Financial Position - Total current assets decreased from 10,161,577to8,205,511, a decline of approximately 19.2% from December 31, 2023 to September 30, 2024[15] - Long-term debt decreased from 32,750,000to27,750,000, a reduction of 15.3%[15] - Total liabilities decreased from 43,276,866to39,211,242, a decline of approximately 9.6%[15] - Stockholders' equity increased slightly from 123,231,414to123,612,869, an increase of about 0.3%[15] - The company reported a net properties and equipment value of 153,521,909asofSeptember30,2024,downfrom155,124,483[15] - Total assets decreased from 166.5billiononDecember31,2023,to162.8 billion on September 30, 2024, representing a decline of approximately 2.0%[15] - Current assets fell from 10.2billionto8.2 billion, a decrease of about 19.4%[15] - Long-term debt reduced from 32.8billionto27.8 billion, a decrease of approximately 15.3%[15] - Total liabilities decreased from 43.3billionto39.2 billion, a reduction of about 9.5%[15] - Stockholders' equity increased slightly from 123.2billionto123.6 billion, an increase of approximately 0.3%[15] - Cash and cash equivalents rose significantly from 806.3millionto2.6 billion, an increase of approximately 223.5%[15] - The current portion of operating lease liability increased from 233.4millionto243.2 million, an increase of about 4.0%[15] - Retained earnings decreased from 80.0billionto78.5 billion, a decline of approximately 1.9%[15] Revenue and Income - Revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2024, were 9,137,029,adecreaseof0.59,181,545 for the same period in 2023[17] - Natural gas, oil, and NGL sales amounted to 7,888,516forthethreemonthsendedSeptember30,2024,downfrom8,899,091 in 2023, representing a decline of 11.3%[17] - Net income for the three months ended September 30, 2024, was 1,100,310,adecreaseof42.01,895,403 in the same period of 2023[17] - Basic earnings per share for the three months ended September 30, 2024, were 0.03,downfrom0.05 in the same period of 2023[18] - The total net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, was 2,212,466,downfrom11,407,356 in the same period of 2023[17] - For the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the net income was 9,553,244[21]ExpensesandCosts−TotalcostsandexpensesforthethreemonthsendedSeptember30,2024,were7,579,464, an increase of 13.1% from 6,697,142in2023[17]−Depreciation,depletion,andamortizationexpensesincreasedto2,376,025 for the three months ended September 30, 2024, compared to 2,022,709in2023,reflectingariseof17.5457,255 for the three months ended September 30, 2024, compared to 589,000in2023[17]−TheeffectivetaxratefortheninemonthsendedSeptember30,2024,was2815,207,852, a decrease from 20,809,684in2023[22]−Capitalexpendituresfortheyear2024(unaudited)were(64,628), significantly lower than (321,396)in2023[22]−Thetotalcashusedininvestingactivitiesfor2024(unaudited)was(4,810,308), compared to (16,148,489)in2023[22]−Thecompanyhadborrowingsunderthecreditfacilityof1,000,000 in 2024 (unaudited), down from 16,000,000in2023[22]Dividends−Thecompanydeclareddividendsof0.0400 per share for the period, compared to 0.0225pershareinthesameperiodlastyear[18]−Thecompanydeclareddividendsof(50,034) for the nine months ended September 30, 2023[21] - The company declared dividends of 140,300in2024(unaudited),comparedto94,587 in 2023[22] Derivative Contracts and Risk Management - The company has entered into commodity price derivative agreements, including fixed swap contracts and costless collar contracts, to mitigate exposure to price fluctuations[54] - The natural gas costless collars for 2024 have a total volume of 415,000 Mmbtu with a floor price of 3.19andaceilingpriceof4.84[55] - The company reported a net gain on derivative contracts of 1,089,242forthethreemonthsendedSeptember30,2024,comparedtoalossof337,647 in the same period of 2023[57] - The total cash receipts from derivative contracts for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, were 3,786,071,upfrom2,282,307 in the same period of 2023, indicating a 65.8% increase[57] - The fair value of derivative contracts measured at fair value on a recurring basis included 466,220forswapsand329,033 for collars as of September 30, 2024[61] Acquisitions and Divestitures - The Company acquired 325 net royalty acres for a total purchase price of 3.0millionduringthequarterendedSeptember30,2024,withaproved/unprovedratioof780.5 million in June 2024, realizing a gain of 0.4million[51]OtherFinancialMetrics−Theunrecognizedcompensationcostforunvestedmarket−basedandtime−basedrestrictedstockasofSeptember30,2024,was1,674,612[47] - The Company is required to maintain a current ratio of no less than 1.0 to 1.0 and a funded debt to EBITDAX ratio of no more than 3.5 to 1.0[44] - The Company has a 100,000,000creditfacilitywithaborrowingbaseof50,000,000 and an effective interest rate of 8.36% as of September 30, 2024[42]