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THE WOODLANDS, Texas, May 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Newpark Resources, Inc. (NYSE: NR) ("Newpark" or the "Company") today announced results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2021. Total revenues for the first quarter of 2021 were $141.2 million compared to $129.7 million for the fourth quarter of 2020 and $164.6 million for the first quarter of 2020. Net loss for the first quarter of 2021 was $5.4 million, or ($0.06) per share, compared to a net loss of $18.4 million, or ($0.20) per share, for the fourth quarter of 2020, and net loss of $12.1 million, or ($0.14) per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2020.

First quarter 2021 results include a $0.8 million pre-tax loss associated with the repurchase of $18.3 million of convertible notes in the open market ($0.8 million after-tax, $0.01 per share).

Paul Howes, Newpark's President and Chief Executive Officer, stated, "With the underlying fundamentals improving in both segments, I'm pleased with our overall performance in the first quarter, highlighted by the solid performance in the Industrial Solutions segment and the continued strength in cash generation.

"Our Industrial Solutions segment revenues improved 6% sequentially and 68% year-over-year to $53 million in the first quarter of 2021, benefitting from the ongoing recovery in customer activity, most notably from the electrical utilities sector. Site and Access Solutions product sales contributed $20 million of revenues in the first quarter, benefitting from pent-up demand from customers in the electrical utilities sector, following the deferral of capital investments in 2020. With the stronger revenue, our Industrial Solutions segment operating margin improved to 25% in the first quarter. Electrical utilities remains our largest Industrial Solutions customer end-market, contributing more than half of first quarter 2021 segment revenues. We are increasingly optimistic about the long-term growth opportunity that this market provides us, particularly as energy transition gains momentum." 

Howes continued, "In the Fluids Systems segment, revenues improved 11% sequentially to $88 million in the first quarter of 2021, benefitting from the seasonal strength in Canada, the continued recovery of activity in U.S. land, and growth in stimulation chemicals, despite the impact of Winter Storm Uri, which negatively impacted first quarter revenues. In the Gulf of Mexico, revenues declined $3 million, largely reflecting unanticipated changes in customer drilling plans. Internationally, although we are beginning to see improvements in key markets, our Fluids Systems revenues were relatively flat sequentially, as activities in key markets within the EMEA region continue to be impacted by COVID-related travel and operational restrictions imposed by local governments. The Fluids Systems first quarter operating loss was reduced sequentially to $6.8 million, benefitting from the revenue improvements.

"The consistent generation of Free Cash Flow through all phases of industry cycles remains a high priority, and I'm extremely pleased with our performance on this front. During the first quarter, we generated $28 million of cash from operations, while leveraging our capital-light business model to deliver $27 million of Free Cash Flow, most of which was used to retire $18 million of outstanding convertible bonds," added Howes. "As of the end of the first quarter, our total debt balance was reduced to $72 million, while our cash balance increased to $34 million."

Segment Results

The Fluids Systems segment generated revenues of $87.8 million for the first quarter of 2021 compared to $79.4 million for the fourth quarter of 2020 and $132.8 million for the first quarter of 2020. Segment operating loss was $6.8 million for the first quarter of 2021 compared to a $20.1 million loss for the fourth quarter of 2020 and a $2.3 million loss for the first quarter of 2020. Operating loss for the fourth quarter of 2020 included $11.2 million of net charges, primarily related to our exit from Brazil, including $11.7 million of charges for the non-cash recognition of cumulative foreign currency translation losses. Operating loss for the first quarter of 2020 included $1.2 million of charges associated with inventory write-downs and severance costs.

The Industrial Solutions segment generated revenues of $53.3 million for the first quarter of 2021 compared to $50.3 million for the fourth quarter of 2020 and $31.7 million for the first quarter of 2020. Segment operating income was $13.1 million for the first quarter of 2021 compared to $9.5 million of income for the fourth quarter of 2020 and $3.1 million of income for the first quarter of 2020.

Repurchase of Convertible Notes due December 2021

During the first quarter of 2021, we repurchased $18.3 million of our Convertible Notes due December 2021 in the open market for a total cost of $18.1 million. Despite purchasing the notes at a discount to par, we recognized a $0.8 million loss on the extinguishment of debt from the non-cash write-off of $1.0 million of unamortized debt discount and issuance costs associated with the purchased notes. As of March 31, 2021, we have $48.6 million of Convertible Notes outstanding and $11.0 million outstanding under our U.S. bank facility. We intend to repurchase or repay the remaining Convertible Notes using a combination of available cash on-hand and generated from operations, along with expected availability under our U.S. bank facility.

Conference Call

Newpark has scheduled a conference call to discuss first quarter of 2021 results and its near-term operational outlook, which will be broadcast live over the Internet, on Wednesday, May 5, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time / 9:00 a.m. Central Time. To participate in the call, dial 412-902-0030 and ask for the Newpark Resources call at least 10 minutes prior to the start time, or access it live over the Internet at www.newpark.com. For those who cannot listen to the live call, a replay will be available through May 12, 2021 and may be accessed by dialing 201-612-7415 and using pass code 13718258#. Also, an archive of the webcast will be available shortly after the call at www.newpark.com for 90 days.

Newpark Resources, Inc. is a geographically diversified supplier providing products, as well as rentals and services to a variety of industries, including oil and gas exploration, electrical transmission & distribution, pipeline, renewable energy, petrochemical, construction, and other industries. For more information, visit our website at www.newpark.com.

This news release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended. All statements other than statements of historical facts are forward-looking statements. Words such as "will," "may," "could," "would," "should," "anticipates," "believes," "estimates," "expects," "plans," "intends," and similar expressions are intended to identify these forward-looking statements but are not the exclusive means of identifying them. These statements are not guarantees that our expectations will prove to be correct and involve a number of risks, uncertainties, and assumptions. Many factors, including those discussed more fully elsewhere in this release and in documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by Newpark, particularly its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, as well as others, could cause actual plans or results to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, these statements. These risk factors include, but are not limited to, risks related to the COVID-19 pandemic; the worldwide oil and natural gas industry; our customer concentration and reliance on the U.S. exploration and production market; our international operations; operating hazards present in the oil and natural gas industry and substantial liability claims, including catastrophic well incidents; our contracts that can be terminated or downsized by our customers without penalty; our product offering expansion; our ability to attract, retain and develop qualified leaders, key employees and skilled personnel; the availability of raw materials; business acquisitions and capital investments; our market competition; technological developments and intellectual property in our industry; severe weather, natural disasters, and seasonality; our cost and continued availability of borrowed funds, including noncompliance with debt covenants; environmental laws and regulations; our legal compliance; the inherent limitations of insurance coverage; income taxes; cybersecurity breaches or business system disruptions; our ability to maintain compliance with the New York Stock Exchange's continued listing requirements; and our amended and restated bylaws, which could limit our stockholders' ability to obtain what such stockholders believe to be a favorable judicial forum for disputes with us or our directors, officers or other employees. We assume no obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by securities laws. Newpark's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission can be obtained at no charge at www.sec.gov, as well as through our website at www.newpark.com.

 

Newpark Resources, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(Unaudited)



Three Months Ended

(In thousands, except per share data)

March 31,
2021


December 31,
2020


March 31,
2020

Revenues

$

141,172



$

129,705



$

164,550


Cost of revenues

119,991



115,583



146,084


Selling, general and administrative expenses

20,911



20,374



24,696


Other operating income

(274)



(1,424)



(344)


Impairments



11,689




Operating income (loss)

544



(16,517)



(5,886)








Foreign currency exchange (gain) loss

(332)



35



1,982


Interest expense, net

2,408



2,462



3,201


Loss on extinguishment of debt

790





915


Loss before income taxes

(2,322)



(19,014)



(11,984)








Provision (benefit) for income taxes

3,040



(580)



164


Net loss

$

(5,362)



$

(18,434)



$

(12,148)








Calculation of EPS:






Net loss - basic and diluted

$

(5,362)



$

(18,434)



$

(12,148)








Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic

90,701



90,624



89,645


Dilutive effect of stock options and restricted stock awards






Dilutive effect of Convertible Notes






Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted

90,701



90,624



89,645








Net loss per common share - basic:

$

(0.06)



$

(0.20)



$

(0.14)


Net loss per common share - diluted:

$

(0.06)



$

(0.20)



$

(0.14)


 

Newpark Resources, Inc.

Operating Segment Results

(Unaudited)



Three Months Ended

(In thousands)

March 31,
2021


December 31,
2020


March 31,
2020

Revenues






Fluids systems

$

87,849



$

79,430



$

132,805


Industrial solutions

53,323



50,275



31,745


Total revenues

$

141,172



$

129,705



$

164,550








Operating income (loss)






Fluids systems (1)

$

(6,767)



$

(20,119)



$

(2,268)


Industrial solutions

13,130



9,531



3,062


Corporate office (2)

(5,819)



(5,929)



(6,680)


Total operating income (loss)

$

544



$

(16,517)



$

(5,886)








Segment operating margin






Fluids systems

(7.7)

%


(25.3)

%


(1.7)

%

Industrial solutions

24.6

%


19.0

%


9.6

%



(1)

Fluids Systems operating loss for the three months ended December 31, 2020 included $11.2 million of charges primarily related to our exit from Brazil, and Fluids Systems operating loss for the three months ended March 31, 2020 included $1.2 million of charges related to inventory write-downs and severance costs.

(2)

Corporate office expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2020 included $0.2 million of charges associated with severance costs.

 

Newpark Resources, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Unaudited)


(In thousands, except share data)

March 31,
2021


December 31,
2020

ASSETS




Cash and cash equivalents

$

34,156



$

24,197


Receivables, net

133,240



141,045


Inventories

139,913



147,857


Prepaid expenses and other current assets

13,307



15,081


Total current assets

320,616



328,180






Property, plant and equipment, net

274,972



277,696


Operating lease assets

30,332



30,969


Goodwill

42,477



42,444


Other intangible assets, net

24,527



25,428


Deferred tax assets

2,074



1,706


Other assets

2,613



2,769


Total assets

$

697,611



$

709,192






LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY




Current debt

$

55,242



$

67,472


Accounts payable

60,637



49,252


Accrued liabilities

35,188



36,934


Total current liabilities

151,067



153,658






Long-term debt, less current portion

17,000



19,690


Noncurrent operating lease liabilities

24,347



25,068


Deferred tax liabilities

14,769



13,368


Other noncurrent liabilities

9,506



9,376


Total liabilities

216,689



221,160






Common stock, $0.01 par value (200,000,000 shares authorized and 107,735,307 and 107,587,786 shares issued, respectively)

1,077



1,076


Paid-in capital

628,552



627,031


Accumulated other comprehensive loss

(57,456)



(54,172)


Retained earnings

45,554



50,937


Treasury stock, at cost (16,777,632 and 16,781,150 shares, respectively)

(136,805)



(136,840)


Total stockholders' equity

480,922



488,032


Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

$

697,611



$

709,192


 

Newpark Resources, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited)



Three Months Ended March 31,

(In thousands)

2021


2020

Cash flows from operating activities:




Net loss

$

(5,362)



$

(12,148)


Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operations:




Depreciation and amortization

10,830



11,453


Stock-based compensation expense

1,279



1,592


Provision for deferred income taxes

1,569



(2,801)


Credit loss expense

50



20


Gain on sale of assets

(3,283)



(1,033)


Loss on extinguishment of debt

790



915


Amortization of original issue discount and debt issuance costs

1,082



1,573


Change in assets and liabilities:




 Decrease in receivables

2,414



10,652


 Decrease in inventories

6,694



5,466


 (Increase) decrease in other assets

1,275



(644)


 Increase (decrease) in accounts payable

11,437



(9,842)


 Decrease in accrued liabilities and other

(1,002)



(815)


Net cash provided by operating activities

27,773



4,388






Cash flows from investing activities:




Capital expenditures

(8,649)



(6,649)


Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment

8,027



3,673


Net cash used in investing activities

(622)



(2,976)






Cash flows from financing activities:




Borrowings on lines of credit

51,922



74,909


Payments on lines of credit

(56,922)



(58,948)


Purchases of Convertible Notes

(18,107)



(13,775)


Proceeds from term loan

8,258




Debt issuance costs

(196)




Purchases of treasury stock

(6)



(32)


  Other financing activities

(1,561)



(1,218)


Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

(16,612)



936






Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

(882)



(2,576)






Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash

9,657



(228)


Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of period

30,348



56,863


Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of period

$

40,005



$

56,635



Newpark Resources, Inc.
Non-GAAP Reconciliations
(Unaudited)

To help understand the Company's financial performance, the Company has supplemented its financial results that it provides in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") with non-GAAP financial measures. Such financial measures include earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization ("EBITDA"), EBITDA Margin, Free Cash Flow, Net Debt, and the Ratio of Net Debt to Capital.

We believe these non-GAAP financial measures are frequently used by investors, securities analysts and other parties in the evaluation of our performance and liquidity with that of other companies in our industry. Management uses these measures to evaluate our operating performance, liquidity and capital structure. In addition, our incentive compensation plan measures performance based on our consolidated EBITDA, along with other factors. The methods we use to produce these non-GAAP financial measures may differ from methods used by other companies. These measures should be considered in addition to, not as a substitute for, financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP.

EBITDA and EBITDA Margin

The following tables reconcile the Company's net income (loss) or segment operating income (loss) calculated in accordance with GAAP to the non-GAAP financial measure of EBITDA:

Consolidated

Three Months Ended

(In thousands)

March 31,
2021


December 31,
2020


March 31,
2020

Net loss (GAAP) (1)

$

(5,362)



$

(18,434)



$

(12,148)


Interest expense, net

2,408



2,462



3,201


Provision (benefit) for income taxes

3,040



(580)



164


Depreciation and amortization

10,830



11,128



11,453


EBITDA (non-GAAP) (1)

$

10,916



$

(5,424)



$

2,670




(1)

Net loss and EBITDA for the three months ended March 31, 2021 includes a $0.8 million loss associated with the purchase of a portion of our convertible notes on the open market. Net loss and EBITDA for the three months ended December 31, 2020 included $11.2 million of charges primarily related to our exit from Brazil. Net loss and EBITDA for the three months ended March 31, 2020 included $2.3 million of charges, consisting of a $0.9 million loss associated with the purchase of a portion of our convertible notes on the open market and a total of $1.4 million of charges related to inventory write-downs and severance costs.

 

Newpark Resources, Inc.

Non-GAAP Reconciliations (Continued)

(Unaudited)


Fluids Systems

Three Months Ended

(In thousands)

March 31,
2021


December 31,
2020


March 31,
2020

Operating loss (GAAP) (1)

$

(6,767)



$

(20,119)



$

(2,268)


Depreciation and amortization

4,627



4,869



5,234


EBITDA (non-GAAP) (1)

(2,140)



(15,250)



2,966


Revenues

87,849



79,430



132,805


Operating Margin (GAAP)

(7.7)

%


(25.3)

%


(1.7)

%

EBITDA Margin (non-GAAP)

(2.4)

%


(19.2)

%


2.2

%



(1)

Operating loss and EBITDA for the three months ended December 31, 2020 included $11.2 million of charges primarily related to our exit from Brazil. Operating loss and EBITDA for the three months ended March 31, 2020 included $1.2 million of charges related to inventory write-downs and severance costs.

 

Industrial Solutions

Three Months Ended

(In thousands)

March 31,
2021


December 31,
2020


March 31,
2020

Operating income (GAAP)

$

13,130



$

9,531



$

3,062


Depreciation and amortization

5,136



5,186



5,168


EBITDA (non-GAAP)

18,266



14,717



8,230


Revenues

53,323



50,275



31,745


Operating Margin (GAAP)

24.6

%


19.0

%


9.6

%

EBITDA Margin (non-GAAP)

34.3

%


29.3

%


25.9

%

Newpark Resources, Inc.
Non-GAAP Reconciliations (Continued)
(Unaudited)

Free Cash Flow

The following table reconciles the Company's net cash provided by operating activities calculated in accordance with GAAP to the non-GAAP financial measure of the Company's free cash flow:

Consolidated

Three Months Ended

(In thousands)

March 31,
2021


December 31,
2020


March 31,
2020

Net cash provided by operating activities (GAAP)

$

27,773



$

15,498



$

4,388


Capital expenditures

(8,649)



(1,185)



(6,649)


Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment

8,027



1,902



3,673


Free Cash Flow (non-GAAP)

$

27,151



$

16,215



$

1,412


Ratio of Net Debt to Capital

The following table reconciles the Company's ratio of total debt to capital calculated in accordance with GAAP to the non-GAAP financial measure of the Company's ratio of net debt to capital:

(In thousands)

March 31,
2021


December 31,
2020

Current debt

$

55,242



$

67,472


Long-term debt, less current portion

17,000



19,690


Total Debt

72,242



87,162


Total stockholders' equity

480,922



488,032


Total Capital

$

553,164



$

575,194






Ratio of Total Debt to Capital

13.1

%


15.2

%





Total Debt

$

72,242



$

87,162


Less: cash and cash equivalents

(34,156)



(24,197)


Net Debt

38,086



62,965


Total stockholders' equity

480,922



488,032


Total Capital, Net of Cash

$

519,008



$

550,997






Ratio of Net Debt to Capital

7.3

%


11.4

%

 

Contacts: 

Gregg Piontek
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Newpark Resources, Inc.
gpiontek@newpark.com
281-362-6800

 

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newpark resources, inc., publicly traded on the nyse (symbol nr), is a uniquely positioned oilfield services company focused on two distinct business segments: drilling fluids and mats and integrated services. the company was founded in 1932, and its corporate headquarters is located in the woodlands, tx. newpark drilling fluids (ndf) is the largest business unit, having commenced operations in 1997. as the only remaining service company whose primary focus is drilling fluids, ndf has become the third largest drilling fluids company serving the north american market. newpark mats and integrated services (nmis) provides temporary work sites and access roads to drilling sites, as well as site closure and remediation upon completion of operations. nmis is the dominant player in mat rental and integrated site services, with the dura-base™ composite mat system, which provides a safe, cost-effective surface for year-round all weather performance. newpark resources’ significant status in thes