BKV Corp
Business
BKV Corp is an integrated energy company that produces natural gas and develops carbon management solutions while vertically integrating parts of the energy value chain. It offers natural gas and NGL production, gathering, processing and transportation services, power generation and retail electricity sales, and carbon capture, utilization and sequestration (CCUS) projects and related services. Its primary business segments are upstream natural gas production, a natural gas midstream business, a power generation joint venture and a CCUS development and services unit. BKV operates principally in the Barnett and NEPA basins, markets production through third‑party marketers and pipeline and transportation contracts, and sells power and retail electricity into ERCOT and other regional markets.
Summary from filing dated 2025-03-31
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derivative gains (losses), net | 105 | −34 | 239 | −630 | |
| Gain on sale of business | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gains (losses) on sales of assets, net | −2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total revenues and other operating income | 1,009 | 581 | 980 | 1,031 | |
| Lease operating and workover | 153 | 137 | 151 | 131 | |
| Taxes other than income | 51 | 35 | 72 | 115 | |
| Gathering and transportation | 251 | 222 | 249 | 209 | |
| Depreciation, depletion, amortization, and accretion | 157 | 218 | 223 | 119 | |
| General and administrative | 124 | 104 | 115 | 149 | |
| Other | 55 | 19 | 13 | 4 | |
| Total operating expenses | 791 | 736 | 823 | 726 | |
| Income (loss) from operations | 218 | −155 | 158 | 305 | |
| Gains on contingent consideration liabilities | 0 | 10 | 38 | 7 | |
| Earnings (losses) from equity affiliate | 15 | 10 | 17 | 9 | |
| Loss on early extinguishment of debt | 0 | −14 | 0 | 0 | |
| Interest income | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | |
| Other income | 5 | 9 | 6 | 1 | |
| Income (loss) before income taxes | 210 | −186 | 145 | 473 | |
| Income tax benefit (expense) | −35 | 44 | −28 | −63 | |
| Net income (loss) | 175 | −143 | 117 | — | |
| Less: net income attributable to noncontrolling interest | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Net income (loss) attributable to BKV | 173 | −143 | 117 | 410 | |
| Basic (in USD per share) | 1.98 | −2 | 1.93 | 6.99 | |
| Diluted (in USD per share) | 1.98 | −2 | 1.82 | 6.62 | |
| Basic (in shares) | 87 | 71 | 61 | 59 | |
| Diluted (in shares) | 87 | 71 | 64 | 62 |
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 | 199 | 15 | 25 | — | — | |
| Prepaid expenses | 6 | 8 | 4 | — | — | |
| Inventory | 6 | 6 | 10 | — | — | |
| Commodity derivative assets, current | 62 | 0 | 84 | — | — | |
| Other current assets | 2 | 0 | 218,000 | — | — | |
| Current assets | 388 | 95 | 312 | — | — | |
| Developed properties | 2,966 | 2,315 | 2,370 | — | — | |
| Undeveloped properties | 13 | 11 | 16 | — | — | |
| Midstream assets | 278 | 277 | 319 | — | — | |
| Accumulated depreciation, depletion, and amortization | −849 | −714 | −579 | — | — | |
| Total natural gas properties, net | 2,407 | 1,888 | 2,125 | — | — | |
| Other property and equipment, net | 138 | 97 | 84 | — | — | |
| Goodwill | 18 | 18 | 18 | — | — | |
| Investment in BKV-BPP Power | 130 | 115 | 105 | — | — | |
| Commodity derivative assets | 26 | 0 | 19 | — | — | |
| Other noncurrent assets | 22 | 17 | 20 | — | — | |
| Total assets | 3,130 | 2,231 | 2,683 | — | — | |
| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | 207 | 121 | 149 | — | — | |
| Contingent consideration payable | 0 | 20 | 20 | — | — | |
| Commodity derivative liabilities, current | 0 | 20 | 0 | — | — | |
| Income taxes payable to related party | 810,000 | 1 | 864,000 | — | — | |
| Other current liabilities | 10 | 3 | 3 | — | — | |
| Total current liabilities | 218 | 166 | 412 | — | — | |
| Asset retirement obligations | 230 | 199 | 193 | 181 | — | |
| Commodity derivative liabilities | 6 | 47 | 0 | — | — | |
| Deferred tax liability, net | 123 | 89 | 144 | — | — | |
| Long-term debt, net | 487 | 165 | 340 | — | — | |
| Other noncurrent liabilities | 5 | 5 | 12 | — | — | |
| Total liabilities | 1,069 | 672 | 1,205 | — | — | |
| Commitments and contingencies (Note 16) | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Noncontrolling interest | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| Common stock | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | |
| Treasury stock | −7 | −7 | −5 | — | — | |
| Additional paid-in capital | 1,755 | 1,448 | 1,034 | — | — | |
| Retained earnings | 289 | 117 | 260 | — | — | |
| Total stockholders' equity | 2,039 | 1,560 | 1,291 | 1,037 | 664 | |
| Noncontrolling interest | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| Total equity | 2,047 | 1,560 | 1,291 | 1,037 | — | |
| Total liabilities, mezzanine equity, and equity | 3,130 | 2,231 | 2,683 | — | — | |
| Treasury stock, at cost (in shares) | 214,000 | 214,000 | 213,000 | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation, depletion, amortization, and accretion | 159 | 218 | 224 | 130 | |
| Equity-based compensation | 13 | 16 | 26 | 32 | |
| Deferred income tax (benefit) expense | 36 | −45 | 32 | 89 | |
| Unrealized (gains) losses on derivatives, net | −113 | 147 | −149 | −59 | |
| Settlement of contingent consideration | −20 | −20 | −65 | −45 | |
| Proceeds from the sale of call options | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | |
| Payments for the purchase of put options | −16 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Write-off of capitalized software costs | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Transaction costs from sale of business | 0 | −3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Distribution from equity affiliate | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Other, net | 4 | −4 | 3 | 911,000 | |
| Accounts receivable, net | −35 | −5 | 86 | −39 | |
| Accounts receivable, related party | 4 | −15 | −143,000 | 3 | |
| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | 47 | −32 | −98 | 63 | |
| Other changes in operating assets and liabilities | −2 | −2 | −7 | −49 | |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 243 | 119 | 123 | 349 | |
| Asset acquisition | −272 | 0 | −5 | −248 | |
| Cash acquired in consolidation of BKV-BPP Cotton Cove | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Capital expenditures | −300 | −101 | −188 | — | |
| Proceeds from sale of business | 0 | 133 | 0 | 0 | |
| Proceeds from sales of assets | 7 | 5 | 7 | 0 | |
| Loan advanced to equity affiliate | 0 | 0 | −8 | 0 | |
| Loan repayment from equity affiliate | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Other investing activities, net | −2 | −649,000 | 8 | 2 | |
| Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | −565 | 36 | −178 | −866 | |
| Proceeds from issuance of common stock in initial public offering, net of underwriting discounts and commissions | 0 | 266 | 0 | 0 | |
| Proceeds from the issuance of common stock, net of underwriting discounts and commissions | 171 | 0 | 150 | 0 | |
| Proceeds on long-term debt | 500 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Proceeds from notes payable from related party | 0 | 0 | 17 | 75 | |
| Payments on notes payable to related party | 0 | −75 | −17 | −166 | |
| Proceeds under RBL Credit Agreement | 577 | 580 | 0 | 0 | |
| Payments on RBL Credit Agreement | −742 | −415 | 0 | 0 | |
| Payment on term loan agreement | 0 | −456 | −114 | 0 | |
| Payment of debt issuance costs | −16 | −8 | 0 | −8 | |
| Proceeds from draws on credit facilities | 0 | 44 | 376 | 190 | |
| Payments on credit facilities | 0 | −171 | −339 | −100 | |
| Payments of deferred offering costs | 0 | −4 | −3 | −6 | |
| Debt extinguishment costs | 0 | −10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cash distributions to noncontrolling interest | −1 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Cash contributions from noncontrolling interest | 20 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Net share settlements, equity-based compensation | −2 | −53 | −3 | −1 | |
| Other financing activities | 0 | −2 | −430,000 | 74,000 | |
| Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | 507 | −305 | 67 | 535 | |
| Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash | 185 | −150 | 12 | 18 | |
| Interest | 16 | 60 | 68 | 32 | |
| Income tax | 232,000 | 6,000 | 2 | 400,000 | |
| Equity issued as consideration for acquisition | 124 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Conversion of mezzanine equity to common stock upon initial public offering | 0 | 43 | 0 | 0 | |
| Conversion of equity-based compensation to common stock upon initial public offering | 0 | 75 | 0 | 0 | |
| Income tax deconsolidation | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Reclassification of deferred offering costs to common stock upon initial public offering | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | |
| Increase (decrease) in accrued capital expenditures | 18 | 17 | −24 | 19 | |
| Additions to asset retirement obligations | 226,000 | 42,000 | 89,000 | 302,000 | |
| Lease liabilities arising from obtaining right-of-use assets | 23,000 | 494,000 | 3 | 1 | |
| Increase (decrease) in accrued equity transaction costs | 501,000 | −341,000 | −604,000 | 945,000 | |
| Adjustment of minority ownership puttable shares to redemption value | 0 | 17 | 3 | 13 | |
| Adjustment of equity-based compensation to redemption value | 0 | 9 | 16 | 24 | |
| Impact of redemption of shares issued in settlement of equity-based compensation and other on additional paid-in capital, common stock, and treasury stock | 0 | 2 | 781,000 | 4,000 | |
| Accretion of Class B Units to redemption value | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |