Patterson-UTI Energy Reports Financial Results for Three and Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2018

HOUSTON, Feb. 7, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- PATTERSON-UTI ENERGY, INC. PTEN today reported financial results for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2018.  The Company reported a net loss of $201 million, or $0.93 per share, for the fourth quarter of 2018, compared to a net profit of $195.4 million, or $0.88 per share, for the quarter ended December 31, 2017, which included the positive impact of the 2017 tax law change.  The Company recorded a non-cash goodwill impairment charge in the fourth quarter of 2018 of $211 million ($192 million after-tax or $0.89 per share).  Excluding the goodwill impairment charge, the net loss for the fourth quarter of 2018 would have been $9.0 million, or $0.04 per share.  Revenues for the fourth quarter of 2018 were $796 million, compared to $787 million for the fourth quarter of 2017. 

For the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company reported a net loss of $321 million, or $1.47 per share, compared to a net profit of $5.9 million, or $0.03 per share, for the year ended December 31, 2017.  Excluding non-cash impairment charges incurred during the third and fourth quarters of 2018, the net loss for 2018 would have been $74.7 million, or $0.34 per share.  Revenues for the year ended December 31, 2018 were $3.3 billion, compared to $2.4 billion for the same period in 2017.

During the fourth quarter, the Company repurchased approximately 3.8 million of its outstanding shares for $50.0 million.  During the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company repurchased 9.3 million shares on the open market, or 4.2% of its outstanding shares at the beginning of the year, for approximately $150 million.  At December 31, 2018, the remaining amount under the Company's share repurchase authorization was approximately $150 million, and the Company's Board has authorized an increase to bring the current authorization up to $250 million.

Andy Hendricks, Patterson-UTI's Chief Executive Officer, stated, "In contract drilling, our rig count averaged 183 rigs during the fourth quarter, an increase of five rigs from the third quarter.  The sharp drop in oil prices in December resulted in some of our customers notifying us of their intent to release rigs.  Recently, with the sharp rebound in oil prices above $50, we have seen an improvement in operator sentiment.  We expect our rig count will average 174 rigs during the first quarter of 2019."

Mr. Hendricks added, "We achieved an increase in average rig margin per day of $920 to $9,390.  Dayrates for super-spec rigs were strong during the fourth quarter, leading to an increase in average rig revenue per day of $690 to $22,970.  Average rig operating costs per day for the fourth quarter decreased $230 to $13,580.  Average rig revenue, costs and margin on a per day basis were all better than expected during the fourth quarter.      

"We completed 14 major upgrades throughout 2018 and one additional major upgrade in January 2019.  We currently have only one additional major rig upgrade contracted for delivery in 2019.  Given the significant capital investment for major upgrades, we require term contracts for a major upgrade.  We have not delivered any major drilling rig upgrades without a term contract, nor do we intend to do so.

"As of December 31, 2018, we had term contracts for drilling rigs providing for approximately $770 million of future dayrate drilling revenue.  Based on contracts currently in place, we expect an average of 122 rigs operating under term contracts during the first quarter, and an average of 78 rigs operating under term contracts during 2019.   

"In pressure pumping, we generated a better than expected gross profit for the fourth quarter of $62.2 million on revenues of $320 million compared to gross profit of $79.1 million on revenues of $422 million for the third quarter.  The sequential decrease in both revenues and gross profit was a function of lower activity levels, primarily as a result of year-end E&P budget exhaustion.  We continue to make progress in improving our pressure pumping performance, where the fourth quarter showed increasing internal efficiencies with reduced non-productive time and an increase in average number of stages per pumping day.  With the weakness in commodity prices late in the fourth quarter, operators have been delaying starting new completion projects in the first quarter, and pricing remains extremely competitive.  As such, we have made the decision to idle spreads rather than work at unreasonably low prices.  We ended the fourth quarter with 20 active spreads and idled three spreads early in the first quarter of 2019.     

"In directional drilling, revenues for the fourth quarter increased to $56.4 million from $51.6 million in the third quarter due to higher activity levels, as well as progress made to improve pricing and reduce equipment rental expense.  Adjusted EBITDA improved to $4.1 million from $3.3 million in the third quarter." 

Mark S. Siegel, Chairman of Patterson-UTI, stated, "The magnitude and speed of the oil price decline during the fourth quarter was surprising, even for those who have witnessed many major fluctuations in oil prices.  The timing of the sharp decline no doubt impacted plans for first quarter 2019 drilling and completion programs. 

"With oil prices in the mid-$50's, operator sentiment has improved.  However, we suspect some of our E&P customers will wait to see if these prices, or possibly even higher prices, remain in effect before solidifying their drilling and completion plans.  If oil prices do move higher, we expect activity levels will improve.  With this market backdrop, and based on near-term activity levels, we expect 2019 capital expenditures of $465 million, a 27% decrease from the $641 million spent in 2018."

Mr. Siegel continued, "We will continue to focus on the things that have made us a leader in our markets and served us well in prior periods of uncertainty: efficient and high-quality services, our operational flexibility, the strength of our balance sheet, and prudent capital allocation.  In 2018 we used our cash flow to repurchase $150 million of our stock, or more than 4% of the stock that was outstanding at the beginning of the year.  We will continue to evaluate opportunities to repurchase our shares, particularly when we feel our stock is significantly undervalued," he concluded.

The Company declared a quarterly dividend on its common stock of $0.04 per share, to be paid on March 21, 2019, to holders of record as of March 7, 2019.

Financial results for the fourth quarter include pre-tax, non-cash impairment charges totaling $211 million ($192 million after-tax or $0.89 per share) related to the impairment of all of the goodwill associated with the Company's pressure pumping and directional drilling businesses.  For the year ended December 31, 2018, financial results also include pre-tax, non-cash impairment charges totaling $65.9 million related to the impairment of certain legacy drilling rigs and sand handling equipment during the third quarter of 2018.  For the year ended December 31, 2017, financial results include a benefit of $219 million related to a non-cash revaluation of deferred tax items and $83.8 million of net pre-tax costs that include merger and integration expenses, non-cash impairment charges, and gains on the sale of certain real estate and oil and gas interests. Excluding these items, the net loss for 2017 would have been $158 million or $0.80 per share.   

All references to "per share" in this press release are diluted earnings per common share as defined within Accounting Standards Codification Topic 260.

The Company's quarterly conference call to discuss the operating results for the quarter ended December 31, 2018, is scheduled for today, February 7, 2019, at 9:00 a.m. Central Time. The dial-in information for participants is (844) 704-2496 (Domestic) and (647) 253-8661 (International).  The conference ID for both numbers is 3519209.  The call is also being webcast and can be accessed through the Investor Relations section of the Company's website at http://investor.patenergy.com.  A replay of the conference call will be on the Company's website for two weeks. 

About Patterson-UTI

Patterson-UTI is a provider of oilfield services and products to oil and natural gas exploration and production companies in North America, including market leading positions in contract drilling, pressure pumping and directional drilling services.  For more information, visit www.patenergy.com.  

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements which are protected as forward-looking statements under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that are not limited to historical facts, but reflect Patterson-UTI's current beliefs, expectations or intentions regarding future events.  Words such as "anticipate," "believe," "budgeted," "continue," "could," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "plan," "predict," "potential," "project," "pursue," "should," "strategy," "target," or "will," and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements.  The statements in this press release that are not historical statements, including statements regarding Patterson-UTI's future expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives, financial conditions, assumptions or future events or performance that are not historical facts, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws.  These statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond Patterson-UTI's control, which could cause actual results to differ materially from the results expressed or implied by the statements.  These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: volatility in customer spending and in oil and natural gas prices, which could adversely affect demand for Patterson-UTI's services and their associated effect on rates, utilization, margins and planned capital expenditures; global economic conditions; excess availability of land drilling rigs and pressure pumping equipment, including as a result of low commodity prices, reactivation, improvement or construction; liabilities from operations; weather; decline in, and ability to realize, backlog; equipment specialization and new technologies; shortages, delays in delivery and interruptions of supply of equipment and materials; ability to hire and retain personnel; loss of, or reduction in business with, key customers; cybersecurity risk; difficulty with growth and in integrating acquisitions and new technology; governmental regulation; product liability; legal proceedings, including technology disputes, and actions by governmental or other regulatory agencies; political, economic and social instability risk; ability to effectively identify and enter new markets; dependence on our subsidiaries to meet our long-term debt obligations; variable rate indebtedness risk; ability to maintain credit rating and service debt; and anti-takeover measures in our charter documents; contingent tax liabilities; and ability to use net operating losses.

Additional information concerning factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements is contained from time to time in Patterson-UTI's SEC filings.  Patterson-UTI's filings may be obtained by contacting Patterson-UTI or the SEC or through Patterson-UTI's website at http://www.patenergy.com or through the SEC's Electronic Data Gathering and Analysis Retrieval System (EDGAR) at http://www.sec.gov.  Patterson-UTI undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement.

PATTERSON-UTI ENERGY, INC.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(unaudited, in thousands, except per share data)















Three Months Ended



Twelve Months Ended





December 31,



December 31,





2018



2017



2018



2017

REVENUES



$

795,937



$

787,334



$

3,326,997



$

2,356,684

COSTS AND EXPENSES

























Direct operating costs





557,685





567,930





2,402,487





1,717,540

Depreciation, depletion, amortization and impairment





212,390





211,154





916,318





783,341

Impairment of goodwill





211,129









211,129





Selling, general and administrative





32,771





34,700





134,071





105,847

Merger and integration expenses









8,653





2,738





74,451

Other operating income, net





(7,248)





(13,456)





(17,569)





(31,957)



























Total costs and expenses





1,006,727





808,981





3,649,174





2,649,222



























OPERATING LOSS





(210,790)





(21,647)





(322,177)





(292,538)



























OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)

























Interest income





997





717





5,597





1,866

Interest expense, net of amount capitalized





(12,910)





(10,543)





(51,578)





(37,472)

Other





84





117





750





343



























Total other expense





(11,829)





(9,709)





(45,231)





(35,263)



























LOSS BEFORE INCOME TAXES





(222,619)





(31,356)





(367,408)





(327,801)

INCOME TAX BENEFIT





(21,370)





(226,758)





(45,987)





(333,711)



























NET INCOME (LOSS)



$

(201,249)



$

195,402



$

(321,421)



$

5,910



























NET INCOME (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE

























Basic



$

(0.93)



$

0.88



$

(1.47)



$

0.03

Diluted



$

(0.93)



$

0.88



$

(1.47)



$

0.03

WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF COMMON

   
SHARES OUTSTANDING

























Basic





215,700





219,843





218,643





198,447

Diluted





215,700





221,904





218,643





199,882

CASH DIVIDENDS PER COMMON SHARE



$

0.04



$

0.02



$

0.14



$

0.08

 

PATTERSON-UTI ENERGY, INC.



Additional Financial and Operating Data



(unaudited, dollars in thousands)









































Three Months Ended





Twelve Months Ended







December 31,





December 31,







2018





2017





2018





2017





































Contract Drilling:

































Revenues



$

387,487





$

309,580





$

1,430,492





$

1,040,033



Direct operating costs



$

229,074





$

191,269





$

885,704





$

667,105



Margin (1)



$

158,413





$

118,311





$

544,788





$

372,928



Selling, general and administrative



$

1,697





$

1,428





$

6,296





$

5,934



Depreciation, amortization and impairment



$

129,773





$

133,315





$

571,607





$

538,891



Operating income (loss)



$

26,943





$

(16,432)





$

(33,115)





$

(171,897)





































Operating days – United States





16,732







14,638







63,971







49,751



Operating days – Canada





137







138







508







676



Operating days – Total





16,869







14,776







64,479







50,427





































Average revenue per operating day – United States



$

23.00





$

20.95





$

22.22





$

20.63



Average direct operating costs per operating day – United States



$

13.58





$

12.89





$

13.71





$

13.18



Average margin per operating day – United States (1)



$

9.43





$

8.06





$

8.50





$

7.45



Average rigs operating – United States





182







159







175







136





































Average revenue per operating day – Canada



$

19.15





$

20.90





$

18.29





$

20.20



Average direct operating costs per operating day – Canada



$

14.10





$

18.57





$

16.85





$

16.71



Average margin per operating day – Canada (1)



$

5.04





$

2.33





$

1.45





$

3.50



Average rigs operating – Canada





1







2







1







2





































Average revenue per operating day – Total



$

22.97





$

20.95





$

22.19





$

20.62



Average direct operating costs per operating day – Total



$

13.58





$

12.94





$

13.74





$

13.23



Average margin per operating day – Total (1)



$

9.39





$

8.01





$

8.45





$

7.40



Average rigs operating – Total





183







161







177







138





































Capital expenditures



$

94,958





$

131,999





$

394,595





$

354,425





































Pressure Pumping:

































Revenues



$

319,703





$

406,652





$

1,573,396





$

1,200,311



Direct operating costs



$

257,497





$

323,607





$

1,263,850





$

966,835



Margin (2)



$

62,206





$

83,045





$

309,546





$

233,476



Selling, general and administrative



$

3,989





$

3,926





$

15,420





$

14,442



Depreciation, amortization and impairment



$

58,640





$

56,677





$

250,010





$

198,006



Impairment of goodwill



$

121,444





$





$

121,444





$



Operating income (loss)



$

(121,867)





$

22,442





$

(77,328)





$

21,028





































Fracturing jobs





181







180







812







622



Other jobs





250







300







1,081







1,262



Total jobs





431







480







1,893







1,884





































Average revenue per fracturing job



$

1,737.50





$

2,225.56





$

1,909.42





$

1,894.40



Average revenue per other job



$

20.86





$

20.17





$

21.23





$

17.43



Average revenue per total job



$

741.77





$

847.19





$

831.17





$

637.11



Average costs per total job



$

597.44





$

674.18





$

667.64





$

513.18



Average margin per total job (2)



$

144.33





$

173.01





$

163.52





$

123.93



Margin as a percentage of revenues (2)





19.5

%





20.4

%





19.7

%





19.5

%



































Capital expenditures



$

47,870





$

86,013





$

173,848





$

171,436





































Directional Drilling:

































Revenues



$

56,398





$

45,580





$

209,275





$

45,580



Direct operating costs



$

49,715





$

32,172





$

175,829





$

32,172



Margin (3)



$

6,683





$

13,408





$

33,446





$

13,408



Selling, general and administrative



$

2,631





$

4,082





$

15,941





$

4,082



Depreciation and amortization



$

10,278





$

9,347





$

45,317





$

9,347



Impairment of goodwill



$

89,685





$





$

89,685





$



Operating loss



$

(95,911)





$

(21)





$

(117,497)





$

(21)





































Margin as a percentage of revenues (3)





11.8

%





29.4

%





16.0

%





29.4

%



































Capital expenditures



$

6,211





$

7,795





$

35,929





$

7,795





































Other Operations:

































Revenues



$

32,349





$

25,522





$

113,834





$

70,760



Direct operating costs



$

21,399





$

20,882





$

77,104





$

51,428



Margin (4)



$

10,950





$

4,640





$

36,730





$

19,332



Selling, general and administrative



$

3,620





$

2,847





$

13,439





$

10,743



Depreciation, depletion and impairment



$

11,824





$

9,576





$

41,512





$

29,402



Operating loss



$

(4,494)





$

(7,783)





$

(18,221)





$

(20,813)





































Capital expenditures



$

11,136





$

10,531





$

34,660





$

31,547





































Corporate:

































Selling, general and administrative



$

20,834





$

22,417





$

82,975





$

70,646



Merger and integration expenses



$





$

8,653





$

2,738





$

74,451



Depreciation



$

1,875





$

2,239





$

7,872





$

7,695



Other operating income, net



$

(7,248)





$

(13,456)





$

(17,569)





$

(31,957)





































Capital expenditures



$

715





$

898





$

2,426





$

1,884



Total capital expenditures



$

160,890





$

237,236





$

641,458





$

567,087





































(1)



For Contract Drilling, margin is defined as revenues less direct operating costs and excludes depreciation, amortization and impairment and selling, general and administrative expenses. Average margin per operating day is defined as margin divided by operating days.







(2)



For Pressure Pumping, margin is defined as revenues less direct operating costs and excludes depreciation, amortization and impairment, impairment of goodwill and selling, general and administrative expenses. Average margin per total job is defined as margin divided by total jobs. Margin as a percentage of revenues is defined as margin divided by revenues.







(3)



For Directional Drilling, margin is defined as revenues less direct operating costs and excludes depreciation and amortization, impairment of goodwill and selling, general and administrative expenses. Margin as a percentage of revenues is defined as margin divided by revenues.







(4)



For Other Operations, margin is defined as revenues less direct operating costs and excludes depreciation, depletion and impairment and selling, general and administrative expenses.

 





December 31,





December 31,



Selected Balance Sheet Data (unaudited, in thousands):



2018





2017



Cash and cash equivalents



$



245,029





$



42,828



Current assets



$



950,197





$



746,855



Current liabilities



$



526,316





$



546,250



Working capital



$



423,881





$



200,605



Borrowings under revolving credit facility



$







$



268,000



Other long-term debt



$



1,119,205





$



598,783



 

PATTERSON-UTI ENERGY, INC.

Non-U.S. GAAP Financial Measures

(unaudited, dollars in thousands)



















Three Months Ended





Twelve Months Ended







December 31,





December 31,







2018





2017





2018





2017



Adjusted Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (Adjusted EBITDA)(1):

































Net income (loss)



$

(201,249)





$

195,402





$

(321,421)





$

5,910



Income tax benefit





(21,370)







(226,758)







(45,987)







(333,711)



Net interest expense





11,913







9,826







45,981







35,606



Depreciation, depletion, amortization and impairment





212,390







211,154







916,318







783,341



Impairment of goodwill





211,129













211,129











































Adjusted EBITDA



$

212,813





$

189,624





$

806,020





$

491,146





































Total revenues



$

795,937





$

787,334





$

3,326,997





$

2,356,684



Adjusted EBITDA margin





26.7

%





24.1

%





24.2

%





20.8

%



































Adjusted EBITDA by operating segment:

































Contract drilling



$

156,716





$

116,883





$

538,492





$

366,994



Pressure pumping





58,217







79,119







294,126







219,034



Directional drilling





4,052







9,326







17,505







9,326



Other operations





7,330







1,793







23,291







8,589



Corporate





(13,502)







(17,497)







(67,394)







(112,797)





































Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA



$

212,813





$

189,624





$

806,020





$

491,146





































(1)



Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization ("Adjusted EBITDA") is not defined by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP").  We define Adjusted EBITDA as net income (loss) plus net interest expense, income tax expense (benefit) and depreciation, depletion, amortization and impairment expense (including impairment of goodwill).  We present Adjusted EBITDA because we believe it provides to both management and investors additional information with respect to the performance of our fundamental business activities and a comparison of the results of our operations from period to period and against our peers without regard to our financing methods or capital structure.  We exclude the items listed above from net income (loss) 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 construed as an alternative to the U.S. GAAP measure of net income (loss).  Our computations of Adjusted EBITDA may not be the same as similarly titled measures of other companies.



 

PATTERSON-UTI ENERGY, INC.

Pro Forma Net Loss Per Share

(unaudited, dollars in thousands)









Three Months Ended December 31, 2018





As Reported





Pro Forma





Total





Per Share





Total





Per Share (1)



































Net loss as reported

$

(201,249)





$

(0.93)





$

(201,249)





$

(0.93)



































Reverse impairment charge:































Pretax non-cash impairment charge:































   Goodwill



















211,129











Income tax



















18,834











After tax non-cash impairment charge



















192,295





$

0.89



































Net loss



(201,249)















(8,954)











Adjust for income attributed to holders of non-vested restricted stock

































-















-











Loss attributed to common shareholders

$

(201,249)





$

(0.93)





$

(8,954)





$

(0.04)



































Weighted average number of common shares outstanding, excluding non-vested shares of restricted stock































































215,700















215,700











Add dilutive effect of potential common shares



-















-











Weighted average number of diluted common shares outstanding

































215,700















215,700











































Effective tax rate applicable to non-cash impairment charge

















































8.9

%









































(1)



We present pro forma net loss per share in order to convey to investors our performance on a basis that, by excluding certain items, is more comparable to our earnings per share information reported in previous periods.  Pro Forma Net Loss per Share should not be construed as an alternative to U.S. GAAP earnings per share.

 

PATTERSON-UTI ENERGY, INC.

Effective Tax Rate Computation

(unaudited, dollars in thousands)









Three Months Ended December 31, 2018











Applicable



Excluding











to Non-Cash



Non-Cash











Impairment



Impairment





As Reported



Charge



Charge























 Loss before income taxes

$

(222,619)



$

(211,129)



$

(11,490)



 Income tax benefit



(21,370)





(18,834)





(2,536)



 Net loss

$

(201,249)



$

(192,295)



$

(8,954)























 Effective tax rate



9.6

%



8.9

%



22.1

%

 

PATTERSON-UTI ENERGY, INC.

Pro Forma Net Loss Per Share

(unaudited, dollars in thousands)





Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2018





As Reported





Pro Forma





Total





Per Share





Total





Per Share (1)



































Net loss as reported

$

(321,421)





$

(1.47)





$

(321,421)





$

(1.47)



































Reverse impairment charges:































Pretax non-cash impairment charges:































Goodwill



















211,129











Drilling rigs and related equipment



















48,443











Pressure pumping equipment



















17,431































277,003











Income tax



















30,302











After tax non-cash impairment charges



















246,701





$

1.13



































Net loss



(321,421)















(74,720)











Adjust for income attributed to holders of non-vested restricted stock

































-















-











Loss attributed to common shareholders

$

(321,421)





$

(1.47)





$

(74,720)





$

(0.34)



































Weighted average number of common shares outstanding, excluding non-vested shares of restricted stock































































218,643















218,643











Add dilutive effect of potential common shares



-















-











Weighted average number of diluted common shares outstanding

































218,643















218,643











































Effective tax rate applicable to non-cash impairment charges

















































10.9

%









































(1)



We present pro forma net loss per share in order to convey to investors our performance on a basis that, by excluding certain items, is more comparable to our earnings per share information reported in previous periods.  Pro Forma Net Loss per Share should not be construed as an alternative to U.S. GAAP earnings per share.

 

PATTERSON-UTI ENERGY, INC.

Effective Tax Rate Computation

(unaudited, dollars in thousands)





Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2018











Applicable



Excluding











to Non-Cash



Non-Cash











Impairment



Impairment





As Reported



Charges



Charges























 Loss before income taxes

$

(367,408)



$

(277,003)



$

(90,405)



 Income tax benefit



(45,987)





(30,302)





(15,685)



 Net loss

$

(321,421)



$

(246,701)



$

(74,720)























 Effective tax rate



12.5

%



10.9

%



17.4

%

 

PATTERSON-UTI ENERGY, INC.

Pro Forma Net Loss Per Share

(unaudited, dollars in thousands)





Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2017





As Reported





Pro Forma





Total





Per Share





Total





Per Share (1)



































Net income as reported

$

5,910





$

0.03





$

5,910





$

0.03



































Non-cash revaluation of deferred tax items from tax reform

















































(218,651)





$

(1.10)



































Reverse certain items:































Pretax amounts:































Merger and integration expenses



















74,451











Non-cash impairment charges



















28,979











Gains on sale of certain real estate and oil and gas interests

















































(19,627)































83,803











Income tax



















29,415











After-tax amount



















54,388





$

0.27



































Net income (loss)



5,910















(158,353)











Adjust for income attributed to holders of non-vested restricted stock

































(170)















-











Income (loss) attributed to common shareholders

$

5,740





$

0.03





$

(158,353)





$

(0.80)



































Weighted average number of common shares outstanding, excluding non-vested shares of restricted stock































































198,447















198,447











Add dilutive effect of potential common shares



1,435















-











Weighted average number of diluted common shares outstanding

































199,882















198,447











































Normalized effective tax rate



















35.1

%









































(1)



We present pro forma net loss per share in order to convey to investors our performance on a basis that, by excluding certain items, is more comparable to our earnings per share information reported in previous periods.  Pro Forma Net Loss per Share should not be construed as an alternative to U.S. GAAP earnings per share.

 

PATTERSON-UTI ENERGY, INC.

Effective Tax Rate Computation

(unaudited, dollars in thousands)





Twelve Months Ended





December 31, 2017











 Loss before income taxes as reported

$

(327,801)











 Income tax benefit as reported

$

(333,711)



 Less:  non-cash revaluation of deferred tax items from tax reform



218,651



 Normalized income tax benefit

$

(115,060)











 Normalized effective tax rate



35.1

%

 





PATTERSON-UTI ENERGY, INC.

Contract Drilling Per Day Successive Quarters

(unaudited, dollars in thousands)







2018





2018







Fourth





Third







Quarter





Quarter



Contract drilling revenues



$

387,487





$

365,280



Operating days - Total





16,869







16,394



Average rigs operating - Total





183







178



Average revenue per operating day - Total



$

22.97





$

22.28



Direct operating costs - Total



$

229,074





$

226,373



Average direct operating costs per operating day - Total



$

13.58





$

13.81



Average margin per operating day - Total



$

9.39





$

8.47







PATTERSON-UTI ENERGY, INC.

Pressure Pumping Margin

(unaudited, in thousands)







2018





2018







Fourth





Third







Quarter





Quarter





















Pressure pumping revenues



$

319,703





$

421,606



Direct operating costs





257,497







342,498



Margin



$

62,206





$

79,108







PATTERSON-UTI ENERGY, INC.

Directional Drilling Margin and Adjusted EBITDA

(unaudited, dollars in thousands)







2018





2018







Fourth





Third







Quarter





Quarter





















Directional drilling revenues



$

56,398





$

51,556



Direct operating costs





49,715







44,740



Margin





6,683







6,816



Selling, general and administrative





2,631







3,548



Adjusted EBITDA



$

4,052





$

3,268



 

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SOURCE PATTERSON-UTI ENERGY, INC.

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