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| From a stimulation services standpoint, we continue to have strong interest in our fuel-efficient fleet |
| We're encouraged, because we see multiple players, idle capacity and remain steady on pricing |
| Our pumping efficiencies are best-in-class |
| We highlight this segment to illustrate the incredibly high cash conversion of proppant sales and to demonstrate the stability that a lean multi-mine company can achieve |
| ProFrac's differentiated and vertically integrated service offering is the cream of the crop in our industry |
| We believe this calendar optimization will allow us to capture significant cost savings in the third quarter and beyond |
| We firmly believe that great customer service distinguishes our company in the market and is a direct result of the strong culture within our teams to continually serve our customers |
| As we've discussed before, our vertical integration strategy significantly benefits both, our customers and ProFrac throughout the cycles |
| In Q2, we were pleased that third-party sales reached 70% of revenue |
| Our efforts to diversify the customer base reached an all-time high for third-party sales, and we continue to pursue additional contracts that increase diversification and improved stability |
| I remain proud of what this team continues to accomplish and believe we are well positioned to capitalize on increasing industry activity |
| We're pleased to see improving industry fundamentals and disciplined behavior from our peers, which support a constructive outlook in the second half of '23 |
| And so we're in a really good spot to continue our growth in profitability |
| In terms of the overall market environment, we are optimistic and encouraged |
| We're optimistic, because we are seeing pricing remain constructive |
| While lower asset utilization impacted second quarter earnings, we are confident that pricing remains at constructive levels, and market fundamentals continue to be supportive for a stronger second half of the year |
| Although the second quarter posed some challenges, we've already begun to see these headwinds subside, and we believe that we are incredibly well positioned to deliver meaningful shareholder value in the near term |
| That being said, Matt did a great job detailing how pricing remains constructive and industry discipline continues to support a positive outlook |
| In addition, natural gas pricing is constructive, which we believe will provide a built-in catalyst as we look forward to the remainder of 2023 |
| ProFrac has purposely built a dynamic platform capable of delivering strong results through market cycles |
| The general trend suggests improved activity as we progress into next year |
| We expect further growth in this segment as the customer base expands, production increases, and costs are lowered |
| For ProFrac, we continue to believe that our disciplined approach will produce meaningful shareholder value |
| And as we continue to reach our nameplate capacity at each of these assets, you'll see a much stronger pull through |
| We continue to pursue additional contracts that increase diversification and improved stability, and we expect to grow the customer base and total production at lower cost levels |
| So it's -- I think that's a very attainable goal |
| And so when you start looking at a lower utilization and delivering results that exceed -- well exceed that fixed cost, when you look at the increase of activity and higher utilization rate with the same fixed cost, it converts and gives you a nice, levered result on your pull-through |
| As we move through the second half of our year, we expect to see our mining assets grow sales and expand customer footprint |
| Our goal is to provide more certainty and less volatility to our Proppant division, while boosting our utilization to a level that will optimize profitability |
| The Proppant segment continues to show signs of improvement |
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| Our second quarter results were challenged as a result of customer consolidation, coordination with customer CapEx schedules and the impact of the recent banking crisis on private operators |
| The Manufacturing segment generated revenues of $31 million in the second quarter, down approximately 54% from the previous quarter |
| The Stimulation Services segment generated revenues of $608 million in the second quarter, down from the first quarter primarily due to lower fleet count and more white space on active fleets |
| Adjusted EBITDA for the Manufacturing segment was $3.1 million, down from the first quarter |
| On a consolidated basis, revenue for the second quarter totaled $709 million, a decrease driven primarily by lower activity levels as outlined by Matt and Ladd |
| What we've seen across the industry is a pullback in overall available active fleet |
| Alec Scheibelhoffer So just to kick us off here, so we've seen some data points that spot pricing has been weaker in the Permian for Proppant |
| This segment was impacted by lower orders by our Stimulation Services segment as they reduced equipment related expenditures and focused on utilizing inventory on hand |
| We've also slowed our CapEx spend, reduced e-fleet gross spend and lowered engine upgrade CapEx in response to activity levels |
| We believe our baseline SG&A was down approximately $1 million from the prior quarter when excluding Flotek and these various items |
| We see a number of smaller players that are aggressively bidding to spot work, but we view this as isolated and unsustainable |
| So in West Texas, there is some spot pricing that has come down from what has otherwise been a pretty narrow type range |
| As many of you who closely follow our industry have seen, there were meaningful shifts in activity during the second quarter that resulted in white space and subsequent fleet reductions |
| It's like I appreciate that there could be some activity downside versus what -- where you were in the second quarter given the comment about some fleets coming off in August |
| In response to the white space that we outlined, we reduced our fleet count at the end of the second quarter and reduced fleet count again in the first half of August |
| Selling, general and administrative costs were $70 million in the second quarter, down slightly from the first quarter |
| It's difficult to get full bundle with an operator that's got a full-blown procurement team |
| We don't want to get caught up in short-term dislocations in a healthy industry |
| Various risks and uncertainties and contingencies could cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed in management's forward-looking statements |
| Sand volumes were up as a result, yet constrained from what we believe is their full potential due to lower industry-wide utilization |
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