SM is looking good!

[dan_s]

SM Energy Reports Results for Fourth Quarter and Full Year of 2012 and Provides Operational Update

•Record proved reserves of 1,761 BCFE (293 MMBOE) at year-end 2012, up 40% from 2011; liquids account for 53% of total proved reserves at year-end 2012
•Drilling finding and development costs decrease to $1.74 per MCFE for 2012; drilling reserve replacement increases to 411% for same period
•Annual production increases 29% to a record 218.9 BCFE (36.5 MMBOE); record quarterly production of 60.7 BCFE exceeds guidance of 57.5 - 60.5 BCFE
•Fourth quarter GAAP net loss of $67.1 million or $1.02 per diluted share; adjusted net income of $30.4 million, or $0.45 per diluted share
•Quarterly cash flow from operations (GAAP) of $268.4 million; quarterly EBITDAX of $298.2 million, a 14% sequential increase over third quarter

[dan_s]

I will be spending the next two days updating forecast models for all of our portfolio companies that have reported Q4 results.

SM and XEC look very strong to me.