8-K

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d)

of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) February 15, 2017

 

 

NOW INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-36325   46-4191184

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

7402 North Eldridge Parkway

Houston, Texas

  77041
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 281-823-4700

 

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On February 15, 2017, NOW Inc. issued a press release announcing earnings for the quarter and full year ended December 31, 2016 and conference call in connection therewith. A copy of the release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

The information contained in this Current Report shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be incorporated by reference into a filing under the Securities Act of 1933, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

   (d) Exhibits

 

   The following exhibit is provided as part of the information furnished under Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K:

 

99.1 NOW Inc. press release dated February 15, 2017 announcing the earnings results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2016.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: February 15, 2017     NOW INC.

 

    /s/ Raymond W. Chang
   

Raymond W. Chang

Vice President & General Counsel


Index to Exhibits

 

99.1 NOW Inc. press release dated February 15, 2017 announcing the earnings results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2016.
EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

 

LOGO

  

Contact: Daniel Molinaro

281-823-4941

NOW Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2016 Results

HOUSTON, TX, February 15, 2017 – NOW Inc. (NYSE: DNOW) reported for its fourth quarter ended December 31, 2016 a net loss of $71 million, or $0.66 per fully diluted share, compared to a net loss of $249 million, or $2.33 per fully diluted share in the same period of 2015. Net loss excluding other costs, a non-GAAP measure, was $31 million or $0.29 per fully diluted share. Other costs in the fourth quarter of 2016 included pre-tax charges of $2 million for severance and acquisition-related costs and an after-tax charge of $39 million for a valuation allowance recorded against the Company’s deferred tax assets.

The Company’s revenues for the fourth quarter of 2016 were $538 million, increasing $18 million from the third quarter of 2016.

Cash flows from operating activities were $49 million for the fourth quarter of 2016 and $235 million for the year 2016.

Robert Workman, President and CEO of NOW Inc., added, “As expected, Canadian and International revenues grew sequentially in the fourth quarter. Simultaneously, the average daily billings in the quarter grew ten percent sequentially, allowing the U.S. to beat our expectations of flat revenues for the fourth quarter. I am pleased that we finished the quarter with a $9 million sequential improvement in EBITDA excluding other costs. Operating losses narrowed by $6 million, resulting in 33 percent sequential flow-throughs. Finally, it is evident that third quarter rig count additions are beginning to translate into production facility construction. Assuming this trend continues into 2017, paired with a new supply chain services award in recent weeks from a large upstream oil and gas operator in the U.S., we are encouraged about 2017.”

United States

Fourth quarter revenues for the United States were $379 million, up $7 million from the third quarter of 2016. Revenues decreased 12 percent from the fourth quarter of 2015, or 18 percent when excluding acquisitions, outperforming the United States rig count decline of 22 percent in the same period.

Canada

Canada revenues were $73 million, up nine percent compared to the third quarter of 2016 and down eight percent from the fourth quarter of 2015. These changes were driven by fluctuations in the levels of operating activity. While Canada rig counts improved sequentially due to increased seasonal activity, well counts were down substantially from the fourth quarter of 2015.

International

International operations generated fourth quarter revenues of $86 million, up six percent from the third quarter of 2016 and down 35 percent from the fourth quarter of 2015, versus international rig count declines of one percent and 16 percent, respectively. This was driven by an overall decline in international deepwater drilling activity as well as non-repeating large projects from 2015.

The Company has scheduled a conference call for February 15, 2017, at 8:00 a.m. Central Time to discuss fourth quarter 2016 results. The call will be broadcast through NOW Inc.’s Investor Relations website at ir.distributionnow.com, on a listen-only basis. Prior to the beginning of the call a supplemental presentation titled “NOW Inc. Fourth Quarter 2016 Review & Key Takeaways” will be available on the Company’s Investor Relations website. A replay of the call will be available on the site for thirty days following the conference call. Participants may also join the conference call by dialing 1-800-446-1671 within North America or 1-847-413-3362 outside of North America five to ten minutes prior to the scheduled start time and asking for the “NOW Inc. Earnings Conference Call” or the “DistributionNOW Earnings Conference Call.”

 

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NOW Inc. is one of the largest distributors to energy and industrial markets on a worldwide basis, with a legacy of over 150 years. NOW Inc. operates primarily under the DistributionNOW and Wilson Export brands. Through its network of approximately 300 locations and approximately 4,500 employees worldwide, NOW Inc. offers a comprehensive line of products and solutions for the upstream, midstream and downstream energy and industrial sectors. Our locations provide products and solutions to exploration and production companies, energy transportation companies, refineries, chemical companies, utilities, manufacturers and engineering and construction companies.

Statements made in this press release that are forward-looking in nature are intended to be “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and may involve risks and uncertainties. These statements may differ materially from actual future events or results. Readers are referred to documents filed by NOW Inc. with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, which identify significant risk factors which could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements.

 

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NOW INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In millions, except share data)

 

     December 31,
2016
    December 31,
2015
 
     (Unaudited)        
ASSETS     

Current assets:

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 106      $ 90   

Receivables, net

     354        485   

Inventories, net

     483        693   

Prepaid and other current assets

     16        24   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     959        1,292   

Property, plant and equipment, net

     143        165   

Deferred income taxes

     1        4   

Goodwill

     311        205   

Intangibles, net

     184        161   

Other assets

     5        5   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

     1,603        1,832   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY     

Current liabilities:

    

Accounts payable

   $ 246      $ 211   

Accrued liabilities

     100        94   

Other current liabilities

     1        2   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     347        307   

Long-term debt

     65        108   

Deferred income taxes

     7        11   

Other long-term liabilities

     1        3   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     420        429   

Commitments and contingencies

    

Stockholders’ equity:

    

Preferred stock—par value $0.01; 20 million shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding

     —          —     

Common stock—par value $0.01; 330 million shares authorized; 107,474,904 and 107,219,138 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively

     1        1   

Additional paid-in capital

     2,002        1,980   

Accumulated deficit

     (678     (444

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (142     (134
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total stockholders’ equity

     1,183        1,403   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 1,603      $ 1,832   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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NOW INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In millions, except per share data)

 

     Three Months Ended (Unaudited)     Years Ended  
     December 31,     September 30,     December 31,  
     2016     2015     2016     2016     2015  
                       (Unaudited)        

Revenue

   $ 538      $ 644      $ 520      $ 2,107      $ 3,010   

Operating expenses:

          

Cost of products

     450        538        433        1,762        2,508   

Warehousing, selling and administrative

     135        152        140        567        619   

Impairment of goodwill

     —          138        —          —          393   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating loss

     (47     (184     (53     (222     (510

Other expense

     (1     (2     (3     (8     (8
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss before income taxes

     (48     (186     (56     (230     (518

Income tax provision (benefit)

     23        63        —          4        (16
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss

   $ (71   $ (249   $ (56   $ (234   $ (502
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss per share:

          

Basic loss per common share

   $ (0.66   $ (2.33   $ (0.53   $ (2.18   $ (4.68
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted loss per common share

   $ (0.66   $ (2.33   $ (0.53   $ (2.18   $ (4.68
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted-average common shares outstanding, basic

     107        107        107        107        107   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted-average common shares outstanding, diluted

     107        107        107        107        107   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NOW INC.

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

BUSINESS SEGMENTS

(In millions)

 

     Three Months Ended (Unaudited)      Years Ended  
     December 31,      September 30,      December 31,  
     2016      2015      2016      2016      2015  
                          (Unaudited)         

Revenue:

              

United States

   $ 379       $ 433       $ 372       $ 1,445       $ 2,027   

Canada

     73         79         67         258         378   

International

     86         132         81         404         605   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total revenue

   $ 538       $ 644       $ 520       $ 2,107       $ 3,010   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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NOW INC.

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION (CONTINUED)

U.S. GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES (GAAP) TO NON-GAAP RECONCILIATIONS

NET LOSS TO NON-GAAP EBITDA EXCLUDING OTHER COSTS RECONCILIATION (UNAUDITED)

(In millions)

 

     Three Months Ended     Years Ended  
     December 31,     September 30,     December 31,  
     2016     2015     2016     2016     2015  

GAAP net loss (1)

   $ (71   $ (249   $ (56   $ (234   $ (502

Interest, net

     1        1        1        3        2   

Income tax provision (benefit)

     23        63        —          4        (16

Depreciation and amortization

     14        12        14        53        38   

Other costs (2)

     2        141        1        10        413   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EBITDA excluding other costs

   $ (31   $ (32   $ (40   $ (164   $ (65
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EBITDA % excluding other costs (3)

     (5.8 %)      (5.0 %)      (7.7 %)      (7.8 %)      (2.2 %) 

NET LOSS TO NON-GAAP NET LOSS EXCLUDING OTHER COSTS RECONCILIATION (UNAUDITED)

(In millions)

 

     Three Months Ended     Years Ended  
     December 31,     September 30,     December 31,  
     2016     2015     2016     2016     2015  

GAAP net loss (1)

   $ (71   $ (249   $ (56   $ (234   $ (502

Other costs, net of tax (4) (5)

     40        222        20        85        436   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss excluding other costs (5)

   $ (31   $ (27   $ (36   $ (149   $ (66
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

DILUTED LOSS PER SHARE TO NON-GAAP DILUTED LOSS PER SHARE EXCLUDING OTHER COSTS RECONCILIATION (UNAUDITED)

 

     Three Months Ended     Years Ended  
     December 31,     September 30,     December 31,  
     2016     2015     2016     2016     2015  

GAAP diluted loss per share (1)

   $ (0.66   $ (2.33   $ (0.53   $ (2.18   $ (4.68

Other costs, net of tax (4)

     0.37        2.08        0.19        0.79        4.07   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted loss per share excluding other costs (5)

   $ (0.29   $ (0.25   $ (0.34   $ (1.39   $ (0.61
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) In an effort to provide investors with additional information regarding our results as determined by GAAP, we disclose various non-GAAP financial measures in our quarterly earnings press releases and other public disclosures. The non-GAAP financial measures include: (i) earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) excluding other costs, (ii) net loss excluding other costs and (iii) diluted loss per share excluding other costs. Each of these financial measures excludes the impact of certain other costs and therefore has not been calculated in accordance with GAAP. A reconciliation of each of these non-GAAP financial measures to its most comparable GAAP financial measure is included in the schedules herein.
(2) For the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2016, other costs primarily includes the transaction costs associated with acquisition activity, including the cost of inventory that was stepped up to fair value during purchase accounting and severance expenses which are included in operating loss. For the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2015, other costs additionally includes the goodwill impairment charges of $138 million and $393 million, respectively.
(3) EBITDA % excluding other costs is defined as EBITDA excluding other costs divided by Revenue.
(4) Other costs, net of tax, for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, included expenses of $39 million, $78 million, $129 million and $129 million, after tax, respectively, for a valuation allowance recorded against the Company’s deferred tax assets; as well as, $1 million, $7 million, $93 million and $307 million, after tax, respectively, in transaction costs associated with acquisitions, including the cost of inventory that was stepped up to fair value during purchase accounting related to acquisitions, and severance expenses, as well as impairment charges associated with the fair value of goodwill, which are included in operating loss.
(5) Totals may not foot due to rounding.

 

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