earnings
confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.85
California Resources reports FY2023 net income $564M and record free cash flow $468M; Aera merger on track for H2 2024
California Resources Corp
2023-FY EPS reported
$7.78
revenue$2,801,000,000
- FY2023 net income $564M ($7.78 diluted EPS); adjusted net income $372M ($5.13 per share).
- FY2023 net cash from ops $653M, free cash flow $468M; capital investments $185M, leverage ratio 0.1x.
- Aera merger: all-stock with 21.2M CRC shares issued, assumption of $950M debt; closing expected H2 2024.
- 2024E capital $300-$340M; net production 78-82 MBoe/d; Q1 guidance 76-80 MBoe/d (60% oil).
- Share repurchase program increased by $250M to $1.35B; quarterly dividend $0.31/share declared.