Select Energy Services Reports Second Quarter 2019 Financial Results And Operational Updates

HOUSTON, Aug. 6, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Select Energy Services, Inc. (NYSE: WTTR) ("Select" or "the Company"), a leading provider of water management and chemical solutions to the U.S. unconventional oil and gas industry, today announced results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2019.

Revenue for the second quarter of 2019 was $323.9 million as compared to $362.6 million in the first quarter of 2019 and $393.2 million in the second quarter of 2018. Revenue in the second quarter of 2019 was impacted by the divestment of certain non-core operations that contributed an incremental $14.4 million of revenue in the first quarter of 2019 and an incremental $31.6 million in the second quarter of 2018. Net income for the second quarter of 2019 was $8.1 million, which was negatively impacted by several non-recurring charges, largely related to completing the divestment of non-core operations, compared to $1.4 million in the first quarter of 2019 and $25.0 million in the second quarter of 2018.

Gross profit was $39.9 million in the second quarter of 2019 compared to $46.0 million in the first quarter of 2019 and $56.7 million in the second quarter of 2018. Total gross margin for Select was 12.3% in the second quarter of 2019 as compared to 12.7% in the first quarter of 2019 and 14.4% in the second quarter of 2018. Gross margin before depreciation and amortization ("D&A") for the second quarter of 2019 was 21.2% compared to 21.4% for the first quarter of 2019 and 22.2% for the second quarter of 2018.

Adjusted EBITDA was $51.6 million or 15.9% of revenue in the second quarter of 2019 as compared to $53.4 million or 14.7% of revenue in the first quarter of 2019 and $68.2 million or 17.3% of revenue in the second quarter of 2018.  Please refer to the end of this release for reconciliations of gross profit before D&A (non-GAAP measure) to gross profit and of Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP measure) to net income.

Holli Ladhani, President and CEO, stated, "The team did a good job executing on our strategic objectives during the quarter. Our Northern Delaware Pipeline project is progressing on time and on budget as we continue to advance our additional commercialization discussions. The recently expanded Midland chemicals manufacturing facility hit full stride, leading to improving margins for the Oilfield Chemicals segment, and we completed the divestitures of our non-core operations within the expected range of proceeds. We accomplished all of this while further augmenting a best-in-class balance sheet, concluding the quarter with a net cash balance.

"While 2019 is shaping up to be a tough year for the oilfield services industry, we are taking action to weather the storm. We remain focused on the things we can control, such as costs, customer service, capital discipline, and maintaining a strong balance sheet. Despite pricing pressures that led to a sequential decline in revenue, our consolidated Adjusted EBITDA margins improved in the second quarter. In short, we are adapting to market conditions, and continue to deliver value with more efficiency.  

"In addition to our continued focus on costs, we will be judicious in putting additional capital to work this year. Our priorities will be the completion of our Northern Delaware Pipeline project, investing in technology to both advance our service offerings and improve our operational efficiencies as well as investing to maintain our existing asset base. Given current industry conditions, we have revisited our capital budget for 2019, and have reduced it to a range of $120 million to $140 million relative to the range of $140 million to $160 million previously provided. Even after investing in our operations, I remain confident our ongoing business will generate meaningful free cash flow and reiterate our previous unallocated free cash flow expectations."

"I'm also optimistic about our ability to continue to source and execute attractive infrastructure investment opportunities and strategic acquisitions. As we navigate a market that requires ever greater efficiency from service providers, our breadth of capabilities and pristine balance sheet enable us to bring full life cycle solutions to our customers. We also believe our positive net cash position and strong free cash flow generation should provide unique advantages in the current environment," concluded Ladhani.

Business Segment Information

The Water Services segment generated revenues of $202.0 million in the second quarter of 2019, as compared to $220.6 million in the first quarter of 2019 and $234.0 million in the second quarter of 2018.  Gross margin before D&A for Water Services was 23.2% in the second quarter of 2019 as compared to 26.1% in the first quarter of 2019 and 24.5% in the second quarter of 2018. The sequential decline in revenue and gross margin before D&A was driven largely by pricing pressures during the quarter. 

The Water Infrastructure segment generated revenues of $51.7 million in the second quarter of 2019 as compared to $53.6 million in the first quarter of 2019 and $55.7 million in the second quarter of 2018.  The sequential decline in revenues was driven primarily by decreased volumes through the Company's Bakken Pipelines from key customers. Much of these volumes were deferred to the third quarter, and the Company expects activity on these pipelines to increase in the third quarter. Gross margin before D&A for Water Infrastructure was 25.6% in the second quarter of 2019 as compared to 22.7% in the first quarter of 2019 and 32.0% in the second quarter of 2018.  The improvement in sequential gross margin before D&A in the second quarter of 2019 was driven primarily by reduced costs in the Northern Delaware infrastructure operations from first quarter seasonal impacts as well as improved profitability in the water sourcing and gathering and disposal operations.

The Oilfield Chemicals segment generated revenues of $63.0 million in the second quarter of 2019, as compared to $66.8 million in the first quarter of 2019 and $64.8 million during the second quarter of 2018.  Gross margin before D&A for Oilfield Chemicals was 14.2% in the second quarter of 2019 as compared to 10.9% in the first quarter of 2019 and 9.7% in the second quarter of 2018.  The segment continues to see strong demand for its friction reducer product lines, with sequential margin growth driven by decreased freight costs as a result of expanding in-basin friction reducer manufacturing and improved inventory management.

The "Other" category, which contains the results of non-core operations that were in the process of being divested and wound down, generated revenues of $7.2 million in the second quarter of 2019, down from $21.6 million in the first quarter of 2019 and $38.8 million in the second quarter of 2018. The "Other" category contributed gross loss before D&A of ($0.3) million in the second quarter of 2019 as compared to gross profit of $0.6 million in the first quarter of 2019 and $5.6 million in the second quarter of 2018. With the divestments and wind down of the remaining non-core operations completed during the second quarter, these revenues and gross profit contributions should be immaterial moving forward.

Select's consolidated Adjusted EBITDA during the quarter includes $8.3 million of adjustments primarily related to non-recurring and non-cash items from the divestments of portions of non-core businesses, including $7.3 million of loss on sales of subsidiaries and other assets, primarily associated with the sale of the remaining Canadian operations, $0.4 million of asset impairments related to Canada, $0.4 million of transaction costs, and $0.2 million of lease abandonment costs largely related to the former Affirm operations. Non-cash compensation expense accounted for an additional $4.1 million adjustment and foreign currency gains related to Canadian operations produced a net impact of ($0.1) million.

Cash Flow and Balance Sheet

Cash flow from operations for the second quarter of 2019 was $38.1 million.  Capital expenditures for the second quarter of 2019 were $17.9 million, net of ordinary course asset sales of $3.1 million.  This figure includes approximately $9.0 million of capital expenditures related to ongoing development activities in the Northern Delaware Basin.  Cash flow from operations less cash flow from investing activities was $33.7 million during the second quarter. Cash flow from investing activities includes non-ordinary course net proceeds of approximately $13.5 million during the second quarter of 2019 related to divestment activities.

Total liquidity was $263.8 million as of June 30, 2019, as compared to $221.9 million as of December 31, 2018.  Following the repayment of $25.0 million of borrowings during the second quarter, the Company had no remaining outstanding borrowings under the Company's revolving credit facility as of June 30, 2019, compared to $45.0 million as of December 31, 2018.  As of June 30, 2019, the Company had approximately $240.0 million of available borrowing capacity under its revolving credit facility, after giving effect to $16.4 million of outstanding letters of credit.  Total cash and cash equivalents were $23.8 million at June 30, 2019 as compared to $17.2 million at December 31, 2018.

Conference Call

Select has scheduled a conference call on Wednesday, August 7, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern time / 9:00 a.m. Central time.  Please dial 201-389-0872 and ask for the Select Energy Services call at least 10 minutes prior to the start time of the call, or listen to the call live over the Internet by logging on to the website at the address http://investors.selectenergyservices.com/events-and-presentations.  A telephonic replay of the conference call will be available through August 21, 2019 and may be accessed by calling 201-612-7415 using passcode 13692088#.  A webcast archive will also be available at the link above shortly after the call and will be accessible for approximately 90 days. 

About Select Energy Services, Inc.

Select Energy Services, Inc. ("Select") is a leading provider of total water management and chemical solutions to the unconventional oil and gas industry in the United States.  Select provides for the sourcing and transfer of water, both by permanent pipeline and temporary hose, prior to its use in the drilling and completion activities associated with hydraulic fracturing, as well as complementary water-related services that support oil and gas well completion and production activities, including containment, monitoring, treatment and recycling, flowback, hauling, gathering and disposal.  Select, under its Rockwater Energy Solutions brand, develops and manufactures a full suite of specialty chemicals used in the well completion process and production chemicals used to enhance performance over the producing life of a well.  Select currently provides services to exploration and production companies and oilfield service companies operating in all the major shale and producing basins in the United States.  For more information, please visit Select's website, http://www.selectenergyservices.com.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

All statements in this communication other than statements of historical facts are forward-looking statements which contain our current expectations about our future results.  We have attempted to identify any forward-looking statements by using words such as "expect," "will," "estimate" and other similar expressions.  Although we believe that the expectations reflected, and the assumptions or bases underlying our forward-looking statements are reasonable, we can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct.  Such statements are not guarantees of future performance or events and are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results, events or financial positions to differ materially from those included within or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that could materially impact such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the factors discussed or referenced in the "Risk Factors" section of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018 and in any subsequently filed quarterly reports on Form 10-Q or current reports on Form 8-K.  Investors should not place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements.  Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which such statement is made, and we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events, changed circumstances or otherwise, unless required by law.

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Comparison of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, gross profit before depreciation and amortization (D&A) and gross margin before D&A are not financial measures presented in accordance with GAAP. We define EBITDA as net income, plus interest expense, taxes and depreciation & amortization. We define Adjusted EBITDA as EBITDA plus/(minus) loss/(income) from discontinued operations, plus any impairment charges or asset write-offs pursuant to GAAP, plus/(minus) non-cash losses/(gains) on the sale of assets or subsidiaries, non-recurring compensation expense, non-cash compensation expense, and non-recurring or unusual expenses or charges, including severance expenses, transaction costs, or facilities-related exit and disposal-related expenditures, plus/(minus) foreign currency losses/(gains) and plus any inventory write-downs. We define gross profit before D&A as revenue less cost of revenue, excluding cost of sales D&A expense. We define gross margin before D&A as gross profit before D&A divided by revenue. EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, gross profit before D&A and gross margin before D&A are supplemental non-GAAP financial measures that we believe provide useful information to external users of our financial statements, such as industry analysts, investors, lenders and rating agencies because it allows them to compare our operating performance on a consistent basis across periods by removing the effects of our capital structure (such as varying levels of interest expense), asset base (such as depreciation and amortization) and non-recurring items outside the control of our management team. We present EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, gross profit before D&A and gross margin before D&A because we believe they provide useful information regarding the factors and trends affecting our business in addition to measures calculated under GAAP.

Net income is the GAAP measure most directly comparable to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA. Gross profit is the GAAP measure most directly comparable to gross profit before D&A. Our non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered as alternatives to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure. Each of these non-GAAP financial measures has important limitations as an analytical tool due to exclusion of some but not all items that affect the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures. You should not consider EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA or gross profit before D&A in isolation or as substitutes for an analysis of our results as reported under GAAP. Because EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and gross profit before D&A may be defined differently by other companies in our industry, our definitions of these non-GAAP financial measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies, thereby diminishing their utility. For further discussion, please see "Item 6. Selected Financial Data" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018.

The following tables present a reconciliation of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA to our net income (loss), which is the most directly comparable GAAP measure for the periods presented:

The following tables present a reconciliation of gross profit before D&A to total gross profit, which is the most directly comparable GAAP measure, and a calculation of gross margin before D&A for the periods presented:

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