Sitio Royalties Reports First Quarter 2024 Operational and Financial Results

Sitio Royalties Corp. (NYSE: STR) ("Sitio", "STR" or the "Company") today announced operational and financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2024. Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, references to "we," "our," "us" or similar terms refer to Sitio and its subsidiaries.

FIRST QUARTER 2024 OPERATIONAL AND FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

• Pro forma 1Q 2024 average daily production volume of 37,970 barrels of oil equivalent per day ("Boe/d") (51% oil)⁽¹⁾, up 3.7% relative to pro forma 4Q 2023 average daily production volume of 36,623 Boe/d (49% oil); estimated 14.3 pro forma net wells turned-in-line ("TIL") during the quarter⁽²⁾
• 1Q 2024 average daily production volume of 35,349 Boe/d (52% oil), with a record high 13.1 estimated net wells TIL during the quarter
• 1Q 2024 return of capital of $0.49 per share of Class A Common Stock, comprised of a $0.41 per share dividend and $0.08 per share of stock repurchases
• 1Q 2024 share repurchases of 545,527 shares of Class A Common Stock at an average price of $23.77 per share
• Pro forma net line-of-sight ("LOS") wells of 52.9 net wells as of March 31, 2024, comprised of 33.0 net spuds and 19.9 net permits⁽²⁾
• 1Q 2024 Net income of $18.7 million, compared to net loss of $91.7 million in 4Q 2023, primarily driven by $137.6 million lower operating expenses as a result of no loss on sale of assets, no loss on extinguishment of debt, offset partially by $28.5 million of incremental commodity derivative losses and $24.0 million of higher income tax expense
• 1Q 2024 Adjusted EBITDA⁽⁴⁾ of $135.1 million, comparable to 4Q 2023 Adjusted EBITDA of $134.9 million
• 1Q 2024 Pro Forma Adjusted EBITDA⁽⁵⁾ of $143.7 million, including contribution from the DJ Basin Acquisition⁽³⁾ for the entire quarter, comparable to 4Q 2023 Pro Forma Adjusted EBITDA of $143.6 million

RECENT DEVELOPMENTS

• On April 4, 2024, Sitio closed on the acquisition of 13,062 NRAs in the DJ Basin (the "DJ Basin Acquisition") for $126.6 million, net of an initial deposit and closing adjustments; the acquired assets produced an average of approximately 2,621 Boe/d (36% oil) and generated approximately $8.5 million of asset level cash flow for the three months ended March 31, 2024
• On April 8, 2024, the Company repurchased approximately 2.0 million shares from two of our largest non-sponsor Class C Shareholders in a privately negotiated block trade

1Q 2024 RESULTS RELATIVE TO 2024 GUIDANCE

The table below shows first quarter 2024 results and pro forma results relative to financial and operational guidance for 2024 that was issued on February 28, 2024.

Chris Conoscenti, Chief Executive Officer of Sitio, commented, "In the first quarter of 2024, production from our assets pro forma for the DJ Basin Acquisition reached an all-time company high of 37,970 boe/d, up by 3.7% relative to pro forma fourth quarter of 2023, primarily due to activity in the Delaware Basin and Eagle Ford. In aggregate, pro forma average daily production volume in these two areas was up by approximately 8%, or approximately 1,750 boe/d, primarily as a result of the approximate 9.0 net wells turned-in-line during the quarter. We estimate that nearly 40% of the pro forma net wells TIL in the first quarter of 2024 came online during March, so we expect to see a more pronounced impact on second quarter production from these new wells. In March, we bought back 545,527 shares at an average price of $23.77, and in April, we capitalized on a unique opportunity to repurchase approximately 2.0 million shares from two of our largest Class C non-sponsor holders in a block trade. As expected, we closed the DJ Basin Acquisition on April 4th and we continue to have a strong pipeline of minerals acquisition opportunities to evaluate."

OPERATOR ACTIVITY

The following table summarizes Sitio's reported and pro forma net average daily production, net wells online, net line-of-sight wells and net royalty acres by area. All pro forma metrics assume that Sitio owned the DJ Basin Acquisition assets for the entire first quarter of 2024.

FINANCIAL UPDATE

Sitio's first quarter 2024 average unhedged realized prices including all expected quality, transportation and demand adjustments were $76.60 per barrel of oil, $1.15 per Mcf of natural gas and $20.71 per barrel of natural gas liquids, for a total equivalent price of $46.00 per barrel of oil equivalent. During the first quarter of 2024, the Company received $3.6 million in net cash settlements for commodity derivative contracts and as a result, average hedged realized prices were $77.62 per barrel of oil, $1.53 per Mcf of natural gas and $20.71 per barrel of natural gas liquids, for a total equivalent price of $47.12 per barrel of oil equivalent. This represents a $1.69 per barrel of oil equivalent, or a 3.7% increase relative to hedged realized prices for the three months ended December 31, 2023.

Consolidated net income for the first quarter of 2024 was $18.7 million, which is $110.4 million higher than consolidated net loss in the fourth quarter of 2023. This increase was primarily driven by $137.6 million lower operating expenses as a result of no loss on sale of assets, no loss on extinguishment of debt, offset partially by $28.5 million of incremental commodity derivative losses and $24.0 million of higher income tax expense. For the three months ended March 31, 2024, Adjusted EBITDA was $135.1 million, comparable to fourth quarter 2023 Adjusted EBITDA of $134.9 million.

As of March 31, 2024, the Company had $860.0 million principal value of total debt outstanding (comprised of $260.0 million drawn on Sitio's revolving credit facility and $600.0 million of senior unsecured notes) and liquidity of $601.7 million, including $11.7 million of cash and $590.0 million of remaining availability under its $850.0 million credit facility.

Sitio did not add to or extinguish any of its commodity swaps or collars during the first quarter of 2024. A summary of the Company's existing commodity derivative contracts as of March 31, 2024 is included in the table below.

RETURN OF CAPITAL

The Company's Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.41 per share of Class A Common Stock with respect to the first quarter of 2024. The dividend is payable on May 31, 2024 to the stockholders of record at the close of business on May 21, 2024. During the first quarter of 2024, the Company repurchased 545,527 shares of Class A Common Stock at an average price of $23.77 per share, representing 11% of Pro Forma Discretionary Cash Flow, or $0.08 per share used for stock repurchases. In total, Sitio's return of capital for the first quarter of 2024 is $0.49 cents per share of Class A Common Stock based on a payout ratio of 65% of Pro Forma Discretionary Cash Flow, which includes Discretionary Cash Flow for the three months ended March 31, 2024 for the DJ Basin Acquisition.

In April of 2024, the Company repurchased approximately 2.0 million shares, comprised of approximately 60% Class A Common Stock and 40% OpCo Units (associated Class C Common Stock was retired) from two of the largest non-sponsor Class C holders (the "April 2024 Negotiated Share Repurchase"). This transaction impacts the number of shares receiving a dividend with respect to the first quarter of 2024 since this repurchase occurred prior to the May 21, 2024 record date of the dividend declared for the first quarter of 2024.

FIRST QUARTER 2024 EARNINGS CONFERENCE CALL

Sitio will host a conference call at 8:30 a.m. Eastern on Thursday, May 9, 2024 to discuss its first quarter 2024 operating and financial results. Participants can access the call by dialing 1-833-470-1428 in the United States, or 1-404-975-4839 in other locations, with access code 994633, or by webcast at https://events.q4inc.com/attendee/623060425. Participants may also pre-register for the event via the following link: https://www.netroadshow.com/events/login?show=f9a4bca4&confId=62882. The conference call, live webcast and replay can also be accessed through the Investor Relations section of Sitio's website at www.sitio.com.

UPCOMING INVESTOR CONFERENCES

Members of Sitio's management team will be attending the Citi 2024 Energy & Climate Technology Conference on May 14, 2024, RBC Global Energy, Power and Infrastructure Conference on June 4, 2024, Stifel 2024 Cross Sector Insight Conference on June 5, 2024, BofA Energy Credit Conference on June 5, 2024, and the JP Morgan Energy, Power and Renewables Conference on June 17 -18, 2024. Presentation materials associated with these events will be accessible through the Investor Relations section of Sitio's website at www.sitio.com.

Non-GAAP financial measures

Adjusted EBITDA, Pro Forma Adjusted EBITDA, Discretionary Cash Flow, Pro Forma Discretionary Cash Flow and Cash G&A are non-GAAP supplemental financial measures used by our management and by external users of our financial statements such as investors, research analysts and others to assess the financial performance of our assets and their ability to sustain dividends over the long term without regard to financing methods, capital structure or historical cost basis. Sitio believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information to Sitio's management and external users because they allow for a comparison of operating performance on a consistent basis across periods.

We define Adjusted EBITDA as net income plus (a) interest expense, (b) provisions for taxes, (c) depreciation, depletion and amortization, (d) non-cash share-based compensation expense, (e) impairment of oil and natural gas properties, (f) gains or losses on unsettled derivative instruments, (g) change in fair value of the warrant liability, (h) loss on debt extinguishment, (i) merger-related transaction costs and (j) write off of financing costs.

We define Pro Forma Adjusted EBITDA as Adjusted EBITDA plus DJ Basin Acquisition EBITDA from January 1, 2024 to March 31, 2024 that is not included in Adjusted EBITDA for the three months ended March 31, 2024.

We define Discretionary Cash Flow as Adjusted EBITDA, less cash and accrued interest expense and estimated cash taxes.

We define Pro Forma Discretionary Cash Flow as Discretionary Cash Flow plus DJ Basin Acquisition Discretionary Cash Flow from January 1, 2024 to March 31, 2024 that is not included in Discretionary Cash Flow for the three months ended March 31, 2024.

We define Cash G&A as general and administrative expense less (a) non-cash share-based compensation expense, (b) merger-related transaction costs and (c) rental income.

These non-GAAP financial measures do not represent and should not be considered an alternative to, or more meaningful than, their most directly comparable GAAP financial measures or any other measure of financial performance presented in accordance with GAAP as measures of our financial performance. Non-GAAP financial measures have important limitations as analytical tools because they exclude some but not all items that affect the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure. Our computations of Adjusted EBITDA, Pro Forma Adjusted EBITDA, Discretionary Cash Flow, Pro Forma Discretionary Cash Flow and Cash G&A may differ from computations of similarly titled measures of other companies.

The following table presents a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA and Pro Forma Adjusted EBITDA to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure for the period indicated (in thousands).

The following table presents a reconciliation of Discretionary Cash Flow and Pro Forma Discretionary Cash Flow to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure for the period indicated (in thousands).

The following table presents a reconciliation of Cash G&A to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure for the period indicated (in thousands).

About Sitio Royalties Corp.

Sitio is a shareholder returns-driven company focused on large-scale consolidation of high-quality oil & gas mineral and royalty interests across premium basins, with a diversified set of top-tier operators. With a clear objective of generating cash flow from operations that can be returned to stockholders and reinvested, Sitio has accumulated over 260,000 NRAs through the consummation of over 190 acquisitions to date. More information about Sitio is available at www.sitio.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

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