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Forum Energy Technologies Inc · Q4 2024 earnings

Q4 2024 earnings · · After market close · Investor relations

Briefing

Forum Energy Technologies announced its fourth quarter and full year 2024 results, delivering $92 million in operating cash flow.

Forum Energy Technologies reported a strong fourth quarter and full year 2024, with full year revenue increasing by 10% and adjusted EBITDA up 49% year-over-year. The company generated significant free cash flow and initiated a share repurchase program, while also providing 2025 guidance.

  • Full year 2024 revenue increased by 10% year-over-year to $816 million.
  • Adjusted EBITDA for 2024 was $100 million, a 49% increase from the previous year.
  • Operating cash flow and free cash flow for 2024 were $92 million and $105 million, respectively.
  • The company repurchased $2 million in shares in January 2025 as part of its shareholder return program.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$201M

Previous: $185M+8.5%
EPS (adj)

-$0.48

Previous: -$0.39-23.1%
Adjusted EBITDA

$22.2M

No prior period
Adjusted EBITDA Margin

11.1%

No prior period
Total Orders

$190M

No prior period
Book-to-Bill Ratio

0.94

No prior period
Operating Cash Flow

$38.5M

No prior period
Capital Expenditures

-$2.41M

Previous: -$2.4M-0.3%
Net Income

-$104M

Previous: -$16.8M-516.1%
Operating Income

-$107M

Previous: $1.8M-6033.3%
Gross Profit

$62.5M

Previous: $49.7M+25.8%

Revenue & EPS history

Forum · Revenue · Quarterly

$201M

Q4 2024+8.5%vs Q4 2023
Beat estimate in 7 of 11 quarters(64%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Forum · $209M total across 2 segments · Q1 2026

  • Drilling and Completions
    $127M
  • Artificial Lift and Downhole
    $82.1M

Forward guidance

Forum Energy Technologies expects global drilling and completion activity to decline in 2025, but anticipates overcoming most of this decline through market share gains, guiding for full year 2025 adjusted EBITDA between $85 million and $105 million and free cash flow between $40 million and $60 million.

Tailwinds

  • Expects to overcome most of the activity decline through market share gains.
  • Anticipates allocating 50% of free cash flow to net debt reduction.
  • Plans to allocate the remainder of free cash flow to strategic investments, including share repurchases.
  • Confidence in the long-term outlook for the company.
  • Refinanced long-term debt, solidifying the balance sheet and providing flexibility for capital returns.

Headwinds

  • Commodity prices are expected to remain range-bound due to excess production capacity.
  • Slower demand growth is anticipated.
  • Global drilling and completion activity is expected to be down 2% to 5% in 2025.
  • Drilling and Completions segment revenue decreased by 10% in Q4 2024.
  • Drilling and Completions segment adjusted EBITDA decreased by 34% in Q4 2024.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 19 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q4 2024

Historical avgQ4 2024

+0.4%

Avg return

Earnings day

+1.5%

Avg return

5 days after

-0.5%

Avg return

30 days after

52%

32 / 61 earnings

Positive

+22.0%

Q1 2020

Best reaction

-22.2%

Q4 2017

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-10.5%+3.4%-8.6%
Q4 2025+9.3%+11.3%+6.1%
Q3 2025-10.4%-9.9%-2.5%
Q1 2025-1.5%-9.2%-2.6%
Q4 2024-3.7%-2.8%+8.1%
Q3 2024-0.4%+7.5%+8.8%
Q2 2024-10.2%-13.2%-6.0%
Q1 2024+0.2%+3.6%-1.3%
Q4 2023-1.2%+6.0%+5.9%
Q3 2023+8.5%+2.7%+3.4%
Q2 2023-7.4%-9.7%-9.3%
Q1 2023+5.2%+6.9%+16.3%
Q4 2022-7.4%-5.8%-27.4%
Q3 2022+3.1%+9.1%+7.7%
Q2 2022+14.0%+21.7%+31.2%
Q1 2022-5.0%-12.5%+11.7%
Q4 2021-1.7%+7.5%+20.0%
Q3 2021-2.5%-6.5%-27.5%
Q2 2021+0.7%+4.4%+1.1%
Q1 2021+13.6%+12.1%+31.9%
Q4 2020+6.0%+13.1%+2.0%
Q3 2020-5.2%-2.8%+48.9%
Q2 2020-15.4%-13.2%-1.9%
Q1 2020+22.0%+23.7%+36.8%
Q4 2019+10.7%-1.0%-58.3%
Q3 2019+4.2%+16.1%-3.4%
Q2 2019-2.1%+7.8%-34.6%
Q1 2019+11.1%+8.3%-21.2%
Q4 2018+11.2%+29.3%-4.2%
Q3 2018+2.2%+2.1%-16.5%
Q2 2018+13.4%+1.7%+4.7%
Q1 2018+6.7%+10.3%+12.3%
Q4 2017-22.2%-24.5%-20.5%
Q3 2017+8.3%+4.8%+4.9%
Q2 2017-13.4%-14.1%-31.0%
Q1 2017-11.7%-18.3%-13.8%
Q4 2016-6.6%-9.8%-17.4%
Q3 2016-6.8%-8.3%+5.3%
Q2 2016+2.4%+6.0%+20.1%
Q1 2016+9.3%
Q4 2015+1.4%
Q3 2015+6.2%
Q2 2015-17.5%
Q1 2015+6.6%
Q4 2014+12.9%
Q3 2014+0.8%
Q2 2014-3.6%
Q1 2014+1.6%
Q4 2013+2.3%
Q3 2013-3.3%
Q2 2013-4.2%
Q1 2013-3.0%
Q4 2010-0.3%
Q4 2012+4.0%
Q3 2011-3.8%
Q3 2012+1.9%
Q2 2011+1.1%
Q2 2012+4.7%
Q1 2011-1.5%
Q4 2011-1.5%
Q1 2012+4.2%
Q3 2010

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