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Select Water Solutions Inc · Q1 2021 earnings

Q1 2021 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Select Energy Services reported financial results and operational updates for Q1 2021

Select Energy Services reported revenue of $143.7 million for the first quarter of 2021, an 8% sequential increase. The company's net loss was $27.4 million. They commenced operations at two water reuse and recycling projects and invested in ICE Thermal Harvesting.

  • Revenue of $144 million generated during the first quarter of 2021, up 8% sequentially
  • Commenced operations at two water reuse and recycling projects in the Midland and Delaware basins during the first quarter of 2021
  • Total available liquidity of $262 million, including $160 million of cash and cash equivalents, and no bank debt outstanding at the end of the first quarter of 2021
  • Completed investment in ICE Thermal Harvesting ("ICE"), a new venture focused on providing zero-emission geothermal electric power to industrial consumers across multiple sectors

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$144M

Previous: $278M-48.3%
EPS (adj)

-$0.27

Previous: -$2.86+90.6%
Capital Expenditures

-$4.53M

Previous: -$11.3M+60.0%
Free Cash Flow

-$27.6M

Previous: -$257M+89.3%
Net Income

-$23.1M

Previous: -$246M+90.6%
Operating Income

-$25M

Previous: -$291M+91.4%
Gross Profit

-$4.4M

Previous: $15.3M-128.7%
Cash & Equivalents

$160M

Previous: $114M+40.2%
Total Assets

$859M

Previous: $1.03B-16.4%

Revenue & EPS history

Select Water Solutions · Revenue · Quarterly

$144M

Q1 2021-48.3%vs Q1 2020
Beat estimate in 10 of 16 quarters(63%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Select Water Solutions · $102M total across 2 segments · Q1 2021

  • Water Services
    $64.2M-57.0%
  • Water Infrastructure
    $37.8M-34.6%

Forward guidance

The company expects revenues to grow to $160 - $170 million in the second quarter, with Adjusted EBITDA margins recovering to a range of 5 - 7%.

Tailwinds

  • COVID-19 vaccine rollouts expanding
  • Governments providing strong economic support
  • Oil demand steadily improving
  • Steadying commodity prices should support continued constructive activity growth throughout the rest of the year
  • Increasing demand for our water treatment chemical solutions and strong demand recovery for completion chemicals following the winter disruptions in the first quarter

Headwinds

  • Challenging winter storm weather conditions in February
  • Supply chain disruptions
  • Roughly a week of lost revenue
  • Weather-related compression seen in the first quarter
  • Modest margin decreases during the second quarter

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 Q1 2021

Historical avgQ1 2021

+1.5%

Avg return

Earnings day

+2.1%

Avg return

5 days after

-0.0%

Avg return

30 days after

46%

17 / 37 earnings

Positive

+32.2%

Q3 2024

Best reaction

-13.0%

Q4 2022

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+0.9%+2.1%+4.4%
Q4 2025+9.1%-3.5%+8.7%
Q3 2025-1.3%-5.8%-4.1%
Q2 2025-5.4%-9.8%-8.2%
Q1 2025-11.8%+4.5%+7.4%
Q4 2024-5.4%-9.0%-24.0%
Q3 2024+32.2%+32.0%+38.1%
Q2 2024+2.7%-3.0%-0.4%
Q1 2024-4.1%-3.7%+12.2%
Q4 2023+16.0%+12.4%+18.6%
Q3 2023+2.2%+3.6%+0.5%
Q2 2023+0.1%-3.3%-2.3%
Q1 2023-2.6%+0.5%-0.8%
Q4 2022-13.0%-9.9%-23.4%
Q3 2022-6.2%+1.1%-11.2%
Q2 2022-1.3%-2.9%-3.2%
Q1 2022+9.9%+10.6%+11.8%
Q4 2021+14.0%+9.8%+18.6%
Q3 2021+4.2%+15.5%-5.6%
Q2 2021-5.6%-5.8%-2.6%
Q1 2021+15.2%+30.1%+26.3%
Q4 2020+3.3%-1.1%-16.7%
Q3 2020-5.2%+0.9%+38.3%
Q2 2020+8.7%+8.7%-1.3%
Q1 2020+4.2%+22.6%+31.2%
Q4 2019-1.1%-10.5%-58.1%
Q3 2019-1.1%-0.2%+0.0%
Q2 2019-4.1%-3.2%-3.4%
Q1 2019-3.8%-0.9%-3.9%
Q4 2018+4.9%+4.9%+23.4%
Q3 2018+11.8%+4.9%-10.7%
Q2 2018-5.0%-14.9%-23.5%
Q1 2018+6.9%+11.6%-9.6%
Q4 2017-6.0%-6.0%-17.2%
Q3 2017-4.0%-5.3%-3.9%
Q2 2017-0.7%-1.3%-5.5%
Q1 2017-1.6%
Q3 2016
Q2 2016
Q1 2016
Q4 2015

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