NEWPARK RESOURCES REPORTS FOURTH QUARTER 2021 RESULTS

THE WOODLANDS, Texas, Feb. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Newpark Resources, Inc. (NYSE: NR) ("Newpark" or the "Company") today announced results for its fourth quarter ended December 31, 2021. Total revenues for the fourth quarter of 2021 were $179.6 million compared to $151.8 million for the third quarter of 2021 and $129.7 million for the fourth quarter of 2020. Net loss for the fourth quarter of 2021 was $3.7 million, or ($0.04) per share, compared to net loss of $10.5 million, or ($0.11) per share, for the third quarter of 2021, and net loss of $18.4 million, or ($0.20) per share, for the fourth quarter of 2020.

Fourth quarter 2021 operating results include $0.02 per share in after-tax charges including the impact of $0.9 million of pre-tax restructuring related charges in the Fluids Systems segment and $0.9 million of incremental pre-tax expenses in the Industrial Solutions segment related to a multi-year sales tax audit and insurance reserves.

Paul Howes, Newpark's Chief Executive Officer, stated, "Our fourth quarter results reflect the benefit of our continued expansion in the power transmission market, as well as the improving market dynamics in the global oil and gas sector. Consolidated revenues increased 18% sequentially to $180 million in the fourth quarter, benefiting from strong growth in both the Industrial Solutions and Fluids Systems segments.

"The Industrial Solutions segment generated $52 million of revenues in the fourth quarter, reflecting an 18% sequential improvement, benefiting from the anticipated year-end strength for Site and Access Solutions product sales into the utilities sector. The Industrial Solutions segment operating margin declined modestly to 16% in the fourth quarter, impacted by the anticipated headwind from elevated raw materials costs and the lack of industrial blending production volume, as well as the elevated expenses associated with the sales tax audit and insurance reserves."

Howes continued, "The Fluids Systems segment revenues also improved 18% sequentially, driven by broad-based growth across most of our key markets. In North America, revenues improved by 17% sequentially to $83 million, including 21% sequential growth from both U.S. land and Canada. These improvements were partially offset by a $2 million decline in the Gulf of Mexico, driven by further project delays with a primary customer experiencing drillship mechanical issues. International revenues improved 21% sequentially to $45 million in the fourth quarter, driven primarily by increased activities in North Africa. As a result of the revenue improvement and ongoing cost reduction efforts, the Fluids Systems segment returned to positive operating income, despite incurring the restructuring charges. Corporate office expenses were also elevated in the fourth quarter, primarily reflecting higher long-term incentive expense driven by the Company's share price performance relative to our peer group, as well as increased legal and professional expenses, primarily attributable to M&A activity and the restructuring of certain subsidiary legal entities within Europe.

"Regarding cash flows, operating activities used cash of $17 million in the fourth quarter, including a $35 million increase in receivables driven by the higher revenue level. Receivable DSO's remained elevated in the fourth quarter, due in part to the timing of large projects and product sales within the quarter, though we expect DSO's will normalize in the first quarter and provide a favorable tailwind for cash generation," added Howes. "Net cash used in investing activities were $10 million in the fourth quarter, including $13 million to fund a strategic acquisition in the Industrial Solutions segment which expands our geographic reach in the Northeast and strengthens our utility industry customer base."

Strategic Review Update

As part of the ongoing business and portfolio review, the Company announced that the Board of Directors recently approved two near-term actions intended to enhance liquidity available for investment in higher returning businesses, as the Company remains focused on taking the necessary steps to improve returns on invested capital and enhance long-term value for shareholders. These actions include winding down our industrial blending operations in the next few months and pursuing the sale of the industrial blending and warehouse facility and related equipment located in Conroe, Texas. Industrial blending contributed $9 million of revenues in 2021 while incurring a $2 million operating loss and ended the year with roughly $20 million of net capital employed. As a result of the plan to exit and dispose of the assets used in the Industrial Blending business, we may incur pre-tax charges in the range of approximately $4 million to $8 million primarily related to the non-cash impairment of long-lived assets, which we expect to recognize in the first quarter of 2022.

Second, the Company will explore strategic options for the U.S. mineral grinding business, which supplies ground barite and other minerals to the U.S. Fluids Systems business, as well as to third parties in the oil and gas and industrial markets. The mineral grinding business contributed total third-party revenues of $36 million in 2021 yielding approximately break-even operating income and ended the year with $47 million of net capital employed, including roughly $25 million of net working capital.

Segment Results

The Fluids Systems segment generated revenues of $127.9 million for the fourth quarter of 2021 compared to $108.0 million for the third quarter of 2021 and $79.4 million for the fourth quarter of 2020. Segment operating income was $0.9 million for the fourth quarter of 2021 compared to an operating loss of $6.6 million for the third quarter of 2021 and an operating loss of $20.1 million for the fourth quarter of 2020. Operating income for the fourth quarter of 2021 includes $0.9 million of charges primarily related to facility exit and severance costs. Operating loss for the third quarter of 2021 includes $4.0 million of charges primarily related to self-insured costs associated with Hurricane Ida damage to our Fourchon, Louisiana Fluids Systems operating base, facility exit, and severance costs. Operating loss for the fourth quarter of 2020 includes $11.2 million of net charges, primarily related to our exit from Brazil including $11.7 million of charges for the non-cash recognition of cumulative foreign currency translation losses.

The Industrial Solutions segment generated revenues of $51.7 million for the fourth quarter of 2021 compared to $43.8 million for the third quarter of 2021 and $50.3 million for the fourth quarter of 2020. Segment operating income was $8.4 million for the fourth quarter of 2021 compared to operating income of $8.1 million for the third quarter of 2021 and operating income of $9.5 million for the fourth quarter of 2020. Operating income for the fourth quarter of 2021 includes $0.9 million of incremental pre-tax expenses related to a multi-year sales tax audit and insurance reserves.

Conference Call

Newpark has scheduled a conference call to discuss fourth quarter 2021 results and its near-term operational outlook, which will be broadcast live over the Internet, on Friday, February 18, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time / 9:00 a.m. Central Time. To participate in the call, dial 412-902-0030 and ask for the Newpark Resources call at least 10 minutes prior to the start time, or access it live over the Internet at www.newpark.com. For those who cannot listen to the live call, a replay will be available through March 4, 2022 and may be accessed by dialing 201-612-7415 and using pass code 13726215#. Also, an archive of the webcast will be available shortly after the call at www.newpark.com for 90 days.

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

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

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

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

EBITDA and EBITDA Margin

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

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Free Cash Flow

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

Ratio of Net Debt to Capital

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

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