Topaz Energy Q2 2026 Earnings Report

Topaz Energy EPS Results

• Actual EPS: C$0.29
• Consensus EPS: N/A
• Beat/Miss: N/A
• One Year Ago EPS: N/A

Topaz Energy Revenue Results

• Actual Revenue: $115.39 million
• Expected Revenue: N/A
• Beat/Miss: N/A
• YoY Revenue Growth: N/A

Topaz Energy Announcement Details

• Quarter: Q2 2026
• Date: 7/27/2026
• Time: After Market Closes
• Conference Call Date: Tuesday, July 28, 2026
• Conference Call Time: 11:00AM ET

Topaz Energy (TSE:TPZ) Corp is a royalty and energy infrastructure company focused on generating free cash flow growth and paying reliable and sustainable dividends to its shareholders, through its strategic relationship with Canada's natural gas producers, and leveraging industry relationships to execute complementary acquisitions from other high-quality energy companies, while maintaining its commitment to environmental, social and governance practices. It generates revenue from the Royalty Assets, which generate the company's Royalty Production Revenue; and the Infrastructure Assets, which generate the company's Processing Revenue and Other Income.

Topaz Energy Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

Key Takeaways

• Positive Sentiment: Strong Q2 operating performance: Royalty production rose 9% year over year to 24,233 BOE per day, including record liquids production of 7,178 barrels per day. Cash flow increased 9% to CAD 88.4 million, while free cash flow rose 17% to CAD 86.6 million.
• Positive Sentiment: Robust drilling activity and growth outlook: Topaz recorded 160 gross wells drilled on its acreage, representing a company-record 22% share of Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin activity. The company expects 26–31 rigs to remain active across its royalty lands in Q3 and cited continued strength in the Clearwater and Northeast B.C. Montney areas.
• Positive Sentiment: Guidance increased: Topaz raised its 2026 average royalty production guidance to 23,900–24,300 BOE per day, citing year-to-date outperformance, sustained Clearwater gas volumes and stronger-than-expected activity in some non-core areas.
• Neutral Sentiment: Acquisition expands future inventory but increases leverage: The company completed a CAD 38.7 million acquisition of 300,000 gross acres containing more than 500 potential drilling locations and liquids-rich development opportunities. Net debt ended Q2 at CAD 497.4 million, or 1.2 times annualized EBITDA, while 2026 exit net debt is expected at CAD 435–440 million before further acquisitions.
• Neutral Sentiment: Management remains cautious on external factors: Topaz plans to keep its payout ratio toward the low end of its 60%–90% target range to preserve acquisition flexibility, while noting that near-term natural gas prices and operator-controlled capital spending remain key risks to production results.

Presentation

[Operator]

Good morning. My name is Hannah, and I will be your conference operator today. At this time, I would like to welcome everyone to the Topaz Energy Corporation second quarter 2026 results conference call. All lines have been placed on mute to prevent any background noise. After the speaker's remarks, there will be a question and answer session. If you would like to ask a question during this time, simply press star then the number one on your telephone keypad. If you would like to withdraw your question, please press the star followed by the number two. Thank you. Mr. Scott Kirker, you may begin your conference.

[Scott Kirker, General Counsel at Topaz Energy]

Thank you, Hannah. Welcome everyone to our discussion of Topaz Energy Corp's results as of June 30th, 2026. My name is Scott Kirker, and I'm the General Counsel for Topaz. Before we get started, I refer you to the advisories on the forward-looking statements contained in the news release as well as the advisories contained in the Topaz AIF and its MD&A available on SEDAR and on the Topaz website. I also draw your attention to the material factors and assumptions in those advisories. I'm here with Marty Staples, Topaz President and Chief Executive Officer, and Cheree Stephenson, Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer. They will start by speaking to some of the highlights of the last quarter and the year so far. After the remarks, we will be open for questions. Marty, Cheree, go ahead.

[Marty Staples, President and CEO at Topaz Energy]

Thank you, Scott. Good morning, everyone. Topaz had a strong second quarter marked by a record share of quarterly drilling activity in the WCSB, record liquids royalty production, and a core area tuck-in acquisition. Topaz's second quarter royalty production was 24,233 BOE per day and increased 9% over the prior year. Q2 2026 royalty production include a record total liquids production of 7,178 bpd, 6% higher than prior year, driven by strong operator drilling activity on our Clearwater royalty acreage. Topaz generated total second quarter revenue and other income of CAD 111.2 million, 66% from total liquids royalties, 13% from natural gas royalties, and 21% from our infrastructure portfolio.

[Marty Staples, President and CEO at Topaz Energy]

Processing revenue of CAD 20.7 million increased 3% from Q2 2025, with total processing revenue and other income of CAD 22.3 million, while the infrastructure assets generated 96% utilization in the quarter, providing a 92% operating margin. Drilling activity on our acreage was strong with 160 gross wells or 6.6 net wells drilled in Q2, representing the highest quarterly share of WCSB drilling activity in the company's history at 22%. Activity was diversified across our portfolio with 78 wells in the Clearwater, 40 in Northeast BC and Alberta Montney, 22 in the Deep Basin, seven in Peace River, nine in Southeast Saskatchewan, and four in Central Alberta.

[Marty Staples, President and CEO at Topaz Energy]

Our growth plays in the Clearwater and Northeast BC continue to attract a meaningful share of activity, with 69% and 45% of the total spuds in each respective area occurring on our royalty lands. During Q2 2026, 126 total gross wells were brought on production, and based on operator drilling plans, we expect that 26-31 drilling rigs will remain active across our royalty acreage through the third quarter. Topaz generated second quarter total revenue and other income of CAD 111.2 million. Cash flow of CAD 88.4 million or CAD 0.57 per share increased 9% over the prior year, while free cash flow of CAD 86.6 million or CAD 0.56 per share increased 17% over the prior year.

[Marty Staples, President and CEO at Topaz Energy]

Topaz distributed CAD 54.2 million in quarterly dividends at CAD 0.35 per share during Q2, representing a 4.5% trailing annualized dividend yield to the second quarter average share price and generated CAD 32.4 million of excess free cash flow, which was allocated to our core area tuck-in royalty acquisition during the quarter. On June 30th 2026, Topaz completed a CAD 38.7 million acquisition of 300,000 gross acres across Topaz's Northeast BC Montney and Deep Basin core royalty areas. The acquisition lands featured acquired royalty interests in over 500 gross future drilling locations, multi-zone liquid-rich natural gas, and oil-focused exploration upside optionality and incremental royalty production. After the acquisition, Topaz exited the second quarter with CAD 497.4 million of net debt, equating to 1.2x net debt to Q2 2026 annualized EBITDA.

[Marty Staples, President and CEO at Topaz Energy]

Reflecting the strong performance and increased activity we've seen through the first half of 2026, Topaz has increased its annual average royalty production guidance to a range of 23,900 BOE per day to 24,300 BOE per day. Based on updated estimates, including the second quarter royalty acquisition, Topaz's 2026 exit net debt is now estimated between CAD 435 million and CAD 440 million, before consideration of incremental acquisition. Topaz expects to maintain a payout ratio at the lower end of the 60%-90% long-term targeted range, providing financial flexibility for future acquisition growth. We're pleased to answer any questions at this time. Operator, back to you.

[Operator]

Thank you. Ladies and gentlemen, we will now begin the question and answer session. Should you have a question, please press the star followed by the number one on your touch tone phone. You will hear a prompt that your hand has been raised. Should you wish to decline from the polling process, please press the star followed by the number two. If you're using a speakerphone, please lift the handset before pressing any keys. Your first question comes from Patrick O'Rourke of ATB Capital Markets. Please go ahead.

[Patrick O'Rourke, Analyst at ATB Capital Markets]

Hey, good morning, guys, and thank you for taking my question. I guess, just first on the improvement to guidance, how much of that is sort of predicated on outperformance year-to-date, and how much of that would you say is sort of evaluating a bit of a strategic shift from some of the underlying royalty payers to what seems like higher growth rates and better capital structures here?

[Cheree Stephenson, VP of Finance and CFO at Topaz Energy]

Hi, Patrick. It's Cheree. Yeah. I'd say it's probably a mix of both. We definitely saw outperformance, and I would say the surprise was partially from some of our non-core areas where we don't have as much transparency into growth, those sort of outperformed. The Clearwater continues to outperform our expectations. For the second half, we see sustained gas production, whereas we probably had some more risking baked into the model previously, we are seeing outperformance on those Clearwater volumes. It's a bit of a mix of both.

[Marty Staples, President and CEO at Topaz Energy]

Yeah, just to add to that, Patrick, we did see that disposition of the Charlie Lake by both Tourmaline and Tamarack Valley. I think from Tamarack's release, one of the benefits you would have seen out of that is they're redirecting CAD 75 million of that disposition in the Charlie Lake back to the Clearwater. That's an added benefit to our overall portfolio. Although we probably won't see all of the CAD 75 million, we do expect about 85%-90% of that directed capital go back into the Clearwater lands we have a royalty on.

[Patrick O'Rourke, Analyst at ATB Capital Markets]

I guess next week we might get a sort of a better view on Canadian Natural's strategy on those Charlie Lake assets.

[Marty Staples, President and CEO at Topaz Energy]

I think we kind of model it at worst-case scenario as maintenance capital right now, and we do think that there's probably 20-25 wells across that part of the basin where CNRL operates. Not saying that we'll see all of that capital, but we will see a portion of it.

[Patrick O'Rourke, Analyst at ATB Capital Markets]

Just moving over to sort of the acquisition strategy, maybe how you see the landscape right now. We've had a lot of volatility here, obviously, with crude prices. We've got backwardation. I'm assuming sellers want the front end and buyers want the back end of the curve. Where do you sort of see the opportunities right now for the stated acquisition strategy?

[Marty Staples, President and CEO at Topaz Energy]

We've been very proactive throughout the last 12 months, from an acquisition strategy. We have been putting ideas out there for different operators, and some of these ideas take 12-18 months to transpire. Start of the year, we would've felt it was a little frozen, it feels like that's opened up a little bit. There is some capital needs for some of these operators. Think about our goal, it's always to be counter-cyclical in the acquisition strategies, and that was a big reason why we added these 300,000 acres to the portfolio. We thought we could be counter-cyclical on liquids-weighted natural gas, and that's exactly what we did.

[Patrick O'Rourke, Analyst at ATB Capital Markets]

Okay. Perfect. Thank you.

[Marty Staples, President and CEO at Topaz Energy]

Thanks, Patrick.

[Operator]

Your next question comes from Jeremy McCrea of BMO Capital Markets. Please go ahead.

[Jeremy McCrea, Analyst at BMO Capital Markets]

Hi, Marty and Cheree. Curious. This is a bit of a follow-up to Patrick's question here, too. A year from now, where do you think we're going to see more of the surprises here in terms of production growth? I'm sure you see a lot of different things happening in the basin. Where is that one piece of new production or technology that's being added that doesn't quite make the headlines quite yet, but likely could be something bigger down the road here?

[Marty Staples, President and CEO at Topaz Energy]

Good morning, Jeremy, thanks for the question. We've seen a lot of technological shifts inside our portfolio. I think the biggest one to make note of is something that you've highlighted in your notes, and that's the step change from ball-drop system to plug-and-perf inside Northeast B.C. Montney and into the Alberta Montney as well. We've seen bigger rate come out of a lot of these wells. The operators are trying some new techniques and some of this technological advancement that they're seeing. It's not just on completion design. I think they're just getting better at drilling, mud weight, all sorts of advancements in the technological aspect of it. There is some small exploration going on. I think Headwater released earlier this week, or last week, sorry, that they've now expanded their Grand Rapids play to 30 sections.

[Marty Staples, President and CEO at Topaz Energy]

They've only developed three of those sections right now. Tamarack has some complementary Grand Rapids we think that we can add to that as well. The Clearwater is really the gift that keeps on giving. Clearwater East End has happened, or is being developed there, as well as the Grand Rapids. Always big wins there and as this development continues to happen and sees underwaterflood in it, I think Headwater's highlighted they want to have 75% of the Grand Rapids underwaterflood by the end of the year. These are all added benefits to our overall portfolio.

[Cheree Stephenson, VP of Finance and CFO at Topaz Energy]

Yeah. I would just add, too, the capital efficiencies just keep getting better and better. We're seeing and feeling that on the Tourmaline Northeast B.C. Montney, and you can see their focus in that area, especially post Charlie Lake divestiture. With the Clearwater, the declines keep coming down. Before we were praising 30% of cash flow being allocated for maintenance capital, and it's getting closer to 20%. Those keep just being enhanced and improved, and we don't rely on any of those continuing to trend downward. Then the other thing I'd say is, at some point in time just some of these exploration plays that Tourmaline has within their portfolio that's some oil windows within this land we just acquired that adds to existing.

[Cheree Stephenson, VP of Finance and CFO at Topaz Energy]

Just things like that at the margin, and we have strong commodity prices, you're going to continue to see some of that exploration.

[Jeremy McCrea, Analyst at BMO Capital Markets]

Okay. Perfect. Thank you. That's all from me here.

[Marty Staples, President and CEO at Topaz Energy]

Thanks, Jeremy.

[Operator]

Your next question comes from Jamie Kubik of CIBC. Please go ahead.

[Jamie Kubik, Analyst at CIBC]

Yeah, good morning. Thanks for taking my question. I guess a bit more on the guidance increase, similar to the previous questions. Just hoping to get a bit more color on any caution you might be taking in the second half of the year. Year to date, production is at 24,400 BOEs a day for Topaz. You're guiding to 24,100 at the midpoint. Is there anything in the second half that gives you pause in what operators are up to at this point? Can you just touch on the conservatism in that number? Thanks.

[Cheree Stephenson, VP of Finance and CFO at Topaz Energy]

I figured you'd ask this question, Jamie. The response is, we think of our guidance like we think of the dividend, and always up and to the right. We don't control the capital, so we'll always be a little bit cautious, but we just want framework out there that we know we have really good line of sight to exceeding. We are thinking of it at the high end of that range, but it could be incrementally positive. I'd say the biggest risk or caveat is, what does gas do the next couple of months before we get into a more winter season? Particularly in some of those non-core, more drier gas type areas. Overall, I think you can just see it as we're super confident in the increased guide and hope to continue to increase it.

[Cheree Stephenson, VP of Finance and CFO at Topaz Energy]

But don't want to get ahead of ourselves, given we don't control the capital.

[Jamie Kubik, Analyst at CIBC]

Okay, fair enough. Just with respect to the acquisition, can you talk a little bit more about what has you excited about it, the value paid relative to previous acquisitions, and things of that nature? Margins. Thanks.

[Marty Staples, President and CEO at Topaz Energy]

Yeah. Let's start in Northeast BC. We know we have three benches of development there, liquids-weighted Montney development. As we see Northeast BC to continue to grow and develop, this was a natural fit for us to add to our portfolio. Through the Deep Basin, there's a number of different zones, starting up into the northwestern part of that. We've got a Cardium play that we're pretty excited about that will be liquids-weighted, a Dunvegan play that will be liquids-weighted, is that kind of expanse further south. Lots of really good things in the Glauconite that we've been able to identify. There's a Viking play there as well. The majority of this is new tenure that has lots of term left on it.

[Marty Staples, President and CEO at Topaz Energy]

Over the next two to five years, we expect a real interesting and exciting development plan that's going to take place through our operator that we haven't named yet.

[Cheree Stephenson, VP of Finance and CFO at Topaz Energy]

I would add, too, there is some of the acreage that has existing working interest. A good strategy for any operator is to consolidate all that interest before they really apply the capital towards it. We are looking forward to some of those really liquids-rich areas that are going to see some capital near term.

[Jamie Kubik, Analyst at CIBC]

Okay, great. That's all for me. Thank you.

[Marty Staples, President and CEO at Topaz Energy]

Thanks, Jamie.

[Operator]

There are no further questions at this time. I will now turn the call over to Mr. Marty Staples. Please continue.

[Marty Staples, President and CEO at Topaz Energy]

Thanks very much, everyone, for attending the Q2 conference call. Look forward to talking to you in Q3.

[Operator]

Ladies and gentlemen, this concludes today's conference call. Thank you for your participation. You may now disconnect.

Participants

Executives

• Scott Kirker, General Counsel
• Marty Staples, President and CEO
• Cheree Stephenson, VP of Finance and CFO

Analysts

• Patrick O'Rourke, Analyst at ATB Capital Markets
• Jeremy McCrea, Analyst at BMO Capital Markets
• Jamie Kubik, Analyst at CIBC