earnings
confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.85
APA Corp Q4 net income $443M, FY $3.67B; reiterates 2023 capex $2.0-2.1B
APA Corp
2022-FY EPS reported
$11.02
- Q4 net income $443M ($1.38 diluted EPS); adjusted EPS $1.48. Full-year net income $3.67B ($11.02 diluted EPS), adjusted $2.56B ($7.68).
- Full-year net cash from ops $4.94B, adjusted EBITDAX $6.84B, free cash flow $2.5B.
- Returned $1.6B to shareholders: repurchased 36.2M shares, doubled annual base dividend; eliminated $1.4B debt.
- 2023 outlook: upstream capex $2.0-2.1B, adjusted BOE growth 4-5%, oil growth >10%; committed to returning ≥60% FCF to shareholders.
- Year-end proved reserves 890M BOE (90% developed); Block 58 Suriname resource estimate >800M barrels oil-in-place.