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Superior Energy Services Announces Third Quarter 2023 Results and Conference Call

HOUSTON, Nov. 03, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Superior Energy Services, Inc. (the “Company”) filed its Form 10-Q for the period ending September 30, 2023. In accordance with the Company’s Shareholders Agreement, it will host a conference call with shareholders on November 6, 2023.

For the third quarter of 2023, the Company reported net income from continuing operations of $32.6 million, or $1.62 per diluted share, and revenue of $210.4 million. This compares to net income from continuing operations of $67.4 million or $3.35 per diluted share, and revenue of $244.5 million, for the second quarter of 2023. Net income from continuing operations for the second quarter of 2023 was favorably impacted by approximately $14.9 million in income tax benefits arising from reversals of uncertain tax positions related to foreign jurisdictions and adjustments to valuation allowances on foreign operations.

The Company’s Adjusted EBITDA (a non-GAAP measure defined on page 4) was $71.8 million for the third quarter of 2023 compared to $92.5 million in the second quarter of 2023. Refer to pages 11 and 12 for a Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to GAAP results.

Brian Moore, Chief Executive Officer, commented, “I’m pleased to report Superior’s financial performance for the third quarter of 2023 was in line with expectations. Illustrative of our responsive people and their leaders, highly engineered and desirable assets, delivered by established recognized brands with strong positions in the Gulf of Mexico and international offshore markets where activity is strengthening with continued confidence in the longer-term outlook for global oil prices.”

Third Quarter 2023 Geographic Breakdown

U.S. land revenue was $45.7 million in the third quarter of 2023, a 10% decrease compared to revenue of $50.5 million in the second quarter of 2023 and was driven primarily by declines in our rental businesses as results tracked with a lower U.S. land rig count.

U.S. offshore revenue was $59.1 million in the third quarter of 2023, a decrease of 3% compared to revenue of $60.9 million in the second quarter of 2023. This change was primarily driven by declines in our completion services business unit within our Well Services segment, offset by increases from our premium drill pipe and accommodation businesses within our Rentals segment.

International revenue was $105.5 million in the third quarter of 2023, a decrease of 21% compared to revenue of $133.0 million in the second quarter of 2023, primarily due to a decline in activity from well control activities within our Well Services segment.

Third Quarter 2023 Segment Reporting

The Rentals segment revenue in the third quarter of 2023 was $113.2 million, which was roughly equal to the second quarter of 2023 as increases in U.S. offshore premium drill pipe and accommodations rentals were offset by declines in U.S. land, which was impacted by a decline in the U.S land rig counts. Adjusted EBITDA was $68.8 million, a 3% decrease from the second quarter of 2023. Adjusted EBITDA Margin (a non-GAAP measure defined on page 4) was 61%, a 2% decrease from the second quarter of 2023.

The Well Services segment revenue in the third quarter of 2023 was $97.2 million, a 26% decrease compared to revenue of $132.1 million in the second quarter of 2023, primarily from well control activities and completion services within our International markets. Adjusted EBITDA for the third quarter of 2023 was $15.1 million with an Adjusted EBITDA Margin of 16%, as compared to Adjusted EBITDA of $34.6 million with an Adjusted EBITDA Margin of 26% in the second quarter of 2023. The decrease in both Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin for the third quarter of 2023 was largely driven by a comparatively stronger prior quarter performance in our well control and completion services business units.

Liquidity

As of September 30, 2023, the Company had cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash of approximately $438.7 million and the availability remaining under our ABL Credit Facility was approximately $85.3 million, assuming continued compliance with the covenants under our ABL Credit Facility. We had no balances outstanding under the Credit Facility on September 30, 2023.

Total cash proceeds received during the third quarter of 2023 from the sale of non-core businesses and assets were $9.6 million compared to total cash proceeds received during the second quarter of 2023 of $3.6 million.

During the third quarter of 2023 we utilized an indirect foreign exchange mechanism known as a Blue Chip Swap (“BCS”) to remit $9.7 million U.S. dollars from Argentina through the purchase and sale of BCS securities. The transactions were completed at implied exchange rates that were approximately 123% higher than the official exchange rate resulting in a loss of $12.1 million during the third quarter of 2023.

The Company remains focused on cash conversion. Free Cash Flow (a non-GAAP measure defined on page 4) for the third quarter of 2023 totaled $30.8 million compared to $2.1 million for the second quarter of 2023. Additionally, we incurred approximately $3.4 million in decommissioning costs associated with our oil and gas platform in the Gulf of Mexico. Free Cash Flow during the second quarter of 2023 was negatively impacted by our payment of the $27.1 million use tax assessment levied against us by the Washington State Department of Revenue related to a discontinued business unit. Refer to page 8 for a reconciliation of Free Cash Flow to Net Cash from Operating Activities.

Third quarter capital expenditures were $21.6 million. The Company expects total capital expenditures for 2023 to be approximately $80 to $85 million. Approximately 80% of total 2023 capital expenditures are targeted for the replacement of existing assets. Of the total capital expenditures, approximately 75% is expected to be invested in the Rentals segment.

2023 Guidance

Our guidance for full year 2023 remains consistent from our previous guidance provided in the second quarter of 2023, as we expect revenue to come in at a range of $880 million to $920 million with Adjusted EBITDA in a range of $310 million to $330 million. As we noted in the second quarter of 2023, our back half of 2023 results are more heavily weighted to the fourth quarter due to significant expected deliveries from our Completion Services business in the Well Services segment.

Conference Call Information

The Company’s management team will host a conference call on Monday, November 6, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time. The call will be available via live webcast in the “Events” section at ir.superiorenergy.com. To access via phone, participants can register for the call here, where they will be provided a phone number and access code. The call will be available for replay until November 6, 2024 on Superior’s website at ir.superiorenergy.com. If you are a shareholder and would like to submit a question, please email your question beforehand to Jamie Spexarth at ir@superiorenergy.com

About Superior Energy Services

Superior Energy Services serves the drilling, completion and production-related needs of oil and gas companies worldwide through a diversified portfolio of specialized oilfield services and equipment that are used throughout the economic life cycle of oil and gas wells. For more information, visit: www.superiorenergy.com

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

To supplement Superior’s consolidated financial statements, which are prepared and presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”), the Company also uses Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin. Management uses Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin internally for financial and operational decision-making and as a means to evaluate period-to-period comparisons. The Company also believes these non-GAAP measures provide investors useful information about operating results, enhance the overall understanding of past financial performance and future prospects, and allow for greater transparency with respect to key metrics used by management in its financial and operational decision making. Non-GAAP financial measures are not recognized measures for financial statement presentation under U.S. GAAP and do not have standardized meanings and may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other public companies. Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin should be considered as supplements to, and not as substitutes for, or superior to, the corresponding measures calculated in accordance with GAAP. We define Adjusted EBITDA as net income (loss) before net interest expense, income tax expense (benefit) and depreciation, amortization, accretion and depletion, adjusted for other gains and losses, which management does not consider representative of our ongoing operations. We define Adjusted EBITDA Margin as Adjusted EBITDA by segment as a percentage of segment revenues. For a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to net income, the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, please see the tables under “―Superior Energy Services, Inc. and Subsidiaries Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA” included on pages 11 and 12 of this press release.

Free Cash Flow is defined as net cash from operating activities less payments for capital expenditures. Free Cash Flow is considered a non-GAAP financial measure under the SEC’s rules. Management believes, however, that Free Cash Flow is an important financial measure for use in evaluating the Company’s financial performance, as it measures our ability to generate additional cash from our business operations. Free Cash Flow should be considered in addition to, rather than as a substitute for, net income as a measure of our performance or net cash provided by operating activities as a measure of our liquidity. Additionally, our definition of Free Cash Flow is limited and does not represent residual cash flows available for discretionary expenditures due to the fact that the measure does not deduct the payments required for debt service and other obligations or payments made for business acquisitions. Therefore, we believe it is important to view Free Cash Flow as supplemental to our entire Statement of Cash Flows.

The Company is unable to provide a reconciliation of the forward-looking non-GAAP financial measure, Adjusted EBITDA, contained in this press release to its most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, net income, as the information necessary for a quantitative reconciliation of the forward-looking non-GAAP financial measure to its respective most directly comparable GAAP financial measure is not (and was not, when prepared) available to the Company without unreasonable efforts due to the inherent difficulty and impracticability of predicting certain amounts required by GAAP with a reasonable degree of accuracy. Net income includes the impact of depreciation, income taxes and certain other items that impact comparability between periods, which may be significant and are difficult to project with a reasonable degree of accuracy. In addition, we believe such reconciliation could imply a degree of precision that might be confusing or misleading to investors. The probable significance of providing this forward-looking non-GAAP financial measure without the directly comparable GAAP financial measure is that such GAAP financial measure may be materially different from the corresponding non-GAAP financial measure.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains, and future oral or written statements or press releases by the Company and its management may contain, certain forward-looking statements within the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Generally, the words “expects,” “anticipates,” “targets,” “goals,” “projects,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “seeks” and “estimates,” variations of such words and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. All statements other than statements of historical fact regarding the Company’s financial position, financial performance, depreciation expense, liquidity, strategic alternatives (including dispositions, acquisitions, and the timing thereof), market outlook, future capital needs, capital allocation plans, business strategies and other plans and objectives of our management for future operations and activities are forward-looking statements. These statements are based on certain assumptions and analyses made by the Company’s management in light of its experience and prevailing circumstances on the date such statements are made. Such forward-looking statements, and the assumptions on which they are based, are inherently speculative and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to conditions in the oil and gas industry and the availability of strategic partners, that could cause the Company’s actual results to differ materially from such statements. These forward-looking statements rely on a number of assumptions concerning future events and are subject to a number of uncertainties and factors, many of which are outside the control of the Company, which could cause actual results to differ materially from such statements.

While the Company believes that the assumptions concerning future events are reasonable, it cautions that there are inherent difficulties in predicting certain important factors that could impact the future performance or results of its business.

These forward-looking statements are also affected by the risk factors, forward-looking statements and challenges and uncertainties described in the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022 and Form 10-Q’s for the quarters ended March 31, June 30, and September 30, 2023 and those set forth from time to time in the Company’s other periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which are available at www.superiorenergy.com. Except as required by law, the Company expressly disclaims any intention or obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jamie Spexarth, Chief Financial Officer
1001 Louisiana St., Suite 2900
Houston, TX 77002
Investor Relations, ir@superiorenergy.com, (713) 654-2200

SUPERIOR ENERGY SERVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS 
(in thousands, unaudited) 
                
  Three Months Ended  Nine Months Ended 
  September 30,  June 30,  September 30,  September 30, 
  2023  2023  2022  2023  2022 
Revenues               
Rentals $113,201  $112,411  $104,557  $334,433  $297,042 
Well Services  97,184   132,062   117,730   340,562   347,815 
Total revenues  210,385   244,473   222,287   674,995   644,857 
                
Cost of revenues               
Rentals  37,769   35,021   33,638   109,258   101,250 
Well Services  72,076   85,733   82,443   239,062   248,179 
Total cost of revenues  109,845   120,754   116,081   348,320   349,429 
                
Depreciation, depletion, amortization and accretion  20,490   20,621   20,508   61,250   77,939 
General and administrative expenses  30,089   31,177   31,841   92,256   94,090 
Restructuring expenses        1,223   1,983   4,441 
Other (gains) and losses, net  (4,073)  47   (13,397)  (5,424)  (30,263)
Income from operations  54,034   71,874   66,031   176,610   149,221 
                
Other income (expense):               
Interest income, net  6,629   6,513   3,373   18,581   6,011 
Loss on Blue Chip Swap securities  (12,120)        (12,120)   
Other expense, net  (4,520)  (1,836)  (6,838)  (8,508)  (6,362)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes  44,023   76,551   62,566   174,563   148,870 
Income tax expense  (11,403)  (9,147)  (14,058)  (44,615)  (32,813)
Net income from continuing operations  32,620   67,404   48,508   129,948   116,057 
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income tax  128   (9)  17   408   (188)
Net income $32,748  $67,395  $48,525  $130,356  $115,869 
                
Income (loss) per share – basic:               
Net income from continuing operations $1.62  $3.35  $2.42  $6.46  $5.80 
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income tax  0.01         0.02   (0.01)
Net income $1.63  $3.35  $2.42  $6.48  $5.79 
                
Income (loss) per share – diluted:               
Net income from continuing operations $1.62  $3.35  $2.41  $6.45  $5.78 
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income tax        0.01   0.02   (0.01)
Net income $1.62  $3.35  $2.42  $6.47  $5.77 
                
Weighted-average shares outstanding               
Basic  20,136   20,126   20,024   20,123   20,016 
Diluted  20,159   20,143   20,090   20,144   20,074 
                     

SUPERIOR ENERGY SERVICES, INC. 
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS 
(in thousands, unaudited) 
       
  September 30,  December 31, 
  2023  2022 
ASSETS      
Current assets      
Cash and cash equivalents $357,769  $258,999 
Accounts receivable, net  251,395   249,808 
Income taxes receivable  6,046   6,665 
Prepaid expenses  17,167   17,299 
Inventory  87,010   65,587 
Other current assets  7,185   6,276 
Assets held for sale  753   11,978 
Total current assets  727,325   616,612 
Property, plant and equipment, net  291,144   282,376 
Note receivable  72,611   69,679 
Restricted cash  80,940   80,108 
Deferred tax assets  68,187   97,492 
Other assets, net  42,826   44,745 
Total assets $1,283,033  $1,191,012 
       
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY      
Current liabilities:      
Accounts payable $41,760  $31,570 
Accrued expenses  103,279   116,575 
Income taxes payable  15,680   11,682 
Decommissioning liability  25,334   9,770 
Liabilities held for sale  292   3,349 
Total current liabilities  186,345   172,946 
Decommissioning liability  136,233   150,901 
Other liabilities  45,231   84,281 
Total liabilities  367,809   408,128 
Total stockholders’ equity  915,224   782,884 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $1,283,033  $1,191,012 
         

SUPERIOR ENERGY SERVICES, INC. 
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS 
(in thousands, unaudited) 
                
  Three Months Ended  Nine Months Ended 
  September 30,  June 30,  September 30,  September 30, 
  2023  2023  2022  2023  2022 
                
Cash flows from operating activities               
Net income $32,748  $67,395  $48,525  $130,356  $115,869 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities               
Depreciation, depletion, amortization and accretion  20,490   20,621   20,508   61,250   77,939 
Other non-cash items  566   8,392   (5,807)  23,357   (28,165)
Loss on Blue Chip Swap securities  12,120         12,120    
Washington State Tax Payment     (27,068)     (27,068)   
Decommissioning Costs  (3,401)  (2,878)     (6,279)   
Changes in operating assets and liabilities  (10,112)  (36,780)  (9,445)  (38,390)  (43,618)
Net cash from operating activities  52,411   29,682   53,781   155,346   122,025 
                
Cash flows from investing activities               
Payments for capital expenditures  (21,592)  (27,540)  (22,387)  (67,218)  (42,901)
Proceeds from sales of assets  9,563   3,578   31,231   24,710   46,414 
Proceeds from sales of equity securities              13,366 
Proceeds from sales of Blue Chip Swap securities  9,656         9,656    
Purchases of Blue Chip Swap securities  (21,776)        (21,776)   
Net cash from investing activities  (24,149)  (23,962)  8,844   (54,628)  16,879 
                
Cash flows from financing activities               
Other           (1,116)   
Net cash from financing activities           (1,116)   
                
Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash  28,262   5,720   62,625   99,602   138,904 
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period  410,447   404,727   470,814   339,107   394,535 
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period $438,709  $410,447  $533,439  $438,709  $533,439 
                
Reconciliation of Free Cash Flow               
Net cash from operating activities $52,411  $29,682  $53,781  $155,346  $122,025 
Payments for capital expenditures  (21,592)  (27,540)  (22,387)  (67,218)  (42,901)
Free Cash Flow $30,819  $2,142  $31,394  $88,128  $79,124 
                
Free Cash Flow is a Non-GAAP measure. See Non-GAAP Measures for our definition of Free Cash Flow. 
                

SUPERIOR ENERGY SERVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES 
REVENUE BY GEOGRAPHIC REGION BY SEGMENT 
(in thousands, unaudited) 
                
  Three Months Ended  Nine Months Ended 
  September 30,  June 30,  September 30,  September 30, 
  2023  2023  2022  2023  2022 
U.S. land               
Rentals $37,478  $44,730  $39,673  $127,341  $117,426 
Well Services  8,223   5,806   9,808   20,384   18,507 
Total U.S. land  45,701   50,536   49,481   147,725   135,933 
                
U.S. offshore               
Rentals  44,681   37,516   37,829   117,867   106,913 
Well Services  14,459   23,405   23,609   54,185   84,499 
Total U.S. offshore  59,140   60,921   61,438   172,052   191,412 
                
International               
Rentals  31,042  $30,165   27,055   89,225   72,703 
Well Services  74,502   102,851   84,313   265,993   244,809 
Total International  105,544   133,016   111,368   355,218   317,512 
Total Revenues $210,385  $244,473  $222,287  $674,995  $644,857 
                     

SUPERIOR ENERGY SERVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES 
SEGMENT HIGHLIGHTS 
(in thousands, unaudited) 
                
  Three Months Ended  Nine Months Ended 
  September 30,  June 30,  September 30,  September 30, 
  2023  2023  2022  2023  2022 
Revenues               
Rentals $113,201  $112,411  $104,557  $334,433  $297,042 
Well Services  97,184   132,062   117,730   340,562   347,815 
Total Revenues $210,385  $244,473  $222,287  $674,995  $644,857 
                
Income from Operations               
Rentals $56,253  $58,106  $56,291  $167,373  $133,635 
Well Services  10,581   27,425   26,249   50,860   63,531 
Corporate and other  (12,800)  (13,657)  (16,509)  (41,623)  (47,945)
Total Income from Operations $54,034  $71,874  $66,031  $176,610  $149,221 
                
Adjusted EBITDA               
Rentals $68,791  $70,659  $64,141  $204,632  $175,030 
Well Services  15,137   34,629   25,179   69,697   67,081 
Corporate and other  (12,125)  (12,793)  (14,232)  (37,207)  (39,954)
Total Adjusted EBITDA $71,803  $92,495  $75,088  $237,122  $202,157 
                
Adjusted EBITDA Margin               
Rentals  61%  63%  61%  61%  59%
Well Services  16%  26%  21%  20%  19%
Corporate and other n/a  n/a  n/a  n/a  n/a 
Total Adjusted EBITDA Margin  34%  38%  34%  35%  31%
                
Adjusted EBITDA is a Non-GAAP measure. See Non-GAAP Measures for our definition of Adjusted EBITDA. 
  

SUPERIOR ENERGY SERVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES 
RECONCILIATION OF ADJUSTED EBITDA (Non-GAAP) 
(in thousands, unaudited) 
                
  Three Months Ended  Nine Months ended 
  September 30,  June 30,  September 30,  September 30, 
  2023  2023  2022  2023  2022 
Net income from continuing operations $32,620  $67,404  $48,508  $129,948  $116,057 
Depreciation, depletion, amortization and accretion  20,490   20,621   20,508   61,250   77,939 
Interest income, net  (6,629)  (6,513)  (3,373)  (18,581)  (6,011)
Income tax expense  11,403   9,147   14,058   44,615   32,813 
Restructuring expenses        1,223   1,983   4,441 
Other expense, net  4,520   1,836   6,838   8,508   6,362 
Loss on Blue Chip Swap Securities  12,120         12,120    
Other adjustments (1)  (2,721)     (12,674)  (2,721)  (29,444)
Adjusted EBITDA $71,803  $92,495  $75,088  $237,122  $202,157 
                
Adjusted EBITDA is a Non-GAAP measure. See Non-GAAP Measures for our definition of Adjusted EBITDA. 
                
(1) Adjustments for exit and disposal activities related to non-core businesses and the residual gain from revisions to our estimated decommissioning liability 
  

SUPERIOR ENERGY SERVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES 
RECONCILIATION OF ADJUSTED EBITDA BY SEGMENT 
(in thousands, unaudited) 
                
  Three Months Ended  Nine Months Ended 
  September 30,  June 30,  September 30,  September 30, 
  2023  2023  2022  2023  2022 
Rentals               
Income from operations $56,253  $58,106  $56,291  $167,373  $133,635 
Depreciation, depletion, amortization and accretion  12,538   12,553   12,554   37,259   46,099 
Other adjustments (1)        (4,704)     (4,704)
Adjusted EBITDA $68,791  $70,659  $64,141  $204,632  $175,030 
                
Wells Services               
Income from operations $10,581  $27,425  $26,249  $50,860  $63,531 
Depreciation, depletion, amortization and accretion  7,277   7,204   6,900   21,558   28,290 
Other adjustments (2)  (2,721)     (7,970)  (2,721)  (24,740)
Adjusted EBITDA $15,137  $34,629  $25,179  $69,697  $67,081 
                
Corporate               
Loss from operations $(12,800) $(13,657)  (16,509) $(41,623) $(47,945)
Depreciation, depletion, amortization and accretion  675   864   1,054   2,433   3,550 
Restructuring expenses        1,223   1,983   4,441 
Adjusted EBITDA $(12,125) $(12,793) $(14,232) $(37,207) $(39,954)
                
Total               
Income from operations $54,034  $71,874  $66,031  $176,610  $149,221 
Depreciation, depletion, amortization and accretion  20,490   20,621   20,508   61,250   77,939 
Restructuring expenses        1,223   1,983   4,441 
Other adjustments  (2,721)     (12,674)  (2,721)  (29,444)
Adjusted EBITDA $71,803  $92,495  $75,088  $237,122  $202,157 
                
Adjusted EBITDA is a Non-GAAP measure. See Non-GAAP Measures for our definition of Adjusted EBITDA. 
                
(1) Adjustments for disposal activities related to non-core businesses
(2) Adjustments for exit and disposal activities related to non-core businesses and the residual gain from revisions to our estimated decommissioning liability
 

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