NOTES
TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1.
DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS
National
Energy Services Reunited Corp. (“NESR,” the “Company,” “we,” “our,” “us”
or similar terms) is a British Virgin Islands corporation headquartered in Houston, Texas. The Company, through its wholly-owned
subsidiaries, NPS Holdings Limited (“NPS”) and Gulf Energy S.A.O.C. (“GES” and, together with NPS, the
“Subsidiaries”) is a regional provider of services to the oil and gas industry in the Middle East and North Africa
(“MENA”) and Asia Pacific regions.
NESR
was originally incorporated in the British Virgin Islands as a special purpose acquisition company on January 23, 2017 for the
purpose of acquiring, engaging in a share exchange, share reconstruction and amalgamation, or contractual control arrangement
with, purchasing all or substantially all of the assets of, or engaging in any other similar business combination with one or
more businesses or entities. On May 17, 2017, NESR sold 21,000,000 units, each consisting of one ordinary share and one warrant,
in its initial public offering, generating gross proceeds of $210 million. Simultaneously with the closing of its initial public
offering, NESR consummated the sale of 11,850,000 warrants (the “Private Warrants”) at a price of $0.50 per warrant
in a private placement to its sponsor, NESR Holdings Ltd. (“NESR Holdings”), generating gross proceeds of $5.9 million.
On May 30, 2017, in connection with the underwriters’ election to partially exercise their over-allotment option, NESR consummated
the sale of an additional 1,921,700 units at $10.00 per unit and the sale of an additional 768,680 Private Warrants at $0.50 per
warrant, generating total gross proceeds of $19.6 million.
An
aggregate amount of $229.2 million from the net proceeds of the sale of the units in the initial public offering and the Private
Warrants was placed in a trust account (“Trust Account”) until the earlier of: (i) the consummation of a business
combination or (ii) the distribution of the trust account. On June 6, 2018 (the “Closing Date”), NESR acquired all
of the issued and outstanding equity interests of NPS and GES (the “Business Combination”). Subsequently, the proceeds
held in the Trust Account aggregating $231.8 million (including interest) were released.
Both
NPS and GES are regional providers of services to the oil and gas industry in the MENA and Asia Pacific regions. Revenues
are primarily derived from services provided during the drilling, completion and production phases of an oil or natural gas well.
NPS operates in 12 countries with the majority of its revenues derived from operations in Saudi Arabia, Algeria, Qatar, UAE and
Iraq. GES provides drilling equipment for rental and related services, well engineering services and directional drilling services
imports, and sells oilfield equipment and renders specialized services to oil companies in Oman, Saudi Arabia, Algeria and Kuwait.
2.
BASIS OF PRESENTATION
The
accompanying condensed consolidated interim financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP
for interim financial reporting purposes. Accordingly, certain information and note disclosures normally included in financial
statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations,
although the Company believes that the disclosures are adequate. These condensed consolidated interim financial statements should
be read in conjunction with the Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2018.
The
Business Combination was accounted for under Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 805, Business Combination.
Pursuant to ASC 805, NESR was determined to be the accounting acquirer based on evaluation of the facts and circumstances including:
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The
transfer of cash by NESR;
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NESR’s
executive management comprise the C-Suite of the combined company;
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NESR’s
right to designate members of the board; and
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NESR
initiated the Business Combination.
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As
a result of the Business Combination, NPS and GES were acquirees and NPS was determined to be the accounting “Predecessor”.
NPS was determined to be the accounting “Predecessor” as the Company expects to use the NPS platform to grow the business
as it operates throughout the Middle East and Africa whereas GES is concentrated in Oman. Further, the market size of countries
where NPS is operating is much larger than that of GES and the valuation and price paid for NPS was higher than that of GES. The
Company’s financial statement presentation distinguishes a Predecessor for periods prior to the Closing Date. NESR is the
“Successor” for periods after the Closing Date, which includes the consolidated financial results of both NPS and
GES. The transactions were accounted for as a business combination using the acquisition method of accounting, and the Successor
financial statements reflect a new basis of accounting for both NPS and GES that is based on the fair value of assets acquired
and liabilities assumed. See Note 4, Business Combination, for further discussion on the Business Combination. As a result of
the application of the acquisition method of accounting as of the Closing Date, the financial statements for the predecessor
periods and for the successor period are presented on a different basis of accounting and are, therefore, not comparable. The
historical information of NESR prior to the Business Combination has not been reflected in the Company’s financial statements
prior to June 7, 2018, as it was not deemed the Predecessor. Statement of operations activity of NESR, being nominal in nature,
prior to the closing of the Business Combination were recorded in the opening retained earnings as of June 7, 2018 and not presented
separately.
In
the accompanying condensed consolidated interim financial statements, the successor period is from January 1, 2019 to March 31,
2019 (“2019 Successor Period”) and the predecessor period is from January 1, 2018 to March 31, 2018 (“2018 Predecessor
Period”).
Emerging
growth company
The
Company is an “emerging growth company,” as defined in Section 2(a) of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 as amended
(the “Securities Act”), as modified by the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012, as amended (the “JOBS
Act”), and it may take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other
public companies that are not emerging growth companies including, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the auditor
attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
Further,
Section 102(b)(1) of the JOBS Act exempts emerging growth companies from being required to comply with new or revised financial
accounting standards until private companies (that is, those that have not had a Securities Act registration statement declared
effective or do not have a class of securities registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) are required to comply with
the new or revised financial accounting standards. The JOBS Act provides that a company can elect to opt out of the extended transition
period and comply with the requirements that apply to non-emerging growth companies but any such election to opt out is irrevocable.
The Company has elected not to opt out of such extended transition period, which means that when a standard is issued or revised
and it has different application dates for public or private companies, the Company, as an emerging growth company, can adopt
the new or revised standard at the time private companies adopt the new or revised standard. This may make a comparison of the
Company’s condensed consolidated interim financial statements with another public company that is neither an emerging growth
company nor an emerging growth company that has opted out of using the extended transition period difficult or impossible because
of the potential differences in accounting standards used.
Use
of estimates
The
preparation of condensed consolidated interim financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates
and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities
at the date of the condensed consolidated interim financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during
the reporting period. The Company’s significant estimates include estimates made towards purchase price allocation for the
acquisition of NPS and GES, allowance for doubtful accounts, impairment of property, plant and equipment, goodwill and intangible
assets, estimated useful life of property plant and equipment and intangible assets, provision for inventories obsolescence, recoverability
of unbilled revenue, provision for liabilities pertaining to unrecognized tax benefits, recoverability of deferred taxes and contingencies
and actuarial assumptions in employee benefit plans.
Making
estimates requires management to exercise significant judgment. It is at least reasonably possible that the estimate of the effect
of a condition, situation or set of circumstances that existed at the date of the condensed consolidated interim financial statements,
which management considered in formulating its estimate, could change in the near term due to one or more future confirming events.
Accordingly, the actual results could differ significantly from our estimates.
3.
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Supplemental
cash flow information
Non-cash
transactions were as follows for the 2019 Successor Period:
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Purchases
of property, plant, and equipment in accounts payable and short-term debt at March 31,
2019 of $31.1 million and $18.7 million, respectively, are not included
under “Capital expenditures” within the condensed consolidated statement
of cash flows.
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Recently
issued accounting standards not yet adopted
On
August 28, 2018 the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”), issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”)
No 2018-14, “Compensation—Retirement Benefits—Defined Benefit Plans—General (Subtopic 715-20): Disclosure
Framework—Changes to The Disclosure Requirements for Defined Benefit Plans.” ASU No. 2018-14 amends ASC 715 to add,
remove, and clarify disclosure requirements related to defined benefit pension and other postretirement plans. The update is effective
for the Company for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2021. The Company does not expect the adoption of this standard to
have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.
On
August 28, 2018 the FASB issued ASU No 2018-13, “Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosure Framework—Changes
to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement.” ASU No. 2018-13 modifies the disclosure requirements on fair
value measurements in Topic 820. The amendments in ASU No. 2018-13 are effective for all entities for fiscal years, and interim
periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019. The Company does not expect the adoption of this standard
to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.
On
August 6, 2018 the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-11, “Leases (Topic 842): Targeted Improvements.” This ASU is intended
to reduce costs and ease implementation of the leases standard for financial statement preparers. ASU 2018-11 provides a new transition
method and a practical expedient for separating components of a contract. Under this new transition method, an entity initially
applies the new leases standard at the adoption date and recognizes a cumulative effect adjustment to the opening balance of retained
earnings in the period of adoption. Additionally, the amendments in ASU 2018-11 provide lessors with a practical expedient, by
class of underlying asset, to not separate non-lease components from the associated lease component and, instead, to account for
those components as a single component if the non-lease components otherwise would be accounted for under the new revenue guidance
(Topic 606). This update is effective for the Company’s consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December
31, 2020 and for interim periods beginning in 2021. The Company is currently evaluating the provisions of the pronouncement and
assessing the impact, if any, on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
In
June 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-07, “Compensation-Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Nonemployee Share-Based
Payment Accounting.” ASU 2018-07 expands the scope of Topic 718, Compensation—Stock Compensation (which currently
only includes share-based payments to employees) to include share-based payments issued to nonemployees for goods or services.
Consequently, the accounting for share-based payments to nonemployees and employees will be substantially aligned. The amendments
are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company is
currently evaluating the impact of this ASU on its consolidated financial statements.
In
January 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-04 “Simplifying the Test for Goodwill.” The update amends Accounting Standard
Codification No. 350 Intangibles - Goodwill and Other, provides guidance that simplifies the accounting for goodwill impairment
for all entities by requiring impairment charges to be based on the first step in today’s two-step impairment test under
accounting topic 350. The amendments in this update will be applied prospectively and is effective for annual and interim impairment
tests performed in periods beginning after December 15, 2021. The Company does not expect the adoption of this standard to have
an impact on its consolidated financial statements.
In
June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, “Financial Instruments-Credit Losses: Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial
Instruments”. The new standard amends the impairment model for trade receivables, net investments in leases, debt securities,
loans and certain other instruments to utilize an expected loss methodology in place of the currently used incurred loss methodology.
This pronouncement is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2020, including interim periods within those annual
periods. The Company is currently evaluating the provisions of the pronouncement and assessing the impact, if any, on its consolidated
financial statements and related disclosures.
In
February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, “Leases,” a new standard on accounting for leases. This update
increases transparency and comparability among organizations by recognizing lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance
sheet and disclosing key information about leasing arrangements. This update is effective for the Company’s consolidated
financial statements as of and for the year ending December 31, 2020 and for interim periods beginning in 2021. The Company is
currently evaluating the provisions of the pronouncement and assessing the impact, if any, on its consolidated financial statements
and related disclosures.
In
May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers,” which outlines a single
comprehensive model for entities to use in accounting for revenue. ASU 2014-09 supersedes the revenue recognition requirements
in FASB ASC Topic 605, “Revenue Recognition,” and most industry-specific guidance. ASU 2014-09 sets forth a five-step
model for determining when and how revenue is recognized. Under the model, an entity will be required to recognize revenue to
depict the transfer of goods or services to a customer at an amount reflecting the consideration it expects to receive in exchange
for those goods or services. In August 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-14, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers,”
which deferred the effective date of ASU 2014-09 for all entities by one year and is effective for the Company’s consolidated
financial statements as of and for the year ending December 31, 2019 and for interim periods beginning in 2020. The Company is
currently analyzing the provisions of the pronouncement and assessing the impact of the new standard on revenue contracts and
expects to complete its evaluation by the third quarter of fiscal 2019. The Company anticipates utilizing the modified
retrospective approach for adopting the new standard.
4.
BUSINESS COMBINATION
On
June 6, 2018, NESR consummated the Business Combination and related financing transactions, acquiring all of the issued and outstanding
equity interests of NPS and GES.
Accounting
treatment
The
Business Combination is accounted for under ASC 805. Pursuant to ASC 805, NESR has been determined to be the accounting acquirer.
Refer to Note 2, Basis of Presentation, for more information. NPS and GES both constitute businesses, with inputs, processes,
and outputs. Accordingly, the acquisition of NPS and GES both constitute the acquisition of a business for purposes of ASC 805
and due to the change in control of each of NPS and GES was accounted for using the acquisition method. NESR recorded the fair
value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed from NPS and GES.
The
allocation of the consideration to the tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed, is based on various estimates.
As of March 31, 2019, the management is evaluating the fair value of certain equipment pending final reports from the appraisers
and the uncertainties relating to tax positions of various NPS and GES entities operating in the tax jurisdictions in the MENA
region which is pending filing of the income tax returns. As such, to the extent of these estimates, the purchase price allocation
is preliminary. Management expects that these values will be finalized by the second quarter of 2019. Any adjustments will be
recognized in the reporting period in which the adjustment amounts are determined. No adjustments were recorded during the
first quarter of 2019.
The
following table summarizes the preliminary allocation of the purchase price allocation (in thousands):
Allocation
of consideration
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NPS
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GES
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(In
thousands)
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Cash
and cash equivalents
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$
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31,656
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$
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5,206
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Accounts
receivable
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55,392
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|
|
|
18,013
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|
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Unbilled
revenue
|
|
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41,378
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|
|
|
45,343
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Inventories
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|
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33,652
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|
|
|
31,092
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Current
assets
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|
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19,463
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|
|
|
8,719
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Property,
plant and equipment
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216,094
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|
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91,444
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Intangible
assets
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94,000
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|
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53,000
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Deferred
tax assets
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-
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554
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Other
assets
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7,457
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|
|
|
1,254
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Total
identifiable assets acquired
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499,092
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|
254,625
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Accounts
payable
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|
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26,457
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|
|
|
31,113
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Accrued
expenses
|
|
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28,686
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|
|
|
25,388
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Current
portion of loans and borrowings
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-
|
|
|
|
16,368
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Short-term
borrowings
|
|
|
55,836
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|
|
|
9,000
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|
|
Current
liabilities
|
|
|
811
|
|
|
|
15,449
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|
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Loans
and borrowings
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|
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149,399
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|
|
|
25,098
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|
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Deferred
tax liabilities
|
|
|
23,799
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|
|
|
8,053
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Other
liabilities
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|
|
22,363
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|
|
|
8,838
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|
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Non-controlling
interest
|
|
|
(2,841
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)
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|
|
837
|
|
|
Net
identifiable liabilities acquired
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304,510
|
|
|
|
140,144
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|
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Total
fair value of net assets acquired
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|
194,582
|
|
|
|
114,481
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|
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Goodwill
|
|
|
396,173
|
|
|
|
174,367
|
|
|
Total
gross consideration
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$
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590,755
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|
|
$
|
288,848
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Intangible
assets were identified that met either the separability criterion or the contractual-legal criterion described in ASC 805. The
preliminary allocation to intangible assets is as follows (in thousands):
Intangible
assets
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Fair
Value
|
|
|
|
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NPS
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|
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GES
|
|
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Total
|
|
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Useful
Life
|
|
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(In
thousands)
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|
|
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Customer
contracts
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|
$
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77,000
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|
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$
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44,500
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|
|
$
|
121,500
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|
|
10
years
|
|
Trademarks
and trade names
|
|
|
17,000
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|
|
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8,500
|
|
|
|
25,500
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|
|
8
years
|
|
Total
intangible assets
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|
$
|
94,000
|
|
|
$
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53,000
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|
|
$
|
147,000
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|
|
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Goodwill
$570.5
million has been allocated to goodwill as of March 31, 2019. Goodwill represents the excess of the gross consideration transferred
over the fair value of the underlying net tangible and identifiable definite-lived intangible assets acquired. The goodwill is
not amortizable for tax purposes. Qualitative factors that contribute to the recognition of goodwill include certain intangible
assets that are not recognized as separate identifiable intangible assets apart from goodwill. Intangible assets not recognized
apart from goodwill consist primarily of the strong market positions and the assembled workforces at the Subsidiaries.
In
accordance with FASB ASC Topic 350, “
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
,” goodwill will not
be amortized, but instead will be tested for impairment at least annually or more frequently if certain indicators are present.
In the event management determines that the value of goodwill has become impaired, an accounting charge for the amount of impairment
during the period in which the determination is made may be recognized.
Unaudited
pro forma information
The
following table summarizes the supplemental consolidated results of the Company on an unaudited pro forma basis, as if the Business
Combination had been consummated on January 1, 2017 for the period ended March 31, 2018 (in thousands):
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Period
from January 1 to
March 31,
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2018
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|
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Revenues
|
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117,558
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|
Net
income
|
|
3,495
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These
pro forma results were based on estimates and assumptions, which the Company believes are reasonable. They are not the results
that would have been realized had the Company been a combined company during the periods presented and are not necessarily indicative
of consolidated results of operations in future periods. The pro forma results include adjustments primarily related to purchase
accounting adjustments. Acquisition costs and other non-recurring charges incurred in connection with the Business Combination
are included in the earliest period presented.
5.
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
The
following table summarizes the accounts receivable of the Company as of the period end dates set forth below (in thousands):
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March
31,
2019
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|
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December
31,
2018
|
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Trade
receivables
|
|
$
|
85,880
|
|
|
$
|
63,329
|
|
|
Less:
allowance for doubtful accounts
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|
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(760
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)
|
|
|
(693
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)
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|
Total
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$
|
85,120
|
|
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$
|
62,636
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Trade
receivables relate to the sale of services, for which credit is extended based on our evaluation of the customer’s credit-worthiness.
The gross contractual amounts of trade receivables at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 were $91.7 million and
$69.1 million, respectively. Movement in the allowance for doubtful accounts is as follows (in thousands):
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Period
from
January
1, 2019
to
March 31,
2019
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Period
from
January
1, 2018
to
March 31,
2018
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Successor
(NESR)
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|
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Predecessor
(NPS)
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|
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Allowance
for doubtful accounts at beginning of period
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|
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(693
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)
|
|
|
|
(4,106
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)
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Add:
additional allowance for the year
|
|
|
(137
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)
|
|
|
|
(203
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)
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|
Less:
bad debt expense
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|
|
70
|
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
Allowance
for doubtful accounts at end of period
|
|
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(760
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)
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|
|
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(4,309
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)
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6.
SERVICE INVENTORIES
The
following table summarizes the service inventories of the Company as of the period end dates set forth below (in thousands):
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March
31,
2019
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|
|
|
December
31,
2018
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Spare
parts
|
|
$
|
31,814
|
|
|
|
$
|
29,928
|
|
|
Chemicals
|
|
|
15,155
|
|
|
|
|
14,803
|
|
|
Raw
materials
|
|
|
303
|
|
|
|
|
200
|
|
|
Consumables
|
|
|
14,470
|
|
|
|
|
14,375
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
61,742
|
|
|
|
|
59,306
|
|
|
Less:
allowance for obsolete and slow-moving inventories
|
|
|
(1,153
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)
|
|
|
|
(1,155
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)
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
60,589
|
|
|
|
$
|
58,151
|
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7.
PROPERTY, PLANT, & EQUIPMENT
Property,
plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation, of the Company consists of the following as of the period end
dates set forth below (in thousands):
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|
|
Estimated
Useful
Lives
(in
years)
|
|
|
March
31,
2019
|
|
|
December
31,
2018
|
|
|
Buildings
and leasehold improvements
|
|
|
5
to 25
|
|
|
$
|
21,648
|
|
|
$
|
21,572
|
|
|
Drilling
rigs, plant and equipment
|
|
|
3
to 15
|
|
|
|
299,105
|
|
|
|
278,249
|
|
|
Furniture
and fixtures
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
|
1,297
|
|
|
|
1,348
|
|
|
Office
equipment and tools
|
|
|
3
to 6
|
|
|
|
33,515
|
|
|
|
31,568
|
|
|
Vehicles
and cranes
|
|
|
5
to 8
|
|
|
|
4,397
|
|
|
|
4,179
|
|
|
Less:
Accumulated depreciation
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(46,914
|
)
|
|
|
(32,522
|
)
|
|
Land
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,104
|
|
|
|
5,104
|
|
|
Capital
work in progress
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
18,316
|
|
|
|
19,229
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
336,468
|
|
|
$
|
328,727
|
|
The
Company recorded depreciation expense of $14.5 million and $10.3 million for the 2019 Successor Period from January 1,
2019 to March 31, 2019 and the 2018 Predecessor Period from January 1, 2018 to March 31, 2018, respectively, in the Condensed
Consolidated Statement of Operations.
8.
GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS
Goodwill
Changes
in the carrying amount of goodwill of the Company between December 31, 2018 and March 31, 2019 are as follows (in thousands):
|
|
|
Production
Services
|
|
|
Drilling
and
Evaluation
Services
|
|
|
Goodwill
|
|
|
Balance
as of December 31, 2018
|
|
$
|
416,494
|
|
|
|
154,046
|
|
|
|
570,540
|
|
|
Measurement
period adjustments
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
Balance
as of March 31, 2019
|
|
$
|
416,494
|
|
|
|
154,046
|
|
|
|
570,540
|
|
Intangible
assets subject to amortization, net
The
following is the weighted average amortization period for intangible assets of the Company subject to amortization (in
years):
|
|
|
Amortization
|
|
|
Customer
contracts
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
Trademarks
and trade names
|
|
|
8
|
|
|
Total
intangible assets
|
|
|
9.6
|
|
The
details of our intangible assets subject to amortization are set forth below (in thousands):
|
|
|
March
31, 2019
|
|
|
December
31, 2018
|
|
|
|
|
Gross
carrying amount
|
|
|
Accumulated
amortization
|
|
|
Net
carrying amount
|
|
|
Gross
carrying amount
|
|
|
Accumulated
amortization
|
|
|
Net
carrying amount
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Customer
contracts
|
|
$
|
121,500
|
|
|
$
|
(10,126
|
)
|
|
$
|
111,374
|
|
|
$
|
121,500
|
|
|
$
|
(7,088
|
)
|
|
$
|
114,412
|
|
|
Trademarks
and trade names
|
|
|
25,500
|
|
|
|
(2,656
|
)
|
|
|
22,844
|
|
|
|
25,500
|
|
|
|
(1,860
|
)
|
|
|
23,640
|
|
|
Total
intangible assets
|
|
$
|
147,000
|
|
|
$
|
(12,782
|
)
|
|
$
|
134,218
|
|
|
$
|
147,000
|
|
|
$
|
(8,948
|
)
|
|
$
|
138,052
|
|
9.
DEBT
Short-term
debt
The
Company’s short-term debt obligations consist of the following (in thousands):
|
|
|
March
31, 2019
|
|
|
December
31, 2018
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Modified
Hana Loan
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
10,000
|
|
|
Other
short-term borrowings
|
|
|
24,448
|
|
|
|
21,817
|
|
|
Short-term
debt, excluding current installments of long-term debt
|
|
$
|
24,448
|
|
|
$
|
31,817
|
|
Other
short-term borrowings consist of financings for capital equipment purchases, factoring of invoices and letters of credit.
Hana
Loan and Modified Hana Loan agreements
In
connection with the Business Combination, on June 5, 2018, NESR entered into a loan agreement with Hana Investments pursuant
to which NESR borrowed $50.0 million on an unsecured basis (the “Hana Loan”). The Hana Loan had a scheduled
maturity date of December 17, 2018 and was interest bearing, accruing interest at the greater of (i) an amount equal to
$4.0 million or prorated if the loan was prepaid; and (ii) at a rate per annum equal to one-month Intercontinental Exchange LIBOR,
adjusted monthly on the first day of each calendar month, plus a margin of 2.25% payable on maturity or prepaid. The interest
was payable in NESR ordinary shares or cash at the election of the lender. The loan was subject to an origination fee of $0.6
million payable in NESR ordinary shares at $11.244 per share, which resulted in the issuance of 53,362 shares at closing of the
Business Combination.
During
2018, the Company paid $44 million for both principal and interest in cash on the Hana Loan and entered into an extension (the
“Modified Hana Loan”) for the balance of the loan which was fully repaid with cash during January 2019. The terms
and conditions contained in the Hana Loan remained unchanged in the Modified Hana Loan.
Long-term
debt
The
Company’s long-term debt obligations consist of the following (in thousands):
|
|
|
March
31, 2019
|
|
|
December
31, 2018
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NPS
Murabaha credit facility
|
|
$
|
150,000
|
|
|
$
|
150,000
|
|
|
APICORP
bilateral term facility
|
|
|
43,750
|
|
|
|
46,875
|
|
|
SABB
bilateral term facility
|
|
|
40,000
|
|
|
|
43,333
|
|
|
Term
loan Ahli Bank
|
|
|
1,906
|
|
|
|
2,382
|
|
|
NBO
loan
|
|
|
20,000
|
|
|
|
23,333
|
|
|
NBO
loan
|
|
|
4,549
|
|
|
|
4,899
|
|
|
Less:
unamortized debt issuance costs
|
|
|
(855
|
)
|
|
|
(557
|
)
|
|
Total
loans and borrowings
|
|
|
259,350
|
|
|
|
270,265
|
|
|
Less:
current portion of long-term debt
|
|
|
(45,689
|
)
|
|
|
(45,093
|
)
|
|
Long-term
debt, net unamortized debt issuance costs and excluding current installments
|
|
$
|
213,661
|
|
|
$
|
225,172
|
|
$150
million Murabaha facility
NPS
entered into a syndicated Murabaha facility (the “NPS Murabaha Credit Facility”) for $150.0 million. Murabaha is an
Islamic financing structure in certain Middle Eastern countries where a set fee is charged rather than interest. This type
of loan is legal in Islamic countries as banks are not authorized to charge interest on loans; therefore, banks charge a flat
fee for continuing daily operations of the bank in lieu of interest.
The
NPS Murabaha Credit Facility is from a syndicate of three commercial banks. The NPS Murabaha Credit Facility is repayable in quarterly
installments ranging from $1.1 million to $57.9 million, commencing from August 1, 2019, with the last installment due on May
28, 2025. The NPS Murabaha Credit Facility carries a stated interest rate of three months LIBOR plus a fixed profit margin of
3.25% per annum. As of March 31, 2019, this results in an interest rate of 5.84%. The NPS Murabaha Credit Facility was
partially secured by personal guarantee of one individual shareholder on a pro-rata basis with his shareholding percentage. Letters
of awareness were executed by NPS shareholders as credit support for the NPS Murabaha Credit Facility. Effective upon closing
of the Business Combination, the Company executed guarantees of the borrowings outstanding and additional borrowings under the
NPS Murabaha Credit Facility.
The
NPS Murabaha Credit Facility contains certain covenants, which, among other things, require the maintenance of a total debt-to-total
capitalization ratio, restrict certain merger transactions or the sale of all or substantially all of NPS’ assets or a significant
subsidiary of NPS and limit the amount of NPS’ subsidiary indebtedness. Upon the occurrence of certain events of default,
NPS’ obligations under the NPS Murabaha Credit Facility may be accelerated. Such events of default include payment defaults
to lenders under the NPS Murabaha Credit Facility, covenant defaults and other customary defaults.
In
addition to the NPS Murabaha Credit Facility of $150.0 million, the lenders have also extended a working capital funded facility
of $65.0 million for refinancing our letters of credit over a period of one year, which carry an interest rate equal to the three-month
U.S. Dollar LIBOR for the applicable interest period, plus a margin of 1.50% per annum. As of March 31, 2019, this results in
an interest rate of 4.09%. As of March 31, 2019, we had drawn $54.2 million under this working capital facility and the balance
of $10.8 million was available to us.
APICORP
loan
NPS
entered into a $50.0 million term loan facility on February 4, 2018 with Arab Petroleum Investors Corporation (“APICORP”),
which was repaid on July 3, 2018.
A
new bilateral term loan facility for $50.0 million was obtained from APICORP by the Company on July 3, 2018. This facility was
obtained to support investments and general business purposes for a period of four years and is repayable in 16 equal quarterly
installments of $3.1 million, commencing from September 3, 2018, with the last installment due on May 3, 2022. As of March
31, 2019, $43.8 million of this loan was outstanding. The facility carries a stated interest rate of three months LIBOR plus
the fixed interest of 2.75% per annum. As of March 31, 2019, this results in an interest rate of 5.34%. The Company has
provided a corporate guarantee for the facility.
Costs
incurred to obtain financing are capitalized and amortized using the effective interest method and netted against the carrying
amount of the related borrowing.
The
facility contains covenants which include, among others, certain financial ratios to be maintained at the NPS level, including
a gearing ratio of 1.5:1. The gearing ratio is calculated as all of NPS’s debt divided by NPS’ total equity and debt.
SABB
bilateral term facility of $50.0 million
On
July 9, 2018, the Company’s subsidiary, National Petroleum Technology Company (“NPT KSA”), entered into a Bilateral
Term Loan Facility (the “NPT KSA Facility”) for Saudi Riyals (“SAR”) 187.5 million ($50.0 million), of
which SAR 93.75 million ($25.0 million) was drawn on July 9, 2018, and the remaining SAR 93.75 million ($25 million) was drawn
on August 27, 2018.
The
NPT KSA Facility was obtained from Saudi Arabian British Bank (“SABB”) for a period of four years. The facility is
repayable in 15 equal quarterly installments of SAR 12.5 million ($3.3 million), commencing from September 9, 2018 with the last
installment due on March 9, 2022. $40.0 million of this loan was outstanding at March 31, 2019.
The
NPT KSA Facility carries a stated interest rate of three months Saudi Arabian Interbank Offered Rate (“SAIBOR”) plus
fixed interest of 2.75% per annum. SAIBOR is a daily reference rate, published by the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority, based
on the averaged interest rates at which Saudi banks offer to lend unsecured funds to other banks in the Saudi Riyal wholesale
money market (or interbank market). As of March 31, 2019, this results in an interest rate of 5.62%. Certain subsidiaries
of NPS provided a corporate guarantee of the facility.
The
NPT KSA Facility contains covenants which include, among others, certain financial ratios to be maintained at NPT KSA level, including
a gearing ratio of 3:1. The gearing ratio is calculated as all NPT KSA’s debt divided by the NPT KSA’s total equity
and debt. In addition to the SABB bilateral term facility of $50.0 million, SABB has also extended a working capital funded facility
of $14.7 million for refinancing our letters of credit over a period of one year, which carry an interest equal to one-year
SAIBOR, plus a margin of 2.0% per annum. As of March 31, 2019, this results in an interest rate of 4.87%. During the Successor
Period, the facility was extended to $34 million. As of March 31, 2019, we had drawn $23.4 million under this working
capital facility and $11.0 million was available.
Term
loan from Ahli Bank
GES
has a term loan of $4.3 million from Ahli Bank. This balance is repayable in nine quarterly installments commencing seven months
from the first drawdown until December 2019 and carries interest at the rate of three-month LIBOR plus 4% per annum. As
of March 31, 2019, this results in an interest rate of 6.59%. As of March 31, 2019, $1.9 million of this term loan was outstanding.
This term loan has covenants which include, among others, certain financial ratios to be maintained, including maintaining a minimum
debt service coverage ratio of 1.25.
In
addition to the term loan, the lenders have also extended a working capital funded facility of $5.0 million including overdraft,
bill-discounting and loan against trust receipts facility that carries an interest equal to U.S. Dollar LIBOR for the applicable
interest period, plus a margin of 5.25% per annum, and the bank overdraft carries an interest rate of LIBOR plus 5.25%. As of
March 31, 2019, this results in an interest rate of 7.98%. On March 31, 2019, we had utilized $1.2 million under this working
capital facility and $3.8 million was available.
NBO
loans
GES
has a bank term loan with National Bank of Oman (“NBO”) in the amount of $60.0 million (“Tranche A”).
As of March 31, 2019, the outstanding amount on Tranche A was $20.0 million. Tranche A carries interest at the rate
of LIBOR plus 3.50% per annum and is repayable in quarterly installments, commencing six months from the drawdown in 18 equal
installments until September 2020. As of March 31, 2019, this results in an interest rate of 6.09%. Of the outstanding
amount of $20.0 million, $6.66 million was included in long term debt and $13.33 million was included as
short term at March 31, 2019.
During
2017, GES obtained a new term loan facility from NBO in the amount of $20.0 million (“Tranche B”). $4.5
million of this loan was outstanding at March 31, 2019. Tranche B is repayable in equal quarterly installments commencing 18 months
from the first drawdown until June 2022. Of the outstanding amount of $4.5 million, $3.1 million was included in
long term debt and $1.4 million was included as short term at March 31, 2019.
Tranche
A and Tranche B contain covenants requiring certain financial ratios to be maintained by GES, such as a minimum debt service coverage
ratio of 1.25.
Working
capital funded facilities including overdraft, bill discounting and loan against trust receipts facility carry an interest equal
to U.S. Dollar LIBOR for the applicable interest period, plus a margin of 3.50% per annum, and the bank overdraft carries an interest
rate of LIBOR plus 3.5% subject to a floor level of 5%. As of March 31, 2019, this results in
an interest rate of 5.0%. At March 31, 2019, we had drawn $13.4 million under this working capital facility and
$21.6 million was available.
Other
debt information
Scheduled
principal payments of long-term debt for periods subsequent to March 31, 2019 are as follows (in thousands):
|
2019
|
|
$
|
34,003
|
|
|
2020
|
|
|
44,137
|
|
|
2021
|
|
|
38,148
|
|
|
2022
|
|
|
30,585
|
|
|
2023
|
|
|
23,552
|
|
|
Thereafter
|
|
|
89,780
|
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
260,205
|
|
We
are in compliance with all financial covenants as of March 31, 2019.
10.
FAIR VALUE ACCOUNTING
The
Company’s financial instruments consist of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, unbilled revenue, accounts payable,
loans and borrowings and an embedded derivative. The fair value of the Company’s financial instruments approximates the
carrying amounts represented in the accompanying balance sheets, primarily due to their short-term nature. The fair value of the
Company’s long-term borrowings also approximates the carrying amounts as these loans are carrying interest at the
market rate.
11.
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
Defined
benefit plan
The
Company provides defined benefit plan of severance pay to the eligible employees. The severance pay plan provides for a lump sum
payment to employees on separation (retirement, resignation, death while in employment or on termination of employment) of an
amount based upon the employees last drawn salary and length of service, subject to the completion of minimum service period (1-2
years) and taking into account the provisions of local applicable law or as per employee contract. The Company records annual
amounts relating to these long-term employee benefits based on calculations that incorporate various actuarial and other assumptions,
including discount rates, mortality, assumed rates of return, compensation increases and turnover rates. The Company reviews its
assumptions on an annual basis and makes modifications to the assumptions based on current rates and trends when it is appropriate
to do so. The effect of modifications to those assumptions is recorded in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations.
The Company believes that the assumptions utilized in recording its obligations under its plans are reasonable based on its experience
and market conditions. The net periodic costs are recognized as employees render the services necessary to earn these benefits.
The
Components of net period benefit cost were as follows (in thousands):
|
|
|
Period
ended
|
|
|
|
|
January
1 to March 31, 2019 (NESR - Successor)
|
|
|
January
1 to March 31, 2018 (NPS - Predecessor)
|
|
|
Service
cost
|
|
|
849
|
|
|
|
657
|
|
|
Interest
cost
|
|
|
133
|
|
|
|
86
|
|
|
Other
|
|
|
(11
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
Net
cost
|
|
|
971
|
|
|
|
743
|
|
The
Company made contributions to its defined benefit plan of $1.0 million and $0.7 million during the 2019 Successor
Period and the 2018 Predecessor Period, respectively. The scheme of the Company is unfunded.
Defined
contribution plan
The
Company also provides a defined contribution retirement plan and occupational hazard insurance for Omani employees. Contributions
to a defined contribution retirement plan and occupational hazard insurance for Omani employees in accordance with the Omani Social
Insurances Law are recognized as an expense in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations as incurred. Total contributions
for the 2019 Successor Period were $0.8 million.
12.
SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION
On
May 18, 2018, the NESR shareholders approved the NESR 2018 Long Term Incentive Plan (the “LTIP”), effective upon the
closing of the Business Combination. The board of directors previously approved the LTIP on February 9, 2018, including the
performance criteria upon which performance goals may be based. A total of 5,000,000 ordinary shares are reserved for issuance
under the LTIP.
The
purpose of the LTIP is to enhance NESR’s ability to attract, retain and motivate persons who make (or are expected to make)
important contributions to NESR by providing these individuals with equity ownership opportunities. The Company intends to use
share-based awards to reward long-term performance of the executive officers. The Company believes that providing a meaningful
portion of the total compensation package in the form of share-based awards will align the incentives of its executive officers
with the interests of its shareholders and serve to motivate and retain the individual executive officers.
The
following table sets forth the LTIP activity for the periods indicated (in thousands, except per share amounts):
|
|
|
Number
of Restricted Shares
|
|
|
Weighted
Average Grant Date Fair Value per Share
|
|
|
Unvested
at December 31, 2018
|
|
|
760
|
|
|
$
|
11.12
|
|
|
Granted
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Vested
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Forfeited
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unvested
at March 31, 2019
|
|
|
760
|
|
|
$
|
11.12
|
|
The
amount of stock-based compensation was $0.7 million for the 2019 Successor Period, recorded for $0.3 million in
costs of services and $0.4 million in selling, general and administrative services in the Condensed Consolidated Statement
of Operations. At March 31, 2019, we expect to recognize $6.6 million of compensation expense in future periods related to
the unvested LTIP on a straight-line basis over a weighted average remaining period of 2.26 years. There is no income tax
impact of the stock-based compensation recorded by the Company.
13.
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Capital
expenditure commitments
The
Company was committed to incur capital expenditures of $72.8 million at March 31, 2019. These commitments are expected
to be settled during 2019 and 2020.
Operating
lease commitments
Future
minimum lease commitments under non-cancellable operating leases with initial or remaining terms of one year or more at March
31, 2019, are payable as follows (in thousands):
|
2019
|
|
$
|
3,112
|
|
|
2020
|
|
|
3,204
|
|
|
2021
|
|
|
3,296
|
|
|
2022
|
|
|
2,927
|
|
|
2023
|
|
|
2,791
|
|
|
2024
|
|
|
2.792
|
|
|
Thereafter
|
|
|
4,425
|
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
22,547
|
|
The
Company recorded rental expense of $25.5 million and $9.6 million during the 2019 Successor Period and the 2018
Predecessor Period, respectively, in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Other
commitments
The
Company has outstanding letters of credit amounting to $20.3 million and $10.3 million as of March 31, 2019 and December
31, 2018, respectively.
In
the normal course of business with customers, vendors and others, we have entered into off-balance sheet arrangements, such as
surety bonds for performance, and other bank issued guarantees, including cash margin guarantees, which totaled $57.6 million
and $41.4 million as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively. A liability is accrued when a loss is both probable
and can be reasonably estimated. None of the off-balance sheet arrangements either has, or is likely to have, a material effect
on our condensed consolidated interim financial statements.
As
of both March 31, 2019, and December 31, 2018, the Company had a liability of $6.7 million on the consolidated balance
sheet included in the line item “Other liabilities” reflecting various liabilities associated with the 2014 acquisition
of NPS Bahrain.
Registration
rights
The
Company is a party to various registration rights agreements with holders of its securities. These registration rights agreements
provide certain holders with demand and “piggyback” registration rights, and holders have other rights to require
the Company to register for resale such securities pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act. The registration rights are
subject to various limitations. The Company generally bears the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration
statements. On July 16, 2018, we filed a registration statement on Form F-3 pursuant to certain registration rights agreements,
which was declared effective on August 22, 2018. On February 22, 2019, we filed another registration statement on Form F-3 pursuant
to certain registration rights agreements, which was declared effective on March 4, 2019.
Legal
Proceedings
The
Company is involved in certain legal proceedings, which arise in the ordinary course of business and the outcomes of which are
currently subject to uncertainties and therefore the probability of a loss, if any, being sustained and an estimate of the amount
of any loss are difficult to ascertain. Consequently, it is not possible to make a reasonable estimate of the expected financial
effect, if any, that will result from ultimate resolution of these disputes. The Company is contesting these claims/disputes and
the Company’s management currently believes that provision against these potential claims is not required as the ultimate
outcome of these disputes would not have a material impact on the Company’s business, financial condition or results of
operations.
14.
EQUITY
The
Company is authorized to issue an unlimited number of ordinary shares, no par value, and preferred shares, no par value. The Company’s
ordinary shares are entitled to one vote for each share. As of March 31, 2019, there were 86,896,779 ordinary shares outstanding,
22,921,700 public warrants and 12,618,680 private warrants. Each warrant entitles the registered holder to purchase one-half of
one ordinary share at a price of $5.75 per half share at any time commencing on July 6, 2018 (30 days after the completion of
the Business Combination). The warrants must be exercised for whole ordinary shares. The warrants expire on June 6, 2023 (five
years after the completion of the Business Combination). The private warrants are identical to the public warrants except that
such warrants are exercisable for cash (even if a registration statement covering the ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of
such warrants is not effective) or on a cashless basis, at the holder’s option, and will not be redeemable so long as they
are still held by the initial purchasers or their affiliates. No public warrants are exercisable for cash unless there is an effective
and current registration statement covering the ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants and a current prospectus
relating to such ordinary shares.
The
Company is authorized to issue an unlimited number of preferred shares divided into five classes with designations, voting and
other rights and preferences as may be determined from time to time by the Board of Directors. As of March 31, 2019, there were
no preferred shares issued or outstanding.
At
the Closing Date, there were 11,730,425 ordinary shares outstanding that were not subject to possible redemption and 16,921,700
ordinary shares that were subject to possible redemption as a result of the Business Combination that were recorded outside of
permanent equity as a liability on NESR’s consolidated balance sheet. On the Closing Date, the 16,921,700 ordinary shares
were reclassed to permanent equity at the fair value of $165.2 million (redemption value of $10.11 per share less $0.35 underwriting
fee per share or $9.76 per share). Of the ordinary shares reclassed, 1,916,511 ordinary shares were redeemed for $19.4 million
($10.11 per share). In connection with the completion of the Business Combination, $3.7 million in NESR ordinary shares (307,465)
was issued for underwriting fees.
Pursuant
to the NPS Stock Purchase Agreement dated November 12, 2017, Hana Investments exchanged its portion of the acquired NPS shares,
totaling 83,660,878 shares, for 13,340,448 NESR ordinary shares, including accrued interest, at the time that NESR completed the
Business Combination. At closing of the Business Combination, NESR purchased the remaining outstanding NPS shares with $292.8
million in cash and 11,318,828 NESR ordinary shares, subject to certain adjustments. Also, on the Closing Date, the Company paid
interest totaling $4.7 million in stock (418,001 ordinary shares) to Hana Investments.
As
discussed in Note 9, Debt, on June 5, 2018, in connection with the Business Combination, NESR entered into the Hana Loan with
Hana Investments pursuant to which NESR borrowed $50.0 million on an unsecured basis. The loan was subject to an origination fee
of $0.6 million payable in NESR ordinary shares at $11.244 per share, which resulted in the issuance of 53,362 shares at closing
of the Business Combination.
In
connection with the Business Combination, on June 5, 2018, the Company entered into a Relationship Agreement with Hana Investments
(the “Olayan Relationship Agreement”), to set out certain rights to which Hana Investments will be entitled as a shareholder
of the Company and certain obligations of the Company and NESR Holdings. The Company reimbursed Hana Investments for transaction
fees and expenses in the amount of $2.1 million through the issuance of NESR ordinary shares at a conversion rate of $11.244 per
share (213,447 ordinary shares) at closing of the Business Combination.
On
June 6, 2018, NESR acquired 88% of the outstanding shares of GES from certain owners of GES in exchange for the issuance of 25,309,848
NESR ordinary shares, and NESR Holdings acquired the remaining 12% of the outstanding shares of GES for a total cash purchase
price of $29.3 million as discussed in Note 4, Business Combination. NESR Holdings organized financing of the acquisition through
certain loan contracts and assigned the GES shares which it acquired to NESR, and NESR assumed the obligation to satisfy the loan
contracts. NESR elected to issue NESR ordinary shares to satisfy the loan contracts and issued a total of 3,036,381 NESR ordinary
shares in settlement of the loan contracts and accrued interest.
In
connection with the Business Combination, on April 27, 2018, the Company entered into the Forward Purchase Agreement with the
Backstop Investor. On the Closing Date, the Company drew down $48,293,763 under the primary placement of the Forward Purchase
Agreement and issued 4,829,375 ordinary shares to the Backstop Investor.
In
February 2019, pursuant to the NPS Stock Purchase Agreement, the Company issued 1,300,214 NESR ordinary shares to satisfy its
obligation in connection with the NPS Equity Stock Earn-Out, a contingent consideration obligation arising from its acquisition
of NPS in 2018.
Predecessor
convertible shares
As
part of NPS’s acquisition of NPS Bahrain in 2014, NPS issued a total of 37,000,000 convertible shares to two of NPS Bahrain’s
shareholders, Mr. Abdulaziz Mubarak Al-Dolaimi and Mr. Fahad Abdulla Bindekhayel (selling shareholders). These shares were issued
to provide security against certain tax and related indemnities given by the selling shareholders at the time of acquisition of
NPS Bahrain. The convertible shares had the same rights and ranked pari passu with the NPS common shares, including the right
to participate in any dividend declared for ordinary shares and valued at $1 per share.
Under
the terms of the convertible shares, in the event any indemnity claims were settled by the selling shareholders by providing cash
to NPS, an equivalent amount of convertible shares would be converted into NPS common shares. However, in the event the indemnity
claims were not settled by the selling shareholders, an equivalent amount of convertible shares would be cancelled by NPS. These
convertible shares are equity classified because the conversion to equity shares or the cancellation of the same is at the option
of NPS. At the end of the June 2019, unless all indemnity claims were settled to the satisfaction of NPS, half of the convertible
shares were to convert into NPS common shares and the balance on extinguishment of contingencies. The convertible shares were
cancelled at closing of the Business Combination.
Prior
to the Business Combination, the Predecessor (NPS) paid dividends per share of $0.13 per share in the 2018 Predecessor Period.
15.
INCOME PER SHARE
Basic
income per common share was computed using the two-class method by dividing basic net income attributable to common shareholders
by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted income per common share was computed using the two-class
method by dividing diluted net income attributable to common shareholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding
plus dilutive common equivalent shares. Dilutive common equivalent shares include all in-the-money outstanding contracts to issue
common shares as if they were exercised or converted.
Predecessor
The
following table sets forth the calculation of basic and diluted earnings per common share for the periods presented (in thousands
except shares and per share amounts):
|
|
|
2018
|
|
|
|
|
Period
from
January
1 to
March
31
|
|
|
Weighted
average basic common shares outstanding
|
|
|
345,457,000
|
|
|
Dilutive
potential common shares
|
|
|
24,543,000
|
|
|
Weighted
average dilutive common shares outstanding
|
|
|
370,000,000
|
|
|
Basic:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
Income
|
|
|
5,793
|
|
|
Less:
Earnings allocated to participating securities
|
|
|
198
|
|
|
Net
income available to basic common shares
|
|
|
5,991
|
|
|
Basic
earnings per common share
|
|
|
0.02
|
|
|
Diluted:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
Income
|
|
|
5,793
|
|
|
Less:
Earnings allocated to participating securities
|
|
|
185
|
|
|
Net
income available to diluted common shares
|
|
|
5,978
|
|
|
Diluted
earnings per common share
|
|
|
0.02
|
|
Successor
The
following tables provide a reconciliation of the data used in the calculation of basic and diluted ordinary shares outstanding
for the period (in thousands except shares and per share amounts).
Weighted
average ordinary shares outstanding:
|
Date
|
|
Transaction
Detail
|
|
Changes
in Shares
|
|
|
Weighted
Average Ordinary Shares Outstanding
|
|
|
December
31, 2018
|
|
Opening
balance
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
85,562,769
|
|
|
January
9, 2019
|
|
Other
|
|
|
33,796
|
|
|
|
30,792
|
|
|
February
19, 2019
|
|
NPS
equity stock earn-out
|
|
|
1,300,214
|
|
|
|
1,300,214
|
|
|
March
31, 2019
|
|
Ending
Balance
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
86,893,775
|
|
|
Weighted
average ordinary shares outstanding
|
|
|
86,893,775
|
|
|
Non-vested,
participating restricted shares
|
|
|
760,000
|
|
|
Shares
for use in allocation of participating earnings
|
|
|
87,653,775
|
|
Basic
earnings per share (EPS):
|
|
|
Period
from January 1 to March 31, 2019
|
|
|
Net
income
|
|
$
|
13,174
|
|
|
Less
dividends to:
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
Ordinary Shares
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
Non-vested
participating shares
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
Undistributed
Successor Period Earnings
|
|
$
|
13,174
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Allocation
of earnings to Ordinary Shares
|
|
$
|
13,060
|
|
|
Allocation
of earnings to Nonvested Shares
|
|
$
|
114
|
|
|
|
|
Ordinary
Shares
|
|
|
Distributed
Earnings
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
Undistributed
Earnings
|
|
|
0.15
|
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
0.15
|
|
Diluted
earnings per share (EPS):
|
Ordinary
shares
|
|
Undistributed
& distributed earnings to ordinary shareholders
|
|
|
Ordinary
shares
|
|
|
EPS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As
reported — basic
|
|
$
|
13,060
|
|
|
|
86,893,775
|
|
|
$
|
0.15
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Add-back:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undistributed
earnings allocated to nonvested shareholders
|
|
|
114
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
12,618,680
Private Warrants @ $5.75 per half share (anti-dilutive)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
22,921,700
Public Warrants @ $5.75 per half share (anti-dilutive)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Less:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undistributed
earnings reallocated to nonvested shareholders
|
|
|
(114
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted
EPS — Ordinary shares
|
|
$
|
13,060
|
|
|
|
86,893,775
|
|
|
$
|
0.15
|
|
Warrants
that could be converted into as many as 17,770,190 ordinary shares are excluded from diluted EPS as they are anti-dilutive.
16.
INCOME TAXES
NESR
is a holding company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands which imposes a zero percent statutory corporate income tax rate
on income generated outside of the British Virgin Islands. The Subsidiaries operate in multiple tax jurisdictions throughout the
MENA and Asia Pacific regions. NPS is based in the Emirate of Dubai in the UAE where no federal taxation exists and operates in
12 countries, where statutory tax rates generally vary from 0% to 35%. GES is based in the Sultanate of Oman, which has a 15%
statutory corporate income tax rate, and also operates in Saudi Arabia, Algeria and Kuwait.
The
Company’s effective tax rate was 18% for the three-month successor period ended March 31, 2019, which is comparable to the
three-month predecessor period ended March 31, 2018.
17.
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Mubadarah
Investment LLC (“Mubadarah”)
GES
leases office space in a building it owns to Mubadarah along with other Mubadarah group entities (collectively, the “Mubadarah
group entities”). GES charges rental income to the Mubadarah group entities for the occupation of the office space, based
on usage. Rental income charged by GES to the Mubadarah group entities amounted to $59,000 in the 2019 Successor Period. The outstanding
balance of payables to Mubadarah was $25,516 at March 31, 2019. Mubadarah is owned by Hilal Al Busaidy and Yasser Al Barami, and,
collectively with Mubadarah, they own 21.6% of the Company.
Prime
Business Solutions LLC (“PBS”)
PBS
is 100% owned by Mubadarah Business Solutions LLC and is involved in the development and maintenance of Enterprise Resource Planning
(“ERP”) systems.
PBS
has developed and implemented the GEARS (ERP) system for GES and is currently engaged to maintain it. GES has not paid
any maintenance fees to PBS in the 2019 Successor Period.
Key
Management and Founders
Hilal
Al Busaidy and Yasser Al Barami are both founding shareholders of GES. Certain shares owned by them were converted into NESR ordinary
shares as part of the Business Combination.
18.
REPORTABLE SEGMENTS
Operating
segments are components of an enterprise where separate financial information is available that are evaluated regularly by the
Company’s chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) in deciding how to allocate resources and in
assessing performance. The Company reports segment information based on the “management” approach and its CODM is
its Chief Executive Officer.
The
Company’s services are similar to one another in that they consist of oilfield services and related offerings, whose customers
are oil and gas companies. The results of operations of the service offerings are regularly reviewed by the CODM for the Company
for the purposes of determining resource and asset allocation and assessing performance. The Company has determined that it has
two reportable segments, Production Services and Drilling and Evaluation Services. Management evaluates the operating results
of its reportable segments primarily based on revenue and segment EBITDA. The Company defines EBITDA as net income adjusted for
interest expense, depreciation and amortization, and income tax benefit or expense. Segment EBITDA does not include general corporate
expenses as these expenses are not allocated to the Company’s reportable segments and not reported to the Company’s
CODM.
Production
Services that are offered depend on the well life cycle in which the services may fall. They include, but are not limited to,
the following types of service offerings: coil tubing, stimulation and pumping, nitrogen services, completions, pipelines, cementing,
laboratory services and filtration services.
Drilling
and Evaluation Services generates its revenue from offering the following service offerings: drilling and workover rigs, rig services,
drilling services and rentals, fishing and remedials, directional drilling, turbines drilling, drilling fluids, wireline logging
services, slickline services and well testing services.
The
Company’s operations and activities are located within certain geographies, primarily the MENA region and the Asia Pacific
region, which includes Malaysia, Indonesia and India.
In
accordance with FASB ASC 280 - Segment Reporting, information on revenues and long-lived assets of the operations of the Company
are disclosed below (in thousands):
Revenue
from operations
|
|
|
Successor
(NESR)
|
|
|
Predecessor
(NPS)
|
|
|
|
|
Period
from
January
1, 2019 to
March
31, 2019
|
|
|
Period
from
January
1, 2018 to
March
31, 2018
|
|
|
Reportable
Segment:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Production
Services
|
|
$
|
92,113
|
|
|
$
|
64,263
|
|
|
Drilling
and Evaluation Services
|
|
|
59,591
|
|
|
|
12,579
|
|
|
Total
revenue
|
|
$
|
151,704
|
|
|
$
|
76,842
|
|
Long-lived
assets
|
|
|
March
31, 2019
|
|
|
December
31, 2018
|
|
|
Reportable
Segment:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Production
Services
|
|
$
|
226,356
|
|
|
$
|
219,278
|
|
|
Drilling
and Evaluation Services
|
|
|
99,131
|
|
|
|
98,163
|
|
|
Unallocated
|
|
|
10,981
|
|
|
|
11,286
|
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
336,468
|
|
|
$
|
328,727
|
|
Segment
EBITDA
|
|
|
Successor
(NESR)
|
|
|
Predecessor
(NPS)
|
|
|
|
|
Period
from
January
1, 2019 to
March
31, 2019
|
|
|
Period
from
January
1, 2018 to
March
31, 2018
|
|
|
Reportable
Segment:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Production
Services
|
|
|
31,661
|
|
|
|
21,547
|
|
|
Drilling
and Evaluation Services
|
|
|
10,688
|
|
|
|
1,906
|
|
|
Unallocated
Costs
|
|
|
(2,998
|
)
|
|
|
(3,814
|
)
|
|
Total
Segment EBITDA
|
|
$
|
39,351
|
|
|
$
|
19,639
|
|
The
following table presents a reconciliation of consolidated net income, which is the most comparable financial measure under U.S.
GAAP, to Total Segment EBITDA:
|
|
|
Successor
(NESR)
|
|
|
Predecessor
(NPS)
|
|
|
|
|
Period
from
January
1, 2019 to March 31, 2019
|
|
|
Period
from
January
1, 2018 to March 31, 2018
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
Income
|
|
$
|
13,174
|
|
|
$
|
5,453
|
|
|
Add:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income
taxes
|
|
|
2,943
|
|
|
|
983
|
|
|
Interest
expense, net
|
|
|
3,930
|
|
|
|
2,825
|
|
|
Depreciation
and amortization
|
|
|
19,304
|
|
|
|
10,378
|
|
|
Total
Segment EBITDA
|
|
$
|
39,351
|
|
|
$
|
19,639
|
|
Revenue
by geographic area
|
|
|
Successor
(NESR)
|
|
|
Predecessor
(NPS)
|
|
|
|
|
Period
from
January
1, 2019 to March 31, 2019
|
|
|
Period
from
January
1, 2018 to March 31, 2018
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
MENA
|
|
$
|
149,546
|
|
|
$
|
75,185
|
|
|
Rest
of world
|
|
|
2,158
|
|
|
|
1,657
|
|
|
Total
revenue
|
|
$
|
151,704
|
|
|
$
|
76,842
|
|
Long-lived
assets by geographic area
|
|
|
March
31, 2019
|
|
|
December
31, 2018
|
|
|
Geographic
Area:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
MENA
|
|
$
|
328,153
|
|
|
$
|
319,552
|
|
|
Rest
of world
|
|
|
8,315
|
|
|
|
9,175
|
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
336,468
|
|
|
$
|
328,727
|
|
19.
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
The
Company evaluated subsequent events and transactions that occur after the balance sheet date up to the date that the condensed
consolidated interim financial statements are issued. Other than as described below, the Company did not identify any subsequent
events that would have required adjustment or disclosure in the condensed consolidated interim financial statements.
On
May 7, 2019, the Company entered into a $450 million term loan and revolving Secured Facilities Agreement for National Energy
Services Reunited Corp. with Arab Petroleum Investments Corporation (APICORP) – Bahrain Banking Branch, HSBC Bank Middle
East Limited, Mashreqbank PSC and Saudi British Bank acting as initial mandated lead arrangers and bookrunners, Mashreqbank PSC
acting as global agent, Arab Petroleum Investments Corporation (APICORP) and Mashreqbank PSC acting as security agents, NPS Bahrain
for Oil & Gas Wells Services WLL, Gulf Energy SAOC and National Petroleum Technology Company as borrowers, and HSBC bank Middle
East Limited, Mashreqbank PSC, Arab Petroleum Investors Corporation (APICORP) and Saudi British Bank, as the Lenders. The $450
million consists of a $300 million term loan, an $85 million working capital facility for letters of guarantee and letters of
credit, and a $65 million revolving credit facility. Borrowings under the term and revolving facilities will incur interest at the rate of three-month LIBOR plus
2.4% to 2.7% per annum, varying based on the Company’s Net Debt / EBITDA ratio. Covenants will include maximum leverage (Net
Debt / EBITDA) up to 3.50, minimum debt service coverage ratio (Cash Flow / Debt Service) of at least 1.25, and interest coverage
(EBITDA / Interest) of at least 4.00. Upon consummation of this transaction, the Company settled its existing debt
obligations described in Note 9, Debt, to our condensed consolidated interim financial statements included in Part 1, Item 1,
“Financial Statements (Unaudited)” of this Periodic Report.
Cautionary
Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This
Periodic Report on Form 6-K (this “Periodic Report”) contains forward-looking statements (as such term is defined
in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Any and all statements contained in this Periodic Report that
are not statements of historical fact may be deemed forward-looking statements. Terms such as “may,” “might,”
“would,” “should,” “could,” “project,” “estimate,” “predict,”
“potential,” “strategy,” “anticipate,” “attempt,” “develop,” “plan,”
“help,” “believe,” “continue,” “intend,” “expect,” “future,”
and terms of similar import (including the negative of any of these terms) may identify forward-looking statements. However, not
all forward-looking statements may contain one or more of these identifying terms. Forward-looking statements in this Periodic
Report may include, without limitation, statements regarding the benefits resulting from our recent business combination transaction,
the plans and objectives of management for future operations, projections of income or loss, earnings or loss per share, capital
expenditures, dividends, capital structure or other financial items, our future financial performance, including any such statement
contained in a discussion and analysis of financial condition by management or in the results of operations included pursuant
to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), expansion plans and opportunities,
and the assumptions underlying or relating to any such statement.
The
forward-looking statements are not meant to predict or guarantee actual results, performance, events or circumstances and may
not be realized because they are based upon our current projections, plans, objectives, beliefs, expectations, estimates and assumptions
and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties and other influences, many of which we have no control over. Actual results
and the timing of certain events and circumstances may differ materially from those described by the forward-looking statements
as a result of these risks and uncertainties. Factors that may influence or contribute to the accuracy of the forward-looking
statements or cause actual results to differ materially from expected or desired results may include, without limitation:
|
|
●
|
The
ability to recognize the anticipated benefits of our recent business combination transaction,
which may be affected by, among other things, the price of oil, natural gas, natural
gas liquids, competition, our ability to integrate the businesses acquired and the ability
of the combined business to grow and manage growth profitably;
|
|
|
●
|
Integration
c
osts related to
our recent business combination;
|
|
|
●
|
Estimates
of our future revenue, expenses, capital requirements and our need for financing;
|
|
|
●
|
The
risk of legal complaints and proceedings and government investigations;
|
|
|
●
|
Our
financial performance;
|
|
|
●
|
Success
in retaining or recruiting, or changes required in, our officers, key employees or directors;
|
|
|
●
|
Current
and future government regulations;
|
|
|
●
|
Developments
relating to our competitors;
|
|
|
●
|
Changes
in applicable laws or regulations;
|
|
|
●
|
The
possibility that we may be adversely affected by other economic and market conditions, political disturbances, war, terrorist
acts, international currency fluctuations, business and/or competitive factors; and
|
|
|
●
|
Other
risks and uncertainties set forth under the caption “Risk Factors” in Part I, Item 3D of the Company’s
Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2018 (the “Annual Report”).
|
Readers
are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements because of the risks and uncertainties related to them
and to the risk factors. We disclaim any obligation to update the forward-looking statements contained in this Periodic
Report to reflect any new information or future events or circumstances or otherwise, except as required by law. Readers should
read this Periodic Report in conjunction with the discussion under Part II, Item 1A below, our unaudited condensed consolidated
interim financial statements and the related notes thereto included in this Periodic Report, and other documents which we may
furnish from time to time with the SEC.
ITEM
2. OPERATING AND FINANCIAL REVIEW
The
following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements
and related notes included in this Periodic Report. In addition, such analysis should be read in conjunction with the audited
consolidated financial statements, the related notes, and the other information included in the Annual Report. The following discussion
and analysis contain forward-looking statements that reflect our future plans, estimates, beliefs and expected performance. Please
read “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.”
Overview
We
are a regional provider of services to the oil and gas industry in the MENA and Asia Pacific regions. We currently operate
in 14 countries, with a strong presence in Saudi Arabia, Oman, Algeria, Qatar, UAE, and Iraq. Our vision was founded on creating
a regional provider for oilfield services that offered a full portfolio of solutions for our customers throughout the region with
a strong focus on supporting the economies in which we operate. We believe strongly in employing locals and searching
for opportunities to bring value into the region. With its vast reserves of oil and gas, the MENA region continues to dominate
in its role as a vital source of global energy supply and stability. Our services include a broad suite of offerings that are
essential in the drilling and completion of new oil and natural gas wells and in the remedial work on existing wells, both onshore
and offshore, including completion services and equipment and drilling & evaluation services and equipment.
Factors
Affecting our Results of Operations
Cyclical
Nature of Sector
We
provide oilfield services to exploration and production companies with operations in the onshore and offshore oil and gas sectors
in the MENA, particularly the Middle East, and Asia Pacific regions. Demand for our services is mainly driven by our customers’
operations and is therefore linked to global commodity prices and expectations about future prices, rig activity and other factors.
The
oilfield services sector is a highly cyclical industry. As a result, our operating results can fluctuate from quarter to quarter
and period to period. However, due to the lower average cost per barrel in the Middle East and the need for infrastructure spending
to sustain or increase current production levels of these oil rich countries, we believe that we are less affected by oil price
volatility as compared to oilfield services companies that operate in other regions, as discussed below.
Global
E&P Trends and Oil Prices
Since
the most recent downturn in oil prices, which commenced in 2014, many projects have been deferred by exploration & production
(“E&P”) companies, as they sought to reduce oilfield service costs in an attempt to lower their break-even
points. Pricing concessions were granted by service providers in order to maintain their market share during these periods. After
a double-digit decline in 2016, global E&P spending has posted successive years of increases, improving year-over-year by
4% in 2017 and 8% in 2018.
Drilling
Environments
Based
on energy industry data, offshore oil production currently provides an estimated 30% of all global oil supply; however, the bulk
of oil production comes from onshore activity. We provide services to E&P companies with both onshore and offshore drilling
operations. Offshore drilling generally provides higher margins to service providers due to greater complexity, logistical challenges
and the need for innovative solutions.
Geographic
Concentration; Middle Eastern Operations
Over
90% of our revenue has historically come from the MENA region, particularly the Middle East. The Middle East has almost half of
the world’s proven oil reserves and accounts for almost a third of oil production, according to the BP Statistical Review
of World Energy. The countries in the Arabian Gulf account for approximately one-quarter of global oil production and given the
low break-even price, it is a key region for oilfield service companies. Most oil and gas fields in the Middle East are legacy
fields on land or in shallow waters. These fields are largely engaged in development drilling activity, driven by the need for
redevelopment, enhanced oil recovery via stimulation and the drilling of new production wells. Further, a number of gas fields
scheduled to be developed in the near future will require oilfield services. Although the region still has low break-even levels,
it is expected that more complex projects, with higher break-even prices, will be developed in the future and other new technologies
will be required to meet customer expectations or drilling requirements. As a result, our capital expenditure and related financing
needs may increase materially in the future.
In
addition, regional drilling operations may be impacted by local political and economic trends. Due to the concentration of our
operations in the MENA region, and particularly the Middle East, our financial condition and results of operations may be impacted
by geopolitical, political or economic instability affecting the countries in which we operate, including armed conflict, imposition
of economic sanctions, changes in governments and currency devaluations, among others.
Many
MENA countries rely on the energy sector as the major source of national revenues. For example, according to energy industry data,
during the recent industry downturn the MENA region saw less reduction in oil and gas activities than North America. Even at lower
oil and gas prices, such oil and gas dependent economies have continued to maintain significant production and drilling activities.
Further, given that Middle East markets have among the lowest break-even prices, they can continue to produce profitably
at significantly lower commodity prices.
Key
Components of Revenues and Expenses
Revenues
We
earn revenue from our broad suite of oilfield services, including coiled tubing, cementing, stimulation and pumping, well testing
services, drilling services and rental, fishing and remediation, drilling and workover rigs, nitrogen services, wireline logging
services, turbines drilling, directional drilling, filtration services and slickline services, among others. We recognize revenues
as services are rendered and collectability is reasonably assured. Our services are based on fixed or determinable price purchase
orders or contracts with customers and do not include a right of return. Rates for services and equipment are typically priced
on a per day, per man hour, per unit of measure or other similar basis.
Cost
of services
Cost
of services primarily includes staff costs for service personnel, purchase of non-capitalized material and equipment
(such as tools and rental equipment), depreciation relating to capital assets used in our operations, vehicle and equipment rental
and maintenance and repair.
Selling,
general and administrative (“SG&A”)
SG&A
expense primarily includes salary and employee benefits for non-production personnel (primarily management and administrative
personnel), professional service fees (including expenses relating to the Business Combination), office rental and equipment,
office supplies and non-capitalized office equipment and depreciation of office furniture and fixtures.
Amortization
Amortization
expense primarily includes amortization of intangible assets associated with acquired customer contracts, trademarks and tradenames.
Interest
expense, net
Interest
expense primarily consists of interest on outstanding debt, net of interest income.
Other
income (expense), net
Other
operating income (expenses) primarily consists of gain/loss on disposal of fixed assets, bank charges and foreign exchange
transaction expenses.
Key
Performance Indicators
We
track two principal non-financial performance indicators that are important drivers of our results of operations: rig count and
oil price. Oil price is important because the level of spending by E&P companies, our principal customers, is significantly
influenced by anticipated future prices of oil, which is typically indicative of expected supply and demand. Changes in E&P
spending, in turn, typically result in an increased or decreased demand for our services. Rig count, particularly in the regions
in which we operate, is an indicator of the level of activity and spending by our E&P customers and has historically been
an important indicator of our financial performance and activity levels.
The
following table shows rig count (Source: Baker Hughes Published Rig Count Data) and average oil prices as of the dates indicated:
|
|
|
As
of March 31,
|
|
|
|
|
2019
|
|
|
2018
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Rig
count:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
MENA
|
|
|
462
|
|
|
|
453
|
|
|
Rest
of World – outside of North America
|
|
|
577
|
|
|
|
519
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
1,039
|
|
|
|
972
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Brent
Crude (per barrel)
|
|
$
|
67.58
|
|
|
$
|
64.52
|
|
Basis
of Presentation of Financial Information
Business
Combination Accounting and Presentation of Results of Operations
As
a result of the Business Combination, NESR was determined to be the accounting acquirer and NPS was determined to be the predecessor
for SEC reporting purposes. Pursuant to Accounting Standard Codification (“ASC”) 805,
Business Combinations
(“ASC 805”), the acquisition-date fair value of the purchase consideration paid by NESR to affect the Business Combination
was allocated to the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed based on their estimated fair values. As a result of the application
of the acquisition method of accounting resulting from the Business Combination, the financial statements and certain notes to
the financial statements included Part 1, Item 1, “Financial Statements (Unaudited)” of this Periodic Report
separate our presentations into two distinct sets of reporting periods, the period before the date of consummation of the Business
Combination (“Predecessor Period”) and the period after that date (“Successor Period”), to indicate the
application of the different basis of accounting between the periods presented. The predecessor period reflects the historical
financial information of NPS prior to the Business Combination, while the successor period reflects our consolidated financial
information, including the results of NPS and GES, after the Business Combination. The successor period is from January 1, 2019
to March 31, 2019 (“2019 Successor Period”) and the predecessor period is from January 1 to March 31, 2018 (“2018
Predecessor Period”).
Our
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations subsequent to the Business Combination includes depreciation and amortization expense
on the NPS and GES property, plant, and equipment balances resulting from the fair value adjustments made under the new basis
of accounting. Certain other items of income and expense, particularly depreciation and amortization were also impacted and NPS
stand-alone results are presented as the Predecessor. Therefore, our financial information prior to the Business Combination is
not comparable to our financial information subsequent to the Business Combination.
Segments
We
operate our business and report our results of operations through two operating and reporting segments, Production Services and
Drilling and Evaluation Services, which aggregate services performed during distinct stages of a typical life cycle of an oil
well.
Production
Services
. Our Production Services segment includes the results of operations from services that are generally offered and
performed during the production stage of a well’s lifecycle. These services mainly include coiled tubing, cementing, stimulation
and pumping, nitrogen services, filtration services, completions, pipelines, laboratory services and artificial lift services.
Our Production Services accounted for 61% and 84% of our revenues for the 2019 Successor Period and 2018 Predecessor
Period, respectively.
Drilling
and Evaluation Services
. Our Drilling and Evaluation Services segment includes the results of operations from services that
are generally offered and performed during pre-production stages of a well’s lifecycle and related mainly to the operation
of oil rigs. The services mainly include well testing services, drilling services and rental, fishing and remediation, drilling
and workover rigs, wireline logging services, turbines drilling, directional drilling, slickline services and drilling fluids,
among others. Our Drilling and Evaluation Services accounted for 39% and 16% of our revenues for the 2019 Successor
Period and 2018 Predecessor Period, respectively.
See
Item 4B, “Business Overview” in our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2018, which is hereby
incorporated by reference into this Periodic Report, for a description of our reportable segments.
Results
of Operations
The
discussions below relating to significant line items from our consolidated statements of operations are based on available information
and represent our analysis of significant changes or events that impact the fluctuations in or comparability of reported amounts.
Where appropriate, we have identified specific events and changes that affect comparability or trends. In addition, the discussions
below for revenues are on an aggregate basis for each fiscal period, as the business drivers for all services are similar.
2019
Successor Period compared to 2018 Predecessor Period
The
following table presents our consolidated income statement data for the periods indicated:
|
|
|
Period
from
January
1 to
March
31, 2019
|
|
|
|
Period
from
January
1 to
March
31, 2018
|
|
|
|
|
In
Thousand $
|
|
|
Description
|
|
Successor
(NESR)
|
|
|
|
Predecessor
(NPS)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues
|
|
$
|
151,704
|
|
|
|
$
|
76,842
|
|
|
Cost
of services
|
|
|
(114,497
|
)
|
|
|
|
(58,172
|
)
|
|
Gross
profit
|
|
|
37,207
|
|
|
|
|
18,670
|
|
|
Selling,
general and administrative expense
|
|
|
(13,045
|
)
|
|
|
|
(9,409
|
)
|
|
Amortization
|
|
|
(4,054
|
)
|
|
|
|
(91
|
)
|
|
Operating
income
|
|
|
20,108
|
|
|
|
|
9,170
|
|
|
Interest
expense, net
|
|
|
(3,930
|
)
|
|
|
|
(2,825
|
)
|
|
Other
income (expense), net
|
|
|
(61
|
)
|
|
|
|
91
|
|
|
Income
before income tax
|
|
|
16,117
|
|
|
|
|
6,436
|
|
|
Income
tax expense
|
|
|
(2,943
|
)
|
|
|
|
(983
|
)
|
|
Net
income
|
|
$
|
13,174
|
|
|
|
$
|
5,453
|
|
Revenue
.
Revenue was $151.7 million for the 2019 Successor Period as compared to $76.8 million for the 2018 Predecessor Period.
The
table below presents our revenue by segment for the periods indicated:
|
|
|
Period
from
January 1 to
March
31, 2019
|
|
|
Period
from
January 1 to
March 31, 2018
|
|
|
|
|
In
Thousand $
|
|
|
Description
|
|
Successor
(NESR)
|
|
|
Predecessor
(NPS)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Production
services
|
|
$
|
92,113
|
|
|
$
|
64,263
|
|
|
Drilling
and evaluation services
|
|
|
59,591
|
|
|
|
12,579
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
151,704
|
|
|
|
76,842
|
|
Production
Services revenue was $92.1 million for the 2019 Successor Period as compared to $64.3 million for the 2018 Predecessor
Period. The increase in revenue was primarily due higher coil tubing and stimulation activities in Saudi Arabia, Iraq and the
United Arab Emirates.
Drilling
and Evaluation Services revenue was $59.6 million for the 2019 Successor Period as compared to $12.6 million for
the 2018 Predecessor Period. The increase in revenue was primarily due higher well testing, logging and drilling services activities
in Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Algeria.
Cost
of services
. Cost of services was $114.5 million for the 2019 Successor Period as compared to $58.2 million for
the 2018 Predecessor Period. Cost of services as a percentage of total revenue was 75.5% and 76% for the 2019 Successor
Period and 2018 Predecessor Period, respectively. The change in trend is due mainly to revenue mix between business lines with
lower and higher margins. Cost of services included depreciation of $14.5 million and $10.3 million for the 2019 Successor
Period and the 2018 Predecessor Period, respectively.
Gross
profit
. Gross profit as a percentage of total revenue was 24.5% for the 2019 Successor Period as compared to 24.3%
for the 2018 Predecessor Period. The change in trend is described under “Revenue” and “Cost of services.”
Selling,
general and administrative expense
. SG&A expense, which represents costs associated with managing and supporting
our operations, was $13.0 million for the 2019 Successor Period as compared to $9.4 million for the 2018 Predecessor Period.
As a percentage of revenue, SG&A expenses was 8.6% and 12% of revenue, respectively. The reduction of expenses as percentage
of revenue for the 2019 Successor Period is primarily due revenue growth along with integration cost savings realized following
the Business Combination.
Amortization
expense
. Amortization expense was $4.1 million for the 2019 Successor Period as compared to $0.1 million
for the 2018 Predecessor Period. The significant amount of amortization in the 2019 Successor Period was driven by recording
the valuation of our acquired intangible assets resulting from the Business Combination. The Predecessor organization did not
have material amortization items.
Interest
expense, net
. Interest expense, net, was $3.9 million for the 2019 Successor Period as compared to $2.8 million
for the 2018 Predecessor Period. The relative increase in trend was attributable to both higher LIBOR rates and higher fixed interest
charges on a combined Company basis, in addition to incremental interest charges arising from our new facility
placed in 2018.
Other
(expense) income, net
. Other (expense) income, net, was nil for the 2019 Successor Period as compared to income
of $0.1 million for the 2018 Predecessor Period.
Income
tax expense
. Income tax expense was $2.9 million for the 2019 Successor Period as compared to $1.0 million
for the 2018 Predecessor Period. The increase in income tax expense is primarily related to a change in the tax regime
applied in Saudi Arabia (changing from Zakat to a Corporate Tax regime) as well as additional business in Oman where the inclusion
of GES in the 2019 Successor Period has significantly increased our presence. See Note 16, Income taxes, to our condensed consolidated
interim financial statements included in Part 1, Item 1, “Financial Statements (Unaudited)” of this Periodic
Report.
Net
income
. Net income was $13.2 million for the 2019 Successor Period as compared to $5.5 million for the 2018 Predecessor
Period. The increase in net income is primarily due to growth in the Company’s existing business as well as additional
business in Oman where the inclusion of GES in the 2019 Successor Period has significantly increased our presence.
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
Our
objective in financing our business is to maintain sufficient liquidity, adequate financial resources and financial flexibility
to fund the requirements of our business. We had cash and cash equivalents of $19.9 million as of March 31, 2019 and $24.9
million as of December 31, 2018. Our outstanding long-term debt was $213.7 million as of March 31, 2019 and $225.2 million
as of December 31, 2018. We believe that our cash on hand, cash flows generated from operations, and liquidity available through
our credit facilities, including recently drawn facilities, will provide sufficient liquidity to manage our global cash needs.
See “Capital Resources” below.
On
May 7, 2019, the Company entered into a $450 million term loan and revolving Secured Facilities Agreement for National Energy
Services Reunited Corp. with Arab Petroleum Investments Corporation (APICORP) – Bahrain Banking Branch, HSBC Bank Middle
East Limited, Mashreqbank PSC and Saudi British Bank acting as initial mandated lead arrangers and bookrunners, Mashreqbank PSC
acting as global agent, Arab Petroleum Investments Corporation (APICORP) and Mashreqbank PSC acting as security agents, NPS Bahrain
for Oil & Gas Wells Services WLL, Gulf Energy SAOC and National Petroleum Technology Company as borrowers, and HSBC bank Middle
East Limited, Mashreqbank PSC, Arab Petroleum Investors Corporation (APICORP) and Saudi British Bank, as the Lenders. The $450
million consists of a $300 million term loan, an $85 million working capital facility for letters of guarantee and letters of
credit, and a $65 million revolving credit facility. Borrowings under the term and revolving facilities will incur interest at the rate of three-month LIBOR plus
2.4% to 2.7% per annum, varying based on the Company’s Net Debt / EBITDA ratio. Covenants will include maximum leverage (Net
Debt / EBITDA) up to 3.50, minimum debt service coverage ratio (Cash Flow / Debt Service) of at least 1.25, and interest coverage
(EBITDA / Interest) of at least 4.00. Upon consummation of this transaction, the Company settled its existing debt
obligations described in Note 9, Debt, to our condensed consolidated interim financial statements included in Part 1, Item 1,
“Financial Statements (Unaudited)” of this Periodic Report.
Cash
Flows
Cash
flows provided by (used in) each type of activity were as follows for the 2019 Successor Period and the 2018 Predecessor Period:
|
(in
thousands)
|
|
Period
from
January
1 to
March
31, 2019
|
|
|
|
Period
from
January
1 to
March
31, 2018
|
|
|
|
|
Successor
|
|
|
|
Predecessor
|
|
|
Cash
provided by (used in):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
Activities
|
|
$
|
24,832
|
|
|
|
$
|
10,959
|
|
|
Investing
Activities
|
|
|
(7,752
|
)
|
|
|
|
(7,261
|
)
|
|
Financing
Activities
|
|
|
(22,037
|
)
|
|
|
|
(344
|
)
|
|
Effect
of exchange rate changes on cash
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
change in cash and cash equivalents
|
|
$
|
(4,957
|
)
|
|
|
$
|
3,355
|
|
Operating
Activities
Cash
flows provided by operating activities were $24.8 million during the 2019 Successor Period compared to $11.0 million
for the 2018 Predecessor Period. Cash flows from operating activities increased by $10.1 million in the 2019
Successor Period compared to the 2018 Predecessor Period, primarily due to increase in value-added tax payables in Saudi
Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, offset by lower trade receivables collection.
Investing
Activities
Cash
flows used in investing activities were $7.8 million during the 2019 Successor Period compared to $7.3 million for the
2018 Predecessor Period primarily due to increased cash spend on capital expenditures. Our principal recurring investing
activity is the funding of capital expenditures to ensure that we have the appropriate levels and types of machinery and equipment
in place to generate revenue from operations.
Financing
Activities
Cash
flows used in financing activities were $22.0 million during the 2019 Successor Period compared to $0.3 million
for the 2018 Predecessor Period, primarily due to increased debt repayments during the 2019 Successor Period.
Credit
Facilities
As
of and after March 31, 2019, we had the following principal credit facilities and instruments outstanding or available:
Hana
Loan and Modified Hana Loan agreements
In
connection with the Business Combination, on June 5, 2018, NESR entered into the Hana Loan with Hana Investments pursuant to which
NESR borrowed $50.0 million on an unsecured basis. The Hana Loan had a scheduled maturity date of December 17, 2018 and was interest
bearing, accruing interest at the greater of (i) an amount equal to $4.0 million or prorated if the loan was prepaid; and
(ii) at a rate per annum equal to one-month Intercontinental Exchange LIBOR, adjusted monthly on the first day of each calendar
month, plus a margin of 2.25% payable on maturity or prepaid. The interest was payable in NESR ordinary shares or cash at the
election of the lender. The loan was subject to an origination fee of $0.6 million payable in NESR ordinary shares at $11.244
per share, which resulted in the issuance of 53,362 shares at closing of the Business Combination.
During
2018, the Company paid $44 million for both principal and interest in cash on the Hana Loan and entered into an extension (the
“Modified Hana Loan”) for the balance of the loan which was fully repaid with cash during January 2019. The terms
and conditions contained in the Hana Loan remained unchanged in the Modified Hana Loan.
$150
million Murabaha facility
NPS
entered into a syndicated Murabaha facility (the “NPS Murabaha Credit Facility”) for $150.0 million. Murabaha is an
Islamic financing structure in certain Middle Eastern countries where a set fee is charged rather than interest. This type
of loan is legal in Islamic countries as banks are not authorized to charge interest on loans; therefore, banks charge a flat
fee for continuing daily operations of the bank in lieu of interest.
The
NPS Murabaha Credit Facility is from a syndicate of three commercial banks. The NPS Murabaha Credit Facility is repayable in quarterly
installments ranging from $1.1 million to $57.9 million, commencing from August 1, 2019, with the last installment due on May
28, 2025. The NPS Murabaha Credit Facility carries a stated interest rate of three months LIBOR plus a fixed profit margin of
3.25% per annum. As of March 31, 2019, this results in an interest rate of 5.84%. The NPS Murabaha Credit Facility was
partially secured by personal guarantee of one individual shareholder on a pro-rata basis with his shareholding percentage. Letters
of awareness were executed by NPS shareholders as credit support for the NPS Murabaha Credit Facility. Effective upon closing
of the Business Combination, the Company executed guarantees of the borrowings outstanding and additional borrowings under the
NPS Murabaha Credit Facility.
The
NPS Murabaha Credit Facility contains certain covenants, which, among other things, require the maintenance of a total debt-to-total
capitalization ratio, restrict certain merger transactions or the sale of all or substantially all of NPS’ assets or a significant
subsidiary of NPS and limit the amount of NPS’ subsidiary indebtedness. Upon the occurrence of certain events of default,
NPS’ obligations under the NPS Murabaha Credit Facility may be accelerated. Such events of default include payment defaults
to lenders under the NPS Murabaha Credit Facility, covenant defaults and other customary defaults.
In
addition to the NPS Murabaha Credit Facility of $150.0 million, the lenders have also extended a working capital funded facility
of $65.0 million for refinancing our letters of credit over a period of one year, which carry an interest rate equal
to the three-month U.S Dollar LIBOR for the applicable interest period, plus a margin of 1.50% per annum. As of March
31, 2019, this results in an interest rate of 4.09%. In the Successor Period, the facility was extended from $50.0 million to
$65.0 million. As of March 31, 2019, we had drawn $54.2 million under this working capital facility and the balance
of $10.8 million was available to us.
APICORP
loan
NPS
entered into a $50.0 million term loan facility on February 4, 2018 with Arab Petroleum Investors Corporation (“APICORP”),
which was repaid on July 3, 2018.
A
new bilateral term loan facility for $50.0 million was obtained from APICORP by the Company on July 3, 2018. This facility was
obtained to support investments and general business purposes for a period of four years and is repayable in 16 equal quarterly
installments of $3.1 million, commencing from September 3, 2018, with the last installment due on May 3, 2022. As of March
31, 2019, $43.8 million of this loan was outstanding. The facility carries a stated interest rate of three months LIBOR plus
the fixed interest of 2.75% per annum. As of March 31, 2019, this results in an interest rate of 5.34%. The Company has
provided a corporate guarantee for the facility.
Costs
incurred to obtain financing are capitalized and amortized using the effective interest method and netted against the carrying
amount of the related borrowing.
The
facility contains covenants which include, among others, certain financial ratios to be maintained at the NPS level, including
a gearing ratio of 1.5:1. The gearing ratio is calculated as all of NPS’s debt divided by NPS’ total equity and debt.
SABB
bilateral term facility of $50.0 million
On
July 9, 2018, the Company’s subsidiary, National Petroleum Technology Company (“NPT KSA”), entered into a Bilateral
Term Loan Facility (the “NPT KSA Facility”) for Saudi Riyals (“SAR”) 187.5 million ($50.0 million), of
which SAR 93.75 million ($25.0 million) was drawn on July 9, 2018, and the remaining SAR 93.75 million ($25 million) was drawn
on August 27, 2018.
The
NPT KSA Facility was obtained from Saudi Arabian British Bank (“SABB”) for a period of four years. The facility is
repayable in 15 equal quarterly installments of SAR 12.5 million ($3.3 million), commencing from September 9, 2018 with the last
installment due on March 9, 2022. $40.0 million of this loan was outstanding at March 31, 2019.
The
NPT KSA Facility carries a stated interest rate of three months Saudi Arabian Interbank Offered Rate (“SAIBOR”) plus
fixed interest of 2.75% per annum. SAIBOR is a daily reference rate, published by the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority, based
on the averaged interest rates at which Saudi banks offer to lend unsecured funds to other banks in the Saudi Riyal wholesale
money market (or interbank market). As of March 31, 2019, this results in an interest rate of 5.62%. Certain subsidiaries
of NPS provided a corporate guarantee of the facility.
The
NPT KSA
Facility contains covenants which include, among others, certain financial ratios to be
maintained at NPT KSA level, including a gearing ratio of 3:1. The gearing ratio is calculated as all NPT KSA’s debt divided
by the NPT KSA’s total equity and debt. In addition to the SABB bilateral term facility of $50.0 million, SABB has also
extended a working capital funded facility of $14.7 million for refinancing our letters of credit over a period of one
year, which carry an interest equal to one-year SAIBOR, plus a margin of 2.0% per annum. As of March 31, 2019, this results
in an interest rate of 4.87%. During the Successor Period, the facility was extended to $34 million. As of March 31, 2019,
we had drawn $23.4 million under this working capital facility and $11.0 million was available.
Term
loan from Ahli Bank
GES
has a term loan of $4.3 million from Ahli Bank. This balance is repayable in nine quarterly installments commencing seven months
from the first drawdown until December 2019 and carries interest at the rate three-month LIBOR plus 4% per annum. As of March
31, 2019, this results in an interest rate of 6.59%. As of March 31, 2019, $1.9 million of this term loan was outstanding.
This term loan has covenants which include, among others, certain financial ratios to be maintained, including maintaining a minimum
debt service coverage ratio of 1.25.
In
addition to the term loan, the lenders have also extended a working capital funded facility of $5.0 million including overdraft,
bill-discounting and loan against trust receipts facility that carries an interest equal to U.S. Dollar LIBOR for the applicable
interest period, plus a margin of 5.25% per annum, and the bank overdraft carries an interest rate of LIBOR plus 5.25%. As of
March 31, 2019, this results in an interest rate of 7.98%. On March 31, 2019, we had utilized $1.2 million under this working
capital facility and $3.8 million was still available.
NBO
loans
GES
has a bank term loan with National Bank of Oman (“NBO”) in the amount of $60.0 million (“Tranche A”).
As of March 31, 2019, the outstanding amount on Tranche A was $20.0 million. Tranche A carries interest at the rate
of LIBOR plus 3.50% per annum and is repayable in quarterly installments, commencing six months from the drawdown in 18 equal
installments until September 2020. As of March 31, 2019, this results in an interest rate of 6.09%. Of the outstanding
amount of $20.0 million, $6.66 million was included in long term debt and $13.33 million was included as
short term at March 31, 2019.
During
2017, GES obtained a new term loan facility from NBO in the amount of $20.0 million (“Tranche B”). $4.5
million of this loan was outstanding at March 31, 2019. Tranche B is repayable in equal quarterly installments commencing 18 months
from the first drawdown until June 2022. Of the outstanding amount of $4.5 million, $3.1 million was included in
long term debt and $1.4 million was included as short term at March 31, 2019.
Tranche
A and Tranche B contain covenants requiring certain financial ratios to be maintained by GES, such as a minimum
debt service coverage ratio of 1.25.
Working
capital funded facilities including overdraft, bill discounting and loan against trust receipts facility carry an interest equal
to U.S. Dollar LIBOR for the applicable interest period, plus a margin of 3.50% per annum, and the bank overdraft carries an interest
rate of LIBOR plus 3.5% subject to a floor level of 5%. As of March 31, 2019, this results in an interest rate of 5.0%.
At March 31, 2019, we had drawn $13.4 million under this working capital facility and $21.6 million was available.
Capital
Resources
In
the next twelve months, we believe cash on hand, cash flows from operating activities and available credit facilities, including
those of our subsidiaries, will provide us with sufficient capital resources and liquidity to manage our working capital
needs, meet contractual obligations, fund capital expenditures, and support the development of our short-term operating strategies.
Although varying in approach by jurisdiction, the Company is able to make use of excess cash generated in a particular jurisdiction
to fund cash needs of other jurisdictions.
We
plan to pursue strategic acquisitions as an element of our business strategy. The timing, size or success of any acquisition and
the associated potential capital commitments are unpredictable and uncertain. We may seek to fund all or part of any such acquisition
with proceeds from debt or equity issuances, or may issue equity directly to the sellers, in any such acquisition, or any combination
thereof. Our ability to obtain capital for strategic acquisitions will depend on our future operating performance, financial
condition and, more broadly, on the availability of equity and debt financing. Capital availability will be affected by prevailing
conditions in our industry, the global economy, the global financial markets and other factors, many of which are beyond our control.
In addition, any additional debt service requirements we take on could be based on higher interest rates and shorter maturities
and could impose a significant burden on our results of operations and financial condition, and the issuance of additional equity
securities could result in significant dilution to our shareholders.
On
May 7, 2019, the Company entered into a $450 million term loan and revolving Secured Facilities Agreement for National Energy
Services Reunited Corp. with Arab Petroleum Investments Corporation (APICORP) – Bahrain Banking Branch, HSBC Bank Middle
East Limited, Mashreqbank PSC and Saudi British Bank acting as initial mandated lead arrangers and bookrunners, Mashreqbank PSC
acting as global agent, Arab Petroleum Investments Corporation (APICORP) and Mashreqbank PSC acting as security agents, NPS Bahrain
for Oil & Gas Wells Services WLL, Gulf Energy SAOC and National Petroleum Technology Company as borrowers, and HSBC bank Middle
East Limited, Mashreqbank PSC, Arab Petroleum Investors Corporation (APICORP) and Saudi British Bank, as the Lenders. The $450
million consists of a $300 million term loan, an $85 million working capital facility for letters of guarantee and letters of
credit, and a $65 million revolving credit facility. Borrowings under the term and revolving facilities will incur interest at
the
rate of three-month LIBOR plus 2.4% to 2.7% per annum,
varying
based on the Company’s
Net Debt / EBITDA
ratio.
Covenants will include maximum leverage
(Net Debt / EBITDA) up to 3.50, minimum debt service coverage ratio (Cash Flow / Debt Service) of at least 1.25, and interest coverage
(EBITDA / Interest) of at least 4.00.
Upon consummation of this transaction, the Company settled its existing debt
obligations described in Note 9, Debt, to our condensed consolidated interim financial statements included in Part 1, Item 1,
“Financial Statements (Unaudited)” of this Periodic Report.
Other
Factors Affecting Liquidity
Customer
receivables
. In line with industry practice, we bill our customers for our services in arrears and are, therefore, subject
to our customers delaying or failing to pay our invoices. In weak economic environments, we may experience increased delays and
failures to pay our invoices due to, among other reasons, a reduction in our customers’ cash flow from operations and their
access to the credit markets as well as unsettled political conditions. If our customers delay paying or fail to pay us a significant
amount of our outstanding receivables, it could have a material impact on our liquidity, consolidated results of operations
and consolidated financial condition. Two of our
largest customers, Saudi Aramco and Petroleum Development Oman, are owned by the governments of Saudi Arabia and Oman,
respectively. It is customary for Saudi Aramco to delay payments of a portion (10%) of receivables until all taxes due within
the country are fully paid and settled.
See
“Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements” below for more information.
Dividend
Policy
We
have not paid any cash dividends on our ordinary shares to date and do not intend to pay cash dividends in the foreseeable future.
The payment of cash dividends in the future will be dependent upon our revenues and earnings, if any, capital requirements and
general financial condition. The payment of any cash dividends will be within the discretion of our Board of Directors. In addition,
our ability to declare dividends may be limited by restrictive covenants we may agree to in connection with our indebtedness.
Off-Balance
Sheet Arrangements
Letters
of credit
. The Company has outstanding letters of credit amounting to $35.1 million and $10.3 million as of March
31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively.
Guarantee
agreements
. In the normal course of business with customers, vendors and others, we have entered into off-balance sheet
arrangements, such as surety bonds for performance, and other bank issued guarantees, including cash margin guarantees, which
totaled $57.6 million and $41.4 million as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively. A liability is accrued
when a loss is both probable and can be reasonably estimated. None of the off-balance sheet arrangements either has, or is likely
to have, a material effect on our condensed consolidated interim financial statements. See “Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements”
below for more information.
Contractual
Obligations
The
information in the Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2018 under the section entitled “Tabular Disclosure
of Contractual Obligations” in Part I, Item 5F, is hereby incorporated by reference into this Periodic Report.
As of March 31, 2019, there were no material changes to this disclosure regarding our contractual obligations made in the Annual
Report.
Critical
Accounting Policies and Estimates
The
information in the Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2018 under the section entitled “Critical
Accounting Policies and Estimates” in Part I, Item 5A, is hereby incorporated by reference into this Periodic
Report. As of March 31, 2019, there were no material changes to this disclosure regarding our Critical Accounting Policies
and Estimates made in the Annual Report.
ITEM
3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Foreign
Currency Risk
We
are exposed to foreign currency risks that arise from normal business operations. These risks include transaction gains and losses
associated with transactions denominated in currencies other than a location’s functional currency.
US
dollar balances in the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Oman and Qatari entities are not considered to represent significant
currency risk as the respective currencies in these countries are pegged to the U.S. dollar. Our foreign currency risk arises
from the settlement of transactions in currencies other than our functional currency, specifically in Algerian Dinar, Libyan Dinar,
and Iraqi Dinar. However, customer contracts in these countries are largely denominated in U.S. dollars.
Credit
Risk
Credit
risk is the risk that one party to a financial instrument may fail to discharge an obligation and cause the other party to incur
a financial loss. We are exposed to credit risk on our accounts receivable and other receivables and certain other assets (such
as bank balances) as reflected in our consolidated balance sheet, with the maximum exposure equaling the carrying amount of these
assets in the consolidated balance sheet. We seek to manage our credit risk with respect to banks by only dealing with reputable
banks (our cash and cash equivalents are primarily held with banks and financial institution counterparties that are rated A1
to Baa3, based on Moody’s ratings) and with respect to customers by monitoring outstanding receivables and following up
on outstanding balances. Management also considers the factors that may influence the credit risk of its customer base, including
the default risk of the industry and the country in which our customers operate. We sell our products to a variety of customers,
mainly to national oil companies in the MENA and Asia Pacific regions.
Liquidity
risk
Liquidity
risk is the risk that we may not be able to meet our financial obligations as they fall due. Our approach to managing liquidity
risk is to ensure, as far as possible, that we will always have sufficient liquidity to meet our liabilities when due, under both
normal and stressed conditions, without incurring unacceptable costs or liabilities. We maintain cash flow forecasts to monitor
our liquidity position.
Accounts
payable are normally settled within the terms of purchase from the supplier. We believe cash on hand, cash flows from operating
activities and the available credit facilities will provide us with sufficient capital resources and liquidity to manage
our working capital needs, meet contractual obligations, fund capital expenditures, and support the development of our short-term
and long-term operating strategies.
Market
Risk
We
are exposed to market risks primarily from changes in interest rates on our long-term borrowings as well as fluctuations in foreign
currency exchange rates applicable to our foreign subsidiaries and where local exchange rates are not pegged to the U.S. dollar
(Algeria, Libya and Iraq). However, the foreign exchange risk is largely mitigated by the fact that all customer contracts are
denominated in U.S. dollars.
We
do not use derivatives for trading purposes, to generate income or to engage in speculative activity.
ITEM
4. INTERNAL CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Disclosure
Controls and Procedures
We
maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to provide reasonable assurance that material information required
to be disclosed in our reports that we submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”),
is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that
such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial
Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required financial disclosure. In designing and evaluating the disclosure
controls and procedures, management recognized that a control system, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only
reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Because of the inherent limitations in
all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud,
if any, within a company have been detected. Based on their evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial
Officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in rules 13(a)-15(e) and 15(d)-15(e) under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended), were not effective as of the end of the period covered by this Periodic Report due
to the material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting described below.
Material
Weaknesses identified as of December 31, 2018
In
connection with the audit of the Company’s financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2018, management and the
Company’s independent registered public accounting firm identified a material weakness in the Company’s internal control
over financial reporting. It was concluded that the Company did not maintain an effective control environment over its financial
reporting process by providing sufficient resources and technical expertise over accounting for income taxes and preparation of
cash flows, in accordance with ASC 740 and ASC 230 respectively. The operators of review controls over accounting for income taxes
and preparation of cash flows did not have sufficient information to perform an effective review to ensure compliance with U.S.
GAAP. Specific observations contributing to this material weakness include: 1) during the course of the year-end financial close,
our auditors identified adjustments related to certain income tax accounts and 2) the Company did not have timely management review
controls over the statement of cash flows to verify the completeness and adequacy of information prior to presentation of the
information to the independent auditors. Notwithstanding the identified material weakness, all required accounting entries have
been reflected in our condensed consolidated interim financial statements. If left unremediated, the material weakness could result
in future material misstatement of the condensed consolidated interim financial statements that would not be prevented or detected.
In
connection with the preparation of our Subsidiaries’ condensed consolidated interim financial statements as of and for the
years ended December 31, 2015, 2016 and 2017, management of NPS and GES separately identified material weaknesses in internal
controls over their financial reporting. Specifically, both had deficiencies in the financial statement close process with a cited
lack of U.S. GAAP reporting expertise.
Management
is evaluating changes designed to increase the effectiveness of its review controls over financial reporting processes and to
ensure sufficient expertise and resources are allocated to verify compliance with U.S. GAAP. As the Company continues to evaluate
and work to improve its internal control over financial reporting, management may execute additional measures to modify the remediation
actions described above. Management will continue to review and make necessary changes to the overall design of the Company’s
internal control.
PART
II - OTHER INFORMATION
Item
1. Legal Proceedings.
We
are not and have not been involved in any material legal proceedings, other than legal proceedings in the ordinary course of business
incidental to our business. Although no assurances can be given about the final outcome of pending legal proceedings, at the present
time we are not a party to any legal proceeding or investigation that, in the opinion of management, is likely to have a material
impact on our business, financial condition or results of operations.
There
are no proceedings in which any of our directors, officers or any of their respective affiliates, or any beneficial shareholder
of more than five percent of voting securities, is an adverse party or has a material interest adverse to the above-mentioned
Company’s interest.
Item
1A. Risk Factors.
Risks
Relating to Our Business and Operations
There
are several factors that affect our business and operations, many of which are beyond our control. In addition to information
set forth in this Periodic Report, careful consideration should be given to the risk factors discussed under the caption “Risk
Factors” in Part I, Item 3D of the Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2018, which could have a material
impact on our business, financial condition or results of operations and are hereby incorporated by reference into this Periodic
Report. Such risks are not the only risks we face. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or that we currently
believe to be immaterial may also have a material impact on our business, financial condition or results of operations.