Big Sky Industrial Inc. Common Stock 2026 Q2 Earnings Call
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- Big Sky Industrial Inc reported second quarter 2026 revenue of $2.1 million, essentially flat year over year, with stronger realized oil prices offsetting lower volumes.
- Cash general and administrative expenses decreased to $1.8 million from $2.6 million in the first quarter.
- Adjusted EBITDA was negative $0.9 million compared to negative $1.3 million a year ago.
- The company invested $9.6 million in industrial gas capital in the first half of 2026, up from $2.5 million in the prior year period, reflecting the transition from development to construction phase.
- Big Sky completed the phase one capital stack by amending its credit facility, doubling the borrowing base to $20 million with favorable terms, and completed a five-year, 100% take-or-pay helium offtake agreement with an investment grade global industrial gas counterparty.
- The company rebranded from U.S. Energy Corp to Big Sky Industrial Inc and began trading on Nasdaq under the ticker BSIN.
- Construction of the phase one processing facility in Montana is advancing on schedule with plant commissioning targeted for late 2026 and first gas and commercial operations expected in March 2027.
- The phase one plant is sized for up to 8 million cubic feet per day of inlet capacity, producing over 14 million cubic feet of contained helium and capturing about 125,000 metric tons of CO2 annually.
- Regulatory monitoring, reporting, and verification (MRV) plans are under active EPA review with positive interactions and expected approvals ahead of commercial operations.
- The company highlighted $130 million of federal carbon capture tax credits (Section 45Q) over 12 years for phase one, which are transferable and could be monetized upfront as non-dilutive capital, potentially funding phase two.
- The helium offtake contract fixes volume and demand risk with a fixed plant gate price of $285 per MCF, CPI escalations starting March 2028, and a price redetermination in year three.
- Global helium supply remains structurally tight with no substitutes for key applications, supporting the company’s commercial position.
- Cut Bank oil production continues with low decline and provides CO2 enhanced oil recovery optionality using CO2 generated onsite, supported by over 170 permitted class two injection wells.
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Morning, and welcome to Big Sky Industrial Inc's second quarter 2026 earnings conference call. All participants are on listen only mode. Following management's prepared remarks, there will be a question and answer session for analysts. Today's call is being recorded and a replay will be available on the investor relations section of the company's website at bigskyindustrialinc.com. Before we begin, I would like to remind everyone that today's discussion will include forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. These statements are based on management's current expectations and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially. Please refer to the company's most recent SEC filings, including the Form 10-Q filed today with the Form 10-K for discussion of these risks. Statements made on this call only as of today and the company undertakes no obligation to update them.
Joining us today are Ryan Smith, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Mark Zajac, Chief Financial Officer. I will now turn the call over to Ryan Smith.
Thanks, Mason, and good morning, everyone. Welcome to our second quarter call, the first one we get to do as Big Sky Industrial. Investor engagement over the last 90 days has been the strongest I've seen in my time here, with more meetings, sharper questions, and a lot more of them from institutions that have never looked at us before. The story is starting to resonate, and that's a credit to the work this team has put in over the last several quarters. Let me start with the name, since it's the most visible change since we last spoke. on June 8th, U.S. Energy Corp. became Big Sky Industrial, and our stock began trading on Nasdaq under BSIN. Structurally, nothing moved and nothing was required of shareholders. It wasn't a change in strategy, but it was the name catching up to the business.
We spent the last few years turning a legacy oil and gas producer into an integrated industrial gas and carbon management platform, and in the second quarter, we made that official. The quarter was about finishing the foundation and then going to work on top of it. in April, we completed the phase one capital stack by amending our credit facility and doubling the borrowing base. Later that month, we signed a five-year, 100% take-or-pay helium offtake with an investment-grade global industrial gas counterparty. In June, we completed the rebrand, and all quarter long, capital went into the ground in Montana. Every structural piece of phase one is now in place, engineering, permitting, EPC, funding, and offtake. What's left between here and first revenue is execution.
Here's how I'll walk through the call this morning, what's happening in the field, then our commercial position and the market we're walking into. Mark will take you through the quarter and the balance sheet, and I'll come back at the end with what's ahead. Let's start in the field because like every development project, execution is critical. We made our final investment decision on the phase one processing facility in March, and we took it the way it should be taken. Engineering complete, permitting complete, a fixed scope EPC contract with CANUSA EPC, and a funded capital stack behind it. Five weeks later, we added a long-term contracted helium buyer on top of that. Since then, it's been a construction project and not a development project. Capital went into the plant through the first half and long lead equipment items are moving through fabrication.
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