Select Energy Services Reports Third Quarter 2020 Financial Results And Operational Updates
Select Energy Services, Inc. (NYSE: WTTR) reported third-quarter 2020 revenue of $101.2 million, up from $92.2 million in Q2 2020 but down from $329.0 million in Q3 2019. The net loss narrowed to $36.3 million from $53.0 million in Q2 2020. Despite challenges, the company experienced strong growth in its Oilfield Chemicals segment and Bakken infrastructure, with positive Adjusted EBITDA in September. Free cash flow remained positive for the eleventh consecutive quarter at $19 million. With $185 million in cash and no bank debt, Select is positioned to capitalize on future opportunities.
- Revenue growth from $92.2 million in Q2 2020 to $101.2 million in Q3 2020.
- Eleventh consecutive quarter of positive free cash flow at $19 million.
- Strong recovery in Oilfield Chemicals segment with revenues increasing from $21.1 million in Q2 2020 to $30.6 million.
- Cash and cash equivalents of $185 million with no bank debt.
- Net loss of $36.3 million in Q3 2020 compared to a net income of $7.2 million in Q3 2019.
- Gross loss of $16.9 million in Q3 2020, down from a gross profit of $41 million in Q3 2019.
- Total gross margin at (16.7%) in Q3 2020 compared to 12.5% in Q3 2019.
HOUSTON, Nov. 3, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Select Energy Services, Inc. (NYSE: WTTR) ("Select" or "the Company"), a leading provider of water management and chemical solutions to the U.S. unconventional oil and gas industry, today announced results for the quarter ended September 30, 2020.
Holli Ladhani, President and CEO, stated, "While the third quarter was not without its challenges, based on recent discussions with our customers, I believe we've already seen the market bottom of the current downturn. We continue to closely monitor the global crude oil demand outlook, and though current market conditions remain challenging, we are experiencing significant ongoing positive trends, with activity levels having increased steadily over the course of the third quarter. We generally expect these positive trends to continue, and anticipate further activity improvements in 2021.
"Our revenue growth during the third quarter was driven by strong recoveries in our Oilfield Chemicals segment and our Bakken infrastructure, two businesses with high operating leverage, resulting in strong incremental gross margins quarter over quarter. And while we were unable to get back to breakeven EBITDA for the third quarter, we remain on an encouraging trajectory, reaching positive Adjusted EBITDA levels in September on a normalized basis. We remain optimistic about the future and are moving into the fourth quarter with steady momentum.
"We delivered our eleventh consecutive quarter of positive free cash flow, with meaningful contribution from working capital in addition to the team's disciplined restraint around capital expenditures. This resulted in cash flow from operations less capital expenditures, net of asset sales, of
"Looking ahead, we are confident that we will identify opportunities to deliver clear shareholder value and enhance our market position, while protecting our strong balance sheet. At the same time, we are prepared to remain disciplined and patient to ensure we deliver value," concluded Ladhani.
Consolidated Financial Information
Revenue for the third quarter of 2020 was
Gross loss was
SG&A during the third quarter of 2020 was
Adjusted EBITDA was (
Select's consolidated Adjusted EBITDA during the quarter of 2020 includes
Business Segment Information
The Water Services segment generated revenues of
The Water Infrastructure segment generated revenues of
The Oilfield Chemicals segment generated revenues of
Cash Flow and Balance Sheet
Cash flow from operations for the third quarter of 2020 was
Total liquidity was
Conference Call
Select has scheduled a conference call on Wednesday, November 4, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern time / 9:00 a.m. Central time. Please dial 201-389-0872 and ask for the Select Energy Services call at least 10 minutes prior to the start time of the call, or listen to the call live over the Internet by logging on to the website at the address http://investors.selectenergyservices.com/events-and-presentations. A telephonic replay of the conference call will be available through November 18, 2020 and may be accessed by calling 201-612-7415 using passcode 13711684#. A webcast archive will also be available at the link above shortly after the call and will be accessible for approximately 90 days.
About Select Energy Services, Inc.
Select Energy Services, Inc. ("Select") is a leading provider of comprehensive water management and chemical solutions to the unconventional oil and gas industry in the United States. Select provides for the sourcing and transfer of water, both by permanent pipeline and temporary hose, prior to its use in the drilling and completion activities associated with hydraulic fracturing, as well as complementary water-related services that support oil and gas well completion and production activities, including containment, monitoring, treatment and recycling, flowback, hauling, gathering and disposal. Select, under its Rockwater Energy Solutions brand, develops and manufactures a full suite of specialty chemicals used in the well completion process and production chemicals used to enhance performance over the producing life of a well. Select currently provides services to exploration and production companies and oilfield service companies operating in all the major shale and producing basins in the United States. For more information, please visit Select's website, http://www.selectenergy.com.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
All statements in this communication other than statements of historical facts are forward-looking statements which contain our current expectations about our future results. We have attempted to identify any forward-looking statements by using words such as "believe," "expect," "will," "estimate" and other similar expressions. Although we believe that the expectations reflected, and the assumptions or bases underlying our forward-looking statements are reasonable, we can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. Such statements are not guarantees of future performance or events and are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results, events or financial positions to differ materially from those included within or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that could materially impact such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: the severity and duration of world health events, including the COVID-19 pandemic, related economic repercussions and the resulting severe disruption in the oil and gas industry and negative impact on demand for oil and gas, which is negatively impacting our business; actions by the members of OPEC+ with respect to oil production levels and announcements of potential changes in such levels, including the ability of the OPEC+ countries to agree on and comply with supply limitations; operational challenges relating to the COVID-19 pandemic and efforts to mitigate the spread of the virus, including logistical challenges, protecting the health and well-being of our employees, remote work arrangements, performance of contracts and supply chain disruptions; the level of capital spending and access to capital markets by oil and gas companies, including significant recent reductions and potential additional reductions in capital expenditures by oil and gas producers in response to commodity prices and dramatically reduced demand; trends and volatility in oil and gas prices, and our ability to manage through such volatility; and other factors discussed or referenced in the "Risk Factors" section of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, our subsequently filed Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and those set forth from time to time in our other filings with the SEC. Investors should not place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which such statement is made, and we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events, changed circumstances or otherwise, unless required by law.
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SELECT ENERGY SERVICES, INC. | ||||||||||||
Three months ended September 30, | Nine months ended September 30, | |||||||||||
2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | |||||||||
Revenue | ||||||||||||
Water Services | $ | 54,516 | $ | 196,782 | $ | 259,834 | $ | 619,388 | ||||
Water Infrastructure | 16,165 | 63,953 | 89,227 | 169,279 | ||||||||
Oilfield Chemicals | 30,561 | 67,932 | 122,705 | 197,762 | ||||||||
Other | — | 301 | — | 29,072 | ||||||||
Total revenue | 101,242 | 328,968 | 471,766 | 1,015,501 | ||||||||
Costs of revenue | ||||||||||||
Water Services | 52,861 | 153,741 | 235,989 | 472,013 | ||||||||
Water Infrastructure | 12,816 | 46,748 | 74,500 | 126,634 | ||||||||
Oilfield Chemicals | 28,558 | 57,357 | 110,996 | 170,935 | ||||||||
Other | 30 | 1,865 | 37 | 30,365 | ||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 23,877 | 28,263 | 75,567 | 88,624 | ||||||||
Total costs of revenue | 118,142 | 287,974 | 497,089 | 888,571 | ||||||||
Gross (loss) profit | (16,900) | 40,994 | (25,323) | 126,930 | ||||||||
Operating expenses | ||||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative | 15,955 | 27,280 | 58,902 | 86,953 | ||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 685 | 952 | 2,204 | 2,858 | ||||||||
Impairment of goodwill and trademark | — | — | 276,016 | 4,396 | ||||||||
Impairment and abandonment of property and equipment | — | 49 | 7,910 | 942 | ||||||||
Lease abandonment costs | 672 | 238 | 2,493 | 1,494 | ||||||||
Total operating expenses | 17,312 | 28,519 | 347,525 | 96,643 | ||||||||
(Loss) income from operations | (34,212) | 12,475 | (372,848) | 30,287 | ||||||||
Other income (expense) | ||||||||||||
Gain (loss) on sales of property and equipment and divestitures, net | 891 | (2,033) | (1,727) | (8,233) | ||||||||
Interest expense, net | (789) | (438) | (1,633) | (2,370) | ||||||||
Foreign currency gain (loss), net | 13 | (59) | (6) | 268 | ||||||||
Other expense, net | (2,364) | (272) | (4,805) | (62) | ||||||||
(Loss) income before income tax benefit (expense) | (36,461) | 9,673 | (381,019) | 19,890 | ||||||||
Income tax benefit (expense) | 201 | (2,501) | 495 | (3,250) | ||||||||
Net (loss) income | (36,260) | 7,172 | (380,524) | 16,640 | ||||||||
Less: net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests | 5,719 | (1,793) | 59,823 | (3,926) | ||||||||
Net (loss) income attributable to Select Energy Services, Inc. | $ | (30,541) | $ | 5,379 | $ | (320,701) | $ | 12,714 | ||||
Net (loss) income per share attributable to common stockholders: | ||||||||||||
Class A—Basic | $ | (0.36) | $ | 0.07 | $ | (3.76) | $ | 0.16 | ||||
Class B—Basic | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | ||||
Net (loss) income per share attributable to common stockholders: | ||||||||||||
Class A—Diluted | $ | (0.36) | $ | 0.07 | $ | (3.76) | $ | 0.16 | ||||
Class B—Diluted | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — |
SELECT ENERGY SERVICES, INC. | ||||||
September 30, 2020 | December 31, 2019 | |||||
(unaudited) | ||||||
Assets | ||||||
Current assets | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 185,438 | $ | 79,268 | ||
Accounts receivable trade, net of allowance for credit losses of | 92,148 | 267,628 | ||||
Accounts receivable, related parties | 595 | 4,677 | ||||
Inventories | 34,366 | 37,542 | ||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 19,815 | 26,486 | ||||
Total current assets | 332,362 | 415,601 | ||||
Property and equipment | 907,980 | 1,015,379 | ||||
Accumulated depreciation | (538,380) | (562,986) | ||||
Property and equipment held-for-sale, net | — | 885 | ||||
Total property and equipment, net | 369,600 | 453,278 | ||||
Right-of-use assets, net | 57,402 | 70,635 | ||||
Goodwill | — | 266,934 | ||||
Other intangible assets, net | 118,801 | 136,952 | ||||
Other assets, net | 2,468 | 4,220 | ||||
Total assets | $ | 880,633 | $ | 1,347,620 | ||
Liabilities and Equity | ||||||
Current liabilities | ||||||
Accounts payable | $ | 11,037 | $ | 35,686 | ||
Accrued accounts payable | 13,058 | 47,547 | ||||
Accounts payable and accrued expenses, related parties | 300 | 2,789 | ||||
Accrued salaries and benefits | 14,811 | 20,079 | ||||
Accrued insurance | 10,227 | 8,843 | ||||
Sales tax payable | 678 | 2,119 | ||||
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | 13,296 | 15,375 | ||||
Current operating lease liabilities | 14,611 | 19,315 | ||||
Current portion of finance lease obligations | 304 | 128 | ||||
Total current liabilities | 78,322 | 151,881 | ||||
Long-term operating lease liabilities | 64,217 | 72,143 | ||||
Other long-term liabilities | 12,698 | 10,784 | ||||
Total liabilities | 155,237 | 234,808 | ||||
Class A common stock, | 868 | 879 | ||||
Class A-2 common stock, | — | — | ||||
Class B common stock, | 162 | 162 | ||||
Preferred stock, | — | — | ||||
Additional paid-in capital | 904,832 | 914,699 | ||||
Accumulated (deficit) retained earnings | (299,264) | 21,437 | ||||
Total stockholders' equity | 609,598 | 937,177 | ||||
Noncontrolling interests | 115,798 | 175,635 | ||||
Total equity | 725,396 | 1,112,812 | ||||
Total liabilities and equity | $ | 880,633 | $ | 1,347,620 |
SELECT ENERGY SERVICES, INC. | ||||||
Nine months ended September 30, | ||||||
2020 | 2019 | |||||
Cash flows from operating activities | ||||||
Net (loss) income | $ | (380,524) | $ | 16,640 | ||
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash provided by operating activities | ||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 77,771 | 91,482 | ||||
Net loss on disposal of property and equipment | 1,316 | 4,971 | ||||
Bad debt expense | 6,108 | 1,764 | ||||
Amortization of debt issuance costs | 516 | 516 | ||||
Inventory write-downs | 787 | 228 | ||||
Equity-based compensation | 4,058 | 11,874 | ||||
Impairment of goodwill and trademark | 276,016 | 4,396 | ||||
Impairment and abandonment of property and equipment | 7,910 | 942 | ||||
Loss on divestitures | 411 | 3,262 | ||||
Other operating items, net | 158 | 259 | ||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities | ||||||
Accounts receivable | 171,700 | 14,835 | ||||
Prepaid expenses and other assets | 11,761 | 9,774 | ||||
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | (58,160) | (18,727) | ||||
Net cash provided by operating activities | 119,828 | 142,216 | ||||
Cash flows from investing activities | ||||||
Working capital settlement | — | 691 | ||||
Proceeds received from divestitures | 197 | 24,927 | ||||
Purchase of property and equipment | (19,100) | (86,374) | ||||
Acquisitions, net of cash received | — | (10,400) | ||||
Proceeds received from sales of property and equipment | 15,854 | 13,958 | ||||
Net cash used in investing activities | (3,049) | (57,198) | ||||
Cash flows from financing activities | ||||||
Borrowings from revolving line of credit | — | 5,000 | ||||
Payments on long-term debt | — | (50,000) | ||||
Payments of finance lease obligations | (189) | (743) | ||||
Proceeds from share issuance | 59 | 110 | ||||
Contributions from (distributions to) noncontrolling interests | 383 | (349) | ||||
Repurchase of common stock | (10,876) | (13,401) | ||||
Net cash used in financing activities | (10,623) | (59,383) | ||||
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash | 14 | 127 | ||||
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents | 106,170 | 25,762 | ||||
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period | 79,268 | 17,237 | ||||
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period | $ | 185,438 | $ | 42,999 |
Comparison of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, gross profit before depreciation and amortization (D&A) and gross margin before D&A are not financial measures presented in accordance with GAAP. We define EBITDA as net income, plus interest expense, taxes and depreciation & amortization. We define Adjusted EBITDA as EBITDA plus/(minus) loss/(income) from discontinued operations, plus any impairment charges or asset write-offs pursuant to accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. ("GAAP"), plus non-cash losses on the sale of assets or subsidiaries, non-recurring compensation expense, non-cash compensation expense, and non-recurring or unusual expenses or charges, including severance expenses, transaction costs, or facilities-related exit and disposal-related expenditures and plus/(minus) foreign currency losses/(gains). We define gross profit before D&A as revenue less cost of revenue, excluding cost of sales D&A expense. We define gross margin before D&A as gross profit before D&A divided by revenue. EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, gross profit before D&A and gross margin before D&A are supplemental non-GAAP financial measures that we believe provide useful information to external users of our financial statements, such as industry analysts, investors, lenders and rating agencies 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 and amortization) and non-recurring items outside the control of our management team. We present EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, gross profit before D&A and gross margin before D&A because we believe they provide useful information regarding the factors and trends affecting our business in addition to measures calculated under GAAP.
Net income is the GAAP measure most directly comparable to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA. Gross profit (loss) is the GAAP measure most directly comparable to gross profit before D&A. Our non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered as alternatives to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure. Each of these non-GAAP financial measures has important limitations as an analytical tool due to exclusion of some but not all items that affect the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures. You should not consider EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA or gross profit before D&A in isolation or as substitutes for an analysis of our results as reported under GAAP. Because EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and gross profit before D&A 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. For further discussion, please see "Item 6. Selected Financial Data" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019.
The following table presents a reconciliation of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA to our net income (loss), which is the most directly comparable GAAP measure for the periods presented:
Three months ended September 30, | Nine months ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||||
2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | ||||||||||||||
(in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||
Net (loss) income | $ | (36,260) | $ | 7,172 | $ | (380,524) | $ | 16,640 | |||||||||
Interest expense, net | 789 | 4338 | 1,633 | 2,370 | |||||||||||||
Income tax (benefit) expense | (201) | 2,501 | (495) | 3,250 | |||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 24,562 | 29,215 | 77,771 | 91,482 | |||||||||||||
EBITDA | (11,110) | 39,326 | (301,615) | 113,742 | |||||||||||||
Impairment of goodwill and trademark | — | — | 276,016 | 4,396 | |||||||||||||
Non-recurring severance expenses | — | — | 7,168 | 1,680 | |||||||||||||
Impairment and abandonment of property and | — | 49 | 7,910 | 942 | |||||||||||||
Yard closure costs related to consolidating | — | — | 2,961 | — | |||||||||||||
Non-cash loss on sale of assets or subsidiaries | 1,400 | 3,648 | 6,901 | 16,868 | |||||||||||||
Lease abandonment costs | 672 | 238 | 2,493 | 1,494 | |||||||||||||
Non-cash compensation expenses | 2,242 | 3,566 | 4,058 | 11,874 | |||||||||||||
Foreign currency (gain) loss, net | (13) | 59 | 6 | (268) | |||||||||||||
Non-recurring transaction costs | 527 | 2,025 | 3,150 | 3,099 | |||||||||||||
Other non-recurring charges | 1,622 | — | 1,622 | 75 | |||||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA | $ | (4,660) | $ | 48,911 | $ | 10,670 | $ | 153,902 | |||||||||
The following table presents a reconciliation of gross profit before D&A to total gross profit (loss), which is the most directly comparable GAAP measure, and a calculation of gross margin before D&A for the periods presented:
Three months ended, | |||||||||
September 30, 2020 | June 30, 2020 | September 30, 2019 | |||||||
(unaudited) | |||||||||
(in thousands) | |||||||||
Gross (loss) profit by segment | |||||||||
Water services | $ | (13,233) | $ | (14,088) | $ | 23,622 | |||
Water infrastructure | (3,207) | (5,594) | 10,796 | ||||||
Oilfield chemicals | (430) | (4,034) | 8,140 | ||||||
Other | (30) | (3) | (1,564) | ||||||
As reported gross (loss) profit | (16,900) | (23,719) | 40,994 | ||||||
Plus depreciation and amortization | |||||||||
Water services | 14,888 | 15,881 | 19,419 | ||||||
Water infrastructure | 6,556 | 7,023 | 6,409 | ||||||
Oilfield chemicals | 2,433 | 2,604 | 2,435 | ||||||
Other | — | — | — | ||||||
Total depreciation and amortization | 23,877 | 25,508 | 28,263 | ||||||
Gross profit before D&A | $ | 6,977 | $ | 1,789 | $ | 69,257 | |||
Gross profit (loss) before D&A by segment | |||||||||
Water services | 1,655 | 1,793 | 43,041 | ||||||
Water infrastructure | 3,349 | 1,429 | 17,205 | ||||||
Oilfield chemicals | 2,003 | (1,430) | 10,575 | ||||||
Other | (30) | (3) | (1,564) | ||||||
Total gross profit before D&A | $ | 6,977 | $ | 1,789 | $ | 69,257 | |||
Gross margin before D&A by segment | |||||||||
Water services | |||||||||
Water infrastructure | |||||||||
Oilfield chemicals | ( | ||||||||
Other | n/a | n/a | ( | ||||||
Total gross margin before D&A |
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