NYSE$TDW

Tidewater Inc · Q2 2025 earnings

Q2 2025 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Reported revenue and net income increase compared to the same period last year, driven by strength in global day rates.

Tidewater Inc. reported a strong second quarter with revenue of $339.2 million, up from $215.0 million in the same quarter last year. Net income also increased significantly to $50.4 million ($0.94 per common share), compared to $22.6 million ($0.43 per common share) in the second quarter of 2023. The company's performance was driven by continued strength in global day rates and active share repurchases.

  • Second quarter revenue exceeded expectations due to continued strength in global day rates.
  • Consolidated global average day rate expanded materially, increasing nearly $1,600 per day sequentially.
  • Gross margin reached 47.7%, the highest in fifteen years.
  • Generated $87.6 million of free cash flow and increased share repurchase authorization by $13.9 million.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$341M

Previous: $339M+0.6%
EPS

$1.46

Previous: $0.46+217.4%
Avg Vessel Day Rates

$21.1K

No prior period
Active Fleet Utilization

80.7%

No prior period
Total Fleet Utilization

80.5%

No prior period
Capital Expenditures

-$15.5M

Previous: -$17.3M+10.6%
Free Cash Flow

$156M

Previous: $116M+34.3%
Net Income

$72.9M

Previous: $50.4M+44.8%
Operating Income

$80.9M

Previous: $78.1M+3.6%
Gross Profit

-$170M

Previous: -$177M+3.9%
Cash & Equivalents

$369M

Previous: $316M+16.9%
Total Assets

$2.07B

Previous: $2.09B-0.7%

Revenue & EPS history

Tidewater · Revenue · Quarterly

$341M

Q2 2025+0.6%vs Q2 2024
Beat estimate in 13 of 14 quarters(93%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

The company anticipates strength in demand for its vessels to continue throughout the year, though some drilling campaigns are expected to begin later than initially anticipated. Full-year revenue guidance is updated to $1.39 to $1.41 billion with a gross margin guidance of 51%. The outlook for 2025 remains optimistic due to constructive supply and demand factors.

Tailwinds

  • Strength in demand for vessels expected to continue throughout the year.
  • Observable supply and demand factors driving the offshore vessel industry remain highly constructive.
  • Pace of day rate increases expected to be maintained.
  • Substantial increase in available vessel days anticipated as the drydock schedule lightens in 2025.
  • Board authorized an additional $13.9 million of share repurchase capacity.

Headwinds

  • Several drilling campaigns expected to begin later in Q3 and early Q4 than originally anticipated.
  • Increase in drydock days expected for the third quarter.
  • Updated full-year revenue guidance to $1.39 to $1.41 billion.
  • Updated gross margin guidance of 51%.
  • Composite leading edge term contract average day rate this quarter declined approximately 6% sequentially.

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 Q2 2025

Historical avgQ2 2025

-0.7%

Avg return

Earnings day

-3.6%

Avg return

5 days after

+1.9%

Avg return

30 days after

30%

11 / 37 earnings

Positive

+19.8%

Q1 2025

Best reaction

-16.1%

Q3 2024

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+5.7%+9.1%+11.1%
Q4 2025-6.1%-16.1%-10.6%
Q3 2025-3.8%-16.6%-27.9%
Q2 2025-2.5%+0.0%-7.5%
Q1 2025+19.8%+19.0%+13.0%
Q3 2024-16.1%-14.3%-19.4%
Q2 2024+1.1%-1.3%+5.8%
Q1 2024+10.5%+2.8%+12.8%
Q4 2023+3.3%+13.0%+4.5%
Q3 2023-5.1%+3.5%+0.6%
Q2 2023-10.0%-6.2%+7.4%
Q1 2023-8.3%-1.3%+23.4%
Q4 2022-2.6%+16.0%+20.1%
Q3 2022+1.5%-8.0%-13.7%
Q2 2022-1.4%-1.5%-4.0%
Q1 2022+2.8%-0.9%+9.4%
Q4 2021+3.8%+3.0%-7.5%
Q3 2021-2.7%+27.6%+63.2%
Q2 2021-3.4%+1.7%+13.9%
Q1 2021-4.7%-20.0%+31.8%
Q4 2020+2.2%-13.9%-56.5%
Q4 2018-15.4%-19.0%-0.8%
Q3 2020-2.2%-20.8%-5.7%
Q2 2020-0.8%-17.8%-20.1%
Q1 2020-0.9%+3.3%-2.8%
Q4 2019-0.3%+3.3%+0.8%
Q3 2019-0.1%-4.8%-16.5%
Q2 2019-4.7%-8.7%-5.3%
Q1 2019-1.0%-8.7%-14.4%
Q3 2018-0.1%+0.7%+25.9%
Q2 2018-1.6%-6.1%-1.5%
Q1 2018-0.3%-7.4%+14.4%
Q4 2017+0.0%+20.0%+7.5%
Q3 2017-2.5%-28.6%-50.7%
Q2 2017+11.6%+21.3%+110.3%
Q1 2017-0.6%-30.9%-23.2%
Q4 2016+7.8%-25.2%-17.5%
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