Groundwater volumes were approximately 156 thousand barrels of water per day for the second quarter of 2023, up approximately 50% from 104 thousand barrels of water per day for the second quarter of 2022, and up approximately 6% sequentially versus the first quarter of 2023.
FINANCIAL UPDATE
Net income was $10.4 million for the second quarter of 2023 versus net income of $4.0 million in the second quarter of 2022 and net income of $7.7 million in the first quarter of 2023. Adjusted Net Income1 was $13.2 million for the second quarter of 2023 versus $11.9 million for the second quarter of 2022 and $9.8 million in the first quarter of 2023.
Adjusted EBITDA1 was $42.6 million for the second quarter of 2023, up approximately 14% from $37.2 million in the second quarter of 2022, and up approximately 12% from $38.1 million in the first quarter of 2023.
The Company had gross margin per barrel of $0.24 per barrel for the second quarter of 2023 versus $0.26 per barrel in the second quarter of 2022 and $0.24 per barrel for the first quarter of 2023. The Company had Adjusted Operating Margin per Barrel2 of $0.38 per Barrel for the second quarter of 2023, versus $0.41 in the second quarter of 2022 and $0.39 for the first quarter of 2023.
Second quarter 2023 capital expenditures3 totaled approximately $49 million versus $52 million in the second quarter of 2022.
STRONG BALANCE SHEET AND LIQUIDITY
As of June 30, 2023, the Company had approximately $4 million in cash and an available revolving credit facility of approximately $171 million for a total available liquidity of approximately $175 million. As of June 30, 2023, the Company’s leverage ratio was 2.49X, which was slightly below the low end of our target leverage range of 2.50X-3.50X.4 Accounts Receivable balance of approximately $94 million was down approximately 7% from the first quarter while revenue grew 6% quarter-over-quarter, reflecting continued improvements in working capital management.
THIRD QUARTER 2023 DIVIDEND
On August 2, 2023, Aris’s Board of Directors declared a dividend on its Class A common stock for the third quarter of 2023 of $0.09 per share. In conjunction with the dividend payment, a distribution of $0.09 per unit will be paid to unit holders of Solaris Midstream Holdings, LLC. The dividend will be paid on September 28, 2023, to holders of record of the Company’s Class A common stock as of the close of business on September 14, 2023. The distribution to unit holders of Solaris Midstream Holdings, LLC will be subject to the same payment and record dates.
THIRD QUARTER 2023 AND REVISED FULL YEAR 2023 FINANCIAL OUTLOOK
“Our volumes have grown steadily, exceeding our expectations in the first half of the year. In the third quarter, we expect produced water and water solutions volumes to be flat to slightly down sequentially, reflecting the timing of completions across our acreage, as we expect third quarter
2 Adjusted Operating Margin per Barrel is a non-GAAP financial measure. See the supplementary schedules in this press release for a discussion of how we define and calculate Adjusted Operating Margin per Barrel and a reconciliation thereof to gross margin, the most directly comparable GAAP measure.
3 Calculated on capital costs incurred during the period, excluding the impact of working capital.
4 Defined as net debt as of 6/30/2023 divided by annualized 2Q 2023 Adjusted EBITDA. Net debt is calculated as total debt less cash and cash equivalents.