Patterson-UTI Energy Reports Financial Results for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019

HOUSTON, Oct. 24, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- PATTERSON-UTI ENERGY, INC. (NASDAQ: PTEN) today reported financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019. The Company reported a net loss of $262 million, or $1.31 per share, for the third quarter of 2019, compared to a net loss of $75.0 million, or $0.34 per share, for the quarter ended September 30, 2018. Excluding charges discussed below, the majority of which were non-cash, the net loss for the third quarter of 2019 would have been $52.9 million, or $0.27 per share. Revenues for the third quarter of 2019 were $598 million, compared to $867 million for the third quarter of 2018.

Andy Hendricks, Patterson-UTI's Chief Executive Officer, stated, "We exceeded our expectation for cash flow generation during the third quarter. We reduced our capital expenditures and, excluding charges discussed below, Adjusted EBITDA for the third quarter exceeded capital expenditures by $74.9 million. During the third quarter, we also reduced debt by $150 million, repurchased $75 million of our shares, and paid dividends totaling $7.8 million."

For the nine months ended September 30, 2019, the Company reported a net loss of $340 million, or $1.65 per share, compared to a net loss of $120 million, or $0.55 per share, for the nine months ended September 30, 2018. Revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, were $2.0 billion, compared to $2.5 billion for the same period in 2018.

Financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, include pre-tax charges totaling $260 million ($209 million after-tax or $1.05 per share). These charges include asset impairment charges of $203 million primarily in our drilling and pressure pumping segments, $17.8 million of goodwill impairment charges at our Current Power and Great Plains Oilfield Rental businesses, $17.0 million primarily related to the write-off of inventory at MS Directional, $14.6 million related to inventory write-offs and severance at our Warrior Rig Technologies business, and $8.2 million related to the early repayment of debt. The financial results for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 also include charges in the second quarter, which included a $12.7 million charge to reduce the carrying value on our balance sheet of a deposit placed in 2017 on future sand purchases and $3.6 million of bad debt expense.

During the third quarter, the Company spent $75.0 million to repurchase 8.2 million shares, which brings the total repurchases through the first three quarters of 2019 to $225 million for 20.0 million shares under the Company's share repurchase program. At September 30, 2019, $175 million remained under the Company's share repurchase authorization.

Mr. Hendricks added, "As expected, operators slowed spending levels during the third quarter, which negatively impacted activity levels for both drilling and pressure pumping. However, our rig count in the third quarter of 142 rigs was in line with our expectation. We expect our rig count will stabilize near current levels and average 126 rigs for the fourth quarter, with some increase in the first quarter as operator budgets reset in 2020.

"Average rig revenue per operating day and average rig margin per day were $24,240 and $9,790, respectively, for the third quarter, both of which include the benefit of approximately $480 per operating day from $6.3 million of revenue from early contract terminations. Average rig direct operating cost per operating day increased during the third quarter to $14,440 from $14,030 in the second quarter due to lower fixed cost absorption, and increases in items such as workers' compensation and medical insurance. We expect these additional insurance costs will not repeat in the fourth quarter.

"During the third quarter, we incurred pre-tax, non-cash impairment charges in the contract drilling segment of $173 million related to the retirement of 36 legacy non-APEX® rigs and certain other drilling assets. Given current market conditions combined with strong customer demand for super-spec drilling rigs, we believe the 36 rigs that were retired had limited commercial opportunity. Our current, total rig fleet of 216 rigs includes 198 APEX® rigs of which we consider 150 to be super-spec rigs.

"As of September 30, 2019, we had term contracts for drilling rigs providing for approximately $645 million of future dayrate drilling revenue. Based on contracts currently in place, we expect an average of 73 rigs operating under term contracts during the fourth quarter, and an average of 55 rigs operating under term contracts during the 12 months ending September 30, 2020.

"In pressure pumping, lower activity levels and increased pricing pressure negatively impacted third quarter results. Pressure pumping revenues for the third quarter were $209 million compared to $251 million in the second quarter, and gross profit was $32.3 million in the third quarter compared to $44.9 million in the second quarter. We ended the third quarter with 14 active spreads, and we idled another spread early in the fourth quarter. As pressure pumping activity is expected to fall further in the fourth quarter, we will continue to evaluate the economics of working versus idling spreads on a spread-by-spread basis.

"During the third quarter, we incurred pre-tax, non-cash impairment charges in the pressure pumping segment of $20.5 million related to the retirement of approximately 300,000 horsepower. During the third quarter, we undertook a thorough process to evaluate the economic opportunity for our fleet and concluded that in the current market the cost to reactivate this retired equipment would be prohibitive. Any components from this retired equipment with remaining value will be used as parts to support our active equipment.

"In directional drilling, revenues for the third quarter were $47.0 million compared to $50.2 million in the second quarter. We had a negative gross margin of $9.2 million in the third quarter, which included the impact of a $17.0 million pre-tax, non-cash charge primarily related to the write-off of inventory.

"In our Warrior Rig Technologies business, we implemented several cost cutting initiatives during the third quarter. These initiatives included the transition away from our engineering and manufacturing efforts in Calgary, which resulted in a $12.4 million pre-tax, non-cash charge related to the write-off of inventory and $2.2 million for severance.

Mr. Hendricks concluded, "Despite some primarily non-cash accounting charges during the third quarter, we generated strong cash flow. We reduced our third quarter capex to only $68.0 million from $96.9 million in the second quarter, and we now expect capital expenditures of approximately $350 million in 2019, down from our prior estimate of $400 million."

Mark S. Siegel, Chairman of Patterson-UTI, stated, "We remained disciplined with our capital allocation during the third quarter, and our strong financial position allowed us to focus on debt reduction and share repurchases. During the third quarter, we reduced debt by $150 million, repurchased $75 million of our common stock, and paid dividends totaling $7.8 million. Since the beginning of 2019, we have used our strong cash flow to repurchase 20.0 million shares or 9.4% of the shares outstanding at the beginning of the year, and our net debt to total capital ratio was only 21.6% at the end of the third quarter.

"Given our current public market equity valuation, our cash balance and expected future cash flow generation, we will likely allocate additional capital to both share repurchases and debt repayment," he concluded.

The Company declared a quarterly dividend on its common stock of $0.04 per share, payable on December 19, 2019, to holders of record as of December 5, 2019.

All references to "per share" in this press release are diluted earnings per common share as defined within Accounting Standards Codification Topic 260.

The Company's quarterly conference call to discuss the operating results for the quarter ended September 30, 2019, is scheduled for today, October 24, 2019, at 9:00 a.m. Central Time. The dial-in information for participants is (844) 704-2496 (Domestic) and (647) 253-8661 (International). The conference ID for both numbers is 9373879. The call is also being webcast and can be accessed through the Investor Relations section of the Company's website at https://investor.patenergy.com. A replay of the conference call will be on the Company's website for two weeks.

About Patterson-UTI

Patterson-UTI is a provider of oilfield services and products to oil and natural gas exploration and production companies in North America, including market leading positions in contract drilling, pressure pumping and directional drilling services. For more information, visit www.patenergy.com.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements which are protected as forward-looking statements under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that are not limited to historical facts, but reflect Patterson-UTI's current beliefs, expectations or intentions regarding future events. Words such as "anticipate," "believe," "budgeted," "continue," "could," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "plan," "predict," "potential," "project," "pursue," "should," "strategy," "target," or "will," and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. The statements in this press release that are not historical statements, including statements regarding Patterson-UTI's future expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives, financial conditions, assumptions or future events or performance that are not historical facts, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. These statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond Patterson-UTI's control, which could cause actual results to differ materially from the results expressed or implied by the statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: volatility in customer spending and in oil and natural gas prices, which could adversely affect demand for Patterson-UTI's services and their associated effect on rates, utilization, margins and planned capital expenditures; global economic conditions; excess availability of land drilling rigs and pressure pumping equipment, including as a result of low commodity prices, reactivation, improvement or construction; liabilities from operations; weather; decline in, and ability to realize, backlog; equipment specialization and new technologies; shortages, delays in delivery and interruptions of supply of equipment and materials; ability to hire and retain personnel; loss of, or reduction in business with, key customers; cybersecurity risk; difficulty with growth and in integrating acquisitions and new technology; governmental regulation; product liability; legal proceedings, including technology disputes, and actions by governmental or other regulatory agencies; political, economic and social instability risk; ability to effectively identify and enter new markets; dependence on our subsidiaries to meet our long-term debt obligations; variable rate indebtedness risk; ability to maintain credit rating and service debt; and anti-takeover measures in our charter documents; contingent tax liabilities; and ability to use net operating losses.

Additional information concerning factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements is contained from time to time in Patterson-UTI's SEC filings. Patterson-UTI's filings may be obtained by contacting Patterson-UTI or the SEC or through Patterson-UTI's website at http://www.patenergy.com or through the SEC's Electronic Data Gathering and Analysis Retrieval System (EDGAR) at http://www.sec.gov. Patterson-UTI undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement.

                                                            
            
              PATTERSON-UTI ENERGY, INC.


                                                       
            Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations


                                                       
            (unaudited, in thousands, except per share data)




                                                                      Three Months Ended                                      Nine Months Ended


                                                                         September 30,                      
            
              September 30,



                                                       2019                               2018                               2019               2018




     
              REVENUES                                       $
            598,452                              $
            867,478                      $
           1,978,388    $
          2,531,060


                 COSTS AND EXPENSES:



     Direct operating costs                                              453,214                                        634,058                               1,410,182            1,844,802


      Depreciation, depletion,
       amortization and impairment                                        400,764                                        281,652                                 823,862              703,928



     Impairment of goodwill                                               17,800                                                                                17,800


      Selling, general and administrative                                  34,231                                         32,820                                 101,680              101,300



     Provision for bad debts                                                                                                                                    3,594


      Merger and integration expenses                                                                                                                                                2,738


      Other operating expenses (income),
       net                                                                  (252)                                         (771)                                     83             (10,321)






     Total costs and expenses                                            905,757                                        947,759                               2,357,201            2,642,447






     OPERATING LOSS                                                    (307,305)                                      (80,281)                              (378,813)           (111,387)





                 OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):



     Interest income                                                       1,693                                            817                                   4,481                4,600


      Interest expense, net of amount
       capitalized                                                       (20,739)                                      (12,376)                               (47,021)            (38,668)



     Other                                                                   119                                            281                                     328                  666






     Total other expense                                                (18,927)                                      (11,278)                               (42,212)            (33,402)






     LOSS BEFORE INCOME TAXES                                          (326,232)                                      (91,559)                              (421,025)           (144,789)



     INCOME TAX BENEFIT                                                 (64,513)                                      (16,517)                               (81,245)            (24,617)






     NET LOSS                                                $
            (261,719)                            $
            (75,042)                     $
           (339,780)   $
          (120,172)





                 NET LOSS PER COMMON SHARE:



     Basic                                                      $
            (1.31)                              $
            (0.34)                        $
           (1.65)      $
          (0.55)




     Diluted                                                    $
            (1.31)                              $
            (0.34)                        $
           (1.65)      $
          (0.55)



                 WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF COMMON
                        
            
              SHARES
                                          OUTSTANDING:



     Basic                                                               199,343                                        218,059                                 206,191              219,635




     Diluted                                                             199,343                                        218,059                                 206,191              219,635



      CASH DIVIDENDS PER COMMON SHARE                              $
            0.04                                 $
            0.04                          $
            0.12       $
            0.10


                                                                              
        
                PATTERSON-UTI ENERGY, INC.


                                                                              
        Additional Financial and Operating Data


                                                                                 
        (unaudited, dollars in thousands)




                                                         Three Months Ended                            Nine Months Ended


                                          
          
           September 30,          
        
                September 30,



                                            2019                            2018                                           2019                   2018





                   Contract Drilling:



     Revenues                                       $
              317,035                        $
              365,280               $
            1,037,565    $
            1,043,005



     Direct operating costs                         $
              188,934                        $
              226,373                 $
            609,928      $
            656,630



     Margin (1)                                     $
              128,101                        $
              138,907                 $
            427,637      $
            386,375


      Selling, general and administrative              $
              1,510                          $
              1,632                   $
            4,616        $
            4,599


      Depreciation, amortization and
       impairment                                    $
              296,119                        $
              179,979                 $
            554,838      $
            441,834



     Operating loss                               $
              (169,528)                      $
              (42,704)              $
            (131,817)    $
            (60,058)




      Operating days - United States                              13,054                                     16,312                            43,036                 47,239



     Operating days - Canada                                         27                                         82                               217                    371



     Operating days - Total                                      13,081                                     16,394                            43,253                 47,610




      Average revenue per operating day -
       United States                                   $
              24.25                          $
              22.30                   $
            24.02        $
            21.94


      Average direct operating costs per
       operating day - United States                   $
              14.40                          $
              13.78                   $
            14.07        $
            13.76


      Average margin per operating day -
       United States (1)                                $
              9.85                           $
              8.52                    $
            9.95         $
            8.18


      Average rigs operating - United
       States                                                        142                                        177                               158                    173




      Average revenue per operating day -
       Canada                                          $
              17.67                          $
              18.93                   $
            18.16        $
            17.98


      Average direct operating costs per
       operating day - Canada                          $
              35.07                          $
              18.87                   $
            20.65        $
            17.86


      Average margin per operating day -
       Canada (1)                                    $
              (17.41)                          $
              0.06                  $
            (2.49)        $
            0.12


      Average rigs operating - Canada                                  0                                          1                                 1                      1




      Average revenue per operating day -
       Total                                           $
              24.24                          $
              22.28                   $
            23.99        $
            21.91


      Average direct operating costs per
       operating day - Total                           $
              14.44                          $
              13.81                   $
            14.10        $
            13.79


      Average margin per operating day -
       Total (1)                                        $
              9.79                           $
              8.47                    $
            9.89         $
            8.12


      Average rigs operating - Total                                 142                                        178                               158                    174



     Capital expenditures                            $
              34,752                        $
              103,295                 $
            158,141      $
            299,637




                   Pressure Pumping:



     Revenues                                       $
              208,637                        $
              421,606                 $
            707,246    $
            1,253,693



     Direct operating costs                         $
              176,306                        $
              342,498                 $
            585,191    $
            1,006,353



     Margin (2)                                      $
              32,331                         $
              79,108                 $
            122,055      $
            247,340


      Selling, general and administrative              $
              3,154                          $
              3,609                   $
            9,734       $
            11,431


      Depreciation, amortization and
       impairment                                     $
              72,139                         $
              76,986                 $
            188,459      $
            191,370



     Operating income (loss)                       $
              (42,962)                       $
              (1,487)               $
            (76,138)      $
            44,539





     Fracturing jobs                                                126                                        210                               412                    631



     Other jobs                                                     173                                        287                               629                    831



     Total jobs                                                     299                                        497                             1,041                  1,462




      Average revenue per fracturing job            $
              1,631.71                       $
              1,978.49                $
            1,687.39     $
            1,958.74


      Average revenue per other job                    $
              17.58                          $
              21.34                   $
            19.14        $
            21.34


      Average revenue per total job                   $
              697.78                         $
              848.30                  $
            679.39       $
            857.52


      Average costs per total job                     $
              589.65                         $
              689.13                  $
            562.14       $
            688.34


      Average margin per total job (2)                $
              108.13                         $
              159.17                  $
            117.25       $
            169.18


      Margin as a percentage of revenues                            15.5                                       18.8                              17.3                   19.7
       (2)                                                            %                                         %                                %                     %



     Capital expenditures                            $
              19,826                         $
              44,860                  $
            90,028      $
            125,978

                                                                          
            
                PATTERSON-UTI ENERGY, INC.


                                                                          
            Additional Financial and Operating Data


                                                                            
             (unaudited, dollars in thousands)




                                                       Three Months Ended                                    Nine Months Ended


                                                       September 30,                                    September 30,



                                            2019                            2018                                               2019                     2018





                   Directional Drilling:



     Revenues                                     $
              47,037                                  $
              51,556                  $
           150,214            $
           152,877



     Direct operating costs                       $
              56,215                                  $
              44,740                  $
           143,919            $
           126,114



     Margin (3)                                  $
              (9,178)                                  $
              6,816                    $
           6,295             $
           26,763


      Selling, general and administrative           $
              2,805                                   $
              3,548                    $
           7,998             $
           13,310


      Depreciation, amortization and
       impairment                                  $
              20,518                                  $
              12,263                   $
           41,755             $
           35,039



     Operating loss                             $
              (32,501)                                $
              (8,995)                $
           (43,458)          $
           (21,586)




      Margin as a percentage of revenues                       (19.5)                                               13.2                               4.2                        17.5
       (3)                                                         %                                                  %                                %                          %



     Capital expenditures                          $
              5,559                                   $
              6,855                   $
           11,121             $
           29,718




                   Other Operations:



     Revenues                                     $
              25,743                                  $
              29,036                   $
           83,363             $
           81,485



     Direct operating costs                       $
              31,759                                  $
              20,447                   $
           71,144             $
           55,705



     Margin (4)                                  $
              (6,016)                                  $
              8,589                   $
           12,219             $
           25,780


      Selling, general and administrative           $
              5,149                                   $
              2,905                   $
           12,660              $
           9,819


      Depreciation, depletion,
       amortization and impairment                 $
              10,227                                  $
              10,545                   $
           33,472             $
           29,688



     Impairment of goodwill                       $
              17,800             
              $                                             $
           17,800    
      $



     Operating loss                             $
              (39,192)                                $
              (4,861)                $
           (51,713)          $
           (13,727)



     Capital expenditures                          $
              7,191                                   $
              6,817                   $
           21,194             $
           23,524





     
                Corporate:


      Selling, general and administrative          $
              21,613                                  $
              21,126                   $
           66,672             $
           62,141


      Merger and integration expenses     
        $                                 
              $                                       
     $                               $
           2,738



     Depreciation                                  $
              1,761                                   $
              1,879                    $
           5,338              $
           5,997



     Provision for bad debts             
        $                                 
              $                                              $
           3,594    
      $


      Other operating expenses (income),
       net                                          $
              (252)                                  $
              (771)                      $
           83           $
           (10,321)



     Capital expenditures                            $
              700                                     $
              958                    $
           2,804              $
           1,711




      Total capital expenditures                   $
              68,028                                 $
              162,785                  $
           283,288            $
           480,568




     
     (1) For Contract Drilling, margin is
              defined as revenues less direct
              operating costs and excludes
              depreciation, amortization and
              impairment and selling, general
              and administrative expenses.
              Average margin per operating day
              is defined as margin divided by
              operating days.





     
     (2) For Pressure Pumping, margin is
              defined as revenues less direct
              operating costs and excludes
              depreciation, amortization and
              impairment and selling, general
              and administrative expenses.
              Average margin per total job is
              defined as margin divided by total
              jobs. Margin as a percentage of
              revenues is defined as margin
              divided by revenues.





     
     (3) For Directional Drilling, margin is
              defined as revenues less direct
              operating costs and excludes
              depreciation, amortization and
              impairment and selling, general
              and administrative expenses.
              Margin as a percentage of revenues
              is defined as margin divided by
              revenues.





     
     (4) For Other Operations, margin is
              defined as revenues less direct
              operating costs and excludes
              depreciation, depletion,
              amortization and impairment,
              impairment of goodwill, and
              selling, general and
              administrative expenses.



                                 September 30,               December 31,


                     Selected
                     Balance
                     Sheet
                     Data
                     (unaudited,
                     in
                     thousands):          2019         2018

    ---

        Cash
         and
         cash
         equivalents              
              $ 164,829      
              $    245,029


         Current
         assets                   
              $ 677,560      
              $    950,197


         Current
         liabilities              
              $ 438,858      
              $    526,316


         Working
         capital                  
              $ 238,702      
              $    423,881


        Long-
         term
         debt                     
              $ 969,909      
              $  1,119,205


                                                                                           
       
               PATTERSON-UTI ENERGY, INC.


                                                                                             
       Non-U.S. GAAP Financial Measures


                                                                                             
       (unaudited, dollars in thousands)




                                                           Three Months Ended                                               Nine Months Ended


                                                              September 30,                         
              
                September 30,



                                                                         2019                             2018                                         2019                2018



                   Adjusted Earnings Before Interest,
                    Taxes, Depreciation
                        
                 and Amortization
                                     (Adjusted EBITDA)(1):



     Net loss                                                                $
       (261,719)                                     $
              (75,042)       $
         (339,780)    $
          (120,172)



     Income tax benefit                                                            (64,513)                                                 (16,517)               (81,245)             (24,617)



     Net interest expense                                                            19,046                                                    11,559                  42,540                34,068


      Depreciation, depletion, amortization
       and impairment                                                                400,764                                                   281,652                 823,862               703,928



     Impairment of goodwill                                                          17,800                                                                           17,800






     Adjusted EBITDA                                                           $
       111,378                                       $
              201,652          $
         463,177       $
          593,207






     Total revenues                                                            $
       598,452                                       $
              867,478        $
         1,978,388     $
          2,531,060



     Adjusted EBITDA margin                                                            18.6                                                      23.2                    23.4                  23.4
                                                                                           %                                                        %                      %                    %




                   Adjusted EBITDA by operating segment:



     Contract drilling                                                         $
       126,591                                       $
              137,275          $
         423,021       $
          381,776



     Pressure pumping                                                                29,177                                                    75,499                 112,321               235,909



     Directional drilling                                                          (11,983)                                                    3,268                 (1,703)               13,453



     Other operations                                                              (11,165)                                                    5,684                   (441)               15,961



     Corporate                                                                     (21,242)                                                 (20,074)               (70,021)             (53,892)





      Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA                                              $
       111,378                                       $
              201,652          $
         463,177       $
          593,207





     
     (1) Adjusted earnings before
              interest, taxes, depreciation
              and amortization ("Adjusted
              EBITDA") is not defined by
              accounting principles generally
              accepted in the United States of
              America ("U.S. GAAP"). We define
              Adjusted EBITDA as net income
              (loss) plus net interest
              expense, income tax benefit and
              depreciation, depletion,
              amortization and impairment
              expense (including impairment of
              goodwill). We present Adjusted
              EBITDA because we believe it
              provides to both management and
              investors additional information
              with respect to the performance
              of our fundamental business
              activities and a comparison of
              the results of our operations
              from period to period and
              against our peers without regard
              to our financing methods or
              capital structure. We exclude
              the items listed above from net
              income (loss) in arriving at
              Adjusted EBITDA because these
              amounts can vary substantially
              from company to company within
              our industry depending upon
              accounting methods and book
              values of assets, capital
              structures and the method by
              which the assets were acquired.
              Adjusted EBITDA should not be
              construed as an alternative to
              the U.S. GAAP measure of net
              income (loss). Our computations
              of Adjusted EBITDA may not be
              the same as similarly titled
              measures of other companies.



                    Three Months              Nine Months
                         Ended                    Ended


                    September 30,            September 30,



                             2019                      2019



     Adjusted
      EBITDA                      $
     111,378                $
     463,177




     Reverse
      certain
      items:


     Write-down
      of capacity
      reservation
      contract                                                 12,673


     Provision for
      bad debts                                                 3,594


     Directional
      drilling
      charges                         16,977                    16,977


     Oilfield
      technology
      and
      manufacturing
      charges                         14,581                    14,581





     Adjusted
      EBITDA,
      excluding
      certain
      charges (2)                 $
     142,936                $
     511,002





              
                (2)              We present Adjusted EBITDA,
                                               excluding certain charges, in
                                               order to convey to investors
                                               our performance on a basis
                                               that, by excluding certain
                                               items, is more comparable to
                                               our Adjusted EBITDA performance
                                               information reported in
                                               previous periods. Adjusted
                                               EBITDA, excluding certain non-
                                               cash charges, should not be
                                               construed as an alternative to
                                               the U.S. GAAP measure of net
                                               income (loss).

                                                                       
              
                PATTERSON-UTI ENERGY, INC.


                                                                             
              Pro Forma Net Loss Per Share


                                                                          
              (unaudited, dollars in thousands)




                                                                   
     
      Three Months Ended September 30, 2019



                                                    As Reported                                                           
            
     Pro Forma

                                                                                                                                                     ---

                                           Total                                        Per Share                                              Total                   Per Share (1)

                                                                                                                                                                                 ---



      Net loss as reported                       $
           (261,719)                                              $
             (1.31)                                 $
          (261,719)         $
     (1.31)






     Reverse certain items:


      Impairment of property and
       equipment (2)                                                                                                                                      202,720



     Income tax benefit                                                                                                                                 (40,139)




     After tax amount                                                                                                                                    162,581                    $
     0.82





     Impairment of goodwill                                                                                                                               17,800



     Income tax benefit                                                                                                                                  (3,524)




     After tax amount                                                                                                                                     14,276                    $
     0.07




      Directional drilling charges (3)                                                                                                                     16,977



     Income tax benefit                                                                                                                                  (3,361)




     After tax amount                                                                                                                                     13,616                    $
     0.07




      Oilfield technology and
       manufacturing charges (4)                                                                                                                           14,581



     Income tax benefit                                                                                                                                  (2,887)




     After tax amount                                                                                                                                     11,694                    $
     0.06




      Early repayment of debt charge (5)                                                                                                                    8,247



     Income tax benefit                                                                                                                                  (1,633)




     After tax amount                                                                                                                                      6,614                    $
     0.03





     Total, after tax                                                                                                                                    208,781                    $
     1.05





      Net loss attributed to
       common shareholders                       $
           (261,719)                                              $
             (1.31)                                  $
          (52,938)         $
     (0.27)





      Weighted average number of common
       shares 
              outstanding,
       excluding non-vested shares
            of restricted stock

                                         199,343                                                                                                           199,343


      Add dilutive effect of potential
       common shares



      Weighted average number of diluted
       common 
              shares
       outstanding                       199,343                                                                                                           199,343




      Effective income tax rate             19.8                                                                                                              19.8
                                               %                                                                                                                %




     
     (1)   We present pro forma net loss per
                share in order to convey to
                investors our performance on a
                basis that, by excluding certain
                items, is more comparable to our
                earnings per share information
                reported in previous periods. Pro
                Forma Net Loss per Share should not
                be construed as an alternative to
                U.S. GAAP earnings per share.





     
     (2)   Impairment of property and equipment
                for the three months ended
                September 30, 2019 was included in
                "Depreciation, depletion,
                amortization and impairment" in the
                Condensed Consolidated Statements
                of Operations.





     
     (3)   Directional drilling charges for the
                three months ended September 30,
                2019 were included in "Direct
                operating costs" in the Condensed
                Consolidated Statements of
                Operations.





     
     (4) 
     $12.4 million of inventory write-offs and $2.2 million of severance expense for the three months ended September 30, 2019 as a result of transitioning away from our engineering and manufacturing efforts in Calgary were included in "Direct operating costs" and "Selling, general and administrative" in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, respectively.





     
     (5)   Early repayment of debt charge for
                the three months ended September
                30, 2019 was included in "Interest
                expense, net of amount capitalized"
                in the Condensed Consolidated
                Statements of Operations.

                               
            
                PATTERSON-UTI ENERGY, INC.


                            
            Contract Drilling Per Day Successive Quarters


                                  
            (unaudited, dollars in thousands)




                                2019                                                   2019



                              Third                                                Second


                             Quarter                                               Quarter        Change



     Contract drilling
      revenues                       $
              317,035                                    $
        348,138 $
         (31,103)


     Operating days -Total                        13,081                                           14,385         (1,304)


     Average rigs operating
      -Total                                         142                                              158            (16)


     Average revenue per
      operating day -Total             $
              24.24                                      $
        24.20     $
         0.04


     Early termination
      revenue                          $
              6,291                                      $
        4,035    $
         2,256


     Average early
      termination revenue
      per operating day -
      Total                             $
              0.48                                       $
        0.28     $
         0.20


     Direct operating costs
      -Total                         $
              188,934                                    $
        201,792 $
         (12,858)


     Average direct
      operating costs per
      operating day -Total             $
              14.44                                      $
        14.03     $
         0.41


     Average margin per
      operating day -Total              $
              9.79                                      $
        10.17   $
         (0.38)

                                  
          
                PATTERSON-UTI ENERGY, INC.


                                      
              Pressure Pumping Margin


                                    
           (unaudited, dollars in thousands)




                          2019                                               2019



                        Third                                            Second


                       Quarter                                           Quarter      Change





      Pressure pumping
       revenues                $
          208,637                                    $
      251,008 $
     (42,371)


      Direct operating
       costs                           176,306                                        206,137    (29,831)




     Margin                    $
          32,331                                     $
      44,871 $
     (12,540)


                                        
          
                PATTERSON-UTI ENERGY, INC.


                                          
              Directional Drilling Margin


                                           
              (unaudited, in thousands)




                                2019                                               2019



                              Third                                            Second


                             Quarter                                           Quarter     Change





      Directional drilling
       revenues                       $
          47,037                                    $
      50,218   $
       (3,181)


      Direct operating costs                  56,215                                        42,102         14,113




     Margin                         $
          (9,178)                                    $
      8,116  $
       (17,294)


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