ProPetro Reports Financial Results for the Second Quarter of 2023
Second Quarter 2023 Results and Highlights
-
Total revenue increased
3% sequentially to$435 million -
Highest quarterly net income in over four years of
$39 million $0.34 -
Adjusted EBITDA(1) for the quarter decreased
5% sequentially to$113 million 26% of revenue. -
Net cash provided by operating activities of approximately
$114 million -
Free Cash Flow(2) was approximately
$6 million - Effective frac fleet utilization increased to 15.9 fleets compared to 15.5 fleets in the prior quarter.
-
Repurchased 2.3 million shares during the quarter, representing
2% of outstanding shares, for$17.5 million 27% discount to the share price as of July 31, 2023.
(1) Adjusted EBITDA is a Non-GAAP financial measure and is described and reconciled to net income (loss) in the table under “Non-GAAP Financial Measures”. |
(2) Free Cash Flow is a Non-GAAP financial measure and is described and reconciled to cash from operating activities in the table under “Non-GAAP Financial Measures." |
Management Comments
Sam Sledge, Chief Executive Officer, commented, “Building on the year's momentum and the dedication of the ProPetro team, we are pleased to report solid results for the second quarter. All of our service lines exhibited strong performance, particularly wireline and cementing that both had record performance, contributing to our highest quarterly net income in over four years. We're also making significant headway in our fleet modernization, a strategic priority, with the recent addition of our seventh Tier IV DGB dual-fuel hydraulic fracturing fleet. These next generation fleets are highly valued by our customers, as they not only reduce completion costs but also reduce GHG emissions by offering industry-leading diesel displacement. I’d also like to note that toward the end of the second quarter, we voluntarily opted to idle one of our frac fleets that was experiencing pricing pressure that could have put us below our financial return threshold. This should serve as an example that we are dedicated to a margin over market share asset deployment strategy."
Mr. Sledge continued, "During the quarter, our strategic initiatives continued to create momentum, notably with the successful performance of our newly acquired wireline business, Silvertip, acquired in November 2022, which substantially enhanced our earnings and cash flow. Further, the approval of our
David Schorlemer, Chief Financial Officer, said, "The second quarter was indicative of the significant investments in our business over the last few years. During the past 18 months and through the end of this year, we will have invested nearly a billion dollars in recapitalizing our hydraulic fracturing fleet and bringing state-of-the-art technologies and completion services to ProPetro, all done while maintaining a strong balance sheet, strong liquidity, and executing on our share repurchase program. We believe efforts like these and other strategic actions create an attractive value proposition for our customers and an opportunity for our shareholders. We expect to yield continued financial returns from these investments for many years to come. The second quarter was our fourth consecutive quarter of increasing net income and as Sam mentioned our highest in over four years. Our results reflect continued strength in net cash provided by operating activities and our free cash flow was positive this quarter and is expected to accelerate in the coming quarters. Since the share repurchase program announcement and through the quarter-end, we repurchased two percent of our outstanding shares at a
Second Quarter 2023 Financial Summary
Revenue was
Cost of services, excluding depreciation and amortization of approximately
General and administrative expense of
Net income, the Company's highest net income since the first quarter of 2019, totaled
Adjusted EBITDA decreased to
Net cash provided by operating activities was
Liquidity and Capital Spending
As of June 30, 2023, total cash was
Capital expenditures incurred during the second quarter of 2023 were
Guidance
The Company continues to expect full-year 2023 cash capital expenditures to be in the range of
Due to some industry pricing pressures, the Company decided to idle one of its fleets during the second quarter to strategically preserve this fleet and avoid running the equipment at sub-economic levels. The Company expects frac fleet utilization for the second half of 2023 to be between 14 to 15 fleets with 14 fleets active today.
Outlook
Mr. Sledge added, “Looking ahead, we are on track to deploy our first two FORCESM electric frac fleets in 2023, with deployment of our first fleet planned for this month and the second expected to be deployed early in the fourth quarter. We believe that electric equipment will play a significant role in the future of ProPetro and are pleased to see strong demand for our FORCESM electric frac fleets. Additionally, with our strong balance sheet, we continue to make excellent progress on our strategic initiatives, and we will continue to seek value-accretive acquisition opportunities to further enhance our cash flow profile. We will do all of this in a disciplined and opportunistic manner, prioritizing only high-return prospects that will enhance free cash flow and create incremental shareholder value.”
Mr. Sledge concluded, “In the second half of 2023, we remain focused on advancing our strategy and have no intentions of slowing. Despite some near-term headwinds and fears of a broader market slowdown, we expect to achieve consistently strong financial performance and anticipate continued solid demand for our services. ProPetro is differentiated by service quality, a young, next generation equipment offering, a dedicated blue-chip customer portfolio, and operational density in the Permian. This differentiation continues to insulate us from some of the market inconsistency outside the Permian and in the spot market. As we continue to optimize our operations, transition our fleet, and pursue opportunistic transactions, while maintaining a disciplined asset deployment strategy, we are confident in ProPetro’s future for years to come.”
Conference Call Information
The Company will host a conference call at 8:00 AM Central Time on Wednesday, August 2, 2023, to discuss financial and operating results for the second quarter of 2023. The call will also be webcast on ProPetro’s website at www.propetroservices.com. To access the conference call,
About ProPetro
ProPetro Holding Corp. is a
Forward-Looking Statements
Except for historical information contained herein, the statements and information in this news release and discussion in the scripted remarks described above are forward-looking statements that are made pursuant to the Safe Harbor Provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements that are predictive in nature, that depend upon or refer to future events or conditions or that include the words “may,” “could,” “plan,” “project,” “budget,” “predict,” “pursue,” “target,” “seek,” “objective,” “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate,” and other expressions that are predictions of, or indicate, future events and trends and that do not relate to historical matters identify forward‑looking statements. Our forward‑looking statements include, among other matters, statements about the supply of and demand for hydrocarbons, our business strategy, industry, future profitability, expected fleet utilization, sustainability efforts, the future performance of newly improved technology, expected capital expenditures, the impact of such expenditures on our performance and capital programs and our fleet conversion strategy. A forward‑looking statement may include a statement of the assumptions or bases underlying the forward‑looking statement. We believe that we have chosen these assumptions or bases in good faith and that they are reasonable.
Although forward‑looking statements reflect our good faith beliefs at the time they are made, forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that may cause actual events and results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include the volatility of oil prices, the global macroeconomic uncertainty related to the
PROPETRO HOLDING CORP. |
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS |
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(In thousands, except per share data) |
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(Unaudited) |
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|
|
Three Months Ended |
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|
|
June 30, 2023 |
|
March 31, 2023 |
|
June 30, 2022 |
||||||
REVENUE - Service revenue |
|
$ |
435,249 |
|
|
$ |
423,570 |
|
|
$ |
315,083 |
|
COSTS AND EXPENSES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Cost of services (exclusive of depreciation and amortization) |
|
|
297,791 |
|
|
|
280,486 |
|
|
|
218,813 |
|
General and administrative (inclusive of stock-based compensation) |
|
|
29,021 |
|
|
|
28,746 |
|
|
|
25,135 |
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
52,889 |
|
|
|
50,798 |
|
|
|
40,969 |
|
Impairment expense |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
57,454 |
|
Loss on disposal of assets |
|
|
3,065 |
|
|
|
22,080 |
|
|
|
12,978 |
|
Total costs and expenses |
|
|
382,766 |
|
|
|
382,110 |
|
|
|
355,349 |
|
OPERATING INCOME (LOSS) |
|
|
52,483 |
|
|
|
41,460 |
|
|
|
(40,266 |
) |
OTHER (EXPENSE) INCOME: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Interest expense |
|
|
(1,180 |
) |
|
|
(667 |
) |
|
|
(669 |
) |
Other income (expense) |
|
|
72 |
|
|
|
(3,704 |
) |
|
|
6 |
|
Total other (expense) income |
|
|
(1,108 |
) |
|
|
(4,371 |
) |
|
|
(663 |
) |
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES |
|
|
51,375 |
|
|
|
37,089 |
|
|
|
(40,929 |
) |
INCOME TAX (EXPENSE) BENEFIT |
|
|
(12,118 |
) |
|
|
(8,356 |
) |
|
|
8,069 |
|
NET INCOME (LOSS) |
|
$ |
39,257 |
|
|
$ |
28,733 |
|
|
$ |
(32,860 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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NET INCOME (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Basic |
|
$ |
0.34 |
|
|
$ |
0.25 |
|
|
$ |
(0.32 |
) |
Diluted |
|
$ |
0.34 |
|
|
$ |
0.25 |
|
|
$ |
(0.32 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Basic |
|
|
114,737 |
|
|
|
114,881 |
|
|
|
104,236 |
|
Diluted |
|
|
114,796 |
|
|
|
115,331 |
|
|
|
104,236 |
|
NOTE: Certain reclassifications to loss on disposal of assets and depreciation and amortization have been made to the statement of operations and the statement of cash flows for the periods prior to 2023 to conform to the current period presentation. Adjusted EBITDA in the periods prior to 2023 does not include the impact of expensing fluid ends. |
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PROPETRO HOLDING CORP. |
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS |
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(In thousands, except share data) |
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(Unaudited) |
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|
|
June 30, 2023 |
|
December 31, 2022 |
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ASSETS |
|
|
|
|
|||
CURRENT ASSETS: |
|
|
|
|
|||
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash |
|
$ |
62,113 |
|
$ |
88,862 |
|
Accounts receivable - net of allowance for credit losses of |
|
|
251,104 |
|
|
215,925 |
|
Inventories |
|
|
18,159 |
|
|
5,034 |
|
Prepaid expenses |
|
|
8,607 |
|
|
8,643 |
|
Short-term investment, net |
|
|
6,437 |
|
|
10,283 |
|
Other current assets |
|
|
704 |
|
|
38 |
|
Total current assets |
|
|
347,124 |
|
|
328,785 |
|
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT - net of accumulated depreciation |
|
|
1,001,109 |
|
|
922,735 |
|
OPERATING LEASE RIGHT-OF-USE ASSETS |
|
|
5,672 |
|
|
3,147 |
|
OTHER NONCURRENT ASSETS: |
|
|
|
|
|||
Goodwill |
|
|
23,624 |
|
|
23,624 |
|
Intangible assets - net of amortization |
|
|
53,480 |
|
|
56,345 |
|
Other noncurrent assets |
|
|
2,370 |
|
|
1,150 |
|
Total other noncurrent assets |
|
|
79,474 |
|
|
81,119 |
|
TOTAL ASSETS |
|
$ |
1,433,379 |
|
$ |
1,335,786 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY |
|
|
|
|
|||
CURRENT LIABILITIES: |
|
|
|
|
|||
Accounts payable |
|
$ |
218,147 |
|
$ |
234,299 |
|
Operating lease liabilities |
|
|
1,125 |
|
|
854 |
|
Accrued and other current liabilities |
|
|
57,022 |
|
|
49,027 |
|
Total current liabilities |
|
|
276,294 |
|
|
284,180 |
|
DEFERRED INCOME TAXES |
|
|
84,162 |
|
|
65,265 |
|
LONG-TERM DEBT |
|
|
60,000 |
|
|
30,000 |
|
NONCURRENT OPERATING LEASE LIABILITIES |
|
|
4,564 |
|
|
2,308 |
|
Total liabilities |
|
|
425,020 |
|
|
381,753 |
|
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES |
|
|
|
|
|||
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY: |
|
|
|
|
|||
Preferred stock, |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
Common stock, |
|
|
113 |
|
|
114 |
|
Additional paid-in capital |
|
|
956,856 |
|
|
970,519 |
|
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit) |
|
|
51,390 |
|
|
(16,600 |
) |
Total shareholders’ equity |
|
|
1,008,359 |
|
|
954,033 |
|
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY |
|
$ |
1,433,379 |
|
$ |
1,335,786 |
|
PROPETRO HOLDING CORP. |
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS |
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(In thousands) |
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(Unaudited) |
||||||||
|
|
Six Months Ended June 30, |
||||||
|
|
2023 |
|
2022 |
||||
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: |
|
|
|
|
||||
Net income (loss) |
|
$ |
67,990 |
|
|
$ |
(21,043 |
) |
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities: |
|
|
|
|
||||
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
103,687 |
|
|
|
78,973 |
|
Impairment expense |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
57,454 |
|
Deferred income tax expense |
|
|
18,897 |
|
|
|
(4,321 |
) |
Amortization of deferred debt issuance costs |
|
|
140 |
|
|
|
655 |
|
Stock-based compensation |
|
|
7,294 |
|
|
|
14,822 |
|
Loss on disposal of assets |
|
|
25,145 |
|
|
|
22,947 |
|
Unrealized loss on short-term investment |
|
|
3,846 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
||||
Accounts receivable |
|
|
(35,178 |
) |
|
|
(53,878 |
) |
Other current assets |
|
|
(983 |
) |
|
|
561 |
|
Inventories |
|
|
(6,792 |
) |
|
|
457 |
|
Prepaid expenses |
|
|
(144 |
) |
|
|
3,343 |
|
Accounts payable |
|
|
(3,160 |
) |
|
|
(426 |
) |
Accrued and other current liabilities |
|
|
5,769 |
|
|
|
3,764 |
|
Accrued interest |
|
|
503 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Net cash provided by operating activities |
|
|
187,014 |
|
|
|
103,308 |
|
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: |
|
|
|
|
||||
Capital expenditures |
|
|
(223,775 |
) |
|
|
(144,519 |
) |
Proceeds from sale of assets |
|
|
2,044 |
|
|
|
2,951 |
|
Net cash used in investing activities |
|
|
(221,731 |
) |
|
|
(141,568 |
) |
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: |
|
|
|
|
||||
Proceeds from borrowings |
|
|
30,000 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Payment of debt issuance costs |
|
|
(1,179 |
) |
|
|
(824 |
) |
Proceeds from exercise of equity awards |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
741 |
|
Tax withholdings paid for net settlement of equity awards |
|
|
(3,383 |
) |
|
|
(3,786 |
) |
Share repurchases |
|
|
(17,470 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities |
|
|
7,968 |
|
|
|
(3,869 |
) |
NET DECREASE IN CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH |
|
|
(26,749 |
) |
|
|
(42,129 |
) |
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH - Beginning of period |
|
|
88,862 |
|
|
|
111,918 |
|
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH - End of period |
|
$ |
62,113 |
|
|
$ |
69,789 |
|
Reportable Segment Information
|
Three Months Ended |
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|
June 30, 2023 |
|
March 31, 2023 |
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(in thousands) |
Completion Services |
|
All Other |
|
Total |
|
Completion Services |
|
All Other |
|
Total |
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Service revenue |
$ |
435,249 |
|
$ |
— |
|
$ |
435,249 |
|
$ |
423,570 |
|
$ |
— |
|
$ |
423,570 |
Adjusted EBITDA |
$ |
112,813 |
|
$ |
— |
|
$ |
112,813 |
|
$ |
119,165 |
|
$ |
— |
|
$ |
119,165 |
Depreciation and amortization |
$ |
52,889 |
|
$ |
— |
|
$ |
52,889 |
|
$ |
50,798 |
|
$ |
— |
|
$ |
50,798 |
Capital expenditures |
$ |
115,233 |
|
$ |
— |
|
$ |
115,233 |
|
$ |
97,170 |
|
$ |
— |
|
$ |
97,170 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Adjusted EBITDA and Free Cash Flow are not financial measures presented in accordance with GAAP. We define EBITDA as net income (loss) less (i) depreciation and amortization, (ii) interest expense and (iii) income tax expense (benefit). We define Adjusted EBITDA as EBITDA, plus (i) loss (gain) on disposal of assets, (ii) stock-based compensation, (iii) other expense (income), (iv) other general and administrative expense (net) and (v) retention bonus and severance expense. We define Free Cash Flow as net cash provided by operating activities less net cash used in investing activities.
We believe that the presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information to investors in assessing our financial condition and results of operations. Net income (loss) is the GAAP measure most directly comparable to Adjusted EBITDA, and net cash from operating activities is the GAAP measure most directly comparable to Free Cash Flow. Non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered as alternatives to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures. Non-GAAP financial measures have important limitations as analytical tools because they exclude some, but not all, items that affect the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures. You should not consider Adjusted EBITDA or Free Cash Flow in isolation or as a substitute for an analysis of our results as reported under GAAP. Because Adjusted EBITDA and Free Cash Flow may be defined differently by other companies in our industry, our definitions of these non-GAAP financial measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies, thereby diminishing their utility.
Reconciliation of Net Income (Loss) to Adjusted EBITDA
|
|
Three Months Ended |
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|
|
June 30, 2023 |
|
March 31, 2023 |
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(in thousands) |
|
Completion Services |
|
All
|
|
Total |
|
Completion Services |
|
All
|
|
Total |
||||||||
Net income |
|
$ |
39,257 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
$ |
39,257 |
|
|
$ |
28,733 |
|
$ |
— |
|
$ |
28,733 |
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
52,889 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
52,889 |
|
|
|
50,798 |
|
|
— |
|
|
50,798 |
Interest expense |
|
|
1,180 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
1,180 |
|
|
|
667 |
|
|
— |
|
|
667 |
Income tax expense |
|
|
12,118 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
12,118 |
|
|
|
8,356 |
|
|
— |
|
|
8,356 |
Loss on disposal of assets |
|
|
3,065 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
3,065 |
|
|
|
22,080 |
|
|
— |
|
|
22,080 |
Stock-based compensation |
|
|
3,758 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
3,758 |
|
|
|
3,536 |
|
|
— |
|
|
3,536 |
Other expense (income) (1) |
|
|
(72 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
(72 |
) |
|
|
3,704 |
|
|
— |
|
|
3,704 |
Other general and administrative expense, (net) (2) |
|
|
263 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
263 |
|
|
|
946 |
|
|
— |
|
|
946 |
Retention bonus and severance expense |
|
|
355 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
355 |
|
|
|
345 |
|
|
— |
|
|
345 |
Adjusted EBITDA |
|
$ |
112,813 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
$ |
112,813 |
|
|
$ |
119,165 |
|
$ |
— |
|
$ |
119,165 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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| (1) |
Includes unrealized loss on short-term investment of |
|
| (2) |
Other general and administrative expense, (net of reimbursement from insurance carriers) primarily relates to nonrecurring professional fees paid to external consultants in connection with the Company's audit committee review, SEC investigation, shareholder litigation, legal settlement to a vendor and other legal matters, net of insurance recoveries. During the three months ended June 30, 2023 and March 31, 2023, we received approximately |
Reconciliation of Cash from Operating Activities to Free Cash Flow
|
|
Three Months Ended |
||||||
(in thousands) |
|
June 30, 2023 |
|
March 31, 2023 |
||||
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Cash from Operating Activities |
|
$ |
113,954 |
|
|
$ |
73,060 |
|
Cash used in Investing Activities |
|
|
(107,981 |
) |
|
|
(113,750 |
) |
Free Cash Flow |
|
$ |
5,973 |
|
|
$ |
(40,690 |
) |
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Investor Contacts:
David Schorlemer
Chief Financial Officer
david.schorlemer@propetroservices.com
432-227-0864
Matt Augustine
Director, Corporate Development and Investor Relations
matt.augustine@propetroservices.com
432-848-0871
Source: ProPetro Holding Corp.
