earnings
confidence high
sentiment neutral
materiality 0.75
WES Q3 net income $259.5M, Adj. EBITDA $524.8M; Delaware Basin throughput records; divested Cactus II stake for $265M
Western Midstream Partners, LP
- Net income attributable to LPs $259.5M ($0.67/unit diluted); Adj. EBITDA $524.8M; FCF $330.4M.
- Record Delaware Basin natural-gas throughput 1.54 Bcf/d (+3% seq); produced-water throughput 895 MBbls/d (+1% seq).
- Sold 15% interest in Cactus II for $265M after Q3 end; increased unit buyback program to $1.25B (from $1.0B).
- Acquired remaining 50% of Ranch Westex JV for $41M, adding 125 MMcf/d processing capacity in West Texas.
- Adj. EBITDA declined sequentially due to lower NGL pricing/volumes, higher O&M expense; distribution held at $0.50/unit.