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ProPetro Holding Corp · Q4 2023 earnings

Q4 2023 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Experienced a challenging quarter due to deferred activity and seasonality, but executed strategy through acquisition, electric fleet deployment, and share repurchases.

ProPetro reported a challenging fourth quarter with a net loss of $17 million, impacted by seasonality and customer budget exhaustion, despite strategic execution including an acquisition and electric fleet deployment. The company improved profitability in 2023 through disciplined asset deployment, accretive growth, and a sustainable capital allocation plan.

  • Revenue was $348 million compared to $424 million for the prior quarter.
  • Net loss of $17 million, or $0.16 per diluted share, compared to net income of $35 million, or $0.31 per diluted share, for the prior quarter.
  • Adjusted EBITDA of $64 million compared to $108 million in the prior quarter.
  • Effective utilization was 12.9 fleets compared to 15.5 fleets for the prior quarter.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$348M

Previous: $349M-0.3%
EPS (adj)

-$0.16

Previous: $0.12-233.3%
Capital Expenditures

-$50.1M

Previous: $72.5M-169.1%
Net Income

-$17.1M

Previous: $13M-231.2%
Operating Income

-$8.28M

Previous: $18.3M-145.3%
Gross Profit

$24.6M

Previous: $71.9M-65.8%
Stock-Based Comp

$3.85M

Previous: $3.75M+2.5%

Revenue & EPS history

ProPetro · Revenue · Quarterly

$348M

Q4 2023-0.3%vs Q4 2022
Beat estimate in 9 of 15 quarters(60%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

ProPetro anticipates frac fleet utilization of 14 to 15 fleets for the first quarter of 2024 and expects the service sector to remain bifurcated with strong demand for top-tier providers.

Tailwinds

  • Expects the service sector to remain bifurcated.
  • Demand for top tier service providers like ProPetro will remain strong throughout the year.
  • Activity has already recovered from the impacts experienced in the fourth quarter of 2023.
  • On track to deploy the third and fourth FORCESM electric frac fleets in the first half of 2024.
  • Expects to generate durable returns in the current low-to-no-growth market environment and through the cycle.

Historical earnings impact

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

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q4 2023

Historical avgQ4 2023

-0.2%

Avg return

Earnings day

+0.8%

Avg return

5 days after

+4.9%

Avg return

30 days after

50%

20 / 40 earnings

Positive

+51.6%

Q3 2025

Best reaction

-24.9%

Q2 2019

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+1.2%-8.7%-16.5%
Q4 2025-6.9%-9.2%+21.5%
Q3 2025+51.6%+50.0%+31.1%
Q1 2025+6.3%+4.6%+5.3%
Q4 2024-2.3%-1.0%-20.0%
Q3 2024-8.4%-6.6%+11.4%
Q2 2024+3.4%-9.4%-10.9%
Q1 2024+5.0%+10.1%+9.9%
Q4 2023-9.7%-9.9%-6.5%
Q3 2023-3.4%-6.3%-13.1%
Q2 2023-7.7%-5.9%-5.1%
Q1 2023-1.5%-0.7%+11.6%
Q4 2022-4.4%-6.9%-27.1%
Q3 2022-8.4%-2.4%-9.4%
Q2 2022-15.4%-16.4%-15.0%
Q1 2022-2.1%-5.1%-6.2%
Q4 2021-11.5%-2.1%+14.4%
Q3 2021-0.7%-0.7%-13.7%
Q2 2021-9.1%-3.3%+3.4%
Q1 2021-5.1%+2.4%+5.3%
Q4 2020+11.2%+11.8%+6.2%
Q3 2020+4.3%-4.1%+58.5%
Q2 2020+11.9%+6.9%+8.1%
Q4 2019+3.2%+44.0%+96.3%
Q3 2019+0.7%+4.0%+30.0%
Q2 2019-24.9%-28.2%-40.1%
Q1 2019-6.4%-5.4%-18.5%
Q4 2018+2.7%+11.5%+21.8%
Q3 2018+5.1%+4.7%-18.0%
Q2 2018+3.6%+6.3%-9.9%
Q1 2018+8.3%+6.3%-14.9%
Q4 2015-8.4%-6.3%+9.7%
Q4 2017-5.2%-4.2%+10.6%
Q3 2016+0.7%+5.1%+21.7%
Q3 2017+2.8%+6.5%+25.7%
Q2 2016-5.3%-5.0%-4.9%
Q2 2017+1.6%-5.8%-3.6%
Q4 2016+5.0%+1.0%+13.8%
Q1 2016+5.0%+1.0%+13.8%
Q1 2017+3.7%+8.9%+18.0%

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