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Patterson-UTI Energy Reports Financial Results for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2020

Published: 2020-07-23 10:00:00 ET
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HOUSTON, July 23, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- PATTERSON-UTI ENERGY, INC.(NASDAQ: PTEN) today reported financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020.  The Company reported a net loss of $150 million, or $0.81 per share, for the second quarter of 2020, compared to a net loss of $49.4 million, or $0.24 per share, for the second quarter of 2019.  Excluding items discussed below, the net loss for the second quarter would have been $105 million, or $0.56 per share.  Revenues for the second quarter of 2020 were $250 million, compared to $676 million for the second quarter of 2019.

For the six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company reported a net loss of $585 million, or $3.10 per share, compared to a net loss of $78.1 million, or $0.37 per share, for the six months ended June 30, 2019.  Revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2020 were $696 million, compared to $1.4 billion for the same period in 2019.

Financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 include second quarter, pre-tax charges totaling $55.8 million ($49.4 million after-tax, or $0.26 per share), consisting of $38.3 million of restructuring costs and impairment charges totaling $17.5 million.  The impairment charges include a $9.2 million charge in other operating expense to reduce the carrying value on our balance sheet of a deposit for future sand purchases and an $8.3 million impairment charge related to the closing of the Company's Canadian drilling operations.  Partially offsetting these charges is a pre-tax gain of $4.2 million ($3.7 million after-tax or $0.02 per share) included in other operating income from the realization of insurance proceeds.

Andy Hendricks, Patterson-UTI's Chief Executive Officer, stated, "We are very pleased with our performance during the second quarter in both contract drilling and pressure pumping.  With our largest business, contract drilling, we are especially pleased with our results, as we were able to act quickly to reduce costs and increase margins.  We greatly appreciate our strong customer base for their support, and we believe we have seen improvements in market share in active contract drilling rigs and in pressure pumping spreads as a result of the strength of our commercial relationships.  Additionally, we were able to increase our cash on hand at the end of the quarter by $95 million to $247 million

We have acted decisively to scale down our business in order to reduce indirect support costs by what we estimate will be approximately $100 million annually.  On a quarterly run rate basis, we expect to recognize substantially all of the cost savings in the third quarter."    

Mr. Hendricks continued, "In contract drilling, our average rig count for the second quarter was 82 rigs, which was in line with our expectation.  Recently, the rate of decline in the industry rig count has slowed, and we believe our rig count has stabilized.  We expect that our rig count for the third quarter will average 59 rigs, in line with our current rig count.

"Profitability within our contract drilling segment exceeded our expectations during the second quarter.  Average rig revenue per day of $22,970 and average rig margin per day of $11,280 both include the benefit of $8.6 million of lump-sum early-termination revenue during the quarter. 

"Given our longer-term outlook for the western Canadian market, we closed our Canadian drilling operations during the second quarter.  We are currently marketing those assets for sale.   

"As of June 30, 2020, we had term contracts for drilling rigs providing for approximately $335 million of future dayrate drilling revenue.  Based on contracts currently in place, we expect an average of 51 rigs operating under term contracts during the third quarter and an average of 38 rigs operating under term contracts during the four quarters ending June 30, 2021.   

"In pressure pumping, despite challenging market conditions during the second quarter, both activity and profitability were in line with our expectations.  Pressure pumping revenues were $59.5 million and gross margin was $3.3 million during the second quarter.

"Pressure pumping restructuring costs during the second quarter were $31.3 million and included expenses for closing and consolidating facilities, severance, and exiting contracts with vendors that we no longer intend to utilize.  We believe these changes are structural to the business and will result in significant cost savings, making our pressure pumping segment leaner and more competitive. 

"In directional drilling, revenues were $11.7 million and operating costs were $12.3 million.  Directional drilling restructuring costs during the second quarter were $3.2 million, and we expect to reduce annual directional drilling operating expenses by approximately $10 million."     

Mr. Hendricks concluded, "While oilfield services activity declined at a record pace, I am pleased with our team's response to align our structure with the changing activity levels, our better than expected margin results, and our continued strong liquidity position.  Our liquidity at June 30, 2020 improved to $847 million, including $247 million of cash and $600 million of availability under our undrawn revolver.  Patterson-UTI is well positioned to emerge from this downturn even stronger."

The Company declared a quarterly dividend on its common stock of $0.02 per share, payable on September 17, 2020, to holders of record as of September 3, 2020.

Financial results for the six months ended June 30, 2020 also include pre-tax, non-cash impairment charges totaling $406 million that were incurred during the first quarter.

All references to "per share" in this press release are diluted earnings per common share as defined within Accounting Standards Codification Topic 260.

The Company's quarterly conference call to discuss the operating results for the quarter ended June 30, 2020, is scheduled for today, July 23, 2020, at 9:00 a.m. Central Time. The dial-in information for participants is (844) 494-0002 (Domestic) and (647) 253-8640 (International).  The conference ID for both numbers is 2556839.  The call is also being webcast and can be accessed through the Investor Relations section of the Company's website at https://investor.patenergy.com.  A replay of the conference call will be on the Company's website for two weeks. 

About Patterson-UTI

Patterson-UTI is a leading provider of oilfield services and products to oil and natural gas exploration and production companies in the United States, including contract drilling, pressure pumping and directional drilling services.  For more information, visit www.patenergy.com.  

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements which are protected as forward-looking statements under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that are not limited to historical facts, but reflect Patterson-UTI's current beliefs, expectations or intentions regarding future events.  Words such as "anticipate," "believe," "budgeted," "continue," "could," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "plan," "predict," "potential," "project," "pursue," "should," "strategy," "target," or "will," and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements.  The statements in this press release that are not historical statements, including statements regarding Patterson-UTI's future expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives, financial conditions, assumptions or future events or performance that are not historical facts, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws.  These statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond Patterson-UTI's control, which could cause actual results to differ materially from the results expressed or implied by the statements.  These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: adverse oil and natural gas industry conditions, including the rapid decline in crude oil prices as a result of economic repercussions from the recent COVID-19 pandemic; volatility in customer spending and in oil and natural gas prices, which could adversely affect demand for Patterson-UTI's services and their associated effect on rates, utilization, margins and planned capital expenditures; global economic conditions; excess availability of land drilling rigs and pressure pumping equipment, including as a result of low commodity prices, reactivation, improvement or construction; liabilities from operations; weather; decline in, and ability to realize, backlog; equipment specialization and new technologies, including the ability to develop and obtain satisfactory returns from new technology; shortages, delays in delivery and interruptions of supply of equipment and materials; ability to hire and retain personnel; loss of, or reduction in business with, key customers; cybersecurity risk; difficulty with growth and in integrating acquisitions and new technology; governmental regulation; perception of sustainability practices; product liability; legal proceedings, including technology disputes, and actions by governmental or other regulatory agencies; political, economic and social instability risk; ability to effectively identify and enter new markets; dependence on our subsidiaries to meet our long-term debt obligations; variable rate indebtedness risk; ability to maintain credit rating and service debt; stock price volatility; anti-takeover measures in our charter documents; contingent tax liabilities; and ability to use net operating losses.

Additional information concerning factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements is contained from time to time in Patterson-UTI's SEC filings.  Patterson-UTI's filings may be obtained by contacting Patterson-UTI or the SEC or through Patterson-UTI's website at http://www.patenergy.com or through the SEC's Electronic Data Gathering and Analysis Retrieval System (EDGAR) at http://www.sec.gov.  Patterson-UTI undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement.

PATTERSON-UTI ENERGY, INC.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(unaudited, in thousands, except per share data)

Three Months Ended

Six Months Ended

June 30,

June 30,

2020

2019

2020

2019

REVENUES

$

250,380

$

675,765

$

696,307

$

1,379,936

COSTS AND EXPENSES:

Direct operating costs

164,746

467,643

491,374

956,968

Depreciation, depletion, amortization and impairment

173,085

208,688

359,882

423,098

Impairment of goodwill

395,060

Selling, general and administrative

23,991

34,894

54,337

67,449

Credit loss expense

4,551

3,594

5,606

3,594

Restructuring expenses

38,338

38,338

Other operating expenses (income), net

4,753

9,071

5,204

335

Total costs and expenses

409,464

723,890

1,349,801

1,451,444

OPERATING LOSS

(159,084)

(48,125)

(653,494)

(71,508)

OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):

Interest income

334

1,756

991

2,788

Interest expense, net of amount capitalized

(10,984)

(13,298)

(22,208)

(26,282)

Other

85

92

170

209

Total other expense

(10,565)

(11,450)

(21,047)

(23,285)

LOSS BEFORE INCOME TAXES

(169,649)

(59,575)

(674,541)

(94,793)

INCOME TAX BENEFIT

(19,317)

(10,128)

(89,487)

(16,732)

NET LOSS

$

(150,332)

$

(49,447)

$

(585,054)

$

(78,061)

NET LOSS PER COMMON SHARE:

Basic

$

(0.81)

$

(0.24)

$

(3.10)

$

(0.37)

Diluted

$

(0.81)

$

(0.24)

$

(3.10)

$

(0.37)

WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF COMMON

   SHARES OUTSTANDING:

Basic

186,633

207,499

188,654

209,671

Diluted

186,633

207,499

188,654

209,671

CASH DIVIDENDS PER COMMON SHARE

$

0.02

$

0.04

$

0.06

$

0.08

 

PATTERSON-UTI ENERGY, INC.

Additional Financial and Operating Data

(unaudited, dollars in thousands)

Three Months Ended

Six Months Ended

June 30,

June 30,

2020

2019

2020

2019

Contract Drilling:

Revenues

$

171,134

$

348,138

$

438,498

$

720,530

Direct operating costs

$

87,127

$

201,792

$

250,547

$

420,994

Margin (1)

$

84,007

$

146,346

$

187,951

$

299,536

Restructuring expenses

$

2,430

$

$

2,430

$

Other operating expenses (income), net

$

(4,155)

$

$

(4,155)

$

Selling, general and administrative

$

1,344

$

1,450

$

2,808

$

3,106

Depreciation, amortization and impairment

$

115,130

$

128,402

$

226,568

$

258,719

Impairment of goodwill

$

$

$

395,060

$

Operating income (loss)

$

(30,742)

$

16,494

$

(434,760)

$

37,711

Operating days – United States

7,450

14,323

18,638

29,982

Operating days – Canada

62

47

190

Operating days – Total

7,450

14,385

18,685

30,172

Average revenue per operating day – United States

$

22.96

$

24.23

$

23.47

$

23.92

Average direct operating costs per operating day – United States

$

11.65

$

14.00

$

13.36

$

13.92

Average margin per operating day – United States (1)

$

11.32

$

10.23

$

10.11

$

9.99

Average rigs operating – United States

82

157

102

166

Average revenue per operating day – Canada

$

$

17.74

$

21.11

$

18.23

Average direct operating costs per operating day – Canada

$

$

20.55

$

33.04

$

18.59

Average margin per operating day – Canada (1)

$

$

(2.81)

$

(11.94)

$

(0.37)

Average rigs operating – Canada

1

1

Average revenue per operating day – Total

$

22.97

$

24.20

$

23.47

$

23.88

Average direct operating costs per operating day – Total

$

11.69

$

14.03

$

13.41

$

13.95

Average margin per operating day – Total (1)

$

11.28

$

10.17

$

10.06

$

9.93

Average rigs operating – Total

82

158

103

167

Capital expenditures

$

42,501

$

47,664

$

91,946

$

123,389

Pressure Pumping:

Revenues

$

59,533

$

251,008

$

184,640

$

498,609

Direct operating costs

$

56,268

$

206,137

$

171,123

$

408,885

Margin (2)

$

3,265

$

44,871

$

13,517

$

89,724

Restructuring expenses

$

31,331

$

$

31,331

$

Selling, general and administrative

$

1,677

$

3,094

$

4,744

$

6,580

Depreciation, amortization and impairment

$

38,811

$

56,185

$

81,482

$

116,320

Operating loss

$

(68,554)

$

(14,408)

$

(104,040)

$

(33,176)

Fracturing jobs

35

122

124

286

Other jobs

152

193

361

456

Total jobs

187

315

485

742

Average revenue per fracturing job

$

1,549.71

$

2,028.33

$

1,413.11

$

1,711.92

Average revenue per other job

$

34.82

$

18.40

$

26.08

$

19.73

Average revenue per total job

$

318.36

$

796.85

$

380.70

$

671.98

Average costs per total job

$

300.90

$

654.40

$

352.83

$

551.06

Average margin per total job (2)

$

17.46

$

142.45

$

27.87

$

120.92

Margin as a percentage of revenues (2)

5.5

%

17.9

%

7.3

%

18.0

%

Capital expenditures

$

1,947

$

38,802

$

16,227

$

70,202

 

PATTERSON-UTI ENERGY, INC.

Additional Financial and Operating Data

(unaudited, dollars in thousands)

Three Months Ended

Six Months Ended

June 30,

June 30,

2020

2019

2020

2019

Directional Drilling:

Revenues

$

11,742

$

50,218

$

46,227

$

103,177

Direct operating costs

$

12,265

$

42,102

$

44,594

$

87,704

Margin (3)

$

(523)

$

8,116

$

1,633

$

15,473

Restructuring expenses

$

3,175

$

$

3,175

$

Selling, general and administrative

$

1,010

$

2,536

$

3,340

$

5,193

Depreciation, amortization and impairment

$

9,677

$

10,870

$

20,098

$

21,237

Operating loss

$

(14,385)

$

(5,290)

$

(24,980)

$

(10,957)

Margin as a percentage of revenues (3)

(4.5)

%

16.2

%

3.5

%

15.0

%

Capital expenditures

$

2,044

$

3,450

$

4,052

$

5,562

Other Operations:

Revenues

$

7,971

$

26,401

$

26,942

$

57,620

Direct operating costs

$

9,086

$

17,612

$

25,110

$

39,385

Margin (4)

$

(1,115)

$

8,789

$

1,832

$

18,235

Restructuring expenses

$

501

$

$

501

$

Selling, general and administrative

$

763

$

4,649

$

2,222

$

7,511

Depreciation, depletion, amortization and impairment

$

7,976

$

11,457

$

28,235

$

23,245

Operating loss

$

(10,355)

$

(7,317)

$

(29,126)

$

(12,521)

Capital expenditures

$

2,808

$

6,230

$

8,072

$

14,003

Corporate:

Selling, general and administrative

$

19,197

$

23,165

$

41,223

$

45,059

Restructuring expenses

$

901

$

$

901

$

Depreciation

$

1,491

$

1,774

$

3,499

$

3,577

Credit loss expense

$

4,551

$

3,594

$

5,606

$

3,594

Other operating expenses (income), net

$

8,908

$

9,071

$

9,359

$

335

Capital expenditures

$

373

$

773

$

1,304

$

2,104

Total capital expenditures

$

49,673

$

96,919

$

121,601

$

215,260

(1)

For Contract Drilling, margin is defined as revenues less direct operating costs and excludes restructuring expenses, depreciation, amortization and impairment, impairment of goodwill, other operating expenses (income), net and selling, general and administrative expenses. Average margin per operating day is defined as margin divided by operating days.

(2)

For Pressure Pumping, margin is defined as revenues less direct operating costs and excludes restructuring expenses, depreciation, amortization and impairment and selling, general and administrative expenses. Average margin per total job is defined as margin divided by total jobs. Margin as a percentage of revenues is defined as margin divided by revenues.

(3)

For Directional Drilling, margin is defined as revenues less direct operating costs and excludes restructuring expenses, depreciation, amortization and impairment and selling, general and administrative expenses. Margin as a percentage of revenues is defined as margin divided by revenues.

(4)

For Other Operations, margin is defined as revenues less direct operating costs and excludes restructuring expenses, depreciation, depletion, amortization and impairment, and selling, general and administrative expenses.

 

June 30,

December 31,

Selected Balance Sheet Data (unaudited, in thousands):

2020

2019

Cash and cash equivalents

$

246,781

$

174,185

Current assets

$

517,535

$

631,815

Current liabilities

$

272,139

$

400,602

Working capital

$

245,396

$

231,213

Long-term debt

$

967,140

$

966,540

 

PATTERSON-UTI ENERGY, INC.

Non-U.S. GAAP Financial Measures

(unaudited, dollars in thousands)

Three Months Ended

Six Months Ended

June 30,

June 30,

2020

2019

2020

2019

Adjusted Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation

   and Amortization (Adjusted EBITDA) (1):

Net loss

$

(150,332)

$

(49,447)

$

(585,054)

$

(78,061)

Income tax benefit

(19,317)

(10,128)

(89,487)

(16,732)

Net interest expense

10,650

11,542

21,217

23,494

Depreciation, depletion, amortization and impairment

173,085

208,688

359,882

423,098

Impairment of goodwill

395,060

Adjusted EBITDA

$

14,086

$

160,655

$

101,618

$

351,799

Total revenues

$

250,380

$

675,765

$

696,307

$

1,379,936

Adjusted EBITDA margin

5.6

%

23.8

%

14.6

%

25.5

%

Adjusted EBITDA by operating segment:

Contract drilling

$

84,388

$

144,896

$

186,868

$

296,430

Pressure pumping

(29,743)

41,777

(22,558)

83,144

Directional drilling

(4,708)

5,580

(4,882)

10,280

Other operations

(2,379)

4,140

(891)

10,724

Corporate

(33,472)

(35,738)

(56,919)

(48,779)

Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA

$

14,086

$

160,655

$

101,618

$

351,799

(1)

Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization ("Adjusted EBITDA") is not defined by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP"). We define Adjusted EBITDA as net income (loss) plus net interest expense, income tax benefit and depreciation, depletion, amortization and impairment expense (including impairment of goodwill). We present Adjusted EBITDA because we believe it provides to both management and investors additional information with respect to the performance of our fundamental business activities and a comparison of the results of our operations from period to period and against our peers without regard to our financing methods or capital structure. We exclude the items listed above from net income (loss) in arriving at Adjusted EBITDA because these amounts can vary substantially from company to company within our industry depending upon accounting methods and book values of assets, capital structures and the method by which the assets were acquired. Adjusted EBITDA should not be construed as an alternative to the U.S. GAAP measure of net income (loss). Our computations of Adjusted EBITDA may not be the same as similarly titled measures of other companies.

 

Three Months Ended

Six Months Ended

June 30,

June 30,

2020

2020

Adjusted EBITDA

$

14,086

$

101,618

Reverse certain items:

Impairment of capacity reservation contract

9,207

9,207

Restructuring expenses

38,338

38,338

Adjusted EBITDA, excluding certain charges (2)

$

61,631

$

149,163

(2)

We present Adjusted EBITDA, excluding certain charges, in order to convey to investors our performance on a basis that, by excluding certain items, is more comparable to our Adjusted EBITDA performance information reported in previous periods. Adjusted EBITDA, excluding certain charges, should not be construed as an alternative to the U.S. GAAP measure of net income (loss).

 

PATTERSON-UTI ENERGY, INC.

Pro Forma Net Loss Per Share

(unaudited, dollars in thousands)

Three Months Ended June 30, 2020

As Reported

Pro Forma

Total

Per Share

Total

Per Share (1)

Net loss as reported

$

(150,332)

$

(0.81)

$

(150,332)

$

(0.81)

Reverse certain items:

Restructuring expenses

38,338

Income tax benefit

(4,371)

After tax amount

33,967

$

0.18

Impairment of property and equipment related to Canadian drilling operations (2)

8,255

Income tax benefit

(941)

After tax amount

7,314

$

0.04

Net gain from the realization of insurance proceeds (3)

(4,172)

Income tax expense

476

After tax amount

(3,696)

$

(0.02)

Impairment of capacity reservation contract (4)

9,207

Income tax benefit

(1,050)

After tax amount

8,157

$

0.04

Total, after tax

45,742

$

0.25

Net loss attributed to common shareholders

$

(150,332)

$

(0.81)

$

(104,590)

$

(0.56)

Weighted average number of common shares

outstanding, excluding non-vested shares

of restricted stock

186,633

186,633

Add dilutive effect of potential common shares

Weighted average number of diluted common

shares outstanding

186,633

186,633

Effective income tax rate

11.4

%

11.4

%

(1)

We present pro forma net loss per share in order to convey to investors our performance on a basis that, by excluding certain items, is more comparable to our earnings per share information reported in previous periods. Pro Forma Net Loss per Share should not be construed as an alternative to U.S. GAAP earnings per share.

(2)

Impairment of property and equipment related to Canadian drilling operations for the three months ended June 30, 2020 was included in "Depreciation, depletion, amortization and impairment" in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

(3)

Net gain from the realization of insurance proceeds for the three months ended June 30, 2020 was included in "Other operating expenses (income), net" in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

(4)

Impairment of capacity reservation contract for the three months ended June 30, 2020 was included in "Other operating expenses (income), net" in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

 

PATTERSON-UTI ENERGY, INC.

Contract Drilling Per Day Successive Quarters

(unaudited, dollars in thousands)

2020

2020

Second

First

Quarter

Quarter

Change

Contract drilling revenues

$

171,134

$

267,364

$

(96,230)

Operating days - Total

7,450

11,235

(3,785)

Average rigs operating - Total

82

123

(41)

Average revenue per operating day - Total

$

22.97

$

23.80

$

(0.83)

Early termination revenues - Total

$

8,612

$

2,087

$

6,525

Early termination revenues per operating day - Total

$

1.16

$

0.19

$

0.97

Average revenue per operating day excluding early termination revenues - Total

$

21.82

$

23.61

$

(1.79)

Direct operating costs - Total

$

87,127

$

163,420

$

(76,293)

Average direct operating costs per operating day - Total

$

11.69

$

14.55

$

(2.86)

Average margin per operating day - Total

$

11.28

$

9.25

$

2.03

 

PATTERSON-UTI ENERGY, INC.

Directional Drilling Margin

(unaudited, in thousands)

2020

2020

Second

First

Quarter

Quarter

Change

Directional drilling revenues

$

11,742

$

34,485

$

(22,743)

Direct operating costs

12,265

32,329

(20,064)

Margin

$

(523)

$

2,156

$

(2,679)

 

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