THE WOODLANDS, Texas, Oct. 25, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Newpark Resources, Inc. NR today announced results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2018. Total revenues for the third quarter of 2018 were $235.3 million compared to $236.3 million for the second quarter of 2018 and $201.7 million for the third quarter of 2017. Net income for the third quarter of 2018 was $3.6 million, or $0.04 per diluted share, compared to $10.8 million, or $0.12 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2018, and $2.7 million, or $0.03 per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2017. Third quarter 2018 results include the impact of the following:

• $1.8 million of pre-tax charges in the Corporate office ($1.8 million after-tax) associated with the retirement and transition of our Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Administrative Officer, primarily reflecting the impact of modifications to certain outstanding stock-based and other incentive awards;
• $1.1 million of pre-tax charges in the Brazil Fluids Systems business ($1.1 million after-tax), primarily related to severance costs associated with our planned workforce reductions in the fourth quarter of 2018 in connection with the completion of the current contract with Petrobras, which is scheduled to conclude in December 2018;
• $0.8 million of pre-tax charges in the U.S. Fluids Systems business ($0.6 million after-tax), associated with the July 2018 fire at our Kenedy, Texas drilling fluids facility; and
• $0.6 million of non-capitalizable expenses in the U.S. Fluids Systems business ($0.5 million after-tax), related to the upgrade and conversion of a drilling fluids facility into a completion fluids facility, which is expected to be operational by the end of 2018. Located in the Port of Fourchon, this adjacent facility complements our primary Gulf of Mexico deepwater shorebase and supports our product line expansion.

Combined, the impact of the above items resulted in a $4.3 million reduction in operating income and a $4.0 million reduction in net income ($0.04 per diluted share).

Paul Howes, Newpark's President and Chief Executive Officer, stated, "We're pleased to report that both segments are continuing to make meaningful strides in the execution of our long-term strategy, although our Fluids Systems segment experienced some softness in the quarter. In addition, we began to repatriate excess cash from our foreign subsidiaries in the quarter, which facilitated a reduction in our outstanding debt.

"In Fluids Systems, third quarter revenues for the segment came in at $181 million, a 1% sequential improvement. North America revenues improved by 7% sequentially, as improvement in the North America land markets were partially offset by a sequential reduction in Gulf of Mexico activities. We successfully completed our second Kronos deepwater project with Shell Oil in the quarter and have since been awarded two additional wells, which are scheduled to be drilled over the next two quarters. Despite the continued progress in our deepwater market penetration efforts, we experienced project delays with other offshore customers, which negatively impacted the Gulf of Mexico revenue contribution for the quarter. Eastern Hemisphere revenues declined by $5 million sequentially from the near-record level achieved last quarter, reflecting the anticipated reductions in Romania, Kuwait and Australia.

"Following the strong margin improvement in the prior quarter, our Fluids Systems operating margin declined to 5% in the third quarter, reflecting the impact of the $2.5 million of charges in the quarter, as well as the timing of certain expenses, including elevated bad debt charges related to revenues from prior years in our foreign operations," added Howes. "With the scheduled completion of the current Petrobras contract in December 2018, we expect a reduction in our Latin America revenues going forward, but only a minimal impact to operating income. Meanwhile, we're continuing to make organizational investments to support our total fluids strategy, which are crucial to our efforts to capitalize on our capabilities, infrastructure, and strong position to expand our total addressable market and improve our long-term Fluids Systems segment profitability.

"In the Mats & Integrated Services segment, we continue to see the benefits from our market diversification strategy, which provides meaningful growth opportunities and added stability, as reflected by the balanced contribution across both E&P and non-E&P markets. Third quarter mats revenues came in at $54 million, modestly ahead of our expectations. The seasonal decline in the utility transmission rental market was as anticipated, with the impact in this end-market somewhat offset by the continued market penetration in pressure pumping applications, where we believe our systems provide a superior work surface for gravity-fed sand systems," added Howes. "With the increasing momentum more broadly across both E&P and non-E&P markets, as well as weather-driven demand in the southern U.S, we feel confident that fourth quarter revenues for the segment will grow beyond the levels achieved in recent quarters."

Segment Results

The Fluids Systems segment generated revenues of $181.0 million for the third quarter of 2018 compared to $179.7 million for the second quarter of 2018 and $166.7 million for the third quarter of 2017. Segment operating income was $8.3 million for the third quarter of 2018 compared to $13.3 million for the second quarter of 2018 and $7.9 million for the third quarter of 2017. Operating income for the third quarter of 2018 includes $1.1 million of charges in Brazil primarily related to severance costs associated with our planned workforce reductions in the fourth quarter of 2018 in connection with the scheduled completion of the current contract with Petrobras, $0.8 million of charges associated with the July 2018 fire at our Kenedy, Texas drilling fluids facility, and $0.6 million of non-capitalizable expenses related to the upgrade and conversion of a drilling fluids facility into a completion fluids facility.

The Mats and Integrated Services segment generated revenues of $54.4 million for the third quarter of 2018 compared to $56.5 million for the second quarter of 2018 and $34.9 million for the third quarter of 2017. Segment operating income was $12.9 million for the third quarter of 2018 compared to $14.9 million for the second quarter of 2018 and $10.9 million for the third quarter of 2017.

Conference Call

Newpark has scheduled a conference call to discuss third quarter 2018 results and near-term operational outlook, which will be broadcast live over the Internet, on Friday, October 26, 2018 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 November 9, 2018 and may be accessed by dialing 201-612-7415 and using pass code 13683325#. 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 worldwide provider of value-added fluids and chemistry solutions in the oilfield, and engineered worksite and access solutions used in various commercial markets. 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 that address expectations or projections about the future, including Newpark's strategy for growth, product development, market position, expected expenditures and future financial results 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 of future performance 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, 2017, as well as others, could cause 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 worldwide oil and natural gas industry, our customer concentration and reliance on the U.S. exploration and production market, risks related to our international operations, our ability to replace existing contracts, the cost and continued availability of borrowed funds including noncompliance with debt covenants, operating hazards present in the oil and natural gas industry, our ability to execute our business strategy and make successful business acquisitions and capital investments, the availability of raw materials or the impact of tariffs on the cost of such raw materials, the availability of skilled personnel, our market competition, our ability to expand our product and service offerings and enter new customer markets with our existing products, compliance with legal and regulatory matters, including environmental regulations, the availability of insurance and the risks and limitations of our insurance coverage, the ongoing impact of the U.S. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and the refinement of provisional estimates, potential impairments of long-lived intangible assets, technological developments in our industry, risks related to severe weather, particularly in the U.S. Gulf Coast, cybersecurity breaches or business system disruptions and risks related to the fluctuations in the market value of our common stock. 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. We assume no obligation to update, amend or clarify publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by securities laws. In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the forward-looking events discussed in this news release might not occur.

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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, 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/or that of other companies in our industry. In addition, management uses these measures to evaluate operating performance, and 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.

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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