NYSE$TTI

TETRA Technologies Inc · Q2 2021 earnings

Q2 2021 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Announced second quarter 2021 results, attainment of low carbon energy milestones and secured multiple deepwater awards.

TETRA Technologies reported a 32% sequential increase in revenue to $102 million in Q2 2021, with improvements across all business segments. The company's adjusted EBITDA, excluding non-recurring charges, was $13.0 million, a 44% increase from Q1 2021. They also secured multiple deepwater awards and achieved milestones in low carbon energy initiatives.

  • Second quarter revenue increased by 32% sequentially, driven by improvements in all business segments.
  • Adjusted EBITDA rose by 44% compared to the first quarter, reflecting stronger operational performance.
  • Completion Fluids and Products Adjusted EBITDA margin improved by 400 basis points from the first quarter of 2021, reaching 27.7%.
  • The company reduced its term loan by $36.3 million from September 30, 2020, to June 30, 2021, and further reduced it by another $8.2 million in July.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$102M

Previous: $192M-46.8%
EPS (adj)

-$0.02

Previous: -$0.09+77.8%
CF&P Adj EBITDA Margin

27.7%

No prior period
Capital Expenditures

-$12.5M

Previous: $7.22M-273.0%
Free Cash Flow

-$19.2M

Previous: $31.2M-161.7%
Net Income

-$6.75M

Previous: -$34.2M+80.2%
Operating Income

-$86.6M

Previous: -$32.3M-167.9%
Gross Profit

$16.4M

Previous: $20.3M-19.1%
Cash & Equivalents

$50.3M

Previous: $56.7M-11.3%
Total Assets

$417M

Previous: $1.19B-65.0%
Stock-Based Comp

$76K

Previous: $2.11M-96.4%

Revenue & EPS history

TETRA · Revenue · Quarterly

$102M

Q2 2021-46.8%vs Q2 2020
Beat estimate in 10 of 16 quarters(63%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

TETRA · $64.6M total across 1 segment · Q2 2021

  • Completion Fluids & Products
    $64.6M-9.4%

Forward guidance

TETRA expects continued recovery in its North American onshore business with higher prices, stronger international fluids activity, and potential for strong market recovery in all segments heading into 2022.

Tailwinds

  • Expects continued recovery in North American onshore business.
  • Anticipates higher prices.
  • Expects stronger activity in international fluids business.
  • Sees potential for strong market recovery in all segments heading into 2022.
  • Third quarter EBITDA and related margins are expected to benefit from two newly awarded recycling projects and a fully deployed Sandstorm project in Argentina.

Headwinds

  • Faced with some inflationary headwinds in our Water and Flowback business ahead of our ability to get broad based price increases.

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 2021

Historical avgQ2 2021

+1.8%

Avg return

Earnings day

+0.1%

Avg return

5 days after

-1.8%

Avg return

30 days after

52%

35 / 67 earnings

Positive

+37.4%

Q2 2015

Best reaction

-18.7%

Q4 2025

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-0.4%-4.5%+5.0%
Q4 2025-18.7%-23.9%-22.6%
Q3 2025-7.6%-7.8%-0.1%
Q1 2025+3.3%-1.4%-2.9%
Q4 2024-4.1%-11.5%-12.0%
Q3 2024+14.2%+3.5%+21.5%
Q2 2024-0.6%-13.0%-12.2%
Q1 2024-18.0%-12.4%-18.2%
Q4 2023+5.7%+2.3%+14.8%
Q3 2023-14.6%-17.8%-15.3%
Q2 2023+14.4%+20.5%+26.7%
Q1 2023-1.8%+2.5%-8.8%
Q4 2022-8.0%-7.0%-33.1%
Q3 2022-16.0%-12.1%-20.8%
Q2 2022-10.7%-15.1%-9.1%
Q1 2022+19.6%+22.6%+48.6%
Q4 2021+5.4%+18.4%+32.0%
Q3 2021+12.1%+19.2%-22.6%
Q2 2021+9.1%+7.1%+1.6%
Q1 2021+30.1%+38.6%+51.0%
Q4 2020+9.1%+3.3%+14.0%
Q3 2020-1.5%-1.8%+50.9%
Q2 2020-0.8%-15.5%-14.1%
Q1 2020+14.3%+12.2%-2.4%
Q4 2019-11.9%-24.5%-74.8%
Q3 2019-16.3%-21.2%-31.0%
Q2 2019+23.0%+33.1%+18.0%
Q1 2019-2.8%-2.8%-31.1%
Q3 2018-10.8%-21.3%-40.8%
Q2 2018+13.4%+18.2%+1.7%
Q1 2018+8.3%+10.0%+3.3%
Q4 2017-3.7%+2.4%+0.3%
Q3 2017+17.8%+13.3%+26.9%
Q2 2017-15.6%-16.9%-15.6%
Q1 2017+11.7%+7.1%-1.9%
Q4 2016-0.4%-3.8%-9.4%
Q3 2016-5.4%+6.2%+13.7%
Q2 2016-1.7%-1.9%-0.3%
Q1 2016-11.3%
Q4 2015-6.0%
Q3 2015+13.8%
Q2 2015+37.4%
Q1 2015+7.0%
Q4 2014+10.2%
Q3 2014-7.0%
Q2 2014+1.5%
Q1 2014-5.6%
Q4 2013-1.7%
Q3 2013-3.1%
Q2 2013+14.4%
Q1 2013-3.8%
Q4 2012-0.3%
Q3 2012+8.4%
Q2 2012+0.1%
Q1 2012+3.7%
Q4 2011-6.5%
Q3 2011-4.2%
Q2 2011+8.9%
Q1 2010+8.9%
Q1 2011+3.8%
Q4 2010+2.1%
Q4 2008+2.1%
Q3 2009+0.8%
Q3 2010+0.8%
Q2 2009+3.2%
Q4 2009+3.2%
Q2 2010+3.2%

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