RE: Free Cash flow at current brent price30 Mar 2026 10:14
Looks great, should be massive debt reduction and increased dividends for this FY:-
Harbour said it has adopted a new distribution policy, linking returns ‘directly to free cash flow’.
‘The new policy includes a base dividend and supports deleveraging alongside disciplined investment in attractive organic growth opportunities in the near term. This will underpin future production and free cash flow growth, driving enhanced shareholder returns over time,’ the firm said.
Under the new framework, it will target returning between 45% and 75% of free cash flow each year, including an initial base dividend of 16.10 cents per share.
With a leverage ratio above 1.0 times, Harbour expects to pay out towards the lower end of the range, putting the onus on debt reduction. As the leverage ratio falls below that level, the payout ratio is expected to move towards the upper end of the range.
Harbour’s leverage ratio, its net debt divided by its earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, amortisation and exploration cost write-offs, improved to 0.6 times in 2025 from 1.1 in 2024.
Harbour’s 2025 Ebitdax shot up 77% to $7.12 billion. Its net debt was down slightly to $4.31 billion from $4.42 billion.