Black Stone Minerals: Development Agreements Should Boost Its Future Distributable Cash Flow

  • Black Stone's distribution coverage dipped below 1.0x in Q1 2025 due to lower production levels and spending on seismic data. Its distribution coverage in the longer-term looks fine at $70 oil and high-$3 natural gas. Black Stone's current production (from its developed assets) was a bit lower than I expected to start the year.