Permian Basin Royalty Trust (PBT): ANSOFF MATRIX [Dec-2025 Updated]

You're looking at Permian Basin Royalty Trust (PBT), and honestly, figuring out growth for a passive royalty vehicle feels like trying to steer a battleship with a canoe paddle. Still, even with the structural limits-you can't drill wells yourself-there are clear strategic paths forward beyond just hoping for high commodity prices. We've mapped out exactly how PBT can push for growth across market penetration, new investor bases, product tweaks, and even smart diversification. Dive in below to see the four concrete action areas that could materially change the distributable income profile for unit holders.

Permian Basin Royalty Trust (PBT) - Ansoff Matrix: Market Penetration

Optimize existing operator agreements to maximize royalty collection efficiency.

• Waddell Ranch properties incurred Production Costs exceeding Gross Proceeds for September 2025.
• Waddell Ranch gross expenses for the third quarter of 2025 totaled $26.6 million.
• Waddell Ranch gross expenses for the third quarter of 2024 totaled $22.6 million.
• The November 2025 distribution excluded any proceeds from Waddell Ranch properties due to the continuing excess cost position.

Increase unit holder engagement to reduce selling pressure and stabilize the unit price.

Aggressively pursue legal remedies for any under-reported production from the underlying properties.

• A $4.5 million partial settlement payment was received in September 2025.
• Total expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, were $1,595,019.
• Total expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, were $1,315,916.
• The increase in total expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, is primarily attributed to increased expenses for professional services associated with legal proceedings with Blackbeard.

Use excess cash to pay down any outstanding trust liabilities, increasing distributable income per unit.

Communicate the stability of the Permian Basin's long-term production profile to attract income-focused investors.

The Trust has distributed 13 dividends in the past year.

• November 2025 distribution declared: $0.019233 per unit.
• October 2025 distribution paid: $0.02 per unit.
• Annualized dividend per share (current): $0.34.
• Annualized dividend per share decrease since twelve months ago: 47%.
• Payout ratio: 98.5%.

The YTD Total Distribution per Unit through October 2025 was $0.293609.

Permian Basin Royalty Trust (PBT) - Ansoff Matrix: Market Development

You're looking at expanding the investor base for Permian Basin Royalty Trust (PBT), which is currently listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). This is about bringing the existing royalty income stream to new pools of capital, not changing what the Trust owns. Remember, the Trust's assets are static; you can't add new properties, so the development focus is purely on the market for the units.

Here are the concrete actions for Market Development, grounded in the Trust's current financial profile. For context on the scale we are working with, look at these recent figures:

Target new institutional investor classes, like pension funds, seeking stable, high-yield energy exposure. Pension funds often look for predictable, long-duration income streams. While PBT's distributions vary based on commodity prices, the underlying asset base-a 75% net overriding royalty interest in Waddell Ranch and a 95% interest in other Texas Royalty properties-offers a pure-play, low-overhead exposure to the Permian Basin that can appeal to these mandates. The annualized payout of $0.34 per share provides a starting point for yield discussions.

List units on additional international exchanges to broaden the geographic investor base beyond the US. Currently, Permian Basin Royalty Trust trades on the NYSE. Expanding to a major European exchange, for example, would place the units directly in front of a different set of portfolio managers. This is a logistical step, but it directly addresses geographic concentration risk in the shareholder registry.

Conduct investor roadshows focused on regions with high demand for passive energy income streams. You'd want to target areas where trusts and royalty vehicles are common, perhaps focusing on specific wealth management centers outside the US. The Trust has been paying distributions monthly since 1995, which is a key feature for income-focused investors. Highlighting the 13 dividends paid in the last twelve months is a strong talking point.

Increase transparency and reporting frequency to appeal to European ESG-focused funds. You know that reporting on Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) metrics remains voluntary for the Trust. To attract these funds, you'd need to proactively supplement the standard reporting. This could involve:

• Publishing a quarterly breakdown of administrative expenses, which were $1,698,776 in 2024, compared to $1,118,096 in 2023.
• Detailing the impact of commodity price fluctuations, such as the average realized oil price decreasing to $62.32 per Bbl for April through June 2025, down from $79.91 per Bbl for the same period in 2024.
• Clearly articulating the Trust's lack of exploration or production costs, which is a key differentiator from operating E&P companies.

Promote the trust as a pure-play Permian Basin investment vehicle to investors seeking regional exposure. This is your core value proposition. The Trust's assets are primarily in the Permian Basin in west Texas, specifically the Waddell Ranch in Crane County. You can emphasize that the Trust is a direct, unhedged way to gain exposure to the production volumes from this specific, prolific geologic formation. The fact that the Trust has no employees and its operations are handled by the Trustee and subcontractors is another point supporting the 'pure-play', low-overhead narrative.

Finance needs to draft a proposal outlining the cost-benefit analysis for listing on one new international exchange by the end of Q1 2026.

Permian Basin Royalty Trust (PBT) - Ansoff Matrix: Product Development

You're looking at how Permian Basin Royalty Trust (PBT) can develop new ways to deliver value from its existing asset base, which is essentially its royalty interests in the Permian Basin. This is about product innovation for a passive income vehicle.

Restructure the trust's distribution policy to offer a variable-plus-fixed component, appealing to different risk appetites.

The current distribution structure is entirely variable, tied directly to net proceeds. For the nine months ended September 30, 2025, distributable income was $\mathbf{\$11,855,354}$, or $\mathbf{\$0.25/\text{Unit}}$, a significant drop from $\mathbf{\$21,982,178}$ or $\mathbf{\$0.47/\text{Unit}}$ for the same period in 2024. The latest declared cash distribution, ex-dividend on November 28, 2025, was $\mathbf{\$0.019}$ per share. To appeal to investors seeking more stability, a fixed component could be established, perhaps targeting a minimum distribution based on a conservative long-term oil price forecast, say $\mathbf{\$0.10}$ per unit annually, with the remainder distributed as a variable component. This contrasts with the current annualized payout of $\mathbf{\$0.34}$ per share.

Issue a new class of units with a different priority claim on royalty income, if permitted by the trust indenture.

Creating a new class of units would require amending the Trust Indenture. A Special Meeting of Unit holders is scheduled for December 16, 2025, to vote on proposals that could ease future amendments. The existing Indenture has strict requirements; for instance, a previous amendment in May 2022 required a successor trustee to have capital, surplus, and undivided profits of at least $\mathbf{\$20,000,000}$. A new class, perhaps one with a fixed distribution priority, could be structured to receive distributions before the existing units, but only after the Trust corpus is protected from the $\mathbf{\$13,500,104}$ cumulative excess costs recorded at the end of 2024.

Monetize non-core, non-producing mineral interests within the existing asset base through a one-time sale.

While Permian Basin Royalty Trust (PBT) holds overriding royalty interests, identifying and selling non-core, non-producing interests could provide a one-time cash infusion to offset operational headwinds. The Trust's 2024 royalty income was $\mathbf{\$26,963,365}$, and the Q3 2025 average realized oil price was $\mathbf{\$62.32/\text{Bbl}}$, down from $\mathbf{\$79.91/\text{Bbl}}$ in Q3 2024. Such a sale could help manage the ongoing deficit position on the Waddell Ranch properties, which required recovery before distributions.

Explore a unit split to increase liquidity and make the unit price more accessible to retail investors.

The current unit price on November 21, 2025, was $\mathbf{\$18.04}$, trading within a 52-week range of $\mathbf{\$8.01}$ to $\mathbf{\$20.46}$. With $\mathbf{46.61\text{M}}$ shares outstanding, a unit split, such as 2-for-1, would immediately lower the per-unit price, potentially increasing daily trading volume, which was $\mathbf{92,892}$ on November 21, 2025.

Amend the trust agreement to allow for a limited, one-time acquisition of a similar, adjacent royalty interest.

Acquiring a similar asset would be a new product/market strategy. The Trust's existence is tied to its revenue stream; termination can occur if gross revenues fall below $\mathbf{\$2,000,000}$ for two successive fiscal years. Any acquisition strategy must be weighed against the current income volatility, where Q3 2025 distributable income was $\mathbf{\$0.15/\text{unit}}$ versus $\mathbf{\$0.17/\text{unit}}$ in Q3 2024.

Here are some key financial metrics for context:

Considerations for structural changes require unitholder action, as evidenced by the call for a Special Meeting on December 16, 2025.

• The Trust has paid $\mathbf{13}$ dividends in the last twelve months.
• The 52-week trading range for PBT units is $\mathbf{\$8.01}$ to $\mathbf{\$20.46}$.
• The Trust was established in $\mathbf{1980}$.
• The Trust's 2024 total revenue was $\mathbf{\$27.11\text{ million}}$.

The trustee administers the Trust's assets and processes revenue receipts from operators.

Finance: draft potential impact analysis for a $\mathbf{\$0.10}$ fixed distribution component by next Tuesday.

Permian Basin Royalty Trust (PBT) - Ansoff Matrix: Diversification

The Permian Basin Royalty Trust (PBT) currently holds a 75% net overriding royalty interest in the Waddell Ranch properties and a 95% net overriding royalty interest in other major producing royalty properties in Texas. The Trust's total shareholder equity was approximately \$163.1K as of the 2025 MRQ, with Total Debt at \$0.00, resulting in a Debt-to-Equity Ratio of 0.00. The Waddell Ranch properties recorded a Net Profit Interest (NPI) loss of \$6.405 million in Q3 2025, against Total Q3 2025 revenue of \$7.3 million. The October net profit from the Texas Royalty Properties was \$973,969, contributing \$925,270 to the November distribution. The Trust has 46,608,796 units outstanding.

The following table summarizes key financial metrics for Permian Basin Royalty Trust (PBT) based on late 2025 data:

Diversification strategies for Permian Basin Royalty Trust (PBT) could involve:

• Acquire a royalty interest in a non-oil and gas commodity, such as a passive net profits interest in a Permian Basin water rights company. The U.S. midstream water market is projected to total US\$156 billion between 2025-2030. Produced water royalty revenues for one operator were up 19% year-over-year in Q3 2025.
• Merge with another, smaller royalty trust focused on a different, non-Permian geographic basin like the Bakken or Marcellus. ECA Marcellus Trust I reported Royalty Income of \$1.3 million for Q1 2025, with a market capitalization of \$7.05 million.
• Seek unit holder approval to amend the trust indenture to allow for investment in a limited portfolio of energy infrastructure master limited partnerships (MLPs). The Alerian MLP Infrastructure Index (AMZI) yielded 7.0% as of January 3, 2025. The Solactive MLP & Energy Infrastructure index debt/EBITDA fell to 4.35 in Q1 2025.
• Create a separate, non-royalty subsidiary focused on managing mineral rights data for third parties.
• Purchase a passive royalty stream from a renewable energy project, like a solar farm in the Texas region. Counties in Texas can expect to receive tax revenue of as much as US\$18.8 million from a 100MW solar project. The Investment Tax Credit (ITC) for businesses covers up to 40% of commercial solar system costs.

The Trust has called a special meeting for December 16, 2025, to discuss an Indenture amendment, with a record date of November 11, 2025.