HOUSTON, Aug. 15, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Superior Energy Services, Inc. (the "Company") filed its Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2024. In accordance with the Company's Shareholders Agreement, it will host a conference call with shareholders on August 16, 2024. For the second quarter of 2024, the Company reported net income from continuing operations of $29.5 million, or $1.46 per diluted share, with revenue of $201.1 million. This compares to net income from continuing operations of $37.9 million or $1.88 per diluted share, with revenue of $208.6 million, for the first quarter of 2024. The Company's Adjusted EBITDA (a non-GAAP measure defined on page 4) was $60.0 million compared to $68.1 million for the first quarter of 2024. Refer to pages 11 and 12 for a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to GAAP results. Brian Moore, Chief Executive Officer, commented, "Superior Energy's second quarter results were consistent with the expectations indicated in our Q1 2024 Earnings Release. Recognizing changing market conditions, particularly in US Land and Latin America, our leaders and their teams' nimble actions enabled us to deliver expected results. In the second quarter we generated $39 million Free Cash Flow while continuing to support our businesses with nearly $35 million in capital expenditures." Second Quarter 2024 Geographic Breakdown U.S. land revenue was $39.0 million for the second quarter of 2024, a decrease of 16% compared to revenue of $46.5 million for the first quarter of 2024. The decline in U.S. land revenue was primarily driven by decreased activity from our premium drill pipe product line within our Rentals segment, consistent with a reduced U.S. land rig count. U.S. offshore revenue was $53.8 million in the second quarter of 2024, a decrease of 19% compared to revenue of $66.1 million in the first quarter of 2024. U.S. offshore revenue decreased across both our Rentals and Well Services segments, with the most significant decline coming from our project based completion services product line, which had a strong first quarter of 2024. International revenue was $108.4 million in the second quarter of 2024, an increase of 13% compared to revenue of $96.0 million in the first quarter of 2024. International revenue was up across both our Rentals and Well Services segments, with the increase being driven by our premium drill pipe business unit in the Rentals segment, and our Kuwait based production services business in the Well Services segment. Second Quarter 2024 Segment Reporting The Rentals segment revenue in the second quarter of 2024 was $99.9 million, an 8% decrease compared to revenue of $108.1 million in the first quarter of 2024, primarily due to decreases in U.S. land and U.S. offshore market activity for our premium drill pipe product line. In the second quarter of 2024, Rentals segment income from operations was $44.1 million as compared to $51.2 million in the first quarter of 2024. Adjusted EBITDA was $56.0 million, an 11% decrease from the first quarter of 2024. Adjusted EBITDA Margin (a non-GAAP measure defined on page 4) was 56%, a 2% decrease from the first quarter of 2024. The Well Services segment revenue in the second quarter of 2024 was $101.2 million, a 1% increase compared to revenue of $100.5 million in the first quarter of 2024. This increase was primarily driven by improvements in our international production services businesses, which were partially offset by a decline in U.S. offshore completion service revenues. In the second quarter of 2024, Well Services segment income from operations was $10.7 million as compared to $13.4 million in the first quarter of 2024. Adjusted EBITDA for the second quarter of 2024 was $19.1 million with an Adjusted EBITDA Margin of 19%, as compared to Adjusted EBITDA of $21.5 million with an Adjusted EBITDA Margin of 21% in the first quarter of 2024. Liquidity As of June 30, 2024, the Company had cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash of approximately $335.3 million. As of June 30, 2024, our borrowing base, as defined in our credit agreement, was approximately $89.4 million, and we had $36.7 million in letters of credit outstanding which reduced the borrowing availability to $52.7 million. At June 30, 2024, we had no outstanding borrowings under our credit facility. Total cash proceeds received during the second quarter of 2024 from the sale of non-core businesses and assets were $0.7 million compared to total cash proceeds received during the first quarter of 2024 of $2.6 million. Additionally, during the first quarter of 2024, we paid a special cash dividend totaling $250.4 million to our shareholders. During the second quarter of 2024, net cash from operating activities was $73.8 million. Free Cash Flow (a non-GAAP measure defined on page 4) for the second quarter of 2024 totaled $39.0 million as compared to $68.2 million for the first quarter of 2024. Refer to page 8 for a reconciliation of Free Cash Flow to Net Cash from Operating Activities. Second quarter 2024 capital expenditures were $34.7 million. The Company expects total capital expenditures for 2024 to be approximately $100 to $110 million. Approximately 89% of total 2024 capital expenditures are targeted for the replacement of existing assets. Of the total estimated 2024 capital expenditures, approximately 68% is expected to be invested in the Rentals segment. 2024 Guidance We expect the third quarter of 2024 revenue to come in at a range of $190 million to $215 million with Adjusted EBITDA in a range of $55 million to $70 million. In regard to full year 2024 guidance, we expect revenue to come in at a range of $780 million to $840 million with Adjusted EBITDA in a range of $235 million to $265 million. Conference Call Information The Company's management team will host a conference call on Friday, August 16, 2024, 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 August 16, 2025 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 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) from continuing activities before net interest expense, income tax expense (benefit) and depreciation, amortization, accretion and depletion, restructuring and transaction expenses, adjusted for other gains and losses and other expenses, net, 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", "will," "could," "may" 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 and results, financial performance, 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, U.S. and global market and economic conditions generally and macroeconomic conditions worldwide, (including inflation, interest rates, supply chain disruptions and capital and credit markets conditions) 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, 2023 and subsequent reports on Form 10-Qs 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.     SUPERIOR ENERGY SERVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES   CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS   (in thousands, unaudited)                                       Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended       June 30,     March 31,     June 30,     June 30,     June 30,       2024     2024     2023     2024     2023                                   Rentals   $ 99,851     $ 108,091     $ 112,411     $ 207,942     $ 221,232   Well Services     101,230       100,543       132,062       201,773       243,378   Total revenues     201,081       208,634       244,473       409,715       464,610                                   Rentals     36,596       37,766       35,021       74,362       71,489   Well Services     71,672       68,873       85,733       140,545       166,986   Total cost of revenues     108,268       106,639       120,754       214,907       238,475                                   Depreciation, depletion, amortization and accretion     20,868       20,447       20,621       41,315       40,760   General and administrative expenses     33,404       34,975       31,177       68,379       62,167   Restructuring and transaction expenses     -       -       -       -       1,983   Other (gains) and losses, net     (614 )     (1,082 )     47       (1,696 )     (1,351 ) Income from operations     39,155       47,655       71,874       86,810       122,576                                   Other income (expense):                               Interest income, net     5,760       6,840       6,513       12,600       11,952   Other expense     (2,082 )     (1,813 )     (1,836 )     (3,895 )     (3,988 ) Income from continuing operations before income taxes     42,833       52,682       76,551       95,515       130,540   Income tax expense     (13,370 )     (14,787 )     (9,147 )     (28,157 )     (33,212 ) Net income from continuing operations     29,463       37,895       67,404       67,358       97,328   Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income tax     1,896       -       (9 )     1,896       280   Net income   $ 31,359     $ 37,895     $ 67,395     $ 69,254     $ 97,608                                   Income per share - basic:                               Net income from continuing operations   $ 1.46     $ 1.88     $ 3.35     $ 3.34     $ 4.84   Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income tax     0.09       -       -       0.09       0.01   Net income   $ 1.55     $ 1.88     $ 3.35     $ 3.43     $ 4.85                                   Income per share - diluted                               Net income from continuing operations   $ 1.46     $ 1.88     $ 3.35     $ 3.34     $ 4.83   Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income tax     0.09       -       -       0.09       0.02   Net income   $ 1.55     $ 1.88     $ 3.35     $ 3.43     $ 4.85                                   Weighted-average shares outstanding                               Basic     20,172       20,162       20,126       20,167       20,116   Diluted     20,183       20,180       20,143       20,181       20,136       SUPERIOR ENERGY SERVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES   CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS   (in thousands, unaudited)       June 30,     December 31,       2024     2023   ASSETS             Current assets:             Cash and cash equivalents   $ 281,254     $ 391,684   Accounts receivable, net     219,488       276,868   Inventory     66,267       74,995   Income taxes receivable     12,776       10,542   Prepaid expenses     25,716       18,614   Other current assets     7,148       7,922   Total current assets     612,649       780,625   Property, plant and equipment, net     309,994       294,960   Notes receivable