Investor Presentaiton
Antero Resources Non-GAAP Measures
Adjusted EBITDAX: Adjusted EBITDAX as defined by the Company represents income or loss, including noncontrolling interests, before interest expense, interest income,
unrealized gains or losses from commodity derivatives, but including net cash receipts or payments on derivative instruments included in derivative gains or losses other than
proceeds from derivative monetizations, income taxes, impairment of property and equipment, depletion, depreciation, amortization, and accretion, exploration expense,
equity-based compensation expense, contract termination, transaction fees, gain or loss on sale of assets, loss on early extinguishment of debt, loss on convertible note
inducement and equitizations and equity in earnings of and dividends from unconsolidated affiliates. Adjusted EBITDAX also includes distributions received with respect to
limited partner interests in Antero Midstream Partners common units prior to the closing of the simplification transaction on March 12, 2019.
The GAAP financial measure nearest to Adjusted EBITDAX is net income or loss including noncontrolling interest that will be reported in Antero's condensed consolidated
financial statements. While there are limitations associated with the use of Adjusted EBITDAX described below, management believes that this measure is useful to an investor
in evaluating the Company's financial performance because it:
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is widely used by investors in the oil and natural gas industry to measure operating performance without regard to items excluded from the calculation of such term, which
may vary substantially from company to company depending upon accounting methods and the book value of assets, capital structure, and the method by which assets
were acquired, among other factors;
helps investors to more meaningfully evaluate and compare the results of Antero's operations from period to period by removing the effect of its capital and legal structure
from its consolidated operating structure; and
is used by management for various purposes, including as a measure of Antero's operating performance, in presentations to the Company's board of directors, and as a
basis for strategic planning and forecasting. Adjusted EBITDAX is also used by the board of directors as a performance measure in determining executive compensation.
There are significant limitations to using Adjusted EBITDAX as a measure of performance, including the inability to analyze the effects of certain recurring and non-recurring
items that materially affect the Company's net income or loss, the lack of comparability of results of operations of different companies, and the different methods of calculating
Adjusted EBITDAX reported by different companies. In addition, Adjusted EBITDAX provides no information regarding a company's capital structure, borrowings, interest costs,
capital expenditures, and working capital movement or tax position.
Net Debt: Net Debt is calculated as total long-term debt less cash and cash equivalents. Management uses Net Debt to evaluate its financial position, including its ability to
service its debt obligations.
Leverage: Leverage is calculated as LTM Adjusted EBITDAX divided by net debt.
Free Cash Flow: Free Cash Flow is a measure of financial performance not calculated under GAAP and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for cash flow
from operating, investing, or financing activities, as an indicator of cash flow, or as a measure of liquidity. The Company defines Free Cash Flow as Net Cash Provided by
Operating Activities, less Net Cash Used in Investing Activities, which includes drilling and completion capital and leasehold capital, less proceeds from asset sales and less
distributions to non-controlling interests in Martica.
The Company has not provided a reconciliation of Net Debt, Adjusted EBITDAX or Leverage as of or for the year ended December 31, 2023 to the nearest GAAP measures
because it cannot do so without unreasonable effort and any attempt to do so would be inherently imprecise. See assumptions slide for more information regarding key
assumptions.
Free Cash Flow is a useful indicator of the Company's ability to internally fund its activities and to service or incur additional debt and estimate return of capital. There are
significant limitations to using Free Cash Flow as a measure of performance, including the inability to analyze the effect of certain recurring and non-recurring items that
materially affect the Company's net income, the lack of comparability of results of operations of different companies and the different methods of calculating Free Cash Flow
reported by different companies. Free Cash Flow does not represent funds available for discretionary use because those funds may be required for debt service, land
acquisitions and lease renewals, other capital expenditures, working capital, income taxes, exploration expenses, and other commitments and obligations.
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