Coterra 1Q: Makes $608M in Profit, Drills 22 New Marcellus Wells
Coterra Energy, the new name for the merged Cabot Oil & Gas and Cimarex Energy, issued its first quarter 2022 update yesterday. Like other large Marcellus/Utica drillers, Coterra lost a bunch of money on derivatives (bad bets on the future price of oil and gas). However, unlike other large M-U drillers, Coterra still made money in 1Q22--a LOT of money. The company made $608 million in 1Q22 vs. making $126 million in 1Q21--nearly 5X as much. How? The price of natgas nearly doubled over the past year, that's how. Coterra generated a massive $961 million in free cash flow, returning most of it to shareholders via dividends ($0.60 per share) and stock buybacks.
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