HOUSTON, May 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- KLX Energy Services Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: KLXE) ("KLXE" or the "Company") today reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2022. We also make reference to the two months ended December 31, 2021 ("Transition Fourth Quarter"), the three months ended December 31, 2021 ("Pro Forma Prior Year Fourth Quarter") and the three months ended March 31, 2021 ("Pro Forma Prior Year First Quarter").

• First quarter 2022 revenue of $152.3 million increased 5% sequentially
• Generated first quarter 2022 net loss of $19.9 million and Adjusted EBITDA of $4.9 million
• Exited the first quarter of 2022 on a strong monthly run-rate, generating March revenue of $57.7 million, net loss of $6.0 million and Adjusted EBITDA of $3.8 million 
• Increasing 2022 revenue guidance to a range of $690 million to $710 million
• Ended the first quarter of 2022 with $54.6 million of available liquidity, consisting of $19.4 million of cash and $35.2 million of available borrowing capacity on the March 31, 2022 ABL Facility Borrowing Base Certificate (net of $12.4 million fixed charge coverage ratio ("FCCR") holdback)

See "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" at the end of this release for a discussion of Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA margin, free cash flow, net working capital and their reconciliation to the most directly comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"). We have not provided reconciliations of our future expectations as to Adjusted EBITDA or Adjusted EBITDA margin as such reconciliation is not available without unreasonable efforts. In addition, for comparative purposes, we have also presented Pro Forma Operating Income (Loss) and Adjusted EBITDA for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2021 in the Additional Selected Operating Data section below.

Chris Baker, President and Chief Executive Officer of KLXE, stated, "We are excited about our positioning and the strength of the market as we exited Q1. As we previously disclosed in our 2021 fourth quarter release and conference call, the first quarter of 2022 got off to a slow start due to seasonally slow activity in January, magnified by Omicron quarantines, and weather-related issues in early February. We then quickly accelerated into a more active market in late February and March and are bullish about our prospects for the second quarter and the remainder of 2022 as the pricing environment for the bulk of our services is rapidly improving. Driven by the constructive current market backdrop, we expect sequential revenue growth of 16% to 20% and Q2 Adjusted EBITDA margins of 7% to 9%, as well as continued improvement as we progress through the remainder of the second quarter and 2022."

Revenue for the first quarter of 2022 totaled $152.3 million, an increase of 61% compared to Transition Fourth Quarter revenue of $94.4 million. The increase in revenue reflects one less month in the transition quarter. On a product line basis, drilling, completion, production and intervention services contributed approximately 28.2%, 50.5%, 11.7% and 9.6%, respectively, to the first quarter of 2022.

Net loss for the first quarter of 2022 was $19.9 million, compared to Transition Fourth Quarter net loss of $13.2 million. Adjusted EBITDA for the first quarter of 2022 was $4.9 million, compared to Transition Fourth Quarter Adjusted EBITDA of $3.6 million.

The Company reports revenue and Adjusted EBITDA through three geographic business segments: Rocky Mountains, Southwest and Northeast/Mid-Con.

The following is a tabular summary of revenue, operating loss and Adjusted EBITDA for the first quarter ended March 31, 2022 and Transition Fourth Quarter ended December 31, 2021 ($ in millions). Note for comparability between the first quarter and Transition Fourth Quarter that there is one less month in the Transition Fourth Quarter.

Revenue for the first quarter of 2022 totaled $152.3 million, an increase of 5% compared to Pro Forma Prior Year Fourth Quarter revenue of $145.0 million. The increase in revenue reflects the overall increase in activity and pricing that the Company has experienced in the quarter.

Net loss for the first quarter of 2022 was $19.9 million, compared to Pro Forma Prior Year Fourth Quarter net loss of $18.6 million. Adjusted EBITDA for the first quarter of 2022 was $4.9 million, which represents a decrease of 27% compared to Pro Forma Prior Year Fourth Quarter Adjusted EBITDA of $6.7 million. This decrease is due to seasonality, weather and employee-related costs including the previously disclosed reinstatement of the 401(k) match, certain stand-up costs to procure equipment and employees incurred by the Company in anticipation of the activity increase in March, COVID-19 quarantine costs and cost inflation associated with labor, raw materials and finished goods. The Company exited the first quarter of 2022 on a 6.6% monthly Adjusted EBITDA margin run-rate.

The Company reports revenue and Adjusted EBITDA through three geographic business segments: Rocky Mountains, Southwest and Northeast/Mid-Con.

• Rocky Mountains: Revenue, operating loss and Adjusted EBITDA for the Rocky Mountains segment was $43.3 million, $0.8 million and $4.7 million, respectively, for the first quarter of 2022. Revenue represents a 23% increase over Pro Forma Prior Year Fourth Quarter of 2021 largely driven by an increase in activity throughout the DJ Basin and Wyoming in coiled tubing, fishing, rentals, wireline and dissolvable plugs sales.
  
   
• Southwest: Revenue, operating loss and Adjusted EBITDA for the Southwest segment, which includes the Permian and South Texas, was $51.9 million, $0.4 million and $4.2 million, respectively, for the first quarter of 2022. Revenue represents a 3% increase over the Pro Forma Prior Year Fourth Quarter of 2021 largely driven by an increase across service lines, with directional drilling, frac rentals and fishing experiencing the largest increases.
  
   
• Northeast/Mid-Con: Revenue, operating loss and Adjusted EBITDA for the Northeast/Mid-Con segment was $57.1 million, $0.8 million and $2.7 million, respectively, for the first quarter of 2022. Revenue represents a 4% decrease over Pro Forma Prior Year Fourth Quarter of 2021 largely due to comparative declines in directional drilling and dissolvable plugs sales in the region.

The following is a tabular summary of revenue, operating loss and Adjusted EBITDA for the first quarter ended March 31, 2022 and Pro Forma Prior Year Fourth Quarter ended December 31, 2021 ($ in millions):

Total debt outstanding as of March 31, 2022 was $275.1 million, compared to $274.8 million as of December 31, 2021. The increase in total debt was driven by amortization of debt issuance costs. As of March 31, 2022, cash and equivalents totaled $19.4 million. Total liquidity as of March 31, 2022 was $67.0 million and available liquidity was $54.6 million, including net availability of $35.2 million available on the March 31, 2022 ABL Facility Borrowing Base Certificate, net of $12.4 million FCCR holdback. The Senior Secured Notes bear interest at an annual rate of 11.5%, payable semi-annually in arrears on May 1^st and November 1^st. Accrued interest as of March 31, 2022 was $12.0 million for the Senior Secured Notes and $0.3 million related to the ABL facility. As of April 30, 2022, cash and available liquidity balances were $38.8 million and $57.7 million on the April 30, 2022 ABL Facility Borrowing Base Certificate (net of $13.1 million FCCR holdback), respectively.

Net working capital as of March 31, 2022 was $45.9 million, which was up 13% from December 31, 2021 levels, driven by a reduction in days payable outstanding as we mitigated supply chain concerns, and was offset by a reduction in days sales outstanding.

Capital expenditures were $5.8 million during the first quarter of 2022, an increase of $2.3 million, or 66% compared to capital expenditures of $3.5 million in the Transition Fourth Quarter of 2021. Capital spending during the first quarter was driven primarily by maintenance capital expenditures across our segments. KLXE continues to expect fiscal year 2022 capital spending to be between $25.0 and $30.0 million and will be primarily focused on maintenance capital spending. As of March 31, 2022, we had $1.9 million of assets held for sale and, in the second quarter of 2022, we expect to increase the balance of assets held for sale by $4.0 to $6.0 million, as we look to further optimize our real estate footprint. We will continue to evaluate the market conditions and adjust maintenance capital spending based on changes in activity.

We are currently working to selectively electrify our core equipment fleet of wireline and coiled tubing assets and we believe we are a market leader in each of these areas. In the first quarter of 2022, we placed a factory order for electric vehicles accounting for 100% of our city-oriented fleet. The vehicles have expected delivery in the fourth quarter of 2022 and will replace internal combustion engine vehicles in the current KLXE fleet. Additionally, we are operating two electric hybrid wireline units, with two additional unit conversions being planned for 2022, one electric hybrid coiled tubing unit, and one electric hybrid snubbing unit.

KLXE has scheduled a conference call for 9:00 a.m. Central Time (10:00 a.m. Eastern Time) on Friday, May 13, 2022, to review reported results. You may access the call by telephone at 1-201-389-0867 and ask for the KLXE 2022 First Quarter Conference Call. The webcast of the call may also be accessed through the Investor Relations section of the Company's website at https://investor.klxenergy.com/events-and-presentations/events. A replay of the call can be accessed on the Company's website for 90 days and will be available by telephone through May 27, 2022, at 1-201-612-7415, access code 13729162#.   

KLXE is a growth-oriented provider of diversified oilfield services to leading onshore oil and natural gas exploration and production companies operating in both conventional and unconventional plays in all of the active major basins throughout the United States. The Company delivers mission critical oilfield services focused on drilling, completion, production, and intervention activities for technically demanding wells from over 60 service and support facilities located throughout the United States. KLXE's complementary suite of proprietary products and specialized services is supported by technically skilled personnel and a broad portfolio of innovative in-house manufacturing, repair and maintenance capabilities. More information is available at www.klxenergy.com.

The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a "safe harbor" for forward-looking statements to encourage companies to provide prospective information to investors. This news release (and any oral statements made regarding the subjects of this release, including on the conference call announced herein) includes forward-looking statements that reflect our current expectations and projections about our future results, performance and prospects. Forward-looking statements include all statements that are not historical in nature and are not current facts. When used in this news release (and any oral statements made regarding the subjects of this release, including on the conference call announced herein), the words "believe," "expect," "plan," "intend," "anticipate," "estimate," "predict," "potential," "continue," "may," "might," "should," "could," "will" or the negative of these terms or similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain such identifying words. These forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations and assumptions about future events and are based on currently available information as to the outcome and timing of future events with respect to, among other things: our operating cash flows; the availability of capital and our liquidity; our ability to renew and refinance our debt; our future revenue, income and operating performance; our ability to sustain and improve our utilization, revenue and margins; our ability to maintain acceptable pricing for our services; future capital expenditures; our ability to finance equipment, working capital and capital expenditures; our ability to execute our long-term growth strategy and to integrate our acquisitions; our ability to successfully develop our research and technology capabilities and implement technological developments and enhancements; and the timing and success of strategic initiatives and special projects.

Forward-looking statements are not assurances of future performance and actual results could differ materially from our historical experience and our present expectations or projections. These forward-looking statements are based on management's current expectations and beliefs, forecasts for our existing operations, experience, expectations and perception of historical trends, current conditions, anticipated future developments and their effect on us and other factors believed to be appropriate. Although management believes the expectations and assumptions reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable as and when made, no assurance can be given that these assumptions are accurate or that any of these expectations will be achieved (in full or at all). Our forward-looking statements involve significant risks, contingencies and uncertainties, most of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond our control. Known material factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, risks associated with the following: a decline in demand for our services, including due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, declining commodity prices, overcapacity and other competitive factors affecting our industry; the cyclical nature and volatility of the oil and gas industry, which impacts the level of exploration, production and development activity and spending patterns by E&P companies; a decline in, or substantial volatility of, crude oil and gas commodity prices, which generally leads to decreased spending by our customers and negatively impacts drilling, completion and production activity; and other risks and uncertainties listed in our filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including our Current Reports on Form 8-K that we file from time to time, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Transition Report on Form 10-K. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements after the date they are made, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.

KLX Energy Services Holdings, Inc.
Additional Selected Operating Data
(Unaudited)

This release includes Adjusted EBITDA, free cash flow, and net working capital measures. Each of the metrics are "non-GAAP financial measures" as defined in Regulation G of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Adjusted EBITDA is a supplemental non-GAAP financial measure that is used by management and external users of our financial statements, such as industry analysts, investors, lenders and rating agencies. Adjusted EBITDA is not a measure of net earnings or cash flows as determined by GAAP. We define Adjusted EBITDA as net earnings (loss) before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, further adjusted for (i) goodwill and/or long-lived asset impairment charges, (ii) stock-based compensation expense, (iii) restructuring charges, (iv) transaction and integration costs related to acquisitions, (v) costs incurred related to the COVID-19 pandemic and (vi) other expenses or charges to exclude certain items that we believe are not reflective of ongoing performance of our business. Adjusted EBITDA is used to calculate the Company's leverage ratio, consistent with the terms of the Company's ABL facility.

We believe Adjusted EBITDA is useful because it allows us to more effectively evaluate our operating performance and compare the results of our operations from period to period without regard to our financing methods or capital structure. We exclude the items listed above in arriving at Adjusted EBITDA because these amounts can vary substantially from company to company within our industry depending upon accounting methods and book values of assets, capital structures and the method by which the assets were acquired. Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered as an alternative to, or more meaningful than, net income as determined in accordance with GAAP, or as an indicator of our operating performance or liquidity. Certain items excluded from Adjusted EBITDA are significant components in understanding and assessing a company's financial performance, such as a company's cost of capital and tax structure, as well as the historic costs of depreciable assets, none of which are components of Adjusted EBITDA. Our computations of Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies.

We define free cash flow as net cash provided by operating activities less capital expenditures and proceeds from sale of property and equipment. Our management uses free cash flow to assess the Company's liquidity and ability to repay maturing debt, fund operations and make additional investments. We believe that free cash flow provides useful information to investors because it is an important indicator of the Company's liquidity, including its ability to reduce net debt, make strategic investments and repurchase stock.

Net working capital is calculated as current assets, excluding cash, less current liabilities, excluding accrued interest and finance lease obligations. We believe that net working capital provides useful information to investors because it is an important indicator of the Company's liquidity.

The following tables present a reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measures of Adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure for the periods indicated:

The following table presents a reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measure of free cash flow to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure for the periods indicated:

The following table presents a reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measure of net working capital to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure for the periods indicated:

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