ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
AS OF JUNE 30, 2017 AND DECEMBER
31, 2016
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
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June 30,
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December 31,
|
|
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2017
|
|
|
2016
|
|
ASSETS
|
|
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|
|
|
|
(Note 1)
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|
|
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|
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|
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
|
$
|
125,812
|
|
|
$
|
131,835
|
|
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $4,163 in 2017 and $2,553 in 2016
|
|
|
343,299
|
|
|
|
169,166
|
|
Inventories
|
|
|
112,658
|
|
|
|
108,316
|
|
Income taxes receivable
|
|
|
8,926
|
|
|
|
57,174
|
|
Prepaid expenses
|
|
|
5,410
|
|
|
|
6,718
|
|
Other current assets
|
|
|
5,573
|
|
|
|
5,848
|
|
Total current assets
|
|
|
601,678
|
|
|
|
479,057
|
|
Property, plant and equipment, less accumulated depreciation of $1,649,266 in 2017 and $1,595,508 in 2016
|
|
|
443,555
|
|
|
|
497,986
|
|
Goodwill
|
|
|
32,150
|
|
|
|
32,150
|
|
Other assets
|
|
|
28,502
|
|
|
|
26,259
|
|
Total assets
|
|
$
|
1,105,885
|
|
|
$
|
1,035,452
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable
|
|
$
|
103,801
|
|
|
$
|
70,536
|
|
Accrued payroll and related expenses
|
|
|
16,882
|
|
|
|
12,130
|
|
Accrued insurance expenses
|
|
|
4,351
|
|
|
|
4,099
|
|
Accrued state, local and other taxes
|
|
|
6,641
|
|
|
|
3,094
|
|
Income taxes payable
|
|
|
15,206
|
|
|
|
4,929
|
|
Other accrued expenses
|
|
|
1,463
|
|
|
|
6,680
|
|
Total current liabilities
|
|
|
148,344
|
|
|
|
101,468
|
|
Long-term accrued insurance expenses
|
|
|
9,926
|
|
|
|
9,537
|
|
Long-term pension liabilities
|
|
|
34,918
|
|
|
|
32,864
|
|
Deferred income taxes
|
|
|
60,849
|
|
|
|
81,466
|
|
Other long-term liabilities
|
|
|
3,537
|
|
|
|
3,318
|
|
Total liabilities
|
|
|
257,574
|
|
|
|
228,653
|
|
Common stock
|
|
|
21,735
|
|
|
|
21,749
|
|
Capital in excess of par value
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
Retained earnings
|
|
|
844,198
|
|
|
|
803,152
|
|
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
|
|
|
(17,622
|
)
|
|
|
(18,102
|
)
|
Total stockholders' equity
|
|
|
848,311
|
|
|
|
806,799
|
|
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
|
|
$
|
1,105,885
|
|
|
$
|
1,035,452
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|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated
financial statements.
RPC, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED
JUNE 30, 2017 AND 2016
(In thousands except per share data)
(Unaudited)
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|
Three months ended
|
|
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Six months ended
|
|
|
|
June 30,
|
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|
June 30,
|
|
|
|
2017
|
|
|
2016
|
|
|
2017
|
|
|
2016
|
|
Revenues
|
|
$
|
398,810
|
|
|
$
|
142,998
|
|
|
$
|
696,929
|
|
|
$
|
332,093
|
|
Cost of revenues (exclusive of items shown below)
|
|
|
254,016
|
|
|
|
126,997
|
|
|
|
470,258
|
|
|
|
288,253
|
|
Selling, general and administrative expenses
|
|
|
40,288
|
|
|
|
36,458
|
|
|
|
77,445
|
|
|
|
80,004
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
41,263
|
|
|
|
56,280
|
|
|
|
85,926
|
|
|
|
116,916
|
|
Gain on disposition of assets, net
|
|
|
(3,759
|
)
|
|
|
(1,515
|
)
|
|
|
(5,276
|
)
|
|
|
(2,771
|
)
|
Operating income (loss)
|
|
|
67,002
|
|
|
|
(75,222
|
)
|
|
|
68,576
|
|
|
|
(150,309
|
)
|
Interest expense
|
|
|
(114
|
)
|
|
|
(126
|
)
|
|
|
(217
|
)
|
|
|
(451
|
)
|
Interest income
|
|
|
411
|
|
|
|
104
|
|
|
|
540
|
|
|
|
127
|
|
Other income (expense), net
|
|
|
2,010
|
|
|
|
(154
|
)
|
|
|
2,222
|
|
|
|
188
|
|
Income (loss) before income taxes
|
|
|
69,309
|
|
|
|
(75,398
|
)
|
|
|
71,121
|
|
|
|
(150,445
|
)
|
Income tax provision (benefit)
|
|
|
25,469
|
|
|
|
(26,712
|
)
|
|
|
23,647
|
|
|
|
(69,248
|
)
|
Net income (loss)
|
|
$
|
43,840
|
|
|
$
|
(48,686
|
)
|
|
$
|
47,474
|
|
|
$
|
(81,197
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings (loss) per share
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
|
$
|
0.20
|
|
|
$
|
(0.23
|
)
|
|
$
|
0.22
|
|
|
$
|
(0.38
|
)
|
Diluted
|
|
$
|
0.20
|
|
|
$
|
(0.23
|
)
|
|
$
|
0.22
|
|
|
$
|
(0.38
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dividends per share
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated
financial statements.
RPC, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE
INCOME (LOSS)
FOR THE THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED
JUNE 30, 2017 AND 2016
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
|
|
Three months ended
|
|
|
Six months ended
|
|
|
|
June 30,
|
|
|
June 30,
|
|
|
|
2017
|
|
|
2016
|
|
|
2017
|
|
|
2016
|
|
Net income (loss)
|
|
$
|
43,840
|
|
|
$
|
(48,686
|
)
|
|
$
|
47,474
|
|
|
$
|
(81,197
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other comprehensive income (loss):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pension adjustment and reclassification adjustment, net of taxes
|
|
|
135
|
|
|
|
127
|
|
|
|
270
|
|
|
|
254
|
|
Foreign currency translation
|
|
|
189
|
|
|
|
164
|
|
|
|
231
|
|
|
|
856
|
|
Unrealized loss on securities, net of taxes
|
|
|
(6
|
)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
(21
|
)
|
|
|
(9
|
)
|
Comprehensive income (loss)
|
|
$
|
44,158
|
|
|
$
|
(48,395
|
)
|
|
$
|
47,954
|
|
|
$
|
(80,096
|
)
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated
financial statements.
RPC, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS'
EQUITY
FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30,
2017
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accumulated
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capital in
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common Stock
|
|
|
Excess of
|
|
|
Retained
|
|
|
Comprehensive
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shares
|
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
Par Value
|
|
|
Earnings
|
|
|
Loss
|
|
|
Total
|
|
Balance, December 31, 2016
|
|
|
217,489
|
|
|
$
|
21,749
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
803,152
|
|
|
$
|
(18,102
|
)
|
|
$
|
806,799
|
|
Stock issued for stock incentive plans, net
|
|
|
499
|
|
|
|
50
|
|
|
|
5,962
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
6,012
|
|
Stock purchased and retired
|
|
|
(636
|
)
|
|
|
(64
|
)
|
|
|
(5,962
|
)
|
|
|
(6,428
|
)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
(12,454
|
)
|
Net income
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
47,474
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
47,474
|
|
Pension adjustment, net of taxes
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
270
|
|
|
|
270
|
|
Foreign currency translation
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
231
|
|
|
|
231
|
|
Unrealized loss on securities, net of taxes
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
(21
|
)
|
|
|
(21
|
)
|
Balance, June 30, 2017
|
|
|
217,352
|
|
|
$
|
21,735
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
844,198
|
|
|
$
|
(17,622
|
)
|
|
$
|
848,311
|
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated
financial statements.
RPC, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30,
2017 AND 2016
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
|
|
Six months ended June 30,
|
|
|
|
2017
|
|
|
2016
|
|
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss)
|
|
$
|
47,474
|
|
|
$
|
(81,197
|
)
|
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation, amortization and other non-cash charges
|
|
|
87,379
|
|
|
|
118,799
|
|
Stock-based compensation expense
|
|
|
6,012
|
|
|
|
5,362
|
|
Gain on disposition of assets, net
|
|
|
(5,276
|
)
|
|
|
(2,771
|
)
|
Deferred income tax benefit
|
|
|
(20,759
|
)
|
|
|
(21,008
|
)
|
Excess tax benefits for share-based payments
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
(285
|
)
|
(Increase) decrease in assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts receivable
|
|
|
(174,220
|
)
|
|
|
103,085
|
|
Income taxes receivable
|
|
|
48,248
|
|
|
|
1,112
|
|
Inventories
|
|
|
(4,193
|
)
|
|
|
12,827
|
|
Prepaid expenses
|
|
|
1,309
|
|
|
|
3,853
|
|
Other current assets
|
|
|
310
|
|
|
|
302
|
|
Other non-current assets
|
|
|
(2,256
|
)
|
|
|
(205
|
)
|
Increase (decrease) in liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable
|
|
|
27,760
|
|
|
|
(35,559
|
)
|
Income taxes payable
|
|
|
10,277
|
|
|
|
528
|
|
Accrued payroll and related expenses
|
|
|
4,742
|
|
|
|
(993
|
)
|
Accrued insurance expenses
|
|
|
252
|
|
|
|
(4
|
)
|
Accrued state, local and other taxes
|
|
|
3,547
|
|
|
|
3,948
|
|
Other accrued expenses
|
|
|
(5,024
|
)
|
|
|
(44
|
)
|
Pension liabilities
|
|
|
2,479
|
|
|
|
(89
|
)
|
Long-term accrued insurance expenses
|
|
|
389
|
|
|
|
(1,263
|
)
|
Other long-term liabilities
|
|
|
219
|
|
|
|
(14,137
|
)
|
Net cash provided by operating activities
|
|
|
28,669
|
|
|
|
92,261
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capital expenditures
|
|
|
(30,645
|
)
|
|
|
(18,289
|
)
|
Proceeds from sale of assets
|
|
|
8,407
|
|
|
|
5,130
|
|
Net cash used for investing activities
|
|
|
(22,238
|
)
|
|
|
(13,159
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Debt issuance costs for notes payable to banks
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
(35
|
)
|
Excess tax benefits for share-based payments
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
285
|
|
Cash paid for common stock purchased and retired
|
|
|
(12,454
|
)
|
|
|
(3,194
|
)
|
Net cash used for financing activities
|
|
|
(12,454
|
)
|
|
|
(2,944
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents
|
|
|
(6,023
|
)
|
|
|
76,158
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
|
|
|
131,835
|
|
|
|
65,196
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
|
|
$
|
125,812
|
|
|
$
|
141,354
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Supplemental cash flows disclosure:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest paid, net of amounts capitalized
|
|
$
|
72
|
|
|
$
|
373
|
|
Income taxes received, net
|
|
$
|
(14,119
|
)
|
|
$
|
(36,689
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Supplemental disclosure of noncash investing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capital expenditures included in accounts payable
|
|
$
|
8,866
|
|
|
$
|
1,648
|
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated
financial statements.
RPC, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The accompanying unaudited consolidated
financial statements include the accounts of RPC, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries (“RPC” or the “Company”)
and have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for interim
financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include
all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for complete financial
statements. These consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board
(FASB) Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Topic 810, “Consolidation” and Rule 3A-02(a) of Regulation S-X. In accordance
with ASC Topic 810 and Rule 3A-02 (a) of Regulation S-X, the Company’s policy is to consolidate all subsidiaries and investees
where it has voting control.
In the opinion of management, all
adjustments (all of which consisted of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included.
Operating results for the six months ended June 30, 2017 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the year
ending December 31, 2017.
The balance sheet at December 31,
2016 has been derived from the audited financial statements at that date but does not include all of the information and footnotes
required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for complete financial statements. For further
information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Company’s annual report
on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016.
A group that
includes the Company’s Chairman of the Board, R. Randall Rollins, and his brother Gary W. Rollins, who is also a director
of the Company, and certain companies under their control, controls in excess of fifty percent of the Company’s voting power.
RPC’s revenues are generated
principally from providing services and the related equipment. Revenues are recognized when the services are rendered and collectability
is reasonably assured. Revenues from services and equipment are based on fixed or determinable priced purchase orders or contracts
with the customer and do not include the right of return. Rates for services and equipment are priced on a per day, per unit of
measure, per man hour or similar basis. Sales tax charged to customers is presented on a net basis within the consolidated statement
of operations and excluded from revenues.
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3.
|
RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
|
The Financial Accounting
Standards Board (FASB) issued the following applicable Accounting Standards Updates (ASU):
Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements:
Accounting Standards Update (ASU)
No. 2015-11, Inventory (Topic 330): Simplifying the Measurement of Inventory.
Current requirements are to measure inventory
at the lower of cost or market. Market could be replacement cost, net realizable value, or net realizable value less an approximated
normal profit margin. These amendments allow inventory to be measured at lower of cost or net realizable value and eliminates the
market requirement. Net realizable value is the estimated selling price in the ordinary course of business, less reasonably predictable
costs of completion, disposal, and transportation. The Company adopted these provisions in the first quarter of 2017 on a prospective
basis. The adoption of these provisions did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
ASU No. 2016-09, Compensation
— Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting.
The amendments simplify several
aspects of the accounting for share-based payment award transactions, requiring excess tax benefits and deficiencies to be recognized
as a component of income tax expense rather than equity. This guidance also requires excess tax benefits and deficiencies to be
presented as an operating activity on the statement of cash flows and allows an entity to make an accounting policy election either
to estimate expected forfeitures or to account for them as they occur. The Company will continue to estimate expected forfeitures.
The Company adopted these provisions in the first quarter of 2017 on a prospective basis. See Notes on Stock-Based Compensation
and Income Taxes for the effect of adoption on the financial statements.
RPC, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
Not Yet Adopted:
To be adopted in 2018:
REVENUE RECOGNITION:
The Financial Accounting Standards
Board and International Accounting Standards Board issued their converged standard on revenue recognition in May 2014. The standard
provides a comprehensive, industry-neutral revenue recognition model intended to increase financial statement comparability across
companies and industries and significantly reduce the complexity inherent in today's revenue recognition guidance. The various
ASUs related to
Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)
have been listed below:
|
·
|
ASU No. 2014-09,
The core principle of the guidance is that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer
of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled
in exchange for those goods or services using a five-step process.
|
|
·
|
ASU No. 2015-14,
Deferred the effective date of ASU 2014-09 for all entities by one year to the first quarter of 2018
with early application permitted.
|
|
·
|
ASU No. 2016-08, Principal versus Agent Considerations (Reporting Revenue Gross versus Net).
The amendments provide
guidance on whether an entity is a principal or agent when providing services to a customer along with another party.
|
|
·
|
ASU No. 2016-10, Identifying Performance Obligations and Licensing.
The amendments clarify the earlier guidance on identifying
performance obligations and licensing implementation.
|
|
·
|
ASU No. 2016-11, Rescission of SEC Guidance Because of Accounting Standards Updates 2014-09 and 2014-16 Pursuant to Staff
Announcements at the March 3, 2016 EITF Meeting.
This ASU rescinds certain SEC guidance related to issues that are currently
codified under various topics.
|
|
·
|
ASU No. 2016-12, Narrow-Scope Improvements and Practical Expedients.
The amendments provide clarifying guidance on certain
aspects of the five step process and practical expedients regarding the effect of modifications and status of completed contracts
under legacy GAAP and disclosures related to the application of this guidance using the modified retrospective or retrospective
transition method.
|
|
·
|
ASU No. 2016-20, Technical Corrections and Improvements to Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers.
The amendments
in ASU 2016-20 affect narrow aspects of the guidance issued in ASU 2014-09 and includes among others, loan guarantees, impairment
testing of contract costs, performance obligations disclosures and accrual of advertising costs.
|
Current status of implementation:
The Company is currently analyzing
the effect of the standard
across all of its revenue streams to evaluate the impact of the
new standard on revenue contracts. This includes reviewing current accounting policies and practices to identify potential differences
that would result from applying the requirements under the new standard.
Most of the Company’s services are primarily
short-term in nature, and the assessment at this stage is that the Company does not expect the adoption of the new revenue recognition
standard to have a material impact on its financial statements. The Company plans to adopt the standard in the first quarter of
2018 using the modified retrospective method by recognizing the cumulative effect of initially applying the new standard as an
adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings.
ASU No. 2016-01, Financial Instruments
— Overall (Subtopic 825-10): Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities.
The amendments
make targeted improvements to existing U.S. GAAP and affects accounting for equity investments and financial instruments and liabilities
and related disclosures. The amendments are effective starting in the first quarter of 2018, with early adoption permitted for
certain provisions. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of these provisions on its consolidated financial statements.
RPC, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
ASU No. 2016-15, Statement of
Cash Flows (Topic 230): Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments.
The amendments provide guidance in the presentation
and classification of certain cash receipts and cash payments in the statement of cash flows including debt prepayment or debt
extinguishment costs, contingent consideration payments made after a business combination, proceeds from the settlement of insurance
claims, proceeds from the settlement of corporate-owned life insurance policies, and distributions received from equity method
investees. The amendments are effective starting in the first quarter of 2018 with early adoption permitted. The amendments should
be applied using a retrospective transition method to each period presented. If impracticable to apply the amendments retrospectively
for some of the issues, the amendments for those issues would be applied prospectively as of the earliest date practicable. The
Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting these provisions on its consolidated financial statements.
ASU No. 2016-16, Income Taxes
(Topic 740): Intra-Entity Transfers of Assets Other Than Inventory.
The amendments require an entity to recognize the income
tax consequences of an intra-entity transfer of an asset other than inventory when the transfer occurs. The amendments eliminate
the exception for an intra-entity transfer of an asset other than inventory. Two common examples of assets included in the scope
of the amendments are intellectual property and property, plant, and equipment. The amendments do not include new disclosure requirements;
however, existing disclosure requirements might be applicable when accounting for the current and deferred income taxes for an
intra-entity transfer of an asset other than inventory. The amendments are effective starting in the first quarter of 2018 with
early adoption permitted. The amendments are required to be applied on a modified retrospective basis through a cumulative-effect
adjustment directly to retained earnings as of the beginning of the period of adoption. The Company is currently evaluating the
impact of adopting these provisions on its consolidated financial statements.
ASU No. 2017-01, Business Combinations
(Topic 805): Clarifying the Definition of a Business
. The amendments are intended to help companies and other organizations
evaluate whether transactions should be accounted for as acquisitions (or disposals) of assets or businesses. The definition of
a business affects many areas of accounting including acquisitions, disposals, goodwill, and consolidation. The amendments provide
a more robust framework to use in determining when a set of assets and activities is a business. They also provide more consistency
in applying the guidance, reduce the costs of application, and make the definition of a business more operable. The amendments
are effective beginning in the first quarter of 2018 with early application permitted under certain circumstances. The Company
expects to adopt these provisions as it completes future acquisitions and plans to evaluate the impact of adoption on its consolidated
financial statements as acquisitions are completed.
ASU No. 2017-09, Compensation
— Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Scope of Modification Accounting.
The provisions are applicable when there are changes
to the terms or conditions of a share-based payment award. The amendments require an entity to apply modification accounting for
the effects of changes to the terms and conditions of a share-based payment award unless certain conditions including fair value,
vesting conditions and classification are met. The amendments are effective beginning in the first quarter of 2018 with early application
permitted under certain circumstances. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting these provisions on its consolidated
financial statements.
To be adopted in 2019 and later:
ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic
842).
Under the new guidance, lessees will need to recognize a right-of-use asset and a lease liability for virtually all of
their leases (other than leases that meet the definition of a short-term lease), at the commencement of the lease term. The liability
will be equal to the present value of lease payments. The asset will be based on the liability, subject to adjustment, such as
for initial direct costs.
The amendments in this standard are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018,
including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early application is permitted.
Lessees (for capital and operating
leases) and lessors (for sales-type, direct financing, and operating leases) must apply a modified retrospective transition approach
for leases existing at, or entered into after, the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented in the financial statements.
Lessees and lessors may not apply a full retrospective transition approach. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting
these provisions on its consolidated financial statements.
RPC, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
ASU No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments
— Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments.
The amendments require the credit
losses on available-for-sale debt securities and purchased financial assets with credit deterioration should presented as an allowance
rather than a write-down. It also allows recording of credit loss reversals in current period net income. The amendments are effective
starting in the first quarter of 2020 with early application permitted a year earlier. The Company is currently evaluating the
impact of adopting these provisions on its consolidated financial statements.
ASU No. 2017-04, Intangibles
— Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment.
To simplify the subsequent measurement
of goodwill, the amendments eliminate Step 2 from the goodwill impairment test. The annual, or interim, goodwill impairment test
is performed by comparing the fair value of a reporting unit with its carrying amount. An impairment charge should be recognized
for the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the reporting unit’s fair value; however, the loss recognized should
not exceed the total amount of goodwill allocated to that reporting unit. The amendments are effective for annual or any interim
goodwill impairment tests beginning in 2020 applied on a prospective basis. Early adoption is permitted for interim or annual goodwill
impairment tests performed on testing dates after January 1, 2017. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting these
provisions on its consolidated financial statements.
|
4.
|
EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE
|
Basic and diluted earnings (loss)
per share are computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the respective
periods. In addition, the Company has periodically issued share-based payment awards that contain non-forfeitable rights to dividends
and are therefore considered participating securities. Restricted shares of common stock (participating securities) outstanding
and a reconciliation of weighted average shares outstanding is as follows:
|
|
Three
months ended
June 30,
|
|
|
Six months ended
June 30,
|
|
(In thousands)
|
|
2017
|
|
|
2016
|
|
|
2017
|
|
|
2016
|
|
Net income (loss) available for stockholders:
|
|
$
|
43,840
|
|
|
$
|
(48,686
|
)
|
|
$
|
47,474
|
|
|
$
|
(81,197
|
)
|
Less: Adjustments for earnings attributable to participating securities
|
|
|
(592
|
)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
(652
|
)
|
|
|
—
|
|
Net income (loss) used in calculating losses per share
|
|
$
|
43,248
|
|
|
$
|
(48,686
|
)
|
|
$
|
46,822
|
|
|
$
|
(81,197
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average shares outstanding (including participating securities)
|
|
|
217,530
|
|
|
|
217,576
|
|
|
|
217,622
|
|
|
|
217,501
|
|
Adjustment for participating securities
|
|
|
(2,936
|
)
|
|
|
(3,313
|
)
|
|
|
(2,989
|
)
|
|
|
(3,314
|
)
|
Shares used in calculating basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share
|
|
|
214,594
|
|
|
|
214,263
|
|
|
|
214,633
|
|
|
|
214,187
|
|
|
5.
|
STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
|
In April 2014, the Company reserved 8,000,000 shares of common stock
under the 2014 Stock Incentive Plan with a term of 10 years expiring in April 2024. This plan provides for the issuance of
various forms of stock incentives, including, among others, incentive and non-qualified stock options and restricted shares.
As of June 30, 2017, there were 5,729,632 shares available for grant.
RPC, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Stock-based employee compensation
expense was as follows for the periods indicated:
|
|
Three months ended
|
|
|
Six months ended
|
|
|
|
June 30,
|
|
|
June 30
|
|
(in thousands)
|
|
2017
|
|
|
2016
|
|
|
2017
|
|
|
2016
|
|
Pre-tax expense
|
|
$
|
3,325
|
|
|
$
|
2,702
|
|
|
$
|
6,012
|
|
|
$
|
5,362
|
|
After tax expense
|
|
$
|
2,112
|
|
|
$
|
1,716
|
|
|
$
|
3,818
|
|
|
$
|
3,405
|
|
Restricted Stock
The following is a summary of the
changes in non-vested restricted shares for the six months ended June 30, 2017:
|
|
Shares
|
|
|
Weighted Average
Grant-Date Fair
Value
|
|
Non-vested shares at December 31, 2016
|
|
|
3,217,075
|
|
|
$
|
12.91
|
|
Granted
|
|
|
563,065
|
|
|
|
21.66
|
|
Vested
|
|
|
886,542
|
|
|
|
13.34
|
|
Forfeited
|
|
|
64,133
|
|
|
|
14.08
|
|
Non-vested shares at June 30, 2017
|
|
|
2,829,465
|
|
|
$
|
14.49
|
|
The total fair value of shares
vested was approximately $19,271,000 during the six months ended June 30, 2017 and $9,534,000 during the six months ended June
30, 2016. Excess tax benefits realized from tax compensation deductions in excess of compensation expense have been reflected as
follows:
|
·
|
$2,562,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2017 has been recorded as a discrete tax adjustment and classified within operating
activities in the consolidated statements of cash flows; and
|
|
·
|
$285,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2016 were credited
to capital in excess of par value and classified within financing activities as an inflow in addition to being disclosed as an
outflow within operating activities in the consolidated statements of cash flows.
|
The change in classification for
the first quarter of 2017 was in accordance with the amendments of ASU 2016-09.
As
of June 30, 2017, total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested restricted shares was $44,857,000, which is expected
to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 3.8 years
.
|
6.
|
BUSINESS SEGMENT INFORMATION
|
RPC’s reportable segments
are the same as its operating segments. RPC manages its business as either services offered on the well site with equipment and
personnel (Technical Services) or services and equipment offered off the well site (Support Services). Selected overhead including certain centralized support services and regulatory compliance
are classified under Corporate.
Technical Services include RPC’s
oil and gas services that utilize people and equipment to perform value-added completion, production and maintenance services directly
to a customer’s well. The demand for these services is generally influenced by customers’ decisions to invest capital
toward initiating production in a new oil or natural gas well, improving production flows in an existing well, or to address
well control issues. This operating segment consists primarily of pressure pumping, downhole tools, coiled tubing, snubbing, nitrogen,
well control, wireline and fishing. The services offered under Technical Services are high capital and personnel intensive businesses.
The common drivers of operational and financial success of these services include diligent equipment maintenance, strong logistical
processes, and appropriately trained personnel who function well in a team environment. The Company considers all of these service
to be closely integrated oil and gas well servicing businesses, and makes resource allocation and performance assessment decisions
based on this operating segment as a whole across these various services. The principal markets for this segment include the United
States, including the Gulf of Mexico, the mid-continent, southwest, Rocky Mountain and Appalachian regions, and international locations
including primarily Argentina, Canada, Gabon, Colombia and the Middle East. Customers include major multi-national and independent
oil and gas producers, and selected nationally-owned oil companies.
RPC, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Support Services include all of
the services that provide (i) equipment for customers’ use on the well site without RPC personnel and (ii) services that
are provided in support of customer operations off the well site such as classroom and computer training, and other consulting
services. The primary drivers of operational success for equipment provided for customers’ use on the well site without RPC
personnel are offering safe, high quality and in-demand equipment appropriate for the well design characteristics. The drivers
of operational success for the other Support Services relate to meeting customer needs off the well site and competitive marketing
of such services. The equipment and services offered include drill pipe and related tools, pipe handling, pipe inspection and storage
services, and oilfield training and consulting services. The demand for these services tends to be influenced primarily by customer
drilling-related activity levels. The equipment and services offered include drill pipe and related tools, pipe handling, inspection
and storage services, and oilfield training services. The principal markets for this segment include the United States, including
the Gulf of Mexico, the mid-continent and Appalachian regions, and selected international locations. Customers include domestic
operations of major multi-national and independent oil and gas producers, and selected nationally-owned oil companies.
The Company’s Chief Operating
Decision Maker (“CODM”) assesses performance and makes resource allocation decisions regarding, among others, staffing,
growth and maintenance capital expenditures and key initiatives based on operating segments outlined above.
RPC evaluates the performance of
its segments based on revenues, operating profits and return on invested capital. Gains or losses on disposition of assets are
reviewed by the CODM on a consolidated basis, and accordingly the Company does not report gains or losses on disposition of
assets at the segment level. Inter-segment revenues are generally recorded in segment operating results at prices that management
believes approximate prices for arm’s length transactions and are not material to operating results.
RPC, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Summarized financial information
with respect RPC’s reportable segments for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 are shown in the following table:
|
|
Three months ended
June 30
|
|
|
Six months ended
June 30
|
|
(in thousands)
|
|
2017
|
|
|
2016
|
|
|
2017
|
|
|
2016
|
|
Revenues:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Technical Services
|
|
$
|
385,462
|
|
|
$
|
131,217
|
|
|
$
|
671,660
|
|
|
$
|
306,689
|
|
Support Services
|
|
|
13,348
|
|
|
|
11,781
|
|
|
|
25,269
|
|
|
|
25,404
|
|
Total revenues
|
|
$
|
398,810
|
|
|
$
|
142,998
|
|
|
$
|
696,929
|
|
|
$
|
332,093
|
|
Operating income (loss):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Technical Services
|
|
$
|
70,901
|
|
|
$
|
(65,690
|
)
|
|
$
|
80,106
|
|
|
$
|
(128,954
|
)
|
Support Services
|
|
|
(3,339
|
)
|
|
|
(7,163
|
)
|
|
|
(8,560
|
)
|
|
|
(13,799
|
)
|
Corporate
|
|
|
(4,319
|
)
|
|
|
(3,884
|
)
|
|
|
(8,246
|
)
|
|
|
(10,327
|
)
|
Gain on disposition of assets, net
|
|
|
3,759
|
|
|
|
1,515
|
|
|
|
5,276
|
|
|
|
2,771
|
|
Total operating income (loss)
|
|
$
|
67,002
|
|
|
$
|
(75,222
|
)
|
|
$
|
68,576
|
|
|
$
|
(150,309
|
)
|
Interest expense
|
|
|
(114
|
)
|
|
|
(126
|
)
|
|
|
(217
|
)
|
|
|
(451
|
)
|
Interest income
|
|
|
411
|
|
|
|
104
|
|
|
|
540
|
|
|
|
127
|
|
Other income (expense), net
|
|
|
2,010
|
|
|
|
(154
|
)
|
|
|
2,222
|
|
|
|
188
|
|
Income (loss) before income taxes
|
|
$
|
69,309
|
|
|
$
|
(75,398
|
)
|
|
$
|
71,121
|
|
|
$
|
(150,445
|
)
|
As of and for the six months ended June
30, 2017
|
|
Technical
Services
|
|
|
Support
Services
|
|
|
Corporate
|
|
|
Total
|
|
(in thousands)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
$
|
76,242
|
|
|
$
|
9,451
|
|
|
$
|
233
|
|
|
$
|
85,926
|
|
Capital expenditures
|
|
|
25,282
|
|
|
|
5,165
|
|
|
|
198
|
|
|
|
30,645
|
|
Identifiable assets
|
|
$
|
857,482
|
|
|
$
|
75,117
|
|
|
$
|
173,286
|
|
|
$
|
1,105,885
|
|
As of and for the six months ended June
30, 2016
|
|
Technical
Services
|
|
|
Support
Services
|
|
|
Corporate
|
|
|
Total
|
|
(in thousands)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
$
|
103,227
|
|
|
$
|
13,452
|
|
|
$
|
237
|
|
|
$
|
116,916
|
|
Capital expenditures
|
|
|
15,213
|
|
|
|
1,557
|
|
|
|
1,519
|
|
|
|
18,289
|
|
Identifiable assets
|
|
$
|
778,075
|
|
|
$
|
86,588
|
|
|
$
|
226,614
|
|
|
$
|
1,091,277
|
|
RPC, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Inventories of $112,658,000 at June
30, 2017 and $108,316,000 at December 31, 2016 consist of raw materials, parts and supplies.
The following represents the net
periodic benefit cost and related components of the Company’s multiple employers Retirement Income Plan:
|
|
Three months ended
June 30
|
|
|
Six months ended
June 30
|
|
(in thousands)
|
|
2017
|
|
|
2016
|
|
|
2017
|
|
|
2016
|
|
Interest cost
|
|
$
|
483
|
|
|
$
|
502
|
|
|
$
|
966
|
|
|
$
|
1,004
|
|
Expected return on plan assets
|
|
|
(589
|
)
|
|
|
(532
|
)
|
|
|
(1,178
|
)
|
|
|
(1,066
|
)
|
Amortization of net losses
|
|
|
213
|
|
|
|
199
|
|
|
|
425
|
|
|
|
399
|
|
Net periodic benefit cost
|
|
$
|
107
|
|
|
$
|
169
|
|
|
$
|
213
|
|
|
$
|
337
|
|
The Company did not make a contribution
to this plan during the six months ended June 30, 2017; however, a contribution of $900,000 was made during
the six months ended June 30, 2016.
The Company permits selected highly
compensated employees to defer a portion of their compensation into the non-qualified Supplemental Retirement Plan (“SERP”).
The SERP assets are marked to market and totaled $20,859,000 as of June 30, 2017 and $18,367,000 as of December 31, 2016. The SERP
assets are reported in non-current other assets on the consolidated balance sheets and changes in the fair value of these assets
are reported in the consolidated statements of operations as compensation cost in selling, general and administrative expenses.
Trading gains (losses) related to the SERP assets were approximately as follows:
|
|
Three months ended
June 30
|
|
|
Six months ended
June 30
|
|
(in thousands)
|
|
2017
|
|
|
2016
|
|
|
2017
|
|
|
2016
|
|
Trading gains (losses), net
|
|
$
|
936
|
|
|
$
|
63
|
|
|
$
|
1,552
|
|
|
$
|
(264
|
)
|
The
SERP liability includes participant deferrals net of distributions and is recorded on the consolidated balance sheets in long-term
pension liabilities with any change in the fair value of the liabilities recorded as compensation cost within selling, general
and administrative expenses in the consolidated statements of operations.
|
9.
|
NOTES PAYABLE TO BANKS
|
The Company has a revolving credit
facility with Banc of America Securities, LLC, SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc., and Regions Capital Markets as Joint Lead Arrangers
and Joint Book Managers, and a syndicate of four other lenders. The facility has a general term of five years ending January
17, 2019 and provides for a line of credit of up to $125 million, including a $50 million letter of credit subfacility, and a $35
million swingline subfacility. The revolving credit facility contains customary terms and conditions, including restrictions
on indebtedness, dividend payments, business combinations and other related items. The revolving credit facility includes a full
and unconditional guarantee by the Company's 100 percent owned domestic subsidiaries whose assets equal substantially all of the
consolidated assets of the Company and its subsidiaries. Certain of the Company’s minor subsidiaries are not guarantors.
On June 30, 2016, the Company amended
the revolving credit facility to (1) establish a borrowing base to be the lesser of (a) $125 million or (b) the difference between
(i) a specified percentage (ranging from 70% to 80%) of eligible accounts receivable less (ii) the amount of any outstanding letters
of credit, (2) secure payment obligations under the credit facility with a security interest in the consolidated accounts receivable,
and (3) replace the financial covenants related to minimum leverage and debt service coverage ratios with a covenant to maintain
a minimum tangible net worth of not less than $700 million. As of June 30, 2017, the Company was in compliance with this covenant.
RPC, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Revolving loans under the amended
revolving credit facility bear interest at one of the following two rates at the Company’s election:
|
·
|
the Base Rate, which is a fluctuating rate per annum equal to the highest of (a) the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.50%, (b) Bank
of America’s publicly announced “prime rate,” and (c) the Eurodollar Rate plus 1.00%; in each case plus a margin
that ranges from 0.125% to 1.125% based on a quarterly consolidated leverage ratio calculation; or
|
|
·
|
the Eurodollar Rate, which is the rate per annum equal to the London Interbank Offering Rate (“LIBOR”); plus, a
margin ranging from 1.125% to 2.125%, based upon a quarterly debt covenant calculation.
|
In addition, the Company pays an
annual fee ranging from 0.225% to 0.325%, based on a quarterly consolidated leverage ratio calculation, on the unused portion of
the credit facility.
The Company has incurred loan origination
fees and other debt related costs associated with the revolving credit facility in the aggregate of approximately $3.0 million. These
costs, net of amounts written off as a result of a reduction in the size of the revolving credit facility in 2015, are being amortized
to interest expense over the remaining term of the five-year loan, and the remaining net balance of $0.2 million at June 30, 2017
is classified as part of non-current other assets.
On January 4, 2016, the Company
entered into a separate one year $35 million uncommitted letter of credit facility with Bank of America, N.A. Under the terms of
the letter of credit facility, the Company paid 0.75% per annum on outstanding letters of credit. This letter of credit facility
expired on January 3, 2017. All letters of credit are currently issued under RPC’s $125 million credit facility. Letters
of credit outstanding totaled $19.1 million as of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016.
As of June 30, 2017, RPC had no
outstanding borrowings under the revolving credit facility. Interest incurred, which includes facility fees on the unused portion
of the revolving credit facility and the amortization of loan costs, was as follows:
|
|
Three months ended
June 30
|
|
|
Six months ended
June 30
|
|
|
|
2017
|
|
|
2016
|
|
|
2017
|
|
|
2016
|
|
(in thousands except interest rate data)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest incurred
|
|
$
|
104
|
|
|
$
|
110
|
|
|
$
|
207
|
|
|
$
|
219
|
|
The Company determines its periodic
income tax benefit or expense based upon the current period income and the annual estimated tax rate for the Company adjusted for
any change to prior period estimates. The estimated tax rate is revised, if necessary, as of the end of each successive interim
period during the fiscal year to the Company's current annual estimated tax rate.
For
the three months ended June 30, 2017, the effective tax rate reflects an income tax provision of 36.7 percent
compared to an income tax benefit of 35.4 percent for the comparable period in the prior year. For the six months ended June
30, 2017, the effective tax rate reflects an income tax provision of 33.2 percent compared to an effective tax
benefit rate of 46.0 percent for the comparable period in the prior year. The Company adopted the provisions of ASU
2016-09 in the first quarter of 2017 that requires excess tax benefits and deficiencies to be recognized as a component of
income tax expense rather than stockholders’ equity. Accordingly, the excess tax benefit of $2.6 million was recorded
as a beneficial discrete adjustment to the provision for income taxes for the six months ended June 30, 2017. The 2016 income
tax benefit and associated benefit rate was the result of operational losses and the one-time beneficial impact of a
resolution of a tax matter with a state taxing authority totaling $15.7 million, offset by the detrimental effect of
non-deductible permanent items
.
RPC, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
|
11.
|
FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURES
|
The various inputs used to measure
assets at fair value establish a hierarchy that distinguishes between assumptions based on market data (observable inputs) and
the Company’s assumptions (unobservable inputs). The hierarchy consists of three broad levels as follows:
|
1.
|
Level 1 – Quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
|
|
2.
|
Level 2 – Quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar instruments
in markets that are not active, and model-based valuation techniques for which all significant assumptions are observable in the
market or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.
|
|
3.
|
Level 3 – Unobservable inputs developed using the Company’s estimates and assumptions, which reflect those that
market participants would use.
|
The following table summarizes the
valuation of financial instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis in the balance sheets as of June 30, 2017 and December
31, 2016:
|
|
Fair Value Measurements at June 30, 2017 with:
|
|
(in thousands)
|
|
Total
|
|
|
Quoted prices
in active
markets for
identical
assets
|
|
|
Significant
other
observable
inputs
|
|
|
Significant
unobservable
inputs
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Level 1)
|
|
|
|
(Level 2)
|
|
|
|
(Level 3)
|
|
Assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Available-for-sale securities – equity securities
|
|
$
|
275
|
|
|
$
|
275
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
Investments measured at net asset value – trading securities
|
|
$
|
20,859
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2016
with:
|
|
(in thousands)
|
|
Total
|
|
|
Quoted prices
in active
markets for
identical
assets
|
|
|
Significant
other
observable
inputs
|
|
|
Significant
unobservable
inputs
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Level 1)
|
|
|
|
(Level 2)
|
|
|
|
(Level 3)
|
|
Assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Available-for-sale securities – equity securities
|
|
$
|
264
|
|
|
$
|
264
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
Investments measured at net asset value – trading securities
|
|
$
|
18,367
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The Company determines the fair
value of marketable securities classified as available-for-sale through quoted market prices. The total fair value is the final
closing price, as defined by the exchange in which the asset is actively traded, on the last trading day of the period, multiplied
by the number of units held without consideration of transaction costs. Marketable securities classified as trading are comprised
of the SERP assets, as described in Note 8, and are recorded primarily at their net cash surrender values, calculated using their
net asset values, which approximates fair value, as provided by the issuing insurance company. Significant observable inputs, in
addition to quoted market prices, were used to value the trading securities. The Company’s policy is to recognize transfers
between levels at the beginning of quarterly reporting periods. For the period ended June 30, 2017, there were no significant transfers
in or out of levels 1, 2 or 3.
RPC, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Under the Company’s revolving
credit facility, there was no balance outstanding at June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016. Borrowings under our revolving credit
facility are typically based on the quote from the lender (level 2 inputs), which approximates fair value, and
bear variable interest rates as described in Note 9. The Company is subject to interest rate risk on the variable component of
the interest rate.
The carrying amounts of other financial
instruments reported in the balance sheet for current assets and current liabilities approximate their fair values because of the
short maturity of these instruments. The Company currently does not use the fair value option to measure any of its existing financial
instruments and has not determined whether it will elect this option for financial instruments acquired in the future.
|
12.
|
ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME
|
Accumulated other comprehensive
(loss) income consists of the following (in thousands):
|
|
Pension
Adjustment
|
|
|
Unrealized
Gain (Loss) On
Securities
|
|
|
Foreign
Currency
Translation
|
|
|
Total
|
|
Balance at December 31, 2016
|
|
$
|
(15,503
|
)
|
|
$
|
39
|
|
|
$
|
(2,638
|
)
|
|
$
|
(18,102
|
)
|
Change during the period:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Before-tax amount
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
(33
|
)
|
|
|
231
|
|
|
|
198
|
|
Tax benefit
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
12
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
12
|
|
Reclassification adjustment, net of taxes:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amortization of net loss
(1)
|
|
|
270
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
270
|
|
Total activity for the period
|
|
|
270
|
|
|
|
(21
|
)
|
|
|
231
|
|
|
|
480
|
|
Balance at June 30, 2017
|
|
$
|
(15,233
|
)
|
|
$
|
18
|
|
|
$
|
(2,407
|
)
|
|
$
|
(17,622
|
)
|
|
(1)
|
Reported as part of selling, general and administrative expenses.
|
|
|
Pension
Adjustment
|
|
|
Unrealized
Gain (Loss) On
Securities
|
|
|
Foreign
Currency
Translation
|
|
|
Total
|
|
Balance at December 31, 2015
|
|
$
|
(14,715
|
)
|
|
$
|
36
|
|
|
$
|
(3,290
|
)
|
|
$
|
(17,969
|
)
|
Change during the period:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Before-tax amount
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
(14
|
)
|
|
|
856
|
|
|
|
842
|
|
Tax benefit
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
5
|
|
Reclassification adjustment, net of taxes:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amortization of net loss
(1)
|
|
|
254
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
254
|
|
Total activity for the period
|
|
|
254
|
|
|
|
(9
|
)
|
|
|
856
|
|
|
|
1,101
|
|
Balance at June 30, 2016
|
|
$
|
(14,461
|
)
|
|
$
|
27
|
|
|
$
|
(2,434
|
)
|
|
$
|
(16,868
|
)
|
|
(1)
|
Reported as part of selling, general and administrative expenses.
|
13. SUBSEQUENT EVENT
On July 25, 2017, the Board
of Directors approved a $0.06 per share cash dividend payable September 11, 2017 to stockholders of record at the close of business
August 10, 2017.
RPC, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
ITEM. 2 MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION
AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Overview
The following discussion should be read in conjunction
with the Consolidated Financial Statements included elsewhere in this document. See also “Forward-Looking Statements”
on page 25.
RPC, Inc. (“RPC”) provides a broad
range of specialized oilfield services primarily to independent and major oilfield companies engaged in exploration, production
and development of oil and gas properties throughout the United States, including the Gulf of Mexico, mid-continent, southwest,
Rocky Mountain and Appalachian regions, and in selected international locations. The Company’s revenues and profits are generated
by providing equipment and services to customers who operate oil and gas properties and invest capital to drill new wells and enhance
production or perform maintenance on existing wells. We continuously monitor factors that impact current and expected customer
activity levels, such as the price of oil and natural gas, changes in pricing for our services and equipment, and utilization of
our equipment and personnel. Our financial results are affected by geopolitical factors such as political instability in the petroleum-producing
regions of the world, the actions of the OPEC oil cartel, overall economic conditions and weather in the United States, the prices
of oil and natural gas, and our customers’ drilling and production activities.
The discussion of our key business and financial
strategies set forth under the Overview section in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December
31, 2016 is incorporated herein by reference. In 2017, the Company’s strategy of utilizing equipment in unconventional
basins has continued. During the three months ended June 30, 2017, capital expenditures totaled $18.9 million primarily
directed towards the maintenance of our existing revenue-producing equipment.
During the second quarter of 2017, revenues increased
178.9 percent to $398.8 million compared to the same period in the prior year. The increase in revenues is due to higher activity
levels and pricing for our services, higher service intensity, and a slightly larger fleet of in-service revenue-producing equipment.
International revenues for the second quarter of 2017 decreased 0.9 percent to $11.1 million compared to the same period in the
prior year. We continue to pursue international growth opportunities, but the nature of this work is unpredictable and we believe
that international revenues will continue to represent a low percentage of RPC’s consolidated revenues in the future.
Cost of revenues increased during the second
quarter of 2017 in comparison to the same period of the prior year due to higher activity levels and service intensity. As a percentage
of revenues, cost of revenues decreased due to improved pricing for our services as well as leverage of higher revenues over direct
costs.
Selling, general and administrative expenses
were $40.3 million in the second quarter of 2017 compared to $36.5 million in the second quarter of 2016. The increase in these
expenses was due to higher compensation costs, as well as other expenses consistent with higher activity levels. As a percentage
of revenues, these costs decreased to 10.1 percent in the second quarter of 2017 compared to 25.5 percent in the second quarter
of 2016, due to the leverage of higher revenues over primarily fixed costs.
Income before income taxes was $69.3 million
for the three months ended June 30, 2017 compared to a loss of $75.4 million in the same period of 2016. Diluted earnings
per share were $0.20 for the three months ended June 30, 2017 compared to a loss per share of $0.23 in the same period
of 2016. Cash provided by operating activities decreased to $28.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 compared
to $92.3 million in the same period of 2016 due to an unfavorable change in working capital partially offset by higher earnings.
We expect capital expenditures during full
year 2017 will be approximately $100 million, and will be directed primarily towards the capitalized maintenance of our existing
fleet of revenue-producing equipment.
RPC, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Outlook
Drilling activity in the U.S. domestic oilfields,
as measured by the rotary drilling rig count, reached a cyclical peak of 1,931 during the third quarter of 2014. Between
the third quarter of 2014 and the second quarter of 2016, the drilling rig count fell by approximately 79 percent. During the second
quarter of 2016, the U.S. domestic drilling rig count reached the lowest level ever recorded. The principal catalyst for this steep
rig count decline was the decrease in the price of oil in the world markets, which began in the second quarter of 2014. The price
of oil began to fall at that time due to the perceived oversupply of oil, weak global demand growth, and the strength of the U.S.
dollar on world currency markets. During the second quarter of 2016, the price of oil and the U.S. domestic rig count began to
increase, and increased steadily throughout the remainder of 2016 and through the second quarter of 2017. As of the beginning of
the third quarter of 2017, the U.S. domestic rig count was more than 100 percent higher than the historically low rig count reported
during the second quarter of 2016. We also note that the U.S. domestic rig count has increased at a record rate during this period.
RPC believes that U.S. oilfield activity will continue to increase, although recent fluctuations in the price of oil lead us to
believe that the rate of increase in U.S. oilfield activity will moderate during the near term.
The current and projected prices of oil, natural
gas and natural gas liquids are important catalysts for U.S. domestic drilling activity. During the first two quarters of 2016,
the prices of oil and natural gas remained at low levels that discouraged our customers from undertaking most of their potential
exploration and production activities. The prices of oil and natural gas increased during the third and fourth quarters of 2016
and into the first and second quarters of 2017, although the rate of increase in the prices of these commodities slowed during
the second quarter of 2017. We believe that the price of oil has risen to a level that provides adequate financial returns to our
customers and encourages increased drilling and production activities in many domestic oil-producing basins. However, the price
of natural gas has not risen to a level that encourages our customers to increase their drilling and production activities, and
we remain discouraged that U.S. production of natural gas remains high in spite of historically low drilling activities. The average
price of natural gas liquids during 2016 increased by approximately six percent compared to 2015. The average price of natural
gas liquids also increased during the first quarter of 2017 compared to the fourth quarter of 2016, but decreased by 11 percent
during the second quarter of 2017 compared to the first quarter. Prevailing commodity prices early in the third quarter of 2017
have moderately positive implications for RPC’s near-term activity levels.
The majority of the U.S. domestic rig count
remains directed towards oil. At the end of the second quarter of 2017, approximately 80 percent of the U.S. domestic rig count
was directed towards oil, consistent with the prior year. We believe that oil-directed drilling will remain the majority of domestic
drilling, and that natural gas-directed drilling will remain a low percentage of U.S. domestic drilling in the near term. We believe
that this relationship will continue due to relatively low prices for natural gas, high production from existing natural gas wells,
and industry projections of limited increases in domestic natural gas demand during the near term.
We continue to monitor the market for our
services and the competitive environment in 2017. The U.S. domestic rig count has increased sharply since the historical low recorded
during the second quarter of 2016, which has increased demand and pricing for our services. We believe that pricing for our services
has reached a level that provides financial returns that will allow the industry to maintain its fleet of revenue-producing equipment
and hire additional personnel to operate idle equipment. For this reason, we believe that continued near-term expansion in U.S.
domestic oilfield activities will be moderate until commodity prices increase significantly. Over the long term, we believe that
the steep decline in oil-directed drilling in the U.S. domestic market will reduce U.S. domestic oil production and serve as a
catalyst for oil prices to increase. We believe this because oil-directed wells drilled in shale resource plays typically exhibit
high initial production soon after being completed followed by a decline in production in later years. We note that U.S. domestic
oil production has declined by less than 10 percent since its most recent peak in the first quarter of 2015. We are encouraged
by the fact that drilling and completion activities continue to be highly service-intensive and require a large amount of equipment
and raw materials. Furthermore, we note that some wells in the U.S. domestic market have been drilled but not completed. We believe
that many of our customers have started to complete these wells, and that they provide potential revenue for RPC’s completion-directed
services during the near term. Finally, we are encouraged by our belief that many of our competitors have not maintained their
equipment to a level that allows them to provide reliable, consistent services to their customers. During 2015 and the first three
quarters of 2016, we responded to the significant declines in industry activity levels and pricing for our services by reducing
costs and employee headcount and closed selected operational locations. During the fourth quarter of 2016, however, we started
recruiting and hiring operational personnel to respond to increased industry activity levels. At the end of the first quarter of
2017 and during the second quarter of 2017, we also reactivated equipment that had been idle during 2016.
RPC, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
During 2015 and through the first three quarters
of 2016, a number of smaller competitors ceased operations and sold their businesses or liquidated their assets. During 2016, several
of our peers filed for bankruptcy protection. While these developments placed us in a more favorable competitive position, they
were offset by the fact that the capital markets have recently provided capital to allow several of our competitors to emerge from
bankruptcy and several other private equity-funded companies to complete initial public offerings of their common stock. Several
competitors have announced plans to increase their fleets of revenue-producing equipment during the third and fourth quarters of
2017. We monitor these developments closely, but believe that demand for revenue-producing service capacity will continue to exceed
supply during the near term. RPC also monitors the financial stability of our customers, because many of them rely on the debt
and equity markets as a source of capital to conduct their operations, and if these sources of capital do not continue, our customers
may have to curtail their drilling and completion operations. RPC plans minimal increases in our fleet of revenue-producing equipment
during 2017. Our consistent response to the industry's potential uncertainty is to maintain sufficient liquidity and a conservative
capital structure and monitor our discretionary spending. We intend to maintain a financial structure that includes little or no
debt during the near term. An additional benefit of our financial liquidity is our ability to maintain our equipment during industry
downturns, which allows us to benefit immediately when industry activity levels increase and we are able to return our idle revenue-producing
equipment to service quickly and at minimal cost.
Results of Operations
|
|
Three months ended
June 30
|
|
|
Six months ended
June 30
|
|
|
|
2017
|
|
|
2016
|
|
|
2017
|
|
|
2016
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consolidated revenues [in thousands]
|
|
$
|
398,810
|
|
|
$
|
142,998
|
|
|
$
|
696,929
|
|
|
$
|
332,093
|
|
Revenues by business segment [in thousands]:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Technical
|
|
$
|
385,462
|
|
|
$
|
131,217
|
|
|
$
|
671,660
|
|
|
$
|
306,689
|
|
Support
|
|
|
13,348
|
|
|
|
11,781
|
|
|
|
25,269
|
|
|
|
25,404
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consolidated operating income (loss) [in thousands]
|
|
$
|
67,002
|
|
|
$
|
(75,222
|
)
|
|
$
|
68,576
|
|
|
$
|
(150,309
|
)
|
Operating income (loss) by business segment [in thousands]:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Technical
|
|
$
|
70,901
|
|
|
$
|
(65,690
|
)
|
|
$
|
80,106
|
|
|
$
|
(128,954
|
)
|
Support
|
|
|
(3,339
|
)
|
|
|
(7,163
|
)
|
|
|
(8,560
|
)
|
|
|
(13,799
|
)
|
Corporate
|
|
|
(4,319
|
)
|
|
|
(3,884
|
)
|
|
|
(8,246
|
)
|
|
|
(10,327
|
)
|
Gain on disposition of assets, net
|
|
|
3,759
|
|
|
|
1,515
|
|
|
|
5,276
|
|
|
|
2,771
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Percentage cost of revenues to revenues
|
|
|
63.7
|
%
|
|
|
88.8
|
%
|
|
|
67.5
|
%
|
|
|
86.8
|
%
|
Percentage selling, general & administrative expenses to revenues
|
|
|
10.1
|
%
|
|
|
25.5
|
%
|
|
|
11.1
|
%
|
|
|
24.1
|
%
|
Percentage depreciation and amortization expense to revenues
|
|
|
10.3
|
%
|
|
|
39.4
|
%
|
|
|
12.3
|
%
|
|
|
35.2
|
%
|
Average U.S. domestic rig count
|
|
|
895
|
|
|
|
420
|
|
|
|
820
|
|
|
|
482
|
|
Average natural gas price (per thousand cubic feet (mcf))
|
|
$
|
3.08
|
|
|
$
|
2.19
|
|
|
$
|
3.05
|
|
|
$
|
2.08
|
|
Average oil price (per barrel)
|
|
$
|
48.19
|
|
|
$
|
46.02
|
|
|
$
|
49.94
|
|
|
$
|
39.89
|
|
THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2017 COMPARED TO THREE MONTHS ENDED
JUNE 30, 2016
Revenues.
Revenues for the three months
ended June 30, 2017 increased 178.9 percent compared to the three months ended June 30, 2016. Domestic revenues of $387.7 million
increased 194.2 percent compared to the same period in the prior year. The increase in revenues is due to higher activity levels
and pricing for our services, higher service intensity, and a slightly larger fleet of in-service revenue-producing equipment.
International revenues of $11.1 million decreased 0.9 percent for the three months ended June 30, 2017 compared to the same period
in the prior year. Our international revenues are impacted by the timing of project initiation and their ultimate duration and
can be difficult to predict.
RPC, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
The average price of natural gas was 40.6
percent higher and the average price of oil was 4.7 percent higher during the second quarter of 2017 as compared to the same period
in the prior year. The average domestic rig count during the current quarter was 113.1 percent higher than the same period in 2016.
The Technical Services segment revenues for
the second quarter of 2017 increased 193.8 percent compared to the same period in the prior year due to improved pricing and higher
activity levels, particularly within our pressure pumping service line, which is the largest service line within Technical Services.
The Support Services segment revenues for the second quarter of 2017 increased by 13.3 percent compared to the same period in
the prior year. This increase was due principally to improved activity levels and pricing in the rental tool service line, which
is the largest service line within this segment. Technical Services reported operating income of $70.9 million for the
second quarter of 2017 compared to an operating loss of $65.7 million in the second quarter of the prior year, while Support Services
reported operating losses of $3.3 million for the second quarter of 2017 and $7.2 million for the second quarter of 2016.
Cost of revenues.
Cost of revenues
increased 100.0 percent to $254.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017 compared to $127.0 million for the three months
ended June 30, 2016. Cost of revenues increased primarily due to higher activity levels and service intensity. As a percentage
of revenues, cost of revenues decreased due to improved pricing for our services, as well as leverage of higher revenues over direct
costs.
Selling,
general and administrative expenses.
Selling, general and administrative expenses were $40.3 million for the three months
ended June 30, 2017 and $36.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2016. The increase in these expenses was due
to higher compensation costs, as well as other expenses consistent with higher activity levels. As a percentage of revenues, these
costs
decreased
to 10.1 percent in the second quarter of 2017 compared to 25.5 percent in
the second quarter of 2016, due to the leverage of higher revenues over primarily fixed costs.
Depreciation and amortization.
Depreciation
and amortization decreased 26.7 percent to $41.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017, compared to $56.3 million for
the quarter ended June 30, 2016 due to lower capital expenditures in the prior year.
Gain on
disposition of assets, net.
Gain on disposition of assets, net was $3.8 million for the three months ended June 30,
2017 compared to $1.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2016. The increase is due primarily
to
the
sale of operating equipment related to our oilfield pipe inspection business during the second quarter of 2017. The gain on disposition
of assets, net is generally comprised of gains and losses related to various property and equipment dispositions or sales
to customers of lost or damaged rental equipment.
Other income (expense), net.
Other
income, net was $2.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017 compared to other expense, net of $154 thousand for the same
period in the prior year.
Interest expense.
Interest expense
was $114 thousand for the three months ended June 30, 2017 compared to $126 thousand for the three months ended June 30, 2016.
Interest expense during the second quarters of 2017 and 2016 consists of facility fees on the unused portion of the credit facility
and the amortization of loan costs.
Income tax provision (benefit).
Income
tax provision was $25.5 million during the three months ended June 30, 2017 compared to an income tax benefit of $26.7 million
for the same period in 2016. The effective tax rate was 36.7 percent for the three months ended June 30, 2017 compared to an effective
beneficial tax rate of 35.4 percent for the three months ended June 30, 2016. The 2016 beneficial tax rate was the result
of operational losses offset by the detrimental effect of non-deductible permanent items.
SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2017 COMPARED TO SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE
30, 2016
Revenues.
Revenues for the six months
ended June 30, 2017 increased 109.9 percent compared to the six months ended June 30, 2016. Domestic revenues of $672.1 million
increased 120.7 percent compared to the same period in the prior year. The increase in revenues resulted primarily from higher
activity levels and pricing for our services, higher service intensity, and a slightly larger fleet of in-service revenue-producing
equipment. International revenues of $24.8 million decreased 9.9 percent for the six months ended June 30, 2017 compared to the
same period in the prior year. Our international revenues are impacted by the timing of project initiation and their ultimate duration
and can be difficult to predict.
The average price of natural gas was 47.1 percent higher and the
average price of oil was 25.2 percent higher during the six months ended June 30, 2017 as compared to the same period in the prior
year. The average domestic rig count during the six months ended June 30, 2017 was 70.1 percent higher than the same period in
2016.
RPC, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
The Technical Services segment revenues for
the six months ended June 30, 2017 increased 119.0 percent compared to the same period in the prior year due to improved pricing
and higher activity levels, particularly within our pressure pumping service line, which is the largest service line within Technical
Services. The Support Services segment revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2017 decreased slightly by 0.5 percent compared
to the same period in the prior year. Technical Services reported operating income of $80.1 million for the six months
ended June 30, 2017 compared to an operating loss of $129.0 million in the same period of the prior year. Support Services reported
lower operating losses of $8.6 million during the six months ended June 30, 2017 compared to $13.8 million in the prior year of
the same period. RPC corporate expenses declined during the six months ended June 30, 2017 due to contingent professional fees
of approximately $2.0 million recorded in the first quarter of 2016.
Cost of revenues.
Cost of revenues
increased 63.1 percent to $470.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 compared to $288.3 million for the six months ended
June 30, 2016. Cost of revenues increased due higher activity levels and service intensity. As a percentage of revenues,
cost of revenues decreased due to improved pricing for our services as well as leverage of higher revenues over direct costs.
Selling, general and administrative expenses.
Selling, general and administrative expenses decreased to $77.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 compared to
$80.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016. This decrease is due to lower bad debt expense and professional fees, partially
offset by higher compensation costs, as well as other expenses consistent with higher activity levels. As a percentage of revenues,
these costs decreased to 11.1 percent in the six months ended June 30, 2017 compared to 24.1 percent in the same period of the
prior year, due to lower expenses and improved leverage of higher revenues over fixed costs.
Depreciation and amortization.
Depreciation
and amortization decreased 26.5 percent to $85.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017, compared to $116.9 million for
the six months ended June 30, 2016 due to lower capital expenditures in the prior year.
Gain on disposition of assets, net.
Gain on disposition of assets, net was $5.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 compared to $2.8 million for the six
months ended June 30, 2016. The increase is due to the sale of operating equipment related to its oilfield pipe inspection
service line during the second quarter of 2017. The gain on disposition of assets, net is generally comprised of gains
and losses related to various property and equipment dispositions or sales to customers of lost or damaged rental equipment.
Other income, net.
Other income, net
was $2.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 compared to $188 thousand for the same period in the prior year.
Interest expense.
Interest expense
of $217 thousand for the six months ended June 30, 2017 decreased compared to $451 thousand for the six months ended June 30,
2016. Interest expense declined during the quarter because RPC had no outstanding balances under its revolving credit facility
during 2017. Interest expense during the first and second quarters of 2017 consists of facility fees on the unused portion of the
credit facility and the amortization of loan costs.
Income tax provision (benefit).
Income
tax provision was $23.6 million during the six months ended June 30, 2017 compared to an income tax benefit of $69.2 million
for the same period in 2016. The effective tax rate was 33.2 percent for the six months ended June 30, 2017 compared to an
effective tax benefit rate of 46.0 percent for the six months ended June 30, 2016. The Company adopted the provisions
of ASU 2016-09 in the first quarter of 2017 that requires excess tax benefits and deficiencies relating to shared-based
payment awards to be recognized as a component of income tax expense rather than stockholders’ equity as in prior
periods. Accordingly, the excess tax benefit of $2.6 million was recorded as a beneficial discrete adjustment to the
provision for income taxes for the six months ended June 30, 2017. The 2016 income tax benefit and associated benefit
rate was the result of operational losses and the one-time beneficial impact of a resolution of a tax matter with a state
taxing authority totaling $15.7 million, offset by the detrimental effect of non-deductible permanent items.
RPC, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Cash Flows
The Company’s cash and cash equivalents
as of June 30, 2017 were $125.8 million. The following table sets forth the historical cash flows for the six months ended June
30, 2017 and 2016:
|
|
Six months ended June 30,
|
|
(In thousands)
|
|
2017
|
|
|
2016
|
|
Net cash provided by operating activities
|
|
$
|
28,669
|
|
|
$
|
92,261
|
|
Net cash used for investing activities
|
|
|
(22,238
|
)
|
|
|
(13,159
|
)
|
Net cash used for financing activities
|
|
|
(12,454
|
)
|
|
|
(2,944
|
)
|
Cash provided by operating activities for
the six months ended June 30, 2017 decreased by $63.6 million compared to the same period in the prior year. This decrease is
due primarily to net unfavorable changes in working capital of $176.0 million coupled with decreases in depreciation and amortization
expenses of $31.4 million, partially offset by increases in net income of $128.7 million and long-term liabilities of $14.4 million
primarily related to the favorable settlement of a state income tax matter.
The net unfavorable change in working capital
is primarily due to unfavorable changes of $277.3 million in accounts receivable due to higher business activity levels, $17.0
million in inventories, $2.5 million in prepaid expenses and other current assets, $5.0 in accrued expenses and $2.1 million in
other non-current assets. This unfavorable change was partially offset by favorable changes of $63.3 million in accounts payable,
$56.9 million in net income taxes receivable/ payable and $5.7 million in accrued payroll and related expenses consistent with
higher business activity levels coupled with the timing of payments.
Cash used for investing activities for the
six months ended June 30, 2017 increased by $9.1 million, compared to the six months ended June 30, 2016, primarily because of
higher
capital expenditures.
Cash used for financing activities for the
six months ended June 30, 2017 increased by $9.5 million primarily as a result of repurchases of the Company’s shares
on the open market and for taxes related to the vesting of certain restricted shares.
Financial Condition and Liquidity
The Company’s financial condition as
of June 30, 2017 remains strong. We believe the liquidity provided by our existing cash and cash equivalents and our overall
strong capitalization will provide sufficient liquidity to meet our requirements for at least the next twelve months. The Company
currently has a $125 million revolving credit facility that matures in January 2019. The facility contains customary terms and
conditions, including
restrictions on indebtedness, dividend payments, business combinations
and other related items. On June 30, 2016, the Company amended the revolving credit facility to (1) establish a borrowing base
to be the lesser of $125 million or a specified percentage of eligible accounts receivable less the amount of any outstanding letters
of credit. As of June 30, 2017, there were no outstanding borrowings. RPC had letters of credit outstanding relating to self-insurance
programs and contract bids totaling $19.1 million as of June 30, 2017. For additional information with respect to RPC’s facility,
see Note 9 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in the report.
The Company’s decisions about the amount
of cash to be used for investing and financing purposes are influenced by its capital position, including access to borrowings
under our facility, and the expected amount of cash to be provided by operations. We believe our liquidity will continue to provide
the opportunity to grow our asset base and revenues during periods with positive business conditions and strong customer activity
levels. In addition, the Company's decisions about the amount of cash to be used for investing and financing activities may also
be influenced by the financial covenants in our credit facility but we do not expect the covenants to restrict our planned activities.
The Company is in compliance with these financial covenants.
Cash Requirements
The Company currently expects that capital
expenditures will be approximately $100 million during 2017, of which $30.6 million has been spent as of June 30, 2017. We expect
capital expenditures for the remainder of 2017 to be primarily directed toward capitalized equipment maintenance. The actual amount of 2017 capital expenditures
will depend primarily on equipment maintenance requirements, expansion opportunities, and equipment delivery schedules.
RPC, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
The Company has ongoing sales and use tax audits
in various jurisdictions subject to varying interpretations of statutes. The Company has recorded the exposure from these audits
to the extent issues are resolved or are reasonably estimable. There are issues that could result in unfavorable outcomes that
cannot be currently estimated.
The Company’s Retirement Income Plan,
a multiple employer trusteed defined benefit pension plan, provides monthly benefits upon retirement at age 65 to eligible employees.
The Company does not expect to contribute to the plan during 2017.
As of June 30, 2017, the Company’s stock
buyback program authorizes the repurchase of up to 31,578,125 shares. There were 348,000 shares repurchased on the open market
during the second quarter of 2017, and 1,702,154 shares remain available to be repurchased under the current authorization as of
June 30, 2017. The Company may repurchase outstanding common shares periodically based on market conditions and our capital allocation
strategies considering restrictions under our credit facility. The stock buyback program does not have a predetermined expiration
date.
On July 25, 2017, the Board of Directors
approved a $0.06 per share cash dividend payable September 11, 2017 to stockholders of record at the close of business August
10, 2017. The Company expects to continue to pay cash dividends to common stockholders, subject to industry conditions and RPC’s
earnings, financial condition, and other relevant factors.
INFLATION
The Company purchases its equipment and materials
from suppliers who provide competitive prices, and employs skilled workers from competitive labor markets. If inflation in the
general economy increases, the Company’s costs for equipment, materials and labor could increase as well. In addition, increases
in activity in the domestic oilfield can cause upward wage pressures in the labor markets from which it hires employees as well
as increases in the costs of certain materials and key equipment components used to provide services to the Company’s customers.
Since oilfield activity began to increase in the first quarter of 2017, the Company has experienced upward pressure on the price
of labor due to the shortage of skilled employees coupled with increases in the prices of certain raw materials used in providing
our services. Thus far in this period of increasing activity, the Company successfully increased pricing for our services to compensate
for these price increases, although no assurance can be given that the Company will continue to be able to do so in the future.
OFF BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS
The Company does not have any material off
balance sheet arrangements.
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Marine Products Corporation
Effective February 28, 2001, the Company spun-off
the business conducted through Chaparral Boats, Inc., RPC’s former powerboat manufacturing segment. In conjunction with the
spin-off, RPC and Marine Products Corporation entered into various agreements that define the companies’ relationship. During
the six months ended June 30, 2017, RPC charged Marine Products Corporation for its allocable share of administrative costs incurred
for services rendered on behalf of Marine Products Corporation totaling $386,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2017 compared
to $391,000 for the comparable period in 2016.
Other
The Company periodically purchases in the ordinary
course of business products or services from suppliers who are owned by officers or significant stockholders of, or affiliated
with the directors of RPC. The total amounts paid to these affiliated parties were $800,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2017
and $543,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2016.
RPC, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
RPC receives certain administrative services
and rents office space from Rollins, Inc. (a company of which Mr. R. Randall Rollins is also Chairman, and which is controlled
by Mr. Rollins and his affiliates). The service agreements between Rollins, Inc. and the Company provide for the provision of services
on a cost reimbursement basis and are terminable on six months’ notice. The services covered by these agreements include
office space, selected administration services for certain employee benefit programs, and other administrative services. Charges
to the Company (or to corporations which are subsidiaries of the Company) for such services and rent aggregated $52,000 for the
six months ended June 30, 2017 and $56,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2016.
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The discussion of Critical Accounting Policies
is incorporated herein by reference from the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31,
2016. There have been no significant changes in the critical accounting policies since year-end.
IMPACT OF RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
See Note 3 of the Notes to Consolidated
Financial Statements for a description of recent accounting pronouncements, including the expected dates of adoption and estimated
effects on results of operations and financial condition.
SEASONALITY
Oil and natural gas prices affect demand throughout
the oil and natural gas industry, including the demand for the Company’s products and services. The Company’s business
depends in large part on the economic conditions of the oil and gas industry, and specifically on the capital expenditures of its
customers related to the exploration and production of oil and natural gas. There is a positive correlation between these expenditures
and customers’ demand for the Company’s services. As such, when these expenditures fluctuate, customers’ demand
for the Company’s services fluctuates as well. These fluctuations depend on the current and projected prices of oil and natural
gas and resulting drilling activity, and are not seasonal to any material degree.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain statements made in this report that
are not historical facts are “forward-looking statements” under Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements may include, without limitation, statements
regarding the effect of recent accounting pronouncements on the Company’s consolidated financial statements; our plans to
continue to pursue international growth opportunities and our belief that international revenues will continue to represent a low
percentage of our consolidated revenues in the future; our expectation for the amount and focus of our capital expenditures during
2017; the belief that U.S. oilfield activity will continue to increase in the near term; the belief that the price of oil has risen
to a level that provides our customers financial returns that will encourage drilling and production activities
;
the belief
that the price of natural gas has not risen to a level that encourages our customers to increase their drilling and production
activities
;
the belief that current commodity price trends, if they continue, have moderately positive implications for
near term activity levels; the belief that oil-directed drilling will remain the majority of domestic drilling, and that natural
gas-directed drilling will remain a low percentage of U.S. domestic drilling in the near term; the belief that increases in U.S.
domestic rig count will moderate during the near term; the belief that the pricing for our services has reached a level that will
allow for the industry to maintain its fleet of revenue-producing equipment or hire additional personnel to operate idle equipment;
the belief that the steep decline in oil-directed drilling in the U.S. domestic oil market will reduce U.S. domestic oil production
and serve as a catalyst for oil prices to increase; the belief that many of our competitors are not maintaining their equipment
to a level that allows them to provide reliable, consistent services to their customers; our plans to maintain our financial structure
which includes little or no debt during the near term; our plan to maintain sufficient liquidity and a conservative capital structure
and monitor our discretionary spending; our business strategy, plans and objectives; market risk exposure; adequacy of capital
resources and funds; opportunity for growth and expansion; anticipated pension funding payments and capital expenditures; our expectation
that we will resume cash dividends, subject to the earnings and financial condition of the Company and other relevant factors;
the possible unfavorable outcome of sales and use tax audits; the impact of inflation and related trends on the Company’s
financial position and operating results; our beliefs regarding oil field activity and the related impact on wages for skilled
labor and the prices of raw material used in providing our services; our belief that changes in foreign exchange rates are not
expected to have a material effect on our consolidated results of operations or financial condition; our belief that the outcome
of litigation will not have a material adverse effect upon our financial position or results of operations; and our beliefs and
expectations regarding future demand for our products and services, and other events and conditions that may influence the oilfield
services market and our performance in the future. The Company does not undertake to update its forward-looking statements.
RPC, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
The words “may,” “will,”
“expect,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “project,” “estimate,” “focus,”
“plan,” and similar expressions generally identify forward-looking statements. Such statements are based on certain
assumptions and analyses made by our management in light of its experience and its perception of historical trends, current conditions,
expected future developments and other factors it believes to be appropriate. These statements involve known and unknown risks,
uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of RPC to be materially different
from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied in such forward-looking statements. Risk factors that
could cause such future events not to occur as expected include those described in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016, its other SEC filings and the following: the declines in the price of oil and natural
gas, which tend to result in a decrease in drilling activity and therefore a decline in the demand for our services, the actions
of the OPEC cartel, the ultimate impact of current and potential political unrest and armed conflict in the oil producing regions
of the world, which could impact drilling activity, adverse weather conditions in oil or gas producing regions, including the Gulf
of Mexico, competition in the oil and gas industry, the Company’s ability to implement price increases, the potential impact
of possible future regulations on hydraulic fracturing on our business, risks of international operations, and reliance on large
customers.