RPC INC
For the period ended Mar 31, 2024. Filed Apr 25, 2024.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
- GENERAL
The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements include the accounts of RPC, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries (RPC or the Company) and have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for complete financial statements. These consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Topic 810, “Consolidation” and Rule 3A-02(a) of Regulation S-X. In accordance with ASC Topic 810 and Rule 3A-02 (a) of Regulation S-X, the Company’s policy is to consolidate all subsidiaries and investees where it has voting control.
In the opinion of management, all adjustments (all of which consisted of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2024, are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the year ending December 31, 2024.
The balance sheet at December 31, 2023 has been derived from the audited financial statements at that date but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for complete financial statements. For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.
A group that includes Gary W. Rollins, Pamela R. Rollins, Amy Rollins Kreisler and Timothy C. Rollins, each of whom is a director of the Company, and certain companies under their control, controls in excess offifty percent of the Company’s voting power.
Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the presentation in the current year.
- RECENT ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
Recently Issued Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted:
**ASU No. 2023-07:**Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures: The amendments in this ASU require an entity to disclose the title and position of the Chief Operating Decision Maker (CODM) and the significant segment expenses that are regularly provided to the CODM and included within each reported measure of segment profit or loss. These amendments are effective for annual disclosures beginning in 2024 and interim disclosures beginning in the first quarter of 2025, with early adoption permitted. These amendments are effective retrospectively to all prior periods presented in the financial statements. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting these provisions on its consolidated financial statements.
ASU No. **2023-09:Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures: **The amendments in this ASU require an entity to include consistent categories and greater disaggregation of information in the rate reconciliation and income taxes paid, disaggregated by jurisdiction. These amendments are effective for annual disclosures beginning in 2025, with early adoption permitted for annual financial statements that have not yet been issued. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting these provisions on its consolidated financial statements.
- BUSINESS ACQUISITION
Effective July 1, 2023 (Effective Date), the Company completed its acquisition of all of the outstanding equity interests in Spinnaker Oilwell Services, LLC (Spinnaker), pursuant to a Merger Agreement (Merger Agreement) with Catapult Energy Services Group, LLC, as the representative of the Sellers.
Spinnaker, headquartered in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, is a leading provider of oilfield cementing services in the Permian and Mid-Continent basins. Spinnaker operatestwo facilities located in El Reno, Oklahoma and Hobbs, New Mexico and maintains 18 full-service cementing spreads. This acquisition significantly expanded RPC's cementing business from its presence in South Texas to basins in which it currently provides other services. Spinnaker is included in our Technical Services Segment. As part of the acquisition, the Company recorded goodwill of$18.7 million and intangible assets of $13.2 million consisting of customer relationships and trade names and trademarks.
The supplemental pro forma financial information presented below has been prepared using the acquisition method of accounting and is based on the historical financial information of Spinnaker and RPC. This proforma financial information does not necessarily represent what the combined company’s revenues or results of operations would have been had the acquisition been completed on January 1, 2023, nor do they intend to be a projection of future operating results of the combined company. It also does not reflect any operating efficiencies or potential cost savings that might be achieved from synergies of combining Spinnaker and RPC.
The following table provides unaudited supplemental pro forma financial information as if the acquisition had occurred on January 1, 2023.
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| (in thousands) | | | 2024 | | 2023 |
| Revenues | | $377,833 | $501,468 | ||
| Net income | | | 27,467 | | 76,084 |
- REVENUES
Accounting Policy:
RPC’s contract revenues are generated principally from providing oilfield services. These services are based on mutually agreed upon pricing with the customer prior to the services being delivered and, given the nature of the services, do not include the right of return. Pricing for these services is a function of rates based on the nature of the specific job, with consideration for the extent of equipment, labor, and consumables needed for the job. RPC typically satisfies its performance obligations over time as the services are performed. RPC records revenues based on the transaction price agreed upon with its customers.
Sales tax charged to customers is presented on a net basis within the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations and therefore excluded from revenues.
Nature of services:
RPC provides a broad range of specialized oilfield services to independent and major oil and gas companies engaged in the exploration, production and development of oil and gas properties throughout the United States and in selected international markets. RPC manages its business as either (1) services offered on the well site with equipment and personnel (Technical Services) or (2) services and tools offered off the well site (Support Services). For more detailed information about operating segments, see note titled Business Segment Information.
Our contracts with customers are generally short-term in nature and generally consist of a single performance obligation– the provision of oilfield services. RPC contracts with its customers to provide the following services by reportable segment:
Technical Services
Includes pressure pumping, downhole tools services, coiled tubing, nitrogen, snubbing and other oilfield related services including wireline, well control, fishing, pump down services and cementing.
Support Services
Rental tools – RPC rents tools to its customers for use with onshore and offshore oil and gas well drilling, completion and workover activities.
Other support services include oilfield pipe inspection services, pipe management and pipe storage, well control training and consulting.
Payment terms:
RPC’s contracts with customers state the final terms of the sales, including the description, quantity, and price of each service to be delivered. The Company’s contracts are generally short-term in nature and in most situations, RPC provides services ahead of payment - i.e., RPC has fulfilled the performance obligation prior to submitting a customer invoice. RPC invoices the customer upon completion of the specified services and collection is generally expected between 30 to 60 days after invoicing. As the Company enters into contracts with its customers, it generally expects there to be no significant timing difference between the date the services are provided to the customer (satisfaction of the performance obligation) and the date cash consideration is received. Accordingly, there is no financing component to our arrangements with customers.
Significant judgments:
RPC believes the output method is a reasonable measure of progress for the satisfaction of our performance obligations, which are satisfied over time, as it provides a faithful depiction of (1) our performance toward complete satisfaction of the performance obligation under the contract and (2) the value transferred to the customer of the services performed under the contract. RPC has elected the right to invoice practical expedient for recognizing revenue related to its performance obligations.
Disaggregation of revenues:
See note titled Business Segment Information for disaggregation of revenue by operating segment and services offered in each of them and by geographic regions.
Contract balances:
Contract assets representing the Company’s rights to consideration for work completed but not billed are included in accounts receivable, net in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets and are shown below:
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| (in thousands) · 2024 · 2023 | ||||
| Unbilled trade receivables | | $65,642 | | $59,831 |
Substantially all of the unbilled trade receivables disclosed were or are expected to be invoiced during the following quarter.
Unearned revenue
Contract liabilities represent payments received in advance of satisfying the Company’s performance obligation and are recognized over time as the service is performed. Of the$15.7 million recorded as unearned revenue as of December 31, 2023, we recognized $15.2 million as revenues during the first quarter of 2024. We expect to satisfy the remaining performance obligation in the second quarter of 2024 and therefore recognize the balance of$572 thousand as revenues during that period.
- DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION
Depreciation and amortization disclosed in the Consolidated Statements of Operations related to the following components:
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| Cost of revenues | | $27,320 | | $21,780 | ||
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | | | 2,684 | | | 2,345 |
| Total | | | 30,004 | | | 24,125 |
- EARNINGS PER SHARE
Basic and diluted earnings per share are computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the respective periods. In addition, the Company has periodically issued share-based payment awards that contain non-forfeitable rights to dividends and are therefore considered participating securities. The following table shows the restricted shares of common stock (participating securities) outstanding and a reconciliation of outstanding weighted average shares:
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| Net income available for stockholders | | $27,467 | | $71,524 | | ||
| Less: Adjustments for earnings attributable to participating securities | | | (423) | | | (1,136) | |
| Net income used in calculating earnings per share | | $27,044 | | $70,388 | | ||
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| Weighted average shares outstanding (including participating securities) | | 215,001 | | 217,152 | | ||
| Adjustment for participating securities | | (3,310) | | (3,503) | | ||
| Shares used in calculating basic and diluted earnings per share | | 211,691 | | 213,649 | | ||
- STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
The Company has issued various forms of stock incentives, including, incentive and non-qualified stock options, time-lapse restricted shares and performance share unit awards under its Stock Incentive Plans to officers, selected employees and non-employee directors.
In the first quarter of 2024, the Company issued time-lapse restricted shares to some of the selected employees that will vest ratably over a period ofthree years. The officers and remaining selected employees of the Company are likely to be granted shares under the 2024 Stock Incentive Plan. The Company’s 2014 Stock Incentive Plan expired in April 2024. At the April 23, 2024, annual meeting of stockholders, the 2024 Stock Incentive Plan reserving 8,000,000 shares was approved.
In addition to time-lapse restricted shares, officers and selected employees are also eligible to receive performance share unit awards that vest at different levels based on pre-established financial performance targets with a modifier for stock performance based on total shareholder return. The Company periodically evaluates the portion of performance share unit awards that are probable to vest and updates compensation expense accruals accordingly.
As of March 31, 2024, there were 258,122 shares available under the Company’s 2014 Stock Incentive Plan that are reserved for issuance of shares that vest pursuant to the satisfaction of the terms of performance share unit awards.
Stock-based employee compensation for both the time-lapse restricted shares and performance share awards, was as follows:
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| (in thousands) · 2024 · · 2023 | ||||
| Pre-tax expense | | $1,926 | | $1,802 |
| After tax expense | | $1,477 | | $1,382 |
The following is a summary of the changes in non-vested restricted shares for the three months ended March 31, 2024:
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| Non-vested shares at January 1, 2024 | | 3,532,185 | | $7.35 | |
| Granted | 739,200 | | 6.64 | ||
| Vested | (1,011,633) | | 8.15 | ||
| Forfeited | (85,325) | | 6.76 | ||
| Non-vested shares at March 31, 2024 | 3,174,427 | | $6.94 | ||
The total fair value of shares vested was $7.4 million during both the three months ended March 31, 2024, and the three months ended March 31, 2023. Excess tax benefits (beneficial) or deficits (detrimental) realized from tax compensation deductions in excess of, or lower than, compensation expense are recorded as discrete income tax adjustments. For the three months ended March 31, 2024, $163 thousand related to stock-based compensation awards was recorded as a beneficial discrete tax adjustment and classified within Net cash provided by operating activities in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows compared to $133 thousand of beneficial discrete tax adjustment for the three months ended March 31, 2023.
The table above does not include any of the activity related to performance share unit awards since they are not currently issued or vested.
- BUSINESS SEGMENT INFORMATION
RPC’s reportable segments are the same as its operating segments. RPC manages its business under Technical Services and Support Services. Technical Services is comprised of service lines that generate revenue based on equipment, personnel or materials at the well site and are closely aligned with completion and production activities of the customers. Support Services is comprised of service lines which generate revenue from services and tools offered off the well site and are more closely aligned with the customers’ drilling activities. Selected overhead including certain centralized support services and regulatory compliance are classified as Corporate.
Technical Services consists primarily of pressure pumping, downhole tools, coiled tubing, cementing, snubbing, nitrogen, well control, wireline and fishing. The services offered under Technical Services are high capital and personnel intensive businesses. The Company considers all of these services to be closely integrated oil and gas well servicing businesses and makes resource allocation and performance assessment decisions based on this operating segment as a whole across these various services.
Support Services consist primarily of drill pipe and related tools, pipe handling, pipe inspection and storage services, and oilfield training and consulting services. The demand for these services tends to be influenced primarily by customer drilling-related activity levels.
The Company’s Chief Operating Decision Maker (CODM) assesses performance and makes resource allocation decisions regarding, among others, staffing, growth and maintenance capital expenditures and key initiatives based on the operating segments outlined above.
Segment Revenues:
RPC’s operating segment revenues by major service lines are shown in the following table:
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| Technical Services: · · · · · | |||||||
| Pressure Pumping | | $176,256 | | $264,801 | | ||
| Downhole Tools | | | 93,794 | | 107,404 | | |
| Coiled Tubing | | | 33,168 | | 40,066 | | |
| Cementing | | | 27,751 | | | 6,245 | |
| Nitrogen | | | 9,550 | | 12,097 | | |
| Snubbing | | | 4,856 | | 7,091 | | |
| All other | | | 11,019 | | 14,287 | | |
| Total Technical Services | | | 356,394 | | | 451,991 | |
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| Rental Tools | | | 15,974 | | | 17,676 | |
| All other | | 5,465 | | 7,001 | | ||
| Total Support Services | | | 21,439 | | | 24,677 | |
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| Total revenues | | $377,833 | | $476,668 | | ||
The following summarizes revenues for the United States and separately for all international locations combined for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023. The revenues are presented based on the location of the use of the equipment or services. Assets related to international operations are less than 10% of RPC’s consolidated assets, and therefore are not presented.
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| United States revenues | | $367,938 | | $469,387 | | ||
| International revenues | | | 9,895 | | 7,281 | | |
| Total revenues | | $377,833 | | $476,668 | | ||
The accounting policies of the reportable segments are the same as those referenced in Note 1 to these consolidated financial statements. RPC evaluates the performance of its segments based on revenues, operating profits and return on invested capital. Gains or losses on disposition of assets are reviewed by the CODM on a consolidated basis, and accordingly the Company does not report gains or losses at the segment level. Inter-segment revenues are generally recorded in segment operating results at prices that management believes approximate prices for arm’s length transactions and are not material to operating results.
Summarized financial information with respect RPC’s reportable segments for the three months ended March 31, 2024, and 2023 are shown in the following table:
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| Revenues: · · | ||||||
| Technical Services | | $356,394 | | $451,991 | ||
| Support Services | | 21,439 | | 24,677 | ||
| Total revenues | | $377,833 | | $476,668 | ||
| Operating income: | | | | | ||
| Technical Services | | $31,956 | | $103,533 | ||
| Support Services | | 3,599 | | 6,644 | ||
| Corporate expenses | | (4,420) | | (5,081) | ||
| Pension settlement charges | | | — | | | (17,375) |
| Gain on disposition of assets, net | | 1,214 | | 2,936 | ||
| Total operating income | | | 32,349 | | | 90,657 |
| Interest expense | | (234) | | (72) | ||
| Interest income | | 2,965 | | 1,855 | ||
| Other income, net | | 767 | | 761 | ||
| Income before income taxes | | $35,847 | | $93,201 | ||
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| As of and for the three months ended · · Technical · · Support · · · · · · | ||||||||||||
| March 31, 2024 · Services · Services · Corporate · Total | ||||||||||||
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| Depreciation and amortization | | $27,170 | | $2,815 | | $19 | | $30,004 | ||||
| Capital expenditures | | 43,869 | | 7,813 | | 1,096 | | 52,778 | ||||
| Identifiable assets | | | 897,462 | | | 79,763 | | | 320,008 | | | 1,297,233 |
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| As of and for the three months ended · · Technical · · Support · · · · · · | ||||||||||||
| March 31, 2023 | Services | Services | Corporate | Total | ||||||||
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| Depreciation and amortization | | $22,008 | | $2,104 | | $13 | | $24,125 | ||||
| Capital expenditures | | 63,002 | | 1,313 | | 985 | | 65,300 | ||||
| Identifiable assets | | | 851,689 | | | 82,530 | | | 253,611 | | | 1,187,830 |
- CURRENT EXPECTED CREDIT LOSSES
The Company utilizes an expected credit loss model for valuing its accounts receivable, a financial asset measured at amortized cost. The Company is exposed to credit losses primarily from providing oilfield services. The Company’s expected allowance for credit losses for accounts receivable is based on historical collection experience, current and future economic and market conditions and a review of the current status of customers’ account receivable balances. Due to the short-term nature of such receivables, the estimated amount of accounts receivable that may not be collected is based on aging of the accounts receivable balances and the financial condition of customers. Additionally, specific allowance amounts are established to record the appropriate provision for customers that have a higher probability of default. The Company’s monitoring activities include timely account reconciliation, dispute resolution, payment confirmation, consideration of customers’ financial condition and macroeconomic conditions. Balances are written off when determined to be uncollectible and recoveries of amounts previously written off are recorded when collected.
The following table provides a roll-forward of the allowance for credit losses that is deducted from the amortized cost basis of accounts receivable to present the net amount expected to be collected:
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| Beginning balance | | $7,109 | | $7,078 | |
| Provision for current expected credit losses | | | (878) | | 1,074 |
| Write-offs | | | (599) | | (2,232) |
| Recoveries collected (net of expenses) | | | 2 | | — |
| Ending balance | | $5,634 | | $5,920 | |
- INVENTORIES
Inventories consist of (i) raw materials and supplies that are consumed providing services to the Company’s customers, (ii) spare parts for equipment used in providing these services and (iii) components and attachments for manufactured equipment used in providing services. In the table below, spare parts and components are included as part of raw materials and supplies; tools that are assembled using components are reported as finished goods. Inventories are recorded at the lower of cost or net realizable value. Cost is determined using first-in, first-out method or the weighted average cost method.
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| Raw materials and supplies | | $110,736 | | $109,872 | |
| Finished goods | | | 1,570 | | 1,032 |
| Ending balance | | $112,306 | | $110,904 | |
- OTHER INTANGIBLES, NET
Intangible assets are amortized over their legal or estimated useful life. The following table provides a summary of the gross carrying value and accumulated amortization by each major intangible class as of March 31, 2024, and December 31, 2023:
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| (in thousands) | | | Gross Carrying Amount | | | Accumulated Amortization | | | Gross Carrying Amount | | | Accumulated Amortization |
| Finite-lived Intangibles: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Customer relationships | | $10,000 | | $(750) | | $10,000 | | $(500) | ||||
| Trade names and trademarks | | | 3,519 | | | (559) | | | 3,519 | | | (479) |
| Software licenses | | | 2,202 | | | (2,110) | | | 2,202 | | | (1,917) |
| Patents and technology | | | 300 | | | (300) | | | 300 | | | (300) |
| | | $16,021 | | $(3,719) | | $16,021 | | $(3,196) | ||||
Amortization expense for each of the periods presented follows:
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| Amortization of finite-lived intangible assets | | | $523 | | $200 |
Estimated amortization expense based on balances as of March 31, 2024, were as follows:$1.2 million for the remainder of 2024; $1.3 million for the years 2025 to 2029.
- COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Sales and Use Taxes - The Company has ongoing sales and use tax audits in various jurisdictions and may be subjected to varying interpretations of statute that could result in unfavorable outcomes. In accordance with ASC 450-20, Loss Contingencies, any probable and reasonable estimates of assessment costs have been included in Accrued state, local and other taxes.
The Company has an outstanding state tax notification of audit results related to sales and use tax and with its outside legal counsel has evaluated the perceived merits of this tax assessment. The Company believes the likelihood of a material loss related to this contingency is remote and cannot be reasonably estimated at this time. Therefore, no loss has been recorded and the Company currently does not believe the resolution of this claim will have a material impact on its consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
- RETIREMENT PLANS
The Company’s multiemployer Retirement Income Plan (Plan), a trusteed defined benefit pension plan, was fully terminated in 2023. Amounts related to the three months ended March 31, 2023 is disclosed below:
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| Interest cost | $40 | (1) | |||
| Amortization of net losses | | 220 | (1) | ||
| Settlement loss | | | | 17,375 | |
| Net periodic benefit cost | | | $17,635 | | |
| (1) | Reported as part of Selling, general and administrative expenses in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations. |
The Company permits selected highly compensated employees to defer a portion of their compensation into the non-qualified Supplemental Retirement Plan (SERP). The Company maintains certain securities primarily in mutual funds and company-owned life insurance policies as a funding source to satisfy the obligation of the SERP that have been classified as trading and are stated at fair value totaling $28.0 million as of March 31, 2024, and $26.8 million as of December 31, 2023. Trading gains related to the SERP assets totaled approximately $1.2 million during the three months ended March 31, 2024, compared to trading gains of approximately $400 thousand during the three months ended March 31, 2023. The SERP assets are reported in non-current Other assets in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets and changes in the fair value of these assets are reported in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations as compensation cost in Selling, general and administrative expenses.
The SERP liabilities include participant deferrals, net of distributions, and are stated at fair value of approximately $24.0 million as of March 31, 2024, and $23.7 million as of December 31, 2023. The SERP liabilities are reported in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets in Retirement plan liabilities and any change in the fair value is recorded as compensation cost within Selling, general and administrative expenses in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations. Changes in the fair value of the SERP liabilities was the result of an increase of approximately $1.3 million due to unrealized gains on participant balances during the three months ended March 31, 2024, compared to an increase of approximately $417 thousand due to unrealized gain on participant deferrals during the three months ended March 31, 2023.
- NOTES PAYABLE TO BANKS
The Company has a revolving Credit Agreement with Bank of America andfour other lenders which provides for a line of credit of up to $100.0 million, including a $35.0 million letter of credit subfacility, and a $35.0 million swingline subfacility. The facility contains customary terms and conditions, including restrictions on indebtedness, dividend payments, business combinations and other related items. The revolving credit facility includes a full and unconditional guarantee by the Company's
100% owned domestic subsidiaries whose assets equal substantially all of the consolidated assets of the Company and its subsidiaries. The Credit Agreement has a maturity date of June 22, 2027.
The Credit Agreement contains three financial covenants. When RPC’s trailing four quarter EBITDA (as calculated under the Credit Agreement) is equal to or greater than $50.0 million: (i) the consolidated leverage ratio cannot exceed 2.50:1.00 and (ii) the debt service coverage ratio must be equal to or greater than 2.00:1.00; otherwise, the minimum tangible net worth must be greater than or equal to $400.0 million.
As of March 31, 2024, the Company was in compliance with all covenants.
Revolving loans under the amended revolving credit facility bear interest at one of the following two rates at the Company’s election:
| ● | Term SOFR; plus, a margin ranging from 1.25% to 2.25%, based on a quarterly consolidated leverage ratio calculation, and an additional SOFR Adjustment ranging from 0.10% to 0.30% depending upon maturity length; or |
| ● | the Base Rate, which is a fluctuating rate per annum equal to the highest of (a) the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.50%, (b) Bank of America’s publicly announced, “prime rate,” (c) the Term SOFR plus 1.00%, or (d) 1.00%; in each case plus a margin that ranges from 0.25% to 1.25% based on a quarterly consolidated leverage ratio calculation. |
In addition, the Company pays an annual fee ranging from 0.20% to 0.30%, based on a quarterly consolidated leverage ratio calculation, on the unused portion of the credit facility.
The Company has incurred total loan origination fees and other debt related costs associated with this revolving credit facility in the aggregate of approximately $3.7 million. These costs are being amortized to interest expense over the remaining term of the loan, and the remaining unamortized balance of approximately $250 thousand at March 31, 2024 is classified as part of non-current Other assets.
As of March 31, 2024, RPC hadno outstanding borrowings under the revolving credit facility, and letters of credit outstanding relating to self-insurance programs and contract bids totaled $16.6 million; therefore, a total of $83.4 million of the facility was available. Interest incurred, which includes facility fees on the unused portion of the revolving credit facility and the amortization of loan costs, and interest paid on the credit facility were as follows for the periods indicated:
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| Interest incurred | | $73 | | $59 | |||
| Interest paid | | | 42 | | | 41 | |
- INCOME TAXES
The Company generally determines its periodic income tax expense or benefit based upon the current period income or loss and the annual estimated tax rate for the Company adjusted for discrete items including changes to prior period estimates. In certain instances, the Company uses the discrete method when it believes the actual year-to-date effective rate provides a more reliable estimate of its income tax rate for the period. The estimated tax rate is revised, if necessary, as of the end of each successive interim period during the fiscal year to the Company’s current annual estimated tax rate.
For the three months ended March 31, 2024, the effective rate reflects a provision of 23.4% compared to a provision of 23.3% for the comparable period in the prior year. The increase in effective tax rate is primarily due to a decrease in beneficial discrete adjustments.
- FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURES
The various inputs used to measure assets at fair value establish a hierarchy that distinguishes between assumptions based on market data (observable inputs) and the Company’s assumptions (unobservable inputs). The hierarchy consists of three broad levels as follows:
Level 1 – Quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
Level 2 – Quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active, and model-based valuation techniques for which all significant assumptions are observable in the market or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.
Level 3 – Unobservable inputs developed using the Company’s estimates and assumptions, which reflect those that market participants would use.
The Company determines the fair value of equity securities that have a readily determinable fair value through quoted market prices. The total fair value is the final closing price, as defined by the exchange in which the asset is actively traded, on the last trading day of the period, multiplied by the number of units held without consideration of transaction costs. Equity securities are stated at fair value of approximately $4 thousand as of December 31, 2023. During the first quarter of 2024, the Company sold all of its investment in equity securities. The net gain from sales of the equity securities was insignificant.
Trading securities are comprised of the SERP assets, as described in the note titled Retirement Plans, and are recorded primarily at their net cash surrender values, calculated using their net asset values, which approximates fair value, as provided by the issuing insurance or investment company. Significant observable inputs, in addition to quoted market prices, were used to value the equity securities. The Company’s policy is to recognize transfers between levels at the beginning of quarterly reporting periods. For the quarter ended March 31, 2024, there were no significant transfers in or out of levels 1, 2 or 3.
Under the Company’s revolving credit facility, there wasno balance outstanding at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023. Borrowings under our revolving credit facility are typically based on the quote from the lender (level 2 inputs), which approximates fair value, and bear variable interest rates as described in the note titled Notes Payable to Banks. The Company is subject to interest rate risk, to the extent there are outstanding borrowings on the variable component of the interest rate.
The carrying amounts of other financial instruments reported in the balance sheet for current assets and current liabilities approximate their fair values because of the short maturity of these instruments. The Company currently does not use the fair value option to measure any of its existing financial instruments and has not determined whether it will elect this option for financial instruments acquired in the future.
- ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
Accumulated other comprehensive loss consists of the following:
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| · · · Currency · · · · · · | |||||||
| (in thousands) · · Translation · · Total · · | |||||||
| Balance at December 31, 2023 | | $(2,369) | | $(2,369) | | | |
| Change during the period: | | | | | | | |
| Before-tax amount | | (113) | | (113) | | | |
| Balance at March 31, 2024 | | $(2,482) | | $(2,482) | | | |
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| · · Pension · · Currency · · | |||||||||
| (in thousands) · Adjustment · Translation · Total | |||||||||
| Balance at December 31, 2022 | | $(17,307) | | $(2,632) | | $(19,939) | |||
| Change during the period: | | | | | | | |||
| Before-tax amount | | 4,065 | | (16) | | 4,049 | |||
| Tax expense | | | (935) | | | — | | | (935) |
| Pension settlement charges, net of taxes | | | 13,379 | | | | | | 13,379 |
| Reclassification adjustment, net of taxes: | | | | | | ||||
| Amortization of net loss (1) | | 169 | | — | | 169 | |||
| Total activity for the period | | 16,678 | | (16) | | 16,662 | |||
| Balance at March 31, 2023 | | $(629) | | $(2,648) | | $(3,277) | |||
| (1) | Reported as part of Selling, general and administrative expenses. |
- CASH PAID FOR COMMON STOCK PURCHASED AND RETIRED
The Company has a stock buyback program to repurchase up to 49,578,125 shares in the open market, including an additional 8,000,000 shares authorized for repurchase by the Board of Directors in the second quarter of 2023. During the three months ended March 31, 2024, there were 1,010,258 shares repurchased in the open market. As of March 31, 2024, there were 12,768,870 shares remaining available to be repurchased. The program does not have a preset expiration date. Repurchases of shares of the Company’s common stock may be made from time to time in the open market, by block purchases, in privately negotiated transactions or in such other manner as determined by the Company. The timing of the repurchases and the actual amount repurchased will depend on a variety of factors, including the market price of the Company's shares, general market and economic conditions, and other factors. The stock repurchase program does not obligate the Company to acquire any particular amount of common stock, and it may be suspended or discontinued at any time.
Shares purchased for withholding taxes represent taxes due upon vesting of time-lapse restricted shares granted to employees. Total share repurchases for 2024 and 2023 year to date are detailed below:
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| · · Three months ended · · Three months ended | ||||||||||||||
| · · March 31, 2024 · · March 31, 2023 | ||||||||||||||
| · No. of shares · · Avg. price · · Total cost · No. of shares · · Avg. price · Total cost | ||||||||||||||
| Shares purchased for withholding taxes | | | 323,012 | $7.26 | $2,346,420 | | | 256,003 | $9.24 | $2,364,914 | ||||
| Open market purchases | | | 1,010,258 | | 7.44 | | 7,511,602 | | | 1,132,364 | | 7.93 | | 8,983,973 |
| Total | | | 1,333,270 | $7.39 | $9,858,022 | | | 1,388,367 | $8.17 | $11,348,887 | ||||
- SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
On April 23, 2024, the Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.04 per share payable June 10, 2024, to common stockholders of record at the close of business on May 10, 2024.
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