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Item 3 — Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
New Fortress Energy Inc. · 10-Q · Q2 FY2026 · Period ended Jun 30, 2026
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In the normal course of business, the Company encounters several significant types of market risks including commodity and interest rate risks.
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Commodity Price Risk
Commodity price risk is the risk of loss arising from adverse changes in market rates and prices. Our exposure to market risk associated with LNG price changes may adversely impact our business. Our pricing in contracts with customers is largely based on the Henry Hub index price plus a fixed fee component. Pricing for feed gas purchased for own Fast LNG production is based on Henry Hub, which allows us to mitigate exposure to variability in LNG prices. Our long-term supply contracts also contain pricing based on Henry Hub, however, until the commencement of these long-term supply contracts, a portion of our LNG needs will be purchased on the open market which exposes us to volatility in LNG pricing.
Interest Rate Risk
The 2026 Notes, 2029 Notes, New 2029 Notes, New Brazil Notes, EB-5 Loan, and PortoCem Debentures (each defined in the Annual Report and above) were issued with a fixed rate of interest, and as such, a change in interest rates would impact the fair value of the debt outstanding but such a change would have no impact on our results of operations or cash flows. A 100-basis point increase or decrease in the market interest rate would decrease or increase the fair value of our fixed rate debt by approximately $160.4 million. The sensitivity analysis presented is based on certain simplifying assumptions, including instantaneous change in interest rate and parallel shifts in the yield curve.
Interest under the Term Loan A Credit Agreement and Term Loan B have components based on the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”), and the BNDES Term Loan has components based on BNDES fixed rate. A 100-basis point increase or decrease in the market interest rates would decrease or increase our annual interest expense by approximately $19.5 million.
Following the completion of the Restructuring Transaction, we will no longer own BrazilCo, and the liabilities of BrazilCo debt will not be included in the Company's consolidated financial statements. In addition, certain existing debt of CoreCo will be exchanged for one or a combination of new debt and equity securities.
Foreign Currency Exchange Risk
We have transactions, assets and liabilities denominated in Brazilian reais, and our Brazilian subsidiaries and investments receive income and pay expenses in Brazilian reais. Based on our Brazilian reais revenues and expenses, a 10% depreciation of the U.S. dollar against the Brazilian reais would result in an increase of approximately $5.3 million and $4.4 million of pre-tax net loss for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, respectively. During 2024, we entered into a series of foreign exchange forward contracts and zero-cost collar options to reduce exchange rate risk associated with U.S. dollar borrowings and expected capital expenditures. As of June 30, 2026, the notional amount of outstanding foreign exchange contracts was approximately $8.6 million. Following the completion of the Restructuring Transaction, we will no longer own BrazilCo.
Outside of Brazil, our operations are primarily conducted in U.S. dollars, and as such, our results of operations and cash flows have not materially been impacted by fluctuations due to changes in foreign currency exchange rates. We currently incur a limited amount of costs in foreign jurisdictions other than Brazil that are paid in local currencies. As we expect our international operations to continue to grow in the near term, we may enter into derivative or hedging transactions with third parties to manage our exposure to changes in foreign currency exchange risks as we expand our international operations.