NYSE$TTI

TETRA Technologies Inc · Q4 2019 earnings

Q4 2019 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

TETRA Technologies reported mixed results, with increased revenue but a significant net loss due to impairment charges, alongside strong adjusted EBITDA driven by specific projects and international sales.

TETRA Technologies, Inc. announced a fourth-quarter 2019 revenue of $259 million, which is a decrease of 8% compared to Q4 2018. The company reported a net loss of $114 million, or $0.91 per share, compared to a net income of $3.316 million in Q4 2018. Adjusted EPS was $0.03, compared to a loss of $0.01 in Q4 2018. Adjusted EBITDA was $55 million, up 18% from the previous quarter, but results were impacted by $117 million in non-cash expenses for fixed assets, intangibles, and goodwill impairments.

  • Adjusted EBITDA increased by 18% compared to the previous quarter, driven by the TETRA CS Neptune® project and strong international completion fluids sales.
  • Revenue decreased by 8% compared to the fourth quarter of 2018.
  • A $117 million non-cash expense for fixed assets, intangibles, and goodwill impairments significantly impacted the fourth-quarter results.
  • The Compression segment demonstrated continued strength with near-record Adjusted EBITDA, supported by high equipment utilization.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$259M

No prior period
EPS (adj)

$0.03

No prior period
Adjusted EBITDA Margin

21.0%

No prior period
Capital Expenditures

$19.1M

No prior period
Free Cash Flow

-$13.8M

No prior period
Net Income

-$115M

No prior period
Operating Income

-$114M

No prior period
Gross Profit

-$37.7M

No prior period
Cash & Equivalents

$15.3M

No prior period
Total Assets

$1.27B

No prior period
Stock-Based Comp

$1.87M

No prior period

Revenue & EPS history

TETRA · Revenue · Quarterly

$259M

Q4 2019
Beat estimate in 7 of 16 quarters(44%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

TETRA · $136M total across 2 segments · Q4 2019

  • Completion Fluids & Products
    $78.6M
  • Water & Flowback Services
    $57.3M

Forward guidance

The provided document does not contain specific forward guidance for the next quarter or full year. Therefore, I am unable to provide a summary of forward guidance, positives, and negatives.

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 2019

Historical avgQ4 2019

+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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