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TETRA Technologies Inc · Q4 2021 earnings

Q4 2021 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Announced fourth quarter and full year 2021 results.

TETRA Technologies reported a strong fourth quarter with revenue reaching $113 million, a 19% increase from the previous quarter and a 50% increase from the same quarter last year. Adjusted EBITDA was $13.1 million, and the company made progress on low carbon energy initiatives.

  • Revenue of $113 million, the highest in the last 7 quarters
  • Completion Fluids & Products revenue increased 23% sequentially.
  • Water & Flowback Services revenue significantly recovered from the COVID-19 impact.
  • Adjusted EBITDA margins of 12.9% are the highest since Q3 2019 for Water & Flowback Services.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$113M

Previous: $75.5M+49.9%
EPS (adj)

-$0.01

Previous: -$0.03+70.0%
Capital Expenditures

$5.91M

Previous: $7.38M-19.8%
Free Cash Flow

-$11.7M

Previous: $4.71M-348.0%
Net Income

-$1.18M

Previous: -$15.1M+92.2%
Operating Income

-$14.7M

Previous: -$7.22M-104.0%
Gross Profit

$19.2M

Previous: $12.5M+53.7%
Cash & Equivalents

$31.6M

Previous: $67.3M-53.1%
Total Assets

$398M

Previous: $1.13B-64.8%
Stock-Based Comp

$1.05M

Previous: $1.77M-40.5%

Revenue & EPS history

TETRA · Revenue · Quarterly

$113M

Q4 2021+49.9%vs Q4 2020
Beat estimate in 11 of 16 quarters(69%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

TETRA · $113M total across 2 segments · Q4 2021

  • Completion Fluids & Products
    $59.8M
  • Water & Flowback Services
    $53.3M

Forward guidance

TETRA anticipates continued growth and margin improvement, particularly in Water & Flowback Services, with a focus on achieving 15% adjusted EBITDA margins through price increases, digitization, and technology deployment. The company also expects significant growth from its low carbon energy initiatives in the coming years.

Tailwinds

  • Water & Flowback Services is focused on getting adjusted EBITDA margins to 15% in 2022
  • Price increases
  • Digitization
  • Deployment of differentiating technologies.
  • Expect significant growth from low carbon energy opportunities in the coming years.

Headwinds

  • Inflation
  • Global logistic challenges
  • Economic and operating conditions that are outside of our control.
  • Customer delays for international completion fluids related to global shipping and logistics issues
  • Potential revenue associated with prospective energy storage projects or our pending carbon capture partnership

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 2021

Historical avgQ4 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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