NYSE$WTTR

Select Water Solutions Inc · Q2 2021 earnings

Q2 2021 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Revenue increased due to overall industry improvements, while strategic acquisitions expanded the company's sustainable solution offerings.

Select Energy Services reported a revenue of $161.1 million for Q2 2021, a 12% increase sequentially. The company's net loss was $19.6 million, an improvement from the previous quarter's $27.4 million loss. Strategic acquisitions like Complete Energy Services and UltRecovery, along with an exclusive agreement with Emission Rx, enhanced the company's portfolio and are expected to contribute to future growth.

  • Revenue increased by 12% sequentially, reaching $161.1 million.
  • Net loss improved to $19.6 million compared to $27.4 million in the previous quarter.
  • Closed acquisition of Complete Energy Services, Inc. to expand water solutions.
  • Enhanced sustainability-focused technologies with UltRecovery acquisition and Emission Rx agreement.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$161M

Previous: $92.2M+74.7%
EPS (adj)

-$0.19

Previous: -$0.52+63.5%
Adjusted EBITDA

$7.55M

No prior period
Capital Expenditures

-$13.5M

Previous: -$16.5M+18.3%
Free Cash Flow

-$30M

Previous: -$60.8M+50.6%
Net Income

-$16.6M

Previous: -$44.3M+62.6%
Operating Income

-$18.4M

Previous: -$47.8M+61.6%
Gross Profit

-$1.64M

Previous: -$23.7M+93.1%
Cash & Equivalents

$144M

Previous: $166M-13.6%
Total Assets

$840M

Previous: $911M-7.8%

Revenue & EPS history

Select Water Solutions · Revenue · Quarterly

$161M

Q2 2021+74.7%vs Q2 2020
Beat estimate in 10 of 16 quarters(63%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Select Water Solutions · $110M total across 2 segments · Q2 2021

  • Water Services
    $76.7M+37.4%
  • Water Infrastructure
    $33.3M+117.8%

Forward guidance

Select Energy Services anticipates continued revenue and margin growth in Q3, driven by increasing completions activity, pricing improvements, contributions from recycling projects, and the recent Complete acquisition. SG&A is expected to increase by $2.0 - 2.5 million due to the Complete acquisition.

Tailwinds

  • Expect to see further meaningful revenue and margin growth in the base business during the third quarter supported by increasing completions activity.
  • Expect to see further meaningful revenue and margin growth in the base business during the third quarter supported by pricing improvements
  • Expect to see further meaningful revenue and margin growth in the base business during the third quarter supported by incremental contributions from our recently announced organic recycling projects.
  • Expect to see significant revenue growth and margin improvement resulting from our recent acquisitions, most notably Complete.
  • Anticipate segment revenues increasing by more than 30% during the third quarter and low double-digit to mid-teen gross margins before D&A, driven by increasing completions activity, meaningful pricing improvements and most notably, the sizable contribution from the recently acquired operations of Complete.

Headwinds

  • SG&A during the third quarter of 2021 is expected to increase by $2.0 - 2.5 million as a result of the Complete acquisition.
  • Gross margins were impacted by continued raw materials cost inflation
  • Gross margins were impacted by continued supply chain challenges
  • Anticipate modest mid-single digit percentage sequential revenue growth in Oilfield Chemicals segment during the third quarter, with gross margins before D&A in the low double digit range, as the segment will be impacted by reactivation costs associated with the Tyler facility during the third quarter.
  • Cost inflation continued to impact the margins during the 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 Q2 2021

Historical avgQ2 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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