Overview

* Vital Energy ( VTLE ) reports Q2 net loss of $582.6 mln due to impairment loss

* Adjusted EPS of $2.02 beats analyst expectations, per LSEG data

* Company divested non-core assets for $6.5 mln, proceeds used for debt reduction

Outlook

* Vital Energy ( VTLE ) expects full-year production of 136.5-139.5 MBOE/d

* Company narrows full-year capital expectations to $850-$900 mln

* Vital Energy ( VTLE ) sees third-quarter capital investments at $235-$265 mln

* Company expects to reduce net debt by $310 mln in 2025

Result Drivers

* IMPAIRMENT LOSS - Net loss driven by $427 mln impairment loss on oil and gas properties due to lower oil price calculations

* COST OPTIMIZATION - Lower lease operating and G&A expenses attributed to cost optimization efforts across Midland and Delaware basins

* PRODUCTION IMPACT - Weather and equipment installation negatively affected production by 780 BOE/d

Key Details

Metric Beat/Mis Actual Consensu

s s

Estimate

Q2 Beat $2.02 $1.87

Adjusted (11

EPS Analysts

)

Q2 EPS -$15.43

Q2 Beat $76.10 $69 mln

Adjusted mln (11

Net Analysts

Income )

Q2 Net -$582.57

Income mln

Q2 -$363.40

Operatin mln

g Income

Q2 -$343.40

Pretax mln

Profit

Analyst Coverage

* The current average analyst rating on the shares is "hold" and the breakdown of recommendations is 2 "strong buy" or "buy", 8 "hold" and 3 "sell" or "strong sell"

* The average consensus recommendation for the oil & gas exploration and production peer group is "buy."

* Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Vital Energy Inc ( VTLE ) is $20.00, about 16.6% above its August 5 closing price of $16.67

* The stock recently traded at 3 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 2 three months ago

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(This story was created using Reuters automation and AI based on LSEG and company data. It was checked and edited by a Reuters journalist prior to publication.)