SANDRIDGE ENERGY INC
Business
SANDRIDGE ENERGY INC is an independent oil and natural gas company that acquires, develops and produces hydrocarbon resources with a primary focus on the U.S. Mid‑Continent. It offers crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids (NGLs) production, processing and marketing services, including leasehold and well operations, reserve estimation and related operational support. Its principal business activities are organized around production, development and acquisition operations, reserve engineering and marketing functions. The company’s operations and sales are concentrated in the Mid‑Continent region, principally Oklahoma, Kansas and Texas, and its products are sold to oil and gas companies and energy marketing and trading firms.
Summary from filing dated 2025-03-11
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total revenues | 156 | 125 | 149 | 254 | 169 | |
| Lease operating expenses | 36 | 40 | 42 | 41 | 36 | |
| Production, ad valorem, and other taxes | 10 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 10 | |
| Depreciation and depletionoil and natural gas | 36 | 26 | 16 | 12 | 9 | |
| Depreciation and amortizationother | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | |
| General and administrative | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | |
| Restructuring expenses | 1 | 474,000 | 406,000 | 382,000 | 792,000 | |
| Employee termination benefits | 0 | 0 | 19,000 | 0 | 49,000 | |
| (Gain) loss on derivative contracts | −8 | −748,000 | −1 | −6 | 2 | |
| Other operating (income) expense | 0 | 1 | −157,000 | −99,000 | −382,000 | |
| Total expenses | 95 | 92 | 84 | 79 | 55 | |
| Income (loss) from operations | 61 | 33 | 64 | 175 | 114 | |
| Interest income (expense), net | 4 | 8 | 11 | 2 | — | |
| Other income (expense), net | 31,000 | −216,000 | 87,000 | 378,000 | 3 | |
| Total other income (expense) | 4 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 3 | |
| Income (loss) before income taxes | 65 | 41 | 75 | 178 | 117 | |
| Income tax (benefit) | −6 | −22 | 14 | −65 | 0 | |
| Net income (loss) | 70 | 63 | 61 | 242 | 117 | |
| Basic (in dollars per share) | 1.91 | 1.7 | 1.65 | 6.59 | 3.21 | |
| Diluted (in dollars per share) | 1.9 | 1.69 | 1.64 | 6.52 | 3.13 | |
| Basic (in shares) | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 36 | |
| Diluted (in shares) | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | 111 | 98 | 252 | 256 | 137 | |
| Restricted cash | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Accounts receivable, net | 26 | 24 | 22 | 35 | 22 | |
| Derivative contracts | 3 | 114,000 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Prepaid expenses | 748,000 | 3 | 430,000 | 523,000 | 626,000 | |
| Other current assets | 6 | 780,000 | 1 | 8 | 80,000 | |
| Total current assets | 148 | 128 | 278 | 305 | 162 | |
| Proved | 1,760 | 1,690 | 1,539 | 1,508 | 1,454 | |
| Unproved | 28 | 24 | 11 | 12 | 12 | |
| Less: accumulated depreciation, depletion and impairment | −1,447 | −1,415 | −1,394 | −1,381 | −1,373 | |
| Net oil and natural gas properties capitalized costs | 341 | 298 | 156 | 139 | 93 | |
| Other property, plant and equipment, net | 76 | 81 | 86 | 92 | — | |
| Derivative contracts | 0 | 86,000 | 0 | — | — | |
| Other assets | 2 | 2 | 3 | 190,000 | 332,000 | |
| Deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance | 78 | 73 | 51 | 65 | 0 | |
| Total assets | 644 | 582 | 574 | 600 | 353 | |
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | 59 | 51 | 39 | 46 | 46 | |
| Asset retirement obligations | 8 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 18 | |
| Other current liabilities | 905,000 | 839,000 | 645,000 | 870,000 | 627,000 | |
| Total current liabilities | 68 | 61 | 49 | 63 | 64 | |
| Asset retirement obligations | 64 | 59 | 55 | 48 | 42 | |
| Other long-term obligations | 817,000 | 936,000 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Total liabilities | 133 | 121 | 106 | 113 | 108 | |
| Commitments and contingencies | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Common stock, $0.001 par value; 250,000 shares authorized; 36,825 issued and outstanding at December 31, 2025 and 37,203 issued and outstanding at December 31, 2024 | 37,000 | 37,000 | 37,000 | 37,000 | 37,000 | |
| Additional paid-in capital | 981 | 1,000 | 1,071 | 1,152 | 1,063 | |
| Accumulated deficit | −470 | −540 | −603 | −664 | −906 | |
| Total stockholders equity | 511 | 461 | 468 | 488 | 245 | |
| Total liabilities and stockholders equity | 644 | 582 | 574 | 600 | 353 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation, depletion and amortization | 43 | 32 | 22 | 18 | 15 | |
| Deferred income taxes | −6 | −22 | 14 | −65 | 0 | |
| Settlement gains (losses) on derivative contracts | 5 | 548,000 | 6 | 2 | −2 | |
| Stock-based compensation | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
| Other | 412,000 | 2 | 159,000 | 153,000 | 144,000 | |
| Receivables | −3 | −842,000 | 12 | −13 | 841,000 | |
| Prepaid expenses | 3 | −3 | 93,000 | −2 | 2 | |
| Other current assets | −5 | 375,000 | 2 | −5 | 0 | |
| Other assets and liabilities, net | 304,000 | −2 | −56,000 | −129,000 | −1 | |
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | −1 | 3 | −1 | −5 | −2 | |
| Asset retirement obligations | −998,000 | −875,000 | −909,000 | −3 | −2 | |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 100 | 74 | 116 | 165 | 110 | |
| Capital expenditures for property, plant and equipment | −59 | −26 | −26 | −44 | −12 | |
| Acquisitions of assets | −9 | −130 | −11 | −1 | −4 | |
| Purchase of other property and equipment | −562,000 | −1,000 | −29,000 | −49,000 | −59,000 | |
| Sales tax refund on capitalized predecessor completion costs | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Proceeds from sale of assets | 876,000 | 1 | 1 | 448,000 | 38 | |
| Net used in investing activities | −64 | −155 | −36 | −45 | 23 | |
| Dividends paid to stockholders | −16 | −72 | −82 | 0 | 0 | |
| Reduction of financing lease liability | −738,000 | −708,000 | −588,000 | −541,000 | −1 | |
| Proceeds from exercise of stock options | 0 | 0 | 94,000 | 77,000 | 23,000 | |
| Tax withholdings paid in exchange for shares withheld on employee vested stock awards | −290,000 | −393,000 | −929,000 | −1 | −899,000 | |
| Common stock repurchases | −6 | −233,000 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Net cash used in financing activities | −23 | −74 | −83 | −2 | −22 | |
| NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS and RESTRICTED CASH | 13 | −154 | −4 | 118 | — |