Montauk Renewables Announces Third Quarter 2024 Results

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PITTSBURGH, Nov. 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Montauk Renewables, Inc. (“Montauk” or “the Company”) (NASDAQ: MNTK), a renewable energy company specializing in the management, recovery, and conversion of biogas into renewable natural gas (“RNG”), today announced financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2024.

Third Quarter Financial Highlights:

  • RINs Sold of 15.8 million, increased 14.5% compared to the third quarter of 2023

  • Revenues of $65.9 million, increased 18.4% compared to the third quarter of 2023

  • Net Income of $17.0 million, increased 31.8% compared to the third quarter of 2023

  • Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA of $29.4 million, increased 31.3% compared to the third quarter of 2023

  • RNG production of 1.4 million MMBtu, flat compared to the third quarter of 2023

Our production was significantly impacted by Hurricane Beryl which caused widespread and multi-day power outages in the Houston, Texas region. We estimate that our 2024 third quarter production was unfavorably impacted by approximately 50 thousand MMBtu. This marks the second consecutive quarter in 2024 that our results were impacted by utility outages driven by major weather events in the Houston, Texas region. We have entered into commitments to transfer a portion of the Renewable Identification Numbers (“RINs”) we expect to generate from 2024 fourth quarter production at an average price of approximately $3.52. Demonstrating our commitment to reduce landfill-based emissions, in October 2024 we were pleased to be selected as the initial pilot of a small-scale demonstration of recovering and converting biogas into green methanol. This project will transform biogas from our waste stream into carbon negative fuel. We do not expect short term financial benefits from this demonstration nor a disruption to our operations.

Third Quarter Financial Results

Total revenues in the third quarter of 2024 were $65.9 million, an increase of $10.2 million (18.4%) compared to $55.7 million in the third quarter of 2023. The increase was primarily related to an increase in the number of RINs we self-marketed from 2024 RNG production in the third quarter of 2024. Additionally, realized RIN pricing increased approximately 9.5% during the third quarter of 2024 compared to the third quarter of 2023. Our RNG operating and maintenance expenses in the third quarter of 2024 were $12.6 million, an increase of $0.7 million (5.6%) compared to $11.9 million in the third quarter of 2023. The primary drivers of this increase were increased utility expenses, wellfield operational enhancements and timing of preventative maintenance at our McCarty, Atascocita and Pico facilities. Our Renewable Electricity Generation operating and maintenance expenses in the third quarter of 2024 were $2.7 million, an increase of $0.5 million (21.8%) compared to $2.2 million in the third quarter of 2023, primarily due to non-capitalizable operating expenses at our Turkey Creek development project. Total general and administrative expenses in the third quarter of 2024 were $10.0 million, an increase of $2.2 million (27.9%) compared to the third quarter of 2023. The increase was primarily related to the accelerated vesting of certain restricted share awards as a result of the termination of an employee. Operating income in the third quarter of 2024 was $22.7 million, an increase of $5.9 million (35.3%) compared to $16.8 million in the third quarter of 2023. Net income in the third quarter of 2024 was $17.0 million, an increase of $4.1 million (31.8%) compared to $12.9 million in the third quarter of 2023.