NOW Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2021 Results

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NOW Inc. (NYSE: DNOW) reported fourth-quarter revenue of $432 million, with a net income of $12 million. Non-GAAP net income, excluding other costs, stood at $8 million. Diluted EPS was $0.11, while non-GAAP diluted EPS was $0.07. The company achieved a non-GAAP EBITDA of $17 million. Cash and equivalents reached $313 million with zero long-term debt. CEO David Cherechinsky emphasized a 92% increase in EBITDA and successful cost reductions of $50 million, showcasing a robust performance alongside modernization efforts.

Positive

• Fourth-quarter revenue increased to $432 million.
• Net income of $12 million reflects profitability.
• Non-GAAP EBITDA excluding other costs was $17 million.
• Cash and cash equivalents totaled $313 million with no long-term debt.
• Reduction in warehousing, selling, and administration expenses by $50 million.

Negative

• None.

Earnings Conference Call

February 17, 2022

8:00 a.m. CT

1 (800) 446-1671 (within North America)

1 (847) 413-3362 (outside of North America)

Webcast: ir.dnow.com

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- NOW Inc. (NYSE: DNOW) announced results for the fourth quarter and full-year ended December 31, 2021.

In an effort to better align with management’s evaluation of the Company’s performance and to facilitate comparison of our results to those of peer companies, beginning for the fourth quarter and full-year ended December 31, 2021, EBITDA excluding other costs excludes non-cash stock-based compensation expense. Prior periods presented have been adjusted to conform with the current period presentation. Please refer to the supplemental information available at the end of this release.

Fourth Quarter 2021 Financial Highlights

• Revenue was $432 million for the fourth quarter of 2021
• Net income was $12 million and non-GAAP net income excluding other costs was $8 million for the fourth quarter of 2021
• Diluted earnings per share was $0.11 and non-GAAP diluted earnings per share excluding other costs was $0.07 for the fourth quarter of 2021
• Non-GAAP EBITDA excluding other costs for the fourth quarter of 2021 was $17 million
• Cash and cash equivalents was $313 million and long-term debt was zero at December 31, 2021

David Cherechinsky, President and CEO of NOW Inc., added, “I am proud of the solid results we achieved in 2021, punctuated by an expansion of EBITDA excluding other costs of $92 million on revenue growth of $13 million during the year, driven by the highest full-year gross margins in our history and a reduction in warehousing, selling and administration expenses of $50 million. We accomplished this while modernizing our facilities and investing in the future, as we continue to evolve a more efficient, customer-centric model.

I would like to thank all of our highly-talented women and men for making DistributionNOW a premiere destination for our customers to seek our solutions, acquire our products and share our collective knowledge that will help us win in the market. Your hard work and dedication give me great confidence in our future.”

Prior to the earnings conference call a presentation titled “NOW Inc. Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2021 Key Takeaways” will be available on the Company’s Investor Relations website.

About NOW Inc.

NOW Inc. is one of the largest distributors to energy and industrial markets on a worldwide basis, with a legacy of over 150 years. NOW Inc. operates primarily under the DistributionNOW and DNOW brands. Through its network of approximately 180 locations and 2,325 employees worldwide, NOW Inc. offers a comprehensive line of products and solutions for the upstream, midstream and downstream energy and industrial sectors. Our locations provide products and solutions to exploration and production companies, energy transportation companies, refineries, chemical companies, utilities, manufacturers and engineering and construction companies.

Statements made in this press release that are forward-looking in nature are intended to be "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and may involve risks and uncertainties. These statements may differ materially from actual future events or results. Readers are referred to documents filed by NOW Inc. with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, which identify significant risk factors which could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements.

NOW INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)
(In millions, except share data)
	December 31,				December 31,
	2021				2020
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	313			$	387
Receivables, net		304				198
Inventories, net		250				262
Prepaid and other current assets		16				14
Total current assets		883				861
Property, plant and equipment, net		111				98
Deferred income taxes		−				1
Goodwill		67				−
Intangibles, net		9				−
Other assets		34				48
Total assets	$	1,104			$	1,008
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	235			$	172
Accrued liabilities		112				95
Other current liabilities		22				5
Total current liabilities		369				272
Long-term operating lease liabilities		17				25
Other long-term liabilities		6				12
Total liabilities		392				309
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock - par value $0.01; 20 million shares authorized;
no shares issued and outstanding		−				−
Common stock - par value $0.01; 330 million shares authorized; 110,558,831 and
109,951,610 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively		1				1
Additional paid-in capital		2,061				2,051
Accumulated deficit		(1,203	)			(1,208	)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(147	)			(145	)
Total stockholders' equity		712				699
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	1,104			$	1,008

NOW INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)
(In millions, except per share data)
	Three Months Ended											Year Ended
	December 31,							September 30,				December 31,
	2021			2020				2021				2021			2020
Revenue	$	432		$	319			$	439			$	1,632		$	1,619
Operating expenses:
Cost of products		331			274				343				1,275			1,327
Warehousing, selling and administrative		91			81				86				341			391
Impairment and other charges		3			1				−				7			321
Operating profit (loss)		7			(37	)			10				9			(420	)
Other income (expense)		8			(8	)			(3	)			3			(10	)
Income (loss) before income taxes		15			(45	)			7				12			(430	)
Income tax provision (benefit)		3			(1	)			2				7			(3	)
Net income (loss)	$	12		$	(44	)		$	5			$	5		$	(427	)
Earnings (loss) per share:
Basic earnings (loss) per common share	$	0.11		$	(0.40	)		$	0.05			$	0.05		$	(3.91	)
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share	$	0.11		$	(0.40	)		$	0.05			$	0.05		$	(3.91	)
Weighted-average common shares outstanding, basic		111			110				111				110			109
Weighted-average common shares outstanding, diluted		111			110				111				110			109

NOW INC.
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
BUSINESS SEGMENTS (UNAUDITED)
(In millions)
	Three Months Ended									Year Ended
	December 31,						September 30,			December 31,
	2021			2020			2021			2021			2020
Revenue:
United States	$	303		$	224		$	312		$	1,163		$	1,153
Canada		72			48			68			249			209
International		57			47			59			220			257
Total revenue	$	432		$	319		$	439		$	1,632		$	1,619

NOW INC.
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION (CONTINUED)
U.S. GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES (GAAP) TO NON-GAAP RECONCILIATIONS
NET INCOME (LOSS) TO NON-GAAP EBITDA EXCLUDING OTHER COSTS RECONCILIATION (UNAUDITED)
(In millions)
	Three Months Ended												Year Ended
	December 31,								September 30,				December 31,
	2021				2020				2021				2021				2020
GAAP net income (loss) (1)	$	12			$	(44	)		$	5			$	5			$	(427	)
Interest, net		−				−				−				−				−
Income tax provision (benefit)		3				(1	)			2				7				(3	)
Depreciation and amortization		5				5				6				23				28
Other costs:
Stock-based compensation (2)		2				2				2				8				10
Other (3)		(5	)			11				2				2				345
EBITDA excluding other costs	$	17			$	(27	)		$	17			$	45			$	(47	)
EBITDA % excluding other costs (4)		3.9	%			(8.5	%)			3.9	%			2.8	%			(2.9	%)

NET INCOME (LOSS) TO NON-GAAP NET INCOME (LOSS) EXCLUDING OTHER COSTS RECONCILIATION (UNAUDITED)
(In millions)
	Three Months Ended											Year Ended
	December 31,								September 30,			December 31,
	2021				2020				2021			2021			2020
GAAP net income (loss) (1)	$	12			$	(44	)		$	5		$	5		$	(427	)
Other, net of tax (5) (6)		(4	)			16				1			4			356
Net income (loss) excluding other costs (6)	$	8			$	(28	)		$	6		$	9		$	(71	)

DILUTED EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE TO NON-GAAP DILUTED EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE EXCLUDING
OTHER COSTS RECONCILIATION (UNAUDITED)
	Three Months Ended											Year Ended
	December 31,								September 30,			December 31,
	2021				2020				2021			2021			2020
GAAP diluted earnings (loss) per share (1)	$	0.11			$	(0.40	)		$	0.05		$	0.05		$	(3.91	)
Other, net of tax (5) (6)		(0.04	)			0.15				−			0.03			3.26
Diluted earnings (loss) per share excluding other costs (6)	$	0.07			$	(0.25	)		$	0.05		$	0.08		$	(0.65	)

 

(1)	In an effort to provide investors with additional information regarding our results as determined by GAAP, we disclose various non-GAAP financial measures in our quarterly earnings press releases and other public disclosures. The non-GAAP financial measures include: (i) earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) excluding other costs, (ii) net income (loss) excluding other costs and (iii) diluted earnings (loss) per share excluding other costs. Each of these financial measures excludes the impact of certain other costs and therefore has not been calculated in accordance with GAAP. A reconciliation of each of these non-GAAP financial measures to its most comparable GAAP financial measure is included in the schedules herein.
(2)	In an effort to better align with management’s evaluation of the Company’s performance and to facilitate comparison of our results to those of peer companies, beginning for the fourth quarter and full-year ended December 31, 2021, EBITDA excluding other costs excludes non-cash stock-based compensation expense. Prior periods presented have been adjusted to conform with the current period presentation. Stock-based compensation excludes net credits of $4 million for 2020 as such separation amounts were included in Other.
(3)	Other includes certain income and expenses not included in stock-based compensation. For three months ended December 31, 2021, Other primarily included $3 million of impairment and other charges and $3 million in separation and transaction-related expenses, which were included in operating profit, partially offset by a benefit of $11 million related to the decrease in the fair value of contingent consideration liabilities, which was included in other income (expense). Other for 2021 primarily included $7 million of impairment and other charges and $5 million in separation and transaction-related expenses, which were included in operating profit, partially offset by a benefit of $10 million related to the decrease in the fair value of contingent consideration liabilities, which was included in other income (expense). Other for 2020 included $321 million of impairment charges and $18 million in net separation and transaction-related expenses, which were included in operating profit (loss) and $6 million in pension expense related to the de-risking of our defined benefit plans which was included in other expense.
(4)	EBITDA % excluding other costs is defined as EBITDA excluding other costs divided by Revenue.
(5)	For the three months ended December 31, 2021, Other, net of tax included an expense of $1 million from changes in the valuation allowance recorded against the Company’s deferred tax assets, as well as $3 million related to impairment and other charges and $3 million related to net separation and transaction-related expenses, partially offset by a benefit of $11 million related to a decrease in the fair value of contingent consideration liabilities. Other, net of tax for 2021 included an expense of $2 million from changes in the valuation allowance recorded against the Company’s deferred tax assets, as well as $7 million related to impairment and other charges and $5 million related to net separation and transaction-related expenses, partially offset by a benefit of $10 million related to a decrease in the fair value of contingent consideration liabilities. The Company has excluded the impact of these items on its valuation allowance in computing net income (loss) excluding other costs.
(6)	Totals may not foot due to rounding.

 

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Mark Johnson

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

(281) 823-4754

Source: NOW Inc.

FAQ

What were the earnings results for NOW Inc. (DNOW) in Q4 2021?

NOW Inc. reported Q4 2021 revenue of $432 million and net income of $12 million.

What was the diluted earnings per share for DNOW in Q4 2021?

The diluted earnings per share for NOW Inc. in Q4 2021 was $0.11.

How much did DNOW's cash and equivalents amount to at the end of 2021?

At the end of 2021, NOW Inc. had cash and cash equivalents of $313 million.

What was the EBITDA for NOW Inc. in the fourth quarter of 2021?

The non-GAAP EBITDA excluding other costs for Q4 2021 was $17 million.

What cost reductions did DNOW achieve in 2021?

NOW Inc. achieved reductions in warehousing, selling, and administration expenses by $50 million.