[10-Q] NCS Multistage Holdings, Inc. Quarterly Earnings Report

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

NCS Multistage Holdings (NCSM) posted a solid Q3 2025 with revenue of $46.5 million compared with $44.0 million a year ago. Income from operations was $3.1 million, and net income attributable to NCS was $3.8 million, or $1.37 diluted EPS versus $1.60 last year.

For the first nine months, revenue reached $133.0 million (up from $117.6 million) and net income attributable to NCS rose to $8.8 million from $3.1 million. Operating cash flow was $9.0 million. NCS ended the quarter with $25.3 million in cash, $7.4 million of finance-lease debt, and no ABL borrowings; total equity was $127.1 million.

NCS acquired Reservoir Metrics (ResMetrics) on July 31, 2025 for total consideration of $7.1 million, including contingent consideration tied to tariff changes. ResMetrics contributed $2.2 million of revenue and $0.6 million of income before tax for the period ended September 30, 2025. In Canada patent matters, the Federal Court of Appeal set aside a prior injunction and reduced a costs award to approximately $0.9 million, remanding the case to the trial court.

Insights

Equity analyst — energy services

Q3 revenue grew modestly; cash remains strong; small bolt-on deal closed.

NCS Multistage delivered Q3 revenue of $46.5M with operating income of $3.1M. Year-to-date performance improved meaningfully: revenue $133.0M and net income attributable to NCS $8.8M, supported by better operating cash flow of $9.0M for the nine months.

Liquidity looks stable with cash of $25.3M, no draws on the ABL, and finance-lease debt of $7.4M. The ResMetrics acquisition totaled $7.1M and contributed $2.2M revenue and $0.6M income before tax through Sep 30, 2025; contingent consideration depends on tariff changes.

Legal developments in Canada removed a prior injunction and reduced costs to about $0.9M, with the matter remanded. The net impact depends on future court outcomes. Subsequent filings may provide additional detail on integration progress and any updates to contingent consideration.

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

☑ Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2025

OR

☐ Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the transition period from   ______  to  ______

Commission file number: 001-38071

NCS Multistage Holdings, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

	Delaware		46-1527455
	(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(IRS Employer Identification number)
	19350 State Highway 249, Suite 600
	Houston, Texas		77070
	(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (281) 453-2222

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value	NCSM	Nasdaq Capital Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.     Yes ☑   No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).     Yes ☑   No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

	Large accelerated filer	☐	Accelerated filer	☐
	Non-accelerated filer	☑	Smaller reporting company	☑
			Emerging growth company	☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.    ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).    Yes ☐   No ☑

As of October 28, 2025, there were 2,540,920 shares of common stock outstanding.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

		Page
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.	Financial Statements (Unaudited)
	Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets	3
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations	4
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income	5
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity	6
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows	8
	Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements	9
Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	21
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	35
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	35
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	36
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	36
Item 5.	Other Information	36
Item 6.	Exhibits	37
Signatures		38

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1.  Financial Statements

NCS MULTISTAGE HOLDINGS, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands, except share data)

(Unaudited)

		September 30,				December 31,
		2025				2024
Assets
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents		$	25,295			$	25,880
Accounts receivable—trade, net			36,063				31,513
Inventories, net			44,097				40,971
Prepaid expenses and other current assets			2,475				2,063
Other current receivables			3,406				5,143
Total current assets			111,336				105,570
Noncurrent assets
Property and equipment, net			20,030				21,283
Goodwill			16,387				15,222
Identifiable intangibles, net			6,291				3,690
Operating lease assets			5,194				5,911
Deposits and other assets			587				712
Deferred income taxes, net			2,199				424
Total noncurrent assets			50,688				47,242
Total assets		$	162,024			$	152,812
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Current liabilities
Accounts payable—trade		$	7,924			$	8,970
Accrued expenses			8,397				8,351
Income taxes payable			293				683
Operating lease liabilities			1,648				1,602
Contingent purchase consideration			1,076				—
Current maturities of long-term debt			2,326				2,141
Other current liabilities			3,701				3,672
Total current liabilities			25,365				25,419
Noncurrent liabilities
Long-term debt, less current maturities			5,111				6,001
Operating lease liabilities, long-term			4,059				4,891
Other long-term liabilities			206				206
Deferred income taxes, net			170				186
Total noncurrent liabilities			9,546				11,284
Total liabilities			34,911				36,703
Commitments and contingencies (Note 11)
Stockholders’ equity
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024			—				—
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 11,250,000 shares authorized, 2,607,362 shares issued and 2,540,849 shares outstanding at September 30, 2025 and 2,563,979 shares issued and 2,507,430 shares outstanding at December 31, 2024			26				26
Additional paid-in capital			449,245				447,384
Accumulated other comprehensive loss			(86,687	)			(87,604	)
Retained deficit			(250,236	)			(259,024	)
Treasury stock, at cost, 66,513 shares at September 30, 2025 and 56,549 shares at December 31, 2024			(2,211	)			(1,943	)
Total stockholders' equity			110,137				98,839
Non-controlling interest			16,976				17,270
Total equity			127,113				116,109
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity		$	162,024			$	152,812

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

		Three Months Ended								Nine Months Ended
		September 30,								September 30,
		2025				2024				2025				2024
Revenues
Product sales		$	31,220			$	31,675			$	94,062			$	82,455
Services			15,318				12,331				38,935				35,099
Total revenues			46,538				44,006				132,997				117,554
Cost of sales
Cost of product sales, exclusive of depreciation and amortization expense shown below			19,261				19,408				57,827				51,309
Cost of services, exclusive of depreciation and amortization expense shown below			7,864				6,066				20,904				18,171
Total cost of sales, exclusive of depreciation and amortization expense shown below			27,125				25,474				78,731				69,480
Selling, general and administrative expenses			14,815				14,139				44,636				42,789
Depreciation			1,277				1,188				3,716				3,395
Amortization			258				168				592				502
Income from operations			3,063				3,037				5,322				1,388
Other income (expense)
Interest expense, net			(99	)			(108	)			(209	)			(323	)
Other income, net			1,176				1,523				3,622				4,863
Foreign currency exchange (loss) gain			(447	)			217				751				(788	)
Total other income			630				1,632				4,164				3,752
Income before income tax			3,693				4,669				9,486				5,140
Income tax (benefit) expense			(549	)			(35	)			(908	)			722
Net income			4,242				4,704				10,394				4,418
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest			434				557				1,606				1,296
Net income attributable to NCS Multistage Holdings, Inc.		$	3,808			$	4,147			$	8,788			$	3,122
Earnings per common share
Basic earnings per common share attributable to NCS Multistage Holdings, Inc.		$	1.47			$	1.63			$	3.40			$	1.23
Diluted earnings per common share attributable to NCS Multistage Holdings, Inc.		$	1.37			$	1.60			$	3.22			$	1.21
Weighted average common shares outstanding
Basic			2,594				2,548				2,586				2,535
Diluted			2,778				2,588				2,729				2,571

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

		Three Months Ended								Nine Months Ended
		September 30,								September 30,
		2025				2024				2025				2024
Net income		$	4,242			$	4,704			$	10,394			$	4,418
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax of $0			(771	)			216				917				(548	)
Comprehensive income			3,471				4,920				11,311				3,870
Less: Comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interest			434				557				1,606				1,296
Comprehensive income attributable to NCS Multistage Holdings, Inc.		$	3,037			$	4,363			$	9,705			$	2,574

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(In thousands, except share data)

(Unaudited)

		Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2025
		Preferred Stock								Common Stock								Additional Paid-In				Accumulated Other Comprehensive				Retained				Treasury Stock								Non-controlling				Total Stockholders'
		Shares				Amount				Shares				Amount				Capital				Loss				Deficit				Shares				Amount				Interest				Equity
Balances as of December 31, 2024			—			$	—				2,563,979			$	26			$	447,384			$	(87,604	)		$	(259,024	)			(56,549	)		$	(1,943	)		$	17,270			$	116,109
Share-based compensation			—				—				—				—				552				—				—				—				—				—				552
Net income			—				—				—				—				—				—				4,056				—				—				398				4,454
Vesting of restricted stock			—				—				43,383				—				—				—				—				—				—				—				—
Shares withheld			—				—				—				—				—				—				—				(9,964	)			(268	)			—				(268	)
Currency translation adjustment			—				—				—				—				—				(11	)			—				—				—				—				(11	)
Balances as of March 31, 2025			—			$	—				2,607,362			$	26			$	447,936			$	(87,615	)		$	(254,968	)			(66,513	)		$	(2,211	)		$	17,668			$	120,836
Share-based compensation			—				—				—				—				646				—				—				—				—				—				646
Net income			—				—				—				—				—				—				924				—				—				774				1,698
Distribution to noncontrolling interest			—				—				—				—				—				—				—				—				—				(900	)			(900	)
Currency translation adjustment			—				—				—				—				—				1,699				—				—				—				—				1,699
Balances as of June 30, 2025			—			$	—				2,607,362			$	26			$	448,582			$	(85,916	)		$	(254,044	)			(66,513	)		$	(2,211	)		$	17,542			$	123,979
Share-based compensation			—				—				—				—				663				—				—				—				—				—				663
Net income			—				—				—				—				—				—				3,808				—				—				434				4,242
Distribution to noncontrolling interest			—				—				—				—				—				—				—				—				—				(1,000	)			(1,000	)
Currency translation adjustment			—				—				—				—				—				(771	)			—				—				—				—				(771	)
Balances as of September 30, 2025			—			$	—				2,607,362			$	26			$	449,245			$	(86,687	)		$	(250,236	)			(66,513	)		$	(2,211	)		$	16,976			$	127,113

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(In thousands, except share data)

(Unaudited)

		Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024
		Preferred Stock								Common Stock								Additional Paid-In				Accumulated Other Comprehensive				Retained				Treasury Stock								Non-controlling				Total Stockholders'
		Shares				Amount				Shares				Amount				Capital				Loss				Deficit				Shares				Amount				Interest				Equity
Balances as of December 31, 2023			—			$	—				2,482,796			$	25			$	444,638			$	(85,752	)		$	(265,617	)			(39,052	)		$	(1,676	)		$	17,775			$	109,393
Share-based compensation			—				—				—				—				766				—				—				—				—				—				766
Net income			—				—				—				—				—				—				2,070				—				—				483				2,553
Distribution to noncontrolling interest			—				—				—				—				—				—				—				—				—				(500	)			(500	)
Vesting of restricted stock			—				—				57,830				—				—				—				—				—				—				—				—
Shares withheld			—				—				—				—				—				—				—				(15,866	)			(237	)			—				(237	)
Currency translation adjustment			—				—				—				—				—				(496	)			—				—				—				—				(496	)
Balances as of March 31, 2024			—			$	—				2,540,626			$	25			$	445,404			$	(86,248	)		$	(263,547	)			(54,918	)		$	(1,913	)		$	17,758			$	111,479
Share-based compensation			—				—				—				—				667				—				—				—				—				—				667
Net (loss) income			—				—				—				—				—				—				(3,095	)			—				—				256				(2,839	)
Release of restricted stock			—				—				16,856				1				(1	)			—				—				—				—				—				—
Currency translation adjustment			—				—				—				—				—				(268	)			—				—				—				—				(268	)
Balances as of June 30, 2024			—			$	—				2,557,482			$	26			$	446,070			$	(86,516	)		$	(266,642	)			(54,918	)		$	(1,913	)		$	18,014			$	109,039
Share-based compensation			—				—				—				—				651				—				—				—				—				—				651
Net income			—				—				—				—				—				—				4,147				—				—				557				4,704
Distribution to noncontrolling interest			—				—				—				—				—				—				—				—				—				(500	)			(500	)
Vesting of restricted stock			—				—				166				—				—				—				—				—				—				—				—
Shares withheld			—				—				—				—				—				—				—				(50	)			—				—				—
Currency translation adjustment			—				—				—				—				—				216				—				—				—				—				216
Balances as of September 30, 2024			—			$	—				2,557,648			$	26			$	446,721			$	(86,300	)		$	(262,495	)			(54,968	)		$	(1,913	)		$	18,071			$	114,110

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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NCS MULTISTAGE HOLDINGS, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

		Nine Months Ended
		September 30,
		2025				2024
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income		$	10,394			$	4,418
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization			4,308				3,897
Amortization of deferred loan costs			156				155
Share-based compensation			4,996				3,403
Provision for inventory obsolescence			490				945
Deferred income tax (benefit) expense			(1,715	)			3
Gain on sale of property and equipment			(501	)			(363	)
(Recovery of) provision for credit losses			(6	)			44
Net foreign currency unrealized (gain) loss			(1,262	)			855
Proceeds from note receivable			—				61
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable—trade			(1,396	)			(13,050	)
Inventories, net			(2,788	)			(1,210	)
Prepaid expenses and other assets			3,154				821
Accounts payable—trade			(451	)			1,124
Accrued expenses			(315	)			3,224
Other liabilities			(5,426	)			(2,433	)
Income taxes receivable/payable			(594	)			188
Net cash provided by operating activities			9,044				2,082
Cash flows from investing activities
Purchases of property and equipment			(976	)			(1,083	)
Purchase and development of software and technology			(61	)			(70	)
Proceeds from sales of property and equipment			735				421
Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired			(5,758	)			—
Net cash used in investing activities			(6,060	)			(732	)
Cash flows from financing activities
Payments on finance leases			(1,626	)			(1,442	)
Line of credit borrowings			2,338				3,062
Payments of line of credit borrowings			(2,338	)			(3,062	)
Treasury shares withheld			(268	)			(237	)
Distribution to noncontrolling interest			(1,900	)			(1,000	)
Net cash used in financing activities			(3,794	)			(2,679	)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents			225				(61	)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents			(585	)			(1,390	)
Cash and cash equivalents beginning of period			25,880				16,720
Cash and cash equivalents end of period		$	25,295			$	15,330
Noncash investing and financing activities
Assets obtained in exchange for new finance lease liabilities		$	795			$	2,145
Assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities		$	407			$	—
Debt assumed in acquisition of business		$	324			$	—

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Note 1.  Basis of Presentation

Nature of Business

NCS Multistage Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation, through its wholly owned subsidiaries and subsidiaries for which it has a controlling voting interest (collectively referred to as the “Company,” “NCS,” “we,” “our” and “us”), is primarily engaged in providing engineered products and support services for oil and natural gas well construction, well completions and field development strategies. We offer our products and services primarily to exploration and production (“E&P”) companies for use both in onshore and offshore wells. We operate through service facilities principally located in Houston and Odessa, Texas; Tulsa and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Calgary, Red Deer, Grande Prairie and Estevan, Canada; Neuquén, Argentina and Stavanger, Norway. 

Basis of Presentation

Our accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 8 of Regulation S-X of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, issued by the Securities Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and have not been audited by our independent registered public accounting firm. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and related notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 (“Annual Report”). We consolidate Repeat Precision, LLC and its subsidiary (“Repeat Precision”), an entity in which we own a 50% interest and have a controlling voting interest, operating in the United States and Mexico. The other party’s 50% ownership interest is presented separately as a non-controlling interest. In the opinion of management, these condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all normal, recurring adjustments necessary for a fair statement of the interim periods presented. The results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of those for a full year. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated for purposes of preparing these condensed consolidated financial statements. 

Significant Accounting Policies

Our significant accounting policies are described in “Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” in our Annual Report.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In September 2025, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2025-06, Intangibles-Goodwill and Other-Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Internal-Use Software. This ASU modernizes the accounting for internal-use software costs to be less prescriptive, allowing capitalization once management has authorized and committed to a software project that is deemed probable to complete, without significant development uncertainty. In addition, this pronouncement clarifies that certain disclosures for capitalized internal-use software intangible assets are not required and amends existing guidance on website development cost. The new standard is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027, and interim reporting periods within those annual reporting periods. Early adoption is permitted. We are currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of this guidance.

In July 2025, the FASB issued ASU No. 2025-05, Financial Instruments-Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses for Accounts Receivable and Contract Assets. This ASU provides a practical expedient for all entities to forego an evaluation of forecast information when estimating expected credit losses for current accounts receivable and current contract assets arising from transactions under Topic 606. The new standard is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2025, and interim reporting periods within those annual reporting periods. Early adoption is permitted. We are currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of this guidance.

In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU No. 2024-03, Income Statement-Reporting Comprehensive Income-Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses. This ASU requires additional disclosure of certain costs and expenses within the notes to the financial statements. The new standard is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027. Early adoption is permitted. We are currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of this guidance.

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU No. 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures. This ASU improves income tax disclosures including a requirement to present specific categories in the effective tax rate reconciliation, additional information for reconciling items that meet a quantitative threshold, certain disclosures pertaining to income taxes paid (net of refunds received) and amendments to other disclosure requirements. The new standard is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024, and should be applied prospectively although retrospective application is permitted. We expect to adopt this guidance as of December 31, 2025, with no significant impact on our financial position, results of operations or cashflows. 

Note 2.  Acquisition

On July 31, 2025, we acquired 100% of the equity interests of Reservoir Metrics, LLC, and its related entities (“ResMetrics”), a provider of tracer diagnostics services, for $7.1 million, on a cash-free, debt-free basis. Purchase consideration consists of $5.8 million in cash, including a working capital adjustment, $0.3 million of debt assumed and $1.1 million of contingent consideration, payable solely depending on changes in international trade tariffs for certain chemical imports from the date of acquisition through the measurement date, December 31, 2025. We remeasure the contingent consideration as of each balance sheet date within the measurement period. The contingent consideration related liability totals $1.1 million and is presented separately on the accompanying balance sheet as of September 30, 2025. We expect to settle this contingent liability during the first quarter of 2026, for which the payment will not exceed $1.3 million. We believe the purchase of ResMetrics further expands and complements our existing tracer diagnostics offerings. 

The purchase price is allocated to the estimated fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the acquisition date. Goodwill is calculated as the excess of consideration transferred over the fair value of the net assets recognized. The fair value of the assets and liabilities of ResMetrics were determined utilizing a third-party valuation for certain long-term assets and intangibles, as well as various preliminary estimates and assumptions we believe are reasonable based on currently available information. The purchase price allocation is preliminary as of September 30, 2025, and may change as we continue to analyze information. We recognized goodwill of $1.2 million associated with this transaction, which we expect to be fully deductible for income tax purposes. Future changes to the purchase price allocation may result in a corresponding change in goodwill. We do not expect any future adjustments to significantly change the purchase price allocation as presented as of September 30, 2025.

We have expensed acquisition costs related to this transaction of $0.1 million and $0.2 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, respectively, as general and administrative expense on the applicable accompanying statements of operations.

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

The following table presents the preliminary purchase price allocation as of the acquisition date for the ResMetrics business combination (in thousands):

Consideration
Cash consideration		$	7,853
Debt assumed			324
Contingent consideration			1,064
Less: Cash acquired			(2,095	)
Total consideration		$	7,146
Preliminary purchase price allocation
Accounts receivable		$	2,744
Inventories			311
Prepaid expenses and other current assets			180
Property and equipment			716
Intangible assets			3,192
Other long-term assets			19
Total identifiable assets acquired			7,162
Accounts payable—trade			144
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities			1,037
Total liabilities assumed			1,181
Net identifiable assets acquired			5,981
Goodwill			1,165
Net assets acquired		$	7,146

Definite-lived intangible assets acquired were $3.2 million, primarily associated with customer relationships. The intangible assets are amortized on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of approximately six years, resulting in amortization expense of $0.1 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025.

ResMetrics has contributed revenue and income before tax of $2.2 million and $0.6 million, respectively, to our consolidated results for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2025. We have prepared unaudited pro forma information, as if the acquisition occurred on January 1, 2024, based on available information and certain assumptions we believe are reasonable, including: (i) adjustments for depreciation and amortization of the fair value of acquired intangibles and fixed assets, (ii) accounting policy conforming changes, (iii) elimination of interest income that could have been earned on invested cash associated with the purchase price, (iv) tax effect on earnings of ResMetrics and pro forma adjustments assuming a statutory rate of 21%, and (v) other adjustments deemed appropriate. The pro forma combined financial information has been included for comparative purposes and is not necessarily indicative of the results that might have actually occurred had the ResMetrics acquisition taken place on January 1, 2024; furthermore, the financial information is not intended to be a projection of future results. The following table summarizes our unaudited selected financial information on a pro forma basis (in thousands):

	Pro Forma (Unaudited)
	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2025		2024		2025		2024
Revenue	$	47,396	$	46,214	$	139,401	$	123,933
Net income attributable to NCS Multistage Holdings, Inc.	$	3,894	$	4,403	$	9,769	$	3,416

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Note 3.  Segment and Geographic Information 

We sell complementary products and services largely to E&P customers in the oil and gas industry, through one reportable segment, as more fully described in our Annual Report, “Note 3. Segment and Geographic Information.” We manage our activities on a consolidated basis applying qualitative factors including the nature of the products and services, the nature and commonality of production processes, a shared customer base primarily in North America, the scope of geographic operations and a common industry and regulatory environment. Our chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) is the Chief Executive Officer.

We evaluate our performance on a consolidated basis by reviewing key income statement items such as revenue, gross margin, and net income, as well as other specific balance sheet and cash flow items; comparing certain key financial figures to financial guidance; and evaluating our share price performance and estimated trading multiple relative to selected peers.

Our CODM utilizes the GAAP measures of net income and cash flow from operations as primary measures of profitability and cash flow, respectively, as well as secondary non-GAAP measures of Adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow. The CODM assesses segment performance using these measures, and he decides how to allocate resources, which may include evaluating the budget, current forecast and our consolidated cash position, with periodic review of our market share and our common stock performance relative to peers. The CODM assesses business performance consistent with the presentation on our consolidated financial statements, supplemented with a review of certain significant selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”) expense categories. Such expenses are reviewed on a with and without basis for business combinations, until fully integrated into actual results for all periods presented.

The following table summarizes significant SG&A expenses that are reviewed by the CODM but are not separately presented on our consolidated statements of operations (in thousands):

		Three Months Ended								Nine Months Ended
		September 30,								September 30,
		2025				2024				2025				2024
Payroll and employee benefits		$	8,400			$	8,527			$	26,583			$	25,749
Share-based compensation			2,159				1,341				4,996				3,403
Professional services			1,415				1,551				4,939				5,203
Insurance			545				504				1,559				1,636
Software and hardware			656				546				1,809				1,558
Other			1,640				1,670				4,750				5,240
Total SG&A		$	14,815			$	14,139			$	44,636			$	42,789

The following table summarizes revenue by geographic area attributed based on the current billing address of the customer (in thousands):

		Three Months Ended								Nine Months Ended
		September 30,								September 30,
		2025				2024				2025				2024
United States
Product sales		$	10,789			$	9,489			$	29,586			$	25,806
Services			6,357				1,645				10,544				7,130
Total United States			17,146				11,134				40,130				32,936
Canada
Product sales			17,564				22,140				57,428				53,078
Services			6,165				6,725				21,988				19,514
Total Canada			23,729				28,865				79,416				72,592
Other Countries
Product sales			2,867				46				7,048				3,571
Services			2,796				3,961				6,403				8,455
Total other countries			5,663				4,007				13,451				12,026
Total
Product sales			31,220				31,675				94,062				82,455
Services			15,318				12,331				38,935				35,099
Total revenues		$	46,538			$	44,006			$	132,997			$	117,554

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The following table summarizes long-lived assets (defined as property and equipment, net and operating lease assets, net) by geographic area (in thousands):

		September 30,				December 31,
		2025				2024
United States		$	11,963			$	13,455
Canada			9,725				10,240
Other Countries			3,536				3,499
Total		$	25,224			$	27,194

Note 4.  Revenues

Disaggregation of Revenue

We sell our products and services primarily in North America and in selected international markets. See above “Note 3. Segment and Geographic Information” for our disaggregated revenue by geographic area.

Contract Balances

If the timing of the delivery of products and provision of services is different from the timing of the customer payments, we recognize either a contract asset (performance precedes contractual due date in connection with estimates of variable consideration) or a contract liability (customer payment precedes performance) on our condensed consolidated balance sheet.

The following table presents the current contract liabilities as of  September 30, 2025 and  December 31, 2024 (in thousands): 

Balance at December 31, 2024		$	223
Additions			636
Revenue recognized			(756	)
Balance at September 30, 2025		$	103

We currently do not have any contract assets or non-current contract liabilities. Our contract liability as of September 30, 2025 and  December 31, 2024 is included in other current liabilities on the applicable condensed consolidated balance sheets. Our performance obligations for our product and services revenues are typically satisfied before the customer’s payment; however, prepayments may occasionally be required. There was $0.4 million and $0.8 million in revenue recognized from the contract liability balance for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, respectively. No revenue was recognized from the contract liability balance for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and $0.5 million of revenue was recognized for the nine months ended September 30, 2024.

Practical Expedient

We do not disclose the value of unsatisfied performance obligations when the related contract has a duration of one year or less. We recognize revenue equal to what we have the right to invoice when that amount corresponds directly with the value to the customer of our performance to date.

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Note 5.  Inventories, net

Inventories consist of the following as of September 30, 2025 and  December 31, 2024 (in thousands):

		September 30,				December 31,
		2025				2024
Raw materials		$	2,296			$	2,085
Work in process			145				291
Finished goods			41,656				38,595
Total inventories, net		$	44,097			$	40,971

Note 6.  Other Current Receivables

Other current receivables consist of the following as of September 30, 2025 and  December 31, 2024 (in thousands):

		September 30,				December 31,
		2025				2024
Current income tax receivables		$	1,887			$	1,743
Employee receivables			181				165
Other receivables			1,338				3,235
Total other current receivables		$	3,406			$	5,143

Other receivables as of September 30, 2025 and  December 31, 2024, included the following: (i) a receivable of $1.0 million and $1.1 million, respectively, associated with license agreements, for amounts owed from the quarter that are deemed probable and estimable, but not yet received as of the balance sheet date. At December 31, 2024, we also had a receivable of $1.4 million, net of withholding tax, associated with a technical services and assistance agreement with our local partner in Oman, pursuant to a collaborative arrangement that ended in November 2024. We collected the receivable from our Omani partner during the third quarter of 2025.

Note 7.  Property and Equipment

Property and equipment by major asset class consist of the following as of September 30, 2025 and  December 31, 2024 (in thousands): 

		September 30,				December 31,
		2025				2024
Land		$	1,551			$	1,501
Building and improvements			7,154				6,792
Machinery and equipment			19,832				19,769
Computers and software			2,150				2,175
Furniture and fixtures			501				460
Vehicles			141				128
Right of use assets - finance leases			14,083				13,751
			45,412				44,576
Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization			(25,586	)			(23,519	)
			19,826				21,057
Construction in progress			204				226
Property and equipment, net		$	20,030			$	21,283

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The following table presents the depreciation expense associated with the respective income statement line items for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 (in thousands):

		Three Months Ended								Nine Months Ended
		September 30,								September 30,
		2025				2024				2025				2024
Cost of sales
Cost of product sales		$	555			$	486			$	1,563			$	1,413
Cost of services			229				213				665				555
Selling, general and administrative expenses			493				489				1,488				1,427
Total depreciation		$	1,277			$	1,188			$	3,716			$	3,395

We evaluate our property and equipment for impairment whenever changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset group may not be recoverable. We determined there were no triggering events that indicated potential impairment of our property and equipment for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, and accordingly no impairment loss has been recorded.

Note 8.  Goodwill and Identifiable Intangibles

The carrying amount of goodwill is summarized as follows (in thousands):

		September 30,				December 31,
		2025				2024
Gross value		$	177,162			$	177,162
Acquisition			1,165				—
Accumulated impairment			(161,940	)			(161,940	)
Net		$	16,387			$	15,222

We perform an annual impairment analysis of goodwill as of December 31, or whenever there is a triggering event that indicates an impairment loss may have been incurred. This impairment analysis is performed at a reportable unit level. The $1.2 million of goodwill associated with the ResMetrics acquisition is allocated to our tracer diagnostic services group within our Legacy NCS reportable unit. See “Note 2. Acquisition”. As of September 30, 2025 and 2024, our Repeat Precision and tracer diagnostic services reportable units are the only units with remaining goodwill. We did not identify any triggering events that would indicate potential impairment for either of these units. Therefore, no goodwill impairment has been recorded for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024.

Identifiable intangibles by major asset class consist of the following (in thousands): 

			September 30, 2025
	Estimated		Gross
	Useful		Carrying				Accumulated				Net
	Lives (Years)		Amount				Amortization				Balance
Technology	1 - 20		$	4,063			$	(1,318	)		$	2,745
Customer relationships	6 - 10			6,800				(3,628	)			3,172
Trademarks	5			190				(6	)			184
Non-compete agreements	5			197				(7	)			190
Total identifiable intangibles			$	11,250			$	(4,959	)		$	6,291

			December 31, 2024
	Estimated		Gross
	Useful		Carrying				Accumulated				Net
	Lives (Years)		Amount				Amortization				Balance
Technology	1 - 20		$	3,958			$	(1,122	)		$	2,836
Customer relationships	10			4,100				(3,246	)			854
Total identifiable intangibles			$	8,058			$	(4,368	)		$	3,690

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Total amortization expense, which is associated with SG&A expenses on the condensed consolidated statements of operations, was $0.3 million and $0.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively, and $0.6 million and $0.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively.

Identifiable intangibles are tested for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that their carrying amount may not be recoverable. Prior to the acquisition of ResMetrics, our intangible assets were primarily attributable to Repeat Precision. However, the acquisition has contributed identifiable intangible assets to the tracer diagnostics services group within Legacy NCS. As of September 30, 2025 and 2024, we evaluated potential triggering events and determined that there were no triggering events which indicated potential impairment of our intangible assets. Therefore, we did not record any impairment charges related to our identifiable intangibles for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024.

Note 9.  Accrued Expenses   

Accrued expenses consist of the following as of September 30, 2025 and  December 31, 2024 (in thousands):

		September 30,				December 31,
		2025				2024
Accrued payroll and bonus		$	7,307			$	7,601
Property and franchise taxes accrual			375				251
Accrued other miscellaneous liabilities			715				499
Total accrued expenses		$	8,397			$	8,351

Accrued payroll and bonus includes an incentive bonus that is accrued based on operating performance, with the related liability remeasured each reporting period to reflect changes in the expected payout, and is generally paid during the first quarter of the following year.

Note 10.  Debt

Our long-term debt consists of the following as of September 30, 2025 and  December 31, 2024 (in thousands):

		September 30,				December 31,
		2025				2024
ABL Facility		$	—			$	—
Repeat Precision Promissory Note			—				—
Finance leases			7,437				8,142
Total debt			7,437				8,142
Less: current portion			(2,326	)			(2,141	)
Long-term debt		$	5,111			$	6,001

The estimated fair value of total debt as of September 30, 2025 and  December 31, 2024 was $6.3 million and $7.2 million, respectively. The fair value of the finance leases was estimated using Level 2 inputs by calculating the sum of the discounted future interest and principal payments at our incremental borrowing rate through the date of maturity.

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Below is a description of our financing arrangements.

ABL Facility 

In May 2022, we entered into a secured asset-based revolving credit facility (the “ABL Facility”), where credit availability is subject to a borrowing base calculation. The ABL Facility is governed by the Credit Agreement between NCS Multistage Holdings, Inc. (“NCSH”), Pioneer Investment, Inc., NCS Multistage, LLC, NCS Multistage Inc., the other loan parties thereto, the lenders party thereto, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent and as a lender under the facility provided therein (the “Credit Agreement”). In  April 2024, we amended the Credit Agreement to modify the benchmark that may be used for loans in Canadian dollars in connection with the cessation of the CDOR Rate and transition to the CORRA Rate. The ABL Facility is scheduled to mature in May 2027.

The ABL Facility is a revolving credit facility with an aggregate principal amount of $35.0 million, of which borrowing up to $10.0 million can be made in Canadian dollars and funding of $7.5 million can be available for letters of credit. Total borrowings available under the ABL Facility may be limited subject to a borrowing base calculated on eligible accounts receivables and inventory, provided such eligible balances cannot include the assets of Repeat Precision. In addition, our ABL borrowing base currently excludes accounts receivables and inventory associated with the ResMetrics business until the business is fully integrated and the inclusion of such assets is approved by our lender. Our available borrowing base under the ABL Facility as of  September 30, 2025 was $19.4 million. As of September 30, 2025 and  December 31, 2024, we had no outstanding indebtedness under the ABL Facility. As of September 30, 2025, we utilized letter of credit commitments of $0.2 million.

Borrowings under the ABL Facility may be made in U.S. dollars with interest calculated using either the “ABR”, the “Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR” or the “Adjusted Term SOFR Rate”, and in Canadian dollars with interest calculated using the “Canadian Prime Rate” or the “Adjusted Term CORRA Rate” (each as defined in the amended and restated Credit Agreement). Borrowings bear interest plus a margin that varies depending on our leverage ratio as follows: (i) for ABR based loans, between 1.40% and 2.40%, and (ii) for Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR, Adjusted Term SOFR Rate, Canadian Prime Rate, and Adjusted Term CORRA Rate, between 2.40% and 3.40%. We must also pay a commitment fee calculated at 0.25% to 0.50% per annum, based on unused commitments. The applicable interest rate at September 30, 2025 was 6.6%. We incurred interest expense related to the ABL Facility, including commitment fees, of less than $0.1 million for each of the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 and $0.2 million for each of the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively.

The obligations of the borrowers under the ABL Facility are guaranteed by NCSH and each of our U.S. and Canadian subsidiaries (other than Repeat Precision), as well as each of our future direct and indirect subsidiaries organized under the laws of the United States or Canada (subject to certain exceptions), and are secured by substantially all of the assets of NCSH and its subsidiaries, in each case, subject to certain exceptions and permitted liens.

The Credit Agreement requires, as a condition to borrowing, that available cash on hand after borrowings does not exceed $10.0 million. The Credit Agreement also requires us to (i) maintain, for quarters during which liquidity is less than 20% of the aggregate revolving commitments, a fixed charge coverage ratio of at least 1.0 to 1.0 and (ii) to prepay advances to the extent that the outstanding loans and letter of credit amounts exceed the most recently calculated borrowing base. As of September 30, 2025, we were in compliance with these financial covenants. The Credit Agreement also contains customary affirmative and negative covenants, including, among other things, restrictions on the creation of liens, the incurrence of indebtedness, investments, dividends and other restricted payments, dispositions and transactions with affiliates.

The Credit Agreement includes customary events of default for facilities of this type (with customary materiality thresholds and grace periods, as applicable). If an event of default occurs, the lenders party to the Credit Agreement may elect (after the expiration of any applicable notice or grace periods) to declare all outstanding borrowings under such facility, together with accrued and unpaid interest and other amounts payable thereunder, to be immediately due and payable. The lenders party to the Credit Agreement also have the right upon an event of default thereunder to terminate any commitments to provide further borrowings, or to provide additional financing in excess of the borrowing base limit, or to proceed against the collateral securing the ABL Facility.

We capitalized direct costs of $1.0 million in connection with the Credit Agreement, and less than $0.1 million associated with the April 2024 amendment, each of which is being amortized over the remaining term of the ABL Facility using the straight-line method. Amortization of the deferred financing charges of $0.1 million for each of the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, and $0.2 million for each of the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, was included in interest expense, net.

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Repeat Precision Promissory Note 

In February 2018, Repeat Precision entered into a promissory note with Security State Bank & Trust, Fredericksburg (the “Repeat Precision Promissory Note”). The Repeat Precision Promissory Note had been renewed annually several times. In May 2025, the Repeat Precision Promissory Note was again renewed with an aggregate borrowing capacity of $2.5 million. The Repeat Precision Promissory Note is scheduled to mature in  May 2026 and bears interest at a variable interest rate based on prime plus 1.00%. The applicable interest rate at September 30, 2025 was 8.25%. The Repeat Precision Promissory Note is collateralized by certain equipment, inventory and receivables of Repeat Precision. Total borrowings may be limited subject to a borrowing base calculation, which includes a portion of Repeat Precision’s eligible receivables, inventory and equipment. As of September 30, 2025 and  December 31, 2024, there was no outstanding indebtedness under the promissory note and the available borrowing base was $2.5 million. Repeat Precision’s indebtedness is guaranteed by Repeat Precision and its subsidiary and is not guaranteed by any other NCS entity.

Finance Leases 

We lease assets under finance lease arrangements, including an office and laboratory in Tulsa, Oklahoma, facilities in Odessa, Texas, and certain operating equipment and software. We also maintain a vehicle leasing arrangement with a fleet management company through which we lease light vehicles and trucks that meet the finance lease criteria.

Note 11.  Commitments and Contingencies 

Litigation 

In the ordinary course of our business, from time to time, we have various claims, lawsuits and administrative proceedings that are pending or threatened with respect to commercial, intellectual property and employee matters.

Canada Patent Matters 

●  In July 2018, we filed a patent infringement lawsuit seeking unspecified damages against Kobold Corporation, Kobold Completions Inc. and 2039974 Alberta Ltd. (“Kobold”) in the Federal Court of Canada (“Canada Court”), alleging that Kobold’s fracturing tools and methods infringe on several of our Canadian patents. In July 2019, Kobold filed a counterclaim seeking unspecified damages alleging that our fracturing tools and methods infringe on their patent. The patent infringement litigation against Kobold and their counterclaim was heard in early 2022.

In October 2023, the judge rendered a decision against us holding that our asserted patents are invalid and that we are infringing the Kobold asserted patent. The Canada Court ordered us to pay Kobold approximately $1.8 million in costs and disbursements, including taxes payable thereon, and granted an injunction prohibiting us from any further infringement of their patent. This amount was paid to Kobold in November 2023. 

In July 2024, Kobold filed a motion with the Canada Court regarding whether the injunction allowed us to modify our product or, as Kobold contends, we needed to destroy or deliver the product to Kobold. If the Canada Court agrees with Kobold, a fine or other remedy may be imposed against the Company. 

In October 2025, the Federal Court of Appeal of Canada (“Court of Appeal”) found that the trial judge erred in construing Kobold’s patent claims and set aside the findings of infringement, the permanent injunction, and the costs award. The Court of Appeal remitted the case back to the trial court to reconsider whether Kobold's patent is invalid for double patenting (claiming the same invention in two different patents). The Court of Appeal reduced the costs award from approximately $1.8 million to approximately $0.9 million and further indicated that if the patent is found invalid on remand, the costs award may be further reduced or eliminated.

While the Court of Appeal’s reasoning indicates that Kobold’s patent may be found invalid on remand, we cannot predict with certainty the outcome of the remand proceedings. If Kobold’s patent is ultimately upheld as valid and we are found to infringe, damages would then be determined by the Canada Court, which would likely extend for one or more years after the remand decision. We would expect any damages awarded to be modest because of the relative ease and minimal cost incurred to implement changes to our product, with such changes resulting in no significant commercial impact to date. As of September 30, 2025, we believe a loss is reasonably possible but not probable, and any potential loss is not reasonably estimable.

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●  In April 2020, Kobold filed a separate patent infringement lawsuit seeking unspecified damages against us in the Canada Court, alleging that our fracturing tools infringe on their Canadian patents. In the summary judgment phase, we have successfully dismissed some of the asserted products. However, we were not able to dismiss all of the claims because there remained factual determinations that were not possible in a summary judgment proceeding for our other products. We believe we have strong arguments of invalidity and non-infringement in this matter. We expect the trial for this matter to be heard in the fourth quarter of 2026.

Other Patent Matters 

In connection with patent infringement claims regarding U.S. Patent No. 10,465,445 (“the ’445 Patent”), we received favorable jury verdicts against Nine Energy Services, Inc. (“Nine”) and TCO AS (“TCO”) in the Western District of Texas, Waco Division (“Waco District Court”). In January 2022, the jury awarded NCS approximately $0.5 million in damages against Nine, and in  August 2022, the jury awarded NCS approximately $1.9 million in damages against TCO. At subsequent hearings in December 2022 and May 2024, respectively, the Waco District Court awarded supplemental damages, interest, and costs, and ordered both Nine and TCO to pay ongoing royalties for their sales of infringing casing flotation devices for the life of the '445 Patent. To date, Nine and TCO have secured over $6.5 million in total for the amounts owed in connection with the judgment. Both parties have appealed their respective decisions. Nine and TCO filed their respective opening appellate briefs in late 2024, and we filed our responses in early 2025. We expect a resolution to these matters in 2026. As the decisions are subject to appeal, we have not recorded any potential gain contingencies associated with these matters in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations.

In accordance with GAAP, we accrue for contingencies where the occurrence of a material loss is probable and can be reasonably estimated. Our legal contingencies may increase or decrease, on a matter-by-matter basis, to account for future developments. Although the outcome of any legal proceeding cannot be predicted with any certainty, our assessment of the likely outcome of litigation matters is based on our judgment of a number of factors, including experience with similar matters, past history, precedents, relevant financial information and other evidence and facts specific to each matter.

Note 12.  Share-Based Compensation

During the nine months ended September 30, 2025, we granted 81,188 equity-classified restricted stock units (“RSUs”) with a weighted average grant date fair value of $25.13. We account for RSUs granted to employees at fair value, which we measure as the closing price of our common stock on the date of grant, and we recognize the compensation expense in the financial statements over the requisite service period. The RSUs granted to our employees generally vest over a period of three equal annual installments beginning on or around the anniversary of the date of grant. The RSUs granted to the nonemployee members of our Board of Directors generally vest on the one-year anniversary of the grant date and either settle at vesting or, if the director has elected to defer the RSUs, within thirty days following the earlier of the termination of the director’s service for any reason or a change of control.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2025, we granted 55,154 equivalent stock units, or cash-settled, liability-classified RSUs (“ESUs”), with a weighted average grant date fair value of $25.41. ESUs are granted to employees at fair value, which we measure at the closing price of our common stock on the date of grant. Since ESUs are settled in cash, we record a liability, which is remeasured each reporting period at fair value based upon the closing price of our common stock until the awards are settled. The ESUs granted to our employees generally vest and settle over a period of three equal annual installments beginning on or around the anniversary of the date of grant. The cash settled for any ESU will not exceed the maximum payout established by our Compensation, Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board of Directors.

In addition, during the nine months ended September 30, 2025, we granted 32,507 performance stock unit awards (“PSUs”), which have a performance period from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2027. The PSUs grant date fair value of $24.29 was measured using a Monte Carlo simulation. The number of PSUs ultimately issued is dependent upon our total shareholder return relative to a performance peer group (“relative TSR”) over a three-year performance period. Each PSU associated with the March 2025 award will settle for between zero and 1.25 shares of our common stock in the first quarter of 2028. The threshold performance level (25th percentile relative TSR) earns 50% of the target PSUs, the mid-point performance level (50th percentile relative TSR) earns 100% of the target PSUs and the maximum performance level (75th percentile relative TSR) or greater earns 125% of the target PSUs.

Total share-based compensation expense for all awards was $2.2 million and $1.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively, and $5.0 million and $3.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively.

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Note 13.  Income Taxes 

The computation of the annual estimated effective tax rate at each interim period requires certain estimates and assumptions including, but not limited to, the expected operating income (or loss) for the year, projections of the proportion of income (or loss) earned and taxed in foreign jurisdictions, permanent and temporary differences and the likelihood of recovering deferred tax assets generated in the current year. The accounting estimates used to compute the provision for income taxes may change as new events occur, more experience is acquired, or additional information is obtained. The computation of the annual estimated effective tax rate includes applicable modifications, which were projected for the year, such as certain book expenses not deductible for tax, tax credits and foreign deemed dividends.

Our effective tax rate (“ETR”) from continuing operations was (14.9%) and (0.7%) for the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively, and (9.6%) and 14.0% for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The income tax (benefit) expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 primarily relates to results generated by our businesses in the United States, Canada, and certain other foreign jurisdictions. The income tax provision for both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 does not include the effects of losses within the United States, Canada, or other jurisdictions, if any, from which we cannot currently benefit. In addition, for both of the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 the income tax provision includes effects of changes in valuation allowances established against our previously recognized deferred tax assets derived from net operating loss carryforwards, in the United States, Canada, or other jurisdictions. For both of the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, due to the impact of the valuation allowances on tax expense, significant variations exist in the customary relationship between income tax expense and pretax book income.

During the nine months ended  September 30, 2025, we reversed a portion of the valuation allowance previously recorded against the deferred tax assets of our Canadian operating subsidiary due to sustained improvements in operating results, including a return to profitability and forecasts of future taxable income that are sufficient to realize the remaining deferred tax assets. The reversal of the valuation allowance resulted in a deferred income tax benefit of $1.8 million during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2025. Management considered a variety of positive and negative evidence which provided a basis for the conclusion that it is more likely than not that the deferred tax assets will be realized in future periods.

On July 4, 2025, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act was signed into law in the U.S., containing several changes to U.S. federal tax law and other regulatory provisions. We evaluated the impact of the legislation and determined there was no significant impact on our effective tax rate, cash tax and financial statements. 

Note 14.  Earnings Per Common Share

The following table presents the reconciliation of the numerator and denominator for calculating earnings per common share (in thousands, except per share data): 

		Three Months Ended								Nine Months Ended
		September 30,								September 30,
		2025				2024				2025				2024
Numerator
Net income		$	4,242			$	4,704			$	10,394			$	4,418
Less: income attributable to non-controlling interest			434				557				1,606				1,296
Net income attributable to NCS Multistage Holdings, Inc.		$	3,808			$	4,147			$	8,788			$	3,122
Denominator
Basic weighted average number of shares			2,594				2,548				2,586				2,535
Dilutive effect of other equity awards			184				40				143				36
Diluted weighted average number of shares			2,778				2,588				2,729				2,571
Earnings per common share
Basic		$	1.47			$	1.63			$	3.40			$	1.23
Diluted		$	1.37			$	1.60			$	3.22			$	1.21
Potentially dilutive securities excluded as anti-dilutive			2				65				2				40

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Item 2.  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read together with our financial statements and the related notes thereto included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (“Quarterly Report”) and with our audited financial statements and the related notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K (“Annual Report”), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). This discussion and analysis contains forward-looking statements regarding the industry outlook, estimates and assumptions concerning events and financial and industry trends that may affect our future results of operations or financial condition and other non-historical statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to the risks and uncertainties described in “—Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” and “Risk Factors.” Our actual results may differ materially from those contained in or implied by these forward-looking statements. As used in this Quarterly Report, except where the context otherwise requires or where otherwise indicated, the terms “Company,” “NCS,” “we,” “our” and “us” refer to NCS Multistage Holdings, Inc.

Overview and Outlook

We are a leading provider of highly engineered products and support services that facilitate the optimization of oil and natural gas well construction, well completions and field development strategies. We provide our products and services primarily to exploration and production (“E&P”) companies for use in onshore and offshore wells, predominantly wells that have been drilled with horizontal laterals in both unconventional and conventional oil and natural gas formations. Our products and services are utilized in oil and natural gas basins throughout North America and in selected international markets, including the North Sea, the Middle East, Argentina and China. We provide our products and services to various customers, including leading large independent oil and natural gas companies and major oil companies.

Our primary offering is our fracturing systems products and services, which enable efficient pinpoint stimulation: the process of individually stimulating each entry point into a formation targeted by an oil or natural gas well. Our fracturing systems products and services can be used in both cemented and open-hole wellbores and enable our customers to precisely place stimulation treatments in a more controlled and repeatable manner as compared with traditional completion techniques. Our fracturing systems products and services are utilized in conjunction with third-party providers of pressure pumping, coiled tubing and other services. As an extension of fracturing systems, we offer enhanced recovery systems, which enable our customers to inject water, other fluids, or gases in a controlled manner with the objective of increasing the amount of hydrocarbons produced from their assets.

We own a 50% interest in Repeat Precision, LLC (“Repeat Precision”), which sells composite and dissolvable frac plugs, setting tools, perforating guns and related products. We provide tracer diagnostics services for well completion and reservoir characterization that utilize downhole chemical and radioactive tracers. We sell products for well construction, including casing buoyancy systems, liner hanger systems and toe initiation sleeves. We operate in one reportable segment that has been identified based on how our chief operating decision maker manages our business.

On July 31, 2025, we acquired 100% of the equity interests of Reservoir Metrics, LLC, and its related entities (“ResMetrics”), a provider of tracer diagnostics services, for $7.1 million, on a cash-free, debt-free basis. Purchase consideration of $5.8 million in cash, including a working capital adjustment, $0.3 million of debt assumed and $1.1 million of contingent consideration (maximum contingent consideration of $1.3 million), payable solely depending on changes in international trade tariffs for certain chemical imports from the date of acquisition through the measurement date, December 31, 2025. 

Our products and services are primarily sold to North American E&P companies and our ability to generate revenues from our products and services depends upon oil and natural gas drilling and completion activity in North America. Oil and natural gas drilling and completion activity is directly influenced by oil and natural gas prices.

Based on year-to-date E&P company drilling and completion activity, expected capital budgets for the remainder of 2025, as well as more recent industry reports, we believe: (i) Canadian activity will decline by 3% to 5% compared to 2024, although activity increased during the first half of 2025, we expect this increase to be more than offset by a 10% to 15% decline in the second half of the year relative to the same period in 2024; (ii) the U.S. market will continue to experience a decline in activity of 6% to 8% compared to 2024, driven by conservative oil production growth targets and ongoing consolidation within the E&P sector, partially offset by potential increases in activity targeting natural gas; and (iii) international activity and spending in the regions where NCS participates, including the North Sea, the Middle East, and Argentina, will increase modestly despite relatively flat to modestly down overall international spending levels. 

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Oil and natural gas prices were volatile in 2024, a trend that continued into 2025. This volatility has been influenced by multiple factors, including geopolitical incidents from trade tensions, the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine and conflicts in the Middle East. Trade disruptions or any further escalation of these conflicts could intensify commodity price volatility. Also impacting commodity prices are increases in oil supply by OPEC+ countries, as they have recently begun to accelerate a planned increase to their production quotas. See further discussion below on oil and natural gas pricing.

Our products and services face significant competitive pressures across all offerings, which has and may continue to have a negative impact on market share and operating margins for certain product lines. This competitive pressure constrains our ability to raise prices necessary to offset rising costs, particularly during periods of higher cost inflation or periods affected by the uncertainty of escalating and de-escalating tariffs, with supply-chain costs impacted by the tariffs then in effect. While inflationary cost pressures moderated somewhat beginning in the second half of 2023 through 2024, the implementation of new tariffs, including steel and aluminum, and the continued threats of additional tariffs in 2025, could lead to additional costs that we may not be able to recover through price increases.

In April 2025, the U.S. administration announced targeted tariff measures affecting multiple countries, many of which were substantial, and subsequently paused implementation for 90 days. The pause was later extended through August 2025 and has since expired. While certain countries have reached trade agreements with the United States, others remain subject to elevated tariff rates. The U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments in November 2025 regarding the legality of specific tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act. Certain tariffs remained in effect during the pause period, including baseline tariffs on imported goods and existing tariffs on steel and aluminum.

For Canada and Mexico, goods covered by the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (“USMCA”) continue to be exempt from tariffs; however, ongoing trade tensions have led to discussions of additional measures that could potentially affect even USMCA-compliant goods in future negotiations. We believe our supply chain in Mexico, where Repeat Precision manufactures products and certain components used in our fracturing systems, is currently compliant with the USMCA. We believe that products we ship from the United States to Canada are also compliant with the USMCA.

The tariffs on steel have increased certain input costs, and tariffs on China are expected to raise the cost of chemicals used in our tracer diagnostics services business as existing inventory is consumed and replaced. Tariffs ultimately imposed by the U.S. administration—particularly those affecting Mexico, Canada, or China—could increase our cost of goods sold. Most of our sliding sleeves and other products sold in Canada are sourced from the United States; therefore, any retaliatory tariffs imposed by the Canadian government on goods imported from the United States could further increase our product costs in Canada. In addition, U.S. tariffs on Canadian energy exports could reduce drilling and completion activity by our Canadian customers, potentially lowering demand for our products and services in that market.

To counter inflationary pressures on the economy, central banks, including the U.S. Federal Reserve, raised benchmark interest rates several times in the past few years, actions typically intended to increase borrowing costs and moderate economic activity. Beginning in September 2024, the U.S. Federal Reserve began lowering rates modestly amid improving inflation and decelerating employment data. In the second half of 2025, the U.S. Federal Reserve implemented additional rate cuts in response to slowing job growth and elevated unemployment levels. Additional rate reductions may be considered at upcoming meetings, depending on future economic data. The U.S. Federal Reserve continues to monitor the impact of tariff-related inflationary pressures and reciprocal trade actions, which may influence future monetary policy decisions.

Market Conditions

Oil and Natural Gas Drilling and Completion Activity

Oil and natural gas prices remain volatile. The average WTI crude oil price slightly increased in the third quarter of 2025 compared to the second quarter, partially attributable to geopolitical tensions, specific supply disruptions, seasonal demand and low inventory levels. The effect of these factors was tempered somewhat by an increase in oil supply, due in part to higher production by members of OPEC and certain other countries, including Russia (informally known as “OPEC+”) and non-OPEC+ countries. Over the past few years, to address the uncertain outlook for the global economy and, specifically the oil markets, and to reduce the potential for an oversupply of oil and gas inventory, members of OPEC+ agreed to several collective voluntary oil production reductions. Beginning in 2025, OPEC+ began a gradual phase out of these voluntary reductions, while maintaining its stated commitment to market stability. The pace and scope of further adjustments remain dependent on evolving market conditions and broader economic indicators.

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Natural gas pricing continues to be volatile and has decreased for the third quarter of 2025 to an average of $3.03 per MMBtu compared to an average of $3.19 per MMBtu for the second quarter of 2025. Realized natural gas prices for U.S. producers in West Texas and for Canadian E&P customers are typically at a discount to U.S. Henry Hub pricing. The natural gas price decrease during the third quarter of 2025 was primarily due to strong production growth and higher than expected surplus levels of natural gas in storage.

Sustained significant declines in commodity prices, or sustained periods when the local pricing received in regional markets is below benchmark pricing, known in the industry as high differentials, which could be the results of tariffs, would be expected to lead North American E&P companies to reduce drilling and completion activity, which could negatively impact our business.

Listed and depicted below are recent crude oil and natural gas pricing trends, as provided by the Energy Information Administration (“EIA”) of the U.S. Department of Energy: 

		Average Price
Quarter Ended		WTI Crude (per Bbl)				Brent Crude (per Bbl)				Henry Hub Natural Gas (per MMBtu)
9/30/2024		$	76.43			$	80.01			$	2.11
12/31/2024			70.73				74.66				2.44
3/31/2025			71.78				75.87				4.14
6/30/2025			64.57				68.07				3.19
9/30/2025			65.78				69.03				3.03

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Listed and depicted below are the average number of operating onshore rigs in the United States and in Canada per quarter since the third quarter of 2024, as provided by Baker Hughes Company. The quarterly changes are impacted by seasonality, particularly the effect of the spring break-up during the second quarter on the Canadian land rig count:

		Average Drilling Rig Count
Quarter Ended		U.S. Land				Canada Land				North America Land
9/30/2024			566				207				773
12/31/2024			571				194				765
3/31/2025			574				214				788
6/30/2025			559				127				686
9/30/2025			527				176				703

Over the past several years, North American E&P companies have been able to reduce their cost structures and have also utilized technologies, including ours, to increase efficiency and improve well performance. In the third quarter of 2025, the average U.S. land rig count was 527, a decline of 7% and 6% compared to the third quarter of 2024 and second quarter of 2025, respectively. The average land rig count in Canada for the third quarter of 2025 was lower by 15% compared to the same period in 2024. For the remainder of the year, we currently expect U.S. and Canada rig counts and completion activity to be lower than the comparable data for 2024. 

A substantial portion of our business is subject to seasonality, which results in quarterly variability. In Canada, we typically experience higher activity levels in the first quarter of each year, as our customers take advantage of the winter freeze to gain access to remote drilling and production areas. In the past, our revenue in Canada has declined during the second quarter due to warming weather conditions that result in thawing, softer ground, difficulty accessing well sites and road bans that curtail drilling and completion activity. Access to well sites typically improves throughout the third and fourth quarters in Canada, leading to activity levels that are higher than in the second quarter, but usually lower than activity in the first quarter. Canadian completions activity can be impacted by wildfires that are usually experienced in the spring and summer seasons. Our business activity can also be affected by customer spending patterns. In some years, customers in both the United States and Canada may exhaust their capital budgets before year-end or reduce their activities during the winter holidays in late December, resulting in lower drilling and completion activity during the fourth quarter. As a result, we typically experience reduced customer activity at the end of the year. 

How We Generate Revenues

We derive our revenues from the sale of our fracturing systems and enhanced recovery systems products and the provision of related services, casing buoyancy systems, liner hanger systems and toe initiation sleeves products and from sales of our tracer diagnostics services in addition to the sale of composite and dissolvable frac plugs, setting tools, perforating guns and related products through Repeat Precision.

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Product sales represented 67% and 72% of our revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively, and 71% and 70% for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively. Most of our sales are on a just-in-time basis, as specified in individual purchase orders, with a fixed price for our products. We occasionally supply our customers with large orders that may be fulfilled on negotiated terms. Services represented 33% and 28% of our revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively, and 29% and 30% for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively. Services include tool charges and associated personnel services related to fracturing systems and tracer diagnostics services. Our services are provided at agreed-upon rates to customers for the provision of our downhole frac isolation assembly, which may include our personnel, and for the provision of tracer diagnostics services.

During periods of low drilling and well completion activity, or as may be needed to compete in certain markets, we may, in some instances, lower the prices of our products and services. Our revenues are also impacted by well complexity since wells with more stages typically result in longer jobs, which may increase revenue attributable to the use of more sliding sleeves or increase composite frac plug sales and increase the volume of services we provide.

The percentages of our revenues derived from sales in Canada and denominated in Canadian dollars were approximately 51% and 66% for the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively, and approximately 60% and 62% for the nine months then ended. Our Canadian contracts are typically invoiced in Canadian dollars; therefore, the effects of foreign currency fluctuations impact our revenues and are regularly monitored. Strengthening of the U.S. dollar, our reporting currency, relative to the Canadian dollar would result in lower reported revenues, partially offset by lower reported cost of sales and selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”) expenses.

Although most of our sales are to North American E&P companies, we also have sales to customers outside of North America, and we expect sales to international customers to increase over time. These international sales are made through local NCS entities or to our local operating partners typically on a free on board or free carrier basis with a point of sale in the United States. Some of the locations in which we have operating partners or sales representatives include the Middle East and China. Our operating partners and representatives do not have authority to contractually bind NCS but market our products in their respective territories as part of their product or services offering.

Costs of Conducting our Business 

Our cost of sales is comprised of expenses relating to the manufacture of our products in addition to the costs of our support services. Manufacturing cost of sales includes payments made to our suppliers for raw materials, such as steel, and payments made to machine shops for the manufacture of product components and finished assemblies and costs related to our employees that perform quality control analysis, assemble and test our products. We obtain certain chemicals utilized in our tracer diagnostics services business from suppliers in China, which are subject to tariffs that increase our costs. In addition, Repeat Precision operates a manufacturing facility with supporting personnel in Mexico, which has allowed us to reduce our costs for certain product categories. We review forecasted activity levels in our business and either directly procure or support our vendors in procuring the required raw materials with sufficient lead time to meet our business requirements. Prices for certain raw materials, including steel and chemicals and for purchased components and outsourced services, have increased in recent years due to inflation, exacerbated by the impacts resulting from Russia’s continuing invasion of Ukraine. Although steel pricing has declined from recent highs, tariffs have increased prices and threaten to further impact our supply chain as described above. Cost of sales for support services includes compensation and benefit-related expenses for employees who provide direct revenue generating services to customers in addition to the costs incurred by these employees for travel and subsistence while on site. Cost of sales includes other variable manufacturing costs, such as shrinkage, obsolescence, revaluation and scrap related to our existing inventory and costs related to the chemicals used and laboratory analysis associated with our tracer diagnostics services.

Our SG&A expenses are comprised of compensation expense, which includes compensation and benefit-related expenses for our employees who are not directly involved in revenue generating activities, including those involved in our research and development activities, as well as our general operating costs. These general operating costs include, but are not limited to: rent and occupancy for our facilities, information technology infrastructure services, software licensing, advertising and marketing, third party research and development, risk insurance and professional service fees for audit, legal and other consulting services. Our SG&A expenses also include litigation expenses and expected credit losses.

The percentage of our operating costs denominated in Canadian dollars (including cost of sales and SG&A expenses but excluding depreciation and amortization expense) approximated 19% and 30% for the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively, and 27% and 28% for the nine months then ended.

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Results of Operations

Three Months Ended September 30, 2025 Compared to Three Months Ended September 30, 2024

The following tables summarize our results of operations, gross margins and revenues by geographic area for the periods presented (dollars in thousands): 

		Three Months Ended
		September 30,								Variance
		2025				2024				$				% (1)
Revenues
Product sales		$	31,220			$	31,675			$	(455	)			(1.4	)%
Services			15,318				12,331				2,987				24.2	%
Total revenues			46,538				44,006				2,532				5.8	%
Cost of sales
Cost of product sales, exclusive of depreciation and amortization expense shown below			19,261				19,408				(147	)			(0.8	)%
Cost of services, exclusive of depreciation and amortization expense shown below			7,864				6,066				1,798				29.6	%
Total cost of sales, exclusive of depreciation and amortization expense shown below			27,125				25,474				1,651				6.5	%
Selling, general and administrative expenses			14,815				14,139				676				4.8	%
Depreciation			1,277				1,188				89				7.5	%
Amortization			258				168				90				53.6	%
Income from operations			3,063				3,037				26				0.9	%
Other income (expense)
Interest expense, net			(99	)			(108	)			9				8.3	%
Other income, net			1,176				1,523				(347	)			(22.8	)%
Foreign currency exchange (loss) gain, net			(447	)			217				(664	)			(306.0	)%
Total other income			630				1,632				(1,002	)			(61.4	)%
Income before income tax			3,693				4,669				(976	)			(20.9	)%
Income tax benefit			(549	)			(35	)			(514	)			NM
Net income			4,242				4,704				(462	)			(9.8	)%
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest			434				557				(123	)			(22.1	)%
Net income attributable to NCS Multistage Holdings, Inc.		$	3,808			$	4,147			$	(339	)			(8.2	)%

(1) NM — Percentage not meaningful

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		Three Months Ended
		September 30,								Variance
		2025				2024				$				%
Gross Margin and Gross Margin Percentage:
Cost of product sales, exclusive of depreciation and amortization expense		$	19,261			$	19,408			$	(147	)			(0.8	)%
Depreciation and amortization attributable to cost of product sales			555				486				69				14.2	%
Cost of product sales			19,816				19,894				(78	)			(0.4	)%
Product sales gross profit		$	11,404			$	11,781			$	(377	)			(3.2	)%
Product sales gross margin			36.5	%			37.2	%
Cost of services, exclusive of depreciation and amortization expense		$	7,864			$	6,066			$	1,798				29.6	%
Depreciation and amortization attributable to cost of services			229				213				16				7.5	%
Cost of services			8,093				6,279				1,814				28.9	%
Services gross profit		$	7,225			$	6,052			$	1,173				19.4	%
Services gross margin			47.2	%			49.1	%
Total cost of sales		$	27,909			$	26,173			$	1,736				6.6	%
Total gross profit		$	18,629			$	17,833			$	796				4.5	%
Total gross margin			40.0	%			40.5	%

		Three Months Ended
		September 30,								Variance
		2025				2024				$				% (1)
Revenues by Geographic Area:
United States
Product sales		$	10,789			$	9,489			$	1,300				13.7	%
Services			6,357				1,645				4,712				286.4	%
Total United States			17,146				11,134				6,012				54.0	%
Canada
Product sales			17,564				22,140				(4,576	)			(20.7	)%
Services			6,165				6,725				(560	)			(8.3	)%
Total Canada			23,729				28,865				(5,136	)			(17.8	)%
Other Countries
Product sales			2,867				46				2,821				NM
Services			2,796				3,961				(1,165	)			(29.4	)%
Total other countries			5,663				4,007				1,656				41.3	%
Total
Product sales			31,220				31,675				(455	)			(1.4	)%
Services			15,318				12,331				2,987				24.2	%
Total revenues		$	46,538			$	44,006			$	2,532				5.8	%

(1) NM — Percentage not meaningful

Revenues

Revenues were $46.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025 compared to $44.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024. Product sales revenue was relatively flat overall for the respective periods. The United States and international markets experienced increased product sales primarily attributable to fracturing systems, including in the North Sea, as well as wellbore construction sales in the Middle East, offset by a decline in Canadian product sales, which were impacted by lower rig counts during 2025. Services revenue increased in the United States by $4.7 million, primarily due to tracer diagnostics services, which includes an approximate $2 million contribution from ResMetrics. In Canada and internationally, services revenue declined primarily associated with the timing of tracer diagnostics projects. Overall, product sales for the three months ended September 30, 2025 totaled $31.2 million compared to $31.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024. Services revenue totaled $15.3 million compared to $12.3 million for the same periods. 

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Cost of sales

Cost of sales was $27.9 million, or 60.0% of revenues, for the three months ended September 30, 2025, compared to $26.2 million, or 59.5% of revenues, for the three months ended September 30, 2024. Product cost of sales as a percentage of revenues increased slightly during the respective periods, reflecting the mix of products sold. Cost of services as a percentage of revenues increased for the three months ended September 30, 2025 compared to the same period in 2024, primarily due to the mix of fracturing systems services revenue and tracer diagnostics revenue, as the third quarter of 2024 was more heavily weighted to higher margin international tracer diagnostics jobs, particularly a large project in Saudi Arabia. Cost of sales as a percentage of revenues for the quarter ended September 30, 2025 were favorably impacted by the contribution from ResMetrics. For the three months ended September 30, 2025, cost of product sales was $19.8 million, or 63.5% of product sales revenue, and cost of services was $8.1 million, or 52.8% of services revenue. For the three months ended September 30, 2024, cost of product sales was $19.9 million, or 62.8% of product sales revenue, and cost of services was $6.3 million, or 50.9% of services revenue.

Selling, general and administrative expenses

Selling, general and administrative expenses were $14.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025, compared to $14.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024. The primary driver of the increase was higher share-based compensation expense of $0.8 million, attributable to cash settled awards remeasured at the balance sheet date based on the price of our common stock, and to a lesser extent, additional expenses of $0.4 million resulting from our ResMetrics acquisition. These increases were partially offset by lower salary and wage expense of $0.4 million and professional fees of $0.1 million.

Other income, net

Other income, net was $1.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025, compared to $1.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024. For the quarter ended September 30, 2024, we recorded a $0.3 million benefit associated with a technical services and assistance agreement with our local partner in Oman which did not recur in 2025.

Foreign currency exchange (loss) gain, net

Foreign currency exchange (loss) gain, net was $(0.4) million for the three months ended September 30, 2025 compared to $0.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024. The change was due to the movement in the foreign currency exchange rates during the periods, primarily the impact of the Canadian dollar relative to the U.S. dollar.

Income tax benefit

Income tax benefit was $0.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025 as compared to less than $0.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024. Our effective tax rate (“ETR”) from continuing operations was (14.9%) and (0.7%) for the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The income tax benefit for these periods primarily relates to results generated by our United States, Canada, and certain other foreign businesses, and the income tax provision for each three-month period excludes the effects of losses within the United States, Canada, or other jurisdictions, if any, from which we cannot currently benefit. In addition, the income tax provision includes the effects of changes in valuation allowances established against our previously recognized deferred tax assets, some of which were derived from net operating loss carryforwards in the United States, Canada, or other jurisdictions. Therefore, significant variations exist in the customary relationship between income tax expense and pretax book income for the three month periods ended September 30, 2025 and 2024. 

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Results of Operations

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2025 Compared to Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024

The following tables summarize our results of operations, gross margins and revenues by geographic area for the periods presented (dollars in thousands): 

		Nine Months Ended
		September 30,								Variance
		2025				2024				$				%
Revenues
Product sales		$	94,062			$	82,455			$	11,607				14.1	%
Services			38,935				35,099				3,836				10.9	%
Total revenues			132,997				117,554				15,443				13.1	%
Cost of sales
Cost of product sales, exclusive of depreciation and amortization expense shown below			57,827				51,309				6,518				12.7	%
Cost of services, exclusive of depreciation and amortization expense shown below			20,904				18,171				2,733				15.0	%
Total cost of sales, exclusive of depreciation and amortization expense shown below			78,731				69,480				9,251				13.3	%
Selling, general and administrative expenses			44,636				42,789				1,847				4.3	%
Depreciation			3,716				3,395				321				9.5	%
Amortization			592				502				90				17.9	%
Income from operations			5,322				1,388				3,934				283.4	%
Other income (expense)
Interest expense, net			(209	)			(323	)			114				35.3	%
Other income, net			3,622				4,863				(1,241	)			(25.5	)%
Foreign currency exchange gain (loss), net			751				(788	)			1,539				195.3	%
Total other income			4,164				3,752				412				11.0	%
Income before income tax			9,486				5,140				4,346				84.6	%
Income tax (benefit) expense			(908	)			722				(1,630	)			(225.8	)%
Net income			10,394				4,418				5,976				135.3	%
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest			1,606				1,296				310				23.9	%
Net income attributable to NCS Multistage Holdings, Inc.		$	8,788			$	3,122			$	5,666				181.5	%

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		Nine Months Ended
		September 30,								Variance
		2025				2024				$				%
Gross Margin and Gross Margin Percentage:
Cost of product sales, exclusive of depreciation and amortization expense		$	57,827			$	51,309			$	6,518				12.7	%
Depreciation and amortization attributable to cost of product sales			1,563				1,413				150				10.6	%
Cost of product sales			59,390				52,722				6,668				12.6	%
Product sales gross profit		$	34,672			$	29,733			$	4,939				16.6	%
Product sales gross margin			36.9	%			36.1	%
Cost of services, exclusive of depreciation and amortization expense		$	20,904			$	18,171			$	2,733				15.0	%
Depreciation and amortization attributable to cost of services			665				555				110				19.8	%
Cost of services			21,569				18,726				2,843				15.2	%
Services gross profit		$	17,366			$	16,373			$	993				6.1	%
Services gross margin			44.6	%			46.6	%
Total cost of sales		$	80,959			$	71,448			$	9,511				13.3	%
Total gross profit		$	52,038			$	46,106			$	5,932				12.9	%
Total gross margin			39.1	%			39.2	%

		Nine Months Ended
		September 30,								Variance
		2025				2024				$				%
Revenues by Geographic Area:
United States
Product sales		$	29,586			$	25,806			$	3,780				14.6	%
Services			10,544				7,130				3,414				47.9	%
Total United States			40,130				32,936				7,194				21.8	%
Canada
Product sales			57,428				53,078				4,350				8.2	%
Services			21,988				19,514				2,474				12.7	%
Total Canada			79,416				72,592				6,824				9.4	%
Other Countries
Product sales			7,048				3,571				3,477				97.4	%
Services			6,403				8,455				(2,052	)			(24.3	)%
Total other countries			13,451				12,026				1,425				11.8	%
Total
Product sales			94,062				82,455				11,607				14.1	%
Services			38,935				35,099				3,836				10.9	%
Total revenues		$	132,997			$	117,554			$	15,443				13.1	%

Revenues

Revenues were $133.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 compared to $117.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024. Revenue growth was driven primarily by an increase in product sales in the United States, Canada and internationally, as well as an increase in services revenues for the United States and Canada, partially offset by a decline in services revenues in international markets. In the United States, this increase was largely attributable to fracturing systems sales in the second quarter associated with two large projects, an increase in plug sales at Repeat Precision, and an increase in tracer diagnostics revenues, which includes an approximate $2 million contribution from ResMetrics. For Canada, the increase in product sales and services revenue reflects higher industry activity levels in 2025, particularly for fracturing systems completions, a trend that began in the fourth quarter of 2024 and continued throughout the first half of 2025. This trend began to reverse in the third quarter, driven in part by a reduction in Canadian rig activity. However, we continued to benefit from service work in more active regions, including the Montney. The increase in international product sales was driven by projects in both the Middle East and North Sea, with a decrease in international services revenue from tracer diagnostics, as the prior year included higher services revenue associated with projects in the Middle East. Overall, product sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 totaled $94.1 million compared to $82.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024. Services revenue totaled $38.9 million compared to $35.1 million for the same periods. 

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Cost of sales

Cost of sales was $81.0 million, or 60.9% of revenues, for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, compared to $71.4 million, or 60.8% of revenues, for the nine months ended September 30, 2024. Overall, cost of sales as a percentage of revenues was similar for these periods, although product margins improved slightly and service margins declined. Product margin is affected by changes in product mix, which depend on the characteristics of jobs completed—such as size, complexity, and lateral length—and on the type of product provided, including wellbore construction, completion equipment and plug-and-perforation products. In addition, there was an increase in international fracturing systems jobs in the North Sea in 2025 compared to 2024, which tend to have more favorable margins. Service margins declined primarily due to timing of tracer diagnostics jobs and the number of fracturing service jobs, despite the favorable contribution from ResMetrics for the two months ended September 30, 2025. For the nine months ended September 30, 2025, cost of product sales was $59.4 million, or 63.1% of product sales revenue, and cost of services was $21.6 million, or 55.6% of services revenue. For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, cost of product sales was $52.7 million, or 63.9% of product sales revenue, and cost of services was $18.7 million, or 53.4% of services revenue.

Selling, general and administrative expenses

Selling, general and administrative expenses were $44.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, compared to $42.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024. The primary drivers of the increase were higher share-based compensation expense of $1.6 million attributable to cash settled awards remeasured at the balance sheet date based on the price of our common stock, an incremental $0.8 million associated with annual incentive bonus accruals, and to a lesser extent, additional expenses of $0.4 million resulting from our ResMetrics acquisition. These increases were partially offset by decreases in expense for rent and professional fees of $0.2 million and $0.3 million, respectively.

Other income, net

Other income, net was $3.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, compared to $4.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024. In 2024, we recorded an incremental $1.4 million benefit associated with a technical services and assistance agreement with our local partner in Oman, which did not recur in 2025 as the program ended in November 2024.

Foreign currency exchange gain (loss), net

Foreign currency exchange gain (loss), net was $0.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 compared to $(0.8) million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024. The change was due to the movement in the foreign currency exchange rates during the periods, primarily the impact of the Canadian dollar relative to the U.S. dollar.

Income tax (benefit) expense 

Income tax (benefit) expense was $(0.9) million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 as compared to $0.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024. Our ETR from continuing operations was (9.6%) and 14.0% for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The income tax (benefit) expense for these periods primarily relates to results generated by our United States, Canada, and certain other foreign businesses, and the income tax provision for each nine-month period excludes the effects of losses within the United States, Canada, or other jurisdictions, if any, from which we cannot currently benefit. In addition, the income tax provision includes the effects of changes in valuation allowances established against our previously recognized deferred tax assets, some of which were derived from net operating loss carryforwards in the United States, Canada, or other jurisdictions. Therefore, significant variations exist in the customary relationship between income tax expense and pretax book income for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2025 and 2024. During the nine months ended September 30, 2025, we reversed a portion of the valuation allowance previously recorded against the deferred tax assets of our Canadian operating subsidiary due to sustained improvements in operating results, including a return to profitability and forecasts of future taxable income that are sufficient to realize the remaining deferred tax assets. The reversal of the valuation allowance resulted in a deferred income tax benefit of $1.8 million during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2025.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

Our primary sources of liquidity are our existing cash and cash equivalents, cash flows from operations and potential borrowings under our secured asset-based revolving credit facility (the “ABL Facility”). As of September 30, 2025, we had cash and cash equivalents of $25.3 million, and total outstanding indebtedness of $7.4 million related to finance lease obligations. Our ABL Facility consists of an asset-based revolving credit facility in an aggregate principal amount of $35.0 million. Total borrowings are limited to a borrowing base calculated on the eligible accounts receivable and eligible inventory, provided it does not include credit for the assets of Repeat Precision and the tracer diagnostics business acquired from ResMetrics until approved by the lender. At September 30, 2025, our available borrowing base under the ABL Facility was $19.4 million, with no outstanding borrowings. As of September 30, 2025, we utilized letter of credit commitments of $0.2 million. The amount available to be drawn under the ABL Facility may decline from current levels due to reductions in our borrowing base or a springing financial covenant if our business were to be adversely impacted by a decline in market conditions. We were in compliance with our debt covenants at September 30, 2025.

In addition, Repeat Precision’s promissory note with Security State Bank & Trust, Fredericksburg (the “Repeat Precision Promissory Note”) has total aggregate borrowing capacity of $2.5 million with a maturity date in May 2026, and has no borrowings outstanding as of September 30, 2025.

We believe that our cash on hand, cash flows from operations and potential borrowings under our ABL Facility will be sufficient to fund our capital expenditure and liquidity requirements for the next twelve months and after. Our principal liquidity needs have been, and are expected to continue to be, capital expenditures, working capital, debt service and potential mergers and acquisitions.

Our capital expenditures for each of the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 were $1.0 million and $1.2 million, respectively. We plan to incur approximately $1.3 million to $1.5 million in capital expenditures in total during 2025, which includes (i) upgrades to our manufacturing and field service equipment to support North American fracturing systems and well construction businesses, (ii) upgrades to our tracer diagnostics deployment, sampling and laboratory equipment and (iii) upgrades to our Repeat Precision manufacturing facilities.

To the extent we require additional liquidity to fund our capital requirements, including our finance lease obligations, or repay existing indebtedness, we would expect to obtain it through the incurrence of additional indebtedness, the proceeds of equity issuances, or a combination thereof. Our liquidity and ability to meet our obligations and fund capital requirements also depend on our future financial performance including the ability to manage costs, which is subject to general economic, financial and other factors that are beyond our control. Accordingly, we cannot provide assurance that our business will generate sufficient cash flow from operations or that funds will be available from additional indebtedness, the capital markets or otherwise to meet our liquidity needs. If we decide to pursue one or more significant acquisitions, we may incur additional debt or sell equity to finance such acquisitions, which could result in incremental expenses or dilution.

Cash Flows 

The following table provides a summary of cash flows from operating, investing and financing activities for the periods presented (in thousands):

		Nine Months Ended
		September 30,
		2025				2024
Net cash provided by operating activities		$	9,044			$	2,082
Net cash used in investing activities			(6,060	)			(732	)
Net cash used in financing activities			(3,794	)			(2,679	)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents			225				(61	)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents		$	(585	)		$	(1,390	)

Operating Activities

Net cash provided by operating activities was $9.0 million and $2.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The increase in operating cash flow for the first nine months of 2025 reflected higher net income of $6.0 million, which includes the results from the ResMetrics acquisition, partially offset by higher cash payments for incentive bonuses, and higher payments related to the vesting of cash settled share-based awards, which are remeasured based on the price of our common stock. Additionally, the revenue increase for the first nine months of 2025 compared to the same period in 2024 impacted our working capital, including the timing of trade receivable billings and collections, inventory levels and payments for materials and other components.

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Investing Activities

Net cash used in investing activities was $6.1 million and $0.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively, of which $5.8 million was used to acquire ResMetrics in July 2025. See “Note 2. Acquisition” to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. The increase was partially offset by additional proceeds received from the sale of retired property and equipment and a lower level of investment in property and equipment.

Financing Activities

Net cash used in financing activities was $3.8 million and $2.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024. Our primary uses of funds for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 were principal payments related to our finance lease obligations totaling $1.6 million and $1.4 million, respectively, payments of $0.3 million and $0.2 million, respectively, for treasury shares withheld to settle withholding tax requirements for equity-settled awards, and cash distributions of $1.9 million and $1.0 million, respectively, to our joint venture partner. Net borrowings and repayments under the Repeat Promissory Note had no relative impact on cash flows from financing activities for each of the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024.

Material Cash Requirements 

There have been no significant changes in our material cash requirements from those disclosed in the Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 2024. See “Note 2. Acquisition” to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for a discussion of an acquisition utilizing cash on hand.

Critical Accounting Estimates

There are no material changes to our critical accounting estimates from those included in the Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 2024.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

See “Note 1. Basis of Presentation” to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for a discussion of the recent accounting pronouncements issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board.

Smaller Reporting Company Status 

We are a “smaller reporting company” as defined by Section 12b-2 of the Exchange Act, meaning that we are not an investment company, an asset-backed issuer, or a majority-owned subsidiary of a parent company that is not a smaller reporting company and have a public float of less than $250 million. As a smaller reporting company, we may take advantage of specified reduced reporting and other burdens that are otherwise applicable generally to public companies that do not qualify for the classification, including among other things, providing only two years of audited financial statements.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This Quarterly Report includes certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements can be identified by words such as “anticipates,” “intends,” “plans,” “seeks,” “believes,” “estimates,” “expects” and similar references to future periods, or by the inclusion of forecasts or projections. Examples of forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements we make regarding the outlook for our future business and financial performance, such as those contained in Item 2. “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.”

Forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations and assumptions regarding our business, the economy and other future conditions. Because forward-looking statements relate to the future, by their nature, they are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict. As a result, our actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements include regional, national or global political, economic, business, competitive, market and regulatory conditions and the following:

● declines in the level of oil and natural gas E&P activity in Canada, the United States and internationally;

● oil and natural gas price fluctuations;

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● significant competition for our products and services that results in pricing pressures, reduced sales, or reduced market share;

● inability to successfully implement our strategy of increasing sales of products and services into the U.S. and international markets;

● loss of significant customers;

● losses and liabilities from uninsured or underinsured business activities and litigation;

● change in trade policy, including the impact of tariffs;

● our failure to identify and consummate potential acquisitions;

● the financial health of our customers including their ability to pay for products or services provided;

● our inability to integrate or realize the expected benefits from acquisitions;

● our inability to achieve suitable price increases to offset the impacts of cost inflation;

● loss of any of our key suppliers or significant disruptions negatively impacting our supply chain;

● risks in attracting and retaining qualified employees and key personnel;

● risks resulting from the operations of our joint venture arrangement;

● currency exchange rate fluctuations;

● impact of severe weather conditions;

● our inability to accurately predict customer demand, which may result in us holding excess or obsolete inventory;

● failure to comply with or changes to federal, state and local and non-U.S. laws and other regulations, including tax policies, anti-corruption and environmental regulations, guidelines and regulations for the use of explosives;

● impairment in the carrying value of long-lived assets including goodwill;

● system interruptions or failures, including complications with our enterprise resource planning system, cybersecurity breaches, identity theft or other disruptions that could compromise our information;

● our inability to successfully develop and implement new technologies, products and services that align with the needs of our customers, including addressing the shift to more non-traditional energy markets as part of the energy transition and the adoption of artificial intelligence and machine learning;

● our inability to protect and maintain critical intellectual property assets, the inability to protect our current royalty income, or the losses and liabilities from adverse decisions in intellectual property disputes;

● loss of, or interruption to, our information and computer systems;

● our failure to establish and maintain effective internal control over financial reporting;

● restrictions on the availability of our customers to obtain water essential to the drilling and hydraulic fracturing processes;

● changes in legislation or regulation governing the oil and natural gas industry, including restrictions on emissions of greenhouse gases;

● our inability to meet regulatory requirements for use of certain chemicals by our tracer diagnostics business;

● the reduction in our ABL Facility borrowing base or our inability to comply with the covenants in our debt agreements; and

● our inability to obtain sufficient liquidity on reasonable terms, or at all.

For the reasons described above, as well as factors identified in “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in this Quarterly Report and the section of the Annual Report entitled “Risk Factors,” we caution you against relying on any forward-looking statements. Any forward-looking statement made by us in this Quarterly Report speaks only as of the date on which we make it. Factors or events that could cause our actual results to differ may emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict all of them. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, except as may be required by law.

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Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk 

For our quantitative and qualitative disclosures about market risk, see Item 7A, “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk,” in our Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 2024. Our exposure to market risk has not changed materially since December 31, 2024, however, our largest customer constituted 17% of our trade receivables as of September 30, 2025.

Item 4.  Controls and Procedures 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of September 30, 2025. Based on this evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, concluded that, as of September 30, 2025, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in the reports we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

We completed the acquisition of Reservoir Metrics, LLC, and its related entities on July 31, 2025. We are currently evaluating the impact of this acquisition on our control processes as we integrate the business into our existing internal control framework. We are performing a control assessment and continue to believe that our control procedures are effective to detect or prevent failures which could result in material misstatement of our financial statements. Our control framework is being applied to the acquired business. Through this process, gaps in control may be identified or there may be enhancements to existing controls or changes to control procedures. Management does not expect any resulting changes to have a material effect on our internal control over financial reporting.

Except as described above, there were no other changes in our internal control over financial reporting identified in connection with the evaluation required by Rule 13a-15(d) of the Exchange Act that occurred during the nine months ended September 30, 2025 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION 

Item 1.  Legal Proceedings

See “Note 11. Commitments and Contingencies” of our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for further information regarding our legal proceedings.

Item 1A.  Risk Factors

There have been no material changes from the risk factors disclosed in our Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 2024.

Item 5.  Other Information

During the quarter ended September 30, 2025, no director or officer of the Company adopted or terminated a “Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement” or “non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement,” as each term is defined in Item 408 of Regulation S-K.

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Item 6.  Exhibits

Exhibit
No.			Description
*	31.1		Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
*	31.2		Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
**	32.1		Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
**	32.2		Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
***	101.INS		Inline XBRL Instance Document
***	101.SCH		Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema
***	101.CAL		Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase
***	101.DEF		Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase
***	101.LAB		Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase
***	101.PRE		Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase
***	104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted in Inline iXBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)
*	Filed herewith.
**	Furnished herewith.
***	Submitted electronically with this Report.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

Date: October 30, 2025	NCS Multistage Holdings, Inc.
	By:	/s/ Mike Morrison
		Mike Morrison
		Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
		(Principal Financial Officer and Authorized Signatory)

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FAQ

How did NCSM perform in Q3 2025?

Revenue was $46.5 million versus $44.0 million last year; net income attributable to NCS was $3.8 million and diluted EPS was $1.37.

What are NCSM’s year-to-date results for 2025?

For the nine months ended September 30, revenue was $133.0 million and net income attributable to NCS was $8.8 million; operating cash flow was $9.0 million.

What is NCSM’s liquidity and debt position?

Cash was $25.3 million with no ABL borrowings. Finance-lease debt totaled $7.4 million at quarter end.

What are the details of the ResMetrics acquisition?

NCS acquired ResMetrics for total consideration of $7.1 million, including contingent consideration. It contributed $2.2 million revenue and $0.6 million income before tax through Q3.

Were there any legal updates affecting NCSM?

In Canada, the Federal Court of Appeal set aside a prior injunction and reduced a costs award to about $0.9 million, remanding the case.

How many shares were outstanding?

As of October 28, 2025, NCSM had 2,540,920 shares of common stock outstanding.