Oceaneering Reports Third Quarter 2017 Results

HOUSTON, Oct. 25, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Oceaneering International, Inc. ("Oceaneering") (NYSE: OII) today reported a net loss of $1.8 million, or $(0.02) per share, on revenue of $476 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017.  Excluding the impacts of a total of $4.2 million for: prior year non-income related taxes, discrete income tax expense, and foreign currency exchange losses, adjusted net income was $2.4 million, or $0.02 per share.

During the immediately preceding quarter, Oceaneering reported net income of $2.1 million, or $0.02 per share, on revenue of $515 million.

Adjusted operating income, operating margin, net income (loss) and earnings (loss) per share, EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA (as well as EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA margins) and free cash flow are non-GAAP measures which exclude the impacts of certain identified items.  Reconciliations to the corresponding GAAP measures are shown in the tables Adjusted Net Income (Loss) and Diluted Earnings (Loss) per Share (EPS), EBITDA and EBITDA Margins, Free Cash Flow, Adjusted Operating Income and Margins by Segment, and EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA and Margins by Segment.  These tables are included below under the caption Reconciliations of Non-GAAP to GAAP Financial Information.

Sequentially, adjusted operating income improved 28% due mainly to increased profit contributions from Subsea Projects and Subsea Products, and reduced Unallocated Expenses, offset primarily by lower profits being realized by ROVs.

Roderick A. Larson, President and Chief Executive Officer of Oceaneering, stated, "Our third quarter adjusted operating results were in line with our expectations, with the exception of ROVs.  Furthermore, each of our operating segments remained profitable and generated substantial EBITDA.  On a consolidated basis, for the first nine months of 2017, we have generated $179 million of adjusted EBITDA and $84 million of free cash flow.  These results are commendable in light of an offshore oilfield services and products market landscape that remains extremely challenging due to continued pricing degradation and the sluggish rate of subsea project approval and progression.  Our tax provision, as adjusted, was higher than the statutory percentage of pre-tax income due to the geographic mix of tax jurisdictions in which we generated our earnings and losses.

"Compared to the second quarter, third quarter ROV adjusted operating income declined more than expected due to lower average revenue per day on hire and an increase in average daily operating costs.  Consequently, ROV adjusted EBITDA margin declined to 33%, from 38% for the second quarter.

"Additionally, average ROV revenue per day on hire decreased 3% due primarily to an unfavorable change in geographic mix, as we experienced disproportionately fewer work days in higher day rate operating areas, notably Angola.  Days on hire increased 4% as our fleet utilization improved to 50% from 48%.  At the end of September 2017, our fleet size remained at 279 vehicles.  Our fleet use mix during the quarter was unchanged from the prior quarter at 61% in drill support and 39% vessel-based activity.  At the end of September, we had ROVs on 83, or 55% of the 151 floating rigs under contract.  This compares to having ROVs on 53% of the rigs contracted at the end of June and the end of March 2017.

"Compared to the second quarter, Subsea Products third quarter operating income improved as expected on an 18% decline in quarterly revenues.  Operating margin improved due to a higher percentage of segment revenue being generated by our service and rental business unit and excellent execution by our umbilical business unit.  Our Subsea Products backlog at September 30, 2017 was $284 million, compared to our June 30, 2017 backlog of $328 million.  The backlog decline was largely attributable to low umbilical order intake and production associated with Shell Appomattox.  Our book-to-bill ratio year-to-date was 0.69 and the past twelve months has been 0.72, no change from the prior quarter.

"Sequentially, Subsea Projects revenue and operating income increased, principally driven by seasonal improvements in U.S. Gulf of Mexico deepwater vessel work.  Asset Integrity operating income was down slightly as projected.  Advanced Technologies revenue and operating income declined as expected, primarily due to lower levels of work for the U.S. Navy.  Unallocated Expenses were lower.

"Looking forward, we believe our fourth quarter results will be considerably lower than our adjusted third quarter results due to seasonality and a reduced level of activity.  Most of the decline is expected to be in our ROV and Subsea Projects segments, with modestly lower operating income from our other oilfield segments as we foresee very few near-term catalysts to support an improvement in our oilfield markets.  For our non-oilfield segment, Advanced Technologies, we are projecting a modest quarterly improvement, and slightly higher Unallocated Expenses.

"While our fourth quarter outlook has been revised downward, we continue to believe that we will be marginally profitable at the operating income line on a consolidated basis for all of 2017.

"Based on the current number of floating rigs working and expectations for further reductions in oil and gas industry capital and operating expenditures as offshore activities get pushed into 2019, we believe our 2018 earnings will be significantly lower than 2017.  However, during 2018, we expect each of our operating segments will contribute positive EBITDA, and, on a consolidated basis, we will generate sufficient cash flows to service our debt and fund our anticipated maintenance and organic growth capital expenditures.  While we are anticipating an increase in offshore activity levels during the second half of 2018, we do not expect this shift in momentum to be adequate to offset the near-term market weakness or to present an opportunity to meaningfully improve pricing.

"Beyond 2018, we believe that the oil and gas industry will continue its investment in deepwater projects, and foresee improving demand for our services and products.  Meanwhile, we continue to look for opportunities that may emerge to grow our company, with more focus on our customers' operating expenditures in the production phase of the offshore oilfield life cycle."

This release contains "forward-looking statements" as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including, without limitation, statements as to the expectations, beliefs and future expected business, financial performance and prospects of Oceaneering. More specifically, the forward-looking statements in this press release include the statements concerning Oceaneering's: outlook for the fourth quarter of 2017, and expected contributions of its segments to the fourth quarter results, as well as expected fourth quarter Unallocated Expenses; expectation for the full year of 2017 to be marginally profitable at the operating income line on a consolidated basis; outlook for 2018 earnings relative to 2017, and expected contribution of its segments to the 2018 results; beliefs about deepwater investment and improving demand for its services and products; and intention to look for opportunities that may emerge to grow the company, with more focus on its customers' operating expenditures in the production phase of the offshore oilfield life cycle. The forward-looking statements included in this release are based on our current expectations and are subject to certain risks, assumptions, trends and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by the forward-looking statements. Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include: factors affecting the level of activity in the oil and gas industry; supply and demand of drilling rigs; oil and natural gas demand and production growth; oil and natural gas prices; fluctuations in currency markets worldwide; future global economic conditions; the loss of major contracts or alliances; future performance under our customer contracts; and the effects of competition. For a more complete discussion of these and other risk factors, please see Oceaneering's latest annual report on Form 10-K and subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Oceaneering is a global provider of engineered services and products, primarily to the offshore oil and gas industry, with a focus on deepwater applications.  Through the use of its applied technology expertise, Oceaneering also serves the defense, entertainment, and aerospace industries.

For more information on Oceaneering, please visit www.oceaneering.com.

Contact:
Suzanne Spera
Director, Investor Relations
Oceaneering International, Inc.
713-329-4707
investorrelations@oceaneering.com

RECONCILIATIONS OF NON-GAAP TO GAAP FINANCIAL INFORMATION

In addition to financial results determined in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"), this Press Release also includes non-GAAP financial measures (as defined under SEC Regulation G).  We have included Adjusted Net Income and Diluted Earnings per Share, each of which excludes the effects of certain specified items, as set forth in the tables that follow.  As a result, these amounts are non-GAAP financial measures.  We believe these are useful measures for investors to review because they provide consistent measures of the underlying results of our ongoing business.  Furthermore, our management uses these measures as measures of the performance of our operations.  We have also included disclosures of Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA), EBITDA Margins and Free Cash Flow, as well as the following by segment:  Adjusted Operating Income and Margins, EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margins.  We define EBITDA margin as EBITDA divided by revenue.  Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margins as well as Adjusted Operating Income and Margin and related information by segment exclude the effects of certain specified items, as set forth in the tables that follow.  EBITDA and EBITDA margins, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margins, and Adjusted Operating Income and Margin and related information by segment are each non-GAAP financial measures.  We define Free Cash Flow as cash flow provided by operating activities less organic capital expenditures (i.e., purchases of property and equipment other than those in business acquisitions).  We have included these disclosures in this press release because EBITDA,  EBITDA margins and Free Cash Flow are widely used by investors for valuation and comparing our financial performance with the performance of other companies in our industry, and the adjusted amounts thereof (as well as Adjusted Operating Income and Margin by Segment) provide more consistent measures than the unadjusted amounts.  Furthermore, our management uses these measures for purposes of evaluating our financial performance.  Our presentation of EBITDA, EBITDA margins and Free Cash Flow (and the Adjusted amounts thereof) may not be comparable to similarly titled measures other companies report.  Non-GAAP financial measures should be viewed in addition to and not as substitutes for our reported operating results, cash flows or any other measure prepared and reported in accordance with GAAP.   The tables that follow provide reconciliations of the non-GAAP measures used in this press release to the most directly comparable GAAP measures.