Key Energy Services Reports Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2016 Earnings

HOUSTON, Feb. 27, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Key Energy Services, Inc. (NYSE: KEG) today reported a net loss of $131.7 million, or $0.82 per diluted share, on revenue of $399.4 million for the period from January 1, 2016 to December 15, 2016 for the Predecessor Company, and a net loss of $10.2 million, or $0.51 per diluted share, on revenue of $17.8 million for the period from December 16, 2016 to December 31, 2016 for the Successor Company. Upon emergence from Chapter 11 bankruptcy on December 15, 2016, the Company adopted fresh start accounting, which resulted in the Company becoming a new entity for financial reporting purposes. References to "Successor" relate to the financial position of the reorganized Key as of and subsequent to December 16, 2016; references to "Predecessor" refer to the financial position of Key as of and prior to December 15, 2016 and the results of operations through December 15, 2016. As a result of the application of fresh start accounting and the effects of the implementation of the Prepackaged Plan of Reorganization, the financial statements on or after December 16, 2016 are not comparable with the financial statements prior to that date.  

For the period October 1, 2016 to December 15, 2016, the Predecessor reported net income of $173.4 million, or $1.08 per diluted share, on revenue of $90.9 million. Predecessor results for the period from October 1, 2016 to December 15, 2016 include a net gain associated with the Company's restructuring of $245.6 million, or $1.53 per diluted share, a charge related to settlement accruals of $16.7 million, or $0.10 per diluted share, an impairment charge of $4.6 million, or $0.03 per diluted share, professional fees incurred in connection with our emergence from voluntary reorganization of $3.1 million, or $0.02 per diluted share, a charge related to a vacation policy accrual change of $3.4 million, or $0.02 per diluted share, a financing-related and insurance policy tail expense of $2.4 million, or $0.02 per diluted share, an expense related to the vesting of equity compensation in bankruptcy of $2.0 million, or $0.01 per diluted share, severance costs of $0.7 million, or $0.00 per diluted share and a loss on sale of assets of $0.1 million, or $0.00 per diluted share. Excluding these items, the Predecessor reported a normalized net loss of $39.0, or $0.24 per diluted share. For the period December 16, 2016 to December 31, 2016, the Successor reported a net loss of $10.2 million, or $0.51 per diluted share, on revenue of $17.8 million. Successor results for the period from December 16, 2016 to December 31, 2016 included a loss on sale of assets of $0.4 million, or $0.02 per diluted share. Excluding this item, the Successor reported a normalized net loss of $9.8 million, or $0.49 per diluted share. For the period July 1, 2016 to September 30, 2016, Predecessor reported a net loss of $130.8 million, or $0.81 per diluted share, on revenue of $102.4 million. Predecessor results for the period July 1, 2016 to September 30, 2016 included a charge of $40.0 million, or $0.25 per share, for asset impairments associated with the sale of Key's business in Mexico, costs of $13.2 million, or $0.08 per share, in professional and other fees related to Key's restructuring, costs of $6.3 million, or $0.04 per share, related to certain legal settlements the Company is pursuing and a charge of $2.2 million, or $0.01 per share, related to the loss on sale of certain obsolete assets.

For the period from January 1, 2016 to December 15, 2016, the Predecessor reported a net loss of $131.7 million, or $0.82 per diluted share, on revenue of $399.4 million. Predecessor results for the period from January 1, 2016 to December 15, 2016 included a net gain associated with the Company's restructuring of $245.6 million, or $1.53 per diluted share, an impairment charge of $44.6 million, or $0.28 per diluted share, professional fees incurred in connection with our emergence from voluntary reorganization of $25.8 million, or $0.16 per diluted share, severance costs of $9.0 million, or $0.06 per diluted share, a charge for certain legal settlements the Company is pursuing of $16.7 million, or $0.10 per diluted share, a loss on sale of assets of $5.2 million, or $0.03 per diluted share, a charge associated with the completed FCPA investigation settlement of $5.0 million, or $0.03 per diluted share, a charge related to a vacation policy accrual change of $3.4 million, or $0.02 per diluted share, a financing-related and insurance policy tail expense of $2.4 million, or $0.02 per diluted share, and an expense related to the vesting of equity compensation in bankruptcy of $2.0 million, or $0.01 per diluted share. Excluding these items, the Company reported a normalized net loss of $256.7 million, or $1.60 per diluted share. For the period December 16, 2016 to December 31, 2016, the Successor reported a net loss of $10.2 million, or $0.51 per diluted share, on revenue of $17.8 million. Successor results for the period from December 16, 2016 to December 31, 2016 included a loss on sale of assets of $0.4 million, or $0.02 per diluted share. Excluding this item, the Successor reported a normalized net loss of $9.8 million, or $0.49 per diluted share. For the twelve-month period ending December 31, 2015, the Predecessor reported a net loss of $917.7 million, or $5.86 per diluted share, on revenue of $792.3 million.

The following discussion and table sets forth financial information by operating segment and other selected information for the periods indicated. Except as otherwise indicated, the financial measures discussed in these results of operations combine the Successor and Predecessor results for the quarter ended December 31, 2016 in order to provide some comparability of such information to the quarter ended September 30, 2016. While this combined presentation is not presented according to generally accepted accounting principles in the United States ("GAAP"), management believes that providing this financial information is the most relevant and useful method for making comparisons to the prior periods.

U.S. Results

Revenue in U.S. Rig Services for the combined fourth quarter period of 2016 was $61.8 million. For the period October 1, 2016 to December 15, 2016, Predecessor U.S. Rig Services generated an operating loss of $10.4 million, or -19.6% of revenue, and for the period December 16, 2016 to December 31, 2016, Successor U.S. Rig Services generated an operating loss of $1.9 million, or -22.6% of revenue. U.S. Rig Services Adjusted EBITDA for the combined fourth quarter period of 2016 was $8.9 million, or 14.4% of revenue. Predecessor U.S. Rig Services revenue for the third quarter of 2016 was $59.1 million and generated Adjusted EBITDA of $6.8 million, or 11.5% of revenue.

Revenue in Fluid Management Services for the combined fourth quarter period of 2016 was $18.0 million. For the period October 1, 2016 to December 15, 2016, Predecessor Fluid Management Services generated an operating loss of $10.9 million, or -73.7% of revenue, and for the period December 16, 2016 to December 31, 2016, Successor Fluid Management Services generated an operating loss of $1.1 million, or -35.5% of revenue. Fluid Management Services Adjusted EBITDA loss for the combined fourth quarter period of 2016 was $2.6 million, or -14.2% of revenue. Predecessor Fluid Management Services revenue for the third quarter of 2016 was $19.0 million and generated an Adjusted EBITDA loss of $1.2 million, or -6.5% of revenue.

Revenue in Coiled Tubing Services for the combined fourth quarter period of 2016 was $7.7 million. For the period October 1, 2016 to December 15, 2016, Predecessor Coiled Tubing Services generated an operating loss of $2.7 million, or -43.7% of revenue, and for the period December 16, 2016 to December 31, 2016, Successor Coiled Tubing Services generated an operating loss of $0.3 million, or -18.4% of revenue. Coiled Tubing Services Adjusted EBITDA loss for the combined fourth quarter period of 2016 was $0.1 million, or -0.8% of revenue. Predecessor Coiled Tubing Services revenue for the third quarter of 2016 was $7.1 million and generated an Adjusted EBITDA loss of $1.6 million, or -23.0% of revenue.

Revenue in Fishing & Rental Services for the combined fourth quarter period of 2016 was $15.4 million. For the period October 1, 2016 to December 15, 2016, Predecessor Fishing & Rental Services generated an operating loss of $6.7 million, or -55.5% of revenue, and for the period December 16, 2016 to December 31, 2016, Successor Fishing & Rental Services generated an operating loss of $0.3 million, or -7.8% of revenue. Fishing & Rental Services Adjusted EBITDA for the combined fourth quarter period of 2016 was $1.5 million, or 9.9% of revenue. Predecessor Fishing & Rental Services revenue for the third quarter of 2016 was $14.1 million and generated Adjusted EBITDA of $0.4 million, or 2.8% of revenue.

International Segment

Revenue in International segment for the combined fourth quarter period of 2016 was $5.9 million. For the period October 1, 2016 to December 15, 2016, Predecessor International generated an operating loss of $4.9 million, or -106.1% of revenue, and for the period December 16, 2016 to December 31, 2016, Successor International generated operating income of $0.1 million, or 5.2% of revenue. International Adjusted EBITDA for the combined fourth quarter period of 2016 was $1.1 million, or 19.0% of revenue. Predecessor International segment revenue for the third quarter of 2016 was $3.1 million and generated an Adjusted EBITDA loss of $2.0 million, or -64.5% of revenue.  

General and Administrative Expenses 

General and Administrative (G&A) expenses for the combined fourth quarter of 2016 were $40.2 million, which included $6.0 million of settlement accruals, $3.1 million of professional fees associated with the Company's financial restructuring, a $2.4 million expense related to financing and D&O policy expense, a $1.9 million expense related to vesting of equity compensation in bankruptcy, a $0.6 million charge associated with changes to vacation accrual policy and $0.7 million of severance expense. Excluding these costs and International G&A of $2.2 million, G&A in the fourth quarter was $23.3 million. For the Predecessor third quarter of 2016, G&A expenses were $42.5 million, which included $13.2 million of professional fees, $0.3 million in severance and $0.2 in costs associated with the completed FCPA investigations.

Overview and Outlook

Key's President and Chief Executive Officer, Robert Drummond, stated, "After emerging from our prepackaged bankruptcy during the fourth quarter of 2016 with a significantly improved balance sheet, we are encouraged to enter 2017 with early signals of a recovering U.S. oil services market in North America. Stabilized oil prices have enabled our customers to begin addressing well maintenance needs and to begin evaluating new well opportunities.

"During the fourth quarter, our Rig Services hours improved approximately 4% sequentially, in a quarter where hours are typically down 3% – 5% due to seasonality. We view this counter-seasonal trend to be indicative of increased demand from our customers to perform well maintenance on economic wells where well maintenance may have previously been deferred due to low commodity prices.

"Increased demand for our services is not limited to the Rig Services segment, as we're currently seeing increased demand across all of our service lines and are realizing a degree of pricing discount recovery in all of our markets.

"We are encouraged by the cyclical and secular trends in our core production services businesses. The underlying economic rationale for our customers to perform well maintenance on conventional oil wells and the new demand associated with well maintenance of longer, more complex aging horizontal oil wells continues to improve. We expect to see this new layer of demand continue to develop in 2017 and we believe we are well-positioned to benefit from these trends."

Conference Call Information

As previously announced, Key management will host a conference call to discuss its fourth quarter and full-year 2016 financial results on Tuesday, February 28, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. CST. Callers from the U.S. and Canada should dial 888-794-4637 to access the call. International callers should dial 352-204-8973. All callers should ask for the "Key Energy Services Conference Call" or provide the access code 71632175. The conference call will also be available live via the internet. To access the webcast, go to www.keyenergy.com and select "Investor Relations."

A telephonic replay of the conference call will be available on Tuesday, February 28, 2017, beginning approximately two hours after the completion of the conference call and will remain available for one week. To access the replay, call 855-859-2056 or 800-585-8367. The access code for the replay is 71632175. The replay will also be accessible at www.keyenergy.com under "Investor Relations" for a period of at least 90 days.

Contact:
West Gotcher, Investor Relations
713-757-5539

Following is a reconciliation of net loss as presented in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA as required under Regulation G of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

"EBITDA" is defined as income or loss attributable to Key before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization.

"Adjusted EBITDA" is EBITDA as further adjusted for certain non-recurring or extraordinary items such as loss on debt extinguishment, certain other gains or losses, asset retirements and impairments, and certain non-recurring transaction or other costs.

EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are non-GAAP measures that are used as supplemental financial measures by the Company's management and directors and by external users of the Company's financial statements, such as investors, to assess:

• The financial performance of the Company's assets without regard to financing methods, capital structure or historical cost basis;
• The ability of the Company's assets to generate cash sufficient to pay interest on its indebtedness;
• The Company's operating performance and return on invested capital as compared to those of other companies in the well services industry, without regard to financing methods and capital structure; and
• The Company's operating trends underlying the items that tend to be of a non-recurring nature.

EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA have limitations as analytical tools and should not be considered an alternative to net income, operating income, cash flow from operating activities, or any other measure of financial performance or liquidity presented in accordance with GAAP. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA exclude some, but not all, items that affect net income and operating income and these measures may vary among other companies. Limitations to using EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA as an analytical tool include:

• EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA do not reflect Key's current or future requirements for capital expenditures or capital commitments;
• EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA do not reflect changes in, or cash requirements necessary to service, interest or principal payments on Key's debt;
• EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA do not reflect income taxes;
• Although depreciation and amortization are non-cash charges, the assets being depreciated and amortized will often have to be replaced in the future, and EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA do not reflect any cash requirements for such replacements;
• Other companies in Key's industry may calculate EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA differently than Key does, limiting their usefulness as a comparative measure; and
• EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are a different calculation from earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization as defined for purposes of the financial covenants in the Company's senior secured credit facility, and therefore should not be relied upon for assessing compliance with covenants.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements that are not historical in nature or that relate to future events and conditions are, or may be deemed to be, forward-looking statements. These "forward-looking statements" are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about Key Energy Services, Inc. and its wholly owned and controlled subsidiaries, industry and management's beliefs and assumptions concerning future events and financial trends affecting Key's financial condition and results of operations. In some cases, you can identify these statements by terminology such as "may," "will," "should," "predicts," "expects," "believes," "anticipates," "projects," "potential" or "continue" or the negative of such terms and other comparable terminology. These statements are only predictions and are subject to substantial risks and uncertainties and are not guarantees of performance. Future actions, events and conditions and future results of operations may differ materially from those expressed in these statements. In evaluating those statements, you should carefully consider the risks outlined in "Item 1A. Risk Factors" in Key's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015 and in other reports Key files with the SEC.

Key undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this press release except as required by law. All written and oral forward-looking statements are expressly qualified by these cautionary statements and any other cautionary statements that may accompany such forward-looking statements.

Important factors that may affect Key's expectations, estimates or projections include, but are not limited to, the following: conditions in the oil and natural gas industry, especially oil and natural gas prices and capital expenditures by oil and natural gas companies; volatility in oil and natural gas prices; Key's ability to implement price increases or maintain pricing on its core services; risks that Key may not be able to reduce, and could even experience increases in, the costs of labor, fuel, equipment and supplies employed in its businesses; industry capacity; asset impairments or other charges; the periodic low demand for Key's services and resulting operating losses and negative cash flows; Key's highly competitive industry as well as operating risks, which are primarily self-insured, and the possibility that its insurance may not be adequate to cover all of its losses or liabilities; significant costs and potential liabilities resulting from compliance with applicable laws, including those resulting from environmental, health and safety laws and regulations, specifically those relating to hydraulic fracturing, as well as climate change legislation or initiatives; Key's historically high employee turnover rate and its ability to replace or add workers, including executive officers and skilled workers; Key's ability to incur debt or long-term lease obligations; Key's ability to implement technological developments and enhancements; severe weather impacts on Key's business; Key's ability to successfully identify, make and integrate acquisitions and its ability to finance future growth of its operations or future acquisitions; Key's ability to achieve the benefits expected from disposition transactions; the loss of one or more of Key's larger customers;  Key's ability to generate sufficient cash flow to meet debt service obligations; the amount of Key's debt and the limitations imposed by the covenants in the agreements governing its debt, including its ability to comply with covenants under its debt agreements; an increase in Key's debt service obligations due to variable rate indebtedness; Key's inability to achieve its financial, capital expenditure and operational projections, including quarterly and annual projections of revenue and/or operating income and its inaccurate assessment of future activity levels, customer demand, and pricing stability which may not materialize (whether for Key as a whole or for geographic regions and/or business segments individually); 'risks affecting Key's international operations, including risks affecting Key's ability to execute its plans to withdraw from international markets outside North America; Key's ability to respond to changing or declining market conditions, including Key's ability to reduce the costs of labor, fuel, equipment and supplies employed and used in its businesses; Key's ability to maintain sufficient liquidity; adverse impact of litigation; and other factors affecting Key's business described in "Item 1A. Risk Factors" in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 and in other reports Key files with the SEC.

About Key Energy Services
Key Energy Services is the largest onshore, rig-based well servicing contractor based on the number of rigs owned. Key provides a complete range of well intervention services and has operations in all major onshore oil and gas producing regions of the continental United States and internationally in Russia.

SOURCE Key Energy Services, Inc.

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