Drilling Tools Q3 shareholder loss widens to $2.64M
The revised 2026 Adjusted Free Cash Flow outlook is $13 million-$22 million, with DTI expecting results near the low end.
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Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Drilling Tools International Corp. (DTI) reported third-quarter 2026 revenue of $40.645 million, including $31.969 million from tool rentals and $8.676 million from product sales. Net loss attributable to DTI shareholders was $2.637 million, compared with $0.903 million a year earlier; Adjusted EBITDA was $9.503 million, versus $9.115 million.
CEO Wayne Prejean said revenue and Adjusted EBITDA rose 7% and 14% sequentially, respectively, with Adjusted EBITDA margin at approximately 23%. As of September 30, 2026, cash and cash equivalents were $2.965 million and Net Debt was $47.4 million. DTI kept 2026 revenue guidance at $155 million-$170 million and Adjusted EBITDA at $35 million-$45 million, expecting both toward the lower ends. Capital expenditure outlook rose to $22 million-$23 million; Adjusted Free Cash Flow guidance was revised to $13 million-$22 million from $17 million-$22 million, with results expected near the low end.
DTI said its proposed acquisition of Saltire Energy Limited and Foxley Energy Limited is expected to close in the first quarter of 2027, subject to stockholder approval, required regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions. If completed, the transaction is expected to bring its Eastern Hemisphere business to approximately 40% of pro forma revenue. DTI expects to fund the cash portion with new debt financing and borrowings under its existing credit facility.
How this balance works
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It reads the document as published, with the same rules for every company, and it does not look at what the market expected or at how the stock traded, so a point can be objectively good on a day the stock falls.
Rhea-AI Sentiment measures something else, the tone of the wording.
Hollow bars mark forward-looking points. How the balance works
Positive
- Moderate pointManagement reported sequential revenue up 7% and Adjusted EBITDA up 14%.
Negative
- Major point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.Adjusted Free Cash Flow outlook low end fell to $13 million from $17 million.
- Moderate pointQuarterly shareholder net loss widened to $2.637 million from $0.903 million.
- Moderate pointNine-month Adjusted EBITDA fell to $25.389 million from $29.202 million.
Filing Explained
Nine-month adjusted free cash flow was positive.
DTI's 8-K reports completed third-quarter results; for the nine months ended
DTI defines adjusted free cash flow as adjusted EBITDA less gross capital expenditures and identifies it as a performance measure, not a liquidity measure; operating activities used
8-K Event Classification
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Adjusted EBITDA financial
non-GAAP financial measure financial
Adjusted Free Cash Flow financial
Net Debt financial
Earnings Snapshot
For 2026, revenue of $155 million to $170 million and Adjusted EBITDA of $35 million to $45 million, with both expected toward the lower ends of their ranges; capital expenditures of $22 million to $23 million; Adjusted Free Cash Flow of $13 million to $22 million, with results expected near the low end.
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