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    Cheniere Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Results and Introduces Full Year 2025 Financial Guidance

    2/20/25 7:30:00 AM ET
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    Cheniere Energy, Inc. ("Cheniere") (NYSE:LNG) today announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year 2024.

    YEAR END 2024 SUMMARY FINANCIAL RESULTS

    (in billions)

     

     

    Three Months Ended

    December 31, 2024

     

    Twelve Months Ended

    December 31, 2024

     

    Revenues

     

     

    $4.4

     

    $15.7

     

    Net Income1

     

     

    $1.0

     

    $3.3

     

    Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA2

     

     

    $1.6

     

    $6.2

     

    Distributable Cash Flow2

     

     

    $1.1

     

    $3.7

     

    2025 FULL YEAR FINANCIAL GUIDANCE

    (in billions)

     

     

     

    2025

     

    Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA2

     

     

     

     

     

    $6.5

    -

    $7.0

     

    Distributable Cash Flow2

     

     

     

     

     

    $4.1

    -

    $4.6

     

    RECENT HIGHLIGHTS

    • During the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2024, Cheniere generated revenues of approximately $4.4 billion and $15.7 billion, net income1 of approximately $1.0 billion and $3.3 billion, Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA2 of approximately $1.6 billion and $6.2 billion, and Distributable Cash Flow2 of approximately $1.1 billion and $3.7 billion, respectively.
    • Introducing full year 2025 Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA2 guidance of $6.5 billion - $7.0 billion and full year 2025 Distributable Cash Flow2 guidance of $4.1 billion - $4.6 billion, with over 90% of forecasted operational volumes expected to be sold in relation to long-term agreements.
    • Pursuant to Cheniere's comprehensive capital allocation plan, Cheniere deployed approximately $5.4 billion towards accretive growth, balance sheet management and shareholder returns in 2024. During the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2024, Cheniere repurchased an aggregate of approximately 1.5 million and 13.8 million shares of common stock for approximately $281 million and $2.3 billion, respectively, repaid $350 million and $800 million of consolidated long-term indebtedness, respectively, and paid quarterly dividends of $0.500 and $1.805 per share of common stock, respectively, totaling approximately $112 million and $412 million, respectively.
    • In January 2025, Cheniere declared a dividend with respect to the fourth quarter 2024 of $0.500 per share of common stock, which is payable on February 21, 2025.
    • In December 2024, Cheniere announced that liquefied natural gas ("LNG") was produced for the first time from the first train of the CCL Stage 3 Project (defined below) with substantial completion expected to be achieved by the end of the first quarter of 2025. In February 2025, the first cargo of LNG was produced from the CCL Stage 3 Project.
    • In November 2024, Cheniere announced the publication of an updated life cycle assessment (LCA) study for greenhouse gas ("GHG") emissions intensities of its LNG. The peer-reviewed study includes a novel gas-pathing algorithm that further improves the modeling of GHG emissions across Cheniere's supply chain, utilizing actual operational data and leveraging Cheniere's Quantification, Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (QMRV) program.

    CEO COMMENT

    "The outstanding financial and operational results achieved in 2024 are a testament to the dedication to safety, operational excellence and execution across our business demonstrated by each and every Cheniere employee," said Jack Fusco, Cheniere's President and Chief Executive Officer. "We exported a record 646 cargoes of LNG in 2024, while once again delivering top quintile safety performance. Record production, coupled with strategic portfolio optimization, enabled us to achieve financial results at or above the high end of our guidance ranges, while the commissioning and startup of Corpus Christi Stage 3 positions us to further serve the global market with our reliable, affordable and cleaner-burning LNG."

    "Today we introduce our financial guidance ranges for 2025, which are largely informed by our production forecast and the expected completion of the first three trains at Stage 3 this year. We expect 2025 to be another record year for LNG production as Stage 3 trains are completed, and we look forward to delivering financial results within these ranges and further enhancing the long-term value proposition of Cheniere."

    SUMMARY AND REVIEW OF FINANCIAL RESULTS

    (in millions, except LNG data)

    Three Months Ended December 31,

     

    Year Ended December 31,

     

    2024

     

    2023

     

    % Change

     

    2024

     

    2023

     

    % Change

    Revenues

    $

    4,436

     

    $

    4,823

     

    (8

    )%

     

    $

    15,703

     

    $

    20,394

     

    (23

    )%

    Net income1

    $

    977

     

    $

    1,377

     

    (29

    )%

     

    $

    3,252

     

    $

    9,881

     

    (67

    )%

    Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA2

    $

    1,577

     

    $

    1,650

     

    (4

    )%

     

    $

    6,155

     

    $

    8,771

     

    (30

    )%

    LNG exported:

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Number of cargoes

     

    167

     

     

    169

     

    (1

    )%

     

     

    646

     

     

    637

     

    1

    %

    Volumes (TBtu)

     

    604

     

     

    616

     

    (2

    )%

     

     

    2,327

     

     

    2,300

     

    1

    %

    LNG volumes loaded (TBtu)

     

    606

     

     

    615

     

    (1

    )%

     

     

    2,327

     

     

    2,299

     

    1

    %

    Net income1 decreased approximately $400 million and $6.6 billion for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2024, respectively, as compared to the corresponding 2023 periods. The decreases were primarily attributable to approximately $599 million and $6.7 billion of unfavorable variances related to changes in fair value of our derivative instruments (before tax and non-controlling interests) (further described below) for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2024, respectively, as compared to the corresponding 2023 periods. The decreases were partially offset by lower provisions for income tax, as well as lower net income attributable to non-controlling interests during both periods.

    Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA decreased approximately $73 million and $2.6 billion for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2024, respectively, as compared to the corresponding 2023 periods. The decreases were primarily due to the moderation of international gas prices, resulting in lower total margins per MMBtu of LNG delivered, as well as a higher proportion of our LNG being sold under long-term contracts during both 2024 periods as compared to the corresponding 2023 periods.

    A portion of the derivative gains (losses) relate to the use of commodity derivative instruments indexed to international gas and LNG prices, primarily related to our long-term Integrated Production Marketing ("IPM") agreements. Our IPM agreements are designed to provide stable margins on purchases of natural gas and sales of LNG over the life of the agreements and have a fixed fee component, similar to that of LNG sold under our long-term, fixed fee LNG sale and purchase agreements. However, the long-term duration and international price basis of our IPM agreements make them particularly susceptible to fluctuations in fair market value from period to period. In addition, accounting requirements prescribe recognition of these long-term gas supply agreements at fair value each reporting period on a mark-to-market basis, but do not currently permit mark-to-market recognition of the corresponding sale of LNG, resulting in a mismatch of accounting recognition for the purchase of natural gas and sale of LNG. As a result of continued moderation of international gas price volatility and changes in international forward commodity curves during the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2024, we recognized $91 million and $1.4 billion, respectively, of non-cash favorable changes in fair value attributable to such positions (before tax and non-controlling interests), compared to $1.3 billion and $7.1 billion of non-cash favorable changes in fair value in the corresponding 2023 periods, respectively.

    Share-based compensation expenses included in net income totaled $76 million and $215 million for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2024, respectively, compared to $122 million and $250 million for the corresponding 2023 periods, respectively.

    Our financial results are reported on a consolidated basis. Our ownership interest in Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P. ("Cheniere Partners") (NYSE:CQP) as of December 31, 2024 consisted of 100% ownership of the general partner and a 48.6% limited partner interest.

    BALANCE SHEET MANAGEMENT

    Capital Resources

    The table below provides a summary of our available liquidity (in millions) as of December 31, 2024:

     

    December 31, 2024

    Cash and cash equivalents (1)

    $

    2,638

    Restricted cash and cash equivalents (2)

     

    552

    Available commitments under our credit facilities:

     

    Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC ("SPL") Revolving Credit Facility

     

    776

    Cheniere Partners Revolving Credit Facility

     

    1,000

    Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings, LLC ("CCH") Credit Facility

     

    3,260

    CCH Working Capital Facility

     

    1,390

    Cheniere Revolving Credit Facility

     

    1,250

    Total available commitments under our credit facilities

     

    7,676

     

     

    Total available liquidity

    $

    10,866

     

    (1) $270 million of cash and cash equivalents was held by our consolidated variable interest entities ("VIEs").

     

    (2) $125 million of restricted cash and cash equivalents was held by our consolidated VIEs.

    Recent Key Financial Transactions and Updates

    During the three months ended December 31, 2024, SPL repaid $350 million in principal amount of its 5.625% Senior Secured Notes due 2025 with cash on hand.

    LIQUEFACTION PROJECTS OVERVIEW

    SPL Project

    Through Cheniere Partners, we operate six natural gas liquefaction Trains for a total production capacity of approximately 30 million tonnes per annum ("mtpa") of LNG at the Sabine Pass LNG terminal in Cameron Parish, Louisiana (the "SPL Project").

    SPL Expansion Project

    Through Cheniere Partners, we are developing an expansion adjacent to the SPL Project with an expected total production capacity of up to approximately 20 mtpa of LNG (the "SPL Expansion Project"), inclusive of estimated debottlenecking opportunities. In February 2024, certain subsidiaries of Cheniere Partners submitted an application to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC") for authorization to site, construct and operate the SPL Expansion Project, as well as an application to the Department of Energy ("DOE") requesting authorization to export LNG to Free-Trade Agreement ("FTA") and non-FTA countries, both of which applications exclude debottlenecking. In October 2024, we received authorization from the DOE to export LNG to FTA countries.

    CCL Project

    We operate three natural gas liquefaction Trains for a total production capacity of approximately 15 mtpa of LNG at the Corpus Christi LNG terminal near Corpus Christi, Texas (the "CCL Project").

    CCL Stage 3 Project

    We are constructing an expansion adjacent to the CCL Project consisting of seven midscale Trains with an expected total production capacity of over 10 mtpa of LNG (the "CCL Stage 3 Project"). First LNG production from the first train of the CCL Stage 3 Project was achieved in December 2024, and the first cargo of LNG was produced in February 2025.

    CCL Stage 3 Project Progress as of December 31, 2024:

     

    CCL Stage 3 Project

    Project Status

    Under Construction / Commissioning

    Project Completion Percentage

    77.2%(1)

    Expected Substantial Completion

    1H 2025 - 2H 2026

     

    (1) Engineering 97.2% complete, procurement 97.2% complete, subcontract work 88.2% complete and construction 42.6% complete.

    CCL Midscale Trains 8 & 9 Project

    We are developing two additional midscale Trains with an expected total production capacity of approximately 3 mtpa of LNG (the "CCL Midscale Trains 8 & 9 Project") adjacent to the CCL Stage 3 Project. In March 2023, certain of our subsidiaries filed an application with the FERC for authorization to site, construct and operate the CCL Midscale Trains 8 & 9 Project, and in April 2023, filed an application with the DOE requesting authorization to export LNG to FTA and non-FTA countries. In July 2023, we received authorization from the DOE to export LNG to FTA countries. In June 2024, we received a positive Environmental Assessment from the FERC and anticipate receiving all remaining necessary regulatory approvals for the project in 2025.

    INVESTOR CONFERENCE CALL AND WEBCAST

    We will host a conference call to discuss our financial and operating results for the fourth quarter and full year 2024 on Thursday, February 20, 2025, at 11 a.m. Eastern time / 10 a.m. Central time. A listen-only webcast of the call and an accompanying slide presentation may be accessed through our website at www.cheniere.com. Following the call, an archived recording will be made available on our website.

    1 Net income as used herein refers to Net income attributable to Cheniere Energy, Inc. on our Consolidated Statements of Operations.

    2 Non-GAAP financial measure. See "Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures" for further details.

    About Cheniere

    Cheniere Energy, Inc. is the leading producer and exporter of LNG in the United States, reliably providing a clean, secure, and affordable solution to the growing global need for natural gas. Cheniere is a full-service LNG provider, with capabilities that include gas procurement and transportation, liquefaction, vessel chartering, and LNG delivery. Cheniere has one of the largest liquefaction platforms in the world, consisting of the Sabine Pass and Corpus Christi liquefaction facilities on the U.S. Gulf Coast, with total production capacity of approximately 45 mtpa of LNG in operation and an additional 10+ mtpa of expected production capacity under construction. Cheniere is also pursuing liquefaction expansion opportunities and other projects along the LNG value chain. Cheniere is headquartered in Houston, Texas, and has additional offices in London, Singapore, Beijing, Tokyo, and Washington, D.C.

    For additional information, please refer to the Cheniere website at www.cheniere.com and Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

    Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

    In addition to disclosing financial results in accordance with U.S. GAAP, the accompanying news release contains non-GAAP financial measures. Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA and Distributable Cash Flow are non-GAAP financial measures that we use to facilitate comparisons of operating performance across periods. These non-GAAP measures should be viewed as a supplement to and not a substitute for our U.S. GAAP measures of performance and the financial results calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP and reconciliations from these results should be carefully evaluated.

    Non-GAAP measures have limitations as an analytical tool and should not be considered in isolation or in lieu of an analysis of our results as reported under GAAP and should be evaluated only on a supplementary basis.

    Forward-Looking Statements

    This press release contains certain statements that may include "forward-looking statements" within the meanings of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. All statements, other than statements of historical or present facts or conditions, included herein are "forward-looking statements." Included among "forward-looking statements" are, among other things, (i) statements regarding Cheniere's financial and operational guidance, business strategy, plans and objectives, including the development, construction and operation of liquefaction facilities, (ii) statements regarding regulatory authorization and approval expectations, (iii) statements expressing beliefs and expectations regarding the development of Cheniere's LNG terminal and pipeline businesses, including liquefaction facilities, (iv) statements regarding the business operations and prospects of third-parties, (v) statements regarding potential financing arrangements, (vi) statements regarding future discussions and entry into contracts, (vii) statements relating to Cheniere's capital deployment, including intent, ability, extent, and timing of capital expenditures, debt repayment, dividends, share repurchases and execution on the capital allocation plan, and (viii) statements relating to our goals, commitments and strategies in relation to environmental matters. Although Cheniere believes that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, they do involve assumptions, risks and uncertainties, and these expectations may prove to be incorrect. Cheniere's actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of a variety of factors, including those discussed in Cheniere's periodic reports that are filed with and available from the Securities and Exchange Commission. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release. Other than as required under the securities laws, Cheniere does not assume a duty to update these forward-looking statements.

    (Financial Tables and Supplementary Information Follow)

    LNG VOLUME SUMMARY

    As of February 14, 2025, approximately 3,930 cumulative LNG cargoes totaling approximately 270 million tonnes of LNG have been produced, loaded and exported from the SPL Project and the CCL Project.

    During the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2024, we exported 604 and 2,327 TBtu, respectively, of LNG from our liquefaction projects. 39 TBtu of LNG exported from our liquefaction projects and sold on a delivered basis was in transit as of December 31, 2024, none of which was related to commissioning activities.

    The following table summarizes the volumes of LNG that were loaded from our liquefaction projects and for which the financial impact was recognized on our Consolidated Financial Statements during the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2024:

    (in TBtu)

    Three Months Ended December

    31, 2024

     

    Twelve Months Ended December

    31, 2024

    Volumes loaded during the current period

    606

     

     

    2,327

     

    Volumes loaded during the prior period but recognized during the current period

    38

     

     

    37

     

    Less: volumes loaded during the current period and in transit at the end of the period

    (39

    )

     

    (39

    )

    Total volumes recognized in the current period

    605

     

     

    2,325

     

    In addition, during the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2024, we recognized 10 and 24 TBtu of LNG, respectively, on our Consolidated Financial Statements related to LNG cargoes sourced from third-parties.

    Cheniere Energy, Inc.

    Consolidated Statements of Operations

    (in millions, except per share data)(1)

     

     

    Three Months Ended

     

    Twelve Months Ended

     

    December 31,

     

    December 31,

     

    2024

     

    2023

     

    2024

     

    2023

    Revenues

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    LNG revenues

    $

    4,266

     

     

    $

    4,585

     

     

    $

    14,899

     

     

    $

    19,569

     

    Regasification revenues

     

    33

     

     

     

    34

     

     

     

    135

     

     

     

    135

     

    Other revenues

     

    137

     

     

     

    204

     

     

     

    669

     

     

     

    690

     

    Total revenues

     

    4,436

     

     

     

    4,823

     

     

     

    15,703

     

     

     

    20,394

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Operating costs and expenses

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Cost of sales (excluding items shown separately below) (2)

     

    1,746

     

     

     

    1,427

     

     

     

    6,021

     

     

     

    1,356

     

    Operating and maintenance expense

     

    493

     

     

     

    459

     

     

     

    1,857

     

     

     

    1,835

     

    Selling, general and administrative expense

     

    142

     

     

     

    178

     

     

     

    441

     

     

     

    474

     

    Depreciation, amortization and accretion expense

     

    308

     

     

     

    304

     

     

     

    1,220

     

     

     

    1,196

     

    Other operating costs and expenses

     

    8

     

     

     

    20

     

     

     

    36

     

     

     

    44

     

    Total operating costs and expenses

     

    2,697

     

     

     

    2,388

     

     

     

    9,575

     

     

     

    4,905

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Income from operations

     

    1,739

     

     

     

    2,435

     

     

     

    6,128

     

     

     

    15,489

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Other income (expense)

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Interest expense, net of capitalized interest

     

    (240

    )

     

     

    (270

    )

     

     

    (1,010

    )

     

     

    (1,141

    )

    Gain (loss) on modification or extinguishment of debt

     

    —

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    (9

    )

     

     

    15

     

    Interest and dividend income

     

    40

     

     

     

    64

     

     

     

    189

     

     

     

    211

     

    Other income (expense), net

     

    6

     

     

     

    (3

    )

     

     

    5

     

     

     

    4

     

    Total other expense

     

    (194

    )

     

     

    (209

    )

     

     

    (825

    )

     

     

    (911

    )

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Income before income taxes and non-controlling interests

     

    1,545

     

     

     

    2,226

     

     

     

    5,303

     

     

     

    14,578

     

    Less: income tax provision

     

    261

     

     

     

    400

     

     

     

    811

     

     

     

    2,519

     

    Net income

     

    1,284

     

     

     

    1,826

     

     

     

    4,492

     

     

     

    12,059

     

    Less: net income attributable to non-controlling interests

     

    307

     

     

     

    449

     

     

     

    1,240

     

     

     

    2,178

     

    Net income attributable to Cheniere

    $

    977

     

     

    $

    1,377

     

     

    $

    3,252

     

     

    $

    9,881

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Net income per share attributable to Cheniere—basic (3)

    $

    4.35

     

     

    $

    5.79

     

     

    $

    14.24

     

     

    $

    40.99

     

    Net income per share attributable to Cheniere—diluted (3)

    $

    4.33

     

     

    $

    5.76

     

     

    $

    14.20

     

     

    $

    40.72

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Weighted average number of common shares outstanding—basic

     

    224.5

     

     

     

    237.8

     

     

     

    228.4

     

     

     

    241.0

     

    Weighted average number of common shares outstanding—diluted

     

    225.4

     

     

     

    239.0

     

     

     

    229.1

     

     

     

    242.6

     

    _____________

    (1)

    Please refer to the Cheniere Energy, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

     

    (2)

    Cost of sales includes approximately $0.6 billion and $1.4 billion of gains from changes in the fair value of commodity derivatives prior to contractual delivery or termination during the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2024, as compared to $1.0 billion and $8.0 billion of gains in the corresponding 2023 periods, respectively.

     

    (3)

    Earnings per share in the table may not recalculate exactly due to rounding because it is calculated based on whole numbers, not the rounded numbers presented.

    Cheniere Energy, Inc.

    Consolidated Balance Sheets

    (in millions, except share data)(1)(2)

     

     

    December 31,

     

    2024

     

    2023

     

     

     

     

    ASSETS

    Current assets

     

     

     

    Cash and cash equivalents

    $

    2,638

     

     

    $

    4,066

     

    Restricted cash and cash equivalents

     

    552

     

     

     

    459

     

    Trade and other receivables, net of current expected credit losses

     

    727

     

     

     

    1,106

     

    Inventory

     

    501

     

     

     

    445

     

    Current derivative assets

     

    155

     

     

     

    141

     

    Margin deposits

     

    128

     

     

     

    18

     

    Other current assets, net

     

    100

     

     

     

    96

     

    Total current assets

     

    4,801

     

     

     

    6,331

     

     

     

     

     

    Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation

     

    33,552

     

     

     

    32,456

     

    Operating lease assets

     

    2,684

     

     

     

    2,641

     

    Derivative assets

     

    1,903

     

     

     

    863

     

    Deferred tax assets

     

    19

     

     

     

    26

     

    Other non-current assets, net

     

    899

     

     

     

    759

     

    Total assets

    $

    43,858

     

     

    $

    43,076

     

     

     

     

     

    LIABILITIES, REDEEMABLE NON-CONTROLLING INTEREST AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

    Current liabilities

     

     

     

    Accounts payable

    $

    171

     

     

    $

    181

     

    Accrued liabilities

     

    2,179

     

     

     

    1,780

     

    Current debt, net of unamortized discount and debt issuance costs

     

    351

     

     

     

    300

     

    Deferred revenue

     

    163

     

     

     

    179

     

    Current operating lease liabilities

     

    592

     

     

     

    655

     

    Current derivative liabilities

     

    902

     

     

     

    750

     

    Other current liabilities

     

    83

     

     

     

    43

     

    Total current liabilities

     

    4,441

     

     

     

    3,888

     

     

     

     

     

    Long-term debt, net of unamortized discount and debt issuance costs

     

    22,554

     

     

     

    23,397

     

    Operating lease liabilities

     

    2,090

     

     

     

    1,971

     

    Derivative liabilities

     

    1,865

     

     

     

    2,378

     

    Deferred tax liabilities

     

    1,856

     

     

     

    1,545

     

    Other non-current liabilities

     

    992

     

     

     

    877

     

    Total liabilities

     

    33,798

     

     

     

    34,056

     

     

     

     

     

    Commitments and contingencies

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Redeemable non-controlling interest

     

    7

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

     

     

    Stockholders' equity

     

     

     

    Preferred stock: $0.0001 par value, 5.0 million shares authorized, none issued

     

    —

     

     

     

    —

     

    Common stock: $0.003 par value, 480.0 million shares authorized; 278.7 million shares and 277.9 million shares issued at December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively

     

    1

     

     

     

    1

     

    Treasury stock: 54.7 million shares and 40.9 million shares at December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively, at cost

     

    (6,136

    )

     

     

    (3,864

    )

    Additional paid-in-capital

     

    4,452

     

     

     

    4,377

     

    Retained earnings

     

    7,382

     

     

     

    4,546

     

    Total Cheniere stockholders' equity

     

    5,699

     

     

     

    5,060

     

    Non-controlling interests

     

    4,354

     

     

     

    3,960

     

    Total stockholders' equity

     

    10,053

     

     

     

    9,020

     

    Total liabilities, redeemable non-controlling interest and stockholders' equity

    $

    43,858

     

     

    $

    43,076

     

    _____________

    (1)

    Please refer to the Cheniere Energy, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

     

    (2)

    Amounts presented include balances held by our consolidated VIEs, substantially all of which are related to Cheniere Partners. As of December 31, 2024, total assets and liabilities of our VIEs, which are included in our Consolidated Balance Sheets, were $17.3 billion and $17.9 billion, respectively, including $270 million of cash and cash equivalents and $125 million of restricted cash and cash equivalents.

    Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures

    Regulation G Reconciliations

    Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA

    The following table reconciles our Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA to U.S. GAAP results for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 (in millions):

     

    Three Months Ended

    December 31,

     

    Twelve Months Ended

    December 31,

     

    2024

     

    2023

     

    2024

     

    2023

    Net income attributable to Cheniere

    $

    977

     

     

    $

    1,377

     

     

    $

    3,252

     

     

    $

    9,881

     

    Net income attributable to non-controlling interests

     

    307

     

     

     

    449

     

     

     

    1,240

     

     

     

    2,178

     

    Income tax provision

     

    261

     

     

     

    400

     

     

     

    811

     

     

     

    2,519

     

    Interest expense, net of capitalized interest

     

    240

     

     

     

    270

     

     

     

    1,010

     

     

     

    1,141

     

    Loss (gain) on modification or extinguishment of debt

     

    —

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    9

     

     

     

    (15

    )

    Interest and dividend income

     

    (40

    )

     

     

    (64

    )

     

     

    (189

    )

     

     

    (211

    )

    Other expense (income), net

     

    (6

    )

     

     

    3

     

     

     

    (5

    )

     

     

    (4

    )

    Income from operations

    $

    1,739

     

     

    $

    2,435

     

     

    $

    6,128

     

     

    $

    15,489

     

    Adjustments to reconcile income from operations to Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA:

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Depreciation, amortization and accretion expense

     

    308

     

     

     

    304

     

     

     

    1,220

     

     

     

    1,196

     

    Gain from changes in fair value of commodity and foreign exchange ("FX") derivatives, net (1)

     

    (487

    )

     

     

    (1,085

    )

     

     

    (1,313

    )

     

     

    (8,026

    )

    Total non-cash compensation expense (recovery)

     

    15

     

     

     

    (18

    )

     

     

    114

     

     

     

    96

     

    Other operating costs and expenses

     

    2

     

     

     

    14

     

     

     

    6

     

     

     

    16

     

    Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA

    $

    1,577

     

     

    $

    1,650

     

     

    $

    6,155

     

     

    $

    8,771

     

    _____________

    (1)

    Change in fair value of commodity and FX derivatives prior to contractual delivery or termination

    Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA is commonly used as a supplemental financial measure by our management and external users of our Consolidated Financial Statements to assess the financial performance of our assets without regard to financing methods, capital structures, or historical cost basis. Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA is not intended to represent cash flows from operations or net income as defined by U.S. GAAP and is not necessarily comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies.

    We believe Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA provides relevant and useful information to management, investors and other users of our financial information in evaluating the effectiveness of our operating performance in a manner that is consistent with management's evaluation of financial and operating performance.

    Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA is calculated by taking net income attributable to Cheniere before net income attributable to non-controlling interests, interest expense, net of capitalized interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and accretion expense, and adjusting for the effects of certain non-cash items, other non-operating income or expense items, and other items not otherwise predictive or indicative of ongoing operating performance, including the effects of modification or extinguishment of debt, impairment expense, gain or loss on disposal of assets, changes in the fair value of our commodity and FX derivatives prior to contractual delivery or termination, and non-cash compensation expense. The change in fair value of commodity and FX derivatives is considered in determining Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA given that the timing of recognizing gains and losses on these derivative contracts differs from the recognition of the related item economically hedged. We believe the exclusion of these items enables investors and other users of our financial information to assess our sequential and year-over-year performance and operating trends on a more comparable basis and is consistent with management's own evaluation of performance.

    Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA and Distributable Cash Flow

    The following table reconciles our actual Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA and Distributable Cash Flow to Net income attributable to Cheniere for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2024 and forecast amounts for full year 2025 (in billions):

     

     

    Three Months

    Ended

    December 31,

     

    Twelve Months

    Ended

    December 31,

     

    Full Year

     

     

    2024

     

    2024

     

    2025

    Net income attributable to Cheniere

     

    $

    0.98

     

     

    $

    3.25

     

     

    $

    2.5

     

    -

    $

    2.9

     

    Net income attributable to non-controlling interests

     

     

    0.31

     

     

     

    1.24

     

     

     

    1.1

     

    -

     

    1.1

     

    Income tax provision

     

     

    0.26

     

     

     

    0.81

     

     

     

    0.6

     

    -

     

    0.7

     

    Interest expense, net of capitalized interest

     

     

    0.24

     

     

     

    1.01

     

     

     

    1.0

     

    -

     

    1.0

     

    Depreciation, amortization and accretion expense

     

     

    0.31

     

     

     

    1.22

     

     

     

    1.3

     

    -

     

    1.3

     

    Other income, financing costs, and certain non-cash operating expenses

     

     

    (0.52

    )

     

     

    (1.38

    )

     

     

    0.1

     

    -

     

    0.1

     

    Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA

     

    $

    1.58

     

     

    $

    6.16

     

     

    $

    6.5

     

    -

    $

    7.0

     

    Interest expense (net of capitalized interest and amortization)

     

     

    (0.22

    )

     

     

    (0.95

    )

     

     

    (0.9

    )

    -

     

    (0.9

    )

    Maintenance capital expenditures

     

     

    (0.08

    )

     

     

    (0.17

    )

     

     

    (0.2

    )

    -

     

    (0.2

    )

    Income tax (excludes deferred taxes)(1)

     

     

    (0.02

    )

     

     

    (0.48

    )

     

     

    (0.3

    )

    -

     

    (0.3

    )

    Other income

     

     

    0.03

     

     

     

    0.15

     

     

     

    0.0

     

    -

     

    0.0

     

    Consolidated Distributable Cash Flow

     

    $

    1.29

     

     

    $

    4.71

     

     

    $

    5.1

     

    -

    $

    5.7

     

    Distributable Cash Flow attributable to non-controlling interest

     

     

    (0.24

    )

     

     

    (0.98

    )

     

     

    (1.0

    )

    -

     

    (1.1

    )

    Cheniere Distributable Cash Flow

     

    $

    1.05

     

     

    $

    3.73

     

     

    $

    4.1

     

    -

    $

    4.6

     

    _____________

    Note: Totals may not sum due to rounding.

    (1) Our cash tax payments are subject to commodity and market volatility, regulatory changes and other factors which could significantly impact both the timing and amount of our future cash tax payments. Our 2025 full year Distributable Cash Flow guidance does not consider any prospective changes to local, domestic or international tax laws and regulations, or their interpretation and application, including those related to the corporate alternative minimum tax or prospective tax reform. Our actual results could differ materially from our guidance due to such risks, uncertainties and other factors, including those set forth in Risk Factors in Item 1A of Part 1 or as disclosed under Operating Cash Flows in Sources and Uses of Cash within Liquidity and Capital Resources of the Cheniere Energy, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

    Distributable Cash Flow is defined as cash generated from the operations of Cheniere and its subsidiaries and adjusted for non-controlling interests. The Distributable Cash Flow of Cheniere's subsidiaries is calculated by taking the subsidiaries' EBITDA less interest expense, net of capitalized interest, taxes, maintenance capital expenditures and other non-operating income or expense items, and adjusting for the effect of certain non-cash items and other items not otherwise predictive or indicative of ongoing operating performance, including the effects of modification or extinguishment of debt, amortization of debt issue costs, premiums or discounts, impairment of equity method investment and deferred taxes. Cheniere's Distributable Cash Flow includes 100% of the Distributable Cash Flow of Cheniere's wholly-owned subsidiaries. For subsidiaries with non-controlling investors, our share of Distributable Cash Flow is calculated as the Distributable Cash Flow of the subsidiary reduced by the economic interest of the non-controlling investors as if 100% of the Distributable Cash Flow were distributed in order to reflect our ownership interests and our incentive distribution rights, if applicable. The Distributable Cash Flow attributable to non-controlling interest is calculated in the same method as Distributions to non-controlling interest as presented on our Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity (Deficit) in our Forms 10-Q and Forms 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. This amount may differ from the actual distributions paid to non-controlling investors by the subsidiary for a particular period.

    We believe Distributable Cash Flow is a useful performance measure for management, investors and other users of our financial information to evaluate our performance and to measure and estimate the ability of our assets to generate cash earnings after servicing our debt, paying cash taxes and expending sustaining capital, that could be considered for deployment by our Board of Directors pursuant to our capital allocation plan, such as by way of common stock dividends, stock repurchases, retirement of debt, or expansion capital expenditures1. Distributable Cash Flow is not intended to represent cash flows from operations or net income as defined by U.S. GAAP and is not necessarily comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies.

    1 Capital spending for our business consists primarily of:

    • Maintenance capital expenditures. These expenditures include costs which qualify for capitalization that are required to sustain property, plant and equipment reliability and safety and to address environmental or other regulatory requirements rather than to generate incremental distributable cash flow; and
    • Expansion capital expenditures. These expenditures are undertaken primarily to generate incremental distributable cash flow and include investment in accretive organic growth, acquisition or construction of additional complementary assets to grow our business, along with expenditures to enhance the productivity and efficiency of our existing facilities.

     

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