Talos Energy reports Q1 adjusted EPS (13c), consensus (10c)

Reports Q1 revenue $429.9M, consensus $406.26M. Talos President and Chief Executive Officer Tim Duncan stated, “Talos had an extremely active first quarter and achieved solid execution across our business with production near the high end of our guidance range, representing record volumes. After completing two important transactions, we further repositioned the Company with capital market transactions that strengthened our credit profile. Our QuarterNorth acquisition, which closed one month earlier than scheduled, adds scale and high-margin oil-weighted production to our portfolio and is expected to generate sustainable free cash flow. I’m also very proud of the Talos team for their intense focus and dedication as the integration progresses smoothly and we work to realize the expected synergies by year-end 2024. We signed and concurrently closed the sale of TLCS, crystallizing a 2x multiple of invested capital for our shareholders. We used the proceeds to immediately repay borrowings under our credit facility. By the end of the first quarter, we repaid over $225 million in borrowings and ended the quarter with a leverage ratio of 1.0x, earlier than anticipated. Talos’s drilling program is underway, balancing a mix of low-risk and high-impact projects that could provide a material increase to our reserves. Projects for the second half of 2024 are in final preparations to execute upon rig delivery, including further appraisal of the Katmai discovery and drilling the high-impact Daenerys prospect. We remain focused on our strategic priorities to generate substantial free cash flow and have increased our total debt reduction target from $400 million to approximately $550 million in 2024.”