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WhiteHawk Income Corp Class A
(NYSE:WHK)
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Rating:48Neutral
Price Target:
$26.00
▼(-5.25% Downside)
Action:N/A
Date:08/17/26
The score is held back primarily by weak financial performance (large and widening net losses, rising leverage, and deeply negative free cash flow). Technicals are neutral with only mild negative momentum, offering limited support. Earnings-call commentary improves the outlook via production/cash-flow momentum, acquisition growth visibility, and a conservative leverage target, but high financing costs and dividend coverage constraints temper that positivity. Valuation is also constrained by negative earnings (negative P/E) and no provided dividend yield.
Positive Factors
Production Growth and Asset Depth
Rapid production growth and a large inventory of undeveloped locations provide a durable platform for expanding royalty cash flows. Exposure across major gas basins and thousands of wells also supports diversification and sustained development potential.
Negative Factors
Deepening Net Losses
Revenue and gross margin growth have not translated into sustainable GAAP profitability. Persistent losses indicate that operating costs, depreciation, financing and other charges continue to absorb the benefits of scale, limiting internally funded growth.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Production Growth and Asset Depth
Rapid production growth and a large inventory of undeveloped locations provide a durable platform for expanding royalty cash flows. Exposure across major gas basins and thousands of wells also supports diversification and sustained development potential.
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WhiteHawk Income Corp Class A (WHK) vs. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)
Market Cap
$763.82M
Dividend Yield0.43%
Average Volume (3M)291.08K
Price to Earnings (P/E)―
Beta (1Y)-0.02
Revenue GrowthN/A
EPS GrowthN/A
CountryUS
Employees13
SectorGeneral
Sector StrengthN/A
IndustryOil & Gas Midstream
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)-2.62
Shares Outstanding26,669,012
10 Day Avg. Volume180,741
30 Day Avg. Volume291,076
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio1.82
Price to Book (P/B)3.33
Price to Sales (P/S)9.50
P/FCF Ratio-6.83
Enterprise Value/Market Cap1.25
Enterprise Value/Revenue17.27
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit20.94
Enterprise Value/Ebitda-27.34
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$32.00Price Target Upside16.62% Upside
Rating ConsensusModerate Buy
Number of Analyst Covering3
EPS Forecast (FY)-1.37
Revenue Forecast (FY)$103.25M
WhiteHawk Income Corp Class A Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
WhiteHawk Minerals Corp. focuses on being the premier natural gas mineral and royalty business in the United States. It engages in disciplined acquisition, active management and ownership of high-quality mineral and royalty interests. The company ...
WhiteHawk Income Corp Class A Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:Aug 12, 2026
(Q2-2026)
| % Change Since: |
Next Earnings Date:Nov 12, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The call emphasized strong operational momentum (production growth +57% YoY, +9% QoQ), accretive acquisitions, robust cash flow growth (+10% QoQ asset cash flow), initiation of a dividend, and a conservative balance sheet post-IPO (net debt $55.5M, revolver $150M, 0.67x leverage). Key negatives were a GAAP net loss of $39.2M driven by sizable one-time IPO/internalization costs, meaningful financing costs from preferred and note coupons (~8.5%–10%), tight dividend coverage (1.3x), and extensive hedging that limits near-term upside. On balance, the positives around production, cash flow, acquisition pipeline and capital position outweigh the lowlights, though investors should watch financing cost exposure and the transition from nonrecurring items to sustained GAAP profitability.Positive Updates
Strong Production Growth
Net production of ~70 MMcfe/d in Q2 2026, up 57% year-over-year and up 9% sequentially vs Q1 2026, generated from >11,500 producing wells and supported by >500 gross line-of-sight wells and >9,000 identified undeveloped locations across 3.6M gross unit acres.
Negative Updates
GAAP Net Loss Driven by Nonrecurring Items
GAAP net loss of $39.2M for the quarter driven by nonrecurring items including a $21.7M loss on extinguishment of debt, $15.8M of one-time management and incentive fees and a $1.7M noncash earn-out liability change, which materially depressed reported earnings despite positive operating cash flow.
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Q2-2026 Updates
Positive
Negative
Strong Production Growth
Net production of ~70 MMcfe/d in Q2 2026, up 57% year-over-year and up 9% sequentially vs Q1 2026, generated from >11,500 producing wells and supported by >500 gross line-of-sight wells and >9,000 identified undeveloped locations across 3.6M gross unit acres.
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Company Guidance
Management's guidance emphasized downside protection and disciplined growth: they plan to hedge on a rolling basis (targeting ~90% of production locked for the next 12 months, ~80% in year two and ~60% in year three; Q2 gas was ~96% hedged at $4.02/Mcf and oil 83% hedged at $62), target long‑term leverage of ~1.0x adjusted EBITDA (they were 0.67x at quarter‑end with net debt $55.5M and an undrawn $150M revolver), and expect to prioritize dividend stability (initiating a $0.50/year dividend, prorated $0.11/share for the IPO quarter, payable Aug 28) with a policy to distribute at least 75% of cash available for distribution (Q2 CAD $17.4M or $0.63/share; adjusted EBITDA $20.7M; CAD implied 1.3x coverage on a full quarter basis). They also reiterated acquisition growth targets (nearly $112M signed since the IPO expected to add ~16 MMcf/d in 2027 and ~$17M incremental cash flow at roughly a 6–7x cash‑flow multiple, with a broader $3–5B strategic pipeline and >$30B ground‑game inventory), and reviewed Q2 operating metrics (net production ~70 MMcfe/d, +57% YoY and +9% QoQ; operating revenue $25.7M, GAAP revenue $29.1M including $6.7M unrealized hedge gains; total asset cash flow $22.4M, +10% QoQ), while preserving balance‑sheet flexibility (IPO proceeds >$220M, notes ~$68.7M outstanding, Series B/Series E preferred financings discussed).WhiteHawk Income Corp Class A Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
34
Negative
Balance Sheet
46
Neutral
Cash Flow
29
Negative
| Breakdown | TTM | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||
| Total Revenue | 55.21M | 73.18M | 13.87M | 7.98M |
| Gross Profit | 45.55M | 36.73M | 3.04M | 1.53M |
| EBITDA | -34.88M | 7.49M | 1.62M | 12.90M |
| Net Income | -69.85M | -26.93M | -11.56M | 3.84M |
Balance Sheet | ||||
| Total Assets | 518.29M | 507.14M | 165.92M | 149.27M |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 13.23M | 28.99M | 5.33M | 4.21M |
| Total Debt | 68.28M | 234.56M | 62.78M | 19.44M |
| Total Liabilities | 107.65M | 298.38M | 95.35M | 68.07M |
| Stockholders Equity | 313.26M | 208.75M | 70.57M | 81.19M |
Cash Flow | ||||
| Free Cash Flow | 6.70M | -101.77M | -20.95M | -79.11M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 6.70M | 13.58M | 9.45M | 6.51M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -39.72M | -309.96M | -30.39M | -85.63M |
| Financing Cash Flow | 17.26M | 320.04M | 22.06M | 76.39M |
WhiteHawk Income Corp Class A Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (55)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
81 Outperform | $59.25B | 12.54 | 33.42% | 7.37% | 4.79% | 10.20% | |
78 Outperform | $74.75B | 20.97 | 11.55% | 3.47% | 12.44% | 27.19% | |
75 Outperform | $79.02B | 12.70 | 21.21% | 6.03% | 7.38% | 7.45% | |
73 Outperform | $69.31B | 12.57 | 16.77% | 6.68% | 33.27% | 12.55% | |
73 Outperform | $17.98B | 7.17 | 27.46% | 6.31% | 9.00% | 299.23% | |
55 Neutral | $6.65B | 3.83 | -15.92% | 6.20% | 10.91% | 7.18% | |
48 Neutral | $763.82M | -9.50 | -21.60% | 0.43% | ― | ― |
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