BATTALION OIL CORP
Business
BATTALION OIL CORP is an independent energy company engaged in the acquisition, exploration, development and production of onshore liquids-rich oil and natural gas assets. It produces and markets crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids and provides drilling, completion and midstream-related services including participation in a gas treating and sequestration joint venture. The company operates substantially all of its acreage and conducts both operated and non‑operated well activities, with a focus on maintaining and developing its drilling inventory. Its operations and sales are concentrated in the Delaware Basin in Texas, selling production to independent marketers, major oil companies and pipeline companies.
Summary from filing dated 2025-03-31
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids sales | 165 | 193 | 219 | 357 | 284 | |
| Other | 1 | 677,000 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
| Total operating revenues | 166 | 194 | 221 | 359 | 285 | |
| Lease operating | 45 | 45 | 45 | 48 | 44 | |
| Workover and other | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 3 | |
| Taxes other than income | 10 | 11 | 12 | 18 | 12 | |
| Gathering and other | 44 | 54 | 64 | 64 | 60 | |
| General and administrative | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | |
| Depletion, depreciation and accretion | 52 | 53 | 57 | 52 | 45 | |
| Asset impairment | 1 | 19 | — | — | — | |
| Total operating expenses | 173 | 206 | 203 | 207 | 182 | |
| Loss from operations | −7 | −12 | 18 | 152 | 103 | |
| Net gain on derivative contracts | 45 | 2 | 13 | −110 | −126 | |
| Interest expense and other | −27 | −15 | −33 | −24 | −8 | |
| Loss on extinguishment of debt | — | −8 | — | — | 2 | |
| Total other income (expenses) | 19 | −20 | −21 | −134 | −132 | |
| Income (loss) before income taxes | 12 | −32 | −3 | 19 | −28 | |
| Income tax benefit (provision) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Net income (loss) | 12 | −32 | −3 | 19 | −28 | |
| Preferred dividends | −49 | −32 | −12 | — | — | |
| Net loss available to common stockholders | −37 | −64 | −15 | 19 | — | |
| Basic (in dollars per share) | −2.24 | −3.9 | −0.92 | 1.14 | −1.74 | |
| Diluted (in dollars per share) | −2.24 | −3.9 | −0.92 | 1.12 | −1.74 | |
| Basic (in shares) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | |
| Diluted (in shares) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | 28 | 20 | 58 | 33 | 47 | |
| Accounts receivable, net | 12 | 26 | 23 | 38 | 37 | |
| Assets from derivative contracts | 16 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 1 | |
| Restricted cash | 91,000 | 91,000 | 90,000 | 90,000 | 1 | |
| Prepaids and other | 892,000 | 982,000 | 907,000 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total current assets | 57 | 54 | 91 | 88 | 88 | |
| Evaluated | 890 | 816 | 755 | 714 | 570 | |
| Unevaluated | 48 | 49 | 59 | 63 | 64 | |
| Gross oil and natural gas properties | 938 | 865 | 814 | 776 | 634 | |
| Less - accumulated depletion | −548 | −497 | −446 | −391 | −340 | |
| Net oil and natural gas properties | 390 | 368 | 368 | 385 | 294 | |
| Other operating property and equipment | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | |
| Less - accumulated depreciation | −3 | −2 | −2 | −1 | −1 | |
| Net other operating property and equipment | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
| Assets from derivative contracts | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | |
| Operating lease right of use assets | 840,000 | 453,000 | 1 | 352,000 | 721,000 | |
| Other assets | 3 | 2 | 18 | 3 | 2 | |
| Total assets | 461 | 431 | 485 | 485 | 390 | |
| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | 40 | 53 | 67 | 100 | 63 | |
| Liabilities from derivative contracts | 633,000 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 58 | |
| Current portion of long-term debt | 23 | 12 | 50 | 35 | 85,000 | |
| Operating lease liabilities | 764,000 | 406,000 | 594,000 | 352,000 | 369,000 | |
| Total current liabilities | 64 | 78 | 134 | 165 | 122 | |
| Long-term debt, net | 181 | 146 | 140 | 183 | 182 | |
| Liabilities from derivative contracts | 2 | 7 | 16 | 34 | 7 | |
| Asset retirement obligations | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 12 | |
| Operating lease liabilities | 104,000 | 84,000 | 490,000 | — | 352,000 | |
| Commitments and contingencies (Note 10) | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Redeemable convertible preferred stock: 138,000 shares of $0.0001 par value authorized, issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 | 226 | 178 | 107 | — | — | |
| Common stock: 100,000,000 shares of $0.0001 par value authorized; 16,456,563 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | |
| Additional paid-in capital | 240 | 289 | 321 | 335 | 332 | |
| Accumulated deficit | −273 | −285 | −253 | −250 | −268 | |
| Total stockholders' (deficit) equity | −33 | 4 | 68 | 85 | 64 | |
| Total liabilities, temporary equity and stockholders' (deficit) equity | 461 | 431 | 485 | 485 | 390 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income (loss) | 12 | −32 | −3 | 19 | −28 | |
| Stock-based compensation, net | −109,000 | 152,000 | −1 | 2 | 2 | |
| Unrealized gain on derivative contracts | −29 | −11 | −22 | −20 | 48 | |
| Amortization/accretion of financing related costs | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 379,000 | |
| Accrued settlements on derivative contracts | −2 | 403,000 | 259,000 | 4 | 7 | |
| Change in fair value of embedded derivative liability | — | −2 | −2 | −2 | — | |
| Other expense | 358,000 | 324,000 | 358,000 | −77,000 | −567,000 | |
| Accounts receivable | 14 | −3 | 16 | 594,000 | −5 | |
| Prepaids and other | 91,000 | −75,000 | 202,000 | 234,000 | 636,000 | |
| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | −11 | −3 | −35 | 18 | 865,000 | |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 39 | 35 | 18 | 79 | 69 | |
| Oil and natural gas capital expenditures | −75 | −65 | −46 | −125 | −53 | |
| Proceeds received from sales of oil and natural gas assets | — | 7 | 5 | 332,000 | 947,000 | |
| Acquisition of oil and natural gas properties | — | −47,000 | — | — | — | |
| Other operating property and equipment capital expenditures | −15,000 | −23,000 | −153,000 | −1 | −371,000 | |
| Contract asset | — | −8 | −10 | — | — | |
| Other | −380,000 | −26,000 | −25,000 | 163,000 | 68,000 | |
| Net cash used in investing activities | −75 | −65 | −52 | −126 | −52 | |
| Proceeds from borrowings | 63 | 162 | — | 35 | 374 | |
| Repayments of borrowings | −17 | −200 | −35 | −95,000 | −332 | |
| Payment of deferred financing costs | −2 | −8 | — | −3 | −14 | |
| Proceeds from issuance of preferred stock | — | 39 | 95 | — | — | |
| Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | 44 | −8 | 59 | 32 | 27 | |
| Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | 8 | −38 | 25 | −16 | 44 | |
| Cash paid for interest | 27 | 22 | 29 | 20 | — | |
| Asset retirement obligations | 598,000 | 707,000 | 1 | 4 | 836,000 | |
| Capital expenditures in accrued liabilities and accounts payable | 2 | 8 | −4 | — | — | |
| Deemed dividends on Series A preferred stock | 49 | 32 | 12 | — | — |