STR - Sitio Royalties: Increased Payout Ratio Gets Closer After Recent Divestiture
2024-02-09 00:00:20 ET
Summary
- Sitio sold its Appalachia and Anadarko Basin assets for $117.5 million in cash before adjustments.
- I estimate that these assets would have generated $12 million in 2024 free cash flow, while Sitio saves $10 million in interest costs from debt paydown.
- Sitio may now end 2024 with only $115 million in credit facility debt if it sticks with a 65% payout ratio during the year.
- As its credit facility debt is reduced, the odds of a higher payout ratio increase.
Sitio Royalties ( STR ) divested its Appalachia and Anadarko Basin assets for $117.5 million in cash , which appears to be around 10x 2024 free cash flow from those assets....
Sitio Royalties: Increased Payout Ratio Gets Closer After Recent Divestiture