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Mar 31, 2021

NOV Q1 2021 Earnings Report

Reported first quarter results, showing a decrease in revenue compared to the previous quarter and the same quarter last year, with a net loss.

Key Takeaways

NOV Inc. reported a challenging first quarter in 2021 with revenues of $1.25 billion, a decrease of six percent compared to the fourth quarter of 2020 and a decrease of 34 percent compared to the first quarter of 2020. The company experienced a net loss of $115 million. However, the company is encouraged by signs of an emerging global recovery for the industry and expects a meaningful improvement in financial results as the year progresses.

First quarter 2021 revenues were $1.25 billion, down 6% sequentially and 34% year-over-year.

Net loss for the first quarter of 2021 was $115 million.

Adjusted EBITDA decreased $17 million sequentially to $0.

New orders booked during the quarter totaled $112 million for Rig Technologies and $338 million for Completion & Production Solutions.

Total Revenue
$1.25B
Previous year: $1.88B
-33.7%
EPS
-$0.3
Previous year: -$0.06
+400.0%
Gross Profit
$156M
Previous year: $224M
-30.4%
Cash and Equivalents
$1.61B
Previous year: $1.12B
+44.1%
Free Cash Flow
-$76M
Previous year: -$29M
+162.1%
Total Assets
$9.67B
Previous year: $10.7B
-9.5%

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Forward Guidance

NOV anticipates a meaningful improvement in financial results as the year progresses, driven by global economic growth, shrinking crude inventories, stronger oil and gas prices, and recovering oilfield activity.

Positive Outlook

  • Higher rig activity in North America and certain international markets.
  • Better volume and pricing for products and services tied to activity.
  • Improving tendering activity is expected to drive additional capital equipment orders in the second half of 2021.
  • Extraordinary cost reduction measures undertaken.
  • Continued investment in next generation of products.

Challenges Ahead

  • Extreme austerity in the oilfield following the economic shutdown of 2020.
  • Oilfield service customers preserved cash by cannibalizing idle equipment rather than buying new.
  • Severe winter weather in Texas and Oklahoma.
  • Additional COVID lockdown measures in Asia.
  • Supply chain disruptions impacted first quarter results.

Revenue & Expenses

Visualization of income flow from segment revenue to net income