TETRA Technologies, Inc. announced first quarter 2020 revenue of $223 million and a net loss before discontinued operations of $10 million. Adjusted EPS was $0.02, and the company generated $4.7 million in TETRA Only adjusted free cash flow from continuing operations.
Adjusted EBITDA on a consolidated basis before discontinued operations of $48 million, the highest first quarter Adjusted EBITDA in 5 years with a 33% year-on-year quarterly improvement.
Completion Fluids & Products achieved $21.6 million of Adjusted EBITDA and 25.8% income before tax margin, up from $10.4 million and 10.0%, respectively, from first quarter of 2019.
Water & Flowback Services Adjusted EBITDA increased sequentially by $1.2 million on flat revenue.
TETRA Only adjusted free cash flow from continuing operations was $4.7 million, above previous guidance and nearly a $40 million improvement over the same period last year.
Despite the challenging economic outlook for 2020, especially for oil and gas, the non-oil and gas industrial business is expected to hold up well for the foreseeable future. In the second quarter, the company expects to benefit from the seasonally strong Northern European industrial chemicals business, which is expected to contribute up to $10 million of cash from operating activities. Moving into the second quarter, the company expects a very different and challenging market environment for the Compression segment.
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