Magnolia Oil Gas 2025 Q2 Earnings Misses Targets with Net Income Declining 22.9%

Magnolia Oil & Gas released its fiscal 2025 Q2 earnings, showing a decrease in both revenue and net income compared to the previous year. Revenue fell by 5.3% to $318.98 million, while net income dropped 22.9% to $81.03 million. The company adjusted its production growth guidance upwards, projecting a 10% increase for the full year, supported by improved well productivity. Despite facing challenges with lower realized oil prices, Magnolia remained committed to capital efficiency and shareholder returns, maintaining a dividend payout and conducting share repurchases.

Revenue

Magnolia Oil & Gas reported a decline in total revenue for 2025 Q2, amounting to $318.98 million, which represents a 5.3% drop from the $336.73 million achieved in the same quarter of the previous year.

Earnings/Net Income

Magnolia Oil & Gas's earnings per share (EPS) fell by 19.6% to $0.41 in 2025 Q2, compared to $0.51 in 2024 Q2. Net income also decreased significantly by 22.9% to $81.03 million, down from $105.11 million in the previous year, indicating a challenging quarter for the company.

Price Action

The stock price of Magnolia Oil & Gas experienced a slight decline of 2.78% on the latest trading day and a decrease of 0.67% over the most recent full trading week. However, the stock has shown resilience with a 5.96% increase month-to-date, reflecting some investor confidence despite the earnings miss.

Post Earnings Price Action Review

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CEO Commentary

Magnolia delivered another strong period of quarterly results, and we continued to execute on our business model as demonstrated by our financial and operating performance, said Chris Stavros, Chairman, President, and CEO. The Company’s total production and oil production set a new quarterly record supported by solid ongoing well performance, notably at our Giddings asset. We now expect our resilient well productivity to help drive our full-year 2025 production growth to approximately 10 percent. Improved well performance and capital efficiencies have provided us with ongoing operational flexibility, allowing us to maintain our capital spending while continuing to preserve several well completions into 2026.

Guidance

We expect our full-year 2025 production growth to be approximately 10%, an increase from our previous range of 7% to 9%. This growth will be delivered within the same range of drilling and completions capital expenditures of $430 to $470 million. Ongoing capital efficiencies have allowed us to generate strong free cash flow, which we will continue to return to shareholders.

Additional News

Magnolia Oil & Gas recently completed several bolt-on acquisitions, acquiring assets from small private operators for approximately $40 million. This strategic move added 18,000 net acres to its portfolio and included total production of around 500 Mboe/d, with about 35% being oil. The acquisitions aim to bolster Magnolia's presence in the Giddings area and are expected to enhance production capabilities. Additionally, the company has been actively repurchasing shares, buying back 4.4 million shares for $101 million in the first half of 2025. This reflects a 26% increase from the prior year, demonstrating Magnolia's commitment to returning capital to shareholders alongside its consistent dividend payout strategy.