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Dec 31, 2019
Liberty Energy Q4 2019 Earnings Report
Announced fourth quarter and full year 2019 financial and operational results.
Key Takeaways
Liberty Oilfield Services Inc. reported a revenue of $398 million and a net loss of $18 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2019. The company's Adjusted EBITDA was $30 million, and annualized Adjusted EBITDA per average active fleet was $5.2 million for the same period.
Revenue of $398 million and net loss of $18 million, or $0.15 fully diluted loss per share, for the quarter ended December 31, 2019.
Adjusted EBITDA of $30 million and annualized Adjusted EBITDA per average active fleet of $5.2 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2019.
The sequential slowdown of completions in the fourth quarter was more pronounced than that experienced during the same period in 2018.
Liberty achieved positive cash flow from operations without structural changes to fleet count or workforce.
Forward Guidance
Liberty expects to make significant progress in 2020 across all fronts including customers, culture, operations, technology and next generation frac fleets, despite the uncertain timing of an improvement in market conditions.
Positive Outlook
- Demand has been strong since the beginning of the year.
- Liberty chose to activate their 24th frac fleet earlier this year.
- This was part of growing their business with larger customers to support their long-term development programs.
- Liberty believes this level of demand is likely to continue through the year.
- Liberty expects to make significant progress in 2020 across all fronts: customers, culture, operations, technology and next generation frac fleets.
Challenges Ahead
- The pricing dynamic entering into 2020 is challenging.
- Efficiency gains across the industry have raised the number of frac stages completed by each fleet by 10% to 20%, which implies a decrease of at least 10% in the active frac fleets needed to meet demand.
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