Pioneer Energy Services Reports Second Quarter 2017 Results

SAN ANTONIO, Aug. 1, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Pioneer Energy Services (NYSE: PES) today reported financial and operating results for the quarter ended June 30, 2017. Notable items include:

    --  Production Services Segment revenue increased 20% from the prior quarter
        with improved gross margins in all businesses.
    --  Drilling Services Segment average margin per day was $7,735, up for the
        third consecutive quarter.
    --  U.S. drilling fleet is 100% pad-optimal AC rigs and is 100% utilized
        with dayrates that have continued to roll higher through 2017.

Consolidated Financial Results

Revenues for the second quarter of 2017 were $107.1 million, up 12% from revenues of $95.8 million in the first quarter of 2017 ("the prior quarter") and up 72% from revenues of $62.3 million in the second quarter of 2016 ("the year-earlier quarter"). The increase from the prior quarter primarily resulted from increased activity and pricing in our Production Services Segment.

Net loss for the second quarter of 2017 was $20.2 million, or $0.26 per share, compared with net loss of $25.1 million, or $0.33 per share, in the prior quarter and net loss of $30.0 million, or $0.46 per share, in the year-earlier quarter. Our Adjusted Net Loss((1)) for the second quarter was $16.2 million, and our Adjusted EPS((2)) was a loss of $0.21 per share, which excludes the after-tax impact of impairment charges and the valuation allowance taken against deferred tax assets primarily related to domestic net operating losses. This compares to Adjusted Net Loss of $15.4 million, or $0.20 per share, in the prior quarter. Valuation allowance adjustments to deferred tax assets were $3.5 million in the second quarter of 2017 and $9.8 million in the prior quarter.

Second quarter Adjusted EBITDA((3)) was $12.9 million, up from $6.0 million in the prior quarter primarily due to higher activity from our Production Services Segment, as well as increased utilization in our U.S. drilling operations. Compared to the year-earlier quarter, second quarter Adjusted EBITDA was up $9.3 million primarily due to increased activity in our Production Services Segment.

Operating Results

Production Services Segment

Revenue for the Production Services Segment was $68.4 million in the second quarter, up 20% from the prior quarter and up 99% from the year-earlier quarter. Production Services Segment margin((4)) as a percentage of revenue was 23% in the second quarter, up from 20% in the prior quarter and up from 16% in the year-earlier quarter.

Production Services Segment revenues increased 20% from the prior quarter, led by the wireline business, due to a continued increase in completion-related activity in all basins in which we operate. The number of wireline jobs we completed in the second quarter increased by 2% over the prior quarter, and by 55% over the year-earlier quarter. Well servicing average pricing was $514 per hour in the second quarter, up from $497 in the prior quarter and up from $485 in the year-earlier quarter. Well servicing rig utilization was 47% in the second quarter, up from 43% in the prior quarter and up from 40% in the year-earlier quarter. Coiled tubing utilization was 26% in the second quarter, up from 22% in the prior quarter and up from 20% in the year-earlier quarter.

Drilling Services Segment

Revenue for the Drilling Services Segment was $38.8 million in the second quarter, a 1% decrease from the prior quarter and a 39% increase from the year-earlier quarter. Drilling rig utilization was 74% for the second quarter, up from 72% in the prior quarter.

Average drilling revenues per day were $24,131 in the second quarter, down from $25,091 in the prior quarter and down from $25,188 in the year-earlier quarter. Drilling Services Segment margin((4)) per day((5)) was $7,735 in the second quarter, up from $7,659 in the prior quarter and down from $11,879 in the year-earlier quarter. The increase in Drilling Services Segment margin per day from the prior quarter was primarily due to increased dayrates in our domestic drilling operations. The decrease from the year-earlier quarter is primarily due to reduced revenues from rigs that were earning but not working during the year-earlier quarter as well as more revenue days at current market dayrates.

Currently, all of our 16 drilling rigs in the U.S are earning revenues, 13 of which are under term contracts, and two of our rigs in Colombia are earning revenue under term contracts, for a total current utilization of 75%. One additional rig in Colombia is under term contract, but is waiting for the operator to prepare drilling sites, which we expect will be completed by mid-August.

Comments from our President and CEO

"We are pleased with the solid improvement in our financial and operating results and the sustained strength in customer activity levels, despite some weakening in oil prices," said Wm. Stacy Locke, President and CEO of Pioneer Energy Services.

"We continued to benefit from higher customer activity that began late last year in both our Production Services and Drilling Services Segments. Our Production Services Segment realized double digit revenue growth in all three business lines in the second quarter with improving margins. We expect our Production Services Segment to continue to perform well as our customers work through a backlog of drilled but uncompleted wells and deferred maintenance on existing producing wells. In our Drilling Services Segment, our U.S. drilling rig fleet is 100% utilized and generating margins per day which we believe are among the highest in the industry. Seven rigs have been renewed in the second and third quarters of 2017 with dayrates increasing a minimum of $2,000 per day, and two rigs were extended through the end of 2018 and one extended for a year beginning in July. In Colombia, three rigs are under contract today. Two of these rigs are currently earning revenues and the third is in the process of moving to the next location. One additional rig is pending final negotiations on contracts. The outlook in Colombia is very positive for sustained work in the third and fourth quarters of 2017 with improving utilization in 2018."

"While we are continuing to see improvement in the majority of the regions in which we operate and we are benefiting from further pricing increases, we intend to remain disciplined in our capital expenditure program this year. With the majority of our capital spending in 2017 front-end loaded for equipment upgrades and additional units to meet current customer demand, we anticipate being cash flow neutral in the second half of the year. We are well positioned with high-quality equipment and best-in-class service and safety that can compete and perform well in any of our markets."

Third Quarter 2017 Guidance

In the third quarter of 2017, Production Services Segment revenue is estimated to be up approximately 5% to 10% as compared to the second quarter of 2017. Production Services Segment margin is estimated to be 24% to 26% of revenues in the third quarter. Drilling rig utilization in the third quarter is estimated to average 74% to 77%. Drilling Services Segment margin is expected to be approximately $8,100 to $8,500 per day in the third quarter.

Liquidity

Working capital at June 30, 2017 was $52.8 million, up from $48.0 million at December 31, 2016. Our cash and cash equivalents were $6.9 million, down from $10.2 million at year-end 2016.

The decrease in cash and cash equivalents during the first half of 2017 was primarily due to $40.0 million of cash used for purchases of property and equipment and $16.3 million of cash used in operating activities, partially funded by $42.7 million of net borrowings under our Revolving Credit Facility and $7.7 million of proceeds from the sale of assets.

We currently have $11.8 million in committed letters of credit and $88.5 million in borrowings outstanding under our $150 million Revolving Credit Facility.

Capital Expenditures

Cash capital expenditures during the six months ended June 30, 2017 were $40.0 million. We estimate total capital expenditures for 2017 to be approximately $56 million to $59 million, which includes approximately $22 million for drilling rig upgrades, the exchange of 20 well servicing rigs which was completed in the first quarter of 2017 and the purchase of six wireline units.

Conference Call

Pioneer Energy Services' management team will hold a conference call today at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time (10:00 a.m. Central Time) to discuss these results. To participate in the conference call, dial (412) 902-0003 approximately 10 minutes prior to the call and ask for the Pioneer Energy Services conference call. A telephone replay will be available after the call and will be accessible until August 8(th). To access the replay, dial (201) 612-7415 and enter the pass code 13666339.

The conference call will also be webcast on the Internet and accessible from Pioneer Energy Services' Web site at www.pioneeres.com. To listen to the live call, visit Pioneer Energy Services' Web site at least 10 minutes early to register and download any necessary audio software. A replay will be available shortly after the call. For more information, please contact Donna Washburn at Dennard ? Lascar Associates, LLC at (713) 529-6600 or e-mail dwashburn@dennardlascar.com.

About Pioneer

Pioneer Energy Services provides well, wireline, and coiled tubing services to producers in the U.S. Gulf Coast, offshore Gulf of Mexico, Mid-Continent and Rocky Mountain regions through its Production Services Segment. Pioneer also provides contract land drilling services to oil and gas operators in Texas, the Mid-Continent and Appalachian regions and internationally in Colombia through its Drilling Services Segment.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements, Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Reconciliations

Statements we make in this news release that express a belief, expectation or intention, as well as those that are not historical fact, are forward-looking statements that are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Our actual results, performance or achievements, or industry results, could differ materially from those we express in the following discussion as a result of a variety of factors, including general economic and business conditions and industry trends, levels and volatility of oil and gas prices, the continued demand for drilling services or production services in the geographic areas where we operate, decisions about exploration and development projects to be made by oil and gas exploration and production companies, the highly competitive nature of our business, technological advancements and trends in our industry and improvements in our competitors' equipment, the loss of one or more of our major clients or a decrease in their demand for our services, future compliance with covenants under our senior secured revolving credit facility and our senior notes, operating hazards inherent in our operations, the supply of marketable drilling rigs, well servicing rigs, coiled tubing and wireline units within the industry, the continued availability of drilling rig, well servicing rig, coiled tubing and wireline unit components, the continued availability of qualified personnel, the success or failure of our acquisition strategy, including our ability to finance acquisitions, manage growth and effectively integrate acquisitions, the political, economic, regulatory and other uncertainties encountered by our operations, and changes in, or our failure or inability to comply with, governmental regulations, including those relating to the environment. We have discussed many of these factors in more detail in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016, including under the headings "Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements" in the Introductory Note to Part I and "Risk Factors" in Item 1A. These factors are not necessarily all the important factors that could affect us. Other unpredictable or unknown factors could also have material adverse effects on actual results of matters that are the subject of our forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made and we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. We advise our shareholders that they should (1) recognize that important factors not referred to above could affect the accuracy of our forward-looking statements and (2) use caution and common sense when considering our forward-looking statements.

This news release contains non-GAAP financial measures as defined by SEC Regulation G. A reconciliation of each such measure to its most directly comparable U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) financial measure, together with an explanation of why management believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information to investors, is provided in the following tables.


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    (1)               Adjusted Net Loss represents net loss as reported adjusted to exclude
                      impairment charges and loss on extinguishment of debt, if any, and the
                      related tax benefit, and valuation allowance adjustments on deferred tax
                      assets. We believe that adjusted net loss is a useful measure to facilitate
                      period-to-period comparisons of our core operating performance and to
                      evaluate our long-term financial performance against that of our peers,
                      although it is not a measure of financial performance under GAAP. Adjusted
                      net loss may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures reported
                      by other companies. A reconciliation of net loss as reported to adjusted
                      net loss is included in the tables to this news release.


    (2)               Adjusted (diluted) EPS represents adjusted net loss divided by the weighted-
                      average number of shares outstanding during the period, including the
                      effect of dilutive securities, if any. We believe that adjusted (diluted)
                      EPS is a useful measure to facilitate period-to-period comparisons of our
                      core operating performance and to evaluate our long-term financial
                      performance against that of our peers, although it is not a measure of
                      financial performance under GAAP. Adjusted (diluted) EPS may not be
                      comparable to other similarly titled measures reported by other companies.
                      A reconciliation of diluted EPS as reported to adjusted (diluted) EPS is
                      included in the tables to this news release.


    (3)               Adjusted EBITDA represents income (loss) before interest expense, income tax
                      (expense) benefit, depreciation and amortization, and loss on
                      extinguishment of debt and impairments, if any. Adjusted EBITDA is a non-
                      GAAP measure that our management uses to facilitate period-to-period
                      comparisons of our core operating performance and to evaluate our long-
                      term financial performance against that of our peers. We believe that this
                      measure is useful to investors and analysts in allowing for greater
                      transparency of our core operating performance and makes it easier to
                      compare our results with those of other companies within our industry.
                      Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered (a) in isolation of, or as a
                      substitute for, net income (loss), (b) as an indication of cash flows from
                      operating activities or (c) as a measure of liquidity. In addition,
                      Adjusted EBITDA does not represent funds available for discretionary use.
                      Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures
                      reported by other companies.  A reconciliation of adjusted EBITDA to net
                      loss as reported is included in the tables to this news release.


    (4)               Production Services Segment margin represents production services revenue
                      less production services operating costs. Drilling Services Segment margin
                      represents contract drilling revenues less contract drilling operating
                      costs. Production Services Segment margin and Drilling Services Segment
                      margin are non-GAAP financial measures which we consider to be important
                      supplemental measures of operating performance. Our management uses these
                      measures to facilitate period-to-period comparisons in operating
                      performance of our reportable segments. We believe that Production Services
                      Segment margin and Drilling Services Segment margin are useful to investors
                      and analysts because they provide a means to evaluate the operating
                      performance of the segments on an ongoing basis using criteria that are
                      used by our internal decision makers. Additionally, the use of these
                      measures highlights operating trends and aids in analytical comparisons.
                      Production Services Segment margin and Drilling Services Segment margin as
                      presented may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures reported
                      by other companies.  A reconciliation of consolidated Production Services
                      Segment margin and Drilling Services Segment margin to net loss as reported
                      is included in the tables to this news release.


                     This news release also included a forward-looking non-GAAP financial
                      measure, Production Services Segment margin for the third quarter 2017,
                      which as previously described excludes all other costs or income (including
                      but not limited to bad debt (expense) recovery, gain (loss) on dispositions
                      of property and equipment, impairment charges, if any, other income
                      (expense) and income tax expense or benefit). No reconciliation of this
                      forward-looking non-GAAP financial measure was included in the news
                      release due to the variability and difficulty in making an accurate
                      forecast and projection of the excluded information referenced above.
                      Accordingly, we do not believe that reconciling information for such
                      forward-looking non-GAAP financial measure would be meaningful.


    (5)               Drilling Services Segment margin per day represents the Drilling Services
                      Segment's average revenue per revenue day less average operating costs per
                      revenue day.


                     This news release also included a forward-looking non-GAAP financial
                      measure, Drilling Services Segment margin per revenue day for the third
                      quarter of 2017, which as previously described, is a calculation of
                      revenues less operating costs, divided by the number of revenue days, and
                      therefore excludes all other costs or income (including but not limited to
                      bad debt (expense) recovery, gain (loss) on dispositions of property and
                      equipment, impairment charges, if any, other income (expense) and income
                      tax expense or benefit). No reconciliation of this forward-looking non-
                      GAAP financial measure was included in the news release due to the
                      variability and difficulty in making an accurate forecast and projection of
                      the excluded information referenced above. Accordingly, we do not believe
                      that reconciling information for such forward-looking non-GAAP financial
                      measure would be meaningful.

- Financial Statements and Operating Information Follow -


                                                                                 PIONEER ENERGY SERVICES CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

                                                                                 Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

                                                                                      (in thousands, except per share data)

                                                                                                   (unaudited)


                                                          Three months ended                                                 Six months ended

                                                  June 30,                           March 31,                               June 30,

                                          2017                            2016                  2017                   2017                      2016
                                          ----                            ----                  ----                   ----                      ----


    Revenues:

    Production services                          $68,351                                      $34,331                                         $56,741                 $125,092       $76,099

    Drilling services                   38,779                            27,959                            39,016                              77,795       61,143

    Total revenues                     107,130                            62,290                            95,757                             202,887      137,242
                                       -------                            ------                            ------                             -------      -------


    Costs and expenses:

    Production services                 52,733                            28,742                            45,641                              98,374       63,591

    Drilling services                   26,348                            14,773                            27,107                              53,455       32,213

    Depreciation and
     amortization                       24,740                            28,922                            24,992                              49,732       58,746

    General and administrative          16,090                            15,258                            17,724                              33,814       31,766

    Bad debt expense
     (recovery)                          (226)                              112                             (363)                              (589)          57

    Impairment charges                     795                                 -                                -                                795            -

    Loss (gain) on
     dispositions of property
     and equipment                       (621)                              508                             (471)                            (1,092)        (92)

    Total costs and expenses           119,859                            88,315                           114,630                             234,489      186,281
                                       -------                            ------                           -------                             -------      -------

    Loss from operations              (12,729)                         (26,025)                          (18,873)                           (31,602)    (49,039)
                                       -------                           -------                           -------                             -------      -------


    Other expense:

    Interest expense, net of
     interest capitalized              (6,418)                          (6,375)                          (6,059)                           (12,477)    (12,629)

    Loss on extinguishment of
     debt                                    -                            (299)                                -                                  -       (299)

    Other                                   73                               718                             (144)                               (71)         329
                                           ---                               ---                              ----                                 ---          ---

    Total other expense                (6,345)                          (5,956)                          (6,203)                           (12,548)    (12,599)
                                        ------                            ------                            ------                             -------      -------


    Loss before income taxes          (19,074)                         (31,981)                          (25,076)                           (44,150)    (61,638)

    Income tax benefit
     (expense)                         (1,135)                            1,990                              (48)                            (1,183)       3,948

    Net loss                                   $(20,209)                                   $(29,991)                                      $(25,124)               $(45,333)    $(57,690)
                                                ========                                     ========                                        ========                 ========      ========


    Loss per common share:

    Basic                                        $(0.26)                                     $(0.46)                                        $(0.33)                 $(0.59)      $(0.89)
                                                  ======                                       ======                                          ======                   ======        ======

    Diluted                                      $(0.26)                                     $(0.46)                                        $(0.33)                 $(0.59)      $(0.89)
                                                  ======                                       ======                                          ======                   ======        ======


    Weighted-average number of shares
     outstanding:

    Basic                               77,377                            64,781                            77,072                              77,225       64,679
                                        ======                            ======                            ======                              ======       ======

    Diluted                             77,377                            64,781                            77,072                              77,225       64,679
                                        ======                            ======                            ======                              ======       ======


                          PIONEER ENERGY SERVICES CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

                              Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

                                          (in thousands)


                                           June 30,                    December 31,
                                                 2017                          2016
                                                 ----                          ----

                                          (unaudited)                 (audited)

    ASSETS
    ------

    Current assets:

    Cash and cash
     equivalents                                           $6,894                      $10,194

    Receivables,
     net of
     allowance
     for doubtful
     accounts                                  90,849                          72,123

    Inventory                                  11,811                           9,660

    Assets held
     for sale                                  11,104                          15,093

    Prepaid
     expenses and
     other
     current
     assets                                     7,289                           6,926

    Total current
     assets                                   127,947                         113,996


    Net property
     and
     equipment                                579,030                         584,080

    Other long-
     term assets                                1,564                           2,026

    Total assets                                         $708,541                     $700,102
                                                         ========                     ========


    LIABILITIES AND
     SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
    ---------------------

    Current liabilities:

    Accounts
     payable                                              $28,379                      $19,208

    Deferred
     revenues                                   1,009                           1,449

    Accrued
     expenses                                  45,755                          45,345

    Total current
     liabilities                               75,143                          66,002


    Long-term
     debt, less
     debt
     issuance
     costs                                    383,098                         339,473

    Deferred
     income taxes                               8,949                           8,180

    Other long-
     term
     liabilities                                3,486                           5,049

    Total
     liabilities                              470,676                         418,704

    Total
     shareholders'
     equity                                   237,865                         281,398


    Total
     liabilities
     and
     shareholders'
     equity                                              $708,541                     $700,102
                                                         ========                     ========


                                   PIONEER ENERGY SERVICES CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

                                  Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

                                             (unaudited, in thousands)


                                                                Six months ended

                                                                    June 30,

                                                        2017                         2016
                                                        ----                         ----


    Cash flows from operating
     activities:

    Net loss                                                   $(45,333)                    $(57,690)

    Adjustments to reconcile net
     loss to net cash provided by
     (used in) operating
     activities:

    Depreciation
     and
     amortization                                     49,732                         58,746

    Allowance for
     doubtful
     accounts,
     net of
     recoveries                                        (589)                            57

    Gain on
     dispositions
     of property
     and
     equipment,
     net                                             (1,092)                          (92)

    Stock-based
     compensation
     expense                                           2,335                          2,065

    Amortization
     of debt
     issuance
     costs                                               930                            844

    Loss on
     extinguishment
     of debt                                               -                           299

    Impairment
     charges                                             795                              -

    Deferred
     income taxes                                        768                        (4,348)

    Change in
     other long-
     term assets                                         299                            102

    Change in
     other long-
     term
     liabilities                                     (1,563)                       (1,063)

    Changes in
     current
     assets and
     liabilities                                    (22,579)                        14,676
                                                     -------                         ------

    Net cash
     provided by
     (used in)
     operating
     activities                                     (16,297)                        13,596
                                                     -------                         ------


    Cash flows from investing
     activities:

    Purchases of
     property and
     equipment                                      (40,032)                      (13,240)

    Proceeds from
     sale of
     property and
     equipment                                         7,748                            812

    Proceeds from
     insurance
     recoveries                                        3,119                              -
                                                       -----                            ---

    Net cash used
     in investing
     activities                                     (29,165)                      (12,428)
                                                     -------                        -------


    Cash flows from financing
     activities:

    Debt
     repayments                                     (12,305)                             -

    Proceeds from
     issuance of
     debt                                             55,000                              -

    Debt issuance
     costs                                                 -                         (809)

    Purchase of
     treasury
     stock                                             (533)                         (124)

    Net cash
     provided by
     (used in)
     financing
     activities                                       42,162                          (750)
                                                      ------                           ----


    Net increase
     (decrease)
     in cash and
     cash
     equivalents                                     (3,300)                           418

    Beginning
     cash and
     cash
     equivalents                                      10,194                         14,160
                                                      ------                         ------

    Ending cash
     and cash
     equivalents                                                  $6,894                       $14,578
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                                                                                  PIONEER ENERGY SERVICES CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

                                                                                               Operating Statistics

                                                  (in thousands, except average number of drilling rigs, utilization rate, revenue days and per day information)

                                                                                                    (unaudited)


                                                    Three months ended                                                      Six months ended

                                           June 30,                               March 31,                                June 30,

                                   2017                    2016                    2017                      2017                    2016
                                   ----                    ----                    ----                      ----                    ----

    Production Services Segment:

    Revenues                              $68,351                                          $34,331                                          $56,741                        $125,092       $76,099

    Operating costs              52,733                            28,742                                 45,641                              98,374              63,591

       Production Services
        Segment margin(1)                 $15,618                                           $5,589                                          $11,100                         $26,718       $12,508
                                          =======                                           ======                                          =======                         =======       =======


    Drilling Services Segment:

    Revenues                              $38,779                                          $27,959                                          $39,016                         $77,795       $61,143

    Operating costs              26,348                            14,773                                 27,107                              53,455              32,213

       Drilling Services
        Segment margin(1)                 $12,431                                          $13,186                                          $11,909                         $24,340       $28,930
                                          =======                                          =======                                          =======                         =======       =======


    Average number of
     drilling rigs                 24.0                              31.0                                   24.0                                24.0                31.0

    Utilization rate                74%                              39%                                   72%                                73%                43%


    Revenue days - working        1,607                               928                                  1,555                               3,162               1,942

    Revenue days -earning
     but not working                  -                              182                                      -                                  -                478
                                    ---                              ---                                    ---                                ---                ---

       Total revenue days         1,607                             1,110                                  1,555                               3,162               2,420


    Average revenues per
     day                                  $24,131                                          $25,188                                          $25,091                         $24,603       $25,266

    Average operating
     costs per day               16,396                            13,309                                 17,432                              16,905              13,311
                                 ------                            ------                                 ------                              ------              ------

       Drilling Services
        Segment margin per
        day(2)                             $7,735                                          $11,879                                           $7,659                          $7,698       $11,955
                                           ======                                          =======                                           ======                          ======       =======


    Total:

    Revenues                             $107,130                                          $62,290                                          $95,757                        $202,887      $137,242

    Operating costs              79,081                            43,515                                 72,748                             151,829              95,804

       Consolidated margin                $28,049                                          $18,775                                          $23,009                         $51,058       $41,438
                                          =======                                          =======                                          =======                         =======       =======


    Net loss as reported                $(20,209)                                       $(29,991)                                       $(25,124)                      $(45,333)    $(57,690)
                                         ========                                         ========                                         ========                        ========      ========

    Adjusted EBITDA(3)                    $12,879                                           $3,615                                           $5,975                         $18,854       $10,036
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    (1) Production Services Segment
     margin represents production
     services revenue less production
     services operating costs. Drilling
     Services Segment margin represents
     contract drilling revenues less
     contract drilling operating costs.
     Production Services Segment margin
     and Drilling Services Segment
     margin are non-GAAP financial
     measures which we consider to be
     important supplemental measures of
     operating performance. Our
     management uses these measures to
     facilitate period-to-period
     comparisons in operating
     performance of our reportable
     segments. We believe that
     Production Services Segment margin
     and Drilling Services Segment
     margin are useful to investors and
     analysts because they provide a
     means to evaluate the operating
     performance of the segments on an
     ongoing basis using criteria that
     are used by our internal decision
     makers. Additionally, the use of
     these measures highlights operating
     trends and aids in analytical
     comparisons. Production Services
     Segment margin and Drilling
     Services Segment margin as
     presented may not be comparable to
     other similarly titled measures
     reported by other companies. A
     reconciliation of consolidated
     Production Services Segment margin
     and Drilling Services Segment
     margin to net loss as reported is
     included in the table on the
     following page.


    (2) Drilling Services Segment margin
     per day represents the Drilling
     Services Segment's average revenue
     per revenue day less average
     operating costs per revenue day.


    (3) Adjusted EBITDA represents
     income (loss) before interest
     expense, income tax (expense)
     benefit, depreciation and
     amortization, and loss on
     extinguishment of debt and
     impairments, if any. Adjusted
     EBITDA is a non-GAAP measure that
     our management uses to facilitate
     period-to-period comparisons of
     our core operating performance and
     to evaluate our long-term
     financial performance against that
     of our peers. We believe that this
     measure is useful to investors and
     analysts in allowing for greater
     transparency of our core operating
     performance and makes it easier to
     compare our results with those of
     other companies within our
     industry. Adjusted EBITDA should
     not be considered (a) in isolation
     of, or as a substitute for, net
     income (loss), (b) as an indication
     of cash flows from operating
     activities or (c) as a measure of
     liquidity. In addition, Adjusted
     EBITDA does not represent funds
     available for discretionary use.
     Adjusted EBITDA may not be
     comparable to other similarly
     titled measures reported by other
     companies.  A reconciliation of
     adjusted EBITDA to net loss as
     reported is included in the table
     on the following page.


                                                                       PIONEER ENERGY SERVICES CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

                                                                        Reconciliation of Net Loss to Adjusted EBITDA

                                                                                   and Consolidated Margin

                                                                                       (in thousands)

                                                                                         (unaudited)


                                              Three months ended                                          Six months ended

                                         June 30,                         March 31,                               June 30,

                                 2017                           2016                 2017                   2017                  2016
                                 ----                           ----                 ----                   ----                  ----


    Net loss as reported              $(20,209)                                 $(29,991)                                  $(25,124)          $(45,333)    $(57,690)


    Depreciation and
     amortization              24,740                           28,922                           24,992                          49,732  58,746

    Impairment charges            795                                -                               -                            795       -

    Interest expense            6,418                            6,375                            6,059                          12,477  12,629

    Loss on extinguishment of
     debt                           -                             299                                -                              -    299

    Income tax benefit
     (expense)                  1,135                          (1,990)                               48                           1,183 (3,948)
                                -----                           ------                              ---                           -----  ------

    Adjusted EBITDA(3)         12,879                            3,615                            5,975                          18,854  10,036


    General and administrative 16,090                           15,258                           17,724                          33,814  31,766

    Bad debt expense
     (recovery)                 (226)                             112                            (363)                          (589)     57

    Gain on dispositions of
     property and equipment     (621)                             508                            (471)                        (1,092)   (92)

    Other expense                (73)                           (718)                             144                              71   (329)

    Consolidated margin                 $28,049                                    $18,775                                     $23,009             $51,058       $41,438
                                        =======                                    =======                                     =======             =======       =======


                                             PIONEER ENERGY SERVICES CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

                              Reconciliation of Net Income (Loss) as Reported to Adjusted Net Income (Loss)

                                          and Diluted EPS as Reported to Adjusted (Diluted) EPS

                                                  (in thousands, except per share data)

                                                               (unaudited)


                                                          Three months ended

                                                     June 30,                              March 31,

                                           2017                             2016                      2017
                                           ----                             ----                      ----


    Net loss as reported                          $(20,209)                                      $(29,991)         $(25,124)

    Impairment charges                      795                                  -                              -

    Loss on extinguishment of
     debt                                     -                               299                               -

    Tax benefit related to
     adjustments                          (295)                             (108)                              -

    Valuation allowance
     adjustments on deferred
     tax assets                           3,492                             10,526                           9,754
                                          -----

    Adjusted net loss(4)                          $(16,217)                                      $(19,274)         $(15,370)
                                                   ========                                        ========           ========


    Basic weighted average
     number of shares
     outstanding, as reported            77,377                             64,781                          77,072

    Effect of dilutive
     securities                               -                                 -                              -
                                            ---                               ---                            ---

    Diluted weighted average
     number of shares
     outstanding, as adjusted            77,377                             64,781                          77,072
                                         ======                             ======                          ======


    Adjusted (diluted) EPS(5)                       $(0.21)                                        $(0.30)           $(0.20)
                                                     ======                                          ======             ======


    Diluted EPS as reported                         $(0.26)                                        $(0.46)           $(0.33)
                                                     ======                                          ======             ======


    (4) Adjusted Net Loss represents net
     loss as reported adjusted to
     exclude impairment charges and loss
     on extinguishment of debt, if any,
     and the related tax benefit, and
     valuation allowance adjustments on
     deferred tax assets. We believe
     that adjusted net loss is a useful
     measure to facilitate period-to-
     period comparisons of our core
     operating performance and to
     evaluate our long-term financial
     performance against that of our
     peers, although it is not a measure
     of financial performance under
     GAAP. Adjusted net loss may not be
     comparable to other similarly
     titled measures reported by other
     companies. A reconciliation of net
     loss as reported to adjusted net
     loss is included in the table
     above.


    (5) Adjusted (diluted) EPS
     represents adjusted net loss
     divided by the weighted-average
     number of shares outstanding during
     the period, including the effect of
     dilutive securities, if any. We
     believe that adjusted (diluted) EPS
     is a useful measure to facilitate
     period-to-period comparisons of
     our core operating performance and
     to evaluate our long-term
     financial performance against that
     of our peers, although it is not a
     measure of financial performance
     under GAAP. Adjusted (diluted) EPS
     may not be comparable to other
     similarly titled measures reported
     by other companies. A
     reconciliation of diluted EPS as
     reported to adjusted (diluted) EPS
     is included in the table above.


                                          PIONEER ENERGY SERVICES CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

                                Drilling Rig, Well Servicing Rig, Wireline and Coiled Tubing Unit

                                                       Current Information

                                                       As of August 1, 2017


    Production Services Segment:


    Well servicing rigs (by horsepower rating):

        550 HP                                                                                    113

        600 HP                                                                                     12
                                                                                                  ---

            Total                                                                                 125
                                                                                                  ===


    Wireline units                                                                                115
                                                                                                  ===


    Coiled tubing units                                                                            14
                                                                                                  ===


    Drilling Services Segment:


    Electric drilling rigs:

    U.S. - AC Rigs                                                                                 16

    Colombia - SCR Rigs                                                                             8
                                                                                                  ---

            Total                                                                                  24
                                                                                                  ===


    Contacts: Dan Petro, CFA, Treasurer and
              Director of Investor Relations
              Pioneer Energy Services Corp.
              (210) 828-7689


              Lisa Elliott / lelliott@dennardlascar.com
              Anne Pearson / apearson@dennardlascar.com
              Dennard ? Lascar Associates / (713) 529-6600
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