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Oceaneering Reports Second Quarter 2024 Results

July 25, 2024

HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Oceaneering International, Inc. (“Oceaneering”) (NYSE:OII) today reported net income of $35.0 million, or $0.34 per share, on revenue of $669 million for the three months ended June 30, 2024. Adjusted net income was $28.6 million, or $0.28 per share, reflecting the impact of $(1.0) million of pre-tax adjustments associated with foreign exchange gains recognized during the quarter, along with $(5.5) million of expenses related to discrete tax adjustments.

Summary of Results
(in thousands, except per share amounts)

	For the Three Months Ended						For the Six Months Ended
	Jun 30,				Mar 31,		Jun 30,

		2024		2023		2024		2024		2023

Revenue	$	668,808	$	597,910	$	599,092	$	1,267,900	$	1,134,897
Income (Loss) from Operations		60,364		49,199		36,693		97,057		75,949
Net Income (Loss)		34,997		19,002		15,135		50,132		23,062

Diluted Earnings (Loss) Per Share	$	0.34	$	0.19	$	0.15	$	0.49	$	0.23

For the second quarter of 2024:

Net income was $35.0 million and consolidated adjusted EBITDA was $85.9 million
Consolidated operating income was $60.4 million
Cash flow provided by operating activities was $52.6 million and free cash flow was $29.8 million, with an ending cash position of $383 million

As of June 30, 2024:

Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROV): fleet count was 250; Q2 utilization was 70%; and Q2 average revenue per day utilized was $10,528
Manufactured Products backlog was $713 million

Roderick A. Larson, President and Chief Executive Officer of Oceaneering, stated, “Activity levels in our energy-related businesses, led by Subsea Robotics (SSR), increased and outperformed our expectations. Our adjusted EBITDA was in line with our guidance and consensus estimates. Compared to the same quarter last year, our consolidated second quarter operating income was 23% higher on a 12% increase in revenue, with higher revenue in all of our business segments and improved operating income in SSR and Manufactured Products.

“As evidenced by our recently announced contract awards, we anticipate continued high levels of activity in our offshore markets throughout the remainder of the year, partially offset by lower expectations in our Aerospace and Defense Technologies (ADTech) segment. As a result, we are narrowing our consolidated adjusted EBITDA guidance range to $340 million to $370 million. We continue to expect positive free cash flow generation for 2024 in the range of $110 million to $150 million.”

Second Quarter 2024 Segment Results v. Second Quarter 2023 Segment Results

SSR second quarter 2024 operating income of $61.8 million was 46% higher than the second quarter of 2023. EBITDA margin improved to 34%, as compared to the 30% margin for the same period in 2023.

ROV revenue per day utilized of $10,528 was 16% higher, utilization was flat at 70%, and ROV days utilized were relatively flat at 15,839. ROV fleet use during the quarter was 64% in drill support and 36% in vessel-based activity, compared to 61% and 39%, respectively, in the second quarter of 2023.

Manufactured Products operating income for the second quarter improved 35% on a 12% increase in revenue, with operating income margin improving to 10%. Backlog was $713 million on June 30, 2024, an increase of $295 million year-over-year. The book-to-bill ratio was 1.56 for the 12-month period ending June 30, 2024, as compared to the book-to-bill ratio of 1.19 for the same period last year.

Offshore Projects Group (OPG) operating income for the second quarter declined 23% on a 10% increase in revenue compared to the second quarter of 2023, due to the timing of pre-contract award costs that were expensed during the quarter and changes in project mix. Operating income margin declined to 9% from 13% in the same period in 2023.

As compared to the second quarter of 2023, Integrity Management and Digital Solutions (IMDS) operating income and operating income margin decreased on a 16% increase in revenue.

While ADTech experienced a 4% increase in revenue in the second quarter, operating income declined significantly as compared to the same period last year, due to a reserve taken during the quarter for a contract dispute as well as lower activity levels in our space systems business.

At the corporate level, Unallocated Expenses of $39.7 million were in line with guidance for the quarter but higher than the same period last year.

Third Quarter 2024 Guidance

On a consolidated basis, third quarter 2024 operating results are expected to continue to improve sequentially, with EBITDA in the range of $95 million to $105 million on a low- to mid-single digit percentage increase in revenue. At the segment level, for the third quarter of 2024, as compared to the second quarter 2024:

SSR activity levels and operating profitability are expected to improve slightly;
Manufactured Products revenue is forecasted to be higher with lower operating profitability;
OPG revenue is expected to be similar to the second quarter of 2024 while generating significantly higher operating profitability;
IMDS activity levels and operating profitability are expected to be relatively flat;
ADTech revenue is projected to be flat with significantly higher operating profitability; and
Unallocated Expenses are forecasted to be in the $40 million range.

Updated Full-Year 2024 Guidance

Full-year 2024 consolidated and segment guidance remains the same as previously provided, except as follows:

Consolidated adjusted EBITDA is expected in the range of $340 million to $370 million,
Net income is expected in the range of $130 million to $150 million; and
ADTech operating income and margins are expected to be lower as compared to 2023.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Adjusted net income (loss) and earnings (loss) per share; EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA (as well as EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA margins); and free cash flow are non-GAAP measures that exclude the impacts of certain identified items. Reconciliations to the corresponding GAAP measures are shown in the tables Adjusted Net Income (Loss) and Diluted Earnings (Loss) per Share (EPS), EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA and Margins, Free Cash Flow, 2024 Adjusted EBITDA and Free Cash Flow Estimates, and EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA and Margins by Segment. These tables are included below under the caption Reconciliations of Non-GAAP to GAAP Financial Information.

Conference Call Details

Oceaneering has scheduled a conference call and webcast on Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. Central Time, to discuss its results for the second quarter of 2024, as well as more detailed guidance for the full year and third quarter of 2024. Interested parties may listen to the call through a webcast link posted in the Investor Relations section of Oceaneering’s website. A replay of the conference call will be made available on the website approximately two hours following the conclusion of the live call.

This release contains “forward-looking statements,” as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including, without limitation, statements as to the expectations, beliefs, future expected business, and financial performance and prospects of Oceaneering. More specifically, the forward-looking statements in this press release include the statements concerning Oceaneering’s: full-year 2024 guidance range for consolidated adjusted EBITDA, free cash flow, net income, and ADTech operating income and margins; third-quarter 2024 guidance for consolidated EBITDA, operating segment revenues, operating results, operating profitability, segment activity levels, and Unallocated Expenses; expectation that 2024 will generate positive free cash flow; expectations for improved financial performance and conditions in 2024, including activity levels by segment; and the characterization, whether positive or otherwise, of market fundamentals, conditions, and dynamic, robotics markets, offshore energy activity levels (including by geographic location), pricing levels, day rates, ROV days utilized, average ROV revenue per day on hire, vessel utilization, growth, bidding activity, outlook, performance, opportunities, and future financials, including as increasing, favorable, positive, encouraging, improving, seasonal, strong, supportive, robust, meaningful, healthy or significant (which is used herein to indicate a change of 20% or greater).

The forward-looking statements included in this release are based on Oceaneering’s current expectations and are subject to certain risks, assumptions, trends, and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by the forward-looking statements. Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include: factors affecting the level of activity in the oil and gas industry, including worldwide demand for and prices of oil and natural gas, oil and natural gas production growth and the supply and demand of offshore drilling rigs; the indirect consequences of climate change and climate-related business trends; actions by members of OPEC and other oil exporting countries; decisions about offshore developments to be made by oil and gas exploration, development and production companies; the use of subsea completions and our ability to capture associated market share; general economic and business conditions and industry trends; the strength of the industry segments in which we are involved; cancellations of contracts, change orders and other contractual modifications, force majeure declarations and the exercise of contractual suspension rights and the resulting adjustments to our backlog; collections from our customers; our future financial performance, including as a result of the availability, terms and deployment of capital; the consequences of significant changes in currency exchange rates; the volatility and uncertainties of credit markets; changes in data privacy and security laws, regulations and standards; changes in tax laws, regulations, and interpretation by taxing authorities; changes in, or our ability to comply with, other laws and governmental regulations, including those relating to the environment; the continued availability of qualified personnel; our ability to obtain raw materials and parts on a timely basis and, in some cases, from limited sources; operating risks normally incident to offshore exploration, development and production operations; hurricanes and other adverse weather and sea conditions; cost and time associated with drydocking of our vessels; the highly competitive nature of our businesses; adverse outcomes from legal or regulatory proceedings; the risks associated with integrating businesses we acquire; rapid technological changes; and social, political, military and economic situations in foreign countries where we do business and the possibilities of civil disturbances, war, other armed conflicts or terrorist attacks. For a more complete discussion of these and other risk factors, please see Oceaneering’s latest annual report on Form 10-K and subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Except to the extent required by applicable law, Oceaneering undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement.

Oceaneering is a global technology company delivering engineered services and products and robotic solutions to the offshore energy, defense, aerospace, manufacturing, and entertainment industries.

For more information on Oceaneering, please visit www.oceaneering.com.

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OCEANEERING INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

										Jun 30, 2024			Dec 31, 2023
										(in thousands)
ASSETS
Current assets (including cash and cash equivalents of $382,873 and $461,566)										$	1,337,130		$	1,305,659
Net property and equipment											416,490			424,293
Other assets											551,246			509,054
Total Assets										$	2,304,866		$	2,239,006

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current liabilities										$	776,945		$	732,476
Long-term debt											479,378			477,058
Other long-term liabilities											391,448			395,389
Equity											657,095			634,083
Total Liabilities and Equity										$	2,304,866		$	2,239,006

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

	For the Three Months Ended									For the Six Months Ended
	Jun 30, 2024			Jun 30, 2023			Mar 31, 2024			Jun 30, 2024			Jun 30, 2023
	(in thousands, except per share amounts)

Revenue	$	668,808		$	597,910		$	599,092		$	1,267,900		$	1,134,897
Cost of services and products		548,597			496,830			506,708			1,055,305			956,252
Gross margin		120,211			101,080			92,384			212,595			178,645
Selling, general and administrative expense		59,847			51,881			55,691			115,538			102,696
Income (loss) from operations		60,364			49,199			36,693			97,057			75,949
Interest income		2,402			4,154			3,040			5,442			8,620
Interest expense		(9,516	)		(9,517	)		(9,204	)		(18,720	)		(18,800	)
Equity in income (losses) of unconsolidated affiliates		295			479			169			464			1,118
Other income (expense), net		1,759			(5,846	)		1,480			3,239			(5,768	)
Income (loss) before income taxes		55,304			38,469			32,178			87,482			61,119
Provision (benefit) for income taxes		20,307			19,467			17,043			37,350			38,057
Net Income (Loss)	$	34,997		$	19,002		$	15,135		$	50,132		$	23,062

Weighted average diluted shares outstanding		102,472			102,004			102,250			102,361			102,017
Diluted earnings (loss) per share	$	0.34		$	0.19		$	0.15		$	0.49		$	0.23

The above Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations should be read in conjunction with the Company’s latest Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

SEGMENT INFORMATION

			For the Three Months Ended									For the Six Months Ended
			Jun 30, 2024			Jun 30, 2023			Mar 31, 2024			Jun 30, 2024			Jun 30, 2023
		($ in thousands)
Subsea Robotics
	Revenue		$	214,985		$	186,512		$	186,932		$	401,917		$	355,673
Operating income (loss)			$	61,750		$	42,227		$	44,237		$	105,987		$	75,881
Operating income (loss) %				29	%		23	%		24	%		26	%		21	%
ROV days available				22,750			22,750			22,750			45,500			45,250
ROV days utilized				15,839			16,032			14,536			30,375			30,260
ROV utilization				70	%		70	%		64	%		67	%		67	%

Manufactured Products
	Revenue		$	139,314		$	124,882		$	129,453		$	268,767		$	237,821
Operating income (loss)			$	14,369		$	10,607		$	13,190		$	27,559		$	21,887
Operating income (loss) %				10	%		8	%		10	%		10	%		9	%
Backlog at end of period			$	713,000		$	418,000		$	597,000		$	713,000		$	418,000

Offshore Projects Group
	Revenue		$	144,058		$	130,547		$	115,054		$	259,112		$	234,854
Operating income (loss)			$	13,248		$	17,132		$	844		$	14,092		$	22,646
Operating income (loss) %				9	%		13	%		1	%		5	%		10	%

Integrity Management & Digital Solutions
	Revenue		$	73,492		$	63,166		$	69,690		$	143,182		$	123,249
Operating income (loss)			$	3,473		$	3,844		$	3,615		$	7,088		$	6,926
Operating income (loss) %				5	%		6	%		5	%		5	%		6	%

Aerospace and Defense Technologies
	Revenue		$	96,959		$	92,803		$	97,963		$	194,922		$	183,300
Operating income (loss)			$	7,244		$	11,357		$	12,808		$	20,052		$	19,853
Operating income (loss) %				7	%		12	%		13	%		10	%		11	%

Unallocated Expenses
Operating income (loss)			$	(39,720	)	$	(35,968	)	$	(38,001	)	$	(77,721	)	$	(71,244	)

Total
	Revenue		$	668,808		$	597,910		$	599,092		$	1,267,900		$	1,134,897
Operating income (loss)			$	60,364		$	49,199		$	36,693		$	97,057		$	75,949
Operating income (loss) %				9	%		8	%		6	%		8	%		7	%

The above Segment Information does not include adjustments for non-recurring transactions. See the tables below under the caption “Reconciliations of Non-GAAP to GAAP Financial Information” for financial measures that our management considers in evaluating our ongoing operations.

SELECTED CASH FLOW INFORMATION

	For the Three Months Ended						For the Six Months Ended
	Jun 30, 2024		Jun 30, 2023		Mar 31, 2024		Jun 30, 2024		Jun 30, 2023
	(in thousands)

Capital Expenditures, including Acquisitions	$	22,858	$	22,428	$	25,518	$	48,376	$	40,736

Depreciation and Amortization:
Energy Services and Products
Subsea Robotics	$	11,981	$	13,356	$	12,810	$	24,791	$	28,296
Manufactured Products		3,237		3,013		3,175		6,412		6,057
Offshore Projects Group		5,584		6,976		6,435		12,019		14,104
Integrity Management & Digital Solutions		1,803		939		1,259		3,062		1,797
Total Energy Services and Products		22,605		24,284		23,679		46,284		50,254
Aerospace and Defense Technologies		616		632		603		1,219		1,285
Unallocated Expenses		2,759		1,130		2,776		5,535		2,328
Total Depreciation and Amortization	$	25,980	$	26,046	$	27,058	$	53,038	$	53,867

RECONCILIATIONS OF NON-GAAP TO GAAP FINANCIAL INFORMATION

In addition to financial results determined in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), this Press Release also includes non-GAAP financial measures (as defined under certain rules and regulations promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission). We have included Adjusted Net Income (Loss) and Diluted Earnings (Loss) per Share, each of which excludes the effects of certain specified items, as set forth in the tables that follow. As a result, these amounts are non-GAAP financial measures. We believe these are useful measures for investors to review because they provide consistent measures of the underlying results of our ongoing business. Furthermore, our management uses these measures as measures of the performance of our operations. We have also included disclosures of Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA), EBITDA Margins, 2023 Adjusted EBITDA Estimates, and Free Cash Flow, as well as the following by segment: EBITDA, EBITDA Margins, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margins. We define EBITDA Margin as EBITDA divided by revenue. Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margins and related information by segment exclude the effects of certain specified items, as set forth in the tables that follow. EBITDA and EBITDA Margins, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margins, and related information by segment are each non-GAAP financial measures. We define Free Cash Flow as cash flow provided by operating activities less organic capital expenditures (i.e., purchases of property and equipment other than those in business acquisitions). We have included these disclosures in this press release because EBITDA, EBITDA Margins and Free Cash Flow are widely used by investors for valuation purposes and for comparing our financial performance with the performance of other companies in our industry, and the adjusted amounts thereof provide more consistent measures than the unadjusted amounts. Furthermore, our management uses these measures for purposes of evaluating our financial performance. Our presentation of EBITDA, EBITDA Margins and Free Cash Flow (and the Adjusted amounts thereof) may not be comparable to similarly titled measures other companies report. Non-GAAP financial measures should be viewed in addition to and not as substitutes for our reported operating results, cash flows or any other measure prepared and reported in accordance with GAAP. The tables that follow provide reconciliations of the non-GAAP measures used in this press release to the most directly comparable GAAP measures.

Adjusted Net Income (Loss) and Diluted Earnings (Loss) per Share (EPS)

	For the Three Months Ended
	Jun 30, 2024					Jun 30, 2023					Mar 31, 2024
	Net Income (Loss)			Diluted EPS		Net Income (Loss)			Diluted EPS		Net Income (Loss)			Diluted EPS
	(in thousands, except per share amounts)

Net income (loss) and diluted EPS as reported in accordance with GAAP	$	34,997		$	0.34	$	19,002		$	0.19	$	15,135		$	0.15
Pre-tax adjustments for the effects of:
Foreign currency (gains) losses		(1,034	)				4,845					(2,197	)
Total pre-tax adjustments		(1,034	)				4,845					(2,197	)

Tax effect on pre-tax adjustments at the applicable jurisdictional statutory rate in effect for respective periods		70					(2,387	)				790
Discrete tax items:
Share-based compensation		(48	)				(3	)				(1,926	)
Uncertain tax positions		1,706					4,312					(149	)
Valuation allowances		520					(8,678	)				4,571
Other		(7,645	)				1,563					(2,336	)
Total discrete tax adjustments		(5,467	)				(2,806	)				160
Total of adjustments		(6,431	)				(348	)				(1,247	)
Adjusted Net Income (Loss)	$	28,566		$	0.28	$	18,654		$	0.18	$	13,888		$	0.14
Weighted average diluted shares outstanding utilized for Adjusted Net Income (Loss)					102,472					102,004					102,250


						For the Six Months Ended
						Jun 30, 2024					Jun 30, 2023
						Net Income (Loss)			Diluted EPS		Net Income (Loss)			Diluted EPS
						(in thousands, except per share amounts)

Net income (loss) and diluted EPS as reported in accordance with GAAP						$	50,132		$	0.49	$	23,062		$	0.23
Pre-tax adjustments for the effects of:
Foreign currency (gains) losses							(3,231	)				4,578
Total pre-tax adjustments							(3,231	)				4,578

Tax effect on pre-tax adjustments at the applicable jurisdictional statutory rate in effect for respective periods							860					(2,303	)
Discrete tax items:
Share-based compensation							(1,974	)				(1,370	)
Uncertain tax positions							1,557					4,401
Valuation allowances							5,091					(5,102	)
Other							(9,981	)				770
Total discrete tax adjustments							(5,307	)				(1,301	)
Total of adjustments							(7,678	)				974
Adjusted Net Income (Loss)						$	42,454		$	0.41	$	24,036		$	0.24
Weighted average diluted shares outstanding utilized for Adjusted Net Income (Loss)										102,361					102,017

EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA and Margins

	For the Three Months Ended									For the Six Months Ended
	Jun 30, 2024			Jun 30, 2023			Mar 31, 2024			Jun 30, 2024			Jun 30, 2023
	($ in thousands)

Net income (loss)	$	34,997		$	19,002		$	15,135		$	50,132		$	23,062
Depreciation and amortization		25,980			26,046			27,058			53,038			53,867
Subtotal		60,977			45,048			42,193			103,170			76,929
Interest expense, net of interest income		7,114			5,363			6,164			13,278			10,180
Amortization included in interest expense		(1,504	)		37			(1,479	)		(2,983	)		63
Provision (benefit) for income taxes		20,307			19,467			17,043			37,350			38,057
EBITDA		86,894			69,915			63,921			150,815			125,229
Adjustments for the effects of:
Foreign currency (gains) losses		(1,034	)		4,845			(2,197	)		(3,231	)		4,578
Total of adjustments		(1,034	)		4,845			(2,197	)		(3,231	)		4,578
Adjusted EBITDA	$	85,860		$	74,760		$	61,724		$	147,584		$	129,807

Revenue	$	668,808		$	597,910		$	599,092		$	1,267,900		$	1,134,897

EBITDA margin %		13	%		12	%		11	%		12	%		11	%
Adjusted EBITDA margin %		13	%		13	%		10	%		12	%		11	%