Ring Energy Announces Second Quarter 2025 Results and Updates Guidance

THE WOODLANDS, Texas, Aug. 06, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ring Energy, Inc. (NYSE American: REI) (“Ring” or the “Company”) today reported operational and financial results for the second quarter of 2025 and updated guidance for the remainder of the year.

Second Quarter 2025 Highlights

• Sold record 14,511 barrels of oil per day (“Bo/d”), exceeding the mid point of guidance and record 21,295 barrels of oil equivalent per day (“Boe/d”) which was near the mid point of guidance;

• Reported net income of $20.6 million, or $0.10 per diluted share, and Adjusted Net Income¹ of $11.0 million, or $0.05 per diluted share;

• Recorded Adjusted EBITDA¹ of $51.5 million;

• Incurred Lease Operating Expense (“LOE”) of $10.45 per Boe, 9% below the low end of guidance due to proactive efforts to reduce costs;

• Invested $16.8 million in capital expenditures which was lower than the mid point of guidance and 48% lower than 1Q 2025;

• Generated Adjusted Cash Flow from Operations¹ of $41.6 million and record Adjusted Free Cash Flow (“AFCF”)¹ of $24.8 million;

• Remained cash flow positive for the 23^rd consecutive quarter, paid down $12 million of debt during the period, and had liquidity of $137.0 million at June 30, 2025;

• Entered into a Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement with a borrowing base of $585 million and an extended maturity of 34 months, to June 2029, supported by an 11-member banking syndicate; and

• Reaffirmed production and capital expenditures guidance and lowered LOE per BOE guidance for the second half of 2025, provided 3Q 2025 guidance, and updated capital expenditures guidance for the full year 2025.

Management Commentary

Mr. Paul D. McKinney, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, commented, “We are excited to announce our second quarter operational and financial performance and the results of our reduced capital spending initiatives. In response to the drop in oil prices that occurred early in the second quarter, we provided revised guidance reducing our second quarter and annual capital spending plans to reflect a year-over-year (“YOY”) reduction of 36% while maintaining 2% YOY production growth. Our Q2 results demonstrate that we are successfully executing this plan. With the benefit of our first full quarter operating the Lime Rock assets, our oil sales set a new Company record this quarter coming in near the high-end of guidance and our total sales on a Boe basis were near to the mid-point of guidance, also setting a new Company record.  We reduced our second quarter capex by 48% over the previous quarter which was near the low end of our revised Q2 guidance. Contributing to our success this quarter was the outperformance of our existing PDP assets and recently acquired Lime Rock assets as well as the robust performance of the new wells drilled and brought online so far this year. Thanks to the operational excellence of our team, we have continued to make progress reducing operating costs in this volatile commodity price environment. Our progress in this regard was evidenced by our lease operating expense of $10.45 per Boe in the quarter, which is below the low end of guidance which is why we reduced our LOE/Boe guidance by $0.50 for the last half of the year. As a result of our strong production, reduced capital expenditures, and reduced LOE, we generated a record of $24.8 million in Adjusted Free Cash Flow for the quarter despite an 11% reduction in realized pricing per Boe as compared to Q1. We are proud of the team and their efforts that led to these results and encouraged by the success and flexibility provided by our value-focused, proven strategy.  The results of our second quarter demonstrate the quality and resilience of our team and assets and the changes we implemented this quarter should allow us to pay down debt more aggressively than we have in previous quarters despite lower commodity prices.”

Mr. McKinney concluded, “This quarter underscores a key strength of our value-focused, proven strategy, the ability to swiftly adapt to changing market conditions while delivering consistent shareholder value, even in low-price environments. Our focus on oil-rich assets with shallow declines, long lifespans, and low operating costs ensures resilience against commodity price volatility. Through a disciplined capital program that prioritizes high-return wells with low breakeven costs, we are more able to sustain production and liquidity. In higher-price markets, we balanced growth with improving the balance sheet; in today’s lower-price landscape, we are prioritizing debt reduction. For the second half of 2025, we will seek to maximize cash flow, control costs, and further strengthen our financial position.”

Summary Results and Additional Key Items

Adjusted Net Income, Adjusted EBITDA, and Adjusted Free Cash Flow are non-GAAP financial measures, which are described in more detail and reconciled to the most comparable GAAP measures, in the tables shown later in this release under “Non-GAAP Financial Information.” In addition, see section titled “Condensed Operating Data” for additional details concerning costs and expenses discussed below.

Select Expenses and Other Items

_{(1) A summary listing of the Company’s outstanding derivative positions at June 30, 2025 is included in the tables shown later in this release. For the remainder (July through December) of 2025, the Company has approximately 1.3 million barrels of oil (approximately 55% of oil sales guidance midpoint) hedged at an average downside protection price of $64.87 and approximately 1.5 billion cubic feet of natural gas (approximately 42% of natural gas sales guidance midpoint) hedged at an average downside protection price of $3.37.}

Balance Sheet and Liquidity

Total liquidity (defined as cash and cash equivalents plus borrowing base availability under the Company’s credit facility) at June 30, 2025 was approximately $137.0 million. On June 30, 2025, the Company had $448 million in borrowings outstanding on its credit facility that has a current borrowing base of $585 million. This reflects a reduction of $12 million from the balance of $460 million at March 31, 2025. The Company is targeting continued debt reduction, dependent on market conditions, the timing and level of capital spending, and other considerations.

Drilling and Completion Activity

In 2Q 2025, the Company drilled, completed, and placed on production two wells in the Central Basin Platform. This included one 1-mile horizontal well in Andrews County and one vertical well in Crane County, both with a working interest of 100%.

The table below sets forth Ring’s drilling and completion activities in the first and second quarter of 2025:

Second Half 2025 and Q3 Sales Volumes, Capital Investment and Operating Expense Guidance

The guidance in the table below represents the Company's current good faith estimate of the range of likely future results. Guidance could be affected by the factors discussed below in the "Safe Harbor Statement" section.

_{⁽¹⁾ In addition to Company-directed drilling and completion activities, the capital spending outlook includes funds for targeted well recompletions, capital workovers, infrastructure upgrades, and well reactivations. Also included is anticipated spending for leasing acreage; and non-operated drilling, completion, capital workovers, and facility improvements.}

_{⁽²⁾ Includes wells drilled, completed, and placed online.}

_{⁽³⁾ Based on the $48 million midpoint of spending guidance in the second half of 2025, the Company continues to expect the following estimated allocation of capital, including:}

• _{61% for drilling, completion, and related infrastructure;}

• _{33% for recompletions and capital workovers;}

• _{4% for land, non-operated capital, and other; and}

• _{2% for facility improvements (environmental and emission reducing upgrades).}  

_{⁽⁴⁾ Capital expenditures for the full year 2025 are now at a midpoint of $97 million (low of $87 million and high of $107 million).}

Conference Call Information

Ring will hold a conference call on Thursday, August 7, 2025 at 11:00 a.m. ET (10 a.m. CT) to discuss its 2Q 2025 operational and financial results. An updated investor presentation will be posted to the Company’s website prior to the conference call.

To participate in the conference call, interested parties should dial 833-953-2433 at least five minutes before the call is to begin. Please reference the “Ring Energy 2Q 2025 Earnings Conference Call”. International callers may participate by dialing 412-317-5762. The call will also be webcast and available on Ring’s website at www.ringenergy.com under “Investors” on the “News & Events” page. An audio replay will also be available on the Company’s website following the call.

About Ring Energy, Inc.

Ring Energy, Inc. is an oil and gas exploration, development, and production company with current operations focused on the development of its Permian Basin assets. For additional information, please visit www.ringenergy.com.

Safe Harbor Statement

This 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. Forward-looking statements involve a wide variety of risks and uncertainties, and include, without limitation, statements with respect to the Company’s strategy and prospects. The forward-looking statements include statements about the expected future reserves, production, financial position, business strategy, revenues, earnings, costs, capital expenditures and debt levels of the Company, expected benefits to the Company and its stockholders from the Lime Rock Acquisition, and plans and objectives of management for future operations. Forward-looking statements also include assumptions and projections for third quarter and second half 2025 guidance for sales volumes, oil mix as a percentage of total sales, capital expenditures, operating expenses and the projected impacts thereon, and the number of wells expected to be drilled and completed. Forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and assumptions and analyses made by Ring and its management in light of their experience and perception of historical trends, current conditions and expected future developments, as well as other factors appropriate under the circumstances. However, whether actual results and developments will conform to expectations is subject to a number of material risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to: declines in oil, natural gas liquids or natural gas prices; the level of success in exploration, development and production activities; adverse weather conditions that may negatively impact development or production activities particularly in the winter; the timing of exploration and development expenditures; inaccuracies of reserve estimates or assumptions underlying them; revisions to reserve estimates as a result of changes in commodity prices; impacts to financial statements as a result of impairment write-downs; risks related to level of indebtedness and periodic redeterminations of the borrowing base and interest rates under the Company’s credit facility; Ring’s ability to generate sufficient cash flows from operations to meet the internally funded portion of its capital expenditures budget; the impacts of hedging on results of operations; changes in U.S. energy, environmental, monetary, tax and trade policies, including with respect to tariffs or other trade barriers, and any resulting trade tensions; cost and availability of transportation and storage capacity as a result of oversupply, government regulation or other factors; and Ring’s ability to replace oil and natural gas reserves. Such statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties which are disclosed in the Company’s reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), including its Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, and its other SEC filings. Ring undertakes no obligation to revise or update publicly any forward-looking statements, except as required by law.

Contact Information

Al Petrie Advisors
Al Petrie, Senior Partner
Phone: 281-975-2146  Email: apetrie@ringenergy.com

_{(1) Boe is determined using the ratio of six Mcf of natural gas to one Bbl of oil (totals may not compute due to rounding.) The conversion ratio does not assume price equivalency and the price on an equivalent basis for oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids may differ significantly.}

RING ENERGY, INC.
Financial Commodity Derivative Positions
As of June 30, 2025

The following tables reflect the details of current derivative contracts as of June 30, 2025 (quantities are in barrels (Bbl) for the oil derivative contracts and in million British thermal units (MMBtu) for the natural gas derivative contracts):

_{(1) The oil basis swap hedges are calculated as the fixed price (weighted average spread price above) less the difference between WTI Midland and WTI Cushing, in the issue of Argus Americas Crude.}  

_{(2) The gas basis swap hedges are calculated as the Henry Hub natural gas price less the fixed amount specified as the weighted average spread price above.}

RING ENERGY, INC.
Non-GAAP Financial Information

Certain financial information included in this release are not measures of financial performance recognized by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”). These non-GAAP financial measures are “Adjusted Net Income,” “Adjusted EBITDA,” “Adjusted Free Cash Flow” or “AFCF,” “Adjusted Cash Flow from Operations” or “ACFFO,” “G&A Excluding Share-Based Compensation,” “G&A Excluding Share-Based Compensation and Transaction Costs,” “Leverage Ratio,” “All-In Cash Operating Costs,” and “Cash Operating Margin.” Management uses these non-GAAP financial measures in its analysis of performance. These disclosures may not be viewed as a substitute for results determined in accordance with GAAP and are not necessarily comparable to non-GAAP performance measures which may be reported by other companies.

Reconciliation of Net income to Adjusted Net Income

“Adjusted Net Income” is calculated as net income minus the estimated after-tax impact of share-based compensation, ceiling test impairment, unrealized gains and losses on changes in the fair value of derivatives, and transaction costs for executed acquisitions and divestitures (“A&D”). Adjusted Net Income is presented because the timing and amount of these items cannot be reasonably estimated and affect the comparability of operating results from period to period, and current period to prior periods. The Company believes that the presentation of Adjusted Net Income provides useful information to investors as it is one of the metrics management uses to assess the Company’s ongoing operating and financial performance, and also is a useful metric for investors to compare Ring’s results with its peers.

Reconciliation of Net income to Adjusted EBITDA

The Company defines “Adjusted EBITDA” as net income plus net interest expense (including interest income and expense), unrealized loss (gain) on change in fair value of derivatives, ceiling test impairment, income tax (benefit) expense, depreciation, depletion and amortization, asset retirement obligation accretion, transaction costs for executed acquisitions and divestitures (A&D), share-based compensation, loss (gain) on disposal of assets, and backing out the effect of other income. Company management believes Adjusted EBITDA is relevant and useful because it helps investors understand Ring’s operating performance and makes it easier to compare its results with those of other companies that have different financing, capital and tax structures. Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered in isolation from or as a substitute for net income, as an indication of operating performance or cash flows from operating activities or as a measure of liquidity. Adjusted EBITDA, as Ring calculates it, may not be comparable to Adjusted EBITDA measures reported by other companies. In addition, Adjusted EBITDA does not represent funds available for discretionary use.

Reconciliations of Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities to Adjusted Free Cash Flow and Adjusted EBITDA to Adjusted Free Cash Flow

The Company defines “Adjusted Free Cash Flow” or “AFCF” as Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities less changes in operating assets and liabilities (as reflected on Ring’s Condensed Statements of Cash Flows), plus transaction costs for executed acquisitions and divestitures (A&D), current income tax expense (benefit), proceeds from divestitures of equipment for oil and natural gas properties, loss (gain) on disposal of assets, and less capital expenditures, credit loss expense, and other income. For this purpose, the Company’s definition of capital expenditures includes costs incurred related to oil and natural gas properties (such as drilling and infrastructure costs and lease maintenance costs) but excludes acquisition costs of oil and gas properties from third parties that are not included in Ring’s capital expenditures guidance provided to investors. Management believes that Adjusted Free Cash Flow is an important financial performance measure for use in evaluating the performance and efficiency of the Company’s current operating activities after the impact of capital expenditures and net interest expense (including interest income and expense, excluding amortization of deferred financing costs) and without being impacted by items such as changes associated with working capital, which can vary substantially from one period to another. Other companies may use different definitions of Adjusted Free Cash Flow.