Cactus Announces First Quarter 2022 Results

HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Cactus, Inc. (NYSE: WHD) (“Cactus” or the “Company”) today announced financial and operating results for the first quarter of 2022.

First Quarter Highlights

  • Revenue of $145.9 million and income from operations of $31.0 million;
  • Net income of $27.1 million(1) and diluted earnings per Class A share of $0.34(1);
  • Adjusted net income(2) of $22.9 million and diluted earnings per share, as adjusted(2) of $0.30;
  • Net income margin of 18.6% and adjusted net income margin(2) of 15.7%;
  • Adjusted EBITDA(3) and Adjusted EBITDA margin(3) of $42.3 million and 29.0%, respectively;
  • Cash flow from operations of $17.2 million; and
  • Cash balance of $297.7 million and no bank debt outstanding as of March 31, 2022.

Financial Summary

 

Three Months Ended

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

 

March 31,

 

2022

 

2021

 

2021

 

($ in thousands)

Revenues

$

145,899

 

 

$

129,916

 

 

$

84,417

 

Income from operations

$

30,990

 

 

$

25,712

 

 

$

11,635

 

Net income(1)

$

27,083

 

 

$

20,383

 

 

$

15,136

 

Net income margin

 

18.6

%

 

 

15.7

%

 

 

17.9

%

Adjusted net income(2)

$

22,859

 

 

$

18,666

 

 

$

8,612

 

Adjusted net income margin(2)

 

15.7

%

 

 

14.4

%

 

 

10.2

%

Adjusted EBITDA(3)

$

42,333

 

 

$

36,614

 

 

$

22,831

 

Adjusted EBITDA margin(3)

 

29.0

%

 

 

28.2

%

 

 

27.0

%

(1)

Net income during the first quarter of 2022 is inclusive of $1.1 million in other expense related to the revaluation of the tax receivable agreement (“TRA”) liability, a $1.0 million tax benefit related to the revaluation of our deferred tax asset and a $1.7 million tax benefit related to equity compensation. Net income during the fourth quarter of 2021 is inclusive of $1.9 million in other income related to the revaluation of the TRA liability as well as $1.3 million of income tax expense related to the revaluation of our deferred tax asset. Net income during the first quarter of 2021 is inclusive of a $5.1 million tax benefit associated with a partial release of our valuation allowance and $0.4 million in non-routine fees and expenses recorded in connection with the offering of Class A common stock in March 2021 by certain selling stockholders.

(2)

Adjusted net income, Adjusted net income margin and diluted earnings per share, as adjusted are non-GAAP financial measures. These figures assume Cactus, Inc. held all units in Cactus Wellhead, LLC (“Cactus LLC”), its operating subsidiary, at the beginning of the period. Additional information regarding non-GAAP measures and the reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures are in the Supplemental Information tables.

(3)

Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin are non-GAAP financial measures. See definition of these measures and the reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures in the Supplemental Information tables.

Scott Bender, President and CEO of Cactus, commented, “Sequential revenue growth of 12% exceeded our expectations during the first quarter as customer activity levels continued to improve. In our Product business line, greater revenue generated per rig followed(1) drove the outperformance. Product margins also improved despite considerable inflationary cost pressures. In our Rental business line, revenue growth meaningfully exceeded the growth of U.S. completion activity during the first quarter while margins grew sequentially as well.

Looking ahead to the second quarter, we anticipate revenue growth across all our business lines. In our Product business line, we expect to generate our first revenue in South America during the period. Despite expectations that inflationary pressures will continue to impact our supply chain, our organization has demonstrated its ability to navigate the current market environment. In Rental, supply and demand dynamics appear to be improving while in Field Service, management has recently taken steps to offset inflationary pressures impacting labor and transportation.”

Mr. Bender concluded, “Our ability to execute and the strength of our balance sheet leave Cactus in an advantaged position at this point in the industry cycle. We are excited about our prospects for growth and will continue to operate with a focus on returns and margins.”

(1)

Additional information regarding market share and rigs followed is located in the Supplemental Information tables.

Revenue Categories

Product

 

Three Months Ended

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

 

March 31,

 

2022

 

2021

 

2021

 

($ in thousands)

Product revenue

$

94,040

 

 

$

83,771

 

 

$

51,956

 

Gross profit

$

33,120

 

 

$

29,017

 

 

$

15,435

 

Gross margin

 

35.2

%

 

 

34.6

%

 

 

29.7

%

First quarter 2022 product revenue increased $10.3 million, or 12.3%, sequentially, as sales of wellhead and production related equipment increased primarily due to higher drilling activity in the U.S. Gross profit increased $4.1 million, or 14.1%, sequentially, with margins increasing 60 basis points due to operating leverage and cost recovery efforts, despite continued supply chain headwinds.

Rental

 

Three Months Ended

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

 

March 31,

 

2022

 

2021

 

2021

 

($ in thousands)

Rental revenue

$

22,343

 

 

$

19,225

 

 

$

12,489

 

Gross profit

$

7,254

 

 

$

4,672

 

 

$

318

 

Gross margin

 

32.5

%

 

 

24.3

%

 

 

2.5

%

First quarter 2022 rental revenue increased $3.1 million, or 16.2%, sequentially, due to higher customer completion activity. Gross profit increased $2.6 million sequentially and margins increased 820 basis points as depreciation expense represented a lower percentage of revenue during the period.

Field Service and Other

 

Three Months Ended

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

 

March 31,

 

2022

 

2021

 

2021

 

($ in thousands)

Field service and other revenue

$

29,516

 

 

$

26,920

 

 

$

19,972

 

Gross profit

$

4,710

 

 

$

4,884

 

 

$

5,509

 

Gross margin

 

16.0

%

 

 

18.1

%

 

 

27.6

%

First quarter 2022 field service and other revenue increased $2.6 million, or 9.6%, sequentially, as higher customer activity drove an increase in associated billable hours. Gross profit decreased $0.2 million, or 3.6%, sequentially, with margins decreasing by 210 basis points sequentially due to higher labor, fuel and third-party service costs during the period.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses (“SG&A”)

SG&A expense for the first quarter of 2022 was $14.1 million (9.7% of revenues), compared to $12.9 million (9.9% of revenues) for the fourth quarter of 2021 and $9.6 million (11.4% of revenues) for the first quarter of 2021. The sequential increase was primarily due to higher payroll expenses, increased stock-based compensation expense and higher professional fees.

Liquidity, Capital Expenditures and Other

As of March 31, 2022, the Company had $297.7 million of cash and no bank debt outstanding. Operating cash flow was $17.2 million for the first quarter of 2022. During the first quarter, the Company made dividend payments and associated distributions of $8.3 million, which reflected the increase in dividends paid per share approved by the Board of Directors during the first quarter.

Net cash used in investing activities was $7.3 million during the first quarter of 2022, driven largely by additions to the Company’s fleet of rental equipment and enhancements to our Bossier City location. For the full year 2022, the Company continues to expect capital expenditures to be in the range of $20 to $30 million.

As of March 31, 2022, Cactus had 60,197,420 shares of Class A common stock outstanding (representing 79.3% of the total voting power) and 15,674,282 shares of Class B common stock outstanding (representing 20.7% of the total voting power).

Quarterly Dividend

The Board of Directors has approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.11 per share of Class A common stock with payment to occur on June 16, 2022 to holders of record of Class A common stock at the close of business on May 30, 2022. A corresponding distribution of up to $0.11 per CW Unit has also been approved for holders of CW Units of Cactus Wellhead, LLC.

Conference Call Details

The Company will host a conference call to discuss financial and operational results tomorrow, Thursday, May 5, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. Central Time (10:00 a.m. Eastern Time).

The call will be webcast on Cactus’ website at www.CactusWHD.com. Institutional investors and analysts may participate by dialing (866) 374-5140. International parties may dial (404) 400-0571. The access code is 45374631#. Please access the webcast or dial in for the call at least 10 minutes ahead of start time to ensure a proper connection.

An archived webcast of the conference call will be available on the Company’s website shortly after the end of the call.

About Cactus, Inc.

Cactus designs, manufactures, sells and rents a range of highly engineered wellhead and pressure control equipment. Its products are sold and rented principally for onshore unconventional oil and gas wells and are utilized during the drilling, completion and production phases of its customers’ wells. In addition, it provides field services for all its products and rental items to assist with the installation, maintenance and handling of the wellhead and pressure control equipment. Cactus operates service centers in the United States, which are strategically located in the key oil and gas producing regions, including the Permian, SCOOP/STACK, Marcellus, Utica, Haynesville, Eagle Ford and Bakken, among other areas, and in Eastern Australia. Cactus also conducts rental and service operations in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Cautionary Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements contained in this press release constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are outside of Cactus’ control, that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results discussed in the forward-looking statements.

Forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology including “may,” “believe,” “expect,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “continue,” “potential,” “will,” “hope” or other similar words and include the Company’s expectation of future performance contained herein. These statements discuss future expectations, contain projections of results of operations or of financial condition, or state other “forward-looking” information. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, which can be affected by assumptions used or by known risks or uncertainties. Consequently, no forward-looking statements can be guaranteed. When considering these forward-looking statements, you should keep in mind the risk factors and other factors noted in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, any Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and the other documents that the Company files with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The risk factors and other factors noted therein could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement.

Cactus, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income

(unaudited)

 

 

Three Months Ended

March 31,

 

2022

 

2021

 

(in thousands, except per share data)

Revenues

 

 

 

Product revenue

$

94,040

 

 

$

51,956

 

Rental revenue

 

22,343

 

 

 

12,489

 

Field service and other revenue

 

29,516

 

 

 

19,972

 

Total revenues

 

145,899

 

 

 

84,417

 

 

 

 

 

Costs and expenses

 

 

 

Cost of product revenue

 

60,920

 

 

 

36,521

 

Cost of rental revenue

 

15,089

 

 

 

12,171

 

Cost of field service and other revenue

 

24,806

 

 

 

14,463

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

14,094

 

 

 

9,627

 

Total costs and expenses

 

114,909

 

 

 

72,782

 

Income from operations

 

30,990

 

 

 

11,635

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense, net

 

(100

)

 

 

(152

)

Other expense, net

 

(1,115

)

 

 

(406

)

Income before income taxes

 

29,775

 

 

 

11,077

 

Income tax expense (benefit)

 

2,692

 

 

 

(4,059

)

Net income

$

27,083

 

 

$

15,136

 

Less: net income attributable to non-controlling interest

 

6,467

 

 

 

3,577

 

Net income attributable to Cactus, Inc.

$

20,616

 

 

$

11,559

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per Class A share – basic

$

0.35

 

 

$

0.24

 

Earnings per Class A share – diluted (a)

$

0.34

 

 

$

0.19

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average shares outstanding – basic

 

59,288

 

 

 

49,166

 

Weighted average shares outstanding – diluted (a)

 

76,162

 

 

 

75,774

 

(a)

Dilution for the three months ended March 31, 2022 includes $6.7 million of additional pre-tax income attributable to non-controlling interest adjusted for a corporate effective tax rate of 26.0% and 16.5 million weighted average shares of Class B common stock outstanding plus the effect of dilutive securities. Dilution for the three months ended March 31, 2021 includes $3.8 million of additional pre-tax income attributable to non-controlling interest adjusted for a corporate effective tax rate of 25% and 26.3 million weighted average shares of Class B common stock outstanding plus the effect of dilutive securities.

Cactus, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(unaudited)

 

 

March 31

 

December 31,

 

2022

 

2021

 

(in thousands)

Assets

 

 

 

Current assets

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

$

297,741

 

$

301,669

Accounts receivable, net

 

104,211

 

 

89,205

Inventories

 

136,201

 

 

119,817

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

8,212

 

 

7,794

Total current assets

 

546,365

 

 

518,485

 

 

 

 

Property and equipment, net

 

132,746

 

 

129,117

Operating lease right-of-use assets, net

 

21,678

 

 

22,538

Goodwill

 

7,824

 

 

7,824

Deferred tax asset, net

 

316,526

 

 

303,074

Other noncurrent assets

 

1,052

 

 

1,040

Total assets

$

1,026,191

 

$

982,078

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and Equity

 

 

 

Current liabilities

 

 

 

Accounts payable

$

51,168

 

$

42,818

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

 

28,746

 

 

28,240

Current portion of liability related to tax receivable agreement

 

11,769

 

 

11,769

Finance lease obligations, current portion

 

5,593

 

 

4,867

Operating lease liabilities, current portion

 

5,181

 

 

4,880

Total current liabilities

 

102,457

 

 

92,574

 

 

 

 

Deferred tax liability, net

 

1,432

 

 

1,172

Liability related to tax receivable agreement, net of current portion

 

283,620

 

 

269,838

Finance lease obligations, net of current portion

 

7,009

 

 

5,811

Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion

 

16,571

 

 

17,650

Total liabilities

 

411,089

 

 

387,045

 

 

 

 

Equity

 

615,102

 

 

595,033

Total liabilities and equity

$

1,026,191

 

$

982,078

Cactus, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(unaudited)

 

 

Three Months Ended
March 31,

 

2022

 

2021

 

(in thousands)

Cash flows from operating activities

 

 

 

Net income

$

27,083

 

 

$

15,136

 

Reconciliation of net income to net cash provided by operating activities

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

8,677

 

 

 

9,193

 

Deferred financing cost amortization

 

42

 

 

 

42

 

Stock-based compensation

 

2,666

 

 

 

2,003

 

Provision for expected credit losses

 

(110

)

 

 

66

 

Inventory obsolescence

 

480

 

 

 

1,308

 

(Gain) loss on disposal of assets

 

(293

)

 

 

4

 

Deferred income taxes

 

1,919

 

 

 

(4,691

)

Loss from revaluation of liability related to tax receivable agreement

 

1,115

 

 

 

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

(14,681

)

 

 

(13,575

)

Inventories

 

(16,648

)

 

 

1,012

 

Prepaid expenses and other assets

 

(463

)

 

 

(17

)

Accounts payable

 

6,934

 

 

 

791

 

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

 

488

 

 

 

4,475

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

17,209

 

 

 

15,747

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities

 

 

 

Capital expenditures and other

 

(7,652

)

 

 

(2,428

)

Proceeds from sale of assets

 

358

 

 

 

400

 

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(7,294

)

 

 

(2,028

)

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities

 

 

 

Payments on finance leases

 

(1,438

)

 

 

(1,174

)

Dividends paid to Class A common stock shareholders

 

(6,664

)

 

 

(4,497

)

Distributions to members

 

(1,654

)

 

 

(1,674

)

Repurchase of shares

 

(4,424

)

 

 

(3,138

)

Net cash used in financing activities

 

(14,180

)

 

 

(10,483

)

 

 

 

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

 

337

 

 

 

75

 

 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

 

(3,928

)

 

 

3,311

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

 

 

Beginning of period

 

301,669

 

 

 

288,659

 

End of period

$

297,741

 

 

$

291,970

 

Cactus, Inc. – Supplemental Information

Reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP Financial Measures

Adjusted net income, diluted earnings per share, as adjusted and adjusted net income margin

(unaudited)

 

Adjusted net income, diluted earnings per share, as adjusted and adjusted net income margin are not measures of net income as determined by GAAP but they are supplemental non-GAAP financial measures that are used by management and external users of the Company’s consolidated financial statements. Cactus defines adjusted net income as net income assuming Cactus, Inc. held all units in Cactus LLC, its operating subsidiary, at the beginning of the period, with the resulting additional income tax expense related to the incremental income attributable to Cactus, Inc. Adjusted net income also includes certain other adjustments described below. Cactus defines diluted earnings per share, as adjusted as Adjusted net income divided by weighted average shares outstanding, as adjusted. Cactus defines Adjusted net income margin as Adjusted net income divided by total revenue. The Company believes this supplemental information is useful for evaluating performance period over period.

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

 

March 31,

 

2022

 

2021

 

2021

 

(in thousands, except per share data)

Net income

$

27,083

 

 

$

20,383

 

 

$

15,136

 

Adjustments:

 

 

 

 

 

Other non-operating (income) expense, pre-tax(1)

 

1,115

 

 

 

(1,902

)

 

 

 

Secondary offering related expenses, pre-tax(2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

406

 

Income tax expense differential(3)

 

(5,339

)

 

 

185

 

 

 

(6,930

)

Adjusted net income

$

22,859

 

 

$

18,666

 

 

$

8,612

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted earnings per share, as adjusted

$

0.30

 

 

$

0.25

 

 

$

0.11

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average shares outstanding, as adjusted(4)

 

76,162

 

 

 

76,148

 

 

 

75,774

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue

$

145,899

 

 

$

129,916

 

 

$

84,417

 

Net income margin(5)

 

18.6

%

 

 

15.7

%

 

 

17.9

%

Adjusted net income margin

 

15.7

%

 

 

14.4

%

 

 

10.2

%

(1)

 

Represents non-cash adjustments for the revaluation of the liability related to the TRA.

(2)

 

Reflects fees and expenses recorded in the first quarter of 2021 in connection with the offering of Class A common stock by certain selling stockholders, excluding underwriting discounts and selling commissions incurred by the selling stockholders.

(3)

 

Represents the increase or decrease in tax expense as though Cactus, Inc. owned 100% of Cactus LLC at the beginning of the period, calculated as the difference in tax expense recorded during each period and what would have been recorded, adjusted for pre-tax items listed above, based on a corporate effective tax rate of 26% on income before income taxes for the three months ended March 31, 2022, 27% for the three months ended December 31, 2021 and 25% for the three months ended March 31, 2021.

(4)

 

Reflects 59.3, 59.0, and 49.2 million weighted average shares of basic Class A common stock outstanding and 16.5, 16.7 and 26.3 million of additional shares for the three months ended March 31, 2022, December 31, 2021 and March 31, 2021, respectively, as if the weighted average shares of Class B common stock were exchanged and cancelled for Class A common stock at the beginning of the period, plus the effect of dilutive securities.

(5)

 

Net income margin represents net income divided by total revenue.

Cactus, Inc. – Supplemental Information

Reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP Financial Measures

EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin

(unaudited)

 

EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin are not measures of net income as determined by GAAP but are supplemental non-GAAP financial measures that are used by management and external users of the Company’s consolidated financial statements, such as industry analysts, investors, lenders and rating agencies. Cactus defines EBITDA as net income excluding net interest, income tax and depreciation and amortization. Cactus defines Adjusted EBITDA as EBITDA excluding the other items outlined below.

 

Cactus management believes EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are useful because they allow management to more effectively evaluate the Company’s operating performance and compare the results of its operations from period to period without regard to financing methods or capital structure, or other items that impact comparability of financial results from period to period. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered as alternatives to, or more meaningful than, net income or any other measure as determined in accordance with GAAP. The Company’s computations of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies. Cactus defines Adjusted EBITDA margin as Adjusted EBITDA divided by total revenue. Cactus presents this supplemental information because it believes it provides useful information regarding the factors and trends affecting the Company’s business.

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

 

March 31,

 

2022

 

2021

 

2021

 

(in thousands)

Net income

$

27,083

 

 

$

20,383

 

 

$

15,136

 

Interest expense, net

 

100

 

 

 

142

 

 

 

152

 

Income tax expense (benefit)

 

2,692

 

 

 

7,089

 

 

 

(4,059

)

Depreciation and amortization

 

8,677

 

 

 

8,828

 

 

 

9,193

 

EBITDA

 

38,552

 

 

 

36,442

 

 

 

20,422

 

Other non-operating (income) expense(1)

 

1,115

 

 

 

(1,902

)

 

 

 

Secondary offering related expenses(2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

406

 

Stock-based compensation

 

2,666

 

 

 

2,074

 

 

 

2,003

 

Adjusted EBITDA

$

42,333

 

 

$

36,614

 

 

$

22,831

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue

$

145,899

 

 

$

129,916

 

 

$

84,417

 

Net income margin(3)

 

18.6

%

 

 

15.7

%

 

 

17.9

%

Adjusted EBITDA margin

 

29.0

%

 

 

28.2

%

 

 

27.0

%

(1)

 

Represents non-cash adjustments for the revaluation of the liability related to the TRA.

(2)

 

Reflects fees and expenses recorded in the first quarter of 2021 in connection with the offering of Class A common stock by certain selling stockholders, excluding underwriting discounts and selling commissions incurred by the selling stockholders.

(3)

 

Net income margin represents net income divided by total revenue.

Cactus, Inc. – Supplemental Information

Depreciation and Amortization by Category

(unaudited)

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

 

March 31,

 

2022

 

2021

 

2021

 

(in thousands)

Cost of product revenue

$

748

 

$

758

 

$

806

Cost of rental revenue

 

6,167

 

 

6,272

 

 

6,625

Cost of field service and other revenue

 

1,673

 

 

1,705

 

 

1,655

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

89

 

 

93

 

 

107

Total depreciation and amortization

$

8,677

 

$

8,828

 

$

9,193

Cactus, Inc. – Supplemental Information

Estimated Market Share

(unaudited)

 

Market share represents the average number of active U.S. onshore rigs Cactus followed (which Cactus defines as the number of active U.S. onshore drilling rigs to which it was the primary provider of wellhead products and corresponding services during drilling) as of mid-month for each of the three months in the applicable quarter divided by the Baker Hughes U.S. onshore rig count quarterly average. Cactus believes that comparing the total number of active U.S. onshore rigs to which it was providing its products and services at a given time to the number of active U.S. onshore rigs during the same period provides Cactus with a reasonable approximation of its market share with respect to wellhead products sold and the corresponding services it provides.

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

 

March 31,

 

2022

 

2021

 

2021

Cactus U.S. onshore rigs followed

254

 

 

228

 

 

161

 

Baker Hughes U.S. onshore rig count quarterly average

616

 

 

543

 

 

377

 

Market share

41.2

%

 

42.0

%

 

42.7

%

 

Contacts

Cactus, Inc.
John Fitzgerald, 713-904-4655

Director of Corporate Development and Investor Relations

IR@CactusWHD.com

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