nex-20220331

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)


☒			QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2022


☐			TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from _____ to _____

Commission File Number 001-37988

NexTier Oilfield Solutions Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)


Delaware			38-4016639
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)			(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

3990 Rogerdale Rd.	Houston	Texas	77042
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)			(Zip Code)

(713) 325-6000

(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)


Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each Class	Trading Symbol	Name of Each Exchange On Which Registered
Common Stock, $0.01, par value	NEX	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company," and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.


Large Accelerated Filer	☒	Accelerated Filer	☐

Non-accelerated Filer	☐	Smaller Reporting Company	☐

		Emerging Growth Company	☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒

As of April 25, 2022, the registrant had 244,035,932 shares of common stock outstanding.

Auditor Name: KPMG LLP Auditor Location: Houston, Texas Auditor Firm ID: 185

TABLE OF CONTENTS


PART I.	FINANCIAL INFORMATION	3

Item 1.	Financial Statements	4

	Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets	5
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss)	6
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity	7
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows	8
	Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements	10

Item 2.	Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	27

Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	36

Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	37

PART II.	OTHER INFORMATION	38

Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	38

Item 1A.	Risk Factors	38

Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	38

Item 3.	Defaults Upon Senior Securities	39

Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures	39

Item 5.	Other Information	39

Item 6.	Exhibits	40

	Signatures	41

REFERENCES WITHIN THIS QUARTERLY REPORT

As used in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, unless the context otherwise requires, references to (i) the terms "Company," "NexTier," "we," "us" and "our" refer to NexTier Oilfield Solutions Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries; (ii) the term "Keane Group" refers to Keane Group Holdings, LLC and its consolidated subsidiaries; (iii) the term "Keane Investor" refers to Keane Investor Holdings LLC; (iv) the term "Cerberus" refers to Cerberus Capital Management, L.P. and its controlled affiliates and investment funds; and (v) the term "Alamo" refers to Alamo Pressure Pumping, LLC and its consolidated subsidiaries. As used in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, capacity in the hydraulic fracturing business refers to the total number of hydraulic horsepower, regardless of whether such hydraulic horsepower is active and deployed, active and not deployed or inactive. While the equipment and amount of hydraulic horsepower required for a customer project varies, we calculate our total number of fleets, as used in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, by dividing our total hydraulic horsepower by approximately 63,000 hydraulic horsepower.

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS AND INFORMATION

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements, within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which are subject to risks and uncertainties. All statements other than statements of historical facts contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, including statements regarding our future operating results and financial position, business strategy and plans and objectives of management for future operations, are forward-looking statements. Our forward-looking statements are generally accompanied by words such as "may," "should," "expect," "believe," "plan," "anticipate," "could," "intend," "target," "goal," "project," "contemplate," "estimate," "predict," "potential," "outlook," "reflect," "forecast," "future," or "continue," or the negative of these terms or other similar expressions. Any forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q speak only as of the date on which we make them and are based upon our historical performance and on current plans, estimates and expectations. Except as required by law, we have no obligation to update any forward-looking statements made in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q or to reflect new information or the occurrence of unanticipated events. Forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q include, but are not limited to, statements about:

•the continued impact of the COVID-19 pandemic (including as a result of the emergence of new variants and strains of the virus, such as Delta and Omicron) and the evolving response thereto by governments, private businesses or others to contain the spread of the virus and its variants or to treat its impact;

•changing regional, national or global economic conditions, including rising inflation and supply chain issues;

•the ongoing impact of geopolitical conflicts;

•our business strategy;

•our plans, objectives, expectations and intentions;

•the competitive nature of the industry in which we conduct our business, including pricing pressures;

•our future operating results;

•crude oil and natural gas demand and production growth;

•crude oil and natural gas commodity prices;

•demand for services in our industry;

•the impact of pipeline and storage capacity constraints;

•the impact of adverse weather conditions;

•the effects of government regulation;

•changes in tax laws;

•legal proceedings, liability claims and effect of external investigations;

•the effect of a loss of, or the financial distress of, one or more customers;

•our ability to obtain or renew customer contracts;

•the effect of a loss of, or interruption in operations of, one or more key suppliers;

•our ability to maintain the right level of commitments under our supply agreements;

•the market price and availability of materials or equipment;

•the impact of new technology;

•our ability to employ a sufficient number of skilled and qualified workers;

•our ability to obtain permits, approvals and authorizations from governmental and third parties;

•planned acquisitions, divestitures and future capital expenditures;

•our ability to maintain secure and effective information technology systems;

•our ability to maintain an effective system of internal controls over financial reporting;

•our ability to service our debt obligations;

•financial strategy, liquidity or capital required for our ongoing operations and acquisitions, and our ability to raise additional capital;

•the market volatility of our stock;

•our ability or intention to pay dividends or to effectuate repurchases of our common stock;

•the impact of ownership by Cerberus (through Keane Investor); and

•the impact of our corporate governance structure.

We caution you that the foregoing list may not contain all of the forward-looking statements made in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

You should not rely upon forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. We have based the forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q primarily on our current expectations and projections about future events and trends that we believe may affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects. The outcome of the events described in these forward-looking statements is subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors described in the section entitled Part I, "Item 1A. Risk Factors" of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021. Moreover, we operate in a very competitive and rapidly changing environment. New risks and uncertainties emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict all risks and uncertainties that could have an impact on the forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. We cannot assure you that the results, events, circumstances, plans, intentions or expectations reflected in any forward-looking statements will be achieved or occur. Actual results, events or circumstances could differ materially from those described in such forward-looking statements, and you should not place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements. Our forward-looking statements do not reflect the potential impact of any future acquisitions, mergers, dispositions, joint ventures or investments we may make, except as specifically set forth herein. We undertake no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements for any reasons, expect as required by law.

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q includes market and industry data and certain other statistical information based on third-party sources including independent industry publications, government publications and other published independent sources. Although we believe these third-party sources are reliable as of their respective dates, we have not independently verified the accuracy or completeness of this information. Some data is also based on our own good faith estimates, which are supported by our management's knowledge of and experience in the markets and businesses in which we operate.

While we are not aware of any misstatements regarding any market, industry or similar data presented herein, such data involves risks and uncertainties and is subject to change based on various factors, including those discussed above and in Part I, "Item 1A. Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021.

PART I

Item 1. Financial Statements

NEXTIER OILFIELD SOLUTIONS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Amounts in thousands, except par value)


	March 31, 2022		December 31, 2021
	(Unaudited)		(Audited)
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	99,788	$	110,695
Trade and other accounts receivable, net	391,682		301,740
Inventories, net	50,948		38,094
Assets held for sale	910		1,555
Prepaid and other current assets	47,414		55,625
Total current assets	590,742		507,709
Operating lease right-of-use assets	20,541		21,767
Finance lease right-of-use assets	41,875		41,537
Property and equipment (net of accumulated depreciation of $968,439 and $951,170)	613,163		620,865
Goodwill	192,780		192,780
Intangible assets (net of accumulated amortization of $64,906 and $62,678)	62,146		64,961
Other noncurrent assets	11,131		7,962
Total assets	$	1,532,378	$	1,457,581

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	239,769	$	190,963
Accrued expenses	238,657		213,923
Customer contract liabilities	21,288		23,729
Current maturities of long-term operating lease liabilities	6,440		7,452
Current maturities of long-term finance lease liabilities	12,035		11,906
Current maturities of long-term debt	13,602		13,384
Other current liabilities	8,801		10,346
Total current liabilities	540,592		471,703
Long-term operating lease liabilities, less current maturities	19,480		20,446
Long-term finance lease liabilities, less current maturities

SEC Form 10-Q filed by NexTier Oilfield Solutions Inc.