Liberty Energy Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Financial and Operational Results
Liberty Energy (NYSE: LBRT) reported its 2024 financial results with revenue of $4.3 billion, down 9% year-over-year, and net income of $316 million ($1.87 EPS). The company achieved an Adjusted EBITDA of $922 million and distributed $175 million to shareholders through share repurchases and dividends.
Fourth quarter 2024 results showed revenue of $944 million and net income of $52 million ($0.31 EPS). The company raised its quarterly dividend by 14% to $0.08 per share and continued its share repurchase program, retiring 1.0% of shares in Q4.
Looking ahead to 2025, Liberty expects a modest sequential increase in Q1 revenue and Adjusted EBITDA. The company plans to deploy 400 MW of power generation capacity for commercial applications by 2026 and will moderate its digiFleet deployments to four to five units while retiring legacy equipment.
Liberty Energy (NYSE: LBRT) ha riportato i risultati finanziari del 2024 con un fatturato di 4,3 miliardi di dollari, in calo del 9% rispetto all'anno precedente, e un utile netto di 316 milioni di dollari (EPS di $1,87). L'azienda ha raggiunto un EBITDA rettificato di 922 milioni di dollari e ha distribuito 175 milioni di dollari agli azionisti tramite riacquisti di azioni e dividendi.
I risultati del quarto trimestre 2024 hanno mostrato un fatturato di 944 milioni di dollari e un utile netto di 52 milioni di dollari (EPS di $0,31). L'azienda ha aumentato il dividendo trimestrale del 14% a 0,08 dollari per azione e ha proseguito il suo programma di riacquisto di azioni, ritirando l'1,0% delle azioni nel Q4.
Guardando al 2025, Liberty prevede un moderato aumento sequenziale del fatturato e dell'EBITDA rettificato nel primo trimestre. L'azienda intende mettere in campo 400 MW di capacità di generazione di energia per applicazioni commerciali entro il 2026 e modererà le sue distribuzioni di digiFleet a quattro o cinque unità, ritirando nel contempo attrezzature obsolete.
Liberty Energy (NYSE: LBRT) informó sus resultados financieros de 2024 con unos ingresos de 4,3 mil millones de dólares, una disminución del 9% en comparación con el año anterior, y una ganancia neta de 316 millones de dólares (EPS de $1.87). La empresa logró un EBITDA ajustado de 922 millones de dólares y distribuyó 175 millones de dólares a los accionistas mediante recompra de acciones y dividendos.
Los resultados del cuarto trimestre de 2024 mostraron ingresos de 944 millones de dólares y una ganancia neta de 52 millones de dólares (EPS de $0.31). La empresa aumentó su dividendo trimestral en un 14% a 0,08 dólares por acción y continuó su programa de recompra de acciones, retirando el 1,0% de las acciones en el Q4.
De cara al 2025, Liberty espera un modesto aumento secuencial en los ingresos y EBITDA ajustado del primer trimestre. La empresa planea desplegar 400 MW de capacidad de generación de energía para aplicaciones comerciales para 2026 y moderará sus despliegues de digiFleet a cuatro o cinco unidades, mientras retira equipos heredados.
리버티 에너지 (NYSE: LBRT)는 2024년 재무 결과를 보고했으며 매출은 43억 달러로 전년 대비 9% 감소했으며 순이익은 3억 1천6백만 달러 (주당 순이익 $1.87)였습니다. 이 회사는 조정된 EBITDA가 9억 2천2백만 달러를 기록했으며, 주식 매입 및 배당금을 통해 주주들에게 1억 7천5백만 달러를 분배했습니다.
2024년 4분기 결과는 매출이 9억 4천4백만 달러, 순이익이 5천2백만 달러 (주당 순이익 $0.31)로 나타났습니다. 이 회사는 분기 배당금을 14% 증가시켜 주당 0.08 달러로 올리며, 4분기에 1.0%의 주식을 매입하는 프로그램을 지속했습니다.
2025년을 바라보며, 리버티는 1분기 매출과 조정 EBITDA에서 소폭의 증가를 예상하고 있습니다. 이 회사는 2026년까지 상업적 응용 프로그램을 위한 400MW의 발전 용량을 배치할 계획이며, 유산 장비를 퇴출하면서 digiFleet 배치를 4개 또는 5개 유닛으로 조정할 것입니다.
Liberty Energy (NYSE: LBRT) a annoncé ses résultats financiers pour 2024 avec un chiffre d'affaires de 4,3 milliards de dollars, en baisse de 9% par rapport à l'année précédente, et un bénéfice net de 316 millions de dollars (BPA de 1,87 $). L'entreprise a réalisé un EBITDA ajusté de 922 millions de dollars et a distribué 175 millions de dollars aux actionnaires par le biais de rachats d'actions et de dividendes.
Les résultats du quatrième trimestre 2024 ont montré un chiffre d'affaires de 944 millions de dollars et un bénéfice net de 52 millions de dollars (BPA de 0,31 $). L'entreprise a augmenté son dividende trimestriel de 14% à 0,08 dollar par action et a poursuivi son programme de rachat d'actions, retirant 1,0% des actions au T4.
En se projetant vers 2025, Liberty s'attend à une légère augmentation séquentielle des revenus et de l'EBITDA ajusté au premier trimestre. L'entreprise prévoit de déployer 400 MW de capacité de production d'énergie pour des applications commerciales d'ici 2026 et modérera ses déploiements de digiFleet à quatre ou cinq unités tout en retirant l'équipement hérité.
Liberty Energy (NYSE: LBRT) hat seine finanziellen Ergebnisse für 2024 mit einem Umsatz von 4,3 Milliarden Dollar bekannt gegeben, was einem Rückgang von 9% im Jahresvergleich entspricht, und einem Nettoergebnis von 316 Millionen Dollar (EPS von 1,87 $). Das Unternehmen erzielte ein bereinigtes EBITDA von 922 Millionen Dollar und schüttete 175 Millionen Dollar an die Aktionäre durch Aktienrückkäufe und Dividenden aus.
Die Ergebnisse des vierten Quartals 2024 zeigten einen Umsatz von 944 Millionen Dollar und ein Nettoergebnis von 52 Millionen Dollar (EPS von 0,31 $). Das Unternehmen erhöhte seine vierteljährliche Dividende um 14% auf 0,08 Dollar pro Aktie und setzte sein Aktienrückkauffprogramm fort, indem es 1,0% der Aktien im Q4 zurückzog.
Für 2025 erwartet Liberty einen moderaten Anstieg der Umsätze und des bereinigten EBITDA im ersten Quartal. Das Unternehmen plant, bis 2026 400 MW an Erzeugungskapazität für kommerzielle Anwendungen einzusetzen und wird seine digiFleet-Einsätze auf vier bis fünf Einheiten reduzieren, während es alte Geräte außer Betrieb nimmt.
- Achieved 17% Adjusted Pre-Tax Return on Capital Employed and 21% Cash Return on Invested Capital
- Distributed $175 million to shareholders in 2024
- Increased quarterly dividend by 14% to $0.08 per share
- Strong liquidity position with $135 million available
- Planned expansion with 400 MW power generation capacity by 2026
- Revenue declined 9% year-over-year to $4.3 billion
- Net income decreased to $316 million from $556 million in 2023
- Q4 revenue dropped 12% year-over-year to $944 million
- Adjusted EBITDA decreased 24% year-over-year to $922 million
- Debt increased by $68 million in Q4 2024
Insights
Liberty Energy's 2024 performance reflects resilience amid industry headwinds, with notable financial achievements despite softer market conditions. The
The company's strategic pivot is particularly noteworthy. Their expansion into power generation services, targeting data centers and industrial applications, represents a significant diversification opportunity. The planned deployment of 400 MW of additional power generation capacity by 2026 positions Liberty to capitalize on the fastest-growing power demand since 2000. This move could provide more stable revenue streams compared to cyclical fracking operations.
Capital allocation remains shareholder-friendly, with
Looking ahead, while Q1 2025 guidance suggests modest sequential improvement, the company's investment in digital technologies and power infrastructure positions it well for long-term value creation, potentially reducing its dependence on traditional fracking market cycles.
Liberty's operational evolution reflects a sophisticated response to shifting market dynamics. The achievement of 7,143 pumping hours per fleet demonstrates best-in-class efficiency, while the strategic deployment of digiPrime technology addresses two critical industry pain points: operational efficiency and emissions reduction.
The market outlook presents a nuanced picture. While overall industry activity reached a trough in late 2024, several structural factors support a potentially tighter market: accelerating fleet attrition, expanding fleet size requirements for higher-intensity fracs and the growing technological gap between next-generation and conventional equipment. These dynamics suggest underlying strength despite apparent overcapacity.
The company's measured approach to fleet modernization - targeting 4-5 digiFleet deployments while retiring legacy equipment - balances technological advancement with capital discipline. This strategy positions Liberty to capture premium pricing for advanced fleets while naturally reducing industry capacity through attrition of older equipment.
The expansion into power generation services represents a strategic pivot leveraging core competencies in energy infrastructure. The initial 130 MW deployment and planned 400 MW expansion target high-growth sectors like data centers and industrial electrification, potentially providing more stable returns compared to traditional oilfield services.
Summary Results and Highlights
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Revenue of
$4.3 billion -
Net income of
$316 million $1.87 -
Adjusted EBITDA1 of
$922 million -
Achieved
17% Adjusted Pre-Tax Return on Capital Employed (“ROCE”)2 and21% Cash Return on Invested Capital (“CROCI”)3 for the year ended December 31, 2024 -
Distributed
$175 million 3.8% of shares and quarterly cash dividends -
Fourth quarter 2024 revenue of
$944 million $52 million $0.31 -
Fourth quarter 2024 Adjusted EBITDA1 of
$156 million -
Repurchased and retired
1.0% of shares outstanding during the fourth quarter, and a cumulative15.1% of shares outstanding since reinstating the repurchase program in July 2022 -
Raised quarterly cash dividend by
14% to$0.08 - Accelerated digiTechnologiesSM commercial deployments with the innovative digiPrime technology offering, making a revolutionary step forward in frac technology optimizing efficiency and emissions
- Achieved a record 7,143 pumping hours on a single fleet in the year, averaging nearly 600 hours a month
- Expanded Liberty Power Innovations’ (“LPI”) natural gas compression, fueling, and delivery services infrastructure to optimal scale
- Announced LPI collaboration with DC Grid to provide advanced power solutions for commercial fleet electric vehicle hubs and data centers
“Liberty delivered strong leadership in technological innovation and executional excellence in 2024. Solid financial performance and several operational records were achieved, even as industry activity softened through the year. Full year ROCE2 was
“Entering 2025, we have two key strategic priorities: a continued focus on technology innovation in completions services and significant expansion of our burgeoning power generation services business. As the preeminent completions service provider, the innovation cycle in software, equipment, and design is driving long-term margin enhancement, improvement in capital efficiency, and lower emissions. This year, our pace of next generation equipment deployment will moderate to four to five digiFleets, alongside the retirement of legacy conventional equipment,” continued Mr. Gusek.
“As we look ahead, the rising demand for electrons from the proliferation of data centers, onshoring of manufacturing activity, expansion in mining operations, and industrial electrification provides a supportive backdrop to expand our power generation business outside the oilfield. We are uniquely positioned to rapidly deploy distributed modular power solutions with low emission, scalable power infrastructure tailored to meet project demands,” continued Mr. Gusek. “We have already successfully deployed 130 MW primarily for completion services applications. By the end of 2026, we expect to take delivery of an incremental 400 MW of power generation for commercial, merchant, and industrial applications, with deployments commencing later this year.”
“We are relentlessly focused on long-term value creation, balancing compelling growth opportunities with return of capital to shareholders. Since July 2022, we have distributed
Outlook
Frac markets reached a trough at the end of 2024 after progressive quarterly declines in industry activity since early 2023. Early signs of an inflection in completions activity have now emerged from 2024 lows. Oil producers, which comprise the vast majority of frac activity, are working to simply maintain production and returning to anticipated activity levels after the year end slowdown. Improving natural gas fundamentals are encouraging. For the full year, industry-wide lateral footage completed is expected to be approximately flat with 2024.
The slowing pace of activity in late 2024 resulted in near term price pressure to start 2025, most notably impacting conventional fleets. The fundamental outlook for next generation, higher quality fleets remains strong, as operators continue to demand technologies that provide significant emissions reductions, fuel savings, and operational efficiency advantages. The growing complexities of E&P demands and the continued drive for efficiency gains necessitate continued investment in technology and partnerships with high quality service companies. Liberty is well positioned to meet this demand.
Fleet idling, attrition, and cannibalization of aging equipment likely accelerate in the next two years as a large swath of equipment reaches end of life. Concurrently, fleet sizes continue to expand to meet increased horsepower requirements for higher intensity fracs. These two dynamics imply the supply and demand balance in horsepower is tighter than industry frac fleet counts infer. An improvement in frac activity through the year could support better pricing dynamics.
Global oil markets reflect ongoing uncertainties in geopolitics, Chinese economic growth, OPEC+ production plans, and a change in the domestic political climate, but the resulting commodity price fluctuation has not led to a meaningful change in E&P activity plans. Natural gas demand is supported by LNG export capacity expansion and a large projected multi-year increase in North American power consumption.
Power demand is rising at the fastest pace since the start of the century, as accelerating demand from data centers is converging with the reshoring of manufacturing activity and projected increases from mining, electrification, and other commercial and industrial applications. This pace of growth requires power infrastructure solutions that can be adapted to the dynamic needs of individual customers. Liberty is well positioned to meet this demand with a modular solution that offers reliability, redundancy, and the ability to accelerate deployment timelines and scale alongside the growing load requirements for critical infrastructure projects.
“Entering 2025, we are excited to lead the industry with innovative and durable technologies that will drive our continued success in the years ahead. We are investing to build truly differential competitive advantages both in the completions arena and in our new power business, to generate significant value for our customers and our shareholders,” commented Mr. Gusek. “We expect our investments today will lead to strong returns in the coming years.”
“In the first quarter, we anticipate a modest sequential increase in revenue and Adjusted EBITDA. For the completions services business, we expect solid free cash flow generation as capital expenditures moderate, even as pricing headwinds impact profitability. As we embark on the next chapter of Liberty’s story, we will also significantly grow our investment in power infrastructure to take advantage of a generational opportunity in power demand growth,” continued Mr. Gusek. “Liberty is a unique technology growth company that is focused on providing both return of and return on capital for shareholders.”
Share Repurchase Program
During the quarter ended December 31, 2024, Liberty repurchased and retired 1,581,495 shares of Class A common stock at an average of
During the year ended December 31, 2024, Liberty repurchased and retired 6,320,536 shares of Class A common stock at an average of
Liberty has cumulatively repurchased and retired
The shares may be repurchased from time to time in open market transactions, through block trades, in privately negotiated transactions, through derivative transactions or by other means in accordance with federal securities laws. The timing, as well as the number and value of shares repurchased under the program, will be determined by the Company at its discretion and will depend on a variety of factors, including management’s assessment of the intrinsic value of the Company’s common stock, the market price of the Company’s common stock, general market and economic conditions, available liquidity, compliance with the Company’s debt and other agreements, applicable legal requirements, and other considerations. The exact number of shares to be repurchased by the Company is not guaranteed, and the program may be suspended, modified, or discontinued at any time without prior notice. The Company expects to fund the repurchases by using cash on hand, borrowings under its revolving credit facility and expected free cash flow to be generated through the authorization period.
Cash Dividend
During the quarter ended December 31, 2024, Liberty paid a quarterly cash dividend of
On January 22, 2025, the Board declared a cash dividend of
Future declarations of quarterly cash dividends are subject to approval by the Board of Directors and to the Board’s continuing determination that the declarations of dividends are in the best interests of Liberty and its stockholders. Future dividends may be adjusted at the Board’s discretion based on market conditions and capital availability.
2024 Full Year Results
For the year ended December 31, 2024, revenues of
Net income (after taxes) totaled
Adjusted Net Income4 (after taxes) totaled
Adjusted EBITDA1 of
Fully diluted earnings per share was
Adjusted Net Income per Diluted Share4 of
Please refer to the tables at the end of this earnings release for a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Net Income, and Adjusted Net Income per Diluted Share (each, a non-GAAP financial measure) to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures.
Fourth Quarter Results
For the fourth quarter of 2024, revenue was
Net income (after taxes) totaled
Adjusted Net Income4 (after taxes) totaled
Adjusted EBITDA1 of
Fully diluted earnings per share was
Adjusted Net Income per Diluted Share4 of
Balance Sheet and Liquidity
As of December 31, 2024, Liberty had cash on hand of
Conference Call
Liberty will host a conference call to discuss the results at 8:00 a.m. Mountain Time (10:00 a.m. Eastern Time) on Thursday, January 30, 2025. Presenting Liberty’s results will be Ron Gusek, incoming chief executive officer, and Michael Stock, Chief Financial Officer.
Individuals wishing to participate in the conference call should dial (833) 255-2827, or for international callers (412) 902-6704. Participants should ask to join the Liberty Energy call. A live webcast will be available at http://investors.libertyenergy.com. The webcast can be accessed for 90 days following the call. A telephone replay will be available shortly after the call and can be accessed by dialing (877) 344-7529, or for international callers (412) 317-0088. The passcode for the replay is 8767950. The replay will be available until February 6, 2025.
About Liberty
Liberty Energy Inc. (NYSE: LBRT) is a leading energy services company. Liberty is one of the largest providers of completion services and technologies to onshore oil, natural gas, and enhanced geothermal energy producers in
Liberty is headquartered in
1 “Adjusted EBITDA” is not presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in
2 Adjusted Pre-Tax Return on Capital Employed is a non-
3 Cash Return on Capital Invested (“CROCI”) is a non-
4 “Adjusted Net Income” and “Adjusted Net Income per Diluted Share” are not presented in accordance with
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
This earnings release includes unaudited non-GAAP financial and operational measures, including EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Net Income, Adjusted Net Income per Diluted Share, and Adjusted Pre-Tax Return on Capital Employed (“ROCE”). We believe that the presentation of these non-GAAP financial and operational measures provides useful information about our financial performance and results of operations. We define Adjusted EBITDA as EBITDA adjusted to eliminate the effects of items such as non-cash stock-based compensation, new fleet or new basin start-up costs, fleet lay-down costs, gain or loss on the disposal of assets, unrealized gain or loss on investments, net, bad debt reserves, transaction and other costs, the loss or gain on remeasurement of liability under our tax receivable agreements, and other non-recurring expenses that management does not consider in assessing ongoing performance.
Our board of directors, management, investors, and lenders use EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA to assess our financial performance because it allows them to compare our operating performance on a consistent basis across periods by removing the effects of our capital structure (such as varying levels of interest expense), asset base (such as depreciation, depletion, and amortization) and other items that impact the comparability of financial results from period to period. We present EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA because we believe they provide useful information regarding the factors and trends affecting our business in addition to measures calculated under
We present Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Net Income per Diluted Share because we believe such measures provide useful information to investors regarding our operating performance by excluding the after-tax impacts of unusual or one-time benefits or costs, including items such as unrealized gain or loss on investments, net and transaction and other costs, primarily because management views the excluded items to be outside of our normal operating results. We define Adjusted Net Income as net income after eliminating the effects of such excluded items and Adjusted Net Income per Diluted Share as Adjusted Net Income divided by the number of weighted average diluted shares outstanding. Management analyzes net income without the impact of these items as an indicator of performance to identify underlying trends in our business.
We define ROCE as the ratio of adjusted pre-tax net income (adding back income tax and certain adjustments that include tax receivable agreement impacts, unrealized gain or loss on investments, net, and transaction and other costs, when applicable) for the twelve months ended December 31, 2024 to Average Capital Employed. Average Capital Employed is the simple average of total capital employed (both debt and equity) as of December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023. CROCI is defined as the ratio of Adjusted EBITDA to the average of the beginning and ending period Gross Capital Invested (total assets plus accumulated depreciation and depletion less non-interest bearing current liabilities). ROCE and CROCI are presented based on our management’s belief that these non-GAAP measures are useful information to investors when evaluating our profitability and the efficiency with which management has employed capital over time. Our management uses ROCE for that purpose. ROCE and CROCI are not measures of financial performance under
Non-GAAP financial and operational measures do not have any standardized meaning and are therefore unlikely to be comparable to similar measures presented by other companies. The presentation of non-GAAP financial and operational measures is not intended to be a substitute for, and should not be considered in isolation from, the financial measures reported in accordance with
Forward-Looking and Cautionary Statements
The information above includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, included herein concerning, among other things, statements about our expected growth from recent acquisitions, expected performance, future operating results, oil and natural gas demand and prices and the outlook for the oil and gas industry, future global economic conditions, improvements in operating procedures and technology, our business strategy and the business strategies of our customers, the deployment of fleets in the future, planned capital expenditures, future cash flows and borrowings, pursuit of potential acquisition opportunities, our financial position, return of capital to stockholders, business strategy and objectives for future operations, are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are identified by their use of terms and phrases such as “may,” “expect,” “estimate,” “outlook,” “project,” “plan,” “position,” “believe,” “intend,” “achievable,” “forecast,” “assume,” “anticipate,” “will,” “continue,” “potential,” “likely,” “should,” “could,” and similar terms and phrases. However, the absence of these words does not mean that the statements are not forward-looking. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, they do involve certain assumptions, risks and uncertainties. The outlook presented herein is subject to change by Liberty without notice and Liberty has no obligation to affirm or update such information, except as required by law. These forward-looking statements represent our expectations or beliefs concerning future events, and it is possible that the results described in this earnings release will not be achieved. These forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions identified above or as disclosed from time to time in Liberty's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. As a result of these factors, actual results may differ materially from those indicated or implied by such forward-looking statements.
Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made, and, except as required by law, we do not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. New factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict all such factors. When considering these forward-looking statements, you should keep in mind the risk factors and other cautionary statements in “Item 1A. Risk Factors” included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 as filed with the SEC on February 9, 2024 and in our other public filings with the SEC. These and other factors could cause our actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements.
Liberty Energy Inc. Selected Financial Data (unaudited) |
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Three Months Ended |
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Year Ended |
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December 31, |
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September 30, |
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December 31, |
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December 31, |
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2024 |
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2024 |
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2023 |
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2024 |
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2023 |
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Statement of Operations Data: |
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(amounts in thousands, except for per share data) |
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Revenue |
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$ |
943,574 |
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$ |
1,138,578 |
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$ |
1,074,958 |
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$ |
4,315,161 |
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$ |
4,747,928 |
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Costs of services, excluding depreciation, depletion, and amortization shown separately |
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|
741,754 |
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|
|
840,274 |
|
|
777,251 |
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|
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3,200,506 |
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|
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3,349,370 |
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General and administrative |
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56,174 |
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|
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58,614 |
|
|
55,296 |
|
|
|
225,474 |
|
|
|
221,406 |
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Transaction, severance, and other costs |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
249 |
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|
|
— |
|
|
|
2,053 |
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Depreciation, depletion, and amortization |
|
|
132,164 |
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|
|
126,395 |
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|
118,421 |
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|
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505,050 |
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|
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421,514 |
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(Gain) loss on disposal of assets |
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(11,442 |
) |
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6,017 |
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(13 |
) |
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(5,337 |
) |
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(6,994 |
) |
Total operating expenses |
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918,650 |
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1,031,300 |
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951,204 |
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|
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3,925,693 |
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|
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3,987,349 |
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Operating income |
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24,924 |
|
|
|
107,278 |
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|
123,754 |
|
|
|
389,468 |
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|
|
760,579 |
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Loss (gain) on remeasurement of liability under tax receivable agreements |
|
|
3,210 |
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|
|
— |
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|
(1,817 |
) |
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|
3,210 |
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|
|
(1,817 |
) |
Unrealized (gain) loss on investments |
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(44,753 |
) |
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|
2,727 |
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|
— |
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|
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(49,227 |
) |
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|
— |
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Interest expense, net |
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8,499 |
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|
|
8,589 |
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|
6,364 |
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|
|
32,214 |
|
|
|
27,506 |
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Net income before taxes |
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|
57,968 |
|
|
|
95,962 |
|
|
119,207 |
|
|
|
403,271 |
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|
|
734,890 |
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Income tax expense |
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|
6,075 |
|
|
|
22,158 |
|
|
26,824 |
|
|
|
87,261 |
|
|
|
178,482 |
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Net income |
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|
51,893 |
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|
|
73,804 |
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|
92,383 |
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|
|
316,010 |
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|
|
556,408 |
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Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interests |
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— |
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|
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— |
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— |
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|
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— |
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|
|
91 |
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Net income attributable to Liberty Energy Inc. stockholders |
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$ |
51,893 |
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$ |
73,804 |
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$ |
92,383 |
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|
$ |
316,010 |
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|
$ |
556,317 |
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Net income attributable to Liberty Energy Inc. stockholders per common share: |
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|
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Basic |
|
$ |
0.32 |
|
|
$ |
0.45 |
|
$ |
0.55 |
|
|
$ |
1.91 |
|
|
$ |
3.24 |
|
Diluted |
|
$ |
0.31 |
|
|
$ |
0.44 |
|
$ |
0.54 |
|
|
$ |
1.87 |
|
|
$ |
3.15 |
|
Weighted average common shares outstanding: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Basic |
|
|
162,856 |
|
|
|
164,741 |
|
|
168,016 |
|
|
|
165,026 |
|
|
|
171,845 |
|
Diluted |
|
|
167,163 |
|
|
|
168,595 |
|
|
172,661 |
|
|
|
169,398 |
|
|
|
176,360 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Other Financial and Operational Data |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||
Capital expenditures (1) |
|
$ |
188,148 |
|
|
$ |
162,835 |
|
$ |
133,610 |
|
|
$ |
627,057 |
|
|
$ |
576,389 |
|
Adjusted EBITDA (2) |
|
$ |
155,740 |
|
|
$ |
247,811 |
|
$ |
252,507 |
|
|
$ |
921,593 |
|
|
$ |
1,213,068 |
|
(1) |
Net capital expenditures presented above include investing cash flows from purchase of property and equipment, excluding acquisitions, net of proceeds from the sales of assets. |
|
(2) |
Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure. See the tables entitled “Reconciliation and Calculation of Non-GAAP Financial and Operational Measures” below. |
Liberty Energy Inc. |
|||||||
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets |
|||||||
(unaudited, amounts in thousands) |
|||||||
|
December 31, |
|
December 31, |
||||
|
2024 |
|
2023 |
||||
Assets |
|
||||||
Current assets: |
|
|
|
||||
Cash and cash equivalents |
$ |
19,984 |
|
|
$ |
36,784 |
|
Accounts receivable and unbilled revenue |
|
539,856 |
|
|
|
587,470 |
|
Inventories |
|
203,469 |
|
|
|
205,865 |
|
Prepaids and other current assets |
|
85,214 |
|
|
|
124,135 |
|
Total current assets |
|
848,523 |
|
|
|
954,254 |
|
Property and equipment, net |
|
1,890,998 |
|
|
|
1,645,368 |
|
Operating and finance lease right-of-use assets |
|
356,435 |
|
|
|
274,959 |
|
Other assets |
|
200,438 |
|
|
|
158,976 |
|
Total assets |
$ |
3,296,394 |
|
|
$ |
3,033,557 |
|
Liabilities and Equity |
|
|
|
||||
Current liabilities: |
|
|
|
||||
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities |
$ |
571,305 |
|
|
$ |
572,029 |
|
Current portion of operating and finance lease liabilities |
|
95,218 |
|
|
|
67,395 |
|
Total current liabilities |
|
666,523 |
|
|
|
639,424 |
|
Long-term debt, net of discount |
|
190,500 |
|
|
|
140,000 |
|
Long-term operating and finance lease liabilities |
|
247,888 |
|
|
|
197,914 |
|
Deferred tax liability |
|
137,728 |
|
|
|
102,340 |
|
Payable pursuant to tax receivable agreements |
|
74,886 |
|
|
|
112,471 |
|
Total liabilities |
|
1,317,525 |
|
|
|
1,192,149 |
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Stockholders’ equity: |
|
|
|
||||
Common stock |
|
1,619 |
|
|
|
1,666 |
|
Additional paid in capital |
|
977,484 |
|
|
|
1,093,498 |
|
Retained earnings |
|
1,019,517 |
|
|
|
752,328 |
|
Accumulated other comprehensive loss |
|
(19,751 |
) |
|
|
(6,084 |
) |
Total stockholders’ equity |
|
1,978,869 |
|
|
|
1,841,408 |
|
Total liabilities and equity |
$ |
3,296,394 |
|
|
$ |
3,033,557 |
|
Liberty Energy Inc. |
||||||||||||||||||
Reconciliation and Calculation of Non-GAAP Financial and Operational Measures |
||||||||||||||||||
(unaudited, amounts in thousands) |
||||||||||||||||||
Reconciliation of Net Income to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA |
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||
|
Three Months Ended |
|
Year Ended |
|||||||||||||||
|
December 31, |
|
September 30, |
|
December 31, |
|
December 31, |
|||||||||||
|
2024 |
|
2024 |
|
2023 |
|
2024 |
|
2023 |
|||||||||
Net income |
$ |
51,893 |
|
|
$ |
73,804 |
|
$ |
92,383 |
|
|
$ |
316,010 |
|
|
$ |
556,408 |
|
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization |
|
132,164 |
|
|
|
126,395 |
|
|
118,421 |
|
|
|
505,050 |
|
|
|
421,514 |
|
Interest expense, net |
|
8,499 |
|
|
|
8,589 |
|
|
6,364 |
|
|
|
32,214 |
|
|
|
27,506 |
|
Income tax expense (benefit) |
|
6,075 |
|
|
|
22,158 |
|
|
26,824 |
|
|
|
87,261 |
|
|
|
178,482 |
|
EBITDA |
$ |
198,631 |
|
|
$ |
230,946 |
|
$ |
243,992 |
|
|
$ |
940,535 |
|
|
$ |
1,183,910 |
|
Stock-based compensation expense |
|
10,094 |
|
|
|
8,121 |
|
|
9,288 |
|
|
|
32,412 |
|
|
|
33,026 |
|
Unrealized (gain) loss on investments, net |
|
(44,753 |
) |
|
|
2,727 |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(49,227 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Loss (gain) on disposal of assets |
|
(11,442 |
) |
|
|
6,017 |
|
|
(13 |
) |
|
|
(5,337 |
) |
|
|
(6,994 |
) |
(Gain) loss on remeasurement of liability under tax receivable agreements |
|
3,210 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
(1,817 |
) |
|
|
3,210 |
|
|
|
(1,817 |
) |
Fleet start-up costs |
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
2,082 |
|
Transaction, severance, and other costs |
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
249 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
2,053 |
|
Provision for credit losses |
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
808 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
808 |
|
Adjusted EBITDA |
$ |
155,740 |
|
|
$ |
247,811 |
|
$ |
252,507 |
|
|
$ |
921,593 |
|
|
$ |
1,213,068 |
|
Reconciliation of Net Income and Net Income per Diluted Share to Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Net Income per Diluted Share |
||||||||||||||||
|
Three Months Ended |
|
Year Ended |
|||||||||||||
|
December 31, |
|
September 30, |
|
December 31, |
|
December 31, |
|||||||||
|
2024 |
|
2024 |
|
2023 |
|
2024 |
|
2023 |
|||||||
Net income |
$ |
51,893 |
|
|
$ |
73,804 |
|
$ |
92,383 |
|
$ |
316,010 |
|
|
$ |
556,408 |
Adjustments: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Less: Unrealized (gain) loss on investments, net |
|
(44,753 |
) |
|
|
2,727 |
|
|
— |
|
|
(49,227 |
) |
|
|
— |
Add back: Transaction and other costs |
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
249 |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
2,053 |
Total adjustments, before taxes |
|
(44,753 |
) |
|
|
2,727 |
|
|
249 |
|
|
(49,227 |
) |
|
|
2,053 |
Income tax expense (benefit) of adjustments |
|
(9,582 |
) |
|
|
656 |
|
|
55 |
|
|
(10,633 |
) |
|
|
499 |
Adjusted Net Income |
$ |
16,722 |
|
|
$ |
75,875 |
|
$ |
92,577 |
|
$ |
277,416 |
|
|
$ |
557,962 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding |
|
167,163 |
|
|
|
168,595 |
|
|
172,661 |
|
|
169,398 |
|
|
|
176,360 |
Net income per diluted share |
$ |
0.31 |
|
|
$ |
0.44 |
|
$ |
0.54 |
|
$ |
1.87 |
|
|
$ |
3.15 |
Adjusted Net Income per Diluted Share |
$ |
0.10 |
|
|
$ |
0.45 |
|
$ |
0.54 |
|
$ |
1.64 |
|
|
$ |
3.16 |
Calculation of Adjusted Pre-Tax Return on Capital Employed |
||||||
|
Twelve Months Ended |
|||||
|
December 31, |
|||||
|
2024 |
|
2023 |
|||
Net income |
$ |
316,010 |
|
|
|
|
Add back: Income tax expense |
|
87,261 |
|
|
|
|
Add back: Loss on remeasurement of liability under tax receivable agreements (1) |
|
3,210 |
|
|
|
|
Less: Unrealized gain on investments, net |
|
(49,227 |
) |
|
|
|
Adjusted Pre-tax net income |
$ |
357,254 |
|
|
|
|
Capital Employed |
|
|
|
|||
Total debt, net of discount |
$ |
190,500 |
|
|
$ |
140,000 |
Total equity |
|
1,978,869 |
|
|
|
1,841,408 |
Total Capital Employed |
$ |
2,169,369 |
|
|
$ |
1,981,408 |
|
|
|
|
|||
Average Capital Employed (2) |
$ |
2,075,389 |
|
|
|
|
Adjusted Pre-Tax Return on Capital Employed (3) |
|
17 |
% |
|
|
|
(1) |
Loss on remeasurement of the liability under tax receivable agreements is a result of a change in the estimated future effective tax rate and should be excluded in the determination of pre-tax return on capital employed. |
|
(2) |
Average Capital Employed is the simple average of Total Capital Employed as of December 31, 2024 and 2023. |
|
(3) |
Adjusted Pre-tax Return on Capital Employed is the ratio of adjusted pre-tax net income for the twelve months ended December 31, 2024 to Average Capital Employed. |
Calculation of Cash Return on Capital Invested |
||||||
|
Twelve Months Ended |
|||||
|
December 31, |
|||||
|
2024 |
|
2023 |
|||
Adjusted EBITDA (1) |
$ |
921,593 |
|
|
|
|
Gross Capital Invested |
|
|
|
|||
Total assets |
$ |
3,296,394 |
|
|
$ |
3,033,557 |
Add back: Accumulated depreciation, depletion, and amortization |
|
1,917,551 |
|
|
|
1,501,685 |
Less: Accounts payable and accrued liabilities |
|
571,305 |
|
|
|
572,029 |
Total Gross Capital Invested |
$ |
4,642,640 |
|
|
$ |
3,963,213 |
|
|
|
|
|||
Average Gross Capital Invested (2) |
$ |
4,302,927 |
|
|
|
|
Cash Return on Capital Invested (3) |
|
21 |
% |
|
|
|
(1) |
Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure. See the tables entitled “Reconciliation and Calculation of Non-GAAP Financial and Operational Measures” above. |
|
(2) |
Average Gross Capital Invested is the simple average of Gross Capital Invested as of December 31, 2024 and 2023. |
|
(3) |
Cash Return on Capital Invested is the ratio of Adjusted EBITDA, as reconciled above, for the twelve months ended December 31, 2024 to Average Gross Capital Invested. |
Reconciliation of Historical Net Income (Loss) to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA |
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
Year Ended December 31, |
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
2023 |
|
2022 |
|
2021 |
|
2020 |
|
|
2019 |
|
2018 |
|
2017 |
|
2016 |
|
2015 |
|
2014 |
|
2013 |
|
2012 |
||||||||||||||||||
Net income (loss) |
|
$ |
556,408 |
|
|
$ |
400,302 |
|
|
$ |
(187,004 |
) |
|
$ |
(160,674 |
) |
|
$ |
74,864 |
|
$ |
249,033 |
|
|
$ |
168,501 |
|
$ |
(60,560 |
) |
|
$ |
(9,061 |
) |
|
$ |
34,519 |
|
$ |
8,881 |
|
$ |
25,807 |
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization |
|
|
421,514 |
|
|
|
323,028 |
|
|
|
262,757 |
|
|
|
180,084 |
|
|
|
165,379 |
|
|
125,110 |
|
|
|
81,473 |
|
|
41,362 |
|
|
|
36,436 |
|
|
|
21,749 |
|
|
12,881 |
|
|
5,875 |
Interest expense, net |
|
|
27,506 |
|
|
|
22,715 |
|
|
|
15,603 |
|
|
|
14,505 |
|
|
|
14,681 |
|
|
17,145 |
|
|
|
12,636 |
|
|
6,126 |
|
|
|
5,501 |
|
|
|
3,610 |
|
|
1,139 |
|
|
— |
Income tax (benefit) expense |
|
|
178,482 |
|
|
|
(793 |
) |
|
|
9,216 |
|
|
|
(30,857 |
) |
|
|
14,052 |
|
|
40,385 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
EBITDA |
|
$ |
1,183,910 |
|
|
$ |
745,252 |
|
|
$ |
100,572 |
|
|
$ |
3,058 |
|
|
$ |
268,976 |
|
$ |
431,673 |
|
|
$ |
262,610 |
|
$ |
(13,072 |
) |
|
$ |
32,876 |
|
|
$ |
59,878 |
|
$ |
22,901 |
|
$ |
31,682 |
Stock-based compensation expense |
|
|
33,026 |
|
|
|
23,108 |
|
|
|
19,946 |
|
|
|
17,139 |
|
|
|
13,592 |
|
|
5,450 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
Fleet start-up costs |
|
|
2,082 |
|
|
|
17,007 |
|
|
|
2,751 |
|
|
|
12,175 |
|
|
|
4,519 |
|
|
10,069 |
|
|
|
13,955 |
|
|
4,280 |
|
|
|
1,044 |
|
|
|
4,502 |
|
|
2,711 |
|
|
— |
Transaction, severance, and other costs |
|
|
2,053 |
|
|
|
5,837 |
|
|
|
15,138 |
|
|
|
21,061 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
834 |
|
|
|
4,015 |
|
|
5,877 |
|
|
|
446 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
(Gain) loss on disposal of assets |
|
|
(6,994 |
) |
|
|
(4,603 |
) |
|
|
779 |
|
|
|
(411 |
) |
|
|
2,601 |
|
|
(4,342 |
) |
|
|
148 |
|
|
(2,673 |
) |
|
|
423 |
|
|
|
494 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
Provision for credit losses |
|
|
808 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
745 |
|
|
|
4,877 |
|
|
|
1,053 |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
6,424 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
Loss (gain) on remeasurement of liability under tax receivable agreements |
|
|
(1,817 |
) |
|
|
76,191 |
|
|
|
(19,039 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
Gain on investments |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(2,525 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
Adjusted EBITDA |
|
$ |
1,213,068 |
|
|
$ |
860,267 |
|
|
$ |
120,892 |
|
|
$ |
57,899 |
|
|
$ |
290,741 |
|
$ |
443,684 |
|
|
$ |
280,728 |
|
$ |
(5,588 |
) |
|
$ |
41,213 |
|
|
$ |
64,874 |
|
$ |
25,612 |
|
$ |
31,682 |
Calculation of Historical Cash Return on Capital Invested |
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
Year Ended December 31, |
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
2023 |
|
2022 |
|
2021 |
|
2020 |
|
2019 |
|
2018 |
|
2017 |
|
2016 |
|
2015 |
|
2014 |
|
2013 |
|
2012 |
|
2011 |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA (1) |
|
$ |
1,213,068 |
|
|
$ |
860,267 |
|
|
$ |
120,892 |
|
|
$ |
57,899 |
|
|
$ |
290,741 |
|
|
$ |
443,684 |
|
|
$ |
280,728 |
|
|
$ |
(5,588 |
) |
|
$ |
41,213 |
|
|
$ |
64,874 |
|
|
$ |
25,612 |
|
|
|
31,682 |
|
|
|
|
Gross Capital Invested |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total assets |
|
$ |
3,033,557 |
|
|
$ |
2,575,932 |
|
|
$ |
2,040,660 |
|
|
$ |
1,889,942 |
|
|
$ |
1,283,429 |
|
|
$ |
1,116,501 |
|
|
$ |
852,103 |
|
|
$ |
451,845 |
|
|
$ |
296,971 |
|
|
$ |
331,671 |
|
|
$ |
174,813 |
|
|
$ |
107,225 |
|
|
$ |
35,699 |
Add back: Accumulated depreciation, depletion, and amortization |
|
|
1,501,685 |
|
|
|
1,141,656 |
|
|
|
863,194 |
|
|
|
622,530 |
|
|
|
455,687 |
|
|
|
307,277 |
|
|
|
198,453 |
|
|
|
117,779 |
|
|
|
77,057 |
|
|
|
40,715 |
|
|
|
19,082 |
|
|
|
6,196 |
|
|
|
321 |
Less: Accounts payable and accrued liabilities |
|
|
572,029 |
|
|
|
609,790 |
|
|
|
528,468 |
|
|
|
311,721 |
|
|
|
226,567 |
|
|
|
219,351 |
|
|
|
220,494 |
|
|
|
118,949 |
|
|
|
52,688 |
|
|
|
99,005 |
|
|
|
26,600 |
|
|
|
13,275 |
|
|
|
1,718 |
Total Gross Capital Invested |
|
$ |
3,963,213 |
|
|
$ |
3,107,798 |
|
|
$ |
2,375,386 |
|
|
$ |
2,200,751 |
|
|
$ |
1,512,549 |
|
|
$ |
1,204,427 |
|
|
$ |
830,062 |
|
|
$ |
450,675 |
|
|
$ |
321,340 |
|
|
$ |
273,381 |
|
|
$ |
167,295 |
|
|
$ |
100,146 |
|
|
$ |
34,302 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Average Gross Capital Invested (2) |
|
$ |
3,535,506 |
|
|
$ |
2,741,592 |
|
|
$ |
2,288,069 |
|
|
$ |
1,856,650 |
|
|
$ |
1,358,488 |
|
|
$ |
1,017,245 |
|
|
$ |
640,369 |
|
|
$ |
386,008 |
|
|
$ |
297,361 |
|
|
$ |
220,338 |
|
|
$ |
133,721 |
|
|
|
67,224 |
|
|
|
|
Cash Return on Capital Invested (3) |
|
|
34 |
% |
|
|
31 |
% |
|
|
5 |
% |
|
|
3 |
% |
|
|
21 |
% |
|
|
44 |
% |
|
|
44 |
% |
|
|
(1 |
)% |
|
|
14 |
% |
|
|
29 |
% |
|
|
19 |
% |
|
|
47 |
% |
|
|
|
(1) |
Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure. See the tables entitled “Reconciliation and Calculation of Historical Non-GAAP Financial and Operational Measures” above. |
|
(2) |
Average Gross Capital Invested is the simple average of Gross Capital Invested as of the end of the current year and prior year. |
|
(3) |
Cash Return on Capital Invested is the ratio of Adjusted EBITDA, as reconciled above, for the year then ended to Average Gross Capital Invested. |
View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250129912964/en/
Michael Stock
Chief Financial Officer
Anjali Voria, CFA
Director of Investor Relations
303-515-2851
IR@libertyenergy.com
Source: Liberty Energy Inc.
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