

19,065

90,984

73,712

    Depreciation and amortization

21,236

17,728

86,359

68,834

    General and administrative expenses

8,961

8,379

32,837

32,865


  Total operating expenses


54,088


45,171


210,180


175,411

    Interest income

2,171

2,709

9,652

9,731

    Interest expense [1]

(20,835)

(10,085)

(70,057)

(37,718)

Mezzanine investment income (loss), net

(548)

(154,801)

(2,432)

(155,814)

    Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on
       interest rate contracts

588

(2,161)

1,752

1,119

    Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on
       equity investments

(1,403)

535

(49,504)

700

    Gains on dispositions of real estate

10,749

6,106

10,600

7,984

Other income (expense), net

(779)

(1,779)

(5,581)

(7,657)


Income (loss) before income tax benefit


(9,976)


(155,296)


(107,071)


(170,071)

    Income tax benefit (expense)

2,340

1,929

11,071

12,752


Net income (loss)


(7,636)


(153,367)


(96,000)


(157,319)

Net (income) loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling
     interests in consolidated real estate partnerships

(3,141)

(3,465)

(13,958)

(13,924)

Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests
     in consolidated real estate partnerships

450

(2,931)

1,849

(3,991)

Net (income) loss attributable to common noncontrolling
     interests in Aimco Operating Partnership

508

8,263

5,641

9,038


   Net income (loss) attributable to Aimco


$


(9,820)


$


(151,500)


$


(102,468)


$


(166,196)

Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders per
share – basic

$

(0.08)

$

(1.07)

$

(0.75)

$

(1.16)

Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders per
share – diluted

$

(0.08)

$

(1.07)

$

(0.75)

$

(1.16)

Weighted-average common shares outstanding –
basic

136,659

141,203

138,496

143,618

Weighted-average common shares outstanding –
diluted

136,659

141,203

138,496

143,618

[1] Interest expense increased in the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2024 from the same periods ending December 31, 2023, due primarily to increased construction loan draws and reduced capitalization as development projects are advanced and completed.

 



Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in thousands) (unaudited)


December 31,


December 31,


2024


2023


Assets

Buildings and improvements

$

1,348,925

$

1,593,802

Land

398,182

620,821

   Total real estate

1,747,107

2,214,623

Accumulated depreciation

(499,274)

(580,802)

   Net real estate

1,247,833

1,633,821

Cash and cash equivalents

141,072

122,601

Restricted cash

31,367

16,666

Notes receivable

58,794

57,554

Right-of-use lease assets – finance leases

107,714

108,992

Other assets, net

94,051

149,841

Assets held for sale, net

276,079


   Total assets


$


1,956,910


$


2,089,475


Liabilities and Equity

Non-recourse property debt, net

$

685,420

$

846,298

Non-recourse construction loans, net

385,240

301,443

   Total indebtedness

1,070,660

1,147,741

Deferred tax liabilities

101,457

110,284

Lease liabilities – finance leases

121,845

118,697

Dividends payable

89,182

Accrued liabilities and other

100,849

121,143

Liabilities related to assets held for sale, net

160,620

   Total liabilities

1,644,613

1,497,865

Redeemable noncontrolling interests in consolidated real estate partnerships

142,931

171,632

Equity:

Common Stock

1,364

1,406

Additional paid-in capital

425,002

464,538

Retained earnings (deficit)

(303,409)

(116,292)

   Total Aimco equity

122,957

349,652

Noncontrolling interests in consolidated real estate partnerships

39,560

51,265

Common noncontrolling interests in Aimco Operating Partnership

6,849

19,061

   Total equity

169,366

419,978


   Total liabilities and equity


$


1,956,910


$


2,089,475

 

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