LandBridge Company LLC Announces Second Quarter Results

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Delivers revenue growth of 20% year-over-year

HOUSTON, August 07, 2024--(BUSINESS WIRE)--LandBridge Company LLC (NYSE: LB) (the "Company," "LandBridge" or "LB") today announced its financial and operating results for the second quarter of 2024.

Second Quarter 2024 Financial Highlights

  • Revenues of $26.0 million, up 20% year-over-year

  • Net loss of $57.7 million(1)

  • Net loss margin of 222%(1)

  • Adjusted EBITDA(2) of $23.4 million, up 24% year-over-year

  • Adjusted EBITDA Margin(2) of 90%

  • Cash flows from operating activities of $16.0 million

  • Free Cash Flow(2) of $15.7 million

  • Operating cash flow margin of 62%

  • Free Cash Flow Margin(2) of 60%

(1) Net loss and net loss margin include a non-cash expense of $71.8 million attributable to WaterBridge NDB LLC incentive units that are accounted for as liability awards at WaterBridge NDB LLC. Beginning on July 1, 2024, incentive units of LandBridge Holdings LLC (the sole incentive units allocable to the Company following the division of LandBridge Holdings LLC from WaterBridge NDB LLC) will transition to equity award accounting. Any actual cash expense associated with such incentive units will be borne solely by LandBridge Holdings LLC and not the Company.

(2) Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, Free Cash Flow and Free Cash Flow Margin are non-GAAP financial measures. See "Comparison of Non-GAAP Financial Measures" included within the Appendix of this press release for related disclosures and reconciliations to the most directly comparable financial measures calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP.

Other Recent Events

  • Closed the acquisitions of East Stateline Ranch and Speed Ranch, adding an additional 103,000 and 34,000 surface acres, respectively, growing the total surface owned by the Company to approximately 220,000 acres

  • Completed the Company’s initial public offering (inclusive of the full exercise of the underwriter’s option to purchase additional shares) and concurrent private placement

  • Entered into a non-binding letter of intent ("LOI") for the development of a data center on our land in Reeves County, Texas

Jason Long, Chief Executive Officer, stated, "Our land is strategically located in the heart of the Permian Basin, ideally situated to support energy production, digital infrastructure, and broader industrial development. Through our active land management strategy, we believe we can grow the long-term value of our more than 220,000 surface acres and its resources, while generating multiple fee- and royalty-based revenue streams. We look forward to an exciting second half of the year."