Weatherford Q4 2020 Earnings Report
Key Takeaways
Weatherford International plc reported Q4 2020 revenues of $842 million, a 4% sequential increase. The company's operating loss was $107 million, with an adjusted EBITDA of $98 million. Cash flow from operating activities was $22 million, and unlevered free cash flow was $95 million. The company ended the year with $1.3 billion in total cash.
Q4 2020 revenues increased by 4% sequentially, driven by growth in North America and internationally.
The company achieved another quarter of double-digit adjusted EBITDA margins.
Full-year 2020 adjusted EBITDA decrementals were limited to 9% year-on-year.
Weatherford generated $78 million of positive free cash flow in 2020, an improvement of $950 million year-on-year.
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Forward Guidance
Weatherford has built its 2021 cost plan assuming activity levels remain flat versus 2020 exit levels and identified several focus areas to continue driving improvements.
Positive Outlook
- Continue to improve our profitability in North America
- Simplify our organization
- Implementing initiatives to improve the variable cost profile of our operations
- Capitalize on our margin improvements
- Remain disciplined when evaluating and allocating capital expenditures
Challenges Ahead
- Continued uncertainty around the timing and magnitude of a recovery
- Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on economic activity
- Assuming activity levels remain flat versus 2020 exit levels
- Implement new processes to catalyze further working capital efficiencies.
- Achievement of these focus areas is not predicated on a recovery in market activity
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