Weatherford International plc · Q2 2020 earnings

Briefing

Weatherford's Q2 2020 results were announced, revealing a decline in revenue but improved cost management and liquidity.

Weatherford International plc announced its Q2 2020 results, with revenues of $821 million, a 32% sequential decline and a 37% year-on-year decrease. The company reported an operating loss of $497 million and a net loss of $581 million. However, it improved its liquidity with $771 million available and generated $108 million in unlevered free cash flow. The company is expanding its cost savings plan to $650 million in 2020.

• Total cash was $756 million as of June 30, 2020, a decrease of $8 million from March 31, 2020.
• A financing commitment for $500 million of new senior secured first lien notes was signed, subject to certain closing conditions.
• Cash flows from operations were $31 million and unlevered free cash flow was $108 million.
• The cost savings plan was expanded to deliver an expected $650 million of savings in 2020, of which approximately 85% has been implemented.

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Global oil demand is in the early stages of what will likely be an uneven path to recovery, and the market environment is expected to remain challenging over the near-term. Over the medium- to long-term, the backlog of crude inventory, continued uncertainty associated with COVID-19 outbreaks and the resulting changes to global oil consumption patterns are expected to serve as headwinds for commodity prices, yielding a protracted timeline for a rebound in activity.