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| We had a solid Q1 exit |
| For our customers, aligning themselves with a frac service provider, to value service quality, safety and efficiency will absolutely improve the capital returns of their own operation |
| We saw sequential growth in adjusted net income for the 10th consecutive quarter and had another quarter of strong free cash flow |
| We have a very strong M&A track record and we view this to be a core strength of our management team |
| Considering our outlook, we continue to believe our share price is significantly undervalued |
| A strong balance sheet is core to this execution |
| First, for the first quarter, we saw strong operating results even as the quarter was disrupted by winter weather |
| Adjusted net income of $156 million improved 7% for the prior quarter and was 17% of revenue |
| Total revenue of $936 million, was up 7% sequentially and was 47% higher than the same quarter last year |
| We continue to see solid profitability and March set us up at a good run rate as we entered the second quarter |
| Adjusted EBITDA of $228 million was 7% higher sequentially and improved for the eighth consecutive quarter |
| We saw a full quarter of benefit from the strategic customer repositioning we undertook during the prior quarter, resulting in strong profitability growth |
| We also generated strong free cash flow of $76 million, even as we saw a large working capital headwind and a front half loaded CapEx budget |
| And I'm extremely proud of our team's execution through recent commodity volatility and we're going to continue to show our customers the value of our NexTier partnership and we will continue to look for ways to help our customers maximize their returns while also maximizing our own |
| We continue to generate returns well ahead of our peer group |
| For the second quarter, we expect moderate sequential revenue growth with adjusted EBITDA expected to improve once again |
| We continue to see a strong outlook and the investments we have made have positioned us for success at all points in the cycle |
| Their consistency throughout this period of oil price volatility demonstrates the discipline that is enabled by positive global oil supply and demand macro |
| This resulted in free cash flow of $76 million and we anticipate free cash flow will accelerate significantly as we progress throughout the year |
| These investments are core to our results and we continue to see growing returns and free cash flow as they elevate the efficiency of our frac operations |
| Completion Services segment gross profit improved to $253 million on higher revenues and higher margins |
| We have very little exposure to the spot market and oil or natural gas basins and our operational performance has been very strong |
| But we also expect that this will lead to continued growth in our operating profits |
| We see a very strong free cash flow build through 2023 which gives us optionality within our capital allocation framework |
| How do you think about the resiliency of those types of margins in an environment where we could have 14 fleets idle in the near term? And you highlighted very, very strong returns on capital |
| We saw another round of pricing resets and very favorable customer repositioning to start the New Year |
| This was a function of the strong macro and high-quality dedicated fleet operations |
| We delivered another quarter of improved operational and financial performance, demonstrating both the resiliency and consistency of our strategy |
| So all I would say there is that's very supportive for our margins to stay the same as we move into the back half of the year |
| These assets will allow us to earn a strong return while we accelerate the transition of one of our existing customers to eFrac technology without increasing our overall frac capacity |
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| But we did make that decision to take that fleet out of operations when it began to fall below our efficiency and return expectations |
| Gross profit totaled $9 million, a decrease from $10 million in the fourth quarter on less favorable job mix |
| Less efficient service providers will struggle to compete and we believe the differentiation will become more obvious in the coming years |
| Natural gas basin demand did soften as expected as the quarter progressed, with industry activity in the primary gas basins down roughly six fleets since the start of the year |
| shale struggling to meet both of these calls in tandem given constraints around equipment and capital with the availability of frac equipment likely remaining bottlenecked |
| In our Well Construction and Intervention Services segment, first quarter revenue totaled $40 million, a slight decrease compared to $41 million in the fourth quarter |
| With respect to reservoir technology, growing challenges around well productivity are well understood |
| And by the way I would argue earlier when I was choked up that drilling rig count in oil dropped a little bit |
| We're seeing some day rates come down on land rigs and gas basins |
| But even through all of that, the horizontal drilling rig count since January had only dropped by 14, which is only 2% |
| In the second quarter, we have already funded the final earn-out payment on the Alamo transaction of $40 million, which will be a headwind to free cash flow in the period |
| But additional to that the banking crisis occurred and led to some short-term oil price volatility that now has since recovered |
| shale to grow production will only grow louder |
| So the bottom line is at the end of Q1 or at the end of Q4, we had made a case that the market was actually undersupplied by 20 frac fleets |
| And that's less than last year when we were undersupplied substantially |
| Finally, we see capital discipline lengthening the period for strong returns for oilfield service companies |
| But I think just to add some more flavor here -- at the same time the demands that we all put on our horsepower and our people during the fleet shortages in 2022 were probably at levels that were just somewhat unsustainable long term |
| So with these two factors in mind, we shut down that fleet in East Texas |
| Over the long-term, we still believe global oil production will need to increase materially to meet demand forecasts and the call on U.S |
| And I think the oil price now is back up and I wouldn't be surprised in the back half of the year if the oil rigs kind of recover back to where they were in the first quarter |
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