Weatherford International plc announced its results for the fourth quarter and full year 2019.
Weatherford emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection pursuant to a prepackaged plan of reorganization on December 13, 2019 and eliminated $6.2 billion of debt as part of its financial restructuring. Upon emergence, Weatherford adopted fresh-start accounting which results in Weatherford becoming a new entity for accounting and financial reporting purposes. As required by GAAP, results for the year must be presented separately as the predecessor period from January 1, 2019 through December 13, 2019 (the “Predecessor†period) and the successor period from December 14, 2019 through December 31, 2019 (the “Successor†period). The results from these Predecessor and Successor periods are not comparable. Nevertheless, the Company has combined the results of the Predecessor and Successor periods as a non-GAAP measure (“combined†results) to compare to prior periods for discussion purposes herein, as we believe it provides the most meaningful basis to analyze our results.
On a GAAP basis, total revenues and net loss in the Successor period from December 14, 2019 to December 31, 2019 were $261 million and $26 million, respectively. Total revenues and net income in the Predecessor period from January 1, 2019 to December 13, 2019 were $5.0 billion and $3.7 billion, respectively. Total revenues and net income in the Predecessor period from October 1, 2019 to December 13, 2019 were $985 million and $5.3 billion, respectively. The Predecessor period includes a net reorganization gain of $5.4 billion from January 1, 2019 to December 13, 2019.
On a non-GAAP basis:
- Full-year 2019 combined revenues of $5.2 billion declined 9% versus 2018 (3% decline excluding divestitures[1])
- International combined revenues declined 4% year-on-year (6% growth excluding divestitures)
- In North America, combined revenues declined 19% year-on-year (17% decline excluding divestitures)
- Full-year 2019 combined adjusted EBITDA[2] of $567 million and associated margins of 11%
- Fourth-quarter 2019 combined revenues of $1.2 billion declined 5% sequentially
- Sequential declines in combined revenues of 5% internationally and 7% in North America
- Fourth-quarter 2019 combined adjusted EBITDA of $151 million and associated margins of 12%
- Net debt of $1.4 billion[2] as of December 31, 2019 and no significant debt maturities until 2024
Mark A. McCollum, President and Chief Executive Officer, commented, “We are pleased to begin a new chapter for Weatherford, after completing a challenging journey that culminated with our financial restructuring. I would like to thank our stakeholders for their strong support over the past year, and, in particular, our employees for their hard work and dedication.
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